John Ashton

The Devil in Britain and America John Ashton

Universal Belief in the Personality of the Devil, as portrayed by the British Artist--Arguments in Favour of his Personality--Ballad--'Terrible and Seasonable Warning to Young Men' 'Strange and True News from Westmoreland'--'The Politic Wife'--'How the Devill, though subtle, was guld by a Scold'--'The Devil's Oak'--Raising the Devil--Arguments in Favour of Devils--The Number of Devils 'The Just Devil of Woodstock'--Metrical Version--Presumed Genuine History of 'The Just Devil of Woodstock' 'The Dæmon of Tedworth' 'The Dæmon of Burton'--'Strange and Wonderful News from Yowel, in Surrey'--The Story of Mrs. Jermin--A Case at Welton--'The Relation of James Sherring' A Demon in Gilbert Campbell's Family--Case of Sir William York--Case of Ian Smagge--Disturbances at Stockwell Possession by, and casting out, Devils--The Church and Exorcisms--Earlier Exorcists--'The Strange and Grievous Vexation by the Devil of 7 Persons in Lancashire' James I. on Possession--The Vexation of Alexander Nyndge--'Wonderful News from Buckinghamshire'--Sale of a Devil The Witch of Endor--The 'Mulier Malefica' of Berkeley--Northern Witches