Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England : Contemporary Texts and their Cultural Contexts (Hardcover)

Preface; Introduction; 1. Disfigured by the Devil: the story of Alexander Nyndge; 2. Two possessed maidens in London: the story of Agnes Briggs and Rachel Pinder; 3. The witches of Warboys: the story of the Throckmorton Children; 4. The boy of Burton: the story of Thomas Darling; 5. A household possessed: the story of the Lancashire seven; 6. The counterfeit demoniac: the story of William Sommers; 7. The puritan martyr: the story of Mary Glover; 8. The boy of Bilson: the story of William Perry; 9. A pious daughter: the story of Margaret Muschamp; References; Index.