The Scot, Reginald 1538?-1599 creator Nicholson, Brinsley 1824-1892 text utu 2019 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Discoverie of Witchcraft" by Reginald Scot is a book published in 1584, intended as an exposé of early modern witchcraft. Scot argued that prosecuting accused witches was irrational and un-Christian, blaming the Roman Church for perpetuating these beliefs. The work also contains the first published material on stage magic, revealing how charlatans deceived the public. This controversial book influenced Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and sparked decades of heated theological debate, with King James VI calling Scot's opinions "damnable." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverie_of_Witchcraft Release date is 2019-11-22 Produced by David Starner, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800 Demonology -- Early works to 1800 Magic -- Early works to 1800 BF Original publication data not identified 19020291 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60766 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60766 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134412.0 60766