'In sum, in his excellent introduction to this treatise and in his thoughtful and careful editing of it, Eric Pudney has made a marvellous contribution to the study of early modern English witchcraft. From this point on, further studies of Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft will undoubtedly be indebted to it.'
Philip Almond, Folklore
''Eric Pudney deserves nothing but praise and gratitude for his excellent editorial work, demonstrating this manuscript's complex interaction with Scot's Discoverie and illuminating the origins of both texts. We are very much in his debt.'
Jan Machielsen, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'Eric Pudney's edition of a hitherto virtually unnoticed anonymous response to Scot's famous The discoverie of witchcraft (1584) [is] extraordinarily significant.'
Stuart Clark, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Introduction
A defence of witchcraft belief
Index