The Silent Revolution

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Excerpt from The Silent Revolution: Or the Future Effects of Steam and Electricity Upon the Condition of MankindSir Reginald Scott's definition of witchcraft. James I., his book against witches - Ranulf Hi den - Mean notions of the Devil and his sub or ate spirits - The methods of capturing and subjugating devils: labours enjoined them: their usual reward. - Terrible consequences of the belief in witchcraft.-number of persons exe cuted for that crime. - Witch-finders. - Hopkins, his ractical dilemma - Savage spirit of the law. E Witch Act - National recognition of a lie. - Effects upon the Opular mind - Brutality of the people. Dreadful incident at Tring in l75l. - Recent instances of sorcery a proof that it is passing away. - Domestic habits of the peo Ie. - Erasmus's account of an English interior. Arbarous profusion of the 11 per classes. Queen Elizabeth's breakfast. - }lord Goring's sup er. - Houses of the common peo le. - Food. Lothing. - Sleeping. - Sports. - E ects of de fective mtercommumcation upon industry.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.