George Gifford Quotes
A witch is one who worketh by the Devil or by some curious art either healing or revealing things secret, or foretelling things to come which the Devil hath devised to ensnare men's souls …
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George Gifford, *, English Cleric, A Discourse Concerning the Subtle Practices of Devils by Witches and Sorcerers, 1587
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