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The nine mortal weapons, or, So many deadly sins charged against poor mankind by Satan, our grand enemy for our everlasting destruction.

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The devils conquest, or, a Wish obtained: Shewing how one late of Barnsby-Street ... carried home some work to her mistris ... who asked her how much shee [sic] owed her for; the maid answered eight pounds; her mistris said 'twas but six ... the maid began to swear and curse, and wisht the Devil fetch her, if there was no eight pounds owing her ... one came and throwed her down ... and suddenly he vanished away ... which caused them to say, it was the Devil ... at midnight she heard a voice ... she swore she would come, and being got out of the bed, fell down upon her face ... her body moving in a most terrible manner ... her mistris was sent for, who freely forgave her, and wisht God might forgive her too ... her body was found as black as pitch all over; and all this was for no more than the value of eleven pence /

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A godly ballad, intituled, I will go seek my Saviour; and let the world be. Tune of, We'll all pluck the heather, &c.

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Devil outwitted by a woman

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A Strange banquet: or, The Devils entertainment by Cook Laurel at the Peak in Derby-shire; with an account of the several dishes to be served to table. To the tune of, Cook Laurel, &c.

by Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
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The kingdom of darkness: or the history of dæmons, specters, witches, apparitions, possessions, disturbances, and other wonderful and supernatural delusions, mischievous feats, and malicious impostures of the Devil Containing near fourscore memorable relations, forreign and domestick, both antient and modern. Collected from authentick records, real attestations, credible evidences, and asserted by authors of undoubted verity. Together with a preface obviating the common objections and allegations of the sadduces and atheists of the age, who deny the being of spirits, witches, &c. With pictures of several memorable accidents. By R. B. Licensed and entred according to order.

by R. B., 1632?-1725?
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Lucifer's bull to the Pope and his prelates vvritten at the beginning of the reformation, and now published for the confirmation of Protestants, and confusion of papists.

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The rag-man: or, A company that fell at oddes one day, which of them should carry the cunny skins away, they strove who should have it, but none of them wise, for the vsurer and the divell carry away the prize. To the tune of Vpon the highest mountaines, or the absence of my mistresse.

by Lookes, John.
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Strange and true news from Westmoreland. Being a true relation of one Gabriel Harding, who coming home drunk, struck his wife a blow on the breast, and killed her outright, and then denyed the same: likewise how a stranger did come to the house clothed in green, the people that were eye witnesses said it was an angel; and how the stranger or angel did give sentence on the man for killing of his wife: also how Satan did break the mans neck that did forswear himself, and the stranger or angel did command Satan to hurt none else, and to vanish; then did the stranger cloathed in green take his leave of the people; whereof the chiefest in the parish desired it might be put into print, and have hereunto set their hands. Tune is, In summer time.

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The Devils reign upon earth, being a relation of several sad and bloudy murthers lately committed, especially that of Sir Geo. Sands his son, upon his own brother; set forth that others may be terrified from the like thereby, the like being never known in any age before.

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A strange but true narrative of the delusion of the devil at a late Quakers meeting, on one John Thurston. How he was seduced to turn Quaker, and possessed by an evil spirit and of a tempation he had to cut his own throat, and how he was preserved therefrom and several passages which happen'd to him in the time of his delusion /

by Robinson, William, fl. 1678.
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St Berrnad's [sic] vision; or, a brief discourse between the soul and the body of a wicked man lately deceased, blaming each other. With a speech from the devil in Hell. To the tune of, Flying fame, &c.

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The gelding of the devil. The prettiest jest that ever was known, the baker's wife her skill has shown; then listen awhile, and the news I'll tell betwixt a baker and the devil of Hell.

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A strange and wonderful relation from Shadvvel or, The devil visible Being a most true and faithful account how the devil in human shape, on the 3d. of this instant July, made his appearance to a gentlewoman there, (a person that had formerly lived well, but now reduced to poverty) with a bag of money in one hand, and a knife in the other, tempting her to murther one of her children. As also how she refused, and resisted his temptation, imploring the prayers of her neighbours, of whom, two plainly saw this evil spirit, going forth of the house.

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The children's example. Shewing how one Mrs Johnson's child of Barnet, was tempted by the Devil to forsake God, and follow the ways of other wicked children, who used to swear, tell lies, and disobey their parents: how this pretty innocent child resisting Satan, was comforted by an angel from heaven, who warned her of her approaching death: together with her dying words, desiring young children not to forsake God, least Satan would gain power over them.

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God's wonderful judgment in Lincoln-shire: or, A dreadful warning to children that are undutiful to their parents being a true account of the sad end of a young man about seven miles from London, who having been very disobedient, and so unnatural as to strike his own father, and otherwise notorious ill-liver. The devil on Saturday the 22th of March last, visibly appeared to him and thenceforward he fell into dispair of God's mercy, acknowledging that he had given himself to the devil ever since he was ten years old; and so after a fortnights continuance in that miserable condition dyed.

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The Quakers dream: or the Devil's pilgrimage in England: being an infallible relation of their several meetings, shreekings, shakings, quakings, roarings, yellings, howlings, tremblings in the bodies, and risings in the bellies: with a narrative of their several arguments, tenets, principles, and strange d ctrine [sic]: the strange and wonderful satanical apparitions, and the appearing of the Devil unto them in the likeness of a black boar, a dog with flaming eye, and a black man without a head, causing the dogs to bark, the swine to cry, and the cattel to run, to the great adminration of all that shall read the same.

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Strange news from Westmoreland. Being a true relation of one Gabriel Harding, who coming home drunk, struck his wife a blow on the breast and killed her out right; then did he forswear the evil deed which he knew himself guilty of. Likewise how a stranger did come to the house cloathed in green, the people that were eye witnesse said it was an angel. Likewise how the stranger or angel did give sentence upon the man for killing of his wife. Also how Satan did break the mans neck that did forswear himself; and the stranger or angel did command Satan to hurt none else, and to vanish: which being done, there was a pleasant harmony of musick heard to sound: then did the stranger cloathed in green, take his leave of the people; whereof the chiefest in the parish desired it might be put in print, and have hereunto set their hands. To the tune of, In summer time.

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,The detection of a popish cheat, or, A true account of the invention and discovery of the story of a boys conversing with the devil, which has lately occasioned so much noise and so many reports.

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The Divell in Kent, or His strange delusions at Sandwitch.

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