Reginald Scott; "A Discovery of Witchcraft"
- Artist/Author/Producer: Reginald Scott (c.1538-1599)
- Confronting Bodies: King James I
- Dates of action: 1584
- Location: England
- Description of the Art Work
- "A Discovery of Witchcraft" was written in 1584.
- Description of incident
- 1584 England-London: The author held that the prosecution of those
accused of witchcraft was contrary to the dictates of reason as well as
of religion, and he placed the responsibility at the door of the Roman
Church.
- Results of incident
- 1584, England-London: all obtainable copies were burned on the accession
of James I in 1603 and those remaining are now rare.
1586: A decree of the Star Chamber greatly tightened the censorship laws.
Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B.
Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978.
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