EARLY WITCHCRAFT in America Similar to Salem Trials WICCA Occult 1731 Magazine

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EARLY WITCHCRAFT in America Similar to Salem Trials WICCA Occult 1731 Magazine
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Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1731
* Volume 1, Number 1... hard to come by
* Early on witchcraft - from Pennsylvania
* Account eerily reminiscent of the Salem Witch Trials
A quite rare issue as this is the volume one, number one issue--the very first issue of this magazine, and the very first publication to use the word "magazine" in the title.
This issue contains a wide variety of content including literary items, Parliamentary affairs, news reports, various essays, and other tidbits. But perhaps the most intriguing is an article titled "Of Credulity in Witchcraft", with a report from Burlington, New Jersey, which states in part:
"... the accused were then to be tied Head and Feet together, and put into the river, on Supposition that if they swam they must be guilty..."
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Although reported here as fact, there are several websites on this event which note it as a hoax, particularly since it originated in Ben Franklin's 'Pennsylvania Gazette'. Franklin had a predilection for press hoaxes. A fascinating article nonetheless, some 50 years after the Salem witch trials.
Note: This is the "fifth edition"
as noted on the title page & was printed in the early 1730's. First editions of the very first issue are almost impossible to come by.
Full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, complete in 42 pages, very nice condition.
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