An introduction to European alchemy and a history of the practise of witchcraft and magic from the fourteenth century through to the seventeenth century.

William H. Davenport Adams presents the work of magicians and astrologers from fourteenth-century England through to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. First published in 1889, this volume gives historical accounts of witchcraft and records of witch trials.

Featuring the following chapters:

- The English Magicians- Roger Bacon: The True and the Legendary- The Story of Dr. John Dee- The Last of the English Magicians: William Lilly- Witches and Witchcraft- Early History of Witchcraft in England- The Decline of Witchcraft in England- The Literature of Witchcraft