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Daemonologie—in full Dæmonologie, In Forme of a Dialogue, Divided into three Books: By the High and Mightie Prince, James &c.—was first published in 1597 [1] by King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) as a philosophical dissertation on contemporary necromancy and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used from ancient black magic.
King James VI and I. Daemonologie (1597) Key of Solomon (16th century) Ludovico Maria Sinistrari - De Daemonialitate et Incubis et Succubis (1680) The Book of Abramelin (Evidence points to the 18th century, although some claim it to be from the 1450s) Augustin Calmet, Treatise on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants (1749)
Heavily influenced by the incidents made public, the play was published a few years after King James's Daemonologie. Borrowing many quotes from the treatise, the three witches cast their spells in the same manner: [27] "purposely to be cassin into the sea to raise winds for destruction of ships." [28]
This was also the same year as the king James VI published his book about witchcraft, Daemonologie. In July 1597 James VI spent nine days at St Andrews investigating preaching at the university and attending the trials of witches. There was said to be large number of witches of several sorts (social classes) who had dedicated themselves to the ...
King James' dissertation titled Daemonologie was first published in 1597, several years before the first publication of the King James Authorized Version of the Bible. Its three short books are in the form of a philosophical dialogue, making arguments and comparisons between magic, sorcery, and witchcraft.
Methods of investigating witchcraft drew heavy inspiration from the Daemonologie of King James I, which was directly cited in Hopkins's The Discovery of Witches. [48] Although torture was nominally unlawful in England, Hopkins often used techniques such as sleep deprivation to extract confessions from his victims. [49]
Popular belief held that all obtainable copies were burned on the accession of James I in 1603. [91] In 1597, King James VI and I published a treatise, Daemonologie, a philosophical dissertation on contemporary necromancy and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used from ancient black magic. It was reprinted ...
The first major issue of trials under the new act were the North Berwick witch trials, beginning in 1590, in which King James VI played a major part as "victim" and investigator. He became interested in witchcraft and published a defence of witch-hunting in the Daemonologie in 1597, but he appears to have become increasingly sceptical and ...