PETERS, SIMON. — The Witchfinder and the Devil's Darlings.

Lucas Books, 2003. 1903797217. 1st edition. "The story of the rise of witchcraft in England and how a king of Scotland who came to the throne of England tightened up the witch laws. How a young man named Matthew Hopkins used those laws to have scores of people hanged and made a considerable sum of money for himself in the process. Here are the stories of many of those supposed witches - the Devil's darlings - who went to the gallows. And here are the Witchfinder General's own words on how he gained his skill for discovering witches and why he used that skill 'for the benefit of the whole kingdom'." Pp.136, 5 black & white illustrations. Paperback. VG.