| Evidence: | The boy is 'discontented ... because I cannot understand that which I reade'. The Devil Magirus 'expounded the places that were difficult', and for this reading expertise the student promises the Devil his soul. He later regrets this, but disappears, presumably carried off by the Devil. |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1600 and 1 Jan 1646 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | anon [a boy] |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | University student at Cambridge |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England (Ashbourne) |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [unknown] |
| Genre: | Education |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 12197 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | James Dalton | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | A strange and true relation of a young woman possest with the Devil | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1646 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 5-6 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | James Dalton, A strange and true relation of a young woman possest with the Devil (London, 1646), p. 5-6, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12197, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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