Sixteenth century

This is how I’m going to end everything I ever write from now on.

This is how I'm going to end everything I ever write from now on.
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The apprehension and confession of three notorious witches. Arreigned and by iustice…
Printed
1589
Image from
Early English Books Online (STC 5114)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 8 July 2015: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth The apprehension and confession of three notorious witches. Arreigned and by iustice… (1589), the work of its first makers and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 5114). Copied into this book the eighth day of July, 2015. Finis.

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The apprehension and confession of three notorious witches. Arreigned and by iustice….
1589.
Early English Books Online (STC 5114).

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