Samuel Harsnett's 'The Discoverie of the fraudulent Practices of John Darrel'

published?

1599

Main Arguments

• Criticised the catholic church

• Claimed that the Practice of misleading people with magic was nothing new, and had been happening since ancient times

• God is the only one with the power to cast out the devil. Anyone taking credit for God’s Acts is a heretic.

What were the 5 sections covered in this publication?

1: Darrel’s Character
2: Relationship between Darrel and Somers
3: Somers’ confession
4: Somers’ fits
5: Darling and previous exorcisms.

How did the publication increase skepta?

• caused the Pamphlet war between Deacon + Walker, and Darrel. Heavily increases skepta in educated

How did it not increase skepta?

• In Darrel’s response, hes defended by the Bishop of Norwick and others so they evidently still believe

• Other trials such as pendle and tedworth and East Anglia still occur.

• Majority illiterate.

What was walker and deacon’s publication? and when?

Dialogocal Discourse of spirits and Divels’ 1601

What was Darrel’s reply and when and who supported him?

‘The Replie of John Darrel to the Answer of Deacon and Walker’, 1602, by Bishop of Norwich.