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The second part of the boy of Bilson: or, A true and particular relation of the imposter, Susanna Fowles, wife of John Fowles, of Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, who pretended her self to be posses'd with the Devil. Giving an exact account of the beginning, progress, conferences, discovery, commitment, confession, &c. of the said impostor

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Title: The second part of the boy of Bilson: or, A true and particular relation of the imposter, Susanna Fowles, wife of John Fowles, of Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, who pretended her self to be posses'd with the Devil. Giving an exact account of the beginning, progress, conferences, discovery, commitment, confession, &c. of the said impostor

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Classmark: BC Pol/HOW

Creator(s): Howson, Robert (fl.1698)

Additional creator(s): Ponsey, John (fl.1698) (Other); Wade, Nicholas (fl.1698) (Other)

Related people: Fowles, Susanna, fl.1698; R. B (Richard Baddeley); Ponsey, John; Wade, Nicholas

Publisher: printed and are to be sold by E. Whitlock

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1698

Language: English

Size and medium: [4], 24 p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/287978

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002502369705181

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Anti-Roman Catholic pamphlet, alleging a pretended case of possession engineered by Jesuits. The original account of a similar case of Jesuit-inspired possession, that of William Perry of Bilson, appeared in 1622, written by Richard Baddeley; an account of the case, included for comparative purposes, is given on pp. 1-9, the case of Susanna Fowles beginning on p. 10.


Indexed in: Wing(2) S2300.

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