Notes for The Discoverie of Witchcraft, p. 9.
- ingraffed:
- Grafted, added. [
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- powred:
- Poured. [
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- coosened:
- Tricked, deceived. [
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- toie:
- Toy, absurdity. [
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- right:
- True, real. (Scot's point is that what are called "enchantments" are really only illusions.) [
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- discovered:
- Revealed. [
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- slight:
- Sleight. (As in "sleight of hand.") [
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- fondlie:
- Foolishly. [
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- familiar:
- Demon in the shape of an animal, such as a cat or toad. [
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- therein privatelie dealt withall:
- Be privately interrogated about these matters. [
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- tried:
- Tested. [
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- spoile:
- Seizure. (Judges were sometimes paid a portion of the proceeds of the seizure of a convicted person's goods; Scot's point is that such judges are likely to let greed overcome impartiality.) [
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