Witchcraft and Demonology.- Exorcist.- Darrell (John) A Detection of that Sinnful Shamful Lying and Ridiculous Discours, of Samuel Harshnet, entituled: a discoverie of the frawdulent practises of John Darrell, mss. leaf in later hand bound at beginning, trimmed occasionally affecting headline, title with tears and small loss, strengthened at gutter and edges, A1, R1, 2G1 and 3G1 with tears into text or small marginal loss and neat repairs, 3H1 with small holes at gutter, neat repairs and strengthened at gutter, K1 with small marginal loss to bottom edge, ex-Nottingham Mechanics' Institute with usual label and shelfmark to title verso, scattered spotting and occasional faint water-staining, occasional faint marginal pencil mark, modern calf, 4to, [English Secret Press], 1600.*** John Darrell, a puritan, was a self appointed Doctor of Divinity and self-proclaimed exorcist. Darrell claimed to have found many witches, and performed multiple exorcisms, though it was later found that he had in fact paid people to claim that they were possessed and that Darrell had subsequently cured them. Because of intense public interest, Darrell was eventually investigated for 'fraudulent exorcism' and eventually brought to trial, with Samuel Harsnett as prosecutor. Darrell lost and was sent to prison, and was released in 1599. Yet he continued to claim his innocence up until his death in 1603.