Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands / Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction

The volume collects official court transcripts and English translations of witchcraft cases from Guernsey, accompanied by a historical introduction and commentary. It presents trial depositions and confessions—many obtained under coercion—records of alleged Sabbaths, use of a so-called devil's ointment, and local beliefs about nocturnal assemblies. The editor tabulates prosecutions and punishments, recounts specific cases and outcomes, and discusses possible explanations, including manipulation by disguised men and pharmacological effects that could induce trance. Appendices and notes contextualize the Channel Islands' practices within broader medieval and early modern witchcraft persecutions.