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Witchcraft amulet or “precept”(18th century)

  • MS 2004.14
  • 1 item

Manuscript amulet, or “precept,” containing a prayer for deliverance from witchcraft for wearer.

A ten line prayer in which the writer quotes St. Matthew’s Gospel on the removal of mountains, and asks that any witchcraft or evil be removed from the person saying the prayer.