Name Index

to

Twelfth Report of the Committee on Devonshire Folklore

by

P.F.S Amery (Ed.)

Trans. Devon Assoc., vol. XXVI, (1894), pp. 79-85.

Prepared by Michael Steer

The report was presented on August 1st, at the Association’s July 1894 South Molton Conference. This 12th Report refers principally to a number of Holy Wells, and also to the existence in Devon of a belief in the power of Witchcraft and the Evil Eye. Holy Wells was considered by the Committee to be a generally interesting topic by members. The several entries on Witchcraft and the Evil Eye were collected principally from Court reports and were, therefore, statements made on oath, with the locality and date defined. They come from all parts of the county, and show that a widespread belief in such powers still existed among Devonians of the period. The article, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.