Of Evil Sorceries Done in New England of Daemons in No Humane Shape

in English, author unknown, c. 1720

This hand-written manuscript is a fragment of a much larger work that has been lost. It details the legends and misdeeds of several infamous warlocks and sorcerers of the early Colonial period, especially Robert Billington. Extensive mention is made of local Indian tribes, including the Wampanaugs and Nipmucks, and their tribal beliefs. An account is also made of the standing stones in the hills northwest of Arkham (in the region of Dunwich), and of the blasphemies practiced by the local savages there. Later sections relate stories of Keziah Mason, the Salem witch trials, the legend of Arkham's Unnamable House, and the book ends with the tale of Goody Fowler. This work was part of the Dewart Bequest to the Orne Library. (Johnson, Sam, and Sandy Antunes. "Miskatonic University: A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham." Chaosium, Oct. 2005. )