Dr. Henry More's original: "Dr. H. M. his" Letter with the Postscript to Mr. Joseph Glanvill original: "Mr. J. G.", reminding him of the great expediency and usefulness of his newly intended edition of the Demon of Tedworth, and briefly showing him the extraordinary weakness and foolishness original: "gullerie" of Mr. Webster’s Display of Witchcraft.

SIR,

When I was in London, I called on your bookseller to find out the progress original: "forwardness" of this newly intended printing of the story of the Demon of Tedworth. This edition will set the world right original: "undeceive the World" regarding the rumor original: "fame" spread abroad that Mr. Mompesson and you had acknowledged the business to be a mere trick or imposture.

But because the story, along with your clever arguments original: "ingenious Considerations" about witchcraft, has been printed so often already, he said it was necessary for him to be careful about venturing on a new printing unless he had some new material of that kind to add which might make this new edition more likely to sell original: "sailable". Therefore, he was waiting for the outcome of that widely reported story of the specter at Exeter, which has been seen so often for the discovery of a murder committed some thirty years ago.

But the outcome of this business, regarding the legal proceedings original: "juridical process", did not meet expectations. He was discouraged from using it because many things were reported to him from there in favor of the party most concerned. However, I told him a story of a Mrs. Britton appearing to her maid after her death, which was very well-attested, though not of such a tragic kind as that of Exeter; he thought this was noteworthy original: "considerable".

But regarding the discovery of murders, I have never met with any story more plain and beyond objection original: "unexceptionable" than that in Mr. John Webster's Display of Supposed Witchcraft. I confess the book itself is but a weak and irrelevant original: "impertinent" piece, but that story is weighty and convincing—so much so that Webster himself (though otherwise a stubborn critic original: "affected Caviller" against almost all stories of witchcraft and apparitions) is forced to agree with it, as you shall see from his own confession. For your convenience, or because you perhaps might not have the book, I shall transcribe it...