A Zurich Protestant minister sets out what can be known about ghosts, strange noises and forewarnings of death. Lavater gathers reports from classical writers, the Church Fathers and his own day, explains many as fraud or melancholy, and argues against the Catholic teaching that souls return from Purgatory. This is the 1572 English translation by Robert Harrison.
A source behind the debate over the Ghost in Hamlet, and essential reading for anyone curious about early modern belief. Download the free EPUB.