Daemonologie—in full Daemonologie, In Forme of a Dialogue, Divided into three Books: By the High and Mighty Prince, James &c.—was first published in 1597 by King James VI of Scotland as a philosophical ...

When was demonology written?

In 1597, King James VI of Scotland published a compendium on witchcraft lore called Daemonologie.

What caused the North Berwick witch trials?

Scottish witches were linked to storms when a maid named Gillis Duncan (or Geillis Duncan), who worked for a man named David Seaton in the town of Tranent, was forced into a confession by her employer.