The present volume is that introduction, and is issued as sent out by Mr. Sharpe, only in some articulars the arrangement is slightly altered. N the original the page was a large quarto, per mitting in several instances of extensive footnotes. These, as unsuitable for the present size of page, and as detracting from the continuity of the narrative, have, when it could be done with per fect propriety, been inserted in the body of the work. In instances where this could not be done properly, the notes have been transferred to the Appendix. Likewise in the present issue, the book is divided into chapters — a list of books on witchcraft in Scotland and an Index having been added. These additions the Editor hopes will enhance the value of the work, and render it still more interesting and attractive.