A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
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A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures is a 1603 polemical work by Samuel Harsnett attacking Catholic exorcists and exposing alleged fraudulent demonic possessions in Elizabethan England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures canonical | 1 |
| Samuel Harsnett’s later work A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9916840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures Context triple: [Samuel Harsnett, notableWork, A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures]
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A.
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience is a 1644 treatise by Roger Williams that powerfully argues for religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and the separation of church and state.
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B.
An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament
"An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament" is a polemical work by John Whitgift defending the Elizabethan Church of England and episcopal authority against Puritan criticisms.
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C.
Junius Pamphlet
The Junius Pamphlet is Rosa Luxemburg’s influential anti-war tract written during World War I, in which she denounces militarism and imperialism and defends revolutionary socialism.
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D.
A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity, 1612
"A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity" (1612) is a pioneering English Baptist treatise by Thomas Helwys that argues for religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
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E.
Popish Plot
The Popish Plot was a fabricated 1678 conspiracy alleging a Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II, which sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria and political turmoil in Restoration England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures Target entity description: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures is a 1603 polemical work by Samuel Harsnett attacking Catholic exorcists and exposing alleged fraudulent demonic possessions in Elizabethan England.
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A.
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience is a 1644 treatise by Roger Williams that powerfully argues for religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and the separation of church and state.
-
B.
An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament
"An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament" is a polemical work by John Whitgift defending the Elizabethan Church of England and episcopal authority against Puritan criticisms.
-
C.
Junius Pamphlet
The Junius Pamphlet is Rosa Luxemburg’s influential anti-war tract written during World War I, in which she denounces militarism and imperialism and defends revolutionary socialism.
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D.
A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity, 1612
"A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity" (1612) is a pioneering English Baptist treatise by Thomas Helwys that argues for religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
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E.
Popish Plot
The Popish Plot was a fabricated 1678 conspiracy alleging a Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II, which sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria and political turmoil in Restoration England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Catholic tract
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book ⓘ polemical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
credulity about miracles
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relationship between superstition and religion ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
discredit Catholic miracle claims
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expose fraudulent exorcisms ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of England
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English Protestantism ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Harsnett ⓘ |
| authorLaterOffice | Archbishop of York ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Anglican clergyman ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Catholic exorcists ⓘ Jesuit priests ⓘ
linked to:
Jesuit missionaries
claims of demonic possession ⓘ |
| documents |
alleged impostures by Catholic priests
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cases of supposed demonic possession ⓘ |
| form | prose treatise ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-Catholic literature
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religious polemic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Protestant critiques of exorcism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | early modern religious controversy literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English Reformation polemics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of Elizabethan anti-Catholic propaganda
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source for early modern demonology ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic exorcism
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Elizabethan religious controversy ⓘ demonic possession ⓘ religious fraud ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| perspective | Protestant ⓘ |
| placeDescribed | England ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1603 ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
English Reformation
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Protestant–Catholic conflict ⓘ |
| religiousStanceOfAuthor | anti-Catholic ⓘ |
| settingOfEventsDescribed | late 16th-century England ⓘ |
| target | Catholic missionary activity in England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | English Protestant readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Elizabethan era
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linked to:
English Renaissance
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| tone |
anti-Catholic
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polemical ⓘ |
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Subject: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures Description of subject: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures is a 1603 polemical work by Samuel Harsnett attacking Catholic exorcists and exposing alleged fraudulent demonic possessions in Elizabethan England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
A Discovery of the Fraudulent Practises of John Darrel, Minister of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire
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associatedWith
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Samuel Harsnett’s later work A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures
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linked to: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures