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The following list includes some of the papers I have written on various aspects of witchcraft and folk-practices in Cornwall and will be updated as more are published:

"A Case of Witchcraft in Camborne during the Late Seventeenth Century?" Old Cornwall 12, No. 3 (1998) pp. 3, 4.

"The Usage of Witch-Bottles and Apotropaic Charms in Cornwall." Old Cornwall 12, No. 6 (2000) pp. 25-30.

"The Magus in Cornwall: An Unknown Chapter in the Life of Francis Barrett, F.R.C." Old Cornwall 13, No. 1 (2003) pp. 18-21.

'"I will not go to the Devil for a Cure": Witchcraft, Demonic Possession, and Spiritual Healing in Nineteenth-Century Devon." Journal for the Academic Study of Magic 2 (2004) pp. 132-154.

"An Account of One Ann Jeffries: Notes on the Background to the Curious Case of the Maid of St. Teath." Old Cornwall 13, No. 3 (2004) pp. 10-15.

'"Whyler Pystry": A Breviate of the Life and Folklore-Collecting Practices of William Henry Paynter (1901-1976) of Callington, Cornwall." Folklore 116, No. 1 (2005) pp. 75-94.

"A Cure from the Cunning." Cornish World 42 (2005) pp. 62-67.

"Guising, Ritual and Revival: The Hobby Horse in Cornwall." Old Cornwall 13, No. 6 (2005) pp. 39-46.

"Tales of Cornish Witches." Old Cornwall 13, No. 7 (2006) pp. 22-27.

"Folk-magic in East Cornwall: A Conjuror's Archive from North Tamerton." Old Cornwall 13, No. 10 (2008) pp. 20-26.