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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Necro-, Negromancie, Necromanchy, n. [e.m.E. necromancie (1555), negromancie (1594), F. nécromancie, L. necromantī a, Gk. νεκρομαντεία ‘divination by means of the dead’: cf. the older Nigramansy.] Necromancy.(a) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 202.
Scho be craft of necromanchy [M. negromancy] gat knawlege of all his petitionis c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 411.
Baith artmagik and necromancie 1563 Acts II. 539/1.
Be vsing of witchcraftis, sorsarie and necromancie 1597 James VI Dæmonol. 7, etc. 1629 Justiciary Cases I. 97.(b) 1535 Stewart 13402.
Negromancie 1569 Reg. Privy S. VI. 145.
For certain crymes of witchecraft, negromancie and uthiris crymes 1622 Crim. Trials III. 509. 1633 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. V. 552.