What is Reginald Scot?
'''Reginald Scot''' (ca. 1538-1599) was an English writer. He was born in [[Kent]], England. He studied law, and served as a [[justice of the peace]]. His first book is ''Perfect Platform of a Hop-Garden''. This book is about growing [[hops]]. His second book is ''[[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]]'' (1584). This book takes a [[skepticism|skeptical]] look at [[witch]]es and [[witchcraft]]. It also [[wikt:expose|expose]]s the tricks used by [[wikt:charlatan|charlatan]]s and [[magician]]s to fool people. Scot's purpose in writing the book was to prevent old, ill, and simple people from being charged with witchcraft. This book is important because it was one of the first to move away from [[medieval]] [[superstition]] in the [[Renaissance]]. ==References== * ''Encyclopedia of British writers, 16th and 17th centuries''. (2005). Book Builders LLC. p. 348. {{DEFAULTSORT:Scot, Reginald}} [[Category:English writers]] [[Category:1530s births]] [[Category:1599 deaths]] [[Category:People from Kent]] {{bio-stub}}