The Mowing-Devil. Title page of the work 'The Mowing-Devil' (1678), an account of how a crop of oats appeared to have been mowed by the devil. This ma
The Mowing-Devil. Title page of the work 'The Mowing-Devil' (1678), an account of how a crop of oats appeared to have been mowed by the devil. This may be an early example of a crop circle. This news pamphlet (sub-titled: 'strange news out of Hartfordshire') was published in London on 22 August 1678.
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