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REGINALD, or REYNOLD, one of the first and boldest writers against the belief in witchcraft, alchemy, astrology, and other prevalent superstitions of his time, born in Kent early in the 16th century. He studied at Oxford, and spent his life in the study of old and obscure mystical authors, and in gardening. His reputation is founded on "The Discoverie of Witchcraft," published in 1584. By order of James I. the first edition of the book was burned by the common hangman, and the king replied to it in his "Demonology." He died in 1599.