IM. tyat

114 tf.Booke. Thcdifcouerie Coufeningwitcho ft at raifctb tbe DeaD.JBut as tbcre t* no one place m tb t fcrf pture tfjat faifttbepcantoojhe miracles, fo it tyalbc eaffe to pjoue, tbattbefcfocrcailcoufcners, euerie one abnlhig tljc people m bis feuerall UinDsanDareaccurffeD of all fuel) tying* inD&D,as ftere is erpjeffeb 5 but fo? tbat tbep take fcpou ttjem to be tbe mtgbtie pofocr of dUoo, ant) to Dm tbat ft&tct) is tbe onelte too?fee of f)im,feDucmg tbe peoplc,anD blaf$emtug Efay.4*,8. Qe name of Vi. 24.8.10. j^ ^ jjtmfelfe tbe king of glojie ant) omnipotence.
JFtrff 3 aifee, ftbat miracle toas fo?ougbt bp tfjeir palling ftjougb tbe 6er * Crulte it cannot be pjcoueo tbat ante effect fofc lofoeD; but tbat fte people lucre beta tttbr b,to futpofe tljct'r fi'nncs to be purgeD tberebp ; as tbe Spaniards fttnke of fcourging anD ftfripugtbemfelues* g>oasC5DDspotocttoas tmputeD to tbat action, an* fo fo?biDben as an tDolatrous fo?certe. srabat fotmv tiers toojfteftftetegarDer of times * OTjatofterDtuell Dealetb Ije luttftall, tban luitt) tfte fptrit of fupcrdittcn ^ 2Dottj fjc not Be* ce we btmfelfe anD oibets.anD fymteit i& lno:tt)i Its conoemneD to; a tj)itd)r'M)at fptrit Weft be, itfncb maefcetb ftc flieng of fbtoles^ jj-teuerfteles^e x^ bere conbemneD as a pjactifer of tuttftcraft; btcaufe be coufeneft tbe people,anD tafeeft bpo n Mm to be a p:opbet •, tmptouflie referring to tbe flittering fetbers anD bucertcine toaics of a bird r slje it to effects pjoDuceft fojcerie^ftarmtngjCoufultatton toitlb Cptrtts, fcoftlaf eng, anD eonfulttng foift tbe DeaD : in euerie of tbe fcJjift meut infringed
#nDtop?aiueftat ftcfe foftfaiers anD imfftes are but lieng mates anD coufeners; note ftefe foo?Ds p:cnounceD bp (E5oD Deut.i8,i4 fnmfelfe^eueninftefelfefame place taftefttlDjenof 3fraeR:2ll* ftougtjfte (©entiles faffereD tbemfelues to be abufeD, fo as ftep gaue eare to tbefe fojcerers,f c : be fooulD not fuffer ftem fo> but fooulD raife tbem a p^opfjet, ttbo ftoulD fpeafte tbe f ruft* 3s if be Qoutbfaie;2$eotberarebutitenganbcoufeningmates^eceit^ full anD bnoermining merftants, tftofe abufes 3 fcill mafee fenotone to mp people* 8nDftat euerie onemaieberefolueD herein, lettbe laff fentence of ftis precept be tuelltoetgbeD;to tut(^etnonetefounDamongpou3tyata(ketycounfeQof(o^ra^
Chajapb. of Witchcraft. Cap.*. 115
fetbftebeab.) jFtrttpou Iwofotbefcules of tbe rfglrfeous are in tbe &anbs Sap.$,i.
Of ©CD, aitD retting forftb Lazarus til Abrahams bofome3b© Infcj^j.
(I^petn3cfti5%ftt» anbfromfbatflfcpe^anffmllnotberai' Iobl4 12 fc^rlifte^eaaensUenomo?c:acco^mgfe3tt)i0ofDauid;Mtlt pfai.ss, 10, tboufljetu tocDnuerj; among tlje DeaD ^ ^ap3t|?ello?tifat%llje Deucis.n. lining fyal! not be taugbt bp tbe bead^but bp flje Iwing^s fo? (be Luk- **• **• tmrigbteous5tbepare in beiyrijere is no redemption 5 nettber ije; *1- tbereaniepaffiageftombeaucnto eartb,butbp(25odandbtean* uk.i^it. gel& 2b5toncbingtberefurremonanurettanrationoftbe boote, read Iohn.j.and pou ffjall mantfetflte (&3tbat it is tbe onelie ioh.j,n. foo?fee of tbe fatber, tibo batb gtuen tbe pofoer tberof to tbe (bnne,
ant) tO none Otbet, '% C* Dommusfercutit, Cr if ft mcdetur ; Ego oca- Ofe.6.
d*m,cr egovmefac'tam. 3nd in manie otber places it i& fttfttten, Aas.17.1y. tbatCSodgtaetblifeand b&tng to all aitbougb Plato3ftntbbi* Tim.^13. matffer Socrates, tbe cberfc ptllers of tbefebanittes3fap5tbat one Pamphilusfoas tailed ijp ont of bel, fxfio feben be camamong tbe people^ old manic tn credible tales concerning infernall action & ffiut berein 3 tafee bp H)t p?ouerbe $ Umicua rlato, micm socrates,
fid motor amtctt vmta*.
So as tbts latt p^ecept,^ laff part hereof, ertentrfng to ftat fcfrf cb nef fljer can bebone bp toitfy no? dtue^mate foell erpound fte otfjcr parts and points tberof . jf oj# is not ment berebp^tbat tbep can 0© futb tbings indeed ; but ftat tbep mafee men bel&ue tb*p d© fbem^and fterebpeoufen tbe people,and tafee bpon ftem tbeoffiee of ©od^and tbcrefottball alfo blafjbeme bis bolie name, ana take it in baine ; as b]> tbe too?bs of djarmes anb confaratk onsd©afpeate, ftbtcbpoufyall fe^ff pou tofee into tbefefoo?os,
Habarandlcionl.
3nltfee matter 3 fate pou map f&,fbatbptbe pjobtbttfon of biuinatums bp augurie,and of f©tbfatengs3 f c, febo are tnitcbts, anb can ind&d d© notbing but lie anb coufen tbe people,tbe la toe of (Boo condemned tbem nofc>fo? tbat tbep can foo:fee miracles, but bfcaufc tbep faie tbep can b© tbatftbtcbperteinetb to (IPob, anbfo?coufenage,fc. Concerning otber points of tottebcrafl; 1* W7j*» contemed tberetn3andbtcaufe fomecannot otberfotfe befattfc *i>j fied,3 Ml alleoge bnber one fentence^ebeeretals, tbe mind of ll9%*nf' )&♦ Auguilinc,tbe councell Aurelian, anotbe betermination of^*^^
1^^ Paris, m** wp.a8.
116 tf.Booke. The difcouerie Veneficwm. Paris, to toit : flfflbo fo obfeructb, 02 gtuetb fiae'D bnto fartbfatengs, dtamatton^tottcbcraf^ic^dofb gtue credit to ante futile re* nouncetbcb:tflianitte3and(balbe counted a pagane, i an eni* mie to (55od 5 pea and fee erretb bottj in fattb ant) jbtlcfojbte, aim tbe reafon te tberetottball e*p?effed in tbe canon,to foil, ffifeaufe bcrebp is attributed tp a creature, ftatfcbtcbpertemetb toCUod onelie and alone . £>o a0,bnoertbte one fcntence(2bou fljalt not fuffcr a potfoner 0? a tottcb to line) 10 forbidden botf) murtber and tottebcraft; tbe murtber confiBttng m potfon ;tbe toitebcraff tit coufenage 0? blatjbemie*
That women haue vfedpoifbningin all ages more than mer^and of the inconuenience ofpoifoning.
The third Chapter.
^toomemnaliage^miebtm
counted moll apt toconcetue tottebcraft, and tbe dtuete fpectall tnftr u men t * tber* inland tlje onelie 0? cbaefe ywaitevs %tv of: fo alb it ajpearetlj,tbat tbep b&ue bin tbe firtt inuenter*, and tbe greateff p:ac* ttfers of potfoning, and mo?e natural! te addicted and gluentbcrebntofbanmem
according tO tbe fateng Of Quintilian ; UtrocimHmfac'dms in vtroy veneJicmmmfamimcredam^Xtm fcbOttl Plinie dtflmtb HOfting
Tim. bb. %$. W Opinton^tlben be fattb, Scienti^mfosmimmm in veneficip prtualere.
top.%. Co be fljOtf, Auguftine, Liuie, Valerius, Diodorus, and nianttf
otberagr#,tbattoomentoeretbe firit inuenter* and pjacttfer* of tbe art of poflbnittg. &* foj tbe reff of tbeu: cunning, in febat etttmatfonitfc>a$ba&>wtap ajpeare bptbefe fcerfes of Horace^ therein be dotb not onelie declare tbe fcanitieof toitebcraft, but alfo ejepoundetb fl# otber too#$,fefreretoitball toe are note in band*
S omnia f err ores magicos^miracutayfagasy NoGfumas lemures^ortentac^ Thejfala rides*.
Theft
Cbafaph. of Witchcraft. Cap.j. 1 17
Thefe dreames and terrors magicall,
thefe miracles and witches, Night- walking {prites, or TheflTal bugs,
efteeme them not twoo ruflies.
l^ere Horace (pou fe) confcmnetb as rimculous, all cur toft* c&es cunning : marrie tytzin be comp2eber&etb not tfjetr potfo* ning art$&b Ijmbp be onclie femes to ibinfee fiurtftdLPy tha- goras ano Democritus gtue fcs tbe names of a great manic ma> gtcall bearbsanbffones3&bereof notB5bofb tbe fcertue3 ano tbe tilings tbemfelues alfo are tmttnobme : as Marmamin, fcberebp fpmtsmigWberaifeD: ArchimedonJtfec'o fc>oul& make one be* folate in bis fl£pe3all tbe fecrets in ijis beart : Adincantida, Ca-
Iicia,MeuaisaChirocineta,&c:W5tcbljaD all fytiK fcueralltier'
tucs, oj raiber poifons. 3i5ut all tbcfe nolo are foc?ne out of fenotoletige :marrie in tbetrtteeu toe baue begs turD anb rbep trill, as tbe onelie tbing ftberebp our \mtt&& too?ke miracles*
Erulie ibis potfomng art callcD renefeittm, of all otbers is meff abbominable$ asfcberebp murtbersmaiebe committer ttberenofufptctonmaiebe gathered, nc: ante refinance can be tnaoc;ibeffrong cannot auota tbetDeafee,tbeimfe cannot p:c* umt ttjc fcolid^ ttic gooltc cannot be p?efcmeD (torn ttjeban&s of tbe tofcfee&scbittuen mate berebpkiiltbetr parents, tbe feruant tbe matlfer,tbe tof fe Ijir bufbanti/o p;iuilte/o inemiablte3 and fo incurablie,tbat ofallotberttfjatbbane tbougbt tbemoff odious bino of murtbet 3 accoutring to tbe fateng of o uid :
_ »
Nonfocer a genero^fratrumquoqi gratia vara cH: jfmminet exitio vir coniugisjUa mariti> Lurida terribiles mijient aconita nouerca, ViUm ante diem patrios inquirit in annos.
K.iij. The
Ii8 (J.Bookc. Thedifcoueric Veneficium.
tnglifhedby .Abraham
fUming,
-The trauelling gheft oppreft
Jentidj^
Dooth ftand in danger of his hoft,
the hoft eke of his gheft : The father of his fonne in lawe,
yea rare is feene to reft Twixt brethren loue and amitie,
and kindnefle void of ftrife j The husband feekes the goodwifes death,
and his againe the wife. Vngentle ftepdames grizlie poi-
fon temper and doo giue : The fonne too foone dooth aske how long
hisfatheristoliue.
Ifjemontet&atpoifone&feing Iohn, toaaa rfg&t Veneficus; to tott , b 0 fl) a tottcb ano a murderer : f 02 be bilieD tye king toffy pot Con, ana pcrfuatjed tbe people tuttf) lies, tfjat Ije ba& Done a gmD and a mertto:ioas act ; ant) Doubtleffe, ntanfe tore 6 betottctjeD, as ttjep fyougbt tie did feene toell tfjeretn . Antonius Sabellicus tmttetfc of a jwrible pof fontng murfter, commit* te&bp toomen at Rome, fo&ere toere ejeecuteo (after Doe cottui ctton, 170. foomen at one time ; belioe* 20. foomen of ftat confotf , ftbo foere potfonea to trt) ttjat pot fo n t$tt& fljepbao prepared fo?o$er&
of
Cbafaph. of Witchcraft. Cap*4. up
Of diucrs poifbning pra£tifes5other wife called vene- ficia, committed in Italic, Genua, Millen,Wittenberge, alfo how they were difcouered and executed.
The fourth Chapter.
Bother pjacttfc , not bnltee to ve™**
ftat menttoneD in tlje former ftapter, miwiic
IMS Done til Caflalis at Salaflia in Italie,
3nno 1536. iftere 40. Venefic* 0; tutt* ftes being of oneconfcDeracte, renefoeD a plague fcdnft to as ft en almott ceafeD, befmriering tut ft an ointment anD a pou* Der,ftcpoffsanDDawes ofmensljoufcs; lb asfterebp fftole families foere poffoneD : ant) of ftat ffuffe ftep baD prepares aboue 40. crocfes fo? ftat purpofe . ^eretoift* aUftepconueieDtnbcrttancesasttpleafeDftem, till at lengft ftep fetlleD fte bjofter anD onelie fonne of one Neius (as lignite none Died in ftetjoufe but ftematffers anD ft etc fttiD:cn)td)ift foas mutib noteD; anDfteretoiftall ftat one Androgina tjaunteD fte boufes, fpectallte of ftem ft at tries : anD fte being fufpetteD, apebenDeD, anD ejramineD, confeflfcD fte fact, eonfptracie , anD ctrcumff ance, as baft b&ne ft ctncti . 2fte like til! ante ttms after - foarDspjactffeD at Genua, ano execution toas Done topon fte Ye"cfica: offenoers* at Millen ftere toa-es anofter Itfee attempt ftat ttofee & Mifkn. none effect, djts art confiffeft as tell in potfoning of cat teli as of mm : anD ftat fcfttftteDconebp poifonsimto cattcll,tofoarDs ftelr Detf ruction, is as commonlie attrtbuteD to imtftes ftarms as fte often anD 31 Doubt not, but fome ftat tpoulD be ftougbt cunning in incantations, anb to D© miracles , l)aue erpertence in ftis behalf Jfo:tt is bitten bp Dtuers aufto;s3ftat if toolues Dang be biDDmtn fte mangers, racfes,o? elfe in fte bcDges a> boutftepattures,tfterecatteil go(fl#ougb fteanttpaftfeoffte nature offtetomlfe anD oftercatteli) all fte beaffs ftat fauour fte fame D© not onltefojbeare to eate, but run about as ftougb ftep toere maD, oj (as ftep fap) beiuitfteD* IBut Wierus telleft a notable ffo?ie of a Veneficus,ojDeffrofer
lium, of
120 tf.Bookc. Thedifcouerie Veneficium. of abut- ofcattel^icbJftougbtmatebareto^
veTfilfl ^ in tbe OttbedOttie Of Wittingberge, not farreftottt Tubing, a
witch.C fcntcfter, anno i $64. tbat bargained toteti tbe tofone foi all tbefr bides fc^icbfoere of fferuenrattell, called in tbefe parte Morts. ^e iuf 11) poifo n pziutiie feilleD in great numbers, ttjc tr bullocks, fljeepe, fbtnr^c : and bp Iris bargaine of tbe bt&es ant) tallofoc be greto infinitlie rub* 2nd at laft being fufpetted, teas examined, confeffeo tbe matter and manertbereof, and toas pat to ocatt> tt)ttbbottong^lxbereh)itbbi$fie(^toa0 pulled from \>xb bones. We fo: our parts fooulo baue billed fine poo;e toomen,be foje toe i tooulofufpectoneritbbutcber*
A great obie&ion anfwered concerning thiskind
of witchcraft called Veneficium.
The fift Chapter.
'% ig ObteCteD, t^at if Veneficium lucre comprehended bnoer tbe title of manflaugbfer,tt bad baene a baine repeti* t ion , and a diddered courfe bnoertaben (bpMofes,tofetf(D?tba latoe againffVe- neficas feueralite ♦ JBnt it migbt fuffice toanftoer mw reafonablecbjlfftan, tbat ! Cucb ibas tbe pleafure of tbe ^olie-gbo ft, to tnffitute a particular article berof,as of a tbingmoie odious* foicbeo and dangerous, tban anp otber bind of murtber, iBut be ftat (ball read tbe late of Mofes, 0? tbe teffament of Cbriff tym felfe^allfindtbfe bind of repetition ani> reiteration of tbe lato moff common* JFo* as ittst^tttenExod.22,2 i.Ujoulbaltnot graueno?afflid:affranger5fo?tboutDaff a ffrangertn tbe land Lcuicxft?? of Aegypt:fo are tbe fame too?os found repeated in Leuit.i 9,33* * polling and (bauing of beads and beards in forbidden in D eur. 27. ftbicbtoas before p:oi)ibited in 22. 3Jt in tu^itten in Exodus tbe2o.Ibou(baltnotCeale:anditis repeated in teuitkus 19. and in Deut. j.spurtbcr is generallie forbidden in Exod. 2 o .ana libetmfe in 2 2, and repeated in Num.3 ^%nt tbeaptefierample is,tbat magicbe is fojbiddenin Vm feuerall places,to fott,once
in
Chafafk of Witchcraft. Cap.6. 121
inLeuit.19.anDttoffemLeuit.20* jFojtbeft&icbamanmfgltf as foefl cauill tottb tbe ^olie-g&ott as foj fte ofljen
In what kind of confe&ions that witchcraft, which is
called Venificium,confiiieth:ofloue cups,and the fame confuted by poets.
ThefixtChapter#
g> touting tW kftm of totted
crafty principal! parttbereof confiffetb in certeine confections prepares bp lefoo people to procure louc $fc&t£b inoeeo are meere potfons, bereaumg fome of tbe be> nefitoftbeb?aine, anbfooftbefenfe ana tnoer Banning of ibe minD . 3 no from fome it tafeetbatoaie life,s ibat te mo?e common ftjan tbe otber . Ijjefe be calleb pbiltra, oj jm£ amatorU, 0? renenofifoctiU, o? Hifl>om*nes>y ttbf tb bab and blind jbpficians ra» tber p:actife, tban fcDttcftes o? contarers, tc . ffiut of f#at fcalae tbefe babies are, tofoaros tbe end febp tbep are pjouided, map ap* pare bp tbe opinions of poets tbemfelues, from ftbence toas de* riueu tbe efitmatton of ibat tfaffe. 2nd firff pou (bail beare fcfcat Ouid faitb, fcbo tojete of tbe berie art of ioue, and tbat fo aw ninglie and feltnglie,ibat |e is repnted tbe fpect all boct oj- in tfjat fctence:
Tallitur JEmonias fiquis decurrit adartes* eM&*
\Datqi quod a tenenjronte reueuit equi. mndL
Nonfacienfptv'mat amor Me de ides berbay Mifiaq-y cum magic Is merfa yenena fonts. Vbaftas jEfomdemyCirce tenuijfet Vlyfjemy Simodoferuari carmine fojfet amor: Nee data frofuerint fallentiapbiltrapuellisy ^biltranocent animis^ vimqtfuroris babent.
Who
122 tf.Booke, The difcouerie Veneficium.
SSE* Who fo dooth run to Harmon arts, iteming. I dub him for a dolt,
And giueth that which he dooth plucke
from forhead of a colt : Medeas herbs will not procure
that loue fhall lafting Hue, Nor fteeped poifon mixt with ma-
gicke charmes the fame can giue. The witch Medea had full faft
held Iafon forhir owne, So had the grand witch Circe too
Vlyfles, if alone With charms mainteind &kept might be
the loue of twaine in one. fllbbSw- N° flibberfawces giuen to maids, ces to pro. to make them pale and wan,
Willhelpe : fuch flibberfawcesmarre
the minds of maid and man, And haue in them a furious force
of phrenfie now and than.
GutdMJe Viderit AemonUJtquis malafabula terM, mtul? Etmagicasartespajfewmrefutat. .
jbxkmng. If any thinke that euill herbs
in Haemon land which be,
Or witchcraft able is to helpe,
let him make proofe and fee.
2$efe tetfe$pjecrt>eni two tyefy t&af Ouid fensto (fjat f&ofe
btg$txliz
Chafafh. of Witchcraft, Cap.5,7; 123
teggerliefo?cerie$ttrfg!)ttalt>erfetIl one , oj mafee %im ffarfee maD,tf)an tKDljtm gcoo totoaros tlje attemement of fcte pica* fare o? loue ^anDttierefoze tie gtuefl) ftfe counfell to tljem ftat are amorous in fact) &ot maner3tt)at after ftcp muff entop ft etc hue, ojelfe neetoote ; fateng t
Sitfroculomne nefas> vt ameris amabilisefio :
Farre off be all vnlawfull meanes, Engujbedi?
thouamiablebee, , ;££•
Louinglmeane, that fhe with loue
may quite the loue of thee.
It is proued by more credible writers5that loue cups rather ingender death through venome, than loue by art : and with what toies they dettroie catteil> and pro- cure loue.
The feuenth Chapter.
■lit btcaufe tljete ig nofcoitwo?
'trutt to ftcfe poets, fcfto fate ano bnfate, oatiteng toift ftefecaufe$;fo as itto&tx fte fotfe map percetue ftep |aue ftem in DertBomiettosfeeiftat oftergrauerau*
ftOJSfpeafee fteteof JEufebiusCaefarien- lis fomteft, ftat ftepoet Lucretius foas
J bflicti fcrift one of ftofe totters potfoneD H* wjw. cup&Hieromerepo?teftftat one Lima fjetefcnft feflleotyr !m&5£&i* bano,fftome ftefco muft&atefc ; ana LucillaMeDlnr^tftome ^.3.7*/$
fte t(D muft lOUeO* Califthenes feilieD Lucius Lucullus fte Ctttpe* l*b.i i.de l»- tO? totfyalouepot, aj5 Plutarch anD Cornelius Nepos fate ♦ Pli- d$°™m *!*u nie % Iofephus repo:t,ftat Casfonia Met) l)tr t|Ufban& Caligula ^fht lib
Amatoriofoculo tot ft a louers cup3tfttft foas tnoaeD ffarfee potfon* %je natw* Ari(totlefatft,ftat all tftfft tsbeleeueotoufttng fteetiftcacte of *"«»^. ftefe matters, te ites anti oto tomes tales* ^e ftat totilreaD "?-2t mo# arguments ana |)tffo?tes concemtng ftefe potfons-Jet inm 2 w;#
k)fee in I. Wier i?
1^4 tf.Booke. Thedifcoucric Veneficium.
Toies to Stfoe tofe*,tofjfc&arefatd to procure loue,andare erbibttedin
mockc tjjefr pcifon tout ng cuipti, are t&efe : tbe baire groining in tbe ne>
ape$* tbermoi! part of a taeniae* taile,a tooclue* pard,a little fifl^ called
Remora,tbeb?ainecfacat,ofa nefof,o;tof ali#ard:tbe bone
ofa gr&ne frog3 tbe fiefij thereof being confumed toitb ptfmer*
o? ant* 5 tbe left bone thereof ingenoeretb (a* ifjep faie) louejtb*
boneonfbertgbt fioe,bate* filfo tt is fat D,tt)at a frog* bone*,
tbe fie$ being eaten off round about fcritb ant*, thereof tome
toiill ftmm, and fome farillttnfce:tbofc ttjat finfee, being banged
1)p in a t4)lte linnen clotktngender loue, but if a man be touted
tberetutfb batet*b:cdtfjcrebp, #notber experiment i* thereof,
fottt) ymn# (toaiotoe*,ft&ereof one b;®>) ojneff being tafeen and
buried in a croc be tmder fte groundsill ibep be ff arued dp ^ tbep
tftat be found open moused, ferue to engender loue ; tbep tojofe
tnoutbe* are fl)uf,fcrue to procure bate. SBe(tde*tbefe,manie
fitber follie*fbere be to tbi*purpofe p?opofed to ibe8mple$a*
namelte,tbegarment*of tbeoead,candel* tbatburue lufcuea
dead cojp*,and nadel* feberfaritb dead bodie* are fofome m foefct
tntotbeir fljote*und dtuerfe otber fbtng*, ^ulj ft: (be reue*
renceof tbe reader, and in refpect of tbe dncleane fpeacbto be
Dhfiorjd. de t)fe& \n $t oefcriptf on tbereof,3 omit$ta)fcb (if pou read Diofco-
pwnu m- ride^ o^Dtuerre otberiearned #pfictan*) pou mate f& at large.
3n tbe meane ft^ile^e #at defiretb to fee moje experiment* con*
tymtudt cerntngtbt*matfer,let&fmtead LeonardusVairus.de fafcino,
fafiinMbA.. noto tbi* p?efent peare i y 8 g.netolie publii&ed herein
21I#W (tottb an fnceffuou*mou(&)!)e affirmeib btre
^ ^:iCandbt*apoflle*toerer^#';t)eriefon^
lie pjofecuting ftjat argument, and foftb
a* mucb popity follte a* map be , l&
bourf ng to pjtoue it latufuli to
ebarme and fncbant
fcermme,sc«
LBodin
Chafapb. of Witchcraft. Cap.8. 1x5
Iohn Bodin triumphing againft Iohn Wier is ouer-
taken with falfe Greeke & ralie interpretation thereof.
The eight Chapter.
Onfieur Bodin ttitntipt)Ctl) OtXZtutodh, Doctor Wierbmtn, pronouncing a ty& m fentence bpon btm ; btcaufe be refer* reft) tbis t00?U to pmfon .'But be retgnetb 0? rafter rtDetbouerbtm^mucbuwze fo; fjpeafeingfalfe (3?r#fee ; affirming tbat
be calleft Veneficos
is as true asfyereff of bte repots anD fables of to tf cijes m trades conteineD in bts bcofees of Diueltff) Dc >- uifes • jfo? in trutb be baft no facfc &o?D, but fattb tbep are cat leDcpo^/^cjiaac^erea^bel^outobauefaiti accent being omit teD?anD h being interpofeD, fctji cb tyouto $mz bane left out WfM&te notbing to tbe fubffance of tbe matter, but muff n#Ds be tbe ^inters fault Wat Bodin reafonetb in tbts fotfe, fwaac is fometimes put
fitt Magos OJ Prcfligiatores : Ergo in tbe tranflatton Of tbe Septal-
aginta,tt ts fo to be taben, herein be mantfeffetb W baD &o* gfcbe, mo?e tban tbe otbers ill dbraebe. Jfoj it is toell bnoftme ta tbe leameb in ti)i$ fcmtg, tbat tbe bfuall anD proper -fignificattan of tbts iso:D, tot tb all l)\$ Deriuations anD compounds D© Sgnfc 8e Veneficos, poifoners Dp meDtcine, OTbicb feben it is moft tofaall anD proper, frbp fljoulD tbe tranflatojstabe ft in a Ogntfi* cation leJfctjfu^tlj anD nolbtng proper • St)ustberefb?eberea* fonctbanDeoncluoetbfottbbte neiufounb&ogtcbe^nD olo fonD ©reebe; Sometimes it figmftetb fo.tbougb tmp?operlie, 0? ra> tber metajbojtcalltc 5 Ergo in tbat place it is fo to be tohm , tcben anofter fitter teo:& mtgbt b^tte bkm bfeD ♦ Web argument being twine, agree* iucUitntb b& otber fcaine actions, £be sep- tuaginta baD beme fcerie Dtffttutc of trnttDs, tf no proper Ujc:d coulD baue bane founD fo: tbts purpofe,3J0ut fcbere tbep iavtt oc cation to fpeabe of tottebcraff in tberr tranflations5tbepbfe Ma^ gian5 M agga gian ,f c : anD tberfo?e beltbe tbep fa fome Difference betfoitftbem anD tbe otber, anD bnefo fome cattfe tbat mmuetr
^em to We tbe ioo^D cpa^ftooteioc, Ven eficium -
Ii6 7.Bookc. Thcdifcoucric Ventriloqua.
^ Thefeuentb 'Boofy.
Of the Hebrue word Ob, what itfignifieth where it is found, of Py thonifles called Ventrilo- quy who they be, and what their pradifes are, experience and examples thereof ihe wed.
The firft Chapter.
i^tsf j»o?d ob, ijat ttan^
MtBh.rytbo , O; TythonicHsfti- ritu* : Dcutre. 18. Ifaie. 19. i .Sam.28.2.Reg.234C:fom*
ttme,tl}ougt) fcnpioperfc ,
Magna* a£ 2. Sam. 3 3 . J5ut
^figmfeti; mott pioperlte a bottle, ano is tofeoin tbf0 place, bfcaufe flje Pytho- nifts fpafee tioilotoe s a* to fte bot tome of tftet'r be lite*, totjerebp ttjep are aptlte in ilatine calleb rentriloaui:
0ffol}tci)f02t fam* Elizabeth
Thchoiic Barton,tt)e|)oltemafDofKcnt,fc# tjjefearefwbastafee topon waidof t^tmto gfueojaeleM* tell i$ereftfng*lotf are become,anofr Sloqiw!11" nallfe t0 appeacf) oftera of mtfc&i&fe, fe&fd) tfjep fljemfelaes meg eommonlte Ijaae b2ongl)t topaffe : itijetebp manp times tfjep ouerflfeofoe flje got! fame of Ijoneff foomen, and of fact) ottjers of iijei t netg&bojs, tuttt) t^ome ftep areolfpleafeD . if o? tn all fjete* of, letting paflTe a ^unDjeDcottfenagcsftat 3 coulr> recttc at tfttjj time, g Intllbegtututttja true Soite -of a toenr!?, p^actffing fjfr Dfr aboUcalltDttd)craB5ant>t)entriloqute2lit 1 574. at weft well in Kent,toifi)tnfirmrte3lJiere3it)toell,tafeenanD noteo bp ttooi mimff ere arm p^eacbers of (25od* foojo , foure fabttantf all peo* men, ana tfeae toomen of goo fame i reputation, fe&ofe names are after tuittten,
Mildred
Ob expounded. ofWitchcraft. Cap.l. 127
Mildred,tt)ebafeWug!)t^rofAIiceNorrington,ant»nOtDfeD An.Domi, Uaitt to William Sponer of Weftwell ttttbe COtmtie Of Kent.,be> i 5 7 4-
ing oftfje age of fettentene peares , toas poffelleD toitb fatban ofr*-1*- tntbenfgbtanD DaieafojefaiD. about ttoo of tbe elocfee tntbe Confcr afternoons of tbe fame Dap,tbere came to tbe fame Sponers bonfe this ftork
Roger Newman mtmtteV Of Weftvvell, Iohn Brainford mtmCer with the
ofKcnington,tottbctbers3febofe names are tmbertojitf en, ttbo womanof mane tfjetr platers t)nto d5oo,to afftff tbem in tbat neeDfitll cafe3 , stwus. anD tbencommanDeD fatban in tbe name of tbe eternal! Cpod, andfee anDofbt5fonne3efu0^tff,tofpeahetDftbfucJf)at3otee as tbcp whether mtgbtbnDerifanD3anD to sedate from txbence became* 213atbe lhcf'me tooulD not fpeafee3but rojeD anD crten migbf tUe. anD tbougb toe ^eLom. Dib commanD btm mante ttme^tn tbe name of (H5oD , ano of tits piiihcd by fonne3efus%ttt,ant»int)tsmigl)ttepol»er to fpea&e, pet be thisdemfc. IdsuId not : tonttil bebaD gon tfeougb aU bis Delates , as wring, crtcng,ff riuing,anD gnatying of tfc%anD otberftbtle toitb moto* fng,anDotber terrible countenances ,anD teas ft ffrong mtbe matUjtba t foure men coulD fcarfe b olD btr octone, a no ft)i$ contt* nueo by tbe fpace almofl of ttoo boures* s>o fbmetimes toe cbar' geb b tm earneff lie to fpcafee 5 anD againe pi aicng bnto tbat be tooulD affttt tos, at tbe laft be fpafee , but tocrte Or angel tc3 ant) tbat toas ttjus 5 l^e comes, be comes : anD tbat of en times be repeateo 5 anD ^e goes3be goes* anD tben toe cbargeD btm to tell t»6tt^o fent btm. anD be fato,3 late m btr toate like alog,anD 3 maDebir runnelifcefier3but3coulD notburtbir* anD&btefc, tatD toe t Btcaufe ©00 6ept jjtt, fatD be * S8ben cameff tbou to btc3tatDtoei'ContgbtinbtrbeD,faiDbe* 23jen toecbargeo btm as befo:e, to fell febat be toas , anD fcbo fent btm , anD ftbat W name teas, at tbe firft be fatD, ibe Diuell, tbe Diuell . Sben toe rbargeD btm as before * $t)tti be ro#D anD erieD as before , anD fpafee terrible too?Ds , 3 totll toll btr,3 toill feill bit; 3 totll teare btr in pices,3 totll teare bir in paces* Wz fatD , Sbou (bait not burt btr. l£e faiD,3 totll fctll pou all . Wz fatD, Sbou (bait bnrt none of bs alLSften toe cbargcD btm as btfoitMitn be faiD,|^ott totll gitte me no reft . Wx fat'D, Eljou (bait Ijaue none bere, fo? tb on mutt baue no reff toitbtn tbe feruants of 0c d : bat tell tis in tbe name of 0oo fxbat ftou art,anD ttbo fent tyk. SJ en be fatD be tooulD teare bit in paces* We feiD^ou tyalt not bnrt bir* 2$en
128 j.Bcokc. Thcdilcoucric Ventriloqua. tic fato agatneijetoouto hill tis all Mefatoagatne, Hjouftalt ljuct none of t>$ aU,fo? toe are fte fcruants of (000. at to toe ftar* geo tjtm as bcfo?c.3nD \)t fato agatne, OTtll pou gtue me no reft/ Me fa to;£l)ou Cftalt l?auc none lierejnetfter ft alt tljou reff tn fnr, fa; ftcu bail no rtgijt in ijir, fiftBlefus Cfctftljaft re&fcmeolm: totft|jijeiblouO,anD ftebelongeftto ^m^ano fterefo?e tell ts ftp name, ano tc^o fentftee / ^e fato l;te name toas faftan. We fatD, Wo fent ft#/^e fato,2DlD Alice, Old Alice. w* ft o to
Alicc,fafo toe / jfDto Alice,fato fje • Were Dtoelleft fte,fato toe / 3(n Wert well ffratte,fato %c. Wit fato,^oto long Imff ftou bane tot ft \) it / Sftefe ttoentte pcare^fa to l;e.OTc afkco l)im tftere ft c dtD fceepe Jf m / 3 n ttoo botf ete,la to Ije. Were be ftep, fato toe ? 3ln fte baebfioe of fctr &oufe,faiD I;e- Bin iftat place, fato toe / tanner fte toall, feto Ije . Were te fte ofter / BlnKening- ton , 3n iftat place, fato toe / 3n fte grouno , fato lie ♦ Ujen toe affcet» ljtm,iftat ft e D to gtue \m ♦ ^e fato,btr totll, W totlh Wat oto ftee bto ft& ocd, fato toe 1 1$z fato,Mll)fr mato. Werefoje Oto fte bto ft& lull |>tr,fato toe 1 215f caufe fte oto not lone ltfr,fato Ije. We fato ; !£oto long is it ago, fincc fte fent ft cz to|nr/ £pojeftanapcare,fato|jc* Were toas ft at, fato toe/ ^tfnrmaffers/atolje, Wtft matters, fato toe t SLtljtr matter BrainfordsatKenington,fatot!e» ^otooft toertftouftere,fato toe/^anteflmeSjfatoDe* Were firtt, too toe/ Slnft^saroen, fatolje : Were fte feconD timet Bfnfteljall: Were fte ftird time/ Bin irirbeft : Were fte fourft time i 3n fte fato : Were fte fiff time /Bin fte court: Were fte ft* time/ Blnftetoater, fftere 31 caff fttr into fte mote : Were fte feoenft time / Bin W beo. WeafeeD|)tajagaine,tftereelfe/ ^efoto,inWeftwell. Were ftere,fato toe 4 Bin fte frfcartge,fato ty. Were ftere/ 3n fte loft* l^oto cameff ft ou to fcfr/ato toe/Bin fte lifeeneffe of ttoo btros,fato lie . Wo fent ft& to ftat place , fato toe / £Dto Alice, feto |& Wat ofter fpf rite toere totft ft a? ftere,fato toe/ tyy ten aant,fato lie • Wat is fit* name fato toe i i£e fato, little DtnelL Wat te % name,feft) toe/ §>aftan,fato!je,Wat Dcoft oto Alice call ft&,(ato toe/ ^artenet,fato ^ Wat ocnft fte gtue fta?,fato toe/^r toill3feto Ije^oto mante Ijaff ftou feilleo fo? ljfr,(af D toe/ 2ft?tt,fato|>e* Woareftep,fatotoe / ^mananD^fttto.fato %z • Wat toere fteir names, fato toe / Slje fttlos name toa^
Edward
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap/i. 125
Edvvard/aft^t^atinO^CtljanEdwardjfafDto^EdvvardAger,
fatdbe* WatUja^ftiemans5 name, faio toe f Richard fart be, . taijatmo^fatdtoe ^ Richard Agcr.fafD ty* Mjm dtoelt tbe man and ftecbtld,faid toes' at Dig atDig,fafdfje* Sjjfe Richard Ager cf Dig5toa0 a (Gentleman of tf . pound* land bp tbe peare, a tier te boneft man, bat tooulo often fate l*e toas betotttijed, and languid long before be dted.Mbom elfe baft fbon fctileo fcj !?tr, fata toe f Woltons totfe fata Ije ♦ 2ft$ere DiD flje Dtoelb 3n Wefi- \vellfatDbe»®Rjateiret)afttbottDa)nefo^b^ fettitoe^ ^SO^atfl^e tooulo %mt mc>f a ( a ije.SSfc at te tbat fa t d toe ^ Co fc W; btr meat, djinfee, and co^ne^atu b& Were badft ttjou tt,fato toe? 3n euerte ^oufe,fato became tbctjonfe^fatotoe^atPetrnans^tFarmes, atMiilens, at Fullers, and in euerte tjoufe. Sifter tbte toe com* manded fatban in tyz name of 3efu* Cfrtttt to Depart from btr,and neuer to trouble ftir ante rnoje, no? ante man elfe* I&en jje{atoijetoculdgo5i)ctooulOgo : buttje toent not , 23jentoe commanded ijim as before tot ft feme moje too?d$. Stfcen ty faio, 3 go, 31 go 5 ana fo be Departed ♦ 2#en fatd tbe mart, %t fe gonty &020 bsue mercte bpon me , fo; be tooulo baue killed me ♦ 2nd ftaitoefcn&leddotone andgaue (Sod tbanftstottb tbe maiden; pjaieng tbat ©oa tooulo fe&pc bn* from fatban$potoer5ano afflft btr tottb bis grace.and noting tbis tn a pace of paper?toe oepar* ted. J&atbans botce did differ mucb from tbe matos botce, and all tbat lie fpafee3toa$ in f)te otone name. Subfcribed thus :
VVitnefTes to this, that heard and
/awe this whole matter , asfolloweth :
Roger Newman, *piA flohn Tailor. 1
car ofWeflwell. \ Thomas French- I •
\lohnBrainford?vi-\j bornswife* Y
1 car ofKennington. M William Spooner. n
Thomas Tailor. Benrie Tailors wife.
j lohn Frencbborne, ^ and his wife.
&♦;♦ How
MatM4>44.
a.Thcf.z,?.
Ijo 7.B00ICC. Thedifcouerie Ventriloquie.
How the lewd pra&ife of the Pythonift of Weft- well came to light, and by whome /he was exami- ned; and that all hit diabolicall fpcadi was but ventrilo- quie and plaine coufenage , which is praoued by hir ~ owne confeflion.
The fecond Chapter,
% t£ to^ittcn, ttjat in tf)t latter
tamii)tvc ffjalbe fyefoed Grange illufc on$,f c : in ft mud) a* (if it foere poffible) tbe foerie elect fljalbe decerned : ijotobeit, £>,Paule faift), tijep Ojalbelteng andfalfe founders. i^euerfteleflfe5tl)t0fentenxe3 ^and fucb ltbe3 banc b#ne often lata in mp >diu% anti are fygedbp dwerfetojiters, to a#?QU£fl)emtraculou$foi)^
mo?e largelie in anotber place* ^otobett,bp tbe toate 3 mutt ronfeffe53jat3l tafee tbat tmizvttt to befpofeenof ftntfctefft, to toft : ftc pope^tifio mtraculoufl!e,contrarie to natra&,#ilofoj&fe, and all dtaimtte, being of birftj and calling bafe, in learning grcUeuu tjalure^eautie^actiuttie moil commonlteatocrte lubber^aty placed bt mfclfe in tbe moll loftie and Delicate feate, putting almoff all cbnih'an pjincc* j)ead0?notouelte totder&ia * gtrdle,butf)ndcr!)tefa)te7$c,
Swelte, tljetragedie of fbte Pymonift ties not inferior to a
fijoufand ff o#e«,fi$i :cfj toili Karaite be blotted out of tbe memo: to
and credit ettber of tbe common people, 03 elfe of tbe learned.
^oto Ijardlte bull tbte fiforie toffer oifcreatt jjauing teff imome of
fucb aufbo^ttie^ofo could mou>r Alice efcape condemnation
and Ranging, being arret' gued topon ttjt 0 eutdence ; &ben a pco^e
tooman baib b^ne caft atoap,tpon a coufening o:acle,oj rafter
afalfe lie, oemfedbp Feats tbeiugglec 3 tfeougb tbe malicious
tnffigation of fome offttr aonerfaries 1
Thcvcntri- ^ut&otocunmngliefoeuec tbtelaff cited certtficat be pen*
loqua of ned3o? f$at fljefo foeuer it carried oftrutb and plaine sealing,
Wcftwdi tbere map be found contented tbereiu matter enbugb to detect
difcouered. ffje confentng feuauer ie tberof. 3nd pet diucrfe Ijaue bame d&pe>
lie decefued t&eretoitkand can parolee be remoued from tyecre*
dtt
u
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap.2. Ijl
DtttytreotanDtufttjottf great Dtfcatnecannof ensure to ijeare ttjerepwfetyereof. anDfenotopou tfrfsbpfte toate^at fjcreto* fc?e ffiobtng©DfeIloto,attDi£obgobbltn toere as terrible, sno alio as crcDtble to tf>e people, as tjaga anD Xxittrfic^ be nolo : anD irtttmeto come,atotfd) totll be as mud) DerteeD anD content* neD, an& as platnlte percetueD, as ff)e tllufion anD fcnauertc of a&obin gcoDfcUoto. #no tit truti), tijep ttjat maintetne toalbtng fpirtts^UJiftftetr franffo?matton,^c :l)aoe no reafon to seme Hobm gcoDfelloto, tipon foijom ttjere fcait) gone as mante anD as creDible tales, as fcpon forties jfamngtijat ftfjail) not plcafeD fte tranflatojs of ttjt S5tbie, to call fptrits bp #c name of Mobin gooDfeiloto, as tt>cp fjaue termeD DUHnojs,fa)tl)faters, paifoners, anD eoufeners bp i£e name of tottdjes,
S5ut tomafee djotf too#e tottt) rtje confutation of tins ba> ffarDlte queanes enterp?tfe,i eoufenage ;pou fyail tmoerflanD, tijaf fcpon ctjc bmte of Ijtr Dimuftte anD miraculous franfes, fye
toas tonuenteD before ^Thomas Wctton of Bofton Mal-
hcrb c, a man of great to o$}i p anD tot feDome, anD f o? DeciDing anD oc;Dermg of matt ers in $ts co mm on malty, of rare anD Of galacDerterttte^:oug!)td;ofeDifcreetf)anDltngof tije matter, tDitl)tfteairtflancefatDof^GeorgeparrclIefqttire,betngallb— p . ar^fgcDDanDDtfcrat3utticeof t^eramettmtt^efiram) teas „& ofw£ founD?^ec©fenageconfeff!eD5anDl^ereceteDconDignepum% weiicon- * went* j^eitber toas bfr confeffton to©ne5 acco^Dtng to tije fo^me u^cd by of ibe dpaniQ tnqutfition;to tott,ib?ougij e#remttte of tenures, hir °^c no: pet bp guile oj flatteries bp p:efump(ums 5 but ^oagft conteUlon* toifc anD perfect trtalt of euerie ctrcumfiancc tlje tllufion toas matufeffltcDifclofeD:notfo (3 fap) as Mifyt$ ace commonlte conmnceD anD conDemneD; to isxk , t&ougb malicious accufatfr ons, bp gbeffes, p:efumpttons5 anD erto?teo confeHlons5contra? rte to fenfe anD poflttrilitie,anD fo? fucb actions as tljep can fljeto no trtall noj example before fte totfe, euljcr bp Direct o| tnDirect meancs ; but after Due trtall fye tsjetoeD Ijtr feats, tliufions, anD tcanfes, toifb tbe refiDue of all inr miraculous too?fes, in tijc p?e* fence of Diners gentlemen anD gentletoomen of great toojtyfp ano creDtt, at Bo&on Malherbe, in $e £oufe of tbe afo?efatD $p, Wotton. jjioto compare tbistomebtoiib tbe tottdj of Endows pou fljall fee tfjat boib ftje coufenages map be Done bp one art*
ULtj. Bodins
1 1 1 7.B00ICC. The difcouerie Saute and the m
Bodins ftuffe concerning the Py thonift of Endor, widi a true ftoricof a counterfeit Dutchman,
The third Chapter.
iBodmM. ^^v^g^pontlje iifee tales? Drotl) Bodin
dedemn.i. e^\ CeW^/^ builu l;is Doctrine , calling tbem Achcirts ' Svv vHT^P^ ^at totll not bel&ue |)tm, a&Dtng to tljte
' i>mDofU}ttdjcraft,tl)emtcaculoujsh)02fe3 •rif Dfuecfe niaiDcn£57trjat UiouId fpue ptii£t5 ClOfo£S,$C : as One Agnes Brigs,anDRa- diell Pinder of JUnfcon OiD, till ft)0 mtra*
cles iuere Detected ana tfjep fet to open penance ; £Dfljers Ijc ctteltj of ttjat fotf, tlje fcbicb iuere bound bp Dtuels toitb garters, oj fome fact) lifee fiuffe to pofi^tc: tmtfj knots tbat coulo not be bnoone,fobi cb is an Aegyptians iuggling ojcoufemng feat ♦ &m of fneb fcoliSj lies iotrieft tuitb bate&ie tales, &is fobole bcofee confiffetb: therein 3 tear rant r>ou tbere are no fetor tfcan tto© buntyetb fables , ano as manie f mp offi* bilifies ♦ 0nu as tbefe tfoo toembes,toitb tbemaioen of Weft- well, toere Detected of coufenage ; fo ItfeefoifeaSDutcbman at Maid ftone long after be Ijan accomplttyeD fucb fenauer ies,to fbe aff ornament of a great number of goto mzn, foas vetteateo to be acoufeningknane ; attbottgb b anD publifljea at London ; anno 1 5 7 2* foitb fyi& title before tfje ft(Dbe,asfbllotoetfj.
^ A verie wonderfull and ftrange mi-
facie o/GodyJhewedvpon a Dutchman of the age of
a3.yeares> which was poffefFed of tendi- uels,andwas by Gods mght iefrouidence dif poflefledofthemagainejthe 27.
of Ianuarie laftpafi, I £ 7 2.
»■■«!■ I. II 1 i Hi. 1 11 l. I II I II — — «^— — —»
V$tO tW t^e Sf atO? Of Maidftone , toltlf Dfe uetfe of&ts b?e%eti fabtctt&eo, ititcfltc bp tijc pcrfuaSon
of
*33
Ok of Witchcraft. Cap.3,4,
Of Nicafius Vander Schuere, tytmMtttt Of ft)C SDuttf) dmrd)
ttjere, lohn Stikclbow, ftbome (as tt is ftere fafo) inffrument to caff oat ftcDtuei^and foureotijcr creDtble per* forts of tbe 2Dutct) cljor&ilje iuffc?ie ts fo ffrangc3 tie performed, ftat Ijao not Ijis fcnauerte afferftmrfcs b?cugi)t tym into fufptcion,|e fl&oulo tjaue gone afomie fcnfufpectet} of ttris frautr. 3 great manie oftcr fucb miracles Ijaue bmt latclte pnnteo, thereof Dtuerfe fjaue b&nc befo?aieo: all % reffoue t)0ubtles5iftrtalll)a& b&nema&e^inoulDljaueb&ne fcuna lifce bnto tljefe. )i5utfomearemo:efineltebantileDtt)anotberromc» ^omeljauemojea&uantagebpifje ftmplicttie of ttje autuence, fome bp ttjc maieffie ana countenance of ttje confeoerates \ as namelie5ttjat coufentng of fte i)olie mats of Kent . £>ome efcape tjtteriie knfufpecteDj fome are pjeuenfeD bp tieatb; fo as tfjat toaieiijeir examination is fcntafeen* £>omearefoeafeelieerami* netJtbuf tt)e moff part are fo reuerenceD,as tijep irinctj fufpect ttpmfltz rafter caileti to ttjetr anftoerSjttjan fte others*
Of the great oracle of Apollo the Pythonlft5 and how men of all forts haue been deceiued, and that euen the apoftles haue miftaken the nature offpirits, with an ynanfwerable argument, that fpirits can take no fhapes.
The fourth Chapter.
3fy tW bttiD of tottrijetaft, A- fl***
pollo ano |)is o?acles abufefcanocoufe* J^se^ neD tfje S$cle I002ID : t&M fooll tuas fo fa mous,ftat31n^ti not ffana long in tlje Defcrtptton thereof, 3$e princes and mo* narctjsoftbeeart!) repofeo no finall am? fioencetijercin : tbe p^ffs3td;icb ltue& fberetipon, tore fo cunning, as ftepalfo ouertffibc almoff all tbe goalie ana learnea mm of tljat age,part> lie totti) tbett Doubtfull anffcoers 5 as ftat idncb foas maae tmto
PyrrhuSjUl tf)Cfe lJ00?0S5^f to te Aedcido, j{omanos vincere poffe&nb to Croefus l)iS ambaflTaDOltrS in tfcefC tlJO^S, SiCmfm armt Pe/Jts in- far*t,imgmmim]>emmMert«t)Wtib OltjCrfcDtfe fljUS, Croefus Halm
31-itjt penetrans,
/
134 7&c6ke> The difcouerie Oracles andfrir'its.
penetrans >magndmfhbuertet oputfi Vim ; O^tbUS; Cratfks perdet flalin,
frwgreffwplunmi ngm, ere: partlifctfeougb confederacie,trbere* bp tljep fcnefo mens errandsper tbepcame, anD partite bp cmv nmg5a^p?omt(ingt3tcto2tet)pontbe facrifictng of fome per fort offucl) account, aictjicto^efijoulD rather be neglected , tban tbe The fubtii- murtbcr accompltfijeo . &nd if ittuere,pet ft)oulo tbere be fucb tie of ora- coitDttton^ annexed tberebnto, as alfomics remained tmto tbem Qks* a Parting bole, and matter enougb to cauiilfepon ; as tbat tbe parttefacrtficeiimuftbeatitrgm^obaftar^fc. jfurtbcrmoje, oftlDOtbtngsoneliep?opofeD,anDliberepeao^nate onelte Dcotti an toer tbe qucifton, tt is an euen late, tbat an idiot fyali coniec* lure rtgb t ♦ && as, if tfjings fell out contrarie, ti)t fault toss al* foaies in tbe intcrp?eto;, and not in tbe oracle oj tbe pjo$et. J5ut febat meruell (3 fate) tbougb tbe multitude anD common people baue b&neabufedberein ; tint* latmers,$tlofojbers, jfepficians, aff ronomers, dtuines.geueraU councels^and princes bane tuttb great negligence and ignorance been decerned and fedueed Ijere^ bp, as ftoallototng fop and deuouring an inttef erate opinion, re* ceitted of tbetr elders, toitbautdue examination of tbe ctrcum* tfance*
^iDbeif,foegodlte and learned fatbers (as it atp&retb) baue altoatesbadafpeciallcare and refpect,tbatfbep attributed not fontotiUod fucb diuclifljdeuifes; but referred tbem to tym, ftbo tnd&d ts tbe inttenter and autbo? tbereof,tbougb not tbe perfonall ej;ecuttonec,in maner and fo?me as tbep fuppofeo : fo as tbe mat* tec of faitb teas not tberebp bp tbemimpeatbed* HBut fcfco can a& Mnio, ?. fare bimfelfe not to be decerned in matters concerning fpirits, t^entbeapoftlestbemfeluesluerefo far from fenotmng tbctn9 m turn after tbe refurrectton of Cfeiff5bauwg b^^rd bim pjcacb and expound tbe fcrtpturcs, all bis lifetime, tbep Vetoed ftem* felues not onelie ignorant tbercin3but alfo to baue mifconcciued tbereof ^ SDid not ft)t apoflie Thomas fbinfce tbat Cfetff bimfelfe badb&neafptnt;butill toasnofucb creature, asbadflefyand bones, tbe ftbfcb(bsfaid) Thomas migWfe to be in bim f gind foztbe furtber certtficng and fatifffeng of bts mmd,be commended tmto bim bis bands to be feme, and bis fides to be felt ♦ Thomas, tf tbe anflcoer be true ^at&tnemaftet^«biito^totott;(bat fpirits take fojmes ana
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap.4. 13 5
fljapes of boDtes at tt>ctr pie afure, mtgbt bane anfiaereD Cfeic, ano remaining tmfatiffieD rnigbt l;aue faiD ; £>b fir, ftbat Do pou teUmetbatfptritsbauenoflefbanD boncs^ Wp tbepcan false (bapes anD fojmc$,anD fo pcrebance baue pou Dttne.Mbtcb argu> ment all tbe toitcbmongers tntbe too?lo l^all neuer be able to antoere.
g>ome of tbcm tt>at mair feme tbe creation, tbe franfltymatf' on, tbe tr asportation, an$ tranfubitanttation of fottdje 0>cbtect tbat fpirits are not palpable,tbougb fctiible,anD anftner fee place bp me before citeD : fo as tlje feting anD not tbe feeing fibula fa* tiffie Thomas. 5i3at t>e tl)at l^ali luril toetg!) ttjcf ejrt ano Sfjectr> omittances tbereof, fl^all perceiue, tbat tbe fault of Thomas bis tncrcDulitie teas feconDlie betojaieD, anD conoemneD, in tbat be tooulDnot trull bteottmeeies, no? tbe iriefo taken bp bte fci* I0U1 apoftles>ftbo mtgbt bane b&ne tbougbt t® creoulcus tn tljis cafe, if fpirits coalo tafte ibapes at tbeir pleafure ♦ 3efas faitb iohn.10^ to btm ; HSicaufe tbou baft feene (anD not, bicaufe tbou baft felt) tbou bdeeueft . 3f em be fattlj ; MefleD are fbep tbat belaue anD fenot (anD not, tbep tbat belmte anD tele not) Wetebpbsno* ietb tbat our cojpo?all eics may Difceme bettoirt afpirit anDa itatnraUboote 5 repining btm, btcanfe be fo mucb relied tjpon fits ejtf email fenfes, in cafes frfjere fatib ftjouiD banc p?euaileo# bere^namatferoffaitbreuealeDintbelDo^luoulo not creoit tbe miracle tri)icblDase]rbibiteDt3ntobim in meft naturall anD fenfiblefoat
!^0U)beit5Eraftus faitb3 ant) lb Dffitb Hyperius,Hemingius,Da- Efa^fiL6^
narus^.Mal.Bodin^c/tbateuiUfpiritseate^tnfeejanDfeeepe tompanieimtb men, anD tbat tbcp can take palpable formes of boDtes, p?oDncing eramplcs tbereof , f 0 tott : speftnm Gemunkum fin ^uguflanum, anD tbe angell fobofe feet Lot to aftjeD 5 as fbougb bicaufe fare, tberefoje tbe Diuell anD cuene fptrit can Do tbe itfte ♦ !£oto tbe eleuen apoftles lucre in tbts cafe DecetueD, appearetb in Luke.24. anD in Mark. 1 6. as alfo in Matth.14. tdjere tbeapo* Luk-l4, %?. flics anD Dtfctplcs Vuere all DcceiueD, talking Cfetff to be a fptrit, ^« 10? foben be toalbeD on tbe fea, 3nD febp migbt tbep not be DeceiueD berein,astpell as in tbat tbep tbougbt temporal! tungDomc3t$en be pjeaebeD of tbe femgoomeof bea* Match. 20.
atatg* iien?
_
Eufeb.tibj.
'• l$tf 7.Bookc. Thedifcouerie Oracles.
mm Wfah tt)ing fyep alfo murtj mifconceiueD; as lifeefoifc MatK.x^ix. fot)ent)eDiDbiD ttjem fcetuare of tt)e leuenof trjepanfieSjttjetj
tmDerttcoDttmt t)e fpake of mater tali bs;caD.
Why Apollo was called Pytho whereof thofe win- ches were called Pythonifts: Gregorie his letter to the diuell..
The fift Chapter..
Wit to returne to our ojacie of
Apollo at Delphos,tod;o tuascalleD Py- tho,fi>;$at Apollo (hie aferpent fo tab leD, tdjereof tt)c Pythonifts tahe fbett name : 3 pjaie poucontfoer toell of tbts tale,tdnc& 3 foill trulte rebearfeout of tt)e ecclefiafticall tjtff ojie,fo?ttten bp Eu- febius, therein poufyall fe fye abfarDi* tit of ti)e opinion, flje coufenage of tbefe orders, and tbe Dece 0 tteD minD oj baine opinion of fo great a Doctor be teateo anD De* tijfeereD alt ogittjer as fbllotoetf).
Gregorie Neocaefaricnfis mftfe Ufflfc anil foate to paffe OUCt
t&e Alpes5c ame f o tt)e temple of Apollo .- tdjere Apollos p?iefi lt> wing ricfjlie bpon tlje reuemtes anD benefit pjoc&Ding from tfmt fDoIl,DiD giue great intertamementtinto Gregorie, anD made fumgcoDcbcare* X5ut after Gregorie teas gone, Apollo toajrcD mmtbe,fo as $e pneffs games DecaieDtfo^tbe iDoflgroiumg into contempt, tfte pilgrimage ceafeD, fjje fpirit taking com* pallton bpon ttje paiefts cafe,anD fcpon i)ts greefe of minD in tt)is bet)alfe,ajpeareD tmto bint, anD tolD tjim flattie, fljat t)is late gbeff Gregorie toas tfje caufe of all t)ts mifcrie. jfo2(faitb tt)e Di* ueH)be l)aS) banifi)eD me /o tbat 3 cannot retur ne fcrittjout a fpe* ctall licence o: pafpo# from t)im, 3!t teas no n&D to biD tfje piittt tnafee t)aft,fo? immeDiatlte t)e tcofeepoft t)D:!Tcs3anD gallopeD aSer G regorie, till at lengtb be ouertofce fnm,an& ttjen erpoffw lateD toitt) btm fortius DifcourteSe p:ofereD in recompenfe of tjis gate cljeare; anD fafr,tt>at if be tooalD not be fo go)D bnto \)im, as to fo;itef)is letter to ttje Diuell in tjis beljalfe^e fljoulD be bttcrlie
fenDonev
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap.5,6. 137
tmfcone* Co be ff)o# , fy$ impottunitiz lua0 fort), tftat be obtatv neDGregoriefjtg letter to tbe diuell, febotajote bnto bim in ma*
Iter atlD feme foIlOtuing5fcDO?D fo;lCO:t> : Permitto tib'iredire in lo- cum tmmjzr agere fia conjueuiftr, foJjfrt) tjgf [|t Cgngltfl) ; 3J 3™ COW
tent tbou retume into tbp placc,anD Deo a0 tbou trraff foomt 3m* mefciatliebpon tbe receipt of tbis letter , tbe iDoil fpafee asbe* foje. £ln& berc is to be noteD.ttjat as focil tn tbis,as in tf}e ejeecu* Note the t ton of all tbeir otfeer oracles anti coufenages., tbe anfteersfoere coufenagc neuergiuenJ?*^^^o?iutbattiaie therein fbequeffioniuas of oracle fcemanoe^bccaufc fojfcotb ttjep erpecteo a Dillon (a& tbeg fato) to begtuent^nfgljtfoUolutng^trfKrebpflj^coufenage migbt tbe mo?eeafiltebe fouougbt.
Apollo, who was called Pytho, compared to the Rood ofgrace:Gregories letter to the diuell confuted.
The fixt Chapter.
^at nm mame &o$8i to confute
ibis fabler jf o; if Gregorie bai> b&ne an boneft man, ty tooula neuer baue foil* Itnglte permitteD,tbaf tbe people fbouto bane bmt furfber cenfeneo toitbtocb a liengfptrit: o?if bebatibeenebalfe (bbo* lie as Eufebiusmafeeibbint3befcoulonot bauecoiifenteDojp&lDeDtofo leiuo a re* quell of tbe p?ieff 5now: baue bitten fucb an impious let ter5no not ttjougb got) migbt Ijauecome hereof ana tberefoje as fcoell by tbe impoflftbilitie ano follie confeined fyzvtin, as of tbe itnpittiz (ftbereofSI DareejccufeGregorie)poumaieperceiue it to be a ire* £petbinfes tbep febicb flffl mainteine ttjat tbe Diuell maDe an ftaer in tbe i&oll of Apollo,ic :maie baue fu$tct ent perfuaGmi to reuofee tbeir erronious opinions antbat itatpcareibtn reco^D, tbat fucb men as tore fktlfutt in augurie, fci& take fcpon tbcm to gtue o?acles at Delphosrin tbe place of Apollo • of fcdjiebnum' brrTifaniustbefonneofAntiochuslutisonr. H3ut baine is tbe zach.io*. antoerof inoIs.^DurHtDD of grace, totb tbebelpe of little^, RumballjtDas not inferior tchtbetooil of Apollo :fa; tbefe coulo
not
138 7*Booke. The difcouerie Oracles andfyirits.
notonlie too?fee cjcternall miracles, but manifeft tbe inter nail
tbougbts of tbe art, 3 beleeuc ferity moje liuelie tyeto, bolt) of tju*
manttie and alfc of mumttte, tban tlje cttjer» 05 if pou read £p,
w.Lambert Lamberts bcofee of tbe perambulation of Kent, it ffjall partite
inmtiioBox- ajpeare. But if pou talfcetoitb ttjem tbatljauebamebcbolaers
&• thereof, pou tmll be fatiffieb herein* £lnb pet in tbe blinb time of
poperie.no man migbt (bnoer paine of Damnation) no; feritbout
Danger of Deatb3fu$ecttbe fraub. jpaie,ftbat papitfs Uriil pet
confeffe tbep foere ibols, tbougb H;e tuiers tbat maoe tfjetr etes
goglc, tbe pins tbat fattened tbem to tbe poffes to mafcetbem
f&mefjeaute, toere tone anb burnt togetljer foitb tbe images
ftemfelues,tbe bnauerie of $z p^ieffs betojaieb, ano euerie cir*
cumffancc tbereof oetecteb ano manifeffeb*
How diuerfe great clarkes and good authors haue beene abufed in this matter of ipirits through falfc re- ports, and by meanes of their credulitie haue pubiifhed Iiesjwhich are confuted by Ariftotle and the fcriptures.
The feuenth Chapter.
iLutarch^ Liuie5 8tlD Valerius Maxi- mus,toitb manie otber graue autbojs, be* lingabufeDfejitbfalfe reports, to:ite tbat ' in times paff beafts fpafee, ano tbat ima* ges coulb baue fpofeen anb toept, anb bib let fall mops of blcoD, pea anb coulb Umlk from place to place: febicbtbepfaie ioas borne bp procuration of fpirits, But 31 ra* tber tbtnbe foitb Ariftotle,tbat it ioas tyougbt to paflfe Hominnm crfecer ti4,tQ\Biti bp tbe coufemng art ofcraftie fenaues anb pneffs* 0nbtberefo:e let fesfoUofoEfaies aouife, Efai.8,1^. ^0 fat% ^ftm fljcp ty all fate bnto pou, (Enquire of tbem tbat baue a fpirtt of otmriation, anb at tbe fcotbfaters, fftub bbtfpec anb mumble in pour eares to aecetuepou, ofome runne into comers, an&ccufeu tbe people britb lies,$c- jfoj if $ep coulb b© as tbep fate, tbep cculo not aptlte be called liers,
nettber
Ok of Witchcraft. Cap.8- 1 19
netlfcer n&D the? tP-go into corners to {$tfper>s t.
" fill '1 :■. .-
Of the witch of Endcn^and whether (lie aecom- plifhed the railing of Samuel trueliejOr by deceipt :thc op tnion of fame diuines herevpou *
The eight Chapter.
S^etooman of Endor tsfccntp?ifeD
fenoer Qt* tootf) O b : fo2 (fee tie; calleo Py-
dionifTa.gttj5lUv;tttenm 2.Sam. eap.28. 2,Sam.i8,
ttjat ffje ratfcD ip Samuel from tseatbT and tt)e oftct too^Ds of tbe tert ace ifrong* lie placed, to infi^ce U$ fcerie refurrecte on. srtjemin&ano opinion of Jefus &y »(^§rWS£r>y-*&tad) euioentlie appeared to be,tl)at Sa- muel m perfontnasratfeo out frombisgraue,as if pea rea& Hccl.46. io,2o.poufl)ail platnlte perceme.^otubeifljetJifpu^ tetbnottbere5fcd>elberibeffo:ie be true o;falfe5 hut onltecttcrtj certatnetierfrsoftbeiJbaDfceof Samuel cap.i8.fmiplie.,acco2* titngto tijc letter, perfuatung manersan&tiie imitation of our fcertuous pjeaccelFo^ and repeating fte examples of iriuerfe excellent wen; namelte of Samuel :euen as ftje tert ttfelfe t$> gctft fbe matter. accoutring to tf)e DecciueD mtnD ano tmaginatt* on of S aule,anfc W fetuant*. 3no fbcrcfoie in frutft^S irach fpafee (bereaccofting to tbe opinion of S'aule,f$f$(b fuipofeD^oftcr* foife it is neither berefte noi treafon to fate Ije fcma oeceiueo.
^eibat luet gi)eft) tuell tftat place, ana iooktib into it d&uifefr Iie3(feaU fee tfoat Samuel \m$ not raifeD from 83c Dea%buf fbat it toass an illutton 02 coufenage piatfifeo by tf)e tntt^ jfm tlje c
Luke.i&.
pectingiutigemcnt5anD cannot remone from tbence. j^etitjeris »*/**«• '$ it ©otis to;U,Qat tbe Itutng IfeoulD be taugitf bp tfje beam £»f) M""A' things are confirmeoanD apouea bp ti;s erample of Lazarus antiDiucs rt^ere it appeared acco2tjing to Deut. 18. QatbetoiQ not baue (fee liumg taugbt bp $e tieaD.but toiil gyaue fos tftche to fcte foo2D5t$erem ins Ml au&teffament is Declarer 3nt>&>
Lyr.&
140
qtue.vet, et noutteftam.
Item, part A,
captz6m
Itm»que,f*
nee mirwn
ltd Simpli-
cian.lib.i.^
adDulciti-
nm.qu£,6.
Item. lib. z.
dedo&.chri.
Dcut.18,
Exodus, zo.
7.Booke# The difcouerie Saule andSamueU,
Lyra attDDionyfius ittcltnc greatlte to (fee tetter . 3nD Lyra
tatt^tbata^en Balaam foculD baueratfeD aDfuell, d3oD to terpofeo Wmfelfe:(b moje in ttjtis cafe b?mg fop Samucll,ftben t!j£ tuttrtj tooulo bauc ratfcti Jrir Dwell. ZHSajirlj is a p:obable inter* pjctatton. 315ut pet ttjep Dare nottfanfc to tftat opinion,leatt ttjep ft>3«lD tmpeacb |s>. AuguRincs credit ,tdjo (tfjep confeffe) remak tied in iuDgemcnt ano opinion ( toitbout contraDtctjpn of flje cburcb) tbat Samuell tuags not ratfcD ♦ j?o? be fattt) Dtrealte , t^at Samuell btmfelfe tuas not called tip • #nD htD&D, tf be toere rat- feD^tt foas ettber tutUtnglte3o? perfo;ce : if it foere ttitUiuglte^t^ fxnm baD beene equall toittj tt>e toitcbes*
0nD Peter Martyr(me tt)tnfe0)fattt> mo?c to tbcpurpcfe3tn fljcfc foo?D$, tofotttSljtemuff puebeene Dame bp 0? perforce of art magtcfee iff coulD not be Dome bp bte go&D toill, btcaufe ijc fo:bao it ; no: bp art 3 bicaufe iBttcljss |auc no pofoct ouer fbe goDlie.fiHibere it te anffoereD bp foment tbe commas Dement teas onlte to p?obibtt tbe Sietoes to affceccunfellof tbe DeaD.anDfonofaultin Samuell to giue cotinfell .Wit map ajs incUepcufe our neighbours tutfe?fo?confenting to curfiltbieDe* ftresjbtcaufeit teonlie fojttten in ti)l Decalog; SUjou tyaltnot DefiretbpnetgbbouriSipife* flBut inDeeD Samuell foas Dtrectlie fo:btDDento anfoerSaule before be DieD : anD tberefo?e it foas not lifeelie tbat (0oo tooulD appoint I)tm , trfjen be toa* DeaD, to Dm it
That Samuel was not raifed indeed, and how Bodin and all papifts dote herein , and that foules cannot be raifed by witchcraft.
The ninth Chapter.
tJtfyetmo?e,itt£n
©OD feJOUlD anftoer Saule bp DeaD Samu- ell, fcben be foodiD not antoer btm bp ItV uing Samuell : anD mod fcnlifeelie of all, ^ tfeat cIdod iDDuiD anftoer&fm bp a Dtuell, (Spi fijat Denied to Dcd it bp a p2o#et. SJjat be loasnot fecugbt bp perforce, fbe&bole courfeof tbe fcripture fcitnefleibj anD
P?cduc%
Ok of Witchcraft* Cap .p. 14I
pjcnucft) j a*5 alfo out otone reafon map gtue fcs to tmocrff and. jfojtt&at quiet reft could tbe fculesof flje elect enfopozpoTTeire in Abrahams bofome,tftbeptoete to be ptacfted from tfjence at a totttfjes call ant) commandement * But to fljould tfte Dtucil fjauepotoer in ijeaueu,trijeret)e fs tmtooflbietofjaucanfe place |)tmfelfe,and tberefoje tntm&te to command ofters*
spameotber of tftefatfjers are flatiieagamfl totalling top of
Samuell : namelte/Tcrtullian in JiSbCDfeexte animaHMWne Mar- tyr JnexpticationerfiM. 25 ♦Rabanus /# epfloli^ ad Bon^^ita^Ongcn
jnbiftma de BtUamogrc ^omeotftetDotectc^tusltelietein,^ ttamelieBodin,andalltbepapfffsmgenerall:alfo Rabbi Sedu as Haias^allb aUtfte^eb?ue5,faatngR.DauidKiQihi,td)tct) ts tbebeff to^itet of all fteRabbins:tboug!) neueragtod offtem all* S5utBodin,tn maintenance tljer6f,faUetl) into manieabfurok i.Bod.nkJe tfes^couing bp ttje fmall faults ttjat Saule bad committed, tftat fcm.*> Jjetoas an elect tfo? tljegreateff matter (fattb&e) laid ton to bis cbarge3tstbe referring of tbeAmalekits cattelMc. ^e toasan i.samu.28. elect,! c : confirming bis opinion toitb manie ridiculous fabler, % tmib tbts argumcntyto toittps fault toast© little to deferue iCor. $. damnation^ fo:Pau!e tooulo not Ijauetbe inccfluous man punt* D^eD to foje,tbat bis foule mfgftt be faueo* luftine Martyr in ano* 7 ^ fe fter place toas not onlte decerned in fte actual! raffing ftp of Sa- muds foule, but affirmed tbat all tfje fouler of tbc j>20jljets and cumTrifb^ luff men arefubiecttotljepotoeroftoittfjes. andpet tocre tbe nelttd?°- ^eatbeumucbmo?efondberem, ftijo (as Laftantius affirmed)) iastjib.% boafled tbattbepcoutd call top tbe foulest oftftc dead , ana pet did wM3- ttjtnbe tbat tbetr ibulesdied toitb tbetr bodies. Wfocxtby is to be feme, botoaltoaies tbe tocjld baft tone abufed in tftc matters of toittberaft f conturattou. i&e Necromancers affirm?, ibat fte tpirit of ante man map be called top > 0^ recalled/ as t§c^ termc it) before one peare be paff after tbeit Departure from i$s
bodte. tkfetCbC. AgrippainljiS bCDfee JDe occulta philofipbUM^
map be dame bp ctvttint naturall faces and bondsfand ibere* foje cojpfes in times paft toere accompanied and to atdjed tottfr Itgbts,fp?infcled toitb bolie toater , perfumed tottb tncenfe , ani> purged toitbp:aier all tbe febiletbep tocre aboue ground: oiber? totfc tbe ferpent(as tbe ©aiders of tbe debutes fate) tooufo oe> uoure ffjem,as fte fod anointed to $im bp dfod : Gen. 3 . ailed*
ginsp
l$% 7*Bookc. Thcdilcoucric SauieandSamul gmgalfott)t6pIacr;Mte^aUnctaliaavpe5bnttDel^aUbrct)airs» gcDjWcaufe manic fljall rematne fo; perpetual! meate to tte for* penUixljeretoponrifctb tbe contention betfoewe l)im amiMi- iud, vcrf.^. chaelI,concermrtg tlje booteuf Mofes ; therein fcripture is allcD* geD . 3 confeffe tbat Auguftine , anD tlje refioue of tlje oocto^, ftatDentcfteratfmgof Samucll ^concluDe^at tlje Dwell tuas fetcftt fcp in tjte ItfeeneOe: from i^ofe opimon$(Uritij reuercnee) 31&ope3lmapDiffent,
That neither the diuell nor Samuell was raifed , but that it was a meere coufenage, according to the guife ofourPythonifts.
5 The tenth Chapter,
(Bairn, if tlje DiueU appeared anD
not Samuell ; fcfctC is it faiD in Eccle. ttmt
\)t flcpt ? fo; tlje Diueli neither fl&petij no; Dteffj.But in trut^j toe map gather, ft at it toaa nether t&e Diuell in perfon, no?Sa- muell : but a circumff auce is tjere Defer t* bctj jj accoutring to ftc Decciueo opinion anti imagination of Saule. I^otobeif Au- guLtincfaift , ffjat boft ttjefe Oocieimapcafittebe DefenoeD, 115ut toe Q)t&\ not n&D to fet eft aneppofitionfo fane off; fo;infc&D (met^mbej5)ttfe^^/f//>4; no; to DefcenD fo lofoeas fiell^ to fctd) t^p a Dtucli to ejrpouttD tfttjs place, |To;it is riDicnlou8(a* v*m}amcU Pompanaciusfait^)toleauemantfetttbmg03 anDfucbasbpna* hsubjem- turatl reafon map bep;©ucD ? to tefee fcnfenofonc ttjings, tidjicft caM.cap.%. bp no lifeelieljcDD can be coucciueD^no; trieD bp anie rule of tea* fon. SBut in fo mucb as toe jjaue libertie bp & Auguilines rule, in fucftplacessoffcrtptnrea^feme to conteine eittjer contraries tie 02 abfurottie,to tiartc from tbe letter , anD f o matte a go til it contraction agreeable to tlje too^D $ let tas eonfcGTe tfcat Samuell toas not raifeo(fo? tbat fecre repugnant to $c tooiD )anD fee fcbeftcr fyiz tllufion map not be contriueD bp tlje art anonm* ningof tlje tooman5toiil}out ante of ttjefe fupernaturaii Deutfe*: fo; 3 coulD titt a fmn&eo pa pi ff frail anD coufening p?actifes, as
Difficult
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap.10,11. 143
Difficult m tbte5am>ajscleanliebanOlc&. flnottts tote furcltc tt)ou0[)t,t f it IjaD bame a Dtuell , ttje te# UiouiD Ijaue itateD tt in fame place of (be ffojf e : a* tt aortb not.3Bot Bodin belpetb me ep c&riitglte ^m ttn* point,fe&erem fee fojfaUetb(bc fatfb)Augu(tine, Tertullian,anDD.Kimhi|i(mfclfe,t^oraietttoa0 tbe&tuell ffjat uod.nL to foaaraifefctop : iibtcb(faabBodin)coulonotbe$ fojtijat in tbe dm^eaf^ lame communication bettoamcSaule ant> Samueli,t&e name of Iehouah is fiue times repeated ttfeicb name tftc otucll cannot abfoci&e Rearing*
The obie&ion of the witchmongers concerning
this place fullie anfwered, and what circumftances are to be considered for the vnderftanding of this ftorie, which is pi ainelie opened from the beginning of the a8.chap.ofthe i.Samuel.tothe i 2.verie,
The eleuenth Chapter.
i$ete fucty a fupetnaturau mtta* *-*"**
tie is tyooeftt, no Doubt tt te a tefftmonie £ c™™£
Of truft) ; 35 Peter Martyr affitttiefjj ♦ &nD ^^ •
in ftte cafe tt fyouto fjaue b#ne a tottneflfe of Ue$:fQi(faift be)a matter of fuel) tuctgtjt cannotbe attributes bntotbetriuell, but tttet&emigbtfepofoerof accomphfi) it ♦ flnDtftt late in a tuttefca potoer to call op a titucli , pet tt Itctij not in a fottefcespofoerto foozfee fucb miracles : fo: oD foil! not giue W poiuer ant) glo* ffiU* rie to ante creature. Co tm&erffanfc tbts place, toe muff Dili* ^Sam.iS. gentlte eramtne tfje circumffance tbereof. 3)t tea* toell fcnofone tbat SaulejbefojeberefojfeD to ibefottcb , teas in fcefpaire of tbe mercies and gtomtea of d5oD ; partliefo: tbat Samuell totobtm longbefoje, tbatbeflfpulo beoutrtb?ofome,an& Dauid fljouto fjawc W place^anD partite bicanfe ftoerbtm,ettberbpSamuelltrbenbelmeD5o^bpante otbrr p;o* #et,o: by Vrim o: Thumim,* c. 3n& if pou tiefire to fe tbte mat* ter bifcuffeo5turne to tbe firtt of Satnuell^ttje 23. cbapte^anb con* fetre mp foojos i&etefoitk
Saule
_
144. 7':B°°kc. Thedifcouerie Saule and the vp A Saule feeing tbe boffoftbePhiliilines come fopon btm (fcbttb tbing coulo not be t>nhnolpri to all tbe people) fatnteo^btcaufe b* fatye tbetr Orengtb, ant) bis otone toeafeneffe, anD fpectallte tbat l)e toas fojfafecn : fo as being nolo flraugbt of miuD, Defperate, i.Sam.18,7. anD a tjcrte fcole, ^e goetb to certetne of ft t^ fcruants,tbat fatoe in tdjat taking be toas, and afceD tbem fo? a tooman tbat baD a famtlmr fpirtt, anD tbep tolD btm bp anD bp itiat tbere Dtoelt one at Endor, Bp tbe toatepcu ffjaU tJnoerfianDjtbat botb Saule anD l)is feruants ment fuel) a one as coulo bp btr rptrtt ratfe fop Sa- muel!, o? any otber tbat toas DeaD anD burieo. herein pou fe tbep tocre occetueo, tbougb it lucre true, iljat fye tcofee fcpon bit fo to dok £0 bj^at frte tben fcrueD bur famtltar fpfrtt , l$ub pou concctueftebaD^bicaufe Saules feruants faip fo^nrelie, as tfjep tocre DecetueD anD abufeD in part/o Dopbtleffe toere tbep in tbcreft* j?o?to^atpurpofe(31faie)^oulDb^ famtharferue, ifnotfo^fucb intents as tfjep reported, andfbc tmdcrtafce t 3( tbinfee pou toill grant tfrat Saules men ncuer fatoc tn'r familiar: fo? 3 neuer bearoanp pet ofcreDtt fate, tbat be toasfo mnfy in tbe tottcbes tout; as to TeeljtrUtuelU altbougb inDeto toe reao s.ciciiies among tbe poptib trumperfo tbat &&alk bad an angell to bit femihar. fani^^a^tbatl^ecoiilD^etobimtot^om tbe tooulo, anq tbat pje mtgbt afee ahD Ijaue fcbat tbe c? f)tc friend US : as ajpea* reft in tbe leffbnread in tbe popifbebureb on faint Cidlies Date, OTell,3 percetue tbe tooman of Endorsfptrittoas a counter* feit, and feept bclifeein btr ftudie at Endor,tn tbe bottle,toitb mo* tber Alices Dtuell at Weflwell, andate note betojaied anD fled togttbertoz/wfo^rw^cr^anDtbougb Saule tocfe betottcbeo anD blinDeD m tbe matter ; pet DoubtleflTe a tot fe man toolD baue percbance efpten btr fcnauerte* &9e tfjtnfes S aule toas taougbt to x D.Burc^r. tbts toitcb, mud) after tfje maner fljat docto? Burcot toas teougljt Feacs. & Feats, febo folD matff er ©odioj a familiar, t^erbp ty tbougbt to baue tojougbt miracles, oj rafter to Ijaue gaineigoD fto?e of monieJCbisfellotoe Dp fte name of Feats toas a tagler, tip tbe name of Hilles a tottcb o? coniurer, euerietoaie a coufencr : tjte qualities anD feats toere to me anixmame btber toell fenotone anD dcteeteD. SlnD ytt fte opinion concetueD of btm toas mott ftrange anD to(pnDerfua;euentottbfti£b anD in fneb cafes, as it gr eeuctb me to tbinfce ofsfpectaUie btcauft bw toauerie and cow
fenage
Ob. of Witchcraft, Cap.n. 145
fenage teactjco to tbe fyeootng of innocent bloub, 515ut noto foj> fcDtl)Saulecoi«retl)!)tmf0lfetDit^a net : ano btcaufe be toouto i.Sam.i8,t not be fcnofone,be put on otfjer garments I Wut to bLring tbat matter to pa(Te; be mutt baue bame cut filter bptije bead ano ^.io,^. ^ouloers^fo^bpfomudjb^tnajsbtgber tban anp of tbe people* 3n& tberfoje ftbatfoeucc face tbe craftie quene oto fet tpon if, fije fenefo bint fcoell enough 3nO foj furtber pjcofe tbcreof, pcu map tmocrttano, tbat tbe p?inccs of tbe Jetces foere mucb cornier* fant fottb tbe people* #no it apsretb mamfeftlie, tbat Saule Ibidem otuelttoerten&reto Endor, fo as (be (boulo tbe ratber bnotoe iitnitbi in tbe euening be inent from bts longing font 0 bt'r boufe: netfberfboulo it feme tbat (be foas gone to beo f$en be came. H5ut btcaufe tbat map be bncerteine, pou map fe tn tbe pjoceffe oftbetejrt, tbat in a peece of tbentgbtbefoent from bis boufe to b t rs 3 ann tottb mucb as 03 tntreateb btr to confent to b ts requett, §be fin tOjcts bit cent or at ton , fo as both S aulcs part, tbe ftritcbe* part, ant) alfo S a mud s part foas plateo : an ti after tbe (bfemn U& tton tberof>a calfe foas McD5a batcb of bjeao bafcc05anti a fafper maoereaote ana eaten top^ano after alltbts, be foent borne tbe fame ntgbt : ano ban neeo fo to fro, fo? be baa fame bufineffe tbe nert Date ♦ U5p tbefe anD mante otber ctrcumff ances it map b# gatbereo, tbat tye biffembleD, in faieng itye knefo btm not, and t confequentlieeountcrfatteo3anDmaoe a forte of btm mall tbe reft.
3t ajp^retb tbere,tbat be,toftb a couple of bis men, toent to btr Ibidem bpmgbt.anofato^Coniecturetmto me bp tbp famflfar fpirtt, ano bring me top ftbom 3 (ball name intto tb# . Sift goalie lear* net* fenotoe tbat tbis toas not in tbe pofoer of tbe fotf cb of Endor, hut in tbe toas betoitcbeofo to fu^ofe: ano pet is be mojefimpletbat Ml be ouertaben tottb tbe oeutfes of our olo tutt cbes , trftfeb are pjo* ouceo to refemble bir. and febp (boulD toe tbinfee , tbat tuoalo ratber permit tbe toitcb to ratfe Samuel, tban tbat Diues coutoobteine Lazarus to come out of Abrahams bofome,bpon mo:elifeelte and mo?ereafonable conditions? Well nolo dortb tbis ftrumpet (according to tbegutfeof our coufening turtles ano comurers)mafee tbe matter ftrange bnto S aule, faieng tbat bechmetotafeebtrinafnare,fc . iButtDttcbesfeloomemafee i.Sam.28,?,
9W« tbi* -
Ij\6 7.Bctyke. The difcoucric Saule and Samucll ttjtsobtedonJautngVdjienttjcpmtacuff (bat \}t ttlnd) cemmetb to tbem toill efptettjetr tugling : foj otbertmfc, ftbere tbe tutted monger tie; fimple ana eafte to be abufeD, tbe tottctj tut 11 be as ca* fte to be mtreateb, anD nothing Dangerous of btr cunning 3 as pott fee tin* foitcb teas fame per fuaDeD(notloitbff anbtug ttj at ob> iectton) btcaufc fljepercetueb anofatoe tbat Saule ftms affraid anD out ofl>t6 Urit0.3nD tftcrfo: c i\)t fato bnto btm 5 Wbom (ball
i.Sa.28.1^ jraifetop^astbougbtyecouto bauebjougbt bnto btm Abra- hamjfaac, q? Iacob 5 ixbo cannot bcare fc«% tberefo?e cannot rife
ira.^,i 5 .1 6 ^ our calj ^ ^ ^ fe tujitten 5 ilcofee tbou botone from beauen and beboto bs, $c : as fty Abraham fcc is ignorant of tos, ana 3fi raclfcnofoetbbsnot,
The 12.13.& I4.verfesofl.Sarnuel28.expounded:: wherin isfliewed that Saule was coufencd and abufed by die witch^and that Samuel was not ratfed3 is prooucd by die witches owne talkc*
The twclfc Chapter,
l^e manner anD cttcumftance of
tbetr communication, oj of btr coniura* tton,t)Snottcrbattm fet Dotone anbejo pjeifcD in tbetetf 5 but tbe effect thereof fyaeflic f oucbeb : vtt Urill 31 fysfo pou tbe common ojber of tbetr comurafiem?an& fpecf attte of btrs at tbte time bfeb. Wett Saule bab tola tyt> ftat be fooulb Ijauc Sth?whch Samuel bjougtitbp to btm, fyebeparfeb from btep^fencetnto ofEndors frfrelofci, fcftereboubtleafl&e babbit famtltar5totoit3fomelefob coufening crafttep?fcff,anDmabe Saule ffanb attbebcoje lifeea forte (as tt inere tnitbbtjs finger m a bole) to beare tbe coufening anfoers, but not to te tbe coufening banbltngtbereo^anb tbe counterfeit ting of tbe matter. anafogoetbtyeto toozlie, t)0ng ojatnarte fooj&aofcontorafton, of titrfebtbere are funb?ie barfcttesanb formes (thereof 39 fyali Daue occafton to repeat fome in anctbec place) as pou fe tbe fugiers (fcbicb be infer to? comuro# ) fpeate cer teine Orange foojd* of cotsrfe to leao a&ate tbe ete from efpt^
enff
*
bfSaulc.
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap.12, 147
eng tbe maner of ftetr conusance, fc&f left ftep map inbuce fte
m tno to co nee me anb fujpofe tfjat be Dealer tottt; fp tr tt0;fateng3
Hay,fortune furie,nunq; credo3pa{Te,pa{fc_,,when come you firra.
§>o brlifee after manp fuft foo^bs fpofeen, fte fafft to btr felfe ; ilo noto fte matter is b;ougj)t to paflfc, foj3 f# toomberfull tbtngs.&o as Saule bearing ftefe foo?b$, lengeb to fertotocaU^i.Sa.rS,!^ and affeed btr fcbat fte fafoe.TOerebp pou map fenofco ftat Saulc fafoenoftin&butftadlmftoutltfeea mome,fobtleft fte plaied btr part inbtrclofetjas map moff eutdcntltea{p£rebp fte 21. i.$&jX,*l t)erfe oftbtecbapter latere ttt0fatb;2C|)en tbe fooman came out bnto Saule. i^otobettja little before fte cunnhtglie countcrfat* tedftatftefafoe Samuel, and fterebp fenefoe tttoas Saulc tbat foas come bnto btr.^erebp all fte foojlo map percctue fte cou* femng, and btr dtflhnulattom if 0; by ftat fcbtft baft brime be* fo:efato, it muff n#d*beftatftefeneibbtm» and (3 p:atepou) trbpa)oulo(benot^auefufpecteba(taellbtmtobe Saule before, ft&eit in erpjcfte toojos be required ^tr to tying bnto t)im S amu- el3 as noto, tften Samuel apeereb bnto btr i
Mcll, to fte quetttonbefojepjopofedbp Saule, fte an(foe'i,$a.2S,i4. retb anb lieft, ftat ft e fefo angels 0; gob* attending bp out of ftcearft.2ftenp?oc&deft fte forift bfc inftanting jfeafes and foo:ds of courfetfo a$ fterebp Saule gatbereft anb fuffofeft ftat fte Ijaft ratfeb a man . if 0? oftertotfe b te queff ton oependeft not bpon anp ftf ng before fpofeen • if 0? fften fte baft fatd ; 3 fafoe angels afcending, % c : fte nert foojo be fetft fe ; Wat fa* ftf on ts be of i Wtft (9 fate) bangeft not bpon btr laff eppjeOOed foo?ds- dinbtofttjE;fteanltoerebnotbtrectlte7ftattt iuaa Sa- muel; but ftat tt tuas an olb man lafped in a mantell : as ftougb fte feneto not bfm ftat teas fte moff notorious man in 3fraeD, ftat baobanebtr neighbour bp fte {pace of manic mtzx, anb bponttbom(tct)tlcbcltucD)eucneeietDa]5fij:eb, andtftom allb fte feneto Urifttnleffe ftana quarter of an boure before, aabp tdjofe meaner alfo fte came acquainted toift Saule • Head fte i.Sa.28, t %\ tertandfe*
H5ut fte defcribeft bte perfonage5anb fte ajparell ftbtcb !)c bid bfuallie toeare tften be Itued : tft tft tf ftep tuere boft buried to* gttber, tuere confumeo anb rotten5oj beuoureb totft foo:mes be* fi«e ftat time ♦ 315eltfee ^e ftab a nefo mantell maoe btm in be#
ty.i}. uen:
y
148
7.Booke. The difcoucric Saule and the witc uett : anD pet tbep fate Sailor are (fcantte tbcre, foj ttjat ttjetc conferences are fo large bere . 3Jn ttji* countric, men gtue & tuatetbetrgarmmt$to$cntbepDie:tfSamuel baDfo Dome, tjee cculD not tjaue bo:rolueD tt agame^fo;: ofli fcliebosD it toouto Ijauc banefo>ov:neoutintbatfpace, ercept tbe Dona Ijao bane a bet* terbufbanDtban3Uft?tbetctfatoj teas DeaD(as tt is fujpofeD) tfoopeares before.
The refidue of i.Sam.2 8. expounded : wherin is de- clared how cunninglie this witch brought Saule refo- lutelieto beleeue that fheraifed Samuel, what words are vfed to colour the coufcnage,and how all might alfo be wrought by ventriloquie.
The xiij. Chapter.
€>to commettj in Samuel to plate
ins part : but 31 am perfuaDeo tt in .is per* fatmeD tn tbe perfon of tbe toitfy l)tr felfe, 0? of |jtr confederate f ^efattt) to Saule; TOp batt tbou Dtfqutef eD me.to tying me ftp :> 3$ tbougbfottbout guile 0;: packing
ttbab bane Samuel bWlfclfe. Saule an*
fltoereDtbatbetoas in great DftfreGfetfo? tbePhihftinesmaoetDarretjponbim. ^erebptbetotttb,o*bfr confederate p:ieff mtgbt eaffiie coniecture tbatbfe be art failed, anp Direct tbe o?acle 0? p20#efie acco?Dinglie : efpectallic bnDer> ftanotng bp bis pjefent talfee, and alfo bp former p$o$eOe0 and Darings tbat lucre paff , tbat d!5oD baD fo^fafeen bint, ana tbat bte
i.Sam.13,5. people foere Declining from btm. if ojttben Jonathan (a little be? fo?e)ouertb;eti)tbePhili(tines^ being tbtrtie tboufanD rbarfota anD fiptboufanDbojffemens Saule coulo not affemble aboue ft?
i^a.i3,ij. j)unD?eDfoqlDler^
2$en fatD Samuel (&bub fome futpofe teas fatban, anD as a tbtnfee tons tbetottcb5toitb a confeDerate 5 foj trfjat naD fc farre fctctjesi , as to fetcb a Dtuell fupern aturallie out of bell., ftben tbe illufion map be bere bp naturall meaner Dpct$cre& i 8nD tf pou note tbe iuo:D$ toellpou fl^aU percetue tbe jjfeafe not to come out
of
i.Sa.18,1?.
Ibidem.
Ok of Witchcraft. Cap.tj. 14P
of a fptrif nail monft of a Diuell,but from a lieng awpo^all mng of a coufener , ftat careft neither fo: flTueftfuftaDulfe anD communication, as great lie Dtfagr&ft ftom faftana nature anD purpof e. ifoj ftus (9 fate) fte fatD S a- muelfpeafeeft: Werefo?e Dtteftftoua&eme^frieingfteJlojD 1. sam.i?. i$ gone from ft©, anD fe fttne emmie * dfcuen fte JLo;ti baft peon * £17. tntoljtma^ljefpafeebpmme^anD : fo?fte 3to$ Mi rent ftp x.sa.ij,*8. fetngDome out of fttne j)anD5anii giue tt to ftp netg^our Dauid, btcaufe ftcucbeteDffnotftefcot€eoffte&o?D,$c* f|)fe( J fap)te no jfeafe of a Dtuell,but of a coufener,tftift fenefo befo?e frijat S a- muel baD pjojbefieD concerning Saules Dcfiructtou* if 0? if is fte dfucteconDtttoH 5 to allure fte people bnto imckeDne^anD not in fti* fo# to aDmomft, frame, anD rebuke ftem foj euill ♦ Slno fte pop* ft tojitera tonfes,ftat fte Dtuell fooulD baue bane gone at fte firft naming of fpecfall commanDement and tuill, ftat Samuel oj fte Dtuell ftoulD be raifcD, top?opounD ftisaDmonitton, to fte profit of allpolTeritie: 3 anftoer, ftat ften be fooulD rafter baueDame it bpfomeof jiteliuingp?oj9ct0,anD ftat faftaubaD not beene Co fit an tnttrument fo? ftat purpofe, after ftte falleft fte tuitft (31 tooulDfaieSamuel) into fte beine of p^ojfeelteng^anDfpeabeft foSauleonfttetoife ; SbelLojDfoillrent ftp fetngDomeout of i.Sa.aS,ir. ftinebanD,anDgtueittoftpnetgbbojDaiud,btcaufe ftou obet* l8*
eDtt not fte bofce of fte JL o?D, no? epecuteDft big fier fe fo?aft top* on fte Amalekitesrfterefoje baft fte 3lo?D Dcone ftis bnto ft& fttsDate, $po;teouer,fte&o?Dfoill Deltuec ft& into fte banDs l*
offtePhili{tines,anDtomo?rolDeftaltftou anD ftp fomteg be fcrift tm, anD fte JLojd ftall gtue fte bod of Jfrael into fte banDs
Of fte Phili ftines. ^at COUlD Samuel baue fatD mo^
tyt fttnfes fte Dtuell tooulD baue bfeD anofter o?Der,?ncoura* gtng S aule rafter ftan rebufetng btm fo; bte euill. Uje Dtuell i0 craftier ftan toleauefuftanaDmonitton toallpofferities, as ftoulD be pjetuDtciall bnto ty$ fetngDome, anD alfo be boiD of all f mpietie ♦ jBut fo Dtutne a fentence mafceft muft ft? fte main* tenanceof ftetottftcscreDit, anD to fte aDuancement of btr games. Igofobett, concerning fte tier ttie of ftis p?o#efte, ftere be manpbffputable qucftions : fir ft, tftefter fte batfell foere fougbt fte nejctDaie 5 feconDlie,t^efter alibis fcnnestoere h*
$p.tg* leD
I^o j&cokc. The difcoueric Saute and the witch. led toitb bim; f t em,fobefbrc tbep toent to fjeauen oj Ijell togf tber, a$beingtotftSamuel,tbepmuftbeinbeaucn, and being tottb fa tijan , tficp muff be in bell .H5ut altbougb cuerte part of ibis p?o> jbcfietoere falfe, as tbat all bfe fonnes toere not flame (Ifhbo- fheth luring and reigning in 3frael too peaces after Saules deatb) and ttjat tbe battell tuas not on tbe mo;rroto,and tbat tote feed S aule, after tbat be bad billed btmfelfe , toa* not tuttb god t.Kcg.4. Samuel ; pet tljte toitcb did giue a ff^etod geffe to tbe fcquele, OTljteb fobetber it toere true o? falfe,pertein0 not to mp purpofe ; and tberfoje .3 tutU cm it itilBut as touting tbe opinion of tbem tbat faie it toas tbe dtuell, bicaufe tbat fucb tbtngg came to paffe ; 31 tooulo fame fenotoe of tbem fcbere tbep learne tbat dtuete foje* fcnoto tbings to come ♦ 3f tbep faie be geffcfb onelte bpon pjoba* c*non.z6 bt Utt053 t^e tottc^ map alfo Dcd tlje If be* H5utbere3mapnot fop f*tf.'cap.f. get tbe decrees, ftbirb conclude, tbat Samuel agreed not tmto
necmmm. Saule; buttbat fbCbtftOJtOgrajberfetfCDJtb Saules mindand Sa- muels effate, and certeine tb ingsftbicb toere fafos feme, omtfr ting fobetber tbep toere true o: falfe : and furtber, tbat tt toere a greatoffenfefo2amau to bel&ue tbe baretoojo* of tbe ffojte. 3nd if tbteeppofittonlifcepou not, 3 caneafiiie frame mpfelfc to tbe opinion of fome of great learning, expounding tbis place, and tbat toitb great probabilities tbis ft&ta tott,tbat tbi* Py- Right Vcn- thonift being Ventriloqua ; tbat fe, j&peafemg a* it toere criioquic. from tbebottomeof btt-beUie,dfdcafibtr felfe into a tranfe, and foabufed Saule,an(toering to Saule in S amuels name,m bit counterfeit bolloto fcoicc : as tbe toencb of weft well fpafce, l#ofe |tfffa?fe gbauereb^^rfed be> - fo?e at large,inpag. 1 27 and tb&terigbtVentri- ioquie.
Opinions
Ob.
of Witchcraft. Cap.X^ 1 5 1
Opinions of fome learned men5that Samuel was in- deed raifed, not by the witches art orpower, but by die fpeciall miracle of God, that there are no fuch vifions in thefe our daies, & that our witches cannot doo the like.
The xiiij. Chapter.
las anD Sada!asto?tte,t^at tofcett
tbe fccmanfatoe tbe miracle moaeo, anD mm tban flje tehcD foj, 0? toas tucont to Dcd ; flje began to crte out, tbat tbis to a£ a i totlion inD#D,anD a true one,not Dame bp bit art, bat bp tbe potocr of ©ok OTljicb crpofitimttsfar moje probable tban out ^latetojttersiuDgemcnts (jetebpon, anD agr&tb toitrj t^ecTpoOtfon of DiuerfegoaDDiutnes^Geiafius faitb, ittoastbebcrte fpirit of Samuel: anD ftbere lie fuffereD tym* felfe to be too;$f#cD, it toas but in ctuitt falutation and courts
Cc^anDtbat €>OD DiD mterpofe Samuel, a$ IjeDtDEliastO tfje i.Bodinfc
meflTenger ofodiofias, ftbenbefenttoBelzebubtbe goo of A- L.vairus charon . 3toD Ijere ts to be noteo, tbat tbe toitebmongers are fet differ here- - top in tbis point : foj tbe papiffs fate, tbat it cannot be a Diueli,bi* ln* caufejeboual) is tbnfeo? fine times nameo in tbe ffo?ie. HHpon fbts paece of fcnpture arguments are Daielie DeutfcD, to pjcoue anD matntetne tbe miraculous actions of tottcberaft, anD tbe rat* fing of tbe DeaD bp coniurations . 0nD pet if it tor re true , tbat Samuel^imfelfetoereraifed^tbeDiuellinbislifeeneffe ; anD ftattbetoitcbofEndorbpbirartanDctmutngDiDtt, $c:it ma* feetb ratber to tbe Difpjcofe tban to tbe p?oafe of our toitcbes, tdjtcb can neither do tbat feinD of miracle,©? anp ofber,tn anp fucb place o? compante3ftbere tbeir iuglmg anD coufenage map be fen anD laiD open,3lnD 3 cballenge tbem all (euen bpon tbe aDuenture of a boid,dir- tnp life)to fyeto one paece of a miracle,fucb as fucb as tbepfujpofetbistoitdjDiDDiabolicallie, be it not toift art ^^f"11 no: confeDeraciejizberebpfcme colour tbereof map be maDe^ttei^ chaUen8C* Iter are tbere anp fucb billons in tbefe Daies IbetocD. ^eretofo^e (Spod DiD fenD^istifible angels to men ; but nolo
SJMftj. toe
I
15*
*AsCan-
turburie by
Rich.Lee
cfquire,&
others,
anno.T^j.
At Rie by
maifter
Gaymor &
others,
anno%ij77.
UVlerMbt
cap.S.
Theodvr.
Bttyntiuf*
lAUCLtM
fficSt.&U-
7.Bookc. Thedifcoueric - Walkingfymt$% toe Ijeare not of fucb apparition^nettber ate ttjep neceffane. 3u# d&d it pleafed (B5oo beretofoje.,bp tbe band of Mofes and bi* p?o* pftcte , aitD fpeciallie bp tytefomte too^Ue great mtracIej5,fo;tt)eeffabltl^mg of ttjefaftb : butnoto trfjatfceuer is neceffarte fo? our faluation, i* contented in tbe too?d of c25oti : cur fattt) i* alredte confirmed,and our cburcb effa* bltfyed bp miracle*; fo a* noto to fefee foj tbem , t* a point of in* fidelity ;« 31^icbtbepapiff*(ifpou note it) are greatlietoudjed foitball^a* in tbcirlieng legend ajpearetft. SButintrutb, our miracle* are fcnauerie* molt commonlie , and fpeciallie of p?ieff*,irijereof 3 could cite a tijoufand » 3f pouread tbe fforfe of JlBeH and tbe d:agon3pou tyall find a coufening miracle of fome antiquftie.^fpou fotlltenetoeroeuife*., read Wierus,Carda- nus^aleus^ndfpeciaUieLauaterns^&c.iIjerebaueb&nefome * toalfeing fpirtt* in tftefe part* fo coniureo not long fince, a* afc tc rtoard* tbep little delighted to mafee anie mo?e apparition*.
Of vaine apparitions, how people hauebeene brought to fearc bugges, which is partlie reformed by preaching of the gofpell y the true effect of Chrirtes miracles.
The xv. Chapter.

atijiitefljeetebatb coufened and abufeo manie tboufand* tbat toate; fpcciallfe fc&cn Kobin ga>0-fellofo Sept fuel) a cotle in tbe countrie . J5ut pou fljall imaer* ffano,tbattbefebug* fpecialliearefpteo and feared of ficfee fol&e , cbildjen, too* ^, men,and cofoard*, W$ tfeougb foeafe neffe of mind and boaie3are C^aben fof tb toame ojeame* and con* tinuall feare ♦ 23)e Scythians, being a ff out and a foarltfte nato on ( a* diuer* toners repo;t) netier fa anie foainefigbt*, o? fpt* rit&3ft t* a common faieng ; 31 lion fcaretb no bug*. But in our cbtldl)(Dd our motber* maid* bauefo terrified to* ftritb anouglie diueli Ijauing fjojne* on In* iiead3fier in In* moutb5and a tatle m
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap.15. 153
Ijfety&rf) , eteslibeabafon, fangcaiifee a Dog, clatoes Itfeea cardan je beare,a flun like a $iger,anD a tootce rowing lifee a lion,fei)crebp w. remm toe ffart anD are afraiD ftben toe beare one crie Bougb: anD ffjep p fjauefoftaieDtJS tottb bull beggers^pirttSjtoitdjes^cbens, elues,bags,fames,fat$ts3pans,faunes,fplens, fett tottb tije can* fftcfee,trttons, centaury Dtoarfes,giants,imps3 calcars,conitt* ro:s, npmjbes, danglings, Incubus, ftobht gcoD-fellotoe, tbe fpco:ne,tbe mare,tbe man f n tbe ofee,tbe Ijell toatne,tbe fierD?afee, tbe pucfele,Com tbombe,bob gobbltn, Com tumbler, fconeles, anD fuel; ottjer bugs, tfmt toe are aftatD of our 0 tone fl)aDo toes ; tn To mucb as fbmc neuer feare ftc Diucll , but in a Darke mgirt ; anDtbenapolleD(b tafeenfojourfatbers foule, fpeciallie in a tburcbparD,ftbete a ngl)ti)arDieman^eretoft:ercantDurttpaffe bp nigbt,but W batretooulD ttanD tipjigbt.jf ojrigbtgrauetonfers report ,tbat tamtM fpirits moff often anD fpeciallie tafee tbe fyape of toomen ajpea* fo#. tingtomonbs^ctanDofbeattSjDogSjltoinejljo^ffes^otes^ats, baires 1 of fotoles, as crotoes, nigbt otoles, anD %*efee otoles ; but ttjep Delight moff in tfte lifeenes of fnakes anD Dragons* WelMbanfes be to dUoD,tbis tojetdjeD anD cotoarDlie infiDelttte, Cuce tbe pjeacbing of tbe gofpell,ts in part forgotten: anD Doubts les,tbe rettof ttjofe tlluttons toill in fljo# time(bp ©ods grace) be Def edeD anD tsanttf) atoaie,
©iuersto?itersrepo?t3tbatinGermanie5finceLuthersftme, car.de var. fptrtts anDDtuels Ijaue not perfonallie ajpeareD, as in timt$ ™™; . pat! fbeptoeretoffinttoDcD* Iljis argument is taben in banD of ^X*^ tbe ancient fattjers,top^(Duetbe Determination anD ceafing of &i' oracles ♦ ifo^inttmespattCfattbAthanafius^Diuelsmtaine^^^ fl^apes DiD intricate mm tottb tbeir illuftons,biDing tbemfelues humanta* intoaters,ffones,toa)Ds, verbi* batb a{peareD,tbofe figbts^pirits^nD mockeries of images are ceafeD* Cruelie,ifall futb ojacles, as tbat of Apollo, $c (before tbecommingof CbuObaDb&netrue, anbDcouc acco?Dmg to tbe report, ffebt from farre countries tmto t)S,toftbout pjaefflie frauD 0; guile, fa as tbe fpirits of p20#efie3anD tooling of miracles,baD beene in? ferteDinfoaniDoll, as batb b#ne fujpofeD : pet toe djnff tans map conceiue, tfjat
tuDtctall
*54
Tli e true end of mi- racles.
Iohn.i.
Acli.ri. Iohn.?,
7.Bookc. Thcdilcouerie ^Miracles. %
faDi'ri all tit ftts point imto t>3, as to tafee atoaie fj f s fpirtt of p:o> #efic ano Dtutn atton from out of $e moutij of l;isi elect people, ant»gcDOp?0}bet£J,gtutngnoan(toer£{cf ante trjtng to comebp tbem5no? Up Vnm no? Thumim, as t>e toas to leauctbeDtuellmtrje mcutl) of a tottd^ oj an tooll to p?D#effe o?toojfeemiracles,$c:fo tijelnn&erancc of bis giojiousgofpell, to ilje Oifcountenance of \)i& cburcb y ano to ttje furtherance of in* fioclitic antj falfe religion, fc&ereas tfje footing of miracles toasirjeonelie,ojatleafftbemotf fpccialUneanes tbat mcoaeo men to bcleme infill: as afpearctb in funojtc placed of tt^c gofpell,anDfpectal!te in lohn,t$cre it tsto?ttten, tfcat a great multitude follotoeo t}tm5btcaufe tt)cp fatoe ij is miracles fcfcicb Ije Dio,fc . j£aie, is it not bmtten.tbat Sefus toas apaoueo bp €>ot> among ttje 3etoes,toiib miracles^toonoers ano fi gnes5 pet>if toe conferre fte miracles tojougbt bp Cteifl^ano tbofe ftat are imputeo to toitdjes; toticfjes miracles fyall agseare mo^e common^ano nothing inferior tmto Ins.
Witches miracles compared to Chrifts , that God is the creator of all things, of Apollo, and of his names and portraiture.
The xvj. Chapter.
tf ttyg tottCljOf Endorijat) pCtfo£ meo ttjat , W$ manie conceiue of ttje matter, it migbt baue beene comparer toitbtije ratling tip of Lazarus . 3 pjaie pou,ts not tfje conuertmg of toater into milfee,as fcar& a matter as trjc turning of toater into toinc i 2nD pet , as pou ^map reat) in tbe gofpell5t!)at one , as |)is firO miracle 5 fo map pou read in M. Mai. ano in Bodin , tljat toit$t8 can eafilie tra ttje otber : pea , ano ftat W$ iB a great oeale mo&of toater tbep can make butter. Wnt to auoto all cauils,an& lead ttjere flb culD ajpeare mo?e matter in Pc7pilqUf'u Cliffs miracle, tban ttje others, pou Omil fin&tnM.Mal.tbat #ep can change toater into Mm ; ano t^at is it to attribute to
a
An ironi- call Colla- tion*
MaLmalef.
Ok of Witchcraft. Cap. 16. 155
a creature , tfje pofoeranotoo?fee of tbe create?, tf ttjes benotf

ffancefoasneuer granted to man rap angell ; Ergo neither to J"*-**1* faritcb no? dtuell: fo; (H5od is tbe onltegtuer of life ana being, and ^mt bp bim all tbtngs are made^tfiblc ano tnnf fible* fimboi.
jftnallte^te foomanofEndor te tntbe fcripfure called Py- rfioniffa : ftberebp it map ajpeare tbat flje foas but a berte confer iter. 5FojPythobfmfelfe5ft&ereof Pythoni{Iateocriued,ftras a counterfet. and tbe original! ffojie of Apollo, tx^o foas called ApoiioPy, Py tho,b(caufe be hilled a ferpent ofttiat name,te but a poetfcall tho vnca- fable. jFo? tlje poets fate be teas flje goo of muficfee,#pficfee3poe' fcd« trie,and porting. Jn beaucn be is called Sol, in cartb Liber pa. ter,in bell Apollo. ^flojiffjetb alfoates imtb perpetuaU poutb, andtberefoje be is painted fariibout a beard : bte picture Urns ftept as an o;aclc-gt ucr : and tbe pmtt 2 tfjat attended tbereon at Delphos fc>erecoufeners,and called Pythonirts of Pytho , as pa* pftfeofPapa;andattertoard$ all foomentbat Wco ft at trade, ' foere named Pydioni(fe,as teas tbistooman of Endor.ffiSut fctcaufe it concerned tbis matter^ toll fejeefelfe note t&e opinions of diuers learned men, and cet* teint otber pjofes, txbicb 3! find in $e fcripture tombing tbe ceafing of miracles,p:oi&cfie* and o?scIe&
^The
155 8.Bookc. Thedifcouerie JMiractes.
^The eight boo^e.
That miracles arc
ceafed.
Pfal.t^.4.
Pfal.7i.i8. Pfal.88. io.
Ifai.4*. lohn.3,1. Ibid.7}i£. In annotat, inloban.$.
Ifai.4f.
Juptftrfe verbis Vom. fecundum Matth.fer-
wcw.18.
The firft Chapter.
)Lt^oug!)tn times! paft,
ttpleafeD rilie to fljjeto miracles a* mongctt dispeople, foj tl>e ffrengtbening of tbeir faify in tije SjDefftas ; ant) againe atfcisccmmingto confirme ftjeirfaitb bp bis foonDerfiiU Darings, an&fnsfpeciall gra* res ano gifts bcflotoeD bp Jim bpon ttje apoffles,$c: pet toe ojDtnarilie rcaa tn tfte fcr iptures, ttmt it is ttje ilojD tfjat foo?fcetb great foonoers* f^ea Dauid rattt)5 t^at among tf)e DeaD(as in ffjis cafe of Samuel) (Bod bimfelfe tyefoetb no toonoer&3 ftnD alfo tfmt (E5oD Ml not giue ^is glojte anD poiuer to a creature . NiAodcmus being at pjanfie coulD fate, ttj at no man coulD Do fucb miracles as £fct# DiD,ercept jfeet to tijofe goDs anD iDols5ft&ubta)fee ontbemffje pofoerof dBoDjSDcB eifber gcoD oj ill if pon can,* c, £>o as fte p?o#et tmefcj anDtaugbtftjerebp, tbat none but d£oD coulD loo^fee miracles* infinite places fo: tins purpofe migbt be bjougbt out oftlje fcrip* ture5t$irij fot: b?cuitie 3 omit anD ouerflip.
lb, Auguftine, among otber reafons,fxbcrebpbe paouetbtbe ceafing of miracles5faitb;$oto blinD flcilj Dcotb not open ttje tic$ of tbe blinD bp fte miracle of dpoD,but ttje eies of our bart are 0* pcneDbptbefoojDofdUoD. ^otoisnotour Deao carcaferaifeD anp mo?e bp bp mitaclc3butcur D* ao booies be Hill in tbe graue,
ano
Ob. of Witchcraft. Cap . r .
and our foules are raffed to life bp Cfeiffi . #ofo tt>e cares of tbeoeafe are not opened bp miracle, but tbep txbfcb bad ttjetr earcs ff)ut.befo;*e, baue tbem noto opened to tfjetr (aluation. 2Uje miraculous tjcalmg of tbe ficfce,bp annotntmg,(pokett of bp & James, te cbiecteo bp mante, fpccfaHte bv tbe papitts, fo;r tbe flames.**** maintenance of tbeir facramentof ertreame taction: &bi#is apiftjlie and bafncltetofed in tbe Monrijty eburcb, a^ tftong^ttmt miraculous gift bad continuance till tbisdaie : therein poutyall *f ^ In' felrijatCaluinefpeafeetbinb^mftttutiong. f|)e grace of W^[^ lmg(faitbbe)fpofeenof bp ^ James, tei3aml^eDaU)ate,agalfo £' ti)t otber miracles, ftbid) tbeilo?d toould baue fi&efoed onelte ftp a time,tbat be migbt make tbe nefop?eacbmg of tbegofpelltner* uellousfoj euer. W)P(faitb be) d© not tbefe (meaning miracle* idemMd. mongers) ajpotnt fome Siloah to fatm tn,tibereinto at cer teme *« * ?• ojdtnarie recourfcs of times ftcfce folfee mate plunge ibem;Ifa,,^7# felues :>TOp d© tbep not lie a long fopou tbe kaa, bicaufe Paule Aas.2o,io. raifed bp a dead dnto bp tbat meanes^tmerelte(faitb be) lames in idem did. " tbe miracle to annotnt5fpafee foj tbat time, ftlnles tbe cburcbftill nemte LCaU enioteo fucb blefftngs of pjefenttoitb bis in allages^andfoofteu asnded ts,be £eipe$ ftieir0cfene!!fes,nole(retbanmolotime. But b£d©tb not fo t)tter bis manifeft powers, no: Diftributelb miracles, as bp $e bands ofttjeayoffles,bicaufe tbe gift teas but f uine euen tbere concluded tbus .; iSiep fate fucb foertucs 6; mtra clesrcmaine5but erpertencefaitbn&te. Sinufebotn tbep agree among tbemfelues. Dana:usfaifb>fbatneitber fDtftfriup diuell can too?fte miracles '♦ Giles Alley faiib direttlte, tbat fonttbes too^lte miracles- Caluine faitb ibepare all eeafed.311 fcHtebnton* gers fate tbep continue. But fome aftirme,tbat poptffymtt acles are t)ant$ed and gone atnate : botobett tottcbes miracles re* mainetnfullfQtfe* &o as £>.Loytsoutof credit fo?a fyo;$e? lcacb,95atfterT. and motber Bungle remaine in cftimatton fo; p?o$ets : nate hobgoblin ana Mbbin g©dfettotd are contemned among poong tbildjen., and motber Alice and motber Bungie are feared among old frolcs. ffce efltmation of tbefe continue, bicaufetbe matter batb not beene called in queffion : tbe credit oftbe otber decaietb,bicaufe tbe matter batb beene l©feed into, Hbereof 3 fate no mo?e3 but Qaf $• Anthonies blittie tptll fjelpe
pour
158
Prqu.fi.
8.Booke. Thedifcouerie Propbe/te.
pour ptg,febenfoeuer motyer Bungie Doty fpirttt totty trtr curffe; £no tycrcfojetoe aretoarneD bp tye foo?D of not to feare tyctt cur CTcs. But let all tye toittymongers, anD fpe> ctallte ttjc mtraclcmongcrs in tyc foo?lo anitoer me to tt?ts fnp p ofttt on;]D ut cafe ttjat a fcooman of creDit,o: elfe a tooman-tuti ty tyoulo fate tjnto tyem, tyat tye ts a true pk:o#et of tye ILojD ,anD tyat $ reuealety tyofe fecret mpftcr f es tmto ftfr, ttfcerebp tye De* tectety fte letoD acts and imaginations of tye toicfceD, anD tyat bpinm tye toojfeety miracles, anD pjo#eftety,$c: 3tytnftetyep mutteifterp0elD3o;confeflietftatmtracle0 areceafcD . 115ut futy ft tugs (fait!) C ardane)ajs faeme mtraculouj55are tyeeflte Dame bp Decetpt, legterDemaine, o?confeDeracic; 0? elfe tyep mate be Uo)ne,antJ pet feme bnpoffible,o? elfe tyings ate fata to be Done, ano neuer foere noj can be Dame.
H. Card.de ntsrdcul.
Ifai.41.
l.Sam.18. Rom. 1 2. i.Cor.n.
Iohn.4.
That the gift of prophcfieis ceafed.
The fecohd Chapter.
^at totted , no? tije tooman of
Endor,nojpet jnr familiar oj Diuell can tell fcdjat is to come,map plainelie ajpeate bp tye foo:D$ of tye ppo $ttJ$)Q faitfcSbeto tdj at things are to come,anD toe toill fate pou are goDS inD&D. 3cco;Dtng to tyat ityity Salomon fatty ; Wo can tell a mem lityat tyall ljaff>en l)tm imoer tye funne ^ sparrietyat can 3{faity tye toitcb of Endor to saule.)But 3 totli rather belrime Paule anD Peter, i^tty faie,tyat p?o#efle is tye gift of tyat tafeety tjpon Ijtr to doo all tying*, anD can D© notytng but be* guile men: Dp ffejpetyalfo motber Bungie, anD tye can tell pou feijere pour Ijojife 0? pour affe is beff ofoeD,oj anie tying tyat pou tiaue loft is becomes SamuellcoulD;anDttyatpou fjaueoone in all pour age paff, as cobs toell; pea anD ityat pour erranD is, btfoje pou fpeafee^as
ElizaeusDiD.
Peter Martyr fatty, tyat onelte (Sod anD man fenofoetytye
fteart
, Ob. of Witchcraft. - Cap.2. I $9
bear* of mart 5 an& fterefoje, ftatfte bluett tnoff be fcctabeb, afc v.Maryr.
leDgtng ftefe plSCeS ; Solus- nan eft Jcmrator cofdntm , J©ttCltC tocxomf*

fiirttus homims qui eft in eo, $LQM fettOtDCft fte fttngS Of mart, but
ftefpiritofmanftfeiftts foriftinbim, 2UtD Salomon faift,r« .ys-
lus/i0ftlcogitutioneshomimmM)OUOmlmMQ\X)ttt ftC ftOUgbtS Of mctt* 3nD Icremie fatft in fte perfOlt Of
corda cr renes, 3 am Cpod fparfting bearts ana reines. aifo Mat- thew fatft Of
feing ftetrftougbts,febotnfcrlpture is called fte feather anb tmotoer of fte t^ougt)t0 in ft e lieart: as afpeareft in Ads, i .& j c.
Rcm.8.Matth.a«i 2.& 22,Marke.2.Luke.6,&7.& n* Iohn.i,
2,6. & i ?. Apoc.2,&. 3. ana in ofter places infinite.
2fte fame Peter Martyr alfo fatft, ftat ftebtucll mate fufpett, *4W$ but not bnotD our ftougbf s : fo? if be ftouto Imofo our ftougbts, ^ cmrfh be fl^oulD bnber liana our fatft; iftift if beats, be tuoulo neuer afc fait tjgtDtttionetemptattominofe^tocreaDtbat Samuel coulb tell tftere ftings loft foerc Orateb4c:but loe fee ftat gift alfo cea* feDbpftecommtngof €teiil, accb^tng to fte faieng of Paule; &tfuntyte ftmcSjanDin Dtuerfc manerstSoD fpafee in fte olD^ebr,I>8, times bp our fafters ftepjo$£ts,tri ftcfe lalf Dates be baft {po feen bntofcg bp bt*fcnfc,$& 0nb fterefme % fate ft at gift of p*o> jfcefie, t$erefotft ©Ob in times p&ff ^tppjfai people 3 is alfo ceafeD>anb counterfeits and eoufeners^re come inftetr places, accoititng toftis faieng of Peter: sbere&cre falfe p?o$etsa' *.peci.i. mong fte people, euen as ftere ftalbe falfe feafters among pouyic, #nbfttnfee notftaf lb notable a gift ftoulb be taken from fte betouebsntt elect people of xSob3anb committed to mo* fter Bungie,ano fuft ftfee of btr pjofcflloiT.
Sfte too?as of fte p;o#et Zachaneare plamc,foufttngfte ceafingboftofftegajbanobaD p^ojfeetjtoioit :3 tpillcaufefte Zadu*. pv:orbets ana tmcleane fpirtts to Depart out of fte lana,ana feben anie ft all pet p:o#efie, tyz parents ft all faie to btm ; SEljou ftalt notliu^fejftou fpeafceftltes inftename of fte ilo^D:anb bis parents ft all ftutf! btm ft20ugb tft en be pjojbefiettMc. ^o5no: ixhryfoft. fte foretelling of ftings to come, is fte onelie foojfce of(25ob, intmng.i^ Iftobtfpofeft allftings (toertlie,of tftofe counfell ftere Ijaft ne^ h*nhQ^* Her pet beeneame matt. 3no to bnoip our labours, fte times !%#.
ano
Canon, de ntalef. & Ptatberiutt.
1 60 8.Bookc. Thedifcouferic Oracles.
andmomentscllJodbatbplacedtntiisotonepotoer, aifc Pha- uori nus faitb *tbat if tbefe cold pjojbets 0? ojaclers tell ffc&pjofpe* rttie5anddeceiuetb0e,tbou art made amtfer tfeougfj fcaineer* pectation : if tftep tell tb& of aouerfitte,$c: and lie, tfjon art maoc a mtfcr tfeougl) fcaine feare • 2nd tberefoje 3 fate, toe mate as toell (©fee to beate p?o#efies at tbe tabernacle, m tbe bufyof t^e cbcrubm,among tbe clouds,from tbe angels,toitbin tbe arfee, 0? out of ttjeflame,$c:asto ejcped: an oracle of ap:o#et in tbefc dates*
But pot tbe cafe5ttjaf one in our common toealttj $outo ffep tap ano faie Ije toereapjo#et(as manie ftentifee perfons do) fcljo tooulo bdecuc l)tm?o? not fyinfce rafter tb at be toere a letod perfon^eetbeffatutes Elizab^.tdjefbcr ttjere be notlatoes made againff ibem, condemning tbetr arrogancie and coufe* nage: fealfotbc canon latocs to ibefamceffect
That Oracles are ceafed. The third Chapter.
©ueijing o?acle& txrtjtct) fo? tye
mod part toere idols of fiUier,golo,toa>d,
Cones,t c: toitbtn fo&ofe bodies Come fate
tmcleane fpirites i)td ftemfclues , and
gaue anftoers : as fome others fate, ttjat
e$alations riling out of tbe ground,in
fptre tijefr minds, thereby ttjetr p?ietts
gaue out o?acles;fo as fpirits and toinds
rofetjp out of fljat Toilc, and indued tbofc men tottf) ttjc gift of
p:o$cfie of tbings to comc5tbougfb in trutb fyev toere all deuifes
to coufen tbe people,and fo? tbe profit of p:&ff s, tcbo receiued tbe
idols anftoers ouer ntgl^ano deliuere* ^em bacbe to tbe idola*
terstbe nert moaning :pou fljall bndeiSIand* tbat altbougb it
fjad baene fp as it te fuffofed ; pet bp tbe reafons and p?cofes be*
fo:e refjearfed, tbep fljoulo noto ceafe : and idjatfoeuer batb]affi
nittetottbfucb miraculous actions, as toitebcrafi^comuration,
icastmocbedontbeljead, and nailed ontbe erode toitb €bail,
^oftatftb^afeenftepotoerof diuel$,andfatiffied
W;o
Thucidid.
Ctccr.de di- u'mMb.%.
Ok of Witchcraft. Cap.j. i6t
tc^oaltb^ati) froDenftembnDer bis fafe,sfubDueD ftem5$c. 8t ftbofe eommtngftep?o#etZachariefaift5ftatfte 3Lo?o-toiUrut zach.13,*. fte names of tools out of fte lanD , ana fte p ft all be no moje re* membereD$anDbetoill ften caufe fte p?o$ets anD bncleane fptrtts to uepart out of fte land* |t isalfofo.ntten; 3 foittcut Mkh.fct* oft ftineinftanters out of ftine banD > anD ftou ftait |aue no mo?e fa>ftlaiers fteir fcnsnerie3f c : ftat Snce fte p?eacbing fterecfi, fteir comber arecat,anDfefoftatarefoiferegarDftettt SnDif euerftefepjo* {bcSescametotafceeffed:, it muttbetjponftecomingofiEtetff, fcbereat pcufofteDiuelstoeretroubleDanDfamteD, tdien ftep met bim jfaieng^ rafter erclamtng t>pon bim on t^ifs imfe 5 m
Dei cur vemfl'i not crudare ante tempm ? J© ftOU fonitC Of (1000 , tl^tC
commeflttjou to moletttj0(o^confounD\30) before our time ap* potnteD i OT&ift be inD#D pjeuenteD, anD nofo remaineft be our DefenDer anD fe&per ftem bts clafoes. j§>o as nofo pou fce f)ere ts no rcomeleft foj ftift gbeffs*
^ofobeit,pou ft all beare fte opinion of ofters,ftat baue bane a* mucb DeceiueD as pour felnes in ftis matter : anD pet are D#* uentocoufetre,ftat©£D5D baftconffituteb bfe fonne to beat DofoneftepofoerofDiueIs,ano tofatiffie €>oDs iufftce, anD to beale our foounD recetueD bp fte fall of Adam , acco^Dtng to CBods pjomife in Gene-fis. 5 . U;e feD of tbe fooman ft all treao Gcn * Dofonefteferpent5o;tfteDiuell. Eufebius(inbisfiftb©ke^r4!- £^# -
diutioneEMngefy,tyttit\ztyttZtf\& ft!S,ftat ftepofoer Of OtUelS cap.u
is taken afoaie bp fte comming of maoe b^ tiuels3all fcoftfaiengs anD Diuinattons of men are gon anDbaniftcDafoaie, 3 tern bectfeft Porphyrie tn bisbofeea* *****&*. gainftcb?tffianreItgton,tcberetntbefe foc?DsarerebearfeD; 3|t Torph rJn fe no meruelLftougbfte plague be fo bot tn tbtectfte : foj euer /&ST- Knee 3efusbaftb^efoo:ftttpeD3foe can obtetne nofting ftat g©D is at fte banos of our goDS * 3nD of ftts Defect! on anD cea* cajt Mum. Cngof ojaclesfonteft Cicero long tofoje, anD ftat to baue bap; #*•*• peneD alfo before bis time • ^ofobett,Chry foftome liutng long ixhyfia. Cnce Cicero^atft^ftat Apollo foasfc;eeD to grant, ftat foiong de Uud- as ante rel&e of a martp: foas belD to bts nofe, be coulo not VaMm+ makeameantfoero2o?ack&oasonemappercetue, ftat fte beaft en foere foifer i\\ ftis beljalfe ftan manie ftjittt ans, tft 0 in
$.;♦ times
l6i 8.Bqpkc. Thcclifcouerie Orac/er^
t(mC0pattlOCreCclUeD Ofpugmtom mcant4mentortm>ft& fteCEng* ittlj pjMCCS ate Called DefcnfiresfiJa . Plutarch Called Bceotia
(astoccallbabla*$)bpftcttamcof manie too#0,btcaufeof fte multitude of oleics ftetc^lfttft noto(fatft tje)atelifce to a fp^ing b^ founfafne fdificb to o?ico tip • =$f ante one remained, 3tuoulo ntieSuebund:eDmtotofett : but in ftetftoletoo;lo ftere ia not one to be feene at ftte Ijoure • popift coufenages excepted.
515ut Plutarch faift, ftat fte caufe of ftte Defection of o?aele$, iuas fte btuete deaft, fftofe life l)e fjeld to be determinable and
cited by
IMd.follS,
wriceth
poit$namc nwtall, faieugftepdied fojtocrie age ; ano ftat fte dunning V the death ■$}&&* foere blotune tip iuift a tft trletotno , and fconfcc totft an of ^peflb: :earftquakc* ;©ftera imputed if to fte fife o? fteplaceof ftepla* net^Sftift iftenftep patted ouer ft cm, carried atoaic ftat art twft ftem,and bj> reuolution map returne, f c» Eufebms alfo cu teft out of j)im fte ffo?ie of Pan.,tfttft bicaufe it 10 to ftis purpofe, % foill infert fte fame 3 andfince it mentioned fte diuetedeaft, goumapbel*ueitifpoulitt : fojS toill not , as being aflurc& ftat Ije is refcrued aft ue to punift fte tmcked,and fuft a* impute tmto ftpfe idols fte potoer of almigltfte
A tale written by manie graue authors3and beleeued
by manie wife men of nhe diuels deadi. Another ftoric written by papifts,andbeleeued of .all carholikcs,apprco- uing die diuels honeftiejConfcience^and courtefic.
The fourth Chapter*
Lutarch rattlj , tW W country
man Epotherfes tolp Ijim , ftat as tjepafc
fed bpfea into Italie, manie paffenger*
being in t)te bote, inaneuening, fcben.
ftcp lucre about fte Hand* Echinadar,
fte toind quite ceafed : ano fte ftip d:t*
uing foift fte tiDe5foas bjougljt at laff to
Paxe. #nd fc$tlelt fome flept , and ofters
quafi:5antiofterfomelnereatjDafee (perhaps in mill cafe as fte
refl)aterfujperftiDDenlieat)oiceiuasi fjeard calling, Thamus; |
in fuft fc?t as euccte manmameUcd^te Thamus teas a pilot*
-bo;nc
samus
Ob. of Witchcraft. ,Cap4*
bo;nem Aegypt, fcnfchbttnt to stjanil $af tocre in tbefytp. ^ ®*crefb:ebcwgifoin; calico^ haubg iic
tnncbeanftDereDranDfte ottyertoitft atotusn: bmeeeommau; tieto£00» bcD^tm^atUiicn^canutoPalocics, i;e C^cuto tell tfcemiijaf 5?^^°
Epi
tercbifttoto^anuii-coiiclobcOjftat If (Sic tutno fc^re Ijie, be might ftepmuapaiTcbpit^mcncc vbuttf tljctpcattjer fcerecalme, *„£j£~ $e muC tatter (feat fobtcb I;t bat? tears . jBiit Ufccn tljcp came to withfuch Paicdes,anDt!;ctetocrcahne5ThamustefetU0 cut toterDtljc a left: laiti>,cn?DnlGto&, tbattfc great goD Pan teas DeceafeD : and tmmcDtatlie tlicrc fcilcftro a lamentable noife of a multttuDc of pecplc3asit lucre tmtb great toanuicr an&a&nriration. fln&bf* caufetberefejeremanie m tljcifyp, itjep faiD tbe fame tijerecf
tDasfpeeUtltebMJUgtjttoRoniCjanDThamus fer.tfo^bp Tiberius
ftc tnqmreD anD a(feeD5ftfeo ftat Pan foas ♦ SljelcarneDmenabcut Itfmfufpofet^tlmt Panfoas Ijet&oloas ttje fonne of Mercuric anDPenelope,fc.Eurebiusfatli)3t^attt)iS£^anccD in tbe time of Tiberius tbe ©mpero:,fcdjen
PaulusMarius, tllbiflUtOfeft fcpottOuidsFaiti, fettf), ftat tfjtS
fcotce foas jjearu oat of P a xe,tfjat toerie ntgbt ibat in %z peare of Tiberius tbe nineteenth ^>urclte5tfct6 toas a met* A ^teai tie ieffoeuifcDbpThamus, ufeotDfttj fome confeDerate tbougbt onofTha- toniafeefpo;ttDtfttljcpatrenger55td30tDere fome afleepc, anD mushis (bmeo^nfeCjannfomeofter at plate, ft : fcbtlcs ttje fird fcetec knauerie* teas tjfeD tier t)temelTage,b£ being an olD pilot, fcneto tofcere fome noife faas t)fnail,bp meaner of fome ecdjo in ttje fea , anD tbougbt be tooulD(to ttje aff onttyment of tbem) accompltfi) %i$ ncuik , if tl?c foetberpjoweDcalme. SSberebpmapappeare, ttjat be toouloiit. otbercafesoftempeflfe,fc: ratber attcnD to mo:e fetious bu&> ne^tfjan to tbat riDiculous matter . j*o: ftfcte elfe !^ou!d be not Do bis errant? in rcugb foetber, as; toell as in ealme i 0; tdjaf n£D be fell ffie Diuell tljereof , ftben tbc Dtuell f do it bim befme, anD toitb mucb moje ejrpeDition eculDtaue Done ttje erranD *Legmi*». ljimfelfe^ in. ****&**-
*3£utvou(£aUreaD uitbe£cgcnDafable5ano:aclc3! fooulD -f/,f'*'
#4 fate/ * ■
1^4 S^Booke. The difcoucric Oracles.
faie,mo2eaufl)cnt(fce* jrojmanpfoillfap tfjat ftistbas a pjo> #aneffo#e,anonotfocanontcallas tbofc ixbittjare toercfietj bp tfje popes autfcojttic : anD ttjus it ts fo?itten\ a fooman in tjir tra* uell tent tyt ftfter to D i ana, t$t$ foas fte Dtudl in an t&oll (as all tyofe oracles are fafo to be) anD foilleD W to make Inr platers, oj ratfjer a requeff, to fenotoe of inr fafe oeltuerie : trincrj tying flje trit>* But tfje Diuell anfberetJ^IHjp p:aieft ttjon to me * 3 cannot |ielpetf)ae,butgo pjaieto Andrew tbeapoffle, anolje map liclpe A gemlc typ frff er,$c. &o, ttjts toss not onelie a gentle, but a goalie Di* iT di g 1L lu^lj Pi^ng ft* toomans cafe, fttjo reuealing t)is otone tufabtlt* tie, enabled ■ j&> Andrew mo?e. 3 fcnofoe fome p^oteffants fonll fate, tbat ttje omell,to mainteine ttiolatrie, % c : referred ttjc maid fo-&. Andrew . %\xt feijat antloer toill tbe paptffs mafee, tc^o fttnke it great ptetietop2atet)ntofaints,anofobpconfequence Ijoneff courteffe in ft e muell, to feno Inr to ^Andre w^fcfco VdoId not fatle to ferue fete tumeric*
Theiudgmcnts ofthc ancient fathers touching ora- cles,and their abolifriment,and that they be now trans- ferred from Delphos to Rome.
The fift Chapter.
w^p (^
* oracles are ceafefc bp tbe coming of vjl&ttt, pen fl&all fino in iijefe places foUofcoing^
tDtt : Iuitinus I n dialogic aduerfa ludaos, A-
thanaiius De bumanitate verbi, Aaguitine
' De emit ate Dei, E nfebius uky.cap. 6y JtCttl
lik^.caj?. i . 8. Rupertus In ftanM, I o. 1 2.
7/^j?^£L Plutarch De MitioneorAcuiorum^ Pliniefife
3 Q^arural.bifiorUjfimliiCj Adianafius concludes, ftat inttmef pal! tftere tere oracles in D elphos,Bceotia,Ly cia,an& cftjer pla* ces : but noU) imcc Cfyitit is p:eacfteD to all men, ttjis msoneflfc isceafe&. £>aaspoute, tbat fo^atfoeuer efftmatton in times paff3 ttie ancient fathers conceiuca (bp Ijeerefate) of tyofe mtra^ colons matters of ioolsano oracles, $c :fteptl)emfelues refafe Doip^notonelie tabeareluitneflfeof sb«tal(baa&rme, tfeat euet
fine*
MbanafJe hwnan.ver-
0£. of Witchcraft. Cap«5,6. 165
fince
JFoatbe ceattng of tbe fcnauertes ami coufentng deuifes of p?eetts, 31 fe no autbojitieoffcuptureo? ancient fatber, but ra* tber tbe contrarte^o tort.tfjat tbere fl^al! be ff range tllufions tye* iBcobptbem,eucn till tbe end V &nd truelte, ttbo&euer Imo' iuetbandnotetbtbe ojoer and deuifes of and in poptfb pt!gr£ mages, tyall fe botfjtbe oracles itbeirconclufions remaining, andasttiueretranfferredfrom Delphos to Rome, ftbere ttjat aanlf er ous generation continuallie feefeetb a iipgne, tbougb tbep fjaue Mofes $ tbep?o#ets, pea turn €teitf 1 digs apoff ies alfo, $c~.
Where and wherein coufeners, witches, andpreefts were wcont to giue oracles, and to worke their feats.
Thefixt Chapter.
J^efe coufentng o?acie& 0? rather
oaaclers t)fed ana to den ttjetr miracles mott commonly inmaios,inbeaffs,in images,tn Dens, in cloiffers, in oarbe^oles, in trees, in rfjurcbes 02#uwbpards,sc:ftberep?#ffs, mtonfes, and friers IjaD laid ibeir plots, ^77w-^4ann maoetbeir confederacies afo?eband, to beguile fbeiDOjld,togatnemonie, and toadde credit to tbeir p?ofe(Tton^tsp^acrtfebeganmtbeobesof Dodona5mtbeti|ici) slrabo g^ teas a foflD, tbe trees tbereof (tbep fate) could fpeafee ♦ #nd tbis m**: foas dimtebp a Imaue in a boflotoetr#,tbat femeo found bnto ^r%'fe„ fljeGmplc people. SEbis Idcdd foas in MoloiTus a partof Greece, ca^{'t ? called Epyrus, anditfoas namedDodonas oracles, Iberefoere mante oracles in Aegypt;namelie,of Hercules,of Apollo,of Mi-
nerua^fDiana^fMarSjOflupiter.andOf fteore Apys,tft0 foas
tbefonneoflupiter5bntbts image loas too^ipped in tbe lifce* neflfe of an ore, Latona, &bo tuas ^t motber of Apollo, foas an o:acle in tbe cttte of Bute . 2Ebe p^eeff s of Apollo, bj^o alftmtes count erfaited furte and madneffe,gaue oracles in ttjef emple cal*
led Clar ius, tottbin tbe Cttte of Colophon in Greece. 0t Thebes
in Bceotia, and alfo in Lcebadia, Trophonius tuas tbe cbeefe 0?a*
Cle. at Memphis a COfo,at Corindi an ore Called Mineus, in Arfinoe a crocodile, tn Athens ap?0$et Called Amphiaraus,febo
$♦$♦ indeed
166 8.Booke. The difcouerie Oracles.
indiddted at Thebes, l^eretfjep fate tbecartb opened, % finales inedijimtjp quickest Delphosioas tfje great temple of Apol- \ojofyztz diuels gaue o?acles bp maides (as Tome fate) ttjGugb in* d&& ft teas Done b j> pjrieff s. 3 1 teas bnf It bpon ParnafTus tjtll tn Greece. £nd ttje Defenders of oracles fate, tba t mm as rt tiers offenti mes are dtuerted to another coatfe; To lifeefoife tbe fyf rtf 5 fefctcb infpired tbe djriefe p?o#et s3 map fo? a ttmebeClenfcjandre* time againe bp reuolution.
Demetrius fattt),t|jattbe fpirtts, fat)ic|i attended on ovaries, foamed foearte of ttje peoples curiofitfe and impojtunitte, and *h Haw in f^: *&ame $$$® $e tentple. J** a* * one ttmt of late fcaft to^ tt^ his'defen- ten agamCp^opSefiesfaift^ttenomamelUftat t#en tfje fa* fatiuca- miliars ttmt fpeafce in trunksfoere repelled from ifceir Ijarbouc gamftpro- fojfeareofdifcotterie^
pheto. tljefeareall gone notir, and ftefcfettaueriefeefpfed ; fo as tfjep can no-longer abnfe tbe too?lo tuttt) fudj babies * 15 at fefcereas ftefe great doctors fuppofe^tfmttbe caufe of tbeir dtfpatcft too* tfjc comming of C^iQ, if tftep meane $ at fte dt well died,fo fame asljetoasbontejO^attljenbegaueouer^tsoceupatton : tbep are decerned* jFoj tbe poptfy cftucct) Iiatft made a conttnnail p?ao> tifefjereof, partite fo? tbetr otonepduate profit, lucre, and game; and partly to be fcad in eff imaff on of Qe to 0 jlo3an& in ad* miration among ttje Ample. JiBnt indeed, men tyat ftane learned €d«lS, andbeeneeonuerfant in W fooja* Ijatte difcouered and fljafeenofftbefcanitie and abomination fjaereof. 5i5uttftt)ofe doctors &ao Uueo till tbis date, fyey toonlo ijaue fa td and toatt en, tbat oracles liadceafed^o^ratberbrimed^men pat of England in
Inwhofe tbettmeof&, Henrie tl)C eigtjt, an* Of ilaane Elizabeth t)is
dates ora- &atigbfer ; ftijo Imue dtonefo mwb in tbat beijalfe, as at tin*
^England 6««reftep ate notonlie all gone5butfo?gotten&ere in fyi* GEng*
5 lifynatf onsets (tjep foatme&as tbicfee as tyep did in Boeotia,
o^inanpotberplaceintbetoojio, iButibe credit tbep bad, de*
pendednottjpontbefroefart,but fcpon tbe credulitie cf others.
j£oto tfjetefoje 3 tutll conclude and mafte an end of tbis mat* zach.i©. ter3foftfr tbe opinion and fat'eng of tt>e p20#et3 tiaine ts tbe am ifo.44. ftuerofidots. ^it)epl)aueeiesandfenot,earesani>^ear^
not, monies and fpeafee not, % c : and let tfcem Ojefo fcfcat ts to
come, and 3! Ml fate fyep are gods ind&>
f7*f
tfam ex founded, of Witchcraft. Cap.i, \6-j
^ The ninth IZookg.
ThcHebrue word Kafam expounded, and how farre a Chriftian may conie&ure of things to come.
The firft Chapter.
Afam (aj! Iohn Wierus im*£J£ toponbtsotone fenolulcDgeaf^^^" firmetb,andtopontbe toojdof
Andrseas Mafius reported)) Otfr
feretb little in figmfication from tbe former tooao oh ; beto* bening wJr/Witobfrbte,!* p:o$cfe , and is molt com* monlie taken titeuill parkas
tnDeuta8.Ierem.274C:^0tD^
btit , fomet tme in gcod part, ass
tnEfaie 5.verfe,2. CofOtttdl Alldiuin*.
tbingsfoeomefcpon probable „«««! tomectnre5,(b as therein toercatb no further tban becommetb demnabk humane capacities not (in mine opinion) tmlatofull, but ra* fljer a commendable manifestation of tutfedome ant) tudgment, fte gtoo giff s and notable bleflings of (25 £> 2D , fo? tfje fcbub toe ougt)t to be tbanfcfall 5 as alfo to tntltj due honour and p:atfe t»n^ to inm,fo? ttjc noble o?dcr ftfytb be batb anointed in n ature:p:at eng tym to lighten onr beart* toitb tbe beamed of bis toifedome, (bat toe map mo?e and m o;z profit in tbe trite fenotoledge of ttje toojfeemanfljip of bte bands* 315ut feme are fo mfe, tbat ftep con* demne generattieallfojteofofoinatfon^dcmeng Qofeffjftigp tbat in nature bauemanifeffcaufes, and are fo framed, as tbep fo:tf>eto tbtngs to command in tbat fyeto admomty to of flung* after to mfue5 erbibtting ftgnes of tmfenotone andfuture mat* ters to be fudged bpon, bp t|ie o^oer, iatoe, and courfe of nature
#.«#♦ pjopofed
opinion.
1 68 p.Bookc. Thedifcouerie Obferuingofrvethe. pjopofed tmto te bp d5od.
and fome on ttjc ofter fide are fo befottcbed toitb foilte^as ttep attribute to creatures tbat eCimaff on, ftbtcb rfgfjtltc and true* lie ajpertetnett) to CSoD rtje creato? of all tf)tng0 j afttrntuigtbat tbcpubltfeeand p?tuate deCinies of all humane matters, and lrt5atfoeueramaniDOulDfcnotoeofftmgscomeo?gone, is ma* ntfeC CD to tos in tbe beauens : fo as bp tbe Carres and planets all tbtngs migbt be fcnofone . Iljefc fooulo alio, tbat nofttng tyculd be taken in band o? gone about, toitbout ttic fauourable afpect of fyt planetsJ5p fcdjid), and ottjer tbe like ocuifes tbep depjaue and p:o$ane tbe ancient and commendable obferuattons of our fo^ Cokbrafus fatberstasdidColebrafus^trf^otaugb^tbat all mans life foas crronious gouewed bp tbe feuen planets ; and pet a dmCian5 and condemn nedfeberefie. But let t)sfofarref(mtbimb:ace and allototbis jbtlofo$te and pjopbefteng, as tbetoo?o of (Bod gtuetb us leaue, and commended tbe fame bnf o tos»
Proofes by the old and new teftament, that certainc obferuations of the weather arelawfull.
The fecond Chapter.
^en
Dome bad made tbebeauens, and placed tbe Carres in $befirmament,be fatdj&et tbem be fojfignes, andfo: feafons,and fo? daies,andpeares. Wien be created tbe ratneboine in tbe clouds, be fato t| Gjould befo? aftgne and tofeen bntofcs* Wfltb foe find trueatot onelie of tbe fioua pattjbutalfo offfjefoers to come, and tberefote according to 3e* fusSirachsaduifCjlettJS bebold % and jnaifebim tbat made ii+ H;ep?ojbetDauidfaitb;23jebeauens declare tbe glo^teof (Bod, and tbe eartb Gjefoetb bis bandiefoojfee : date tmto daie btf eretb (be fame, and nigijt fcntomgbf feacbetb fenofofedge* at its alfo fa#tfentbat bp tbe commandement of fte bolie one tbe Carre* areplaced,andcontiuueintbetr o?oer,$faile not in tbeir foattb. Slti^ouldaijjearejtbatilEb.nC^mfelfe did not altogitber neglect Luk.x*^4. fftecourfet o^deroftljejeattens, intfynttytato$Wbmvcutea
cloud
Pfalnu$.
Gen.i.
Ezech.i. Gen.9.
Ecclus.43. Pf.19.Sc50.
Ecclus.43. Baruch.3.
Kafam. of Witchcraft. Cap.2,3. i6p
clouti rife out of tfje foeff, flrrigrjtfoate pou (hie atbetcsr com; ntett) : ana fo it is . &nd ftben t>o u te tbe foufyfcoind blcioe 5 v 0 u fateitMlbebof,andfoitcommetbtopaffe. #gaine,f$enttis MatM*.*, euening,pou fate fatre tocatber,fo? tbe One is red : and in tbe mo?* *
ntng poufate, to Date fljalbe a tempeff,fo: tbe fete i$ red and ioiDziug^Wereinasbenofeib ttjat t^efe ttjing^ dcotrulte come to paflMccojdtng to ancient obferuatton , and to tbe rule aff ro* nomicall: fo ootb be alfo by otber Ipo^tis folloforing aomonitlj t*s, ftat in attending teo mucb totbofcobferuattons^tne neglect not Cpectallte to follofo our cbtf ffian location*
2$e jbpfictan is commended tmto tos, and allotoeti in tbe fcrt> ptures : but fo to put truff in btm, as to neglect fdiffrull is feuereliefabtdden and rep?oued*§>urelte it is mott neceffa* tie fo? bs to fenofo and obferue dtuerfe rules affrologtcall^otber* &rife foe could not imtb opo:tunttte dtfpatcb our ojdinarie a& fafre&and pet La&antius conoemnetbarid recounted it among Lasranuon- ibe number of imtebcrats: from t^ofecenfureCaluineDotb not w*«flwfc- tnucbtete^e pcn?e bufbandnianpercetuetb ffmt fbeincreafe £w' of tbe mame mafceft) plants and lining creatures ftutefull : fo as Teucerje in tbe full m©netbep are in bcttftrengtb3Decateng in tbe inane, aI*olia& anb in tbe contuhmontia3t)ttedietottber and fcade* WSbitb-tjfym *> 3* by obferuatton, fofe and paacttfc tbep baue once learned, tbep dt> ftributetbetrbuftueffeacco?Dmglte; as tbetr times and feafbns to fofoe3to plant,to p:oine,to let tbetr cattell bloud, to cut,$c,
That certeinc obferu ations are indifferent, certeine ridiculous, and certeine impious, whence that cunning, is deriued of Apollo,and of Arufpices.
The third Chapter.
dtfcommend tbe curious obferuatton fr ions art of fed bp our elders, fcbo coniectured fcpon «■*•
nattUities:fo as,ffSaturne and Mercuric caft««-
toereojpofifetnanie b?ute figne,a man tbenbo;mefl>oulo bedumbe 0? ffammer mucb;ftbereasitisoatlietone, Ifjat cbtf* djeh natnraUie imitm fljeit parent*
conditions
170 p.Booke. The difcoucric Cold prophets.
conditions tntljat bcbalfc. 3lfotbcpbauenote&5tl)atonebo:ne in tlje fpnng of ttje mconc, fl^aibe bcaltfne ; in ttjat time of ttje foane,iiben tbe mome fe toferlte DecaieD, tbe tbilD tben borne cannot If ue 5 anD in flje comtmctf oit5tt cannot long continue, iuiius Ma- IBnt 3 am fure tbe opinion of Iulius Maternus fe mott impi*
teams his 0US5fcb0 fomtetf)3ff)at l)e td^fdl ijS b02tie ftljen S aturne i0 in Leone,
ousoT1 ^^Ultolong5anDafter Jri* Deatbfljall goto&eauenprefentlie.
nion. SlnDfotstbisof Albumazar3t^ofaiti)5 tfjati^ofoeuerpraietb to

f tint ty& prater* ifurtbermore, to plaf e ftc coto proj&et, as to w
countif gatoorbaD luche,^cn fait 02 iaine fallctb on tbe fable,
0? is f^eD.ic; 0? to prognosticate tijat gbeffs atp:od) to pour
boufe3topon ttje djatf ertug of pies 0.2 ijaggtffers,tifterof tbere can
bep&toeDno probable reafon,isaItogttbert)anitieanDfuperiH^
ton: as thereafter tyalbe more largeiie fijctucD ♦ But to make
fimple people bel#ue,tbataman 0: fooman can foretell ga>D 0;
euillfortunejtsm&retoitcbcraftojcoufenage* jfor (S5od is tbe
onliefeartber of ttjeljeart.anD oeltuereftnot Ins counfell to To
Bodinw. lefoD reprobates. 3 fenoto Dtuerfe fruiters affirme, tfmf initdl&t*
Daneus. foretell things, as prompteDbp a reall Dtuell; anD tbat beagame
£r^»x. learnetb it out of tbe projbefies fortttcn in tbe fcrtptures5anD bp
MdSfl °$er nimble fletgljts , tdjerem \>t paflfetb ante otber creature
Thmjifd. ear Cblte^anD tbat tbe fame Dtuell, 0? fome of bis fellofoes runnes
nas,&c. 0? flies as farre as Rochefter,tO ntOiber Bungie ; or tO Canturbu- rie to $|)* T; or f 0 Delphos, to Apollo: OJ to Aefculapius, in Par-
gamo ; or to fome otber 1D0U or toitcb, anD ibere by toaie of oracle anftocrs allquefftons,tbrougbbt$bnberffanDing of tbep:o$c> fies conteineo in tbeolD teCrament, efpectallie in Daniel ana Efaie : thereby tbe Diuell feneiu of tbe tranflation of tbe monar* rijte from Babylon to Gra?cia,$c* SButeltber ibep bane learned tbts of fome oracle or toitcij ; or elfe 3 fenofo not t$ere tbe muell fl^pfinDit. sparriecertetuettis, ftat tyttin tbep fljefotbem* reluestobetottcbesanDfonobiuinors:forQ)epfinDnofucbtbmg fortttentncKoDsfoorD.
&ffl)t iDoll calleD ApolloJ Ijaue fomeidjat alreatiie fpofeen in fte former title of Ob ojPytho; anD fome occafionSffmllbaue to fpeafec rtjereof bereafter 1 anD tberfoze at tbis time it fljall fufc fice to teIlpou3ff)at fye crebit gaineDtberetmto, toas bp tbecraft
anD
Kafam. of Witchcraft. Cap.3,4. 171
ano cunning of fi&e p^teff^ i$Ub tenoeb ffjerebpon ; Sd^s foity fteir counterfeit miracles fo befotfcbeb tbe people , as tbep tbougbt fucb bertue to baue b dene conteineb in tbe bobies of tbofe ibols,asdi5oD Ijattj not pjomifco to ante of bis angels, 02 elect people* jFq? it is faib,tbat If Apollo toeretn a djafe5bctxiouto Apoiios foeat:ifbebaDremo?fetotbe afflicteD,anDcoulDnotbrlptbem, Pafllons* befooulDtbeDfeares, ftbicbS beleeue migbt baue b&ne foipcb afoate tuttb tbat banofeercbiefc, (bat tutped ano mien tbe &©D of graces face,bemg in Itfee perplexities. Cuenasanotber fo?t of
tottcbing p:teft5 caUeDArufpice$?pjO#efieDbiCto:tetO Alexan- der, bicaufe an eagle ligbteD on ty* tytfo : fcbicb eagle migbt (3 br \m\e)bt ccopcD 02 cageb toitt} Mahomets Doue,tbat picfeeD pea* fonoutofbiseare*
Thepredi&ions of foothfaiers and lewd priefts, the
prognoftications of aftronomers and phyficians allow- able/liuineprophefies holieand good.
- The fourth Chapter.
i^e cottfentng tttcfeias of o?aclmg
p?tcffsanD monies, are anDbauebeene fpeciaUiemoffabbominabk Sljefuper* tttttous obferuations of fenfles au£u* ro:sf anb fartbfaiers (contrarie to pbilo* fo#)te , anb tm tl) out autbo?ttie of fcrtp^ ture) ^re tjerte bngoDlfe anD riDiculans, l^otobeit^reiectnot tbe p:ognotticatif Whatpro* ons of alironomers, no? tbe conjectures 0? feefoarnings of pbp* phefies ai- ficfans5nojpet tbe interpretations of jfeilofo#ers;alibougb in iowabie* reject of tbe Diutne p^opbefies conteineb in bolie fcnptures,tbep are not to be foefgbeb 0; regarded ♦ iFo^tbe enbof tbefe an&ibe otber xb not onlie farre Differing; but fobereas tbefe contcine on* lietbetoojoanb Urittof bojrtble lies anb coufenages* if 02 tbougb tbere be manp of fytm learneb anb goblfe^et lurfee tbere in corners of tbe fame pjofefc fion,a great number of counterfets anb coufeners* LBodinpufc 1^od\!fudi tetbtbts Difference betfomte Dtaine p?o#ets anb tncbanto?s$ ^
tofeitj
:
172 p.Bookc, t The difcoucric Prophets. \
to feitS}, tbe one faifb altoaies true,tbe ofyers toojbs (pjoc&btng fromtbebtuell)arealtoafes falfe;o? foj one trutbtbep tell alwn u?eD lies • 8nb tbcnft&p mate not euerie toitcb be tbougbt as cunning as Apollo ? 2no td;p not euerte counterfet coufener as goto a toitcb as mofber Bungle? jfa rt isobs,but tbep totll ^tt tbc trutb once in a buntyeb btuinattons as toell as tbe belt.
The diuerfitie of true prophets^of Vrim, and of the
propheticallvfeof the twcJue precious ftones contai- ned therein/rfthediuine voice called Eccho.
The fift Chapter^
% tyouiD appeate, t&at mtn of ;
bolie p^ojbets ftere toere btuerfe fo#s.
ifo? Dauid anb Salomon, alttjOUgb in
tbeir pfalmes aim parables ate contet* i nen moft excellent mptt cries, ano not a* ble allegories : pet tbep toere not tnbueb ^toitb ftat begrae of p?o#efie, fbat Elie anbEHfha toere>$c. jfo?as often as ft rs fafo,tbat (Bob fpafte to Dauid 0? Salomon, it is meant to be Done bptbep?o$ets. jfo? Nathan oj Gad toere tbe meffehgers anb
iIUgA. p?0$etS tq teueale ©ODS totll tO Dauid. 3n0 Ahiam flje Silc-
nite toas fent ftom
0e^xbttbEliasbab,toasboublebbpon Elifha. aifo fomep?o#ets
p:ojbefieb all tbetr lines, fo me bab but one biflon, ano Tome bad
mp^accojbingtoclBoDspleafttrejpea fome p?o#efiebbnto tbe
people of fuel) tbtngs as came not to pa(Te5 anb tbat toas ftbere
dUobsto:atb toas paeffieb bp repentance. But tbefe pjojbefs
toere altoaies reputeb among (be people to be toife anb goblte;
ftbereas tbebeafben pjogjetstoere euermoje feuotone anb faib
to be mab anb ftolifl) : as it is to?tttenbotb of (be p?o#efs of Si-
bylla^nbalfoof Apollo; anb attbts bate alfo in ftcindies^c.
But ftat ante of tbefe etfraojbinarie gifts rematne at ftris
i&dtn. bate, Bodin,no? ante toitdpnonger in tbe toojlb ffmlt neuer be
able to p?oue \ ftougb l)e m bte boofce of btuelify mabnefte tooulb
* mafee menbeleeuett. i?o?tbcfetoeremiraculoufltemainteineb
bP
Diuerfe dc grecs of prophefic.
-
Kafaw. of Witchcraft* Cap.5,6- 173
bp facbtbtngsasfyoulbcometopaffi^oj elfe tnfameb bp Vrim • fo as tbe p:&& s bp tbe b?igt)ines of tbe ttuetue p^eff on* ff ones cor.temebtbcretn,c TOtct)b:t0^tne3anDtcitucccafeu(as; Iofephus tepotfeQfittoo lfephAm* J)unD:eo peares before be toas bojne ♦ £>o as fince ttjat time, *?*'• no anftoers toere peloeb tberebp of (25obs tuilt anb pleafure*,$e> «ertbele£83tbe^cb?uej5to:tfe,ft)at tbere tmflj bame euer ftnce lofmfiiim fbat time, aotuinebotceliearb among tbem, frfneb inilatine j>»^. is calico F'dkvuck^ CUreebe hx pffpeedj.
Ofprophefics condirionall: whereof the prophefies in die old teftament doo intreate, and by whom they wcrepublifhed ; witchmongers aunfwers to the obieo tions againft witches fupernaturall actions.
The fixt Chapter.
l^tftanD ty# apcftieS pjoptjefieD
of tbe calamtttcs anO afflictions , td;tcU fyall graue anb btffurbe ftc ctjnrdj of (000 in tins Ufe : atfo of fye la tf bate , an d of tbe ffgncs anb tofeens tbat tyall be fyetoeb before ttjat bate : anb finallte of all ttjtngs , fi^t'eb are reqmfite fo: bs to , fbt2efenotoe^olDbetf ,fittb fe tbe mer cte of ©ob,tbat all p;o#efies,tbeatnings3 plagues3anb pumfyments condkff.^ ace annereb to conbtttons of repentance : as on tbe otber (toe, naii. co:po:a!l bleffings are tteb bn&er tbe conoitt 0 n of tbe crofTe anb cafftgatton«&o as bp ft em ttjc mptt ertes of our faluaf ton being btfeouereb bnto bs,ftie are not to tofee neto fignes anb mi raclesj bat to atf enb to tfte boctcine of tbe apottles , b*o pjeatbeo efttbtteD anb cructfieb foj one (mnes 3bis refurrectiou , afcrn& on,anb tberebp tbe rebemptton of as manie as bcUetiMc.
Sjepaoifeeftes in tbe oloteltament treat of $e continuance*, fte gouernement,anb tbebiffcrence ofeffates xof tbe btft tnction «f fye foure monar^tes^of iljjetr o^oec, oecate, anb tnff auratiojn ;
of
174 P.Boo^c. Thedifcotieric Vropbets^mircL
The fubied JtJftftC Cl)aiTgCJ5 atlD-rtttll00 Of tfje UtngOOmCS Of Iuda, Ifrael, Ac. of the pro- gypt3Periia,Gra'cia,&c : anOfpCCialliC of $£ COttltmng Of QUC
phcfics of ^antouc 3Jcfu£5
foment ano &berc,ofbis trite,paffion,refurreaton;ic, . Sjcfe. pjopbefces tocre publico bp €>ot»s fpectall ant) prcu! iar p:c pl^cts , cnDuro tmtb bte particular ano excellent gif cs^reortnng to bis p:cnufc; 3 UriUratfeQcm fcpapsopbet ouiofibemM bifljcfrbjctteett, 3 toili put rap tuc^os in b*s moutf),?c. ffiSfeicb ibougb it tacre fpc- ciallte fpofceri of popljef^tdnftitrcre ptactDamong ibembp €5oo to Declarers iif%uS;ui} tbere'al'fo figures of if p?op!jffie be an e£traow2Dinarie gift of God , ano a tiding peeuli^ arto^tmrelfejaBluitljouttiftofefpeciaU atfiffancc no creature tan be a p^opijet5o; fifjeU) loljat is to ccme#bie fi^outo U)ebelecue3 tbatibofclefoo perfonsranpetfejmeb^owtnaitons ano intra* cleg Ujat idwb is not in Ijumane but in otuitic poluer to accom* pltffj?*
^otobrtt, td;en 3 0 wie tbat fotf cbes carmoe in tbe aire, atta ftemiracuiou£5 circumffance tljcreof : bp ano bptt isobiecreD
a4Reg.i.i3. tnto me$at Eno A anD Elie lucre rapt into beauen bootlie$ant> tbatAbacucketoascarrieOtntbe aire, tofeeo Daniel : anofo faifelieofpofeaoiueteo^atoitcbeopotoer againff tbe tefneof fbe l£olp-gboff ♦ |f 3 Dertoe tbe poets opinions/aicng^flmt toiU cbes cannot coelo deduce hmm, fetcb tbe mame from bcaurn, f c : fljcpteUmctbatat Io&uasbaitelltbe funneftateo, ano at tbe paOionof^ttttbere teas palpable oarfenes . 3f 3 fenie tftcit cunning in fteerpofitton of D:eamcs5aoutfmgtbem to rcmem* berleremies council, not tofollotxje o? creoit tbe erpoGto:sof D?eames;tbepbttmetntbe t&tb fottfj Daniel and Iofeph : fo* ftat tbe one of tfjem erpounoeo Pharao ftje Pcrfian kings , tbe o>
Eccks.^^. tberNabuchadnez-zar tbe Aegyptian kings D?eame* gf 3 fate tDttbSalomon,tbattbeDeaotototoenotbing , ano ttmt tbe oeao fenotoe bs not , neitber are remtoueable out of Abrahams bo*
i.$anu8. foment :tbepp?otJueett;effo:ie of Sanujel:bi;erein,3 fate, tbcp fct tbe poluer of a creature as btgb as tbe create:, 3f 3 fate , tbat fbcfc tuttcbes cannot tranfubft antiate tljcmfclucs , no? otbers
into b(atl0^C.tbcp Cite tbettoUC Of Nabudiadnez-zannstijCUgb
inb^obe iueremaDca matcriallbcaS, ant> ibzt alfobp tatcfc
craft;
KafdM. of Witchcraft. Cap .7. 175
craft ;anbffrengtbentbat tbetraffertion ftnib ibe feblesof Cir- ce ano Vlyffes bis companionate.
What were the miracles exprcfled in the oldtefta-
ment,and what are they in the new teftament : and & we are not now to Iookc for ante more miracles.
The feuenth Chapter.
%^p^ o^s^^t miracles e^effeD in tlje ol&
teffarnent tere manie , but tbe enir of ttjcmafl teas one, tbougb tbcp feetet* uersan&oifferingmtyeto: asftberetbe
facrtfJCeSOf Mofes, EIias3antJ Salomon,
being abunbantlte toet foere burnt toitb
fier from fjtmtn , ic . Slje barietie of Gcn.u,&
^S^(rW^y^Mtm$& at tlje builDtngof Baby Ion, Ifaachs Gen.21.
WrtijofSarah bring b|> nature paficbtlo:en 5 tbepaflTagetfeougb Daiux- fljereofea, Daniels foretelling of tbe foure monarches , in tbe fburtb thereof be a#arantlie fojefbefoctb tbe commtng of tbe JL o:&* ail tbefe>an& mante otber ,ftbtcb are erp?effeo in tbe 0 to te* ttament, lucre merciMinffructions ano notable miracles to ffrengfljcu tbe faitb of (0ob$ people in ttjetc SpeHias . 3f poubats gonetoDelphos,Apollotooultib«5nematjepoubd^ue!9tibb^ ampbtbologicallanltocrs, tbat be coulo baue foretold pouall tbefotbings,
2be miracles iuzougbfbg &eao(fobicb manie tooulo impute to tbe tuoman of Endor^nb al Co to our totdjes ano comuro2S)tbe reHonng of tbe lame to' Urns, miracks' tbeblino to figbMbe bumbe to fpeacb3 anb ftnallie fy$ bealing cf all oifeafes; ikifh mante be letw our toitcbes can bco#ea3anti as; tbep tbemfelucs ftnil take it bpon tbemu 2te fo; rafting out of at* uel$(W;icb toa«5 anctber feino of miracles bfuall totfb 0Mj&tp tbes ano coniuro: js are faio to be as g©o ibcreat as eucr be teas i ano pet5if pou toill bslceue €fciff s tuo^tt cannot be fo.Jf h %c faitb; Cnerte ftingoome btuioeb againff it felfe, 11) all be taongbt Matw 2 .1*. tonaugbMc. 3f fatban call outfafban, \z ioDtuibeb/ic : ano bis htngoome tyall not en$ure>tc,
Peters
Ij6 p.Bookc. The dilcoucric Miracles.
Peters ctiatnej5fdloffinpnfon,feDtDRichardGallifics fetter* at Windfor : marrfe fte pitfon do^es opened not to Richard, as ftep did to Peter. Heliasbp fpeciall grace obtained raine,our fottftes can mafee tt raine,fcben ftep litt, $c But Often* %i(f Did tf)cfc miracles, and mante mo:e, and all to confirm c bts truft,and ffrcngften our faift ,and finallie fo? tt)e connection of ftepeople(as appeared inlohn. 6. 7, and 1 2 : in fo muft as be tebementlie renamed fuclj,as topon fte figbt of ftem fooulo not lukio/j. belaeueJaieng^Wobetoft^ChorazinjtDobetotba Bethfai-
da.3ftbemtracle5babbeeneDcDnemTyreantsSidon,t$tcbba«c
boene Drone in pou,ftep ftaD a great td;tle ago repented, $c, Ilet
te fettle and acquiet par fatft tnC&tff, and beleeuing alibis
Ponderous fooaks jet 1 0 tctect ftcfc old tut ues fables; , as Iteng
tamttes : fftereof pou map find intbe golden legend, M.Mai.
andfpeciallte in Bo-din miraculous ffuffe,cnougb to trjecfeeatt
tbc miracles ocpicflcd in fte old and nefo teffament; fcftift are of
mo:e credit ftriib mante betottfted people, tban tbe true mu
racles of ^ittbimfelfe.3ttfo«tucb as ftep Cand m
mo?eafoeofftemanacies ofa foitcb,ftanof all
tbe ftieatnmgs and cur lies pronounced
bp €>oo,and erp2effed in bte foo?d.
£nd ftus muft touching
fte tooid ^rf-
Jam.
qTb
e
Oncn expounded, of Witchcraft. Cap.i. 177
^Thetenth'Boofy.
The interpretation of this Hebrue word Onen5 of the vanitie of dreames3 and diuinati- onstherevpon.
The firft Chapter.
NEN Dtmttl) not
mud) from %*fim,but ttjat
it i* etfenDea to tyt inter*
p:ctation of Djeames.anD
as fa meames, ttfeatfoe^
ner crcDtt 10 attributed
fcn to ti)cm?p:oeo- sett) of
folIte;anD tfjep arc fortes
ttj a t trott in ft em5fo: txbic
ftep fjaue Decetaet) manp.
3n i$f c& refpett tfce |3?o*
#et gttietft tjB g©D foar*
nutg.net to follotoe no:
Ijearfcenfo ttje erpofitojs
of tyeames, ft? ft$2 come ifeougl) ttje multitude of bufinea, 3n&
ftetefo^etftofelott^^ftatmafeemenbeleeue^ep can pjojfce*
fie fcpon tyeame* , a* fenoioing t&e interpretation of tijem,
ant) ef fljer fin monie 02 glo:te abnfe men $ foom en tfjer*
4p, are mare eonfeners, ana foo$jie of great pa*
moment : as are fact) toitctjmo nger3,as be*
lowing ftcm3atiributc fcnto ftern fuA
amine pettier as onelte bclotv
geft) to COD: as appea- red) in Ieremictbe
|);oj^ct.
Eccltts.14,
lercm.iT, Ecdcf.
lerera.tj.
Read the words.
£>.J.
Of
Veneer in diu/'ruijx fotmyu
Ioel.i.
178 I o.Bookc. The difcouerie Dreames.
Of diuine, naturally and cafuall dreames, with their
differing cauics and effects.
The fecond Chapter.
Acrobius recounted 6ue tttflfes
rentes of images, 02 rattjer itnagtnati'
ons ejrfribtted fcnto itiem ftjat fldepe^ft&idj
fo?tf>e moll part dcofigniffe fome&batin
admonition. Ujerebealfo manp fubdi*
utfions made hereof, fe&id) 3! t&inft'e n
lefletoreberfe.Jn lafper Peucertljepari
to be fene3 imti) ttje caufes and occasions
of ojeames*f|)ere toere tocon t to be nelmereft from
0: bis angels , certeine d?eames and fcifious tmto ttje pjoj&etd
and Ijslte fathers : seconding to tlje faieng of loel ; 3 tnfll pofoje
mpfpirttfcpon all %z% pour pamgmenfljall d:eame ^eamesi
and pour old met* fljall fee triQons. lijefefcind of djeames(| tap)
Matth.1.10. tuere tijc admonitymentsandfojetoarnmgs of Cod to ins pcoi
pie: as ttjat of lofeph,tp abide toitlj Marie ^ts toifeaaffer fl&e toas
Macth.1,13. concerned bptbe^olte-gboff, as alfo to conuete our §>auiouc
€b.:tft into Acgypt,$c ; ttje interpretation fefcereof are %t peco*
liar gifts of (SoD^icb lofeph $e patriae^ ant) Daniel i&epjoi
jfett bad moft fpeciallie,
3s fo2$pficattcomectaresfcpond:eames5 flje fcripfuresam^ p:cnue tijem not :fo: bp tljem ttje pbpScians manie times ti© ton* nermann %t Sate of tfjeir patients bodies ♦ jf o? fome of tfjem comebpmeanes of ctjoler, Segme, melancbolie, oj bloud;.an& fomebploue5farfet^imger,tlnrft5fc. Gallen and Boetius toere faid to deale toitb diuels, Mcaufe fbep told fo iuftlte ibeir patients d:eames5 oj rattjer bp f!)eir o^eames tfcetr fpeciall dtfeafes.^oto* bett, $pScall d^eames are naturall, and tbe caufe of fijem dtoel* left) in tbe nature of man . JF 0? fbep are ttje tntoard actions of flje mind in tbe Spirits of tlje b:aine, fofnleft tfje bodie is cccupicn toiftjfl&petfo: as touching ibe mint* it felfe, it neuer fiaspefl). Eljefe d?eames 'oarie, according to flje difference of bumo?s and Ecdcs. y. fcapo#» 2f)ere are alio cafuall d2eamesPt$i4j(as Salomon faitb)
come
I
Gen.39.8:
4°.& 41. Daai.2.
/ Onen. of Witchcraft, i Cap.a^. 17P
come tfcougfj &e multiline or bttfittefife, JFo? as a lending glaflfe ftelDcftftje image o^fiijurctferrebnto ogusfitc : (b in frames, tf# jfeantatfe 1 imagination tnfbjmes tbetnaerffanotng of fntfj things as fcaunt $e otutoarfc fenfe. ^etefcpon flje poet fai$ :
S omnia ne cures p nam 'mens humana quod oft at > rDumvigdat Jfterans^per fomnum cermt idiffum:
Regard no dreames, for why the mind ^
Of that in fieepe a view dooth take, Abraham
Which it dooth wi(h and hope to find> Flemng' At fuch time as it is awake.
The opinion of diners old writers touching dreames,
and how they varic in noting the caufes thereof!
The third Chapter.
YnefiuSj Themiftius, Democritus^ AdifTonaa: ant>o$ers grouaotng tfcemfclues topon cicmcf,i- mmplestbatttjance&atfcibmetimesfce; "out* *" rifieu, perfaa&e men* tbat nothing is dreamc*. tijcamcD in fcatnc : affirming itmt tbe£e> ucnltc tnflaencies&o} tying fcojtrj siuer* fb:me$ in co^ojall matters;; ana of fije fame influences , fcifions and tyeames ^repnnfeDfnftefantatttcaUpotper3l^tcb is inffrumental!5tmtf) a ecleff iall trifpofitton meete to b:ing tto$b &me effetf^efpeciai! te in flespe5t$en ttje mina (being ftk from bcDiite cares) map mo?e liberallie reeeiueftje^eauenlie influencics^crbp many irjings are bnotone to ftem doping in tyeames, tDtucbtrjepitmtfoafee cannot fee* Plato attribute^ itjem to t^e formes anD ingerfcjeD fenotoletsges of tbe (bale ; Auicen to tfje lag intelligence ttjat mo* tiet^tbemcjne.tb^ong^^elig^ttbat liglrfenctrj ttje fantaCe in fl&pe ; Arirtode to tf)e#antalf icall fenfe; Auerrces to fye imagl* ttatiuc ; Albert to $e influence of fop ertoj bcDie£f.
1
£U/. Againft
i8o loJBooke. Thedifcouerie
Againft
The plea- Cant ar: of the inter- pretation ofdreames. TfJRemmJn admonttio- tvh.dejuper- fimonib.ma-
Dreames.
jainft interpreters ofdreames, of the ordinarie cauie ofdreames, Hemingius his opinion of diaboiicall dreamesj the interpretation ofdreames ceafed.
The fourtfrCHapter.
l|ete ate battel cattteD about
concerning tt>f $ matter 5 bnoer fte name
Of Abraham, fobo(a$ Philo In lil.gigantum
fattb) foas tbe firtt inuentoj of fije erpofit U onof oieame* : anD to itbetDtfe of Salo- mon anD Daniel . HBut Cicero In lib. dt
diuinttionetQtifutefhfbt banitie anD foil ie oftbemtbatgtuecreDittoDjeamcs. £no as for tbe interpreter of D?came$,a$ Hjep tmotoe not before tbe D:eame,uo: pet after, anp certemtie; pet tt&en anp tbing afc tertoar Ds ijappenett), ttjen tfcep applie ttje Djeame to tb at fct)t$ fcattjcbanceD*
Certemliemen neuct lignite fatlc to D?eamc bp nfgbt,of ftjat fabtcb tbepmeoitate bp Date : ant) bp Date ibep fe steers anD futu D;tettjmgs5anoconcetuet!)emfcueralltetntl)ctrmtnD£5 * SEben tbofe mtreo conceits being latD bp in ftc doffe t of tbe memojie, ffrtuetogtt!)er;tftttt)3bicanfe tfte^antafie cannot Difcerne no: D tfcuGCc. fomc certeine tbing gatbereD of manic conceit* te b:eb anD contriueD in one togitber. 3no tberefo?e in mineopinton^it to time tjamelieemploteD, to Quote about tt?c interpretation of tneamefi. ^etbat WO to tee tfje follte anD fcanttie tbereo£,maie reaDabatnetreatife/et out bp Thomas Hill JlonDoner,i 5 6 8.
itafflie?tbere are Dtaboltcall Djcame^ftbicb Nicholaus He- mingius Diuioefb into ty& to;tt$. Slje 8rff i&Jofym tbe Dwell tm* meDiatlte of bimfeife (be meanetb co.2po?allie) offered ante matter of D?eame. ^cconDlie,tibcn ttjc DtueUfljefoefljreuelatk on* to ibem ibat baue maoe requeff bnto bint ftierefoje ♦ fbtro* lte,ttben magicians bp art bang to paffe.tbat ofber mm Djeame tdjattbep totU . MareDlie tbefc, anD fo all tbe reff (as tbep maie be WeD) are berie magicall anD Diueliff) Djeamea ♦ if o^altbougb toe maie recctae comfort of mittD bp tfjQfe,ttbtcb are calico s mine
Djeames*
Ontn. -of Witchcraft. Cap.4,5. 181
t>jeames5anD !)ealtt) ofbotite ffpugii jfepHcall toeames : pet tftoe take topon fcs to fcfe ttje oftcce of dSots tn tfce t eueiation 0? rattjer ^interpretation of itjem;o? if &e attribute intto tfjemmira* culous effects (nofo t^entpefcettje gifts of p?o$efie,an& of to The end & terpjetationof &?cames,and alfotije operation of miracles are vfeofpro- ceafeD,teljtcl) tore fpectali anD peculiar gifts of tUod, to confirme Phcf?Cj in: tfce truttj of tije foo?o5and to effabltfl) tits people in tye fai$ of ftje ™ '%l™?h speflias, ftljotsnoto ejrtjifjiteD tinto fcs boil) in itje teffament, operation - ano alfo in ttje bloud of our£>auiour lefas €teiff) foe are be* °f mir^ foitcbeo,and bolt) abufe ano offend tt>e mateff te of feduce,delude and coufeu ail fucb as by our perfuafion,and ttjetr otune ligty belafe, giue ta credit,
That neither witches3noranie other, can either by words or hearbs , thruft into the mind of a fleeping man,what cogitations ot dreames they lift; and whence magicall dreames come.
The fift Chapter.
(Bjanttljetemaiebe JjeatbganD seeke for
ttones found and fenotoneto fte jbpfici* fuchi^ ans , febicf) mate procure ojeames ;and ^Hamu * ci&er fjearbs and ft ones,$ c : to make one mim9 berate all ttje fecrets of tits mind, t$en l)isbodieflfcpetko?atleaff fotfe top^o* cutefpefe$infl#pe, IButitmtfottcbeso? magicians Ijaue pofoer bp foo#s,ljerbs, onmpjecatfons to tfeuff into tijemind 0,: confeience of man, ft&at it tyall pleafe ftem, bptoertue of ftjetr rf)armes,ljearb0, ff ones,o? familiars,$c : according to tbe opinion of Hemi ngius, 31 dente : tljougfc tyerefoittjall 3 confeffe, ttjat fte diuell boft by tiaieantialfobpnigljtjtraucilefttofeduceman, anotoleadlnm from od; pea and tfjat no foate mo?e iban tbts,tri)ere be placeif) fjimfelfeas Coo in tfje minds of ftsern fljjatare fo credulous, to attribute tint 0 &f m,o? tmto toif djes, tbat i&M is onlie in tfce of* fice,nature,and pofoer of d5oo to accompliff). $Do$itot Daniel tfce p?o$et fate.euenin tljtscafc;31ttsffje Dan^.
iSD.fif. 3lo#
Gcn.11,8.
Gen.37,&
ii.
Ifai.tr.
Don.!*
182 io.Booke. Thedifcouerie 'Dreames. ILo;d onelfe ftat ftnotoeft fuft fccrets, as tn fte erpoGtion of d:eames te required:' &nd not!) not iofcph repeat ftofe fcerie foojds to Pharaos ofiftcers?tfto confulfed fonft Jim therein i (£p ampler of diumedjeamcspou matefindagreat number in fte fccipture,fuft (3 meane) as it pleafed(35od to reuealebts plea* furebp, iDf^pftcall ajeames toe mate boft read fn aufto:s,and fetnourot53neerpertenceDatlte,o^ratl)erntgl)t{p.feucl)D:eam0 alfoas are cafuall^ftepare Itfceftiife ttfuall,and come (as baft beene faid)ft:ougb fte multitude of affaires and butfneflfe. 2$ofe iftiftinftefedaiesare called magicall o? diaboltcall dzeames, maie rafter be called melanftolicaU, ifoj out of ft at blacfce fca> jtri&otje po? in (l&pe,ft:ougb djeames.afpeareft (as Ariftotle faiftNfome fimnit. jjojrible fttng ; and as it foere fte image of an ouglie diuell : fometimesalfoofter terrible toifions, imaginations, counfels, and p?actifes . Stsiftereineread of a certetneman,ftat djea* men ftere appeared one tjnto bim ftat required irimto ft?otce bimfelfe into a o#pe pit, and ftat ijc ftoulo reape great benefit fterebp at d5oos bands* £>o as fte miferable tojetft giuing ere* ait fteret>nto,perfojmed fte matter, and billed fcimfelfe . jpofo 31 confeiTe5ftat fte interpretation 0: execution of ftat d^eame toas ind&d diaboltcall : but fte djeame foas cafuall, deriueD from fte fceauie and blacfee &umo? of melanftoite
How men haue bc'cnc be witched5cottfened or abu» led by dreames to dig and feardi for monie.
ThcfixtChapter.
flDfco manie Jjaue beme behntd&eO
tutft dreames, and fterebp made to con*
fumeftemfeluestmftdtggingand fear*
fttng fa? monie5ic: thereof ftep3o: tome
ofter baue d^emptf 3 mp felfe cdulo m&
ntfei!,asbauingfenolDne bofo toifemett
fjaue b&nt ftat tuaie abufeo bp fcerte
. fimpie perfons, turn tftere no d?eame
tjaft hmt met foiftaU,but taking o?eames.and ^ baft beme
trfed fceretofa:eaas one of fte fineJl coufenirig feates ;infc muft
as
Such would be imbar- kedin the
fhip of fcoies.
.
Onen. of Witchcraft. Cap. 5,7. 18$
as fyere fe a fccrte fo:maH art ftereof deuf fed, totfl; manic creel* lentrupcrffttton£f and ceremonies tijerebnto belonging, txfctcfj g Uriil fet dofone as bjeeflic as mate be. SUbdt ttjat bere in Eng- An engli(H land, tbis pjouerbe ijaib beme current; to imt^SD^eames p?©ue proudfbe. contrarie:acco2dingtotbeanfixierof tbe p?ietts bop to bis ma* ffer5ftbo tolo t?fs fata bop ttmt be d?empt be feiffeo fcts taile : ^ca matter (fattb be) but djeames pjanie contrarie,pou mutt fetife mine*
The art and order to be vfed in digging for monic, reuealed by dreameSjhow to procure pleaiant dreames, ofmornirig and midnight dreames. .
The feuenth Chapter.
J^etemuft be mane fepona fcajeil ^ote
foand %?$ crolfes, and certeme foo?ds 0uupseao!.tu botjj blaf#emous and impious mutt be uge. fatdouer it, and berebnto mutt be added cerfetne rijaracters, % barbarous names, ana febilett tije treafure xb a trigging, tbere mutt be read tbe pfalmes, De profun- da, Miffky Mifereatur nofhriy ^ecjutem, Pater nofter, ^/£ue Maria, Et ne nos indued* in tentationem, fid libera nos a ma- UyAmen. %A porta tnfen credo -videre bona, O^c. Expe&ate Dcminum,
jtfuiem aternam . 0nd tben a cert eine p:aier . #nd if tbc Unit of digging be negletfed^e dtuell toill carie all tbe treafure afoate. jo>eeoif;er moje abfolute comurations fi# ibis purpofe, in t^e fcojdlidonifoHofomg,
^CU^aUfindinlohannesBaptiilaNeapolitanuSjdiuerfere^f5^^/7-
cetpts bpbearbes and potions, to procure pleafant 0: fearefuli ^iTx' dreames ; and perfumes alfo to fljat effect :&bo affirmetb,tbajt J^.'k d;cames in tbe dead of tfje nigbt are commonlie p,:epoffe* 83. & 84. rous and monttrcus;and in fte mooting fcdjen Ibe grofle jtjumo^s be fpcnt,tbere bagpen mcje pleafant andcertetne d?eamcs3tbebloud being moje pure ttjan at qiber timt$ : tbe reafim hereof is tijere e£p:eflPed.
®*% Sundric
184 ro.Bookc. Thcdiicouciie Wit.tranfl?ortat'm
Confe&i- ons or re- ceipts for
the mira- culous tran(por- cacion of witches,.
Siindric receipts andointments^made and vfed for
thctranfporcation of witches, and other miraculous ef» feels: an inftance trier of reported and credited by fome that are learned.
The eight Chapter.
^tyaiinotbeamtflefcetefn tW
place to repeate an ointment greatlte to tf)ispurpofc,rc!jearreD bp fte fojefato Iohn Bapt.Neap. therein altbougb be mate be ouertafeen and coufencrj bpan old toitc^anD matie not onelte to beleeue, but alfo to report a falfcfale^pet btcaufe it greatlte ouertfeofoetb ttje opinion of M.Mai. Bodin,anufuclj5tber,aie;to^ttefoabfolutelte in main* tenanceoftottf4je0tranfpo?tation^31Ml fctt>ofone|nsfoo?D0 in ti)i* bebalfe. 2$e receipt is a* follofoetfj.
$*. Ifte fat of p©ng rbiltyen, ana fceft tt foifb foater in a b?a* fenl3effell5refermngtbetbtcfee(tof ttmtftbub rematneib boiled in fbebottome,tr4ncbti)ep late i)pandfercpe,tmtill occafion fee
UetfjtoWett. 3l)eppattjeretWTtO Ekofdmum, ^Aconitum, Frondes,
fopdens, and f&tntt*
anotfjer receipt totbefamepurpofe*
fy. Stum, Acamm vulgore, fenUpbyllon , tl)e blcttd Of 3 flitter*
mm%fel ftjer,ancjtbentt)ep rubbe all parts of tfjeir bodies erc&dingliei till ttjep loofee remand be fcerie bot5fi*as fte pojes map be opened, andttjeir fle0) foluble and tofe* ajep ioine beretoiftjall eifber fat ,0? oile in ftee* tbereof, flmt fte fozce of tfte ointment maie tbe rafter pearfe tnfoardl&and fo be mo?e effectnall 3!5^tbis means (fatfb&e) in a m©neligf)t nigbt fteg feme to be carries in tbe atre,to feaffing5fingtngAannng,feii!tnff, culltng,ano oftjer acts of t)enerie,tmrij fndb poutbes as ttjep loue and deffre moft : fo;r $efo?ce(faitbbe)oftbeir imagination id fo bebement,tbat afc mott all ftat part of fte b?aine3 therein tbe memo?ie conftffeffk is ftitt of faclj conceipts ♦ 3nd: fe&ereas tljep are natarallie $one
to
Onen. of Witchcraft. Cap.8,p. 185
tobel&ue ante tbing^fo bo tijep recctue fudj tmp:e01cms anb ffeofaff imaginations into tbeir mtnbs,as cucn tbctr fpirits are altereb tbcrebp ; not flunking bpon ante tying elfe, etftjer bp &aieo?bpnigbk anbtbis^elpetbtbem fojtoarom tbeir imagfc5 .nations, tbat tbeir bfuall foa is; none otber commonlie but beets^tDtes^nuts^eanes^eaje,^
$oto(fattbbe)fc$en3l contfoereb tfcbugblte bereof, remat* ^m^ ning boubtfull of tbe matter, tbere fell tutomp banbs a tottcb, kfirigifmu fc^oof^trolnneacco?DDiop?omtfemetofettbmeanerranl> out &**&**$?- of banb from farre countries, anb toilleb all ttjem, fefcome 3 W> *" ™^ bjougbt to tottneflfe tbe matter, to bepart out of tbecbamber. j^™^ 3nb bfcen tye bab bnojeffeb bit felfe, anb froteb l)ir bobie tottb a^w* /« certeme ointments (ttbMb action toebebelb tfeougtjacbtnfee 0? « little bofe of tbeb©#)tye fell botonetbojougb tbe fo?ce of tbofe ™me*f°r~ 6po?iferous 0? flapte ointments into a mofi founb anb beauie m% fldepe : fo as toe bib b^eake open tbe bco^anb btb beate bir eitxe^ Dingle j but tbe fo:ce of bit fl&pe toas fucb, astttmhe atoate from bit tbe fenfe of feeling : anb toe beparteb fot: a time ♦ $oto tr&enlnr ffrcngtbanb potoers toeretoearfeanb becateb,^& a* tomfee of bir otone acco?b, anb began to fpeatse manie batne anb boting too?bs, affirming tftat fije bab palTcD oucr botb feas anb: mountaines j oeliuering to bs manie bntrue an&fidfe reports: toeearuettUe&enteb tbem, fl^e impubentlieafifirmeb tbem»S|iis (fattb be) toill not lb come to pafiPe toitb cuerie one,but onlie tot fy olb toomen tbat are melancbolike, bbofe mttxxzi$ crtrcame colb,anb tbeir euapojation fmall; anbtbep botb percewe anb re* member t^at tbep fe in tbat cafe anb tatfing.of tbcirs*
A confutation of die former follies, as well concer- ning ointments, dreames,&c.as alfo of the afTemblie of witches, and of their eoniiiltationsand bankets at fun- drieplaces,and.ali indreames.
The ninth Chapter*,
mt if it be true tfjat &» Auguffine fatt%,
anb manie otber totters, tbat toitcbes mgbttoal* feingsare but ^anfafies anb blames: ftjen all tbe reposes of tbeir bargaine, tranfpo?iing3anb m&
ting*;
i&> lo.Bookc, The difcoucrie ' Witches meetings
lings toitt) Diana;Mineiua?^c i are but fables ^ anb tben bo tbef
lie tbatmaintemetbofe actions to be bone in ttctb anb beritte^
Idjtcft in trutb are bone no foaie. 3t tare mauieil on tbe one fine
(if tbofe tbmgs bajpeneb in b?eames5tdncb neueribeleEc tbe iuit^
xbesafftrmetobe otbertmfc) tbat fcieu tbofe tottcbes afoafet,
ftep neitber confioer no? remember tbat tbep foere in a became.
., StttneremarMltbat tbeir ointments, bp tbe jbpfictans opinio
. onsljamngnofo?ceataUtotbateffiect5astbepeonfciret$tcbare
fS' 2* " wwMto&y ^oulb bauefucb operation • it foere marueli tbat
]irigii'c,ii. fyztt ointments cannot be fbun& anie ttbere,fautng onelie m tbe
} inqutfito:sboftes. Stfoere marueli, tbat febena ftrangerts
annotntcb tbeteforitb,tbep baite fometimes^anb pet not a foates,
tbe Itfee operation as tuitb tottcb^ 3 ttfncb aiitlje tnqmfito:scojv
feffe*
Bar.spfo.qti. HBut to tbts laff, ftter Bartholomseus fattb,tbaf tbefottcbe*
deftrigikc. ftemfelues3befa?etbepannointtbetnfelues,bobearetn tbetitgbt
3°- time a great hotfe of minffrels9tJ4tcbflieouertbe5tt,tnttbtbel^
bie of tbe fairies, ana tben tbep abtacffetbcmfelues to tbetrtout*
me* But tben 1 marueli again*, tbat no bobie elfe bearetb tie?
tetbtbis trope of minffrels, efpeetallte ribing in a mame Ugbt
New mat- ntgljt ♦ 3 1 i^ marueli, tbattbcp tbattbmfce tbtsto be butina
lh-&Wbr" ^a^e 3 can ^ pstfuabeb ^ ftat all % reft is ante otbertban
mamciied b;eameSi3tismarueUtbatinrb:eames,iuttcbesofolbacquatn^
at. tancem&t fo tuff togitber,anbebnclubet)pon murtbers,anb re*
cetueointments,r©ts,potobers,$ c : (as tnitcbmongers report
ibcpbo,anbasibepmafeetbe tottcbes confeffe) anb pet lie at
fjome fall afl&pe • 3ti$ marueli tbat fucb preparation i^ maoe
fo? tbem (as Sprenger, Eartholomew,anb Bodin report) as .toeli
in noble mens boufes, as tualeboufes ; anb tbat fbep come in
blames ? anb eatc bp tbetr meate: anb tbe aletmfe fpectallie i^
not foearieb imtb tbem fo? non paiment of tbetr fcc?e?o? falfe pat^
ment y to font, imtb imagmarie monie^ieb tbep fate is not fob*
Canttall, anb tbat tbep talfee not afterfoarbs about tbe recfto*
ntng,anb fobtfcoucrtbcmatter/ anb it is mott marueli of all,
tbat tbe boff elTe, $c : boib not fit among tbem, anb tafee part of
tbetr gob cbesrc. JFo?fo itts,tbattfanppart offbcfe tbetr mo*
tingB anb league be true, it i& as true anb as certeinlte pjonea
mb confeffcb,tbat at feme alcfcoufe, o? fomettme at feme
tlemans
Onen. of Witchcraft. Cap.ioi 187
tiemans \m% fterc is continual! p&paratf en made monetblt* ^^"*- fo? tbi* affemblte : asafpeereibin $. Germans fitotfe. 1 £ ™V
That mod part of prophefies in the old teftament were reuealcd in dreames , that we are not now to looke for fuch reuelations, offome who haue drempt ofthat which hath come to paffe,that dreames prooue contrarie5Nabu- chadnez-zars rule to knowe a true expofitor of dreames.
The tenth Chapter.
-
% i$ J)eiD anD niattitetneD bp tit*
uers,and gatbercd out of ttje 1 2, of -Num- bers,tbat aUto;t$ toasfojitfeno;: fpofeen bp tbe p?o#etS;, among tbe d)ilD?en of 3& rael(Mofes erceptcd)tpas propounded to tbembrdjeames, andtnd#dttismant* fcff,tbatmanie tbings,fc!ncbaretbougbt bp tbe unlearned to bauebrieneperfectlie fim$ed,baw borne onlie performed bp yearns andinSons. 3s i.Re.3,*.if. ftbere Salomon required of ©odtbegtft of fotfoome : ttjatfoas (3! fap)m a d?eame; and alfo tujere be recetued piomtfe of tbe cotv 1 .Reg.?. tinuance of tbe fctngdomc of 3 frael in ty s If ne*$6 ttia^ Efais trifc ^ -6- onmtft0 6.of^p^o^eae:aj3alfotl)atofEzechiel tfte 12, ^EzcchJ2,, ttaUte^ereleremietuascommanD^tolnDe bts gtrdle in tbe x cltffofarocfce at tberiuer Euphrates in Babylon; andtbataffer €rem8li* certeine dates,tt did tftere putrid if muff needs be in a d?eame 5 fo? ieremie teas ncuer (o? at leafttnife not tben) at Babylon.tE&e tbat are cfefff tans muff not noto Clumber and d?eame,but foaf eft andp2aie3and meditate topon out faluatton in Cb?iff botb date andnigbt. SUidtftoeerpeet reuelations in our dreames, notu, fcbenCfoiff is come5 toenail decetue our felues:fb: in bim are fulfilled all oieames and pjopbeftes. ^otpbeit,Bodin boldetb tbat djeamesandfctftons continue till tbte date, in as miraculous tfifu maner as euer tbep did* ^ *■
3fpouread Artemidorus,pou(ftaBread mameffoites of furb * *
as d?empt of tbings tbat aff ertoards cam to paffe.HBui be migbt lotted a tboufand foj one tbat fell out contrarie ;fojas fo*
fuc&
Zach.i Ecclcf.j,&
1 88 l o.Booke. The difcoueric "Dreames & dream
fuft Reamers among fte 3etas ftemfclues, as fcaa not etfrao^
tnnartc totfion* mtcaculountc r^tbtted tinto ftcm bp ©od, ftep
lucre comifcDcourcncrs, as map appcercbp ft ere too?Ds of fte
pjoftet Zachari e 5 g>urelte ft e tDoijGJ Ijaue fpoben tjamtte,an& lt|C
fcDtt)fatcr£5t)au0fencalt05 and ftc Reamers ija tit toto a tains
flung i accoutring to Salomons faieng 5 3n fte multitude of
icrcm.25. tyeames and toamtie* are manic fora:oa. 3t atpeereft in Ieremie
2 3 .ft at ftc falfe p:ojbct£f,ttij (left ftep illudcd ft c people irnft lies3
counterfeiting fee true pjo$ete,t)fed to crfe out^ 2D?eamea,
djeame*; Wt fmue djeamed a d2eame3$c. if mallte,Nabu-
Aadnez-zar f eacbeft all mm to fenotoe a true erpofito: of
ij?eamc0;to tutt, fuft a one as Jaft tj is reuelatton from
. jfa^ecan(a0Danieldfo)repeatepoac
Djeame before pou titfcoucr it : t$tft fttng
f f ante expounder of ojcameg can
ftDatftt*t>ate,9tmU
bcleeuetjtm.
Daniels,
f
Uhas expounded. of Witchcraft. Cap. I. i8p
^T'he eleuenth bookg.
The Hebrue word Nahas expounded, of the art ofaugurie^ who inucntcditjiow flouen- lic aicienceit is : the multitude of facrifices and facrificers of die heathen, and the caufes therof.
The firft Chapter.
Ahas,f)gCDObferUC
ttjc fit eng of biros, $ com* pjebenoetb all fact! otber obfcruattons a \sfytxz men bogbeffetopontnicerfeme totes, 3t is founa in Deut. *
1 8.ano in 2.Chron.5 3 .anD elfe-fobere ♦ fitf ftjis art of augurfe Tyrefias tbe fetng
Of ttje Thebans i£S fatD to b*
ttjefirtt tnuento£:butTa- gesfirttpublifl^tD tf)c &tfci' pltne thereof, being but a little boie3as Cicero repoz* teft out of ftje babes of tfje Hetrafc ans tbemfelues.&ome points The fio, of tbtsartaremo^ebtgftanDp^ofounDftanfome otbers,anDpet uenikare aretbepmojebomelie anbflouenlietbantbe refr$ as namelie, ofa"gu"* fteoiuinationtjpon tfje cntrafles of beaffs , irfncJ) tbe ©.entiles tn ffjetr facrifices fpectallie obferueth 3|nfomucb as Marcus Var- ro,fetn g tbe abfutfritie trjcreof.fatD ttjat ttjefe goos lucre not on* lie tale, bnt tier fe (fattens, tbat Weo lb to btoe ttjetr fectets anD counfels m tbe guts ann bofoels of beaflte.
^otot)ainlte,abfurrtie3anofuperttttiouttie (be beafttenbfeD flnskin&ofmuinatton in tbctt facrifices, is mamfeffebbp tbeir actions i ceremonies in tfjaf bebalfe pjactifcb, as toell in timt* patt,as at ftts boure. fbe Aegyptiam bao 66 fcmoj&of fecrifices s tbe Romans fcaa almoll as mante^ fye Gre- cians
I po ii .Bookc. The dilcoucric Sacrifices. dans fjatj not fofeto aat&epst&ePerfians anD fbe Medcs foete notbebinDibem; fbe Indies anD ottjer nations baue atfbis in# 0antt6etrfartificesfaIloft3anette,anUttto^ full of barbarous imptetie. jfo? in funDtfe places$efe offer facrtfices to flje fuuell, boping Qicrebp to m©ue fnm to lenitte; pea3 tbefc commortlie fa* crifice fuct) of ftjeir enimtes^as ttjcp liaue tafcen f n toarre : as toe reaDtbattbe ©entiles fn ancient time did offer facrifice, toap* peafe tfje taatb anD tnDignation of tbcirfeigneD goas* I
Of the Iewcs facrifice to Moloch, a difcourfe there* ypon, and of Purgatorie.
The fecond Chapter.
^M^mK^s!) (^c^^eicwesbfcDonefemti of Dtabol^
i.ehr. 33 . rj VS£\ i^^W ca* facr^ce5neuet taugW tbem bp Mofes, ^rem.7. ^^^5, 12?^!r namelic,to offer tbeirrinltyen to Moloch,
mafeing tbeir fonnes anD tbeir Daughters torumtet&ougb tbe fire ; fafpofingfutb grace anD efficacie to i)aue beenein ttjat action, as ctber tottcljcs afftrme to be in Dcum8,io J^s^Y/^^-^cbarmes anD too#>& SlnDtberfoje among Leui.i8,zi. oiber points of toitcbcraff,tbts is fpeciallte anD namelie ffybio* w,C3p-zo-vDenbp Mofes, WereaDofno moje miracles lojougbt berebp, tban bp anp oiber feutD of foitebcraft in tbe oto o? neto t effament . . #pjeffeD* 3t teas no ceremonie ajpointeD bp Aninum- c^iffjper^apsitmigftt be a facrament oj ratber a figure of mcnta?u- P«fgaf^5tbet^icbplacetoasnotrememb;eDbp Mofes. $& gaina pur- tber iuas tbere anie facrifice appoint eD bp fte lafee fo? fbe retefe §atorie. oft^e BSfraelifes firoles tbat ftere fljouto be tojmenteD . WSoidb foiftout all Doubt tyoulD not \>mz beene omutcD , if anpfucb place of purgatorie babbame fljen, as tbe ^ope ba*b late* lie DeuifeD fo^ bts p^iuate anD fpeciall lucre ♦ Iljis facrificing to Moloch {as fome afftrme) foas bftiall among ftedBentiles, from faljence fbe %ttoc$ toougW it into Siirael ; anD tijere (of UfceitebaD) tbeEutichifts leap neD fye abbomination in tfjattabalfo
The
Nahas*
of Witchcraft.
Cap.^4. ipx
The Canibals crueltie,of popifh facrificcs exceeding m tyrannie the Ievves or Gentiles.
The third Chapter.
i^e tnctutUtte anD ctuell facrifc Againfhhe
CCB Of pOpiffjpj&ft* DO P0t ejTC&D bOtt) tfte papift* ab-
3eto anD ti>e on tljem to facrifice Cfeitt bnnfclfe,0nD phemous to make ti)ctr tpjannte (be moje afpa* -facrifice of rent, ttjep are not content** to Jane fetl* the mafic. leDimn once, but Datlie anDbourelietoj* ment btm tmlb neto Dcatt}0#ea tbcp are not al^amcD to foeare3 tfjat tmtb fljetr car nali fjanos ftep teare Jig humane fubfiance,toeafe tng it into fniail gobbet^ and iuitfr tfcef r erternall t&fy cfcefo t)te flefy anD boncs,contrarie to Dtuine 0; humane nature; anD contradetatljep2opt)elie, irindj faitfj; 2bere fl^aii not a bone of \xm be tooUeu . Jftnallie, in foe enD of prai^4> i«t fljetr facrifice (astljcpfap) tbepeatebunfopratoe, anDftoallotn: DofonetntotbcicguteeueriememberanDparcellof fyim : anD laff ofall,tbattt)ep conueie btm into tl;e place i$cre tbepbe* ftotoe^erefiDuebf alltljatt^tcfrtbepliaue DeuoureD ft at Date. 3nD tins fame barbarous tmptetie erc&Detb (be cruelhe of aft o* fters :fi# all foe ©entile* confumeD fyefc famflcesjtoitfjfier, fe&id&ftept&ougtjt to be fcolte.
The faperftition of the heathen about the element of
fier, and how it grew in Fuch reuerence among them, of their corruptions, and that they had fome inkling of the * godlie fathers dooings in that behalfe.
The fourth Chapter.
S) touching tfte element offier3^tl)e fte
perftttion ttjerof about tbofc bufineHe^pou^all tmserttanD, ttjat mante fuperfftttou* people anD nations baue reeeiueD, reuerenceD, $ referueD fi* jer, as tbe moft fpip tying among ttjetr Sacrifices: amfomudj (3 fafe)asfljep fcaue toojtyfppeD it a*
mong
ipi
"The Gym-
nofophifts of India their apifli imitation ofEfaic.
1 1 .Bookc. The difcoilerie Sacrifices. among itjett facr ificcs : in To mutftO fate) a* ffjep fcaue foojtyip* ped it among tbeirgod*, calling tt Orimafda(tofcrit)lK>tie ficr, ana oiaine lig&t. E&e dUrabe* called it ism, Hie -Roman* rcfi*, t$i%iz$)tficx of tt)e3loj&. £>urelie fl;cp t)ao IjcarD of tfjefier ftat came Dobme from tieauen, am: confumed tyt oblations of ffje fa ftcr* ; and ttjcp tinder ft odd it to be came to itje fjcatl) en,tfte bare name* of t&tng*3from Hie Dccrrine of tbe godlte fathers andpatriarHj*, and ttjofefoebfeured imifj fable*, anD corrupted toitU lie*, fo oucrtd; eimcD tottt) fuperff xti* on*,anD 5 ifgtri feD Uritlj ceremontc*3ttjat it i* fcarD to iuoge from ftbence itjep came . $>ome caufe hereof (SI fafpofe) tea* partite tbe tranfiatfon* ofgouernement*, txderebp one nation learned follie of another; anD partite blind Deuo tton^tmttjaut hnotolcDge of ©000 toofc : but fpectallte iftc foant of graced* t&ep fongtit not fo^accojdtng to ttje ©entiles Ijad feme tattling of flje goDlie father* Daring*, mapDiuerflieafpeare ♦ SDcd not Hie Mufcouks and* Indian pjo# jj?ct * at H)i* date3libe ape*,imitate Efaie ? jBicattfe ije iuent na* bed ccrtetne peare*,Hiep fo^ftotf) counterfet madne*,and d?inbe potion* fo?iljatpurpofe$ tfynbtng ft at fcfcatfoeuer fljepfateta ifjetr madne*,fotil certeinelie come to paCTe, JBut hereof i* moje largclteDifcourfed befoje in Hie foo^D $Wam.
Of the Romanc facrifices : of the eftimation they had of auguric,of the lawe ofthe twelue tables*
The fift Chapter.
!£eRomans>euenaftet ttyv toere
grofcme to great ciutlttic, and emoted a molt flourffljmg Safe and common luealft ; fooulo fometime* facrt&e fbzm* fclue* , bmttimtB ifcetr Hiilo?en ? feme* time* fljeir friend*, $c : confuming fte fameiotftfier,tdjtc6 H)ep tfcouglit bolte. iSuctjcffimatton (3 fate) toa* attributed to On* art of otutnation fcpon Hie enf rat!* of beatt*^c:at Rome, a*$e djeefc pjtncc* Qiemfelue* ejrercifed t&e fame; namelie,
Romulus,
Nahas. of Witchcraft. Cap.5,6. ipj
Romulus , Fabius Maximus, &c : tit ft mild) as ti)tXZ foaS a be*
a:#maoetbere,bptbeft$oiefenate, tbatftr of tlje fb#femagi* ffrats fonnes ftjouto from time to time be put feo;tb , to learns tbe mpfierte of tbefe arts of augurie anb Diuination , at Hetru- ria,feberetbe cunning ana fcnofolcage tbereof moli abounoefr 'Q&fcn$ep came borne toell informed and tnfiructeD in tbis art, tbetretfimationan&Dfgnftiefoasftub, as tbeptoere accounted, repuf ed,anb taken to be (be inter p?eto;ts of tbe goas,o? raiber be* ttoametbegoasanbtbem, $0 btgbpjfcff5tto?anteotber great officer ttms electcD , but tfccfc Dto either abfoluteiie nominate tt^cm , oj elfe did erbibtt ttjc names of tfoo 3 thereof ttje fenate mutt cboofe tbe one* 3n tbeir ancient lafoes foere fojttf en ftefe foojds : -pnJigU er The hwe
portent* ud Hetrufcos amtyices (Jifinattu tufferii) defemnto, Httmriotd °f £he principes difciplinnon difcunto. Qmlm dmis decreuemntyprocuranto , jfdem tWc Juc fulgura Cr ottenta ptanto}atif^tcia/erHanto, auguri parento : tf)£ CffCCtOf
tzbtcb foo:D3 10 tbis ; tlet all pjobigf ous anb po?f entcus matters be earrteo to tbe fartbfaters of Hetmria, at tbe totll and command Dement of tbe fenat ; anblet tbe pomgpjinces be fent to Hetru- ria,tbere to tearne tbat difcipline , 0? to be inttrutf ed in tbat art andfenofoleoge, Ilettberebealtoaiesfomefolicfto?, tolearne imtbMjat gods tbepbaue decreed 0? determined tbetr matters, andletfacrificesbemadefcnto tbemtntimes of lightening , c^ at ante Orange 0; fupematurall fljefo- i et all fucb coniectur wg tokens be obferucd ; ftfcatfoeuer tbef(o$tatercommanbe%let it bereltgiouflteobeied*
C ollcgcs of augurors5thcir office, their number3the figmrication of augurie, that the pra&ifers of that art were coufeners,thcir profeffion, their places of cxercife, their apparrell,their fuperftitiom
The fixt Chapter.
OmuiusetecteD tl)?ee colleges^ centtmeg
of tbofe kinds of fcotbfaiers, b$ub onette (and none otber )$cuto baue autboritteto ciqpound tbe minds andadmonifl&mentsof tbegoos, JWterfoards ft at
JM. number
I P4 1 1 .Bookc. The difcoucric zAugurle^augtm number toas augmented to fiuc, ana after ffjat to nine : foj tbep Magna muff no&s be oD ♦ 3i n fte ena , ttjep inereafca fo fad , ftat tbep
chaT%lEd' ***m *tint *° mabe a Decr* ^ ***** ftomt&e fo^b^ pjocop uV* j sing in tbofe erections: like to our ttatute of Mortrmine. ^oto* bett,Siiia (contrarie to all o?t>crs ant) conffitutions before mane) tncreafeo fljat number to foure ants ttorotie*
2nn ibougb Augwrnm be moil p;operlie tftat til umatioit,£d;}ftb isgatbereobp biros 5 pet bicaufc ttris too?ts a^ compjcbcn* tsctb all otber feintis of Diuination , as Extifiidum, ampciwnjzrc: febtcb is as toell ft)t gbeffing bpon ttjc cutratlcs of beaffs, as dp uersotbcr Usaies : omitting }bpfiognomicantspalm£llrie,ano fucb itbe,fiQ tbe tcoioufnes ann follie thereof 5 3 tell fpcafec a lit* tie of fucb arts >as fcere about meafurc regarbcb of our ctoers : nettber mino 3 to Dtfcouec tbe ftljole circumflEance, but to refute tbc bamtietbereo^anDfpectallieoftbep^ofeffb^s of tbem jtxbicb are ants altoaies baue bmxt coufening arts , and in tbem confer neD botb fpectall ants feuerall fcin*s of toitcbcrafts . jFoj fye mat* flers of ftefe faculties baue euer tafcen bpon tbem to occupie tbe place ants name of flUots 5 blaf$emouliie afcribing tonto tbem' fclues bis omnipotent pofoer, to fo?etell,fc : fob^eas^intcutb, tbep couto 0; can box notbing , but mafee a fijeto of $at fcfctcb is not A.'manifcft ® m mat ter,f o befo?ate fljetr coufening, i$ $ (bat tbep couto difcoueric neuer too$e no? fo^elbeto anie tbing to tbe posje 0? inferior fet ofaugurors of people j fo> portentous fl^^es (faie tbep) atoaies concerned «oufcnage. great e jjates.&ucb matters as toucbeb tbe bafer fc&toere infc* rioj caufeSjftbtcb tbefuperff ttton of fte people tbemfelues txionto not neglect to learne ♦ ^ofobett3tbep?ofetIbjs of tbisart tsefcen* tseb not folotoe,as to communicate toitb tbem : fo; tbep toere p^Bs(iib tcb in all ages ants nations baue bane toUie fello toes) ftbofe office toas , totellbbat fljoulo come topaffe, eitber tou> ^fins g©Dlttcfce>02 baD fortune ; to erpounb H)t minos,atimon^ ttons,toarnings ants tfeeatnings of tbe go&s , to fcjefljefo cala» nttttes,ic:li|)tcbmigbtbe(bptbe!r facrificesanb common con* iritton)rem fbataction.tbepbabmanieobferuattons^fcbtbeperecuteDbe^ tie fupertfitiouflie ; pretending tfjat euerie biro anobeaJJjfc, Qoutobe fentfromt^egobis as fo^etoos of &mef$at. 3nb
Nabas. of Witchcraft. Cap,6,7# rp5
tfjcrcfatc firfl fl;cp tfeo to c^cofc a clearc oate3and fa t re toetber to do tbeir bufinestn: ftj tbe ftbidj tbeir place teas certemelieaD ggned,as foell in Rome as tit Hetmria, therein tbep obferucd euerie quarter of tbe element5tri)icb toaie to lcofee,and fcfticb toap to ft and,* c.lbeir atparell toas tone p2#fllifce,of fatbion altered from all otbers , fpceiallte at tbe time of tbeir peters , ftbereut tbcp mfg^t not omit a toojd no: a fpDable : in refpea thereof one read tbe ferutce3and all fye tefidue repeated it after bim 3 m tbe manerofapjocefliom
The times and feafbns to exercifeaugurie, the ma- ncr and order thereof of the ceremonies therevnto be- longing.
The feuenth Chapter.
3D Ieffe tegarDtoag ti&eteljaD of Note the
tbe times of tbetrp?attifem tbatminiffe* ruPcrft*«- rie; fojtbepmuft bcgtnne at midnight, ionics tf' and end at name, not trauellingtberein augurors. , in tbe derate of tbe dap3but in tbe inereafe of tbe fame ; netfter in tlje Cr t oj feuentb ( boure of tbe date,noj pet after tbe monetb , of &uguff ; bfcaufe tben pcong birds fite about, and are difeafed , and imperfect , mounting $eir fetbers, and flieng out of flje countrie : fo as no certetne gbeffe is to be made of tbe gods purpofes by tbem at ttjofe feafons.But in tbeir due times tbep ftanding forffb a bofoco toand in tbeir band, tbeir face tofoaro tbe eaff ,$c : in tbe top of an bigb tote er3ftje foeatber bet ng cleare3foatcb fo: birds, noting from tibence tbep came , and ftbeiber tbepflic,and in t$at (b?t tbep foag tbeir toings,^
W
Vpon
I $6 n.Booke* The difcouerie sAugurie, Vpon what fignes and tokens augurors did progno-
llicatCjobferuations touching the inward and outward parts of beafts, with notes of beafts bchauiour in the flaughtcrhoufe.
The eight Chapter.
^>&j>
baue note in banD, DtD alfo p?ognotticate
goto o; baa luefce, accoutring to tfje founts
nes oj imperfection oftbe cntrailes of
beaffs; o? acceding to fbe.fuperfluittes
oj infirmities of nature ^ ok: accoutring to
ftje abundance of burnous fonneceffarie,
.ajpearinginfbe infcrard parts and boto
els of tbe beaffs facrtficed . jFo? as toudjwg tbe outtoar&parts,
it toas aitmtcs p:outded ano fo:efenc? tljat tijep CTjoulD be tmo>
obferuati- out blemfjty* #nd pet tbere foere manie tofeens land notes to be
ons in the taken of tbe ejternall actions of tt)ofe beaffs, at tbe time of facrf*
ficaJiugua" fee : aj8 tf ^c? ^)0ultl mt ^u,etIte be fydug&t to flje place of ere> cutton,butmuflbe fojceabliebatlcd^ tftbepbiabelcofc^o: tf bp rjap,cunnmg, o? ffrengtb tbep toitbffcDd tbe firtt blofoe 5 0.: tf after tbe butdjers blotue^ep leaped fep,ro?ed,ff ©d faff $oj being fallciMitcfce^o? toould not quietlte Dte5o? bled not toeU^o? if ante til netoes bad b#nebeard,o$anie til figfet fame at ttje ttme of flaugbter ozfecrifice: li^tcbluereall figniScattonsof ill luefce and bnbape facceffe. j©n tbe ofber Goe,tf tbe flaugbterman per* formed bis office foell,fo as tbe beaffbad bame tell djofen, not mfetted,but fobole anD found,and in ttje end fatre killed 5 all bad bane fafe : fo? tben tbe gods fmilcd.
A confutation of augurie^Plato his reuerend opinion thereof] ofcontrarie euents3andfalfe predictions.
The ninth Chapter.
I m toljat crcDtt t£ to be attrtbutcD to fuclj
totes and tbances,tn)icbgroto not of nature, but are gatberedbptbefuperffttton of tbetnterp^eto2S^ #s ;fo; btrds^ois & ignorant tftat eonctfucfb not,tbat
one
w
Nabaf. of Witchcraft. Cap.p, I o.
cne flteib one toate^anolber anotber foate,about t&etr pjtuat ite^ cdTtties^Slnoyetare tbeotberdtuinations nioze twine andfa» Ulb. l^otobettPJato tbinfcetb a commontuealtb cannot ffand foitbout tins act, and numbered ft among tije Itberail fcf ences . UjefefeUoto^p^omffeDPompcie^afrius^nDC^far^atnonc of tbem C&oulddie before tbep foere old,andtbatmtbetrotmte boufes3and in great bono? ; and pet tbep ail died cleanc contra* rilie* ^ofobettdoubtles3tbebeatbentn tins point lucre notfo tnucb to be blamed5as tbe facrificing papifis : fig tbep ioere dire* cted berebnto ferifbout ibe fenofoledge of (0oos p?cmtfrs;nettber tmetotbeptbeend&bpfiKb ceremonies andfacrificcstoerem* ffitutea 5 but onelte bnderffad bp an tmcerteine and (lender re* po&iJmt djen of 3fraell5and to tbe old patriarch and fatbers^bpon bis ac ceptance 0? dtfallotoance of tbetr faenfices anb cblat ions . But men in all ages baue beme To oefirous to fenofo tbe effect of tbeir purpofes,tbe fequele of tbings to command to fie tbe eno of tbetr feare anD bope $ tbat a felte tmttf) .tdncb batb learned ante tfnng fatbeartof coufenagejinapmafteagreat manic toUief©les,
The coufening art of fbrtilege orlotarie^pra&ifed efpeciallie by Aegyptian vagabonds, of allowed lots, of Pythagoras his lot,8cc.
IP7
VUtoht Tbpdrojn Timeo, in lib.de Jfcu
fubh
Wherein thepapifh are more blame wor- tfeie than the hea- then.
The tenth Chapter.
^>&S> QJ&sZS tye COtttttetfCtt Acgyptians, t0f)tc^ ^ti!egc — ~ toereinoaDcoufening t)agabonD03p?a^orIotflia,:c*
(tiling tbe art called soridegmm, bad no fmall credit among %t multitude :boto* btit fi)cit dtuin ations lucre as lua^ ttjeic faff and tefe, and as tbe imtdjes cures andburtes,f as tbefotbfaters antoers, and as tbe commons raifingsbp of fyU rits,and as Apollos 0? t^t Had of graces oaacles,and as tbe tug* glees fenaefcs of legierocmaine,andas ti)t paplflfs ero^cifmes, and as tbe tottdjes tbarmes, and as t^t counterfeit t)tltonsD and as tl;e coufeners bnauertes ♦ ^erebpan it tarns fatd 5 mn inner
yfrM)* nUtur
ip8 11 .Broke. Thedifcouerle Lotfhare*
nUtttr inter vos menaha4y fljat t0, Sortilege tdjf cf) tDCTC Itfee tO ft^fc
Slegpptian coufeners. Sis fo? oiber lots, tljcp foere fcfefc, ano tijat
latofullte;as appeared bp Ionas ano otbers ttjat foere tjolie trait,
anD as map be feene among all commontoclibs^fo: tfje ace iDtng
ofDtuerfcrontrouerfies,$c: therein ftp netgbbour is not mt&
t)fco7no,: €>oo ante foaie offenoebJBut tn trutt) 3 ttjinfec,b tcaufc
of tbecoufenage tfjatfoeafiltemapbe trfeo fjeretn^oD fo^bao
it in tf)c commonfoealtb of tt)c B|ctnc0,tl)ougt) in tbe good ttfe
thereof it teas aUotuco in matters of great foe igljt ;aa atpearetb
leuit **. botf) in tt)t old ano nefo f eff ament ; and ttjat as tell in Doubt full
Num.3 3. tafe£; min otanbuttons5as in elections ano inberttanees3ano pa*
lofu 14 cification of Variances . 3 omit to fpeafee anie tying of ttje lot*
ixhro'n.14 compjtfeo tnt)erfes,concerning tije lucfee enfuing,ettber of Vir*
& 16. gil,Homer, t% anie ofyer, tytttin fortune id gafyereo bp flje fao*
Proucr.18. 1)m fUrnfUg tnto fycm : btcaufe it is a cbttoifljanortotculou*
Ads"* toie,anDltfeetmto dntojens plate at Tt'mm fecund™, 0? tfjegame
calleo fflje #tlofo#ers fable: but herein 3 foill referre pou to tibe
table it felfe3o?elfe to Boding to feme futfc fobecfojitcr ibere*
topon ; of fotjomt tbere id no foant
OfPytha- WW* fe a lot alfe caileO Pythagoras tot$H(b(fome fate) Ari-
goras lot." ft°tle beleeueo : and tyat ts, ttbere fl)e t&aratfers of letters fjaue cert etne proper numbers ; trfjerebp ftep Diume (tb?ougb tbe p?o* per names of men) fo as (be numbers of eacb letters being ga* fljereo in a fumme, ano put togitber,gtue tricto?ie to ftem tdjofc fumme is flje greater; l^etber ftje quettfon be of foarre3ltfe3 ma* trttnonfejWtfojie,! c:euen as ttje twequall number of fcofoels in pjoper names potf enoeib laefceof Ggbf ,balting,$ ctftbfeb tlje got* fathers ano goomotfjers mig&t eafilte p?euent3tf tfce cafe (too fo.
' Of the GabaliJUcall art, confiding of traditions and vn written verities learned without booke, and of the diuifion thereof.
The eleuenth Chapter.
Crete? place alfo fo; tlje Cabaittttcaltart,
|confittmg of imttmttert tienttes.trljtd) tfcejefoes 00 1 br lame anil b?ag tbat in tye mount Sinai $ anD afiertuar&s toas taugbt
onelte
Nahas. of Witchcraft. Cap.n. ipp
onelie fottbltuclteljoicejbpoegr&s of ftKcelKon,tmCboutto^
ttng.tinttii %t Hint Of Eiciras: tum as tije fc&tflcrg Of A rchippus
fctDi)fetDttanomcmo3iem£tfDofb(Dfces* £ljep Dmfoet&ts in The art ttoalne; ti)t one erpounoelij inttf) jfet lofojfeicall reafen tije fecrets Cabaiift*. efffjeiatoeano ttje bifcle,iiberem(ibep fate) ttjat Salomon toas ^i UN fcerie cunning ^bicaufe ttts tojitteniri tbe^etyctoffo.steSjtbat be mfputco from ifje Ceoar of Libanus, euen to tfje I£tftp,an0 al* To of biros, braffs,$c* Ujccibertsas it tore a fpmbolfcallouri* nitieof tfjeingbett contemplation, of tije oiuine ant) angeltfec toerfucs, of bolie names ano ffgnes; therein tfje letters, num* bers^gures^mgs ano armes,ti>e patches oucr tbe letters, tbe lines, tbe points, ano tbe accents o© all OgntSe bene pjofouna ftings ano great fecrets. ffip tbefe arts ffce atbetas fujpofe Mo- fes fo^cte all %\b miraeles,ano tfjat berebp tfjep baue potuer ouec angels ano oiuels, as alfo f o tun miracles : pea ano tbat berebp aU tbe miracles tbat eitber ante of tfje p?c jbets,o? %ifl b&nfelfe to:ougbt,toere accomplices*
H5ut C.Agrippa baumgfearrbeoto ffje bottome of fi&is nxt>c.j#iff*\ faitb it i* nothing but fuperff ition ano follte ♦ 3Dtbertotfe pou f: mate be fure HOffitt tooulo not bauebfooen it ftom bis tburcb* ^ Jfojtbiscaufe tbe3etoes iuere ft flalfull in tbe names of $5ut tbere tsnoneotber name in %taum o: eartb,tnftbub toe tnigbtbe taueo,but 3efus: neittjer i& tbat meant bp b& bate name,but bp bis fcerfcue ano gcoones totoaros i?s ♦ I^efe £aba* The Wa£ lifts o© furiber b:ag, tbat $ep are able berebp,not onelie to fi ,10 phcmic of tut ano fenofo tbe bnfpeabeable mpfferies of ©co 5 but alfo ffce- the Caba- fecrets fxbicb are aboue fcripf ure ; fcberebp alfo tbep tafee tjpen lifts* tbemto p£ojbefie,anD to toojfee miracles :pea!)cr^bp tbep can mafee trfjat tbep lift to be fcripture; as Valeria Pioba sio picks tttttint fcerfes cut of Virgil alluoing tbem to 4ES?flf . 3no ifcero foje tbefe tbefrreuoluttons are notbtng but allegorical! games, fcincb iole mtn bufteo in letters, points, ano numbers (iancb tbe l£cbjefotffittg eaffltefufferetb) Oeutfe,to oeiuoeanocoufcntbc fimpleano ignorant, anotbtstbep call ai^betarieo?arpftp manttcall Oiuinitie, ftbicb anofobubPaulcfeftb ty (^eafeefb but among perfect men; ano being bigb mptteries are not to be committeo tjnto to;iting5ani> ft maoe popular • 2$ere is no man tbat reaocty ante tying of
200
Ineoneil.
Trident.
Gcn.1.17.
Leuic/n.3
1 1 .Bookc. The difcouerie Sacrifices. fl)feCabaiifticall art5butmuftnadstbtnfe bpontfjc popes euro mitg p2actCfe0 in tbis bebalfe,ft&o batb infcrimoj>eflo™,not onelie tbe erpoStf on of all latnes, bottj otume and bumaue.,but aifo au> ftontte to ad de tberebnto, o? todjafoe bache tbercfrom at i>t0 pleafure : and tfjts map be iaUjfuUte Dcd mm tutttj ttjc fcriptures, eitberbp addition o: fubttractfon, after bis otone ponttficall iu fting. 30fo?e)campie:bebatbaDljet)tbeaipocrpifta (feberebnto lie migbt as tocll baue I oined &>♦ Augufti nes toojfes,o? tbe couefs of tbe riutll lafoe,f c :) 9 gamete batb dimimtyed from ftc deca> logo? ten commandements,not one ojtiootoo;tds,butafcbole precept, namelie tljc fecond5bi)icb tt batb pleated b im to oaty out tetb bis pen : ant) trulte be mtgbt as foell by ffje fame auttjontic baue rafed out of tbe f eftament k>M ark es gofpell.
When, how3 and in what fort facrifices were firft ordained, and how they wereprophaned, and how the pope corrupteth the facraments of Chrift.
The twelfe Chapter.
% tljefitftdSoD manifefteDtoout
fatber Adam, by tbe partition of ttje apple, tbat betoould baue man line bn> bet a lafoe, in obedience and fubmtflton; and not to toander like a beatt fcritbout o?deroj dtfciplme* 3nd after man ban tranfgreffed,and deferucd tberebp C>ods beaute difplcafare; pet bis mere t e p: euai* led, anb taking companion bpon man,be pjomtfco (be speflias, bbo Gjoulo be bojne of a toomait, anD fceafee tbe ferpents b*a& : declaring bp emoent fettimonies, tbat b& pleafare foastbat mm H)oulD be reffojed to fauour and grace^tfeougb Cbtf ft : and binding tbe minds of men to tbispjomtfe, anb to be fired bpon tbetr Speffias, ettablifyeo figures anb ceremonies bberetof tb to ttoarifbfltffrfatffji anb confirmed tbe fame toitb miracles, p?o> bibtfingandercludmgallmansdemfestntbatbebalfe .' and .t)ponbisp?omtfereneioed3betnioined(3fap)anderectedaneU> fojme oftuD^ip, bbercbp be tooulo baue bts pjomtfes conftant* Jiebebelo,fmtljfutliebelceueD3and reuerentlte regarded, ^e o^
deined
Nahas. of Witchcraft. Cap.12,13. abt
DemeD fijc fo;f s c f m'utne facr ifees; tyi& propitiate; te,not as me* rtttng remiflton of finnes,but as figure of C!$ ft s propitiate cm tbeotbertbzratoere of tbanfefgiuing. fljereracrificcsioerefan of ceremonies tbepfoerepofooereofoitb confecratea fait, ana femDleDimtbfier, frfneb foas pjeferuca in tlje tabernacle of fbe 3Lo^D : td^»tc|i fier(fometbmbe) toaa fent ootonefrom fteauen.
fo^efa(ber£J, Noah, Abraham, Ifaacjacob, |C:pjOmifing tyttt*
in bott) ttje amplification oftfjetr families,ano alfo tfjeir apeflla*. H5at in tract of time (3 fate) toantomteffe, negligence , anb con* tempt, tt}2oug!) fte mffigat ion of ttjcDtucii, abolftyefc tbte infif* tution of ; fo as tn ttje enb, ©od bimfelfe foas forgotten among tbem5 and ttjep became pagans i bcafbens^cu (fin g ftefc otDnetoaieSjt)nttUeuenecotmtriel)aD oeuifeD anoerecteobotb nefofacriflces^anoalfo neto goos particular tn to tbcmfclucs, Mbofeerampletbe pope follotoett), in planing of Cfeiffa fa* Ag»r eraments3&tfguifingff)em tmtb&tsoeuifea anbfuperffitiousce* fore£°^w. temomes$ contriuing anocomp^ftenoing tberein fte follte of cincffc in" all nations :tbe tabid) bicaufe little rtjtloaen dcd nolo perceiue ana Gods mat- fcmnc, 3 to ill paffe ouer ; ana returne to flje ©entiles, tdjome 3 tcr$« cannot ejecufe of coufenage, fuperff ition, noj pet of toanttte in ftisbebalfe. jfo: if (Boo faffereb falfe pjo#ets among ffte $fr ^mofglfraeU^betttgcllJoospecultarpeople^nO^pocritgmtbe ibnrcb of Cfcitt ; no maruell if t&ere foere fticf) people amongff fte Jeatf)en,t$idjnei^erp?ofefifeD noj fcnefolnm*
Of the obie&s where vpon the augurors vfed to pro« gnofticate, with certeine cautions and notes.
The xiij. Chapter.
matter, repeat an innumerable multi* tuoe of obiects, ft&erebpon tbep pjogno* Qtcate ga)D o: bao luche . 0no a great matter tsmaoe of needing, therein tbs number of nosings i ttje time tfcerof te greatlie note&#je tingling in tbe finger, ttjeelbofoe^tbetoe^tbe ttti&jfc; arefifn*
gular
aoi 1 1 •Bcokc, The dilcoucrie Superjlitiousaug gular notes alb to be obfer u eD in ttjis art; tbongb f pen all t c t) dec - m are marhcDttjcfltcngoffolxjlc^ ana meeting of beaffs; tuftb ttys general! caution, tljat rtjc obtect o^ matter hereon men dt* uine, muft be fudden and imlcofced fo; : tofticb regard,cfcild;ten and fome old fccles ijaue to foe gathering pjtmrofe., true loues, mm foure leaued graHe ; Stem tbe perfon ton to fc&ome fucj) an obtect effcretb it felfetmatnares $ 3tem tftc intention of tbe ^tutnoj, thereby fte obtect feSuti ts met, is referred to angitrfe ; litem tSje fjoure in idjicbtbe obtect istoitboutfo^elmotoledgebpcn tbc fu& Den met tottyall : and fo f co^tf). vtmMh.nx- Plinicrepo?te8)tbatgrt^)ei5fltealtoafe0tofl[)eptaceofaauglj tttraLbjft. fet, ttoo o? ib?# sates before tbe battell ts fougbt ; tdncb teas i toxq.6. texktwtotm* attbebattcll of Troie : anoinrefpect tbercof,tbe 0 jirm.in*H- &i& foas allofoed tobetbetbeefebtroof augurie. SButamong i gHijj,. fye innumerable number of tbe portentous beaffs, fbfoles, fer> if pents,and otber creatures, tbe tose is tbe moft excellent obrect, h fabofcouglie oefojmitie (fgnifietbttofcte and amiable fortune: in refpect thereof fome fuperff itioas foittijes pjeferue toocs fojtbeir familiars* 3nd fome one of g©d credit (t^omejeouto name)bauiug conuented tfje iutlc^esttjcmfeUjrs5fjatt) Hawed diuerfeof tbelrdfuels^fcfj tfjcp feeptin bores in tbe liUcncflfe Dftodts.
Plutarch Plutarch Chiron^us fatflj, tbat tbe place and fit e of tbe Ggnes
doteth by fljai toe uttiut bp augurie, are fpeciallie to be noted : fok: if foe
his icauc, receiue tbem on tfje leftfioe, gcod luefce ; if ontberigbt Ode, ill
wn! hl$ Iacfee in*m$ : bfcaufe terrene and motfall tbings are oprftte s
ng' contrarie to dtuine and fteauenlie tbingssfoj tbat febidj tbe gods
deliuer foitbtb* rtgbtband,falletb to our left fide; and fo con*
trantotfc.
The diuifion of augurie,perfbns admittable into the colleges of augurie, of their fuperftition.
Thexiiij.Chapter.
|B£RgB$e latter Dmmo# in tfjefe mpffm'e&ljaue
Aug^iphtu 1§ [§||] &i^& Wr fcotbfatengs into ttorlue fuperftttt'ons : dewgurii*, «S^§|J ^ Auguftinus Niphus termetb tbem, Slje fid! i$ u.u HHgPmw p^ofperitte 3 tbe fecono, ill lucfec, as fefcen one goetb
out
Nahas. ofWitchcTaft. Cap.1^15. iaj.
outof bisboufe5anDtetbanbnluchiebeaff Iteng on ttjc rigftt (foe of t)id toate ; tbe ftiro is oefiinte ; tbe fourtb is fortune ; tbe fift tB til ba p, as feben an info :tuna te bcaft fttoetb on tbe ci g W fiuc of pour tuaic$)c Gtf is fctttitie; tfte feucntb is burtybe e tgbt iscalleDaeautell5asfc$euabca(Hollctoetbone3 ano Cat eft) at anp fiDe, net palling bevono btm, tz^ifcti ts a figne of gcoo lucbe 5 tbe ntntb is infeiicttte,anD ttjat ts contrarie to tt>e etgbt,as foben tbe bcaff pafifetb before one $ tbe tentb ts perfection; tbe cleucntb is imperfection 5 tbe tfoelfe is eonclufionXbus farre be,
Simong tbe Romans none coaiD be receiuco into tbe college of who were auguwstbatba&abtle^ba&b&ne bitttn fcritba&og,$c:an& noradmit- attbetimesoftbetrerercifCjeuenat none oaies,tbepltgbfe&l*blci™° canoels. ifrom ftbeuce tbe paptffsconuetebnfo tbetrcburcb, ©fauguro?! ftofe points of infioelitie . JfmalUe,tbeir obferuattans lucre fo among the infinite anDriDiculous5tbat tbere flefo not afparble out of tbe Romans. ficr^but it betobeneo fomeftfjat.
Ofthe common peoples fond and fiipcrftitioiis collections and obferuations.
The xv.Chapter.
SJ^ongft itf tfjere be mame too*
mrn3anD effemmat men (marie papttfs altoates,as by tbetr fuperffif ton map ap; 0 vaine pdere) tbat mabe great Dtumattons topon foiiie ana I tbe OjeDDing of fal^toine, t c : ani> ft& tbe fooiim va- obfernation of Oaies an&bourestrfeas nitici great tottberaft as in ante tbing, Jf 02 if one cbance to f abe a fall from a b^fle, eitber in a Oftperie 03 Oumblmg foaie, be totll note tbe bate an* boure,and count tbat time bnlucbte fo? a tournie.jaDibertmTesbe tbat receiuetb a mt&bance,fotl confioer fcbetber be met not a cat, 0? a bare, ftben be toent firfi out of bis bcojes in tbe moaning ; 0: ttumblebnot attbetfeetbboto at bis going out^o? put not on bis $irt tbe fojong fiae outfoaros ; o? bis left lb© on %i* rigbt fate, ttbtcb Augurtus Caefar reputeo fo? tt)t fo©:ff lucbe ftmt mtgbt be*
feU* !U5ut abOUe all Otber nations (as Martinus de Aries tDttd
Iteflftty)
i©4 II .Bookc The difcoucric Superftitious augufy,
Martin, de neffctb) ti)t Spaniards, arc moff faperftitfOUS fteteirt ;f Of Spaine,
tl&jiu ^e PC0.Pk of ^e Wortnce of Lufitania is tbe moff fono. jfoj one
Jr&Jonn* toill fate 5 3 lian a D?eame toitfgfjt,o;a crotoecrofeeo toponmp
wm^c^. l)oafe,o? an otole flcto bp me anD fcr eMbcD(ttfcicb augur tc Lucius
ffl/*?-d* Silla toofee of bis neat!)) o? a cocfee creto contrarte to i)ts fjoure.
beUodHiii. another fatty ^emamcisat tbe pjtme; another, tbat tbe fan
tofc in a clous anD Icofceg pale, o? a Carte fljot anD fljineD in ttic
aire, o? a Orange cat came into tlje bcufe5 o? a ben fell from fye
topoffbeboufc*
wihoScs. ^anp toffl ff ° *° ^ a0afae,tf tbep n&?e before tbeir fljHDes be on tbetr feet ; feme fotll tjolu faff %ir left tbombc in ttjctrrtgljt banDfcrfmt tbep btckot ; ojclfetoillbolD tbetr tbtnncfotfb tbeir rigbt bano W\m a gofyell ts fang. 1 1 is thought toerte ill lucfce of fome,t!)atad)ilD3o: ante otfjer liutng creature, fljoulDpaffe bettoame ttoo fttenDs as ftep toalfee togftber^fo,: flip fap it po^ f cn&etb a DtutCon of fr awolfyp, . a mong tbe papiffs tbcmfclucs, f f anp bunt ers, as tbep focre a bunting, cbanceo to mdet a frier o? a pj&ff ; tbep tbougbt it fo ill lucfeeras tbep tooulD couple top tbetrbounDs,ahft go bome,being in Defpaire of anpfurfber fpotf tbat Date ♦ sparrie if tbep baD tofeD tenerie foitb a begger, tbep tyoulD turn all tbe monte tbep plateD fo? tbat Date at Dicclbe Itfee follte i$ to be tmputeD tonf o tbem,$at obferue (as true o? p:oba* ble)olD toerfcs,ixb*rein can be no reafonable caufe of fad) effects; fcb id) are bjongbt to paffe onlie bp CSoos pofoer, anD at Ins p to fare, j©f tbtsfo^t be tbefe that folio to:
nngiifheityVincenti feftojifotradiet memoreHoy
fkmk% Remember on S.Vincents daie,
If that the funne his beames difplaie.
Clara dies Vault bona temp or a denotat anni^
iL£g*k~ If Paule th'apoftles daie be cleare^ It dooth forefh ew a luckie yearc.
SifblfplendefcatMariapurificante, zMaiorerit glacies^oUfeHum quamfuit ante,
if
Nabas. of Witchcraft. k Cap.i5,Itf. 105
If Maries purifieng daie, &jtok.
Be cleare and bright with funnie raie, **"*'
Then froft and cold {halbe much more, After the feaft than was before.
Sero rubens coelum eras indicatejfeferenumy Si marie rubefcitjpentus velyluuia ere felt.
The skie being red at euening, bm*.f/
Forefhewes a faire and cleare morning j "**' But if the morning rifeth red, Of wind orraine we (halbe fped.
&ome fficfee a needle oj a buckle into a cevt tint ttk 9 naerx to fte"cattjeD2aU dtjurd) of &. Chriftophcr^ of fome ofyer feint 5 bo* ping tljerebp to be oeliuereo ft at peare from tfte beat acij . 3tem maid* fozfortb bang fome of tbeir baire before tbe image of &>♦ Vrbanc5btcaufc ttjrp fooula baue ttje reff offtef r baire groto long and be pellofo ♦ 3tem,U)omeniottt) cbildrtmnetocburcb, and tie tyciv gtrUcs oj $© I at crjc t s about a bell , anD (tribe topon tlje fame t^f feminising ttjat tjje found thereof baffetb tbetr gatode* liuerie* $5ut fittjence (befetbmgsbegimte to toucfrtbe Canities Scckenuw antifupcrfiiftonsof ineantaftons, 3 toill refers pou tbiftjer, [£^2 bfcere pou fyali fee of itjat Owfe abundance 5 beginning at Habar.
tfjetoO^dHabar.
How old writers varie about the matter _, the ma-
ner,and the meanes^v/hercby things augurificall are .inooucd.
Thexvj. Chapter.
Heophraftus atU) Themiftius affttttte, tijat
t^atfoener Ijajpcnctb tonto man fuodenlie ano bp rJjance 3 commctt) fromibep;ouiocncc of o as Themiftius gatberefb , tyat men in tbat refpect
P?ojfce>
io6 1 1 .Broke* Thedifcouerie nAugurie $£ augut p20fbcfi:c5tt!)cn tfjcp fpcaUe td;at commctt) in t&eir bwtnc, topon ttje fubben ; ttjouglj not fenofoing o:tmberttanbtng tx^at tt)cp fate* 2lnb tb at feeing Cdod l;att) a care foj te, it agraffe tuittj rea* jimttfotun. fon(a$ Theophrattus faitb)tl)at Ije (feeto b* bp fome meane fc$at> muftypc. foeuet C^ail fcatpen. jf o? ixjtttj Pythagoras l>e conclubeft, tfjat all fo; editors anD augur its arc flje tiof ccs and foojbs of tfjc irijtcb f;c fojetellettj man fijc gcob o: anil tftat fijali beetioe,
Trifmegillus affirmed tljat allaugurificall tying* arc men* ncbbpbtuete; Porphyria fatty bp gob* , o: ratyergcob angels: accojbing to tye opinion of Plotinus and lamblichus . Borneo* t&eraffirmetycpare mcoueb bp tyemome toanbering ty?ougfe tyc tfociueftgncs of tye^ebiafee :btcaufe tye niconcfeatyDamt' won in all fubben matters. 2$eAegypmn affronomers&olb, tyat tyemconcoto^ibno^ tyofc portentous matters , but stelU mans a toanbering ffarte,s c.
How ridiculous an art auguricis,how Cato mocked k,Ari(fc>tles rcafon againit it,fbnd^olle(ftions of augti- rors,who allowed,and who difaliovvcd it.
The fond
artofaugu-
ricconuin-
ced.
Afts.1,7.
The xvij. Chapter.
osteite ail fyefe obferttattonsfbe^
ing ncttycr grounbeb on (Sobs too;D.no: #pficaU oj #ilofo#tcaU reafon,are toauf* ties>fttperftitions,lics5anb mare totted craft ; as ftfcerebp tye foojlb £aty long time bone, anbtsfltllabufcb anbeoufc
neD ♦ 3t tS tO^itfen ; Non ett vefirumfdre
temfora0^nufmentay0^c:%t tSnOt fbjpOH
to imotoe tye timt$ anb feafons , fefcity tye fatyer Ijaty put in &is otone pofoer, i&emofi goblte menanbtyefotfeff #ilefo#ers liauc gtuen no tvtnit ijerebntcu £>. Auguft inc faity ; ^r# fe
natiomlms credit,Jciatfefidem chriftianm & bapti/mum pr&tarica/Je, O*
fAgamtmDei^immicumejfe. 5lDnefolbCato3tyata rat Ijab carried atoaieanbeatml)ts&QfeTityttytye partie fatb foasatoconbet? full figne.$aic(fafo Cato)3 tytnfee not fo ; but if tye fjofe Jab m tm tyerat,tyat&abbeatea foanberftiUtoften mbceo ♦ W&eti
Nonius
Nabas. of Witchcraft, Cap. 17, 207
Nonius tola Cicero ft} at fytv fljouto tjaur gob fucetifc ttt battel^ bieaufe fcaen eagles foere tabfcn m Pompeies campe^be antoe* reft tbus 5 # 0 Doubt it brill be cuen &, tf ft at toe chance to figbt to ttt) ptc0.3E n tbe It be cafe alto be an toereo Labi c n us , trf) 0 p:o^ OcDltbefuceeffe bp fucf) of nutations, fa(cng> tbat tb?ougb flje [)ope of fud) toic3,Pompcie loff all bt s pauiilions not long before, tCbattotfcman toouto tbinbe,tbat Cod fooulo commit bts counfell to a bafoe5an ofole5a to inc, 0: a tooe 5 e: tb at be tuonlD biDebfef^ctetpurpofesmtbetKDnganbbotoeteof beaflsf Ari- .4*0.* ftotlc tijusreafonetb 5 Slugurie ox Dtutnations are neiibertbe/^w. caufes no? effects of ibtngs to come; rr^tbepbajnot ttjerebp 6;efelitbingstrulie,butbprbance ♦ 31^ tf 3? D^ametbatmp fr*notoillcometompboufc7anDbecommetbinti^D : pettier ftertueamenoj imagination is mo;e tbe caufe of mp frrim&s commtng7tban tbe (battering of a pie.
®ben Hanibalouertb:etu Marcus Marcellus, tbebeaftfaeri* ficeofoanteoapeeceof btsbart^ tberefo^e fo:fotb Marius, \$m be facnfice&at Vtica,anft tbe bcaff lacbeo bis iiuer,be mutt nrie&s jiatic tbe libe fucceflDe.2lbcfe are tbeic coUecttons,ano as bame3as iftbepfatDtbattbebuiloingof Tenderdcnffeeple foas tbe caufe
OfGidvvinefandSjO^tbeDecaieofSaiidvviAbauen.S.Auguftme^^.^1.
fcitb3tbattbefe obferuattons are mod fuperffitious 1 ffiutfoe **#«*** reao in tbe fonrtb pfalme , a fentence fobub nrigbt titfiuaDe anie pfcJjJL cfetttian from tbis foliie ano impietie -> 3D pe fonnes of men, bofo long foill pou turne mp glo?ie into fljame, louing fcanitie, ano fobing lies i tyz libe is reab in manie otber places of fcriptute,
£>f fucfj as allofo tbis foliie , 3 can comment Plinie beff, i$o v5ni&. ^ feitb ,tbattbe operation of tbefe auguries is as foe fabe tbem. tm*tMp. 5FonffoctabctbemingcDDpart,tbepare0gnes of gtoDlucbe 5^.^.1. tf foe tabe tbem in ill paryu lucbe fottofoetb, if foe neglea tbem, Sv9*^' anofoeptbemnotjtbepDa)nettber goto twbarme* Thomas of •* Aquine reatbnetbtn tbis foifc;23)e ffarres^febofe courfc ts cer* letne3baue greater atflnitie ano communitie foitb mans artf* ons5tban auguries ; ano pet our (wrings ate nettber Directed no$ p:cceeo from tbe Oarres . ©3bfrb tbing alfo Ptolome foitnelfetb, faieng $ sapiem dmmbitur aft™ , $ brifeman oocrrulett) tbe ffarres.
Fond
2o8 n.Booke. Thcdifcoucric tAugurie.
C.Efu&Ui.
HofnerJli-
Fond diftin&ions of the heathen writers, concerning augurie.
The 1 8. Chapter,
^^dq^s^ $t Jjeatljen maoe a Dittmctfon be*
ttotne:rtuine3naturaU5anacaruaUa& gurtes. Dtutne auguries focrefurrj, as mm foere made btlkixt tuere done mtra* culoutliejas ta&endogs fpafte; as at tfjc
ejrpulfion Of Tarquinius OUt Of &IS &tttg*
Dome 5 o? ftben trees fpahe , as before tbe >^0WS?>&J%.teatbQfCxhx; ojfcbenbojffestpafeejas did a Ijo^ffe^ofc name tuas Zanthus.spame learned ct):tfltatis confeffe,tbat fucb things as map indeed baue dtutne caufe , map be called Hf nine augur tea % o? rather fo:eU)a r ntngs of (H5od3 and tokens either oftjisblelfings oj oifcontcntatton : as ttje ffarre toas a token of a fafe padagc to ttje magicians ttat fougfjt ucrfio n • &nd manic fucrj o ttjer diutn at to n s o : a ugur ies ( if it be latofull fo to f etme tbcm)are in ttje fcr iptures to be found*
Ofnaturall and cafuall augurie, the one allowed, and the other diiallowed.
The 19. Chapter.
aitutali augurie i$ a pljpficail 0?
fttlofojbtcaU obferuatton 5 bicaufc tm* mane and natural! reafon map be ml? DcD fiu fuctjeuenfs : as if one bears tbe coefce croto mante times togetber,a man mapgbeffietbatrame toill follotoe fbo;t> (lie ;as bp tbe crtenguf rates, and bp tbeic etfrao?dinarte toffng of tbetr foings in ^trflt^t5btwafetb?ongbanatin:aUinfiind:,p?ouoted bp tbe (mpjeirtQnoftbel)eauenliebodiesDtbepare mowed toknototbe
timzs,
Nahas. of Witchcraft. Cap.20. aop
ttatc0,acco^ingfofteDifpofittonoffteiDeafter, as it is neeef* farie fo? tbetr natures.#nd tberefoje Ieremie faitb 5 mUhm m c locoznoluttemfftifmtm. Stye jbpfictan map argue afirengtb to toaros in W pattent5t#en tjeftcar^tt) bint neeje tfoife, &W te a natutallcaufctoiudgebpjandcomecturebpom ffiutfure tt ts mtocaruaU,anoairot3mefa)li^ and incredible, ttjatbptfoo n^ings, a man fljould be fare of gad lucfee 0? facceffe in Ijts bu> fineOfc 5 c?bp meeting of a tode,a man tyould efcape a danger^ atcbteue an enterp:ife,s u
A confutation of cafuall augurie which is mccre witch- craft, and vpon what vncertaintie thofe diuinations are grounded
Thexx.Chapter.
^at imag mat t on to oik 1 1 \> in man
ojfooma^manpieaues &ouldnotcom prebend ;foj as fte qualities ftereof are Crange3Woalmcit incredible, fo foould tbedtfcourfetbereofbe long and tedious, tt er of 3. fjad occafion to (peafee clfc td;c re . 5i5ut trje pofoer of our imagin at to n ejrten* Deft not to brau% no; reacbetfc to but)*, and ftere&je perteineib not ^erebnto . $eitber can tip djance fov; fte rigrjt 0; left fide be got) 0? baa lucfee in it felfe ♦ Wyg fl&ouldanpoceurentoj augurte be god i SSfcanfe ft commefft out of tftat part of fte beauens,ixberetbe gcoD ojbeneficiall ffars are placed tWv tbatreafon,aUtbtngstyouldbega>dand bajpie ttjat hue on ftat fide; but toe to trje contrarte experience, and as commonlfeasfyat
I&elifeesbfurdttie and mo: is in ti)tm fljat credit ftjofedfuf* The vani- nations ^bicaufetbettarres, ouer ftenintbbcufe baue doming tieofcafu- on at tbe time of augurie. 3f it fljould betofeen gad lucfee, fop 0? a11 *"&**• gladneOTe, to bearc a notfe in tbeboufe,ftbenffjemame is in A- ries : and contrarttutfe, if it beafigne of ill lucfee , fo?rotoe , 0? gr #fe fo: a beaff to come into tbe fjcufe, ftje mame being in tbe feme figue : Ijere mfg&t be found a fotole erroj and contrarfetfe*
flty* and
2lo II .Booke. The difcouerie AHrologie. ant) fozf om uct) a* boflb map b a ff en at once, (be rule mnff n#bs be falfe anb rf btculous, 3tob tf tbere toere anp cert tint rules? oj notes to be gatbereo in tbefcbtutuattons; tbe abufe tbereiu f0 fucb, as tbe Idojd of (J5od muft n&bs be berefieb tbereintf o imt, ifai. comccture, fortes*
Thatfigure-cafters are witches, thevneerteintieof their art, and of their contradictions, Cornelius A grip- pas fentence againft iudiciall aitrologie.
Thexxj.Chapter.
I^efe caftet# of figured map b#
numbers among tbe coufeningfottcljes ,
febofe p^actffeisabouetbetrreacbjtbefr
purpofe to gaine, tbetr fenotolebge fiolne
from poets, tbeft art bncerteme i full of
bamtte,mo?e plainly Dertoeb in tbe fcrip*
tures^ananpotberfollie. 3nbtberebp*
.on manpower trifling bamttes are r
tebanbgrounoeb; as j&pfiognomie, palmeffrie, interpreting
of Djeames, monffers, auguries, f c : tbe pjofefltas thereof con*
feflTetbts to be tbe ntceffarie&ep to open tbe fenofole&ge of all
tbeirfecrets, ^tbefefeUoioesereitaSgureoftbebeauenSjbp
rhA ™flne ^ ^f^Bttott bfo&wtf (togttber tnttb tbe conjectures of ffmili*
trickes of § ttiDCS anD %***) $eP fefee *° finD mt $e waning of tbe fignfr
figure-ca- ficato?s, at trtbuiingtotbem tbe enbs of all tbings, confrarie to
fUrs. trutb, reafon,anb tKutnitCc : tbetr rules being A tneonffant3tbat
fefo tmiters agree in tbe bene principles tberof. jf or tbe Rabbi ns,
tbe olDan&uefotetters,an&tbebertcbeff {feilo&jbersotffentiit
tbecb^ftSto««bsftereof,btfferingintbe propjtette of fte bow
fes, tdjereouttbep toeing tbe fojetefltng of tbings to come , com
fen&tng mm about tbe number of fjfceres., being not pet refold
ue& boto to erect tbe beginnings ana en&es of tbe Routes : fo:
Ptolomic mabetb fljem after one fi^Campanus after ano*
#nb as Alpetragus ftmftefk ©at fym be (n fte beauens
muerfe
Nahas. of Witchcraft. , Cap .2 1 1 ^l 1
diucrfe moqings as pet to men tmftnotone,fo d© oft ers afltrme (not toiftcut p^obabtittte)t§ at ftere mate be ff arrcs anfrbc&es, to ift ome ftefe mouings mate accord, tfttft cannot be fene, rt* fter ftzouglj ftetr exceeding inglmes,o? ftat Infterto are not tried iruftmtieobferuatton of fte art* SE|}e true motion of Mars loh^M^ is not pet pcrcetued, neither ts it podtble to Sno out fte true en* *'«§«« * tringofftefunns into fte equinoctiall points* Jltte not Denied, $j^.*t ftat fte attronomcrs ftemfeiuesbauereccmedftefr hgi&and JgJ^ ttjetr tjerte art from poets, Ixritfjouf ftfeofe fables fte ttoelue 'nmsdepm. fignes5and fte now:fterlie and foufteriie figures fjad neuer afcen* #° c/0^w. dedinto jjeaucn, 8nd pet (as C.Agrippafatft) affrolcgersdco f$f,if£U£ hue, coufen men, and game bp ftefe fables ;tdnles fte poets, ukfamu fcfctft are fte inuentoas of ftem,d(D hue in beggcrie. /**»*.
Sbetierieflulfulleff mathematicians confeffie,ftatit istnt ^rcheUus.
podtble to find outtmie certeine fting concerning fte knoto c^^'
ledge of Judgements, as iueli foj fte innumerable caufes ifttft &£****
foo?fee togifter foift fte tjeauens, being all togifter, and one
foift fte ofter to be condoeredtas alfobicaufe influences to
notcopttraine but incline, if o:manieo#nnarie andejrtrao?di*
narie occafions Ocd interrupt ftem; as education, cuffome,
place, Joneffie, birft, bloud, Ochneflfe, ijealft, ffrengft, foeafee*
nes, meate,d?tnke,libertie of mind, learning,^ #nd ftep ftat
ijauc fo# itten fte rules of iudgement,and agras n&refi therein,
being of eqtiall auftojitte and learning, publift & contrarie opt*
nions topon one fting , ft at it i& imp edible fo? an aff roiogtan to
pronounce a cerfeintiefcponfo Variable opinions $f ofterimfe,
topon fo fcneerteine repo#s no man is able to fudge herein* &>o
as(acce$ding toPtoIomie)ftefo?ebnotoledge of ftings to
come bp fte ff arres,dependeft as foell topon fte afc
fettions of ftemind, as topon fte obferuation
of fte planets, proceeding rafter ftom
ftance ftan art,as fcfterebp ttjep
deceiueoftecs,andars
decerned ftem?
feluesalfo.
'tti.il. The
Aftrolo- gersprog- nofticati- ons are like the anfwers of oracles.
al2 H.Booke* The difcotierie Attrologers.
The fubtiltic of aftrologcrs tomaintcincthe cre- dit of their art, why they remaine in credit, certeinc impieties conteinediaartrologersafTertions.
The xxij.Chapter.
f pou matfce tl>e atnn(ngone&
pou tyall fe tbem fpeabe darKelie of
things to come, deuifmg bp artificiall
fubttltte, tioubtfull p?ognoCications, ea*
Cite to be a#lied to euerie tbmg, time,
prince, and nation: and if ante tying
cometopaffe according totbeir diuina'
ttons,tbepfo?tifietbeir old pjognoCica*
ttons toitb neto reafons. $euertbelcs,in tbe multitude and ba*
riettc of Carres, pea euen in tbe toerte middeC of tbem, tbep find
out Tome placed in a gad afpect, and feme in an til ; and tabe oc*
cafion berebpon to fate tobat tbep litt, p?omifing bnto fome mm
bono?,long Iife,foealtb>bitfo;ie, cbildjen, marriage, fr&nds, of*
fices;$ finattieeueclaCingfelicttie.315ut if toitb anie tbepbedife
content, tbep fate tbe Carres be not fauourable to tbem, and
t&eaten tbem toitb bangiug,020toning,bcggerteJ0cbenes,mi&
fortune,! c. 2nd if one of tbefc p^ognoCicattons fall out rigbt,
tben tbep triumjfe aboue meafare . 3Sf tbe p?ognoCicato?s be
found to fo:ge and lie alfoates(tottbout fudj fortune as tbe blind
man bad in billing tbe croto) tbep toill ercufe ttje matt er,fateng,
ftat Sapiens domimtHrartri4,i$tta$(&ttQ$nng tO Agrippas tD02dS)
neitycrtbetoifemanruletb tije Carres, no? tbe Carres ttje toffe* man>but dSodruIetb tbem botb. Corn.Tacitus faitb3tbat tbep are a people difloiallto p:fnces, decerning tbem ft at bcl&uetbsm. andVarrofai$,tbattbetoanttteofaUfu^^ ftebofomeof aCcologie. and (four life$ fortune depend not on tbe Carres, tben it ts to be granted, Cjatffje aOroIogers febe tytxe nottjmg is to be found* But toe are fo fond, miCruCfuH i credulous,tbat toe feare mo?e tbe fables o Hfcobin g©d fclloto, at trologers,! fcritcbes ,1 bcleeue mo:e tbe tbings tbat are not, ffjan tbe tbings tbat are. and tbe mo?e bnpodible a tying iz&z mm toe ff and in feare thereof; and $e leflk Ubelie to be tcuz$t mm
toe
Uahas. of Witchcraft. Cap.* 2. ilj
foe beleeoe it. 3nb if foetoere not fuft>3l ftmfcc foift Cornelius Agrip p a , ft at iljcfc biuinojs, affr oiogcrs, contarojs, ana com e^ no;s toouto Die fo; hunger*
ana our fariift If gbt bclafe,fojgetting ftings patt5ncgled:mg ftings pjefent, anofcertebatfie to bnofo ftings tocome, soft ft comfort anb mainfeine ftefe ccufcno:s ; ftat tftereas tit ofter men, fo: making one lte,fte faift of jjtm ft at fpcabeft is (b mud) miff ruffes, ftat all fte reffoue being true ts not regarbeb. Con* trartoife, in ftefe coufenages among our Dtuino?s,one ttuft fpoben bp i)ap gtueft fuft crebit to ail fteir lies, ftat euer aff er ioe bdkm iftatfceuer ftcp faies^oip fncreDtble,tmp0ffible 02
falfefoeueritbe. §>fc Thomas Moore faift, fte? fenoto ItOtSftO s. Thomas
are in fteir ofone ftambers, netfter tfto mabeft ftemteUtes Moore* tucbotoes ftat tabefopon ftem ail ftis cunning, bnotolcbge, frumpc* anb great fo^efigbt.But to enlarge fteir crebit, 0? rafter to ma* lua^{Ai ntfettftefrtmpubencie5ftepfafeftegtftofp?o{feefie3fte fojeeof a rol reltgton,fte fecrets of confcience,fte potoer of oiuels, ftetoertue of miracles, fte efficacie of pjaiers, fte Hate of fte life to come, tc: boft on lie bepenb tjpo n fte ffarres,anb is giuen anb bnotone bp ftem alone. ifo;ftep rate, ftat iften ftefigne of Gemini ts afc
Cenbeb,anbSaturneanDMercurie be faineb in Aquarie,m fte Aftrologi-
ninftboufeof fte b^uen0,ftere is apjojbet bojnetanb ftere* call bia£ fb?e ftat €fetff b^b fo manie t)ertues,bfcaufe be bab in ftat place Phcmi«* Saturne anb Gemini, ^ea ftefe Slffrologers bco not fftcbe to fate, ftat fte ffarrcs biff rfbute all (btfes of religions: tfterein Iupiterfe fte e(pcciailpatrone,tfto being fotnebimft Saturne, mabeft fte religion of fte 3etoes ; foift Mercune, of fte €bnfft* ano ; foift fte ^ome^f atoficfetffianitte . f^eaftepaffirmeftat fte fatft of cuerie man maie be bnofonc to ftem as foell as to (0ob. ant) ftat Q:tff bintfelfe bib tifc fte electa on of boures in bis miracles ; fo as fte 3 clues coulonotburtbimiftileff befocntto ic- rufalem,anbfterefo;eftatbe faib to bis bifciples ftat fb&ab bint to rut
go ;3refterenottfoe!ue *«
boures in fte bate*
&#. Who
a 1 4 i * .Bcfcke. . The difcoueric Aftrologie,
Who hauepower to driue awaie diuels with their
onelie pretence, who (hall rcceiue of God whatfocuer they aske in praier, vvho fliall obteine euerlafting life by meanesofcon(tellatioiis>as natiuitie-cafters affirme.
The xxiij. Chapter.
I£ep fate alto, tl#t fceixtytcMat^
Mars i)a£ptlie placeD in tbe ntntb tjoufe of
fye ljeauenjej3 fyall tjaue pofoer to Djtue
afoafe Dtuels iuttfj i)ts onelte pretence
fromtljemfljatbe poffeffeD. anDbetljat
ffjallpjate to (Sod, i$en fjefinDelfj flje
Spcmte and lupiter toineD totti) tije D:a*
gons l)r ao in tijc mf DDett of rtje flattens,
fijall obteine ftbatfoeucr ije affcett) : ana tftat lupiter anD S atume
D
tit ^allfjaue Saturne tjapptlte places in Leone, Ijtefoule fliall
ornaduitL ftfue euerlaff tng life ♦ SinDjeretjntafub&xtfce Peter dcAppo-
caftcrs* na, Roger Bacon,GuidoBonatus3AmoId de villa noua,anD ftjt
CatDtnall of Alia . $ urtbermo?e3 %t pjoutDence of ©cd is w nteD, anD ftie miracles of potocrsof tfjeijeaucns anD tyefrinSnencteg areiii fucfjfotf aD>
uattce&. Mcfes,EfaiejIobanD Ieremief&metO Difltfce anD re>
feet tt : anD at Rome in times paff it foas bam$eD, anD bp Iufti- semc.tib.4e nian conDemueD imDer paine of Dcatfj. jFinallfe, Seneca Derf^ **&**• btfy gjefe foftfaieng toitcfieg in tljte fo?t 5 aimongd tlje Cleo- nes (fattfi fje) tljere tpaje? a enff ome5fi>at tlje y&^oc(>vKoates(tibiih toeregajers in tt)eaier5tDafct)ingbi)eitaffo2meof i>atle fiEjouto fall) i$£n tijegfaiue bp ante tfouDtljat tlje (joiner foastmmfc nent anD at ftanD 5 tlje t>fe toas (3 fate) bf caufe of tfye ljurt i$ td> ttmtgljtD© to tfctrtine*, $c: Dtltgentlte to toame tbe people ftereof ; ftbo WeD not to pjouiDe clofeea 0? ante fad) Defenfe a* gatnll it 3 but pjoutDcD facrificejS; tlje rtcft, cocfees anD i$tf lambed ->ti)2 pcose foouto fpoile tfjemfelueiS bp cutting Qi ftombes^ns tt)ong|!(fatt!)be) tftat little blouD conto afcenD t?p fa ft)* clousc^ anD Do ante gcoD fyere fo? fysix retefe in tf)i*
matter*
Thefollie of our ge- nethliaks,
tural.^.
Mahasl of Witchcraft.' 'Cajxaj; iif
matter.
#no ^rebpfljetoateJiDttltmpattbWo^oa a Venetian twwurms perttition, of great anttquttte, atio at tt)i* oaie(fok: ougfct 3 can v****™* reaototf)econtrarie)inMe, 3tteiD^ten,ftateuenep0ereow:t)^ Jj£* nartliefcpon afcenGonDaie,ff)e2Dafee of Venice3accompanieD fctft tfte^tate^goeft tPift great folenmitte fcntotfee fea,an& after ceiteine ceremonies entity cafleftfteiemtoagotormgof great fcalueanoMmattoh foj a pactffcato?ieofaIatton ;trijere> fotti)aUfyetrp?eoeceGb#i fujpofetifijat tfjeibjafljof fljefea foas loatmiGaf afftoagetKffip ftte attton,as a late inciter fatty, tijepo© Dej}onftre ropius in £ ^m^,5att^efpoufe4efeatjntott)emfelae0,fc. m.&uy- '
JUtta5fterefo?e, accoutring to $e pjojfceteaowfc^alfee rained-
of $e !io# in fte^onres of tfje latter time, anD |e $all femr ^'a0, **
t^tteclouoe£5,anD gfue tws raine$c;fo?fttrelie,ttietoote(ajEf tfja
(ante p:c#et faittyfjaue fpofcm fcanitie, tfje footers fjaue
femea lte3ano tfje steamers fcaue tolo a fcaineflnng*
ffjep cemfojt in Daine, ano fterefoje tljeg
toent atoaie Wbe ty&pe., ic* 3ff ante
fijespebtter o? foitefcmonger toili
follpiD ftem^epfljallgo
alone fo; me*
. ,. ^
f7£#
ziS i2.Bookc. Thcdlfcoucric Chames,tfc.
^Tfa twelfe(BooJ{e.
The Hebrue word Habar expounded,where alfo the fuppofed fecret force of charmes and in- chantments isfhewed,and the efficacie of words is diuerie waies declared*
The firfl: Chapter.
i^ijS^Cb?ttetoO?tl Ha- bar, being in dDreebe Eft- thin \ ant> m ilatine //?«»-
tarete ttt (i&igfity, Coin*
c&ant , oj ( if yon ba& rattjcr ^auc tt fo ) to brtuttd) *Stl t&efe incbantments , cer* teine toofic* , terfes, o: djarmes, fc : are fecretlie tottered , therein tbece is tbcugW to be miraculous efficacie. ijjere te great to jrtette hereof: but tibzfyzt * it be by cbarmes , fcotccs , U mcge^aracter^QoiiesJ, plmte,mttal*> l)ttbe$,tc ffcere muff tjeretoit&aU a fpec' all fo; me of auras be attoaies Weo s either tte uimfii abolicaiynfenfiblejO? papift (call, fcberetopon all ibe toer* tue of fte tagte in fujpofed to oepeno i 23j ts teo?o is f pect allie to* J&L$*. fet> in ttje 5 8. pfalme, ftbitfrplace t&ougb tt be taken top fo? mine atmerfatiesffcongeftargument againif me ; ytt me tbinfces it mafceibfoimfbme.asibepcan neuecbeableto antoer it. jfo* .Pfci.s8.43. fljcreitplainelieafpearetb, flmttbeattoerbearetb nottbe tootce of ibedjarmcr5cbarme|!e iieuer fc curonnglte ; contrarie to Qe poets fabling,
Pamm
Uxigidtts in gratis cant an do rumptur angnsr*
The
Habar expounded, of Witchcraft, Cap,i?2, 217
The coldifh fnakc in medowcs greene, ty/bju*
Withcharmesis burft inpceces cleenc.
SBat hereof mojc fijall be fa id fcereaff er in Due place.
31 grant ftjat tocjDS ftmettmes Ijaue lingular fcert uc and eftv caete, citftcc tn pcrfuafion 0; Dtfuafion , as alfo tittxccfc ott)cr toaies^foasfterebp fame are conucrteD from tfjc Urate of per* Ditton5to ttje eft ate of fata at ton : and fo contr atftoffe ; accusing tottjefatengof Salomon; SDeatbanD life are in tbeinftrument Prouer. 28. of tfte tcong : but euen therein (Cod too?ketl) all in all , as foell tn ££ ]°"'*Q* framing tbe ijeart of ttje one , as in Directing fte tcong of tbe o* p&i°^ fter : as ajpearefl) in manie places of tye &olie feriptures*
What is forbidden in fcriptnres concerning witch- craft^ofthe operation of words, the fuperftition of the Cabalifts and papifts >who createth fubftances,to imi- tate God in fome cafes is preiiimption* words of fanc- tification.
Pfal.i^. Icrem.3*. Ifai.£. Ifaljo.
Prou.16.
I
Thefecond Chapter.
^at M)id) i# fo^btDDen in tyt
Jcrtptures touching incbantment 0? toitdj craft ,ts not tl)c to onDer full toothing foitfjt too?D£* jfo?tj$eretoo?D0|)aue jjaDmtra* culous operation , fljere fyatfi beme al* toates trjc fpectall p^outDence, potoer ano grace oRS5od UttereD to ft e ftr engtftening ^V/^^-t^offte faittj of ©ods people, ana to ttje fur* Iterance of ttje gofpell: as trfjen tt>e apottle tottft a too?D flue Ana- Aa*j. nias ano Saphira. HBnt tlje pjojijanatton of (0oos namfe,tl)e feDu* cmg^buBng^nDcoufentngoftbepeoplejanDmansp^efnmpt^ on is fjerebp p2orjtbit£D,as tdjerebp manie tabe fepon tljem after fterecitaUoffut^names5asdl5oDin tt)efcrtpture fremefytoap* p;op:tate f 0 ttfmfelfe5to fojefljefo things to come, to toojfee mtra* cles>to Detect fellonies/ic: as tbe Cabalifts in timB pafttofee ^ponftem^bpftetennamesof (EoD, anD&ts angels, e^p^elTeii
in
.;
Zl8 l2.Bookc. The difcouerie Witches defcribe.
ijTttjcfcnpturc^fotoKelufflnD^r^: ano as tye paptffsattyis
fcaie bp tye itfce names3bp croffes^bp gofpels bangeo atout tyetc
uecfes,bp maffcs5bp erojcifmes^bp Ij&lie Urate*: , ano a tyoufano
confecrateo ojratycr ejrecrateo ^ing^p^omtre tinto tyemfelues
am> ot^cr^3bptt3 fjealty ofbooie ana foule*
. HBut as beretn foe are not to imitate tye papftfs , & in futy
tying#,as are tye peculiar actions of
ionas.r, ^n ^ t0 COUntecfct3o^ refemble &tm, ttytty foity $is fos?o ere*
ateo all tytngs. jFm ttse,nef tyer all tye eoniuro^ Cabal(Bs?pa*
pias.fcDt^faiers^ndbanter^tutt^es, no? tyarmers in tyefoo?to,
raftyeranieotyerbumaneo^pet Dfabclicall canning can aoue*
ante fucft ttrengtft toclSoos tDo^femanl^tp^as toanabe anie tfting
anefo5oj elfe to ejetyange one tying into anotyer^cfo qualities
map be aooeo bp humane art, but no neto fubSance can be
maoe o; created bp man ♦ #n& feeing tyat art f&tlety Ijeretn,
Doubtles nettyer tye illufions of Dtuels > no? tye cunning of fort*
c&es,can tying ante futy tying truelie to paffe, if o? bp tye founo
of tye Voom notying commety , notying goety, otyertotfe tyan
0oo in nature baty ojoetneo to be &©ne bp o:oinar te fp#ty , o?
elfe bp Ijis fpectall o?t» inance
Words of neceffarte ano commenoable, accojotng to^ ,Paules rule ; %tt
fanftiika- p0ar mcat j>e fancttfieO tutty tye foo?& of d!5oo,ano bp pjater.HBuf
wherdn f wwfflfcatfon Dcoty not bere figntfie ettyer tyange of fubttance of
they con- tye meate, o? tye aooing of ante neto Brengty tyeretmto : but it
fift. is fancttfieo, in tyat it is receiueo fotty tyanfefgiuing ano pjaier;
tyatour bo&ies map be reftetyeo, ano our fouletyerebp maoe
tyeaptertoglo?tficd5oo.
What effed and offenfe witches charmes bring,hovv vnapt witches are,and how vnlikelie to worke thofe things which they are thought to doo,what would followe if thofe - things were true which are laid to their charge.
The third Chapter.
!£e too#$ ami otijet tlje tliuCtonsf of iirit*
tyes^tyarmers, anocontarojs, tyougfc tyep benot futy in operation ano ettect , as tyep are commonlte taften to be : pet tyep are offenfiueto tyemateffte
ano
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.j. 219
arid name of cJJoD, obfcuring fbe ttnt^ of otuinft te3$ alfo of jbtlo * fo #ie, jffo? if put anpfud)bertueo?liuelie feeling into a bcdp of gold,filuer, fcead5oj foap, as 1^ imagines ?3f eifljer pj&ffs^iuelSjOjfoit* c^e0 could fo 0(D) rtje dtutne pofoer fljulo be cijecfeed $ outfe ccd bp tnagicall tunning,! d5ods creatures made feruilefo a foitdtjes pleafure* What i$ not to be bjougftf f o pajte bp tljefe incantatt* ons, if fyat be true fcrfnrf) is; attributed f o tmtcljes * $ pet tljep are An nm lc toomeu tbat neuer toent to &b©ie in tfjeir liues, no?bad anp tea* dcfcripiion t&ers : ant) tberefoje tmtfjout art o? learning ; pcme^nd fberefo^e o fwomen not able to make anp pjouifion of metals o; (tones, to b?ing to paffeffrange mattery bpnaturallmagiche^olDanD %^ mt~ fiiffe,and ttjerefo^e not nimble banded to tieceiue pour eie foftU legierdcmame ; beauie, and commonlie lame,and tberefoje ton* apttoflieintbeaire,o2toDanfet»ift tbe fairies; fad,, melawbo* lifee, fallen, ant) miferabIe,andtberefoje it fyoula be bnfo Item
(Imita Mmema)tO banftet OJ danfe iMfl) Minerua;0?pet luttfl He-
rodias, as tbe common opinion of all tetters Ij^rein is. £Dn tbe
otberfids,foefetl)cp are fo malicious andfpitefull, fyat it ftjep
bpfbemfelues>o?bptbeirdiuels5 could trouble tbe elements,
foefl&ould neuer baue faire foeatbcr* Jffbep could fttll men,
tbtld?en, 0? cattelljtbep foould fpare none; but foould deffrop and
hill fobole countries and boutyolds.3lftbepeojrta tranffer come
(as is affirmed) from fteir neigt)bo2S field into fbeir ofone,
noneoffl)emtoouldbepcD^e3noneofterl^culdberid!)# jc
fyep could tranffojmetbemfeluesand otbers(asitte
molt confi antlie affirmed) ob fclmt a number of
apes and otolcs ftould tbere be of tos ! 3|f
Incubusconld beget Merlins among
tos, foe (bould bauea iollfe
mameofcoldpjo*
pbets*
Why
iio !2.Bookc# The difcouerie Lawe of xij.tabk
Why God forbad the pra&ife of witchcraft, the ab- furditie of thelawe of the tweluc tables, wherevpon their estimation in miraculous actions is grounded, of their woonderous works.
The fourth Chapter.
l^ottQi) it be apparent, tW tty
^olte-grjoC fo^btooetb ttjts art,btcaufe of fte abufe cf tfjc name of (25o&,an& fte cou> fenage comp?ei>enoeo fterem : pet 3 com feffc,ft e cuff omes ant) latocs almcff of all naf tons t cd a eclare , tijat aU ftcfc rn i r aru* Ions too?fes before bp me eite&,anD manp otter Brings mo^e tomnoerfiill, foere at*
A common and vni- uerfali er- ror.
tributes to fte pofoer of tottcbes. Uje tdu ft lafoes, tmft fte ep> ecptionsan&iuDicialsfteretopon, ant> fte tottcfjes confections, liaue beguiles almoff ftefcbolefoojlD, ®S)r.t abfuroittescon* cermngtoittbcraft,areto^tttentn(be!aiD of ftettoelue tables, febffttoas fte Ijigftcff anb moft ancient lata of tl)c Romans ? ©i&crefepon fte ff rongett argument of tottftes omnipotent potoer ts framed ; as ft at fte tut feoome of fuft latug tucrs couto not be abufeo. Wereo^me fttnfes) migljt be maoe a mo:e ftrong argument on out fiDc $ to farit, %i fteft^ft ano ptfncfpall bloes of fte too?lD be in ftis cafe ridiculous, tiatne, falfe, tnerettbie, pea anti contrarie to (Sods lafoe; fte refioue of fte lafoes ano ar* gnmentstoftat effetf, are to be fufpecteo ♦ 3f ft at argument HjoulD IjoId, it mtgljtpL:cDue all fte popift (atoes againtt p?ofe* ffants,i ftebeatbentflb ponces latnesagainQ c^tStans, to be g©D and in fojee : fo; it is Itbe ftep fcocuto not Ija ue maoe ftem, weptftepljao borne gcoD* Were it not (ftinfcepou)aff range proclamation, ft at no man (tpon patne of Deaft) ft outo pull fte mono out of fteauen 1 3no vtt toerie manp of fte moft learneo foitftmongers mafte ftcit arguments tpon toeafeer grounds; asnamelteinfttsfo?me ano maner ; OTe find in poets, ftat foitftesfo?ougbtfuftan&fuft miracles \Ergo ftep can accom* Md.Mu/.' Pl{$ anD 0cD ft** °J ft at toonoer.2$e foojos of fte lafoe are ftefe;
IJIodirmu
Hyftrius.
iteming*
Bar.SpineHs.
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.4,5. 221
Cuifhiges incantajfitpazruudato, Neue altemm Jegetem pellexeris excan- Undo,ne% inc
lityimte jitcf Wm be erccuteD tbatbefoitebefbeojne, Cranf* ferre net cfter mzm cojne into % grouno hv tntbantment, Cake b&se ftjou incbant not at all nettber mafee tbp netgbbo?s ficlo barren :be tbat bcotb tbefc tbings fi&ail t)te3$c,
Aninftance of onearreignedvpon thelaweof the t weluetables3 where by the faid lavveis prooued ridicu- lous, oft wo witdies that could doo woonders.
The fift Chapter.
ftfyouglj among ft? , toe tty'nfee
ttjembclxntchct) itjat ftar fuDDenlieptD?e3 ana not fyzm tbat grofoe bafitlte net) ; pet at Rome pou (ball bnfcerffano, tbat(as Plinierepo?tetb)t)pon fgefe artfclejss one > C.Furius Geffus foas conuenteo before Spurius Albinus^foj tbat be being bat a ?££ little *4$e free, anb beltuereb from bon* ofc.F.c. bage,occupiengonelte:tiUage5greforicb on tbe fuooen, as Ija; conuemei uinggcDD crops ;fo as it foas fufpeetebftat be tranfferreb bis for a witch» nefgbbojs co?ne into bis ficlbs ♦ $one mterceffton, no belaie, none ercufe, no dentall tomlb ferue, nettber in tell no? bertfion, nozpettfoougbfeber o?bonefi meanes: but be foas afllgneb a pcremptojiebate,toanftocrfo2 life* 3no tberefoje fearing tbe fentence of condemnation, trfneb foas to be gtuen tbere , bp tbe twice ana feerbtct of tb?ae mm (as foe bite are trfeabp tfoelue) maae bte abearance at tbe aaieaSignea, anbb^ugbtfoitbbtm W plougb* ana barrofoes. fpases ana i^ouels, and otber intttw ments of bufbanbjte , bis ojcen, boaffes, ana footing battoc&s, bis feruants, ana alfo bis aaugbter,ftbitb foas a fiuraie foewb ana a gaaabuffoffe, ana alfo(as Pifo repo?tetb) foell trfmrnebbp in apparell, ants faib to tbe ftbole bencb in tbis foife, ilo bare mg tojasjmabe mine abearance, accojaingto mp p?omtfe ana pour pleafures, patenting tmto pou mp cbarmes anafottrip crafis, b$tcb b^ue (b fort cbea me* $0 fo: tbe labour, foe at , foat*
djing,
222 12 .Booke. The difcoucrie Witches pun'ijhA djmg,care5anDtiUtgence5^icti3l^auei)feDmti)t5 beijalfe, 3 cannot fl&efo pou tbcm at tins time, #nd bp tbis mcanes be toas dtfmiffed bp tljeconfentoftftatcourt,tftoot^ettDtfe(aj5tttDaj8 tbougbt) tyoulo barolp Ijaue efcaped ibe fentence of conde mnat u on, andpumO&mcntof deatb* MatMttef. 3* isconflantlie affirmed tn M.Mai, ffjat Snafus Wed alfemtes ^ 2. qu/.u to btoe tymtelfc in a monty6aU,ano bad a dtfctple called Hoppo, Mtf* fcbo ana&e Stadlin a mafftertmtcb, and could ail ftben tbep ltd in* uifiblie tranfferre tl)e tbiropartofibefr netgbboursdomg, Jap, co^ne, tc nntotbetr ofone ground , mabe Jaile, tempetfs, and flouds, imtb tbunder and Ug&tning; and hill dnto^en, cattell,$c: teuealetbings bidden, and manpower trtebs, irbenandfcd&cre tbep US. JIBnt tbefe tfoo fl)tfted not & toeli totfb tbe mquifito?s, astbeotberfotfb tt>e Romane anD Ijeattien fudges, ^ofobeit, Stafus tua£i ten fjard foj tbem alfcfiw none of all tbe laUifer^ no? tn^ quf fitojs couto tying bim to ajp&ce before tbem, if it be true t&at tuittbntongersfojite in tbefematters.
Lawes prouided for the punifhment of fiich witches as worke miracles, whereof fome are mentioned, and of certeinepopifh lawes published againft them.
The fixt Chapter.
^ere are otljer latoeg of otijet
©fimpSu vfi^'Sri n^w nattontfmaDetofttsinctettble effect:as bilities. * **5^?2L Iffi^r Lex ^carum p^ouioeflj pumtyment fo$
tbem tbat flic in tbe aire from place to
place, andmeeteat tbeir mgbtlte affem*
bites, and b?aue banbets, carriengforifl*
tbem plate,and fucb ff uffe,s c: euen as toe
i^^/^^-^l^onto mabe a lafoe to bang pirn fljat
fljoulo tabe a cljwrtb in ty* fiaom at Douer, and ifeofoe it to Cal-
Ike. 0nd btcaufe in tbis cafe alfo popf fl& latoes (ball be fame to
be ass f©U8j and letoD as an? otber tjfeat foctter, and fpcriall te as
tp:annous as tbat fcbicb is mofl cruell: pon fljall bcare tc&at trim
neto latues tbe cburcb of Rome batb latelie deuffed • Mjtte are
iberefojet&efoojbs of pope Innocent tbeeig&t to tbe tnqutfitas
of
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.6,7. 223
Of Almanie,ant)0f popelulius tfte feCOn^ftltt tO tlje tnqtlfCftQ* Awifelawe
ofBcrgomen. 3t is come to our eares,tfjaf mamelefoDperfins, ofpopc in- of bofl) feinDs,as tall mate as female,foftng tt)e companie of fte n°ccnc anra Diuels Incubus anD Succubus3imtb mcanfattons^cljarmes^on' it ^l^ titrations, % c ; D© oeCroie,$c : ftebirt&s of ijoomen iottft rfHlD,t!je they wan- pa)ngofaUcatfdl,fteto^oftt)cfelD^e grapes of tije times, tedwk fte frttf e of tfte trees : 3tcm,men5 tnomen, anD all fetnD ofcattell wh*n .they anDbeaffsoffyef&lD: anoiDtttjftetrfatomctjantments^c: Dcoma elt* trt terlie e# ingnifl^fuffocate^nD fpoile all trineparDs,o?tcbarDs, meDotues^paffures, grade, gr#ne co^tne, anD ripe co?ne, ano all ofljer poDfoare : pea men anD foomen fljeatfelues are bp ftjeic fmp:ecattonsfcafflid:eDtMt{) ejtf email ano mfoarDpamesanD Difeafes3ti)atmen cannot b0eget>no2 toomen bjing fingtbante rfjtlmen, no: pet accompli!!) tfje outie of foeDlocfee5oenieng fye faitt? tx|)tci> ffjep in baptf fme pjofeileD, to ifce Deffr uction of foefr ofone foulest c. 4Dur pleafare tberefo?e is,tbat all tmpeDiments fyat mate IjtnDer fte inquifitojs o$tce3be trttcrlic remoueo from among tfje people, lead flits blot of tjerefie p?cc#D fopoifonanfr Defile tfjem tftat be yet innocent ano trjerefoje te Da o:Deine,bp tjertueoEfljeapottolicall au!f)02ttte,tf)at ottrmqtttfi:to2Sofljigfr Almanie3mateerecufe fte office of inquiftttontpall tortures anD afflictions, in all places, anD topon all perfons, fc$at ant* i$crefoeuer,as toell in euerte place anD DiocefTe^as tjpon ante perfon ; anD tbat as fr&lte, as tijoagl} ttjep iuere nameD, ejepjefr feD,oj ctf eD in tljts car commtlTton*
Poetical authorities commonlie alleaged by witch- mongers, for the proofe of witches miraculous a&ions^ and for confirmation of their fupernaturall power.
The feucnth Chapter.
Cre^aueJ place anD opo?tunttie,to Dtf-
couer itje t^iole art of tbitctjeraft ; turn all tbetr tbarmes5periapts,rf)aracters,amulets3 platers, blef* ftngs3curSTtngs3|)urtmgs3l)elptngS3fenauertes,con^ fenages,tc-Batfi»:ff 3 Ml ffjeto ftbat antbojtties are p?0Do* ceo to DefenD anD mamtsme t^e fame, anD tijat in fcrtous fojt>
224 i^.Booke. The difcoucrie Charmes^c.
bpBodin,Spinaeus,Hemingius>Vairus,Danxus>Hyperius:M^
Mal.an&tfceteff* VbgtciogS. Carmina vel ccclopoffunt de due ere fan am, Carminibus Circe focios mutant t Vlyfiis, Frigidus in put is cant an do rumpitur anguis :
Inchantments plucke out of the side, The moone3though fhe be plafle on hie : Dame Circes with hir charmes fb fine, Vlyfles mates did turne to fwine : The (hake with charmes is burft in twaine, In medowes,where fhe dooth remaine.
Againe out of the fame poet they cite further matter.
V*l*cbg&. Has herbas>atfy h&c Ponto mihi left a venena, Ipfa dedit Maris : najcunturplurima Ponto, His ego fape lupamfieri,& fe condere fyfais, \JMdrimfape animas imis exirefipulckris, At % fat as alio vidi traducere meffes.
Thefe herbs did Mens giue to me,
And poifbns pluckt at Pontus,
For there they growe and multiplic,
And doo not fo amongft vs.
With thefe fhe made hir felfc become,
A wolfe^and hid hir in the wood,
She fetcht vp follies out of their toome,
Remoouing cornefrom where it flood.
Furthermore out of Quid they alledge thefe folowing.
OMfaj}. & Tfocte volant, puerofy petunt nutricis egentes,
Et vitiant cmis corpora captafuis :
Carper e dicuntur Ucfentu vifiera roftris,
Et plenum fotu /anguine gutur habent :
To children they doo flie by night,
And catch them while their nurfles flecpe,
And
Habar. ' of Witchcraft.
Andfpoile their little bodies quitej And home they beare them in their beake,
tAgaine out ofVirgill in for me following.
Hinc mihi LMaJJyUgentis monft rata facer do s, Hefperidum tenflicujlos^pulaf^ draconi Jgua dabat,&facro$feruabat ifjarboreramos, Spar gens bumida mellajoporiferunifc papauzr. Haefe carminibuspromutitjdli^ye mentis* £>aasvelit,dff alijs duras irmnhterecurasy Sifter e aquamfluuijs>& verterefideraretrh, NoEfurncfy ciet manesynugire videbis Subpedibm termm,& defcenderemontibm ornoi :
From thence a virgine preeft is come,
from out Maflyla land, Sometimes the temple there fhe kept,
and from hir heauenlie hand The dragon meate. did take : fhe kept
alio the frute diume, With herbes and liquors fweete that ftill
to fleepe did men incline. The minds of men(fhe lakh) from loue ■■;, with charmes fhe can vnbind, In whom fhe lift: but others can v
flie caftto cares vnkind. The running ftreames doo ftand^and from
their courle the ftarres doo wreath, And foules fhe coniure can : thou fhalt
fee fifter vnderneath The ground with roring gape,and trees
and mountaines turne vpright,&c.
Moreouer out ofOuidthcy alledge asfolloweth.
Cum volui ripis ipfis mirantibm arnrtes Infontes re^refms^menffaLfijloy
n 1
Cap .7. 22$
Fkg.Jene.i
tranflotion of the former words of Virg.
Owe?, me to*
rnor.7%
£.$.
Stantt*
ftll
Mcdta,
Qutf.& Medea f
tfifioia.4,
5 . Athok
1 1 .Booke. The difcoueric Charmes^.
St ant id concutiojantu fir eta mbilapelto, WubtUfy Induco/ventos abigbfe vocofc Yipereas rtmpo verbis & carmine fauces^ Yiuaquefaxa^fua conuulfaque robord terra, Btfyluas moueo, iubeoque tremefcere monte$> Bt m^girejolum^nanef^ieexirefipulcbris, Teque lima trahoj&c :
The riuers I can make retire, Into thefountaines whence they flo, (Whereat the banks themfelues admire) I can make {landing waters go. With charmes 1 driue both fea and clowd, I make it calme andblowealowd. The vipers iawes,the rockie ftone, With words and charmes I breake in twainc The force of earth congealdin one, I mooue and fhalte both woodland plaine j, / I make the fbules of men arife, I pull the moone out of the skies,*
tAlfo outof the fame poet*
Yerbaqnetet dixit ptacidasfacientia/ornnof, £m mare turbatum,qu
And thrifefheipake the words that caufd
Sweete fleepe and quiet reft, She ftaid the raging of the fea,
And mightie flouds fuppreft. ,
JEt miferumtenues inijecm vrget vacus*
Shefticketh alio needels fine In liuers, whereby men doo pine*
Alfomt oj other p&ets*
Carmine Ufa Ceresflerilem vane/cit inherbam>
Deficient Uficarminefantkaqm'* 2Bcibus^andeslcanMacjut%iim
Decidit,
fafcinatricfi
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.y. a rf
J)ecidit,& mllopoma mouentefluunt :
With charmes the corne is fpoiled fb,
As that it vades to barren gras,
With charmes the fprings are driedlowe,
That none can fee where water was.
The grapes from vines 5the m aft from okcs,
And beats downe frute with charming ftrokes,
Jgutjidera excantata voce TbeJfaU
Lunamque calo diripit : How.ep*& j
She plucks downe moonc and ftarres from side, With chaunting voice of Theflalie.
// anc ego de ccelo ducentemfidera vidi,
Fluminis ac rapidi carmine vert it iter, Hac cantufinditaue(olum,manefque(epulchrii
Elicit, & tepido deuorat offh rogo : Cum lubet b
Cum lubet ajliuocouuocat orb e nines :
She plucks each ftar out of his throne, And turneth backe the raging waues, With charmes (he makes the earth to cone, And raifeth foules out of their graues : She burnes mens bones as with a fire, Andpulleth downe the lights from heauen, And makes it fhowe at hir defirc Euen in the midft of fiimmer feafon.
tMens haufii nulla fame polluta ventni, Incantataperitx
A man inehanted runneth mad, Thatneueranie poifonhad.
Cejfauere vices rerum,dilatdque longa Hsjit noEie dtes,legi nonpamit atber, torpuit drpr*ceps audit o carmine mundus:
The courfe of nature ceafed quite,
Rij. The
Zj4ca-nJib.de
Idenulbii,
%%% n.Booke. Thedifcouerle Ch^rmes^c.
The aire obeied not his lawe, The daie delaid by length of night. Which made both daie and night to yawe; And all was through that charming geare, Which caufd the world to quake for teare •
ifomibti. Car mi tie Thejfalidum dura inpr&cordiaftuxit2 Nonfatis addufhisriworfammijquejeueri I Beit is arfere ignes :
With ThefTall charmes, and not by fate Hot lone is forced for to flo we, Euen where before hath beene debate, They cauie afifediionfor to growe.
idem. ibid. Gens inui/a dijsmacuUndicallida cceli, Quosgenuit terr^mdi qui (idem mundi IuraquefixarumpOjfuntperuertere rerum : 2{dm nuncfiarepolosy&flumina mitterenorunt, Aether a (ub terras adigtmt^ontejque reuellunt :
Thefe witches hatefull vnto God^
And cunning to defile the aire,
Which can difbrder with a nod
The courfe of nature euerie where,
Doo caufe the wandring ftarres to flaie,
And driue the winds beelo w the ground,
They lend the ftreames another waie,
And throwe downe hilles where they abound.
Man;iim ' — Unguis dixere volucrim*
attronom. Confult&re fibras >& rumpere vocibm angues* faejib.u Solicit are vmbras^pfumque Acheronta mouere*
In nocimque dies,in lucent vert ere noctes> Omnia conando docilisfolertu vincit :
They talked with the toongs of birds,
Confulting with the fak fea coafts,
They bur ft the lhakes with witching words,
Sollid-
Cap .7,8. 22 p
Habar. of Witchcraft. Sollicking the ipirituali ghofts3 They tume the night into the daie, And alfo driue the light awaie : And what ift that cannot be made By them that doo applie this trade?
Poetrie and poperie compared in inchantments,po- pifh witchmongers hauemore aduantage herein than proteftants.
The eight Chapter,
SDn twin ttyefe betfe&tfce poetg
(i^ettjer in earncftoj in iett 3 fenoto not) afcrtbe fcnto toitdjcs $ to ftjetr rijarmes, mo?e tljan is to be found in fjumaneoj Diaboltcali poiucr, 3 Doubt not but tfje moff part of tije readers hereof Intll ad* mft tijem to be fabulous; alttjougb tt)e mod learned of mine aduerfartes (fo? lacfee of fcrtpture) are fatne to produce ftefe poetries fo: p?©fes3 anofoj lacfee of Judgement 3 am fared© tfttnfee, ttjat A6beons ouii&ut** tranffojmattoninastrue. and i% not? asfoellas tfje mefa* mr^ mojjfcofis 02 tr anfubif antiatf on of Vly fTes t)i$ companions into ftoine: fri}ic& »>. Auguftine, and lb manfe great clarfees credit and report.
$euertf)eleffe,popffl) tatters (3 confeffe) Ijaue aduantage lierein of our pjoteffants : fo? (befioes ftefe poettcall p?©fcs)$ep &aue(fo2 aduanf age)fte foojo and aufto?ttte of ttje pope fctmfelfe, and others of ttjat l)Qlte crue ; fofcofe djarmes, conturatiens, blefc ftngs,curfrings,$c : 3 meane in part (fo? a taB )to fet oofome ; gi* The au- uingpouto tmderffano?tt)at poets are not altogttljer fo impu* &«* tran- dent as paptffs Ijerein, neittjer feme $ep fo igno?ant,p?o$ane. finon '°.his o? impious. andfterefo:e31 ioiiltycfopou fcofolotedalfo fyty f;^ lie, and fo&atttiep ontije ottjer fide afcrtbe totfteirdjarmesanb conjurations ; and togittjer foill fet oofone tottft tijem allmaner of forties ctjarmes3as conuenientlie as 3 mate.
lco^c?
autj.
Popifti
i$o n.Booke. The difcouerie Charmes^c. Popifh periapts, amulets and charmes5agnusDei,
a wa(tcoteofproofe,a charme for the falling euiiJ5a wri- ting brought toS. Leo from heauen by anangell, the vertuesof S.Sauiors epiftle, a charme againtt theeues, a writing found in Chrifts wounds, of die croffe,&c4
The ninth Chapter.
y>^p^€^f i^cfe bcrtues? bnDec tljefe betfeg
* (U^ttten bp pope Vrbane tt)e fift to tbe
emperouroftbeGra>cians,)arecontetneD
in a periapt o; tablet, to be continuallis
toojne about oue5calleD Agnus Dei^idj
te a little cafee , bauiug fte picture of a
lambe carnengofaflagon tbe one fide;
ana te
Ijollofo : fo as tf)t gofpell of £>.iohn, fojtf ten in fine paper,fe pla*
ceo in tbe concauitie tbereof : ana it te tbus compounbeo o?
maDe,euen as tbep tbemfelues report.
Balfamm & munda ceu,cum chrifmatis vnda Conficiunt agnum^aodmunus do tibi magnum, Tonte velut natum>per myBicafanffificatum : Fulgura defurfum depelltt>& omne malignum, Feccatumfrangit,vt Christifanguis, & angit, Fr&gnans feruaturxfimul & partus liber atur, Dona refer 1; dignis/virtutem deftruit ignis, Fortatm munde defluttibus eripit vnd& :
Balme,virgine wax3and holie water,
an Agnus Dei make : A gift than which none can be greater,
Ifend thee for to take. From founteine cleere the iame hath iflue,
infecretian&ifide: Gainft lightning it hath foueraigne vertue^
jibraham
fkmtng.
L'ooke in
theBee-
liiueofthe
RomHh
church.
Lib.4.cap.i«
fol.243«
and thunder crackes befide.
Ech
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap,p. 231
Ech hainous finne it weares and wafteth,
euenasChrifts precious blood, And women, whiles their trauelllafteth^
itfaues., it is fo good. It doth beftow great gifts and graces,
on fuch as well deferue : And borne about in noilbme places,
from perill dothpreierue. The force offire5wnofe heat deftroieth,
it breaks and bringeth downe : And he or fhe that this enioieth,
no water fhall them drowne.
^f A charme againft fhot,or a waftcote
ofproofe.
BCfcfojetbecommmgbp of ttjefe Agnus Deis,ai)oliegat:menf calico a foattcote fo; neceflttie teas mucb ttfeD of our fo?efa* tbers,as a tjolp reltkc,$c : as gtuen bp tbe pope^oj fome fuel) atrip coniuto?, t$op:omtfeatbercbp all manner of tmmuni tit to tbe foearer thereof; in fomucb as be coulD not be tjurt fonfb ante tfjot o? otber fotolence. Sim otberforife,tbat fooman ttjat tuouto toeate tt,(^oulD fyaut quicfee Deltuerance ; tbe compofitton thereof ioas in tbisojoer following*
£Dn%ittmas Date at mg^f,aff).2^ muff befponne of flar. The maner bp a little bU^inegtde, in tbe name of tbeDtuelUan&itmutf be of making bp bit tD0uen,anD alfo ftnougbt tuttt) tbe n&Dle ♦ 3n tbe bzefi 02 *0^fe" fo:epatt|tbereof mutt be ma&e tottt) naeale fcoo?fee ttoo beaas ; on pr^ (be beat) at tbe rigbt line mutt be a bat, ana a long bearD ; tbe left ijeaD mutt baue on a crolune,anDtt mutt befobo^rtble, tbattt mate refemble 315el?ebtib3 ano on eacb fioe of tbe foattcote mutt bemaaeacroffe.
^f Againft the falling euill.
fl^eouer, tbis infumg i$ anotber counterfef cbanne of . tbetrs.fcdjerebp tbe falling eutll is pjefeu tltc re meoieD*
Gafparferk myrrham,tbw LMelchior,Balthafar 4urum, Mac tru quifecumportabit; nomina, regiw,
Rjiij, Soluitur
T] i
21% ia.Booke. Thedifcouerie Charmcs^c.
Soluhura morho ChriBipietate caduco.
Gafoer with his myrh beganne
thefe prefents to vnfold3 Then Melchior brought in frankincenfe,
and Balthafar brought in gold. Now he that of thefe holie kings
the names about fhall beare. The falling yll by grace of Chrift
fhall neuer need to feare.
rps te as true a copte of tije bolie fo:itmg3ff)at foas b?ouglrf
oofame from tjeauen bp an angell to g>.Leo pope of Rome;
f fte trto bio inm tafce it to fetng Charles3ftben be foent to ttje bat*
Thefe cf- tell at Ronceuall. Sim tfje angell fat'D, ftat fcfcat man o; fooman
tragrod to teare$ *W* totting about tljem tottti gcoti Deuotton, and faiftj
■be true in tVlZtit &ate tfeae Pater noiters, ty& Aues3anOone Creede^all
ruch a pat- not fbat Date be ouercome of tris enimie$,eift)cr booilie oj gljoff* ched peece ite^neitfjer fyalbe robbed 0.2 flame of tb&ue^peffilence^un* ot popene. ^0? ^tening ; neither fljallbeluirt toltli fiero? toater,no^ comb?eti tottft fpirits, neifter fijall jjaue Difpleafare of lo?d* o$ ladies : pt tyall not be condemned tnitb falfe toitnelft, no; tafeen imti) fatrie^o? anie maner of are^no^pet toittjttje failing euilt #lfo, if a tooman be tn trauell,late tins tojttmg tjpo ftic bellied ftallbaueeafie deliuerance3an&tbe cbflderigbt fljape andd#(* ficndome,and fte mofljer purification of i)olp tburdj, and all fltfougljfeertueof tfjefe&olie names of 3cfus
►J* Iefus ►{« Chriftus *J J4 Sabbaodi ►JiAdonai ►{« Vnigenitus ►{« Maieftas ►{ ►f* Saluator nofter ►{« Agiros iskiros ►p Agios ►{« Adanatos *J« Gafper ►fi Melchior >J Lucas ►{« Iohannes.
S&eepiffleof &
fateng^ftat irfjofoeuercarrtetb tfjefame about l)im5o? tnfcbat tiatefoeuerlje ffjall reafc it, 0? halite tf,befl)all not be fettled toitb mtie iron taile3no? be burnea ioitt) ficr,noj be Djofoned toiti) ft>ater, neifter ante euill man 0? oftjer creature mate fjurt t>im. ffje croflTe of Cfet ff te a foewtder full aefenfe ^ rtje croffe
of
Hahar. : of Witchcraft. Cap.p. 233
of €tottt be alfoate* imtb me Hh ttje croffe to tt biwbSI Dcoak foaiestoojtyip^tbe croffe of of Cipfff Dcotblofe ttje banDs of Deatb >J« tbe croffe of Cfeiff is fte trutb anD tbe foate ►{ of tbe IL020 ►{ euill Hh tbe ct offfc of faue me ►{ me *J ^ tbe croffe of me H£ pha ►! beginning Hh anD firff begotten *J« imfeDome Hh bertue *J
^f A popifh periapt or charme,which muft neuer be faidj but carried about one,againft theeues,
1£xd go,anD 3 two come bnto pou iotttj tbe loue of ©oDjtmtb tbe This were a bumilitieof ftefaitbof Abraham,tDttl)tl)eiufticeofiraac3toitbtbet3ertue of f™™-
Dauid,fottb tbe mtgtjt Of Peter, tuitl) tbe COnCanae Of Paule, uellingpa*
foitbfljefoojD of c©oD,toitt) tbeautbojttie of Gregorie, foitbtbe p&«
plater Of Clement,ftHtb tbe flOUD Of Iordan, f fp eg eg a qqesip t I {a Iglhji 4 x t gtb amgz 42 1 %p xcg/^qap ppoqqr. 2DI) OtlC^
lie if after ►{« oft onlie to:D ►{« 3nD 3efu$ ►{ fte miooeff of tbem ►Ji toent ►{« 3in tbe name of tbe if atber ^ anoof tbe£>onne ►}
f Another amulet.
IOfephof Arimathea DtD find tfcte Uniting tjponflje foOUnDSOf tbe Goe of Sefus Cb?iff,to;itten toitb (Bods finger,ftben tf^e bo* Die toas tafeen atoap fro ttje croffe , ^ofoeuer tftall carrie ftis touting about bint, (ftall not Die anieeaiUoeatb,tf be belaue in €tyi&, anD in all perplexities be (ftall fcone be DeliuereD, neitber let bimfeareanp Danger at all Fons>^ alphas omega *j«fi-
gaHh figalis^ Sabaoth>Y* Emmanuel*^ Adonai >f* o ►f* Ne- ray ^ Elay ►{* Ihe ►{ J ton ►{ ►J
rerms _ .->
234 ia.Bookc. The dilcoilcne Charmes^ci
renus rex Iuddorum *J« ecce dominica cmcisfignwn *|* fuqite partes ad- uerfdty vicit leo de tribu Iud Jle eleefon,pater nofter,aue Maria, £r ne nos, & veniatfuper nos Jalutare tuum : Or emus, Crc.
3 fino in a garner mtituleD Uje fjoures of our ILaDie, after tfje
t)fe of tije rfjurcl) of YorkcpjmteD anno 1 5 1 6. a ctjarme fontt) ffjte
if the party tttitng in reDlHfera \ Co all fftem fimt afo:e ti)i* image of
faiiemthe pftie Deuoutlie fljall fate fiue rater noprs ^fiut'^iues , anD one
hcmayso- Cm^> pttiouflte bebolDing tijefe armes of Cfcilf* paffton, are
whiftic for granteD flnrtte ttoo tljoufanD fcuen bunD?eD fiftte fiue pcares of
apardon. parDon* 3tfefobeftoug^ttl)attt)tgparDonioa$ granteointbe
time of pope Boniface ttienin%fo? Piatina fatft ftat fteparDons
foere folD fo #eape,tl)at fte apoff olicall aufyojttte greto into cow
tempt*
^f A papifticall charme.
SIgnumJantl ture, interiorilm £r exterior ibws : ttjat t£ , W&Z figne Of tt)C erode
Defend me from euite p?efent , paff, anD to come 3 ininaro anD outfoatD,
fl* A charme found in the canon of themafle.
A3Lfo tf)te djarm te founD in ttje cannon offte maffe, B *Jan&a commixti o corporis & fanguinu domimnoflri lejk chrisiifiat mihi,omnihuJquefumentibx6,fali44 mentis C° corporis, CF advitamprome~ rendam, & capeJ[endam,pr&paratio falutam : ti)at \$, tlet tt)t0 Ijolte
mirture of ffje boDte anD blouD of our 1Lq& Sefus Cfeiff^be tmto me anD tmto allreceiuers thereof • bcaltb of mtnD anD boDte, anD to fye Deferring anD teceiuing of life anijealttjfullpjepara' tiue»
f Other papifticall charmes.
Aqua benedi£fa7Jit mihifalm & vita:
By Ah$k~ Let holie water be, both health and life to me.
m^' Adque nomen Martini omnis heretic mfugiat pallidas,*
When Martins name is foong or faid. Let heretikes flie as men difinaid.
Wut
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.p.
jBnt fte papttf * &aue a tjamr rijarme tyan fyat 5 to \n\&> $iw ana fagot, if ter anD fagot
f A charme of the holie crofle. Nulla [aim ell in domo, Njficruce munit homo
Superliminaria. 2(equejentit gladium, Nee amifitfilium,
guifyuis egit talia.
No health within the houfe dooth dwell, Except a man doo crofle him well,
at euerie doore or frame,, ■ He neuer feeleth the fwords point, Nor of his fonne (hall loofe a ioint,
that dooth performe the lame.
Furthermore as followeth.
2 Hajuos fort lores Semper facity& viftores, Morbosfanat & languor es,
Reprimit damonia. T>at captiuis liber Pat em, Vit& confertnouitatem, Adantiquam dignitatem,
Crux re dux it omnia. 0 Crux lignum triumphale, Mundi verafalus vale, Inter ligna nullum tale,
Fronde, flore,germine. Medicina ChriHiana, Salua fwos, agrosjana, £>uod non valet vis human a,
Fit in tm nomine '?drc.
235
SanSta crux tequiparatur falutifeYo Chrijlo. O blajpbe* inUmine- narrahilem/
it
*l6
Englijhedby Abraham Tleming. Looke in the Bee- hiue of the Romifh church.lib»
i2.Bookc. The dilcoucne Charwes^c,
It makes hirfouldiers excellent,
and crowneth them with vi&orie, Reftores the lame and impotent,
and healeth euerie maladie. The diuels of hell it conquereth,
releafeth from imprifonment, Newnefle of life it offereth,
it hath all at commandement. O crofle of wood incomparable,
to all the world mod holfome : No wood is halfe fo honourable,
in branch, in bud, or bloflbme. O medcine which Chrift didordaine,
the found faue euerie hower, The ficke and fore make whole againe,
by vertue of thy power. Ana that which mlns vnablenefle,
hath neuer comprehended, Grant by thy name of holinefle,
itmay befullie cnded,&c.
^f A charme taken out of theP rimer,
T^te cfcarme follofoinjj fe'tafeen out of t&e y&iimt afbjefaffc Omnipotent ►{
name* moje,$ as martp ctoffie^i fyen p?oceeD?fl) in %\% forifc; if-
U nomina meproterant ah omniaducr/itateflaga^Cr wfirmitate corporitO4 anima, plene liber ent, Cr afijient in auxilmm tfta nomina regum, Gaffer, ^CTc&l i.apoftoli(videlicet)Petrti*, Crc :Cr ^.emngelift* (vi- delicet)Matth tibw meisy ac me defendant & hlerent ah omnibmperimlisy Crc ; corporis o* proeteritis^prkfentibtM, x CrfaturisjCrc.
V
How
Habar. of Witchcraft Cap.io. %y]
How to make holie water^and the vermes therof, S.
Rufins charme,ofthe wearing and bearing ofthe name of Iefus, thatthe facrament of confeffion and the eu- charift is of as much efficacie as other charmes , & mag- nified by L.Vairus,
The tenth Chapter.
f JDtiitoeU, 3 B^ouID C^eUj pott
ti)c confection of aUtfcetrfluffe, anD fjoto ttjep prepare it; but it fooulo be to long. #nt>tierefo?epoufl&all onlie|jaue tntfjis place afefo notes foj tfje compofitton of certetne receipts, tifetctj in ffeau of an SU pottjecarie ff you Belter to anp mojreto* malTep?&ffJe toll make fyem as toefi asfyepopetumfelfe ♦ ^arte nofo fyey foapeucrie pailement ^reranDD^rerjaltljoug^tfieretottljaUjtljeptjtter manp ffale n^usjs of itjetr oiajne*
^fpoulcckc in fte popffij pontifical*, poufljallf&ljotofbep i„eCcu/ue make fqtit fytftiz toater ;to Mt^ in tins fotf : 31 conture tfc& ttjou dedkamnt. creature of &ater? in Rename of tlje father , and of ftefonne, I of ttje ^otte-g$oQ, tliat $ou tyiue J&e outcll out of euerie co?* ner anD fiole of itjts cfcurcrj., ana altar ; fo as lie temaine not fotffc in our precincts ©at are fufl anfcrtgfifeous* &no toater tfjusfr feD(asDurandusfattf))l)afi)poloeroff)tjs otone nature to D?iue Jnmiim& afeap Diuel&Sf pouMllearne to make anp mo?e oftf>t^ popi$ diumomm Huffe5poumapgototijet3enemaJTe bake, ant) finDmamegcoD officio™™* receipts: marrie tf pou fcarcl) Durandus^c $ pcuiljall 8uo a* bunoance.
3fenotn ttjatattfijefe d}armc$,ani)alltf)cfe paltertc confer tttons (ftjougfj tl)ep tore farre mo:e impim* anD fblitfy) toll be tnamtemefc anD DefcnDeD bp maHemonger^cuen as tfje refiDue Ml bebp tottctwiongers : and tfcerefteej toil in tins place tnfert a djarmc, tfce autfotfttte fdjerof ts equall Mtf) ifte reff5Defr ring to Ijaue tfcetr opinions herein. 3 fins in a bm&e calleo pma- -pom,fe^
rmmftrmQnidmfi
V\:cticUrD
cap.io
Idemjbid,
2$& 12 .Booke, The difcouerie Hafme of Mop, pjouofeeb of tbe bi uell to ttnufee bimfelfe fcamneD, cbargeo Rufi- nus to fate tbts djarme,triien be next met iniib tlje Drutll ; Jtfai
csycril?i impQnamftmutyS&Vfy tS as murfj tO fate tn CBngltit) as,
;2Dpen % mou $ ana 3 toiU put in a plum we ; a bene rufSnlte cbarme*
t.ValrmMb. Leon ard Vairus tO£ iteft% £te verMfijSydc finBU amuktisfafcimtm
tlfl'"'*' 4t£om™ave»fc"deft™»tt^itytttinty fpeciaUtecommemietb tfje name of 3efus to be foome, 115ut tbe facrament of confefitcn lie erfolleib abouealitbmgs, faieng3tbat fcftereas Cfetff toitl; bis pott) er DID butifeofoe biucls out of mens bcBfes,tbcpjfcff tyiuetb tbe m'uell out of mans foule bv confeffion . JFo^ (fattb be) fbefe toojos of tbe pj&ff, &ben be feitb, ^ ** dfduo, are as effe> ctuall tobjiuc atoate tbe ponces of Dattme$5%cugb tbc migbtte pofoer of it) at f aicng,as teas tbe twice of aarlmes of tbe too:ld,tiben at tbe beginning b* fato, *•« * &*. fpe commendetb alfo,as fplefimte tbtngs to oaue atoate muels3 tfje facrament of tbe eucbarffl^anb foltf ar ines, and filence, iftnallte $efattb,tbat if tbere be a&de&berebnto an Agnus Dei, ana tbe fame be toomc about ones neefce bv one t oid of finne3nofbing ts Wanting tfjat is gab and bolefo me fo : tbts purpofe. HBttt be ton* clu&etb3tbat pou muff toeare and mafte Dints in pourfoiliead, toitb eroding pour felfe i$en pou put on pour fljeoes, and at tut* tie otber action, tc : and fljat i$ alfo a p:efent temedte tod:tue atoate di uels/o? fyep eamtot abide fc
Idsmjhid,
Of the noble balme vfed by Mofes^apiftilic coun- terfeited in the church of Rome.
The eleuenth Chapter*
^t noble baime tfjat Mofes mane,
bauing indeed manie excellent tiertues, beGdes tbe pleafant anb comfortable fa* uourtbereof ;fo$eretoitbaU Mofes in bis politifce latoes cnioineo bings^qurtnes, anb pjmces to be annotated hi tfjetr true anb latofull elections anb coronations, trntill tye euerlaffmg king tjad put on
man
Hahar. of Witchcraft. Cap.11,12. 139 manbpon trfm. isaptfljlte counterfetteb in fte ftomity tburrfc, tortbbiuerfc terrible contttrattons^ft^foeatfjtng^crolfciDfre, (ablctomafceaquejiefiomacb (ptie) nine mumblings, ana tfea
w»w.anDfottje Wuellts tfeaffcnt3anbtbe ^olte-g^off let into ty$ place* HBot as foj M ofes ijtjs balme, it t s not nolo to be fount* eitfjer in Rome 0? elfe&bere ibat 3 can ieante. 3no acco?bing ta ibis paptfftcaU ozoe^tuttcbes, anb oiber Euperff ittoos people fol* lofo on,faritb tbarmes an& confutations made info#ne;trfrfch manie bab jbpffcians alfo pjactire5fc&en fbefc learning faiiefoaa mate ajpeare bp example in ifee Cruris*
The opinion of Ferrarius touching charmes, peri- apts,appenfions, amulets, &c. Of Homericail medi- cines,pfconflant opinion^and the effe&s thereof.
The twelfe Chapter;
Rgcrius Ferrarius, a p^ftcfan to^x^*fifc ftefe bates of great account, botb fate A 7**** flmf fiv fomudj as bp no Diet no: fc&te^tf * amemfeafecan befo tabenatoaie>e^DfH^vA 1 tmgutufco, bat tbat certeine megs and mefcatmu reltfeea toill rematne : tbercfoie $pfict* ansbfeftpCcaUaHtgations3aipenCons> ptttaptMmulets^armes^cbaracters,
bo none : b:gmg ibat tt :t0 neceiferte ana twUmt fa arfK wtole^irtwnatmuoneflwmarte
T^wnusAetiiis ;Oaauianus,Marccllus,PhUodotus Archicj.
Wwe tbat Ga!en(t*ointrutb oefptfeo ana beE2i 2 bamttes)recanteb m bis latter bates wSSStai^S all *» muetttues tenbtng again* Wc SSSSrS
S!&^|^ntituleO ^ornernJeS^^^
( mib
._
i^s n.Bookc, The difcouerie Opinion or fifa and further affirmed tfjatittsantjonelf mansparttocure tfje * 0cfee,bp \>®bt oj bp tta&z, o: Up ante meaner ftfiatfoeuer , ptn fce fatty ttjat Galen (f$omd&d fo#ote and taught ftat /*****.
mentdjunt muliercuUrHm figmenu, and be tye Ottlte ClO&e S Of bad
jfepficfmts)afiirmctf)^atty^:etj£;i3ettue and great fo?ce in in*
-. cantattons. asfo:ejrample (faitbTrallianJGalen, betugnofo
beewmr. reconciled to tSjis opinion, £oloety anD fo?itety, tyat tye bones
ned, to fee i$ic& fftcfee in ones ty?ofe, are auoided and catt out brifb tye too*
if Galen be lence cf cbarmei5anomcbaiitutgtuo^;v^a^ tyat tyerebp
not flande- fyt jf one>(^e $ollic fcc^tye falling ficUnes^ahd all feuers, gofots^
flures5fi3ulas Jffues of bloud,and finallte fefcatfoeuer cure (euen
bepond tye (hill of fjimfclfe oj ante otyer f©!ify jfepSrian)t0 cured
and perfectlie tjeaied bp Um;ds of incljanf ment ; ^arte sp.Fer-
ranus(alit)Qugl) l?e allotued and p?actifed tyis bind of $pftcfce)
pet Ije p^ofeffety tyat fjetyinfeety it none otyertoife effectual!,
tyan bp tye foate of conSant opinion : ft as jfje affirmety tyat nei
tyer tye cfmracter.,no2 tye tyarme^no? tye tuitel),, no; tye diuell ac>
compUty tye cure; as(fatty ije) tye experiment of tye tcotyaty toill
manifeflrlte declare, ityeretn tye cure is tojougbt bp tye confc
tience 02 diffidence as foell of tye patient, as of tye agent; accop
ding to tye poets faieng :
2(os habitat non tartara,fednec[idera cceli, Spiritus in nobis qui viget i/iafacit.
Etjgtifbedh Not hellidi furies dwell invs,
^ra^m Nor ftarres with influence heaiienlies
mng' The lpirit that Hues and rules in vs>
Doth euerie thing ingeniouflie,
£lns (faftylje) commety to tye imIearned,tyjougl> tye opi* nion ftyity tyep concetue of tye characters and Jjolie toojds : but tye learned tyat Imoiutye fojee of tye mind and imagination, fcjojfee miracles bpmeanes tyetecf; fo as tye bnlearnedmutt ^aueerternall &elps3to dcofljat^ictjtye learned can dentoitba
UlO^dOnelie* ^efaity tyattytS tS Called Homeric* medicatio, hi*
caufc Hom er difcouered tye bloud of tye toozd fujp?efifed, and tye infections Jiealed bp 0? in mpff eries.
of
H*b*r. ofWitchcrafi; Cap.ij.* ^t
Of the effe&s of amulets, the drift of Argerius Fer- wrius in the commendation of mamics, &c: fo-irc forts of Homcncall medicines, &the dioice thereof • or imagination.
The xiij. Chapter.
d touting mine opinion of there
amulets, (fcaratttrs, ano faa ott)ev ba. ties, 3 baue fuffieientlte btteteb it elfe* jtfew:anDj[ will before tbefcanitteof fljefe fuperffitious trifles mo?e largelie hereafter. 3m> njcrefoje at tbte times f °"*lte tofe, that tbofe amulets, bbufj are «im*si»««L^T ^to»ct)angcoo?carrieo aboutone ffft«» confiff ofbearbs,rajfes,ffones,oj Ibme other irotaii tt.^ J^2 S^ftmebiemable cpetmonBTmbXtrtmS tot&em bp (Sob in ifcir ereation,maie teSSS
wwgm^fljat a ferpent o? mate bib routmuaUie^S m
&•/• tearc
t/fi
The force ok fixed fanfie, nion.or
1 2 .Booke. The difcoucric Charmesytfc.
teare Ijir entrails* ; anD tbat tuas Done onelfe fap gating btr a bomit,anbb£folSiug into (tie matterbomttebaltttleferpent ci fnatejltlic bnto ibat trfneb u> imagines to as in btr btilie,
3^m,anoibenmaginebtbatbealfoaie* burneb in tbefier, tmbcrt$ofcb£baficrtoa*pjuulie conueieb,trincb being rafteo fanfi^opi- outtefo:ebteface^i0fanfietDasfattffieM«DbtJ5 b*ateal!aieb. ftrongTon- ^etet3ntoperteinetb5t!)attbelncbotij8 cures faritb fuosen feare ceipt. o^ tfrange netoe* : pea bv ibat meaner ague* anb manie otbec If range ano ertreame bifeafe* baue b*ne bealeb. %m fome tbat Jane itcn fo fiefce anb fo;e of ftc gotot,tbattbcp coulo notre* incite a tomf^ougb fubbenfeareoffier^rutneof bou^baue forgotten tbetc infirmities anb greefe*, anbbauerunneatoaie. IBnt in mp tract bpon melancbo!ie5anb tbe effect* of imagine «on,anb in tbe bifcourfe of natural! magtcfee, you Ojall f# ttjeft matter* largelie tcucbeb*
Choice of Charities againft the falling euilljthe bi- ting ofa mad dog, the itinging ofa fcorpion, the tooth- ach, for a woman in trauelJ,for the Kings euillj to get a thorne out of any member/) r a bone out of ones throte, charmestobc faid fafting,or at the gathering ofhearbs, for fore eies, to open locks,againft fpirits, for th e bots in a horfle, and fpeciallie for the Duke of Albas horffe, for fovvrcwineSj&c.
Thexiiij.Chapter.
I? ere be innumerable cljatmeg of
compters , bab ptjpftciana^ ietob forgi* an* , melancboltfce toitcbe** ana coufc* ner*, fo? all bifeafe* anb graefe* j fpecial* lie fo: (tub a* bab pbpGctan* anb furgfr on* fenotoe not bolu to cure, anb in trutfc are gob ffnffe to fyabofcotbetr tgnojancei Ubereof 3 tuill repeate (bine*
For the falling euilL
T0feetbe ficfeemanbp tbe banb , anb bfcffper fijefe foojbcf fo3liembtseare33i confute ty% bpibefunne anb mane,
anb
habar. of Witchcraft. Cap. 14. * 245
mtDbptbegorpeBof tbtsDateDeltuereDbp Cornclius,anDlohn,ftatftoartfeanDtaii nomc;e. #£Wber* fenfe : 2>:mUc in tfc ntgbt at a fp;tng toatcr out cf a feull of one tftat t^att) brcne Uainc • & £tberfoife : (Sate a ptgfetlleDfottb a kmfeibstliefaaman, * ^fterUrffeasfoUofoctb*
Anani EH mda mors capta, dum dicitur Ananizapta, Ananizapta Det nunc mi/ercre wet. m
^Ananizapta finiteth death, tr* Engifiedty
\ whiles hamreintendethhcj* *£**"
£ "1 and death fhallcaptiue be, (~ Ananizapta 6 of God, jfc
haue mercie now on me.
fl"Againft the biting of a mad dog.
PSftafiluerringonfbefinger, tottfjin fte tsfei4) tbefe fooiDs !.&&*«: are grauen ►£« #*% ^* bahar *Ji beUr >{« f fate to tbe per* & •* dxw^ fon bitten fottb a man Dog, 3 am tby tauiour, iofe not ftp life ; *•**• anDtbenp?fcfeebtm in tbenofe tt#fe,tbat at eari) timefte blab *j®ftertotfe: CabeptlleisfmaDe oftbefluillofonetbattsban' geD. &j©tbertotfe:OTtttefeponap#ceofb#aD,^^^^ *>#r, kb^er, feres; anb let ft be eaten bp tbe partte bitten.
& £)tflC£U)ife : 0 rexglorU leJU cbrlfie/veni mm face : In nomine fatrk wax, in ntminejilijmax, inmminej]>mtu*Jbic~lifrax: Gifper,Melcbier9 M*lthafa^prax^max>faDei fc
5Snt in trotbtbfeis tjerte Dangerous ;infomucb as if ttbenot ty^tlteanDctmningltepjeuenteD,ettberoeatb oj frenfie into tf&>tb?ougb infection oftbebumojlefi in tbetoounD bitttnbv a maD Dog: febfcb bicanfc baD furgions cannot cure.tbep f>mt $er> fc^ebfeDfajlifl^coafemngdjarmes. SButDodonxus mbteber* bailfaifb, tbat tbe bearbe aipffon curetfctt ; ftb* 4) erperimentj Doubt ttot5foiil p^fflne mo?e true ttjan all ti)t cbarms in tbe too;lD. But tibere be fettb, tbat tbe fame bangeD at a mans gate 0? en> trie, pjeferucib btm anD bis cattett ftom incbantment, oj befotfr «btng,^eist)uertaften tottft fonie,
§># ^Agaioft
^44 l^Booke* Thedifcouerie Charmes&c, \
% Againft the biting of a fcorpion.
S3tc to an atTe fecretltc, and as it lucre fibffpermg in f}iscare$ 31 am bitten totft a &e ozpton*
^f Againft the toothach.
SCarf 0e fte gums in fte grafe, totttj fte tcotii of one tfjat baft bamefiaine. * fDihtrMteiGalksgMatygaldesgaldat. #&* tytx\xs\it\^c *l?hurhu*,%z. * JlDfterfanfe : 0tfaccaringof malfe
V^rt/ Vl ^°k ^°aC *®^ tOgttber^artD fap*^ non commimetii cxeo. #dDfter* OUbreak- ^^ ♦ Strigilesfalcefy dentate, dentium dolorem perfanate ; J© bo^flfe*
not or
kime
aiminifli rom^ and tichles ft at tjauc fo manp teett) , come beale me note a bone of ofmpt©ftaft.
fl* A charme to releafe a woman in trauell.
Tli^otoe ouer fte top of ft c tjeute , fofcere a tooman in tratttfl itcft 5 a Done, 0,2 anp oft tt ft mg ft at baft billed tfea liutng creatures ; namelte, a man, a imid boje, ano a Qe beare*
fl" To heale the Kings or Queenes euill,or any other
foreneflc in the throte.
RCmcfctes to cure ft c &mgs 0: &W&Y&& ettill, te firff to touft ft e place iuiftfte band of oneftat Died an tmttmclie ticaft * & £>ft cr fori fe : Let a trirgine faffmg late t|tr band 0 n fte fee, and fate; Apollo oenieft ft at fte bcate of fte plague can iw create, tftere a nafeed to trgmc quenft eft it ; and fpet tfea time* fcpon it
4T A charme read in theRomifti church, vpon faint Blazes daie, that will fetch athorne out of anie place of ones bodie, a bone out ofthethrote,&c:Lc
F2D?ftefetcbtngof afto?ne out of anp place ofonesbodie, oja bone out offte ftjote^poutyallreadaftarme int^e Homffl) fturft fcpon £>. Blazes daie$ to toit,Call topon ber ^Blaze . sfji* £>.Blaze could alfo tyalz all fotld beaffs ftat ipere ficfee 0? lame, tutft laieng on of bis bancs : as agxareft in fte leflton red on bis date, t$ere pou fyail fe fte matter at large.
fA
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.14. 245
^ A charme for the headach.
T3c a (alter about pour beao, fcupcrefotft one fcaft bame Jam gCD.
^T A charme to be (aid each morning by a witch fa- fling, or at leaft before flie go abroad.
T^c fier bites, fte fier bttes,fte fier bttes^ogs turD ouer ft, Jogs turo ouer tt3&ogs turD ouer tt^Oje father imft ft #, fte tonne totft me, fte Ijolie-gjoft betioame tos boft to be ; ter. Sften fptt ouer one ftoutoer, anD ft en ouer ftc ofter^ano ft en tfcee timesrigbtfozfoaro.
^f Another charme that witches vfe at the gathering of dieir medicinable hearbs.
Haile be thou holie hearbe
crowing on the ground,
Allin the mount * Caluarie Though
firft wert thou founds hclS^n^
Thou art good for manic a lore, the witch*
and healeft manie a wound, ncuer came
Inthenameoffweetelefiis *****
I take thee from the ground.
^f An old womans charme,wherewith {he did
much good in the countrie, and grew famous thereby,
A$ olo fooman ft at fcealea all oifeafe* of catteH(fo? ft e tft i ft fteneuertenheanpretoarobuta pente anD a loafe) being fettouflie examines bptft at too?D0 fte fcougbt ftefc ftings to paaje,confefleDftatafterC(jel)aDtouftet)fteCcbe creature, ffje altoaies Departed tmme&tatlte ; fafeng :
My loafe in my lap,
my penie in my purfle; Thou art neuer the better,
and I am neuer the wurfle,
fatifk Another
246 l2.Booke. Thcdifcoucric Chamesy&c*
Another like charme.
A ttjat pjomtfeb \)\c Ijclpe^tffl^e fooulD folloto bte a&iufe : Ixbtcb foas onclie to foeare about Ijtr neche a fcroli fealeo bp, feberetw to fl&e mfgb* not tofce ♦ &n& $e concerning |>opc of cure fterebp, force of raefaeD tt *ww* $* conottion, ano left t)tr topping and teares, conftanc tdjmtmtb Cje luas fotontto betuaile tbe miferable Dar&eneffe, opinion, or febf cb tyt Doubteo to ittDttte : b&erebp m fljojt time btr cm toere fuedfancy. fcejiamenoeti. IButalas Ifyt loft fame after ibatpjettouaieto1 ell, anD tberebp returned to fjtr iuamtea topping, ant) bp confer quencc to tnr feje eie& ^ofobeit? bir tetoell o^ fcroll being fount) againejUiastofeeDintobp InrD&re fncnD^anDitjfjsoneliepo^ Ge foaa confeineo therein : *Spell the The diuell pull out both thine efes.
Sand" And ^etifh in the holes like wife,
you {hail Wjerebppartlie pou map f&frijat constant opinion cans©, fconefee aeco:oiugtot^efatengofPlat;p;3fanianis fanfie oj mina gtue thisfiouen- jj(m affurance tijat a bnttftriltymg tyall .tyrfjim goto, it map m
lie charme rQ - c orappenfi- 4U>*U
A charme to open locks. Theeuifh A &fljebearbe35 called Aethiopidestotliopen all locfe8(tfall charmes. XTLbe true ttjat i'nebanters (aie)toitb tbe belp of certeine foo#s: fo be tbere cbarmes alfo and periapts, ftbj# tmfbout anp t?earb0 canto as mucb: as fo? ejcasrtyle :] jCaftia p&eeoftoar crolFea tn baptifme, and to but p^intcertetnefiouitjs therein, ano tie tbemintbebinDerftirtofpourl^trtjanb ftben pou foouto ^n* fccotbe locfee, bloto tfetfe tberin5 faieng; Arato hocfartih* hoc nma- uryhlnQ open tbis bene in tbp name ttjat 3 am fo:ceb to fyeafee,
as tbOU bzabeft Ijell gates, In nomine fatris, Gr>J]>iritmfanc+ ti, Amen*
_.. . . CAchannetodriiieawaie fpirits that
Thisiscal- ^* 1 ^ 1 , /; T'
ledand haunt amehoufe.
counted TJ&ng in euerie of fbe foure corners of pour bonfe tbte fen* Si&n *" *"ltence fojttten bpoti btrgine parebment ; a omnisjfmttttlau-
charmc ^et JDom^rmm * b Mo/en haknt-&*-fr •P&Lije. *>.Luk.i£ ^.Pfa^ /^^
Habar* of Witchcraft. . Cap.14. 147
fentwr.iruwcieais.
■ifl" A prcttie charmc or conclufion
foronepof&fTed.
Ti^e poUeCTcn bodte ntuft go fcpon bis 0; trie fen&s to tb* cburcb, bofo farre fo euer tt be off from tben; lodging ; and fo mnft cr&pe fof tbout going out of tbe inate, being tbe common ^igljto^mttjatfo^t^o^fttuleanDDurtte foeuertbe fame be; ojttbatfoeuerUeintbe brafe, nottyunmng anie tbing febatfo* *Memo_ euer,bnttll be come to tbe cburcb,&bere ty muff bcare * maffe be* randum uoutlie,ano tben foliofoeib recouerie* .**»* **»-
ring of
4T Anotherforthe lamcpurpofe. maflebc
" r r innocaie
T^cremuff be commended to feme pro?cbcgger fljefafeng omitted, of fiue ptfermfkrsjxxtoftxiz name of tbe partte poOSelfeD^o^ befoitcbed : ft: tbat into Jtbe garden ; fecondlie,fo2tbat and bloud , tbtrdlie, foiftat CbJtff ioas condemned; fourth lie, fo;tbat fyztozz crucified guiltleffe; and fi ft lie, foj tbat be fuffereo to fabe atoaie our Unites . alien muff tbe Gcfee bodte beate maflfc eigbt dates f ogetber, ff anding in tbe place trfjere tbe gofpell te (aid, and mud mingle bolte toater tottb bis meate and bis d;inbe,andbolie fait alfo nuxn be a portion of tbe nurture.
fl" Another to the fame effe&
I£e ffcfte man mutt faff t&ee daies, and tben ic fof $b bts pa **»«' rents muff come to djnrcbj bpon an embering fridaie , and f^". ex muff beare tbe maflfe fo; tbat oaie ajpotnf eo3and fo Itfecfaufe tbe cZZ7* faturdaieandfundaiefoUoftnug. 0ndtbep?&ffmuftteabbpon Bernard* fteficfee mans bead, tbat gofpell ftbicb is read in September, Giibert0i&c and in grape barueff 3 after tbe feaff of bolie croflfe in diebu* qmtn- •rtemp»rum,mtmbtt daies : ft en let tym to?ife and carrie it aboutbisnecfee3andbcfyaUbecurcd.
fl* Another charme or witchcraft for the feme*
Tl£is office 02 conjuration follofmng tnas firff autbo:ifed and pointed at Rom e,and aftertnards at Aa'enfcn^Ann 6. 15 V j .: andleaff tbat tbe dwell fyoufclte btdin tome fetref part of tbe
$.fitf, , bedte*
T
248 ii.Bookc. The difcoueric Charmes^c. bo&fe,euerfe part thereof ts mmttyofyecro t$ ufu cbnft, &>c : tbat is : 3 faefec6 tt)^£)3lo^|efu^%t(f^att^oapunontofeu0^ tfememter of ^tjgimanaUtnfitmtt(e03ftomfttel)eaiJ , ftomljis |jaire,from bis b;aimfiom Ijf 0 foveas, ftom Ijis eies, from ^ts nofe3 from bis eares, from bis; moutb, from bis tcong , from ^tg tk% from bis taiues, from pis fb?ote , from iii0 necfee, from bis bacfee, from bts tyefl , from t)is papa , from bts bcart, from bis Coma^frombtsfio^jfrombtaficl^^from |nsblouD,ftcm bis bones,from tjte legs, from liijes fete , from bts fingers , from (be foles oftjis friete 3 from Ins marrofoe, from ty$ finetoes,ftom bts fein,anb ftomeuerie ioint of Ins members,ic.
SDoubtles 3efus tierebp cuerte toaie pjeuentea anD purfueb i To as jje teas fojceD to o© tbe cure : foj ita#earetb i)erebp5tbat it baa borne tnfuffict^ ent fo; b^t to baue fato 5 SDepar t out of tbts man tbou bncleane fptrit,ano tbat obcn be fo fata be oid not perfojme it . 3 ocd not tbinfcetbattberefoill be fount* among all tbe fjeatbensfuperttf* ttous fables,o? among tbe fcritcbes/oniuro^coufetters^poets, tmaues,foles,fc: tbateuer&#ote?& impu&enianfc impious a
Bamard.de \VZ 0? CbartUe 3$ X0 reaD in Barnardine de buftts ; ftbere , tO Cttre 3
buflisin-Rp- ficbeman5vIfttaifeboiiie,totuit:atoafercabe5toas outtoarolie
fir. fim. ajplieD to ftis fioe3an& entreo into tyis l)eart^ in tbe figltf of all tbe
jerm.i $. flanDerj0l bp.$ofo,if graue autbo?s report fucb lies , ftfcat credit
tntbefe cafes fl&all toe attribute Ditto tbe otoimues tales, tbat
SprengerJnftitor3odine,anD0tberStD?ite^ . to OuidsMetamorphofiSjAefops fables, Moores Vtopia,anD Of'
uerfeotber faufics ;ft(neb&aue as muc&truib m tbentjas a blino manl;atbfig!)tmbtsete»
fl" A charme for the bots in a horflc.
YiDumuff botb faie an&Datbusfcpon it)e DtfeafcDbotfe fyik Dates togetber,befo^e tbe funne rifing : in nomine pa^tris ey
fi+fcHj tyftinttts ^finfli^ExgrciZf te vermemper Veumpa ►{« trem, &> folium crfiiritHmpfr/antfum: tt>at IS , 3n tbe name Of
iFaft>er,tbe jbonne,t fye ^olp-gftoff,3 ccntore tyk S> foo^nts bp onne5i ft^t ^olp-g^ott ; tbat tbou neither eat no; Dnnfee tbe flefli blouti o^ bones of $is bo^Tr^anti fl^at fijou IcrebpmaiftbemaDcas patient as Iob3 anDasgooas&John
Baptift,
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.15. 249
Baptift, fefcen lie bapttfeD
jt^lij erffirtoifcfinflL&rto tben fate fl#de Tan r nofters, ana fl#& ^£ues,inibtti$l>tme ofttjefto^ffe^to tfteglojteof ifjefcoltetrini*
2$ere ate alfo tuuers bcofccs tmpjintefc , as; it tyouto ajpeare brf ft fte autbojttie of tbe cburcb of Rome, therein ate conteinea manf e meolcinall p:aier0, not onelie againff all Dt feafes oftjo^P fe$, but alfo fo: euerie impediment ana faultmafwffe: tn fo mutf) aa if a fy® fall off in ttje mtooett of |it0 tourme , tbete is a The faiths plater to warrant pour bo?ffe$ ^©fe, fo as if fljall not b?eafee, wiiicanne jjofofarfoeuer fiebe fromtbe&mitbesfojge* [fc^f *
3tem5ttje SDufee of Alba ty& bo?ffe foas eonfecratefc, 0? cano* Ihhpraicr! nf jeD,tn (be lofoe countries , at ttjc (blemne maOSe ; herein ffje pope* bull, ano alfo i»0 djarme teas publtfijebftn) tctj HI toill bete* after rectte)be in tbemeane time fitting as tHJice-rop toitb §i$ confecrateo if anfcaro in l)i$ bano3t ill mafife toas Done.
f A charmc againft vineager.
T^attoinetoarnoteaget,to?tteon^ te,fiom4mJu4MeftDomtntf4. blaiphc-
The inchanting of ferpentsandfhakes5obie
aunfwered concerning the fame ^ fond reafons whie *>
charmestakeeffefttherin^Mahometspigeon^miracles wrought by an Affe at Memphis in Aegypt, popifh diarmes againft ferpents^of miracle workers, the tame- ingoffnakes,Bodinslie ofihakes.
The xv. Chapter.
flDncetning tlje c^armtng tf fw
pent* ano fnabc*,mine a&uerfarie* ( a* 31 baue fain) tbinfee ttjet> baue great a* uantage bp tbe foo#$ of Dauid in tbe 8fc tit eigbtpfalme; anDbp Ieremie, chapter \ eigbt, erpounbtng tbe one pjo$et bp Vir- gil, fteotberbpOuid. Jfojtbefooj&j&of Dauidareftefej lljeir poifon fe liftetbe p&ist. poffon of a ferpent, ana Ufec a fceafe aoocr , tfjaf ffogetb bis
eate,
I
250 i2.Booke. The difcouerie Charrncs,&c.
care^nDbearctbnotifietooiccof fee charmer .,cbsrmcbc mutt nrgtcUgZ. ^ocunmnglie.I^etoo^ofVirgilaretl)efe,i^^/^/^ mfratuckn-
Undo rumfUHr angups. $l& t)t ttttgltf fate, Dauid H)0U Itett ; fo? fyt
cotonaturcD fnafee is bp firjectjarmes of toe tndmntcrs broken ouid.met*~ aH to paces in ttje fielD ft&ere &e lieft. Hjen commeft Quid, and mr.7. ty tahetb bte coimttteman* part,faieng tn ttje name anD perfon
Of a inttctJ ; Viferetorwnfo verbis & carmine fames ; tf)at t0 , 3 tuttfj
mp too?** anD cftarmes can b?eafce in fun&er itje tofpera i atnes* icrcm.8.17. ^arnc leremie on fte otber fifoe encountered) ti|t0 poeticall toittb, anD Ije not onelieDefenDeifc, but eiqpounDeti) fnsfeUotoe ^ojfects foo^s. anD $at not in ins otone name,but in tbe name of almigfctie among pou^trijul) cannot be cbarmeD,
ji^oiu let ante inDtfferent man (dfetff tan o? fjeaiben) iuDge, fcdjetfjer trje foojD* anD minim of ttjc p2ojfeetst dcd not Dfrectlie op* pugne Sbefe poets Ujo?ds(33 toiil not fate mmfcs :) ft: ttjat 3 am Aire ttjep DtD therein but iefl anD trifle, accosting to ftje common fabling of lieng poet&0nD certeinlte,S! can encounter tfjem too toitb otber ttoo poete •, namelie Propertius anD Horace , tije one merrtlie DeriDtng , fte otber fertouflte impugning fteir fatv fafffcallpoetriej^concerning ttje potoer anD ommpotencie of fcrift&es* JFojti&ere Virgil, Ouid,& tbeirc^armeisfetcbDotDnetbemfline anDffarres ftom fceauen,
At vos deduct & quibus efifalUch Luna,
Et labor in magicitfacrapiarefocis, En agedum domino mentem conuertite no fir*,
Etfacite ill a meopalleat ore magis, tunc ego crediderim vobis (frfidera & amnes
PoJ/e Circeis ducere carminibws :
Btgttfbedh Biit you that haue the fubtillflight,
uibrabam Of fetching do wne the moone from skies j
wkm* Andwithinchantingfierbright,
Attempt to purge your facrines : Lo now^gb to3turne(if you can) Our madams mind and fturdie hart.
And
Habar. of Witchcraft. . Cap.i5# 251
And makchirfaccmorcpalcand wan, Than mine : which ifby magickc art You doo,then will I foone beleeue, That by your witching charmes you can From skies aloftthe ftarrcs remeeue, And riucrs turne from whence they ran*
$nft tfjat pou map fee mo?e certetnit e5 tfjat ftjefe p octe MO but ieQ anD oerioe foe creoulous atto ttmerou* fo;t of people , 3 ftougljtgcr.tifo^topoaidjatOuid raftbagamttinmrelfe, anD fudj as tjane tmttf en fa iucreDtblte anD r tot culo uflte of fautcfjes omnipotencie:
iVVtf was//* magieisJftdMtttrcantibusangueS) 2^ec redib infontes vndajupinafu&s: Snakes in the middle are not riuen Engiifhedfy
with charmes of witches cunning, f J^w"
Nor waters to their fountaines driuen by force of backward running.'
3te foj Horace bte tietfes 3 omtttftem, bfcatife 31 batte citcD ftem in another place ♦ 0uD concerning tbte matter Cardainisc*n*JM.xf. fatty, $at at euerie ecltpfe fbep toere lucent to tbinfce , tftat foit* * TJr,wr* die* pulleD Dofome tt)e funne anD mtmtrfrom tymm ♦ 3nD "*' 0# Donbtle*,bcncecame tbe opinion of tbai matter, tdjtcbifceDfc farre,anDcontimteDfo long in tbe common peoples mouflje^ tbat in tbe enD learneD men gretorto befceue it 3 anD to afftrme tt in touting*
IBut^erett toittbeobiecteDjtbat fefcaufeft fe(afD(ittf!e places Anobiea*>
on anfwe«*
foitdjmonger ttjts quel! totted ftrit;3RGl)Citjer ft be erpeDient,tbat to fattffa b& foIlie,tfje ^olie-gbott mutf of neceGttte mafee mem tion of euerie particular tying tbat be imagined map be beUnfr crjca ^3 ipoulD alfo affte of b i m,fcbat ptfutlege a fnafee bafij nto:e ftan otber creatures , tbat be onelie map not, anD all otber crea> tares mapbebefottcbeD i 3 bopeftcp toillnot fait, ttjat eitber ftetrfaitbojtnfiDdtttetetbe caufe thereof y neitberDo>3aDmif tbe anfooer of fucb amines as fate, tbat be cannot be beiutfcbeD :
152 ii.Booke. Thedifcoucric Charmes^c. foj tbat be feauceD Hue; bp meaner thereof oD t?imfcife cacffeo bf m ; anD tberebp be ts b p?tuilegeD3 as tbat no fottcbes cbarme can f afce bolo of btm.25ut moje fljall be faiD hereof in tbe fequele, DanJn dk- Danxus fatty, ttjat toitcbes tfeavmcs tafee fonefl bolD Upon H^i* fnaftes and aDDers; bicaufe of tbetr conference anD famtlfaritte tuttl)tt)emucU,Mjerebpi!)craQja mankind tbzougb tbem teas feDuceD . let fcs fdebe tben an anfoer fa; tbts caulll 5 altbougb in trutb ft naoetf) not : foj % e {fetafe of fpeacb te abfoluf e,s imposes notafpectallqualttiepjoper to denature ofatriper ante mo:e, tban fcben 3 rate; a connie cannot fife : pou fl> outo gatber $ cow ctaDe tberefcpon$at 31 ment rtjat all otber beaff s coulo ftte.ffittt pou fljall bnDerff anD, tbat tbe caufe ixbp tbefe Wpcrs can rather tuttbCanD tbe twice $ pjacttfe of incbanters anD fojcerers,tban 0* tber creatures, ts : fo? tbat tljep being in bo Die anD nature tieno* tnous,cannot To tone 0 : pjoperlie receiue tbetr Definition bp fce> nome,toberbptbe fottriiea in otber creatures tying tbefrmtfeba* fous pities moje eatHte to paflfc, accojDing to Virgils faieng :
rhg.geo.^ Corrupttque UcusjnfechpabuU tabo,
Jtlraham * She did infeft with poifbn ftrong
TUtmnfr Both ponds and paftures all along.
3nD $eret)pon tbe p?o$et alluoetb bnto tbetr corrupt anD ftp flerible nature, fottb tbat compartfon : anD not (as Trem elius te faine to tfjift it) tuttb Sopping one eare tuttb b& taile, anD lateng tbe otber clofe to tbe grounD; bicaufe be tooulD not beare tbe cbarmers botce. $ oj tbe fnafee batb neitber fucb reafon$ no? ^c foojDs fucb effect : otbertuifc tbe fnafee mvtit fenoto our tbougbts. 3 1 is alfo to be confitoereD, bob) bntame bp nature tbefe btpers (fox tbe molt part) are ; in (b mucb as tbep be not bp mans inDtp ttrie 0.2 cunning to be maDe familiar,©? trainD to dcd anie tbing, dT ?ild8 ^f^ty aomtratton maie be pjocureD : as Bomelio Featcs ^ Maliomets &°ff couIddcd; o; Mahomets pigeon, ttbtcb fooulrrefojt bnto pigeon, bim,being in tbe miDDeff of bte campe, anD picfee a peafe out of %i& eare ; in fucb fo# tbat manie of tbe people tbougbt tbat tbe ijjolie-gboff came anD tela btm a tale in bte care: tbe fame pt> geon alfo b?ougbt bint a fcroll,feberein teas ty^itten^A; ?/?^anD lato tbe fame ixi ty% necbe. Sino bicaufe 3 b sue fpoben of tbe Doct^
ctlttie
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap. 1 5. 253
lite of a Dog and a pigeon, tbougb 3 could ctfc an infinite num> bet ofitHe tales,3l toll be bold to trouble pou but imtfj one mo?e,
at Memphis in Aegy pt,ainong otber tuggling fenacfes,ttbtcb a ftoric toere tbere bfuallte tyetoeo^tbere foas one tbat tcofee Curb patnes declaring foiibanaffk,$atbe fmo taugbt btm all tbefc qualities folloto f^*^ tng* anofojgainebecaufeoaffageto be made, and an affem* a^airc* bite of people to matte ; t$tcb being done,in tbe maner of a plate, be came in toritb W affc ,ano fato ; flje S ultane batb great need of aft* to belpe to car tie ff ones and otber ff ufle,totoaros bts great building iritfeb ty batb in band. Uje aflTe tmmedtatlic fell dofone to tyt ground,and bp all fignes tyetoed btmfelfe to be ficfee, and at lengtb to gtue bp ttje gboff : To as tisc tuggler beggeft of tbe af» femblie mo me tofoaros I) is lofTt* 3 no bauing gotten all tbat be couto, be feto ; #oto mp maiffers,pou (ball fee mine aft? is pet 2dtue,anbtKDtbbutcounterfetsbicaufebeitioulDbaue fome mo* nie to bufe btm p?ouenoer5hnoimng tbat 3 bias pq?e, and m fome need of releefe.^eretopon be fooulo needs late a toager.tbat iris affe tuas altur5td;o to euerie mans feeming teas Carfce dead. and fyeti one bad laid monie fottb btm tbcreabout, be comman* bed tbe affe to rife, but be laie Sill as tbougb \}t toere dead : tbcti did be beate btm fottb a cuageli, but tbat tooulo not ferue fte turne,bntill be addjeffed tbts fpacb to tbe affe, fateng (as tefifce) fn open audtence^e Sultane batb commandcd3tbat all tbepco* pie (ball ride out to mojrofo5and t& tbe trtumjb, and tbat tbe faire ladies foill tben ride topon tbe fatreff afffcs3and foill gtue no* table pamender bnto tbem, and euerie affe (ball ojinfee of tbe toaetefoater of Nilus: and tben lo tt)t affe did pjefentlie Cart tp,andaduancebimfelfe erc&dtnglte. llo(quotbbtsmaiCer) nofo 3f baue foonne: but in trotb ttie spaioj baft bo?rofoeo mine alle}fo;tbet)feoftbe old tlfauouredfottcb bis fotfe: and tbereb^ on fmmedfatlte be bang dofone bts eares, and baited dolone rtgbt,as tbougb be bad briene ffarfee lame, iben faid bis matfferj 3pereetuepoulouep>ng p?etttefoembes : at bfefrb fo*?&s be tobed bp, as tttnere fottb toifail cb&re ♦ and t&en W maiff er did bid btm go rbcofe one tbat tbouio ride tjpon btm; and be ran to a terie bandfome fooman,and tourbed W fottb W bead: f c. a fnafee foill neuer be bjougbt to fucb familtartttc, f c. Bodin ub*j. ik it W& tbat tyis foasaman in tbe Itfeeueffe of an affe: but3 mate
ratber
254 i**Bookc. The difcouerie Charmes£$cm
rattier tbmbe tfiat be is an atfc in (be libeneffe of a man, tadl,to
returns to our ferpents53l tutll tell poua Atone concerning tbe
charming cf ttjem ,ano tbe euent of ttje fame.
W4/. mc^ gn $e cttte of S alisborogh tbere Urns an mcbanter, tbat be*
CV'**'*' fb.2eallt^epeopleta)betiponl)tmtocomureaU tbeferpents anD
himjidm. faahes toitinn one mile compafffc into a great pit o? Dibe, rntD
ftere to bill tbem.Wien all ttje fcrpents tore gatbereD togttber,
as tjcttcDt) tipen tf)t bztnfee of tt>c pit, itcrc came at tbe lad a
great ano ah o.mbic ferpent, tbtcb fooutonotbe gotten Dofcuns
Uittfi all tbe ftuce of bis incantations : fo as (all tbe reft being
&ea&) bsflefobpon tbeimbanter,anD clafpeD bim in tbemtDDeff,
and D:ctu bim Dofone into tbe fatD Dibe,ant) tberc billed btm.^ou
tnuff tbinbe tbat tyi* tuas a oiueli in a ferpents libeneffe, fcrfn'cb
fo; tbe loue be bare to tbe p
all otber luitctje^ to betoare of tbe libe teicbeD pjadife. 3nD fare*
iie,iftbis be not true, tbere be a great number of lies contemeD
in M. Mai. anD in LBodin . ana if tbts be toll tofgbeD, anD
concefueD,tt beateibDoUme to tije grounD all ftofe iuittbmon*
gers arguments, ft at content) fo feeing tuitfting miracles out
sf fl)is place, jfoj tbcp Difagra notablte, fome DenienganD fome
affirming tbat ferpents maie be befoitcbeD. $euertbeleffe,bt' i
caufe in enerie point poufl^allte botnpoperie agreetb &nib pa>
gantfme,? toill recite certeine cbarmes againff ttpers,al!otoD
fo; tbe moll part in anb bp tbe tb« «b of Rome : as folio totb.
ExorciTmes 3 conf ure tbas £D ferpent in ftis boure,bp tbe fiue bolie toombs
or coniura- 0f mt jLo;b3tbat tbou remooe not out of tbis plaee,but bere ffaie,
tow. wcertehwBe as dScDtoasbojneof a purettrgine. &£>tbcr'
toife :3 COntUre ftffi ferpent InnominepatriiyCrfiijy crfliritoefin*
fa : 3! commanb tbae ferpent bp our labie §>♦ Marie, (bat (boa obeie me,as foar obetetb tbe fier, anD as fier obetetb toater ; tbat ftouneftberbttrtntc^noj anieofter cb;fffian,as c^rteinelieas
tabe f&e fcp, In nomine patri*, O^filij,
iajkeiter,eijiajbeiter. ^r^ffjertotTc: €>bermine,tboumutt come iy*h>.uh. as tbertotfe: L. Vairus faift,
Jefzfcintt. fb$£ serpens qiiernKfrondiltu contaBa, ftaf a ferpent tOUfb*D totty
i^M- obeleauesDtetb,anDffaieft cuenintbe beginning of bis going, (fafea$erof tbebirD ibisbecaft^^otonebponbim; anbtbat
a
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.15* 255
a fciper ftntttett 02 f>of imtf) a nso is aff onfeb, ano totutjeft tott^ a baec&en b: ancb to pjetcn t Lie numme ano ffiffe*
hereto to be remembjet^tfjat mante We to bcaff iljat fljep vfurpcrs of arc of&Paules race ano btm*D,$eforing topon tbetr bootee tfce kmrcd wkh points of fcrpents : trijtcb (30 tfce paptff s affirme) teas tncf Dent p5ed nd to all ftem of j&,Paules ttoebe.sparte tfjep fate beretortljall, tfjat s juthL ail bte binffolfes can ganolc ferpents, 0: ante poffon tuittjout rinc. Danger, fleers libefotfe tjaue (as tbcp b^ag) a Katharine fefcate topon fteir boDtes,ano t^ep fate tbep are bin to &,Katharine3ant> ft at tt)ep can car r t e burning coles in ttjc tr bare ban os , ano Dtp ftefr fa to fcanos tn i)ot haloing liquor ano alfo go into fcoto* uens. thereof tfjougb tbclaff bebut a bare W^anO to beacons beanie tftat fotllp:ouc (as a bao fellcto in London ($0 Weo to ti of ttje otfjer, as tbougft it toere certeine anD to nDoubtcD $ by an* notnttngtbeijanos tottt? tt)e tutce of maUotocs>mercwie,t^ine, $c : febub fo; a little time are Defenfattues againfl tfcefe fcalomg Uquojs, ano fcojtc&ing 6ers,
IBixt $ep ttjat fake topou ftem to toojbe fljefe mpff ertes an& m(raclcs50o ino&D(aftec rebearfaU of fljcfc ano fucb itfec too:os ano cbarmes) tabe top enen in tijefr bare jjanos,fbofe fnabes ano totpcrs.ano fomettmes put tbem about tbetr necb0,hntbout re* teiutng anie fturt fterebp, to tbe terroj ano affomfljment of fte bebQtoers3ftbfob naturatitebotb feare antoabbo?re all fcrpents, Stat ftefe (farmers (topon mp too?o) Dare not truff to tbett cbarmcs,but tofe futb an tncbanf ment3as euerie man mate lab? fttUte tofe,ana in $e latoftdl tofe thereof maie tying to paflfe tbat tbepfl&albe in fccurttte,anD tabe no i)arme,bote mucb foeucr tbcp banole tbem: marietoifta to©llenrag tbcp pull outtfcrir toetfi befo:e bano, as fome men fate; but as truttj is, tbep toeactc tbcm5ano fljat is of certeintte.2nD furelie ttjis is a bind of fcritrb* craft5fcbicb3l terme pjiuste confeoeracie ♦ Bodin fattb, tftat all *.**#«. /& ftefnabes in one countrie Sucre bp cbarmes ano toerfes Drtuen ****• fntoanotber region tperljaps be meanetblrehnd,t$ere&.Pa- c^* trikc is fato to baueDmne it fcottb b is bolincfTe, ?c.
lames Sprengcr,anOHenrie Inftitoraffirme, tbatferpcttfS
ano fuabes,ano tbetr fbmsercao all otber creatures fo: imttb* craft; in fomu.ij as toilers Ood Wc to bur tefljem tn^rr mens
tfcefyfjclos*
t^i i2.Bookc. The diicoucric Charmes^cl tfyeC^olt^effterof ttjcfjoufe o?ttaUes5fofcercbp barrenness p; ocureo botf) to tooman and bead : pea anD ttjat tbe bene eartb and afbes of rtjem continue to tjaue fo:ce of fafcmatioir. 5n re* fpect thereof ttjep tuilftallmen nolo anD tijen to Dig atoaietbe eartb fcnscr ttjrtr tbjefl&botos, anD to fpjtnfcle !)o!te toater tn tbe place, i alfo to bang bougljes Cfjallotoco on nusfummer Date) at tbeffallDaje \&tn ftccattell ftano :i p:oouce examples ibere* topon, of tottcbes lies,o * elfe tfjett otone, ixfetcl) 3 omit 5 btcaufe 3 f & mp ba)he grofoetb to be greater tban 31 meant it tyoulo be.
Charmcs tocarrie water in a fiue, to know what is ipoken of vs behind our backs,for blcare eies,to make iceds to gro we wclljof i mages made of wax, to be rid ofa witch, to hang hirvp, notable authorities againft waxen images, aitoric bewraieng the knauerie of waxen images*
The xvj. Chapter.
Eonardus Vairus fattl), tljflttljete
toas a p?ater extant, t^erebp migljt be
carrteDinafiuc,toater,ojotberliquoj: 3
ttjinfee it tuas Clam elate ^ trijicl; a ctofo
faugbta maiD,tbatfoas pjcmtfcDacafce
of fo great quantities* mtgbt be fcneoeD
of fomudjflourc a* (be coulD tnet tut ft
♦be toater ttjat (be bjougbt in a Sue, anD
by tbat meaues (be clamD it tmtfj elate, f b:ougt)t in fo mucb toa*
ter,asttberebp(be babagreat ca^anDfobegutleDbtr fillers,
«c. 0no tbis tale 3 bearD among mp granoams matoes, tabet e>
bpSlcanDerijber tbisfoittberaff, %ttm, by tbe tingling of tbe
eare,men beretofoje cculD tell fc&at foas fpofeen of tbem.3 f ante
fee afcojptou , anD fate tbts foo^D (Bud) be (ball not be Ccong 0;
bitten tbereioitb^efe ttoo dUreefee letters n anD a fo?ttten in a
Greckckc- paper, anD bong about ones neclte, p?cfcrue tbe partie from
te«n&A. bl&reteDnefTe. Cummin ojbempfeDfofoneUritb eurffing anD
opprobrious Idojds groin tbe fatter anD tbe better. Berofu s A ni-
anusmafeetb foitebcraft of great anttquitie;fo; be fattb, tbat
Cham
L,Vairttilib. fkfcfaica.f, Orath Tup.
aevefialjs.
Of the
word (Bud)
Habar. of Witchcraft/ Cap.16 . 2 5^
Cham touting t)is fafters naked member ttteteo a tfjarme3 ftfeerbp |)tJ3 father became emafculateo 0? oep# ued of $e poiuers generattue.
^P A charmc teaching how to hurt whom you lift
with images of wax, &c.
Mafte an image in ins name, ttfjom pou foouls fwrt 0? bill, pfneiuttrgtnetDai;;t)nDertl)ettgt)t armepofee tdjereof placeatoallofoes&art, and tfjeliucrtmdert&e left; tyen Ijang about ttje necfee thereof a nefotfceo in a nefo needle patched in- to t&e member fefcicb pou fcoouldl}auefmrt,fotti) tftereljearfaUof certeine toojds, tijrfct) fo: fye auoidtng of ftoltffj fuperffitfon and creoulttti5intl)tel)e^alfei0tobeomttteo, #ndift!)ep foere uv ferted, 3 care tmdertafte ftep toould dm no tmrmc, foere tt not to makefiles, and catttjgudgins. &;2)tberfotfe : Sometimes ftcfe images are made of bzaCTe, and ften fye Jjand is placed fcfecretbeforte tfjouldbc, and rtje fcote t$ere tbe 1) and, and fye facedofcmetoardY & J©tbertmfe:jfoj a greater mtfc&afe,ffje like (mage is made in ttje feme of a man 0? tooman,t)pon ixt>ofe l)eaD is fo?itten ttje certeine name of ttje par tie ; and on tjts 0;
W rtbS ftefC \&*$&^ilif,caJyl,ZsZe,hit melmeltat : tyetl fyt fame
muff be buried. & £>f&ertotfe : 3n flje dominion of Mars; tico Images muff be prepares, one of foar, tlje ottjer of Qe eartb of a dead man; eactj image muff l>aue in disband a fruo?d tdjertoifl) a manbatbbamefiamM £e tbatmuff be flame map $aue life fceadfltfuff fftfoug&imtfjafoine ♦ 3n boffcmuff befo?itfencer' teine peculiar tijaracters, ana tfcen mtxS fljep be &id in a certeine fal^ffe
!lace e maDeinff)eftoureofVenus5ofWrginefear,tnftenameof fte mufthaue beloueDjtt&ertjpon a character is to?itten3 1 is tDarmeo atafier, ^11 in the and indningfberoftbe name offome angell muff be mentioned, ^ons'or £0 be trtferlie riti of tfte ttrftd), ano to ftang ^tc t)p bp fte ftatre, eifehemay pou mutt prepare ft e image of the ear ft of a dead man to be bap* go froo the tifed in anoftjer mans name, ftfcereonibe name, font!) a djarac s°°rc- ter, muff be fojtttenttben muff it be perfumed fof ft a rotten bone, and ften ftefe pfaimesreadbacfeforard : nomine Dominm
noHer,Dommu4 illumrMtio meay Dormne exaudt ordtlonhn metim, Detts
lwdmmeAmnet4CHerH:mbtytnb\\T\t% firfftnone place > and
3LJ. affertoards
z aff ertoards in anotfter.l^otabett3tt ts iunttert in tbe 2 1 ♦article of tbe Determination of Paris, tbat to afftrme tbat images of tyaflTe, lead, gold, ofirfjtte 02 red foar3 0? of anp otber ffuffe (contured, bapttfcd, confecrated., 0? rafter cjcccrated ti#cugb ftcfe magtcall art0atcerteineDaie0)t)aueiDCDnticrfuUl3ertuej65 0; fucbas are auofoeointbeirba)Ueso2 aJFertions3ts erro2tn faitb, naturall jbtlofojbte, and true affrbnomie: pea it is concluded in (be 22. article of Ubatcouncell., ttjat it is as great an crrojtobeloeue tbofe tbings., as to dco tbem,
H5ut as concerning tbefe images, it ts certeine tbat tbep are inucb feared among tbe people3and mucti t fco among cottfening foitcbes, as partite atpeeretbin tbts&ifcourfe of mine elfe-tdjcrc, $ aspartliepoumapl&bptbecontents of tbis ffo2te follototng. j£ot long fitbence5a pamg maiden (dfoelling at neto Romnie b^re in Kent) being tbe daugbter of one $p. L.Stuppcnic(iate 3lurat of tbe fame totone but dead before tbe execution bcreof) andafferfuardstbefoife of Thomas Eps,febo isattbistnffant $9at 0? of Romn ie) toas bifited tmtb ficfene(Te,ftbofe motber and fatber in lafoe being abufeb toitb crcdulttic concerning foitcbes fupernaturall potoer, repaired to a famous foittb called motber Baker,diDelltngnotfarfromtbenceataplace called Stontfreet, lxbo(acco?ding to toitcbes coufeningcuflome) affeed Mjeftertbep mittruff ed not fome bad neigbbour, to ftbom tbep an toereo tbat tndaed tbep doubted a fooman neere bnto tbem (and pet tbe fame fooman bias, oftbebonefferitoifer foitof bir neigbbojs, repu> fed a g©d creature.) $euertbelcs tbe tuitcb told tbem tbat tbere foas great caufe of tbetr fufpf cf on: foj tbe fame(faid (be) is tbe be- r ie part ie tbat fojougbt tbe maidens oeff ruction , bp making a barf of foar, and packing tbe fame toity pins and needels ; affir* mingalfo tbat tbe fame neigbboi of birs bad beffofoeo tbe fame in fome fecret corner of tbe boufe. fjns being belceued , tbe boufe teas fearcbedbp credible perfons, but notbing could be found. Wqz toittb 02 toife tooman being certified bercofconttnueo bir a& fertion,and toouldn&dsgoto tbe boufebberefbebtrfelfe(as (be affirmed) toould certeinlie find it. TOen (be camd ftttber , ft e to fed bir cunning ( as it rbanced to bir ofone confufion) 02 at leaff toife to bir detection :&2 b&rein fte dfd3as fome of tbe totfer foit mtflruffed tbat flje tuoulde dco5 laieng dofame piiuiliefucban
image
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap, 1 7.
image (as ff)e fmt> before tJcfcrtbeD) tn a co^ner^lxl^cf) bp ctljcr^ £aa b eene mottDf ligentlie fearcfceD $ IcnbcD into, $ bp ft at mean* jjircoufenagefoas nofablie bctraafeD, 3noj tooulDtuilljtfmt all luttctimongers mig^t pate fo,: rtjctr lefofc repairs to tncbaw to:s, aitp confutation iutttj tmtdje*,anD fuct) as baue familiar fpirits, as fome of tftefe DiD^na ttjat bp tije o?oer of fljetyglj com* miiltoners, fcbic& partite fo? refpea of neYgfcbo#o>D3anD partite fm otijer con fmcration^ 31 leaue tmfpob en of*
Sundrie forts of charmes tending to diuerfe purpo- fes,andfir(t , certeine charmes to make taciturnitie in tortures.
The xvij. Chapter.
Mparibus merit is tria pendent corpora ramis,
Dijmas & Getfas, in medio eft dminapoteHas,
Vifinas damnatur, G eft as ad ajira kuatur :
Three bodies on a bough doo hang, for merits of inequalitie,
Difinas and Geftas, in the midft the power of the diuinitie.
Difinas is damnd, but Geftas lif- ted vp aboue the ftarres on hie,
2Mb tftfe ; Ertiftawt cormeumverbumbmwn verltatem nunauam
diumregi. #
luffious to our JLo2ti 3 e fus Cimff 5 fo let fyts torture
02 rope tepleafant to mine armes ano mem*
berj5» per medium illorum that, *$c flDttjet'
imTer^oufyallnot
tyeateeabone
oflnm*
&tf, ^Counter
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259
This charm feemeth to allude to Chrift cru- cified be- tweenethe two thceus.
h
h
pfai.44.
Luk.4. Iohn.19.
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260 i2.Booke. Thedifcouerie Chamesffc.
fl* Counter charmes againft thefe and all other witch- crafts, in the faieng alio whereof witches are vexed, &c.
Pfal.44. [7 Bgttauit car meum verbum bomm, dicam cunBa of era mea regi% Scripture £!*•& j3Dtf)£rtoffC X Domine labia mea aperies, £r as meum annunciabit ProPer .lc veritatem. $c fDQ)Zt\X)itC X Contere brachia inifti rei,£r lingua malig- najiibtiertetur.
f A charme for the choine cough.
2httt)ifc ftps of a djalice, tt&en ftep:&ff fiatti fetomaffe, and (ioalloto it DoUute foritb g©D oeuottonyic.
^f For corporall or fpirituall reft.
y» nomine patw>v^ and downe,
£^y?/^f t$ *jpiritus [anBl vpon my crowne,
Cr^Ar C/tfy/?/ vpon my'breft,
Sweeteladiefendmc eternall reft.
....
■fl" Charmes to find outa theefe.
o moft HH ^e m^anc^ &°fo ** .fttD.Diit a ftatfe , fe tbua : Curne pout
woonder- 1 faccta tt)e caff, auDuiafeeacrolTct3pon^:tCaUtDttt)'otle
fuiivertue oltue,andbnDettbectolfeto;iteibefettM
hiddenin j^en a fyfo tytf ^ innocent , ana a tftaft btrgme bo?ne in true
ofs He" fo*&locte,aiiD not bate tegotteiyjf tbe age of ten peare* , muff
lens'hoiie false tbe cbriff all in Ins banD5 ant) bc^tn a bis bacfee, feneeling on
name i ftjp fen&s , ttjou mutt tseaoutitc atio teuerentlie fate ouer ttjts
pjatertfetfe : 3 befotbtb&mp labie£>. Helen, motberof lung
Conftan ti ne,ftb(cb Wboeff 6nt) tbe croGTc feberebpon Cfe'ff btetu
bp tbattbpbolteoeuotton,anbinnentionof tbecrofife,anD bpfte
fame ctoffe,an&bptbe top txt>tct) tbouconcefoebtt at flje finding
tbereof,anbbptbeIouebbttbfboubateff to ftp fonneConftan-
tine,anb bp tbe great gcobnes ti&fcb ftou Dcoett a toates bfe , ftat
tbon (befo me in tbte rf)?tflaU , ftbatfoeuer 3 afee 0; befirefo
bnotoe ; 3mm. J3nb fejjen tbe ctjf to teflj ttje angell in tbe cfcufr
aU^emano fctbatpou brill, ana tbe angell brill make anftoer
tberebnto • Memor andum ,tbat ty\$ be borne f utt at tbe funne
riling,
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.17. z6l
riGng5feben tbe foetber is fatre ana cl&re*
Cardanus Derftiett) tbefe ano futb lifee fables, anD fetfetb card.ub.i6. Dofone ^t0 tuogement tberein acco20tnglie,in ttje Ortaentb broke * ^r reu ve remmvar . ibefe coniurojs ana coufeners fo:fcotb foiil $eiu c^'?3* |>ou in a glaffe tbe tb&fe tbat batfr ffolne ante fbing from pou, anotbisistbcirojocr. Ujeptafcea glaiFefciallfuUcfboUefoa* ter,ano fet it topon a linnen clotft, ttbtcl) batb beehe purtfieo, not onelie bp foa(bmg,but bp facrtto^c* £>n tbe moutb of tfjc fciall dj tyinail,tfoo oltue leaues mutt be iatD acioffe, tmtb a litlecon^ turation fata oucr tt, bp a cfctlo 5 to foit tbus ♦ ^£>^/
candide,per tuamfknttitarem, mtima virnnitatem, ofiende mthtfurtm :
htttbfb:& rater »ojkrs,ftoa,s£ues,mb betfoirt ettber of tbem a "raflfe maoe foitb ibe naile of tbe ibumbe fopon tbe mauib of tbe *F°r if the fciail 5 ana tben fljali be tone angels afcenoing ana Defcenaing £r°ffe bcn as it foere mote* in tbe funne bcames . 0)e ibctfe ail tbts tdnle aiiTnoc1 fljall fuffer great torment*, ants bts face (ball be tone plainlie, worth a euen as plainlie 3 bel&ue as fte man in tbe mame. jf 0: in trutb, pudding. - tbcre are totes artifictatlie comtetea into tbe gla(Te,fcbtcbfotll ntabe tbe footer bubble3ana aeuifes to mafee images ajpeate in fte bubbles: as alfo tfcerc be artifictaii glaftes 5 ixfctct) foiil ibeto tmto poutbat Qatt take tbereinto, manie images of atuerfe formes, ana fome fo fmall and curious , as ibep fbali in fauour refembleftbomfoeuerpou tbinfee fcpon • ilcoUe hi lohnBap. Neap, fo? tbe confection of fudjglaEes. 2Ebe fubttltiesljereofare fo aetectea,ana (be mpff cries of tbeglaffes fo common uofo,ana ftetr coufenage ft foefl imofone,f c : ttjat 3 n&a not ffana fcpon tbe particular confutation bereof* Cardanusin tbe place before citea report eft,bofo be trica fottb cbt lajen tbefe #ana atuerfe ctr* cumtfancestbefeboleillufion,anafounatttobe plaine fcnaue* tie and coufenage.
fl" Another waie to find out a theefe that hath ftolnc anie thing from you.
G4D to ftc fea ftocanti gatber as manie pebles as ?ou fufpect perfons fo? ftat matter ; carrte ibem borne, sum tfeotoe tbem into tbe fiet,ano burie tljem bntier tbe tb:efybolD, *$# te tbe parties ate Itfee to come ouer. Sdjerelet tbem lie tb?ee 0aies,anD tben before fumte rtfing f abe ti^m afoaie. srben fet a pov:renger
SLAtf. full
2 64 12 .Bookc. The difcoueric Charmes^ &c. fuUof Imter in a rfrcle, therein inuft be mase erodes euerie toaie,as manie as can ttanD in it , tipon tfje td;id) mutt be imtfc ten : dfynft ouereommctb, Sljepo^rcngeraXo mutt be figneoftntba croffe,anDafo:meo{ comuratton mutt be pronounces • Efren r acij ttone mutt be %otone into tfje toater,in fte name of ifje fufpecteu ♦ 3no fo&en pouputtn itje ttone of tumtijat isguiltte, fee Cone iuillmafee tbetuaterbotle, astijougb globing iron forte mt itjereinto. affilj id) is a m&rc fenacfee of legter &e maine3an& to be accompli* fljeootuerfetoaies*
fl* To put out the theeues eie.
RdSaa fye feuen pfalmes imtb tbe iletanie ; ants tben muff be fait) a bo?rible plater to d&utt , ana dUoD fye fatfcer , irntb a cur ffe againtt Qe tlj&fe ♦ I^en in tt# mfo&ett of tfje ff ep of pout
acajpers bammsr5oj asses into fyz mt'DDrff thereof a b>afen naile,confccraf cD/aieng: lufim « nomine o* mfamdici* tmM)M % ifjaefe Qall be beto?aieo by ijis aims out*
^f Another vvaie to find out a theefe.
Thcfe be C ^lc&0 a Fato of ttj&tes ttj ffje r mD of a Kue , ana let f iuo per*
meeretoies OfonsfetftctopGfcac&ef^etr forefingers fcpoutbe tipper part
torr.ocke oftijeCj^te^bolDmgttlDittjtbcfiueljpfromifjegrounD tteaot*
hPu&1nd lte>anD atkePeter ano Panic fc^etfjer a* IB. oj
them no $*n0 ^ 5 au& nttk* nomination of fee guiltie perfon , tfje Hue
coramen- tuiil turne roun&iEljis is a great pjactife in ail countrtes>anD uv
dobic do &&D a fceric bable ♦ jfoj tuitb tfte beating of tbe pulfe feme caafe
mfs- of ttjat motion arifetfj , feme otber caufe bp flight of tije fingers,
fomeott)erbpt6eipmDgatberetiinftefiuctobettait»3$c: at $e
pleafure of tljeljolt^ers. &>ome caufe map be tbe imagination,
id;tcPpou cenceipt at ftjc naming of ttjepartie altereftj tjije cem*
mon courfe of tbe puife, 0s maptoeli be concerned bp a ring tjcto
ffetifciiiebpaiitfeo betimrt tije finger antsttje ftombe, ouer oj
raitjer in a goblet 02 glatte ; fcdjicb tnitbui (S&:t ipace fmllffribe
againtt $? ttoe ttjerct fo manie fir o'aes as ©c folder Qjir.fectf) it
a
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.17. %C%
s clocbe^anu ttjen toill ttate :$e fefeic&ftfco fo pjcsuettj Ujail finD true,
ifl" A charme to find out or fpoile a thccfe.
Ojftbte matter, concerning tlje ajp?cijenOcn cf ft&uf* Sp U)O2O0,3!totUctleoriedjarme3calleD ©.Adelbms cuiffe, being bott)fot: lengtb of tuo^s futftctent to tueatie tlje reasrr, aitofo:fubfiantfaiiauffe co:np?rljenDing ail tl>at r^ertemctf) imto blaf#emou0 fpaect) 0^ curding, ailoteca in fee $ia'$ of Romc,as anerccmntunication ant infymtnmit
^f Saint Adelberts curfle or charme againft dxeues.
B? flje auftjoritic of tlje omnipotent ifst&er, f!;e ^oftfte, anD tbe^cl?e-gbott;anDbplt)el)Q!ie tnfgtne Marie ttfoffier of cur ilo^ 3efu
MichaelljanD^IohiiBapti^arr : n . bl tjclfc of S>. Peter it)e
apoltle,ant5tbereODucofltjf ap0fHe$,at& cf &. Stcciien.ariD of all tt»emartp2S,of &. Sykiefter,atfli cf &. Adelbert, anii all ttje confcffo^,anD&. A)cgand;anDallftei)olfet;rgin0,anD of all tlje faints tn fteauen anu carif} tmts t$om ttjere rs $imn poioet to btnt) nnt> tofe : toe £co rtfomuiunSafe , &anmc,ciir0fe, ano bint) tott^ tlje fencte ant? bans* of ercommunicatton,ann toe Do fegregste from tte bounDS anD lids of our fcolte mother tlje cburrl) ', all ftofc itjarues , facntegtote perfons , rauenou* cat* rbers,tocr&, counfeliers, esabtuto;*;, male c: female, ll)at !}aue commttteD thi* iheft 0: mifcb&fe, 0: fcauc tifurpeD anp part tber* cf to tbeir stone ofe.&et ftctr Hjare be Urill) D athan anD Abiran, Thjs is n fcfeome t&e rctlb (toaliotocD fcp fojtbctrfinnesantJpztoe, anD ^owfSi. let tfcem bauc part toitij ludas ttjaf totraieD CbJtft, 8men : mies,norto ano tmtlj Pontius Pilat, anD tjitb tbem tbat faiD to fte llo2D.,2De* Praie for part from te, toe toill not fcnDerllanD tbp toaies^let tbctr cfti!* ^hemthac teen be mase o^anes.CurlieD be tbcp in ilje ficlo, in ti)t groue, hat"" as in tlje tomD0,in$rtrl)oufes.bameg5 chambers, antJ bens ; ant) chriftcx. curffrD be tbep in u> court, in tbetoate ,in tbe tctone7mtfie ca* hon«h. ffell, in tlje toater, in tijecburcb, in tbe eburebvartj, in tbe tribu^ nail place, in baitell, in ttjetr abone, in tbe niarhct place, in tfjetc talSe, in filence3 in ttikingjxi toat^ing,in a*ping;in tyinbing, j ' &M\j. in
f
%6\ i2.Bookc. Thedifcouerie S.AdelbertscurJJe tnfeling>tnfitttng,(nbnaltng3mffani)mgtnlteng5mfiilen00, ' tn all tfjetr too^be,t « tftetr botue anD foule, tit tbeir fiue tutte, ano in euerie place, CurffeD be tbe fruit of tbetr toombs, anD curffeD be tlje fruit of t bctr lanfttf, anacurffeD be all tbat tbep fjaue^CurO feD be tbeir beaos, tbetr moutbes5tbetr uoffrete, tbeir nofe03tbett lips, t!)etnalDej5,tbetrt0etb,tbetrete£! anbeieltDs, tbeir tyaines, tbe rcDfeoftbetrmoutbes, tbetr tcong^^^ tbetr bartSjtbetrbellies^etrliuers^all tbeir botoels, anD tbetr ffomacb.
Cur ffeD be ftetr nauels, tbeir fpldmes, tbeir blaDDer* CuvffcD
be tbetr fbigbs, tbetr legs,tbetr f &f e, tbetr toes,tbetr ntck*, tbetc
fijouloers. CurffeD be tbetr bacfes, curflDeD be tbetr armes, curfr
fcD be tljetr elbolne^, curCTeti te ftetc banbs, anD tbetr fingers,
curffeD be botb tbe nails of tbetr banfcs ano fate; curffeD be tbetc
r tb to anD tbetr genitals, anD tbef r fe n As 3 curffeD be tbetr fleffj,
curffeD be tbetr bones, curffeD be tbeir blouD, curffeD be ttje (fern
of tftetc boDies, curffeD be tbe marrotoe tn tbetr bones, curffeD be
tbep from t be cr otome of tbe beaD, to tbe fole of fte tote : anD
fcfratfoeuer is betfotrt tbe fame, be it accurffeD, tbat is to Me,
fbetrfiucrenfcs^toforit, tbetr fietng, tbeir bearing, tbetr fmefc
ling, tbetr tatting, anD tbeir feeling, CurffeD be tbep tn tbe bolie
croffe, in tbe paffton of Ctetff , foitb bts fine toounbs, foitb tbe
effuffonofbtsblouD, anD bp tbe mtlfee of tbe trirgine Marie .3
"Thusthcv wnto^ft* Lucirer5tettbaUtbpfolDier^bptbe^fatber,tbefon,
make the anD tbe^oUe-gbo(!3toUbtb^bun:anitieanDnaftuttteof C^iff,
hoiic trini. tDttl) tbe tertue of all faints, tbat tbcu reft not Dap no? nfgbt,tili
tietobeare tboub?ingefftbemtoDeftruction3citber bp Djofaming 0? bang*
thdr^xor *n& 0? ^at ^ ^ DcuoureD bp totlo beaffs, o? burnt, o? dame
cifmco/ bp tbetr enimtes,o?bateD of allmen lining ♦ SlnDasour 2lo?D
cifeitisno l)at6 gfuen autbo^ifte to Peter tbe apoffle, anD bis fucceffb?09
bar^aine. ^0re pjac0 fojC occupie, anD to bs (tbougb bnteatfbie) tbat fcbaf
foeuer foelnnDoneartbjlIjalibebounDtnbeaucn, anD fcbatfoe*
uer foe lafe on eartb,ff)all be IcofeD in beauem fo toe acco?Ding>
lie.ff tbevfotll not antenD^Dco (but from tbem tbe gates of bea*
uen,anDDenfebnto tbemc&itttan burfall,fo asfbeptballbebtp
rieD in affes lea^e* jpurfbermoje, cttrfffcD be tlje grounD tcberein
tbep are burieD, let tbem be confounDeD in tbe lad Daie of tuDge^
mentjlet tbem \>m no conuerfatton among cb?ithans5 no? be*
boufclcD
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.17. 16$
iKJafeleo at tbe |>oure of deatb j let ftem be made as dutt befo^ tt>e face of tbe toino : and 35 Lucifer toas expelled cut of beauenp and Adam andEueoutof paradtfe^folettbem be cjcpcIleD from tbe Date ligbf ♦ 3ifo let tbem be loined ix)iti} tbofe, to ftbome tfte JLo;d fattb at ttje iuogemcnt ^ dUo pe curflfed into euer lading fier, Ma«b.i u ftbtcb is prepared fo? tbe diuell and fit^s angels, bbere tbe too?me ft all not aie5 no? tbe fier be quenches . 3no as tbe candle , fcbM) is tb?o tone out of mp JanD bere,is put out : fo let tbeir too?fes and tljetc foule be quencbed in tbe ttentb of bell fier5erccpt tbep rctto?e tbat fobfeb tber liatte Q o!ne,bp fucb a tiaie : and let euerie one fap,
ftmtXl. 3ifter tbtS mutt be f
SEbis terrible curffetoitb bell, ba>ke,and candell added tbere* themidftof tnto, mutt n^ostoo^feetoomders: bo tobett among tb^ues it is jtfeweare not mucbtocigbed, among toife and true men it is not toell li feed, to tbcm tbat are robbed it bnngetb Tmall relriefe : tbe p?eetts ttomarb map toell be eafed,but tbe gcods ttolne toill neuer fte fa*> nerbereffo:cd. i^erebp is be heated botb tbe malice and follie of popity doctrine,febofe tjndjarttable imptette is fo impudentlie publtlbcb, and in fucb o#er trttereo,as euerie fenf ence(if opotfu* nitieferued) migbt be pjcoued botb bereticall and dtaboltcalU llBut 31 toill anftoer tbtscruell curffe toitb anotber curlTe farre mo?e mild and ciuiU,pcrfo:mcdbp as bonett a man(3 dare fete) as be tbat made tbe otber, thereof mention toas latelie made. S>o it toas,tbat a certeine fir Iohn.toitb fome of ^ companie, once toent abroad a ietting,and in a mcone Hgbt euening robbed a millers tonre, and ttole all ^ #les ♦ Wat pw miller made bis mone to fit Iohn bimfclfe, td;o toilled Ijim to be quiet 5 fo: be toould fccurfletbetboefe, and all bis confederates, toift) bell, bafee^ndcandeit, tbat tbep ftould baue fmall top of fbetr fillj, anotbcrefo?etbenert fcmdaie,fir Iohn got bint to tbe pulpit, toiftiisTurpliae on bis bacfee, and W ttole about W nttke, and pronounced ftefe toojds follotoing in tbe audience of tbe people.
All you that haue ftolne the millers eeles, A ^^
Laudate Domimm de calis, for theft.
And all they that haue confented thereto, Benedic&mpts Domino*
3lo
a68» n.Booke. The clifcotietie Charmes^c. 3Lo (fa!$ be) tfeft is Fauoe fo? pour kk$ mp matffers.
fl" Another inchantment.
CCBrteinep^ff^^fct^cljun^etiaj^ cfgbt pfalmc as an in* djantment oj cbarme,o.: at tbe leaffferifc fateng, tbat againff febcme fceuer fbep renounce it 7 ftjep cannot line one ttjjole p&teattbefcttermo&
fl* A charmc or experiment to find out a wicch.
The xviij. Chapter. 7{die dcmimco(blutarUmu enum ax-
ungia ftufwguedtne pent , vt mwisefi ,tro rejUurationejim ferangunt :tllX0 X&>Z& 0}e IS
once ccmc into tbe rfcurcb, ttje teitcb can neucr get out, tjnttli tftc fearfters fo^t lite giuc lite cfyjeflfe Irauc to Bcparf •
3l5ulnotoitts ncceOfarie to lljefo poa _ bofo to p:eu^nt snD nice all mtfeb^fes fojcugltf bpibefecbarmrs $&itcbcrafe: atcojDingtotljeoptnfr on of M .Mal.ant) o$ers.£Dne principal! ioaie is to nat!e a IjMfTe fijeo attljctnGDeofit)eoutmoStl3^^olDofpouti)Dafe,anD fo poufi&all before no imtdj a^all tjaue po&rr to fnter ^ercintd, anDtf poumarfeeif3ptm tyall finDttjat rule cbferucD in manie countrte boufes. & ^Dftcrtotfe : 3f em Qje trmmfbant title to be to^ttten crolfeimTe, in euerie corner of tt>e boufe,ilms: ufi*
. *%*NaZarenu4>%
b&reiottball, fbe name of tbetoirgine Marie , o? of ibe feure e> ttangeUff** o? avt&w» tarofaBum eft. & dDtftertoife : Jtemtn feme countries tbepnatle a fcoojluesbeati on Qetooge. & £>(&e& totfe : Item tbepbaug Scilla (tcbtdj is ettber a rote, oj ratber in ftis place garltUe ) in fte rcofe of i&e fcoufe , fo; to fc&pe afoafe tjoitcbesafto fpttitstaffl) fo tbep xm aiicium alio, ft dDtfeer^ ftrifc: Stem perfume maae of %t gall of a blafeetK^anfc W b!on& befma?re& on tbe poffs and dalles of ffjeboufe, biiutfb out of $eDa£esbo$ towels ana tottcfjes, # ^Dfl;eriPife;Ujeboufe
Ix^crc
Preferua-
tiuesfrora
witchcraft
according
toM.MaI.
L,Vairus
& others.
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.i8. 265
f$mJzerkktomcai&Gfinti&,i&ft& from all Ulihfy&fZB. * JD' fterfcutfe : 3Bti0 not bntmciune ibat tijc Homtf§ cbtireb allofoed anti trtedtbefmobe of fuljbur, toD^tuc fptrtf^ out of ftefr bou* fes 5 as ftjep did franhincenfe and toater fjallotoeo . & flMfcep totfe: Apuleius £atf&$at M crcurie gaue to Vly(Tes,{$ett be came Hereto tfjc inxbantreffe Circe, an |>earbe called Verbafcum, fc^idj in CSngltfl^ is called Mullein, 0,2 Tapfus barbatus, oj icng- footf ; and tbat prefer tied btm from fte incljantmente ♦ ft i> fterfoife : JtemPlinie and Homer botb tico fate, ttmt fbe gerbe called spolie is an erceHentbcavbeagainfl tncbantment; and fate all tbat ibereb? Vlyflesefcaped dices birfo2ceries,andtiv cbantments. ft ^Dttjertotfe aifo dtuerfc fomtes ftep toent to too&c intbtscafe,and fomebfed ibts defcnfattue36metbat pje* feruatme againC meant attend
dnnii&rein vou$aUfe3no? onelte tjotu flje religion of pa> piffs, and infidels agr^tut alfo Ijotn fbetc ceremonies and tbeir opinions are all one concerning toilers and fptrits.
For thus writeth Quid touching that matter: oM&Me* Terquefenemfarnma, ter aqua, terfulphire luBrat:
She purifies with fierthrife ' Zng&lhedty
old horic headed Aefon, itm!** With water thrife^nd fulphur thrife, i g*
as {he thought meet in reafon.
lAgainefhe fame Ouidcommeth in as before c
A Attentat, qua, lufiret amu, leffum Defer at & trernuUfulphur tfr ouarnanu.
Let fome old woman hither come, tyjtbjik.
and purge both bed and place, **«•
And bring in trembling hand new egs
and fulphur in like cafe.
*AndVirgdalfo harpeth upon the tike firing : r*&»m^ ]
t r toke'vu
1 — ■ ■ — vaccarejrontem:
Cingite, ne vati noceat mala lingua futuroz
Of
i 68 12 .Booke, The difcoucric Charmes&c. EnMedby Of berrie bearing baccar bowzc
^Abraham i °i j i •
F*n*g. a wfeath or garland knit,
And round about his head andbrowze
feedecentlieitfit; That of an euill talking tung Our future poet be not flung.
if urtbermo?e,toa* it not in time* of f empeff* flje papf tt* bfc,
r io; fuperttttton5to ring tbetr belle* agatntt Dtuel* ^rutting rafter
to tbe f onging of fyeir belles, flmu to tbeir otmte crie bnto ©on
ioftb fatting anD p?aier,afltgneDbpbtm in all aDucrfttie* anD
Danger*: according to tbe o?aer of ttje Thradan pjaeft*, trfjtrf)
fooulDro?e anDcrie,tottballfbenotfc tbepcoulD mabe,tnfbofe
oiaus Goth, tempett*. olausGothusfettbjtbatbi* countriemenfooulDtbtDt
iib.de gentib. ^ gjg aire, to affitt tbetr goD*, td;ome ibep tbougbt to be tben to*
libTctpT SMttbpi&e *«** fottbotber*,anD baD~confecrateD arrotoe*,
■ 2% called SAgittd imidtsjvssxi a* our paptff* baD. alfo in ff#D of
belle*, tbep bad great bammer*,calleD^f^i/^w/^tomafea
notfe in time of tbunoe.r* 3n fome countries tbep runne cut of
fte Dowe* in time of tempett, Wetting tbemfelue* tottb a cb&fe,
irtjerebpon tberefoa* a trofffc made faritb a rope* enD bpon afc
cenfionDate* 3lfo ft^^ailettone* to be tbzofone into tbefier in
atempeff , anD tberebpon to be fatD %# memottm, anD tbjfc
yAnes, ^JohnsgoQjell,anD InfinefugUt tempeFia4,i& a p?efeilt
remeDie* 3fem>toI)angancgiaiDonafcen(tonDaie intberoofe •Awitches 0f tbeboufe5p?eferuetbtbefameft:om aUburt*. *3!tem,3lcou* tonimaakc°n tarepoubatleanDimnD bp tbefiuefoounD* of haiieceafc natle* idncbpearfeD bi* banD* anD bi* fcefe, anD bp tbe foure
andbedif- euangelttt^MattheWjMarkejLukc^anD Iohn, tt)at tijOUCOmfc
foiued. DofonebtflfolueDtntofoater* 3tem, it batb bane a bfaall mat* ter,to carrie out in tempctt* fte facrament* anD reltfee* , $c. 3!fem,againff ffojmc*,anDmanie Dumrnecreature*3tbe poptff) cburcb bfetb excommunication a* a principal! cbarme* 2na nofo to be DeliuereD from Initcbe* tbemfelue*, tbep bang in tbeir en* trie* an bearbe catteD penta$pllon, cinquefole, alfo an olitte b?ancb, alfo ftanfemcenfe,, mpjtb, balertan, beruen, palme, am tirebmon, spate Daie: alfofbermofee of alagwnt* fetber* D?tuetb fptrit*
atuaie,
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.18. 269
atoate, srbere be innumerable popifl) ero2Cifme$5anD contura* ttons fo:bearb$anDotber tbings, to be tberebp made ftbolfome boib fo: tbe boDte* antj foules of men and featt^anu alfofoi contagion of foeatber. Memorandum^at at tbe gathering of tbefemagicall ^rb0, tbe cW« is neceffarie to be fatn, as Vaims L^rMUe affirmetb; anDalfotbep^^&^foj tbat fe not fuperfirttouj5.{7"w,I,c^ aifoSprcngerfatft^attoft^otDtjpablacfee cbtcfeenin tbe aire, MaUmakf. toillmafcekutempetts toceafe: foitbeOonetmtbtbebanD of a j^.i.^.i, toitcb. 3f a foule toanoet in tbe Ufeeneflfe of a man 0? foomanbp c*W* mgW,molefftngmen5txiMI)(betDatltng tbetr torments in purga^J;^^^ tojte^bpreafon of tttbe* forgotten, $c: and neither malted no$ Lucrafa- conjurations can belpe; tbe erojcttt in bis ceremomall ajparell nie fpirit muBgototbetomteof tbatboDte,anDfpurne ftereat, toltbbte diatwaikcd fate, faieng ; r*d* adgehennam, d0et ft© pacfetng to bell : anD bp q^e^ anD bp tbe foule goetb tbifber , anD there remained foi euer* £, * jdDfberimfe: 3f tbere be mattes of purpofefo?tbts matter, to tonbeiottcb tbe betuitcbeD. & J3D(berfmfe : J&ou mutt fpet into tbe pi ffepoyrfjete pou baue maDe ioater. & £Dtftecfotfc 5 £>pet in* to ttje fl&co of pour ngbt forte, before pou put it on: ano tbat Vat- nis fat ft is gioD anD bolfome to Do, before pou go into ante Dam gerpusplace* ft £Dtberforife: Cbat netttjerbunter* no? tftetr Dogs; mate be beforittbeD,tbep cleaue an ok en b?ancb,an& botfj ftep anD tbetr Dog* pafle ouer it -k JlDtbertptfe : £>, Auguftine ^ugje d~ faftb,tbattopadfie tbe goD z*&r,foberebp toomeu migbt baue hh.DeUik frutteof tbefeeD* tftepfofoe, anD tbat tbeir garDensanD tolD$ 7-**1* fijoutonot bebefoitcbeD^fomecb#fegrauemafrone trfeDtoput acrotune fcpon t>\$ gemtall member, anD tbat mutt be publtfee* IteDone,
To Ipile a theefe, a witch, or anie other enimie* and to be dcliuered from the euill.
X r^on tbe &>abbotb Date before funrtfing, ctxt a bajell toanfc, V fateng : 3 cut fb&iD bougb of tbte fummer* grofc>% in tbe name of btm tdjome 3 meane to beate 02 mature, Ujen couer tbe table, anD faie ^ lnnomim^trk^ &filij ►{« t^pri- twfintti ►}« ter. 3nD ttrffemgtbereon fate as follofoettj (engltflj
ft be tbat t^XC)Drochsmyrocb^efenaroth *J* betu^baroch ►{* ajf*^
waroth ►{
to^ouglrt
270 i2.Booke. The difcoucrie Charmes^c. to?ougt) t ft ts mifcbicfe.,* fake it atoa y bp % great tattice, £/s» ^
elion^emaruyoles, age; aitD ffTlfce tt|e tatpet tDtQl pOUrfoanO.
fl" A notable charmc or medicine to pull out an arrow- head, or anie fuch thing that fhcketh in die flefh or bones,and cannot other wife be had out.
S&te tfea feuerall timt* totaling ; 0nw/* , frtceftufduunlm mom theater notfer, one Maria. £f)en mafce a Croflfe fateitg : W&Z
brue knight ^eb^eto femgbt ffrafee out H020 3efu was cano- jio?t> 3lefa €b?ifi Hh bp tye fame tron,(peare,blou& ano fcrater,to
^intw it PttN0Httbistron:/«w^
s.i^/«w. (fCharmcs againfl: a quotidian ague.
Ctat an atple in %a paces, ana tojite tipon tije one ; ifc fa* tt)cr is tincrcateD : tjpon ttjc oftjcr; fflje father ts incomp?c* &enfible : topon fte tbtra j S|)e father is ef email «& flDfterfcrife: Write toponamaflecafee cut in tfj;a paces; £D ague to befoo^ Ojf fpcD : on ttjc fecontJ; £D ficbttciTc to be afcrtbeo to bcalft ano toies;ontbetbfrD;P4* ^max\^fax^nmlttitbt eaten fa* fling; & Merimfe : |3atnt fcpon tfea If he paces of a maffe*
Cabe5P^«* fax ►{« xAdanai >fajHiHt yita i^fibbaoth *%* jfiritut fan~
&h* >J* Tetragramnatm *J« an& eate it, as is afo^e (aid*
■ ' ■
^f For all maner of agues intermittant.
a crfiffed T^Dinettoo little fftcfeestogitbcr in tbe mt&Detf, being of one w§io&tt * kngtb,anD bang it about pour necfce in 1& fo*m of a w°*fc appcnfions. * dM&ertDtfe : 'if 0; ftts otfeafe tbeTurkesputtottbintbeir sou* Met a ball of tocoD, ferity an oftcrpace of Ukdd, ana flrifee tfte fame, fpeabing certeine frf uolous fooj&s, 4c flDtberfotfe : Cer* teine monfes bangeD fcrolles about fte necks of futb asfoere 0cke, frilling tyem to fate certeine pjaiers at cad) fit, ano at tbefljttD fit to bopetoelUano maoefycmbciaue fyat tbcp tyoulo t&erdbprecetuccure.
Periapts,charaders, &c : for agues, and to cure
all difcafcs, and to deliucr from all euill.
Forbodic andibule
ic nn^ firff cbapf er of & Johns gofpell in fmali letters confer ic 1 crates atamaffc3anD&angeD about ones necfte,is an w
comparable
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.i8. 271
comparable amulet t% tablet, ffttft oeltueteft from all tottcfp crafts and Dtucltfl^ practices. 15txt mc ft tnfees,tf one ftouto Jang a feboleteffamen^oj rafter a bible, bemtgbt beguile fte otueli terrtblie. jFojindfcdfotDOulo&.Barnardbaue done, tftom fte otueli tolo,ftat be could ftetubtot feuen toerfes in fte pfalter, toWftbeingdailte repeated, foould of ftemfelues tying ante man to beaucn,and p:eferue bi m from bell . SBttt tften £>. Bar- narddefired ftedtuellto tellbtm tfttftftepioere^erefufc^fa^ eng,bemtgbt ften fttnfee fjtm a foole fo topjetudtce btmfelfe.
OTtell(qUOft §y.Barnard)3toill 0© foell eUOUgb fo? ftat,f023| S.Barnard
tDtli oatlie fate otter fte tftole pfalter.2$e otueli bearing btm fate °JJer"a5; (o,tolo btm fcbtft foere fte tierfes,leaff in reading otter fte tftole ^j j?J pfalter datlie,be ftould merit tco mut^ fi# ofters* J5ut if fte ban* aii his fub- ging of §> Johns gofpell abont fte mtbt be fo benefictall $ bob) if ultra one ftoulo eate tip fte fame i
^ More charmes for agues.
T'36e fte partie bp fte band, and fate 5 *A«pe fail* fit iM h febrkyttfie MarU virgini chriftipartm.
Irnft ftepartie,andp;tuilie faieftispfalme^W^ teDensmem, rex,&c. ^€)ftertijife:OTeare about pour necbe a p^ce of a natle f afeen from a cr oflfc, and fojajped in fooll . •& £Dfter* fotfe : 2D?infte tome, therein a ftoo?oe baft bine d:ofone& ft at baft tut off ones bead ♦ & £)fterfotfe : Cafee ft?# confer crated mafifecafces, and incite topon fte firft : gutti* eft pater talk
eft vita ; On fte fCCOnd ; Qualts eftfiUu6,talk eftfanBm : OU fte ft H*0 5
QmUs eftfiintm tale eft remedium. ISfyzXi gttte ftettlfO fte ftcfce Pr^°*
man,entoiningbimto eate none ofterftingftat oatetfteretn reftorlties- beeafeftanteof ftem,no:pet o?infee: and let bfm fate fiftrime Tater noftm, and as mante ~sstmy in fte bonour and p?atfe of fte Crinftie. &£Dfterfoife: Head fteficbeman on a frtdaie be> fo?e funne rtfing tofoaros fte eaft, and let btm bolt) tip bis bands tofoaros fte funne, and fate : 2Ef>ts is fte daie, tfterein fte ilojd
I come to btm: fo letneuerftcbot ot coto fit of tbis ague come aniemo:ebnto H)is man, in nomine pat™ ►{* erfi^Hjy&forim ^finBi ►{ manie^/^anotofe fttsftjoe dates togtfter* * j©fterfotfe;
Iecanar
I
2ji ii.Booke. Thcdifcoucric Charwes&c.
^iv s n° Fecana, caghi, daphnes 3gebar€,geddco,
Tobt en- GebaliJlant,fednonflantphebM>hecas,& hedas.
gli{hhN quoth no- jj^aD5anuj,eg(Uentno^rone Date after anotber to tbe ficfee
bO0te,anO6mutt^ebecareD. IbtS faftt) Nicholas Hemingius
berfmncco to read tit tbe fcbcDlcsitt tea s fo as one noting tbe tt)o?D0, p^acttfeD ttje medicine m earneff ; and teas not onelte cured Inmfclfc, but alfo cured manteotfjerstbcrebp* 0nofyere* foje tje condudetb , tfjat ttjts is a kind of a miraculous cure, fc^ougbt bp ttje tllufion of fljediuell; ftbereas in ttutt),tt totil fall out moff commonlte,tbat a tertian ague toill not bold ante man longer ttmn fo, tbougb no medicine be gtuen, no; ante ioo?os faneUm. fpoben. * £>ftertoife : Ijjis toojo, -^ **^4 tojitten on a paper>fotfb a certeine figure ioined tfjcrefoitb ,ano banged about one* necbe,belpefttbeague. #£>tbertmfe:llet tbetyine of $e ftcbe boote made earltc tn tbe mowing be foftlie beateo nine dates togttberconttnnaUte,tmtill all be con fumed into toapo?. & flDtbertoffe: a crotfemaoeof tloolitlettDfgsioineDlogttber, ttbereioitb frben ttje partie is tourbeo, be to ill be trfjole $ fpecf allte tf be toeare it about bis necfce ♦ & iMjcrinife : ICafce a lifcc quantitieof foater out of ibJ&ponds of equall btgneflfc,and tatt thereof tn a neto eartben ticflPeil, and o?infee of it t$en tbe fit commetb*
Notable Snftepeareof Our lojd 1 5 6 8, fl)e Spaniards and Italians re*
follies of cefueoftomtbe pope, tbts incantation following ;&berebp tbep *c ?» toer* pjomifeo botb remiflion of ftnnes,ano good fucceflfe in tbeir SaHans. fo^es ta ftc-Iofoe countries OTSncb &betber it be not as pjo
$ane and impious, as ante frjtf ebes cbarme, 3 report me to tbe
indifferent XZtibZK^Crucempro nob^Jhbtjt^dr flans in iltajit/jt tf* lejmjacratis maMbtUyciaHitferrets^dibtuferfofiitylefa : D0-
mine libera nosab hoc malo,&ab bac pefie:ti)Ztlfkfe& Pater nofters, and
tfeee aue Maries. aifo tbe fame pare tbeir enfignes toere bp tbe att* fbojitte afaefato conf ured faritb certeine ceremonies,* conferral ted agatnff tbeir enimies* Slnd if poureao tbe biffojies of ftefe foarres, pou mate te ftbat tuctojie tbep gained berebp • 3 tern, ibep baptifeo tbeir tbatfe ff anoard,and gaue it to name &. Mar- garct, i&o ouerttyeto tbe diuell • and bicaufe pou Qall tinder*
fiand
:
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.i8. 273
Band fte mpfferte hereof, 3 ijauefte rafter fet tt Dctoneelfe* &bere,betng indeed too^ft fte reading,
^T For a bloudie flux, or rather an
iiTue of bloud.
T0he a cap of cold toater^and let fail fteretnto ft?& djcps of fte fame bloud , anp betto&ne eaftd?opfatea jw anD art ^*, ft en ojinfce to fte patf ent3and fate; WSb* ft ail belpe pow 2$e patient mutt anfoer S .Marie.Cfjen fate pottos .Marie He muft ffopfteiffueofblouo. ft j©fterfoife:Mlritct)ponfte patients anfwerby fo#ead toifytyt famebioua 3 conjummatumeft. ft :©fterfcrife: nhone£"
^ate tO fte patient 3 Sanguis mane in tejicut fecit ckriflptt info; San- ^c ' r_ guis mane intuavena,Jicut chriftns injuapatna) Sanguis manejixusyJi- haps hath cut chriftusfiandofuitcrucifixm iter, ft iDfterfcmfe,a$ follOtoCft. thecuring
In the bloud of Adam death was taken *J
In the bloud of Chrift it was all to fhaken >{«
And by the fame bloud I doo thee charge,
That thou doo runne no longer at large, ^ilDfterfmfe..
Cfeitt toas bo?ne at Bedielcm, and filtered at Iemfalem, fafeere ins blcud In as troubled* 3 command ftae bp fte tiertue of
dtdjttben Iohn bapttfed Cfctff |efUS ; In nomine patris^&filtj^
&ftmtH*fin&i ►{* ft jaDfterfoife : ^ut ftp nameles finger m ft e too urid,and mafee ftertoift ft : & a offes top 0 n fte toouno,and fate fiue p^^r nofienMut ^£ues, and one oW*,tn fte bonour of fte fiuetoounds. & j2>fterfonfe; Couftft at part and fate, Dehtere s
eius exiuitfonguis & aqua, ft £DftertOlfe t In nomine patris>{* & caP* ll'€0tfm filtj^CrjjtiritHtfancii^Crc. chimrat, char a, font e> confirma, confona, Imobali te. ft £Dft CT U)ife I Sepa ^Jepaga *ifop*goga pfcftajanguis in nominepatris pfcpodendi ►{ J* £r ' fymtusfanHi *%*pan- donca^pax tecum^men.
. by witchcraft.
T^eretoasaiontefeHotoeftatfajfeetjponfjtm to be anofa* ble furgion,in fte dutftte of Mentz, 1 5 67. to tft om ftere re* fcitcd a ©entleman ftat |>ad beene toered iuift ftefcneffie, named
CJ.j. Elibert,
^74 i^.Bookc. Thedifcouerie Acoufeningfurg\
E hbert ,tjaumg a fccrcbtefe on bis l)ead,acco?timg to fyc gutfe of
ficfte folfcciSut ftc futgton maoe Ijunpull off bis fecrcbtefc , and
IntUcD i)tm to D:infee to itt) btm fralic. £lje fie fee man fa to fje fcurff
not 5 fo; be foas fcubtdden bp jbpficfce ft to Doo . %v8$ ( fata tbf s
cunning man) tbep fenofo not pout dtfeafe : be ruled bp me,and
take in pour dztnfce lufftlte . ifoj be ftougbt tbat trften be foas
iuell ttfpled, be mtgbt tt)c mozc eaQite beguile bim tn btsbar*
game5and mate b* s retuard tfte greatcr3f$tcb be toas to ccceme
in part afo:e b and. Wen tbep bad tuell d:onifee,be calico tbe ficfce
man afiDe,anb told btm tbe greatnes and Danger of bts Dtfeafe,
and boto ttjat it greio bp meaner of fottebcraftjand tbat it fooula
be tint uerfalUe fp?ead tn bts boufe,and among all bte catteiy f it
toere not patented : anD tmpudentlte perfaaDeD tbe ftcfee man
In hf rrgN *° ^eetue cure of btm.and after bargatne manege DemanDeD of
moftlrapu p $e Ccfee man3foftctber be fjaD not ante at borne 3 i$om be mt gbt
dendicfec- atfureDltc tmff . SSeftcfeemananltocreDjtbatlieJaDaDattgbtec
teth his and a feruant ♦ S&e coufener affeed boto old bts Datigbter foas *
abro hic ^ Patl[ent fatd5tfoentie. ®HIell(fatd tbe coufener) tbat is fit foj
our turne.ajen ^e made tbe motber and fatber to feneele on tbefc
hnces totjjetr datigbter , and to dcftrebtrinall tbingsto obep
tbe {bpfic t an , and tbat tfje fooulo two in eucrte tbtng as be com*
mandedbir ; otbertotfe W fatber could not be reffojedfobf*
bealtb3ln fcfctcb refpetf bir parents t>umblte befougbt btr on tbet'c
tmis fo to d(D.2Ejen be afltgned l)tr to tying btm into bis lodging
jnr fatbers batre.and W motbers, and of all tbofe fcdncb be kept
tn tits boufe 3 as foell of men and foomen , as alfo of bts catteDL
tKIben 0je came tberetoitb tmto btm , according to tbe matcfc
maoe5and bir parents commandement, be lead btr dofoneinto
a lotue parte , txbere bauing made a longfp&cb > be opened a
bmfec tbat late on tbe baud , and latetb tbereon ttoo fcmuesa*
A pretcn- croffe^tDttb muebctrcumff ance of foojos. Sf&eu comureib be,and
dedconiu. mabetbttrangecbaracters,andatlengfibbemafeetba circle on
ration. fyt ground, W;eretn be caufetb btr to fttcfee one of tftofe contured
fent ties 5 and after mante mo?e ft range foojos , be mabetb W
ffiefeetbeotberfentfebefioe it. Eften fell dotone tbe matd tn a
Itoaine fo? feare ; fo as be foa* fatne to fr ote btr and put a ftp itu
to btr moutb,after tbe recetpt thereof (be tnas tan troubled and
ama?ed • Elj en {je made f>tc b;efts to be bnco uered; ft as l*en
ftep
Habar. of Witchcraft* Cap.18. 275
fljeptoerebare, fjeballieDtoitbtbem, Dfaerflte anD longtoge* tber .sben lie maDe f)t r lie rtgbt topfoarD, all bnco uere D anD bare brio toe btr pa#cjs.SQbc re in tbe mats being lo tb to obeie b t m , xt> fri!eD3anD in Ojame fo?baD tb at triltanie . £ ben fata tbe fcnaue ; |0our fatbers Dcflructton to at banD:fo? wept pcu fcill be r uleD, be ant) all bte famtlie tb all fuffeine greater greefe anD tneonue* mence,ibanispetba{peneDbtttobfm. 3nono remeDte, ejxept ^ou tutllfecfee bis bttecouertb2otp^3 mutt baue carnaU copula* ton foilb v ou , and tbcretoitball fell into btr b ofonte , anD otters iteeto btr anD btr tnrgtnttie. £>o did be tbe feconD Date, anD afc> ^ **& tempteD tbe lifee on tbe tbtrD Date . jlBut be fatleD tben of bis pur. Z™£u pofe,as tbe foentb confelfeD afterfoarDs ♦ 3n tbe meane ttme be ^ cTsu m in tttrcD fo cruell meDtcines to tbe ficfee man , tb at tb?ong b tbe toymen is tberof be feareD pjefent Deatb, ano foas faine to fe&pe bisbeD^rreasbetoalfceD about before bene toellanDlufftlte. SZbe patient in ty* torments calletb bnto btm fo? remebie , irfjo being flacbe anD negligent tn tbat bebalfe, snaDe ramie fo: tbe Daugbter fo accompanie btr fatter , tcbo affeeD tyt febat (be ftjougb* of tbe cure,anD tdjat bope $e baD of bis recouerie . XZ& 0 fottb tearcs temainc D Client , ass being o$:effeD tot tb grafe ; till at tbe lad in abunDance of fo:r otoe (be bttereD tbe ftbolc matter to btr fatber . Cbts Dcotb lohannes Wients report, fateng,tbat it came bnto btm bv tbe lamentable relation of tbe fatber btm* felfe. 3nD tbis tsbw at tbis time fo? none otber purpofe rebear* feD , but tbat men map b^rebp learne to tafee beeo of fucb coufe* King mercbants , anD fenofoe ftbat tbcv be tbat take bpon tbem tobefocunmngintoitebcraff ;leatttbepbe talmtcbeD:as mat> Oer EJibcrt anD bte Daugbter toere*
^f Another witchcraft or knauciic3pradi(ed
bythefamefurgion. morr^Js>
Tl£is furgion mtnttt reD to a noble man , tbat late ficfee of an the firft ague>offeringbnto bim tb:& paces of atcote fo be eaten at ^"j"^ Jfcfc models ;fateng to tbe «Mf :3tooulDCtetffbaD not bane bkSfthc bo?ne^bnto tbe feconD: 3 tooulD be ba& not fuffereD;bnto tbe fecond tbirD : 3 tooulo be b^D not rifen againe . 2nD tben putting tbem witfj hi* *bout tbe ficfee mans necfee,faiD;}15e of g©D cbaere, 8nD if be lott ^T^ tbem^o&euertQhetbembp^oulD tberetottbaU tafee afoate his *££".
t&tf. btS rcSion.
t "j 6 12 .Booke. The difcouerie Charmcs, f£c. Ijisague. *dD$erto(fe : 3Sefu0Cfc(ft5htiirf)toa£Jbo?ne3Dei^ tier tb&from tbts infirmtttt^3efa5C^ttt^cbt)feD»^Dri( tier tt)& from tbts mfimntte 4* 3efas %ttt fab tctj tofc agatne ►£* Dc U uer iftce from tbts tnfirmtt te . Kfym datlte mud be fatd fiuc
^f Another experiment for one bewitched.
A coufe- A $ot&er fuc& coafening jfcpfictan perfuaded one i$f cbijab a
ning Phy- /\ttmpanie,tbat it toas one ototriper , and tfompcong mam*
fician,and tetiteD in W bellie bp toitebcraft . H5ut king fcrattbed , fc as be
a fooiifh C0UjD not tonmy ttpers into bis o#ure 02 ercrements3aft er bte
pauenc. pultons: at lengtb be told tbe partie,tbat be (fcoulo fpffer tbe
pained of ct)tiDbtttft ? tf it locre not pzeuented 5 andtberefo?ebe
tmtftputt)i£ band into t>t0 bzdect? , ana raise out tbofe frames
fbere* But tbe moiber of fbe ffcfce partie bautngtoarningbere?
of ,fato lljc coulo d© tbat $it felfe • £>o tbe coufena? Id as pjeuen*
ted,and fte partie Died onelie of a ttmpante , and tbe fenaue rati
atoate out of $e countrfo
^f Otherwife.
uhnxedin. \ A Onficur Bodin tellefb of a fotfcb,&bo bndert atung to cure 9 IVlfooman betmtcbed, caufed a matte to be famg at mtdntgbt in our ladies cbatpelL-SriD fc&en flje bad ouerlten ftje ficfee partie, and bjcaibed eer teine too?ds bpon Ijtr^e toas bealed . ®ftereiti
Kafaflia* Bodin fettf&3ft*ef0ll0foe0 ti)C ejffltttpie Of EIiastt)ep20jfeet, foba
raffed tbe Sunamitie .2ln& tbtsff o?ie mu8 n&ds be true : fo? g manHardiuinBlefenfisljis^oCatttjefigneof tb^ lion told bint tbe ffo^ie.
fl* A knacke to knowe whether you be be* witdiedjOrnoj&c.
Mdmtkf. TSCto^Ifi expedient to learne boto to fettofo t^ettjeraficfee pa.i.que!i7. lman be befoitcbed 0? no : tbis is tbe pjacttfe tbereof ^ott mult Baub. s$in. £oto molten lead otter 'Qe fiefce booie, and pofoje it into a *TL*f pojrenger full of foater 5 and fbenjtf tbere ajpeare
Matmief. tpontbeleadianietmage^oumap
tt)cn tmote tbe partie is betotttbed*
That
Habar. of Witchcraft, Cap.ip, 277
That one witchcraft maielawfidlie meetc with another.
Thexix.Chapter.
Cotus,Hoftienfis, Gofridus, atlD all tfje olD canonilfe agree, tftat it is lalufuit to fafeeatnate fottcbcrafi: bp toittbcraff,
\jttV4MVani* contundzre&yfo Scotus fatfb, Scotutmi*
3t tpere foiite to fo^bcare to encounter minEt.^ tint cfjcrallbp fottd)craft;fo?(fa!tb be)t!)ere d* im$™9* can be none tuconuentence fbercm; bt* caufc tbe ouertfeotoer of tmtdjcraft af> fcntetb not to tt)e ruo:fe0 of tbe otuell. 3nD ttjcrefo^e ^e fatt^fur^ iber,$at it is mr ritaf ous (a to ertmgutfi) ant> oucrffeoto ti)t tu ucteino;fccs. 0s tijougl) t)e fljoutofate;3t mafcctfj no matter,
tf)0Ugb i&.Paule fate ; Non fades malwn,vt indeveniat banian, £tjOU
l^altnotDaieatUjtbatgcDUmaiecometbeteof. Humbcmis fatti^ p;/?.* fljat tottdjcraft mate be taken atoate by ftat meanes tdjerr by it foaateougbt* But Gofredus tnuetetb fo;e agatnft tbe ojpug' G«yw./» nera thereof, pope Nicholas tbe fift gaue moulgcnee ana Icaue M^M to btfljop Miraties (fcfco ioas fo bctottc^cD tit i)t5 p2tutt:c0,ti)at ftc coulo not bfe tt)c gift of fcenerie)tofd*e remeote at fcutdjes fjanos. anDttjisieag^claufcoftjisOifpemation,^/-^^^ malts fitgiatur maiwy tbat of ttoo etubMbe greater fl&oufti be auot# Deo. ana fo a foritdj, bp taking fits Doubiet,curet> btm?an& fetlleD 0)eotbertDittb:a^tbeffo;ie^,t^tc^i5tobef^netn M and otuerfe otfjer tatters,
Who arc priuilcgcd from witches, what bodies are aptert to be bewitdied,or to be witches,why women are rather witches than men,and what they are.
Thexx.Chapter.
€>to if pou totU fenoto to t;o and tofcat per ^
fon^ are puuilegeD from tottcbes, pou muft \m Derf!ano,tbat ftep be mm fad) as cannot be be* Maimtkf. j, UiitcfjeD, 3n fte number of ttyome firff be tbe in* t*. *. 4**
278 l2.Bookc. The difcouerie Of bewitching.
qui ffto?s, aas furfj as crercife pt&Ufcc i ufffc e fcpon tijcm. l£c tu* ^whereof bctt,* a tufttcc m Eil^txbpmc fo; diuerfe refpects 3 baue left to lookc more namcd.,not long fincc tbougbt Ijc toas befoittbeOjin ttje bcrie tit*
ba>kc fit ** ant ^0l3; &e fiwWtt^i ft^ foihb ; fo as bis leg iuas b;ofccu foorth in tbcrbp5fc:fcdjtcb eiifjer Urns falfe5o; eifetbis ruletmtrue^o; botti pnn:. rafber imurious bnto c25oD0 pjouidence ♦ S>econdlte,fu $ as ob* fertie outte tlbc r ttese ana ceremonies of boltecburcb3arid foo^ (typ tbetu tmtb reuerence,tb;ougf) tbe fp?tnfcltng of bolie toater, ants receiuing confecrated fait, by ttje latofull ttfe of entitle* bal* iofcued on Cantielmas date, and gr&ne leaues confecrated on palmefundaie(iibKb tbtngs tbep fate tfje cburcb ttfctb fo; tbe qiialifieug of tbe diuels pofoer) are p;eferued ftom tottdjerafc fljirdlie,fomc are p;efcr tied bptbeirgo&d angels, iri;feb attend andiuaitijpontbem.
$5ut3maie not omitbere tbe reafonSj&bicbtbep tying, to
p;oue t$at bodies are ibcmo;c apt and effectual! to erecutctbe
art of fafrination* and tbat tsafirtt tftep fate tbe fo?ee cf ecleffiatt
bodies, iriitcb tndifferenilie communicate tbeir toertues bnfa
menjbeaff^tr&Sjttones^c. Buttbte giff and naturallinflu*
enceof fafcinationmaie betnereafed tnman,acco;ding to bis
affections ana perturbations; as tbo;ougb anger, fearcjoue*
istirM .de bate,$c illo?bp*l)ate(faiftVairus)enteretbafiene tnflamma
fafcmjx.ii. ttou into tbe tie of man, fobfeb being fciolentlie fent oat bp
beams aim ffreames$c rtnfectand befoitcb tbofe bodies againff
fcbomeibepareoRJOfed* 5lnb tberefo?ebefattb(int^efauour of
toomen) tbat fljat is tlje raufeU)bptoomen are oftener found fo
behjitcbestbanmen, if o^(fattl) ^e) tftep fjaut fucbanbnb;idele&
fo;ce of furie and concupf feence natural!te,tbat bp no meanes it
i* poflible fo; ^tm to temper o; moderate tbe fame, £>o as t>pon
Much like taetit trifling occaffon, ffjep (like b;utc beaffs) fir tbeir furious
theciebi- eiesbpontbepartiefebomtbepbe
ting wit- pa(fe,tbat Ubereas toomen bauing a meruellous ficfele nature,
whom wc **** ffr^fe fo#*er fcajpenetb to**0 ft0m> fmmediatlte all peaces
hauccic. ablenes of min^bepartetb; and tbep are (b troubled toitbeuill
where b«mo;s,tbat out gotbeir fcenomous erbaIations>ingend;ed ibo
fpoken. rougbtbeir ilfauoured diet^and increafed b^ meanes of tbeir
pernicious ercrements,t$(cb tbeperpell. Women are alfo(fatfb
U) moneftjlte filled full of faperfltious burnous, and tmtb tlpm
tbe
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.ax. 279
fbcmdancboltftebleuo boflet&sfobereof fpnngbapojs, ano are carried fcp.ano conucieo tfcougb tbe nofctfeels and moutt^c : to tbc befoutcbtng of fcrfjat focuer it m&tefl). Jf 0? tljep bclc|)fipacer=> tetnefeea^ti^ercUjifttljc^betottfb t^omfocuerfbeplttf. 3n0 who arc of all otljer inomettjleane.JjQllotD eteU,oto,b(ttlcb:otuc5 foomen moftKkcKe (faift&e) are ftemott infectious ^ar(ebefmtb,ftat()ot3fubttll? !i°jj,e™tte, ano Qtn bodies are mott fubiect to be betmfcbety f ttjcp be motft, bewitched. ano aU tfcep generallie3 t$ofe toetues, pipes, and paffages of fbetr bot>fc0 are open. #nd finallte fje faiib, tfcat all beauttfuU things fc$atfoeuer5are fame fubtett to be betoitdjed ^ as name If e g©dlte pcongttien,fafre toomen, futb as are naturallie bo?ne to be rtcfcgcDdlie bea£s3faire bo$Tes,ranfee co#te3bcatifull tr#s,$c. t^eaafrandof $rta tolobtm^tbat^efatDonetDftijljisetetoeabe a pjettousffone in p&ces, andalltbisljetelletb asfobertte,as ftougb it toere true . 3nd if it toere true, boneff foomen mate be tDitcbes?m defptgbt of all inqui(tto?s : neitber can anie auoid be* tng a fotfckejxept fl>& locfee btr felfe fcp in a Camber.
What miracles witchmongers report to haue beene done by witches words, &c: contradictions of* witch- mongers among themfelues, how beafts are cured her- by,ofbewitdied butter,acharmeagainft witdies,anda counter charme,the effect ofcharmes and words proued by L.Vairus to be woonderfull.
The xxj. Chapter.
jf 3 0)oulD go about to tectte all
cljar me s33 fljoulp take an infinite fcoojfce in band ♦ jf 0? fte toitebmg footers bold opinion, Qiat ante fbtng almoff mate be tberbp b:ougbt to patFe# tbat t^etfjer ftje focuds of tbe cbarme be tmocrffanoable 02 not3it Mletb not: fo tlje djatmer Ijaue a ffeooie intention to b?mgbis oefirea*
bout, ana tben fcbat is it tbat cannot be Done bp too?os ? jf 0?
L.Vairus faitfe tftat old foomen baue infebleo ano killed cbti LydrMhk.
tyenfottbfoo?os3aud baue maoe toomen fcritb cbitomtfcarrie;/«/c/».u«.r.
a8o i2.Booke. The difcoucric Charmes^c. fycy bane maoe men pine afoate to oeafb, tbct> fjaue biUeo bo* *According fes , oepjfoeb fl)#pe of lljelr mtlfte, *tranffo;»neD men into 10 °Mf p?!l beaffs,flotone in ti)t aire, tameb anb ff aieb foflo beatts, o^nen 22 P& m*. aU i*°ifome ^attell anii bermme from cojne, tines anb bsarbs, ^whichhc ffaieb ferpents,! c : anb all toffy toojbs • Bin fo mucb as lie fattfj, indeed ai- tbat foftb cert eine too&s fpofeen in a bulles eare bv a tottdj, tbe ^refore ^ul^a it) fallen ootuneto^cgcouhDasDeao, |>eafomebpber' 2^w **»*, *ttC of foo?bs Ijaue gone bpon a fljarpe foojD, anb tualfeea Ttopon
nunc ales, * IjOt tfiO tDUig COleS,tUttbOUt fjUHj tPtll) tDO#>S(fattb ^t)\ittit tyfr
moti bos, Ufe fccigbts ano burtftetts baue beene lifteo bp; ana foitb foo?bs
aw^Xi- totl11 &°^s an* toil* bnilcs baue b&nc tameo, ano alfo mao
DogiS ; tottb ti)o?Ds tbep baue btlleo loo^mes.ano ctber bennine,
anb Rates all manec of bluings anb Qw* : im'Jj tootfis all tbe
btfeafes in mans borne ate bealeo, anb fcounos cureb ; arofocs
are tmib toonberfull ttrangeneffe anb cunning plucfecb out of
mens bones* f£ca (faitlj be) tbcre be manie tbat can beale all bi*
tings of bogs, ot ffingiugs of fcrpents,02anie stberpotfon:
anb ail tuifb nofbtng but too?bs fpofcen. 0 no tbat bfttcb ^ ntott
ff range, be faitb, tbat tbep can remebte anie ff ranger, anbbtm
tbat xb abfent, toitb tbat bene ftoo^b bberetottb tftep are foouw
Deb, pea anb tbat ftbtcb i* beponb all abmtratton, if tbep ffrofee
tbe fijDo:D bpfoaros tmtb tbetr fingers, tbe partie (ball tele no
paine: i^ereas tftbcp bjafoe tbetr finger bofonefoarbs tbere*
bpon,tbepartielDOunbebI^allfeleintoUeraWepaine. Mttb a
number of otbercures,bonealtogttber bp tbebertue anb foice
of fooaos bttereb anb fpohen*
Were, bp tbe foate, 3 maie not omit fyts fpectall note.giucn
Mai.maief. bp M.Mai, to font, tl)at f)olte foater maie not be fp:tnfeleo bpon
par.z.qu£.i. betnitcbeb beads, but mutt be potu^eb into tbetr moutbes, arjp
wider inpr !!&¥? anb alfo Nider, faie5tbat 3t ts lafofull to bleffe anb fancte
lipZiojr*- fie beaffs5as tnell as mm ; botb bp (barmes to^itten5anb alfo bp
cept.uca.ii. bolietuo;bs fpohen. ifo?(fatft Nider) tfpourcoto be beloitcbeD,
?{idermfor- ^^ Cto(les7%a p*tern*ttm,ixto f^k^€ws\xM cettefnlie cure
wemo. ^r ; anD ttfeet0jfe aU ot^er cereniontes ecclefiatttcall ♦ SLtto ftts
iw*/. »m^ is a fure Maxime, tbat tbep ftbub are oeltuereo from tottebcraft
fartti.cap.s. bp(b?tft)areeueratterintbenfgbtmud)molelfeb(3lbctaue bp
tbetr gboCliefatbers.) 3lfo tbep lofc tbetr monie out of tbetr
pur fles anb calhets : as M.MaLfattb fy bnotnetb bp experience.
aifo
I
Habar. ofWitchcraft. Cap.ii* %%i
2lfo one generallrulete gtaen bpM. MaJ. to aU butter tofues, a *coddi- ana batrie mafoe^ftatftep neifter giae nojlenbame butter, uift to milbe^ctiafe3toanteUjit^e0,tt(4>aitDaie5tjreto begfterof, ftawcvp tften ftep tueane to toojhe mi fftetfe to ttjeir bine o? ifttmmit** j£^€ wo~ tKbereaiiJtnDaiittierearetnmflSetfj^eefubttances comrmreD; Madmuf. to ttjtt,butter,ftfcfe5 ana tdiate : if fte feme be hept t© long, o? in p *** .*& . *» an &tll place, o; be fluttiftlie fcfc&,foa* it be ffale ano firtuer, **/>•*' trfnft bajpeneft fomr times in tointer,but oSener in fummer, iftcn it is fet ooer fte fierce ft^fe ana butter runneth togiftcr, ana congealeft,fo as it MI rcpe like btr&ltmc,ftat you mate tomb tt about a fficbe.,anb in ft o: t fpace it totll be (b o: ie, as pou mate beatett to poluDet . ®9)icfj i alteration being ffrange, is foambcreb at, ana imputes to tottftc& 2nb bcreljence fomc times psocabc ft tf>e caufe, ft&p butter commeft not, ftbtft iften ftecotmtrte people fe ft at it commeft not, ft en get ftepout of fte fufpetteb toitcbes b oufc,a little butter,fftereof mutt be mau tinee balieSjin fte name of fte bolie t r in ttie; ana fo if ft e p be put into tberberne,tbe butter toillp:efentliecome,anbtbe&Jttcbcwft totll ceafe^r/c^rj Mudttur arte.WvA if pqu put a little fugar otfope into fte fterne, among ttje creame, fte butter toill neuer come : fftfftt* plain? tottftcraft,ff ttbe elofelie,cleanlte,anb ppfnitte feanrteD. Ujerebettoentte fcucralifoates tomabe pour butter come, tftift fo: b:tuitie S omit; as to bins pour cberne tofft a rope, to tfywff ft ereinto a res tjo t (pit, $ c : but pour beff remebie ana furetf bate is, to Itobe toell to pour Dairie mato 02 toife, ft at fte neifter. eat tip fte creamr,no; fell atoate pour butter.
fl" A charmc to find hirthatbewitched your kine.
P of fte patture toift a genu cubgell bpon a frioate, anb fte totll ™lous runne rtgbt to fte toitfytz bcoje, and 0ribe ftereat toift Ijfr Ct bonnes.
^f Another,for all that haue bewitched anie kind of cattelk.
W^en ante of pour cattell are biUeb toift iuitftcr aft, ball pou fo fte place tftere fte carrafe lieft,anb traile fte botods of fte beatt bnto pour boufe, ana tyatoe ftem-n ot in at
fte
282 ia.Booke. The difcoueric Charmes^c. tbe ta>?e,butbnterfbe tljzefl^otoof tbe boufemto tbe kitchen ; ant tbere make after, anbfet ouet tbe fame a grectron, ant fberetopott late Ibe tntoarts o: botete 5 ant as tt;ep toajc jjot , 0) tball (be fottcbes cntratle* be moleftet toltb ertreamc beate anb- patnc.3Butt&enmnff pon make fad v our ta>jc3,lsa(I tbe fcutcb come ant fetcb afoate acole of pour fier : fo? tben eeafetb b it$op mehfoSUtt tocbaue fenofone fatib M. Mal.foben tbe tmtcbcoult not come f Ujtbat tbe fcrijole Ijoufe battj b#ne fo tarfceneb, ant tbe aire roundabout tbe fame fo troubles, tuftb futb !)or;tble notfe ant cartbquafte* 5 lb at erccpt tbe £>ca:c bat borne openet,foe bat fyougbttbeboufefooultbaue fallen on eurbeats, Thomas a- quinas, a principal! treatoj berein, allotoetb coniurattons a> gatnff tb^cbangeltngs, anti in omerfeofget cafes; thereof 5 Srill fate mo?e in tbe too$b lidonL
f Aipeciall charme to preferuc all cattell from witchcraft,
inaniecafc A CCEalferpoumuCtabecertetne^op^tbatlfe fcjpermoff fft^runthc °* tbeboliepafcbattcantle, antntafeea little fcarecantle time" or fter*of : ^b bpon fome funtaie training ratb , Itgbt ft, ant bolt cifc you tt3 To ns it mate tjop bpon ant betfo&ne tbe bo?nes anb earea of marrc all, fftebcaff Jat^g;/#»W/K/>^
bead a little bettoeene tbe bo?ues on tbe cares iuttb tbe tame fcw : ant tbat fccWcb te left tbereof , fitcfee tt tn croffetmfe about tbe Cable 02 ff all,o? topon tbe tb?etbolb,o i ouer tbe b©je,tibere tbe cattell bfe to go tn ant out 3 ant fo? all tbat peare pour cattell fyall neuetbe betDttcbcb.#*lDtberfoffe: lacobus deChufa Car- thufianus ibefoetb, boto bjeat, toater, ant fait te com uret , ant Mb, tbat tf ettberman 0? bead recetue bolie b?eat ant bolte foater nine bate* togetbcr,tDitb fl$& Pater nofters, ant tb?ar ^tues, m tbe bonour of tbe trtmtte, ant of £>. Hubert, ft pjeferuetb tbat man 02 btaff from all Df feafejs , ant tefentetbtbem agatnttall adaults ottottebcraft^f fatan,02 of a mat tog,f c,
% 0 tbts is tbetr 1! off e, maiitt etueb to be at tbe leal! effectual!, if not ftbolfome,bp all p'apfflte ant toitebntongers, ant fpectallie of tbe laff ant p?oube6 totters . 15ut to pscoue tbefe tying* to be effect uall,dl?ot fenofoetb tbefc rea fo m are bafe ant abfurb* jr 0? ^to$tefo,a$tbeg fake tbe matter in queflton as granteo,
ant
Habar. of Witchcraft. Cap.22. 283
anDbpfoatmeaitcj5goalDatet!)cretoi:i). JFo^L.Vairusfettljm unirMk ftc beginning of ty& b©fee$at tijcre i& no fconbt of tbis fuperna* defafiin.u iuraUmatfer,btcaufeanumberof fctfitersagree tieretn, ant) a C^-T- number of ffo?ies confirnie tt5 ana mante poets Ijanole fbe fame argument, antuntbetfoeluc tables tbere is alafoe againff it, ana btcaufe ibeconfent of tfce common people is faUte toitb it, ant) btcaufe innnoocrat e p?atfe is to be appjauteD afetnt) of U?ttctH craft,an& btcaufe olo tuomen baue fucb tbarmes anb fuperOttt* ous meanes as pjeferue tbemfelucs from.it, and btcaufe tbep aremocfee&ibattakeainaie ttjecreDtt of fudjmirftles, an&bfc
Caufe Salomon -faftft 5 Fafiinatio mdigmtatis olfcurat bom.i anD W' Sapi 4,
caufetbeapottlefattb; o'mfmfitl cMuyfikvos fafdmmt ? &nb Gaii*.
Wm{t\t\B\^li^nj^uitimentte>videLntme. 2rtD ffaallte be PfaLxr*
fattb, leaffpoufyquto feme to Diffruffanti oetract ante tying from ftjecretittof fomantegrattemenjfromtjtlfojte^anbconp mon opinion of all men: bemeanetfjm no totfc to pjenue ttjat tbcre is miraculous foo?fetng bp imtebcraft ana fafcinatton j anu p;oe&netb fD,acco?Dmg to |^te p^^mife.
Lawful! charmes3or rather medicinable cures for difeafed cattell . The charme of charmes, and thepovv-t crthcreoC
Thexxij.Chapter.
'Wit if von Defoe to leatne true Di^and
Wd latofull tbarmes , to care DifeateD kwfuii v cattell, euen fucb as feme toljaueeptra* meanes |^| o?Dtnartefiefcne!re5o3fo bebetuifcbeM? otcu\^ ^1(astbepfate)flrangclie tafeen : take in ca"elI'cxc- j|£ B. Googe ijis fljirD bake, treating of cat* ff\ fell^anObapltepou^aUfinD fomegtoD' mcatcine 6? curette ti)em : ot if pou ltd to fe moze ancient iftt^e , reaD Vegetius pis foure bofees tberc* t>pon : 02,tf pou be tmleanteD3feke fonte cunning bullocfee fecft. Sf all tbts Ml not feruc,tben fet lobs patience before pour tit*. anoneuer tbinfeetbat apc^e olo foomancan alter fupemato rallietbenotablecourfe,t^tdj ®o& tjatfc agjoinf e& among bis
creatures*
i *,Bo)ke* ( The difcouerie Charmes^c. creatures. 31f it bafc b#ne (Sods pleafure to baue permittee fug a courfe^e&culD no Doubt baue both gi uen notice mtnsiuo^o, tbatljeiiaa gtuen fuif) poinerfcntQttjem, ano alio tootrtDjjauc taugtjt remeoiea to baue p^uenteD tbem.
if urtbenno2e,'tf you foill fenotoe afTureD meaner, and mfalte ble cbarmes , p&lDtug inD&D tmDoubteD rente mes , anu pjeuen* tingallmanerof forttcbcrafi0,anD alfo tbe affaulte of Uncbco fpiritg 5 tben Defptfe firff ail coufening fcnauerie of p:ieff5,foit' cbe£,anDcoufener$; anDluifbtrue fatty reaDibefirt ctjaptercf f&. Paulc to $c Ephcfians,ano follofoe bis counfeil , frbtcb is mfr mffreD tonto pou in ffte foojoa follofo trig , Defer uing foo?tbilte to be called bp tbe name tnfaing :
The charmc of charmes.
A charme Finallie my brethrcn,be ftrong in the Lord, and in the power of charmes of his might . Put on the whole -armour of God , that you may i «h fixt ^anc^ a§a*n^: ^c aflkudw of the cJjuell.For we wref tie not againft chapter of $e^ and bloud^but againft principalities and powers, & againft 5. Pauk worldlie gouernors the princes of the darkenes of diis world, a- ^c *t gainft fpirituall wickednes,which are in the high places . For this caufe take vntoyouthc armour of God, that you may be able to reiift in the euill daie ; and hauing finifhed all things , ft and raft, Stand therefore , and yourloines girded about with vcritie , and hauing on the breftplate of rightcoufnes , &c :UB tollotoctf) in
ftatcbapter,tierfe$ij. 16*. 17.18. i.Thef.5. i.Pet.f,terfc.8*. Ephef. 1 .ano elfefefcere in tbe bolie fcrfpfure,
f Otherwifc.
1$ poubetmlearnebjan&tiranttbecomfojtof ft&nD*, repairs to fome learneD3goDlte,anD Difcrcet p^eacfter ♦ 3f otberfmfe noes require,gotoalearneD #pfictan,fc&obp learning anD z& pertence imofpe$ ano can Dtfcerne tbe Difference, figne$,anDcanfe$of foebDifeafe*,aa faift> lefffc mm anDbnMfuIl$pfoians impute to tottcber aft
A
pUe&ms,
Habar.
of Witchcraft. XJapJbs* 2$$
as?
A confutation of the force and vertue felfelie Sfcri* bed to charmes and amulets , by the audiorities of anci- ent writers^oth diuines andphyficians.
The xxiij. Chapter.
g meaning i$ not, tW ttyefe
Ujo?d*,intbe bate letter i can Dcoame tying tofoards pour eafe 02 comfit in tbisbebaife;02 tbat it tuere ftbolefome fozpour bodie o? fouleto foearetbema* bout pour nccfee : fojtbenfooutd 3tmflj pou to tea re tbe bbole J5tble,ftbt*b mutt n&ds be mo?e effectuall tban ante one parcel! thereof , 3l5ut 3 find not ffjat fbe apoflles, m ante of tbem in tbe pjimttiue tburcb , ettber carried &» loh n s gofpeH , o? ante lAgnu* i?«-about ttjem, to tbe end ftep mtgbt be pjefertted from bugges : neitber tbat f&y looked into ftje foure corners tff tbe boufc^ elfe in tije ro>fe.,o?lmder tbe ifcefijbolMo finomatteruf fottd)craft,and fo to burneit,to be freed from tbefame#cco#ing to ibepoptfy rules. i^eftberD(D;.$epi%-fii(ib and(ucbtietfesJ32 pliers made bnto faints, atfucb o2fucbbaures,f&ketoob* feme grace: neitber fpafce tbep of anie old foomen tbat Wed fucb trades . $etfber did ©?tff: at anie time trfe 02 command bolie loafer^? croffesjf c:to be Wed as terror agamft tbe dtuell, t^oU>aje«notaffraidtoai)fenltljtmfclfe,t^en be foas on eartb* 2ndfberefo;teaberiebainc tying it is to tbinfeetbatbefearetb tbefe trifles , o? anie erternall matter ♦ Het bs tben call afoaie tbefe pjQ#ane andold Unites fables. jfo?(as "Ongen fattij) inun-
UtionesJuntddemonitirrijibneStidoloUtri* f
Chryfortome fsttb ; i3)ere be fiimt fbat carrie about tijetr necfes a p&ce of a gofpell H5ut * is it not datlie read (fatfb be) and beard of all men t K3nt if tbep be neuer tbe better fo; it , being put into tbetr eares^o fo ffjalftbep be faued,bp carrieng it about tijeir necfes i and furtber be faitb ; Were is tbe tiertue of tbe gofpehVSIn tbe figure of tbe letter^ in tbe bnderttandtng of tbe fenfe i 3f in tbe figure, tbotidcoett toelito foeare it about tbp
ttecfeej
Mai. matef. part.i.qu.z. cap 6,
l.Tim.4,7. Origin, lib. $+ in lob,
l.Chryfofi.
in Maith.
* Marke that here was no la- tine feruice*
Idem. Ibid,
|8 6 1 2.Bookc. The difcoiicne Charmes confuk
necfce 5 but if in tbe bnoerff anDing5tf)cn fbou IboulDcff late it bp
\AugHji.i6. in tbtne fteart Auguftine fatt^ 5 tiet tbe fattbfull minfffers aft
t^nMum. tnoittfl^ and tell tbetr people,tbat tbefe magicall arts and incam
tationsBcn tying no remebietotbe infirmities cityer of men
p; cattcll^c.
Che beatben #tlofo#ers (ball at tije laff Date confounb tbe fhfibelttie and barbarous fcolttynes of our ctettfian 02 ratber am ft'tbz tfftan anb p?o#ane toittbmon gcrs. if 02 as A ri ft ot l e fat %
%$Xlncantamentafunt muliercptUrHmfigmcntd : fo Dffltt) Socrates
(ftbotoas fata to be cunning beretn)affirme, tydX incantations
font verba animai decipientm humanat. iDtbCTS fate ; InfcitU f allium Galen.fa fib. font carmina,nudefic'mm,^r incantatio . Galen al&faitb , ftjat fitcft
*"™>tkU as impute tbe falling euill, anb fucb Itfee btfeafes to btutne mafc fer,anb not ratber to naturaU caufes,are toitcbes,coniurer s,sc* wppocrat. Hippocrates c alleilj tbem arrogant ; anb in anoiber place attir* abjtmth mingtbat in bis time tbere toere manie becetuers andcoufe* fiem mt$^ fytf tooulD tmscr tafee to cure tbe faUing euill, ic : by ti# potoer and belpe of Mitels ,bp burieng feme lots ojincbanfr ments in tbe ground, 0; calling tbem into tbe fea ,con dubetb tbus in tbcircreDit 5 tbattbep are all fenaues anb coufeners : fo; 0oo is our onlte befenoer ami Oeliuerer.*© notable fenteneeofabea* tbenibtlofo*
ifllli
T*E
^o^^^S^^E
ffiXlte?, iff A nife.-
^&&3
fTfr
tumim expounded, of Witchcraft. Cap. 1 . 287 ^ The xiij. booke.
The fignification of the Hebrue word Har- tumim, where it is found written in the Icrip- tures3andhow it is diuerflietranflated: whereby the obie&ion of Pharaos magicians is afterward anfwered in this booke$ alio of naturall magickc noteuillinitfelfe.
The firft Chapter.
Amimim#nonattt tarall l^ebjue iDo?0,but i* bo?roioed of fomc otber natton:bofobeit,tt is Wet* of tbe l^ebjues in tbefe
places to fott, Gen«4.i .8. 24. Exod.7.1 3 .24.6c 8. 7» i8«&9. ii.Dan.i,2o. & 2. 2 . Hierome (bmettmf 5 «**»#«*»
fomettmes MaUfid, feme' Exed^.
ftemoff part tranflate bp tjte too:0 tmtcfjes . But tbe ttgbt Ogmfication b&reof map be concerned, trt tbat fte imban* tens of Pharao, being magicians of Aegypt, foere called Har- tumim . and pet in Exodus tbep ate named m fome Ratine timftettoMretuficL Rabbi Lcui faitf), it betofeenefb fuel) as 0 Orange and tuamaerfuli tying*, naturalltc, artifictallie, and de* tettfuUte ♦ Rabbi Ifaac Natar affirmed, tbat fudj foere (b ter* med, as among!! tfje ©entiles p:ofe(Tco lingular foifedome ♦ A- benEzra erpounoetb it , to fignifiefucbasfenofoetbefecrefs of nature, and flje qualitie of ffones and bearbs, sc : tabid) is attef* ned bnto bp art, and ipeciallie bpnaturall magtcfee ♦ HBut foe, clfterfo?U)antoffpe^o?bnotolege?caU ttiem all bptbe name
and
,
a88
The au- thors in- tention touching the matter hereafter to be dif« courfed vpon.
1 3 •Bookc. The dilcoucric Natural! magic] anDicrmcofimtftes.
Certeinlie, 0od inDaeft bontcs toift tomn&er full graces jfte perfect knowledge thereof man Jjaft not reafted tin to : and on fte one (foe, ft ere is amongff ft em fuft mutuall loue , facte' tie; and confent; and on fte ofyer fide, fuft natural! D t fco^o, and fecretemmttie, ftat tljerein mameftingsareU#oug|>tto fte afto ni : fijment of mans capacttie l S5ut tften Deceit and d tabo* iicali too?ds are coupled ft eretoift , ft en er ten detij ft to totted craft and conization j as tojjercbnto ft ofe naturall effects are falfelte imputed . &o as fjare 3 fl^all Ijaue fame occaBon to fap fometftat of naturall magicfee; bicaufebnder it licft fjidden fte benome of tfyiB tuo^d Hartumi m. 23jts art is fatd by feme to be ftep;ofoundneffe,andtl)eberte abfolute perfection of naturaU $ ilofo# ic, and Vetoing fo:ft fte act t ue part ft ereof , 1 ft zougb fte aid of naturall bertues, bp fte conuenient ajplieng of ftem, too:fesarepublifted,e)ccading all capacttte and admiration ; and pet not (bmuftbp art, asbp nature ♦ 2ftis art of ttfelfe is noteutUtfo^itconfiffefttnfearfting fcojft fte nature, caufes, and effects of fttngs* 3s farre as 3 can conceiue , it baft bane mo?e corrupted and planed bpbs%iffians?ftan eifter bp Vetoes oa ©entiles.
How the philofbphers in times pad trauelledfor the knowledge of naturall magicke, of Salomons know- ledge therein, who is to be called a naturall magician, a diftin&ion thereof, and why it is condemned for witchcraft.
The fecond Chapter.
ante #ilofo#ers^is namelpPlato, Py-
thagoras,Empe.docles,Democritus, f C ♦
trauelledoueraU ftetoo^tofindouti, learne fte fenofolege of tbi$ art# atfteic returne ftep pjeafted and taugrjt,p?ofe& fedandpublittjed it. ^ea5 ttQonloaiM peerebp fte magicians ftat came toa> do?e
putation
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap ,2. 285* reputation thereof tons greater, tbanfoeconcefue 0? mabe ac countof . 15otof allotfter, Salomon teas tbe greatefftrauelier in tbis art, as mapappaere tb:ougbout tbe b©be of Ecclcfiaftes : ant) fpcctallie in tbe bnbeof Wifedome, ftbere b# fattb* f^atli giuen me tbe true fcience of tbmgs,fo as 3 bnofoe boto tbe l8-
foo?ld tuas made,and tbe poluer of tbe elements ,ffje beginning l*
and tbe end, and tbe mtddett of times, botu tbe times alter, and tbetbangeof feafons,tbecourfeof tbepeare,ano tbe fttuationof tbe Carres, denature of liuing tbtngs, ants tbe furioufneffe of beatts, tbe potoer of tbe foind,and tbe imaginations of meu,tbe diuerfittes of plants, and tbe bertues of rots, and all tbtngs boibfecretandbnofcme,fc. iTtnailte, be toasfo running in tbis seeiidkm\ ar^^atbeisfaidtobauebeneaeoniurero^tDitcb^andisro re* putedintbeltomifljcburcb at tbis bate. Mberebppoumapfe, bob) foles anD papiffs are inclined to credit falfe accufations in matters of Uritcbcraft anb coniuration. Sbe lefite bnofoleoge toe bane in tbis art, tbe mo:e lue limt it in contempt : in tobieb refpect Plato faitb trulie to Dionyfius ; Ujep mabe jbtlcfo#te a mocberie,tbat deliuer it to pjoftane and rube people* Certein* to,tbeinitcbcratt,coniuration,anbincbantment tbat iB im$u* ted to Salomon, is gatbereb out of tbefe bts founds foflofcring : E . 3 aplted my minb to bnofoledge, anb to fearcb anb f&bc cut to cc c,r * ence, toifedome anb bnderff anoing, to bnotoe tbe feDlflfyteffe of flje bngodlte, anb tbe err 02 of boting fortes • 3 n tbis art of ua tur all magi be (toiftout great b&d be tab en) a ft udent fl&all fame be abufed . JF pi manie (fojiting bp report, toitbeut experience) mtffafee tbeir autbo:s, and fet dofome one tbtng fo: another, Iben tbe conclufions being found falfe,tbe experiment grofoetb into contempt, and in tbe end fcmeib ridiculous, fljougb neuec fo true . Plinie and Albert being cwdouB buffers fteerein, are often dtceiued ; infomueb as Plinie iB called a noble lier5and Al- bert a rufficaUlier^ tbe one Itengbpb&rcfaie, tbe ofber bp m* tbo?itie.
3 magician iB ind&d tbat fcbicb fte Ratines call a totfc man, a magician as nuttm pompiltHs foas among tbe Homans 5 Ibe ©raebs^a pi* defcribed
lofopber,aS Socrates toas among tbem; tbe Aegyptians a pj&ff, jjftjngu?"
as Hermes toas; tbe Cabalttfc^ttedtbempjcjbcte . tdat ak fred. tbougb tbefe dtttinguifyed fyi$ art, accounting tbe one part
a a.;, ttereof
y
290
fteadVlinit
in natural, hiftjCardan dererum variety M- htrtusde oc- culta rerwn proprietate. BartholSft- *j>.in natu- raLmagiat& 'many others.
1 1 .Bookc. The difcoueric Naturallmagk] tberccf infamouM^ being tcomucbgtucnbnto tutcheb, tame, anb impious curiofitie, as fcufo morning*, numbers, figure^ founbs, botces, tunes, ligbts5affecticns of ibe minD, anb tuo#s; ana tbe otber part commenbable, as teaching manie gafoattD neeelfarie tbmgs, as times ano fcafons to fotoe, plant, t ell, tuty tc: mb mucrfcotijer things, ftbitb 3 toitt make mantfefi bnto poub&reaffcr : petfoegencraUieconoemnetbefcfeoIeart5fottfc out Dtiftnction, as apart oftoittberaft^autng leameoto bate it, before toe fenotoe it ; affirming all to be foitebcraff , trijub our groflfc beaos are not able to conce we,anb pet can tbinfee ibat an olo Doting tooman fetb tfeougb it, f c ♦ herein tocconfiocr notbotD^oobettotoetbbtegitt^^bbatbeflfabUlbeb an ojoer in U$ tooths, graffing in tbem funorie bcrtucs to tbe comfort of bis feuerall creatures; ana fpeciallie to tbe bfe and beborfe of man : nettber bco toe herein tocigb tbat art is feruant bn to n&> ture, anb toaitetb bpon fur as ftir banbmaiben.
What fecrets do lie hidden,and whatis taught in na- turallmagicke,how Gods glorieis magnified there- inland that it is nothing but the workc of nature.
The third Chapter.
0 tW art of natural! magicfee,
d5ob almigbttebatb biDben manie ferret
mpCeries, as ixberem a man map learne
:^kf tbe p;operties3quaiittes, anb tmotulebgs
of all nature . jf o? it teacbetb to accom* maters in fucb fo?t ana opotfumtie, as tbe common people (bin fee© tbe fame jo be miraculous , anb to be compares none ofl&er toaie, but onelie bp foitebcrag ♦ 3nt> pet in truQuw tnrallmagfcfeeisnotbingelfe?but^eioo?beof nature* jfo? in tillage, as nature pjobucetbcojne anb bearbs^fo art,being na* tures miniffer3pjeparefb it ♦ herein times ano fcafons are
great lie tO be refpecteb ♦ fO? ^Cnnns non aruwproducit arittas,
HBut as manie neceffarie anb fiber ftings are b#rein taugbt : fototyft partite (3! fafe)eonfiff in fucb experiments anb conch
fir
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap*3>4. ftons as arc but totes, but ueuerttjclefTe lit f)fd in nature, and being tmbno'ume, doo feme miraculous, fpcctall tc fofcen tljep ate mfcrnxcDlcDanDcomiptcDtDitt) cunning tiluOon, o? legterDc matne, from thence ts oeriued tbe efftmatton of tuitcljcrafc 55ut being learned and lmofcone,tbepare contemned, and ap p&re ridiculous : fo? lijat onelte tis foemderfulitotbebetjoloer, thereof be can concetue no caufe no? reafon, seconding to ttje
fateng Of Ephe fius, MtracHlttmfolwtHrvndevidetur effe miraculum.
Slndtberefejea man ffjail tafce great panics b&retn, and be* ttotugreatcoKtoIearnett)ati5fetft)tj50f no toalue, and a rnmt fugling fenacfee ♦ E$berefcpon it ts fatd,fl*at a man map not learne$tlofojfete to be rtcfj ; but must get ricbes to learne #tlo> Jb$ie;fo? to fluggardSjntggards,! dif jards,tbe ferrets of nature are neuer opened* and doubtleflTe a man map gattjer out of tins art, t!)attti)td) being publiftco^allfctfcD^tt) ttje glojteof d5ot), andbcmanpfoaiesbcncficiaUto tbe commontoealtb : fye firff is oamebptfje manifestation of ty$ foo?fes$tbe fecond, bp foil* fallte ajplteng ftem to our We ana feruice.
Whatftrange things are brought to pafle by natural! magicke.
^9l
Natural! magickc hath a dou- ble end, which pro- uethy ex- cellence of the fame.
Thcfourth Chapter.
^eMiietteattD pjactife of mete"
cine taftetrjatoaie aU admiration of tlje foomderfull effects of t&e fame ♦ spanie otber fttngs of leflfe fuefgfit, being mo?e fecret and rare , f&mc moje miraculous 3sfo2erample(ifttbetruetfjatl. Bap, Neap, and manp otber tetters two coiv ffantlie affirmcO Cie a toito bull to a fig* tra,ano^eiDillbep^fentltefame;o^anganolD cocfee tbere* topon, and Ijc toiil immediatlte be tender ; as alfo fyc featbers of an eagle confume all otberfeatfjers, if tbep be intermedled to* getfjer, herein it map not be denied,but nature tyefoetb fitt felfc a p:oper foo?fefooman. 15ut it famtetb bnpo(Rble3tbat a lit* tie fify being but tmlfe a fart long, called Remora o^Rcmiligo, o?
#&#• of
3p2
Tompanati- tts.ltb.de in- cant.cafo . l.Wiertu tie Urmjs. Iaft.VeHcer HjCardan.
Of late ex- perience neere Co- uencrie3&c.
jlrifiot in tibMhifi. nwmalium,
Tlin.de U- tiic'ij colore*
ij.Booke. The difcoueric Operation ofwate of fojnr Echcncis,ffatetl) a migbtte fl^tp imtb all fjfr loaDc anD tatblcng, anD bring alfo tmaer fa tie. SlnD pet it is affirmco bp fo manie anD fo grauc autt)o?s, tftat 3 Dare not Denie it , fpectailie, btcaufe 3 fe as ffrange effects of nature ottjertotfe : as fye pjo* pertie of tbe loaDff one, fcdjtcb is fo bcnefetall to ttje mariner; anD of Kbetibarb, trf)icb onelte meoletb toitb c&oler, anD purgetb net* tljerflegme no; melandjolie,! is asbenefictalito fte jbpfrcian, as tfce otfter to tfje mariner.
The incredible operation of waters, both (landing and running; of wels, lakes, riuers , and of their vvoon- derfull effecls.
The fife Chapter.
^e operation of toate t&anD ftefc
funD?ie tjertues are alfo increDtble, 3 meanenot of toaters compounDeD anD DtffilleD:fo?ittocreenDleffe to treate of tijetr forces, fpectailte concerning meDfr cines. H5ut toe fjauejjaereeuen in Eng- land naturall fp?ings,toels3anD toaters, bolt) ft anD tng ano running, of excellent foertues^euenfiu&asejrcepttoebaD fame, anp &aD ejrpertment of, toe tooulD not beleeue to be in nmm jutwa * i3nD to let tbc jfepficall nature of tbem paffe (ft? flje W$ toe cannot be fo tbanfeefull to C>od, as ttjcp are fcbolfome fo? our boDies) i$ it not miraculous, tbat toooD in bptijequalitie of Dtucrs toaters ^cere in England tranfubttantiateD into a ftone^Hje fc&tcjjtoertue is alfo founD to be in a lake befiDes tftc citie Mafaca in Cappadoda, tftere tsarfuercalleDScarmandrus,tbatmafcetbpelloto fyape. ^ea5tftere be manie toaters,as in Pontus $ TheiTalia, anD in t&e lanD Of Aflyrides, in a rtuer Of Thracia (asAriftotlefattb)tbattf a ttbttefl^ipe being tottb lambeD?infee thereof ,$e lambe toill beblacfee, Strabotojttettjof tberiuercalleDCrantes, in tfje to# Ders of Italie, running totoarDs Tarcntum, , t^ere tntm t>af re is maDefrfrife anD pelloto being foatyeD herein. PlinieDoatt) famte t&at of ftfcat colour fljeteines aretmDer tyc rammes tong , of
fte
■9
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.6. apj #e Came colour o? colours toill tfje lambs be 5 Stjere is a lafec in a field called Cornetus, in tbe bottome hereof mantfeftlte ap* pearetbtotbeeie,ftecarcafes of fnafees, etots, ana otter fee $tnt$ ; fcfcereas if pou put in pour {land , to pull tf)em cut y ym tyallfind nothing tbere, 23)ered:oppetbfoater out of a rache m Arcadia, tljet^tcijnettljer a filuerne noja bjafen boll can con* tcine, but it leaped out, and fp?infeletb aftmie 5 and pet totll it x& ttiatne lutftout motion in tbe fttofe of a mule. £>uci) conclufions (3i foarrant pou)foere not twtfenoUme to ianncs and Iambi es.
The vermes and qualities of fimdricpretious ftancs, ofcoufening LapidarieSj&c.
The fixt Chapter.
y>sP Q^tg^i^e excellent foertueg anD qualt^
* ties of ffones,found, concetued ano tried bp tbis art, te toamderfull . l^olubctt ma* np ttjtngs mofi falfe ano fabulous are ad> ded tonto tbeirtrue effects, fcdjerefoitl* 31 tt)ougl)tgo9t»in part to trie ttje readers patience and cunning totttjaU 4 SlnSlg^ :gat(tbepfaie)batbfcertue agatnff tbe bi ting of fcojpions 0? ferpents ♦ 3t is fo?itten(but 3 fotllnot ff and to it) tfcat it mafcett) a man eloquent,and p?ocuretb tt>e fauour of winces ; pea ttmt ttje fume thereof dcotf) turne afoaie fempeffs. aiecto^ius is a ffone about ttje bigneffc of a bcane, as cleere as , ftec&tttall,fafcenoutof acocfesbcttie febicb Wb bame gelt 0: cIiZrL made a capon fourepcares. 3Jf it be bcld in ones moutt),tt at &Mantif> ftoagetb tt)irft,it mafeetb fte bufband to loue ttje foife,and ttje bea rer inuincible :fb^0^rebpMilo teas fait) to ouercome l)is env ^thoUn^ imies. acrafopocfeedelfuerefyfromptffon ♦ C^eliDoniusts^^ a ff one taken out of a fiaallofcoe, fcdncb curetb melanrfjolie : bofco* beit, fome autbo:s fate, it ts ttje bear be trfjerbp ttje fijoalloiues re* couer ttje figbt of tbeir pong, euen if tbeir etes be picked out tmift an inff rument. ©enmites is f afcen out of a crane, and £>2aco> nites out of a dragon. But it is to be noted, tfjat fucb Atones mutt be tafeen out of ttje bellies of fte ferpents, beatts? 0? birds,
#a,ig, (therein
tp4 1 3 -Bookc. The dtfeouerie Pretiousftones.
(tfteretn (t)ep are) tft ties ftep liue : ofterfotfe5ftep toanf ft atuaie
tmftfte life, and fo ftep reteine fte tiertueaof ftofeffarrea tnv
der tft ift ftep are ♦ arneftpfus mafteft a djamfeen man fobcr,
*juicenn* and reftefteft fte iutt ♦ ifyz* co?rall prefer ueft fact) as beats it
eo». 2./w^r. ftom fafcination 03 beforitfting, and in ftte refpect ftep are i>an*
slnpio1*' ^atout£ftflD?eiwfiiecto. 3l5ut from faience ftatfaperffttton
clploo*^' i$ neriueD, and tfto tnuented fte lie,3l fenofoe not : but 3 fe jjofa
viofcorjibj, readie fte people are to giue credit fteretmto, bp fte multitude
WJ» of coirate ft at foaie emploieo.3 find in g©d aufto?0,ftat tdbtle it
temaineftm fte fea, it tean tjearbe , and ift en it te b^oug!)t
ttjence^ into fte aire, it Ijardeneft, and becommefta ff one,
^eltotropi us ffanft eft bloud,d?tucft atuaie poifons3pjeferueft
ijealfttpeajandfometette ftat it pjouoheft ratne, ano darfee*
neft fte tonne, faffertng not &tm ftat beared it to be abufed.
i^pactnftus dcoft all ftat fte ofter dtoft,and alfo p?eferueft from
lightening. £Dinoftera Ranged about fte necfee, collar, o^pobe
of anp creature, tameft it p^efentlie* $ Copafc fcealeft fte It*
ttatiheperfonoftrispailionof Itmacie. aitttes,ff it be flatten,
fcundeft as if ftere toere a little If one in fte bellie ftereof : it is
gad fo? fte falling ftcbneCTe, and to p^euent tmtimelie bfrft, a*
mc%fusia63?efa!DreSStli)D;cDnfeeneffe5 foa/es Hie bearers ftall
be able to d?tnfee fr&lie, and reccuer ftemfelues fame being:
d:a»nbe as apes:fte fame mafecft a mm toife.
beft fte bearer lucbie in late, qutcfeeneft fte pofeerof fte bo*
Die, and is of fo#e alfaagatnff fte illufionsof fte diuell, an*
jfrantalf tcall cogitations arffing of melanftolie. Cojneolus mf*
tigateft fte Ijeate of fte mind, andqualtff eft malice, ft flan ft eft
blouDiefluFefiJpeciallieof tnomenftatare troubled fonft ftefc
. flotoer0^eltotropui0afo?efatODarbeneftftefunne5raifeftfte^

jtibmMbA. in fjealft^and fufereft tym not to be decelued^f ftis toere true,
*«p;* one of ftem foould be d&rer ftan a ftoufand diamonds.
^^ i^pacinftus deliucreft one from fte danger of ItgWenfng,
D^tueftalBatepotfon and peflilent infection, and liaft manie o^
ftertertues* 3riie;i)e^eftaiDcmanfofpeedie delf iterance, and
maUt^ ratneboteifii to atpdere ♦ a ^ajijtre p^ferueft fte mm
* ber^, and mafeeft ftem If uelie , and fjelpeft agues and gotof^
and fuffereftnotftebearerto be afrafd nt^ft tiertue againS
t)cuome>
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap. 6. 195 tenome, anbltatetb blading at fte nofe being often put hereto* 2T£>marag is gob fo^tbeeiefigb^anb fufferetb not carnali cqpu* ^^iim^ iatton, tt mafeetb one rfcb anb eloquent^ Copafe increafefb vU fesj£°*fmm $t8, fjealctfc tbe lunattfee palfton, and ft ancbetb Moua ♦ $pc$ts ^I'tl'.i 4.
(arsAaronanOHermesrepojtOUtOf Albercus Magnus) being c^.3.
b^ofeeittntopototiersanD^cDn^etoit^iyaterj mafeetft mfenJsbt* sammd* Ittie of totfure, ^#rebp pou map bn&erff and, tbat as ©03 batb beff ofoeb t)pon tbefe ftonrs^anb fucb otijcr like boDtesynoff ewl' ientanDtuajntierfaUtertuestroaccoiDtngtotfje abuttimnce of {mmanefuperfftttonsano follies, manie afcnbe bnto tljcm tU tber mo?e fcertues^ otbers tban tbep baue:ciber boa3 tbat tbep are able to abbe nefo qualities bnto tbem* 3nb fy&tin con&flfe® a part of foitcbctaftan& common coufenagebfed fometmtes of tbe&apfoartesfo? gainer 5 foinettmcs of otbers to coufening purpofes,S>omepattof fbebanitie b&reof 3 Ml b&re bcfcrtbe, btcaufe tbe place feruetb telltbcrefo?e ♦ anoitisnot tobefo^ gottm 02 omitteb, tbat Pharos magicians foere Itfee enougbto be cunning ftereiit
i^euertbeleflfe, 3 totll firli gtue pou fbe opinion of one3febo #o* fetteb btmfelfe a bene fttlfullanb tudl rtperimenteo iaptoa* tie, as app#retbbp a b©fce of bis ofcone penning, publtffje&tnt- - uer tbts title of Da&ylotheca,anb (as 3 tbtnUe)to be iiao among fbe bcDtefcIlers* 3nb 1$m follotoeft bis alEerttom
Buax rex AmhimfertHrfcripfiffe Neroni, MarUdeut
(guipojt Augujtum regnamt tn orbefecunam) dafyiothec*,
J2uptJpeciesJapidis,qu£ nomina, quiue colons, />*£• f »*•
Slu&fyfit his regio/uel quantapotentia cuifr
O cult as etenim lapidum cognojiere vires,
Quorum caufa Utens effeclus dat manifeftos,
Bgregium quiddatn volumus rarumque videri*
Scilicet hincfolers me die or um euro, imatur,
Auxilio lapidum morhos expel/ere doc7a.
yyec minus inde daricunffarum commoda rerum
Autore$perbibent,quibm b&cperfpecJaferuntur.
7{ec dubium cuiqmm debet fdfumque videri,
Jzuin fuafo gernmis dimnitus wfita virtus:
SUftf. Euax
296
Englifkedby
jibraham
Vkming%
VUgtmtMr
rum&lapti-
Unrumfren
forum nega-
turyqula oc-
cultacft)r&*
rifftmeaut
fubfinjhm
cadis.
ij.Bookc. Thedifcduerie Tretiousfiones. Euax an old Arabian king
is named to haue writ A treatife3and onNeros Grace
tohauebeftowedit, (Who in the world did fecond reignc
after Auguftus time) Of pretious ftones the fundrie forts,
their names,and in what clime And countrie they were to be found,
their colours and their hue, Their priuie power and fecret force,
the which with knowledge true To vnderftand,their hidden caufe
moft plaine effe&s declare : And this will we a noble thing
haue counted be and rare. The skilfull care of leeches learnd
is aided in this cafe, *%
And hereby holpen,and aretaught P
with aid of ftones to chafe V
Awaie from men fuch ficknefles ^
as haue in them a place. -'
No lefTe precife commodities
of altnings elfe therebie « Are miniftred and giuen to men,
if author s doo. not lie, To whome thefe things are faid to bee
moft manifeftlie knowne. It fhall no falfe or doubtfull cafe
appeare to anie one, But that by hcauenlie influence
each pretious pearle and ftone. Hath in his fubftance fixed force
and vertue largelie fowne.
W^tx^xi te to be conduct! ? ftat ffanes ^am in fbtmem
ttiwz
Hdrtumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.7. ipj f eine proper toertues,t$i d) are gtueu tfjem of a fpectall influence of fte planets, and a due p?opo#ion of tfje elements , ffjeir fab* Dance being a toerie fine and pure compound confiff ing of toell tempered matter therein is no groffe nurture : as ajpearetb bp plainep?(Dfe of India and Acthopia , tdjere fye funne being o& ent and meridionall?dtD{b mo^e effectuallie fyeto bis operation, pjocuringmo^epjetious Cones thereto be ingen02ed , tban in fbe countries ftat are Occident and feptentrionali. fllnto tbis Manicmo opinion ocodiuerfe ancients accord 5 namelie, Alexander Peri- authors
pateticu^Hermes, Euax, Bocchus Zoroaftes y Ifaac Iudseus^Za- may be na-
charias Baby lonicus,anD manie mo^e beiloe, Jjj j£ °^°
quitieand
Whence thepretious ftones receiue their operatt- learning, ons, how curious Magicians vfe them y and of their feales*
The feuenth Chapter.
^riou^apasictansfaBirme^at
tbefe Cones receiueftjeir fcertucs altoge* tber of ti)e planets and beauenlie bodies* andbauenot oneiie irje toerie operation ►of tbe planets , bnt fomettmestbe toerie images and fmpjefffons of tbe Carrea naturallieingraffediutbem, and otber? fcrifcougbt altoates to baue grauentop* on ttjem5tbe fimilituaes of fad* monCers, beads, and ottjer oeui* fes,as fljep imagine to be botb mternaUie in operation , and ep iernaUietntoieto^pjeCed in tbe planets. 3sfojerampte,topon fte debate are grauenferpents 02 toenemousbeaCs; and fome* «M*-jfr times a man riding on a ferpent : friricb ttiep fenotD to be Aefcu- ^*°; . lapius^icb is tbe ceteCtail ferpent,ftberebp are cured(tf)ep fate) J^ poifons and Cingingsof ferpents and fco2pions.I|)cfegroto in &map& fte riuer of Achates5tobere tbe greateCfcospions are mgend;edV?^x^ and tbeirnoifomncstsiberebp qualified , and bptbefojeeof tbe{^w fcojpions tbe C ones toertue ts quicfeened and increafed • £tl(b , if bJ& «,«, ibepfooulo induce loue fo? tbe accomplifl^ment of toenerie , tbep ^*«». infcribeande^effeintfieffiones^miableembjacingsandloue^
2p8 1 3 .Bookc, The difcoueric Vretiousftones .
lie countenances anD gefiures ,toc?D3 anti bifllnge in apt &
gures. jfo? tbeocfires of tbe mtnD are confonant foitb tbeua*
turc of tbe ttones,&bicb mutt alfo be fet in rings, anD Dpon foiles
of fucb metals as tjaueaffiniite faritb tbofe If ones, fbo^ouglj tbe
operation of tbe planets idjerebntotbcp are aDDirteD, thereby
tftep map gather fte greater fojee of tbeir footing.
25 fo? erample, sibep mabe tbe images of s atu r ne in leaD, of
cm. visto- Sol in golo,of Luna in filuer, Carrie tbere is no fmall regarD to
riuuViiimg. bebaDfo^tbecertetne anD Due times tobeobferueD in tijegra^
fJperMar- *nces atfo configurations of tbe planets aremaDeiberebptbe
bQ
ioo^be in apt,p?oper,anD franDlte afpetts, as in tbe boure of Ve-,
nus,&c: to mabe Debate,flje Direct contrarie ojDer ts to be taben.
3!f pou Determine to mafae tbe image of Venus, pou mutt erpect
to be bnDer Aquarius OJ Capricornus : fo? Saturne, Taurus, aftD
Libra rnuftht tabcnt)#D of* spanieotber obferuationstbere be,
■ astoanoiDtbeinfo^tunate feateanD place of tbe planets, foben

not Do»ne in tbe en&5 Declination, o? b#te(as tbep terme it)of tbe
ccurfettjereof : fo? tben tbe planet mco?ueib anD is Dull
&urb figues as afcenD in tbe Date, mutt be taben in fyt Date ; If in H)t nigbt tbep tncreafe,tben mutt yon go to toojbe bp nigbti tc* JFo^ in Aries, Leo, anD Sagittarie is a ttxttint trfplicitie, therein tbe funneljatb Dominion bp Date, lupiter bpnigbt, and in tbe ttoieligbt tbe colD Car of Saturnc . jBut bfcaufe tbere fljall be no eircufe foantiug foj tbe faults efpieD bcrein , tbep faie tbat tbe tertues of all 8onesDecaietb?ougb tract of tinte : foasfucft fbings are not noto to be IcobeD fo? in all refpetfs as are to;ittm, i^otobett Iannes anD Iambres toere lining in tbat time , anD m no inconuenient place ^ anD tberefo?e notimlibe to bauetbat nurinb. jjclpe totoarDs tbe abufing of Pharao . Cardane faitb , tbat at defubtiuo. tbougb men attribute no fmall fo^cetnfo fucb feales; as to tbe ftale of fte funne,autbo2ities, bonojs, anD fauojs of winces $ of Iupiter,tldjes anD fr^nDs^of Venus3pleafures;of Mars,botones; of Mercuriejbiligence; of Saturne,patience anD inDuring of la* hour 5 of Luna,fauour of people : % am not ignorant (faitb ty) , f&af Hones D© g©D, anD pei3 bnotoetye feales 0? figures d©
none
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.7. 199 none at alL3lnD fe&en Cardan e tjan (IjefoeD fullte fljat art ,ant> (foe mcarm. follte thereof ,an& ttje maner of ftofe tet*tbie,p2QOtgt0u$3s ncttit* full figure* of tije planets ftutyftetr cfjaracter*, fc;&e fattt) ft at * **#*«• ftofetuere Detettfull muentiona Deutfeabp ecufenerg, antifjao no tertue - tn&ob no? truflj in ttjem. 115 nt Wcaufe toe fjrafee fome# ft&ateuen notoof Ognets antifeaies , 3. tutll tyeto poa ft&atBI reati reporter) bp Vmcentms wfeofieculo, ttfjere mafetng mention; of fye Blazer tfone,i$ofe nature anti pjopertie Marbodeus Cal- lus Deicrtbeft in ttje toerfes follptomjj;
Iafpidis ejfe decemfteciesfeptemqueferuntur* Hie dr mult or urn cognojeitur ejfe color urn* Et mult is nafciperhibeturpartibm orbis, Optimu* inviriditranjlucentique colore* Et qui plm/oleat virtutis habere probatur, Ca/le gejlatmfebremfugat^reet hpdropem* Adpojitusque iuuatmulieremparturientem, JEt tutamentumportanti creditur ejfe. 2(am conjecratus gratumfacit at que pot entente Et7ficutperhibentfhantajmata noxiapellit, Cuiusin argent 0 visfortior ejfe put atur.
Seuen kinds and ten of lafperftones
reported are to be, Of manie colours this is knownc
which noted is by me, And laid in manie places of
the world for to befeene, Where it is bred ; but yet the beft
is thorough fhining greene, And that which prooued is to haue
in it more ver tue plafte : For being borne about of fuch
as are of liuing chafle^
infua, d*&y» iQtheca,pag%
ZngBfhedhp Abraham
Fleming*
It
Memoran- dum the authors meaning
is.thactlus
3 oo 13 .Booke, The difcoucric VretioHsftones. Gone be fct It driues awaie their ague fits,
mfiluer, & the dropfie thirfting drie,
Sc finger ^n^ Pl]t vllto a woman weakc
for a ring: in trauell which dooth lie
fS" ? aU k hclps,afllfts3and comforts hir
wards!^ *n Pangs when (he dooth crie.
Againe,it is beleeud to be
A fafegard franke and free, To fiich as weare and beare the fame 5
and ifit hallowed bee It makes the parties gratious,
and mightie too that haue it, And noyfomefanfies(as they write
that ment not to depraue it) It dooth difplace out of the mind:
theforce thereof is ftronger, In filuer if the fame be fet,
and will endure the longer.
nnunu lib. 5l5ut(a$ 31 fafo) Vincemius making mention of %z 3[afper
9'caP77h # we^toucfnng fofctdXbptbe foaie of a parentis)! Imue infers
V Marbodeus l)te toerfe$,be fatty ttjat fome 3afp
Utihou in & wnD liautng in tyem fte Ituelic f mage of a natural! man,fotft
iqidarh. a flj&ld at tns neefce and a fpeare in ty$ i)and,and tonder bis friete
a ferpent tftlncb Cones ft marfced and figned,bep£eferreib before
all flje reft, bicaufc tbep are anttdotartes 0? remedies nota>
bite refitting poifon* £>fbetfonte alfo are found figures ana mar*
feedimtbtbefomteef a anan bearing on fjfenecke a bundle of
j)earbsandflofcD#$?iMtbtbe etttotattonandtialueof tbem no*
fed, tfjat tbep |jaue in ftem a facultte 0; potoer reffricttue, and
toil in an inftant 0: moment of time Ifanclj bloud* S>ud} a bind
of ft one(as it is report ed)Galen tuoje on bis finger* £Dibcrftme
are marfeedfoitb a erodes tbe fame autbo? fo?itefkano ttjefe be
rtgljt excellent againft inundations ot ouerflofoings of foaters.
3 could bold pou long occupied in declarations lifcetjnto tbcfe,
ftberem 3 laie before pou ftbat ofber men bauepubltfyed and fet
fa#$tottjefoo#), cbcofingratber to be anacademtcaUdtfcour'
fcr,
Eartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.8. 301 fer, ftan anbmuerfall beterminer: but 31 am aeGrous of tye* uitie.
The fympathic and antipathic of naturall and ele- mentarie bodies declared by diuerfe examples of bea(ts, birds,plants,&c.
The eight Chapter.
iff 3 fcoulDtojtteof tlje ftrange cf^ Agreement
fects of £>pmpaftia anb #ntipaftia, a & ftouto tahe great paines to mate pou j^^e fo> me. Slnb if aftonlbpublift fuftconclu* fiott0 as are common ana fenofone, pou tooulbnotregarb ftem, anbpet Empe- doclestbougbt all ftmgatoere fojougbt l)t rebp . at is almoff increbible, ftat fte grunting 0; rafter fte febecfeing of a little pig, 0.: tbe figbt of a fimple ft&pe fljoulD tec* rifiea migbtie elejbant: anb pet bp tbat meaner tbe Romans bib puttofligbtPyrhus anb alibis boatt. 3 man tooultt ftarDlte belaeue, tbat a cocfes combe o^jjiimoioingftoulD abaft a puif* fant lion : but tbe erperience berof baft fatifficb fte tftole foojlb. tfflbo tooulb ftiufee ft at a ferpent ftoulb abanbon fte ftabofo of an aflMc? HButit femeft not ttrange,bicaufeit fe common, ftatfome man oftertoifc bartste anb ff out enougb, ftouto not bare toabi&e 0? enoure fte figbt of a cat* $3Djftatab?augbtof bjtnfce ftoulb fo ouerftjofo a man, ftat neuer a part 02 member of t>i* boote ftoulb be able to perfo? me W butte anb office 5 anb ftonlDalfofo corrupt anb alter \>i* fenfc$,bnberftanbing,me* mo;te,mit» iubgement, ftat be ftouto in euerie fting,fauing in ftape^beecomea bcriebeatt* &nt> berein ftepoets experiment » of liquo: is beriSeb, in ftefe too#s following :
-funt qui non corpora, tantum,
Vcrurn aminos etiamvaleantmutareliquores:
Some waters haue fo powerfull ben. As could not onelie bodies change,
But
Engtipjedbp jibraham
302 ij.Bookc. The difcoucric Sympathies anti^
But cucn the vcrie minds of men. Their operation is fo ftrange.
Read a tide 2j)e ftwMit (octette bettotjtf a for and a ferpent is almoff traa ot e- incredible: Ijoto louing fte U? jard te to a man, toe mate read, tkded De ft0US6 toe cannot fe. ^et tome affirmc ftat our netot is not on* amichu , lie like to ftc lijjacu in ftape, but alfo m condition, jfrom fte where e- tftift affection totoaras a man, a fpantell dotlj not muft Differ, nough is hereof 3 could tit e incredible ft o?tes . 2&e amttie bettoi jrt a ca*
chfng°thi$ flr eW anD a Ptt^n te mac& note& among totters; and fpectaU
point. lietjoto fte caff rell defendeft Ijtt from tjtr enimte the fparoto*
Ijatohc: thereof ftep fate fte&coue ts not ignorant Bettocs^fte
toamderfull operation ana toertuc of fjearba, ifttft to repeat
toere infinite : and fterfo# 3 toiil onlie referre pou to Mattheo-
hs ftis jjerbal^o? to Dodon xusjftere is among ftem fuft ttatu*
rail acco:D and d tfeo:D, as 6me pjofper m uft ftc better fo? fte 0^
fters compame, ant) Tome toifter atoate being planted n#re
tmto ftccfter, srjjeliilic and fterofereiotfe in eft oftcrsneig&i
boftad. 2fte flagandfte fernebuftabf)o?re eaft ofterfo muft,
ft at fte one can fjardl te liue befiocs fte oftet • £tjc co incumber
louetfi toater,and £ at eft otle to ftc aeaft . and btcaufe pou ftall
not late ft at I) car bs ijauc no Uertue, fo? ft at in ft is place 3 titt
ttone,3 am content to oifcouerttoo o:ttpefmall qualities and
fcertues,tftift are affirmed to be in fcearbs : marie as fimple as
ftep be3lannes and Iambres mtgljt banc done mtub totft ftenyf
fteptiad t>adftem.3fpouptfcteoutapcMgfooaUotoes eie*,
ftc old ftoalloto reffojeft againe ftrir figbt, toiftfte
x*nth*s m afpltcatfon (ftep faie)of a little Celondine ♦ Xan-
hifi^ima. thusfteanftojof fnffo?ie$repo#eft3ftata
pong dragon being dead,toas reutued bp bit Dam, totft an bearbe called hAMkxi. SBaltm. Slnd luba fatft,ftat a
«
toas rettiuedbp fte
feertueofanofter
tjearbe*
The
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.p. 303
The former matter prooued by manic examples
of the Hiring and the dead.
The ninth Chapter.
jFUiag toe fern fflme&ljerft&QEc:
ttrange operation and naturail louc and diffentton : to o© foe read,tbat in ttje bo* Die of a manure be as ttrange p?oper> tifsandbertursnaturalL Sbaue&eard bp credible repo&and 3 baue read manp gtaue autbo?s eonttantlie affirme, tbat tbe fooanD of amanmurtbereo rettefo' etb blading^ at tbe pjefence of a d&re fr&nd, oa of a mo;tall enf * tme . SM uerfe alfo tattle, tbat if one paffe bp a murtbered bote (tbougb bntmofone) be tyalbe flrifeen foiftj feare3and fele in bim felfefome alteration bp nature, 3lfo tbat a fosmanyabouetbe age of fifiie peares, being bound bans and fcate, bir elotbes be* ingfcpon bir, and laid dotone foglieinto tbe toatet% Qnfeetl) not in a long time -, fome fate3not at all ♦ iBp W$ crper imeut tbep foere focDnttQtrteteitcbes,asfoell asbp ■*■»*»»» ^W^.-tdntb foas,toboldbo£u:onin tbeir band*,«cmd bp not burning to be tried. ^otobeit3Plutarch faitb3ibat Py rhus bis great toe bad in it fticb natural! 0? ratber dtuine tocrtue, tbat no fier could burneif ♦ 3nd Albertus faitb >and mante otfjer alfo repeat tbe fame Co* rie/airng, tbat ifcre foere tfoo fucb cbtld:cn bo^ne in Germanic, as if $at one of tijem bad b&ne carried bp ante boufe, all tbe demes rigb* agatnU one of bis fides focmld Sie open : and tbat betfue&bicbtbecnebadin tbe left fide, tbe oibsr b?otber bad m tberigbt fide, ^e faitfj timber, tbat manie fafoeit,andtbat it could be referred to nctbmg.but to tbe piomictie of tbeir bodies. Pompanatius fo:ttetbtbat t&efetngs of France 0© cure tbe di* feafe called noto tbe Jungs entll, 0? quemes euill ; t$irb batb bane alfoaies tbougbt , and to tbis daie x$ fujpofed f 0 be a mira* culousanda peculiar gift, $ a fpecf all grace glutnto tbefcings and qu&nes of England . WShiti) tome referre to tbe piopjiette of tbeir perfons,(bme to tfje peculiar gift of and fome to tbe
eflicacie
This com- mon expe- rience can
iuitific.
HVurns.
'Plutarch, in* vita Vyrhi*.
AlbertJibJt m&r, animal, cap.h
VomfanJib. diincanu.
caf>,A,
I
304
VlHtarJn
1 1 .Bookc. The difcoucrie Harlots foifon. efficacie of foojds. S5ut tf ftc jf r end) king bfe it no foowffe tban our ^inceflc ho% Ood hull not be off etiocD tfcereat : fo: tjtc maieftie onelte fcfctb godlte ana otuine p:atcr5 tof it) tome almes, ano referred tye cure to (Sod and to tbe jfepfician* Pluta rch \mi*
v«*C*toms. te(^ ftat ^^ b0 cmctne mm caUeD pflJJi ? ^ ^j^ ^fc
i.Bap.i{eaf,. mouses bealc ttje bltings of ferpents. 2nd I. Bap. Neap, fatty, in d. de na- tftat an oliue being planted by tfte band of a toirgine, p:ofperettj; m.magia.u ty[fy if a ^atlot ^a foritberetb afoaie.aifo, if a ferpent o; triper lie mat)oIc5ttmate eafilie be pulled cut toitb tbc left band, t^cr* as ftntb tbc rigbt band it cannot be remaucd. aitbcugb tbis tv pertment,anDfu^) liberate like enough to befalfc 5 pet ate fbep notaltogetberfo impious as fte mtraclcsfaiD to be bone bp $a* racters,cbarmcs,f c. jFo? manic ffrange properties remalne in fundjte partes of a Huing creature , ttfetctj is not bmuer falltc difr perfed,andindffferentlfe fpjed though ttje trf?olcbosie:as tlje tie fmeHetf) not,tbenofe feetj) not,ifteeare taffetfc not,tc.
Thcbcwitchingvcnomcconteinedinthe bodic of an harlot,ho w hir eie,hir toong, hir bcautie and beha- uior bewitchcth fomc men : of bones and homes yeelding great vcrtuc.
The jenth Chapter.
$e bertue contetneD bottom tfc
bodte of an barlot,o? ratberttje fcenome
proceeding out of tbe fame mate be be bclo
tuttt) great admiration • if 0? bit etc infect
fcfl),entifetkand(if3 maic ft faie)betoit
cbett) tijem manic times, ttiricb tbinfee
tbcmfeluestoell armed agatnttfucb ma*
^^vV/W^^ner of people. !£ir tcong, W geffure, fjfc
beljautour ?f)ir beaut tc, and 0 tber allurements poifon and i n tori*
rate tbemmd :pea,btr companie mducetfj tmputscnctc5co:rup'
fefb trirginttte, confounded) and confumeffj fte bodies, gads,
anotbefcerieftulcsof men. 2nd finalltc Ijtr bodie deffroietb
and rottetb tbe fcerte fleflfj and bones of mans bodie. 3nd tins i^
common, t&at foe toamder not at aUtbcreat5natc foeljaueuot
m
The venom ^rj^T
or poifon of VCr^ annarloc
4
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.io,u. 305 #e coarfc of ftje funne-fljc mcone^ tbe ft arres in fo great admt* tatton,as fye globe, counterfetiug ftjeir ojder : &Jn4) ts in refpcct but a bable made bp an artificer, £>o as(3 ftjinfec) if vIBfeitt btnp felfeljad continued longm tbeerecutton of miracles, and bad left tijat potoer permanent and common in tbe cb«ftb; tfjep tooulo banegrotone into contempt^ ana notijaue beene tftfa tttcd, accoutring to IjisofomefaiengrSp^etis not regarded Matth.13. tnbisotonecomttrie. 3 rntgbt recite infinite properties, febere* Marked fentb and fit fo,: tfjts place . 2s touching otber lining creatures, (H5od Ijatb lifeetoifc (fo? b& gteie, and our te&cofe) biftotocd moft cp cellent and miraculous gits and fcertues fcpon fljeir bodies and members^and tbat in feucratt and toamderfuH toifc.OTe fe tbat wonder- a bone taken out of a carps beadjffancbctb bloud,and fo dotb fu*lnatu- none otber part befides of tbat fifl), Hje bone alfo in a bares fcot ral^ffcf s tnitigatetb tbe erampe, as none otber bone no; part elfe of tfte JJ fi™ee* bare dotb* i^oto potions is tbe bone growing out of ftc fo:e* bcafb,&c. bead of a bnico2ne;tf tbe bojne^ftbitb toe fe,grotoe tbere,ftbtfb i^ « doubted : and of boto fmall aceompt are tbe refiducof alibis bones i at tbe ercellencie thereof , as alfo at tbe noble and tnnu> merablebertues of berbs toe mufe not at all^bicaufc it batb pleafeo migbt in fome part aflift iannes and Iambres, totoards tbe baro* mngofPharaosbeart S5utof fucb fecret and ffrange operate
OnXVCtib Albert jDemineral.cap.r. I 1.17.&U0 MarfiliusFicinus,^. iMk^.. Cardan, dererwnvarietate, I. Bap. Neap. demagUnaturali* Peucer^Wier^Pompanacius^FerneliuSjandotberS.
Two notorious woonders and yet not mar ucllcd at. The eleuenth Chapter.
jtCtyougbt graft Ijere to tnfett tfcoo moft mf *
raculousmatters^oftbc one 3 am TefaocuUm, aw eietoitneffe; of tbe otber 3 am fo crediblie andcer* ttinclit informed, tbat 3 dare and d© beleeue it to be toerie true, Wen spaifier T.Randolph returned out of Ruffia, after bis amba&ige difpatc&cd 3 a gentleman of i)is traine
15 b.), b?ougbt
306 lj.Bcokc. The difcouerie Wonders notrvondrek
b?ougbt borne a monument of great accompt , in nature and in
pjopcrtte fcerp toonderfuliand btcaufe 3 am loatb to be long tit
tbe oefcription of cir cumffances,3 foiU firff defer ibe tbe tying it
fclfe : ttljicb toasapccccof eartbof a good quantttte, and mod
ercettentlte proportioned in nature , Ijauing tftefe qualities and
fcertues follotoing.3f one bad taken a pace of perfect if arte, fo^
strange ^ed and tyarpened at tbe end , and beated it red bot, offering
properties tberefcritb to baue toucbed it ; it fooulo baue fled toitb great cele*
in a peece r ttie : and on tbe otber ftde,it fooulo baue purfued gold, eitber in
•f earth. COint ^ bulloine,foitb ai5 great Violence and fp&o as it fljumtea
tbe otber ♦ j^o bird in tbe aire durff ajpjocb neere it ; no beat! of
tbe field but feared tt,ano naturallie fled from tbe ffgbt tbereof .
3t foould be bere to daie , and to morrofoe tfoentie miles off,
and tbenert daie after in tbe toerte place it teas tbe firff date,
and tbat foitbout tbe belpe of anie otber creature*
Sr?cFi Iohannes FerncUus fojttetb of a ffrange ffone latelie bjougbt
fn aPitone; out of India> *$** &at& *n * fuc& a maruellous bjigbtnes , puri*
theiike ' ttte,and(bining,ttmt tberefoitb tbe aire round abouttsfo ligbt*
qualities m ned and cleared,tbat one map (k to read tberebp in tbe darfenes
TnZ ftrs: of n!g^ * ^ ^fll mt **z con*et"ed *n a clorc trajme, but required
i^if//3 an °Pen anl) ** Placc* 3* toould not fotlltnglte reff o? ff ate bere
Wyw, belofoe on tbe rartb,but altoaies labouretb to afcend top into tbe
19^199 > aire ♦ 3f one p?effe it oofone foitb bi* band , it refill etb , and ft rf>
3°®* feetb tierie tyarpelie ♦ 3 1 is beautifull to beboto , foitbout ettbe*
fpoto?blemitb3andpett)ertebnplefanttotaffeo2fele* 3f ante
part tbereof be tatenafoaie, it is neuer a fyit oiminitbed, tbe
ftume tbereof being inconff ant^and at euerte moment mutable*
fbefe tfoo tbtngs laff rebearfed are ffr ange3and fo long foamde*
ted at, astbempfferie and moralitie tbereof remainetb tmdi&
couered : but feben 3 baue difclofeo tbe matter, and told pou tbat
bp tbe lumpe of eartb a man is ment , and fome of bte qualities
defcribrd $ and tbat tbat W$ teas contented in tbe farre fetcbt
ffone, foasfier,o? rafter flame: ^t doubt is refolueo,andtbe
miracle ended* Snd pet ( 3 confeffe)tbere is in tbefe tfoo crea*
tares confeineomo?e miraculous matter, tban in ail tfte loatM
ffones and diamonds in tbefoo?ld* 3ndljercbp is to be noted,
tbat mm a part of tbis art ,ftbicb is called naturall 0: iuttdjtng
jnagiche> confiffetb as toell in tbe deceipt of tuo:os, as in tbe
fleigbt
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.11,12. 307 flctgbtof banD: therein plaine lieng ts auoitscD tuttl) a figura* ttue fpeecb, in tbe febicb, either tbe foo?Ds tbemfclucs , 0? tbeir in* ferpjetationbaue a Double 0? Doubtfull meaning 5 acco?Ding to tbat tftut) baft beene fafo before f n tfie titled 0? #*& • anD f^all *Bf«g * be nio? e at large ber eaft er in tltf s treat t fe manifeff eD„
Of illufions, confederacies, and legierdemaine^and how they may be well or ill vfed.
Thetwelfe Chapter.
7.booke of this difco- UcticiSee
160, &c. Where dif- courfe is
3fmeto?ttet0^aueb0?ne abufeO, ™
as toelibp imtrue repo?ts,as bp illuflon, racl€S'&c« anDp?actifesofconfeDeracfcanD legtcr* Demaine,$ c : fometimes imputing imto foo^Dstbatttbicbreffetb in denature of tbe tbing ; anD fometimes to tbe nature of tbe tbing, tbat febicb p;oc#Detb of frauD ano Deception of Dgbt\ ffiut ttbei* ftefee)cpenment£;groU)etofuperOitiono?inipietie,ft)epare tU tber to be fo?fafeen as bainc,D2 DenieD as falfe . ^otobeit'if tbefe fttngs be DconefojmtrtfjanD recreation, anD not totbeburtof our neighbour, no? to tbe abufi'n g 0? p:o$ antng of (Sods name, in mine opinion tbep are nettber impious no? altogetber bnlafo* full : tbougl) berein 0? berebp a natur all tbing be maDe to feme fupernaturall§>utb are tbe miracles tojougbt bp tugglers,con' Look here- fitting in fine anD nimble conueiance, calleD legierDemaine t as *fte,r in this irfjen tbep feme to caff afoaf e,o? to Deliuer to anotber tbat tyitb £^fres cf°^ fbep ret erne Ctli in tbeir ofone banDs ; 0? conueie ofberfoife : 0? Ceits of feme toeateafenife,o?fomcfucbotber tbing, ft&en marieDtbep iuggiing beffofoe tbe lame fecretlte into tbeir bofomso? laps • anotber fetfoortIj _ point of iuggiingis,fefeen tbeptftuff a fenffetbjougb tbe tyaines aWb^ anDbeaDofacbtcfeeno? pullet, anD feme to cure tbe fame foitb pag.3«. foo#s: febicb tooulD liueanD Deo toeR , tbougb neuer a lt)o:D toere fpofcen* £>ome of tbefe toics alfo confiff in arptbmeticall Deut fes5partlte in experiments of naturall magifee, anD partite in p;iuatc as alfo in publtfce confeDcracte*
SBb.0.
Of
3 o8 13 .Bookc. The difcouerie Ridiculous woondn Of priuate confederacie^and of Brandons pigeon. The xiij.Chapter.
Etuate cotifeDeracte 3 meane,
trben one (bpa fpccialt plot laid bg tynv
feife, iBt tbout ante compact made luttb 0;
fters )perfuadetbttje beholders, tbat be
foillfuddenlie and in ttjeir prefence d©
fome miraculous feat , fobtcb be tjatb aire*
die accomplift)eop;Hiuilie,3s for example,
be fonil fycto pou a carder ante otfrer ItUc
tbing: and toill fate furtber fonto pou; HBetjolD and fe fcdjat a
tnarbe if i>att)5and tben burnett) tt ; ant) neueribefes fetctjefy an*
otbcr libecaro fo marbedout of fome bodies pocbet, or out of
fome corner fc^ere tie bimfelfe before bad placen tt ; to tbe foron*
tierandafiomlljmentof fimplebefroloers, t$id) concern not
fyat binti of tllnfionybnt expert miracles and ft range toorbs.
$ OTjat foKondermg and admiraf ionfoas tfjcre at Brandon ffje
tuggler}ftl)o painted on a fomll tbe picture of a done, and teinga
pigeon (Stttngon tbe top of aijoufe, fatdtoftebing ; JLo nolo
pour ©race ffjall (k ftljat a fuggler can dco ; tf pc bcljts crates
ma\8 er 5 and tt)en pricbeo tfre picture tof $ a bnife to ijard and fa,
often ,' and fcmtf) fo effectuall foords, as tbe pigeon fell dofone
from tbe top of ttje ijonfe ttarfee dead . 31 need not fortte ante far*
tfter ctrcumtfauce to ffyeto i)otxi tfje matter toas taben , trijat
foundering toas tf)ereat,f)ofo fte foas prohibited to itfc tbat feat
ante farttjer5leaS be fi&ould emplote it in ante ofter bind of mur*
tber; asftouglji^* tdjofc picture fo euertje bad p:icbeo5muft
n&ds fymt died, and fo tbe life of all men tn G)t bands of a tug*
gler : as is noto fujpofed to be in tbe frauds and Mies of font'
cbcs.IlHS ftorte is,imtiil tl)e date of $e torttiug tjerrof , in frety
remembrance, i of tfte mott part bel&ucd as canonical! ^as are
all tbe fables of tottdbes : but t$en pou are taugijt tbe feate 03
- fleigf)t( tbe fecrecte and forcer te of tbe matferbeing bcforaiefc,
^ued anD t,lfc°uereD ) Pou to*11 ft tube it a mocberie, and a ffmple ill w
vpmtcrows fion.Co interpret tmto pou tbe reuelation of tbts mpff erie ; fo it
andpie^ is$at i$e pcoje pigeon toas before m fte bands of t|ie iugglcr,
into
Example of a ridicu- lous WOCHl-
der.
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap. 14,1 5. jop into ftfcome tje Ijad tbjutt a d?amme of mx vomica j& fome otber fucb poifon^icb to tbe nature of tbe bird ftms fo etfreamc a fce* nome,as after tbe receipt tbercof it could not liue aboue ibe fpace of balfeanboure, and being letiofe ater tbe medicine mint' fireo^e alfoaies refo?ted to tbe top of tbe ncrt fjoufe : Mjicb fije fcnll tbe ratber day f tbere be ante pigeons alreatsie fitting tbere , and(as it is alreadie (aid)afier a fyo?t fpace falletb doUme^eifber ttarfceotad5o?greatlte aflonnieo ♦ Bat in tbe meane time tbe This might (uggler tiferib tuo?ds of art, partite f 0 protract fije timty and park bc d™e by lie to gaine credit and admiration of tbe beljolders^f tbts 0? tbe ^ who lifecfeatelfyjulobedonebp an old tDoman5eueriebQdieto£uld funding at crie out fo? filer and faggot to burnetbefont4). feme win.
dow in a
Of publike confederacie,and whereof it confifteth. ^ch or
Tt •.-. /->t other He
Thexmj.Chapter. placed
1 tibUfee confeDetacte i$ , totjen tljcre $ h°^^hc
jbefee tmnd a compact made betteitf dtuerfe per* £11 eg in a I fons s fte one to be principally tbe red to be atftffants ftringfafoc
m tooling of miracles, 05 ratber in coufenmg and afignegi-
abufing tbe beholders . 3s f$en 3 tell pen in tbe p?efence of a "en te hl J multitude t^at pou Ijaue tbougttf o^ dame,o? fljall d© 0 3 tbinfee, *„{ °«h td;enpouand3lfoere tberebpon agra>d before . #nd if tbisbe Sowncchc cunninglie and clofelie handled, it toill induce great admirati* p»geon,and on to tbe beholders 5 fpeciallte bjen tfytv are before amazed and fo lh^ . abufedbp fome experiments of natural! magtfee , arpCbmcti* wrought?* call conelufions3o2 legterdemaine^ucb foere,fo2 fbz moff part, tbeconclufionsanddeuifesof Feates : therein doubt pou not3 hut Iannes and Iambres fcocre erpert,a£tiue5and readie.
How men haue beene abufed with words of equi- uocation3with fundrie examples thereo£
The xv. Chapter.
I €>me Ijaue taught , anti otfjerg tjaue tojtt*
tm certeine experiments 5 in tbe excelling thereof tbep Ijaue bfed fucb toojds of cquiuoeaf ion, as ftber* bp manie Ijaue bame oucrtafceu and abufed tfcougb
JBb.itf. ral|
310 l3«Booke. The difcoucrie JEquiuocall deceits.
rafy credulttte : fo ajs fometimes (3 fate) tbep baue reported,
taugbt5andto;ntten tbat fcd)icb tbetr capacf tie ta&ebold bpon,
contrarte to tbe ttutt) and fincere meaning of tbe autbo?. 3t is a
a ieft a- common teft among tbe toater men of tbe Hmmes, to fyefo tbe
mongwa. partly cburcbof Stone totbepailcngers, calling tbe fame bptb*
le„mhen name of tbe lanf erne of Kent- afftrming,and tbat not bntrulte,
stone n§ $a* ^ fa^D *ut* ^ ajS "BW (meaning in foetgbt anti not in
church in b?tgbtnes) at mtdntgbt, as at nconedaie* OTfcrebpou fome ere*
Kent as dulaus perfon is made bel#ue5and toill not fiicfee to affirme aim
ijght at fljoeate,tt)at in tbe fame cburcb is fucb continnall If gjrt, tbat ante
S«nmid- man ma? fe *° reaD ^ercat al1 ^mClS of ^ rosW fottfjouta date. candle.
3n excellent jbtlofojfcer , id;ome (fo? renerence twtf o bis fame and learning) a toill fo:beare to name, toas ouerfa&cnbpbi* bofleffe at Douer^ i^jo merrtlie tolo btm, tbat if be could reteine andfcapeinbtsmoutbcertetne ptbbles(ltengat tbe l^ojeCDc) be ft>ould not perb?eafee tmttll fie came to Calice,bofo rougb and iempeffucus fo euer tbe fcas toere. Whiffy ftben be bad tried3and being not forced bp ficfenes to toomtt, no: to lofe bis ttones, as bpt)omitingbemufi ndebst)(D,bctbougbti)isbo&el& bat) dtfco* uereDtntobim an excellent fecref j notbing Doubting of bfram* jbibologtcall fp&cb : and tberefo^e tbcugbt it a tt)o:tbte note to be recorded among miraculous andmedtctnable ffones; anb infer* ted it accord tnglie into bis bo&e, among otber experiments eoU lected tottfr great inbuffrie, learning, trauell5and judgement* Silltbefe foies belpeafubtill coufenerto game credit toitb tbe multitude* ^ea, to furtber tbetr eff tmatf on , manie toili t^Kper pjojbefiesof tbetr otoncinuentton into tbe eares of fucbas are not of qutcfeett capacities as to tell trfjattoeatbcr5$c: fballfob A fiendcr lotoe , OTjicb if it fall out true3tben boaft fbep and triumife, as fliift to faue tbcugljtbep bad gotten fome notable conqueft ; if not, tbep t>enie rfthcif6 ^^^^^P^^w^^^W^^s^ftattbev tcldan* cunning. °$** ft* contrarte in earneft,and fpafee fbat but in felfc 2ft tbefe fjelps mfgbt Pharaos Higglers baue, to mamfeine tbetr ccufe* nages and tiluftons^totoards tbe bardening of Pharaos barfc
^erefcnto belong all maner of cbarmes, periapts, amulets, cbatacter^and fucb otber fuperSittons5botb poptty and p?o#ane: $$erebp(tfttjat foere tme,Wjub eitberpapiilSjComuro^o? fotfe
Udrtumlm. of Witchcraft. Cap . 15,16. 3 1 1 rfjes tmsertafce tot)©) toe mtgljt Datltc ik fte Dene miracle* tinoug^t inDdeo, tx^f cl) Pharaos magicians femcD to perfume*. l£otobett,bicaufc bp all ftjofe tscutCcss o;coufenages,tberecan' not be matjc fo mutt) as a nit, (b as Iannes anD iambrescculD jjaue no tjelpe ttjat toaie,3 toiU fpeafee hereof in place mo,:e con* uenient
How fome are abufed with naturall magike,and fun- drie examples thereof when illuhon is added therevnto, of Jacobs pied llicepe, andofablacke Moore.
Thexvj.Chapter.

full experiments anD conclufions ttjat are fount) out in nature it felfe (tfeougi) toifeDomc, learning, anD inDuflrie)DcD greatUe o$ofe anD all onnity ftc capaci* tie of man : lb 3 fate) trfjeit Deceipt anD iilufion is annereD tfjeretntto, ftien ts tfce _ U)it, fte fmtfj, i conif ancie of man fca# . t&eD ano trieD- ifo? if toe fyall paclD ttjat to be Diuine/upcrnatu; 1^^ rallj anD miraculous, feJncb toe cannot comp;tel)enD;atottcb,a Gf holding papttt5acomuro:,acoufener,anD a iuggler map make tisbe* opinion, feuetfcep are goDs: o?elfetoiftjmo?eunpiette toe l^allafcribe thatwhat- futfcpotoeranD omnipotencie fcnto tbem,o?fcntofbe Dwell, as [°tchu^af~ onelteanD p?operltea$ertamett)to(115oD. 0s fo: crample. jBp padded* confetjeracteojcoufenage(asbefo:e3!f)auefa!D)3 map feme to dbfae/a- mamfeft ttje fecret ftcugljts of ttje tart, t$ttf) (as toe learne in pernatu- Cods bcofee) none fenotoeit) 0? feard)ett)5but (UotJ l)imfclfe alone* rall>&c- Sinn tljerfoje, fcfcofoeuer befeueilj ttjat 3 can Dm as 3 map feme to D©> mabett) a goD of me, anD is an iDolater. 31n fcfeictj refpect, ft&enfoeuer toe |jeare papi(f,toitcb, comuro2,o? ccufcner,tafce tjpon ijim mo:e tban iteil) inhumane potoer to perfo:nrc , toe map fenoto f bolDlie faie it is a knacfee of fenauerie ; anD no xnv racle at all . &nD further toe map fenoto, ttjat \A)tn toe triDer^ ff anD it,tt toill not be too^tf) tfte fenotoing. 0nD at tfte Difcouerie of tfjefe miraculous totcs,toefyall leaue to toonDer at tfjem,anD bcgtnne to toonDer atourfelues, tfjat coulbbe fo abufcDtoitf)
35 b, 119, babies*
31*
LBap.TS[ea~ foljn natu- ral,mag.
I.J.XO.
Iohn.1,3. Colof.i,i£.
i3.Bookc. The difcouerie Natural! magikg.
bables.l£ofobeit5fucb tbings as (0ob batfj lain tip fecretlte m na * tureare tobetoeigbeb tottb great abmtratton^ano to be fear* rfjcD out tDttb fuel) inbuff r ie, as map become a rtjitflt an man : 3 meane5fo as neitber (S^no: our neighbour be offenbeb tbere> bp^bbtcbrefpedboubtleffelannes anblambresneucrbab* Wit finointbe Scriptures btuerfe naturall anb feccet experiments pjactifeb; asnamelie tbat of Iacob,fo2piebfljcepe: fcbtcb are confirmed bp p^ojbane autbo?s,anb not onelie bertfieb m Iambs anb lljcepe^but in bo;t(Tes5pecccks,connf cs3t c* Wit reab alfo of a fooman tbat bjougbt fwtfb a pamg blacfee 3pcD?e?bp mcaues of an olD blacfee sp©?e t$o iuas in btr boufc at tt>e time of bir con* ceptton^febome Qe bcbelb in $anf afie, as is fuppofeb : bofobett, agelousljufbanDUuU not be fattfficb luttt) fucb #antatticalU* magtnattonsrjfa:intru£b a blacfee $p©?e neuerfailetb to beget blacfte cbilb^en^; ftfrat colour foeuer tbe otber be : Etfi e contra.
The opinion of witchmongers,that diuels can create
bodies^and ofPharaos magicians.
The xvij. Chapter.
C t£ afftrmeD bp lames Sprenger
anb Henrie Inciter, in M. Mai. &bO titt Albert In lik de animdib. fo: ftetr purpofC,
tbat biuels anb fajitdjes alfo can truelie mafee lining creatures as foeli as dl5oD ; tfjougb not at aninff ant,petberiefubben> lie* l^ofobdt, allfucbasarertgbtlte tn> \fomrt in dCobs too?b,fyall mamfefflie percetueannconfefletbecontrariejasbatb beetle bp fcrtptures alreabic p^ueb, anb map beconfirmeb bp places infinite. £nb tijerefeci fatelannes anblambres3tbougb fatban anb alfoBel- zebubbaDaftaeDtbem^ouloneuerbauemaDe tbe ferpent oj tbe frogs of nofbing, no: pet bauc cbangeb tbe toaters fontb Uk^ds* j^euertbeleiTesalltbelearnebejcpofitojs of tbat place af» firme,tbat tbep mabe a C^cta of creation, f c : orbiting bp cun* mngarefemblanceof fomeof tbofc miracles , toJbtcti dI5 £D 2E> fo?ougbt bp tbe banb of Mofes. ^ca j&. Auguftine anb manie o? tber fjolb, tbat tbep maoe bp art(anb tbat trulie)tbe fcrpents , sc.
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap. 1 7, 1 8. 313 IBnt ft at tftep map bp art app?ocb fometdjaf neerer to tfjofe adt> ons,tban Ijatft baene pet Declared, tyall and map appare bp tyefe anD mante oibcr conclufions ,tf tfjep be true.
How to produce or make monflers by art magike5and why Pharaos magicians could not make lice.
The xviij. Chapter.
Trato , Democritus y Empedocles, Naturan anDof late,lo.Bap.Neap.teacb bp *4mt conciufios. meaner monffers map be pjoouceb, botft from beatt anD alfo from fofole. Arillotle bimfelfe f eartjetb to make a c&fcfeen $aue* foure legs, anti as mante fcrings,onlie bp a Double polfeeD eg : ftberebp alfo a fee* pent map be made to bauc mante legs. 4D; anp tying tbat pjoDucetb egs, map lifeefotfe be maDe Double memb:cD,o % DtfmembjeD : $ tbe tiler creature tbe fconer b?ougbt to monff rous Defojmttie, tdncb in mo?e noble creatures is mo?e JarDlte b?ougbt to paffe . 2$ere are alfo p^ettie, experiments of T . an eg, to p?oDuce ante fqfole,toitbout tbe naturaUbelpeot^^ ben: tbe ftljtcb is bjougbt to paffe, if tbe eg be laiDinttjepofo* out of an eg, Derof tbebensDo)ng,D^ieDanDmtngleDtoitljfome of tbe liens without the fetbers,s ffirreDeuertc fourtb Ijoure. f0oumapalfop?oDuce(as uT^i ftep faie) tlje moS fcenomous, notfome, anD Dangerous ferpent, thc^ calleDacocbatrice,bpmelttngarltttlearfentcbe,anD tbe potfon of ferpents, 02 fome otber ttrong benome , anD Djofomtng an eg tberetn,^t^tberemuHremainecerteine Dates ; anD if tbe eg be fct top?tgbt, tbe operation toiil be fte better . fijts map alfo be Dante, if tbe eg belaiDtnDcong, trijtcb of all otber tbtngs gi* ttetb tbe moll lingular anD natural! beate : anD as LBap. Neap.
feitf) \£*Mtrabihum rerumfnrens\ £d)0 alfo tu^ttctt^tbat Crinesfami- * xhe mo- namenftruofa tXt tUHteD tUtQ ferpentS tMtbin $0:t fpaCC : anD be therofmac-.
furtber fattb,tbat baffll being beaten,anD fet out in a moiff place, uels- betfoirt a couple of tiles, Daoib tngenoer fcp^pions* Mje afl^es of a Ducfce,bcing put betfoeone tfoo Diftes,anD fet in a moiff place,
bfflft) tngenDer aljUgetODet Quodet'tam efficit finguis menflmofu*.
tymiz Otters concluDe,tbat tbere be ttoo maner of toDcs , tbe
otte
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314 13 .Booke. The difcouerie Natural/ cxperim Two kind one b?e& bp uaturall courfc ano o;&er of generation , tbe otber naturan& Spfowgof tbemfelues,ftbicbarecaUeD tempo^arie, being ow tcmporaii. lie ingenbjeD of fljefoers ano buff: ana (as i.Bap. Neap, faitb) tbep are cafie to be mabe ♦ Plutarch ana Heraclides a© fate, tbat tbcp Ijaue fene tbefe to befcenb in r aine, fo as tbcp Ijaue Iten ano cral!e& on tbe tops of bouCes, f c . 0lCo Aciianus ocotb Caie, tbat Ije fatoe frogs ana tooes, thereof tbe beaos * (IjoulDers toere a* ltue,s became fleflfc ttjc btnber parts being but eartb, $ fo craiieb on ttoofeetc, tbe otber being not pet fa^toneoo? fullie ftamcb. #nb Macrobius repotfctb, ftjat in Acgypt, mice grofoe of eartb ana Seiners , as ai& frogs, tones, ano ferpents in oiber places. UjepfatetbatDanmatusHifpanuscoulD mafee tbem feben 1 as mameasbeltffeD, ^e is no gootiangler.tbatfenolDetb not bota Maggots fcoitc tbe entrales of a beafly^en tbep are buriea, fo til engenaet S?hc in- n^SS0**5 (ftW* in a ciutler terme are rallca gentles) a g©a bait \ wards of a fo? Cmall fifljes. ©HboCoeuer fenotoetb tbe o#cr of preferring beaft arc filfeefoo;:mes3map perceiue a like conclusion: btcaufe in tbe torn* good for |ef5tbat is a aeaa fea, ftfcicb in tbe Cummer is a liuelie creature. 1 ang ing* £>ucb ana greater experiments mtgbt be bnotune to Iannes ana : Iarr4>res, and Cer ue toeli to tbeir purpoCc, eCpeciallie fottb Cucb cp \ cuCes, Delates, anu cunning, as tbep coula iotne tbereimfball. ! ffiutto p2cc&a,ant> cornea little n^rer to tbeir feats, ana to fljefo pou a fenacfee bepona tbeir cunning; 3 can allure pou tbat I of tbe fat of a man 0? a fooman, lice are tnberie fl)o?tCpace iw genaerea : ana pet 5 Caie, Pharaos magicians coula not mabe tbem,toitb all tbe cunning tbep baa;Mbercbp pou map percetue, tbat GUesjUg; rao,tbougft be tbougbt bis magicians bib foitbno lelTc acjrfcri* See the fie tban Mofcs foo$e miracles ana toconacrs ♦ IBut Come of ti)t poore mans utf erp:eto:s of tbat place ercufe tbeir ignorance in tbat matter hbrane. ^m . ^ j^jj ^ fa^ ^ j can niake no cceature bnacr tbe
quantitieofabaritecome,anblice brtug Co little cannot tbere*
fo?e be createa bp tbem. 8s tbougb be tbat can mabe tbe
greater,coula not mabe t^t \z$c& bene groflfe
abfuraitte* 2lna as tbougb tW be ttf;icb
ijatb pofeer oucr great, bab not
tbe Itbeouer fmall
That !
Harturnim. of Witchcraft. Cap. I p. 315 -That great matters may be wrought by this art, when
princes eftecmc and maintcine it : of diuers woonderfull experiments,and of ftrange conclufions in glaffcs,_ of the artperfpe6tiue,&c.
The xix. Chapter.
i €>ix*ett,ti&ere are but trifled m
refpea of ottjer ejqperiments to tbis effect^ ipecialiie fofcen great ponces mainteine $giue countenance to ifudents in ttjofe magicallarts, tdjicb tn tljefe countries andintbis age is rafter pjobibited tban allofoed, bp reafon of tbe abufc common* lie coupled ttjerelottt) ; febub in f rutb te it tyaf mauetb admiration and effimation of miraculous fooj* feings*3sfo? example. Jfj affirme,tbat&ritbcertemetbarme* andpopifljpjaiers 3canfetan liojffe 0: an afl&s bead fopon a mans tyoulders, 3 fljall not be bel&ued , oj if 3 0© it, 3 ffjall be Woonder- fljougbtafottcb ♦ ataDpettfi.Bap.Neap.erpertmenfsbetrue, faHexpo* tt is no di fftcuit matter to make it tome fo ; and fte tbarmc of a mcnts* fottdjo^papifiiotneotuttb tbe eiqpertment, Intllalfo make tbe foamdertome topjorad thereof ♦ 23)efo)o:ds Wed tnfucb cafe are bncecteme, ana to be recited at fte pleafure of tbe luttd) 0: coufencr. But tbe concluSon is ttjis : Cut off fte bead of a bo:flTe horror 0? an ade (before tbep be dead) otberftufe tbe fcertue c% ffrengtb Jl\&°1 ftereof imft be tbe leffe effectually ana mafee an earften beffeil of head on a fitcapacitietoconteinetbefame^andlettt befflteDtoftbfteofle mansneck anD fat tberof ^couer it clofe, and datebe it oucrhritblome ; let ^ " ttbotleouera(bft6ertb:^DaiescontinuaUie,tbat ftje fleflj bw led map run into otle, fo as ttjebare bones map be fene : beat e tbe baiii into po&der, and mingle tbe fame ftntb fije otle$ and annotnt tije beads of (be ttanders bp5and tbep fl&all tome to baue botffes 0: aCTes beads-3f bcaffs beads be annotated fonfb tbe like ofle made of a mans bead, tbep (ball feme fobaue tnmB faces* as diuerfe autbojs foberlte atftrme. 3f alampebe annotated. b&relaitb7euertetbtag (ball feme mott monfirous. 3t is alio fe?itteit,^at if (bat fci^is called sprmain ante beaSbebur*
ne^
3 1 6 13 .Booke. The difcouerie Verf^eEtmegUjfcs\
neD, anD anp boDies face tberefotftmll annointeo , Ije fl&all feme
to Ijaue ttje like face as tbe bcaft baD, H5«t if pou beate ar feniefce
toerie fine, anD boile it foitb a little fai#ur in a couereD pot, anD
feinDle it tmtb a neto canDle, tbe ft anDers bp forill feme to be bete
Uttt. aqua compofita anD fait being fiereD in tbe nigljt, anD all
otber lights ertinguityeD, make tbe ffanoersbp feme asDeafc
011 tfjefe tbings migt)t be toerie toell perceiueo anD fcnofone, anD
alfo pjactifeD bp Iannes anD lambres. Wut tbe foamDerous Deut>
Scr e fes,anD miraculous fights anD conceipts maoe anD conteineD in
thingf to fflslle, Deo farre ercaeD all ottjer; thereto tbe art prrfpcrtt ue is foe*
be doone rie nccefiarie ♦ JFo? it tyetoetb tbe tiluftons of tljcm, lifeofe ejt:pe>
by perfpec rtments be fene in Diuerfe foj ts of glaiTes^as in tbe ljaflotr)e,tbe
tiuegiafTes. piame,tbeemboffeD, tbe columnar ic, tbe ppjamiDate 0? ptfeeD,
tbe turbfnall, tbe boumbcD, tbe rounD, t^e cowcrD, tlje inuerfcD,
fteeuerfeD , tbemaffie,tbe regular, tbe irregular, ttje coloureD
anD cleare glalTes :fo? pou map tjaue glalTes fo maDe,as ftbat
Image 0? fauour foeuer pcu p?tnt in pour imagination, pou tfjall
tljtnfee pou fe tfje fame therein. 3Dtbers are fo frameD, as tbere*
in one map fe W;at others Dcd in places far Diff ant 5 otbers,fcljer*
bp pou fl^allfe men Ranging in fte aire 5 otbers, ttfcerebp pou
map perceiue mm flieng in tlje aire; others, t$erm pou map fe
onecomming, sanottjer going ^ofyers^fcdjere one image fyall
femetobeonetmnD?eD3$c. ajerebeglaffiesalfo, therein one
man map fe another mans tmage,anD not fjis otone ; otbers,to
mabemanieCmilifuDcs; otbers,tomafeenoneatalL fibers,
contrarie to tbe We of allgla(Tes,mafee tberigljtftDe turne to tbe
rigbt, anD tbe left fiDefo tbe left ;otbers, tbat burne before anD
Coccming beljinD ;otbers,tbat repjefent not tbe images receiueD toitbm
thefc giar. fytm^ blxt catt ^em farrc off in ^ air05 appearing Itfee aier ie t>
be/thTt1"" mages, anD bp tbe collection of funnebeamrs, foltb great fo:ce
theeiefight fettetbfier(toie farre off) in euertetbing tbat map beburneD.
is decerned: ffjere be clears glalTes , tbat mafte great tbings feme little,
JWf tbtngsfarreofftobeatf)anD;anD ttjat triwbisn&re, to be far
l^feX °ff 3 fa# fttngs as are ouer fcs, to feme tmser fcs; anD ftofe tbat
u*m to. are tmoer bs, to be aboue fos. £fiere are fome glalTes alfo, tbat
rep:efent tbings in Diuerfe colours, f tbem moft go?geous,fpccu
allie anp febf te tljing. j?inallp,tbe tbing moft Inojtbie of aDmira*
fton concerning tljefe glaffes,is, tljat ttje leffer glaflfe Dtotl) leflfen
tbe
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.ip^ao. 317 flje fljape : but t)oin big (b euer tt be 5 it mafeefb ttje fl&apc no big* ger tban it te. #n& tberfoje Auguftine tbf nfeetb feme bibben mp> fferie tobetbcrein. Vitellius,anb I. Bap. Neap, incite largelte bereof .Sljefe 3 baue fo? tbe ntoff part tent, ana baue tbe receipt bofo to make tt)ent : &bicb,if DeCre of b^euttte bab not fo&tbben me53 fooulb bere baue fet oofone.ffiut 3 tbinfee not but Pharaos magicians bab better experience tban 3fo; tbofeanbfucblifee &cuifes.2lnb (as Pompanadus faitb)it is mod true5tbat fome fo? Ram opinio ftefe feats baue b&w accounteb faints, fome otber fotttbes* oncannc- #n& tberefo?e 31 fate, tbat tbe pope mafeetb ricb foitcbes, faints 5 }£„ ™jg? ano burnetb tbe pooje ftritcbes.
Acomparifon betwixt Pharaos magicians and our witches , and how their cunning coniifted in iuggling knacks.
The xx. Chapter.
i^ug pou fee tyat ft ^afl) pleafeD
d5 flD 8> to ibetn tonto men tbat tefte foa fenofolebge5fucb cunning in fintiing out, compounding, anb framing of Orange aim fecret tbings , ass tfjerefap be femctfj to baue beff otoeb fopon man , fome part of bis btuinf tie . ^ofobrit , tbing5toitb bte too?D ) bafb creates al! tbmgs,an& &a>fb at bis tall, beponb tbe pofoer ano alfo fyz read) of man , accompli^ tdjatfoeuer be tiff . 2no fucb miracles in times patt be tuzcugbt by the banbs of bis p?o$ets , as bere be
bib bp Mofes in tbe p^efence Of Pharao,trbicb Iannes antSlambres
aptfbite foilofoeb.HBufc to affirmc tbat tbep bp tbemfelucs , 0? bp all tbe btuels in bell, coulb &© inbeeb as Mofes oto bp tbe potner of tbe l£olie-gbcfiMs iuawfle tfian inSbditie . 3f ante obiect anb faie,tbat our toitcbes can Deo fucb feats imtb foosbs ano cbarms, as Pharaos magicians DiD bptbeirart, 3 oenietf ; anb all tbe foojlo tDill neuer be able to Cbefco it ♦ 2Et>at ftbub tbep bib, foas o* penlieoone; as our foitcbes anb coniuro?* neuer bra anietbtng : fc as tbefe cannot boa as tbep bib . 3lnb pet ( as Caluine faitb of $ttn)fljep toere but iugglers, j&eitber coulb tfcep Dcd, as manie
fagiofe.
An apiin imitation in Iannes and lam- bres of working wcondcrs*
lo£aluini9 Ub.inflitut.U
Cilp.%.
Ck.recog.}*
3 1 8 I j.Booke. The difcoucric Vharaos magician
fujpofe. jfo^ a* Clemens faity3£&efe magician* did rafter tome
to dcd tyefe toamder*jtyan foo$e tycm indaed . 2nd tfttjep mane
Erajtjn difi but pjeff igiou* tyetoes of tying* , 3 fate it foa* mo^e tyan onr
pumM iatttyeje; can dto. if ot totttycraft* ( a* Eraftus bimfelfe amfeOety
***'• in d?ift of argument)are but old toiues fable*. 3f tye magicians
terpen t bat) bane a tier te ferp en t?tt muff n eetis baue b ecne tranfc
formed out of tye roD . and tyerein ban beene a Double foo&e of
G5oD;to tott5tye qualtfieng andetftnguitymentof onefubffance,
anD tbe creation of anotber.Mbity are action* beponti tbe otuel*
poffiMe to" P°^er ,fo?b^ can neitber mabe a bodie to be no bodie5no? pet no
Siuei$;£r«r0 bodie to be a bodie ; a* to mafee fometbing notying,ano notying
to witches fometying ; and contrarie tying*, one : naie ,tyep cannot mafee
^niurors, onebaireeityer ttytteojblacfee ,jf Pharaos magician* bad mabe
&c# Derte frog* tjpon a fudden,febte could tyep not djiue tbem atoate
aga tne t 3!f tyep could not butt tbe frog* , ityie tyoulo toe tytnfte
tbat tbep could make tbem * &>t tbat our imttyes , ityity cannot
den fo mucb a* counterfet tbem , can bill cattell and otyer crea>
ture* farity foo?d* o $ foitye* t and tyerefo?e 3 fate foity iambi j-
/ „ ' ep&~ chu$,{?wfAfciMriimapinamHr,]w£terirMginam
* *% ormcr effentU veriutem ; £>uty tying* a* foe being betoitcbed do fmagine,bauenotrutyataUeityerof action o?effenee, befide tye bare imagination/
That the ferpents and frogs weretrulieprefented, and the water poifoned indeed by Iannes and lambres, of falfe prophets,and of their miracles, of Balams afie.
The xxj. Chapter.
l&ueite 3 ttynfee tljere toere no
inconuentence granted ,tyougb 3 tyoulo admit tyat tye ferpent and frog* foerc truelie p?efented3 and tye foater truelte
poifoned bp Iannes and Iambres; not tyat
Pharaos ^^^\| Dii magicians Tk&f^J t£^P^ 1 felueg^o? bp tycir familiar* o?otuel* xbvt w%not r ^^^5fw^^tyat(I!5od3bptyeband*oftyofecounterfet Scfr owne wufener* 3 contrarie to tyeir otone erpectation* 3 ouertcobe anions, tyemaandcompelledtyemintyeir ridiculous foiefcedne* to be
in*
hartumim. of Witchcraft* Cap. a I* 31^ taff rument s of bis fotll anD feengeance,t>pon tbefr mafffer Pha- rao : fo a5 bp tbeir bands (Sod (befocD fome miracles, Ix^lcf) be JtmfeifetDkjoug|!t: asatpearetftmExodus.ifojcSoD DiDputtbe Exodw. (pint of trutb fnto Baalams moutb, fcbo teas biereo to curffe bts people .#ndaltbougb \z foere a co-opt andfalfep;05bet,and foent about a miftbauous enterp?tfe 5 pet ff rument(againtt \)i$ toiU)to tbe confafion of tbe fcricfeeD.©iibt if ft pleafeo dUoD to dcd bere,as a fperiall fooafee^erebp to (beta ^^ bis omnf potencfe,to tbe confirmation of tjis peoples faitb5tn tbe execute his Doctrine of tbeir ©effias dclfuered bnt 0 ttjem bp tbe p;o#et Mo- counfeis & fcs.ttjen taas ft miraculous and ertrao;Dinarte,anD not to be to* «"*&»*»«• fceo fo; nolo . and (as fome fuppofe ) tbere foere tben a confo;t eg aefoof falfep;o#ets, fobicbcoulDalfo foretell tbfngstocome, and foo;fee miracles* 3 an tocr , ft foas ertrao;Df narie anD mU raculous,$$at ft pleafeD feetb not fo f n fljefe Dates : fo; tbe foo;feing of miracles is ccafeD. Jlifeefoife in tbts cafe ttmigbt foell ffanD fottb CUoDs glo;ie , to ^££ bfe tbe banos of Pharaos magicians, tofoarDs tbe Jaroeningof {ca& that tfteir maiff crs Ijar t \ anD to make tbeir tlluftons anD riDicnlous the mira. conceipts to become effectuall. JFo; ©od baDp;omifeD anDDe* ^csoW°" terminedfobarden tbe bear t of Pharao . as fo; tbe miracles ^cf^ febicb Mofes did,tbcp mollifieD ft fo,as be alfoaies relenteD fcpon the Aegyp- ftefigbtof tbefame ♦ ifo;tmtotbe greatnelTe of bfs miracles uanmagi- foere added fucb modeff te anD patience , as migbt baue mowed 51& wrogjit etten a beart of tt&le 0; flint. But Pharaos ftofoarDnes alfoaies SptowS grefobpoutbe magicians actions : tbe lifeeerample, 0; tbe re* femblance thereof, foe finD not agaf ne f n tbe feriptures . 3nD ftjougb tbere foere fucb people f n tbofe Dates fuffereD anD t)feD bp (0oo5fo; flje accomplifl^ment of bis tot II anD fecret purpofe : pet ftfoflotaeibnot,tbatnofo,t#en dSods toll isftboltereucatea bnto fcs fn ^ foo;D, anD bis fonne erbibiteD ( fo; ftbome , 0; ra* fljerfo; tbe mamfeffatton of irijofe comming all tbofe tbfngs foere fuffereD o;fo:ougbt)fucb tbmgs anD fucb people fljoulD pet continue . &o as 3 conclude ,tbe canfe being tafcen afoaie,tbe tbfng proceeding tbence remainetb not ♦ 0nD to afllgne our tote cbes anD coniuro?s fteir r©me,f s to mocfee anD contemne ©ods fooonDerfull too;bs ; anD to otpofe againB ftem coufenages,iug# glf ng bnacbs,anD things of nougfttt^inD tberefo^as tbep mutt
confeOe,
3*0 1 3»Booke. The difcoucrie Vharaos magician,
confeHc, tl)at none in tt?cfc Dated can Dm aid Mofc s mo : To it map
be an(toereD,tbat none in ttjefe Daies can Dai as Iannes ano iam-
bresDiD:t^o,tfftepl)aDb0enefalfep:o^et£f, asttjep foereiug*
glers,l)aD pet bemc~mo?e pjiutlegco to crceeD our olb focmen o^
con turo?s,tn tbe accompltfljtng of miracIcs,o? in p:c#)efieng.,f c,
JF03&&0 map be compares tmtb Balaam? j|iatej Darefaie.#at
Balaams affe tojougbt a greater miracle 5 anD moiz fupernatu*
rail ,tbancitber tbe pope 0? all tbe conturojs anD toitcbes in tbe
tuo^lo can Dcd at tfris Date,
That the Co concluDe,it is to be auoucbeD(anb ftjere be paofes manifeff
art of iug^ enougb)tbat our tugglers ajp^ocb mucb neerer to refemble Ph a-
more or raos iw^ian*, t&antfffcer toittfyt* o? coniurojs , s can mahe a
at icaft no W Uuelte (befo of tooling miracles tbau anie incbantojs
les ftrange can Dto : fo ^ tt)efc p^acttfc to fyeto tfjat in action,^ id) tmtcbes Dot
in working tn foo?DS anD termed • }l5ut tbat pou map tbinfee 3 baue reafon
Sancon ^ *^e ma'ntenance of mine opinion in tbts bcljalfe , 3 Ml fur*
iuring?n" ^af^ bp niultituDe of foo?DS to amplifie tbts plaee,referringpou
witchcraft, to tbe tract follotoing of tbe art of iugglmg , febcre pou fyail reaD
*& a range p?actifcs anD cunning conueiances ; idncb bicaufe tbcp
cannot fo conuenientliebe DefcribeD bp #?afc of fp&cb y as tbat
ftep fljoulo p:efentlie finfee into tbe capacitie of pou tbat tooulD
be practitioners of tbe fame$ baue caufeo tbem to be fet f©?tb in
fo?me anD figure , tbat pour tmDcrff anDinlg migbt be fomettbat
IjelpeDbp inttumentall Demonffrattons ♦ #nD trfjen pou baue
perufcD tbat fcfcole Difcouerieof iugglmg5compare tbe foonDers
tbereof iuitb tbe foomDcrs imputeD to comuro?s anD foitcbes,
(not omitting Pharaos fojeerers at aniebanD in tbis compart*
fon)anD 3 btlmt pou foill be refolueD, tbat tbe miracles Dame in
Pharaos ffgbt bp fbem , anD tbe miracles afcribeD bnto toitcbes,
coniurcjs^c : map be foell taken fo? falfe miracles , mmz
DelufionSjf c: anD fo? fucb actions as are common*
lie pjactifeb bp cunning iugglers ; be it tU
fyer bp legierDemaine,confe*
Deracie^ofyer*
fotfe*
■
The
Hartutnirn. of Witchcraft, Cap .z 1. 321
The art of Juggling difcouered,and in what points it dootb principallie confift.
The xxij. Chapter.
®fo bccaufe fud& cccaCton i$ mt*
niffred;, and fte matter fo pertinent to mp purpofe,ano aUb fte life of tuitftcraff ana coufenage fo manifettlie deliuered in fte art of iuggltng;31 ftougbt god to trifcouer it?togcftertmft fte rett of fte iofter oecetptfull arts; being fone ftat it failed ont to mp lot, to late open fte fe* trets of ftts mpff erte,fo fte binoerance of fuft pm men as line fterebp : tftofe danngs \>min are not onlte tollerable,but greats In what re- Ife commendable, fo tftcp abufe not fte name of fte people attribute tonto ftem ty* pofoer; but altoaies acfenofo- \c?Jt£ !,° 4 ledge therein fte artconOffeft,fo as fterebp fte ofter fcnlafo' aifocom- fall and impious arte map be bp ftem fte rafter Detected and be* ratable, touted,
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