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EASY READING SERIESDemonology,by KingJamesIBYKing JamesI
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HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGEPUBLISHER'S PREFACEAbout the Book"Thefirsttext presented here, written byJamesIof England,isa wide-ranging d scussion of witchcraft, necromancy, posses-demons, we re-wolves, fairies and ghosts, in the form of aSo c rati c dialogue The second text is a sensational historicalaccount of Scottish witch persecution and is one of the sourcession,Margaret Murray.cited bytheseIhave takendocumentshistoricallettersomeforcare to transcribeletter,attempt at correction or modernization ofdocuments exem3lifyanyThesewithoutspelling.the convoluted intellectual rationaliza-tions used to justify the barbaric witch hunts.scanned from an earrly 20th CenturyThe texts werereprint,"(Quote from sacred-texts.com)About the AuthorKing James"JamesVIScots asI(1566andJames(IVI1625)27 March 1625) was King ofand King of England and King of Ireland astL9June 1566-He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567,when he was on ly one year old, succeeding his mother Mary,JamesQueenendedhisI.of Scots, Ffegents governed during his minority, whichofficially ingovernmentsucceeded theElizabethI,u1578, though he did not gainitillastwho1581.On 24 March 1603,fullcontrol ofas JamesTudor monarch of England anddied without issue. 201 0He thenForgottenB o oksI,heIreland,ruled England,www. forgo ttenb o oks, org
HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGEvlil Scotland and Ireland for 22 years, until his death at the age of58.James achieved most ofhisaimsinScotland but faced greatGunpowderdifficulties inEngland, including theand repeatedconflicts with the EnglishPlot in1605Parliament According toa tradition originating with historians of the mid-seventeenthcentury, James's taste lutism,ofhowever,haverevisedfinancialunpopular favouritesestablished the foundation for the onan dtreated him as a serious and thoughtful monarch.Under James, the 'Golden Age" of Elizabethan literature anddrama continued, with writers such as William ShakespeareJohn Donne, Ben Jonson, and Sir Francis Bacon contributing toflourishing literary culture, James himself was a talenteldscholar, the author of works such as Daemonologie (1597) andBasilikon Doron (1599). Sir Anthony Weldon claimed that Jameshad been termed "the wisest fool in Christendom an epithet1',associated with his character ever since."(Quote from wikipedia.ortj) 2010Forgotten Books
HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGECONTENTSPUBLISHER'S PREFACE.VIIINTRODUCTION TO THE BODLEY HEAD EDITION.1PREFACE.5DXEMONOLOGIE: THE FIRST BOOKED4EMONOLOGIE: THE SECONDE BOOKEDXEMONOLOGIE: THE THIRDE BOOKETO THE READERNEWES FROM SCOTLAND 2010 Forgotten Books.8.30,53.76.77www. forgottenb o oks. org
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HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGEDemonologyj by KFng JamesIINTRODUCTION T 3 THE BODLEY HEADEDITIONTHEandDaemonologie ofof England,FirststatesKhisiningJames, the Sixth of Scotland/vas written,Preface, toSathan are most certainly prjactizedthereof, meritsmore thanmost severly&that the instrumentesbe punished. Such a work has1toa passing interest,literature a briefas the Royal authorprove that 'the assautes ofItgives the student of history andand authoritative guide to the darkerour ancestors; thereis,beliefs oftoo, mucrh to interest the theologian andthe psychologist, whilst the philologistwill findthe book a mineof rare and curious phrases.To themoderndiscovery,somewhatinhismanymind,ofnaive, and,laudable effortssometimesputsthreeaft i rE musf be confessed, that Philomathes,to d raw out his companion's red. Our greater d isce rnment andweaker faith willscarcely be convinced by the exa mple: 'Thirdly, said notSamuellto Saull, that disobedience k; as the sinne of Witch-craft? Tocompare to a thing that were not, it were too too absurd,' Still,given the implicit belief, the conclusions are notillogical.KingJames makes many shrewd observations, and the twentiethcentury medium would proba ?ly confirm that there are twentiewomengiuen to that craftexplanation (given onppwhere therisone man.' The43 -4) would not, perhaps, be asreadily accepted. 2010Forgotten Bookswww. forgottenbooks. org
HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGEForgottenBooks.orgThe Newesfrom Scotland, which is also included in this volumeof the Bodley Head Quartos, claims to give a true account of avery notab e witch trial wherein King James took a prominentpart. The influence of the 'revelations' then made can clearly beseen in the DaBmonologie. Although at first sight the cruelty andbarbarity o the whole business is revolting, it must not be putdown as solely due to panic and terror These poor womenwhen their heads were 'thrawen with a rope according to thecustom of that Country were ready to confess anything, but the:1credulity of the judgeswas understandableafter AgnisSampsonhad drawn the King aside and declared vnto him the veryewoordes which passed betweene the Kings Maiestie and hisQueene at Vpslo in Norway the first night of their marriage,with their answere each to other,' Even a stouter heartedscholar would have found remarkable confirmation of his worstfearsmiristers theDevil'scarrying ouOf Kingfoundalarming revelation, Moreover,in this:his plainhe was onlyKing really thought thatone of the mostvividaccountsisto bea etter of Sir John Harrington, describing an audiencewhich he Had with the King, 'Soon uponHighnesse did enter, andwas cosento lorde"His Majeslie didownethis,the Prince hismuche goode humour askede,Haryngton of Exton?"inI"IfIhumblie repliede,--enquiringemykin to11oneandhonourede and made a barone;adde, "wee were bothe branches of the samedidininme some honourhe had somoreovertree," Thehisdestroying theduty towards God,Ja rfies himselfinwhomeinlateenquyrede muche of lernynge, and showede mesuche sorte, as made me remember my examiner atleCambridge aforetyme. He soughte muche to knowe myadvances in philosophie, and utterede profounde sentences ofAristotle, a 11 dsuche lyke wryters, whicheIhad never reade, andwhich somk are bolde enoughe to saye, others do not understand: but:hisImust passeby.The Prince did nowe presse myreadinge to him parte of a canto 201 0in"Ariosto"; praysedeForgottenB o oksmywww. forgo ttenb o oks, org
HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGEDemonologyj by King JamesInd said he had been informede of manie, as toutterance,mylernynge, Ilk the tyme of the Queene. He asked me "whatthought pu e witte was made of; and whom it did best become?IWhetherKynge should not be the best clerkeacountrie; a ridthis lande didifhisinownenot entertayne goode opinion ofmuch presse forpower of Satane in matter ofwitchcraft; and asked me, with much gravitie,— "ifdid trulieunderstandwhy the devil did worke more with ancientehismylernyng and wisdome?" His Majestie didtouchinge theopinioipIwomen th aiothers?"1'More serious discourse did next ensue, whereinwantedeIroome to cjontinue, and sometime roome to escape; for theQueene wa s not forgotten, nor Davison neither. His Highnessetolde me h or deathe was visible in Scotlande before it did reallyhappen, bei ng, as he said, "spoken of in secrete by those whosepower of sight e presentede to them a bloodie heade dancingein the aire,He then did remarke muche on this gifte, and saidehe had sought e out of certaine bookes a sure waie to attaineknowledgewhichIof futurewhomnamede many bookes,written; but advisedesome authors which wouldenot to co)n;u Itconsultationschances, Hereat, heknowe, nor bydid notpowertolde his Majestie, "theImuche feared e, damagede mybodilie frame;myfarther will to cowrte his friendshipe, forI"Now,Sir,somewhat onhave pried into yours,reporte,andamendme n:eIbutIIhad notsoules hurt. "-WeIwillnotmefailmayejusticeinyourto add to youryou lackemade courtesie hereat, and withdrewe downeinIof Satan had,religion,praye you, dogood season,inunderstandfnge,to evilewhen at lengthe heyou have seen my wisdome in some sorte, andnexte discdu rsedesaide:meleademesuche pointes as 201 0IForgottenB o oksfindwww. forgo ttenb o oks, org
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HIGH-QUALITY SAMPLE PAGEDemonologyj by KFng JamesIPREFACEto the ReaderTHEfearefullaboundinge attimethisthese detestable slaues of theenchaunters,dispatch(asthe Witches or(be lojedpost, this following treatise ofinprotest) to serue for aIthis countrie, ofmemovedhathinDeuill,shewmyofreader)mine not,in&learn ingtoany wiseingine, butonely (mooued of conscience) to preasse / thereby, so farre ascan, to resolue the doubting harts of many; both that suchIassaultes of Sat ha n aremost&certainly pract zedinstrumentes thereof, merits most severly 10 beagainst thethat thepunished:damnable opinions of two princna lly in our age,called SCOT an Englishman, is not ashamed inwherof the onepublike print to deny, that ther can be suchcraft:thing as Witch-and so mainteines the old error of the Sadducees,denying ofspirits.The other called WIERVS,ina Cjerman Phisition,sets out a publick apologie for al these craftesfolkes,whereby,procuring for their impunitie, he plainely be w ayes himselfe toihaue bene one of that Profession. And for tomore pleasaunt andma kethis treatiseforme of aDialogue, which hauediuided into three bookes The first spea/ king of Magie in general, and Necromantic in special Thesecond of Sorcerie and Witch-craft: and the third e, conteines athefacill,haue putIIdiscourse of&spirits,&Spect r es that appearestrebles persones: together with a conclusion of the wholwork.I:these kindes ofallini:Myintentionhaue alreadieandare.said:inthis labour,&only to projetwo things,asthe one, that such diuelish artes haue beneThe other, what exactthey merite:istherefore reason 2010trialI,and sejere punishmentwhatkin de of things areForgotten Bookswww. forgottenbooks. org
Iperformedpossible to bfmaycauses theyin thfesfebe, not that since thisreason vpongenuscomprehendstherein, /of MagicienSr n thecan suddenlydishes, byth *steale,andifamiliarrbringingWine&bookandSI Jw r uage)laIbetopowerttheyi:t atindesdaintie&siddenInoughgenus, n ay be flompre-btllNevnder thisdependihg thereupon;aut of a Wall [asspeakas a thiefe he de i htes toNowic:ulars rPsay,Iall lphing ofidi ferentfeChapter;he canourinspeaki ig ofthemIt 3spirit: Si ic espirit e,transport the semeaspokenespecies,use be brought ua; ahended3(Asforetam pie,first:what natural!fbut nelieirfiinrte:can notleauirvgbnt juch every pa rticulaIthe Deuils pcnver, for that weresc hola stick lie,&arts,taue heardas the ucli tfthuetobenepractised) and such othersj which particulars, are sulicientlleproved by thsecond baokereasons of theof Wrtrh craft erteral.And suchsq i al andftftinproue by diuetse ariguments, thailVp itches cantheirMasterhreasones, that proues theirgenerall,isIIpowe ty the1proue d their pciwermen/thethe Jower ofbysameth eDeul of din special!:insay andl"55as of\sasesinweaken*them vnz blefoi vornen:and making tt to abound in otljejs, more ttmn the Ordinarycourse of nam re would permit. And such line inotherparticular sicknesses But one thin j will pray th e to ob ferue initigthe nature of someayNowure or cast on diss Oases:HieChap,rtoI;allthese placed wherethe dlferent e l idsDevill as hisIreason vtoin the deuih& scopes,that m:cJ as thedeuilles intentoninthemisinlang man:)the patient, an*ieuill fjloriein his justice,mend meritmy fullin tention intoor/of the laithfulLbeing wakened vp with that roi of correctkn, Hahee then,theso permfttt d to d le with;h himsetfe, either by the wracke ol the wickeddeclared vntotheseII»recontra rie,rdrawes e ief out of thattryalliseuei 10 perish, either the ;Dule orthe body, or both of them, thatGod by thewhichcause and thefirsinstrument and second cause shootts atartiones of tie Deuil, (as Godi.by thewwerth sng thusTreaWe thou,www. fcn [ittff4iiifl(w ii
easels excuse,decbre t\i2 wholewiltvnlawfuI(oubtInot,pa rticularales: as also heiraswelritesinfinitepretermitting. ton iyand secretes of theseand wpuiderfull practiie -pose: the reasonas bEing neither of thefi pertinent towhereof r giuen in the hinder ende of the fi'st Chapter of thethin e boo :e; and who Ikes to be curious in these t hinges, hemay reade if he will h ore of their practises, GOOINVS Osinojudgement together whhtli isvien writtendollected with greater diligencenorf-antim abprehened.ftheir confession;: J hatithe would know vhat hath bene theuel descry bed hu HYPERIVS,GermaireBrideswritersThenlogfje*that write!haue benn atlopinion of the Aunci- / enteSr concerning tieirseeSlinnumerablelarge lievponpower heHEMMINGIU5, twoothersbbject thai:woikJe knbwe what a ie the partkuler rt es, &is both vnnecessane andei:inWlfrWliA hem of spa k. [And(bebued Reader) to bethesane,CORN Elwishing mythe fourth book ofagainstsobffect jaL inth sea bonerecommending my goodwill to thyIV ]heAgrippa, an inthe e bbcl arts {whichwill findw nrthnsinTreatisearming a them that rea desmentioned errcures, indIfriendlyitceptation,Ibidthe* hartel fans -wellJAMEiR*F*r(tft« Book*WWW. rm nttffJiiifllW-ii
ForjfQtteniD EMOTHE FIIUiT BOOKIE40LCPGIE:AM surely vdr e glaJ to haueI amwherofmette uith you this diye forcan betterof opinion, thatres i lieIstar c in gieat doubt, nor aISac** onhimeIof sorr e thing,other whoin- withlcould hauE mett*EPLInwhatIcar,hat yelike tomy o *ion, and ffreelie tellIspeir atproueims,What3itnd6mnot sufficiencyitheartely content In at j setter reason ca ri PHI,will willinjglieIaway thenthinks yee of these strange new*s. which nowoneliefurnishes purpose todlmenat their medtihg:Imeanepf thiseWitches?EPL Surelie theyconfessionsinwonderful! AndirjeIthink so deare and plalneth Jt purppse, haue neuerf M en outinani? 3ge orcuntrey.PHL No questionifthey be true, but ttereof the Doctoursdoubles.epi.Whatpart oflh doulrtye of?far ougitPHI. Even of athereissuch attfirtgIas Witchcraft or Wit :Nes andryou to nesolue nje ther eofsundrieEPLIinthatm ittershall withdrfficilter sincerdcbdyiinamecan yet perce i ue: andifye may: forIIdoe the bestpeni( the thing*itIinwjithsatisfied t ic reiithegenerall: for asi: istah ButwifetiatwojIId prayhaue reasonedand yet could nevdr sewIlle rF*r(tft« Book*Itihinlse
said innone \og\ck sciools, Contra neganterp prmcipia[fAiwadisputa lie urn.Witches tyaue bene, iodfcrthatakthe former pab the S:r pt li res, and the ast bypart,witchcraft,th itestandclearel I'JIprovedisdailie exp ! Henceand confersions.PHI.Iknew Yeewill blleaclgeappearfskvill notmake muchEPI.Not onlie thatthats hePHI.Ttmudflace,not makemucInsphavesuforrmarvelIwhyme?firstYee may1qansider, that Saulong befor a id having fastedrrt,Jutas theFrhaving s4 guittie aforspecial! that:onscence forsarr edefection and then the haue)that asbu(tfor you.and b ping tome to a woman tliat was druted toknowledge and that Id inquire so mportant iiews hetert tes:nethgreatSaules Pyt qnh e;but divers others:the;ebeing tioubledmeai Ifse nniration rvnlawfulwoma nhishai iqus often es,curettediscovering h in to be the King,being thus detractsno wo underithorriblecrying out v )dn the sue d ainefar the vnLcuth sicht thUldenied jy him beforeandItinshe a lodged tooghdisgjiysed.y thatPhii&sensesshe Dould not perceaije hir fainIf* in an other c ha mer, a,andofhirdee being hiseeingNftct what CO ulil be or was ra is d? The spirit ofSamuel* raphane alnd aria Inst all Theologje the Diu in hisHkenesivna ppeimt, tiat either God WUU Id permi t him tovoice,nothingrIcomeinPropheisthe shape ofintho&ed;i ieshitSaintes (for then could ntuer theha ue bene sure,w hhtSpiritspake tothem inj their vlslonep) or Ihen that he couk lore-tell vrhat wasto com ihere after; [for Prophecie proceeds 1 onelie cf GOD;1and theSam.Cevill hath nfi2: 1knowledge of things t ume.
wv,:EPI Yet if Yee Will ma rke the wordes of l:tie tevt yedeairetf, that Si ul saw that apparition fo giving youwas in an otherr Chdlmer at the male ng of ther#Iany itherswill permfljrisen,5tie*! callcid innw him toSaulebehold at that time) yethbw soHethe te)t thatthat oncev» nitisis 5itbe Samuel, which co uloHe mancirclesSidein&.craftitevident bythat vi clean spiritSaul. Farthat Saulp; none of thconjur ttaJies r Heedefn for that purposefindewillthewjsfullyteitt rthatnot haue l *ne, byleman til,the heirinktell nely c fanwasmoaid mi inor Samuel; Aid thepf Thaisrrjanycomlmnnnextilveid13t1wherejrfitwa ; nottiwith ndead in Israelwhole Cuntreyespiritto& nectde notofinsist,Samuelsinceever Felig on agrees vpon that: andignoreiits.Ilknes Df the Sprites,said,itherethe provinginChristians of vrhatso-but either merenfl neor Nicromt n tiers or Witches doubter thereof. Andd iuel h permittedthat the3mantis As to thegrant:allsineissom-times c put himselfatplaloe in theSinwherezriptures,ttatlbthai can trans forme himselfe into an Angell oftheitislightNeither bouldlthat biing any iriconvenie i t with the uisH nes ofthe Priphits, sihcehim sodeceiutcssuffers toitimost certaine;Lth;Godtdec iue his own: but only jchthemallby running vntoselveshias firstwilfullyn whomeGcd thenpermittes them too *ne snares, and JUS ieijreat e ff icacy of deceit, bdtausethey would notin theirbe illuced withhnot permitwillbeleeue tie trjethIPaul sayth),[ sforetel ing of things tqcome,things future bit yetiatheitkfttrue{which the witit,haue fsre spoken]that he hathas to the dluelles\V atno we s panof this hisibrke declarenoi:Amie?„t Fhe knowes not allthe Tragica eventwomanIcouhl neverany prescience, uhlchisknows anie t ing by lotting vp- onGad ai; in a mirnourfa & the good Angels c e] he being ft r euerdebarred rom the fa uorable presence 6 countenance of hisonly Pfop r to Sodyeti32. Cor.11 14.* 201* F*r(tft« Book*www. fcn [ittff4iiifl(w ii
meanercreator ut only by one of these twoworld lie wiseanc1either as beingaught by an continual eipe hence, everby Hkelie-hood o th iryges to come,that hath passed befars, iind the naturallsince the cred tion. jjdgesaccording tocause;,ii\ie hl:ebrespectthe vicissitude ofworldly: Orall thi fliesby fods employing of him in a turne, arid so foresee nejs affcean;; to ha ue bin in this, whsreuf we finde the1uerie like in Nichea*. prapheticque discourse tp King AchabelsethereofJBut 10 prpoue this Jr thing as witcl -craffirst&proposition, thatplain ely pre hibitedit iscan be such ahewitches there are maniathe Scriptures then this (asGmTtsaid before). Ai firstI2:But certaineinplacesInthe law ofthat theis,rtmoLawofGod speikes noth n g in vaine, nether dotfilay curses, orinjoyne FunlslmenEsvpon shaddoweSj cone en n Ing that to beSecondly it isx which is not in thence or being as we hplaine, uhere wick 11 Pharaohs wise 'men im rtai:bd ane number1\\ofMosemiThirdly,aidiot Sinuell to SaulL thatsinne of Witcn -craftweretMtoothat crai[?Python?to harden the tyranaclesbsuiAidATo compare to a thingrieart theredisowns neeFourth lie. was nct imcfitiebesi je inst iatiswerel gus, awhat was she that hid theby.as thenot,manitofspirit ofmerable other places that Jvereirkesom torecite-CHAP.What k ndieommittfs. TofieII.ARGVthe practizers of the e vnlawfull artesdtvtion cf these artes. A id quhat are thesinmeanesihat allureny to practize them.E*0d.?2lEstod1.7JcS.Sam.Acts. e.*F*r(tft« Book*www. fcn [ittff4iiifl(w ii
11PHILOMATH ESBUThiIniceSod Jioub permit anie man-very strange, thatitkyndeunce they bearp hisowne Imagq) tofifth ledefection.EPI, Allh ]jjghnunCreationin hisCreator \ yet througfirestored againerest fa IjhghDevilloverita p;irtaway from God,are givenhisImage of thehaving ornje lostby grace onelia to theenemie, to Haresogrosse andirlade Ho theowrit ritSoelect:i*butallthethe handes of theiImage: indgreatest and the grossest impjretieh(1Inhis fallwasPall inaeir gsronce so giventhe pleasantest.and mpsfc delytefull vmo themIPHL But mayrftnot suf\icehim to hauq ind rertly theprocthe perdition of o manie soules y alluringvices,d to the folio ding of their owji ap wtltes abuse n fft so manyimple soules,inrule,andthem tosuppose hemaking themdirectlie [knoi /h(4ge himfor their maisterNEPI.nurelle, for hefordingrule,wham2vses everle man,wio mto tht ir completion andie findes mosl: simple,heof he hath thenowledge; And soplaim?lies: discovers himsetfevnto tie n, For hee bei ing theenemie cf ma ns Salvation, vses atherr ]a leshe can Co Hitrappe themsc3in hissnares asmaymable to the in thereafter (suppose they would) tot hemsttlues out of the ame.PHI.ThenEPLIt3Gen.isIinthissinneIsj sinne against ttn; hosome, but n t in alLieGhost.Iitrid
,PillI.HowDeuill inA e notthat?One Catef uriethese that runnes directlie to theallLGod forbid, fpr the ? n against the hoi Ghost haMane he The on* a f3 Mini backe from the w tole serviceEll.?and:a refusallhis preceptes.allThe otherrinthehadfirst ofa tasteiIsortesWitches, ar con preh ended: but1G rlres with this kna w asthau e poke nappeai es that there areItare directlie profei sorsofruehat:ofGods mercies Nowof Necromancer EncHante rsof he sweetne* ofthe* two, atwothe doing ofistHe first with knowledge, k nowing that they 4toe wrongdie ir awn corse it ioe and the testimonie ef the holieh ivingoicehservice:inone but511ch as fmoresortes nor on&, thatandsc be,ifIprafyioutellan) whatii re they?There are prijjcipallie two series, wherevnto all the partes0 that vnhappie arte are redacted; whereol the one is calledW agie or Necrums icie t hi othe r Scree lie or Witc h craftEfl.rPllll.Whttpr yand how mante are the meaner, wierebyallures pttrscnes in anie of these snares?th e DeviEll. EverI!1Curiosityby thes three lassione* that are within our seine*:ingnsaInglnes:thrist ofrevengefor sortie tortesdeeply dpprehenfled: or greed ie appetfte of geare, :ausedthrough great pai erty, A: to the first of th ise Curiosity rt isronelie the intitem nt of tylagiciens, or Ne cromanc iers: and theohertwj arethellure re-oftheSorcerers cr Witches, f r thatolde anc craftie 5 srpent, t eing alleb.6.hspirite, heeeasiliespues our
;conformes himseHaffections, anc soshereto, to deceaie vsno1our wracke.CHAP.ThesignificationsIll ARand Etymology f he words of Ma;le andNecromancie, The difference betu \ Jecromancie and Wrtclicraft: What ari ttie entressis, and b giininges that farin gs ai:rto the kriowletigethereof.PHILOMATH E IWouldgladliifirstlheare, whatthirsitthat yeN agie atcallNecroimancieEPL This word M g ieinthe Persia r t ung, impartes aslmuclieas to be an*i coritemplator or Irj fpreto ur of Divipe aijdheavenlie sciences which beingthrough their ignorance of the trueaIwith an honoribepvi jiustlfeD aldee was esteened anddjivtnrtie ,princireputed amongst them, as awas namedsd arrange thefirstAnd thireforkwhich name tievertue:stile rGreekes Imlt ted. generally Impotiiygtheseallklrdes ofunlawful! arte*Andwore Netfcmanciethis{GreekProphecie by nhe dsad Thisinr"icel.ylastwhichnaineIsIsto siyhrftiegiven, to this slack&kathe figure E iddocherbecausethem seine*principal part of tiat art r to meruitcarcagesword compoundeda Grlbek{Greek mantel a}Nekrvivnlawfull scieititwitide;dthdir divinations.PHk What drffiirgnc*EPI. Surelle, tiemerr andainisthere betwixtdrf Terenceminervulganetf istouttrue" forth**arte and Wrtcli -craft.betwixt them,say, that theyFarttfttfi11r1Book*rtverrieWiqches srWWW. fdl ElttffJlilfllW-Il
areand slauestotheismaisters and commanders.PHHo v can thhehis s*rv ce r :anEPInal by*Yhissecundum quid; For it ispowder that they can haue ever him but ex jactoflniecnelieisitHhereby he oblicesallarerliehiiinself insometotriflesi!Anveflie inmee whatd rs: urie vntoEPITh;tequitable contract forsooth: ButOVG r large an fielde ye giue mee: yetistlie ntosttosummarlie thatpriinipil points thereof.ma beIarte?5hIcan, to runne through theentrsed to this arte, to wrt learned or vnlearnep sorthethec uriostoe 4ame Which two meanerr ear es,which are thefiretsteeners vp&.fee .Icallthe Dlvek schoo'ppejtogieIjud oar For di r?yei:menhaving attained to a great perfectionremaining overbare(alasjre fier tioh arid frutes thereof; findingconallof theitnaturaass ale tjo v ndw;ate vntothema greaterap tearsecnheth tair gof things tocomeoftheyname, by no: onliem tocourse of things heavenlie, but likewise tomdwIeAgein tfnges well to the stupide pedants as vnto thenikntisofandeLndi (nentes/rhe learned haue their curios itie wafcenecan( G dde ty th it which call his schoo le: this is the Astln !rshereby to make them to giue themselves overtie.hi*thedoe*lAs there are two sorts of folkes thatt4mleayoupr iIthe effect and secreets of thIsFhenxbodythak te Fna V on he other part obteine the fruition of thesowh ch ii the on lie thing he huntes forPHtocommanders?thpy njay be: but 93men being specially adw edbe true, yt anyitbut the NecromMciersDevil-iielie,thereby. Which, attlifirstlawful vnto them, in respect the ground therofIproceed of naturaalknd therebyIIcauses onelie: theythat finding their practize to prooue*F*r(tft« Book*&ejesoIn
16sundry thing}, they studie to knbuj tne iause thereof: and omounting fpim degree to degie* /K n the slipperie and!,vncertaineftwhere lawfua le ofarte* or sciencesI tle curiositiesailesmi rides, ever to seeke to that b ack hMagie. Whirls finding at thefirst, th*n,circles&con, urationsat last entised, thitsatisfie their restl stttul vnlaivfull science of!uch diuers forme? ofjoyiud th ;feunto will raisehji thcf their doubts: at idrightliePdivert formed of spirited, to resolattributing:the doing thereof, toinherentinwrappedin;tietlk«powte r inseparablietyed, orand manie windscircles: hey blindlieglorie o( tieniwtheir quickmet of ingine,made3 nd were b 5come Emperour* overWhere,Inbecomeinandt lemeane timemiserain crdased,exceptHell for pjni;h mentinthaithey bad l*ydominionStygiane wretches)hjbrtadtistheytheir mortallrallifof Plutoesheedeede bond-sldubstheir knowledge, farnothing(God, confusedlieIves, as onquaofthknotf ngpresumeai eenemithereof,isand the horrors ofthereof asMan*CHAP.ARGJwas by the eating ofthe forbidder tree.IlllThe Descriptjo n of the Rudimentstintentresses to die arte of Magie: finibetwixt A5tr4nomie and Astro la&:hoole, which are thein sieciallthe differencesDV uision of Astrologiedluers partemPHILOMATHSBVtIprayyo u likewise forget noi:rudimerttes-3Gen. 3Ot2what are the Deullhjs
EPLHis njdimenrtes,vulgarlytie vertueIfall first in geneipll, all thafl wfhichofwards, herbsunlawful charmes, without naturalof practicquesor otherfreitfl5 rrIstcne:a jses- Asrevisecalledused by:h isliexiraonJ nalike!isallkinde rtiones.riewhich cannot a bide the truetoutche of natural! fc*cri.wo fid haue you to make that playner, by iomeexamples for your proposition isverie gene nail.PHI,IEPI.meaneIdafftesuch klnde o CharmeIrycommon lieas!eitherparticularwines vse for healing of forspoken §ck dqs for presefrom eu eyes, by knitting roun-tre ?s, or sundriesFruing theinkinde of lierbe? to tHe ha ire or tailes of the eefc s: By curingHttieWornr by stemming ofblood, by healing oBHurse-crookfis,.by turning of the riddl ? or doing of such like inn irqerable thingsby word s. without applying anie t iing me( te to the partFroffended a* Medrdnrrs doe: Or else by ftayinj nharied fclkesto haue naturallie adoe wrth other (byknottesv K n a poyntkillthe time of thHr mariagitting sormanle nd such-likes)men w s ta practise in their me niriesse: Far fraunleamec men (beini! naturallie curious and c Icing the truethings,wiichknowledge of God] findes thesesundrie cf therm wildeceauin men, andrto Ardoue true, asprairtisesdoe, by thejower of theot by ante inherent vertufreites;themselu;sin such-ll iefirst)inturner they eitherthat Arte, [net knowingitthese vainethey be of the(ifwmeto hvor efee being of the grosser sorle, runn«Oeuill forinimputation toshamefaster sorte) s?eke to bee learned byexperimented:S being desirous to winneworde* andOevill forthat areeui
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