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12._o according_a to_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n wherein_o a_o person_n die_v spirit_n so_o be_v it_o with_o their_o astral_a spirit_n for_o if_o they_o die_v in_o perfect_a peace_n and_o have_v come_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o true_a repentance_n be_v dead_a to_o this_o life_n before_o it_o leave_v they_o then_o their_o starry_a spirit_n do_v enter_v into_o rest_n in_o its_o proper_a source_n or_o quality_n at_o the_o instant_n of_o their_o decease_n nor_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o all_o the_o conjuration_n in_o hell_n to_o cause_v they_o to_o return_v or_o appear_v again_o 13._o but_o some_o may_v object_v that_o samuel_n be_v a_o holy_a prophet_n appear_v and_o attain_v unto_o a_o perfect_a life_n which_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v answer_v that_o before_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n none_o of_o the_o most_o holy_a prophet_n of_o god_n do_v ever_o attain_v to_o that_o degree_n of_o blessedness_n that_o the_o christian_n after_o christ_n possess_v for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n a_o cover_n or_o vail_n be_v spread_v over_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n and_o something_o there_o be_v that_o let_v or_o hinder_v their_o soul_n from_o any_o plain_a and_o perfect_a vision_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n otherwise_o then_o through_o type_n and_o shadow_n which_o partition_n wall_n the_o end_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n be_v to_o break_v down_o 14._o in_o the_o write_n of_o plato_n plato_n there_o be_v many_o strange_a relation_n of_o the_o apparition_n of_o soul_n of_o their_o torment_n and_o purgation_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o return_v what_o their_o nature_n be_v what_o their_o substance_n and_o property_n be_v and_o what_o their_o food_n and_o nourishment_n be_v but_o he_o mistake_v the_o soul_n for_o the_o astral_a spirit_n for_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o return_v and_o apparition_n be_v far_o different_a if_o a_o holy_a soul_n appear_v it_o be_v to_o person_n like_o itself_o and_o that_o in_o sleep_n warn_v they_o of_o danger_n and_o discover_v heavenly_a secret_n unto_o they_o and_o if_o a_o damn_a soul_n appear_v it_o be_v likewise_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o nature_n like_o itself_o who_o it_o instigate_v asleep_a teach_v they_o notorious_a villainy_n in_o dream_n and_o provoke_v they_o to_o every_o wicked_a cogitation_n 15._o the_o sect_n of_o pythagoras_n have_v strange_a and_o antic_a opinion_n phythagoras_n concern_v soul_n and_o ghost_n or_o starry_a spirit_n who_o they_o allege_v to_o be_v frequent_o convert_v into_o god_n or_o daemon_n or_o demigod_n and_o hero_n as_o the_o platonic_n do_v and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a traduction_n and_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n from_o one_o to_o another_o till_o they_o attain_v to_o be_v deify_v at_o last_o and_o than_o that_o they_o do_v frequent_o appear_v to_o those_o that_o be_v like_o themselves_o instruct_v and_o forewarn_v they_o it_o be_v also_o the_o belief_n of_o many_o wise_a and_o ancient_a philosopher_n that_o the_o oracle_n be_v from_o such_o daemon_n as_o have_v be_v the_o ghost_n or_o soul_n of_o wise_a and_o excellent_a man_n as_o apollo_n oracle_n and_o the_o oracle_n of_o pallas_n or_o minerva_n which_o opinion_n have_v much_o of_o reason_n and_o probability_n 16._o it_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o philosopher_n that_o the_o particular_a spirit_n of_o famous_a man_n do_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n take_v up_o some_o particular_a habitation_n near_o such_o place_n city_n town_n or_o country_n as_o they_o most_o do_v affect_v as_o tutelary_n and_o guardian_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v report_v by_o vopiscus_n of_o apollonius_n thyaneus_n that_o when_o his_o city_n thyana_n be_v take_v by_o aurelianus_n the_o emperor_n and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o tent_n ponder_v furious_o how_o to_o destroy_v the_o same_o the_o ghost_n of_o apollonius_n appear_v unto_o he_o say_v aurelianus_n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v a_o conqueror_n suppose_v not_o to_o slay_v these_o my_o citizen_n aurelianus_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o ruler_n shed_v no_o innocent_a blood_n aurelianus_n be_v meek_a and_o gentle_a if_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o conqueror_n lunatic_n 17._o i_o have_v hear_v many_o wonderful_a relation_n from_o lunatic_n or_o such_o as_o be_v almost_o natural_a fool_n who_o have_v assert_v that_o be_v for_o many_o day_n together_o conversant_a among_o fairy_n in_o wood_n mountain_n and_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o have_v feast_v with_o they_o and_o be_v magnificent_o entertain_v with_o variety_n of_o dainty_n where_o they_o have_v see_v several_a of_o their_o neighbour_n or_o familiar_a acquaintance_n in_o the_o habit_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o wear_v notwithstanding_o they_o be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v dead_a some_o year_n before_o entertainment_n 18._o and_o many_o learned_a author_n have_v also_o insist_v upon_o this_o particular_a allege_v that_o when_o such_o as_o the_o fairy_n have_v bring_v into_o their_o society_n do_v feast_n and_o junket_n with_o they_o though_o they_o have_v a_o real_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o acquaintance_n among_o the_o rest_n yet_o their_o language_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o understand_v neither_o do_v these_o acqaaintance_n of_o they_o acknowledge_v or_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o at_o all_o but_o do_v either_o sit_v both_o they_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o a_o profound_a and_o tedious_a silence_n or_o else_o discourse_v in_o a_o most_o stupendous_a kind_n of_o gibberish_n not_o intelligible_a to_o stranger_n example_n 19_o but_o more_o particular_o to_o illustrate_v this_o conjecture_n i_o can_v name_v the_o person_n who_o have_v late_o appear_v thrice_o since_o his_o decease_n at_o least_o some_o ghostly_a be_v or_o other_o that_o call_v itself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o such_o a_o person_n who_o be_v dead_a above_o a_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o in_o his_o life_n time_n account_v as_o a_o prophet_n or_o praedict_a by_o the_o assistance_n of_o sublunary_a spirit_n and_o now_o at_o his_o appearance_n do_v also_o give_v out_o strange_a prediction_n concern_v famine_n and_o plenty_n war_n and_o bloodshed_n and_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n 20._o by_o the_o affirmation_n of_o the_o person_n that_o have_v communication_n with_o he_o the_o last_o of_o his_o appearance_n be_v on_o this_o follow_a manner_n i_o have_v be_v say_v he_o to_o sell_v a_o horse_n at_o the_o next_o market_n town_n but_o not_o attain_v my_o price_n as_o i_o return_v home_o by_o the_o way_n i_o meet_v this_o man_n aforesaid_a who_o begin_v to_o be_v familiar_a with_o i_o ask_v what_o news_n and_o how_o affair_n move_v throughout_o the_o country_n i_o answer_v as_o i_o think_v fit_a withal_o i_o tell_v he_o of_o my_o horse_n who_o he_o begin_v to_o cheapen_v and_o proceed_v with_o i_o so_o far_o that_o the_o price_n be_v agree_v upon_o so_o he_o turn_v
fountain_n and_o latin_a poet_n all_o together_o to_o be_v slight_v in_o this_o particular_a for_o many_o verity_n be_v inter-woven_a with_o their_o fiction_n they_o speak_v of_o vocal_a forest_n as_o dodona_n of_o talkative_a river_n as_o seamander_n of_o sensitive_a fountain_n as_o arethusa_n menippa_n and_o eagle_n which_o more_o credible_a historian_n have_v partly_o confirm_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o dodona_n assert_v that_o the_o tree_n do_v seem_v to_o speak_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o various_a apparition_n phantasm_n that_o attend_v the_o forest_n and_o also_o in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o river_n scamander_n which_o be_v say_v at_o this_o day_n to_o afford_v plenty_n of_o spectres_n and_o prophetical_a spirit_n that_o have_v nightly_a conversation_n with_o the_o turkish_a sailor_n come_v by_o that_o way_n with_o galley_n into_o the_o mediterranean_a 21._o the_o like_a be_v report_v of_o a_o castle_n in_o norweigh_v stand_v over_o a_o lake_n wherein_o a_o satyr_n appear_v sound_v a_o trumpet_n before_o the_o death_n of_o any_o soldier_n or_o governor_n belong_v to_o the_o same_o example_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o ghost_n of_o some_o murder_a captain_n that_o have_v become_v so_o fatal_a and_o ominous_a to_o his_o successor_n but_o with_o more_o probability_n may_v be_v call_v a_o spectre_n proper_a to_o the_o place_n according_a to_o the_o constellation_n 22._o and_o it_o have_v be_v the_o conjecture_n of_o eminent_a speculator_n that_o from_o the_o loin_n of_o such_o arise_v the_o numerous_a brood_n of_o elf_n fairy_n lycanthropi_n green-land_n and_o pigmy_n sometime_o visible_a sometime_o invisible_a in_o green-land_n and_o the_o adjacent_a rock_n where_o they_o have_v no_o concomitant_n but_o bear_v and_o scurvygrass_n to_o mix_v and_o make_v merry_a withal_o except_o they_o pass_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o america_n where_o they_o shall_v find_v their_o offspring_n adore_v for_o god_n and_o goddess_n by_o the_o ignorant_a inhabitant_n about_o new_a albion_n and_o as_o far_o south_n as_o mexico_n as_o be_v ample_o relate_v in_o the_o discourse_n of_o drake_n cortes_n and_o purchas_n concern_v the_o conquest_n and_o discovery_n of_o these_o territorye_n 23._o by_o apparition_n upon_o the_o water_n many_o have_v be_v tempt_v to_o leap_v into_o the_o sea_n in_o pursuit_n thereof_o till_o they_o be_v drown_v spirit_n of_o which_o spectres_n there_o be_v a_o sort_n call_v by_o psellus_n ordales_n who_o do_v appear_v like_o duck_n or_o other_o water_n foul_n till_o they_o by_o flutter_v upon_o the_o water_n do_v entice_v their_o follower_n to_o pursue_v they_o so_o far_o that_o many_o perish_v in_o the_o attempt_n which_o do_v great_o delight_v these_o faithless_a spirit_n who_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o do_v long_o to_o accompany_v their_o astral_a spirit_n after_o their_o decease_n a_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n i_o myself_o know_v beside_o the_o numerous_a relation_n i_o have_v have_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o other_o which_o confirm_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a magician_n concern_v these_o water_n spirit_n that_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v the_o most_o deceitful_a and_o dangerous_a like_o the_o flatter_a sea_n and_o swift_a glide_a torrent_n that_o when_o they_o have_v win_v any_o thing_n to_o admire_v and_o sound_v they_o do_v carry_v they_o violent_o into_o the_o abyss_n of_o their_o own_o element_n spirit_n 24._o but_o we_o will_v leave_v the_o water_n and_o insist_v a_o little_a on_o the_o nature_n of_o igneous_a or_o fiery_a spirit_n that_o inhabit_v the_o mountain_n in_o hecla_n aetna_n propo_fw-it champ_n and_o poconzi_n where_o the_o court_n and_o castle_n of_o these_o puissant_a champion_n be_v keep_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o be_v be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o astral_a but_o infernal_a spirit_n and_o damned_a soul_n that_o for_o a_o term_n of_o year_n be_v confine_v to_o these_o burn_a mountain_n for_o their_o iniquity_n which_o opinion_n although_o it_o be_v grant_v yet_o we_o may_v assert_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o apparition_n sound_n noice_n clangor_n and_o clamour_n that_o be_v hear_v about_o the_o mountan_n hecla_n in_o island_n and_o other_o place_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o separate_a starry_a being_n who_o be_v neither_o capable_a of_o good_a nor_o evil_a but_o be_v of_o a_o middle_n vegetative_a nature_n and_o at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o media_fw-la natura_fw-la shall_v be_v again_o reduce_v into_o their_o primary_n aether_n element_n 25._o and_o from_o natural_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v easy_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v great_a correspondence_n betwixt_o such_o substance_n and_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o internal_a flagrat_fw-la and_o central_n life_n proceed_v from_o the_o quintessence_n or_o one_o only_a element_n which_o uphold_v they_o in_o motion_n life_n and_o nourishment_n as_o every_o natural_a and_o supernatural_a be_v be_v uphold_v and_o maintain_v out_o of_o the_o selfsame_a root_n from_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o original_n or_o rise_v so_o the_o angel_n feed_v upon_o the_o celestial_a manna_n the_o devil_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o hell_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o their_o appetite_n as_o trash_n for_o swine_n the_o astral_a being_n of_o the_o source_n of_o the_o star_n the_o beast_n bird_n or_o reptiles_a of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o gas_n of_o the_o air_n the_o fish_n of_o the_o blass_n of_o the_o water_n but_o more_o particular_o every_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o its_o mother_n as_o infant_n at_o the_o breast_n either_o by_o exhaust_v or_o fomentation_n city_n 26._o such_o spirit_n be_v very_o officious_a in_o the_o burn_n of_o town_n or_o coalpit_n delight_v much_o to_o dance_v and_o exult_v amid_o the_o flame_n and_o become_v incendiary_n worse_a than_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o combustion_n often_o tempt_v man_n in_o drukenness_n to_o burn_v their_o own_o house_n and_o cause_v servant_n careless_o to_o sleep_v that_o such_o unlucky_a accident_n may_v happen_v as_o the_o story_n of_o kzarwilwui_n a_o town_n in_o poland_n do_v confirm_v which_o be_v reduce_v to_o ash_n by_o three_o of_o these_o pestilentious_a animal_n call_v saggos_n broundal_n and_o baldwin_n who_o after_o many_o open_a threaten_n for_o six_o month_n together_o that_o they_o will_v destroy_v the_o city_n and_o citizen_n do_v on_o a_o dark_a and_o stormy_a night_n set_v all_o on_o fire_n on_o a_o sudden_a in_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o several_a place_n which_o irrecoverable_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n pastime_n 27._o as_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o fiery_a spirit_n it_o be_v radical_a heat_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o airy_a region_n their_o sport_n and_o pastime_n consist_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o tumble_v and_o fool_v one_o with_o another_o when_o the_o flame_n be_v most_o impetuous_a and_o violent_a in_o the_o mountain_n and_o it_o be_v likewise_o credit_v by_o some_o that_o their_o office_n be_v to_o cruciate_v and_o punish_v some_o evil_a liver_n retain_v and_o torment_v their_o soul_n or_o astral_a spirit_n for_o many_o year_n after_o the_o body_n decease_n which_o be_v too_o empty_a a_o notion_n to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o by_o any_o that_o be_v well_o inform_v of_o their_o nature_n quality_n 28._o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o they_o be_v so_o much_o delight_v with_o the_o fiery_a quality_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o affinity_n and_o appropriation_n with_o infernal_a spirit_n who_o state_n and_o be_v be_v altogether_o damnable_a and_o deplorable_a for_o although_o they_o have_v not_o the_o ability_n of_o attain_v either_o the_o heavenly_a or_o infernal_a quality_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v utter_o void_a of_o the_o innermost_a centre_n and_o may_v be_v rather_o call_v bruit_n then_o rational_a animal_n yet_o because_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o outermost_a principle_n such_o be_v their_o innate_a affinity_n and_o unity_n with_o the_o dark_a world_n or_o infernal_a kingdom_n that_o they_o do_v often_o become_v the_o devil_n agent_n to_o propagate_v his_o work_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 29._o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o infernal_a spirit_n they_o be_v often_o send_v to_o terrify_v man_n with_o nocturnal_a vision_n devil_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o monstrous_a beast_n or_o ghost_n of_o their_o decease_a friend_n they_o be_v moreover_o often_o abet_v to_o tempt_v and_o provoke_v melancholy_a people_n to_o execute_v themselves_o beside_o innumerable_a way_n they_o have_v of_o execute_v the_o pleasure_n of_o iniquous_a spirit_n through_o malicious_a instigation_n and_o secret_a stratagem_n project_v by_o they_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o mortal_a man_n especial_o when_o the_o work_n to_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o devil_n be_v too_o too_o hard_a for_o his_o subtle_a and_o spiritual_a nature_n to_o bring_v to_o pass_v because_o the_o same_o belong_v to_o the_o astral_a source_n or_o outward_a principle_n to_o which_o
form_n themselves_o because_o many_o of_o they_o be_v not_o only_o facile_a but_o also_o of_o mighty_a power_n when_o they_o be_v seasonable_o apply_v so_o that_o to_o describe_v distinct_o by_o what_o mean_v magician_n kill_v cure_n or_o conquer_v be_v to_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o envious_a against_o their_o neighbour_n life_n and_o fortune_n and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n must_v rest_v content_v with_o what_o be_v here_o relate_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o astral_a or_o infernal_a spirit_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o discourse_n concern_v devil_n and_o spirit_n book_n i._n chap._n i._n the_o philosopher_n opinion_n concern_v devil_n and_o spirit_n their_o manner_n of_o reason_v thereupon_o and_o the_o same_o confute_v page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o i_o own_o opinion_n concern_v this_o argument_n to_o the_o disproof_n of_o some_o writer_n hereupon_o page_n 2_o chap._n iii_o the_o opinion_n of_o psellus_n touch_v spirit_n of_o their_o several_a order_n and_o a_o confutation_n of_o his_o error_n therein_o page_n 3_o chap._n iu._n more_o absurd_a assertion_n of_o psellus_n and_o such_o other_o concern_v the_o action_n and_o passion_n of_o spirit_n his_o definition_n of_o they_o and_o of_o his_o experience_n therein_o page_n 4_o chap._n v._n the_o opinion_n of_o fascius_n cardanus_n touch_v spirit_n and_o of_o his_o familiar_a devil_n page_n 5_o chap._n vi_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n concern_v spirit_n devil_n and_o angel_n what_o sacrifice_n they_o like_v best_a what_o they_o fear_v and_o of_o socrates_n his_o familiar_a devil_n page_n 6_o chap._n vii_o plato_n nine_o order_n of_o spirit_n and_o angel_n dionysius_n his_o division_n thereof_o not_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o same_o all_o disprove_v by_o learned_a divine_n page_n 7_o chap._n viii_o the_o commencement_n of_o devil_n fond_o gather_v out_o the_o 14._o of_o isaiah_n of_o lucifer_n and_o of_o his_o fall_n the_o cabalist_n the_o talmudist_n and_o schoolmen_n opinion_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n ibid._n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o contention_n between_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n touch_v the_o fall_n of_o angel_n the_o variance_n among_o papist_n themselves_o herein_o a_o conflict_n between_o michael_n and_o lucifer_n page_n 8_o chap._n x._o where_o the_o battle_n between_o michael_n and_o lucifer_n be_v seek_v how_o long_o it_o continue_v and_o of_o their_o power_n how_o fond_o papist_n and_o infidal_n write_v of_o they_o &_o how_o reverent_o christian_n ought_v to_o think_v of_o they_o page_n 9_o chap._n xi_o whether_o they_o become_v devil_n which_o be_v angel_n keep_v not_o their_o vocation_n in_o judas_n and_o peter_n of_o the_o fond_a opinion_n of_o the_o rabbin_n touch_v spirit_n &_o bug_n with_o a_o confutation_n thereof_o page_n 10_o chap._n xii_o that_o the_o devil_n assault_n be_v spiritual_a and_o not_o temporal_a and_o how_o gross_o some_o understand_v those_o part_n of_o the_o scripture_n page_n 11_o chap._n xiii_o the_o equivocation_n of_o this_o word_n spirit_n how_o diverse_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o scripture_n where_o by_o the_o way_n be_v teach_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o always_o literal_o to_o be_v interpret_v nor_o yet_o all_o gorical_o to_o be_v understand_v page_n 12_o chap._n fourteen_o that_o it_o please_v god_n to_o manifest_v the_o power_n of_o his_o son_n and_o not_o of_o witch_n by_o miracle_n page_n 13_o chap._n xv._n of_o the_o possess_v with_o devil_n page_n 14_o chap._n xvi_o that_o we_o be_v not_o thorough_o inform_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o devil_n and_o spirit_n must_v satisfy_v ourselves_o with_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v we_o in_o the_o scripture_n touch_v the_o same_o how_o this_o word_n devil_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v both_o in_o the_o singular_a and_o plural_a number_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o devil_n of_o tame_a spirit_n of_o ahab_n ibid._n chap._n xvii_o whether_o spirit_n and_o soul_n can_v assume_v body_n &_o of_o their_o creation_n and_o substance_n wherein_o writer_n do_v extreme_o contend_v and_o vary_v page_n 15_o chap._n xviii_o certain_a popish_a reason_n concern_v spirit_n make_v of_o air_n of_o day_n devil_n and_o night_n devil_n and_o why_o the_o devil_n love_v no_o salt_n in_o his_o meat_n page_n 16_o chap._n xix_o that_o such_o devil_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n have_v in_o their_o name_n their_o nature_n and_o quality_n express_v with_o instance_n thereof_o ibid._n chap._n xx._n divers_a name_n of_o the_o devil_n whereby_o his_o nature_n and_o disposition_n be_v manifest_v page_n 17_o chap._n xxi_o that_o the_o idol_n or_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v devil_n their_o diverse_a name_n and_o in_o what_o affair_n their_o labour_n and_o authority_n be_v employ_v wherein_o also_o the_o blind_a superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_a people_n be_v discover_v page_n 18_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o roman_n chief_a god_n call_v dii_fw-la selecti_fw-la and_o of_o other_o heathen_a god_n their_o name_n and_o office_n page_n 19_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o divers_a god_n in_o divers_a country_n page_n 20_o chap._n xxiv_o of_o popish_a provincial_a god_n a_o comparison_n between_o they_o and_o heathen_a god_n of_o physical_a god_n and_o of_o what_o occupation_n every_o popish_a god_n be_v ibid._n chap._n xxv_o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o heathen_a and_o papist_n touch_v their_o excuse_n for_o idolatry_n page_n 22_o chap._n xxvi_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o the_o papist_n all_o one_o in_o idolatry_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n a_o notable_a story_n of_o a_o hangman_n arraign_v after_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v etc._n etc._n page_n 23_o chap._n xxvii_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o fable_n of_o the_o hangman_n of_o many_o other_o feign_a and_o ridiculous_a tale_n and_o apparition_n with_o a_o reproof_n thereof_o page_n 24_o chap._n xxviii_o a_o confutation_n of_o johannes_n laurentius_n and_o of_o many_o other_o maintain_v these_o feign_a and_o ridiculous_a tale_n and_o apparition_n and_o what_o drive_v they_o away_o of_o moses_n and_o elias_n their_o appearance_n in_o mount_n tabor_n page_n 25_o chap._n xxix_o a_o confutation_n of_o assume_v of_o body_n and_o of_o the_o serpent_n that_o seduce_v eve_n page_n 26_o chap._n xxx_o the_o objection_n concern_v the_o devil_n assume_v of_o the_o serpent_n body_n answer_v ibid._n chap._n xxxi_o of_o the_o curse_n rehearse_v gen._n 3._o and_o that_o place_n right_o expound_v calvin_n opinion_n of_o the_o devil_n page_n 27_o chap._n xxxii_o i_o own_o opinion_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o spirit_n &_o of_o the_o devil_n with_o his_o property_n page_n 28_o chap._n xxxiii_o against_o fond_a witchmonger_n and_o their_o opinion_n concern_v corporal_a devil_n page_n 29_o chap._n xxxiv_o a_o conclusion_n wherein_o the_o spirit_n of_o spirit_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o illumination_n of_o which_o spirit_n all_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v try_v with_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o pneumatomachi_n flat_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o this_o spirit_n page_n 30_o book_n ii_o chap._n i._n of_o spirit_n in_o general_a what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v consider_v also_o how_o far_o the_o power_n of_o magician_n and_o witch_n be_v able_a to_o operate_v in_o diabolical_a magic_n page_n 39_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a daemon_n or_o genii_n whether_o they_o be_v what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o they_o be_v manifest_v also_o of_o their_o name_n power_n faculty_n office_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v page_n 42_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o astral_a spirit_n of_o man_n depart_v what_o they_o be_v and_o why_o they_o appear_v again_o and_o what_o witchcraft_n may_v be_v wrought_v by_o they_o page_n 45_o chap._n iu_o of_o astral_a spirit_n or_o separate_v daemon_n in_o all_o their_o distinction_n name_n &_o nature_n and_o place_n of_o habitation_n &_o what_o may_v be_v wrought_v by_o their_o assistance_n page_n 49_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n or_o devil_n &_o damn_a soul_n treat_v what_o their_o nature_n name_n &_o power_n be_v page_n 56_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o nature_n force_n &_o form_n of_o charm_n periapt_n amulet_n pentacle_n conjuration_n ceremony_n etc._n etc._n page_n 66_o chap._n vii_o be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a wherein_o divers_a ancient_a spell_n charm_n incantation_n and_o exorcism_n be_v brief_o speak_v of_o page_n 68_o the_o end_n apoc._n 4.11_o rom._n 8_o act._n 5._o apoc._n 2._o luk._n 16._o dan._n 2.28_o 47_o psal_n 72._o &_o 136._o jerem._n 5._o job_n 5._o &_o 36._o sam._n 12._o 1_o king_n 8._o 2_o king_n 3._o isai_n 5._o zac._n 10._o &_o 14._o amos_n 4_o 7._o job_n 1._o isai_n 42.8_o prov._n 5._o insti_fw-la lib._n 5_o cap._n 8._o sect_n 6._o item_n upon_o deut._n c._n 18_o lib._n de_fw-fr lamiis_fw-la pag._n 5._o isa_n 59.7_o rom._n 3.15_o eccles_n 27.5_o prov._n
through_o weakness_n of_o mind_n and_o body_n be_v shake_v with_o vain_a dream_n and_o continual_a fear_n the_o scythian_n be_v a_o stout_a and_o a_o warlike_a nation_n as_o divers_a writer_n report_v never_o see_v any_o vain_a sight_n or_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o common_a say_n a_o lion_n fear_v no_o bug_n rerum_fw-la but_o in_o our_o childhood_n our_o mother_n maid_n have_v so_o terrify_v we_o with_o a_o ugly_a devil_n have_v horn_n on_o his_o head_n fire_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o a_o tail_n in_o his_o breech_n eye_n like_o a_o basin_n fang_n like_o a_o dog_n claw_n like_o a_o bear_n askin_n like_o a_o niger_n and_o a_o voice_n roar_v like_o a_o lion_n whereby_o we_o start_v and_o be_v afraid_a when_o we_o hear_v one_o cry_v bough_n and_o they_o have_v so_o fray_v we_o with_o bull-beggar_n spirit_n witches_z urchens_n elf_n hag_n fairy_n satyr_n pan_n faun_n silence_n kit_n with_o the_o canstick_n triton_n centaur_n dwarf_n giant_n imp_n calcar_n conjurer_n nymph_n changeling_n incubus_n robin_n goodfellow_n the_o spoorn_v the_o mare_n the_o man_n in_o the_o oak_n the_o hell-wain_n the_o fire-drake_n the_o puckle_n tom-thombe_n hobgoblin_n tom-tumbler_n boneless_a and_o such_o other_o bug_n that_o we_o be_v afraid_a of_o our_o own_o shadow_n insomuch_o that_o some_o never_o fear_v the_o devil_n but_o in_o a_o dark_a night_n and_o then_o a_o poll_a sheep_n be_v a_o perilous_a beast_n and_o many_o time_n be_v take_v for_o our_o father_n soul_n special_o in_o a_o churchyard_n where_o a_o right_a hardy_a man_n heretofore_o scant_o dare_v pass_v by_o night_n but_o his_o hair_n will_v stand_v upright_o for_o right_v grave_a writer_n report_v spect_n that_o spirit_n most_o often_o and_o special_o take_v the_o shape_n of_o woman_n appear_v to_o monk_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o beast_n dog_n swine_n horse_n goat_n cat_n hare_n of_o fowl_n as_o crow_n night_n owl_n and_o shriek_v owl_n but_o they_o delight_v most_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o snake_n and_o dragon_n well_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n this_o wretched_a and_o cowardly_a infidelity_n since_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n be_v in_o part_n forget_v and_o doubtless_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o illusion_n will_v in_o short_a time_n by_o god_n grace_n be_v detect_v and_o vanish_v away_o divers_a writer_n report_n that_o in_o germany_n since_o luther_n time_n verbi_fw-la spirit_n and_o devil_n have_v not_o personal_o appear_v as_o in_o time_n past_a they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v this_o argument_n be_v take_v in_o hand_n or_o the_o ancient_a father_n to_o prove_v the_o determination_n and_o cease_v of_o oracle_n for_o in_o time_n past_a say_v athanasius_n devil_n in_o vain_a shape_n do_v intricate_a man_n with_o their_o illusion_n hide_v themselves_o in_o water_n stone_n wood_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v those_o sight_n spirit_n and_o mockery_n of_o image_n be_v cease_v true_o if_o all_o such_o oracle_n as_o that_o of_o apollo_n etc._n etc._n before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v true_a and_o do_v according_a to_o the_o report_n which_o have_v be_v bring_v through_o divers_a age_n and_o from_o far_a country_n unto_o we_o without_o priestly_a fraud_n or_o guile_n or_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o work_v of_o miracle_n have_v be_v insert_v into_o a_o idol_n as_o have_v be_v suppose_v yet_o we_o christian_n may_v conceive_v that_o christ_n come_n be_v not_o so_o fruitless_a and_o prejudicial_a in_o this_o point_n unto_o we_o as_o to_o take_v away_o his_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o divination_n from_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o elect_a people_n and_o good_a prophet_n give_v no_o answer_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o come_v by_o they_o nor_o by_o urim_n nor_o thummim_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o to_o leave_v the_o devil_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o witch_n or_o a_o idol_n to_o prophesy_v or_o work_v miracle_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o hindrance_n of_o his_o glorious_a gospel_n to_o the_o discountenance_n of_o his_o church_n and_o to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o infidelity_n and_o false_a religion_n whereas_o the_o work_n of_o miracle_n be_v the_o only_a miracle_n or_o at_o least_o the_o most_o special_a mean_n that_o move_v man_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o appear_v in_o sundry_a place_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o special_o in_o john_n 2.23_o where_o it_o be_v write_v that_o a_o great_a multitude_n follow_v he_o because_o they_o see_v his_o miracle_n which_o he_o do_v 5._o etc._n etc._n nay_o be_v it_o not_o write_v that_o jesus_n be_v approve_v by_o god_n among_o the_o jew_n with_o miracle_n wonder_n and_o sign_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o if_o we_o confer_v the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n and_o those_o that_o be_v impute_v to_o witch_n witches_z miracle_n shall_v appear_v more_o common_a and_o nothing_o inferior_a unto_o he_o chap._n xvi_o witch_n miracle_n compare_v to_o christ_n that_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o apollo_n and_o of_o his_o name_n and_o portraiture_n collation_n if_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n have_v perform_v that_o which_o many_o conceive_v of_o the_o matter_n it_o may_v have_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o raise_n up_o of_o lazarus_n i_o pray_v you_o be_v not_o the_o convert_n of_o water_n into_o milk_n as_o hard_o a_o matter_n as_o the_o turn_n of_o water_n into_o wine_n and_o yet_o as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o christ_n do_v the_o one_o symbol_n as_o his_o first_o miracle_n so_o may_v you_o read_v in_o m._n mal._n and_o in_o bodin_n that_o witch_n can_v easy_o do_v the_o other_o yea_o and_o that_o which_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o of_o water_n they_o can_v make_v butter_n but_o to_o avoid_v all_o cavil_n and_o lest_o there_o shall_v appear_v more_o matter_n in_o christ_n miracle_n than_o the_o other_o you_o shall_v find_v in_o m._n mal._n that_o they_o can_v change_v water_n into_o wine_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o attribute_v to_o a_o creature_n the_o power_n and_o work_v of_o the_o creator_n if_o this_o be_v not_o christ_n say_v opera_fw-la quae_fw-la ego_fw-la facere_fw-la nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la facere_fw-la creation_n of_o substance_n be_v never_o grant_v to_o man_n nor_o angel_n ergo_fw-la neither_o to_o witch_n nor_o devil_n for_o god_n be_v the_o only_a giver_n of_o life_n and_o be_v and_o by_o he_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v visible_a and_o invisible_a final_o this_o woman_n of_o endor_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n call_v pythonissa_n whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o she_o be_v but_o a_o very_a cosener_n for_o pytho_n himself_o whereof_o pythonissa_n be_v derive_v uncase_v be_v a_o counterfeit_n and_o the_o original_a story_n of_o apollo_n who_o be_v call_v pytho_n because_o he_o kill_v a_o serpent_n of_o that_o name_n be_v but_o a_o poetical_a fable_n for_o the_o poet_n say_v he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o music_n physic_n poetry_n and_o shoot_v in_o heaven_n he_o be_v call_v sol_n in_o earth_n libre_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o hell_n apollo_n he_o flourish_v always_o with_o perpetual_a youth_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v paint_v without_o a_o beard_n his_o picture_n be_v keep_v as_o a_o oracle-giver_n and_o the_o priest_n that_o attend_v thereon_o at_o delphos_n be_v cozener_n and_o call_v pythonist_n of_o pytho_n as_o papist_n of_o papa_n and_o afterward_o all_o woman_n that_o use_v that_o trade_n be_v name_v pythonissae_fw-la as_o be_v this_o woman_n of_o endor_n but_o because_o it_o concern_v this_o matter_n i_o will_v brief_o note_v the_o opinion_n of_o divers_a learned_a man_n and_o certain_a other_o proof_n which_o i_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n touch_v the_o cease_n of_o miracle_n prophecy_n and_o oracle_n book_n viii_o chap._n i._n that_o miracle_n be_v cease_v although_o in_o time_n past_a it_o please_v god_n extraordinary_o to_o show_v miracle_n among_o his_o people_n for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o the_o messiah_n and_o again_o at_o his_o come_n to_o confirm_v their_o faith_n by_o his_o wonderful_a do_n and_o his_o special_a grace_n and_o gift_n bestow_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n yet_o we_o ordinary_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n 3_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o work_v great_a wonder_n yea_o david_n say_v that_o among_o the_o dead_a as_o in_o this_o case_n of_o samuel_n god_n himself_o show_v no_o wonder_n i_o find_v also_o that_o god_n will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n and_o power_n to_o a_o creature_n nicodemus_n be_v a_o pharisee_fw-mi can_v say_v that_o no_o man_n can_v do_v such_o miracle_n as_o christ_n do_v except_o god_n be_v with_o he_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o those_o god_n and_o idol_n which_o take_v on_o they_o the_o power_n of_o god_n do_v either_o good_a or_o ill_n if_o you_o can_v etc._n etc._n
it_o with_o the_o same_o and_o brandish_v the_o same_o in_o his_o right_a hand_n he_o shall_v begin_v to_o conjure_v the_o spirit_n on_o this_o follow_a manner_n i_o exorcise_v and_o conjure_v thou_o thou_o great_a and_o powerful_a balkin_n lord_n of_o glauron_n lord_n of_o luridan_n and_o of_o fifteen_o hundred_o legion_n lord_n of_o the_o northern_a mountain_n and_o of_o every_o beast_n that_o dwell_v thereon_o by_o the_o holy_a and_o wonderful_a name_n of_o the_o almighty_a jehovah_n athanato_n ✚_o aionos_n ✚_o dominus_fw-la sempiternus_fw-la ✚_o aletheios_n ✚_o saday_n ✚_o jehovah_n kedesh_n el_n gabor_v ✚_o deus_fw-la fortissimus_fw-la ✚_o anaphexaton_n amorule_n ameron_n ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o panthon_n ✚_o craton_n ✚_o muridon_n ✚_o jah_n jehovah_n elohim_n pentasseron_n ✚_o ✚_o trinus_fw-la et_fw-fr unus_fw-la ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o ★_o i_o exorcise_v and_o conjure_v i_o invocate_v and_o command_v thou_o thou_o aforesaid_a spirit_n by_o the_o power_n of_o angel_n and_o archangel_n cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n by_o the_o mighty_a prince_n coronzon_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o seth_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o noah_n by_o the_o voice_n of_o thunder_n and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o judgement_n by_o all_o these_o powerful_a and_o royal_a word_n abovesaid_a that_o without_o delay_n or_o malicious_a intent_n thou_o do_v come_v before_o i_o here_o at_o the_o circumference_n of_o this_o consecrate_a circle_n to_o answer_v my_o proposal_n and_o desire_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o terrible_a form_n either_o of_o thyself_o or_o attendant_n but_o only_o obedient_o fair_o and_o with_o good_a intent_n to_o present_v thyself_o before_o i_o this_o circle_n be_v my_o defence_n through_o his_o power_n who_o be_v almighty_a and_o have_v sanctify_v the_o same_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n amen_n after_o the_o magician_n have_v thrice_o repeat_v this_o conjuration_n let_v he_o immediate_o set_v the_o fire_n before_o he_o and_o put_v the_o rozin_n thereon_o to_o fumigate_v at_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o conjure_v spirit_n and_o at_o the_o instant_n of_o their_o appearance_n he_o shall_v hold_v the_o censer_n of_o fire_n in_o his_o left_a hand_n and_o the_o sword_n in_o his_o right_n still_o turn_v round_o as_o the_o spirit_n do_v for_o in_o a_o little_a space_n after_o the_o invocation_n be_v repeat_v he_o shall_v hear_v the_o noise_n of_o thunder_n and_o perceive_v before_o he_o in_o the_o valley_n a_o mighty_a storm_n of_o lightning_n and_o rain_n after_o a_o while_n the_o same_o will_v cease_v and_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o dwarf_n or_o pigmy_n will_v appear_v mount_v upon_o chameleon_n to_o march_v towards_o the_o circle_n surround_v the_o same_o next_o come_v balkin_n with_o his_o attendant_n he_o will_v appear_v like_o the_o god_n bacchus_n upon_o a_o little_a goat_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v will_v march_v after_o he_o afoot_o assoon_o as_o they_o come_v near_o the_o circle_n they_o will_v breathe_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n a_o mist_n or_o fog_n which_o will_v even_o obscure_v the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o darken_v the_o magician_n that_o he_o can_v behold_v they_o nor_o himself_o yet_o let_v he_o not_o be_v discomfit_v or_o afraid_a for_o that_o fog_n will_v be_v quick_o over_o and_o the_o spirit_n will_v run_v round_o the_o circle_n after_o balkin_n their_o lord_n who_o ride_v upon_o a_o goat_n they_o will_v continue_v to_o surround_v the_o circle_n till_o the_o magician_n begin_v the_o form_n of_o obligation_n or_o bind_v their_o leader_n or_o king_n in_o this_o form_n with_o the_o sword_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o fire_n and_o rozin_n burn_v before_o he_o i_o conjure_v and_o bind_v thou_o balkin_n who_o be_v appear_v before_o i_o by_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o all_o the_o holy_a consecration_n i_o have_v make_v by_o the_o powerful_a name_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o earth_n and_o of_o hell_n that_o i_o have_v use_v and_o utter_v in_o call_v upon_o thou_o by_o the_o seal_n which_o thou_o here_o behold_v and_o the_o sword_n which_o i_o present_v unto_o thou_o by_o this_o sanctify_a girdle_n and_o all_o the_o sanctify_a and_o potent_a thing_n aforesaid_a that_o here_o thou_o remain_v peaceable_o and_o of_o thy_o present_a shape_n before_o the_o northern_a quarter_n of_o this_o circle_n without_o injury_n to_o i_o in_o body_n soul_n or_o fortune_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o answer_v faithful_o unto_o my_o demand_n and_o not_o hence_o to_o remove_v till_o i_o have_v licence_v thou_o to_o depart_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n amen_n when_o he_o be_v thus_o oblige_v he_o will_v alight_v from_o his_o goat_n and_o cause_v his_o attendant_n to_o remove_v further_o into_o the_o valley_n then_o will_v he_o stand_v peaceable_o before_o the_o circle_n to_o answer_v the_o magician_n after_o this_o the_o magician_n shall_v begin_v to_o demand_v into_o his_o own_o possession_n a_o familiar_a to_o build_v or_o pull_v down_o any_o castle_n or_o strong_a hold_n in_o a_o night_n and_o that_o this_o familiar_a bring_v with_o he_o the_o girdle_n of_o conquest_n or_o victory_n that_o the_o magician_n be_v gird_v with_o the_o same_o may_v overcome_v all_o enemy_n whatsoever_o and_o further_o the_o spirit_n be_v able_a to_o inform_v he_o of_o all_o question_n concern_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o comet_n and_o apparition_n in_o the_o air_n pestilence_n and_o famine_n noxious_a and_o malevolent_a blast_n as_o also_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o northern_a pole_n and_o the_o wonder_n undiscovered_a throughout_o the_o world_n likewise_o if_o the_o exorcist_n inquire_v concern_v the_o habitation_n of_o starry_a spirit_n he_o will_v ready_o answer_v he_o describe_v their_o order_n food_n life_n and_o past-time_n true_o and_o exact_o after_o the_o magician_n have_v satisfy_v himself_o with_o inquiry_n and_o curious_a question_n unto_o the_o spirit_n there_o will_v come_v from_o among_o the_o company_n a_o little_a spirit_n of_o a_o span_n long_o like_o a_o little_a ethiop_n which_o the_o great_a king_n balkin_n will_v deliver_v unto_o the_o exorcist_n to_o continue_v as_o a_o familiar_a with_o he_o as_o long_o as_o his_o life_n shall_v last_v this_o familiar_a the_o possessor_n may_v name_v at_o it_o please_v he_o the_o three_o last_o who_o have_v this_o spirit_n into_o possession_n be_v three_o northern_a magician_n the_o first_o honduros_n a_o norwegian_a who_o call_v it_o philenar_n and_o command_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n with_o a_o little_a bell._n after_o he_o benno_n his_o elder_a son_n enjoy_v the_o same_o under_o the_o same_o name_n and_o swarkzar_n a_o polonian_a priest_n be_v the_o last_o who_o enjoy_v it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o muncula_fw-la all_o which_o name_n be_v impose_v upon_o it_o according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o master_n and_o therefore_o the_o name_n of_o this_o familiar_a be_v leave_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o exorcist_n now_o when_o the_o master_n have_v take_v this_o familiar_a into_o his_o custody_n and_o service_n the_o spirit_n balkin_n will_v desire_v to_o depart_v be_v weary_v if_o the_o action_n continue_v long_o than_o a_o hour_n therefore_o the_o magician_n must_v be_v careful_a to_o dismiss_v he_o in_o this_o follow_a form_n because_o thou_o have_v diligent_o answer_v my_o demand_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o come_v at_o my_o first_o call_n i_o do_v here_o licence_v thou_o to_o depart_v unto_o thy_o proper_a place_n without_o injury_n or_o danger_n to_o man_n or_o beast_n depart_v i_o say_v and_o be_v ever_o ready_a at_o my_o call_n be_v due_o exorcize_v and_o conjure_v by_o sacred_a rite_n of_o magic_n i_o charge_v thou_o to_o withdraw_v with_o quiet_a and_o peace_n and_o peace_n be_v continue_v betwixt_o i_o and_o thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n amen_n then_o the_o spirit_n company_n will_v begin_v to_o march_v about_o their_o prince_n and_o in_o a_o formal_a troop_n will_v march_v along_o the_o valley_n while_o the_o magician_n repeat_v pater_fw-la noster_fw-la etc._n etc._n until_o the_o spirit_n be_v quite_o out_o of_o sight_n and_o vanish_v this_o be_v a_o complete_a form_n of_o conjure_v the_o aforesaid_a spirit_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o vaganostus_n the_o norwegian_a chap._n x._o the_o exposition_n of_o jidoni_n and_o where_o it_o be_v find_v whereby_o the_o whole_a art_n of_o conjuration_n be_v decipher_v this_o word_n jidoni_n be_v derive_v of_o jada_n which_o proper_o signify_v to_o know_v it_o be_v sometime_o translate_v divinus_fw-la which_o be_v a_o divine_a or_o soothsayer_n as_o in_o deut._n 18._o levit._fw-la 20._o sometime_o ariolus_fw-la which_o be_v one_o that_o also_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v and_o be_v find_v levit._n 19_o
angel_n archangel_n throne_n domination_n principate_v potestates_fw-la virtutes_fw-la cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n and_o by_o all_o their_o virtue_n do_v i_o n._n swear_v and_o promise_v thou_o to_o be_v obedient_a as_o be_v rehearse_v and_o here_o for_o a_o witness_n do_v i_o n._n give_v thou_o n._n my_o right_a hand_n and_o do_v plight_n thou_o my_o faith_n and_o troth_n as_o god_n i_o help_v and_o holydome_n and_o by_o the_o holy_a content_n in_o this_o book_n do_v i_o n._n swear_v that_o my_o spirit_n shall_v be_v thy_o true_a servant_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n as_o be_v before_o rehearse_v and_o here_o for_o a_o witness_n that_o my_o spirit_n shall_v be_v obedient_a unto_o thou_o n._n and_o to_o those_o bond_n of_o word_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o n._n before_o the_o bond_n of_o word_n shall_v be_v rehearse_v thrice_o else_o to_o be_v damn_v for_o ever_o and_o thereto_o say_v all_o faithful_a soul_n and_o spirit_n amen_o amen_n then_o let_v he_o swear_v this_o oath_n p.f.ss._n three_o time_n and_o at_o every_o time_n kiss_v the_o book_n and_o at_o every_o time_n make_v mark_n to_o the_o bond_n then_o perceive_v the_o time_n that_o he_o will_v depart_v get_v away_o the_o people_n from_o you_o and_o get_v or_o take_v your_o stone_n or_o glass_n or_o other_o thing_n in_o your_o hand_n and_o say_v the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la ave_fw-la and_o credo_fw-la and_o this_o prayer_n as_o follow_v and_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o depart_n rehearse_v the_o bond_n of_o word_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o every_o bond_n say_v oftentimes_o remember_v thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n and_o bind_v he_o strong_o to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o stone_n and_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o depart_v read_v thy_o bond_n 24_o time_n and_o every_o day_n when_o you_o do_v call_v he_o by_o your_o other_o bond_n bind_v he_o strong_o by_o the_o first_o bond_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 24._o day_n apply_v it_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o man_n for_o ever_o now_o the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la ave_fw-la and_o credo_fw-la must_v be_v say_v and_o then_o the_o prayer_n immediate_o follow_v o_o god_n of_o abraham_n god_n of_o isaac_n god_n of_o jacob_n god_n of_o tobias_n the_o which_o do_v deliver_v the_o three_o child_n from_o the_o hot_a burn_a oven_n sidrac_n misac_n and_o abednago_n and_o susanna_n from_o the_o false_a crime_n and_o daniel_n from_o the_o lion_n power_n even_o so_o o_o lord_n omnipotent_a i_o beseech_v thou_o for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n sake_n to_o help_v i_o in_o these_o my_o work_n and_o to_o deliver_v i_o this_o spirit_n of_o n._n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o true_a subject_n unto_o i_o n_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n and_o to_o remain_v with_o i_o and_o with_o this_o n._n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n o_o glorious_a god_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o help_v i_o at_o this_o time_n and_o to_o give_v i_o power_n by_o thy_o holy_a name_n merit_n and_o virtue_n whereby_o i_o may_v conjure_v and_o constrain_v this_o spirit_n of_o n._n that_o he_o may_v be_v obedient_a unto_o i_o and_o may_v fulfil_v his_o oath_n and_o promise_n at_o all_o time_n by_o the_o power_n of_o all_o thy_o holiness_n this_o grant_n o_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n as_o thou_o be_v righteous_a and_o holy_a and_o as_o thou_o be_v the_o word_n and_o the_o word_n god_n the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o thy_o everlasting_a kingdom_n and_o in_o the_o divinity_n of_o thy_o everlasting_a godhead_n to_o who_o be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o und_fw-ge ever_o amen_o amen_n chap._n xxvii_o a_o bond_n to_o bind_v he_o to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o n._n as_o follow_v bond_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o the_o live_a god_n by_o the_o true_a god_n and_o by_o the_o holy_a god_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o thou_o n._n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o ascend_v nor_o descend_v out_o of_o thy_o body_n to_o no_o place_n of_o rest_n but_o only_o to_o take_v thy_o rest_a place_n with_o n._n and_o with_o this_o n._n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n according_a to_o thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v thou_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o ehese_n holy_a name_n of_o god_n ✚_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr ✚_o adonay_n ✚_o agla_n ✚_o saday_n ✚_o sabaoth_n ✚_o planabothe_v ✚_o panthon_n ✚_o craton_n ✚_o neupmaton_n ✚_o deus_n ✚_o homo_fw-la ✚_o omnipotens_fw-la ✚_o sempiternus_fw-la ✚_o ysus_fw-la ✚_o terra_fw-la ✚_o unigenitus_fw-la ✚_o salbator_n ✚_o via_fw-la ✚_o vita_fw-la ✚_o manus_fw-la ✚_o son_n ✚_o origo_fw-la ✚_o filius_fw-la ✚_o and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o remain_v in_o the_o fire_n nor_o in_o the_o water_n in_o the_o air_n nor_o in_o any_o privy_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o only_o with_o we_o n._n and_o with_o this_o n._n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n i_o charge_v thou_o spirit_n of_o n._n upon_o pain_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n remember_v thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n also_o i_o conjure_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n and_o constrain_v thou_o by_o the_o excellent_a name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n α_n and_o ω_fw-gr the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o for_o this_o holy_a name_n of_o jesus_n be_v above_o all_o name_n for_o unto_o 4.6_o it_o all_o knee_n do_v bow_n and_o obey_v both_o of_o heavenly_a thing_n earthly_a thing_n and_o infernal_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o name_v give_v to_o man_n whereby_o we_o have_v any_o salvation_n but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n therefore_o by_o the_o name_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n and_o by_o his_o nativity_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n and_o by_o all_o that_o appertain_v to_o his_o passion_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o do_v conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v any_o rest_a place_n in_o the_o ☉_o nor_o in_o the_o ☽_o nor_o in_fw-la ♄_o nor_o in_o ♃_o nor_o in_fw-la ♂_o nor_o in_o ♀_o nor_o in_o ☿_o nor_o in_o any_o of_o the_o twelve_o sign_n nor_o in_o the_o concavity_n of_o the_o cloud_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o privy_a place_n to_o rest_v or_o stay_v in_o but_o only_o with_o i_o n._n or_o with_o this_o n._n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o obedient_a unto_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n i_o n._n do_v condemn_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n into_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n for_o over_o amen_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o innocent_a lamb_n jesus_n christ_n the_o which_o be_v shed_v upon_o the_o cross_n for_o all_o those_o that_o do_v obey_v unto_o it_o and_o believe_v in_o it_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o by_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a royal_a name_n and_o word_n of_o the_o live_a god_n by_o i_o pronounce_v i_o do_v conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n that_o thou_o do_v be_v obedient_a unto_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o do_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a i_o n._n by_o the_o holy_a trinity_n disobedience_n and_o by_o his_o virtue_n and_o power_n do_v condemn_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n into_o the_o place_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o remedy_n but_o everlasting_a condemnation_n and_o horror_n and_o pain_n upon_o pain_n daily_o horrible_o and_o lamentable_o the_o pain_n there_o to_o be_v augment_v so_o thick_a as_o the_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n and_o as_o the_o gravel_n sand_n in_o the_o sea_n except_o thou_o spirit_n of_o n._n obey_v i_o n._n as_o be_v afore_o rehearse_v else_o i_o n._n do_v condemn_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n into_o the_o pit_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n fiat_n fiat_fw-la amen_o also_o i_o conjure_v thou_o and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o all_o angel_n archangel_n throne_n domination_n principate_v potestates_fw-la virtutes_fw-la cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n and_o by_o the_o four_o evangelist_n matthew_n mark_n luke_n and_o john_n and_o by_o all_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o old_a law_n and_o the_o new_a and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o by_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n and_o by_o all_o patriarch_n prophet_n martyr_n confessor_n virgin_n innocent_n and_o by_o all_o the_o elect_a and_o choose_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v which_o follow_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n strong_o to_o have_v common_a talk_n with_o i_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o day_n night_n hour_n and_o
minute_n and_o to_o talk_v in_o my_o mother_n tongue_n plain_o that_o i_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o understand_v it_o declare_v the_o truth_n unto_o i_o of_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n else_o to_o be_v condemn_v for_o ever_o fiat_n fiat_fw-la amen_o also_o i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o the_o girdle_n golden_a girdle_n which_o gird_v the_o loin_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n so_o thou_o spirit_n of_o n._n be_v thou_o bind_v and_o cast_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n for_o thy_o great_a disobedience_n and_o unreverent_a regard_n that_o thou_o have_v to_o the_o holy_a name_n and_o word_n of_o god_n almighty_n by_o i_o pronounce_v fiat_n amen_n also_o i_o conjure_v constrain_v command_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o the_o two-edged_a sword_n which_o john_n see_v proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n almighty_n except_o thou_o be_v obedient_a as_o be_v aforesaid_a the_o sword_n cut_v thou_o in_o piece_n word_n and_o condemn_v thou_o into_o the_o pit_n of_o everlasting_a pain_n where_o the_o fire_n go_v not_o out_o and_o where_o the_o worm_n die_v not_o fiat_n fiat_fw-la fiat_fw-la amen_o also_o i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n by_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o by_o all_o the_o heaven_n under_o he_o and_o by_o the_o celestial_a city_n new_a jerusalem_n and_o by_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o all_o thing_n create_v and_o contain_v therein_o and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n and_o by_o all_o the_o infernal_o and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n and_o by_o all_o thing_n contain_v therein_o and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o conjure_v and_o constrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n than_o now_o immediate_o thou_o be_v obedient_a unto_o i_o at_o all_o time_n hereafter_o and_o to_o those_o word_n of_o i_o pronounce_v according_a to_o thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n curse_v else_o let_v the_o great_a curse_n of_o god_n the_o anger_n of_o god_n the_o shadow_n and_o darkness_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n be_v upon_o thou_o thou_o spirit_n of_o n._n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o because_o thou_o have_v deny_v thy_o health_n thy_o faith_n and_o salvation_n for_o the_o great_a disobedience_n thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v condemn_v therefore_o let_v the_o divine_a trinity_n angel_n and_o archangel_n throne_n domination_n principate_v potestates_fw-la virtutes_fw-la chrumbim_n and_o seraphim_n and_o all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o shall_v stand_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n at_o the_o general_a day_n of_o judgement_n condemn_v the_o spirit_n of_o n._n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o thou_o because_o of_o thy_o great_a disobedience_n in_o and_o against_o thy_o promise_n fiat_n fiat_fw-la amen_o be_v thus_o bind_v he_o must_v needs_o be_v obedient_a unto_o thou_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o prove_v this_o and_o here_o follow_v a_o bond_n to_o call_v he_o to_o your_o n._n and_o to_o show_v you_o true_a vision_n at_o all_o time_n as_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o ♄_o to_o bind_z or_o inchant_v any_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o ♃_o observe_v for_o peace_n and_o concord_n in_o the_o hour_n of_o ♂_o to_z mar_z to_o destroy_v and_o to_o make_v sick_a in_o the_o hour_n of_o the_o ☉_o to_z bind_z tongue_n and_o other_o bond_n of_o man_n in_o the_o hour_n of_o ♀_o to_o increase_n love_n joy_n and_o good_a will_n in_o the_o hour_n of_o ☿_o to_o put_v away_o enimity_n or_o hatred_n to_o know_v of_o theft_n in_o the_o hour_n of_o the_o ☽_o for_o love_n good_a will_n and_o concord_n ♄_o lead_v ♃_o tin_n ♂_o iron_n ☉_o gold_n ♀_o copper_n ☿_o quicksilver_n ☽_o silver_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxviii_o this_o bond_n as_o follow_v be_v to_o call_v he_o into_o your_o crystal-stone_n or_o glass_n etc._n etc._n also_o i_o do_v conjure_v thou_o spirit_n n._n by_o god_n the_o father_n by_o god_n the_o son_n and_o by_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n α_n and_o ω_fw-gr the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o and_o by_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o judgement_n of_o they_o which_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o world_n by_o fire_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o constrain_v thou_o spirit_n n._n to_o come_v to_o he_o that_o hold_v the_o crystal-stone_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o appear_v visible_o as_o hereafter_o follow_v also_o i_o conjure_v thou_o spirit_n n._n by_o these_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n ✚_o letragrammaton_fw-gr ✚_o adonay_n ✚_o el_n ✚_o ousion_n ✚_o agla_n ✚_o jesus_n ✚_o of_o nazareth_n ✚_o and_o by_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o by_o his_o nativity_n death_n burial_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n and_o by_o all_o other_o thing_n appertain_v unto_o his_o passion_n and_o by_o the_o supplement_n bless_a virgin_n mary_n mother_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o all_o the_o joy_n which_o she_o have_v when_o she_o see_v her_o son_n rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o by_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n thereof_o i_o constrain_v thou_o spirit_n n._n to_o come_v into_o the_o crystal-stone_n and_o to_o appear_v visible_o as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v declare_v also_o i_o conjure_v thou_o n._n thou_o spirit_n by_o all_o angel_n archangel_n throne_n domination_n principate_v potestates_fw-la virtutes_fw-la cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n and_o by_o the_o ☉_o ☽_o ♄_o ♃_o ♂_o ♀_o ☿_o and_o by_o the_o twelve_o sign_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n and_o by_o all_o thing_n create_v and_o confirm_v in_o the_o firmament_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o constrain_v thou_o spirit_n n._n to_o appear_v visible_o in_o that_o crystal-stone_n in_o fair_a 16._o form_n and_o shape_n of_o a_o white_a angel_n a_o green_a angel_n a_o black_a angel_n a_o man_n a_o woman_n a_o boy_n a_o maiden_n virgin_n a_o white_a greyhound_n a_o devil_n with_o great_a horn_n without_o any_o hurt_n or_o danger_n of_o our_o body_n or_o soul_n and_o true_o to_o inform_v and_o show_v unto_o we_o true_a vision_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o that_o crystal-stone_n according_a to_o thy_o oath_n and_o promise_n and_o that_o without_o any_o hindrance_n or_o tarry_n to_o appear_v visible_o by_o this_o bond_n of_o word_n read_v over_o by_o i_o three_o time_n upon_o pain_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n fiat_n fiat_fw-la amen_n then_o be_v appear_v say_v these_o word_n follow_v i_o conjure_v thou_o spirit_n by_o god_n the_o father_n that_o thou_o show_v true_a vision_n in_o that_o crystal-stone_n where_o there_o be_v any_o n._n in_o such_o a_o place_n or_o no_o upon_o pain_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n fiat_n amen_n also_o i_o conjure_v thou_o spirit_n n._n by_o god_n the_o son_n jesus_n christ_n that_o thou_o do_v show_v true_a vision_n unto_o we_o whether_o it_o be_v gold_n or_o silver_n or_o any_o other_o metal_n or_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o or_o no_o upon_o pain_n of_o condemnation_n fiat_n amen_n also_o i_o conjure_v thou_o spirit_n n._n by_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o which_o do_v sanctify_v all_o faithful_a soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o power_n i_o constrain_v thou_o spirit_n n._n to_o speak_v open_a and_o to_o declare_v the_o true_a way_n how_o we_o may_v come_v by_o these_o treasure_n hide_v in_o n._n and_o how_o to_o have_v it_o in_o our_o custody_n and_o who_o be_v the_o keeper_n thereof_o and_o how_o many_o there_o be_v and_o what_o be_v their_o name_n and_o by_o who_o it_o be_v lay_v there_o and_o to_o show_v i_o true_a vision_n of_o what_o sort_n and_o similitude_n they_o be_v and_o how_o long_o they_o have_v keep_v it_o and_o to_o know_v in_o what_o day_n and_o hour_n we_o shall_v call_v such_o a_o spirit_n n._n to_o bring_v unto_o we_o these_o treasure_n into_o such_o a_o place_n n._n upon_o pain_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n ✚_o also_o i_o constrain_v thou_o spirit_n n._n by_o all_o angel_n fire_n archangel_n throne_n domination_n principate_v potestates_fw-la virtutes_fw-la cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n that_o you_o do_v show_v a_o true_a vision_n in_o this_o crystal-stone_n who_o do_v convey_v or_o steal_v away_o such_o a_o n._n and_o where_o it_o be_v and_o who_o have_v it_o and_o how_o far_o off_o and_o what_o be_v his_o or_o her_o name_n and_o how_o and_o when_o to_o come_v unto_o it_o upon_o pain_n of_o eternal_a condemnation_n fiat_n amen_n also_o i_o conjure_v thou_o spirit_n n._n by_o the_o ☉_o ☽_o ♄_o ♃_o ♂_o ♀_o ☿_o and_o by_o all_o the_o character_n in_o the_o firmament_n that_o thou_o do_v show_v unto_o i_o a_o true_a vision_n in_o this_o crystal-stone_n where_o such_o n._n and_o in_o what_o state_n he_o be_v and_o how_o long_o he_o have_v be_v there_o and_o
remedy_n it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v not_o with_o christ_n good_a and_o perfect_a man_n for_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o wit_n peter_n james_n and_o john_n be_v absent_a neither_o be_v there_o fast_v and_o pray_v without_o the_o which_o that_o kind_n of_o devil_n can_v not_o be_v cast_v out_o for_o the_o four_o point_n to_o wit_n the_o fault_n of_o the_o exorcist_n in_o faith_n may_v appear_v for_o that_o afterward_o the_o disciple_n ask_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o impotency_n therein_o and_o jesus_n answer_v it_o be_v for_o their_o incredulity_n say_v thut_n if_o they_o have_v as_o much_o faith_n as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustard_n seed_n they_o shall_v move_v mountain_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o be_v prove_v by_o vitas_fw-la patrum_fw-la the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n where_o it_o appear_v that_o s._n anthony_n can_v not_o do_v that_o cure_n when_o his_o scholar_n paul_n can_v do_v it_o and_o do_v it_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o six_o excuse_n it_o be_v say_v that_o though_o the_o fault_n be_v take_v away_o thereby_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o always_o the_o punishment_n be_v release_v last_o of_o all_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o conjure_v out_o of_o the_o party_n before_o baptism_n by_o the_o exorcist_n or_o the_o midwife_n have_v not_o baptize_v he_o well_o but_o omit_v some_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n if_o any_o object_n there_o be_v no_o exorcist_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n point_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o church_n can_v now_o err_v and_o s._n gregory_n will_v never_o have_v institute_v it_o in_o vain_a and_o it_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n that_o who_o or_o whatsoever_o be_v new_o exorcise_v must_v be_v rebaptise_v as_o also_o such_o as_o walk_v or_o talk_v in_o their_o sleep_n for_o say_v they_o call_v they_o by_o their_o name_n and_o present_o they_o wake_v or_o fall_v if_o they_o climb_v whereby_o it_o be_v gather_v that_o they_o be_v not_o true_o name_v in_o baptism_n item_n they_o say_v it_o be_v somewhat_o more_o difficult_a to_o conjure_v the_o devil_n out_o of_o one_o bewitch_v then_o out_o of_o one_o possess_v because_o in_o the_o bewitch_v he_o be_v double_a in_o the_o other_o single_a they_o have_v a_o hundred_o such_o beggarly_a foolish_a and_o frivolous_a note_n in_o this_o behalf_n chap._n xxxv_o other_o gross_a absurdity_n of_o witchmonger_n in_o this_o matter_n of_o conjuration_n sure_o i_o can_v see_v what_o difference_n or_o distinction_n the_o witchmonger_n do_v put_v between_o the_o knowledge_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n but_o that_o they_o think_v if_o they_o pray_v or_o rather_o talk_v to_o god_n till_o their_o heart_n ache_v he_o never_o hear_v they_o but_o that_o the_o devil_n do_v know_v every_o thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o both_o can_v and_o also_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o they_o for_o if_o any_o that_o mean_v good_a faith_n with_o the_o devil_n read_v certain_a conjuration_n he_o come_v up_o they_o say_v at_o a_o trice_n marry_o if_o another_o that_o have_v no_o intent_n to_o raise_v he_o read_v or_o pronounce_v the_o word_n fearful_a he_o will_v not_o stir_v and_o yet_o j._n bodin_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o read_v such_o conjuration_n as_o john_n wierus_n recite_v lest_o belike_o the_o devil_n will_v come_v up_o and_o scratch_v he_o with_o his_o foul_a long_a nail_n in_o which_o sort_n i_o wonder_v that_o the_o devil_n deal_v with_o none_o other_o than_o witch_n and_o conjuror_n i_o for_o my_o part_n have_v read_v a_o number_n of_o their_o conjuration_n but_o never_o can_v see_v any_o devil_n of_o they_o conjuration_n except_o it_o be_v in_o a_o play_n but_o the_o devil_n belike_o know_v my_o mind_n to_o wit_n that_o i_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o claw_n but_o lo_o what_o reason_n such_o people_n have_v bodin_n bartholomeus_n spineus_n sprenger_n and_o institor_n etc._n etc._n do_v 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their_o dwelling_n the_o cavern_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o mountain_n which_o relation_n be_v record_v in_o the_o antiquity_n of_o pomonia_n 12._o i_o have_v read_v another_o wonderful_a relation_n in_o a_o book_n de_fw-fr annulis_fw-la antiquorum_fw-la example_n concern_v a_o young_a man_n from_o who_o the_o power_n of_o venus_n be_v take_v away_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o company_n with_o his_o new_a marry_a wife_n the_o story_n be_v brief_o thus_o be_v busy_a at_o play_n or_o exercise_v with_o some_o of_o his_o companion_n on_o his_o marriage_n day_n he_o put_v his_o weddng_a ring_n on_o the_o finger_n of_o the_o statue_n of_o venus_n that_o stand_v beside_o the_o place_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v lose_v when_o he_o have_v do_v return_v to_o take_v his_o ring_n the_o finger_n be_v bend_v inward_a so_o that_o he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n pluck_v off_o the_o ring_n to_o his_o great_a amazement_n at_o which_o instant_n he_o forsake_v the_o place_n and_o in_o the_o night_n the_o image_n of_o venus_n appear_v unto_o he_o say_v thou_o have_v espouse_v i_o and_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o any_o other_o in_o the_o morning_n return_v the_o ring_n be_v go_v and_o the_o finger_n make_v straight_o again_o which_o trouble_v he_o mighty_o so_o that_o he_o consult_v with_o a_o magician_n who_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o some_o principal_a spirit_n in_o that_o dominion_n to_o which_o venus_n belong_v bid_v the_o party_n stand_v watch_v at_o such_o a_o place_n at_o such_o a_o hour_n till_o he_o see_v many_o troop_n of_o spirit_n pass_v by_o he_o and_o describe_v one_o in_o a_o chariot_n of_o stern_a and_o terrible_a countenance_n to_o who_o he_o bid_v he_o deliver_v the_o letter_n all_o which_o he_o perform_v and_o after_o the_o person_n in_o the_o chariot_n have_v read_v the_o content_n thereof_o he_o break_v out_o into_o this_o expression_n great_a god_n how_o long_o shall_v we_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o insolence_n of_o this_o accurse_a rascal_n name_v the_o magician_n but_o withal_o call_v to_o a_o most_o beauteous_a woman_n from_o among_o the_o company_n he_o charge_v she_o to_o deliver_v back_o the_o ring_n which_o at_o length_n she_o do_v with_o much_o averseness_n and_o after_o that_o he_o enjoy_v his_o marriage_n rite_n without_o impediment_n mountain_n 13._o beside_o the_o innumerable_a troop_n of_o terrestrial_a spirit_n call_v fairy_n there_o be_v also_o nymph_n of_o the_o wood_n mountain_n grove_n and_o fountain_n as_o eagle_n arethusa_n io_n menippa_n irene_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v altogether_o of_o the_o feminine_a kind_n sport_v and_o dance_v and_o feast_v among_o the_o tree_n in_o wood_n and_o bathe_v in_o clean_a and_o limpid_a fountain_n such_o have_v be_v see_v by_o many_o and_o be_v often_o allude_v to_o by_o the_o roman_a and_o greek_a poet_n there_o be_v also_o a_o relation_n of_o a_o german_a prince_n who_o be_v exceed_o thirsty_a and_o weary_a with_o hunt_v and_o hawk_v lose_v his_o company_n in_o the_o wood_n on_o a_o sudden_a behold_v a_o open_n at_o a_o little_a hillock_n among_o the_o tree_n and_o a_o most_o beautiful_a maiden_n offer_v a_o golden_a morn_n full_a of_o liquor_n which_o he_o receive_v and_o drink_v and_o after_o rid_v quite_o away_o with_o the_o say_a horn_n not_o regard_v the_o virgin_n tear_n who_o lament_v after_o he_o it_o be_v say_v that_o have_v spill_v some_o of_o the_o say_a liquor_n it_o fetch_v the_o hair_n from_o off_o his_o horse_n skin_n and_o the_o horn_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v in_o germany_n which_o i_o have_v be_v tell_v by_o one_o that_o have_v see_v and_o handle_v it_o affirm_v that_o the_o gold_n for_o purity_n can_v ba_o parallel_v succubus_n 14._o another_o sort_n be_v the_o incubi_fw-la and_o succubus_n of_o who_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o hanns_n have_v the_o original_n be_v beget_v betwixt_o these_o incubi_fw-la and_o certain_a magical_a woman_n who_o philimer_n the_o king_n of_o the_o goth_n banish_v into_o the_o desert_n whence_o arise_v that_o savage_a and_o untamed_a nation_n who_o speech_n seem_v rather_o the_o mute_a attempt_n of_o brute_n beast_n than_o any_o articulate_a sound_n and_o well_o distinguish_v word_n to_o these_o incubi_fw-la be_v attribute_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o blood_n call_v the_o night-hag_n which_o certain_o have_v a_o natural_a cause_n although_o at_o the_o instant_n of_o time_n when_o the_o party_n be_v oppress_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o certain_a malevolent_a spirit_n may_v mix_v themselves_o therein_o and_o terrify_v the_o soul_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o afflict_a party_n spirit_n 15._o and_o among_o such_o spirit_n as_o be_v resident_a among_o mortal_n there_o be_v a_o very_a froward_a kind_n who_o take_v delight_n to_o pull_v down_o what_o man_n have_v build_v who_o have_v be_v see_v at_o the_o build_n of_o strong_a and_o mighty_a castle_n to_o come_v in_o the_o night_n and_o tumble_v all_o to_o the_o ground_n that_o the_o workman_n have_v rear_v the_o day_n before_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v horon_n stilkon_n glaura_n and_o ribbolla_n four_o pestiferous_a and_o turbulent_a animal_n that_o for_o many_o year_n infest_a the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o emperor_n seraglio_n till_o one_o of_o the_o holy_a musselmans_n do_v by_o certain_a charm_n and_o exorcism_n constrain_v and_o bind_v they_o to_o tell_v their_o name_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o disturb_v which_o they_o declare_v and_o be_v by_o he_o confine_v to_o destroy_v the_o mine_n of_o copper_n in_o hungaria_n example_n 16._o there_o be_v also_o a_o relation_n extant_a in_o the_o life_n of_o paul_n the_o hermit_n of_o a_o satyr_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o wood_n and_o discourse_v with_o he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mortal_a creature_n as_o he_o and_o serve_v the_o same_o god_n dehort_v the_o people_n to_o worship_v they_o for_o demigod_n as_o they_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o like_a unto_o this_o be_v the_o story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a god_n pan_n that_o a_o mariner_n sail_v by_o the_o island_n of_o cicilia_n be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n from_o the_o shore_n example_n and_o by_o a_o certain_a voice_n be_v bid_v to_o tell_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o next_o island_n that_o the_o great_a god_n pan_n be_v dead_a which_o he_o obey_v and_o though_o in_o the_o next_o island_n there_o be_v no_o inhabitant_n yet_o when_o he_o approach_v he_o proclaim_v towards_o the_o shore_n that_o pan_n be_v decease_v immediate_o after_o which_o proclamation_n he_o can_v sensible_o hear_v most_o doleful_a and_o lachrymable_a cry_n and_o noise_n as_o of_o those_o that_o lament_v his_o departure_n 17._o janthe_n be_v say_v by_o magician_n to_o be_v a_o water_n spirit_n water_n who_o be_v ever_o present_a when_o any_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o water_n be_v delight_v much_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o mankind_n that_o it_o may_v enjoy_v the_o company_n of_o their_o astral_a spirit_n after_o their_o decease_n for_o according_a to_o the_o four_o complexion_n or_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n the_o astral_a spirit_n associate_n itself_o with_o separate_a substance_n the_o phlegmatic_a to_o the_o watery_a spirit_n the_o sanguine_a to_o those_o of_o the_o air_n the_o choleric_a to_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o melancholy_a to_o the_o terrestrial_a spirit_n but_o this_o be_v only_o to_o be_v suppose_v of_o such_o person_n as_o die_v in_o discontent_n and_o restlessness_n 18._o of_o another_o sort_n be_v such_o aquatic_a animal_n as_o in_o former_a time_n have_v converse_v and_o procreate_v with_o mankind_n bear_v divers_a child_n procreate_v and_o at_o length_n snatch_v all_o away_o into_o the_o watery_a element_n again_o whereof_o there_o be_v variety_n of_o example_n in_o cardanus_n and_o bodin_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o familiar_a of_o paulus_n a_o mendicant_a friar_n call_v by_o he_o florimella_n and_o entertain_v as_o his_o bed-fellow_n for_o forty_o year_n though_o unknown_a and_o unseen_a to_o any_o but_o himself_o till_o upon_o some_o unhandsome_a carriage_n of_o the_o friar_n his_o companion_n accompany_v he_o over_o the_o danube_n leap_v into_o the_o river_n and_o be_v never_o after_o see_v 19_o innumerable_a be_v the_o report_n and_o accident_n incident_a unto_o such_o as_o frequent_v the_o sea_n as_o fisherman_n and_o sailor_n who_o discourse_n of_o noise_n flash_n shadow_n water_n echo_n and_o other_o visible_a appearance_n nightly_o see_v and_o hear_v upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n and_o as_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v according_a to_o the_o constellation_n and_o climate_n so_o be_v these_o spectres_n appropriate_a to_o particular_a part_n and_o coast_n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o southern_a pole_n but_o more_o especial_o abound_v in_o the_o north_n about_o norweigh_v isleland_n green_a land_n and_o nova_n zembla_n 20._o neither_o be_v the_o story_n of_o the_o greek_a
these_o dubious_a spirit_n do_v proper_o belong_v then_o be_v they_o frequent_o solicit_v to_o mediate_v in_o such_o treacherous_a action_n as_o the_o hellish_a spirit_n have_v conspire_v against_o the_o life_n of_o mortal_a man_n 30._o more_o particular_o these_o spirit_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o fiery_a element_n help_n be_v most_o officious_a in_o this_o kind_n of_o service_n be_v natural_o such_o as_o the_o antecedent_n matter_n have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v but_o according_a to_o the_o rank_n and_o categorye_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o inveterate_a and_o malicious_a in_o their_o undertake_n then_o the_o rest_n but_o every_o kind_n of_o astral_a spirit_n be_v obsequious_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n that_o the_o devilish_a spirit_n can_v effect_v little_a or_o nothing_o without_o their_o assistance_n in_o this_o external_a principle_n of_o the_o star_n and_o element_n upon_o the_o body_n or_o possession_n of_o mankind_n because_o their_o body_n be_v too_o crude_a and_o rough_a for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o their_o influence_n either_o in_o dream_n rapture_n philtre_n charm_n or_o constellation_n as_o the_o follow_a chapter_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o infernal_a being_n shall_v make_v plain_a wherein_o the_o nature_n and_o capacity_n of_o every_o damn_a spirit_n be_v decipher_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosophy_n 31._o leave_v we_o now_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o fire_n spirit_n to_o illustrate_v the_o nature_n of_o subterranean_a being_n who_o order_n species_n and_o degree_n be_v various_a for_o they_o consist_v in_o these_o distinction_n viz._n spirit_n of_o man_n decease_v soul_n of_o man_n decease_v separate_a spirit_n astral_a separate_a spirit_n semi-infernal_a spirit_n appropriate_a to_o the_o constellation_n where_o any_o of_o the_o seven_o metal_n viz._n saturn_n jupiter_n mars_n sol_n luna_fw-la venus_n mercury_n be_v find_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o mineral_n be_v distinct_a one_o from_o the_o other_o so_o much_o distant_a be_v these_o subterranean_a spirit_n in_o nature_n and_o faculty_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o place_n shape_n name_n and_o quality_n 32._o but_o they_o be_v not_o all_o confine_v unto_o the_o metallic_a kingdom_n tomb_n for_o there_o be_v also_o spirit_n of_o the_o mountain_n valley_n cave_n deep_n hiata_n or_o chasma_n of_o the_o earth_n hide_a treasure_n tomb_n vault_n and_o sepulture_n of_o the_o dead_a to_o the_o last_o belong_v the_o astral_a spirit_n of_o decease_a mortal_n that_o delight_n to_o hover_v over_o the_o ancient_a carcase_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v seek_v still_o to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o diligent_o inquire_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o retention_n such_o be_v resident_a in_o silent_a cave_n and_o solitary_a vault_n where_o the_o decease_a lie_n till_o the_o humidum_fw-la radical_a be_v exciccate_a and_o total_o dry_v up_o after_o which_o their_o trick_n be_v no_o more_o manifest_a but_o be_v utter_o extinguish_v and_o annihilate_v 33._o to_o the_o next_o belong_v such_o spirit_n as_o be_v protector_n of_o hide_a treasure_n treasure_n from_o a_o natural_a cause_n from_o whence_o they_o do_v exceed_o envy_v man_n benefit_n and_o accommodation_n in_o the_o discovery_n thereof_o ever_o haunt_v such_o place_n where_o money_n be_v conceal_v and_o retain_v malevolent_a and_o poisonous_a influence_n to_o blast_v the_o life_n and_o limb_n of_o those_o that_o dare_v to_o attempt_v the_o discovery_n thereof_o peter_n of_o devonshire_n with_o his_o confederate_n who_o by_o conjuration_n attempt_v to_o dig_v for_o such_o deafen_a treasure_n be_v crumble_v into_o atom_n as_o it_o be_v be_v reduce_v to_o ash_n with_o his_o companion_n in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n 34._o and_o upon_o this_o particular_a we_o have_v plenty_n of_o example_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o such_o as_o by_o magical_a experiment_n have_v discover_v hide_a treasure_n spirit_n which_o instance_n do_v rather_o seem_v to_o prove_v that_o such_o as_o haunt_v these_o place_n do_v more_o near_o belong_v to_o the_o infernal_a then_o to_o the_o astral_a hierarchy_n in_o regard_n that_o they_o be_v so_o infest_v and_o inveterate_a to_o mortal_a man_n that_o the_o grand_a intention_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n may_v be_v accomplish_v in_o their_o design_n miner_n 35._o but_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n such_o as_o haunt_v mine_n and_o mettle_n man_n be_v the_o most_o pernicious_a and_o frequent_a from_o the_o same_o cause_n with_o the_o former_a the_o nature_n of_o such_o be_v very_o violent_a they_o do_v often_o slay_v whole_a company_n of_o labourer_n they_o do_v sometime_o send_v inundation_n that_o destroy_v both_o the_o mine_n and_o miner_n they_o bring_v noxious_a and_o malignant_a vapour_n to_o stifle_v the_o laborious_a workman_n brief_o their_o whole_a delight_n and_o faculty_n consist_v in_o torment_v kill_a and_o crush_a man_n that_o seek_v such_o treasure_n that_o mankind_n may_v never_o partake_v thereof_o to_o relieve_v their_o care_n and_o worldly_a necessity_n spirit_n 36._o such_o be_v anaebergius_n a_o most_o virulent_a animal_n that_o do_v utter_o confound_v the_o undertake_n of_o those_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o rich_a silver_n i_o in_o germany_n call_v corona_n rosacea_fw-la he_o will_v often_o show_v himself_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o he-goat_n with_o golden_a horn_n push_v down_o the_o workman_n with_o great_a violence_n sometime_o like_o a_o horse_n breathe_v flame_n and_o pestilence_n at_o his_o nostril_n at_o other_o time_n he_o represent_v a_o monk_n in_o all_o his_o pontificalilus_n flout_v at_o their_o labour_n and_o imitate_v their_o action_n with_o scorn_n and_o dedignation_n till_o by_o his_o daily_a and_o continue_a molestation_n he_o give_v they_o no_o further_a ability_n of_o perseverance_n conclusion_n 37._o thus_o i_o have_v hint_v the_o various_a distinction_n and_o subdistinction_n of_o astral_a spirit_n proper_a or_o common_a illustrate_v their_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a from_o thence_o i_o proceed_v to_o say_v what_o the_o infernal_a hierarchy_n be_v and_o whereof_o it_o do_v consist_v in_o this_o five_o chapter_n follow_v chap._n v._n of_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n or_o devil_n and_o damn_a soul_n treat_v what_o their_o nature_n name_n and_o power_n be_v etc._n etc._n of_o 1._o leave_v the_o astral_a kingdom_n i_o will_v now_o proceed_v to_o describe_v the_o nature_n and_o distinction_n of_o infernal_a spirit_n or_o devil_n and_o damn_a soul_n who_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v according_a to_o their_o rank_n and_o order_n exact_o correspondent_a to_o the_o quire_n and_o hierarchy_n of_o the_o angel_n or_o celestial_a being_n wherein_o i_o will_v insist_v upon_o their_o name_n shape_n place_n time_n order_n power_n and_o capacity_n proceed_v gradual_o from_o a_o general_a narration_n to_o a_o particular_a anatomy_n of_o every_o sort_n of_o spirit_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o order_n devil_n 2._o as_o for_o the_o locality_n or_o circumscription_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o to_o be_v consider_v then_o the_o vulgar_a account_n it_o who_o esteem_v the_o hellish_a habitation_n a_o distinct_a chasma_fw-la or_o gulf_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n above_z under_z or_o in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o innumerable_a devil_n and_o wicked_a soul_n inhabit_v who_o be_v perpetual_o scorch_v and_o torment_v with_o material_a flame_n of_o fire_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n which_o natural_o all_o man_n be_v addict_v and_o prone_a unto_o but_o if_o we_o will_v right_o consider_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n in_o respect_n of_o one_o another_o we_o must_v look_v upon_o the_o similitude_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n in_o this_o outward_a world_n who_o be_v not_o circumscribe_v nor_o separate_v as_o to_o locality_n from_o one_o another_o for_o when_o the_o sun_n arise_v the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n disappear_v not_o that_o it_o remove_v itself_o to_o some_o other_o place_n or_o country_n but_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o light_n overpower_v it_o and_o swallow_v it_o up_o so_o that_o though_o it_o disappear_v yet_o it_o be_v as_o real_o there_o as_o the_o light_n be_v similitude_n 3._o this_o be_v also_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o habitation_n of_o good_a or_o evil_a being_n that_o they_o be_v real_o in_o one_o another_o yet_o not_o comprehend_v of_o one_o another_o neither_o indeed_o can_v they_o be_v for_o the_o evil_a spirit_n if_o they_o shall_v remove_v ten_o thousand_o mile_n yet_o be_v they_o in_o the_o same_o quality_n and_o source_n never_o able_a to_o find_v out_o or_o discover_v where_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v to_o be_v find_v though_o it_o be_v real_o through_o and_o through_o with_o the_o dark_a kingdom_n but_o in_o another_o quality_n which_o make_v they_o stranger_n to_o one_o another_o hell_n 4._o a_o similitude_n hereof_o we_o
affright_v with_o monstrous_a appearance_n and_o idea_n represent_v continual_o to_o their_o imagination_n and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o loathsome_a taste_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n either_o animal_n vegetative_a or_o mineral_n which_o they_o be_v at_o any_o time_n void_a of_o be_v continual_o pester_v and_o suffocate_v with_o filthy_a fume_n and_o smoke_n of_o hellish_a fruit_n as_o of_o sulphurean_a stink_n and_o abomination_n 42._o neither_o be_v the_o other_o sense_n of_o the_o touch_n and_o smell_v behind_o in_o participation_n of_o the_o like_a torment_n earth_n which_o their_o own_o iniquity_n do_v perpetual_o excite_v and_o create_v unto_o they_o beside_o they_o be_v ever_o vex_v one_o another_o and_o if_o any_o be_v in_o the_o same_o misery_n with_o who_o they_o have_v acquaintance_n here_o on_o eath_n the_o very_a magical_a knowledge_n and_o perceivance_n or_o remembrance_n thereof_o do_v beyond_o utterance_n or_o conception_n most_o miserable_o afflict_v and_o macerate_v their_o soul_n and_o all_o their_o sense_n hell_n 43._o for_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o habitation_n be_v such_o that_o their_o torment_n be_v exceed_o aggravate_v thereby_o because_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o four_o element_n be_v there_o convert_v into_o a_o whole_a principle_n of_o wrath_n and_o vexation_n the_o excess_n of_o cold_a and_o heat_n drought_n and_o moisture_n be_v continual_o rage_v among_o they_o by_o intercourse_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o light_n or_o lustre_n to_o be_v see_v within_o their_o court_n but_o that_o which_o come_v from_o their_o fiery_a eye_n as_o a_o deadly_a glance_n or_o glimmer_a be_v sudden_a fiery_a flash_n and_o sparkle_a as_o the_o enkindle_n of_o gunpowder_n or_o aurum_fw-la fulminans_fw-la for_o a_o similitude_n devil_n 44._o and_o as_o every_o kind_n of_o be_v feed_v upon_o somewhat_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n property_n and_o element_n whither_o it_o be_v plant_n animal_n or_o metalline_a kind_n so_o the_o devil_n be_v neither_o destitute_a of_o meat_n drink_n nor_o clothing_n according_a to_o their_o own_o kingdom_n and_o quality_n have_v fruit_n spring_v and_o grow_v before_o they_o of_o hellish_a sour_a and_o poisonous_a nature_n which_o be_v real_a and_o palpable_a unto_o they_o and_o not_o imaginary_a or_o typical_a though_o to_o we_o magical_a and_o invisible_a neither_o be_v this_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n soul_n in_o media_fw-la natura_fw-la for_o if_o it_o feed_v not_o upon_o the_o internal_a and_o substantial_a word_n which_o be_v the_o very_a bread_n of_o life_n itself_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n ruminate_v on_o something_o else_o viz._n the_o fruit_n of_o iniquity_n which_o it_o take_v in_o and_o drink_v up_o as_o the_o ox_n drink_v water_n so_o that_o to_o the_o soul_n the_o sin_n become_v palpable_a glut_a and_o satiut_v yea_o so_o substantial_a unto_o the_o soul_n as_o dirt_n or_o ink_n upon_o fair_a white_a linen_n be_v to_o our_o external_a eye_n neither_o can_v the_o soul_n be_v free_v from_o these_o spot_n till_o the_o water_n above_o the_o firmament_n wash_v they_o away_o source_n 45._o also_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o astral_a source_n they_o be_v not_o destitute_a of_o food_n when_o they_o bring_v themselves_o into_o the_o same_o for_o the_o gas_n of_o the_o air_n and_o blas_fw-es of_o the_o water_n be_v their_o nourishment_n while_o they_o stay_v here_o as_o be_v before_o allege_a these_o influence_n of_o the_o air_n and_o water_n they_o take_v into_o their_o limbus_n and_o convert_v into_o their_o own_o poisonous_a nature_n as_o of_o sweet_a and_o wholesome_a herb_n the_o filthy_a toad_n and_o other_o venomous_a beast_n do_v make_v their_o poison_n convert_v they_o into_o a_o nature_n like_o themselves_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o poisonous_a herb_n be_v convert_v into_o good_a and_o wholesome_a nourishment_n by_o other_o cleanly_a beast_n speech_n 46._o and_o as_o the_o infernal_a troop_n be_v consider_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o four_o element_n they_o have_v a_o distinct_a and_o peculiar_a tone_n or_o language_n which_o they_o exercise_v and_o speak_v one_o among_o one_o another_o as_o mortal_n do_v but_o they_o have_v utter_o lose_v the_o dignity_n of_o their_o sound_n according_a to_o the_o eternal_a nature_n and_o be_v likewise_o total_o corrupt_v in_o their_o pronounce_v or_o dialect_n since_o they_o fall_v from_o their_o first_o celestial_a glory_n so_o that_o their_o speech_n be_v harsh_a doleful_a and_o terrible_a like_o the_o fruit_n they_o feed_v upon_o and_o the_o life_n they_o dwell_v in_o which_o depravation_n be_v very_o apparent_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n in_o the_o divide_a language_n of_o every_o region_n according_a to_o the_o constellation_n under_o which_o they_o be_v situate_v the_o true_a and_o magical_a language_n of_o nature_n be_v hide_v from_o all_o the_o country_n of_o the_o earth_n affect_v 47._o but_o when_o they_o appear_v in_o the_o outward_a element_n they_o do_v many_o time_n express_v themselves_o in_o irish_a welsh_a latin_a or_o russian_a which_o be_v the_o language_n most_o affect_v by_o they_o to_o answer_v unto_o conjuration_n or_o compact_n so_o that_o if_o any_o magician_n who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o these_o aforesaid_a language_n do_v at_o any_o time_n raise_v or_o exorcise_v such_o spirit_n he_o must_v be_v mindful_a to_o confine_v they_o to_o his_o mother_n tongue_n lest_o their_o gibberish_n prove_v altogether_o unintelligible_a for_o as_o every_o thing_n appear_v in_o what_o it_o most_o affect_v or_o be_v addict_v to_o even_o so_o the_o spirit_n have_v their_o distinct_a affection_n passion_n and_o posture_n both_o in_o word_n habit_n shape_n and_o gesture_n so_o that_o the_o magician_n must_v be_v wary_a in_o exorcize_v with_o they_o that_o he_o confine_v they_o to_o a_o different_a place_n posture_n shape_n and_o language_n to_o answer_v their_o intention_n without_o impediment_n unconstancy_n 48._o for_o they_o be_v very_o variable_a and_o unconstant_a in_o their_o deal_n with_o mankind_n nor_o will_v they_o stand_v to_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v not_o bind_v they_o by_o the_o obligation_n of_o word_n character_n and_o imprecation_n except_o the_o skill_n of_o the_o exorcist_n be_v such_o that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o confine_v they_o into_o a_o magical_a triad_n which_o have_v the_o certain_a force_n of_o oblige_v or_o compel_v they_o to_o utter_v truth_n and_o nothing_o false_a in_o all_o their_o answer_n or_o information_n but_o with_o such_o miserable_a man_n and_o woman_n as_o they_o have_v make_v covenant_n and_o indenture_n for_o body_n soul_n and_o work_n with_o such_o i_o say_v they_o keep_v no_o faith_n nor_o be_v they_o liable_a to_o their_o command_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a have_v they_o hamper_v and_o subject_v to_o their_o will_n and_o power_n till_o they_o have_v terminate_v their_o life_n in_o their_o destruction_n 49._o yet_o have_v not_o any_o of_o the_o most_o potent_a prince_n in_o the_o hellish_a power_n power_n the_o least_o ability_n to_o destroy_v the_o least_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o until_o the_o will_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v open_v unto_o he_o his_o threaten_n sleight_n and_o stratagem_n be_v without_o any_o power_n or_o force_n as_o the_o nerve_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n although_o natural_o every_o evil_a spirit_n boast_v as_o if_o all_o the_o world_n be_v at_o its_o command_n and_o every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o its_o authority_n and_o beck_n with_o the_o good_n or_o possession_n of_o the_o external_a world_n 50._o when_o any_o evil_a spirit_n be_v raise_v up_o by_o conjuration_n without_o league_n up_o or_o compact_a these_o spirit_n so_o raise_v be_v exceed_o fraudulent_a and_o deceitful_a as_o stubborn_a servant_n that_o do_v their_o master_n will_n by_o constraint_n and_o not_o by_o any_o natural_a act_n of_o obedience_n unto_o his_o command_n but_o with_o such_o as_o they_o have_v compact_v they_o be_v frequent_a and_o officious_a employ_v they_o as_o agent_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o other_o and_o their_o substance_n and_o be_v marry_v unto_o such_o they_o be_v even_o become_v one_o with_o they_o be_v incorporate_v into_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v nothing_o different_a from_o incarnate_a devil_n save_v that_o the_o spark_n of_o divine_a light_n which_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n unto_o repentance_n be_v not_o total_o eradicate_v until_o the_o body_n fall_v away_o 51._o from_o such_o as_o covenant_n with_o these_o unconstant_a spirit_n they_o do_v they_o daily_o obtain_v fumigation_n odour_n and_o offering_n or_o sacrifice_n of_o blood_n fire_n wine_n ointment_n incense_n fruit_n excrement_n herb_n gum_n mineral_n and_o other_o ingredient_n by_o which_o from_o a_o magical_a cause_n they_o have_v more_o influence_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o bewitched_a party_n to_o insinuate_v into_o their_o affection_n pierce_v