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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04243	Daemonologie in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three bookes.	James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1597 (1597)	STC 14364; ESTC S107574	43,300	184

findes these practises to prooue true as sundrie of them will doe by the power of the Devill for deceauing men and not by anie inherent vertue in these vaine wordes and freites being desirous to winne a reputation to themselues in such-like turnes they either if they be of the shamefaster sorte seeke to bee learned by some that are experimented in that Arte not knowing it to be euill at the first or else being of the grosser sorte runnes directlie to the Deuill for ambition or desire of gaine and plainelie contractes with him thereupon PHI. But me thinkes these meanes which yee call the Schoole and rudimentes of the Deuill are thinges lawfull and haue bene approoued for such in all times and ages As in special this science of Astrologie which is one of the speciall members of the Mathematicques EPI There are two thinges which the learned haue obserued from the beginning in the science of the Heauenlie Creatures the Planets Starres and such like The one is their course and ordinary motiones which for that cause is called Astronomia Which word is a compound of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to say the law of the Starres And this arte indeed is one of the members of the Mathematicques not onelie lawful but most necessarie and commendable The other is called Astrologia being compounded of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is to say the word and preaching of the starres Which is deuided in two partes The first by knowing thereby the powers of simples and sickenesses the course of the seasons and the weather being ruled by their influence which part depending vpon the former although it be not of it selfe a parte of Mathematicques yet it is not vnlawful being moderatlie vsed suppose not so necessarie and commendable as the former The second part is to truste so much to their influences as thereby to fore-tell what common-weales shall florish or decay what persones shall be fortunate or vnfortunate what side shall winne in anie battell What man shall obteine victorie at singular combate What way and of what age shall men die What horse shall winne at matche-running and diuerse such like incredible things wherein Cardanus Cornelius Agrippa and diuerse others haue more curiouslie then profitably written at large Of this roote last spoken of springs innumerable branches such as the knowledge by the natiuities the Cheiromancie Geomantie Hydromantie Arithmantie Physiognomie a thousand others which were much practised holden in great reuerence by the Gentles of olde And this last part of Astrologie whereof I haue spoken which is the root of their branches was called by them pars fortunae This parte now is vtterlie vnlawful to be trusted in or practized amongst christians as leaning to no ground of natural reason it is this part which I called before the deuils schole PHI. But yet manie of the learned are of the contrarie opinion EPI I grant yet I could giue my reasons to fortifie maintaine my opinion if to enter into this disputation it wold not draw me quite off the ground of our discours besides the mis-spending of the whole daie thereupon One word onely I will answer to them that in the Scriptures which must be an infallible ground to all true Christians That in the Prophet Ieremie it is plainelie forbidden to beleeue or hearken vnto them that Prophecies fore-speakes by the course of the Planets Starres CHAP. V. ARGV How farre the vsing of Charmes is lawfull or vnlawfull The description of the formes of Circkles and Coniurationes And what causeth the Magicianes themselues to wearie thereof PHILOMATHES VVEL Ye haue said far inough in that argument But how prooue ye now that these charmes or vnnaturall practicques are vnlawfull For so many honest merrie men women haue publicklie practized some of them that I thinke if ye would accuse them al of Witch-craft ye would affirme more nor ye will be beleeued in EPI I see if you had taken good tent to the nature of that word whereby I named it ye would not haue bene in this doubt nor mistaken me so farre as ye haue done For although as none can be schollers in a schole not be subject to the master thereof so none can studie and put in practize for studie the alone and knowledge is more perilous nor offensiue and it is the practise only that makes the greatnes of the offence The cirkles and art of Magie without committing an horrible defection from God And yet as they that reades and learnes their rudiments are not the more subject to anie schoole-master if it please not their parentes to put them to the schoole thereafter So they who ignorantly proues these practicques which I cal the deuilles rudiments vnknowing them to be baites casten out by him for trapping such as God will permit to fall in his hands This kinde of folkes I saie no doubt ar to be judged the best of in respect they vse no invocation nor help of him by their knowledge at least in these turnes and so haue neuer entred themselues in Sathans seruice Yet to speake truely for my owne part I speake but for my selfe I desire not to make so neere riding For in my opinion our enemie is ouer craftie and we ouer weake except the greater grace of God to assay such hazards wherein he preases to trap vs. PHI. Ye haue reason forsooth for as the common Prouerbe saith They that suppe keile with the Deuill haue neede of long spoones But now I praie you goe forwarde in the describing of this arte of Magie EPI Fra they bee come once vnto this perfection in euill in hauing any knowledge whether learned or vnlearned of this black art they then beginne to be wearie of the raising of their Maister by conjured circkles being both so difficile and perilous and so commeth plainelie to a contract with him wherein is speciallie conteined formes and effectes PHI. But I praye you or euer you goe further discourse me some-what of their circkles and conjurationes And what should be the cause of their wearying thereof For it should seeme that that forme should be lesse fearefull yet than the direct haunting and societie with that foule and vncleane Spirite EPI I thinke ye take me to be a Witch my selfe or at the least would faine sweare your selfe prentise to that craft Alwaies as I may I shall shortlie satisfie you in that kinde of conjurations which are conteined in such bookes which I call the Deuilles Schoole There are foure principall partes the persons of the conjurers the action of the conjuration the wordes and rites vsed to that effect and the Spirites that are conjured Ye must first remember to laye the ground that I tould you before which is that it is no power inherent in the circles or in the holines of the names of God blasphemouslie vsed nor in whatsoeuer rites or ceremonies at that