Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	law_n	nature_n	reason_n	3,046	5	5.4661	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62397	The discovery of witchcraft proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected ... : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot ... ; whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author, the second now added in this third edition ... conducing to the compleating of the whole work, with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth [sic] book of The discovery.; Discoverie of witchcraft	Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.; Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599. Discourse concerning the nature and substance of devils and spirits.	1665 (1665)	Wing S945A; ESTC R20054	529,066	395

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vain_a and_o impious_a curiosity_n as_o unto_o moving_n number_n figure_n sound_n voice_n tune_n light_n affection_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o word_n and_o the_o other_o part_n commendable_a as_o teach_v many_o good_a and_o necessary_a thing_n as_o time_n and_o season_n to_o sow_v plant_v till_o cut_v etc._n etc._n and_o divers_a other_o thing_n which_o i_o will_v make_v manifest_a unto_o you_o hereafter_o yet_o we_o general_o condemn_v the_o whole_a art_n without_o distinction_n as_o a_o part_n of_o witchcraft_n have_v learned_a to_o hate_v it_o before_o we_o know_v it_o affirm_v all_o to_o be_v witchcraft_n which_o our_o gross_a head_n be_v not_o able_a to_o conceive_v and_o yet_o can_v think_v that_o a_o old_a dote_a woman_n see_v through_o it_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o consider_v not_o how_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n and_o have_v establish_v a_o order_n in_o his_o work_n graft_n in_o they_o sundry_a virtue_n to_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o several_a creature_n and_o special_o to_o the_o use_n and_o behoof_n of_o man_n neither_o do_v we_o therein_o weigh_v that_o art_n be_v servant_n unto_o nature_n and_o wait_v upon_o she_o as_o her_o handmaiden_n chap._n iii_o what_o secret_n do_v lie_v hide_v and_o what_o be_v teach_v in_o natural_a magic_n how_o god_n glory_n be_v magnify_v therein_o and_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n in_o this_o art_n of_o natural_a magic_n variet_fw-la god_n almighty_n have_v hide_v many_o secret_a mystery_n as_o wherein_o a_o man_n may_v learn_v the_o property_n quality_n and_o knowledge_n of_o all_o nature_n for_o it_o teach_v to_o accomplish_v matter_n in_o such_o for_o and_o opportunity_n as_o the_o common_a people_n think_v the_o same_o to_o be_v miraculous_a and_o to_o be_v compass_v none_o other_o way_n but_o only_o by_o witchcraft_n and_o yet_o in_o truth_n proprietate_fw-la natural_a magic_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n for_o in_o tillage_n as_o nature_n produce_v corn_n and_o herb_n so_o art_n be_v nature_n minister_n prepare_v it_o other_o wherein_o time_n and_o season_n be_v great_o to_o be_v respect_v for_o annus_fw-la non_fw-la arvus_fw-la producit_fw-la aristas_fw-la but_o as_o many_o necessary_a and_o sober_a thing_n be_v herein_o teach_v so_o do_v it_o partly_o i_o say_v consist_v in_o such_o experiment_n and_o conclusion_n as_o be_v but_o toy_n but_o nevertheless_o lie_v hide_v in_o nature_n and_o be_v unknown_a do_v seem_v miraculous_a special_o when_o they_o be_v intermedle_v and_o corrupt_v with_o cunning_a illusion_n or_o legierdemain_n from_o whence_o be_v derive_v the_o estimation_n of_o witchcraft_n but_o be_v learned_a and_o know_v they_o be_v contemn_v and_o appear_v ridiculous_a for_o that_o only_o be_v wonderful_a to_o the_o beholder_n whereof_o he_o can_v conceive_v no_o cause_n nor_o reason_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o ephesius_n miraculum_fw-la solvitur_fw-la unde_fw-la videtur_fw-la esse_fw-la miraculum_fw-la and_o therefore_o a_o man_n shall_v take_v great_a pain_n herein_o and_o bestow_v great_a cost_n to_o learn_v that_o which_o be_v of_o no_o value_n and_o a_o mere_a juggle_a knack_n whereupon_o it_o be_v say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o learn_v philosophy_n to_o be_v rich_a but_o must_v get_v riches_n to_o learn_v philosophy_n for_o to_o sluggard_n niggard_n and_o dizzard_n the_o secret_n of_o nature_n be_v never_o open_v and_o doutless_o a_o man_n may_v gather_v out_o of_o this_o art_n that_o which_o be_v publish_v same_o shall_v set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o be_v many_o way_n beneficial_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o first_o be_v do_v by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o work_n the_o second_o by_o skilful_o apply_v they_o to_o our_o use_n and_o service_n chap._n iu._n what_o strange_a thing_n be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o natural_a magic_n the_o daily_a use_n and_o practice_n of_o medicine_n take_v away_o all_o admiration_n

give_v he_o money_n in_o his_o purse_n and_o send_v he_o away_o desire_v he_o of_o all_o courtesy_n not_o to_o blab_v abroad_o how_o he_o have_v cozen_v he_o and_o as_o for_o the_o knave_n alchimister_n he_o need_v not_o care_v who_o know_v it_o or_o what_o come_v of_o it_o for_o he_o have_v nothing_o in_o good_n or_o fame_n to_o be_v lose_v and_o as_o for_o his_o cunning_n in_o alchimistry_n he_o have_v as_o much_o as_o a_o ass_n by_o this_o discourse_n erasmus_n will_v give_v we_o to_o note_v that_o under_o the_o golden_a name_n of_o alchymistry_n there_o lie_v lurk_v no_o small_a calamity_n wherein_o there_o be_v such_o several_a shift_n and_o suit_n of_o rare_a subtlety_n and_o deceit_n as_o that_o not_o only_o wealthy_a man_n be_v thereby_o many_o time_n improverish_v and_o that_o with_o the_o sweet_a allurement_n of_o this_o art_n through_o their_o own_o covetousness_n as_o also_o by_o the_o flatter_a bait_n of_o hope_a gain_n but_o even_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n hereby_o be_v shameful_o overshoot_v partly_o for_o want_v of_o due_a experience_n in_o the_o wile_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o world_n and_o partly_o through_o the_o softness_n and_o pliableness_n of_o their_o good_a nature_n which_o cozen_v knave_n do_v common_o abuse_v to_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o commodity_n and_o to_o the_o other_o utter_v undo_v chap._n vi_o the_o opinion_n of_o divers_a learned_a man_n touch_v the_o folly_n of_o alchimistry_n transmutable_a albert_n in_o his_o book_n of_o mineral_n report_v that_o avicenna_n treat_v of_o alchymistry_n say_v let_v the_o dealer_n in_o alchymistry_n understand_v that_o the_o very_a nature_n and_o kind_n of_o thing_n can_v be_v change_v but_o rather_o make_v by_o art_n to_o resemble_v the_o same_o in_o show_n and_o likeness_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o very_a thing_n indeed_o but_o seem_v so_o to_o be_v in_o appearance_n as_o castle_n and_o tower_n do_v seem_v to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o cloud_n whereas_o the_o representation_n there_o show_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o resemblance_n of_o certain_a object_n below_o cause_v in_o some_o bright_a and_o clear_a cloud_n when_o the_o air_n be_v void_a of_o thickness_n and_o grosseness_n a_o sufficient_a proof_n hereof_o may_v be_v the_o looking-glass_n and_o we_o see_v say_v he_o that_o yellow_a or_o orange_n colour_v lay_v upon_o red_a seem_v to_o be_v gold_n 10._o francis_n petrarch_n treat_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n in_o form_n of_o a_o dialogue_n introduce_v a_o disciple_n of_o he_o who_o fancy_v the_o foresay_a fond_a profession_n and_o practice_n say_v i_o hope_v for_o prosperous_a success_n in_o alchymistry_n petrarch_n answer_v he_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n from_o whence_o that_o hope_n shall_v spring_v since_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o do_v never_o yet_o fall_v to_o thy_o lot_n nor_o yet_o at_o any_o time_n chance_n to_o any_o other_o as_o the_o report_n common_o go_v that_o many_o rich_a man_n by_o this_o vanity_n and_o madness_n have_v be_v bring_v to_o beggary_n while_o they_o have_v weary_v themselves_o therewith_o weaken_v their_o body_n and_o waste_v their_o wealth_n in_o try_v the_o mean_n to_o make_v gold_n engender_v gold_n i_o hope_v for_o ●old_a according_a to_o the_o workman_n promise_n say_v the_o disciple_n he_o that_o have_v promise_v thou_o gold_n will_v run_v away_o with_o thy_o gold_n and_o thou_o never_o the_o wise_a say_v petrarch_n he_o promise_v i_o great_a good_a say_v the_o disciple_n he_o will_v first_o serve_v his_o own_o turn_n and_o relieve_v his_o private_a poverty_n say_v petrarch_n for_o alchymister_n be_v a_o beggarly_a kind_n of_o people_n who_o though_o they_o confess_v themselves_o bare_a and_o needy_a yet_o will_v they_o make_v other_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a as_o though_o other_o poverty_n do_v more_o molest_v and_o pity_v they_o then_o their_o own_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o petrarch_n a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o no_o less_o experience_n who_o as_o in_o his_o time_n he_o see_v the_o fraudulent_a fetch_n of_o this_o compass_v craft_n so_o have_v there_o be_v no_o age_n since_o the_o same_o have_v be_v broach_v wherein_o some_o few_o wise_a man_n have_v not_o smell_v out_o the_o evil_a meaning_n of_o these_o shift_a merchant_n and_o bewray_v they_o to_o the_o world_n a_o ancient_a writer_n of_o a_o religious_a order_n 1._o who_o live_v above_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o discover_v the_o diversity_n of_o theft_n after_o a_o long_a enumeration_n in_o alchymister_n who_o he_o call_v falsificantes_fw-la metallorum_fw-la &_o mineralium_fw-la witch_n and_o counterfeiter_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n and_o set_v they_o as_o deep_a in_o the_o degree_n of_o thief_n as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n who_o injurious_a deal_n be_v bring_v to_o open_a arraignment_n two_o be_v demand_v say_v he_o why_o the_o art_n of_o alchymistry_n do_v never_o prove_v that_o in_o effect_n which_o it_o pretend_v in_o precept_n and_o promise_n the_o answer_n be_v ready_a that_o if_o by_o art_n gold_n may_v be_v make_v then_o be_v it_o behooveful_a to_o know_v the_o manner_n and_o proceed_n of_o nature_n in_o generation_n since_o art_n be_v say_v to_o imitate_v and_o counterfeit_v nature_n again_o alchymisticall_a it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o lameness_n and_o unperfectness_n of_o philosophy_n special_o concern_v mineral_n no_o such_o manner_n of_o proceed_v be_v set_v down_o by_o consent_n and_o agreement_n of_o philosopher_n in_o writing_n touch_v the_o true_a and_o undoubted_a effect_n of_o the_o same_o whereupon_o one_o suppose_v that_o gold_n be_v make_v of_o one_o kind_n of_o stuff_n this_o way_n other_o of_o another_o kind_n of_o stuff_n that_o way_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o chance_n if_o any_o attain_n to_o the_o artificial_a apply_v of_o the_o active_n and_o passives_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n moreover_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o quicksilver_n and_o sulphur_n be_v the_o material_n as_o they_o term_v they_o of_o metal_n and_o the_o agent_n be_v hear_v which_o direct_v howbeit_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o know_v the_o due_a proportion_n of_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o material_n which_o proportion_n the_o generation_n of_o gold_n do_v require_v and_o admit_v that_o by_o chance_n they_o attain_v to_o such_o proportion_n yet_o can_v they_o not_o ready_o resume_v or_o do_v it_o again_o in_o another_o work_n because_o of_o the_o hide_a diversity_n of_o material_n and_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o apply_v the_o active_n and_o passives_n the_o same_o ancient_a author_n conclude_v against_o this_o vain_a art_n say_v ibid._n that_o of_o all_o christian_a lawmaker_n it_o be_v forbid_v and_o in_o no_o case_n tolerable_a in_o any_o commonwealth_n first_o because_o it_o presume_v to_o forge_v idol_n for_o covetousness_n which_o be_v gold_n and_o silver_n whereupon_o say_v the_o apostle_n covetousness_n be_v idolworship_n second_o for_o that_o as_o aristotle_n say_v coin_v shall_v be_v scant_o and_o rare_a cultus_fw-la that_o it_o may_v be_v dear_a but_o the_o same_o will_v wax_v vile_a and_o of_o small_a estimation_n if_o by_o the_o art_n of_o alchimistry_n gold_n and_o silver_n may_v be_v multiply_v three_o because_o as_o experience_n prove_v wise_a man_n be_v thereby_o bewitch_v cousenor_n increase_v prince_n abuse_v the_o rich_a impoverish_v the_o poor_a beggar_a the_o multitude_n make_v fool_n and_o yet_o the_o craft_n and_o craftmaster_n oh_o madness_n credit_v thus_o far_o he_o whereby_o in_o few_o word_n he_o discountenance_v that_o profession_n not_o by_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o own_o brain_n but_o by_o manifold_a circumstance_n of_o manifest_a proof_n touch_v the_o which_o practice_n i_o think_v enough_o have_v be_v speak_v and_o more_o a_o great_a deal_n than_o need_v since_o so_o plain_a and_o demonstrable_a a_o matter_n require_v the_o less_o travel_n in_o confutation_n chap._n vii_o that_o vain_a and_o deceitful_a hope_n be_v a_o great_a cause_n why_o man_n be_v seduce_v by_o this_o allure_a art_n and_o that_o their_o labour_n therein_o be_v bootless_a etc._n etc._n hitherto_o somewhat_o at_o large_a i_o have_v detect_v the_o knavery_n of_o the_o art_n alchymisticall_a partly_o by_o reason_n and_o partly_o by_o example_n so_o that_o the_o thing_n itself_o may_v no_o less_o appear_v to_o the_o judicial_a eye_n of_o the_o considerer_n than_o the_o bone_n and_o sinew_n of_o a_o body_n anatomize_v to_o the_o corporal_a eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n now_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o nor_o impertinent_a to_o treat_v somewhat_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o vain_a and_o fruitless_a hope_n which_o induce_v and_o draw_v man_n forward_o as_o it_o be_v with_o cord_n not_o only_o to_o the_o admiration_n but_o also_o to_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o same_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o some_o be_v compel_v rueful_o to_o sing_v as_o one_o in_o old_a time_n do_v hope_n whether_o in_o token_n of_o good_a or_o ill_a luck_n

pitiful_a sight_n without_o hurt_n or_o danger_n ibid._n to_o thrust_v a_o piece_n of_o lead_n into_o one_o eye_n and_o drive_v it_o about_o with_o a_o stick_n between_o the_o skin_n and_o flesh_n of_o the_o forehead_n until_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o other_o eye_n and_o there_o thrust_v out_o ibid._n to_o cut_v half_a your_o nose_n asunder_o and_o to_o heal_v it_o again_o present_o without_o any_o salve_n ibid._n to_o put_v a_o ring_n through_o your_o cheek_n ibid._n to_o cut_v off_o one_o head_n and_o to_o lay_v it_o in_o a_o platter_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o juggler_n call_v the_o decollation_n of_o john_n baptist_n 197._o to_o thrust_v a_o dagger_n or_o bodkin_n into_o your_o gut_n very_o strange_o and_o to_o recover_v immediate_o ibid._n to_o draw_v a_o cord_n through_o your_o nose_n mouth_n or_o hand_n so_o sensible_a as_o it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o see_v 198._o the_o conclusion_n wherein_o the_o reader_n be_v refer_v to_o certain_a pattern_n of_o instrument_n wherewith_o divers_a feat_n here_o specify_v be_v to_o be_v execute_v ibid._n book_n fourteen_o chap._n i._n of_o the_o art_n of_o alchymistry_n of_o their_o word_n of_o art_n and_o device_n to_o blear_v man_n eye_n and_o to_o procure_v credit_n to_o their_o profession_n page_n 202_o chap._n ii_o the_o alchymisters_n drift_n the_o canon_n yeoman_n tale_n of_o alchymistical_a stone_n and_o water_n page_n 203_o chap._n iii_o of_o a_o yeoman_n of_o the_o country_n cozen_v by_o a_o alchemist_n page_n 204_o chap._n iu_o a_o certain_a king_n abuse_v by_o a_o alchemist_n and_o of_o the_o king_n fool_n a_o pretty_a jest_n page_n 206_o chap._n v._o a_o notable_a story_n write_v by_o by_o erasmus_n of_o two_o alchemist_n also_o of_o longation_n and_o curtation_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o the_o opinion_n of_o divers_a learned_a man_n touch_v the_o folly_n of_o alchymistry_n page_n 210_o chap._n vii_o that_o vain_a and_o deceitful_a hope_n be_v a_o great_a cause_n why_o man_n be_v seduce_v by_o this_o allure_a art_n and_o that_o their_o labour_n therein_o be_v bootless_a etc._n etc._n page_n 212_o chap._n vii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o former_a matter_n with_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o same_o ibid._n book_n xv._n chap._n i._n of_o magical_a circle_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o institution_n page_n 215_o chap._n ii_o how_o to_o raise_v up_o the_o ghost_n of_o one_o that_o have_v hang_v himself_o page_n 217_o chap._n iii_o how_o to_o raise_v up_o the_o three_o spirit_n paymon_n bathin_n and_o barma_n and_o what_o wonderful_a thing_n may_v be_v effect_v through_o their_o assistance_n page_n 218_o chap._n iu_o how_o to_o consecrate_v all_o manner_n of_o circle_n fumigation_n fire_n magical_a garment_n and_o utensil_n page_n 220_o chap._n v._o treat_v more_o practical_o of_o the_o consecration_n of_o circle_n fire_n garment_n and_o fumigation_n page_n 221_o chap._n vi_o how_o to_o raise_v and_o exorcise_v all_o sort_n of_o spirit_n belong_v to_o the_o airy_a region_n page_n 222_o chap._n vii_o how_o to_o obtain_v the_o familiarity_n of_o the_o genius_n or_o good_a angel_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o appear_v page_n 223_o chap._n viii_o a_o form_n of_o conjure_a luridan_n the_o familiar_a otherwise_o call_v belelah_n page_n 224_o chap._n ix_o how_o to_o conjure_v the_o spirit_n balkin_n the_o master_n of_o luridan_n page_n 226_o 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 page_n 229_o chap._n xi_o a_o inventary_a of_o the_o name_n shape_n power_n government_n and_o effect_n of_o devil_n and_o spirit_n of_o their_o several_a signiority_n and_o degree_n a_o strange_a discourse_n worth_a the_o read_n ibid._n chap._n xii_o the_o hour_n wherein_o principal_a devil_n may_v be_v bind_v to_o wit_n raise_v and_o restrain_v from_o do_v of_o hurt_n page_n 238_o chap._n xiii_o the_o form_n of_o adjure_a or_o cite_v of_o the_o spirit_n aforesaid_a to_o arise_v and_o appear_v ibid._n chap._n fourteen_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o manifold_a vanity_n contain_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n special_o of_o command_v of_o devil_n page_n 240_o chap._n xv._n the_o name_n of_o the_o planet_n their_o character_n together_o with_o the_o twelve_o sign_n of_o the_o zodiac_n their_o disposition_n aspect_n and_o government_n with_o other_o observation_n 241._o the_o twelve_o sign_n of_o the_o zodiac_n their_o character_n and_o denomination_n &c_n &c_n ibid._n their_o disposition_n or_o inclination_n ibid._n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o planet_n ibid._n the_o aspect_n of_o the_o planet_n 242._o how_o the_o day_n be_v divide_v or_o distinguish_v ibid._n the_o division_n of_o the_o day_n and_o the_o planetary_a regiment_n ibid._n the_o division_n of_o the_o night_n and_o the_o planetary_a regiment_n ibid._n chap._n xvi_o the_o character_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n with_o their_o name_n of_o figure_n seal_n and_o periapt_n page_n 243_o chap._n xvii_o a_o experiment_n of_o the_o dead_a page_n 244_o chap._n xviii_o a_o licence_n for_o sibylla_n to_o go_v and_o come_v by_o at_o all_o time_n page_n 247_o chap._n xix_o to_o know_v of_o treasure_n hide_v in_o the_o earth_n ibid._n this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o go_v invisible_a by_o th●se_a three_o sister_n of_o fairy_n ibid._n chap._n xx._n a_o experiment_n of_o citrael_n etc._n etc._n angeli_fw-la diei_fw-la dominici_fw-la 248._o the_o seven_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n with_o the_o prayer_n call_v regina_fw-la linguae_fw-la page_n 249_o chap._n xxi_o how_o to_o enclose_v a_o spirit_n in_o a_o crystal-stone_n ibid._n a_o figure_n or_o type_n proportional_a show_v what_o form_n must_v be_v observe_v and_o keep_v in_o make_v the_o figure_n whereby_o the_o former_a secret_n of_o enclose_v a_o spirit_n in_o crystal_n be_v to_o be_v accomplish_v etc._n etc._n page_n 251_o chap._n xxii_o a_o experiment_n of_o the_o spirit_n bealphares_n ibid._n the_o two_o and_o twenty_o psalm_n 252._o this_o psalm_n also_o follow_v be_v the_o fifty_o one_o psalm_n must_v be_v say_v three_o time_n over_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n chap._n xxiii_o to_o bind_v the_o spirit_n bealphares_n and_o to_o lose_v he_o again_o 253._o a_o licence_n for_o the_o spirit_n to_o depart_v 254._o a_o type_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o circle_n for_o the_o master_n and_o his_o fellow_n to_o fit_v in_o show_v how_o and_o after_o what_o fashion_n it_o shall_v be_v make_v page_n 255_o chap._n xxiv_o the_o make_n of_o the_o holy_a water_n ibid._n to_o the_o water_n say_v also_o as_o follow_v ibid._n then_o take_v the_o salt_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o say_v put_v it_o into_o the_o water_n make_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o cross_n 256._o then_o sprinkle_v upon_o any_o thing_n and_o say_v as_o follow_v ibid._n chap._n xxv_o to_o make_v a_o spirit_n to_o appear_v in_o a_o crystal_n ibid._n chap._n xxvi_o a_o experiment_n of_o the_o dead_a 257._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 page_n 258_o 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 ibid._n chap._n xxviii_o this_o bond_n follow_v be_v to_o call_v he_o inso_v your_o crystal-stone_n or_o glass_n etc._n etc._n 260._o then_o be_v appear_v say_v these_o word_n follow_v ibid._n a_o licence_n to_o depart_v page_n 261._o chap._n xxix_o when_o to_o talk_v with_o spirit_n and_o to_o have_v true_a answer_n to_o find_v out_o a_o thief_n ibid._n to_o speak_v with_o spirit_n ibid._n chap._n xxx_o a_o confutation_n of_o conjuration_n especial_o of_o the_o raise_n bind_v and_o dismiss_v of_o the_o devil_n of_o go_v invisible_a and_o other_o lewd_a practice_n ibid._n chap._n xxxi_o a_o comparison_n between_o popish_a exorcist_n and_o other_o conjuror_n a_o popish_a conjuration_n publish_v by_o a_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n his_o rule_n &_o caution_n page_n 263_o chap._n xxxii_o a_o late_a experiment_n or_o cozen_a conjuration_n practise_v at_o orleans_n by_o the_o franciscan_a friar_n how_o it_o be_v detect_v and_o the_o judgement_n against_o the_o author_n of_o that_o comedy_n page_n 264_o chap._n xxxiii_o who_o may_v be_v conjuror_n in_o the_o romish_a church_n beside_o priest_n a_o ridiculous_a definition_n of_o superstition_n what_o word_n be_v to_o be_v use_v and_o not_o use_v in_o exorcism_n rebaptism_n allow_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o conjure_v any_o thing_n difference_n between_o holy_a water_n and_o conjuration_n page_n 266_o chap._n xxxiv_o the_o seven_o reason_n why_o some_o be_v not_o rid_v of_o the_o devil_n with_o all_o their_o popish_a conjuration_n why_o there_o be_v no_o conjuror_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o why_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o bewitch_v as_o of_o the_o possess_v page_n 267_o chap._n xxxv_o other_o gross_a absurdity_n of_o

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