judge_n call_v the_o areopagita_n when_o they_o deprehend_v a_o witch_n and_o be_v to_o deliver_v she_o to_o death_n if_o she_o be_v with_o child_n stay_v the_o execution_n till_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o infant_n because_o they_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o innocent_a with_o the_o delinquent_n aelian_a de_fw-fr var._n histor_n lib._n 5._o the_o law_n to_o punish_v witch_n among_o the_o persian_n be_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o place_n where_o their_o head_n be_v beat_v to_o piece_n betwixt_o two_o rock_n so_o suffer_v gyge_n the_o handmaid_n to_o parisatides_n the_o mother_n of_o cyrus_n plutarch_n in_o artaxerxes_n charles_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o france_n or_o the_o frenchman_n cause_v prince_n egidius_n de_fw-fr roxa_n martial_n of_o france_n to_o be_v first_o hang_v then_o burn_v because_o he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o witch_n and_o professor_n of_o magic_n and_o withal_o to_o have_v be_v the_o death_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o child_n and_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n a_o witch_n of_o avernus_n be_v burn_v alive_a for_o kill_v young_a infant_n and_o salt_v their_o flesh_n and_o put_v they_o into_o pie_n and_o bake_v they_o for_o public_a sale_n fulgos_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 2._o johannes_n bodinus_fw-la lib._n mag._n demonomaniae_fw-la 4._o cap._n 5._o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n sacred_a in_o france_n that_o if_o any_o magician_n or_o witch_n or_o soothsaier_n or_o mathematician_n that_o shall_v go_v beyond_o the_o true_a rule_n of_o astrology_n or_o expounder_n of_o dream_n shall_v frequent_v the_o court_n be_v he_o never_o so_o great_a in_o favour_n or_o potent_a in_o office_n he_o shall_v be_v immediate_o degrade_v from_o all_o his_o honour_n and_o put_v to_o the_o rack_n and_o torture_n and_o this_o law_n be_v fit_v say_v he_o to_o be_v write_v in_o golden_a character_n upon_o every_o court_n gate_n because_o there_o be_v no_o great_a pest_n extant_a to_o prince_n or_o people_n than_o this_o viperous_a brood_n therefore_o above_o our_o christian_a prince_n he_o commend_v the_o ethnic_a king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o marius_n a_o inchantress_n who_o name_n be_v martha_n who_o pretend_v to_o foretell_v to_o the_o roman_a senate_n the_o success_n of_o the_o cimbrian_a war_n be_v banish_v plutarch_n in_o mario_n claudius_n caesar_n condemn_v a_o knight_n of_o rome_n to_o death_n and_o forfeit_v all_o his_o good_n to_o the_o people_n egg_n because_o he_o wear_v about_o he_o a_o cock_n egg_n as_o a_o charm_n to_o dispense_v of_o religion_n and_o that_o all_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o have_v in_o controversy_n shall_v in_o despite_n of_o the_o judge_n paste_n of_o his_o side_n even_o fellow_n that_o be_v scarce_o of_o any_o name_n or_o opinion_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v but_o suspect_v of_o negromancy_n be_v condemn_v to_o death_n under_o tiberius_n caesar_n the_o emperor_n caracalla_n adjudge_v all_o such_o as_o but_o use_v enchant_a herb_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o ague_n and_o fever_n spartian_a in_o caracalla_n the_o scripture_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v bodinus_fw-la contrary_a to_o wyerius_n who_o will_v scarce_o believe_v there_o be_v any_o such_o account_v all_o those_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d condemn_v they_o to_o the_o stake_n or_o gallow_n no_o better_a than_o executioner_n and_o hangman_n he_o show_v divers_a probable_a reason_n why_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o live_v the_o first_o be_v because_o all_o witch_n renounce_v god_n and_o their_o religion_n 13._o now_o the_o law_n of_o god_n say_v whosoever_o shall_v forsake_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o adhere_v to_o any_o other_o shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n which_o punishment_n the_o hebrew_n hold_v to_o be_v the_o great_a can_v be_v inflict_v r._n maymon_n lib._n 3._o the_o second_o thing_n be_v that_o have_v renounce_v god_n and_o their_o religion_n they_o curse_v blaspheme_v and_o provoke_v the_o almighty_a to_o anger_v the_o law_n say_v whosoever_o shall_v blaspheme_v 24._o their_o sin_n shall_v remain_v with_o they_o and_o whosoever_o shall_v take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a or_o in_o contempt_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o three_o thing_n be_v that_o they_o plight_v faith_n and_o make_v covenant_n with_o the_o devil_n adore_v he_o &_o sacrifice_v unto_o he_o as_o apâ—lâ—ius_n testify_v of_o pamphila_n larissana_n a_o witch_n of_o thessaly_n as_o likewise_o a_o witch_n of_o the_o laodunensian_a suburb_n in_o the_o month_n or_o may_n 1578._o who_o blush_v not_o to_o do_v the_o like_a before_o many_o witness_n 22_o now_o the_o law_n say_v who_o that_o shall_v but_o incline_v or_o bow_v down_o to_o image_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n 27_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d â—5_n and_o the_o chaldaean_a fisgud_n which_o all_o our_o latin_a interpreter_n translate_v adorare_fw-la import_v as_o much_o as_o to_o incline_v or_o worship_n now_o these_o witch_n do_v not_o only_o incline_v unto_o he_o but_o invoke_v and_o call_v upon_o he_o a_o four_o thing_n be_v which_o many_o have_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v vow_v their_o child_n to_o the_o devil_n 21._o now_o the_o law_n say_v god_n be_v inflame_v with_o revenge_n against_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v offer_v their_o child_n unto_o moloch_n 18._o which_o josephus_n interpret_v priapus_n and_o philo_n satanus_n but_o all_o agree_v that_o by_o moloch_n in_o signify_v the_o devil_n and_o malignant_a spirit_n a_o five_o thing_n be_v gather_v out_o of_o their_o own_o confession_n that_o they_o have_v sacrifice_v infant_n not_o yet_o baptize_v to_o the_o devil_n and_o have_v kill_v they_o by_o thrust_v great_a pin_n into_o their_o head_n sprangerus_n testify_v that_o he_o condemn_v one_o to_o the_o fire_n who_o confess_v that_o she_o by_o such_o mean_n have_v be_v the_o death_n of_o one_o and_o forty_o child_n a_o six_o thing_n be_v that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o offer_v child_n in_o the_o manner_n off_o sacrifice_n against_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v that_o for_o that_o sin_n alone_a god_n will_v extirp_v and_o root_v out_o the_o people_n but_o they_o vow_v they_o in_o the_o womb_n 18._o a_o seven_o be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o themselves_o blasphemer_n and_o idolater_n only_o but_o they_o be_v tie_v by_o covenant_n with_o the_o devil_n to_o allure_v and_o persuade_v other_o to_o the_o like_a abomination_n when_o the_o law_n teach_v 13._o that_o whosoever_o shall_v persuade_v another_o to_o renounce_v his_o creator_n shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n a_o eight_o be_v that_o they_o not_o only_o call_v upon_o the_o devil_n but_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n 9_o which_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v we_o to_o swear_v by_o any_o thing_n save_o his_o own_o name_n a_o nine_o be_v that_o adulterate_a incest_n be_v frequent_a among_o they_o for_o which_o in_o all_o age_n they_o have_v be_v infamous_a and_o of_o such_o detectable_a crime_n convict_v so_o that_o it_o have_v almost_o grow_v to_o a_o proverb_n no_o magician_n or_o wite_a but_o be_v either_o beget_v and_o bear_v of_o the_o father_n and_o daughter_n or_o the_o mother_n and_o son_n which_o caâ—ullas_n in_o this_o distich_n express_v nam_fw-la magus_n ex_fw-la matre_fw-la &_o gnato_fw-la gignatur_fw-la oportet_fw-la si_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la prâ—sarum_fw-la impia_fw-la religio_fw-la infimate_v that_o if_o the_o impious_a religion_n of_o the_o persian_n be_v true_a witch_n of_o necessity_n shall_v be_v the_o incestuous_a issue_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o son_n or_o else_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la a_o ten_o that_o they_o be_v homicide_n and_o the_o murtherere_fw-la of_o infant_n which_o sprangerus_n observe_v from_o their_o own_o confession_n and_o baptista_n porta_n the_o neapolitan_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr magia_n next_o that_o they_o kill_v child_n before_o their_o baptism_n by_o which_o circumstance_n their_o offence_n be_v make_v more_o capital_a and_o heinous_a the_o eleven_o that_o witch_n eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o infant_n and_o common_o drink_v their_o blood_n in_o which_o they_o take_v much_o delight_n to_o which_o horace_n seem_v to_o allude_v when_o he_o say_v nâ—u_fw-la pransae_fw-la lamiae_n vinum_fw-la pucrum_fw-la extrahat_fw-la alvo_fw-la noâ—_n from_o the_o stomach_n of_o a_o witch_n new_o dine_v pluck_v he_o a_o yet_o live_v infant_n if_o child_n be_v want_v they_o dig_v humane_a body_n from_o their_o sepulchre_n or_o feed_v upon_o they_o that_o have_v be_v execute_v to_o which_o purpose_n lucaâ—_n write_v liqueam_n nodosque_fw-la nocentes_fw-la over_o 〈…〉_z corpora_fw-la carpsit_fw-la abrasit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o felon_n strongling_n 〈◊〉_d she_o nothing_o fear_n but_o with_o her_o tooth_n the_o fatal_a knot_n she_o tear_n the_o hang_a body_n from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d she_o take_v and_o shave_v the_o gallow_n of_o which_o dust_n she_o make_v etc._n etc._n apuletus_fw-la report_n that_o come_v
113_o sibylla_n cumaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 114_o sibylla_n samia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 116_o sibylla_n cumana_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 118_o sibylla_n hellespontiaca_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 121_o sibylla_n phrygia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 122_o sibylla_n europaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 124_o sibylla_n tiburtina_n and_o her_o prophecy_n ib._n sibylla_n aegyptia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 126_o sibylla_n erithraea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 127_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o virgin_n vestal_n 128_o of_o oppia_n claudia_n fonteia_n martia_n etc._n etc._n 131_o of_o the_o prophetess_n 134_o the_o history_n of_o a_o great_a magician_n 136_o of_o the_o hesperides_n 141_o the_o pleyade_n or_o hyades_n and_o why_o of_o the_o seven_o star_n but_o six_o appear_v at_o once_o 143_o of_o the_o grace_n 145_o of_o the_o hour_n 148_o of_o aurora_n or_o the_o morning_n 149_o of_o the_o night_n 153_o of_o sleep_n 155_o of_o death_n 159_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n inscribe_v thalia_n treat_v of_o illustrious_a queen_n famous_a wife_n mother_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v illustrious_a woman_n 161_o how_o kiss_v first_o come_v up_o ibid._n of_o three_o gentleman_n and_o their_o wife_n 166_o of_o illustrious_a queen_n 167_o a_o funeral_n ode_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o anna_n panareta_n 169_o of_o divers_a lady_n famous_a for_o their_o modesty_n 171_o the_o wife_n of_o fulvius_n 174_o of_o aretaphila_n 176_o of_o pieria_n aspasia_n etc._n etc._n 178_o the_o memorable_a history_n of_o odatis_n 184_o of_o aristomache_n hyppo_n and_o chiomara_n etc._n etc._n 185_o of_o tertia_fw-la aemilia_n turia_n sulpitia_n julia_n and_o portia_z 187_o of_o horestilla_n artimesia_n and_o hormisda_n 188_o of_o queen_n ada_n and_o zenocrita_n 190_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o pythes_n 192_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o nausimenes_n 192_o of_o ciano_n medullina_n and_o erixo_n ib._n a_o woman_n of_o the_o city_n pergamus_n 195_o of_o stratonica_n valeria_n and_o cloelia_n 196_o of_o olympias_n and_o the_o troade_n ib._n of_o the_o phocides_n and_o woman_n of_o chios_n 200_o of_o the_o perside_n celtae_n melitae_n and_o tyrrhaenae_fw-la 202_o example_n of_o modesty_n and_o magnanimity_n 204_o of_o dido_n caesara_n gumilda_n and_o ethelburga_n 209_o of_o policrita_n 213_o of_o queen_n and_o other_o lady_n for_o divers_a virtue_n memorable_a 214_o of_o woman_n remarkable_a for_o their_o love_n to_o their_o husband_n 220_o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n inscribe_v melpoment_n of_o woman_n incestuous_a adulteress_n and_o such_o as_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n a_o discourse_n persuade_v to_o good_a life_n 225_o of_o woman_n incestuous_a and_o first_o of_o queen_n sâ—miramis_n 228_o of_o tagenna_n a_o woman_n of_o seventy_o cubit_n high_a 231_o of_o pasiphae_n 232_o of_o canace_n canusia_n and_o valeria_n tusculana_n 233_o of_o julia_n the_o empress_n 234_o the_o sister_n of_o cambyses_n 235_o of_o livia_n horestilla_n lollia_n paulina_n cesonia_n etc._n etc._n 237_o of_o jocasta_n 238_o of_o crythaeis_n the_o mother_n of_o homer_n 240_o a_o epitaph_n upon_o homer_n prince_n of_o poet_n 242_o a_o strange_a incest_n 244_o of_o cyborea_n mother_n to_o judas_n iscariot_n 245_o of_o veronica_n 247_o a_o discourse_n concern_v adulteress_n 248_o of_o many_o great_a lady_n brand_v with_o adultery_n among_o the_o roman_n 251_o a_o country_n fellow_n and_o his_o mistress_n 252_o the_o water_n of_o a_o chaste_a woman_n excellent_a for_o the_o eyesight_n 254_o of_o laâ—dice_n a_o unnatural_a wife_n 255_o the_o birth_n of_o antoninus_n commodus_n 256_o of_o phedima_n and_o a_o notable_a imposter_n ibid._n of_o beguâ—_n queen_n of_o persia_n 259_o of_o queen_n olympias_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o alexander_n 261_o the_o death_n of_o olympias_n 264_o of_o romilda_n with_o â—are_a example_n of_o chastity_n ib._n of_o ethethurga_n with_o her_o epitaph_n 266_o a_o merry_a accident_n concern_v a_o adulteress_n 267_o a_o true_a modern_a history_n of_o a_o adulteress_n 268_o the_o wife_n of_o gengulphus_fw-la and_o divers_a other_o 274_o the_o history_n of_o elphritha_n 276_o of_o guâ—â—â—ra_n with_o other_o intermixture_n of_o history_n 280_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n 283_o woman_n that_o die_v golden_a death_n ibid._n woman_n that_o die_v in_o child_n birth_n 285_o woman_n that_o suffer_v martyrdom_n 286_o the_o strange_a death_n of_o aristoclaea_n democrita_n etc._n etc._n 289_o the_o ostler_n tale._n 292_o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o book_n inscribe_v terpsichore_n entreat_v of_o amazon_n and_o other_o woman_n famous_a either_o for_o valour_n or_o beauty_n a_o discourse_n whether_o valour_n or_o beauty_n may_v claim_v priority_n 302_o of_o the_o amazon_n their_o original_n etc._n etc._n 310_o of_o other_o warlike_a woman_n and_o those_o of_o masculine_a virtue_n 316_o example_n of_o fear_n ibid._n of_o helerna_n camilla_n maria_n puteolana_n and_o other_o ibid._n the_o race_n of_o hyppomanes_n and_o atlanta_n 322_o of_o other_o warlike_a lady_n 323_o a_o description_n of_o the_o messenger_n 325_o of_o xanthippe_n and_o mirho_n 327_o of_o a_o sheep_n and_o a_o shrew_n 329_o a_o trick_n of_o a_o english_a scold_n etc._n etc._n 330_o of_o english_a virago_n and_o of_o joan_n de_fw-fr pucil_n 330_o a_o discourse_n of_o fair_a woman_n 337_o of_o fair_a woman_n ib._n the_o fair_a mistress_n of_o pisistratus_n 349_o of_o niâ—â—tis_n 350_o of_o bersane_n 352_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o candaules_n ibid._n rowan_n and_o estrilda_n 355_o the_o fair_a lady_n of_o norwich_n 356_o of_o calirrhoe_n daughter_n to_o boetius_fw-la 361_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o cabbas_n and_o phaillus_n etc._n etc._n 362_o the_o daughter_n of_o danaus_n and_o the_o son_n of_o aegyptus_n 365_o of_o manto_n 366_o the_o wife_n of_o agetus_n etc._n etc._n 36â—_n a_o vicar_n daughter_n 369_o a_o fair_a witty_a wench_n 376_o of_o woman_n deform_v 371_o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o book_n inscribe_v erato_n treat_v of_o chaste_a woman_n and_o wanton_n a_o discourse_n concern_v chastity_n and_o wantonness_n 375_o of_o mary_n the_o bless_a virgin_n 380_o of_o petronilla_n the_o daughter_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o other_o chaste_a virgin_n 383_o of_o chaste_a wife_n and_o first_o of_o penelope_n 388_o the_o history_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o casa_n nova_n 393_o of_o edeltrudis_n editha_n and_o other_o 355_o of_o wanton_n 398_o of_o common_a strumpet_n concubine_n and_o private_a mistress_n 402_o of_o such_o as_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o honest_a whore_n 403_o of_o lais._n 405_o of_o glicerium_n alias_o glicera_n and_o other_o 411_o of_o agathoclea_n 413_o of_o cleophis_n 415_o callipigae_fw-la alogune_n cosmartidenes_n audia_n etc._n etc._n 416_o julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n 418_o harlotta_n the_o mother_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n 421_o of_o divers_a wanton_n belong_v to_o sundry_a famous_a man_n poet_n and_o other_o 422_o of_o famous_a wanton_n 426_o of_o mista_n and_o other_o 427_o of_o wanton_n convert_v 432_o the_o content_n of_o the_o seven_o book_n inscribe_v polihymnia_n or_o memory_n entreat_v of_o the_o piety_n of_o daughter_n mother_n sister_n and_o wife_n a_o discourse_n concern_v lie_n jest_n &_o witty_a say_n 439_o of_o pious_a daughter_n 447_o the_o love_n of_o mother_n to_o their_o child_n 451_o friendship_n betwixt_o woman_n 453_o the_o love_n of_o sister_n towards_o their_o brother_n 456_o of_o matrimony_n and_o conjugal_a love_n 458_o ceremony_n before_o marriage_n 461_o time_n forbid_v in_o marraige_a 461_o of_o contract_n 462_o of_o nuptial_a dower_n 463_o of_o nuptial_a gift_n or_o present_n ibid._n of_o nuptial_a ornament_n pomp_n feast_n and_o epithalamium_n etc._n etc._n 465_o a_o description_n of_o the_o bride_n come_v from_o her_o chamber_n 467_o the_o bridegroom_n first_o appear_v 468_o the_o nuptial_a oâ—â—ering_n ibid._n the_o nuptial_a song_n 469_o the_o entranâ—ce_n into_o their_o bedchamber_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d angury_n and_o nuptial_a expiation_n 472_o 〈…〉_z of_o woman_n to_o their_o huband_n 475_o of_o bawd_n 480_o of_o age._n 483_o of_o woman_n addict_v to_o gluttony_n or_o drunkenness_n 484_o of_o woman_n belove_v of_o divers_a creature_n 488_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o paint_v weave_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n of_o woman_n contentious_a and_o bloody_a 494_o of_o woman_n strange_o preserve_v from_o death_n and_o such_o as_o have_v unwilling_o be_v the_o death_n of_o their_o parent_n 501_o of_o clamorous_a woman_n common_o call_v scold_v 504_o of_o tullia_n and_o her_o sister_n ibid._n example_n of_o patience_n in_o woman_n 506_o variety_n of_o discourse_n concern_v woman_n 510_o the_o daughter_n of_o apollo_n ibid._n the_o siren_n ibid._n woman_n that_o have_v dissemble_v their_o shape_n to_o good_a purpose_n or_o to_o bad_a 511_o woman_n that_o have_v change_v their_o sex_n 512_o the_o content_n of_o the_o eight_o book_n inscribe_v urania_n entreat_v of_o woman_n every_o way_n learned_a of_o poetess_n and_o witch_n a_o discourse_n of_o astrology_n
cause_v devise_v but_o by_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o ancient_a day_n who_o leave_v nothing_o unmeditate_v that_o may_v stir_v up_o man_n to_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n since_o in_o every_o thing_n they_o demonstrate_v a_o deity_n if_o they_o be_v speak_v as_o truth_n i_o rather_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v the_o mere_a illusion_n of_o devil_n and_o spirit_n themselves_o than_o the_o genii_fw-la of_o plant_n and_o tree_n that_o make_v such_o apparition_n of_o the_o goddess_n infernal_a it_o lie_v with_o much_o convenience_n in_o our_o way_n to_o make_v discourse_n of_o pluto_n the_o three_o brother_n of_o satuâ—n_n of_o the_o river_n acheron_n and_o the_o property_n thereof_o of_o styx_n a_o flood_n terrible_a to_o the_o god_n themselves_o and_o by_o which_o they_o use_v to_o swear_v of_o cocytus_n of_o charon_n of_o cerberus_n of_o the_o three_o infernal_a judge_n minos_n aeacus_n and_o rhadamant_n of_o tartarus_n with_o divers_a other_o out_o 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