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A60284	Satan's invisible world discovered, or, A choice collection of modern relations proving evidently against the saducees and atheists of this present age, that there are devils, spirits, witches, and apparitions, from authentick records, attestations of famous witnesses and undoubted verity : to all which is added, that marvellous history of Major Weir, and his sister : with two relations of apparitions at Edinburgh / by Georg Sinclar ...	Sinclair, George, d. 1696.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3858; ESTC R4971	118,890	288

Satans Invisible WORLD DISCOVERED OR A choice Collection of Modern Relations proving evidently against the Saducees and Atheists of this present Age that there are Devils Spirits Witches and Apparitions from Authentick Records Attestations of Famous Witnesses and undoubted Verity To all which is added That Marvellous History of Major Wei● and his Sister With two Relations of Apparitions at Edinburgh By Mr. George Sinclar late Professor of Philosophy in the Colledge of Glasgow No Man should be vain that he can injure the merit of a Book for the meanest Rogue may burn a City or kill an Hero whereas he could never build the one or equal the other Sr. G. McK Edinburgh Printed by Iohn Reid 1685. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE EARL of WINTON Lord SETON and TRANENT c. And One of His MAIESTIES most Honourable Privy Council My Lord I PRESENT Your Lo with an Oblation both Lame and Imperfect 'T is all which my Ability can afford I must Sacrifice with Barley-Meal because I want Frankincense Farre litabit qui non habet thus But what Imperfection is in it I supply it with the Sincerity of my Respects who presents it 'T is a Subject that the Learndest Prince and greatest Monarch in His time was not ashamed to treate of I seriously implore your Lordships Protection for I have to do with many Adversaries of this Visible World who will not fail to ride tilts at me with Bul-rushes and Windle-strawes As for those of Satans Invisible UUorld in the Name of the LORD I defy them I know the acutness of your Lordships Ingine and Profoundness of your Knowledge in all such and other Matters that there is no Theme which I am able to treat of or Thesis which I am able to publish but your Lordship is able by your Power and Authority to protect it and by your Reason to defend it I am the more encouraged to offer this to your Lordship A Noble Patrician because I have seen Tracts of this Subject consecrated to Kings Dukes and Princes I have sure Experience of your Lordships Bounty and Favourable Aspect which gave Wings to my New Philosophical Experiments to flie thorow Holland France and Germany which have made them so acceptable to Strangers Neque Phoebo gratior ulla est Quam sibi quae Vari praescripsit pagina nomen If my Writings had such good Fortune and Success abroad by the auspicious Conduct of your Lordships name upon the Frontispice what must they have at home where your Power Interest and Relations are so considerable Where your Ancestors are so famous having been useful to their Countrey in Peace and War others of them imployed in Publick Affairs at home and abroad and all of them most eminent for their unstained Loyalty to their Prince and Zeal for his Interest and that since Malcome the third six hundred years agoe to your Lordship who is the twentieth and fifth Lineally descended from Dougald the first of the Family What a Faithful Achates and Companion was Christopher Seton the third to King Robert the Bruce in all his troubles whose love to his King was like the love of Jonathan to David for which and his valiant Atcheivements be bestowed his Sister Christin upon him in Marriage and the Flower-de-Luce to his Coat of Arms one of the chief Ornaments of the Royal Badge Patruo te Principe celsum Bellipotens illustrat Avus Was not Alexander Seton the second Son of Lord William and Lady Katharin Sinclar or rather Saint Katharin who builded the famous Chappel of Seton for his excellent Endowments of Body and Mind made Head of the noble Family of Gordons by marrying the Heretrix of Huntly and that three hundred years ago And was not his Sister Isabel by the same Mother bestowed in Marriage upon that most Princely Youth John Stuart of Darnly from which two the Royal Race is descended So that I may say without Flattery your Family is come off Princes and reciprocally Princes are come off your Family Quis venerabilior sanguis quae major origo Quam regalis erit What was that illustrious Knight Alexander the third who during the time of John the Balliols Vsurpation three hundred and fifty years ago was made Governour of Berwick whom the King of England while he was beseiging the Town could neither by Threatnings nor fair Promises inveigle or perswade to betray his Trust. The Garison labouring under great penurie of Provision a Truce was made upon this Condition That if Relief came not before such a limited day the Town should be delivered up The Scottish Army approaching under the Conduct of the Valiant Douglas and King Edward fearing that the Town might be releived sent to the Governour certifying him though the dayes of Truce were not yet expired that if he did not render it forthwith both his Sons the one an Hostage the other a Prisoner of War should be crucified immediately before his eyes But the magnanimous Father and incomparable Mother being driven to this insuperable Dilemma Dextrum Scylla latus laevum implacata Charybdis Obsidet Love to their Dearest Children perswading and Love and Respect to their Countrey and Familie disswading carrie like two invincible Hero's and by admirable Resolution and Constancy beyond what Roman Histories can parallel they prefer their Countrie to their dearest Pledges Fidelity to Treacherie and Glory to Shame On which barbaritie the Famous Poet Johannes Johnstonus Aberdonensis writteth thus in his Book intituled The SCOTS Hero's Huc averte oculos neu tristia fata tuorum Respice Vincit amor Patriae constansque in pectore virtus Omnia pro Patria sustinuisse valens This strange Tyrannical Barbarous and Monstruous Fact is suppressed in the Histories of England and buried in silence not unwiselie it being capable neither of Defence nor Excuse My Lord Neither can I pass over in silence Lord George the fifth of that Name Claros inter habent nomina clara viros Your Great Grand-Fathers Father who being Master of the Royal Oeconomy to the Queen was sent by Order of Parliament to France to make up a Match between Francis the Dolphin and Mary Queen of Scots And after was sent by King James her Son to Henry the third for confirming the ancient Alliance whose third Son Alexander for his Knowledge and Skill in Juris-Prudence was manie years a Senator of the Colledge of Justice and thereafter President to the Senate and one of the Kings honourable Privy Counsellors and at last made by King James Earl of Dumfermling and Lord High Chancellour of SCOTLAND from whom by his two Daughters he had two Grand Children two matchless Hero's John Duke of Lauderdale and John Earl of Tweeddale both of them as was said of Julius Caesar and Cato Ingenti Uirtute Men of most eminent Parts and Endowments Fortes creantur fortibus bonis Est in Juvencis est in equis patrum Virtus nec imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam I come at last to your Lordships Father and

must be from the Devils active invisible application of them to such or such a disease as the curing of an Universal Gout by this unintelligible Charm Etter sheen etter sock Et ta leur etta pachk Wipper si caan easemitter in shi fo leish in shi corne orn sheip twa till ane curht mach a mainshore There is in some Part of Galloway a Charm for curing a disease called the Ling in these words Cathari Duni Chini Brini Another there is which some use for effectuating that which others do by casting three knots far si far fa far fay u far four na forty Kay u Mack straik it a pain four hun creig weil Mack smeoran bun bagie This language cannot be interpreted Besides this there are Prayers and Avies among the Highlanders wherein they think there lays great vertue as in repeating the Lords Prayer in Latine thus Paidder nohter kish in sheali sanctishetar noman du ta renada ta langa tu quidi honum aicht in dearrich an dingas an dangis a nipis a nopis nduramis indaramis indittimis indattamis shecli sheclorum Amen Their Avi Mary runs thus Avi Mari crashi plena du na tekamis penedicata tus anti willi yeramis Penidicata rucata shendri Esum Chrisum Amen At night in the time of Popery when Folks wen to Bed they believed the repetition of this following Prayer was effectual to preserve them from danger and the house too Who sains the house the night They that sains it ilk a night Saint Bryde and her Brat Saint Colme and his Hat Saint Michael and his Spear Keep this house from the Wear From running Thief And burning Thief And from a ill Rea That be the Gate can gae And from an ill wight That be the gate can light Nine reeds about the house Keep it all the Night What is that what I see So red so bright beyond the sea 'T is he was peirc'd through the hands Throw the feet throw the throat Throw the tongue Throw the liver and the lung Well is them that well may Fast on Good-Fryday Another Prayer used by the Thieves and Robers on the Borders after Meat in order to stealling from their Neighbours He that ordain'd us to be born Send us maire meat or the morn Part of 't right and part of 't wrang God let us never fast ov'r lang God be thanked and our Ladie All is done that we had ready A Countrey man in East Lothian used this Grace always before and after Meat Lord be blest for all his Gifts I defy the Devil and all his shifts God send me mair Silver Amen As the Devil is originally the Author of Charms and Spells so is he the Author of several baudy Songs which are sung A reverend Minister told me that one who was the Devils Piper a wizzard confest to him that at a Ball of dancing the Foul Spirit taught him a Baudy song to sing and play as it were this night and ere two days past all the Lads and Lasses of the town were lilting it throw the street It were abomination to rehearse it RELATION XXXVI Anent one Elizabeth Muidy at Hadington THis Woman was a Servant to Margaret Kirkwood there a Woman of good repute once who before her death took some trouble of mind but upon what account I cannot determine She made some insinuation it seems to some of her Friends that she inclined to put hand in her self whereupon she was attended and waited upon but had her own Liberty to retire her self to private Prayer in which exercise she was frequent Vpon a Sabbath forenoon when all were at Church and she at home none with her save only a Servant-Maid she went into some high Room or other as she was wont to do to her Devotion and there before the Maid could know she hanged her self In this very moment of time this Lissie Muidy her old servant being in Church was observed to number upon her fingers 50. or 51. which number being ended she cryes out with a loud voice in presence of all now the turn is done She was presently taken away as a distracted Person and news coming to the Church that such a Woman had hanged her self her old Mistris she was taken away to Prison but what her confession was it is not well known There are many other things reported whereof I cannot give an account This Tragedy was acted within these few years at Hadington FINIS THE INDEX Page THe troubles of Sir George Maxwel 1 A wonderfull discovery of Murder by an Apparition 19 The Witchcraft of Agnes Sympson 22 A Proclamation over the Mercat cross of Edinburgh 28 A Miraculous cure of a Dutch Woman 29 The Devil at Wood-stock in England 32 An Apparition to King Iames the fourth 39 The Major appears to his Captain 40 A remarkable story of Witchcraft at Lauder 45 The Drummer of Tedworth 55 The Devil of Glenluce 75 King Duff bewitched 100 Edward Avon appears to his Son in Law 102 Anent Bessie Graham a Witch in Kilwining 109 The Apparition of Sir George Willers 120 Anent Hattaraik an Wizzard in East-Lothian 122 The Ghost of Mistris Bretton 128 Of Robert Church-man inveigled in Quakerism 135 Touching Isabel Heriot 144 Touching a Magician at Antwerpe 154 A Doctor of Divinity rises out of the Bier 156 Some Drunkards destroyed by the Devil 158 Touching William Barton a Warlock at Kirklistoun 160 Touching a wonderful Accident at Lions in France 164 Touching the Piper at Hamelen in Germany 165 Touching the Witchcraft in Mohra in Swedeland 167 An Apparition in Gladsmuire 187 Anent one Spalding in Dalkeith 191 The Devil of Mascon in France 193 Anent Margaret Wilson 200 Anent Iennet Douglas 203 Anent Helen Elliot burnt at Culross 207 Anent Charms and Avies 212 Anent Elizabeth Muidy 219 ADVERTISEMENT THere is a young man that goes under the Authors name that pretends to be a Poet that for money has presented his Verses to several Persons of Qualitie Let no Person think that Mr. Sinclar has any interest in that man or his Verses as indeed he makes many believe This is subjoyned to the end of his Book by Mr. Sinclars affectionate Friend who knows this to be true I. S. ADVERTISEMENT If any Gentlemen and others will be pleased to send me any Relations about Spirits Witches and Apparitions in any part of the Kingdom or any Information about the Second Sight Charms Spells Magie and the like they shall oblige the Author and have them publisht to their satisfaction Direct your Relations to Alexander Ogstouns Shop Stationer at the foot of the Plain-stones at Edinburgh on the North-side of the Street POSTSCRIPT Being a Relation anent Major Weir I Have subjoined this Relation by way of Postscript because it came to my hand after the book was finished by the Printer from a Gentleman that knew exactly all the matters of Fact and all the Circumstances of the business which is as follows Nov. 11th

John Fein was ever nearest the Devil at his left Elbock Graymail keeped the Door That which is observable in John Fien is that the Devil appeared to him not in black but in white raiment but proposed as Hellish a Covenant to him as those Fiends that appear in black His Skimming on the sea in a boat is remarkable with those of his complices and his foretelling the leak in the Queens Ship by the help of the Devil His raising Winds with the rest when the King sailed into Denmark by casting a Cat into the sea which the Devil delivered to them and taught them to cry Hola when they first cast it in His raising a Mist at the Kings return from Denmark by getting Satan to cast a thing like a Footbal it appearing to John like a Wisp into the sea which made a Reek to arise whereby the Kings Majestie might be cast upon the coast of England His opening of locks by Sorcery as one by mere blowing into a Womans hand while he sate by the fire His embarquing in a boat with other Witches and all of them sailing over sea and entering within a Ship and drinking Good Wine and Ale there and sinking the Ship when they had done with the Persons in it His kissing Satans Arse with reverence again at another Conventicle His being swiftly carried above in the Air in chasing of a Cat to catch her to cast into the sea thereby to raise winds according to the prescription of Satan His pretending to tell any man how long he should live if he told him but the day of his birth RELATION IV. A Proclamation over the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh at twelve a clock at night AFter that King James the fourth had mustered his Army in the Borrow-Moor being at that time a large spacious Field and most Pleasant and Delightful by reason of many staitly Oaks which overshadowed the place about midnight in the Moneth of July there is a Proclamation heard at the Mercat Cross of the Town Summoning a great many Burgesses Gentlemen Barons Noblemen to appear before the Tribunal of one Plot-Cock The Provost of the Town standing in his own Fore-stair or Gallery having heard his own name cited cryed out That he declined that Judicatory and appealed to the Mercy of GOD Almighty This was the Army which the King led into England and were defeat at Floudon on that Fatal day Tuesday the 9th of September 1513. where the King with near about five thousand of the Noblest and Worthiest Families of the Kingdom did fall RELATION V. A Miraculous Cure of a Dutch-W●man accompanied with an Apparition THE Narrative taken by a Dutch-Merchant from her own mouth Begins thus A Miraculous Cure upon Jesch Claes a Woman about fifty years of Age for these many years well known to my self and the Neighbours This Woman for fourteen years had been lame of both her legs one of them being dead and without feeling so that she could not go but creep upon the ground or was carried in peoples arms as a child but now through the power of GOD Almighty she hath walked again which came to pass after this manner as I have written it from her own mouth In the year 1676 about the 13. or 14. of this Moneth October in the night between one and two of the clock Je●●h Claes being in bed with her husband who was a Boatman she was three times pulled by the arm with which she awaked and cryed out O Lord What may this be Hereupon she heard an answer in plain words Be not afraid I am come in the name of GOD to tell you that your Malady which hath been for many years upon you shall depart and it shall be given you from GOD Almighty to walk again But keep this to your self till further answer Whereupon she cried aloud O Lord That I had a light that I might know what this is Then had she this answer there needs no light light shal be given you from God Then came a light over all the Room and she saw a beautiful youth about ten years of age with curled yellow Hair in White Rayment to the feet who went from the beds head to the Chimney with a light which a little after evanished Hereupon did something gush from her hip or diffuse it self through her leg as a water to her great Toe where she found life rising up and feeling it with her hand she cries out Lord give me now again my feeling which I have not had for so many years And further she continued Crying and Praying to the Lord according to her weak measure Yet she continued that day being Wednesday and the next day Thursday as before till evening at six a clock At which time she sat at the fire dressing the food Then there came as like a rushing noise in both her ears with which it was said to her Stand your walking is given you again Then did she immediately stand up that had for so many years crept and went to the door Her Husband meeting her was exceedingly afraid drew back In the mean while she cryed out My dear husband I can walk again The man thinking it was a Spirit drew back saying you are not my Wife But his Wife taking hold of him said my dear Husband I am the self same that hath been married these 30 years to you The Almighty God hath made me to walk again But her husband being amazed drew back to the side of the Room till at last she clapt her arms about his neck and yet he doubted and said to his Daughter is this your Mother She answered yes Father this is my Mother indeed I have seen her walk also before you came in This Person dwells upon Princes Island in Amsterdam This Relation is Attested by many famous witnesses RELATION VI. Strange Pranks plaid by the Devil at Wood-Stock in England Anno 1649. THe Commissioners October 13. 1649. with their Servants being come to the Mannor-house they took up their lodging in the Kings own Rooms the Bed-Chamber and withdrawing-Room the former whereof they also make their Kitching the Council-Hall their Brewhouse the Chamber of Presence their place of sitting to dispatch business and a Wood-house of the Dining-Room where they laid the wood of that ancient Standard in the High-Park known of all by the name of the Kings Oak which that nothing might remain that had the name of King affixed to it they digged up by the Roots October 14 and 15 they had little disturbance but on the 16 there came as they thought somewhat into the BedChamber where two of the Commissioners and their Servants lay in the shape of a Dog which going under their beds did as it were gnaw their Bed-cords But on the morrow finding them whole and a quarter of Beef which lay on the ground untouched they began to entertain other thoughts October 17 Something to their thinking removed all the Wood of the Kings Oak out of the