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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19408	The infallible true and assured vvitch: or, The second edition, of The tryall of witch-craft Shewing the right and true methode of the discouerie: with a confutation of erroneous vvayes, carefully reuiewed and more fully cleared and augmented. By Iohn Cotta, Doctor in Physicke.; Triall of witch-craft	Cotta, John, 1575?-1650?	1624 (1624)	STC 5837; ESTC S108833	113,969	176

THE INFALLIBLE TRVE AND ASSVRED VVITCH OR THE SECOND EDITION OF THE TRYALL OF WITCH-CRAFT SHEVVING THE RIGHT AND TRVE METHODE OF THE DISCOVERIE WITH A CONFVTATION OF ERRONEOVS VVAIES CAREFVLLY REVIEWED AND more fully cleared and Augmented By IOHN COTTA Doctor in Physicke LONDON Printed by I. L. for RICHARD HIGGENBOTHAM and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Angel in Pauls Church-yard 1624. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE SIR IAMES LEY KNIGHT and BARONET Lord chiefe Iustice of ENGLAND and to the rest of the Honourable Right Reuerend and worthy Iudges RIGHT Honourable Lords I formerly Dedicated a small Treatise vnto the Honourable Societie of the reuerend Iudges who then filled the awfull seates of Law and Iustice I aduenture the second time to present it reuiewed augmented and cleared from some part of that darknesse which haply hath hitherto clouded it from bright acceptance Information tending vnto truths discouerie though from the meanest wit or person vnto your Lordships cannot be vnacceptable whom Law doth make the Sentensers of Trueth which is the Soule and Sentense of the Law The matter and subject propounded is not trifling or vnworthy nor can be any disdaine vnto Noble greatnesse nor is vnto any Honourable order more proper then to your Lordships Indeede the difficultie of the matter presseth a studious consideration an orderly continuall linking and holding together of all materiall circumstances vnto the maine scope a faithfull and strong memorie quicknesse of apprehension and solide iudgement but in the end vnto such as are industrious and desirous of Trueth will yeeld a delightfull and thanke-worthy compensation thereof I presume not to direct or prescribe nor doe purposely oppose any other different opinion but inoffensiuely tender my owne vnto the publique good and hauing meerely deuoted it vnto truth doe humbly submit it vnto your Lordships the vowed Patrons of right and truth Your Lordships in all humble dutie and desire IOHN COTTA TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE Sr. EDVVARD COKE Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of ENGLAND one of the Lords of His Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Councell and to the rest of the Honourable right Reuerend and worthy Iudges RIght Honourable Lords where according vnto the direction of good lawes gracious Soueraignes nobly rule and loyall Subiects freely obey there the Common-weale which is the common good of both produceth the most royall happy and stable Monarchy If euer any Kingdome hath beene fortunate to giue a true mirror and example of this happinesse this famous Island hath beene therein incomparable wherein so many puissant Monarchs successiuely swaying this Emperiall Diademe according vnto the ancient Lawes and Customes of this Nation haue so many hundreths of yeares gouerned this mighty people in peace and honour at home and victoriously led them in triumphant warre abroad as by the glorious trumpe of forreine and domesticke fame and Historie is not obscure The splendor of this truth the iniurious aspersion of insufficiencie in our English lawes cannot without shame or blushing guilt behold Notwithstanding since in some few things to bee wanting was neuer as yet wanting in the most exquisite lawes Policie and State that euer hath beene and since the Law of God it selfe though perfect in it selfe through humane imperfection in the true perfection was neuer yet seene giue mee leaue through all lawes and Countries in one particular to wonder at their generall defect What Law or Nation in the detection of Witches and Witch-craft hath as yet euer appeared competent or from iust exception exempt How vncertaine are among all people differing iudgements Some iudge no Witches at all others more then too many others too few by many in so opposite extreames so extreamely opposite I doe not presume to prescribe how a law may become more absolute or perfect I onely labour enquire to learne Among many generall directions by different Authors diuersly published concerning the perfecting of particular lawes as farre as perfection is possible vnto humane frailty Demosthenes in his second Oration against Aristogiton in my thought doth seeme to equall if not exceede the most exquisite Three things saith he as may be plainely out of the forenamed place collected doe concurre vnto the vpright constitution of euery complete law whereby it may be held sacred and inuiolate The first is that it be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is that it be the ordinance and gift of God Secondly that it be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the sage and iudicious decree and counsell of the most wise and prudent The third is that it be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the vniuersall consent of the whole state Citie or countrey Certainly the true cause of the forementioned generall lamenesse and confusion of Lawes in the proposed case of Witch-craft consisteth herein First for that men haue not as yet sufficiently searched the holy Scriptures to finde out that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is what is the ordinance of God therein Secondly for that men haue not seriously consulted with that wisedome and prudence which by the light of nature and reason Almightie God hath left discouerable and allowed to be iustly and truly deemed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the sage counsell determination and decree of the most iudicious prudent and wise men When these two are met and are agreed namely the ordinance of God and the vpright and sincere counsell of the most holy prudent and wise men purposely studied and without superstition exercised therein then will the happy harmony of all mens hearts become easily tunable thereto which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the common consent of Prince People and Countrey Vnto this faire worke and building of God let it not seeme presumption that I offer this my Moytie of desire and good will I know that in this subiect many ages of learned Authors haue endlesly varied many famous Writers haue bin branded with infamous errors many excellent wits haue run themselues almost out of their wits those who haue best deserued their trembling pens haue niggardly dropped timorously pointed out any fully or firmely auouched certainty It is notwithstanding no breach of rule of modesty but my bounden duty vnto the accomplishment and honour of truth to adde whatsoeuer in my vtmost endeauour may be conducible Neither would my many conflicts with difficulties in this kinde hold me excused if so oft spurred or rather galled by so frequent exercise practise and conuersation with persons in so diuers extraordinary manners afflicted and supposed bewitched it should awake no answerable dispatch or display therein Let it then seeme no wonder that a man though lesse then the least among men who hath not onely as studiously as others laboured the same particular and as diligently therein obserued but hath farre more happily bin fortuned then others with frequent matter and occurrents worthy obseruation and hath also beene more plentifully gratified with opportunitie to inrich his vnderstanding with variety and worth of