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mind_n be_v employ_v he_o may_v make_v the_o less_o account_n of_o what_o he_o shall_v hear_v about_o midnight_n the_o spirit_n begin_v to_o shake_v his_o fetter_n and_o his_o chain_n but_o athenodorm_n without_o once_o move_v his_o head_n sit_v still_o write_v though_o the_o noise_n increase_v very_o much_o at_o length_n the_o spirit_n come_v on_o and_o stand_v at_o the_o chamber_n door_n and_o then_o the_o philosopher_n lift_v up_o his_o head_n he_o perceive_v the_o spectre_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o old_a man_n as_o be_v before_o relate_v the_o spirit_n make_v a_o sign_n to_o he_o with_o its_o finger_n as_o if_o it_o call_v he_o to_o come_v to_o it_o the_o philosopher_n answer_v it_o with_o his_o hand_n intimate_v it_o shall_v stay_v a_o little_a and_o so_o fall_v to_o write_v again_o upon_o which_o the_o ghost_n shake_v its_o chain_n over_o his_o head_n athenodorus_n look_v up_o perceive_v that_o it_o make_v a_o sign_n to_o he_o as_o before_o whereupon_o he_o 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they_o be_v all_o force_a to_o leave_v the_o place_n and_o get_v away_o with_o much_o shame_n and_o confusion_n ibidem_fw-la p._n 293._o xxvii_o the_o second_o relation_n be_v of_o a_o mischievous_a daemon_n at_o caumont_n a_o village_n near_o the_o river_n of_o rhine_n in_o germany_n who_o first_o begin_v to_o throw_v stone_n at_o people_n and_o knock_n at_o their_o door_n but_o can_v never_o be_v perceive_v soon_o after_o this_o malicious_a rage_a devil_n appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n and_o begin_v to_o answer_v such_o question_n as_o be_v demand_v of_o he_o and_o to_o discover_v thing_n steal_v accuse_v slander_a and_o defame_v who_o he_o please_v and_o raise_v great_a enmity_n and_o quarrel_n among_o the_o people_n he_o first_o burn_v certain_a barn_n and_o after_o set_v fire_n to_o all_o the_o house_n but_o use_v one_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n more_o cruel_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o he_o always_o haunt_v he_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o have_v burn_v his_o house_n to_o the_o ground_n he_o stir_v up_o all_o the_o neighbour_n to_o fall_v upon_o this_o innocent_a man_n and_o murder_v he_o this_o forger_n of_o lie_n affirm_v that_o the_o village_n be_v curse_v and_o destine_v to_o destruction_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o that_o person_n who_o thereupon_o be_v drive_v away_o and_o force_v to_o live_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n have_v no_o other_o covert_n but_o heaven_n for_o no_o man_n will_v receive_v he_o into_o his_o house_n hold_v he_o to_o be_v a_o execrable_a and_o damn_a wretch_n yet_o to_o satisfy_v the_o desire_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o countryman_n he_o to_o make_v proof_n of_o his_o innocence_n take_v a_o red_a hot_a iron_n into_o his_o bare_a hand_n without_o hurt_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n notwithstanding_o which_o this_o rage_a desperate_a fury_n burn_v all_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o field_n thereabouts_o and_o commit_v so_o many_o horrible_a outrage_n that_o they_o complain_v to_o the_o archbishop_n who_o send_v some_o of_o the_o clergy_n to_o exorcise_v he_o at_o first_o the_o spirit_n increase_v his_o fury_n and_o throw_v stone_n at_o they_o hurt_v some_o but_o at_o length_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o country_n yet_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o priest_n be_v depart_v he_o show_v himself_o again_o as_o before_o say_v he_o have_v lay_v hide_v all_o this_o while_n under_o one_o of_o their_o garment_n after_o this_o make_n a_o great_a howl_v the_o ghost_n depart_v out_o of_o these_o quarter_n and_o vanish_v into_o the_o air._n ibidem_fw-la p._n 293._o xxviii_o a_o certain_a german_a in_o our_o time_n travel_v towards_o italy_n in_o the_o company_n of_o a_o soldier_n much_o give_v to_o conjure_v by_o who_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o much_o govern_v that_o one_o time_n this_o conjurer_n make_v he_o stand_v within_o a_o circle_n fortify_v with_o so_o many_o character_n that_o this_o ignorant_a man_n believe_v himself_o safe_a enough_o from_o 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velberstatâ—â—ing_v â—â—ing_z between_o two_o stone_n at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o the_o close_a have_v her_o cloth_n wrap_v about_o her_o head_n she_o will_v speak_v to_o no_o body_n that_o go_v by_o neither_o dare_v the_o milkmaid_n speak_v to_o she_o but_o discover_v it_o to_o the_o man_n of_o the_o house_n who_o go_v and_o speak_v to_o she_o desire_v she_o to_o rise_v which_o she_o do_v than_o first_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o the_o man_n ask_v she_o how_o she_o come_v thither_o she_o show_v he_o beyond_o they_o a_o pretty_a high_a cliff_n from_o whence_o she_o say_v she_o glide_v or_o slide_v down_o though_o the_o man_n affirm_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o one_o to_o come_v down_o thence_o without_o hurt_n beside_o her_o linen_n and_o clothes_n be_v as_o clean_a and_o her_o shoe_n as_o new_a as_o the_o day_n she_o be_v miss_v though_o there_o have_v be_v during_o some_o day_n and_o night_n great_a storm_n and_o rainy_a wether_n neither_o according_a to_o her_o own_o 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will_v by_o no_o mean_n disâ—â—ver_o the_o business_n and_o there_o be_v other_o who_o do_v not_o well_o know_v themselves_o how_o it_o be_v beside_o i_o much_o doubt_v how_o this_o party_n can_v live_v nine_o day_n without_o meat_n since_o all_o physician_n agree_v that_o the_o body_n will_v be_v extreme_o weaken_v in_o that_o time_n and_o though_o some_o history_n relate_v that_o duke_n woldemur_fw-la and_o duke_n erick_n who_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o tower_n of_o new_a kiob_n by_o their_o brother_n byrge_n king_n of_o swedeâ—_n that_o they_o may_v die_v of_o hunger_n woldemur_fw-la live_v eleven_o day_n without_o meat_n or_o drink_n and_o his_o brother_n but_o three_o day_n yet_o this_o seem_v only_o to_o be_v guest_n at_o 〈◊〉_d the_o common_a people_n and_o have_v no_o certainty_n since_o the_o chronicle_n say_v that_o the_o tower_n be_v strong_o shut_v up_o with_o lock_n and_o bar_n and_o the_o key_n thereof_o throw_v into_o the_o river_n so_o that_o none_o can_v tell_v exact_o 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speech_n at_o first_o he_o utter_v several_a blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o ere_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o recover_v his_o right_a sense_n and_o understanding_n relate_v that_o whilst_o he_o be_v away_o he_o perceive_v nothing_o â—â—ither_o know_v where_o he_o be_v but_o when_o he_o be_v to_o return_v he_o see_v a_o great_a many_o spirit_n of_o a_o very_a strange_a shape_n who_o push_v and_o thrust_v he_o away_o from_o they_o and_o then_o he_o come_v back_o without_o hindrance_n doubtless_o the_o devil_n by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o congregation_n dare_v not_o keep_v he_o any_o long_o ibidem_fw-la p._n 362._o li._n in_o 1669._o satan_n say_v this_o author_n do_v here_o torment_v two_o chrildren_n of_o a_o man_n of_o saxan_n in_o stremoe_n who_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o north_n church_n corporation_n where_o of_o mr._n gregory_n hanson_n write_v also_o to_o i_o his_o â—â—me_n be_v mr._n christopher_n absolonson_n his_o son_n be_v first_o trouble_v by_o the_o evil_a spirit_n but_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n the_o boy_n overcome_v he_o so_o that_o the_o devil_n â—ed_v when_o ever_o he_o see_v he_o and_o the_o boy_n can_v likewise_o discern_v when_o ever_o he_o come_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o pray_v or_o sing_v the_o spirit_n vanish_v he_o also_o trouble_v his_o sister_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o august_n to_o christmas_n the_o maid_n name_n be_v mary_n when_o the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d to_o she_o she_o grow_v sick_a and_o have_v be_v almost_o conjugal_o ill_a and_o weak_a of_o understand_v ever_o since_o he_o begin_v to_o trouble_v she_o but_o that_o i_o may_v have_v inâ—urmation_n thereof_o i_o send_v for_o the_o boy_n from_o who_o â—â—outh_n i_o receive_v the_o follow_a relation_n he_o tell_v 〈◊〉_d be_v see_v he_o first_o about_o st._n olaus_n day_n in_o the_o evening_n stand_v before_o the_o house_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o great_a man_n 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that_o he_o shall_v get_v what_o 〈◊〉_d come_v for_o no_o say_v the_o boy_n you_o shall_v never_o get_v it_o 〈◊〉_d all_o whereupon_o he_o go_v away_o as_o another_o man_n yet_o come_v again_o several_a time_n that_o night_n but_o they_o be_v watch_v over_o the_o girl_n and_o employ_v continual_o in_o prayer_n and_o sing_v of_o psalm_n so_o that_o he_o do_v they_o no_o harm_n only_o he_o put_v out_o the_o light_n and_o the_o boy_n grow_v somewhat_o sick_a the_o girl_n not_o be_v able_a to_o speak_v as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v there_o dec._n 27._o the_o boy_n be_v absent_a the_o spirit_n come_v in_o the_o girl_n sit_v at_o thâ—_n table_n play_v at_o card_n with_o her_o other_o brother_n and_o sister_n when_o on_o a_o sudden_a the_o
declare_v her_o hope_n of_o salvation_n and_o her_o desire_n to_o die_v and_o use_v such_o pithy_a scripture_n expression_n so_o often_o and_o so_o pertinent_a that_o i_o begin_v much_o to_o wonder_v consider_v i_o have_v ever_o find_v she_o altogether_o ignorant_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n both_o before_o her_o imprisonment_n and_o after_o and_o therefore_o much_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o delusion_n consider_v she_o have_v so_o confident_o foretell_v it_o in_o the_o morning_n whereupon_o serious_o consider_v the_o matter_n i_o again_o question_v she_o very_o strict_o whether_o she_o be_v a_o witch_n or_o not_o she_o free_o confess_v all_o that_o have_v be_v depose_v against_o she_o which_o do_v not_o certain_o evidence_n she_o to_o be_v one_o but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o particular_n she_o deny_v as_o also_o the_o crime_n of_o witchcraft_n itself_o however_o she_o say_v she_o know_v she_o shall_v die_v and_o desire_v not_o to_o live_v and_o she_o think_v we_o will_v be_v be_v clear_a from_o her_o blood_n before_o god_n for_o though_o she_o be_v innocent_a yet_o there_o be_v so_o many_o thing_n swear_v against_o she_o that_o we_o can_v hardly_o believe_v otherwise_o of_o she_o than_o we_o do_v she_o be_v soon_o after_o execute_v and_o die_v without_o any_o acknowledgement_n of_o her_o guilt_n ibidem_fw-la p._n 120._o lx._n the_o follow_a relation_n be_v publish_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v by_o a_o eminent_a minister_n in_o scotland_n that_o feb._n 8._o 1578._o a_o company_n of_o drunkard_n who_o name_n be_v adam_n gibbons_n george_n keeple_n john_n keysel_n peter_n horsedroft_n john_n warner_n simon_n heamker_n jacob_n hermon_n and_o hermon_n frow_n these_o eight_o person_n in_o contempt_n of_o religion_n agree_v to_o go_v to_o the_o tavern_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n to_o be_v merry_a and_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o one_o anthony_n hodge_n a_o honest_a civil_a man_n they_o call_v for_o burn_a wine_n sack_n claret_n and_o what_o not_o the_o 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body_n and_o soul_n also_o thus_o these_o wicked_a wretch_n continue_v drink_v and_o roar_v so_o long_o till_o they_o can_v hardly_o see_v one_o another_o at_o last_o the_o devil_n their_o landlord_n tell_v they_o they_o must_v now_o pay_v for_o all_o at_o which_o their_o heart_n grow_v cold_a but_o the_o devil_n bid_v they_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o now_o they_o must_v drink_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n with_o he_o in_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n for_o ever_o after_o which_o he_o break_v all_o their_o neck_n and_o there_o leave_v they_o and_o thus_o these_o drunkard_n end_v their_o miserable_a day_n which_o dreadful_a instance_n may_v inform_v we_o that_o god_n can_v make_v the_o devil_n his_o executioner_n when_o he_o please_v to_o show_v his_o vengeance_n upon_o notorious_a sinner_n ibidem_fw-la p._n 158._o lxi_o about_o the_o same_o time_n several_a witch_n be_v discover_v in_o scotland_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n a_o notorious_a woman_n call_v agnes_n symson_n of_o the_o 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