PHI. Well, wee haue made this conference to last as long as leasure would permit: And to conclude then, since I am to take my leaue of you, I pray God to purge this Cuntrie of these diuellishe practises: for they were neuer so rife in these partes, as they are now. EPI. I pray God that so be to. But the causes ar ouer manifest, that makes them to be so rife. For the greate wickednesse of the people on the one parte, procures this horrible defection, whereby God justlie punisheth sinne, by a greater iniquitie. And on the other part, the consummation of the worlde, and our deliuerance drawing neare, (M34) makes Sathan to rage the more in his instruments, knowing his kingdome to be so neare an ende. And so fare-well for this time. FINIS. NEWES FROM SCOTLAND. Declaring the Damnable _life and death of Doctor Fian, a_ notable Sorcerer, who was burned at Edenbrough in Ianuary last. 1591. _Which Doctor was regester to the Diuell_ that sundry times preached at North Barrick Kirke, to a number of notorious Witches. With the true examinations of the saide Doctor and Witches, as they vttered them in the presence _of the Scottish King_. Discouering how they pretended _to bewitch and drowne his Maiestie in the Sea_ comming from Denmark with such _other wonderfull matters as the like hath not been heard of at any time_. Published according to the Scottish Coppie. AT LONDON Printed for William _Wright_. [Illustration: Country Scene] To the Reader. The Manifolde vntruthes which is spread abroade, concerning the detestable actions and apprehension of those Witches wherof this Historye following truely entreateth, hath caused me to publish the same in print: and the rather for that sundrie written Copies are lately dispersed therof, containing, that the said witches were first discouered, by meanes of a poore Pedler trauailing to the towne of _Trenent_, and that by a wonderfull manner he was in a moment conuayed at midnight, from _Scotland_ to _Burdeux_ in _Fraunce_ (beeing places of no small distance between) into a Marchants Seller there, & after, being sent from _Burdeux_ into _Scotland_ by certaine Scottish Marchants to the Kinges Maiestie, that he discouered those Witches and was the cause of their apprehension: with a number of matters miraculous and incredible: All which in truthe are moste false. Neuertheles to satisfie a number of honest mindes, who are desirous to be enformed of the veritie and trueth of their confessions, which for certaintie is more stranger then the common reporte runneth, and yet with more trueth I haue undertaken to publish this short Treatise, which declareth the true discourse of all that hath hapned, & aswell what was pretended by those wicked and detestable Witches against the Kinges Maiestie, as also by what meanes they wrought the same.