♦_Bar. Spineus, &, I. Bod. de dæmon. lib. 2. cap. 2._♦ Item, the complaint of anie one man of credit is sufficient to bring a poore woman to the racke or pullie. ♦_Alexander. L. ubi numerus de testibus._ _I. Bod. de dæmon. lib. 2. cap. 2._♦ Item, a condemned or infamous persons testimonie is good and allowable in matters of witchcraft. Item, a witch is not to be delivered, though she endure all the tortures, and confesse nothing; as all other are in anie criminall cases. Item, though in other cases the depositions of manie women at one instant are disabled, as insufficient in lawe; bicause of the imbecillitie and frailtie of their nature or sex: yet in this matter, one woman, though she be a partie, either accuser or accused, and be also infamous and impudent (for such are _Bodins_ words) yea and alreadie condemned; she may neverthelesse serve to accuse and condemne a witch. Item, a witnesse uncited, and offering himselfe in this case is to be heard, and in none other. Item, a capitall enimie (if the enimitie be pretended to growe by meanes of witchcraft) may object against a witch; and none exception is to be had or made against him. Item, although the proofe of perjurie may put backe a witnesse in all other causes; yet in this, a perjured person is a good and lawfull witnesse. ♦_Par. in L. post. legatum. 9. his, de iis quibus ut indig._ _Alex. cap. 72. L. 2. &c._♦ Item, the proctors and advocats in this case are compelled to be witnesses against their clients, as in none other case they are to be constrained there unto. Item, none can give evidence against witches, touching their assemblies, but witches onelie: bicause (as _Bodin_ saith) none other can doo it. Howbeit, _Ri. Ga._ writeth, that he came to the God speed, and with his sword and buckler killed the divell; or at the least he wounded him so sore, that he made him stinke of brimstone. ♦In his foolish pamphlet of the execution of Windsor witches.♦ Item, _Bodin_ saith, that bicause this is an extraordinarie matter; there must heerein be extraordinarie dealing: and all maner of waies are to be used, direct and indirect. The fourth Chapter. _Confessions of witches, whereby they are condemned._ Some witches confesse (saith _Bodin_) that are desirous to die; not for glorie, but for despaire: bicause they are tormented in their life time. But these may not be spared (saith he) although the lawe dooth excuse them. ♦_I. Bod. lib. 4. cap. 3._♦ ♦Is there anie probabilitie that such would continue witches?♦ The best and surest confession is at shrift, to hir ghostlie father. ♦_Idem Ibid._♦ Item, if she confesse manie things that are false, and one thing that may be true; she is to be taken and executed upon that confession. ♦_Joan. An. ad speculat. tit. de litis contest. part. 2._♦ Item, she is not so guiltie that confesseth a falshood or lie, and denieth a truth; as she that answereth by circumstance.