Heretofore (they saie) _Incubus_ was faine to ravish women against their will, untill Anno. 1400: but now since that time witches consent willinglie to their desires: in so much as some one witch exerciseth that trade of lecherie with _Incubus_ twentie or thirtie yeares togither; as was confessed by fourtie and eight witches burned at _Ravenspurge_. But what goodlie fellowes _Incubus_ begetteth upon these witches, is prooved by _Thomas_ of _Aquine_, _Bodin_, _M. Mal. Hyperius_, _&c._ ♦_Nider in fornicario._♦ ♦_T. Brabant in lib. de apib._♦ ♦_In. sen. dist. 4. art. 4._♦ This is prooved first by the divels cunning, in discerning the difference of the seed which falleth from men. Secondlie, by his understanding of the aptnes of the women for the receipt of such seed. Thirdlie by his knowledge of the constellations, which are freendlie to such corporall effects. And lastlie, by the excellent complexion of such as the divell maketh choice of, to beget such notable personages upon, as are the causes of the greatnesse and excellencie of the child thus begotten. ♦Gen. 6, 4.♦ And to proove that such bawdie dooings betwixt the divell and witches is not fained, S. _Augustine_ is alledged, who saith, that All superstitious arts had their beginning of the pestiferous societie betwixt the divell and man. Wherein he saith truelie; for that in paradise, betwixt the divell and man, all wickednes was so contrived, that man ever since hath studied wicked arts: yea and the divell will be sure to be at the middle and at both ends of everie mischeefe. But that the divell ingendreth with a woman, in maner and forme as is supposed, and naturallie begetteth the wicked, neither is it true, nor _Augustines_ meaning in this place. ♦_Mal. malef. par. 2. quæ. 1_ _August. de doctrina Christ._♦