Howbeit _M. Mal._ proceedeth, affirming that All witches take their beginning from such filthie actions, wherein the divell, in likenes of a prettie wench, lieth prostitute as _Succubus_ to the man, and reteining his nature and seede, conveieth it unto the witch, to whome he delivereth it as _Incubus_. Wherein also is refuted the opinion of them that hold a spirit to be unpalpable. _M. Mal._ saith, There can be rendred no infallible rule, though a probable distinction may be set downe, whether _Incubus_ in the act of venerie doo alwaies powre seed out of his assumed bodie. And this is the distinction; Either she is old and barren, or yoong and pregnant. If she be barren, then dooth _Incubus_ use hir without decision of seed; bicause such seed should serve for no purpose. And the divell avoideth superfluitie as much as he may; and yet for hir pleasure and condemnation togither, he goeth to worke with hir. But by the waie, if the divell were so compendious, what should he need to use such circumstances, even in these verie actions, as to make these assemblies, conventicles, ceremonies, &c: when he hath alreadie bought their bodies, and bargained for their soules? Or what reason had he, to make them kill so manie infants, by whom he rather loseth than gaineth any thing; bicause they are, so farre as either he or we knowe, in better case than we of riper yeares by reason of their innocencie? Well, if she be not past children, then stealeth he seed awaie (as hath beene said) from some wicked man being about that lecherous busines, and therewith getteth yoong witches upon the old. ♦_Mal. malef. quæ. 1. par. 1._♦ And note, that they affirme that this businesse is better accomplished with seed thus gathered, than that which is shed in dremes, through superfluitie of humors: bicause that is gathered from the vertue of the seed generative. And if it be said that the seed will wax cold by the waie, and so lose his naturall heate, and consequentlie the vertue: _M. Mal. Danæus_, and the rest doo answere, that the divell can so carrie it, as no heate shall go from it, &c. ♦_Mal. malef. par. 1. quæ. 1._ _Danæus in dialog. de sortiariis._♦ Furthermore, old witches are sworne to procure as manie yoong virgins for _Incubus_ as they can, whereby in time they growe to be excellent bawds: but in this case the preest plaieth _Incubus_. For you shall find, that confession to a preest, and namelie this word _Benedicite_, driveth _Incubus_ awaie, when _Ave Maries_, crosses, and all other charmes faile. ♦_Ja. Sprenger in Mal. male._♦ The third Chapter. _Of the divels visible & invisible dealing with witches in the waie of lecherie._