He accuseth also one of the mightiest princes in christendome, even of late daies, to be one of those kind of witches (so as he could, when he list, turne himselfe to a woolfe) affirming that he was espied and oftentimes seene to performe that villanie; bicause he would be counted the king of all witches. He saith that this transubstantiation is most common in _Greece_, and through out all _Asia_, as merchant strangers have reported to him. For _Anno Domini._ 1542, when _Sultan Solimon_ reigned, there was such force and multitude of these kind of woolves in _Constantinople_, that the emperour drave togither in one flocke 150. of them, which departed out of the citie in the presence of all the people. ♦_J. Bodinus mendaciorum [*]heluo._♦ ♦[*] [Text _helüo_.]♦ To persuade us the more throughlie heerein, he saith, that in _Livonia_, yearelie (about the end of December) a certeine knave or divell warneth all the witches in the countrie to come to a certeine place: if they faile, the divell commeth and whippeth them with an iron rod; so as the print of his lashes remaine upon their bodies for ever. The capteine witch leadeth the waie through a great poole of water: manie millians of witches swim after. They are no sooner passed through that water, but they are all transformed into woolves, and flie upon and devoure both men, women, cattell, &c. After twelve daies they returne through the same water, and so receive humane shape againe. ♦A warme season to swim in.♦ ♦I mervell that they forsake not the divell, who punisheth them so sore: ywis they get not so much at his hands.♦ Item, that there was one _Bajanus_ a _Jew_, being the sonne of _Simeon_, which could, when he list, turne himselfe into a woolfe; and by that meanes could escape the force and danger of a whole armie of men. Which thing (saith _Bodin_) is woonderfull: but yet (saith he) it is much more marvelous, that men will not beleeve it. For manie poets affirme it; yea, and if you looke well into the matter (saith he) you shall find it easie to doo. Item, he saith, that as naturall woolves persecute beasts; so doo these magicall woolves devoure men, women, and children. And yet God saith to the people (I trowe) and not to the cattell of Israell; If you observe not my commandements, I will send among you the beasts of the feeld, which shall devoure both you and your cattell. Item, I will send the teeth of beasts upon you. Where is _Bodins_ distinction now become? He never saith, I will send witches in the likenes of wolves, &c: to devoure you or your cattell. Nevertheles, _Bodin_ saith it is a cleare case: for the matter was disputed upon before pope _Leo_ the seventh, and by him all these matters were judged possible: and at that time (saith he) were the transformations of _Lucian_ and _Apuleius_ made canonicall. ♦Leviti. 16. [26, 22]♦ ♦Deut. 32. [v. 24]♦