_A tale written by manie grave authors, and beleeved by manie wise men of the divels death. An other storie written by papists, and beleeved of all catholikes, approoving the divels honestie, conscience, and courtesie._ _Plutarch_ saith, that his countriman [*]_Epotherses_ told him, that as he passed by sea into _Italie_, manie passengers being in his bote, in an evening, when they were about the ilands _Echinadæ_, the wind quite ceased: and the ship driving with the tide, was brought at last to _Paxe_. And whilest some slept, and others quaft, and othersome were awake (perhaps in as ill case as the rest) after supper suddenlie a voice was heard calling, _Thamus_; in such sort as everie man marvelled. This _Thamus_ was a pilot, borne in _Aegypt_, unknowne to manie that were in the ship. Wherefore being twise called, he answered nothing; but the third time he answered: and the other with a lowder voice commanded him, that when he came to _Palodes_, he should tell them that the great God _Pan_ was departed. Whereat everie one was astonied (as _Epitherses_ affirmed.) And being in consultation what were best to doo, _Thamus_ concluded, that if the wind were hie, they must passe by with silence; but if the weather were calme, he must utter that which he had heard. But when they came to _Palodes_, and the wether calme, _Thamus_ looking out toward the land, cried alowd, that the great god _Pan_ was deceased: and immediatlie there followed a lamentable noise of a multitude of people, as it were with great woonder and admiration. And bicause there were manie in the ship, they said the fame thereof was speedilie brought to _Rome_, and _Thamus_ sent for by _Tiberius_ the Emperour, who gave such credit thereto, that he diligentlie inquired and asked, who that _Pan_ was. The learned men about him supposed, that _Pan_ was he who was the sonne of _Mercurie_ and _Penelope_, &c. _Eusebius_ saith, that this chanced in the time of _Tiberius_ the Emperor, when Christ expelled all divels, &c. ♦[*] [read _Epi_]♦ ♦_Thamus_ having little to doo, thought to plaie with his companie, whom he might easilie overtake with such a jest.♦