Demonology -- Early works to 1800; Magic -- Early works to 1800; Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800
Examples of forren nations, who in their warres used the assistance of
witches; of eybiting witches in Ireland, of two archers that shot with
familiars. pag. 64.
Authorities condemning the fantasticall confessions of witches, and how
a popish doctor taketh upon him to disproove the same. pag. 65.
Witchmongers reasons, to proove that witches can worke wonders, Bodins
tale of a Friseland preest transported, that imaginations proceeding of
melancholie doo cause illusions. pag. 67.
That the confession of witches is insufficient in civill and common law
to take awaie life. What the sounder divines, and decrees of councels
determine in this case. pag. 68.
Of foure capitall crimes objected against witches, all fullie answered
& confuted as frivolous. pag. 70.
A request to such readers as loath to heare or read filthie & bawdie
matters (which of necessitie are here to be inserted) to passe over
eight chapters. pag. 72.
¶ _The fourth Booke._
Of witchmoongers opinions concerning evill spirits, how they frame
themselves in more excellent sort than God made us. Pag. 73.
Of bawdie Incubus and Succubus, and whether the action of venerie may
be performed betweene witches and divels and when witches first yeelded
to Incubus. pag. 74.
Of the divels visible and invisible dealing with witches in the waie of
lecherie. pag. 76.
That the power of generation is both outwardlie and inwardlie impeached
by witches, and of divers that had their genitals taken from them by
witches, and by the same means againe restored. pag. 77.
Of bishop Sylvanus his leacherie opened & covered againe, how maids
having yellow haire are most combred with Incubus, how maried men are
bewitched to use other mens wives, and to refuse their owne. pag. 79.
How to procure the dissolving of bewitched love, also to enforce a man
(how proper so ever he be) to love an old hag: and of a bawdie tricke
of a priest in Gelderland. pag. 80.
Of divers saincts and holie persons, which were exceeding bawdie and
lecherous, and by certeine miraculous meanes became chast. pag. 81.
Certeine popish and magicall cures, for them that are bewitched in
their privities. p. 82.
A strange cure doone to one that was molested with Incubus. pag. 83.
A confutation of all the former follies touching Incubus, which by
examples and proofes of like stuffe is shewed to be flat knaverie,
wherein the carnall copulation with spirits is overthrowne. pag. 85.
That Incubus is a naturall disease, with remedies for the same, besides
magicall cures herewithall expressed. pag. 86.
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