Demonology -- Early works to 1800; Magic -- Early works to 1800; Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800
The censure of G. Chaucer, upon the knaverie of Incubus. pag. 88.
¶ _The fift Booke._
Of transformations, ridiculous examples brought by the adversaries for
the confirmation of their foolish doctrine. Pag. 89.
Absurd reasons brought by Bodin, & such others, for confirmation of
transformations. pag. 93.
Of a man turned into an asse, and returned againe into a man by one of
Bodins witches: S. Augustines opinion thereof. cap. 94.
A summarie of the former fable, with a refutation thereof, after due
examination of the same. pag. 97.
That the bodie of a man cannot be turned into the bodie of a beast by a
witch, is prooved by strong reasons, scriptures, and authorities.
pag. 99.
The witchmongers objections concerning Nabuchadnez-zar answered, &
their errour concerning Lycanthropia confuted. pag. 101.
A speciall objection answered concerning transportations, with the
consent of diverse writers thereupon. pag. 103.
The witchmongers objection concerning the historie of Job answered.
pag. 105.
What severall sortes of witches are mentioned in the scriptures, & how
the word witch is there applied. pag. 109.
¶ _The sixt Booke._
The exposition of this Hebrue word Chasaph, wherin is answered the
objection conteined in Exodus 22. to wit: Thou shalt not suffer a
witch to live, and of Simon Magus. Acts 8. pag. 111.
The place of Deuteronomie expounded, wherein are recited all kind of
witches; also their opinions confuted, which hold that they can worke
worke[*] such miracles as are imputed unto them. pag. 113.
That women have used poisoning in all ages more than men, & of the
inconvenience of poisoning pag. 116.
Of divers poisoning practises, otherwise called veneficia, committed in
Italie, Genua, Millen, Wittenberge, also how they were discovered and
executed. pag. 119.
A great objection answered concerning this kind of witchcraft called
Veneficium. pag. 120.
In what kind of confections that witchcraft, which is called
Veneficium, consisteth: of love cups, and the same confuted by poets.
pag. 121.
It is prooved by more credible writers, that love cups rather ingender
death through venome, than love by art: and with what toies they
destroie cattell, and procure love. p. 123.
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