As I have thus suggested that the Devil himself has politically spread about this Notion concerning his appearing with _a Cloven-Foot_, so I doubt not that he has thought it for his Purpose to paint this _Cloven-Foot_ so lively in the Imaginations of many of our People, and especially of those clear sighted Folks who see the _Devil_ when he is not to be seen, that they would make no Scruple to say, nay and to make Affidavit too, even before _Satan_ himself, whenever he sat upon the Bench, that they had seen his Worship's Foot at such and such a Time; this I advance the rather because 'tis very much for his Interest to do this, for if we had not many Witnesses, _viva voce_, to testify it, we should have had some obstinate Fellows always among us, who would have denied the Fact, or at least have spoken doubtfully of it, and so have rais'd Disputes and Objections against it, as impossible, or at least as improbable; buzzing one ridiculous Notion or other into our Ears, as if the Devil was not so black as he was painted, that he had no more a _Cloven-Foot_ than a Pope, whose Apostolical Toes have so often been reverentially kiss'd by Kings and Emperors: but now alas this Part is out of the Question, not the Man in the Moon, not the Groaning-Board, not the speaking of Fryar _Bacon_'s Brazen-Head, not the Inspiration of _Mother Shipton_, or the Miracles of Dr. _Faustus_, Things as certain as Death and Taxes, can be more firmly believ'd: The Devil not have a Cloven-Foot! I doubt not but I could, in a short Time, bring you a thousand old Women together, that would as soon believe there was no Devil at all; nay, they will tell you, he could not be a Devil without it, any more than he could come into the Room, and the Candles not burn blue, or go out and not leave a smell of Brimstone behind him. Since then the Certainty of the Thing is so well establish'd, and there are so many good and substantial Witnesses ready to testify that he has a Cloven-Foot, and that they have seen it too; nay, and that we have Antiquity on our Side, for we have this Truth confirm'd by the Testimony of many Ages; why should we doubt it any longer? we can prove that many of our Ancestors have been of this Opinion, and divers learn'd Authors have left it upon Record, as particularly that learned Familiarist Mother _Hazel_, whose Writings are to be found in MS. in the famous Library at _Pye-Corner_; also the admir'd _Joan_ of _Amesbury_, the History of the _Lancashire_ Witches, and the Reverend Exorcist of the _Devil_'s of _London_, whose History is extant among us to this Day; all these and many more may be quoted, and their Writings referr'd to for the Confirmation of the Antiquity of this Truth; but there seems to be no Occasion for farther Evidence, 'tis enough, _Satan_ himself, if he did not raise the Report, yet tacitly owns the Fact, at least he appears willing to have it believ'd, and be receiv'd as a general Truth for the Reasons above.