It might be expected of me, however, in justice to my Friends, and to the bright Characters of abundance of Gentlemen of this Age, who, by the Depth of their Politics, and the Height of their Elevations might be suspected, and might give us Room to charge them with Subterranean Intelligence; I say, it might be expected that I should clear up their Fame, and assure the World concerning them, even by Name, that they are no _Conjurers_, that they do not deal with the _Devil_, at least, not by the Way Witchcraft and Divination, such as Sir _T---k_, _E--- B---_, Esq; my Lord _Homily_, Coll. _Swagger_, _Jeoffry Well with_, Esq; Capt. _Harry Go Deeper_, Mr. _Wellcome Woollen_, Citizen and Merchant Taylor of _London_, _Henry Cadaver_, Esq; the D---- of _Caerfilly_, the Marquess of _Sillyhoo_, Sir _Edward Thro' and Thro'_ Bart. and a World of fine Gentlemen more, whose great Heads and Weighty Understandings have given the World such Occasion to challenge them with being at least descended from the _Magi_, and perhaps engaged with old Satan in his Politics and Experiments; but I, that have such good Intelligence among _Satan_'s Ministers of State, as is necessary to the present Undertaking, am thereby well able to clear up their Characters: and I doubt not, but they will value themselves upon it, and acknowledge their Obligation to me, for letting the World know the _Devil_ does not pretend to have had any Business with them, or to have enroll'd them in the List of his Operators; _in a Word_, that none of them are _Conjurers_: Upon which Testimony of mine, I expect they be no longer charg'd with, or so much as suspected of having an unlawful Quantity of Wit, or having any Sorts of it about them, that are contraband or prohibited, but that for the future they pass unmolested, and be taken for nothing but what they are, (_viz._) very honest worthy Gentlemen. CHAP. X. _Of the various Methods the Devil takes to converse with Mankind._ Having spoken something of Persons, and particularly of such as the _Devil_ thinks fit to employ in his Affairs in the World, it comes next of course to say something of the Manner how he communicates his Mind to them, and by them to the rest of his Acquaintance in the World. I take the _Devil_ to be under great Difficulties in his Affairs on his Part, especially occasion'd by the Bounds which are set him, or which Policys oblige him to set to himself, in his Access to the conversing with Mankind; 'tis evident he is not permitted to fall upon them with Force and Arms, that is to say, to muster up his infernal Troops, and attack them with Fire and Sword; if he was not loose to act in this Manner as he was able, by his own seraphic Power to have destroy'd the whole Race, and even the Earth they dwelt upon, so he would certainly, and long ago have effectually done it; his particular Interests and Inclinations are well enough known.