VII. Of Magic 57 VIII. Objections to the Reality of Magic 61 IX. Reply to the Objections 63 X. Examination of the Affair of Hocque, Magician 67 XI. Magic of the Egyptians and Chaldeans 70 XII. Magic among the Greeks and Romans 73 XIII. Examples which prove the Reality of Magic 75 XIV. Effects of Magic according to the Poets 81 XV. Of the Pagan Oracles 83 XVI. The Certainty of the Event predicted, is not always a proof that the Prediction comes from God 86 XVII. Reasons which lead us to believe that the greater part of the Ancient Oracles were only Impositions of the Priests and Priestesses, who feigned that they were inspired by God 89 XVIII. On Sorcerers and Sorceresses, or Witches 93 XIX. Instances of Sorcerers and Witches being, as they said, transported to the Sabbath 98 XX. Story of Louis Gaufredi and Magdalen de la Palud, owned by themselves to be a Sorcerer and Sorceress 102 XXI. Reasons which prove the Possibility of Sorcerers and Witches being transported to the Sabbath 106 XXII. Continuation of the same Subject 111 XXIII. Obsession and Possession of the Devil 114 XXIV. The Truth and Reality of Possession and Obsession by the Devil proved from Scripture 117 XXV. Examples of Real Possessions caused by the Devil 119 XXVI. Continuation of the same Subject 123 XXVII. Objections against the Obsessions and Possessions of the Demon--Reply to the Objections 128 XXVIII. Continuation of Objections against Possessions, and some Replies to those Objections 132 XXIX. Of Familiar Spirits 138 XXX. Some other Examples of Elves 142 XXXI. Spirits that keep Watch over Treasure 149 XXXII. Other instances of Hidden Treasures, which were guarded by Good or Bad Spirits 153 XXXIII. Spectres which appear, and predict things unknown and to come 156 XXXIV. Other Apparitions of Spectres 159 XXXV. Examination of the Apparition of a pretended Spectre 163 XXXVI. Of Spectres which haunt Houses 165 XXXVII. Other Instances of Spectres which haunt certain Houses 170