5. The Baptism 82 6. The Mark 86 IV. THE ASSEMBLIES 97 1. The Sabbath. Method of going. The site. The date. The hour 97 2. The Esbat. Business. The site. The time. 112 V. THE RITES 124 1. General 124 2. Homage 126 3. The Dances 130 4. The Music 135 5. The Feast 138 6. Candles 144 7. The Sacrament 148 8. Sacrifices: Of animals. Of children. Of the God 152 9 Magic Words 162 VI. THE RITES, _continued_ 169 1. General 169 2. Rain-making 172 3. Fertility 173 VII. THE ORGANIZATION 186 1. The Officer 186 2. The Covens 190 3. Duties 194 4. Discipline 197 VIII. THE FAMILIARS AND TRANSFORMATIONS 205 1. The Divining Familiar 205 2. The Domestic Familiar 208 3. Methods of obtaining Familiars 222 4. Transformations into Animals 230 APPENDIX I. Fairies and Witches 238 APPENDIX II. Trial of Silvain Nevillon. Taken from De Lancre's _L'Incredulité et Méscréance_ 246 APPENDIX III. A. Covens and Names of Members 249 B. Index of Witches' Names, with Notes 255 APPENDIX IV. Notes on the Trials of Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais 270 APPENDIX V. Some Notes on 'Flying' Ointments. By Prof. A. J. Clark 279 BIBLIOGRAPHY 281 GENERAL INDEX 286 INTRODUCTION