le et gag RieesnragasTenesenls: SCOTS Difcovery of V Vitchcraft : PROVING | The common opinions of Witches. con-§ trating with Divels, Spirits, or Familiars ;_ and | their power to kill, torment, andconfume the bodies of men women, and children, or other creatures by difeafes or otherwile 5 their lying in the Air, &c. To be but imaginary Exronious conceptions and novelties ; ‘ WHEREIN ALSO; The lewde unchriftian practifes of Witchmongers,upon aged,|s melancholy, ignorant, and fuperftious people in extorting con- feffions, by inhumane tervors and tortures isnotably deteéted, ‘The knavery and confederacy of Conjarors, The impious blalphemy of Inchanters, The impofture of Soothfayers, and Infidelity of Atheifts: The delufion of Pytbonifts, Figure-cafters, Aftrologe's, and vae A nity of Dreamers. Z 18 On rhe ules beggerly art of Alchimiftry, The horrible art of Poifoning and all the tricks and convey {ances of juggling and Liegerdemain are fully deciphered, PEPOPa SH ope With many other things opened that have long lain hidden: thongh very neceffary to beknown for the undeceiving of Judges, Jutticesy and Juries, and for the prefervation of poor,aged, deformed, ignorant people ; frequently taken, arraigned, condemned and executed for Witches, when according to a tight underftanding, and a good conlcience, Phyfice, Food, and necefturies {hould be adminiftred to them. Wheteunto is added, treatiféupon thenarure,and lubttance of Spirits and Divels. &c. all written-and publithed in Anno 1584. by Reginald Scot ,E (quire, Printed by R. ©. and are tobe el by Giles Galverc, dling atthe Black Spread-Eagle at the Weft-end of Pauls, 1 651. LPPLDLPPLORDEDDEDEDLLIDEDDDDHADDS RRR DDD: SSSS SOSHIESSEDHHHa “il PEPEOEE SSS SES SEES SLE GHO SG POSE DH bS SOSSSCSSSSSESs | PPPEVS PEPE PSEEOP SES PPE ES PET TT GETS To the Honorable, mine efpeciall good Lord,S, Roger Manwood Knigér, Lord chief Baron of her Majefties Court of the Efchequer. ‘N-fo-much as I know that your Lordthip is by nature wholly in- clitied, and in purpofe earneftly bent to relieve the poor, and that ~~ not onely with hofpitality and Sa) almes, but by divers other de- JONGSEY vifesand waies tending to their | comfort, having (as it were ) framed and fet your | felfto thehelp and maintenance of theireftate; as appeareth by your charge and travell in that behalf. Whereas alfo you havea {peciall care for the fup- porting of their right, and redrefling of their wrongs,asneither defpifing their calamity, nor yet forgetting their, complaint, feeking all meansfor their amendment, and forthe reformation of theit diforder s,even as avery father co the poor. Finally, ) forthat !ama poor member of that Common-wealth where your, Lordthip is “a principal, perfon 1 thought this my travell, inthebehalfof. the ‘poor, | theaged, and the fimple,- might be very fitly com- | mended unto you: for a weak houferequiretha | fitong ftay.._In which refpect I give God thanks, i that hath'raifed up unto me fo mighty a friend for } A them