Of ghostes and spirites walking by nyght and of strange noyses, crackes, and sundry forewarnynges, whiche commonly happen before the death of menne, great slaughters, [and] alterations of kyngdomes. One booke, written by Lewes Lauaterus of Tigurine. And translated into Englyshe by R.H.

A TABLE OF the Chapters of the three prin∣cipall partes, touchyng Spirites walking by nyght.

Of the fyrste parte.

• COncerning certain words which are often vsed in this Trea∣tise of Spirites, and diuers other diuinations of things to come. Chapter. 1. Folio. 1.
• Melancholike persones and madde men, imagining things whiche in very deede are not. Chapter. 2. Folio. 9.
• Fearefull menne, imagine that they see and heare straunge things. Chapter. 3. Fol. 14.
• Men whiche are dull of seing and hearing, imagine many things which in very dede are not so. Chapter. 4. Fol. 16.
• Many are so feared by other menne, that they suppose they haue heard or seene Spirites. Chapter. 5. Fol. 21.
• Priests and Monkes fayned themselues to be Spirites: al∣so howe Mundus vnder this coloure defiled Paulina, and Ty∣rannus abused many noble and honest matrons. Cha. 6. Fo. 23.
• Timotheus Aelurus counterfeating himselfe to bee an An∣gell, obteyned a Bishoprike: foure Monks of the order of pre∣chers, made many vayn apparitions at Berna. Cha. 7. Fol. 28.
• Of a counterfaite and deceyuing spirite at Orleaunce in Fraunce. Chapter. 8. Fol. 37.
• Of a cert••ine parish priest at Clauenna, which fayned him selfe to be our Lady, and of an other that counterfaited himself to be a Soule, as also of a certayne disguised Jesuite Fryer. Chapter. 9. Fol▪ 41.
• That it is no maruell if vayne sights haue ben in olde tyme, neyther yet that it is to be maruelled at, yf there be any at this day. Chapter. 10. Fol. 45.
• ...That manye naturall thyngs are taken to bee ghostes.

• Chapter. 11. Fol 49.
• A proofe out of the Gentiles histories, that ghostes doe of∣tentymes appeare. Chapter. 12. Fol. 53.
• A proofe oute of the histories of the auncient Churche, and of the writings of holy Fathers, that there are walking Spirites. Chapter. 13. Fol. 62.
• That in the Bookes, set foorth by Monkes, are many ridicu∣lous and vaine apparitions. Chapter. 14. Fol. 65
• A profe by other sufficient writers, that Spirits do sometime appeare. Chapter. 15. Fol. 68.
• Daily experience teacheth vs, that Spirites do appeare to men. Chapter. 16. Fol. 7••.
• That there happen straunge wonders and prognostications, and that sodayne noises and cracks and suche like, are hard be∣fore the death of men, before battaile, and before some notable alt••rations and chaunges. Chapter▪ 17. Fol. 77.
• It is proued by testimonies of holy scripture, that Spirits are sometime seene and heard, and that other strange matters do•• often chaunce. Chapter. 18. Fol. 85
• To whome, when, where and after what sort, Spirits do ap∣peare, and what they do worke. Chapter. 19. Fol. 88.

The Chapters of the second parte.

• The opinion or beleefe of the Gentiles, Iewes, and Turkes, concerning the estate of soules seperated from their bodies. Chapter. 1. Fol. 92.
• The Papists doctrine touching the soules of dead men, and the appearing of them. Chapter. 2. Fol. 102.
• What hath followed this doctrine of the Papists, concerning the appering of mens soules. Chapter. 3. Fol. 110.
• Testimonies out of the word of God, that neither the soules of the faithfull, nor of infidels, do walke vppon the earth after they are once parted from their bodies. Chapter. 4. Fol. 114.
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• Testimonies of the auncient Fathers, that dead mens soules parted from their bodies, doe not wander here vppon earthe. Chapter. 5. 116
• A confutation of those mennes arguments or reasons which affirme, that dead mens soules doo appeare. And first, that is answeared whiche certaine doo alleage, to wit, that God is om∣nipotent, and therfore that he can worke contrary to the ordi∣narie course of nature. Chapter. 6. Fol. 123.
• That the true Samuell did not appeare to the witche in Endor. Chapter. 7. Fol. 127.
• A confutation of their arguments, which would haue Sa∣muell himselfe to appeare. Chapter. 8. Fol. 133.
• Whether the Diuell haue power to appeare vnder the shape of a faithfull man? Chapter. 9. Fol. 140.
• Moses and Elias appeared in the Mount vnto Chryst our Lorde: many haue ben raysed from the dead both in body and soule, and therfore soules after they are departed, may returne on earth againe. Chapter. 10. Fol. 145.
• Whether the holy Apostles thought they sawe a mans soule, when Chryste sodeynlye appeared vnto them after his Resur∣rection. Chapter. 11. Fol. 148.
• Concerning the holy Fathers, Councels, Bishops, and cōmon people, which say that soules do visibly appeare. Cha. 12. Fo. 151.
• Whether soules do returne agayne out of Purgatorie, and the place which they call Limbus puerorum. Cha. 13. Fol. 155.
• What those things are whiche men see and heare: and firste that good angels 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sometimes appeare. Chap. 14. Fol. 159.
• That sometymes, yea and for the moste part, euill Angels do•• appeare. Chapter. 15. Fol. 163.
• Of wondrous monsters, and suche lyke. Chap. 16. Fol. 164.
• That it is no harde thing for the diuell to appeare in diuers shapes, and to bring to passe straunge things. Chap. 17. Fo. 167.
• Diuels do sometymes bid menne doe those things which are good, and auoyde thinges that are euill: sometymes they tell truth, and for what cause. Chap. 18. Fol. 171.

The Chapters of the thirde parte.

• God by the appearing of Spirits doth exercise the faithful, and punish the vnbeleeuers. Chap. 1. Fol. 175.
• What the cause is that in these our dayes, so fewe spirites are sene or heard. Chapter. 2. Fol. 183.
• Why God dothe suffer straunge noyses, or extraordinarie rumblings to be heard before some notable alterations or other∣wise. Chapter. 3. Fol. 186.
• After what sorte they shoulde behaue themselues, whiche see good or euill spirites, or meete with other straunge aduen∣tures: and firste howe Jewes and Gentiles behaued themselues in the like cases. Chapter. 4. Fol. 187.
• Howe Christian menne oughte to behaue themselues when they se spirits, and first that they ought to haue a good courage, and to be stedfast in fayth. Chap. 5. Fol. 190.
• It behoueth them whiche are vexed with spirites, to praye especiallie, and to giue themselues to fasting, sobrietie, wat∣ching, and vpright and godly lyuing. Chap. 6. Fol. 193.
• That spirits which vse to appeare, ought to be iustly suspec∣ted: and that we may not talke with thē, nor enquire any thing of them. Chapter. 7. Fol. 199.
• Testimonies out of the holy Scripture, and one example whereby it is proued, that suche kinde of apparitions are not to bee credited, and that wee oughte to bee verie circumspect in them. Chapter. 8. Fol. 201.
• After what sorte the faythfull in the primatiue Churche, vsed themselues, when they met with spirits. Cha. 9. Fol. 204.
• That sundrie kindes of superstition haue crepte in, where∣by men haue attempted to driue away spirits. Cha. 10. Fol. 206.
• That spirites are not to bee driuen awaye by cursing and banning. Chapter. 11. Fol. 214.
• After what sorte we oughte to behaue oure selues, when we heare straunge crackes, or when other forewarnings happen. Chapter. 12. Fol. 216.

FINIS.