Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.

The twelfth Book.

THe Hebrew word Habar expoun∣ded, where also the supposed se∣cret f••rce of charmes and inchant∣ments is shewed, and the efficacy of words is diverse waies declared.

pag. 156.

What is forbidden in scriptures con∣cerning witc••craft, of the operation of words, the superstition of the Ca∣••alists and papists, who createth substances, to imitate God in some cases is presumption, words of san∣ctification.

ibid.

What effect & offence witches charmes bring, how unapt witches are, and how unlikely to work those things which they are thought to do, what would follow if those things wer true which are laid to their charge.e

pag. 157

Why God forbad'the practise of witch∣craft, the absurdity of the law of the twelve tables, whereupon their estimation in miraculous actions is grounded, of their wonderous works.

pag. 158.

An instance of one arraigned upon the law of the twelve tables, whereby the said law is proved ridiculous, of two witches that could do won∣ders.

pag. 159.

Lawes provided for the punishment of such witches as work miracles, whereof some are mentioned, and of certain popish lawes published a∣gainst them.

pag. 160.

Poeticall authorities commonly alled∣ged by witchmongers, for the proof of witches miraculous actions, and for confirmation of their superna∣turall power

pag. 161.

Poetry and popery compared in in∣chantments, popish witchmongers have more advantage herein than protestants

pag. 165.

Popish periapts, amulets & charmes, agnus Dei, a wastcote of proofe, a charme for the falling evill, a wri∣ting brought to S. Leo from hea∣ven by an angel▪ the vertues of S. Saviours epistle, a charme against theeves, a writing found in Christs wounds, of the crosse, &c.

p. 166.

A charme against shot, or a wastcote of proof. Against the falling evil p. 167. A popish periapt or charme, which must never be said, but carri∣ed about one, against theeves. Ano∣ther amulet, pag. 168. A papistical charme. A charme found in the ca∣none

of the masse. Other papisticall charmes. pag. 196. A charme of the holy chrosse. pag. 170. A charme ta∣k••n out of the Primer.

pag. 171.

How to make holy water, & the ver∣tues thereof, S. Rufins charme, of the wearing & bearing of the name of Iesus, that the sacrament of con∣fession & the euchraist is of as much efficacy as other charmes, and mag∣nified by L. Varus.

ibid.

Of the noble balme used by Moses, a∣p••shly counte••feited in the church of Rome.

pag. 172.

The opinion of F••rrarius touching charmes, periapts, appensions, a∣mulets, &c. Of Homericall medi∣cines, of constant opinion, and the effects thereof.

pag. 173.

Of the effects of amulets, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 o•• Argerius Ferrarius in the commen∣dation of charmes, &c: foure sorts of Homericall medicines, & the choice thereof; of imagination.

pag. 174.

Choice of charmes against the falling evill, the bitting of a mad dog, the stinging of a scorpion, the toothach, for a woman in travell, ••or the kings evil, to g••t a thorne out of any mem∣ber, or a bone out of ones throte, charmes to be said fasting, or at the gathering of hearbs, for sore eyes, to open locks, against spirits, for the bots in a horse, and specially for the Duke of Albas horse, for sowre wines, &c.

pag. 175.

For the faling evill. ibid. Against the biting of a mad dog. ibid. Against the biting of a scorpion. pa. 176. A∣gainst the toothach. A charme to re∣••ease a woman in travell. To heale the Kings or Queenes evill, or any other sorenesse in the throte. A charme read in the Romish church, upon saint Blazes day, that will fetch a tho••ne out of any place of ones body, a bone out of the throte, &c. L••ct. 3. ibid. A charme for the headach.

pag. 177.

A charme to be said each morning by a witch fasting, or at least before she go abroad. Another charme that witches use at the gathering of their medecinable hearbs. An old womans charme, wherwith she did mu•••• good in the country, and grew ••a∣mous thereby, ibid. Another like charme. A charme to open locks. A charme to drive away spirits that haunt any hous••. pag. 178. A pretty charme or conclusion for one poss••ssed. Another for th•• same pur∣pose. Another to the same eff••ct, ibid. Another charme or witchcraft for the same. pag. 179. A charme for the bots in a horse. ibid. A charme a∣gainst vineger.

pag. 180.

The inchanting of serpents & snakes, objections answer••d concerning the same; fond reasons why charmes take effect therein, Mahomets pi∣g••on, miracles wrought by an Asse a•• Memphis in Aegypt, popish charmes against serpents, of mira∣cle-workers, the taming of snakes, Bodins lie of snakes.

ibid.

Charmes to carry water in a sive, to know what is spoken of us behind our backs, for bleare cies, to make seeds to grow well, of images made of wax, to be rid of a witch, to hang her up, notable authorities against waxen images, a story bewraying the knavery of Waxen images.

pag. 185.

A charme teaching how to hurt whom you lift with images of wax &c.

ibid.

Sundry spirts of charmes tending to divers purposes, and first, certaine charmes to make taciturnity in tortures.

pag. 187.

Countrey charmes against these and all other witchcrafts, in the saying also whereof witches are vexed, ibid A charme for the choine cough. For corporall or spirituall rest. Charme•• to find out a theefe. ibid. Another

way to find out a theef that hath stolne any thing from you.

pag. 189.

To put out the theeves eye. Another way to find out a theef. ibid. A charm to find ou•• or spoil a theef.

ibid.

S. Adelberts curse or charme against theeves.

pag. 190.

An••ther inchantment.

pag. 192.

A charm or experiment to finde out a witch.

ibid.

To spoil a theef, a witch, or any other enemy, and to be delivered from the evill. pag. 194. A notable charme or medicine to pull out an arrow-head, or any such thing that sticketh in the flesh or bones, and cannot otherwise he had out. Charmes against a qu••∣••idian ague. ibid. For all manner of agues intermittent. Periapts, characters, &c. for agues, and to cure all diseases, and to deliver from all evill. p. 195. More charms for agues. ibid. For a bloudy flux, or rather an issue of bloud. Cures commenced and finished by witchcraft. pa. 196. Another witch∣craft or knavery, practised by the same surgeon. pag. 198. Another ex∣periment for one bewitched. Other∣wise. A knack to know whether you be bewitched, or no, &c.

ibid.

That one witchcraft may lawfully meet with another.

pag. 199.

Who are priviledged from witches, what bodies are aptest to be bewit∣ched, or to be witches, why women are rather witches than men, and what they are.

ibid.

What miracles witchmongers report to have been done by witches words &c. contradictions of witchmongers among themselves, how beasts are cured hereby, of bewitched butter, a charm against witches, and a counter charm, the effect of charmes and words proved by L. Vairus to be wonderfull.

pag. 200.

A charme to find her that bewitched your kine. Another, for all that have bewitched any kind of cattell.

p. 201.

A speciall charme to preserve all cat∣tell from witchcraft.

ibid.

Lawfull charmes, rather medicinable cures for diseased cattell. The charme of charmes, and the pow••r thereof.

ibid.

The charme of charmes. Otherwise.

ibid.

A confutation of the force and vertue falsly ascribed to charmes and a∣mulets, by the authorities of anci∣ent writers, both divines and phy∣sitians.

pag. 201.