The discovery of witchcraft proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected ... : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot ... ; whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author, the second now added in this third edition ... conducing to the compleating of the whole work, with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth [sic] book of The discovery.

CHAP. XII.

The hours wherein principal Devils may be bound; to wit, raised and restrained from doing of hurt.

AMaymon King of the East, Corson King of the South, Zimimar King of the North, Goap King and Prince of the West, may be bound from the third hour till noon, and from the ninth hour till evening. Mar∣quesses may be bound from the ninth hour till compline, and from compline to the end of the day. Dukes may be bound from the first hour till noon; and clear weather is to be observed. Prelates may be bound in any hour of the day. Knights from day dawning till Sun rising, or from evensong till the Sun set. A President may not be bound in any hour of the day, except the King whom he obeyeth, be invocated; nor in the shutting of the evening. Counties or Earls may be bound at any hour of the day, so it be in the woods or fields, where men resort not.