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.
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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.
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Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.
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London :: Printed for Andrew Clark ...,
1665.
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Witchcraft.
Magic.
Demonology.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A62397.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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descriptionPage 241
CHAP. XV.
The names of the Planets, their Characters, together with the twelve signes of the Zodiack, their Dispositions, Aspects, and Government; with other observations.
The Characters of the Planets.
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
Saturn.
Jupiter.
Mars.
Sol.
Venus.
Mercury.
Luna.
The five Planetary Aspects.
☌
✶
□
{fire}
☍
Conjunction.
Sextile.
Quadrat.
Trine.
Opposition.
The twelve signs of the Zodiack, their Characters and Denominations, &c.
♈
♉
♊
♋
♌
♍
♎
♏
♐
♑
♒
♓
Aries.
Taurus.
Gemini.
Cancer.
Leo.
Virgo.
Libra.
Scorpio.
Sagittarius.
Capricornus.
Aquarius.
Pisces.
Their Disposition or Inclinations.
...Good signes.
♈
♋
♉
♓
♐
...Evil signes.
♎
♏
♑
♒
♊
...Signes indifferent.
♒
♏
♋
♓
♍
...Very good signes.
♈
♎
♐
...Very evil signes.
♑
♊
♌
♉
The Disposition of the Planets.
♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽
planets good, ♃ ♀ Indifferent, ☉ ☽ ☿ Euill ♄ ♂
♑ 〈☐〉〈☐〉 ♒
♐ ♓ ♃
♏ ♈ ♂
♌ ☉
♉ ♎ ♀
♊ ♍ ☿
♋ ☽
A fierie Triplici∣tie.
♈
♂
☉ ♃
♉
♂ ☉
An earthie Triplici∣tie
♌
☉
♃
♍
☿
♐
♃
☉
♑
♄ ♂
A waterie Triplici∣tie.
♋
☽ ♃ ♀
♊
☿
An aierie Triplici∣tie.
♏
♂
♎
♀ ♄ ♃
♓
♃ ☽ ♀
♒
♄ ♃
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The Aspects of the Planets.
☌ Is the best Aspect with good Planets, and the worst with evil.
✶ Is a mean Aspect in goodness or badness.
{fire} Is very good in aspect to good Planets, and hurteth not in evil.
□ This Aspect is of enimity not full perfect.
☍ This Aspect is of enimity most perfect.
How the Day is divided or distinguished.
A Day natural is the space of four and twenty hours, accounting the Night withal, and beginneth at one of the clock after midnight.
An artificial day is that space of time, which is betwixt the rising and falling of the Sun, &c. all the rest is night and beginneth at the Sun rising.
Hereafter followeth a Table shewing how the day and the night is divided by hours, and reduced to the regiment of the Planets.
The division of the Day, and the Planetary Regiment.
day
lord
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
day
lord
☉
♐
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
day
lord
☽
♄
♃
♐
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
day
lord
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
☿
♀
☽
day
lord
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
day
lord
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
day
lord
☿
♀
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
day
lord
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♂
♃
☉
♀
The division of the Night, and the Planetary Regiment.
night
lord
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
night
lord
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
night
lord
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
night
lord
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
night
lord
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
night
lord
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
night
lord
♂
☉
☿
☽
♄
♂
♃
☉
♀
☽
♀
☿
night
lord
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
☉
♀
☿
☽
♄
♃
♂
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