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. XXVII.

A Bond to bind him to thee, and to thy N. as followeth.

* 1.1I Conjure and constrain the Spirit of N. by the living God, by the true God, and by the holy God, and by their vertues and powers I conjure and constrain the Spirit of thee N. that thou shalt not ascend nor descend out of thy body, to no place of rest, but only to take thy resting place with N. and with this N. all the days of my life, according to thine Oath and promise, I conjure and constrain thee Spirit of N. by ehese holy Names of God ✚ Tetragrammaton ✚ Adonay ✚ Agla ✚ Sa∣day ✚ Sabaoth ✚ Planabothe ✚ Panthon ✚ Craton ✚ Neupmaton ✚ Deus ✚ homo ✚ omnipotens ✚ sempiternus ✚ ysus ✚ terra ✚ unigenitus ✚ salba∣tor ✚ via ✚ vita ✚ manus ✚ sons ✚ origo ✚ filius ✚, and by their vertues and powers I conjure and constrain the Spirit of N. that thou shalt not remain in the fire, nor in the water, in the air, nor in any privy place of the earth, but only with we N. and with this N. all the dayes of my life. I charge thee Spirit of N. upon pain of everlasting condemnation, remember thine Oath and promise. Also I conjure the spirit of N. and constrain thee by the excellent Name of Jesus Christ, Α and Ω, the first and the last; for this holy Name of Jesus is above all names, for unto * 1.2 it all knees do bow, and obey both of heavenly things, earthly things, and infernals. Nor is there

any other Name given to man, whereby we have any salvation, but by the Name of Jesus. Therefore by the Name, and in the Name of Jesus of Nazareth, and by his Nativity, Resurrection and Ascension, and by all that appertaineth to his Passion, and by their vertues and powers, I do conjure and constrain the Spirit of N. that thou shalt not take any resting place in the ☉ nor in the ☽ nor in ♄ nor in ♃ nor in ♂ nor in ♀ nor in ☿ nor in any of the twelve signs, nor in the concavity of the Clouds, nor in any other privy place, to rest or stay in, but only with me N. or with this N. all the days of my life. If thou be not obedient unto me, according to thine Oath and promise, I N. do condemn the spirit of N. into the pit of hell for over, Amen.

I Conjure and constrain the spirit of N. by the blood of the innocent Lamb Jesus Christ, the which was shed upon the Cross, for all those that do obey unto it, and be∣lieve in it, shall be saved; and by vertue thereof, and by all the aforesaid royal names and words of the living God by me pronounced, I do conjure and constrain the spirit of N. that thou do be obedient unto me, according to thine Oath and promise. If thou refuse to do as is aforesaid, I N. by the holy Trinity,* 1.3 and by his vertue and power do condemn the spirit of N. into the place whereas there is no hope of remedy, but everlast∣ing condemnation, and horror, and pain upon pain, daily, horribly, and lamentably the pains there to be augmented, so thick as the starrs in the Firmament, and as the gravel sand in the Sea, except thou Spirit of N. obey me N. as is afore rehearsed; else I N. do condemn the spirit of N. into the pit of everlasting condemnation, Fiat, fiat, Amen.

Also I conjure thee, and constrain the spirit of N. by all Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominations, Principates, Potestates, Virtutes, Cherubim and Seraphim, and by the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and by all things contained in the old Law and the new, and by their vertues, and by the twelve Apostles, and by all Patriarchs, Prophets, Martyrs, Confessors, Virgins, Innocents, and by all the elect and chosen, is, and shall be, which followeth the Lamb of God; and by their vertues and powers I conjure and constrain the spirit of N. strongly, to have common talk with me, at all times, and in all days, nights, hours, and minutes, and to talk in my mother tongue plain∣ly, that I may hear it, and understand it, declaring the truth unto me of all things, ac∣cording to thine oath and promise; else to be condemned for ever, Fiat, fiat, Amen.

Also I conjure and constrain the spirit of N. by the * 1.4 golden Girdle, which girdeth the loins of our Lord Jesus Christ, so thou spirit of N. be thou bound and cast into the pit of everlasting condemnation, for thy great disobedience and unreverent regard that thou hast to the holy names and words of God Almighty, by me pronounced. Fiat, Amen.

Also I conjure, constrain, command, and by the spirit of N. by the two-edged Sword which John saw proceed out of the mouth of God Almighty: except thou be obedient as is aforesaid, the Sword cut thee in pieces,* 1.5 and condemn thee into the pit of everlasting pains, where the fire goeth not out, and where the worm dyeth not, Fiat, fiat, fiat, Amen.

Also I conjure and constrain the spirit of N. by the Throne of the Godhead, and by all the Heavens under him, and by the celestial City new Jerusalem, and by the Earth, by the Sea, and by all things created and contained therein, and by their vertues and powers, and by all the infernals, and by their vertues and powers, and by all things contained therein, and by their vertues and powers, I conjure and constrain the spirit of N. than now immediately thou be obedient unto me, at all times hereafter, and to those words of me pronounced according to thine oath and promise: * 1.6 else let the great curse of God, the anger of God, the shadow and darkness of everlasting condemnation be upon thee thou spirit of N. for ever and ever, because thou hast denyed thine health, thy faith, and salvation, for the great disobedience thou art worthy to be condemned. Therefore let the divine Trinity, Angels and Archangels, Thrones, Dominations, Principates, Potestates, Virtutes, Chrumbim and Seraphim, and all the souls of the Saints, that shall stand on the right hand of our Lord Jesus Christ, at the general Day of Judgment, condemn the spirit of N. for ever and ever, and be a witness a∣gainst thee, because of thy great disobedience, in and against thy promises. Fiat, fiat, Amen.

Being thus bound, he must needs be obedient unto thee, whether he will or no: prove this. And here followeth a bond to call him to your N. and to shew you true visions at all times, as in the hour of ♄ to bind or inchant any thing

and in the hour of ♃,* 1.7 for peace and concord; in the hour of ♂, to marre, to de∣stroy, and to make sick; in the hour of the ☉, to bind tongues and other bonds of men; in the hour of ♀, to increase love, joy, and good will; in the hour of ☿, to put away enimity or hatred, to know of theft; in the hour of the ☽, for love, good will and concord: ♄ lead, ♃ tin, ♂ iron, ☉ gold, ♀ copper, ☿ quick-silver, ☽ silver, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Note the sum of this obliga∣tion or bond.
• * 1.2

  Scripture as well applyed of the Conju∣ror, as that of Satan in tempting Christ, Matth. 4.6.
• * 1.3

  Note what sore penalties the spirit is in joy∣ned to suffer for disobedi∣ence.
• * 1.4

  There is no mention made in the Gospels that Christ was worth a golden girdle.
• * 1.5

  Bugs words.
• * 1.6

  Is it possible to be greater than S. Adel∣berts curse?
• * 1.7

  These planeta∣ry hours must in any case be observed.