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.

BOOK XII.

• CHAP. I. THe Hebrew word Haber expounded, where also the supposed secret force of Charms and Inchantments is shewed, and the efficacy of words is divers wayes de∣clared. Page. 121
• CHAP. II. What is forbidden in Scriptures concern∣ing Witchcraft, of the operation of words, the superstition of the Cabalists and Pa∣pists, who createth Substances; to imitate God in some cases is presumption; words of Sanctification. ibid.
• CHAP. III. What effect and offence Witches Charms bring; how unapt Witches are, and how unlikely to work those things which they are thought to do: what would follow if those things were true which are laid to their charge. Page. 122
• CHAP. IV. Why God forbad the practice of Witch∣craft: the absurdity of the law of the Twelve Tables, whereupon their estimation in miraculous actions is grounded; of their wonderous works. Page. 123
• CHAP. V. 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 wonders. ibid.
• CHAP. VI. Laws provided for the punishment of such Witches that work miracles, whereof some are mentioned; and of certain Popish laws published against them. Page. 124
• CHAP. VII. Poetical Authorities commonly alledged by Witchmongers, for the proof of Witches miraculous actions, and for confirmation of their supernatural power. Page. 125
• CHAP. VIII. Poetry and Popery compared in In∣chantments; Popish Witchmongers have more advantage herein than Protestants. Page. 129
• CHAP. IX. Popish Periapts, Amulets and Charms, Agnus Dei, a Wastcote of Proof, a Charm for the Falling-evil, a writing brought to S. Leo from Heaven by an Angel; the ver∣tues of S. Saviours Epistle; a Charm a∣gainst Theeves; a writing found in Christs wounds; of the Cross, &c. ibid. A charm against shot, or a Wastcote of Proof. 130. Against the Falling-evil, ibid. A Popish Periapt or Charm, which must never be said, but carryed about one against theeves. Another amulet. 131. A Papistical charm. A Charm found in the Canon of the Mass. Other Papistical Charms. A Charm of the holy Cross. 132. A Charm taken out of the Primer. Page. 133
• CHAP. X. How to make Holy-water, and the vertues thereof: S. Rufin's Charm; of the wear∣ing and bearing of the Name of Jesus; that the Sacrament of Confession, and the Eu∣charist is of as much efficacy as other charms, and magnified by L. Varus. ibid.
• CHAP. XI. Of the noble balm used by Moses, apish∣ly counterfeited in the Church of Rome. Page. 134
• CHAP. XII. The opinion of Ferrarius touching Charms, Periapts, Appensions, Amulets, &c. Of Homerical medicines, of constant opinion, and the effects thereof. ibid.
• CHAP. XIII. Of the effects of Amulets, the drift of Argerius Ferrarius in the commendation of charms, &c. four sorts of Homerical me∣dicines, and the choice thereof; of imagina∣tion. Page. 135
• CHAP. XIV. Choice of charms against the Falling-evil, the biting of a mad Dog, the stinging of a Scorpion, the Toothach, for a woman in travel, for the Kings-evil, to get a Thorn out of any member, or a bone, out of ones throat: Charms to be said fasting, or at the gathering hearbs; for sore Eyes, to open Locks, against Spirits, for the bots in a Horse, and specially for the Duke of Alba's Horse; for sowre Wines, &c. 136. For the Falling-evil. ibid. Against the biting of a mad Dog. 137. Against the biting of a Scorpion. Against the Toothach. A charm to release a woman in Travel. To heal the King or Queens-evil, or any other soreness in the Throat. A charm read in the Romish Church upon S. Blaze's day, that will fetch a thorn out of any place of ones body. A bone out of the Throat, &c. Lect. 3. ibid. A charm for the headach. 138. A charm to be said each morning by a Witch fasting, or at least before she go abroad. Another Charm that Witches use at the gathering of their Medicinable Hearbs. An Old Womans Charm, wherewith she did much good in the Countrey, and grew famous

• thereby, ibid. Another like charme. ibid. A charme to open locks 139. A charme to drive away spirits that haunt any house. A pretty charme or conclusion for one possessed. Another to the same effect ibid. Another charme or witchcraft for the same, ibid. A charme for the bots in a horse, ibid. A charme against vinegar Page. 140.
• CHAP. XV. The inchanting of Serpents and snakes; objections answered concerning the same; fond reasons why charmes take effect there∣in. Mahomets pigeon, miracles wrought by an Asse at Memphis in Aegypt, popish charmes against serpents; of miracle-wor∣kers, the taming of snakes, Bodins lie of Snakes Page. 141.
• CHAP. XVI. Charmes to carry water in a sive, to know what is spoken of us behind our backs, for bleare eyes, 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 kna∣very of Waxen images. 145. A Charme teaching how to hurt whom yon list with images of wax, &c. ibid.
• CHAP. XVII. Sundry spirits of charmes tending to divers purposes, and first, certain charmes to make taciturnity in tortures. 146. Coun∣try charmes against these and all other Witchcrafts, in the saying also whereof witches are vexed, ibid. A charme for the choine cough. For conporal or spiritual rest. Charmes to find cut a thiefe. 147. Ano∣ther way to find out a thiefe that hath stoln any thing from you, 148. To put out the thieves eye. Another way to find out a thief ibid. A charme to find out or spoil a thief ibid. S. Adelberts curse or charme a∣gainst thieves 149. Another inchantment Page. 151.
• CHAP. XVIII. A charme or experiment to finde out a witch. 152. To spoil a thief, a witch, or any other enemy, and to be delivered from the evill, ibid. A notable charme or medi∣cine to pull out an arrow-head, or any such thing that sticketh in the flesh or bones, and cannot otherwise be had out. 153. Charmes against a quotidian ague. ibid. For all manner of agues intermittent. Periapts, characters, &c. for agues, and to cure all diseases, and to deliver from all evil. ibid. More charms for agues. 154. For a bloody flux, or rather an issue of blted. Cures com∣menced and finished by witchcraft 155. A∣nother witchcraft or knavery, practised by the same surgeon. 156. Another experi∣ment for one bewitched. Otherwise, A knack to know whether you be bewitched, or no, Page. 157.
• CHAP. XIX. That one witchcraft may lawfully meet with another ibid.
• CHAP. XX. Who are priviledged from witches, what bodies are aptest to be bewitched, or to be witches, why women are rather witches than men, and what they are ibid.
• CHAP. XXI. What miracles witchmongers report to have been done by witches words &c. contra∣dictions of witchmongers among themselves how beasts are cured hereby, of bewitched butter, a charme against witches, and a counter charm, the effect of charmes and words proved by L. Varius to be wonder∣ful. 258. A charme to find her that be∣witched your kine. 259. Another, for all that have bewitched any kind of cattel. ibid. A special charme to preserve all cat∣tel from witchcraft. Page. 260.
• CHAP. XXII. Lawful charmes, rather medicinable cures for diseased cattel. The charme of charmes, and the power thereof, ibid. The charme of charmes. Otherwise Page. 261.
• CHAP. XXIII. A confutation of the force and ver∣tue falsly ascribed to charmes and amulets, by the authorities of ancient writers, both Divines and Physitians. ibid.