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. IV.

Of Astral Spirits or separate Daemons in all their distinctions, names, and natures, and places of Habitation, and what may be wrought by their Assistance.

1. HAving in the foregoing Chapter sufficiently illustrated the nature of the Astral Spirits proper, that belong to every individual;* 1.1 The subject of this present Chapter shall be to Astral Spirits separate; which are not constitute to any peculiar work or service, but do only, according to their nature and temper, haunt such places in the sublunary world as are most correspendent to their natures, and existence.

* 1.22. According to the Judgment of Magicians, the Seven Planets have seven starry Spirits peculiar to themselves, whose natures are answerable to that pecu∣liar Planet under which they are constitute. And they are said to be substitute under the seven Caelestial Angels that govern the influences of the superiour Spheres, being equal in their name and continuance with that planet whose Spirit they are, that is, till the Consummation of all things visible.

* 1.33. And in that houre, month, day or year, wherein their Planet hath the most dominion, then is their efficacy most prevalent, and their operation the most pow∣erful upon inferiour bodies, whether to the destruction or prosperity of that ani∣mal vegitative or mineral subject to their Influences, according to the dignifica∣tion of the Planet at that instant Dominion; for if ill affected, their nature is to blast with Mildew, Lightning, and Thunder any Vegetative proper to their Pla∣net; To deprive any Animal of sight or the motion of the nerves under their Dominion; And lastly, bring Plagues, Pestilence, and Famine, Storms, and Tempests, or on the Contrary to bring sweet and excellent Influences upon A∣nimals, or Vegetatives under their Planetary Regiment, if well and honoura∣bly dignified.

* 1.44. Innumerable are the Spirits that inhabit the Aiery Region, germinating amongst themselvs as Magicians affirm, and begetting one another after a Mysti∣cal manner. It is their property to be instant in storms and boistrous weather, which is said to be joy and delight unto them; And in such a season they may with most facility be calld upon, and make their appearance, which they do ac∣cordingly to their age, and youthfulness, seeming young or old at their appearance answerable to their years. Besides they march in mighty Troops through the Aiery Region, waging warr amongst themselves, and destroying one anothers beings or Existences, after which they are reduced to the primary source or na∣ture of the Starrs. This is likewise to be observed that according to the Lan∣guage, Vigour, Life, and Habit of that Region wherein they live, such is their Habit, Language, and Ability, one Caterva or Company being ignorant of their Neighbours, or Enemies Language, so that they have need of the Assistance of such Spirits as dwell in omnibus Elementis, to be their Interpreters.

* 1.55. And doubtless from hence arise the various deceptions thut men are inci∣dent unto in their judgments of Apparitions, perswading themselves that they are portents and foretokens of Warr and Famine, when such numerous Spirits are beheld Fighting or Marching either in the Air, Earth, or Water: whereas it is nothing else but the bare effect of the Natures and Tempers of such Aerial beings to fight and randevouse immediately after sun-set, or else la∣ter in the Summer evenings, which is their principal time of such Conventions. And though it must be confest that such Spirits may be, and are the Devils Instruments as appertaining to the Kingdom whereof he is Ruler; Yet conside∣red in themselves, their Nature is wholly harmless, as to ought that may be cal∣led innate Evill, having nothing in them that is eternal as the Soul of Man: and consequently nothing in them that is able to make them capable of enjoying Hea∣ven, or induring the torments of Hell.

* 1.66. And it is believed by some, that according to the motion of the spheres, there are certain companies of Aerial Spirits good and bad that follow them in their motions round the earth, the good distilling influences that are good, and the bad, such influences as are destructive to every thing that is under their Do∣minion. It is also believed that by the assistance of Devils, and damned Spirits, such Aerial Spirits are given for Familiars to some Magicians add Witches with whom they are said to have actual copulation, and the enjoyment of every dainty meat through their assistance, being able thereby to go invisible, to fly through the air, and steal Treasures and Jewels from the Coffers of Princes, as also carouse in Wine-sellers, and Pantries of those that are most amply provi∣ded with the choisest Daynties.

* 1.77. Subordinate unto these of the Air, are the Terrestrial Spirits, which are of several degrees according to the places which they occupy, as Woods, Moun∣tains,

Caves, Fens, Mines, Ruins, Desolate places, and Antient Buildings, calld by the Antient Heathens after various names, as Nymphs, Satyrs, Lamii, Drya∣des, Sylvanes, Cobali, &c. And more particularly the Faeries, who do principal∣ly inhabit the Mountains, and Caverns of the Earth, whose nature is to make strange Apparitions on the Earth in Meddows, or on Mountains being like Men, and Women, Souldiers, Kings, and Ladyes Children, and Horse-men cloathed in green, to which purpose they do in the night steal hempen stalks from the fields where they grow, to Convert them into Horses as the Story goes. Be∣sides, it is credibly affirmed and beleev'd by many, That such as are real Chang∣lings, or Lunaticks, have been brought by such Spirits and Hobgoblins, the true Child being taken away by them in the place whereof such are left, being com∣monly half out of their wits, and given to many Antick practices, and extravagant fancies, which passions do indeed proceed from the powerful influence of the Planet in their nativity, and not from such foolish conjectures.

8. Such jocund and facetious Spirits are sayd to sport themselvs in the night by tumbling and fooling with Servants aad Shepherds in Country houses,* 1.8 pinching them black and blew, and leaving Bread, Butter, and Cheese some∣times with them, which if they refuse to eat, some mischief shall undoubtedly befall them by the means of these Faeries. And many such have been taken a∣way by the sayd Spirits, for a fortnight, or a month together, being carryed with them in Chariots through the Air, over Hills, and Dales, Rocks and Precipices, till at last they have been found lying in some Meddow or Mountain bereaved of their sences, and commonly of one of their Members to boot.

9. Certainly the Lares and Penates,* 1.9 or houshold Gods of the antient Hea∣thens were no other then such like Spirits who for several years would keep their residence in one house till upon some displeasure offered, or offences done by any of the sayd Family, they departed and were never afterwards heard of. There are plenty of such examples to be found in Olaus magnus, and Hector Bo∣ethus in his History of Scotland, relating wonderful passages of Robin-good fellows, and such as have been familiar amongst mankind.

10. Luridan a familiar of this kinde did for many years inhabit the Island Pomonia, the largest of the Orcades in Scotland,* 1.10 suplying the place of Man-ser∣vant and Maid-servant with wonderful diligence to these Families whom he did haunt, sweeping their rooms, and washing their dashes and making their fires before any were up in the morning. This Luridan affirmed, That he was the ge∣nius Astral, of that Island that his place or residence in the dayes of Solomon and David was at Jerusalem; That then he was called, by the Jewes Belelah, and after that he remaind Long in the Dominion of Wales, instructing their Bards in Brittish Poesy and Prophesies being called Vrthin, Wadd, Elgin: And now said he, I have removed hither, and alas my continuance is but short, for in 70 years I must resigne my place to Balkin Lord of the Northern mountains.

11. Many wonderful and incredible things did he also relate of this Balkin,* 1.11 whom he called the Lord of the Northern Mountains, affirming that he was sha∣ped like a Satyr and fed upon the Air, having Wife and Children to the num∣ber of 12 thousand which were the brood of the Northern Faeries inhabiting Sou∣therland and Catenes with the adjacent Islands; And that these were the Compa∣nies of Spirits that hold continual wars with the Fiery Spirits in the Mountain Heckla that vomits fire in Islandia. That their speech was antient Irish, and their dwelling the Caverns of the Rocks, and Mountains, which relation is recor∣ded in the Antiquities of Pomonia.

12. I have read another wonderful relation in a book de Annulis Antiquorum,* 1.12 Concerning a young man from whom the power of Venus was taken away so that he could not Company with his new marryed Wife. The Story is briefly thus;

Being busy at play or exercise with some of his Companions on his marriage day, he put his weddng Ring on the finger of the Statue of Venus that stood besides the place least it should be lost; when he had done, returning to take his Ring, the finger was bended inward, so that he could by no means pluck off

the Ring to his great amazement, at which instant he forsooke the place, and in the night the Image of Venus appeared unto him, saying, Thou hast espoused me, and shalt not meddle with any other: in the morning returning, the Ring was gone, and the finger made straight again, which troubled him mightily, so that he consulted with a Magician, who wrote a Letter to some Principal Spirit in that Dominion to which Venus belong'd, bidding the party stand watching at such a place at such an houre till he saw many troops of Spirits pass by him, and describing one in a Chariot, of stern and terrible Countenance, to whom he bad him deliver the Letter; All which he performed, and after the person in the Chariot had read the contents thereof, he broke out into this expression, great God, how long shall we be subject to the insolencies of this accursed Rascal, naming the Magitian: But withal calling to a most beauteous Woman from a∣mongst the Company, he charged her to deliver back the Ring which at length she did with much aversness, and after that he injoyd his Marriage rites with∣out impediment.

* 1.1313. Besides the innumerable Troops of Terrestrial Spirits called Faeryes there are also Nymphs of the Woods, Mountains, Groves, and Fountains, as Eagle, Are∣thusa, Io, Menippa, Irene, &c. who are sayd to be altogether of the faeminine kinde, sporting and dancing, and feasting amongst the trees in Woods, and bath∣ing in clean and limpid Fountains; such have been seen by many, and are often alluded to, by the Roman and Greek Poets. There is also a relation of a German Prince,

who being exceeding thirsty and weary with hunting and hawking, lost his Company in the Woods, on a suddain beheld an opening at a little hil∣lock amongst the trees, and a most beautiful Maiden offering a Golden Morn full of Liquor, which he received and drunk, and after rid quite away with the sayd Horn, not regarding the Virgins tears, who lamented after him; tis sayd that having spilt some of the sayd Liquor, it fetcht the hair from off his Horses skin, and the horn is yet to be seen in Germany, which I have been told by one that hath seen and handled it, affirming, That the Gold for purity cannot ba parallel'd.

* 1.1414. Another sort are the Incubi, and Succubi, of whom it is reported, that the Hanns have the original, being begotten betwixt these Incubi, and certain Magi∣cal women whom Philimer the King of the Goths banished into the deserts, whence arose that savage and untamed Nation, whose speech seemed rather the mute at∣tempts of brute Beasts, then any articulate sound and well distinguished words. To these Incubi are attributed the diseases of the blood called the Night-hag, which certainly have a natural cause, although at the instant of time when the party is oppressed, it is probable that certain malevolent Spirits may mix themselvs therein and terrifie the soul and minde of the afflicted party.

* 1.1515. And amongst such Spirits as are resident amongst mortals, there is a very froward kinde, who take delight to pull down what man hath builded, who have been seen at the building of strong and mighty Castles to come in the night and tumble all to the ground that the workmen had reared the day before; of this sort were Horon, Stilkon, Glaura, and Ribbolla, four pestiferous, and turbulent Ani∣mals that for many years infested the first founders of the Emperours Seraglio: Till one of the holy Musselmans did by certain Charms, and Exorcisms constrain and binde them, to tell their names, and the cause of their disturbing, which they declared, and were by him confined to destroy the mines of Copper in Hun∣garia.

* 1.1616. There is also a Relation extant in the Life of Paul the Hermit of a Satyr appearing to him in the Woods, and discoursing with him that it was a mortal Creature as he, and served the same God, dehorting the people to worship them for demi-Gods, as they had been accustomed to; Like unto this is the Story of the Death of the great God Pan; That a Mariner sailing by the Island of Cicilia, was called by his name from the shore,* 1.17 and by a certain voice was bid to tell the Inhabitants of the next Island, that the great God Pan was dead, which he o∣beyd,

and though in the next Island there were no Inhabitants, yet when he approached he proclaimed, towards the shoar that Pan was deceased, immedi∣ately after which Proclamation he could sensibly hear most doleful and lachry∣mable Cryes, and noyses, as of those that lamented his departure.

17. Ianthe, is sayd by Magitians, to be a water Spirit,* 1.18 who is ever present when any are drownd in the water, being delighted much in the destruction of mankinde, that it may enjoy the Company of their Astral Spirits after their de∣cease; for according to the four Complexions or Constitutions of the body of Man, The Astral Spirit associates it self with separated substances; The Phleg∣matick, to the watry Spirits: The Sanguine, to those of the Aire; The Cho∣lerick, to the Fire; and the Melancholy, to the Terrestrial Spirits. But this is only to be supposed of such persons as dyed in discontent, and restlesness.

18. Of another sort are such Aquatick Animals as in former times have con∣versed, and procreated with mankinde bearing divers Children;* 1.19 And at length snatching all away into the watry Element again, whereof there are variety of Examples in Cardanus and Bodin. Of this sort was the Familiar of Paulus a Men∣dicant Frier, called by him Florimella, and entertaind as his Bed-fellow for forty years, though unknown and unseen to any but himself, till upon some unhand∣some carriage of the Fryer, his Companion accompanying him over the Danube, leapt into the River and was never after seen.

19. Innumerable are the reports and accidents incident unto such as frequent the seas, as fisher-men and sailers who discourse of noises, flashes, shadows,* 1.20 e∣choes, and other visible appearances nightly seen, and heard, upon the surface of the water. And as the disposition of the Heavens is according to the constel∣lations, and climates, so are these spectres appropriate to particular parts, and coasts, from the North to the Southern pole. But more especially, abounding in the North, about Norweigh Isleland, Green Land, and Nova Zembla.

20. Neither are the Storyes of the Greek,* 1.21 and Latine Poets all together to be sleighted in this particular; for many verities are inter-woven with their fic∣tions, they speak of vocal Forrests, as Dodona, of Talkative Rivers, as Seamander, of sensitive Fountains as Arethusa, Menippa, and Aegle; Which more credi∣ble Historians have partly confirmed in the Relation of Dodona, asserting that the trees do seem to speak by reason of the various Apparitions, Phantasms, that attend the Forrest. And also in the Story of the River Scamander, which is sayd at this day to afford plenty of spectres, and prophetical Spirits, that have nightly conversation with the Turkish Sailers coming by that way with Gal∣lyes into the Mediterranean.

21. The like is reported of a Castle in Norweigh standing over a Lake where∣in a Satyr appeareth sounding a Trumpet before the death of any Souldier, or Governour belonging to the same,* 1.22 tis sayd to be the Ghost of some murdered Captain that hath become so Fatal, and Ominous to his Successors. But with more probability may be called a Spectre proper to the place according to the Con∣stellation.

22. And it hath been the conjecture of eminent speculators that from the Loins of such arise the numerous brood of Elves, Faeryes, Lycanthropi;* 1.23 And Pig∣myes, sometimes visible, sometimes invisible in Green-Land and the adjacent rocks where they have no concomitants, but bears and scurvy-grass to mix, and make merry withal, except they pass from thence to the Northern parts of America, where they shall find their off-spring adored for Gods, and Goddesses, by the ignorant Inhabitants about new Albion, and as far South as Mexico, as is am∣ply related in the discourses of Drake, Cortes and Purchas concerning the con∣quest and discovery of these Territoryes.

23. By Apparitions upon the water many have been tempted to leap into the Sea in pursuit thereof till they were drowned,* 1.24 of which spectres there is a sort called by Psellus, Ordales, who do appear like Ducks or other Water fouls, till they by fluttering upon the water, do entice their followers to pursue them so farr that many perish in the attempt, which doth greatly delight these faithless

Spirits who (as we have said before) do long to accompany their Astral Spi∣rits after their decease. An Example of this kinde I my self knew, besides the numerous relations I have had from the mouths of others, which confirm the opinions of the antient Magicians concerning these water Spirits, that of all the rest they are the most deceitful, and dangerous, like the flattering Seas, and swift gliding Torrents, that when they have wonn any thing, to admire, and sound them, do carry them violently into the abysse of their own Ele∣ment.

* 1.2524. But we will leave the waters and insist a little on the nature of Igneous or Fiery Spirits that inhabit the Mountains in Hecla, Aetna, Propo Champ, and Po∣conzi; Where the Courts, and Castles of these puissant Champions are kept. The opinion of some is,* 1.26 That they are not Astral, but Infernal Spirits, and D••mned Souls, that for a term of years are confined to these burning Mountains for their In∣iquities: Which opinion although it be granted, yet we may assert, That for the most part the apparitions, sounds, noices, clangors, and clamors, that are heard about the Mountan Hecla in Island and other places, are the effects of se∣parated Starry beings, who are neither capable of good nor evill, but are of a middle vegetative nature, and at the dissolution of the Media Natura shall be again reduced into their primary Aether.

* 1.2725. And from natural Causes, it may be easily demonstrated, That there is great Correspondence betwixt such substances, and the Element of fire, by rea∣son of the Internal Flagrat and Central Life proceeding from the Quintessence or one only Element which upholds them, in Motion, Life, and Nourishment. As every natural, and supernatural being is upheld, and maintain'd out of the self-same root from whence it had its original, or rise; So the Angels feed up∣on the Caelestial Manna, The Devils of the fruits of Hell, which is natural to their appetite, as trash for swine; the Astral beings; of the source of the stars, the Beasts, Birds, or, Reptiles of the fruits of the Earth, and the gas of the Air, the fishes of the blass of the Water; But more particularly, every thing is nou∣rished by its Mother, as Infants at the Breast, either by exhausting or fo∣mentation.

* 1.2826. Such Spirits are very officious in the burnings of Towns, or Cole-pits, delighting much to dance and exult amidst the flames, and become Incendia∣ries worse then the material Cause of the Combustion, often tempting men in drukenness, to burn their own Houses, and causing Servants carelesly to sleep, that such unlucky accidents may happen. As the Story of Kzarwilwui a Town in Poland doth confirm, which was reduced to ashes by three of these pestilen∣tious Animals, called Saggos, Broundal, and Baldwin, who after many open Threatnings for six months together, that they would destroy the City, and Ci∣tizens, did on a dark and stormy night, set all on fire on a suddain in twenty or thirty several places, which irrecoverably destroyed the Inhabitants.

* 1.2927. As for the nourishment of fiery Spirits, it is radical heat, and the influ∣ence of the Aery Region; their sport and pastime consisteth for the most part in tumbling, and fooling one with another when the flames are most impetu∣ous, and violent in the Mountains: And it is likewise credited by some that their office is to cruciate and punish some Evil Livers, retaining, and tormen∣ting their Souls, or Astral Spirits for many years after the Bodies decease, which is too empty a notion to be hearkened unto by any that are well informed of their natures.

* 1.3028. Neither is it to be wondered at that they are so much delighted with the fiery quality in regard of their affinity and appropriation with infernal spirits, whose state and being is altogether damnable and deplorable; for although they have not the ability of attaining either the Heavenly or Infernal quality, by rea∣son that they are utterly voyd of the innermost Center, and may be rather called bruits, then rational Animals, yet because they belong to the outermost princi∣ple, such is their innate Affinity, and Unity with the dark World, or infernal Kingdome that they do often become the Devils Agents to propagate his works upon the face of the Earth.

29. By the Instigations of infernal Spirits they are often sent to terrifie men with nocturnal visions,* 1.31 in the likeness of monstrous Beasts or Ghosts of their deceased Friends. They are moreover often abetted to tempt and provoke me∣lancholy people to execute themselves; besides innumerable wayes they have of executing the pleasures of iniquous Spirits through malicious Instigations, and secret Stratagems projected by them to the destruction of mortal men, especi∣ally when the work to be effected by the Devil is too too hard for his subtle and spiritual nature to bring to pass, because the same belongs to the Astral source or outward principle to which these dubious Spirits do properly belong; then are they frequently sollicited to mediate in such treacherous actions, as the hellish Spirits have conspired against the Lives of mortal men.

30. More particularly, These Spirits that belong to the fiery Element,* 1.32 are most officious in this kinde of service, being naturally such as the Antecedent matter hath sufficiently demonstrated; but according to the ranks and Catego∣ryes to which they belong, some of them are more inveterate, and malicious in their undertakings then the rest. But every kinde of Astral Spirit is obsequious to the Kingdome of darkness, that the devilish Spirits can effect little or no∣thing without their assistance in this external principle of the Starrs and Ele∣ments upon the bodies or possessions of Mankind; because their bodies are too crude and rough for the conveyance of their influence, either in Dreams, Rap∣tures, Philtres, Charms, or Constellations, as the following Chapter of the na∣ture of Infernal beings shall make plain, wherein the nature and capacity of eve∣ry damned Spirit is decyphered according to the truth of the antient Philo∣sophy.

31. Leave we now the Spirits of the fire,* 1.33 to illustrate the natures of subterra∣nean Beings, whose Orders, Species, and Degrees, are various; for they consist in these distinctions, viz. Spirits of men deceased, Souls of men deceased, sepa∣rated Spirits Astral, separate Spirits semi-Infernal, Spirits appropriate to the Constellations where any of the seven metals, viz. Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sol, Lu∣na Venus, Mercury, are found in the bowels of the Earth; and as farr as the natures of Minerals are distinct one from the other, so much distant are these Subterra∣nean Spirits in Nature and Faculty in respect of their places, shapes, names, and qualities.

32. But they are not all confined unto the metallick Kingdome;* 1.34 for there are also Spirits of the Mountains, Vallies, Caves, Deeps, Hiata's, or Chasma's of the Earth, hidden Treasures, Tombs, Vaults, and Sepultures of the Dead. To the last belong the Astral Spirits of deceased Mortals, that delight to hover o∣ver the antient Carcases to which they belong'd, seeking still to be dissolved, and diligently enquiring the Cause of their retention; such are resident in silent Caves, and solitary Vaults, where the deceased lie till the Humidum Radi∣cale be exciccate, and totally dryd up, after which their tricks are no more ma∣nifest, but are utterly extinguished, and annihilated.

33. To the next, belong such Spirits as are Protectors of hidden Treasures,* 1.35 from a natural Cause, from whence they do exceedingly envy mans benefit, and accommodation in the discovery thereof, ever haunting such places where mo∣ney is conceal'd, and retaining malevolent and poysonous Influences, to blast the Lives and Limbs of those that dare to attempt the discovery thereof: Peters of Devonshire with his confederates, who by Conjuration attempted to dig for such defended Treasures, was crumbled into Atomes, as it were, being reduced to Ashes with his Companions in the twinkling of an eye.

34. And upon this particular, we have plenty of Examples of the destruction of such as by Magical experiments have discovered hidden Treasures;* 1.36 which in∣stances do rather seem to prove, That such as haunt these places do more near∣ly belong to the Infernal, then to the Astral Hierarchy, in regard that they are so infesting and inveterate to Mortal men, that the Grand Intention of the Prince of darkness may be accomplished in their designs.

* 1.3735. But of all the rest such as haunt Mines and mettle men, are the most per∣nicious, and frequent from the same Cause with the former. The nature of such is very violent; they do often slay whole Companies of Labourers, they do sometimes send inundations that destroy both the Mines, and Miners, they bring noxious and malignant vapours to stifle the laborious workmen; briefly, their whole delight and faculty consists in tormenting, killing, and crushing men that seek such Treasures, that mankind may never partake thereof to relieve their Cares, and worldly necessities.

* 1.3836. Such was Anaebergius a most virulent Animal that did utterly confound the undertakings of those that laboured in the richest Silver mine in Germany, called Corona Rosacea. He would often shew himself in the likeness of a he-goat with Golden horns, pushing down the workmen with great violence, some∣times like a Horse breathing flames, and pestilence at his Nostrils. At other times he represented a Monk in all his Pontificalilus, flouting at their Labour, and imitating their Actions with scorn and dedignation, till by his daily and conti∣nued molestation he gave them no further ability of perseverance.

* 1.3937. Thus, I have hinted the various distinctions, and sub-distinctions of A∣stral Spirits proper or common, illustrating their natures according to the opini∣ons of the Learned; from thence I proceed to say what the Infernal Hierarchy is, and whereof it doth consist in this fifth Chapter following.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Astral Spirits common.
• * 1.2

  The Spirits of the Planets.
• * 1.3

  The Power of the Planets.
• * 1.4

  Spirits the Air.
• * 1.5

  Their Actions.
• * 1.6

  Spirits appro∣priate to the Spheres.
• * 1.7

  Terrestrial Spi∣rits.
• * 1.8

  Faeries.
• * 1.9

  Lares, and Do∣mestick Spi∣rits.
• * 1.10

  Luridan a fa∣maliar Spirit.
• * 1.11

  Balkin a Fami∣liar.
• * 1.12

  A strange ex∣ample.
• * 1.13

  Spirits of Woods, and Mountains.
• * 1.14

  Incubi, and Succubi.
• * 1.15

  A froward kinde of Spirit.
• * 1.16

  Example.
• * 1.17

  Example.
• * 1.18

  Janthe a Spirit of the water,
• * 1.19

  Watry Spirits that procreate.
• * 1.20

  Apparitions on the water.
• * 1.21

  Prophetical ri∣vers, and vo∣cal fountains.
• * 1.22

  Example.
• * 1.23

  Spirits in Green-Land.
• * 1.24

  Destroying Spirits.
• * 1.25

  Fiery Spirits.
• * 1.26

  What these Spirits are.
• * 1.27

  Why they de∣light in the fie∣ry element.
• * 1.28

  Spirits that burn Cities.
• * 1.29

  Their food and pastime.
• * 1.30

  Why they de∣light in the fiery quality.
• * 1.31

  Astral Spirits ministers to the devill.
• * 1.32

  Why the devil requires their help.
• * 1.33

  Subterranean Spirits.
• * 1.34

  Spirits of the Mountains, Caves, and Tombs.
• * 1.35

  Spirits of hid∣den Treasures.
• * 1.36

  The nature of such Spirits.
• * 1.37

  Spirits that in∣fest Mines and Miners.
• * 1.38

  An Example of a turbulent Spirit.
• * 1.39

  Conclusion.