Since ye haue spoken now of both these kindes of spirites comprehending them in one: I must nowe goe backe againe in speering some questions of euerie one of these kindes in speciall.
But where these spirites hauntes and troubles anie houses, what is the best waie to banishe them?
They can make spirites either to follow and trouble persones, or haunt certaine houses, and affraie oftentimes the inhabitantes: as hath bene knowen to be done by our Witches at this time.
The description of a particular sort of that kind of following spirites, called Incubi and Succubi: And what is the reason wherefore these kindes of spirites hauntes most the Northeme and barbarous partes of the world.
I would know now whether these kindes of spirites may only appeare to Witches, or if they may also appeare to anie other.
For as we know, moe Ghostes and spirites were seene, nor tongue can tell, in the time of blinde Papistrie in these Countries, where now by the contrarie, a man shall scarcely all his time here once of such things.
The description of the fourth kinde of Spirites called the Phairie: What is possible therein, and what is but illusiones.
And will God then permit these wicked spirites to trouble the reste of a dead bodie, before the resurrection thereof?
Who so hath suche bees as your maister in hys head, Had neede to haue his spirites with Musike to be fed.
Yea for I loue singyng out of measure, It comforteth my spirites and doth me great pleasure.
Mirth recreates our spirites and voydeth pensiuenesse, Mirth increaseth amitie, not hindring our wealth, Mirth is to be vsed both of more and lesse, Being mixed with vertue in decent comlynesse.
My legges weake, feeble, and fowltering vnder mee, my spirites languishing, and my sences in a maner gone from mee.
Duke T'is deepely sworne, sweete leaue me here a while, My spirites growe dull, and faine I would beguile the tedious time with sleepe.
The Bottles and packe were found, but theSpirites were vanished awaie.
In this burning heate, she felt the passions of Loue so vehement, and his pricks so sharpe, that she could not euaporate the cloudes which darkened her spirites and continually tormented her minde.
Ah, madame, are ye ignoraunte of the forces of Loue, and how much his assaultes can debilitate the liuelihoode of the bodies and spirites of men?
When he had sayd so, he tooke hys leaue, and ioyned hymselfe in company of fine and pregnaunt Wyttes, there assembled together.
But lette vs imagine, that they are the wandring spirites of deade bodies, then is it necessarie, that they be the soules, either of faithfull men, or of infidels.
Moreouer, thoseSpirites speake truthe, but the Diuell is a lyer, and is called by Christe, the father of lyes.
Spirites oftentimes awake men out of their sléepe, and cause many to forsake their owne houses, so that they cannot hire them out to any other.
For many such things of this sort, are to be red in diuers graue and auncient Historiographers: and many men of no small credite, haue affirmed, that they haue séene spirites both in the day and in the night also.
Men which blaunche and flatter with vs, are alwayes suspitious, why then should not such spirites be suspected?
Here he speaketh not of spirites which falsly affirme themselues to be mens soules, but of those teachers whiche boaste of themselues that they haue the spirite of God.
Indéede I denie not but Spirites haue many times vanished away vpon the saying of =Aue Marie=, but it was so doone, that men might therby be confirmed in their superstition.
What the cause is that in these our dayes, so fewe spirites are seene or heard.
That spirites are not to bee driuen away by cursing and banning.
This Examinate saith that her sister (named Margerie Sammon) hath also two spirites like Toades, the one called Tom, and the other Robbyn.
The wise, politic, and quiet spirites of this world, p.
I wol yow telle, as was me taught also, The foure spirites and the bodies sevene, 820 By ordre, as ofte I herde my lord hem nevene.
Oon is, it yeveth comfort to the feling spirites in bodily persones of reson.
I reason not of elementall shapes, Nor tell I of the concave lattitudes, Noting their essence nor their qualitie, But of the spirites that piromancie calles, And of the vigour of the geomanticke fiends.
If, then, as Hermes saies, the fire be greatst, Purest, and onely giveth shape to spirites Then must these demones that haunt that place Be every way superiour to the rest.
Let it be this,--Whether the spirites of piromancie or geomancie be most predominant in magick?
Mirth recreates our spirites and voydeth pensivenesse, Mirth increaseth amitie, not hindring our wealth, Mirth is to be used both of more and lesse, Being mixed with vertue in decent comlynesse.
Yea for I love singyng out of measure, It comforteth my spirites and doth me great pleasure.
C ii Who so hath suche bees as your maister in hys head, Had neede to have his spirites with Musike to be fed.
I thinke thou art possest with the spirites of Iacke Straw and the Black-smith, who, so they might rent in peeces the gouernment, they would drawe cuts for religion.
But while I doe declare these impure spirites to be one cause, I must remoue your myndes from spirites to humours, for that the spirites be fedde of the finest partes therof, & aftre bringe you againe to spirites where I toke you.
Latine de medendi methodo, of deuise to cure diseases, there is no thinge more comfortable to the spiritesthen good and swiet odoures.
The second cause of this Englyshe Ephemera, I said were thimpure spirites in bodies corupt by repletion.
For other wise, the one hindrethe nature, and thother letteth out the spirites & wasteth y^e strength.
Now, that of the beste and fineste of the blode, yea in corrupte bodies (whyche beste is nought) these spirites be ingendred and fedde, I before expressed.
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