The black devil or the apostate Together with the wolf worrying the lambs. And…The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And…

Go to thou wolf: put that thou hast robbed the Minister of into the Inventory of thy goods: it shall be gravel in thy throat, hooks in the bellies of thy posterity, and engender destruction to all the ⟨p. 31⟩rest. Aristotle saith, that the wool of that sheep which was devoured by a wolf, infecteth and annoyeth the wearer. So the goods stolen from the Minister, though never so closely, is an infectious contagion, and a devouring pestilence to thy body, to thy state, to thy conscience; and will bring all thou hast to confusion. The world says now, Alas poor Lamb: It shall say one day, Alas poor Wolfe; how art thou caught in the snares of Hell! Mean time they lye in the bosom of the Church; as that disease in the breast, called the Cancer, vulgarly the wolf: devouring our very flesh, if we will not pacify and satisfy them with our substance.

Goe to thou wolfe: put that thou hast robbed the Minister of into the Inuentory of thy goods: it shall be grauell in thy throat, hookes in the bellies of thy posterity, and ingender destruction to al the ⟨p. 31⟩rest. Aristotle saith, that the wooll of that sheepe which was deuoured by a wolfe, infecteth and annoyeth the wearer. So the goods stolne from the Minister, though neuer so closely, is an infectious contagion, and a deuouring pestilence to thy body, to thy state, to thy conscience; and will bring all thou hast to confusion. The world sayes now, Alasse poore Lambe: It shall say one day, Alasse poore VVolfe; how art thou caught in the snares of Hell! Meane time they lye in the bosome of the Church; as that disease in the brest, call'd the Cancer, vulgarly the wolfe: deuouring our very flesh, if wee will not pacifie and satisfie them with our substance.

4. For Subtlety. The Fox is admired for craft: but he hath not stolen all from the wo•fe. It is observed of wolves, that when they go to the fold for prey, they will be sure to advantage themselves of the wind. And Solinus reports of them, that they hide themselves in bushes […] thickets, for the more sudden and guileful preying upon Goats and sheep. These Lycanthropi in our times do more hurt by their subtlety, then by their violence. More is to be feared their pax, quam fax: malitia, quam militia. Beware of them which come to you in sheep's