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A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so far forth as it is…A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is…
A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so far forth as it is revealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and delivered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinary course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table; one of the order and heads of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explained, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the adversary.A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.
Cambridge: printed by Cantrell Legge, 1610Cambridge: printed by Cantrel Legge, 1610
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The first in order is this: If any person, man, or woman, be notoriously defamed for such a party. Notorious defamation, is a common report of the greater sort of people, with whom the party suspected dwelleth, that he or she is a Witch. This yieldeth a strong suspicion. Yet the Magistrate must be wary in receiving such a report. For it falls our oftentimes, that the innocent may be suspected, and some of the better sort notoriously defamed. Therefore the wise and prudent Judge ought carefully to look, that the report be made by men of honesty and credit: which if it be, he may then proceed to make further inquiry or the fact.
The first in order is this: If any person, man, or woman, be notoriously defamed for such a partie. Notorious desamation, is a common report of the greater sort of people, with whom the partie suspected dwelleth, that he or she is a Witch. This yeeldeth a strong suspition. Yet the Magistrate must be warie in receiuing such a report. For it falls our oftentimes, that the innocent may be suspected, and some of the better sort notoriously desamed. Therfore the wise and prudent Iudge ought carefully to looke, that the report be made by men of honestie and credit: which if it be, he may then proceede to make further inquirie or the fact.
The second is, if a fellow-witch or Magician give testimony of any person to be a Witch, either voluntarily, or at his or her examination, or at his or her death. This is not sufficient for conviction, or condemnation, but only a fit presumption to […]-strait examination of the party to be made.
The second is, if a fellow-witch or Magician giue testimonie of any person to be a Witch, either voluntarily, or at his or her examination, or at his or her death. This is not sufficient for conuiction, or condemnation, but onely a fit presumption to 〈…〉-strait examination of the partie to be made.