A09935:134
Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every ChristenCerteine prayers and godly meditacyons very nedefull for euery Christen
Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The year of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The yeare of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538
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Against the first precept offend they which in adversity use charms and witchcrafts or at any time do trust to their help.
AGeynst the fyrst precept offende they which in aduersite vse charmes and withcecraftes or at any tyme do truste to theyre helpe.
They that have vowed their faith to the devil.
They that haue vowed theyr faythe to the deuyll.
They which abuse letters / signs / herbs / words / blessings / or such like.
They whiche abuse lettres / signes / herbes / wordes / blessynges / or suche lyke.
They that exercise any other kind of witchcraft (as there are many kinds) some use rods / some crystal stones some clothes / and some there be that burn milk / some with charms do dig up treasures. These and all such other are contrary to the first commandment. They that confer their life and works to the signs of heaven / and to the conjecturing of sooth sayers / putting observation and difference betwixt time and time. They that defend either them self or their cattle house children or other goods / from wolves / weapon / fire / or weather with any prescript charm or prayer.