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The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose.…The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose.…
The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose. 2. Of black devils. 3. Of white devils. And of the coming of Jesus Christ to judgement, a very necessary and comfortable discourse for these miserable and dangerous days.The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose. 2. Of blacke deuils. 3. Of white deuils. And of the commyng of Iesus Christe to iudgement, a verie necessarie and comfortable discourse for these miserable and daungerous daies.
London: printed by John Kingston for John Perin, 1583London: printed by John Kingston for Ihon Perin, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Tob. What is thy meaning by naming of this beast?
Jerome. I will tell thee, They that have written the histories of the natures of beasts,1 have set down the nature of this beast,2 to be so perverse and cruel, as that so soon as he is come to any ripe years, being thereto brought by the endeavour of his parents, that he will kill his father, and afterward have to do with his mother. And how many children, thinkest thou shall we find at this day, who are ⟨image 134⟩not grieved, that Fathers & mothers live so long, and think of nothing else, but to see the end of them?
Ierom. I will tell thee, They that haue written the histories of the natures of beastes,1 haue set downe the nature of this beast,2 to bee so peruerse and cruell, as that so soone as hee is come to any rype yeeres, being therto brought by ye endeuour of his parents, that hee will kill his father, and afterwarde haue to doe with his mother. And howe many children, thynkest thou shall wee finde at this day, who are ⟨image 134⟩not grieued, that Fathers & mothers liue so long, and thinke of nothing els, but to see the end of them?
- 1Plutar. Book.Plutar. Booke.
- 2Whether the beasts bred on the land, be wiser then they which are bred in the water.