An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

The foolish Rustics, who surprised him, began to flay him, that so they might see if he had not hair growing on the inside of his skin. Forestus has many instances to this purpose. Heurnius saith, that it is a Disease frequent in Bohemia and Hungaria. No doubt but this Disease gave occasion to Pliny's Assertion, that some Men in his time were turned into Wolves, and from Wolves into Men again. Hence was Ovid's Fable of Lycaon, and the Tale of Pausanias, being ten years a Wolf, and then a Man again. He that would see more instances, may read Austin de civ. Dei. L.18. C.5. Burton of Melancholy. Pag.9. They that are subject unto this Malady, for the most partly hid all the day, and go abroad ⟨p. 174⟩In the night, barking and howling at Gravel and in Deserts. We may suppose that Nebuchadnezzar was troubled with this Disease. And that such persons are molested with a Daemon is evident from Luk 8.27. with Mark.5. 3,4. The possessed person there spoken of was Lycanthropos.

The foolish Rusticks, who surprized him, began to flay him, that so they might see if he had not hair growing on the inside of his skin. Forestus has many instances to this purpose. Heurnius saith, that it is a Disease frequent in Bohemia and Hungaria. No doubt but this Disease gave occasion to Pliny's Assertion, that some Men in his time were turned into Wolves, and from Wolves into Men again. Hence was Ovid's Fable of Lycaon, and the Tale of Pausanias, being ten years a Wolf, and then a Man again. He that would see more instances, may read Austin de civ. Dei. L.18. C.5. Burton of Melancholly. Pag.9. They that are subject unto this Malady, for the most part ly hid all the day, and go abroad ⟨p. 174⟩In the night, barking and howling at Gravel and in Desarts. We may suppose that Nebuchadnezzar was troubled with this Disease. And that such persons are molested with a Daemon is evident from Luk 8.27. with Mark.5. 3,4. The possessed person there spoken of was Lycanthropos.