Daimonomageia. A small treatise of sicknesses and diseases from witchcraft, and supernatural causes. Never before, at least in this comprised order, and general manner, was the like published : being useful to others besides physicians, in that it confutes atheistical, sadducistical, and sceptical principles and imaginations / [Anon].

  • Drage, William, 1637?-1669.
Date:
1665
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Credit: Daimonomageia. A small treatise of sicknesses and diseases from witchcraft, and supernatural causes. Never before, at least in this comprised order, and general manner, was the like published : being useful to others besides physicians, in that it confutes atheistical, sadducistical, and sceptical principles and imaginations / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Houfe ; or if after ihe is 10 ferved* or fcifttch d tul blood cotn€$}Of threatened, the Sick is eafed much and clearly, fufpeft her for a Witch, and the Difeafe to be from her, Confderatis confiiermits. Befides the many Teftimosies of our own Country, Sprangmis and fflicol. in his D&woMALfttvyy. and T fw. BtiTthol in his Hiftories mention the fame. 3 ' , ' . VII, All Difeafes that are caufed by Nature, may. be caufed by Witchcraft j But all that are caufed by Witchcraft, cannot be caufed bV Nature. 3 B • •* . _ Barrennefs, Lamenefs, Madnefti-Sterrility, and Impotent is Cm*. di, Cholicks, Fainting and.Sweating, &cm Wit fliall relate mtheDe- fcription of Caufes, how Witches caufe them. . ; j, •, 1 \ \ *' ft ^ ^'' ' ' *- *'* r ■*[ ■ „ v i L 4 *' >*< a *■ DIFF&R S.MCE. Now here it remains that we make Diliincf ion, if any is to be made, betwixt the obfeffed or poffeftedLwitb evil SpititSj ftnd the bewitched by Ceremonies. . V, rr Betwixt the extieam of Greatnefs in one, and the extieam of Sma.i— nefs in the other, there is little difference, even in all other Difeafes * .alfo betwixt fome-kind of Obfeffion, and fome kind of Incantation is lefs difference, then.betwixt Come QbfefTion and other. Obfeffion, or betwixt foitie Incantation or Witchcraft, and otuer Incantation • but the Caufes betwixt Ppffeffion and Bewitching, do commonly clearly differ in Manner and Nature, the Witches ufmg idle .Similitudes, foo- litfi Ceremonies, and fenfiefs Words to Inchant the devihfh Spirits, to enter the Body in fliapd of .a Fly; yetfometimes the Witches fend their Imps, which do fo; ^and I qu eft ion whether any Evil .Spirit can enter any man, without command; from fome man:; but with that mot alwayes for God gives not leave, but that is fecret; fometidies on a worfe man they have no power, and yet bewitch abetter, or poifefs the Religious. , Thefe are more peculiar to Pbffeftion; .Flying, Leaping at an huge diftance, Speaking, the Tongue of the Side being held-; ‘add fotnetime they ufe his Tongue ; alfo fpeaking Biafphemy, Raving, and Lyihg, and tellincr things done far off at the momefit, and what will be by Va¬ ticination • alfo the Ikk.Roar like Bears, Bark .like DogSyiMew like Gats Grunt like. Bogs^mc. They fometime lie as if dead, ftiff, theii Head wreathed backward,Chin and Nofe drawn toigether3ot whole Face drawn up like a Purfe, with foaming and frothing,- and taging moft.and tormenting the lick Patty exceedingly whenanypuy brtpeak of God. • i * 4 < 11 1 i ■*i *«a> • y ■ < .- *.* ** •* * * A