ABSTRACT
AMidsummerNight'sDream bebeleeved;orifIdooit,Ishallbethoughtawitch.AndyetifJ. Bap.Neap.experimentsbetrue,itisnodifficultmattertomakeit seemeso1 :andthecharmeofawitchorpapistjoinedwiththe experiment,willalsomakethewoonderseemetoproceedthereof. Thewordsusedinsuchcaseareuncerteine,andtoberecitedat thepleasureofthewitchorcousener.Buttheconclusionisthis: Cutofftheheadofahorsseoranasse(beforetheybedead)otherwise thevertueorstrengththereofwillbetheJesseeffectuall,andmake anearthernvesselloffitcapacitietoconteinethesame,and letitbefilledwiththeoileandfatthereof;coveritclose,and dawbeitoverwithlome:letitboileoverasoftfierthreedaiescontinuallie,thatthefleshboiledmayrunintooile,soasthebare bonesmaybescene:beatethehaireintopowder,andminglethe samewiththeoile;andannointtheheadsofthestandersby,and theyshallseemetohavehorssesorassesheads.Ifbeastsheadsbe annointedwiththelikeoilemadeofamanshead,theyshallseeme tohavemensfaces,asdiverseauthorssoberlieaffirme.Ifalampe beannointedheerewith,cveriethingshallseememostmonstrous. Itisalsowritten,thatifthatwhichiscalledSpermainaniebeastbe burned,andaniebodiesfacetherewithallannointed,heshallseeme tohavethelikefaceasthebeasthad.Butifyoubeatearsenicke veriefine,andboileitwithalittlesulphurinacoveredpot,and kindleitwithanewcandle,thestandersbywillseemetobehedlesse....ButIthinkenotbutPharaosmagicianshadbetterexperiencethanIforthoseandsuchlikedevises.And(asPompanaciussaith) itismosttrue,thatsomeforthesefeatshavebeenaccountedsaints, someotherwitches.AndthereforeIsaie,thatthepopemaketh richwitches,saints;andburneththepoorewitches.
