[Footnote ff: _Ex malis moribus bonæ nascuntur leges._]

[Footnote gg: _Diogenes Laertius lib. 1. de vitis Philosophorum in
Solone. Cicero in Oratione pro Roscio Amerino._]

[Footnote hh: Of these 12. Tables _Liuie_ in the 3 booke of his
first Decad. _Dionysius Halicarnasseus_ 10 Booke of his History, &
_Iohannes Rosimus_ most fully in the 6 chapter of his 8 booke of
Roman antiquities. _Liuius._ _Plinius lib. 34. cap. 5._ _Cicero de
legibus, lib. 2. & de orato primo_.]

[Footnote ii: _Cod. lib. 9. titul. 18. lege multi magicis
actibus._]

[Footnote kk: _Sententiarum receptarum lib. 5. cap. 25. ad legem
Corneliam de sicarijs & maleficis. Paulus Iurisconsultus._]

Our ancient Saxon Kings before the [ll]Conquest, haue in their
municipall Lawes apparantly demonstrated what they conceiued of these so
dangerous and diuellish persons. _Alucidus_ keepeth the expresse words
of God; _F[oe]minas sagas_ _ne sinite viuere_. Suffer not women Witches
to liue. _Gunthrunus_ and _Canutus_ will haue them, being once
apprehended (that the rest of the people might bee pure and vndefiled)
sent into banishment, or if they abide in the kingdome (continuing their
lewd practises) executed according to desert. So _Athelstane_, if they
be conuicted to haue killed any, &c. And how the present estate standeth
affected toward them, the sundry strict statutes in this case prouided,
may giue any, not wedded to his owne stubbornenesse, sufficient and full
satisfaction. Wherefore not to erect a Tabernacle, and dwell longer in
perswading an vndeniable truth, that there bee Sorcerers and Witches, I