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A Treatise of Witchcraft by Alexander Roberts
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noble [z]King; Let the streight rigor of law bee inflicted vpon all,
both practisers and partakers with wisards, by putting any confidence in
them; for it is vngodly for man to be remisse and fauourable vnto those
whom diuine piety, and our duety to God will not suffer vnpunished. For
what folly were it to forsake the Creator and Giuer of life, and to
follow the author of death? this dishonest fact, vnbeseeming, and
vtterly repugnant to the credite and reputation of a Iudge, be farre
from him. Let none countenance that which the Lawes doe condemne, for
all are by the Regall Edicts to bee punished with death, who intermeddle
with such forbidden and vnlawfull Artes.

[Footnote z: _Allaricus apud Cassiodorum li. 9 epist. 18. in qua
edictum illius:_ and _Cornelius Agrippa_, sometime more then well
acquainted with this Art, doth retract his owne books written of
secret philosophy, & in plaine tearms and expresly giues his
iudgement, that all these lewd women (for this title may include
the whole rabble of this blacke Guard) with _Iannes_ and
_Iambres_, and _Simon Magus_, are to be tormented with endlesse
paines in eternall fire. _Cornelius Agrippa De vanitate
Scientiarum ca. 48._]


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