ers, and much
muttring and murmuring of the conjurers; like a _Papist_ priest,
dispatching a hunting _Masse_: how sone I say, he appeares, if they haue
missed one iote of all their rites; or if any of their feete once slyd
ouer the circle through terror of his feareful apparition, he payes
himselfe at that time in his owne hande, of that due debt which they ought
him; and other-wise would haue delayed longer to haue payed him: I meane
hee carries them with him bodie and soule. If this be not now a just cause
to make them wearie of these formes of conjuration, I leaue it to you to
judge vpon; considering the long-somenesse of the labour, the precise
keeping of dayes and houres (as I haue said), the terriblenesse of
apparition, and the present perrell that they stande in, in missing the
least circumstance or freite, that they ought to obserue: And on the other
parte, the Deuil is glad to mooue them to a plaine and square dealing with
him as I said before.

Chap. VI.

ARGVMENT.

_The Deuilles contract with the Magicians: The diuision thereof in two
partes: What is the difference betwixt Gods miracles and the Deuils._

PHILOMATHES.

Indeede there is cause inough, but rather to leaue him at all, then to
runne more plainlie to him, if they were wise he delt with. But goe
forwards now I pray you to these turnes, fra they become once deacons in
this craft.

EPI. From time that they once plainelie begin to contract with him: The
effect of their contract consistes in two thinges; in formes and effectes,
as I began to tell alreadie, were it not yee interrupted me (for although
the contract be mutuall; I speake first of that part, wherein the Deuill
oblishes himselfe to them) by formes, I meane in what shape or fashion he
shall come vnto them, when they call vpon him. And by effectes, I
vnderstand, in what special sorts of seruices he bindes himselfe to be
subject vnto them. The qualitie of these formes and effectes, is lesse or
greater, according to the skil and art of the _Magician_. For as to the
formes, to some of the baser sorte of them he oblishes him selfe to
appeare at their calling vpon him, by such a proper name which he shewes
vnto them, either in likenes of a dog, a Catte, an Ape, or such-like other
beast; or else to answere by a voyce onlie. The effects are to answere to
such demands, as concernes curing of disseases, their own particular
menagery: or such other base things as they require of him.

But