g, he makes a shew to be carefull to performe his
promises, either by teaching them waies howe to get themselues reuenged,
if they be of that sort: Or els by teaching them lessons, how by moste
vilde and vnlawfull meanes, they may obtaine gaine, and worldlie
commoditie, if they be of the other sorte.

Chap. III.

ARGVMENT.

_The_ Witches _actiones diuided in two partes. The actiones proper to
their owne persones. Their actiones toward others. The forme of their
conuentiones, and adoring of their Master._

PHILOMATHES.

Ye haue said now inough of their initiating in that ordour. It restes then
that ye discourse vpon their practises, fra they be passed Prentises: for
I would faine heare what is possible to them to performe in verie deede.
Although they serue a common Master with the _Necromancers_, (as I haue
before saide) yet serue they him in an other forme. For as the meanes are
diuerse, which allures them to these vnlawfull artes of seruing of the
Deuill; so by diuerse waies vse they their practises, answering to these
meanes, which first the Deuill, vsed as instrumentes in them; though al
tending to one end: To wit, the enlargeing of Sathans tyrannie, and
crossing of the propagation of the Kingdome of CHRIST, so farre as lyeth
in the possibilitie, either of the one or other sorte, or of the Deuill
their Master. For where the _Magicians_, as allured by curiositie, in the
most parte of their practises, seekes principallie the satisfying of the
same, and to winne to themselues a popular honoure and estimation: These
Witches on the other parte, being intised ether for the desire of reuenge,
or of worldly riches, their whole practises are either to hurte men and
their gudes, or what they possesse, for satisfying of their cruell mindes
in the former, or else by the wracke in whatsoeuer sorte, of anie whome
God will permitte them to haue power off, to satisfie their greedie desire
in the last poynt.

EPI. In two partes their actiones may be diuided; the actiones of their
owne persones, and the actiones proceeding from them towardes anie other.
And this diuision being wel vnderstood, will easilie resolue you, what is
possible to them to doe. For although all that they confesse is no lie
vpon their parte, yet doubtlesly in my opinion, a part of it is not
indeede, according as they take it to be: And in this I meane by the
actiones of their owne persones. For as I said before, speaking of _Magie_
that the Deuill