e ouer many _Sadduces_ in this worlde, that denies all kindes of
spirites: For convicting of whose errour, there is cause inough if there
were no more, that God should permit at sometimes spirits visiblie to
kyith.

THIRDE BOOKE.

ARGVMENT.

_The description of all these kindes of Spirites that troubles men or
women. The conclusion of the whole Dialogue._

Chap. I.

ARGVMENT.

_The diuision of spirites in foure principall kindes. The description of
the first kinde of them, called __Spectra & vmbrae mortuorum__. What is the
best way to be free of their trouble._

PHILOMATHES.

I pray you now then go forward in telling what ye thinke fabulous, or may
be trowed in that case.

EPI. That kinde of the Deuils conuersing in the earth, may be diuided in
foure different kindes, whereby he affrayeth and troubleth the bodies of
men: For of the abusing of the soule, I haue spoken alreadie. The first
is, where spirites troubles some houses or solitarie places: The second,
where spirites followes vpon certaine persones, and at diuers houres
troubles them: The thirde, when they enter within them and possesse them:
The fourth is these kinde of spirites that are called vulgarlie the
Fayrie. Of the three former kindes, ye harde alreadie, how they may
artificiallie be made by Witch-craft to trouble folke: Now it restes to
speake of their naturall comming as it were, and not raysed by
Witch-craft. But generally I must for-warne you of one thing before I
enter in this purpose: that is, that although in my discourseing of them,
I deuyde them in diuers kindes, yee must notwithstanding there of note my
Phrase of speaking in that: For doubtleslie they are in effect, but all
one kinde of spirites, who for abusing the more of mankinde, takes on
these sundrie shapes, and vses diuerse formes of out-ward actiones, as if
some were of nature better then other. Nowe I returne to my purpose: As to
the first kinde of these spirites, that were called by the auncients by
diuers names, according as their actions were. For if they were spirites
that haunted some houses, by appearing in diuers and horrible formes, and
making greate dinne: they were called _Lemures_ or _Spectra_. If they
appeared in likenesse of anie defunct to some friends of his, they wer
called _vmbrae mortuorum_: And so innumerable stiles they got, according to
their actiones, as I haue said alreadie. As we see by experience, how
manie stiles they haue given th