A guide to grand-iury men diuided into two bookes: in the first, is the authors best aduice to them what to doe, before they bring in a billa vera in cases of witchcraft, with a Christian direction to such as are too much giuen vpon euery crosse to thinke themselues bewitched. In the second, is a treatise touching witches good and bad, how they may be knowne, euicted, condemned, with many particulars tending thereunto. By Rich. Bernard.

Title

A guide to grand-iury men diuided into two bookes: in the first, is the authors best aduice to them what to doe, before they bring in a billa vera in cases of witchcraft, with a Christian direction to such as are too much giuen vpon euery crosse to thinke themselues bewitched. In the second, is a treatise touching witches good and bad, how they may be knowne, euicted, condemned, with many particulars tending thereunto. By Rich. Bernard.

Author

Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.

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London :: Printed by Felix Kingston for Ed. Blackmore, and are to be sold at his shop at the great south dore of Pauls,

1627.

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Witchcraft -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.

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"A guide to grand-iury men diuided into two bookes: in the first, is the authors best aduice to them what to doe, before they bring in a billa vera in cases of witchcraft, with a Christian direction to such as are too much giuen vpon euery crosse to thinke themselues bewitched. In the second, is a treatise touching witches good and bad, how they may be knowne, euicted, condemned, with many particulars tending thereunto. By Rich. Bernard." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09118.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE IVDGES,
• TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL.
• The summe of these two bookes.
  • In the first Booke.
  • In the second Booke.
• A GVIDE TO GRAND∣IVRIE MEN. The first Booke.
  • CHAP. I. Gods hand is first to be considered in all crosses, whatsoeuer the meanes be, and whosoeuer the instruments: for he ruleth o∣uer all.
  • CHAP. 2. Strange diseases may happen ei¦ther to man or beast, and the same originally from some na∣turall cause, and neither effe∣cted by Deuils, nor yet pro∣ceede from Witches.
  • CHAP. 3. The supposed to be bewitched and tormented by the Diuell, may be a very counterfeit.
  • CHAP. IV. That the Diuell and euill spirits, through Gods permission, may doe much euill vnto the godly for their tryall, and vnto the wicked for their punishment, without any association of Witches.
  • CHAP. V. That seeing men, or women, or beasts may bee afflicted, from some naturall causes: or that some persons may coun∣terfeite cunningly many things: or that the Deuil may be the sole worker, without consent of a Witch: people are not rashly and in the first place to ascribe the cause to witchcraft.
• A GVIDE TO GRAND∣IVRIE MEN. The second Booke.
  • CHAP. I. That there are Witches.
  • CHAP. 2. What kind & sorts of persons they bee, which are most apt to become Witches.
  • CHAP. III. Before the Diuell come to solli∣cite to Witchcraft, hee sin∣deth some preparednesse in such parties, to giue him hope to preuaile.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Satans appearing in some uisi∣ble shape, to those that he inti∣ceth to Witchcraft.
  • CHAP. V. Of the league betweene the Diuell and the Witch, with the sea∣ling and confirmation.
  • CHAP. VI. That such an expresse league is made with the Diuell: why hee inticeth his vnto it, and how it is possible, that any Christian should so bee ouer∣taken, to yeeld thereunto.
  • CHAP. VII. That besides the former expresse league, there is a secret league made with Satan by some, and who they be.
  • CHAP. VIII. That there are such as be cal∣led good Witches, and how they y be knowne.
  • CHAP. IX. That none ought to goe to these Wizards, Witches, blessers, hea∣lers, cunning men or women, for helpe.
  • CHAP. X. That many yet runne vnto these Witches, and their reasons which they alleadge, answe∣red.
  • CHAP. XI. That there are bad Witches; and here of their profession, and practice, and how many things must concurre in bewitching any thing.
  • CHAP. XII. To know whether one bee be∣witched, and the signes there∣of.
  • CHAP. XIII. What those things be which Wit∣ches doe, by which they doe set their spirits on worke to doe mischiefe, and by which they are said to bewitch.
  • CHAP. XIV. Who they be that are most subiect to be hurt by these bad Witches: and of the remedies against Witchcraft.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI. That Witches may be discouered, though there be many difficul∣ties therein, and the causes thereof.
  • CHAP. XVII. That there are some great pre∣sumptions of a Witch, for which he or shee may be brought before authoritie to be examined.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of the maine point to conuict one of witchcraft, and the proofes thereof.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of the maner of examining Wit∣ches.
  • CHAP. XX. The holy Scriptures do condemne all sorts of Witches.
  • CHAP. XXI. That all sorts of Witches ought to dye, euen because they be Witches.
  • CHAP. XXII. That the bad Witches in their try∣all, persecution, conuiction, and condemnation, should bee dealt with, as is befitting, in the course of Iustice.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Satan striueth to imitate God, in whatsoeuer he may, as farre as God will permit him.