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 Of the Nature of Spirits. 1 2 3

pofing there bad been treafure hid therein ) but when the cave was opened, he drew out Jfmundus, and brought him imo the light, who was covered with a deformed fharp coun- tenance, a deadly deformity, and gored with bloodflowing from his frefh wounds.

Caflor. But this ftory pertainerh not to our purpofe.

Pollux. Truely it doth, if you diligently mark ihefe verfes, which fet forth the caufe of his wounds.

CaUor. Shew me thefe verfes, if thou haft them.

Pollux. They are thefe which follow.

��Quidjlupetis qui rchttummc Colore cernitis .?

Obfo/ef u nempe vivus omms inter mortstos ,

PJefcio quo Stygii tin minis aufu y

Mi flits ab infer is Spirit us ajjluit

S<tvis alipedem dentibus edir 7

Infandotfa Canem prdbuit orl,

Non content us equi velcanis efu 7

Mox in me rapidos tranjlulit ungues^

Vifciflafygena [uflulit 4urem ;

Huic laceri vultut horret imago^

Ernie at tn^ fero vulnere fanguis

Haud imjpu-ne tamen monjlrifer egit ,

Nam fcrro fervi max caput ejus ,

Perfodify mcensfiipite Corpus.

��JfmunAui reporrs of himfelf, that a Spi- rit eat up his horfc & his dog, and after- wards be- gan to de- vour him, & that he beat and wounded the Spirit.

��Castor. T obferve here, that Jfmundus did cut the head of the Spirit Zax^lus or Eurjnomus, and druck and pierced his body with a club ; what ? have Spirits bodies, that may be feen and handled by men ?

Pollux. (/>rtcftvu doth not deny, but that their natures may The devils receive the habit and covering of vegerable bodies, and be h avc DO " transformed in feveral kindes of fhapes , whereby they can <*"*•« the more craftily and fubtilly delude and deceive the impro- vident wits of men. Bafilius Magnus alfo teftifierh the fame, and witnefleth , that they have bodies appropriate to them- felves , as likewife alfo have the pure Angels, Pfellus a Ne- cromancer doth alfo report the fame ; and he alfo teacheth,

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