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 bloody minde, he only requeted that at his pleure he might woork his mallice on men, Women, and children, in the hape of ome beat, wherby he might Hue without dread or danger of life, and vnknowen to be the executor of any bloody enterprie, which he meant to commit: The Deuill who awe him a fit intruemēt to perfourm micheefe as a wicked feend pleaed with the deire of wrong and detruction, gaue vnto him a girdle which being put about him, he was traight tranfourmed into the likenes of a greedy deuouring Woolf, trong and mighty, with eyes great and large, which in the night parkeled like vnto brandes of fire, a mouth great and wide, with mot harpe and cruell teeth, A huge body, and mightye pawes: And no ooner hould he put off the ame girdle, but preently he hould appeere in his former hape, according to the proportion of a man, as if he had neuer beene changed.

Stubbe Peeter heerwith was exceedingly well pleaed, and the hape fitted his fancye and agreeed bet with his nature, being inclined to blood and crueltye, therfore