TWO TREATISES:

One

ON SORCERY original: "De Sortilegiis"; a term encompassing divination, charms, and harmful magic.

BY MASTER The title "D." stands for "Dominus," used here as a title of respect for a doctor of law. PAUL GRILLANDUS OF CASTIGLION FIORENTINO, A MOST EXCELLENT FLORENTINE JURIST,

formerly a most celebrated auditor A judge or official who hears evidence in legal cases. of criminal cases in Rome.

The Other

ON WITCHES original: "De Lamiis"; in this period, the term referred specifically to malevolent female witches believed to harm children and livestock. AND THE EXCELLENCE OF

Both Laws original: "Iuris Utriusque"; refers to the study and application of both Civil (Roman) law and Canon (Church) law.

BY MASTER GIOVANNI FRANCESCO PONZINIBIO

of Florence, a man of the highest authority, Doctor of Laws and by far the most outstanding interpreter of all.

FORMERLY INDEED PUBLISHED;

but now revised, and cleared of countless errors throughout:

with a most abundant Index added.

A woodcut vignette depicting a bearded male figure, possibly a personification of Justice or a sovereign, seated upon an ornate carved pedestal. He holds an upright sword in his right hand and a globus cruciger (an orb with a cross) in his left hand.

1592.

Treatise on Divination and Witchcraft