King James: Daemonologie (1597 First Edition)

...eyes, by knitting rowan-trees original: "roun-trees"; the European mountain ash, traditionally believed to have protective properties against witchcraft., or various kinds of herbs, to the hair or tails of the livestock original: "goodes"; in this context, it refers to farm animals.: by curing the Worm A common term for parasitic infections in people and animals., by stopping the flow of blood, by healing horse-crooks A traditional term for lameness or specific ailments in horses., by turning the sieve original: "turning of the riddle"; a form of divination called coscinomancy, where a sieve and shears were used to identify a thief or predict the future., or doing such like innumerable things by words alone, without applying any physical remedy appropriate to the affected part as physicians original: "Mediciners". do.

Or else, by preventing married couples from having natural relations with each other (by tying so many knots upon a lace original: "poynt"; a lace or cord used to fasten clothing. Tying knots in a lace during a wedding was a common spell believed to cause impotence. at the time of their marriage) and similar things which men used to practice in their merriment.

For since unlearned men—being naturally curious and lacking the true knowledge of God—find that these practices actually work (as many of them will, by the power of the Devil to deceive men, and not by any inherent power in these vain words and superstitions original: "freites".), and being desirous to win a reputation for themselves in such matters, they take one of two paths. If they are of the more modest sort, they seek to be taught by someone experienced in that Art, not knowing at first that it is evil. Or else, being of the coarser sort, they run directly to the Devil out of ambition or desire for gain, and plainly make a contract with him there and then.

PHILOMATHES. But it seems to me these means which you call the School and rudiments of the Devil are lawful things, and have been approved as such in all times and ages—especially this science of Astrology, which is one of the special branches of Mathematics.

EPISTEMON. There are two things which the learned have...