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143 They eate the flesh and drinke the bloud of men and children openlie.
Ans. Then are they kin to the Anthropophagi and Canibals. But I beleeve never an honest man in England nor in France, will affirme that he hath seene any of these persons, that are said to be witches, do so; if they shuld, I beleeve it would poison them.
144 They kill men with poison.
Ans. Let them be hanged for their labour.
145 They kill mens cattell.
Ans. Then let an action of trespasse be brought against them for so dooing.
146 They bewitch mens corne, and bring hunger and barrennes into the countrie; they ride and flie in the aire, bring stormes, make tempests, &c.
Ans. Then will I worship them as gods; for those be not the works of man, nor yet of witch: as I have elsewhere prooved at large.
147 They use venerie with a divell called Incubus, even when they lie in bed with their husbands, and have children by them, which become the best witches.
Ans. This is the last lie, verie ridiculous, and confuted by me elsewhere./34.