Of Ghostes and Spirites Walking by Nyght and of Strange Noyse... by Lewes Lavater

Of a certaine parishe Priest at Clauenna, vvhiche fayned him selfe to be our Lady, and of an other that counterfeited him selfe to be a soule: as also of a certeine disguised Iesuite Frier. Of a counterfaite and deceiuing spirit at Orleaunce in Fraunce. Timotheus Aelurus counterfeating him selfe to be an Angell, obteined a bissopricke: foure Monkes of the order of Preachers, made many vayne apparitions at Berna. Preestes and Monckes fained themselues to be Spirites: also hovve Mundus vnder this colour defiled Paulina, and Tyrannus abused many noble and honest matrones. Many are so feared by other men, that they suppose they haue heard or seene Spirites. Men vvhich are dull of seing and hearing imagine many things vvhich in very deed are not so. Fearefull men, imagine that they see and heare straunge things. Melancholike persons, and madde men, imagin many things vvhich in verie deede are not.

Concerning certaine vvordes vvhiche are often vsed in this Treatise of Spirits, and diuers other diuinations of things to come.

Wherein is declared, that Spirites and sightes do appeare, and that sundry strange and monstrous things do happen.

¶ The firste parte of this Booke, concerning Spirites walking by night.

A TABLE OF the Chapters of the three principall partes, touchyng Spirites walking by nyght.

s Lauaterus of Tigurin wisheth health.

¶To the right excellent and moste wise and vertuous lorde Iohn Steigerus Cōsul of the noble cōmon welth of Berna, his good lorde and patron, Lew.

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Of ghostes and spirites walking by nyght and of strange noyses, crackes, and sundry forewarnynges, whiche commonly happen before the death of menne, great slaughters, alterations of kyngdomes.

Of Ghostes and Spirites Walking by Nyght and of Strange Noyse... by Lewes Lavater