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The Devill never assists men to do supernaturall things un- | The Devill never assists men to do supernaturall things un- | ||
desired; which therefore such like things shall be | desired; which therefore such like things shall be testified against | ||
the accused Party not by [Spectrs?] which are Devills in the Shape of | |||
Persons [inserted: either] Living or dead, but by reall men or women who may | |||
be credited, it is proof Enough that such an one hath that Conver- | |||
sation and Correspondence with the Devill, as that Hee, or Shee who- | |||
ever they be ought to be Exterminated from amongst men. This | |||
not withstanding, I will add. It were better Ten suspected Witch[es] | |||
should escape, than that one Innocent person should be Condemned | |||
It's an old saying and True; [Proestat?] [?]eum nocentem absolvi, [qu?] | |||
Ex prohibitis jnde [....] Tis | |||
better that a guilty person should go absolved, than that he should wou[illegible] | |||
sufficient ground of convicted be condemned. I had rather judge | |||
a witch to be an honest woman, than judge an honest Woman as a Witch |
Revision as of 07:25, 1 July 2017
The Devill never assists men to do supernaturall things un- desired; which therefore such like things shall be testified against the accused Party not by [Spectrs?] which are Devills in the Shape of Persons [inserted: either] Living or dead, but by reall men or women who may be credited, it is proof Enough that such an one hath that Conver- sation and Correspondence with the Devill, as that Hee, or Shee who- ever they be ought to be Exterminated from amongst men. This not withstanding, I will add. It were better Ten suspected Witch[es] should escape, than that one Innocent person should be Condemned It's an old saying and True; [Proestat?] [?]eum nocentem absolvi, [qu?] Ex prohibitis jnde [....] Tis better that a guilty person should go absolved, than that he should wou[illegible] sufficient ground of convicted be condemned. I had rather judge a witch to be an honest woman, than judge an honest Woman as a Witch