thereof in the dewe time, it must likewise be colde by the participation
with the qualities of the dead bodie whereout of it comes. And whereas yee
inquire if these spirites be diuided in sexes or not, I thinke the rules
of Philosophie may easelie resolue a man of the contrarie: For it is a
sure principle of that arte, that nothing can be diuided in sexes, except
such liuing bodies as must haue a naturall seede to genere by. But we know
spirites hath no seede proper to themselues, nor yet can they gender one
with an other.

PHI. How is it then that they say sundrie monsters haue bene gotten by
that way.

EPI. These tales are nothing but _Aniles fabulae_. For that they haue no
nature of their owne, I haue shewed you alreadie. And that the cold nature
of a dead bodie, can woorke nothing in generation, it is more nor plaine,
as being already dead of it selfe as well as the rest of the bodie is,
wanting the naturall heate, and such other naturall operation, as is
necessarie for woorking that effect, and incase such a thing were possible
(which were all utterly against all the rules of nature) it would breed no
monster, but onely such a naturall of-spring, as would haue cummed betuixt
that man or woman and that other abused person, in-case they both being
aliue had had a doe with other. For the Deuilles parte therein, is but the
naked carrying or expelling of that substance: And so it coulde not
participate with no qualitie of the same. Indeede, it is possible to the
craft of the Deuill to make a womans bellie to swel after he hath that way
abused her, which he may do, either by steiring vp her own humor, or by
herbes, as we see beggars daily doe. And when the time of her deliuery
should come to make her thoil great doloures, like vnto that naturall
course, and then subtillie to slippe in the Mid-wiues handes, stockes,
stones, or some monstruous barne brought from some other place, but this
is more reported and gessed at by others, nor beleeued by me.

PHI. But what is the cause that this kinde of abuse is thought to be most
common in such wild partes of the worlde, as _Lap-land_, and _Fin-land_,
or in our North Iles of _Orknay_ and _Schet-land_.

EPI. Because where the Deuill findes greatest ignorance and barbaritie,
there assayles he grosseliest, as I gaue you the reason wherefore there
was moe Witches of women kinde nor men.

PHI. Can anie be so vnhappie as to giue their willing consent to the
Deuilles vilde abusing t