ip in one County or part of the Land, are not known or
owned to have power over the People in other parts. But each Countrey
hath several Spirits or Devils, that are peculiar to those places,
and do domineer over them, and are known by several names they call
them by: under whose subjection the People do acknowledge themselves
to be: and, as I well perceive, do stand in a greater awe of them,
than they do of them, whom they call and own to be their Gods.

[The subjection of this People to the Devil.] And indeed it is sad
to consider, how this poor People are subjected to the Devil, and
they themselves acknowledge it their misery, saying their Countrey
is so full of Devils, and evil Spirits, that unless in this manner
they should adore them, they would be destroyed by them. Christians
they do acknowledge have a Prerogative above themselves, and not to
be under the Power of these infernal Spirits.

[Sometimes the Devil possesses them.] I have many times seen Men and
Women of this People strangely possest, insomuch that I could judge it
nothing else but the effect of the Devil's power upon them: and they
themselves do acknowledge as much. In the like condition to which I
never saw any that did profess to be a worshipper of the Holy Name of
JESUS. They that are thus possest, some of them will run mad into the
Woods, screeching and roaring, but do mischief to none; some will be
taken so as to be speechless, shaking, and quaking, and dancing, and
will tread upon the fire and not be hurt; they will also talk idle,
like distracted folk.

This may last sometimes two or three Months, sometimes two or three
dayes. Now their Friends reckoning it to proceed from the Devil, do go
to him and promise him a reward if he will cure them. Sometimes they
are cured, and sometimes die. The People do impute this madness to
some breach of promise that the Party affected had made to the Devil,
or else for eating some fruit or Betel-leaves dedicated to him: For
they do dedicate some fruit-trees to the Devil; and this they do, to
prevent People from stealing them (which few will dare to do after
such a Dedication) and also to excuse themselves in not bestowing
their fruit upon any that might ask or desire it. But before this
dedicated fruit is lawful for them to use, they must carry some of
it to the Temple.

[The Devil's Voice often heard.] This for certain I can affirm, That
oftentimes the Devil doth cry with an audible Voice in the Night;