Another caution is, that the judge take heed, that when she once beginneth to confesse, he cut not off hir examination, but continue it night and daie. For many-times, whiles they go to dinner, she returneth to hir vomit.
Another caution is, that after the witch hath confessed the annoieing of men and beasts, she be asked how long she hath had _Incubus_, when she renounced the faith, and made the reall league, and what that league is, &c. And this is indeede the cheefe cause of all their incredible and impossible confessions: for upon the racke, when they have once begunne to lie, they will saie what the tormentor list.
The last caution is, that if she will not confesse, she be had to some strong castle or gaole. And after certeine daies, the gaolor must make hir beleeve he goeth foorth into some farre countrie: and then some of hir freends must come in to hir, and promise hir, that if she will confesse to them, they will suffer hir to escape out of prison: which they may well doo, the keeper being from home. And this waie (saith _M. Mal._) hath served, when all other meanes have failed.
♦_Mal. malef. par. 3. quæ. 16. act. 11._♦
And in this place it may not be omitted, that above all other times, they confesse upon fridaies. Now saith _James Sprenger_, and _Henrie Institor_, we must saie all, to wit: If she confesse nothing, she should be dismissed by lawe; and yet by order she may in no wise be bailed, but must be put into close prison, and there be talked withall by some craftie person (those are the words) and in the meane while there must be some eves-dropers with pen and inke behind the wall, to hearken and note what she confesseth: or else some of hir old companions and acquaintance may come in and talke with hir of old matters, and so by eves-droppers be also bewraied; so as there shall be no end of torture before she have confessed what they will.
_The fifteene crimes laid to the charge of witches, by witchmongers; speciallie by Bodin, in Dæmonomania._
_Answere._[*] Then let them die therefore, or at the least be used like infidels, or apostataes.
They cursse, blaspheme, and provoke God with all despite. 2
_Answere._[*] Then let them have the law expressed in _Levit._ 24. and _Deut._ 13. & 17.