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To the truely-worthie and generously-affected Thomas Holmes, Esquier. Noble Sir.

As a true Testemonie, of my readie Jnclination to your Seruice, J haue (meerely uppon a tast of yor. desire) recouered into my hands (though not without much difficultie) This (ignorantly-ill-fated) Labour of mine.

Witches are (ipso-facto) by ye Law condemn'd, & yt onely (I thinck) hath made her lie so-long, in an imprisond-Obscuritie: For yor sake alone, She hath thus far Coniur'd her-self abroad; and beares noe-other Charmes about Her, but what may tend to yor Recreation; nor no-other Spell, but to posses you wt h a beleif, That, as She, So He that first taught her to Enchant, will alwaies be