peared to him and won his soul. Jacques Bocquet, Françoise Secretain, Clauda Jamprost, Antoine Gandillon and several others abandoned themselves to him because of their misery and poverty.
Furthermore, he makes fair promises. For to some he offers riches, assuring them that they will never lack for anything: to the vengeful he suggests the means to avenge themselves on their enemies: others he persuades that he will advance them in honour and rank: in short he so well suits himself to the character and humour of each one that he captures them at his will.
Yet it must be confessed that the fault lies wholly with the witch, for when he accosts them, Satan openly declares to them that he is the Devil, and makes them renounce God, Chrism and Baptism; and therefore such persons place themselves beyond forgiveness. For is there any man so foolish as not to know that the Devil is our mortal enemy, and that he desires nothing but the destruction of the human race? I have seen a deaf and dumb girl who, when she was angry, made an ugly grimace and pointed two fingers in the form of horns at those who had angered her, as if she wished to threaten them with the Devil; and this makes me think that she, and such as she, are well aware of his taking the form of a horned beast. Besides, who is ignorant that there is a God, and that He is above all the might of Satan? Even the Pagans are agreed that this truth is loudly proclaimed by Nature. Why, then do we not turn to Him when we are tempted by the Devil, instead of yielding ourselves to the promises of our sworn enemy? Finally, if there were nothing else to be con-
