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  • The Englesmen perceaving the danger, and how that the Scottishe men intended to have tane the tope of the hill, maid hast to prevent the perrell.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • To the which dowbtes, when the most godlie and the most learned in Europe had answered, both by word and writt, affirmyng, [SN: THE SECOUND.] "That neather of both we mycht do, without the extreame perrell of our saulles," we began to be more trubled; for then also began men of estimatioun, and that bare rewill amanges us, to examinat thame selfis concernyng thare dewities, alsweall towardis

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • He ansuerit, "Ane of thame sould be in perrell, and that he sould haif ane of thame."

    The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913

  • And first for these that followes certaine persones, yee know that there are two sortes of them: One sorte that troubles and tormentes the persones that they haunt with: An other sort that are seruiceable vnto them in all kinde of their necessaries, and omittes neuer to forwarne them of anie suddaine perrell that they are to be in.

    Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595

  • Then they are like the Pest, which smites these sickarest, that flies it farthest, and apprehends deepliest the perrell thereof.

    Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595

  • Her marriage approved by William Pep - perrell, 362.

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

  • If this be not now a just cause to make them wearie of these formes of conjuration, I leaue it to you to judge vpon; considering the long-somenesse of the labour, the precise keeping of dayes and houres (as I haue said), the terriblenesse of apparition, and the present perrell that they stande in, in missing the least circumstance or freite, that they ought to obserue: And on the other parte, the Deuil is glad to mooue them to a plaine and square dealing with him as I said before.

    Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595

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