Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ In this place Hector Boetius by the way reciteth a like tale or two, of such illusions of spirits, wrought not long before his time in Scotland, which somwhat abridging the same we haue here infarced. In the yéere 1480, saith he, it chanced as a Scotish ship de|parted Illusions of spirits. out of the Forth towards Flanders, there rose a woonderfull great tempest of wind and wea|ther, I tale of a wo man abused with a spirit. so outragious, that the maister of the ship with other the mariners woondered not a little what the matter ment, to sée such weather at that time of the yeere, for it was about the middest of summer. At length when the furious pirrie & rage of winds still [...]bout saint Barnabées [...]ay. increased, in such wise that all those within the ship looked for present death, there was a woman vnder|neath the hatches, called vnto them aboue, and wil|led them to throw hir into the sea, that all the residue by Gods grace might yet be saued: and therevpon told them, how she had bene hanted a long time with a spirit, dailie comming vnto hir in mans likenesse, and that euen as then he was with hir, vsing his fil|thie pleasure after the maner of carnall copulation. In the ship there chanced also to be a priest, who by the maisters appointment going downe to this woman, and finding hir like a most wretched and desperate person, lamenting hir great misfortune and mise|rable estate, vsed such wholsome admonitions and comfortable aduertisements, willing hir to repent and hope for mercie at the hands of God, that at length she séeming right penitent for hir gréeuous offenses committed, and fetching sundrie sighes e|uen from the bottome of hir heart, being witnesse (as should appeare) of the same, there issued foorth of the pumpe of the ship a foule and euill fauored blacke cloud, with a mightie terrible noise, flame, smoke and stinke, which presentlie fell into the sea. And sudden|lie thervpon the tempest ceassed, and the ship passing in great quiet the residue of hir iournie, arriued in safetie at the place whither she was bound.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Not long before the hap héereof, there was in like I yoong man haunted with a spirit. manner a yoong man dwelling in Gareoth, within a village there, not passing 14 miles from Aberdine, verie faire & comelie of shape, who declared by waie of complaint vnto the bishop of that diocesse, how there was a spirit which haunted him in shape of a woman, so faire and beautifull a thing, that he neuer saw the like, the which would come into his chamber at nights, and with pleasant intisements allure him to haue to doo with hir, & that by no maner of means he could be rid of hir. The bishop like a wise man ad|uised him to remooue into some other countrie, and to giue himselfe to fasting and praier, so to auoid his hands of that wicked spirit. The yoong man follow|ing the bishops counsell, within a few daies was de|liuered from further temptation.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time also, there was in the coun|trie of Mar, a yoong gentlewoman of excellent beau|tie, and daughter vnto a noble man there, refusing sundrie wealthie mariages offered to hir by hir fa|ther, and other friends. At length she prooued with child, and being rigorouslie compelled by hir parents to tell who was the father, she confessed that a cer|teine yoong man vsed nightlie to come vnto hir, and kept hir companie, and sometimes in the day also, but how or from whence he came, or by what meanes he went awaie, she was not able to declare. Hir pa|rents not greatlie crediting hir woords, laid diligent watch, to vnderstand what he was that had defiled their house: and within thrée daies after, vpon signi|fication giuen by one of the maidens, that the forni|cat [...] was at that verie instant with their daughter, incontinentlie therevpon, making fast the doores, they enter the chamber with a great manie of tor|ches and lights, where they find in their daughters armes a foule monstrous thing, verie horrible to be|hold. Héere a number comming hastilie in, to behold this euill fauored sight, amongst other there was a priest of verie honest life, not ignorant (as was thought) in knowledge of holie scripture.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 But notwithſtanding his politike procee|ding thus to auoyde all incouenience that might happen: ſhortely after Hengiſt returned,Hengiſt retur|neth. & what by force and ſubtill ſhiftes, at length got poſſeſ|ſion of the more parte of Brytaine, ſo that the Brytons were conſtreyned to flee into Wales, whither alſo Vortigerne fledde and remayned there a certaine time, til at length Aurelius Am|broſius and Vter the ſonnes of king Conſtan|tine came ouer out of little Brytaine, and be|ſieging Vortigerne in a caſtell,Vortigerne brent. brente him with the houſe and all, when they could not otherwiſe come by him, according to that which Merlyne the Brytiſh ſoothſayer had propheſied before. It is fooliſhly ſuppoſed that this Merlyne was got by a ſprite of that kinde whiche are called Incu|bi, that is to vnderſtand, ſuch as cõueying mans ſeede from him, and therewith by illuſion (taking vpon them the ſhape and figure of man) do lie with women, and vſe them after the manner of carnal copulation. In this place Hector Boetius by the way reciteth a like tale or two, of ſuche il|luſions of ſprites wrought not long before his time in Scotland, whiche ſomewhat abridging the ſame we haue here infarſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the yeare .1480. ſayth he,Illuſions of ſpirites. it chaunced as a Scottiſh ſhippe departed out of the Forth to|wardes Flaunders,A tale of a woman abuſed with a ſprite. there roſe a wonderful great tempeſt of winde & weather, ſo outragious, that the Maſter of the ſhip with other the Ma [...]iners wondered not a litle what the mater ment, to fee ſuche weather that tyme of the yeare,About S. Bar|nabees day. for it was aboute the middeſt of Sommer. At length when the furious pyrrie & rage of windes ſtill encrea|ſed, in ſuche wiſe that all thoſe within the ſhippe [figure appears here on page 119] EEBO page image 120 looked for preſent death, there was a woman vn|derneath the hatches, called vnto them aboue, and willed them to throwe hyr into the ſea, that all the reſidue by goddes grace might yet be ſa|ued: and therevpon tolde them, howe ſhee had bene haunted a long tyme with a ſprite, dayely comming vnto hir, in mans lykenes, and that euen as then, hee was with hir vſing his filthye pleaſure after the maner of carnall copulation. In the ſhippe there chaunced alſo to bee a prieſt, who by the maiſters appointment going downe to this woman, & fynding hir lyke a moſt wret|ched and deſperate perſon, lamenting hir greate miſfortune and myſerable eſtate, vſed ſuche hol|ſome admonitions and comfortable aduertiſe|ments, willing hir to repent and hope for mercy at the handes of almightie God, that at lengthe ſhe ſeeming right penitent for hir greuous offen|ces committed, and fetching ſundry ſighes euen from the bottome of hir heart, being witneſſe (as ſhould appeare) of the ſame, there iſſued foorthe of the pumpe of the ſhippe, a foule and euill fa|uored black cloude, with a mightie terrible noiſe, flame, ſmoake and ſtinke, which preſently fel in|to the ſea. And ſodeinly therevpon the tempeſte ceaſſed, and the ſhip paſſyng in quiet the reſidue of hir iourney, arriued in ſafetie at the place whe|ther ſhe was bounde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Not long before the hap hereof, there was in lyke maner a yong man dwelling in Gareoth,A yong man haunted with a ſprite. within a village there, not paſſing .xiiij. myles from Aberdyne, right faire and comely of ſhape, who declared by way of complaint vnto the Bi|ſhop of that dioceſſe, howe there was a ſprite which haunted him in ſhape of a woman, ſo fair and beautifull a thing, that he neuer ſaw y^e lyke, the which would come into his chãber a nights, & with pleaſant enticementes allure him to haue to doe with hir, and that by no maner of means he could be rid of hir. The biſhop like a wiſe mã aduiſed him to remoue into ſome other countrey and to giue himſelfe to faſtyng and prayer, ſo to auoyde his handes of that wicked ſprite. The yong man folowing the Biſhops counſel, with|in few days was deliuered frõ further tentation.