Volume 2

Of credulity and incredulity; in things divine and spiritual: wherein, (among other things) a true and faithful account is given of the Platonick philosophy, as it hath reference to Christianity: as also the business of witches and witchcraft. Against a late writer, fully argued and disputed. / By Merick Casaubon, D.D. and one of the prebends of Christ-Church, Canterbury.

Méric Casaubon

Date:: 1670

Credit: Of credulity and incredulity; in things divine and spiritual: wherein, (among other things) a true and faithful account is given of the Platonick philosophy, as it hath reference to Christianity: as also the business of witches and witchcraft. Against a late writer, fully argued and disputed. / By Merick Casaubon, D.D. and one of the prebends of Christ-Church, Canterbury. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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did our ancient Fathers order this, that he that was guilty of bloud, might not be admitted either to fitht, or to mutual conver{e, but fhould expiate his crime (quyctor) by flights., but not to fuffer deach for death, But what wonder, may fome body fay, if murther in fome places, efpecially not wilful, or intended were punifhed by flight or banifhment? no wonder atall, buc we fhall find more in this, not fo eafily avoided, before we have done with it, For firft; we have feveral examples of Princes, and others ( fome Kings: ) whom no Law did compel, but a {trong opinion, that without this kind of expiation, they fhould e- ver be miferable and liable to greatelt mifchiefs; did putthemuponit, This may farther appear by the circumftances or ceremonies of their flight. One is, that they were wont to carry with them fome part or parcel of the body by them flain, hanging at their necks; which they were perfwaded, did much conduce. to their fafety, as effectual , both to appeafe the wrath of God. and the AZames of the murther- ed; and to provoke the compaffion of the living, This we learn partly from He/ychins; in pasyanesd]»re. andfrom Apollonius the Po. et, of good antiquity, in thofe words of his, “Here S? VM Atocvilys e%epy uate Taye Sayoy] O-. Vlyffes after he had flain the Proci, and fuch of his domeftiques as he found suilty, is fent away byan Oracle to a far Countrey, car- rying all the way, cunpis epeletcps a plain Oar up on his fhoulder: this carefully performed, he is promed at his return, many good days in his own

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