Daemonologie
Subtitle: Annotated. A Critical Edition. Expanded. in Modern English
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: USA
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781532968914
Description: At a time when news of strange sicknesses, sudden deaths and a widespread interest in witchcraft was discovered in the kingdom, a response to the pandemic was published in a dissertation written by King James. This dissertation provided the public with special knowledge regarding the history, practices and study of magick but also included the differences between ancient Witchcraft, Necromancy, Sorcery and the magick arts with all the sub categories and derivatives. This dissertation not only explains in detail the history and practices of ancient witchcraft but takes care to educate the reader of the various forms and workings of the infernal order of demons; detailing the demonology of Satan, Spectra; evil spirits, Ziim, Iim, Incubi, Succubi, faries, brownies, familiar spirits and even further elaborates on the daemonic and demoniac sufferings of haunting, obsession and possession. This work became the inspiration of Shakespeare''s Macbeth and even became a "how to" witch-hunter''s manual that was studied and used by the infamous Matthew Hopkins who within just 2 years launched a series of witch hunts that resulted in the executions of an estimated 300 witches. The first publication of his work included a case study of how King James himself partook in a witch trial during the year 1591 that uncovered a plot to sabotage his wife, the Queen of Scots and overthrow the throne of Scotland with the use of satanic rituals and animal sacrifice. This dissertation titled D monologie was published in 1597, prior to the first publication of the King James Version of the Bible in 1611 and shows how the Original Hebrew of the Biblical Old Testament had contained within its verses the names of demonic or angelic entities that instead appear as animals in all the Greek and Latin translations from which the KJV derived. This edition of D monologie has been fully transcribed, edited and translated into modern English. It is further annotated with explanatory notes, definitions and also expanded with more content and contains discovery from more witch trial records that took place during the reign of King James, not previously published in the original.


The content is as follows:


King James dissertation on daemonology:

Book I. - The Description of Magic.
Division of the Arts
Etymology. The Difference Between Necromancy & Witchcraft.
Rudiments & Devil''s School. Division of Astrology
The Use of Charms. Forms of Circles & Conjurations
The Devil''s Contract in Two Parts. Miracles of God vs Devil.

Book II. - The Description of Sorcery & Witchcraft.
Biblical Proof vs Imagination & Myth.
Etymology of Sorcery. The First path of Apprenticeship
Division of a Witch''s Actions. Adoration of their Master
Method of Transportation & The Illusions of Satan
The Curse & Remedy of Diseases
Least and Most Subject to Harm.
The Appearance of a Devil (Demonic Forms)
The Times and Forms a Devil Appears. / Denial

Book III. - The Description of the Spirits.
The Four Principle Kinds.
Spectra. Method of Avoiding Their Trouble.
Obsession & Possession.
On Daemoniacs and the Possessed
Incubi & Succubi
Faries
Of the Trials and Punishments of Witches.


Witch Trials:

The North Berwick Witch Trials & the Death of Dr. Fian. Where an infamous group of witches (approximately 200) testified to plotting against the throne of Scotland and a satanic sacrificial ritual was performed to as an attempt kill the Queen of Scots, wife of prince James.

The Discovery of the Witchcraft of Joane Flower and her daughters Margret and Phillip Flower that describes peculiar events revolving around the sudden and mysterious death of the honorable Frances, Earl of Rutland and all the examinations and confessions of the witches in Leicestershire that were used as evidence in the trial that took place during King James'' reign of England.
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: The Preface. To The Reader. By King James                                1; title: First Book. The Description of Magic                                          5; title: Chap. I. The Unlawful Arts and Their Practice.                           7; title: Chap. II. Practitioner’s Sin. Division of the Arts.                    	12; title: Chap. III. The Difference Between Necromancy & Witchcraft.   	15; title: Chap. IV. Rudiments & Devil’s School. Division of Astrology.    	19; title: Chap. V. The Use of Charms. Forms of Circles & Conjurations. 	23; title: Chap. VI. The Devil’s Contract. Miracles of God vs Devil.           	27; title: Chap. VII. Purpose of Unlawfulness. Determination of Guilt.      	32; title: Second Book. The Description of Sorcery & Witchcraft                35; title: Chap. I. Biblical Proof vs Imagination & Myth.                            	37; title: Chap. II. Etymology of Sorcery. First Path of Apprenticeship.    	41; title: Chap. III. Division of Witch Actions. Adoration of their Master.	44; title: Chap. IV. Method of Transportation & The Illusions of Satan.   	53; title: Chap. V. More Women. The Curse & Remedy of Diseases.          	57; title: Chap. VI. Subjection to Harm. The Appearance of a Devil.         	59; title: Chap. VII. Times and Forms a Devil Appears. Denial of God.    	63; title: Third Book. The Description of the Spirits                                   67; title: Chap. I. Of the Four Principle Kinds. Spectra.                              69; title: Chap. II. The Next Two Kinds. Obsession & Possession.              	 75; title: Chap. III. The Following Kinds. Incubi & Succubi.                       	 79; title: Chap. IV. On Daemoniacs and the Possessed.                               84; title: Chap. V. Description of the Fourth, Faries.                                  87; title: Chap. VI. Trials of Witches & the Cause of their Number.         	 91; title: News from Scotland. A Declaration of the North Berwick Witch Trials: The Life and Death of Sorcerer, Dr. Fian. Executed 1591                 	97; title: To the Reader                                                                             98; title: Discourse                                                                               99; title: The Laws Against Witches and Conjuration and Some Brief Notes and Observations for the Discovery of Witches                                                     117; title: The Laws Against Witches                                                           119; title: The Observations for the Discovery of Witches                        121; title: Signs to know Whether the Sick Party is Bewitched               123; title: The Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcraft of Margret and Phillip Flower ▪ Daughters of Joane Flower, executed at LINCOLN 11th of March. 1618.                                                                                         	127; title: THE DISCOVERY                                                                          	129; title: The Story follows.                                                                 	       136; title: The Examinations:  Anne Baker, Joane Willimot, and Ellen Green.      141; title: THE EXAMINATION of Anne Baker of Bottesford in the County of Leicester Spinster, taken March, 1. 1618. by the Right Honorable, Francis Earl of Rutland, Sir George Manners Knight                                                           	142; title: The Examination of Joane Willimot, taken the 28. of February, in the 16. year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, JAMES, over England King et. al. and over Scotland.                                                                                          	144; title: The Examination of Joane Willimot of Goadby in the County of Leicester Widow, taken the 17. of March, 1618 ▪ by Sir Henry Hastings Knight, and Samuel Fleming Doctor of Divinity.                                                             	144; title: The Examination of Ellen Green of Stathorne in the County of Leicester, taken the 17. of March 1618. by Sir Henry Hastings Knight: and Samuel Fleming D. of Divinity.                                                                                    	146; title: The Examination of Phillip Flower, Sister of Margaret Flower, and Daughters of Joane Flower, before Sir William Pelham, and Mr. Butler, Justices of the Peace, Feb. 4. 1618. Which was brought in at the Assizes as evidence against her Sister Margaret.                                         	          148; title: The Examination of Margaret Flower, Sister of Phillip Flower ▪ et al. about the 22. of January. 1618.                                                                              	148; title: The Examination of Phillip & Margret Flower, the 25. of February, 1618. before Francis Earl of Rutland, Francis Lord Willoughby of Ersby, Sir George Manners, and Sir William Pelham                                                 	150; title: Editor's Note                                                                                                   157; title: Bibliography of Sources                                                                                158