How old writers varie about the matter, the maner, and the meanes, whereby things augurificall are mooved. [pag. 205].
How ridiculous an art augurie is, how Cato mocked it, Aristotles reason against it, fond collections of augurors, who allowed, and who disallowed it. [pag. 206].
Fond distinctions of the heathen writers, concerning augurie. [pag. 208].
Of naturall and casuall augurie, the one allowed,and the other disallowed. [pag. 208].
A confutation of casual augurie which is meere witchcraft, and upon what uncerteintie those divinations are grounded. [pag. 209].
That figure-casters are witches, the uncerteintie of their art, and of their contradictions, Cornelius Agrippas sentence against judiciall astrologie. [pag. 210].
The subtiltie of astrologers to mainteine the credit of their art, why they remaine in credit, certeine impieties conteined in astrologers assertions. [pag. 212].
Who have power to drive awaie divels with their onelie presence, who shall receive of God whatsoever they aske in praier, who shall obteine everlasting life by meanes of constellations, as nativitie-casters affirme. [pag. 214].
¶ The twelfe Booke.
THe Hebrue word Habar expounded, where also the supposed secret force of charmes and inchantments is shewed, and the efficacie of words is diverse waies declared. [Pag. 216].