Editing Lemures (section)

==In the English ''Daemonologie''==
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In the book by King [[James I of England]], ''Daemonologie, In Forme of a Dialogie, Divided into three Bookes'', it is written:
{{blockquote|Nowe I returne to my purpose: As to the first kinde of these spirites, that were called by the auncients by diuers names, according as their actions were. For if they were spirites that haunted some houses, by appearing in diuers and horrible formes, and making greate dinne: they were called {{lang|la|Lemures}} or {{lang|la|Spectra}}. If they appeared in likenesse of anie defunct to some friends of his, they wer called {{lang|la|vmbræ mortuorum}}: And so innumerable stiles they got, according to their actiones, as I haue said alreadie. As we see by experience, how manie stiles they haue given them in our language in the like maner: Of the appearing of these spirites, wee are certified by the Scriptures, [marginal note - ''Esay''. 13. ''Iere''. 50] where the Prophet ESAY 13. and 34. cap. threatening the destruction of ''Babell'' and ''Edom'': declares, that it shal not onlie be wracked, but shall become so greate a solitude, as it shall be the habitackle of Howlettes, and of ZIIM and IIM, which are the proper Hebrewe names for these Spirites. The cause whie they haunte solitarie places, it is by reason, that they may affraie and brangle the more the faith of suche as them alone hauntes such places. For our nature is such, as in companies wee are not so soone mooued to anie such kinde of feare, as being solitare, which the Deuill knowing well inough, hee will not therefore assaile vs but when we are weake: And besides that, GOD will not permit him so to dishonour the societies and companies of Christians, as in publicke times and places to walke visiblie amongst them. On the other parte, when he troubles certaine houses that are dwelt in, it is a sure token either of grosse ignorance, or of some grosse and slanderous sinnes amongst the inhabitantes thereof: which God by that extraordinarie rod punishes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=King James I of England|title=Daemonologie, In Forme of a Dialogie, Divided into three Bookes|date=1603|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25929}}</ref>}}