"...ONE sort of such as are said to bee witches are women which be commonly old lame bleare-eied pale fowle and full of wrinkles; poore sullen superstitious and papists; or such as knowe no religion: in whose drousie minds the divell hath goten a fine seat; so as what mischeefe mischance calamitie or slaughter is brought to passe they are easilie persuaded the same is doone by themselves; inprinting in their mindsCardan. de var. rerum. an earnest and constant imagination hereof. They are leane and deformed shewing melancholie in their faces to the horror of all that see them. They are doting scolds mad divelish; and not much differing from them that are thought to be possessed with spirits; so firme and stedfast in their opinions as whosoever shall onelie have respect to the constancie of their words uttered would easilie beleeve they were true indeed. These miserable wretches are so odious unto all their neighbors and so feared as few dare offend them or denie them anie thing they aske: whereby they take upon them; yea and sometimes thinke that they can doo such things as are beyond the abilitie of humane nature. These go from house to house and from doore to doore for a pot full of milke yest drinke pottage or some such releefe; without the which they could hardlie live: neither obtaining for their service and paines nor by their art nor yet at the divels hands (with whome they are said to make a perfect and visible bargaine) either beautie monie promotion welth worship pleasure honor knowledge learning or anie other benefit whatsoever..."