* PREFACE.

* LIVES OF THE NECROMANCERS

* AMBITIOUS NATURE OF MAN

*** HIS DESIRE TO PENETRATE INTO FUTURITY.

*** DIVINATION.

*** AUGURY.

*** CHIROMANCY.

*** PHYSIOGNOMY.

*** INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS.

*** CASTING OF LOTS.

*** ASTROLOGY.

*** ORACLES.

*** DELPHI.

*** THE DESIRE TO COMMAND AND CONTROL FUTURE EVENTS.

*** COMMERCE WITH THE INVISIBLE WORLD.

*** SORCERY AND ENCHANTMENT.

*** WITCHCRAFT.

*** COMPACTS WITH THE DEVIL.

*** IMPS.

*** TALISMANS AND AMULETS.

*** NECROMANCY.

*** ALCHEMY.

*** FAIRIES.

*** ROSICRUCIANS.

*** SYLPHS AND GNOMES, SALAMANDERS AND UNDINES.

* EXAMPLES OF NECROMANCY AND WITCHCRAFT FROM THE BIBLE.

*** THE MAGI, OR WISE MEN OF THE EAST.

*** EGYPT.

*** STATUE OF MEMNON.

*** TEMPLE OF JUPITER AMMON: ITS ORACLES.

*** CHALDEA AND BABYLON.

*** ZOROASTER.

* GREECE.

*** DEITIES OF GREECE.

*** DEMIGODS.

*** DAEDALUS.

*** THE ARGONAUTS.

*** MEDEA.

*** CIRCE.

*** ORPHEUS.

*** AMPHION.

*** TIRESIAS.

*** ABARIS.

*** PYTHAGORAS.

*** EPIMENIDES.

*** EMPEDOCLES.

*** ARISTEAS.

*** HERMOTIMUS.

*** THE MOTHER OF DEMARATUS, KING OF SPARTA.

*** ORACLES.

*** INVASION OF XERXES INTO GREECE.

*** DEMOCRITUS.

*** SOCRATES.

* ROME.

*** VIRGIL.

*** POLYDORUS.

*** DIDO.

*** ROMULUS.

*** NUMA.

*** TULLUS HOSTILIUS.

*** ACCIUS NAVIUS.

*** SERVIUS TULLIUS.

*** THE SORCERESS OF VIRGIL.

*** CANIDIA.

*** ERICHTHO.

*** SERTORIUS.

*** CASTING OUT DEVILS.

*** SIMON MAGUS.

*** ELYMAS, THE SORCERER.

*** NERO.

*** VESPASIAN.

*** APOLLONIUS OF TYANA.

*** APULEIUS.

*** ALEXANDER THE PAPHLAGONIAN.

* REVOLUTION PRODUCED IN THE HISTORY OF NECROMANCY AND WITCHCRAFT UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIANITY.

*** MAGICAL CONSULTATIONS RESPECTING THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR.

* HISTORY OF NECROMANCY IN THE EAST.

*** GENERAL SILENCE OF THE EAST RESPECTING INDIVIDUAL NECROMANCERS.

*** ROCAIL.

*** HAKEM, OTHERWISE MOCANNA.

*** ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS.

*** PERSIAN TALES.

*** STORY OF A GOULE.

*** ARABIAN NIGHTS.

*** RESEMBLANCE OF THE TALES OF THE EAST AND OF EUROPE.

*** CAUSES OF HUMAN CREDULITY.

** DARK AGES OF EUROPE

*** MERLIN.

*** ST. DUNSTAN.

* COMMUNICATION OF EUROPE AND THE SARACENS

*** GERBERT, POPE SILVESTER II.

*** BENEDICT THE NINTH.

*** GREGORY THE SEVENTH.

*** DUFF, KING OF SCOTLAND.

*** MACBETH.

*** VIRGIL.

*** ROBERT OF LINCOLN.

*** MICHAEL SCOT.

*** THE DEAN OF BADAJOZ.

*** MIRACLE OF THE TUB OF WATER.

*** INSTITUTION OF FRIARS.

*** ALBERTUS MAGNUS.

*** ROGER BACON.

*** THOMAS AQUINAS.

*** PETER OF APONO.

*** ENGLISH LAW OF HIGH TREASON.

*** ZIITO.

*** TRANSMUTATION OF METALS.

*** ARTEPHIUS.

*** RAYMOND LULLI.

*** ARNOLD OF VILLENEUVE.

*** ENGLISH LAWS RESPECTING TRANSMUTATION.

* REVIVAL OF LETTERS.

*** JOAN OF ARC.

*** ELEANOR COBHAM, DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.

*** RICHARD III.

* SANGUINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST WITCHCRAFT.

*** SAVONAROLA.

*** TRITHEMIUS.

*** LUTHER.

*** CORNELIUS AGRIPPA.

*** FAUSTUS.

*** SABELLICUS.

*** PARACELSUS

*** CARDAN.

*** QUACKS, WHO IN COOL BLOOD UNDERTOOK TO OVERREACH MANKIND.

*** BENVENUTO CELLINI.

*** NOSTRADAMUS.

*** DOCTOR DEE.

*** EARL OF DERBY.

*** KING JAMES'S VOYAGE TO NORWAY.

*** JOHN FIAN.

*** KING JAMES'S DEMONOLOGY.

*** STATUTE, 1 JAMES I.

*** FORMAN AND OTHERS.

*** LATEST IDEAS OF JAMES ON THE SUBJECT.

*** LANCASHIRE WITCHES.

*** LADY DAVIES.

*** EDWARD FAIRFAX.

*** DOCTOR LAMB.

*** URBAIN GRANDIER.

*** ASTROLOGY.

*** WILLIAM LILLY.

*** MATTHEW HOPKINS.

*** CROMWEL.

*** DOROTHY MATELEY.

*** WITCHES HANGED BY SIR MATTHEW HALE.

*** WITCHCRAFT IN SWEDEN.

*** WITCHCRAFT IN NEW ENGLAND.

* CONCLUSION.

* THE END.

* FOOTNOTES