Besidesthese,werelonglitaniesofbillingsgate,cursing,andthreatening。Oneofthese“scourging“exorcismsrunspartlyasfollows:
“MayAgyosstrikethee,ashedidEgypt,withfrogs!……Mayallthedevilsthatarethyfoesrushforthuponthee,anddragtheedowntohell!……May……Tetragrammaton……drivetheeforthandstonethee,asIsraeldidtoAchan!……MaytheHolyOnetrampleontheeandhangtheeupinaninfernalfork,aswasdonetothefivekingsoftheAmorites!……MayGodsetanailtoyourskull,andpounditinwithahammer,asJaeldiduntoSisera!……
May……Sother……breakthyheadandcutoffthyhands,aswasdonetothecursedDagon!……MayGodhangtheeinahellishyoke,assevenmenwerehangedbythesonsofSaul!”Andsoon,throughfivepagesofclose-printedLatincurses。[352]
[352]ThesaurusExorcismorum,pp。812-817。
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