Foure Dancing Devils
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On Morris-dancing* devils, exorcised from the mad woman, “poore Sara”:
“Frateretto, Fliberdigibbet, Hoberdidance, Tocobatto were foure devils of the round, or Morrice; whom Sara in her fits, tuned together, in measure and sweet cadence. And least you should conceive, that the devils had no musicke in hell, especially that they would goe a maying without theyr musicke, the Fidler comes in with his Taber,&Pipe, and a whole Morice after him ….”
Samuel Harsnett: A Declaration of egregious Popish Impostures, to with-draw the harts of her Maiesties Subiects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Christian Religion professed in England, under the pretence of casting out deuils. Pracised by Edmunds, alias Weston a Iesuit, and diuers Romish Priests his wicked associates. Whereunto are annexed the Copies of the Confessions, and Examinations of the parties themselves, taken upon oath before her Maiesties Commissioners, for causes Ecclesiasticall , page 49. Published1603