Severalofthevictimsintheforegoinglist，hadonlythemselvestoblamefortheirfate。Manyagain，includingtheapothecary’swifeanddaughteralreadymentioned，pretendedtosorcery，andsoldpoisons，orattemptedbymeansofcharmsandincantationstoraisethedevil。Butthroughoutallthisfearfulperiodthedelusionofthecriminalswasasgreatasthatofthejudges。Depravedpersonswho，inordinarytimes，wouldhavebeenthievesormurderers，addedthedesireofsorcerytotheirdepravity，sometimeswiththehopeofacquiringpowerovertheirfellows，andsometimeswiththehopeofsecuringimpunityinthisworldbytheprotectionofSatan。Oneofthepersonsexecutedatthefirstburning，aprostitute，washeardrepeatingtheexorcism，whichwassupposedtohavethepowerofraisingthearchenemyintheformofagoat。ThispreciousspecimenofhumanfollyhasbeenpreservedbyHorst，inhis“Zauberbibliothek。“Itranasfollows，andwastoberepeatedslowly，withmanyceremoniesandwaivingsofthehand:——
“Lalle，Bachera，Magotte，Baphia，Dajam，VagothHenecheAmmiNagaz，AdomatorRaphaelImmanuelChristus，TetragrammatonAgraJodLoi。Konig！Konig！“
Thetwolastwordswereutteredquickly，andwithasortofscream，andweresupposedtobehighlyagreeabletoSatan，wholovedtobecalledaking。Ifhedidnotappearimmediately，itwasnecessarytorepeatafurtherexorcism。Theoneingreatestreputewasasfollows，andwastobereadbackwards，withtheexceptionofthelasttwowords“Anion，Lalle，Sabolos，Sado，Pater，AzielAdonaiSadoVagothAgra，Jod，Baphra！Komm！Komm！“
Whenthewitchwantedtogetridofthedevil，whowassometimesinthehabitofprolonginghisvisitstoanunconscionablelength，shehadonlytorepeatthefollowing，alsobackwards，whenhegenerallydisappeared，leavingbehindhimasuffocatingsmell:——
“ZellianelleHeottiBonusVagothaPlisossotherosechunicusBeelzebubDax！Komm！Komm！“