circumstantial, if not very pleasant, description of all the conditions to be observed in the exchange and purchase of slaves,

165 CHAPTER XXI. Is full of good tidings, inasmuch as it treats of the discomfiture of evil-doers, 168 CHAPTER XXII. Wherein is related what end was reserved for the evil-doers by way of deterrent example, which example, however, only distressed the soft-hearted without terrifying the stiff-necked, 172 CHAPTER XXIII. In which it is shown not only that Satan is the author of all evil, but also that the grisly witches, his handmaidens, are always ready with their malicious practices to plunge poor mortals into utter destruction, 181 CHAPTER XXIV. A true relation of the thoughtlessness of youth, and the artifices whereby women enthrall their lovers, 194 CHAPTER XXV. Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together, 200 CHAPTER XXVI. The mummery receives its due punishment; nevertheless, Mercy and Compassion come to the mummer's aid, and deliver her out of all her troubles, 209 CHAPTER XXVII. Wherein is shown how great a force the will of a woman is, and how quickly it can alter the order of things which man devises, 216 CHAPTER XXVIII. Wherein occur such astounding transformations that people are scarcely able to recognize their very selves. Michal, however, is calumniated in a matter wherein she is absolutely innocent, 222 CHAPTER XXIX. Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury, 229 CHAPTER XXX. Which teaches that outward beauty, be it never so precious a property, is often most dangerous to its possessor, 236 CHAPTER XXXI. 'Tis a true proverb which says that the devil sends an old woman when he cannot come himself; but of course it only applies to wicked old women, for there are very many gentlewomen well advanced in years who lead a God-fearing life and do good to their fellow-creatures, 246 CHAPTER XXXII. Whereby we learn that it is not good to come to close quarters with Satan, for if we catch him by the horns he butts us, if we clutch him by the throat he bites us, and if we hold him by the neck he kicks us, 259 CHAPTER XXXIII. Which shows what a good thing it is when "publica privatis præcedunt," or, in other words, when public duties take precedence of private affairs, 276 CHAPTER XXXIV. The fulfillment of the proverb, as you make your bed so must you lie in it, comes to pass, 289 CHAPTER XXXV. Things in this world do not always exactly turn out as men devise beforehand, 305 CHAPTER XXXVI. Wherein carnival revels are described, 311 CHAPTER XXXVII. The Lenten penance succeeds the carnival revels, 318 CHAPTER XXXVIII. In which it is shown how ghosts haunt churchyards, 320 CHAPTER XXXIX. In which everyone at last gets his deserts, 325 CHAPTER XL.