Demonology and devil-lore . Fig. 18.—Devils(Old Missal). DEVILS ON THE STAGE. J95. of the mastery obtained by witches over devils. It mustbe remembered also that this power over devils was inaccordance with the traditions concerning Solomon, andthe subserviency ofOriental demons gene-rally to the lamps orcharms to which theywere bound. What the popularchristian devil hadbecome in all theNorthern nations issufficiently shown inthe figure he pre-sented in most of theold miracle-plays and , T, »? ,., . , , <-n, Fig. ig.—Carving at Corbeil. Morahties. The Devill in his fethers all ragged and re
Demonology and devil-lore . Fig. 18.—Devils(Old Missal). DEVILS ON THE STAGE. J95. of the mastery obtained by witches over devils. It mustbe remembered also that this power over devils was inaccordance with the traditions concerning Solomon, andthe subserviency ofOriental demons gene-rally to the lamps orcharms to which theywere bound. What the popularchristian devil hadbecome in all theNorthern nations issufficiently shown inthe figure he pre-sented in most of theold miracle-plays and , T, »? ,., . , , <-n, Fig. ig.—Carving at Corbeil. Morahties. The Devill in his fethers all ragged and rent,^ had horns, widemouth, long (sometimes up-turned) nose, red beard, clovenfoot, and tail. He was attended by a buffoon called Vice-And, says Harsenet, *it was a pretty part in the oldChurch playes when the nimble Vice would skip upnimbly like a Jackanapes into the Devils necke, and ridethe Devil a course, and belabour him with a woodendagger, till he made him roar, whereat the people wouldlaugh to see the Devil so Vice-haunted. ^ The two musthave nearly resembled the cl
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