FREATS, or FREITS, a term used in Scotland for ill oment, and sometimes denoting accidents supernaturally unlucky. King James VI. in his Daemonologie, MS. pen. Edit. B. I. ch. iv. p. 13. "But I pray you forget not likewise to tell what are the Devill's rudiments? F. His rudiments I call first in general all that quhilk is called vulgairie the vertu of woode, herbe,
Freckles herbe, and staine; quhilk is used by unlawful charms without natural causis. As lykeways all kynd of practiques, freitit, or uther lyk extraordinair actions, quilk cannot abide the trew twiche of naturall raison. It occurs again in the same sense in p. 14. marg. note; and in p. 51. speaking of Sorecers, "And in generall that name was gevin thaim for using of sic chairmis and freitit, as that craft teachis thaim."