Freits, a term used in Scotland for ill omen, 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? E. His rudiments I call first in general all that quhill is called vulgairlie the virtu of woode, herbe, Freckles herbe, and flaine; quilkilc is ufed by unlawful charmis without natural causis. As lykeways all kynd of pratiques, freitis, or uther lyk extraordinair actions, quilk cannot abide the trew twice of naturall raifon. It oc- curs again in the same senfe in p. 14. marg. note; and in p. 51. speaking of Sorcerers, "And in generall that name was gevin thaime for uing of fic chairmis and freitis, as that craft teachis thaime."