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Henry Cornelius Agrippa

Henry

Qornelius

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Fourth

BOOK
OF

HIS

O ecu

It

P hilofophy.

Of Geomancy.
Magical Elements ofTeterde
<iAbano.

Astronomical Geomancy.

The Nature of

Spirits.

zArbatel of Magick.
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Source Works of Mediaeval and Renaissance Magic

Volume

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True

&

Faithful Relation of
Spirits

for

Many

what Passed Yeers Between Dr. John Dee...

. .

and some

Meric Casaubon

Volume

2:

The Archidoxes of Magic

Paracelsus

Volume

3:

Three Books of Occult Philosophy Henry Cornelius Agrippa

CONTENTS
The Preface
to the unprejudiced Reader

Commendatory Poems

Of Geomancy

Henry
II

Cornelius Agrippa

Philosophy, or Of Magical Ceremonies: The Fourth Book Henry Cornelius Agrippa

Of Occult

32

III

Heptameron:

or,

Magical Elements

73

Peter de Abano
IV
Isagoge:

An Introductory Discourse on the nature of such Spirits as are exercised in the sublunary
their Original,

Bounds;

Names,

Offices, Illusions,

Powers, Prophecies, Miracles; and be expelled and driven away

how

they

may
107

Georg Pictorius Villinganus

155

V
VI

Of Astronomical Geomancy

Gerard Cremonensis
177

Of the Magick of the Ancients

Arbatel

INTRODUCTION
It

The Fourth Book of is repeated by one 'authority' after another, obviously without any reference to the text itself. For this volume is not so much a single book as a collection of six treatises on various aspects of practical magic and divination. A glance at the table of contents will confirm that only the first two treatises actually claim to be by Henry Cornelius Agrippa. Agrippa (14861535) was in many ways an all round Renaissance man, being a writer, soldier, and physician.
is

amazing how often

Philosophy
is

it is

said that

Occult

spurious.

This

However, his main claim to an important place in the history of the thought of the period is as a magician, and this is by

no means a belittlement of
Agrippa himself says:

his

other attainments for as

'Some that are perverse .... may take the name of Magick the worse sense and, though scarce having seen the title, cry out that I teach forbidden Arts, sow the seed of Heresies, offend pious ears, and scandalize excellent wits; that I am a sorcerer, and superstitious and divellish, who
in

indeed
that
a
is

am

a Magician: to

whom

answer, that a Magician

doth not, amongst learned men

prophet'
this

signify a sorcerer, or

one

superstitious or divellish; but a wise

man,

a priest,

Turning to the contents of

treatise in turn:
I.

volume

let

us examine each

Of Geomancy Henry
Probably
it is

Cornelius Agrippa

this treatise

in

1526 when he sent

to

Again Agrippa refers to Incertitudine (Cap 13) where after listing earlier geomancies by Haly, Gerard of Cremona, Bartholomew of Parma, and Tundinus, he says of his own geomantic treatise "I too have

which is mentioned by Agrippa Metz for his work on geomancy. a work on geomancy in his De

Vlll

written a

superstitious

geomancy quite different from the rest but no less and fallacious or if you wish I will even say
if

'mendacious'" Agrippa was nothing

not frank about

his

own work! Geomancy was from

the 12th to the 17th Century one of

the major forms of divination in Europe, taking second place to astrology but precedence over the tarot. The first part

of

this

book

is

divination, the
logical context,
is

concerned with the mechanics of geomantic second part with their application'in an astro-

and the

third,

and by far the bulkiest

part,

concerned with the meanings of each of the sixteen geomantic figures in each of the 12 Houses of heaven. This text on geomancy is extremely interesting in that it provides much of the material for later derivative works on the subject. Interestingly, it expands greatly Agrippa 's remarks on the subject in his Three Books of Occult Philosophy. The actual practice of geomancy is set out in a rather compressed form. For example the table on page 6 is not very clear, and the diagram on the following page suffers severely from the deficiencies of the printer's art. So as to preserve the facsimile quality of the text these have not been altered. Reconstructions of these, together with complete instructions for geomantic practice appear in the present writer's The Oracle of Geomancy, Warner Destiny, New York, 1977, and a history of the subject in Divinatory

Geomancy.
II.

Of Occult Philosophy, or Of Magical Ceremonies: The Fourth Book Henry Cornelius Agrippa

after Agrippa's death,

This treatise which appeared in Latin about 30 years is effectively a self contained grimoire or grammar of sorcery which draws upon the Three Books of Occult Philosophy for its theoretical background.

Johannes Weir, who was for a while Agrippa's disciple and amanuensis, declared in one of his voluminous works that this treatise was not after the style of his master, but elsewhere admits that Agrippa was so prolific that it was impossible to be sure exactly what amongst posthumously published material was actually by him.
After an
initial

excursion

into an astrological system

IX

for generating the names of good and evil spirits, Agrippa goes on to discuss the magnitudes of the stars and their symbols. A set of characters for both good and evil spirits follows, according to their rank and dignity. The familiar shapes of the spirits of the various planets are delineated to identify a particular spirit with its planetary ruler. Agrippa then explains how to make pentacles and what signs are to be used in their preparation. The form of these pentacles is similar to some given in The Key of Solomon where the picture is drawn representing a Biblical or Apocalyptic theme and then surrounded with the appropriate verse
details of consecration of the various instruments necessary for the art of magic, the fumigations, prayers and types of conjurations, unctions, suf be used. There is special emphasis on the benedictions to consecration of water, fire, oils and perfumes. Details of the

and Godname. The work then touches upon the

consecration of the circle, which is to be the sanctum sanctorum for the practice of magic and the use of the Liber Spirituum, or Book of Spirits, is explained. This book must be inscribed with the image and sigil of the spirit together with the oath which it must take when it is conjured. Finally, Agrippa reaches the details of the actual invocation of spirits. He outlines the type of place in which the

ceremony must take place, the preparation and condition of the Magus, the names to be worn and the days and times in which the operation is permissible. Further Agrippa explains dream oracles and the tablets and talismans requisite for this art, so covering the various forms of invocation not requiring a circle, and dealing with Nature spirits as well as the spirits of the grimoires.
III.

Heptameron:

or,

Magical Elements

Peter de Abano

Peter of Abano (1250131 7) was one of the most influen-

men of learning of his time. Many, of his writings on medicine, philosophy and astronomy are extent, together with works on geomancy and magic often attributed to him, the latter possibly spurious. However it is easier to consider the Heptameron or Magical Elements and the Geomantia as by him: as he had quite a well paid practice as a physician
tial

and a place
above
after his

treatise

keep up, it is conceivable that the manuscript form till sometime death, especially as he was in some trouble with the
in society to

remained

in

Inquisition.

studied medicine in Paris before returning to Padua to Towards the end of his life he was actually accused of practicing sorcery by the Inquisition and was imprisoned. He was later acquitted but then re-arrested and died in prison in 131 7 whilst awaiting trial. Amongst the less salubrious works from his pen was a work on poisons, commissioned by the then incumbent pope, possibly Pope Honorius IV. Of the books of magic attributed to Peter, the Heptameron is the best known, but Naude states that two other books of his were banned after his death, the Elucidarium Necromanticum and Liber Experimentorum Mirabilium de Annulis Secundum 28 Mansiones Lunae, or 'Book of marvelous experiments with rings according to the 28 mansions of the
practice as a physician.

He

moon'.

The Heptameron, which draws heavily on the Picatrix, a magical text by the Arab pseudoMagriti, may have first appeared in Latin at Venice in 1496 before being bound with Agrippa in 1565. The Heptameron has well earned its reputation as a key work on practical magic and it follows in the tradition of Trithemius' Steganographia in as much as it catalogues the names of many angels and the times of their
conjuration.

He commences
certain fortress to

his

which is described as a defend the operator safe from the evil spirits. The names of the hours and the angels ruling them follows his succinct description of the circle, giving the names
cribing the composition
circle

book on of the

the magical elements by des-

for each season, its beginning and end. Next follow the consecrations and benedictions to be performed before the magical operation, the exorcism of the fire, the manufacture of the garments to be worn and the pantacle to be used as a lamen on the magician's breast. Orations similar to those in the Key of Solomon are given for the donning of robes before the ceremony. In many ways Abano's instructions for invocation are

XI

straightforward than most grimoires the emphabeing on the careful recitation of the conjurations in latin to the spirits of the elements. These conjurations are primarily qabalistic words of power, with the occasional word of Greek or Gnostic derivation cropping up every so often. After these, specific instructions are given for each day of the week beginning with the circle to be used, the name of the angel for the day, his sigil, planet and sign of the zodiac, together with his ministers and the names of power to be used at each quarter, which precede a specific conjuration suitable for the day in question. Peter also wrote a geomancy which is a
sis

much more

classic in its field,

neatly complimenting the two studies of the subject included in this collection.

IV. Isagoge

Of the Nature of Spirits Georg Pictorius Villinganus (c 1500-1569)

...

The fourth treatise is an introductory discourse on the nature of such spirits as occur in the sublunary sphere; their origin, names, offices, illusions, powers, prophecies, miracles, and how they may be expelled. Pictorius began his career as a schoolmaster at Freiburg-imBreisgau where he became an and professor of medicine, before taking the position of physician at the archducal court at Ensisheim in Alsace. His first publications (1530) were medical works, commentaries, scholia, collections and tabulations of mediaeval authors such as Macer on herbs and Marbod on gems, or classical writers such as Hippocrates, Pliny, Aristotle, Galen and Oppian. In 1563 Pictorius published the work here translated. Much of Pictorius writing is a summary of earlier writers, often unimaginative, but quite faithful to the originals and conscientiously acknowledged. As such Pictorius' writings are valuable in accurately indicating the longevity and survival of the ideas on magic which he puts forth. In the Isagoge Pictorius cites Apuleius, Augustina, Iam-

MD

'

Saxo Grammaticus, Psellus (whom he calls necromancer) Peter Lombard, Trithemius and Marcus Cherrhonesus (whom he refers to as a 'distinguished devotee
blichus, Pliny,
is

of demons'). The Isagoge

set out as a

conversation between the

Xll

The argument classical Greek twins Castor and Pollux. attempts to prove that the word daemon "is not an horrible or odius name, but the name of one that doth administer, help or succor unto another, and whom Pliny calleth a god" This book is an important essay for the time because it seeks to differentiate between the evil spirits of Christian theology and Greek daemons, who were of three degrees, ranging from
spirits

of the

air

up

to

what Homer called gods.

It

was certainly

important then, and of interest to practical magicians now, to

between these types of spirit. This book forms a bridge between the magical theory of Iamblicus of Chalcis and the grimoires such as Peter de Abano's Heptameron. Using the form of dialogue Pictorius is able to set forth the objections of the church and counter each one
distinguish the difference

by referring to various authorities including scripture, Peter of Lombard, Sappho and Diocletian concerning the position of spirits in the world, and the form and nature of their bodies. The doctrine that spirits are guardians of the treasures of the earth, gems and precious metals as well as buried treasure, is examined in detail, for the discovery of buried treasure by the use of spirits was an all absorbing pastime. In days before banks the burial of treasure was quite a common occurrence and its discovery by accident or magic almost as common. Various acts of the devil and his ministers on earth together with accounts of apparitions and the occurrence of spirits naturally are then invoked with long anecdotes from Pliny. In many ways this book is an excellent summary of all of the diverse influences both Christian and pagan which came together during the late middle ages and early renaissance to form the magical tradition of the west. It in fact is almost a bibliography of source books on magic and stories about demons, as well as being an insight into the attitude of the
period towards magic. Pictorius dwells at some length upon the different types of divination, all of which he attributes to the agency of the devil, and goes into detail about the different demons, distinguishing between northern and southern sublunar demons, criminatores and exploratores, and tentatores and insidiatores (who accompany each man as his evil genius). Pictorius'

armory against

spirits

is

very traditional

and

includes, the

xm
name of Jesus, fire, the sword, contumelies, suf fumigations, the bell and even the shaking of keys and clash of arms!
Unfortunately Pictorius took a very strong line against witches and would have them all put to death, not so much for their non-Christian or malefic activities, but for having carnal intercourse with spirits, which Pictorius thought were both fertile and potent! Johannes Weir, Agrippa's pupil already mentioned above, spoke rather slightingly of Pictorius' 'jejune writing ... concerning sublunar matters'. It may be that the publication of this work by Pictorius with the alleged Fourth Book by his master prompted Weir to deny the authenticity of the latter.
V. Of Astronomical

Geomancy Gerard Cremonensisf 1 1 14-87

')

Gerard of Cremona was pehaps one of the greatest translators of the twelfth century having been responsible for translating into Latin the Almagest of Ptolemy (the most influential book on astrology of the age) works by Aristotle, Euclid, Galen, Avicenna, and many more. Working at Toledo he is credited by his pupils with translating most of the Greek and Arabic texts available in the middle ages, a total of 71 different texts, some of immense size. Critics have suggested that our present text was translated by Gerard of Sabbionetta, a town near Cremona, but this seems unlikely. The Astronomical Geomancy offers a different system of geomancy to that outlined by Agrippa in the first treatise in this volume. Although the points are generated in the same manner, the figures are immediately translated into their planetary or zodiacal equivalents and placed into a horoscope. The bulk of the treatise is devoted to questions of the different astrological Houses and their intepretation according to the geomantically generated planets and signs occupying
that house.

VI.

Of M&gic\a- Arbatel

This small treatise on the magic of the ancients was issued at Basel in 15 75 as Arbatel, De Magia Veterum. Despite the
fact that the word Arbatel is also printed in Hebrew, it is obvious that the author was a Christian, by the liberal sprinkling of pious sentiments and Biblical quotes. Because of

XIV

and 31st Aphorisms to obscure details ofItalian history, the author may have been from that country, perhaps even a Neapolitan magistrate. The word 'ArbateV however, is probably not an assumed name, but that of a revelatory angel of one of the four quarters. This book supposedly contains nine 'tomes'. The first 'tome' containing 49 Aphorisms upon the general precepts of magic, forms the introduction or Isagoge, and is the only part included in the edition of 1575 or its present translation. However the preface to the book claims eight more, of which none appear to be extant. Although it is likely that the first 'tome' was the only one actually written it more than once overlaps with what should
references in the 30th

have followed.

For example the 16th Aphorism concerns itself with the 7 Olympic Spirits and their Provinces. (In the text the number of Provinces is put at 186 of which 32 are ruled by Bethor. This is probably a misprint for 196 and 42 respectively, for with the later arrangement each Olympic spirit rules 7 less Provinces than its predecessor). Each Olympic Spirit is said to govern an epoch of 490 years (of which the current governing spirit is Ophiel). Each is also attributed various planetary correspondences, a sigil, a list of powers, and an enumeration of the legions of spirits under their command.
It
is

interesting to note that a recently published grimoire

called

The Secret Grimoire of Turiel by Marius Malchus which

was supposedly discovered in Las Palmas in 1927, as a latin manuscript dated 1518, appears to be derived from this Aphorism with additional details drawn from other parts of
this

volume.

Translation

This translation
lection

is

of six

treatises.

the first English translation of this colA. E. Waite (who was only too happy

of other translators) gave Robert work the highest accolade when he wrote: 'I shall depart from my usual custom of translating at first hand, and make use.. of the version of Robert Turner, which is quite faithful and has, moreover, the pleasant flavour of antiquity'. The translation was published in 1655 just one year before
Turner's

to criticize the scholarship

XV
his translation

of Paracelsus' work Of the Supreme Mysteries of Nature which is published as The Archidoxes of Magic, Volume 2 of the Source Works of Mediaeval and Renaissance
series.

Magic
in

Turner's contribution to the spread of magical knowledge the vernacular in the seventeenth century England is con-

made some of the best occult writings of the time generally available. Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy were also translated by Robert Turner, but to date have not been reprinted except for a 'modernised' version of the first volume only, which was issued by Willis Whitehead in 1897, and has been subsequently reprinted several times. It was erroneously titled to give the impression that it contained all three books. In fact it contains only the first book which is concerned mainly with 'natural' or sympathetic magic. The two other volumes which deal more closely with correspondences, the Qabalah, invocation, and evocation have not in fact been reprinted in English since Turner's original translation. It is hoped to issue all three as Volume 3 in the present series. Turner felt obliged to defend magic in terms of his own period, using Biblical and Classical quotations, and to point out the difference between malefici or venefici ( the sorcerers or poisoners who relied for the most part on low cunning, fear and poison) and the committed student of 'natural philosophy' for whom the gates of experimental science were just beginning to open. The latter took all of nature, including that which seemed beyond nature, or supernatural, as his territory: he could be equally interested in spirits or in the refractive and image projecting properties of glass lenses (as was Dr. John Dee), and feel that both fields were equally within his area of study, or if you prefer, equally outside his range ofscientific certainty: both were to him still miraculous. Today, only spirits remain miraculous, the fabulous 'burning glas' long since having been accommodated within the realms of the known. But today opinion is in a sense less open to experiment, less honest, and less open minded than in the late Renaissance. For the idea of spirits is no longer open to dispute :it has simply been dumped on the scrap heap. However, since the beginning of the last century an insidious
siderable as he

XVI

phenomena has begun to grow up within magic itself, a phenomena roughly equivalent to Turner's seventeenth century attempts to make magic acceptable in the eyes of his religiously minded contemporaries. In some ways this modern growth is an extension of the religiously orientated defence
of magic, except that
it is in fact a scientifically orientated defence, as there has always been a compulsion by apologists to bend their argument into a contemporary mould.

Magic is basically the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with Will, through spiritual agencies which have been evoked or invoked from either the microcosm (man's own normally subconscious wellsprings of power) or
the macrocosm (the universe). This definition also includes the 'magical technologies' such as the various forms of divination which are necessary adjuncts to the above. It is the loss of the latter half (macro cosmic part) of the definition, which

has allowed modern apologists for magic to hint that the changes are all internal and psychological, aimed at improving the interior man andenabling him to transcend his limitations of personality and achieve enlightenment. The early stages of
this phenomena can easily be explained away in terms of Jungian psychology the pursuit of integration; the latter stages can be explained by invoking religious and mystical precedents, thereby avoiding the essence of magic as it was worked prior to the nineteenth century. This is not to say that there is not a great deal of value in a Jungian or Reichian approach to magic, just that it leaves a proportion of magic unaccounted for. One might say that magic has developed over the last couple of centuries, but how can a subject develop which narrows its focus so far as to throw out the bulk of its theory (for the belief in external entities was a central belief) without actually improving on its techniques? It is for this reason that this book and others in the same series are being republished, to bring forward some of the best thought in the field, before it is smothered by a mass of 'scientific' rationalisation, just as oppressive in its own

way

as religious bias.

Stephen Skinner London, March 1978

Henry

Qornelius

aAgrippas

Fourth

BOOK
OF

HIS

O ecu

lc

P hilofophy.

Of Geomancy.
Magical Elements ofPeterde
nAbano.

Astronomical Geomancy.

The Nature of

Spirits.

<iArbatel of Magick.
Translated into Englifh by Robert Turner,

LONDON'.
Printed

by ?.

^ohn Harrifon , at the Lamb attheEaft-endof Pauls. 1655.

C. for

The
To

PREFACE
all

the unprejudiced Reader.

S the fall of man made himfelfe and

of

Time

other creacures fubjecl to vanity j fo,by reafon thereof , the raoft noble and excellent Arts wherewith the Rational foul was indued, are by the rufty canker brought unto Corruption. For Magick

which the ancients didfo divinely contemplate, is fcandalized with bearing the badg of all diabolical forceries: which Arc (faith Mirandula} Fauit felfe,

ci

intelligum, multi reprehendunt,

&

ficut canes ignotos

femper allatrant: Few underftand,many reprehend,and as dogges barke ac thofe they know not : fo doe ma* ny condemne and hate the things they underftand not. Many men there are, that abhor the very name and word Magus, becaufe of Simon Magus, who being indeed not <Magus 9 but Goes, that is , familiar with

evill Spirits, ufurped that Title. But Magicke and Witchcraft are far differing Sciences 3 whereof Pliny being ignorant,fcoffeth thereat : for Nero (faith Pliny) tRn.iib.10. who had the mod excellent Magicians of the Eaft tftU Hisl
-

lent

him by Tyridates king of Armenia, who held that kingdomeby him, found the Art after long ftudy

and labour altogether ridiculous. Now Wirchcraft and Sorcery, are workes donemeerely bychedevili, which with refpect unto ibme covenant made with man,he acleth by men his inftruments,coaccomplifh his evill ends: of thefe, the hiftories of all ages, people and countries, as alfothe holy Scriptures, afford us fundry examples.

But Magus

is

a Perfian

word

primitively,

whereby
is

The
isexprefl:

Preface.

fucha one

as is altogecher converfanc

things divine-, and as Plato a ffirmeth , the arc of Magickistheart of worfhipping God and the Perfians called their gods M*>r* hence Afollonlus faith, that Magus is either l^tf *t/W Qtl(} or Si&mvrif ei** that is, that Magut is a name fometime of him that
.

is a

god by nature,

& fomtimes of him that

which
latter fence
ic is

is

in

the

ferviceof

God

:in

taken in

to worfliip JefuSj and this is the firft and higheft kinde, which is called divine Magick ; and thefe the Latines did intitle (afltmts i or wife men r for the feare and worfliip of God, is the beginning of knowledge. Thefe wifemen the Greeks call Philofophers $ and amongft the Egyptians they were termedPriefts :theHebrews termed them Cabaliftos, Prophets, Scribes and Pharifees \ and amongft the Babylonians they were differenced by the name of Caldcans-y 8z by the Perfians they were called Magicians .-and one fpeaking of Sofihenes y or\t of the ancientMagicians.ufeththele words : Etverum Dfum merit a majejlate profcquitur , artgelos minifires Deiyfed vert e)w vtnerationi novit afsifttreydtm d&monas prodit terrenos^Vagos, humanitatis immicos % Soft hen ts afcribeth the due Majefty to Che true God, acknowledged that his Angels are minifters and mefleogers which attend the worfliip of the true God 5 he alfo hath delivered,ihat there are devils earthly and wandring,and enemies to mankind. So that the word Magus of it felf imports a Contemplator of divine heavenly Sciences but under the name of Magick, are ail unlawful Arts comprehended ; as Necromancy and Witchcraft, and fuch Arts which are effeded by combination with the devil a and whereof he is a party. Thefe
Af4//A.2.i,2.

when the

wife

men came

&

&

&

-,

The Preface.
Thefe Witches and Necromancers
Malefici
.

are alfo called

>

or ventfci forcerers or poifoners of which name witches are rightly called, who withoucthe Arc of Magicke do indeed ufe the helpe of the

devill himfelfe to do mifchiefe praclifingtomix che powder of dead bodies with other things by the help of the devill prepared ; and at other times to make pi&ures of wax, clay 5 or otherwife (as it

xvereftcramentaliter) to efTcft thofe things which the devil by other means bringeth to pafs. Such were,

and to this day partly, if not altogether, are the corruptions which have made odious the very name of Magick,havingchiefly fought^as the manerof all impoflures is,to counterfeit the higheft and moil noble part of it. fecond kind of Magick is A ftrologie, which judgeth of the events of things to come, natural and humane.by the motions and influences of the (tars upon thefe lower elementSjby them obferv'd&underftoodPhilo ^uddttu affirmeth , that by this part of Ma-

gick or Aftrologie, together with the motions of the Stars and other heavenly bodies, Abraham found out

the knowledge of the true

dea,
( faith

God while he lived inCal-

gni ContemplathntCrtaturarum^cognovlt Creator tm Damafcen) who knew the Creator by the contemplation of the creature, foftphus reporteth of
%^4brahamjX\z\ he intruded the Egyptians in Arithmetickand Aftronomy- who before Abraham's coming unto them, knew none of thefe Sciences.
(apitnUa omnium prtjlantiflimuf, Abraham (antlitatt primum CaUdtos , deinde Phcenicts^ dtmum Egjptios SaDivina docuerit. cerdates, Afirotegia Abraham the holicft and wifeft of men, did firft teach the Calde-

& &

ans

The

Preface.

ans,then the Phcenicians,laftly the Egypcian Priefts,

Aftrologie and Divine knowledge. Without doubt, Hermes Trifmegiflu* , that divine Magician and Philofopher, who (as fome fay) lived long before 2Vc,attained to much Divine knowledg of the Creator through the ftudie of Magick and Aftrologie 5 as his Writings, to this day extant a-

mong us, teftifie. The third kinde of Magick containcth

Philofophy of Nature 5 inmoft vertues, andextracleththemoutof Natures hidden bofome to humane ufe;Firtutes inuniro centri latemes 5 Vertues hidden in the centre of the Centre, according to the Chymifts of this fort were Albtr:

the whole which bringeth to light the

tus> Arnoldui dt villa

nova^Rajmond^Bacon^z^d others,

&c.

The Magick thefe men profefs'd,is thus defined.*/*

git
eft

connexio a viro fapiente agentiumpermturamcum

patientibuf i /fbii congruenttr refycndenlibus

prodeant,

, utinde Optra torum admitaxiom quicaufam ignorant, nonfim Magick is the connexion of natural agents and patients, anfwerableeach to other, wrought by a wife man,tothe bringing forth of fuch effects as are wonderful to thofe that know not their caufes. In all thefe, Zoroafler was well learned, efpecially in the firft and the higheft : for in his Oracles he confefleth God to be the firftand thehigheftj he believeth of the Trinity , which he would not inveftigate by any natural knowledge : he fpeaketh of Angels, and of Paradife approveth the immortality of the foul teacheth Truth, Faith, Hope, and Love , difcourfing of the abftinence and charity of the iJMagi,
-,

Of

The

Treface.

Theologie of the Phoenicians, ultng Zoyoajler'% own words: H&c ad V(rbumfcribit(fo\th Euf(b:us) Dtut primus } incorruptithis Zorcafier s Eufebiui in the

Of

fcmpittrnus , ingtruius y expert partium, fibiipfi/iomnium auriga, muntra non expeftant, optlmttsrfrudentifsimtts, pater \uris , fine doclrina ]a(lttibilittm
,

mi//imus y bonorum

am perdotiu* ,

on

inventor t
:

natura perftttus, fapiens^ facra, nature uni& Thus faith Zoroafler, word for

word

God the firft, incorruptible, everlafting, un-

begotten, without parts,moft like himfelf, the guide of all good,expe<5ting no reward,the beft,the wifeft, the father of right , having learned juftice without teaching,perfec~t, wife by nature, the onely inventor
thereof.

no other but divinorumcultor a (ludious obferver and expounder of divine things 5 and the Art it felf is none other quam Naturalis Philofophia abfoluta confummatio^ then the abfolute perfection of Natural Philofophy. Neverthelefs there is a mixture in all things, of good with evil, of falfhood with truth, of corruption with puri ty. The good,the truth ,the purity,in every kinde, may well be embraced : As in the ancienc worihipis

So that a Magician
,

& interpret

ping of God by SacrifTce,there was no man knowing God among the Elders, that did forbear to worfhip the God of all power, or condemn that kinde of Wor/hip, becaufe the devil was Co adored in the Image of Baal , Dagon, K^dflamh, Chemojh, Jupiter,
ApllO) and the like. Neither did theabufe of Aftrology rerrifie Abraham, (if we believe the moft ancient and religiousWriters) from obferving the motions and natures of the heavenly bodies. Neither can it dehort wife and learned

men

The men
In thefe

Treface.

days from attributing thofe venues, influences, and inclinations, to the Stars and other Lights of heaven, which God hath given to chofe his glorious creatures.
I muft expect Come calumnies and obtreflations againft
this,

man, and the lazie affe&ers of Ignorance, of whom this age fwarms : but the voiceand found of the Snake and the Goofe is all one. But our ftomacks arc not now fo qucazie and tender after fo long time feeding upon folid Divinity j nor we fo umbragious and itanJing.havingbeen folong
from the malicious prejudiced
,

enlightned

in

Gods

path, that

we fhould

relapfe into thatchildifh

in a

Age,

in

which AriQotlcs Metaphyficks,

the

Councel

in

France,

was

forbid to be read.
I incite

But
the

Reader to

a charitable

opinion hereof, with a

;

Chriftian Proteftation of an innocent purpofe therein

and

intrcac

Reader

to follow this advice of TTab&ui,

Qui littgant, fine

ambo in cojf>ctlfi
in this enterprife
I

have

in

tuo malt dr ret. And if there be any fcandal of mine, it is takcn.not given. And this comfort that Axiome of Trifmegiftuf , Qui pirn eft, fnmme
all

And therefore 1 prefent it without difguifc, and of candor and indifference : and of Readers, of whom there be four forts, as one obferves : Spunges.which attraft all without diftinguiuYing ; Hour-glafTes, which receive.and pour out as faft Bags, which retain onely the dregs of Spices, and let the Wine efcape ; and Sieves, which retain the beft onely. Some there are of the laft fort, and to them I prefent this Occult PhiA>/fy/,knowing that they may reap good thereby. And they who are fevere againfr it, they (hall pardon this my opinion, that fuch their feverity proceeds from Self-guilcinefs and give me leave to apply that of Ennoditts that it is the nature of Self- wickcdncls,to think that of others, which themfelves deferve. And it is all the comfort which the guilty have, Not to find any innocent. But that amongft others this may find fome acceptation, is the defire of
phi/ofophatur.
it

object

to

'

LondoHi \\\i.j4t4g.\6^.

R.Tumcr.

To

To his fpecial friend Mr. ^Turner, on

his judicious Tranflation

of

Corn, drfgrippa-j.

AS

one that \uU out of aTrance appears, Kjimaztd with fit anger fights, whofefecrtt fears

Are fcarcelyp&H, but doubtful whether he May credit's eyes, remalntth fledfafllj Fix'don thofe objells i ]ult like him I ftand,
Rapt in amazement to behold that can By art come neer the gods , that far excel The Angels that in thofe bright Spheres do dwelt. Behold Agrippa mounting th' lofty skies, Talking with gods ; and then anon be pries
lnt* earths deep cabinet, as
t'

Mercury,

Allkindes of Spirits willing fubjetfs be. And more thenth'u his bookfupplies : but we Blinde mortals , no ways could be led to fee

That light without a taper : then thou to us CMujlbe Agrippa ana an Oedipus.

Agrippa once again appears,

by thee

Pui'd oHto*th'a]hesof Antiquity. Let fquint-ey'd envie pine away, whilfl thou
Wear'Jl crowns of Praife on thy deferving brow*

I.P>B. Cantabrigian

To

To

his

ingenious friend

Mr.

Turner,

upon
THrice-noble

his Tranilation.

Soul / renown'd Epitome Learning and Occult Philcfophie That unknown Geomancte do/} impart,

Of

With profound Secrets of that abftrufe Art expound Natural Magick. it thy task.; Not hell-born Necromancie to unmask. ;

Expojing

Myfl cries to publike view,

felft

That heretofore were known to very few. Thou dofi not keep thy Knowledge to thy

do their pelf Whofe numerous bags of rufl-eaten gold, Profits none, till thcmfelves art laid in mold') But jludioHs of Publike good, dofi make of th' fruits of thy labours to partakeTherefore if fome caption* Critick^blame Thy Writings, fur cly then his judgement*s lame. Art hath no hater but an empty pate,

{As bafe'covetow Mifers

AH

Which can far

better carp, then imitate.

Nay

Zoilus or

Momus

will not

dare

Blame thy Tranflat ion. without compare Excellent, So that if an hundred tongues Dame Nature had beftow'd and brax.en lungs
Tet rightly to ebuccinate thy praifes, I fhoutd want ftrength, at well a* polite phrafes.

But if the gods

will grant

what I docrave,

Then Enoch*/ Tranjlationfkalt thou have.

IV.P, S.

John' sCambr.

To

his friend the (lAuthor

on this bis

Tranjlation.
Sibyl WHat, ceasd A polio
not a ?
or

Caflandra

left

Has {harp-fang d Time bereft

Us

of the Oracles ?

Is

Dodarwgrow
word proceed from Jove

Cut down ? Does

ne'er a

Into the ears of mortals that inherit Tire fias foul, or the great Ca\chz'sfpirit ?

What it become o' th' Augurs thatforetold Nature's intents ? Are th'Mzgi dead, that could TeS what was done in every Sphere ? Shall we Not know what's done in the remot'fl Country Without great travel ? Can V we belowt defcry The mindc o th 'gods above ? ^A 11's done by thee, Agrippa 5 all their Arts lie couch'd in thecs.
Th' Art that before in divers heads did lie,
Is

But

now collect ini one Monopoly. all's in vain ; we Uclc'd an Oedi pus,
:

Whofhould interprets meaning unto us

This thou efecl'Jl with fuch dexterity, Adding perhaps what th' Author ne'er did fee That we may fay, Thou doll the Art renew
:

To

thee the greater half of th' praife is

dues*

J. B. CantabrigU,

b a

To

To

tbeaJfuthor, on his Tranjlation of

Cornelius Agrippa.

PA

of Learning th* art, if Goddefs nam'd ; Which Prototype thy knowledge hath explain*A $
lias

Which Nature atJo {{riving to combines , Science and Learning, in thit Form of thlneLJ, To U4 not darkly but doth clearly flew
,

Knowledge of
IntoGeomancy

My[ley its as thejhrine in you.

accefs
5

By thypermifsion 'tit, we have

Thou

whtchyet,unlefs

hadji unmaslid^ c myflery't

had lain ,

A task too hard for mortals to explain.

Which fine e thou hajlfrom
Prefervdy
the Lethaean floods
we'll confeet ate the

Lawrel buds

To thee: (Phoebus difmijfed) thine (hall be The Oracle, to which all men (hallflee In time of danger ; thy predtcl ions jhall^ To whatfoever thou command'ft, Inthral
Oar willing
hearts
}

yea, thoufhaXt he

Sole Prophet^

we obedient to thee*

To

To

the

^Author, on his Tranflation of Cornelius Agrippa.

ceafe to anfwer t' our demands ? not accept at mortals hands

DOth PhccbuJ he Or
will

A {ad Bidental f
Inhabitable
?

And u

Sibyls

cave

Or may Tircfns have No fuccejfor nor rival } How (hall we Then Oedipus to th* world diretl f If he
Inceft aide to Parricide, th* are dumb, That could predict what things fliould furely come And they are filent that knew when t' apply 7" our body P o lit iclt^Purge and Phlebotomy. How will bold thieves our treafures rob, who {hall Loft goods regain , or by his Charms recal

Do

The nocent

t Th* Art it by thee repriv'd : In thee the Magifeem to be reviv'd,

Phoebus is not brain-fick^t Joyes doves not dead, Th' Oracles not ceaf'd AgrippaV bed (Likf the Arabian birds felf buildtd neft, Which firft her Zirn proves, then her quickjning reft Hath theeprodue'd more then his equal fure Elfe had tnit Art as yet remained obfeure, ji miracle to vulgar s, well known to none, Scarce read by deepeft apprehenfion* Then ril conclude Since thou doft him explain, That th' younger brother hath the better brain*
.-

John Tomlinfon, of St.John V in Cambridge*

To

To

his

good friend the Author

on his

Tranjlation of Occult Thilofophj

and Geomancie.
Art undertakings MOfi Prudence And a bargain make,
noble
/

at if

(hould

t'

impart

Refulgent lufires : you fend forth a ray Which nobleft Patrons never could difplay. Well may Dia na love you and infpire Tour nob left Genius with c deleft ial fire, Whofe fparkjing Fancie with more power can quell, u4ndfooner conquer, then a Afagick. SpeltThe^futhor thought not, {when he pen'd the Book )

To be fur mounted by a higher look^t Or be o*ertopt b' a more triumphant flrein.

Which (hould
exalt hit then-mofl pleafant vein* But feeing that a later progeny

Hath fnatch'd hU honour from obfeurity.

Both (had revive, and make SpettatoTs know The beft defervers of the Lawrel bow.

Nature and tArt here fir ive* the

vttlory
in praife,

and though toyeeld he doth deny, Th* haft got the fiart : though he triumph Yet may hh /vie wait upon your Bays.
:

To get

M.

S.

Cantabrigicu

To

To

the

aJuthor , on

this bis ingenious

Tranjlation of

Cornelius Agrippa.
ytffJat u*tl view ? Agrippa made
to

wear

An Englifl) habit ?
Or are
bis

Sure

'tis

fomcthing rare.

Romane garments,

by tby Wit,

Tranjlated to an Englifb garb fo fit

1" illuflrate him ? for that thou haft, we fee, Eniightned his obfeme Philofophie And that which didfo intricate remain, Thou halt expos' d to ev'ry vulgar brain. Jf then thy beams through fuch dark works jhlne clear , Bow ff Undent will they in thine own appear I Then go thou on % brave fcut, to fpreadfucb rap Of Learning through the world, may [peak tbypraifc.

And fear

no Criticks

for thou, by a

Spell,

Canfi force their tongues within their teeth to dwell,

Jo. Tabor,
of St. ohnV in Cambridge.

liflSSII$l

Henry

Cornelius Agrippa,
of (jeomancy.
'

Eo m a n c y

is an Art of Divination, whetby the judgement may be rendred by lot#

or deftiny , to every queftion of every thing whatfoever, but the Art hereofconfifteth efpecially in certain

points where-

of certain figures are deducted according to the reafon or rule of equality or inequality, likeneflcor unlikeneflej

which

Figures are alfo reduced to the Coeleftiall Figures, affiiraing their natures and proprieties, according to the courfe and forms of the Signes and Planets; notwithftanding this in the firft place we are toconfider, that whereas this kinde of Arc
forth nothing of verity , unlefs it fliall be radtcan declare or fhe fome fablime vertue , and this the Authours of this Science have demonftrated to be two-fold the one whereof confifls in Religion and Ceremonies ; and therefore they will have the Projeclingsof the points of this Art to bee made with fignes in the Earth, wherefore this Art is appropriated to this Element of Earth , even as Pyromancy to the fire, and Hydromancy to the Element of Water : Then whereas they fudged the hand of the Pro/e<ftor or Worker to be moft powerfully moved , and directed to the terreflriall
call in

fpirits;

and therefore they

firft

ufed cercaine holy incantations and

deprecations,

Henrj Corntl'm Agrippa,

deprecations, with other rites and obfervations,provoking and alluring fpirics of this nature hereunto. Another power there is that doth d iretft and rule this Lot or For-

tune,
this

which

is

in the very foule

it

felfe

of the Projector,

when he is

carried to this

work wich fome great

egreffe of his ownedefire, for

Art hath a naturall obedience to the foulc it felfe, and of necefiity hath efficacy and is moved to that which the foule it felf defircs, and this way isby far more true and pure ; neither matters it where or how thefe points are projected ; therefore this Arc hath the fame Radix with the Art of Aflrologicall Queftions : which alfo can no otherwife bee verified , unleffe with aconflantand exceffive Now then that wee may affection of the Querent himfelfe : Praxis of this Art; firftitistobeknowne, that all proceed ro the Figures upon which this whole Art is founded are onely fixteen , as in this following Table you fhall fee noted, with their names*

The

ofGeomancy.
Thegreater
Fortune.

* *

*
*

* *

Via,

* * *

4
diftributed
;

Henry

Cornelitif

Agrippa,
what Planets thefe Figures are

Now we proceed

ro declare v/ith

and nature of Figures and the judgement of the whole Artdependeth : Therefore the greatcrandlefier Fortune are afcribed ro the Sun; but thefirftor greater Fortune is when the Sun isdiurnall, and pofited in his dignities; the other, or lefTcr Fortune is when the Sun is nocturnall, or placed in leffc dignities : Via, znd<Populus f that is, the Way,
for hereupon all the propriety

and People) are referred to the Moone ; the firft from her beginning and encreafing, the fecond from her full light and quarter decreafing ; tsfcquifitio,- and Latitia ( which is Gaine, Profit ; Joy and Gladnefs)are of Jupiter : But the firft hath fupUer the greater Fortune the fecond the lefTe, but without detriment j Puella, and Amifltozxeol Venus ; thefiift forrunate, theother(asit were) retrograde, or combuft : ^onjunHio and Albus are both Figures of LMercury , and are both good ; but the firft the more Fortunate: Puer, and Rubevs are Figures afcribed toUMars ; the firft whereof arcer t and hath t^Mars benevolent , the fecond malevolent : Saturn and both evill ; but the firft of Triflitia arc both Figures of the greater detriment : the Dragons head, and Dragons tayle doe follow their o wne natures And thefeare the infallible comparifons of the Figures , and
.

from

thefe

wee may

eafily difcerne the equality

of

their fignes

therefore the greater and lefler Fortunes have the fignes of Leo, which is the Houfe of the Sun : Via and Topulus have the figne of

Cancer , which is the Houfe of the Moone : Aceuijitio hath for his and Lttitia Sagitary, which are both the Houfes of ; Jupiter : Puella haththefigneof Taurus , and eyfmijfto of Libra, which are the Houfes of Venus : Conjuntlio hath for its figne Vtrgot and Albui the figne Gemini, the Houfes of Mercury : Puella u\d Rubeus have for their figne Scorpio , the Houfe of Mars : farcer hath the figne Capricome , and Triflitia tAquary , the Houfes of Satumt: The Dragons head and taile are thusdivided, the head to Capricerne, and the Dragons taile adhereth to Scorpio; and from hence you may eafily obtaine the triplicities of rhefefigns after the manner of the triplicities of the fignes oftheZodiack: Puer therefore, both Fortunes, and Lxtitiado govern the fiery triConjuntlio , Career, and the Dragons head the plicity ; Tuella ,
figne Tifcts
earthly

ofGeomancy.
earthly tripllcity

Airy
taile,

triplicity

vAlbut, Amitla, and Triftitia , doe make the : and Via, Populus, and Rubeut, with the Dragons

and tsfcquifitio do rule the v/atry triplicity , and this order is taken according to the ccurfe or manner of the fignes. But if any one will constitute thefe triplicities according to the natures of the Planets, and Figures themfelves, let him obferve this Rule, that Fort una major, Rubeut, ZPuer, and Amifllo doe make the fiery triplicity : Fortuna miner, Puella, Lttitia, and CcnjunQio

taile, Via, and and the earthly triplicity is ruled by Career, Trijlitia, tsilbus, and the Dragons head. And this way is rather to be obfer ved then the flrft which we have
: ,

triplicity

of the Ayre

csfcqui/itio

the Dragons
;

y^//doegoverne

the

warry

triplicity

fet forth ; becaufe it i$ conflituted according to the Rule and manner of the fignes. This order is alfo far more true and ratfonall then that which vul-

garly

which is defcribed after this manner : of the Fiery Cauda, Fortunaminor, Amijfio, and Rubeus : of the Airy triplicity are, Acquijitio, Ltitia,7>utr, and Qo*)unttio of the watry triplicity are, Populut, Via, lAlbut, and fuellat And Caput, For tuna major, Career, and Triftitia are of the earthly triis

ufed,

triplicity are,

plrcity.

They doe likewife diftribute

thefe Figures to the

twelve fignes

of the Zodiack,
Gemini

after this

manner,

Acq utjitie

is

given to Aries*

Fortuna, both major and minor to Taurut ; Ztetitia ro the figne TtttQa and Rubeusto Cancer ; Albus is affigned to Leo>, ViatoVirgo', the Dragons head, and ConjunCtio to Libra* Tuer
is fubmitted to Scorpio Triftitia and isffmijfio are affigned to Sagitary . rhe Dragons taile to Capricorne ; Topulus to Aquarius*

and farcer is affigned the figne

Pifcet.

And now we come

tingdowne

to fpeake of the

manner of projecting or

fet-

thus; that wefetdowne the points according to their courfe in four lines , from the right hand
i hefe Figures,

which

is

towards the left, and this in foure courfes : There will therefore unto us foure Figures made in foure feverall lines, according to the even or uneven marking every feverall line ; which foure Figures are wont to be called tMatres : which doe bring forth the reft, filling up and compleating the whole Figure of Judgement,
refult

an

Henry Cornelius Agrippa,

fee heere

an example whereof you may

following.

*
*

ofGeomancy.
And thefe

8 Figures do make S Houfes of Heaven, afcer this manplacing the Figures from the left hand towards the right ner, by as the foure Adatres do make the foure firft Houfes , fo the foure

which are the fiff, fixt,feaventh, and eighth : and the reft of the Houfes are found af ter this manner ; that is to fay, out of the firft and fecond is derived
the ninth; out of the third and fourth the tenth; out of the fifth and
fixth the eleventhjand out of the feventh and eighth the twelfth:

JFUU doc make

the foure following Houfes,

By

the combination or Joyning together of two Figures according to the rule of the even or uneven number in the remaining points of

each Figure. After the fame manner there are produced out of the laft foure Figures ; that is to fay, of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, two Figures which they call Coadjutricct, or Ttftet} out of which two is alfoone conftitueed , which is called the Index of the whole Figure, or thing Quefited * as appeareth in this example following.

A Theme of Cjeomtmcy*
Filue.

Matres.

And

Henry
this

Cornelius jigrippa,

which we have declared is the common manner obferved by Geomancers, which we do not altogether re/eft neither extol! j therefore this is alfo to be cor.fidered in our judgements : Now therefore I (hall give unto you the true Figure of Geomancy , according to the right conftkution of Aftrologicall reafon, which is

And

thus.

As the former Matrts doe make the foure Angles ofan Houfe
Angle, the fecond the fecond Angle, the and the fourth the fourth Angle ; fo the fours Fili* arifing IromtheMatres, doe conftitute the foure fuccedentHoufes; the firftmaketh the fecond Houfe, the fecond the eleventh, the third the eighth , and the fourth maketh the firft Houfe the reft of the Houfes , which are Cadents are to be calculated according to the Rule of their criplicity ; that is to fay, by making the ninth out of the fou rch and fifth, and the fixth out of the tenth and fecond, of the feventh,and eleventh the third, and of the
the firftmaketh the
third
firft

maketh the

third Angle,

fourth and eighth the twelfth.

And now you have the whole

Figure of true judgement confti-

whereby I fhal fhew which fhall bee in the firft Houfe fhall give you the figne afcending , which the firft Figure fheweth ; which being done, you fhall attribute their fignes to the
tuted according to true and efficacious reafons,
:

how you fhall compleat it

the Figure

reft

of their Houfes, according to the order of the fignes : then in every Houfe you fhall note the Planets according to the nature of
the Figure : then from all thefe you fhall build your judgement according to the MgnificatJon of the Planets in the fignes and Houfes wherein they fhall be found, and according to their afpefts among chemfelves, and to the place of the querent and thing quofitedj

and you

judge according to the natures of the fignes afcending and according to the natures and proprieties of , the Figures which they have placed in the feverall Houfes , and according to the commifture of other Figures afpecting them : The
fhall

in their Houfes

Index of the Figure which the Geomancers for the moft part have made, how it is found in the former Figure. But here we fhal give you the fecret of the whole Art, to find out the Index in the fubfequent Figure, which is thus : that you number all the points which are contained in thelinesoftheprojeclions,
and

of Geomancie.
and

9
that which remain-

this you fhall divide by twelve : and eth projeft from the Afcendent by the feveral Houfes , and upon which Houfe there falleth a final unity , that Figure giveth you a competent Judgement of the thing quefited

and this together with the ngmficaiions of the Judgements aforefaid. But if on eidier part they (hall be equal , or ambiguous, then the Index alone fhall certifie you of the thing quefited. The Example of this Figure is here placed.

It remaineth

now, that we

declare, of
all

what thing and to

every

what Houfe

a Queftion doth appertain.

Then , what

Figure doth (hew orfignifie concerning Houfe. Firft therefore we (hall handle the fignifications of the

QueiHons in every

Houfes

The

firft

which are thcfe. Houfe fheweth cheperfonof the Querent, as

often

; ;

He/try Cornelius Lsfgrt'ppa,

often as aQHeftionfhallbepropofed concerning himfelf of his own mattersjor any thing appertaining to him. And this Houfe declareth the judgement of the life, form, ftate, con-

of men.

dition, habit, difpofition, form and figure, and of the colour The fecond Houfe containeth the Judgement of
,

fubflance, riches, poverty

evil fortune
:

gain

and

lofs

good fortune and

;

and

of accidents in fubflance
fignifieth
:

as thefc, lofs or

brethren, fitters, and judgethof fmall journeys, and fideThe fourth Houfe fignifies fathers and grandlities of men. fathers, patrimony and inheritance , poffefGons, buildings, fields, treafure, and things hidden It giveth alfo the defcripiion of thofe who want any thing by theft, lofing, or negligence. The fifth Houfe giveth judgement of Legats, Meffengers, Rumours, News ; of Honour, and of accidents after death : and of Queflions that may be propounded concernnegligence.
Collaterals in blood
It
:

The third Houfe

ing women with childe ,

or creatures pregnant.

The fixth

Houfe giveth Judgement of infirmities, and medicines j of familiars and fervantsjof cartel and domeftick animals. The feventh Houfe fignifies wedlock, whcredom,and fornication rendrcth Judgement of friends , ftrifes , and controverfies and of matters a&ed before Judges. The eighth hath fignification of death, and of thofe things which come by death of Legats, and hereditaments ; of the dowry or portion of a wife. The ninth Houfe fheweth journeys, faith, and conftancie ; dreams, divine Sciences, and Religion. The tenth Houfe hath fignification of Honours, and of Magisterial OfThe eleventh Houfe fignifies friends , and the fubfices. of Princes. The twelfth Houfe fignifies enemies,ferflance vants,imprifonment,and misfortune, and whatfoever evil can happen befides death and ficknefs, the Judgements whereof are to be required in the fixth Houfe, and in the eighth. It refts now , that we fhew you what every Figure before fpoken of fignifieth in thefe places ; which we ftiall now unfold.

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Tcrtuxa major being found in the firft Houfe, giveth long7jk, rft! and frceth from the moleflation of Difeafes : ic demon- ter f or ftrateth a man to be noble, magnanimous, of good manners, une. t mean of ftature, complexion ruddy, hair curling, and his fu periour members greater then his inferiour. In the fecond Houfe, he fignifies manifefl riches and manifert gain,good foccune,and the gaining of any thing loft or mif-laid ; the taking of a thief,and recovery of things ftollen. In the thirdHoufe, he fignifies brethren and kinfmen, Nobles, and perfons of good convention ; journeys to be profperous and gainful with honour: it demonflrateth men to be faithful, and their friend/hip to be unfeigned. In the fourth Houfe, he reprefents a father to be noble,and of good reputation,and known by many people : He enlargeth pofTeffions in Cities, increafeth Patrimonies, and difcovereth hidden treafures. In this place he likewife fignifies theft, and recovers every thing loft. In the fifth Houfe , he giveth joy by children , and caufeth them to attain to great Honours: Embaffages he rendereth profperous ; but they are purchafed with pains,and prayers: He noteth rumours to be true : he beftoweth publike Honours,and caufeth a man to be very famous after death: forefheweth a woman with childeto bring forth a man-childe. In the fixth Houfe , he freeth from difeafes ; fheweth thofe chat have infirmities fhall in a fhort time recover ; fignifieth a Phyfitian to be faithful and honeft to adminifler good Phyfick,of which there ought to be had no fufpicion ; houmoldfervants and minifters to be faithful : and of animals , he chiefly fignifies Horfes. In the feventh Houfe , he giveth a wife rich, honeft, and of good manners ; loving and pleafant : heovercometh flrifes and contentions. But if the Queflion be concerning them , he fignifieth the adverfaries tone very potent, and great favourites. In the eighth Houfe, if a Queflion be propofedof the death of any one, it fignifies he (hall live : the kinde of death he fheweth to be good and natural j an honefl burial, and honourable Funerals : He forefheweth a wife to have a rich dowry, legacies and inheritance. In the ninth Houfe , he fignifies journeys co be pro-

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fperous ; and by land on horfcback, rather then on foor, to be long, and not foon accomplished : He fheweth the return of thole that are abfenc ; Signifies men to be of good faith,

and conftant in
never change or

their intentions
alter their faith:

and religious

Dreams he

; and that prefageth to be

true; fignifieth true and perfe& Sciences. In the tenth Houfe, heforefheweih great Honours , beftoweth publike Offices, Magiflracie, and Judgements ; and honours in the Courts of Princes : fignifieth Judges to be juft, and not corrupted with gifts : bringeth a Caufe to be eafijy and foon expedited : fheweth Kings to be potent, fortunate, and victodenoteth Viftory to be certain : fignifieth a mother rious noble, and of long life. In the eleventh houfe,he figto be nifies true friends, and profitable ; a Prince rich and liberal j malceth a man fortunate, and beloved of his Prince. In the twelfth Houfe , if a Queftion be propofed of the quality of enemies, it demonflrateth them to be potent and noble, and hardly to be refified ; But if a Queftion fhall be concerning any other condition or refpedt to the enemies, he will deliver from their treacheries. It fignifieth faithful fervants ; reduceth fugitives ; hath Signification of animals, as horfes, lions, and bulls ; freeth from imprifonments ; and eminenc dangers he either mitigateth or taketh away. fortune minor in the nrft houfe, giveth long life, but incumThe lefftr a FcrtuHC. bred with divers molefiations and fickneffes : it fignifieth perfonof Short ftature, a lean body , having a mold or mark in his forehead or right eye. In the fecond Houfe, he Signifies fubftance, and thar to be confomed with too much prodigality: hideth a thief; and a thing floln isfcarcelytooerecovered,buc with great labour. In the third Houfe, he caufeth difcord amongfl brethren and kinsfolks ; threatneth danger to be in a journey, but efcapeth it : rendreth men to be of good faith, but of clofe and hidden mindes. In die fourth Houfe, he prejudiced^ Patrimonies and Inheritances concealeth creafunes ; and things loft cannot be regained, but with greac difficulty : He fignifieth a father tobehoneft, but a fpender of his eftate through prodigality,leaving fmall por:

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Fortuna minor in the fifth Houfe few children; a woman with childe he fignifies (hall have a woman-childe ; fignifies EmbafTages to be honourable, but lictle profitable
;

raifeth to

mean honours ;

giveth

good fame afcer death, but not much divulged ; nor of laftingmemory. In the (ixth Houfe, he fignifies difeafes, both Sanguine and Cholerick ; fheweth the fick perfon to be in
:

great danger, but fhall recover

flothful
:

fignifies faithful fervants,buc

and unprofitable And the fame of other animals. In the feventh Houfe, he giveth a wife of a good progenie defcended ; but you fhall be incumbred with many troubles with her: caufeth love to be anxious & imconftant prolonged contentions, andmaketh ones adverfary to circumvent him with many cavitations ; but in procefs of time he giveth In the eighth Houfe, hefheweth the kind of death victory. to be good and honeft ; but obfeure, or in a ftrange place, or pilgrimage : difcovereth Legacies and Poffeffions j but to be obtained with fuit and difficulty : denoteth Funerals and Buryings to be obfeure ; the portion of a wife to be hardly gotten, but eafily fpent. In the ninth Houfe , he maketh journeys to be dangerous; and apartyabfentflowly toreturnrcanfeth men to be occupied in offices of Religion:fheweth Sciences to be unaccomplished ; but keepeth conftancy in faith and Religion. In the tenth Houfe, hefignifieth Kings and Princes to be potent ; but to gain trfeir power with war and violence banifhed men he fheweth fhall foon return : ic likewife difcovereth Honors, great Offices and benefits ; but for which you fhall continually labour and ftrive, and wherein you fhall have no ftable continuance A Judge Suits and contentions he prolongeth fhall not favour you father and mother he fheweth fhall foon die , and always A In the eleventh Houfe, to be afFe&ed with many difeafes. many friends ; but fuch as are poor and unprofihe maketh table, and not able to relieve thy neceffities : it ingratiates you with Princes, and giveth great hopes, but fmall gains ;
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neither long to continue in any benefice or offices beftowed by a Prince. In the twelfth Houfe , he fheweth enemies to

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be crafty, fubtil, and fraudulent, and ftudying to circumvent you with many fecret factions: fignifies one mprifon to be long detained , but ac length to be delivered : Animals he
fheweth to be unfruitful, and fervants unprofitable ; and the changes of fortune co be frequent, from good to evil , and from bad to good. Via in the firft Houfe , befioweth a long and profperous life; givethfignificationof aftranger; lean of body^nd call offtature; fair of complexion, having a (mall beard : aperfon liberal and pleafanc ; but Howe, and little addicted to labour. In the fecond, he increafeth fubftance and riches recovereth any thing that is flolen or loft ; but fignifies the In the third , he thief to be departed without the City. multiplies brethren and kinsfolks ; fignifies continual journeys, and profperous ; men that are publikely known, hoVia in the fourth Houfe, neft, and of good convention. fignifies the father to be honeft ; increafeth the Patrimony and Inheritance ; produceth wealthy fields ; fheweth treafure to be in the place enquired after ; recovereth any thing loft. In the fifth, he increafeth the company of male-children j fheweth a woman with childe to bring forth amalechilde ; fendeth Embaffages to flrange and remote parts j increafeth publike honours ; fignifieth an honed jkinde of death, and robe known thorow many Provinces In the fixth Houfe , Via preferveth from ficknefs ; fignifies the difeafed fpeedily to recover giveth profitable fervants , and animals fruitful and profitable. In the feventh Houfe,he beftoweth a wife fair and pleafant, with whom you (hall enjoy perpetual felicity : caufeth firifes and controverfies moft fpeedily to be determined ; adverfaries to be eafily overcome, and thac (hall willingly fubmit their controverfies to the Arbitration of good men. In the eighth Houfe,he fheweth the kinde of death to proceed from Phlegmatick difeafes ; to be honeft, and of good report: difcovereth great Legacie ,and rich Inheritances to be obtained by the dead : And if any one hath been reported to be dead, it (heweth him to be alive. In the ninth Houfe,^ caufeth long journeys by water,
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efpecially by Sea , andportendeth very greac gains to be acquired thereby: he denoteth Priefthoods, and profits from Ecclefiaflical employments ; maketh men of good Religion, upright, and conftant of faith : fheweth dreams to be true, whofefignification fhall fuddenly appear increafeth Philo:

Grammatical Sciences , and thofe things which appertain to the inftrution and bringing up of children. In. the tenth Houfe if Vi* be found, he maketh Kings and Princes happie and fortunate, and fuch as fhall maintain continual peace with their Allies ; and thac they fhall require amity and friendfhip amongft many Princes by their feveral Embaffages : promoteth publike Honours, Offices, and Magiflracie amongft the vulgar and common people ; or about things pertaining to the water, journeys, or about gathering Taxes and Affefments : fheweth Judges tobejuft and merciful, and that fhall quickly difpatch Caufes depending before them and denotes a mother to be of good repute, healthy, and of long life. In the eleventh Houfe , he raifeth many wealthy
friends, and acqurreth faithful friends in forraign Provinces and Countries, and that fhall willingly relieve him that re-

fophical and

quires them, with all help and diligence : It ingratiates perrons with profit and truft amongft Princes, employing him in fuch Offices, as he fhall be incumbred withcontinualtravels. Via in the twelfth Houfe, caufeth many enemies but fuch as of whom little hurt or danger is to be feared : fignifies fervants and animals to be profitable : whofoever is in prifon, to be eicaped, or fpeedily to be delivered from thence : and preferveth a man from the evil accidents of Fortune. ^ Populut being found in the firft Houfe, if a Queflion be Peofle* propounded concerning that Houfe,fheweth a mean lifc,of a

middle age, but inccmftant, with divers ficknefles, and various fucceffcs of Fortune : fignifies a man of a middle Mature, a grofs body, well fee in his members ; perhaps fome mold or mark about his lefc eye. But if a Queflion fhall be propounded concerning the figure of a man, and to this figure if there be joyned any of the figures of Saturn or Rufous, it fheweth the man to be rnonflrouily deformed; andthar deformity

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fignifies
if

to proceed from his birth : but if in the he beencompafled wich malevolent Afpe&s, , then that monflroufnefs is to come. In the fecond Houfe, Popului fheweth a mean fubftance, and that to begotten with great difficulty : maketh a man alfo always fenfible of laborious toyl : things floln are never regained : what is loft fhall never be wholly recovered:that which is hidden fhall not be found. But if the Queftion be of a thief, it declareth him not yet to be fled away , but to lie lurking within the City. Inthethird Houfe, P<y/* raifeth few friends, either of brethren or kindred forefheweth journeys , but with labour

formicy he
fifth

Houfe

and trouble ; notwithstanding forne profit may accrue by them: denotes a manunftable in his faith, and caufeth a man often to be deceived by his companions. In the fourth Houfe, it fignifies a father to be fickly, and of a laborious life, and his earthly poffeffions and inheritances to be taken away: fheweth profit to be gained by water: fheweth treafure not to be hid ; or if there be any hidden, that it fhall not be found A patrimony to be preferved with great labour. In the fifth Houfe, he fheweth no honeft Meflages , but either, maketh the meflengers to be Porters, or publike Carryers: he divulgeth falfe rumours , which notwithftanding have the likenefs of fome truth , and feem to have their original from truth, which is not reported as it is done : It fignifies a woman to be barren, and caufeth fuch as are great with childe to be abortives: appointed! an inglorious Funeral, and ill report after death. In the fixth Houfe , Populat fheweth cold fickneffes ; and chiefly affefteth the lower parts of the body: A Phyfician is declared to becarelefs and negligent in admin iftring Phyfick to the fick, and fignifies thole that are affe&ed with ficknefs to be in danger of death , and fcarcely recover at all ' it notes the decitfulnefs of fervants, and detriment of cattel. In the feventh Houfe, it fheweth a wifetobefair and pleafant , but one that fhall be follicited with the love of many wooers : fignifies her loves to be feigned and duTembling: maketh weak and impotent adverIn the eighth Houfe,it desaries foon to defert profecming. notes
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notes fudden death without any long ficknefs or anguifti, and oftentimes fheweth death by the water ; giveih no inheritance, pofTeffionor legacy from the dead and if any be, they fhall be loft by fome intervening contention, or other difcord : he fignifies the dowry of a wife to be little or none. Populm in the ninth Houfe, fheweth falfe dreams, perfonates a man of rude wic,without any learning or fcience ; In religion he fignifies inferiour Offices, fuch as ferve either to cleanfe the Church, or ring the bells ; and he fignifies a man little curious or fludiotis in religion , neither one that is troubled with much confeience. In the tenth Houfe he fignifies fuch Kings and Princes,as for the mod part are expulfed out of their Rule and Dominions , or either fufFer continual trouble and detriment about ihem : he (ignifies Offices and Magiftracy,which appertain to matters concerning the warers, as about the Navy, bridges,fifhings,(hores,meadows,& things of the like fort ; makeih Judges to be variable and flowe in expediting ofCaufes before them ; declarethaMothertobe fickly , and of a fhort life. In the eleventh Houfe he giveth few friends , and many flatterers ; and with Princes giveih In the twelfth Houfe he fhewneither favour nor fortune. and ignoble enemies ; declareth one in prifon not eth weak to be delivered ; difcovereth dangers in waters, and watry
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Houfe, giveth a long life and 9am* prosperous old age ; fignifies a man of a middle flature, and a great head, a countenance very well to be difiinguifhed or known, a long nofe, much beard, hair curling, ana fair eyes, free of his meat and drink, but in ail things elfefparingand not liberal. In the fecond Houfe,he fignifies very great riches, apprehendethall theeves, andcaufeth whatfoeveris loft to be recovered. In the third Houfe,many brechren,and they to be wealthy; many gainful journies ; fignifies a man of good faith. In the fourth is fignified a Patrimony of much riches, many pofleflions of copious fruits ; hefignifiechthat treafure hid in any place fhall be found ; and fheweth a Father to be rich, but covetous. In the fifth Houfe, Acquiftio fignijtcquifith found in the
firft

fies

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but more Males then Fethac fhe fhall males ; fheweth a queftion be propoundbe delivered without danger : and if ed concerning any Sex , he fignifies it to be Mafculine ; encreafeth gainful profitable Embaflages and Meffages, but extendeth fame not far after death, yet caufeth a man to be inherited of his own , and fignifieth rumours to be true. In the fixth Houfe he fignifies many and grievous ficknefles,and long to continue,maketh the fick to be in danger of death^md often to die : yet he declareth a Phyfuian to be learned and honeft ; giveth many fervants and chattel, and gains to be acquired from them. In the feventh Houfe he fignifies a wife to be richjbut either a widow,or a woman of a well-grown age; fignifies fuits and contentions to be great and durable, and that love and wedlock fhall be effected by lot. In the eighth Houfe,if a man he enquired after,it fheweth himto be dead, fignifieth the kinde of death to be fhort, and ficknefs to laft but a few dayes ; difcovereth very profitable legacies and inheritances, and fignifieth a wife to have a rich dowry. In the ninth Houfe he fignifies long and profitable journeys ; fheweth if any one be abfent he fhall foon return ; caufeth gain to be obtained from Religious and EccIefiafticalPerfons or

many

children of both Sexes

a

woman to be with child, and

Scholars , and fignifies a man of a true and perfett Science. In the tenth Houfe, he maketh Princes to inlarge their Dominions ; a Judge favourable, but one that mud be continually prefented with gifts ; caufeth Offices and Magiflracy to be very gainful ; fignifieth a Mother rich and happy. In the eleventh Houfe, Acquifitio multiplieth friends, and bring-

eth profit from them , and increafeth favour with Princes. In the twelfth Houfe he fignifieth a man fhall have many powerful or potent enemies ; reduceth and bringeth home
fervants fled away,
is in prifon fhall

and

cartel ftrayed

and

fignifies

he that

not be delivered.

L&titia in the firft Houfe fignifies long life with profperity, and much joy and gladnefs,and caufeth a man to out-live and be more victorious then all his brethren ; fignifies a man of a tall (Uture,fair members,a broad forehead, having great and broad

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broad teeth ; and that hath a face comely and well coloured. In the fecond Houfe it fignifies riches and many gains, but great expences and various mutations of ones ftate and condition ; theft and any thing loft is recovered and returned but if the Quefiion be of a theef,it dedarech him to be fled away. In the third Houfe Lttitia fheweth brethren to be of a good converfation, but of fhort life j journeys pleafant and comfortable ; men of good credit and faith. In the fourth he fignifies happy Patrimonies and poffeffions, a Father to be noblejand honoured with the dignity of fome princely office; fheweth treafure to be in the place enquired after ,but of lefs worth and value then is.fuppofed,and caufeth ic to be Found. In the fifth Houfe he giveth obedient children, endued with good manners, and in whom fhall be had the greatefl joy and comfort of old age ; fignifies a woman with child to bring forth a daughter ; fheweth honourable Embaffages, and declares rumours and news to be altogether true , andleaveth a good and ample fame after death. In the fixth Houfe it fheweth the fick fhall recover, denoteth good fer vants, good and profitable catcel and animals. In the feventh Houfe Lttitia giveth a wife fair, beautiful and young j overcometh ftrifes and contentions, and rendereth the fuccefs thereof to be love. Lttitia in the eighth Houfe giveth Legacies and pofleffions, and a commendable portion with a wife : if a Quefiion be propofed concerning the condition of any man, it fignifies him to be alive, and declares an honcft, quiet, and meek kinde of death. In the ninth Houfe Lttitia fignifies very few journies, and thofe that do apply themfelves to travail, their journyes either are about the MefTages and Embaffages of Princes,or Pilgrimages to fulfil holy vows ; fheweth a man to be of a good religion,of indifferent knowledge, and who eafily apprehendeth all things with natural ingenuity. In the tenth Houfe,it raifeth Kings and Princes to honour and great renown; maketh them famous by maintaining peace during their times; fignifies Judges to be cruel & fevere honeft Offices and Magifiracy j fignifies thofe things which are exercifed either about Ecdefiaftical affairs, fchools, or the ad2

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fhewethamotherif fhebeawidow, be married again. In the eleventh Houfe Lttitia increafeth favour with Princes , and multiplies friends. And in the twelfch Houfe L&titia giveth the vi&ory overenemies ; caufeth good fervants and families, delivcrech from fmprifonmenr, and preferveth from future evils. Puella in the firft Houfe Signifies a perfon of afhort life, weak constitution of body, middle fiature, little fat, but fair, effeminate and luxurious, and one who will incur many troubles and dangers in his ife-time for the love of women. In the fecondHoufe, it neither encreafeth riches, nor diminifheth poverty ; fignifies a theef not to be departed from the City, and a thing flollen to be alienated and made away if a Quefiion be of treafure in a place , it is refolved there is none. In the third Houfe Puella fignifies more fitters then brethren , and encreafeth and continueth good friendship and amity amongft them ; denoteth journies to be pleafanc and joyous, and men of good converfations. In the fourth Houfe Puella fignifies a very fmall patrimony ,and a Father noc to live long , but maketh the fields fertile with good fruits. In the fifth Houfe a woman wich-child is fignifjed to bring forth a woman-child ; denotes no Embaffages, caufeth much commerce with women, and fome office to be obtained from them. Puella in the Sixth Houfe fignifies much weaknefsof the fick, buc caufeth the fick fhortly to recover ; and fheweth aPhyfitian to be both unlearned and unskilful , but one who is much efteemed of in the opinion of the vulgar people; giveth good fervants, handmaids, cattel and animals. In the ieventh Houfe Puella giveth 2 wife fair,beautiful and pleafant, leading a peaceable and quiet converfation with her husband, notwithstanding one that fhal burn much with luft , and be coveted and limed after of many men ; denoteth no fuits or comrovcrfies , which fhall depend before a Judge, but fome jarres and wranglings with the common people one amongft In the another, which fhall be eafily dilfolved and ended. eighth Houfe , if a Quezon be of one reputed to be dead,
adminiflrationofjuflice;
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Puella declareth

him tobe alive

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In the a wife, but that which comenceth her husband. ninth Houfe Pr// fignifies very few journeys/heweth a man of good religion, indifferent skill or knowledge inferences, untefs happily Mufick, afwel vocal as inflrumental. In the tenth Houfe Puella fignifies Princes not lobe very potent,

but notwithflanding they fhall govern peaceably within their Dominions, and fhall be beloved of their Neighbours and Subjects ; it canfeih them to be affable,milde and courteous, and that they fhall alwayes exercife themfelves with continual mirth, plays, and huntings ; maketh Judges to be good, godly and merciful ; giveth Offices about women, or efpecially from noble women. In the eleventh Houfe Puella giveth many friends, and encreafeth favour with women. Inthe twelfth Houfe Puella fignifies few enemies,but contention with women $ and deliverethPrifonersouiofprifon through the inrerceffion of friends, jimijpo in the firft Houfe fignifies the fick not to live long, j^r u and fheweth a fhort life ; fignifies a man of difproportioned
his body, and one of a wicked life and coverfaand who is marked with fome notorious and remarkable de(e& in fome part of his body,as either lame,or maimed, or the like. Amijfio in the fecond Houfe confumeth all fubfrance, and maketh one to fuffer and undergo the burden of miferable povertyjneither theef,nor the thing ftollen fhall be found ; fignifies treafure not to be in the place foughr after, and to be fought for with lofs and damage. In the third Houfe jimffio fignifies death of brethren , or the want of them,and of kindred and friends fignifieth no journeys,and caufeth one to be deceived of many. In the fourth Houfe

members of
tion,

Amiffio fignifies the utter deflruclion of ones Patrimony,

fheweth the Father to be poor, and Son to die. Amijfio the fifth Houfe fheweth death of children, and afflicts a man with divers forrows ; fignifieth a woman not to be with child,or elfe to have mifcarried ; raifech no fame or honours, and difperfeth falfe rumors. In the fixth Houfe Amijfio fignifies the fick to be recovered,or that he fhall foon recover ; but caufeth lofs and damage by fervants and cartels, In the Seventh

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Amiflio giveth an adulterous wife,and contrarying her husband wich continual contention ; neverthelefs fhe fhall not live long; and ic caufech contentions co be

ended. In the eighth Houfe Amijfio fignifies a man to be dead , confumeth the dowry of a wife ; beftoweth or fendeth no inheritances or legacies. In the ninth Houfe AmiJJlo caufeth no journies, but fuch as fhall be compafTed with very great lofs ; fignifies men to be inconftant in Religion, and often changing their opinion from one fe<St to another, and altogether ignorant of learning. In the tenth Houfe Amiffio rendereth Princes to be moft unfortunate , and fheweth that they fhall be compelled to end their lives in exile and banifhment ; Judges to be wicked ; and fignifies Offices andMagiflracy to be damageable, and fheweth the death of a Mother. In the eleventh Houfe Amijfio fignifies few friends , and caufeth them to be eafily loft, and turned to become enemies ; and caufeth a man to have no favour with his Prince, unlefs it be hurtful to him. In the twelfth Houfe Amijfio deflroyeth all enemies, detaineth long in prifon,but prelerveth from dangers. ConjuH* ConJHntth in the firft Houfe maketh a profperous life, and ilion, fignifies a man of a middle ftature,noc lean nor far, long face, plain hair, a little beard, long fingers and thighs, liberal, amiable,and a friend to many people. In the fecond Houfe Conjufttliodoth not fignifie any riches to be gotten, but preferveth a man fecure and free from the calamities of poverty deteeleth both the theef and the thing ftolen, and acquireth hidden treafure. In the third Houfe he giveth various journeys with various fiiccefs , and fignifieth good faith and conflancy. In the fourth Houfe Conjunftio fheweth a mean Patrimony ; caufeth a Father to honeft,of good report, and of good undemanding. In the fifth Houfe he giveth Children of lubtile ingenuity and wit, fheweth a woman pregnant to have a male-child , and raifeth men to honours by their own meer proper wit and ingenuity, and difperfeth their fame and credit far abroad ; and alfo fignifies news and rumours to be true. In the fixth Houfe CojuCtio fignifies fickneffes to becedious

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dious and of longcontmuance;but forefheweth thePhyfitian ro be learned and well experienced and fheweth fervants to be faithful and blamelefs , and animals profitable In the feventh Houfe he giveth a wife very obedient, conformable,
;

and one of a good wit and inand controversies, and crafty, Jubtil and malicious adverfaries. In the eighth Houfe,him of whom a Queftion is propounded, Cojunliio fignifies him to be dead,& pretendeth fome gain to be acquired by his death; fheweth a wife fhall not be very rich. In the ninth Houfe he giveth a few journeys,buc long and tedious,and fheweth one
and
dutiful to her
;

husband

genuity

caufeth difficult

fuits

that is abfenc fhall after a

long feafon return.

Conjunttio in

this

Houfe increafeth divers Arts, Sciences, and Myfleries of

Religion; and giveth a quick,perfpicuous,and efficacious wit. In the tenth Houfe CoHJuxtlio maketh Princes liberal, affable and benevolent , and who are much delighted and affe&ed with divers Sciences, and fecret Arts, and with men learned therein ; caufeth Judges to be juft, and fuch who with a
piercing and fubtil fpeculation, do eatily difcern caufes in controverfie before them ; enlargeth Offices which are concern-

ed about Letters, Learning, found Doctrines and Sciences; and fignifies a Mother to be honefl, of good ingenuity and wir, and alfo one of a profperous life. In the eleventh Houfe ConjunSHo fignifies great encreafe of friends ; and very much procureth the grace and favour of Princes, powerful and noble Men. In the twelfch Houfe Conjunttio fignifies wary and quick-witted enemies j caufeth fuch as are in prifon to remain and continue fo very long, and caufeth a man to efchew very

many dangers

in his life.

AlbHsva the firft Houfe fignifies a life vexed with continual white, ficknefe and greivous difeafes ; fignifies a man of a fhort fixture., broad breft , and grofs arms, having curled or crifped hair , one of a broad full mouth, a great talker and babler,

and unprofitable difcourfe, but one and jocond , and much pleafing to men. In the fccond Houfe Albm enlarged) and augmenteth fubftance gained by fports , playes, vile and bafe arts and exergiven

much

to

life

vain

that is merry, joyous

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but fuch as are pleafing and delightful ; as by playes, paflimes, dancings and laughters : he difcovereth both the theef,and the theft or thing Hollen, and hidech andconceal-

eth treafure. In the third HoufeAlbm fignifies very few brethren ; giveth not many,buc tedious and wearifome journyes, and fignifies all deceivers. In the fourth Houfe he ftieweth very fmall or no Patrimony, and the Father ro be a man much known ; but declareth him robe a man of fome

bafeand inferiour Office and Imployment. In the fifth Houfe Albtu giveth no children, or if any, that they (hall foon die declareth a woman co be fervile, and caufeth fuch as are with young to mifcarry , or elfc to bring forth Monfters ; denoteth all rumours to be falfe, and raifeth to no honour. In the fixth Houfe Albm caufeth very tedious ficknelTes and difeafes ; difcovereth the fraud , deceit and wickednefs of fervants , and fignifies difeafes and infirmities of cattel to be mortal , and make:h thePhyfitian to be fufpe&ed of thefick Albut in the feventh Houfe giveth a barren wife, Patient. but one that is fair and beautiful ; few fuits or controverfies, but fuch as /ball be of very long continuance. In the eighth Houfe if a queftion be propounded of any one, A/but (hews the party to be dead ; giveth little portion or dowry with a wife , and caufech that to be much ftrived and contended for. In the ninth Houfe Albut denoteth fome journyes to be accomplifbed, but with mean profit ; hindereth him that is abfenr,and fignifies he ("ball not return ; and declareth a man to be fuperflitious in Religion, and given to falfe and deceitful
In the tenth Albut caufeth Princes and Judges to be malevolent jfineweth vile andbafe Offices and MagiftraSciences.
cies

Mothertobeawhore,or one much fufpe&ed In the eleventh Houfe Albui maketh diffemblingand falfe friends ; caufeth love and favour to be inconftanr. ^Albut in the twelfth Houfe denoteth vile, impotent and ruftical enemies ; fheweth fuch as are in prifon fball not efcape, and fignifies a great many and various troubles and difcommodities of ones life. Pvcr in the firft Houfe giveth an indifferent long life , but
;

fignifies a

for adultery.

U-

of Geomancie.
laboriousjraifeth
fignifies a

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men

to great fame.through military dignity;

perfon of a ftrong body, ruddy complexion, a fair countenance, and black hair. In the fecond Houfe Puer increafeth fubftance, obtained by other mens goods, by plunderings, rapines, confifcations, military Laws,

and fuch

like

he concealeth boch the theef and the thing ftolen , but difIn the third Houfe Puer raifeth a man coverech no treafure. co honour above his brethren , and to be feared of them; fignifies journies to be dangerous, and denoteth perfons of good credit. In the fourth Houfe Puer fignifies dubious inherirances and poffeffions , and fignifies a Father to attain co his fubftance and eftate through violence. In the fifth Houfe Puer fheweth good children,and fuch as (hall attain to honors and dignities j he fignifies a woman to have amalechild , and fhewech honors to be acquired by military difcipline,and great and full fame. In the uxrh Houfe Puer caufeth
violent difeafes and infirmities, as wounds, falls, contufions,
, and fheweth the Phyand Chirurgion to be good denoteth fervants and animals to be good, ftrong and profitable. Inthefevench Houfe Puer caufeth a wife to be a virago, of a ftout Spirit, of good fidelity, and one that Joveth to bear the Rule and Government of a houfe ; makeih cruel Xlrifes and contentions, and fuch adversaries, as (ball fcarcely be reftrain'd by Juflice. Tuer in the eighth Houfe fheweth him that is fuppofed to be dead to live,fignifieth the kinde of death not to be painful, or laborious, but to proceed from fome hot humour, or by iron,

bruifes, but eafily delivereth the fick

;

fitian

or the fword,or from fome other caufe of the like kindejfhewIn the eth a man to have no legacies or other inheritance. ninth Houfe Puer fheweth journeys not to be undergone without peril and danger of life , yet neverthelefs declareth them to be accomplifhed profperoufly and fafely ; fheweth perfons of little Religion, and ufing little confcience , notwithftanding giveth the knowledge of natural philofophy and phyfick,and many other liberal and excellent Arts. Puer
in the tenth

and famous

in warlike

Houfe fignifies Princes to be powerful, glorious, atchievements , but they (hall be unE con-

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conflanr and unchangeable, by reafon of the mutable and vaPucr in this Houfe caufeth Judges rious fuccefs of vidlory. to cruel and unmerciful ; increafeth offices in warlike affairs fignifies Magifl racy to be exercifed by fire and fword ; hurt-

and endangereth her life. In the eleventh Houfe Pner fheweth Noble friends, and Noble men, and fuch as fhall much frequent the Courcs of Princes,and follow afeth a Mother,

%$d

andcaufeth many to adhere to cruel men: nemuch efteem with Princes ; but their Pue r in the twelfth Houfe caufeth favour is t o be fufpe&ed. Enemies to be cruel and pernicious ; thofe that arein Prifon fhall efcape, and maketh them to efchew many dangers. Kubcm in the firft Houfe, fignifies a fhorc life, and an evil end ; fignifies a man to be filthy, unprofitable, and of an evil, cruel and malicious countenance, having fome remarkable and notable figne or fear in fome part of his body. In the fecond Houfe Rubeut fignifies poverty , and maketh theeves and robbers , and fuch perions as fhall acquire and feek after their maintenance and livelihoods by ufingfalfe, wicked, and evil , and unlawful Arts j preferveth theeves, and conccaleth theft ; and fignifies notreafure to be hid nor found. In the third Houfe Rubeut renders brethren and kinfmentobefullof hatred, and odious one to another, and fheweth them to be of evil manners,& ill difpofition ; caufeth journeys to be very dangerous , and forefheweth falfe faith and treachery. In the fourth Houfe he deftroyeth and confumeth Patrimonies , and difperfeth and wafleth inheritances , caufeth them to come to nothing ; deftroyeth the fruits of the field by tempeftuous feafons,and malignancy of the earth ; and bringeth the Father to a quick and fudden death. Ruben* in the fifth Houfe giveth many children, but
ter warfare
;

verthelefs he caufeth

be wicked and dtfobedient , or elfe fhall afand infamv. In the Gxth Houfe Rubem caufeth mortal wounds, ficknefles and difhim that is fick fhall die thePhyfitian fhall erre, fereafes vants prove falfe aud treacherous, cattel and hearts fhill produce hurt and danger. In the feventh Houfe Rubem fignincs a
either they fhall
flict

their Parents with grief, difgrace

wife

; ;

of Geomancie.

27

w ife to be infamous,
deceitful

publickly adulterate, and contentious

and treacherous adversaries , who fhall endeavour to overcome you , by crafty and fubtil wiles and circumventions of the Law. In the eighth Houfe Rubou fignifies 1 violent death to be inflicted, by the execution of publike Juftice j and fignifies,if any one be enquired afcer,thac he is cer-

Ru* and dangerous , and that a man fhall be in danger either to be fpoiled by theeves and robbers, or to be taken by plunderers and robbers ; dedareth men to be of mod wifked opinion; in Religion, and of evil faith , and fuch as will often eafily be induced to deny and go from their faith for every fmalloccafion ; denoteth Sciences to be falfe and deceitful, and the profeflbrs thereof to be ignorant. In the tenth Houfe Rubem fignifies Princes to be cruel and tyrannical,and that their power fhall come to an evil end , as that either they fhall be cruelly murdered and deftroyed by their own Subjects , or that they fhall be taken captive by their conquerers, and put to an ignominious and cruel death, or fhall miferably end cheir lives in hard imprifonmenc ; fignifies J udges and Officers cobefalfe,theevi(h,andfuchas (hall be addicted to ufury ; fheweth that a mother fhall foon die, and denoteth her to be blcmifht with an evil fame and report. In the eleventh Houfe Ruben* giveth no true, nor any faithful friends fheweth men to be of wicked lives and conventions , and caufeth a man to be rejected and caft out from all fociety and converfation with good and noble perfons. Rubou inxhe cwelfth Houfe maketh enemies to be cruel and traiterous, of whom we ought circumfpeftly to beware ; fignifies fuch as are in prifon fhall come to an evil end ; and fheweth a great many inconveniences and mifchiefs to happen in a mans
tainly

dead

and

a wife to

have no portion or dowry.

evil

bem

in the ninth

Houfe fheweth journeys to be

life.

Career in the firft Houfe being pofited,givech a fhort life ; Prifon* men to be moft wicked, of a filthy and cruel unclean figure and ftiape , and fuch as are hated and defpifed of all men. Career in the fecond Houfe caufeth mod cruel and mileE i
fignifies

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Henry Cornelius Lsfgrippa,

fignifies both the theef and thing ; be taken and regained ; and fheweth no treafure to In the third Houfe Career fignifieth hatred and difbe hid. fention amongft brethren ; evil journeys , moft wicked faith and convention. Career in the fourth Houfe figmheth a man to have no pofTeffions or inheritances , a Father to be moft wicked, and to die a fudden and evil death. In the fifth Houfe (Vr<Tgiveth many children; fheweth a woman not to be with child,and provoketh thofe that are wiih child to mifcarry of their own confenr, or flayeth the child ; fignifieth no honours, and difperfeth moft fa Ife rumours. Inthefixth Houfe Career caufeth the difeafed to undergo long ficknefs fignifieth fervants to be wicked, rather unprofitable PhyfitiIn the feventh Houfe Career fheweth the wife ans ignorant. fhall be hated of her husband, and fignifies fuits and contenIn the eighth Houfe tions to be ill ended and determined. Career declareth the kinde of death to be by fomefall,mifchance,or falfe accufation , or that men fhall be condemned in prifon, or in publike judgement , and fheweth them to be put to death , or that they fhall often lay violent and deadly hands upon themfelves ; denieth a wife to have any portion and legacies. Career in the ninth Houfe, fheweth he that is abfent fhall not return , and fignifieth fome evil fhall happen to him in his journey ; it denotes perfons of no Religion, a wicked confeience, and ignorant of learning. In the tenth Houfe Career caufeth Princes to be very wicked, and wretch-

miferable povercy

they are eftablifhed in their power, they will wholly addi& themfelves to every voluptuous luft, pleafure, and tyranny ; caufeth Judges to be unjuft
edly to
perifih ,

becaufe

when

Sorrow

and falfe declareth the Mother to be cruel, and infamous, and noted with the badge of adultery ; giveth no Offices noc Magiflracies, but fuch as are gotten and obtained either by lying, or through theft, and bafe and cruel robbery. In the eleventh Houfe Career caufeth no friends, nor love, nor favour amongft men. In the twelfth Houfe it raifeth enemies, dein prifon, and influfteth many evils. taineth Trifiitla in the firft Houfe doth not abbreviate life, but
;

afflia-

afflicleth ic

with

of Geomancie. many moleftations fignifieth

;

19
a perfon

of

good manners and

in all his bufinefs

one that is folitary,and flow and occasions ; one that is folitary, melancarriage, but

cholly, feldom laughing , but moft covetous after all things. In the fecond Houfe it giveth much fubfta nee and riches, but they that have them,fhallnot enjoy ihem,bui fhall rather hide them, and fhall fcarce afford to themfelvesfood or fuflenance therefrom ; treafure fhall not be found, neither fhall the
Tr'&itia. in the third Houfe fignifieth a brethren, but fheweth that he fhall outlive them all ; caufeth unhappy journeys , but giveth good faith. In the fourth Houfe Trijtitia cenfumeth and deflroyeth fields, poffeffions and inheritances ; caufeth a Father to be old and of long life, and a very covetous hoorder up of money. In the fifth Houfe it fignifies no children, or that they fhall foon die ; fhewetha woman with child to bring forth a womanchild, giveth no fame nor honors. In the fixth Houfe Triflitia fheweth that the fick fhall die ; fervants fhall be good, but flothful ; and fignifies cartel fhall be of a fmall price or value. In the feventh Houfe Triflitia fheweth that the wife fhall foon die;and declareth fuics and contentions to be very hurtIn the eighth Houfe it figful, and determining againfl you. nifies the kinde of death to be with long and grievous ficknefs, and much dolour and pain ; giveth legacies and an inheritance, and indoweth a wife with a portion. Trifthia in the ninth Houfe, fheweth that he that is abfent fhall perifh in his journey ; or fignifies that fome evil mifchance fhall happen unto him ; caufeth journeys to be very unfortunate, but declareth men to be of good Religion,devour, and profound Scholars. In the tenth Houfe Triftitin fignifies Princes to be fevere , but very good lovers of juflice ; it caufeth juft Judges , but fuch as are tedious and flow in determining of caufes ; bringeth a Mother to a good old age, with integrity and honefly of life, but mixt with divers difcommodities and mif-fortunes ; it raifcth to great Offices, but they fhall not be long enjoyed nor perfevercd in ; it fignifies fuch Offices as do appertain to the water, or tillage, and manuring

theef nor the theft.

man to have few

'

of

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Henry Cornelius Agripp^

of the Earth, or fuch as are to be imployed about matters of Religion and wifdom. In the eleventh Houfe Triflitia Signifies fcarcicy of friends, and the death of friends ; and alio fignifies little love or favour. In the twelfth Houfe it fheweth no enemies ; wretchedly condemneth theimprifoned ; and caufcth many difcommodities and difprofits to happen in ones life. Dragons Caput Draconis in the firft Houfe augmenteth life and forhead. tune. In the fecond Houfe he increafeth riches and fubftance ; faveth andconcealethatheef; and fignifies treafure to be hid. In the third Houfe CaputDraconis giveth many brethren ; caufeth journeys, kinfmen, and good faith and credit. In the fourth Houfe he giveth wealthy inheritances caufeth the Father to attain to old age. In the fifth Houfe Caput Draconls giveth many children ; fignifies women with child to bring forth women-children, and oftentimes to have twins ; it fneweth great honours and fame ; and fignifies news and rumours to be true. Caput Draconis in thefixth

Houfe increafeth ficknefTes and difeafes ; fignifieth the Phyfitian to be learned ; and giveth very many Servants and chatIn thefeventh Houfe he fignifieth a marifhall have matel. ny wives ; multiplies and flirreth up manyadverfariesand In the eight Houfe he fheweth the death to be cerfuits. tain, increafeth Legacies and inheritances, and giveth a good In the ninth Houfe Caput Draconit figportion with a wife. nif es many journeys, many Sciences, and good Religion ; and fheweth that thofe that are abfent (hall foon return In the glorious Princes , great and magtenth Houfe he fignifies nificent Judges, great Offices, and gainful Magiftracy. In the eleventh Houfe he caufeth many friends , and to be beloved of all men. In the twelfth Houle Caput Draconis fignifieth men to have many enemies, and many women; detaineth the imprifoned, andevilly punifheth them. Cauda Draconis, in all and lingular the refpeftive Houfes aforefaid,giveth the contrary judgemenr to Caput. And ihefe are the natures of the figures of Geomancy, and their judg-

ments,

in all

and

fingular their

Houfes

upon all maner Of

Queftions

of Geomancie.

51

Queflions to be propounded , of or concerning any matter or thing whatfoever. But now in the maner of proceeding to judgement , this you are efpeciaily to obferve ; Thac whenfoever any Queflion fhall be propofed to you, which is contained in any of theHoufes, that you (ball not onelyanfwer thereunto by the figure contained in fuch a Houfe ; but beholding and diligently refpeting all the figures, and the Index it felf in two Houfes, you (ball ground the face of judgement. You fhall cherefore confider the figure of the thing quefited or enquired after, if he fhall multiply himfelf by the other places of the figure , thac you may caufe chem alfo to be partakers in your judgement : as for example, if a Queftion fhall be propounded of the fecond Houfe concerning a theef, and the figure of the fecond Houfe fhall be found in the fwh, it declareth the theef tobefomeof ones own houfhold or fervants : and after this maner fhall you judge and confider of the reft ; for this whole Art confifteth in the Commixtures of the figures, and the natures thereof; which whofoever doth rightly practice, he fhall alwaies declare moft crue and certain judgements upon every particular thing whatfoever.

Of

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Henry Cornelius KAgripfi,

Of O c cult Phil os ophy,

OR

Of Mag icalCeremonies:
The Fourth Book.
Written by Henry
Cornelius Agrippa.

Books of Occult Philofophy, we ^ N ournot compendiously, have

fo as copioufdeclared the principles, grounds> ly , and realbns of Magick it felf, and after

what maner the experiments thereof be chofen , eledled, and compounded, to produce many wonderful
are to
effefts ; but becaufe in thole books they are treated of,rather Theorically, then Practically ; and fome alfo are not handled compleatly and fully, and others very figuratively , and as it were Enigmatically and obfeure Riddles, as being thofe which we have attained unto with great ftudy, diligence, and very curious fearching and exploration , and are heretofore fet forth in a

more

The fourth

book.

33

more rude and unfafhioned maner. Therefore in this book, which we have compofed and made as it were a Complement and Key of our other books of Occult Philofophy, and
Magical Operations , we will give unto thee the documents of holy and undefiled verity , and Inexpugnable and Unrefifbble Magical Difcipline , and the mofl pleafanc and delegable experiments of the Qcred Deities. So that as by the reading of our other books of Occult Philofophy, thou maid earnemy covet the knowledge of thefe things; even fo with reading this book , thou fhalt truely triumph. Wherefore let filence hide thefe things within the fecret clofets of thy religious bread , and conceal them with conof
all

ftanc Taciturnity.

to be known, That the names of the intelligent prefidents of every one of the Planets are conflicuthat is to fay, By collecting together ted afcer this maner the letters out of the figure of the world , from the riling of the body of the Planet ? according to the fuccelfion of the Signes through the fe veral degrees ; and out of the feveral degrees, from che afpedls of the Planet himrclf,the calculation being made from the degree of the afcendant. In the like ma-

This therefore

is

ner are conftituted the names of the Princes of the evil fpirits; they are taken under all the Planets of the prefidents in a. retrograde order, the projection being made contrary to the fuccelfion of the fignes , from the beginning of the feventh Houfe.Now the name of the fupreme& higheft intelligence, which many do fuppofe to be the foul of the world, is collected out of thefour Cardinal points of the figure of the world, after che maner already delivered : & by the oppofite and contrary way, is known the name of the great T)dton, or evil In the like maner fhalt fpirit, upon the four cadent Angles. names of the great prefidential fpirits thou underftand the ruling in the Air , from the four Angles of the fuccedane Houfes : fo that as to obtain the names of the good fpirits, the calculation is to be made according to the fuccelfion of the fignes, beginning from the degree of the afcendant \ and to attain to the names of the evil fpirits , by working the F con-

34

Of Occult

Philofopbf)

contrary way. You muft alfo obferve,that the names of the evil fpirits are extracled, afwel from the names of the good fpirits, as of the evil (o notwithstanding, that if we enter the table w ich the name of a good fpirit of the fecond order, the name of the evil fpirit (ball be extracted from the order of the Princes and Governours ; but if we enter the table with
:

the name of a good fpirit of the third order, or with the name of an evil fpirit a Governour, after what manerfoever

they are extracted, whether by this table , or from a celeftial figure , the names which do proceed from hence , fliall be the names of the evil fpirits, the Miniflers of the inferiour
order.

That as often as we enter this table with the good fpirits of the fecond order , the names extracted are of the fecond order and if under them we extract the name of an evil fpirit, he is of the fupenour order of the Governours. The fame order is, if we enter with
Ic is further

to be noted

of the fuperiour order. If therenames of the fpirits of the third order , or with the names of the miniflring fpirits, afwel of the good fpirits, asoftheevil, the names extracted /hall be the names of the miniftring fpirits of the inferiour order. But many Magicians, men of no fmall Authority, will have rhe tables of this kindetobe extended withLatine letters: fo that by the fame tables alfo, out of the name of any office or effer, might be found out the name of any fpirit, afwel good as evil , by the fame maner which is above delivered, by taking the name of the office or of the effect , in the cothe
evil fpirit

name of an

fore we enter this table with the

lumne of

letters, in their

own

line,

And

of

this practice Tnfmegiflut is a great:

under their own Oar. Author, who

delivered this kinde of calculation in Egyptian letters : noc unproperly alfo may they be referred to other letters of other

tongues, for the reafons atfigned to the fignes ; for truly he only is extant of all men , v/ho have created concerning the attaining to the names of fpirits.

There-

The fourth hook.

jj

Therefore the force, fecrecy and power , in what maner the facred names of fpirits are truly and rightly found our, confifteth in the difpofing of vowels , which do make the nameof a fpirit, and wherewith is conflituted the true name, and right word. Now this art is thus perfected and brought to pafs : firft, we are to take heed of the placing the vowels of the letters, which are found by the calculation of the celeftial figure , to flnde the names of the fpirits of the fecond order , Prefidents and Governours. And this in the good fpirics , is thus brought to effect , by confidering the ftars

which do conftitute and make the letters , and by placing them according to their order : firft , let the degree of the eleventh Houfe be fubftrafted from the degree of that ftar which is firft in order j and that which remaineth thereof, lee it be projected from the degree of the afcendent, and where that number endeth , there is part of the vowel of the firft letter : begin therefore to calculate the vowels of thefe letters, according to their number and order ; and the vowel which falleth in the place of the ftar , which is the firft in order, the fame vowel is attributed to the firft letter. Then afterwards thou fhalc finde the part of the fecond letter, by fubRra&ing the degree of a ftar which is the fecond in orderfrom the firft ftar j and that which remaineth, caft from And this is the part from which thou ftulc the afcendant. begin the calculation of the vowels ; and that vowel which falleth upon the fecond ftar, the fame is the vowel of the fe-

cond

letter.

And

fo confequently maift

thou fearch ouc the

vowels of the following letters alwaies, by fubflrating the degree of the following flar. from the degree of the ftar next preceding and going before. And foalfo all calculations and numerations in the names of the good fpirits, ought to be made according to the fucceflion of the fignes. And in calculating the names of the evil fpirits, where in the names of the good fpirits is taken the degree of the eleventh Houfe, in thefe ought to betaken the degree of the twelfth Houfe. And all numerations and calculations may be made with the fucceffion of the fignes , by taking the beginning from the

F 2

degree

2,

of Occult Philofophy,

degree of the tenth Houfe. But in all extractions by tables,the vowels are placed after another maner. In the firft place therefore is taken the cer-

number of letters making the name it felf, and is thus numbred from the beginning of the columne of thefirftletter,or whereupon the name is extracted and the letter on which this number falleth,is referred to the firft letter of the name, extracted by taking the diflance of the one from the
tain
;

according to the order of the Alphabet. But the number of that diflance is projected from the beginning of his columne ; and where it endeth, there is part of the firft vowel : from thence therefore thou fhalt calculate the vowels themfelves, in their own number and order, in the fame columne ; and the vowel which fhall fall upon the firft letter of a name,the fame fhall be attributed to that name. Now thou fhalt finde the following vowels, by taking the diflance from the precedent vowel to the following : and fo confequently accordingro the fucceffion of the Alphabet. And the number of that diflance is to be numbered from the beginning of his own columne ; and where he (ball ceafe, there is the part of the vowel fought after. From thence therefore muft you calculate the vowels, as we have abovefaid ; and ihofe
other
,

vowels which
tributed unto
fall

and
that

their own letters , are to be attherefore any vowel fhall happen to upon a vowel, the former muft give place to the latter: this you are to underfland only of the good fpirits. In
fhall fall
:

upon

them

if

the evil alfo you may proceed in the fame way ; except only, you make the numerations after a contrary and backward order, contrary to thefucceflion of the Alphabet, and contrary to the order of the columnes (that is to fay ) inafcending. The name of good Angels , and of every man, which we have taught bow to finde out, in our third book of Occult Philofophy,according to that maner, is of no lirtle Authority,

nor of a mean foundation. But now we will give unto thee fome other ways,illuflr.ited with no vain reafons.One whereofis, by taking in the figure of the nativity, the five places
of

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37

which being noted, the characters of the letters are proje&ed in their order and number from the beginning of Aries ; and thofe letters which fall upon the degrees of
thefaid places, according to their order and dignity difpofed

andafpeted,domakethe name of an Angel. There is alfo another way , wherein they do take Almutel , which is the ruling and governing (tars over the aforefaid five places ; and

done by gathering together the letters falling upon Almutel which being placed in order , according to their dignity, do make the name of an Angel. There is furthermore another way ufed, and very much had in obfervation from the Egyptians , by making their calculation from the degree of theafcendanr, and by gathering together
is
:

the projection dant ; which

is

to be

made from the degree of

the afcen-

the letters according to the Almutel of the eleventh Houfe which Houfe they call a good T>&mon: which being placed according to their dignities, the names of the Angels are conftituted. Now the names of the evil Angels are known afrer the like maner, except only that the projections mufl be performed contrary to the courfe and order of the fucceffion of the fignes , fo that whereas in feekirig the names of good fpirics, we are to calculate from the beginning of Aries ; contrariwife, in attaining the names of the evil, we ought to acAnd whereas in the count from the beginning of Libra. good fpirits we number from the degree of the afcendant contrarily,in the evil, we mud calculate from the degree of But according to the Egyptians, the the feventh Houfe. of an Angel is collected according ro theAlmutel of the name Now all thofe twelfth Houfe, which they call an evil fpirir. rites, which are elfewhere already by us dilivered in our third book of Occult Philofophy , may be made by the characters of any language. Inallwhich (as we have abovefaid) there is a myflical and divine number , order and figure ; from whence it cometh to pafs , that the fame fpirir may be called But others are difcovered from the name by divers names. of thefpirit himfelf, of the good or evil, by tables formed to this purpofe.

Now

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Now chefe celefiial characters do confift of lines and heads the heads are fix, according to the fix magnitudes of the ftars, whereunto the planets alfo are reduced. Thefirft
magnitudeholdethaStar,withtheSun,oraOofs. The fecond with Jupiter a circular point. The third holdeth with
Saturn, a femicircle,a triangle,eithercrooked^ound,or acute. The fourth with Mars,a little firoke penetrating the line, either fquare , firaight, or oblique. The fifth with Venus and

Mercury, a little firoke or point with a tail , afcending or defending. The fixth with the Moon, a point made black. All which you may fee intheenfuingtable. The heads then being pofited according to the fite of the Stars in the figure of Heaven , then the lines are to be drawn out , according to the congmency or agreement of their natures. And this you are to underfiand of the fixed Stars. But in the erefling of the Planets, the lines are drawn out, the heads being pofited according to their courfe and nature amongft themfelves.

Stars.

Heads.

l-o

-*
o

*
o

Lines joyned to the Heads,

+
o

aW

When therefore

a character is to

be foundof any cdeflial Image

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Image afcending in any degree or face of a figne , which do conim of Stars of the kme magnitude and nature ; then the number of thefe Stars being pofued according to their place and order, the lines are drawn after the fimilitude of the I-

mage

fignified,as copioufly as the fame can be done. But the Characters which are extracted according to the name of a fpicit , are compofed by the table following , by giving to every letter that name which agreeth unco him, out of the table ; which although it may appear eafie to thofe thac apprehend it, yet there is herein no fmall difficulcy ; To wir, when the letter of a name falleth upon the line of letters or figures, that we may know which figure or which letter is to betaken. And this may be thus known: for if a letter falleth upon the line of letters, confider of what number this letter may be in the order of the name ; as the fecond, or the as five third ; then how many letters that namecontaineth orfeven; and multiply thefe numbers one after another by themfelves,and treble the product then cart the whole (being added together) from the beginning of the letters, according to the fuccellion of the Alphabet and the letter upon which thac number (ball happen to fall , ought to be placed But if any letter of a name for the character of chat fpirit. line of figures , it is thus to be wrought. fall on the Take
;
: :

the number how many this letter is in the order of the name, and let it be multiplied by that number of which this letter is in the order of the Alphabet ; and being added together, divide it by nine , and the remainder fneweth the figure or number to be placed in the charater : and chis may be put either in a Geometrical or Arithmetical figure of number ; which notwithOanding ought not to exceed the number of nine,or nine Angles,

The

Of Occult Thilofophy,
The Characlers of good Sfir its.

Afimplepoint.

Round.

Scarry.

O
Lying.
like a

Straight Handing line.

Oblique.

Line crooked

bow. Like waves.

Toothed.

Interferon right.

Inherent.

Adhering feparate.

Obliq; interfeftion fimple.

x
K

Hh

tf
Mixt.
Sinifler.

T
Manifold.

^ m
Neuter.

Perpendicular right dexter.

A
Broken.

-^
Half.

A whole figure.

O
A letter inhering.

G>
Adhering.

C
Separate.

s~

h Cha-

The fourth

M.
Reflexed.

The Characters of evil Spirits.

A right line.

Crooked,

c/x/O
Penetrate.

A fim pie figure.

Broken,

A right letter.

Retrograde.

Invers'd.

R,
Flame.

JI
Winde.

F
Water.
Clay.

A mafs.

Rain.

/sMI
A flying thing. A creeping thing.

A ferpenc.

An eye.

A hand.

A foor.

A crown.

A creft.

Horns.

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A fee peer.

fword.

A fcourge.

But the Characters which are underflood by the revelation of Spirits, take their venue from thence ; becaiife they are, as it were,certain hidden feals, making the harmony of fome divinity : either they are fignes of a Covenant entred into, and of promifed and plighted faich, or of obedience. And thofe Chara&ers cannot by any other means be fearched
out.

Moreover,bedes thefe Characters, there are certain famiFigures & Images of evil Spirits, under which forms they are wont to appear, and yield obedience to them that invoke them. And all thefe Characters or Images may be feenby the table following , according to the conrfe of the letters conflituting the names of Spirics themfelves : fo that if in any letter there is found more then the name of one Spirit , his Image holdeth the pre-eminence, the others imparting their own order ; fo that they which are the firft orders, to them is attributed the head,the upper part of the body, according to their own figure thofe which are the Ioweft, do poffels the thighs and feet fo alfo the middle letters do attribute like to themfelves the middle parts of the body , or give the But if there happen any contrariety, thac letparts that -fit. and ter which is the flronger in the number fhall bear rule if they are equal, they all impart equal things. Furthermore, if any name fhall obtain any notable Character or Inftrument out of the Table, he fhall likewife have the fame character in the Image. We may alfoartain to the knowledge of the dignities of the evil Spirits,by the fame Tables of Characters and Images: for upon what fpirit foever there falleth any excellent figne or inflrument out of theTable ofChara*ers,he pofleffeth that digniry. As if there fhall be Crown,it fheweth a Kingly dignity if a Creft or Plume,a D ukedome;if a Horn,a County if withliar
: ;
:

out

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out thefe there be a Scepter, Sword, or forked Inff rument, it fheweth Rule and Authority. Likewife out of the Table of Images you fhall finde them which bear the chief Kingly dignity from the Crown judge dignity ; and from the Inftruments, Rule and Authority. Laftly, they which bear an humane fhape and figure , have greater dignity thenthofe which appear under the Forms and Images of Beafts ; they alfo who ride , do excel them which appear on fooc. And thus according to all their commixtures, you may judge the dignity and excellency of Spirits, one before another. Moreover,y'ou mud underftand, that the Spirits of the inferiour order, of what dignity foever they be,are alwaies fubjeft to the Spirits of the fuperiour order fo alfo, that it is not incongruent for their Kings and Dukes to be Subject and Minifter to the presidents of the fuperiour order.
: :

The fljapes familiar

to the Spirits

of Saturn.

T?

T
one

Hey appear forthemoft part with a tall,lean, and flendef body, with an angry countenance, having four faces;

in the hinder part of the head, one on the former part of the head,andoneach fide nofed or beaked:there likewife appeareth a face on each knee, of a black fhining colour : their motion is the moving of the winde, with a kinde of earthquake : their figne is white earth,whiter then any Snow.

The f articular forms

are,

A King having a
A Hog.

beard, riding on a Dragon.

An Old man with a beard. An Old woman leaning on a ftaffe.

A Dragon.
An Owl.

A black Garment.
A Hooke
or Sickle,

A Juniper-tree.

The

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The familiar farms to
the Spirits

of Jupiter.

He Spirits

of Jupiter do appear with a body fanguine and cholerick , of a midd e flature , wich a horrible

fearful

motion

fpeech, and of the colour of Iron. flafhings of Lightning and Thunder

but withamilde countenance, a gentle The motion of them is

;

their figne

is,

there will

appear men about the of Lions.

circle ,

who (hall feem tobe devoured

Their particular forms are ,

Homo
mitratm,

A King with a Sword, drawn, riding on a Stag. A Man wearing a Micre in long raymenc.
A A
Maid with a Laurel-Crown adorned with Flowers,
Bull.

A Stag.
Az,urino
veftu.

A Peacock. An azure Garmenc.

Bujchj.

A Sword. A Box-tree.
The familiar forms of the Spirits of Mars,
6*

appear in a tall body , cholerick , a filthy countenance, of colour brown, fwarthy or red, having horns like Harts horns , and Griphins claws, bellowing like wilde

Hey

Their Motion is like fire burning ; their figne Thunder and Lightning about the Circle.
Bulls.

Their particular fhapes are

A King armed riding upon a WoJf. A Man armed.

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A Woman holding a
A Hee-goar.

buckler on her thigh.

Horfe.

A Stag.
A red Garment. Woo!.

A Cheeflip.
MultiShapes familiar to the Spirits of the Sun.
ceps,

O
T^He Spirits of the Sun do for the mod pare appear in
full

a large,

and great body fanguine and grofs, in a gold colour, with the tintture of blood. Their moiion is as the Lightning of Heaven ; their figne is to movetheperfonto fweatthac calls them. But their particular forms are,

A King having a Scepter riding on A King crowned. A Queen with a Scepter. A Bird. A Lion. A Cock. A yellow or golden Garment. A Scepter.
Caudai us.

Lion.

Familiarfhapes of the Spirits of^ems.

? 'T'Hey do appear with a fair body, of middle ftarure , with an amiable and pleafant countenance , of colour white The motion of them is as orgreen,the upper part golden. For their figne, there will fcem to it were a moft clear Star. be maids playing without the Cirde,which will provoke and But their particular allure him that calleth them to play.
forms are

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Philofophy,

A King with a Scepter riding upon a Camel.

A A A
Maid clothed and Maid naked.
Shee-goar.
drefled beautifully.

A Camel. A Dove.
white or green Garment. Flowers. The herb Savine.

The familiar forms of the Spirits ofMercury.

9 of Mercury will appear for che mod part in a body of a middle llature, cold, liquid and moift, fair,and with an affable fpeech in a humane fhape and form,like unto a Knight armed ; of colour clear and bright. The motion of them is as it were filver-coloured clouds. For their figne> they canfe and bring horror and fear unto him that calls them.

""THe

Spirits

But their

particular fhapes are,

A King riding upon a Bear.

A fair Youth. A Woman holding a diftaffe. A Dog.

AShee-bear.

A Magpie. A Garment of
A Rod.
A little
ftaffe.

fundry changeable colours.

The forms familiar

to the Spirit t

of the Moon,

THey

will for the mofl part appear in a great and full body> fok and phlegmatique , of colour like a black obfcuce

cloud,

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cloud, having a fwelling countenance, with eyes red and full of water , a bald head, and teeth like a wilde boar. Their motion is as it were an exceeding great temped of the Sea. For their figne, there will appear an exceeding great rain abouc the Circle. And their particular (hapes are,

A King like an A little Boy. A

Cow.

Archer riding upon

Doe*

A Woman-hunter with a bow

and arrows.

A little Doe.
A Goofe.
A Garment green or filver-coloured. An Arrow.

A Creature having many

cles

feet.

Buc we now come to fpeak of the holy and facredPentaand Sigils. Now thefe pemacles, are as it were certain holy (ignes preferving us from evil chances and events , and helping and affifting us to binde,exterminate, and drive away evil fpirits , and alluring the good fpirits, and reconciling them unto us. And thefe pemacles do confift either of Characters of the good fpirits of the fuperiour order , or of facred pictures of holy letters or revelations , with apt and fit verlkles, which are compofed either of Geometrical figures and holy names of God,according to the courfe and manerof many of them ; or they are compounded of all of them, or very many of them mixr. And the Chara<ters which are ufeful for us to conflitute and make the pemacles , they are the Characters of the good Spirits , efpecially and chiefly of the good fpirits of the firft and fecond order, and fometimes alfo of the third order. And this kinde of Characters are efpecially to be named holy and then thofe Characters which we nave above called holy. What Character foever therefore of this kinde is to be inflitured , we mud draw about him a double circle , wherein we muft write the name of his Angel : and if we will adde fome divine name con;

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congruent with his

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eft
,

,
-*,
'

'

* .,
r

be of the greater force and efficacy. And if we will draw about him any angular figure , according to the maner of his numbers , that alfo fhall be lawful to be done. But the holy pictures which do make the pentades, are they which everywhere are delivered unco us in the Prophets and facred Writings , as well of the old as of the new Teflamenr. Even as the figure of the Serpent hanging on thecrofs,and fuch-like ; whereof very many may be found out of the vifions of the Prophets, as of Efaiai, Daniel^ Efdra* and others , and alfo out of thereveiation of the slpocalypfc. And we have fpoken of them in our third book of Occult Philofophy, where we have made menSpirit

and

Office,

ic

will

'"

tion of holy things. Therefore when any picture is pofited of any of thefe holy Images , let the circle be drawn round about it on each fide thereof, wherein let there be written fome divine name , that is ape and conformed to the effect of that figure , or elfe there may be written about it fome verficle taken out of part of the body of holy Scripture, which may defireto afcertainor deprecate the defired effeft. As, if a pentacle were to be made to gain victory or revenge againft ones enemies, afwel vifible as invisible , The figure may be t aken out of the fecond book of the
e

OWAcchabees : that is to fay, a hand holding a golden Sword about which lee there be written the verficle there , gjadmm coma necJ t wh^Takethe holy Sword tbe gift of(jod> wherey fanltum, wjf ^ t f)ou 7a f[ adverfarics Or alfo my people

^cc!P
.

drawn
i

^^

of

Ifrael.

^"""""there may bewiitten about Deo , in jn y{ ^ (fa ren th p t hy arm Jl y g

t

it
:

a verficle

of the

fifth

Pfalm

you will write any difome name be taken verjapos lgni es fear, a Sword, Wrath, the Revenge of God, or that f populi fome Tuch-like name congruent and agreeing with the effeft we > rA~ defired. And if there fhall be written any Angular figure, e[' let him be taken according to the reafon and rule of the numbers , as we have taught in our fecond book of Occult Philofophy,where we have treated of the numbers,and of the
c

9*? C0H fome other

before thy face there is death'fit

" f

fuch-like verficle.

But

if

vine

name about the

fi

figure, then let

like operations.

And of this

fort there are

two

pcntaclesof
fub-

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fublime vertue and great power, very ufeful and neceflary to be ufed in the confecration of experiments and Spirits : one whereof is that in the firft chapter of Apocaffpfe ; To wir, a figure of the Majefty of God fiti ing upon a Throne, having
in his

which

a two-edged Sword, as there it is written, about there be written, lam Alpha Omegajhe beginning Eg fum the end,whichu,and which was-, and which U to come, the Al- primus and mighty. I am thefirjl and the lafr,who am liv'mg,and wot deadend oyi$mu(, V behold I live for ever and ever ; and I have We keys of death an& mm fc iu\ he //.Then there (hall be written abouc it thefe three verficles. ctfum
let

mouth

&

&

&

vivens

Manda Dew virtuti tua, &C.

-,

fltula flC "'

.

(-five

commandment^

Cody to thyjlrength.

Confirm,

Oh God, thy work, in ui.

& mmn &

lorum ; babttilavd
inftrni.

Let them be at dufl before the face of the winde. And let the Angel of the Lord feat ter them. Lee all their waves be darknefs uncertain. And let the Angel of the Lord persecute them. and

Moreover, let there be written abouc it the ten general names, which are, El, Elohim,Elohf, Zebaoth, EHon,Efcerchie, Adonay, Jah, Tetragrammaton, Saday. There is another pentacle,the figure whereof is like unto a Lambe fain, having fe ven eyes, and feven horns, and under his
feet

a booh^ fealed with feven feats, as it is in the j.chap. of the Apocalypfe. Whereabout lee there be written this verficle : Behold the Lion hath overcome of the Tribe of Judah , the root of David. J will open the book ,and unloofe thefeven fea/s thereof. And one other verficle://aH/ Satan like Ightningfall down from heaven. Behold, I have given you power to tread upon Serpents and Scorpions, and over all the power ofyour entmies, and nothing (hall be able to hurt you. And let there be alfo written abouc ic the ten general names, as aforefaid. Buc thofe Pentacles which are thus made of figures and names, let them keep this order : for when any figure is pofited, conformable to any number, to produce any certain effect or vertue, there mull be written thereupon , in all the

feveral

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fome Divine name , obtaining the force and of the thing defired : yet fonevertnelefs, that the name which is of this fcrc do confirt of jufl fo many letters, as the Figure may conflitute a number ; or of fo many letters of a name, as joyned together amongft themfelves,may make the number of a Figure ; or by any number which maybe divided without any fuperfluity or diminution. Now fuch a name being found, whether it be onely one name or more, or divers names, it is to be written in all the feveral Angles in the Figure : buc in the middle of the Figure la the revolution of the name be whole and totally placed, or at lead
principally.

Oftentimes alfo we confiiture PentacJes, by making the revolution of fome kinde of name , in a fquare Table , and

by drawing about ic a fingle or double Circle,and by writing therein fome holy Vcrficle competent and befitting this name, or from which that name is extra&ed. And this is the way of making thePentacles, according to their feveral diflinft forms and fafhions, which we may as we pleafe either multiply or commix together by courfe among themfelves, to work the gre ter efficacie , and extenfion and enlargement of force and venue. As , if a deprecation fhould be made for the overthrow and deftrufrion of ones enemies, then we are to minde and call co remembrance how God deflroyed the whole face of the earth in the deluge of waters ; and the definition of Sodom andGomorrha,by raining down fire and brimftone; likewife,howGod overthrew Pharaoh and his hoft in [he Red-Sea and to call to minde if any other malediflion or curfe be found in holy Writ. And thus in things of the like fort. So likewife in deprecating and praying againfl perils and dangers of waters, we ought to call to remembrance the faving of Noah in the deluge of waters , the pafling of the children of Ifrael thorow the Red-fea ; and alfo we are to minde how Chrifl walked upon the waters, and faved the (nip in danger to be caft away with the tempeft; and how he commanded thewindesand the waves, and they obeyed him j
:

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;

andalfo,that he drew Peter out of the water, being drowning : and the like. And laflly,with thefe we invoke and call upon fome certain holy names of God, God ; to wit , fuch as are fignificacive to accomplifh our defire,and accommodated to the defired effect : as, if it be to overthrow enemies , we are to invoke and call upon the names of wrath, revenge, fear, juft ice, and fortitude of God and if we would avoid and efcapeany evil or danger, we then call upon the names of mercy, defence, falvation, fortitude, goodnefs, and fuch-like names of God. When alfo we pray unto God that he would grant unto us our defires, we are likewife to intermix therewith the name of fome good fpirit, whether one onely, or more, whofe office it is to execute our defires : and fometimes alfo we require fome evil fpirit to retrain or compel, whofe name likewife we intermingle j and that rightly efpecially , if it be to execute any evil work ; as revenge, punifhment,or deftru&ion. Furthermore, if there oe any Verficle in the Pfalms , or in any other part of holy Scripture , that fhall feem congruent and agreeable to our defire , the lame is to be mingled with our prayers. Now after Prayer hach been made unto God, it is expedient afterwards to make an Oration to that executioner whom in our precedent prayer unto God we have defired fhould adminifter unto us, whether one or more , or whether he be an Angel, or Star, or Soul, or any of the noble Angels. But this kinde of Oration ought to becompofed according co the Rules which we have delivered in the fecond book of Occult Philofophy , where we have treated of the manner of the compofit ion of Inchantments. You may know lurcher, that thefe kinde of bonds have a threefold difference : forthefirftbondis, when we conjure by Natural things : the fecond is compounded of Religious myfteries, by Sacraments, Miracles, and things of this fort: and the third is confticuted by Divine names, and holy Sigils. And by thefe kinde of bonds , we may binde not onely fpi- n rks, but alfo all other creatures whacfoever ; as animals/em- E^.^, pefts, * burnings, floods of waters, and the force and power Malice, 2 of
in danger of

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of Arms. Oftentimes alfo we ufe thefe bonds aforefaid, not onely by Conjuration, but fometimes alfo ufing the means of Deprecation and Benediction. Moreover, it conduceth much to this purpofe , to joyn fome fentence of holy Scripture, if any flull be found convenient hereunto: as, in the Conjuration of Serpents , by commemorating the curfe of the Serpent in the earthly Paradife, and thefettingupof the Serpent in the wildernefs and further adding that Vehicle, Super af- Thou [hilt walJ^upon the Aft and the Bafi Utk^-, &C. Superflir * n a ^ * s *" mucn prevalency herein, by the tranflation of yflT ^ me Sacramental Rites , to binde that which we intend to imbuiate ' hinder ; as, the Rites of Excommunication, of Sepulchiej, &c> Funerals, Buryings, and the like. And now we come to treat of the Confecrations which men ought to make upon all inftruments and things neceffary to be ufed in this Art : and the vertue of this Confecracion moft chiefly confifls in two things ; to wit, in the power of the perfon confecrating , and by the vertue of the prayer by which the Confecration is made. For in the perfon confecrating, there is required holiuefs of Life, and power of fanetifying : both which are acquired by Dignification and
;

Initiation.

And
t

that the perfon himfelf fhould with a firm

and undoubted
hereof.
secration

faith believe

the vertue, power, and

it

eflficacie

And hen

in the Prayer

felf

by which this Con-

is made, there is required the like holinefs ; which cither folely confifleth in the prayer it felf, as, if it be by divine infpiration ordained to this purpofe, fuch as we have in

many places of the holy Bible ; or that it be hereunto inflituted through the power of the Holy Spirit , in the ordination of the Church. Otherwife there is in the Prayer a Sanctimony, which is not onely by it felf, but by the commemoration of holy things ; as, the commemoration of holy Scriptures, Hiflories, Works,Mirades, EfFects,Graces,Promifes,

Sacraments and Sacramental things, and the like. Which things, by a certain fimilitude, do feem properly or improperly to appertain to the thing confecrated.

There is ufed

alfo the invocation

of fome Divine names, with

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with che confignation of holy Seals , and things of the like fort, which do conduce to fanclificationand expiation; fuch as are the Sprinkling with Holy-Water, Unftions with holy Oyl, and odoriferous SufFumigations appertaining to holy Worfhip. And therefore in every Confecration there is chiefly ufed the Benediction and Confecration of Water, Oyl,Fire,and Fumigations,ufed everywhere with holy Waxlighcs or Lamps burning: for without Lights no Sacrament is rightly performed. This therefore is to be known, and firmly obferved , That if any Confecration be to be made of things profane, in which there is any pollution or defilement, then an exorcifing and expiation of thofe things ought to precede the confecration. Which things being lo made pure, are more apt 10 receive the influences of the Divine vermes. We are alfo to obfervc , thac in the end of every Confecration, after that the prayer is rightly performed, the perfon confecrating ought to blefs the thing confecrated , by breathing out fome words, with divine vertue and power of the prefenc Confecration , with the commemoration of his vertue and authority , that it may be the more duely performed, and with an earneft and intentive minde. And therefore we will here lay down fome examples hereof, whereby the way to the whole perfection hereof may the more eafily be made to appear unto you. So then, in the confecration of water, we ought to commemorate how that God hath placed the firmament in the midfl of the waters, and in what maner that God placed the fountain of waters in the earthly Paradife, from whence fprang four holy rivers , which watered the whole earth. Likewife we are to call to remembrance in what manner God made the water to be the inftrument of executing his judice in the deftrudlion of the Gyants in the general deluge over all the earth, and in the overthrow of thehoft of Pharaoh in the Red-fea ; alfo , how God led his own peoplethorow the midft of the Sea on dry ground , and through the midft of the river of Jordan ; and likewife how marveloufly he drew forth water out of the ftony rock in the wildernefs

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tain

Of Occult Philofophy,

demefs ; how ac the prayer of Samfon, he caufeda founof running water to flow out of the cheek-tooth of the jaw-bone or an afs: andlikewife, how God hath made waters the inflrumenc of his mercy, and of falvation, for the expiation of Original fin: alfo, how Chrift was baptized in Jordan, and hath hereby fanftihed and cleanfed the waters. Moreover, certain divine names are to be invocated, which are conformable hereunto ; as, that God is a living fountain, living water, the fountain of mercy ; and names of the like
kinde.

Andlikewife in the confecration of fire, we are to commemorate how that God hath created the fire tobeaninftrument to execute his juftice , for punifhmenc, vengeance, and for the expiation of fins : alfo, when God fhall come to judge the world, he will command a conflagration of fire to go before him. And we are to call to remembrance in what manner God appeared to Mofes in the burning bufli; and alfo, how he went before the children of Ifrael in a pillar of fire ; and that nothing can be duely offered, facrificed, or fanftified, without fire ; and how that God inflituted fire to be kept continually burning in the Tabernacle of the Covenant ; and how miraculoufly he re-kindled the fame, being extinft , and preferved it elfewhere from going out, being hidden under the waters : and things of this fore. Likewife the Names of God are to be called upon which are confonant hereunto ; as, it is read in the Law and the Prophets, that God is a consuming fire : and if there be any of the Divine names which fignifies fire, or fuch-like names ; as, the glory of God, the light of God, the fplendorandbrighcnefs of God. And likewife in the confecration of Oyl and Perfumes, we are to call to remembrance fuch holy things as are pertinent to this purpofe, which we read in Exodw of the holy anoyntingoyl, and divine names fignificant hereunto, fuch as which fignines anoynted : and what is the name Chrift , myfteries there are hereof ; as that in the Revelation-, of the two Olive-trees diflilling holy oyl into the lamps that burn before

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before the face of God: and the like. And the blefling of the lights, wax, and lamps , is taken from the fire, and the altar which containeth the fubftance of the flame: and what other fuch fimilitudes as areinmyfteries
j

as that

of the feven candleflicks and lamps burning

before the face of

God.

Thefe therefore are the Confecrations which firft of all areneceffary tobeufedineverykinde of devotion,and ought co precede it , and without which nothing in holy Rites can be duely performed.
In the next place now we fhall mew unto youtheconiecrationof Places, Inftruments, and fuch-like things. Therefore when you would confecrate any Place or Cirde,you ought to take the prayer of Solomon ufed in the dedication of the Temple: and moreover, you muftblefsthe place with the fprinklingof Holy-waterT and with Fumigations ; by commemorating in the benediftion holy myfteries; fuch as thefe are : The fanitification of the throne of God, of mount Sinai, of the Tabernacle of the Covenant , of the Holy of holies, of the temple of Jerufalem. Alfo , the fan* saxflum edification of mount Golgotha, by the crucifying of Chriit ; finflorum. the fan&ification of the Temple of Chrid; of mount Tabor, by the transfiguration and afcenfion of Chrift : and the like. And by invocating divine names which arefignificant hereunto j fuch as the Place of God , the Throne of God , the Chayr of God, the Tabernacle of God, the Altar of God, the Habitation of God , and fuch-like divine names of this forr, which are to be written about the Circle or place to be confecrated.

Andintheconfecrations of inftrumencs, and of all other chings whatfoever that are ferviceable to this Art , vou fliall proceed after the fame manner, by fprinkling the lame with
Holy-water, perfuming the fame with holy Fumigations, anoynting it with holy Oyl, fealing it with fome holy Sigil, and blerting it with prayer ; and by commemorating holy chings out of the facred Scriptures, Religion > and Divine names which

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:

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be found agreeable to the thing that is to be conexamples fake, in confecrating a fword , we 4ui Met are to call to remembrance that in the Gofpel, He that hath du*t tuiti- two coat s, &cc. and that place in the fecond of the Macchabees, (M,Sit. Thacafword was divinely and miraculoufly fent to Judtu Macchabem. And if there be any thing of the like in the Aeclft{ Prophets; asthac place, 7*4*- unto you two-edged, Swords^Scc. vo lifjadij n jjj^g maner you p^all confecrate experiments and books, r os bis ecu * j i r v i-i and whatfoeverof the like nature,as is contained in writings, tou pictures, and the like, by fprinkling, perfuming, anoincing, fealfng, and bleflfing with holy commemorations, and calling to remembrance the falsifications of myfleries ; As, the fanitifying of the Tables of the ten Commandments, which
fecrated
as for
,

which

God in MoxmiSittdJ ; The fanTeftaments of God , the Old and New ; Thefan&ificarion of the Law, and of the Prophets,and Scriptures, which are promulgated by the holy Ghoft. Moreover,
were delivered to Afofctby
ftification of the

there

is

to be

commemorated

fuch divine
:

names

as are

fie

and convenient hereunto ; as thefe are The Teftement of God, The book of God, The book of life, The knowledge of God, The wifdom of God ; and the like. And with fuch kinde of Rites is the perfonalconfecration performed. There is furthermore, befides thefe, another Rite of confecration, of wonderful power, and much efficacy ; And this is out of the kindes of fuperftitions : That is to fay, when the Rite ofconfecration or collection of any Sacrament in the Church is transferred to that thing which we would confecrate.

to be known alfo, that Vowes , Oblations, and Sahave the power ofconfecration , afwel real as perioral ; and they are as it were certain covenants and conventions between thofe names with which they are made , and us who make them, ftrongly cleaving to our defire and wished effect : As, when we dedicate , offer, and facrifice, with certain names or things ; as, Fumigations, UnVions, Rings, Images, Looking-glafles ; and things lefs material, as Deities, Sigils > Pentacles , Inchantments , Orations, Pictures, and
It is
crifice,

Scrip-

The fourt h book .

Scriptures
:

of which we have largely fpoken in our third book of Occult Philofophy. There is extant amongft thofe Magicians (whodomoft ufe
the miniflery of evil fpirits) a certain Rite of invocaring by a Book to be confecrated before to chat purpofe ; which is properly called, ^A hok^, of Spirits j whereof we uier $/>>(hall now fpeak a few words. For this book is to be confe- raum.
fpirits

crated, a
in their

book of evil fpirits,ceremoniouny to be compofed, name and order whereunto they binde with a cer:

tain holy
rit

Oath, the ready and prefent obedience of the

fpi-

therein written.

this book is to be made of mod pure and dean piper, that hath never been ufed before ; which many do call

Now
:

Virgin-paper.

And
is

this
,

maner

that

to fay

book mud be infcribed after this Let there be placed on the lefc fide

the image of the fpirit, and on the right fide his character, with the Oath above ir, containing the name of the fpirit, and his dignity and place, with his office and power. Yet very many do compofe this book otherwife , omitting the
it is more eflicacious not to neglect any thing which conduceth to it. Moreover , there is to be obferved the circumftances of places, times,hours, according to the Stars which thefe fpirits are under, and are feen to agree unto, their fite, rite, and order being applied. Which book being fo written, and well bound, is to be adorned,garnifhed,and kept fecure,with Regifters and Seals, left it fhould happen after the confecration to open in fome place noc intented,and indanger the operator. Furthermore, this book ought to be kept as reverently as may be : for irreverence of minde caufeth it to lofe its vcrtue,with pollution and profanation. Now this facred book being thus compofed according to the maner already delivered, we are then to proceed to the confecration thereof after a twofold way one whereof is, That all and fingular the fpirits who are written in the book, be called to the Circle , according to the Rites and Order I which

characters or image: buc

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taught ; and the book that is to be be placed without the Circle in a triangle. And inthefrrft place, let there be read in the prefenceof the fpirits all the Oathes which are written in that book ; and then the book to be confecrated being placed without
let it

we have before

the Circle in a triangle there drawn

let all the fpirits

be compelled toimpofe their hands where their images and characters are drawn , and to confirm and confecrate the fame w'th a fpecial and common Oath. Which being done, let the book be taken and fhut, and preferved as we have before fpoken , and let the fpirits be licenfed to depart, according to due rite and order. There is another maner of confecrating a book of fpirits, which is more eafie, and of much efficacie to produce every effect , except that in opening this book the fpirits do not always come vifible. And this way is thus : Let there be made a book of fpirits as we have before before fet forth ; but in the end thereof lee there be written Invocations and Bonds, and ftrong Conjurations, wherewith every fpirit may be bound. Then this book muft be bound between two Tables or Lamens , and in the infide thereof let there be drawn the holy Pentacles of the Divine Majeftie, which we have before fee forth and defcribed out of the Afocalypfe: then let the firft of them be placed in the beginning of the book , and the fecond at the end of the fame. This book being perfected after this mancr , let it be brought in a clear and fair time, to a Circle prepared in acrofs way , according to the Art which we have before delivered ; and there in the firft place the book being opened, let it be confecrated to the rites and ways which we have before declared concerning Confecration. Which being done, let all the fpirits be called which are written in the book,in their own order and place , by conjuring them thrice by the bonds defcribed in the book, that they come unto that place within the fpace of three days , to afluxc their obedience, and confirm the fame, to the book fo to be confecrated. Then let the book be wrapped up in clean linen , and buried in the middle of the
Cir-

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59

and there

faft

flopped up

and then the Circle being

deftroyed, after the fpirits are licenfed, depart before the rifmg of the fun : and on the third day, about the middle of the night , return , and new make the Circle , and with bended knees make prayer and giving thanks unto God, and let a precious perfume be made, and open the hole, and take out the book ; and fo let it be kept, not opening the fame.

Then youfhall

licenfe the fpirits in their order, and deftroying the Circle, depart before chc fun rife. And this is the lafl rite and maner of confecrating, profitable to whatfoever writings and experiments, which do direct to fpirits,placing the fame between two holy Lamens or Pentacles , as oefore
is

(hewn. But the Operator,when he would work by the book thus confecrated, let him do it in a fair and clear feafon, when the fpirits are leaft troubled ; and let him place himfelf towards the region of the fpirits. Then let him open the book under a due Regifter ; let him invoke the fpirits by their Oath there defcribed and confirmed , and by the name of their character and image, to that purpofe which you defire : and, if there be need , conjure them by the bonds placed in the end of the book. And having attained your defired effect, then you fhall licenfe the fpirits to depart.

And now we (nail come to (peak concerning the invocatiwell of the good fpirits as of the bad. The good fpirits may be invocated of us , divers ways, and in fundry manners do offer themfelves unto us. For they do openly ipeak to thofe that watch , and do offer themfelves to our fight, or do inform us in dreams by
fpirits, as

on of

oracle of thofe things which are defired. Whofoever therefore would call any good fpirit , to fpeak or appear in fight, one it behoveth them efpecially to obferve two things
:

whereof is about the difpofition of theinvocantj the other about thofe things which are outwardly to be adhibited to the invocation, for the conformity of the fpirits to be called. Itbehoveth therefore that the invocant himfelf be religiI 2

oufly

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oufly difpofed for

of Occult
many days

Pbilofopby,

In the firft to fucli a myrtery. place therefore, he ought to be confeffed and conrrire, both inwardly and outwardly, and rightly expiated, by daily wafhinghimlelf with holy water- Moreover, the invocant oughc to conferve himfelf all thefe days, chafte, abftinenc , and to feparate himfelf as much as may be done, from all perturbation of minde, and from all maner of forraign and fecular bufinefs. Alfo, he fhall obferve fadings all thefe days, as much as fhall feem convenient to him to be done. Alfo, lee him daily between fun-rifing and fun-fee ting, being clothed with a holy linen garment, feven times call upon God, and

make

a deprecation to the Angels to be called according to the number of the rule which we have before "taughr. days of fafling and preparation, is commonly the time of a whole Lunation. There is alfo another number obferved amongft the Caballiils, which is fourty days.

Now

Now concerning thofe things which do appertain to this Rite of Invocation, the firft is, That a place bechoferi^ clean, pure, dofe, quiet , free from all maner of noife, and notfubjeft to any Grangers fight. This place muft firft be exorcifed and confecrated : and let there be a table or altar placed therein, covered with clean white linen, and fet towards the eaft and on each fide thereof, let there be fet two confecrated wax-lights burning, the flame whereof ought not to go out all thefe days. In the middle of the altar,let there be placed Lamens , or the holy paper which we have before defcribed, covered with pure fine linen ; which is not to be opened until the end of thefe days of the Confecration. You fliall alfo have in readinefs a precious perfume, and pure anointing oyl ; and let them be both kept confecrated. There mart alfo a Cenfer be fet on the head of the altar, wherein you (ball kindle the holy fire , and make a perfume every day that you fhall pray. You fhall alfo have a long garment of white linen, clofe before and behinde, which may cover the whole body and the feet , and girt about you with a girdle. You fliall alfo have a veil of pure clean linen,
:

and

Si and in the fore-pare thereof lee there be fixed golden or gilded Lamens,wkh theinfeription of the x&mzTttragrammaton ; ill which things are to befan&ified and confecrated in order. But you muft nor enter into the holy place, unlefs it be firftwafhed, and arayed with a holy garment ; and then you fhall enter into it with your feet naked. And when you enter therein, you (hall fprinkle it with holy water: then ou (hall make a perfume upon the altar,and afterwards with Iended knees pray before the altar as we have directed. But in the end of thefedays, on thelaft day, you fhall faft more flritly and fading on the day following, at the rifing of the fun, you may enter into the holy place , ufing the ceremonies before fpoken of, firft by fpnnkling your felf, then with making a perfume, you fhall figne your felf with holy oyl in the forehead, and anoint your eyes ; ufing prayer in all thefe Confecrations. Then you fhall open the holy Lamen,and pray before the altar upon your knees, asabovefaid : and then an invocation being made to the Angels,they will appear unto you , which you defire which you (hall entertain with a benign and chalte communication , and li: ;

Tie fourth deck.

cenfe

them to depart.
which
is

NowtheLamen
fpirit,you fhall

to be ufed to invoke any

;

good

make afcer this maner either in metal conformable, or in new wax, mixt with fpecies and colours conformable orit may be made in clean paper, with convenient colours : and the outward form or figure thereof may be
:

fquare, circular, or triangular, or of the like fore , according co the rule of the numbers : in which there mufl be written the divine names , as well the general names as the fpecial. And in the centre of the Lamen, let there be drawn a character of fix corners ; in the middle whereof, let there be Hexegcnns written the name and character of the Star, or of the Spirit his governour , to whom the good fpirit that is to be called is fubjecl. And about this character , let there be placed fo

many characters of
together at once.

five

corners, as the fpirits

if

we would
fpirit,

call ?enugent

And

we

fhall call

onely one

never-

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flia.ll

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be made four Pentagones, wherein the or fpirits, with their characters , is to be written. Now this table ought to be compofed when the Moon is increasing , on thofe days and hours which thenagreetdtheSpirit. And if wetakea fortunate ftar herewith, Which Table being made in this manit will be the better. ner, it is to be confecrated according to the rules above de-

name of the

fpirit

livered.

And this
lefs

is

the

way of making the

good

general Table, ferving

for the invocation of all

we may make fpecial Tables

we

the rule which

Neverthecongruent to every fpirit,by have above lpoken of concerning holy

fpirus whatfoevcr.

Pentades.

And now we
eafie

will declare unto

you another Rite more

to perform this thing : that is to fay, Let the man that is to receive any Oracle from the good fpirits, be chafte, pure, and confefs'd. Then a place being prepared pure and clean , and covered everywhere with white linen , on the

Lords day

in the new of the moon let him enter into that place, clothed with clean white garments ; and let him ex-

orcize the place, and blefs it, and make a Circle therein with a fanctified cole ; and let there be written in thcuttermoft part of the Circle the names of the Angels, and in the inner part thereof let there be written the mighty names of God and let him place within the Circle,atthe four angles of the world, the Cenfers for the perfumes. Then let him enter the place farting, and wafhed , and let him begin to pray toPfal.
1

19.

wards the

Blejfed art the mdefiled in the

whole Pfalm : Beati immaculati in v m,&c. way , &C by perfuming ; and in the end deprecating the Angels, by the faid divine names, that they will daign to difcover and reveal that which he defireth : and that let him do fix days, continuing wafhed and fading. And on the feventh day, which is the Sabbath, let him, being wafhed and fafting, enter the Circle, and perfume it, and anoint himfelf with holy anointing oyl , by anointing his forehead, and upon both his eyes, and in the
eafl this

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63

palms of his hands, and upon his feet. Then upon his knees let him fay the Pfalm aforefaid , with Divine and Angelical names. Which being faid, let him arife , and let him begin to walk about in a circuit within the faid Circle from the eaft to the weft,until he is wearied with a dizzinefs of his brain: let him fall down in the Circle, and there he may reft ; and forthwith he fhall be wrapt up in an ecftafle, and a fpirit will appear unto him , which will inform him of all things. We mud obferve alfo , that in the Circle there ought to be four holy candles burning at the four parts cf the world, which ought not to want light for the fpace of a whole week. And the maner of fafting muft be fuch , that he abftain from all things having a life of Senfe, and from thofe things which and let him onely drink pure rundo proceed from them ning water : neither let him take any food till the going down of the fun. And let the perfume and the holy anointing oyl be made, as is fet forth in Exodtu and the other holy books of the Bible. It is alfo to be obferved , that always as often as he enters into the Circle, he have upon his forehead a golden Lamen, upon which there muft be written the name Tetragrammatott, as we have before fpoken.
:

But natural things, and their commixtures, do alfo belong unto us, and are conducing to receive Oracles from any fpirit by a dream : which are either Perfumes, Unctions, and Meats or Drinks : which you may underftand in our firft book of Occult Philofophy, But he that is willing always and readily to receive the Oracles of a Dream, let him make unto himfelf a Ring of the Sun or of Saturn for this purpofe. There is alfo an Image to be made , of excellent efficacie and power to work this effeel ; which being put under his head when he goeth to fleep, doth effectually give true dreams of what things foever the minde hath before determined or confulted on. The Tables of Numbers do likewife confer to receive an Oracle, being duly formed under their own Conftdlations. And thefe things thou mayftknow in the third book of Occult Philofophy. Holy

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Holy Tables and Papers do alfo ferve to this effect , being fpecially compofed and confecrated : fuch as isrhe Alrrndel of Solomon, and the Table of the Revolution of the name Tetragrammaton. And thofe things which are of this kinde, and written unto thefe things, out of divers figures, numbers, holy pictures , with the inferiptions of the holy
the composition whereof is taken out of divers places of the holy Scriptures,Pfalms,and Verlicles, and other certain promifes of the divine Revelation and Prophecies. To the fame effect do conduce holy prayers and imprecations, as well unto God, as to the holy Angels and Heroes : the imprecations of which prayers are to be compofed as we have before fhewn, according to fome religious Similitude of Miracles, Graces, and the like, making mention of thofe things which we intend to do : as, out of the OldTeflament, of the dream of Jacob, Jofeph, Pharaoh, Daniel, and Nebuchadnezzar : if out of the New Teftament , of the dream of Jofeph the husband of the blefled virgin Mary ; of the dream of the three Wife-men ; of John the Evangelift fleeping upon thebreft of our Lord : and whatfoeverof the like kinde can be found in Religion, Miracles , and Revelations ; as, the revelation of theCrofs to Helen, the revelations of Conftantine and Charles the Great, the revelations of Bridget, Cyril, Methodittr, Mechiili, Joachim, Merhir, and fuch-like. According to which, let the deprecations be compofed, if when he goeth to flecp it be with a firm intention and the reft well difpofingthemfelves,let them pray devoutly, and without doubt they will afford a powerful effect. Now he that knoweth how to compote thofe things which we have now fpoken of, he ihall receive the mod true Oracles of dreams. And this he fhall do ; obferve thofe things which in the fecond book of Occult Philofophy are directed concerning this thing. He that is defirous therefore to receive an Oracle , let nim abfiain from fupper and from drink, and be otherwise well difpofed, his brain being free from turbulent vapours ; let him alfo have his bed-chamber fair and
;

names of God and of Angels

Thefourth

book*

6*5

andclean,exorcifed and confederated if he will ;then let him perfume the fame with fome convenient fumigation ; and let him anoint his temples with fome unguent efficacious hereunto, and put a ring upon his ringer, of the things above fpoken of: lei him take either fome image, or holy table, or holy paper, and place the fame under his head : then having made a devout prayer, let him go unto his bed , and meditating upon that thing which he defireth to know, let him fo

amoft certain and undoubted orade by a dream, when the Moon goeth through that figne which was in the ninth Houfe of his nativity, andalfo when fhe goeth through the figne of the ninth Houfe of the Revolution of his nativity ; and when fhe is in the ninth figne from And this is the way and means the figne of perfection. whereby we may obtain all Sciences and Arts whatfoever, fuddenly and perfectly , with a true Illumination of our undemanding ; although all inferiour familiar Spirits whatfoever do conduce to this effect ; and fometimes alfo evil
fleep
;

for fo (hall he receive

informing us Intrinfecally or Extrinfecally. But if we would call any evil Spirit to theCircle, it firft beboveth us to confider, and to know his nature, to which of thePlanecs it agreeth , and what Offices are distributed to him from that Planet j which being known, let there be fought out a place fit and proper for his invocation , according to the nature of the Planet, and the quality of the Offices of the faid Spirit, as near as the fame may be done: as, if their power be over the Sea, Rivers or Flouds , then lee Then the place be chofen in the Shore and fo of the reft. quality of let there be chofen a convenient time,borh for the the Air, ferene, clear, quiet, and fitting for the Spirits to affume bodies ; as alfo of the quality and nature of the Planer, and of the Spirit, as to wir, on his day, or the time wherein heruleth: he may be fortunate or infortunate,fometimesof the day, and fometimes of the nighr, as the Stars and Spirits dorequire. Thefe things beingconfidered , lettherebea Circle framed in the place elefted , afwel for the defence of And in the Invocant, as for the confirmation of the Spirit. the K
Spirits fenfibly
;

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the Circle
it

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felf

Philofophy,

there are to be written the divine general

names,and thofe things which do yeild defence unto us ; and with them, thofe divine names which do rule this Planet,

and the
rule
,

Offices of the Spiric himfelf

,

there ftiallalfobe

written therein

che names of ihegood Spirits which bear and are able to binde and conftrain that Spirit which

intend to call. And if we will any more fonifie and flrengthen our Circle, we may a dde Characters and Pentades agreeing to the work ; then alfo if we will, we may either within or without the Circle, frame an angular figure, with the infcription of fuch convenient numbers, asareconfruent amongft themfclves to our work ; which are alfo to e known , according to maner of numbers and figures: of which in the fecond book of Occult Philofophy it is fuflficiFurther, He is to be provided of lights, perenrly fpoken. fumes , unguents and medicines , compounded according to the nature of the Planec and Spirit ; which do partly agree with the Spirit , by reafon of their natural and cceleflial vertue ; and partly are exhibited to the Spirit for religious and fuperfiidous worflnp. Then he muft be fumi/hed with holy and confecrated things, necefTary afwel for the defence of the Invocant , and his fellows , as alfo ferving for bonds to binde andconflrain the Spirits; fuch as are either holy Papers, Lamens, Pictures, Pentacles, Swords, Scepters, Garments of convenient matter and colour, and things of the like

we

Then when all thefe things are provided, and the Matter and his fellows being in the Circle , in the firft place lee him confecrate the Circle, and all thofe things which he ufeth ; which being performed with a convenient gefture and countenance , let him begin to pray with a loud voice, after this manner. Firft let him make an Oration unto God, and then let him intreat the good Spirits : and if he will read any Prayers, Pfalms, or Gofpel for his defence, they oughc to takexhe firft place. After thefe Prayers and Orations are faid , then let him begin to invocate the Spirit which hedefireth,with a gentle and loving Inchantment, toall thecoafts of the World, with the commemoration of his own Authofort.
rity

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67

and power. And then let him reft a little , looking about himj to fee if any Spiric do appear ; which if he delay, then let him repeat his invocation, as abovefaid, until he hath done ic three times;and if the Spirit be pertinacious,obflinate, and will not appear, then let him begin to conjure with divine power ; fo alfo that the conjurat ions and all his commemorations do agree with the Nature and Offices of the Spiric himfelf,and reiterate the fame three times, from flronger to
flronger,ufingObjurgations,Contumeries,Curfings,

& Punilhlike.

ments,and fufpenfion from his Office and power,and the

hnifhed, then ceafe a litcle; and if any Spirit (hall appear , lee the Invocanc turn himfelf towards the Spirit,andcourteoufly receive him,and eameftly

And after all thecourfes are

him , let him firft require his name, andifhebe by any other name : and then proceeding further, let him ask him whatfoever he will: and if in any thing the Spilet him be bound rit (hall (hew himfelf obflinate or lying, covenienr conjurations and if you doubt of any lye, by make without the Circle with the confecrated Sword, the figure of a triangle or * Pentagone^ and compel the Spirit to en- * a chater into it and if thou receiveft any promife which thou rafter wlih wouldft have to be confirmed with an Oath , let him ftrerch fivc cor* ners. the fword ouc of the Circle, and fwear the Spirir,by laying Then having obtained of the his hand upon the Sword. Spirit thac which you defire, or are otherwife contented, licenfe him to depart with courteous words, giving command untohim,charhedonohurc : and if he will not depart, comhim by powerful conjurat ions ; and if need require,expel fel im by Exorcifmes,and by making contrary fumigations. And when he is departed, go not out of the Circle , bur make a (lay, making prayer ,and giving of thanks unto God and the good Angels , and alfo praying for your defence and confervaiion : and then all thofe things being orderly performed, you may depart. But if your hope be fruftrated, and no Spirits will appear, yet for this do not defpair ; but leaving the Circle, return again at other times, doing as before. And if you lhall judge that K a
intreating
called

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that

Of Occult Fhilofoph^
you have erred
in any thing, then that

you /hall amend, by adding or diminishing ; fortheconflancy of Reiteration doth often increafeyour authority and power j and ftriketh terror into the Spirits,and humblech them to obey. And therefore fome ufe to make a Gate in the Circle, whereby they may go in and out , which they open and (hut as they pleafe, and fonihe it with holy Names and Pentacles.

This alfo we are to take notice of, That when no Spirits will appear, but the Mafler being wearied hath determined to ceale and give over ; let him not therefore depart without
licenfing the Spirits
:

for they that

do neglect

this

are very

greatly in danger,except they are fortified with

fome fublime

defence.

Often imes alfo the Spirics do come, although they appear not vifible, (for to caufe terror to him that calls them) either in the things which he ufeth, or in the operation it felf. But this kindeof licenfing is not given (imply , but by akinde of
difpenfat ion with fufpenfion, until in the following terms they

Alfo without, a Circle render themfelves obedient. thefe Spirits may be called toappear, according to the way which is above delivered about the confecration of a book. But when we do intend to execute any effect by evil Spirits, where an Apparition is not needful ; then that is to be done, by makingand forming that thing which is to be unto us as an inflrument, orfubjeft of the experiment it felf; as, whether it be an Image, or a Ring, or a Writing, or any Character, Candle, or Sacrifice, or any thing of the fike fort ; then the name of the Spirit is to be written therein, with his Cha-^ rafter, according to the exigency of the experiment , either by writing it with fome blood, or otherwife ufing a perfume agreeable to theSpirit. Oftentimes alfo making Prayers and Orations to God and the good Angels before we invocate the evil Spiric,conjuringhim by the divine power. There is another kinde of Spirits, which we havefpoken of in our third book of Occult Philofophy,notfo hurtful,and neereft unto men fo alfo, that they are effected with humane
fhail
,

paffions

The fourth
pafTions

book.

Gg

, and do joy in the convention of men, and freely do inhabit with themrand others do dwell in the Woods and Defarts;8c others delight in the company of divers domeflique Animals andwildeBeafts ; and otherfome do inhabit about Fountains and Meadows. Whofoever therefore would call up thefe kinde of Spirits , in the place where they abide, it ought to be done with odoriferous perfumes, and with fweet founds and instruments of Mufick, fpeciallycompofed

for the bu(inefs,with ufing of Songs , Inchantmencs and pleafant Verfcs,with praifes and promifes.

But thofe which are obftinace to yeild to thefe things, are to be compelled with Threatnings, Comminations , Curlings, Delulions, Contumelies, and efpecially by threatning them to expel chem from thofe places where they are converfant.

Further, if need be, thou maift betake thee to ufeExorcifmes ; but the chiefeft thing that ought to be obferved, is,conftancy of minde, andboldnefs, free, and alienated

from

fear.

when you would invocate thefe kinde of Spirits, to prepare a Table in the place of invocation, coyou ought vered wich clean linen ; whereupon you (hall fet new bread, and running water or milk in new earthen vefTels , and new
Laftly,

knives.
fhall

And you (hall make a fire , whereupon a

perfume

che Invocant go unto the head of the Table , and round about it let there be feats placed for the Spirits, as you pleafe ; and the Spirits being called, you /hall

be made. But let

eat. But if perchance you (hall then draw a Circle about ic, and let that part of the Table at which the Invocant fits , be within the Circle, and the reft of the Table without the Circle.

invite

them to drink and

evil Spirit
,

fear

any

t In our third book of Occult Philofophy, we have taugh. how and by what means the Soul is joyned to the Body ; and, what hapeneth to the Soul after death. Thou maift know funher, Thar thofe Souls do flilllove their relinquished Bodies after death, as it were a certain

affinity

JO
affinity alluring

Of Occult

Phi /ofop by,

them ; fnch as are the Souls of noxious men, which have violently relinquifhed their Bodies , and Souls wanting a due burial , which do ftill wander in a liquid and turbulent Spirit about their dead carkafles ; for thefe Souls by the known means by which heretofore they were conjoyned to their Bodies,by the like vapors,liquors,and favours, are eafily drawn unto them. From hence it is , that the Souls of the deadare not to be called up without blood, or by the application of fomepart of their relief Body. In the raifmg up of thefe fhadows,we are to perfume with new Blood , with the Bones of the dead > and with Flefh, Egges, Milk , Honey and Oile , and fuch-like things, which do attribute to the Souls a means apt to receive their Bodies.

to be underftood, That thofe who are defirous to up any Souls of the dead , they ought to do it in thofe places , wherein thefe kinde of Souls are moft known to be
It is alfo

raife

converfanr , or for fome alliance alluring thofe fouls into their forfaken Body ; or for fome kinde ofaffe&ion in times , paft,impreu ed in them in their life, drawing the faid Soul to certain places, things, or perfons ; or for the forcible nature of fome place fitted and prepared for to purge or punifh thefe Souls. Which places for the mod part are to be known by the experience of vifions, mighty incurfions,and apparitions, and njch-Jike prodigies feen. Therefore the places mod fitting for thefe things , are

Church-yards. And better then them, are thofe places wherein there is the execution of criminal judgements. And better then thefe , are thofe places, in which of late yeers there have been fome publikc {laughters of men. Furthermore, that place is better then there , where fome dead carkafs , that came by a violent death, is not yet expiated, nor ritely buried , and was lately buried ; for the expiation of thofe places , is alfo a holy Rite duly to be adhibited to the burial of the bodies , and oftentimes prohibiteth the fouls to come unto their bodies , and expelieth chem far off unto the places of judgement. And

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71

from hence it is, That the Souls of the dead are not eafily 10 beraifcdup, except it be theSouls of them whom we know to be evil , or to have pcrifhed by a violent death, and whofc bodies do wane a right and due burial. Now although we have fpoken concerning fuch places of this kinde , it will not be fafe or commodious to go unto them ; but it behoveth us to take to what place foever is to be chofen , fomc principal part of the body thai is rcli&> and therewith to make a perfume in due maner , and to perform other competent Rites.

And

That becaufe the Souls are certain they be framed out of certain competent things, compounded according to a true rule, with congruent inferiptions of Names and Seals, do very much avail to the railing up of departed
It is alfo

to be

known

fpiritual lights, therefore artificial lights, efperially if

Souls.

Moreover, thefe things which now are fpoken of, are not alwaies fufficient toraiie up Souls , becaufe of an extranatural portion of underftanding and reafon, which is above, and known onely to the Heaven and Deftinics,and their power.
, by lupernaand cocleftial powers duely adminiftred , even by thofe things which do move the very harmony of the Soul , aiwel imaginative, as rational and intellectual ; as are Voices,Songs, Sound , Inchantments : and Religious things ; as Prayers, Conjurations, Exorcifmes, and other holy Rites, which may very commodioufly be adminiflred hereunto.

We ought therefore to allure the faid Souls

tural

The end of the fourth book^of Agrippa,

Heptameron,

Of Peter dt ^rfbano.

73

Hcptameron
OR,

MAGICAL ELEMENTS
OF

Peter
,

de

Abano
is

Philosopher.
N the former book,wriich
book
ofs4grippa y K
is

the fourth

(poken concerning Magical Ceremonies , and

fufhciently

Initiations.

But becaufe he feemeth to have written to the learned, and well-experienced in this A rt becaufe he doth not fpecially treat cf the Ceremonies, but rather fpeaketh of them in general, it was therefore thoughr good to adde hereunto the Magical Elements of Tctcr de zAbano : that thofe who are hither;

to

74
to ignorant
,

Magical Elements,

and have not

in readinefs

tafied of Magical Superflicions,

,

may have them

felves therein.

how
this

they

may
as
it

exercife them-

For

we fee in

book,

were a certain

introduce ion of Magical vanity;and as if they were in prefene exercife,they may behold the didindt functions offpirics>how

they may be drawn to difcourfe and communication ; what is to be done every day, and every hour ; and how they (hall be read, as if they were defcribed Tillable by fillable. In brief, in this book are kept the principles of Magical conveyances. But becaufe the greacerf power is attributed to the Circles ; ( For they are certain fortrefles to defend the operators fafe from the evil Spirits;) In the firft place we will treat concerning the composition of a Circle.

Of the

Circles,

and

the compofition

thereof.
not alwaies one and the of Circles THe form to be changed, according to the order fame of the but ufeth
is
;

be called , their places, times, daies and For in making a Circle, it ought to be considered in whartimeof the year, what day , and what hour, that you make the Circle j what Spirits you would call, to what Star and Region they do belong , and what functions they have. Therefore let there be made three Circles of the latitude of nine foot , and let them be dittant one from another a hands breadch ; and in the middle Circle , firft, write the name of the hour wherein yon do the work, lnthefecondptace, Write the name of the Angel of the hour. In the third place, The Sigil of the Angel of trie hour. Fourthly , The name of the Angel that niteth that day wherein you do the work,and the names of his minifters. In the fifth place, The
Spirits that are to

hours.

name of the
rits

prefent time.

Sixthly,

The name of the Spi-

ly ,

ruling in that part of time,and their Prefidents. SeventhThe name or the head of the Signe ruling in that pan of

time

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75

time wherein you work. Eighthly , The name of the earth, according to that part of time wherein you work. Ninthly, and for the compleatingof the middle Ctrde,Write the name of the Sun and of the Moon , according to the faid rule of time ; for as the time is changed,fo the names are to be altered. And in the outermoft Circle, let there be drawn in the four Angles, the names of the prefidential Angels of the Air , that day wherein you would do this work ; to wic, the name of the King and his three Miniftecs. Without the Circle, in four Angles , let Ttntagones be made. In the inner Circle let there be written four divine names with crofles interpofed in the middle of the Circle ; to wir,towards the Eaft let there be written Alpha , and towards the Weft let there bewritten Omcga;znd let a crofs divide the middle of the Circle. When the Circle is thus finifbed, according to the rule now before written, you fiull proceed.

Ofthe names ofthe hours, and the Angels

ruling tbenu>.
that is alfo to be known IT a fuccelfive order,accordingthe the courfe of the heavens, to in
,

Angels do rule the hours

and Planets unto which they are fubjett ; fo that that Spirit which governeth the day,ruleth alfo the firfthour of the day;
the fecond from this governeth the fecond hour ; the third, the third hour > and fo confequently : and when feven Planets and hours have made their revolution , it returneth Therefore we fhall again to the firft which ruleth the day. firfl fpeak of the names of the hours.

Hours of the

76
5. Sadeiali.

Magical Elements,
5. Mathon.
6. Rana.

6.

Thamur.

7. Ourcr.
8. Thamie. p. Neron. 10. Jalon. Aba'u 1 1

7. Nctos. 8. TtfrAC.

X2. Natalon.

p. Sajfur. 10. ^/o. 1 1 . Calcrv*. I 2, SalAm.

Of the names of the Angels and their Sigils, it (hall be Now let us take a veiw fpoken in their proper places. A year therefore is fourfold, of the names of the rimes.
and is divided into the Spring,Summer,Harveft and Winter j the names whereof are thefe.

The Spring. The Summer.

Autumne.
Winter.

Tttlv'u

Cafmdra/t.

Ardarael.
Farias.

The Angels of the Spring.

Caraeaft.
Cere.

Anmiel.
Comrnijforos.

The head of the

SfHgllgUtU

Signe of the Spring.

The name of the

Amadai.

earth in the Spring.

The

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The names of the Sun and Moon in the Spring.

77

The

Sun.

The Moon.
Agnfxta.

AlrAjm,

The Angels of the Summer.

Gargatel.
Tariel,

Caviet.

The head of the Signe of the Summer.

Tttbiel.

The name of the

Fejlativi.

earth in

Summer.

The names The Sun.

jithtmay.

of the Sun and

Moon in Summer.

The Moon.
Armattu.

The Angels of Autumne.

TarqaAm. CnabarcU

The head of the figne of Autumne.

Torquarct,

The name of the earth in Autumne,

The

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^Magical Elements,

The names of

the Sun and

Moon in Autumne,

The Sun.
Ahragim,

OfPeter de Abano.

jp

The eBenedi8ion of perfumes.

THe God ofAbrahamy God

and
falfe imagination y

of Ifaac God of Jacob) blefihere the creatures ofthefe kindes, that they mayfillupthe power vertut of their odours j fo that neither the enemy , nor any

may

be able to enter into them: through our

lee

Lord Jefm
water.

Chrifly

&c. Then

chem be fprinkled with holy

The Bxorcifme ofthefire upon which the

perfumes are
to be put.

THe

fire

which

is

in a

new

veflfel

manner. him by whom all things are made every phantafme from thee , that
after this

be ufed for iuffumigations , is to be of earth or iron ; and let it be exorcifed J exorcife theeyOtbou creature ojfire , by
to
,

that forthwith thou cefi

away and

itjhallnot be able to do any hurt

this creature offirey

in any thing. fanUtfie

it ,

Then

fay, Blefy

O Lordy

that itmaybeblejfedtofetforththepraifeofthyholy

name >

that no hurt

may come

to the Exerciferj or Spectators

through our Lord JeftuChrtfiyUc.

Of the (farment and Tentacle^.

Garment,if can be LEt be a Prieftslinen,and clean. Then but thiscannot be had,let be of take Pentade
it it
:

if it

it

in the day and hour of Mercuryy the Moon increafing, written in parchment made of a kids skin. But firft let there be faid over it the Mafs of the holy Ghoft , and let it be fprinkled with water of baptifm.

made

An

8o

Magical Elements,

An
is

Oration

to be [aid,

when

the Vefture

put on.
writs

ANcor^ Amacor, Amides, Theodoniat, Amtor, bj theof Sah / will put on the CjtrrnerJ
O
ever.

Lord , of thy Argel , through that this whichldcfire I may bring toefed : vatic*, end. thee the mofl ho If Adonay , whofe kingdom endurethfofever

Amen.

Of Peter de Lsfbano.

Of the manner ofwording,

the LEtdone,Moon and

be increasing and equal, if it may then be her not becombuft. The Operator ought to be clean and purified by the fpace of nine daies before the beginning of the work, and to be confeffed,and receive the holy Communion. Let him have ready the perfume appropriated to the day wherein he would perform the work. He ought alfo to have holy water from a new earthen veflel with fire, a Vefture and PenPrieft , anda cade ; and let all thcfe things be rightly and duly confecrated and prepared. Let one of the fervants carry the earthen veflel full of fire, and the perfumes, and let another bear the book, another the Garment and Pemacle, and lee the mafter carry rhe Sword ; over which there muft be faid one mafs of the Holy Ghoft j and on the middle of the Sword, let there be written this name zStgla f, and on the other lide thereof, this name \ On \. And as hegoeth to the confecrated
let

place,

him continually read Letanies , the fervants anAnd when he Cometh to the place where he will fwering. ere the Circle, let him draw the lines of the Circle, as we and after he hath made it, let him have before taught fprinkle the Circle with holy water, faying , Ajferges me Do- Wa(h mc
let
:

m'me^ &C.

Lord,

The Mafter therefore ought to be purified with farting, &c chaftity , and abftmency from all luxury the fpace of three And on the whole dayes before the day of the operation. day that he would do the work, being clothed with pure garments , and furnifhed with Pentades, Perfumes, and other things neceflary hereunto, let him enter the Circle, and call the Angels from the four parts of the world , which do govern the feven Planets the feven dayes of the week, Colours
and Metals i whofe name you (hall fee in their places. And with bended knees invocaring the faid Angels particularly,
let

him

fay ,

O ArigthfupradiBi,

eflcte

adj Mores pit* petition,

&

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Magical Elements,
adjutorium
mihi-, in

&

in

mels rebus

&

petit ionibui.

Then lee him call the Angels from the four parts of the world , that rule the Air the lame day wherein he doth the work or experiment. And having implored fpecially all the Names and Spirits written in the Circle, let him fay , Ovos
omnes^adjuro at que
oty JfchjroSy
ttit eft or per fedem Adonay^per Hagiof, I TheOmega,& per htc AthanAtos^TaracUtos, Alpha tria nominafecreta , Agfa, On, Tetragrammaton, quod hodie de-

&

heat is adimplere

quod cupio. Thefe things being performed, let him read the Conjuration affigncd for the day wherein he maketh the experiments we have before fpokenjbuc if they fhallbe partinacious and refractory, and will not yeild themfelves obedient , neither to the Conjuration aligned to the day,nor to the prayers before made, then ufe the Conjurations and Exorcifmes following.

An Exorcifme of the Spirits of the Air, & NOsfatit ad imaginem Dei dotat potentia mum & corroboratum nomen Dei per evt voluntate
,
t

Dei-,

ejsufatti

exorci^armu ( here he fhall name have appear, of what order foever they the Spirks he would imperamm per cum qui dixit , faUum efiy (ffper omnia be)
El, forte

& admirabile vos

pot

iff)

&

nomina Dei ,

& per nomen Adonaj, El

&

&

Elohinr y Elohe, Zebaoth,

Elion,E[cerchie,Jah,TetragrammatonySadai)DomintuVcutiexcclfuj) exorci^amui vos , atque patenter imperamm , ut appareatis

ftatim nobis hicjuxta Cireulum in pulchra forma,vidc licet humatort uoftt ate a/iqua. Vettite vos omnes na t fine deform'nate talesj quia vobit imperamut, per nomen T drV quod Adam audi*
audrvit, , quod Loth dr per nomen Jotk, quod Jacob audivit ab Angelofecum IhR antesj*r liber at ut eft de manuftatris fuiEfau : anaby the name Anephexeton, quod Aaron audiv'^ loquens y per nomen Zebaoth , quod fapiens faUureft : Mofesnominavit-f paludes de terra t&gyF'i omniaftttmina
vity

&

& & locutut

&

eft :

& per nomen Dei Agla

:

fatlui [alvtu

cum fua familia

&

&

& &

verf*

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Peter dc Abano.
:

83
,

& per nomen Eccrchit Ori/tcn, quod ebullierunt runat & afcendc Mofes nomtnavity & omnesflu per nomen Erunt indomos <AZgyptiorumyO/nniadeJlruentcs & quad Mofes nomtnavity & [nit grando quails nonfuit ab mundi & per nomen Adonay quod Mofes nominavity & fuerunt locujl* & apparuerunt ftper tcrramcAZgyptiorumy & comedcruntqu* refdua erant grandim & nomen Schemes amathia quod Jofui vocavitydr remoratm Solcurfum: df per nomen Alpha & Otnegay quod Daniel nominavit & de& in nomine Emmanuel, firuxit Beely & Draconem tnterfe in c amino ignis quod tres pueriySidrachy Mifach & Abdenago ardentity cantaverunty & liber fuerunt & per nomen HagioSy AthanatoSyParaclcttu & fedem Adonay & per TheoSy & per h*s tria fecreta nomina AgUyOnyTetragrammatony adjuroyconteftory & per h&c nomina & per alia nomina Domini vivi & veriy vos qui veftra culpa de noflriDei Omnipotenlis num locumy exorcizAmuiy & viejeftifuipU ufque ad cui omnes imperamtUy per eum qui dixit & failum obediunt creatur<ty & per Mud tremendum Dei Judicium: dryer ante confpettum divimare omnibus incertumy vitreumy quod n& majeftatis gradient & potentiate & per quatuor dtvinaanimalia T. ante fedem divirnt majefla gradient & oculos ante per ignem ante ejus thronum ctrcumflanhabentia & & retro tem & per fanttot Angelos Ccelorunty T.& per earn quttEccle& per fummam fapientiam Omnipotentis Dei Jta Dei nominal ur
verft fuerUHt in fatten intnt
vii
:

lion-,

talis

initio

j>er

eft

-it

ati

Ifcjtoty

Ccelis

infer

rtliter

eft ,

efl

is

lay

virilter exorci^amus

ut'nobis hie ante

Circulum appareatisy ut

faciendam noflram voluntatenty in omnibus prottt placucrit nobis : per fedem Baldachin > dr per hoc nonxn Primeumaton , quod in caver nis ab/JJi fuerunt pro fund ati vcl Mofes nominavity Abiron : in virtute iftim nominis abforptiy Datany Corah

&

&

&

Primeumaton y totaCceli militia compellentey maledtcimm vosy gaudio veflro , ufjue inprofunpri vomits vos omni offictoyloco ad u/timum diemjudicii vos ponimuiy redum abjjfiy dr ufque in flag* urn ignis diemum, fulphuriiy legamut in ignem nip Jlatim appareatis hie coram nobity wtc Circulum-Ad faciendum vo/untatem noflram. In omnibus venue per hac nominay Adonay Zebaothy Adonay Amioram, VeniieyVenitCyimperat vobis Ado2 nay

& &

&

&

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nay, Saday, Rex regum potentiffimus trcmendifftniui, cujw vires nulla fubterfugere fotefi creaturavobis ptriinaciffimis futures

&

nip obeditritu
,

&appareatis ante hunc Circulum

fubito

tandem

ruinaficbilit miferabi/ifque,

&

affabiles

ignis

perpetuus

inextmguibilis vos manet.

oth,

Venite ergo in nomine Adonay ZcbaAdonay Amioram : venite, venite, quid tardatis f fefrinate imperat vobU Adonay^ Sad ay, Rex regum, El, Aty, Titeip, AK.ia,Hyn,Jen, Minofcl, Achadan : yay^aayEy^Haa^ye^Exe^i^ly El,El,a,Hy,Hau,HAu,Hau,Va,Va,Va,ira.

<tA Grayer

be aid in the four parts of the world> in the Circle.

to (fod, to

AMorule, Taneha, Latiflen, Rabur,Taneha, LatiTten, Efcha,

Omega;LeyJle,Orifton,Adonay:0 mymofi Aladidy Alpha merafnl heavenly Father, have mercy upon me, although a (inner ; make appear the arm of thy power in me this day ( although
thy unworthy child) againfl thefe
that
obflir.ate

&

and pcmiciius Spirits,

I by

thy will

and may and glorifie thy name. fhip

worlds,

contemplator of thy divine be illuflrated with all wifdem , and alwaies wor-

may

be

made a

I humbly implore and befree h thee, thy judgement , may be bound and con/trained to come, and give true and perfeil anfwers to thefe things which I (hall askjhem, and that they may declare and jhew unto us thofe things which by me or us (hall be commanded them,
that thefe Spirit t which

I call by

not hurting any creature, neither injuring nor terrifying me or

fellows,nor hurting any other creature,and affrighting nt
let

my

man ; but

them be obedient

to

my reqttefts, in all thefe things which J com-

mand them.

him rtand in the middle of the Circle, and hold his hand towards thePemade,and fay , Per Ptntaculum Salomons advoca vi, dent mihi refponfum verum. Then let him fay , Beralanen/ts,3aldarhienfs, Paumachu Apologia, fedes, per Reges potefiattfq magnanimas, deprincilec

Then

&

pes trapotenles, oenio, Liachidd, minillrt tartar e a fedes

Prhvttc,
hit

Of Peter deAbano,
hie princeps fedis Apologia, non* cohort e
:

85
Ego vos invoco ,

&

atfy fuperna Majeftatis mum t us virtu' e, ettm qui dixit, cut obediunt faUumeft, potenter ipiperoyper per hoc nomen inejfabile , Tetragrammaton omnes creatura :

invocando vos conjure,

&

&

&

i"Pn^ Jehovah, in quo

eft

plafmatum omne feculum

quo audit

element a corruunt^'er concutiturjnare rcirograditur,ignis extingnitur, terra t remit, omnefaexercittu CaleftiumfTerreftrium, ccrruunt : quatenut cito Jnfernorumtremunt,turbantur

fne mora
veniatU ,

& emni occafioneremotd, ab univerftsmundi partibuf & rationabi de omnibus quacunque interrogavero, & nunc refpondcatit vos, & veniatU padfee, vip
liter

&

& &

biles,

ajfabiles :

drftne mora maqifeftantes <\uod cupiwm : conjurati per nomen mandata noftraperficientes, dtterni vivi tjr veriDe't Helioren,

&

perfftentes fempcr uftfe adfinem,

cfr

intentioncm

nuam ,

vifi biles

nob it,

cfr

ajfabiles, clara voce nobis, intelligtbile,

& fine omni am-

biguita/e.

Vifions

and apparitions.
phanlafmatA
cjr

inftrumenta muftca, td<L a fpiritibus,ut terrore compuljtfocii abeant a Circulo, quia nihil fit sdverfut magiftrum pojfunt. Toft h<tc videbis infinitesfagiltarios

tlibu4 rile peraflis^pparebunt infinita vifioneS,fr

+*pulfantia orgaua

omnU generis

cum

infinita multttudine beftiarum horribiltm

,

ponunt

ac ft vellent devorare focios Tunc Sacerdos five Magi er, adhibent ft

&

: qua itafe comtamen nil timeant.

manum Pentaculc,dicat

Fugtat hinc iniquitas veftra , vmute vexilli Dei. Et tunc Spiritus obedire magiftro coguntur,& fecii nil am' Hsu videbunt. Then letthe Exorcift fay, ftrecchingouthishand 10 the Pentacle , Ecce Pentaculttm Salomonis , quod ante veftram adduxiprtfentiam : ecce ptrfonam exorciz.atoris in medio Exorcifnti, qui eft optimt a Deo munitus-, intrepidus,providus , qui viYivoeat. Venite ergo cum hus potent vos exorci*.ando invocavit

&

feftinatione in virtute

nominum iftorum,Ayc>>araye,Ayearayei Aye Saraye, ne differat is venire , per nomina aterna Dei vivi tff vert Eloy, Archima, Rabur : cjr per hoc pra fens ?cntaculum,quoA
jitper

86
dominorum veflrorum
feftinati venire

LMagical Elements,
:

fuper vos potencerimperat

:

& per virtu tew calejiium Spirituum

per pcrfonam exorci^atoris.conjurati
,

r*r

& obedire pretcepton veflro &

qui vocatur Otlir.o-

His peratlis,fbiles in quatuor angutis mundi, Et vide bis immediate magnos mot its : cum videris,dicas : Quid tar dads f quid moramini ? quidfacitis f pr spar ate vos obedite praceptori veflro, in nomine Domini Bat bat, velVachat fuper Abrac ruens, fuperveniens, Abeor fuper Aberer. Tunc immediate venient in fun forma propria. Et quando v'r
mos.

&

debis eosjstxta Circulum, ejler.de HUs

Temaculum coopertumfjncos
its

donefacro,<$~ difcooperiatur, cfr dieat: Ecce conclufioncm vejiram,

no lite fieri tnobedientes.

tjr

Et fstbito vide bis

pactpea forma:

dicent tibi,Pete quid vis,quia nos fumiu paratt complere omnia mandata tua^ quia dominus ad hac nos fubjugavit. Cum autem

apparucrint Spiritw

tunc dicas

Ber.e veneritis Spirittu , vet

feges nobilijfimi, quia vos vocavi per ilium

tur, cceleflium, terreflrium
cfr

cm omne genu jletticujus in

infer nor

um

:.

manu omnia
, ajfabiles

regna regum funt , nee

eft

qui fu& cor.trariiu effe poffit Adajeftati,

Quatenut

ft conftringo vos, ut hie ante circulum vi biles

permanetit, tamdiu tamfe conft antes, nee fmt licentia mea recedatis, donee meam fine fallacia aliqua (fr veredic e perficiatis volun-

tatem, per potent to.

illins

virtutem , qui mare pofuit terminumfu'

cfr

um, quern praterire non pot eft,

vit,

lege illtm potent ia, nonpertran'

fit fines fuos, Deifciltcet altiffimi,rcgu,dom'mi, qui cuntia erea-

Amen.
-J-

done.

Filii,

it ftiall be Afterwards licenfe them thus : \ In nomine Pairis, Spirittu fantti, iteinpace ad loca veftra cfr (fr pax fit
,

Then command whac you will

and

inter nos

cfr

vos, par at i fit is venire vocati.

Thefeare rhe things which Peter de Abano hath fpoken concerning Magical Elements. But that you may the better know the manner of compofing a Circle, I will let down one Scheme ; (o that if any

one would make

Lords day, lowing.
it

a Circle in Spring-time for

muft be in the fame manner as

is

rhe firft hourof the figure fol-

The

Of Peter de Abano.

87

Thefigure of a
the

Jl Circlefor the fir hour

in Spring-time.

of

Lords day,

Stwuy*

It remaineth now , That we explain the week, the feveral dayes thereof: and firft of the Lords day.

Con-

88

Magical E Iements,

Confederations of the Lords day.

'He Angel of the Lords day , his Sigil , Planer, Signe of th e Planer, and the name of the fourth heaven.

JVRcLaek

cf^,

The Angels of the Lords

Michael^ Dardiel, Huratapal.

day,

The Angels of
Parca^ King.

the Air ruling

on the Lords

day.

His Minifters.

Tw, And/Uy Cymbal.

The winde which
The North-winde.
the Angels of the Air abovefaid are under.

The Angel of

the fourth heaven

ruling

on the Lords

day,

which ought to be called from the four

parts of the world.

At theEaft.
Samael,
Gabriel,
Baciel.

Attl,

Vienairaba.

At

Of

Peter dc Abano.

8?

At
Antel. Burcbitt

the Weft.

Pabth
Suceratos,

Uftael.

Capab,/i,

At the North.
Aie I.
S/tpitt,

Antel-, Vcl Aquiel,

MafgabrieU

Matujel.

At the South.
Haludiel.
Uriel.

Machaftel. Naromicl,

Charftel.

The perfume of

the Lords day.

%d Wheat.

The Conjuration of the Lords day.

COnjuro & conftrmo fuper vos Angeli fortes "Dei ,
in
(fr

fanfti,

nomine Adonajry Eye, Eye, Eya , qui eft tile, quiftttt-, eft in nomine Sad y C^h Cados, Cadoi erir, Eye, Abrajfe : y 9 alie [endentu fttper Chrrub n , dr per nomen magnum ipftm Dei fort is dr potentis, exalt at iaue fttper omnet cozlos, Eye, Saraye, plafmatoru feculorum, qui creavit mundum, (.alum, terrjm, mare, (ir omnia qui ineiifhtf in'primodie,dr figMavit eafahflo nomine fuo Thaa : (jr per nomtnafanftorum Angelorum, qui dominantur in quarto exercitu , ft rv unt coram potentifflmo Sa/amia, lAngelo magna dr honorato: (jr per nomen ftelU, qua eft Sol, (jr perftgnum^ * per immenfum nomen Det vivi,dr per nomin* omnia praditla,con)uro re Michael an elemagne, qui et prapofi uiD ei

&

&

&

: dr per nomen Adona yDei Ifrael,qui creavit mundum quicquid in eo eft, quod pro melaboreJ, dr ad moteai omnem medr an* petitionee, juxta meum velle votum meum, in negotio dr

Dominica

&

caufa

qo

Magical Elements

And here thou rtiak declare thy caufe and buficanfa met. nefs, and for what thingthcu makeft this Conjuration. The Spirits of the Air of the Lords day, are under the
North-winde ; their nature is to procure Gold,Gemmes, Carbuncles,Riches ; to caufe one to obtain favour and benevolence] to diflbl ve the enmities of men; to raife men to honors ; to carry or take away infirmities. But in what manner they appear,it's fpoken already in the former book of Magical
Ceremonies.

Confederations

of Munday.

'He Angel of Munday, his Sigil, Planet, theSigne of the Planet, and name of the firft heaven.

% tA* *
Gahiet.

Gabrtel* %

Slamain.

The Angels of Munday,

Michael,
Samaef.

The Angels of the Air ruling on Munday.

c//rftw,King,

His Minflere.
Bilet.

Mffalti.

Abuzaha.

The

Of Peter de^slbano.
The winde which
The Wcfl-winde.

91

the faid Angels of the Air are fubjeft to.

The Angels of

the firft heaven, ruling on Munday, which ought to be called from the four parts of the world

From the
Gabriel,

Eaft.

Cobfael.

Madiel.

Veamicl,

janael.

From the Weft,

Sachiet.
Zattiel.

Habaitl,

Btchanaeb

Corabael.

From the North.

M*cL
Battel,

Vvacl.
Balay.

Valnwn. Humaflra*.

From
Curankl.
Dabriel.

the South,

Darquieh
Vetutl.

Hunun,

AttajU

The Perfume
Alott.

of Munday.

The Conjuration ofMunday.

1

Onjura

&

coptfrmo fuper vox Angeli fortet

&

ben'/y in
>

nomi-

ne Adoay % yidonaj y AdomjyEicy EieyEie^Cados

CaAos+

$2
ftaiy

Magk&l Elements ,

Cados, Achiw^ Achim, Ja^Ja^ Fort if-, Ja-, qui apparuit montc Si' cum glorifeatione regit t/^donay^SadajfyZebaothy Anathajf9 7a y Tay Ta y Marinata, Abim-, Jeia, qui maria creavit ftagna <*r omnes aquat infecundo die y quafdam fuper ccelosy quajdam in

&

terminumy quant non prater b t : dr per rtomina Angelorum , qui domiftbi pofuit) nant ttr in primo exercitUy qui ferviunt Orphaniel Angelomagno t preciofo dr honorat o: (fr per nomen Stella, qu<e eft Luna : ejr per nomina pradiUa, fuper te conjuro, fctlicet Gabriel , qui es prapoftut diei. Luna fccundo quod pro me /aborts dr adimpleat , &C. As in the Conjuration of Sunday. The Spirits of the Air of Munday, are fubjeft to the Weftvvinde, which is the winde of the Moon : their nature is to give filverjto convey things from place to place;to make horfes wife, and to difclofc the fecrets of perfons both prefent and future but in what manner they appear, you may fee in the former book.
terra.
Sigl/lavit

mare in

al o nominefuo^ dr

Qonfiderations
'He Angel of Tuefday

of Tuefday.

, hisfigil, his Planet, theSigtie governing that Planet, and the name of the fifth heaven.

Samael..

o-

^TTb

The Angels
Samael,
Sataet,

of Tuefday.

Amabiel.

The

of Peter dt Abano,
The Angels ofche Air ruling on Tue [day.
Samax-i King.

93

His

Minifters".

Carmdx,

Jfmoli.
to

Pajfran.

The winde
The
EaJi'Wtnde.

which the

fa id

Angels are fubjeft.

The Angels ofche

fifth heaven ruling on Tuefday , which ought to be called from the four parts of the world.

At the Eaft,
Friagne.
(juael.

"Damael.

CaUas.

Arragon.

At the Weft.
Lama.
Soncat,
Irtl.

AJtdgtui.

Lobquin.
Ifiael.

Jaxtl

At the North,
Rahftmef.
Scrafhiel.
Hyn'tel.

Rajel.

Mathiel,

Fracieh

At the South.
Saeriel.
Janiet.

Galdei.

Ofacl.

Viannel,

ZalieU

The

Mtgical Elements,

The Perfume of Tuefday.

Pepper.

The Conjuration of Tuefday.

COnjuro

& confirmo fnper vos,

Atigeli for let

& fantti

per

nomen 7a, Ta, Ta, He, He, He, Va, Hy, H; y Ha, Ha, Ha, Va,Va, Va, An, Art, An, Aie, Aie, Aie, El, Ajf, Elibra, Eloim, Eloim : per nomina iff us alti Dei, qui fecic aqttam aridam ap~

parere,

& & vocavit terram, & produxit arbor es

(fr

herBae de ta,

faritto dr figMavir fuper earn cum preciofojjonorato,metuendo nomine ftto : per nomen angc forum dommantium in quint o exercitn , quifervinnt Acimojf Angela magna, forti , potent i, (6" per mtmruk per nomen Stella , qua eft Mars : honor ato : prad Eta conjxro fuper te Samael, Angele magne , qui prapofitHi veri, quod S diet tJWartis : pet nomina Adonajr, Vei vivi pro me labores , adimpleat , Sec. As in the Conjuration of

& &

&

& &

& &

Sunday.
of the Air of Tuefday are under the Eaftwinde their nature is to caufe wars , mortality, death and combuftions and to give twothonfand Souldiers at a time; co bring death , infirmities or health. The manner of their appearing you may fee in the former book.
Spirits
: ;

The

Qonfideratlons ofWednefday.
'YHt
Angel of Wedncfday,his
Sigil.

Planet

the Signe go-

verning that Planet, and the

name of the fecond heaven. Ka-

Of Peter deAbaiw.

95

The Angels of Wednefday.

Raphael,

Mel.

Serapkiel.

The Angels of the Air ruling on Wednefday.

Mediat or Modiat t Rex.
Minifters.

Snqu'mos.

SaUaler,

Thewinde

to which thefaid Angels of the Airarefubjeft.

The Somhwefi-wmde.

The Angels of

which ought to be called from the four

AttheEaft.
Mathlai.

the fecond heaven governing Wednefday, parts of the world,

TarmteU

Baraborat,

At the Weft,
Jerefotu.

Mitraton,

At

96

UMagical Elements ,
At the North.

Thiel.

Racl.
Velel.

riahel.

Venahel.

lAbttiori.

Ucirnnel.

At the South.
Millie/.

Nelapa.
Vet.

Babel.

Caluel.

Laquet,

The Fumigation of Wednefday.

Ma/lick,

The
COnjuro

Conjuration

of Wednefday.
(jr

(fr

confrmo vos angeli fortes, fanCli

potentet

in

nomine form, metuendijfmi &r ben diftt Ja, ^Adonay, Eloim , Sad ay , Saday, Saday, Eie, Eie, Eie, zAfamie, tA(araie efr in nomine ^Adonaj Dei lfrael, qui creavit lummarU magna, ad diftinguendum diem a nolle : dr per nomen omnium tAngelo~

Tum
Joriy

dejervientium i exercitu fecundo coram Tetra Angela maper nomen Stella, qua eft Mercuqua fgilUtur a Deo fortijpmo cfr he per omnia praditta fuper te Raphael Angele magne, con:

potenti atfyforli rial : r*r per nomen Sigilli,

:

&

&

nor at o

Juro y qui es pr spoil tus die: quart*

Ttttfcrip

& per no~ en fanEl urn quod e.-

um in fronre tAaron facerdotU ah ffimi creatoris & per eAnge/orum , qu in gratiam SalvaiorU confrmati [um: dr per nemen fedu zAwmalium J habentium fenat alas , quod pro me labo e r, &r. As in the Conjuration of Sunday.
ttomina
'

The Spirits of the Air of Wednefday are fubjettothe South- weft-winde : their nature is to give all Metals ; to reveal all earthly things pafl,prefent and to come ; to pacifie ;udges,t ogive victories in war, to re-edifie,and teach experiments and all decayed Sciences,and to change bodies mixrof
Elc-

Of
firmities or health
;

Peter de Abano,

97

Elements conditionally out of one into another; togivein"

ro raife che poor,and cafl down the high ones; to binde or lofe Spirits; to open locks or boles: fucnkinde of Spirits have the operation of others , but not in In what their perfedl power, but in virtue or knowledge.

manner they appear,

it is

before fpoken.

Qonftderations of Tburfday.
Thurfday,his Sigil,Planer,theSigneof the THe Angel of the name of the heaven. Planer, and
fixth

^Xi
Sachet, Cafrely Afa(!cl.

ZeU.

The Angels of Thuxfday,

The Angels of
SUihy'RjX.

che Air governing Thurfday.

Miniflers.

Magmhy Gutrix,
The winde which
The SoHth-winde.
But becaufe there are no Angels of the Air to be found aO bove
che faid Angels of the Air are under.

98

Magical Elements,

bove the fifth heaven , therefore on Thurfday fay the prayers following in the four parts of the world. Ar theEaft.

ODeiumagne &excelfe,

& honorate per

y

infinitafiecula.

At the Weft.

O Detu faplensy & clnrey

rogo
ie piijpme

& mewn & Tu qui vivit & regnasper ir.finita JeculafeculorHmy Amen,
At
the North..

&]t*fle , ac divitta dementia : ego Pater , quod meajyt yctMionem , quod rcnm oputy laborem hodie debeam comolere , perfefle intelligerc.

Dew pot ens, fortUy & fine principle

At the South.

O T) ens patents tjr tnifiericort.

The Perfume of Thurfday.
Saffron.

The Conjuration of Thurfday.

COnjuro & ronfirmofuper vosy AngelifanBiy per nomen, Car
doty Cadosy Cadoty Efchereiey Efchereiey Efchereie
,

Hatim
qui

J*

, fortis firntator feculorunty Cantine,

pat^Sa6l>acyBerJfayy

Alnajm
,
:

.-

& aves fuper faciem terra volantes & per nom'ma Angelorum firventtutn infexto excrcitu coram paftore AngelofanUo magna & potenti prinape & per tiomen JtelUy Jupiter & per nomen Sit
avitpifces reptilia in aquit
,

& per nomen Adopay

ejr

Jajmy Janicy Anky Cal,

ere

verftu ccehs die /juimo

qttst eft

ill*

Jui:

CfTeterde^bano.
: :

&'per nomen Aiona^fummi Det^ omnium creatoru & ful urn per nomen omnium {I & per vim & virtutemearum:
(liar
,

gg

&

per nomina praditia^conjuro

te

Sachiel Jlngele maone ,

qui es

prapofitut diet

Jovu, ut pro

me

labor ci,

&C. As in the Conjura-

tion of the Lords day.

The Spirics of the Air of Thurfday , are fubjeft to the South-winde ; their nature is to procure the love of women to caufe men to be merry and joyful ; to pacific flrife and contentions ; to appeafe enemies j to heal ihedifeafed, and to difeafe the whole ; and procureth lofTes, or taketh them away. Their manner of appearing is fpoken of already.

Confederations of Friday.
*He Angel of Friday,his Sigil,his PJaner,theSigne govern, ing that Planet, and name of the third heaven.

utv.

The Angels of Friday.

Anael.
Rachiel.
Sachiel,

The Angels of the Air reigning on Friday.

Sarat>otcSy

King.
Miniflers.

jQmabkU

cAbat

Abaliioth.

Ftdef.

The

lo

Magical EltmntSy
che faid Angels of the Air are under.

The winde which

The Weft-winde.

Angels of the third heaven , ruling on Friday, which are to be called from the four parts of the world

At the
Setchiet.

Eaft.

Chedujitaniel.
Tertaciel.

Corat.

Tamael.

Ac
Turiel.
Conlel.
.

the Weft.

Bahiel.

Kadie.

Maltiel.

Huphaltiel.

At the North.
Peniel.

Penael.
Raniel.

Penat.

Raphael.

Doremicl.

At
Pora.
Sachiel.

the South.

ChermieL
Famiel,

Samael.

Santanael.

The Perfume of Friday.

Pepperwort.

The Conjuration of Friday.

^Onjuro

& confirmo fuper

vos Angeli fortes

fertEti at

pt-

ttntes j

in nomine On^ Hej) HejfA} Ja} Jr, Adona)-, Sadaj,

&

; :

of Peter de Abano,

oI

in nomine Saday^ui creavit quadrupedia anamalia reptiliay dr homtna infcxto die, Ada dcdit pot eft at em ftper omnia animalitt : unde bencditium ft nomtn creator u in /ecu fno : per nomina <tsfnge!orum fervientium tn tertio exercitu, coram Dagi-

&

&

&

&

magno y principeforti atq^ poienti : <$ per norncn StelVenus : per Stgiilum ejui, quod quidcm eft[anlnm per nomina pr<tdiUa conjuro fuper te Anael^ qui es prtpojitut diei fext<e, ut pro meUl/orcs>&.c. As before in the Conjuration of Sunday. The Spirits of the Air of Friday are fubjeft totheWertwinde ; their nature is to give filver ; to excite men, and incline them to luxury ; to reconcile enemies through luxury and to make marriages ; to allure men to love women ; to caufe , or take away infirmities ; and to do all things which
el <sfngelo
eft

la <jH&

&

&

have motion.

Confederations

of Saturday, or the Sab^

bath day.
*yHe Angel
of Saturday, his Seal, his Planer, and the Signe governing the Planer.

The Angels of
Cajftet.

Saturday,

MachAtan.

Uriel,

The

03

Magical Elements,

The Angels of che Air

Maymon, King.

ruling

on Saturday.

Minifters.

Abumalith.

lAffnibi.

Balidct.

The winde which

under.

the faid Angels of the Air aforelaid are

The Southweff-winde.

The Fumigation of Saturday.

Sulphur.
It is already declared in the Confederation of Thurfday,

That there are no Angels ruling the Air, above the fifth heaven therefore in the four Angles of the world, ufethofe Orations which you fee applied to that purpofe on Thurfday.
:

The Conjuration of Saturday.

COnjuro
teriy

& conflrmo fupervosCdphrielvelCaffiet) Macha& Seraquiel Angeli fortes & potentes & per nomen
:

Adonay% Adetiaj) Adonaj^ Etc., E/>, />, Acinfy Acim^ AcimyCa' dos, Cadoty Ina vel fmay Ima, Sac lay , Je y Sar , Domini fermtt 0rjs frculorunt,

qui in feptimo die quiev t

& per ilium qui

&

in bt-

obfervandum dedity ut eum firmiter cuflodireKt, fanttificarenti ad haheniem mde be nam in alio feculo remunerationem : per nomina Angelorum fervientiunt in exercitu feptimo Pooel Angelo magno potenli ells. qu& : per nomen ft per fanftumSf prineipi: efl Saturnus
Meplacito

fuo fliifjfrael

in htreditatem

&

&

&

gillum ejus

& per rtomina pr&ditta conjuro fuper

&

te Caphriely

qui
KM*

ftvil

Of Peter de Ahano,
pr&pofitut et di'eiprpt:m<crfu4
eft

102
me
/abort /,

dies Sabbatifltiod pro

&c. As

is

fee

down

in the Conjuration of the Lords day.

The Spirits of the

weft-winde
evil
kill
:

Air of Saturday are fiibjec\ to the Souththe nature of them is to fow difcords^ hatredj

thoughts and cogitationsjto give leave freely, to flay and every one,and to lame or maim every member.Theif manner of appearing is declared in the former book.

Tables of the Angels of the Hours, ao

cording to the courfe of the day es.
Su n v a
Hours of the
day.
X. Tajtt.

y.

Angels of the
hours,

Hours of the
day.
7. Oarer. 8. Tanic.

Angels of the
hours.

1. Janor. 3. Nafnia. 4. Salla. 5. Sadedali.

Michael. Anael.
Raphael.
(jabriel.

p. Neron.
I

Samael, Michael, Anael.

Raphael.
Gabriel.
Cajptl.

o. Jayort.
.

Catful.
Sachiel.

J I X

Abay.

6.

Tbamur.

Ma talon.

Hours of the Angels of the Hours of the Angels

night.
X. Beren.

of" the

hours,

nighr.

hours.

104

Urfagical Elements,

Mu N DAY.
Hours of the
day.
1. Tajfn.

Angels of the Hours of the

hours.
Gabriel.
Cafliel.
1
.

Angels of the
hours.

night.

Beron.

Anael.
Raphael,
Gabriel.
Cafliel.

2. Janor.
3. Nafnia.

2. Barol.
3

Sachiel.

ThaUH.

4. Salla.
j. Sadcdali,

6. Thamur. 7. Onrer.
8.

Samael. Michael. Anael.

Raphael.
Gabriel.
Cafliel.

4. Arhir.
J.

Mathon,

Sachiel,

6. Rana.

Tame.

7. Net os. 8. T*frac.

p. Saffur.
1 o.
I
I .

Samael, Michael,
Anael.
Raphael.
Gabriel.
Cajpel.

p. Neron. I o. Jay on.

I 1
.

Sachiel.

Agio.
Calcrna.

Abaj.

Samael.

1 2. t{atalon.

Michael.

1 1.

Salam.

Sachiel.

Tuesday.
Hours of the
day.
1. Tajrn.
2. Janor.

Angels of the Hours of the

hours.
Scunatl,

Angels of the
hours.
Cojftcl.

night.
x. Beron.

3. Nafnia.

Michael. Anael.
Raphael.
Gabriel.
Cafliel.

2. Barol.
3. TlianH.

Sachiel.

4.
J.

Salla.

4.
J.

yfr/>/'r.

Sadedal

Mathon,

Samael. Michael. Anael,

Raphael,
Gabriel,

6. Thamur.

6. Rana,

7. Oarer. 8. T*/V.

Sachiel.

7. Afcf<w.
8. Tafrac.

p. Nefon. 10. Ja/on. Raphael. 11. y!%. 12. Nata/on. Gabriel.

Samael. Michael. Anael.

O0et.
Sachiel,

p. S$<r. I o. Agio,
1 1
.

Calerna.

xi.Salam.

Samael. Michael, Anael.

Wednef-

Of

Peter de Abano,

105

Wednesday.
Hours of the
day.
1. Tajn. 2. Janor,
3. Nafnia. 4. Salla.

Angels of the
hours,
Raphael.
Gabriel.
Cafflel.

Hours of the

Sachiel.

y. Sadedali.

6, Thomnr. 7. Onrer.
8. Tunic.

Samael. Michael. Anael. Raphael.

Gabriel,
Cajfiet.

9, Neron.
I o. Jayon. 1 1

^<*/.

Sachiel.

1 2. Nitron.

Samael,

Hours of the
day.
1.
7"4y/r.

Angels of the
hours.
Sachiel.

2. Janor. 3- Nafnia.
Salla.

Samael. Michael,

Anael.
Raphael.
Gabriel.
Cafflel.

5- Sadedali.

Thamur.

Ourer.

8. Tanic.

Sachiel,

p. Neron, I o- Jayon.
X 2.

w.Abay. Nata Ion.

Samael. Michael. Anael,

Raphael.

io6

Mdgical Elements t

Friday.
Hours of the
day.
I. Yayn.

Angels of the Hours ofthe

hours.
night.

Angels of the
hours.

Of Peter de t^Abano.
But this
is

07

to be obferved by che way, 1h.1t the firfl hour of the day, of every Country, and in every feafon whatfoever, is to be affigned to the Sun-rifirig , when he firft appeareth arifing in the horizon : and the nrft hour of che night is to be the thirteenth hour,from the firfl hour of the day. But of thefe
things
it is

fufficiencly

fpoken.

FINIS.

^S^^^^^^ "^S^S^S^^S^S^
P
0.

Ifagoge,

of the Nature of Spirits

isjgogE:
An Introductory Difcourfe of the nature of fuch Spirits as are exercifed in the fublunary Bounds; their Original, Names.Offices.Mufions, Power, Prophefies, Miracles and how
;

they

may

be expelled and driven away.

By

Ceo. FiBorius ViUinganus Dr. in Phyfick.

In a Difcourfe between

Castor
Castor.

and

Pollux.

f%&4%5i& 0S&Hz Greeks do report,thar fa/Ior & Pollux have both proceeded from one egge ; but this I fcarcely credir,by reafon of the difference of your mindes ; for thou affccleft the heavens , but (he

meditates upon the earth and flaughters.

Pollux.

And from thence

liberty of lying

perhaps was derived that arguto

ment, 'That

wo* al'waits afligwd

the Creeks.
Pollux,

Caffor. Principally,

HO
Pollux.

A
But
it is
;

Difcourfty

not to be fuppofed, that the Greeks are things but a.; many others, when they fpeak out of a three-footed thing; whereof aifo the Poet Ovid fpeaks inverfe,
vain in
all

Nee fingunt
Homo hoviniDeus.

omnia Gnci,

Caflcr. In this provorb I proteft they are mod true, without any exception, that is, aiSfi/u-i* diS^TvAuiunoy. that is, One man to another U a devil. Pollux. Wherefore believeft thou this to be mod true,

Calf or

Homo be
(itf.

Caffor. Tritely, that

i/-

...

"

man
n

to

man

is
i

a devil
,

and
-c
Jt

a ravening

minidmbo- wolf,

daily events

do

molt certainly prove

we do

11 but

man invents daily againft another, the robberies, thefts, plunderings, rapes, (laughters, deceits, adulteries , and an hundred vipers of this nature; the fathers perfecute the fon,with a Terpentine and poifonous biting; one friend feeks to devour another , neither can the
note the treacheries that one
gueft

be

fafe

with his

hoft.

truth thou fpeakeft j butforoughtl underhand the Etymologie of the word compared in this Proverb for Damon here is not an horrible or odious name , but the name of one that doth adminifter
Pollux. Tconfefs
it is

hear, thou dofl mif

Tlm.lib.1.
;

af.7.

help or fuccor unto another,and whom Pliny calleth a God. faftor. Therefore doft thou affirm the word Damon in
this Proverb to fignifie any other then a cunning and malicious accufer ? Pollux. Thou hart not fhotbefides the mark: for,that there are more Damons then that fublunary one which thou underfiandeft,every one may eafily perceive , who hath not negligently read the opinions of the mof* excellent Plato, Cahor. I defire therefore , that thou wouldft not conceal fuch his writings j but that I may apprehend the marrow

thereof.
Pollux.

T will

light to treat with thee

embrace fuch thy concerning

defire, for truely I

this fubjeft
;

do dePlato

markthere-

fore,andgiveattention.

1 ;

Of the Nat are of Spirits.

Plato divided the orders

of Devils or Spirits into three Three deC degrees , which as they are difiincft in the greatnefs of their |p "ts. dignity, foalfo they are different in the diflance and holding of their places. And the firR order he afcribeth to thofe SpiThe g rft rits whofe bodies are nourifhed of the molt pure element of degree.
;

Air,

wroughc and joyned

together, in a

manner ,

as

it

were

of Spirits,

with fplendid threeds , not having fo much reference to the element of fire , that they may be perfpicuous to the fight neither do they fo much participate of the earth , that they may be touched or felt ; and they do inhabit the Coeleflial Theater,attendingand waiting on their Prince, not to be declared by any humane congue, or beyond the commands of
the

mod wife God.

'

is derived from thofe Spirits which Thefccond JlpuUiui termeth rational animals, paifive in their minde,and d c & rcc eternal in their time, undemanding the apoftate Spirits fpread abroad from the bounds and borders of the Moon , unto us under the dominion of their Prince BeeUebub, which before the fall of Lucifer had pure clarified bodies ; and now,

But the other degree

like

unto the former, do wander up and down,

after their

tranfgreffion,in the form of an aiery quality. a &or. Thefeldo not conceive are understood in the

GreekJProverb for thefe do hurr,and are the accusers and betrayers of men. But proceed. Pollux. The third degree of Spirits is of a divine deitie, The third which is called by Hermes, A divine miracle to man, if he do degree,
:

not degenerate from the Kingly habit of his firft form ; whom therefore of this kinde the Greek 1 a nd Plato have called D<emons> that is, God ; and that man may be like unto God, and profitable and commodious one to another ; and fo alfo (the Syrian being witnefs ) we have known Plato himfelf to have ? [at0 Ci \, been called Damon, becaufe he had fet forth very many things led damon, of very high matters , for the good of the Commonwealth ; and Anftotle and fo likewife Ariftoile , becaufe he very largely difputed of
'

fublunaries
fence.

, and all fuch things as arefubjerfl to motion and .HWrcalleth God and evil Spirits, Demons, withouc

putting a difcrimination.

Cattor.

112
Castor.

A Difcourfe,
Thou
haft

the fhip to the wzvesfoffux ; proceed, and declare fomething more therefore ceafenoc to concerning the Office and imployment of thefe Spirits, to whom Plato attribuceth the fecond degree , and calleth them

commkced

Lunaries.
Pollux.

Whatfhalllfay?

In the firft place, declare wherefore thou haft before cermed chefe Spirits cunning and much knowing AcCdttor.
cufers.
. .

Pollux. Saint v4#*/?/7ff unfoldeth this difficulty,

and faith,

That <* Devil doth jo far fignife the cunning and much knowing quic\ntfiand vivacity of hit deceitful wit , that by the congruent ha ve much an agreeable feminal per-mixtures of elements , he dothfo know
deyil
1$

faid to
0VT ~

the fecrets

and unknown vertues of men ,

a* thofe things -which

'

may be effected and wrought

by themfelves fuccefftvelyand leifure-

ly according to the courfe of nature, he by ajpeedy hafting or forcing of the workl of natnre,or by his own art,fooner br'mgeth the fame to pap. An example hereof he giveth in the wife men of

Pharaoh,who immediately broughtforth frogs and ferpents at the commandment of the King , which nature moreflowly
andleifurely procreateth. a&or. Thou haft excellently anfwered tothequeftion, Pollux ; but adde fome thing concerning the original of thofe

Lib.*.

diHwil.7.

which do refill and refufe vertue ; for oftentimes doubting , I have been perfwaded that fuch Erynnes as are from God, do not appear out of the earth. Pollux. TheEcclcfiaftical Scripture everywhere maketh mention of the rifingof them; but I will unfold fuch a doubt: and there do arife many and various opinions of writers,but more commonly Peter Lombards in his book of Sentences, draweth his Allegations out of Sc. cAugufline upon Gcncfts\ to w it, That the Dive! was before his fall an Archangel^ and had afine tender body, compofed by God, cut of the ferentty and purefi matter of the Skic and Air ; but then after hts fallfrom an Archangel , he was made an Apoflate , and his body no more fine and fubtil ; but his body was made that it might fufftr the ejfeft of a more grojifubflance*frcm the quality of the more obfeurfjdarkjand
Spirits
ftlffious

Of
Jpijfious

the Nature of Spirits.

\ \

Air, which body alfo watfirkken and ajfonipied with the ra&*"& madnefi of pride , did draw away very many which were then Angels with hint into his fcr vice and bondage^ thai they might be made Devils, who for him in thiitroublefomc world do exercife their fervile courfes for him , and the] do compel the inhabitants therein, or rather entice them ; and to this purpofc they undertake various endeavours, and do attempt various and manifold horrible Jludies , that are abominable unto God , and theyferve inflavery and thraldom to Beelzebub their Prince, and are held in mop
firong captivity. Castor. Whar
?

Have we the

fall

of

this

Archangel no-

where

elfe in holy writ,but in the writings of St. Augufiine } Pollux. have alfo the fall of other Angels.

We

The fell of
Lucifer in

Castor.
Pollux.

Where?

JnEfa/as, to whom ihoufhak give the honour of Scf, P turc* an Evangel ift,rather then a Prophet, becaufe he fo fully and plainly foretold of Chrift and his kingdom: he maketh mention hereof in his 14 Chapter. And we have them alfo fpokenof by the Apoftle Peter, when he faith, Godjparednot his ^Angels which finned. 2 Epifl . 2. Caitor. Have the Devils a (elect place appointed them by God, which they inhabit ? What Pollux. Peter the head of the Church, in the place before quoted, affirmeth them to be cafi headlong into hell, referved in P la " the the chains of hell, from whence (as Cortefius faith) they never go apposed. out, unlcfiit be to tempt, provoke and delude men. Bur Sc. t/4u* gu(rine the Champion of Chrifl, in his book of TheAgonyof a thrifrian,teacheth,Thai thefe kmde of Spirits do inhabit in the fublunary region. And in his 49 Epifl. he fets forth , That the mofl dark and obfeure part of the Air , u predeflinated unto them at a prifon , that they may the more neerly cafi their nets of enticing and detaining. The tcv(pastor. Origen hath taughr, That the punifhments ofthe Demencs of faifl thou to this? viltare appointed for a time ; what the<leviu Pollux. Whatfhalllfay ? unlefs T (hould bewail and deplore the opinion of fo great a man. Ja(W. pastor. Wherefore fhouldft thou do fo?
,

Q^

Pol-

A Di[cour(e3
they can never be able to accomplim it , j no fpace of repentance, nor lime to recal that paft,given unto them.
defire it
is

nefs

Tol. Truely if they have hardened themfelves in wicked, time cannot purge nor deanfe them ; or if they never

(o

much
is

for there

which

Cajlor.

Thou

hart

now

declared that the Archangel that

became an aportare , did draw away very many other Angels with him in his fall, that they might become Devils : could
not he of his
fell

own

ciently rule over his

proper infeparate malice after his fall fuffiown Province, without the Angels that

Why

the

Devil hath
familiars,

Demons Jovu or

: but being allured by that pride, which macj e him Co arrogantly affeft the Majerty of God, he did fo r _ n i-i ^ j t_ r tar itnve to be like unco God , that he chofe very many Ministers unto himfelf, to which in general he doth notcommit all things he would have efFefted^but diverfe things to divers Minirters,as may be gathered from the Hebrew Aftronomers. Thofe which we call JovH, & Antemeridianii, which are falfe Gods, that is, lyers, which defire to be cfteemed and adored

Pol.

with him? He could

i

ntemend. c

ocj s } ancj t 1C y are appointed as Servants and flaves toot the Devil their Prince , that they might allure the people of the earth into a common love ofthemfelves,whichP*fff faith,
j

Is the fountain of all wickednefi-, that they

may afpire to authority

,

and great nefa covet

Mat.*,

to

be gorgeoufly clothed

to

be called

'o-

narchs of the earth in perpetual power , and Gods upon earth. It isfatd, That it was one of thefe that fpoke to our Saviour,

(hewing him all the Kingdoms of the earth, faying, All thefe
things willlgive thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Cajlor. Certainly thefe Mcridtani,\ have almoft declared to

appear a madnefs in Libicus^ Sappho, znd Dioc/e/ian the Emperoutyvho accounted,the utmoft degree of bleffednefs was, Spirits, to be reputed for Gods. ?l' Truely, this is a certain natural foolifhnefs of the Liticm, saphomi minde,and of humane nature : he began,having ta1<en certain DiocUJidtt, \' e birds to teach them by little and little to pronounce humane words, & fay, ulyti eo< ^j jh-, that is, Sapho a great The c Which birds when they could pronounce the words mnt of"" God.
South

sapbo.

per-

Of the Nature of Spirits.

perfectly, he fent thern abroad for this
flying

1 1

end and purpofe, that

everywhere abroad , they mighc repeat thofe words ; and the people which were ignorant of his deceitful invention, were drawn to believe, that thofe words were fpoken by divine inftind, and thereupon adore and worfhip him for a God. The other would compel his Subje&s hereunto,that proftrating themfelves dow n, and lifting up their hands, they Ihould worfhip him as Almighty. Caftor. But are not they the captives of the Devil , who p' e W ,J * ftir up wars, which are called bloodjmen in Scripture? Po/.The Martialifts of thcNorth part of the world^re cal- j^c Spiled Executioners of vengeance, Authors of devaftations,and m$ of the fowersof evil, workingand executing judgement with Afmo- North. dens, for their King Abaddon or Apollyon i vs\\cvc\ St. John in his Revelation^mzrwionzih to be banifhed and expelled; for thefe Spirits have committed to them rapines,hatred,envy, robbe- Merid'an ries, wrath, anger, the excitements and provocations to fin, Spirit, war and fury;fometimes making the Meridional Spirits their MefTengers. And Arioch the Spirit of vengeance, whofe work pectus. 39. is tocaufe difcord among brethren , to break wedlock, and *8. diflblve conjugal love, that ic's impoflible to be renewed ; of thefe mention is made in the 39 Chapter of Ecdefiafticus. And Efaiai the heavenly Prophet fpeaketh of other Spirits fent from God to the Egyptians ro make them erre, which were Spirits of darknets,that is,of lyes ; and this kinde Spirits of darknefs. of Spirit they call Bohchim.
"

Caftor. Is unlawful venery, and exceffwe gluttony, alfo to beimputedto the Devils? Pol. Yes chiefly ; for IambUchus doth a(Terr,That the Spirits

Occidental Spirits.

ofthe water, of the weftern part of the world, and fame meridional Spirits , are predeftinated to this purpofe ; fuch as Nefrach and

Kellen, that do fo frame and contrive unlawful loves, which produce fhame and difhonefty , revellings and gurmandiz,ings,furfetings with excijjlve drunkennrf!, wanton dances , gluttony and vomiting: they wander about lakes, p^h- ponds ana riven, and which are the worft , foul and moft fraudulent kinde of Spirits

'.

and by Alcinach anoccidentalSpirit, he caufethfhipwracks,

tenr-

Iltf

ADifcourfe,
,

and frequently fne verteth and eand is feenintkefhapeofawoman.ThcHebrew Aftronomers before _, r ^^^'"fpokenof, do fay, That the Spirits of the Air do caufe thunders, 60 infeft lightnings and thunderbolts, that fo the) might corrupt and infetb the air. Of fuch kinde the Air, and produce piflilence and deflrullion. ofSpirics St. John makes mention in the 9 Chapter of the Revelation, having Mccerti for their tutelar, which is a Spirit caufing heat in the time of noon. St. i'rfa/calleth him, The Prince of the power of the Air, and the Spirit that rulethiu
pcfls,earthqHakcs,hail , rain

verturneth fhips

and if he

will appear vifible, he appeareth

Epbef. z.

the children of difobedience.

Cajlor. Pol.

Are there fo many mongers

;

in Phlegeton, Pollux ?

And many more

for the fame

Hebrew

Aflertors

do

of the fiery clement, Spirits of r*<S'", a bout like the fierce Panthers, which are converfant under fire, the lunary regions, that whatfoever is committed to them , the/ <iAnd there are Spirits of the earth, forthwith execute the fame. S pints of w hjc h inhabit in groves,woods and wildcrticjfes, and are the plague t eeart and fometimes thej frequent openfields, afj ^ mifchief of hunte rs endeavouring to feduce travellers and paffengers out of their right way, or to deceive them withfalfe and wicked illufions ; or elfe they feekjo afflift men with a hurtful melancholy, to make them furious or mad , that they may hurt them, and fometimes almofi kill them. The chief of thefe are Sanyaab and Achimael, which are oriental
there are Spirits
.
',

declare ancl maintain,

That

Spirits, a kjnde unapt forwickednefl, by reafon

of the

con/fancy of

There are a ifo fubterranean Spirits, which do Subterra- their dijpofitions. nean Spi- inhabit in dens and cavernes of the earth, and in remote concavit'

in

of mountaines, that they might invade deep fits, and the bowels of the earth ; thefe do ait up metals , and keep treafureh
ties

which oftentimes they do tranfport from one place to another, left any man (houldmake ufe thereof: theyftir Hp windes withflawing (lames of fire . they fmite the foundations of buildings, acting frightful daunces in the night, from which they fuddenh
vanijh away, with making a noife and founds of bells, thereby caufing fear in the beholders ; and fometimes diffembUng, andfaining

themfelves to be the Souls of the dead

.-

notwithfianding they are

ignorant in compaffmg their deceits upon

women J

of which comfA-

Of the Nature of Splritt.

ny the Negromancers

do

fay, is

Ga^ael, Fegor and Anarazol*

to walk, Pollux, amongft
,

Meridian
Caflor.

Spirits.

How warily

ought a

man

fo

many ginnes and (hares ? Pot. A man never walketh

fafely

unlefs

he

forrific

and A man ne,

ftrengthen himfelf with the armour of God,which is, 77w his ver **&* c* loynes begirt about with truth , and having on the breft-plate of
righteoufntfl, let

him walkjwith hi* feet {hod with the preparation of * the Gofrel of peace,and let him taS^e thefheild of faith-find the helmet offalvation , whereby he (hall da(h in peicef all the darts of his adversary. Tim hear furtnenThere are alfobefides thefe,other
lyingSpirits (although they are all iyers) yet thefe are more apt to lye ; they are called Pythons, from whence Apollo is cal-

led Pythius. They have a Prince,of whom mention is made , in the book of the iC*>^/,where it isfaid, I will be a, lying Spirit in the mouth of all thy Prophets ; from whom the Spirits of

^,

lp

do but a little differ, which alfo are called veffels of wrath. Belial^whom they have interpreted to be without any equal, and Paul calleth him an Apoftate or tranfgreflbr,is filiniquity
thily infervient for the

wont

inventions.

Plato affirmeth

Thext to have been fuch a one, who was the firft rhat found out and invented Playes and Dice : to whom we will joyne the Monk , who invented the ufe of Gunpowder, in his En- , ^' gins of war. Of thefe Jacob makes mention in Genejis, where r\um! ne bleffeth his Sons : he faith , Simeon and Levi are bloody Gen. 49. veffels of iniquity ; Oh my foul, come not thou into their counfels. The Pfalmtfl termeth thefe Spirits, veffels of death ; EfaiasczX- , F "" 7 ' leth {.hem, veffels offury Jeremiah, veffels of wrath ; and - ' z*kjel calleth them , veffels of death and deilruflion. The Negromancers do call the (aid Belial, Chodar , an oriental Spirit, which hath under him alfo the Spirits ofjuglers , who do imitate and endeavour to all miracles, that they mayfeduce falfe MagiIt is apparently manifeft, that the cians and wicked perfons. Serpent which deceived Eve, was fuch a feducer, andSatan is his Prince, of whom ir is fpoken in the Revelation, that he

<

fhould deceive the whole world. And fuch a one was he,that at Tubiga,\n\\\c fight of many people devoured a whole Chariot

and fome horfes.

Caflor,

A Difcourfe,

Caftor. And what (hall be the end of chefe falfe Prophets, and workers of wickednefs ? I can fcarce believe that there is any angle or corner in the whole fabrick of the world, that is free from them. Tol. Scarce the fmalleft mice that may be feen. Caftor. Therefore dofl thou truely call the world the reThe world is the receptacle of chofe falfe lights. crptadeof /v. if i c were not moft fafeiy purged with the Sword of the word of God, it would forthwith be worfe. Caftor. Without doubt.

Tol. Neverthelefs
dcvils,falfc

have feen
?

many that remain, whom I

have not yet inferibed

Caftor.

in this frantique Catalogue.

Who are they

accufers,
ip'.

rp

f.

Falfe accufers

and

fpies,

obedient to Aftaroth,vthois

the accufer of the brethren. Alfo there are tempters and deceivers that lie in wait to deceive , who are prefent wich every man,

ca jj ecj a j) ev [[

among the Gneks; and John calleth him

and

thefe

we term evil

Angels, which have

Mammon for their

King,

& they do affect men with an infatiable avarice & thir-

defire after authority and dominion. There are others ca l' e d Lucifag't which fly from the light, never appearing in Lucifugi, but delighting in darknefs, malicioufly vexing and fliers from tr, e day , the light, troubling men, and fometimes by Gods permiffion , either

ty

A horrible apparition the Philosopher happened to purchafe. a Spirit

Caftor.l defire,if

by fome touching, breathing or infpiration,do hurt to them but truely they are a kind which are unapt for to do much wickednefs, becaufe they efchew & fly from any communication with men. Tliny the fecond relates, that there watfncha one at Athens, in a certain fpaciout houfe y which Anthenodorus

And Suetonitu in his fixth

houfeof AmhtnoJ*nte.

book of G*yir,makes mention of another to have long conl ' nue d in the garden of Lamianw.
ic be not too irkfome to thee,declare unto fpeaketh concerning this Spirit of t/fwbeno-

me what T/wy
dorus.

Tol. The (lory is fomething long and prolixious , yec it fhall not much trouble me to relate it. It is thus : T/rw/irt the feventh book of blsEpittles writeth , Of a certain large

Of the Nature
fpaeious houfe at
the

of Spirits
body would

A thens, which no
it;

inhabit by reafon of
to the

noUurnal incurpons

of Spirit s^which

were fo formidable
,

inhabitants , that fometimes

the day-time

and when they were

fbapes

, they would caft them into dreams , fo alwajes, that the forms which they then faw^were ever prefent in their memory, y/here at length a certain Philofopher named A nthenodorus happened to pur chafe that houfe , and prepared and furnifhed the fame for him felf to dwell in ; and because all men had an evil

watching
r^r

fufpition of that houfe

he forthwith commanded hisfervants to , provide him a bed and tables , that after he had compleated andfi-

nifhed hisftudy he might go to bed. He therefore((&ith Pliny when he went in ( in the evening ) and applied himfelf to hit ftudy', fuddenly heard the locks tofoake opcn,and the chains to be moved ; never the le(? he did not lift up hit eyes , nor Jlirred from his boo^ but flopped his cars with his fingers t left that furious tumult

might workji vain fear upon him ; but the noife ft ill approaching him, at length he looked up , and faw an effigies like unto a finger beckoning and calling unto him-, which he little re" garded-y until it had touched hint three times , and the noife drew neer unto the table ; and then he looked up-, and tool^a light., and beheld the Spirit^ as it were an old wan-, worn away with withered leattnefi and deformitj^his beard hanging down long, horrible and deformed hair , hu legs and feet were as it were laden with chainsand fetters : he went towards a gate which was bolted^ and there left the Thilofopher, and vanifheiaway. Caftor. What fearful things thou zehtcftyPoRux f but what was the event of this fad fpetade ? Pol. The next day he related the whole matter to the Magiftrares in order, as he had feen the fame,admonifhing them that they fhould dig diligently about the threfhold of the door ; for there it was probable they might finde fomething, which might caufe the houfe to be quiet and habitable. Caftor. What did they finde ? To/. Having digged up the earth , Tliny faith, Theyfound a dead carcafi , bound and intangled in chains and fetters , hit fiefh being confumed with devouring time , which without delay
iiecrcr unto

they canfed to be buried, according to the Chriftian ceremonies.

Caftor.

20
Cafior.

A Difcourfe,
But
this

being performed, did thehoufe afterwards

become
Pol.

quiet and habitable ?

Yes, very well. What madnefs therefore pofleffeth them who propoflcfled phane and defiroy Church-yards , where the facred Organs of the hol y and ble{rec s P iric do reft ; and do give the bones Uefithai" of the dead for meat to the Spirit Zaz^lm-pi whom mention dcrtroy Churchis made in the 3 of the Kings ; and we read in/Wp/rw, ayards. moneft the Hiftories of De/phos , that he was called Eurywt' The Spirit
They
are

Cafior.

P l Thou fhalt finde, that the Governours of Cities that were of the opinion and judgement of ChriiUans.didfubverr9 deftroy and prophane thefe holy places, that herein the youth might dance their mocking inrerludes,afterthc furious found of the drum or taber, and fmg, Iopean ; or, there the poor inferiour old women did fell hafe trumpery or lupines , which God would have to be purged with holy prayers, for the falvation of fouls, or breaking of bread to the hungry. aftor. But it is an impious and heathenifh thing fo to have touched the anointed of God. Pol. And worfe then heathenifh ; for the heathens did The Cere- highly efteem the Rites and Ceremonies of burials , as Elpino y of noris witnefs in //, where he yeildeth up his life ; and f ? " in HoMer lle fP eaketh to Uljff" j l mtreM th"> O Ufxfes, to be in g
Emynamtu.
-

moneft the terred,

end not depart ax*y hence and leave me uninI (hall be made the wrath Heathens. ~r fo Go j tt ^nd Archita ihePhilofophet in Flacctu , thus t (peaketh to the Mariner
fteem aleft

mindeful of me ,

that y not being riteh buried,

Horace
Yerfes.

Me quoquc divexi Rapidui comet rionit

Hljrttis

book of

Notus obruit uneb's.

capiti inhumato.

Artu Nauta vag& neparct Mttfigmu hare*y

Offibnt

&

'Particulam dare ; fie auocunque m'mabitur

Eurm

FluBibut Hefptriif, Venttfina e Pleilantur/iln<^ te fofrttc muliaque merees

)

Unde poteft

tibi

defluat ctque,

Ab

Of the Nature of Spirits.

jih Jove Neptuno,facrt Cuff-ode Tarenti. Negligis immeritU nociturtm ,
Poft medo te natU fiaudem committcre : fors &) Debit* Jura v>cefa [Hpcrl>& 3 Te manent ipfum prstcibtu non linquar mult is Tefypiacula nulla refolvent.

1 2

And Palinurus
ncids.

to <sncas in the fixth

book of

Virgils e/-

Nunc mefiu&us habettt verfatitfy in lit tore venti,

atirai Qjfodte per Cali jucundum lumen "Per genitorem oro y pcrfpemfurgentis Juli. Eripe me his invitte malts-) ant tu miht terram

&

Injice namtfe petes.

C"Stor. Have the Gentiles fo greatly efteemed the ceremo- The vain Religion ny of burials? f the Pollux. Yes, very much ; for their Religion did hold that the Soul of a body which was uninterred,was void of any intelligible effence, and left to the power and command of a
.

on

raging furious phanfie, and fubje& to the torment and afflictiot corporal qualities ; fo that it being an aiery body,fom-

times the departed fhadow would fpeak unto his remaining friends, and fomtimes evilly vex and torment his enemies with revenge, as in the Poet, Dido threarneth c/neas, faying,

Omnibus umbra

locis

adero dubis improbe penas,

vfjuid.^,

Suetonius, as we have fliown before, addeth the like con- TheHiAocerning the dead body of C.Caligula the Emperour in the 7 of c.cGarden of Lamianm, being noc duly buried ; for this body, l'V^a* becaufe it was onely covered with a light turff,did very much difquiet and trouble the poffeflbrs of the Garden, with violent incurfions in the night ; until by his fifters,who were re-

turned from banifbmenr

it

was taken up again and

ritely

and duly by them buried.

Conor

122
The houfe Caftor. of cai^uia could by
caufe' f*'
thcS^trits.

A Df fcourfe,
fame Emperour died, no other way or means be freed from the fury of ^ a ^ ows or Spirits, as Hiflory -makes mention, but by

And thehoufe wherein the

tne *"e

bumingthereof.
Tollux. <iArtTlotlc fpeaking of miracle-:, mentioneth a cernamed Hechelberg, environed arain mountain in Norway
-,

7;

tbttberi.*'

h the Sea, that continually fent forth ftich lamenrablevoices,likethe yelling & howling of infernal devils,infoi

b ur

that che noife 8c clamour of their terrible roaring might and the flocking together of great be heard almoftamile Ravens and Vultures neer it , did prohibit any accefs thereunto. And he reporteth that in Lyppora neer about the t/Eoli.. an "'fl an ds/here was a certain HilL from whence in the night Lippora? there was heard Cymbals, and founds of tinkling instruments of brafs, with certain fecret & hidden fcreechings, laughings and roarings of Spirit s.But even now,C<f/?cr,thou didumake mention of Za^elM, whom alfo thou didftaffert to have beep called Eurjnomus by Taufania T defire thee to (hew me fomthing more largely concerning this Spirir. z*\etus C*ft T - They do declare that he lives altogether by the livethby fl e fh f the dead : fo as fometimes he doth not leave the of bones. Jfd Pollux. The^<^ Grammarians, in the fifth book of the Danifh Hiftorj)<lo mofl truely fubferibe their confents and agreements to this thy Aflertion ; for there they fet before our eyes an admirable Hiflory of one Afuitus ana A[mH-dvs> which eafily proveth all thy fayings. Ca&or. I befeech thee declare this unto mc,Pe!lux. Pollux. Give attention ; it is thus Afuitus and A[muiut A wonderfulHiftory had fworn with mutual vows each to other, that he which of A[iutM fhould live longefl of them,would entomb himfelf alive.Now and /ff-. fajy^fj ju confume away Afuitus before Afmundus ; whereupon AfmHndus for his Oath of fnendfhip fake, with his dog his horfe entombed himfelfalive in a vaft deep den having carried with him iome mear , whereupon a longtime he fed. And at length Ericus the King of Snecia came into that place with an Army, and broke open the tombe of Afuilus ; (fup;
.

much

&

-,

pofing

1 23 pofing there bad been treafure hid therein but when the ) cave was opened, he drew out Jfmundus, and brought

Of the Nature of Spirits.

imo
from

the light,
his frefh

who was covered with a deformed fharp counand gored with bloodflowing

him

tenance, a deadly deformity,

wounds.

Caflor. But this ftory pertainerh not to our purpofe. Pollux. Truely it doth, if you diligently mark ihefe verfes,

which fet forth the caufe of his wounds. CaUor. Shew me thefe verfes, if thou Pollux. They are thefe which follow.

haft

them.

Quidjlupetis qui rchttummc Colore cernitis Obfo/ef u nempe vivus omms inter mortstos , PJefcio quo Stygii tin minis aufu y Miflits ab inferis Spiritus ajjluit S<tvis alipedem dentibus edir 7
Infandotfa

.?

JfmunAui
reporrs of himfelf, that a Spirit

eat

up
dog,

his horfc

Canem prdbuit

orl,

& his
and

Non content us equi velcanis efu7

Vifciflafygena [uflulit 4urem
;

after-

Mox in me rapidos tranjlulit ungues^

Huic laceri vultut horret imago^

Ernie at tn^ fero vulnere fanguis

wards began to devour him, that he

&
,

Haud imjpu-ne

tamen monjlrifer egit

beat and wounded

the Spirit.

Nam fcrro fervi max caput ejus ,

Perfodify mcensfiipite Corpus.

Jfmundus did cut the head of the Spirit Zax^lus or Eurjnomus, and druck and pierced his body with a club ; what ? have Spirits bodies, that may be feen and handled by men ? Pollux. (/>rtcftvu doth not deny, but that their natures may The devils receive the habit and covering of vegerable bodies , and be h avc DO " transformed in feveral kindes of fhapes , whereby they can <*"* the more craftily and fubtilly delude and deceive the improvident wits of men. Bafilius Magnus alfo teftifierh the fame, and witnefleth , that they have bodies appropriate to themCastor. T obferve here, that
felves
,

as likewife alfo have the pure Angels,

alfo report the

Pfellus a

NeThat

cromancer doth

fame
2

and he

alfo teacheth,

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Difcourfe,

That fometimes they deep or reft, and do change their places, and fhew themfelves vifible to the fences of men, Socrates atfertetb, That a Spiric did fpeak with him, which alfo fometimes he faw and felt ; but their bodies cannot be difcerncd But Marcus Qherroncfut, an excellent to be different in fex. j. e fearcher into the natures of Spirits, writeth, That they have rits cannot

be difcem- fimple bodies that there doth belong a difference of fex to ed by fex. compound bodies yet their bodies are eafily drawn to mo;

&

and naturally apt to receiveevery configuration. For, faith he , even as the clouds do (hew forth the apparition and refemblance fometimes of men, andfomettmes ofe~.
,

tion and flexibility

fo like wife do the bodies of Spirits re; ceive vanotufhapes as the) plcafe , by reafon whereof they trans-

very thing yon conceive

forme thcmfelvc* into the forms fomettmes of men, and fometimes Ncverthelefithis is not free to them ally but onely to All Spirits of women. For he teacheth, That the Spirits cannot re- the fiery and aiery Spirits, ceive feve f the water have more flow and lefs a&ive bodies, which by ,alrtia Preafon of the flownefs and foftnefs of that element, they do mofl efpecially refemble birds and women ; of which kinde the Naiades and Nereides are, celebrated by the Poets. Trimctiui teftifics , That the Devils do defreto affume the (haps of men rather then any ether form ; but when they cannot finde the matter of the air convenient and befitting for that purpofe. And he laith , That they frame fuck kj,nde ofapparences to themfelves, as the contrary humour or vapour will afford ; and fo they arefeen fometimes in the form andfhape of a Lion, a Wolfe,a Sowyan Afia Centaure,of a Man horned, having feet like a (joat : fuch as It is reported were feen in the mountain o(Thru j/'rf,where there was heard a terrible roaring. Castor. Porphyr us in Etijebius, in his fourth book of Evangelical Preparations, teacheth , That fome of thefe are goodSpints, andfomebad ; bur. I have counted them to be all evil,
Pollux.

that thou art not feduced with the of Porphyrins, or Apuletu, or Proclus , or of fome other Plantonicks , which are mentioned in St. Aw gufttnes book of The City ofGcd, 1,2, and 3 Chapter , who
Pollux.
affert ions either
alfo

Then it feemeth

Of the Nature of Spirits.

alfodo affirm
that there are

2y
for

Tome of

thefe Spirits
;

good

Eufebitu in the faidbook and 6 Chapter

andSc. <Angufline

concerning the fame in his book of The Qtty of God , the 9 Chapter and the 8, with very great and flrong Arguments do convince the Platonicks, that none of thefeD<ew<w are good. There 1$ but all evil;and that we do alfo approve of from their names, no D<"on Goi ' which are every where fet forth in holy Scripture ; for the Devil is called D/Vi^o//, that is, flowing downwards: that he Why he which fwelling with pride , determined to reign in high ,,e <l oiol lut' " places, fell flowing down wards to thelowefl parts, like the torrent of a violent dream, as Cajfiodoriu writeth. And he is called Sarhan$hzi is,an adverfary;who as Si.Jerome teflifieth, Satben% by reafonof the corruption of his own malice, he continually refifteth,and is an adverfary againfl God, who is the He is called Behemoth in the 40 Chapter of Bebeattb , chiefeft good. Job, which fignifieth an Ox ; for even as an Ox defireth hay, fo he with the teeth of his fugged ions , coveteth to deftroy And Leviathan in the Leviathan. the upright lives of fpiritual men. fame place, which fignihes an addition, becaufe the Devil alwaies endeavours to adde evil to evil , and punifliment to punifhment. He is alfo called in Revelation 1 5. -^folljon, A n signifying a rooter out, for he rooteth our the vertues which God planteth in the Soul. He is called a Scr/w;Mn the 1 2 ASerttnt. of the Revelation, by reafon of his virulency. A Lion in the 1 Epifl.Ptfrrandthe laft Chapter,which roareth about feeking whom he may devour. He is called a cunning Workman ffa.f 5. becaufe by his malice the veflels that are elected and approved. He is called, Ifa.34. Onocentnurut Sryntts, Pilofns, Syren, Lamia, Ulula,Struthh. And by David in the 90 Pfal. an jifpe, Bajiliske and Dragon. In the Gofpel Mammon, the Prince of this world, and Ruler ofdarknefi. Caftor. Why therefore have the Divines declared v That the Almighty hath given two kindes of Spirits unto men theonegood, the keeper and preferver of their lives, the other evil, refitting the good if they arc all evil ? Pollux.Tht holy Dolors dounderftand by the good Spirit a
:

good Angel/uch

as

we read*/>we/was

to Tobia/,vtho bound

the

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A Difcourfe,
in the

the evil Spirit Afmodem wildernefs of the furtheft parts of Egypt, that he might be the more fafe. Cahor. Ic had been more fafe for every man to have been without the evil Spirits ; whac therefore was the will of che heavenly Father concerning them? Pollux:. Thac by the affiftance of che good Spirits, we might
couragioufly wage continual war againfi the evil Spirits ; but being clothed with the harnefs of righteoufnefs, like valiant fouldiers we may gird our loyns with truth , and wichthe
(heild

of

faith reuft

and

fight againfi all his darts.

Cattor.

If

we condefcend nnto chis warfare of

Spirits,

ic

feemeth good to inquire whether the Devils have power of doing hurt, granted unto them by God ; or whether of themfelves they can hurt afmuch as they pleafe ?
Pollux. If the laft were true, could compare the end The devils are the of their hurting ? but it is very manifeft, that their authority Princes of from on high is of fo great exigency , that John the Evanget

who

eauh.

]jft

d oubteth not to name the Devils the Princes of

the

earth.
Caftor. In what manner therefore do they hurt? Pollux. Although they be moft mighty and powerful Spirits,

no hurt unlefs it be by permiffion ; or,as Damafcenm faithjZTy difpenfation.hnd ChryfoFtome faith,7Z?<y have a limited power ; for trucly without the will of God , they cannot The Devil could not have detouch a hair of any mans head. ceived the Prophets of Ahab^ if he had not received power from God ; neither could he have brought any detriment uponjo^either unto his body or his goods^but by the power God had given him. In the 7 of EAWwthe Magicians made Frogs and Serpents by the power of the Devil permiffively;
yet they can do

but Lice they could not bring forth,by reafon of the greater

power of God prohibiting them. Neither in the Gofpel could the Devils hurt the Swine until Chrift had given them
leave.
Caflor. Therefore the Devil is not fo much to be feared, but the Lord our God , that either he would not furfer him to rage againfi us ; or if at any time by his own determinate

counfel

Of the Nature of Spirits.

counfel be let lpofe his chains
,

127
would defend

that then he

and mercifully preferveus.

Pollux. Thou faieft well ; for even as a wilde boare is noc to be feared if he be bound, and held wich a flrong chain by a powerful flrong man, and who is able by his ftrength to reflrain the fiercenefs of the boare ; but the man js to be feared, and requefted,thathe would not let loofethe boare: So 3l\{o Satan is not co be feared, being bound with the cords

of the Almighty; but the Almighty rather, whoholdeth him with a cord, left at any time he fliould let loofe his cord, for
to execute his will againftus.
Cafior. We know that the Devils,afcer incarnation of the Word, were called the Lords of the earth hut I wonder,
;

where the Word

Pollux. If
it

is

noc yet incarnate

whether
very

power alfo over men.

pleafeth

Tbedevlls feducemcn they have wherc. thc ** 1S

;

God, they have

much but take

amongft

a demonfiration thereof, ")fr>r,from the fa/deans,

the Devil raged with fo much power and dominion, that they made no efteem of the true God , but worfliipped the elements. There needeth not a demonftration of the Greeks ; for the fury of the Devil did fo much reign amongft

whom

by his Arguments, they accounted Saturn for a their own proper Children ; and and father of all filthinefs , they named Jupiter, an adulterer to be the father of Gods and men ; Becchm, the mod wicked example of all fervitudeand bondage, they called a free father ; Venui a ftrumper, they termed a pure virgin ; and they

them ,

that

very great

God, devouring

worfhippedFVor/* an harlor,as

type or example of virginity.

There is no man that is ignorant ,that the Egyptians have been worfe then the Greeks , when they made peculiar Gods to themfelves, by the inanimate perflations of the Devil ; for one worfhipped a fheep, another a goat, another a calfe, very many did worfliip hoggs , crows , hawkes, vultures, eagles, crocodiles, cats, dogs, wolves, aftes, dragons; and things growing alfo, asonyons, garlick, and thornes ; as every one
covetous of reading, fhall finde in Damafcen/ts, in his Hiftory ofjofaphai and Ztar;Wj and in Enfebiw^ in the fourth
that
is

book

28
firft

A Difcotirfc

book, and

Chaprer of Evangelical Preparations ; neither do I accounc the Hebrews ( who glory in being the off-fpring of their father Abraham ) to have been better then the former, whenalfo by theinfiinift of the devil,after their coming up out of Egypt,wkh cruel hands they violently aflaulted the Prophets and holy men of God , whom at length they alfo flew : that I may hold my peace, how diligently they have brought into their Religion the Gods,or rather Devils of the
(jemiles.

by thefe thy afTertions, that one Devil, Devil, hath been adored for Gods j for thou and another haft now faid , That the Creeks-, by the madnefs wherewith the Devil poflefled them, have made untothemfelves,S/*/r, Jupiter y Bacchus ^ Venn* and Florafov Gods ; which Laftantiui
Caftor. 1 perceive
in
his fourth

book De vera Sapient/a,

alfo accounteth for

Devils.
Pollux. Declare,! pray, thee the Castor.

Mark them ; they

;

are thus

words of Lanttantim. : The fame Devils are the

gods of the Gent ties

we \

then let

htm

but tfany one will not believe thefe things of credit Homer, whojoyneth the great Jupiter to

and the other Poets and Philofophers do call them fometimes Gods^ and fometimes Devils whereof there is one true^ and another falfe : for the moj} wicked Spirits when they are carp juredf do confejft hemfe Ives to be Devils ; but where they are worthe great Devils;

fhipped
thruft

they declare themfelves to be Gods

into errors ,

that they

may

men

and draw them from

the worfhip of the

whom alone eternal death can be efcaped. Pollux. It is' expedient forme now to be more inquifitive in this difcourfe ; whether there be power given tothe Devils co foretell things to come ? concerning which thing
true God', through

hitherto I have not been able to dart at the right mark j for this queftion feemeth fufliciently doubtful unto me. Cafcor. St <tAug uiline in h is book De "Hatura Dtmonum, diflolveth this Cordoned knor, and faith, That the damned Spi.

rits , being filled full of all manner of impiety and wic^ednefy do The devils omet imcs challenge to themselves power of forefeeing things to f comt ' becaufe in thefenfe of their Aiery bodies , they ha ve afar thinps to

come.

wore

Of the Nature of Spirits.

29

more flrong and prevalent power of fore~kowing , then men of earthly bodies can have ; or becaufe of the incomparable fwtftnefi of their aiery bodies , which wonderfully exceedeth not onely the

men and wilde beajls , but a/fo the flying of birds : by which means j they are able to declare things long before they come to be known ; which we y by reafan of the earthly flowncfi of our fcnfey ceafe not to wonder at and admire : or becaufe of the benefit
celerity of

of their continual life , they obtain this wonderful experience of things ; which we cannot attain to 3 becaufe of thefhortnefiof our momentanccHS life, which is but a* it were a bubble. Poll. Thislaft afiertion of S.Angu(tine feemeth unto me to be more true then the red, becaufe the Series of many yeers doth caufe great experience. Cafl. If any one fhall deny thefe opinions of Auguftine^s

erroneous , Damafcenus fetteth a greater wimefs of thefe things, without all exception, before our eyes ; who in his fecondbookof Orthodox Faith faith thus That the devils The devils cannot foreknow things to come-, for that belongs onely Unto God: ^ them"n" but fo much as they are able to know* they have from the difbofition . ? not ore " r l 1 a- 1 j c l joj the celejttal ana mjeriour bodies, know Poll. Why therefore do the devils fo willingly and ofchingsto their own accord undertake Prophecies, and to anfwer Ora- m e cles ? What benefit have they from hence ? Cafl. Nothing, but that hereby they feek to get great efti- why the mation,and covet to be counted worthy of admiration, and devils de1* to be adored in ftead of Gods. counled PolL know that the devil is the father of lyes, Cafior: pophs.
:
'

We

from whence we are pioufly to believe , that thofe things which he foretelleth, he extrateth from his own lyes. Cajf. Furthermore, the Prophet Efaias faith thus: Shew the things that are to come hereafter^ and tclluSy that we may know
that ye are gods.

ifai^t.

And the Apoflle Peter

alfo faith, Theprophe- Ttt. 1.

cie came not in old time by the will of mart , but holy men of God Jpakf as they were moved by the holy Ghofr, Poll. No man therefore will deny that they do foraetimes

foretel things

Oatf .

No

to come. man, certainly

but for what caufe that S

is at tai-

ned

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130
ned
to, Chrjffoftome
It is granted)

ADifcourfe,
doth moft clearly teach, in thefe words
that fometimes the devil doth fpeal^ truth^
.-

he

fa ith,

cJe$

his own lying with rare verity whereat. he [hould rte ver tell the truth , he could deceive no man, neither jf W0Hl* hit tying frjfice him to tempt with. Thus far Chryfcjlome. times tdl C Nocwithflanaing, if he underftand thac he bach not grace truth. grained unto him of himfclf to foretel the truth, he forerelJeth things nevenhelefs, but fo obfeurely, faith S. eAuguftiney c ??" thathe always layeth the blame of the things by himfoforetold^up-

that he might

commend

Why the

devils

are uncertain,

" '^ e interpreter thereof. Porphyrins, in his book of OracleS, although he be the greateft maintainer of devils , and the mod expert teacher of diabolical Arts , nevenhelefs he faith

with the aforcfaidDotors,thac the foreknowledge of things to

come,
is

not onely intricate to

obfeurities.

mext but alfo

uncertain to thegods

and full of many

roll.

Thou

haft faid, that the predictions

done

in this

maner,

that they

may

of the devils are gain authority to them-

fiead of cles ?
Cafl.

felvesamongft the credulous people, and be worshipped in Gods : for what end do the evil fpirits work Mira-

What
.

is a

Miracle, Pollux

>

What
Miracle

a
is.

The

devils

and unwonted accident, which cometh to pa fs coritrar y to j ts CO urfe and cuftome , and draweth men ' '. _
Poll,

Anew

work
racks.

mi-

1,lt0 a dmtration

thereof.

But do they work Miracles ? They do for whereby doft thou believe that e/E/cwlapius was honoured in his Confecration for a god, but onely by the means of a Miracle, when he conveyed a Serpent from Epidatirw to Rome ? What gave fo great authority to Juno,
Cafl.
Poll.
:

but onely the working of a Miracle ? when her Image of by Furins Camillm whether ic would be carto Romet znd it anfwered with a humane voice, It would. ried Alfo,from rhence Fortune was made agoddefs , becaufe her

wood was asked

to Latjumjn the hearing of many people, not once,but oftentimes fpoke with a humane voice. In the 8 Chapter of the Alts of the Apoftles, we read of Miracles done by Simon the fon of Rachel j and in Exod. 8. of the
Statua, in the

way

Magici-

of the Nature of Spirits.

Magicians of Pharaoh , who in the fight of many people brought forth frogs and fcrpents, and curned the waters into blood, tsipuletu doth tcflifie the power of men to be fo great in Inchantments , thai the devils do noc onely work Miracles by the means of men, but they arc able alfo to fubvert Nature, and with a Demoniacal ]ncantation,makc vio- The Inlent fircams to ftay their couric, To turn the windes , To chantmake the fun ftand ftill,To break the courfc of the moon, To " cn " f lay impediments upon the fiars, To prolong the day, and to doVubwc fhorcen the night j as Lucanu* excellently rnewcth. Nature.
I

(feffavcre vices rerun*, dilatafe longtty

Hafit xocledicSf
Torruit

Itgi

von jarnit ather

& praceps audita Carmine mftndur.

certain

And TibnllHs of a

Demoniacal Charm,

JJanc ego de ccelo ducentemfydera vidiy Fluminis ac rapidi Carmine vertttaterf H<tc canti* fttndittfofoluM maneftjij fepttlchru
Elicity

& tepido devoratojfurogo.

Cum libet hac trifti depellit lumina calo, um libet aftivo convocat orbc Hives,
Caft. I do not any more wonder that Mofes called God Wonderfnl) that he doth fo connive at this fink of wickednefs, and moft wicked feduccrs , that he grantcth them power to

aft fuch things fo freely.

Firmiantu excellently fheweth why God doth fo , in the works of Cod , De opifcio Dei : for he faith, that vcrtue is not vertue, tinlefs it have fome
Poll.
laft

his

book but one of

ruling

^ ^
|t j e

{^e j ev ,|j

like

in

whereof

it

may {hew and

exercifc

power : for he iaith , At Vittory cannot ftand without fo neither can VcrtHC fnbji(r -without an Enemy ; which vertue no foontr had the Almighty indued man withal , but he forthwith added unto him an enemy ,
left

its ro work Vertue^ Miracles.

that vertue fhould tofe

,

its

na-

ture, bungftupiptd withidlcntfi.

He faith
S 2

that

m<ot cannot
other-

1 1

a
and

A
;

Difccurfe,
unlefihe have always an atlive and build up his falvation with a

otherwife attain
haa\

to the highejlfiep,

that hcfl)all cftablifh

continual warfare and contention

: for Cod will not that mortal men (ball come to immortal blejjednefiwith an eajie Journey, but he-,

tnufl wrefile

and fin ve with fay Is and oars againft the author and
,

inventor of all e vils and err ours crable things and miracles.

who

caufeth

and

v/orketh exe-

Somtimes Cafi. Buc fomecimes ic comcth to pafs, that by reafon of Jlcom " to thefubtil fnares and Ifratagems of the devil, which he fo cra ft'ly prepareth againft us , and efpecially againft fimple th/devi" cannot be perfons, whom he intanglcth with vain Religions, fo that we
refilled,

cannot

rcfift

him

orif

wefuppofeour

felves

tobeveryablc

to withftand him, yet neverthelefs

we

fliall

be very much de-

ceived by him; as

almoft-foolifh Panor,of

we read he oftentimes did to the good,but whom Trite mins maketh mention.
this

Poll. But what happened to thou termeft fimple ?

good Paftor, and whom

An
r

adm'i'

or
.

y faith, therefore

herd.

Infomuch that he was not firong in , he made more Account of the nartse of SainrJUatLCy a "d attributed more power and cufiody unto itythen unto the none
Cafi. Tritensiw faith

of Cod , the beft and great eft good, Toll. In what maner ?
Cafi. He had in his walking-ftaff, or Pafloral Crook, a Schedule inferibed with the name of Si.Maze ; by the power and vertuefof which ftaff, he'did believe his fwine were fafely defended from the ravening of the wolves : and he did attribute fo great a Deity to that Schedule , that he would leave his herd of fwine to feed in the fields alone: notwithflanding> a certain time coming when the pallor was abfent

from

his flock

and

a certain
;

man coming

in the

mean

time,

and he asked him what he kept here, who is the worn perfecutor of the falvation of men ? He anfwered, I keep tkefefwmt. The other replied, By whofe command ? The devil fait h , By the foolijh confidence of the p*'
ftor : for he included
<%

faw the devil keeping them

certain Schedule in hisfiajf, unto which he

,

afcribeth divine vertue

or to the inferiptton of the

his

Blaze

and nowycontraryto

name of St. own law, he hlicveth that his

fi

Ofthe Nature of Sprits.

%$

hogs are thereby defended from the injury of wolves ; inhering to me with afalfe fuperjlition ; where when he hath been by me called

again and again, and hath not appeared, I have taken this cuflody upon myfe/f in/lead ef S, Blaze : for I always freely /land in fiead of Cod and his Saints : fo alfo now rnojl freely do / keep his

fwineforSt. Blaze, that J may tnagntfe and confirm the foolifh man in his vain confidence ; and thereby I mayfeiuce himfoy that he may efleem of this Schedule more then Cod. but I do not wonder thac Poll. This is a pleafant ftory impole fo much upon fo fimplc a Paflor, the devil fhould when he doth in many things prevail over the more wife, if they do at thcmfelves to his opportunities ; which the Church contradi&eth. Poll. But are all things wrought and brought to pafs by means of the devil which men call Miracles ? Cafr. No: for we muft give unto Nature that which feem- Somcmi cIes a ^' eth to belong unto her, who is fai.d to be the greatcft worker
:

which we have experienced in the ftone t r an. Asbestos, which, as 5o//5witneffeth, being once fet on fire, cannot be quenched and the root Baara, defcribed by Jofephm in the hiftory of Jerufalcm , which he teftifieth to be of the colour of a flame of fire, fplcndent and fhining in the night ; but fo difficult to be taken , that it always flies from under the hand of him that would take ir, and deceivcth his eyes fo long , until it be fprinkled with the urine of a menftruous woman : and when it is retained by this means , ic may not be gathered or plucked up without danger; for pre-

of Miracles

as that

fent death followeth

unlefs he fhall

him

thac gathereth or plucketh

it

up,

be fortified with a Prelervativc abouc his neck, of the fame root. For which caufe, they who want the fame root, dofcarifieit round about ; and having bound the root about with a bond, they tie the fame to a dog, and fuddenly depart away. Whereupon,the dog, too much endeavouring to follow after him, draweth up the root ; and, as if the dog were to perform the torn of his mafier, he forthwith dies;and afterwards the fame root may be taken and handled without teachetb,thac any danger to any man. And the fame

J^W

the

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134
the fame rooc
(o
Art Tomeis

A Difcourfe,
of fuch prefenc force for expiations, tbacal,

thofewho are vexed and tormented with unclean fpirirjj

if

they carry this root about nothing hindereth , but tnac ^ rt a ^" ma y * micate Nature in the working of MirataTe hiJ" c ' cs J as we ma y read in Anftotlc , of the Greek fire that ture in working would burn in water : of which the faid Author,in his fingu. Miracles. j ar Treatife concerning this, hath defcribed very many compolitions. And concerning rhe fire which is extinguilned with oyl, and kindled with cold water, when it is befprinkJed over therewith. Poll. Ic fomeiimes happeneth that the devils do clothe themfelves , fometimes in more flender, and fometimes in moregrofs habits, that thereby they may very much affright and moleft men with horrible pbantafies, and terrible fights with Ghofts appearing in divers and feveral fhapes and afpefts. What,cannot we be fortified with any thing to force and compel them toflie from us?
are immediately delivered
t

hem.

Noiwkliflanding there

is

C*ft' OrigtH, in his book againft Celfm^ faith, that there is the devils arc no way more certain , then the naming of JESUS the true God, to be dri- For he faith he hath oftentimes feen innumerable fpirits fo

How

ven away.

^ r [ vcn away, both from the fouls and bodies of men. St.^ thanafus , in his book de variis Qtuflien. teftifiet h, that the moft prefenc remedy againft the infulcation of evil fpirits, is the beginning of the 6 7 Pfalm , Let God arife., and let his enemies befcattcred, Cjprian^xn his book Quod idola dinonfnt^ commanded! that the devils fhould be conjured away by the Some men have declared, that Fire, which is the true God. mofi holy of all elements, and the Creed,and alfo the inftruthis

ment whereon the fire was carried, were very profitable for purpofe:from whence ,in their facrifices about the fepul-

chres of the dead, they diligently obferved the ufe of lights or elfe from thence that Pjth/tgorae did determine y that God could be in no wife truely worfhipped without lights The Spi- burning. Some others do binde fwords for this intent and r'us fear Ode of Homers where purpofe, taking the fame out of the

Sword*.

he wr i tcin , that

U Iffiest when he offered a facrificeto his mother,

Of the Nature of Spirits.

ihe^had
crifice.

j^y

fword drawn prefenr by him , wherewith he expelled and drove away the fpirits from the blood of his faa

And

in the hxth of Virgil,

flie faith

when the

Sybil led </-

ntAs into hell,

thus

7#

Pfocnl, O prccul ejlebrofaw', invade viam, vagwajj eripe ferrum.

wricetb, that he compelled ApHonim,* fpirir, obvious to him and his companions, to flight , with contumelies and direful imprecations j iliac the viiion making a noife, and with great horrour vaniflied away from them.
PhileftrAttts

Very many do much commend a Perfume of Calamint, Piony, Mint, Palma Chrifii, and ParQey,_to be ufed in this cafe. Many do keep prefent with them Red Coral, Mugwort, Hypericon, Rue, or Vervin, for this purpofc. Some do life for this bufinefs the tinkling of keys , founding of confecrated bells, or the terrible ratling of Armour. Poll. I have fomecimes heard from our Elders, that they charamade them Sigils inferibed with Pentagones ; by vcrtue ^ cri do whereof, the fpirits might be expelled and driven away. * u ? c ***? *" n "' What fayft thou to thefe? Ca/f. Avtrrois writing againft Algazclus , affirmeth fuch Charathings ro be almofl nothing worth , unlefs to them that have &"* avail confederated with the fpirits. If therefore AverroU faith the nor> truth, how then can the devils kingdom (land, divided againft
-

itfelf?
Poll. But we read that Solomon, a lingular man with God, did make fuch Sigils. do read truely that Solomon did make them ; but C*ft, ir was at fuch time when he worlhipped Idols , and not when he was in the ftate of falvation. Ttrtullian ofFcreth a more certain Antidote then all the former, and exhorteth us, as Job, rhe mod ftrong champion of God, to fight againft he admonifheth us to be all the aflaults of temptations clothed with the (liken garment of Honefty, the purple robe of Modefty and Shamefac'dncfs and the cloak of Patience

We

and

36

A Difcourfe,

and he perfwadeth us to meditate upon all thofe things which the devil doth devife and invent , to overthrow our integrity ; thac his falling may be proved the glory of our conftancy , and that we be willing conflantly to war againft all machinations, which are permuted by God for this end. And the Prophet Jeremiah teacheth the fame,in thefe words: The Lord of hojfs is the approver of the jufi. D. Maximus, in his book de charitate , commandeth us to binde and lull the devils. Hefaithwe do then binde them, when by diligent obfervation of the Commandments of God, we do diminifh and quafh thofe affections that do boyl up
in us
tifie
:

And we
lufts,
;

are faid to kill them,

when we fo truely morall

our

thac

we
is

cue

him

oft"
,

from

occafions of ac-

cufing

faying with the Propet

Depart.,

O homicide-, the Lord

thefirong warriour

with

me

quifhed from me for ever.

: thou (halt fall, andfhatt be vanOlympiadorni, I o cap. when he in-

terpreted the

Ecclefiaflical hiftory,faith, that all fctifual appe-

tites are to be[hut out, and excluded , jo that the devil may not be admitted, neither by the allurements of the eyes , nor by itching ears , nor by the petulancie andfrowardnefi of a hurtful tongue: for this he accounteth to be the moll abfolute feal againft the v,Vc arc to p 0VV cr of the devils. Some do admonifh us , in our going f rtn l0 war againft the devil, to ufe two forts of weapons: efinftVhe devil wiib the one is pure Prayer,which may raife up our affections un-

two

foru to

of armor,

heaven ; and true and perfect Knowledge , which may communicate and fill our underftandings with wholefome doctrines , and may fuggeft unto us what we are to pray for> that we may pray ardently, according to St. James , and not doubtingly. In the PropheFie of ffaiah, and Epiftles of St.
Paul, wemayfinde the fame things ; /faj.59. Eph.6. and 1 Thef.<j. which may be as a remedy againft vain Ghofls,that they may be expelled. Poll. For a remedy againft Ghofls ? Doft thou conceive that a Ghofl is diver/e and different from a fpirit ? Cafl. T know not truely what I may think hereof: for flow ing in fofpaf ions afea of many opinions, Iamfoledin doubt , that I cannot eafily attain to a certain Port of judge-

ment

Of
mcnt

the Nature of Spirits.

137

: for there are fome which do fuppofe that thefe Ghofts are devils, by reafon of the great fear and terrour wherewith

they ragingly moleft men by night in their houfes ; and fometimes for their innate nature do do hurt. There are others that do believe thefe Spirits are deceitful fantafies, deceiving thofe that are of evil belief ; who by their fallacious vifions

and imaginations do deceive and frighten the inhabitants in their houfes : and do deny that they are Spirits indeed , because the Spirits have a body wichouc hands and feet ; wherefore they can hurt no man, nor make any tumult : being ignorant that the Angel ( who alfo hath a body without hands and feet) did carry Habal&ukjwiih his whole dinner, by the hair of his head, into Babylon, and afterwards brought him back again, and fet him in his own place ; neither confidering that the Spirit of the Lord, alfo without a body,fnatched up Philipy and carried him to Jxjottts : that I may forbear to

fpeak concerning a certain incorporeal Spirit

difquiet the houfe of

my Grandfather ,

that

, which did Co by the fpace of

it to be uninhabitable, unlefs it were when a Lamp was burning therein ; neither did that then fiifficiently quiet the fame : for going out of the houfe, they did fo moleft them with flones from above in the ftreets, that they would caft out of their hands the hearts of PineConcerning the Ghoft trees, which tbeyufed for torches. that haunted the houfe of AnthenoAorHt the Philofopher, and the tumultuous fpirit of C- CalignU , there may more be fpoken : but thou haft underftood the relations of them already in the foregoing difcourfe. From all which, wc may eafily convince the opinions of thofe , who deny that the Spirits can walk, or make any motion ; but of how much truth we may hold the affertions of them, who do fuppofe that thefe tumultuous Spirits are neither devils , nor phantafms, but the fouls of the dead, now hearken unto. Pell. Are there they who are of that opinion ? _ Caft. There are they who are of both opinions : for they do declare that thefe are the fouls of them who have departed from their bodies laden and clogged in their fins which T

almoft thirty yeers he caufed

38

A Difcourfc

which arc therefore heard to be more or lefs turbulent in houfes , according as they have any fenfible ardent fpark of thar fin more or lefs ; To thac except in the mean time they are expelled and driven away from thence, or expiated by Alms or Intercefl"ions,they are compelled to a certain bound of liberty, wandering thereabouts in expectation of thelaft J udgement.
Poll.

Wherefore?
Becaufe
I

laffam. of
ihe
fouls

dead.

them which deep with Chrift , and do not wander about the ea h; ar, d the fouls of them who are opprefled and burdened with the grievous weight of their fins, fince they axe the members of Satan, are bound with Satan in the chains of darknefsjexpefting judgement in hell. Toll. But Firmiarm , a, Writer of no mean judgement,
Ca/i.

believe that the fouls of

in chrift,

do

live

thinketh the contrary dc Divino prtmio.

Cafl,

in his

Book which he hath

written

How

is

thac

Poll, Thefe are his words : Let not any man conceive that Thcoplnion of rir- the fouls of the dead are judged immediately after death: for they

miantu.

are a /[ detained in one common cuftody, until the timefhall come, wherein the Almighty Judge (hallmake examination and intjuititien of their deeds.

Then

they

whofh all be found righteous, fall

receive the reward of immortality ; but they whofc fins and wi/z* kednejifhall then be deleted, jha II not arife agaiT^btftfhatt be inch-

fed with the wickgd

tnents,
Cajf.

in darhefL y

and defiined

to eternal pmifh*

St. Augufiine fubferibeth to Lattantlt*t in his Enchirifaying , That the lime which is interpofed between the death dion, ft of mank*de and the la refuxreUion, com aim th the fouls in fe~
cret hidden receptacles

or tnijery
lived.

, where every foul receivtth cendignerejr for the good or evil which he did in the body while he

Poll. Neither doth St. aXmbrofe difagree from this r.Inhis fecond book of Cain and Abel, he faith , that the foul is loefed from the body , and after the end of this life, isfufpended to the ambiguous time of the loll judgement.

Cajt.

; ;

Of the Nature of spirits.

alfo
;

39

fome have declared, that the foul of Trajanw Caft. So Cafar did wander about but the foul of St. George was freed from fuch fufFuge. Poll. Thou haft even now fpoke, and that truely, that fpacious is the fea of various opinions concerning thefe Spirits for fo indeed it is : buc whac Port thou toucheft at, I defire ihec it may not feem trouhlefome to thee to tell mc : for I am noc as yet fatisfied of the certainty hereof by our difcourfc.
CaSt. That which thou defireft , I conceive to be this : I hold that thefe tumultuous Spirits are meer images of Satan which are not to be feared , neither is there any credit to be given to their anfwers : and are in no wife the fouls of the dead, which either live with Chrift, if they have done well or elfe are bound in chains with Satan, if they have done
evil.

remaineth that we fift out this, faftor : for it hapSencth now fometimes,thnt my father appeareth to me in my eep ; perhaps that may alfo feem unto thee to be a Spirit. Cast. It may feem fo : but I will not in any thing contradict thee beyond Reafon : of my felf I will adde nothing;buc ac leaftwife I will annihilate thy opinion with the aflertions of St. j4ttuftiC. Poll. What aftertions arethofe? (fast. In his r I book , which he intituleth De mortitorum
Poll.

It

eura , he effereth them as a means, faying, Humane inft rmiiy doth fo believe of himfelf-, that when he feeth any one that is dead, in his flee} , hefuppofeth that he feeth the foul of that dead perfon ; butwhenhedrearmthof any one that is alive^he then is
out of doubt , that neither his foul nor his body-> but thejimilitude of the man appeared unto him : As if they could be ignorantfhat dreams^ but onethe fouls of dead men do not appear Unto them

of the persons deceafed. And he proveth both done, by two examples which were at <JMediola~ thefe to be m*s ; whereof the firft he fhsweth to have been the image of a certain farher that was dead, who appeared to his fon, admonifhinghim that he fhould not pay again a debt to an
ly thefrrfilitudes

unjuft

40
Cafe was rhus
,

A Difcourfe,
:

unjufl Creditor,which the father

faith the

had paid him before : for he The father had paid a debt to a cer-

which after the death of the father, the Creditor endeavoured by force to recover the fame again of his fon, who was ignorant of the payment thereof: to whom the image of his father appeared when he was fleeping, and fhewed him where the Writing was hid. Whereupon, the fon awaking from his fleep, fought for the Paper in the place he was directed, and found it , and thereby overthrew the malice of his deceitful Creditor. The fecond example is, whereby the fame St. Augnjlinc (heweth that the living do
tain Creditor

appear to the living, in their fleep : forhefaith, thatrslogiHt the Rhetorician , profeffing the Rhetorick of Cicero at Carthage , he found a difficult and obfeure place that was not declared to him ; fo that waking and fleeping he vexed himfelf by reafon of his ignorance : bur> in a certain nighr, the image of v^areUm AuguStinc appeared to him , and taught him in what maner the dark ana difficult place was to be underftood. Poll. Angufi'me doth therefore conclude, without doubt, that they are not fouls. Catt. He doth fo conclude : and the greater to ftrengthen fuch his judgement, headdeth, That if the fouls of the dead have any interefl or counfcl in the affairs of the living, he undoubtedly knew , that his own pious mother did not defert him, not for one night , but when fhe was living, followed him both by fea and land : neither did he at any time fuflain any anguifn of heart, but comforted his forrows. And that this may not fecm too hard a fpeech, the president of Chrifl teacheih , that they do not erre , who affirm that the good Angels , by the appointment of God, and Divine difpenfation, do fometimes come to, and vifit men, both living and fleeping, andfomctimes to the place where fouls endure pnnifnment : notwithstanding, it is not unto all, but onely unto thofe who arefo lived, that God fhall judge them worthy of this mercy ; or unto thofe upon whom, without any refpeft unto their deferts, God will be pleafcd coglorifie

of the Nat are of Spirits.

xific his unfpeakable

mercy ; that by the prayers of the living they may obtain pardon of their fins, and deliverance from
the prifon of torments. Poll. I have fometimes read , that the fame St. Augufl'me did write,that it is better for a man to doubt of fecret things, then to contend about things uncertain. Caft. That is certainly true ; neither doth he declare himfelf to be an offence to thofc who do leave all thefe things to the unfearchable judgements of God, and labour not to finde out the fecrets thereof. Toll. Becaufe I have cafily underflood thy anfwers hither- Yf he cr c to , I will not defift till thou haft fully refolved me concerrk ning this fnbjeV. I defire therefore to know whether all r aol Mirades which the devils perform, are done really, or ima- ally , or no r ginary phanrafies. they perform many things really , and many Caft . Thar things onely feemingly , we have already manifefled out of the Writings of St. Augufl'me. For that great Prelate of the Chriftian Church , writeth , in the 1 1 Chapter of his book de Trinitate, That it is a very eafle thing for the wicked Spirits, through the aery fubftance of their bodies, to perform many things which feem wonderful ( to the fouls that are opprejfed with earth* h bodies} to be done. He alfo faith, That earthly bodies may fed with art and exereifc, that in publike Theaters he fo quali

they may perform fuch wonderful things , that thofe who never havefeen them will not believe them , but that they were done by the ajfiftance of the devil and his minifters , to make their bodies of fuch an aery element, that the jlefh wonders at, Orelfe, which is much, he faith alfo, That they do contrive with occult injpirations, forms, and fantajies of images, to delude humane fenfe ; wherewith, waging or flecp/ug, they may be deceived. Thus far jiugufline. But, if thou wilt , I will produce alfo another wieners without exception, Pollux. PolL I would have thee tell me who that is. Caft. Abbas Triton* us, in his third Quefiion to St.Maximut Emilianus , which is fpoken of before , faieh thus : The devils, amongfl unfaithful people, dofetm to raife up the dead to

52
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A D/fcourfc,
and to (hew miracles
to cur icttt

The devih
ally

/,-,

men ,

r^4r fA?/ //& at

;

,'/

WMr fwa ^ow inem UP Wlt^ errour in fttad of miracles raifc"

men
fttewtng

and

are

the dead,

^together pertinacious and obflinate : but the) cannot truelj and realty raife up the dead , but do varioufly deceive the fenfts of
,

certain I manifefl jr

them feigned refembfances of the dead. For it U , that the devili can do all things, tut onely inn

falfefimilitude of holy miracles in truth.

men

Some fay that the devils arc obedient to wicked becaufe of the fimilitude of their malice. How feemethchat to thee?
Poll.
,

Caft. It feemeth to

me,

that they are obedient to evil

men, but not to

Poll.

all

men.
?

But to

whom

Tothofe certainly with whom they have contracted and made compa&s and covenants ; as thofe women which
Coil.

they call Pyt honitts are accounted , who have vowed themfelves by promife unto him. Poll. But although they are compelled to be fo ferviceable unto them, yet is this fcrvice true or feigned ? Cafr. It is feigned, certainly: for they are fubfervient unto men of their own accord, and genuine work, that they may deceive them,and allure them to thcmfelvcs. Although we do not deny that their fervice is fometimes true , buc onely towards thofe men , whofe faith in the Lord Jefus Chrift,by the merit of his holincfs, hath cauied them to be acceptable, and friends unto him. And that Lattamiiu alfo
teflifies, in

thefe

words

in his lecojnd

book De

or'ttint

Er~

Chapter, That ihc devils do fear the jufl-, that k, thofe that worfhrp God , in whofe Name they are conjured to depart out of bodies, and with whofe words they are beaten as it were with feourges and they do not onely confefs that they are devils, but do declare their names: neither can they lye unto the juO. And the fame LaUant'm in his fourth book De vera Sapientia , Chap. 27. faith, That it is necefTary that they who are of the true Chriflian Religion, fhould know the courfc and order of the devils, and underfhnd their fubtilty , and reftrain their force, andconnrfcf,and r<5
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quer and fubdue them with fpimual weapons,and force them to obey him. Poll. I am now by thee fufficiently informed of all things which I have hitherto defired to know ; wherefore I (hall not any further trouble thee with my Queflions , or rather Riddles, but leave thee to thy own occafions. Cafl. Neither have I counted my fclf idle in anfwering thee : but let the ufe thereof yeeld us each to other an equal rccompence. Farewel therefore. Poll. And thee alfo.

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jEcaufe Aflronomy
in
is

fo tranfcedent andfiibtil

an Arr ic felf , that therein a man ought to have refped unto fo many things before he can attaine to true judgment thereby, becaufe the eye of the underflanding will noc pierce unto the half thereof, and few Doftors of our later have been found fo experienced therein that they know time fufficiently how to judge thereby fTherefore I have compofed this work, which 1 will have to be named, Agronomical Geomancj ; wherein, I will fufficiently teach how to judge with lefs labour and fludy. For in thisprefent fcience it is not requifite to be hold neither the Afcendant, northehour in a

Table, as it is in Aftrology. It is expedient therefore, to make fourunequal lines , by the points cafually fetdown ; and to joyne together thofe points; and out of the points which are not joyned together, which do remain in the heads of the lines, (as it is done in Geomancie) extract one figure ; and thefigne of the Zoditfc-j^that anfwereth to that figure, put for the Afcendent, for the words fake. If Acquiftio arife from the heads of thofe ^u'lfition,

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four Lines, let Aries be placed in the Afcendent ; Jf L&utiay or the leffer Fortune put Tahxw in the Afcendent;if Pueros Ruhcy4$\.icz Gemini ; if AlbtujCaiicertf fcaJLco ; tfConjunUio or the Dragons Head^irgo ; if Pue]la,Libra\\S Amijfio OX TrifiitiAyScorpiorf he Dragons Taily>agittarj]\i Pofulm^Qafricorn ; if Forthixa major^^^aarj ; if C*rr,then put Tifcet lot the Afcendent. Afterwards in the fecond Houfe, let that figne be placed which immediately fucceeds the other. In the third Houfe the third Signe, and fo place the rdt in order until you come unto the end of the Signes j and make one fquare figure divided into twelve eqnafparts,and therein place the Signes in order , as ic is in Aflrology , and as you may finde them in this figure : neither are we here to regard the wicnefles, or * Judge, or any other thing which belongs to Georaancie; but onely the fixteen Figures, that by them we may have the twelve Signes, to which they agree ; and ob'

ferve the

maner of the Figure

as it is here placed.

O*^
X

V*

0J>

9p

Loekjiow the twelve

Signes are placed in
tf'.efgtcre^

<\

and

Co

may
as

any other Signe be ofcexding

in hit ti/rtty

Aries

it

here.

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Afterwards it is requisite to make four Lines by courfe for every Planet, by points cafually pricked down; andlikewife for the DrateMf HeaJyZs you have done for the Afcendenc, and divide thofe points by twelve and that which remained! above twelye, or the twelfth it felf, if a greater number doth not remain, retaine, and the Planet for which the projection was made, place in that Houfe of which the fuperabounding number (ball be ; that is , if there remain twelve , let the Planet be placed in the twelfth Houfe ; if ten , in the tenth Houfe j if one,in the firfl Houfe ; if two,in the fecond Houfe; and fo of the reft. And you ought ahvayes to begin from the Suk, and afterwards from the Moon, then from Venm and Mercury, and from Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, and the Dragons Head and Dragons Tail ; but you mult alwayes take heed, that you do not make a queftion in a rainy , cloudy , or a very windy feafon, or when thou art angry, or thy mindebuficd with many affairs ; nor for tempters or deriders, neither that you may renew and reiterate the fame QuefHon again under the fame figure or forme ; for that is error.
;

QHefiions ofthefrfi Houfe.

you are defirous to know concerning the life of any man long or fhort, behold the Lord of the be in flrong Angles,it fignifies long life A(cendent,who if he in luccedents, a middle age; and in cadent Houfes, a fhort life ; and if he be in (hong Angles,he fignifies greater years

IF whether it fhallbe

Succedents,meaner years; if in Cadenrs,lctter years. The years of Satvm are thirty , the meaner are forty four The letter years of Jupiter years, and the greater fifty eight. are twelve , the meaner years forty, and the greater accordingly are forty feven. The letter years of Mars are fifteen, his meane years forty, and the greater years forty feven. The letter years of the Sun are are nineteen, bismeanyears The letter years forry five, and his greater years eighty two. ofV'erHs are eight, her mean years forry five, and her greater years eighty two. Mercnrfs letter years are twenty , his
if in

letter

mean

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years forty nine
,

and
a

his greater years eighty.

The
thirty

lefler years

of the

CMocn

are fifteen,

her

mean years

hundred and feven. And alio firfl Houfe, look if ^Mars andthe Lord of the eighth with them ; and if the Sun fhall.be in the eighth,the Querent fhall not live: likewifeif the Lord of the Afcendent fhall happen to be void of courfe, and Mars be in the eighth,the Querent fhall not live ; but if the Sun and the LMoon fhall be in conjunction in the feventh Houfe, and Venn* in the fecond , he fhall live well. The accidents of the nativity are likwife to beconfidered. If you finde Saturn or Mercury in the firff, he is foolifh and talkative if it be Mars and Mercury^he will not be fervife, but a wrangler and fcoffer ; if the Sun and Mercptry , he will be a fpeaker of truth ; and if the Sun be in Arks, he will apply himfelf to learn whatfoever he fhall hear; itVenutbein the feventh, he will be luxurious ; and if Saturn , Mercury and Ventu be in their fall, he will be a Sodomite ; if the5> and Vemu be in the tenth, and the <JWoon in the firfl, he will r be very liberal; if V et.>/, Mercury and the Dragons Head be in thefirft, he will be covetous ; if the Moon and Mars be'm the firft, he will be fubjeel to great bondage i and if Mars be Lord of the nativity, he will be rich, and an evil fpeaker, and litigious ; and if the Sun be in the firft , he will be envious, having a fair body,not very lean, nor very fat and if Venus be in the hrft , he will be white and fair ; if Mercury be in the firft, he will not be ftable,but alwayes in motion but if the Moon be found there, it denotes him to have a graceful face, breft and arms ; if Saturn be there, the man will Be black and filthy j if Jupiter, he will have a round face, a fair forehead, a ruddy complexion mixt with a little white. If you would

and her greater years

or Saturn fhall he in the

'

know his office or art: if the Moonbe in the feventh with Saturn, or in the fourth, or in the tenth, or in the (irft , it is not good for him to build any houfe in a City, nor to build a fhip, neither is it good for him to be a tiller of land, or to
drefs vines, or plant trees
office

but to be im ployed about fome belonging to the water, or concerning manages , or

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tobeaPoft or a Meffenger neither let him apply himfelf much to his mafler,becaufe he fhall gain no repute from him if the Moonhe in the fifch or third,'"- will be good to himjin the fecond, eighth, (ixth and iwelfth,nekhcr good nor evil.
Nobles, Potentates, Judges, Wife men, Merchants and Uliirers. tjMars fignifies Warriors, lnccndiaries,Homicides,Phyfitians, Barbers,Hangmen,Gold-fmiths,Cooks,furnaces, and all Andif Marsbt in rtrongSignes,he willbepoor fireworks. die in captivity, unlefs he put himfelf in arms with fome and fouldier or vaflal. The Sun fignifieth Emperors, Kings, Princes, Nobles,
Jupiter [ignifies Bifhops, Prelates,

Lords and Judges.

Ventu
fignifies

Queens and Ladies, Marriages

Communi-

cations, Friendfhip, Apothecaries, Taylors, and fuch as make Ornaments for playes , feliers of Cloth, Jefters, Vintners,
at dice, Whores and Robbers. Mercury fignifies Clerks, Philofophers, Aftrologers, Geometricians, Arithmeticians, I.atine writers, and Painters, and all fubtil Artifts, as well men as women, and their Arts. Concerning the intention of theQuerenr, look unto the Signe afcending,and his Lord; and where you linde the Lord of the Afcendent, he comes to inquire about fomething pertaining to that Houfe and if the Sun be Lord of the Afcendent, nis Queflion is concerning fear which he is in of fome man ; if Venn*, he enquireth of Arts, that he may know fome

Players

proper A rts , or he enquireth concerning things belonging If A/fr^wr/be Lord of the Afcendenr,he feekto women. after fomethingrhat is loft, or enquireth concerning fome inIf the Moon, be feekethalfo for fomething loft, or firmity.
If Sainqnireth about ficknefs, or fome difeafe in his eyes. the Afcendenr, he enquireth about fome turn be Lord of

Prince; and keepeih filence , bnc If Jupiter be harh fome great grief or anguifh in his heart. Lord of the Aftendem, his Qu e ^ lDn ' s concerning fome infirmity, or reftiuuion, or for fome office which he defireth to have. If Man, he enquireth for fome fear, or of an enemy,
ficknefs,

or concerning

death,ficknefs, riches, or fubftance.

Queflions

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Qu eft ions cf the fecond Houfe.

concerning the fubftance of any or not , behold the Lord of he the fecond,which if he (lull be with a good Pianct,& a good Planet likewife in the fecond, he fhall be rich ; but if the Lord of the fecond be joined with evil Planets , and an evil Planet Gull be in the fecond, he (ball be poor. If you would know whether you fhall have again a thing lent, or not, look if there be an evil Planet in the fecond^nd difagreeing wich his Lord ; then he that detaineth the thing lent, will not willingly render back the fame : But if there be a good Planet in the fecond, and agreeing with his Lord, it fhafl eafily be recovered ; and if rhe Lord of the fecond be exalted and be evil , or if an evil Planet be with him in the fecond , or if the Lord of the fecond be exalted , be which keepeth che thing depofued , will not willingly reftore the fame, but he fhall do it whether he will or not. And if an evil Planet be in the fecond, it's to be recovered : But if Mercury be in the fecond fo that he be his Lord, and bringeth contrariety, then it fhall be recovered ; and if a good Planet be in the fecond Houfe, he fignifies recovery, although he be
the Lord thereof.

would IFman whetherbe informedrich fhall be

you

Mark therefore the concord and difcord of the Planets; Moon and Jupiter are friends , the Moon and Mars enemies j Mercury and the Sun are friends, Mercury and Vcnur
the

enemies

Venn* and Jnpiter are

friends,J///>/7fr

and i\\tMotm

are enemies.

The Planets are laid to be friends, when they agree in one nature and quality, as Mars and the S*,becaufe both their natures is hot and dry ; Fenut and the Moon do agree in cold
andmoiflure
:

or

when Planets do

nature, as Jupiter and Ver.u* are friends of one is the exaltation of another, or

agree in fubfUnceand : or when the Houfe

on the contrary.
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16

T F that you defire to know, how many brethren a man hath, fee the Lord of the third, and it is to be he Id, that to fo many Planets as he is joyned, fo many brethren the Querenc hath ; and the Mafculine Planets fignific brethren, and the fe-

male Planets fifters-,and note,That Saturn and Mars>iht Sun,

Jnpiterc the Dragons //<r^,aremafculine;but \\\tMoon^r entu and the Dragons Tailatt fceminineibut Mercury is promifcu-

ousjfomctimes mafculine, and fometimes foemrnine ; he is mafculine when he is joyned to mafculine Planets , or when he is in a mafculine quarter of the ZodiacVe and he is feminine, when he is joyned to feminine Planets, or when he is in a feminine quarter of the Zodiacke.
Queflionsof the fourth Houfr.

whether it be good for thee to Hay in any Land, City, Village, Territory, or Houfe , or nor, behold theLord of the Alcendenc of the fourth, and of the feventh ; and if the Lord of the fourth be in the feventh,and be good, and the Lords of the firft and the tenth Houfe be good, and with good Planets, then it is good for thee to continue in that place wherein thou art. And if the Lord of the feventh be with a good Planet , and the Lord of the fourth with an evil Planet , then it is not good for thee to abide there,becaufeif thou doft continue there,thou (halt fuffer many Iofl"es,& have evil reporrs raifed on thee in that Country. But if thou wouldft know when any one that isabfent will return., behold the Lord of the Afcendent; and if you finde him in any one of the four Angles , he will return in that year ; and if he be not in an A ngle, then fee how far he is diflanc from the firfl Angle ; for fo long he will flay, and fo many years as there be Houfes. If you would be informed of ihe dearth or plenty of things, behold the ftrong Houfes , the Succedents and the Cadcnts
for

TF thou wouldft know

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and
fcarcity
,

for the (IrongHoufes fignifie dearth

theSucce-

dents a moderate feafon, neither too dear, nor too cheap, the Cadents fignifie plenty and profitableness of things. Conlideralfo the Planet

ftrong Houfes

which if they be in , and their places, the things which are Signified by thofc Pla:

nets will be rare

and note, That Saturn doth

fignifie fields,

and leather, and of fruits, corn, acorns, oak-applcs> and pomegranates. Jupiter hath oil,honey,filk-wormes, cloth, wine , and grafs , and (JVCart fignifies wine, andflefh, things that arc odoriferous. wars, and armour , and fuch things and efpecially hogs > The 5*hathfigas belong thereunto, and red garments. wine, purple colours, anddoth, nification of wheat, and and all things that are alhmulated unto gold, horfesand birds, fuch as hawks and falcons. Venm doth fignifie fatnefs and grapes, figs and dates, fifli and paflimes. Otfercurjrbzth barley, millet, grain, money, and quickfilver. ThcUWoon fignifies oats, milk,checfc, fire and falr,cows, rams, hens,and filver, and accordingly plenty and fcarcity of them.
vines, and mffruments to
in fields,

work

Qucftions of thefifth Honfe.

with Child, or have any children, or not, look if the Lord of the Afcendent be in the feventh,ortheLordofthe fifth in the firff, or the Lord of the firft in the fifth, or if the Lord of the fifth be in the feventh , or if the Lord of the feventh be in the fifth, or the Atom with them ; or if good Planets be in the firft, or the fifth, or with the Lord of the fifth, or* R * in Angles , fhe is with child, or may have children but if you finde none of them , but evil Planets in the fame places, fhe neither is with childe, neither will fhe have any children : and if there be both good and evil Planets in thefaid places , then happily fhe may have children, but they will not live ; but M Cancer ^ ScerpioCt Pifces fliall be in the firft or fifth Houfe , fhe may have children ; but if Leo nwiFirgo be there, fhe is not with child, nei-

TF you would know whether a woman be

whether fhe
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thcr fhall (he ever have any children fifth Hull be in them Houfes.
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if

the Lord of the

And

if.you

have children
firft

would know, within how many years fhe fhall look where you finds the Lord of the fifth ; ,
;

for in that year (he fhall have iltue

if

he be in the
;

firft,

year

if in

the fecond,in ihefecond year

Hoiife.
is

in the and fo you

And if meanSignes with child hath twins in her wombe, which will live, if a good Plancc be in the firft and if an evil Planet, they will die j and if there be one good and another evil, one (hall live, and another die ; and if a mean Signe fhall be afcending, and Mars in that Signe, the mother (hall die, and noc die childe ; if Saturn, both the mother and child fhall die ; and if the Dragons Tailht there, its portable they will both die ; but the infant fhall notelea pe ; and if the Dragons Tailbz fo in the firft, and the tenth Houfe fallen : the mother fhall die likewife if Mars and the lMooh, or (JMars and Saturn be in the firft, feventh or tenth, the mother fhall die. Whether the party with child fhall mifcarry, or nor. Confider if a moveable Signe be afcending, becaufe if it be fo,ihe
be
in the Afcendent,

may number unto the twelfth

fhe that

will mifcarry.

would know whether a woman fhall bring forth a man-child, or a woman-child ; behold the Afcendent and his Lord, which if he be mafculine, and in a mafculine Signe,
If you

or in a mafculine quarter of the Figure , it is a male-childe buc if the Lord of the Afcendent be feminine, and in a feminine Signe, or in a feminine quarter of the Circle, it will be a woman-child ; and fo you fhall confideralfo of the lMooh. Confider alfo if more of the Planets be in mafculine Signes,thcn it will be a male-child ; and if many Planets be in feminine Signes,then it is a female-childe. And if you would know whether the child be legitimate or adulterate ; fee if Saturn, tjMars or the Dragons Tail be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the fifth ; becaufe if it be fo, ic is adulterate ; but if a good Planet fhall be there , it is legitimate : and if the Lord of the firft , be in the fifth, or X with

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with his Lord, it is legitimate ; and (o likewifc if the Lord ofthc/ifih be found in the fir!l,orwith the Lord of thcfirft. If you defire to know whether rumours be rrue or falfe, fee

<jMrs or the Dragons Tail, in the Afcenbecanfe if they be fo, then the rumours are falfe j bur, if you finde the Sun, Jupiter or the Dragons Head there, then they are true ; and if there be mafculine Planets inmafculine Signes, & feminine Planets in feminine Signes,then they are truejand if both good and evil Planets be tnere,then they are partly true and partly falfe ; and if there be a good Signe with the Planer, it teftifies the truth ; and if the Planet fall with anevilSigne, then it is falfe ; likewifeif C/W<rra7beinthe firft , the news is falfe : but if the CMoon be in the firftin a feminine Signe , or joyned with the Lord of the Alcendent in a feminine Signe, then the rumours are true ; alfo if good Planets be in the firft, fifth or ninth,and feminine Signes, they are true; but if otherwife, they are nor. If you would know whether any one that is abfent will return , and when ; fee the Lord of the Afcendent and the iirft , which if you finde them together , for certain he will

if you bride Saturn,

;

dent

come , and is now beginning his J ourney . Likewife if the Lord of the fifth be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, and if he be in his fall, the meflTenger is fick in bis way ; but if the Lord ofthefifch be exalted, then he cometh joyfully. And if he be in a cadent Signe, he (ball be grievoufly afflicted
with ficknefs, or
If
(hall die.
if he bringeth that with him for which he went,or not,behold the Lord of the fevenrh; which if he be good,hc bringeth that which he fought for ; and if he be In his fall, or an evil Planet be there, be bringeth nothing with him.

you would know

Qucflions ofthepxthHeufe.
the fick (hall recover his health, or die. If the Quefiion be concerning his ficknefs , fee if Saturn, or (JUarif or the Dragons T^/'/dc in the firft, and whether his Lord

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Lord be joyued with an evil Planer , then he fhall diefoon. And if the Lord of the firft be good , and evil Planets be in
with his Lord,or likewifein the ficft or the eighth,for But if the Lord of the firft be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, there is doubt of his death. And if evil Planets do poflefs the Angles,evil and definition is threatned to the fick. But if gooa Planets (hall be in the firft , fixth and eighth, and likewife in the Angles, and the Lord of the firft be from the eighth 8c his Lord, then the fick perfon fhall live and recover his health. If you defire to know whether he will be cured by medicines , give the firft Houfe to the Phyfitian, the tenth to the fick, the feventh to his difeafes , and the fourth to the medicines. If evill Planets be in the firft,the Phyfitian (hall profit him nothing ; but they teflifie thac this will be worfefor the difeafed: but the Fortunes do fignifie , that he (hall be profitable to him. And if evil Planets do occupy the tenth Houfe, the fick perfon is the caufe; for they tefUfie , that he himfelf is the caufe of his own difeafe : but the Fortunes being there, fignifie the contrary. But if evil Planets be in the tenth Houfe , they change the condition of the fick out of one difeafe into another ; but the Fortunes being there, do deliver him without the help of Phyfitians or medicines. Alfo evil Planets being in the fourth , do teftifie , that the medicines do augment his grief j & the Fortunes being there, do mitigate and heal him. If thou wouldft know if thou (halt go unto the perfon and heal him ; confidcr the place then : for if he (hall be with Saturn, Mars , or the Dragons Tai/,oc * R * with the Surr,go not unto him ; but if Jupiter, Vemu or the Dragons Headbe in the firft or in the feventh, go, for it will be good : and if there be the CMoon with a good Planet , go, and give him phyfick j but if flic (lull be with an evil Planet, and efpecially in the feventh Houfe, then thou (halt not go ; becaufe thou (halt profit him nothing : and if there be good Planets there, go and look diligently to him, where or in what memX 2 bers
the
firfl

certain he will die:

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bers he fufFers ;becaufe Aria hath the head, Taurus the neck, Cancer the breaft and lungs, Leo the heart and fiomack, Virgo the belly and inteftines, Libra the reins andloyns, Scorpio thefecrec members, Sagitiarj the thighs, Capricorn the knees,

A^narj the

legs,

and

/*// the feet.

Queftioyjs of the feVctrth Houfe.

theft, look unto the FOr be in the firft,the thefcLord of the feventh which fhall be reftored again but he
:

if if

the Lord of the firft be in the feventh, it fhall bea longtime fought after, and at length fhall be found : but if the CMoon be in the firfi,or with his Lord, it fhall be found j if the Moon in the be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the firft, or * firft, ic may be found ; but if the Sun and the Moon be in the fifth , and if the Lord of the eighth be with the Lord of the firfl in the firft, it fhall be found ; but if the Lord of the fecond be in the eighth, it fhall not be found. And if Satnrnt or Mars, or the Dragons Tail be in the fecond, it fhall not be found, nor be altogether loft. And if the Lord of the fecond be in the firft, the thing thar is loft fhall be found ; but it fhall not be known from whence it came. If the Lord of the firft be in the fecond,it may be found after much labour. And if the Lord of the fecond be in his fall, it will never be found but if he be exalted, it fhall be found very well : but the feventh Houfc fheweth the thief. But if you would know what it is that is ftollen , behold the Lord of the fecond ; which if he be Saturn ,it is lead, iron, a kettle, a trivet, a garment, or fome black thing, or leather. If he be Jupiter, then it is fome white thing, as tin, filver, or mixt with white & yellow veins. The Swwfignifies gold and precious pearles. Mars fignifies thingsbelonging to the fire. VtiHt, fignifies things belonging to women , as gloves, rings, and fair ornaments. The Moon, beafts, fuch as horfes, mules, Mercury fignifies money, books, (frc. perfumes and wars. writings, pidtures, or gannents of divers colours.

If

you would know how many thieves there were

>

fee

the

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6*j

the Lord of ihefixth; which if he be in the fecond, or with rhc Lord of the fecond, there were many thieves ; and if they be in the third, the brethren or kinfrnen of the Querent have committed the theft.

you would know whether the thief do yet remain in if they be in fuccedent Houfes,he is not gone far if they be in cadent Houfes, he is far remote. off: but If you denre to know towards what Country the thief is fled, fee in what Signe the Lord of thefeventh is ; for if he be in Aries , he is in the middle of the Eaft parr. If in 7anru4, in the South towards the Halt. If in Gemini, in the Weft towards the South. If in Cancer, full North. If in Leo, in the Eaft towards the North. If in Virgo, in the South towards the Weft. If in Libra, full Weft. If in Scorpio, in the North neer the Weft. If"inSagitrarj, in the Eaft nigh the North. If in Capricorn, full South. l( in Aqttarj , in the Weft towards the North. And if in Pifces, in the North towards the Weft. If you would know whether the thief hath carried all the things ftollen away with him, fee the Lord of the feventh andtheeighthjand if theLord of the feventh be in an Angle, he had a defire to carry away the fame with him , but could not. If the Lord of the eighth be in a meanHoufe,or in a cadent Houfe, and the Lord of the fecond in a ftrong Houfe, he hath carryed the thefc wholly with him. And if theLord of the feventh and the eighth be both in cadent Houfes, he neither carryed it away , nor hath it. See by the feventh who companion, and what is his gain. is his If you would know the defceut or nobility of a man or woman, look unto theLord of thefeventh; which if you finde him in Angles, and theLord of the firft in Succcdents or cadent s , the woman is more noble then the man. But if the Lord of the Afcendent be in an Angle,& the Lord of the feventh in a fuccedent or cadent Houfe, the man is more noble then the woman. And after the fame manner thou maul judge of two companions, or of any other pcrfons whatfoever. And if theLord of thefeventh be in the ninth Houfe,he If will take a wife out of a forreigne Country.
If

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If you defire

Gerard Cremonenfis, co know whether an intended marriage (tall

* ibidem

take efTecl, or nor, look to the Afcendent and his Lord, and the Moortf for the Querent ; and the feventh Houfe, and his And if the Lord of the Afcendent or Lord, for the woman. the Moebc joyned to the Lord of the feventh,or be in the feventh, the marriage will be effe&ed ; or if the Lord of the feventh be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, it will cafily be brought to pafs j and the woman is more defirous thereof, then the man. If you would know whether thy wife or friend hath any other lover or not, look if be in the feventh , fo that he be nor in his own Houfe , for then (he hath not any other lover. And if Saturn be there, flic loveth another; but he lieth not with her. And if the Dragons Tailbc in the feventh, he lieth with her. And if Jupiter be there, (he hardly contained her felf chafte. If rents, fhe is merry, and much given to play and laughter, by reafon whereof, (he may be accounted a whore, and is not lo. If Mercury be in the feventh, flic had a lover, but now hath none. But if the Mien be in the feventh, (lie hath had no lover as yet, but will have one, and will be common. But if theS#*or the Dragons Head be there, (lie is chafte. And after the fame manner ma y you judge in the * ninth * concerning friends or lovers.

Man

foru.

If

you would know which of them fhall live longeft,

fee

the Lord of the firft and of the feventh, which of them fhall be in theftronger and better place, or joyned to the (Irongeft Planets ; and that pcrfon who is moft free and remote from the Lord of the eighth and his participation , to whom the Lord of his Houfe anfwereth, (lull live longeft.
If you defire to make a fociety or alliance, and would know whether it (hall be brought to pafs or not , or what (lull happen thereupon, fee if there be good Planets in the feventh and the firft: and if fo, the fellowship will be made, and good will come thereof; and you may judge it to continue fo many years, months or dayes , as the Lord of the fe-

venth hath (ignification

If

of.

you would know when fuch

fociety (lull

be , look
what

Of Astronomical Giomanck,
what Planet
to pafs
If
Is

iSg

in the

that fame year

fevemh for if he be good,it fhall come or wedlock, * R * if the Queflion be

; :

thereof.

you would know whether they will well agree, fee the and his Lord, which is the fignifier of the Querent ; and the fevemh Houfe and his Lord, which is the Houfe of companions> wives and concubines; which if they be concordant amongft themfelves, there will be peace and union between them, and they fhall profit ; but if the Planets be in difcord, there will be ftrife between them, and the fociety will not
firft

profit.

would know which of them fhall gain mod, fee the firft and his Lord , and the fevemh and his Lord , and which of them ftandeth bed; or if they be evil,which of them falleth and he that falleth fhall lofe, and he that is exalted fhall gain. Or otherwife, and which is better, fee the fecond and his Lord , and the eighth and his Lord ; and in which Houfe is the better Planet, or his Lord that fhall be found in the better place,or joy red with the better Planets he fhall be the greater gainer. The fecond Houfe and his Lord fignifies the gain of the Querent t and the eighth Houfe and his Lord and if they be fignifies the gain of his fellow, or his part
If you
: :

both good, they mall both gain ; and if both evil, they mall both lofe and if one be good and the other evil, he whofe fignificator is good, fhall gain ; and he whofe is evil , fhall
:

lofe.

And if you would know if two fellows fhall love oneanother,look if the Lords of the firft and the feventh be friends and agreeing,then they will love one to another j but if they be enemies and difagree,thcn they will not. If you defire to know who fhall overcome in anycaufe, matter or controverfie, behold the Lords of the firft and the feventh, which if they be in Angles, neither of them fhall overcome ; and fee which of them is joyned with an evil Planet, becaufe he fhall overcome ; and if the Planet be evil from them both, the vidlor fhall kill the conquered ; if one of them be rtrong, and the other weak, and the Planet which

tyo
which

Gerard Cremonenfis,

is in the (hong Houfe do noc fall, nor hath noc an evil Pianec with him ; and if he which is weak be noc in his own Houfe, nor in his exaltation , nor with a good Planer , he whofe Plane: is in the ftrong Houfe, fhall overcome ; likewife he whofe fignificator is in a mean Houfe, fhall have great fear and doubt in his heart, becaufe fometimeshe fhall hope to conquer, and otherwhiles fear to be overcome. And note, that in a Queftion concerning war and kingdomac is faid that there is more power and efficacie , or fortitude in the exaltation of a Planer, then in his Houfe ; but in all other Queflions the contrary. If you would be informed concerning any one being that is gone to any fighr, whether he fhall return fafe, fee the Lord of the Afcendent j if he be good , that is , with good Planets, and a good Pianec in the firft: , he will return fafe; but iftheSwwbewith the Lord of thefirft,in any part of the Queftion, let him not go,becaufe the Sun burneth him. And if the Lord of the feventh be with a good Planet , and the Lord of the firft with a good Planet likewife, he fhall have fome impediment in the way ; but he will not die. And if an evil Pianec be with the Lord of the firft , and a good Planet in the firft, if he goeth he fhall fuffer great damage, but not death ; neverthelefs he may be grievoufly wounded.

And l( Saturn be in the firft,or with the Lord of the firft , let him not goj becaufe fome impediment will happen unto him by fome man that he will meet. And if there be an evil Planet w ith the Lord of the firft, or Saturn be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, he will be wounded with wood or with a ftone. If Mars and the Dragons Tail be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft ; or if there be evil Planets in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, he will fuffer wounds
or death. See likewife if there be an evil Planet in the eighth, becaufe then death is to be feared. And if the Sun be with the Lord of the feventh, or in the eighth , it fignifies that it
is ill

to go.
if

The

like

judgement

is

of the feventh and the

tenth.

And

aQueftionbe propofed concerning the event of war

Of ABronom'ical Gtomanck,
War,
:

tj

for the fee the feventh and the firft, and their Lords Houfe and his Lord fignifies the Querent ; and the fefirft venth Houfe and his Lord the adverfary. So that if there be good Planets in the firft, and evil in the feventh ; and if the Lord of the firft and feventh be evil , the Querent fhall overcome : but if there be an evil Planet withtheLord of the firft, and an evil Planet in the firft, and the Lord of the feventh good, or * R. * in the feventh, the Querent fhall be overcome, or taken, or flain. And if the Lords of them both be in the firft, and there be good Planets from the part of the firft Houfe, unto the end of the Houfe which is the middle of the Queftion and if evil Planers do poflefs the other half of die Queftion, that is to fay, from the feventh unco the end of the twelfth houfe, the ndverTary fhall Overcome. But if both the Lords fhall be in the Afcendenr, and if they be good from the part of the firft, and evil from the part of the feventh,they fhall boch fuffer great lofs ; but the Querent fhall have the better in the end. But if the Lord of the Afcendent be in the feventh, or in his Queftion, it fignifies fortitude of the adverfary and if the Lord of the feventh be in the firft, or in his Queftion , it fignifies fortitude of the aftor. And if the Lord of the Afcendent be in the eighth , or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft,ic fignifies the death of the Querent. And if the Lord of the feventh be in the fecond, or with his Lord ; or the Lord of the fecond in the feventh, or with the Lord of the feventh , it fignifies the death of the enemy. If you would know whether War fhall continue 1 ong or nor, if mean or meanly j if the Lords of the firft and the feventh do agree, the parties fhall be pacified after the
; :

War.
art

If thou wouldcft depart from the place wherein thou , and remove thy felf to fome other place ; and if thou

wouldeft know whether it be better for thee to flay or go ox concerning two bufineffes, if ihou defireft to know which of them is moft expedient for thee to undertake, confider

the

jj2

Gerard Cremonenfis,

theLords of the firft and thefecond, for thofe places to which thou wouldefl go, the place wherein thou art, and the gain which thou gettefl there ; and the feventh and the eighth, and their Lords, for the place to which thou wouldeft go, and the gain which thou mayft get there : and thofe places chufe, whofe Lords are the better , or joyned to the better Planets. Orotherwife: behold the Lord of the Afcendent, and the Moon ; which if they be feparated from evil Planets, and joyned to good and fortunate Planets, it is better for thee to go from the place where thou art, then to flay there, and to do what bufinefs foever thou haft in thy minde. And if the Lord of the Afcendent and the Moon be feparated from the Fortunes, and joyned to evil Planets, then it is not good for thee to remove thy felf, nor to do thy bufinefs. Or thus: Seethe Moon and if the Planet from which flie is feparated be better then that to whom flie is joyned, do not remove and if the Planet which (he is joyned to, be better then that from which the is feparated,
; :

then go.

Questions of the eighth Houfe.

Concerning any man or woman, if you would know what kinde of death they (hall die, fee ifi Leo, Scorpio, or jR.t Mars, be in the eighth, the party Hull die by a beaft. Ana if Saturn be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth in ScorpicyC.wcer^orTifces, he flull die in water. And if an evil Planet be in the eighth,or with the Lord of the eighth or if Mars or the Dragons Tayl be there, he fhall die by fire, iron, or of a fever. And if there be a good Planet in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth, he flull die a good
death.

Que

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^3

Quefiicns of the ninth Houje.

Lord of the eighth Sainm be in the ninth, and exalted in the tenth , lb that he be not in his own Houfe, do not go for thou wilt meet with many obflacles, and War. And if an evil Planet be in the ninth , or with the Lord of the ninth, and the Lord of the ninth in his fall, he fliall fuffer great d.image in the way for if hegoeth by water, he fliall fufter fliipwrack ; and if by Land,he (hall have misfortunes, be taken , or die. If Saturn be in the ninth, or with his Lord, go fecurely. And if a good Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth , the way is good and fecure. And if Mars be in the ninth, thou mayefl not go for thou wilt meet with mortal enemies in the way. And if the Lord of the ninth be with an evil f Planer, ortheSun,itfignifies ill: but he fhall not be taken. And if the Lord of the ninth have a good Planet neerhim, he (hall efcape but if evil, he fliall be taken. If Ventu be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth , the way will be good, becaufe he fliall have comforc from women. And if Mercurrbe in the ninth, and the Lord of the ninth with good Planets, the way will be very good: and if he be with evil Planets, it will be evil. And the fame is (aid of the Moon,as of Mercury. If the Dragons Tajlbc in the ninth, he will meec with theeves, orfome evil people. And if the Dragons Head, be in the ninth, the way will be good, becaufe he. fliall be accompanied with Noble-men. And in this maner may you judge in the third Houfe concerning
lee if the
:

Concerning long journeys,

have good Planets with him

:

and

if

fhort journeys.
If
pliflied,fee the

you would know when the journey fliall be accomLord of the ninth, and according to his for,

titude or debility judge

wherein he

is,

is

fignified yeers,

becaufe according to the place months, or days : and fo

flay,

you

fhall

judge concerning his

about what time he will

come,

74 come
i

Gerard Cremonenfis.,

by turning the yeers of the Lord of the ninth into , days; becaufe (o many days he (hall tarry, as the Planet fignifies in the place where he is. Or otherwife : weak Angles fignifiea fpeedy journey, mean Angles a mean journey; and the Lord of the ninth iikewife, according to the place wherein he is found. And this I fay concerning his return.

If you would know whether he (hall return from his journey with an imperfect voyage or not, fee if the Mocn be joyned wirh the Lord of thefir(t,the third, or the ninth, and the Planet thereof be in his fall ; becaufe if ic be fo, he fhall return with an imperfedt voyage. And if the Moon be in her exaltation , the journey fhall fpeedily be effe&ed. And if there be two rtrong Planets, and one cadent, the journey fhall be made ; and if one beflrong, and another in his fall, he (hall retire back.

QueTtions of (he tenth Houfe.

wouldeft know whether thou IF nour or benefit from a King, Bifhop, or Lord

thou

(halt

have any ho7

or not, look

unto the firft Houfc, and the ninth, and their Lords : and if the L ord of the firfl be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, or with any other good Planet j or if the Lord of the ninth be in the firft , or with the Lord of the firft , or with any other good Planet , as Venns^ Jupiter, or the jDragpnt Head ; or if any of them be the Lord of the ninth, or *R.* of thefirfr, he fhall receive honour and benefits from them. And if you would know whether he (hall have ic in his own Country, or in a forraign Country, look if the Lord of the ninth be in angles, then it (hall be in his own Country and if in fuccedents,it (hall be neer j but if in cadent Houfes,
:

very far off.

Que-

Of Agronomical Ceomancie.
Qu(ftios of the eleventh Houfe.

7J

you would know when it is good to fet forth a Ship to which if it be liable, the Ship will ponderous ; buc if the Lord thereof be with a good Plabe net, Che will fuflain a great weighr. And if the Afcendent be inflable, and with a good Planet , the Ship will be fwift, and carry a good burden. And meanly , if the Afcendent be mean. And after this maner may you judge concerning an Horfe, if a Queftion be thereof. And if any unliable Signe be afcending, and his Lord be in his exaltation , or otherwife fortunate, and the Moon behold him with a low ring Afpe<fr, or Sextilc ; let the Ship be applied to the water, becaufe (lie will be veryfwifc. And if any evil be impofed upon her , or that fhe belike to be drawn into it then fet her out when aftableSigne is

IF fee the Afcendent; Sea,

afcending , or when the Moon is in the third, fifth* eighth, ninth, or tenth houfe or manfion.
If

you would know what winde Hie

fhall

have, behold

the Afcendent and his Lord, whether he be with good or evil Planets, and in what place, and accordingly judge.

And
Sayls at

if

you would have

3 fltong

winde, fpread forth your

the rifing of Canary : if a fmall winde, fpread your when Libra is amending : If a moderate winde, then Canvas direct your Sayls under Gemini.
Queftions of the twelfth Hcttfe.

ImprifonmentjConfider the FOrthe Lord of the twelfth betwelfth and the with and or the in the
firft
;

if

firft ,

Lord of the

firft,

&c.

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77

Of the MAGICK
In
all things
>

of the Ancients, The greateftStudie of Wifdom.

f

as\counfel of the Lord and do not thou tbinf^, jpeaf^, or do

any thing ,
comfellor.

wherein Cfod

is

not thy

He

Proverbs n. that walketh fraudulently

:

revealeth fe-

crets

bat he that

is

of a faithful fpirit,

concealeth the matter.

*A %% ATE L of
OR,
as well
as

MAG
:

CK

The fpiritual Wifdom of the Ancients,

Wife-men of the people of God, MAGI of che Gentiles for the illuftrationof the glory of God, and his love to Mankinde.

Now firft

produced out of darknefs into the light, againft all caco-Magicians, and contemners of the gifts of God ; for the profit and delegation of all thofe, who do truely and pioufly love the creatines of God, and do ufe them wich thankfgiving, to the honour of God, and profit of themfelves and their neighbours.
all

of

Con-

78

Arbatel of UMagick.
Containing nine 1'cmtt
,

and [even

APHORISMS.

Scpter.arits of

The firft is called Ifcgoge , or, A Book of the Inflitutions of Magick: or, i *rdsnavx.n< which in fourty and nine Aphorifms comprehended! the mod general Precepts of the whole Art. The fecondis Microcofmical Mngick, what Microcofmus hath effected Magically , by his Spirit and Genius addicted to him from his Nativity,that is, fpiritual wifdom : and how
the fame
is

effected.

is Olympick Magick , in what maner a man may do and fufferby the fpirics of Olymput, The fourth is Hefiodiacal, and Homerical Magick, which teacheth the operations by the Spirits called (^acodxmones^ as it were not adverfaries to mankinde. The fifth is Romane or Sibylline Magick , which afteth and operates with Tutelar Spirits and Lords , to whom the whole Orb of the earth is dirtributed. This is valde infignis Magid. To this alfo is the do&rinc of the Druids refer-

The

third

red.

The
with

fixth is Pythagorical

Magick, which oncly afteth

given the dotrine of Arts, as Phyfick, Medicines, Mathcmaticks, Alchymie , and fuch kinde of Arts. The feventh is the Magick of Afollouiut, and the like, and agreeth with the Romane and Microcofmical Magick: onely
Spirits to
it

whom is

hath this thing peculiar, that

it

hath power over the hoftile

fpirics

of mankinde.

The eighth is Hermecical, that is, yfgyptiacal Magickj and differeth not much from Divine Magick.

The ninth is that wifdom which dependeth folely upon the Word of God j and this is called Prophetical Magick.
The

79

The firft Tome of the Book of

Arbatel of Magick,
CALLED

i s
jfc

a g o q
of che Creator of
invilible,

8.
things both
his Myfte-

*$$:&#$*Nthe Name

T
I

all

* vifible

and
;

who revealcth

them that call upand fatherly and mercifully beftow###$#^ cth thofc his Secrets upon us without meaiure. May he grant unto us, through his onely-begotten Son Jefus Chrift our Lord, his miniflring fpirits, the revealers of is fecrets,that we may write this Book of Arbatel^ concerning the greateft Secrets which are lawful for man to know, and to ufe them without offence unto God. Amen,
j rics out of his Trenfurcs to
^
*-

&

on him

The firft Septenary of Aphorifms.

The
firft

zAphorifrn,

Whofoever would know Secrets , let him know how to kecpfecret things fecretly ; and to reveal thofethinggthac are to be revealed , and tofeal thofc things which are to be
fcaled
:

and

not to give ho!/ things to do^s, nor caft fearts tefore

fwi/te.

80

Arbatel of LMagick.

fwim.

Obferve this La?/, and the eyes of thy Underfianding fhall beopened, to irr.derfland fecrec things ; and thou fhalthave whatsoever thy minde defireth to be divinely revealed unto thee. Thou fhalc have alfo the Angels andSpirits of God prompt and ready in their nature to minifler unto thee, as much as any humane minde can defire.

In all things, call upon the Name of the Lord : and without prayer unto God through his onely-begotten Son, do not thou undertake to do or think any thing. And ufe the Spirits given and attributed unto thee, as Minifters, without rafhnefs and prefum prion, as the mefTengers of God; having a due reverence toward"; the Lord of Spirits. And the remainder of thy life do thou accomplish , demeaning thy felf peaceably , to the honour of God, and the profit of thy felf and thy neighbour.

Live to thy felf, and the Mufes: avoid the friendfiup of the Multitude : be thou covetous of time, beneficial to all men. life thy Gifts, be vigilant in thy Calling j and let the Word of God never depart from thy mouth.
csfphor.q.

Be obedient to good Admonitions : avoid all procraftination: accurtom thy felf to Conftancie and Gravity, both in thy words and deeds. Refift the temptations of the Tempter, by the Word of God. Flee from earthly things feek after heavenly things. Put no confidence in thy own wifdom j but look unco God in allthings, according tothat fentence of .the Scripture : when we l&ow not what wefkalldo, unto thee ^ O God^ do we lift up cur eyes , and from thee we expeO our help. For where all humane refuges do forfake us, there
will

Arbatel of CMdgick.
will the help of
Pfrilo.

God fhine forth

according to the faying of

Thoujhalt love the Lord th/God with all thy hearty and with nil thyjlrength , and thy neighbour thy f elf : And the Lord will keep thee as the apple of his eye , and will deliver thee

all evil, and will replenifh thee with all good ; and nothing (lull thy foul defire , but thou (halt be fully endued therewith , fo that it be contingent to the falvation of thy foul and body.

from

<iAphor. 6.

Whatfoever thou haft learned , frequendy repeat> and fix the fame in thy minde : and learn much,but not many things, becaufe a humane undemanding cannot be alike capable in
all things,unlefs itbefuch a one that is divinely regenerated; unto him nothing is fo difficult or manifold , which he may not be able equally to atcain to.

zAphor. 7.
C"ll upon me in the day of trouble , and I will hear thee} and thou (haltglorifie me> faith, the Lord. For all Ignorance is tribulation of the minde ; therefore call upon the Lord in thy

Ignorance, and he will hear thee.

give
ttty

And remember chat thou with the Pfalmift, Net unto Lordy not unto u*y but unto thy Name give the glory.
honour unto God, and
fay

The

fecond Septenary.
-tAphor. 8.

Even as the Scripture

teftifies, that

God appointeth names

to

82

to things
cercain

Athttelof LMagick. orperfons, and alfo with them hath

:

distributed

powers and offices out of his treafures fo the Characters and Names of Stars have not any power by reafon of their figure or pronunciation, but by reafon of the vertucor office which God luih ordained by nature cither to fuch a Name or Character. For there is no power either in heaven or in earth, or hell,which doth not defcend from God ; and without his permiffion , they can neither give or draw forth into any aHon, any thing they have.
tsfphor. p.

That

is

the chiefeft wifdom, which

is

from

God

and

next, that which is in fpiritual creatures ; afterwards, in corporal creatures ; fourthly,in Nature^md natural things. The

and referved to the laft judgement, long interval. Sixthly, the minirters of punifhments in heil,and the obedient unto God. Seventhly, the Pigmies do not poffefs the loweft place, and they who inhabit in elements, and elementary things. Ic is convenient therefore to know and difcem all differences of the wifdom of the Creator and the Creatures , that it may be certainly manifefl unto us, what we ought to aflumetoour ufe of every thing , and that we may know in truth how and in what maner that may be done. For truely every creature is ordained for fome profitable end to humane nature , and for the fervice thereof ; as the holy Scriptures, Reafon, and Experience, do teftific.
Spirits that are apoftate,
a

do follow thefe, after

ayfphor. 10.

Creator of heaven and earth, in the holy Scriptures propofeth himfelf to have an eye over us ; and as a tender father which loveth his children, he teacheth us what is profitable, and what not ; whac we are to avoid, and what we arc 10 embrace : then he allurech us to obedience with great promifes

God the Father Almighty,

vifible

and of all things

and

invifible

->

Arbatel of CWagkk. 183 and eternal benefits, and deterrethus promifes of corporal (with threatningof punifliments) from ihofe things which are not profitable for us. Turn over therefore with thy
hand, both night and day, thofe holy Writings , that thou mayft be happie in things prefent,and bleflTed to all eternity. Do this , and thou (halt live, which the holy Books have
taught thee.

A number of Four is Pjthagorical, and the firfl: Quadrate; therefore here Jet us place the foundation of all wifclom, after the wifdomof God revealed in tlie holy Scriptures, and to the Considerations propofed in Nature.
Appoint therefore to him who folely dependeth upon God, the wifdom of every creature to fcrve and obey him,
nolens volcns, willing or unwilling.

And

in this, the

Omni-

God fhineth forth. It confifterh therefore in this, that we will difcern the creatures which fcrve us, from
potency of
learn how to acof every creature unto our felves. This Art is not delivered, but divinely. Unto whom God will,herevealeth his fecrets ; but to whom he will not befiow any thing out of his treafuries , that perfon {hall attain to nothing without the will of God. Therefore we ought truely to defire riw ^i'^mtW^j^uZuJ from God alone , which will mercifully impart thefe things unto us. For he who hath given us his Son, and commanded us to pray for his holy Spirit , How much more will he fubjeft unto us the whole creature, and things vifible and Whatsoever jc<uk,-> /efhall receive. Beware that invisible? do not abufe the gifts of God , and all things (hall work ye together unto you for your falvation. And before all things, be watchful in this, That your names be written in heaven this is more light, That the fpirits be obedient unto you, as

thofe that are unwilling

and

that

we may

commodate the wifdom and

offices

Chrift admonifhetb.

t/fphor-

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c/fpkor t
1

1.

In ihe Jtts of the ApojlUs, the Spirit faith unto Peter after the Vifion,(?0 dow> and doubt not but Jhavefent them , when he was fenc for from Cornelius the Centurion. After this

maner, in vocal words, are all difciplines delivered , by the holy Angels of God, as it appeareth one of the Monuments of the ./Egyptians. And thefe things afterwards were vitiated and corrupted with humane opinions ; and by the inftigation of evil fpirits , who fow tares amongft the children of difobedience, as it is manifeft out of St. Paul , and Hermes TrifThere is no other maner of reftoring thefe Arts, megiJlHi. then by the doftrine of the holy Spirits of God ; becaufe unc faith cometh by hearing. But becaufe thou mayft be certain of the truth , and mayft not doubt whether the fpirits that fpeak with thee, do declare things true orfalfe, let it onely depend upon thy faith in God; that thou mayft fay If no fparrow can fall with Paul, I know on whom I truU. to the ground without, the will of the Father which is in heaven, How much more will not God fuffer thee to be deceived, O thou of little faith, if thou dependeft wholly upon God, and adhereft onely to him?
cyfphor.
1

The Lord liveth

him.

and

all

things which live,

do

live in

truely n>!T, who hath given unto all things , that they be that which they arc : and by his word alone, through his Son, h.uh produced all things out of nothing, which are in being. He calleth all the (hrs,and all the

And he

is

heaven by their names. He therefore knoweth the trueftrength ana nature of things, the order and policie of every creature vifible and invifiblc, to whom God hath reIt rcmaineth alfo , that vealed the names of his creatures. he receive power from God, to extrat the venues in nature, and hidden fecrcts of the creature ; and to produce their
hoft of

power

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into light.

185
Thyfcope

power into a&ion, out of darknefs

therefore ought to be , that thou have the names of the Spirits, that is, their powers and offices, and how they are fubje&ed and appointed by God to miniQer unto thee ; even
as Raphael wis fent to Tobias , that he fliould heal his father, and deliver his fon from dangers , and bring him to a wife.

So (JWichae/) the fortitude of

God

Gabriel, the meflenger of

God governeth the people of God, was fent to Daniel,

and ZrfrWnhc father of John Baptifi. And he fhall given to thee that defireft him, who will teach thee whatbe foever thy foul fhall defire, in the nature of things. His miniflery thou (halt ufe with trembling and fear of thy Creator, Redeemer, and Sanclifier, that is to fay, the Father,Son, and holy Ghoft : and do not thou let flip any occafion of learning, and be vigilant in thy calling, and thou ihalt want nothing that is neceffary for thee.
jtfrfry,

Aphor.iq.
, through him that hath created upon the Lord thy God, and him onely thee : This thon fhalt do , if thou wilt perform (halt thou ferve. that end for which thou art ordained of God, and what thou oweft to God and to thy neighbour. God requireth of thee

Thy

foul liveth for ever

call therefore

his Son , and keep the of his Son in thy heart : if thou honour him, thou words haft done the will of thy Father which is in heaven. To thy neighbour thou oweft offices of humanity , and that thou draw all men that come to thee , to honour the Son. This In temporal things, thou is the Law and the Prophets. oughteft to call upon God as a father, that he would give unto thee ali neceflarics of this life and thou oHghteflt to help thy neighbour with the gifts which God beftoweth upon thee, whether they be fpiruual or corporal.
:

aminde,thatthoufhouldeft honour

Afher.

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Therefore thou
(hale

pray thus

OLord

of heaven and earth, Creator and Maker of all J, though unworthy, by thy affiflance call upon thee , through thy onelj-begotten Son jefus Chrifl our Lord, that thou wilt give unto me th) holy Spirit , to diretl me in thy truth unto all good. Amen.
things vifible and invifible

to knot* the Arts of this andfuch things as are neceffary for us , which arc fo over.whelmedindark^cp, and polluted wish infinite humane opinions, that J of mj own power can attain to no knowledge in them, unlefi thou teach it me : Grant me therefore one of thy fpirits, who may teach me thofe things which thou wouldefrhave me to know and learn , to thy praife and glory, and the profit of our neighbour. Give me a/fo an apt and teachable heart, that I may eafily under' ftand thofe things which thou (halt teach me , and may hide them in my undcrftanding , that I may bring them forth at out of thy inexhaufiible treafures, to all neceffary ufes. And give me grace, that 1 may ufe fuch thy gifts humbly, with fear and trembling,

Beeaufe I earneftly defre perfectly

life,

through our Lord Jefus Chrifl, with thy holy Spirit.

Amen.

The

third Septenary.
jiphor. i J.

They are

called Oljmpicl^ fpirits

which do inhabit
:

in the

firmament, and in the ftars of the firmament and the office of thefe fpirits is to declare Deftinies, and to adminifler fatal Charms , fo far forth as God pleafeth to permit them for nothing, neither evil fpiric nor evil Deftiny, (hall be able to hurt him who hath the mod High for his refuge. If therefore any of the OlympicJ^Cp'uks (hall reach or declare that which his ftar to which he is appointed portendeth, nevcrthelefs he can bring forch nothing into action, unlefs he be permitted by the Divine power. It is God alone who gtveth them power to effeft ir, U nto God the maker of all things,
:

are

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all

187

, fublunary, and infernal. Let God be thy guide in all things which thouundcrtakeft,?.nd all things fhall attain to a happie and defired end ; even as the hiftory of the whole world tellifieth, and daily experience fheweth. There is peace to the god ly : t here is no peace to the wickrd, faith the Lord.

things celeftial

Therefore

reft in this:

Aphor. \6.

There are feven different governments of the Spirits of OlympWy by whom God hath appointed the whole frame and univerfe of this world to be governed : and theic viable
flars are

Aratron, Bethor, Phaleo , Och oith,Ophiel,Phul, after the 0/y/w/>/Vj^fpeech.

a

HaEvery

one of thefe hath under him

ment.

mighty Militia

in the firma-

Aratron

ruleth vifible Provinces

XLIX.

Beth or, XXXII. Phaleg, XXXV-

Och,
Phul,
So
that,

XXVIII.

Hag it h, XXI. Ophiel, XIIII.

VII.
there are 186 O/^v^Provinces in the_ whole Univerfe, wherein the feven Governonrs do exercife their power : all which are elegantly fet forth in Agronomy.

But in this place

Princes

it is

to be explained, in what maner thefe

firft

into communication. of Saturday , and very hour Aratron appeareth in the truely giveth anfwers concerning his Provinces and Provindays cials. So likewife do the reft appear in order in their and hours. Alfo every one of them ruleth 490 yeers. The

and Powers may be drawn

beginning of their limple Auowaljjn the 60 yeer before the Nativity of Chrift,was the beginning of the adminiftrarion of Bethor ; and it lafted until the yeer of our Lord Chrift Then 430. To whom fucceeded PA*A!g, until the p 10 yeer. began Aa

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0.

began Och^nd continued untill the year 141 forth Hagith ruleth untill the year 1 900.
Aphor.
1

and thence-

fimply, in that time, day,

Magically the Princes of the feven Governors are called and hour wherein they rule vifibly

oc invifibly, by their Names and Offices which God hath given unto them ; and by propofing their Character which they have given or confirmed. The Governour Aratron hath in his power thofe things which he doth naturally, that is, after the fame manner and
fubjeft as thofe things

which

in

Aftronomy are

afcribed to

the power of Saturn.

Thofe things which he doth of his own free will, are^ . That he can convert any thing into a ftone in a moment, m either animal or plant , retaining the fame obje& to the
1
fight.

1.

He

converteth treafures into coles

and coles into

treafure.

He giveth familiars with a definite power. 4. He teacheth Alchymy-, Magick, and Phyfick. 5. He reconciled! the fubtcrrancan fpirits to men j maketh
3

hairy
6.

men.

7.

He caufeth one to bee invifible. The barren he maketh fruitful,and giveth longlife.
Jit's

charter.

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He hath under him 49 Kings, 42 Princes, 3 y Prefidents, 28Dukes, 21 Minifters, (landing before him j 14 familiars, fcven meflengers he commandeth 36000 legions of fpirics j the numberof a legion is 490.
:

2to/wr governcch thofe things which are afcribed to Jupi: he foon cometh being called. He that is dignified with his character ,he raifeth to very great dignities^ to caft open treafures: he reconcileth the fpirics of the aire , that they give

ter

true anfwers : they tranfport precious ftones from place to place,and they make medicines to work miraculoufly in their

hegiveth alfothe familiars of the firmament, and prolongeth hfe to 700 yeares if God will
effects:

His charter.

J
He hath under him 42 Kings, 3 5 Princes, 28 Dukes, 21 Counfellors,i4 Minifters, 7 Meflengers, 2^000 legions of
Spirits.

PhaUc ruleth thofe things which are attributed to Motj, the Prince of peace. He that hai.h his character, he raifech to great honours in warlike affaires .
-

Aa

-z

Hk

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His character

4
yeares , with perfeft healch ; he befloweth great wifdom, giveth the moft excellent Spirits, tencheth perfect Medicines : he converteth all things into moil pure gold and precious ftones : he giveth gold, and a purfe fpringing with gold. He that is dignified with his Character, hemaketh him to be worftupped as a Deity, by the Kings of the whole world.
folar things
;

OcAgovemeth

hcgiveth

600

The Character.

He hath underhim 36536* Legions

things alone
:

he adminiflreth

all

and

all his fpirits

lerve

him by centuries.
Hagith

Arbatelo/ ^M&ghk.

9i

He that, is dignified Hapi'th governeth Vcmrccw things. with his Chara&er, he makech very fair, and co be adorned He conveneth copper into gold, inamowith all beauty. ment,and gold into copper he giveth Spirits which do faithfully ferve thofe to whom they are addicted.
:

Hit Charatter.

hath 4000 Legions of Spirits, and over every thoufand he ordaineth Kings for their appointed feafons.

He

Ophiel is the governour of fuch things as are attributed to

Mercury:

his

Charader

is this.

His

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His Spirits are
:

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1
: :

occoo Legions he eafily giveth Familiar Spirits he teacheth all A rts and lie that is dignified with his Chara#er,he maketh him to be able in a moment to convert Quickfilver inco the Philofophers rtone.

Phul hath

this

Character.

all metals into filver,in word and deed goLunary things ; healcth the dropfie he giveth fpirits verneth of the water, who do fervemen in a corporeal andvifible form j and maketh men to live 3 00 yeers.

He changeth

The mott general Precepts of thU Secret,

1 . Every Governour a&eth with all his Spirits,either natuto wit, always after the fame maner ; or otherwife of their own free-will, if God hinder them not. 1. Every Governour is able to do all things which are done naturally in a. long time , out of matter before prepared ; and alfo to do them fuddenly,ouc of matter not before prepared. As Oc/;, the Prince of Solar things, prepareth gold in the mountains in a long time ; in a lefs time, by the Chymical Art ; and Magically, in a moment. 3 . The true and divine Magician may ufe all the creatures of God, and offices of theGovernonrs of the world, at his own will, for that the Governonrs of the world are obedient unto them, and come when they are called, and do exerally,

cute

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193

cute their commands : but God is the Author thereof : as Jopjua caufed the Sun to fland flill in heaven. They fend fome of their Spirits to the mean Magicians, which do obey ihem onely in fome determinate bufinefs : but they hear nor the falfe Magicians , but expofe them to

the deceits of the devils, and cart them into divers dangers, by the command of God ; as the Prophet Jeremiah teftifieth,in his eighth Chapter, concerning the jews. 4. In all the elements there are the fevenGovernours with their hofts, who do move with the equal motion of the firmamenc ; and the inferiours do always depend upon the
fuperiours, as
5.
it is

taught in Philofophy.

A man that is a true Magician, is bronghc forth a Magi-

cian from his mothers womb : others, who do give themfelves to this office, are unhappie. This is that which John the Baptift fpeaketh of: No man can do any thing of himfelfy except it be given him from above. Every Character given from a Spirit, for what caufe foever, hath his efficacie in this bufinefs, for which it is given,in the time prefixed : But it is to be ufed the fame day and Planetary hour wherein
it is

given.
foul liveth
:

keep thy Covenant, and thou haft whatfoever the Spirit fhall reveal unto thee in God , becaufe all things /hall be done which the Spirit pro7.
liveth,

God

and thy

mifeth unto thee.

u4phor. t 8.

There are other names of the O/jmOtcJ^ fpirits delivered by others j but they onely are effectual, which are delivered to any one, by the Spiric therevealer, vifible orinvifible: and they are delivered to every one as they are predeftinated:
therefore they are called Conftcllations; and theyfeldome have any efficacie above 40 yeers. Therefore it is moft fafe

of Art, that they work by the offices names ; and if they are pre-ordained to attain the Art of Magick, the other parts of the Art will offer them/elves unto them of their own accord.
for the

young

praftifers

of the Spirits alone, without their

Pray

I<?4

Arbatel of Magick.
faiiii ,

pray therefore for a conrtanc

pafs all things in

and

God

will bring to

due kshn.
Aphor.ig,

Olympus and the inhabitants thereof, do of their own accord offer themfelves to men in the forms of Spirits ; and are ready to perform their Offices for them, whether they will or not : by how much the rather will they attend you,if they are defired ? But there do appear alfo evil Spirits, and deftroyers, which is cauled by the envy and malice of the devil ; and becaufe men do allure and draw them unto themfelves with their fins, as a punifhmenc due to finners. Whomever therefore defireih familiarly to have a converfation with Spirits , let him keep himfelf from all enormious fins , and diligently pray to the moft High to be his keeper and he fhall break through all the fnares and impediments of the devil : and let him apply himfelf to theferviceof God, and he will give him an increafe in wifdom.
z/fphor.20.

them that believe them, and are but to the incredulous and unwilling,all things are unpofTibie : there is no greater hinderance then a wavering minde , levity , nnconftancy, foolifh babbling, drunkennefs, lufts,anddifobedienceto the wordof God. A Magitian therefore ought to be a man that is godly, honeft , confiant in his words and deeds , having a firm faith towards God, prudem,and covetous of nothing but of
All things are poffible to
;

willingto receive them

wifdom about

divine things.
z/fpksr.2

call any of the Olympic ^Spirits, obof the Sun that dav , and of what nature the feve the Spirit is which you defire ; and faying the prayer following, Omyour defires fhall be peife&ed.
rifing

When

you would

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ation for thy praife

jp5

Omnipotent and eternal God, who haft ordained the whole creand glory, and for the falvation of man , J befeech thee that thou wouldft fend thy Spirit N. M. of thefolar order , who frail inform and teach mc thofc things which I fhall
of him ; or, that he may bring me medicine agajnft the dropNcvcrtheleR not my will be done., but thine, through Jcfie, fm Chrift thy onely begotten Son, our Lord. Amen. But thou fhalt not detain the Spirit above a full hour, unlefs he be familiarly addicled unto thee. F orafmuch at thou cam eft in peace, and quietly , and haft anfwered unto my petitions; Igive thanks unto God , in whofe Name thou cameft : and now thou mayft depart in peace unto thy orders ; and return to me again when when IjhallcaUthee by thy name-, or by thy order-, or by thy office , which is granted from the
Oik,

&C

Creator,

Amen.

Ecclefiaft. Chap. 5. Be not rafh with thy mouth , neither let thy heart be hafty to utter any thing before God; for God is in Heaven , and thou in earth : Therefore let thy words be few ;

for a dream cometh through the multitude of

buftnej?.

The

third Septenary.
nAphor. 22.

We call that a fecret,which no man can attain untoby huinduftry without revelation; which Science liethobfcured, hidden by God in the creature ; which neverthelcfs he doth permit to be revealed by Spirits, to a due uie of

mane

felf. And thefe fecrets are either concerning But thou mayft examine things divine, natural or humane. a few , and themoft feleft, which thou wilt commend with

the thine it

many more.

Bb

Aphor.

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the beginning of the nature of the fecret, either by a Spirit in the form of a perfon, or by venues feparate, either in humane Organs, or by what manner foever the fame may be effected ; and this being known, require of a Spirit

Make

which knowcth that arc, that he would briefly declare unto thee whatfoever that fecrec is-, and pray unto God, thathe would infpire thee with his grace, whereby thou maift bring the fecret to the end thou defireft, for the praife and glory of God, and the profit of thy neigbour.
t/fphor. 24.

Tbegrcateftfccrets are in number [even.

the curing of all difeafes in the fpaceof feven dayes, either by characters, or by natural things, or by the
1. Thefirft
is

fuperior Spirits with the divine afTiftance.

2.

The fecond
:

is,to

be able to prolong

life

to whatfoever
in

age

we pleafe
3.

I lay,a corporal ana natural life.

The third is,to have the obedience of the creatures

which are in the forms of perfonal Spirits; * alfo of Pigmies, * Sagani, Nymphes, Dryades, and Spirits of spmts of the four eh- the woods. mtnis. PaThe fourth is, to be able to difcourfe with knowledge and undcrftandingofall things vifible and invifible, andto understand the power of every thing, and 10 what it bein the elements

longeth. 5. Thefirthis, that a

6*.

man be able to govern himfclf ac-

cording to that end for which

God hath appointed him.

,

The fixth
:

is,

to

know God , and Chrift

and his holy

Spirit

this is the perfection of the Microcofmtu.

7. The fevench, to be regenerate,as the inferiour world.

Henochw theKing of
honeft and conftant

Thefe feven

fecrets a

man of an

minde

AtbuelefCWagick.
minde may God.

197

learn of the Spirics, without any offence unto

The mcda Secrets are Ukewife feven in number,

1. Thefirft is, the tranfmutation of Mecals,

which

is

vul-

garly called
2.

Alchymy

which

certainly is given to very few,

and not but of fpecial grace.

either
is, che curing of difeafes with Metals, the magnetick vertues of precious ftones,or by the by ufe of the Philofophers ftone,and the like. 3. The third is, to be able to perform Agronomical and Mathematical miracles , fuch as are Hjdrau/ickzcngmes , to adminifler bufinefs by the influence of Heaven, and things

The fecond

which are of the like (ore.

4. The fourth is,to perform the worksof natural Magicfc, of what fort foever they be.
j.

6. 7.

The fifth is,to know all Phyficalfecrets. The fixth is, to know the foundation of all Arts which The
feventh
is,

are exercifed with the hands and offices of the body.

to

know

the foundation of

all

Arts

which are exercifed by the

The

angelical nature of man.

feferfecrets are feven.

The firft is, to do a thing diligently, and to gather to1 gether much money. 2 . The fecond is,to afcend from a mean ftate to dignities and honours, and to eftablifli a newer family, which may be
illuftrious

and do great things.

to
,

3.

The third is,to excel in military affairs, and happily

atchieve togreatthings

and to be an head of the head of

Kings and Princes. 4. To be a good houfe-keeper boch in the Country and

City.
j.

The

fifth is,

to be an indubious and fortunate Mer-

chant.

Bb

6*.

To

i$8
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Arbatclo/ CVlagick.

To

bcaPhilofopher, Mathematician, and Phyfitian,

according to zA'rislotle^TlatOjTtolomy^SuclideSj Hippocrates and Galen. 7. To be a Divine according to the Bible and Schooles, which all writers of divinity both old and new have taught.
csfphor.25*

have already declared what a fecret is, the kindesand it remaineth now to fhew how we may attain to know thofe things which we defire. The true and onely way to all fecrets,is to have recourfe unto God the Author of all good ; and as Chrift teacheth, In the firft place feek^ye the kingdom of Cod and his righteoufnej?, and all thefe things {hall be added unto yon. 2. Alfa fee that your hearts be not burthened withfurfetingy and drunkennefo and the cares of this life. 3. Alfo commit your cares unto the Lord, and he will do it. what things 4. Ifo J the Lord thy God do teach teach thee , are profitable for thee , and do guide thee in the way wherein thou
fpecies thereof:

We

walkefl.
5.

And I will give

thee undtrftanding,

and

will teach thee in

the way wherein thou (halt go, and I will guide thee ntith my eye. 6. Ifo ifyou which are evil, know how to give good things to your children , how much more (hall your Father which is in

heaven give

his holy Spirit to them that askjhim ? 7. If you will do the will of my Father which is in heaven , ye are tritely my difciples, and we will come unto you , and make our abode with you. If you draw thefc feven places of Scripture from the letter

unto the Spirit, or into action, thou canft not erre , but flialc attain to the defired bound ; thou flialt not erre from the mark , and God himfelf by his holy Spirit will teach thee true and profitable things : he will give alfo his miniftring Angels unto thee, to be thy companions, helpers, and teachers of all the fecrets of the world , and he will command every creature to be obedient unto thee, fo that cheerfully
re-

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rejoycing thou maiflfay with the A pottles, That the Spirits are obedient unto thee ; fo that at length thou fhalt be certain of the greateft thing of all , That thy name is written in

Heaven.
Aphor. 26.

There
crets

is

another way which

is

more common,

that fe-

may be

revealed unco thee alfo,

when thou

ting thereof, either by

God,or by

Spirits

unwitwhich have fecrets

art

flrong imaginations or by theconflellationof a nativity by ce, After this manner are madeheroick leflial knowledge. men, fuch as there are very many, and all learned men in the
in their

power j or by dreams , or by

andimpreflions

World

Plat Of zArislrotle, HippocratesyGalen^Euclides, Archi-

medes, Hermes TrifmegiTtus the father of fecrets, with theophraftus 7 Paracelfu* ; all which men had in themfelves all the vertues of fecrets. Hitherto alfo are referred , Homer, Hefiod, Orpheus, Pjtagoras
;

but thefe had not fuch

this are referred,

gifts

of fe-

crets as the former.

To

theNymphes,
,

and fons of CMelufina^ and Gods of the Gentiles

oneafj Hercules:
Ic is a
al(o>Cj>rrts,

Achilles,

Alexander the great, JulimC<t-

far, LhcuIImS) Sj/Ila, Marius.

canon, That every one know his own Angel , and he obey him according to the Word of God ; and lee him beware of the fnares of the evil Angel, left he be involved in the calamities of Brute and Marcus Antomus. To this referthebook of Jovianus Tontanxtoti Fortune,andhis
that

way is, diligent and hard labor, without which thing can be obtained from the divine Deity worno greac thy admiration , as it is faid,

Eutichus. The third

Tu

nihil invito, dices facie'fve Lftfinervd.

Nothing canft thou door

fay againft

Minerva's will.

We

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We do deteft

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af.

fociateswith the devils with their unlawful fuperflitions, and do obtain and effeft fome things which God permitteth co be done,inflead of the puniflimenc of the devils. So alfo they do other evil ats,the devil being the authors the Scrit ptures teftifie o(Jnd<u. To thefe a re referred all idolaters of old, and of our age, and abufers of Fortune, fuch as the heaAnd to thefe do appertain all Charontick thens are full of. evocation of Spirits, as the work of Saulmih the woman, and Lstcanns prophelie of the deceafed fouldiex , concerning the event of the Pharfalian war, and the like.
c/fphor.2 7.

Make a Circle with a center A , which is B. C. D. E. At the Eaft let there be B. C. a fquare. At the North,C. D. At the Weft,D. E. And at the South,E.D. Divide the feveral quadrants into feven parts , that there may be in the whole 28 pans : and let them be again divided into four parts, that
there

may be

1 1

2 parts of the Circle

and

lb

many are the

true fecrets to be revealed. And this Circle in this maner divided,is thefeal of the fecrets of the world, which they draw from the onely center A, that is, from the invifible God, un-

The Prince of the Oriental fecrets to the whole creature. is refidenc in the middle , and hath three Nobles on either fide, every one whereof hath four under him, andthePrince himfelf hath four appertaining unto him. And in this manner the other Princes and Nobles have their quadrants of fecrets, with their four fecrets. But the Oriental fecret is the fludy of all wifdom ; The Weft, of rtrengch ; The South, of tillage ; The North, of more rigid life. So that the Eafiern fecrets are commended co be the beft ; the Meridian to be mean ; and the Eaft and North to be lefler. The ufe of this feal of fecrets is , that thereby thou maift know whence theSpirits or Angels are produced, which may teach the But they have fecrets del ivered unto them from God. offices and powers, according to the names taken from their
gift

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gift

aor
;

to every one of another, of the peflilence; and another,of inflitting famine upon the people, Some are deftroyers of Cities, as as it is ordained by God. two were, who were fenc to overthrow Sodom and thofe Cjomorrhay and the places adjacent, examples whereof the the holy Scripture witnefleth. Some are the watch-men over Kingdoms ; othcrs,the keepers of private perfons j and from thence, anyone may eafily form their names in his own language : fo that he which will, mayaskaphyficalAngel, mathematical, or philofophical, or an Angel or civil wifdom, or of furpematural or natural wifdom, or for any thing whatfoeverj andlethimaskferioufly, with agreatdefirc ofhis minde, and with faith and conftancy ; and without doubr, that which he asketh he fliall receive from the Father and God of all Spirits. This faith furmounteth all feals , and

which

them.

God hath fevcrally diflributed One hath the power of the fword

bringeth them into fubje&iontothewillof man. TheCharafteriflical maner of calling Angles fucceedeth this faith, which dependeth onely on divine revelation ; But without the faid faith preceding it,it lieth in obfeurity. Neverthelefs,
a memorial , and no otherwife, thing (imply created by God to this purpofe,to and as a which fuch a fpiritual power or efience is bound ; he may ufe them without any offence unto God. But let him beware, left that he fall into idolatry, and the fnares of the devil,
if any

one will ufe them for

who with his cunning forceries, eafily deceiveth the unwary. And he is not taken but onely by the finger of God and xs
,

appointed to the fervice of man ; fo that they unwillingly ferve the godly ; but not without temptations and tribulacions,becaufe the commandment hath it, That he fhall bruife the heel of Chrift , the feed of the woman. We are therefore to exercife our felvs about fpiritual things, with fear and trembling, and with great reverence towards God, and to be converfant in fpiritual effences with gravity and juftice. And he which medlerh with fuch things , let him beware of all levity, pride, covetcufnefs, vanity, envy and ungodlinefs, unlefs he wil miferabiy perifh.
Afhor.

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eyffhor. 28.

Becaufe

things which
sion

That every one exercife himwhich he defires, and he (hall not differ a repulfe. Let not any one defpife prayer j for by whom God is prayed unto, to him he both can and will give. Now let us acknowledge him the Author, from whom let us
fecret

by prayer of the

good is from God, who is onely good , thofe we would obtain of him,we ought to feekthem in Spirit and Truth,and a fimple hearr. The concluall

of fecrets

is

felf in prayer, for thofe things

humbly feek
thefons of

forourdefires.

A merciful &good Father,Ioveth

and foonerheareth us,then we are able to overcome the hardnefs of our hearts to pray. But he will not that we give holy things to dogs, nor defpife and
defires,as Daniel;
gifts of his treafury. Therefore diligently and read over and over the firlt Septenary of fecrets , and often guide and direft thy life and all thy thoughts according to thofe precepts ; and all things fhall yield to the defires ofthy minde in the Lord, to whom thou trufteft.

contemn the

The

fifth

Septenary.

Afhor. 29.
our fludy of Magick proceedeth in order from general Rules premifed , let us now come to a particular explication thereof. Spirits either are divine minifters of the word,

As

and of the Church, and the members thereof j

falvation of the foul

or elfe they

are fervient to the Creatures in corporal things,partly for the

and body, and partly for its defiru&ion. nothing done, whether good or evil, without a certain and determinate order and government. He that feeketh after a good end, let him follow it ; and he that defires an evil end,purfueth that alfo , and that earneflly, from divine punifhment , and turning away from the divine will.

And

there

is

There-

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Therefore let every one compare his ends with the word of God, and as a touchflone that will judge between good and evil ; and let him propofe unto himfelf what is to be avoided, and what is to be fought after and that which he conflituteth and determined! unto himfelf, let him follow diligently , not procraftinating or delaying , until he attain to his appointed bound.
;

<z/fphor.l o.

They which defire riches, glory of this world, Magiftracy, honours,digniiies,tyrannies, (and that magically) if they enobtain them , every and magical Sciences, as the Hiftory of MeUfina witneffeth , and the Magitians thereof,who ordained,That none of the Italian nation fhould for ever obtain the Rule or Kingdom of Naples ; and brought it to pafs , that he who reigned in his age , to be thrown down from his feat r fo great is the power of the guardian or tutelar Angels of the Kingdoms of the world.
fhall

deavour diligently after them, they

one according to

hisdefiiny, induflry,

zAphor. 31.

Call the Prince of the Kingdom, and lay a command upon him,and command what thou wilr,and it (nail be done^f that Prince benot again abfolved from his obedience by a fucceeding Magitian. Therefore the Kingdom of Naples may be again reitored to the Italians,if any Magitian Hull call him who infiituted this order,and compel him to recal his deed ; he may be compelled alfo,to reftore the fecret powers taken from the

A Book , a Gemme, and magical Horn, ; had, any one may eafily, if he will, make himfelf which being But Judeus chufed rather to live the Monarch of the world. among Gods, until the judgement, before the t ranfitory good of this world; and his heart is foblinde , that he underflandeth nothing of the God of heaven and earth, or thinketh more , but enjoyeth the delights of things immortal, to
treafury of Magick

Cc

his

204 his own

eternal

ArbateU/ CMtgick. deilriiclion. And he may be

Plotir.ns in

easier called

up, then the Angel of

che

Temple of JJit,

In like manner alfo,the

books

and by

that

Romans were taughc by the Sibyls means made themfelves the Lords of

the world,as Hiftories wicnefs. Buc the Lords of the Prince He thereof a Kingdom do beftow, the letfer Magiftracies. fore that defireth to have a leflfer office, or dignity , let him magically call a Noble of the Prince , and his defire (hall be
fulfilled.

Afhor,

3 3

But he who coveteth contemptible dignities, as riches alone , let him call the Prince of riches, or one of his Lords, and he (hall obtain his defire in that kinde, whereby he would grow rich , either in earthly goods, or merchandize, or with the gifts of Princes,or by the Rudy of Metals,or Chymiftry : as he produceth any prefidentof growing rich by thefe means, he (ball obtain his defire therein.

(v^fW.34.
All manner of evocation is of the fame kinde and form, this way was familiar of old time to the Sibyls and chief Priefts. This in our time,through ignorance and impiety, is totally loft ; and that which remaineth, is depraved with in-

and

finite lyes

and fupernitions.

wonderful works

is the onely effe&er of all itbejoyned to any Spirit 5 and , being joyned, (he produceth what (he will. Therefore we are carefully to proceed in Magickjleft that Syrens and other

The humane undemanding

fo that

mon-

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monfters deceive us , which likewife dodefire the fociety of the humane foul. Lee the Magitian carefully hide bimfetf* alwaies under the wings of the moft High , left he oflfer himfelf to be devoured of the roaring Lion ; for they who
defire earthly things,

do very hardly

efcape ihe fnares of the

devil.

The

fixth Septenary.
Aphor.
3

6.

Care is to be taken , that experiments be not mixed with experiments; but that every one be onely fimple and feveral: for God and Nature have ordained all things to a certain and appointed end: fo that for examples fake, they who perform cures with the mod fimple herbs and roots , do cure the moft happily of all. And in this manner, in Conftellations, Words and Charaters,Stones,andfuch like, do lie hid the greateft influences or vertuesin deed , which are in fteadof a miracle.

So alfo are words, which being pronounced,do forthwith caufe creatures both vifible and invifible to yield obedience, afwel creatures of this our world, as of the warry, aery, fubxerranean,andOlympick,
fo the divine.
fuperceleftial

and infernal, and al-

Therefore fimpliciry is chiefly to be fludied,and the knowledge of fuch fimples is to be fought for from God otherwife By no other means or experience they can be found
;

out.
ts?phor.$7>

have their place decently : Order, Reafon and Means, are the three things which do eafily render all learning afwell of the vifible as invifible creatures. This is the courfe of Order, That fome creatures are creatures of the C c 2let all lots

And

io6
the light

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others, of darknefs : thefe are fubjeft to vanity, ; becaufe they run headlong into darknefs , and inchral themTheir felves in eternal punifhments for their rebellion. Kingdom is partly very beautiful in tranfitory and corruptible things on the one part , becaufe it cannot confift without fome vertuc and great gifts of God ; and partly moft

and horrid to be fpoken of, becaufe it aboundeth with all wickednefs and fin, idolatry, contempt of God , blafphemies againft the true God and his works, worshipping of devils, difobedience towards Magiftrates, feditions , homifilthy
^

cides

tyranny, adulteries, wicked lufts, rapes, and a covetous defire of rule j in this mixture confiftcth the kingdom of darknefs : bucthe creatures of the lighr, are filled with eternal truth, and with the grace of God , and are Lords of the whole world,and do reign over thel.ordsof darknefs, as the members of Between thefe and the other, there is a continual Chrift.
,

robberies

thefts

lyes, perjuries, pride,

war

until

God fliall

put an

end to

their flrife

by his

laft

judgement.
Aphor. 38.

Therefore Magick is twofold in its firftdivifion ; the one is of God> which he beftoweth on the creatures of light; the other alfo is of God,but it is the gift which he giveth unto the creatures of darknefs : and this is alfo two-fold : the one is to a good end, as when the Princes of darknefs are compelled to do good unto the creatures , God enforcing them j the other is for an evil end , when God permitteth fuch to punifh evil perfons , that magically they are deceived todeflru&ion j or , alfo he commandeth fuch to be caft out into
deftrncYion.

The fecond dtvifion of Magick is

that

it

bringeth to pafs

fome works with vifible instruments, through vifible things ; and it cfre&eth other works with invfible inflruments by invifiblc things ; and it afteth other things, afwel with mixed means, as increments andeffe&s.

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ihis is partly
it

The

third divfionis,
pafs

There

arc

fome things which arc

were The-

brought to

by invocation of God alone : Prophetical, andPhilofophical ; and partly, as

ophraflical.

Other things there are , which by reafon of the ignorance of che true God, are done with the Princes of Spirits, that his defires may be fulfilled ; fuch is the work of the Mercurialifts.

The fourth divifion is , That fome exercife their Magick with the good Angels in flead of God , as it were defending down from the moft high God : fuch was the Magick of Baalim.

Another Magick

is,thac

which exercifeth

their actions

wich the chief of the evil Spirits ; fuch were they who wrought by the minor Gods of the heathens. The fifth divifion is, That fome do aft with Spirits openly, and face to face ; which is given to few : others do work by dreams and other figns ; which the ancients took from
their auguries

and facrificcs.

The iixth divifion is,That fome work by immortal creatures, others by mortal creatures, as Nymphs, Satyrs, and fuch-like
inhabitants of other elements, Pigmies, &c. The feventh divifion is , That the Spirits do ferve fome of their own accordjwithout art ; others they will fcarce attend,

being called by

art.

Among
lent

thefe fpecies of Magick,

that

is

the moft excel-

God alone. The fecond, Them whom the Spirits do ferve faithfully of their own acof all, which dependeth upon
cord.
ans,

The

third

is ,

that

which

is

the property of Chrifti-

in

which dependeth on the power of Chrift which he hath, heaven and earth.

csfphor.

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There is a feu en-fold preparation

to learn

the

CMagick^

<^4rt.

meditate day and night how to attain to the of God, both by his word revealed from true knowledge the foundation of the world ; as alfo by the feal of the creation, andof the creatures ; and bye he wonderful effects which the vidble and invifible creatures of God do (hew

The

firft

is,to

forth.

Secondly,it
felf,

is

reqnifte,that a

man defcend down into him;

and

chiefly fludy to

know

himfelf ;

hath in him, and what immortal

himfelf,

what mortal pan he and what part is proper to

and what

diveife.

Thirdly, That he learn by the immortal pare of himfelf,to worfliip, love and fear the eternal God, andtoadorehim in Spirit and Truth ; and with his mortal part , to do thofe things which he knoweth to be acceptable to God, and profitable to his neighbours. Thefe are the three firft and chiefeft precepts of Magick, wherewith let every one prepare himfelf that covers to obtain true Magick or divine wifdom, that he may be accounted worthy thereof, and one to whom the Angelical creatures willingly do fervice, not occultly onely, but alfo rnanifeftly, and as it were face to face. Fourthly , Whereas every man is to be vigilant to fee co

he (hall be called from his mothers wombe, that every one may know whether he be born to Magick, and to what fpecies thereof, which every one may^perceive and by experience may eafily that readeth thefe things, have fuccefs therein ; for fuch things and fuch gifts are noc given but onely to the low and humble.
what kinde
life

In the
ftand

fifth

place

we are

to take care, that

weunder-

when

the Spirits are

;

greateft bufinefs

undertaking the and he that understands this, itismaniaffifting us, in

feft,

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Magician of the ordination of ufech the minirtery of the Spirits to bring excellent things to pafs. Here,as for the mofl part,they fin, either through negligence , ignorance, or contempt, or by too much fuperftition ; they offend alio by ingratitude towards God, whereby many famous men have afterwards drawn uponthernfelves definition: they fin alio by rafhnefs and obftinacy ; and alfo when they do not ufe their gifts for that honor of God which is required, and do prefer
that he fhall be
that
is,

made

God;

fuchaperfon

who

Magitian hath need of faith and taciturnity, efpecially , that he difclofe no fecret which the Spirit hath forbid him, as he commanded Daniel to fealfome things, that is, not to declare them in publick ; fo as it was not lawSixthly,
ful fat

The

Paul to fpeak openly of

all

vifion.

No man will believe how much

things which he faw in a is contained in this

one precept.
Seventhly, In him that would be a Magician, there is required the greateft jnftice , that he undertake nothing that is ungodly , wicked or unjuft , nor to let it once come in his minde ; and fo he fhall be divinely defended from all evil.
Aphor, 40.

When the Magician determineth with himfelf to do any incoporeal thing either with any exteriour or interiour fenfe, then let him govern himfelf according to thefe feven fubfequent laws,to accomplish his Magical end. ThefirftLaw is this, That he know that fuch a Spirit is ordained unto him from God ; and let him meditate that God is the beholder of all his thoughts and a&ionsjtherefore let him direft all thecourfe of his life according to the rule
word of God. Alwaies pray with David , Take not thy holy Spirit from me ; and ftrengthen me with thy free Spirit ; and lead
prefcribed in the

Secondly

m not into temptation^ but deliver w from evil:

Ibefeech theey

heavenly Father^ do not give power unto any lying Spirit , at thou
didfi

2io
didjt over

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Ahab
that be per ijhed
',

but keep

me

in thy truth.

A-

men.
Thirdly, Let him accuftome himfelf to try the Spirits, as the Scripture admonifheth ; for grapes cannot be gatheted of thorns let us try all things , and hold faft chat which is
:

good and laudable

that

we may avoid every thing that is re-

pugnant to the divine power. The fourth is, To be remote and cleer from all manner of fuperflition ; for this is fuperfticion,to attribute divinity in this place to things, wherein there is nothing at all divine j or to chufe or frame to our felves , to worfhip God with fome kinde of worfhip which he hath not commanded: fuch are the Magical ceremonies of Satan,whereby he impudently ofFereth himfelf to be worfhipped as God. The fifth thing to be efchewed,is all worfhip of Idols,which bindeth any divine power to idols or other things of their own proper motion , where they are not placed by the Creator, or by the order of Nature : which things many falfe and wicked Magicians faign. Sixthly, All the deceitful imitations and affe&ions of the devil are alfo to be avoided , whereby he imitateth the power of the creation, and of the Creator , that he may fo produe things with a word , thac they may noc be what they are. Which belongeth onely to the Omnipotency of God, and is not communicable to the creature. Seventhly , Let us cleave fafl to the gifts of God , and of his holy Spirit , that we may know them, and diligently embrace them with our whole heart, and all our ftrength.

Aphw^\.
laft Aphorifmes of this whole wherewith we will , the divine mercy affifting us, conclude this whole Magical Ifagoge. Therefore in the firft place it is to be obferved, what we underfiand by Magician in this work. Him then we count to beaMagitian, to whom by the

We come now to the nine

Tome;

grace

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God

the fpiritual effences doferveto manifeft the

knowledge of the whole univerfe, 8c of the fecrecs of Nature contained therein, whether chey are viable or invifible. This
defcription of a Magiiip.n plainly appeareth,and
is

univerfal.

by the divine permiffion the evil Spirits do ferve,to his temporal and eternal definition and perdition, to deceive men,and draw them away from God; fuch was Simon fJMagutffi whom mention is made in the csftts of the v4poHUs^ and in Clemens j whomSainc Teter commanded to be thrown down upon the earth, whenas he had commanded himfelf, as it were a God, to be railed up into the air by the unclean Spirits. Unto this order are alfo to be referred all thofe who are noted in the two Tables of the Law ; and are let forth with their evil deeds. The fubdivifions and fpecies of both kindes of Magick,we will note in the Tomes following. In this place it fnall fuffice, that we diflinguiflh the Sciences, which is good, and which is evil : Whereas man fought to obtain them both at firft , to his own ruine and defiru6tion,as Mofes and Hermes do demonftrate.
is

An evil

Magician

he

whom

tA^hor. 4&,
Magitian isaperfon wombe; neifuch great things to himfelf, unlefs ther let him aflumc any he be called divinely by grace hereunto, for fome good end; to a bad end is,that the Scripture might be fufilled/r mu[i be that offences will come ; but wo be to that man through whom they come. Therefore,as we have before oftentimes admonifhed, With fear and trembling we muft live in this world. Notwithflanding I will not deny , buc that fome men

Secondly, we are to

know, That a
his

predeflinated to this

work from

mothers

of But he both kindes of Magick , (hall never afpire to the higheft kindes thereof; yet if he covet to affail them , he fhall doubtlefs offend both in foul d and
fpecies
if
it

may with

ftudy and

diligence

obtain

fome

maybe

admitted.

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and body.

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Such are they , who by the operations of falfe Magitians, are fometirnes carried to Mount Hereby or in fome

wildernefs,or defarts ; or they are maimed in fome member, or are limply torn in pieces , or are deprived of their underftandingjevenasmany fuch things happen by the ufe thereof, where men are forfaken by God,and delivered to the power of Satan.

The

feventh Septenary.
cAphor. 43

the works of God do live in him by appointment,whereby he willeth them tobe $ for hewill have them to ufe their liberty in obedience to his commands, or difobedience thereof. To the obedient , hehathpropofed their rewards; to the difobedient he hath propounded their deferved punifhment. Therefore thefe Spirits of their freewil, through their pride and contempt of the Son of God,have revolted from God their Creator^nd are referved unto the day of wrath ; and there is left in them a very great power in the creation ; butnotwithflandingitislimited^and they are con fined to their bounds with the bridle of God. Therefore the Magitian of God, which (ignifies a wife man of God, or one informed of God , is led forth by the hand of God unto all everlafting good, both mean things , and al(b

The Lord liveth, and

his

the chiefeft corporal things. Great is the power of Satan, byreafonof the great fins of men. Therefore alfo the Magitians of Satan do perform great things, and greater then any man would believe : although they do fubfift in their own limits, neverthelefs they are above all humane apprehenfion , as to the corporal and tranfitory things of this life ; which many ancient Hiflories,

Examples do teftifie. Both kindes of Magtclc are one from the other in their ends : the one leadetn to eternal good , and ufeth temporal things with
daily

and

different

thankf-

Arbace] of tMagkk.
thankfgiving; the other
is

21

a little follieuous about eternal

things; but wholly exercifeth himfelf about corporal things, that he may freely enjoy all his lufts and delights in contempt of God and his anger.
t/iphor.

44.

The pafTage from the common life of man unto a Magical from that life ; and analife, is no other but afleep,
waking to this life; for thofe things which happen to ignorant and unwife men in their common life , the fame things happen to the willingand knowing Magitian. The Magitian underftandeth when theminde doch meditate of himfelf; he deliberated!, reafoneth,conftituteth and determined! what is to be done he obferveth when his cogitations do proceed from a divine feparate effence , and he proveth of what order that d ivine feparate effence is. But the man that is ignorant of Magick, is carried to and fro , as it were in war with his affeftions ; he knoweth or are imnot when they ifliie out of his own minde , prefled by the affifting effence ; and he knoweth not how to overthrow the counfels of bis enemies by the word of God, or to keep himfelf from the fnares and deceits of the
tempter.

zAphor.45,

The greateft precept of Magick is , to know what every man ought to receive for his ufe from the affifting Spirit, and what to refufe which he may learn of the Pfalmift , faying, Wherewith {kaU a yong man cUanfc his way ? in peeping thy wordy Oh Lord. To keep the word of God , fo that tne evil one
:

not out of the heart , is the chiefefl precept of wifdom. It is lawful to admit of, and exercife other fnggeflions which are not contrary to the glory of God, and charity towards cur neighbours , not inquiring from what Spirit fuch fuggeftions proceed : But we ought to rake heed, that we
fnatch
it

Ddz

are

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much bufied about unneceffary things, according CMartha^ Martha, thou art to the admonition of Chrift troubled about many thirds ; but Mary hath chofen the better part^which (ball not be taken from her. Therefore let us alwaies
;

have regard unto the faying of Chrift, Seck^Jfe frfi the\ingdom of God and his right eonfr.efi , ami all thefe things (hall be added unto you. Ail other things, that is, all things which are due to the mortal Microcofme, as food, raiment, and the neceflary arts of this life.
c/fphor.46.

There is nothing fo much beccmeth a man , as conftancy words and deeds , and when the like rejoyceth in his like ; there are none more happy then fuch, becaufe the holy Angels are converfant about fuch, and pofTefs the ctiftody of them on the contrary, men that are unconftant are lighter We chufe the 46 Aphothen nothing, and rotten leaves. rifme from thefe. Even as every one governeth himfelf, fo he allureth unto himfelf Spirits of his nature and condition ; but one very truely advifeth , that nomanfhould carry himfelf beyond his own calling, left that he draw unto himfelf fome malignant Spirit from the uttermofl parts of the earth, by whom either he fhall be infatuated and dein his
:

ceived, or brought to final definition. This precepr appeareth moft plainly : for Midat, when he would convert all

things into gold, drew up fuch a Spirit unto himfelf, which was able to perform this ; and being deceived by him, he

had been brought to death by famine , if his foolifhnefs had not been corrected by the mercy of God. The fame thing happened to a certain woman about Fanckford at Odera , in our times, who would fctape together & devour mony of any thing. Would that men would diligently weigh this precept, and not account the Hiftories of Midas , and the like, for fables; they would be much more diligent in moderating their thoughts and affections , neither would they be fo perpetually vexed with the Spirits of the golden mountains of Utopia.

Therefore

we

ought moft diligently to obferve

that

fuch

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215

fuch preemptions fhould be cart out of the minde, by the word, while they are new ; neither lee them have any habit in the idle minde, chac is empty of the divine word.

Afror. 47.

He

that

is

faithfully converfant in his vocation, (hall

have

alfo the Spirics conftant

companions of

his delires,

who will

he have any knowledge in Magick, they will not be unwilling to (hew him, and familiarly to converfe with him,and to ferve himin thofe feveral minifteries, unto which they are addifted ; the good Spirits in good things, unco falvation ; the evil Spirits in every evil thing, to deftru&ion. Examples are not wanting in the Hiftories of the whole World ; and do daily happen in the world. Theodojim before the vi&ory of cArbogahus , is an example of the good ; Brut: before he was flain , was an example of the evil Spirits, when he was perfecuted of the Spirit of C*/*r , andexpofedco punifhment , that he flew
fucceflivcly lupply

him

in all things.But if

'

himfelf,

who had (lain

his

own Father, and the Father of

his

Country.

All Magick is a revelation of Spirits of that kinde , of which fort the Magick is ; fo that the nine Mufes are called,
in Hefiody the ninth Magick, as he manifeftly teftifies of himIn Homer ,the genius oflltyjfes in PJigiogafelf in Theogony.

Hermes^ the Spirits of the more fublime parts of the minde. God revealed himfelf to Mofes in the bnfh. The three wife men who came to feek Chrift ar Jerufa/em, the Angel of the Lord was their leader. The Angels of the Therefore there is nothing whereof Lord directed Daniel. glory ; For it U not unto him that willeth^ nor unto any one may him that runneth ; but to whom Cod will have mercy y or of fome other fpiricual face. From hence fpringeth all Magick, and thither again it will revolve, whether it be good or evil. In
gia.
this

Arbatel of <JM&gkk.

firft teacher of the Magick of the RoDiana of the Ephefians out of the earth. manes, gufhed if it had been fent from heaven. So fhewed her wcrfhip, as And all the Religion of the Heathens is taken alfo Apollo. from the fameSpirits; neither are the opinions of theSad-

this

manner Tages the

duces, humane inventions.

A$hor> 4p.

The

we

conclufion therefore of this Ifagoge Is the fame which have above already fpoken of, That even as there is one

God ,

from whence

is all

good

and one

fin,

to wit

difo-

of the commanding God, From whence comes all evil ; fo that thefearofGod is the Beginning of allwifdom, and the profit of all Magick ; for obedience to the will ofGod,followeth the fear of God ; and afeer this, do follow theprefenceofGodandofthc holy Spirited the miniftery of the holy Angels, and all good things out of the inexhauftible treafures of God. bedience,
againft the will

But unprofitable and damnable Magick arifeth from this where we lofe the fear of God out of our hearts, and faffer fin to reign in us, there the Prince of this world, the God of this world beginneth,and fecteth up his kingdom in fteadof holy things, in fuch as he findeth profitable for his kingdom; there,even as the fpider taketh the flye which falleth into his web, fo Satan fpreadeth abroad his nets^nd taketh men with the fnares of covet oufnefs, until he fucketh him, and draweth him to eternal fire : thefe he cherifheth and advanceth on high, that their fall may be the greater. Courteous Reader, apply thy eyes and minde to the facred and profane Hiftories,& to thofe things which thou feeftdaily to be done in the world and thou (halt finde all things full of Magick,according to a two-fold Science,good andevil, which that they may be the better difcemed, we will put he**, .leir
5

and fubdivifion, for the conclufion of thefe Ifagoges j wherein every one may contemplate,what is to be followed, and which to be avoided , and how far it is to belabored for Sciby every one,to a competent end of life and living.
divifion

21 7 Arbatel of OAAgkk, ("Knowledge of the Word of God, and ruling ones life acj

cording to the word of God. 'Knowledge of the government fTheofo "? of God by Angels, which the phy Scripture callcth watchmen;
I

and to underfland the myftery

of Angels.

(_

fGood*
Anthro

Knowledge of natural thing*. fophy given to ^Wifdom in humane

things.

L man

Sciences <

'Contempt of the word of God, and to live after the will of the
devil.

Ignorance of the government of God by Angels. fCakofo< To contemne the cuftody of phy the Angels , and that their companions arc of the devil.
Idolatry.

(Evil

<

Atheifme.

("The knowledge of poifons in nature, and to ufe them. J

Cacodx
.

Wifdom

mony

'^
j

in all evil arts , to the definition of mankinde, and to ufe them in contempt of

God, and for the

fl

loft

and de-

ruftxon of men.

FINIS.