The eight Chapter.

_A continuation of the former matter, with a conclusion of the

same._

That which I have declared before, by reasons, examples, and

authorities, I will now prosecute and conclude by one other example;

to the end that we, as others in former ages, maie judge of vaine hope

accordinglie, and be no lesse circumspect to avoid the inconveniences

therof, than _Ulysses_ was warie to escape the incantations of _Circes_

that old transforming witch. Which example of mine is drawne from

_Lewes_ the French king, the eleventh of that name, who being on a

time at _Burgundie_, fell acquainted by occasion of hunting with one

_Conon_, a clownish but yet an honest and hartie good fellow. For

princes and great men delight much in such plaine clubhutchens. The

king oftentimes, by meanes of his game, used the countrimans house for

his refreshing; and as noble men sometimes take pleasure in homelie

and course things, so the king did not refuse to eate turnips and

rape rootes in _Conons_ cotage. Shortlie after king _Lewes_ being at

his pallace, void of troubles and disquietnesse, _Conons_ wife wild

him to repaire to the court, to shew himselfe to the king, to put him

in mind of the old intertainement which he had at his house, and to

present him with some of the fairest and choisest rape rootes that she

had in store. _Conon_ seemed loth, alledging that he should but lose

his labour: for princes (saith he) have other matters in hand, than

to intend to thinke of such trifeling courtesies. But _Conons_ wife

overcame him, and persuaded him in the end, choosing a certeine number

of the best and goodliest rape rootes that she had: which when she had

given hir husband to carrie to the court, he set forward on his journie

a good trudging pase. But _Conon_ being tempted by the waie, partlie

with desire of eating, and partlie with the toothsomnes of the meate

which he bare, that by little and little he devoured up all the roots

saving one, which was a verie faire and a goodlie great one indeed.

Now when _Conon_ was come to the court, it was his lucke to stand in

such a place, as the king passing by, and spieng the man, did well

remember him, and commanded that he should be brought in. _Conon_ verie

cheerelie followed his guide hard at the heeles, and no sooner sawe the

king, but bluntlie comming to him, reached out his hand, and presented

the gift to his maiestie. The king received it with more cheerefulnes

than it was offered, and bad one of those that stood next him, to take

it, and laie it up among those things which he esteemed most, & had

in greatest accompt. Then he had _Conon_ to dine with him, and after

dinner gave the countriman great thanks for his rape roote; who made

no bones of the matter, but boldlie made challenge and claime to the

kings promised courtesie. Whereupon the king commanded, that a thousand

crownes should be given him in recompense for his roote.

♦_Erasmus in colloq. cui titulus Convivium fabulosum._♦

♦A hungrie bellie will not be brideled.♦

♦A princelie largesse.♦

The report of this bountifulnes was spred in short space over all the

kings houshold: in so much as one of his courtiers, in hope of the like

or a larger reward gave the king a verie proper ginnet. Whose drift the

king perceiving, and judging that his former liberalitie to the clowne,

provoked the courtier to this covetous attempt, tooke the ginnet verie

thankefullie: and calling some of his noble men about him, began to

consult with them, what mends he might make his servant for his horsse.

Whiles this was a dooing, the courtier conceived passing good hope

of some princelie largesse, calculating and casting his cards in this

maner; If his maiestie rewarded a sillie clowne so bountifullie for a

simple rape roote, what will he doo to a jollie courtier for a gallent

gennet? Whiles the king was debating the matter, and one said this,

another that, and the courtier travelled all the while in vaine hope,

at last saith the king, even upon the sudden; I have now bethought

me what to bestowe upon him: and calling one of his nobles to him,

whispered him in the eare, and willed him to fetch a thing, which he

should find in his chamber wrapped up in silke. The roote is brought

wrapped in silke, which the king with his owne hands gave to the

courtier, using these words therewithall, that he sped well, in so much

as it was his good hap to have for his horsse a jewell that cost him

a thousand crownes. The courtier was a glad man, and at his departing

longed to be looking what it was, and his hart dansed for joy. In due

time therefore he unwrapped the silke (a sort of his fellow courtiers

flocking about him to testifie his good lucke) and having unfolded

it, he found therein a drie and withered rape roote. Which spectacle

though it set the standers about in a lowd laughter, yet it quailed the

courtiers courage, and cast him into a shrewd fit of pensifenes. Thus

was the confidence of this courtier turned to vanitie, who upon hope of

good speed was willing to part from his horsse for had I wist.

♦_Sic ars deluditur arte._♦

This storie dooth teach us into what follie and madnes vaine hope

may drive undiscreete and unexpert men. And therefore no mervell

though Alcumysters dreame and dote after double advantage, faring

like _Aesops_ dog, who greedilie coveting to catch and snatch at the

shadowe of the flesh which he carried in his mouth over the water,

lost both the one and the other: as they doo their increase and their

principall. But to breake off abruptlie from this matter, and to leave

these hypocrits (for whie may they not be so named, who as _Homer_,

speaking in detestation of such rakehelles, saith verie divinelie and

trulie;

♦The morall of the præmisses.♦

_Odi etenim seu claustra Erebi, quicúnque loquuntur

Ore aliud, tacitóque aliud sub pectore claudunt:_

♦_Homer._♦

_I hate even as the gates of hell,

Those that one thing with toong doo tell,

And notwithstanding closelie keepe,

Another thing in hart full deepe)_

♦_Englished by Abraham Fleming._♦

To leave these hypocrits (I saie) in the dregs of their dishonestie,

I will conclude against them peremptorilie, that they, with the rable

above rehearsed, and the rowt hereafter to be mentioned, are ranke

couseners, and consuming cankers to the common wealth, and therefore to

be rejected and excommunicated from the fellowship of all honest men.

For now their art, which turneth all kind of metals that they can come

by into mist and smoke, is no lesse apparent to the world, than the

cleere sunnie raies at noone sted; in so much that I may saie with the

poet,

_Hos populus ridet, multúmque torosa juventus

Ingeminat tremulos naso crispante cachinnos:_

♦_Aul. Persius, satyr. 3._♦

_All people laugh them now to scorne,

each strong and lustie blood

Redoubleth quavering laughters lowd

with wrinkled nose a good._

♦_Englished by Abraham Fleming._♦

So that, if anie be so addicted unto the vanitie of the art

Alcumysticall (as everie foole will have his fansie) and that (beside

so manie experimented examples of divers, whose wealth hath vanished

like a vapor, whiles they have beene over rash in the practise hereof)

this discourse will not moove to desist from such extreame dotage, I

saie to him or them and that aptlie,

—————————————————_dicítque facítque quod ipse

Non sani esse hominis non sanus juret Orestes:_

♦_Idem, ibid._♦

_He saith and dooth that verie thing,

which mad Orestes might

With oth averre beecame a man

beereft of reason right._

♦_By Ab. Fleming._♦

¶ _The xv. Booke._

The first Chapter.

_The exposition of Iidoni, and where it is found, whereby the whole

art of conjuration is deciphered._

This word _Iidoni_ is derived of _Iada_, which properlie signifieth to

knowe: it is sometimes translated, [*]_Divinus_, which is a divinor

or soothsaier, as in _Deut._ 18. _Levit._ 20: sometimes [*]_Ariolus_,

which is one that also taketh upon him to foretell things to come,

and is found _Levit._ 19. 2. _Kings._ 23. _Esai._ 19. To be short,

the opinion of them that are most skilfull in the toongs, is, that it

comprehendeth all them, which take upon them to knowe all things past

and to come, and to give answers accordinglie. It alwaies followeth

the word [*]_Ob_, and in the scriptures is not named severallie

from it, and differeth little from the same in sense, and doo both

concerne oracles uttered by spirits, possessed people, or couseners.

What will not couseners or witches take upon them to doo? Wherein will

they professe ignorance? Aske them anie question, they will undertake

to resolve you, even of that which none but God knoweth. And to bring

their purposes the better to passe, as also to winne further credit

unto the counterfet art which they professe, they procure confederates,

whereby they worke wonders. And when they have either learning,

eloquence, or nimblenesse of hands to accompanie their confederacie,

or rather knaverie, then (forsooth) they passe the degree of witches,

and intitle themselves to the name of conjurors. And these deale with

no inferiour causes: these fetch divels out of hell, and angels out

of heaven; these raise up what bodies they list, though they were

dead, buried, and rotten long before; and fetch soules out of heaven

or hell with much more expedition than the pope bringeth them out of

purgatorie. These I saie (among the simple, and where they feare no

law nor accusation) take upon them also the raising of tempests, and

earthquakes, and to doo as much as God himselfe can doo. These are no

small fooles, they go not to worke with a baggage tode, or a cat, as

witches doo; but with a kind of majestie, and with authoritie they call

up by name, and have at their commandement seventie and nine principall

and princelie divels, who have under them, as their ministers, a great

multitude of legions of pettie divels; as for example.

♦[*] [_Ital._]♦

♦The large signification of the word Iidoni.♦

♦_Vide Philast Brix. episc. hæreseôn catal. de phitonissa._♦

♦_J. Wierus in Pseudomonarchia dæmonum._♦

The second Chapter.

_An inventarie of the names, shapes, powers, governement, and

effects of divels and spirits, of their severall segniories

and degrees: a strange discourse woorth the reading._

Their first and principall king (which is of the power of the east) is

called _Baëll_; who when he is conjured up, appeareth with three heads;

the first, like a tode; the second, like a man; the third, like a cat.

He speaketh with a hoarse voice, he maketh a man go invisible, he hath

under his obedience and rule sixtie and six legions of divels.

♦Salomons notes of conjuration.♦

♦_Baell._♦

The first duke under the power of the east, is named _Agares_, he

commeth up mildlie in the likenes of a faire old man, riding upon a

crocodile, and carrieng a hawke on his fist; hee teacheth presentlie

all maner of toongs, he fetcheth backe all such as runne awaie, and

maketh them runne that stand still; he overthroweth all dignities

supernaturall and temporall, hee maketh earthquakes, and is of the

order of vertues, having under his regiment thirtie one legions.

♦_Agares._♦

_Marbas, [*]alias Barbas_ is a great president, and appeareth in

the forme of a mightie lion; but at the commandement of a conjuror

commeth up in the likenes of a man, and answereth fullie as touching

anie thing which is hidden or secret: he bringeth diseases, and cureth

them, he promoteth wisedome, and the knowledge of mechanicall arts,

or handicrafts; he changeth men into other shapes, and under his

presidencie or gouvernement are thirtie six legions of divels conteined.

♦_Marbas._♦

♦[*] [_Ital._]♦

_Amon_, or _Aamon_, is a great and mightie marques, and commeth abroad

in the likenes of a woolfe, having a serpents taile, spetting out and

breathing flames of fier; when he putteth on the shape of a man, he

sheweth out dogs teeth, and a great head like to a mightie raven; he is

the strongest prince of all other, and understandeth of all things past

and to come, he procureth favor, and reconcileth both freends and foes,

and ruleth fourtie legions of divels.

♦_Amon._♦

_Barbatos_, a great countie or earle, and also a duke, he appeareth

in _Signo sagittarii sylvestris_, with foure kings, which bring

companies and great troopes. He understandeth the singing of birds, the

barking of dogs, the lowings of bullocks, and the voice of all living

creatures. He detecteth treasures hidden by magicians and inchanters,

and is of the order of vertues, which in part beare rule: he knoweth

all things past, and to come, and reconcileth freends and powers; and

governeth thirtie legions of divels by his authoritie.

♦_Barbatos._♦

_Buer_ is a great president, and is seene in this signe; he absolutelie

teacheth philosophie morall and naturall, and also logicke, and the

vertue of herbes: he giveth the best familiars, he can heale all

diseases, speciallie of men, and reigneth over fiftie legions.

♦_Buer._♦

_Gusoin_ is a great duke, and a strong, appearing in the forme of a

_Xenophilus_, he answereth all things, present, past, and to come,

expounding all questions. He reconcileth freendship, and distributeth

honours and dignities, and ruleth over fourtie legions of divels.

♦_Gusoin._♦

_Botis_, otherwise _Otis_, a great president and an earle he commeth

foorth in the shape of an ouglie viper, and if he put on humane shape,

he sheweth great teeth, and two hornes, carrieng a sharpe sword in

his hand: he giveth answers of things present, past, and to come, and

reconcileth friends, and foes, ruling sixtie legions.

♦_Botis._♦

_Bathin_, sometimes called _Mathim_, a great duke and a strong, he

is seene in the shape of a verie strong man, with a serpents taile,

sitting on a pale horsse, understanding the vertues of hearbs and

pretious stones, transferring men suddenlie from countrie to countrie,

and ruleth thirtie legions of divels.

♦_Bathin._♦

_Purson, [*]alias Curson_, a great king, he commeth foorth like a man

with a lions face, carrieng a most cruell viper, and riding on a beare;

and before him go alwaies trumpets, he knoweth things hidden, and can

tell all things present, past, and to come: he bewraieth treasure, he

can take a bodie either humane or aierie; he answereth truelie of all

things earthlie and secret, of the divinitie and creation of the world,

and bringeth foorth the best familiars; and there obeie him two and

twentie legions of divels, partlie of the order of vertues, & partlie

of the order of thrones.

♦_Purson._♦

♦[*] [_Ital._]♦

_Eligor, alias Abigor_, is a great duke, and appeereth as a goodlie

knight, carrieng a lance, an ensigne, and a scepter: he answereth

fullie of things hidden, and of warres, and how souldiers should meete:

he knoweth things to come, and procureth the favour of lords and

knights, governing sixtie legions of divels.

♦_Eligor._♦

_Leraie, alias Oray_, a great marquesse, shewing himselfe in the

likenesse of a galant archer, carrieng a bowe and a quiver, he is

author of all battels, he dooth putrifie all such wounds as are made

with arrowes by archers, _Quos optimos objicit tribus diebus_, and he

hath regiment over thirtie legions.

♦_Leraie._♦

_Valefar, alias Malephar_, is a strong duke, comming foorth in the

shape of a lion, and the head of a theefe, he is verie familiar with

them to whom he maketh himselfe acquainted, till he hath brought them

to the gallowes, and ruleth ten legions.

♦_Valefar._♦

_Morax, [*]alias Foraii_, a great earle and a president, he is

seene like a bull, and if he take unto him a mans face, he maketh men

wonderfull cunning in astronomie, & in all the liberall sciences: he

giveth good familiars and wise, knowing the power & vertue of hearbs

and stones which are pretious, and ruleth thirtie six legions.

♦_Morax._♦

♦[*] [_Ital._]♦

_Ipos, alias Ayporos_, is a great earle and a prince, appeering in

the shape of an angell, and yet indeed more obscure and filthie than a

lion, with a lions head, a gooses feet, and a hares taile: he knoweth

things to come and past, he maketh a man wittie, and bold, and hath

under his jurisdiction thirtie six legions.

♦_Ipos._♦

_Naberius, alias Cerberus_, is a valiant marquesse, shewing himselfe

in the forme of a crowe, when he speaketh with a hoarse voice: he

maketh a man amiable and cunning in all arts, and speciallie in

rhetorike, he procureth the losse of prelacies and dignities: nineteene

legions heare and obeie him.

♦_Naberius._♦

_Glasya Labolas, alias Caacrinolaas_, or _Caassimolar_, is a great

president, who commeth foorth like a dog, and hath wings like a

griffen, he giveth the knowledge of arts, and is the captaine of all

mansleiers: he understandeth things present and to come, he gaineth the

minds and love of freends and foes, he maketh a man go invisible, and

hath the rule of six and thirtie legions.

♦_Glasya Labolas._♦

_Zepar_ is a great duke, appearing as a souldier, inflaming women with

the loove of men, and when he is bidden he changeth their shape, untill

they maie enjoie their beloved, he also maketh them barren, and six and

twentie legions are at his obeie and commandement.

♦_Zepar._♦

_Bileth_ is a great king and a terrible, riding on a pale horsse,

before whome go trumpets, and all kind of melodious musicke. When

he is called up by an exorcist, he appeareth rough and furious, to

deceive him. Then let the exorcist or conjuror take heed to himself,

and to allaie his courage, let him hold a hazell bat in his hand,

wherewithall he must reach out toward the east and south, and make a

triangle without besides the circle; but if he hold not out his hand

unto him, and he bid him come in, and he still refuse the bond or

chaine of spirits; let the conjuror proceed to reading, and by and by

he will submit himselfe, and come in, and doo whatsoever the exorcist

commandeth him, and he shalbe safe. If _Bileth_ the king be more

stubborne, and refuse to enter into the circle at the first call, and

the conjuror shew himselfe fearfull, or if he have not the chaine of

spirits, certeinelie he will never feare nor regard him after. Also,

if the place be unapt for a triangle to be made without the circle,

then set there a boll of wine, and the exorcist shall certeinlie

knowe when he commeth out of his house, with his fellowes, and that the

foresaid _Bileth_ will be his helper, his friend, and obedient unto him

when he commeth foorth. And when he commeth, let the exorcist receive

him courteouslie, and glorifie him in his pride, and therfore he shall

adore him as other kings doo, bicause he saith nothing without other

princes. Also, if he be cited by an exorcist, alwaies a silver ring of

the middle finger of the left hand must be held against the exorcists

face, as they doo for _Amaimon_. And the dominion and power of so great

a prince is not to be pretermitted; for there is none under the power

& dominion of the conjuror, but he that deteineth both men and women

in doting love, till the exorcist hath had his pleasure. He is of the

orders of powers, hoping to returne to the seaventh throne, which is

not altogether credible, and he ruleth eightie five legions.

♦_Bileth._♦

♦_Vide Amaimon._♦

_Sitri, [*]alias Bitru_, is a great prince, appeering with the face

of a leopard, and having wings as a griffen: when he taketh humane

shape, he is verie beautifull, he inflameth a man with a womans love,

and also stirreth up women to love men, being commanded he willinglie

[†]deteineth secrets of women, laughing at them and mocking them, to

make them luxuriouslie naked, and there obeie him sixtie legions.

♦_Sitri_ a bawdie divell.♦

♦[*] [_Ital._]♦

♦[†] [See note.]♦

_Paimon_ is more obedient to _Lucifer_ than other kings are. _Lucifer_

is heere to be understood he that was drowned in the depth of his

knowledge: he would needs be like God, and for his arrogancie was

throwne out into destruction, of whome it is said; Everie pretious

stone is thy covering. _Paimon_ is constrained by divine vertue to

stand before the exorcist; where he putteth on the likenesse of a man:

he sitteth on a beast called a dromedarie, which is a swift runner,

and weareth a glorious crowne, and hath an effeminate countenance.

There goeth before him an host of men with trumpets and well sounding

cymbals, and all musicall instruments. At the first he appeereth with

a great crie and roring, as in _Circulo Salomonis_, and in the art

is declared. And if this _Paimon_ speake sometime that the conjuror

understand him not, let him not therefore be dismaied. But when he hath

delivered him the first obligation, to observe his desire, he must

bid him also answer him distinctlie and plainelie to the questions

he shall aske you, of all philosophie, wisedome, and science, and of

all other secret things. And if you will knowe the disposition of the

world, and what the earth is, or what holdeth it up in the water,

or any other thing, or what is _Abyssus_, or where the wind is, or

from whence it commeth, he will teach you aboundantlie. Consecrations

also as well of sacrifices as otherwise may be reckoned. He giveth

dignities and confirmations; he bindeth them that resist him in his

owne chaines, and subjecteth them to the conjuror; he prepareth good

familiars, and hath the understanding of all arts. Note, that at the

calling up of him, the exorcist must looke towards the northwest,

bicause there is his house. When he is called up, let the exorcist

receive him constantlie without feare, let him aske what questions

or demands he list, and no doubt he shall obteine the same of him.

And the exorcist must beware he forget not the creator, for those

things, which have beene rehearsed before of _Paimon_, some saie he is

of the order of dominations; others saie, of the order of cherubim.

There follow him two hundred legions, partlie of the order of angels,

and partlie of potestates. Note that if _Paimon_ be cited alone by

an offering or sacrifice, two kings followe him; to wit, _Beball_ &

_Abalam_, & other potentates: in his host are twentie five legions,

bicause the spirits subject to them are not alwaies with them, except

they be compelled to appeere by divine vertue.

♦_Paimon._♦

♦Ezech. 88.♦

♦Cautions for the Exorcist or conjuror.♦

Some saie that the king _Beliall_ was created immediatlie after

_Lucifer_, and therefore they thinke that he was father and seducer

of them which fell being of the orders. For he fell first among

the worthier and wiser sort, which went before _Michael_ and other

heavenlie angels, which were lacking. Although _Beliall_ went before

all them that were throwne downe to the earth, yet he went not before

them that tarried in heaven. This _Beliall_ is constrained by divine

vertue, when he taketh sacrifices, gifts, and offerings, that he againe

may give unto the offerers true answers. But he tarrieth not one houre

in the truth, except he be constrained by the divine power, as is

said. He taketh the forme of a beautifull angell, sitting in a firie

chariot; he speaketh faire, he distributeth preferments of senatorship,

and the favour of friends, and excellent familiars: he hath rule over

eightie legions, partlie of the order of vertues, partlie of angels;

he is found in the forme of an exorcist in the bonds of spirits. The

exorcist must consider, that this _Beliall_ doth in everie thing assist

his subjects. If he will not submit himselfe, let the bond of spirits

be read: the spirits chaine is sent for him, wherewith wise _Salomon_

gathered them togither with their legions in a brasen vessell, where

were inclosed among all the legions seventie two kings, of whome the

cheefe was _Bileth_, the second was _Beliall_, the third _Asmoday_,

and above a thousand thousand legions. Without doubt (I must confesse)

I learned this of my maister _Salomon_; but he told me not why he

gathered them together, and shut them up so: but I beleeve it was for

the pride of this _Beliall_. Certeine nigromancers doo saie, that

_Salomon_, being on a certeine daie seduced by the craft of a certeine

woman, inclined himselfe to praie before the same idoll, _Beliall_

by name: which is not credible. And therefore we must rather thinke

(as it is said) that they were gathered together in that great brasen

vessell for pride and arrogancie, and throwne into a deepe lake or

hole in _Babylon_. For wise _Salomon_ did accomplish his workes by the

divine power, which never forsooke him. And therefore we must thinke

he worshipped not the image _Beliall_; for then he could not have

constrained the spirits by divine vertue: for this _Beliall_, with

three kings were in the lake. But the _Babylonians_ woondering at the

matter, supposed that they should find therein a great quantitie of

treasure, and therefore with one consent went downe into the lake, and

uncovered and brake the vessell, out of the which immediatlie flew

the capteine divels, and were delivered to their former and proper

places. But this _Beliall_ entred into a certeine image, and there gave

answer to them that offered and sacrificed unto him: as _Tocz._ in his

sentences reporteth, and the _Babylonians_ did worship and sacrifice

thereunto.

♦The fall of Beliall.♦

♦Salomon gathered al the divels togither in a brasen vessell.♦

♦The Babylonians disappointed of their hope.♦

_Bune_ is a great and a strong Duke, he appeareth as a dragon with

three heads, the third whereof is like to a man; he speaketh with a

divine voice, he maketh the dead to change their place, and divels to

assemble upon the sepulchers of the dead: he greatlie inricheth a man,

and maketh him eloquent and wise, answering trulie to all demands, and

thirtie legions obeie him.

♦_Bune._♦

_Forneus_ is a great marquesse, like unto a monster of the sea, he

maketh men woonderfull in rhetorike, he adorneth a man with a good

name, and the knowledge of toongs, and maketh one beloved as well of

foes as freends: there are under him nine and twentie legions, of the

order partlie of thrones, and partlie of angels.

♦_Forneus._♦

_Ronove_ a marquesse and an earle, he is resembled to a monster, he

bringeth singular understanding in rhetorike, faithfull servants,

knowledge of toongs, favour of freends and foes; and nineteene legions

obeie him.

♦_Ronove._♦

_Berith_ is a great and a terrible duke, and hath three names. Of some

he is called _Beall_; of the Jewes _Berith_; of Nigromancers _Bolfry_:

he commeth foorth as a red souldier, with red clothing, and upon a

horsse of that colour, and a crowne on his head. He answereth trulie of

things present, past, and to come. He is compelled at a certeine houre,

through divine vertue, by a ring of art magicke. He is also a lier, he

turneth all mettals into gold, he adorneth a man with dignities, and

confirmeth them, he speaketh with a cleare and a subtill voice, and six

and twentie legions are under him.

♦_Berith_ a golden divell.♦

_Astaroth_ is a great and a strong duke, comming foorth in the shape

of a fowle angell, sitting upon an infernall dragon, and carrieng on

his right hand a viper: he answereth trulie to matters present, past,

and to come, and also of all secrets. He talketh willinglie of the

creator of spirits, and of their fall, and how they sinned and fell:

he saith he fell not of his owne accord. He maketh a man woonderfull

learned in the liberall sciences, he ruleth fourtie legions. Let everie

exorcist take heed, that he admit him not too neere him, bicause of his

stinking breath. And therefore let the conjuror hold neere to his face

a magicall ring, and that shall defend him.

♦_Astaroth._♦

_Foras, [*]alias Forcas_ is a great president, and is seene in the

forme of a strong man, and in humane shape, he understandeth the vertue

of hearbs and pretious stones: he teacheth fullie logicke, ethicke, and

their parts: he maketh a man invisible, wittie, eloquent, and to live

long; he recovereth things lost, and discovereth treasures, and is lord

over nine and twentie legions.

♦_Foras._♦

_Furfur_ is a great earle, appearing as an hart, with a firie taile, he

lieth in everie thing, except he be brought up within a triangle; being

bidden, he taketh angelicall forme, he speaketh with a hoarse voice,

and willinglie maketh love betweene man and wife; he raiseth thunders

and lightnings, and blasts. Where he is commanded, he answereth well,

both of secret and also of divine things, and hath rule and dominion

over six and twentie legions.

♦_Furfur._♦

_Marchosias_ is a great marquesse, he sheweth himselfe in the shape of

a cruell shee woolfe, with a griphens wings, with a serpents taile,

and spetting I cannot tell what out of his mouth. When he is in a mans

shape, he is an excellent fighter, he answereth all questions trulie,

he is faithfull in all the conjurors businesse, he was of the order

of dominations, under him are thirtie legions: he hopeth after 1200.

yeares to returne to the seventh throne, but he is deceived in that

hope.

♦_Marchosias._♦

_Malphas_ is a great president, he is seene like a crowe, but being

cloathed with humane image, speaketh with a hoarse voice, he buildeth

houses and high towres wonderfullie, and quicklie bringeth artificers

togither, he throweth downe also the enimies edifications, he helpeth

to good familiars, he receiveth sacrifices willinglie, but he deceiveth

all the sacrificers, there obeie him fourtie legions.

♦_Malphas._♦

_Vepar, [*]alias Separ_, a great duke and a strong, he is like a

mermaid, he is the guide of the waters, and of ships laden with armour;

he bringeth to passe (at the commandement of his master) that the sea

shalbe rough and stormie, and shall appeare full of shippes; he killeth

men in three daies, with putrifieng their wounds, and producing maggots

into them; howbeit, they maie be all healed with diligence, he ruleth

nine and twentie legions.

♦_Vepar._♦

_Sabnacke, [*]alias Salmac_, is a great marquesse and a strong, he

commeth foorth as an armed soldier with a lions head, sitting on a

pale horsse, he dooth marvelouslie change mans forme and favor, he

buildeth high towres full of weapons, and also castels and cities;

he inflicteth men thirtie daies with wounds both rotten and full of

maggots, at the exorcists commandement, he provideth good familiars,

and hath dominion over fiftie legions.

♦_Sabnacke._♦

_Sidonay, [*]alias Asmoday_, a great king, strong and mightie, he is

seene with three heads, whereof the first is like a bull, the second

like a man, the third like a ram, he hath a serpents taile, he belcheth

flames out of his mouth, he hath feete like a goose, he sitteth on

an infernall dragon, he carrieth a lance and a flag in his hand, he

goeth before others, which are under the power of _Amaymon_. When the

conjuror exerciseth this office, let him be abroad, let him be warie

and standing on his feete; if his cap be on his head, he will cause all

his dooings to be bewraied, which if he doo not, the exorcist shalbe

deceived by _Amaymon_ in everie thing. But so soone as he seeth him

in the forme aforesaid, he shall call him by his name, saieng; Thou

art _Asmoday_: he will not denie it, and by and by he boweth downe to

the ground; he giveth the ring of vertues, he absolutelie teacheth

geometrie, arythmetike, astronomie, and handicrafts. To all demands he

answereth fullie and trulie, he maketh a man invisible, he sheweth the

places where treasure lieth, and gardeth it, if it be among the legions

of _Amaymon_, he hath under his power seventie two legions.

♦_Sidonay._♦

_Gaap, [*]alias Tap_, a great president and a prince, he appeareth in

a meridionall signe, and when he taketh humane shape he is the guide

of the foure principall kings, as mightie as _Bileth_. There were

certeine necromancers that offered sacrifices and burnt offerings unto

him; and to call him up, they exercised an art, saieng that _Salomon_

the wise made it. Which is false: for it was rather _Cham_, the

sonne of _Noah_, who after the floud began first to invocate wicked

spirits. He invocated _Bileth_, and made an art in his name, and

a booke which is knowne to manie mathematicians. There were burnt

offerings and sacrifices made, and gifts given, and much wickednes

wrought by the exorcists, who mingled therewithall the holie names

of God, the which in that art are everie where expressed. Marie

there is an epistle of those names written by _Salomon_, as also

write _Helias Hierosolymitanus_ and _Helisæus_. It is to be noted,

that if anie exorcist have the art of _Bileth_, and cannot make him

stand before him, nor see him, I may not bewraie how and declare the

meanes to conteine him, bicause it is abhomination, and for that I

have learned nothing from _Salomon_ of his dignitie and office. But

yet I will not hide this; to wit, that he maketh a man woonderfull in

philosophie and all the liberall sciences: he maketh love, hatred,

insensibilitie,[†] invisibilitie, consecration,[‡] and consecration

of those things that are belonging unto the domination of _Amaymon_,

and delivereth familiars out of the possession of other conjurors,

answering truly and perfectly of things present, past, & to come, &

transferreth men most speedilie into other nations, he ruleth sixtie

six legions, & was of the order of potestats.

♦_Gaap._♦

♦Who was the first necromancer.♦

♦[†] [Not in Wier]♦

♦[‡] [Press duplication]♦

_Shax, [*]alias Scox_, is a darke and a great marquesse, like unto

a storke, with a hoarse and subtill voice: he dooth marvellouslie

take awaie the sight, hearing, and understanding of anie man, at the

commandement of the conjuror: he taketh awaie monie out of everie

kings house, and carrieth it backe after 1200. yeares, if he be

commanded,[†] he is a horssestealer, he is thought to be faithfull

in all commandements: and although he promise to be obedient to the

conjuror in all things; yet is he not so, he is a lier, except he

be brought into a triangle, and there he speaketh divinelie, and

telleth of things which are hidden, and not kept of wicked spirits, he

promiseth good familiars, which are accepted if they be not deceivers,

he hath thirtie legions.

♦_Shax._♦

♦[*] [_Ital._]♦

[†] [: in Wier]

_Procell_ is a great and a strong duke, appearing in the shape of

an angell, but speaketh verie darklie of things hidden, he teacheth

geometrie and all the liberall arts, he maketh great noises, and

causeth the waters to rore, where are none, he warmeth waters, and

distempereth bathes at certeine times, as the exorcist appointeth him,

he was of the order of potestats, and hath fourtie eight legions under

his power.

♦_Procell._ [_Pucel_, Wier]♦

_Furcas_ is a knight and commeth foorth in the similitude of a cruell

man, with a long beard and a hoarie head, he sitteth on a pale horsse,

carrieng in his hand a sharpe weapon, he perfectlie teacheth practike

philosophie, rhetorike, logike, astronomie, chiromancie, pyromancie,

and their parts: there obeie him twentie legions.

♦_Furcas._♦

_Murmur_ is a great duke and an earle, appearing in the shape of a

souldier, riding on a griphen, with a dukes crowne on his head; there

go before him two of his ministers, with great trumpets, he teacheth

philosophie absolutelie, he constraineth soules to come before the

exorcist, to answer what he shall aske them, he was of the order

partlie of thrones, and partlie of angels, [†]and ruleth thirtie

legions.

♦_Murmur._♦

♦[†] [and, etc., not in Wier]♦

_Caim_ is a great president, taking the forme of a thrush, but when he

putteth on mans shape, he answereth in burning ashes, carrieng in his

hand a most sharpe swoord, he maketh the best disputers, he giveth men

the understanding of all birds, of the lowing of bullocks, and barking

of dogs, and also of the sound and noise of waters, he answereth best

of things to come, he was of the order of angels, and ruleth thirtie

legions of divels.

♦_Caim._♦

_Raum_, or _Raim_ is a great earle, he is seene as a crowe, but when

he putteth on humane shape, at the commandement of the exorcist,

he stealeth woonderfullie out of the kings house, and carrieth it

whether he is assigned, he destroieth cities, and hath great despite

unto dignities, he knoweth things present, past, and to come, and

reconcileth freends and foes, he was of the order of thrones, and

governeth thirtie legions.

♦_Raum._♦

_Halphas_ is a great earle, and commeth abroad like a storke, with

a hoarse voice, he notablie buildeth up townes full of munition and

weapons, he sendeth men of warre to places appointed, and hath under

him six and twentie legions.

♦_Halphas._♦

_Focalor_ is a great duke comming foorth as a man, with wings like

a griphen, he killeth men, and drowneth them in the waters, and

overturneth ships of warre, commanding and ruling both winds and

seas. And let the conjuror note, that if he bid him hurt no man, he

willinglie consenteth thereto: he hopeth after 1000. yeares to returne

to the seventh throne, but he is deceived, he hath three legions.

♦_Focalor._♦

_Vine_ is a great king and an earle, he showeth himselfe as a lion,

riding on a blacke horsse, and carrieth a viper in his hand, he gladlie

buildeth large towres, he throweth downe stone walles, and maketh

waters rough. At the commandement of the exorcist he answereth of

things hidden, of witches, and of things present, past, and to come.

♦_Vine._♦

_Bifrons_ is seene in the similitude of a monster, when he taketh

the image of a man, he maketh one woonderfull cunning in astrologie,

absolutelie declaring the mansions of the planets, he dooth the like

in geometrie, and other admesurements, he perfectlie understandeth the

strength and vertue of hearbs, pretious stones, and woods, he changeth

dead bodies from place to place, he seemeth to light candles upon the

sepulchres of the dead, and hath under him six and twentie legions.

♦_Bifrons._♦

_Gamigin_ is a great marquesse, and is seene in the forme of a little

horsse, when he taketh humane shape he speaketh with a hoarse voice,

disputing of all liberall sciences; he bringeth also to passe, that

the soules, which are drowned in the sea, or which dwell in purgatorie

(which is called _Cartagra_, that is, affliction of soules) shall take

aierie bodies, and evidentlie appeare and answer to interrogatories at

the conjurors commandement; he tarrieth with the exorcist, untill he

have accomplished his desire, and hath thirtie legions under him.

♦_Gamigin._♦

_Zagan_ is a great king and a president, he commeth abroad like a bull,

with griphens wings, but when he taketh humane shape, he maketh men

wittie, he turneth all mettals into the coine of that dominion, and

turneth water into wine, and wine into water, he also turneth bloud

into wine, & wine into bloud, & a foole into a wise man, he is head of

thirtie and three legions.

♦_Zagan._♦

_Orias_ is a great marquesse, and is seene as a lion riding on a strong

horsse, with a serpents taile, and carrieth in his right hand two great

serpents hissing, he knoweth the mansion of planets, and perfectlie

teacheth the vertues of the starres, he transformeth men, he giveth

dignities, prelacies, and confirmations, and also the favour of freends

and foes, and hath under him thirtie legions.

♦_Orias._♦

_Valac_ is a great president, and commeth abroad with angels wings

like a boie, riding on a twoheaded dragon, he perfectlie answereth of

treasure hidden, and where serpents may be seene, which he delivereth

into the conjurors hands, void of anie force or strength, and hath

dominion over thirtie legions of divels.

♦_Valac._♦

_Gomory_ a strong and a mightie duke, he appeareth like a faire woman,

with a duchesse crownet about hir midle, riding on a camell, he

answereth well and truelie of things present, past, and to come, and

of treasure hid, and where it lieth: he procureth the love of women,

especiallie of maids, and hath six and twentie legions.

♦_Gomory._♦

_Decarabia_ or _Carabia_, he commeth like a ⚹ and knoweth the

force of herbes and pretious stones, and maketh all birds flie before

the exorcist, and to tarrie with him, as though they were tame, and

that they shall drinke and sing, as their maner is, and hath thirtie

legions.

♦_Decarabia._♦

_Amduscias_ a great and a strong duke, he commeth foorth as an

unicorne, when he standeth before his maister in humane shape, being

commanded, he easilie bringeth to passe, that trumpets and all musicall

instruments may be heard and not seene, and also that trees shall bend

and incline, according to the conjurors will, he is excellent among

familiars, and hath nine and twentie legions.

♦_Amduscias._♦

_Andras_ is a great marquesse, and is seene in an angels shape with a

head like a blacke night raven, riding upon a blacke and a verie strong

woolfe, flourishing with a sharpe sword in his hand, he can kill the

maister, the servant, and all assistants, he is author of discords, and

ruleth thirtie legions.

♦_Andras._♦

_Andrealphus_ is a great marquesse, appearing as a pecocke, he raiseth

great noises, and in humane shape perfectlie teacheth geometrie, and

all things belonging to admeasurements, he maketh a man to be a subtill

disputer, and cunning in astronomie, and transformeth a man into the

likenes of a bird, and there are under him thirtie legions.

♦_Andrealphus._♦

_Ose_ is a great president, and commeth foorth like a leopard, and

counterfeting to be a man, he maketh one cunning in the liberall

sciences, he answereth truelie of divine and secret things, he

transformeth a mans shape, and bringeth a man to that madnes, that he

thinketh himselfe to be that which he is not; as that he is a king or

a pope, or that he weareth a crowne on his head, _Durátque id regnum

[†]ad horam_.

♦_Ose._♦

♦[†] [Wier has no _ad_]♦

_Aym_ or _Haborim_ is a great duke and a strong, he commeth foorth with

three heads, the first like a serpent, the second like a man having two

⚹ the third like a cat, he rideth on a viper, carrieng in his hand a

light fier brand, with the flame whereof castels and cities are fiered,

he maketh one wittie everie kind of waie, he answereth truelie of

privie matters, and reigneth over twentie six legions.

♦_Aym._♦

_Orobas_ is a great prince, he commeth foorth like a horsse, but

when he putteth on him a mans idol, he talketh of divine vertue, he

giveth true answers of things present, past, and to come, and of the

divinitie, and of the creation, he deceiveth none, nor suffereth anie

to be tempted, he giveth dignities and prelacies, and the favour of

freends and foes, and hath rule over twentie legions.

♦_Orobas._♦

_Vapula_ is a great duke and a strong, he is seene like a lion with

griphens wings, he maketh a man subtill and wonderfull in handicrafts,

philosophie, and in sciences conteined in bookes, and is ruler over

thirtie six legions.

♦_Vapula._♦

_Cimeries_ is a great marquesse and a strong, ruling in the parts of

_Aphrica_; he teacheth perfectlie grammar, logicke, and rhetorike, he

discovereth treasures and things hidden, he bringeth to passe, that a

man shall seeme with expedition to be turned into a soldier, he rideth

upon a great blacke horsse, and ruleth twentie legions.

♦_Cimeries._♦

_Amy_ is a great president, and appeareth in a flame of fier, but

having taken mans shape, he maketh one marvelous in astrologie, and

in all the liberall sciences, he procureth excellent familiars, he

bewraieth treasures preserved by spirits, he hath the governement of

thirtie six legions, he is partlie of the order of angels, partlie of

potestats, he hopeth after a thousand two hundreth yeares to returne to

the seventh throne: which is not credible.

♦_Amy._♦

_Flauros_ a strong duke, is seene in the forme of a terrible strong

leopard, in humane shape, he sheweth a terrible countenance, and fierie

eies, he answereth trulie and fullie of things present, past, and to

come; if he be in a triangle,[†] he lieth in all things [‡]and

deceiveth in other things, and beguileth in other busines, he gladlie

talketh of the divinitie, and of the creation of the world, and of the

fall; he is constrained by divine vertue, and so are all divels or

spirits, to burne and destroie all the conjurors adversaries. And if he

be commanded, he suffereth the conjuror not to be tempted, and he hath

twentie legions under him.

♦_Flauros._♦

[†] [? transpose ;—,]

[‡] [an erroneous duplication of next clause]

_Balam_ is a great and a terrible king, he commeth foorth with three

heads, the first of a bull, the second of a man, the third of a ram, he

hath a serpents taile, and flaming eies, riding upon a furious beare,

and carrieng a hawke on his fist, he speaketh with a hoarse voice,

answering perfectlie of things present, past, and to come, hee maketh a

man invisible and wise, hee governeth fourtie legions, and was of the

order of dominations.

♦_Balam._♦

_Allocer_ is a strong duke and a great, he commeth foorth like a

soldier, riding on a great horsse, he hath a lions face, verie red,

and with flaming eies, he speaketh with a big voice, he maketh a

man woonderfull in astronomie, and in all the liberall sciences, he

bringeth good familiars, and ruleth thirtie six legions.

♦_Allocer._♦

_Saleos_ is a great earle, he appeareth as a gallant soldier, riding on

a crocodile, and weareth a dukes crowne, peaceable, &c.

♦_Saleos._♦

_Vuall_ is a great duke and a strong, he is seene as a great and

terrible dromedarie, but in humane forme, he soundeth out in a base

voice the _Ægyptian_ toong. This man above all other procureth the

especiall love of women, and knoweth things present, past, and to

come, procuring the love of freends and foes, he was of the order of

potestats, and governeth thirtie seven legions.

♦_Vuall._♦

_Haagenti_ is a great president, appearing like a great bull, having

the wings of a griphen, but when he taketh humane shape, he maketh

a man wise in everie thing, he changeth all mettals into gold, and

changeth wine and water the one into the other, and commandeth as manie

legions as _Zagan_.

♦_Haagenti._♦

_Phœnix_ is a great marquesse, appearing like the bird _Phœnix_, having

a childs voice: but before he standeth still before the conjuror, he

singeth manie sweet notes. Then the exorcist with his companions must

beware he give no eare to the melodie, but must by and by bid him put

on humane shape; then will he speake marvellouslie of all woonderfull

sciences. He is an excellent poet, and obedient, he hopeth to returne

to the seventh throne after a thousand two hundreth yeares, and

governeth twentie legions.

♦_Phœnix._♦

_Stolas_ is a great prince, appearing in the forme of a nightraven,

before the exorcist, he taketh the image and shape of a man, and

teacheth astronomie, absolutelie understanding the vertues of herbes

and pretious stones; there are under him twentie six legions.

♦_Stolas._♦

¶ _Note that a legion is 6 6 6 6. and now by multiplication

count how manie legions doo arise out of

everie particular._

♦This was the work of one T. R. written in faire letters

of red & blacke upō parchment, and made by him, Ann. 1570. to the

maintenance of his living, the edifieng of the poore, and the glorie of

gods holie name: as he himselfe saith.♦

✠ _Secretum secretorum,

The secret of secrets;

Tu operans sis secretus horum,[*]

Thou that workst them, be secret in them._

♦[*] [The Lat: Rom.]♦

The third Chapter.

_The houres wherin principall divels may be bound, to wit, raised

and restrained from dooing of hurt._

_Amaymon_ king of the east, _Gorson_ king of the south, _Zimimar_ king

of the north, _Goap_ king and prince of the west, may be bound from

the third houre, till noone, and from the ninth houre till evening.

Marquesses may be bound from the ninth houre till compline, and from

compline till the end of the daie. Dukes maybe bound from the first

houre till noone; and cleare wether is to be observed. Prelates may be

bound in anie houre of the daie. Knights from daie dawning, till sunne

rising; or from evensong, till the sunne set. A President may not be

bound in anie houre of the daie, except the king, whome he obeieth, be

invocated; nor in the shutting of the evening. Counties or erles may be

bound at anie houre of the daie, so it be in the woods or feelds, where

men resort not.

The fourth Chapter.

_The forme of adjuring or citing of the spirits aforesaid to arise

and appeare._

When you will have anie spirit, you must know his name and office; you

must also fast,[*] and be cleane from all pollusion, three or foure

daies before; so will the spirit be the more obedient unto you. Then

make a circle, and call up the spirit with great intention, and holding

a ring in your hand, rehearse in your owne name, and your companions

(for one must alwaies be with you) this praier following, and so no

spirit shall annoie you, and your purpose shall take effect. [†]And

note how this agreeth with popish charmes and conjurations.

♦[*] [fast _not in Wier_]♦

♦[†] [This not in Wier]♦

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the ✠ father ✠ and the sonne ✠ and

the Holie-ghost ✠ holie trinitie and unseparable unitie, I call upon

thee, that thou maiest be my salvation and defense, and the protection

of my bodie and soule, and of all my goods[*] through the vertue of thy

holie crosse, and through the vertue of thy passion, I beseech thee

O Lord Jesus Christ, by the merits of thy blessed mother S. _Marie_,

and of all thy saints, that thou give me grace and divine power over

all the wicked spirits, so as which of them soever I doo call by name,

they may come by and by from everie coast, and accomplish my will, that

they neither be hurtfull nor fearefull unto me, but rather obedient

and diligent about me. And through thy vertue streightlie commanding

them, let them fulfill my commandements, Amen. Holie, holie, holie,

Lord God of sabboth, which wilt come to judge the quicke and the dead,

thou which art Α and Ω, first and last, King of kings and Lord of

lords, _Ioth_, _Aglanabrath_, _El_, _Abiel_, _Anathiel_, _Amazim_,

_Sedomel_, _Gayes_, _Heli_, _Messias_, _Tolimi_, _Elias_, _Ischiros_,

_Athanatos_, _Imas_. By these thy holie names, and by all other I doo

call upon thee, and beseech thee O Lord Jesus Christ, by thy nativitie

and baptisme, by thy crosse and passion, by thine ascension, and by

the comming of the Holie-ghost, by the bitternesse of thy soule when

it departed from thy bodie, by thy five wounds, by the bloud and water

which went out of thy bodie, by thy vertue, by the sacrament which

thou gavest thy disciples the daie before thou sufferedst, by the

holie trinitie, and by the inseparable unitie, by blessed _Marie_ thy

mother, by thine angels, archangels, prophets, patriarchs, and by all

thy saints, and by all the sacraments which are made in thine honour,

I doo worship and beseech thee, I blesse and desire thee, to accept

these praiers, conjurations, and words of my mouth, which I will use. I

require thee O Lord Jesus Christ, that thou give me thy vertue & power

over all thine angels (which were throwne downe from heaven to deceive

mankind) to drawe them to me, to tie and bind them, & also to loose

them, to gather them togither before me, & to command them to doo all

that they can, and that by no meanes they contemne my voice, or the

words of my mouth; but that they obeie me and my saiengs, and feare me.

I beseech thee by thine humanitie, mercie and grace, and I require thee

_Adonay_, _Amay_, _Horta_, _Vege_[†] _dora_, _Mitai_, _Hel_, _Suranat_,

_Ysion_, _Ysesy_,[‡] and by all thy holie names, and by all thine holie

he saints and she saints, by all thine angels and archangels, powers,

dominations, and vertues, and by that name that _Salomon_ did bind the

divels, and shut them up, _Elhrach_,[§] _Ebanher_,[¶] _Agle_, _Goth_,

_Ioth_, _Othie_, _Venoch_, _Nabrat_, and by all thine holie names which

are written in this booke, and by the vertue of them all, that thou

enable me to congregate all thy spirits throwne downe from heaven,

that they may give me a true answer of all my demands, and that they

satisfie all my requests, without the hurt of my bodie or soule, or any

thing else that is mine, through our Lord Jesus Christ thy sonne, which

liveth and reigneth with thee in the unitie of the Holie-ghost, one God

world without end.

♦[*] [goods. Through, _Wier_]♦

♦Note what names are attributed unto Christ by the conjuror in this his

exorcising exercise.♦

♦What wonderfull force conjurors doo beleeve cōsisteth in these forged

names of Christ.♦

♦[†] [_Vigedara_, Wier]♦

♦[‡] [_Ysyesy_, Wier]♦

♦[§] [_Elhroch_, Wier]♦

♦[¶] [_eban her_, Wier]♦

Oh father omnipotent, oh wise sonne, oh Holie-ghost, the searcher of

harts, oh you three in persons, one true godhead in substance, which

didst spare _Adam_ and _Eve_ in their sins; and oh thou sonne, which

diedst for their sinnes a most filthie death, susteining it upon the

holie crosse; oh thou most mercifull, when I flie unto thy mercie, and

beseech thee by all the means I can, by these the holie names of thy

sonne; to wit, Α and Ω, and all other his names, grant me thy vertue

and power, that I may be able to cite before me, thy spirits which were

throwne downe from heaven, & that they may speake with me, & dispatch

by & by without delaie, & with a good will, & without the hurt of

my bodie, soule, or goods, &c: as is conteined in the booke called

_Annulus Salomonis_.

Oh great and eternall vertue of the highest, which through disposition,

these being called to judgement, [*]_Vaicheon_, _Stimulamaton_,

_Esphares_, _Tetragrammaton_, _Olioram_, [†]_Cryon_, _Esytion_,

_Existion_, _Eriona_, _Onela_, _Brasim_, _Noym_, _Messias_, _Soter_,

_Emanuel_, _Sabboth_, _Adonay_, I worship thee, I invocate thee, I

[‡]imploie thee with all the strength of my mind, that by thee, my

present praiers, consecrations, and conjurations be hallowed: and

whersoever wicked spirits are called, in the vertue of thy names, they

may come togither from everie coast, and diligentlie fulfill the will

of me the exorcist. [§]_Fiat, fiat, fiat, Amen._

♦[*] [Rom.]♦

♦[†] [_irion_, Wier]♦

♦[‡] [implore, _Wier_]♦

♦[§] [_Ital._]♦

The fift Chapter.

_A confutation of the manifold vanities conteined in the precedent

chapters, speciallie of commanding of divels._

He that can be persuaded that these things are true, or wrought

indeed according to the assertion of couseners, or according to the

supposition of witchmongers & papists, may soone be brought to beleeve

that the moone is made of greene cheese. You see in this which is

called _Salomons_ conjuration, there is a perfect inventarie registred

of the number of divels, of their names, of their offices, of their

personages, of their qualities, of their powers, of their properties,

of their kingdomes, of their governments, of their orders, of their

dispositions, of their subjection, of their submission, and of the

waies to bind or loose them; with a note what wealth, learning,

office, commoditie, pleasure, &c: they can give, and may be forced

to yeeld in spight of their harts, to such (forsooth) as are cunning

in this art: of whome yet was never seene any rich man, or at least

that gained any thing that waie; or any unlearned man, that became

learned by that meanes; or any happie man, that could with the helpe

of this art either deliver himselfe, or his freends, from adversitie,

or adde unto his estate any point of felicitie: yet these men, in all

worldlie happinesse, must needs exceed all others; if such things

could be by them accomplished, according as it is presupposed. For if

they may learne of _Marbas_, all secrets, and to cure all diseases;

and of _Furcas_, wisdome, and to be cunning in all mechanicall arts;

and to change anie mans shape, of _Zepar_: if _Bune_ can make them

rich and eloquent, if _Beroth_ can tell them of all things, present,

past, and to come; if _Asmodaie_ can make them go invisible and shew

them all hidden treasure; if _Salmacke_ will afflict whom they list,

& _Allocer_ can procure them the love of any woman; if _Amy_ can

provide them excellent familiars, if _Caym_ can make them understand

the voice of all birds and beasts, and _Buer_ and _Bifrons_ can make

them live long; and finallie, if _Orias_ could procure unto them

great friends, and reconcile their enimies, & they in the end had all

these at commandement; should they not live in all worldlie honor and

felicitie? whereas contrariwise they lead their lives in all obloquie,

miserie, and beggerie, and in fine come to the gallowes; as though they

had chosen unto themselves the spirit _Valefer_, who they saie bringeth

all them with whom he entreth into familiaritie, to no better end than

the gibet or gallowes. But before I proceed further to the confutation

of this stuffe, I will shew other conjurations, devised more latelie,

and of more authoritie; wherein you shall see how fooles are trained

to beleeve these absurdities, being woone by little and little to such

credulitie. For the author heereof beginneth, as though all the cunning

of conjurors were derived and fetcht from the planetarie motions, and

true course of the stars, celestiall bodies, &c.

♦This is contrarie to the scripture, which saith that everie good gift

commeth from the father of light, &c.♦

♦A breviarie of the inventarie of spirits.♦

♦The authors further purpose in the detection of cōjuring.♦

The vi. Chapter.

_The names of the planets, their characters, togither with the

twelve signes of the zodiake, their dispositions, aspects,

and government, with other observations._

[Illustration:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| Conjunction ☌}{ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽. the characters of the Planets. |

| Sextile ⚹ }{ _Satur. Iupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercu. Luna._ |

| Quadrat □ }{ |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| Trine △}{_Satur. Iupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercu. Luna._ |

| Opposition ☍}{ |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| The twelve signes of the zodiake, their characters |

| and denominations, &c. |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ |

| _Aries_ _Taurus_ _Gemini_ _Cancer_ _Leo_ _Virgo_ |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓ |

|_Libra_ _Scorpio_ _Sagittarius_ _Capricornus_ _Aquarius_ _Pisces._|

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| Their dispositions or inclinations. |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| ♈ ♋ ♉} Good } {♎ ♏ ♑} Evill } { ♒ ♏ ♋} Signes |

| ♓ ♐} signes. } {♒ ♊} signes. } { ♓ ♍} indifferent. |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

| ♈ ♎ ♐ Very good signes. ♑ ♊ ♌ ♉ Very evill signes. |

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

]

_The disposition of the planets._

[Illustration:

+================================================+

| ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ |

+================================================+

|Planets good, ♃♀. Indifferent; ☉☽☿ Euill ♄ ♂|

+=======+======+=====+======+=======+======+=====+

| ♑ ♄ | ♐ | ♏ | ♌ ☉ | ♉ | ♊ | ♋☽|

| ♒ |♓ ♃ | ♈ ♂ | | ♎ ♀ | ♍ ☿ | |

+==============+=========+=+======+==============+

| |♈|♂ |☉♃| |♉|♀☽| |

| A fierie +--+--+---+ +--+---+ An earthie |

| Triplicitie. |♌|☉| ♃ | |♍|☿ | Triplicitie. |

| +--+--+---+ +--+---+ |

| |♐|♃| ☉ | |♑|♄♂| |

+==============+=========+=+======+==============+

| |♋|☽♃♀ | |♊| ☿ | |

| A waterie +--+--+---+ +--+---+ An aierie |

| Triplicitie. |♏| ♂ | |♎|♀♄♃| Triplicitie. |

| +--+--+---+ +--+---+ |

| |♓|♃☽♀ | |♒|♄ ♃| |

+==============+========+=+========+==============+

]

_The aspects of the planets._

☌Is the best aspect, with good planets, and woorst with evill.

⚹ Is a meane aspect in goodnesse or badnesse.

△ Is verie good in aspect to good planets, & hurteth not in evill.

□ This aspect is of enimitie not full perfect.

☍This aspect is of enimitie most perfect.

♦The five planetarie aspects:

Conjunct.

Sextil.

Trine.

Quartil.

Opposit.♦

_How the daie is divided or distinguished._

A daie naturall is the space of foure and twentie houres, accounting

the night withall, and beginneth at one of the clocke after midnight.

An artificiall daie is that space of time, which is betwixt the rising

and falling of the ☉ &c. All the rest is night, & beginneth at the ☉

rising.

Hereafter followeth a table, showing how the daie and the

night is divided by houres, and reduced to the regiment of the

planets.

_The division of the daie, and the planetarie

regiment._

[Illustration:

+-----+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

| day |lord| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|

+-----+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

| day |lord|☉| ♀| ☿|☾|♄|♃| ♂|☉| ♀| ☿|☾|♄|

| day |lord|☾|♄| ♃| ♂|☉| ♀|☿|☾| ♄|♃| ♂|☉|

| day |lord| ♂|☉| ♀| ☿|☾|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|☾|

| day |lord|☿|☾| ♄|♃| ♂|☉| ♀|☿| ☾|♄|♃| ♂|

| day |lord|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|☾|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|

| day |lord|☿| ♀| ☾|♄|♃| ♂|☉| ♀|☿| ☾|♄|♃|

| day |lord|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|☾|♄| ♃| ♂|☉| ♀|

+-----+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

]

_The division of the night, and the planetarie

regiment._

[Illustration:

+-----+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|night|lord| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|

+-----+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|night|lord|♃| ♂|☉| ♀| ☿|☾|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|

|night|lord| ♀|☿|☾|♄| ♃| ♂|☉| ♀|☿| ☾|♄|♃|

|night|lord|♄|♃| ♂|☉| ♀| ☿|☾|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|

|night|lord|☉| ♀|☿|☾| ♄|♃| ♂|☉| ♀| ☿|☾|♄|

|night|lord|☾|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|☾|♄| ♃| ♂|☉|

|night|lord| ♂|☉|☿|☾| ♄| ♂|♃|☉| ♀| ☾| ♀|☿|

|night|lord|☿|☾|♄|♃| ♂| ☉| ♀|☿|☾| ♄|♃| ♂|

+-----+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

]

The seventh Chapter.

_The characters of the angels of the seaven daies, with their names:

of figures, seales and periapts._

[Illustration:

+------------------------------------------+

| Michael [Symbols] ☉ ♌ |

| Gabriel [Symbols] ☽ ♋ |

| Samael [Symbols] ♂ ♈ ♏ |

| Raphael [Symbols] ☿ ♊ ♍ |

| Sachiel [Symbols] ♃ ♐ ♓ |

| Anael [Symbols] ♀ ♉ ♎ |

| Cassiel _vel gaphriel_ [Symbols] ♄ ♑ ♒ |

+------------------------------------------+

{ _These figures are called the seales of the earth, without the }

{ which no spirit will appeere, except thou have them with thee._ }

]

♦[1st ed. _ve_]♦

[Illustration:

[SYMBOL 1] | [SYMBOL 2]

|

Who so beareth this | Who so beareth this

signe about him, all | signe about him, let

spirits shall do him | him feare no fo, but

homage. | feare GOD.

]

♦[fo = foe]♦

The eight Chapter.

_An experiment of the dead._

First fast and praie three daies, and absteine thee from all

filthinesse; go to one that is new buried, such a one as killed

himselfe or destroied himselfe wilfullie: or else get thee promise of

one that shalbe hanged, and let him sweare an oth to thee, after his

bodie is dead, that his spirit shall come to thee, and doo thee true

service, at thy commandements, in all daies, houres, and minuts. And

let no persons see thy doings, but thy [*]fellow. And about eleven

a clocke in the night, go to the place where he was buried, and saie

with a bold faith & hartie desire, to have the spirit come that thou

doost call for, thy fellow having a candle in his left hand, and in

his right hand a christall stone, and saie these words following, the

maister having a hazell wand in his right hand, and these names of God

written thereupon, [†]_Tetragrammaton ✠ Adonay ✠ Agla ✠ Craton ✠_

Then strike three strokes on the ground, and saie: Arise _N._ Arise

_N._ Arise _N._ I conjure thee spirit _N._ by the resurrection of our

Lord Jesu Christ, that thou doo obey to my words, and come unto me this

night verelie and trulie, as thou beleevest to be saved at the daie

of judgement. And I will sweare to thee an oth, by the perill of my

soule, that if thou wilt come to me, and appeare to me this night, and

shew me true visions in this christall stone, and fetch me the fairie

_Sibylia_, that I may talke with hir visiblie, and she may come before

me, as the conjuration leadeth: and in so dooing, I will give thee an

almesse deed, and praie for thee _N._ to my Lord God, wherby thou

maiest be restored to thy salvation at the resurrection daie, to be

received as one of the elect of God, to the everlasting glorie, Amen.

♦Conjuring for a dead spirit.♦

♦[*] For the cousenor (the conjuror I should saie) can do nothing to

any purpose without his cōfederate.♦

♦[†] [Rom.]♦

♦Note that numerus ternarius, which is counted mysticall, be observed.♦

♦_Ex inferno nulla redemptio_, saith the scripture: _Ergo_ you lie

quoth Nota.♦

The maister standing at the head of the grave, his fellow having in

his hands the candle and the stone, must begin the conjuration as

followeth, and the spirit will appeare to you in the christall stone,

in a faire forme of a child of twelve yeares of age. And when he is in,

feele the stone, and it will be hot; and feare nothing, for he or shee

will shew manie delusions, to drive you from your worke. Feare God, but

feare him not. This is to constraine him, as followeth.

I conjure thee spirit _N._ by the living God, the true God, and by the

holie God, and by their vertues and powers which have created both thee

and me, and all the world. I conjure thee _N._ by these holie names

of God, [*]_Tetragrammaton ✠ Adonay ✠ Algramay ✠ Saday ✠ Sabaoth ✠

Planaboth ✠ Panthon ✠ Craton ✠ Neupmaton ✠ Deus ✠ Homo ✠ Omnipotens ✠

Sempiturnus ✠ Ysus ✠ Terra ✠ Unigenitus ✠ Salvator ✠ Via ✠ Vita ✠ Manus

✠ Fons ✠ Origo ✠ Filius ✠_ And by their vertues and powers, and by all

their names, by the which God gave power to man, both to speake or

thinke; so by their vertues and powers I conjure thee spirit _N._ that

now immediatlie thou doo appeare in this christall stone, visiblie to

me and to my fellow, without anie tarrieng or deceipt. I conjure thee

_N._ by the excellent name of Jesus Christ A and Ω. the first and the

last. For this holie name of Jesus is above all names: for in this name

of Jesus everie knee dooth bow and obeie, both of heavenlie things,

earthlie things, and infernall. And everie toong doth confesse, that

our Lord Jesus Christ is in the glorie of the father: neither is there

anie other name given to man, whereby he must be saved. Therefore in

the name of Jesus of Nazareth, and by his nativitie, resurrection, and

ascension, and by all that apperteineth unto his passion, and by their

vertues and powers I conjure thee spirit _N._ that thou doo appeare

visiblie in this christall stone to me, and to my fellow, without

anie dissimulation. I conjure thee _N._ by the bloud of the innocent

lambe Jesus Christ, which was shed for us upon the crosse: for all

those that[†] doo beleeve in the vertue of his bloud, shalbe saved.

I conjure thee _N._ by the vertues and powers of all the riall names

and words of the living God of me pronounced, that thou be obedient

unto me and to my words rehearsed. If thou refuse this to doo, I by the

holie trinitie, and their vertues and powers doo condemne thee thou

spirit _N._ into the place where there is no hope of remedie or rest,

but everlasting horror and paine there dwelling, and a place where is

paine upon paine, dailie, horriblie, and lamentablie, thy paine to be

there augmented as the starres in the heaven, and as the gravell or

sand in the sea: except thou spirit _N._ doo appeare to me and to my

fellow visiblie, immediatlie in this christall stone, and in a faire

forme and shape of a child of twelve yeares of age, and that thou alter

not thy shape, I charge thee upon paine of everlasting condemnation. I

conjure thee spirit _N._ by the golden girdle, which girded the loines

of our Lord Jesus Christ: so thou spirit _N._ be thou bound into the

perpetuall paines of hell fier, for thy disobedience and unreverent

regard, that thou hast to the holie names and words, and his precepts.

I conjure thee _N._ by the two edged sword, which _John_ sawe proceed

out of the mouth of the almightie; and so thou spirit _N._ be torne

and[‡] cut in peeces with that sword, and to be condemned into

everlasting paine, where the fier goeth not out, and where the worme

dieth not. I conjure thee _N._ by the heavens, and by the celestiall

citie of _Jerusalem_, and by the earth and the sea, and by all things

conteined in them, and by their vertues & powers. I conjure thee

spirit _N._ by the obedience that thou doost owe unto the principall

prince. And except thou spirit _N._ doo come and appeare in this

christall stone visiblie in my presence, here immediatlie as it is

aforesaid. Let the great cursse of God, the anger of God, the shadowe

and darknesse of death, and of eternall condemnation be upon thee

spirit _N._ for ever and ever; bicause thou hast denied thy faith, thy

health, & salvation. For thy great disobedience, thou art worthie to

be condemned. Therefore let the divine trinitie, thrones, dominions,

principats, potestats, virtutes, cherubim and seraphim, and all the

soules of saints, both of men and women, condemne thee for ever, and

be a witnesse against thee at the daie of judgement, bicause of thy

disobedience. And let all creatures of our Lord Jesus Christ, saie

thereunto; _Fiat, fiat, fiat_: Amen.

♦[*] [Rom.]♦

♦[†] _Dæmones credendo contremiscunt._♦

♦A heavie sentence denounced of the conjuror against the spirit in case

of disobedience, contempt, or negligence.♦

♦[‡] How can that be, when a spirit hath neither flesh, bloud, nor

bones?♦

And when he is appeared in the christall stone, as is said before,

bind him with this bond as followeth; to wit, I conjure thee spirit

_N._ that art appeared to me in this christall stone, to me and to

my fellow; I conjure thee by[*] all the riall words aforesaid, the

which did constraine thee to appeare therein, and their vertues; I

charge thee spirit by them all, that thou shalt not depart out of this

christall stone, untill my will being fulfilled, thou be licenced to

depart. I conjure and bind thee spirit _N._ by that omnipotent God,

which commanded the angell S. _Michael_ to drive _Lucifer_ out of the

heavens with a sword of vengeance, and to fall from joy to paine; and

for dread of such paine as he is in, I charge thee spirit _N._ that

thou shalt not go out of the christall stone; nor yet to alter thy

shape at this time, except I command thee otherwise; but to come unto

me at all places, and in all houres and minuts, when and wheresoever

I shall call thee, by the vertue of our Lord Jesus Christ, or by anie

conjuration of words that is written in this booke, and to shew me

and my freends true visions in this christall stone, of anie thing or

things that we would see, at anie time or times: and also to go and to

fetch me the fairie _Sibylia_, that I may talke with hir in all kind

of talke, as I shall call hir by anie conjuration of words conteined

in this booke. I conjure thee spirit _N._ by the great wisedome and

divinitie of his godhead, my will to fulfill, as is aforesaid: I charge

thee upon paine of condemnation, both in this world, and in the world

to come, _Fiat, fiat, fiat_: Amen.

♦[*] The conjuror imputeth the appearing of a spirit by constraint

unto words quoth Nota.♦

This done, go to a place fast by, and in a faire parlor or chamber,

make a circle with chalke, as hereafter followeth: and make another

circle for the fairie _Sibylia_ to appeare in, foure foote from the

circle thou art in, & make no names therein, nor cast anie holie thing

therein, but make a circle round with chalke; & let the maister and

his fellowe sit downe in the first circle, the maister having the

booke in his hand, his fellow having the christall stone in his right

hand, looking in the stone when the fairie dooth appeare. The maister

also must have upon his brest this figure here written in parchment,

and beginne to worke in the new of the ☽ and in the houre of ♃ the ☉

and the ☽ to be in one of inhabiters signes, as ♋ ♐ ♓. This bond as

followeth, is to cause the spirit in the christall stone, to fetch unto

thee the fairie _Sibylia_. All things fulfilled, beginne this bond as

followeth, and be bold, for doubtles they will come before thee, before

the conjuration be read seven times.

[Illustration:

✠ ✠ ✠

_Sorthie, Sorthia,

Sorthios._

]

I conjure thee spirit _N._ in this christall stone, by God the father,

by God the sonne Jesus Christ, and by God the Holie-ghost, three

persons and one God, and by their vertues. I conjure thee spirit, that

thou doo go in peace, and also to come againe to me quicklie, and to

bring with thee into that circle appointed, _Sibylia_ fairie, that I

may talke with hir in those matters that shall be to hir honour and

glorie; and so I charge thee declare unto hir. I conjure thee spirit

_N._ by the bloud of the innocent lambe, the which redeemed all the

world; by the vertue thereof I charge thee thou spirit in the christall

stone, that thou doo declare unto hir this message. Also I conjure

thee spirit _N._ by all angels and archangels, thrones, dominations,

principats, potestates, virtutes, cherubim and seraphim, and by their

vertues and powers. I conjure the _N._ that thou doo depart with speed,

and also to come againe with speed, and to bring with thee the fairie

_Sibylia_, to appeare in that circle, before I doo read the conjuration

in this booke seven times. Thus I charge thee my will to be fulfilled,

upon paine of everlasting condemnation: _Fiat, fiat, fiat_; Amen.

♦And whie might not he doo it himselfe, as well as madam _Sibylia_.♦

Then the figure aforesaid pinned on thy brest, rehearse the words

therein, and saie, _✠ Sorthie ✠ Sorthia ✠ Sorthios ✠_ then beginne your

conjuration as followeth here, and saie; I conjure thee _Sibylia_,

O gentle virgine of fairies, by the mercie of the Holie-ghost, and

by the dreadfull daie of doome, and by their vertues and powers; I

conjure thee _Sibylia_, O gentle virgine of fairies, and by all the

angels of ♃ and their characters and vertues, and by all the spirits

of ♃ and ♀ and their characters and vertues, and by all the characters

that be in the firmament, and by the king and queene of fairies, and

their vertues, and by the faith and obedience that thou bearest unto

them. I conjure thee _Sibylia_ by the bloud that ranne out of the side

of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified, and by the opening of heaven, and

by the renting of the temple, and by the darkenes of the sunne in

the time of his death, and by the rising up of the dead in the time

of his resurrection, and by the virgine _Marie_ mother of our Lord

Jesus Christ, and by the unspeakable name of God, _Tetragrammaton_. I

conjure thee O _Sibylia_, O blessed and beautifull virgine, by all the

riall words aforesaid; I conjure thee _Sibylia_ by all their vertues to

appeare in that circle before me visible, in the forme and shape of a

beautifull woman in a bright and vesture white, adorned and garnished

most faire, and to appeare to me quicklie without deceipt or tarrieng,

and that thou faile not to fulfill my will & desire effectuallie.

For I will choose thee to be my blessed virgine, & will have common

copulation with thee. Therfore make hast & speed to come unto me, and

to appeare as I said before: to whome be honour and glorie for ever and

ever, Amen.

♦The fairie Sibylia conjured to appeare, &c.♦

The which doone and ended, if shee come not, repeate the conjuration

till they doo come: for doubtles they will come. And when she is

appeared, take your censers, and incense hir with frankincense, then

bind hir with the bond as followeth. ¶ I doo conjure thee _Sibylia_,

by God the Father, God the sonne, and God the Holie-ghost, three

persons and one God, and by the blessed virgine _Marie_ mother of our

Lord Jesus Christ, and by all the whole and holie companie of heaven,

and by the dreadfull daie of doome, and by all angels and archangels,

thrones, dominations, principates, potestates, virtutes, cherubim and

seraphim, and their vertues and powers. I conjure thee, and bind thee

_Sibylia_, that thou shalt not depart out of the circle wherein thou

art appeared, nor yet to alter thy shape, except I give thee licence

to depart. I conjure thee _Sibylia_ by the bloud that ranne out of the

side of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified, and by the vertue hereof I

conjure thee _Sibylia_ to come to me, and to appeare to me at all times

visiblie, as the conjuration of words leadeth, written in this booke.

I conjure thee _Sibylia_, O blessed virgine of fairies, by the opening

of heaven, and by the renting of the temple, and by the darknes of the

sunne at the time of his death, and by the rising of the dead in the

time of his glorious resurrection, and by the unspeakable name of God

✠ _Tetragrammaton_ ✠ and by the king and queene of fairies, & by their

vertues I conjure thee _Sibylia_ to appeare, before the conjuration be

read over foure times, and that visiblie to appeare, as the conjuration

leadeth written in this booke, and to give me good counsell at all

times, and to come by treasures hidden in the earth, and all other

things that is to doo me pleasure, and to fulfill my will, without

anie deceipt or tarrieng; nor yet that thou shalt have anie power of

my bodie or soule, earthlie or ghostlie, nor yet to perish so much of

my bodie as one haire of my head. I conjure thee _Sibylia_ by all the

riall words aforesaid, and by their vertues and powers, I charge and

bind thee by the vertue thereof, to be obedient unto me, and to all

the words aforesaid, and this bond to stand betweene thee and me, upon

paine of everlasting condemnation, _Fiat, fiat, fiat_, Amen.

♦The maner of binding the fairie Sibylia at hir appearing.♦

♦If all this will not fetch hir up the divell is a knave.♦

The ninth Chapter.

_A licence for Sibylia to go and come by at all times._

I conjure thee _Sibylia_, which art come hither before me, by the

commandement of thy Lord and mine, that thou shalt have no powers,

in thy going or comming unto me, imagining anie evill in anie maner

of waies, in the earth or under the earth, of evill dooings, to anie

person or persons. I conjure and command thee _Sibylia_ by all the

riall words and vertues that be written in this booke, that thou

shalt not go to the place from whence thou camest, but shalt remaine

peaceablie invisiblie, and looke thou be readie to come unto me, when

thou art called by anie conjuration of words that be written in this

booke, to come (I saie) at my commandement, and to answer unto me

truelie and duelie of all things, my will quicklie to be fulfilled.

_Vade in pace, in nomine patris, & filii, & spiritus sancti._ And the

holie ✠ crosse ✠ be betweene thee and me, or betweene us and you, and

the lion of _Juda_, the roote of _Jesse_, the kindred of _David_, be

betweene thee & me ✠ Christ commeth ✠ Christ commandeth ✠ Christ giveth

power ✠ Christ defend me ✠ and his innocent bloud ✠ from all perils of

bodie and soule, sleeping or waking: _Fiat, fiat_, Amen.

The tenth Chapter.

_To know of treasure hidden in the earth._

Write in paper these characters following, on the saturdaie, in the

houre of ☽, and laie it where thou thinkest treasure to be: if there be

anie, the paper will burne, else not. And these be the characters.

♦This would be much practised if it were not a cousening knacke.♦

[Illustration]

_This is the waie to go invisible by these three sisters of

fairies._

In the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the Holie-ghost.

First go to a faire parlor or chamber, & an even ground, and in no

loft, and from people nine daies; for it is the better: and let all

thy clothing be cleane and sweete. Then make a candle of virgine waxe,

and light it, and make a faire fier of charcoles, in a faire place,

in the middle of the parlor or chamber. Then take faire cleane water,

that runneth against the east, and set it upon the fier: and [*]yer

thou washest thy selfe, saie these words, going about the fier, three

times, holding the candle in the right hand _✠ Panthon ✠ Craton ✠

Muriton ✠ Bisecognaton ✠ Siston ✠ Diaton ✠ Maton ✠ Tetragrammaton ✠

Agla ✠ Agarion ✠ Tegra ✠ Pentessaron ✠ Tendicata ✠_ Then reherse these

names _✠ Sorthie ✠ Sorthia ✠ Sorthios ✠ Milia ✠ Achilia ✠ Sibylia

✠ in nomine patris, & filii, & spiritus sancti_, Amen. I conjure you

three sisters of fairies, _Milia, Achilia, Sibylia_, by the father, by

the sonne, and by the Holie-ghost, and by their vertues and powers,

and by the most mercifull and living God, that will command his angell

to blowe the trumpe at the daie of judgement; and he shall saie, Come,

come, come to judgement; and by all angels, archangels, thrones,

dominations, principats, potestates, virtutes, cherubim and seraphim,

and by their vertues and powers. I conjure you three sisters, by the

vertue of all the riall words aforesaid: I charge you that you doo

appeare before me visiblie, in forme and shape of faire women, in white

vestures, and to bring with you to me, the ring of invisibilitie,

by the which I may go invisible at mine owne will and pleasure, and

that in all houres and minuts: _in nomine patris, & filii, & spiritus

sancti_, Amen. ❈ Being appeared, saie this bond following.

♦[*] [= ere.]♦

♦The three sisters of the fairies, Milia, Achilia, and Sibylia.♦

O blessed virgins ✠ _Milia_ ✠ _Achilia_ ✠ I conjure you in the name

of the father, in the name of the sonne, and in the name of the

Holie-ghost, and by their vertues I charge you to depart from me in

peace, for a time. And _Sibylia_, I conjure thee, by the vertue of

our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the vertue of his flesh and pretious

bloud, that he tooke of our blessed ladie the virgine, and by all the

holie companie in heaven: I charge thee _Sibylia_, by all the vertues

aforesaid, that thou be obedient unto me, in the name of God; that

when, and at what time and place I shall call thee by this foresaid

conjuration written in this booke, looke thou be readie to come

unto me, at all houres and minuts, and to bring unto me the ring of

invisibilitie, whereby I may go invisible at my will and pleasure, and

that at all houres and minuts; _Fiat, fiat_, Amen.

♦The ring of invisibilitie.♦

And if they come not the first night, then doo the same the second

night, and so the third night, untill they doo come: for doubtles they

will come, and lie thou in thy bed, in the same parlor or chamber.

And laie thy right hand out of the bed, and looke thou have a faire

silken kercher bound about thy head, and be not afraid, they will doo

thee no harme. For there will come before thee three faire women, and

all in white clothing; and one of them will put [*]a ring upon thy

finger, wherwith thou shalt go invisible. Then with speed bind them

with the bond aforesaid. When thou hast this ring on thy finger, looke

in a glasse, and thou shalt not see thy selfe. And when thou wilt go

invisible, put it on thy finger, the same finger that they did put it

on, and everie new ☽ renew it againe. For after the first time thou

shalt ever have it, and ever beginne this worke in the new of the ☽ and

in the houre of ♃ and the ☽ in ♋ ♐ ♓.

♦[*] Such a ring it was that advanced Giges to the kingdome of Lydia:

_Plato. lib. 2 de justo_.♦

The eleventh Chapter.

_An experiment following, of Citrael, &c: [*]angeli diei

dominici._

♦[*] [These three words _Ital._]♦

¶ _Saie first the praiers of the angels everie daie, for the

space of seaven daies._

[Illustration:

+-------------+

| Michael. ☉ |

| Gabriel. ☽ |

| Samael. ♂ |

| Raphael. ☿ |

| Sachiel. ♃ |

| Anael. ♀ |

| Cassiel. ♄ |

+-------------+

]

O ye glorious angels written in this square, be you my coadjutors &

helpers in all questions and demands, in all my busines, and other

causes, by him which shall come to judge the quicke and the dead, and

the world by fier. _O angeli gloriosi in hac quadra scripti, estote

coadjutores & auxiliatores in omnibus quæstionibus & interrogationibus,

in omnibus negotiis, cæterísque causis, per eum qui venturus est

judicare vivos & mortuos, & mundum per ignem._

¶ _Saie this praier fasting, called [*]Regina linguæ._

♦[*] O queene or governesse of the toong.♦

_✠ Lemaac ✠ solmaac ✠ elmay ✠ gezagra ✠ raamaasin ✠ ezierego ✠ mial ✠

egziephiaz ✠ Josamin ✠ sabach ✠ ha ✠ aem ✠ re ✠ b ✠ e ✠ sepha ✠ sephar

✠ ramar ✠ semoit ✠ lemaio ✠ pheralon ✠ amic ✠ phin ✠ gergoin ✠ letos ✠

Amin ✠ amin ✠._

In the name of the most pitifullest and mercifullest God of Israel

and of paradise, of heaven and of earth, of the seas and of the

infernalles, by thine omnipotent helpe may performe this worke, which

livest and reignest ever one God world without end, Amen.

O most strongest and mightiest God, without beginning or ending, by thy

clemencie and knowledge I desire, that my questions, worke, and labour

may be fullie and trulie accomplished, through thy worthines, good

Lord, which livest and reignest, ever one God, world without end, Amen.

O holie, patient, and mercifull great God, and to be worshipped, the

Lord of all wisedome, cleare and just; I most hartilie desire thy

holines and clemencie, to fulfill, performe and accomplish this my

whole worke, thorough thy worthines, and blessed power: which livest

and reignest, ever one God, _Per omnia sæcula sæculorum_, Amen.

The twelfe Chapter.

_How to enclose a spirit in a christall stone._

This operation following, is to have a spirit inclosed into a christall

stone or berill glasse, or into anie other like instrument, &c. ¶

First thou in the new of the ☽ being clothed with all new, and fresh,

& cleane araie, and shaven, and that day to fast with bread and water,

and being cleane confessed, saie the seaven[*] psalmes, and the

letanie, for the space of two daies, with this praier following.

♦Observations of clenlinesse, abstinence, and devotion.♦

♦[*] [penitential]♦

I desire thee O Lord God, my mercifull and most loving God, the giver

of all graces, the giver of all sciences, grant that I thy welbeloved

_N._ (although unworthie) may knowe thy grace and power, against all

the deceipts and craftines of divels. And grant to me thy power, good

Lord, to constraine them by this art: for thou art the true, and

livelie, and eternall GOD, which livest and reignest ever one GOD

through all worlds, Amen.

Thou must doo this five daies, and the sixt daie have in a redines,

five bright swords: and in some secret place make one circle, with one

of the said swords. And then write this name, _Sitrael_: which doone,

standing in the circle, thrust in thy sword into that name. And write

againe _Malanthon_, with another sword; and _Thamaor_, with another;

and _Falaur_, with another; and _Sitrami_, with another: and doo as

ye did with the first. All this done, turne thee to _Sitrael_, and

kneeling saie thus, having the christall stone in thine hands.

♦An observation touching the use of the five swords.♦

_O Sitrael_, _Malantha_,[*] _Thamaor_, _Falaur_, and _Sitrami_, written

in these circles, appointed to this worke, I doo conjure and I doo

exorcise you, by the father, by the sonne, and by the Holy-ghost, by

him which did cast you out of paradise, and by him which spake the

word and it was done, and by him which shall come to judge the quicke

and the dead, and the world by fier, that all you five infernall

maisters and princes doo come unto me, to accomplish and to fulfill

all my desire and request, which I shall command you. Also I conjure

you divels, and command you, I bid you, and appoint you, by the Lord

Jesus Christ, the sonne of the most highest God, and by the blessed and

glorious virgine _Marie_, and by all the saints, both of men and women

of God, and by all the angels, archangels, patriarches, and prophets,

apostles, evangelists, martyrs, and confessors, virgins, and widowes,

and all the elect of God. Also I conjure you, and everie of you, ye

infernall kings, by heaven, by the starres, by the ☉ and by the ☽ and

by all the planets, by the earth, fier, aier, and water, and by the

terrestriall paradise, and by all things in them conteined, and by your

hell, and by all the divels in it, and dwelling about it, and by your

vertue and power, and by all whatsoever, and with whatsoever it be,

which maie constreine and bind you. Therefore by all these foresaid

vertues and powers, I doo bind you and constreine you into my will and

power; that you being thus bound, may come unto me in great humilitie,

and to appeare in your circles before me visiblie, in faire forme and

shape of mankind kings, and to obeie unto me in all things, whatsoever

I shall desire, and that you may not depart from me without my licence.

And if you doo against my precepts, I will promise unto you that you

shall descend into the profound deepenesse of the sea, except that you

doo obeie unto me, in the part of the living sonne of God, which liveth

and reigneth in the unitie of the Holie-ghost, by all world of worlds,

Amen.

♦[*] [sic]♦

♦A weightie charge of conjuration upon the five K. of the north.♦

♦A penaltie for not appearing, &c.♦

Saie this true conjuration five courses, and then shalt thou see come

out of the northpart five kings, with a marvelous companie: which when

they are come to the circle, they will allight downe off from their

horsses, and will kneele downe before thee, saieng: Maister, command

us what thou wilt, and we will out of hand be obedient unto thee.

Unto whome thou shall saie; See that ye depart not from me, without

my licence; and that which I will command you to doo, let it be done

trulie, surelie, faithfullie and essentiallie. And then they all will

sweare unto thee to doo all thy will. And after they have sworne, saie

the conjuration immediatlie following.

I conjure, charge, and command you, and everie of you, [*]_Sirrael,

[†]Malanthan, Thamaor, Falaur_, and _Sitrami_, you infernall kings,

to put into this christall stone one spirit learned and expert in all

arts and sciences, by the vertue of this name of God _Tetragrammaton_,

and by the crosse of our Lord Jesu Christ, and by the bloud of the

innocent lambe, which redeemed all the world, and by all their vertues

& powers I charge you, ye noble kings, that the said spirit may teach,

shew, and declare unto me, and to my freends, at all houres and

minuts, both night and daie, the truth of all things, both bodilie

and ghostlie, in this world, whatsoever I shall request or desire,

declaring also to me my verie name. And this I command in your part

to doo, and to obeie thereunto, as unto your owne lord and maister.

That done, they will call a certeine spirit, whom they will command to

enter into the centre of the circled or round christall. Then put the

christall betweene the two circles, and thou shalt see the christall

made blacke.

♦[*] [Sitrael.]♦

♦The five spirits of the north: as you shall see in the type expressed

in pag. 414. next folowing.♦

♦[†] [A third variation]♦

Then command them to command the spirit in the christall, not to

depart out of the stone, till thou give him licence, & to fulfill thy

will for ever. That done, thou shalt see them go upon the christall,

both to answer your requests, & to tarrie your licence. That doone, the

spirits will crave licence: and [*]say; Go ye to your place appointed

of almightie God, in the name of the father, &c. And then take up thy

christall, and looke therein, asking what thou wilt, and it will shew

it unto thee. Let all your circles be nine foote everie waie, & made

as followeth. Worke this worke in ♋ ♏ or ♓ in the houre of the ☽ or

♃. And when the spirit is inclosed, if thou feare him, bind him with

some bond, in such sort as is elsewhere expressed alreadie in this our

treatise.

♦[*] [_i.e._ do thou]♦

_A figure or type proportionall, shewing what forme must be observed

and kept, in making the figure whereby the former secret of inclosing a

spirit in christall is to be accomplished, &c._

♦The names written within the five circles doo signifie the five

infernall kings: _See_ pag. 411. 412. 413.♦

[Illustration: [†]]

♦[†] [A 4th variation]♦

The xiii. Chapter.

_An experiment of Bealphares._

[Illustration:

✠ ✠ ✠

_Homo sacarus,

museo lomeas,

cherubozca._

✠

]

♦The conjurors brestplate.♦

This is proved the noblest carrier that ever did serve anie man upon

the earth, & here beginneth the inclosing of the said spirit, & how to

have a true answer of him, without anie craft or harme; and he will

appeare unto thee in the likenesse of a faire man, or faire woman,

the which spirit will come to thee at all times. And if thou wilt

command him to tell thee of hidden treasures that be in anie place,

he will tell it thee: or if thou wilt command him to bring to thee

gold or silver, he will bring it thee: or if thou wilt go from one

countrie to another, he will beare thee without anie harme of bodie

or soule. Therefore [*]he that will doo this worke, shall absteine

from lecherousnes and dronkennesse, and from false swearing, and doo

all the abstinence that he may doo; and namelie three daies before he

go to worke, and in the third daie, when the night is come, and when

the starres doo shine, and the element faire and cleare, he shall bath

himselfe and his fellowes (if he have anie) all together in a quicke

welspring. Then he must be cloathed in cleane white cloathes, and

he must have another privie place, and beare with him inke and pen,

wherewith he shall write this holy name of God almightie in his right

hand ✠ _Agla_ ✠ & in his left hand this name ✠ [Symbols] ✠ And he must

have a drie thong of a lions or of a harts skin, and make thereof a

girdle, and write the holie names of God all about, and in the end ✠ Α

and Ω ✠ And upon his brest he must have this present figure or marke

written in virgine parchment, as it is here shewed. And it must be

sowed upon a peece of new linnen, and so made fast upon thy brest. And

if thou wilt have a fellow to worke with thee, he must be appointed

in the same maner. You must have also a bright knife that was never

occupied, and he must write on the one side of the blade of the knife

✠ _Agla_ ✠ and on the other side of the knifes blade ✠ [Symbols] ✠ And

with the same knife he must make a circle, as hereafter followeth:

the which is called _Salomons_ circle. When that he is made, go into

the circle, and close againe the place, there where thou wentest in,

with the same knife, and saie; _Per crucis hoc signum ✠ fugiat procul

omne malignum; Et per idem signum ✠ salvetur quodque benignum_,[†]

and make suffumigations to thy selfe, and to thy fellowe or fellowes,

with frankincense, mastike, _lignum aloes_: then put it in wine, and

saie with good devotion, in the worship of the high God almightie,

all together, that he may defend you from all evils. And when he that

is maister will close the spirit, he shall saie towards the east, with

meeke and devout devotion, these psalmes and praiers as followeth here

in order.

♦Salomons circle.♦

♦[*] Memorandum with what vices the cousenor (the conjuror I should

saie) must not be polluted: therfore he must be no knave, &c.♦

♦[†] [translated in 2 ed, see note]♦

¶ _The two and twentieth psalme._

O my God my God, looke upon me, whie hast thou forsaken me, and art

so farre from my health, and from the words of my complaint? ¶ And so

foorth to the end of the same psalme, as it is to be founde in the

booke.

♦Memorandum that you must read the 22. and 51. psalms all over: or else

rehearse them by hart: for these are counted necessarie, &c.♦

_This psalme also following, being the fiftie one psalme, must

be said three times over, &c._

Have mercie upon me, O God, after thy great goodnes, according to the

multitude of thy mercies, doo awaie mine offenses. ¶ And so foorth to

the end of the same psalme, concluding it with, Glorie to the Father

and to the Sonne, and to the Holie-ghost, As it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Then saie this

verse: O Lord leave not my soule with the wicked; nor my life with

the bloudthirstie. Then saie a _Pater noster_ an _Ave Maria_, and a

_Credo_, _& ne nos inducas_. O Lord shew us thy mercie, and we shall be

saved. Lord heare our praier, and let our crie come unto thee. Let us

praie.

O Lord God almightie, as thou warnedst by thine angell, the three kings

of _Cullen_, _Jasper_, _Melchior_, and _Balthasar_, when they came

with worshipfull presents towards _Bethleem_: _Jasper_ brought myrrh;

_Melchior_, incense; _Balthasar_, gold; worshipping the high king

of all the world, Jesus Gods sonne of heaven, the second person in

[*]trinitie, being borne of the holie and cleane virgine S. _Marie_,

queene of heaven, empresse of hell, and ladie of all the world: at

that time the holie angell _Gabriel_ warned and bad the foresaid three

kings, that they should take another waie, for dread of perill, that

_Herod_ the king by his ordinance would have destroied these [†]three

noble kings, that meekelie sought out our Lord and saviour. As wittilie

and truelie as these three kings turned for dread, and tooke another

waie: so wiselie and so truelie, O Lord GOD, of thy mightifull mercie,

blesse us now at this time, for thy blessed passion save us, and keepe

us all together from all evill; and thy holie angell defend us. Let us

praie.

♦[*] [? the]♦

♦[†] Gaspar, Balth[a]sar and Melchior, who followed the starre,

wherin was y^e image of a litle babe bearing a crosse: if _Longa

legēda Coloniæ_ lie not.♦

O Lord, king of all kings, which conteinest the throne of heavens,

and beholdest all deepes, weighest the hilles, and shuttest up with

thy hand the earth; heare us, most meekest GOD, and grant unto us

(being unworthie) according to thy great mercie, to have the veritie

and vertue of knowledge of hidden treasures by this spirit invocated,

through thy helpe O Lord Jesus Christ, to whome be all honour and

glorie, from worlds to worlds everlastinglie, Amen. Then saie these

names _✠ Helie ✠ helyon ✠ esseiere[*] ✠ Deus æternus ✠ eloy ✠

clemens ✠ heloye ✠ Deus sanctus ✠ sabaoth ✠ Deus exercituum ✠ adonay

✠ Deus mirabilis ✠ iao ✠ verax ✠ anepheneton ✠ Deus ineffabilis ✠

sodoy ✠ dominator dominus ✠ ôn fortissimus ✠ Deus ✠ qui_, the which

wouldest be praied unto of sinners: receive (we beseech thee) these

sacrifices of praise, and our meeke praiers, which we unworthie doo

offer unto thy divine majestie. Deliver us, and have mercie upon us,

and prevent with thy holie spirit this worke, and with thy blessed

helpe to followe after; that this our worke begunne of thee, may be

ended by thy mightie power, Amen. Then saie this anon after _✠ Homo ✠

sacarus ✠ museolameas[†] ✠ cherubozca ✠_ being the figure upon thy

brest aforesaid, the girdle about thee, the circle made, blesse the

circle with holie water, and sit downe in the middest, and read this

conjuration as followeth, sitting backe to backe at the first time.

♦[*] [jere. 2nd ed.]♦

♦[†] [Two words, and lomeas in engr.]♦

I exorcise and conjure Bealphares, the practiser and preceptor of

this art, by the maker of heavens and of earth, and by his vertue,

and by his unspeakable name _Tetragrammaton_, and by all the holie

sacraments, and by the holie majestie and deitie of the living God. I

conjure and exorcise thee _Bealphares_ by the vertue of all angels,

archangels, thrones, dominations, principats, potestats, virtutes,

cherubim and seraphim, and by their vertues, and by the most truest and

speciallest name of your maister, that you doo come unto us, in faire

forme of man or womankind, here visiblie, before this circle, and not

terrible by anie manner of waies. This [*]circle being our tuition

and protection, by the mercifull goodnes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus

Christ, and that you doo make answer truelie, without craft or deceipt,

unto all my demands and questions, by the vertue and power of our Lord

Jesus Christ, Amen.

♦[*] Which must be environed with a goodlie companie of crosses.♦

The xiiii. Chapter.

_To bind the spirit Bealphares, and to lose him againe._

Now when he is appeared, bind him with these words which followe. ¶ I

conjure thee _Bealphares_, by God the father, by God the sonne, and by

God the Holie-ghost, and by all the holie companie in heaven; and by

their vertues and powers I charge thee _Bealphares_, that thou shalt

not depart out of my sight, nor yet to alter thy bodilie shape, that

thou art appeared in, nor anie power shalt thou have of our bodies or

soules, earthlie or ghostlie, but to be obedient to me, and to the

words of my conjuration, that be written in this booke. I conjure thee

_Bealphares_, by all angels and archangels, thrones, dominations,

principats, potestats, virtutes, cherubim and seraphim, and by their

vertues and powers. I conjure and charge, bind and constreine thee

_Bealphares_, by all the riall words aforesaid, and by their vertues,

that thou be obedient unto me, and to come and appeare visiblie unto

me, and that in [*]all daies, houres, and minuts, whersoever I be,

being called by the vertue of our Lord Jesu Christ, the which words are

written in this booke. Looke readie thou be to appeare unto me, and to

give me good counsell, how to come by treasures hidden in the earth,

or in the water, and how to come to dignitie and knowledge of all

things, that is to saie, of the magike art, and of grammar, dialectike,

rhetorike, arythmetike, musike, geometrie, and of astronomie, and in

all other things my will quicklie to be fulfilled: I charge thee upon

paine of everlasting condemnation, _Fiat, fiat, fiat_, Amen.

♦[*] On sundaies, festival daies, and holie daies, none excepted.♦

When he is thus bound, aske him what thing thou wilt, and he will tell

thee, and give thee all things that thou wilt request of him, without

anie sacrifice dooing to him, and without forsaking thy God, that is,

thy maker. And when the spirit hath fulfilled thy will and intent, give

him licence to depart as followeth.

♦He dares doo no other being so conjured I trowe.♦

_A licence for the spirit to depart._

[*]Go unto the place predestinated and appointed for thee, where thy

Lord GOD hath appointed thee, untill I shall call thee againe. Be thou

readie unto me and to my call, as often as I shall call thee, upon

paine of everlasting damnation. And if thou wilt, thou maiest recite,

two or three times, the last conjuration, untill thou doo come to

this tearme, _In throno_. If he will not depart, and then[†] say _In

throno_, that thou depart from this place, without hurt or damage of

anie bodie, or of anie deed to be doone; that all creatures may knowe,

that our Lord is of all power, most mightiest, and that there is none

other God but he, which is three, and one, living for ever and ever.

And the malediction of God the father omnipotent, the sonne and the

holie ghost, descend upon thee, and dwell alwaies with thee, except

thou doo depart without damage of us, or of any creature, or anie

other evill deed to be doone: & thou to go to the place predestinated.

And by our Lord Jesus Christ I doo else send thee to the great pit

of hell, except (I saie) that thou depart to the place, whereas thy

Lord God hath appointed thee. And see thou be readie to me and to my

call, at all times and places, at mine owne will and pleasure, daie or

night, without damage or hurt of me, or of anie creature; upon paine

of everlasting damnation: _Fiat, fiat, fiat_; Amen, Amen. ¶ The peace

of Jesus Christ bee betweene us and you; in the name of the father,

and of the sonne, and of the Holie-ghost: Amen. _Per crucis hoc ✠

signum_, &c. Saie _In principio erat verbum, & verbum erat apud Deum_;

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and God was

the word: and so forward, as followeth in the first chapter of saint

_Johns_ Gospell, staieng at these words, Full of grace and truth: to

whom be all honour and glorie world without end, Amen.

♦[*] [All this par. in much smaller type.]♦

♦[†] [? thou]♦

[Illustration: AGLA