which containeth all the Names, Offices, and Orders of all the Spirits
that ever he had converse with, with the Seals and Characters to each
Spirit and the manner of calling them forth to visible appearance:
In 5 parts, viz.:
(1) THE FIRST PART is a Book of Evil Spirits, called GOETIA, showing how
he bound up those Spirits, and used them in general things, whereby he
obtained great fame.
(2) THE SECOND PART is a Book of Spirits, partly Evil and partly Good,
which is named THEURGIA-GOETIA, all Aërial Spirits, etc.
(3) THE THIRD PART is of Spirits governing the Planetary Hours, and what
Spirits belong to every degree, of the Signs, and Planets in the Signs.
Called the PAULINE ART, etc.
(4) THE FOURTH PART of this Book is called ALMADEL or SOLOMON, which
containeth those Spirits which govern the Four Altitudes, or the 360
Degrees of the Zodiac.
These two last Orders of Spirits are Good, and to be sought for by
Divine seeking, etc., and are called THEURGIA.
(5) THE FIFTH PART is a Book of Orations and Prayers that Wise Solomon
used upon the Altar in the Temple. The which is called ARS NOVA, which
was revealed unto Solomon by that Holy Angel of God called MICHAEL; and
he also received many brief Notes written with the Finger of God, which
were declared to him by the said Angel with Claps of Thunder; without
which Notes King Solomon had never obtained his great knowledge, for by
them in a short time he knew all Arts and Sciences both Good and Bad;
from these Notes it is called the NOTARY ART, etc.