Now this Book containeth all the Names, Orders, and Offices of all the
Spirits with which Solomon ever conversed, the Seals and Characters
belonging to each Spirit, and the manner of calling them forth to
visible appearance:
Divided into 5 special Books or parts, viz.:
(1) THE FIRST BOOK, or PART, which is a Book concerning Spirits of Evil,
and which is termed THE GOETIA OF SOLOMON, sheweth forth his manner of
binding these Spirits for use in things divers. And hereby did he
acquire great renown.
(2) THE SECOND BOOK is one which treateth of Spirits mingled of Good and
Evil Natures, the which is entitled THE THEURGIA-GOETIA, or the Magical
Wisdom of the Spirits Aërial, whereof some do abide, but certain do
wander and abide not.
(3) THE THIRD BOOK, called ARS PAULINA, or THE ART PAULINE, treateth of
the Spirits allotted unto every degree of the 360 Degrees of the Zodiac;
and also of the Signs, and of the Planets in the Signs, as well as of
the Hours.
(4) THE FOURTH BOOK, called ARS ALMADEL SALOMONIS, or THE ART ALMADEL OF
SOLOMON, concerneth those Spirits which be set over the Quaternary of
the Altitudes.
These two last mentioned Books, the ART PAULINE and the ART ALMADEL, do
relate unto Good Spirits alone, whose knowledge is to be obtained
through seeking unto the Divine. These two Books be also classed
together under the Name of the First and Second Parts of the Book
THEURGIA OF SOLOMON.
(5) THE FIFTH BOOK of the Lemegeton is one of Prayers and Orations. The
which Solomon the Wise did use upon the Altar in the Temple. And the
titles hereof be ARS NOVA, the NEW ART, and ARS NOTARIA, the NOTARY ART.
The which was revealed to him by MICHAEL, that Holy Angel of God, in
thunder and in lightning, and he further did receive by the aforesaid
Angel certain Notes written by the Hand of God, without the which that
Great King had never attained unto his great Wisdom, for thus he knew
all things and all Sciences and Arts whether Good or Evil.