chapter 27. faith, It is neceffary that they who

are ol the true Chriftian Religion,' fhould know* the courfe and order of the devils, and under- hand their fubtilty, and reftrain their force and conquer and fubdue them with Spiritual wea- pons, and force them to obey him.
Pollux. 1 am now byNthee fufficiently inform- ed of all things which I have hitherto deft red to 'know; wherefore' -I fhall not anv further trouble thee with my queftions, or rather riddles, but leave thee to thy own occaftoris.
Cajlor . Neither have I counted myfelf idle in anfwering thee; but let the life thereof yield us ’ each to other un equal recotnpence. Farewell
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ASTRONOMICAL
GEOMANCY.
BEcaufe Aflronomy is fo tranfcendent and fubtil an art in itfclf, that therein a man ought to have refpeef unto fo many things before he can attain to true judgment thereby, bccaufe the eye of the underflanding will not pierce unto the half thereof, and few Do&ors of our latter time have been found fo experienced therein, that they know fufRciently how to judge thereby; therefore I have cotnpofed this work, which l will have to be named A/lronomical Gcvmancy ; wherein, I will fufiiciently teach how to judge with lefs labour and ftudy. f or in this prefent Iciencc it is not yequifue to behold neither the Afcendant, nor tl\e hour iu a Table, as it is in A Urology-.
It is expedient therefore to make four unequal lines, by the points cafually letdown; ami to
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join together thofe points ; and out of the points which are not joined together, which do remain in the heads of the lines, (as it is done in Geo- mancy) extra# orie figure; and the fign of the Zodiac that anfwereth to the figure, put for the Afcendant, for the words fake. If Acquijitio arife from the heads of thofe four lines, let Aries be placed in the Afcendant; if Latitia , or the lefler Fortune put Taurus in the Afcendant; if Puer or Rubeus , place Gemini ; if Albus, Cancer ; if Via, Leo ; if Conjunflio or the Dragons head , Vir- go; if Puella , Libra; if Amiflio or 7 ri/litia, Scor- pio; if the Dragons latl. Sagittal y ; if Populus , Capricorn ; if For tuna major , Aquary ; if Career , then put Pijccs for the Afcendant. Afterwards in the fecond houfe, let that fign be placed which immediately fucceeds the other. In the third houfe, the third fign, and fo place the reft in order until you come unto the end of the figns ; and make one fquare figure divided into twelve equal parts, and therein place the figns in order, as it is in Aflrology, and as you may find them in this figure; neither are we here to regard the witneffes, or judge, or any other thing which belongs to Geomancy ; but only the fixteen fb gurcs, that by them we may have twelve figns. to which they agree; and obferve the manner of the figure as it is here placed.
Aftei wards it is requifite to make four lines by xourfe for every Planet, by points cafually prick- ed down; and likewife for the Dragons head , as you have done for the Afcendant, and divide ihofe points by twelve, and that which remain- sth above twelve, or the twelfth itfelf, if a greater number doth not remain, retain, and the Planet for which the projetfion was made, place in diat houfe of which the fuperabounding number
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{hall be; that is, if there remain twelve, let the Planet be placed in the twelfth houfe; if ten, in the tenth houfe; if one, in the firfl houfe; if two, in the fecond houfe; and fo of the reft. And you ought always to begin from the Sun, and afterwards from the Moon, then from Venus and Mercury , and from Saturn , Jupiter and Mars, and the Dragons head and Dragons tail; but you mufl always take heed, that you do not make a queflion in a rainy, cloudy, or a very windy feafon, or when thou art angry, or thy mind bufied with many affairs ; nor for tempters or deriders, neither that you may Tenew and re- iterate the fame queflion again under the fame figure or form ; for that is error
Ouejlions of the Firjl Houfe.
IF you are dehrous to know concerning the life of any man whether it be long or fhort, behold the Lord of the Afcendant, who if he be in (hong Angles, it fignifies long life; in {dece- dents, a middle age; and in cadent hoults, a fhort life; and if he be in flrong Angles, he fig- nihes greater years ; if in fuccedents, meaner years ; if in cadents, Lifer years. The leiler years of Saturn are thirty ihe meaner are forty four years, and the greater fifty eight. f he lef- fer years of Jupiter are twelve, the meaner years
forty,
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forty, and the greater accordingly are forty fe- ven, The letter years of Mars are fifteen, his mean years forty, and the greater years forty fe- ven. The letter years of the Sun are nineteen, his mean years forty five, and his greater years eighty two. The letter years of Venus are eight, her mean years forty five, and her greater years eighty two. Mercury's letter years are twenty, his mean years forty nine, and his greater years eighty. The letter years of the Moon are fifteen, her mean years thirty nine, and her greater years a hundred and feven. And alfo look if Mars or Saturn fhall be in the fiitt houfe, and the Lord of the eighth with them, and if the Sun fhall be in the eighth, the querent fhall not live: like- wife if the Lord of the afeendant fhall happen to be void of courfe, and Mars be in the eighth, the querent fhall not live; but if the Sun and the Moon fhall be in conjun&ion in the feventh houfe, and Venus in the fecond, he fhall live well.
The accidents of the nativity are likewife to be confidered. If you find Saturn or Mercury in the fit ft, he is foolifh and talkative ; if it be Mars and Mercury , he will not be fervile, but a wran- gler and feoffer; if the Sun and Mercury , he will be a fpeaker of truth ; and if the Sun be in Aries, he will apply himfelf to learn whatfoever he fhall hear; if Venus be in the feventh, he will be luxu- rious
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rious ; and if Saturn , Mercury , and JPStuh be in their fall, he will be a Sodomite ; if the Sun and 1Venu[ be in tenth, and the Moon in the firftj he will be very liberal; if Venus, Mercury, and the Dragons head be in the firfl, he will be covetous; if the Moon and Mars be in the firfl, he will be fubjeft to great bondage; and if Mars be Lord of the nativity, he will be rich and an evil fpeaker, and litigious; and if the Sun be in the firfl, he will be envious, having a fair body, not very lean, nor very fat ; and if Venus be in the firfl, he will be white and fair; if Mercury be in the firfl, he will not be flaple, but always in motion ; but if the Moon be found there, it de- notes him to have a graceful face, bread, and arms ; if Saturn be there, the man will be black and filthy ; if Jupiter , he will have a round face, a fair forehead, a ruddy complexion mixt with a little white. If you would know his of- fice or art ; if the Moon be in the feventh with Saturn , or in the fourth ; or in the tenth ; or in the firfl, it is not good for him to build any houfe in a city, nor to build a fhip, neither is it good for him to be a tiller of land, or to drefs vines, or plant trees ; but to be employed about fome office belonging to the water, or concern- ing marriages, or to be a Poll or Meffenger ; neither let him apply himfelf much to his Mailer,
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oecatife he (hall gain no repute from him; if the 'Moon be in the fifth or third, it will be good to aim ; in the fecond, eighth, fixth, and twelfth* leither good nor evil.
Jupiter fignifies Bifhops, Prelates, Nobles, Potentates, Judges, Wife men, Merchants, and Jferers.
# Mars fignifies Warriors, Incendiaries, Homi- nes, Phyficians, Barbers, Hangmen, Goldfmiths "ooks, furnaces and all fireworks. And if Mars oe in the flrong figns, he will be poor and die n captivity, unlefs he put himfelf in arms with ome foldier or vaflal.
The Sun fignifies Emperors, Kings, Princes, Cobles, Lords, and Judges.
^ Venus fignifies Queens and Ladies, Marriages, -communications, fuendfhip, Apothecaries, ;aylors, and fuch as make ornaments for Plays, sellers of Cloth, Jeflers, Vintners, Players at lice, Whores and Robbers.
Mercury fignifies Clerks, Philofophers, Aflro- ogers, Geometritians, Arithmeticians, Latin vnters, and Painteis, and all fubtil Artills, as veil men as women, and their Arts.
Concerning the intentions of the querent, ook unto the fign afeending. and his Lord ; md where you find the Lord of the afeendant’
• e comes to inquire about fomething pertaining
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to that houfe*, and if the Sun be Lord of the af- eendant, his queflion is concerning fear which he is in of fome man ; if Venus , he enquireth of arts, that he may know fome proper arts, or he enquireth concerning things belonging to wo- men. If Mercury be Lord of the afeendant, he feeketh after fomething that is loft, or enquireth concerning fome infirmity. If the Moon, he feek- eth alfo for fomething loft, or enquireth about ficknefs, or fome difeafe in his eyes. If Saturn be Lord of the afeendant, he enquireth about fome ficknefs, or concerning a Prince ; and keepeth filence, but hath fome grief or anguifh in his heart. If Jupiter be Lord of the afeend- ant, his queflion is concerning fome infirmity, or reflitution, or for fome office which he defir- eth to have. If Mars , he enquireth for fome fear, or of an enemy, death, ficknefs, liches
or fubflance.
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Qjxefions of the Second Houfe .
IF you would be informed concerning the fubflance of any man, whether he fhall b rich or not, behold the Lord of the fecond which if he fhall be with a good Planet, and t good Planet likevvife in the fecond, he fh til b rich • but if the Lord of the fecond be joined witl evil Planets, and an evil Planet lliali be in th fecond, he fhall be poor. 1
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If you would know whether you fhall have igain a thing lent, or not, look if there be an :vil Planet in the fecond, and difagreeing with nis Lord *, then he that detaineth the thing lent, will not willingly render back the fame : But if here be a good Planet in the lecond, and agree- ing with his Lord, it fhall be eafily recovered; md if the Lord of the fecond be exalted and be evil, or if an evil Planet be with him in the fe~ ond, or if the Lord of the lecond be exalted, he which keepeth the thing depofited, will not wil- lingly reftore the fame, but he fhall do it whe- !her he. will or not. And if an evil Planet be in the fecond, it’s to be recovered* but if Ma- ury be in the fecond fo that he be his Lord, md bringeth contrarity, then it fhall be reco- vered ; and if a good Planet be in the fecond noufe, he figmfies recovery, although he be the ^ord thereof.
Mark therefore the concord and difeord of the danets: the Moon and Jupiter are friends, the Moon and Mars enemies ; Mercury and the Sun re friends, Mercury and Vauu enemies ; Verius md Jupiter a Ye friends, Jupiter and the Moon re enemies.
The Planets are faid to be friends, when they gree in one nature and quality, as Mars and the becaufe both their natures is hot and dry ;
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Venus and the Moon do agree in cold and moif- ture ; or when Planets do agree in fubflance andi nature, as Jupiter and Venus are friends: orl when the houfe of one is the exaltation of ano- ther, or on the contrary.
Quejlions oj the Third Houfe .
IF you defire to know, how many brethren?
. a man hath, fee the Lord of the third, andf it is to be held, that to fo many Planets as he is: joined, fo many brethren the querent hath; andi the mafculine Planets fignify brethren, and thej: female Planets fillers ; and note, that Saturn and Mars, the Sun , Jupiter , and the Dragons Head , are mafculine ; but the Moon, Venus , and the! Dragons tail are feminine: but Mercury is promif- cuous, fometimes mafculine and fometimes femi- nine ; he is mafculine when joined to mafculine! Planets, or when he is in a mafculine quarter! of the Zodiac', and he is feminine, when he is joined to feminine Planets, or when he is in af feminine quarter of the
Quejlions of the Fourth Houfe •
IF thou wouldfl know whether it be good for thee to flay in any land, city, village, terri- tory, or houfe, or not, behold the Lord of the! afcendant of the fourth, and of the feventh; and
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if the Lord of the fourth be in the feventh, and be good, and the Lords of the firfl and tenth houfe be good, and with good Planets, then it is good for thee to continue in that place where- in thou art. And if the Lord of the feventh be zj od Planet, and the Lord of the fourth with an evil Planet, then it is not good for thee to abide there, becaufe if thou dofl continue there, thou flialt fuffer many Ioffes, and have evil reports raifed on thee in that Country.
But if thou woulclfl know when any one that isabfent will return, behold the Lord of the Af- cendant ; and if you find him in any one of the four Angles, he will return in that year; and if he be not in an Angle, then fee how far he is •diflan t from the firfl Angle; for fo long he will Iflay, and fo many years as there be houles.
If you would be informed of the dearth or plenty of things, behold the flrong houfcs, the ■Succedents and the Cadents ; for the fliong houfesfignify dearth and fcarcity, the Succedents a moderate feafon, neither too dear, nor too -heap, the Cadents fignify plenty and profita- alenefs of things. Confider alfo the Planets, tnd their places, which if they be in flrong ‘Oufes, the things which are fignified by thofe planets will be rare: and note, that Saturn doth tgnify fields, vines, and infirumems to w oi k in
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fields; and leather, and of fruits, corn, acorns, oak apples, and pomgranates. Jupiter hath oil, honey, filk-worms, cloth, wine, and grafs, and things that are odoriferous. Mars fignifies wine, and flefh, and efpecially hogs, wars, and armour, and inch things as belong thereunto, and red garments. I lie Su?i hath fignification of wheat, and wine, purple colours, and cloth, and all things that are aflimulated unto gold, horfes and birds, fuch as hawks and falcons. Venus doth fignify fatnefs and grapes, figs and dates, fifh and pafiimes. Mercury hath barley, millet, grain, money and quickfilver. The Moon fignihes oats, milk, cheefe, fire and fait, cows, rams, hens, and filver, and accordingly plenty and fcaicity
of them.
(hiejlions of the Fifth Houfe.
IF you would know whether a woman be with child, or whether the will have any children, or not, look if the Lord of the Afcen- dant be in the feventh, or the Lord of the him in the full, or the Lord of the firft in the filth, or if the Lord of the fifth be in the feventh, or if the Lord of the feventh be in the fifth, or the Moon with them; or if good Planets be in the fiifl, or the fifth, or with the Lord of the filth,
or in Angles, fhe is with child, or may
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have children ; but if you find none of them, but evil Planets in the fame places, fhe neither is with child, neither will fhe have any children : and if there be both good and evil Planets in the laid places, then happily fhe may have children, but they will not live ; but if Cancer , Scorpio or Pifces fhall be in the firft or fifth houfe, fhe may have children; but if Leo or Virgo be there, fhe is not with child, neither fhall (lie ever have any children; or if the Lord of the fifth fhall be in them houfes.
And if you would know, within how many years fhe fhall have children, look where you iind the Lord of the fifth ; for in that year fhe Chall have iffue; if he be in the firft, in the firft year; if in the fecond, in the fecond year; and fo you may number unto the twelfth houfe. And if mean figns be in the Afcendant, fhe that s with child hath twins in her womb, which will live, if a good Planet be in the firft ; and if an evil Planet, they will die; and if there be one good and another evil, one fhall live, and ano- -hcr die; and if a mean fign fhall be afcending, and Mars in that fign, the mother {hall die, and not the child ; if Saturn , both the mother and child fhall die; and if the Dragons lail be there, Vs pofhble they will both die; but the infant diall not efcape ; and if the Dragons Tail be in
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the firft, and the tenth houfe fallen : the mother fhall die ; likewife Mars and the Moon , or Mars and Saturn be in the firll, feventh, or tenth, the mother fhall die.
Whether the party with child fhall mifcarry, or net. Confide r if a moveable fign be amend- ing, becaufe if it be fo, fhe will mifcarry.
If you would know whether a woman (hall bring forth a man-child, ora woman-child; be- hold the Afcendant and his Lord, which if he be mafculine, and in a mafeuline fign, or in a mafculine quarter of the figure, it is a male-child; but if the Lord of the Afcendant be feminine, and in a feminine fign, or in a feminine quar- ter of the Circle, it will be a woman-child ; and fo you fhall confider alfo of the Moon. Confider alfo if more of the Planets be in maf- culine figns, then it will be a male-child and if many Planets be in feminine figns, then it is a female child.
And if you would know whether the child be legitimate or adulterate ; fee if Saturn , Mars or the Dragons tail be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the fifth; becaufe if it be fo, it is adul- terate ; but if a good Planet fhall be there, it is legitimate: and if the Lord of the fir ft,- be in the fifth, or with his Lord, it is legitimate ; and fo likewife if the Lord of the fifth be found in the fiitt, or with the Lord of the firft. If
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If you delire to know whether rumours be true or falfe, fee if you find Saturn , Mars, or the Dragons tail , in the Afcendant ; becaufe if they be fo, then the rumours are falfe ; but if you find the Sun, Jupiter , or the Dragons head there, then they are true ; and if there be mafculine Planets in mafculine figns, and feminine Planets in feminine figns, then they are true; and if both good and evu f’la nets be there, then they are partly tiue and partly falfe: and if there be a good fign with the Planet, it teflifies the truth ; and if the Planet fall with an evil fign, then it is falfe: likewife if Mercury be in the firfl, the news is falle: but if the Moon be in the firfl in a feminine fign, or joined with the the Lord of the afcendant in a feminine fign, then the rumours are true; alfo if good Planets be in the firfl, fifth, or ninth, and feminine figns, they are true; but if otherwife, they are not.
?f you would know whether any one that is abfem will return, and when ; fee the Lord of the afcendant and the firfl, which if you find them together, for certain he will come, and is now beginning his Journey. Likewife if the Lord of the fifth be in the firfl, or with the Lord of the hi ft, and if he be in his fall, the meffenger is Tick in his way ; but if the Lord of the fifthbe exalted, then he cometh joyfully. And if he be
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in a cadent fign, he fhall be grievoufly afflicted with ficknefs, or fhall die.
If you would know if he bringeth that with him for which he went, or not, behold the Lord of the feventh ; which if he be good, he bring- eth that which he fought for ; and if he in his fall, or an evil Planet be there, he bringeth no- thing with him.
Ouejlions of the Sixth Houfe .
WHether the fick (hall recover his health, or die. If the queflion be concerning his ficknefs, fee if Saturn or Mars , or the Diagons tail be in the firft, and whether his Lord be join- ed with an evil Planet, then he (hall die foon. And if the Lord of the firft be good, and evil Planets be in the firft with his Lord, or likewife in 1 he firft or the eighth, for certain he will die: but if the Lord of the firft be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the firft, or with the Lord of the firfl, tli ere is doubt of his death, And if evil 1 lanets do poffefs the Angles, evil and deftru&ion is threatened to the fick. But if good Planets (hall be in the firft, fixth and eighth, and likewife in the Angles, and the Lord of the In ft be from the eighth and his Lord, then the fick peifon fhall live and recover his health.
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If you defire to know whether he will be cured by medicines, give the firit houfe to the Phyfician, the tenth to the Tick, the feventh to his difeafes, and the fourth to the medicines. It evil Planets be in the firft, the Phyfician (hall profit him nothing ; but they teflify that this will be worfe for the difeafed: but the fortunes do fignify that he fhall be profitable to him. And if evil Planets do occupy the tenth houfe the fick. perfon is the caufe, for they teflify, that he him- fell is the caufe of his own difeafe: but the For- tunes being there, fignify the contrary. But if evil Planets be in the tenth houfe, they change the condition of the fick out of one difeafe into another; but the Fortunes being there, do deli- ver him without the help of Phyficians or medi- cines. Alfo evil Planets being in the fourth, do teflify, that the medicines do augment his grief; and the Fortunes being there, do mitigate and heal him.
II thou wouldft know if thou (halt go unto the perfon and heal him; confider the place then . foi if he (hall be with Saturn, Alars or the I)rago?is tail , or with the Su?i, go not unto him; but if 'Jupiter, Venus or the Dragons head be in the firft, or in the feventh, go, for it will be good : and if there be the Moon with a good Planet, go, and give him Phyfic ; but if (lie fhall
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be with an evil Planet and efpecially in the fe- venth houfe, then thou fhalt not go ; becaufe thou Utah profit him nothing : and if there be good Planets there, go and look diligently to to him, where and in what member he fufFers ; becaufe Aries hath the head, Taurus the neck, Cancer the bread and lungs, Leo the heart and flomach, Virgo the belly and intellines, Lirbra die reins and loins, Scorpio the fecret members, Sagittal y the thighs, Capricorn the knees, Aquary the legs, and Pifces the feet.
Quejiions of the Seventh Houfe .
FOR theft look unto the Lord of the feventh: which if he be in the fil'd, then the the(t fhall be redored again ; but if the Lord of the fird be in the feventh, it fhall be a long time fought after, and at length fhall be found : but if the Moon be in the fird, or with his Lord, it fhall be found ; if the Moon be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the fird, or *R*in the fird, it may be found ; but if the Sun and the Moon be in the fifth, and if the Lord of the eighth be with the Lord of the fird be in the fird, it fhall be found ; but if the Lord of the fecond be in the eighth, it fhall not be found. And if Saturn , or Mars, or the Dragons tail be in the fecond, it fhall not be found, nor be altogether lod. And
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if the Lord of the fecond he in the fuff, the thing that is loft fhall be found ; but it {hall not be known from whence it came. If the Lord of the firfl be in the fecond, it may be found after much labour. And if the Lord of the fecond be in his fall, it will never be found ; but if he be exalted, it {hall be found very well : but the fe- venth houfe fheweth the thief.
But if you would know what it is that is ftolen, behold the lord of the fecond ; which if he be Saturn , it is lead, iron, a kettle, a irivet, a garment, or fome black thing, or leather. If he be Jupiter , then it is fome white thing, as tin, filver, or mixt with white and yellow veins. The Sun fignifies gold and precious pearls. Mars fignifies things belonging to the fire, Venus fig- nifies things belonging to women, as gloves, rings, and fair ornaments. The Moon, beads, fuch as horfes, mules, Prc. penumes and wars. Mercury fignifies money, books, writings, pic- tures, or garments of divers colours.
If you would know how many thieves there were, fee the Lord of the fixth ; which if lie be in the fecond, or with the Lord of the fecond, there were many thieves ; and if they be in the third, the brethren or kinfmen of the Ouerent have committed the theft.
If you would know whether the thief do vet
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remain in the Town : if they be in fuccedenfc lioufes, he is not gone far of; but if they be in cadent lioufes, he is far remote.
If you defire to know towards wrhat country the thief is fled, fee in what fign the Lord of the feventh is ; for if he be in Aries, he is in the mid- dle of the Eafl part. If in Taurus , in the South towards the Eafl. If in Gemini , in the Well to- wards the South. If in Cancer, full North. If in Leo, in the Eafl towards the North. If in Virgo, in the South towards the Weft. It in Libra , full Weft. If in Scorpio , in the North near the Weft. If in Sagittary, in the Eafl nigh the North. If in Capricorn, full South. If in Aquary, in the Weft towards the North. And it in Pijces, in the North towards the Weft.
If you would know whether the thief hath carried all the things ftolen away with him, lee the Lord of the feventh and the eighth; and if the Lord of the feventh be in an Angle, he had a defire to carry away the fame with him, but could not. If the Lord of the eighth be in d mean houfe, or in a cadent houfe, and the Loid of the fecond in a ftrong houfe, he hath carried the theft wholly with him. And if the Lord of the feventh and the eighth be both in cadent houfes, he neither carried it away, nor hath it. Sec by the feventh who is his companion, and what is his gain, ^
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If you would know the decent or nobility of a man or woman, look unto the Lord of the fe- venth; which if you find him in Angles, and the Lord of the firfl in fuccedents or cadents, the woman is more noble than the man. But ii the Lord of the afcendant be in an Angle, and the Lord of the leventh in a fuccedent or cadent iioufe, the man is more noble than the woman. And after the fame manner thou mayefl judge of t wo companions, or of any other perfons what- loevei. And if the Lord of the feventhbe in the
inn ih houfe, he will take a v\ile out of a foreign country.
11 you defire to know whether an intended marriage fhall take effed, or not, look to the af- cendant and his Lord, and the Moon , for the Queient; and the feventh houfe, and his Lord, for the woman. And if the Lord of the afcen- dant or the Moon be joined to the Lord of the feventh, or be in the feventh, the marriage will be effeded: or if the Lord of the feventh be ini the fuft, or with the Lord of the firfl, it will eahiy be brought to pafs; and the woman be moie defirous thereof than the man.
If you would know whether thy wife or friend hath any other lover or not, look if Mars be in the feventh, fo that he be not in his own houfe, or tien fhe hath not any other lover. And if
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Saturn be there, (he lovetli another ; but he lieth not with her. And if the Dragons tail be in the leventh, he lieth with her. And if Jupiter be there, fhe hardly containeth herfelf chafte. II Venus , fire is merry, and much given to play and laughter, by reafon whereof fhe may be accounted a whore and is not fo. If Mercuiy be in the feventh, fhe had a lover, but now has none. But if the Moon be in the feventh, fhe hath had no lover as yet, but will have one, and will be common. But if the Suit or the Dragons head be there, fhe is chafle. And after the fame man- ner may you judge in the * ninth * concerning friends or lovers. •
If you would know which of them fhall live longefl, fee the Lord of the firft and of the fe- venth, which of them fhall be in the flronger and better place, or joined to the flrongefl Planets; and that perfon who is moft free and remote from the Lord of the eighth and his participati- on, to whom the Lord of his houfe anfvveretli, fhall live longefl.
If you deh re to make a fociety or alliance, and would know wrhether it fhall be brought to pals or not, or what fhall happen thereupon, fee if there be good Planets in the feventh and the firft: and if fo, the fellowlhip will be made,
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judge it to continue fo many years, months, or days, as the Lord ol the feventh hath figaifica- tion of.
If you would know when fuch fociety fhall be. look what Planet is in the feventh: for if he be good, it fhall come to pafs that fame year : or wedlock, if the OueOion be thereof.
If you would know whether they will well agree, lee the fir. ft and his Lord, which is the fignifier of the Ouerent ; and the feventh houfe and his Lord, which is the houfe of compani- ons, wives, and concubines ; which if they be concordant amongft themfelves, there will be peace and union between them, and they fhall profit ; but if the Planets be in difeord, there will be ftiife between them, and the fociety will not profit.
If you would know which of them fhall gain mofl, fee the firft and his Lord, and the feventh and his Lord, and which of them flandeth belt; or if they be evil, which of them falleth: and he that falleth fhall lofe, and he that is exalted fhall gain. Or otherwile, and which is better, fee the fecond and his Lord, and the eighth and his Lord; and in which houfe is the better Planet, or his Lord that fhall be found in the better place, or joined with the better Planets fhall be the greater gain, lhe fecond houfe and his
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Lord fignifies the gain of the Querent : and ihe eighth houfe and his Lord figniF.es the gain of his fellow, or his part: and it they be both good they {hall both gain ; and if both evil, they (hall both iofe; and if one be good and the other evil, he whole fumficatoi is good, fhall gain; and he whole is evil dial! lole.
And if von would know if two fellows fhall love one another, look i( the Lords of the firil and the lev emit be friends, and agieeing, then they will love one another; but it they be ene- mies and difagree, then they will not.
If you defit e to know who fhall overcome in any caufe, matter or controverfy, behold the Lords of the firfl and the feventh, which if they be rn Angles, neither of them fhall overcome; and fee which of them is joined with an evil Planet, becaufe he fhall overcome; and if the Planet be evil from them both, the vi&or fhall kill the conquered ; if one of them be flrong, and the other weak, and tiie Planet which is in the flrong houfe do not fall, nor hath not an evil Planet with him ; and if he which is weak be not in his own houfe. nor in his exaltation, nor with a good Planet, he whofe Planet is in the flrong houfe fhall overcome; likewife he whofe fignifi- cator is in a mean houfe, fhall have great (ear and doubt in his heart, becaufe fometimes he
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fliall hope to conquer, and otherwhiles fear to be overcome. And note, that in a queflion concern- mg war and Kingdom it is faid there is more power and efficacy, or fortitude in the exaltation of a Planet, than in his lioufe; but in all other queflions the contrary.
If you would be informed concerning any one being, that is gone to any fight, whether he (hall return fafe, fee the Lord of the afcendant ; if he be good, that is, with good Planets, and a good Planet in thefirft, he will return fafe, but if the &U71 be with the Lord of the firfl, in any part of the queflion, let him not go, becaufe the Sun burnetii him. And if the Lord of the leveuth be with a good Planet, and the Lord of the fuff with a good Planet likewife, he fliall have forne impediment in the way; but he will not die. And ifan evil Planet be with the Lord of the firfl, and a good Planet in the firfl, if he goetli he fliall fuffer great damage, but not death; neverthtleis he may be grievoully wounded. And if Saturn be in the firfl, or wdth the Lord of the firfl, iet him not go; becaufe foine impediment will hap- pen unto him by fome man that he will meet. And if there be an evil Planet with the Lord of the firfl, or Saturn be in the firfl, or with the •Lord of the firfl, he will be w ounded with wood ,or with a flone. If Man and the Dragons tail be
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in the firft, or with the Lord of the hr fl ; or if there be evil Planets in the firft, ©r with the Lord of the fit fl, he will fuffer wounds or death. See likewife if there be an evil Planet in the eighth, becaufe then death is to be feared. And if the Sun be with the Lord of the feventh, or in the eighth, it fignifies that it is ill to go. The like judgment is of the feventh and the tenth
And if a queflion be propofed concerning the event of war, fee the feventh and the firft. and their Lords; for the fhft houfe and his Lord fig- nifies the querent ; and the feventh and his Lord the adverfary. So that if there be good Planets in the firft, and evil in the feventh; and if the Lord of the firft and feventh be evil, the que- rent fhall overcome : but if there be an evil Pla- net with the Lord of thefiift, and an evil Planet ‘ in the full, and the Lord of the feventh good, or in the feventh. the querent fhall be over- come, or taken, or flain. And if the Lords of them both be in the firft, and there be good Pla- nets from the part of the firft houfe, unto the end of the houfe, which is the middle of the queflion; and if evil Planets do poffefs the othei half of the queflion, that is to fay, from the fe- venth unto the end of the twelfth houfe, the ad- verfary iliall overcome. But if both the Lordt be in the afcendant, and if they be good frotr
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the part of the firft, and evil from the part of the feventh, they fhall both fuller great lofs ; but the querent fhall have the better in the end. But if the Lord of the afcendant be in the feventh, or in his quellion, it fignifies fortitude of the adver- faiy: and if the Lord of the feventh be in the hr(t, or in his quellion, it fignifies fortitude of the atftor. And if the Lord of the afcendant be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the firft, or with the Lord ol the firft, it fignifies the death of the que- rent And if the Lord of the feventh be in the fecond, or with his Lord: or the Lord of the fe- cond in the feventh, or with the Lord ol the fe- venth, it fignifies the death ol the enemy.
If you would know whether war fhall conti- nue long or not, if mean or meanly* if the Lords *of the firft and the feventh do agree, the parties iftiall be pacified after the war.
II thou wouldeft depart from the place where- an thou art, and remove thyfelf to fome other place; and if thou wouldft know whether it be better for thee to ftay or go : or concerning two bufineffes, if thou defiteft to know which ol them is moft expedient for thee to undertake, confider the Lords of the firft and the fecond, for thole places to which thou wouldeft go, the place wherein thou art, and the gain which thou getteft
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there; and the feventh and the eighth, and their Lords, for the place to which thou wouldefl go, and the gain which thou mayefl get there : and thofe places chufe, whofe Lords are the better, or joined to the better Planets. Or otherwife : behold the Lord of the afeendant, and the Moon; which if they be feparated from evil Planets, and joined to good and fortunate Planets, it is better for thee to go from the place where thou art, than to flay there, and do whatioever bufinefs thou haft in thy mind. And it the Lord of the afeendant and the Moon be feparated from the Fortunes, and joined to evil Planets, then it is not good for thee to remove thyfelf, nor to do thy bufinefs. Or thus: See the Moon ; and if the Pla- net from which fire is feparated be better than that to which (lie is joined, do not remove: and if the Planet which (lie is joined to, be better than that from which (lie is leparated, then go.
Chief ions of the Eighth Houfe .
Concerning any man or woman, if you would know what kind of death they fhall die, fee if Leo , Scorpio , or tR.t Mars, be in the eighth, the party fhall die by a bead, And if Saturn be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth in Scorpio , Cancer, or Pi/ces, he fhall die in water.
And if an evil Planet be in the eighth, or with the
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Lord of the eighth; or if Mars or the Dragons tail be there, he lhall die by fire, iron, or of a fever. And if there be a good Planet in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth, he (hall die a good death.
Quejlions of the Ninth Houfe.
Concerning long journeys, fee if the Lord of the eighth have good Planets with him: and if Saturn be in the ninth, and exalted in the tenth fo that he be not in his own houfe, do not go : for thou (halt meet with many obflacles and war. And if an evil Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, and the Lord of the ninth in his fall, he fhall fuffer great damage in the way: for if he goeth by water, he fhall fuffer fhipwreck; and if by land, he fhall have misfortunes, be ta- ken, or die If Saturn be in the ninth, or with his Lord, go fecurely. Arid if a good Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, the way is good and fecurc. And if Mars be in the ninth, thou mayefi not go: for thou wilt meet with mortal enemies in the way. And if the Lord of the ninth be with an evil f Planet, or the Sun , it fignifies ill : but he lhall not be taken. And if the Lord oPthe ninth have a good Planet near him, he fhall efcape: but if evil, he lhall be taken. If Venus be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, the way will be good, becaufe he fhall
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have comfort from women. If Mercury be in the ninth, and the lord of the ninth with good planets, the way will bfe good : if he be with evil Planets, it will be evil. The fame is faid of the Moon , as of Mercury. If the Dragons tail be in the ninth, he will meet with thieves, or fome evil people. If the Dragons head be in the ninth, the way will be good, becaufe he (hall be accompanied with noblemen. And in this manner you may judge in the third houfe concerning fhort journeys.
If you would know when the journey fhall be accomplilhed, fee the Lord of the ninth, and ac- cording to his fortitude or dibility judge, becaule according to the place wherein he is, is fignified years, months, or days: fo you fhall judge con- cerning his flay, about what time he will come, by turning the years of the lord of the ninth into days; becaufe fo many days he fhall tarry, as the Planet fignifies in the place where he is Or o- therwife: weak angles fignify a fpeedy journey, mean angles a mean journey; and the lord ot the ninth likewife, according to the place wherein he is found. And this I fay concerning his return If you would know if he (hall return from his journey with an imperfebl voyage or not, fee if the Moon be joined with the lord of the firft, the third, or the ninth, and the planet thereof be in his fall; if it be fo, he fhall return with an imper-
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fed voyage. If the Moon be in her exaltation, the journey fhall fpeedily be effeded. And if there be two ftrong Planets, and one cadent, the journey fhall be made : if one be ftrong, and another in his fall he fhall retire back.
Quejhons of the Tenth Houfe .
IF thou would1!! know whether thou fhalt have honor or benefit from a king, bifhop, or lord, or not, look unto the firft houfe, and the ninth, and their lords: if the lord of the firft be in the ninth, or with the lord of the ninth, or with any good planet ; or if the lord of the ninth be in the firft, or with the lord of the firft, or with any good planet, as Venus , Jupiter , or the Dragons head; or if any of them be the lord of the ninth,
01 * R A of the firft, lie fhall receive honor and benefits from them.
If you would know whether he fhall have it in his own country, or in a foreign country, look if the lord of the ninth be in angles, then it fhall be in his own country: if in fuccedents, it fhall be near; but if in cadent houfes, very far of.
Quejlions of the Eleventh Houfe .
IF you would know when it is good to let forth a 111 ip to fea, fee the afeendant: which if it be ftaple, the fliip will be ponderous; but if the lord thereof be with a good planet, (Ire will fuf- tain a great weight. If the afeendant be inftaple,
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and with a good planet, the fliip will be fwift and carry a good buiden. And meanly, if the afeen- dant be mean. After this manner you may judge concerning a horfe, if a queflion be thereof.
If any unflaple lign be afeending, and his lord be in his exaltation, or otherwife fortunate, and the Moon behold him with a iowring afped, or Sextile; let the fhip be applied to the water, be- caufe Ihe will be fwift. If any evil be impofed upon her, or that fhe is like to be drawn into it; then fet her out when a llaple fign is afeending, or when the moon is in the third, fifth, eighth, ninth, or tenth houfe or manfion.
If you would knowT what wind fhe fhall have, behold the afeendant and his lord whether he be with good or evil Planets, and in what place, and accordingly judge.
If you would have a flrong wind fpread forth your fails at the rifing of Aquary : If a fmall wind, fpread your canvas when Libra is afeending: Ifa moderate wind, dired your fails under Gemini.
Ouejlions of the Twelfth Houfe •
FOR Imprifonment, confider the twelfth and the full ; and if the lord of the twelfth be in the firft, or with the lord of the firft, be.
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Of the MAGIC of the Ancients,
The greateft Study of Wisdom.
In all things ajk, counfel of the Lord ; and da not thou think , / peak , or do any thing , wherein God is not thy CounJellor.
Proverbs it.
He that walketh fradulently, revealeth / ecrets , but he, that is of a faithful fpirit concealeth the matter.
ARBATEL of MAGIC:
O R,
The Jpir itual Wifdom of the Ancients ,
as well Wife-men of the people of God, as M A G I of the Gentiles : for theilluftration of the glory of God, and his love to Mankind.
"Now fir ft of all produced out ofdarknefs into the fight, againft all caco-Magicians, and contemn-ers of the gifts of God: for the profit and delegation of all thofe, who ;lo trucly and pioully love the creatures of Gon, and do ufe them with thankfgiving, to the honor ot Goo, and profit to thcmfelves and their Neighbours.
Containing Mine Tomes , and Seven Seplinaries of
APHORISM S .
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The firfl is called Ifagogue, or, a Book of the In- ftitution of Magic : which in forty and nine Apho- rif'ms comprehendeth the moft general precepts of the whole Art.
The fecond is Microcofmical Magic, what Micro-* cofmus hath effefled Magically, by his fpirit and Ge- nius adi£led to him from his Nativity, that is, fpiritual wifdom: and how the fame is effected.
The third is Olympic Magic, in what manner a man may do and fuffer by the fpirits of Olympus.
The fourth is Hcfiodiacal, and Homerical Magic, which teacheth the operations by the fpirits called Ca- codemones , as it were not adverfaries to mankind.
The fifth is Roman or Sibylline Magic, which a6l- eth and operates with tutelar fpirits and Lords, to whom the whole orb of the earth is diftributed. This is valde infgnis Magia. To this the doflrine of the Druids referred.
The fixth is Pythagorical Magic, which only afl- eth with fpirits to whom is given the do&rine of Arts, as P hylic, Medicines, Mathematics, Alchymy, and liich like Arts.
The feventh is the Magic of Appolonius , and the like, and agreeth with the Roman and Microcofmical Magic: only it hath this thing peculiar, that it hath pow er over the hoftile part of mankind.
The eighth is Hermitical, that is Egyptical Magic; and differeth not much from divine Magic.
The ninth is that wifdom which dependeth folely upon the word of God: and this is called Prophetical Magic.
The
Thefcrjl lome oj the Book oj
ARBATEL of MAGIC.
called I S A G 0 G E.
IN the name of the Creator of all things both
vifible and invisible, who revealeth his MiPte-
lies out of his treafures to them that call upon
him ; and fatherly and mercifully befloweth thofe
his fecrets upon us without meafure. May he
grant unto us, through his only begotton Son
Jefus Chrifl our Lord, bis minillering fpirits, the
revealeis of his fecrets, that we may write this
Book of Ar hotel, concerning the greatefl fecrets
which are lawful for man to know, and to ufe
them without offence unto God. Amen
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The firft Septinary ofAphorifms.
Ihtfvrjl Aphurijm.
Whofoever would know fecrets, let him know how to keep feciet things fecretly ; and to re- veal thofe things that are to be revealed, and to real thofe thing that are to be fealed : and not to live holy thin:? • to clogs , nor to ca/l Pearls before /wine . 3bfervc this Law, auc! the eyes of thy under- landing iliaJLl be opened, to under Band fecret
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things; and thou (halt have whatsoever thy mind defiretli to be divinely revealed unto thee Thou flialt have alfo the Angels and Spirits of God prompt and ready in their nature to minifler unto thee, as much as any human mind can defire,
Aphor ,
In all things call upon the name of the Lord: and without prayer unto God through his only- begotten Son do not thou undertake to do or think any thing. And ufe the Spirits given and attributed unto thee, as miniflers, without rafh- neSs and preemption, as the meflengers of God; having a due reverence towards the Lord of Spirits. And the remainder of thy life do thou accomphfh, demeaning thyfelf peaceable, to the honor of God, and the profit of thyfelf and thy neighbour,
Aphor. 3.
Live to thyfelf and theMufes: avoid the friend- Ship of the multitude: be thou coveteous of time, beneficial to all men. Ufe thy gifts, be vigilant in thy calling; and let the word of God never
depart from thy mouth.
Aphor. 4.
Be obedient to good admonitions: avoid all procaflination : accuflom thyfelf to conflancy and gravity, both in thy words and deeds. He-
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flfl the temptations of the tempter, by the word of God. Flee from earthly things; feek after heavenly things. Put no confidence in thy own wifdom; but look unto God in all things, ac- cording to that fentence of the Scriptures: When we know not what we /hall do, unto thee , 0 God , do we lijl up our eyes, and from thee we expect our help. For when all human refuges do forfake us, there will the help of God fhine forth, according to the faying of Philo,
Aphor . 5.
7 huu fialt love the Lord thy God with all thy heail, and with all thy fir eng th, and thy neighbour as thyjclf: and the Lord will keep thee as the apple of his eye, and will delivei thee from all evil, and will replenifh thee with all good; and nothing fhall thy foul defire, but thou fhalt be fully endued therewith, fo that it be contingent to the falvation of thy foul and body.
Aphor . 6.
V\ hatfoever thou hall learned, frequently repeat, and fix the fame in thy mind: and learn much, but not many things, becaufe the human un- 0 erf landing cannot be alike capable in all things, unlels it be fuch a one that is divinely regenera* ted; unto him nothing is fo dificult or manifold, which he may not be able equally to attain to.
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Aphor . 7.
Call upon me in the day of trouble , ami I will hear thee, and thou fhalt glorify me, faith the Lord. For all ignorance is tribulation of the mind; there- fore call upon the Lord in thy ignorance, and he will hear thee. And remember that thou give honor unto God, and fay with the Pfalmih, Not unto us, Lord , not unto us, but unto thy Name give: the glory.
The fecond Septinary.
Aphor . 8.
Even as the Scripture teflifies, that God ap- pointed names to things or perfons, and alfo with them hath diftributed certain powers and offices out of his treafures : fo the characters and names of Stars have not any power by 1 eafon of their figure or pronunciation, but by realon of the virtue or office winch God hath otdaineci by nature either to fuch a name or chara&er. for there is no power either in heaven or on earth, or hell, which doth not defcend from God; and without his permiffion, they can neither give or draw forth into any aClion, any thing they have.
Aphor. 9.
That is the chiefeft wifdom, which is from God; and next, that which is in fpiritual creatines;
afterwards in corporal creatures, fourthly in na- ture,
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ture and natural things. The fpirits that are apollate, and referved to the kft judgment, do tollow thefe, after a long interval. Sixthly, the minillers of punilhments in hell, and the obedi- ent unto God. Seventhly, the Pigmies do not pollels the lowed place, and they who inhabit in elements and elementary things. It is conveni- ent therefore to know and dtfcern all differences of the wildom of the Creator and the Creatures that it may be certainly manifeit unto us, what we ought to affume to our ufe of every thins and that we may know in truth how and in what manner that may be done. For truly every creature is ordained for fome profitable end to human nature, and for the fei vice thereof; as
Jo tellily. FUreS' Rcaf°n’ 3nd £xperience,
Aphor. io.
God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven
• "f, and of al1 tllings vifihle and invifible, the holy Scriptures propofeth himfelf to have
an eye pver us; and as a tender father which loyeth his children, he teacheth us what is prp- huble and what not ; what we are to avoid,
ustw hc |Wea‘e t0,embrace: the" he allureth us o obedience with great promifes of corporal
nc eternal benefits, and deterreth us (with
threatnmg of punilhments) from thefe things
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wliicli are not profitable for us. Turn over therefore with thy hand, both night and day, thofe holy Writings, that thou mayefl be happy in things prefent, and bleffed to all eternity. Do this, and thou fhalt live, which the holy Books have taught thee.
Aphor . 1 1 .
A number of four is PylhagoricaU and the fit 0: Quedrade; therefore here let us place the foun- dation of all wifdom, after the wifdora of God revealed in the holy Scriptures, and to the con- iideration propofed in nature.
Appoint therefore to him who folely depend- eth upon God, the wifdom of every creature to ■ferve and obey him, nolens volens , willingor un- willing. And in this, the omnipotency of God jfhineth forth. It confifleth therefore in this that we will difeern the creatures which ferve us, from thofe that are unwilling; and that we may learn howT to accommodate the wifdom and office of every creature unto ourfelves. 1 his Art is not delivered, but divinely. Unto whom God will, he revealeth his fecrets; but to whom he will not beflow any thing out of his treafunes, that perfon fhall attain to nothing without the
will of God. . r .
Therefore we ought truly to defire from God
alone, which will merifully impart thefe things
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unto us. For he who hath given us his Son, and commanded us to pray for his holy Spirit, how much more will he fubjeft unto us the whole creature, and things vifible and invifible? What - foever ye afk, ye jhall receive . Beware that ye do not abufe the gifts of God, and all things fhall work together unto you for your falvation. And before all things, be watchfull in this, that your names be written in heaven; this is more light, that the fpivits be obedient unto you, as Chrifl admonifheth.
In the Ads of the Apojlles, the Spirit faith unto Peter after the Vifion, Go doom, and doubt not but I have fenl them , when he was lent for by Cornelius the Centurion. After this manner, in vocal words, are all difeiplines delivered, by the holy Angels of God, as it appeareth out of the Monu- ments of the Egyptions. And thefe things after- wards were vitiated and corrupted with human opinions; and by the inAigation of evil fpirits, who fow tares amongfl the children of difobedi- ence, as it is manifeA out of St. Paul, and Plenties 1 rifmegijlus. There is no other manner of re- Aoring thefe arts, than by the do&rine of the holy fpirits of God,* becaufe true faith corneth by hearing . But becaufe thou mayeA be certain of the truth, and mayeA not doubt whether the fpirits that
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{peak with thee, do declare things true or falfe, let it only depend upon thy faith in God ; that thou rnayeft fay with Paul , I know on whom l truji- If no fparrow can fall to the ground without the will of the Father which is in heaven, how much more will not God fuffer thee to be deceived, O thou of little faith, if thou depended wholly upon God, and adhered only to him?
Abhor. 13.
Th-e Lord liveth ; and all things which live, do Jive in him. And he is truly HTTP, who hath given unto all things, that they that which they are: and by his word alone, through his Son, hath produced all things out of nothing, which are in being. He calleth all theilars, and all tne hod of heaven by their names. He therefore knowcth the true drength and nature of things, the order and policy of every creature vifible and invifible, to whom God hath revealed the names of his creatures. It remaineth alfo, lhat he receive power from God, to extract the virtues in nature, and hidden fecrets of the creature and to produce their power into atdion, out of darknefs into light, Thy fcope therefore ought to be, that thou have the names of the fpirits, that is, their powers and offices, and how they are fubjetded and appoint- ed by God to minider unto thee; even as Ra- phael was fent to lobias , that he Ihould heal his
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father, and deliver his fon from dangers, and bring him to a wife So Michael, the fortiudie of God governeth the people ol God; Gabriel , the melTetiger of God. was fent to Daniel , Mary, and Zachary the father of John BaptiJL And be ' fhall be given to thee that defireth him, who will teach thee whatsoever thy foul fhall defire, in the nature of things. His miniftry thou (halt ufe with trembling and fear of thy creator, redeemer, and fan&ifier, thah is to fay, the Father, Son, and holy Ghoft : and do not thou let flip ai}y occaflon of learning, and be vigilant in thy cal- ling, and thou (halt want nothing that is necef- fary for thee.
Aphor . 14.
Thy foul liveth for ever, through him that hath created thee: call therefore upon the Lord thy God, and him only fhalt thou ferve. This thou flialt do. if thou wilt perform that end for which thou art ordained of God, an what thou owed to God and to thy neighbour, God re- quireth of thee a mind, that thou fhouldefl honor his Son, .and keep the words of the Son in thy heart: if thou honor him. thou haft done the will ol thy Father which is in heaven. To thy neighbour thou oweft offices of humanity, and that thou draw all men that come to thee to ho- nor the Son, This is the law and the prophets.
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In temporal things, thou oughteft to call upon God as a father, that he would give unto thee all necdlaries of this life: and thou ouschtefl to help thy neighbour with the gifts which God beftoweth upon thee, whether thay be Ipiritual or corporal.
Therefore thou fhalt pray thus :
OLorcl of heaven and earth , Cieator and Maker oj all things vifible and invifible; I, though un- worthy, by thy ajfijtance call upo?i thee , through thy only begotlon Son Jefus Chrijl our Lord , that thou wilt give unto me thy holy Spirit , to direct me in thy truth unto all good. Amen.
Becaufe I earneflly defire perfectly to know the Arts of this life , and Juch things as are necejjary for us , which are fo overwhelmed in darknefs , and polluted with infinite human opinions , that I of my own power can attain to no knowledge in them , unlejs thou teach it me: Grant me therefore one oj thy /pints, who may teach me tho/e things which thou wculdefi have me to know and learn , to thy prai/e and glory, and tne profit pf our neighbour. Give me al/o an apt and teachable heart, that l may eajily underjland thoje things which thou fhalt teach me, and may hide them in my under - /landing, that I may bring them forth as out of thy inexhauflable treafures , to all nece/fary ufes. And
give me grace , that 1 may ufe Juch thy gifts humbly ,
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with [car and trembling , through our Lord Jcfus* Chrijl ', u/iM thy holy Spirit. Amen.
The Third Septinary.
Aphor. 1 5 .
They are called Olympic fpirits which do inha- bit in the firmament, and in the ftars of the fir- mament: and the office of thefe fpirits is to de- clare deflinies, and to adminifter fatal charms, fo far forth as God pleafeth to permit them ; for nothing neither evil fpiritnor evildeftiny, (hall be able to hurt him who hath the mod high for his refuge. If therefore any of the Olympic fpirits fhall teach or declare that which his ftar to which he is appointed portendeth, neverthelefs he can bring forth nothing into a£lion, unlefs he be permitted by the divine power. It is God alone who giveth them power to effeft it. Unto God the maker of all things, are obedient ail things celeflial, fublunary, and infernal. There- fore reft in this; letGod be thy guide in all things which thou undertake!!, and all things fhall at- tain to a happy and defired end ; even as the his- tory of the whole wrorld teftifieth, and daily ex- perience fhew'eth. There is peace to the godly : there ii no peace to the wicked , faith the Lord .
Aphor. 16.
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Spirits of Olympus ) by vvliom God hath appoint- ed the whole frame and univerfe of this world to be governed : and their vifible flars are Arathon, Bethor, Phaleg, Och, Hagith, Ophiel, Phul, after the Olympic fpeech. Every one of thefe hath under him a mighty Militia in the firmament.
Arathon ruleth vifible Provinces XLIX.
Bether, XXXII. Phaleg, XXXV,
Och, XXVIH. Hagith, XXI,
Ophiel, XIV Phul, VII.
So that there are 1 86 Olympic Provinces in the whole Univerfe, wherein the leven Governors do exer-cife their power : all which are elegantly fet forth in Aflronomy. But in this place it is to be explained, in what manner thefe Princes and Powers may be |drawn into communication. Aratron appeareth in the firft hour of Saturday , and very truly giveth anfwers concerning his Pro- vinces and Provincials. So likewife do the reft appear in order in their days and hours Alfo every one of them ruleth 490 years. I he be- ginning of their fimple Anomaly , in the 60th year fore the Nativity of Chrift, was the beginning of the adminiftration of Bethor; and it laded until the year of our Lord Chrift 430. I o whom fucceeded Phaleg , until the 920th year. 1 hen began Och, and continued until the year 1410,
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and thenceforth Hagith rukth until the year
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Magically the Pnnces of the feven Governors are called firaplv, in that time, day, and hour wherein they rule vifibly or iiivilibly, by their Names and Offices which God hath given unto them; and by propofing their Chara&er which they have given or confirmed.
The Governor Aration hath in his power thofe things which he doth naturally, that is, after the fame manner and fubjeci as thofe things which in Aflronomy are aferibed to the power of Saturn. Ihofe things which he doeth oj his own free will , are .
1 . 1 hat he can convert any thing into a Hone in a moment, either animal or plant, retaining the. fame objeefi to the fight.
2. He converteth treafures into coals, and coals into treafure.
3. He giveth familiars with a definite power.
4 He teacheth Alchymy, Magic, and Phyfic.
5- He reconciled! the fubterranean fpirits to
men ; raaketh hairy men.
6. He caufeth one to be invifible.
7. I he barren he maketli fruitful, and giv- eth long life.
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He hath under him 42 Kings, 35 Prince, 28 Dukes, 21 Countellors, 14 Minillers, 7 Mef* fengers, 29000 legions of fpirits.
Phaleg ruleth thofe things which are attribut- ed to Man, the Prince of peace. He that atli his character, he raifeth to great honors in war- like affairs.
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Hagith governeth Vcnertous things. He that is dignified with his chat after, he maketh very fair, and to be adorned with all beauty. He converteth copper into gold, in a moment, and gold into copper: he giveth fpirits which do faithfully ferve thofe to whom they are adifted.
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He hath 4000 legions of fpirits, and over every thoufand he orduineth Kings for their ap- pointed feafons.
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Ophiel is the governor of fach things as are at- tributed to Mercury : his Chara&er is this.
eth familiar fpirits : he teacheth all Arts : and he that is dignified with his . ehara&er, he maketh him to be able in a moment to convert Qiiickfil- ver into the Philosophers flone. . :
Pliul hath this Character,
He changeth all metals into Silver, in word and deed; governeth Lunary things; healeththe
dropfey:
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dropfey : he giveth fpirits of the water, who do ferve men in a corporal and viftble form ; and maketh men to Jive 300 years.
7 he mttjl general Precepts of this Secret.
1. Every Governor a&eth with all his fpiriis, either naturally, to wit, always after the fame manner; or otherwife of their own free-will, if God hinder them not,
2. Every Governor is able to do all things which are done naturally in a long time, out of matter before prepared ; and alfo to do them fuddenly, out of matter not before prepared. As Och , the Prince of Soler things, prepareth gold in the Mountains in a long time; in a lefs time, by the Chymical art ; and ^lagically in a moment.
3., The true and divine Magician may ufe all the creatures of God, and offices of the Gover- nors of the world, at his own will, for that the Governors of the world are obedient to them, and come when they are called, and do execute their commands: but God is the Author thereof: as ~jofhua caufcd the Sun to Hand (till in heaven.
They fend fome of their fpirits to the mean Magicians, which do obey them only in fome determinate buhnefs : but they hear not the falle Magicians, but expofe them to the deceits of the
Devils, and call them into divers dangers by
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the command of God ‘ as the Prophet Jeremiah teflifieth, in his eighth Chapter, concerning the Jews.
4. In all the elements there are the feven Governors, with their holts, who do move with the equal motion of the firmament ; and the in- feriors do always depend upon the fuperiors, as it is taught in Philosophy.
5. A man that is a true Magician, is brought forth a Magician from his mothers womb ; others, who do give themfelves to this office, are unhappy. This is that which John the Bap- tifl fpeaketh of: No man can do any thing oj him -
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6. Every Character given from a fpirit, for What caufe foever, hath this efficacy in this bu- finefs, for which it is given, in the time pre- fixed ; but it is to be ufed the fame day and Planetary hour wherein it is given.
7. Godliveth, and thy foulliveth: keep thy Covenant, and thou haft whatfover the fpirit fhall reveal unto thee in God becaufe all things (hall be done which the fpirit promifeth unto thee.
Aphor. 1 8.
There are other names of the Olympic fpirits delivered by others ; but they only are effe&u- al, which are delivered to any one, by the lpi-
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rit the revealer, vihble or invihble : and they are delivered to every one as they are predefti- nated : therefore thev are called Conflellations:
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and they feldom have any efficacy above Forty years. Therefore it is more fafe, for the young pradicer of the Art, that they work by the offices of the fpiiits alone, without their names; and if they are preordained to attain the art of Magic the othe-r parts of the \rt will offer them- felves unto them of their own accord Pray therefore for a conftant faith, and God will bring to pafsall things in due feafon.
Aphor, 19.
Olympus and the inhabitants thereof, do of their own accord offer themfelves to men in the forms of fpirits ; and are ready to perform their offices for them, whether they will or not : by how much the rather will they attend you, if they are defired? But their do appear alfo evil fpirits, and deffroyers, which is caufed by the envy and malice of the devil ; and becaufe men do allure and draw them unto themfelves with their fins, as a punifhment due to linners. Whofoever therefore defireth familarly to have a converfation with fpirits, let him keep himfelf from all enormous fins, and diligently pray to the moft High to be his keeper; and he lhall break through all the fnares and impediments of
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the devil; and let him apply himfelf to the fer- vice of God and he will give him an increaSe in wifdom.
Ap/wr. 20.
All things are polbble to them that believe them, and are willing tQ receive them but to the incredulous and unwilling, all things are unpolTible : there is no greater hindrance than a wavering mind, levity, unconftancy, foolifh babbling drunkennefs, Juft, and difobedience to the word of God. A Magician therefore ought to be a man that is godly, h on eft, con- stant in lu’s words and deeds, having a firm faith towards God , prudent, and covetous of nothing but wifdom about divine things.
Aphn 21.
W ten you would call any of the Olympic fpi- irits, obferve the riling of the Sun that day, and lof what nature the fpirit is which you defire ; and faying the Prayer following, your defiles Shall be perfected.
Omnipotent and eternal God , who hajl ordained the whole creation jin thy pi (life ana glory. arid Jor the jaivatl n 0) man , 1 bejeech thee that thou u ouldeft fend thy Spirit JV. A of the jolar outer . who fhall inform and teach me thoje things a hie h 1 Jhall cjh of him ; or that he may bring me meed' mu 1 reuif I lie drvpfy.
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thine y through Jcfus Chrifl thy only bcgotlon Son our Lord . ■ Amen.
But thou fhalt not detain the fpirit above a full hour unlefs he be familiarly adi&ed to thee.
Fora/iniich as thou camcjl in peace and quietly , and haft an/wered unto my petitions ; I give thanks unto God , in whofe name thou camcjl : and novo thou mayejl depart in peace unto thy older s ; and return to me again when I ftiall call thee by thy name , or by thy order , or by thy office , which is granted from the Creator . Amen.
Ecclefiafl:. Chap. 5. Be not rafh with thy mouth t neither let thy heart be hajl to utter any thing before God , for God is in heaven , and thou on earth: There- fore let thy words bt few , for a dream cornelh through the multitude oj bujinefs'
The Third Septenary.
Aphor. 22.
We call that a fecret, which no man can at- tain unto by human induflry without revelation; which Science lieth obfeured, hidden by God in the creature ; which neverthelefs he doth per- mit to be revealed by fpirits, to a due ufe ol the thing itfelf. And thefe feet ets are either concern- ing things divine, natural or human But thou mayefl examine a lev/, and tlu me ft felcd, which thou wik commend with a many more.
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Aphrr. 23.
Make the beginning o f the nature of the fe- rret, either by a fpirit in the form of a perfon, or by virmes feparate, either in human Organs, or by what manner foever the fame may be ef- fe#ed ; and this being known, require of a fpi- lit which knoweth that art, that he would brief- ly declare unto thee whatfoever that fccret is : and pray unto God, that he would infpire thee with his giace, whereby thou mayed bring the fecret the end thou defireft, for the praife and glory of God, and the profit of thy neighbour.
Aphor. 24.
! the greatcfl fccrds arc in number [even.
1. The firfl is the curing of ali difeafes in the fpace of feven days, either by chara&ers, or by natural things, or by the fuperior fpirits with the divine afMancc.
2. The fecond is, to be able to prolong life to whatfoever age we pleafe : I fay, a corporal and natural life.
3. The third is, to have the obedience of the creatures in the elements which are in the forms of perfonal fpirits ; alfo all Pigmies, Sagani, Nymphs, Dryades, and fpirits of the woods.
4. 1 he fourth is, to be able to difeourfe with knowledge and underflanding of all things vifi-
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and invifible, and to underftand the power of every thing, and to what it bdongcth,
5. the fifth is that a man be able to govern hftrifelf according to that end for which God hath appointed him.
6. The fixth is, to know God, and Thrift, and his holy fpirit ; this is the peifetftion ol the
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7. The feventh, to be regenerate, as Httioehius the King of the infeiior wot Id.
Thefe (even fecrets a man of an honeft and conftant mind may learn of the fpirits, without any offence unto God.
' The mean fecieti are likewife /even in number.