Part II.

CHAP. XLII.
OF THE IMAGES OF THE MOON,
FROM the operations of the Moon they made an image for travellers againfl wearinefs, at the hour of the Moon, the Moon afcending in its exaltation ; the figure of which was a man leaning on a ftaff, having a bird on his head, and a flouriffiing tree before him. They made another image of the Moon for the increafe of the fruits of the earth, and againft poifons, and infirmities of children, at the hour of the Moon, it afcending in the firil luce of Cancer ; the figure of which was a woman cornuted, riding on a bull, or a dragon with feven heads, or a crab, and Ihe hath in her right hand a dart, in her left a looking glafs, clothed with white or green, and having on her head two fer- pents with horns twined together, and to each arm a ferpent twined about, and to each foot one in like manner. And thus much fpoken concerning the figures of the planets, may fuffice.
CHAP. XLIII.
OF THE IMAGES OF THE HEAD AND TAIL OF THE DRAGON OF THE MOON-
THEY made, alfo, the image of the head and tail of the Dragon of the Moon, namely, between an ferial and fiery circle, the likenefs of a ferpent, with the head of a hawk, tied about them after the manner of the great letter Theta ; they made it when J upiter, with the head, obtained the mid heaven ; which image they affirm to avail much for the fuecefs of petitions, and would fignify by this image a good and fortunate genius, which they would repre- fent by this image of the ferpent ; for the Egyptians and Phoenicians do extol this creature above all others, and fay it is a divine creature, and hath a di- vine nature ; for in this is a more acute fpirit, and a greater fire than in any other, which thing is manifelt both by his fwift motion without feet, hands,
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or any other inftruments ; and alfo that it often renews its age with his fkin, and becomes young again ; but they made the image of the tail like as when the Moon was eclipfed in the tail, or ill affe6led by Saturn or Mars, and they made it to introduce anguifh, infirmity, and misfortune : we call it an evil genius.
THE TALISMAN OF THE DRAGON’s HEAD.
CHAP. XLIV.
OF THE IMAGES OF THE MANSIONS OF THE MOON.
THEY made, alfo, images for every manfion of the Moon as follows :
In the firft, for the definition of fome one, they made, in an iron ring, the image of a black man, in a garment of hair, and girdled round, cafting a fmall lance with his right hand : they fealed this in black wax, and perfumed it with liquid florax, and wifhed fome evil to come.
In the fecond, againfl the wrath of the prince, and for reconciliation with him, they fealed, in white wax and maftich, the image of a king crowned, and perfumed it with lignum aloes..
In the third, they made an image in a fi-lver ring, whole table was fquare ; the figure of which was a woman,, well clothed, fitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head they fealed it, and perfumed it with miifk, camphire, and calamus aromaticus. They affirmed that this gives happy for- tune, and every good thing.
In the fourth, for revenge, feparation, enmity, and ill-will, they fealed, in red wax, the image of a foldier fitting on a horfe, holding a ferpent in his right hand : they perfumed it with red myrrh and florax.
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