Book XV, chapters 18–23: Hidden treasure, enclosing a spirit in a crystal, and Bealphares

CHAP. XVIII. A License 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 power in thy going or coming unto me, imagining any evil in any manner of wayes, in the earth, or under the earth, of evil doings, to any person or persons. I conjure and command thee Sibylia by all the royal words and vertues that be written in this Book, that thou shalt not go to the place from whence thou camest, but shalt remain peaceably, invisibly, and look thou be ready to come unto me, when thou art called by any conjuration of words that be written in this Book, to come (I say) at my commandement, and to answer unto me truly and duly of all things, my will quickly to be fulfilled. Vade in pace, in Nomine Patris, & Filii, & Spiritus Sancti. And the holy ✚ cross ✚ between thee and me, or between us and you, and the Lion of Juda, the root of Jess, the kindred of David, be between thee and me ✚ Christ cometh ✚ Christ commandeth ✚ Christ giveth power ✚ Christ defend me ✚ and his innocent blood ✚ from all perils of body and soul, sleeping and waking: Fiat, fiat, Amen.

CHAP. XIX. To know of Treasure hidden in the Earth.

WRite in paper these characters following, on the Saturday, in the hour of ☽︎, and lay it where thou thinkest Treasure to be: if there be any, the paper will burn, else not. And these be the characters.

[Figure: symbols described above]

This is the way to go invisible by these three Sisters of Fairies.

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. First go to a fair Parlor or Chamber, and an even ground, and in no loft, and from people nine dayes, for it is the better: and let all thy cloathing be clean and sweet. Then make a Candle of Virgin Wax, and light it, and make a fair fire of Charcoles in a fair place, in the middle of the Parlour or Chamber. Then take fair clean water, that runneth against the East, and set it upon the fire: and if thou washest thy self, say these words, going about the fire three times, holding the Candle in thy right hand ✚ Panthon ✚ Craton ✚ Muriton ✚ Bisecognaton ✚ Siston ✚ Diaton ✚ Maton ✚ Tetragrammaton ✚ Agla ✚ Agarion ✚ Tegra ✚ Pentessaron ✚ Tendicata ✚ Then rehearse these names ✚ Sorthie ✚ Sorthia ✚ Sorthios ✚ Milia ✚ Achilia ✚ Sibylia ✚ In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. I conjure you three sisters of Fairies, Milia, Achilia, Sibylia; by the Father, by the Son, and by the Holy Ghost, and by their vertues and powers, and by the most merciful and living God, that will command his Angel to blow the trump at the day of Judgment; and he shall say, Come, come, come to judgment; and by all Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominations, Principates, Potestates, Virtutes, Cherubim and Seraphim, and by their vertues and powers; I conjure you thre sisters, by the vertue of all the royal words aforesaid: I charge you that you do appear before me visibly, in form and shape of fair women, in white vestures, and to bring with you to me, the Ring of Invisibility, by the which I may go invisible at mine own will and pleasure, and that in all hours and minutes: In Nomine Patris, & Filii, & Spiritus Sancti, Amen. Being appeared, say this bond following.

O blessed Virgins ✚ Milia ✚ Achilia ✚ I conjure you in the Name of the Father, in the Name of the Son, and the Name of the Holy 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 precious blood, that he took of our blessed Lady the Virgin, and by all holy company 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 what time and place I shall call thee by this foresaid Conjuration written in this Book, look thou be ready to come unto me, at all hours and minutes, and to bring unto me the Ring of Invisibility, whereby I may go invisible at my will and pleasure, and that at all hours and minutes; Fiat, fiat, Amen.

And if they come not at the first night, then do the same the second night, and so the third night, until they do come: for doubtless they will come, and lie thou in thy bed, in the same Parlor or Chamber; And lay thy right hand out of the bed, and look thou have a fair silken Kercher bound about thy head, and be not afraid, they will do thee no harm: For there will come before thee three fair women, and all in white cloathing, and one of them will put a Ring upon thy finger, wherewith thou shalt go invisible. Then with speed bind them with the bond aforesaid. When thou hast this Ring on thy finger, look in a Glass, and thou shalt not see thy self. And when thou wilt go invisible, put it on thy finger, the same finger that they did put it on, and every new ☽︎ renew it again: For after the first time thou shalt ever have it, and ever begin this work in the new of the ☽︎ and in the hour of ♃︎ and the ♋︎ ♐︎ ♓︎.

CHAP. XX. An Experiment following, of Citrael, &c. Angeli diei Dominici.

• Michael. ☉︎
• Gabriel. ☽︎
• Samael. ♂︎
• Raphael. ☿︎
• Sachiel. ♃︎
• Anael. ♀︎
• Cassiel. ♄︎

SAy first the Prayers of the Angels every day, for the space of seaven dayes, O ye glorious Angels written in this square, be you my coadjutors and helpers in all questions and demands, in all my business, and other causes, by him which shall come to judge both the quick and the dead, and the world by fire. O Angeli gloriosi in hac quadra scripti, estote coadjutores & auxiliatores in omnibus quaestionibus & interrogationibus, in omnibus negotiis, caeterisque causis per eum qui venturus est judicare vivos & mortuos & mundum per ignem.

Say this Prayer fasting, called Regina linguae. ✚ Lemae ✚ Solmaac ✚ Elmay ✚ Gezagra ✚ Raamaasin ✚ Ezierego ✚ Mial ✚ Egziephiaz ✚ Iosamin ✚ Sahach ✚ ha ✚ aem ✚ re ✚ he ✚ esapha ✚ Sephar ✚ Ramar ✚ Semoit ✚ Lamajo ✚ Pheralon ✚ Amic ✚ Phin ✚ Gergain ✚ Letos ✚ Amin ✚ Amin ✚.

In the Name of the most pitifulliest and mercifulliest God of Israel and of Paradise, of Heaven and of Earth, of the Seas and of the Infernals, by thine Omnipotent help I may perform this work, which livest and reignest ever one God world without end, Amen.

O most strongest and mightiest God, without beginning or ending, by thy clemency and knowledge, I desire that my questions, work, and labour may be fully and truly accomplished through thy worthyness, good Lord, which livest and reignest ever one God world without end, Amen.

O holy, patient, and merciful great God, and to be worshipped, the Lord of all wisdom, clear and just; I most heartily desire thy holiness and clemency, to fulfil, perform and accomplish this my whole work, through thy worthiness and blessed power, which livest and reignest ever one God, Per omnia saecula saeculorum, Amen.

CHAP. XXI. Howw to inclose a Spirit in a Crystal-stone.

THis operation following, is to have a Spirit inclosed into a Crystal-stone or Beryl-glass, or into any other like instrument, &c. First thou in the new of the ☽︎ being cloathed with all new, and fresh and clean aray, and shaven, and that day to fast with bread and water; and being clean confessed, say the seven Psalms, and the Letany for the space of two days, with this Prayer following.

I desire thee O Lord God, my merciful and most loving God, the giver of all graces, the giver of all Sciences; grant that I thy wel-beloved N. (although unworthy) may know thy grace and power, against all the deceits and craftiness of Devils. And grant to me thy power good Lord, to constrain them by this Art: for thou art the true, and lively, and eternal God, which livest and reignest ever one God through all, Amen.

Thou must do this five dayes, and the sixt day have in a readiness, five bright Swords: and in some secret place make one circle with one of the said Swords. And then write this name, Sitrael, which done, standing in the circle, thrust in thy Sword into that name. And write again Malanthon, with another sword; and Thamaor, with another; and Falaor, with another; and Sitrami, with another: and do as ye did with the first. All this done, turn thee to Sitrael, and kneeling, say thus, having the Crystal-stone in thine hands.

O Sitrael, Malantha, Lhamaor, Falaur, and Sitrami, Written in these circles, appointed to this work; I do conjure, and I do exorcise you, by the Father, by the Son, and by the Holy Ghost, by him which 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 quick and the dead, and the world by fire, that all you five infernal Masters and Princes do come unto me, to accomplish and to fulfil all my desire and request, which I shall command you. Also I conjure you Devils, and command you, I bid you, and appoint you, by the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the most highest God, and by the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary, and by all the Saints, both of men and women of God, and by all the Angels, Archangels, Patriarchs, and Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, Martyrs, and Confessors, Virgins, and Widows, and all the elect of God. Also I conjure you, and every of you, ye infernal Kings, by the Heaven, by the Starrs, by the ☉︎ and by thee ☽︎ and all the Planets, by the Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, and by the terrestrial Paradise, and by all things in them contained, and by your Hell, and by all the Devils in it, and dwelling about it, and by your vertue and power, and by all whatsoever, and with whatsoever it be, which may constrain and bind you. Therefore by all the aforesaid vertues and powers, I do bind you and constrain you into my will and power; that you being thus bound, may come unto me in great humility, and to appear in your circles before me visibly, in fair form and shape of mankind Kings, and to obey unto me all things, whatsoever I shall desire, and that you may not depart from me without my licence. And if you do against my precepts, I will promise unto you that you shall descend into the profound deepness of the Sea, except that you do obey unto me, in the part of the living Son of God, which liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, by all world of worlds, Amen.

Say this true Conjuration five courses, and then shalt thou see come out of the North-part five Kings with a marvellous company: which when they are come to the circle, they will alight down off from their Horses, and will kneel down before thee, saying, Master, command us what thou wilt, and we will out of hand be obedient unto thee. Unto whom thou shalt say; See that ye depart not from me, without my licence; anll that which I will command you to do, let it be done truly, surely, faithfully, and essentially. And then they all will swear unto thee to do all thy will; and after they have sworn, say the Conjuration immediately following.

I conjure, charge, and command you, and every of you, Sitrael, Malanthan, Lhamaar, Falaur, and Sitrami, you Infernal Kings, to put into this Crystal-stone one spirit learned and expert in all Arts and Sciences, by the vertue of this Name of God Tetragrammaton, and by the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the blood of the innocent Lamb, which redeemed all the world, and by all their vertues and power I charge you, ye noble Kings, that the said spirit may teach, shew and declare unto me, and to my friends, at all hours and minutes, both night and day, the truth of all things both bodily and ghostly, in this world, whatsoever I shall request or desire, declaring also unto me my very name. And this I command in your part to do, and to obey thereunto, as unto your own Lord and Master. That done, they will call a certain spirit, whom they will command to enter into the centre of the circled or round Crystal. Then put the Crystal between the two circles, and thou shalt see the Crystal made black.

Then command them to command the spirit in the Crystal, not to depart out of the Stone, till thou give him licence, and to fulfill thy will for ever. That done, thou shalt see them go upon the Crystal, both to answer your requests, and to tarry your licence. That done, the spirits will crave licence: and say; Go ye to your place appointed of Almighty God, in the Name of the Father, &c. And then take up thy Crystal, and look therein, asking what thou wilt, and it will shew it unto thee. Let all your Circles be nine foot every way, and made as followeth. Work this work in ♋︎ ♏︎ or ♓︎ in the hour of the ☽︎ or ♃︎. And when the spirit is inclosed, if thou fear him bind him with some bond, in such sort as is elsewhere expressed already in this our Treatise.

[Figure: A Figure or Type proportional, shewing what form must be observed and kept, in making the Figure, whereby the former secret of inclosing a Spirit in Crystal is to be accomplished, &c. — 2 [symbol] alanta […]. — 3 Thamaor. — 1 [symbol] itrael. — 4 Ifalaur. — 5 [symbol] itrami. — North — South — Est — West — Agla — el — ya — Panthon — ✚ dextera dm̄i exaltauit me ✚ dextera dm̄i fecit unt[…]le ✚ dextera dm̄i exalfa[…]tine ✚ dextera d̄mi fect virtute ✚ — Messias — Emanuel — Alpha et ω]

CHAP. XXII. An Experiment of Bealphares.

THis is proved the noblest carrier that ever did serve any man upon the earth, and here beginneth the inclosing of the said Spirit, and how to have a true answer of him, without any craft or harm; and he will appear unto thee in the likeness of a fair man or fair 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 any 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 Countrey to another, he will bear thee without any harm of body or soul. Therefore he that will do this work, shall abstain from lecherousness and drunkenness, and from false swearing, and do all the abstinence that he may do, and namely three days before he go to work, and in the third day when the night is come, and when the Starrs do shine, and the element fair and clear, he shall bath himself and his fellows (if he have any) all together in a quick well-spring; Then he must be cloathed in clean white cloathes; and he must have another privy place, and bear him ink and pen, wherewith he shall write this holy Name of God Almighty in his right hand ✚ Agla ✚ and in his left hand this name ✚ [symbol] ✚ and he must have a dry thong of a Lions or of a Harts skin, and make thereof a girdle, and write the holy names of God all about, and in the end ✚ Α & Ω. ✚ And upon his brest he must have this present figure or mark written in Virgin Parchment, as it is

[Figure: ✚ ✚ ✚ Homo sacarus, museo lomeas, cherubozca. ✚]

here shewed. And it must be sowed upon a piece of new linnen, and so made fast upon thy brest. And if thou wilt have a fellow to work with thee, he must be appointed in the same manner. 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 otherside of the knifes blade ✚ [symbol] ✚ And with the same knife he must make a circle, as hereafter followeth: the which is called Solomons circle. When that is made, go into the circle, and close again the place, there where thou wentest in, with the same knife, and say; Per crucis hoc signum ✚ fugiat procul omne malignum; Et per idem signum ✚ salbetur quodque benigum; By the sign of the Cross ✚ may all evil fly farre away, and by the same sign ✚ may all that is good be preserved; and make suffumigations to thy self, and to thy fellow or fellows, with Frankincense, Mastick, Lignum Aloes: then put it in Wine, and say with good devotion, in the worship of the high God Almighty, all together, that he may defend you from all evils. And when he that is Master will close the Spirit, he shall say towards the East with meek and devout devotion, these Psalms and Prayers as followeth here in order.

The two and twentieth Psalm.

O My God my God, look upon me, why hast thou forsaken me, and art so farr from my health, and from the words of my complaint? And so forth to the end of the same Psalm, as it is to be found in the Book.

This Psalm also following, being the fifty one Psalm, must be said three times over, &c.

HAve mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness, according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away mine offences. And so forth to the end of the same Psalm, concluding it with, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Then say this verse: O Lord leave not my soul with the wicked; nor my life with the blood-thirsty. Then say a Pater noster, an Ave Maria, and a Credo & Ne nos inducas. O Lord shew us thy mercy, and we shall be saved. Lord hear our prayer, and let our cry come unto thee. Let us pray.

O Lord God Almighty, as thou warnedst by thine Angel, the three Kings of Cullen, Jasper, Melchior, and Balthasar, when they came with worshipful presents toward Bethelem; Jasper brought myrrh; Melchior, incense; Balthasar, gold; worshipping the high King of all the world, Jesus Gods Son of Heaven, the second Person in Trinity, being born of the holy and clean Virgin S. Mary Queen of Heaven, Empress of Hell, and Lady of all the world: at that time the holy Angel Gabriel warned and bad the foresaid three Kings, that they should take another way, for dread of peril, that Herod the King by his Ordinance would have destroyed these three Noble Kings, that meekly sought out our Lord and Saviour. As wittily and truly as these three Kings turned for dread, and took another way; so wisely and so truly, O Lord God, of thy mightiful mercy, bless us now at this time, for thy blessed passion save us, and keep us all together from all evil; and thy holy Angel defend us. Let us pray.

O Lord, King of all Kings, which containest the Throne of Heavens, and beholdest all deeps, weighest the hills, and shuttest up with thy hand the earth, hear us most meek God, and grant unto us (being unworthy) according to thy great mercy, to have the verity and vertue of knowledge of hidden treasure by this Spirit invocated, through thy help O Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be all honour and glory, from worlds to worlds everlastingly, Amen. Then say these names, ✚ Helie ✚ Helion ✚ essejere ✚ Deus eternus ✚ Eloy ✚ clemens ✚ Heloye ✚ Deus sanctus ✚ Sabaoth ✚ Deus exercituum Adonay ✚ Deus mirabilis ✚ jao ✚ berax ✚ anepheneton ✚ Deun ineffabilis ✚ Sodoy ✚ Dominatoz Dominus ✚ on fortissimus ✚ Deus ✚ qui, the which wouldest be prayed unto of sinners, receive (we besiech thee) these sacrifices of praise, and our meek Prayers, which we unworthy do offer unto thy Divine Majesty. Deliver us, and have mercy upon us, and prevent with thy Holy Spirit this work, and with thy blessed help to follow after, that this our work begun of thee, maybe ended by thy mighty power; Amen. Then say this anon after ✚ Homo ✚ sacarus ✚ Musceolameus ✚ cherubozca ✚ being the figure upon thy brest aforesaid, the Girdle about thee, the circle made, bless the Circle with holy Water, and sit down in the midst, and read this Conjuration as followeth, sitting back to back at the first time.

I exercise and conjure Baalphares, 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 holy Sacraments, and by the holy Majesty and Deity of the living God. I conjure and exorcise thee Bealphares, by the vertue of all Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominations, Principates, Potestates, Virtutes, Cherubim and Seraphim; and by their vertues, and by the most truest and speciallest Name of your Master, that you do come unto us, in fair form of man or woman-kinde, here visibly before this circle; and not terrible by any manner of wayes, This circle being our tuition and protection, by the merciful goodness of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and that you do make answer truly, without craft or deceit, unto all my demands and questions, by the vertue and power of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

CHAP. XXIII. To bind the Spirit Bealphares, and to loose him again.

NOw when he is appeared, bind him with these words which follow. * I conjure thee Bealphares, by God the Father, by God the Son, and by God the Holy Ghost, and by all the holy company 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 bodily shape, that thou art appeared in, nor any power shalt thou have of our bodies or souls, earthly or ghostly, but be obedient unto me, and to the words of my Conjuration, that be written in this Book. I conjure thee Bealphares, by all Angels and Archangels, Thrones, Dominations, Principates, Potestates, Virtutes, Cherubim and Seraphim, and by their vertues and powers. I conjure and charge, bind and constrain thee Bealphares, by all the royal words aforesaid, and by their vertues that thou be obedient unto me, and to come and appear visibly unto me, and that in all days, hours, and minutes, wheresoever I be, being called by the vertue of our Lord Jesus Christ, the which words are written in this Book. Look ready thou be to appear unto me, and to give me good counsel, how to come by treasures hidden in the earth, or in the water, and how to come to dignity and knowledge of all things, that is to say, of the Magick Art, and of Grammar, Dialectike, Rhetorike, Arithmetick, Musick, Geometry, and of Astronomy, and in all other things my will quickly to be fulfilled; I charge upon pain of everlasting condemnation. Fiat, fiat, fiat. Amen.

When he is thus bound, ask him what thing thou wilt, and he will tell thee, and give thee all things that thou wilt request of him, without any Sacrifice doing to him, and without forsaking thy God, that is, thy Maker. And when the Spirit hath fulfilled thy will and intent, give him license to depart as followeth:

A License for the Spirit to depart.

GO unto the place predestinated and appointed for thee; where thy Lord God hath appointed thee, until I shall call thee again. Be thou ready unto me and to my call, as often as I shall call thee, upon pain of everlasting damnation. And if thou wilt, thou mayst recite two or three times the last Conjuration, until thou do come to this term, In throno, if he will not depart, and then say, In throno, That thou depart from this place, without hurt or damage of any body, or of any deed to be done; that all creatures may know, 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 Son and the Holy Ghost, descend upon thee, and dwell alwayes with thee, except thou do depart without damage of us, or of any creature, or any other evil deed to be done; and thou to go to the predestinated. And by our Lord Jesus Christ I do else send thee to the great pit of Hell, except (I say) that thou depart to the place, whereas thy Lord God hath appointed thee. And see thou be ready to me and to my call, at all times and places, at mine own will and pleasure, day or night, without damage or hurt of me, or of any creature; upon pain of everlasting damnation; Fiat, fiat, fiat. Amen. Amenl The peace of Jesus Christ be between us and you, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Per crucis hoc ✚ signum, &c. Say In principio erat Verbum, & Verbum erat apud Deum; In thee 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 John's Gospel, staying at these words, Full of grace and truth: to whom be all honour and glory world without end. Amen.

[Figure: The fashion or form of the Conjuring knife, with the Names thereon to be graven or written. — AGLA And on the other side this name [symbol]]

[Figure: A Type or Figure of the Circle for the Master and his Fellows to sit in, shewing how, and after what fashion it should be made. — Agla — eL — ya — panthon — dextera dm̄i fecit virtutem ✚ dextera dm̄i exaltauit me ✚ dextera dm̄i fecit virtutem ✚ dextera dm̄i exaltauit me ✚ — mellyas — emanuel — alpha et. ω — Tetragrammaton — Iesus nazarenus — Adonay — Elfelbey — Magister]

THis is the Circle for the Master to sit in, and his fellow or fellows at the first calling, sit back to back, when he calleth the Spirit; and for the Fairies make this circle with chalk on the ground, as is said before. This Spirit Bealphares being once called and found, shall never have power to hurt thee. Call him in the hour of ♃︎ or ♀︎ the ☽︎ increasing.