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Lesser Key of Solomon The 9 th spirit in order is Paimon ; a great king, & very Obedient to Lucifer, he appeareth in y e forme of a man, sitting one a dromedary, w h a Crowne most glorious on his head. Three [There] goeth before him a host of spirits like men with Trumpets and well sounding Cymballs, and all other sorts of musicall Instruments &c. he hath a great voice, and roareth at his first comming, and his speech [voice] is such as y e Magician cannot well understand, unless he compelleth him. This spirit can teach all arts and siences, and other secret Things; he can discover w t y e Earth is, and w t holdeth it up in y e waters, & w t y e wind is or where it is, or any other Thing y u desire to know, he giveth dignity and confirmeth y e same, he bindeth or maketh a man subject to y e Magician if he desireth it he giveth good familiars, and such as can teach all arts…

Lesser Key of Solomon The 29 th spirit in order is Named Astaroth, he is a Mighty & strong duke, & appeareth in [the] forme of an unbeautifull angel, ridding on an Infernall like dragon, and carring in his right hand a viper (you must not lett him come to neare y u least he doe y u damage by his stinking Breath. Therefore y e Exorcist must hold y e Magicall Ring nere to his face and y t will defend him he giveth true answares of things present past & to come & can discover all secreets; he will declare willingly how y e spirits fell, if desired, & y e reason of his own fall. He can make men wounderfull knowing in all Liberall siences; he ruleth 40 Legions of spirits, his seal is as this [shown], w ch weare as a Lamen before y u, or else he w ill not obey you.

Lesser Key of Solomon The 31 spirit in order, [as Salomon saith,] is named Foras, he is a mighty great president & appeareth in y e form of a strong man, in humane shape he can give y e understanding to men how they may know y e vertues of all hearbs & precious stones, & [he] teacheth them y e art [of] Logick & Ethicks in All their partes if desired, he maketh men Invisible, witty, Eloquent & to live Long; he [can] discover Treasures and recover Things lost

Lesser Key of Solomon That you forthw th appear and shew y r selves here unto me before this Circle, in a fair and humane shape, without any deformity or ugly shew and without delay, doe y e come, from all parts of y e world to make & make [sic] rationall answares unto all Things w ch I shall ask of you; and come yee peacebly, visibly and afably without delay, manifesting w t I desire, being conjured by y e Name [Names] of y e Eternall liveing and true God Helioren

Lesser Key of Solomon In this Art are comprehended very briefly in a few words or writings, so that it discovereth those things which are hard and difficult, making the ingenious learned in a very short time, by the wonderful and unheard-of Vertue of the words.

De Heptarchia Mystica of Dr. John Dee Appeared like 7 little Children, like boyes covered all with purple, with hanging sleves, like preists, or scholers gown sleves: theyr heds attyred all after the former manner with purple Sylk…Six of these seamed more glorious then the rest: & theyr coates longer: and had Cerclets of Gold, abowt theyr heds: and held in theyr hands perfect Crownes of Gold. The Second Six had three quarters of Croens in theyr hands: The third six haue robes or clothes in theyr hands: All the rest seamed to haue balls of Gold: which they tosse from one to another. But at the Catching, they seame empty wynde Balls: for they gripe them cloasing theyr hands, as yf they were not solid, but empty like a blown bladder.

De Heptarchia Mystica of Dr. John Dee King BOBOGEL The Distributing, giving and bestowing of Wisdome, and Science: The Teaching of True Philosophie, true understanding of all lerning, grownded uppon wisdome: with the Excellencies in Nature: And of many other great Mysteries, mervaylously avaylable, and Necessarie to the advancing of the Glory, of our God and Creator. And who saydst to me, (in respect of these Mysteries atteyning) Dee, Dee, Dee, At length, but not to late; Therefore, In the Name, &c King BOBOGEL The Distributing, giving and bestowing of Wisdome, and Science: The Teaching of True Philosophie, true understanding of all lerning, grownded uppon wisdome: with the Excellencies in Nature: And of many other great Mysteries, mervaylously avaylable, and Necessarie to the advancing of the Glory, of our God and Creator. And who saydst to me, (in respect of these Mysteries atteyning) Dee, Dee, Dee, At length, but not to late; Therefore, In the Name, &c