1. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42533 Source Creator Hopkins, Matthew, d. 1647. Source Title The discovery of vvitches: in answer to severall queries, lately delivered to the judges of assize for the county of Norfolk.... Source Created or Published [1647] Physical Description opposite title page Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number 144- 461q HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) Hopkins, Matthew, d. 1647. Title (Hamnet) Discovery of witches Title (Hamnet) The discovery of vvitches: in answer to severall queries, lately delivered to the judges of assize for the county of Norfolk. And now published by Matthevv Hopkins, witch-finder. For the benefit of the whole kingdome. Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) London : Publisher (Hamnet) printed for R. Royston, at the Angell in Ivie Lane, Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) M.DC.XLVII. [1647] Physical Description (Hamnet) [4], 10, [2] p. : ill. ; 4 ⁰. Subject (Hamnet) Witchcraft -- England -- Norfolk -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov DFo Notes (Hamnet) Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 18". Notes (Hamnet) Frontis. = ill. Notes (Hamnet) The final leaf is blank. Citations (Hamnet) ESTC (RLIN) R201499 Citations (Hamnet) Thomason, E.388[2] Citations (Hamnet) Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H2751 Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet) Lacks final blank. MS. notes. Binding signed by Riviere & Son Call Number (Hamnet) 144- 461q

2. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42540 Source Title Saducismus triumphatus: or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions. In two parts. The first treating of their possiblity. The second of their real existence. By Joseph Glanvil... Source Creator Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680. Source Created or Published 1682 Physical Description frontispiece Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number G823 HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680. Title (Hamnet) Ansvver to a letter of a learned psychopyrist Title (Hamnet) Answer to a letter of a learned psychopyrist Title (Hamnet) Appendage to this first part Title (Hamnet) Continuation of the collection Title (Hamnet) Saducismus triumpatus:... The first part Title (Hamnet) Saducismus triumphatus: or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions. In two parts. The first treating of their possiblity. The second of their real existence. By Joseph Glanvil, late Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, and fellow of the Royal Society. The second edition. The advantages whereof above the former, the reader may understand out of Dr. H. More's account prefixed thereunto. With two authentick, but wonderful stories of certain Swedish witches; done into English by Anth. Horneck D.D. Title (Hamnet) Saducismus triumphatus;... The second part Title (Hamnet) Whip for the droll Title (Hamnet) Account of what happen'd in the kingdom of Svveden Title (Hamnet) Account of what happen'd in the kingdom of Sweden Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) [London] : Publisher (Hamnet) Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for S. Lownds at his shop by the Savoy Gate, Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) 1682. Physical Description (Hamnet) [18], 52, [12], 162, [6], 78, [14], 273, [1], 67, [3], 5-45, [17], 24, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8 ⁰. Subject (Hamnet) Apparitions -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800. Associated Name (Hamnet) Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, printmaker. Associated Name (Hamnet) Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697. Associated Name (Hamnet) More, Henry, 1614-1687. Notes (Hamnet) With final errata leaf. Notes (Hamnet) "A continuation of the collection·" has separate title page, with imprint "printed for S. Lownds, 1682." and pagination; register is continuous. Notes (Hamnet) Leaf X4 is blank. Notes (Hamnet) "A VVhip for the droll," and "An account of what happen'd in the kingdom of Svveden" each have separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for S. Lownds, 1682" and pagination; register is continuous. Notes (Hamnet) "An ansvver to a letter of a learned psychopyrist" has separate title page, with imprint "printed for S. Lownds, 1681." and pagination; register is continuous. Notes (Hamnet) "An appendage to this first part" has separate title page, with imprint "printed, 1681", on leaf M6r; pagination and register continuous. Notes (Hamnet) "Saducismus triumpatus:... The first part" has separate title page, with imprint "printed, 1682." and pagination; register is continuous. Notes (Hamnet) "Saducismus triumphatus;... The second part." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for S. Lownds. 1681." and pagination; register begins with quire 2A. Notes (Hamnet) A variant has different editions of some of the internal works. See pagination. Notes (Hamnet) Frontis. plates signed by William Faithorne. Citations (Hamnet) ESTC (RLIN) R233939 Citations (Hamnet) Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), G823 Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet) cs399. MS. markings. Shelf mark ("[?]") on foot binding spine. T.p. foxed and mutilated, affecting text, Trimmed throughout, affecting headlines and page numbering. 2Z4 cropped at foot fore-edge, affecting catchword. Leaf F1 pge numbering mutilated. At foot of back paste-down: "from H. Sotheran 6/4/06. Provenance: inscription: "Ric. Gr[e?]vis" Call Number (Hamnet) G823

3. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 17537 Source Title The discouerie of witchcraft... Source Creator Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599. Source Created or Published 1584 Physical Description title page Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number STC 21864 copy 1 HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599. Title (Hamnet) Discoverie of witchcraft Title (Hamnet) The discouerie of witchcraft, vvherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practises of pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered: and many other things opened, which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c: all latelie written by Reginald Scot Esquire. Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) [Imprinted at London : Publisher (Hamnet) By [Henry Denham for] William Brome], Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) 1584. Physical Description (Hamnet) [28], 352, [4], 353-560, [16] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4 ⁰. Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov DFo Subject (Hamnet) Demonology -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1900. Subject (Hamnet) Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800. Associated Name (Hamnet) Britwell Court Library, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) North family, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) Actual printer's name from STC; ostensible printer's name from colophon. Notes (Hamnet) Signatures: A ⁸ B ⁶ C-V ⁸ 2A-2D ⁸ *² 2E-2S ⁸. Notes (Hamnet) With eight final contents leaves. Citations (Hamnet) ESTC (RLIN) S116888 Citations (Hamnet) STC (2nd ed.), 21864 Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet) HH186/6. MS. notes and markings. Provenance: Thomas Pearson - North family library (inscribed R. North on t.p.) - Richard Heber - Samuel Butler - Britwell Court - Harmsworth copy Call Number (Hamnet) STC 21864 copy 1

4. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42537 Source Title Tableau de l'inconstance des mauuais anges et demons, ou il est amplement traicté des sorciers & de la sorcellerie... Source Creator Lancre, Pierre de. Source Created or Published 1612 Physical Description fold-out opp. title page Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number 176-711q HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) Lancre, Pierre de. Title (Hamnet) Tableau de l'inconstance des mauuais anges et demons, ou il est amplement traicté des sorciers & de la sorcellerie : liure tres-vtile et necessaire, non seulement aux iuges, mais à tous ceux qui viuent soubs les loix chrestiennes : auec vn discours contenant la procedure faicte par les inquisiteurs d'Espagne & de Navarre, à 53. magiciens, apostats, iuifs, & sorciers, en la ville de Logrogne en Castille, le 9. nouembre 1610.... par Pierre de Lancre... Title (Hamnet) Tableau de l'inconstance des mauuais anges et demons Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) A Paris : Publisher (Hamnet) Chez Iean Berjon..., Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) 1612. Physical Description (Hamnet) [36], 571, [25] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. (engraving) ; 23 cm. (4to) Subject (Hamnet) Witchcraft -- France. Subject (Hamnet) Demonology. Subject (Hamnet) Magic. Associated Name (Hamnet) Berjon, Jean, d. 1617, printer. Notes (Hamnet) Errata: p. [25] at end. Notes (Hamnet) Signatures: ã-2ã ⁴, 3ã², ẽ ⁴, ĩ ⁴, A-4E ⁴, 4F². Notes (Hamnet) Folger copy has leaves 4B2-4E3 (p. 563-590) from 1613 ed. inserted at end. Call Number (Hamnet) 176- 711q

5. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 12999 Source Title Daemonologie, in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three bookes. Source Creator James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Source Created or Published 1597 Physical Description page 2r (first page of preface) Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number STC 14364 copy 1 HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Title (Hamnet) Daemonologie, in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three bookes. Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) Edinburgh : Publisher (Hamnet) printed by Robert Walde-graue printer to the Kings Majestie, Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) An. 1597. Cum privilegio regio. Physical Description (Hamnet) [10], 81, [1] p. ; 4 ⁰. Subject (Hamnet) Underscoring (Provenance) rbprov DFo Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov DFo Subject (Hamnet) Demonology -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Printing privileges (Publishing) rbpub Associated Name (Hamnet) Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) The title page comes in at least three variants combining these characteristics: headpiece has vase or lace; second line begins with swash or regular G. Notes (Hamnet) "To the reader" signed: Iames Rx., i.e. James I. Notes (Hamnet) Signatures: [A] ⁴ pi1 B-L ⁴ M1. Notes (Hamnet) Stationer's Register: Entered to J. Legat, 17 March 1598. Citations (Hamnet) STC (2nd ed.), 14364 Citations (Hamnet) ESTC (RLIN) S107574 Citations (Hamnet) Pforzheimer, 527 Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet) cs77. MS. notes in margins, cropped; MS. markings: underscoring in red. Lace ornament, swash G. Provenance: paper label pasted to front cover with MS. number '395'; bookplate of Marshall Clifford Lefferts; Lefferts sale, 21-4 April 1902:791 copy. c.2: Provenance: John Scott - Harmsworth copy Call Number (Hamnet) STC 14364 Copy 1

6. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 13000 Source Title Daemonologie, in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three bookes. Source Creator James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Source Created or Published 1597 Physical Description pp. 2v- 3r (of preface) Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number STC 14364 copy 1 HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Title (Hamnet) Daemonologie, in forme of a dialogue, diuided into three bookes. Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) Edinburgh : Publisher (Hamnet) printed by Robert Walde-graue printer to the Kings Majestie, Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) An. 1597. Cum privilegio regio. Physical Description (Hamnet) [10], 81, [1] p. ; 4 ⁰. Subject (Hamnet) Underscoring (Provenance) rbprov DFo Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov DFo Subject (Hamnet) Demonology -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Printing privileges (Publishing) rbpub Associated Name (Hamnet) Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) The title page comes in at least three variants combining these characteristics: headpiece has vase or lace; second line begins with swash or regular G. Notes (Hamnet) "To the reader" signed: Iames Rx., i.e. James I. Notes (Hamnet) Signatures: [A] ⁴ pi1 B-L ⁴ M1. Notes (Hamnet) Stationer's Register: Entered to J. Legat, 17 March 1598. Citations (Hamnet) STC (2nd ed.), 14364 Citations (Hamnet) ESTC (RLIN) S107574 Citations (Hamnet) Pforzheimer, 527 Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet) cs77. MS. notes in margins, cropped; MS. markings: underscoring in red. Lace ornament, swash G. Provenance: paper label pasted to front cover with MS. number '395'; bookplate of Marshall Clifford Lefferts; Lefferts sale, 21-4 April 1902:791 copy. c.2: Provenance: John Scott - Harmsworth copy Call Number (Hamnet) STC 14364 Copy 1

7. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42250 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 48 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

8. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 17273 Source Title A true & faithful relation of what passed for many yeers between Dr. John Dee... Source Creator Dee, John, 1527-1608. Source Created or Published 1659 Physical Description frontis detail of John Dee Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number D811 HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Creator (Hamnet) Dee, John, 1527-1608. Title (Hamnet) Actio tertia Title (Hamnet) A true & faithful relation of what passed for many yeers between Dr. John Dee (a mathematician of great fame in Q. Eliz. and King James their reignes) and some spirits: tending (had it succeeded) to a general alteration of most states and kingdomes in the world. His private conferences with Rodolphe Emperor of Germany, Stephen K. of Poland, and divers other princes about it. The particulars of his cause, as it was agitated in the Emperors court; by the Popes intervention: his banishment, and restoration in part. As also the letters of sundry great men and princes (some whereof were present at some of these conferences and apparitions of spirits:) to the said D. Dee. Out of the original copy, written with Dr. Dees own hand: kept in the library of Sir Tho. Cotton, Kt. Baronet. With a preface confirming the reality (as to the point of spirits) of this relation: and shewing the several good uses that a sober Christian may make of all. By Meric. Casaubon, D.D. Title (Hamnet) 1587. Actio tertia Place of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) London : Publisher (Hamnet) printed by D. Maxwell, for T. Garthwait, and sold at the little north door of S. Pauls, and by other stationers, Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet) 1659. Physical Description (Hamnet) [80], 104, 109-256, 353-448, 45, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ports., tables (engraving) ; 2 ⁰. Subject (Hamnet) Spiritualism -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Stefan Batory, King of Poland, 1533-1586 -- Early works to 1800. Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1900. Subject (Hamnet) Fists (Provenance) rbprov DFo Associated Name (Hamnet) Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671. Associated Name (Hamnet) Kelly, Edward, 1555-1595. Notes (Hamnet) Title page in red and black. Notes (Hamnet) "1587. Actio tertia" (caption title) begins new pagination on *3A1r. Notes (Hamnet) The preliminary leaves have signatures: pi² A-E ⁴ F-I² K ⁴ * ⁶. Notes (Hamnet) The first leaf (pi1v) bears engraved portraits, signed "Fran: Cleyn invent" and has title: The order of the inspirati. Notes (Hamnet) Edward Kelley was associated with Dee in these "actions." His initials, E.K., appear throughout the text. Citations (Hamnet) ESTC (RLIN) R11048 Citations (Hamnet) Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), D811 Folger Holdings Notes (Hamnet) 8/24/40. MS. marking (fist) on p. *43 (final section). Bound in half morocco with MS. label on spine: "704". Provenance: inscribed on front endpaper: "W. A. White 20 June '09" Call Number (Hamnet) D811

9. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42352 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 147 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

10. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42369 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 164 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

11. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42370 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 165 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

12. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42377 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 172 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

13. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42386 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 181 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

14. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42380 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 175 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

15. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42409 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 204 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)

16. ------------- Image1 ------------- Field Data Digital Image File Name 42293 Source Title Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. Source Created or Published ca. 1577-1583 Physical Description page 88 Digital Image Type FSL collection Source Call Number V.b.26 (1) HAMNET CATALOG RECORD ___ Uniform Title (Hamnet) Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Title (Hamnet) Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. [manuscript], ca. 1577-1583. Physical Description (Hamnet) 2 v. : ill. and charts ; 35-40 cm. Subject (Hamnet) Manuscripts -- 16th century. aat Subject (Hamnet) Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Angels, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Annotations (Provenance) rbprov Subject (Hamnet) Astrology -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Astronomical charts -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. aat Subject (Hamnet) Demons, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Drawings -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. gmgpc Subject (Hamnet) Ghosts, depicted. lctgm Subject (Hamnet) Magic -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Occultism -- Early works to 1800 -- Manuscripts. Subject (Hamnet) Poems -- 16th century -- Manuscripts. rbgenr Associated Name (Hamnet) Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Associated Name (Hamnet) Raphael, 1795-1832, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Lenkiewicz, R. O. (Robert O.), 1941-2002, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952, former owner. Associated Name (Hamnet) Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952. Associated Name (Hamnet) Hockley, Frederick, 1808-1885, former owner. Notes (Hamnet) A poem, "Fairy lore," by E.H.W. Meyerstein, dated September 8, 1929, corrected May 20, 1935, appears in V.b.26 (1) on verso of leaf after p. 205. An additional leaf of 20th century notes appears loose in V.b.26 (2) after p. 235. Notes (Hamnet) An eclectic anthology of spells and invocations with charts, magic circles, and descriptions and drawings of spirits, angels, and demons. Draws on the Solomonic tradition, with traces of the Lemegeton (including the Goetia), references to "Friar Bacon" (Roger Bacon), and set within a Christian framework. Multiple spells relate to deterring or catching thieves and curing or preventing sicknesses. Includes translations of Psalms 43, 47, 51, 54, 67, 121, 138, and 150 (p. 25-26). Notes (Hamnet) Annotations in several hands, contemporary and modern, in pencil and ink. Notes (Hamnet) Both volumes: Pagination added later in blue ink (contemporary foliation in brown ink survives, foliated 16-114; wanting leaves 15-17, 26-28, 38, 40, 111-113). Notes (Hamnet) Dates: May 8, 1577 on p. 51; 1583 on p. 105. Notes (Hamnet) Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009. Notes (Hamnet) In English and Latin with some Hebrew. Notes (Hamnet) In the text appears the names: John Weston (p. 143) and in anagrammatic form, John Porter (nh4z retr4p) (p. 135). Notes (Hamnet) Most poems from V.b.26 (1) listed in Folger index of first lines. Notes (Hamnet) Mowat, Barbara A. "Prospero's book," Shakespeare Quarterly, Spring 2001, p. 1-33. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Acquired from Day's (Booksellers) Ltd., Highfield, 1958. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : Exhibited: Shakespeare: The Globe and the World, traveling exhibition, October 4, 1979-September 6, 1982. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) Spine title: Theurgia M.S. 1583 Book of Magic. V.b.26 (2) Case and cover title: Key of Solomon. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): p. 15-205, 35 x 23 cm; pages 1-14 wanting. Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : Gift of B.H. Breslauer Foundation, Inc., August 2007; acquired from Sotheby's (London), July 12, 2007 (lot 1). Notes (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2): p. 206-235, leaves mounted individually (33-34 x 23 cm) and interleaved with modern paper, housed in case (40 x 28 cm); page 218 lower left hand corner damaged and missing 2 of the sigils (1 on p. 218 and 1 on p. 219). Notes (Hamnet) Written in black and red ink. V.b.26 (1): Decorated initials added later by R.C. Smith. V.b.26 (2): Red ink faded. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1) : "R.C.S., 1822" (the astrologer R.C. Smith aka Raphael), p. 15 -- Frederick Hockley -- Hockley's sale, Sotheby's April 6-7, 1887 (lot 380) -- "E.H.W. Meyerstein, July 8, 1929," [leaf 4] -- Meyerstein's sale, Sotheby's (London) December 15-17, 1952 (lot 474). Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1): Formerly Folger MS Add 158. Provenance (Hamnet) V.b.26 (2) : R.C. Smith -- Robert Lenkiewicz. Call Number (Hamnet) V.b.26 (1)