Lesser-Key-Of-Solomon

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THE LESSER KEy OF SOLOMON
adding further the particulars ofyour Requests praying with humility! for
what is lawfull and Just and that you shall indeed obtain from him:
But ifhe doth not appear presently, you must then take the golden seal,
And make with it three or four marks upon the candles, by which means
the angell will presently appeare as aforesaide: and when the Angell departeth
he will fill the whole place with a sweet and pleasant smell which will be
smelt a long time.
Nota. The golden seal will serve and is to be used in the operation ofall
the Altitudes. The Collour of the Almadel belonging to the first Chora is
lilly [lily] white. To the second Chora a Perfect red Rose Collour; The 3d
Chora is to be a green mixt with [a] white silver collour. The Fourth Chora
is to be a black mixt with a little green of a sadd collour &C.
Ofthe second Chora or cAltitude:
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Note: all the other three Altitudes with their signes and princes have power
over goods and riches, and can make any man Rich or poor, and as the first
Chora giveth Encrease and maketh fruitfull, so these giveth decrease and
Barrenness, &C.
And if any have a desire to operate in any of the other 3 Charas or
Altitudes, they must doe it on Sundays in the manner as above is shewed;
But doe not pray for anything that is contrary to the nature of their office,
or against god and his laws, but what God giveth according to the course of
nature, that you may desier and obtaine, and all the furniture that is to be
used is to be of the same collour as the Almadel is of, and the princes of
this second Chora are named as Followeth Vizr: Alphariza," Genon, Geron,
Armon, Gereinon [Gereimon10] &C.
And when you operate kneel before the Almade1 with cloathes of ye
same collour in a closet hung with the same collours allso, for the holy
apparation will be of the same collour: and when he is appeared, put the
earthen Bason under the Almadel with fire and hott ashes and 3 graines
of Mastic in poweder to fume as above written, and when the Angell
smelleth the perfume, he turneth his face towards you, asking the Exorcist
with a low voyace why he called the princes of this Chora or Altitude,
then you must answer as before; saying: I desire that my Request
t Original had "sincerity" corrected to "humility."
9 S1: "Aphiriza."
10 S2, S1, H: "Gereimon."