Lesser-Key-Of-Solomon

[INTRODUCTION]
[IOOr]
The little Key of Salomon the King1 which containeth all the names, orders
and offices of all the spirits that ever he hadd any converse with, with
the seales or Characters belongeing to Each spirit, and the manner of calling
them forth to [visible] appearance, in 5 Parts, called Books viz - - - - -:
The first part, is a Bookofevill spirits, called Goetia, shewing how
he bound up those spirits and used them in severall things, wherby
he obtained great fame.
The second part is a Booke of[aerial] spirits, partly good and partly
evill,we h is called Theurgia Goetia being all spirits ofthe ayre.
TheThird partis [a book] ofspirits governing ye Planetary houres,
and we h spirits belong to every degree ofthe signes and planets in
ye signes, and is called Ars Paulina.2
The fourth partofthis Booke is called.ArsAlmadelSolomonis[sic],3
contayning 20 cheife spirits we h governe the four Altitudes or the
360 degrees of the world & signes [zodiac] &c. These twoo last
orders ofspirits is ofgood, and are called the true Theurgia, and it
is to be sought affter by divine seeking &c.
The fifth partis a Booke oforations and prayers thatwise Salomon
used upon the alter in the Temple which is called Artem Novam
S2 reads, "lemegeton / or CLAVICVLA SALOMONIS: REX: or the Little Key:
of / Solomon The King." H omits this introduction.
2 S2: "the pauline art &.c."
3 S2: "... called ALMADEE of Solomon."