Lesser-Key-Of-Solomon

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THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON
The 25th spirit is called GIasya LaboIas,44 he is a Mighty president & sheweth
him selfe in ye forme of a dog wth wings like a griffin; he teacheth all arts 45
in a sudden an Instant, and is an author ofBlood shed & Manslaughter, he
telleth all Things past & to come, if desired, & causeth love of friends and
foes; he can make a Man goe Invisible, & he hath under his rule 36 Legions
ofspirits, his seal is this, ye weh weare [must be worn] as a Lamin.
[104r]
The 26th spirit is called Bune [or Bime 46 ] , he is a strong, great & mighty duke,
& appeareth in ye forme ofa Dragon w th three heads, one like a dog, The other
like a griffin; The 3d like a man, he speaketh with a high & comely voice, he
changeth ye places of ye dead, & causeth those spirits that are under him, to
gather together upon their sepulcheres, he giveth Riches to a man & maketh
him wise & eloquent, he giveth true Answards to yrdemands, & governeth 30
Legions of spirits, his seal is this well he owneth [oweth] obedience to.
first [version]
& Nota he hath another seal or Character weh is made Thus. yu may use
weh yu will, but ye first is best as Salomon saith.t?
[another version]
44 W: "Glasya Labolas, alias Caacrinolaas, or Caassimolar."
45 S1 adds (intra linea) "& sciences." C also reads "Arts and Sciences."
46 S3 and W both read "Bune"; Hand S2 both read "Bime." S1 adds (in margin) "in
another copy 'Bime.''' C: "Bune, or Bime.-The Twenty-sixth Spirit is Bune (or
Bim)." Mathers' version of the sigil has "BUNE" drawn around it, while his table
showing Rudd's Hebrew reads "Bime."
47 S2: "He hath another seal which is made as the bigest of thes is but the least is best