Lesser-Key-Of-Solomon

THE LESSER KEy OF SOLOMON
corne. he, at ye command of ye Exorcist, will build Towers, Throw down
great stone walls, make waters rough w th stormes &c, he governeth 3582
Legions of spirits, his seal is this, weh make and wear as a Lamin &C.
The 46 th spirit is called Bifrons,83 he is an Earle and appeareth in ye forme
of a Monster at first but after a while at ye command of ye Exorcist he
putteth on ye shape of a man, his office is to make one knowing in Astrology
& geomitry & other arts & siences, & Teacheth ye vertues ofall hearbs,
precious stones & woodes, he changeth ye dead Bodyes & putteth Them
into one another [anothers'] places, & lighteth cande1es seemingly upon ye
graves of ye dead he hath under his command 684 Legions of spirits, his
seal is this, we h he will owne and submit unto &C.
The 47 th spirit is called Vual [Vuall85]. he is a great & mighty strong
duke, he appeareth in ye forme of a mighty dromedary at first, but after
a while he putteth on humane shape, and speaketh in ye Egyptian Tongue,
but not perfectly;86 his office is to procure ye love ofwomen, and to tell
82 81, C: "36."
83 82: "BIFROV8"; 81 adds (in margin) "in another copy 'Bifrous."'; C: "Bifrons, or
Bifrous, or Bifrovs,"
84 W: "six and twentie"; C (footnote): "Should probably be 60 instead of 6."
85 W: "Wal/Vuall"; Sl, 82, and H all read, "Vuall"; C: "Uvall, or Vual, or Voval."
86 This again seems to be a mistranslation of Weyer's Latin linguam sonat/Egyptiacam
graviter ("he sounds out in the Egyptian language in a deep voice", which Scot
translates "he soundeth out in a base voice the /Egyptian toong.") Crowley adds the
footnote, "He can nowadays converse in sound though colloquial Coptic. -Ed."