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Take your kid; place it on a block with <strong>the</strong> throat turned upward, so that it may be easier<br />
for you to cut it; be ready with your knife, and cut <strong>the</strong> throat at a single stroke,<br />
pronouncing <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Spirit whom you wish to invoke. For example, say: I slay<br />
<strong>the</strong>e, N, in <strong>the</strong> name and to <strong>the</strong> honour <strong>of</strong> N. . . . Have a care that two blows be not<br />
needed, but let it die at <strong>the</strong> first; <strong>the</strong>n skin it with <strong>the</strong> knife, and while skinning it make<br />
<strong>the</strong> following<br />
INVOCATION<br />
ADIRAM, DALMAY, LAUDAY, TETRAGRAMMATON, ANERETON, 4 and all ye<br />
holy angels <strong>of</strong> God, be ye here and deign to impart<br />
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virtue unto this skin, that it may be properly conserved, and that all things <strong>the</strong>reon<br />
written may attain <strong>the</strong>ir perfection.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> skinning, take salt well pounded; stretch <strong>the</strong> skin; strew your salt upon it so as<br />
to cover <strong>the</strong> whole surface. But first let <strong>the</strong> salt be blest in <strong>the</strong> following manner:--<br />
EXORCISM OF THE SALT<br />
I exorcise <strong>the</strong>e, creature <strong>of</strong> salt, by <strong>the</strong> living, God, by <strong>the</strong> God <strong>of</strong> gods and <strong>the</strong> Lord <strong>of</strong><br />
lords, that all illusions may depart from <strong>the</strong>e, and that so thou mayst serve to make <strong>the</strong><br />
virgin chart.<br />
BENEDICTION OF THE SALT<br />
God <strong>of</strong> gods and Lord <strong>of</strong> lords, Who hast created all things out <strong>of</strong> nothing, and hast<br />
especially designed salt for human health, bless and sanctify this salt, and may I so use<br />
it that all things which are in this circle may receive <strong>the</strong> required virtue for that effect<br />
which we desire. Amen.<br />
This ended, place your salted skin in <strong>the</strong> rays <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sun for <strong>the</strong> space <strong>of</strong> one day. Then<br />
prepare a vessel <strong>of</strong> glazed clay and write <strong>the</strong> characters <strong>of</strong> Guland and Surgat (Chap. III.<br />
Sec. 2) about it with <strong>the</strong> pen and ink <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Art. Set quicklime slaked with exorcised<br />
water in <strong>the</strong> pot, and while it is liquid place your skin <strong>the</strong>rein, and so leave it till it peels<br />
<strong>of</strong> itself. When <strong>the</strong> hair is ready to fall at <strong>the</strong> touch <strong>of</strong> a finger, take it from <strong>the</strong> pot and<br />
peel it with a knife <strong>of</strong> hazel-wood, over which you have pronounced <strong>the</strong>se words: Host<br />
Holy ABOEZRA, be pleased to impart such virtue unto this wood that I may cleanse this<br />
skin <strong>the</strong>rewith, through Thy Holy Name AGASON. Amen.<br />
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This done, and <strong>the</strong> skin being also cleansed, stretch <strong>the</strong> same upon a board <strong>of</strong> new wood,<br />
and round about it set stones <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same length as <strong>the</strong> sides <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> skin. But first say over<br />
<strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> prayer which here follows