The NOTORY ART OF SOLOMON.

[582]

The Notory Art ARS NOTORIA

revealed by the Most High Creator to Solomon.
QUAM CREATOR ALTISSI-
mus Salomoni reuelauit.

IntheNameoftheholyandundividedTrinity,
beginneththismostholyArtofKnowledge,Revealedto
SOLOMON,whichtheMostHighCreatorbyhisholy
AngelministredtoSOLOMONupontheAltarofthe
Temple;thattherebyinashorttimeheknewallArtsand
Sciences,bothLiberalandMechanick,withallthe
FacultiesandPropertiesthereof:Hehadsuddenlyinfused
intohim,andalsowasfilledwithallwisdom,[2]toutter
thesacredmysteriesofmostholywords.
InNomineSanctae&indiuiduaeTrinitatisincipitsanctissimaArsNotoria,
quamCreatorAltissimusSalomoniperAngelumsuumsuperaltareTempli
ministrauit,vtpereamomnesscientiasliberales,mechanicas,exceptiuas&earum
facultatesperbreuespaciumtemporispossitsubitoacquirere&habere,&in
proferedomysticaverbasanctarumorationuminomnisapientiapenitus
fundaretur.

Alpha and Omega! Oh Almighty God, the beginning of all

things, without beginning, and without end: Graciously this Alpha&Omega,DeusOmnipotens,principiumomniumrerum,sineprincipio,
day hear my prayers; neither do thou render unto me finissinefine,exaudihodieprecesmeaspiissim,&nequesecundminiquitates
according to my sins, nor after mine iniquities, O Lord my meas,nequesecundmpeccatamearetribuasmihi,DomineDeusmeus,sed
God, but according to thy mercy, which is greater then all secundmmisericordiamtuamquemaiorestrebusomnibusvisibilibus&
things visible and invisible. Have mercy upon me, O Christ,
the Wisdom of the Father, the Light of Angels, the Glory of inuisibilibus.MisereremeiSapientiaPatris,ChristeluxAngelorum,gloria
Saints, the Hope, Refuge, and Support of Sinners, the Sanctorum,spes&portus&refugiumpeccatorum,cunctarumrerumconditor,&
Creator of all things, the Redeemer of all humane Frailties, humanaefragilitatisredemptor.Quiclum&terram,marcquetotumacmundum
who holdest the Heaven, Earth, and Sea, and all the whole ponderapalmaeconcludis,tepiissimedeprecor&exoro,vtvncumPatre
World, in the palm of thy Hand: I humbly implore and illustresanimammeanradiosanctissimiSpiritustui,quatenusinhacsacrosancta
beseech, That thow wilt mercifully with the Father, artetaliterpossimproficere,vtvaleamadnoticiamomnisscientiae,artis&
illustrate my Minde with the beams of thy holy Spirit, that I sapientiae,memoriae,facundiae,intelligentiae,&intellectus:virtutetui
may be able to come and attain to the perfection of this sanctissimiSpiritus,&tuinominisperuenire.EttuDeusmeus,quiinprincipio
most holy Art, and that I may be able to gain the knowledge creasticlum&terram,&omniaexnihilo:quiinSpiritutuoomniareformas,
of every Science, Art, and Wisdom; and of every Faculty of comple,instaura,sanaintellectummeum,vtglorificemteperomniaopera
Memory, Intelligences, Understanding, and Intellect, by the
cognitationummearum&verborummeorum.DeusPater,orationemmean
Vertue and Power of [3] thy most holy Spirit, and in thy
confirma,&intellectummeumauge&memoriam,adsuscipiendum,ad
Name. And thou, O God my God, who in the beginning hast
created the Heaven and the Earth, and all things out of cognoscendumomniumScripturarumscientiam,memoriam,eloquentiam&
nothing; who reformest, and makest all things by thy own perseuerantiam,quiviuis&regnasinseculaseculorum,Amen.
Spirit; compleat, fulfil, restore, and implant a sound
Understanding in me, that I may glorifie thee and all thy
Works, in all my Thoughts, Words, and Deeds. O God the
Father, confirm and grant this my Prayer, and increase my
Understanding and Memory, and strengthen the same, to
know and receive the Science, Memory, Eloquence, and
Perseverance in all manner of Learning, who livest and
reignest World without end. Amen.

[4]
[1] Incipit primus Tractatus istius artis, & expositiones eius, quas Magister
Here beginneth the first Treatise of this Art, which Apollonius Flores aureos appellauit, ad eruditionem omnium scientiarum
Master Apollonius calleth, The golden Flowers, being the naturalium generaliter. Et hoc confirmauit authoritate Salomonis Manichi &
generall Introduction to all Natural Sciences; and this is
Confirmed, Composed, and Approved by the Authority Euduchij compositum & probatum.
of Solomon, Manichus, and Euduchus.

[2]EGOApolloniusartiumMagistermeritnuncupatus,cuinaturaliberalium
IApolloniusMasterofArts,dulycalled,towhomthe quasicessissevidetur,tractaturussumdecognitioneartiumliberalium,&de
NatureofLiberalArtshathbeengranted,amintendedto cognitioneAstronomi.[583]Quibusexperimentis&quibusdocumentisartium
treatoftheKnowledgeofLiberalArts,andofthe compendiosacompetensquecognitiopossithaberi,quibusquenaturistemporum
KnowledgeofAstronomy;andwithwhatExperiments idoneepossitnaturasummainfimaquecompetenterdiuidi,&quibusdiebus&
andDocuments,aCompendiousandCompetent hotisfactahominuminchoandaatquedeterminandasunt.Qualiterhomo&quali
KnowledgeofArtsmaybeattainedunto;andhowthe efficaciainistaartedispositionemvitaesuaeageredebeat,&cursumlunae
highestandlowestMysteriesofNaturemaybe inspiceredebeat&studeat.Primarbitratussum,quaedampraeceptade
competentlydivided,andfittedandappliedtotheNatures spiritualibusscientijsdeclaranda,vtadsingulaquaepraefatisumus,ordine
ofTimes;andwhatproperdayesandhoursaretobe continuopertingatur.
electedfortheDeedsandActionsofmen,tobebegunand
ended;whatQualificationsamanoughttohave,toattain [3]Nemireris,ergoquodaudieris&quodvisurusesinhocopusculo
theEfficacyofthisArt;andhowheoughttodisposeof subsequenti,&quodinuenisexemplartantae&inestimabiliseruditionis.
theactions[5]ofhislife,andtobeholdandstudythe
CourseoftheMoon.Inthefirstplacetherefore,weshall
declarecertainpreceptsoftheSpiritualSciences;thatall
thingswhichweintendtospeakof,maybeattainedtoin
order.Wondernottherefore,atwhatyoushallhearand
seeinthissubsequentTreatise,andthatyoushallfindean
ExampleofsuchinestimableLearning.

Somethingswhichfollow,whichwewilldeliverto Quaedamsuntposteaquaesequuntur,quaetibimirabiliofficioexantiquissimis
theeasEssayesofwonderfulEffects,andhaveextracted Hebraeorumlibrisextractalegendopraelibauimus:quaevbivideris,licetignota
themoutofthemostancientBooksoftheHebrews; fueruntlinguehumanae,tamenpromiraculoreputaquodDominoDeotuotibi
which,wherethouseestthem,(althoughtheyare
forgotten,andwornoutofanyhumaneLanguage)
neverthelessesteemthemasMiracles:ForIdotruly
admirethegreatPowerandEfficacyofWordsinthe
WorksofNature.
nouerisesseconcessum.
[Explicit prologus. Admiratio auctoris de tanta virtute hujus artis.]
[4]Egosiquidemdepropositisnaturispriusinmemiratussumverbaquaelibet
tantampossehabereefficaciam.

Of what efficacy words are. Quanta sit efficacia verborum.

ThereissogreatVertue,PowerandEfficacyincertain [5]EstenimtantaquorundamDeiefficaciaverborum,vtcumipsaverba
legetis,tibifacunditatemeximprouisoitaaugebuntquodquasideilliseloquens
NamesandWordsofGod,thatwhenyoureadethosevery
factusfueris&demumDeisingulisaequalisfueriseffectus:veruntamenvnde
Words,itshallimmediatelyincreaseandhelpyour
haecfiantsicinsequentibuscapitulisorationumplentibidemonstrabitur:Nunc
Eloquence,so[6]thatyoushallbemadeeloquentof
verquaeadmanumsuntpraesentiadifferamus.
speechbythem,andatlengthattaintotheEffectsofthe
powerfulSacredNamesofGod:butfromwhencethe
powerhereofdothproceed,shallbefullydemonstratedto
youinthefollowingChaptersofPrayers:andthosewhich
follownexttoourhand,weshalllayopen.

An explanation of the Notary Art. Ista ostensio subsequens est de arte notoria.

Thisartisdividedintotwoparts:Thefirstcontaineth [6]Istaarsdiuiditurinduaspartes:Inprimaponitnotasgenerales,insecunda
speciales.Adspecialespriusaccedamusse:adTriuium,posteaadquatriuium.
generalRules,thesecondspecialRules.Wecomefirstto
TertioveradTheologiamquasscientiascumoperationeistarumorationum
thespecialRules;thatis,First,toathreefold,andthento
assequeris,sieassicutscriptumest,pronunciaueris.
afourfoldDivision:Andinthethirdplacewecometo
speakofTheology;whichSciencesthoushaltattainto,by
DeNotoriaigiturartequaedamnotulaecumscriptisearumnobismanifestae
theOperationoftheseOrations,ifthoupronouncethemas
sunt,quarumvirtutemhumanarationonpotestcomprehendere.Estigiturprima
itiswritten:ThereforetherearecertainNotesofthe
NotaryArt,whicharemanifesttous;theVertuewhereof
HumanReasoncannotcomprehend.ThefirstNotehath
hissignificationtakenfromtheHebrew;whichthoughthe
expressionthereofbecomprehendedinavery[7]few
words;nevertheless,intheexpressionoftheMystery,
theydonotlosetheirVertue:Thatmaybecalledtheir
Vertue,whichdothhappenandproceedfromtheir
pronunciation,whichoughttobegreatlyadmiredat.
[Beginning of] The first precept [, first chapter of three
chapters].
HElyScemath,Amazaz,Hemel;Sathusteon,hheli
Tamazam,&c.1whichSolomonentituled,Hisfirst
Revelation;andthattobewithoutanyInterpretation:It
beingaScienceofsoTranscendentapurity,thatithathits
OriginaloutofthedepthandprofundityoftheChaldee,
Hebrew,andGrecianLanguages;andthereforecannot
possiblebyanymeansbeexplicatedfullyinthepoor
ThreadbareSchemeofourLanguage.Andofwhatnature
theEfficacyoftheaforesaidwordsare,Solomonhimself
dothdescribeinhisEleventhBook,Helisoe,ofthe
MightyGloryoftheCreator:buttheFriendandSuccessor
ofSolomon,thatis,Apollonius,withsomefewothers,to
whomthatSciencehathbeenmanifested,haveexplained
thesame,anddefineditto[8]bemostHoly,Divine,Deep,
notacuiussignificatioestexHebraeodistorta,quelicetcumpaucissimisverbis
comprehendaturtameninexpressionesua,&inexpressionemysterijsuamnon
amittitvirtutem:Tameneiusvirtusestquodexeacontingit&proceditmirabiliter
admirandumquilibetarbitretur.
[7] Incipit prima oratio primi capituli de tribus capitulis.
1. This oration occurs in full at
the end (p. 115).
HelyscemathAmazaz,hemel,Sathusteon,hheli
Tamazam&c. (Hely.semat.azaran.
hemel.Samic.theon.)
[8]QuamSalomonprimamorationemstatuit
&[584]voluiteamomniinterpretecarere,scienstantam
subtilitatisdeChaldei,Hebraei,Graeciprofunditate
sermonisextortam;vtnullomodopossitplenario
schematesermonisexpo*i.Quaeautemsiteius
efficacia,ipseidemSalomoninlib.II.Helisoe
conditorisdefulgore,sapientiaeostendit:Sedamicus&
successorSalomonis,idestApollonius,cumpaucis
alijs,quibusdatafuitistiusscientiaemanifestatio,
exposure,diceter.Istadiuinamysteriaprofunda&
sanctissima,&qumplurimmreuerendasunt&non
andProfoundMysteries;andnottobedisclosednor
pronounced,withoutgreatFaithandReverence.
A Spiritual Mandate of the precedent Oration.
Beforeanyonebegintoreadeorpronounceany
OrationsofthisArt,tobringthemtoeffect,letthem
alwayesfirstreverentlyanddevoutlyrehearsethisPrayer
inthebeginning.
IfanyonewillsearchtheScriptures,orwould
understand,oreloquentlypronounceanypartofScripture,
lethimpronouncethewordsofthefollowingFigure,to
wit,Helyscemath,inthemorningbetimesofthatday,
whereinthouwiltbeginanywork.AndintheNameofthe
LordourGod,lethimdiligentlypronouncetheScripture
proposed,withthisPrayerwhichfollows,whichis,Theos
Megale;Andismysticallydistorted,andmiraculouslyand
properlyframedoutoftheHebrew,Greek,
andChaldeanTongues:anditextendethitselfbrieflyinto
everyLanguage,inwhatbeginningsoever[9]theyare
declared.ThesecondpartoftheOrationofthesecond
Chapter,istakenoutoftheHebrew,Greek,andChaldee;
andthefollowingExpositionthereof,oughttobe
pronouncedfirst,whichisaLatineOration:Thethird
absquefideimagnitudineproferenda.
[9] Hic datur spirituale mandatum de praecedenti
oratione.
Quodantequamaliquisincipiat,legere,siueproferre
aliquasorationesistiusartisproefficacia,istam
orationemsemperprimproferatininitioreuerenter&
deuot.
Siquiseuigiletscripturae,siuequamlibetscripturam
facundindagaresiueproferrevoluerit,verbafigurae
praecedentisquaepraefatisumus,scilicet,Hely
scemath.Inilladiequandoaliquisvultincipereopus
summoman,innomineDominiDeinostri,inipsa
propositaprolationescripturaediligenterproferat:Cum
illatamenorationequesequitur,quaeestTheos
megale,quaeestexHebraeo,Graeco,&Chaldaeo
sermonesubtiliterdistorta&elimatamirabiliter&
propri,scilicerperexpositionemsummatim
protenditurinomnisermoneinquolibetinitio
proferendasunt.
Incipitsecundaparsorationissecundicapituli,
queexHebraeo,Graeco,&Chaldaeoestexcerpta.Cum
 OrationofthethreeChapters,alwaysinthebeginningof istaprimasuaexpositiosequensproferridebet;quae
everyFaculty,isfirsttoberehearsed. oratiolatinaest.Tertiooratiodetribuscapitulis,quae
semperininitiocuiuslibetfacultatis.S.prim
proferenda.

TheOrationis,TheosMegale,intuymasEurel,&c.2 [10]Incipitipsaoratio,Theosmegaleiotuymas 2. This oration occurs in full at

the end (p. 104).
Eurel&c.

Thissheweth,howtheforegoingPrayerisexpounded: [11]Hicostenditqualiterpraefataoratioexponatur.
ButalthoughthisisaparticularandbriefExpositionof Huiusmodiverorationishocestparticula&
thisOration;yetdonotthink,thatallwordsarethus summatimpraelibataexpositio.Nontamenputesquod
expounded. singulaverbaexponantursic.

The Exposition of this Oration. Incipit expositio dictae orationis.

Lux mundi Deus immensae pater aeternitatis, largitor Corresponding with LIH
OH God, the Light of the World, Father of Immense sapientiae & scientiae & totius gratiae spiritualis, pie & XVIII.
Eternity, Giver of all Wisdom and Knowledge, and of inaestimabilis dispensator, noscens omnia prius antequam
1. Cp. Isaiah 49:2.
all Spiritual Grace; most Holy and Inestimable fiant, faciens tenebras & lucem, mitte manum tuam &
Dispenser, knowing all things before they are made; tange os meam, & pone id vt gladium acutum ad
who makest Light and Darkness: Stretch forth thy enarrandum eloquenter [585] haec verba. Fac linguam
Hand, and touch my Mouth, and make my Tongue as meam vt sagittam electam ad enarrandum mirabilia tua,
a sharp sword;1 [10] to shew forth these words with & ad pronunciandum ea memoriter. Emitte Spiritum
Eloquence; Make my Tongue as an Arrow elected to sanctum tuum Domine, in cor meum ad percipiendum &
in animam meam ad retinendum ea memoriter. Emitte
declare thy Wonders, and to pronounce them
Spiritum sanctum tuum Domine in cor meum ad
memorably: Send forth thy holy Spirit, O Lord, into percipiendum & in animam meam ad retinendum, & in
my Heart and Soul, to understand and retain them,
and to meditate on them in my Conscience: By the
Oath of thy Heart, that is, By the Right-hand of thy
holy Knowledge, and mercifully inspire thy Grace
into me; Teach and instruct me; Establish the coming
in and going out of my Senses, and let thy Precepts
teach and correct me until the end; and let the
Councel of the most High assist me, through thy
infinite Wisdom and Mercy. Amen.
conscientiam meam ad meditandum per iuramentum tui
cordis, id est per dextram piae scientiae tuae. Et
misericorditer & clementer in me gratiam tuam inspira &
doce, & instrue, & instaura introitum & exitum sensuum
meorum, & doceat [sic] me & corrigat [sic] me disciplina
tua vsque in finem. Et adiuuet me consilium altissimi, per
infinitam sapientiam & misericordam tuam, Amen.

The words of these Orations cannot be wholly Non ex toto verba orationum possunt exponi.
Expounded.
[12]Netamenputesquodprfateorationisverba
NEitherthink,thatallwordsoftheprecedingOration singulainlatinumtranslatasintsermonem,cumaliquid
ipsiusorationisverbumplusinsesensus&mysti
canbetranslatedintotheLatinTongue:Forsomewords
profunditatiscontineatexauthoritate&etiam
ofthatOrationcontaininthemselvesagreaterSenseof
Salomonis,&ipsiusscriptisreferentibusagnoscimus
MysticalProfundity,oftheAuthorityofSolomon;and
orationemnullatenushumanisensusconditioneposse
havingreferencetohisWritings,weacknowledge,That
exponi.
theseOrations[11]cannotbeexpoundednorunderstoodby
humanesense:Foritisnecessary,ThatallOrations,and
[13]Necessariumestetenim,etiamipsas
distinctparticularsofAstronomy,Astrology,andthe
AstronomisiueAstrologi,siueartisnotori
NotaryArt,bespokenandpronouncedintheirduetime
particulasdistinctas,velorationessuomodo&tempore
andseason;andtheOperationsofthemtobemade
dici&proferri,&exeissecundumdispositionem
accordingtothedispositionoftheTimes.
temporumdepereoperari.

Of the Triumphal Figures, how sparingly they are to be [14] Hic loquitur de triumphalibus figuris quomodo
pronounced, and honestly and devoutly spoken. parc dicantur, & honest proferantur, & deuot.
 TherearealsocertainFiguresorOrations, Suntetiamqudamfigursiueorationes,quas
SalomonHelyChaldaic,idesttriumphalesorationes
whichSolomoninChaldeack,callethHely;thatis,
liberaliumartiam&subitasacprcellentesvirtutum
TriumphalOrationsoftheLiberalArts,andsudden
efficaciasappellauit&suntadartisnotori
excellentEfficaciesofVertues;andtheyarethe
itroductorium[sic].VndeSalomonspecialeprincipium
IntroductiontotheNotaryArt.WhereforeSolomonmade
constituitdeipsis,vtsecundmlunastempora
aspecialbeginningofthem,thattheyaretobe
determinata,&nonabsqueterminoconsiderara
pronouncedatcertaindeterminatetimesoftheMoon;and
proferantur.Quod&MagisternosterApolloniusplen
nottobeundertaken,withoutconsiderationoftheend.
&competenterinstruit,dicens:Quicunquehcverba,
WhichalsoMagisterApolloniushathfullyandperfectly
sicutpaulinferiusdeterminato&constitutotempore
taught,saying,Whosoeverwillpronounce[12]these
protulerit,sciatseomnioccasioneremotaINVNO
wordslethimdoitinadeterminateappointedtime,and
MENSETOTAMFACVNDIAMINomnibusscientijs
setasideallotheroccasions,andheshallprofitinall
proferendis,multmagismoresolitomirabiliter
SciencesinoneMoneth,andattaintotheminan
adipisci.
extraordinarywonderfulmanner.

The Expositions of the Lunations of the Notary Art. [15] Ist sunt expositiones lunationis artis notori.

THesearetheExpositionsoftheLunation,and Hsuntexpositioneslunationis&introductionis
artisnotoriscilicetinquartaluna&octaua,&in
IntroductionoftheNotaryArt,towit,inthefourthand
duodecima&indecimasexta,&invigesimaquarta&
theeighthdayoftheMoon;andinthetwelfth,sixteenth,
invigesimaquarta&invigesimaoctaua,&intrigesima
fourandtwentieth,eightandtwentieth,andthirtieththey
debentproferti.VndeSalomon[586]aitististemporibus
oughttobeputinoperation.FromwhenceSolomonsaith,
expositiuatemporalunae,quartaededimus,quaead
Thattothosetimes,wegivetheexpositivetimesofthe
quatuorangelissuisconscriptasunt:&quartaluna
Moon;ofthefourthdayoftheMoonwhicharewrittenby
nobismanifestaest:Necnonangelolatoreipsarum
thefourAngels;andinthefourthdayoftheMoonis
orationum,quaterreplicata&repetita,necnon&
manifestedtous;andarefourtimesrepeatedand
quatuorannitemporasuntinscripta&reuelatanobis
explainedbytheAngel,theMessengeroftheseOrations;
andarealsorevealedanddeliveredtousthatrequirethem postulantibusabangelko,adostendendamfacundiam
fromtheAngel,fourtimesoftheyear,toshewthe plenariaminquatuorlinguis,Graeca,Hebra,Chalda
EloquenceandFulnessofthefour[13]Languages,Greek, &latina:&quatuororbisterrarumpartesdataestDeo
Hebrew,ChaldeeandLatine;andGodhathdetermined potestasdefiniendihumanmentisfacundiam,necnon
thePoweroftheFacultiesofHumaneUnderstanding,to humanitatisquatuorvirtutes,Intelligentiam,
thefourPartsoftheEarth;andalsothefourVertuesof Memoriam,Facundiam&istorumtriumstabilitatem
Humanities,Understanding,Memory,Eloquence,andthe dominari.IstaetiamsuntdequibusPrfatumest,qu
FacultyofRulingthosethree.Andthesethingsaretobe sicutdiximus,itaproferendasunt.
usedaswehavebeforespoken.

He sheweth how the precedent Oration is the Beginning [16] Ostendit qualiter ista oratio predicta sit
and Foundation of the whole Art. principium & fundamentum totius artis.

THatisthefirstFigureoftheNotaryArt,whichis Ipsaverartisnotoriprimafiguraqusupr
notamquadrangulammanifestandamsitaest.Ipsaver
manifestlysiteduponaQuadrangleNote:Andthisis
inAstronomiexceptionibuspaucishabitisangelica
AngelicalWisdom,understoodoffewinAstronomy;but
sapientia.InAstrologiautemspeculophilosophi
intheGlassofAstrology,itiscalled,TheRingof
annulisnuncupatur.Innotoriaverartefundamentum
Philosophy;andintheNotaryArtitiswritten,Tobethe
totiusscientiessescribiturVeruntameninmatutino
FoundationofthewholeScience.Butitistoberehearsed
dieiquartaproferenda,simul&continu,scilicetin
fourtimesaday,beginninginthemorningonce,aboutthe
manesemel,circatertiamsemel,circanonamsemel,
thirdhouronce,onceintheninthhour,andonceinthe
circavesperassemelproferatur.
evening.

TheprecedentOrationoughttobe[14]spokensecretly; Oratioprcedensdebetproferrisecret&solussit
andlethimthatspeaksitbealone,andpronounceitwith quiproferateam,&ipsevixaudiatse:&hcest
alowvoyce,sothathescarcelyhearhimself.Andthisis conditioeius:quodsinecessitaseumargueritalicuius
theconditionhereof,thatifnecessityurgeonetodoany magnioperis,poteritdicimanebis&circanonambis
greatworks,heshallsayittwiceinthemorning,and &confessussit&ieiunetinprimadie,inquoprofert
 abouttheninthhourtwice;andlethim[beconfessed,
and]fastthefirstdaywhereinherehearsethit,andlethim
livechastlyanddevoutly.Andthisistheorationwhichhe
shallsay:
ThisistheOrationofthefourTongues,Chaldee,
Greek,HebrewandLatine,evidentlyexpounded,whichis
called,"theSplendororSpeculumofWisdom."Inallholy
Lunations,theseOrationsoughttoberead,onceinthe
morning,onceaboutthethirdhour,onceabouttheninth
hour,andonceintheevening.
The Oration.
Assaylemath, Assay, Lemeth, Azzabue. [15]
The second part of the precedent Orations, which is to Incipit secunda pars prcedentis orationis, & tantum
be said onely once.
AZzaylemath, Lemath, Azacgessenio.
The third part of the precedent Oration, which is to be
spoken together with the other.
Lemath, Sebanche, Ellithy, Aygezo.
eam,&viuatcast&deuot.Ethocestquoddicithic.
IstaestoratioquatuorlinguarumChald,Grce,
Hebr&latineuidenterexposita,qusplendorvel
speculumsapientiappellatur.Insingulislunationibus
sanctisprdictaoratiodebetlegi,inmanesemelcirca
tertiamselemcircanonamsemel&circavesperas
semel.
Incipitoration.
Assaylemath. Assay Lemeth. azzabue.
semel debet dici.
Azzaylemath. Lemath. Azacgessenio.
Sequitur tertia pars orationis prcedentis & simul
proferatur.
Lemath. Sebanche. Ellithy aygezo.
 This Oration hath no Exposition in the Latine. [17] Hic exponitur qualiter non habet expositionem in
latino.
THisisaholyPrayer,withoutdangerofanysin, Hicestoratiosanctasinetotiuspeccatipericulo
whichSolomonsaith,isinexplicablebehumanesense.
qua[587]Salomonaithumanissensibusesse
Andheaddeth,andsaith,ThattheExplicationthereofis
inexplicabilem:&subiunxit:Prolixiorest,inquit,eius
moreprolixious,thancanbeconsideredofor
expositio,qumabhomineconsideraripotest,exceptis
apprehendedbyman;exceptingalsothosesecrets,which
illissecretisquenonlicetnecdanturhominiloqui.
isnotlawful,neitherisitgiventomantoutter:Therefore
Quamorationemidcircototaminexpositamreliquit,
heleaveththisOrationwithoutanyExposition,because
quiadeipsiusorationisnullusadperfectionem
nomancouldattaintotheperfection[16]thereof:andit
summatimdeeapoteritprlibare.Cuiusreicausa
wasleftsoSpiritual,becausetheAngelthatdeclaredit
tameneratspiritualis,quiaAngelusipsamdeferensin
toSolomon,laidaninexcusableprohibitionuponit,
recusabiliprohibitioneSalomoniait:Videnedehac
saying,Seethatthoudonotpresumetogivetoanyother,
orationealiquidexponereveltransferreprsumas,nec
nortoexpoundanythingoutofthisOration,neitherthou
tu,necquisperte,necquispostte.Sacramentale
thyself,noranyonebythee,noranyoneafterthee:Forit
siquidmeiusmysteriumest,vtexpressosermone
isaholyandSacramentalMystery,thatbyexpressingthe
verborumqueorationisaudiuitDeusorationemtuam,vt
wordsthereof,GodheareththyPrayer,andincreaseththy
tibiintelligentia,memoria,facundia&horumtrium
Memory,Understanding,Eloquence,andestablisheth
stabilitasaugeatur.diebuslunationisdeterminatis
themallinthee.Letitbereadinappointedtimesofthe
scilicetininquartaluna,8.12,&sicdeincepssicut
Lunation;as,inthefourthdayoftheMoon,theeighthand
prceptum&scriptumest,ipsamorationemdiligenter
twelfth,asitiswrittenandcommanded:saythatOration
inprmissisdiebusquaterlegecredensdeeaquod
verydiligentlyfourtimesinthosedayes;verilybelieving,
studiumabsqueambiguitatesuprahumanummodum
Thattherebythystudyshallsuddenlybeincreased,and
subitadaugeri.
madeclear,withoutanyambiguity,beyondthe
apprehensionofhumaneReason.[17]

Of the Efficacy of that Oration which is inexplicable to [18] De efficacia eiusdem orationis que inexplicabilis
humane sense. est humanosensu.
 THisisthatonelywhichSolomoncallsThehappiness HcestomninoquamSalomonflicitatemingenij,
&lumenanimMagisterApolloniusappellauit,&
ofWit,andM.Apolloniustermethit,TheLightofthe
speculumsapientieandemnuncupauit.Etipsam
Soul,andtheSpeculumofWisdom:And,Isuppose,the
orationemvitetermimaginemarbitrorappellandam.
saidOrationmaybecalled,TheImageofEternalLife:the
Cuiuscunquetantasitefficaciapaucishominibus&
VertueandEfficacywhereofissogreat,thatitis
fernullisdignosciturvelcomprehenditur.
understoodorapprehendedofveryfewornone.
[20a]Prlibatisergoquibusdampetitionibus,
ThereforehavingessayedsomePetitions,Signsand
signaculissiueprceptisquasiquendamintroitum
Precepts,wegivethemasanentrancetothosethings
dedimusadeaqudicturisumusdequibustamen
whereofweintendtospeak;ofwhichtheyarepart,that
partemeahabent,qusuprdiximus.Veruntamen
wehavespokenofbefore.Nevertheless,beforewecome
antequamadeamperueniatur,qudamarbitror
tospeakofthem,somethingsarenecessarytobe
necessaria,quibuspleniusarqueclariusadpropositam
declared,wherebywemaymoreclearlyandplainlyset
pertingeturhistoriam.Suntenimvtsuprdiximus,
forthourintendedHistory:For,aswehavesaidbefore,
qudamexceptionesNotoriartis.Dequibusqudam
therearecertainExceptionsoftheNotaryArt;some
obcur&qudamclar&manifestsunt
whereofaredarkandobscure,andothersplainand
manifest.
[20b]ExipsaautemAstronomianotoriaarslibrum
habet,cuiusipsaestprincipium&Magistra.Eteius
FortheNotaryArthathaBookinAstronomy,whereof
efficaciaestquodexeaomnesartesdoceantur.
itistheBeginning[18]andmistris;andtheVertuethereof
Sciendumestetiamartemnotoriam&omnesartes,&
issuch,thatallArtsaretaughtandderivedfromher.And
omnemliteratamscientiam,mirabilitercontinere,qu
wearefurthertoknow,ThattheNotaryArtdothina
testanteSalomone,ideoestarsnotoriaquiaquibusdam
wonderfulmannercontainandcomprehendwithinitself,
notulisbreuissimisomniumcomprehensibiliter
allArts,andtheKnowledgeofallLearning,
scriptorumedocetcognitionemsicutetiamaitSalomon
asSolomonwitnesseth:Thereforeitiscalled,TheNotary
intractuLemegeton,hocestintractuspiritualium&
Art,becauseincertainbriefNotes,itteachethand
secretorumexperimentorum.
comprehendeththeknowledgeofallArts:for
soSolomonalsosaithinhisTreatiseLemegeton,thatis,in
hisTreatiseofSpiritualandSecretExperiments.
Here he sheweth, in what manner those Notes differ in [21] Hic ostenditur qua ratione in arte ista differant
Art, and the reason thereof; for a Note is a certain not, & ista est ratio. Nota enim est est qudam
knowledge, by the Oration and Figure before set down. cognitio per orationem et figuram suprapositam.

BUtoftheOrationsandFigures,mentionshallbe
[588]

madeintheirdueplace,andhowtheNotesarecalledin Seddeorationibus&figurismentiosuotempore
theNotaryArt.NowhemakethmentionofthatOration, habendaratioest,quareinartenotorianotdicantur.
whichiscalled,TheQueenofTongues:foramongstthese ModofacitmentionemdequadamorationequeRegina
Orations,thereisone[19]moreexcellentthantherest, linguappellatur.Interistastamenorationesvnaest
whichKingSolomonwouldthereforehavebecalled,The excellentiorquamRexSalomonReginamlinguid
QueenofTongues,becauseittakesaway,asitwere,with circovoluitappellari,quiaquodamsecretotegimento
acertainSecretcoveringtheImpedimentsoftheTongue, impedimentumlinguaufert,&mirabilemeloquenti
andgivethitamarvellousFacultyofEloquence. tribuitfacultatem,adquamantequamperueniatur
Whereforebeforeweproceedfurther,takealittleEssayof parumperdeipsaorationeestprlibandum.Ipsaenim
thatOration:ForthisisanOrationwhichintheScriptures estoratio,quinscripturisdocendisinoresemper
wearetaughttohavealwayesinourmouthes;butitis habendaest,deChaldotamensermoneextortaest:
takenoutoftheChaldeanLanguage:which,althoughit qulictbreuissit,mirabilisefficaciest,vtcum
beshort,isofawonderfulVertue;thatwhenyoureade ipsamscripturamlegerisorationeprmemorata,
thatScripture,withtheOrationbeforementioned,you reticerenonpoteris,qutibimens&lingua
cannotkeepsilentthosethings,whichtheTongueand suggesserint&administrabunt.
Understandingsuggest,andadministertothee.
[22]Istaoratioqusequitur,estqudaminuocatio
TheOrationwhichfollows,isacertainInvocationof AngelorumDei,&prouocatfacundiam,&inprincipio
theAngelsofGod,anditprovokethEloquence,andought scripturarumdebetdici,&inprincipiomensis
tobesaidinthebeginningoftheScripture,andinthe prfertur.Incipitoratio.
beginningoftheMoneth.[20]

The Oration

L
[1] Ameth, Leynach, Semach, Belmay, (these
Orations have not proper Lunations, as the
Commentator saith upon the Gloss, Azzailement,
Gesegon, Lothamasim, Ozetogomaglial, Zeziphier,
Josanum, Solatar, Bozefama, Defarciamar, Zemait,
Lemaio, Pheralon, Anuc, Philosophi, Gregoon,
Letos, Anum, Anum, Anum.)
Lameth. Leynach. Semach. belmai. (ist orationes non
habent proprias lunationes, vt dicit commentator supra in
glossa azzailemat Geseg Lothamasim,
Ozetogomaglial. Zeziphier, Iosanum: Solatac,
Bozefama, dafarciamar, zemait, Lemaio, pheralon,
Anuc, philosophi Gregoon Letos anum, anum anum.)

How this Oration is to be said in the beginning of every [23] Qualiter ista oration proferatur in principio
Moneth, chastly, and with a pure minde. cuiuslibet mensis cast & puro cporde semper
proferatur.

INthebeginningoftheScriptures,aretobetaught, Vtinprincipioscripturarumdocendarum
howtheprecedentOrationoughttobespokenmost secretissimdebetdicioratioprdicta,&qutibi
secretly,andnothingoughttoberetained,whichthy legentimens&linguasuggesterit,reticerinondebet.
MindeandUnderstandingsuggestsandpromptstotheein Prtereasequunturqudamverbaprceptadeilla,
thereadingthereof:Thenalsofollowcertainwords,which quiainprincipiomensissemperincipidebent,&etiam
arePreceptsthereof,whichoughtalwayestobebegunin inalijsdiebus.Istaetiamestqumemoriam.Sed
thebeginningoftheMoneth,andalsoinotherdayes.I tamensapienter&cummaximvenerationisofficio,&
wouldalsonotethis,Thatitistobe antequamcibus&potussumatur,proferendaest.
pronounced[21]wisely,andwiththegreatestreverence;
andthatfasting,beforeyouhavetakeneitherMeator
Drink.

Here followeth the Prayer we spake of before, to obtain [24] Sequitur oratio de qu locuti sumus ad
a good Memory. producendam memoriam.

Deus summe Deus inuisibilis. Theos patir Heminas per

 archangelos tuos eliphamasai gelonucoa. Gebeche
[2]O Most Mighty God, Invisible God, Theos Patir banai Gerabcai, elomnit: Et per angelos tuos gloriosos,
Heminas; by thy Archangels, Eliphamasay, quorum, nomina adeo consecrata sunt, vt nobis proferri
Gelonucoa, Gebeche Banai, Gerabcai, Elomnit; and non debent qu sunr hc: do. hel. x. p. a. li. o. ff. &c.
by thy glorious Angels, whose Names are so qu humanis sensibus comprehendi non licet.
Consecrated, that they cannot be uttered by us; which
are these, Do. Hel. X. P. A. Li. O. F. &c. which cannot
be Comprehended by Humane Sense.

Here following is the Prologue of the precedent Oration, Sequitur prologus prdict orationis, que prouocat
which provoketh and procureth Memory, and is & adhibet memoriam & continuatur cum prcedenci
continued with the precedent Note. Nota.

Horatiodebetdicicumprcedentioratione
THisOrationoughttobesaidnexttotheprecedent proxima,scilicetLemath&cumista.Tequesohodie
Oration;towit,Lameth:andwiththis,Ibeseechtheeto oTheossemperproferendaprovnaoratione.Sipro
day,OTheos,tobesaidalwaysasonecontinuedOration. memoria,inmanedicatur.Siproaliaefficaciavespere
IfitbefortheMemory,letitbesaidinthemorning;iffor dicatur.Etsicdicaturinvespertina[589]hora,&in
anyothereffect,intheevening.[22]Andthusletitbesaid mane.Etsiproferatur,vtdictumest,istacumoratione
inthehouroftheevening,andinthemorning:Andbeing precedenti,prouocatmemoriam&linguamimpeditam
thuspronounced,withtheprecedentOration,itincreaseth soluit.
theMemory,andhelpeththeImperfectionsofthe
Tongue.

Here beginneth the Prologue of this Oration. [25] Hic incipit ipsius orationis prologus.

Te quso Domine m illumina conscientiam meam

I Beseech thee, O my Lord, to illuminate the Light splendore luminis tui, & illustra & confirma intellectum
of my Conscience with the Splendor of thy Light: meum odore suauitatis spiritus tui, adorna animam meam
vt audiendo audiam, & audita memoriter teneam.
Illustrate and confirm my Understanding, with the
sweet odour of thy Spirit. Adorn my Soul, that
hearing I may hear and what I hear, I may retain in
my Memory. O Lord, reform my heart, restore my
senses, and strengthen them; qualifie my Memory
with thy Gifts: Mercifully open the dulness of my
Soul. O most merciful God, temper the frame of my
Tongue, by thy most glorious and unspeakable
Name: Thou who are the Fountain of all Goodness;
the Original and Spring of Piety, have patience with
me, give a good Memory unto me, and bestow upon
me what I pray of thee in this holy Oration. O thou
who dost not forthwith Judge a sinner, [23] but
mercifully waitest, expecting his Repentance; I
(though unworthy) beseech thee to take away the
guilt of my sins, and wash away my wickedness and
offences, and grant me these my Petitions, by the
verture of thy holy Angels, thou who art one God in
Trinity. Amen.
Here he sheweth some other Vertue of the precedent
Oration.
IfthoudoubtofanygreatVsion,whatitmayforeshew;
orifthouwouldstseeanygreatVsion,ofanydanger
presentortocome;orifthouwouldstbecertifiedofany magnamvisionidepericuloinstantisiuedefuturo
onethatisabsent,saythisOrationthreetimesinthe
eveningwithgreatreverenceanddevotion,andthoushalt
haveandseethatwhichthoudesirest.
Reforma Domine cor meam: Instaura Deus sensem
meum: Placa pijssime memoriam: Aperi mititissime
animam meam: Tempera benignissime linguam meam
per gloriosum & ineffabile nomen tuum. Tu qui es fons
bonitatis, & totius pietatis origo, habeas patientiam in me
& memoriam da mihi, & quod te petij in oratione hac
sancta largiaris mihi. Et qui peccantem non statim
iudicas, sed ad pnitentiam misertus expectas, te quso
indignus precor, vt facinorum meorum & peccatorum
meorum scelera extinguas & abstergas, & me petitione
tanta per Angelorum tuorum virtutem de quibus prfatus
sum, dignum & efficacem esse facias, qui es Trinus Deus.
Amen.
[26] Hic ostendis alias efficacias quas habet prdicta
oratio.
Hanceandemorationem,&sidealiquamagna
visionedubitaueris,quidprtenderedebeatvelsi
viderevolueris,veldequouisabsentevishabere
certitudinem,vespereterdicascumsumm
Here followeth an Oration of great Vertue, to attain the venerationisobsequio,&videbisquodpetieris.
knowledge of the Physical Art, having also many other
Vertues and Efficacy. [28] Hc incipit oratio magn virtutis, & est de
cognitione artis physix & habes plures virtutes &

IFyouwouldhavetheperfectknowledgeofany efficacias.

Disease,whetherthesametendtodeathorlife:ifthesick Sivishaberecognitionemdealicuiusgritudine,
partylielanguishing,standbeforehim,&saythisOration vtrumadmortemveladvitamsitinfirmus.Siiacuerit
threetimeswithgreatreverence.[24] languens,assistenscorameodicastercummagna
reuerentia.

Cf. LIH XXVI.

The Oration of the Physical Art. [29] Incipit oratio physic artis.
Cf. LIH XXVII.

IHesus fili Dominus Incomprehensibilis: Ancor,
Anacor, Anylos, Zohorna, Theodonos, hely otes
Phagor, Norizane, Corichito, Anosae, Helse Tonope,
Phagora.
Ihesus fili: Dominus incomprehensibilis: Ancor, Anacor,
Anylos Zohorna, Theodonos, helyotes phagor,
Norizane, Corichito, Anosae, helse, Tonope phagora.
Sequitur alia pars orationis.

Another part of the same Oration. Elleminator, Candones helosi, Tephagain, Tecendum,
Thaones, Behelos, Belhoros. hocho phagan,
Elleminator,Candoneshelosi,Tephagain,Tecendum, Corphandonos, human natus, & vos Eloytus
Thaones,Behelos,Belhoros,HochoPhagan, phugora. Angeli sancti adeste & aduertite & docete me
Corphandonos,Humannatus&vosEloytus vtrum talis conualescat an moriatur de ista infirmitate.
Phugora:BepresentyeholyAngels,advertiseandteach
me,whethersuchaoneshallrecover,ordyeofthis
Infirmity.

Thisbeingdone,thenaskthesickperson,Friend,how [30a]Hocacto,Tuncinterrogabisinfirmum.Amice
dostthoufeelthyself?Andifheanswerthee.Ifeelmy
selfatgoodease,Ibegintomend,orthelike;thenjudge
withoutdoubt,Thesickpersonshallrecover:butifhe
answer,Iamverygrievouslyill,orworseandworse;then
doubtlessconclude,Hewilldyeonthemorrow:Butifhe
answer,Iknownothowmystateandconditionis,
whetherbetterorworse;thenyoumayknowlikewise,
Thathe[25]willeitherdye,orhisdiseasewillchangeand
alterfortheworse.IfitbeaChilde,thatisnotofyears
capabletomakeananswer;orthatthesicklanguishso
grievously,thatheknowethnothow,orwillnotanswer,
saythisOrationthreetimes;andwhatyoufindefirst
revealedinyourminde,thatjudgetocometopassofhim.
qualitertusentiste?&siresponderittibi,ben
conualescam,velaliudtalesimile,sciasproculdubi,
quodadvitamestinfirmus.Siautemrespondeat
grauitervelmalsto,velaliudsimile,sciasproculdubio
ipsuminproximomoriturum.[590]Siautemresponndeat
necioqualitersto,sciassimiliterquodmoritur,vel
infirmitasingrauiusmutabitur.Siautempuerfuerit,
qui&tatemcorrespondendinonhabueritautmalor,
languensinfirmusgrauitervelnoluerit:postorationem
dictamterqdinuenerisprimoinmentetua,deipso
futurumscias.

Furthermoreifanyonedissembleandseektohideor
coverhisinfirmity;saythesameOration,andthe
AngelicalVertueshallsuggestthetruthtothee.Ifthe
diseasedpersonbefarreoff;whenyouhearhisName,say
likewisethisOrationforhim,andyourmindeshallreveal
toyouwhetherheshallliveordye.
[30b]Porrsiquisinfirmitatemsuamsimulauerit
velcelauerit,dicaseandemorationem,&suggerettibi
virtusangelicaveritatem.Siverlonginquusinfirmus
fuerit,auditonomineeius,proeosimiliterdicashanc
orationem,&veniettibiinanimotuo,vtrumviuere
debeatsiuemori,

IfyoutouchthePulseofanyonethatissick,saying Situinfirmialicuiuspulsumtetigeris,eadem
thisOration,theeffectofhisInfirmityshallberevealedto orationememorata,reuelabiturtibi,cuiusmodifuerit
you. effectusinfirmitatis.Sietiamalicuiusmulieris
prgnantispulsumtetigeris,orationememorata,
OrifyoutouchthePulseofanyWomanwithChilde, reuelabiturtibivtrumsitmasculusvelfmina,
sayingthesameOration,itshallberevealed,whethershe qdsconcepit.Sciastilludmiraculumnonexnaturatua
shallbringforthaMaleorFemale. proueniresedsanctorumAngelorum,quorumagerehic
parsofficikestvirtutem&naturamtibimirabiliter
 Butknow,thatthisMiracleproceedsnotfromyour
ownNature,butfromtheNatureandVertueofthe
holy[26]Angels;itbeingapartoftheirOffice,
wonderfullytorevealthesethingstoyou.Ifyoudoubtof
theVirginityofanyone,saythisOrationinyourminde,
anditshallberevealedtoyou,whethershebeaVirgin,or
Corrupt.
Here follows an efficacious Preface of an Oration,
shewing what Verture and Efficacy you may thereby
prove every day.
OfthisOrationSolomonsaith,Thatbyitanew
knowledgeofPhysickistobereceivedfromGod:Upon
which,hehathlaidthiscommand,andcallethit,The
MiraculousandEfficaciousFoundationofthePhysical
Science;andthatitcontainethinitthequantityand
qualityofthewholePhysicalArtandScience:wherein
thereiscontained,ratheramiraculousandspecious,then
fearfulorterribleMiracle,whichasoftensoeverasthou
readestthesame,regardnotthepaucityofwords,but
praisetheVertueofsogreataMystery:
For,Solomonhimselfspeakingofthesubtilityofthe
NotoryArt,wonderfullyextollstheDivineHelp;towit,
Becausewehaveproposeda[27]greatthing,thatistosay
somanyandsogreatMysteriesofNature,contained
undersospeciousbrevity,thatIsupposethemtobeasa
generalProblemtobeproposedintheordinationofso
subtileandexcellentawork;thatthemindeoftheReader
reuelare.Itemsidevirginitatealicuiusdubitaueris
eademorationereuelatamemorabiturtibivtrumsit
virgovelcorrupta.
[31] Hec est prsatio orationis efficacia quam
efficaciam quam virtutem poteris qualibet die
probare.
DeistaorationeaitSalomon,hancnouam
cognitionemphysicDeoaccipi:vndevocauit&
dixithocmandatummiraculumcumesseefficax
fundamentumphysicscienti,&quodcontineatinse
quantitatem&qualitatemscientitotiusartis
physiceinquareestmirabilitermagisspeciosumquam
horridummiraculum.Tuatquotiescunquelegeris,non
adverborumpaucitatem,sedmysterijtantilauda
virtutem.IpseenimSalomondeartisNotori
subtilitatediuiniauxilijmirabililibertateextorsit:
Scilicetquiagrandequoddamproponimusvidelicettot
&tantasubtamspeciosabreuitateconstringere
naturaliumarbitroressealiquodgeneraleprohemiumin
tamsubtilis&excellentisoperisordinationeproponi,vt
magicanimusauditorissuperhcconfortetur&
conualescat.
 orHearermaybethemoreconfirmedandfixed
hereupon.

Here he sheweth how every Note of every Art, ought to [32a]Hicdiciturqualitervnaququenotavnius

exercise his own office; and that the Notes of one Art cuiusqueartissuumhabetexercereofficium,&not
profit not to the knowledge of another Art; and we are to vniusartisadaliamartemsciendamnonprosunt,&
know, That all Figures have their proper Orations. sciendumest,quodomnesfigursuaspropriashabent
orationes.
Wecomenow,accordingtoourstrength,todividethe
familiesoftheNotoryArt;andleavingthatpartwhichis Disseramusergopropossibilitatisnostrviribus
natural,wecometothegreaterpartsoftheArt: notoriartisfacultatem,&quodnaturaliumest,ad
forSolomon,agreatComposer,andthegreatestMasterof maioraartisaccedamus.SalomonetenimartisNotori
theNotoryArt,comprehendethdiversArtsunderthe magnuscompositor,diuersarumartiumsubipsa
Notionthereof.ThereforehecalleththisaNotoryArt, contentarumMagisterquidemmaximus.Artemipsam
becauseitshouldbetheArtofArts,andScienceof idcirconotoriamappellauit,eoquodessetarsartium&
Sciences;which[28]comprehendethinitselfallArtsand scientiascientiarum,queomnesartesliberales&
Sciences,LiberalandMechanick:Andthosethingswhich mechanica:&exceptiuasinsecomprehendit:&quin
inotherArtsarefulloflongandtediouslocutions,filling cterisartibus[591]longis&grauibusloquutionibus
upgreatprolixiousVolumesofBooks,wearyingoutthe necnonprolixis&fastidiosislibrorumvoluminibusper
Student,throughthelengthoftimetoattaintothem:In maximitemporisspacium,quibusingenioso
thisArtarecomprehendedverybrieflyinafewwordsor comprehenduntcumpaucisverbis&scriptis
writings,sothatitdiscovereththosethingswhicharehard paruissimisquosuisimperitos&duros,perbreue
anddifficult,makingtheingeniouslearnedinaveryshort spaciumtemporismirabili&inauditaverborumac
time,bythewonderfulandunheardofVertueofthe nominumvirtuteredditcruditos.
words.
[32b]Nosergoquibustantafacultassummi
Thereforewe,towhomsuchafacultyofthe creatorisaffluentigratiarationescripturescientiarum
knowledgeoftheScriptureofSciencesisgranted,have concessatantummunus&tamegregiumdonum
whollyreceivedthisgreatgift,andinestimablebenefit, competenterrecipimus.Namcumartessingulnotas
fromtheoverflowinggraceofthemosthighCreator.And
whereasallArtshavetheirseveralNotesproperly
disposedtothem,andsignifiedbytheirFigures;andthe
NoteofeveryArt,hathnotanyofficeoftranscendingto
anotherArt,neitherdotheNotesofoneArtprofitorassist
totheknowledgeofanotherArt:Thereforethismayseem
alittledifficult,asthissmallTreatise,whichmay[29]be
calledaPreludiumtotheBodyoftheArt:wewillexplain
theNotesseverally;andthatwhichismorenecessary,we
shallbytheDivineProvidencediligentlysearchoutthe
severalSciencesoftheScripture.
sibidispositas&prnotatashabeantcumfiguris,&
cumnotavniuscuiusqueartissuumnonhabuerit
transscendendiofficium,adaliamartemscientiamnot
vniusartisnonprosuntnecvalent:&quiaaliquantulum
hocestdifficile,inhoctractuparuuloquodpaludium
adipsumcorpusartisdicitur.DesingulisipsiusNotis
singulatim&illudquodmagisnecessariumestad
diuersarumscripturarumscientiasacquirendasdiuinitus
exploremus.

A certain special Precept. Hic ponit quoddam speciale prceptum.

[33]Illudestnobisnecessariumnecessario&
THisisnecessaryforus,andnecessarilywesuppose posterisnostrisidoneumarbitramur&vtile,vt
willbeprofitabletoposterity,thatweknowhowto quibusdamcompendiosistractatibusprolixa&magna
comprehendthegreatprolixiousVolumesofwritings,in scripturarumvoluminacognoscamus:Quoavtleuiter
briefandcompendiousTreatises;which,thatitmayeasily fieripossitdelibrisantiquissimistribus,quia
bedone,wearediligentlytoenquireoutthewayof Salomonecompositisuntdiligentissiminquiramus.In
attainingtoit,outofthethreemostancientBookswhich quorumprimoilludprimum&specialeintelligendum
werecomposedbySolomon;thefirstandchiefestthingto est,quiorationeprmissaantesecundumcapitulumin
beunderstoodtherein,is,ThattheOrationbeforethe omnisermonelongovtendumest,principiumcuius
secondChapter,istobeusedlongbeforeeveryspeech, orationisestAssay.&competentitemporeverba
thebeginningwhereofisAssay:andthewordsofthe orationisdicantur.Subsequensautemparsorationis
Orationaretobesaidinacompetentspaceoftime;but tuncprecipudicendaest,quandoadcognitionem
thesubsequentpartoftheOrationisthenchieflytobe scripturarumvoluminareuoluendonotaminspexeris.
said,whenyoudesiretheknowledgeoftheVolumesof Tuncetiamdicendaestipsaoratio,quandograuem
writings,andlooking[30]intotheNotesthereof.Thesame scientiamtibianteainauditam,subitillamtibi
 Orationisalsotobesaid,whenyouwouldclearlyand
plainlyunderstandandexpoundanyScienceorgreat
Mystery,thatisonasuddenproposedtoyou,whichyou
neverheardofbefore:sayalsothesameOrationatsuch
time,whenanythingofgreatconsequenceisimportuned
ofyou,whichatpresentyouhavenotthefacultyof
expounding.ThisisawonderfulOration,whereofwe
havespoken;thefirstpartwhereofisexpoundedinthe
VolumeoftheMagnitudeofthequalityofArt.
propositam,&lucid&plenarienucleare&proponere
volueris:ipsoetiamtemporeeandemorationemdices,
quandotibialiquodimportunum,aliquodgrauedixerit,
quodtuefacultatisnonsitexponere,eandemorationem
commemorabis.Istaestorationdequalocutisumus,&
estmirabilisoratio,cuiusparsprimainvoluminede
magnitudinequalitatisexponitur.

The Oration. [34] Incipit Oratio.

LAmed, Rogum, Ragia, Ragium, Ragiomal, Agaled, Lamed, Rogum, Ragia, Ragium, Ragiomal, Agalad,
Eradioch, Anchovionos, lochen, saza, ya, manichel,
Eradioch, Anchovionos, Lochen, Saza, Ya, Manichel, mamacuo, lephoa, Bozaco, Cogemal, Salayel,
Mamacuo, Lephoa, Bozaco, Cogemal, Salayel, ytsunanu, azaroch, beyestar, amak.
Ytsunanu, Azaroch, Beyestar, Amak.
[35]demagnitudineadoperationem.Istaoratio
TotheoperationoftheMagnitudeofArt,thisOration contineturinlocosecundoprimnotgeneralis Cp. LIH XXVIII.
containethinthesecondplace,ageneralTreatiseofthe tractatusdeomniscriptura.Cuiusexpositionispartem
firstNoteofallScripture,partoftheExpositionwhereof, demagnitudinequalitatisartiseiusdemsatis
wehavefullyexplained[31]intheMagnitudeofthe explanauimus:sedneprorsusipsiussacramentalis
qualityofthesameArt.ButtheReaderhathhardlyheard intellectusadmiransmysteriumrudishabereturauditor,
oftheadmirableMysteryoftheSacramentalIntellectof hocsciatcertissi,velnihildubitansdeverbisgrecis
thesame:Lethimknowthisforacertain,anddoubtnot ipsiusorationissupradicteesseprincipiumexpositionis
oftheGreekwordsoftheOrationaforesaid,butthatthe euisinlatino.[592]
beginningofthemisexpoundedinLatine.
 The beginning of the Oration. [36] Incipit Oratio.

OHEternalandUnreprehensibleMemory!Oh Memoriairreprehensibilis,sapientia
incontradicibilis,efficaciaincommutabilisaeterni
UncontradictibleWisdom!OhUnchangeablePower!Let
consilijangeloscomplecteturcormeumdextratua,
thyrighthandencompassmyheart,andtheholyAngels
adimpleatconscientiammeanmemoriatua,&odor
ofthyEternalCounsel;compleatandfillupmy
vnguentorumtuorum,dulcedogratiaetuaemuniat
ConsciencewiththyMemory,andtheodourofthy
mentemmeumsplendoreSpiritussancti,&claritate,
Ointments;andletthesweetnessofthyGracestrengthen
quaAngelifaciemtuamcumomnibuscoelivirtutibus
andfortifiemyUnderstanding,throughthepuresplendor
intuerisanctamsinefinedesiderant.Sapientiaqua
andbrightnessofthyholySpirit;byvertuewhereof,the
omniareparasti:Intelligentiaquaomniainformasti,
holyAngelsalwayesbeholdandadmirethebrightnessof
beatitudinisperseuerantiaquaAngelosrestituisti:
thyface,andallthyholyandheavenlyVertues;Wisdom,
Dilectio,quahominespostlapsumadcoelestiatraxisti,
wherewiththouhastmadeallthings;Understanding,by
DoctrinaquaAdamomnemscientiamdoceredignatus
whichthouhastreformedallthings;Perseveranceunto
es.Informa,reple,instrue,instaura,corrige,&refice
blessedness,wherebythouhastrestoredandconfirmedthe
mevtfiamnouusinmandatistuisintelligendis&in
Angels;Love,wherebythouhastrestoredlostMankinde,
suscipiendascientiaanimae&corporismei,&omnium
andraisedhimafterhisFalltoHeaven;Learning,
fideliumcredentiuminnominetuo,quodest
wherebythouwer'tpleasedtoteachAdamtheknowledge
benedictuminseculaseculorum.
ofeveryScience:Inform,repleat,instruct,restore,correct,
andrefineme,thatImaybemadenewinthe
understanding[of]thyPrecepts,andinreceivingthe
ScienceswhichareprofitableformySoulandBody,and
forallfaithfulbelieversinthyNamewhichisblessedfor
ever,worldwithoutend.

Here is also a particular Exposition of the fore-going [37] Hc est etiam particula expositionis prfat
Oration, which he hath left unexpounded, to be read by orationis, quam vnusquisque doctorum, qui in hac
every one that is learned in this Art; and know, that no arte asseruisse legitur reliquit inexpositum. Scias ad
humane power nor faculty in man is sufficient to finde eius expositionem nequaquam humanam posse
 out the Exposition thereof.
ThisOrationisalsocalledbySolomon,TheGemme
andCrownoftheLord:forhesaith,Ithelpethagainst
dangerofFire,orofwildeBeastsofthe[33]Earth,being
saidwithabelievingfaith:foritisaffirmedtohavebeen
reportedfromoneofthefourAngels,towhomwasgiven
powertohurttheEarth,theSea,andtheTrees.Thereis
anexampleofthisOration,intheBookcalled,The
FlowerofheavenlyLearning;for
hereinSolomonglorifiethGod,becausebythisheinspired
intohimtheknowledgeofTheologie,anddignifiedhim
withtheDivineMysteriesofhisOmnipotentPowerand
Greatness:whichSolomonbeholdinginhisnight
Sacrifice,bestoweduponhimbytheLordhisGod,he
convenientlygatheredthegreaterMysteriestogetherin
thisNotoryArt,whichwereholy,andworthy,and
reverendMysteries.ThesethingsandMysteriesof
TheologietheerringGentileshavenotalllost,
whichSolomoncalleth,TheSigneoftheholyMysteryof
GodrevealedbyhisAngelbefore;andthatwhichis
containedinthem,isthefulnessofourdignityand
humaneSalvation.
The first of these Orations which we call Spiritual, the
vertue whereof teacheth Divinity, and preserveth the
memory thereof.
sufficere facultatem.
[38]HcetiamoratioSalomoneGemmacoron
Dominiappellatur.Inpericulo,inquit,ignis,terr,
bestiarum,easiquidemprodestcumfidedicta
credentia.Allatamenimfuisteabvnoquatuor
Angelorumperhibetur,quibusdatumestnocere&
prodesseterr&mari&arboribus.Ipsiusetiam
orationisexemplarlibriflorumdoctrinclestis
appellauit.GlorificandoenimSalomoninhocDeum,
qudadTheologiampronutudiuino&eiusmysterio
atqueomnipotentisnobilitatisinspirauit.Etinspiciens
quasdamorationesipsaminnoctesacrificijmaioris
DominoDeolargiente,interaliastransmissaseiusdem
artisnotoriconuenientercollocauit,qusanct&
dignsunt:atquereuerendimysterijsunt.Ipsisquidem
nondeTheologiaerrantesomisregentiles,quas
SalomonsignumsacrimysterijDeiangelo(alia)
prcedentevocauithocetiamestopplementum
dignitatisnostr&salutishuman,&quodineis
continetur.
[39] Prima oratio ex istis de quibus loquimur
spiritualis operatur ad Theologiam, & ipsius
conseruat memoriam.
[34]
TheseareOrationsalso,whichareofgreatvirtueand
efficacytoourSalvation:ThefirstwhereofisSpiritual,
andteachethDivinity;andalsoPerseveranceinthe
Memorythereof:ThereforeSolomoncommandethittobe
called,TheSigneoftheGraceofGod:for,
asEcclesiastessaith,ThisistheSpiritualGraceofGod,
thathathgivenmeknowledgetotreatofallPlants,from
theCedarofLebanon,totheHyssopthatgrowethonthe
wall.
The election of time, in what Lunation these Orations
ought to be said.
THefirstOrationoughttobesaidonceinthefirst
Lunation;inthethird,threetimes;inthesixth,sixtimes;
intheninth,ninetimes;inthetwelfth.twelvetimes;inthe
seventeenth,seventeentimes;andintheeighteenth,as
manytimes;inthetwentysixth,asmany;inthetwenty
ninth,asmany;andsomanyinthethirtyninth:forthis
Orationisofsogreatvertueandefficacy,thatinthevery
daythoushaltsaythesame,asifit[35]weredetermined
bytheFather,itshallincreasethyknowledgeinthe
ScienceofDivinity.
Butifotherwisethatthouartignorant,andithathbeen
seenbythyCompanions,thySuperioursorInferiours,
thoughuntoothersthoushaltseemtohaveknowledge;
enterintothestudyofDivinity,andheartheLecturesby
Istetiamorationessunt,inquibusmagnampotest
nostrasalushabereefficaciam.Quarumprimaoratio
SpiritualisadTheologiamcognoscendam,&ipsius
perseueranterhabeturmemoria,idcircoipsumsignum
gratiDeiSalomonprcepitappellari.GratiaenimDei
est,vtinquitEcclesiastes,spiritualisinverbisqu
inspirauitmihi,vtdisputarem[593]deomnilignolibani
vsqueadIsopem,quegrediturdepatiete.
[40] Assignatio temporis scilicet in qua lunatione
orationes ist proferri debent.
OrationinprimaLunadebetproferrisemel,&in
tertiater,&insextasexies,&innonanonies,in
duodecumaduodecies,indecimaseptima
decemsepties,&indecimaoctauatotidem.Invicesima
sextatotidem,In29.totidem,In30totidem.Ipsaenim
oratiotantvirtutis,tantefficaciestvtindie,qua
ipsamdixeris,determinatopatretantacumineademdie
virtusscientiTheologiadaugebitur,vtsivolueris
vixdeipsapoterisreticere:Etsialisimperitussueris,
socijsvelmaioribusvelsubditisvelsimilibusvisus,
&abeisdem&reliquisitascirevideberis.Subintra
studiumTheologi,&audiaslectionesperaliquot
menses,vtomnedubiumdeteexcutiatur,abillisquite
iutascireviderint.Veruntameninilladiequadixeris
 thespaceofsomemoneths,castingoffalldoubtfrom
thee,ofthemwhoshallseethee,toknowsuchthings:and
inthatdaywhereinthouwouldstsayit,livechastly,and
sayitintheMorning.
Solomontestifieth,ThatanAngeldeliveredthe
followingOrationinThunder,whostandethalwayesin
thePresenceoftheLord,towhomheisnotdreadful.The
Mysteryhereofisholy,andofgreatefficacy:neither
oughtthisOrationtobesaidaboveonce,becauseit
moveththeheavenlySpiritstoperformanygreatwork.
OfthisOrationhesaith,ThatsogreatistheMystery
thereof,thatitmoveththeCelestialSpiritstoperformany
greatworkwhichtheDivinePowerpermitteth.Italso
giveththevertue[36]ofitsMystery,thatitexalteththe
tongueandbodyofhimthatspeakethit,withsogreat
inspiration,asifsomenewandgreatMysterywere
suddenlyrevealedtohisunderstanding.
Here followeth the beginning of this Oration, wherein is
so great vertue and efficacy, as we have said, it being
said with great devotion.
Achacham,Yhel,Chelychem,Agzyraztor,Yegor,&c.
eam,castviuas,&summomaneamdicas.
[41]Attulitistamorationemsubsequentem
Salomonetestante,Angeluspropositustonittuo,quiin
conspectuDominosemperassistit,cuinonest
paufirius,eiusmysteriymsacrosanctumest&
efficacius,vtcumeamorationemsemellegeris,non
ampliusdicioportet:equodpromoueatSpiritus
clestesadaliquidmagnumperagendum.
[42]Deeademorationedicit,quodtantumesteius
mysterium,quodetiamspiritusclestespromoueatad
aliquidmagnumperagendumdiuinapermittente
potentia:Habetetiaminsuimysterijlargitorem
efficacemvtlinguam&corpusipsiusproferentistanta
inspirationeexaltetvtquasinouumquidetmagnum
mysteriumintellexistecognoscat.
[43]Hcautemestorationisprincipium,inquatanta
efficaciaestvtdiximus,&cummagnadeuotioneopus
eamlegi.
Achacham yhel, chelychem, agzyraztor, yegor, &c.
 ThisisthebeginningoftheOration,thepartswhereof
arefour:Butthereissomethingtobesaidofthe
beginningbyitself,andofthefourpartsseverally;and
thenbetweenthebeginningandtheseOrations,whichare
four,weshallmakethiscompetentdivision.
Forthisisthatwhichistobespokenofthebeginning
severally:AndthisOrationistobedividedintofourparts;
andthefirstpartthereofistobesaid,thatis,the
beginning,beforeanyotherpartoftheOrationistobe
compleated.TheseGreekNames[37]followingaretobe
pronounced.Thisisthedivisionofthese
Orations,Hielma,Helma,Hemna,&c.OhGodtheFather,
GodtheSon,GodtheHolySpirit,ConfirmthisOration,
andmyUnderstandingandMemory,toreceive,
understand,andretaintheknowledgeofallgood
Scriptures;andgivemeperseveranceofmindetherein.
ThisisthebeginningofthatOration,which,aswe
havesaidbefore,oughttobesaidaccordingto[*after]the
Prolations[=postponements]andConstitutions
[=arrangements]thereof;andoughttoberepeated,
becauseoftheforgetfulnessofourMemory,and
accordingtotheexerciseofourwit,andaccordingtothe
sanctityofourlife;therebeingcontainedinitsogreata
Mystery,andsuchefficaciousVertue.
[44]Istudestprincipiumprfatorationis,cuius
partessuntquatuor.Seddeprincipiumaliudperse
dicendumest,necnondecterisquatuorpartibus
singulatim:prtereainterprincipium&ipsasorationes
qusuntquatuoristamcompetentemfacimus
diuisionem.
[45]Hocenimquoddeprincipiodicendumest
singulariter.Eristaoratioinpartes4.diuidendaest,&
eiusdictaprimaparte,idest,principiumantequampars
aliaipsiusorationisconpleatur,istanominagrca
sequentiaproferendasunt.Istaestdiuisioistarum
orationum,hielma,helma,hemna&c.DeusPater,
DeusFilius,Deussanctespiritus,orationemconfirma
&intellectummeum&memoriamadsuscipiendam,ad
cognoscendam,[594]adretinendamomnium
scripturarumbonarumscientiam,eloquentiam&earum
bonamperseuerantiamanimi.
[48]Istudestprincipiumprfatorationis,qu
sicutdiximus,dicidebetsecundumprolationes&
secundumconstitutionesipsiusobnostrmemori
obliuionemrecitarihabet,&secundumexercitium
ingenij,&secundumsanctitatemvitnostr,&inea
esttalemysterium,&talisefficaciavirtutis.
 TherefollowethanothersubtileOration,whereinis
containedaSacramentalMystery,andwhereinevery
perfectScienceiswonderfullycompleated:Forhereby
Godwouldhaveustoknow,whatthingsareCelestial,
andwhatareTerrene;andwhatheavenlythingsthe
Celestialeffecteth,andwhatearthlythingsthingsthe
Terrene:becausetheLordhathsaid,Myeyes
have[38]seentheimperfect,andinthybookeveryday
shallbeformedandwritten,andnomaninthem,&c.So
itisinthePreceptsofGod:forwearenotabletowriteall
things,howtheSunhaththesamecourseasatfirst,that
ourordermaybeconfirmed:forallwritingwhatsoever,
whichisnotfromGod,isnottoberead;forGodhimself
wouldhaveallthingstobedivided:&thisishowthese
aretobeused,beforethesecondpart,whichcontainethso
gloriousandexcellentConsecrationsofOrations,&
defineththeConsecratedparttohavepowerinthe
Heavens,andinnowisecanbedefinedbyhumane
tongues.
This is the beginning of the second part of that Oration
spoken of before, which is of so great vertue.
Aglaros,Theomiros,Thomitos,&c.
ThisisthesecondpartoftheprecedentOration,of
whichsomesingularthingistobespoken.Whereforeif
thousayestthisOration,commemoratingthefirstpart
[49]Sequituraliasubtilisoratio,inquacontinetur
tamsacramentalemysterium,&inquaomnisscientia
perfectamirabilitercompletur.DeistaenimvoluitDeus
vtsciremusquclestia,quterrena,&quilibet
secundumclestiaclestis,&secundumterrena
terrenusefficitur.QuiaDominusdixit:Imperfectum
videruntoculimei,&inlibrotuoomnesscribuntur
dies,formabuntur&nemoineis&c.Sicenim
habitandumestinprceptisDei.Nonenumpossumus
omniascribere,vtSolhabeareundemcursumquem
primohabuit&confirmeturordonoster.Omnisenim
scriptura,qucunqueDeononest,legendanonest.
VoluitautemipseDeusdiuidereomnia,&hocest
quomodoistasuntagendaantesecundampartem,qu
tamgloriosas&excellentesorationumconsecrationes
continet,&quconsecratamparteminclishabere
definiturvtnequaquamillalinguishumanispossit
definiri.
[50] Istud est principium secund partis istius
orationis qu tand est efficaci, sicut dictum est
superius.
Aglaros Theomiros. Thomitos &c.
Cp. LIH XV.6.
[51]Istaoratioprcedensestsecundaparsorationis,
dequaaliudsingulariterdicendumest.Vndeseistam
orationemdicerisprimaparteeiuscommemorata,istam
 thereof,saytheOrationfollowing,andthou orationemsequentemdicas&pruideasprceptaqu
shalt[39]perceivethepreceptswhicharetherein. suntinea.

Oh God of all things, who art my God, who in the
beginning hast created all things out of nothing, and hast
reformed all things by the Holy Spirit; compleat and restore
my conscience, and heal my understanding, that I may
glorify thee in all my works, thoughts and words.
Deus omnium qui es Deus meus, qui in principio creasti
omnia ex nihilo, Cum Spiritu tuo omnia reformasti,
comple, restaura, conscientiam meam, & sana intellectum
meam, vt glorificeme per omnia opera cogitationum
mearum, & verborum meorum.

AndafterthouhastsaidthisOration,makealittle [52]Etpostquamistamorationempredictamdixeris,
respitethespaceofhalfanhour,andthensaythethird factointerualloquasidimidihore,dicasistamtertiam
partoftheOration,whichfollows:Megal,Legal, partemorationisqusequitur:Megal,legal,
Chariotos,&c.havingsaidthisthirdpartoftheOration, Cp.LIHXXXVand
Chariotos&c.
XXXVI.Theoration"Megal
thenmeditatewiththyselfabouttheScripturesthou legalCharitos"doesn't
desiresttoknow;andthensaythisOration: [53]Hacparteorationisdictatertia,prmeditaberis appearinfullinArsNotoria,
tercumdescripturisquasscirevolueris,&deindedices butcanbefoundinfullin
Oh thou that art the Truth, Light, and Way, of all istamorationem. LIHXXXVtherespelled
"Megal.agal.iegal.
Creatures: Oh just God, vivify me, and confirm my hariothos...".
understanding, and restore my knowledge and Veritas, Lux, Via omnium creaturarum: Iuste Deus
conscience unto me, as thou didst unto viuifica me & intellectum meum confirma, & restaura
King Solomon, Amen. conscientiam meam sicut regi Salomoni restaurasti,
Amen. [595]

Commemoratingthepartsaccordingtothatwhichis [55]Partibusenimistisprmemoratissecundm
laiddown,addtheOrationfollowing:theotherOrations quoddefinitumest,addesistamorationemsequentem, Thisorationoccursinfull
beingsaid,saythefourthpartoftheOration,whichis istisorationibusdictis,quartampartemorationisdicas: inLIHXXXVII.
this:Amasiel,Danyi,hayr,&c. Etestista.Amasiel,Danyi,hayr&c.
[40]
[55]Partibusenimistisprmemoratis,secundm
Then the parts being commemorated as is directed, add quoddefinitumest,addesistamsequentemorationem.
also the following Oration.
Ego in conspectu tuo Domine Deus meus, in cuius nutu
I speak these things in thy presence, Oh Lord my sunt omnia nuda, & aperta, hc loquor, vt ablato Cp.LIHXXXVIII.
God, before whose face all things are naked and infidelitatis errore, adiu[u]et Spiritus tuus omnia
open, that I being washed from the error of infidelity, viuificans, omnem incredulitatem meam. Amen.
thy all-quicking Spirit may assist me, and take away
all incredulity from me. [Amen.]

How the Latine Orations are not expounded by the [56] Qualiter orationes latin non exponuntur
words of the Orations. verbis orationum.

Wearethereforetoknow,thatthewholeOration
remainethunexpounded;becausethewordsthereofareof
sogreatsubtilty,adornedwiththeHebrewandChaldean
Tongue,withthesubtileandwonderfulelocutionofGod:
thattheofficeofthefreeexpositionthereof,cannot
possiblybetransferreduponme.TheLatinewordswhich
aresubjoynedtothepartsoftheOrationaforesaid,are
suchwordsashavebeentranslatedoutof
the[41]ChaldeanTongue:fortheyarenotthewhole
Oration;butascertainheadsofeveryOrationpertaining
thereunto.
Sciendumestergo,quodillatotaoratioinexposita
remansit,proptereaquiatantsubtilitatisesteius
zeuma,ornatusdelinguaChaldaHbratamsubtili
&admirabilielimationedecorum,vtnullatenuspossit
inmetransferriliberlucutionisofficium.Verbalatina
qusubiungunturpartibusorationisprfat,eaverba
suntqudechaldoinnostrotransferripotueunt
sermone:nontamendetotaorationesunt,sed
singulariumpartiumorationisprfatsuntcapitulaad
orationempertinentia.

Here he speaketh of the efficacy of all these. [57] Hic loquitur de efficacia omnium istarum.

ForthisOrationissuchamystery,as Ipsaenimoratiotantimysterijestvtsicutrege
KingSolomonhimselfwitnesseth,thataServantofhis Salomonetestantedumipsamorationemquidam
Househavingfoundthisbookbychance,andbeingtoo
muchovercomewithWineintheCompanyofaWoman,
hepresumptuouslyreadit;butbeforehehadfinisheda
partthereof,hewasstrickendumb,blindandlame,and
hisMemorytakenfromhim;sohecontinuedtothedayof
hisdeath:andinthehourofhisdeath,hespokeandsaid,
thatfourAngelswhichhehadoffendedinpresumptuous
readingsosacredamystery,werethedailykeepersand
afflicters,oneofhisMemory,anotherofhisspeech,a
thirdofhissight,andthefourthofhishearing.
BywhichTestimonythisOrationissomuch
commendedbythesameKingSolomon,andgreatisthe
mystery[42]thereof:wedogreatlyrequireandcharge
everyone,thatwillsayorreadit,thathedoitnot
presumptuously;forinpresumptionissin;whereforelet
thisOrationbesaid,accordingasisdirected.
Wethereforeholditconvenientandnecessary,to
speaksomethingofthegeneralpreceptsofart,andofthe
knowledgeofallarts;andoftheseveralpreceptsofevery
singularart:butbecausewehavetouchedsomthingofthe
courseoftheMoon,itisnecessarythatweshewwhather
coursesignifies.TheMoonpasseththrough12signsin
oneMoneth;andtheSunthrough12signsinayear;and
inthesametermandtime,theSpiritinspireth,fructifieth
andillustrateththem;whenceitissaid,thattheSunand
theMoonruntheircourse:itisunderstoodthecourse
whichfirsttheyhad.Butbecausethisiswantinginthe
familiariseiusdomuslibrohoccasuinuento,nimium
crapulatusvinopostaccessummulierisprsumptuose
legeret,nondumeiuspartefinita,elinguistotus,expers
memoria,ccus&mutusvsqueadhorammortisfactus
est.Inhoraautemmortiseiusferturdeuisse:*quatuor
angelos,quosoffenderatintamsacromysterio
prsumptuoslegendo;vnummemorie,alterum
lingu,tertiumoculorum,quartumauriumcustodes&
flagellatotesquotidiehabuisse.Quotestimonioipsa
oratioeidemregiSalomoniomninocommendabilis
factaest:Tantumenimestipsiusmysterium.
Prcipimusergovtquicunqueeamlegerevoluerit,non
prsumptuoseeamdicat.Inprsumptioneenim
peccatumest:vndesicutprceptumestitadicaturista
oratio.
[58]DEARTISERGOPRAECEPTISgeneralibus,
deomniumartiumcognitionenecessariumarbitrati
sumusdesingularibusprceptissingulariumartium
aliquiddefinire.SedquiadecursuLunaliquid
prlibandotetigimus:necesseestvtdeeiuscursuquid
significetexponamus.Luna12,signahabetinmense
vno,Solver12.signainanno:&spiritusvno
eodemquetemporeeodemqueterminoinspirat,
fcunda,[596]illustrat.Vndedictumest:vtLuna&Sol
cursumsuumhabent,subauditur,quiapriushabebant.
Sedquiainhebroistuddeficit,inlatinoetiamdebere
Hebrew,wethoughtgoodtoomititintheLatine,having deficerearbitramur.Daistaorationeprcedenti,etiam
spokensufficientlyoftheprecedingOration,andthethree desuistribuspartibussatisdictumest.
partsthereof.[43]
In this Chapter he sheweth the efficacy of the
subsequent Oration, it being special to obtain
Eloquence.
ThisHolyOrationwhichfolloweth,isacertainspecial
Oration,toobtaineloquence;whereasallothershave
virtueandefficacyinotherthings,thiscontaineththis
certainspecialmysteryinitself:Andwhereasoneofthe
generalsisshewinginitself,certaingeneralprecepts,
commontoallartsforsoGodinstitutedthesoulinthe
body,saying,ThisIgiveuntoyou,thatyemaykeepand
observetheLawoftheLord;Andthesearetheythatstand
inthepresenceofGodalwayes,andseetheirSaviourface
tofacenightandday.SoofthisOration,Isay,Thisisthat
mostglorious,mysticalandintelligibleOration,
containingsuchmysteriesinit,whichthemind,
conscienceandtonguesucceedeth.Thisissuchamystery,
thatamanshallkeepitaccordingtohiswill,who
foreseethallthingsinhissightthataremade;forthe
mysteryofthisOrationisglorious[44]andsacramental:
letnomanpresumetosayanyofthisOrationaftertoo
muchdrinkingorLuxury;norfasting,withoutgreat
reverenceanddiscretion.WhenceSolomonsaith,Letno
manpresumetotreatanythingofthisOration,butin
certaindeterminateandappointedtimes,unlesshemake
[59] In isto capitulo ostendit efficaciam orationis
subsequentis, qu specialis est ad facundiam.
Hcoratiosanctaqusequitur,estquidemoratio
specialiterfactaadfacundiam.Cumautemcter
omnesdepluribushabeantefficaciam,ipsaestenim
quoddamspecialemysteriuminsecontinens.Ercum
vnadegeneralibusestostendensinsequdam
generaliaprceptaomnibusatribuscommunia.Sic
enimDeusinstituitanimamincorpore,dicens,hanc
vobisdovtipsamobseruetis&custodiatislegem
Domini.Etquisuntisti,inconspectuDeisemper
assistunt,&videntsaluatoremfacieadfaciemnoctu
dieque.Itemdeeademoratione:Hcestinquamilla
oratiogloriosissimamystica&intelligibilis,continens
insemysteria,inquibusmens&conscientia&lingua
succedit.Ipsaenimmysteria,tantavthomoseruetea
secundmvoluntatemeiusquipruidetomniain
conspectusuocondita.Ipsaenimestoratio,cuiustam
gloriosum&sacramentaleestmysterium.Deipsa
orationenemopostcrapulamnimiamvelluxuriam
aliquiddicereprsumat,necetiamieiunusnisiin
magnaveneratione&discretioneeamproferat.Vnde
Salomoninquit:Nemodehacoratione,nisisuis
temporibusdeterminatisaliquidtractareprsumat:nisi
mentionofthisOrationbeforesomegreatPresident,for illiusorationisfactaessetcommemoratioeoramaliquo
someweightybusiness;forwhichthisOrationisof prsuleproaliquonegociocompetenti:ipsaoratio
wonderfulexcellentvirtue. mirabiliterestsalubrissuperhoc.

ThegoodnessofthisOration,andtheattainingtothe [60]Deipsaautemoratione,cuiuscausatam
effectsthereof,itisreadinthatPsalmwhereinitissaid, salubrisest,vteiusinteruentioneeffectus,lectusestille
Followme,andIwillmakeyoufishersofmen,ashesaid Psalmus,dequodictumest.Venitepostme&faciam
anddid. vosfieripiscatoreshominum,sicutdixit&fecit.
Quomodoipsaoratiotantefficaci,tantiquemysterij
Weknowthatitisnotofourpower,thatthisOrationis sitnonexnostrafacultatescimus:Nequeetiamquando
ofsogreatVirtue,andsuchamystery,assometimesalso discipulissuisDominusdixit,hocscirepotuimusnec
theLordsaidtohisdisciples,Thiswearenotableto possumus.Ipsaenimoratiotantimysterijest.Quia
know:forthisOrationissuchamystery,thatitcontaineth diximusvtipsacontineaturnomenDominimagnum,
initthegreatNameofGod;whichmanyhavelyedin quodsesciremultimentitisunt:itaquodIesurepertoin
sayingtheyknewit;forJesushimselfperformedmany templo,multamirabiliafecistenarrat.Quodverumest,
MiraclesintheTemplebyit:Butmanyhavelyedabout sedquidcunquefecit,mentitisunt,&abscondeunt
whathedid,andhavehidandabscondedthetruththereof; veritatem,vtnemoillorumnecaliquisposteosillud
so[45]thatnonehavedeclaredthesamebeforeitcameto nuderetproferre,adquodantequamperueniatur,aliquid
passe:butwesupposehavespokensomthingaboutor extradicendumarbitramur.[597]
concerningit.

In this chapter he setteth down the time and manner [61] In isto capitulo assignas tempus & modum
how this Oration is to be pronounced. qualiter ista oratio proferatur.

ForthisOrationisoneofthegenerals,andthefirstof Ipsaenimoratioestvnageneralium&prima
particulars,containingbothinitself;havingaspecial singulariumdevtraqueinsecontinens.Etcum
virtueandfaculty,togainEloquenceinitself:thereforeit specialiterdefacundiafacultateminsehabeat&
isnecessarytobeunderstoodwhattime,ordination,and virtutem.Intelligendumquid,quotempore,qua
whatdayesitistobesaidandpublished.
Itmayalwayesberehearsedinevery14Lunaryas
abovesaid;buttheordinationofthetimeforeveryday,
whereinitistobesaid,isespeciallyinthemorning
betimes,beforeamanisdefiled;andthenallOrationsare
chieflytobesaid.AndthisOrationmustbethen
pronouncedtotallytogether,withoutanydivision.And
althoughtherearedivisionstherein,theOrationisnot
dividedinitself;butonlytheDivineandGloriousNames
arewritten[46]severally,andaredividedintoparts,
accordingtotheterminationsofeverygreatandGlorious
Name;anditistobesaidtogetherasamostexcellent
Name,butnotasoneWord,becauseofthefragilityofour
nature;NeitherisitneedfultoknowtheElementsof
sillables,positedinthisOration;theyarenottobeknown;
neitherletanyonepresumptuouslyspeakthem;neitherlet
himdoanythingbywayoftemptation,concerningthis
Oration,whichoughtnottobedone:Elmot,Sehel,
Hemech,Zaba,&c.1
No man that is impedited or corrupted with any crime,
ought to presume to say this Oration.
Thisisathingagreeduntoamongstthewisemenof
thisWorld,thatthesethings,aswehavesaidbefore,be
pronouncedwithgreatreverenceandindustry:itmaybe
ordinatione,quibusdiebussitproferenda.
OmnitemporepotestproferriinLunadecimaquarts
vtsupr.Ordinationveristiusorationis,vtinsingulis
diebusquibusproferatur,mandiluculdicatur,
antequamcontamineturhomo,tamenprcipu
orationesprdictproferantur.Taliautemmodooratio
dicaturinsimulabsquediuisione:&tamendiuisiones
ineademsint,nonqudoratiodiuidaturinse,sedquia
tantumnomen&tamgloriosumperpartesscribatur,&
secundumpartessingulasipsiusnoministanti&tam 1.Corresponding
withLIHXXXIX:Semoth
gloriosiperterminosdiuidatur,&dicaturvtipsum
gehelhelymohthemeb
excellentissimumnomennonsimultotum,propter sabahelzerothayzabahel....
fragilitatemnostramproferatur.Necipsiusnominis
elementavelsyllab
[62]cuminorationesintposit,cognoscivelvbi
sintposit,cognoscendumnonest,nealiquisea
prsumptuoseproferat,siuepertentationemaliquidde
ipsaorationeageret,quodagendumnonesset,Elmot,
Schel,hemech,Zaba&c.
[63] Nemo impeditus criminalibus ansus sit proferre
illam orationem.
EcceresconformataapudSapientesistiusseculi,
quvtdiximuscumsummaindustriaproferendaest.
Omniquidemdieproferripotest,quopeccatis
 saideveryday,whereinthouartnothindredbysome criminalibusimpeditusnonfuerisdieverquo
criminalsin;andinthatdaywhereinthouartimpeditedby criminalibusfuerisimpeditusincordetuopoteriseam
somecriminalsin,thoumaistrememberitinthyheart; memorare,vtsibenvoluerisessefacundus,illam
andifthoudostdesiretobe[47]madeEloquent,repeatit repetaster.etsimalreifueritsiuealiquodmagnum
threetimes.Andifanyevilthingtroublethee,orthouart negociumemergettibi,semelrepetasorationem,&
ermergedandinvolvedintoanygreatbusiness,repeatthis adhibebiturtibifacundia,qumnecessefuerit,&sieam
Orationonce,andEloquenceshallbeaddedtothee,as bisrepetiuerispoterittibimultitudoeloquentiobesie
muchasisneedful;andifthourepeatitovertwice,great tantumestsacramentumorationisipsius.Aliudetiam
Eloquenceshallbegiventothee:sogreataSacramentis tertiumquodinipsaorationeconsiderandumest.Ipsam
thisOration. videlicetorationemitadeberepronunciari,vtconfessio
cordis&orisprcedat:pronuncieturautemsummo
ThethirdthingtobeconsideredinthisOration,is;This mane,&postipsamorationem,istasequensoratio
Orationoughtsotobepronounced,thatconfessionofthe latina.
HeartandMouthoughttoprecedeit:letitbepronounced
inthemorningearly,andafterthatOrationsaytheLatine
Orationfollowing.

This is a Prologue or Exposition of the precedent [64] Iste est prologus siue expositio prcedentis Cf.LIHXL.
Oration, which ought to be said together. orationis qu simul debent proferri.

Oh omnipotent and eternal God, and merciful Father,
blessed before all Worlds; who art a God eternal,
incomprehensible, and unchangeable, and hast granted this
blessed gift of Salvation unto us; according to the
omnipotency of thy Majesty, hast granted unto us the
faculty of speaking and [48] learning, which thou hast
denyed to all other animals; and hast disposed of all things
by thy infallible providence: thou art God, whose nature is
eternal and consubstantial, exalted above the Heavens; in
Omnipotens terne Deus, & misericors Pater ante omnia
secula benedicte, qui nobis tern Deus &
irreprehensibilis & impermutabilis remedium salutare
contulisti, qui [598]propter omnipotentiam maiestatis tu
nobis facultatem loquendi & discendi concessisti, cteris
animalibus negatam: Cuius dispositio in sui providentia
non fallitur, Cuius etiam natura terna est &
consubstantialis Deo, qui exaltatus est super clos. In
quo tota Deitas corporaliter habitat: Deprecor maiestatem
whom the whole Deity corporally dwells: I implore thy tuam & omnipotentiam glorifico, & ternitatis tu
Majesty, and Glorify thy omnipotency, with an intentive virtutem ac magnificentiam tuam summam & ternam &
imploration, adoring the mighty Virtue, Power and vna intentione imploratione flagitans, deposco te Deus
Magnificence of thy eternity. I beseech thee, Oh my God, to meus Sapientia instimabilem vit Angelorum. Deus
grant me the inestimable Wisdome of the Life of thy holy Spiritus sanctus incomprehensibilis, in cuius conspectu
Angels. Oh God the Holy Spirit, incomprehensible, in chorus Angelorum tuorum consistit, deprecor & flagito,
whose presence stand the Holy quires of Angels; I pray and vt per sanctum & gloriosum nomen tuum, & per
beseech thee, by thy Holy and Glorious Name, and by the conspectum Angelorum tuorum, & principatus clestes:
sight of thy Angels, and the Heavenly Principalities, to give mihi GRATIAM tuam dones, & mihi subuenias, &
thy GRACE unto me, to be present with mee:, and give unto facunditatem mihi tribuas & intellectus tui memoriam &
me power to persevere in the Memory of thy Wisdome, who perseuerantiam concedas: Qui viuis & regnas ternaliter
livest and reignest eternally one eternal God, through all vnus ternus Deus, per omnia secula seculorum, in
worlds of worlds; in whose sight are all celestial virtues, conspectu omnium clestium virtutum, nunc & semper
now and alwayes, and everywhere, Amen. [49] & vbique. Amen.

ThisOrationbeingthusfinished,theremustof
necessitysomeMysterybeadded;sothatyouaretobe
silentawhileaftertheLatineOrationisended:andaftera
littletaciturnity,thatis,alittlespaceofsilence,beginto
saythisOrationfollowingseriously:Semet,Lamen,&c.1
[65]Istaautemorationesicfinita&istisadditisex
necessitatesecundumomnesponendumestquoddam
mysterium,itavtaliquamtaciturnitatemhabeasfinita
1.Cf.LIHXLI.
orationelatina,&posttaciturnitatemsc:interuallum
aliquodseruaincipiasdicereistamorationem
sequentem.SemetLamen&c.

This(saithSolomon)istheOrationofOrations,anda
specialexperiments,wherebyallthings,whethergenerals
orparticulars,areknownfully,efficaciouslyand
perfectly,andarekeptintheMemory.Butwhenthouhast
bythisOrationattainedtheEloquencethoudesirest,be
sparingthereof,anddonotrashlydeclarethosethings
whichthyTonguesuggestsandadministerstothee;for
[66]Ista,inquitSalomon,estorationumoratio,&
experimentumspeciale,quoomniasiuesingulariasiue
generaliacognoscunturplen,efficaciter&perfect,&
inimemoritertenentur.
[67]Postquamergoexistaorationefacundiam
habueris,quamhaberevolueris,parcetibi&noli
thisistheendofallgeneralprecepts,whicharegivento
obtainMemory,Eloquence,andunderstanding.Allthose
thingswhicharebeforedelivered,ofgeneralprecepts,are
givenassignshowthefacultyofattainingtothe
understandingofthegeneralpreceptsmaybehad,which
alsoSolomoncallethSpirituals;[50]andthosesingulararts
havesingularvirtuesandpowers.
Havingnowgivenasufficientdefinitionofgeneral
precepts;andtheOrationsarelaiddown,andthe
AuthorityoftheOrationsuntowhattheyaredesigned;it
isnownecessarytosetdownwhatistobedone,
concerningthesingularOrations;becausewearenowto
treatoftheseveralandparticulararts,thatwemayfollow
theexamplewhichourbuilderandMasterhathlaidbefore
us;forSolomonsaith,beforeweproceedtothesingular
notesandOrationsofartsbeforenoted,thereoughttobe
saidaPrudium,whichisabeginningorPrologue.
How every several art hath its proper note.
Beforeweproceedtothesingularpreceptsofseveral
Arts,itisnecessarytodiscoverhoweveryseveralArt
hathaseveralNote.[51]
proferreeaqutibilinguasuggeretacadministrabit.
Isteenimestfinisgeneraliumprceptorum,qudata
suntadmemoriam,facundiam,intelligentiam
adipiscendam.Istaomniaquprlibatasunt,
generaliumprceptorum,datasuntsignavtde
generalibusprceptis&intelligendisadipiscendis
habeaturfacultas.Quautemdiencepssuntipsa
spiritualiaSalomonappellauit,&eartessingul
singulashabentpotestates.
[68]Postquamverdegeneralibusprceptisdata
estsufficiensdefinitio,&orationespositsunt&
authoritatesorationuminquibusdesignantur,quidde
singulisorationibusagendumsit,quiadesingulis
artibustractaturisumussingulatim,necesseest,vtquod
ipseconditor&magisternosterinexemplumposuitnos
etiamexequamur.AitenimSalomonantequamad
artiumnotassingulas[599]&orationesprnotatas
accedatur,prludiumdicereoportet,quodestr
prohemiumsiueprologus.
Qualiter singulares artes suas proprias habent notas.
Vtadsingulaversingulariumartiumprcepta
antequamperueniamus,necessariumest,vtquomodo
singularesartessingulashabeantnotas,disseramus.
Of the liberal Sciences and other things, which may be [71] De scientiis liberalibus, & aliis qu possunt
had by that Art. haberi per istam artem.

TheliberalArtsareseaven,andseavenexceptives,and Artesverliberalessuntseptem,&septem
seavenMechanicks.Theseavenexceptivesare exceptiu,&septemmechanic.Septemexceptiu
comprehendedundertheseavenliberal:Itismanifest subseptemliberalibuscontinentur.Quautem
whattheseavenliberalArtsare,ofwhichweshallfirst liberalesseptemsunt,manifestumest,dequibusprim
treat.TheMechanicksarethese,whichareadulteratedly agendumest.Mechanicautemsuntista,qu
calledHydromancy,Pyromancy,Nigromancy, adulterinvocantur,Hydomantia,Pyromantia,
Chiromancy,Geomancy,Geonegia,whichis Nigromantia,Chiromantia,Geomantia,Geonegia,qu
comprehendedunderAstronomy,andNeogia. continentursubAstronomiaNeonegia.Hydromantiaest
scientiadeaqua,eoqudinconspectuaqustantisvel
Hydromancy,isascienceofdiviningbytheWater; currentisqudamscientiamagistrorum
wherebytheMastersthereofjudgedbythestandingor experimentorumhabeatur.Pyromantiaestflamma
runningoftheWater.Pyromancy,isanexperimentof discurrentevelcircumfluente,perquamantiqui
diviningbytheflamingofthefire;whichtheancient scientiamexperimentorum,philosophimagnam
Philosophersesteemedofgreatefficacy.Nigromancy,isa efficaciamcomprehendebant.Nigromantiaest,quod
SacrificeofdeadAnimals,wherebytheAncients sacrificiumanimaliummortuorum,quosinepeccato
supposedtoknowmanygreatExperimentswithoutsin, quodamantiquimagnaexperimentasolebantnotare,
andtoattaintogreatknowledge:from magnamscientiamvitconsueueruntcomprehendere.
whenceSolomoncommandeththattheymightreadseaven VndeSalomonprcepit,vtseptemlibrosartiseiusdem
BooksofthatArtwithoutsin;andthattwohe possintlegeresinepeccato.Duosverquod
accompted[52]Sacriledge,andthattheycouldnor:read sacrilegiumreputaret,&duolibrieiusdemartissine
twoBooksofthatArtwithoutsin.Buthavingspoken peccatononposselegi.Quiaverdeipsiusartissatis
enoughhereof,weproceedtotherest. moddictumest,adcteradiuertamur.

Of the liberal Sciences and other things which may be [72] De scientiis liberalibus, & aliis qu possunt
had thereby. habere per hanc artem.
 ThereareseavenliberalArts,whicheveryonemay
learnandreadwithoutsin.ForPhilosophyisgreat,
containingprofoundMysteriesinitself:TheseArtsare
wonderfullyknown.
He declareth what notes the three first liberal Arts have.
ForGrammarhaththreenotesonly,Dialectstwo,
andRhetorickfour,andeveryonewithopenanddistinct
Orations.ButwhereforeGrammarhath
three,Dialectstwo,andRhetorickfour;thatweknow
KingSolomonhimselftestifiethandaffirmeth;forhe
saith,AndasIwasadmiringandrevolvinginmyheart
andmind,whichway,fromwhomandfromwhencewas
thisscience,AnAngelbroughtonebook,whereinwas
writtentheFiguresandOrations,and[53]deliveredunto
metheNotesandOrationsofallArts,plainlyandopenly,
andtoldmeofthemallasmuchaswasnecessary:Andhe
explaineduntome,astoaChildaretaughtbycertain
Elements,sometediousArtsinagreatspaceoftime,how
thatIshouldhavetheseArtsinashortspaceoftime:
Sayinguntome,Soshaltthoubepromotedtoevery
sciencebytheincreaseofthesevirtues.AndwhenIasked
him,Lord,whenceandhowcomeththis?TheAngel
answered,ThisisagreatSacramentoftheLord,andof
hiswill:thiswritingisbythepoweroftheHolyGhost,
whichinspireth,fructifiethandincreasethallknowledge;
AndagaintheAngelsaid,LookupontheseNotesand
Artesverliberalessuntseptem,quassinepeccato
potestvnusquisquediscereaclegere.Estenim
Philosophiamagnainsecontinens&profunda
mysteria.Isteomnesartesprfatmirabiliter
cognoscuntur.
[73a] Dicit quot notas habent prim tres artes
liberales.
Grammaticaenimtantmtresnotashabet:
Dialecticaverduas,Rhetoricaquatuor,&singul
cumorationibusapertis,&distinctis.Sedquare
Grammaticatres,Dialecticaduas,Rhetoricaquatuor
habet:ipseRegeSalomonetestante&affirmanteillud
cognouimus.Aitenim:Etegoadmiransincordemeo&
reuoluens,qu,quibus,&vndeessetistascientia,
Angelusvnumlibrumattulit:inquofigur&orationes
erantscript,&dimisitmihisingularumartium
notas[600]&orationesdistinc&apert,&dixitmihi
desingulis,quantumnecessefuit.Etexplanabatmihi
sicutpueroperclementaqudamadartesmagno
temporisspacio,prolixas,vtperpreuespacium
temporisarteseashaberem,dicensmihi:itatuad
omnemscientiampromoueberisperperistarum
incrementavirtutum.
[73bInterrogatioSalomonis.]Etdumego
postularum,Dominemivndehoc,&qualiter?
 Orations,attheappointedanddeterminatetimes,and
observethetimesasappointedofGod,andnootherwise.
WhenhehadthussaidheshewedtoKingSolomonabook
whereinwaswritten,atwhattimesallthesethingswereto
bepronouncedandpublished,andplainlydemonstratedit
accordingtotheVisionofGod:WhichthingsIhaving
heardandseen,didoperateinthemall,according
to[54]theWordoftheLordbytheAngel:And
soSolomondeclareth,itcametopasseuntohim:Butwe
thatcomeafterhim,oughttoimitatehisAuthority,andas
muchasweareableobservethosethingshehathleftunto
us.
Here Solomon sheweth, how the Angel told him distinctly, [74] Hic ostendit Salomon qualiter Angelus ostendit
wherefore the Grammar hath three Figures.
BeholdwhereforetheGrammaticalArthathonlythree
NotesintheBookofSolomonGemeliath,thatis,inThe
BookoftheArtofGod,whichwereadistheArtofall artesDEI,questarsomniumaliarumscientiarum,&
othersciences,andofallotherArts;ForSolomonsaith,
WhenIdidinquireeverythingsingularlyoftheAngelof
God,withfear,saying,Lord,fromwhenceshallthiscome
topassetome,thatImayfullyandperfectlyknowthis
Art?WhydosomanyNotesappertaintosuchanArt,and
somanytosuchanArt,andareascribedtoseveral
ResponditAngelus:MagnumDominiesthoc
sacramentum,&eiusvoluntatescriptumhocper
Spiritussanctivirtutem.Quodestinspirans,fcundans,
&illustransomnemcognitionem.EtrursusAngelus
inquit:Notasistascumorationibussuissecundm
temporadeterminata&constitutarespice,&serua
temporasicutstatutasuntDeo,&nonaliter.Hisdictis
ostenditRegiSalomonilibruminquoscriptumerat,
q1uibustemporibusheomniaproferendaessent,
apertissim&secundvisionemDominidemonstrauit.
Quibusenimauditis&visis,&secundmverbum
AngeliDominoillatum,inomnibusistisoperatus
sum,&itanarratSalomonsibieuenisse.Nosautem
posteumvenientes,authoritatemeiusprosecutisumus,
&quantumpossumus,eaqunobisreliquit,proposse
obseruamus.
sibi diuisim quare Grammatica tres figuras habet.
EccequarearsGrammaticahabettantummodotres
notasinlibroSalomonisGemelioth,idest,inlibro
aliarumartium,legimus,AitenimSalomon:Etcmab
AngeloDeisingulatimcumterroreinquireremdicens:
Domine,&vndehocmihiprstabitur,vtplenari
sciamistamartem:Curtotnotulcompetantilliarti,&
totisti,cumorationibusdeterminatis&diuisisad
ipsarumhabendamefficaciamascribantur.Angelus
determinateOrations,tohavetheefficacythereof?The
Angelisthussaidtoanswer:TheGrammaticalArtis
called[55]aliberalArt,Andhaththreethingsnecessary
thereunto:Ordinationofwordsandtimes;andinthem,of
AdjunctsorFigures;Simple,compoundandvarious;and
avariousdeclinationofthepartstotheparts,orarelation
fromtheparts,andaCongruentandordinatedivision.
Thisisthereason,whythereisthreeNotesintheArt
ofGrammar:AndsoitpleasedtheDivineWisdome,that
asthereshouldbeafullknowledgeofdecliningbyone;
byanother,thereshouldbehadaconvenientOrdination
ofalltheparts;bythethird,thereshouldbehada
continualandconvenientDivisionofalltheparts,simple
andcompound.
The Reason why the Dialectical Art hath two Figures
onely.
Dialect,whichiscalledtheformofArts,anda
Doctrinalspeech,hathtwothingsnecessarythereunto,to
wit,EloquenceofArguing,andPrudencetoanswer;
ThereforethegreatnessoftheDivineProvidenceand
Piety,hathappointedtwoNotestoit;thatbythefirst,we
mayhaveEloquenceto[56]ArgueandDispute;andbythe
second,industrytoanswerwithoutambiguity:Wherefore
thereareascribedtoGrammarthreeNotes,and
toDialecttwoNotes.
verrespondisselegitur:IstaarsGrammaticaars
liberalisdicitur,&triahabetnecessaria:ordinationem
dictionum&temporum,&ipsisadiunctarumsiue
figurarum.Simplex&composita,&varia,&varia
declinatiopartiumadpartes,siuepartibusrelatio,&
congrua,&ordinatadiuisio.Hcestratioquarein
Grammaticatresnotappositsunt,&sicplacuit
diuinpotenti,vtpervnamdeclinandiplenacognitio:
peralteramomniumpartiumconueniensordinatio
haberetur:pertertiamomniumpartiumsimpliciter&
compositconueniens&continuadiuisiohabeatur.
[75] Ratio quare ars Dialectic duas figuras habet
tantummod.
Dialecticaver,queestformaartium,&doctrinalis
sermodicitur,duohabetnecessaria,scilicetfacundia,
argumentandi,[601]&prudenterrespondendi.Duas
ergonotasaltitudoprouidentidiuin&pietatis
apposuit,vtperprimamfacundargumentandi,&per
secundamindustriamrespondendihabeamusabsque
ambiguitare.ProptereaergoGrammatictres,
Dialecticduasnotasascripsimus.
 The Reason why Rhetorick hath four Figures.
LetusseewhereforeRhetorickhathfourNotes.For
therearefourthingsnecessarytherein;astheAngelofthe
LordsaiduntoSolomon;towit,acontinualand
flourishingadornmentoflocution,anordinate,competent
anddiscreetjudgement,aTestimonyofCausesorOffices,
ofChances&Losses,acomposeddispositionofbuying
andselling;AnEloquenceofthemattersofthatArt,with
ademonstrativeunderstanding.Thereforethegreatnessof
GodhathappointedtotheArtofRhetorickfourNotes,
withtheirHolyandGloriousOrations;astheywere
reverentlysentbytheHandofGod;thateveryNotein
thisArtaforesaid,mighthaveaseveralfaculty,Thatthe
firstNoteinthatArt,mightgiveacontinual[57]locution,
acompetentandflourishingadornmentthereof:The
second,todiscernJudgements,justandunjust,ordinate
andinordinate,trueandfalse:Thethird,competentlyto
discoverofficesandcauses:andthefourthgiveth
understandingandeloquenceinalltheoperationsofthis
Art,withoutprolixity.SeethereforehowinGrammar,
Logick,andRhetorick,theseveralNotesaredisposedin
theseveralArts.
But of the other Arts and their Notes, we shall speak in
their due place and time, as we find them disposed in the &tempore,sicutinlibroeiusdemSalomonisreperimus
book of the same Solomon.
[76] Ratio quare ars Rhetoric quatuor figuras habet.
QuareergoRhetoricaquatuornotashabet,
videamus.Quatuoreniminea,vtaitSalomoniAngelus
Domini,suntnecessaria,scilicet:Ornatuslocutionis
continuus&floridus:iudiciumordinatumcompetens&
discretum:causarumsiueofficiorumtestimonium
causantium&damnatorum,&emptorum&venditorum
compositadispositio:Artiseiusdemnegotiorum
facundiacumintellectudemonstratiuo.Artienim
RhetoricidcircoaltitudoDeinotasquatuorcum
orationibussuissanctis&gloriosistanquamper
manumDominimissisreuerenterapposuit,vtnot
singulinarteprfatasingulashabeantfacultates,vt
notaprimainarteeademlocutionemcontinuam,
competentem&floridumornatumadhibeat.Secunda
iudiciaiusta&iniusta,ordinata&inordinatamvera&
falsadiscernat.Tertiavtofficia&causascompetenter
discernat.Quartaver,vtintellectum&facundiam,
subtilitateminipsiusartisoperibusomnibus,absque
prolixitatedistribuat.
EccedeGrammatica,Logica,Rhetorica,quare
singulnotsingularibusartibussicponantur.
Decterisautemartibusipsarumnotarumlocosuo
dispositionem.
At what times and hours the Notes of these three liberal [77] Quibus temporibus, quibus horis qualiter not
Arts are to be looked into. trium artium liberalium inspiciantur.

Nowweproceedtoshewatwhattime,andhowthe
NotesoftheseArtsaretobelookedinto,andtheOrations
tobesaid,toattaintotheseArts.Ifthouartaltogether
ignorantoftheGrammaticalArt,andwouldst
have[58]theknowledgethereof:ifitbeappointedtheeof
Godtodothisworkofworks,andhaveafirm
understandinginthisArtofArts:Thenknowthatthou
maistnotpresumetodootherwisethanthisbook
commandeththee;forthisbookofhisshallbethyMaster,
AndthisArtofhisthyMistress.
Eccetranseundumest,vtquibustemporibus,&quo
statu:quomodonoistarumatriuminspiciendsunt,&
orationesearumproferend,&artesipsarum
adipiscendsuntdisseramus.Sirudisprorsusinarte
Grammaticafueris,&voluerishabereeius
cognitionem,&sitibiDeocollatumfuerit:vthoc
opusoperum.Inartematriumpossishaberefirmum&
subtilitatem:istudsciendumest,&aliterfacerenon
prsumas,qumtibiliberisteprcipit.Ipseenimliber
suitibimagister,&ipsaarssuitibimagistraerit.

How the Grammatical Notes are to be looked into in the [78a] Qualiter in Luna prima nota Grammatices
first Moon. inspiciantur.

Forinthismanner,theGrammaticallNotesaretobe
lookedinto,andtheOrationstobesaid.
InthedayeswhentheMoonisinherprime,thefirst
Noteistobelookedinto12times,andtheOrations
thereofrepeated24timeswithHolyreverence;makinga
littlespacebetween,lettheOrationsbetwicerepeatedat
theinspectionofeveryNote,andchieflyabstainfrom
sins:dothisfromthefirstdayoftheMoontothe14,and
fromthe14tothe17.ThefirstandsecondNotesaretobe
lookedinto20times,andtheOrationstoberepeated30
times,onthe[59]15and17dayes,usingsomeinterval
SicenimnotGrammaticesinspiciendsunt&
orationesearumproferendsunt.Diebusigiturqua
Lunafueritprima,primanotaduodeciesinspicienda
est,&eiusorationesvigesies&quaterrecitandsunt,
cumsummsanctitatis[602]veneratione&modico
interuallofacto.Etsingulainspectionenotorationes
bisrecitandsunt,&peccatissummoper
obseruandum.SicagendumestprimadieLunvsque
adquartamdecimam:decimaquartavsquead
decimamseptimam.Primanota&secundasingul
vigesiesinspiciend,&orationestricesiesrecitand
suntinteruallofactodecimoseptimodie&quinto.
betweenthem,AllthethreeNotesaretheneverydaytobe
lookedinto12times,andtheOrationstoberepeated20
times:andthusoftheNotesoftheArtofGrammar.Butif
thouhastreadanybooksofthisArt,anddesirest
perfectiontherein,doasiscommanded;usingthegeneral
OrationstoincreaseMemory,Eloquence,understanding
andperseverancetherein,repeatingtheseaboveinthedue
timeandhoursappointed;lestthatgoingbeyondthy
precept,thoucommittestsin:butwhenthoudostthis,see
thatitbesecrettothyself,andthatthouhavenolookeron
butGod.NowwecometotheNotes.
Here followeth the knowledge of the Notes.
InthebeginningoftheinspectionofallNotes,fastthe
firstdaytilltheevening,ifyoucan;ifthoucanstnot,then
takeanotherhour.ThisistheGrammaticalprecept.[60]
Of the logical notes.
TheDialecticalNotesmaybeusedeveryday,except
onlyinthosedayesbeforetoldof:TheRhetoricalevery
Omnestresnotsingulisdiebusduodecies
inspiciend,&orationesvigesiesrecitandsunt.
[78b]EccedenotisGrammaticeartisdictumest.
Vermsialiquantulumlegistilibroseiusdemartis,&
eiusdesiderashabereperfectionem,itafaciassicut
prceptumest.Verumtamenorationibusfactis
generalibusadaddendammemoriam,facundiam,
intelligentiam&earumperseuerantiam,cumhisqu
suntsupramemoratis&recitatissuistemporibus&
horisconstitutisneprtereundoprceptumvergasin
peccatum.Veruntamendumhocfeceris,cauetibivt
secretumsit,&Deumtantmhabeasinspectorem.His
prfatisperueniendumadnotas.
[79] Istis tractatibus finitis perueniendum est ad
notitiam notarum.
Considerandumestver,quinprincipio
inspectionisnotarumomnium,primadieieiunandum
estvsqueadvesperas,sipotes,&siexpectarenon
potes,assumatsibialiamhoram.Hocestprceptum,
quodexarteGrammaticdamus.
[80] De notis Dialectic.
DenotisDialecticomnibusdiebusproferripossunt
nisitantummodoinillisdiebusquidicuntur.Not
day,exceptonlythreedayesoftheMoneth,towit, .11,
17,and19.Andtheyareforbiddenonthesedayes,
asSolomontestifyes,theNotesofallArts,exceptthe
NotesofthisArtareoffered.Thesepreceptsaregenerally
tobeobserved.
How the Logical Notes are to be inspected, and the
Orations thereof said.
Know,thattheDialecticalNotesarefourtimestobe
lookedinto,andtheOrationsthereofinthatdayare20
timestoberepeated,makingsomerespite,andhavingthe
booksofthatArtbeforeyourEyes;andsolikewisethe
booksofRhetorick,whentheNotesthereofareinspected,
asitisappointed.Thissufficethfortheknowledgeofthe
3Arts.[61]
autemquatuorRhetoricinillisdiebusproferantur
quibusconstitutumest,idest,omnibus,prtertresdies
mensis,scilicetLuna11.&17.&19.Etpropterhoc
diebusilliseasproferrivetitumestcumorationibus,
quiaillisdiebus,ipsotestanteSalomone,omnium
artiumnotprteripsiusartisoblatsunt.Ista
prceptasuntliberaliterobseruanda.
Qualiter not Dialectic inspiciantur, & orationes
earum proferantur.
Sciendumest,qudnotDialecticquater
inspiciuntur,&orationesipsarumipsadievigesies
recitandsuntinteruallisfactis,&libriseiusdemartis
anteoculospositis.LibriautemRhetoricartis
similiteranteoculosponendisunt,quandonot
eiusdemartisinspiciuntur,vtdefinitumest.Istasunt
sufficientiaadcognitionemistarumtriumartium.[603]
 How we must beware of offences.
BeforeweproceedtobeginthefirstNoteoftheArt
ofGrammar,somthingistobetryedbefore,thatwemay
havetheknowledgeofthe1,2,and3Notes.Andyou
oughtfirsttoknow,inwhattheNotesoftheGrammatical,
Logical,orRhetoricalArtaretobeinspected,itbeing
necessarythatyourgreatestintentionsbetokeepfromall
offences.
How the Notes ought to be inspected, at certain elected
times.
Thisisaspecialandmanifestknowledge,wherewith
theNotesoftheGrammaticalArtareknown:howthey
aretobepublished,atwhattimes,andwithwhat
distinction,isdulyandcompetentlymanifest;itisspoken
alreadyofthepublishingandinspectionoftheNotesand
Orations:nowweshalldigressealittletospeaksomthing
ofthetimes,itbeinginpartdonealready.[62]
How divers Months are to be sought out in the
inspection of the Notes.
WehavespokenalreadyofthetearmsofthisArt,
whereintheOrationsaretoberead,andtheNotestobe
lookedinto:itremainethtodeclare,howtheLunationsof
[81] Qualiter cauendum est peccatis.
IncipitprimanotaGrammaticartis,adquam
antequamperueniatur,aliquidprlibandumest,vt
haberipossitprim&secund&tertinotcognitio.
Etsciredebesqudinprincipio,inquonot
Grammatic,siueDialectic,siueRhetoricartis
inspiciuntur.Necessariumestquidemcumsumma
intentioneabomnibuscriminalibuscustodias.
Qualiter certa tempore debeant prouideri in
inspectione notarum.
Istaestcognitiospecialis&manifesta,quanot
artisGrammaticdignoscuntur,quomodoproferri
debeant,&quibustemporibus,&qualidistinctione
merit&competentermanifestatur.Dictumest
superiusdeprolatione&inspectionenotarum&
orationum.Nuncveraliquatenusestdiuertendum,
quialictdetemporibusinparteactumsit,tamenmagis
plenarbitroresseagendum.
Qualiter diuersi menses quruntur in inspectione
notarum.
Diximussuperiusdeterminisistiusartis,quibus
orationessuntlegend&notinspiciend.Nunc
restatdecere,qualiterprdictorationeslunationes
theseOrationsaretobeinspectedandfoundout.Butsee
thatyoumistakenot:yetIhavealreadynotedthe
Lunations,whereintheNotesoughttobelookedinto,and
theOrationsrehearsed:ButtherearesomeMonths,
whereintheLunationismoreprofitablethanothers:if
thouwouldstoperateinTheologyorAstronomy,doitina
fierysign;ifGrammarorLogick,inGeminiorVirgo;if
MusickorPhysick,inTaurusorLibra;ifRhetorick,
Philosophy,ArithmetickorGeometry,inGeminior
Cancer;forMathematicks,inTaurusorGemini:sothey
arewellplaced,andfreefromevil;foralltheHeavenly
PotestatesandChorusofAngels,dorejoyceintheir
Lunations,anddeterminatedayes.[63]
Here is made mention of the Notes of all Arts.
IApolloniusfollowingthepowerofSolomon,have
disposedmyselftokeephisworksandobservations,asit
isspokenofthethreeNotesofGrammar,sowillIobserve
thetimesastheyaretobeobserved:ButtheOrations
thereofarenotwritten,butaremorefullydemonstratedin
thefollowingwork;forwhatiswrittenofthosethree
Notes,arenotOrations,butDefinitionsofthoseNotes,
writtenbytheGreek,Hebrew,andChaldean,andother
thingswhichareapprehendedbyus:Forthosewritings
whicharenotunderstoodinLatine,oughtnottobe
pronounced,butonthosedayeswhichareappointedby
inspiciantur&inueniantur.Seddeincepsvidendumest,
nefortaliquasitdeceptio:tameninprdictanotaui
lunationesinquibusdebeantnotinspici,&orationes
proferri.Sedaliquisuntmenses,quorumlunatiomagis
vtilisestadincipiendum,qumaliorum.Vndeinsigno
igneo,cvoluerisTheologiamvelAstronomiam
operari.SiverGrammaticamvelLogicamsitin vel
in :SiverMusicamvelPhysicamsitin vel :
SiverRhetoricam,velPhilosophiam,vel
Arithmeticam,velGeometriam,sitin vel :Pro
Mathematicasitin VELIN .etsicdiessunt
formati&liberimalis,&inbonoloco.Gaudentetiam
omnesclestespotestates,&Angelorumchorusin
ipsislunationibus,&diebusistisdeterminatis.
Hic fit mentio de notis omnium artium.
EgoApolloniusauthoritatemSalomonisassecutus,
cuiusopus&obseruantiasquascunquecustodire
disposui,sicutdictumestdetribusnotisartis
Grammatic,&itaobseruabotempora,sicut
obseruandasunt.Sedsciendumest,orationesearum
nondumesseconscriptas:sedinsequentioperedeipsis
pleniusdemonstrandumest:sedtamenqueinnotisillis
tribusscriptasunt,nonsuntorationes,sed
definitiones[604]notarumearumperipsasscriptas,
Grcas,Hebras,&Chaldas:Etcteraquinnobis
apprehenduntur.IstatamenscriptaquLatinisnon
KingSolomon,andinthosedayeswhereintheNotesare
inspected,butonthosedayesthoseHolywritingsare
alwayestoberepeated:andtheLatine,onthosedayes
whereintheNotesarenotinspected.TheNotesofthe
LogicalArtaretwo:andatwhattimestheyaretobe
publishedisalreadyshewninpart:more
shall[64]hereafterbesaidofthem:nowwecometothe
rest.TheLatinewritingsmaybepublished,accordingto
theAntiquityoftheHebrews,exceptonthosedayeswe
havespokenof:forSolomonsaith,Seethatthouperform
allthosepreceptsastheyaregiven:Butoftherestwhich
follow,itistobedoneotherwise:forwhenthouseestthe
firstNoteofLogick,repeatinthyheartthesigninthefirst
Note,andsointheNotesofallArtsexceptthosewhereof
adefinitionshallbegiven.
Definitions of several Arts, and the Notes thereof.
WewillgivealsoDefinitionsofseveralArts,asitisin
theBookofSolomon;GeometryhathoneNote,
intelliguntur,nonpossuntinillodieproferri,nec
debent,nisidiebusilisquibusconstitutumestRege
Salomone,&inillisdiebus,quibusnotinspiciuntur:
sedillisdiebussemperrecitandasuntillasacramenta
scripta:&tamenquLatinasuntipsisdiebusquibus
notnoninspiciuntur,proferripossunt.Notautem
artisDialecticdusunt:sedquibustemporibus
proferridebeant,inpartedictumest,posteaautemde
ipsiscertiusdicetur.Ecceadreliquadiuertendumest.
Sciendumverarbitramureaquinnotisartis
Dialecticscriptasunt,omnibusdiebusproferri
possunt,quibusnotipsiusartisinspiciuntur.
Sciendumestetiam,psascriptaLatinasecundm
antiquitatemHebrorumposseproferri,nisihisdiebus,
quibusdiximus.Sciendumesttamen,ipsasnullomodo
possepronunciari,nisiconfessioneprcedente.Ista
tamenconsiderandasuntabsqueoccasionealiqua.Ista
sicutdictasunt,itafiantomnia.Salomonenimait:Vide
vtomniaistaprcepta,sicutdatasunt,itafacias:sedde
cterisqusequuntur,aliteragendumest.Cmenim
viderisDialecticnotamprimam,signumquodin
primanotafuerit,incordetuorepete,&sicinsingulis
notissingularumartium,prterillasartes,dequibus
definitiodabitur.
Definitiones singularum artium, & earum notarum.
Dabimusenimdefinitionesdesingulisartibus&
notisearum,sicutestinlibroSalomonis.Geometria
ArithmetickaNoteandahalf;Philosophy,withtheArts
andSciencescontainedtherein,hath7Species;Theology
andAstronomy,withtheSciencesinthemcontained,hath
7Notes,buttheyaregreatanddangerous;notgreatinthe
pronunciation,buthavegreatefficacy:Musickhathone
Note,andPhysickoneNote;buttheyareallto
be[65]publishedandrehearsedintheirappointeddayes:
Butknow,thatineverydaywhereinyoubeholdestthe
NotesofTheology,Philosophy,orofanyArtscontained
inthem,thatthouneitherlaughnorplay,norsport,
becauseKingSolomon,whenhesawtheformsofthese
Notes,havingoverdrunkhimself,Godwasangrywith
him,andspokeuntohimbyhisAngel,saying,Because
thouhastdespisedmySacrament,andPollutedand
deridedmyHolythings;Iwilltakeawaypartofthy
Kingdome,andIwillshortenthedayesofthy
Children.AndtheAngeladded,TheLordhathforbidthee
toenterintotheTemple80days,thatthoumaistrepentof
thysin.AndwhenSolomonweptandbesoughtmercyof
theLord,theAngelanswered,Thydayesshallbe
prolonged;neverthelessmanyevillsandiniquitiesshall
comeuponthyChildren,andtheyshallbedestroyedof
theiniquitiesthatshallcomeuponthem.
AtthebeginningofaNote,havingseenthegenerals;
letthespecialsbelookedinto.ThewordofSolomonisto
seekuntoGodforhispromises,beforetheNotesofthe
threeArts.[66]
vnamnotamhabet,Arithmeticavnam&semis.
Philosophiatamencumartibussuis&scientiissubse
continentes,septemspecieshabet.Theologiaver&
Astronomiacumomnibusscientiissubsecontinentes
septemnotashabet,sedilltamenmagispericulos&
grauessunt,nonidcircograues,qudpronuncientur
grauer,sedquiagrauemhabentefficaciam.Musica
vervnamnotamhabet.Physicavervnamnotam
quoque,singulatantummodindiebusdeterminatis
proferendasunt.Sciendumverestinomnibusdiebus,
quibusnotasTheologivideris,velPhilosophi&
atriumsubipsiscontentarum,nullatenusrideas,neque
ludumhabeas:quiaRexSalomon,dumnotarum
earundeminspiceretformas,fortplussolito
crapulatus,iratusesteiDei,&perAngelumsuum
locutusestei,dicens:quiadespexistisacramentum
meum,illudens&contaminans,auferampartemregni
tui,&comminuamfiliostuosantediessuos:&addidit
Angelus,[605]introitumtemplisuiprohibettibi
Dominusdieb.80.vtsecundumpeccatumtuum
pnitentiamfacias.EtcumSalomonfleret,&
misericordiampeteretDomino,ResponditAngelus,
prolongatisuntdiestui,veruntamensuperfiliostuos
venientmultamala&innumerabilesiniquitates,&
corrumpentursiperuenienteiniquitate.
Ecceadprincipiumnotsicvisisgeneralibus
inspicianturspecialia.VerbumSalomonisestad
impetrationemadadDeumdepromissisantenotis
 artiumtrium.

[Here is the beginning of the notes.] [82]Ecceadprincipiumnot.

The first Oration <at the beginning of the Note>. Oratio prima

[1] The Light, Truth, Life, Way, Judge, Mercy, Lux, veritas, vita via, iudex, misericordia, fortitudo,
Fortitude and Patience, preserve, help me, and have patientia, conserua & iuua me & miserere mei. Amen.
Mercy upon me, Amen.

[Oration 2.] [128] Oratio secunda.

ThisOration,withthepreceding,oughttobesaidin Istaorationcumprcedentidebetdicianteprimam
thebeginningofthefirstNoteofGrammar. notamGrammatic.

[2] Oh Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, eternal God, in Domine sance pater Omnipotens terne Deus in cuius
whose sight are all the foundations of all Creatures, conspectu omnia sunt invisibilium fundamenta
and invisible beings, whose Eyes behold my creaturarum cuius oculi imperfectum meum viderunt,
cuius charitatis dulcedine plena est terra & cli: Qui
imperfections, of the sweetness of whose love the
omnia vidisti antequam fiant, in cuius libro omnes
Earth and Heavens are filled; who sawest all things formati sunt dies, & homines inscripti in eo: respice
before they were made, in whose book every day is hodi super famulum tuum tibi toto corde & tota mente
formed, and all mankind are written therein: behold subiectum per Spiritum sanctum tuum confirma me,
me thy Servant this day prostrate before thee, with benedic, protege omnes actus meos in hac inspectione
my whole Heart and Soul, by thy Holy Spirit confirm seu repetitione & constantia tu visitationis me illustra.
me, blesse me, protect all my Actions in this
inspection or repetition, and illuminate me with the
constancy of thy visitation.
 The 3 Oration. [129] Oration tertia.

ThisOrationoughttobesaidbeforethesecondNoteof Istaorationdebetdiciantesecundamnotam
Grammar.[67] Grammatice.

[3] Behold, O Lord, merciful Father of all things;
eternal dispensor of all virtues, and consider my
operations this day; Thou art the Beholder and
Discerner of all the Actions of Men and Angels: Let
the wonderful grace of thy promises condescend to
fulfil this sudden virtue in me, and infuse such
efficacy into me, operating in thy Holy and great
Name, thou who infusest thy praise into the mouths
of them that love thee, Amen.
Respice Domine Deus clems pater omnium terne
dispensator omnium virtutum, operationes meas hodi
considera: Tu es actuum hominum & angelorum
inspectoratque discretor, vt admirabilis gratia
promissionis tu in me dignetur subitam adimplere
virtutem & in me tantam efficaciam nomine tuo sancto &
magno operante infundas, tu qui laudem tuam in ore
tuorum te diligentium imponis & infundis, Amen.

The 4 Oration. [130] Oratio quarta.

LetthisOrationberehearsedbeforethethird Istaoratioproferaturantetertiamnotam
GrammaticalNote: Grammatic.

[4] O Adonay, Creator of all visible Creatures! Oh Creator Adonay omnium visibilium creaturarum, Pater
most Holy Father, who dwellest incompassed about piissime, qui in circumscripto lumine habitas ternaliter
with eternal light, disposing and by thy power & ante principium omnia inestabiliter disponens atque
gubernans: Aeternitatem tuam atque incomprehensibilem
governing all things before all beginnings; I most
pietatem verbis supplicantibus aggredior, vt huius
humbly beseech thy eternity and thy sacramentalis atque mystici operis in me perfectorum
incomprehensible goodness may come to perfection angelorum tuorum efficaciam & considerationem
in me, by the operation of thy most Holy Angels; clarescat. Atque per eorundem Angelorum sanctorum
And be confirmed in my Memory, and establish these nomina in memoriam habendam & sancta opera tua in
thy Holy works in me, Amen.
AlittlespaceafterthisOration,saythefollowing:the
firstOrationoughttobesaidbeforethefirstNoteof
Logick.
[5] Oh Holy God, great good, and the [68] eternal
Maker of all things, thy Attributes not to be exprest,
who hast Created the Heaven and the Earth, the Sea
and all things in them, and the bottomless pit,
according to thy pleasure; in whose sight are the
Words and Actions of all men: Grant unto me, by
these Sacramental Mysteries of thy Holy Angels, the
precious knowledge of this art, which I desire by the
Ministry of thy Holy Angels, it being without any
Malignant or Malitious intent, Amen.
PronouncethisOrationinthebeginningofthefirst
FigureoftheLogickart;andafterthisOrationrehearse
incontinentlywithsomeinterval,theOrationswritten
betweenthefirstFigure.
The6OrationoughttobesaidbeforethefirstNoteof
theDialect.
[6] Helay [*Heloy]: Most Merciful Creator, Inspirer, Heloy, Clementissime creatir, inspirator, reformator
me cum stabilitate, Amen.
Creator)istamorationemproferasinprincipio
inspectionistertifigurartisGrammatice:??post
istamorationemfactoaliquoparuointeruallo.[606]
[135]5Istaorationdebetdicianteprimamnotam
artisDialectic.
Sancte Deus pater & pie indissolubilis augmentator, qui
clum et terram, mare & abyssos & omnia qu in eis
sunt sicut stabiliri voluisti. In cuius conspectu omnis ratio
& sermo subsistit. Per hec sacramenta pretiosa
Angelorum tuorum da mihi que desidero & credo artis
huius absque malignitatis intentione scientiam. Amen.
(Istamorationemlatinamproferinprincipio
inspectionisprimefigurartisDialectice,etpostistam
orationemproferasincontinenticumaliquointeruallo
illasorationesquscribunturinterprimamfiguram)
[137]6.Istaorationdebetdiciantesecundamnotam
Dialectice.
Reformer, and Approver of all Divine wills, omnium diuinarum voluntatum approbator, ordinatorque
Ordeyner of all things, Mercifully give ear to my malorum, deprecationem gloriosus intende & mentem
Prayer, gloriously intend unto the desires of my heart, meam respice benignus, vt quid humilitate deprecor sicut
that what I humbly desire, according to thy promises, ante promissionem mihi de tu magisterie largitate
concedas Amen.
thou wilt Mercifully grant, Amen.
(Istaoratiodebetpronunciariantesecundamfiguram
[(Thatorationmustbepronouncedbeforethe artisDialectice,&priusqumproferanturalieorationes
followingfigureoftheDialecticart,andmaybe quscribunturcircaipsamsecundamfiguram.
mentionedbeforetheotherorationswhicharewritten
aroundthefollowingfigureitself.)][69]

ThisOrationfollowing,oughttobepronouncedbefore [138]7Istaoratiodebetproferrianteprimamnotam
thefirstNoteoftheRhetoricalArt. Rhetorice.

[7] Omnipotent and merciful Father, Ordeyner and Omnipotens & misericors pater omnium creaturarum
Creator of all Creatures: Oh most Holy Judge, eternal ordinator. Iudex eterne, Rex regum & Domine
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords; who wonderfully dominantium qui sanctis tuis eloquentiam scientiam
condescendest to give wisdome and understanding to conferre dignatus es mirabiliter: qui omnia djiudicas
atque discernis, illumina hodie cor meum fulgore
thy Saints, who judgest and discernest all things: I claritatis tue, vt intelligam & cognoscam que in ista arte
beseech thee to illuminate my heart this day with the considerantur exopto. Amen.
Splendor of thy Beauty, that I may understand and
know what I desire, and what things are considerable
to be known in this Art, Amen.

ThisOrationwiththefollowingHanazay,&c.oughtto (Istaenimoratiocumaliaoratione
bepronouncedbeforethefirstFigureofRhetorick:and subsequentiHanazay&c.debetpronunciariante
althoughtheOrationisdividedintotwoparts,yetitisone primamfiguramartisRhetoric,&quamuisdiuidantur
andthesame:Andtheyaredividedonlyforthiscause, perduaspartesorationis,vna&eademoratioest:sed
 thattheremightbesomemeanintervalusedinthe propterhocdiuiduntur,vtinproferendoeasfiataliquod
pronouncingofthem;andtheyoughttobepronounced modicuminteruallum,&debetproferripriusqum
beforetheotherOrationswrittenintheFigure. orationesscripteinfiguraproferantur.

Hanazay, Sazhaon, Hubi, Sene, Hay, Ginbar, Ronail,
Selmora, Hyramay, Lohal, Yzazamael,
Amathomatois, Yaboageyors, Sozomcrat, Ampho,
Delmedos, [70] Geroch, Agalos, Meihatagiel,
Secamai, Saheleton, Mechogrisces, Lerirencrhon.
Hanazay, Sazhaon hubi, sene, hay, ginbar Ronail,
Selmora, hyramay, lohal ysazamael Amathomatois,
yaboageyors, Sozomcrat, Ampho Deldenos, geroch, Compare LIH LX.
Agalos, Meihatagiel Secamai, Saheleton
Mechogrisces, Lerirencrhon.

The8Oration,letitbepronouncedbeforethesecond [139]9[sic]Istaoratioproferaturantesecundam
NoteoftheRhetoricalArt: notamartisRhetorice.

[8] Oh great eternal and wonderful Lord God, who of Vnus magnus & mirabilis eterne Deus, eterni consilij
thy eternal counsel hast disposed of all virtues, and angele dispositor omnium virtutum & ordinator bonorum
art Ordeyner of all goodness; Adorn and Beautify my omnium; adorna hodi intelligentiam meam & multiplica
understanding, and give unto me Reason to know and in me rationem discendi & cognoscendi, qua in
proferendis nominib. omnium clestium angelorum
learn the Mysteries of thy Holy Angels: And grant contulisti & candem scientiam secundum promissionem
unto me all knowledge and learning thou hast mihi concede, & huius artis discretionem Amen.
promised to thy Servants by the vertue of thy holy
Angels, Amen.

ThisOration,withtheothertwofollowing,oughttobe
pronounced,(viz.Vision,&c.)Azelechias,&c.inthe
beginningofthesecondFigureofRhetorick,andbefore
theotherOrations;[whicharewrittenbelow(where)the
figuresthemselvesaredisplayed]andthereoughttobe
someintervalbetween<them>[thatorationwhichis
(Istaoratiocumreliquisduab.[607]sequentibus
orationibus,videlicetVision,&c.&aliaorationem
videlicet,Azelechias,&c.debentinprincipiosecund
figurartisRhetoricpronunciari,&priusquamali
orationesquscribunturinfraipsamfiguram
proferantur,&debetfierialiquodinterualluminteristas
 writtenbelow,andbeforethefigureitself].
LetthisOrationfollowingbesaid,beforethesecond
NoteofRhetorick
[9] Vision; beholding with thy eternal conspiration all Rhetoric
Powers, Kingdomes and Judges, Administring all
manner of Languages to all, and of whose power
there is no end; restore I beseech thee and increase
my Memory, my heart and [71] understanding, to
know, understand, and judge all things which thy
Divine authority commendeth necessary in this art,
perfectly fulfill them in me, Amen.
LetthisOrationfollowing,withthePrecedent,be
rehearsedbeforethesecondNoteofRhetorick.
[10] Azelechias, Velozeos, Inoanzama, Samelo,
Hotens, Sagnath, Adonay, Soma, Jezochos, Hicon,
Jezomethon, Sadaot. And thou Oh God propitiously
confirm thy promises in me, as thou hast confirmed
them by the same words to King Solomon; send unto
me, Oh Lord, thy virtue from Heaven, that may
illuminate my mind and understanding: strengthen,
Oh God, my understanding, renew my Soul within
me, and wash me with the Waters which are above
orationesquscribunturinfra&interipsamfiguram.
[141] Oratio 10.
Istaoratioproferaturantesecundamnotam
Vision omnium potestatum atque regnorum, & Compare LIH LXII.
V: Usyon omnium ...
iudiciorum, terna conspiratione aspiciens, omnium
administrans schemata linguarum, in cuius regimine
nullum est impedimentum: Instaura quso ad memorata
& repetita, cor meum & linguam meam ad discernendum,
ad eloquendum, ad iudicandum, ad habendum qu in hac
arte necessaria authoritas diuina commendat, & in me
perfect compleatur, Amen.
Compare LIH LXIII.)
Oratio 11.
Istacumduabusprcedentibusproferaturante
secundamnotamRhetoric.
Azelechias velozeos, Inoanzama, Saruclo, hotens
Sagnath, Adonay, Soma Iezochos, hicon, Iezomothon,
Sadaot. Et tu Deus propitius in me promissiones
confirma, sicut confirmasti per eosdem sermones Regi
Salomoni. Emitte mihi Domine virtutem de clis, qu
cor meum & mentem illuminet & confirmet: Conforta
Deus intellectum meum, & animam meam innoua in me,
& laua me aquis, qu super clos sunt. Effunde de
the Heavens; pour out thy Spirit upon my flesh, and spiritu tuo super carnem meam, & in visceribus meis ad
fill my bowels with thy Judgements, with humility facienda & compotenda iudicia tua humilitate &
and charity: thou who hast created the Heaven and charitate, qui clum & terram fecisti, & hominem ad
similitudinem & imaginem tuam creasti, infunde
the Earth, and made man according to thy own
charitatis tu lumen intellectui meo, vt fundatus &
Image; pour out the light of thy love into my radicatus in misericordia tua, diligam nomen tuum, &
understanding, that being radicated and established in cognoscam & adorem te, & intelligam omnes scripturas
thy love and thy mercy, I may love thy Name, and istius artis, ob quam hc data Deo, & insignita per
know, and worship thee, and understand [72] all thy manus Angelorum sanctorum, & emissa sunt figurarum
Scriptures, And all the Mysteries which thou hast mysteria, qu in corde & intellectum meo habeam &
declared by thy Holy Angels, I may receive and cognoscam, & huius artis constanter officium habeam
understand in my heart, and use this Art to thy Honor nominis tui sancti & gloriosi, prualente consilio tuo,
Amen.
and Glory, through thy mighty Counsel, Amen.
Ars. Not. Glose de la Version
The11Orationoughttobesaidbeforethe Oratio 12. B, 141, var. 8, Vronse, p.
198. Compare LIH LXIV.
pronounciationofthethirdNoteofRhetorick.
IstaorationproferaturantetertiamnotamRhetoric:
[11] I know, that I love thy Glory, and my delight is
in thy wonderful works, and that thou wilt give unto Scio enim quia delector me in facta tua magna mirabili &
me wisdome, according to thy goodness and thy ineffabili, & dabis mihi scientiam, quam per hoc opus
habentibus pollicitus es, secundm magnam &
power, which is incomprehensible: Theon,
incomprehensibilem virtutem tuam. Theon, Haltanagon
Haltanagon, Haramalon, Zamoyma, Chamasal, haramalon, zamoyma Chamasal, Ieconamril,
Jeconamril, Harionatar, Jechomagol, Gela Magos, harionatar, Iechomagol, gela magos, Kemolihot,
Kemolihot, Kamanatar, Hariomolatar, Hanaces, Kamanatar, hariomolatar, hanaces, Velonionathar,
Velonionathar, Azoroy, Jezabali; by these most Holy Azoroy Iezabali. per h sacratissima Dei &
and Glorious profound Mysteries, precious Offices, gloriosissima, & profunda mysteria, & preciosissima
virtue and knowledge of God, compleat and perfect officia, & virtutem & scientiam,[608] auge in me &
my beginnings, and reform my beginnings, Zembar, comple quod incepisti, & reforma quod incepisti in
me. Zembar, henoranat, Grenatayl, Samzatam,
Henoranat, Grenatayl, Samzatam, Jecornazay: Oh
Iecornazay, fundamentum altissime omnium bonitatum
thou great Fountain of all goodness, knowledge and
virtue, give unto thy Servant power to eschew all
evill, and cleave unto goodness and knowledge, and
to follow the same [73] with an Holy intention, that
with my whole heart I may understand & learn thy
Laws and Decrees; especially these Holy Mysteries;
wherein that I may profit, I beseech thee, Amen.
& scientiarum atque virtutum, tribue famulo tuo tibi
displicentia vitare contagia & tua veritate pura, &
intentione sancta, possim sociari vt tuam promissionem
toto corde desiderans in omnibus tam in legibus qu in
decretalibus prcipu hec sancta mysteria videar &
cognoscar adipisci, & bene in ista arte proficiam penitus
laudandus & facundus. Amen.

12.ThisOrationoughttobesaidbeforetheninth [142]13Istaoratiodebetproferriantequartam
[*fourth]RhetoricalNote: notamRhetoric.1

Oh most reverend Almighty Lord, ruling all Reuerende potens & Dominus superioribus angelis & 1. Vronse, p. 199.
Creatures both Angels and Arch-Angels, and all Archangelis omnibusque clestibus creaturis, tam Compare LIH LXV.
Celestial, terrestrial, and infernal Creatures; of whose infernalibus qum clestibus: de cuius magnificentia 2. Omitted by Turner. So V.
greatness comes all plenty, [+whose power governs venit plenitudo, quia nobis dign familaturi, cuius2
quatuor mundi partibus regna portas [*potestas]. Qui
the four parts of the world] who hast made man after ossibus & anima & spiritu, hominem ad imaginem
thy own Image; Grant unto me the knowledge of this &similitudube tuamfecisti, Da mihi huius artis scientiam,
Art, and strengthen all Sciences in me, Amen. corroborans me in ipsius facultatis scienti. Amen.

13.PronouncethisbeforethefirstFigureof 14Istaoratioproferaturanteprimamfiguram
Arithmetick: Arithmetic.

Oh God who numbrest, weighest, and measurest all Deus qui omnia pondere & numero & mensura fecisti: in Compare LIH LXVI.
things, given the day his order, and called the Sun by cuius ordine omnium momentorum dierum patens est &
his Name; Grant the knowledge of this Art unto my apta dimensio: qui etiam solus stellarum nomina nominas
menti me constanter tribue efficaciam, vt in huius artis
understanding, that I may love thee, and
cognitione te diligam, & tu pietatis munus agnoscam.
acknowledge the gift of thy goodness, Amen. Amen.
Compare LIH LXVII. Compare
14.SaythisbeforetheseminoteofArithmetick: 15IstadebetproferriantesemisArith.
Oh God, the Operator of all things, from whom
proceeds every good and perfect gift; sow the Seeds
of thy Word in my Heart, that I may
understand [74] the excellent Mysteries of this Art, quo omnia procedunt naturaliter bona & omnia virtutum
Amen.
15.SaythisbeforethesecondFigureofArithmetick:
Oh God the perfect Judge of all good works, who
makest known thy saving goodness amongst all
Nations; open my Eyes and my Heart, with the
beams of thy mercy, that I may understand and
persevere in these thy Heavenly Mysteries, Amen.
16.ThisOrationbeforethesecondNoteofGeometry:
Oh God the giver of all wisdome and knowledge to
[145] Mediator omnium operationum & creaturarum,
dona procedunt, quo omne quod est solidum & Wis. 18:14-15.
perfectum est: cuius sermo recens de regalibus venit
sedibus in corda nostra dum medium tenent cuncta
scientium me tua charitate in intellectum bonum
constitue ad percipienda h tanta excellentissima
mysteria huius artis, & istorum sacramentorum perfect
consequar effectum Amen.
[143]16Istaoratioproferaturantesecundam
figuramArithmeric:
Deus iustis Iudex operum, qui nobis notum fecisti
salutate tuum & in conspectu gentium reuelasti iustitiam
tuam, reuela oculos meos, & cor meum illustra salutari
Compare LIH LXVIII.
iustitia tua, vt mirabilia tua de tuis tam gloriosissimis
sacramentis enarrem, quatenus per ea tantam in hac arte
consequar intelligentiam vt te prstante qui solus
mirabilia facis, magna, in ipsa arte subitus interpres
efficiar: vt mea facunditate & memoria cum stabilitate
recepta dimentiendo dimentiar, & intercessione
cunctarum virtutum clestium, honorem in secula
seculorum. Amen.
Compare LIH LXIX.
[146]17Istaorationdebetproferriantesecundam
notamGeometri.[609]
them that are without sin, Instructor and Master of all Omnis sapienti Deus & scienti donator illis in quibus
Spiritual Learning, by thy Angels and Arch-Angels, peccatum non est disciplin spiritualis Magister &
by Thrones, Potestates, Principates and Powers, by instructor, per angelos tuos & archangelos, per thronos et
Cherubim and Seraphim, and by the 24 Elders, by the potestates, principatus & virtutes, per cherubin &
Seraphin per viginti quatuor seniores, per quatuor
4 Animals, and all the host of Heaven, I adore, animalia per omnem militia clestis exercitus, adoro,
invocate, worship and glorify thy Name, and exalt inuoco, flagito & veneror, glorifico & exalto nomen tuum
thee: most terrible and most merciful, I do humbly sanctum terribile mitissimum. Te quso vt hodi cor
beseech thee this day to illuminate and fill my Heart meum Spiritus sancti lumine & gratia tu visitationis
with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, thou who art three fcundatum & roboratum illustres: tu qui es trinus &
in one, Amen. vnus Amen.
17. Say this Oration before the second Note of Theology.
I adore thee, Oh King of Kings, my light, my 18Istaorationdebetproferriantesecundamnotam
substance, my life, my King, and my God, my theologi.
Memory, [75] and my strength; who in a Moment
gavest sundry Tongues, and threwest down a Mighty Adoro te rex regum, rex meus & Deus meus, vita &
substantia mea simul & reuelatio mea, memoria & virtus
Tower [i.e. Babel], And gavest by [the annointing of
mea: qui hora vna diuersarum genera linguarum
the seven-fold grace of] thy Holy Spirit the dificantibus turrim dedisti: & qui sanctis Apostolis tuis
knowledge of Tongues to thy Apostles, infusing thy vnctionem septiformis Spiritus sancti infundisti, & illis Compare LIH LXX.
knowledge into them in a Moment, giving them the idiomata qu nos docent de omnibus linguis eisdem
understanding of all Languages: [and commandest repent loqui tribuisti, per virtutem Verbi tui in quo
them to teach us from all the same tongues, omnia creasti per potentiam huius sacramenti, inspira cor
wherewith thou hast created all things, and through meum & infunde in illud rorem grati tu in subito tui
the power of this sacrament,] inspire my Heart, and sancti spiritus afflatus lumine efficaciam huius operis &
intelligentiam & expositionem lingu & istarum artium
pour the dew of thy grace and Holy Spirit into me,
capax & subtile ingenium valeam consequi. Amen.
that I may understand the Exposition of Tongues and
Languages, Amen.

Three Chapters to be published, before any of the Notes. [83] Qualiter tria capitula ante omnium notas debent
 WhatwehavespokenofthethreefirstChap.are
generallyandspeciallytobepronounced,sothatyousay
them,andtheOrationsonthedayesappointed,andwork
bytheNotes[youwishtoperform]asitisdemonstrated
toyou.TheseOrationsoughttobesaidalwayesbefore
noon,everydayoftheMoneth;andbefore
the[single]NotessaytheproperOrations:andinall
reading,observethepreceptscommanded.[76]
How the Proper Notes are to be inspected.
IfyouwouldlearnanythingofanyoneArt,lookinto
theproperNotesthereofintheirduetime.Enoughissaid
alreadyofthethreeliberalArts.
What dayes are to be observed in the inspection of the
Notes of the four Arts.
InthefourotherArts,onlythefourfirstdayesaretobe
observed:ThePhilosophicalNotes,withallSciences
containedtherein,the7and17dayesoftheMoonareto
beinspected,7timesaday,withtheirseveralOrations.
TheNoteistobelookedinto,withfear,silenceand
trembling.
proferri.
Qudetribusprimiscapitulisdiximusanteomnes
notasgeneraliter&specialiterpronunciandasunt:ita
tamen,vtcumipsasorationesdiebusdeterminatis
dixeris,&denotisvoluerisoperari,vttibi
prmonstratumest:Totomensediebussingulissemel
ipsasorationesdicereoportetantemeridiem:&tamen
antenotassingulasomnesnotaspropriasdices.Etcum
scripturasinciperevoluerisadlegendumfaciasvttibi
iussumest.
[84] Qualiter not propri inspicuintur.
Sciendumestigitur,vtsidealiqueartesolascire
voluerisadlegendumsiueaddiscendumIpsiusartis
notproprie&solinspiciendsuntsuotempore.De
liberalibustribussatisdiximus.
[85] Qui dies obseruandi sunt in inspectione notarum
quatuor artium.
Eccedereliquisquatuoratribus.Nullaenimdiesin
earumnotisinspiciendisobseruandaest.Nisiquatuor
diesprimiquiobseruandisunt.Notverphilosophi
cumscientijssuisqusubeacontinentur.Luna7.&
17.cumorationibussingulisdiebusseptiesinspiciend
sunt.Notaautemterroriscumtaciturnitate[610]&
 OftheNotesoftheliberalArts,itisspokenalready;
butonlyknowthis,thatwhenyouwouldusethem,live
chasteandsoberly;fortheNotehathinitself24Angels,
isfullyandperfectlytobepronounced,asyouhaveheard:
butwhenyoulookintothem,[77]repeatallthe
TheologicalOrations,andtherestintheirduetime.
Of the inspection of general Notes.
SaythegeneralNotes10timesaday,whenyouhave
occasiontouseanycommonArts,havingthebooksof
thoseArtsbeforeyou,usingsomeintervalorspaceof
timebetweenthem,asyouhavebeentaughtalready.
timoreinspiciendaest.InOmeliaprimainnoualuna
inspiciendaesteisdemdiebus.
[86]Denotisautemliberaliumquatuorsatisdictum
est.Ettamensciendumest,quodquandoipsas
pronunciaueris,viuendumestcast&sobrie.Notaver
habens24.angeloscumsingulissuisaduentitijsinse
habensnouumtestamentumplenarietperfectita
pronunciandaestsicutaudiuisti.Hoctamendeista
restatquodquandocunqueeaminspexerisomnes
orationesTheologirecitandsunt,licetnotissingulis
singulorationessingulatimcomperant,qusicuti
diximuspronunciandsunt.Verumvttibidiximus,
quotiescunqueTheologinotasinspexerisalias
orationesprcedentesinprincipiovttantorum
sacramentorumhabeasefficaciam,cteristemporibus
pronuncia.
[87] De inspectione notarum generalium.
Denotisautemgeneraliumetdeorationibusearum
hocsciasquodquotiescunquedeexceptiuis,vel
adulterinisscirevolueris,ipsasnotasgeneralesdiebus
singulisdecies,factistameninteruallis&librum
illarumartiuminspectis,&sicutdealijsfactumest&
dictum,itapronunciabis.Etquacunquedievoluerisde
generalibuspoterisoperariomniaquinprimis
capitulisdicendanouisti.Ipsasvidelicetorationes
diebusseptemsingulisseptiesdices,interuallisfactis,
 &omniumartiumquasvoluerislibrisreuolutis&
inspectis:posteapoterisoperariinartibussicut
volueris,&faciassicuttibidictumest.

How the three first Chapters are to be pronounced [88] Qualiter tria prima capitula semper proferenda
before Orations. sunt ante orationes.

Tohaveperfectionherein,know,thatinthegeneral Denotisomnibusiaminitialiterdataestcognitio,&
pronunciationofOrations,theNotesofthethreeheadsare decapitulorumorationibus.Vtautemperfectionem
toberehearsed;whethertheOrationsbepronouncedor ipsarumhabeas,hecscito,quodingeneralibus
not. pronunciandisorationibussiuenotisipsarum
pronunciandis,orationescapitulorumtrium
pronunciandsunt.

How the fifth Oration of Theology ought to be rehearsed [89] Qualiter oratio quinta Theologi proferri supr
upon these Orations. istas orationes.

Thereisalsosomthingelsetobesaidofthefourother
liberalArts;ifyouwouldhavetheperfectknowledgeof
them,makethefirstOrationofTheology[78]beforeyou
saytheOrationsoftheotherNotes.Thesearesufficiently
declared,thatyoumayunderstandandknowthem;And
letthecapitularOrationsbepronouncedbeforetheseveral
NotesofeveryArt,andkeptasisdetermined,&c.These
aretheAugmentationsoftheOrations,whichbelongtoall
Artsliberalandexceptive,exceptMechanick,andare
especiallyascribedtotheNotesofTheology.Andtheyare
thustobepronounced,thatwhensoeveryouwouldlook
Eccedereliquisquatuorliberalibusartibusaliud
dicendumest.Siveroperfectamipsarumnotitiam
haberevolueris,itafaciesorationemquintam
Theologipriusorationessingularumnotarumdices.
Hcsatisdeclaratasunt,vtintelligas&cognoscas,&
iterumsciasdeorationibuscapitulorum,itadebereante
notassingulassingulariumartiumpropronunciarisicut
definitumest,&itacustodi&fac.Istsunt
augmentationesorationumquenotisomniumartium
liberalium&exceptiuarumprtermechanicas
competunt[611]&specialiternotisTheologi
 intoanyoneNoteofanyArt,andwouldprofittherein, ascribuntur.Sicigiturpronunciandesunt,vt
saytheseOrationsfollowing.
1. Ezomamos, Hazalat, Ezityne, Hezemechel,
Czemomechel, Zamay, Zaton, Ziamy Nayzaton,
Hyzemogoy, Jeccomantha, Jaraphy, Phalezeton,
Sacramphal, Sagamazaim, Secranale, Sacramathan;
Jezennalaton Hacheriatos, Jetelemathon, Zaymazay,
Zamaihay, Gigutheio Geurlagon, Garyos, Megalon
Hera Cruhic, Crarihuc, Amen.
LetthisOrationwiththefollowingbepronounced
beforethefirstNoteofPhilosophy:
Oh Lord God, holy Father, almighty and
incomprehensible; [79] hear my Prayers, thou that art
invisible, immortal and intelligible, whose face the
Angels and Arch-angels, and all the powers of
Heaven, do so much desire to see; whose Majesty I
desire eternally to adore, and honour the only one
God for ever and ever, Amen.
2.SaythisbeforethesecondNoteofPhilosophy:
Oh Lord God, Holy and Almighty Father, hear my
Prayers this day, and incline thy ears to my
quandocunquevnamquamquenotamvniuscuiuscunque
artisinspexeris,&omnesearumprotulerisistas
orationesequentesdicas.
1 Ezomomos, hazalat, Ezityne, hezemechel
Czemomechel zamay, zaton ziamy nayzaton,
hyzemogoy, Ieccomantha, Iaraphy, phalezeton,
Sacramphal, Sagamazaim. Secranale Sacramathan: Compare LIH LXXI.
Iezennalaton hacheriatos. Ieteleymathon, zaymazay,
zamaihay, Gigutheio Geurlagon Garyos. Megalon
hera cruhic, Crarihuc.Amen.
[91]Istaorationcumprcedentiproferaturante
primamfiguramphilosophi.
Domine Deus sancte pater omnipotens, exaudi preces
meus incomprehensibilis, inuisibilis, immortalis & Compare LIH LXXII.
intelligibilis cuius vultum angeli & Archangeli &
clestes virtutes ardenter videre desiderant. Cuius
maiestatem ternaliter atque optim pro posse meo
exerceo, adorans vnum Deum in secula seculorum,
Amen.
Compare LIH LXXIII.
[92]2.Istaproferaturantesecundamnotam
philosophi.
Domine Deus sancte pater & omnipotens, exaudi preces
Orations; Gezomelion Samach, Semath, Cemon, meas hodie & inclina aurem tuam ad orationes
Gezagam, Gezatrhin, Zheamoth, Zeze Hator Sezeator meas, Gezomelion Samach, Semath, Cemon, Gezagam
Samay Sarnanda, Gezyel, Iezel, Gaziety, Hel, Gezatrhin zheamoth zeze hator Sezeator
Samay Sannanda, Gezyel, Iezel, Gaziety hel,
Gazayethyhel, Amen.
Gazayethyhel. Amen.

Saythisfollowingwiththeformer: [93]Istaorationcumprcedentisimulproferatur.

Oh God eternal, the way, the truth, and the life; give Deus semper via, vita, veritas: Da lucem tuam florem Compare LIH LXXIV.
thy light and the flower of thy Holy Spirit into my Spiritus sancti in conscientiam & mentem meam, &
mind and understanding, and grant that the gift of thy concede vt fulgeat & clarescat donum grati tu in cor
grace may shine forth in my heart, and into my Soul, meum, & in animam meam nunc & per omnia secula
seculorum. Amen.
now and for ever, Amen.

PronouncetheOrationfollowingbeforethethirdNote [94]Istaoratioproferaturantetertiamnotam
ofPhilosophy; philosophi.

Lemogethom, Hegemochom, Hazachay Hazatha, Lemogethom, hegemochom, hazachay Hazatha,

Azamachar, Azacham, Cohathay. Geomothay
Logomothay, Zathana, [80] Lachanma, Legomezon,
Legornozon, Lembdemachon, Zegomaday,
Hathanayos, Hatamam, Helesymom, Vagedaren,
Vadeyabar, Lamnanath, Lamadai, Gomongchor,
Gemecher, Ellemay, Gecromal, Gecrohahi,
Colomanos, Colomaythos,Amen.
SaythisfollowingwiththeprecedentOration:
Azamachar, Azacham,
Compare LIH LXXV.
Cohathay.Gehomothay Logomothay, zathana,
Lachanma, Legomezon, Legornozon.
Lembdemachon. zegomaday, Hathanayos, Hatamam,
Helesymom, Vagedaren, Vadeyabar, Lamnanath,
Lamadai, Gomongchor, Gemecher, Ellemay,
Gecromal, Gecrohahi, Colomanos,
Colomaythos, Amen.
Compare LIH LXXVI.
[95]Istaoratiocumprcedentisimulproferatur.

Vita omnium creaturarum Deus visibilium, claritate

Oh God the life of all visible Creatures, eternal terna clestium, & omnium virtus salus indeficiens, qui
brightness, and virtue of all things; who art the es pietatis origo, qui omnia nouisti antequam fiant, qui
original of all piety, who knewest all things before diiudicas omnia qu videntur & ineffabili dispositione
the were; who judgest all things, and discernest all discernis, glorifica nomen tuum sanctum ineffabile hodie
in cor meum, & corrobora intellectum meum &
things by thy unspeakeable knowledge: glorify thy intelligentiam meam. Auge memoriam meam, &
Holy and unspeakable Name this day in my heart, confirma facundiam [612] meam. Expeditam redde
and strengthen my intellectual understanding; linguam meam in scientiis & scripturus tuis, vt facultate
increase my Memory, and confirm my eloquence; mihi te collata, et sapienti tu doctrin corde meo
make my Tongue ready, quick, and perfect in thy insignita laudem te & cognoscam te et intelligam nomen
Sciences and Scriptures, that by thy power given tuum sanctum in secula seculorum. Amen.
unto me, and thy wisdome taught in my heart, I may
praise thee, and know and understand thy Holy Name
for ever World without end, Amen.

SaythisOrationfollowingbeforethefourthNoteof [96]4Istaorationproferaturantequartamnotam
Philosophy. philosophi.

Oh King of Kings, the Giver and Dispenser of
infinite Majesty, and of infinite mercy, [81] the
founder of all foundations; lay the foundation of all
thy virtues in me, remove all foolishness from my
heart, that my senses may be established in the love
of thy charity, and my Spirit informed by thee,
according to the recreation and invocation of they
will, who livest and reignest God throughout all
Worlds of Worlds, Amen.
Rex regum infinit misericordi, maietatis immens
largitor atque dispensator, ac stabilitor omnium
fundamentorum, pone fundamentum omnium virtutum Compare LIH LXXVIII.
tuarum in me & aufer me insipienciam cordis mei vt
stabiliantur sensus mei in dilectione charitatis tu, &
informetur spiritus meus per te secundum recreationem &
invocationem voluntatis tu, qui viuis & regnas Deus per
omnia secula seculorum, Amen.

How these Orations are to be said every day once before [97] Qualiter dict orationes qualibet die proferantur
 the general Notes, and the Notes of the liberal Arts. semel ante notae generales & notas artium liberalium.

These4OrationsarenecessaryforliberalArts,but
chieflydoappertaintoTheology,whicharetobesaid
everydaybeforethegeneralNotes,ortheNotesofthe
liberalArts;buttoTheologysayeveryoneofthese7
timestoeveryNote;butifyouwouldlearnorteachany
thingofdictating,versifying,singingorMusick,oranyof
theseSciences,firstteachhimtheseOrations,thatthou
would'stteach,howheshouldreadthem:butifhebea
Childofmeanunderstanding,readthembeforehim,and
lethimsayaftertheewordfor[82]word;butifhebeofa
goodunderstanding,lethimreadthem7timesadayfor7
dayes:orifitbeageneralNote,pronouncethese
Orations,andtheVirtuethereofshallprofityoumuch,
andyoushallthereinfindgreatvirtue.
Horationesliberalibusartibusquatuosnecessari
suntsedspecialiteradTheologiampertinent,quascum
notamgeneralemvelnotamalicuiusliberaliumartium
cumorationib.suispronunciarevoluerisistasorationes
prdictaspriusdicessemelsingulisdiebus.
VeruntamencumdenotisTheologitractarevolueris,
sicutdiximus,easdemorationesapudvnamquamque
notamseptiesdices.Etsialiquamnotamdedictando
versificandovelcontandovelorganizando,siuedealijs
huiusscientijsaliquaaddiscerevolueris,siuedocerer;
ipsumquemdocuerispriusistasorationesdoce,vt
quoquomodolegat&sipuerminorisintellectusfuerit,
tulegaseasanteipsum&illeposttelegatdeverboad
verbum.S[i]inversitbonintelligentilegateas
septiesindieperdiesseptem.Sivernotam
generaliumcumorationibussuisproferrevolueris,
easdemorationesprofer,&multumtibiproderit
ipsarumorationumvirtus:&siomnesqusuntininitio
minusproferantur,veletiamaliquaipsarummagnam
perhibenthabereefficaciam.

Compare LIH LXXIX.

SolomonsaithoftheseOrations,letnomanpresumeto [98]DeorationibusistisaitSalomon.Istasorationes
makeuseofthemunlessfortheproperofficetheyare solasnemoprsumatnepropterofficium,adquod
institutedfor. institutsunt.

Oh Father, incomprehensible, from whom proceedeth Deus pater immense, quo processit omne quod bonum
every thing that is good; whose greatness is est, cuius magnitudo est incomprehensibilis, exaudi hodie
incomprehensible: Hear this day my Prayers, which I
make in thy sight, and grant to me the Joy of thy
saving health, that I may teach unto the wicked the
Wayes and Paths of thy Sciences, and convert the
Rebellious and incredulous unto thee, that
whatsoever I commemorate and repeat in my heart
and mouth, may take root and foundation in me; that
I may be made powerful and efficacious in thy
works, Amen.
preces meas, quas in conspectu tuo refero, & concede
mihi & redde mihi lticiam salutaris tui, vt doceam hodie
iniquos, vias tuas & semitas scientiarum tuarum, &
conuertantur ad te rebelles & increduli, vt quod corde
repeto & ore commemoro in me radicitus habeat
fundamentum, vt in operibus tuis efficax videar &
adiutus. Amen. [613]

SaythisOrationbeforethe6NoteofPhilosophy:
Gezemothon, Oromathian, Hayatha, Aygyay,
Lethasihel, Lechizliel, Gegohay, Gerhonay,
Samasatel, Samasathel, [83] Gessiomo, Hatel,
Segomasay, Azomathon, Helomathon, Gerochor,
Hejazay, Samin, Heliel, Sanihelyel, Siloth, Silerech,
Garamathal, Gesemathal, Gecoromay, Gecorenay,
Samyel, Samihahel, Hesemyhel, Sedolamax,
Secothamay, Samya, Rabiathos, Avinosch,
Annas, Amen.
Thensaythisfollowing:
[99]Istaorationproferaturantesextamnotam
philosophi.
Gezomothon, Oromathian, hayatha, Aygyay,
Lethasihel, Lechizliel, Gegohay, Gerhonay, Samasatel,
Samasathel, Gessiomo hatel, Segomasay, Azomathon, Compare LIH LXXX.
Helomathon, Gerochor, hejazay Samin, heliel,
Sanihelyel, Siloth Silerech, Garamathal, Gesemathal,
Gecoromay, Gecorenay Samyel, Samihahel,
Hesemyhel, Sedolamax, Secothamay, Samya
Rabiathos, Auinosch, Annas. Amen.
Compare LIH LXXXI,
[100]Istaorationcumprcedentiproferatur, LXXXIII, and LXXXIX.

Oh eternal King! O God, the Judge and discerner of
all things, knower of all good Sciences; instruct me
this day for thy Holy Names sake, and by these Holy
Sacraments; and purify my understanding, that thy
Rex terne Deus Judex & discretor omnium, agnitor
scientiarum bonarum, instrue me hodie propter nomen
sanctum tuum, & per hc sancta sacramenta, & clarifica
mentem meam, vt intret scientia tua interiora mea sicut
aqua fluens de clo, & sicut oleum in ossibus meis, per
knowledge may enter into my inward parts, as water te Deus Salvator omnium, qui es fons bonitatis, et totius
flowing from Heaven, and as Oil into my bones, by pietatis origo, instrue me hodie in istis scientijs quas
thee, Oh God Saviour of all things, who art the desposco, tu qui es vnus Deus Amen.
Fountain of goodness, and original of piety; instruct
Deus pater immense, quo procedit omne quod est
me this day in those Sciences which I desire, thou bonum, cuius magnitudo misericordi est
who art one God for ever, Amen. incomprehensibilis, exaudi hodie preces meas, quas in
conspectu tuo refero, et redde mihi leticiam salutaris tui,
Oh God Father, incomprehensible, from whom vt doceam hodie iniquos vias tua, et semitas scientiarum
proceedeth all good, the greatness of whose mercy is tuarum, & conuertantur ad te rebelles & increduli, &
fathomless, hear my Prayers, which I make this day etiam in operibus tuis efficax videar & adiutus. Amen.
before thee, and render unto me the joy of thy
Salvation, that I may teach the unjust the knowledge
of thy wayes, and convert [84] the unbelieving and
Rebellious unto thee; and may have power to
perform thy works, Amen.
Compare LIH LXXXII.
The 7 Oration, which is the end of the Orations, [101] Incipit oratio septima qu est finis suarum
belonging to the ineffable Note, the last of Theology, orationum & complementum earum precipu ad
having 24 Angels. notam ineffabilem pertinens, qu est vltimum
Theologi, viginti quatuor angelos habentem.
Oh God of all piety, Author and Foundation of all
things, the eternal Health and Redemption of thy Istudestprincipiumorationis.
people; Inspirer and great Giver of all graces,
Sciences and Arts, from whose gift it cometh: Inspire Deus totius pietatis autor & fundamentum omnium, salus
terna & redemptio populorum, inspirator omnium
into me thy servant, an increase of those Sciences: gratiarum, scientiarum & artium largitor immense, de
who hast granted life to me miserable sinner, defend cuius munere venit, vt nobis famulis tuis scientiarum in
my Soul, and deliver my Heart from the wicked me inspirare digneris augmentum: Qui etiam mihi misero
cogitations of this World; extinguish and quench in peccatori tua viam concesisti, vt scire sacramenta,
me the flames of all lust and fornication, that I may defende animam meam, & libera cor meum de prauis
the more attentively delight in thy Sciences and Arts;
and give unto me the desire of my Heart, that I being
confirmed and exalted in thy glory, may love thee:
and increase in me the power of thy Holy Spirit, by
thy Salvation and reward of the faithful, to the
Salvation of my Soul and Body, Amen.
Thensaythisfollowing:
Oh God most mighty Father, from whom proceedeth
all good, the greatness of whose mercy is
incomprehensible; hear my Prayers, which I make in
thy sight.
[Here begin the] Special precepts of the Notes of
Theology, chiefly of the 1. 2. and 3.
These7Orationsareanaugmentationoftherest,and
oughttobesaidbeforealltheNotesofTheology,but
especiallybeforetheineffableNote;thesearetheprecepts
tomaketheesufficient,whichwecommandtheeto
observebytheauthorityofSolomon:diligentlyinquire
themout,anddoaswehaveproposed,andperfectly
pronouncetheOrations,andlookintotheNotesofthe
otherArts.
huius mundi cogitationibus & incentiu libidinis omnis
fornicationis in me extingue potentiam, & reprime vt
scientijs tuis & artibus tuis intensius delectar in eis, & des
mihi petitionem cordis mei, vt in glorificatione tua
confirmatus & exaltatus diligam te, & augeatur in me
virtus spiritus sancti per salutem tuam et remunerationem
fidelium in salutem anim me et corporis mei. Amen.
Istaoratiocumprcedentiproferriomninodebet.
Deus pater immense, quo procedit omne quod est Compare LIH LXXXIII.
bonum, cuius [614] magnitudo misericordi est
incomprehensibilis, exaudi hodie preces meas, quas in
conspectu tuo refero.
[102] Incipiunt prcepta specialia de notis Theologi,
& specialiter
de prima, secunda & ter-
tia.
Orationesseptemistequasproponimusaugmentata
reliquarumorationumsunt.Etanteomnesnotas
Theologidieidebent.Sedtamenprcipuantenotam
ineffabilemprouiiciandesunt,vtdiximus.Ista
experimentasuntqupostulastiadsufficientiam,qu
tibiauthoritateSalomonisseruareprcipimus,&de
capitulis&orationibusearuminquiresdiligenter&fac
sicutdisposuimus&reliquasorationespronuncia&
notasartiumperfectinspice.
 How Solomon received that ineffable Note from the
Angel.
BecausethoudesiresttheMysteryoftheNotes,take
thisoftheineffableNote,theexpressionwhereofisgiven
intheAngelsbytheFiguresof[86]Swords,birds,trees,
Flowers,Candles,andSerpents;ForSolomonreceived
thisfromtheLordinthenightofPacification,ingravenin
abookofGold;andheardthisfromtheLord:Doubtnot,
neitherbeaffraid;forthisSacramentisgreaterthanallthe
rest;AndtheLordjoynedituntohim,Whenthoulook'st
intothisNote,andread'sttheOrationsthereof,observe
thepreceptsbefore,anddiligentlylookintothem;And
bewarethatthouprudentlyconcealandkeepwhatsoever
thouread'stinthisNoteofGod,andwhatsoevershallbe
revealedtotheeinthevision.AndwhentheAngelofthe
Lordappearethtothee,keepandconcealthewordsand
writingsherevealethtothee;andobservethemtopractice
andoperateinthem,observingallthingswithgreat
reverence,andpronouncethemattheappointeddayesand
hours,asbeforeisdirected:andafterwardssay:Sapienter
dieillo;Age,&castevivas.Butifthoudostanything
uncertain,thereisdanger;asthenwilthaveexperience
fromtheotherNotesandtheOrationsofthem;but
considerthatwhichismostwonderful[87]inthose
Orations;forthesewordsareineffableNames,andare
spirituallytobepronouncedbeforetheineffable
Note,Hosel,Jesel,Anchiator,Aratol,Hasiatol,Gemor,
Gesameor.1ThosearetheOrationswhichoughttobe
pronouncedaftertheinspectionofallArts,andafterthe
[103] Qualiter Salomon recepit notam ineffabilem sibi 1.Cp.LIH.XCV.
traditam ab Angelo.
Eccequiamysterionotarumpostulasti,hocdenota
ineffabiliprcipuhabeas,cuiusexpressioestdata,
gladiorum,florum,arborum,volucrum,candelabrorum,
serpentuminangulisperfiguras.HancautemSalomon
Deonoctepacificorumaccepitinfolioaureo
designatam.EtaudiuitDomino.Nedubitesnec
expauescas,quiahocsacramentummaiusestomnibus:
EtsubiunxiteiDominus.Cumautemhancnotam
inspexeris&orationeseiuslegeris,obseruamandata
qusuperiusdatasunt,&ipsadiligenterrespice,qu
legerisinnotaDei,&innotaineffabilicauetibi
prudenter,vtqucunqueinspexeris,&qucunquetibi
invisionevenerintceles&custodias.Etcumtibi
magnusAngelusDominiapparueritsignumcrucisin
vexillogerens,verbaqutibiostenderitineffabiliter
scriptacustodi&cela,&operareineis,sicuttibi
prceperit,&ipsamnotamTheologipervisionem
magnamquamvidebisaperuerit,summoperecustodi:
&quicquidtibiinomnibusnotisidemsimileapperuerit
cumsummaintentioneobserua&orationessicut
dictumestineapronunciadiebus&horisdeterminatis,
&repetetamenpartesilliusorationismagn,quam
habes,sicuttibiprceptumest,&diuide,&fac
interuallasicutsuperiusdictumest:&postquamillas
dixeris,SAPIENTERDIEILLOAGEETCASTE
VIVAS.Siautemincertusaliquidfeceris,periculum
quideminstatcurabaliisnotis&orationibusearum
NoteofTheology.
Thisisthefulfillingofthewholework;butwhatis
necessaryforanexperimentofthework,wewillmore
plainlydeclare.Inthebeginningoftheknowledgeofall
Art,thereisgivenalmosttheperfectdoctrineof
operating:Isayalmost,becausesomeflourishing
institutionshereofremain,whereofthisisthefirst
beginning.
How the precepts are to be observed in the operation of
all Arts.
Observethe4 ineveryoperationofTheology.
Exhibitthatoperationwithefficacyevery4 quartam
lunam;anddiligentlylookintothebooksandwritingsof
thoseArts;ifthoudoubtofanyoftheChapters,theyare
tobepronounced,asistaughtofthe[88]superiour
experimentumhabueris,sedinistis&orationibus
earumquoddammaiusestadmirandum,&ipsasunt
quinistisconsiderandasunt.
[104]Istaenimverbasuntnominaineffabilia,&
spiritualiter[615]proferunterantenotam
inestabilem.HoselIesel,anchiatarAratolHasiatol,
Gemorgesameor.Istorationesprdictsuntqu
debentproferi&quomodopostinspectionemomnium
artium,&prcipupostnotamTheologi.
[105]Hocestexemplementumtotiusoperis:Sed
qudetotiusoperisexperimentosuntnecessariaaliqua
plendicerevoluerius&prlibatalucidiusdeclarare.
Ininitiocognitionisomniumartiumdataesttota
doctrinaoperandi&fereperfecta.Eccequaredixerim
fer.fereenimdixi,quiaadhucqudamflorida&
continuahuiusoperisrestantinstituendaquorum
primumprincipiumistudest.
[106] Qualiter mandat sunt obseruanda in
operatione omnium artium.
QuartamautemLunaminomniomnium
pronunciationeTheologiobseruabis.Quotiescunque
Lunaquartafueritinoperisinstantisefficaci
exhibitione,subtiliuslibruminspicias,atqueipsarum
artiumscripturas.Capitulaautemdequibusdubitasti,&
Chapters;butknowthis,thattheseHolyWordsof
Orations,weappointtobesaidbeforethebedofthesick,
foranexperimentoflifeordeath.Andthisthoumaistdo
often,ifthouwiltoperatenothingelseinthewholebody
ofArt:Andknowthis,thatifthouhastnotthebooksin
thyhands,orthefacultyoflookingintothemisnotgiven
tothee;theeffectofthisworkwillnotbethelesse
therefore:buttheOrationsaretwicethentobe
pronounced,wheretheyweretobebutonce:Andasto
theknowledgeofavision,andtheothervirtueswhich
theseholyOrationshave;thoumaistproveandtrythem,
whenandhowthouwilt.
These precepts are specially to be observed.
Butwhenthouwould'stoperateinTheology,observe
onlythosedayeswhichareappointed;butalltimesare
convenientforthoseNotesandOperations,forwhich
thereisacompetenttimegiven;butinthepronounciation esrdies.Temporaautemomniacompetentiasuntillis
adhucforsitandubitasitapronunciandasunt,sicut
superiorumcapitulorumdocetintentio.Hocautem
scias,quodhcverbasanctaorationum,quante
lectuminfirmiadexperimentummortissiuevit
dicendainstituimus,etiamsinihilaliuddetotocorpore
artisoperarivolueris,spiuspoterisfacere.
[107]Hocautemsciendumest,quodsilibrostibiad
manushaberenonpoteris,velsitibiipsosinspiciendi
facultasdatanonfuerit,nonidcircominuseritoperis
effectus,&bisproferanturomnesorationesvbisemel
proferrentur.Capitulaautemdequibusdubitasti,vel
adhucforsitandubitasitapronunciandasuntsicut
superiorumcapitulorumdocetintentio.Hocautemscias
quodverbasanctaorationumquantelectuminfirmi
adexperimentummortissiuevit,dicendainstituimus
etiamsinihilaliuddetotocorporeartisoperari
volueris,spiuspoterisfacere&probare.
Etdevisionescienda,&dealijsefficacijsquasist
orationeshabentsanctquantumcunque&
quandocunquevoluerispoterisprobare&tentare.
1. S adds the following note:
[108] Ista sunt prcepta qu specialiter agenda sunt Here endeth the notary arte, as
alsoe the Clavicula
& obseruanda. Salomonis according to the
writen exemplar; which once
CumdeTheologiavervoluerisoperari,prterillos came to my hand but
diesquitibibreuiterinstitutisunt,nullusobseruandus examining theArs
Notoria which is printed &
found in that printed exempalar
ofthethreeliberalArts,orinthe[89]inspectionoftheir
Notes,perhapsthoumaistpretermitsomedayappointed,
ifthouobservetherest;orifthoutransgresstwodayes,
leavenotoffthework,foritlosethnotitseffectforthis,
fortheMoonismoretobeobservedinthegreater
numbersthanthedayesorhours.ForSolomonsaith,if
thoumissadayortwo,fearnot,butoperateonthe
generalChapters.Thisisenoughtosayofthem:butbyno
meansforgetanyofthewordswhicharetobesaidinthe
beginningofthereadingtoattaintoArts;forthereisgreat
virtueinthem.AndthoumaistfrequentlyusetheHoly
Wordsofthevisions:butifthouwouldstoperateinthe
wholebodyofthePhysicalArt,thefirstChaptersarefirst
toberepeatedasbeforearedefined.AndinTheology,
thoumustoperateonlybythyself:Oftenrepeatthe
Orations,andlookintotheNotesofTheology:this
producethgreateffects.Itisnecessarythatthouhavethe
Noteofthe24AngelsalwayesinMemory;andfaithfully
keepthosethings,whichtheAngelrevealestotheeinthe
vision.1[90]
notis&orationibusquibusdataesrtantatemporis
definitio.Hocautemrestat,quodinartiumliberalium
triumpronunciatione,siueinipsarumnotarum
inspectionefortaliquemdiemprtermiseris
institutum,sifort[616]cterosobseruaueris,etiamsi
duostransgressusfueris,nonidcircorelinquasopus
tuom,quiapropterhcnonamitteteffectumsuum,
cummaioribusnumerisLuna,potiusdiessunt some aditions or
augmentations; compleated by
obseruandiquamhor.VndeSalomonait:Sihoras Magister Apolonius a
transgressusfuerisindievna,vnamvelduas,non suckcessor of Salomon in that
terrearis&decapitulisgeneralibussicutdictumest sublime & secret studdy; as he
operare.Hocsatisestdeistis:Veruntamenvrbaqu stileth himselfe parte of them
being placed before & parte
tibiinitiosermonumfaciendorumsiuelectionum behinde; the above written
legendarum&scientiarumadipiscendarum,nulla Notory Arte; which is said
rationeobliuiscaris:quiapersedictamagnumeffectum additions, I thought fitt to sett
habent.Etverbissacramentalibusvisionumpoteris downe here allsoe (but by
themselves) & see to conclude
frequenteroperari.Siautemvoluerisinciperedetoto in one Booke as followeth.
corporeartisphysicopus,sicutsuperisdefinitumest. Here followeth the additionall
Primacapitulapriusrecitanda,dequibusdataest part of the [sic] as it stands in
definitioperprdicta.Sciendumestetiamquodde the beginning of the printed
exemplar: viz It then
Theologiatantumpoterisperteoperari.Notasinspice commences with the section "I
&orationesTheologispiusrepete:Etsidetoto Apollonius...."
coperecessauerishctibimagnumpoteritconferre
scripturarumeffectum.Necessariumsiquidemestvt
notamvigintiquatuorAngeloshabentem,cum
orationibussuissemperinmemoriahabeasm&vttibi
superiusdiximus,qupervisionemviderisAngelo
prmonstrantetibisubcustodiahabeas,&subfideli
certaminereclude.
The Experiment of the precedent work, is the beginning of [110 Incipit nova ars Salomonis.]
the following Orations, which Solomoncalleth Artem
Novam. Ista qu operis prcedentis sunt experimentum. Hoc
principium sequentium orationum est, quas orationes
TheseOrationsmaybesaidbeforeallArtsgenerally, Salomon ARTEM NOVAM appellauit.
andbeforeallNotesspecially;Andtheymaybe
pronouncedwithoutanyotherChapters,ifthouwouldst [111]Orationesenimistanteomnesgeneraliter&
operateinanyoftheaforesaidArts,sayingtheseOrations anteomnesnotasspecialiterdicipossunt:&debent
induetimeandorder;thoumaisthavegreatefficacyin proferrietiamsiabsquealijscapitulisdeipsaarte
anyArt.AndinsayingtheseOrations,neitherthetime, prfataoperarivoluerisipsisorationibusdictistempore
day,nor ,aretobeobserved:buttakeheed,thaton &ordinecongruo,poterisinqualibetartiummagnam
thesedayesyouabstainfromallsin,asdrunkenness, habereefficaciam.Inipsisorationibusdiscendisneque
gluttony,especiallyswearing,beforeyouproceed temporanequediesnequeLunaobseruandasunt.Sed
thereunto,thatyourknowledgethereinmaybethemore tamenilludspecialiterinipsisobseruaridebet,quia
cleerandperfect. diebusquibusorationesipsproferuntur,peccatis
obseruandumestcriminalibus,scilicetgul,luxuri,&
WhereforeSolomonsaith,WhenIwastopronounce specialiteriuramentissuperfluis:adquasantequam
theseOrations,IfearedlestIshouldoffendGod;andI perueniatur,aliudprlibandumest,utipsarum
appointeduntomyselfatimewhereintobeginthem;that orationumplenior&perfectiorcognitio
livingchastly,Imightappearthemoreinnocent. habeatur.Vnde Salomon inquit:Egoistas
orationesprolaturus,timuineoffenderemDeum,&
constituimihitempus,inquoillasinciperem,vtin
castitateviuensdeipsisinnocentiusappareret.

[91]ThesearetheProaemiumsoftheseOrations,thatI [112a]Istasuntearumorationumprohemia:
mightlaydowninordereverythingwhereofthoumaist antequamtameneadequibusdubitasproponere
doubt,withoutanyotherdefinition.Andbeforethoubegin disposuivtsingulasingulis[617]subordineposita,
totryanyofthesesubtileworks,itisgoodtofasttwoor absquealiquadefinitioneclarescat.
threedayes;thatitmaybedivinelyrevealed,whetherthy
desiresbegoodorevil. Istasuntquidemetiam,dequibusdubitarenondebes
videlicet:vtrumcapitulaprimanotisphilosophi&
Thesearethepreceptsappointedbeforeevery vtrumtriacapitulaomnibusartissubsecontentis
operation;butifthoudoubtofanybeginning,eitherofthe debeantinassignationeprlibatatemporisproferri:
threefirstChapters,orofthefoursubsequentArts,that quiacertsicutprlibauimus,itapossunt&debent.
thoumaisthavetheeffectofperfectknowledge;ifthou Sedsciendumest,quodsecundmintentionem,quam
considerandpronouncetheOrations,astheyareabove tibiDeocollatamcredo&scio,&siceamsuperi
described,althoughthouoverpasssomthingignorantly; prlibatamtedecreuimusintueri;paucavelnullasunt
thoumaistbereconciledbythespiritualvirtueofthe dequibusoporteatdubitare.Verumtamentibiterminum
subsequentOrations. nonposuiprclarum.Prtereaquiainitiascriptorum
emendandaconstituiterminumnonquras.

[112b]Sedsifortremtamsubtilemincipere
volueris,necessariumarbitrorvtferiasextaoperishuius
habeasprincipium,&sicutinistaartedispositumest.
Bonumestanteferriieiuniumtriduanumvtvtrumbona
anmalahuiusvoluntatisdesideriasint,diuinitus
ostendatur.

[113]Istaenimprceptaanteomnemoperationem
institutasunt.Sienimaliquodaliudestdequodubitas
initium,vttriumprimorumcapitulorum,siuequatuor
subsequentiumartium,vteffectumplenaricognitionis
habeas:sisecundmquodsuperiusdescriptumest
capitula&orationes&notarumconsideraueris&
pronunciaueris,etiamsialiquidignoranterprterieris,
poterissubsequentiumorationumspiritualivitute
reconciliari.
 TheAngelsaidoftheseOrationstoSolomon:Seethe
holinessoftheseOrations;andifthouhasttransgrestany
thereinpresumptuouslyorignorantly,sayreverentlyand
wiselytheseOrations,ofwhichthegreatAngelsaith:This
isagreatsacramentofGod,whichtheLordsendethto
theebymy[92]hand;atthevenerationofwhich
sacrament,whenKingSolomonofferedwithgreat
patiencebeforetheLordupontheAltar,hesawthebook
coveredwithfinelinen,andinthisbookwerewritten10
Orations,anduponeveryOrationthesignofgoldenSeal:
andheheardinhisSpirit,ThesearetheywhichtheLord
hathfigured,andarefarexcludedfromtheheartsofthe
unfaithful.
ThereforeSolomontrembledlestheshouldoffendthe
Lord,andkeptthem,sayingitwaswickednesstoreveal
themtounbelievers:buthethatwouldlearnanygreator
spiritualthinginanyArtornecessaryScience,ifhe
cannothaveahigherwork,hemaysaytheseOrationsat
whattimesoeverhewill;thethreefirst,forthethreefirst
liberalArts;aseveralOrationforeveryseveralArt,or
generallyallthethreeforthethreeArtsaretobesaid;and
inlikemannerthefoursubsequentOrations,forfourother
liberalArts.Andifthouwouldsthavethewholebodyof
Art,withoutanydefinitionoftime,thoumaistpronounce
theseOrationsbeforetheseveral[93]Arts,andbeforethe
OrationsandNotesoftheseArts,asoftenasthouwilt,
fully,manifestlyandsecretly;butbewarethatthoulive
chastlyandsoberlyinthepronounciationthereof.
[114a]DeistisorationibusaitAngelusSalomoni.
Videigiturorationumistarumsacramenta,&siquidde
illisprsumptuosvelignorantertransgressusfuisti,
dicasreuerenteratquesubtilitereasdemorationes.Etde
ipsisorationibusAngelusmagnusinquit:Hoc
sacramentumDeimagnumest,quodpermanummeam
tibimittitDominus.Adcuiusvenerationemsacramenti
cumrexSalomoncummagnapatientiainconspectu
Dominiofferretsuperaltare,viditlibrumsyndone
inuolutum.&inhoclibroscriptasorationesdecem&
supersingulasorationessignumsigilliaurei.Etaudiuit
inspiritu:hcsuntqufigurauitDominus,&qu
longexclusitcordibusinfidelium.
TremuitergoRexSalomonneoffenderetDominum
&custodiuitipsasdicenseasfasnonestnecoperariin
ipsisininfidelibus.Sedquialiquidmagnumvel
spiritualeinartibussiueinartealiquavultadipisci
alicuiusscientinecessaria.Sisuperiusopushabere
nonpoterit.Omnitemporequandocunquevoluerithas
orationesdicat,primastresproprimistribusliberalibus
specialitersingulamorationemprosingulaarte:vel
generaliteromnestresproartibusdicend[618]sunt.
Item&quatuororationessubsequentesquocunque
temporevoluerisproalijsquatuorartibusliberalibus
dicassimilimodo.Etsiforttotumcorpusartishabere
volueris,absquealiquatemporisdefinitione,ipsas
orationespronunciarepoterisanteartessingulas,&ante
orationes&notasearumatrium,quotiesvolueriseas
 plen,manifest&secretpronunciare.Ettamen
necessariumesttibicastlviuere&sobriin
pronunciationeearum.

ThisisthefirstOrationofthe10,whichmaybe
pronouncedbyitsself,withoutanyprecedentworkto
acquireMemory,Eloquenceandunderstanding,and
stablenessofthesethreeandsingularlytoberehearsed
beforethefirstfigureofTheology:
[115]Istaoratioestprimadedecem,qupersesine
opereprcedentipossuntpronunciariadmemoriam,
facunditatem,&intelligentiam&illarumtrium
stabilitatemacquirendam.Etsingulariterdebetproferri
anteprimamfiguramTheologi.

Omnipotent, Incomprehensible, invisible and Omnipotens, incomprehensibilis, inuisibilis &

indissolvable Lord God; I adore this day thy Holy indissolubilis Deus, adoro hodie nomen sanctum tuum: Cp.LIH.LXXXIV.

Name; I an unworthy and miserable sinner, do lift up ego indignus & miserrimus peccator extollens orationem
& intellectum meum & rationem meam ad templum tuum
my Prayer, understanding and reason towards thy
sanctum cleste, &assisto tibi hodie Deus meus,
Holy and Heavenly Temple, declaring thee, Oh Lord ostendens te Deum meum creatorem meum & saluatorem
God, to be my Creator and Saviour: and I a rational meum. Et ego rationabilis creatura, inuoco hodie
Creature do this day invocate thy most glorious gloriosissimam clementiam tuam, vt viuificet hodie
clemency, that thy Holy Spirit may vivify my Spiritus sanctus infirmitatem meam: & tu Deus meus qui
infirmity: And thou, Oh my God, who didst confer Moysi & Aaron seruis tuis per literarum elementa
the Elements of letters, and efficacious Doctrine of exterioris lingu tu efficacem doctrinam contulisti,
thy Tongue to thy Servants Moses and Aaron, confer confer hodie mihi gratiam superioris dulcedinis tu qua
the same grace of thy sweetness upon me, which thou instruxisti seruos tuos, & inuestigatione qua inuestigasti
eosdem per Prophetas, & sicut potuisti eis momentaneam
hast [94] investigated into thy Servants and Prophets: conferre doctrinam: adhibe eam doctrinam quam scire
as thou hast given them learning in a moment, confer desidero, & emunda conscientiam meam, ab operibus
the same learning upon me, and cleanse my mortuis: & mitte cor meum in viam rectam & aperi
Conscience from dead works; direct my Heart into i[llu]d ad intelligendum, & destilla intellectum meum in
the right way, and open the same to understand, and viam rectam. Et tu Domine Deus qui me ad imaginem &
drop the truth into my understanding. And thou, Oh similitudinem tuam creare dignatus es, exaudi me in tua
Lord God, who didst condescend to create me after iustitia, & doce me in tua veritate, & reple animam meam
thy own image, hear me in thy Justice, and teach me scientia tua secundm magnam misericordiam tuam, vt in
in thy truth, and fill up my soul with thy knowledge multitudine miserationum tuarum amplius me delectes &
according to thy great mercy, that in the multitude of in operibus tuis magnis, & complaceam in
administratione mandatorum tuorum: & secundm opera
thy mercies, thou maist love me the more, and the grati tu adiutus & restauratus & exaltato corde &
greater in thy works, and that I may delight in the conscienta mea emundata confidere in te, & epuler in
administration of thy Commandments; that I being conspectu tuo, & exaltem nomen tuum quod bonum est,
helped and restored by the work of thy grace, and in conspectu sanctorum tuorum. Sanctifica me hodie, vt
purified in Heart and Conscience to trust in thee, I in fide viuam & spe perfecta, & charitate constanti,
may feast in thy sight, and exalt thy name, for it is literaturam quam desidero adipiscar, & addiscam: &
good, before thy Saints, Sanctifie me this day, that I adepta scientia exaltatus,[619] corroboratus, illuminatus
diligam te & cognoscam, & scientiam & sapientiam
may live in faith, perfect in hope, and constant in
intelligam de scripturis tuis, quas hominibus sciendas
charity, and may learn and obtain the knowledge I permisisti sentiam & firmiter habeam et retineam. Iesu
desire; and being illuminated, strengthened, and Christe Fili Dei vnigenite, cui ante secula omnia dedit
exalted by the Science obtained, I may know thee, pater in manus, da mihi hodie propter nomen sanctum
and love thee, and love the [95] knowledge and tuum gloriosum & ineffabile nutrimentum corporis &
wisdome of thy Scriptures; and that I may understand anim, idoneam & perspicacem linguam liberam &
and firmly retain, that which thou hast permitted man expeditam & absolutam, vt & quicquid postulauero in tua
to know: Oh Lord Jesus Christ, eternal only begotten misericordia & voluntate & veritate disponatur: & omnis
oratio mea & actio in beneplacito tuo radicata &
Son of God, into whose hands the Father gave all
confirmata consistat. Aperi Domine Deus meus & Pater
things before all Worlds, give unto me this day, for vit me fundamentum scienti quam desidero. Aperi
thy Holy and glorious Name, the unspeakable mihi, Domine fontem quem aperuisti protoplasto Ad: &
nutriment of Soul and Body, a fit, fluent, free and quem aperuisti seruis tuis Abraham &Isaac & Iacob ad
perfect Tongue; and that whatsoever I shall ask in thy intelligendum ad discendum & ad iudicandum, su[s]cipe
mercy, will and truth, I may obtain; and confirm all pro me hodie Domine preces & orationes omnium
my Prayers and actions, according to thy good sanctorum, & sanctarum clestium virtutum, vt omnium
pleasure. Oh Lord my God, the Father of Life, open scripturarum tuarum docibilis constanter efficiar. Amen.
the Fountain of Sciences, which I desire; open to me,
Oh Lord, the Fountain which thou openedst to Adam,
and to thy Servants Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
to understand, learn and judge; receive Oh Lord my
Prayers, through all thy Heavenly virtues, Amen.

ThenextOrationisthesecondoften,andgiveth [116]Istaoratiocumprimapronunciatadat Cp.LIHLXXXV.

Eloquence,whichoughttobesaidaftertheother;alittle facunditatem.Etestsecundaoratiodedecem&cum
intervalbetween,andbeforethefirstFigureofTheology. prcedentipronunciaridebetfactoaliquomodico
interuallo,adhibetcumprimafacundiam.Istaenim
I adore thee, thou King of Kings, [96] and Lords, oratiodebetproferriantesecundamfiguramTheologi.
eternal and unchangeable King: Hearken this day to
the cry and sighing of my Heart and Spirit, that thou Adoro te rex regum & domine dominantium, rex terne
maist change my understanding, and give to me a impermutabilis, intellige hodie clamorem meum spiritus
& cordis mei gemitum, vt commutato intellectu meo, &
heart of flesh, for my heart of stone, that I may breath
dato mihi corde carneo pro lapideo respirem ante
before my Lord and Saviour; and wash Oh Lord with Dominum & Saluatorem meum. Et laua Domine interiora
thy new Spirit the inward parts of my heart, and wash mea spiritu tuo nouo intellectu carnis me malo: pone
away the evil of my flesh: infuse into me a good intellectum tuum bonum, & aufer me quod malum est,
understanding, that I may become a new man; reform commutans me in hominem nouum: vt dilectione qua
me in thy love, and let thy salvation give me increase reformasti me, salus tua mihi intelligenti tribuat
of knowledge: hear my Prayers, O Lord, wherewith I incrementum. Exaudi hodie preces meas Domine, quibus
cry unto thee, and open the Eyes of my flesh, and clamo ad te, & reuela oculos carnis me & mentis me
understanding, to understand the wonderful things of considerans & intelligens & custodiens mirabilia de
scripturis legis tu, vt viuificatus in iustificationibus tuis
thy Law; that being vivified by thy Justification, I prvaleam in conspectu adversarij fidelium diaboli.
may prevail against the Devil, the adversary of the Exaudi me Domine Deus meus & propitius esto mihi qui
faithful; hear me Oh Lord my God, and be merciful plasmasti me, & ostende hodie misericordiam tuam, &
unto me, and shew me thy mercy; and reach to me porrige mihi vas salutare, vt potem & satier de fonte
the vessel of Salvation, that I may drink and be grati tu: vt de scriptutis quas desidero hodie psallam
satisfied of the Fountain of thy grace, that I may cum intellectu & scientia & intelligam & veniat hodie
obtain the knowledge and understanding; and let the gratia Spiritus sancti & requiescat super me. Amen. [620]
grace of thy Holy Spirit come, and rest upon
me, Amen. [97]
For Eloquence and stability of mind.
ThisisthethirdOrationoftheten,andistobesaid
beforethefirstFigureofAstronomy.
I confesse my self guilty this day before thee Oh
God, Father of Heaven and Earth, Maker of all
things, visible and invisible, of all Creatures,
Dispenser and Giver of all grace and virtue; who
hidest wisdome and knowledge from the proud and
wicked, and givest it to the faithful and humble;
illuminate my Heart, and establish my Conscience
and understanding: set the light of thy countenance
upon me, that I may love thee, and be established in
the knowledge of my understanding, that I being
cleansed from evil works, may attain to the
knowledge of those Sciences, which thou hast
reserved for believers. Oh merciful and omnipotent
God, cleanse my Heart and reins, strengthen my Soul
and Senses with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, and
establish me with the fire of the same grace:
illuminate me; gird up my loyns, and give the staffe
of thy Consolation into my [98] right hand, direct me
in thy Doctrine, root out of me all vices and sin, and
comfort me in the love of thy mercies: Breath into
me Oh Lord the breath of Life, and increase my
reason and understanding; send thy Holy Spirit into
[117] Ista oratio dat facundiam proferenti, & Cp.LIHLXXXVI.
stabilitatem mentis.
Istaesttertiaorationdedecem,&cumaliis
prcentibusdebetpronunciariadconfirmandam
stabilitatemmentis.Istaoratiodebetpronunciariante
primamfiguramartisAstronomi.
Confiteor ego tibi reus hodie Deus pater cli & terr,
conditor omnium visibilium & inuisibilium, creaturarum
omnium, atque virtutum omnium & gratiarum bonarum
dispensator atque largitor. Qui obscondis sapientiam &
scientiam, tuam superbis & reprobis (sibi non autem
maiestati tu fidentibus.) Humilia (Illumina) hodie cor
meum, &stabilem fac intellectum meum, & mentem
meam, & diligentem te fac conscientiam meam, & signa
hodie lumen vultus tui super me, vt prorsus innouatus
intelligens efficiar & stabilis in mundatis tuis: &
emundatus ab omnibus operibus malis, preualeam in
scripturis & scientiis tuis, quas reseruasti vnic tibi
credentibus. O fortis & misericordissime, &
omnipotentissime Deus, vre cor, renes, internos sensus
meos, corrobora hodie animam meam gratia Spiritus
sancti, & igne visitationis eiusdem grati tu illumina
me in fortitudine stabilitatis: prcinge lumbos meos, &
baculum confortationis tu porrige in dexteram meam, &
doctrinas dirige in opera mea veras: vt eradicatis sordibus
& vitiis peccatorum meorum, prualeam confortatus in
dilectione misericordiarum tuarum. Inspira mihi Domine
me, that I may be perfect in all knowledge: behold spiraculum vit, & auge mentem meam, & intellectum
Oh Lord, and consider the dolour of my mind, that meum, & rationem meam, & mitte Spiritum sanctum in
my will may be comforted in thee; send into me from me: vt in omnibus scripturis tuis exercitatus spiritus meus
Heaven thy Holy Spirit, that I may understand those confortetur & augeatur. Oro, respice benign, &
considera Domine hodie dolorem mentis me, vt fiat
things I desire. Give unto me invention, Oh Lord, voluntas mea confortata in te, & de clo mittere mihi
thou Fountain of perfect reason and riches of digneris in terram consolatorem Spiritum tuum, vt in
knowledge, that I may obtain wisdom by thy Divine stabilitate perfecta me muniat in pr prsenti, & in
assistance, Amen. continuatione conferat vt conforter ad ea intelligenda
qua desidero. Da inuentionem, fons omnis rationis
perfect scienti locupletissim, vt auxilio tuo sancto
hc merear obtinere, Amen.

To Comfort the outward and inward Senses. [119] Ad confortationem sensuum interiorum & Cp.LIHLXXXVIII.
exteriorum.
Oh Holy God, mercyful and omnipotent Father,
Giver of all things; strengthen me by thy power, and O Pientissime Deus, & misericors, clemens Deus Pater,
help me by thy presence, as thou wert mercyful Deus omnipotens, omnia donans, fac mihi possibilia
to Adam, and suddenly gavest him the knowledge of omnia credenti in posse vigore tuo, & adiuua me hodie
pientissime Deus, sicut misericors fuisti Ad pnitenti,
all Arts through thy great mercy; grant unto me qui ei subitam, per omnipotenti tu misericordiam,
power to obtain the same knowledge by the same scientiam multarum agnitionum contulisti atrium: Confer
mercy: be present with me Oh [99] Lord, and instruct mihi hodie per eiusdem omnipotenci tu
me: Oh most mercyful Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, misericordiam, vt eam scientiam [621] valeam adipisci:
breath thy Holy Spirit into me, proceeding from thee Adesto clementissime pater operi hodie, & instrue me
and the Father; strengthen my work this day, and benignissim. O Domine clementissime Iesu Christe fili
teach me, that I may walk in thy knowledge, and Dei confirma aspirando in me Spiritum sanctum qui te
glorify the abundance of thy grace: Let the flames of Patre procedit: consolida opus meum hodie, & doce me,
vt ambulem in scripturis, & glorier in multitudine
thy Holy Spirit rejoyce the City of my Heart, by effluentis graci tu: vt impetus fluminis sanctissimi
breathing into me thy Divine Scriptures; replenish Spiritus ciuitatem cordis mei ltificet, diuinam
my Heart with all Eloquence, and vivify me with thy Scripturam inspirando, & repleat cor meum, omnimoda
Holy visitation; blot out of me the spots of all vices, I facundia, & visitatio sua sancta viuificet me, & deleatur
beseech thee, Oh Lord God incomprehensible; let thy in me macula omnis vitij. Te queso, Domine Deus meus
grace alwayes rest upon me, and be increased in me; incomprehensibilis, vt gratia tua semper maneat super
me, & multipliciter in me, & sanabis. Domine animam
heal my Soul by thy inestimable goodness, and
meam pietate tu instimabilis clemenci, &
comfort my heart all my life, that what I hear I may confortabis cor meum hodie, & toto tempore vit&aerlig;
understand, and what I understand I may keep, and me, vt quicquid audiero, intelligam, & quicquid
retain in my Memory; give me a teachable Heart and intellexero custodiam" & quicquid custodiero, memoriter
Tongue; through thy inexhaustible grace and teneam, & alios corde & lingua docili instruam notitiam
goodness; and the grace of the Father, Son, and Holy tu inexhaust bonitatis per hc sacramenta prfata,
Ghost, Amen. [100] cooperante gratia Patris, & Filii, & Spiritus sancti, Amen.

This following is for the Memory. [120] Hc oratio cum prcedentibus debet legi pro
memoria.
O Holy Father, merciful Son, and Holy Ghost,
inestimable King; I adore, invocate, and beseech thy Pie Pater, misericors Fili, clemens Spiritus sanctus, Deus,
Holy Name, that of thy overflowing goodness, thou Rex ineffabilis & instimabilis, adoro, inuoco &
wilt forget all my sins: be mercyful to me a sinner, deprecor nomen sanctum tuum super effluentem
quitatem tuam, quatinus omnia ignoscas & indulgeas
presuming to go about this office of knowledge, and miserabilis mihi misero peccatori prsumente in officium
occult learning; and grant, Oh Lord, it may be quod aggressurus sum de literatura & occulta scientia
efficatious in me; open Oh Lord my ears, that I may cognoscenda, & fac me Domine vt efficaciter in me Cp.LIHLXXXIX.
hear; and take away the scales from my Eyes, that I vigeat & inualescat. Aperi mihi Domine Deus aures
may see: strengthen my hands, that I may work; open meas, potenter vt audiam, & exterge lutum oculorum
my face, that I may understand thy will; to the glory meorum, vt videam: dilata aures meas vt audiam:
of thy Name, which is blessed for ever, Amen. conforta manus vt operer: conforta pedes meos vt
ambulem: expandi nares meas, os meum & olfactum
meum, vt sentiam & loquar tibi placita semper, ad
honorem nominis tui, quod est benedictum in secula
seculorum, Amen.
This following strengtheneth the interiour and exteriour [121] hc oratio antequam legas, valet ad sensus
Sences. interiores & exteriores.

Lift up the senses of my Heart and Soul unto thee, Extolle sensus carnis & carnis & anim me ad te
Oh Lord my God, and elevate my heart this day unto Domine Deus meus, & eleuo cor meum hodie ad te, vt
thee; that my words and works may please thee in the placeant verba & opera mea in conspectu populi tui, &
fulgeat omnipotentia tua magna, & misericordia tua in
sight of all people; let thy mercy and omnipotency
visceribus meis, & dilatetur mens mea in me, &
shine in my bowels; let my understanding indulcescat eloquium tuum sanctum in ore meo, vt quod
be [101] enlarged, and let thy Holy Eloquence be legero vel audiero intelligam, & proferre sciam, sicut
sweet in my mouth, that what I read or hear I may Adam intellexit: sicut custodiuit Abraham, & ego Cp.LIHXC.
understand and repeat: as Adam understood, and custodiam: sicut memoriter tenuit Iacob, & ego teneam,
as Abraham kept, so letme keep understanding; and vt in scripturarum tuarum virtute fundatus, radicatus,
as Jacob was founded and rooted in thy wisedome, misericordi [622] tu fundamentum confirmatum glorier
so let me be: let the foundation of thy mercy be acquisisse & delectatus in operibus manuum tuarum,
confirmed in me, that I may delight in the works of iustitiam & pacem mentis & corporis perseueranter
adipiscar, & firme custodiam gratia Spiritus tui sancti
thy hands, and persevere in Justice, and peace of Soul Domine plenaria in me operante, vt hostium visibilium
and Body; the grace of thy Holy Spirit working in mihi aduersantium insidias atque versutias gaudeam
me, that I may rejoyce in the overthrow of all my superasse, Amen.
adversaryes, Amen.

This following giveth Eloquence, Memory and Stability. [122] Ista oration cum prcedentibus dat memoriam, Cp.LIHXCI.
facundiam & stabilitatem.
Disposer of all Kingdomes, and of all visible and
invisible gifts: Oh God, the Ordeyner and Ruler of all Omnium regnorum, visibilium quoque inuisibilium
wills, by the Counsel of thy Spirit dispose and vivify donorum dispensator, atque Deus omnium voluntatum
the weakness of my understanding, that I may burn in ordinator, consilio tui spiritus dispone, viuifica virtutem
debilem mentis me, & ardeam in accessu voluntatis
the accesse of thy Holy will to good: do good to me sanct tu ad bonum: in beneplacito autem tui facias
in thy good pleasure, not looking upon my sins; grant magnitudinem peccatorum meorum non aspiciendo:
me my desire, though unworthy; confirm my largire mihi indigno quod opto, & rationem cognoscendi,
Memory and reason to know, understand, and intelligendi, memoriter retinendi in me confirma, &
effectum bonum cum gratia sensibus meis accomoda, &
retain, [102] and give good effect to my
iustifica me in iustificatione Spiritus sancti, vt quicquid
senses through thy grace, and justify me with the ex carnis macula & labe peccati contraxerim, diuina
justification of thy Holy Spirit, that what spots soever potentia tua ineffabiliter abluat, pietas qua in principio
of sin are contracted in my flesh, thy Divine power clum & terram creare voluisti, ita spiritualis tua
may blot out; thou who hast been pleased in the misericordia restauret, qua hominem perditum ad regnum
beginning, to create the Heaven and Earth, of thy sanctissimum reuocare dignatus es: Tu Domine tua
Mercy restore the same, who art pleased to restore sapientia & scientia attingens, disponens omnia suauiter,
lost man to thy most Holy Kingdome ; Oh Lord of omnes sensus meos facundos in me restituas, vt ego
wisdome , restore Eloquence into all my senses , that indignus peccator & miser in omnibus operibus tuis
confirmatus, & perspicax & facundus, gratia Patris, &
I, though an unworthy sinner, may be confirmed in Filij, & Spiritus sancti largiente efficiar operante, qui
thy knowledge, and in all thy works, by the grace of viuis ac regnas trinus & vnus, Amen.
the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, who livest and
reignest three in one, Amen.

An Oration to recover lost wisdome.
Oh God of living, Lord of all Creatures visible and
invisible, Administrator and Dispenser of all things,
enlighten my Heart this day by the grace of thy Holy
Spirit, strengthen my inward man, and pour into me
the dew of thy grace, whereby thou instructest
the Angels; inform me with the plenty of thy
knowledge, wherewith from the beginning thou hast
taught thy [103] faithful; let thy grace work in me, and
the flouds of thy grace and Spirit, cleanse and correct
[123] Oratio hc ad recuperationem amissi ingenij Cp.LIHXCII.
debet pronunciari.
Deus viuorum, dominator omnium creaturarum,
visibilium & inuisibilium, administrator & fundator,
omnia omnibus, singula singulis tribuens secundm
natur facultatem. Ideo hodie gratia Spiritus sancti cor
meum illustret & multiplicet Spiritus sanctus, &
corroboret interiorem hominem: & fcunda me rore
grati tu, qua Angelos instruxisti: informa me largitate
tu scienti, quam principio fideles tuos docuisti, vt
operetur in me gratia septiformis, & superiori celeri
the filth of my Conscience. Thou who comest from impetu fluminis de Libano puteum conscienci me
Heaven upon the Waters of thy Majesty, confirm this corrigat, repleat & exuberet, tu qui venisti de clis super
wonderful Sacrament in me. aquas maiestatis tu, & huius sacramenti in me
confirmes mirabilia.
[623]
To obtain the grace of the Holy Spirit.
[124] Ad recuperationem gratia Spiritus sancti.
Oh Lord my God, Father of all things, who
revealest thy celestial and terrestrial secrets to thy Profiteor tibi Deus meus hodie, pater omnium, qui
secreta clestia reuelas seruis tuis, & terrena ostendis: te
Servants, I humbly beseech and implore thy Majesty, deprecor suppliciter, maiestatem tuam exoro, vt sicut tu
as thou art the King and Prince of all knowledge, es Rex & Princeps nostrarum cogitationum, exaudi hodie
hear my Prayers; and direct my works, and let my preces meas dirigenter, dignanter opera mea dirige, &
Actions prevail in Heavenly virtues, by thy Holy actiones clestium virtutum in spiritu sancto prvaleant.
Spirit: I cry unto thee, Oh God, hear my Clamor, I Clamo ad te hodie, Deus meus; exaudi clamorem meum, Cp.LIHXCIII.
sigh to thee, hear the sighings of my heart, and ingemisco ad te, exaudi gemitum cordis mei hodie, &
alwayes preserve my Spirit, Soul, and Body, under semper spiritum meum, & animam meam, & totum
the Safeguard of thy Holy Spirit; O God thou Holy corpus meum, sub tutela Angelorum tuorum prserua.
Spiritus sancte Deus, cuius charitas perpetua ac clestis,
Spirit, perpetual and Heavenly charity, whereof the
cuius possessione cli & terra plena est, aspira ad hanc
Heaven and Earth is full, breath upon my operation; operationem meam, & quod in laudis tui honorem
and what I require to thy honour and praise, grant deuot&egeave; postulo, mihi concede. Spiritus sanctus in
unto me; let thy Holy Spirit come [104] upon me, rule me veniat, & regnet & imperet, Amen.
and reign in me, Amen.

To recover intellectual wisdome. [125] Oration ad recuperationem ingenij & Cp.LIHXCIV.

intellectus.
Oh Lord, I thy Servant confesse my self unto thee,
before the Majesty of thy glory, in whose Spirit is all Domine ego seruus tuus nunc tibi hodie confiteor coram
Magnificence and Sanctimony: I beseech thee maiestate glori tue, in cuius Spiritu sunt omnis
magnificentia & sanctimonia: te deprecor secundm
according to thy unspeakeable Name, extend thy
merciful Ears and Eyes to the office of my operation; ineffabile nomen tuum, quatenus ad me operationis
and opening thy hand, I may be filled with the grace I officium aures tu pietatis & clemens oculos tuos
desire, and satiated with charity and goodness; accommodes, & aperiente manum tuam gratiam quam
whereby thou hast founded Heaven and Earth, who desidero satier, & fcunder charitate & claritate, qua
clum & terram fundasti, qui viuis [et regnas solus per
livest, &c. omnia secula seculorum]. Amen.

Say these Orations from the first day of the month, to
the fourth day: in the fourth day Alpha and Omega, and mensis, vsque ad quartum diem: in quarta autem
that following it, viz. Helischemat azatan; As it is in the solas seqientes Alpha & omega, & illam sequentem,
beginning: afterwards say,
Theos Megale patyr, ymas heth heldya, hebeath
heleotezygel, Salatyel, Salus, Telli, Samel, Zadaziel,
Zadan, Sadiz Leogio, Yemegas, Mengas, Omchon
Myeroym, Ezel, Ezely, Yegrogamal, Sameldach,
Somelta, Sanay, Geltonama, Hanns, [105] Simon
Salte, Patyr, Osyon, Hate, Haylos, Amen.
Oh light of the World immense God, &c.**
Istas orationes iam dictas proferas in primo die
s*il. Helischemat azatan, vt habetur in principio.
Compare LIH XVII.
[10] Theos Megale patyr ymas heth heldya hebeath
heleotezygel Salatyel salus telh samel zadaziel zadan
Sadiz leogio yemegas mengas omchon Myeroym Ezel
Ezely yegrogamal Sameldach Somelta sanay
Geltonama hanns Simon salte patyr osyon hate
haylos, Amen.
O lux mundi Deus immense &c. ** This paragraph is given in
full on page 9. It is described as
the exposition of the preceding
Oration. It occurs here in full in
S, but in R.T. and H it occurs in
the beginning, worded slightly
differently, O God, the light of
the world, Father of immense
eternity....

Hereby is increased so much Eloquence, that nothing is Tanta facundia per hanc adaugetur, vt nihil supra. Cf.LIHXXandXXI.
above it.
Thezay lemach ossanlomach azabath azach azare
gessemon relaame azathabelialbeliarsonor tintingote
Thezay lemach ossanlomach azabath azach azare
gessemon relaameazathabelial biliarsonor tintingote
amussiton sebamay halbuchyre gemaybe redayl
hermayl textossepha pamphilos Cytrogoomon
bapadalampdayochim yochyle tahencior yastamor
Sadomegol gyeleiton zomagon Somasgei
baltea achetom gegerametos halyphala semean
utangelsemon barya therica getraman sechalmata
balnat hariynos haylos halos genegat gemnegal
saneyalaix samartaix camael satabmal
simalenagaycyah salmancha sabanon
salmalsay silimacroton zegasme bacherietas
zemethim theameabal gezorabal craton henna
glungh hariagil parimegos zamariel leozomach rex
maleosia mission zebmay aliaox gemois sazayl
neomagil Xe Xe Sepha caphamal azeton gezain
holhanhihala semeanay gehosynon caryacta
gemyazan zeamphalachin zegelaman hathanatos,
semach [106] gerorabat syrnosyel, halaboem hebalor
halebech ruos sabor ydelmasan falior
sabor megiozgoz neyather pharamshe forantes saza
mogh schampeton sadomthe nepotz minaba zanon
suafnezenon inhancon maninas gereuran gethamayh
passamoth theon beth sathamac hamolnera
galsemariach nechomnan regnali phaga
messyym demogempta teremegarz salmachaon
alpibanon balon septzurz sapremo sapiazte baryon
aria usyon sameszion sepha athmiti sobonan
Armissiton tintingit telo ylon usyon, Amen.
amussiton sebamay halbuchyre
gemaybe tedayl hermayltextos sepha pamphilos
Cytrogoomon bapada lampda yochim yochyle
tahencior yastamor Sadomegol gyeleiton zomagon
Somasgei baltea achetom gegerametos halyphala
semean utangelsemon barya therica getraman
sechalmata balnat hariynos haylos halos genegat
gemnegal saneyalaix samartaix camael [624] satabmal
simalena gacyach salmancha sabanon salmalsay
silimacroton zegas me bacherietas zemethim
theameabal gezorabal craton henna glungh hariagil
parimegos zamariel leozomach rex maleosia mission
zebmay aliaox gemois sazayl neomagil Xe Xe Sepha
caphamal azeton gezain holhanhihala semeanay
gehosynon caryacta gemyazan zeamphalachin
zegelaman hathanatos, semach gerorabat syrnosyel,
halaboem hebalor halebech ruos sabor ydelmasan
falior sabor megiozgoz neyather pharamshe forantes
saza mogh schampeton sadomthe nepotz minaba
zanon suafnezenon inhancon maninas gereuran
gethamayh passamoth theon beth sathamac
hamolnera galsemariach nechomnan regnali phaga
messyym demogempta teremegarz salmachaon
alpibanon balon septzurz sapremo sapiazte baryon
aria vsyon sameszion sepha athmiti sobonan
Armissiton tintingit telo ylon vsyon, Amen.
Azay lemach azae gessemon thelamech azabhaihal
sezyon traheo emagal gyeotheon samegon pamphilos
sitragramon limpda iachim alna hasios genonagal
samalayp camiel secal hanagogan heselemach getal
sam sademon sebmassan traphon oriaglpan thonagas
 tyngen amissus coysodaman assonnap senaly sodan
Azay lemach azae gessemon thelamech azabhaihal alup theonantriatos copha anaphial Azathon azaza
sezyon traheo emagal gyeotheon samegon pamphilos hamel hyala saraman gelyor synon banadacha
gennam sassetal maga halgozaman setraphangon
sitragramon limpda jachim alna hasios genonagal
zegelune Athanathay senach zere zabal somayel
samalayp camiel secal hanagogan heselemach getal leosamach githacal halebriatos Iaboy del masan
sam sademon sebmassan traphon oriaglpan thonagas negbare phacamech schon nehooz cherisemach
tyngen amissus coysodaman assonnap senaly sodan gethazayhy amilya semem ames gemay passaynach
alup theonantriatos copha anaphial tagayl agamal fragal mesi themegemach samalacha
Azathon azaza hamel hyala saraman gelyor synon nabolem zopmon vsyon felam semessi theon, Amen.
banadacha gennam sassetal maga halgozaman
setraphangon zegelune Athanathay senach zere zabal
somayel leosamach githacal halebriatos Jaboy del
masan negbare phacamech schon
nehooz cherisemach gethazayhy amilya semem ames
gemay passaynach tagayl agamal [107] fragal mesi
themegemach samalacha nabolem zopmon usyon
felam semessi theon, Amen.

The third part, the sign Lemach. Sequitur tertia pars signum Lemach.

Lemach sabrice elchyan gezagan tomaspin hegety
gemial exyophyam soratum salathahom bezapha
saphatez Calmichan samolich lena zotha phete him
hapnies sengengeon lethis, Amen.
Lemach sabrice elchyan gezagan tomaspin hegety Cf.LIHXXIIandXXIII.
gemial exyophyam soratum salathahom bezapha
saphatez Calmichan samolich lena zotha phete him
hapnies sengengeon lethis, Amen.

For the memory. Ad Memoriam. Cf.LIHXXIVandXXV.

Oh great invisible God, Theos patyr behominas Deus summe inuisibilis Theos patyr behominas
Cadagamias imas per sanctos angelos tuos, qui Michal
Cadagamias imas by thy Holy Angels, who id medicina Dei, Raphal, fortitudo Dei: Gabriel
are Michael the Medicine of God; Raphael the ardens holy per amassay Cherubin gelommetos
Fortitude of God, Gabriel ardens holy per Amassan, Seraphin gedabanan tochrosi gade anathon. zatraman
zamanary gebrienan plenitudo sancte Cherubins per
Cherubin, Gelommeios, Sezaphim gedabanan,
omnes tuos angelos, & per omnes tuos archangelos
tochrosi gade anathon, zatraman zamanary gloriosos, quorum nomina Deo consecrata, qu
gebrienam: Oh fulness, Holy Cherubins, by all thy nobis[625] proferri non debent, qu sunt hc, dichal,
Angels, and by all thy glorious Arch-angels, whose dehel depymon exluse exmegon pharconas pharconas
Names are consecrated by God, which ought not to Nanagon hosiyel ozogon gathena ramon garbona
be spoken by us, which are these, dichal, vramani Mogon hamas:
deheldepymon exluse exmegon pharconas Nanagon
hossyelozogon gathena ramon garbona & qu humani sensus apprehendere non possunt, te
vramani Mogon hamas; [108] Which humane sence quso Domine, illumina conscientiam meam splendore
tui luminis, & illustra, & confirma intellectum meum
cannot apprehend: I beseech thee, Oh Lord illuminate odore suauitatis Spiritus sancti, adorna animam meam, vt
my Conscience with the Splender of thy light, and audiam, & audita memoriter teneam, reforma cor meum
illustrate and confirm my understanding with the Domine, placa piissime viscera mea, memoriam, aperi
sweet odor of thy Spirit; adorne my Soul, reform my mitissime os meam: tempera benignissime linguam
heart, that hearing I may understand, and retain what meam per gloriosum & ineffabile nomen tuum, qui es
I hear in my Memory. Oh mercyful God, appease my fons totius pietatis, habeas patientiam in me, &
bowels, strengthen my Memory, open my mouth memoriam da mihi, &c.
mercifully; temperate my Tongue by thy glorious and
unspeakable Name: thou who art the Fountain of all
goodness, have patience with me, and give a good
Memory unto me, &c.

SaytheseOrationsinthefourth ,viz.Hely Istorationesquartaluna,sc.Helyschemath:

schemath,AlphaandOmega,Theosmegale.Ohlightof Alpha&omega,Theosmegale.Olux
theWorldAzalemach,greatGodIbeseechthee:These mundi,Azaylemach,Deussummetequso:Debent
oughttobesaidinthe8,12,10[*16],20,24,28,30.and proferriin8.&12.&16.20.24.28.30.&inistis
inalltheseLunationsrehearse2fourtimes;inthe
 morningonce,thethirdhouronce,theninthonce,and
onceintheevening;andintheotherdayesrehearsenone,
butthemofthefirstday,whichareAlphaand
Omega,Helyschemat,Almighty,incomprehensible,I
adorethee;[109]Iconfessemyselfguilty:OTheos
hazamagiel:OhmercyfulLordGod,raiseupthesencesof
myflesh:OhGodofallliving,andofallKingdomes,I
confesseOhLordthisday,thatIamthyservant.Rehearse
theseOrationsalsointheotherdayesfourtimes,oncein
themorning,onceintheevening,onceaboutthethird
hour,andonceontheninth;Andthoushaltacquire
Memory,Eloquenceandstabilityfully,Amen.
quibuslibetlunationibusproferasquater,insummo
manesemel,circatertiamsemel,circanonamsemel,
circavesperassemel.Etnota,qudinaliisdiebus
nunquamproferas,sedillasquasprotulistiprimadie,
qusunt:Alpha&omegahelyschemat,Omnipotens
incomprehensibilis,Adorote:Confiteoregoreus,o
Theoshazamagiel,DomineDeusmisericors,extolle
sensuscarnis,omniumregnorumDeusviuorum:
confiteorhodietibiDomineegoseruustuus.Illas
orationesiamdictasproferasinaliisdiebusinsummo
manesemel,circatertiamsemel,circanonamsemel,
circavesperassemel:Etsicacquiresmemoriamtantam
&facundiam&stabilitatemearumplenari,Amen.

The Conclusion of the whole work, and Confirmation of Conclusio operis totius, & confirmatio scienti
the Science obtained. acquisit.

Oh God, Maker of all things; who hast created all Conditor omnium rerum Deus, qui cuncta ex nihilo
things out of nothing; who hast wonderfully created creasti: qui gradatim omnia mirabiliter ordinando fecisti
the Heaven and Earth, and all things by degrees in in principio clum & tetram, & cum tuo Filio, per quem
omnia facta sunt, in quo omnia finaliter rect retinentur,
order, in the beginning, with thy Son, by whom all
qui Alpha & Omega nuncupatis, te quso, lict indignus
things are made, and into whom all things shall at peccatur, vt ad finem optatum in hac sacratissima arte
last return: Who art Alpha and Omega: I beseech thee pos-
though a sinner, & unworthy, that I may attain to my sim celeriter peruenite, & non in peccatis meis exigenti-
desired end in this Holy Art, speedily, and not lose bus valeam amittere, cum bono fiat mihi secundm illam
the same by my sins; but do good unto [110] me, ineffabilem misericordiam tuam: quia non secundm pec-
according to thy unspeakable mercy: who doth not to cata nostra fecit nobis Deus, neque secundm
us after our sins, nor rewardeth us iniquitates nostras retribuat no-
after our iniquities, Amen.
Saythisintheenddevoutly:
Confirmatio cum conclusione flexis genibus deuot
Oh wisdome of God the Father incomprehensible, Oh
most mercyful Son, give unto me of thy
ineffable mercy, great knowledge and wisdome, as
thou didst wonderfully bestow all Science to
King Solomon, not looking upon his sins or
wickedness, but thy own mercies: wherefore I
implore thy mercy, although I am a most vile and
unworthy sinner, give such an end to my desires in
this art, whereby the hands of thy bounty may be
enlarged towards me, and that I may the more
devoutly walk by thy light in thy wayes, and be a
good example to others; by which all that see mee,
and hear me, may restrain themselves from their
vices, and praise thy holyness through all
Worlds, Amen. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, &c.
rehearsethesetwoOrationsalwayesintheend,to
confirmthyknowledgegained.2
[111]
The Benediction of the place.
bis, Amen.
[626]
dicas semper in fine.
O Sapientia DEI Patris incomprehensibilis, Fili
clementissime, tribue mihi per ineffabilem misericordiam
summ scienti bonum, sicut mirabiliter omnem
scientiam Regi Salomoni dignatus es largiri, non
2.Sbreaksoffherewith:
aspiciendo eius scelera vel peccata, sed misericorditer Theendofthefirstpartof
futurorum donum. Proinde clementissime deprecor & ArsNotoria/Thesecond
exoro, quatenus mihi vilissimo peccatori aperias part/OftheliberallSciences
misericordiarum tuarum largitatem, & in hac arte tribuas andotherthingswhichmay
mihi talem finem, per quem in me manus tu largitatis behadbythisArtand
continueswiththatchapter
potenter largiatur, vt ab hac media via impia valeat
constringere, & per lumen & semitas tuas valeam (seeabove,pp).
deuotius ambulare, & iube me aliis inde exemplum
tribuere, per quod possint omnes qui viderint me, &
audiuerint, vitiis resilire, & per cuncta pi secula
laudare, Amen. Sit nomen Domini benedictum. &c.
Hasduasorationessemperinfineproferas,vt
confirmentintescientiamacquisitam.
Benedictio loci.
Benedic Domine locum istum, vt sit in eo sancta
sanctitas, castitas, mensuetudo, virtus, victoria,
Blesse Oh Lord this place, that there may be in it
Holy Sanctity, chastity, meekness, victory, holiness,
humility, goodness, plenty, obedience of the Law, to
the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; Hear Oh Lord, holy
Father, Almighty eternal God; and send thy Holy
Angel Michael, who may protect, keep, preserve and
visit me, dwelling in this Tabernacle, by him who
liveth, &c.
Whenyouwouldoperate,haverespecttothe
Lunations:theyaretobechoseninthosemoneths,when
the Rulesin and ,inthesemoneths Augustus,Iunius,Iulius,& entein
youmaybegin.
IntheNameoftheLordbeginneththismostHolyArt,
whichthemosthighGodAdministeredtoSolomonbyhis
AngelupontheAltar,thattherebysuddenlyinashort
spaceoftime,hewasestablishedintheknowledgeofall
Sciences;andknow,thatintheseOrationsarecontained
allSciences,Lawfulandunlawful;First,ifyoupronounce
theOrationsofMemory,Eloquence,[112]and
understanding,andthestabilitythereof;theywillbe
mightilyincreased,insomuchthatyouwillhardlykeep
silence;forbyawordallthingswereCreated,andbythe
virtueofthatwordallcreatedbeingsstand,andevery
Sacrament,andthatWordisGod.Thereforeletthe
Operatorbeconstantinhisfaith,andconfidentlybelieve,
thatheshallobtainsuchknowledgeandwisdome,inthe
pronouncingtheseOrations,forwithGodnothingis
sanctimonia, humilitas, bonitas, plenitudo, legis
obedientia Patri, Filio, & Spiritui sancto. Exaudi me
Domine sancte Pater omnipotens terne Deus, & mittere
digneris sanctum Angelum tuum Michalem, qui me
custodiat, protegat, foueat, & visitet me habitantem in
hoc habitaculo, per eum qui. &c.
Sivisoperari,necesseestinspicerelunationes.Isti
mensessunteligendi,inquibus regnatin , vt
in
istissignisincipias.
INNomineDominiincipitARS
sanctissima,quamAltissimusDEVSSalomoni
superaltareperAngelumministrauit,vtpereamsubit,
&perbreuetempusinomniscientiafundaretur,&
scias,inhisorationibuscontineriscientiaslicitas&
illicitas.Prim,siorationespertinentesadmemoriam&
eloquentiam&intelligentiam,&adillorumstabilitatem
protuleris,augebunteaomnia,itaqudvixlinguam
reseruarepoteris:quoniamomniainsoloverbocreata
sunt,&soloverbostantomniacreata,&omne
sacramentum,&Deusestipsumverbum.Credatergo
operanspossehaberitantamscientiam&
sapientiam[627]inproferendisorationibushis,quia
petentifirmafide,omniapossibiliaapudDEVM,vt
 impossible:thereforelettheOperatorproceedinhiswork,
withfaith,hope,andaconstantdesire:firmlybelieving;
becausewecanobtainnothingbutbyfaith;Therforehave
nodoubtinthisOperation,whereoftherearethreespecies
wherebytheArtmaybeobtained.
obtineat.Itemoperansprocedatinopere,fide,spe,&
desiderio,scilicetquodhabeatfirmamspem,rectam
fidem,charitatemperfectam,&magnumdesiderium
firmitercredendo,quianihilhabemusnisiperfidem.
Ideononestdubitanduminhuiusartisoperatione.Et
sunttresspecies,perquashcarspotesthaberi.

ThefirstspeciesisOration,andreasonofaGodly PrimaspeciesestOration.&estpimentisratio,in
mind,notbyattemptingavoyceofdeprecation,butby vocemdeprecationisnontentando,sedlegendoinsua
readingandrepeatingthesameintheinwardparts.The interioraprorumpens.Secundaspeciesestieiunium,&
secondspeciesisfastingandpraying,fortheprayingman orantemexaudiDEVShominem.Tertiaspeciesest
Godheareth.Thethirdspeciesischastity;hethatwould castitas,quivulthancartemoperari,videatqudsitad
operateinthisArt,lethimbecleanandchastby[113]the minusmundusadoperisimplementumpernouemdies.
spaceofninedayesatleast;andbeforeyoubegin,itis Anteartisinceptionem,cminprimisoperarivis,
necessarythatyouknowthetimeofthe .forinthe necesseestvtpossiscognoscereLunamprimam,
primeofthe .itispropertooperateinthisArt:and quandovidelicetLunaestintactuprimo,tuncinista
whenyoubeginsosacredanArt,haveacaretoabstain arteest.Videergoquandoincipisoperariduosante
fromallmortalsins,atleastwhileyouareproceedingin mansionem,&adsuscipiendumtamsaetatissimum
thisworkuntilitbefinishedandcompleated:andwhen opus,&confitearisquamtmeliuspoteriscreatori,&
youbegintooperate,saythisversekneeling: vlteriusdebescauerepeccatismortalibus:&adminus
dumprocedisinistoopere,donecopuscompleatur,&
Lift up the light of thy Countenance upon me, Oh Lord my duminceperisoperari,dicflexisgenibushuncversum:
God, and forsake not me thy servant N. that trusts in thee:
Illumina Domine vultum tuum super me Domine deus
meus, & non derelinquas me N. sperantem in te.

ThensaythreetimesPaterNoster,&c.Andassertthat EtdictribusvicibusPaternoster.Ettuncpinequd
 thouwiltnevercommitwilfullperjury,butalwayes periuriumvoluntatumnunquamvelisperpetrare,sed
persevereinfaithandhope.Thisbeingdone,withbended semperinfide,spevelisperseuerare.Hocfacto,flexis
kneesintheplacewhereinthouwiltoperate,say, genibusdicinilloloco,inquovelisoperari:

Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who hath made Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit clum
Heaven and earth: And I will enter into the Invocation of the & terram: & introibo ad inuocationem Altissimi, ad eum
most high, unto him who enlightneth and purifieth my Soul qui illustret, purificet animam & conscientiam meam.
and Conscience, which dwelleth under the help of the most Qui habitat in adiutorio Altissimi, in protectione Dei cli
high, and continueth under the protection of the God of commorabitur. Aperi Domine quso dubia cordis mei, &
Heaven: O Lord open and unfold the doubts of my Heart, mutabis me in nouum hominem dilectionis tu, est (?)
and [114] change me into a new man by thy love: be thou Oh mihi Domine fides recta: spes vit, charitas perfecta, ad
Lord unto me true faith, the hope of my life, and perfect enarrandum mirabilia tua. Oremus.
charity, to declare thy wonders. Let us pray:
Dicorationemsequentem.
ThensaytheOrationfollowing:

Oh God my God, who from the beginning hast
Created all things out of nothing, and reformest all
things by thy Spirit; restore my Conscience, and heal
my understanding, that I may glorify thee in all my
thoughts, words and deeds; through him who liveth
and reigneth with thee forever,Amen.
Deus qui es Deus meus, principio omnia creasti ex
nihilo, qui Spiritu tuo omnia reformasti, restaura
conscientiam meam, & sana intellectum meum, vt
glorificem te per omnia opera mea cogitationum &
verborum: conscientiam emenda per eum qui tecum viuit
in ternum.

NowintheNameofChrist,onthefirstdayofthe
Month,inwhichthouwouldstacquireMemory,
EloquenceandUnderstanding,andstabilitythereof,with
aperfect,goodandcontriteheart,andsorrowforthysins
committed;thoumaistbegintopronouncetheseOrations
NuncinCHRISTInomineprimadiementis,inquo
visacquirerememoriam,facundiam,&intelligentiam,
&illarumstabilitatemcumcordeperfecto,corde
contrito,cumdoloredepeccatisperpetratis,corde
bono,&[628]optimo:incipiasproferreistasorationes
 following,whichappertaintotheobtainingofMemory qusequuntur,qupertinentadmemoriaminomnem
andallSciences,andwhichwerecomposedanddelivered scientiamhabendam,&qucompositsunt&delat
bytheAngeltoSolomon,fromthehandofGod. SalomoniperAngelummanuDei.

ThefirstandlastOrationofthisart,isAlphaand Primaoratio&vltimahuiusartis.Alpha&:Deus
Omega:OhGodomnipotent,&c.[115] omnipotens,&c.

ThisfollowingisanOrationoffourLanguages,which Hancsequidebetoratioquatuorlinguarum,quest
isthis: hc:

Hely, Schemat, Azatan, honiel sichut, tam, imel, Hely, Schemat, Azatan, honiel sichut tam, imel,
Iatatandema, Jetromiam, Theos: Oh Holy and strong Iatatandema, Ietromiam, theos,Deus pie &
God, Hamacha, mal, Gottneman, Alazaman, Actuaar, fortis, Hamacha, mal, Gottneman, Alazaman, Actuaar,
Secheahal, Salmazan, zay, zojeracim, Lam hay, Secheahal, Salmazan, zay, zoieracim, Lam hay,
Masaraman, grensi zamach, heliamat, seman, selmar,
Masaraman, grensi zamach, heliamat, seman, yetrosaman muchaer, vesar, hasarian Azaniz, Azamet
Cf.LIHXVI.
selmar, yetrosaman muchaer, vesar, hasarian Azaniz, Amathemach, hersomini, & tu sacrosancte pie Deus, &
Azamet, Amathemach, hersomini. And thou most incomprehensibilis in omnibus operibus qu sunt sancta,
Holy and just God, incomprehensible in all thy iusta & bona, magol, Achelmetor, samalsace, yana,
works, which are Holy just and good; Magol, Eman, & cogige, maimegas, zemmail, Azanietan,
Achelmetor, samalsace, yana, Eman, and cogige, illebatha sacraman, reonas, grome, zebaman,
maimegas, zemmail, Azanietan, illebatha sacraman, zeyhoman, zeonoma, melas, heman, hathoterma,
reonas, grome, zebaman, zeyhoman, zeonoma, melas, yatarmam, semen, semetary,Amen.
heman, hathoterma, yatarmam, semen,
semetary, Amen.

ThisOrationoughttofollowthefirstofthetenabove Hancsequidebetoratioprimadedecem,quam
written.
 To perform any work. superiusinuenies.

ThisistofollowthethirdOrationabove: Ad omne opus agendum.

I confesse, O Theos hazamagielgezuzan, sazaman, Hcscribidebuitsuperiusposttertiamorationem,

Sathaman, getormantas, salathiel, nesomel, megal
vuieghama, yazamir, zeyhaman, hamamal amna,
nisza, [116] deleth, hazamaloth, moy pamazathoran
hanasuelnea, sacromomem, gegonoman,
zaramacham Cades bachet girtassoman, gyseton
palaphatos halathel Osachynan machay, Amen.
Confiteor. O Theos hazamagiel gezuzan, sazaman,
Sathaman, getormantas, salathiel, nesomel, megal
vuieghama, yazamir, zeyhaman, hamamal amna,
nisza, deleth, hazamaloth, moy pamazathoran
hanasuelnea, sacromomem, gegonoman, zaramacham
Cades bachet girtassoman gyseton palaphatos
halathel Osachynan machay, Amen.

Thisisatrueandapprovedexperiment,tounderstand EXPERIMENTVMverum&probatumad
allArtsandsecretsoftheWorld,tofindoutanddigup intelligendumomnesartes&secretatotiusmundi,&
mineralsandtreasure;thiswasrevealedbytheHeavenly onemthesaurum&mineraliaeffodipossunt:hocde
AngelinthisNotoryArt.ForthisArtdothalsodeclare angeloclestireuelaqturinhacartenotoria.Narrat
thingstocome,andrendereththesensecapableofallarts etiamhcarsdecontingentibusfuturisque:sensusque
inashorttime,bytheDivineusethereof. reddithabilesadomnesartes,breuisubcompendio,
breuiquetemporisvsudiuinoministerio.Item
Wearetospeakalsoofthetimeandplace.First dicendumestdetempore&loco.Primautemomnia
therefore,allthesepreceptsaretobeobservedandkept; prceptaconseruandaerunt,debetqueoperansesse
andtheOperatoroughttobeclean,chaste,torepentofhis purus,&sanctaconfessioneprimapnituisse,&
sins,andearnestlydesiretoceasefromsinningasmuchas ampliuspeccatiscessarecupiens,veletiamsilaicus
maybe;andsolethimproceed,andeveryworkshallbe tractatusqualescunquevolueritinuestigare,tali
investigatedintohim,bythedivineministery. conditionevtest,procedat,&plenariinuestigabit

WhenthouwiltoperateinthenewMoon,kneelingsay
thisverse:LiftupthelightofthyCountenanceuponus,
OhGod,andforsakeusnot,OhLordourGod.1Thensay
threetimesthe[117]PaterNoster:Andafterwardslethim
vowuntoGod,thathewillnevercommitwilfullperjury,
butalwayespersistin[theCatholic]2faith.Thisbeing
done,atnightsaywithbendedkneesbeforethybed,Our
helpisintheNameoftheLord,&c.3andthis
Psalm;Whosodwellethundertheshadowofthewingsof
themosthigh,4totheend;andtheLordsPrayer,andthe
Prayerfollowing.
Theos Pater vehemens; God of Angels, I Pray and
invocate thee by thy most Holy Angels Eliphamasay,
Gelomiros, Gedo bonay, Saranana, Elomnia, and by
all thy Holy Names, by us not to be pronounced,
which are these: de. el. x p n k h t li g y y. not to be
spoken, or comprehended by humane sense; I
beseech thee cleanse my Conscience with the
Splendor of thy Name; illustrate and confirm my
understanding with the sweet savour of thy Holy
Spirit: O Lord Adorne my Soul, that I may
understand and perfectly remember what I hear;
reform my Heart, and restore my Heart,and restore
my sense Oh Lord God, and heal my bowels: open
my mouth most merciful God, and frame and temper
quodlibetopusdiuinoministerio.
CmigituroperarivoluerisinNouilunio,cmprimo
eaminspicis,dicflexisgenibushuncversum:Illumina
Dominevultumtuumsupernos,&nederelinquasnos 1. See p. 113.
Domine[629]Deusnoster,&dictribusvicibusPater 2. Note Turner's omission of
noster.EtposthocvouetDeo,qudnunquam the reference to the Catholic
voluntariumperiuriumvoletperpetreare,&qud faith.
semperinfideCatholicavelitperseuerare.Hocfactode
3. See pp. 113-4.
noctegenibusflexisdicantelectumtuum:Adiutorium
nostruminnomineDomini,&c.EtPsalmum,Qui 4. Ps. 91 (90 in the Vulgate).
habitatinadiutorioaltissimi,vsqueadfinem,&
orationemDominicam,&orationemsequentem.
Theos patir vehemens, angelorum Deus, rogo & inuoco
te per sanctissimos Angelos tuos Eliphamasay Cf.LIHXXIVXXV.The
gelomicros gedobonai Saromana elomnia: et per missingwordscorrespond
withthefollowinginLIH:
angelos tuos, quorum adeo consecrata sunt nomina, vt
"Deihel.Dehel.Depymo.
nobis proferri non debent, qu sunt h: de: el: x p n k h Dein.Hel.Exluso.Depymon.
t li g y y de humanis sensibus fari non possunt, nec Helynon.Exmogon.
comprehendi, Parineos.Exmegan.
Pheleneos.Nauagen.Hosyel.
Te queso munda conscientiam meam splendore nominis Dragon.Garbona.Rathion.
tui, illustra & confirma intellectum meum per Spiritum Monyham.Megonhamos."
sanctum in odore suauitatis: adorna Domine animam
meam, vt audita intelligam, & intellecta memoriter
teneam: Reforma Domine cor meum, restaura Domine
Deus sensum meum, placa piissime Deus viscera mea,
aperi mitissime os meum, tempera piissime linguam
meam ad laudem & gloriam nominis tui, per gloriosum &
my Tongue to [118] the praise and glory of thy Name, inffabile nomen tuum Domine, qui es fons bonitatis, &
by thy glorious and unspeakeable Name. O Lord, totius pietatis origo, habe patientiam in me, & da mihi
who art the Fountain of all goodness, and original of verum intellectum, scilicet non plus sapere qu oportet,
all piety, have patience with me, and give unto me a & istud memoriter retinere, tu qui peccantem non statim
iudicas, sed pnitentiam misertus expectas, te quso
true understanding, to know whatsoever is fitting for indignus, vt facinorum & scelerum meorum squalores
me, and retain the same in Memory: thou who dost abstergas, & me petitione tanta per angelorum tuorum
not presently Judge a sinner, but mercifully expectest virtutes, de quibus prfatus sum, efficacem facias, ad
repentance; I beseech thee, though unworthy, to wash laudem & gloriam tui nominis, qui in Trinitate perfecta
away the filth of my sins and wickedness, and grant viuis ac regnas Deus, per omnia secula seculorum, Amen.
me my petitions, to the praise and glory of thy Holy
Name; who livest and reignest one God in perfect
Trinity, World without end, Amen.

Some other precepts to be observed in this work. Sequuntur alia prcepta in hoc opere seruanda.

Fastthedayfollowingwithbreadandwater,andgive Sequentidieieiunainpane& dando

Almes;ifitbetheLord'sday,thengivedoubleAlmes;be eleemosynam,&sifueritdiesDominicus,tuncduplica
cleaninbodyandmind;boththyself,andputonclean eleemosynam,&expiabitieiunium,sismundusin
Cloaths.[119] corpore&anima,&sifueritferialisdies,balneare,&
mundisvestibusinduaris.
The processe follows.
Sequitur processus.
Whenthouwiltoperateconcerninganydifficult
ProblemeorQuestion,withbendedknees,beforethybed, Cmergooperarevoluerisdealiqupdifficili
makeConfessionuntoGodtheFather;andhavingmade problemate,seuqustione,flexisgenibusantelectum
thyConfession,saythisOration. tuumpurconfitereDeoPatri,factaqueconfessionedic
hancorationem.

Send Oh Lord thy wisdome to assist me, that it may Mitte Domine sedium tuarum assistricem
be with me, and labour with me, and that I may Sapientiam, [630] vt mecum sit & mecum laboret, &
alwayes know what is acceptable before thee; and
that unto me N. may be manifested the truth of this
question or Art.
Thisbeingdone,Thriceinthedayfollowing,when
thourisest,givethankstoGodAlmighty,saying,Glory
andhonour,andbenedictionbeuntohimthatsittethon
theTrone,andthatlivethforeverandever,Amen.with
bendedkneesandstretchedouthands.
Butifthoudesiresttounderstandanybook,askof
somethathathknowledgetherein,whatthatbooktreateth
of:Thisbeingdone,openthebook,andreadinit;and
operateasatfirstthreetimes,andalwayeswhenthou
goesttosleep,write[,andafterwards,]Alphaand
Omega,[120]andafterwardssleeponthyrightside,
puttingthepalmeofthyhandunderthyEar,andthou
shaltseeinadreamallthingsthoudesirest;andthoushalt
hearthevoyceofoneinformingandinstructingtheein
thatbook,orinanyotherfacultywhereinthouwilt
operate:Andinthemorning,openthebook,andread
therein;andthoushaltpresentlyunderstandthesame,asif
thouhadststudyedinitalongtime:Andalwayes
remembertogivethankstoGod,asaforesaid.
AfterwardsonthefirstdaysaythisOration:
Oh Father, Maker of all Creatures; by thy
sciam quid acceptum sit coram te omni tempore, & mihi
N. manifestetur veritas huius qustionis vel artis.
Hocdicto,terindiesequenticmsurrexeris
regratiareteoportetDEOomnipotentidicendo.Gloria,
&honor,&benedictiositsedentisuperthronum,
viuentiinseculaseculorum,AMEN.Flexisgenibus,&
manibusexpansis.
Siautemvoluerishaberenotitiamalicuiuslibri,
qureabaliquosciente,vndetractatliber:hocfacto
aperilibruminipsolegendo,postoperarevtprius
dictumest,tribusvicibus,&sempercmisdormitum,
scribe&posteaverAlpha&Omega,&indextro
latereobdormiaslocandopalmamsubtusaurem:&
videbissomniariomniaquoptabis.Etaudiesvocem
personteinformantibusinillolibro,velinalia
facultatequacunque,dequaoperaris.Factoautem
manaperilibruminipsolegendo,&statimhabebis
eiusintellectum,acsilongotemporisvsuinipso
studuisses,&semperregraciareDeosicutdictumest.
Posteprimadiedichancorationem.
O pater creaturarum omnium opifex, per tuam
unspeakeable power wherewith thou hast made all
things, stir up the same power, and come and save
me, and protect me from all adversity of Soul and
Body, Amen. Of the Son say, O Christ, Son of the
living God, who art the splendor and figure of light,
with whom there is no alteration nor shaddow of
change; Thou Word of God most high, thou wisdome
of the Father; open unto me, thy unworthy
servant N. the veins of thy saving Spirit, that I may
wisely understand, retain in Memory, and
declare [121] all thy wonders: Oh wisdome, who
proceedest out of the mouth of the most high,
powerfully reaching from end to end, sweetly
disposing of all things in the World, come and teach
me the way of prudence and wisdome. Oh Lord
which didst give thy Holy Spirit to thy Disciples, to
teach and illuminate their Hearts, grant unto me thy
unworthy servant N. the same Spirit, and that I may
alwayes rejoyce in his consolation.
Other precepts.
HavingfinishedtheseOrations,andgivenAlmes,
whenthouentrestintothyChamber,devoutlykneeldown
beforethybed,sayingthisPsalm:Havemercyuponme,
OGod,accordingtothemultitudeofthygreat
mercies,&c.1and,IntheeOhLordhaveItrusted,&c.2[as
iscustomarilyreadduringtheeveningprayer
service.]Thenriseup,andgotothewall,andstretchforth
ineffabilem potentiam, qua omnia condidisti, excita
potentiam tuam & veni ad me saluandum, protegendo me
ab omni aduersitate corporis & anim. Amen. De Filio
ver. CHRISTI Fili Dei viui, qui es splendor & figura
luminis, apud quem non est transmutatio, nec
vicissitudinis obumbratio, tu verbum Dei altissimi, tu
sapientia Patris, aperi mihi indigno famulo tuo N. venas
Spiritus salutaris, vt sapienter intelligam, & intellecta
memoriter teneam, vt enarrem vniuersa mirabilia tua. O
sapientia qui ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens fine
vsque ad finem fortiter, suauiter disponensque omnis,
veni ad docendum me viam prudenti. Deus qui
discipulis tuis sanctum dedisti Spiritum, & eorum corda
illustrare & docere dignatus es, tribue mihi indigno
famulo tuo N. in eodem Spiritu rect sapere, & in eius
consolatione semper gaudere.
1. Ps. 51 (KJV); Vulgate Ps.
Alia prcepta. 50.
2. Ps. 31 (KJV); Vulgate Ps.
Finitisistisorationibus,&datiseleeosynis,deuot 30.
cmintraueriscubiculumtuum,prosternasteante
lectumtuum,dicendoPsalmum:MisereremeiDeus
secundmmagnammisericordiamtuam.Et:Inte
Dominesperaui,sicutsoletlegiincompletorio:&his
dictuserigete,&vade[631]adparietem,&expande
manustuasinmodumcrucisfaciendovelhabendoduas
 thyhands,havingtwonaylesfixed,uponwhichthou clauosfixos,quibusmanussustentasdicendohanc
maiststayupthyhands,andsaythisPrayerfollowing orationemqusequiturtotamentemdeuotione.
withgreatdevotion:
Deus qui pro nobis miseris peccatoribus crucis patibulum
O God, who for us miserable sinners didst undergo the & mortis supplicium subire voluisti, cui etiam Abraham
painful death upon [122] the Crosse; to whom filium suum immolauit Isaac, Tibi ego hodie indignus
also Abraham offer'd up his son Isaac; I thy unworthy famulus tuus, peccator & multis malis perplexus immolo
servant, a sinner perplexed with many evils, do this day & sacrifico animam meam & corpus meum, vt mihi
offer up and Sacrifice unto thee my Soul and Body, that sapientiam salutarem influas & inspires qui prophetis
thou maist infuse into me thy Divine wisdome, and inspire spiritum propheticum indidisti.
me with the Spirit of Prophesy , wherewith thou didst
inspire the Holy Prophets.
1. Ps. 5.
AfterwardssaythisPsalm;OhLordinclinethineears Posthocdicpsalmum:Verbameaauribuspercipe
2. Ps. 23 (Vulgate 22).
untomywords,&c.1 Domine&c.Etsubiunge:
andadd,
Dominus regit me, et nihil mihi deerit in loco pascu ibi
The Lord is my shepherd,2 and nothing shall I want: he shall me collocauit indignum famulum suum N. super aquas
set me down in green pastures, his servant N. he shall lead [*aquam] refectionis educa[ui]t me, animam meam
me upon the waters of refreshment, he converteth my Soul, conuertit, et educat me N. super semitas iustiti propter
and leadeth me N. upon the paths of his righteousness for nomen suum sanctum. Vespertina oratio descenda ad te
his Holy Name: Let my evening Prayer ascend upunto thee Domine, & descendat super me indignum famulum tuum
Oh Lord, and let thy mercy descend upon me thy unworthy N. Misericordia tua, protege, salua, benedic, sanctifica
servant N. protect, save, blesse, and sanctify me, that I may me per signaculum sanct crucis, vt sit mihi obstaculum
have a shield against all the wicked darts of my enemies: contra sua iacula omnium inimicorum meorum:
defend me Oh Lord by the price of the blood of the just defende me Domine per lignum sanctum & per precium
One, wherewith thou hast redeemed me; who livest and iusti sanguinis tui cum quo me redemisti, qui viuis &
reignest God, whose wisdom hath laid the regnas Deus: cuius sapientia clum stabiliuit, terram
foundation [123] of the Heaven, and formed the Earth, and formauit et mare in termino suo collocauit, et omnes
placed the Sea in her bounds: and by the going forth of thy creaturas per simplicem emanationem condidit: et
Word hast made all Creatures, and hath formed man out of hominem de limo terr ad imaginem et similitudinem
the dust of the Earth, according to his own image and suam plasmauit: qui Salomoni filio regis Dauid
likeness; who gave to Solomon the son of sapientiam instimabilem donauit, Prophetis
King David inestimable wisdome: hath given to his propheticam scientiam tribuit, Philosophis philosophicam
Prophets the Spirit of Prophesy, and infused into scientiam mirific inflauit, Apostolis fortitudinem
Philosophers wonderfull Philosophical knowledge, elargitus est, Martyres confortauit, confessores
confirmed the Apostles with fortitude, comforted and sanctimonijs confirmauit, Virgines virginitatis flore
strengthened the Martyrs, who exalteth his elect from conseruauit: qui ab terno electos suos exaltat et prouid
eternity, and provideth for them; Multiply Oh Lord God, thy preleget, multiplica super me indignum famulum tuum
mercy upon me thy unworthy servant N. by giving me a N. Domine Deus misericordiam tuam dando mihi
teachable wit, and an understanding adorned with virture ingenium docile et intellectum virtutibus et scientijs
and knowledge, a firm and sound Memory, that I may decoratum, memoriam firmam, vt mirabiliter retineam
accomplish and retain whatsoever I endeavour, through the assequens adipiscar, et celsitudine tui nominis
greatness of thy wonderful Name; lift up, Oh Lord my God, ineffabiliter subseruiens valeam complacere: et illumina
the light of thy countenance upon me, that hope in thee: Domine vultum tuum super me Deus meus sperantem in
Come and teach me, Oh Lord God of virtues, and shew me te. Veni ad docendum me Domine Deus virtutum, et
thy face, and I shall be safe. ostende mihi faciem tuam, et saluus ero.

ThenaddthisPsalm:
"UntotheeOhLorddoIliftupmySoul:Ohmy
God[124]intheedoItrust;"1exceptingthat
verse,Confundantur,&c.
EtsubiungePsal.AdteDomineleuauianimam
meam,Deusmeusinteconfido;exceptoilloversu,
Ps. 25 (Vulgate 24.), except
Confundantur.[632] verse 3 (Vulgate 4).

Havingfulfilledthesethingsuponthewall,descend
untothyBed,writinginthyrighthandAlphaandOmega:
thengotobed,andsleeponthyrightside,holdingthy
handunderthyrightEar,andthoushaltseethegreatness
ofGodasthouhastdesired.Andinthemorning,onthy
knees,beforethybed,givethanksuntoGodforthose
Hiscompletisinparietedescendeantelectumtuum,
scribensindextrapalmaAlpha&:&tuncponaste
dormitum&dormiastenendoindextrolaterepalmam
subdextraaure,&videbusmagnificentiamDeiquam
optasti.Maneautemflexisgenibusantelectumtuum
 thingshehathrevealedtothee: regratiareDeoprohisqutibireuelauit.

I give thanks unto thee, Oh great and wonderful God, Gratias tibi ago Deus magne & mirabilis, qui dedisti
who hast given Salvation and knowledge of Arts unto salutem & perspicacitatem scientiarum mihi indigno
me thy unworthy servant N. and confirm this Oh famulo tuo N. & confirma hanc Deus quam operatus es in
God, which thou hast wrought in me, in preserving me salubriter conseruando, gratias ago tibi Domine Deus
immense, qui me miserum peccatorem cum non essem
me. I give thanks unto thee, O powerful Lord God, creasti, & cum perditus essem pretioso sanguine filij tui
who createdst me miserable sinner out of nothing, Domini nostri Iesu Christi me redemisti, & cum
when I was not, and when I was utterly lost; not ignorarem doctrina ac scientia salutari, concede quso
redeemed, but by the precious blood of thy Son our mihi indigno famulo tuo N. Domine Iesu Christe vt per
Lord Jesus Christ; and when I was ignorant thou hast hanc scientiam in tuo sancto seruitio semper stabilis
given unto me learning and knowledge: grant unto merear inueniri. Amen.
me thy servant N. O Lord Jesus Christ, that through
this knowledge, I may be alwayes constant in thy
Holy service, Amen. [125]

Theseoperationsbeingdevoutlycompleated,give
thanksdailywiththeselastOrations.Butwhenthou diedeincepsregratiaredehisvltimodictisorationibus.
wouldstread,study,ordispute,say,
Remember thy word unto thy Servant, O Lord, in
which thou hast given me hope; this is my comforter
in humility. Then add these Orations: Remember me
O Lord of Lords, put good words and speech into my
mouth, that I may be heard efficaciously and and
powerfully, to the praise, glory, and honour of thy
glorious Name, which is Alpha and Omega, blessed
for ever, World without end, Amen.
Completatotalioperatione&deuotperacta,omni
Cumautemlegerevelstuderevolueris,veldisputare
dic.
Memor esto verbi tui seruo tuo Domine, in quo mihi
spem dedisti, hic me consolatus est in humilitate mea, &
subiunges orationes has: Recordare mei Domine omni
potentatui dominans, da sermonem rectum & ben
sonantem in os meum, vt alios in formem & audiar
efficaciter ad laudem & ad gloriam & honorem nominis
tui gloriosi qui est & benedictus in secula seculorum.
 Then silently say these Orations. Tuncsubsilentiodichasorationes:

O Lord God, that daily workest new signs
and unchangeable wonders, fill me with the spirit of
wisedome, understanding and Eloquence; make my
mouth as a sharp Sword, and my Tongue as an arrow
elected, & confirm the words of my mouth to all
wisdome: mollify the Hearts of the hearers to
understand what they desire, Elysenach, Tzacham,
&c. [126]
O Domine Deus innoua signa & immuta mirabilia Spiritu
sapienti & intellectus & facundi me replendo: & pone
os meum vt gladium acutum, & linguam meam vt
LIH XVI?
sagittam electam, & verba oris mei confirma ad omnem
sapientiam, corda quoque audientium liquefac desiderent
suscipere Elysenac tzacham, &c.

The manner of Consecrating the Figure of Memory. De modo consecrandi figuram memori.

Itoughttobeconsecratedwithgreatfaith,hopeand Debetconsecrarisummafide,spe&charitate,&
charity;andbeingconsecrated,tobekeptandusedin cumiamfueritconsecrata,serua&easicvtarisin
operationasfolloweth. operatione.

1. Ps. 91 (Vulgate 90).

OnthefirstdayofthenewMoon,havingbeheldthe Primdienouilunijinspectanoualuna,poneeam 2. This could perhaps refer to
oration 2 on p. 21, or the
newMoon,puttheFigureunderyourrightEar,andso subdextraaure,&consequenterinalijsnoctibus,& oration "for the memory" on p.
consequentlyeveryothernight,andseventimesaday;the cumdedieeaminspiciasseptemvicibus.Primoinhora 107, or the oration on p. 117
firsthourofthemorningsayingthisPsalm,Quihabitat, matutinalidicendoPsalmum.Quihabitat,pertotum& that starts with "Theos Patir
&c.1throughout;andtheLordsPrayeronce,andthis orationemdominicamsemel,&orationemTheospatyr vehemens."
3. Ps. 138 (Vulgate 137).
OrationTheosPatyr2onceinthefirsthouroftheday: semelinhoraprimadiei.EtdicdeindePsalmum 4. Ps. 103 and 104 (Vulgate
thensaythisPsalm,ConfitebortibiDomine,&c.3andthe ConfitebortibiDomineintotocordemeoquoniam 102 and 103) both start with
LordsPrayertwice,andtheOrationTheosPatyrtwice. audiuistiomniaverbaorismei&orationemdominicam "Benedic anima mea Domino."
bis,&orationemTheospatyrbis.Inhoratertiadiei
InthethirdhourofthedaythePsalmBenedicatanima PsalmumBenedicatanimameaDominum&
meaDominum,&c.4theLordsPrayerthrice,andthe omnia[633]quintramesunt,&orationemdominicam
 OrationTheosPatyr. ter,&orationemTheospatyr.

InthesixthhoursaythisPsalm:Appropinquet Inhorasextadicpsalmum,Appropinquetdeprecatio
deprecatiomeainconspectutuoDomine,secundum meainconspectutuoDominesecundumeloquium
eloquiumtuum.1 tuum:damihimemoriam,&vocemmeamaudi
secundummagnammisericordiamtuam,&secundum
GrantuntomeMemory,andhearmyvoyceaccording auditumtuumdamihifacundiam.Eructabuntlabiamea 1. Ps. 119:168 (Thau)
(118:168)
tothygreatmercy,[127]andaccordinguntothyword imperiumcumdocuerismeglorificationestuas.Gloria
grantEloquence,andmylipsshallshewforththymajesty, patri,&c.Orationemdominicamnouies&Theos
whenthoushaltteachmethyGlory:Gloriapatri,&c,say patyr.
theLordsPrayerninetimes,andTheosPatyr.

Intheninethhour,saythePsalmBeatiimmaculatiin
via;1theLordsPrayer12times,andTheosPatyr.
IntheEveningsaythisPsalm,Deusmisereatur
nostri:2theLordsPrayer15times,andTheosPatyras
often.
ThelasthoursaythisPsalm,DeusDeusmeusrespice
inme,3&c.&Deusinadjutoriummeumintende,4andte
DeumLaudamus;theLordsPrayeronce,andTheos
Patyr:thensaytheOrationfollowingtwice.
InhoranonadicPsalmum,Beatiimmaculatiinvia
&orationemdominicam12.&orationemTheos
patyr.InhoravesperorumdicPsalmum:Deus
misereaturnostri&orationemdominicam15.&Theos
1. Ps. 119 (V. 118).
patyrtoties.InhoracompletorijdicPsalm.DeusDeus 2. Ps. 67 (V. 66).
meusrespiceinme&Deusinadiutoriummeum 3. Ps. 22 (V. 21).
intende,&teDeumlaudamus,&orationemdominicam 4. Ps. 70 (V. 69).
semel&Theospatyr.Etistaoratioqusequiturbis
dumprofertur.

O God, who hast divided all things in number, Deus qui omnia numero, pondere, mensura horarum
weight, and measure, in hours, nights, and dayes; dierum & noctium patens diuisio, qui semper stellas solus
who countest the number of the Stars, give unto me dinumeras, metire me, tribue constantiam efficacem, vt in
huius artis N. vera cogitatione te diligam & munus tu
constancy and virtue, that in the true knowledge of
this Art N. I may love thee, who knows the gifts of
thy goodness, who livest and reignest,&c. [128]
Four dayes the Figure of Memory ought to be
consecrated with these Orations.
O Father of all Creatures, of the Sun and Moon.
Thenonthelastdaylethimbathhimself,andputon
cleangarments,andclean*Ornaments,andinaclean
place,suffumigatehimselfwithFrankincense,and
comeinaconvenienthourinthenightwithalight
Kindled,butsothatnomanmayseethee;andbeforethe
beduponyourkneessaythisOrationwithgreatdevotion.
OmostgreatandmostHolyFather,sevenornine
times:thenputtheFigurewithgreatreverenceaboutyour
Head;andsleepintheBedwithcleanlinnenvestiments,
anddoubtnotbutyoushallobtainwhatsoeveryoudesire
forthishathbeenprovedbymany,towhomsuch
coelestialsecretsoftheHeavenlyKingdomeare
granted,Amen.[129]
pietatis cognoscam, qui viuis & regnas, &c.
Per quatuor dies consecratur figura memori per
orationes:
O pater creaturarum omnium Solis
& Lun. * Lectisternium, a Robe in
which the Priests used to sleep
Tuncvltimadiedebetsebalneare&mundisvestibus in the Temples, to receive the
seindueremundislectisterniisvtiinlocosecreto Divine Oracles.
suffumigetthure,&veniasinnoctehoradebitacum
incensolumine,vtnemotevideat,&antelectum
genibusflexisdicsummacumdeuotionehanc
orationem.
Summepaterpijssime,nouiesvelsepties,postea
respiciasfiguramcumreuerentiacircacaput,&
obdormiasinlectoindutislineisvestibusmundis&non
dubitesquicquidpetietisobtinebis:&estpermultos
probatumquibusconcessasuntsecretaclestiaregni,
Amen.
The Oration following ought to be said as you stand up. Sequitur oratio quam dicere debes vt supr stat.

O great God, Holy Father, most Holy Sanctifier of all Summe Deus pater pijssime sanctorum sanctificator
Saints, three and one, most high King of Kings, most sanctissime, trinus & vnus, altissime rex regnum,
powerful God Almighty, most glorious and most wise fortissime Deus omnipotens gloriosissime & dispensator
prudentissime moderator rector omnium creaturarum
Dispensor, Moderator, and Governour of all
visibilium & inuisibilium, Deus potentissime, cuius
Creatures, visible and invisible: O mighty God, terribibilis & ineffabilis maiestas metuenda, cuius
whose terrible and most mighty Majesty is to be omnipotentia clum & terra mare, infernus & omnia qu
feared, whose omnipotency the Heaven, the Earth, continet, quam mundi machina admirantur & venerantur,
the Sea, [130] Hell, and all things that are therein, do tremunt & obediunt: Deus Sabaoth inuincibilis Deus
admire,reverence, tremble at, and obey. fortissimus insuperabilis. Deus magnus & immensus
quem capit nullus sensus, super omnia amabilis instructor
O most powerful, most mighty, and most invincible admirabilis, eruditor inuincibilis magistrorum ex tunc
doctor doctorum sapientissime simplicium instructor
Lord God of Sabaoth: O God incomprehensible; the mitissime amator humilium benignissime Deus
wonderful Maker of all things, the Teacher of all scientiarum & Deus sapientiarum, in quo sunt omnes
learning, Arts and Sciences; who mercifully thesauri sapienti & bon scienti, qui solus absque
labore & sine mora sapientiam & omnem scientiam
Instructest the humble and meek: O God of all
quemuis hominem docere scis & potes, si vis, qui es
wisdome and knowledge, In whom are all Treasures prsentium, prteritorum, & futurorum peruigil
of wisdome, Arts and Sciences; who art able instantly inspector & omnium cordium assiduus perscrutator, per
to infuse Wisdome, Knowledg, and Learning into any quem sumus viuimus & moriemur: qui sedes super
man; whose Eye beholdeth all things past, present, cherubin, intueris solus abyssos disponis, discernis, regis
and to come; who art the daily Searcher of all hearts; & dirigis vniuersa: confiteor hodie coram sancta &
through whom we are, we live and dye; who sittest tremenda nimis ineffabiliter [635] gloriosa maiestate &
upon the Cherubins; who alone seest and rulest the coram omnium clestium virtutum & potestatum
bottomeless pit: whose Word gives Law throughtout consortio gloriosam maiestatem laudans, ac benedicens te
Deum & Dominum meum & invocans nomen tuum
the universal World: I confesse my self this day magnum, & mirabile super me, & quod est super omne
before thy Holy and glorious Majesty, and before the nomen: deprecor itaque te altissime Domine omnipotens,
company of all Heavenly virtues and Potentates, adorante, colende, tremende Deus magne adonay &
praying thy glorious Majesty, invocating thy great omnium beatitudinum, dignitatum latitudinum mirabilis
Name, which is a Name wonderful, and above every dispensator omnium bonorum optimorum cuiusque vis,
Name, blessing thee O Lord my God: I also largissimus erogator, vt clementer abundanter &
beseech [131] thee, most high, most omnipotent Lord, permanenter digneris super me hodie multiplex donum
Spiritus sancti grati infundere, Et nunc te clementissime
who alone art to be adored; O thou great and
Domine, qui Adam primum hominem ad imaginem &
dreadfulGod Adonay, wonderful Dispensator of all similitudinem tuam creare dignatus es immittere dignare
beatitudes, of all Dignities, and of all goodness; & confortare templum corporis mei & velis in toto corde
Giver of all things, to whomsoever thou wilt, meo hospitari descendens splendidissimo templo
mercifully, aboundantly and permanently: send clorum lucidissimo grati & ineffabili maiestatis
down upon me this day the gift of the grace of thy omnipotemti, secundum quod mirabiliter in sanctis
Holy Spirit. And now O most merciful God, who hast fidelibus tuis operatus es, sic mitte mihi hodie altissime
createdAdam the first man, according to thy image & benignissime rex tern glori Deus admirabilis &
and likeness; fortify the Temple of my body, and let sanctissime de sede glorios maiestatis dominationis tu
multiplicem benedictus septiformis grati tu Spiritum
thy Holy Spirit descend and dwell in my Heart, that I
may shine forth the wonderful beams of thy Glory: as sapientie & intellectus, Spiritum fortitudinis & consilij,
thou hast been pleased wonderfully to operate in thy spiritum scienti & pietatis, spiritum timoris & amoris
faithful Saints; So O God, most wonderful King, and tui ad cognoscendum tuam incomprehensibilem
eternal glory, send forth from the seat of thy glorious voluntatem & ad proficienda & intelligenda, miranda
vald sancta mysteria tua & occulta sapienti tu, qu
Majesty, a seven-fold blessing of thy grace, the Spirit manifestare te decent, & qu latent & expediant tuis
of Wisedome and Understanding, the Spirit of scire: Sed vt valeam mihi inuestigare & comprehendi
fortitude and Counsel , the Spirit of knowledge and profundam benignitatem, ineffabilem dulcedinem
Godliness, the Spirit of fear and love of thee, to misericordi tu immend pietatis & diuiuitatis tu Et
understand thy wonderful Holy and occult mysteries, nunc tu ipse clementissime Domine, qui olim in faciem
which thou art pleased to reveal, and which are primi hominis inspirasti spiritum vit digneris hodie in
fitting for [132] thine to know, that I may comprehend corde meo clemanter & permanenter infundere vnum &
verum & subtilem & perseuerantem, valentem, rectam &
the depth, goodness, and inestimable sweetness of
perfectam, in omnibus intellectum, memoriam
thy most immense Mercy, Piety and Divinity. And indeficientem viuacem & tenacem: efficacem facundiam
now O most merciful Lord, who didst breath into the sancti spiritus gratiam mellitam ignitam & expeditam &
first Man the breath of life, be pleased this day to perfluentem, vt de multiplicatione benedictionum tuarum
infuse into my Heart a true perfect perceiving, & largiflua permanenter dotatus, omnia contemnenda
powerful and right understanding in all things; a despiciam & te solum Deus omnium, qui es verum
quick, lasting, and indeficient Memory, and summum & salutiferum & instimabile omne bonum,
efficacious Eloquence; the sweet, quick and piercing super omnia ardenter glorificem, laudem adorem,
Grace of thy Holy Spirit, and of the multitude of thy benedicam & exaltem te regem regum & dominum
dominantium in omni tempore & semper laus tu
blessings, which thou bountifully bestowest: grant magnificenti, tu misericordi & omnipotenti sit in
that I may despise all other things, and glorify, praise, ore meo & anima mea flammescart iugiter & in ternum
adore, bless and magnify thee the King of Kings, and coram te: qui es omnipotens Deus, omnium rex, pax
Lord of Lords; and alwayes set forth thy praise, summa [636] & sapientia vera, dulcedo insatiabilis,
mercy, and omnipotency: that thy praise may suauitas instimabilis, ineffabile gaudium omnium
alwayes be in my mouth, and my Soul may be bonorum, desiderium beatorum, vita, societas & finis
inflamed with thy Glory for ever before thee. O thou gloriosus; qui fuit ab terno & est & semper erit virtus
who art God omnipotents, King of all things, the inuincibilis, solus impassibilis, splendor inextinguibilis
benedictio & claritas, honor laus, & venerabilis gloria
greatest peace and perfectest wisdome, ineffable and
inestimable sweetness and delight, the
unexpressible [133] joy of all good, the desire of all
the blessed, their life, comfort, and glorious end; who
was from eternity, and is and ever shall be virtue
invincible, without parts or passions; Splendor and
glory unquenchable; benediction, honour, praise, and
venerable glory before all Worlds, since and
everlastingly time without end, Amen.
The following Oration hath power to expell all lusts.
O Lord, Holy Father, omnipotent eternal God, of
inestimable mercy and immense goodness; O most
merciful Jesus Christ, repairer and restorer of
mankind; O Holy Ghost, comforter and love of the
faithful: who holdest all the Earth in thy fingers, and
weighest all the Mountains and Hills in the World;
who dost wonders past searching out, whose power
there is nothing can resist, whose wayes are past
finding out: defend my Soul, and deliver my Heart
from the wicked cogitations of this World; extinguish
and repress in me by thy power all the sparks of lust
and fornication, that I may [134] more intentively love
thy works, and that the virtue of thy Holy Spirit may
be increased in me, among the saving gifts of thy
faithful, to the comfort and salvation of my Heart,
Soul, and Body. O most great and most Holy God,
Maker, Redeemer, and Restorer of mankind, I am thy
servant, the Son of thy hand-maid, and the work of
ante & vltra omnia secula seculorum tempora, Amen.
Oratio sequens habet vim repellendi omnem
libidinem voluptatis.
O Domine sancte pater omnipotens terne Deus
instimabilis misericordi & pietatis immens. Iesu
Christe pijssime conditor, reparator & gubernator generis
humani. Spiritus sancte paracletus fidelium omnium
amator, qui tribus digitis apprehendisti molem terr, &
libras in pondere montes & colles in statera, & qui facis
inscrutabilia & magna mirabilis solus: cum nil sit quod
possit resistere tu voluntati, cuius vi inuestigabiles,
defende animam meam & libera cor meum de prauis
huius mundi cogitationibus: incensus libidines & omnes
fornicationes in me potenter extingue & reprime, vt
actibus tuis intentis delectetur, & augeatur in me virtus
Spiritus sancti per salutem & remuneratione, fidelium in
salutem anim me & corporis mei ac cordis mei.
Summe pijssime Deus conditor ac redemptor & reparator
generis humani, ego seruus tuus & filius ancill tu opus
manuum tuarum. Misericordissime Deus & redemptor
ante conspectum tu maiestatis immens gemebundus
assisto clamans, deprecans, postulans instanter toto
thy hands: O most merciful God and Redeemer, I cry
and sigh before the sight of thy great Majesty,
beseeching thee, with my whole Heart, to restore me
a miserable sinner, and receive me to thy great
mercy; give me Eloquence, Learning, and
Knowledge, that those that shall hear my words, they
may be mellifluous in their Hearts; that seeing and
hearing thy wisdome, the proud may be made
humble, and hear and understand my words with
great humility, and consider the greatness and
goodness of thy blessings, who livest and reignest
now and for ever, Amen.
Note,thatifyoudesiretoknowanythingthatyouare
ignorantof,especiallyofanyScience,readthisOration:I
confessmyselftotheethisday,OGodtheFatherof
HeavenandEarth,1[135]threetimes;andintheend
expressforwhatyoudesiretobeheard;afterwards,inthe
EveningwhenyougotoBed,saythe
OrationTheosthroughout,andthePsalmQui
Habitat,2withthisversicle,EmitteSpiritum;andgoto
sleep,andtaketheFigureforthispurpose,andputit
undertherightEar:andaboutthesecondorthirdhourof
thenight,thoushaltseethydesires,andknowwithout
doubtthatwhichthoudesiresttofindout:andwriteinthy
righthandAlphaandOmega,withthesignoftheCross,
andputthathandunderthyrightEar,andfasttheday
before;onlyonceeatingsuchmeatasisusedonfasting
dayes.
cordis affectu, vt me miserum peccatorem de tua magna
misericordia confidentem recipias, me scientijs ac
scripturis eloquentem audiuerint verba mea in corde suo
melliflua sentiant, qui viderint & auduyerint sapientes,
mansueti, superbi, humiles, cunctantes & tanta humilitate
audiant, intelligant, & mea verba ben sentiant melliflue,
deifica, pacifica tuorum beneficiorum exhibitorum
considerata qui viuis & regnas nunc & in ternum.
Amen.
Nota,Sialiquodtibiignotumscirevolueris&
maximdescientijslegeistamorationem:confiteortibi
hodiecli&terr,trinavice,&semperinfinedebes
exprimereidproquopostulasexaudiri.Posteadesero
quandovoluerisiredormitumdicasflexisgenibus
orationemTheospertotum,deindepsalmum:Qui
habitatcumversiculo:EmitteSpiritumtuum:Etvade
dormitum,&capefiguramadhocdeputatam,&pone 1. Cf. p. 97.
subauredextra,&horasecundanoctisveltertiavidebis 2. Ps. 91 (90 in the Vulgate).
eaqupostulasti,&[637]sciassinedubio,quia
experieris,&scribeadmanumdextramAlpha&
Omegacumsignocrucis,&poneeandemmanumsub
auredextra,&eademdieieiunabisincibis
quadragesimlibussemelcomedendo.
[Finis.]