The discovery of witchcraft proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected ... : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot ... ; whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author, the second now added in this third edition ... conducing to the compleating of the whole work, with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth [sic] book of The discovery.

CHAP. XXI.

Howw to inclose a Spirit in a Crystal-stone.

THis operation following, is to have a Spirit inclosed into a Crystal-stone or Beryl-glass, or into any other like instrument, &c. * 1.1 First thou in the new of the ☽ being cloathed with all new, and fresh and clean aray, and shaven, and that day to fast with bread and water; and being clean confessed, say the seven Psalms, and the Letany for the space of two days, with this Prayer following.

I desire thee O Lord God, my merciful and most loving God, the giver of all graces, the giver of all Sciences; grant that I thy wel-beloved N. (although unworthy) may know thy grace and power, against all the deceits and craftiness of Devils. And grant to me thy power good Lord, to constrain them by this Art: for thou art the true, and lively, and eternal God, which livest and reignest ever one God through all, Amen.

Thou must do this five dayes, and the sixt day have in a readiness,* 1.2 five bright Swords: and in some secret place make one circle with one of the said Swords. And then write this name, Sitrael, which done, standing in the circle, thrust in thy Sword into that name. And write again Malanthon, with another sword; and Thamaor, with another; and Falaor, with another; and Sitrami, with ano∣ther: and do as ye did with the first. All this done, turn thee to Sitrael, and kneeling, say thus, having the Crystal-stone in thine hands.

O Sitrael, Malantha, Lhamaor, Falaur, and Sitrami, Written in these circles, appointed to this work; I do conjure, and I do exorcise you, by the Fa∣ther, by the Son, and by the Holy Ghost, by him which cast you out of Paradise, and by him which spake the word and it was done, and by him which shall come to judge the quick and the dead, and the world by fire, that all you five infernal Masters and Princes do come unto me, to accomplish and to fulfil all my desire and request, which I shall command you. Also I conjure you Devils, and command you, I bid you,* 1.3 and appoint you, by the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the most highest God, and by the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary, and by all the Saints, both of men and women of God, and by all the Angels, Archangels, Patriarchs, and Prophets, Apostles, Evange∣lists, Martyrs, and Confessors, Virgins, and Widows, and all the elect of God. Also I conjure you, and every of you, ye infernal Kings, by the Heaven, by the Starrs, by the ☉ and by thee ☽ and all the Planets, by the Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, and by the terrestrial Paradise, and by all things in them contained, and by your Hell, and by all the Devils in it, and dwelling about it, and by your vertue and power, and by all whatsoever, and with whatsoever it be, which may constrain and

bind you. Therefore by all the aforesaid vertues and powers, I do bind you and con∣strain you into my will and power; that you being thus bound, may come unto me in great humility, and to appear in your circles before me visibly, in fair form and shape of mankind Kings, and to obey unto me all things, whatsoever I shall desire, and that you may not depart from me without my licence.* 1.4 And if you do against my pre∣cepts, I will promise unto you that you shall descend into the profound deepness of the Sea, except that you do obey unto me, in the part of the living Son of God, which liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, by all world of worlds, Amen.

Say this true Conjuration five courses, and then shalt thou see come out of the North-part five Kings with a marvellous company: which when they are come to the circle, they will alight down off from their Horses, and will kneel down before thee, saying, Master, command us what thou wilt, and we will out of hand be obedient unto thee. Unto whom thou shalt say; See that ye depart not from me, without my licence; anll that which I will command you to do, let it be done truly, surely, faithfully, and essentially. And then they all will swear unto thee to do all thy will; and after they have sworn, say the Conjuration immediately following.

* 1.5I conjure, charge, and command you, and every of you, Sitrael, Malanthan, Lhamaar, Falaur, and Sitrami, you Infernal Kings, to put into this Crystal-stone one spirit learned and expert in all Arts and Sciences, by the vertue of this Name of God Tetragrammaton, and by the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the blood of the innocent Lamb, which redeemed all the world, and by all their vertues and power I charge you, ye noble Kings, that the said spirit may teach, shew and declare unto me, and to my friends, at all hours and minutes, both night and day, the truth of all things both bodily and ghostly, in this world, whatsoever I shall request or desire, declaring also unto me my very name. And this I command in your part to do, and to obey thereunto, as unto your own Lord and Master. That done, they will call a certain spirit, whom they will command to enter into the centre of the circled or round Crystal. Then put the Crystal between the two circles, and thou shalt see the Crystal made black.

Then command them to command the spirit in the Crystal, not to depart out of the Stone, till thou give him licence, and to fulfill thy will for ever. That done, thou shalt see them go upon the Crystal, both to answer your requests, and to tarry your licence. That done, the spirits will crave licence: and say; Go ye to your place appointed of Almighty God, in the Name of the Father, &c. And then take up thy Crystal, and look therein, asking what thou wilt, and it will shew it unto thee. Let all your Circles be nine foot every way, and made as followeth. Work this work in ♋ ♏ or ♓ in the hour of the ☽ or ♃. And when the spirit is inclosed, if thou fear him bind him with some bond, in such sort as is elsewhere expressed already in this our Treatise.

[illustration]

A Figure or Type proportional, shewing what form must be observed and kept, in making the Figure, whereby the former secret of inclosing a Spirit in Crystal is to be accomplished, &c.* 1.6

2 〈☐〉〈☐〉alanta ••.

3 Thamaor.

1 〈☐〉〈☐〉itrael.

4 Ifalaur.

5 〈☐〉〈☐〉itrami.

North

South

Est

West

Agla

el

ya

Panthon

✚ dextera dm̄i exaltauit me ✚ dextera dm̄i fecit unt••le ✚ dextera dm̄i exalfa••tine ✚ dextera d̄mi fect virtute ✚

Messias

Emanuel

Alpha et ω

Notes

• * 1.1

  Observations of clealiness, abstinence, and devotion.
• * 1.2

  An observati∣on touching the use of the five Swords.
• * 1.3

  A weighty charge of con∣juration upon the five Kings.
• * 1.4

  A penalty for not appearing, &c.
• * 1.5

  The five spi∣rits of the North: as you shall see in the type expressed in the page next follow∣ing.
• * 1.6

  The names written within the five circles do signifie the five infernal Kings: See pag. 248, 249, 250.