The history of magick by way of apology, for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the Creation, to the present age. / Written in French, by G. Naudæus late library-keeper to Cardinal Mazarin. Englished by J. Davies.
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The history of magick by way of apology, for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the Creation, to the present age. / Written in French, by G. Naudæus late library-keeper to Cardinal Mazarin. Englished by J. Davies.
Author
Naudé, Gabriel, 1600-1653.
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[London] :: Printed for John Streater, and are to be sold by the book-sellers of London,
1657.
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Magic -- Early works to 1800.
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"The history of magick by way of apology, for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the Creation, to the present age. / Written in French, by G. Naudæus late library-keeper to Cardinal Mazarin. Englished by J. Davies." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89818.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2025.
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The Contents of this Book.
Chap. I.
OF the conditions requisite to judge of Authors, especially Historian. Fol. 1.
Chap. II.
Of Magick and it Species. Fol. 11.
Chap. III.
That many eminent persons have been accounted Magicians who were only Politicians. Fol. 23.
Chap. IV.
That the great Learning of many excellent men hath many times been taken for Magick. Fol. 28.
Chap. V.
That great Mathematicians have been suspected for Magicians. Fol. 36
Chap. VI.
That the Books attributed to divers great men are not a sufficient testimony to make them guilty of Magick. Fol. 42.
Chap. VII.
Of all the other causes which may give any occa∣sion of suspicion thereof. Fol. 51.
Chap. VIII.
That Zoroastes was neither Author nor Abettor of Georick, Theurgick, or Artificial Magick. 63.
Chap. IX.
That Orpheus was no Magician. Fol. 80
...Chap▪ X.
A Vindication of Pythagoras. Fol. 96▪
...Chap. XI.
Of Numa Pompilius. Fol. 115.
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Chap. XII.
Of Democritus, Empedocles, and Apollo∣nius. Fol. 126.
...Chap. XIII.
Of the Genii, or Daemons, attributed to Socra∣tes, Aristotle, Plotinus, Porphyrius, Jamblicus, Chicus, Scaliger, and Cardan. Fol. 143.
...Chap. XIV.
Of Alchindus, Geber, Artephius, Thebit, An∣selme of Parma, Raimundus Lullius, Arnoldus de Villa nova, Peter d' Apono, and Paracel∣sus. Fol. 165.
...Chap. XV.
Of Henry Cornelius Agrippa. Fol. 188.
...Chap. XVI.
Of Merlin, Savanorola, & Nostradamus. F. 202
...Chap. XVII.
Of St. Thomas, Roger Bacon, Fryer Bungey Michael the Scot, Picus Mirandula, and Tri∣themius. Fol. 224.
...Chap. XVIII.
Of Robert of Lincoln, & Albertus Magnus. Fol. 241.
...Chap. XIX.
Of the Popes, Sylvester II. and Gregory VII. Fol. 255.
...Chap. XX.
Of Joseph, Salomon, and the Wise men. F. 273.
...Chap. XXI.
Of the Poet Virgil. Fol. 285.
Chap. XXII.
Of the means whereby all these erroneous opinions are maintained, and what may be expected from them, if not suppress'd. Fol. 298.
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