Paracelsvs Of the supreme mysteries of nature.: Of [brace] the spirits of the planets. Occult philosophy. The magical, sympathetical, and antipathetical cure of wounds and diseases. The mysteries of the twelve signs of the zodiack. / Englished by R. Turner, philomathēs.

CHAP. VII. Of the Members of Generation.

THe loss of Strength and Virtue in the Mem∣bers of Generation, is a certain Sympathy proceeding from gross Fatness, which as a cer∣tain Spasma impedites the power of the Mem∣bers of that place. This happens by divers ac∣cidents; some whereof are natural, others are against nature, by Witchcraft. For the Remedy of the natural Passion, we use this remedy: Let these Words, with the Characters adjoyned, be written in new Parchment, which afterwards is to be bound about the nut of the yard.

[illustration] lamen etchings for the loss of strength in the members of generation

AVGALIRIOR 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉

This Writing in Parchment ought to be re∣newed every day by the space of 9 dayes, before Sun-rising every morning, by binding it, or rowling it with the Writing backwards about the Prepure, and there let it remain night and day; and as often as you renew the Parchment, or change it, let the old-one, which you take off, be burnt to ashes, and let the Patient drink it in a draught of warm wine. This is a most excel∣lent

Remedy, to be had with the least cost. But if any one desires to be preserved from these e∣vils, let him wear about his Neck a Lamen of Sil∣ver, with the same Words and Signs engraven thereupon: Or if one make a Lamen of Gold, and engrave the same Words and Characters thereupon, it will be far better. But when it happens that this Disease is brought upon any one by Witchcraft, or some Diabolical Art, wrought by the malice of wicked people; let the Patient take a piece of a Horse-shooe found in the high-way, of which let there be made a Tri∣dent-Fork on the day of ♀, and hour of ♄, as you see in this Figure following.

[illustration] lamen etchings

The Fork aforesaid being made, let those Words with their Caracters be engraven upon the Three teeth, as you see in the Figure. And upon the Handle thereof, those Words and Signs which you see in the Figure, on Sunday before Sun-rising: which being done, let the Fork be fastned in the ground under a running Stream of Water, so deep, that the handle may not be seen, and that it cannot be found: by this means, thou

shalt be delivered in 9 dayes; and the person that hath wrought this mischief upon thee, shall get somthing himself in that place, from which he shall not so easily be delivered: So we ought to resist Diabolicall Arts by Nature, as Christ by the holy Scripture proposed to the Devil in the Wilderness.