Chap. xlvi. Of the Images of the Mansions of the Moon.

They made also Images for evert Mansion of the Moon; in the first for the destruction of some one, they

made in an Iron ring, the Image of a black man in a garment made of haire, and girdled round, casting a

small lance with his right hand; they sealed this in black wax, and perfumed it with liquid Storax, and wished

some evil to come. In the second, against the wrath of the Prince, and for reconciliation with him, they sealed

in white wac and mastick, the Image of a king crowned, and perfumed it with Lignum Aloes; In the third,

they made an Image in a silver ring, whose table was square, the figure of which was a woman well clothed,

sitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head; they sealed it and perfumed it with muske,

Camphire and Calamus Aromaticus. They affirmed that this giveth happy fortune and every good thing. In

the fourth, for revenge, separation, enmity and ill will, they sealed in red wax the Image of a soldier sitting

on an horse, holding a Serpent in his right hand; they perfumed it with red myrrhe, and Storax; in the fifth,

for the favor of Kings and officers, and good entertainment, they sealed in Silver the head of a man, and

perfumed it with Sanders; in the sixth, for to procure love betwixt two, they sealed in white wax two Images

imbracing [embracing] one another, and perfumed them with Lignum Aloes and Amber; in the seventh, for

to obtain every good thing, they sealed in Silom the Image of a man well clothed, holding up his hands to

heaven as it were praying and supplicating, and perfumed it with good odors; In the eight, for victory in war,

they made a seal of Tin, being an Image of an Eagle, having the face of a man, and perfumed it with

Brimstone. In the ninth, to cause infirmities, they made a seal of Lead, being the image of a man wanting his

privy parts, shutting his eyes with his hands; and they perfumed it with Rosin of the Pine. In the tenth, to

facilitate child-bearing, and to cure the sick, they made a seal of gold, being the head of a Lyon [lion], and

perfumed it with Amber: In the eleventh, for fear, reverence and worship, they made a seal of a plate of gold,

being the image of a man riding on a Lion, holding the ear thereof in his left hand, and in his right, holding

forth a bracelet of gold, and they perfumed it with good odours and Saffron. In the twelth, for the separation

of Lovers, they made a seal of black lead, being the image of a Dragon fighting with a man, and they

perfumed it with the hairs of a Lion, and Assa fetida [asafoetida]. In the thirteenth, for the agreement of

married couples, and for the dissolving of charms against copulation, they made a feal of the images of both,

of the man in red Wax, of the woman in white, and caused them to imbrace one another, perfuming it with

Lignum Aloes and Amber. In the fourteenth, for divorce and separation of the man from the woman, they

made a seal of red Coppcr, being the image of a Dog biting his tail, and they perfumed it with the hair of a

black Dog, and black Cat. In the fifteenth, for to obtain friendship and good will, they made the image of a

man sitting, and inditing of letterss, and perfumed it with Frankincense and Nutmegs. In the sixteenth, for to

gain much Merchandizing they made a seal of Silver, being the image of a man sitting upon a Chair, holding

a ballance [balance] in his hand, and they perfumed it with well smelling spices. In the seventeenth, against

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Theeves [thieves] and Robbers, they sealed with an Iron seal the Image of an Ape: and perfumed it with the

hair of an Ape. In the eighteenth, against Feavors [fevers] and pains of the belly, they made a seal of Copper,

being the image of a Snake, holding his tail above his bead, and they perfumed it with Harts-horn, and

reported the same seal to put to flight Serpents, and all venemous creatures from the place where it is buried.

In the nineteenth for facilitating birth, & provoking the menstrues [menstruation], they made a seal of

copper, being the image of a woman, holding her hands upon her face; and they perfumed it with Liquid

Storax. In the twentieth, for hunting, they made a seal of Tin, being the image of Sagittary [Sagittarius], half

a Man, and half an Horse, and they perfumed it with the head of a Wolf. In the twentie one for the

destruction of some body, they made the image of a man with a double countenance, before and behinde, and

they perfumed it with Brimstone and Jet, and did put it in a box of brass, and with it Brimstone and Jet, and

the hair of him whom they would hurt. In the two and twentieth, for the security of Runaways, they made a

seal of Iron, being the image of a man with wings on his feet, bearing an helmet on his head, and they

perfumed it with Argent vive. In the three and twentieth, for destruction and wasting, they made a seal of

Iron, being the image of a Cat, having a Dogs head, and they perfumed it with the hairs of a Dogs head, and

buried it in the place where they did pretend to hurt. In the four and twentieth, for the multiplying of Heards

of Cattle, they took the horn of a Ram, Bull, or Goat, or of that sort of cattle which they would increase, and

sealed in it burning with an Iron seal, the image of a woman giving suck [breast feeding] her son, and they

hanged it on the neck of that cattle who was the leader of the flock, or they sealed it in his horn. In the five

and twentieth, for the preservation of Trees and Harvests, they sealed in the wood of a Fig-tree, the image of

a man planting, and they perfumed it with the flowers of the Fig-tree, and did hang it on the tree. In the six

and twentieth for love and favor, they sealed in white Wax and Mastick the image of a woman washing and

combing her haires, and they perfumed it with things smelling very well. In the seven and twentieth for to

destroy Fountains, Pits, Medicinal Waters and Baths, they made of red Earth the image of a man winged,

holding in his hand an empty vessel, and perforated, and the image being burnt, they did put in the vessel

Assafetida, and liquid Storax, and they did overwhelm and bury it in the Pond or Fountain which they would

destroy. In the eight and twentieth, for to gather Fishes together, they made a seal of Copper, being the image

of a Fish, and they perfumed it with the skin of a sea fish, and did cast it into the water, wheresoever they

would have the fish to gather together. Moreover together with the foresaid Images, they did write down also

the names of the Spirits and their Characters, and did invocate and pray for those things which they

pretended to obtain.

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