Of Peter de Lsfbano. 8 1
Of the manner of wording,
LEt the Moon be increasing and equal, if it may then be done, and let her not becombuft. The Operator ought to be clean and purified by the fpace of nine daies before the beginning of the work, and to be con- feffed,and receive the holy Communion. Let him have ready the perfume appropriated to the day wherein he would per- form the work. He ought alfo to have holy water from a Prieft , anda new earthen veflel with fire, a Vefture and Pen- cade ; and let all thcfe things be rightly and duly confecrated and prepared. Let one of the fervants carry the earthen veflel full of fire, and the perfumes, and let another bear the book, another the Garment and Pemacle, and lee the mafter carry rhe Sword ; over which there muft be faid one mafs of the Holy Ghoft j and on the middle of the Sword, let there be written this name zStgla f, and on the other lide thereof, this name \ On \. And as hegoeth to the confecrated place, let him continually read Letanies , the fervants an- fwering. And when he Cometh to the place where he will ere£ the Circle, let him draw the lines of the Circle, as we have before taught : and after he hath made it, let him fprinkle the Circle with holy water, faying , Ajferges me Do- Wa(h mc m'me^ &C. O Lord,
The Mafter therefore ought to be purified with farting, &c chaftity , and abftmency from all luxury the fpace of three whole dayes before the day of the operation. And on the day that he would do the work, being clothed with pure gar- ments , and furnifhed with Pentades, Perfumes, and other things neceflary hereunto, let him enter the Circle, and call the Angels from the four parts of the world , which do go- vern the feven Planets the feven dayes of the week, Colours and Metals i whofe name you (hall fee in their places. And with bended knees invocaring the faid Angels particularly, let him fay , O ArigthfupradiBi, eflcte adj Mores pit* petition,
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