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Selections from British Library Sloane MS 3826

Raphael [fols. 98r-99r]

The Call of Bilgal [fol. 99v]
An Experiment for a Fayry [fol. 100r]
Beleemus De imaginibus [fols. 100v-101r]
transcribed/scanned and edited by Don Karr

The selections offered here—

• Raphael [fols. 98r-99r]
• The Call of Bilgal [fol. 99v]
• An Experiment for a Fayry [fol. 100r]
• Beleemus De imaginibus [fols. 100v-101r]
—were not included in either
• Sepher Raziel also known as Liber Salomonis, a 1564 English Grimoire from Sloane
MS 3826, Don Karr and Stephen Skinner (Singapore: Golden Hoard Press, 2010;
second edition [paperback], 2018)—transcription and contemporary English version of
fols. 2r-57r
• Liber Lunæ – Book of the Moon from Sloane MS 3826 – Sepher ha-Levanah, Don Karr
and Calanit Nachshon (Singapore: Golden Hoard Press, 2011; second edition
[paperback], 2017)—transcription of Sloane MS 3826 fols. 84r-94r, transcription of
Sloane MS 3826 fols. 54r-83v, and a reproduction of the Hebrew edition of Sepher ha-
Levanah, by A. W. Greenup (1912) with annotated English translation.

Corrections have been made to the English portions of previously published versions of the
texts:
• the original e-transcript version in Esoterica, the on-line journal, edited by Arthur
Verslius (Michigan State University, 2003): Liber Lunæ and other selections, at
http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/Liber/LiberLunae.html,
• the somewhat improved version appended to Liber Lunæ and Other Selections (2016),
which includes an amended version of An Experiment for a Fayry with commentary by
Donald Tyson, at Colin Lowe’s HERMETIC KABBALAH at
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/contributed/Karr/Solomon/LibLun.pdf

For the Latin portions of the texts, scans of the folios are reproduced with the exceptions of
the few lines that conclude “Raphael” (at the end the “Rules and Observations”) and “The
Call of Bilgal.”
As far as I know, the Sloane 3826 version of Beleemus De imaginibus has never been
published, either in print or as an e-document. The scan of the MS is followed by an English
version of the text based on the unpublished translation of Anna Giuliani.
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[98r]
Raphael
Oratio The Invocation of Oberion Concerning Physick &c
of the omnipotent eternall and incomprehensible God and creator
of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible, most
mighty Tetragramaton by whose might power and vertue all
things are an have their effect and operacions vouchsafe thy most
mighty matyr for Jesus  Christe sake my savior and redeemer
in whome I trust and in whose incarnation  holy nativity 
passion  resurrection  and glorious ascension  thy ser=
vant doth faithfully believe, to forgive me all my sinnes secret
and known and regenerate my hart with the grace of the holy
ghost  that I may be made worthy of a most unworthy sinner
to see thy holy Angelis appearing unto me, to minister and reveale
unto me those things I shall desyre and demand be thy holy passion
and sufferance, to whome be all honor power magesty dominion
rule ascribed for ever and ever. Amen.
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[98v]

Rx emmeth eggs, the bloud of a blacke cat 7 droppes the fatt of a

white henne, mixe these togither with a litle oyle of roses annoynt
your eyes saying Lord blesse &c.
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Transcription of the manuscript text above:

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[99r]
Rules and observations to be used heerin viz
1 This must be done  crescente i. in coniunctione  at the first
tyme instantly upon the change
2 The pat(h) and creed cum vi psal: cu Ave Ma
3 Breath on the cristall or vrinall of water the name of the Sp. Oberion
4 Take annisseeds in your mouth when you breath on it eat them
5 Let your feet 2 or 3 howers before you beginne be washed & bathed
pure the nayles of both etc.
6 Take rosewater putt in a hott shovell perfume the chamber or roome
7 Noli coire cus uxore morte precedente
8 Do it in a place where litle or no noise is heard, turning your face
towards the east
9 Annoynt your eyes with the foresaid thing before you beginne
10 Make a candle of Allelnia virgin waxe and write on the
candle O b e r y o n
: Adiuro te ligo constringo requiro et te contestor pr virtu es
horæ nominus Dei pr qua Salomon constringelat demones et
Angelus quatemis statim venias appareas in forma pulchra
humana viz
laiafaryn vbalganaiah
laialogin Moeth
laiarezyn Naoth
laiaskezin
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[99v]
The Call of Bilgal one of the 7 &c
I coniure thee B by heaven and by all the powers and vertues
thereof  by the 7 planets (Saturn Jupiter Mars Sun Venus Mercury
Moon) and by all their secret and hidden operations and vertues
by the 4 elements fier water earth and ayer and by all
their powers and effects and by all that ever God did or
spake in the creation of the world that thou B appeare unto
and this virgin N. in the forme of a Queene sitting
in a chaire of beaten gold with thy attendants and shew
me those things I demands thee.
I coniure thee B. by the earth which is the footstole of our
Lord God  and by all the beasts and creatures therein conteyned
that thou appeare as aforesaid to me and this virgin etc.
I thee B by the height of heaven  by the depth of
the earth + by the toppe of the hilles and by all things therein
conteyned that thou appeare as aforesaid etc.
I thee B. by the king of kings, by the prince of all
princes + to whome under God thou hast obedience by
his dominion and rule and by the office he hath under God
that thou obey my invocation.
I thee B. by the sea and by these 7 great and mighty names
of God by which King Salomon bound sp. that thou appeare etc.
laiafaryn vbalganaiah
laialogin Moeth
laiarezyn Naoth
laiaskezin

And finally by the vertue of God the ffather, God the sonne
and God the holy ghost  And by the power of the holy
Trinity and by all the host of heaven and by all the strength
of Almighty God father of heaven and by all the powers
might vertue and dignity of Jesus  our onely Lord and
savior and redeemer Amen. fiat fiat fiat
In no: Saphori  Saphori  Jesu 
Christi  Dei  Tetragramaton  Amen
Sta sta sta ligo te et te B per virtutes omnes
antedictas et ostendo nihi voluntatem et desiderius men~
in omnibus Amen
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[100r]
An Experiment for a fairy
Rx: the blood of a cocke lapwing and keepe it privity in
a close vial. And when you will worke go into a cupice
wood or desert place where nobody romes and have no
body with thee but thy self alone. And when thou entrest
the wood write these names following in virgin parch-
ment with the foresaid blood: Suspensia Impergida
Bathalay Sponsus Mechicar Paunlen Agripus
fous floristes vel floristas decede Baldecheo
Saperis Ara Aras

Then rise on thy feete and make this square circle on

the ground with the point of a cleene sword. This done
kneele down in the midst of the circle and read the
names aforesaid vis. Suspensia &c. And before thou hath
read them or by and by after one will appeare to thee.
Turne thy face from him till he be gone. Then will another
come and deride and mocke thee but read the names still
and regard him not. And then will come one riding on
a goodly horse with a crowne on his head and he will
aske thee what thou wilt have. Then tell him and he will
answere thee gently and showe what you desire, and will
give what thou doest aske. Then depart that night
and the next day in the morning before rise come
agayne and thou shalt finde left for thee that thou
didst asketh. Thou must make this after the sett.
So many dayes as the  is old so many tymes you
must call upon the names. Do it on Luna crescente.
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[100v]
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[101r]
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An English version of Beleemus De imaginibus based on the translation of Anna Silvia Giuliani

Beleemus on the Images

Beleem, a philosopher who is sacred to Apollo, said:
I know the effects of the planets during the days and also [during] the nights; I know what what is brought about by
the ones that operate during the night and the ones that operated during the day. Similarly, for the hours of the days
and of the nights we also know in what manner the masculine and feminine [planets] operate, how, for example, the
planets are said to manifest their influence during their dominion and how, in their hours, they will be most potent.
Secondly, I tell by which means [and] during which hours only the appropriate images can be obtained and [by
which means] to maintain the effect of the operation. I tell which image [belongs to which planet] and in which hour
[of which planet] it is to be prepared.
The planets are indeed seven: and seven images can be obtained accordingly within the jurisdiction of the planets’
ascendant hours.
[The Image of Saturn]
Indeed, the first image is the image of Saturn. During the hour of Saturn, if you would like an image to effect
something abominable and odious in the time of The Kids [young goats, i.e., two stars in the constellation Auriga] [which is]
apparent to everyone, cast a lead image and put the feet in place of the hands and vice versa and form the face [of
the person you wish to harm] in the hour of Saturn and on his day. Then write his name on the head of his image and
the name of Saturn on the breast, and then suffume it with a horrible and fetid odor, saying ֍ Spirits of the most
brilliant Saturn, [who rules] over all descended places. [with] this [image], maim _________ [name of person] and destroy
[him] with odium, be hostile, molesting him [with] anger. Then [the image] should be buried in a place [which is]
horrible and smells bad.
Now, if you want someone to quarrel, make an image of Saturn and another of Mars and do as previously said about
what has to be applied, except that one [image—that of Mars] should hold a sword in the house of the other [his
enemy], [while the other should] hold a lance persisting against the other. They should be buried, etc. [in the manner
already stated].
The image of Jupiter.
If someone would like to see himself venerated and beloved and appreciated, on the day of Jupiter and in his hour
[he should make] an image of gold, and there [on it] he should carve the image, most secretly and precisely, of both
his name and the name of Jupiter. Having then hollowed out [the image], it should be filled again with incense and
good smells; meanwhile, he shouldn’t fail to say this prayer: ֍ Spirits of the very kind Jupiter, be present and raise
me with your power to the honor and love of the people and [raise me] to the maximum power, and turn the will [of
the people] toward my will. Having done this, [the image] should be wrapped in a clean cloth, and on the cloth
Jupiter’s seal should be painted, and [the image] should be buried in a convenient manner in the middle of the city.
If indeed you would like there to be harmony among friends, make [an image] in the hour of Jupiter and another in
the hour of the other [friend]; [the image of] Jupiter and [the image of] the other should embrace one another. At the
same time [the images] should be turned upside down and [the operator] should not fail to say the prayer already
mentioned for the purpose of love.
The Image of Mars
If you would like to effect that someone would win in war for certain, make an image of him in the hour of Mars and
[make an image] of his enemy in the hour of the waning moon, with bent knees, like someone [who is] falling,
indeed. The victor [should be] holding a[n unsheathed] sword; also write his name on his head [and the name] of
Mars on his breast. Then wrap in a red cloth in which you write in blood the seal of Mars [while you make] indeed
the other [the enemy] weak and wretched remain at the feet of the other [the victor]. Meanwhile, [the operator]
should not be failed to say a prayer to the spirit of Mars.
The Image of the Sun
If you would like to do good in some public position [or office]. make an image in the hour of the Sun an on his day
and write your name [on the image] and then suffume [it] with a suitable fumigation and write the name of the Sun
on the breast and [paint] held in your hand the seal of that thing that you wish to accomplish. Meanwhile, on a very
clean cloth on which you have painted the seal of Jupiter, wrap it; then it should be buried with cleanness in the
middle of a secret place having said in the meantime this prayer to the spirit of the Sun: ֍ Spirits of the most
brilliant Sun, descend from the midst of the skies to my presence; raise [me] to the height and power of the one to
whom the circle belongs so that as long as this image is [that is] made for you endures, I shall continue in this
position.
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The Image of Venus

If some lover would like to win the love of a woman, he should make his [own] image in the hour of Jupiter and her
image in the hour of Venus and on her [Venus’] day, and it should be made on a very clean white virgin parchment.
He should paint his name on the head and [the name] of the planet on the breast, and [one image should be] kissing
and embracing the other; also the seals of the planets should be painted around the heads. Having done so, it should
be suffumed with saffron and incense in the hour of the operation; this prayer should not be failed to say ֍
Amiable and [a blank spot appears in the MS] spirits of Jupiter and Venus, bring love for me into her heart, impress forever my
image in her heart; as long as this image endures, she will reach for me at my will by the power of the Creator when
the Sun is setting. Having done so, if [the image is composed of] metal it should be buried in the dwelling place of
the one from whom the love is desired; if the image is painted, this [love] image must always be hung on yourself
and it should effect [its intent] chiefly before the eyes of the one to whom you would be close. With these methods,
wherever, in the way described, they will have, as their desire is [cast] in the stars, [the one] they love.
The Image of Mercury
If someone would like to get for himself the science [i.e., knowledge and ability] of achieving something, he should
cast an image in the hour of Mercury, and on his day, and he should execute everything just as it is said [as before]
and [he should] sign it with his seal etc. precisely.
You have the images of the seven planets regarding the effects [that they have]. [Make] an image in the hour of the
Moon, etc. Moreover, consider these things so that when you want to cast an image, you will cast it with the metal
of the planet to whom it belongs. Saturn has [it] of lead. Jupiter of amarillum. Mars of copper, the Sun of gold,
Mercury of amber, Venus of an alloy of lead and silver the Moon of silver.
You should also pay close attention to this: that you are clean in your body, clean in [your] clothes, [and] that you
act with caution and secrecy in the burial and discarding [while] working the metals.
[The] third is that you should have regard for this [work], and that you should trust in the spirits of the stars [that]
effect [what you have asked for] and [that they have] obeyed not only during their orbit and setting, but truly also in
the hours when they ascend to their principal position.
Fourth, if, on the other hand, you will say that these things are not true, you swear never to tell about even these
false things to anyone.
Keep in mind the willingness to believe in [things being] this way. This is, in fact, a deep secret and a great benefit
[blessing]; moreover, these things that I said are only examples of all the whatsoever things that you may desire to
do. In fact, consider which [operations] among all those [you might do] mean something [or have meaning] to
particular planets [and] are appropriate to the hour of the one [planet] to whom they are pertinent, and in that [hour]
make the image that is appropriate to him and that is suitable to you.
Now, if you do not know precisely the hours, look [at the] first [hour] of whose day [it is], and being the day of one
of the planets, also [it] is the hour of the same [planet]; take care to perform the intention in that [hour].
I also revealed to you what none of the philosophers is accustomed to revealing in view of the dignity of the activity
and the multitude of foolish people Mind this, indeed, I beg [you].
It remains now that I tell you about the seals and planets [See sigils above]: making whatsoever image, mind, as I said, to
its seals. In fact, it is appropriate and proper that these seals truly act in accord with the intention [of the operator];
see [how] the spirits of the planets bring about fire and effect. To those [effects brought about] by acts of
fumigations and care, they will result according to the intentions. Playing also a large role [is] the favor [of the
planets]. If the image is made to do something unfavorable, iniquity is wrought, and [you have to fumigate] with bad
smells. If it is made for something good, [you must perform] with incense and aloe in a hallowed place, and with
saffron and aromatic ointment; if you have done these things carefully and are not disturbed, you will also obtain
whatever you have asked.
The treatise “Beleem on the Images” has reached the end.