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The Goetia
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suffer him to be tempted of any Spirit. He governeth 20 Legions of Spirits.
His Seal is this, etc.
(56.) GremMory, or Gamort.—
The Fifty-sixth Spirit is Gremory, or
Gamori. Heis a Duke Strong and Powerful, and appeareth in the Form of
a Beautiful Woman, with a Duchess’s Crown tied about her waist, and riding
on a Great Camel. His Office is to tell of all Things Past, Present, and to
Come; and of Treasures Hid, and what they lie in; and to procure the Love
of Women both Young and Old. He governeth 26 Legions of Spirits, and
his Seal is this, etc.
(57.) Ost, or Voso.—The Fifty-seventh Spirit is Oso, Osé, or Voso.
He is a Great President, and appeareth like a Leopard at the first, but after
a little time he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His Office is to make one
cunning in the Liberal Sciences, and to give True Answers of Divine and
Secret Things; also to change a Man into any Shape that the Exorcist
pleaseth, so that he that is so changed will not think any other thing than
that he is in verity that Creature or Thing he is changed into. He governeth
3’ Legions of Spirits, and this is his Seal, etc.
(58.) Amy, or Avnas.—The Fifty-eighth Spirit is Amy, or Avnas. He
is a Great President, and appeareth at first in the Form of a Flaming Fire;
but after a while he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His office is to make
one Wonderful Knowing? in Astrology and all the Liberal Sciences. He
giveth Good Familiars, and can bewray Treasure that is kept by Spirits.
He governeth 36 Legions of Spirits, and his Seal is this, etc.
(59.) Orzax, or Orntas.—The Fifty-ninth Spirit is Oriax, or Orias. He
is a Great Marquis, and appeareth in the Form of a Lion,’ riding upon a
Horse Mighty and Strong, with a Serpent’s Tail;* and he holdeth in his
Right Hand two Great Serpents hissing. His Office is to teach the Virtues
of the Stars, and to know the Mansions of the Planets, and how to under-
stand their Virtues. He also transformeth Men, and he giveth Dignities,
Prelacies, and Confirmation thereof; also Favour with Friends and with
Foes. He doth govern 30 Legions of Spirits; and his Seal is this, etc.
* Should probably be 30. For these 72 Great Spirits of the Book Goetia are all Princes
and Leaders of numbers.
* Thus in the actual Text. > Or “with the Face of a Lion.”
* The horse, or the Markis P—Ep.
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