A^rippa. Mr. Henry Morley, an eminent English scholar, in his Life of Cornelius Agrippa, makes these tributary statements: He secured the hest honors attainable in art and arms ; was acquainted with eight languages, being the master of six. His natural bent had been from early youth to a consideration of Divine Mysteries. To learn these and teach them to others had been at all times his chief ambition. He is distinguished among the learned for his cultivation of Occult Philosophy, upon which he has written a complete work.

CONTEI^TS. Introductory. Editors Preface 13 Early Life of Agrippa 15 Cornelius Agrippa to the Reader 25 Agrippa to Trithemius 28 Trithemius to Agrippa 31 Natural Ma^ic. I. How Magicians Collect Virtues from the Threefold World, is Declared in these Three Books . . 33 II. What Magic Is, What are the Parts thereof and Hoiv the Professors thereof must he Qualified . . 34 III. Of the Four Elements, their Qualities, and Mutual Mixtions 38 IV. Of a Threefold Consideration of the Elements . . 40 V. Of the Wonderful Natures of Fire and Earth. . . 42 x. VI. Of the Wonderful Natures of Water, Air and Winds 44 VII. Of the Kinds of Compounds, tvhat Relation they stand in to the Elements, and tvhat Relation there is betwixt the Elements themselves and the Soul, Senses and Dispositions of Men 53 VIII. How the Elements are in the Heavens, in Stars, in Devils, in Angels, and, lastly, in God himself 55 5

6 LIST OF CONTENTS. IX. Of the Virtues of things Natural, depending immediately upon Elements 58 X. Of the Occult Virtues of Things 59 X XI. How Occult Virtues are Infused into the several kinds of Things by Ideas, through the Help of the Soul of the World, and Bays of the Stars; and what Things abound most ivith this Virtue 62 XII. How it is that Particular Virtues are Infused into Particular Individuals, even of the same Species 64 XIII. Whence the Occult Virtues of Things Proceed . 65 XIV. Of the Spirit of the World, What It Is, and hoio by way of medium It Unites occult Virtues to their Subjects 69 !' XV. How loe must Find Out and Examine the Virtues of Tilings by way of Similitude 71 XVI. Hoiu the Operations of several Virtues Pass from one thing into another, and are Communicated one to the other 74 XVII. How by Enmity and Friendship the Virtues of things are to be Tried and Found Out 75 XVIII. Of the Inclinations of Enmities 78 XIX. How the Virtues of Things are to be Tried and Found Out, which are in them Specifically, or in any one Individual by way of Special Gift . 82 XX. The Natural Virtues are in some Things throughout their Whole Substance, and in other Things in Certain Parts and Members. 83 XXI. Of the Virtues of Things ivhich are in them only in their Life Time, and Such as Remain in them even After their Death 85

LIST OF CONTENTS. 7 XXII. How Inferior Things are Subjected to Superior Bodies, and lioiv the Bodies, Actions, and Dispositions of Men are Ascribed to Stars and Signs 87 XXIII. How ive shall Know tvhat Stains Natural Things are Under, and tvhat Tilings are Under the Sun, ivhich are called Solary ... 91 XXIV. What Things are Lunary, or Under the Power of the Moon 95 XXV. What Things are Saturnine, or Under the Power of Saturn 97 - XXVI. What Things are Under the Poiver of Jupiter, and are called Jovial 100 ^ XXVII. What Things are Under the Poiver of Mars, and are called Martial 101 • XXVIII. What Things are Under the Power of Venus, and are called Venereal 102 XXIX. What Things are Under the Power of Mercury, and are called Mercurial 103 XXX. That the Whole Sublunary World, and those Things which are in It, are Distributed to Planets 104 XXXI. How Provinces and Kingdoms are Distributed to Planets 105 XXXII. What Things are Under the Signs, the Fixed Stars, and their Images 107 XXXIII. TJie Seals and Characters of Natural Things . 110^ XXXIV. How, by Natural Things and their Virtues, ive may Draw Forth and Attract the Influences and Virtues of Celestial Bodies 114 — XXXV. Of the Mixtions of Natural Things, one with another, and their Benefit 115