Of Occult Philosophy,
or
Of Magical Ceremonies:
The Fourth Book.
Written by Henry Cornelius Agrippa.
In our Books of Occult Philoſophy, we have not ſo compendiouſly, as copiouſly, declared the principles, grounds, and reaſons of Magick it ſelf, and after what maner the experiments thereof are to be choſen, elected, and compounded, to produce many wonderful effects; but becauſe in thoſe books they are treated of, rather Theorically, than Practically; and ſome alſo are not handled compleatly and fully, and others very figuratively, and as it were Enigmatically and obſcure Riddles, as being thoſe which we have attained unto with great ſtudy, diligence, and very curious ſearching and exploration, and are heretofore ſet forth in a
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