The history of magick, by way of apology for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians from the creation, to the present age / Written in French by G. Naudæus ... Englished by J. Davies.

  • Gabriel Naudé
Date:
1657
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Credit: The history of magick, by way of apology for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians from the creation, to the present age / Written in French by G. Naudæus ... Englished by J. Davies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a + A sue oS Pe MAE Ay Tue Hiflory of MAGICK, i» | Dosctors; if Sophifters, of Philofophers. ifCon- «| Jurers, of Well-wifhers to the Mathematicks, (| This makes fad and ftrange confufion in all things, ay) efpectally che Sciences, that, if-ic be not ablo- fy) Tucely impoffible, ic is certainly very dificult ro ei beable co di'cern the Legitimate profeflors from { the Ignoranc and prelumptuous profaners ofthem; | who, having fcatrered into them abundance ot cheats & {uperftitions have made them fo fuipeét - .| full,thac even cho!e who have courted chem with greatet religion could never do it withthe gene- rall approbation and allowance of all, This certainly is one principal reafon whereby che mott criticall and accomplith’d Wits, have oiven their Enemies occafion to defame them as Magicians, | becaufe chey had made greater dilcoveries into tho'e four parts of rhe Mathematicks, which are called by le] Cafiodorus , Quadrifarie Mathefis® *?? Calcagnin, Quadriga difciplinarum, that is : 24r} | thmetick, Geometry, Mufick ; and A Strology, Th 1e | Operattons are wrought by chem, the Jefuit Pe- jf into cwokinds, One hath an ab'olute depen- 44) dance on Phyfick and its parts , working, by the i Meanes both ofthe occuit and knovn qualities Wofall things, many times, very ftranocand mi- | raculous effects, fuchas might be the Golden 4) henne of Senmertus, the Magneticail unguent of ,| Goclinus, the Lamp andinvulnerable Knight of | Burgravins, the Idæall pouder of Querceranus,the wat Fulmivane Gold of Beguiaus, the Vegerall Tree of cheChymifts, and many {uch naturall miracles gt Which thefe Auchonrs afirme they have feen and | D 3 experienc’d Vo à ~~
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