STEGANOGRAPHY

...[we seek] salvation original: "mus salutem," completing a word from the previous page such as "poscimus" (we ask for), and we have given very little thought to the future judgment. Most kind
Creator, be favorable to your servants, and save those who weep, whom the most
wretched vanity of the world has deceived; we have all (alas!) neglected the way
of Truth, but free us who are stuck and stripped in the mud: for you are our Savior,
Jesus, who despises no one; you are the unfailing joy and eternal happiness
of the saints, our hope, the glory of Christians, the light of Angels, the re-
warder of invincible Martyrs, the crown of virgins, the honor of widows.
Good Jesus, hear us humble ones crying out to you; free us from this present exile,
granting us grace that we may live without end. Give life, we beseech you, to
your miserable exiled servants whom you have redeemed, so that we may follow
the true zeal of justice. Preserve us, almighty God, infinite majesty,
uncircumscribed mercy, eternal salvation of noble souls. Amen. End of the prayer
of Abbot John Trithemius.

Two handwritten magical or astrological sigils are placed above the words "venoga" and "pamelochyn". The first resembles a stylized letter 'z' with a cross-stroke (reminiscent of the symbol for Jupiter); the second is a similar 'z' with a cross-stroke and a dot or small fleur-de-lis on the top right.

ACCEPT this prayer also, which is not undevout. The lover of human sal-
uation, the greatest creator of all, has commanded us to obedi-
ence of the mandates, which we are all bound to obey out of love; he has promised
to those who obey the reward of possessing the tabernacle of eternal happiness. Let us
look upon the obedience of Christ, which we should take care to imitate, so that we
may deserve to enter into the eternal happiness promised to us, and be joined with
the eternal mansions of the angels. Let us perform penance penance (poenitentia): an act of devotion or self-mortification performed to show sorrow for sins while we can,
spending precious time fruitfully. Let us beware lest death snatch us away unprepared, which
refuses to grant a delay to anyone. Therefore, brothers, do not delay original: "non tradetis," literally "you shall not hand over/deliver," here used in the sense of putting off or postponing in
doing penance. For death will come to you quickly, which none of you can evade
for long. Observe, therefore, your passing days and begin your penance
while you have the time. The hour of departing from here approaches. O death,
most terrible of all terrible things, how quickly you consume us wretches, and
how cruel you make our brief stay—full of many injuries—for the miserable?
Let us waken, wretches that we are, with Christ Jesus our most pious Savior ex-
horting and calling us to witness, so that we may reprove shameful negligence and with good work[s]...