BOOK ONE.

CHAPTER IV.

Roth. Likely a reference to a specific sub-classification or a recipient of the work, appearing consistently in the margins of these chapters.

WHOSE PRINCE, ASELIEL, DWELLS AT THE South-southeast, having under him 40 principal substitutes with their servants; and they preside over those things which pertain to love.

Decorative drop cap 'Q' inside a square border with foliate motifs.The fourth mansion from the East, in the South-southeast, is held by the great prince Aseliel with his spirits, of whom ten preside over operations in this artThe "art" refers to Steganography, Trithemius's method of hiding secret messages within seemingly innocent text or through the invocation of spirits. by day, and twenty by night. The power and office of all these is to report those things which pertain to the love of women. Moreover, these have thirty as principals under them, and just as many others whom they send in order to their duties, whenever they have been called by an operator in the proper manner. Again, under these there are others, of whom there is a great number.

But when you wish to work through the prince of this mansion in SteganographyOriginally meaning "hidden writing," here it refers to the spiritual-telepathic method described by Trithemius., there is no need to call upon all the spirits subject to him; rather, one or two are sufficient for you, whether the operation be by night or by day. I will tell you, therefore, the names of a few, with the number of those subservient to them. From these you should always call one or two as you wish; you do not need more, unless the operation is for diverse purposes. This is the table:


Mariel	20	Cubiel	20	Asphiel	20	Melas	20	Red Names.
Charas	20	Aniel	20	Curiel	20	Sariel	20	Black Numbers.
Parniel	20	Asahel	20	Chamos	20	Othiel	20	Black Names.
Aratiel	20	Arean	20	Odiel	20	Busar	20	Red Numbers.

Behold, you now have sixteen princes from among the greater ones who are under the great Asiel original: "Asiel", a variant spelling of the prince Aseliel mentioned in the chapter heading.. Eight of these preside over the day, and eight preside over the night, and each of them has 20 subject servants whom they send to their duties as often as it shall be necessary. All the princes are good, benevolent, and most ready to obey; but their servants are not all so, for they are sometimes proud and implacable, especially toward those whom they consider to be less perfected in the art. These indeed...