to build. This Testament was anciently translated from Hebrew into the Latin language by the Rabbi Abognazar A legendary figure often cited in occult literature as the preserver of Solomonic wisdom, who carried it with him to the City of Arles in Provence. There, by a notable stroke of luck following the expulsion of the Jews from that city, this precious translation of the ancient Hebrew Key fell into the hands of Monseigneur Barault, Archbishop of Arles Jean-François de Mareste de Barreault, Archbishop from 1630–1644, who translated it from Latin into the common tongue French and in the very terms that follow.

THE LITTLE KEYS

OF

SOLOMON.

MY SON REHOBOAM: As among all the Sciences there is none more natural or more useful than the knowledge of the Celestial movements, I believed that upon my death I should leave you an inheritance more precious than all the riches I enjoy. To make you understand how I attained this degree of knowledge, I must tell you that one day, while contemplating the power of the Supreme Being, the Angel of the Great God