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         Treasure up, O my son Roboam! The wisdom of my words, seeing that, I Solomon, have received it from the lord.

          Then answered Roboam, and said: How have I deserved to follow the examples of my father SOLOMON in such things. Who hath been found worthy to receive the knowledge of all living things through (the teaching of) an Angel of God?

        And Solomon said: hear, O, my son, and receive my sayings, learn the wonders of God. For, on a certain night, when I laid me down to sleep, I

Called upon the most holy name of God, IAH, and prayed for the ineffable wisdom, and when I beginning to close my eyes, the angel of the lord, even Homadiel, appeared unto me spoke many things courteously unto me, and said: Listen O SOLOMON! Thy prayer before the most high is not in vein and since thou hast asked neither for long life nor for more riches, nor for the soul of your enemies, but hast asked for thyself wisdom to perform justice. Thus saith the lord: According to thy word have i given unto thee a wise and understanding heart, so that before thee was none like unto thee, nor ever shall rise.

And I comprehended the speech which was made unto me, I understood that in me was the knowledge of all creatures, both things which are in heavens and things which are beneath the heavens; and I saw that all the writings and wisdom of this present age were vain and futile, and that no man was perfect. and i composed a certain work wherein i rehearsed the secret of secrets, in which i have preserved them hidden, and i have also therein concealed all secrets whatever of magical arts of any masters; any secret or experiments, namely, of these science which in any way worth being accomplished. Also i have writing them in this "KEY", so that like a key openeth a treasure house, so this KEY alone may open the knowledge and understanding of magical arts and sciences.

Therefore, O my son thou mayest see every experiment of mine or others, and let everything be properly prepared for them, as thou shalt see properly set down by me, both day and hour, and all things necessary: for b without this there will be but falsehood and vanity in this my work: wherein art which are in the universe, and which have been, and which shall be in future time.

Therefore, O my son Roboam, i command thee by the blessing which thou expects from thy father, that thou shall make an iron safe, and therein place, keep ,and hide this my Great Secret and when i shall have passed away unto my father I entreat thee to place the safe in my coffin. That is the secret key to hidden Treasures, money buried in the ground or gold buried under the sea, lest at another time it might fall into the hands of the wicked. And as SOLOMON commanded, so was it done.

And when man had waited for a long time, there came unto the coffin certain Babylonian philosophers; and when they had assembled, they at once took counsel together that a certain number of men should renew the coffin in Solomon’s honor.

        And when the coffin was dug out and repaired, the iron safe was discovered, and therein was the key of secrets, which they took with joyful mind, and when the had opened it none of them could understand it on account of the obscurity of the words and there cultic arrangement. And the hidden character of the since and knowledge, for they were not worthy to possess this treasure.

         Then, therefore, arose one of them, more worthy than the others, both in the site of the gods, and by reason of his age,, who was called Iohe Grevis, and said unto the others: Unless we shall  come and ask the interpretation from the lord, with tears and entreaties , we shall never arrive at the knowledge of it.

       Therefore, when each of them had retired of his bed, Iohe indeed falling upon his face on the earth began to weep, and striking his breast, and prayed:

       What have I deserve above others, seeing that so many men can neither understand nor interpreted this knowledge, even though there was no secret thing in nature which the lord hath hidden from me! Wherefore are these words so obscure? Wherefore am so ignorant?

And then in his bended knees, stretching his hands to heaven, he said:

O God, the creator of all, Thou who knows all things, who gives so great wisdom unto SOLOMON THE SON OF DAVID THE KING; grant me I beseech thee, O holy Omnipotent and ineffable father, to receive the virtue of that wisdom, so that I may become worthy by thin aid to attain unto the understanding of this key of secrets.

And immediately there appeared unto me an angel of the lord, saying:

Do thou remember if the secret of SOLOMON appear hidden and obscure unto thee, that the lord had wish it so, that such wisdom may not fall into the hands of wicked men; wherefore do thou promise unto me, that thou art not willing to that so great wisdom should ever come to any living creature, and that which thou reveals unto any man them to know that thou must keep it unto yourself, otherwise the secrets are profaned and no effect can follow?

And Iohe answered:

      I promise unto thee that none will I reveal them to, saved to the honor of the lord and with much discipline, unto penitent, secret and faithful person.

Then, answered the angel of the lord:

Go and read the KEY and it words which were obscure throughout shall be manifest unto thee.

       And after this the angel ascended into heaven in flame of fire.

Then Iohe was glad, and laboring with a clear mind, understood that which the angel of the lord had said, and he saw that THE KEY OF SOLOMON was changed, so that it appeared so clear unto him plainly in all parts. And Iohe understood that this work might fall into the hands of the ignorant and he said:

        I conjure him into whose hands this secret may come, by the power of the lord creature and his wisdom, that in all things he may, desire, intend and perform, that this treasure may come unto no unworthy person, nor may he manifest it unto any who is unwise nor unto one who feared not God, because if he arts otherwise, I pray God that he may never be worthy to attain unto the desired effect.

          And so he deposited the Key, which SOLOMON preserved, in the iron safe, but their words of the “KEY” are as follows:

         The earth being inhabited, as I have before said unto thee, by a great number of celestial spirits, who by their subtlety and provision know the places wherein treasures are hidden, and seeing that it often happened that those men who undertake a search for these said treasures are molested and sometimes put to death by they aforesaid spirits which are called however, is not  done through the Avarice of these said Gnomes, a spirit being incapable of possessing anything,  having no material sense wherewith to bring it into use, buy because these spirits, who are enemies of the passions, are equally so of avarice,  unto which men are so much inclined; foreseeing the devilish ends for which these treasures will be employed have some interest and aim in maintaining the earth in its condition of price and value,  seeing that they are its inhabitants, and when they slightly disturb the workers in such kind of treasures,  it is a warning which they give them to cease  from the work, and if it happen that the greedy importunity of the aforesaid workers oblige them to continue, not withstanding the aforesaid warning of the spirits, irritated by their despising the same frequently put the workers to death. But know my son, that from the time that thou shall have the good fortune to be familiar with such of kinds of spirits, and that thou shall be able by means of what I have thought thee to make them submit unto thin orders, they will be happy to give thee, and to make thee partaker in that which they uselessly possess, provided that thin object and end shall be to make a good use thereof.