TH£ BOOK Of TR£ASVR£ SP1R1TS The Book of Treasure Spirits Being a partial transcription of material from Sloane MS 3824, dated 1649, and containing material originally bound together with part of Sloane MS 3825, including a conjuration of the spirit Birto said to have been performed at the request of Edward IV, King of England. The relevant part of MS 3825 is available as The Keys to the Gateway of Magic (Golden Hoard Press, 2005) by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine. For further details of The Keys to the Gateway of Magic which is Book II of The Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic series by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine, edited from rare classical manuscripts see: \vww.avaloniabooks.co.uk or www.goldenhoard.com 21 OTHER BOOKS BY TH1S AVTHOR BOOKS By DAVID RANKINE CLIMBING THE TREE OF LIFE CRYSTALS HEALI:-.IG & FOLKLORE HEI,; ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MAGIC & RITUAL BECOMING MAGIC BOOKS By DAVID RANKINE, WITH SORITA D'EsTE HEKATE LIMINAL RITES THE ISLES OF THE MANY GODS VISIONS OF THE CAILLEACH THE GUISES OF THE MORRIGAN PRACTICAL ELEMENTAL MAGICK PRACTICAL PLANETARY MAGICK CIRCLE OF FIRE WICCA MAGICKAL BEGINNINGS BOOKS By DAVID RANKINE, WITH STEPHEN SKINNER A COLLECTION OF MAGICAL SECRETS PRACTICAL ANGIOL MAC'.!C OF DI~ JOHN DEE'S ENOCIIIAN TABLES KEYS TO THE GATEWAY OF MAGIC THE GOETIA OF DR RUDD THE VERITABLE KEY OF SOLOMON 3/ ''The first thing the Magical Philosopher is to observe herein, is to be well infonned, or well to infoml himself by all the best ways & means he Can, whether by any Treasures are hidden ill Such or Such a place or no, and by whom" 41 The Boolt of T reaS14re Spirits A grimoire of magical conjurations to reveal treasure and catch thieves by invoking spirits, fallen angels, demons and faeries. Including a conjuration said to have been performed at the request of Edward IV, King of England. Being a partial transcription of Sloane MS 3824 WITH INTRODUCTION & COMMENTARY By DAVID RANKIN£ PUllLlSlIlCIl IW AVALONI:\ 51 Published by Avalonia BM Avalonia London WCIN 3XX England, UK www.avaloniabooks.co.uk and www.avaloniabooks.com THE BOOK OF TREASURE SPIRITS With introduction and commentary by David RAnkine ISBN-lO: 1-905297-27-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-905297-27-6 First Edition, 7 September 2009 Design by Satori Copyright tlj David Rankine and Avalonia 2009 Cover Image "Green Dragon" by 10 Lig (c) 2009 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilm, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, or used in another book, without written permission from the authors. 61 THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO SIR HANS SlOAN£ (1660 - 1753) ACKNOWl£DG£M£NTS I would like to thank the British Library for supplying the copy of Sloane MS 3824 for me to work with. I would like to thank Stephen Skinner, who continues to encourage me and provide many hours of interesting discussion on the subject close to our hearts that we write about together - the grimoires. I would also like to thank Dan Harms for drawing my attention to Folger MS Vb 26. Finally, my thanks and appreciation to my beautiful wife Sorita who is my personal treasure, providing me with sustenance and inspiration. 71 I i , " 81