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The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet - A 17th Century London Cunningman's Book of Charms, Conjurations and Prayers. Includes Material from the Heptameron, the Arbatel, the Discoverie of Witchcraft; and the Writings of Cornelius Agrippa (Hardcover)
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The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet - A 17th Century London Cunningman's Book of Charms, Conjurations and Prayers. Includes Material from the Heptameron, the Arbatel, the Discoverie of Witchcraft; and the Writings of Cornelius Agrippa (Hardcover)
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The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet is an outstanding example of a
seventeenth century London Cunning-man's book of practice.
Cunning-folk were practitioners of magic and herbal medicine who
dealt with problems in their local communities. Cunning-man Arthur
Gauntlet was based in Gray's Inn Lane in London, and his personal
working book contains a fascinating diverse mixture of herbal
remedies, prayers, magical and biblical charms, with previously
unseen angelic conjurations and magic circles, in an eclectic blend
of practical magic for health, wealth, love and protection. This
unique manuscript demonstrates both the diverse and spiritual
nature of such Cunning-folk's books of practice, as well as their
magical emphasis on Biblical scripture, particularly the Psalms,
and their opposition to witchcraft, found in charms and
conjurations. Arthur Gauntlet worked with a female skryer called
Sarah Skelhorn, and drew on numerous preceding sources for his
craft, including the Arbatel, the Heptameron, Folger Vb.26, The
Discoverie of Witchcraft, the Book of Gold, the writings of the
German magus Cornelius Agrippa, the astrologer William Bacon and
Queen Elizabeth I's court astrologer Dr. John Dee, as well as other
London Cunning-folk. In his introduction, the author provides fresh
insights into the hidden world of seventeenth century magical
London, exploring the web of connections between astrologers,
cunning-folk and magicians, playwrights, authors and church
figures. These connections are also highlighted by the provenance
of the manuscript, which is traced from Arthur Gauntlet through the
hands of such notable angel magicians as Elias Ashmole (founder of
the world's first public museum, the Ashmolean in Oxford), Baron
Somers (the Lord Chancellor), Sir Joseph Jekyll (Master of the
Rolls) and Sir Hans Sloane (founder of the British Museum), as well
as the astrologer John Humphreys and the cunning-woman Ann Savadge.
This is a unique work which draws attention to the often neglected
place of women in seventeenth century magic, both as practitioners
(such as skryers and Cunning-women), and customers. It also
emphasises the vital and influential role played by Cunning-Men and
Women in synthesising and transmitting the magical traditions of
medieval Britain into the subsequent centuries, as well as their
willingness to conjure a wide range of spiritual creatures to
achieve results for their clients, including angels, demons,
fairies, and the dead.
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