“The briar that spreads, the thorn that grows, the sharp spike that pierced the brow of Christ, give you power to draw this thorn from the flesh, or let it perish inside; in the name of the Trinity. Amen.”
TO CAUSE HATRED BETWEEN LOVERS.
Take a handful of clay from a new-made grave, and shake it between them, saying—
“Hate ye one another! May ye be as hateful to each other as sin to Christ, as bread eaten without blessing is to God.”
FOR LOVE.
This is a charm I set for love; a woman’s charm of love and desire; a charm of God that none can break—
“You for me, and I for thee and for none else; your face to mine, and your head turned away from all others.”
This is to be repeated three times secretly, over a drink given to the one beloved.
HOW TO HAVE MONEY ALWAYS.
Kill a black cock, and go to the meeting of three cross-roads where a murderer is buried. Throw the dead bird over your left shoulder then and there, after nightfall, in the name of the devil, holding a piece of money in your hand all the while. And ever after, no matter what you spend, you will always find the same piece of money undiminished in your pocket.
FOR THE GREAT WORM.8
“I kill a hound. I kill a small hound. I kill a deceitful hound. I kill a worm, wherein there is terror; I kill all his wicked brood. Seven angels from Paradise will help me, that I may do valiantly, and give no more time to the worm to live than while I recite this prayer. Amen.”
FOR SORE EYES.
“Take away the pain, O Mary, mother............