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When the Moon is passing through this Mansion, fashion in a plate of tin a figure having the head and arms of a man, the body of a horse with four feet and having a tail, holding a bow in its hands.447 Suffumigate it with the hair of a wolf, and say: "You, Queyhuc, cause me to take all I hunt in the world, and let them come to me swiftly." Carry the image with you and you shall easily take anything in the world that you hunt. Know that Queyhuc is the name o f t h e lord of this Mansion. The twenty-first Mansion is Albelda, and it is for destruction. When the Moon is passing through this Mansion, fashion the image of a man having two faces, with one facing forward and one facing behind. Suffumigate it with sulfur and carob, and say: "You, Bectue, depopulate such and such a place and destroy it." Then place the image in a small bag and place sulfur and carabe with it along with some hair , and bury it in the place that you wish, and it shall be as you have requested. Know that Bectue is the name of the lord of this Mansion. The twenty-second Mansion is Sadahaca. It is for binding tongues so that they do not say anything bad about you. When the Moon is in this mansion make an iron ring and engrave in it the figure of a man with winged feet wearing a helmet and suffumigate it with mercury.'1'"' And inscribe this image in iron for the safety of fugitives. And say: "You, Geliel, bind these tongues so they cannot say bad things and make me secure and let N. escape safely from his enemies." Carry this ring with you and make a seal in black wax with the ring to bind tongues. Know that the name o f t h e lord of this Mansion is Geliel. The twenty-third Mansion is Zaadebola, and it is for destruction and devastation. When the Moon is passing through this Mansion, fashion a seal of iron in which you should sculpt the image of a cat having a dog's head. Suffumigate it with the hair of a dog, and say: "You, Zequebin, drive out everyone from such and such a place, and destroy and devastate it." When this Mansion has come to the Ascendant, set this seal out under the stars, and the following night bury the aforesaid seal in the place which you wish to destroy. It shall be as you desire. Know that the name of the lord of this Mansion is Zequebin. The twenty-fourth Mansion is Caadezod, and it is for the increase of herds. When the Moon has passed into this Mansion, take the horn of a castrated ram which is well cleaned and made appropriate, and in it fashion the figure of a woman with her son in her arms, in the likeness of one who is nursing. Suffumigate it with the scrapings which have been taken from the 447 That is, a centaur carrying a bow. 448 That is, with the herb named mercury; a suffumigation of metallic mercury is an unusually unpleasant method of suicide.