Several 17th-century magical manuscripts contain spells to obtain power over fairies. Some were to call them up, some to dismiss them from places where treasure was to be found, and some to gain their help and advice. The first two that follow are from the Bodleian Library (MS. Ashmole 1406), the next two from the British Museum (MS. Sloane 1727):

An excellent way to gett a Fayrie, but for my selfe I call margarett Barrance but this will obtaine any one that is not allready bound.

First gett a broad square christall or Venus glasse in length and breadth 3 inches, then lay that glasse or christall in the bloud of a white henne 3 wednesdayes or 3 fridayes: then take it out and wash it with holy aqua and fumigate it: then take 3 hazle stickes or wands of an yeare groth, pill them fayre and white, and make soe longe as you write the spiritts name, or fayries name, which you call 3 times, on every sticke being made flatt one side, then bury them under some hill whereas you suppose fayries haunt, the Wednesday before you call her, and the friday foliowinge take them uppe and call hir at 8 or 3 or 10 of the clocke which be good plannetts and howres for that turne: but when you call, be in cleane Life and turne thy face towards the east, and when you have her bind her to that stone or Glasse.

An Ungt. to annoynt under the Eyelids and upon the Eylidds evninge and morninge, but especially when you call, or finde your sight not perfect. (That is, an ointment to give sight of the fairies) pt. (precipitate ?) sallet oyle and put it into a Viall glasse but first wash it with rose water, and marygold flower water, the flowers be gathered towards the east, wash it til the oyle come white, then put it into the glasse, ut supra, and thou put thereto the budds of holyhocke, the flowers of mary gold; the flowers or toppes of wild time the budds of younge hazle, and the time must be gatherred neare the side of a hill where fayries use to go oft, and the grasse of a fayrie throne, there, all these putt into the oyle, into the glasse, and sett it to dissolve 3 dayes in the sonne, and thou keep it for thy use; ut supra.

To Call a Fairy.

I. E. A. call the. Elaby: Gathen: in the name of the. father, of the. Sonne, and of the holy, ghost. And. I Adiure. the. Elaby. Gathen: Conjure, and. Straightly: charge, and Command, thee. by. Tetragrammaton: Emanuell. messias. sether. panton. cratons. Alpha et Omega, and by. all. other, high. and. reverent, names, of all-mighty, god. both Effable. and. in. Effuable. and by. all. the. vertues. of the holy.ghost. by the dyetic grace, and. foreknowledge, of the.powers. and. grace, and. vertues. of thee. Elaby. by.all.the.powers. and. grace, and. vertues. of all. the. holy, meritorious. Virginnes. and. patriarches. And. I. Conjure, thee. Elaby Gathen. by. these, holy, names, of God. Saday. Eloy. Iskyros. Adonay. Sabaoth. that thou appeare presently, meekely. and myldly. in. this, glasse. without, doeinge. hurt. or. daunger. unto. me. or any other, livinge. creature, and to this I binde. thee. by. the. whole, power, and. vertue. of. our. Lord. Jesus. Christ. I. Commande. thee. by. the. vertue. of. his. uprisinge. and. by. the vertue. of. his flesh, and. body, that he. tooke. of the. blessed. Virginne. Mary. Empresse. of heaven, and. hell. and. by. the. hole, power, of. god. and. his. holy, names, namely. Adonay. Adonatos. Eloy. Elohim. Suda. Ege. zeth. and. heban: that. is. to. say. Lord. of. vertue. and. King, of Israeli, dwellinge. uppon. the. whole, face, of the. earth, whose, seate. is. in. heaven and. his. power, in. earth, and. by. him, &. by those glorious, and. powerfull. names. I. binde. thee. to. give. and. doe. thy. true, humble, and. obedient, servise. unto. me. E.A. and never, to depart, without, my. consent, and Lawfull. Authoritie. in.the.name.of the. Father, and.the.holy.trinitie. And. I Command, thee. Elaby. Gathen. by. all. Angells. and. Arkangells. and. all. the. holy.company.of heaven, worshippinge. the omnipotent, god. that, thou, doest. come. and. appeare. presently, to. me. E.A. in. this, christall. or. glasse. meekely. and myldely. to.my.true and. perfect, sight, and. truly, without, fraud. Dissymulation. or. deceite. resolve, and. satisfye me. in. and. of. all. manner, of. such, questions, and. commands, and. Demandes. as. L shall, either. Aske. Require, desire. or. demande. of thee. and. that. thou. Ellaby. Gathen. be. true. and. obedient, unto me. both. now. and, ever.heare-after. at. all. time. and. times, howers. dayes. nightes. mynittes. and. in. and. at. all. places, wheresoever, either, in field, howse. or. in. any. other, place, whatsoever. &. wheresoever. I. shall, call. upon. thee. and. that. thou. Elaby: Gathen: doe. not. start, depart, or. desire, to. goe. or. departe. from. me. neyther. by. arte. or. call, of any. other. Artist, of any. degree, or. Learninge. whatsoever, but. that. thou. in. the. humblyest. manner, that. thou, mayest. be. commanded, to. attend, and. give. thy. true, obedience, unto. me. E.A. : and that. even. as. thou. wilt. Answer, it. unto. and. before, the. Lord, of hoste. at. the. dreadfull. day. of Judgment, before, whose, glorious, presence, both. thou. and. L and all. other. Christian. Creatures, must, and shall, appeare. to. receive, our. Joyes. in. heaven, or. by. his doome. to. be. Judged, into, everlastinge. Damnation, even. into. the. deepe. pitt. of. hell, there, to. receive, our. portion, amongst the divell. and. his. Angells. to. be. ever, burninge. in. pitch, fier. and. brimstone, and. never, consumed, and, to. this. I. E.A. Sweare. thee. Elaby. Gathen. and. binde. thee. by. the. whole, power, of. god. the. Father, god. the. Sonne. & god. the. holy, ghost. 3. persons, and. one. god. in. trinitye. to. be. trew. and. faithfuU. unto. me. in. all. Reverente. humillity. Let. it. be. done. in. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus, his name, quickly, quickly, quickly, come. come. come, fiat. fiat. fiat. Amen. Amen. Amen. etc.

This call ut supra is to call Elabigathan A. Fayrie.

A discharge of the fayres and other sps. or Elphes from any place or grounde, where treasure is layd or hidd. First shall the mgn: say in the name of the fa. the so. & the ho. Go. amen, and they say as followeth. — I conjure you sps. or elphes which be 7 sisters and have these names. Lilia. Restilia, foca, fola, Afryca, Julia, venulia, I conjure youe & charge you by the fa.: the so.: and the ho: Go.: and holy mary the mother of our blessed lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: and by the annunciation nativity and circumcision, and by the baptisme; and by his holy fasting; and by the passion, death and reserection of our blessed lord Jesus Christ and by the Comeing of the holy gost our sacred Comforter: and by all the Apostles Martyres confessors: and also virgins and all the elect of God and of our lord Jesus Christ; that from hensforth neither you nor any other for you have power or rule upon this ground; neither within nor without nor uppon this servant of the liveing god.: N: neither by day nor night; but the holy trinity be always upon itt & liim or her. Amen. Amen:

A call to the Queen of the Fairies.

Micol o tu micoll regina pigmeorum deus Abraham: deus Isaac: deus Jacob; tibi benedicat et omnia fausta danet et concedat Modo venias et mihi moremgem veni. Igitur o tu micol in nomine Jesus veni cito ters quatur beati in qui nomini Jesu veniunt veni Igitur O tu micol in nomine Jesu veni cito qui sit omnis honor laus et gloria in omne aeternum. Amen Amen.

[Motifs: C432.1; D1766.7]