the cloth and tape must have been spun by a child not quite or at least not
more than seven years of age. The letter given below must be carefully
sewed in the piece of cloth, and tied around the neck, unbeshrewdly; on the
first Friday in the decreasing moon; and immediately after hanging it
around the neck, the Lord’s prayer and the articles of faith must be
repeated. What now follows must be written in the before-mentioned letter:
“May God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost grant it. Amen. Seek
immediately, and seek; thus commandeth the Lord thy God, through the
first man whom God did love upon earth. Seek immediately, and seek; thus
commandeth the Lord thy God, through Luke, the Evangelist, and through
Paul, the Apostle. Seek immediately, and seek; thus commandeth the Lord
thy God, through the twelve messengers. Seek immediately, and seek; thus
commandeth the Lord thy God by the first man that God might be loved.
Seek immediately, and convulse; thus commandeth the Lord thy God,
through the Holy Fathers, who have been made by divine and holy writ.
Seek immediately, and convulse; thus commandeth the Lord thy God,
through the dear and holy angels, and through his paternal and divine
Omnipotence, and his heavenly confidence and endurance. Seek
immediately, and convulse; thus commandeth the Lord thy God, through
the burning oven which was preserved by the blessing of God. Seek
immediately, and convulse; thus commandeth the Lord thy God, through
all power and might, through the prophet Jonah who was preserved in the
belly of the whale for three days and three nights, by the blessing of God.
Seek immediately, and convulse; thus commandeth the Lord thy God,
through all the power and might which proceed from divine humility, and
in all-eternity; whereby no harm be done unto + N + nor unto any part of
his body be they the ravenous convulsions, or the yellow convulsions, or the
white convulsions, or the red convulsions, or the black convulsions, or by
whatever name convulsions may be called; these all shall do no harm unto
thee + N + nor to any part of thy body, nor to thy head, nor to thy neck, nor
to thy heart, nor to thy stomach, nor to any of thy veins, nor to thy arms, nor
to thy legs, nor to thy eyes, nor to thy tongue, nor to any part or parcel of
thy body. This I write for thee + N + in these words, and in the name of God
the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. God bless it. Amen.”
Notice. — If anyone write such a letter for another, the Christian name of
the person must be mentioned in it; as you will observe, where the N stands
singly in the above letter, there must be the name.