mountains, and the stars, divers sorts of
incense, by which means the spirits were compelled to appear. In the
East and West Indies the power of magic was equally powerful. Greek
and Roman magicians invocated spirits by prayers to the moon, and
sacrifices of milk, honey, and blood. In our own country, incantation
and conjuration, as already observed, were by no means uncommon.

When Chiancungi and his sister Napala first attempted to call up
spirits, they began with the spirit Bokim, in the twentieth degree.
They commenced their operations in a vault hung round with black
cloth. Having drawn their circle of the order of thrones and the seven
planets, and stamped their magical characters in the centre thereof,
they proceeded to the ceremonies of conjuration without anything
appearing. This caused them to become so desperate that they left the
circle and betook themselves to the most detestable branch of
magic--compact, or confederacy; through which they obtained from Bokim
155 years of life, and almost unlimited magical power, on the
condition that in return their bodies and souls should at last be
given to him. They performed strange miracles in every country. By the
assistance of these magicians, the Tartars destroyed above one hundred
ships belonging to the Chinese. Many a loss did they bring upon those
against whom they had a private grudge, or against whom they were
hired. Kingdoms were ruined, children slain, fruits withered, corn
blasted, silk destroyed, navigation impeded, and adult lives
sacrificed. Chiancungi had numerous public contests with magicians of
several countries in magical science, in which art he was said to
excel them all.

Lewis Gawfridi, a French priest, was another famous magician, who had
compact with the devil of a closer relationship than common men of his
craft could pretend to have. He served Satan for fourteen years in
performing detestable works--sacrificing children, worshipping the
devil in various shapes, and tempting people to become magicians, and
to take part in disgraceful nocturnal conventions.

A wonderful relation is given in support of the belief of magicians
having power over spirits. The story is this:--A newly-married man
was amusing himself with his companions, when, in case he should lose
his wedding ring, he put it on the finger of a statue of Venus.
Returning to take his ring, he found the finger so bent that the
ornament intended for his bride could not be removed. A