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The same work gives particulars concerning the extraction of the sword-feather from the right wing of a swallow, preceding the action with the words Yin He . It should then be made into a pen by means of the Knife of the Art, and the name Anereton must be written on it with the goose-quill, after which the Psalms Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum and Laudate Dominum ommes gentes are to be recited over it, followed by aspersion and fumigation. It is not to be supposed that any ordinary ink could be suitable for so serious a business as that of engrossing pacts. Even the consecrations previously given are inadequate in such a case. It is understood that the signature is written with the blood of the operator, but the deed itself requires a special preparation, as follows:--Place river-water in a new, varnished earthenware pot, together with the powder hereinafter described. Then take sprigs of fern gathered on the Eve of St. John and vine twigs cut in the full moon of March. Kindle this wood. by means of virgin paper, and when the water boils the ink will be made. It must be changed each time that there is occasion to write, that is to say, whensoever the appellation of a spirit is undertaken. Powder for Pact-Ink ℞ Gall-nuts 10 Oz. Roman Vitriol or Green Copperas 3 Oz. Rock Alum or Gum Arabic 3 Oz. Make an impalpable powder, and when you would compose the ink, use as above described. The authorities for this process are not the Grimoires proper but the collections of Magical Secrets which are sometimes appended to them but sometimes form independent works.