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Scan from Johannes Trithemius' Polygraphia, 1561 (original edition 1518) Author is dead since 1516 =)

The text (old French) reads (roughly):

"Fifth Book

Another alphabet, by which Honorius a.k.a. Thebanius occultly describes the rules of magic.

w:Theban alphabet

Another alphabet, by which some alchemists wanted to secretly use & describe rules & secrets of their science ; making this science looks more estimable than it deserves.

-Another script- (cipher used by the Golden Dawn, according to w:user:Fuzzypeg)

Usually alchemy is accompanied by several servants, familiars and domestics, who ..."

An accurate translation is bit hard to do, however it is noteworthy that the comment Johannes Trithemius makes about alchemy is strongly pejorative.

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