ABSTRACT
That thou mayest know from what thing a man will be able to obtain profit and luck. Thou shalt divide the numerical values of the letters of the alphabet by eight in the following way:-Take from nine one, from ten two, from twenty four, from thirty six, from forty zelfttth (nothing), from fifty two, from sixty four, from seventy six, from eighty zelfttth, from ninety two, from one hundred four, from two hundred nothing, from three hundred four, from four hundred nothing. Then reckon up the [letters of the] name of the man, and those of name of his mother, and divide each of them by seven. If one remaineth to thee, his fate is from the Government. If two remain to thee, it is from men; and there will be mercy [in it]. If three remain to thee, it is from the Books and Orders of the Church. If four remain to thee, it is from the roads. If five remain to thee, it is from the tillage of the
