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The Brass VesselMila'sExotic Plants & CuriositiesA living collection by Luminary OdditiesThe Seventy-Two Spirits · 28
Also recorded as Beale, Beal, Bofry, Bolfry
Answering past, present and future matters, changing metals into gold, and granting or confirming dignity. [1]
Goetia 1904
Scot gives three names: Beall, Berith and Bolfry. The red soldier, red clothing, red horse and crown already appear, together with twenty-six legions, a clear subtle voice and the conversion of metals into gold. The later Goetia adds the crown’s golden colour. [2][1]
Scot promises true answers about past, present and future, then calls Berith a liar. A magical ring is associated with his appearance at a particular hour, and he bestows and confirms dignities. The account leaves promised truth and unreliable speech side by side, making the conditions of the encounter as important as the honours offered. [2][1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, translated; Aleister Crowley, edited, The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King (1904), first-edition facsimile supplied by Keep Silence. Shemhamphorash, numbered catalogue entry 28, Berith; facsimile PDF page 16 (PDF index includes three preliminary plates)
Full passage · accessed 2026-10-10Reginald Scot, The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584); Brinsley Nicholson’s reprint of the first edition (1886), Project Gutenberg transcription. Book XV, chapter II, Berith; 1886 reprint page 319
Full passage · accessed 2026-10-10