The text is taken from the Directorium, pp. 239–40, BM fols. 100v–101v.

Super illius specula, quamvis immeriti, eius favente clementia, qui primum hominem humani quidem generis protoplasti, terrenis pralatum, divinis virtutibus adornatum, conformem et consimilem imaginini sua fecit, revocavit profugum legem dando, ac demum liberavit captivum, reinvenit perditum, et redemit venditum merito sua passionis, ut contemplaremur ex illa super filios hominum, qui Christiana religionis cultu Deum intelligunt et requirunt; dolenter advertimus, quod etiam cum nostrorum turbatione viscerum cogitamus, quam plures esse solo nomine Christianos, qui relicto primo veritatis lumine, tanta erroris caligine obnubilantur, quod cum morte foedus ineunt, et pactum faciunt cum inferno: damonibus namque immolant, hos adorant; fabricant, ac fabricari procurant imagines; annulum vel speculum, vel phialam, vel rem quamcunque aliam magice ad damones inibi alligandos ab his petunt, responsa ab his recipiunt, et pro implendis pravis suis desideriis auxilia postulant, pro re foetidissima foetidam exhibet servitutem (proh dolor) huiusmodi morbus pestifer, nunc per mundum solito amplius convalescens, successive gravius Although unworthy, we have been placed on this watch tower by the favourable mercy of Him who made the first being of the human race, the master of earthly things and adorned him with divine virtues after His own image and likeness; called him back when he strayed and gave him the Law; freed him from slavery; found him when he was lost; and redeemed him from captivity by the merit of His passion, so that we may watch from here the sons of men who know and need God through the practice of the Christian religion. With sorrow we discover (and we can think of it only with our hearts wrung) that there are many Christians in name only, who have turned away from the light of truth, and are so clouded with the mist of error that they enter into an agreement with death and a pact with Hell. For they sacrifice to demons and adore them, they make or cause to be made images, rings, mirrors, phials or anything whatsoever in which demons can be ensnared by magic. From them they seek and receive responses, and ask for help in fulfilling their depraved desires. For a most corrupt purpose they show a corrupt servitude.