Weyer Johann - Pseudomonarchia Demonum

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Johann Weyer, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum .

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Introduction by J. H. Peterson.

Joh"nn eyer ' / / /11* w"s " pioneer in the #ields o# &edicine "nd psychi"try. Hew"s "lso " #ir& believer in &"gic, "nd w"s in #"ct " st(dent o# one o# the &ost #"&o(socc(ltists o# "ll ti&e, H. C. Agripp". His Praestigiis Daemonum ' / 3* w"s b"sic"lly "

point by point reb(tt"l o# the h"te#(l witch h(nter4s h"ndboo5, Malleus Maleficarum . His boo5 incl(des interesting reports o# 6"(st, Agripp", "nd Trithe&i(s #ro& " conte&por"rywitness. %ig&(nd 6re(d c"lls the Praestigiis Daemonum one o# the ten &ost signi#ic"nt

boo5s o# "ll ti&e.As "n "ppendi) to this &on(&ent"l te)t, eyer "dded " c"t"log o# de&ons which hec"lled Pseudomonarchia daemonum . eyer re#erred to his so(rce &"n(script "s Liber officiorum spirituum, seu Liber dictus Empto. Salomonis, de principibus & regibusdmoniorum '78oo5 o# the o##ices o# spirits, or the 8oo5 o# s"yings o# !&pto. %olo&onconcerning the princes "nd 5ings o# the de&ons7* -t incl(des v"ri"tions in the n"&es o# &"ny o# the de&ons, showing th"t it h"d been red"cted by the ti&e eyer obt"ined it, soit w"s evidently &(ch older th"n / 3.

-t h"s long been recogni+ed th"t the #irst boo5 o# the Lemegeton , Goetia , correspondsclosely with eyer4s c"t"log o# de&ons, tho(gh in eyer9s te)t there "re no de&onicse"ls, "nd the de&ons "re invo5ed by " si&ple con:(r"tion, not the el"bor"te rit("l #o(ndin the Lemegeton .

The &ost stri5ing di##erence between eyer9s te)t "nd the Goetia is the order o# spirits . -see no e)pl"n"tion #or the di##erence; it9s "l&ost "s i# " st"c5 o# c"rds got scr"&bled.There "re "lso #o(r "ddition"l spirits in the Goetia 'n(&ber 3, "nd the l"st three*.

Another "no&"ly &"y be o# &ore signi#ic"nce< The #o(rth spirit in eyer9s te)t, Pr(#l"s"li"s 8(#"s, w"s "ccidently le#t o(t o# =egin"ld %cot9s !nglish tr"nsl"tion '#o(nd in hishighly r"tion"l /1> Discover of !itchcraft *, or w"s "lre"dy &issing #ro& the edition o#


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eyer (sed by %cot. -t is "lso the only spirit #ro& eyer9s list th"t is not #o(nd in the Lemegeton . -# " speci#ic edition c"n be #o(nd which introd(ced this de#ect, it &"y th(s be possible to #i) the d"te o# the co&position o# the Goetia in its present #or&.

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?BM@ $M.Joh"nn eyer

Joh"nn ier, Pseudomonarchiadaemonum . %"lo&ons notes o#

con:(r"tion

Tr"nsl"tion in =egin"ld %cot, "he Discoverie of !itchcraft ' /1>*D

# curas hominum, $ %uantum est in rebusinane

Ah, h(&"n c"resE Ah, how &(ch #(tilityin the worldE. C. L(cili(s, Satires of

Persius DF 'n inventarie of the names, shapes,

po(ers, governement, and effects of divels and spirits, of their severall segniories and degrees) a strangediscourse (oorth the reading. G

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e Sathanic factionis monopoliumus%ueadeo porro delitescat, hanc Dmonum

Pseudomonarchiam, e* 'charonticorum+asallorum archivo subtractam, in hu us#peris de Dmonum prstigiis calce

annectere volui, ut effascinatorum id genushominum, %ui se magos actitare nonerubescunt, curiositas, prstigi, vanitas,dolus, impostur, deliria, mens elusa, &manifesta mendacia, %uinimo non ferendblasphemi, omnium mortalium, %ui in medilucis splendore hallucinari nolint, oculisclarissim- appareant, hoc potissimum seculo

scelestissimo, %uo hristi regnum tam enormiimpunita%ue t rannide impetitur ab iis %ui

/eliali pal0m sacramentum prstit1re,

stipendium etiam ustum hauddubie recepturi)%uibus & perditas has horas libenter dedico, si forte e* immensa Dei misericordiaconvertantur & vivant) %uod e* animo iis

precor, sit%ue feli* & faustum. 2e autemcuriosulus ali%uis, fascino nimis detentus, hoc

stultiti argumentum temere imitari audeat,voces hinc inde prtermisi studio, ut universadelin%uendi occasio prcideretur. 3nscribitur vero 0 maleferiato hoc hominum genere#fficium spirituum, vel, Liber officiorum

spirituum, seu, Liber dictus Empto.Salomonis, de principibus & regibusdmoniorum, %ui cogi possunt divina virtute& humana. 't mihi nuncupabitur

Pseudomonarchia Dmonum.

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?BM@ $M.Pri&(s =e), (i est de potest"te @rientis,dicit(r 8"Il, "pp"rens trib(s c"pitib(s,

(or(& (n(& "ssi&il"t(r b(#oni "lter(&ho&ini, terti(& #eli. ="(c" lo (it(r voce,#or&"tor &or(& insignis cert"tor, redditho&ine& invisibile& s"piente&. H(icobedi(nt se)"gint"se) legiones.

456 7/aell8. Their #irst F"nd princip"llG

5ing 'which is o# the power o# the e"st* isc"lled /a9ll who when he is con:(red (p,"ppe"reth with three he"ds; the #irst, li5e" tode; the second, li5e " &"n; the third,li5e " c"t. He spe"5eth with " ho"rsevoice, he &"5eth " &"n go invisible "ndwiseD, he h"th (nder his obedience "ndr(le si)tie "nd si) legions o# divels.


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K 2. Ag"res ?() pri&(s s(b potest"te@rientis, "pp"ret benevol(s in senioris

ho&inis #or&", e (it"ns in crocodilo, in&"n( "ccipitre& port"ns. C(nct" ling("r(&gener" docet opti&e< #(git"ntes reverti #"cit,

per&"nentes #(gere< pr l"t(r"s dignit"tesdi&ittit, trip(di"re #"cit spirit(s terr < estde ordine irt(t(&, s(b s(" potest"te h"benstrigint" (n"& legiones.

4:6 'gares. The #irst d(5e (nder the power o# the e"st, Fis n"&ed 'gares ,G heco&&eth (p &ildile i.e. he "ppe"rswillinglyD in the li5enes o# " #"ire old&"n, riding (pon " crocodile, "nd

c"rrieng " h"w5e on his #ist; hee te"cheth presentlie "ll &"ner o# toongs, he #etcheth b"c5e "ll s(ch "s r(nne "w"ie, "nd&"5eth the& r(nne th"t st"nd still; heoverthroweth "ll dignities Fs(pern"t(r"ll"nd te&por"ll,G hee &"5eth e"rth ("5es,

lit. 7"nd &"5es spirits o# the e"rthd"nce7D "nd is o# the order o# vert(es,h"ving (nder his regi&ent thirtie onelegions.

K 3. M"rb"s, "li"s 8"rb"s, Pr ses &"gn(s, se&"ni#est"ns in #ortissi&i leonis specie, sed "be)orcist" "ccit(s h(&"n" ind(it(r #or&", deocc(ltis plene respondet, &orbos invehit tollit, pro&ovet s"pienti"& "rti(& (e&ech"nic"r(& cognitione&, ho&ines "dh cin "li"& &(t"t #or&N. Pr est trigint"se)legionib(s.

4;6 Marbas, alias /arbas is " gre"t

president, "nd "ppe"reth in the #or&e o# "&ightie lion; b(t "t the co&&"nde&ent o# " con:(ror co&&eth (p in the li5enes o# "&"n, "nd "nswereth #(llie "s to(ching"nie thing which is hidden or secret< he

bringeth dise"ses, "nd c(reth the&, he pro&oteth wisedo&e, "nd the 5nowledgeo# &ech"nic"ll "rts, or h"ndicr"#ts; hech"ngeth &en into other sh"pes, "nd(nder his presidencie or go(verne&ent"re thirtie si) legions o# divels conteined.

K >. Pr(#l"s, "libi invenit(r 8(#"s, &"gn(sPrinceps ?() est, c(:(s &"nsio circ" t(rri&8"bylonis, videt(r in eo #l"&&" #oris, c"p(t"(te& "ssi&il"t(r &"gno nycticor"ci. A(tor est pro&otor discordi"r(&, bellor(&,ri)"r(& &end"cior(&. @&nib(s in locisnon intro&itt"t(r. Ad ( sit" respondet"b(nde. %(b s(nt h(ic legiones vinginti se),

p"rti& e) ordine Throni, p"rti& Angelor(&.

'>* Pr(#l"s, otherwise #o(nd "s 8(#"s, is" gre"t prince "nd d(5e, whose "bode is"ro(nd the Tower o# 8"bylon, "nd therehe is seen li5e " #l"&e o(tside. His he"dhowever is li5e th"t o# " gre"t night h"w5.He is the "(thor "nd pro&oter o# discord,w"r, ("rrels, "nd #"lsehood. He &"y not

be "d&itted into every pl"ce. He respondsgenero(sly to yo(r re (ests. $nder hi&"re twenty si) legions, p"rtly o# the order o# Thrones, "nd p"rtly o# the order o#

Angels.D


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K /. A&on vel A"&on M"rchio &"gn(s potens, prodit in l(pi #or&" c"(d"& h"bensserpentin"&, #l"&&"& evo&ens. Ho&inis

"(te& ind(t(s specie&, c"ninos ostent"tdentes, c"p(t &"gno nycticor"ci si&ile.Princeps o&ni(& #ortissi&(s est, intelligens

pr terit" #(t(r", hinc gr"ti"& concili"nso&ni(& "&icor(& ini&icor(&.O("dr"gint" i&per"t legionib(s.

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K S. 8otis, "libi @tis, &"gn(s Pr ses Co&es, Prodit in viper specie deterri&"< !tsi ("ndo #or&"& ind(it h(&"n"& dentesostendit &"gnos corn(" d(o, &"n( gl"di(&"c(t(& port"ns. ?"t per#ecte respons" ver" de

pr senti(s, pr teritis, #(t(ris "bstr(sis.T"& "&icos ("& hostes concili"t. %e)"gint"i&per"t legionib(s.

4A6 /otis , otherwise #tis , " gre"t president "nd "n e"rle he co&&eth #oorthin the sh"pe o# "n o(glie lit. 4worst4Dviper, "nd i# he p(t on h(&"ne sh"pe, hesheweth gre"t teeth, "nd two hornes,

c"rrieng " sh"rpe sword in his h"nd< hegiveth "nswers o# things present, p"st,"nd to co&e, "nd reconcileth #riends, "nd#oes, r(ling si)tie legions.

K 0. 8"thy&, "libi M"rthi& ?() &"gn(s #ortis< isit(r constit(tione viri #ortissi&i c(&c"(d" serpentin", e (o p"llido insidens.

irt(tes herb"r(& l"pid(& pretiosor(&intelligit. C(rs( velocissi&o ho&ine& deregione in regione& tr"ns#ert. H(ic trigint"

s(bs(nt legiones.

45B6 /athin C/ath m , so&eti&es c"lled Mathim CMarthim , " gre"t d(5e "nd "strong, he is seene in the sh"pe o# " veriestrong &"n, with " serpents t"ile, sittingon " p"le horsse, (nderst"nding thevert(es o# he"rbs "nd pretio(s stones,tr"ns#erring &en s(ddenlie #ro& co(ntrie

to co(ntrie, "nd r(leth thirtie legions o# divels.

K . P(rs"n, "li"s C(rson, &"gn(s =e), prodit (t ho&o #"cie leonin", viper"& port"ns#erocissi&"&, (rso (e insidens, (e& se&per

pr ced(nt t(b . C"llet pr senti", pr terit" #(t(r"< Aperit occ(lt", thes"(ros detegit. "le#"r, "li"s M"l"ph"r, ?() est #ortis,#or&" leonis prodiens c"pite l"tronis.6"&ili"rit"te& p"rit s(is, donec l" (eos(spend"nt(r. ?ece& pr sidet legionib(s.

45F6 +alefar, alias Malephar CMalaphar , is " strong d(5e, co&&ing#oorth in the sh"pe o# " lion, "nd the he"do# " thee#e or 7b"r5ing7D, he is verie#"&ili"r with the& to who& he &"5ethhi&sel# "c ("inted, till he h"th bro(ght

the& to the g"llowes, "nd r(leth tenlegions.

K /. Mor"), "li"s 6or"ii, &"gn(s Co&es Pr ses< %i&ilis t"(ro visit(r< !t si ("ndoh(&"n"& #"cie& "ss(&it, "d&ir"bile& inAstrono&i" in o&nib(s "rtib(s liber"lib(sreddit ho&ine&< p"rit eti"& #"&(los non&"los s"pientes< novit herb"r(&

pretiosor(& l"pid(& potenti"&. -&per"ttrigint" se) legionib(s.

456 2aberius C2aberus , alias erberus ,is " v"li"nt &"r (esse, shewing hi&sel#ein the #or&e o# " crowe, when hespe"5eth with " ho"rse voice< he &"5eth "&"n "&i"ble "nd c(nning in "ll "rts, "ndspeci"llie in rhetori5e, he proc(reth thelosse o# prel"cies "nd dignities< nineteenelegions he"re F"nd obeieG hi&.


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K 20. 8yleth =e) &"gn(s terribilis, in e (o

p"llido e (it"ns, (e& pr ced(nt t(b ,sy&phoni , c(nct" M(sic gener". O((&"(te& cor"& e)orcist" se ostent"t, t(rgid(s ir"

#(rore videt(r, (t decipi"t. !)orcist" verot(& sibi pr(denter c"ve"t< At (e (t #"st(& ei"di&"t, in &"n( s(scipi"t b"c(l(& corili, c(&

(o oriente& &eridie& vers(s, #oris :()t"circ(l(& &"n(& e)tendet, #"ciet (etri"ng(l(&. C ter(& si &"n(& non e)tendit,

intr"re :(bet, "t (e spirit((& inc(l(& illeren(erit, "d lectione& progredi"t(r e)orcist"6 'staroth is " gre"t "nd " strong d(5e,co&&ing #oorth in the sh"pe o# " #owle"ngell, sitting (pon "n in#ern"ll dr"gon,"nd c"rrieng on his right h"nd " viper< he"nswereth tr(lie to &"tters present, p"st,

"nd to co&e, "nd "lso o# "ll secrets. Het"l5eth willinglie o# the cre"tor o# spirits,"nd o# their #"ll, "nd how they sinned "nd#ell< he s"ith he #ell not o# his owne"ccord. He &"5eth " &"n woonder#(llle"rned in the liber"ll sciences, he r(leth#o(rtie legions. Let everie e)orcist t"5eheed, th"t he "d&it hi& not too neerehi&, bic"(se o# his stin5ing bre"th lit.7bec"(se o# the intoler"ble stench whichhe e)h"les7D. And there#ore let the

con:(ror hold neere to his #"ce " &"gic"llsilverD ring, "nd th"t sh"ll de#end hi&.

K 2S. 6orr"s vel 6orc"s &"gn(s Pr ses est

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