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Name is Jesus, before which <strong>the</strong> heavens., earth and hell do bend <strong>the</strong> knee; we have seen<br />
with what Power He <strong>com</strong>manded demons, which Power was also transmitted to St. Peter<br />
by that utterance: Upon this rock I will build my Church, and <strong>the</strong> Gates <strong>of</strong> Hell shall not<br />
Prevail against it. These words were addressed to St. Peter as <strong>the</strong> Head and Foundation<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Church. We <strong>the</strong>n, who, by <strong>the</strong> mercy <strong>of</strong> God, and despite <strong>the</strong> Poverty <strong>of</strong> our merit,<br />
have succeeded to <strong>the</strong> Sovereign Apostolate, and, as lawful successor <strong>of</strong> St. Peter, have<br />
<strong>the</strong> Keys <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Heaven <strong>com</strong>mitted to our hands, desiring to <strong>com</strong>municate <strong>the</strong><br />
Power <strong>of</strong> invoking and <strong>com</strong>manding Spirits, which hath been reserved unto us alone, and<br />
our Possessors did alone enjoy; wishing, I repeat, by Divine inspiration, to share it with<br />
our venerable Brethren and dear sons in Jesus Christ, and fearing lest in <strong>the</strong> exorcism <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Possessed, 1 <strong>the</strong>y might o<strong>the</strong>rwise be appalled at <strong>the</strong> frightful figures <strong>of</strong> those<br />
rebellious angels who in sin were cast into <strong>the</strong> abyss, lest also <strong>the</strong>y should be<br />
insufficiently learned in those things which must be Performed and observed, and that<br />
those who have been redeemed by <strong>the</strong> blood <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ may not be tormented by any<br />
witchcraft or possessed by <strong>the</strong> demon, we have included in this Bull <strong>the</strong> manner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
invocation, which same must be observed inviolably. And because it is meet that <strong>the</strong><br />
ministers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Altar should have authority over <strong>the</strong> rebellious Spirits, we hereby depute<br />
unto <strong>the</strong>m all<br />
p. 109<br />
powers which we possess, in virtue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy Apostolic Chair, and we require <strong>the</strong>m, by<br />
our Apostolic authority, to observe what follows inviolably, lest by some negligence<br />
unworthy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir character <strong>the</strong>y should draw down on <strong>the</strong>mselves <strong>the</strong> wrath <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Most<br />
High.<br />
The Grimorium Verum has once been reprinted in <strong>the</strong> French language. 1 Of <strong>the</strong> Italian<br />
version <strong>the</strong>re have been two modern editions, both poorly produced. 2 The <strong>book</strong> <strong>of</strong> True<br />
Black Magic is known only by <strong>the</strong> edition <strong>of</strong> 1750. The Grand Grimoire reappeared at<br />
Nismes in 1823 and is, moreover, in all respects identical with <strong>the</strong> work entitled <strong>the</strong> Red<br />
Dragon, <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong>re are several examples. 3 The Grimoire <strong>of</strong> Honorius is exceedingly<br />
rare in <strong>the</strong> original, but is better known by <strong>the</strong> reprints <strong>of</strong> 1660 and 1670, though <strong>the</strong>se<br />
also are scarce. There is, finally, an edition dated 1760, and this even <strong>com</strong>mands a high<br />
price among collectors. It remains to state that <strong>the</strong> Abbé d'Artigny was presented about<br />
<strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> last century with an MS. copy <strong>of</strong> this Grimoire, which was much more<br />
<strong>com</strong>plete that <strong>the</strong> printed editions. He gives no satisfactory account <strong>of</strong> it, nor can it be<br />
traced at this day. Possibly it represented <strong>the</strong> transition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sworn Book <strong>of</strong> Honorius<br />
into <strong>the</strong> Spurious Papal Constitution, which certainly reproduces <strong>the</strong> motive and moves in<br />
<strong>the</strong> atmosphere <strong>of</strong> its prototype.<br />
104:1 Histoire de la Magie, p. 307.<br />
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