And Michael Scot, to succeeding generations, was not the philosopher, but the magician—
“Michele Scotto fu, che veramente
Delle magiche frode seppe il giuoco”—(INFERNO, XX.)
whose wonders are commemorated in the “Lay of the Last Minstrel”—
“In these fair climes it was my lot
To meet the wondrous Michael Scott,
A wizard of such dreaded fame
That when in Salamanca’s cave
Him listed his magic wand to wave,
The bells would ring in Nôtre Dame.”
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[476] Raynald. ann. 1258, No. 23.—Potthast. No. 17745, 18396.—Eymeric. p. 133.—C. 8, § 4, Sexto v. 2.—Chron. Bardin. ann. 1270 (Vaissette, IV. Pr. 5).
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When, in 1473, some Carmelites of Bologna asserted that it was not heretical to obtain responses from demons, Sixtus IV. promptly ordered an investigation, and directed the results to be transmitted to him under seal.—Pegnæ Append. ad Eymeric. p. 82.