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IThappenedthroughavarietyofsingularaccidentsthatIbecameintimatewithaSicilianpriest，whowasamanofveryelevatedgeniusandwellinstructedinbothLatinandGreekletters.Inthecourseofconversationonedaywewereledtotalkabouttheartofnecromancy;aproposofwhichIsaid:“ThroughoutmywholelifeIhavehadthemostintensedesiretoseeorlearnsomethingofthisart.”Theretothepriestreplied:“Astoutsoulandasteadfastmustthemanhavewhosetshimselftosuchanenterprise.”IansweredthatofstrengthandsteadfastnessofsoulIshouldhaveenoughandtospare，providedIfoundtheopportunity.Thenthepriestsaid:“Ifyouhavethehearttodareit，Iwillamplysatisfyyourcuriosity.”Accordinglyweagreeduponattemptingtheadventure.

Thepriestoneeveningmadehispreparations，andbademefindarade，ornotmorethantwo.IinvitedVincenzioRomoli，averydearfriendofmine，andthepriesttookwithhimanativeofPistoja，whoalsocultivatedtheblackart.WewenttogethertotheColiseum;andtherethepriest，havingarrayedhimselfinnecromancersrobes，begantodescribecirclesontheearthwiththefinestceremoniesthatcanbeimagined.Imustsaythathehadmadeusbringpreciousperfumesandfire，andalsodrugsoffetidodour.Whenthepreliminarieswerepleted，hemadetheentranceintothecircle;andtakingusbythehand，introducedusonebyoneinsideit.Thenheassignedourseveralfunctions;tothenecromancer，hisrade，hegavethepentacletohold;theothertwoofushadtolookafterthefireandtheperfumes;andthenhebeganhisincantations.Thislastedmorethananhourandahalf;whenseverallegionsappeared，andtheColiseumwasallfullofdevils.Iwasoccupiedwiththepreciousperfumes，andwhenthepriestperceivedinwhatnumberstheywerepresent，heturnedtomeandsaid:“Benvenuto，askthemsomething.”IcalledonthemtoreunitemewithmySicilianAngelica.Thatnightweobtainednoanswer;butIenjoyedthegreatestsatisfactionofmycuriosityinsuchmatters.Thenecromancersaidthatweshouldhavetogoasecondtime，andthatIshouldobtainthefullacplishmentofmyrequest;buthewishedmetobringwithmealittleboyofpurevirginity.

Ichoseoneofmyshop-lads，whowasabouttwelveyearsold，andinvitedVincenzioRomoliagain;andwealsotookacertainAgnolinoGaddi，whowasaveryintimatefriendofboth.Whenwecameoncemoretotheplaceappointed，thenecromancermadejustthesamepreparations，attendedbythesameandevenmoreimpressivedetails.Thenheintroducedusintothecircle，whichhehadreconstructedwithartmoreadmirableandyetmorewondrousceremonies.AfterwardsheappointedmyfriendVincenziototheorderingoftheperfumesandthefire，andwithhimAgnolinoGaddi.Henextplacedinmyhandthepentacle，whichhebidmeturntowardthepointsheindicated，andunderthepentacleIheldthelittleboy，myworkman.Nowthenecromancerbegantoutterthoseawfulinvocations，callingbynameonmultitudesofdemonswhoarecaptainsoftheirlegions，andthesehesummonedbythevirtueandpotencyofGod，theUncreated，Living，andEternal，inphrasesoftheHebrew，andalsooftheGreekandLatintongues;insomuchthatinashortspaceoftimethewholeColiseumwasfullofahundredfoldasmanyashadappeareduponthefirstoccasion.VincenzioRomoli，togetherwithAgnolino，tendedthefireandheapedonquantitiesofpreciousperfumes.Attheadviceofthenecromancer，IagaindemandedtobereunitedwithAngelica.Thesorcererturnedtomeandsaid:“Hearyouwhattheyhavereplied;thatinthespaceofonemonthyouwillbewheresheis?”Thenoncemoreheprayedmetostandfirmbyhim，becausethelegionswereathousandfoldmorethanhehadsummoned，andwerethemostdangerousofallthedenizensofhell;andnowthattheyhadsettledwhatIasked，itbehovedustobeciviltothemanddismissthemgently.Ontheotherside，theboy，whowasbeneaththepentacle，shriekedoutinterrorthatamillionofthefiercestmenwereswarmingroundandthreateningus.Hesaid，moreover，thatfourhugegiantshadappeared，whowerestrivingtoforcetheirwayinsidethecircle.Meanwhilethenecromancer，tremblingwithfear，keptdoinghisbestwithmildandsoftpersuasionstodismisstheVincenzioRomoli，whoquakedlikeanaspenleaf，lookedaftertheperfumes.ThoughIwasquiteasfrightenedastherestofthem，Itriedtoshowitless，andinspiredthemallwithmarvellouscourage;butthetruthisthatIhadgivenmyselfupfordeadwhenIsawtheterrorofthenecromancer.Theboyhadstuckhisheadbetweenhisknees，exclaiming:“ThisishowIwillmeetdeath，forwearecertainlydeadmen.”AgainIsaidtohim:“Thesecreaturesareallinferiortous，andwhatyouseeisonlysmokeandshadow;sothenraiseyoureyes.”Whenhehadraisedthemhecriedout:“ThewholeColiseumisinflames，andthefireisadvancingonus;”thencoveringhisfacewithhishands，hegroanedagainthathewasdead，andthathecouldnotendurethesightlonger.Thenecromancerappealedformysupport，entreatingmetostandfirmbyhim，andtohaveassafetidaflunguponthecoals;soIturnedtoVincenzioRomoli，andtoldhimtomakethefumigationatonce.WhileutteringthesewordsIlookedatAgnolinoGaddi，whoseeyeswerestartingfromtheirsocketsinhisterror，andwhowasmorethanhalfdead，andsaidtohim:“Agnolo，intimeandplacelikethiswemustnotyieldtofright，butdotheutmosttobestirourselves;therefore，upatonce，andflingahandfulofthatassafetidauponthefire.”Agnolo，atthemomentwhenhemovedtodothis，letflysuchavolleyfromhisbreech，thatitwasfarmoreeffectualthantheassafetida.Theboy，rousedbythatgreatstenchandnoise，liftedhisfacelittle，andhearingmelaugh，hepluckedupcourage，andsaidthedevilsweretakingtoflighttempestuously.Soweabodethusuntilthematinbellsbegantosound.Thentheboytoldusagainthatbutfewremained，andthosewereatadistance.

Whenthenecromancerhadconcludedhisceremonies，heputoffhiswizardsrobe，andpackedupagreatbundleofbookswhichhehadbroughtwithhim;then，alltogether，weissuedwithhimfromthecircle，huddlingascloseaswecouldtooneanother，especiallytheboy，whohadgotintothemiddle，andtakenthenecromancerbyhisgownandmebythecloak.AllthewhilethatweweregoingtowardourhousesintheBanchi，hekeptsayingthattwoofthedevilshehadseenintheColiseumweregambolinginfrontofus，skippingnowalongtheroofsandnowupontheground.Thenecromancerassuredmethat，oftenashehadenteredmagiccircles，hehadnevermetwithsuchaseriousaffairasthis.Healsotriedtopersuademetoassisthiminconsecratingabook，bymeansofwhichweshouldextractimmeasurablewealth，sincewecouldcallupfiendstoshowuswheretreasureswere，whereoftheearthisfull;andafterthiswiseweshouldbeetherichestofmankind:loveaffairslikeminewerenothingbutvanitiesandfollieswithoutconsequence.IrepliedthatifIwereaLatinscholarIshouldbeverywillingtodowhathesuggested.HecontinuedtopersuademebyarguingthatLatinscholarshipwasofnoimportance，andthat，ifhewanted，hecouldhavefoundplentyofgoodLatinists;butthathehadnevermetwithamanofsoulsofirmasmine，andthatIoughttofollowhiscounsel.Engagedinthisconversation，wereachedourhomes，andeachoneofusdreamedallthatnightofdevils.

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