Anima Magica Abscondita

They were not ashamed to slander his Master in their public writings. That he had a Dog whose name was Monsieur, he admits; and this Spaniel, during his service, he used to lead when Agrippa walked abroad, on a leash made of woven hair. But in truth original: "in Loro ex pilis concinnato. At revera" (says he), it was a natural male dog original: "Canis erat Naturalis Masculus". To this dog, Agrippa also paired a Bitch of the same color called Mademoiselle.

It is confessed he was fond of this Dog, as some men are; and having divorced his first wife, he would allow the dog—as a Sarcasm likely a biting commentary on his domestic situation—to sleep with him under the sheets. In his study, too, this dog would lie on the table by his Master. From there, this great Philosopher, hiding himself among a certainly remarkable collection of paper furniture original: "inter supellectilem Chartaceam certe insignem delitescens"—says Weyer Johann Weyer, a physician and student of Agrippa who defended him against charges of witchcraft—would sometimes not stir out for a whole week together. So studious was he for the good of posterity, who have but coldly rewarded him for his pains. I have observed also in his Epistles, that when he was resident at