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Pseudomonarchia Daemonum

  The  Pseudomonarchia  predates, and differs somewhat from,  Ars Goetia . The  Pseudomonarchia  lists sixty-nine demons (in contrast to the later seventy-two), and their sequence varies, along with some of their characteristics. The demon Pruflas appears only in  Pseudomonarchia , and  Pseudomonarchia  does not attribute any  sigils  to the demons. Weyer referred to his source manuscript as  Liber officiorum spirituum, seu Liber dictus Empto. Salomonis, de principibus et regibus daemoniorum.  ( Book of the offices of spirits, or the book called 'Empto'. Solomon, concerning the princes and kings of demons. ) This work is likely related to a very similar 1583 manuscript titled  The Office of Spirits , both of which appear ultimately be an elaboration on a fifteenth-century manuscript titled  Le  Livre des Esperitz  (of which 30 of its 47 spirits are nearly identical to spirits in the  Ars Goeti...