Scottish Borders folklore maintains that a Soulis was involved with the black arts being schooled with Michael Scot, the "wizard of the North".
skˈɑːɾɪʃ bˈoːɹdɚz fˈoʊkloːɹ meɪntˈeɪnz ðˌæɾə sˈoʊliz wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd wɪððə blˈæk ˈɑːɹts bˌiːɪŋ skˈuːld wɪð mˈaɪkəl skˈɑːt, ðə "wˈɪzɚd ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ".