is his strength that hath armed himself with it In the Serpents belly there is nothing clean neither with unhonest persons ungodly I mean is there any pure society Light agreeth not with Darknesse nor vertue with vice therefore be you of one and in one that you may agree and have the reward of one Behold it is said I will part bounds between the just and the unjust I will suffer the Enemy to sowe discord to the intent that those that are my people may be separated and have a dwelling by themselves Peruse the Scripture it is alwayes seen that the Spirit of God forceth Satan in spight of his head to separate the evil from the good by discord and herein the Devil worketh against himself We good Angels keep secret the Mysteries of God things that are to come we alwayes keep close with this exception The form of our Commandment Truth it is that a Commission is granted not onely to enquire of thee but also to attach thee and that by the Council If he go down he shall be attached therefore tempt not God Δ. But if he tarry here and his being here so known as it is it is likely that he shall be attached here to my no small grief or disgrace What is your counsel herein She said ..... It is written misery shall not enter the doors of him whom the Highest hath magnified DIXIT DICO DICTUM SIT The world shall never prevaile against you Δ. In respect of the Book the Scrowl and the Powder to be communicated What is your judgement or mind seeing when he was coming from Islington with them he was threatned to be pulled in pieces if he came with them to me ..... All that is spoken of is in very deed vanity The book may be used to a good purpose They were wicked ones But as these things are the least part of this action so are they not much to be looked after Δ. As concerning the Powder I beseech you what is your knowledge of it ..... It is a Branch of Natures life It is appointed for a time and to a purpose Δ. As concerning the earthes of the Eleven places being with expedition ..... What is now to be done with them ..... It was a foresight of God if they had been there now they had utterly perished Δ. O Jesus that is a marvellous thing ..... Helas that is nothing Δ. By nature they could not have perished in so short time ..... I have said E. K. Tell us your name ..... If you will remember my counsel I will tell you my name E. K. Your counsel was by piece-meale told me that I cannot remember it but in general ..... You do and have and I am almost HATH Δ. I understand you to be AT H in sigillo Emeth AT H ..... So am I in the number of Gods Elect. Δ. Shall not I make meanes to Mr. Richard Young as one of the higher Commissioners to do my companion here some good AT H ..... Trouble your self when you need E. K. She spake this somewhat sharply Get your friends to fignifie down good report of you Come not there in many years Δ. As concerning my writing of the holy Book how shall I do by reason of the perfect writing it in the Due Characters seeing many words are written so as the pronunciation and the Orthographie do hardly seem to agree AT H ..... You shall have a School-master sufficient to read unto you Δ. Where shall I begin AT H ..... Let him lead you to that who is within you Δ. As concerning Isabel Lister who is vext of a wicked spirit how well have I executed that which was prescribed me or how well doth it work AT H ..... Friend It is not of my charge Remember the true path that leadeth unto true honour where there sitteth a True and Just GOD who grant you his Direction and establishment of perfect life Δ Amen Amen Amen E. K. She is gone Junii 9. a Meridie hera 5. Δ. Very long I prayed in my Oratory and at my Deske to have answer or resolutions of divers doubts which I had noted in a paper and which doubts I read over distinctly they concerned the preparation of things about the Table of practice and other things above my Lamin and Stone but answer came none neither in the Stone did any thing appear no not the Golden Curtain but the Stone was of his natural Diaphanitie But I held on in pittiful manner to request some advertisement if for any our trespasses or offences this unlooked for alteration from former dealing had hapned c. At length a voice came from behind E. K. over his head and said thus A voyce ..... The judgements of our God are most profound and hard in the understanding of man There is silence above let there therefore be patience amongst you I have said Δ. Upon this answer I began to discourse of divers causes of this silence and divers manners of silences and in the end I became in a great and sorrowfull heavinesse and fear of the wrath or displeasure of God conceived for some our misbehaviour towards him since our last dealing whereupon I prayed long at my Desk standing for mercy comfort counsel and some exposition of the former sentence After a long time thus passing there appeared one in the very top of the frame of the shew-stone much like Michael Who said ..... Write for I must be gone Silence there is in heaven for the Governours of the earth are now before the Lord the doings of their seats are now disclosed every thing is NOTED For that God will be righteous in all his doings There is not this day any one that governeth the people upon earth but his government is disclosed and his government is set open and his faults revealed They without number cry Lord let thy vengeance come The earth sayeth Be it so Sathan is before the Lord He hath garnished himself with Garlands as a Conquerour and what he saith is wonderfull Therefore shall the Lord open his mouth and curse the earth and all living creatures For iniquity hath gotten the upper hand Publickly the States of mankinde in the world are condemned We are all silent and ready with our Viols to powre the wrath of God upon them when he saith BE IT SO. Therefore be you patient For our patience in an universal silence We look for the mouth of Justice But L O The Lord saith unto the Lord lift up thy eyes O God Behold the Dignity of thy workmanship yet suffer for awhile I have a people that will forsake their cruelty and put off their Garments that stink of abomination in whom thy name shall be magnified and our glory in heaven more exalted But as thou wilt so be it Behold I speak in body because I tremble as at the force of thy great indignation Notwithstanding we will what
Gabr. ...... as I think E. K. he speaketh hollowly He. Note As Pater Antichristi The wicked spirit said A voyce out of the stone Sabaoth The Serpent laboureth to part us a sunder and hopeth to prevail .... 80 you lifted up your voyces 1 .... and 1 .... sware 1 .... obedience 1 and 1 .... faith .... 102 to him that liveth of your pallace shew your selves to be friendly unto me Numbers Numeri Formales Pâ—â—lius Note the property of this Method and Language Understanding Perswasion Motion Adam 〈◊〉 Note two be true Languages Adam his speech after the fall 〈◊〉 22. Lingua Angelica Lingua Angelica vel Adamica in suo innocentia S. 〈…〉 24. Aprilis this after noon Note An objection Answer Good Angels A Covenant The Keyes Linguae 〈◊〉 it must be sounded with one breath Gab. ...... Move not it may be Vd L or Vnd L Gal. .... mighty is the God of Hosts amongst his people Δ. Note Nal. ..... Make a stop there This his and him corrected were of the wicked his subtile suggestios Note 〈◊〉 of God required 14. Dies mensis Sab. A Child A Hill Pen Ink Paper Oriens Note untill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sui 〈◊〉 A marble stone Strangers Maris inundatio cum tempestate Ventus Ventus 2. Pater vitae Mysteria 5 Coronarum Ventus 3. Ventus 4. 5. Terrae motus The Whale came The Whales mouth 12 18 Δ 18 〈◊〉 36 21 A Miâ—acle Gab Nal. Gab. Nal. Gab Nal. Nalvage BLRAHICAANHDL An Hill He wrote Cognoscat His life ned Pure vessels Increduli His own judgement is to be fulfilled Characters Δ. I doubt that I mis-heard somewhat One 〈◊〉 and abjured obedience ... ence May. 〈◊〉 Δ He noteth some secret discourse meditation or prayer and also action of E. K. as I conjecture ... am in ... si 〈◊〉 ... no ... s and ... de ... i e d. 〈◊〉 7. L. 〈◊〉 O D. ... no ... reth ... ... ione 〈◊〉 Camps 1. 69. 5. Julii so expounded Cor. 1. ... b. His apparel A or o. He 〈◊〉 his feet on all these letters EFAFAFI 〈◊〉 thus 96 Δ. This word is the 25 word backward 5678. Promise of God confirmed anew 14 To be received the Monday next 〈◊〉 A God is not tied to time performance meaneth dwelling with him se are mansions faithful say 〈◊〉 Veste 〈◊〉 opus 〈◊〉 L. Poison Turks Not to 〈◊〉 A. L. Ad Imperaterem 〈◊〉 est Return by warning 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 12 〈◊〉 The 7 Angels 91. Good Angels of the Air or Spirits dignified From the element of the fire to the 〈◊〉 Note For a time Name .or .th .e Note and understand this well how one 〈◊〉 is governed of divers Angels 〈◊〉 Britan. .md the Chancelour .nd Cracow Mapsama under Gabriel The 〈◊〉 Gates Visible Apparition Note Observe permission All taught by Sunday next practise being called first then practise This prayer 〈◊〉 miswritten in this place 〈◊〉 it should have been written the 22 of May following 〈◊〉 Obedience Faith * Vide 1. Reg. cap. 2. F. de 〈◊〉 determinatione Dei super 〈◊〉 Levi Vide etiam Verba 〈◊〉 3. Reg. 〈◊〉 cap. 2. ut 〈◊〉 Dominus sermones 〈◊〉 c. Si. For what Cave 〈 ◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Note the second 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 of the Highest The Actions the greatest Move not from place A tempting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 come in place Δ 15. Sup. of this 〈◊〉 Ternary The ... with ... none ... re but ... 30. able doubting ½ Δ. I suspect this place to be imperfect The earthly Globe appearing wardes th 15 Prin An Angel appeared to Ptolomie ms ... ng ... any Poles Diviniatione The first of the second Gold Mines under the Pole Artick Δ. 〈◊〉 as I think Under the South Pole Δ. A wonderful great City Maspi Δ. Are under the Regiment that 〈◊〉 chiefly denoteth c. * Those words he spake after the Action ended more than an hour in the Chamber before my Study of practice 91. Names of the world or earthly habitation * 〈◊〉 Universal Chart of the World Forte Cease not or Cease and that is to be understood From 〈◊〉 you A 〈◊〉 speech Our going to the Emperours Court. Δ Perverse Invitatio Bonorum The writing of the book by Divine means The Emperour Four 〈◊〉 Vide lib. 19. Septemb. 1. 184. Sulden alteration in this year * Return warned as before was bidden May 21. But he meant not to warn us of any returning as appeareth by the nineteenth book I herefore with humility that doubt must be moved Be ready alwayes Three dayes before our journey to the Emperour * Vide Junii 4. in fine * A L. Father Son God Holy Ghost The Calls or Invitations Δ. Thursday Friday Saturday last were lost by E. K. his disquietnesse God be mercifull unto us GOD. The Devil 〈◊〉 misliked of the Devil Δ. 〈◊〉 praevalescentem Haec enim 〈◊〉 nominis ejus est Blasphemies A punishment of further and longer time yet of God his most mercifull visiting of us Dealing with Devils I he Devils 〈◊〉 Faith Faith is the Key of mans conscience The Devil is the picklock E. K. Very vehemently spoken A figure of the time to come Vide lib. 19. Praga 27. Aug. Vnum ovile 950. years Vide 〈◊〉 cap. 20. Paradise Paradise was first made and last to be enjoyed Regnum Dei mille annorum de quo cap. 20. Apocalyps Δ. Antichristus Dies novissimi isti sunt The last Prophesie Bella 〈◊〉 Necessity of things vide 〈◊〉 Election The twofold manner of this Doctrine The shyle for God his Barn 〈◊〉 Note bidding Our uniting promised Esau Jacob. A. L. A. L. A. L. The aptest in the world for some purposes of God 〈◊〉 †〈◊〉 cap. 5. 6. Michael 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. †Pride of A.L. suspected Deusignis nos autem materia Necessity Note Apt and meet matter Humility Perseverance A great Caveat We must go to the Emperour The place for which my Angel of Creation is sealed Δ. I understand as yet either the Emperours Court or Prage c. God his jealousie Exod. 20. a. Deut. 5. a. * To Moses Exod 32 B 〈◊〉 9. C The J ws The unmeasurable love of God toward us A. L. Δ. E K. Exhortation to 〈◊〉 and amendment of life God The Lord kept back The chief Lesson The essential Characterisation of E. K. his soul and so the cause of his election 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of God his finding thee fit in matter unfit in life The necessity of the Devils doings 1 either with good men 2 or with evil men Testification Angelical of E. K. his Conversion * An. 2582. Novembris 20. at Mortlake Vide Maii 1 28. 2 3 Hyle 4 5 6 7 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 NOTA. †Unaccustomed absence and silence The matter made apt Δ We lest off 〈◊〉 11. Conversion Confirmation prayed for The 〈◊〉 of God Vide sup The conversion of E. K. 〈◊〉 made 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mediam 〈◊〉 ab 〈◊〉 This seemeth to be 〈◊〉 Castle in Littaw where
all men the most vile and contemptible who have been observed to have such dreams oftner then better and wiser men So leaving the businesse undetermined he doth proceed to the consideration of those Prophetick dreams for which some probable reason may be given Yet in the second Chapter he saith directly That though dreams be not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet they may be perchance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for such he acknowledges Nature to be not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 only I will not enquire further into the meaning of these words it is not to be done in few words It plainly appears that nothing troubled him so much for he repeats the objection twice or thrice as that God should be thought to favour either wicked men or fools I wish no worse Doctrine had ever been Printed or Preached concerning God But still let it be remembred that he knew of no Divine Word or Revelation Yet Jul. Scaliger in his Commentaries upon Hypocrates De Insomniis doth wonder that Aristotle should stick so much at this and seems himself to give a reason grounded in Nature Indeed he saith somewhat as to the case of fools and idiots but nothing that I remember that reacheth to wicked men also Let these things be considered and let the Reader judge of how different temper Aristotle was from that of ancient or later Epicures This mention of Aristotle and Plato puts me in mind of Socrates their Master his Familiar Spirit no Shape but a Voice only by which his life and actions were much directed The thing is attested by so many so grave Authors whereof some lived at the very time others not long after or in times not very remote that I know not how it can be questioned by any man Neither indeed is it that I remember by any Heathens or Christians of ancient times and there have been books written of it divers in Greek and Latine whereof some are yet extant But whether it were a good Spirit or an evil some men have doubted and it is free for any man to think what he pleaseth of it For my part I ever had a Reverend opinion of Socrates and do believe if there be no impiety in it as I hope not that he was as among Heathens in some respect a fore-runner of Christ to dispose them the better when the time should come to imbrace and it did it effectually the Gospel Many other Phylosophers that have been of greatest fame were certainly great Magicians as Orpheus Pythagoras Empedocles and the like as by those things that have been written of them by several ancient authors may be collected But above all I give the pre-eminence to Apollonius Thianeus a man of later times and of whom we may speak with more confidence and certainty This was the man whom ancient Heathens very tenacious of their former worship and superstitions did pitch upon to oppose unto Christ. His Life hath been written by divers four of them were joyned together and opposed to the four Gospels and Hierocles a famous Phylosopher of those times made a Collation of his Miracles with those of Christs who was answered by Eusebius yet extant Sure it is they prevailed so much that he was for a long time worshipped by many and in sundry places as a very God yea by some Roman Emperors as we find in History Philostratus hath written his Life in very Elegant stile as Photius judged in 8 books which are extant And though they contain many fabulous things as any man may expect by the undertaking yet have they so much truth and variety of ancient learning that I think they deserve to be better known then commonly they are but cannot be understood I am sure as they should be by any translation either Latine or French that ever I saw For the Paris Edition though it boast of great things as the manner is yet how Tittle was performed may easily appear unto any that will take the pains to compare it with the former edition of Aldus Which I speak not to find fault but because I wish that some able man would undertake the work there is not any book by the Translations yet extant that more needeth it What use Scaliger made of him may appear by his frequent quotations in his Notes upon Eusebius in the History of those times As for Appollonius his Miracles or wonderful Acts which is our businesse here though many things have been added some probably done by Imposture yet I do not see how it can be doubted but he did many strange things by the help of Spirits which things may be judged by due observation of circumstances as for example That being convented before Domitian the Emperor in the presence of many he presently vanished and was seen a great way off at Puteoli I think about the same time That at the very time when Domitian was killed at Rome he spake of it publickly and of the manner of it at Ephesus and so of many others which seem to me as unto most almost unquestionable The greatest wonder to me is that such was his port and outward appearance of Sanctity aud Simplicity that even Christians have thought reverently of him and believed that he did his wonders by the power of God or by secret Philosophy and knowledg of Nature not revealed unto other men So Justine Martyr one of the ancient Fathers of the Church judged of him as is well known Most later Phylosophers that lived about Julians time and before that as also the Emperors themselves many of them were great Magicians and Necromancers as may easily appear partly by their own writings and partly by the History of those times I do very much wonder whether any man being a Scholer and not strongly prepossessed that doth not believe Spirits c. can say that he ever read the books of Tryals and Confessions of Witches and Wizards such I mean as have been written by learned and judicious men Such as for example I account Nichol. Remigius his Demonolatria ex judiciis capitalibus 900 plus minus hominum c. grounded especially upon the Confessions and Condemnations of no lesse then 900 men and women in Lorraine within the compasse of few years That he was a learned man I think no body will deny that hath read him and that he was no very credulous and superstitious man though a Papist that also is most certain and I have wondred at his liberty many times I know not how it is now in those places but by what I have read and heard of the doings of Witches and Sorcerers in Geneva and Savoy in former times I could say somewhat of my self how my life was preserved there very strangely but my witnesses are not and I will not bring their credit in question for such a businesse I am of opinion That he that should have maintained there that there was no such thing as Witches or Spirits c.
induced to believe or at least to suspect that there might be some mistake in the particulars of his Sentence For my reason I must confesse was never more posed in any thing that ever I read of that nature Gassendus indeed in Pereskius his life hath somewhat as I remember of Pereskius his Opinion as if he thought some of those things he confessed might be ascribed unto imagination but I see no reason given neither are the things of that nature that can admit any such suspicion Besides Tristan of the Lives of the Emperors and their Coynes will tell you somewhat which may make a doubt whether Gassendus ought to be believed in all things that he reporteth concerning that famous man I am not very much satisfied of what Religion though truly a very learned man Gassendus was And by the way which is somewhat to the case of Witches in general if I be not mistaken for I have it not at this time there is a relation in that very book of somewhat that hapned to Pereskius by Witches when he was a child That wicked Sorcerer which was burned at Aix foretold before his death that some misfortune would be done at the time and place of his execution which hapned accordingly and very strangely too Somewhat again I must confesse I have seen printed Mimica Diaboli c. to take away the scandal of some part of his confession or the Devils saying of Masse c. some part of which things might perchance with some colour be ascribed to imagination but that is not it that troubles me But enough of him What man is he that pretends to learning that hath not heard and doth not honour the memory of Joachimus Camerarius that great light of Germany so wise and for his wisdom and other excellent parts sought unto by many Princes so moderate a man an excellent temper for the attaining of Truth and so versed in all kind of learning that we shall scarce among all the learned of these later Times find another so generally accomplished The strangest relations that ever I read or at least as strange as any I have read of Witches and Sorcerers and Spirits I have read in him such as either upon his own knowledge he doth relate or such as he believed true upon the testimonie of others known unto him The last work that he ever went about for the publick was De generibus Divinationum but he did not live the more the pity to make an end of it But so much as he had done was set out by one of his learned sons Lipsiae 〈◊〉 Dom. 1576. There p 33 he hath these words De Spirituum verò quae sunt Graecis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 admirabili non solum efficacitate sed manifesta Specie quae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perbibentur praesentiâ incredibiles extant passim 〈◊〉 narrationes nostris tempombus super antia fidem comperta sunt extra etiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de quibus posteà aicetur So p. 89. p. 151. again and more fully But his strangest relations are in his Proaemium to Plutarchs two Treatises De Defectu Oraculorum and De. Figura E I Consecratâ Delphis set out by him with Notes Here I could come in with a whole cloud of witnesses name hundreds of men of all Nations and professions that have lived within this last hundred years and not any among them but such as have had and have yet generally the reputation of Honest Sober Learned and Judicious who all have been of this opinion that we maintain But because we have to do with them especially who by their Profession pretend to the Knowledge of Nature above other men I will confine my self for further testimony to them that have been of that Profession I have been somewhat curious for one of my Calling that had no other end but to attain to some Knowledge of Nature without which a man may quickly be lead into manifold delusions and Impostures I have read some looked into many I do not remember I have met with any professed Physician or Naturalist some one or two excepted which have been or shall be named who made any question of these things Sure I am I have met with divers strange relations in sundry of them of things that themselves were present at and saw with their own eyes where they could have no end that any man can probably suspect but to acknowledge the truth though with some disparagement to themselves according to the judgment of many in the free confession of their own ignorance and disability to give reasons and to penetrate into causes Well what then shall we say to such as Jul. Caesar Scaliger Fernelius Sennertus the wonders and Oracles of their times As Physicians so Phylosophers men of that profound wisdom and experience much improved in some of them by long life as their writings shew them to have been to this day What shall we make of them or what do they make of themselves that will censure such men as either cheaters or ignorant idiots Henericus Saxonia a Learned Professor and Practiser of Physick in Padua in that Book he hath written of that horrible Polonian Disease which he calls Pticam which turneth mens hairs in sight to Snakes and Serpents in that book he doth ascribe so much to the power of Witches and Sorcerers in causing Diseases not private only but even publick as Pestilences and the like as himself confesseth he could never have believed until he was convicted by manifest experience and indeed is wonderful and may well be thought incredible unto most yet is maintained and asserted by Sennertus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and in his sixth book as I remember De 〈◊〉 à fascino incantatione veneficiis inductis I will forbear the names of many men of fame and credit Physicians too because most of them are named and commonly enough known by Sennertus upon this occasion There is one whom I think inferiour to none though perchance not so commonly known or read and that is Georgius Raqusaius a Venetian who by his first education and profession was an Astrologer cast many Nativities and took upon him to Prognosticate but afterwards conscious to himself of the vanity of the Art that is when the Divel doth not intermeddle as alwayes must be understood for some Astrologers have been Magicians withall and have done strange things gave it over and hath written against it very Learnedly and Solidly Read him if you please in his Chapters De Magis De Oraculis yea through his whole Book De Divinatione and you may be satisfied what he thought of these things he also was a Physician But I must not omit the Learned Author that set out Musoeum Veronense a great Naturalist and a Physician too he handles it at the end of that work somewhat roundly and to the quick I must confesse but very 〈◊〉 and Solidly in my judgment against those pretended Peripateticians that would
their heads But of all Scriptures the Revelation and the obscure Prophesies are their delight for there they rove securely and there is not any thing so prodigious or chimerical but they can fetch it out of some Prophesie as they will interpret it These men if they be upright in their lives and dealings and fear God truly it is to be hoped that God will preserve them from further evil but they are of a dangerous temper Charitable men will pity them and sober men will avoid them On the other side some there are whose brains are of a stiff and restive mould it will not easily receive new impressions They will hardly believe any thing but what they see and yet rather not believe their eyes then to believe any thing that is not according to the course of nature and what they have been used unto The devil may tempt such by sensual baits and catch them but he will not easily attempt to delude them by magical Shews and Apparitions And what sober man that believeth as a God so a divel doth doubt but they that make it their daily practice to damn themselves by such horrid oaths and curses are as really possest yea far more in the possession of the devil then many that foam at the mouth and speak strange languages But 3 dly Some have tried and used the means but could never see any thing but what if others that never desired it really but in some wanton curiosity unadvisedly that they might be the better able to confute the simplicity of some others as they thought rather then that their faith wanted any such confirmation have tryed some things or have been present at some experiments and have seen with no small astonishment more then they expected or desired Some persons of credit and quality I am sure have made it their confession unto me that it hath so hapned unto them who have been so affected with it that they would not for a world be so surprized again But 4 ly and lastly The Confessions of some Magicians are extant in print who tell very particularly what means they used what books they read c. and they saw and found if we believe them and what should tempt them to lye no melancholy men I know not till they were weary and Gods grace wrought upon their hearts to bring them to repentance There be such confessions extant but the Reader shal pardon me if I give him no further account It would much better becom them therefore that have made such essays without successe to repent and to be thankful unto God then to make that an argument that there 's no divel and perchance no God There is a terrible saying if well understood in the Scripture 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He that is filthy let him be filthy still Let them take heed I advise them as a friend if they persist in their hardness of heart and infidelity lest God in just judgment though they seek still and provoke as much as they can will not fuffer that they shall see anything lest they should fear and be converted I Come now to Dr. d ee and to This Book of his which hath been the occasion of all the Discourse hitherto As for his Person or Parentage Education and the like I have but little to say more then what he saith himself in his first Letter to the Emperor RODOLPHE of Germany that being yet very young he was sought unto ambiverunt me by two Emperors CHARLS the 5 th and FERDINANDO his Brother and Successor in the Empire Mr. Cambden indeed in the year 1572 makes honourable mention of him and calls him Nobilis Mathematicus He dedicated his Monas Hieroglyphica to MAXIMILIAN Successor to FERDINANDO first printed at Antwerp An. Dom. 1564. and afterwards at Francford 1591. and what other places I know not In the year 1595. he did write and was printed 1599 I am sure but whether before that or no I cannot certainly tell A discourse Apologetical c. directed to the then Archbishop of Canterbury wherein he hath a Catalogue of books written by himself printed and unprinted to the number of 48. in all and doth also mention the books of his Library about 4000 volums in all whereof 700 ancient Manuscripts Latin Greek and Hebrew There also doth he produce a Testimony of the University of Cambridg dated 1548. But this whole Discourse of his being but short for the better satisfaction of the Reader I thought good to have it here reprinted the next after this Preface His Mathematical Preface before Euclid is that I think which of all his writings published hath been most taken notice of in England and added much to the worth and commendation of that Edition of Euclid He was a married man and divers children as will appear by this Relation a great Traveller and lived to a great age But as I said before I do not pretend to give an account of his life in general unto others which my self am yet a stranger to What concerneth this Relation I am to give an account and I hope there shall be nothing wanting to that Four things I propose to my self to that end First Somewhat to confirm the truth and sincerity of this whole Relation Secondly To answer some Objections that may be made against some parts of it Thirdly To give some light to some places and to satisfie the Reader concerning the perfection and imperfection of the book as also concerning the Original Copy Fourthly and lastly To shew the many good uses that may be made of all by a sober Christian. 1. It seems that Dr. Dee began to have the reputation of a Conjurer betimes He doth very grievously complain of it in that Preface to Euclid but now spoken of about the end of it and yet there doth also term himself An old forworn Mathematician For my part whether he could ever truly be so called I yet make some question But I am very confident that himself did not know or think himself so but a zealous worshipper of God and a very free and sincere Christian. How this is to be reconciled with the truth of this Relation shall be afterwards considered of For the truth and sincerity of the Relation I hope no body will so grosly mistake us as though we intended thereby to justifie what is here printed against any suspition of forgery as if any man taking the advantage of Dr. Dees name and fame of a Conjurer could be suspected to have devised and invented these things in his own brain to abuse the world I should be sorry my name should appear in any kind to any book lyable to such a suspition and the very name and credit of that so much and so deservedly prized Library from whence this is pretended to be taken is sufficient with civil understanding men to prevent the grossenesse of such a mistake Besides the Original Copy it self all written with Dr. Dees own hand there kept
43. Navigationis ad Carthayum per Septentrionalia Scythiae Tartariae litora Delineatio Hydrographica Arthuro Pit Carolo Jackmano Anglis versus illas partes Navigaturis in manus tradita cum admirandarum quarundam Insularum annotatione in illis subpolaribus partibus jacentium An. 1580. 44. Hemisphaerij Borealis Geographica atque Hydrographica descriptio longè a vulgatis chartis diversa Anglis quibusdam versùs Atlantidis Septentrionalia litora navigationem instituentibus dono data An. 1583. 45. The Originals and chief points of our ancient Brytish Histories discoursed upon and examined An. 1583. 46. An advise discourse about the Reformation of the vulgar Julian yeare written by her Majesties commandement and the Lords of the privy Councell Anno 1582. 47. Certain Considerations and conferrings together of these three sentences aunciently accounted as Oracles Nosce teipsum Homo Homini Deus Homo Homini Lupus An. 1592 48. De hominis Corpore Spiritu Annima sive Microcosmicum totius Philosophiae Naturalis Compendium lib 1. Anno 1591. With many other Books Pamphlets Discourses Inventions and Conclusions in divers Arts and matters whose names need not in this Abstract to be notified The most part of all which here specified lie here before your Honours upon the Table on your left hand But by other books and Writings of another sort if it so please God and that he will grant me life health and due maintenance thereto for some ten or twelve years next ensuing I may hereafter make plaine and without doubt this sentence to be true Plura latent quà m patent Thus far my good Lord have I set down this Catalogus out of the foresaid sixt Chapter of the booke whose title is this 49. The Compendious rehearsall of John Dee his dutifull declaration and proofe of the course and race of his studious life for the space of halfe an hundred years now by Gods favour and help fully spent c. To which compendious rehearsall doth now belong an Appendix of these two last years In which I have had many just occasions to confesse that Homo Homini Deus and Homo Homini Lupus was and is an Argument worthy of the decyphering and large discussing as may one day hereafter by Gods help be published in some manner very strange And besides all the rehearsed Books Treatises of my writing or handling hitherto I have just cause lately given me to write publish a Treatise with Title 50. De Horizonte AEternitatis to make evident that one Andreas Libavius in a book of his printed the last year hath unduly considered a phrase of my Monas Hyeroglyphica to his misliking by his own unskilfulnesse in such matter and not understanding my apt application thereof in one of the very principal places of the whole Book And this book of mine by Gods help and favour shall be dedicated unto her most Excellent Majesty Royall And this Treatise doth contain three books 1. The first Intituled De Horizonte liber Mathematicus Physicus 2. The second De AEternitate liber Theologicus Metaphysicus Mathematicus 3. The third De Horizonte AEternitatis liber Theologicus Mathematicus Hierotechnicus ¶ Truly I have great cause to praise and thanke God for your Graces very charitable using of me both in sundry points else and also in your favourable yeelding to yea notifying the due means for the performance of her Sacred Majesties most gracious and bountifull disposition resolution and very royall beginning to restore and give unto me her Ancient faithfull servant some due maintenance to lead the rest of my old daies in some quiet and comfort with habilitie to retaine some speedy faire and Orthographicall writers about me and the same skilfull in Latine and Greek at the least aswell for my own books and Works fair andcorrect ly to be written such I mean as either her most Excellent Majestie out of the premisses will make choice of or command to be finished or published or such of them as your grace shall think meet or worthy for my farther labor to be bestowed on as else for the speedy faire and true writing out of other ancient Authors their good and rare workes in greek or Latine which by GODS Providence have been preserved from the spoile made of my Librarie and of all my movable goods here c. Anno 1583. In which Librarie were about 4000. books whereof 700. were anciently written by hand Some in Greeke some in Latine some in Hebrew And some in other languages as may by the whole Catalogus thereof appeare But the great losses and dammages which in sundry sorts I have sustained do not so much grieve my heart as the rash lewde fond and most untrue fables and reports of me and my Studies Philosophicall have done and yet do which commonly after their first hatching and devilish devising immediately with great speed are generally all the Realme overspread and to some seem true to other they are doubtfull and to onely the wise modest discreet godly and charitable and chiefly to such as have some acquaintance with me they appear and are known to be fables untruths and utterly false reports and slanders Well this shall be my last charitable giving of warning and fervent protestation to my Countreymen and all other in this case A fervent PROTESTATION BEfore the Almighty our GOD and your Lordships good Grace this day on the perill of my souls damnation if I lie or take his name in vaine herein I take the same GOD to be my witnesse That with all my heart with all my soul with all my strength power and understanding according to the measure thereof which the Almighty hath given me for the most part of the time from my youth hitherto I have used and still use good lawfull honest christian and divinely prescribed means to attain to the knowledge of those truthes which are meet and necessary for me to know and wherewithto do his divine Majesty such service as he hath doth and will call me unto during this my life for his honour and glory advancing and for the benefit and commoditie publique of this Kingdome so much as by the will and purpose of God shall lie in my skill and hability to perform as a true faithfull and most sincerely dutifull servant to our most gracious and incomparable Queen Elizabeth and as a very comfortable fellow-member of the body politique governed under the scepter Royal of our earthly Supreame head Queen Elizabeth and as a lively sympathicall and true symetricall fellow-member of that holy and mysticall body Catholiquely extended and placed wheresoever on the earth in the view Knowledge direction protection illumination and consolation of the Almighty most Blessed most holy most glorious comajesticall coeternall and coessentiall Trinity The Head of that Body being only our Redeemer Christ Jesus perfect God and perfect man whose return in glory we faithfully awaite and daily doe very earnestly cry
either of Fact and History or Doctrine in each of them I. Page 1. THe first apparition of Madimi in the shape of a Girle Alb. Lasky his Pedegree This Al. L. whereof more in the Preface being the first designed by the Spirits as a fit Instrument under pretence of godlinesse and reformation to turn all things upside-down in the World But that plot failing then the Emperour of Germany after him Stephen King of Poland after him Prince Rosimberg were thought upon and applications as will be found here made unto them to that end What alterations and destructions of men and kingdoms would have ensued had God given way as in Mahomets case c. may be collected out of sundry passages of this Book II p. 3. Anabaptistical exaggerations of the general wickednesse and a Promise of a general Reformation by A. L. Of Isabel Lister tempted and hidden Treasures III p. 5. Mystical numbers and letters for a Magical Lamin IV ib. Ed. Kelley his rage and fury how reproved and appeased The Book the Scroll and the Powder V p. 9. Great threatnings of future judgements in all places VI p. 10. Divers Apparitions Of good Angels never appearing in the shape of women Trithemius his assertion reproved The Book Divine inspiration See also p. 23. as thou shalt find me to move thee and divers other places promised in the writing and ordering of it ¶ This Book had things succeeded should have been instead of a Bible as the Alcoran and much of the same subject is among the Mahometans See p. 18 20 61. c. A very effectual way to draw people under colour of a New Law new lights and doctrines which Anabaptists have alwayes pretended unto from Heaven VII p. 14. Divers mystical Apparitions and discourses Charles Sled possessed and dispossessed VIII p. 18. The Contents and worthinesse of the Book IX ib. A sudden Sun-shine The Book named Some lines of it Ed. Kelley's pangs and agonies at some Visions before Dr. Dee Good Angels how to be known from evil X p. 20. Promises to A. L. confirmed by an oath Ed. Kelley desirous and ready to raise a Devil by his Art before A. L. but not permitted by Dr. Dee XI p. 22. Apparitions before the Lord Lasky The Devil Prayeth and Anabaptistically bewaileth the wickednesse of the World Of Angel-Guardians Sudden death sentenced against the L. Laskies servant for interrupting though but casually the Action XII p. 23. The Book and divers instructions about the writing of it XIII p. 24. Apparitions in the air Ed. Kelley scandalized and appeased Prayers for him in Latine and English composed by the Spirits XIV p. 25. The Prayer the use and excellency of it XV ib. Apparitions and Prophesies in the presence of the Lord Lasky XVI p. 26. The Book to be written as it is not improbable the Alcoran was by Spirits Some things uttered in Greek of which see in the Preface Ed. Kelley preparing to be gone stayed with the promise of 50 pound yearly XVII p. 28. Divers informations and cautions given by Spirits to Dr. d ee concerning secres enemies at Court c. Strange mysteries concerning Guardian Angels Al. Lasky's Seal XVIII p. 30. New pranks of Kellyes Dr. d ee much perplexed Dr. d ee himself heareth c. More of the L. Laskies Pedegree The mystery of the Trinity Faith Hope and Charity Ed. Kelley 〈◊〉 in shew of many devils XIX p. 33. Dr. d ee and his Company set out of Mortlack in England not far from London for Cracovia in Polonia Their danger and deliverance at Queenbo ough XX ibid 〈◊〉 Apparitions Sermon-like stuff delivered by the Spirits in Latine who tell Dr. Dee that it was they that had preserved him in his late danger ¶ Very likely indeed that they were the immediate cause as of the danger so preservation at that time to have the more hold upon him for the time to come For they tell him often of it afterwards ¶ A continuation of the journey XXI p. 35. Apparitions in the presence of the L. Lasky Most things here in Latine for his sake ¶ A continuation of the journey XXII p. 36. Several Apparitions Some evil spirits he acknowledged appear and blaspheme XXIII p. 39. Sermon-like stuff of mortification c. Dockum in Germany to be destroyed men women and children or saved at Dr. Dees pleasure as his Spirits make him believe ¶ A continuation of the journey XXIV p. 41. Stage-like carriage and speeches such as is seen and heard in Pulpits sometimes of Spirits at which Ed. Kelley is offended how excused Prophesies and threatnings of great woes XXV p. 43. Dr. Dee's several questions of worldly concernments eluded by Sermon-like stuff of Sanctification c. and some idle Apparitions ¶ Anabaptistical Predictions of great Commotions c. and Christs Terrestial kingdom p. 46. ¶ Continuation of the journey XXVI p. 47. Dr. Dee to his great grief and amazement rebuked for his abode and actions in unsanctified places ¶ The constant practice of his spirits when they could not perform what they had promised to make him believe it was for his or some of his companies offences and provocations XXVII p. 49. Glorious Promises made to Dr. Dee His present estate in England not very good He doubteth this present Apparition to be illusions of Devils and is much troubled XXVIII p. 51. Gods Greatnesse Justice c. set out in a prophetical-like stile His Spirit twofold XXIX p. 52. Some spirits tell Dr. Dee all former apparitions were but illusions of evil spirits and he made a fool by them ¶ And all this while he supposeth these to be the temptations of the Devil to make him the more confident at other times when the Devil appeared unto him in a better shape and did most abuse him XXX p. 54. A continuation of the same Project Examples of dangerous iliusions XXXI p. 55. A continuation here also Counsel given to Doctor d ee to burn his blasphemous which he accounted most holy Books ¶ A continuation of the journey XXXII p. 56 The same Project here also The conclusion of this personated temptation by the apparition of better as is supposed spirits XXXIII p. 57. Sermon-like stuff of humility perseverance c. Cabalistical doctrine of emanations c. Alb. Lasky excepted against and some promises revoked XXXIV p. 59. Some places of the Apocalyps and of Esdras applyed to these Actions XXXV p. 60. Esdras again Strange Predictions but Anabaptistical and false of the destruction of Kings and Kingdoms within few years after The New Book to be instead of the Bible See before the contents of the Sixth Action ¶ A continuation of their journey XXXVI p. 62. Apparitions good so esteemed and evil spirits contest Ed. Kelley rebuked for his Magick New Lights of doctrine promised The holy Language not Hebrew and the vertue of it Cabale of nature Christ's Terrestial Kingdom as before XXXVII p. 65. Christ to be revealed Doctor Dee's wife and maid threatned
by Apparitions His affairs in England Sir Henry Sidney falsly reported dead by spirits Alb. Lasky conspired against Cracovia promised to Doctor Dee a place of rest and again p. 70. XXXVIII p. 69 Doctor Dee's questions not answered XXXIX ibid. The questions again Mystical and Cabalistical elusions Some things obscurely answered XL p. 71. Alb. Lasky in part rejected as unworthy yet to be King of Moldavia ¶ Their coming to Cracovia XLI p. 73. These Visions and Actions magnified as incomparable mercies and favours The Trinity acknowledged Cabalistical mysteries XLII p. 76. Great mysteries promised 49 Tables 49 Calls c. Their virtue XLIII p. 77. An illusion A further progresse in the Cabale of Tables and Calls with shew in the spirits of marvellous reverence XLIV p. 78. The first Table Mystical numbers and letters c. XLV p. 80. Ed. Kelley a Magician and for it reproved Further proceeding in the promised Cabale Great opposition of wicked spirits in shew whilest this wonderful Cabale is delivered XLVI p. 82. A Prayer in words zealous used by the spirits prescribed to Doctor Dee c. Proceedings in the Cabale More opposition in shew of wicked spirits Bodily reverences and prayers often used The first Call ended The use and vertue of it XVII p. 88. More opposition in shew of wicked spirits XLVIII p. 89 The Sabbath or Sunday to be kept XLIX ib. More opposition yet the work proceedeth L p. 91. Nothing appeareth Ed. Kelley upon good grounds very confident that they were Devils all that had appeared hitherto and their pretended mysteries very fopperies c. LI ib. Kelley of that mind still and resolved to brain Doctor Dee Doctor Dee's great confidence but upon little grounds whereof see in the Preface of the contrary LII ib. Kelley reproved The mysterie of Numbers The Creation Fall of Adam The language he spake c. ¶ Ed. Kelley reconciled LIII p. 93. Somewhat heard by Doctor Dee also to his wondering Sermon-like stuff of Predestination Election c. delivered by spirits The Keyes Their use and vertue Move not c. often repeated explained The worke goes on LIV p. 199. The work goes on but not without as is conceived opposition LV p. 102. Mystical Apparitions explained and applyed to Doctor Dee c. The holy Book to be written by God himself according to promise LVI p. 104. A prayer the work goes on LVII p. 111. Mystical Apparitions explained New instructions for future Actions The Dayes the dresse of the place LVIII p. 115. A parable against Ed. Kelley who contesteth with the spirits about the lawfulnesse of his Magick yeildeth neverthelesse to bury in the ground his Magical Books and Characters which is accepted so one of 27 be burned An Apparition shewing as it proved the present estate of A. L. LIX p. 118. Kelley's obedience The work goes on The former ceremonies used LIX .... Ed. Kelley at last very well satisfied that all is from God and very devout LX p. 138. Gods power He not tyed to time The Incarnation of Christ acknowledged Warnings to Al. L. and promises LXI p. 139. Calls Aires What and how to be used Divisions and Governments of Angels Divisions of the Earth Al. Lasky his case Mapsama or Dic nobis under Gabriel Jes s acknowledged Good Instructions Humility c. A good Prayer ill applyed LXII p. 146. An illuder Obedience Faith without which Gods promises not irrevocable Examples in Scripture The Cabale of Calls c. as before LXIII p. 153. Ed. Kelley doubtful again The parts of the Earth revealed unto Ptolemy by an Angel Some Characters and Prophesies of divers places of the World Some mistaken I believe Constantinople The Turk The Arke of Noe. The place of Paradise Eli Enoch John where reserved A contradiction observed by Doctor Dee not answered by the spirits Rome ¶ The spirits upon good grounds suspected and answered by Ed. Kelley for illuders and cozeners who is opposed by Doctor Dee with much confidence and some appearance of reason Some mistakes in the writing from what cause LXIV p. 159. Ed. Kelley very bold and perverse as censured by Doctor Dee with the spirits yet not without good ground of reason all well considered The Book the leaves dimensions and other particulars of it Not to be written but by Angels Al. Lasky yet in favour LXV p. 160. God all in all The Devil in perpetual opposition How dangerous truly spoken though by the Devil to deal with him Infidelity punished Anabaptistical Prophesies and Promises Al. Lasky suspected LXVI p. 162. Ed. K. reproved and exborted to repent earnestly yea with tears in shew Devils and their businesse both with good and bad Some Cabalistical stuff promised ¶ p. 164. Ed. Kelley's Confession of heretical damnable opinions by him held and believed His repentance abjuration of Magical arts and practices conversion unto God believed by Doctor Dee upon great probabilities to be hearty and sincere His thanks to God for it ¶ 165. More of Kelley's conversion No Apparition and why divers conjectures of Dr. Dee LXXVII p. 166. Apparitions to comfort and confirm Al. Lasky LXVIII Visions and Apparitions to Ed. Kelley first alone then in the presence of Doctor Dee The visitation the mercies of God Great promises Exposition by spirits of the Vision ¶ Ed. Kelley tempted and doubtful again LXIX p. 171. A Vision to Ed. Kelley and Al. Lasky with promises out of the Psalms LXX p. 171. Furniture of the Table crosses c. The Table of the Earth Governour Angels c. The Book the title of it Let those c. and doctrine of Enoch revealed unto him by speciall favour counterfeited by D. and Magicians their Characters Mystical Tables Figures Words c. Linea spiritus Sancti a horrible profanation but such are most Cabalistical mysteries mystical crosses c. Solomons knowledge if you will believe them how far it extended ¶ LXXI p. 178. The Cabale goes on The wonderfull extent of it Diseases how to be cured or procured by it Money coined and uncoined given by whom ¶ LXXII p. 181. LXXIII p. 183. The secrets of States so Trithemius too we have his Tables but never was any man the wiser whereof more in the Preface Medicine Christ his earthly Kingdom All things in these Tables Ave suddenly gone Madimi appeareth Doctor Dee wanteth money but can get none A gingling but false Prophesie concerning the Emperour to succeed Rodolph See also p. 243. ¶ Ed. Kelley his rage and reviling much distiked by Dr. Dee repented of by Kelley himself taken notice of his repeutance by the spirits An extraordinary extraordinary so apprebesided by D. Dee storm of Thunder and Rain ¶ LXXIV ibid. More Cabalistical instructions somewhat like Magick as Kelley thought concerning the practice of it Dreadful Prophesies of sudden alterations in the World Al. Lasky in favour The Book to be prepared c. Ed. Kelley a perfect Magician by his own acknowledgement ¶ LXXV p. 185. Patience and Humility commended A
of their seates and made them become vineyards for my people yea the stiff-necked generation Who threw down the Towers of Babylon and the great Harlot Who dwelt upon the Earth and became flesh to pay for your wickednesse Who tumbled the stone from the Well that the Sheep might drink Even he it is that gave all these their times He it is that is as able to make you understand as those that cast into the waters and said Let us draw up our 〈◊〉 which alwayes dealeth with the weakest To the intent he might prove himself the strongest E. K. He speaketh a great deal of speech as to himself which I perceive not ..... Even he it is that will make you strong and wise If he find you with garments He it is that saith unto you Waver not Be stedfast for the faithful are never unrewarded E. K. He putteth his right hand out of the Stone being grasped together Now he openeth his hand and it is written in and it is so far from me that I cannot read it yet he seemeth to be nearer to me very much more than his hand The writing seemeth to be like the leaf of a Book Thus it was written ..... Have an eye to my foretelling .... Troubles Sudden sorrow is at hand in all the earth No his Ship is almost built Laskie if he serve me shall be King of Poland If he serve another his bowels shall fall out before him with poison E. K. Now he clasped his hand together and stayed the reading Δ. Whom is Laskie to serve O Lord but thee to keep thy Laws Statutes and Commandements not to depend upon any creature ..... The King and Chancelor have sold the people of this Land and are sworn Turks Return not home to Lasko Laskie for if thou do thou shalt offend me Go to the Emperour for I will comfort thee with his favour Let him not return thence till he be warned by me Δ. You mean from the Emperours Court Δ. I beseech you by what token shall he receive your warning ..... Be thou his right hand to his body and his mouth to me I will be merciful unto him and hold up his head Leave off till the seventh hour of the day then cometh the Action Δ. Mean you the seventh hour as from midnight last Δ. That beginneth at noon if you make but 12 hours in the day or at 11 if you reckon common hours ..... The seventh from the Horison Run that run can E. K. He himself runneth away Δ. All Glory and Praise be to God Amen Eadem die 〈◊〉 hora 7 inchoante in meridie Hora planetaria E. K. After a quarter of an hour almost appeared our Instructors as of e time Δ. Gloria patri filio Spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio 〈◊〉 in sempiterna 〈◊〉 seculorum Amen Gab. ..... Move move move not for the place is holy Re patient a little while E. K. Nalvage prayeth all the while E. K. Gabriel riseth out of his Chair again and warneth as before thrice that we should not move for the place is holy Nalvage maketh a crosse toward the 4 quarters of the World with his rod as he was wont Nal. ..... There are 30 Calls yet to come Those 30 are the Calls of Ni Princes and spiritual Governours unto whom the Earth is delivered as a portion These bring in and again disp Kings and all the Governments upon the Earth and vary the Natures of things with the variation of every moment Vnto whom the providence of the eternal Judgement is already opened These are generally governed by the twelve Angles of the 12 Tribes which are also governed by the 7 which stand before the presence of God Let him that can see look vp and let him that can here attend for this is wisdom They are all spirits of the Air not rejected but dignified and they dwell and have their habitation in the air diversly and in sundry places for their mansions are not alike neither are their powers equal Understand therefore that from the fire to the earth there are 30 places or abidings one above and beneath another wherein these aforesaid Creatures have their aboad for a time 〈◊〉 tota terra distributa sub 12. Principibus Angelis 12. Tribuum Israel quorum 12. aliqui plures aliqui pauciores partes habent sub suo regimine ex 91 partibus in quas tota terra hic demonstratur esse divisa A pocalypsi Johannis Testimonium de 12 Angelis 12 Tribuum Cap. 21. Quando dividebat Altissimus gentes quando separabat filios Adam constituit terminos populorum juxta numerum filiorum Israel Hoc igitur hinc egregiè patere They bear no name E. K. What is without a name ..... Their orderly place But w they have in respect of their being Vnderstand them therefore by the first second third so thirtieth Air. ... are so to be nominated O thou the Twentieth air O thou sixteenth Air c. ... sometime yea all together two or three of the else govern by times which are the Kings unto these ... e to be spoken of and beare rule together and at one time in the divisions In the first Air the ninth eleventh and seventh Angel of the Tribes bear rule and govern Vnto the ninth 7000. and 200. and 9 mini 〈◊〉 Angels are subject Vnto the eleventh 2000 300 60. Vnto the seventh 5000 〈◊〉 60 2. Nal. ..... Count the number ..... Δ. The whole sum of this Government amounteth to 14931. Nal. ..... It is right 2. The second is divided into 3 parts the Angel of the fourth Tribe hath the first The Angel of the second the second The Angel of the second the third The fourth hath these many 3000 600 30 6. The first second of the second 2000. 0. 60. 2. The last of the second ... 00 900 60 2. Adde these together Δ. They are ..... 6660. 3. The third The first The ninth The second the seventh The third the tenth The ninth ..... 4400. The seventh or the second ..... 3660. The tenth or the third ..... 9236. Nal. ..... Number them ..... Δ. They are in all ..... 17296. 4. Nal. ..... The fourth hath also his three parts The Angel of the tenth Tribe hath the first The tenth hath also the second The twelfth hath the third E. K. He prayeth The first tenth ..... 2360. Second tenth ..... 3000. Twelfth or the third ..... 6300. Number the fourth also They are ..... 11660. is also threeford The first of the Tribes have the first enth hath the second The eleventh hath the third The first hath under him 8630. The seventh or second .... 2306. The eleventh The third 5000 800 two Number them Δ. They are 16738. E. K. He prayeth reverently Be patient for a while These govern in the sixth Δ. If I understand you right these 6. These govern in the sixth place which is to come The
earth shall run unto the Hills and say cover us Δ. O Thou mighty God of Hosts be our strength and comfort ..... When you hear the peoplesay Le there is a man-child that doth great marvails which is even at the door threshold Then then shall you see the calamity of the earth 〈◊〉 let 〈◊〉 the servant of God do as he is commanded And what goodnesse soever he craveth shall follow him for the Lord hath spared him among the Kings of the earth Let him provide for this one journey He shall not need to provide for the rest For he that hath all hath provided for him The fifteenth day of September that shall be twelve moneths shall you set up the signe of the Crosse even in the midd'st of Constantinople Δ. Thy will be done O Lord to thy honour and glory Poland Promissio confirmata de A. L. fortè Ave. ..... In this Kingdom shall be much bloudshed and the one shall cat anothers throat And as the Lord hath promised so shall it come to passe Ave. ..... Now to the Table Δ. Of the Principal King of Bataiva or Baataiva using the last a twice I doubt of the perfect writing of it Ave. ..... Is it not written It is all most easie and in gathering thou canst not erre The 24 Seniors are all of one Office But when thou wilt work in the East thou must take such as bear rule there so must thou do of the rest Δ. Do you mean the estate in respect of any place we shall be in or in respect of any earthly place accounted alwayes the East part of the world wheresoever we be Ave. ..... The East and West in respect of your Poles What will you else of me Δ. Whether these four Tables be joyned in their right places or no. Ave. ..... They be Note of the Letters in the black 〈◊〉 Δ. Of the Letters in the Transversary of the wicked their black Crosse I know no 〈◊〉 as of motivat nan c. Ave. ..... Thou shalt know when thou writest thy book Δ. I desire you of the book to say somewhat more for the fashion paper and binding c. Ave. ..... Thou mayest use thy discretion Δ. You mean I trust the book that you bid me to prepare For the other is not for my writing Ave. ..... It is not I my self will stand with you and shew how to practise Δ. Blessed be God for his ready help Δ. I will prepare the book by the grace of God with all speed Δ. As concerning the Offices vertues and powers of the three other quarters of the Table what shall we think of them The Offices of all the four quarters Ave. ..... They are all as the first Δ. Note Thou hast three names of God out of the line of the holy Ghost in the principall Crosse of the first Angle so hast thou three in the second c. Four dayes after your book is made that is to say written must you onely call upon those names of God or on the God of Hosts in those names And 14 dayes after you shall in this or in some convenient place Call the Angels by Petition and by the name of God unto the which they are obedient The 15 day you shall Cloath your selvès in vestures made of linnen white and so have the apparition use and practice of the Creatures For it is not a labour of years nor many dayes E. K. This is somewhat like the old fashion of Magick Ave. ..... Nay they all played at this You must never use the Garment after but that once onely neither the book E. K. To what end is the book made then if it be not to be used after Δ. It is made for to be used that day onely Ave. ..... What will you else Δ. As you best know we need instructions yet necessary for us Ave. ..... Very few Ave. ..... It is a stem with fruit but it wanteth leaves E. K. What mean you by that Ave. ..... There be more leaves then fruit and in many actions there be more circumstances then matter Δ. But here is onely marrow and no bones or flesh Δ. As concerning the great multitude that E. K. saw in the Vision standing after the sixteen Angels next the Gate you made no mention in your Description of the Vision Therefore I would know what they are Ave. ..... 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ministers and servants E. K. * Aliter Sendenna as E. K. said There shalt thou see thy old Sondenna * and many other wicked ones that thou hast dealt withall Hereby shall you judge truly of wicked Magick God be with you I will be ready when you need me Δ. AEterno omnipotenti Creatori rerum omnium visibilium invisibilium sit omnis laus honor gloria gratiarum actio Amen Δ. 1. Remember I have not yet heard any thing of the 5 Princes which held up the traine of the chief King 2. Neither any thing of the Trumpeter which went before all 3. Neither of the letters in the Transversary of the black Crosse. 4. Also of Docepax Tedoand being referred to Cilicia Nemrodiana and Paphlagonia in the late exposition of the places by vulgar names and before in the naming of them by the names of Creation they were applyed to Italia and Britania One of those is to be doubted of 5. We are desirous to know the Etymologies of all the names of God which we shall use either to God himself or to the Angels 6. We require the form of our Petition or Invitation to be made to the Angels 7. Of the 20 and more diversities or corrections of this principal Table we require your censure which diversities I have by conjecture so made or amended 8. Whereas I was Δ willed to call 14 dayes the Angels which are to be used so would I know whether also I should summon the wicked here recorded out of the black Crosse having their off-spring likewise 14 dayes Saturday †Cracoviae Junii 30. Manè circa 9. horam Oratione dominica finita 〈◊〉 illis 7. dubiis quievimus paululum Deinde aliquot orationes ex psalterio recitavi iterum quievimus paululum Ad semihoram nihil apparuit At length appeared a face very great with wings about adjoyned to it afterward he seemed to be in a great Globe of fire ..... Hearken to my voice Modesty patience and humility of heart and body doth belong to these Actions Tell me how many Thunders the Lord hath in store for the wicked Δ. O Lord we know not ..... Were you ever in the secret caves of the Earth Δ. No Lord never ..... Then tell me how many windes the Lord hath prepared for an year Δ. Neither that can we tell We are not of the Lord his Council in these things of his providence ..... Can you tell me none of these questions ..... Can you tell what shall become of your selves
wicked come not to Coelosyria neither shall they see the beauty of the Phoenices When you have read these things I come again and ponder them well Δ We read them and the places of Esdras one in the second Chapter of the third Book of Esdras and the other in the third and fourth Chapter of the same Book E. K. Now he is here himself alone Michael ..... A Wood grew up and the Trees were young and lo there arose a great Tempest from the North and the Seas threw out the air that had subtilly stoln himself into them and the winds were great and behold there was one Tree which was older then the rest and had grown longer then that which shot up by him This Tree could not be moved with the wind but the Tree that was young was moved to and fro with the Wind and strock himself oftentimes upon the stiff set Tree The Forester came and beheld and said within himself the force of this wind is great see this young Tree beateth himself in peeces against the greater I will go home and will bring my ground instruments and will er adicate him and I will place him further off Then if the winds come be shall have room to move But when he came home the Lord of the Wood seeing him in a readinesse with his Mattock and his spade asked him of his going which told the thing in order to his Master But lo his Master rebuked him and he said thus when the winds are not they increase they are not hurtful one to the other suffer them therefore when the young Tree taketh roots and shall look up unto some years his roots shall link themselves with and uuder the roots of the greater Then though the winds come they shall not be hurtful one to another but shall stand so much the more fast by how much the more they are wrapped together yea when the old tree withereth he shall be a strength unto him and shall adde unto his age as much as he hath added unto his youth And he ceased to dig Be not therefore haled in sunder neither be you offended one at another peradventure Reason would set you aside But God will not Behold if you break the yoke that you are in and runne astray he that erreth shall perish even so shall he that standeth also be desolate For why the driver angry continueth not with one But he shall return home and shall not see the end of the Harvest Love therefore one another and comfort one another for he that comforteth his brother comforteth himself and when one is a weary let the other draw For why you are men and not yet crowned the first is paid so is also the tenth Even so the tree that is grafted beareth fruit sooner then that which groweth of the seed Notwithstanding both have their place in the Orchard the night let that yield unto day and Winter bear rule over Summer Let youth yield unto ripe for years Solomon saith it is good for that young man that obeyeth the counsel of his elder In the Council House the things that they handle are for their Common-wealth Notwithstanding hath his order and degree Cast your eye upon all things and you shall have examples Peter in his vocation preached the same Gospel that the rest of the Apostles did but he was greater then the rest not in respect of his Apostleship nor in respect of feeding but that God might keep his order as the chief amongst them which preferred Peter first Therefore be not stubborn But I command you in the Name of him that sent me and because you have vowed that the one of you did nothing without the others coursel notwithstanding shall you not be two counsellors Therefore in things that are to be done let the Door occupie the superiority The Seer let him see and look after the doings of him that he seeth For you are but one body in this work E. K. He is gone out of sight Δ As concerning my Letters and businesse into England I thought good to ask counsel what I were best to do with the Letters to the Queen and others Michael ..... Gather out of the book of Enoch the Seal and the Angel of thy Countrey deal with him Δ I found a Door in the name due to Britannia Anno 15. Michael ..... Thou shalt easily find the truth by their appearing for the one answereth not unto the others function Hereby must thou do in all Kingdomes and Estates both how and what thou wilt that thou hast not is thy own errour Note ..... Understand me well here When thou wilt have any thing to do in the World in humane affaires seek nothing in Sigillo AEmeth Enoch his Book is a worldly Book Veritas in Coelo Imago veritatis in terra homini Imago imagini respondet Coelestia autem petnntur a Coelo Δ I beseech you Michael ..... Darknesse yeeldeth unto light Falsum quod est veritati malum bono But note in the Book of Enoch there are those that are good there are there also those that are evil the Prince of darknesse is evil And those that are evil there do stand on his side but as his Ministers give place to those that are good so do they also Note ..... But as concerning the manner how to practise that Book I would gladly hear somewhat Michael ..... Sua sunt sua dicunt Δ I understand this to be required at his hands that gave us that Book Michael ..... Polonia te expectat qui EST praecessit Δ As concerning my health helping may I stay here yet 8 dayes and then make speed to be going towards Poland as was prescribed to me Michael ..... Possum tibi concidere dies Septem If thou didst know that which I see thou wouldst not go but thou wouldst runne He that is before is a Gardener and he knoweth the vertue of Herbs But the eighth day I will be there also ..... Where and which eighth day Michael ..... The eighth day hence I will be in Cracovia I have told thee plainly Δ May I then stay well 7 dayes before I set forth on my journey Michael ..... Potes non potes Thou hast thy own judgment granted thee thereby thou maist do it But in respect of the necessity that requireth thee there thou canst not Δ I beseech you not to be offended if I ask the cause of the Lord Lasky silence Δ He stayed long E. K. Why did you not speak now Michael ..... Behold he hath said with him selfe and those that are wicked have whispered unto him surely it seemeth that they despise me and obstinately because he 〈◊〉 not received letters from you he useth this silence Moreover he hath not done as God commanded him But I will give him thee use thou him as thou wilt Δ I render unto thee O most merciful mighty and loving God thanks
omnipotenti Trinitati consecrandum fore cupiebamus media ex parte absolutum intactum relinquimus Ego vero cum consorte meo uxoribus nostris liberis meis reliquis exulibus sive exterminatis nostris Rhedis tribus avecti transmigrationem hanc nobis injunctam die praefinita ingressi sumus Atque nondum ex Imperii Romani finibus egressi ita gressus nostros disponimus de caetero Deo favente gubernante disponemus ut toti orbi Christiano claro apparere poterit patienter nos haec qualiacunque tolerare posse aut saltem velle paratissimos esse nos Reddere Deo quae Dei sunt Caesari quae sunt Caesaris Obedientissimos etiam nos esse humillimos sacro sanctae Catholicae Ecclesiae filios summi Pontificis Romani aliorum Ecclesiasticorum Praesulum Catholicorum in Christo propter Christum tam esse observantes fore quam ipse qui Judex futurus est vivorum mortuorum varriis nos esse modis haud raro admonuit Vestrae vero Illustrissime Reverendissimeque Dominationi hoc à Deo optamus bonum ut per secundas vestras de tota causa nostra meditationes nostrae Innocentiae sinceritatis fidelis coram Deo hominibus in illa Republica Bohemica conversationis nostrae justa habeatur ratio Meaeque honestae famae existimationisque sine qua ne vivere quidem cupio ea fiat in integrum restitutio ut talis posthac esse indicetur indubitatè qualis ante vestrum Caesareae Majestati exhibitum contra nos libellum per 30 annos plures in omnibus poene Christiani orbis tam Academiis quam Regnis Provinciis ex Dei immensa Bonitate gratia abundantissima singulari providentia extitisse haud obscuris confirmari possit testimoniis Ex hiis igitur paucis Historiae ipsius veritatis seintillis Vestrae Illustrissimae Reverendissimeque Dominationis prudentia magnum sibi lumen alicere sive accendere potuit ad nos nostrorum animorum affectiones nostrorum ita mirabilium adhuc incredibilium negotiorum progressum statum dijudicandum denique de ipso futuro horum omnium exitu haud leves sibi contexendas conjecturas Cum nos ex solo Deo Omnipotente vero vivo in omnibus nostris pendeamus ab ipso dirigamur protegamur Cui soli nosipsos nostraque omnia Animae corporis Fortunae nuncupata Bona tanquam Holocaustum quotidianis nostris humillimis spontaneis offerimus precibus Cui denique soli sit omnis laus honor gloria gratiarum Actio nunc semper Amen Datae Erphurdiae Anno 1586 die 16 Julii Fidelis in Christo propter Christum servulus Joannes Dee This Letter being written and read unto E. K. and of him well liked for the quiet and modest course therein kept otherwise as he said to Fr. Pucci then he could have used or had used in a Letter which now he had also written but now would not send thinking that my foresaid Letter might suffice for our case he talked with Fr. Pucci of this Letter which Fr Pucci said he would gladly see and read which E. K. told him that I was minded not to let him read it Then said he that he would not carry it Hereupon in talk with Fr. Pucci speaking of this Letter I told him that I had written a Letter with sufficient answer in general to the Nuncius request and offer by him in writing brought to us and in summe told him the chief contents of the Letter Then said he whereas you write of the Books burnt why write you not unto him of the recovery of them as I now perceive by you both that they are restored And it shall be a disgrace to you if the Nuncius shall understand more by other then by your self Thereof have I no care Quod scripsi scripsi and I know the truth of my writing And they are not all restored that I know of And whatsoever he hath at my hands he may be assured is true whatsoever he shall otherwise hear the Record thereof cannot be so good unlesse our Record consent thereto Then said he why write you of those Books burning being done before your comming away It is as if you wrote backward Have you no care Mr. Pucci for the method of my Letters said I and I said farther it is told me that unlesse you see my Letters you will not carry them you shall pardon me for seeing of them the content I have sufficiently told you and if you will not deliver them I can get them delivered divers wayes or I may omit the sending of them and write such a Letter to the Nuncius that I had written answer to his requests and offer sent by Fr. Pucci But he would not bring the said my Letter 〈◊〉 he might have a sight of it himself At the length by farther discourse with E. K. he became resolved to goe with the letter and by E. K. his order he was to receive 50 Dollors of John Carpio that he should not be destitute of money at Prage NOTE This day Francis Pucci said to us both how can you doubt of my fidelity toward you whom I love as my own life and against this Monster of Rome whom my chief desire is and long hath been that he may be overthrown c. Again consider what fidelity obedience and reverence he hath promised to the Pope and this Nuncius as the writing brought by him and so sore and many wayes urged by him for us to accept of can specifie Therefore Fr. is false to the Pope or us or both or rash foolish blind c. And as our spiritual Schoolmaster divers times termeth him leprous Therefore I commit this his doings to the judgment of God But also it is greatly to be remembred and noted that he now also discoursed again with E. K. as concerning the Birth of Christ that it could not be proved by the Scriptures that Christ came of the line of David unlesse he were begotten of the actual copulation of Joseph with Mary and said that because it was the gift of the Holy Ghost that at Joseph his first and onely carnal copulation with Mary Christ was conecived Therefore she was accounted in manner a Virgin according to the Jews doctrine which his heresie when I heard I trembled for the horrour of so manifest an heresie against evident Scripture virgo concipiet virgo pariet c. against many other most plain and sufficient Authorities both of Scriptures and also Histories of our Lady her examination made by Women and that she was found a Virgin c. And at her conception her answer to the Angel Quia virum non cognovi c. antequam convenirent juventa est in utero habens de spiritu sancto c. NOTE It is evident hereby that this Pucci is very leprous both in this Heresie what
〈◊〉 vomreh gelpha 〈◊〉 or nembla ox ar vah su 11. Zanchevmachaseph olzaminoah Vals-buraah 〈◊〉 orsapnago darsagnapha nobsiblith armipyth arsepolimitantons Jembulsamar 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ornaza oldaxardacoah 12. Semno ah al ehi do a cha da Selpagmodah a da hu ba mi ca noh dam pha gli as cha nor ox om pa mi na pho lemp na gou sa pha ne co al pha as pa ge mo cal na tu rage 13. Sen gal se quar rus fa glau sur tast ormaca oxinodal ge brah nop tar na gel vom na ches pal ma cax arsess as don sadg asc lan fau che dah nor vi car max coh zum bla xanpha ad geh do ca ba ah 14. Ar gem na ca pal fax or nido hab cas pigan alpuh gagah loth zal sa bra dan go sa pax vol san ques tan ondapha opicah or zy la pa a chra pa ma les ad ma carpah oxalps on da pa gem na de vor guse 15. Lat gaus sa par sat lasteah lor adah nox ax ardephes nousou andoh gvmzi vor sab liboh ad ni sa pa loh gaho lar va nox ax oho lan sempah noxa Vriah sephah lusaz oldgalsax nottaph ax vernoc arpos 〈◊〉 zem zubah lothor gas lvbah vom xa da phi ca no. 16. Assotaphe ondah Vor ban 〈◊〉 pa loth agno jam nesroh am algors vrrabah geuseh alde ox nah vors 〈◊〉 amphicato nostrohh admadg or napsv asmo lon gamphi arbel nof amphi on sembeloh aschi nar laffax las doxa pra gem a sestrox amphi nax var sembleh 17. Angesel orcapacad onz adq ochadah olzah vor nah orpogographel al sa gem na ca pi coh Ul da pa por sah naxor vonsa rous Erbauf lab dun zaph algadef loh gem vorta oh amph a ho ha za vaxorza lepteh oxor neob ab va dv na ca. pi ca lodox ard nah FINIS See the Life of Albertus M. 〈◊〉 in Alex. Ald. ed. p. 179. * The Latine Interpreter translates it Domoria I know not how it can be better expressed though lyable to ambiguity Tom 11. p. 608. Mer. Cas. Pietas Voss. de Idolol 111. 180 181. So in my Copy it may be it should be vitis vin B. Sir Thomas cotton Knight 〈◊〉 It may now be here also remembred that almost three years after the writing of this Letter I did somewhat satisfie the request of an Honourable Friend in Court by speedily penning some matter concerning her Majesties Sea-Soveraigntie under this title 51. Thalattocratia Brytannica Sive De Brytanico Maris Imperio Collectanea 〈◊〉 4. dierum Spacio celeri conscripta calamo Anno. 1597. Septemb. 20. Mancestriae * Although that my last voyage beyond the Seas was duly undertaken by her Majesties good favour and licence as by the same words may appear in the Letter written by the Right Honourable Lord Treasurer unto your Grace in my behalf and her most Excellent Majestie willing his Honor so to do Anno. 1590. 〈◊〉 20. of January For certain due respects the very Image of the foresaid Seal is not here in portrature publishd the Moto Locus veri sigillis D. Is Dr. d ee E. K. Edward Kellet See the Preface A. L. Green and red Jesus Proles ipsius Madini Madini her six Sisters d ee Eseméli Pronounced Jenville Nsta Her eldest Sister Her Sister is to tell the rest Junii 2 1583. Δ. All things have a name vide 〈◊〉 Tert. parte libri Eraconiersis de 30 Aeris exercitibus The summe of our commanded observation Note 7. Antichrist his saying in the spir it of Satan Sorrows Labor Al. alasky Notes in Election O King Vide tamen de ejus juturo casu in actionibus de Lask Pride Moses 7. rod. Sanctum signatum ad tempus Murifri my Calender Junii 3. The third Tabâ—e in the first book Δ The second Table did not serve therefore I used the seventh where all the letters might be had Junii 5. A meer untruth in every part thereof and a malicious lye 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 communia Note of Determination undeterminable Note tentations by the Biting worm A voyce out of my Oratory behinde me Wrath. Be sorry alwayes Her attire exfounded The attire of spiritual creatures Good Angels Good Angels our keepers John Husey Our uniting The necessity of Satan working against men De futuris nisi jussi non pronuntiant boni Angels A Commission out for Kelly 1583. The Book the Scrowl and Powder The Book found The Powder The si Earths Mr. Richard Young Silence Sathan Viols ready Yet awhile 1583. Marie my maid had angered me on Thâ—rsday night with her undue speech All worldly wisdom vain Δ Labor improbus amnia vincit Δ Note 42. or 49. dayes remaining till the first day of August next inclusive GALVAH filiae lucis Filiae filiarum An Angeli bo ni in forma 〈◊〉 aliquando appareant Angeli 〈◊〉 seipsis neque mares neqne 〈◊〉 neque sunt Angetoram Ministeria Hic Hac home Galvah Apparition in the forme of woman Tritemius rewarded Smiling note Δ. 1583. J nii 15. Il. Wisdom d ee Kelly Note A voice out of the Stone Those men A voyce from the stone This Parable or Prophesic is divers times spoken afterwards in the troubles of England The Attyre of the wanton youth of the Court. The stout big man A voyce out of the stone The wall broken down The big man Galvah transformed into a man A voyce out of the stone The transformed man A voyce out of the stone NOTE The transformed The big man The big man The woman A voyce out of the stone The transformed man 21. Kingdoms The End The Prince Alb. Laskie The promises are an answer to this question Charles Sled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Stone Note Satan The Title of the Book Δ. I understand not this unless-it be the first leaf being indeed the last is of the wicked hellith one c. vide post 4. Folio 49. Loagaeth seg lovi brtnc Larzed dox ner habzilb adnor Now Seas appear doncha Larb vors hirobra exi vr zednip taiip chimvane 〈◊〉 lendix nor zandox Pray The Elect. Reconciliation Arguments to prove our Instructors to be good Angels Mercy The 〈◊〉 before This Testimony victory The first leaf of the book Note A. L. Note of A. L. An Oath Note of General points and special gifts A. L. may be present at Actions A. L. poverty A. L. Judei Victoriae A. L. A. L. An year to come Hindiance breedeth exception and sin breedeth hindiance This Tanfeld served the Lord Laskie A. L. his annointing Miracula signa non sunt petenda à Deo The Lord Treasures England A. L. Every seventh day Mondayes Good desires stirred up by good Angels Distinction of words and accents The Hotch-potch sup ante 4. folio To E. K. E. K. was yet somewhat repining to report modally this creatures good words
at this time by me Hyppocrates where before sheweth how many in that case were gulled by the Priests of those times making them believe That this happened to them through the anger of some god They that are verst in the Opticks know That there is a way through the help of glasses that shall not be seen to make moving shadows that shall appear like Ghosts to the great terror of the ignorant beholder and it is said That pretended Astrologers and Fortune-tellers cheat many by those sights It is the opinion of some Jewish Rabbins That what Ghosts or Souls are raised by Necromancy they alwayes appear inverso corpore that is their head dowards and feet upwards Though nothing is to be wondered at in Rabbins who commonly are as full of ridiculous conceits as ever came into the head of any Bedlam Yet my opinion is That the first ground of this wild conceit was some appearance by the Species of an object gathered through a little glasse into a dark room For so indeed the objects must appear inverso corpore if it be done in a high room and the objects from whence the Spiecies are gathered be lower then the glasse through which they passe And the reason of it is very Demonstrable to the sight of any reasonable man Certainly by this secret which yet is no great secret being commonly seen and practised among them that are any thing curious strange things may be done by a Cunning-man to their great amazement that know not the cause There would be no end if I should attempt to gather from several Authors what hath been invented by men and what may be done by Art to cheat men in matters of this nature Let any man that is yet a stranger to it but read the life of Alexander the false Prophet or Prognosticator written by Lucian and he shall see notable examples of successeful Cheats and Impostures scarce credible indeed but that the thing was yet then fresh and famous and that all circumstances of History confirm the truth of the relation And let him that reads it judge what dull and dry fellows the Mountebank-Astrologers Prognosticators and Fortune-tellers of these dayes are to this Noble Renowned Alexander Only let him know that reads that Lucian was a profest Atheist and therefore no wonder if he find Epicurus spoken of with great respect whom all Atheists and Atheistically inclined are so much obliged to honour This excepted I think the Story is very worthy to be known and much more worthy to be read by all men considering the good use that may be made of it then many books that are daily translated out of other languages But lastly If there were any such thing really as Divels and Spirits that use to appear unto men to whom should they probably sooner appear then to such as daily call upon them and devote their Souls and Bodies unto them by dreadful Oaths and Imprecations And again then to such who through damnable curiosity have many times used the means the best they could find in books by Magical Circles Characters and Invocations and yet never neither the one nor the other saw any thing I have said as much as I mean to say though somewhat perchance might be added to shew the plausiblenesse of the opinion in opposition to vulgar apprehensions and capacities whereby as I conceive for I have not wittingly omitted any thing that I thought material it chiefly intitles it self to wisdom and more then ordinary prudence which all men generally are ambitious of Yet I would not have it thought that all men that hold this conclusion That there be no Spirits c. go so rationally to work or can give this account or any other more rational and plausible for what they hold God knows there be many in the world men of no learning and mean capacities who can speak as peremptorily as the best not because they have considered of it and understand the grounds of either opinion but because they know or have heard it is the opinion of some Learned and they hope they shall be thought learned too if they hold with them Besides an ordinary for some have been learned Epicurean who makes it his Motto to himself and in his heart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and seeks his ease in this world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their own word which imports Tranquility both of mind and body a good word but ill applyed as his summum bonum or chiefest happinesse It is a great ease to him when any strange things doth happen by Witches Wizards and the like and other some to satisfie their faith others their reason and curiosity are put to it to enquire of men by conference and to search into books ancient and late Sacred and Profane and all little enough A great ease I say for him then and upon all such occasions to possesse his Soul in secure ignorance and to save his credit yea and to gain 〈◊〉 with some by barely saying Fabula est I do not believe it We shall hear some of them by and by acknowledg in effect as much as I have said I impose nothing upon them I will not take upon me to judge of a book that I never read I cannot say that I ever saw it But because I have heard some men magnifie an English book written of this subject to prove that there be no Witches I will impart unto the Reader that hath not observed it the judgment of one of the Learnedst men that ever England saw I wish he had been more gently dealt with when time was of that book whereby it may appear if his judgment be right as I am very inclinable to believe because of his great Learning and wonted circumspection in his censures what great undertakers many men are upon very little ground and how prone others to extol what doth favour their cause though to the prejudice of their better judgments if they would judge impartially Dr. Rainolds in those elaborate Praelectiones de libris Apocryphis where he doth censure some opinions of Bodinus as prejudicial to the Christian Faith Reginaldus Scotus nostras saith he qui contrariam Bodino insanit insaniam ait Papistas confiteri non posse Demonas ne audire quidem nomen Jehovae Acceperat ille à Bodino attribuit Papistis in genere tanquam omnes Papistae in eo conspirarent Pergit ipse quoniam animadverterat quasdam faeminas maleficas aliquando istius modi narrationes ementiri putavit omnia esse ficta ex imperitia Dialecticae aliarum bonarum artium Ut qui nullo judicio nullà methodo 〈◊〉 optimarum artium scientiâ eodem modo aggressus sit hanc rem quomodo Poeta loquitur Tenet insatiabile quosdam Scribendi cacoëthes eodem 〈◊〉 medo ratiocinatur c. We have been the more willing to produce this passage out of the writings of that Learned man because we also in our answers may have occasion to
say somewhat to the same purpose not of that Author or his book which he judgeth any thing but of the ground upon which he builded which we shall find to be the same upon which others also that deny Spirits have gone upon But we will go Methodically to work and take every thing in order as we have proposed in the objections First We said The world was full of Imposture It is granted of Impostors and Impostures But what then shall the conclusion be That 〈◊〉 there is no truth in the world or at least not to be attained unto by mortal man Truly many books of old have been written to that effect Sextus 〈◊〉 is yet extant a very learned book it cannot be denied and of excellent use for the understanding of ancient Authors Phylosophers especially I could name some Christians also by profession men of great learning that have gone very far that way But this will not be granted by some I am sure that are or have been thought great oppugners of the common opinion about Witches and Spirits some Physicians I mean and Naturalists by their profession But may not we argue as plausibly against that which they professe as they have done or can do against Spirits and Apparitions We would be loath to make so long a digression we have had occasion elsewhere to say somewhat to this purpose and they that will be so curious may see what hath been written by Cornel. Agrippa who is very large upon this subject about it not to name any others It is not yet a full twelve-moneth that a friend of mine a Gentleman of quality brought his Lady to London some 60 miles and upwards from his ordinary dwelling to have the advice of Physicians about his wife a very Virtuous and Religious Lady troubled with a weak stomack and ill digestion which caused 〈◊〉 symptoms I think he had the advice of no lesse then a dozen first and last I am sure he named unto me five or six of the chiefest in Credit and practice that the Town affordeth Not one of them did agree in their opinions either concerning the Cause or the means to be used for a Cure So that the Gentleman went away more unsatisfied then he came What he did I knovv not I knovv vvhat some men vvould have inferred upon this Yet I for my part for the benefit that I have received by it and the effects that I have seen of it both upon my self and others in my life-time upon several occasions where learned Artists not Empiricks have been employed though all the world should be of another opinion I think my self bound to honour as the profession so all Learned Ingenious Professors of it and I make no question but the worst of Agrippa's objections by any man of competent judgment and experience may easily be answered I say therefore that as in other things of the world so in matters of Spirits and Apparitions though lyable to much error and imposture yet it doth not follow but there may be reality of truth and certainty discernable unto them that will take the pains to search things unto the bottom where truth commonly is to be found and are naturally endowed with competent judgments to discern between specious arguments and solidity of truth But this proveth nothing No but the removing of this common objection may dispose the Reader I hope to consider of what we have to say with lesse prejudice And that shall be our next task what we have to say for Spirits c. before we come to particular Objections Wherein neverthelesse I will be no longcr then I must at this time because I shall have a more proper place in two several Tractates the one whereof hath been a long time in loose notes and papers not yet digested to wit my Second Part of Enthusiasme the other in my head yet wholly but in better readinesse to be brought to light because of later conception to wit A Discourse of Credulity and Incredulity in things Natural Civil and Divine or Theological We shall meet there with many cases not so necessary here to be spoken of which will help very much to clear this business ¶ But here I say first of all It is a Maxim of Aristotle's the great Oracle of Nature which many have taken notice of and applyed to their several purposes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That which is generally believed is most likely to be true Who also in another place of the same book doth approve the saying of Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now if any opinion whereof question is made can justly pretend to a general assent and consent of all people places ages of the world I think nay I know and it will be proved that this of Witches Spirits and Apparitions may I do not know scarce any ancient book extant of Philosopher or Historian the Writings of professed Epicureans excepted of Aristotle we shall give an account by and by but doth afford some pregnant relation testimony or passage to the confirmation of this truth I dare say should a man collect the relations and testimonies out of several Authors and books that are come to our knowledge within the compasse of two thousand years of Authors well accounted of generally and vvhose testimonies Historians especially vve receive in other things a man might make a book of the biggest size and form that ordinary books vvhich vve call Folioes are It is true many Authors may vvrite one thing vvhich may prove false as the famous history of the Phenix perchance or some such but upon examination it vvill appear that those many take all from one or tvvo at the most vvho first delivered it They add nothing in confirmation of their ovvn knovvledg or experience But here it is quite othervvise those many Authors that I speak of Historians especially of several ages they tell us different things that hapned in their own times in divers places of the world and of many of them we may say they were such as knew little of former books or stories of other Nations but their own Within these 200 years the world we know by the benefit of Navigation hath been more open and known then before yea a great part of the world discovered that was not known before I have read many books the best I could meet with in several Languages of divers Voyages into all parts of the world I have conversed with many Travellers whom I judged sober and discreet I never read any book of that argument nor yet met with man that I have had the opportunity to confer with but was able of his own knowledg to say somewhat whereby my belief of these things might be confirmed Now for the Epicureans of all Philosophers the most inconsiderable in matters of knowledg as former ages have described them no man need to wonder if they denyed those things which by the solemn engagement of their Sect they were bound and resolved notwithstanding
pretty similitude if true whereof see in the Preface of the Adders dealing with her young Infidelity how great a sin Yet Ed. Kelley still incredulous for all this and very resolute ¶ LXXVI 186. Christ his coming in Triumph c. The Book of Invocation Satans Pretended opposition Some Prophesies Promises and Instructions LXXVII p. 187. Some questions belonging to the Cabale partly eluded partly answered Invocations of good Angels Set Prayers not allowed and why Evil spirits how to be dealt with The Book of Invocations and now Set Prayers allowed of LXXVIII p. 189. Sermon-like stuff of the use of 〈◊〉 c. Some promises to Doctor Dee and Ed. Kelley A Progresse in the Cabale of Calls LXXIX p. 195. Doctor Dee and his fellow reproved Doctor Dee with great humility doth answer for himself Enoch the Book delivered unto him the same in substance as this they say by God His Prayer Humility c. LXXX LXXXI p. 197. The spirits appoint their time and appear The precise time of Christs coming and other Prophesies not revealed unto men for three reasons LXXXII LXXXIII p. 198. 199. The spirits c. as before The nineteen Calls and their beginnings LXXXIV p. 200. More Calls and mysteries but not without pretended opposition of wicked spirits Adam's fall The Curse upon it and the effect of it LXXXV p. 206. More Calls and Aires An apparent contradiction observed by Doctor Dee but cunningly evaded by the spirits Doctor Dee his Hymne and spiritual but not from God because not well grounded rejoycing and thank giving His son Roland in great danger LXXXVI p. 210. Doctor Dee's contest with his spirits he asserts his own innocency and to the utmost of his power obedience but is baffled by the spirits Al. L. rejected LXXXVII p. 211. The same contest prosecuted here also with some threatnings ¶ Their coming to Prague ¶ Some Chimical gibbrish fit stuff to amuse unsettled braines found in the house concerning the Philosophers Stone Read there and. si rubeo m. sit nupta m c. ¶ p. 213. Some conjectures and meditations of Doctor Dee's upon some places of Scripture LXXXVIII The VI Viol in the Apocalypse as understood by Doctor Dee A very good blessing pronounced by an evill spirit Divers Woes denounced Somewhat of Doctor Dee's Wife Al. Lasky Doctor Dee sent to Rodolphus Emperour with a message as from God LXXXIX p. 217. The Angelical Book New orders about it Al. Lasky though rejected yet to be great for a while Inspiration promised to Dr. d ee about a Letter to the Emperour ¶ A Copy of the said Letter by inspiration probably enough of spirits as a man may ghuesse by the stuff to the Emperour Secrecy desired XC p. 219. Sermon-like stuff The power of God Several Woes The Trinity c. Dr. d ee not being willing to be put off longer the spirits against their wills make some progresse in the Cabale Doctor Dee in the execution of Gods will to proceed with fury c. XCI p. 222. Doctor Dee sharply reproved by examples out of the Scriptures c. for chusing when it was put to his choice rather present performance than longer delay XCII p. 223. The same matter here also The yeares of Doctor Dee's life 73. and a half which perchance might come very near to the truth if we could certainly know when he died determined Ed. Kelley to die violently and so he did for endeavouring an escape out of prison he brake a leg and died of it as generally reported Doctor Dee doth repent and revoke his choice in very good language had it been upon a good ground ¶ Doctor Dee's Letter to the King of Spain his Agent or Ambassadour with the Emperour about his Letter and means of accesse to the Emperour XCIII Several questions proposed by Doctor Dee The spirits shrewdly put to it about a lye which they had told and yet by the help of Cabalistical querks and distinctions but especially of Anabaptistical infatuations in Doctor Dee they come off with credit In what sense Doctor Dee might truly say That himself had seen whatsoever Ed. Kelley had seen ¶ Doctor Dee his Letter and Present graciously received by the Emperour XCIV p. 228. Apparitions not in the Stone The priviledge of apparition in the Stone The Mysterie of the Trinity Reason an enemy to God to Delusion indeed and wildnesse sound and sober Reason as the spirits would have it The Emperour threatned The names of the spirits now appearing and how to be found in the Cabalistical Tables ¶ Some drunken pranks of Kelley's and why here recorded ¶ A letter of the Spanish Embassadour his Secretary to Doctor Dee whereby he doth signifie the Emperours desire and appointment to have him come to him Octavius Spinola Chamberlain c. brings him to him An account of what was said on both sides Doctor Dee's Monas of which see more in the Preface his Revelations and Visions His Angelical Stone c. ¶ XCV p. 231. Kelly's former miscarriage taken notice of the cause of it It is forgiven Doctor Dee c. Their Office magnified Kingdomes of the Earth to be destroyed Hierusalem restored Christ to Reigne Other Predictions very strange but not true and the certain year Rodolph Emperour to be exalted Stephen King of Poland to be destroyed Enoch's Tables Doctor Dee his Prayer and Kelley's Vow ¶ Doctors Dee's Letter to Octavius Spinola to be communicated to the Emperour but not delivered at that time by reason of the Emperour his absence ¶ XCVI p. 235. Ga. Za. Vaa spirits invited that is called upon by Doctor Dee their answer interpreted by him ¶ The former Letter with some alterations delivered and the Emperours very gracious answer to it by the said Spinola Doctor Curtzius a Doctor of the Laws one of the Emperours Privy Council accounted very Learned appointed by the Emperour to deal with Doctor Dee in his behalf ¶ XCVII p. 237. Doctor Dee asketh counsell of God he thought but first encountereth with Pilosus an evil spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as I take it and his temptations Ed. Kelley very penitent still but desirous as unfit to be out of his Office The spirits appear Reconciliation twofold with God with the Church c. Purgatory The body of Christ The case of Rodolph Emperour in case he obey or disobey The spirit of Choice in Doctor Dee explained Doctor Curtz allowed of ¶ p. 239. Doctor Curtz and Doctor Dee after some Complements by Messengers meet Their conference of six hours Doctor Dee's Relation of himself his Studies his Suite and therein though not apprehended by himself his intollerable presumption pride high opinion of himself c. Revelations Books and wonderfull confidence as of most that are so deluded ¶ Ed. Kelley strangely tempted ¶ Doctor Dee's mistrust of Doctor Curtz upon what grounds ¶ XCVIII p. 240. Lying and froward silence not ordinarily expounded Reconciliation to the Church The sin against the Holy Ghost what it is