same event in Dr. Dee though otherwise as he doth appear to us innocent and well qualified That this was his case and error I will appeal to his own confession though he makes it his boast in more then one of his Letters or addresses where he professeth That for divers years he had been an earnest suter unto God in prayer for Wisdom that is as he interprets himself That he might understand the secrets of Nature that had not been revealed unto men hitherto to the end as he professeth and his own deceitful heart it may be suggested unto him That he might glorifie God but certainly that himself might become a glorious man in the world and be admired yea adored every where almost as he might be sure it would be had he compassed his desire And what do we think should put him upon such a desire with hopes to obtain it but an opinion he had of himself as an extraordinary man both for parts and for favour with God But however had he been to the utmost of what he could think of himself besides his Spiritual pride of thinking so of himself as great a sin as any in the eyes of God his praying for such a thing with so much importunity was a great tempting of God and deserving greatest judgments Had he indeed been a suter unto God for such Wisdom as the Prophet Jeremie describeth 11. v. 24 25. Let not the Wise man glorie in his wisdom c. but let him that glorieth c. And for such knowledg as our Saviour commandeth Joh. 17. 3. And this is life eternal that they may know thee c. And his blessed Apostle 1 Cor. 〈◊〉 2. For I determined not to know any thing c. he had had good warrant for his prayers and it is very likely that God would have granted him his request so far as might have concerned his own salvation and eternal happiness Besides it is lawful nay fit for a man to pray for Gods blessing upon his labours for competency of wit and capacity that he may do well in his vocation and glorifie God But for a man to aspire to such eminency above other men and by means that are not ordinary as that conceited Phylosophers Stone and the like and to interest God by earnest solicitations in his ambitions extravagant desires that God who hath said of himself That he resisteth the proud but giveth grace unto the humble must needs be so great and so high a provocation if well considered as that I begin to doubt whether it be charity to pity him that suffered so justly and deservedly I do not know but it is as lawfull for any man obscurely born to pray for a Kingdom for a Common Souldier that he may have strength to encounter thousands or for an ordinarie Maid that she may become the fairest of women In all these it is possible to glorifie God we grant were it fit for us to prescribe unto God neglecting those that he hath appointed by what means he should be glorified and could we secure our selves that in pretending to Gods glory we do not seek our own I wish that our great undertakers and reformers such is their wisdom they think of Arts and Sciences would seriously think of this they especially who take upon themselves to make all men wise and of one mind and to reconcile all doubts and difficulties in Religion and otherwise in a word to make Truth to be imbraced by all men Should these men tell us that if they had had the creating of the world and the ordering of all things and there be I think in the world that have said little less from the beginning they would have made an other guess of things then God had done We would have considerd of it perchance what might be the ground in any mortal man of such wonderful confidence But such being the condition of the world as it is and such of men naturally or to speak as a Christian since the fall of Adam and the consequencies of it the curse of God c. to make all men wise of one mind good religious without an infinite omnipotent power such as of nothing was able to create a world can any man sober and wise hear it hear it with patience that thinks it impossible yea strange that Castles should be built in the air or the heavens battered with great guns And yet such books are read yea and much set by by some men My judgment is That they are to be pityed if distemper be the cause as I believe it is in some that boast of such things but if wise and politick to get credit and money as some I believe it is a great argument of their confidence that there be many in the word that are not very wise But to return to Dr. d ee It might be further added and proved by examples that some men of transcendent holiness and mortification in the sight of men so sequestred from the world some of them and the vanities of it that for many years they had conversed with God alone in a manner yet through pride and conceit of their own parts and favour with God fell into delusions and temptations if not altogether the same yet not less strange and dreadful Such examples Ecclesiastical Story will afford and other books of that nature but I have them not at this time and I conceive I have said enough to this 〈◊〉 But of his Praying too somewhat would be observed His Spirits tell him somewhere that he had the Gift of Praying Truly I believe he had as it is ordinarily called that it is that he could express himself very fluently and earnestly in Prayer and that he did it often to his own great contentment Let no man wonder at this I have shewed elsewhere that some that have been very wicked yea some that dyed for blasphemy and with blasphemy in their mouth to the last gasp have had it in a great measure and done much mischief by it It is no disparagement to Prayer no more then it is to the best things of the world and what better and more heavenly then prayer well used if they be abused And it is commonly observed that the corruption of best things is most dangerous What bred those pernicious hereticks that so long troubled the world and could not be 〈◊〉 but by absolute destruction but long affected prayers therefore called Euchites or Messaliani that is to say the Prayers and Enthusiasms And as to that point of inward joy and comptacency which some Schismaticks and wicked men find in themselves at their prayers which ignorant deluded people think to be an argument of the Spirit It is certain and is a mystery of nature that hath may I speak it without bragging been brought to light of late years at least by my self and fully discovered That not only the inward heat of mental conception where there is any vigor but also the musick
〈◊〉 c. ¶ CXVII p 378. Doctor Dee himself heareth and feeleth More reproofes Doctor d ee to prevail against his enemies but commanded speedily to 〈◊〉 for Prague to prevent imprisonment c. ¶ CXVIII p. 379. Here again hastened to be gone Al. L. his case ¶ CXIX ibid. They begin their journey but by an Apparition in the way after some goodly promises made to Doctor Dee for his obedience and Predictions all false of judgements upon the Emperour and exaltation of Stephen King of Poland c. they are commanded to return back again and to return to Prague ¶ Which done Doctor Dee's Child is christened some of the chiefest in the Emperours Court being Godfathers and Godmothers ¶ CXX p. 382. The Prophets of old times summoned why visited c. The eternal generation of Christ the Son of God Platonically set out Divine Necessity the cause of all things Election Perseverance c. Earnest 〈◊〉 and exhortations Christ again The Church Militant and Triumphant Doctor Dee and Ed. Kelley much taken with this goodly stuff and confirmed in their Errour ¶ p. 387. The pretious Lesson before spoken of of revealing the secret of the Philosophers Stone ¶ CXXI p. 388. The Lesson and some obscure words of it expressed in English Ed. Kelley desirous to be rid of his office ¶ CXXII p. 389. Jane Dee Doctor Dee's wife her earnest and humble Petition to God so the poor woman thought and his Angels for relief in her great necessity The Petition answered first with reproof but commendation and promises afterwards The spirit confesseth he had no power to procure them money but instead of it pretends to give them good counsel to get out of Prage speedily c. ¶ A Record of a hot conflict between Doctor Dee and Ed. Kelley about some Magical papers in which conflict Doctor Dee thought himself in danger of his life and was faine to cry out for help ¶ CXXIII p. 391. An Apparition fitted for the occasion The fault of Ed. Kelley's refractorinesse laid upon the malice and envy of the Devil and some places of Esdras applied to that purpose Ed. Kelley rebuked but comforted and confirmed with a promise of no evil spirit to be suffered to trouble him henceforth and many good exhortations with a Parable also to that purpose ¶ Some questions proposed by Doctor Dee who is referred to the Book of Enoch ¶ CXXIV p. 395. Doctor Dee c. sharply reproved for not fulfilling the command of a speedy departure with more expedition He acknowledgeth convicted by some plausible considerations his fault and prayeth fervently ¶ CXXV p. 396. The Stone shut up for twenty dayes Their journey from Prage to Cracovia and in the way strange whirlewinds Some strife about their house Al. Lasky by whom Doctor Dee is brought to the King sustinem for sisterem to be corrected c. delivers his Commission c. He receives the Communion so doth Ed. Kelley ¶ CXXVI p. 398. The Kings presence required by spirits at these Apparitions ¶ CXXVII ibid. Superstitious prayers by appointment of spirits to the Angels Governours of Kingdoms and Nations Stephen King of Poland greatly in favour with God and to be the Minister of great things Doctor Dee doth apprehend which Kelley doth often professe to have found in himself that the spirits knew his thoughts ¶ Ed. Kelley very unquiet and blasphemous Yet confirmed again by some Apparitions to Doctor Dee's great comfort who still very devoutly and innocently had not he brought this grievous delusion upon himself by tempting God so grievously doth submit unto and comfort himself in God ¶ CXXVIII p. 400. Apparitions in the presence of Al. Lasky Promises to Doctor Dee and to King Stephen Al. Lasky upon conditions to be received into favour again ¶ Doctor Dee receives the Communion again ¶ CXXIX p. 401. Apparitions at the Court of the King of Poland in the presence of Al. Lasky one of the Princes Palatine of the Country who is offered by the spirits sudden destruction of the King if he desire it or to see him struck with Leprosie or otherwise corrected if so rather Al. Lasky his pious and religious answer and choice for which he is commended The spirits will not endure though requested to deal with the King in the Hungarian Tongue They promise to speak to him in Latine A good blessing and formall absolution pronounced by evill spirits ¶ CXXX p. 402. ¶ Doctor Dee c. brought to Stephen King of Poland who upon some conditions is willing to be present yet makes an objection out of Scripture as not fully satisfied that these apparitions c. were from God To which Doctor Dee makes an accurat answer by which it doth appear that either he had studied the case very well or was helped as other reall Enthusiasts by his spirits but very full of faults in the Copy and so printed More here I think then in all the Latine of the Book besides We take notice of it in the Errata ¶ Before the Action a fervent Prayer of Doctor Dee's of his calling revelations Al. Laskie King Stephen c. ¶ In the Action or Apparition King Stephen sharply reproved for his sins But upon condition of repentance and submission to God in this way the Kings of the earth intoxticati calice Meretricis a phrase often used in this Book that is drunk with the cup of the Whore are to do homage unto him and he right Anabaptisme to work strange execution c. Very lofty language here used Fige pedem in Aquil. c. ¶ XXXI p. 406. Sad complaint as from God of incredulity The Incarnation of Christ and thereby priviledge of Christians above the Israelits Tears Doctor Dee sent with an errand to King Stephen and a direct promise and profer of the Philosophers Stone ¶ Doctor Dee delivers his errand in Latin but here our records I know not by what chance are very defective King Stephen it seems did not prove so credulous as was expected ¶ CXXXII p. 408 The spirits are angry and command all to be shut up for a season till further order the account of some moneths is wanting ¶ CXXXIII p. 409. The power of God The Jewes and Jerusalem to be restored And now one Francis Puccius a Florentine a zealous and learned Papist being entertained and admitted to these secrets with great hopes of some good to be done by this fellowship Rome also being designed henceforth for the Scene see p. 417. the spirits apply themselves and fit their speech to this end and occasion The interpretation of Scriptures The Fathers The Church Luther and Calvin condemned The Pope of Rome cannot be say the spirits the Antichrist and think they prove it Exhortations to return to the Church and a form of Prayer or Thanksgiving to that purpose In the conclusion the spirits apply themselves to Puccius personally He is to rebuke the present Pope here called a wicked Monster against whom if he will not
quid aliud sed omnia incocta quae brevi esset paratura Ego ait ille Moram non fero panem habes ait et caseum quum annuisset atque petiisset afferri comedit spectante uxore deinde advocato Presbytero et jussis exire è cubiculo omnibus qui aderant narrat illi hoc Ego ait verè mortuus fui sed jussa est anima redire ad suum corpus ut scelus apperiram ore meo manibus meis admissum de quo nulla unquam cuiquam nota est suspicio Priorem namque uxorem meam ipse occidi manibus meis tantâ vafritie ut omnes res lateret deinde modum perpetrati sceleris exposuit nec ita multò post expiravit ac verè tum mortuus est There is no necessity that any body should make of either of these relations an Article of his Faith yet I thought them very probable because believed by such a man and therefore have given them a place here So much of Miracles Of Exorcismes we must say as of Miracles One notable example of a counterfeit Possession and of great stirs likely to have insued upon it in France we have out of Ihuanus in our late Treatise of Enthusiasme The History of the Boy of Bilson is extant who by the Wisdom and Sagacity of the R R F. in God Thomas Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry was discovered to be an Impostor on purpose set up and suborned to promote the Romish cause An. Dom. 1620. Such examples and stories most Countries have afforded good store which are extant in divers Languages Neither must it be concealed by them that seek truth without partiality that some once called Disciplinarians now more known by another name have attempted to deal in those things hoping thereby to gain great advantage to their cause It was a famous Story in Q. Elizabeth's Reign though now perchance out of the knowledg of many and beyond the remembrance of any living how one Mr. D. a very zealous man of that Sect did take upon him by long prayers to cast out Divels so maintained and asserted with great vehemency by him and some others that 〈…〉 oured that cause though upon legal examination they proved otherwise which occasioned many books on both sides in those dayes but two melioris notae as we say written by Dr. H. concerning Exorcismes the one against Papists the other against P. I have them both somewhere yet I hope but can not come at them at this time which is the cause that I cannot particularize that businesse with circumstances of times and names or persons as I would But there were many other books written some very big which I have seen about it as I said before so that the whole businesse with very little inquisition if any have a mind may quickly be found out One Bookseller in Little Britain did help me to the sight of six or seven at once yet one of the books then written and as I was told upon this occasion much commended unto me by some very Learned to wit Dr. Jordan of the Suffocation of the Matrix I long sought before I could meet with it And such was the ignorance of some Booksellers that I could not perswade them there was any such book extant but now at last I have got it All the use I shall make of it at this time is that whereas the whole dirft of the book tends unto this to shew the error of many in ascribing natural diseases to supernatural causes which might be thought by some to favour their opinion that believe not Witches c. The Author doth very prudently and piously make this profession in the Preface I do not deny but that God doth in these dayes work extraordinarily for the deliverance of his children and for other ends best known to himself and that among other there may be both possessions by the Divel and obsessions and Witch-craft c. and dispossession also through the Prayers and Supplications of his servants which is the only means left unto us for our relief in that case but such examples being very rare now adayes c. Yet for all this I do not conclude that Mr. D. was guilty of any Imposture he might do it through ignorance being cozened by others I have heard he was an honest man and dyed piously and disclaimed to the very last that he did any thing in that businesse otherwise then Bonâ Fide I would judge charitably even of those men that are not guilty of much charity towards others whose judgments and consciences will not suffer them though men of approved worth and piety otherwise to say as they say and to do as they do in all things Be it granted therefore that this businesse of Exorcismes is lyable to much Imposture however no man that hatho read the relations of men and women possest in several places with due observation of circumstances some of which relations besides other persons of credit have been attested yea some penned and published by learned Physicians and Naturalists who have been employed about the Cure observed their carriage heard some of them speak strange Languages silly women possest discourse of highest points of Phylosophy or the Mathematicks and the like No man I say that is not a stranger to these things besides what some Travellers no way interessed in the cause can aver upon their own knowledge will make any question either of the real possession of divers according to relations that have been made or of the Divels speaking in them and by them when they have been Exorcised and sometimes upon bare conference And though some Protestants are of opinion That it is not lawful or warrantable for any man to take upon him to Exorcise upon such occasions that is as I conceive by way of absolute power and authority and by superstitious wayes and means as is ordinarily done Yet where a man hath a Calling as if he be lawfully Called to the Ministry and set over such a Parish where any happen to be possessed as indeed my self have a Parish that is right to a Parish as good as the Laws of the Land can give me which hath been grievously haunted though not altogether in the same kind this many years to the undoing of many there but I must not come near it nor have the benefit of the Law to recover my right though never told why and he find himself zealously moved yet without presumption I would not despair but his prayers with other performances of devotion and the assistance of some others of the same calling might prove available before God but still presupposed as most expedient and necessary that the opinion and resolution of some Learned and conscionable Physician one or more be had in the case and their presence also in all actions if it may be had obtained Some it may be will thank me and I hope it will offend none it I impart unto them
what I have found in my F. his Ephemeris or Daily account of his life tending to this purpose Anno Dom. 603. Kal Junii Quem memsem et reliquos omnes velis ô Deus c. 〈◊〉 q. hetum egimus cum matre uxore affine et viro nobili Dom. de Couns et nobili item matrona D de St. Pons qui omnes in re pietatis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ecclesiam hujus loci assiduè celebravimus Inter alios Sermones quos habui cum D. de St. Pons de ministro provinciae Vivaretii sumus locuti cui nomen Mercero Regit ille in eo tractu plutes parvas Ecclesias habitat a. in loco qui dicitur Chasteau-double Acceperam de eo ex valgi rumoribus quod vim Daemonas ejiciendi haberet quaefivi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de D. de St Pons quid rei esset Illa seriò affirmavit plures Daemoniacos decem aut circiter in Ecclesiam auductos eo concionante primùm dein orante 〈◊〉 et Confesstone omnium fuisse sanatos Quosdam Demonas it a eum certis signis 〈◊〉 ut res apud omnes fieret testatissima Porró autem omnes qui sanati sunt 〈◊〉 Catholicam Romanam ante semper professos Mercerum verò impatientissum ferre si qnis inter loquendum ut fit diceret Mercerum Diabolos ejicere non 〈◊〉 se 〈◊〉 Ecclesiam Dei esse nominandam cujus precibus ardentissimis Dei aures 〈◊〉 Dom et illi et universo gregi suorum benedicat Amen In English for their sakes that understand no Latine and that it be not required alwayes for it would be very tedious this is the effect At such a time in such a place he had the opportunity to meet with a grave whether Lady or Gentlewoman Matron one he had a very good opinion of her name M. de St. Pons and having often heard by common report of a certain Protestant Minister that was said to cast out Divels he did accurately inform himself by her she living it seems very near if not in the same parish of all particulars concerning that businesse who did averre it to be most true and that ten or thereabonts Demomoniacks or possessed men all making profession of the Roman Catholick Religion had been brought to the Church at several times as I take it and that publickly and by the generall confession of all then present and by some notable signes sometimes at the going out of the Devils they were upon his Praying after Sermon all delivered But that he took it very hainously if any said that he had cast out Devils For not I said he but the earnest Prayers of the Church have prevailed with Almighty God to work this wonderful thing As for Oracles It is true Heathens themselves acknowledg that some were the jugglings of men Sometimes Princes sometimes private men as now of Religion of Preaching and Praying and Fasting of Masses and Processions most Princes and States in all places made good use of them to their owne ends and made them speak what themselves had prompted But a man might as probably argue because some have been so freely acknowledged to have been by compact and subornation it is the more likely that those of which never any suspicion was should be true We read of many in Herodotus of one which was contrived by fraud but there we read also that when it came to be known though care had been taken that it might not the chief Contriver a great man was banished or prevented worse by a voluntary Exile and the Sacred Virgin or Prophetesse deposed But not to insist upon particulars which would be long it is most certain and it will cleerly appear unto them that are well read in anciedest Authors and Histories That all Heathens generally the wisest and learnedest of them those especially that lived when Oracles were most frequent did really believe them to be which they pretended unto and that they were so indeed for the most part taking it for granted that their Gods were Divels or Evil Spirits by many circumstances of Stories and by other good proofs may be made as evident neither was it ever doubted or denyed alwayes granted and presupposed that as in all worldly things much imposture did in tervene and intermingle by ancient Christians acknowledged I am sure by most if not all But I have spoken of them elsewhere already and therefore will be the shorter here Our last Objection was If there be Devils and Spirits Why do they not appear unto them who do what they can as by continual curses so by profane curiosity to invite them First We say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When we have good ground for the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to stick at the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because we do not understand the reason is as much as to say that we think we should be as wise as God Aristotle did not meddle with things that he could give no reason of yet he did not deny them as we have shewed and it is one thing to require a reason of things meerly natural and another of those that happen by a meer secret Providence But this will give them no great satisfaction who perchance believe a God some as much as they believe a Devil Secondly Therefore we say There may be some natural reason too upon Aristotles grounds Aristotle as hath been shewed elsewhere compares the effects of Melancholy from whence he deriveth all kind of Enthusiasm to the known effects of Wine What is the reason that some men with little wine will quickly be drunk and become other Creatures being deprived for the time of the use of reason Others though they drink never so much will sooner burst then reel or speak idly as some in their excess grow merry others sad some calm and better natured others furious some talkative others stupid The Devil knowes what tempers are best for his turn and by some in whom he was deceived he hath got no credit and wished he had never meddled with them Some men come into the world with Cabalistical Brains their heads are full of mysteries they see nothing they read nothing but their brain is on work to pick somewhat out of it that is not ordinary and out of the very ABC that children are taught rather then fail they will fetch all the Secrets of Gods Wisdom tell you how the world was created how governed and what will be the end of all things Reason and Sense that other men go by they think the acorns that the old world fed upon fools and children may be content with them but they see into things by another Light They commonly give good respect unto the Scriptures till they come to profest Anabaptists because they believe them the Word of God and not of men but they reserve unto themselves the Interpretation and so under the title of Divine Scripture worship what their own phansie prompts or the devil puts into
what a miserable World should we have What man so sober or innocent that could enjoy himself at any time with any comfort or security But again what man can read this sad story and can be so perswaded of his own Wisdom or innocency but will in some degree reflect upon himself and will be moved to praise God that notwithstanding many provocations in several kindes as damnable curiosity open prophaneness frequent Oathes Curses Perjuries scandalous Life and the like God hath been pleased to protect and preserve him from the force and violence of such enemies of mankinde I said before from les beginnings greatest confusions had ensued which is very true as in the case of Bacchus particularly many Ages before and in the case of Mahomet afterwards two notable lewd Euthusiasts by whom as Instruments evil Spirits by Gods permission brought great alterations in Governments and wrought much mischief and 〈◊〉 among Men and Women we shall elsewhere shew more at large By due consideration of all Circumstances as chiefly their confident and reiterated Addresses unto and Attempts upon so many great men in Power and Authority and the like I am much of opinion that these Spirits had as great hopes of Dr. Dee as ever they had of Bacchus or Mahomet But God was not 〈◊〉 at that time to permit that their malice and subtilty should prevail And I think if we consider it well we have reason to 〈◊〉 God for it England might have been over-run with Anabaptism when I say Anabaptism I mean Anabaptism confirmed and in full power not as it appears in its first pretentions long before this God be thanked that it was not then and God keep it from it still I hope is the Prayer of all truly sober and Religious And in very deed I know no reason but the Wisdom and prudence of their Majesties Councel that then were in opposing Dr. Dees 〈◊〉 addresses and Sollicitations may under God challenge and 〈◊〉 some part of our Thanks and Acknowledgement Again The Divel we see can Pray and Preach as to outward appearance we mean for truly and really God forbid that any thing sacred and holy should be thought to proceed from Divels and talk of Sanctity and Mortification as well as the best And what he can in his own person or by himself immediately there is no question but he doth by his Ministers and Instruments much more more ordinarily and frequently I mean Let any man judge then whether it be the part of a sober wise man not onely to hear such men as can give no account of their calling but also to follow them to embrace their Doctrine to be of their number or Congregation and all this upon this account because they can pray and preach very well as they think and judge at least and talk very godlily and zealously How much more inexcusable they that will clave unto such though they see and know them scandalous in their Lives Proud Insolent Ignorant Seditious Intolerable because they can pray and preach and talk as best agreeth with their own humor and gives them best content Can any man think they follow God in this who would have all things done in order and is not a God of Confusion 1 Cor. 14. 33 40. when all they do tends to nothing else but disorder and confusion I confess it is possible that men lawfully called may prove bad enough we have divers examples in the Scripture But if a man simply and ignorantly be mis-led by such certainly his judgement will be much lighter then they can expect who will not use the means that God hath ordained in so great and weighty a business as the salvation of Souls is I know not what these men can say for themselves except it be that they are resolved to make use of the Liberty of the times to please their humor they may do it but if that bring them to Heaven they have good luck But the business of praying is that I would principally insist upon You see here how Dr. d ee where he gives an account of himself to the Emperor and others bears himself much upon this that so many years he had been an earnest Suitor unto God by Prayer to obtain Wisdom such wisdom as he was ambitious of I believe him that he had prayed very earnestly and with much importunity many times This was the thing that made him so confident of his Spirits that they must needs be good Spirits and Angels I know a man I have no comfort to tell it but that I would not conceal any thing that may be a warning unto others and yet I will have a respect unto him too But I knew one a very innocent man in his outward conversation and as I believe very really Humble Religious very Learned and Orthodox and one that had suffered for his Conscience as others have done in these times This worthy man being engaged in a controverted Argument upon which his phancy had wrought very much or rather which had much wrought upon his phancy he had written much filled much Paper and was desirous to communicate unto me as his friend what he had done But when I perceived that the drift of his writing was out of the Law and the Prophets to shew the necessity of some things which I thought of a more indifferent nature I was not willing to meddle with it and begun to argue against his main drift and to shew my disliking After many words to and fro he began to press me with this that he had often prayed with much earnestness and he was very confident that God had heard his Prayers Yea he proceeded so far that if God were true he could not be deceived and used many other words to the same purpose at which I was much amazed but could do no good upon him such was his confidence and violence upon this occasion though otherwise a very moderate ingenuous man And thus I found him more then once or twice Truly I think God was very merciful unto him that took him away in good time But certainly this business of Prayer and praising is a business as of great comfort the greatest that mortal man is capable of upon earth so of much more danger and delusion then many do believe And if caution and circumspection be to be used in any thing that belongs to Religion I think it ought in Prayer as much as any thing And since I have adventured to tell one story upon mine own credit I will tell one more upon better authority which I have long desired for the observableness of it to communicate unto the world and to that end had once inserted it in a Treatise of mine which I thought would have been Printed but it was not I will first give the English of it that all men may reap the benefit and then set it down in the words of my Author mine own Father Isaac Casaubon of b. m. as I have it to
shew under his hand At a Consistory in Geneva upon a Friday 18 July 1589. The case of one Mr. Nicholas being there proposed to the Assembly to be considered of who was wont to insinuate himself into private Houses under pretence of praying and made small congregations The business was disliked by the Pastors First because nothing in the Church of God ought to be done without order Secondly because to turn such duties of Religion to matter of Traffick to get money onely without any other end or calling was not lawful Thirdly and lastly his battalogy or vain repetition of words was not to be suffered Then upon this occasion it was related by Mr. Beza that the Saturday before whilest that sharp conflict was which we had before our eyes to wit between the Genevians and the Duke of Savoys Forces that a certain Woman addressed her self to him saying What Mr. Beza will you make Prayers here To which he had answered No What do you think I do behold these things with mine eyes onely and do not pray to God in my heart Giving this reason for his answer he had made to the Woman It is not so expressed in the Latine that the following words were Beza's words but the coherence of matter doth so require it That Prayer was certainly a holy thing which it did not become any man to apply himself unto or to undertake without due preparation And that they were deceived who thought it so easie a thing to pray rightly And that care also should be taken lest under a colour of zeal and devotion a way be made to superstition The Latine words are these Die Veneris Julii 18. 1589. Cùm relatum esset in coetum de Mag. Nicolao qui insinuaret se in domos varias 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ita aliquando coetus etst paruos coire solitos pastoribus res improbata est Primùm quia extra ordinem nihil in Dei Ecclesia fieri debet Deinde quia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 facere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nefas Tertio hominis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 non ferenda Narratum est tum à B se die Sabbathi proxime praecedente dum acerrimum illud praelium committeretur quod nobis erat ante oculos interrogatum à mulieracula Quid tu D. B. vis preces hic facere Respondisse Nequaquam Tu ne enim ait me putas haec oculis tantum spectare nec vota in animo ad Deum Opt. Max. fundere Omnino res sancta 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad quam non nisi meditatum oporteat accedere falluntur enim qui rem putant esse facilem preces benè concipere Simul cavendum ne alicui superstitioni viam imprudentes aperiamus In the last place All men may take warning by this example how they put themselves out of the protection of Almighty God either by presumptuous unlawful wishes and desires or by seeking not unto Divels onely directly which Dr. d ee certainly never did but abhorred the thought of it in his heart but unto them that have next relation unto Divels as Witches Wizzards Conjurers Astrologers that take upon them to foretell humane events Fortune tellers and the like yea and all Books of that subject which I doubt were a great occasion of Dr. Dees delusion That men are commonly cheated by such is sure enough and those that are not very fools would take heed how they deal with them and avoid them to avoid the Imputation of Fools but those that are wise much more if they can more then cheat for the more they can do the more they know they have of the Divel in them Wretched people that will not dare not trust God who as he is the onely fountain of goodness so onely knows what is good for every man They may rejoyce for a time and applaud themselves in their conceited successes but misery if they repent not will be their end and it is a great sign that God is very angry with them when he doth suffer them to thrive by means which Himself hath cursed POSTCRIPT SInce this Preface was written and almost printed I was shewed a Book entituled Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum c. by Elias Ashmole Esq and in some Annotations there at the end an account concerning Dr. Dee and Edw. Kelley there stiled Sir Edward Kelley out of a Diary of Dr. Dees all written with his own hand As I do not question the Gentlemans fidelity in this business so I make as little question but Dr. Dee's own hand will be found to agree in all matters of Fact both here and there if any shall take the pains to compare And it may be the Reader may receive some further satisfaction in some particulars by his labor which is the reason that I mention the Book here being but lately come to my knowledge His Judgement either concerning Dr. Dee or Kelley I meddle not with and it may be had he seen what is here to be seen he would have been of another opinion in some things Here is enough I am sure to satisfie any man that is not very much preoccupied or otherwise engaged by particular ends As for those Reports concerning Kelley some whereof concern Dr. Dee also he tells us of as I believe him that he hath heard so so I must and may truly profess that I have met with far contrary and in my judgement and by this account here given us by Dr. Dee much more probable And particularly that Kelley was put in Prison by the Emperor for a notable Chymical cheat that he had put upon him the particulars whereof though they were fully related unto me yet I will not adventure upon lest I mistake in some terms of art or petty circumstance of fact And let the Reader judge by that account Dr. Dee who best knew doth give us here throughout the whole Book of this Kelley whether Wevers Story in his Funeral Monum pag. 45 46. of damnable Necromancy and other Diabolical Conjuration practised by Kelley in Lancashire be not besides what is there said and attested much more probable then any thing that hath been or can be said by others to his justification or commendation Which indeed doth make Doctor Dee's case altogether inexcusable that believing and knowing the man to be such a one he would have to do with him and expected good by his Ministeries but that the Doctor his Faith and his intellectualls through Gods just judgement as we have said were so much in the power and government of his Spirits that they might perswade him to any thing under colour of doing service unto God yea had it been to cut his own Fathers throat as we see in the Relation that they perswaded him to lie with another mans Wife and prostitute his own to a vile and by himself belived Diabolical man Besides I have been told by many that Dr. Dee very poor and every way miserable dyed at Mortlack here
the end of God his justice which is upon him His prayers are come to the second heaven neither hath any received remembrance of him But we will pray unto God to be merciful unto him and that for thy sake Because thou shalt not be made a laughing-stock to the wicked Pray thou for him that thou mayst work in him that which he worketh not for himself Hold up thy hands for him for it is a lawful and a charitable thing For God hath granted thee a force in prayer But be patient and humble We with thee give thanks and laud unto the Lord. Cease Δ. Laudes Deo nostro incessanter reddantur Amen Saturday Aprilis 14. Mane Cracoviae 1584. Δ. Oratione Dominica finita brevi illa oratione Psalmi 33. inspecto Chrystallo 〈◊〉 utrique Gabriel Nalvage E. K. They kneel as though they were in confession one to another and .... about half a quarter of an hour Gabr. ...... after me O beginning and fountain of all wisdom gird up thy loines in mercy and shadow our weaknesse be merciful unto us and forgive us our trespasses for those that rise up saying there is no God have risen up against us saying Let us confound them Our strength is not neither are our bones full of marrow Help therefore O eternal God of mercy help therefore O eternal God of salvation help therefore O eternal God of peace and comfort Who is like unto thee in 〈◊〉 of incense before whom the Quire of Heaven sing O Mappa la man hallelujah Visit us O God with a comprehending fire brighter than the Stars in the fourth heaven Be merciful unto us and continue with us for thou art Almighty To whom all things of thy breasts in Heaven and Earth sing glory praise and honour Saying Come Come Lord for thy mercy sake Say so unto God kneeling Δ. I repeated it kneeling and E. K. likewise kneeling E. K. They both kneel down again and put their foreheads together Gabriel seemeth to sit in a chair on the one side of Nalvage about 30 yards off on Nalvage his left hand Nalvage standeth ...... Thus saith the Lord Who is he that dare resist invincible strength Seale up the East seale up the South Seale up the West and unto the North put three Seales E. K. Now sitteth Nalvage in a Chair aside from his round Table the Table being somewhat before him Nal. ...... Name that I point to To E. K. he said so as concerning the Letters E. K. He flung like a thin brightnesse out of the Stone upon E. K. he hath his rod which he took out of his own mouth ... ev ... He holdeth up his rod and saith I am all joy and rejoyce in my self E. K. He smit the round Table with his rod and it whirled ábout with a great swiftnesse Now that which before seemed to be a circular and plain form appeareth to be a Globe and round Ball corporal when it turneth Nal ...... Say the last Δ. Piamo el. E. K. He striketh the Table now and though the body seem to turn yet the Letter seem to stand still in their places E. K. Now he plucketh out five Books as if from under his Chair and setteth them down by him the books be green bright and they be three corned Δ a clasp Sal. ..... Read backward ... to E. K. Every thing with us teacheth Read backward Letter without number Nal. ..... Read backward letter without number the letters thou hadst yesterday Δ. After all read he proceeded thus 68 P The fourth ascending 97. 68 PIAP A The sixth ascending 112. I The eighth ascending 207. P The ninth ascending 307. E. K. Now he striketh it again and it turneth 67 A TA. T 66 I AAI. A E. K. Now he striketh again and turneth his Rod seemeth to be hollow like a Reed 65 APGOB E. K. Gabriel falleth down on his face and lieth prostrate and Nalvage holdeth up his Rod all the while DOS He pointed beyond him in the upper Circle it seemeth like a Roman C. 64 LAMAOP Make it two words ..... It may be all one word with S. or T. but it would be hard for your understanding Make a point between Poamal and Od. E. K. Gabriel lieth prostrate all this while 63 XVDMOZ ..... With great difficulty this Letter was discerned Nalvage himself said he knew it not yet but it seemed to E. K. to be an X. Nalvage denied it to be an X. and said he knew not yet the mystery say the Lords prayer for I cannot open it Although my power be multiplied yet I know not this Letter At length he said it was V. E. K. I can remember that word well Nal. ..... Thou shalt not remember it 62 PEV Make a point there Δ. A full point 61 OLOHOL Long the first syllable accented E. K. Now he striketh the Table 60 SD It is the uppermost of 59 SIMAPI Pronownce it IPAMIS 58 LU. Call it UL. Δ With such sound to U. as 〈◊〉 yew whereof bows are made 57 MAPI F. K. It seemeth to be an e. DO OD As you had before E. K. Now Gabriel riseth from his lying prostrate 56 HOTLAB Call it BALTOH PAIP Call it Piap. E. K. Gabriel steppeth up and seemeth to storm angerly against somewhat Δ. Belike some wicked powers would intrude their illusions or hindrances in these actions E. K. He hath thrown his Dart from him and it cometh to him again Gabr. .... Count the number of the words you have received to day Δ. Sixteen if Poamal Od be made two words Gab. ..... Be packing and so many plagues be amongst you more then your plague was before E. K. He seemeth to storm still Gab. ..... Come in E. K. Now there come four more Gab. ..... Art not thou Adraman Which hast fallen and hast burst thy neck four times And wilt thou now rise again and take part anew Go thy way therefore thou Seducer enter into the fifth torment Let thy p wer be lesse then it is by as much as thou seest number here E. K. Now they all four fall down into a pit or Hiatum of the foundation of the place where they stood E. K. Nalvage lieth all this while upon his face Gab. ..... Count now again Δ. Sixteen Gab. ..... It is not so There is an errour Nal. ..... I am deceived from Ipam OD the next is false and so are the rest And so is that that followeth ABOS SOBA Δ. I had Baltoh Nal. ..... And Piap. Nal. ..... What is this to E. K. E. K. ..... G. Nal. ..... No it is an H. 55 HOT TOH 54 MOH. HOM. 53 SD DS. 52 LIPDAI Call it IADPIL accent ad 51 ONOG Call it Gono Gab. ..... Move not for the place waxeth more holy Nal. ..... Pointeth S. D. D S. This was corrected on Monday following to be too much 50 ANDA Call it
boy of man feeleth nothing spiritual until he be of incorruption Therefore useth no sense in and illumination The other is to be found out by his contrary E. K. Here is a Devil that derideth these instructions and saith you may know his vertue by his wisdom he never went to School Gab. ..... I know what he is Power is given to me to resist him but not to touch him He hath ascended and begotten him a son wherein the people of the earth shall be accursed those that are in prison shut up from light and the use of the day comprehend not any thing but that which entreth unto them by permission or free will so is the Soul of man shut up from all light except that which entreth by the will or suffrance of the highest But as obedience is the tryal of dignification so are the Ceremonies appointed by God the witnesses of justification For he that violated the outward Law was 〈◊〉 But the very end of Justice to salvation is the obedience and submission of the Soul How can it be that the earth and elements shall bear witnesse against man in the day of Judgement but in the perverse use of them contrary to God his Commandments He is a slow School-master and of smāll understanding Gab. ..... Cease for the conflict is great and must have judgement of the Lord. Δ. Sall I joyn my prayers with yours to our God to drive away this wicked scorner and contemner of your ministery Gab. ..... Not so you know not the secret judgements of the Lord herein The white Curtain was drawn Δ. Deo Nostro soli Omnipotenti sit omnis Laus Honor Gloria imperium in secula seculorum Amen Sonday Aprilis 15. Mane Hor. 7½ After a few prayers necessary and invitation to Gabriel and Nalvage for their instructions ...... Our instructions shall grow most plentifully amongst you But give place to time for this is the voyce of the highest Be holy and righteous in the works of your hands and keep alwayes the Sabbath of your Redeemer hereafter For even yet the Serpent is amongst us For even yet the Serpent is amongst my holy ones and endeavoureth to cut you asunder Therefore I say be holy even in the works of your hands for he thinketh to prevail against you But let your houses be swept clean that when the spy entreth he finde nothing to feed on Δ. We ceased and gave our selves to the Sabbath considering intending hence foreward to visit the Church and Assembly to pray and meditate on God his service Solus Jesus Christus est Triumphator contra mortem Diabolum Dominus Noster Deus Noster Amen Monday 15. Aprilis Mane hora 6. Cracoviae Δ. After a short prayer to God for remission of sins and sending of his graces and his good Ministers assigned for our instructions and for the avoiding away of the great enemy c. who held conflict against Gabriel c. The white Curtain appeared still drawn before in the stone for an hour E. K. There appeareth a face standing upon two Pillars the Curtain yet remaining drawn The face is fiery and hath very great teeth The Pillars are like Marble spotted gray and the ground of the Pillars colour white He said the works of the highest are become a stumbling block and have entred into the breasts of a woman and he is become angry But when she thinketh her self happy she shall stumble where she would not and become sorrowfull without comfort E. K. This face and Pillars became a great water swelling upward and so vanished away Δ. After about an hour the Curtain was opened All appeareth as before Gabriel sitteth in his Chair and Nalvage kneeleth Δ. I prayed divers prayers of God help against the wicked enemy yet present and molesting us as he was permitted Nal. ..... Pray for the mercy of God Pray for thou shalt not be heard So well said fy upon him Δ. Thy judgement light on this wicked Rebel for this blasphemy O God Δ. This Devil rayled against God Gab. ..... Move not for presence of power is great Nal. ..... Number the words of the first Key Δ. I have counted them and they seem to be 88. Nal. ..... There are not so many 87 Δ. Where have I misreckoned I pray you Perhaps Poamalzod is to be but one word and so are 87. E. K. There is a great Crosse over all the stone that is red Not onely over to be impressed through the stone Nal. ..... Number the words in thy own language Δ. I have numbred them and they seem to be 169. Δ. While I numbred the great red crosse went away and shortly after came in again into the stone as before Gab. ..... More not for the place is holy You have Zurza ds Gono in the Call the sd is too much Δ. I will then put it out Δ. I finde Zurza Adna ds Gono Nal. ..... That ds is too much I pray you what is then the number of them of you allowed Nal. ..... 86. Δ. Making also Poamolzod one word in that account Nal. ..... Set down 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 5 2 6 2 7 3 8 3 9 2 10 2 11 1 12 2 13 1 14 1 15 2 16 1 17 2 18 1 19 4 20 1 21 1 22 2 23 3 24 3 25 1 26 3 27 1 28 2 29 3 30 1 31 1 32 2 33 3 34 2 35 1 36 1 37 2 38 2 39 2 71 40 4 41 2 42 2 43 1 44 2 80 45 2 46 3 47 2 48 1 49 5 50 2 51 1 52 4 53 1 54 1 55 2 56 2 57 2 58 3 59 1 60 1 61 3 62 3 63 3 64 1 65 1 66 2 67 1 68 2 69 2 70 1 71 1 72 1 73 1 74 1 75 3 76 1 77 1 78 3 79 4 80 1 81 2 82 2 83 1 84 5 85 3 86 3 Tuesday Aprilis 17. Cracoviae After divers Ejaculations appropriate to the action and the Curtain of white water yet remaining E. K. thought divers times that he saw through the white Veil and stone and all nothing appearing therein E. K. immediately fell into a new doubting of the verity of these actions and said he had a Vision by a good Creature the last night who said these Creatures with which we dealt would no more appear unto him Hereupon he said that both the last dayes skorner and these our instructors were all Devils and that he would no more sit to receive A. B. C. And so by Letters any Doctrine of theirs unlesse they would otherwise expresly and lively deliver a plain rule thereof With many other arguments to disprove the verity of our Actions whereupon he said that John your boy can well enough deliver you their Letters and so you need not me c. I referred all to God his will and mercies For as I had at his hands onely
and by his order and for his service required wisdom and true knowledge so do I not doubt but God will according to his accustomed goodnesse provide for me that is best for my vocation here in earth c. E. K. He rose and went away and left me alone in my Study appointed for these actions Deus in adjutorium meum intende Domine ad adjuvandum me festina Gloria Patri Filio Spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio nunc semper in secula seculorum Amen Thursday Circa 9. As I was in my upper Study and had gathered the holy words of the second and third call and had conferred them with their English delivered also unto us E. K. came up the stairs and so went into his Study and came out again and as he was going down the staires I opened my Study door and saluted him He thereupon came up again and came into my Study And there I shewed him what I had done and how I had some understanding of those holy words their significations by reason of due applying the English to the word Christus in tending thereby to have induced E. K. to likē the better of the manner of our friends due and Methodical proceeding with us and told him that unlesse of this strange language I should have these words delivered unto us Letter by Letter we might erre both in Orthography and also for want of the true pronunciation of the words and distinctions of the points we might more misse the effect expected But as on Tuesday last so now again he said our Teachers were deluders and no good or sufficient Teachers who had not in two years space made us able to understand or do somewhat and that he could in two years have learned all the seven Liberal sciences if he had first learned Logick c. wherefore he would have no more to do with them any manner of way wished himself in England and said that if these books were his that he would out of hand burn them and that he had written to my Lord by Pirmis that he took our Teachers to be decelvers and wicked and no good Creatures of God with many such speeches and reasons as he thought of force to diswade himself from any more dealing with them But willed me to use John my Boy as my Skryer for that these spiritual Creatures were not bound unto him c. I answered unto all these parcels and reasons as time served declaring my perfect trust in God that seeing I have many years desired and prayed for wisdome such as these Actions import at his hands and by such means as to his Divine Majesty seemeth best that he would not either mislike my prayer or abuse my Constant hope in his goodnesse and mercy Therefore I concluded that I referred all to the mercifull will of God and doubted nothing at the length to be satisfied of my request and prayer made unto him So he went from me this second time .... God lighten his heart with knowledge of the truth if it be his Divine will and pleasure Note Permis went on last Wednesday morning and had received our Letters after noon on Tuesday last But on Monday before the wicked Prince of darknesse did what he could to hinder our proceeding On Thursday Tabius brother to my Lord Laskie his wife brought news to Cracovia that my Lord Laskie was coming to Cracovia ward Emericus came from Kesmarks and returned back again Tabius rode from Cracovia toward Kesmark Saturday Aprilis 21. à Meridie After our prayers made appeared shortly Gabriel and Nalvage E. K. propounded six questions orderly which had bred great doubt in this fantafie and requested their answers Δ. He would have our spiritual friends to promise him the performance of the Prints Gab. ...... If we were Masters of our own doings we might well promise But we are servants and do the will of our master But let me ask thee one question Dost thou not think that all things are possible with God E. K. I do so and I know so Gab. ...... Then is there no cause why thou should distrust Let him that is a servant and is commanded to go go and let not the earth rise up and strive against the plow man What sin is it when the creature riseth up and saith in his heart Let the Lord make a Covenant with me considering he is a bond man E. K. They seem both the voices at once to come to my eare None but he that becometh disobedient and refuseth his Master Δ ....... Δ would do so Gab. Nal. ...... These things that is to say this Doctrine delivered by us is of God and of his mercies granted unto you which cannot be in vain and therefore to be performed for the secret determinations of God are unknown unto us He never heard of any man that would ask if God would perform his promises E. K. By August next What if it were a hundred Augusts you may be a weary before August next as the Children of Israel were of their Manna E. K. Why joyn you numbers with these letters and added none with those of the former Table Brother what is the cause that all the World is made by numbers The Numbers we speak of are of reason and form and not of merchants Δ. I beseech you as concerning the powder whereof he thinketh that he hath made due assay of it as if it should have been the Philosophers Stone and so affirmed to be by the minister of this action I beseech you so to answer the thing as his reason may be satisfied Δ. They gave no answer hereunto but proceeded in the former matter of Numbers Gab. ...... Every Letter signifieth the member of the substance whereof it speaketh Every word signifieth the quiddity of the substance The Letters are separated and in confusion and therefore are by numbers gathered together which also gathered signifie a number for as every greater containeth his lesser so are the secret and unknown forms of things knit up in their parents Where being known in number they are easily distinguished so that herein we teach places to be numbred letters to be elected from the numbred and proper words from the letters signifying substantially the thing that is spoken of in the center of his Creator whereby even as the minde of man moved at an ordered speech and is easily perswaded in things that are true so are the creatures of God stirred up in themselves when they hear the words wherewithal they were nursed and brought forth For nothing moveth that is not perswaded neither can any thing be perswaded that is unknown The Creatures of God understand you not you are not of their Cities you are become enemies because you are separated from him that Governeth the City by ignorance E. K. Whether is this Language known in any part of the World or no if it be where and to whom Gab. ......
ground 5 HLESMOC a Circle Com 〈◊〉 4 RIZ I am Zir 3 DAIP your God Pi ad He kisseth the ground He setteth his hands on the ground 2 OHOG saith Goho 1 AMCIM behold Mic ma. Nal. ...... This is all Δ. Now in the Name of Jesus as it pleased you before so would we gladly have the sence hereof in English Nal. ..... Let him that hath wisedom understand For here beginne the mysteries of your world 1 Behold 2 saith 3 your God 4 I am 5 a Circle 6 on whose hands 7 stand 8 12 Kingdoms 9 six 10 are 11 the seats 12 of living breath 13 The rest 14 are 15 as sharp Sickles 16 or the horns 17 of death 18 wherein 19 The Creatures of the earth 20 are 21 to are not 22 except 23 mine own hand 24 Which 25 sleep 26 and 27 shall rise 28 In the first 29 I made you 30 Stewards 31 and 32 placed you 33 in seats 12 or in 12 seats 34 of government 35 Giving 36 unto every one of you 37 power 38 successively 39 over 40 456. 41 the true ages 42 of time 43 to the intent that 44 from the highest vessels 45 and 46 the Corners 47 of your governments 48 you might work 49 my power 50 pouring down 51 The fires of life and encrease 52 continually 53 on the earth 54 Thus 55 you are become 56 The skirts 57 of Justice 58 and truth 59 In the name 60 of the same your god 61 lift up 62 I say 63 your selves 64 Behold 65 his mercies 66 flourish 67 and name 68 is become 69 mighty 70 amongst us 71 in whom 72 we say 73 Move 74 Descend 75 and 76 apply your selves unto us 77 as unto 78 the partakers 79 of his secret wisdom 80 in your Creation There are three calls in the second part of Cracovia and one in the first These four calls are the second the 3 d. 4 th 5 th for the first Table can have no call it is of the Godhead E. E. Now all all his fingers disappear K. K. Now Gabriel standeth up Gab. ..... Heark O ye sons of men is the first of nature and the beginning of your being in body Whereby the things of the world have life live Let him that hath wisdom understand Grow together for this hath its fruit in due time Albert Laskie hath not done the Commandment of God he should have been here by this time Δ. Gloria Laus Honor Imperium sit Deo Nostro in infinita seculorum secula Amen Δ. Remember that on Wedsday night April the 25. my Lord Albert Laskie came at night to Cracovia and lay in a little woodden building among guards by St. Stenislaus Church and on the Friday morning following intended to enter his journey toward Kesmark and the recovering of Kesmark Jesus prosper his just Cause Wensday morning Aprilis 1584. Cracoviae Jesus Nal. ....... A new Action Backward as before 52 DAIOI of him that liveth for ever Ioiad 51 RIZ I am Zir. 50 PAL for Lap. 49 PLERV a strong seething Vrelp 48 MZAZO make me Ozazm 47 DO and Od. 46 OZLACIM in power Micalzo 45 NARMAZ shew your selves Zamran 44 DOQONC unto his servants as C No quod Gab. ...... The place is become more holy and he is become more meek Nal. ...... 43 AC therefore Ca. 42 RACAZ Move Zacar 41 LEHOG saith the first Go hel E. K. Now the Crosse is come in again thinner than it was before 40 UZROT Arise Torzú 39 NODIAI of the all-powerful Ia i don 38 NINAM in the minde Manin 37 QO but O qua 36 EGAT as is not Tagé 35 SROC Such Cors. 34 FORT a building Trof 33 NAON you are become No an 32 PAL for Lap. 31 NOGNOZO then the many fold windes Ozongon 30 AIB your voices Bia. 29 SIHC are Chis the I long 28 PLACIM mightier Mi calp 27 DO and Od 26 IRRO than the barren stone Orri 25 DSUL your feet Lusd 24 SIHC are Chis as Xis. 23 IUIG stronger as Giui 22 HOTLAB of righteousnesse Baltoh 21 EGOO for the Chamber Ooge 20 SBRVT in their beauty Turbs 19 QLSROL the flowres Lors I qua 18 ATQ or as Quu Ta. 17 ADELCARAP for a wedding Paracleda 16 OHLAT Cups Talho 15 AT as Ta. 14 GMARBA I have prepared Abramg 13 AMRASAC whom Casarma 12 HPDAIP within the depth of my Jaws Piadph 11 ZAZAZI have framed Izazaz 10 GRUPLAI the burning flames I al purg 9 MABOS whom S o bam 8 L of the first A word 7 VIIV O you the second Viiv 6 DLAS your voices of wonder Sald 5 PIAAF understand Fa a ip 4 MO  Om. 3 GNOZ of the windes Zong 2 HAAPV the wings V pa ah 1 TGDA Can Adgt. The first word The first is the last 1 Can E. K. Now he holdeth up many hands and fingers as before and on the very end of the fingers distinctly these parcels appeared in English 2 The second word The wing Vpaah is the wings and Adgt is Can. 3 of the windes 4 understand your voices of windes 5 O you 6 the second 7 of the first 8 whom 9 The burning flames 10 have framed 11 within the depth of my Jaw 12 whom 13 I have prepared 14 as 15 Cups 16 for a wedding 17 or as 18 the flowres 19 in their beauty 20 for the Chamber 21 of righteousnesse 22 stronger 23 are 24 your feet 25 then the barren stone 26 and 27 mightier 28 are 29 your voices 30 then the mainfold windes 31 For 32 you are become 33 a building 34 Such 35 as is not 36 But 37 in the minde 38 of the all-powerful 39 Arise 40 saith the first 41 Move 42 therefore E. K. All the Stone is become very dark The wicked said ....... Thou shalt go no further ...... Δ. I prayed Roffensis Psalm 9. and the Lords Prayer and the Stone became clear and the fingers appeared again through the mercy of the Highest ...... 43 unto his servants 44 shew your selves 45 in power 46 and 47 make me 48 a strong See thing 49 for 50 I am 51 of him 52 that liveth for ever E. K. Now appear no more fingers Nal. Compare them now together E. K. Now he is set down in his chaire Δ. I have compared the English Joynts to the mystical words and I find 12. of each so that they agree Nal. Thus you have this dayes labour Now The white silk is extended over the stone Δ. Soli Deo nostro Deo omnipotenti Majestatis tremedae super omnia amandae sit omnis laus 〈◊〉 actio Jubilatio Amen Friday Cracoviae Aprilis Mane hora ferè 9. Oratione Dominica aliis Precibus ad Deum finitis pro luce veritate in hanc formam Omnipotens sempiterne vere 〈◊〉 Deus noster mitte nobis spiritum sanctum veritatem tuam ut sapienter fideliter constanter tibi serviamus omnibus diebus vitae nostrae Amen The white
mercy upon us that in this world our strength may be in patience and after this life that we may ascend unto thee Nal ...... Amen Δ. We prayed the same prayer E. K. Now Nalvage standeth up upon his Table of Letters Nal. ..... It is a side-long Letter 47 PALOMRON the sons of 〈◊〉 Nor mo lap E. K. Now he kisseth the Table 46 FAA amongst A af 45 LITSER that you may praise him Rest el. Now he kisseth the Table and maketh most humble and low Cursies having first laid down his Rod. 44 GNOSILEBO As pleasant deliverers Obelisong 43 NARMAZDO And shew your selves Od Zamran E. K Now Gabriel shaketh his Dart terribly E. K Why shake you your dart so Gab. ..... Scholers ought to give ear to their School-masters 42 RACAZ Move Zacar 41 LAAQ of the Creatour Qa al 40 PIAOOD in the name Do oa ip 39 ALIPADO and liveth Od Api la 38 ISD which is DSI 37 DAIANERIZ I am the Lord your God Zire nai ad Now he useth his accustomed Cursie 36 ELGAB for Ba gle 35 AGSOAGF visit the earth Fgaos ga 34 OD and Od. 33 IHASARQRON you sons of pleasure Nor qua sa hi 32 VGROT Arise Torgu 31 ALC 456 Cla 30 OLAT as the first Talo 29 SIHC are Chis 28 NIHSNOLDO and their powers Od lonshin Now he kneeleth 27 NOAMIPAG the number of time Capi ma on 26 SIHC are Kis 25 ILAMIPAC successively Ca pi ma li 24 TSD which also DST Now he falleth suddenly on his knees 23 GEGVDO and wax strong as Wedge    Od Vgeg 22 SIHC are Kis    Chis Now he kneeleth 21 IZDOORC The second beginnings of things Cro od zi 20 GMRASAC in whom the gas in seurge    Casarmg 19 LPRC but one CRPL 18 OPMROC hath yet numbred Corm po 17 GA None as agg in nag    Ag 16 MABOS whom So bam 15 MPAM 9639 Mapm 14 〈◊〉 I have placed O a li 13 IMRASAC under whom Ca sarmi 12 VIDVIV in the second angle Vi v di v Now he lifted up his hands 11 FNOSD which raign Dsonf E. K. Now he goeth off the Table and kneeleth Down    Pe de 10 DP 33 PD Now he lifteth 9 PMROC numbred Cormp 8 OGAVAVA the thunders of encrease Ava va go 7 EGSIHCG Are not G Chis ge 6 LOHOG saying Go hol 5 AHPROD have looked about me Dor pha 4 DO and Od 3 EGABAB in the south Ba bage 2 IDSAL my feet Las di 1 LIHTO I have set O thll E. K. The Table turneth continually to his Rod end and the Letter seemeth to stand on his Rods end distinctly That is it This is this Call 1 I have set 2 my feet 3 in the south 4 and 5 have looked 6 about me 7 saying 8 are not 9 The Thunders of encrease 10 numbred 11 Thirty three 12 which raign 13 in the second Angel 14 under whom 15 I have placed 16 9639. 17 whom 18 None 19 hath yet numbred 20 but one 21 in whom 22 the second beginning of things 23 are 24 and wax strong 25 which also 26 successively or by succession 27 are 28 the number of time 29 and 30 their powers 31 are 32 as the first 33 456. 34 Arise 35 you sons of pleasure 36 and 37 visit the earth 38 for 39 I am the Lord your God 40 which is 41 and liveth 42 In the name 43 of the Creator 44 Move 45 And shew you selves or appear 46 as pleasant deliverers 47 that you may praise him 48 amongst 49 the sons of men 50 E. K. He hath now plucked the Curtain to Δ. Note Δ. Thanks be to God now and ever Amen Δ. Remember to request information of such a word as saith the Lord is not here to be understood some where Note the second Angel Monday Cracoviae Aprilis 30. Mane hora 6½ Oratione Dominica finita precatiuncula pro prospero successu A. L. jam apud Keismark queritantis petentis jus suum hereditarium aliis brevissimis ejaculationibus pro prospero successu in hac actione tandem post semi horam apparuerunt E. K. Now they are here and Gabriel is all full of glory he seemeth to light all places Δ. O the mercies of God encreased though his determination be all one E. K. Now he is as he was before and in the time of this his glorious apparition Nalvage kneeled down somewhat regarding towards Gabriel Gab. ..... Give unto him that hath his basket open But from him that is not ready depart E. K. There appear here 7 other like Priests all in white having long hair hanging down behind their white garments traile after them having many pleits in them Me think that I have seen one of them before and upon that creature appeareth a B upon his cloathes an L in another place an R upon his other shoulder another A upon his other shoulder There is an H upon his breast there is an I upon his head and a C upon his side on his garment and an A under his wast behind The Letters seem to go up and down enterchangeably in places There seemeth an V on him also an N a D. Now cometh a tall man by all in white and a great white thing rowled about his neck and coming down before like a tippet They all in the Stone being 9 kneel down unto him The tall man said ...... Take this Key and power ascend and fill thy vessel for the River is not pure and made clean E. K. Now he is gone that said this in form of a great Millstone of fire E. K. Now they go up a Hill with a great Tankard as it were of Bone transparent Now he openeth one door he I mean that had the Letters on his back 1. There appeareth a Partridge but it hath one leg like a Kite This Partridge seemeth to sit on a green place under the gate one leg is much longer than the other being like a Kites leg This Partridge seemeth to halt He biddeth one of his Company take it up There goeth a bridge to the top of that Hill all upon arches and under it goeth a River He taketh the Partridge and pulleth all his feathers and they fall into the River He cutteth off the longer leg just to the length of the other They about him cry O just judgement Now he turneth him off over the Bridge and he flyeth away for the feathers of his wings were not pulled 2. He goeth on and cometh to another gate and there the third man unlocketh it as the second next him unlocked the first Gate he himself having the Key first delivered him as above is noted There appeareth a thing like a Kite all white very great it hath a fowl great head he seemeth to be in a very pleasant Garden and flyeth from place to place of it and beateth down the Rose trees and other fruit trees The Garden seemeth
The third of the tenth by the ninth TABITOM Ta bi tom  Whose Ministers are 1617. Have patience  The first of the eleventh governed by the tenth  Ministers 3472. MOLPAND Mol pand  The second governed by the sixth Ministers 7236. VSN RDA Vs nar da. The third by the third  Ministers as before 5234. PONODOL Po no dol  The first of the twelfth go by the sixth TAPAMAL Ta pa mal The second of the twelfth by the eighth Angel GEDOONS Ge do ons The third of the twelfth by the second AMBRIOL Ambriol The first of the thirteenth governed by the tenth  Ministers 8111. GECAOND Ge ca ond The second by the first of the Tribes LAPARIN La pa rin The last of the thirteenth by the seventh of the twelve DOCEPAX Do ce pax  Is Italia The first of the fourteenth by the fifth of the Tribes TEDOAND Te do and. This is England and Scotland too called anciently by the name of Britania There liveth not a man that knoweth the truth of the British Originals Δ. The British Originals The second of the 14. by the seventh VIVIPOS Vi vi pos The last of the fourteenth by the twelfth  Ministers 8230. OO NAMB O o a namb. E. K. Now he prayeth E. K. Now Gabriel standeth up Gab. ..... The Lord pardoneth your fasting and accepteth the inward man labour also to morrow You shall have the rest Δ. May I be bold to ask you one question Gab. ..... You may Δ. Is the Queen of England alive or dead ..... She liveth I am nothing near the earth E. K. The Curtain is drawn We prayed joyntly some prayers Δ. Upon my motion for the Lord Al. Las. how to deal with the Chancelour the Curtain was drawn open And he in the green who appeared to day came into the stone and said as followeth Thus sayeth the Lord Joyn body to body but let mindes be separate for he is despised in the sight of God and is delivered over to destruction which doth tarry till it finde him ready Israel deceived Egypt and saw Egypt overthrown Let him do what he will with him but let him not joyn his minde with him Δ. We are desirous to know your name My name is called Dic illis I am one under Gabriel and the name of Jesus I know and honour Δ. Jesus declared his name and so have other good Creatures before unto us Map My name is Mapsama Δ. Is dic illis the Etymology thereof Map It is Δ. How much it importeth for us to understand the best counsel that is to be given to A. L. you know c. Map ..... I am commanded and I have done my commandment But see that thou and he fulfill those things that are commanded you by me Δ. You said I should be his mouth to you How shall I execute that I pray you Map ..... Not to me but to God Δ. By prayer mean you Map ..... Yea and by presence Δ. By presence with whom Map ..... Thou shalt go from hence with him to the Emperour God will stir up farther matter by thy presence there Δ. Shall all our Lessons be finished and sufficient power delivered unto us according to the promise of God ..... you shall be able to practice by Sunday Δ. By which Sunday ..... But the practices that are the instructions of the Highest are not but in lawful causes and for necessity to glorifie God and against 〈◊〉 Δ. What shall then be the hability of my skill to practice before Sunday nex Map ..... These Calls touch all the parts of the World The World may be dealt withall with her parts Therefore you may do any thing These Calls are the keyes into the Gates and Cities of wisdom Which Gates are not able to be opened but with visible apparition Δ. And how shall that be come unto Map ..... Which is according to the former instructions and to be had by calling of every Table You called for wisdom God hath opened unto you his Judgement He hath delivered unto you the keyes that you may enter But be humble Enter not of presumption but of permission Go not in rashly But be brought in willingly For many have ascended but few have entred By Sunday you shall have all things that are necessary to be taught then as occasion serveth you may practice at all times But you being called by God and to a good purpose Δ. How shall we understand this Calling by God Map ..... God stoppeth my mouth I will answer thee no more Δ. Misericordia Dei sit super nos veritas ejus fulgeat floreat in cordibus nostris Amen Δ. E. K. read this prayer devoutly and I joyning my mind to his pronunciation thereof kneeled by Domine Jesu Christe Deus salutarium nostrorum Cnjus nomen fit benedictum 〈◊〉 quotidie qui ascendisti super Coelum 〈◊〉 ad dextram Dei patris denuo venturus ad judicandum in nubibus cum potestate magna majestate mirabili educ nos vinctos in peccatis in fortitudine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ut dealbemur per remissionem peccatorum super nivem adeo ut beneplacitum sit tibi habitare in nobis nos 〈◊〉 te Amen Δ. Ex Psalterio post 67 Psalmum Tuesday Cracoviae Maii 22. 1584. in Whitson-week Mane circa 7. After our sitting and some prayer used appeared a very little Creature on the Cushion by the Stone saying Put out your Candle for you shall have nothing to do to day Δ. What is your name that we may 〈◊〉 your message for our excuse seeing we were bid yesterday to labour to day E. K. He is gone Δ. After that about half an hour there appeared our Instructors as before time Gab. ..... Move move 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the place is holy E. K. Gabriel standeth up and after a while said ..... The heavens are called 〈◊〉 because of their obedience The earth accursed because of her frowardnesse Those therefore that seek heavenly things ought to be obedient lest with their frowardnesse they be consumed in the end burnt to ashes with fire as the Earth shall be for her unrighteousnesse Therefore be you obedient and full of Humility using the instrument of righteousnesse which is faith That you may be 〈◊〉 of the celestial comforts which are the hire of such as forsake their frowardness It hath been said unto you .... Measure not out Gods building It hath been said unto you .... Continue to the end It hath been also told you ... That the Determinations of God are not as yet established upon you For it is written It may again be 〈◊〉 I speak this for your instruction For many have the power of God but not unto righteousnesse as was evident amongst the Jews in the choice of their Kings In the very 〈◊〉 of God amongst those that entred into the holy place For all that the Prophets 〈◊〉 were not good Not
Madi ..... How do you E. K. She maketh a low cursie Δ. I declared our admiration of Ave his so sudden departure aud required her opinion of the case Mad. ..... Surely Sir I cannot tell but I will go see if my mother can tell Δ. He that is the Creatour of all things be mercifull unto us and lighten our hearts with true knowledge as our trust is in him E. K. She went away and came again after a little while Mad. ..... My mother sayeth you should have been at the Emperours Δ. But you see it is impossible to get thither without some good provision of money made by our great friend A. L. I pray you what can you say of Ave Mad. ..... My gentle brother Ave is a good Creature indeed you might have made more of him Δ. I beseech you to give us some Declaration of Ave his last words Mad. ..... There is no word unperfect My brother Ave his nature is to be plain and short Δ. I pray you to say somewhat more plainly of Ave his last words Mad. ..... If it were the commandment of my mother I could do it But this is the good will of my brother toward you Δ. As your brother hath done this of his good will so do I desire you of your good will to do or say somewhat to our comfort Mad. ..... Sir I pray you pardon me I may not meddle with Ave his doing I have nothing to say to you but I know my Mother hath much to say to you As the mighty thunder cometh so cometh the promise of God Rodulphus the Emperour now If the Emperour my mother sayeth do any thing against Lasky or hinder she answereth in earnest there shall be an Emperour A. L. Earnest is means to be Emperour vide 22 Sept. Prage Δ. Make your sentence more perfect Mad. ..... Therein lieth a mystery A Mystery A comfortable promise My Mother my Sisters Ave Il my self and the rest of us will not be from you in your need Δ. Now is our need as we have declared Mad. ..... Sir Content your self For yet a season you must have patience God blesse you for as yet I feel nothing to say to you Misericos clemens pius est Deus Noster Cujus nomen sit benedictum Nunc semper Amen Note About seven of the Clock this afternoon E. K. came again up into my study and seing me reading and considering this Action began to finde talk of it and willed me to assay the practise of it if I understood it And to be brief by little and little fell to this issue that he confessed himself to be very sorry that he was so far raging in words as he was this day Nay said I any man living else would have found just cause of comfort and to give thanks for AVE such speeches to him as he used unto you upon true compassion and no skoff c. B t you by and by called him Devil and raged on 〈◊〉 against Michael and Gabriel and the heavenly powers with most horrible speeches c. He became very penitent and acknowledged that he had offended God and said that surely it was of the Devil for he did not remember his words but he is sure that they were not decent and beseeched God to forgive him And so did I and was very glad of this his reforming himselfe and we being oft before called down to supper were going out of my Study and as he was almost at the door to go out he said to me I feel a very heavy thing upon my shoulder and it is warm with all Whereat I put to the door and we sat down again Verily thinking as it was that it was the presence of AVE whereupon I said unto the Creature Δ. In the name of Jesus Ave art thou there he answered immediately after as followeth Ave ..... Because thou E. K. 〈◊〉 acknowledged my honour again I will also acknowledge my help toward you But where man curseth the Heavens what holy Creature can abide Or where Satan is brought into possession by free will of man what good Angel is he that departeth not Δ. O Lord confirm thy mercies upon us from henceforth Ave. ..... As concerning your Action The Heavens bear witnesse of it Yea yesterday did the good Angels contend with the wicked and there was a great conflict betwixt them and that about the love of God towards you and your Action But I will visit you again in the morning and will perform my good will in God toward you But 〈◊〉 must pray often if thou wilt avoid temptation God be mercifull to you forgive you and strengthen you to the end Δ. Amen sweet Jesu Amen Δ. When all was thus ended I delivered to E. K. my Psalter book with the short prayers annexed to every Psalm where he himself very devoutly and penitently prayed three of them and I hearing also of them gave my consent in heart to the same prayers Δ. To God onely be all praise honour and glory now and ever Amen Wednesday 27. Junii Cracoviae Mane horam circiter 7. Oratione Dominica finita peculiari Oratione contra Tentationes Sathanae apparuit ipse AVE c. E. K. He is here Δ. Gloria Patri filio spiritui sancto c. Amen Ave. ..... In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost Δ. Amen ..... Now what is that that is hard to you 4. First whether the Table for the middle Crosse of uniting the four principal parts be made perfect or no. Ave. ..... Thou hast found out the truth of it Δ. I think a mystery did depend upon the choice of the three names Lexarph Comanan and Tabitom Ave. ..... That is not to our purpose Δ. You bad me 〈◊〉 out of the Tables the Characters of fewest Letters and I found them to be OARA JA and L you said they are eight you said there are eight in four I know not what this meaneth Ave. ..... You must make up the name Paraoan Δ. What shall become of the L aversed Ave. ..... It may be N or L. Δ. What must I now do with that name Ave. ..... In Exarph there wanteth an L. which L. is of more force then the N. and therefore it is set in the Tables As far as that N. stretcheth in the Character so far shall that Countrey be consumed with fire and swallowed into Hell as Sodom was for wickednesse The end of all things is even at hand And the earth must be purified and delivered to another The Heavens shall be 77 times above themselves And the earth shall bring forth without Tillage Prophets speak of dayes as presently that are far off But we speak of dayes that are hard at hand For immediately after your being with Caesar shall the whole world be in sudden alteration Battails and bloudshed great number The Kings of the
to the comfort of the godly and elect And thirdly to the confusion of the proud arrogant scornfull enemies of truth and vertue Amen Thursday Septembris 13. Manè hora 7. †Pragae I received the Noble Octavius Spinola his answer by Emericus as concerning my accepting of the Emperour his gratious former answer of condescending to my request so much as he conveniently could which my answer yesterday night late was delivered to the Noble Spinola Whereunto he said that my Answer would be most acceptable unto the Emperour and that to morrow meaning this Thursday the honourable Doctor Curtz should understand the Emperours pleasure herein Hereupon I willed Emericus to go up to the Castle and to bring himself in sight of the Noble Spinola if he could Thereby to help his memory for warning and information to be given to the said Doctor Curtz That so we might come together so soon as conveniently might be Deo omnis laus honor gloria Amen Thursday Septembris 13. Manè horam circiter 9. †Pragae Δ. Precibus finitis and the case propounded of the Emperour his Answer for dealing with Doctor Curtz a man of his Privy Council faithful learned and wise upon the considerations alledged I requested of God his pleasure to be signified unto me by some of his faithful and true Messagers whether I shall openly and frankly deal with this Doctor so as the Emperour by him may understand that which he should have done at my mouth and hands originally And whether I may both alone with the Emperour and before and with the said Doctor deal in this Action as occasion shall serve from time to time at my discretion informed by his secret grace divine Δ. Nothing appearing or being heard in a quarter of an hour space I suspected some of our misdoings to be the cause of the Lord his refraining to answer and thereupon I did fall to prayer for mercy and grace and deliverance from the assaults and malitious purposes of the Devil against us And that I did the rather because as I felt my good Angel 〈◊〉 other good friend in vertue so I felt Pilosum sensibly busie and as it were to errisie me with my offences past or to put me out of hope at this present from being heard But I held on to pray divers Psalms and at length against the wicked tempters purposely After my prayers and assuring E. K. that the spiritual enemy was here busie and attended to frustrate this dayes Action He answered that against him E. K. he could not prevail or accuse him for his late notable fault for he had made a reckoning and sorrowful bewailing for that his trespass to the Lord and that he doubted not of forgiveness and that he was so reconciled to God that Satan nor any other wicked accuser could put him in any doubt of God his mercy c. And he spake very well both of repentance Gods mercies his justice and of these Actions Mary he confessed that by reason he himself was an unmeet person to come before the Emperour or Princes c. and therefore if it would please God to discharge him of further medling so by reason he might seem well at ease c. At length after an hour appeared Vriel but with a Scarf before his face as he had last Δ. God send us the brightnesse of his countenance when it shall please him Uriel ..... True it is that in respect of the terrour and force of God his wrath and indignation in 1 Judgement Reconciliation is made through that power which is given unto the Lamb to whom all power is given in Heaven and Earth But with the 2 congregation and the members of Christ his body the number of the faithful the Church of God you have not made reconciliation And therefore are not sinners worthy to behold the face of true light and understanding for there is a double Reconciliation One and the firs between the Conscience and the Judge through the force of faith and repentance that is to say Reconciliation against Judgement Another the secon Reconciliation between the Spirit of Truth the Church of Go and mans Conscience Behold I teach you a mystery 1. Those that are at one with God shall not be judged with the wicked in the last Judgement Notwithstanding the Justice of God is pure and undefiled and suffereth not mans fault unpunished 2. But he that is at one with the Spirit of God is made one with him and without punishment For there are many things that God beareth witnesse of in the soul and secret Chambers of man that neither the blessed already dignified nor to be dignified do or can know which is the cause that the soul of man after his body sleepet being found polluted is received and snatched up of such as are the Messagers of punishment and so according to the multitude of their sins are in horrour and punishment Therefore not all that are punished shall be damned Neither is it evident unto the Angels who shall be saved I speak generally Therefore when you offend be also reconciled unto the Mother of the house that you may have place before such as are reproved Herein you may understand the retaining of sin For the retaining of sin is a judgement And therefore it is necessary that God should hold a general day that those that have trusted in him and inwardly have been sorry for their offences may also taste of his mercy Else how could it be verified that the Prophet saith If in Hell thou art also there But here there is a Caution All sins that are forgiven by the Church passe not the fire but he that is forgiven in his heart by God in his Son Christ and 2 reconciled through the holy Spirit to the body from whence he is fallen is safe as well from the wrath of God to come as the punishment due unto his offences And therefore is the reconciling of brethren of great force Wherefore hath Christ left his body with the Church Wherefore is he called the bread of Life I say unto you my brethren that the body of Christ dignified and glorified is true bread is true comfort which cleanseth sinners that are penitent and wipeth away the punishment of adversity Happy are those that eat of him and that account not his body as the shadow of a candle Behold I teach you Even as the Spirit of God filleth the Congregation of the faithful so doth the body of Christ now dignifie fill and cleanse all that receive with sorrow sorrow I mean for their wickednesse But lo his body is become an offence unto the world Many there are that say This is Christ But behold I teach you Even as all things were made by him spiritually So are all that are of his Elect nourished through him bodily Lo he is become one power one God in that he is neither
the living God unto whom all things are given in Heaven and in Earth if therefore All be his then he giveth And if you receive it hardly Consider how hardly you ought to deliver it again And if it be a fire reviving the form of all worldly things Then cast it not to Swine neither yet worship it Behold you are men But in having it you must cease to be men for by it you enter upon and into all immortality And by it you sacend into the true knowledg of our fore-fathers and state of Innocency But I hear a voice I will depart and come again E. K. Now all is vanished away Δ We read over the premisses to our comfort and instruction we beseech God to continue his graces and mercies on us and in us to his honour and glory here and for ever E. K. Now he is here again ..... The will of God is upon me and snatcheth me unto other things To morrow in the morning with empty Bellies I will tell you what it is you 〈◊〉 Δ Fiat voluntas Dei ad ejus budem honorem gloriam 〈◊〉 semper Amen ✚ Pragae Anno 1585. January 17. Thursday 〈◊〉 circa horam 8. ½ Oratione 〈◊〉 finita aha brevi ejaculatione pro lumine veritate Dei obtinendis c. Post quartam horae partem venit E. K. Here he is now Δ 〈◊〉 laus honor sit Deo nostro Omnipotenti Amen ..... Honour and thanksgiving with lowd voices be unto our Lord Jesus Δ Amen E. K. Amen E. K. He hath a great heap of earth or little hill natural by him of orange or tawny colour drawing somewhat to a Lion tawny E. K. A Woman commeth and with a spade diggeth about it Now commeth a child a man-child out of a dark place with a fire shovel in his hand The Woman hath taken away all the earth and there appeareth water where the earth was The boy casteth out that Water with the fire shovel The Woman laugheth at that The Woman is in green clothes and the boy in red Now commeth a Woman with child or with a great belly in white clothes she putteth her hand down to the ground and pulleth out a little Glasse full of red oil Now commeth an old man with a Crab-tree staffe on his back his clothes of motly colour This old man taketh the Glasse from the Woman by force with his fist he breaketh the Glasle and all the oil runneth about his arm and out of that oil did seem a Book to come a very little Book ..... Plainer truer or better can nothing be E. K. He said this looking on the Book ..... These four found but none HAD FRUIT but the last Hear and write the mysteries of God with humble hearts not sitting but kneeling before Sanctum Sanctorum Δ I kneeled and so prepared my self to the writing In the Name of Jesus our Redeemer and the Wisdom 〈◊〉 of God Almighty E. K. He kneeleth himself E. K. Now goeth fire out of his mouth streamingly he turneth himself to the 4 parts of the World spouting out or breathing fire vehemently E. K. Now commeth one like an angel hovering over him in the aire and biddeth him Hold up his hand ..... Thou 〈◊〉 swear by heaven and earth and by him that sitteth on the Throne that thou shalt open thy mouth and speak no more then is conteined in this Book E. K. He delivereth him a Book out of his Bosom ..... I have sworn E. K. The Angel is gone Now truly the place is holy E. K. He holdeth the Book in his hand which the Angel gave him The Book is as if it were of Ivory bone The Book is open he looketh on it The letters seem to be blewish ..... There is silence in us and in the heavens E. K. Now all is full of smoak Δ 〈◊〉 paululum tacitus E. K. Now it is clear again ..... He seemeth to read of the Book ..... Take of your Dlasod E. K. The book seemeth to be written in the holy Characters ..... Dlasod dignified E. K. ..... My brother leave off thy childishnesse murmur not thou hindrest me E. K. He is again in a Cloud E. K. Now he is cleer again ..... And Luminus or from due degrees ..... Read it Δ I read it ..... Take off your Dlasod dignified and Luminus or from due degrees E. K. He seemeth to labour much about the reading of it ..... Gather or take fierce degree ..... I feel no power therefore have patience ' ..... Notwithstanding work it diverse dayes multiplying four digestions E. K. Now he is in a Cloud again ..... Pray that it may be given unto me of God ..... And double then Dlasod and thy Rod Inr. It is a word which cannot be sounded ..... Mend it Rlo. Δ Must it be Rlodnr ..... Look about you for Satan would hinder you of Gods benefits ..... Rlodnr ..... Diligently ..... Pray that you may understand Δ We prayed ..... For until thou watch so continuing E. K. A Cloud standeth by him and now commeth before him as other times before and then goeth away from before him again ..... it a holy hour descendeth ..... Note this very well for here you may be cast over shoes E. K ..... This Cloud is in thee Δ VVe had talk of the foresaid Cloud ..... Of every work there ascendeth one Audcal and so every Law Rlodnr E. K. Now he is covered in his vail or cloud again E. K. Prayed a short fervent prayer whereat I rejoyced much E. K. Now there commeth a beam from above into his head as big as my little finger ..... And purpose Dlasod take a swift Image and have the proportion of a most glorious mixture Audcal and also Lulo Continue and by office seek Rnodnr backward by the red digestion But he by the common or red Darr doth gather most ripest work purge the last fortene well fixed Then the four through your Rlodnr I said Roxtan finished more together at the lower body by one degree 〈◊〉 be by you for him hold it for him in one of them E. K. Now helyeth down prostrate ..... Vntil of the last thing E. K. ..... In him become his red and highest degree of his resurrection through coition E. K. Now there commeth a great thing like a fire and covereth him Now sit up Δ We did rise up from kneeling ..... After a while I come again ..... There is the whole work E. K. Here is again ..... Bring forth the book of Enoch ..... Read your lesson ..... Δ I read the former Take off your c. Gather your six words 4 words consist of 6 letters and two of 4. Rlodnr read that in the upper angle descending in the first square It is a great thing to know which is the first table there in Nature Deliver the Book here Δ I gave the Book to E.K. ..... Look where
thou E. K. seest the letter clear E. K. looked and saw a spark of light upon R then on L c. Δ He was led by light appearing on the letters to read the six words Dlasod Roxtan Rlodnr Audcal Darr Lulo ..... Here is Quaternarius in Circumferentia and Quaternarius in Centro There be the 4 mediating wayes to the Center All that may be spoken in that you call Animal Vegetable or Mineral workmanship of Nature is here as in a part of the four This far now more as you desire it But that you may see I am a Companion with the rest E. K. He is gone Δ Benedicamus Domino Deo nostro Omnipotenti Patri Filio Spiritui sancto Amen ✚ Pragae Januarii 18. Friday Manè horam circiter 8½ Orationibus fusis ad Deum ut Mysteria nobis exhibita hesterno die explicentur ut detracta literae cortice succus spiritus veritatis manifestus fiat c. tandem apparuit ille cum velo cinereo E. K. Here he is upon a green endlesse plain field and as I see abroad in the field so the Heaven appeareth and all circumstances of the air abroad but my thinketh that I am from the earth aloft and see all under me as if it were in a valley ..... Now what have you learned out of that Lesson Δ We perceive the grace and favour of God to deliver us Mysteries in outward terms determined but in the fruitful inward verity as yet unknown to us ..... Behold I have delivered you through the Will of God the true perfect and most plain Science or understanding of all the lower Creatures of God their natures fellowship together and perfect knitting together which is fourfold The first the knitting together of celestial influence and the Creatures below The second the centre of every body Essential The third the combination of many parts or bodies concurrent to one principle The last the true use and knowledge of every substance to be conjoyned and distributed Take a pause E. K. He speaketh a language which I cannot sound after him Δ We read the premisses and discoursed of them E. K. Now he is here again ..... In the Lesson which I have taught you is this knowledge with the rest contained Therefore seek and turn the earth upfide down Labour that you may receive fruit for unto him that worketh and hath strength strength shall be given and the reward of a workman Many years the daughter of long time are not necessary to the opening of this Mystery Many moneths have nothing to do here For lo it is a labour of one day for in one day you may understand to tear this Lesson in pieces and to understand what every word signifieth But here is to be considered in the learning of this Lesson three things the place that every word occupieth the place that every letter occupieth and the number and place that every word and letter is referred unto For here place and number are apart and bear an Image of the work that they intreat of But number and place must be joyned together and thereby shall you taste of that which followeth true wisdome Be therefore diligent and pray for the grace of God that you may learn and understand The manner of mans teaching look not for in me for I have nothing to do with man See how you can digest this E. K. He is stept aside E. K. He is here again Δ I discoursed ..... ¶ Now hear of what I shall say unto you I will open unto you a Mystery the key and foundation into the entrance and knowledge of the divine wisdome delivered unto you in a Science palpable conteined in letters and words unorderly placed as a Chaos and therefore not to be understood but by order to be reduced and drawn into their places and thereby to be understood For you have not a letter nor the form of a letter nor the place of a letter but they are all counted with us as the stars are counted with God The letters and words working into all reason as the stars do into the lower creatures Therefore humbly receive that which I have to say unto you or shall open unto you as obedient Scholars kneeling First a little with me praise God E. K. He is on his knees E. K. prayed the 142 Psalm Domine exaudi orationem meam and I with heart consented and greatly rejoyced in the aptnesse of the prayer as E.K. his case chiefly required and mine also .... I come again E.K. He is gone Δ We conferred and considered many things to the praise of God and the contempt of the worldly wisdome c. E. K Now he is come again E. K. Now there commeth a white curtain before him ..... Now hear my voice for thou canst not see me 120 One Seventy three 67 29. 20 Read Δ I read ..... it must be 120. ..... 33. E. K. I hear a voice as if baskets and earthen pots were thrown from place to place from one side to another 105 ..... 78. 〈◊〉 95. 100. 60. 91. * K. K. I hear as it were a whistling very basely or lowly whu whu whu c. ..... Say what you have Δ I read all the 12 numbers ..... Make a note there Δ I made * as you see before ..... 39. E. K. Had a very heavy thing on his head and in his cap it seemed as if it would have crept into his head ..... 51. 52. 83. 6. 7. 12. 20. 88. * ..... Note that Δ So did I as before with * as a full point Notable ..... Take thou E. K. also pen ink and paper and note the numbers also that you may agree E. K. Took pen ink and paper ..... Write thou E. K. also the numbers that he hath written E. K. Wrote out all the former numbers 5 5 ..... 11. 13. 〈◊〉 62. 63 141. 9. 81. 18. 26. 54. 123. 105. 14. 27. 115. 135. 137. 10. 64. 46. 59. Δ I became here almost in a found I was forced to rise from kneeling Our guide and Schoolmaster bad me go away and E. K. should write out the rest But it was not our friend that so bad 139. 22. 3. 45. 128. 86. 72. 68. 58. 142. 121. 143. 24. 63. 69. 55. 19. 15 25. 37. 31. 17. 76. 57. 75. 40. 42. 79. 119. 8. 96. 113. 93. 84. 70. 49. 32 17. 122. 136 71. 2. 138. 43. 109. 106. 126. 116 131. 77. 4. 103. 16. 124. 30. 102. 110. 50 48. 89. 44. 97 101. 82. 129. 130. 90. 34. 98. 99. 65. 28. 112. 114. 47. 144. 107. 132. 61. 133. 134. 66 80. 53. 73. 35. 92 111. 21. 127. 108. 56. 118. 125. 104. 87. 42. 94. 38. 85. 74. Thou E. K. hast all done After Dinner we repaired to our businesse and by and by apparitioa was made ..... And luminous all one word ..... Now set your numbers as they follow in order so orderly over
my things of my male E K. heard a voice like mine say D. Whereat he asked me what say you I answered that I spake nothing Then he doubted what creature did use that voice Afterward he rose and when he had been ready a while and sate in the Chamber where my male lay he said that he felt somewhat crawling or as one writing on his back and at length to ascend into his head And so I left him and went out into another place and kneeled to pray and prayed and upon the comming in of Thomas Kelly into that room where I kneeled in the Door of a little open Gallery over the street I rose up and went in again to E. K. and he told me that he slumbred by reason of the heavinesse of his head and that he seemed to see me praying and Michael to stand by me I answered that truth it was I had been somewhat bent to prayer but that I could not pray as I would c. Hereupon Immediately he saw Michael over my Head with a pen in his hand Thereupon I was resolved that I was to write somewhat of importance And I made speed to take pen ink and paper and to settle my self to writing because we made hast to 〈◊〉 as intending to ride 8 or 9 miles that day and company tarrying for us one of them being a Jew whose sister is wife to Doctor Salomon of Prague the Jew c. And going about to attend for something to write a voice said as followeth Cur non includis te ad audiendum vocem meam Δ Hereupon I did shut all the Doors and uttermost Doors A voice ..... In receptaculo ut magis approbetur veritas Δ Hereupon speedily I took out the Shew-stone and 〈◊〉 it on the Table before E. K. E. K. Here appeareth a white Circle round about the border of the Stone and a ball or Globe of flaming fire in the midst The white Circle hath great brightnesse of light in it E. K. Now here is Madimi she standeth in the white Circle and looketh into the fire she kneeleth On the outside of her standeth Michael with a sword E. K. Madimi is gone away and Michael is come to the lower part of the Circle A voice ..... Speak for who controlleth me E. K. Michael boweth himself toward his feet as though he kissed the place where he stood as if it were the Circle that he kissed Michael ..... These are the words of the Lord and of me his Angel and Minister of truth and they follow Behold I have led you forth diverse times and you have obeyed me Therefore I say unto you Be now Stewards of more Δ O merciful God E. K. He spreadeth his Arms abroad and stoopeth down Michael ..... He that committeth his Treasure unto man findeth favour and at his return hath his own But he that committeth himself unto me and he areth my voice I will write his Name in the Book of Life Behold Behold Behold I swear and it is That in thee d ee I delight And lo because thou hast obeyed me and not of force of 〈◊〉 perswasions I shew unto thee what is to come and what I would have thee to do and wherefore thou commest hither Δ Fiat voluntas Dei E. K. Michael ..... Cover me for a while lest peradventure thou see I am beyond the ability of thy capacity and so return not easily E. K. He becommeth very bright Δ I understood not well this saying neither E. K. Michael I say unto thee cover the receptacle Δ We covered the stone a while and read the premisses E. K. He is brighter then he was the Circle of light shineth still Δ We uncovered the Stone and then he spake again Michael ..... Before twelve moneths of your account be finished with the Sunne I will keep my promise with thee as concerning the destruction of Rodulph lest peradventure he triumph as he often doth For thy lines are many times perused by him Saying This man doted where is become his God or his good Angels And behold I will sweep him off the face of the earth And he shall perish miserably that he may understand that thou dealt not for thy self but didst fulfil the work of thy master Moreover I will bring in even in the second moneth the twelve ended Steven And for a truth as I am will place him in the seat Imperial He shall possesse an Empire most great and shall shew what it is to govern when God placeth In his time will I fullfil many things that I have promised thee and I will be mercifull unto thee because thou hast not broken my Covenant My minde abhorreth from Lasky for he is neither faithful to me nor to thee neither he careth for his own soul. Δ Chamo fraeno maxillas illius constringe ò Deus ut approximet ad te Michael ..... The speedy return of Curtius was to deliberate with Rodolph how they might under the colour of Justic entangle thee And lo whom thou fostredst and fedst at thy Table is he that hath wet his hand in the dish with thee and hath delivered thee Moreover he hath betrayed his Master And the cause of his adversity hath had chief root in him From the third year he hath done unjustly and hath made naked his Lords secrets But he shall have his reward and shall perish with his own hand Before thou 〈◊〉 out of thy own Doores to take thy Journey Rodolph knew of thy going And for a truth his letters are before thee Therefore it behoveth me to give thee warning and to teach and instruct thee as one exercised in my businesse Cover me I am become cleerer Δ We covered the Receptacle After a while we uncovered it Michael ..... This therefore shalt thou do The same way thou camest the same way thou shalt also return Not to flie from their malice or tyranny But to stand in the face of them as my servant Hereby indirectly shall the Traitour understand you know him And Rodolphus hard heart I will stir up with indignation against him For he shall 〈◊〉 construed a Lyar. And they shall begin to fear thee and also to love thee and thou shalt be in favour amongst them Annuate their doings and hear their sayings And those things they shall offer thee refuse not I will sendone out to pay them their wages Moreover I command thee Kelly But in my own person I counsel and advertise the that thou take part with the Lord Jesus And go forward with the businesse thou hast in hand For why They shall be shortly made open and plain lest thy Δ word to the Emperour he meanet receive foil in the hearts of men But I bind it not to that place For the fruit that springeth of it shall do my service with Steven And yet if he will with that unjust Lasky And it shall be a Garden for you
you that dare open his mouth saying God hath need of us Tell therefore what is the cause that God hath visited you Δ The 〈◊〉 judgments and determinations of the highest c. ..... Be silent thou answerest before thou art called .... What is there none of you that answereth me No where art thou Job where art thou Moses where art thou Zyrom where art thou Syracasba where art thou Daniel where art thou Jonas where art thou Ezechiel where art thou Holy holy Esdras where art thou You lesser Prophets where are you You number without number whom the Lord hath talked witha wherefore shew you not your selves All these were full of the Holy Ghost All these mortified their flesh for the love of God Yet what are you not able to render account or to shew the true cause why God hath visited you Goa visited you so long and so oft so mercifully and so abundantly and are you silent and ignorant Why Mandata tua justa sunt Domine What was this the cause that God visited you for that you should fulfill his Commandments and teach his people the way of salvation True it is it was the cause that moved you to obedience But the very cause why God appeared unto you you know not Behold the Commandments of God are just true whose sons you are if therefore you follow not the Commandments of your father you are disobedient But why your Father hath commanded you Lo I teach you When God of very God the true light beauty and honour of his Father conteined or was full of the image of an heaven and earth and by the omnipotent conjoyned and equal power and strength of them both joyned in one was brought forth and had his real beginning he determined also in the self-same Image and Idea the due and proper order just law and determination of all things that were comprehended which law and things together have their course co-essential both in heaven and earth distinguishing all things into their real beginnings limitation of time and determination between their extreams This order or law begun in the bosome of the Word of God keepeth so his proper course and order and law of his own establishment That those things that before were wrought in God might also receive working and being substantial to the end of God his progression This is the self-same that we spoke of before in the name of divine Necessity against the which no prayer prevaileth nor resistance can be made This Necessity was the cause O you Prophets and Children of God that God dwelt amongst you This Necessity was the instrument that brought you to the stage of your election This Necessity was the cause that God chose you This Necessity maketh of wax honey of tar milk of long ranging return of Infidels Christians of disobedient holy ones Finally of the unperfect and evil rage and roming astray of mankind the true number of such as return from wickednesse and are chosen to eternal joy from the beginning But this may seem unto you a strange and stumbling Doctrine I have 〈◊〉 the Basis. Δ We read the premisses which seemed to us very pithy and ponderous and full of mysteries Δ I noted two Prophets names not before ..... This Necessity is two-fold one that is to say the firs contemplative and fix The other working and leading to an end In the first do dwell two great and mighty Judges Justice and Mercy In the second dwelleth the son and image of Justice leading on by order for the course of things that are led on by the later have not true Justice but the image of Justice This is the cause that the elect and chosen may erre and go astray and lose the benefit both of the end of his Election and first determination For why All things come on and keep their course even as they are led by the image of Justice Man onely excepted which by reason of his free-will draweth out of order 〈◊〉 from the mark refuseth that which is good and through the burden of his flesh inclineth unto evil E. K. He teacheth himself In the which evil whilst he dwelleth and continueth lo the course of necessity taketh hold upon him and draweth him unto the scope or end whereunto he inclineth himself For behold Although he be before sanctified unto the Lord and made a chosen vessel wherein if he continue necessarily he shall enjoy the reward and glory of the sanctified Yet if he lose that Necessity and fly from his own law and condition taking part with the filthinesse and iniquity of his enemy through Satan or his flesh of Necessity he must perish For as those that are good tied unto the law of goodnesse are glorified if they continue so likewise are the evil tyed unto the law of wickednesse the Necessity whereof is damnable This is the cause that the Prophets are visited Because God found them punishing their flesh despising the vanities of the world and resisting Satan For lo the Lord looked down unto the earth And he saw them despising wickednesse fearing him and grounded in the faith of redemption Therefore he thrust himself in amongst them and through the first part of necessity in merc he visited them Take heed ô yo that the Lord of necessity visiteth in Justice for your burden shall be great and intolerable E. K. He is gone Δ We read and discoursed a pretty while E. K. Here he is again ..... Now unto the rest What is therefor that necessity divine against the which there is no prayer nor resistance For why it is evident That sinners may return and those that erre may be brought into the right way and that by Prayer Behold no man is penitent but he useth Prayer No man satisfieth but he useth Prayer No man taketh part with the Church but in Prayer for Prayer is the Key sanctified by the Holy Ghost which openeth the way unto God Necessity had determined the destruction of Ninevee necessity also saved it For lo when they should necessarily have received reward for their wickednesse they prayed and resisted necessity It appeareth therefore not yet what necessity that is that Prayer prevaileth not against Note here The later necessity is necessity leading malum ad malum bonum ad bonum which necessity is that which is tyed unto every thing leading it unto the end that it desireth Even as God seeing the Prophets for sake the loathsomnesse of their flesh and framing themselves to the necessity which leadeth unto good of his meer mercy in the first thrust himself amongst them fixing their later and desired necessity with a necessity of his Omnipotent and unspeakable mercy wherein there dwelleth two things Joy and Perseverance These therefore as the Prophet which are visited with God in mercy are fed nourished and fostered as the Prophets were with these two dishes Whereof the greatest is Perseverance Herein I teach you that he that is first
unto his generation as I have promised And the sinne which remaineth in his Fathers house and in his house for many generations I will mercifully blot out Doubt not my peace which am peace the beginning and the endin shall alwayes be amongst you Δ We read all and had long discourse of all and at last I asked thus Δ What shall I say unto Rosenberg of your present merciful dealing and intent toward him Vox ..... That which is said of him that say thou Δ unto him Move no more questions Δ 〈◊〉 Domino omnia opera ejus laudate illum omnes Creaturae ejus laudent illum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 laudent illum Sancti ejus ille solus est Omnipotens ille solus est Sanctus ille Protector nostri Illuminator Consolator noster est Cinguli omnis honor gloria Amen MEMORANDUM 1586. May 1. On May day after dinner I went over the water being brought to the water side in the Lord Rosenberg his coach and Jacobus Menschick with me unto the Lord Rosenberg his Gardens and lodging by the water-side whether he came to me by appointment To whom when I had read in Latin ex tempore the things that concerned him I asked him what he had done since the time of my being with him that I may the better understand these words spoken to him and of him He told that he had often prayed since unto God for the forgiveness of his sins and to open his eyes how he might serve him and to make it to be evident unto him whether he is to marry or no and where or in what stock or kindred And if it were his divine will that he might receive comfort and instruction by me and that these and such matters and somewhat earnestly he had prayed also for his Mr. the Emperour that he might bend himself to enjoy God his favour yea for his own marriage and amending of his loose life while he yet sat at dinner this day at the Archbishops table his heart and thought did come very much upon it c. At these his words I rejoyced much to perceive the doing of the Highest in the hearing of his prayer 〈◊〉 prayed that the answer which I read unto him was so filty applyed unto his prayer as he also himself did perceive with great comfort and spiritual joy He entreated much that I would pray to God that the Emperour might be restored to the favour of God as he was when I declared my message unto him from the Highest I answered that whatsoever the God of Heaven and Earth should appoint me to say or do unto his Majesty I most willingly rejoyce in the faithful doing of it and that it was my duty as a Christian to pray for his Majesty but I should not make my promise of my prayer to be heard but would highly rejoyce if his Imperial Majesty would so use himself in God his judgment as might be meritorious in the sight of our Redeemer Such words and matters as this passed between us And he said that he would in all points fulfil the advice and warning of God in this Action expressed would marry a Maiden as he was willed And this day did acknowledge account himself a happy man And as concerning our mutual bond by the meanes of each being given to the other by God of Heaven and Earth he vowed and promised that he would regard it in all points to the best of his skil and power c. These and other such good seeds for the service of God being sown between us he went towards his Palace in the Court and I to the water-side and so over to the Coach awaiting for me and so came home God be praysed MEMORANDUM The Lord Rosenberg sent Mr. Jacob Menschik with this Letter unto me Magnifico Domino Joanni Dee ad manus proprias Magnifice Domine Pater Observandae Charissimae LEtatus sum in his quae mihi dixistis Cognovi enim quoniam exaudivit deprecationem meam pius pater misericors Dominus Itáque maximo pere desideravi ut quam sepissime ea mihi legere perlegere semper ab oculos habere possim per amorem Dei oro ut saltem eorum quae mihi perlecta ad me pertinent verborum mihi transmittas descriptionem Non tantùm mihi 〈◊〉 gratificabitur sed consolabor 〈◊〉 Obsecro praeterea Dominum vestram assiduè pro me orare velit ut confirmet hoc Deus quod operatus est in nobis dirigat omnia consilia opera actiones imwò cogitationes nostras ad laudom gloriam sanctissimi nostris sui commodum multorum animae nostrae salutem Neque desinat pro amore suo paterno quo me uti spero Dominatio vestra prosequitur me semper in omnibus qua pro honore Dei commodo vestro à me fieri debent possunt admonere significare Rem summopere mihi gratum expectationi meae dignam consentaneam faciet Et cum his me commendo suis praecibus orationibus nec non paterno suo amori cordi Optimè valeat Magnifica Dominatio vestra Dominica Cantate Anno 1586. Filius Amicus vester ex animo Wilhelmus R. Manu propriâ Rogo ut melius intelligat ` Dominatio vestra eáque scripta sunt consideret plus mentem meam quam verba Quia mihi in usu non fuit à multis annis Lingua Latina nemini in hac re confidere volo NOTE I had translated this Sunday morning the same parcel of the former Action into Latin for the Lord Rosenberg which he then sent for jump at the time when I had finished it And so I sent it him inclosed in a Letter May 6. Being Tuesday I entred my Journey toward Valkenaw Glasse-house and Leipsig Mart. There are divers Valkenaws one by Egre or Elbogen not far from Carls Bath westward from Prage about 18 Bemish miles an other in Behem about 11 or 12 miles from Prage northerly a mile from Krebitz and two miles from Liep and a mile from Kamnitz NOTE May 11 I came to Leipsig on Sunday the 11 of May and was at Peter Hans Swartz his House lodged I found Laurence Overton with much ado an English Merchant to whom my wife the last year had shewed no little friendship to himself and Thomas his partners servant in the time of his lying sick in our House c. at Prage He came from England at Mid-lent he confessed that Edmond my servant had been oftentimes with him at his House and that he did think that he would come with the next Ships after his comming from England then to come within 16 dayes I perceived by his diverse expresse sayings that he was but a hollow friend unto me and seemed half afraid to deal either with me or my man There also I found a courteous Gentleman called Mr. Francis Evers the Lord Evers his Sonne of
so much doth the gift that is given thee from above excel all earthly treasure Notwithstanding because that Manna is loathsom unto thee behold what is said unto thee this day Thou art made free neither shalt thou any time hereafter be constrained to see the judgment of the highest or to hear the voices of the heavens But thou art a stumbling-block unto many Notwithstanding my Spirit shall dwell with thee and in the works of thy hands thou shalt receive comfort And the power which is given thee of seeing shall be diminished in thee and shall dwell upon the first-begotten Son of him that sitteth by thee as I have * before said In the mean season shall he be exercised here before me until the time come that his eyes shall be opened and his ears receive passage towards the highest And these fourteen dayes shall it be a time unto thee of chusing or refusing For I will not cast thee away neither out of my house unless it be long of thy own ignorance and wilful despising of my great benefit If thou therefore be weary of it the fourteenth day hence bring hither and lay before me the Powder which thou hast for thou hast offended me as a false steward in taking out of that which is not thine own I will no longer dally with you but will give unto you according unto your works Δ. O God be merciful unto us and deal not with us according to the wickedness frowardness and blindness of our hearts Amen NOTE Δ. UPon this former part of the Third Action General where my first begotten Son namely Arthur was assigned to the Ministry of seeing and hearing in place and stead of E. K. if he would utterly refuse the same office hitherto by him executed and by him to be executed until the seven actions general finished And that the same Childe and Son in the mean space that is to say between the day of the part of Action received and the end of the same determined to be fourteen dayes after should be exercised before God I thereupon thinking that E. K. would should or best could instruct and direct the Childe in that exercise did alwayes await that E. K. would of himself call the Boy to that Exercise with him and so much the rather because he said that he was very glad now that he should have a Witness of the things shewed and declared by spiritual Creatures And that he would be more willing to do what should be so enjoyned to him to do then if onely he himself did see and that for divers causes But when E. K. said to me that I should exercise the Childe and not he and that he would not I thereupon appointed with my self to bring the Childe to the place and to offer him and present him to the service of Seeing and Skrying from God and by Gods assignment and of the time of fourteen dayes yet remaining being the 15 16 17 dayes of April and next before the 18 day the day assigned to end the Action in to have the Childe exercised in them And thereupon contrived for the Childe this order of Prayer ensuing Die Mercurii summo mane die Aprilis 15. anno 1587. Trebonae In the Name of God the Father of God the Son and of God the Holy Ghost Amen Glory be to God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Amen O Almighty and Everlasting the true and living God have metcy pity and compassion on my father John Dee and on me Arthur Dee who being now called hither by thy assignment am now here present and ready in all humility obedience and faithfulness to serve thy Divine Majesty with all the gifts and graces which thou hast hither to endued me with and with all other which of thy most bountiful and fatherly mercy thou wilt henceforward bestow upon me Lighten therefore O Almighty God mine eyes and open thou mine ears Quicken Instruct and Confirm in me and unto me my discretion judgement understanding memory and utterance that I may be a true and perfect Seer Hearer Declarer and Witness of such things which either immediately of thy Divine Majesty or mediately by the ministry of thy holy mighty and faithful Angels shall be manifested declared or shewed unto me now and at all times and occasions for the advancing of thy Praise Honour and Glory Amen Hereupon Wednesday morning the 15 of this April I brought the Childe to the holy Table being in order of the furniture thereto belonging and set before him the Stone in the frame my first sanctified Stone and caused him on his knees to say the foresaid Prayer And I also praid to the Childs hearing other Prayers to God for the purpose in hand and at his coming to look and see in the Stone There appeared to him as he judged divers little square figures with pricks and divers other figures and lines which I caused him with his own hand to imitate upon a paper with pen and ink The lines were white and some of the pricks also but other of the pricks were black as of ink Arth. Two old men with black beards and with golden Crowns upon their heads do appear One is now gone this holdeth his hands before him like a Maid Arth. Now in the place of those square marks I see two Lions the one very exactly and gaping About the upper brim of the Stone they appear and the Lions feet be waxen greater and greater I see another man from the breast upward I can see no hair on his head I see a great company of feet and their garments skirts somewhat above their ankles and they are like womens kirtles with gards about them I see another man without a doublet in his shirt and with a white Cloke about him hanging his hands down by his sides Δ. Nothing else esteemed or judged to be shewn in the Stone by the Childe we ceased that Exercise and committed all to Gods mercies Δ. On Thursday and Friday I determined each of them two dayes that the Childe shall thrice in the day be put to the Exercise and each time repeat the Prayer prescribed thrice Δ. In the forenoon I brought the Childe to the Exercise and he said as followeth I see two men with Crowns of gold upon their heads their apparel is black and white I cannot see their feet Their faces are white their eyes are black like spots of ink There appear now two other without Crowns of the which one standeth whole before and of the other I see nothing but the head which standeth behinde the first I see not any with Crowns now The apparel of him is white that I see I see no hands of him I see nothing now The squares and pricks appear again as yesterday And I doubted it was something of the Glass it self as there were in it certain