Figure be in the Text it self and of some consequence for the better understanding of the rest The Greek p. 25. b. is exactly set out as it was found and yet to be seen in the original written by Dr. Dee himself But little or nothing can be made of it as it is written and it is a sign that Dr. Dee who writ it as Edw. Kelley reported it unto him and afterwards plodded upon it as doth appear by some Conjectures and Interpretations found in the original and here also exhibited as well as he could was no very perfect Grecian much less Edw. Kelley who could not so much as read it which made Dr. d ee to write some things that he would not have Kelley to read in Greek Characters though the words were English I would not alter any thing that was in the Original But the words I believe spoken by the Spirit and so the Greek is warrantable enough were these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This I think was intended of Edw. Kelley who was ever and anon upon projects to break with Dr. d ee and to be gone as here presently after and in divers other places of this relation nay did really forsake him sometimes for some time The sence verbatim is this This fellow or Friend will overthrow this work of Apparitions you must understand to which he was requisite because the Divel had not that power over Dr. Dees Body to fit it though he did promise it him for such sights His baggage or furniture is in a readiness And he doth very much endeavor To withdraw himself from this common friendship Take heed that you give him no occasion For he doth mightily plot by art and cunning How he may leave you for ever 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the first line may seem unusual for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but it is an elegant Metaphore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is not usual and happily it should have been 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so uttered but that is nothing Certainly he that could speak somuch Greek called here Syrian to jeer Ed. Kelley could not want Latine at any time to express himself which nevertheless might be thought where we finde him speaking English to them that understood it not so that Dr. Dee was fain to interpret it But we cannot give an account of all his fetches and projects He had a consideration I make no question I cannot think of any thing else that the Reader need to be told that is of this nature and it may be some what might have been spared However the Reader will consider that as in all Books so in this It is one thing to read from the beginning and so to go on with heed and observation without skipping and another thing to read here and there which would require a perpetual Comment which is the wretchedness of most Readers in these 〈◊〉 days of Learning and therefore they have Comments or Rhapsodies rather accordingly similes habent labra lactuses never more true of any thing It may be some will wonder what made the Spirits to fall upon English Genealogies and Stories it is at very beginning therefore I take notice of it for the Readers sake that is yet and cannot otherwise a stranger to the Book The business is Dr. d ee was 〈◊〉 grown into great league and confederacy with Albert Lasky or à lasco rather a great man of Polonia You had before what Cambden 〈◊〉 of him of his coming to England at this verytime and his going away which doth very well agree with our dates here It seems though nobly born and to great dignity yet his thoughts did aspire much higher and though no rich man for a man of his rank and quality yet expecting such matters from Dr. d ee and his Spirits as he did he could finde money enough to supply their wants upon occasion The Spirits were very glad of the occasion and did what they could to 〈◊〉 him according to his humor Being then at that very time upon deliberations that much depended of Alb. Laskey and his good opinion among other things his Pedegree which must needs please a vain man very well was taken into consideration That every thing there said doth exactly agree to the truth as I do not warrant it so neither am I at leisure at this time to take the pains to examine We must never look further in those things that are 〈◊〉 by such then if it were or be pertinent true or false to their end and present occasion Besides it is very possible which I desire the Reader to take good notice of that both here and elsewhere the Transcribers as they could not read sometimes and were forced to leave some blancks though seldome to any considerable prejudice of the sence so they might mistake also having to do with an Original that was and is yet to be seen so defaced and worm-eaten as this is written as we have said by Dr. d ee himself Besides the authentickness of the Original Copy written by Dr. Dee himself the Reader may know that the Originals of the Letters that are here exhibited are all ormost of them yet preserved and to be seen in Sir Tho. Cottons Library IV. I am now come to the last of the four things that I promised to shew the several good uses that may be made of this Book and which were principally looked upon in the publishing of it This order indeed I proposed to my self but great part of this occasion offering it self upon other matter is already performed in the former Discourse so that but little is now left to be done However I will sum them up and represent them together that every Reader may have them in readiness and in view for his use the better The first is against Atheists and such as do not believe that there be any Divels or Spirits We have argued it I confess pretty largely at the beginning of this Discourse or Preface and I hope some may receive competent sat sfaction by what we have said But if no Argument had been used setting aside Scripture Authority which would be impertinent against Atheists I do not know what can be more convincing then this sad Story so exactly so particularly so faithfully delivered Truly they must see further then I do that can finde what to answer rationally and to oppose This is a great point and a great ground of Religion but this is not all For if there be Spirits indeed so wicked and malicious so studious and so 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 men and to do mischief which is their end all which is so fully represented in this Relation then certainly must it follow that there is a great over-ruling Power that takes care of the Earth and of the Inhabitants of it of them especially that adore that Power and worship it with true affection and sincerity For without this over ruling Power
here at this Embassadour Table That I was a Conjurer and a bank rupt alkimist and came here to get somewhat of the Emperour and that I had sold my goods and given to the Lord Laskie the mony and that he had deceived me To these untruths the Embassadour did reply in my behalf for which I meant to thank him c. Uriel ..... Even as the accursed and cast down most wilfully abhorreth hateth and dishonoureth the God of 〈◊〉 because of his mightiness and power over him So do all those that suck and hang upon his dugs that are coveteous and desirous of worldly promotion that gape and thirst after the glory of this world abhor hate and continually vex and dishonour such as love Justice or dwell under the wings of the God of power and Triumph Herein may you rejoyce that you are partakers and innocents 〈◊〉 at and despised with the worl in the fellowship of God and of his Son Christ. Herein may you be glad that you are sealed and dwell with the Fathers and that you play also upon the Harpe of David for verily as they are so shall you be and as they are made righteous by reason of their election and crowned toward eternal Joy So shall your Election establish your righteousnesse and give you Garlands of eternal comfort Those that are on the Seas are fearful of the windes And why because of the motion of the place and of the power of nature But it is not so with you for you dwell in Castles made of marble wrought out of the middest of a sure rock a most stable foundation For why I am sure that God dwelleth in you and you in him Therefore lift up your heads and rejoyce when you are afflicted and keep the image of God sincere and perfect in you that you may alwayes be merciful in the Image of his Son Christ. But when the Lord openeth his mouth and calleth you together saying Venite audite Then lay away all mercy for the God of Justice dwelleth amongst you Who dwelleth in a house till it be perfectly finished or what is he that putteth on a garment before it be made Be you assured that where the house is finished and your garments made you shall both enter and be clothed with comfort Comfort of wisdom and power I am mindful of you and will be mindful of my promise toward you And If you remain and dwell fortè together deest and be constant in me you shall passe the Thunders that are to come you shall be witnesses of my power and shall enter into the Land of Promise with those that shall be comforted where these dayes shall have an end O my brethren this world exceedeth in wickednesse and is a terrour to the good Angels Because of the souls that she devoureth But when lightnesse is rewarded and Justice sitteth in place Then shall she bear no weight but be made all one with the bottomlesse pit Despise her despise her for she is an 〈◊〉 Behold I have entred in amongst you and it is my Spirit that leadeth to the Embassadour from Spain I will reward him Therefore as thou hast opened me unto the wicked so let also the good bear witnesse of me The Lord is become a firebrand in fury and hath armed himself and hath taken unto him his great Target and the Spear of his indignation Accursed are they that have offended him Tum verò aeterni Genii Immortalis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 URIEL Saniel Azaelque Quae mala quisque hominum patraverit ante Scientes E tetris animas tenebris caliginis omnes Judicio sistent ad formidabile patris Magni Immortalis solium c. Orat. Sibyl pag. 79. Ubi sequuntur plura de VRIELE And when I separate them in the day of wrath to come as one of the fingers and gatherers in of the 〈◊〉 of God Then they shall know that I am URIEL which will not forget the wickednesse of their hands nor their blasphemous mouth in that day of revenge After a certain time cometh Michael unto you and shall shew unto you his bloody Sword and you shall stand under his Banner He shall hold up his hands and shall fight against the Hills for you and your enemies shall not be Vnto which time receive you Light and Comfort and be contented with adversity in the Lord. My brethren it is better to be poor with those that are poor in spirit then to be rich with those that are gluttons and with the Princes of the Earth Thou shalt be with Caesar in despite of the Devil I have said Δ. Gloria patri filio Spiritui Sancto Sicut erat in Principio nunc semper in secula seculorum Amen Note As I had finished this Action and was come to my Study door Emericus was returned again from the Spanish Embassadour to whom I had sent him desirous to know his leasure for me who had now sent me word by Emericus to come to diner so he would have leasure c. Whereof I was right glad and went thither to diner who into his inermost Study where he himself was writing of letters caused me to be brought And after I had complained of injury and violence done unto me by foul slanders and that at his Honours Table to which his Honour in my behalf had replied and therefore most humbly and sincerely I did thank him I said that the Emperous Majesty himself could bear me witnesse that I used this phrase unto him that I came not for his riches as Non veni ad vos O Serenissime Caesar propter divitias vestras ut inde ego dives fierem sed à Deo missus non audeo aliter facere quam ejus ad ve tram Caesaream Majestatem voluntatem declarare c. And therefore How falsly they slandered me it was evident and because I perceive that Doctor Curtz hath not dealt neither with due entertainment of me as of a stranger or a Sudent or a Mathematitian or of one whom to my face he gave great praise unto as of one long since of great fame in Germany and so in his good estimation c. And least of all as of one who offered so great curtesies to the Emperours Majesty as he was made witnesse of I thought good to send unto the Emperours Majesty this letter following and so read it unto him after diner when I shewed him Librum Pragensem sive Caesareum and moreover Librum decimum whose former title was Libri Sexti Mystici Tertiarius and there shewed him divers Actions in Latine already translated because now to translate so to him of the English did seem to me both tedious and to him not so readily pleasant All things on his 〈◊〉 considered his summary final conclusion was as well of the last offer in this my letter as
The Order of the Inspirati MAHOMET receives his Law by Inspiration APPOLONI ê° TYANEUS in Domitians tyme Edw Kelly Prophet or Seer to Dr. Dee Roger Bacon an English man PARACELSUS Receits from the Inspiration of Spirits Dr. Dee avoucheth his Stone is brought by Angelicall Ministry A TRUE FAITHFUL RELATION OF What passed for many Yeers Between DR. JOHN d ee A Mathematician of Great Fame in Q. ELIZ. and King JAMES their Reignes and SOME SPIRITS TENDING had it Succeeded To a General Alteration of most STATES and KINGDOMES in the World His Private Conferences with RODOLPHE Emperor of Germany STEPHEN K of Poland and divers other PRINCES about it The Particulars of his Cause as it was agitated in the Emperors Court By the POPES Intervention His Banishment and Restoration in part AS ALSO The LETTERS of Sundry Great Men and PRINCES some whereof were present at some of these Conferences and Apparitions of SPIRITS to the said D. d ee OUT OF The Original Copy written with Dr. DEES own Hand Kept in the LIBRARY of Sir THO. COTTON Kt. Baronet WITH A PREFACE Confirming the Reality as to the Point of SPIRITS of This RELATION and shewing the several good USES that a Sober Christian may make of All. BY MERIC CASAUBON D. D. LONDON Printed by D. Maxwell for T. GARTHWAIT and sold at the Little North door of S. Pauls and by other Stationers 1659. MVNIFICENTIA REGIA 1715 GEORGIVS D. G. MAG BR FR. ET HIB REX F. D. PREFACE WHAT is here presented unto thee Christian Reader being a True and Faithful Relation c. as the Title beareth and will be further cleared by this Preface though by the carriage of it in some respects and by the Nature of it too it might be deemed and termed A Work of Darknesse Yet it is no other then what with great tendernesse and circumspection was tendered to men of highest Dignity in Europe Kings and Princes and by all England excepted listned unto for a while with good respect By some gladly embraced and entertained for a long time the Fame whereof being carryed unto Rome it made the Pope to bestir himself not knowing what the event of it might be and how much it might concern him And indeed filled all men Learned and Unlearned in most places with great wonder and astonishment all which things will be shewed and made good to the utmost of what we have said in the Contents of this book by unquestionable Records and evidences And therefore I make no question but there will be men enough found in the world whose curiosity will lead them to Read what I think is not to be parallell'd in that Kind by any book that hath been set out in any Age to read I say though it be to no other end then to satisfie their curiosity But whatsoever other men according to their several inclinations may propose to themselves in the reading of it yet I may and must here professe in the first place in Truth and Sincerity that the end that I propose to my self so far as I have contributed to the Publishing of the Work is not to satisfie curiosity but to do good and promote Religion When we were first acquainted with the Book and were offered the reading of it having but lately been conversant in a Subject of much Affinity to wit of Mistaken Inspiration and Possession through ignorance of Natural causes which labour of ours as it was our aime at the first in publishing of it to do good so we have had good reason since to believe that we did not altogether misse of what we aimed at we could not but gladly accept of it And as we gladly accepted so we read unto the end with equal eagernesse and Alacrity Which when we had done truly it was our Opinion That the Publishing of it could not but be very Seasonable and Useful as against Atheists at all times so in these Times especially when the Spirit of Error and Illusion not in profest Anabaptists only even of the worst kind that former Ages have known and abhorred doth so much prevail but in many also who though they disclaim and detest openly and heartily too I hope most of them the fruits and effects that such causes have produced in others yet ground themselves neverthelesse upon the same principles of Supposed Inspiration and immaginary Revelations and upon that account deem themselves if not the Only yet much better Christians then others And I was much Confirmed in this Judgment when I was told as indeed I was at the first by them that knew very well that the Most Reverend Pious and Learned Archbishop of Armagh lately deceased upon reading of the said book before his death had declared himself to the same purpose and wished it Printed But because it is very possible that every Reader will not at the first be so well able of himself to make that good use by good and Rational Inferences and Observations of this sad Story as is aimed at my chiefest aim in this Preface is to help such And because it is not lesse probable that this Licentious Age will afford very many who with the 〈◊〉 of old that is Jewish Epicures believe no Spirit or Angel or Resurrection who therefore being prepossessed with prejudice when they hear of so many Spirits as are here mentioned and so many strange Apparitions in several Kinds will not only fling back themselves but will be ready to laugh at any other that give any credit to such things Although I will not take upon me to convert any by Reason that are engaged into such an opinion by a wicked life that is Unjust practises Luxurious lewd courses open profanenesse under the name of Wit and Galantry and the like because I think it is very just with God to leave such to the error and blindnesse of their Judgments so that without a Miracle there can be little hopes of such Yet I shall hope that such as are Rational men sober in their Lives and Conversations such as I have known my self yea men of excellent parts in other things men that are both willing to hear and able to consider that such I say may receive some satisfaction by what I shall say and propose to their Ingenuous consideration in this matter Were we to argue the case by Scripture the businesse would soon be at an end there being no one Controverted point among men that I know of that can receive a more Ample Full Clear and speedy determination then this business of Spirits and Witches and Apparitions may if the Word of God might be Judge But I will suppose that I have to do with such who though they do not altogether deny the Word of God yet will not easily however admit of any thing that they think contrary to Reason or at least not to be maintained by Reason I shall therefore forbear all Scripture Proofs and Testimonies in this particular and desire the Christian Reader
who otherwise might justly take offence to take notice upon what ground it is that I forbear But though I will not use any Scripture for proof yet by way of Application I hope I may be allowed to use some Scripture words which may direct us perchance to a good Method in the examination of this businesse The Apostle saith in a place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 professing themselves to be wise they became fools I shall not enquire of whom and upon what occasion it was spoken I draw no argument from it only because there is a shew of great Wisdom in this Opinion and yet as I conceive as much of Error and falshood that is Folly as the word is often used as in any other false opinion that is lesse popular I will frame my discourse to this issue first to enquire what it is that makes it so popular and plausible among them especially that pretend to more then ordinary Wisdom and then secondly lay it open as I am able to the view in its right colours that the Folly or falshood of it may be discernable even to ordinary judgments 〈◊〉 then as for them that deny Spirits c. we say The world is full of imposture to know this to observe it in all Trades in all Professions in all ranks and degrees of men is to know the world and that is to be wise Though we call them Juglers yet they deserve to be thought the plainest dealing men of the world that shew their tricks openly in the streets for money for they professe what they are They are the truest Juglers that do their feats and they for mony too most of them under the Veil and Reputation of Holinesse Sanctity or Saintship Religion Virtue Justice Friendship fine words to catch men that are of easie Belief and thinks that every thing that glisters must needs be gold Hence it is that men that have had the Reputation of Wise men in the world have commended this unto us as greatest Wisdom NOT EASILY TO BELIEVE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epicharmus got more credit for this one saying and hath done more good too perchance then many that have been the Authors of vast Volumes Now if those things that are exposed to sense the proper Objects of our Eyes and Eares be lyable to so much Imposture and Deceit that the wisest can scarce know what to believe How much more caution do we need in those things that are so much above Sense and in some respects contrary to Sense and that is Spirits that we be not deceived If we consider the Nature of man his Bodily frame the Affections of his soul the Faculties of his mind we shall have no occasion at all to wonder if most men are apt to believe and to be cheated But as no cause to wonder so as little cause to imitate Felix qui rerum potuit cognoscere causas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a desire of or to strange things that may cause amazement is the proper affection of the vulgar that is of most men which they bring into the world with them it is the observation of the wisest of men that have written concerning the affairs and actions of men and cannot be rid of but by wisdom which is the happinesse of few Errandi non necessitas tantum sed amor Seneca somewhere speaking of the Nature of Man There was a time when the world was much governed by Oracles private men went unto them as unto God Kings and Princes sent unto them to be advised about greatest matters and so much faith was ascribed unto them generally that the very word became a Proverb appliable unto those things whereof no question can be made Yet those very ancient Heathens that tell us of these Oracles tell us of their vanity and though they say not That all were false and counterfeit yet whilest they acknowledg it of some they give us just occasion to suspect that it might have been found as true of the rest also had like care been taken to examine the truth of them also Again there was a time and that time not many hundred years yet past when Miracles were the only discourse and delight of men Ghosts and Spirits were in every house and so prone were men to receive what was delivered unto them in that kind that Miracle-makers were much put to it not to make their stories probable for that was not stood upon but to make them wonderful enough insomuch that some have been forced to complain publickly of the credulity of the people who yet themselves tell us much more I dare say then was ever true As of Miracles so of Exorcismes How many Divels and Spirits have been driven out of men and women supposed to be possessed by solemn Exorcismes to the great wonder of the beholders which afterwards upon further search and examination have been convicted to have been nothing but the artifices and subtil contrivances of men Sentences and Judgments have passed upon such cheats when they have been discovered in most places of Europe which have been published But they have done strange things though some that were thought possessed and things impossible to ordinary sense to be done by Nature It is very true some have But they that know what strange things may be done to the amazement of all not acquainted with such mysteries by long Use and Custome they will not easily wonder so as to make a supernatural thing of it though they see things which to their sight and of most cannot but seem very wonderful and almost impossible As for the bodily temper of man and of his Brain it hath been sufficiently by some late books of that subject Enthufiasme both by reasons from Nature and by sundry examples proved that a very little distemper of the brain scarce discernable unto any but those that are well versed in the study of Natural causes is enough to represent Spirits Angels and Divels 〈◊〉 and Stories of Heaven and Hell to the Fancy by which sober kind of Madnesse and deliration so little understood vulgarly many have been and are daily deceived and from these things through the ignorance of men strange things sometimes have ensued and the peace of Common-weales hath suffered not a little Aristotle in his Meteors tells of one that alwayes saw so he thought at least another man's shape before his eyes and how they happened unto him naturally he gives a reason Hyppocrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a very short Discourse but full of excellent matter sheweth how some both men and women through Natural causes come to fancy to themselves that they see 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Divels and Spirits and to be tormented in their Souls even to the making away of themselves by their own hands The Author of the book De Morbo Sacro very ancient too but not right Hyppocrates as many are of opinion hath excellent matter too to the same purpose but I have not the book
all men the most vile and contemptible who have been observed to have such dreams oftner then better and wiser men So leaving the businesse undetermined he doth proceed to the consideration of those Prophetick dreams for which some probable reason may be given Yet in the second Chapter he saith directly That though dreams be not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet they may be perchance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for such he acknowledges Nature to be not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 only I will not enquire further into the meaning of these words it is not to be done in few words It plainly appears that nothing troubled him so much for he repeats the objection twice or thrice as that God should be thought to favour either wicked men or fools I wish no worse Doctrine had ever been Printed or Preached concerning God But still let it be remembred that he knew of no Divine Word or Revelation Yet Jul. Scaliger in his Commentaries upon Hypocrates De Insomniis doth wonder that Aristotle should stick so much at this and seems himself to give a reason grounded in Nature Indeed he saith somewhat as to the case of fools and idiots but nothing that I remember that reacheth to wicked men also Let these things be considered and let the Reader judge of how different temper Aristotle was from that of ancient or later Epicures This mention of Aristotle and Plato puts me in mind of Socrates their Master his Familiar Spirit no Shape but a Voice only by which his life and actions were much directed The thing is attested by so many so grave Authors whereof some lived at the very time others not long after or in times not very remote that I know not how it can be questioned by any man Neither indeed is it that I remember by any Heathens or Christians of ancient times and there have been books written of it divers in Greek and Latine whereof some are yet extant But whether it were a good Spirit or an evil some men have doubted and it is free for any man to think what he pleaseth of it For my part I ever had a Reverend opinion of Socrates and do believe if there be no impiety in it as I hope not that he was as among Heathens in some respect a fore-runner of Christ to dispose them the better when the time should come to imbrace and it did it effectually the Gospel Many other Phylosophers that have been of greatest fame were certainly great Magicians as Orpheus Pythagoras Empedocles and the like as by those things that have been written of them by several ancient authors may be collected But above all I give the pre-eminence to Apollonius Thianeus a man of later times and of whom we may speak with more confidence and certainty This was the man whom ancient Heathens very tenacious of their former worship and superstitions did pitch upon to oppose unto Christ. His Life hath been written by divers four of them were joyned together and opposed to the four Gospels and Hierocles a famous Phylosopher of those times made a Collation of his Miracles with those of Christs who was answered by Eusebius yet extant Sure it is they prevailed so much that he was for a long time worshipped by many and in sundry places as a very God yea by some Roman Emperors as we find in History Philostratus hath written his Life in very Elegant stile as Photius judged in 8 books which are extant And though they contain many fabulous things as any man may expect by the undertaking yet have they so much truth and variety of ancient learning that I think they deserve to be better known then commonly they are but cannot be understood I am sure as they should be by any translation either Latine or French that ever I saw For the Paris Edition though it boast of great things as the manner is yet how Tittle was performed may easily appear unto any that will take the pains to compare it with the former edition of Aldus Which I speak not to find fault but because I wish that some able man would undertake the work there is not any book by the Translations yet extant that more needeth it What use Scaliger made of him may appear by his frequent quotations in his Notes upon Eusebius in the History of those times As for Appollonius his Miracles or wonderful Acts which is our businesse here though many things have been added some probably done by Imposture yet I do not see how it can be doubted but he did many strange things by the help of Spirits which things may be judged by due observation of circumstances as for example That being convented before Domitian the Emperor in the presence of many he presently vanished and was seen a great way off at Puteoli I think about the same time That at the very time when Domitian was killed at Rome he spake of it publickly and of the manner of it at Ephesus and so of many others which seem to me as unto most almost unquestionable The greatest wonder to me is that such was his port and outward appearance of Sanctity aud Simplicity that even Christians have thought reverently of him and believed that he did his wonders by the power of God or by secret Philosophy and knowledg of Nature not revealed unto other men So Justine Martyr one of the ancient Fathers of the Church judged of him as is well known Most later Phylosophers that lived about Julians time and before that as also the Emperors themselves many of them were great Magicians and Necromancers as may easily appear partly by their own writings and partly by the History of those times I do very much wonder whether any man being a Scholer and not strongly prepossessed that doth not believe Spirits c. can say that he ever read the books of Tryals and Confessions of Witches and Wizards such I mean as have been written by learned and judicious men Such as for example I account Nichol. Remigius his Demonolatria ex judiciis capitalibus 900 plus minus hominum c. grounded especially upon the Confessions and Condemnations of no lesse then 900 men and women in Lorraine within the compasse of few years That he was a learned man I think no body will deny that hath read him and that he was no very credulous and superstitious man though a Papist that also is most certain and I have wondred at his liberty many times I know not how it is now in those places but by what I have read and heard of the doings of Witches and Sorcerers in Geneva and Savoy in former times I could say somewhat of my self how my life was preserved there very strangely but my witnesses are not and I will not bring their credit in question for such a businesse I am of opinion That he that should have maintained there that there was no such thing as Witches or Spirits c.
and preserved But by Truth and Sincerity intending not only Dr. Dee's fidelity in relating what himself believed but also the reality of those things that he speaks of according to his relation his only but great and dreadful error being that he mistook false lying Spirits for Angels of Light the Divel of Hell as we commonly term him for the God of Heaven For the Truth then and Sincerity or Reality of the Relation in this sense I shall first appeal to the Book it self I know it is the fashion of many I will not say that I never did it my self that are buyers of books they will turn five or six leaves if they happen upon somewhat that pleaseth their fancy the book is a good book and when they have bought it it concerneth them to think so because they have paid for it but on the other side if they light upon somewhat that doth not please which may happen in the best they are as ready to condemn and cast away It is very possible that some such buyer lighting upon this and in it upon some places here and there where some odd uncouth things may offer themselves things ridiculous incredible to ordinary sense and construction he may be ready to judge of the whole accordingly But for all this I will in the first place appeal to the book it self but with this respect to the Reader that he will have patience to read in order one fourth part of the book at least before he judge and if by that time he be not convicted he shall have my good will to give it over Not but that all the rest even to the end doth help very well to confirm the truth and reality of the whole Story but because I think there is so much in any fourth part if diligently read and with due consideration that I despair of his assent that is not convicted by it For my part when the book was first communicated unto me by that Right worthy Gentleman who is very studious to purchase and procure such Records and Monuments as may advantage the truth of God all truth is of God and the honour of this Land following therein the example of his noble Progenitor by his very name Sir Robert Cotton known to all the Learned as far as Europe extendeth I read it cursorily because I was quickly convinced in my self that it could be no counterfeit immaginarie businesse and was very desirous to see the end so far as the book did go Afterwards when I understood that the said worthy Gentleman especially as I suppose relying upon my Lord of Armagh's judgment and testimonie which we have before spoken of was willing it should be published and that he had committed the whole business unto me I read it over very exactly and took notes of the most remarkable passages as they appeared unto me truly I was so much confirmed in this first opinion by my second reading that I shall not be afraid to profess that I never gave more credit to any Humane History of former times All things seemed unto me so simply and yet so accurately and with so much confirmation of all manner of circumstances written and delivered that I cannot yet satisfie my self but all judicious Readers will be of my opinion But nevertheless to help them that trust not much to their own judgments let us see what can be said First I would have them that would be further satisfied to read Dr. d ee in that forecited Preface where he doth plead his own cause to acquit himself of that grievous crime and imputation of a Conjurer But that was written I must confess long before his Communication with Spirits yet it is somewhat to know what opinion he had then of them that deal with Divels and evil Spirits But after he was made acquainted and in great dealings with them and had in readiness divers of these his books or others of the same Argument containing their several conferences and communications to shew and the manner of their appearing exactly set down observe I pray with what confidence he did address himself to the greatest and wisest in Europe To Queen Elizabeth often and to her Council as by many places of this Relation doth appear but more particularly by his Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham Secretary c. That he did the like to King James and his Councel may easily be gathered by the Records in this Relation of 1607. but much defective But then to the Emperor Rodolphe to Stephen King of Poland and divers other Princes and their Deputies the wisest and learnedst their several Courts did afford for the time the particulars of all which addresses and transactions are very exactly set down in the book Nay such was his confidence that had it not been for the Nuncius Apostolicus his appearing against him at the Emperors Court by order from the Pope he was as by some places may be collected resolved for Rome also not doubting but he should approve himself and his doings to the Pope himself and his Cardinals In all these his addresses and applications being still very ready to impart all things unto them that would entertain them with that respect he thought they deserved yea readily which is very observable even to receive them into this Mystical Society whom he thought worthy and in some capacity to promote the design as de facto he did divers in several places Albertus Alasco Prince Palatine of Polonia Puccius a learned man and Prince Rosemberg in Germany who were long of the Society besides some admitted to some Actions for a while as Stephen King of Poland and some others We will easily grant as elsewhere hath been treated and handled at large that a distempered brain may see yea and hear strange things and entertain them with all possible confidence as real things and yet all but fancy without any real sound or Apparition But these sights and Apparitions that Dr. Dee gives here an account are quite of another nature yea though possibly the Divel might represent divers of these things to the fancy inwardly which appeared outwardly Yet of another nature I say and not without the intervention and operation of Spirits as will easily appear to any man by the particulars Besides the long Speeches Discourses Interlocutions upon all occasions and occurrences in the presence of more then one alwayes and externally audible to different persons for the most part or very frequently That these things could not be the operation of a distempered Fancy will be a sufficient evidence to any rational man Again let his usual preparations and Prayers against an Apparition or Action as he called them his extraordinary prayers upon some extraordinary occasions as upon Edward Kelley his temporary repentance and another for him when he was about to forsake him in Latine a long one Stephen King of Poland being then present And again when his Son Arthur was to be initiated to these Mystical
Operations and Apparitions in the place of Edward Kelley and the like And again his Humility Piety Patience O what pity that such a man should fall into such a delusion but we shall consider of the causes in its right place afterwards upon all occasions temptations distresses most eminent throughout the whole Book Let these things be well considered and above the rest his large and punctual relation of that sad abominable story of their Promiscuous carnal Copulation under the pretence of obedience to God Let these things I say be well considered and I think no man will make any question but the poor man did deal with all possible simplicity and sincerity to the utmost of his understanding at that time And truly this one thing as we said before excepted his mistaking of evil Spirits for good it doth not appear by any thing but that he had his understanding and the perfect use of his Reason to the very last as well as he had had any time of his life Again let it be considered that he carryed with him where ever he went A STONE which he called his Angelicall Stone as brought unto him by an Angel but by a Spirit sure enough which he shewed unto many to the Emperor among others or the Emperors Deputy Dr. Curts as I remember But more of this Stone afterwards We may therefore conclude surely enough That Dr. d ee in all this Relation did deal with all simplicity and sincerity I shall only add That whereas I used the word Reality before concerning those things that appeared according to this Relation I would not be mistaken as though I intended that whatsoever the Divel did seem to do or represent it was Really and Substantially as it seemed and appeared that would be a great and gross mistake The very word Apparition doth rather import the contrary All I understand by Reality is that what things appeared they did so appear by the power and operation of Spirits actually present and working and were not the effects of a depraved fancy and imagination by meer natural causes By which strange things I confess may be presented and apprehended too sometimes by the parties with all confidence as we said before though all be but fancy and imagination But all circumstances well considered make this Case here to be of another nature and it may be it was the policy of these Spirits to joyn two of purpose in this business to make the truth and reality of it the more unquestionable hoping if God had given way they should have passed in time for good Spirits abroad generally and then we should have seen what they would have made of it From lesse beginnings I am sure greatest confusions have proceeded and prevailed in the world as we shall shew elsewhere And since that in all this business as we said but now Dr. d ee did not deal alone but had a constant Partner or Assistant whom sometimes himself calleth his Seer or Skryer one by name Edward Kelly it will be requisite before we proceed further that we give some account of him also According to Dr. Dee's own relation here An. Dom. 1587. April 7. Trebonae in the particulars of his Son Arthur's Consecration after his manner which he calls His offering and presenting of him to the service of God Uriel one of his chiefest Spirits was the author of their Conjunction but when and how it hapned being but obiter mentioned there we do not find any where and more then what I find here I have nothing to say For certain it is by this whole story from the beginning to the end of it that Kelley was a great Conjurer one that daily conversed by such art as is used by ordinary Magicians with evil Spirits and knew them to be so Yet I would suppose that he was one of the best sort of Magicians that dealt with Spirits by a kind of Command as is well known some do and not by any Compact or agreement this may probably be gathered from sundry places But that he was a Conjurer appearereth first by that where he proffered to raise some evil Spirit before the Polish Prince Palatine Albert Lasky of whom more by and by for a proof of his Art But Dr. Dee would not suffer him to do it in his house Wicked spirits are cast out of him to the number of 15. P. 32. But I make no great matter of that in point of proof because all there upon his bare report only But see p. 63. c. where it is laid to his charge and he answereth for himself and his Spirits See also where at last he yielded to bury not to burn his Magical books But read his own confession where you shall find him speak like one that knew very well what did belong to the Art and the record made by Dr. Dee concerning a shrewd contest that hapned between Dr. Dee and him it was about some Magical things wherein Edward Kelly carried himself so fiercely that Dr. Dee being afraid of his life was forced to call for help Peruse well this place and I presume you will require no further light as to this particular concerning Kelly As for the several Epistles in Latin most that will be found here as also Narratives of several meetings and conferences they carry so much light with them being set out with so many remarkable circumstances of time place persons c. that no man of judgment that hath any knowledge of the world will or can make any scruple of the sincerity and fidelity of either reports or Deeds and monuments such I account the Letters to be herein contained A man might with little labour that had all kind of books at command have found somewhat concerning most outlandish persons in them mentioned I could not intend it and I think it would have been a needless labour If any make any question let them make search I dare warrant it unto them they shall find all things to agree punctually But because Albert Lasky next to Edward Kelley is the man most interressed in this story I will give you some account of him out of Mr. Cambden his Annals Anno Dom. 1583. E Polonia Russiae vicinâ hac aestate venit in Angliam ut Reginam inviseret Albertus Alasco Palatinus Siradiensis vir eruditus corporis lineamentis barbâ promisissimâ vestitu decoro pervenusto qui perbenignè ab ipsa nobilibusque magnoque honore lautitiis et ab Accademia Oxoniensi eruditis oblectationibus atque variis spectaculis exceptus post 4. menses aere alieno oppressus clam recessit But of all Letters here exhibited I am most taken I must confess with the Bishops Letter that was Nuncius Apostolicus he seemes to me to speak to the case very pertinently take Puccius his account along in his long letter to Dr. d ee of his conference with the said Bishop concerning the same business and to have carryed himself towards Dr. d ee
very moderately and friendly II. Now to Objections The first shall be this Although 't is very probable that Dr. d ee himself dealt simply and sincerely yet since he himself saw nothing for so himself acknowledgeth in some places but by Kelley's eyes and heard nothing but with his ears Is it not possible that Kelley being a cunning man and well practised in these things might impose upon the credulity of Dr. Dee a good innocent man and the rather because by this office under the Doctor he got 50 l. by the year as appeareth Truly this is plausible as it is proposed and like enough that it might go a great way with them that are soon taken and therefore seldom see any thing in the truth or true nature of it but in the outward appearance of it only But read and observe it diligently and you will find it far otherwise It is true indeed that ordinarily Dr. d ee saw not himself his business was to write what was seen but in his presence though and heard by Kelley Yet that himself heard often immediately appeareth by many places I shall not need any quotations for that himself feeleth as well as Kelley In the relation of the Holy Stone how taken away by one that came in at a window in the shape of a man and how restored both saw certainly In the story of the Holy Books how burned and how restored again part of them at least which Dr d ee made a great Miracle of as appeareth by some of those places there also both saw certainly And Albert Lasky the Polonian Palatine saw as well as Kelley Besides it doth clearly appear throughout all the book that Kelley though sometimes with much adoe perswaded for a while to think better of them had generally no other opinion of these Apparitions but that they were meer illusions of the Divel and evil Spirits such as himself could command by his art when he listed and was acquainted with insomuch that we find him for this very cause forsaking or desirous to forsake Dr. Dee who was much troubled about it and is forced in a place to Pawn his Soul unto him to use his own words that it was not so and that they were good Spirits sent from God in great favour unto them But for all this Kelley would not be satisfied but would have his Declaration or Protestation of his suspition to the contrary entred into the book which you shall find and it will be worth your reading I could further alledge that if a man considers the things delivered here upon several occasions being of a different nature some Moral some Physical some Metaphysical and Theological of highest points though sometimes wild enough and not warrantable yet for the most part very remote from vulgar capacities he will not easily believe that Kelley who scarce understood Latine not to speak of some things delivered in Greek in some places and betook himself to the study of Logick long after he had entred himself into this course could utter such things no nor any man living perchance that had not made it his study all his life-time But that which must needs end this quarrel if any man will be pertinacious and put all things out of doubt is that not Kelley only served in this place of Seer or Skryer but others also as his son Arthur and in his latter dayes when Kelley was either gone or sick one Bartholomew as will be found in all the Actions and Apparitions of the year 1607. which as I suspect was the last year of the Doctors life or beyond which I think he did not live long Secondly It may be objected or stuck at least How Dr. d ee so good so innocent yea so pious a man and so sincere a Christian as by these papers his delusion and the effects of it still excepted he doth seem to have been God would permit such a one to be so deluded and abused so rackt in his soul so hurried in his body for so long a time notwithstanding his frequent earnest zealous prayers and addresses unto God by evil Spirits even to his dying day for ought we know as he is here by his own relation set out unto us Truly if a man shall consider the whole carriage of this businesse from the beginning to the end according to this true and faithful for I think I may so speak with confidence account of it here presented unto us this poor man how from time to time shamefully grosly delayed deluded quarrelled without cause still toled on with some shews and appearances and yet still frustrated and put off his many pangs and agonies about it his sad condition after so many years toil travel drudgery and earnest expectation at the very last as appeareth by the Actions and apparitions of the year 1607. I can not tell whether I should make him an object of more horror or compassion but of both certainly in a great measure to any man that hath any sense of Humanity and in the examples of others of humane frailty and again any regard of parts and worth such as were in this man in a high degree True it is that he had joyes withal and comforts imaginary delusory it is true yet such as he enjoyed and kept up his heart and made him outwardly chearful often times I make no question such as the Saints as they call themselves and Schismaticks of these and former times have ever been very prone to boast of perswading themselves that they are the effects of Gods blessed Spirit But even in these his joys and comforts the fruits and fancies of his deluded soul as in many others of a distempered brain is not he an object of great compaspassion to any both sober and charitable If this then were his case indeed what shall we say if nothing else I know not but it ought to satisfie a rational sober humble man If we say That it is not in man to give an account of all Gods judgments neither is there any ground for us to murmule because we do not understand them or that they often seem contrary to the judgment of humane reason because it is against all Reason as well as Religion to believe that a creature so much inferior to God by nature as man is should see every thing as he seeth and think as he thinks and consequently judge and determine in and of all things as God judgeth and determineth The Apostle therefore not without cause would have all private judgments for of publick for the maintenance of peace and order among men it is another case deferr'd to that time when the hearts of all men shall be laid open all hidden things and secret counsels revealed But we have enough to say in this case without it For if Pride and Curiosity were enough to undoe our first Parent and in him all mankind when otherwise innocent and in possession of Paradise Should we wonder if it had the
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
of outward words is able to occasion it Indeed it is a point that doth deserve to be well considered of in these times especially For when young boyes and illiterate men and the number is likely to increase now that Catechizing is so much neglected are turned loose to exercise themselves in this gift as they call it and when by long practice they have attained to some readiness and volubility which doth occasion some inward lightsomeness and excitations or perchance somewhat that may have some resemblance to spiritual sorrow and compunction they presently think themselves inspired and so they become Saints before they know what it is to be Christians And if they can Pray by inspiration why not Preach also So comes in Anabaptism by degrees which will be the ruine of all Religion and civil Government where ever it prevails And I believe that this fond foolish conceit of Inspiration as it hath been the occasion of much other mischief so of that horrid sacriledge shall I call it or profanation I hope I may do either without offence for it is not done by any publick Authority that I know of the casting and banishing of THE LORDS PRAYER out of many private houses and Churches then which I think Christ never received a greater affront from any that called themselves Christians I am not so uncharitable as to believe that it is done in direct opposition to Christ by any real Christians but in a furious zeale by many I believe against set prayers But this is not a place to dispute it Certainly as the Lords Prayer is a Prayer of most incredible comfort to them that use it devoutly and upon good grounds a good foundation of Religion and sound Faith I mean so I believe that set Prayers in general are of more concernment to the setling of Peace in the Commonwealth then many men are aware of But let this 〈◊〉 for my opinion there be worse I am sure that pass currently Again A man may wonder I cannot tell whether an objection may be made of it that Dr. Dee though he were at the first deluded to which his own pride and presumption did expose him as many have been yet afterwards in process of time when he found himself so deluded and shuffled with when Edward Kelley did use such pregnant arguments to him as he did more then once to perswade him that they were evil Spirits that appeared unto them nay when he had found by certain experience that his Spirits had told him many lies foretold many things concerning Princes and Kingdoms very particularly limited with circumstances of time which when the time was expired did 〈◊〉 at all come to pass yet for all this he durst pawn his Soul for them that they were good Spirits and continued in his confidence so farre as our Relation goes to the last I answer Such is the power of this kind of Spiritual delusion it doth so possess them whom it hath once taken hold of that they seldom any of them recover themselves In the dayes of Martin Luther 2 great and zealous reformer of Religion but one that would have detested them as the worst of Infidels that had used the Lords Prayer as some have done in our dayes as appears by what he saith of it in more then one place there lived one Michael Stifelius who applying to himself some place of the Apocalypse took upon him to Prophecy He had foretold that in the year of the Lord 1533. before the 29 of September the end of the world and Christs coming to Judgment would be He did shew so much confidence that some write Luther himself was somewhat startled at the first But that day past he came a second time to Luther with new Calculations and had digested the whole business into 22. Articles the effect of which was to demonstrate that the end of the world would be in October following But now Luther thought he had had tryal enough and gave so little credit to him that he though he loved the man silenced him for a time which our Apocalyptical Prophet took very ill at his hands and wondred much at his incredulity Well that moneth and some after that over our Prophet who had made no little stir in the Country by his Prophecying was cast into prison for his obstinacy After a while Luther visited him thinking by that time to find him of another mind But so far was he from acknowledging his error that he down right railed at Luther for giving him good counsel And some write that to his dying day having lived to the age of 80. years he never recanted And was not this the case of learned Postellus who fallen into some grievous wild fancies in his latter dayes though sound enough still in other things could never be reclaimed though means were used from time to time the best and gentlest in respect to his worth and person that could be thought of But what talk we of particular men Consider the Anabaptists in general Above an hundred years ago they troubled Germany very much it cost many thousands their lives They roved up and down No sooner destroyed in one place but they sprung whilest that season lasted in another Their pretences every where were the same Revelations and the Spirit the wickedness of Princes and Magistrates and Christ Jesus to be set up in his Throne Well at last they were destroyed in most places Stories of them have been written in all Languages read every where and their lamentable end Can all this hinder but that upon every opportunity of a confused and confounded Government they start up again in the same shape and form as before the same pretences the same Scriptures for all the world miserably detorted and abused to raise tumults and seditions in all places Such is the wretchedness of man that is once out of the right way of Reason and Sobriety But withall we must say in this particular case of Dr. Dee's though his obstinacy was great and marvellous yet it must be acknowledged that great was the diligence and subtility of his Spirits to keep their hold and some things sometimes happened as his danger and preservation about Gravesend when he first here related went out of the Realm very strangely and such was the unhappiness of his misapplyed zeal that he made a Providence of whatsoever hapned unto him as he desired So much for Dr. Dee himself But of his Spirits a greater question perchance may be moved If evil wicked lying Spirits as we have reason to believe and no man I think will question how came they to be such perswaders to Piety and godliness yea such preachers of Christ his Incarnation his Passion and other Mysteries of the Christian Faith not only by them here acknowledged but in some places very Scholastically set out and declared It seemeth somewhat contrary to reason and as contrary to the words of our Saviour Every Kingdom divided against it self c. But
first to the matter of fact The Divels we know even in the Gospel did acknowledg nay in some manner proclaim Christ to be the Son of God which is the main Article he did contest with Christ by Scripture Authority and by S. Pauls testimony can transform himself when he list into an Angel of light And in some relations well attested of Possessions and publick Exorcisms that have been used we find the Divel often speaking by the mouth of women rather like a Monk out of the Pulpit perswading to temperance rebuking vices expounding of mysteries and the like then as one that were an enemy to truth and godliness Insomuch that some have been ready to make a great mystery and triumph of it thereby to convict Hereticks and Atheists in time more effectually then they have been by any other means that have been used hitherto and ascribing the whole business not to the Divel himself but the great power and Providence of God as forcing him against his will to be an instrument of his Truth For my part I see cause enough to believe that such things there contained at large might come from the Divel that is might truly and really be spoken by persons possessed and inspired by the Divel But that they are imployed by God to that end I shall not easily grant I rather suspect that whatsoever comes from them in that kind though it be good in it self yet they may have a mischievous end in it and that I believe will soon appear if they can once gaine so much credit among men as to be believed to be sent by God to bear testimony to the truth A man may see somewhat already by those very Relations and that account that is given us there And therefore I do not wonder if even among the more sober Papists this project as the relater and publisher complaineth hath found opposition The Divel is very cunning a notable Polititian S. Paul knew him so and therefore he uses many words to set out his frauds He can lay the foundation of a plot if need be a hundred years before the effects shall appear But then he hath his end It is not good trusting of him or dealing with him upon any pretence Can any man speak better then he doth by the mouth of Anabaptists and Schismaticks And this he will do for many years together if need be that they that at first stood off may be won by time But let them be once absolute masters and then he will appear in his own shape There is one thing which I wonder much more at in those Relations I have mentioned and that is that the Divel himself should turn such a fierce accuser of them that have served him so long Witches and Magicians I know he doth here so too in some kind in more then one place He doth much inveigh against Divels and all that have to do with them Megicians c. But that is in general only or in Kelley's particular case upon whom he had another hold which he made more reckoning of to wit as he appeared to them as an Angel of light Any thing to maintain his interest there and their good opinion of him for he had great hopes from that plot But that he should pursue so ridgedly particular men and women whom he had used so long to death and do the part of an informer against them may seem more like unto a Kingdom divided against it self but it is not our case here neither am I very well satisfied that whatsoever the Divel saith or layes to the charge of them by whose mouth he speaketh ought to be received for good testimony Here it may be Wierius had some reason for I doubt some have been too credulous But this by the way shall suffice That the Divel should lie often or be mistaken himself in his Prophecies as by many particulars of this Relation will appear I will not look upon that as if any objection could be made of it But it may be wondred perchance Dr. Dee being often in so great want of monies that he did not know which way to turn what shift to make at which time he did alwayes with much humility address himself to his Spirits making his wants known unto them and the Divel on the other side both by his own boasting and by the testimonie of those who could not lie having the goods of this world though still under God much at his disposing and alwayes as he seemed very desirous to give Dr. Dee all possible satisfaction that in this case once or twice perchance excepted when the Dr. was well furnished for which the Spirits had his thanks at all other times he was still to his very great grief and perplexity left to himself to shift as he could and some pretence why not otherwise supplyed cunningly devised by them that were so able and to whom he was so dear But I must remember my self I said so able but in some places his Spirits tell him plainly It was not in their power because no part of their Commission or because it did not belong unto them such as dealt with him to meddle with the Treasures of the earth and sometimes that they were things beneath their cognizance or intermedling Of the different nature of Spirits we shall say somewhat by and by that may have some relation to this also perchance But granting that the Divel generally hath power enough both to find mony and to gratifie with it where he seeth cause Yet in this case of Witches and Magicians direct or indirect it is certain and observed by many as an argument of Gods great Providence over men that generally he hath not It is in very deed a great Argument of a superiour over-ruling power and Providence For if men of all professions will hazard their Souls so far as we see daily to get money and estates by indirect unconscionable wayes though they are not alwayes sure and that it be long oftentimes before it comes and oftentimes prove their ruine even in this world through many casualties as alterations of times and the like what would it be if it were in the power of the D. to help every one that came unto him yielding but to such and such conditions according as they could agree Hitherto I have considered what I thought might be objected by others I have one objection more which to me was more considerable as an objection I mean not so readily answered then all the rest Devils we think generally both by their nature as Spirits and by the advantage of long experience a very great advantage indeed in point of knowledg cannot but have perfect knowledg of all natural things and all secrets of Nature which do not require an infinite understanding which by that measure of knowledge that even men have attained unto in a little time is not likely to be so necessary in most things But lest any man should quarrel at
to be afraid of it Of the Transmutation of Metals what may be done by Art I will not take upon me to determine I am apt enough to believe that some strange things in that kind may be done if a man will go to the cost of it and undergoe the trouble upon so much uncertainty of the event But that which we call ordinarily and most understand by it The Phylosophers Stone is certainly a meer cheat the first author and inventor whereof was no other then the Divel Legi etiam Spiritum supernorum revelatione traditam antiquitus artem faciendi Auri me aetate idem usu evenisse c. saith one Jo. Franc. Picus Mirandula of the learnedst Author that I have seen of that subject in defence of it I meant If he mean Supernos Spiritus such as appear in form of Angels of Light such as deluded Dr. Dee and daily doth those that hunt after Revelations and Prophecies and unlawful Curiosities I grant it But that any good Angels did ever meddle in a practice commonly attended with so much imposture impiety cousenage as this commonly is I shall not easily grant Though I must add I make great difference if we will speak properly between Arts faciendi auri a thing I do not deny to be feasible by natural means and that we call the Phylosophers Stone as before already intimated And for that objection of his why evil Spirits should not be the Authors or revealers of it unto any though otherwise for some other reasons he thinks it probable because it is not likely that God would suffer 〈◊〉 to give such power unto men like themselves whom only among men they favour and respect that is wicked ungodly men First I answer That is a very weak objection since we know by constant experience of present and future Ages that they are not of the best of men commonly that are the greatest and richest But Secondly There is no great cause to fear that any thing hitherto revealed or hereafter to be revealed I believe of this secret should enable men good or bad to do much hurt in the world The greatest hurt is to themselves who are deluded yea and beggerd many first or last and to some few not very wise whom they cousen as themselves have been cousened And for this that they can do no more we are beholding not to the Divel who certainly would not be vvanting to himself or to any opportunity to do mischief by himself or his Agents but to God vvho doth not give him the povver So much to 〈◊〉 out of my respect to his name and for the better satisfaction to the Reader I ovve the sight and use of the book to my Learned friend Dr. Windett before mentioned I am much confirmed in that opinion of the Divel being the Author by vvhat I find of it in the book vvhich hath given me this occasion to speak of it Were there nothing else but the gross and impudent forgeries that have been used to commend it unto men some entituling the Invention to Adam himself others to Solomon and the like and the many books that have been counterfeited to the same end and again the most ridiculous and profane applying expounding of Scriptures a thing usually done by most that are abettors of it those things vvere enough to make a man to abhor it Sure enough it is that not only Dr. d ee but others also vvho had part of that precious Powder brought unto them by Spirits and expected great matters of it vvere all cheated and gull'd and I believe it cost some of them a good deal of money Prince Rosemberg particularly by those Spiritual Chymists Let them consider of it that have been dealing in such things as they shall see cause So still we see that in all these things as we said before the Divel is not beholding to others as might be suspected but others have been beholding to him As for his Divinity in highest points if he spake the truth it was for his own ends as we said before He can do it who makes any question In controverted points we may observe that he doth serve the scene and present occasion and I make no question but had Dr. d ee gone to Constantinople and been entertained there with respect his Spirits there would have shewed themselves as good Mahometans as elsewhere good Roman Catholicks or Protestants We have somewhere a very pretty Tale I would say a curious Observation if I thought it true concerning the nature of the Serpent or Addar handsomly expressed how she traineth her yong ones to set them out abroad into the world that they may shift for themselves Twenty days as I remember are spent in that work Now whether it be so really I cannot say certainly but I suspect it It is not in Aristotle and I looked in Aldrovandus and I could not finde it But whether it be so or no let no body wonder for this was the maner of Preaching formerly and may be yet perchance in some places among Monks and Fryars in great request They would make a story of Man or Beasts as they thought fit themselves and their Fancies best served pretty and witty as much as they could whether it had any ground of truth or no no man required The moralization was good If the Divel have done so here it was not through ignorance for he is too good a Naturalist and I believe there is somewhat even in Nature though we know it not why both in sacred and prophane History Spirits and Serpents are so often joyned of which is true and real but as hath been said it served his turn and that is enough And although having considered it as an Objection how the Divel cometh to speak so much truth as will be found in this Book no man I think will expect I should give an account of any false Doctrine or Divinity that it may contain Yet one point I think fit to take notice of and protest against it as false erronious and of dangerous consequence and that is where it is said That a man in some cases may kill another man Prince or other without apparent cause or lawful Authority and therefore punishable by the Laws of Man who nevertheless may expect a great reward at the hands of God for his act How this may agree with the Principles of New Lights and Anabaptistical Divinity I know not it is very contrary to the Principles of that Orthodox Divinity lately professed and established by Law in England I have now said in this main Objection as I apprehended it what I think was most proper and pertinent and I hope may satisfie But I have somewhat else to say which in this case of Divels and Spirits in general I think it very considerable and may satisfie perchance in some cases where nothing else can We talk of Spirits and read of Spirits often but I think it is very little that we know
the best ofus all of them of their nature or differences And how then can it be expected that we should resolve all doubts And though I think it is not much that any man ever knew and rightly apprehended or can as he is a man in this business yet my opinion is though I know it is much gainsaid and opposed that ancient Platonick Phylosophers of the latter times understood much more then most Christians I do not write this as though I thought or would have any thought by others to be the worse Christians for being ignorant in these things but rather in my opinion any man the better Christian by much who doth not regard it or desire it For my part although I must acknowledge that some scruples of my minde did induce me to lock into many 〈◊〉 until I was satisfied which otherwise I had never done yet I profess to believe that it is so little that can be known by man in this subject and subject to so much illusion as that I think no study is more vain and foolish and that I would not go three steps out of my doors more then what I did to satisfie my minde in some matters of Faith if any such scruple did arise to know as much as the profoundest Platonick or Phylosopher yea or Magician of them all ever knew Certainly he is but a weak Christian when so many high Mysteries are proposed unto us in Christ by his Gospel and of so much consequence that cannot bestow his time better They that have any hopes through Faith in Christ and a godly life to be admitted one day into the presenceof God and to see face to face as God hath promised will they hazard so glorious a hope by prying through unseasonable unprofitable curiosity into the nature of these vassal Spirits which God hath forbidden But because it doth concern Religion in general that we believe Spirits à nd when Objections are made that cannot be answered many are scandalized and Atheists ready to take the advantage of it I say that it should be no wonder to any sober and rational if we cannot resolve all doubts since it is so little that we know or can know beyond the bare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in this matter Most Christians are bred in and to this opinion that all Spirits so commonly called are either Angels of Heaven or Divels of Hell I know no Scripture for it or determination of any general Councel that I remember at this time at least and so long I do not think my self bound against apparent reason For the conceit of all evil Spirits or Divels being in Hell I think learned Mr. Meade hath taken that to task in some of his Works and sufficiently confuted it The very word Spirit is a term of great Ambiguity We understand by it commonly substances that are altogetherimmaterial Many of the ancient Fathers it is well known did not allow of any such at all besides God But we think that to have no visible Body and to be purely immaterial is all one God knows how many degrees there may be between these but we cannot know it neither doth it concern our salvation for which we have reason to praise God But if it were so that all Spirits are either Divels or Angels what shall we make of these that are found in mines of which learned Agricola hath written of those that have been time out of minde called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from whence probably as we have said elsewhere Gobelin in English is derived who live in private Houses about old Walls and stalks of Wood harmless otherwise but very thievish so frequent and so known in some Countreys that a man may as well doubt whether there be any Horses in England because there are none in some parts of the World not found in all America I think till some were carried thither Neither can I believe that those Spirits that please themselves in nothing else but harmless sports and wantonnesse such as have been known in all Ages such as did use to shave the hairs of Plinius Secundus his Servants in the Night as himself relates a very creditable man I am sure in his Epistles and the like that such Spirits I say have any relation either to Heaven or to Hell We might insist in more particulars but we do not desire to dwell upon it at this time and there is yet somewhat else to be said And what I have said of some Platonicks I did not intend thereby to justifie all their absurd or superstitious Opinions in this Argument of Spirits As they have searched furrher into it then others besides damnable experience having confounded Magick with Phylosophy yea almost turned all Phylosophy into Magick so it was consequent they would fall into more Errors and Absurdities yet withal they have found somewhat that doth better agree with daily experience then what is commonly known or believed Sinesius was a Bishop but as he doth appear to us in his Writings a better Platonick then a Christian In a place in his Treatise De insomniis he sheweth how evil Spirits come to inhabit men and to possesse their Brains His terms are very course and apparantly ridiculous but there may be some truth in the Opinion For if there were not a very near and intimate conjunction it were to be wondered how the Divel comes to know the very thoughts of Witches and Magicians as is found by experience averred by more then one And in this very Book if I be not mistaken somewhat may be observed to that purpose It is possible there may be more kindes of possession then one and that some men that never were suspected have had a spirit besides their own resident in them all or most part of their lives I have done with what I could think of upon which objection can be made The next thing is to make the way clearer to the Reader by some consideration of the method of the Books and explanation of some terms and phrases there ufed at which perchance some may stick at the first At the very beginning a man may be to seek it the Title of it Liber sexti mysteriorum sancti parallelus novalisque 1583. both as it relates to that which follows and as it reflects upon somewhat before by which it may be inferred that the book begins here abruptly and imperfectly of this I am now ready to give an account to the Reader and it is very fit it should be done First concerning Titles such as will be found here many more besides this the whole book or relation being subdivided into many parts in general I say that according to the Doctors genius we have said before he was very Cabalistical that is full of whimsies and crotchets under the notion of Mysteries a thing that some very able otherwise have been subject unto and the high opinion he had of these actions and apparitions they are mostly very concealed and
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
either of Fact and History or Doctrine in each of them I. Page 1. THe first apparition of Madimi in the shape of a Girle Alb. Lasky his Pedegree This Al. L. whereof more in the Preface being the first designed by the Spirits as a fit Instrument under pretence of godlinesse and reformation to turn all things upside-down in the World But that plot failing then the Emperour of Germany after him Stephen King of Poland after him Prince Rosimberg were thought upon and applications as will be found here made unto them to that end What alterations and destructions of men and kingdoms would have ensued had God given way as in Mahomets case c. may be collected out of sundry passages of this Book II p. 3. Anabaptistical exaggerations of the general wickednesse and a Promise of a general Reformation by A. L. Of Isabel Lister tempted and hidden Treasures III p. 5. Mystical numbers and letters for a Magical Lamin IV ib. Ed. Kelley his rage and fury how reproved and appeased The Book the Scroll and the Powder V p. 9. Great threatnings of future judgements in all places VI p. 10. Divers Apparitions Of good Angels never appearing in the shape of women Trithemius his assertion reproved The Book Divine inspiration See also p. 23. as thou shalt find me to move thee and divers other places promised in the writing and ordering of it ¶ This Book had things succeeded should have been instead of a Bible as the Alcoran and much of the same subject is among the Mahometans See p. 18 20 61. c. A very effectual way to draw people under colour of a New Law new lights and doctrines which Anabaptists have alwayes pretended unto from Heaven VII p. 14. Divers mystical Apparitions and discourses Charles Sled possessed and dispossessed VIII p. 18. The Contents and worthinesse of the Book IX ib. A sudden Sun-shine The Book named Some lines of it Ed. Kelley's pangs and agonies at some Visions before Dr. Dee Good Angels how to be known from evil X p. 20. Promises to A. L. confirmed by an oath Ed. Kelley desirous and ready to raise a Devil by his Art before A. L. but not permitted by Dr. Dee XI p. 22. Apparitions before the Lord Lasky The Devil Prayeth and Anabaptistically bewaileth the wickednesse of the World Of Angel-Guardians Sudden death sentenced against the L. Laskies servant for interrupting though but casually the Action XII p. 23. The Book and divers instructions about the writing of it XIII p. 24. Apparitions in the air Ed. Kelley scandalized and appeased Prayers for him in Latine and English composed by the Spirits XIV p. 25. The Prayer the use and excellency of it XV ib. Apparitions and Prophesies in the presence of the Lord Lasky XVI p. 26. The Book to be written as it is not improbable the Alcoran was by Spirits Some things uttered in Greek of which see in the Preface Ed. Kelley preparing to be gone stayed with the promise of 50 pound yearly XVII p. 28. Divers informations and cautions given by Spirits to Dr. d ee concerning secres enemies at Court c. Strange mysteries concerning Guardian Angels Al. Lasky's Seal XVIII p. 30. New pranks of Kellyes Dr. d ee much perplexed Dr. d ee himself heareth c. More of the L. Laskies Pedegree The mystery of the Trinity Faith Hope and Charity Ed. Kelley 〈◊〉 in shew of many devils XIX p. 33. Dr. d ee and his Company set out of Mortlack in England not far from London for Cracovia in Polonia Their danger and deliverance at Queenbo ough XX ibid 〈◊〉 Apparitions Sermon-like stuff delivered by the Spirits in Latine who tell Dr. Dee that it was they that had preserved him in his late danger ¶ Very likely indeed that they were the immediate cause as of the danger so preservation at that time to have the more hold upon him for the time to come For they tell him often of it afterwards ¶ A continuation of the journey XXI p. 35. Apparitions in the presence of the L. Lasky Most things here in Latine for his sake ¶ A continuation of the journey XXII p. 36. Several Apparitions Some evil spirits he acknowledged appear and blaspheme XXIII p. 39. Sermon-like stuff of mortification c. Dockum in Germany to be destroyed men women and children or saved at Dr. Dees pleasure as his Spirits make him believe ¶ A continuation of the journey XXIV p. 41. Stage-like carriage and speeches such as is seen and heard in Pulpits sometimes of Spirits at which Ed. Kelley is offended how excused Prophesies and threatnings of great woes XXV p. 43. Dr. Dee's several questions of worldly concernments eluded by Sermon-like stuff of Sanctification c. and some idle Apparitions ¶ Anabaptistical Predictions of great Commotions c. and Christs Terrestial kingdom p. 46. ¶ Continuation of the journey XXVI p. 47. Dr. Dee to his great grief and amazement rebuked for his abode and actions in unsanctified places ¶ The constant practice of his spirits when they could not perform what they had promised to make him believe it was for his or some of his companies offences and provocations XXVII p. 49. Glorious Promises made to Dr. Dee His present estate in England not very good He doubteth this present Apparition to be illusions of Devils and is much troubled XXVIII p. 51. Gods Greatnesse Justice c. set out in a prophetical-like stile His Spirit twofold XXIX p. 52. Some spirits tell Dr. Dee all former apparitions were but illusions of evil spirits and he made a fool by them ¶ And all this while he supposeth these to be the temptations of the Devil to make him the more confident at other times when the Devil appeared unto him in a better shape and did most abuse him XXX p. 54. A continuation of the same Project Examples of dangerous iliusions XXXI p. 55. A continuation here also Counsel given to Doctor d ee to burn his blasphemous which he accounted most holy Books ¶ A continuation of the journey XXXII p. 56 The same Project here also The conclusion of this personated temptation by the apparition of better as is supposed spirits XXXIII p. 57. Sermon-like stuff of humility perseverance c. Cabalistical doctrine of emanations c. Alb. Lasky excepted against and some promises revoked XXXIV p. 59. Some places of the Apocalyps and of Esdras applyed to these Actions XXXV p. 60. Esdras again Strange Predictions but Anabaptistical and false of the destruction of Kings and Kingdoms within few years after The New Book to be instead of the Bible See before the contents of the Sixth Action ¶ A continuation of their journey XXXVI p. 62. Apparitions good so esteemed and evil spirits contest Ed. Kelley rebuked for his Magick New Lights of doctrine promised The holy Language not Hebrew and the vertue of it Cabale of nature Christ's Terrestial Kingdom as before XXXVII p. 65. Christ to be revealed Doctor Dee's wife and maid threatned
by Apparitions His affairs in England Sir Henry Sidney falsly reported dead by spirits Alb. Lasky conspired against Cracovia promised to Doctor Dee a place of rest and again p. 70. XXXVIII p. 69 Doctor Dee's questions not answered XXXIX ibid. The questions again Mystical and Cabalistical elusions Some things obscurely answered XL p. 71. Alb. Lasky in part rejected as unworthy yet to be King of Moldavia ¶ Their coming to Cracovia XLI p. 73. These Visions and Actions magnified as incomparable mercies and favours The Trinity acknowledged Cabalistical mysteries XLII p. 76. Great mysteries promised 49 Tables 49 Calls c. Their virtue XLIII p. 77. An illusion A further progresse in the Cabale of Tables and Calls with shew in the spirits of marvellous reverence XLIV p. 78. The first Table Mystical numbers and letters c. XLV p. 80. Ed. Kelley a Magician and for it reproved Further proceeding in the promised Cabale Great opposition of wicked spirits in shew whilest this wonderful Cabale is delivered XLVI p. 82. A Prayer in words zealous used by the spirits prescribed to Doctor Dee c. Proceedings in the Cabale More opposition in shew of wicked spirits Bodily reverences and prayers often used The first Call ended The use and vertue of it XVII p. 88. More opposition in shew of wicked spirits XLVIII p. 89 The Sabbath or Sunday to be kept XLIX ib. More opposition yet the work proceedeth L p. 91. Nothing appeareth Ed. Kelley upon good grounds very confident that they were Devils all that had appeared hitherto and their pretended mysteries very fopperies c. LI ib. Kelley of that mind still and resolved to brain Doctor Dee Doctor Dee's great confidence but upon little grounds whereof see in the Preface of the contrary LII ib. Kelley reproved The mysterie of Numbers The Creation Fall of Adam The language he spake c. ¶ Ed. Kelley reconciled LIII p. 93. Somewhat heard by Doctor Dee also to his wondering Sermon-like stuff of Predestination Election c. delivered by spirits The Keyes Their use and vertue Move not c. often repeated explained The worke goes on LIV p. 199. The work goes on but not without as is conceived opposition LV p. 102. Mystical Apparitions explained and applyed to Doctor Dee c. The holy Book to be written by God himself according to promise LVI p. 104. A prayer the work goes on LVII p. 111. Mystical Apparitions explained New instructions for future Actions The Dayes the dresse of the place LVIII p. 115. A parable against Ed. Kelley who contesteth with the spirits about the lawfulnesse of his Magick yeildeth neverthelesse to bury in the ground his Magical Books and Characters which is accepted so one of 27 be burned An Apparition shewing as it proved the present estate of A. L. LIX p. 118. Kelley's obedience The work goes on The former ceremonies used LIX .... Ed. Kelley at last very well satisfied that all is from God and very devout LX p. 138. Gods power He not tyed to time The Incarnation of Christ acknowledged Warnings to Al. L. and promises LXI p. 139. Calls Aires What and how to be used Divisions and Governments of Angels Divisions of the Earth Al. Lasky his case Mapsama or Dic nobis under Gabriel Jes s acknowledged Good Instructions Humility c. A good Prayer ill applyed LXII p. 146. An illuder Obedience Faith without which Gods promises not irrevocable Examples in Scripture The Cabale of Calls c. as before LXIII p. 153. Ed. Kelley doubtful again The parts of the Earth revealed unto Ptolemy by an Angel Some Characters and Prophesies of divers places of the World Some mistaken I believe Constantinople The Turk The Arke of Noe. The place of Paradise Eli Enoch John where reserved A contradiction observed by Doctor Dee not answered by the spirits Rome ¶ The spirits upon good grounds suspected and answered by Ed. Kelley for illuders and cozeners who is opposed by Doctor Dee with much confidence and some appearance of reason Some mistakes in the writing from what cause LXIV p. 159. Ed. Kelley very bold and perverse as censured by Doctor Dee with the spirits yet not without good ground of reason all well considered The Book the leaves dimensions and other particulars of it Not to be written but by Angels Al. Lasky yet in favour LXV p. 160. God all in all The Devil in perpetual opposition How dangerous truly spoken though by the Devil to deal with him Infidelity punished Anabaptistical Prophesies and Promises Al. Lasky suspected LXVI p. 162. Ed. K. reproved and exborted to repent earnestly yea with tears in shew Devils and their businesse both with good and bad Some Cabalistical stuff promised ¶ p. 164. Ed. Kelley's Confession of heretical damnable opinions by him held and believed His repentance abjuration of Magical arts and practices conversion unto God believed by Doctor Dee upon great probabilities to be hearty and sincere His thanks to God for it ¶ 165. More of Kelley's conversion No Apparition and why divers conjectures of Dr. Dee LXXVII p. 166. Apparitions to comfort and confirm Al. Lasky LXVIII Visions and Apparitions to Ed. Kelley first alone then in the presence of Doctor Dee The visitation the mercies of God Great promises Exposition by spirits of the Vision ¶ Ed. Kelley tempted and doubtful again LXIX p. 171. A Vision to Ed. Kelley and Al. Lasky with promises out of the Psalms LXX p. 171. Furniture of the Table crosses c. The Table of the Earth Governour Angels c. The Book the title of it Let those c. and doctrine of Enoch revealed unto him by speciall favour counterfeited by D. and Magicians their Characters Mystical Tables Figures Words c. Linea spiritus Sancti a horrible profanation but such are most Cabalistical mysteries mystical crosses c. Solomons knowledge if you will believe them how far it extended ¶ LXXI p. 178. The Cabale goes on The wonderfull extent of it Diseases how to be cured or procured by it Money coined and uncoined given by whom ¶ LXXII p. 181. LXXIII p. 183. The secrets of States so Trithemius too we have his Tables but never was any man the wiser whereof more in the Preface Medicine Christ his earthly Kingdom All things in these Tables Ave suddenly gone Madimi appeareth Doctor Dee wanteth money but can get none A gingling but false Prophesie concerning the Emperour to succeed Rodolph See also p. 243. ¶ Ed. Kelley his rage and reviling much distiked by Dr. Dee repented of by Kelley himself taken notice of his repeutance by the spirits An extraordinary extraordinary so apprebesided by D. Dee storm of Thunder and Rain ¶ LXXIV ibid. More Cabalistical instructions somewhat like Magick as Kelley thought concerning the practice of it Dreadful Prophesies of sudden alterations in the World Al. Lasky in favour The Book to be prepared c. Ed. Kelley a perfect Magician by his own acknowledgement ¶ LXXV p. 185. Patience and Humility commended A
pretty similitude if true whereof see in the Preface of the Adders dealing with her young Infidelity how great a sin Yet Ed. Kelley still incredulous for all this and very resolute ¶ LXXVI 186. Christ his coming in Triumph c. The Book of Invocation Satans Pretended opposition Some Prophesies Promises and Instructions LXXVII p. 187. Some questions belonging to the Cabale partly eluded partly answered Invocations of good Angels Set Prayers not allowed and why Evil spirits how to be dealt with The Book of Invocations and now Set Prayers allowed of LXXVIII p. 189. Sermon-like stuff of the use of 〈◊〉 c. Some promises to Doctor Dee and Ed. Kelley A Progresse in the Cabale of Calls LXXIX p. 195. Doctor Dee and his fellow reproved Doctor Dee with great humility doth answer for himself Enoch the Book delivered unto him the same in substance as this they say by God His Prayer Humility c. LXXX LXXXI p. 197. The spirits appoint their time and appear The precise time of Christs coming and other Prophesies not revealed unto men for three reasons LXXXII LXXXIII p. 198. 199. The spirits c. as before The nineteen Calls and their beginnings LXXXIV p. 200. More Calls and mysteries but not without pretended opposition of wicked spirits Adam's fall The Curse upon it and the effect of it LXXXV p. 206. More Calls and Aires An apparent contradiction observed by Doctor Dee but cunningly evaded by the spirits Doctor Dee his Hymne and spiritual but not from God because not well grounded rejoycing and thank giving His son Roland in great danger LXXXVI p. 210. Doctor Dee's contest with his spirits he asserts his own innocency and to the utmost of his power obedience but is baffled by the spirits Al. L. rejected LXXXVII p. 211. The same contest prosecuted here also with some threatnings ¶ Their coming to Prague ¶ Some Chimical gibbrish fit stuff to amuse unsettled braines found in the house concerning the Philosophers Stone Read there and. si rubeo m. sit nupta m c. ¶ p. 213. Some conjectures and meditations of Doctor Dee's upon some places of Scripture LXXXVIII The VI Viol in the Apocalypse as understood by Doctor Dee A very good blessing pronounced by an evill spirit Divers Woes denounced Somewhat of Doctor Dee's Wife Al. Lasky Doctor Dee sent to Rodolphus Emperour with a message as from God LXXXIX p. 217. The Angelical Book New orders about it Al. Lasky though rejected yet to be great for a while Inspiration promised to Dr. d ee about a Letter to the Emperour ¶ A Copy of the said Letter by inspiration probably enough of spirits as a man may ghuesse by the stuff to the Emperour Secrecy desired XC p. 219. Sermon-like stuff The power of God Several Woes The Trinity c. Dr. d ee not being willing to be put off longer the spirits against their wills make some progresse in the Cabale Doctor Dee in the execution of Gods will to proceed with fury c. XCI p. 222. Doctor Dee sharply reproved by examples out of the Scriptures c. for chusing when it was put to his choice rather present performance than longer delay XCII p. 223. The same matter here also The yeares of Doctor Dee's life 73. and a half which perchance might come very near to the truth if we could certainly know when he died determined Ed. Kelley to die violently and so he did for endeavouring an escape out of prison he brake a leg and died of it as generally reported Doctor Dee doth repent and revoke his choice in very good language had it been upon a good ground ¶ Doctor Dee's Letter to the King of Spain his Agent or Ambassadour with the Emperour about his Letter and means of accesse to the Emperour XCIII Several questions proposed by Doctor Dee The spirits shrewdly put to it about a lye which they had told and yet by the help of Cabalistical querks and distinctions but especially of Anabaptistical infatuations in Doctor Dee they come off with credit In what sense Doctor Dee might truly say That himself had seen whatsoever Ed. Kelley had seen ¶ Doctor Dee his Letter and Present graciously received by the Emperour XCIV p. 228. Apparitions not in the Stone The priviledge of apparition in the Stone The Mysterie of the Trinity Reason an enemy to God to Delusion indeed and wildnesse sound and sober Reason as the spirits would have it The Emperour threatned The names of the spirits now appearing and how to be found in the Cabalistical Tables ¶ Some drunken pranks of Kelley's and why here recorded ¶ A letter of the Spanish Embassadour his Secretary to Doctor Dee whereby he doth signifie the Emperours desire and appointment to have him come to him Octavius Spinola Chamberlain c. brings him to him An account of what was said on both sides Doctor Dee's Monas of which see more in the Preface his Revelations and Visions His Angelical Stone c. ¶ XCV p. 231. Kelly's former miscarriage taken notice of the cause of it It is forgiven Doctor Dee c. Their Office magnified Kingdomes of the Earth to be destroyed Hierusalem restored Christ to Reigne Other Predictions very strange but not true and the certain year Rodolph Emperour to be exalted Stephen King of Poland to be destroyed Enoch's Tables Doctor Dee his Prayer and Kelley's Vow ¶ Doctors Dee's Letter to Octavius Spinola to be communicated to the Emperour but not delivered at that time by reason of the Emperour his absence ¶ XCVI p. 235. Ga. Za. Vaa spirits invited that is called upon by Doctor Dee their answer interpreted by him ¶ The former Letter with some alterations delivered and the Emperours very gracious answer to it by the said Spinola Doctor Curtzius a Doctor of the Laws one of the Emperours Privy Council accounted very Learned appointed by the Emperour to deal with Doctor Dee in his behalf ¶ XCVII p. 237. Doctor Dee asketh counsell of God he thought but first encountereth with Pilosus an evil spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as I take it and his temptations Ed. Kelley very penitent still but desirous as unfit to be out of his Office The spirits appear Reconciliation twofold with God with the Church c. Purgatory The body of Christ The case of Rodolph Emperour in case he obey or disobey The spirit of Choice in Doctor Dee explained Doctor Curtz allowed of ¶ p. 239. Doctor Curtz and Doctor Dee after some Complements by Messengers meet Their conference of six hours Doctor Dee's Relation of himself his Studies his Suite and therein though not apprehended by himself his intollerable presumption pride high opinion of himself c. Revelations Books and wonderfull confidence as of most that are so deluded ¶ Ed. Kelley strangely tempted ¶ Doctor Dee's mistrust of Doctor Curtz upon what grounds ¶ XCVIII p. 240. Lying and froward silence not ordinarily expounded Reconciliation to the Church The sin against the Holy Ghost what it is
Complaints and Prophesies against the Emperour and Doctor Curtz because of their infidelity and disobedience Doctor Dee in high favour England given to him and for his sake not destroyed Yet the Crown there to be transferred c. Doctor d ee warranted and commanded to write to the Emperour that he could make the Philosophers Stone though yet he could not but is promised it and the gift of healing which diver Enthusiasis have boasted of and if they have done any thing really there is no question but they have done it by the help of spirits How safe therefore it is to go unto such let men consider Ed. Kelley prayes for Doctor Curtz his sudden death but not heard ¶ XCIX p. 243. The same Commission here again about the Philosophers Stone and the Emperour here also threatned and another Ernestus assigned to his place Reported here to be possessed by a Devil ¶ C p. 244 Doctor Dee comforted and confirmed by his spirits against slanders and evill reports out of Scripture c. ¶ The spirits here seem to allude to a passage of the Sibyls Verses a counterfeit Book as Doctor Dee doth observe at last to agree with it They tell Doctor Dee he shall be with the Emperour in spight of the Devil so they can play upon themselves when they list to fool men but did not say true and in that shewed themselves very Devils and that Doctor Dee might have understood had not his understanding been so blinded and captivated by them ¶ Doctor Dee invited to Dinner by the Spanish Embassadour who among other things professeth himself to be descended of Raymundus Lullius that this Raym. L. if we may believe him by a retired solitude without Books the way commended by the late Method also but indeed the most ready way to put men out of their wits of an ignorant illiterate man became very learned and that he had the Philosophers Stone whereupon he doth conclude and build that which Doctor d ee related of himself his visions and revelations c. might be as possible and true The Emperour by him commended ¶ p. 246. The second Letter written by Doctor Dee to the Emperour His confidence as great as ever and particularly concerning the Philosophers Stone which he doth here promise to the Emperour being so perswaded by his spirits though as yet as ignorant of it as ever ¶ Doctor Dee at Dinner again with the Spanish Embassadour ¶ Ed. Kelley troublesome Doctor Dee's confidence in God and great penury ¶ p. 247. Dr. d ee visited by Dr. Curtz at his own house His complaints Dr. Curtz account of the Emperour his Master present apprehensions of this business Some Mathematical Books written by Dr. Dee and Commandinus a very famous man c. ¶ p. 248. Another Letter of Doctor Dee's to the Spanish Embassadour His wonderfull confidence declining wisely his spirits had so instructed him the test of humane reason rostris for mentis to be corrected here ¶ An account in a Postscript of his last conference with Dr. Curtz ¶ CI p. 249. After a swelling Preface fitted for the Scene and Auditours a long discourse upon occasion of Doctor d ee his Wife's sicknesse of true Physick and the causes of diseases much savouring whereof more in the Preface of Paracelsus his style and spirits Rare stuff most part of it for a Quack ¶ CII p. 252. CIII p. 253. The same matter prosecuted and particularly applyed to Jane Dee the wife of Dr. Dee her present ease Her Disease and the Remedy ¶ CIV p. 253. 〈◊〉 Dee reproved as not sensible enough of what God had done for him which is pompously set out by the Spirits Money not to be expected from these spirits who neverthelesse promised them after a while great plenty of all things power to make and marre whom they please c. Ed Kelley reproved for contriving how to deal away Al. Lasky to prevail against his enemies ¶ Another meeting of Doctor Curtz and Doctor Dee's The Emperours Answer by Doctor Curtz to some passages of Doctor Dee's message delivered unto him as from God Doctor Dee doth interpret himself Accepts of the Emperours profer to do him good c. ¶ Dr. Curtz and Doctor Dee together again but no account of his two Letters to the Emperour yet given Mathematical inventions of Doctor Curtz c. ¶ A draught for a Passe to be obtained of the Emperour for Doctor Dee c. Doctor Dee takes notice of the respects of two Spanish Embassadours and another great Man done to him publickly ¶ The account of some two moneths from 8 Octob. 1584. to Decemb. 20. are wanting ¶ p. 353. Their second arrival to Prage Doctor Dee's Letter to the Spanish Embassadour His wonderful progresse as he thought in high mysteries and revelations c. ¶ His house there ¶ p. 354. Doctor Dee's Letter to Doctor Curtz one of the Emperours privy Council c. as before Complaint of aspersions minis not nimia as printed Profession of good intentions towards the Emperour c. ¶ CV p. 355. ad 361. Long parabolical aenigmatical Apparitions which Doctor Dee did not like very well nor understand as appeareth by p. 361. and some wild Doctrines of the fear of the Lord innocency sanctification in Christ c. cabalistically set out The Philosophers Stone promised to the Emperour by Doctor Dee ¶ CVI p. 361. Gods mysteries not to be dispenced but by degrees c. The Philosophers Stone a great mystery ¶ CVII p. 362. A Progresse in the Corbale Opposition as before The Lesson see p. 387. out of the Book of Enoch ¶ CVIII p. 364. ¶ CIX p. 365. ¶ CX p. 366. ¶ CXI and CXII p. 367. A further Progresse The mysteries of that worthy Lesson highly set out and some kind of exposition of it but as Ed. Kelley rightly judged ignotum per ignotius Reverence required Doctor Dee in a swound An illusion so pretended ¶ CXIII p. 367. Doctor Dee c. excepted against as unworthy because of their sins and unthankfulnesse for so many mercies Another whomsoever Doctor Dee would chuse upon certain cautions and conditions to be substituted in Ed. Kelley's place Doctor Dee's sorrow and humble request about the Philosophers Stone His desire to be instructed by his spirits about the Sacrament of the Lords Supper The mystery of it cabalistically unfolded The Trinity Adam's fall Christ's Incarnation The Doctrine of Transubstantiation Of receiving under one kind Of adoration of the Eucharist But receiving of it not allowed ¶ CXIV p. 373. The former Doctrine highly magnified as also the Lesson in Chimical gibbrish of multiplication dignification c. ¶ CXV ibid More of their unworthinesse through sin and incapacity for such high things Doctor Dee prayeth Al. Lasky rejected Doctor Dee much troubled ¶ CXVI p. 375. Doctor Dee very earnest for the secret of the Philosophers Stone so often promised but eluded with Sermon-like stuff of reproof of patience afflictions worthy partaking
〈◊〉 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
in the Preface of murder condemned by the Laws of men approved by God Saint Paul impiously slandered Great promises in case of obedience The Powder The Pope here accursed yet Popery elsewhere justified Kelley scandalized Doctor Dee in great Agony Some secrets of distillation revealed by spirits The Powder again and how E. K. came by it Predictions of England c. all false and foolish Ed. Kelley his fidelity suspected Cabalistieal mysteries of Letters and Numbers not well understood by Doctor Dee c. though much helped by his spirits But at last he hath joy in spirit as he is perswaded and resolves to obey ¶ Doctor Dee Ed. Kelley and their two Wives their sense apprehensions and resolutions concerning this new doctine of promiscuous copulation enjoyned expressed in form of a Covenant so by them called with God here first exhibited and afterwards p. 20. compleated and subscribed by the Parties ¶ with a most wicked clause or conclusion of dreadful imprecations to all that should hereafter come to the knowledge of it or bring it to knowledge whereas it is much to the glory of God and true Religion that such mysteries of Hell and darknesse should come to light to be abhorred by all men and that others may be warned by such sad examples not to hunt after new doctrines and pretended inspirations and revelations ¶ p. 17. Ed. Kelley his Declaration of his dislike from the beginning of these Actions in generalle His opposition upon occasion His dislike of this new doctrine in particular as contrary to the revealed Will of God how satisfied in some measure and thereupon his readinesse to obey But upon the womens professed dislike and 〈◊〉 resolves to give over all further dealing VII p. 19. Apparitions The chief Stone carried away by spirits in their fight More exhortutions and arguments for compliance to this new doctrine Offer of a Miracle for further confirmation VIII p. 21. Another Apparition upon request made to confirm them in their purpose of obedience IX p. 22. Yet another to the same purpose The Covenant torne by Kelley made whole again by spirits The great power of God faith and obedience the main thing Great promises Judgements prouornced against Kelley his tearing the paper of Covenant Against others some already executed for enticing him away By which it seems Kelley being terrified resolves to tarry and obey ¶ The Stone strangely taken away as strangely restored in the presence and sight of both X The Act of obedience good words to countenance greatest villanies never wanted as dayly seen performed is accepted by shews and speeches Commendation of Wisdom Secrecy enjoyned XI Cabalistical Doctrine of the Creation of man The soul of man not the subject of sanctification c. Great Promises and Predictions equally true entertained with the Doctrine with comfort ¶ p. 28. Prince Rosimberg the man now in favour but miserably abused and deluded two Letters of his to Doctor Dee c. Several questions by him proposed as expecting great things and wholly to be governed by their spirits His confidence of a great Treasure in the Powder delivered unto him ¶ p. 30. Several Questions and Petitions of Doctor Dee's upon the former Proposition c. to be offered unto God among the rest one for the making of the Philosophers Stone Another for Kelley's being sick for his Wife being barren for his own Wife sick c. The Empeperour of Moscovie his great opinion of Doctor Dee and favour offered ¶ But here followeth that great hiatus or interruption of Story which bereaves us of many years spoken of in the Preface account All from hence to the end set out unto us but the sad and lamentable Catastrophie of this long Delusion Kelley is no more heard of now yet the spirits appear still in the same shape as before ¶ An. Dom. 1607. Stylo Jul. Martii 20. By this time Doctor Dee was become a very old man If he were Sexagenarius as he is stiled in Puccius his Letter P. 1. 439. l. 15. a. d. 1586. he must needs be fourscore and upwards by this But we need not take the word so precisely However if towards it then more or lesse he must be very old now as I said before THE CONTENTS OF THE THIRD PART Part III. ACtion I p. 32. Raphael pretended sent unto Doctor Dee to comfort him being besides old Age much afflicted with poverty and sicknesse II p. 33. The same Raphael Of a certain Treasure somewhere under ground as was supposed Doctor Dee's questions rather eluded than really answered Put-offs and Promises of wonderful Wisdom c. still III ibid. A Voice sent to Doctor Dee then as it seemeth alone IV p. 34. Raphael again who with many fair pretenses and very forcible Rhetorick to such a one as Doctor Dee doth deliver a message unto him of a Journey into a far Country to be undertaken by him in this his miserable case and condition of purse and body through years and present sicknesse The danger of his disobedience herein and reward of obedience the Philosophers Stone c. Doctor Dee is willing O rare faith or rather prodigious but deserved infatuation Salisbury iand his Devils if the Devil may be believed ¶ p. 36. Some Cases and Questions proposed and to be proposed ¶ It seems Doctor Dee at this time took upon him to be a Cunning-man His necessity which was great might put him to it to try all means but I think he was too honest to thrive by it V p. 39. The same Raphael Some questions I doubt how truly resolved about the Treasure The Journey hastened The History of Tobias VI p. 40. Raphael in the Stone The Jewel the Powder in Doctor Dee's possession but not yet of use to him His thankfulnesse good man VII p. 41. Raphael again in the Stone The Journey Great Promises of Wisdom c. Doctor Dee's enemies at Court Money intended by the Emperour so also p. 38. to Doctor Dee hindered Some Cases concerning others and himself at his request answered VIII p. 43. Raphael Divers Questions and Cases by him answered One John Pontoys very ambitious to serve Doctor Dee in these Apparitions ¶ Which end here in our Relation and probably with his life or at least though his spirits had promised him p. 34. addition of many years not long before his death I cannot yet learn the direct time of his death but much about this time by all reports and in England certainly Though his sin was very great as in the Preface is shewed yet because of his simple and sincere intentions towards God it may charitably be hoped that God was so merciful to him as to let him know his errour and to repent of it before his death ¶ p. 46. That which follows here is certainly intended for part of that holy Language which Adam in Paradise is said P. 1 p. 64 92. to have spoken and by which great wonders might be wrought I have neither faith nor
Hyppocrates for Hippocrates c His pointing also as full points for two points as in the second page before Although and before Yet which doth much obscure the sense ¶ Besides this but I must desire the Reader first to adde the figures there none being printed Page 1. line 17. read in any age to read I say c. p. 2l 44. First then as from them th p. 3. l. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 t. p. 4. l. 14 how that happ p. 5. l 35. r. and others some to s. p. 7. l. 4. r. ingenuous prof p. 10. l. 14. which may eas p. 11. l. 43. So Justine M So quoted indeed and believed by divers but not rightly but however one of the anc p. 13. l. 19. 〈◊〉 saepissimè 〈◊〉 p. 14. l. 7. r. by the out app ibid l. 37. some mischief w. be d ibid l. 40. r. as the D. p. 15. l. 36. Jul. Caesar 〈◊〉 p. 16. l. 23. and 28. Trallianus ibid l. 43. r. Reason sight S. ibid l. ult that those m. p 18. l. 23. these cl p. 19. l. 37. admisisset ille 〈◊〉 se u. ib. 42. r. se. illi ign p. 19. l. 7. deseruit n. Ib. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid 20. aperirem Ibid 45. th dayes among others one melioris notae as we say by S. H. against 〈◊〉 As afterwards some 3. or 4. years after Popish impostures then used and discovered of the same nature for the advancement of their cause occasioned another of the same Authour and Subject exorcismes against Papists I have th p. 21. 18. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ib. 23. adductos Ib. 24. cum c. s. p. 23. l. 21. Christians ackn Ib. 33. more sex Ib. 35. Sec. therefore w. p. 24 44. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 25. 44. true a. s. Chr. p. 26. 28. request t. p. 27. 26. yea ready wh p. 28. 11. fo rs 〈◊〉 p. c. and p ..... in Lat. p. 27. 43. presented and appr p. 30. 25. true nat but in the o. Ib. 26. obs dilig Ib. 30. for that P .... himself f. p. 31. 31. commendeth p. 33. 7. differences in r. Ib. 11. 12. of thing hath d. p. 34. 36. delayed a. p. 35. 34. confused or conf p. 35. 7. Devils w. Ibid 9. He did c. p. 37. 22. lived Th. 39. 6. more probably den Ib. 17. part it is if any part at all and not rather a new counterseit under an old vizor so oft Ib. 36. hath had a h. p. 40. 7. spirituum meâ aet Ib. 11. d. do th Ib. 15. Ars. fac Ib. 23. former a. p. 41. 23. of what is tr p. 43. 6. they may h. f. som. perchance th ibid 7. Synes ibid 23. in the T. ibid 33. conceited ibid 43. some Table p. 44. 6. about a y. p. 46. 7. priùs ost p. 47. 25. more of it It is a. ibid 27. belonged u. p. 49. 15. who b. ib. 31. 43. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 32. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 44. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 45. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 50. 12. lactucas 45. of this occ p. 52. 30. I knew p. 53 5. and praying Postscript l. 22 ministery Besides these Errata's it is fit the Reader should know that the written Copy of the Preface had many references to the pages of the Book M S. which because they did not agree with the printed pages the Printer thought impertinent to set down which neverthelesse hath bred some confusion in some places as p. 46. 47. and elsewhere but may easily be rectified by the Table at the beginning Again some marginal quotations are omitted which may be supplied P. 34. against the 3 4. and following lines Treatise of Enthusiasme Ch. 4. and 6. of Rhetor. and 〈◊〉 Enth. P. 36. against line 11 12. c. Vera ac memorabilis Historia de 3. Energumenis c. Lut. Par. 1625. dedicated to the King of France P. 48. against l. 6 7. c. De arte Gramm l. 1. cap. 41. p. 141 142. Lastly I cannot give a reason of the Italica or different letter in some places but that the Printer or some body else have pleased their phansies therein ¶ In the Table Part I Act. VI. of the same nature Act. LI. res to leave Dr. Dee Act. LXIII Some char and properties Act. CI. observe at least to ag Act. CIV no ace of his second L. ibid is want Act. CVII in the Cabale Act. CXIII but reserving of it not all CXVII from Prag Act. CXX spoken of rev CXXX intoxic CXXXV he doth tell b. of those b. Part II Act. IX pronounced ag The HOLY TABLE A Specimen of the Tables or Book of ENOCH A TRUE RELATION OF Dr. DEES Actions with spirits Liber Mysteriorum Sancti parallelus Novalisque Lesden MAY 28. 1583. Δ. AS J. and E. K. sate discoursing of the Noble Polonian Albertus Lasci his great honour here with us obteined his great good liking of all States of the people of them that either see him or hear of him and again how much I was beholding to God that his heart should so fervently favour me and that he doth so much strive to suppresse and confound the malice and envie of my Country-men against me for my better credit winning or recovering to do God better service hereafter thereby c. Suddenly there seemed to come out of my Oratory a Spirituall creature like a pretty girle of 7 or 9 yeares of age attired on her head with her hair rowled up before and hanging down very long behind with a gown of Sey ..... changeable green and red and with a train she seemed to play up and down ..... like and seemed to go in and out behind my books lying on heaps the biggest ..... and as she should ever go between them the books seemed to give place sufficiently dis .... one heap from the other while she passed between â—hem And so I considered and ..... the diverse reports which E. K. made unto me of this pretty maiden and ..... Δ. I said ..... Whose maiden are you Δ. Sh. ..... VVhose man are you Δ. I am the servant of God both by my bound duty and also I hope by his Adoption A voyce ..... You shall be beaten if you tell ..... Am not I a fine Maiden Give me leave to play in your house my Mother told me she would come and dwell here Δ. She went up and down with most lively gestures of a young girle playing by her selfe and diverse times another spake to her from the corner of my study by a great Perspective-glasse but none was seen beside her selfe ..... Shall I I will Now she seemed to answer one in the foresaid Corner of the Study ..... I pray you let me tarry a little speaking to one in the foresaid Corner Δ. Tell me who you are ..... I pray you let me play with you a little and I will tell you who I am Δ. In the name of Jesus then
that they are holy and sanctified Gal. ..... In the last seven of the 40 dayes the words of this Book shall be distinguished Δ. And accented also Gal. ..... I. Δ. How shall I do for the Tables where certain letters are to be written in all the void places seeing they will not justly agree Gal. ..... There is one superfluous it is to be filled in order as it sheweth Δ. I shall not dare adventure on it without direction when I come to it Gal. ..... Thou shalt want no direction Δ. For the inequality of the first 49 lines I require your advise Gal. .... It is no question Gall. .... Thou beginnest in the world to look up to heaven So was it begun in earth to look up to the doing above The last life is Hotchpotch of the wicked in the World and damned in the Hell E. K. What is a Hotchpotch c. Gal. ..... The greater thy folly is the greater thy wisdom will be hereafter ..... There are the Souls of the wicked and damned in Hell Those that are in the world cannot describe the least joy of those that are in heaven Much lesse those that are ignorant declare the manifest beauty of wisdom There shall come a day with you when you shall rejoyce In the mean season rent your hearts and turn unto the Lord. Δ. Deus in adjutorium nostrum intende Domine ad juvandum me festina Gloria Patri filio S. c. Amen Saturday ante Meridiem Hora 10. Junii 22. Δ. Whiles I was writing certain prayers to good Angels and ad proprios nostros Angelos for A. Lasky there appeared one very big in the aire all in a white Garment full of plaights and tucked up very dubble with a myterlike Attire on his head and a crosse on the forepart of it He willed E. K. to speak to me and to tell me of his being there But he refused and expresly denied it partly by reason Galluah said that he would not deal with us but every seventh day being every Monday till the actions were ended and therefore he supposed this Creature to be an illuder and partly he urged some evident token or proof of their well-meaning towards us in Act c. He went down and still this Creature followed him with a drawn sword requiring him to declare these words to me but E. K. a long while bad him declare them himself unto me if he would and said why should he not c. At length my Companion came appeased and contented to hear what this Creature would say who at length said thus .... The Eagles have food for their young ones by Divine providence and not of themselves Lord let me diminish the power of this wicked spirit that doth so provoke and stirre him to mischief .... If the love of the fathers O God be great towards their Children much greater are thy blessings in those whom thou hast chosen Δ. So O Lord so .... Behold I will draw threds together and make him a Net which shall alwayes be between him and the Adversary neither shall it diminish his understanding from the true sight of me It hath been said The place is holy Write that shall be here spoken with devotion upon thy knees Great is thy name O God and mighty art thou in all thy workings Thy help is strong to those that delight therein O magnified be thy name from generation to generation Oratio Speritu mente dico Sit mihi verus orandi modus nam bonitatem Dei Laudo O Iram Patris meritus sum quia lumen ejus elongatur a me Verum in nomine Christi remissionem delictorum meorum confirmationem in suo Sancto Spiritu exopto Per te Halleluja resurgam me accuso me condemno omnia male feci Omnia per te Pater sunt Paratus esto exaudire Oculos ad Coelos Elevare nolo egestatem quia meam nosti Quid differes Domine Cor meum in melius Confortere Vivus non mortuus sum Igitur Credo in te Exaudi me Antidotum mihi 〈◊〉 monstra quia malum meum agnosco mitte mihi auxilium tuum de sede Majestatis tuae Et per Angelos bonos tuere me Audi Exaudi O tu igitur Angelus meus adfis mihi Defende me nec trade Corpus animam meam in manus inimicorum meorum sed secundum magnam misericordiam Dei per potestatem tibi traditam me protege adsit mecum prudentia tua quâ Diabolum Sathanicam fraudem vincam Adjuva me derelictum Confirma me debilem Cura me sanum sana me aegrotum Mihi esto spiritus super humanam sapientiam Fac me fidelem Operatorem Adduc tecum Angelos de Coelis demissos Sanctos qui me tecum in adversis tueantur ab omni Custodiant malo donec illa hora venerit quam nemo evitare potest Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus Amen Glorifie God ye sons of men and praise him in the midst of your wickednesse For he is a God that sheweth mercie to his people and beholdeth those that are afflicted All honour praise and glory be unto him now and for ever Amen Δ. I beseech you what is your name that this mercie of God may be Recorded to have been bestowed upon us by your ministery .... Gabriel Δ. Shall I signifie to the Polonian Gentleman that we received this .... prayer from you and so make him partner thereof Gabriel .... Do so The help of the Lord is with those that he loveth and so be it Δ. He made the sign of a Crosse over our two heads and so went away Gloria sit in excelsis Deo nostro in terra Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis Amen Saturday Junii 22. a Meridie Circa 6. Δ. Upon the perusing and examining this prayer Gabriel revealed unto us I found certain imperfections and some doubts wherein we thought it good to ask counsel and require Gabriel's advise That the prayer might be perfect as he might well like of to Gods honour and our comforts At the length Nothing appearing to the eye but the noise of a sound about E. K. his head and withall a mighty weight or invisible burden on his right shoulder as he sate in the green Chair by the holy Table or place And unto certain places of the prayer which I noted and repeated those words and answers were by Gabriel given Gab. .... The Preface must be in for if our hearts be not prepared unto prayer our prayers are in vain Quid differs Domine Cor meum in melius Comfortare Per te in nomine tuo resurgam id est Halleluja The first way is more effectual Say Angele mee but the other is more effectual Cura me sanum Regard me and look unto me being whole Δ. As concerning the inscription which I have written before the prayer I would gladly know whether it be to your well liking of
of rags hanging at the top of it The rags seemed of Woollen and Linnen Cloath like a bundle of Rags gathered out of a Taylers shop The sword stood upright in a manner but leaning from E. K. his face though it seemed to smite at E. K. A voyce So be it O Lord for thon art mighty Be it so unto them For they have embraced an Harlot and have forgotten thy jealousie E. K. The svvord shaketh mightily Many are the Harlots that svvarm upon the earth and innumerable are their Children and such as they foster Their revvard is ready E. K. The sword now shaketh again mightily ..... He that entreth into the house of the wicked is defiled but he that consenteth with an Harlot is accursed He that delighteth in her secrets shall be stabbed And Leprosie shall dwell in his house for ever Δ. O Lord I trust this respecteth none of us in common sense to be understood ..... He that delighteth in light loveth not himself but desireth the love of him that illuminateth But thus saith God I will not dally with you Neither shall you handle me as you have done For your Horedom is wilfull and your vanities worse But this I leave amongst you that you shall know that I am righteous For he that despiseth me is accursed and unto him that dissembleth my fashion are miseries without number So unto them that enterinto the house of blasphemy is vengeance ready at hand Δ. O Lord what is this Man is but earth where the heavens dwell neither are the works of man acceptable but with righteousnesse E. K. There appeareth a man with a Bible about his neck like a Doctor and he standeth miserably in fire And so likewise appeared divers other with Bibles about their necks and they in fire likewise Still come flames from the earth and encrease the flames of these men about them There appeareth and endlesse ... me most terrible with fire and other most hideous shews .... They be suddenly gone away And all these men be now no more in sight A voyce Happy are those that see and can remember Blessed are those that hear and are not forgetfull Δ. These words and shews O Jesu make evident what ..... E. K. All is gone except the sword which standeth in a Cloud and there cometh a hand and setteth a seal upon the sword A voyce I brought you from iniquity to the intent you might be purified But the more I cleanse you the more you are defiled ..... I have offered of old and it shall be told I have promised and it shall be performed You have not kept my Commandments And therefore you shall be plagued He that goeth out of the way shall receive the reward of errour For stragglers are spotted people And none can be blessed but such as dwell in the Tabernacle of righteousnesse But behold I will tell it unto you but with greater hardnesse And I will make you know me before I visit you in kindnesse For thus sayeth Sathan Lo they erre still Do Justice for thy glory sake They enter into the houses of Idols And laugh with blasphemers They are silent when thy name is blasphemed Deal with them as a God or else thou art not righteous Therefore be free from Sathan that he may praise your righteousnesse Yea that he may say as he hath said Let me touch them Vntill then I will be just I will not forget this wickednesse till you be made clean For behold I have sealed it and therefore it must be finished For what is sealed of me cometh to passe Δ. A voyce He that dissembleth the image of Christ is a liar Δ. ..... Now cometh a grave man all cloathed in white with a Mytre upon his head ..... The God of peace is a comforting Medicine to such as delight in him The peace of the world is the image of God God and man which is Jesus Christ the son of the living God Which knit with the father in the spirit of truth proceeding from them both ..... everlasting will opened his mercies to his Apostles replenishing them fully and mightily with the will of the father to the comfort of the world Which made messagers thereof have delivered to the Church full and perfect Statutes as the Will of him whereunto she is united and married to be kept inviolable and without transgression This Will Covenant or Decree sealed unto the end of the world in the number of the faithfull whosoever breaketh or dissembleth is accursed or damned Therefore saith the word of God unto you You have run astray you have entred into the houses of Idols I have brought you from fire but you are entred into flames And why Because you defile your selves with the wickednesse of deceivers Whose images you saw affirmatively though not verily Continually overwhelmed with daily and inextinguible flames Continuing even so long as their errour is exalted Yea even in the professors thereof to their eternal damnation For as Christ and his Doctrine is light and truth So seem the impositions of Sathan to agree or take unto themselves shapes or likenesses of the true image of him that saveth Whereby he trusteth in himself under the colour of meeknesse into the companie of the faithfull Devouring their Souls with ravening dissembling and false likelyhoods of truth unable to be decided by man Happie are those that believe them not For he even he it is that is a liar and is oldest in deceit But as the father is eternal So is the son eternal which eternity of the father and the son is the holy Ghost eternal proceeding equally as the finger of God and spirit of truth to the general workmanship of Gods determination knit together three Persons E. K. He maketh a great reverent cursie in this omnipotency by spiritual illumination and through the holy Ghost delivered unto the Apostles as the pledge of God his mercie and promise is alwayes certainly linked joyned and engraffed into the society of those that fulfill the will of the highest perfectly and without errour whose strength shall continue and glorie branch out even unto the end of this world and beginning of comfort Therefore believe For the spirit of truth worketh wonders raiseth the dead and hath power to forgive sins Through the power of him unto whom it is ma ..... For as Christ hath all power in heaven and in earth delivered ..... So hath he delivered all power in heaven and earth to his true Church Therefore she cannot erre For where power is without measure errour hath no number Believe not therefore those that lie saying The Church of God is infected with errours For the offences of few are not counted errour but unrighteousnesse Neither can the stragling feet of a few drunken bring infamy to the whole house Δ. ..... It lieth not in my power to deliver you or reconcile you from death and Hell The tormentry and filthinesse of the world and the wrath of God But
his Company vvho make cursies and say nothing Δ. I beseech you to appoint an apt place This you see is no fit place ..... I will stir thee up such friends as shall content thee As for dwelling places thou shalt bestow them Well you are contented Δ. Is it your will that in this Town we should part from the Lord Albert Laskie ..... What should you do else Are you mad men Will you run headlong into danger wilfully Δ. I beseech you shall this be nothing prejudicial to our former doings and order already taken and decreed for our going together ..... What is this contrary to reason Well you are content Δ. As the will of the Highest is so is mine and none other ..... Sirha do you see this sword I will be a surety for this I warrant thee also Δ. ..... Your brother is clapped up in prison How like you that Your house-keeper I mean Δ. And why I pray you ..... For that that thou mayest be ashamed of Δ. What is that ..... They examin him They say that thou hast hid divers secret things As for thy Books thou mayst go look them at leasure It may be that thy house may be burnt for a remembrance of thee too Well if they do so it is if not as thou wilt I have told thee my phansie and given thee my counsel offered thee my help and desired to do thee good The choice is thine Δ. O Lord the Author of all truth and director of such as put their trust in thee I most humbly beseech thee to consider these premises thus to me propounded If they be true and from thee confirm them If they be illusions and not from thee disprove them For hardly in my judgement they do or can agree with our former precepts and order taken by thee A voice ..... He that ascendeth up to the top of the hill let him believe For until he come thither let him do his labour O Lord I doubt of these things and promises of ease wealth and honour A voice ..... Judge the Truth by the last Action O Lord What is that Action A voice ..... Wensdaies Action This Cloud said the voice of the Lord is put betwixt us and you What therefore may come between Now judge you Δ. I suspect the whole apparition of the eleven to be an illusion O Lord confirm my judgement or disprove it A voice ..... The Spirit of the Lord is not amongst you Δ. What misery are we then in O Lord Mercy Mercy A voice ..... Dispute not with God where whoredom is great Δ. O Lord This whoredom we understand not A voice ..... Pray daily with repentance that this cloud may be taken away and this sword diminished For the Seal cannot be broken until Satan have done his uttermost yea the uttermost of his malice For it is granted him and he must strike But pray you unto God that the sword may be made shorter or pluckt out of the hilt that in striking he want power For your sin is abominable and a sevenfold offence in the sight of the Lord. Δ. What this whoredom is God knoweth we understand not perfectly If the Spirit of God be not with us how can our prayers be acceptable A voice ..... Thus saith the Lord Turn unto me and be sorry for your sins and let my Angels be witnesse thereof For I swear by my self that my Justice shall hang over you And when I punish you next I will raze you from the face of the earth Therefore Vow your selves unto me and make your vessels clean for your habitations in my sight are nothing neither is the substance whereof I framed you acceptable I am the Spirit of Truth and Vnderstanding and will not be dasht in pieces with worldlings Neither use I to dwell in defiled places For my Sanctuary is holy and my Gates are without spot And with me there dwelleth no unrighteousnesse Δ. Lord is it thy will we shall go with Albert Laskie to Lasco A voyce The Lord 〈◊〉 What I have said is true Who rebuketh me saying my words are untrue The correction of him that reigneth is mightie who hath numbred it But to his destruction Be you holy that my hand may be weak Δ. O Lord the fear of thy punishment astonieth my heart and uncertainty of it in time and place doth also encrease my grief c. A voyce The fool saith in his heart Oh how great is thy punishment over me Teach me the place of thy correction And where thou wilt chastise me Who is he that desireth to meet God his vengeance or the punishment of him that confoundeth the damned Make your hearts clean and wipe the sin from amongst you And desire to be forgiven for miserable are they that meet with vengeance or that know the place where she taketh up her Harbour Δ. Gloria Honor Laus gratiarum actio perennis sit Deo nostro 〈◊〉 Nobis verò a Deo Patre propter Jesum Christum in Spiritu Sancto sit Misericordia Pax Consolatio in via virtutis veritatis Amen Monday Novemb. 18. Hora 9. Mane Lubek E. K. There appeareth the Cloud wherein the sword remaineth enclosed Δ. O Lord be mercifull unto us and rigorously execute not thy Justice upon us thy weaklings Nor suffer Satan to Triumph where thy glory is expected c. Converte nos Deus salutaris noster averte iram tuam à nobis c. E. K. Now cometh one in a white Coat not perfectly to be seen but as if he were seen through a Cipresse and said as followeth ..... Who is he that leadeth out the Lion to prey or who is he that lifteth up the feet of the young ones to devour Who feedeth the smell of the roaring Bear or hath taught him to remember the place of his recreation Hath he also taught the fields to put forth their voices and the mighty Trees to flourish in pride Are not the Hills glad when they bring forth Corn When the Valleys rejoice with threefold waters The beasts of the wildernesse have they not known Caves and unto such as are made tame is there not a ..... understanding For who is he that teacheth them to make subject themselves which are ravening or to bridle such as are of their frowardnesse Even he it is that looketh down from Heaven and beholdeth the earth and measureth with his feet saying It is done Which entreth also into the houses of men and listeneth to that which they call wonders Which openeth the gates of his knowledge with his own finger And which sayeth unto you How are ye become wise Or from whence is your understanding are your hearts become Caves to send out Thunders Or why are your spirits thus vexed with holinesse Are you not a stiff-necked people and such as are despised Are you not poor and therefore hated Since therefore you are become Bastards who teacheth your lips to speak of my Church Or hath taught
E o phan OD Od. Between Chis and Virq you must put in Op a word RACLIR Ra clir MA ........ Ma a si BAGLE Ba gle ........ SGI Ca os gi DS ds IALPON Yal  Jal pon DOSIG as big  Do sig OD Od. BASGIM Bas gim OD Od. OXEX Ox ex DAZIS Daz is .... IATRIS Si a tris OD Od. SALBROX Sal brox CINXIR Cynx ir F .... BOAN Fa bo an UNALCHIS U n ál chis CONST k.  Const. DS ds DAOX Da ox COCASG gas dg  Co casg SALMAN Salman 〈◊〉 TELOC Te loch CASARMAN Casar man HOLQ Hol q. OD Od. Ti Ti. TA Ta. ZCHIS Zod chis SOBA So ba. CORMF Cormf IGA I ga NIISA Ni i sa BAGLE Bagle ABRAMG Ab ramg g not us dg Nonsp N. NCP Noncp ... Curtain is drawn ... The end of this ....... This is the seventh E. K. Now is the Curtain pull'd away and quickly pull'd again Now it is open again He is apparelled of colour between a blew and a red mingled but blew seemeth to be the ground From the shoulder on the arms is a trunk of seven pendant labels with laces On his head a very broad Hat between dun and black colour His apparel is very long NONCI Non ci si DSONF Dsonf BABAGE Ba ba ge OD Od. CHIS Chis OB Ob. HUBAIO Hu bá i o. TIBIBP Tibibp ALLAR Al lar ATRAAH A tra ah OD Od. EF Ef. DRIX Drix FAFEN Fa fen MIAN Mi an AR Ar. ENAY E nay OVOF O vof SOBA So ba. DOOAIN Do ó a in AAI A a i. IVONPH I vonph SOBA So ba. VPAAH Vpa ah CHIS Chis NANBA Nan ba. ZIXLAY Zix lay DODSIH Dod sih ODBRINT Od brint TAXS Taxs. He maketh Cursie H ..... Hu 〈◊〉 ro TAST Tas tax YL Yl si ...... Do a lim ..... E o lis ..... Ol log ..... Ors ba. DSCHIS Ds chis AFFA Af fa. MICMA Mic ma. ISRO Is ro MAD Mad. OD Od. LONSHITOX Lon shi tox DS ds JUMD Jumbd LUSDAN Lus dan. EMOD E mod DSOM dsom OD Od. TLIOB Tli ob DRILPA Dril pa. GEH jeh  Geh YLS as Yils  yls MADZILODARP Mad zi lo darp That is the Twelfth ........ ILS. ................ Di alpert ............... Za car ............... Go bus .................. Zamran ......... O do ... ICLE CICLE QAA Qáa. That is a call ¶ This is the eighth NAPEAI Na pe ai BABAGEN jen  B ba gen DSBRIN Ds brin OOAONA Ux.  O O Ao na LRING LRING VONPH Vonph SOBAIAD So bai ad IVONPOVNPH I von po vnph AL. ON Al don DAXIL Dax il OD Od. TOATAR To a tar E. K. The Curtain is pluck't to A voyce That is the thirteenth E. K. Now it is open again E. K. He is now as if he had a pall or Robe of Gold with a strange Cap of Gold on his head ... Ils. ......... Mi ca ol zod L. IRT Ol pirt IALPRG Yal  I al purg BLIORS B liors DS Ds. ODO Odo BUSDIR Bus dir OIAD O i ad OVOARS O vo ars CAOSGO Ca os go CASARMG Ca sar mg. LA ... Là i à d ERAN E ran INTS Brints CAFAFAM Ca fa fam DS Ds. IVMD I vmd AQLO 〈◊〉  A q lo. ADOHI A do hi. QZMOZ Moz OD Od. MAOFFAS Ma óf fas BOLP Bolp COMOB IORT Co mo bli ort PAMBT Pambt Curtain is now pluckt to A voice ..... That is all Blessed be the Creator of all who hath mercy on all E. K. Now he is here apparelled as he was wont to appear Nal. ..... Thus hath the Lord kept promise with you and will not forget the least part of his whole promise with you Keep you therefore promise with the Lord for he is jealous and not to be defiled Proceed as you now do The next Monday you shall have as many Δ. Will it please you to deliver us the English of these 14 now as you were wont to do Nal. ..... The English will have a day by it self Nal. ..... The Δ. Third Monday to come you shall have them all So that you have but three dayes to labour Δ. You speak of the next Monday and the third and speak nothing of the second Monday and you said that the English will have a day by it self And you say we have but three dayes to labour c. Nal. ..... What I have said is so Go also and refresh your selves E. K. The Curtain is drawn A voice ..... Stay there A voice ..... Give God thanks and make an end E. K. Prayed the 145. and 146. Psalm kneeling reverently and I likewise in heart consenting thereto attentively listning Note ..... E. K. is very well perswaded of these Actions now thanked be the Highest who is Almighty Δ. Laudate Dominum de Caelis laudate eum in excelfis laudate eum omnes Angeli ejus laudate eum omnes virtutes ejus Quia ipse dixit facta sunt nobis Non 〈◊〉 taliter omni nationi Soli Deo nostro laus omnis Victoria Triumphus Jubilatio Amen Monday Cracoviae Maii 21. 1564. Mane hora 5. Actio Tertia Lunaris E. K. There appeareth neither Vail nor any thing else in the Stone Δ. At length appeared one but none of them he is jolly and green with a long like green Velvet Robe his hair long like yellow Gold nothing on his head but his hair He standeth as though he stood in a cloud above the usual paviment in the air ..... Lo the Sun shineth and men fear no rain the clouds are dispersed and they look not for a tempest But when it raineth mightily or the heavens frown then keep they their houses saying one to another What unreasonable Tempest is this what Hail-stones are these Good Lord who ever saw such windes were there ever such windes So shall it be of the power of God which holdeth in his hands the windes and scattereth cloudes abroad with his feet For of his coming shall it be said amongst you My Spirit hath vexed me and I am troubled Why hast thou brought in things greater than thy self or where shall this power dwell that overshadoweth me Wanting you shall desire as you do and being filled you shall think you have too much Flesh can never be throughly mortified but with death Think not that the Lord is as the Sun that keepeth his continual watch through the heavens which because be is made for a time is also tied to time He that sitteth and judgeth keepeth no course but a continual performance of his long-before providence For he that useth him otherwise shall be rejected because his Δ. dwellings are not in the mansions of the faithful Lift up your ears therefore for thus saith the highest Who made the heavens or spread them like a garment Who breathed into man the spirit of understanding Who overthrew the proud world with waters Who smiled at the ruin of Pharaoh Who rooted the wicked out
doth the God of Heaven and earth mean to deale with the World Think you not that this is more than love Look therefore narrowly into your selves Vncover the doings of your life and secret Chambers Enter into judgement with your selves Vnto thee I speak To E. K. Hast thou not run astray from the Lord and committed Idolatry Δ. He told E. K. of his faults which E. K. would not expresse to me and I desired him to listen to them and to do as it appertaineth to a Christian c. Gab. ..... But thus saith the Lord I am a pure Spirit that participateth not with the defiled neither can I enter in mercy into that house which is defiled A great saying my Brethren For hereby you are monished to make your consciences clean to open your selves in pureness to the Lord that he may enter into you with comfort For so long as thou dealest with wicked spirits will the Lord keep back his hands and thou keepest back the Lord. For shall it not be said hereafter Lo is not this man known to have dealing with the wicked And as the foolish voices of the people are Is not this he that can constrain the wicked with further arguments by repetition of thy doings Well if thou wilt be the Minister of God If thou wilt go forward in his works If thou wilt see the happy times that are to come thou must abstain from evil and thou must sweep thy house clean Thou must put on thy best garments And must become humble and meek Let not thy life be a scandal to the will of the Lord and to the greatnesse of his works For the power that is within thy soul in respect of his essential quid is of great force and ability to perform those things that proceed with power which is the cause that the wicked ones obey thee for they fear themselves when they see the seal of thy Creation This is therefore the Cause that God finding thee as he passeth by by his Angel fit in matter but my brother God knoweth far unfit in life O Consider the dignity of thy Creation Consider that the affection of God toward thee is more than love See how he beareth with thy infirmity from time to time O I say yet Enter into judgement with thy self And consider that thou art now at a Turning where there lieth two wayes One shall be to thy comfort The other to thy perpetual wo. Let not good ground bring forth weeds lest it choke her self Δ. We will call unto God for his mercies graces and help c. O consider my brother that the appearing and works of the devil are but of necessity That is to say that he that is good by resisting of the devil may manifest and make plain to the powers and spirits of Heaven the strength of his faith and assurance of his Hope and so necessarily by the promise of God inherit everlasting life to the which he is elected To the wicked that because of their disobedience and partaking with them that are the Angels of darknesse even those that strive against the Lord they might worthily be damned according to the necessity of God his judgement See therefore they appeare unto thee either for the greatness of thy wickedness or else because they suspect thee to be elected If thou therefore think thy self elected despise them If thou therefore think to be a spirit dignified and in glory Then be faithful in the assurance of hope and resist the devil that we may testifie thee before the heavens and before the God of Justice E. K. He weepeth Δ. E. K. and I also could not hold our teares Ah my brother great are the joyes of Heaven Remember what Hell is for to thee the Fornace was open Remember the vision thou hadst of hell and of her powers at Mortlake For nothing my brother is done without a cause Remember thou couldst not abide it No not to see Think thyself accursed therefore if thou feel it For if Sodom had seen it they would have been converted E. K. He prayeth 1. I have now told you of the Jealousie of God and of the cause thereof 2. I have also told you that the house of God must be clean and without spot E. K. Now there cometh a brightnesse about him 3. Lastly I have told you of that necessity which causeth the devils to work and appear and have exhorted you to the love of God and repentance which were the things I onely had 〈◊〉 speak of Δ. O Lord seeing we are uniformly desirous that the Action may proceed and that we crave thy mercy and graces as well for the pardoning of our wickedness past as for the confirmation of us in thy service What shall we look for touching the proceeding being thus stayed to our great grief Gabr. ..... You have to receive the will of God but what it is I know not those three dayes you begin your Journey And you are also to learn what the Angel is and how many Subjects he hath Δ. Which Angel Gab. ..... That governeth Hyleich which is the matter of the 4 Elements And which onely is an Element The Princes and Governours also of the 4 Elements and of their Generation how they receive mixtion and in what quantity With their Ministers that are under them Δ. I said to E K. These shall be part of your practice and portion Gab. ..... You are all to joyn joyntly in the Harvest of the Lord The Angels also of the †48 angles of the heavens and their Ministers For they are these that have the thunders and the windes at Commandment These make up the time and then cometh the Harvest E. K. He is gone Δ. Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam Tu enim Altissimus Omnipotens sempiternus vivus verus Deus noster es unus Trinus Cui Angelicus caelestisque chorus decantat perpetuò Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus Dominus Deus Zebaoth Amen Friday Cracoviae Junii 8. Mane hora 7½ Post preces ejaculationes varias gratiarum actiones pro magna misericordia Dei erga nos propter E K. qui jam patefecit mihi horrenda multiplicia heresium blasphemiarum dogmata quibus illi hostes Jesu Christi illum imbuerant quòd jam onfessione 〈◊〉 vellet sacrosanctum mysterium corporis sanguinis Christi recipere issisque malis Angelis renunciare omnes illorum fraudes detegere c. Conversio E. K. ad Deum abdicatis omnibus Diabolicis experimentis c. Nihil apparuit hodie Albeit the like had never happened to us that I remember but that either Cloud Vail or some Voice was perceived by E. K. Yet this doing we not onely took patiently but E. K. used many good reasons to prove that servants ought to attend so long as it pleased their Master to have them await his coming
to any place to them And that about our own affairs we are contented to use patience for a long time but to await the Lord his coming or message is a time better spent than in any humane affairs c. He very plainly and at large made manifest his conversion to God from the practices with wicked spirits Yea that he was ready to burn whatsoever he had of their trash and experiments That he would write in a book the manifold horrible Doctrine of theirs whereby they would have perswaded him ..... That Jesus was not God ..... That no prayer ought to be made to Jesus ..... That there is no 〈◊〉 ..... That mans 〈◊〉 doth go from one body to another childes quickening or 〈◊〉 ..... That as many men and women as are now have alwayes been That is so many humane bodies and humane souls neither m re nor lesse as are now have alwayes been ..... That the generati n of mankind from Adam and Eve is not an History but a writing which hath an other sense ..... No Holy Ghost they acknowledged ..... They would not suffer him to pray to Jesus Christ but would rebuke him saying that he robbed God of his honour c. And so of very many other most blasphemous Articles and Points of Doctrine whereof more shall be spoken in another place This forbearings of our Instructors presence I did expound or conjecture to be done greatly for the honour of God many wayes if the same were recorded somewhat near to the very manner of the thing as it was for so should appear to the posterity how truely it had been said before that he should be converted to God How truely God did prepare E. K. his soul to be a vessel cleansed and so made apt for his visiting of him in mercy and comfort whereby the life of E. K. now being amended and his dealing with the wicked clean left off should not be a scandal to the will of the Lord and to the greatness of his works as was noted unto us in the last Action Also I said that not onely his Conversion recorded should be a more evident argument of his so oft repeated Election But his patient attending this present day Δ two hours and a half and taking all things in such sort as became an humble and patient servant will be a more sure and evident argument that it was no light pang such as he hath made outward shew diverse times before but a very harty and sincere conversion such as without all doubt will be found very acceptable to the highest Moreover he declared that about nine or ten dayes past he did intend to have gotten away secretly by the help spiritual of those with whom he had so long dealt And therefore that till now he dealt hypocritically But whereas they to fore were ever accustomed to threaten him Beggery a thing which he most hated and feared That now he careth not if he should have want yea he took it neither to be shame or sin to beg and that he now made more account of God his favour and life eternal then he doth of all transitory wealth and riches and to be entangled within the danger of these wicked spirits their snares with all Also he now perceived his great errour wherein he was of late when he would for an assured temporal maintenance have forsaken the dealing with the wicked and so more willingly would have followed these actions without repining Saying now that he is no perfect Christian who for money must be hired to forsake the Devil and his works c. And as for the issue of these actions he would never either doubt or mislike howsoever they fell out assuring himself That God would do all things best and for his honour c. Many other his sayings very glodly I omit thinking these sufficient here Δ. O Almighty eternal and most mercifull God we thank glorifie and praise thee O blessed and most glorious Trinity we will for ever Magnifie thy unspeakable providence favour Election and Conversion unto thee O Blessed Jesu we will for ever extol thy loving kindnesse and long suffering toward us and thy Triumphant proceeding against Satan and his Ministers for thy Elect sake O holy Ghost the directer into all truth and comforter of thy Elect confirm and establish our hearts with thy gracious and continual zeal and love of truth purity of life Charitable humility and constant patience to thy well-pleasing untill the end That after this life through the mercy of the father and Merits of our Lord Jesus Christ and thy charitable embracing of us we may for ever enjoy the heavenly Kingdom among the blessed Angels and all the dignified company of mankind Amen Amen Amen Munday Junii 11. Mane hora 7¼ Cracoviae Δ. After our prayers due and thanks to the Almighty for his great mercies and power shewed in the conversion of E. K. we stayed still attending some shew as we were accustomed to receive and among divers our short discourses of our faith hope patience constancy humility and other our duties requisite in this action and in the service of God E. K. of himself said these sentences worthy to be recorded as the evident token of his sound and faithfull turning and intent to cleave unto the Lord. 1. E. K. I acknowledge my sins have deserved that this seven years I should have no shew or sight of his good Creatures 2. E. K. If I should sit thus for seven years attending the pleasure of God I would be contented 3. E. K. I repent me nothing of that I have done in forsaking those I was wont to have to do withall c. E. K. In the stone nothing appeared all this while of our sitting here Δ. Nihil visible apparuit in Chrystallo sacrato praeter ipsius Chrystalli visibilem formam ut E. K. dixit Δ. Hora 11. we left off so we attended 3. hours and 3. quarters Δ. I will affirm nothing in this case but this my conjecture may be recorded The cause of the non-appearance the last Friday and now this Mounday may be this 1. That as we lost and refused three dayes assigned by our instructours to finish all in So now we shall call and request three dayes and have nothing as these two dayes it hath fall'n out and it is possible one day more we shall have the like non-appearance Or else 2. According to the premisses Onely three dayes before our journey shall be begun we shall have that delivered us which in the three last dayes we should have received c. Or else 3. That great Caveat before noted on Saturday Junii 2. last past may have some forewarning of this our patience to be used after our Conversion unto God The words then recorded are these This Action shall never come to passe untill there be no remembrance of wickednesse or Hell left amongst you And yet after for a time you
tasted of him in that he should come as a Saviour and in the seed of man So is the 〈◊〉 of this time Christ being ascended in the same Spirit But that Christ shall come in his glorisied body Triumphing against Satan and all his enemies Δ. So be it O Lord. Ave. ..... But that the words of the Prophesies may be fulfilled It is necessary that the Earth swarm and be glutted with her own fornication and idolatry which what it shall be the same spirit will open unto you Δ. Fiat voluntas Dei Ave. ..... That you may not onely be wise in forsaking the world and foreseeing the dangers of perdition But also preach the wonders of the same Christ and his great mercies which is to come and to appear in the cloudes with his body glorified The Lord said to Satan I will give thee power in the end over their bodies and thou shall be cast out into the fields and that for my names sake But my Vineyard and the fruit of my Harvest shalt thou not hinder Thus my brethren hath the Lord loved you Thus have the Treasures of the Heavens opened themselves unto you But your faith springeth not Δ. It shall when it pleaseth the Highest We beseech him to encrease our faith as shall be most for his honor and glory Ave. ..... But unto you it shall be revealled what shall come after Morrows after Dayes Weeks and Years And unto you it shall be delivered The Prophesie of the time to come which is twelve of the which you have but one Δ. God make us faithful true and discret servants Ave. ..... For God will shake this earth through a riddle and knock the vessels in pieces throw down the seats of the proud and establish himself a seat of quietnesse that neither the Sun may shine upon the unjust nor the garments be made of many pieces Δ. All shall be in unity unus pastor unumovile c. Ave. ..... Haste therefore and be gone as the Lord hath appointed you that you may be ready for him when he bringeth the sickle Purifie all the vessels of your house and gather more into it and when the Lord presseth he will give you wine abundantly And lo the forks are weary of their burdens But be diligent watchful and full of care for Satan himself is very busie with you After dinner I will visit you with instructions But O my Brethren be faithful and persevere for the same spirit that teacheth the Church teacheth you Δ. To the same Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son be all honor power glory and praise now and ever Amen Julii 2. After Noon Hora 1¼ Δ. Gloria Patri Filio Spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio nunc semper in saecula seculorum Amen E. K. Here he is now Δ. Nobis adsit qui cuncta creavit Ave. ..... What will you Δ. If it please you the solution of the former 8 questions first Δ. 1. As of the five Princes which held up the traine of the King Ave. ..... The knowledge of them helpeth not now Δ. 2. Secondly of the Trumpeter what it betokened Ave. ..... It hath no relation to these Tables Δ. 3. Of the letters in the Transversary I would know your will Ave. ..... They are as the other but for a peculiar practice Δ. 4. For Docepax and Tedoand referred diversly as I have noted What is the cause of this diversity Ave. ..... It was the fault of E. K. in reporting Δ. What is the very Truth Ave ..... Thou shalt be taught that when thou hast their Calls It belongeth to Nalvage his correction Δ. 5. As toncerning the Etymologies of these names of God we would be satisfied Ave. ..... God is a Spirit and is not able to be comprehended Δ. Some Notifying or Declaration no full comprehension I require Ave. .... It is no part of mans understanding They signifie all things and they signifie nothing Ave. .... Who can expresse Jehovah what it signifieth Deus significat ad id quod agit Δ. As for the form of our Petition or Invitation of the good Angels What sort should it be of Ave. .... A short and brief speech Δ. We beseech you to give us an example we would have a confidence it should be of more effect Ave. .... I may not do so E. K. And why Ave. .... Invocation proceedeth of the good will of man and of the heat and fervency of the spirit And therefore is prayer of such effect with God Δ. We beseech you shall we use one form to all Ave. .... Every one after a divers form Δ. If the minde do dictate or prompt a divers form you mean Ave. ..... I know not for I dwell not in the soul of man Δ. As concerning the diversity of certain words in these Tables and those of the portions of the Earth delivered by Nalvage What say you Ave. ..... The Tables be true Is it Aydropl or Andropl Ave. ..... Both names be true and of one signification I have delivered you the Tables so use them Δ. As concerning the Capital letters have I done well Ave. ..... You have easily corrected that and to good end for every letter and part of letter hath his signification Δ. I beseech you say somewhat of the N in Paraoan of which you said so far as that stretched should sink to hell Ave. ..... Every letter in Paraoan is a living fire but all of one quality and of one Creation But unto N is delivered a viol of Destruction according to that part that he is of Paraoan the Governour Δ. It may please you to name that Place City or Country under that N. Ave. ..... Ask Nalvage and he will tell you Δ. As concerning the wicked here Shall I call or summon them all as I do the good ones in the name of God Ave. ..... No man calleth upon the name of God in the wicked They are servants and vile slaves Δ. We call upon the name of Jesus in the expulsing of devils saying in the name of Jesus c. Ave. .... That In is against the wicked No just man calleth upon the name of God to allure the devil Δ. Then they are not to be named in the first summoning or invitation Ave. .... At no time to be called E. K. How then shall we proceed with them Ave. .... When the Earth lieth opened unto your eyes and when the Angels of Light shall offer the passages of the Earth unto the entrance of your senses chiefly of seeing Then shall you see the Treasures of the Earth as you go And the caves of the Hills shall not be unknown unto you Vnto these you may say Arise be gone Thou art of destruction and of the places of darknesse These are provided for the use of man So shalt thou use the wicked and no otherwise Δ. This is as
have not done so to our knowledges ..... Therefore shall you drink of a Cup that you would not but it shall not fall in these dayes but in the dayes to come Moreover E. K. The fire cometh out of his mouth as he speaketh ..... If you go it is if you go not it also shall be Δ. Make that dark speech plain for I need you not Δ. We were willed to go but with this condition that Laskie should make provision ..... I have not sealed this sin unto thee Δ. but yet I have measured out a plague and it shall light upon you all But unto Lasky I have sealed it and it shall be heavy E. K. Doth not A. L. use all the means he can for provision making ..... The time shall come when I am and will appear unto thee in a Vision and of seven Rods thou shalt chuse one unto you both I speak For I will not let passe my dishonour unpunished neither will I sell my name like an hireling Notwithstanding in the midst of my fury I will be mercifull unto you when you think I have forsaken you then shall the Rod break in pieces Δ. Lord deal with us as we have just cause to put our trust in thee not onely in the principal state of our salvation but also in this Action ..... You go I will not forsake you And what I have said that I have said And it is a living spirit and shall bear witnesse of it self For great is the God of Hosts in power and in all his works and words most just Δ. Lord is it thy will that we shall go before this A. L. toward Prage ..... If you tarry it is and if you go it shall be Δ. Lord make that plain unto us Thus sayeth the Lord if you tarry it is because I am which am strength and triumph against mine enemies and so against the enemies of those that put their trust in me And shall be because I am just and because it is For that I am I am and my spirit is justice and truth which before was is and shall be and after world without end Δ. Lord shew us the light of thy countenance and be not wrathfull against us any longer be a comforter unto us in our journey to be undertaken ..... Move me not for I am gone E. K. He is gone Δ. Misericordia Domini sit super nos nunc in sempiterna seculorum secula Amen ANNO 1584. On Wednesday the first day of August at afternoon hora 3. we entred on our journey toward Prage in the Kingdom of Beame whither we came on thursday sevenight after by three of the Clock that is exactly in eight dayes We came by Coach I E. K. and his brother and Edmond Hilton so that we came to Prage Augusti 9. by the new Calender but by the old July 30. two dayes before August the old Calender Miserere Nostri Deus Noster neque in eternum irascaris nobis PRAGE 1584. Augusti 15. Wednesday we began on the day of the assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary in the excellent little Stove or Study of D. Hageck his house lent me by Bethlem in old Prage Which Study seemed in times past Anno 1518. to have been the Study of some Student or A skilfull of the holy stone a name was in divers places of the Study noted in letters of Gold and Silver Simon Baccalaureus Pragensis and among other things manifold written very fairly in the Study and very many Hierogliphical Notes Philosophical in Birds Fishes Flowrs Fruits Leaves and six Vessels as for the Philosophers works these verses were over the door Immortale Decus par gloriaque illi debentur Cujus ab ingenio est discolor hic paries And of the Philosophers work on the South-side of the Study in three lines uppermost was this written Candida si rubeo mulier nupta sit marito Mox complectuntur Complexa concipiuntur Per se solvuntur per se quandoque perficiuntur Vt duo que fuerant unum in corpore fiant Sunt duae res primo Sol cum Luna tamen in imo Confice videbis fit ab hiis lapis quoque Rebus Lunae potentatu peregit Sol Rebis actu Sol adit Lunam per medium rem facit unam Sol tendit velum transit per ecliptica Coelum Currit ubi Luna recurrit hunc denuo sublima Vt sibi lux detur in sole quae retinetur Nec abiit vere sed vult ipst commanere illustrans certe defunctum corpus aperte Si Rebus scires quid esset tu reperires Haec ars est cara brevis levis atque rara Ars nostra est Ludus puero labor mulierum scitote omnes filii artis hujus quod nemo potest colligere fructus nostri Elixiris nisi per introitum nostri lapidis Elementati etsi aliam viam quaerit viam nunquam intrabit nec attinget Rubigo est Opus quod fit ex solo auro dum intraverit in suam humiditatem And so it ended MYSTERIORUM PRAGENSIUM Liber Primus Caesareusque Anno 1584. Stylo Novo Augusti 15. incoeptus ad Omnipotentis Dei Laudem Honorem Gloriam Amen Δ. FIeri potest quod anni 1588 aliorum supputatio initium suum habent ab ipsa die Passionis Christi vel Ascensionis in Caelum Atque hac 〈◊〉 33 vel 34. anni plures considerari debent quia tot annorum Christus erat tempore suae passionis vel ascensionis Addas igitur annis 1588 34. inde emergunt anni 1622. acqueiste numerus propius accedit ad tempus annorum diluvii Arcae cujus simisitudinem fore circa secundum Christi adventum Scripturae docent Vel cum post creatum Adamum Anno Mund. 1655 Diluvium Aquae omnia deleverit viventia Post Christi nostri Adami spiritualis restitutionem in Caelum Anno 1655 qui erit anno 1688. expectamus Diluvium ignis quo omnia sunt Immutanda vel Charitatis ardoris Christiani magnum futurum specimen Non faciet Dominus DEVS verbum nisi revelaverit Secretum suum ad servos suos prophetas Leo rugiet quis non timebit Dominus Deus loquucus est Quis non prophetabit Amos Cap. 3. B. Nihil mali invenimus in homine isto Quid si spiritus locutus est ei aut Angelus Act. Apost Cap. 23. C. Dico enim vobis quod multi Prophetae Reges voluerunt videre quae vos videtis non viderunt audire quae auditis non audierunt Lucae 10. E. Matthaei 13. B. Charissimi nolite omni Spiritui credere Sed probate Spiritus si ex Deo sint quoniam multi pseudoprophetae exierunt in mundum In hoc cognoscitur Spiritus Dei. Omnis Spiritus qui confitetur Jesum Christum in carne venisse ex Deo est c. Johannes Epistola 1. Cap. 4. A. Quisquis confessus fuerit quoniam Jesus
est filius Dei Deus in eo manet ipse in Deo c. Cap. eodem C. Paulus ad Corinthios Epistola 1 Cap. 1. b. Gratias ago Deo meo semper pro vobis in gratia Dei quae data est vobis in Christo Jesu quod in omnibus divites facti estis in illo in omni verbo omni scientia sicut testimonium Christi confirmatum est in vobis ita ut nihil vobis desit in ulla gracia Expectantibus revelationem Domini nostri Jesu Christi qui confirmabit vos usque in finem sine crimine in die Adventus domini nostri Jesu Christi Fidelis Deus per quem vocati estis in Societatem Filii ejus Jesu Christi Domini nostri c. Δ. Noto Revelationem adventum Christi secundum deinde confirmationem quae respicit alium adhuc finem temporis unde de Regno Christi hic in terris secundum Joannis Apocalypsim videri possit hic locus aliquem praebere gustum c. Paulus ad Corinthios Epist. 1 cap. 1. D. Quae stulta sunt mundi elegit Deus ut confundat sapientes infirma mundi elegit Deus nt confundat fortia ignobilia mundi contemptibilia elegit Deus ea quae non sunt ut ea quae sunt destrueret ut non glorietur omnis caro in conspectu ejus Ex ipso autem vos estis in Christo Jesu qui factus est nobis sapientia à Deo Justicia Sanctificatio Redemptio Ut quemadmodum scriptum est Qui gloriatur in Domino glorietur Paulus ad Corinthios Epist. 1. cap. 2. C. Nobis autem revelat Dens per Spiritum suum Spiritus enim omnia scrutatur etiam profunda Dei c. Vide praecedentia sequentia in eodem capite Pragae Prima Actio Anno 1584. Wedensday Augusti 15. Mane horam circiter 9. Δ. We thanked God for his safe bringing us hither to the place appointed by him We desired him to direct us as the rest of our Action requireth And thirdly for the Book with silver leaves to be prepared we required instruction as we were promised Anon after E. K. his looking into the Shew-stone he said I see a Garland of white Rose-buds about the border of the Stone They be well opened but not full out Δ. The great mercies of God be upon us and we beseech him to increase our faith in him according to his well liking E. K. Amen E. K. But while I consider these buds better they seem rather to be white Lillies Δ. The eternal God of his infinite mercies wipe away our blacknesse and sins and make us pure and whiter than Snow E. K. They are 72 in number seeming with their heads alternatim one to bend or hang toward me and another toward you They seem also to move circularly toward the East but very slowly In the middest of this Circle appeareth a little fire of the colour of yern hot ready to melt from which fire to every one of the said lillies is a fiery beam extended which beam toward the end is of more whitish fiery colour than it is near the center A voice ... E. K. A voice cometh shouting out from the Lillies saying Holy Holy Holy and all the lillies are become on fire and seem to tumble into that fire And now they appear again distinctly as before And the fire remained in the center still and the emanation of beams came from it still to the foresaid lilly buds E. K. I hear a sound as though it were of many waters poured or streaming down in the clifts of great Rocks and Mountains The noise is marvellous great which I hear coming through the Stone as it were of a thousand water-mills going together A voice ..... Est. Another voice ..... Seemeth to pray over quo modo est A voice ..... Male in summo mensuratum est E. K. I hear a great roaring as if it were out of a Cloud over ones head most perfectly like a thunder Another voice ..... The Seal is broken Another ..... Poure out the sixth Violl that the earth may know her self Viola Sexta These are the dayes of wo that are spoken of E. K. Now I see beyond like a Furnace-mouth as big as 4 or 5 Gates of a City It seemeth to be a quarter of a mile off out of the Furnace-mouth seemeth a marvellous smoke or smother to come By it seemeth to be a great Lake of pitch and it playeth or simpreth as water doth when it beginneth to seethe There standeth by the pit a white man in a white garment tucked up his face is marvellous fair he saith very loud A white spiritual Creature ..... Ascend E. K. Now there cometh out of the Lake a thing like a Lion in the hinder parts and his fore part hath many heads of divers fashions and all upon one trunk of a neck He hath like feathers on his neek He hath 7 heads Three on one side and three on another and one in the middle which branch from the neck is longer than the other and lieth backward to his taile-ward The white man giveth him a bloody Sword and he taketh it in his forefoot The white man tyeth this Monster his 4 legs with a chain that he cannot go but as one shackled or fettred Now he giveth the Monster a great hammer with a seal at that end where the hammer striketh and the other is fashioned like a hatchet The white man said ..... A horrible and terrible beast ..... E. K. This the white man said with a loud cry A voice out of the little fire ..... Seal him for two years of the Seven For so long is his power The Stars with the Earth even to the third part are given unto thee The fourth part thou shalt leave untouched E. K. The white man taketh the hammer and striketh him in the forehead of that head which is in the middle and lieth down backward toward his taile E. K. Now all this vision is vanished away The Stone is clear E. K. Now Madimi appeareth and she seemeth to be bigger than she was Madimi ..... The blessing of God the Father the Son and in the Father and the Son of the Holy Ghost in power and comfort rest upon you take hold of you and dwell with you that you may be apt to receive the comfort of my childishnesse and the reward of such Innocents as my voice beareth witnesse of You both the Spirit of God salute you which alwayes comforteth the Just and is the strength and stay of such as are Elected of whom it is said Mittam illis Angelum in Adjutorium Δ. Are you Madimi in the name of Jesus that I may so note of you Mad. ..... I am Madimi and of that order wherein the wonders of God are wrought with power with you as my words are with my self as my creation is Lo as I
have often promised you so in the time of your necessity and grief I visit you Δ. Thanks be to the Highest Mad. ..... Not as the friends of the world do but as a comforting spirit exalting the servants of God and cherishing them with celestial food But my mother is at hand which openeth unto thee the will of God Believe me many are the woes of the world and great are the sorrows that are to come For the Lord prepareth his Rain-bow and the witnesses of his account and will appear in the heavens to finish all things and the time is not long Blessed are those that believe for faith shall flee from the Earth and her dwelling places shall be in caves and unknown mountains and in parts of the Earth which the Lord hath kept secret for such as shall triumph and rejoyce in the Judgement to come 1. Wo be to women great with child for they shall bring forth Monsters 2. Wo be unto the Kings of the Earth for they shall be beaten in a Mortar 3. Wo be unto such as paint themselves and are like unto the Prince of pride for they shall drink the blood of their neighbours and of their own children 4. Wo be unto the false preachers yea seven woes be unto them for they are the teeth of the Beast He that hath ears let him hear 5. Wo be unto the Virgins of the Earth for they shall disdain their virginity and they shall become Concubius for Satan and despise the God of Righteousnesse 6. 〈◊〉 unto the Merchants of the earth for they are become abominable 〈◊〉 they are the earth and the 〈◊〉 meat of Kings But they are foolish 〈◊〉 they shall fall into the 〈◊〉 that they have digged for others 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be vnto the books os the earth for they are corrupted and are become a wrasting stock and firebrand to the conscience Stay a season for my mother cometh Δ. We read over the premisses and so conferred of the verity and weight of them And all 〈◊〉 while Madimi stood still in E. K. his sight as E K. told me But because we were 〈◊〉 to stay I moved no question but 〈◊〉 to have some understanding how my wife and children at Craecovia did Hereupon Madimi said as followeth Mad. ..... Hear what I say unto thee Δ. The King of darknesse whetteth his teeth against thee and 〈◊〉 with great rage to overwhelm the world upon thee And he seeketh the destruction of thy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and thirdly thy overthrow The life of thy Children yea he tempteth thy wise with 〈◊〉 and to be 〈◊〉 into her self Δ. Why with despair ..... But his lips are sealed and his claws made dull that when he would bite he cannot And where he 〈◊〉 the bloud follow to not But hear what thy friend sayeth unto thee Both in her self and by him that moveth her to speak As thou art the servant of the God of victory so shalt thou 〈◊〉 in the God of stretchforth and Conquer Δ. Madzilodarp Thy wife thy children thy servants and more then that such as favour thee 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of thy house are under the protection and defence of such as are of power against whom neither the rage of such as raign neither the fury of Authority though it hath the help of Satan can prevail For why God hath care over thee But thy faith is sowewhat lower Take heed of Satan he will 〈◊〉 himself unto thee But beware of him For sin keepeth back the power of God which is oftentimes deferred for another season Yea even for the wickednesse of one Soul Lasky I look for but I see not 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 my eyes after him and cannot finde him 〈◊〉 he hath 〈◊〉 himself behinde some Mountain or is creft into a Cave for he appeareth not Δ. I beseech you what is the cause thereof Is he not gone from Cracovia Mad. ..... Sin is the greatest Mountain and he rejoyceth when he pleaseth himself and in the 〈◊〉 of his flesh Crecpeth into a Cave from us Lo I look for him and cannot see him yet see all the world over It is a sign that God is not with him Δ. I beseech you is he not gone from Cracovia yet Mad. ..... I tell thee I see him not I can say nothing of him Δ. Lord our coming hither was to come with him Mad. ..... Therefore brought I thee hither that thou shouldst not tarry with him Knowest thou not that God is marvellous in his works Hast thou not heard of his secret judgements If thou hast Think he hath care over thee For also thy wife and children and the rest of thy houshold must be moved hither Δ. When I beseech you Mad. ..... Let that be my charge to answer thee E. K. Now here appeareth a little fire like the same which appeared before but it hath no beams from it as it had before Mad. ..... Hic haec est Mater mea E. K. Pointing to the fire E. K. She falleth down on her face prostrate Now she riseth again This fire entreth into her mouth she is waxen of higher stature then she was she hath now three faces Δ. Now it is the vertue of the Trinity in her so represented Mad. ..... I. And I have a few things to say and I say E. K. I hear a marvellous noise as of many Mountains falling Mad. ..... Arise and believe The time is come that of the foolish I will make the wise And of such as are sinfull men my anointed if they encline their ear unto my voyce E. K. The noyse is marvellous And which of the mouths doth speak I cannot discern Mad. ..... First thou shalt write unto Rodulphus as I shall enspire thee Then shalt thou go unto him saying That the Angel of the Lord hath appeared unto thee E. K. A great noyse still And rebuketh him for his sins I never heard any such noyse it is as if half the world were rushing down an hill Mad. ..... If he hear thee Then say unto him He shall triumph Fear thee not If he hear thee not Say that The Lord the God that made heaven and earth under 〈◊〉 he 〈◊〉 and hath his spirit putteth his soot against his breast E. K. A great noyse still And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from his seat Lo this I swear unto thee I will do If he forskae his wickednesse and turn unto me His seat shall be the greatest that ever was and the Devil shall become his prisoner E. K. There came great flashes of fire out of her and so out of the stone and suddenly she was in her former shape again Δ. In the name of Jesus Mad. ..... Where this voyce entreth no man hath to say For it is the beginning so it is likewise the end Therefore enquire not any more now but cease For this is the marvellous beginning of this
potentissimo Principi ac Domino Domino Rudolpho Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperatori semper Augusto ac Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae c. Regi Archiduci Austriae Duci Burgundiae Stiriae Carinthiae c. Comiti Tyrolis c. Domino meo clementissimo Pragae An. 1584. Augusti 17. Caesareae Majestis Vestrae Humillimus fidelissimus Clientulus Joannes Dee Monday †Pragae Augusti 20. Mane circa horam 7. Δ. Precibus ad Deum fusis ex more nostro c. 1. I propounded If the letter written for Rodolphus were as it should be 2. Secondly because we were willed to invite the good Angels for the book writting I asked how we should invite them 3. As concerning our wives and my familly sending for I required when that should be done Δ. Quickly apparition was made E. K. Here is Vriel Δ. Welcome be the light of the Highest VRIEL ..... Wo be unto the world for her light is taken away Wo wo be unto man for the eye of light hath for saken him Wo wo be to the understanding of man for it is led out with a threefold spirit the spirit of errour and ignorance And wo be unto such as believe not the glorious and supereminent light of this Testimony for they are not written with the life neither shall their portion be with the living Thus saith he that is a mere stone which sitteth between the seat of light and darknesse whose wings are great and more than mighty wherewith he gathereth the Stars and the powers that hang upon the firmament of the first and lesser light placing them and powering them in the Spirit of Truth and through his own power the power of the word whereby all things are and are comprehended in that he is as well in the heavens of Glory Chastity and Message as also in places unknown to us Behold those that dig into Nature with dull Mattocks and dull Spades are such as of every congeled substance can imagin but not judge are foolish and of the world whose imaginations are become the instruments of vanity and the piercers of him which is the father of ignorance Wo be unto them for their disputations and doctrines are dogma's and dull Wo wo unto them for they are such as please themselves and are become fathers to many lewd children of whom it is written They are become stiff-necked and proud and the followers of their father Therefore have I gathered my self together and am hidden from them because they are proud and haters of innocency These teach not unto you a doctrine neither are you partakers of their Bankets for the Spirit of God is plain pure and most perfect These breath not upon you neither are the Ornaments of your Garlands enterlaced by these But by him are you lifted up that is the God of Justice and the Discloser of his own secrets and the headlong drawer of things to an end Therefore believe and dream not with the world For the world shall perish and all her adherents and shall be cast into the pit of wo everlasting Read the Scriptures and understand them but wrast them not with the wicked Look into the simplicity and nakednesse of God his Promise View the innocency of some that received them And let not the wickednesse of those that the Lord made vertuous go out of your remembrance But so Triumpheth true power so gathereth he himself together to discomfort the Serpent Of the lightest he maketh the heaviest and of the weakest the strongest And in the weakest vessels worketh he his mercy And why Behold lest the world in her proud imaginations in the ornaments of her pearls and most pretious wits should brag saying I can compare with the Lord. Hear my voice for it is of God The world bringeth forth no good thing neither are the doings of man accepted but where the spirit of humility dwelleth Out of the depth of darknesse hath God made light And lo the light is great and the darknesse comprehendeth it not So in the weakest will he be exalted The Spirit that speaketh unto you is he that hath a Tower to build a strong Tower and a mighty yea such a one as hath not been from the beginning No not from the beginning Great is the foundation thereof for it is of Iron But greater are her walls for they are of Diamond Most great are her Turrets for they are the seven Heads that behold judge and gather And they are made of Truth the Spirit of Eternity Vnto the laying of every stone are you made privy And for this Tower are you provided 1. For lo the first hath appeared and shewed himself mightily 2. And the second hath redeemed and overcome Satan 3. And lo the third appeareth and shall visibly shew the power of God to all Nations For Now cometh the Desolation of the World And the fall of her pride And this is the last Rod that measureth and shall be broken For it is said Now will I hear you from under the Altar Now will I revenge the blood of your brethren O you ignorant and of weak faith Know you not the times that are to come O you that spit out the meat of comfort yea when it is put lovingly into your mouths Why are you sorrowfull Why rejoyce you not that the God of Justice is girded and hath whetted his sword upon a thousand thousand Mountains of fire Why laugh you not the world to scorn and deride her fornication weep not upon her for she is accursed Neither wonder at her for she will be more wonderful You have received this Doctrine in Chambers and in secret places But it shall stand in the great City and upon 7 Hills and shall establish her self in truth Purifie the walls and sweep out the dust and cobwebs the works of the venemous that it may be cast into the River and brought into no remembrance Yea it shall sit in Josaphat in Judgement against the wicked and shall become a fire engendred in the cave of Thunders Therefore When you are commanded lift up your heads and fear not for whom the Heavens shall fight But in your selves be patient and continue to the end That your Crowns may exceed the Garlands of the Earth Thus saith the Lord Lo I have promised thee that my Angel shall visit thee And so it shall be But if I now visit thee Thus will the world say hereafter Lo he hath fained a Doctrine for himself Lo he excelleth in subtilty When I gave my laws they were not secret neither was the place unsanctified When the Comforter cometh girdeth himself against the son of wickednesse Then must you be known and seen unto the Earth But I will give thee the choice Chuse therefore whether thou wilt banket Now because I have promised thee Or tarry till I see the time more convenient For lo if Rodolph hearken unto my voice He shall wonder
his head and into the street he hasted with his brothers Rapier drawn and challenged Alexander to fight But Alexander went from him and said Nolo 〈◊〉 Kelleie Nolo Hereupon E. K. took up a stone and threw after him as after a dog and so came into the house again in a most furious rage for that he might not fight with Alexander The rage and fury was so great in words and gestures as might plainly prove that the wicked enemy sought either E. K. his own destroying of himself or of me or his brother c. This may suffice to notifie the mighty temptation and vehement working of the subtile spiritual enemy Satan wherewith God suffered E. K. to be tempted and almost overcome to my great grief discomfort and most great discredit if it should as the truth was have come to the Emperours understanding except he had known me well c. I was in great doubt how God would take this offence and devised with my self how I might with honesty be aleared from the shame and danger that might arise if these two should fight c. At the least it would crosse all good hope here with the Emperour c. for a time till God redressed it After I had brought E. K. to some quietnesse by yeilding much to his humour c. and saying little not long after came my messager from my wise at Cracovia and Hugh my servant with him to my great comfort through her letters and the full satisfying of me by Hugh my servant his knowledge farther than conveniently could be written About 2 of the clock after Noon came this letter to me of the Emperour his sending for me Nobilis Praeclarissiméque Domine Domine observandissime CAEsar jam jam significavit Domino Legato Hispaniarum Hero meo ut Dominationem vestram ad se evocaret ad horam secundam qua eam audire cuperet Dominatio vestra si ad dictam horam venire poterit accedet statim Dominum Octavium Spinolam qui est Majestati suae Caesareae à Stabulis Cubiculis Is enim eam ad Majestatem suam introducet Quod reliquum est me D. vestrae quam officiosissimè etiam atque 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dominationis vestrae 〈◊〉 Arnoldus Vander Boxe Hereupon I went straight up to the Castle and in the Ritter-Stove or Guard-Chamber I stayed a little in the mean space I sent Emericus to see what was of the clock and the Chamberlain Octavius Spinola spied him out of the Emperours Chamber window and called him who came up to me and by that time was the Chamberlain come out to me and by Emericus he understood that I was the man the Emperour waited for He came to me very curteously told me of the Emperours desire to see me and to speak with me So he returned to the Emperour into the privy Chamber and came out again for me and led me by the skirt of the Gown through the Dining-Chamber and the Privy Chamber where the Emperour sat at a Table with a great Chest and Standish of Silver before him my Monas and Letters by him c. I came toward him with due reverence of three cursies who shewed me a gracious and chearful countenance Then I craved pardon at his Majesties hand for my boldnesse to send his Majesty a Letter and the Monas Hieroglyphica dedicated to his father But I did it of sincere and entire good will I bare to his father Maximilian and also unto his Majesty and that the rather because I had good proof of the favour which Almighty God beareth unto his Majesty He then thanked me for his fathers Book and did affirm that he believed me that I was affectionate unto his Highnesse And of my estemation with the learned of the world he had heard by the Spanish Embassadour and also of my zealous mind towards his grace And commended the Book 〈◊〉 but said that it was too hard for his Majesties capcity and added that the Spanish Embassadour told him that I had somewhat to say unto him Quod esset pro sua utilitate I answered So I have and withal looking back whether any man were in the Chamber or no I found that we were alone Hereupon I began to declare that All my life time I had spent in learning but for this sorty years continually in sundry manners and in divers Countries with great pain care and cost I had from degree to degree sought to 〈◊〉 the best knowledge that man might attain unto in the world And I found at lengh that neither any man living nor any Book I could yet meet withal was able to teach me those truths I desired and longed for And therefore I concluded with my self to make intercession and prayer to the giver of wisdom and all good things to send me such wisdom as I might know the natures of his creatures and also enjoy means to use them to his honour and glory And in this purpose made divers assayes and at length it pleased God to send me his 〈◊〉 whereby I am assured of his merciful hearing of my long fervent constant and 〈◊〉 prayer in the cause before specified And that His holy Angels for these two years and a half have used to inform me and have finished such works in my hands to be seen as no mans heart could have wished for so much yea they have brought me a Stone of that value that no earthly Kingdom is of that worthinesse as to be compared to the vertue or dignity thereof c. And that these things be true I protested and took to witnesse the God of Heaven and Earth by whose Commandment I am now before your Majesty said I and have a message from him to say unto you and that is this The Angel of the Lord hath appeared to me and rebuketh you for your 〈◊〉 If you will hear me and believe me you shall Triumph If you will not hear me The Lord the God that made Heaven and Earth under whom you breath and have your spirit putteth his foot against your breast and will throw you headlong down from your seat Moreover the Lord hath made this Covenant with me by oath that he will do and perform If you will forsake your wickednesse and turn unto him your Seat shall be the greatest that ever was and the Devil shall become your prisoner Which Devil I did conjecture to be the Great Turk said I This my Commission is from God I feigne nothing neither am I an Hypocrite an Ambitious man or doting or dreaming in this Cause If I speak otherwise then I have just cause I forsake my salvation said I. The Emperour said he did believe me and said that he thought I loved him unfaignedly and said that I should not need so earnest protestations and would not willingly have had me to kneel so often as I did Farther I said His Majesty was to see and understand nakedly
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
But I say give ear unto my words For I will sift the dust and finde out the Pearle that of a long time hath lyen trodden under the feet I will come again E. K. He is gone Δ. We read over the premisses and so expected the rest E. K. He is again here Uriel ..... Now let us joyn these things together All flesh offendeth and is a lyar Who therefore shall be saved or escape eternal damnation He it is I sa that when he hath lyed and spoken against the truth doth not frowardly drown'd and keep down his sin in silence For lying meriteth the vengeance of the Trinity But he that is wilfully froward sealeth up his own damnation For this cause my brethre and to the intent that the mercies of God might alwayes be ready for sinners hath he provided the light and comfort of his spirit left as a continual workman in the Church and spouse of Christ. I teach you briefly that he whosoever opening his mouth against the spirit of truth and with wilfull frowardnesse continueth in his lying without reconciliation to the Church sinneth against the holy Ghost and shall be damned eternally I come again E. K. He is gone E. K. He is here again Uriel ..... Be now therefore admonished I say be warned And considering you be sinners acknowledge your offences least in the end your sin be against the holy Ghost and so not to be forgiven But herein they erre with you that expound the Scriptures saying that man sinneth and cannot be forgiven because he sinneth against the holy Ghost I teach you my brethren that there is no sin against God but it is against the holy Ghost If so be in the end it be shut up with wilfull silence Whensoever therefore you have offended acknowledge I say your sins before God and his Angels That God may forgive you and the Angels bear witnesse of your forgivenesse and shut not up your sins in froward silence If thou commit adultry if thou blaspheme the name of God if thou be a lyar yea if thou speak against the truth yea if thou say there is no God as the foolish do Despair not saying I have sinned against the holy Ghost because I am a sinner and a blasphemer of the name of God because I have spoken and opened my mouth against the spirit of truth But go unto the Church which is governed by the spirit of God and there with hearty and open confession disclose and make plain thy offences that the holy Ghost may bear witnesse in the spouse and Church of Christ That thou hast not sinned against him to eternal death Because thou art not drowned in froward silence For although God bear witnesse of repentance Although he hear and open his ears yet consider also he hath hands and must untye those bonds wherewith you are bound What are the hands of God but his spirit wherewith he maketh and created all things Therefore when thou hast cried out and art sorry endeavour thy self also to be lifted up by the hands of God Learn a similitude in Christ which signifying the power of his Church commanded the offender to go and wash himself and so he was whole I speak this for thy E.K. instruction I say also unto thee E.K. Go and wash thy self For thou art a lyar thou art a drunkard And therefore thou art a sinner And if thou persevere and shadow thy sins with wilfull silence frowardly then sealest thou thy self with the second brand and canst not be forgiven because thou sinnest against the Ghost Ananias fell down at the feet of Peter not onely for that he lyed but because after his offence he was wilfully silent Here thou mayest consider the greatnesse of God his mysteries and secrets of his will and of favour that he stretcheth out unto thee in mercy for thou art a Childe and must ascend and must become a man The rest after you are refreshed Δ. We went to Dinner to our Host his house Δ. Thanks honour glory and praise be unto the Almighty Trinity now and ever Amen Δ. After we had been at Dinner they read over the premisses and considered them quietly E. K. Here he is Δ. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the highest to whom be all honour and glory Amen Uriel ..... Lo Lo Lo I sa which of you hath an eye that seeth not no the world the vanity and folly of worldlings and such as are choked with the mildew of vanity and worldly promotion For thus sayeth the Lord wherein could I shew my self more either unto this age or unto this Emperour then with rebuking him for his sins from Heaven Who is able to promise more or to perform assureder then I which lighten and make all things Yet they believe not 〈◊〉 they rejoyce in their own folly and despise me yea because they despise thee whom I have sent with my word unto them Δ. Is despised of Rud and Curtz E. K. Well thus sayeth the Lord they have despised their own Garlands and have trodden their food under feet They have rent their Robes in pieces and have cast them into the waves They are become masterlisse Dogs for I have forsaken them And lo Rodolph I will scatter thy bones and thy head shall be devided in many pieces I will bring in thy enemies over all thy Kingdoms and for thy sake shall many thousands perish He also that thinketh himself wise if he dye a natural death then say I am not neither that I live with my people But because thou hast done that which I commanded thee and hast not forgot my name Lo I will plant thee my self and thou shalt grow and out of thee shall spring a mighty and a terrible sword whose Hilts shall be as the Carbuncle and edge like unto the sting of a Dragon and I will not suffer thee to fall neither shall thine enemies ride upon thee Truely truely thou shalt know I am with thee But be patient for Satan hunteth hard after thee Thou shalt have alwayes a * prick even unto thy last grave But therein shall thy faith be exalted and thy reward great ..... I come again E. K. He is gone E. K. Here he is again Uriel ..... Lo for thy labour I will reward thee And so it shall be Behold I had determined to have rooted out the English people to have made a wildernesse and desart of it to have filled it with many strange people and to have tied the sword to it perpetually Δ. This is no contradiction for thus this wildernesse and filling is to be understood But Δ. The filling of it with strangers should have been for the conquest and in a manner razing or defacing of all Cities Towns and Castles and so to have brought it to a wildernesse and desart But Lo I will give thee that land onely for thy sake it shall not
shall possesse the reward of Fornicators and 〈◊〉 Therefore seek not to feed of such food as the holy and blessed messengers and Ministers of the God of Hosts and glory do taste of and are comforted for they are the spirits of truth and understanding such as cleave unto their God and fight against the abominations and horrible blasphemies of the world and her adherents which because you set your selves against the shall keep and close up the brightnesse and obscurity of each Soul from you that 〈◊〉 ignorance may be greater and your darknesse 〈◊〉 and that you may return without light to the Barathrum of ignorance where pride self-love and the Children of vanity have their hubitation Then peradventure will you say within your selves There be other doors there be other woods yea there be other wayes let us therefore seek out them But behold I will shut up from you all Elemental Vigor So that the Fountains of coagulation shall be dried when you seek them and the natural nourishment and food of parts that dwell in one proportion shall hide themselves and be asleep when you seck them yea in the lowest I will place a threefold door-bar stronger then a Rock of yearn which shall stand between your eyes and knowledge and you shall not see for peradventure you may say in your selves Behold there is a science known yea there is a conjunction of Δ equal qualities opening unto us the 〈◊〉 of comfort in infirmities that is not so O you foolish for neither here nor there shall you finde the Lord if you follow the steps and defiled wayes that the world teacheth you For I said of you Lo I will place you against the world that my name may be magnified and the world shall hate you for my sake Δ. O Lord be mercifull unto us Deal O Lord with us as I have put my trust in thee Turn away thy wrath O God and visit us in mercy O God O Lord what grievous sayings are these Gabriel ..... Trouble Δ thou not thy heart but hear the voyce of me Gabriel the man of God I am the true medecine of such as put their trust in the God of Hosts and in his son Christ which is the Lamb of life and the comfort of his father which give unto those that thirst the true medecine of comfort and consolation neither shall God forsake thee neither shall thy Soul be deceived But it behoveth these things to be spoken that sin might be corrected and the name of him that sent us magnified Δ. In nomine Dei loquitur qui per omnes Angelos loquitur licet enim Vriel dixerit vel alius tamen Deus semper loquitur Gabriel Hear my voice as I said unto thee so will I place thee here And from hence thou shalt have science and understanding and thou shalt be favourable in the eyes of him that I favour not that my glorie might be exalted in him and against his childishnesse Yet I will be mercifull to him yet if he hear me E. L. ..... Vnto thee E. K. I say O thou that art a worldling I will stir up friends amongst you and I will fill thy hands with that thou desirest But that thou receivest in the one I will pluck back in the other that when thou wouldest be wise thou shalt not and when thou wouldest see thou shalt not Δ. E. K. Was very much offended at these sharp words c. and would have left off c. Uriel ..... Inobediens es castigatione dignus Gabr. ..... As for the vertue of the holy spirit spoken of the gift of medecine and healing which you call Physic Alas you know not Insani sunt omnes fatui For Physick is in very deed the true and perfect science of the natural combination and proportion of known parts answering in graduation real to one principal and defined is therefore above the capacity of such as are worldlings and do hunt after money more then the truth of Gods spirit Definitie Medicina Medicina est vera perfect a scientia naturalis combinati 〈◊〉 proportionis partium 〈◊〉 debito 〈◊〉 respendentium in graduatione reali ad 〈◊〉 principale desiaitum esse Uriel as a witnesse standing by But lo light standeth by me and my words are medicine and whatsoever I speak light beareth witnesse of me Therefore are my words true ..... Have patience awhile Δ. He disappeared Δ. We examined the definition of Physick to be a very apt answering both to the Anatomical natures of man or any patient and also of the Herb or simple that is medicinal c. Δ. He came again and proceeded Gab. .... Which consisteth of two parts the knowledge of coelestial radiation the cause of 1 combining and of Elemental vigor the stay and cause of 2 proportion The first and coelestial is threefold that is to say from God from the Angels from mans Soul The second that is to say Elementa is the knowledge of the star 1 coagulating of the 2 pabula of the parts nourished of the 3 conjunction of like qualities Here is the true Art of Physick This second is threefold After a while I come again Δ. He is come again and proceeded Gab. ..... Go to Δ. In the name of Jesus Gab. ..... Then you are diseased you are sick you must have a Physitian why then your Physitian must be such as hath this Science to judge your disease Whether for sin it come from God and so by prayer to be cured Or from the Angels as the Ministers of Gods Justice generally for desert or for reproof Or from the soul of man as from the chief life of the body whose infection radically and by the influence of proportions immediate hidden from man but known unto us is called with us Mazah with you Impietas These are the first three and Magicall Causes The other three are Elementall 1. Either by the star that is cause of coagulation and imbibing of mans sperm in the femine blood without the which it could not 2. The other that is the second through infection of meates which are divers wherewith the thing is and continueth which in their kinds are many 3. The last by conjunction or mixture which is the secret property that draweth infection from man to man These if you know for he is no Physitian if he know them not how they are and live and are joyned together in their proportions and also when they exceed or are diminished in that they are you shall be able to bring them to their proper being wherein they are ratified and rejoyce Δ. He was away a quarter of an hour Gab. ..... Lo these are seeds and foundations and here I have according to my property touched the least of my strings for you If now you intend to excell the Physitians of the Earth and to
wayes you have been advanced by him more then your brothers or sisters have bin The first in the visitation 〈◊〉 he hath comforted you and exalted you above the worldlings of his good pure and just Ministers of eternity and light Secondly in that with his own hand yea with the beck of his own eye beyond the ministry of Angels he hath divers wayes protected you defended you yea and snatched you from imminent and violent envy and prepared destruction of Satan at home abroad and diverse other wayes secret and not to be opened Lastly that by their meanes and ministry which are his good Angels and minister unto him he hath guarded you from the wickednesse of your own Country and hath brought you ready to place you into the lap of a Virgin with whom if you take part you shall ascend into that Hierusalem which shall descend and there live for ever Therefore ought you above all men to lift up the horn of the Lord and to blow his praises abroad Therefore ought you when others are full of idlenesse the dalliances of sinne to humble your self upon the earth before the Lord and to praise his Name Therefore ought you though all flesh forsook the Lord and cried out against his anointed to stand stifly against the malice of the hills and to be without fear O my brethren therefore ought you in very dee to shake off your wickednesse and to cleave before the Lor unto the innocency of Angels delighting in the one as an eternal food despising the other as a fire-brand for Hell-fire and the wicked Δ O Lord Velle adest nobis ast absque tuo singulari favore auxilio non possumus perficere quod ita debemus praestare Igitur Deus Lo behold your humility is not you are sealed to the World and according to the World measure the Lord Therefore with the World shall you be judged Therefore shall the Lord sit in judgment against you Δ O Lord what prevaileth us that we are are born or what prevaileth us that we have heard of the mysteries and promises most merciful of the highest as concerning our Election if the Lord will not help us in our great frailty and misery where shall we become on the face of the earth c. ..... Hear me Fret not in Spirit for it is not in thee Δ E. K. Now a flame of fire flasheth in my face ..... O yee of little faith O yee of little faith O yee of little faith I have gathered you together as Prophets But you flie from me If I had known or foreseen that to sit on the seat of Kings had been meet for you to have had habitation or dwelling with the crafty Counsellors of the Earth would have made you fit for me If I had seen that pride of the loathsome heaps of money ill gathered together could have sanctified you before me Then could I have lifted you up placed you amongst the worldly wise or opened unto you the lowth of the Earth But I provided you against Kings against Counsellors against the Governours of the World to open my judgments and to bear witnesse of my power But since you are so full of rebellion and will rise up against the Lord that made you disdain to take part with his holy Spirit that you may be rectified and 〈◊〉 to the performance of his holy will Hear Δ thou my voice Take whomsoever thou wilt in whose face the Lord shall seem to dwell and place him with this Seer and let him stand seven times by him I will take the spirit from him and will give it unto another unto the same that standeth by and shall have power to see and he shall fulfill my word that I have begun But if thou do so take heed that upon his head there come no rasor But keep him for me I come again Δ O Lord God thou hast coupled us two together in thy election and what the Lord hath joyned no fleshly fancy of mine shall willingly separate But Lord if it be thy will seeing he is so hard to give credit to thy holy messages without some proof in work first passed as for example this doctrine of the Philosophers stone that so he may come to be allowed though he imitate Thomas Dydimus in his hard and flow belief or credit given to thy Ministers in this Action Lord proceed herein that he may perceive thy power and mercies c. And Lord because he is to receive the pledge of thy 〈◊〉 and mystery of the heavenly food we would gladly hear of that holy Sacrament some discourse for our better instruction and his better incouragement to the mystery receiving Δ After a good while in which mean time we had discoursed of the Sacrament receiving and of the Philosophers stone making he appeared E. K. Here he is now ..... Note well what I say unto you E. K. He openeth his face he putteth on a white garment he taketh up the four corners of his garment and putteth them under a broad girdle he hath on his head is nothing but hair reddish wavering ..... God in the beginning of Nothing by himself made created and gathered together all Creatures of Nothing because in himself he is E. K. He holdeth up his hands and looketh up to heaven and seemeth to pray extentis manibus ..... If he Be then doth it follow that nothing is but that which is God But God made not all things made and create of himself neither out of himself therefore of nothing Understand therefore that God from beginning and beyond the beginning in himself in himself as God conteined I am and is proper to himself and for himself But also by the knowledge of himself he conteined also that Nothing of the which in his secret and determined purpose separated from himself he intended to make all things It followeth necessarily therefor that that which was not had no power of it self must remain after the Image of IS brought or knit together by the Wisome of God substantially in himself whereby Jesus Christ appeared in his God-head But behold when God the Father and the Son through one spiritual substance and illumination from one centre had gathered together Ictu Divino that Nihil separable E. K. He seemeth to be consumed to ashes in a fire and so lyeth as it were in ashes prostrate E. K. Now he is up again I know not how E. K. He seemeth now to be very clear and in manner transparent ..... Say that last Δ I read But behold when God c. as in the 8th line above E. K. He looketh about him diligently ..... Then did he separate that Nothing from himself and as it marvelously lay hid in him so marvelously he wrought upon it Not at one instant for then it had been like unto himself But in time which he first made out of nothing which being consumed Nothing shall return into the place from whence it
rest care not Δ Thy mercies be sealed upon us for ever and ever ô Lord of Hosts E. K. Now is a red thing like a Cloud come all over the stone Ignem tui amoris praepotentis fidei in cordibus nostris accende ô Deus Omnipotens nunc semper Amen Anno 1585. Augusti 6. Unica Actio quae Pucciana vocetur Que durabat ab hora 5. manè ad horam 11. PRAGAE Actio Pucciana ✚ Pragae Actionis Puccianae prior pars Augusti 6. Tuesday Manè circa ortum Solis nobis heri injungebatur Fusis de moere praecibus c. praesentibus nobis Δ E. K. Fr. Pucci ut praescriptum erat Disposita erat Mensa foederis Candelaque cerea accensa E. K. Here is one covered in white to the brest all white apparalled he hath a long glasse in his left hand full of filthy loathsome stuffe like matter or like bloud and milk or curds mingled together and a staffe about an ell long in his right hand he setteth the end on the ground he pointeth with his staffe toward the Table of Covenant Accede Dominum Δ He E. K. came to the Table of Covenant and looked into the Holy-stone and saw the same vision but his face is here bare and he seemeth to be Vriel Δ Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini ô beata Dei Lux URIEL ..... Gloriatibi Domine Rex coeli terrae quies venturus es E. K. Now I see the foundation of an old thing as though it were of a Church A voice ..... Measure Measure from the East to the North and from the North to the West part for behold the rest is judged already URIEL ..... I have measured Lord 25 and the half of twenty five 37½ The voice ..... Divide into three parts Δ The third part of 37½ is 12½ URIEL ..... It is done The voice ..... Vnto the Kings of the East give the first Unto the Kings of West give the second The remnant measure unto the dayes of the North that the fire of my indignation may be a bridle amongst them and that the whole World except the excepte may drink of the sorrow of the Prophetia seventh part of the half time yet to come URIEL ..... Thy mouth O Lor is a two-edged sword thy judgments are perpetual and everlasting thy words are the spirit of truth and understanding thy Garments most pure and smelling incense Thy Seat without end and triumphing who is like unto thee amongst the Heavens or who hath known thy beauty Great art thou in thy holy ones and mighty in thy word amongst the Sonnes of men Thy Testament is holy and undefiled The glory of thy Seat and the health of thy Sonnes Thy anointed is sacrificed and hath brought health unto the faithful and unto the Sonnes of Abraham Thy spirit is everlasting and the oil of comfort The Heavens therefor gather themselves together with Hallelujah to bear witnesse of thy great indignation and fury prepared for the Earth which hath risen up with the Kings of the Earth and hath put on the Wedding Garments saying with her self I am a Queen I am the daughter of felicity Remember all ye that are drunken with my pleasure the Character I have given you and prepare your selves to contend with the Highest set your selves against him as against the anointed for you are become the Children of a strong Champion whose Sonne shall garnish you with the Name of a Kingdome and shall poure wonders amongst you from the starres which shall put the Sunne the steward of his Waggon and the Moon the handmaid of his servants But O God she is a Lyar and the fire brandof destruction For behold thou art mighty and shalt triumph and shalt be a Conquerer for ever E. K. Now the Stone is full of white smoak Δ A Pause E. K. The smoak is gone and here standeth one over him in the aire with a Book whose nether parts are in a cloud of fire with his hair sparsed his arms naked the Book is in his right hand a four square Book with a red fiery cover and the leaves be white on the edge it hath 7 seales upon it as if the claspes were sealed with 7 golden Seales And there are letters upon the Seales the first E. M. E. T. T. A. V. ..... Take this Book ut veritas Luce magis clarescat Et Lux veritate fiat valida Data est enim tibi potestas dandi aperiendi hunc librum mundo mundis URIEL .... Gloria tibi Rex coeli terrae qui fuisti es venturus es hinc enim judiciū meretricis E. K. Now Vriel taketh the Book kneeling upon both his knees URIEL ..... Rejoyce O you sonnes of men lift up your hearts unto heaven for the secrets of God are opened and his word let out of Prison Rejoyce O you sonnes of God for the spirit of truth and understanding is amongst you Rejoyce O you that are of the Sanctuary for you shall be full of wisdom and understanding Rejoyce O thou the House of Jacob for thy visitation is at an end and thy visitation is beginning The four winds shall gather thee together and thou shalt build up the trodden wall The bridegroom shall dwell with thee And lo behold the Lord hath sworn and wickednesse shall not enter into thee neither shall the Spirit of the Highest go from thee but thy fathers bones shall have rest And thou shalt live eternally The bloud of the Innocents shall be washed away from thee and thou shalt do penance for many dayes Then shall the Lamb stand in the middest of thy streets O Hierusalem and shall give Statutes unto thy people and inhabitants All Nations shall come unto the House of David The Mothers shall teach their infants saying Truth hath prevailed and the Name of the Lord shall be the Watch-man of thee O City E. K. Now all is full of a white clond URIEL ..... Silence unto me and rest unto you for a season E. K. All is disappeared and the stone seemeth cleer Actionis Puccianae posterior pars Δ Legi praemissa Latine ipsi Fr. Pucci pauca locutus sum de regibus aliis qui haec putant esse nostras imposturas à nobis aec mala ratione tractari c. E. K. He is here again E. K. He sitteth in a chair of Christal with his Book in his lap and the measuring rod in his right hand and the glasse vial in his left hand URIEL ..... Seeing that power is given unto me and that truth is added unto my Ministery and I am become full of light and truth I will open your eyes and I will speak unto you the truth that you may shake off the lumpishnesse of your darknesse and profound ignorance and walk in truth with your fathers Give ear therefor diligently unto my voice and imbibe my sayings within the liquor of
authority you can do nothing Therefore if your authority be not why take you upon you the doings of the Church which it is one thing to seek to understand the Scriptures and an other thing to teach the Scriptures according to his understanding for he that teacheth teacheth by Authority but if he have no Authority he is an Usurper My brethren remember your selves and consider you are Children you are not vestri juris but alieni Therefore do nothing that is of your selves But follow as good childre the steps of your Mother which Mother is a pure Virgin and is alwayes instructed with the wisdom of the Comforter What meat she shall give unto you her Children and how she shall bring you up and instruct you Simplicity is much worth and obedience is a Garland before the Lord. But Curiosity is the Devil Have you not read That the bread of the holy ones is not to be cast unto ` Dogs Look unto your selves whether you be Dogs or no. See if your life be holy your doings straight and just your patience manisold your affliction great for the Lord if you find not your selves so you are not Children If you be not Children you are not Sonnes if you be not Sonnes you have no Mother if you have no Mother you are Dogs you are devourers of the bread of Children currish senselesse and against God Enter therefore into judgment with your selves Consider you are created by God Consider you are redecmed by God Consider also you are also left to the spiritual tuition and comfort of God which God hath made of you a Congregation a holy and sanctified fellowship feeding alwayes as brethren together under his wings and at his Lable which feedeth you with the bread of life and understanding with the body and bloud of Jesus Christ the Sonne of the Living God With understanding that you may know the will of your Father which is in Heaven and knowing him be obedient which is the conclusion of your vocation Shake not off therefore the yoke of Obedience least you put away also the Cup of understanding and so know not the will of your Father But my thinketh you are starved your guts are shrunk up your bones and sinewes are withered What is the cause thereof When received you the bread of the Lord When received you nourishment O you of little faith and lesse understanding you erre and runne astray you are blind you follow not the will of your Father Return Return and say within your selves O eternal God and loving Father great is thy care and mercy over us which being led astray with Satan and the spirit of darknesse hast brought us home which being blind hast set open before our eyes our eyes also opened the true path and line of understanding Happy are we whom thou lovest so deerly and unto whom the care of our health is so dear We will therefore praise thy Name and return from our errors we will acknowledg our sinnes and follow thy Commandements for thou O Lord art onely just and true and thy mercy is everlasting Thy Lawes are sweet and thy love and kindnesse mighty amongst us Holy Holy Holy Lord God of Zebaoth all honour praise and glory be nnto thee for ever Δ Amen ..... After a while I return again E. K. He is gone Δ Note I read the premisses to Fr. Pucci in Latin which seemed to us to be wonderfully pithy and to the purpose c. E. K. He is here againe URIEL ..... Francis Pucci give ear vnto my word Stay a while Δ Hereupon Fr. Pucci did kneel on both his knees URIEL ..... True it is that as thy spirit moved thee so God hath called thee to the partaking and understanding of his will to be fulfilled in punishment and wrath against the falshood and deceit of the earth And therefore hath God in his great love and exceeding mercy called thee away from the Sonnes of the accursed and from the way of unrighteousnesse wherein if thou follow him in simplicity of Conscience and righteousnesse the works of faith thou shalt be confirmed for I say unto thee I will power my vengeance upon the whole Earth and I will chasten her in her iniquity and in the middest of her pride I will throw her down head-long and she shall triumph no more And because thou hast humbled thy self my spirit shall be with thee and thou shalt understand And this wicked Monster that sitteth in the Holy Temple and sinneth against the Highest shall be thrown down head-long with his pride And he shall be chastised and corrected with the mouth of you two For at the house of the Lord Judgment must begin And the rebelling sonne must be scourged before the wicked servant be punished Fear not I will put 〈◊〉 your words strength and power And if he hear you not but stretch forth his hands against you I will rain fire and brimstone from Heaven and his dwelling places shall sink And the Lake that shall remain shall bear witnesse against him for evermore Lift up thy heart therefore and despise the World Fight with her manfully and be not overcome Moreover acknowledg thy sinnes and fly unto the Lord. Seek out his House and eat of his bread for thou hast much need of it The seeds that thou hath sown abroad gather up again least thou be punished for the sins of thy Brethren Thy Soule standeth deare before the Lord which is the cause that he hath mercy upon thee which saith unto thee If thou be obedient before the Lord follow the instructions and discipline of the holy Ghost and do the works of righteousness and Charity my Spirit shall rest upon thee I have said K. E. He is gone Δ I read over the last parcel in Latine to Francis Pucci after he had in very penitent sort thanked God confessed himself an offender as he was here noted c. E. K. He is here again URIEL ..... Your Penance and Devotion premised The blessing of God the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost in his everlasting truth and light comfort you blesse you and be merciful unto you Δ Amen URIEL ..... Extingue lumen Nam decedo Δ Deo nostro Omnipotenti aeterno Lucis Veritatis Authori sit omnis laus gratia actio honor gloria nunc sine fine Amen Anno 1585 Augusti 6 PRAGAE Actionis Puccianae posterior pars Videns E. K. nubem jam recessisse conspexit ut supra URIELIS caput quasi in 〈◊〉 alium vidit Angelum cujus pars inferior nube ignea continebatur Capitis veri capilli circa hameros sparsi orachia nuda apparebant Dextra autem Librum tenebat quadrata figura tegmine quasi ignito 〈◊〉 colore velatim Foliorum verò exterior margo albicans erat Septem retinaculis quasi totidem seris clausus esse liber videbatur Atque super retinaculorum ora sigilla quasi aurea impressa
vobis quia si dicerem 〈◊〉 Eas fatrem Jugula non faceret filius est peccati mortis Omnia enim possibilia licita sunt superis Neque magis 〈◊〉 sunt pudenda illis quam mortalium quorumcumque vultus Ita enim fiet spurius cum 〈◊〉 quod magis absurdum est copulabitur Et oriens cum occidente Meridies quoque cum septentrione coadunabuntur E. K. Now it is vanished Δ. Hereupon we were in great amazement and grief of minde that so hard and as it yet seemed unto me so unpure a Doctrine was popounded and enjoyned unto us of them whom I alwayes from the beginning hitherto did judge and esteem undoubtedly to be good Angels And had unto E K. offered my soul as a pawn to discharge E. K. his crediting of them as the good and faithful Ministers of Almighty God But now my heart was sore afflicted upon many causes And E. K. had as he thought now a just and sufficient cause to forsake dealing with them any more As his prayer to God of a long time hath been as in the former part of this Action may appear After our going out of the Chappel and at our being at dinner when we four whose heads so were united in a pillar shewed as is before set down I found means to make some little declaration of our great grief mine chiefly now occasioned either to try us or really to be executed in the common and indifferent using of Matrimonial Acts amongst any couple of us four Which thing was strange to the women And they hoped of some more comfortable issue of the cause And so we left off After Dinner as E. K. was alone there appeared unto him little creatures of a cubit high and they came to the Still where he had the spirit of Wine distilling over out of a Retorto And one of them whose name they expressed Ben said that it was in vain so to hope for the best spirit of the Wine And shewed him how to distill it and separate it better And moreover how to get oyl of the spirit of Wine as it burned in the lamps And began to ask E. K. what Country-man he was And when he had answered an English-man he asked then how he came hither he answered by Sea Then said he And who helped you to pass the marvellous great dangers of the Sea And so took occasion to speak of the benefits which God had hitherto done for us very many And this Ben said than among very many other things as Mr. E. K. told me on Saturday night after Supper holding on his talk almost till two of the clock after midnight That he it was that delivered him or gave unto his hands the powder And also he said either than or the next day at the furthest that unleast he would be conformable to the will of God in this last Action declared That he would take the vertue and force of the powder from it That it should be unprofitable And that he should become a beggar And of me also he said that I did evil to require proof or testimony now that this last Doctrine was from God Almighty and said that I should be led prisoner to Rome c. He told of England and said That about July or November her Majesty should from heaven be destroyed and that about the same time the King of Spain should dye And that this present Pope at his Mass should be deprived of life before two years to an end And that another should be Pope who should be Decimus quintus of his name And that he would begin to reform things but that shortly he should of the Cardinals be stoned to death And that after that there should be no Pope for some years Of England he said That after the death of our dear Queen One of the house of Austria made mighty by the King of Spain his death should invade and conquer the land c. He said One now abroad should at Milford-haven enter and by the help of the Britans subdue the said Conqueror And that one Morgan a Britan should be made King of the Britans and next him one Rowland c. He said also That this Francis Garland was an espy upon us from the Lord Treasurer of England And that Edward Garland is not his brother And that so the matter is agreed between them c. That my Lord Rosenberg should be in danger of poysoning for these certain months to come That my Tables of Enoch were in some places falsly written Of Antichrist he spake and of his appearing Of Ely and Enoch coming out of Paradise And of Saint John Evangelist that he dyed not but in Pathmos had his invisible being And that he it was who did give 〈◊〉 Apostata his deaths wound He said also that he hath at divers times preached visibly since the time of his invisible state entred He confirmed the words of the great Famine and Blood-shed that should come shortly He said that on every side of us people should be slain but that we should by the Divine protection escape He said that shortly this Francis Garland should go into England And that we should be sent for But that it were best to refuse their calling us home He said that there were four other who were made also privy of God his mysteries as we were with whom we should meet at Rome He said that Mary and one more in England should see the wonderful days to come Madimi appeared to him there also The same Ben went once away mounting up in a flame of fire and afterward upon occasion of asking him somewhat he came down so again And of the manner how to draw the oyl of the Spirit of wine being burnt he brought thither the instruments of two silver dishes whelmed one upon another with an hole passing through the middle of them both and with sponge between them in which the oyl would remain c. After all these and many other things told me by the same Mr. E.K. we departed each to his bed where I found my wife awake attending to hear some new matter of me from Mr. Kelly his reports of the apparitions continued with him above four hours being else alone I then told her and said June I see that there is no other remedy but as hath been said of our cross-matching so it must needs be done Thereupon she fell a weeping and trembling for a quarter of an hour And I pacified her as well as I could and so in the fear of God and in believing of his Admonishment did perswade her that she shewed her self prettily resolved to be content for God his sake and his secret Purposes to obey the Admonishment Δ. Note Because I have found so much halting and untruth in E. K. his reports to me made of the spiritual Creatures where I have not been present at an Action and because his memory
Now he came from the aire he eared towards my west-side and came and stood by my .... on the Table He covereth his face Now he prayeth somewhat in his own language Now he lieth prostrate Not that every sentence be used some distinct in the bowing of his body or lying prostrate or holding up his hands c. He holdeth his hands upon high Satisfaction NOTE Good Angels are to be used reverently E. K. Suspicor hoc factum esse ut quietior esset antmns ipsius E. K. non eos suspi iendo in 〈◊〉 ejus destruereter Singula dum profert verha flammam ex ore evomit Note De Sublunaribus Spiritibus Argeli boni ubi sedes habent Pene omnium principium interitus Turaci Imperii ruina Ne in publicum producite May 28. 1583. when he began Alb. Laskic his Pedigree Our locks Nisi caveas isti amic s hoc opus subvertet c. It is the Syrian Tongue you do not understand it to Δ. That was with Mr Henry Lee his offered friendship as he confessed after Fifty pound yâ—arly to be provided for E K. by John Dee The Lord Treasurer and Secretary Walsingham E. K. his second oath Trust them not A. L. Service The heart The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on a fiery shape Note the form of a child Reverence to good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Perhaps 〈◊〉 Sowle Evil spirits Fifty pound yearly stipend E. K. his wife E. K. his wives friends Δ. we use to call it Ecclesiae Triumphans Note The Angels were not redeemed 1. Faith 2. Hope 3. Charity Note this came to passe Anno 〈◊〉 when he was made Baron of Bohemia Anno 1590. The casting out and utter displacing of 15 wicked spirits c. There arose great raging winde N.E. almost The evident help of God at the very minute of danger deadly Government Let the Forkots light Michael Gabriel Hath provided you Finis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lapped up Of worldlings Antichristus Angliae bene erit propter Δ. ex 〈◊〉 Dei misericordia These words were much worn out Δ. All this while we had 〈◊〉 Finis coronat opus England England Δ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 concessa si cuperem c. 〈◊〉 Note Note Vide infrà Supra in fine diei 13. Oct. saepe 〈◊〉 A Prophesie of An. 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588. From the North. Vide suprà At our journeyes end 1. 2. 3. 〈◊〉 and a 〈◊〉 shall be An 1586 in January Δ Ecclesia Christi Δ 〈◊〉 staggeting Note At length a 〈◊〉 This Preacher-like Creature sayeth E. K. A. L. Δ. Thou shalt be hanged he said to E K. Declina à malo Fac 〈◊〉 Psalm Our Calling or Exercise Note Of A. L and our separating hereafter A voyce Equus Albus Vide 〈◊〉 lib. 4. cap. 9. versu 7. This action in Esdras prophesied of Vide. An Angel now taking place * Note he spake this pointing down to the great Bible of the Lord Alb. Laskies upon which the Shew-stone now stood An Oath A Prophesie an 1587. in 〈◊〉 Antichristus Si simpliciter sic annus est intelligendus si 〈◊〉 septenarius unus nostrorum annorum 24. sit habendus pro uno anno mystico vol 42. menses c. Perpende Antichristus Δ. 〈◊〉 42. Antichrist Superbia A. L. 〈◊〉 Elias Our sign Δ. They are in Paradise they were carried upward especially Elias 7. Libri 〈◊〉 ipsi Δ. E. K. This sentence is revoked afterward and the stone dignified 3. in 4. efficiunt 12. 3. in se efficit 9. 〈◊〉 9. in 12. efficiunt 108. To E. K. Devils This Doctrine what it teacheth Reformation Note this Circle Δ Infra in 〈◊〉 Cracoviensi Aprilis 21. dixit 〈◊〉 linguam nunquam 〈◊〉 revelatam Let these two places be reconciled Five parts of a time Regnum Christi faturum in terra Δ. Folio precedente E K. He speaketh a language to me unknown and looketh somewhat on one side Cabalistical in respect of the receiving Δ. Note at Prague Aug. 24. I understood that Sir Henry Sidney was not dead in February nor March no nor in May last Therefore this must be considered Doctor Haget his son told me You may also mark how the Devil at this time did mis-inform E. K. and so it is possible that this being a lye was his CRACOVIA Note the envy power of the Devil The Concord of time L. vid. Anno 1583. Jun. 16. Super ante 〈◊〉 folia Conspiracy of the K. of 〈◊〉 with the 〈◊〉 against A. L. Nalvage Two immediate powers Cracovia Riches 〈◊〉 L. Δ. 〈◊〉 ipsius Palatinae Why God in his Minister as a Childe dealeth with us * 252. Note Madimi as a tall woman now Δ. I was sick of an ague and thereupon did somewhat differ awaiting also for the Lord. A. L. His help chiefly with Coach Horse and Money Δ. Vide Job cap. 33. ecundum conjecturam meam de tribus modu Divinae Misericordia 〈◊〉 homines c. The End maketh all Faith When Faith Idea To E. K. Antichristas In the wildernesse Raphael This Doctrine 48 Keyes or calls and their use Note Take time while time is for time will away August next An illuding wicked spirit A voyce on the one side Free-will Δ 〈◊〉 Characters Backward These calls 24. 27. 43. E V I I I I. 81. I or F. I E Wheresoever O followeth it may be E or I. Patience The first Table The Center Table 7877. This A may be an A or an O. be corrected it M. Zamran Call it Zanran This may be T or D. or OT Call it CA Δ. two syllables E must come after R but without number and so it is Zacare Call it Zacar Lapis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 projectionis Aversed Note Intruders God his promise shall be performed The dignification of the Stone Be multiplied Gabriel The holy Ghost Note Note this form of 〈◊〉 at this occasion 〈◊〉 Laskie Prayer for A. L. God his gift to Δ in prayer Prayer Gabr .... standing said Globe The numbers after The first A may be an A an O or an E. Those are two words Call it Bogpa Also T Poamal Od. put out the S. Call it Zome It is called Vep Nal. .... No no a stroke Call it Loholo Call it DS. Make a point at S. the A pronounced short Labiis claufis Span um um ... He bummed twice signifying two words more which were not to be pronounced till they were read in practise There is a point There is a point shewing a stroke called Virgula P Is distinctly pronounced by it self Nal. ..... There is a stop shewing a stroke made straight down thus I a stop a stop at M. Δ. as Gursam as purge Nal. ..... Adjuva me O mi Deus a point 〈◊〉 here a point Δ. as Holquu The first Call ended 60 60 Second Table The covenant of God Obedience Many keyes Note these three degrees Faith A key of the first seven A sign to make an end * I had discoursed somewhat with E. K. of the manner of skrimges
400 Dollers yearly Gah S diu The Spirits of the fourth Angle are Δ It is yet a mystery to what book these and such words have relation they are in every Call following That word thou hast not it is Acam E. K. Like a cloud covereth between me the things in the air Δ 6 2 Sapáb That is Af that word have not there Peral you want that word Nal. ... E. K. 〈◊〉 came between E.K. His eyes and the shew-stone E. K Now all the 〈◊〉 are bowed downward E. K. Clouds Fortè sic E. K. Clouds * Dwelling in the rightenesse of the heavens as continual comforters Nal ..... Δ 5 1 C. al that you have not The ninth Nal ..... That is P. you have not mark the mysterie 5 Δ 9 West Nal. ..... 〈◊〉 And that you have not Δ. I understand the end of this earth c. 4 Δ 8 Ol. That you have not That is Daox that you have not 〈◊〉 ..... That you have not Nal. ..... Math. you have it not 6 10 Mian ..... ob ..... That you have not Δ 8 12 Δ 7 11 There is no language for these words in the Call At large Darg ..... Of the first flame Sons Daughters Nal .... Ol .... Nal ..... Quar. Nal ..... or extreaam Justice Δ 10 14 Nalvage Δ 9 13 Eran 18 14 Δ This is the 14 25 I received them in the holy Language Emod Stretch forth Δ 12 16 Faxs Faxes or Faxis to be sounded I find in the Call Taxs. I finde also in some words T or F indifferently used Δ. 13. 17 We have no more now Hora 12. NOTE Note the third of the third Book which is the seventh from the beginning is not yet Englished Vide post Julii 11. hora 4. There is the Call Englished NOTE The great and peculiar mercies of God shewed on us Genes 27. Up and be gone Stephen Bather King of Poland Note of the death of the righteous now and then Flee But 10. dayes Particular Temptations Provide for this Journey Spiritus Sanctus Be gone Enoch The Book confirmed Nal. Ave. It is a king of slate-stone 50 Dayes labour 〈◊〉 his prayer to God One Creatour of all things A Seer The Call of Angels Δ There were no Kings in 〈◊〉 his time Consider therefore how to ask this doubt of this phrase prophetical In 〈◊〉 I find cap. 8. that unjudged Nations had Kings long before Saul his time Therefore there might be some in Enoch his time or he prophesied of them * Ave. That is to say thrice a day Thrice a day What is meant by the phrase or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in respect of good Angels De secundo adventu Christi Wednesday following The Curtain appeared straight way At four of the Clock after noon NOTE 〈◊〉 Δ. He is one of sigillum Dei one of the Septenarii whereof Ave and ... are The Translation of the Call into English Many enemies bodily and ghostly Ile .... Ni That you have not Vide Supra Thursday at four of the Clock afternoon Nineteen Calls received The use of these 19 Calls Ilemese Ilemese 〈◊〉 asper 〈◊〉 Note If. Note In the same instant 〈◊〉 Watch-men Keepers 〈◊〉 of the earth kar in palato very much .... Note How this One Call may serve the 30. God his promise fulfilled before August Counsel for preparation The reading of the Book The letters The mysteries of this Book Dwell together 〈◊〉 pene 〈◊〉 Be gone May 21. Mane Et à Meridie per Mapsama ... 27 Junii per A V E. Reg. 1. cap. 15. A. L. His plague threatned Δ. O most mercifull and just God Obedience d ee Is pardoned No more secrets of God to be opened to A. L. 10 Dayes Δ. Fortè Madnesse procured in the K. and he is now recovered Δ. A scourge to follow unto us Lord be mercifull A. L. Conjectura levicula Nota de Anno 88. Societas Jesu Δ. 72 Angels Δ. Vide Apocalypseos cap. 16. sed videtur quod non sequenter ordine veluti quis ex textu judicaret Ast non asseritur hic effusam esse etiamsi saepe olim vindicatum requirebant illi qui sub altari sunt nondum illis erat concessum c. Sic hic dici potest Madimi est ex ordine potestatum * Vide 26. Junii Mater Madimi The Rainbow Apocalips 4. Faith shall hardly be found on the Earth Seven Woes 〈◊〉 Madami my friend This name of God is in Satan his Traiterous information to be taken head of A. L. My wife children and houshold must be moved to Grage Mater Maditni Trinity IF RODOLPHUS Δ. Either E K V 1. 263. speake not this or 〈◊〉 omitted to write it at the first If Dei 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cum Δ. de R. The marvellous beginning of this last time Mapsama A paper book to be prepared Jajurandum ad Dee pro A. L. Misericurdia Dei super Δ. Cum Imperore Rod. Prophetia de Δ. * Mathei 7. D. New lessons New books No dicas coram Angels non est Providentia 〈◊〉 siastes cap 5. * Libelli Monadis Hieroglyphicae Theoremate 20. jam ante 20 annos editi * D Δ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * Aliquid deest forte The Spirit of Pride This Testimony to be believed upon great displeasure else Heavens of Glory Chastity Angels God to us is the Discloser of his own secrets Humility Vriel hath a Tower to build c. Δ. and E. K. Primus Filius Spiritus Sanctus Desolatio de qua Propheta loquutus est Apocalyps cap. 18. F. Δ. 〈◊〉 Tempus est tacendi tempus est I quendi veluti de 〈◊〉 Christi Matth. 17. B. Marc. 9. B Luc 9. B. 12. A. Constat Et 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cap. 10. C. Quod in 〈◊〉 audietis predicate super tecta c Luc. 12. * Joel cap. 3. †Fear not †Promise of visitation for the 48. great Calls and the Holy Book wilting and practising * Legissatio manifesta in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Antichristi eversio per Spiritum SS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epist. 〈◊〉 ad Thess. 2. cap. 2. An Election or Choice offered to Δ. RODOLPHUS Imp. A Vision The Garden of Comfort 1. One of those men saith He meaneth of the first and second which gathered flowers and of the third Respice 〈◊〉 2. 3. Note 〈◊〉 sine qua non causa proxima 〈◊〉 ut differunt 〈◊〉 A defiler of the flowers The Garden of Wisdom Three manner of wise men Fury and Re-Open unto venge Rudelph the Emperour must be made 〈◊〉 of all RUDOLPHUS IMPER 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sides 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cap. 6. Uriel ..... His voyce Earth A 〈◊〉 of our choice made Prepare The Promise becometh life God well pleased A new promise to Δ. a Camber vide Anno 1582. 15. Martii * Δ. Fortè intelligit Rolandum infantem meum cui vitam reslituit Deus miraculosè quasi Cracoviae An. 1584. Julii 14. Sed Deus tu nosti quod hoc mihi tam mirum cidetur
fruit out of that Doctrine How poor is the power that hath been long told of in you You have forgotten your own knowledge and are become of seers blinde such as grope their way Such end such beginning For the end 〈◊〉 from the beginning and is become a means in it self to bring all things to passe But neither the end nor beginning of such things as you have handled hath been perfect or probable But a deceit comprehending the image of falshood Yea much more the traps and snares into wickednesse which deserveth destruction eternally If this may advise you Be it so If these examples and probable arguments be sound Then necessarily you ought of dutie to be counselled by me But I have opened my mouth and told you Be it unto you according to your disposition Δ. Be it unto us according to the mercies and loving kindnesse of the Highest into whose hands we commit our selves all our doings and intents ..... That is well said ... God be with you E. K. He is gone and in the place vvhere he stood the likenesse of a little Circle as if a print vvere made vvith a Thimble-brim Δ. Soli Deo Honor omnis Gloria Amen Monday 25. Novemb. Mane 8½ Lubek E. K. Here appeareth straight way at the first looking the same fellow that last spake and left the print of the little Circle behind him Δ. Orabam diu ad Deum ut Arbiter esset inter istos A .... num .... lum confugimus in tempore necessitatis c. A te O Deus solo pendemus c. Δ. Sedebamus quasi in triangulo se convertebat versus A. L. ..... Thou O man awake shake off forgetflnesse Lift not up thy self so much But close up thine eares against these deluded deluders which carry thee 〈◊〉 into folly and transform thee to a shadow By whose counsel thou art become dishonoured and by whom thou shalt become a spot in the Book of 〈◊〉 Call to remembrance the Histories of the whole World Political and Ecclesiastical Inquire of the Learned that have settled their judgements in the Book of God Open thine eyes and behold if any of the Prophets or forefathers men grounded in wisdom and deep understanding have yielded themselves to this unrighteousnesse believing lyars consenting to untruths and lastly dishonouring the Name of God Then call to minde thine own estate thy flourishing of thy youth and possibilities wherein thou mayst be made perfect Which if thou truely do Then banish this dishonour to God and his Angles listen not to these S ..... ersity For the Syrenes are awake and their song is to destruction I am sent from God as a Messenger to call thee home for thou dishonourest God mightily Behold thou shalt be made contemptible and become a laughing-stock Thy honour shall be defaced and thy posterity spotted with ignominie Moreover such as are thy friends shall shake their heads saying What wise man hath thus been overcome What is he that is become foolish Thou mayst desire it and consent as before But I am a stumbling block betwixt you and will dwell in all Elements for your purposes E. K. He holdeth up his hands towards Δ and saith Nay I have told him truth E K. He hath now gotten him a Chair and sitteth down Δ. If it be truth then it is a token that God is very merciful unto us and that we are in his favour highly to give us this warning to avoid evil Now resteth the other part How we shall attain to good and wisdom from God such as by the true and perfect use of his creatures we might do him some acceptable service with true obedience and humility c. E. K. One cometh to him and saith ..... He goeth about to take you a lyar E. K. He goeth away and cometh again E. K. This man which thus came and went away and cometh again is all in white he hath a silver Crown on his head he speaketh as followeth .... ..... Deny that you have done Confesse it to be false Cry you have offended And let the Angels of God see you do so that they may carry up your prayers so shall you become righteous But why dost thou write words of contempt against us For One in our number is All And we are all One Believe us for of our selves we have no power to instruct you but to deliver you the Commandment of God Rent your cloaths pluck those blasphemous books in pieces And fall down before the Lord for he it is that is Wisdom I have done for this time E. K. He is gone Δ. Quis est discretor Spirituum E. K. Now he cometh in again and speaketh ..... Oh you are a Learned man ..... Truth in the second He it is that discrectly judgeth all things If his discretion be given to you thank God Δ. Illi ergo Committemus hanc causam ab illo hoc donum petentes expectantes Nos interim pie in Christo vivere intendimus E. K. He is become a great pillar of Chrystal higher than a Steeple He ascendeth upward in clouds and the little circle remaineth Δ. Gloria laus honor gratiarum actio sit Deo nostro omnipotenti Trino uni nunc in secula seculorum Amen Tuesday Decembris 10. After Diner we removed from Lubek and the Lord Alb. Laskie went by Coach to Lord Christopher Duke of Meckelburgh Thursday night we lay at Wismar 11. Decemb. vel 12. Saturday morning we came to Rostoch 14. Decembris Monday Decemb. 16. Mane hora 10¼ Rostoch E. K. He is here that said he would dwell in omnibus Elementis c. Δ. ..... I came from the fountain of light where is no errour nor darknesse and have Power because it is given me from the Highest Which Lo is grown and become a mighty Rock For it is said of me Behold I will visit them that put their trust in me with a comfortable strength in the time of need For my Rock is an everlasting strength and the Hills of my countenance endure for ever If then I be the Countenance of God and a piercing fire sent out as a flame not onely with his great mercy but with his good will and that towards you overwhelmed not cast down but almost for ever buried in a lake of ignorance and inquenchable flame such as consumeth with ignorance deceit it self and a provocation too manifest and apparent destruction If I then with this message being the message of truth my self a mean .... sufficent Order for the publishment thereof can nor may ..... as of ... n I am vehemently despised the fruits of a good Conscience notwithstanding stedfast Then is he of no power of whom I am .... because it is written Such as rise up against my Spirit I will destroy them in the midst of the same fire and will deliver their ashes to the windes for a memory of their wickednesse But he is just and is
without measure knoweth what is and what is to come which hath thus said of you Behold their ignorance is greater and they esteem not truth Lo I have heard them in the midst of their corruption yet they are become faithlesse I minister unto them but in vain But behold their mouths are closed up with idlenesse O ye of little understanding are you become so blinde that you will not see Are the windows of your eares made fast against truth Are your consciences sealed up with a thrice burnt iron Desire you light and yet refuse it Have you craved ... and now deny it yea utterly disdain it Δ. That is not true E. K Now cometh a head behind him ..... Lo the end shall become your comfort if you listen to the songs of my mouth if not everlasting folly and a reward of such as are weary to hear of Truth Now I pinched him ..... E. K. This he said looking behind him Δ. ..... Burn those blasphemous books of thine and I will teach thee wisdom Δ. Will you have me note down that sentence so ..... I will Δ. What blasphemous books can I acknowledge seeing I understand none If they contain Sentence make me to perceive it that so I may compare it with the Touchstone of God his word using the Talent of such reason as God hath given me ..... I go I go I go E. K. Now cometh a great fire down and there appeareth a great huge man with a great sword in his hand sire cometh out at his eyes and at his mouth This terrible man said ..... Maledicti sunt qui jurati sunt contra Nomen meum E. K. Now that wicked creature shaketh himself Δ. In nomine Jesu Christi Redemptoris humani generis Quis tu es This was spoken to the man with the sword ..... Sume vires Δ. Deus in adjutorium meum intende c. Miserere mei Deus c. E. K Now the great huge one kneeleth down and his face is now from meward he looketh up toward heaven he hath very long hair to beneath his girdle his Robe is long and tucked up Now he standeth up ..... Cursed are they Cursed are they Cursed is he for ever I am I gave thee power and sealed thee for a time Power to use the vehemency of thine own poison but not to touch my coat Thus he saith And I am thou art a lyar from the beginning and the fountain of cursednesse Damnation is thy dwelling place Death is thy seat Vengeance is the Crown of thy disglory Because thou hast entred into my seat Hast exalted thy brightnesse blasphemed my name wherein in this Action thou continuest No point of thy charge nor of my permission Be thou accursed weakened overthrown and defaced Thou art vanqished Thy time is shortened And why I am And I say thou fightest against me and not against men I am Justice and the strength of him that liveth whom thou hast felt and shalt feel world without end Therefore Depart Depart I say E. K. Now the sword standeth by him with the rags that appeared before ..... Vengeauce prepared for others be thy reward As it was delivered unto thee so take it with thee That the malice which thou shewest to others may heap up thine own destruction Jeovah Jeovah Jeovascah E. K. The wicked Tempter falleth down into a hole and this high creature putteth the sword and rags down after him Now this great creature appeareth as small as he used to do And it is Michael Mic. ..... Veniat Lux Domini fidelium Consolatio E. K. Now is all come in as was before The Vail the feet of men appearing under c. Mic. ..... Thus hath God dealt mercifully with you Δ. His Name be praised for ever Mic. ..... Thus hath Truth vanquished darknesse Even so shall you vanquish the World in him which is the Spirit of Power and Truth For I have Sworn saith the Lord and will be merciful unto you But cease for these daies to come for they were daies delivered Let them be therefore unto you daies of Repentance For the end of 40 daies must come And this Doctrine shall be written unto all Nations even unto the end of the World The Grain is yet in the earth and hath newly consented with the earth But when it springeth and beareth seed The number shall be the last Δ. A dark Parable to my understanding is this Mic. ..... The transparent fire of Meeknesse comfort and warm your souls rectifie and make strong your bodies to the eternal comfort of the World to come in the pilgrimage which you shall endure with a heavy crosse for the Testimonie of Truth E. K. A great many voices say Amen E. K. Now he is gone and the golden Vail is drawn again Δ. Omnis laus honor Gloria Victoria Triumphus sit Deo nostro omnipotenti Vivo vero nunc in sempiterna seculorum secula Amen Sonday 22. Decembris Mane we went from Rostoch toward Stetin Wensday 25. Decembris on Christmas Day morning we came to Stetin by 10 of the clock Anno 1584. Stilo veteri Stetini in Pomerania January 2. Mane hora 9. Δ. Veniat lux Domini fidelium Consolatio c. 40. dies jam completi sunt c. Expectamus praepotens auxilium Altissimi c. E. K. I cannot see but an inch into the Stone The Curtain appeareth but more deep into the Stone At length cometh one very tall in along white Gown all open and his hair of his head hanging down to his legs He hath wings upon his head armes back and legs He seemeth to descend from the Clouds and upon Clouds which lie sloapes vvise for his defcending He speaketh as follovveth ..... The purenesse of humility dispersed through the inward bowels of man is that which is called with you Perseverance Which Perseverance beautifieth and establisheth in a true and stedfast Basis those things that are acceptable in the sight of God the workes of man Hence springeth justification which .... with the love of God Herein are you become like unto us for that we are the image of Perseverance and the Glory of God But in us it is dignified In you it is and must be imperfect For nothing is of flesh or blood that receiveth perfection The Emanations from God to and into his creatures which agree in the Center of the Earth as the knitting up of things are established So that one jot of his Will neither can nor may perish wax weak or dwell in error Which foreseen from the beginning carrieth in it self the remembrance of all things to the end Through which mercy and remembrance you are become the servants of God Not for your own sakes but in that it is the Glory of him which hath called you to this exercise Troublesome to the World but rewarded with Glory If therefore your imperfections rise up and resist the Will of God saying blasphemously as you do
of their seates and made them become vineyards for my people yea the stiff-necked generation Who threw down the Towers of Babylon and the great Harlot Who dwelt upon the Earth and became flesh to pay for your wickednesse Who tumbled the stone from the Well that the Sheep might drink Even he it is that gave all these their times He it is that is as able to make you understand as those that cast into the waters and said Let us draw up our 〈◊〉 which alwayes dealeth with the weakest To the intent he might prove himself the strongest E. K. He speaketh a great deal of speech as to himself which I perceive not ..... Even he it is that will make you strong and wise If he find you with garments He it is that saith unto you Waver not Be stedfast for the faithful are never unrewarded E. K. He putteth his right hand out of the Stone being grasped together Now he openeth his hand and it is written in and it is so far from me that I cannot read it yet he seemeth to be nearer to me very much more than his hand The writing seemeth to be like the leaf of a Book Thus it was written ..... Have an eye to my foretelling .... Troubles Sudden sorrow is at hand in all the earth No his Ship is almost built Laskie if he serve me shall be King of Poland If he serve another his bowels shall fall out before him with poison E. K. Now he clasped his hand together and stayed the reading Δ. Whom is Laskie to serve O Lord but thee to keep thy Laws Statutes and Commandements not to depend upon any creature ..... The King and Chancelor have sold the people of this Land and are sworn Turks Return not home to Lasko Laskie for if thou do thou shalt offend me Go to the Emperour for I will comfort thee with his favour Let him not return thence till he be warned by me Δ. You mean from the Emperours Court Δ. I beseech you by what token shall he receive your warning ..... Be thou his right hand to his body and his mouth to me I will be merciful unto him and hold up his head Leave off till the seventh hour of the day then cometh the Action Δ. Mean you the seventh hour as from midnight last Δ. That beginneth at noon if you make but 12 hours in the day or at 11 if you reckon common hours ..... The seventh from the Horison Run that run can E. K. He himself runneth away Δ. All Glory and Praise be to God Amen Eadem die 〈◊〉 hora 7 inchoante in meridie Hora planetaria E. K. After a quarter of an hour almost appeared our Instructors as of e time Δ. Gloria patri filio Spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio 〈◊〉 in sempiterna 〈◊〉 seculorum Amen Gab. ..... Move move move not for the place is holy Re patient a little while E. K. Nalvage prayeth all the while E. K. Gabriel riseth out of his Chair again and warneth as before thrice that we should not move for the place is holy Nalvage maketh a crosse toward the 4 quarters of the World with his rod as he was wont Nal. ..... There are 30 Calls yet to come Those 30 are the Calls of Ni Princes and spiritual Governours unto whom the Earth is delivered as a portion These bring in and again disp Kings and all the Governments upon the Earth and vary the Natures of things with the variation of every moment Vnto whom the providence of the eternal Judgement is already opened These are generally governed by the twelve Angles of the 12 Tribes which are also governed by the 7 which stand before the presence of God Let him that can see look vp and let him that can here attend for this is wisdom They are all spirits of the Air not rejected but dignified and they dwell and have their habitation in the air diversly and in sundry places for their mansions are not alike neither are their powers equal Understand therefore that from the fire to the earth there are 30 places or abidings one above and beneath another wherein these aforesaid Creatures have their aboad for a time 〈◊〉 tota terra distributa sub 12. Principibus Angelis 12. Tribuum Israel quorum 12. aliqui plures aliqui pauciores partes habent sub suo regimine ex 91 partibus in quas tota terra hic demonstratur esse divisa A pocalypsi Johannis Testimonium de 12 Angelis 12 Tribuum Cap. 21. Quando dividebat Altissimus gentes quando separabat filios Adam constituit terminos populorum juxta numerum filiorum Israel Hoc igitur hinc egregiè patere They bear no name E. K. What is without a name ..... Their orderly place But w they have in respect of their being Vnderstand them therefore by the first second third so thirtieth Air. ... are so to be nominated O thou the Twentieth air O thou sixteenth Air c. ... sometime yea all together two or three of the else govern by times which are the Kings unto these ... e to be spoken of and beare rule together and at one time in the divisions In the first Air the ninth eleventh and seventh Angel of the Tribes bear rule and govern Vnto the ninth 7000. and 200. and 9 mini 〈◊〉 Angels are subject Vnto the eleventh 2000 300 60. Vnto the seventh 5000 〈◊〉 60 2. Nal. ..... Count the number ..... Δ. The whole sum of this Government amounteth to 14931. Nal. ..... It is right 2. The second is divided into 3 parts the Angel of the fourth Tribe hath the first The Angel of the second the second The Angel of the second the third The fourth hath these many 3000 600 30 6. The first second of the second 2000. 0. 60. 2. The last of the second ... 00 900 60 2. Adde these together Δ. They are ..... 6660. 3. The third The first The ninth The second the seventh The third the tenth The ninth ..... 4400. The seventh or the second ..... 3660. The tenth or the third ..... 9236. Nal. ..... Number them ..... Δ. They are in all ..... 17296. 4. Nal. ..... The fourth hath also his three parts The Angel of the tenth Tribe hath the first The tenth hath also the second The twelfth hath the third E. K. He prayeth The first tenth ..... 2360. Second tenth ..... 3000. Twelfth or the third ..... 6300. Number the fourth also They are ..... 11660. is also threeford The first of the Tribes have the first enth hath the second The eleventh hath the third The first hath under him 8630. The seventh or second .... 2306. The eleventh The third 5000 800 two Number them Δ. They are 16738. E. K. He prayeth reverently Be patient for a while These govern in the sixth Δ. If I understand you right these 6. These govern in the sixth place which is to come The