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At Brt"mr. A. Albeit we were willed ( 0 Lord) to Ceare: yet underftanding the Came warning to have been meant (or Enquiring of thy Myfttries and [rerit Detrrminations, wherein we intend now nOt to deal, bllt in matters before and lall moved, and wherein we were not fillly Catis- fied; that now we may niore exprelfely be certified, and that is of three thin os. Firft for Vincent Seve. " Secondly for Edmond Hilton, "one with the Ship toward Damil.. And Thirdly, a~ concernin~ help for money for the L1>J'd Alb. Ltis/t..ir. And herein we crave either the miniftery of Jubanlad~ecl:, orof II; or whoni Co:ever elCe it !hall lile-afe tht Ma jefry to fend •.E. K. A man with a black Gown appeareth with a Cap, falling in his neck, with a big Book under his armco /;,. It lhould feern [0 be Aphlafb.rn, my good Angel. E. K- He hath a white Robe under the black G 2. Gown, which goeth all under t..d true Relation of Dr. Dee his.dE/ions D;eh (piritJ, &c. under his Gown, trailing behind him; but, "he white Robe trailcth Dot i his Gown hangeth on him, as tbough it "ere falling off his fhouldcrs behind. A. III the Name of Jeflls,the King of Glory, are not you Aphlafbtn my good Angel, by the mercy and power of God, fo affigned e. K- He lookcth very anciencly. • ••... ~J7Ipirt, Mojlhigh Glor), '"ld thll1lk"s, throllghollt all CrtatllTtS, bt Wlto thte ( 0 ttmsat God) firft • • • Sttolldl] rtdttmillg, lI11tl Tbirdly {/I1Illifying tbt World ilS hit CrutiolS, N01I.,IIlSd for evtr: And as long liS it jhal! be {aid Of anna ilS tbe ~irr of the High God.... Amen. A....... Amen....... Amen.• '..... Amen......; Manifold are the Mtrr.its of God towards man,wbo[e blt{entJl'e dt[trvtth 110 [llch grllce ll1ld 1II0/f un[pta/table bltffing: But [llch is God; wh4t bt jllftifittb bim[tlf, in tbt ftrtngtb of bit mtrcy, lind heveth bis honour with hit own holineJl't. For.",hat it ma1l, tbat CIl1l jllftifit b,m[elf.? Dr tb.t bath anJ tiling, whtrtin hit bOlJltls clln reJo)ce? Whfrein can he dettrmine bllp/illtJl't to him{tlf I Or bow C4n bt COnlpart bim[t/f witll tbe trm that 4re fTuitful ? If the life of lItan bt jill, thtn;, it hatt/,Il: But who is he thllt hattth it' But t"Jt1l he wbich is Ilbove, lind is fartbeJl fTo'" i"i- qllil). GUilt, thtrtfoTt ( 0 malS ) IITt tb) miftrits, wbm ISlIturllll] Iholl art, lind lovejl to be battd of God, wbofl JtTVice is Juftirt, a1ld wbOft dtligbt Pea Ct. C."jider tbertfore tbt Mercies of God, tbrougb his loving I(}""ntfft towards thy wtll/tntfft: A1Id Ilclt"oJrltdge his Power whicb mak.!tb tho[t {irong rrhicb havt 110 forct of themftlws. Gatbtr 1Iot up your own invtnt,ons; Bllt bt faIthful {ervllnts, performillg the rrillof bim rrbieh [anl1ifitth JOU lI'ith 01miiellce: for..f dlljl yOIl aTe become j/tjh, ana of j/ejh tbe (ervllllts of jill; tbat lit lellgth y ou Migbt be made fru, tbrough JOur orrll' co"fents i1l tht mtrcies of hilll rrbich hatb mtrea i1lto Y911r wtalt,.1IejJ'e, a1ld weigbtd Ollt bit blooa for JOur Reaemptio1l: Evell he which hatb pltJed the uttermoft pen"J of your Rllnfome. And wb)? N.t to,ht intent you jhollid brag of JOur {elves. But bath ch_rged i1l f01laiti.nyou Jhould maintllin jufliet into thtrrork.,s of RigbteoufntJl't. Vnto 'Wbom is Heilvenafeat ? bllt IInto fuch as "re faithf11l fervants: Wberti" the Dignity of JOur Mafter is It,.1Iown, of lJIhom it is fllia, Bltfftd are tho[e th.r (tTVe the God of Rofts. If IIny tbi1lg, IIorr, hilpfell U1lto YOII, tbat is the rie~$ of J'ur Mllfter, Be tb4nk,flllfor it;,,,,a conjider bis liberalitie: A"a borr ",lIch tbe more be opelletb bit T"lt{urrs to you, Be [, mucb tbl more tballltful; For U1lto [licb bdougeth tbe D'TI'ner.fhip of ",ore, and tbeTtJII4Tdof fucb IIS1lre tm times fllithful. B4PP) IIrt tho{t to' who", ' it;' [aid, Tho. gooa {ervant. Be flO Gadders,for there is 110 hou[e to the houfe of your M.fler. Tak.! !ned III{o,/eaft ]OU minifter his breaa, to (IIcb III art hit memits, lind [o,.f//tJllorrb): for rntto botb theft btlollgetb the rtrr"r.a,f unfllithfulntffe. Be not bigh-minaed, -whenJoII borrorr your ricbes, ItJf the motbs t1lteT in a1la corrupt your garm,nts: for Priae is tbe deph of fill._. Ceaft II0t to rtbulte tbt dijhollour. trs * as, 0.... Neitber mai1ltai" tbe b01lour of any otber: For be. that tllttrtlli1leth YOII, hlltb feal- td YOIl for others, And batb flrmgtimlta.1011 With Auth"it], The R.J of hM Juffiee. Gentrally thefe thillgs bavt bem {P./ttnIDfU you, Illld the{t Ltjfons 4ft 1Iot Jet to learn: B"t hanJ.re tho{e whom God {a1ll1ifieth; b6ingllnholy, Ana tm times bltffta are th, Temples rrherei1l bit HolilltJ{t elrrtllttb. Tr~t it;, as tholl {4ytft: Generall] mm art f"nllified, the people of the Earth through all Nations., myfi.iclIll]: Ihrough tbe mercies of God: But where tht {anl1ific-tion IIgrttth IIot '/lith t ht thi1lg fan{JifitJ, there tntreth rriclvdlltJl't. The Spirit of God it Hof (a1l{Jifiea in Hell, Ntitber is hit bol) Ttmple btaut,fied with tht fttt of the unTighttow. It is.,..,,,itten, Dogs honour not bread, 1IeitheT defiled plitCts t,bi1lgs that are bol): For as Hell dijhonollrttb Heavm, in re- [ptll of u1lTighttourntjfe: So, thoft tbat Ilft lI'ick,.eel dijho1lour tbe vertl/DIII, a1ld fueh as art crllel) ho/y,by [ociee): and tht] {/in/tof their rriclt,.tdlleJl't. For it M rrrittt1l, And Sata1l",ent fro", tbl pre{mce of tbe Lord, ltavillg 4 jfin/tbehind him. Tht ligbt 'f the Sun is t_k.ell fro", the Eartb, by the cong,"lea cloua. Tht jins of the people, lI11d filtbi1leJl'e of placts,.re put betw"n ver"'e and tloe things Sltcrllmental. Therefore, it is not true, that thou mayeft lawfully call upon the Name of God in unhallowed places. A. I crave pardon for my ignorance, and errour herein: But I required npt to know of the heavenly Myfieries; Onely CUl!h things I demanded information of,which not ondy were above humane power to arower, ( and fa might [eern worldly mylteries: ) but alfo the trlle good news of them, might, many ways, be comfurt IInto liS alld ours....... Btbold iu Ifrlltl, tht rough flo1les lire IIcceptllble Altars, And tbe flinkjng Caves have bem It,.norr1l unto tbe Lord. And 'JI'h) 1 Bteau!t tht place rrlls hoI], 1It,thtT this filrbin'JI'~ here, 1Ior of 111IJ thing. tl[e,creattd, bi1ldretb: But tbt filtbineJl'e of tbe plac,e and Country 'JI'btrei" thf) IIrt de- ftleel; for in pure places, the d'filed are bltJl'td. David [lt1IlJified Saul, witb tbl pre[tnct of hit Annointi"g, a1lel bit Harp fpa/tt Ollt the 'JI'o1lders of th, Lord. We come unto)oubtrt,bec4,,[t tbt 'Will of God in)'''jhinttb: But tbe filtbi1leJl't of tb;, Co""fT) obfcurtth the btltl/ty of our,,,tJl'"gt. Not thllt it is obfeurtJ in 11&, bllt bi1lJtTea through lIIie/t...... from ]DU. TheTtfoTt jill tbe companJ 'f Drllnk.ards, ud [ucb /If lI'e.,..... tb';T oll'n ""der/landing. [E. K. He holdeth up his face and hands to h~avell-ward. -...... Drunk"ard; a1ld {ueh liS dtfile themftlves are apt to It,;cOJl/ thingl worldl]; 1Iot Ils Wife me1l do; A true '1(elation of Dr. Dee his AEfiant with [pirit!, &c. 4) do: but that th~ World mil} b~ a plltgu~ to rh~ir iniquity. Tbou d~fir~f/ pltrdon, Itnd call'd.f/ th •• • bufinfJJr a world!] Hlyjter}. But tb~ myfteries of this world are put und~r, the fut of the faithfHI: whicb ( ~v~rfun through God) Itre gentrltlly com/orled Itnd direl1d. Then, therefore what cltre rrmailftlh either of the S titS, or of the flim] Earth 1 "'h~rt, on the o.~ fiJ~) tholl regardtft th~ Ship, Itna on Ihe olher fid~ c.Jvlo1le). I fa] unto thee, Godl;orrtl1~/b this 1/Ior/4 Itlldtb~ citJualties th~reof, lfjr thofe that Itr~ of th~e, [b.uld blafphfme his IIltme. A. Blelfed'be his holy Name, and his Power magnified for ever. •••••• Th] t~ods Itre fafe, And the Earthfoall provide for )Cu. Be Itot Jail (ltreful; for unto th~ julf,yelt tvtn the hltirs of his h~ltd Itrt Itltmbrd. I am filent for tbe Irorld; for it it not III] propriety: But Itotwithftltnding Itsk,. and thouj/"'lt not be.tnJtd. A. As concerning rincmt Seve) his ftace and being, we are very defirous to be i.n- formed. E. K: 1'incen~ Se'))e appeareth here, going down by Charing Croife. There is a tall fellow with a cut berd with him in a $kie-coloured cloak. Virlcen' hath a great.uff: This man w:titeth on him with a Sword. Me is going down into WeP,mn{ler ~ard: Be is now talking with a Gentle, man on horfeback, who hath five men following him, with Cap:-cloaks ilion, and mufraches; And he on horre back is a lean vifa:ged man with a iliort Cloak and a gilt Rapier; his horfe hath a Velvet foot-doth. E. K- In I"incen' his forehead is written.i Where pOllitT lIIantltb, rigrl' lPc"knetlJ. E. K- Vjnc~n' laughe:th heartily, and iheweth two broad teeth before. He holderh a little {lick within his fingers crooking. On his left hand he hath skar of a cut, on the nether fide of his hand. Vincen# hath a pair of bootes on, which com.e fhaight on his legs, and very clore. A great many boats appear at White-Hall. One is graffing in the Garden there. Many people are no"coming out of WeftminfterChurch. The Gentleman on horR: back aligbce:th no", and goe:th down toward the Court beforeWeftm;nfler- Hall. Be goecn now up a pair of fl:airs j and there fl:andeth a fellow with a "hite fraff- Vi"ce'" is gone in with him; The fervant walketh without. The fervantgoeth to a Waterman there. The Waterman a£ketb him, whe [her that be: be; that is the 'Poland Bitbop! The fc:rvant a~keth hi m, what hath he to do ? Now the feivant goeth from the Waterman. Now COIll- eth one down the flairs, and faith to the Serving-man, that his Maller alalL be difpatcbed to morro",- The fervant faith, He is glad of it. Now aU that Shew is vanifued away. Now come there two handfome men', they have Cloaks ort their {houleers, and they have hats Oft like Tankard,Crowns. One of there faid, A •.•..• l1mderftand bJ fhe King, that he beareth him great favollr. The other faid, B...•.• Bill KingJ when th~J become rich, 'A'ax Covetolu. Bill do JON think.. he ""ill come thiJ wa, I A...... Tea marJ, if he be 'A'ife; for he ]hall find irq bitter friendfbip tha" in Denmark. Here is the fellow, he hath broNght a h4g of Amber. B. K- He taketh the fellow by the {boulder, and faith i Come away i He hath bc.cn an old doer. £. K- Now tbey are gone, and tbat Shew- £. K- No", A true'l(elatio" of Dr. Dee hit Amon! Dith [pir;ts, &c. B. K- No\V is the 6rll: man in the black Gown come again....... TbIH you ftt, tbt World. IIl1flPfTtth for the World.. Be merciful. F Itt frill.} ItI'<.tt; for tbe Dtllil is Ttllti} Itt elltr) corller. Be Humble IIl1a Obeaimt. 7'.lIt receivillg thr re'/Pllra of true {trVlIlIrs,)'O" 1If1l) rtjo}ee liS ElIbtr;tors of rverill/lt"g freeaom; ' The rr'/Pllra of {ucb liS lin fllitb- fu't l rhe tna. Goa grll1lt }OU 1If1l} fo br. Amen: E. K- Now cometh the Vail again which all tbis,while was gone be- hind the Stone- l>. Dco nollro OrimipoteIlti,mifericordi,&: jufio fit omnis honor, laus, & gratial'um attio, nunc &: in fccula feculorum. Amm. bo. ~hile we were at Brrll1lf, among many other things told and deli vered to E. lC. as he was by hlmfelf~ by a fpiritual ' Greacure, I know not who, nor of how good ell:ate, or what,aaee he'was of; This parcel among them he held in writing, and iinputed to ~IlC; And I thought my pains not ill bellowed, to keep the fame in record here. GItIli!1H that, in houfe moll: fiery fairer than the Sun, Hath,honour great, f"ith~ give place, your formercourfe is nm; Therefore jjdl framed Clouds unknown draw near with mighty fiorllL<, Wherein fuch bodies lie obfcur'd, or take ten thoufand furms. Your bellie. firowting long difc1ofe, and on tb,e harlot earth, Seem fair to man, as when the waves as Midwife hell' ••. r birth. Two yell'1lnd, I quarter,thaU be A. '186. in January. 7' wier }hllll the SUII put 011 the hellvells, /Ilia Ollet IDOl(, qltarter '/PII), Ana '/PDrkjnl WfCDutb '/Porlas,buila up II City,'/Phrre mell!"}; The l;iolieft nood; And Beares bring in ufurping fire at hand, And p~ople [prella r~turll, whofe new built altars ft~ming ftand. WhiIft fuch as lI:rangers were ClltCfj cry, and bloody knife, With privy /bame defil'd bekye~1 a thing n '" f6,metime rife. From midnight Unto nPon, tWO pansalld morc /ball fiaughter feel, And all the World from South, talle all, down force, of fire and !led. Small wonder though the e~th at /badows fighting no'thiug grieve, W/len mighty Seas /ball <try, and heannslie, who can live? That mortal eyes /ball fee a Teipple built ~ith precious St~es, Or Creaturesllrange made new ill light, of old and Jong dn d bones. Or Angels dwell on earth: but I whofe h)y finger,S can Unloofe thrice fealed Books, and utter worlds unknown to man. 1 'fee thefe curfed-wights, wliofe borders lead thy journey on, 81111// '/Pilh Ibe t~irtietb 1Ifo1lctb,be bought, or fold', o~ fully gone. Alia Englalla perifh firft. '/Pith ltMhs long h,arhour In hel' skirts, The Spaniard lofe tbeir Killg, and Frailer r~hrl and filII b} ffir,s. And holy man ten dayes befieged at homc, with thefe dayes Whelp" Till he at length made fcce by fndden force of nrtues helps. The Polifh Killg hllthpllljca, and fri~nd/y mallfollll thm bear [Wlty, Amongft earthly friend.!, and fuch as hope of fonner faith decay. At lall wear highcft Crown, iffallfr01lf vertlle m"l(,rs 110 101ft, And tnidll: this coil to come in fpace of new come Jayror tolfe. Th~lo.; Come other times moll: Holy, and a Kingdom /hall, From Heaven come, and things forthwith again to Order call. Saturda) 1. Nove",bru we rod from Brclttlt,' two great mile to a Nunnery called OftllrholJ. SUlIday Nove",bris 3. w'e came to Fure o~ Furrdm. Mona,,} Novemb. 4' we came (0 bed to Hitrb/ITgh. 7'lIe(da) NDvrmb. 5. we came to Blldelfhaae,;, and there by 9 of the clock in the morning we took waterin tWI> great Skutcs or Boats, Horre-wagon, and our lI:ulf and all, and ferrye.! down the little water, till we cncrcd the Elb, and fo cruffed firaigbt over to.Bllllfitm Ifltf~1I; there dined, and after dilmer by coaches we came to H Ilmmgb, where my Lord Jly at the EngJiIh houfe, and we at another lodging, a widows hOllfe. W~lIfa,,} Novelltb. 6. we rid to Tririo'w 4 mile from H"",bur.gb, a little Village, having left my d true 'J{el4tionof Dr. D~e his AFlions ~ith fpiritJ~ &c my Lord behinde: and a Ifo milling my Children and ferunts, which were galle before us:111 other way to my great grief: till by midnight, by fending out I,lIdfengers to lillen and en- quire afee'r them, I heard of them. I, my Wife, Rowland.f'lurfe, and MJri:opskil; my Lord his nian. 'fhurf~aJ, Novemb. 7: We came to Lubtk.., aud were there' at Inne, at the figne of the Angel, or rather St. Miehatl, at a Widow her haufe, a very honefi Holle/fe;. S4turd"y, Novemb. 9. I received Letters from th,e Lord Albtrt LIHk..it, of the ElIglifh mens ill dealing, and conflliting with the TowllC.meil of Hilmburgh for my Ilay, and conveying back again into Englllnd, Bec. Wednefday,13.Novembris, 1583. tManthora9~' At Lubtlt. Ptr horan, fert, per intervallIC, variM feeimJK' pttitioHes c!1- ["Pt oravimJK. At length appeared a fword~ tw~ edged, /iry, or rather bloudy, and a bunth of rags hang- ing at the top of it. The rags feemed of Woo Hen, and Linnen Cloath: I ike a bundle of Rags gathered OUt of a Taylers thop. The [word flood upright in a manner, but leaning from E. IC. his face, though it [eemed to [mite ~t E. K. A vorce. So be it, (0 Lord) for thon art might}. Brit fo 1/nto thtm: F'or tho havHmbraml 6" Harlot; and have forgotten thy;ta..loufie. E- K- The (nord tliakech mightily. Many are the Harlots that [vvarOl upon the earth, and intJumerable are their Children,and fuch as they foiler. Their revvard is ready. E. K- The [word now lhaketh again mightily....... He thllt entrtth iHto tht hol/[t of tbt 1I1irk.!d if dtfiled:, hut he that "coH[mttfh with alt HltT- I,. iI Ilccur{ed. He thllt tidightt.h in htT {eerets, jhall be Jtll~btd. And Leprojie./hal! dwell in bif hou[e f or evtr. A. 0 Lord, I trufr, this r:efpdl:e:th none of us, in common fenfe to be underfrood....... H t thltt dtlighteth i/t light, loveth not himfelf, but defirtth tht lovt of him,rhllf iltumin"ate.th: BJIt,.hlli fai.h God,'1 will not dally with JOU: Neither./blll! JOu handlt mt,IISJou have done. For; your Horedom, it wilful!: and your vanities wor[(. But thit 1 Ita'Vt amo"gft yo ii, thllt yOll fhall II./tow that I am righteoUl. For, h~ thar di!{pi[erh file, if lIeeur[ed; a"d unto him that di§tmbleth mJ fltfhi,,,, IIrt mi[eries withollt number. So, unto thn", tbll' tnttr nto the houfe of bla{phem" is vtllgellnee rtady 6t band. A. 0 Lord, what is this? Man is but earth, where the: he:avens dwell:.lieither, are the works of man acceptable, but with righteoufne1fe. E. K. There appearerh a man with a BibJeabout his neck, like a Dod:or. and he R:andeth miferably in fire. And fo likewife appeared divers other with Bibles about their necks, and tbey in fire likewlfe. Still come flames from the earth, and encreafe the flames of ~here men abom them- J'h(rc 2ppeareth, and endlc{fe.-.. me, moO: terrible with fire, and other moO: hill deous file\'Ys •.... They bi fuddcnly gone away. And all there men be now no more in fight. A voyee. HapPJ are thoft tllat fu, lind elln remember. 'E/e§td are thoft tflat hear, IIIId lire not forf,etfMl!. fl. Thefe words, and thews, oJe:ru, make evident wht...... E- K. All is gone,exceptthe ("ord which fiandeth in a Cloud, and there cometh s hand and fettech a feal upon the fword. A vOJet. I brought JOII from iniqllity, t~ the;"tt"t JoII 7/light be purified: But tht more I cltlllt[C YOII, the more you lire defiltd....... I have offtred of old, IIlIi it fh4l! be told. I havt promifed, lind it./hall be performtd Tou have not Itept mJ Commandments.,Altd therefore JOIl./hall be plaf,lItd. He thllt ~oeth out of the waJ,jh4ll receive the rt'JIPard.f errout. For {fragglers, '!rt [potted ~5ple. And 1I0nt C'", be bleffed, but fuch IH d'/ftll in the 'fabernitcle of rigbteollrnt§t.But behold ~ I will tell it unto you but with grtater hard1!efft. And I.will malte yon k,no." me, befort I vifit you in kJndnrJfe. For thlll fay ttl, Sathlln. L o, thtY erre jlill. Do JujUel for thy glor,} f4lte. 7ht) ellter into thf houre~ of Idols:,Alia laugh with bla[phtfllers. ThtJ Il" filmt,."htll thJ nawlt is hlafphemed. Deal With th~m lIS It. GJd: or d[etbou art not righteoUl. Therefore, ~t frte from S alhan; that hI ma.y pr.llift your.-ightmifllrJJ(. Yea, that ht may fll), lIS ht hath faid. Let mt touch them; 1Jntill A true'Relation of Dr, Dee his AEliDns 'DIith [pirits, &c. 7.I11till thtll; 1 wilt hi jllff. I will IIOt f.rglt.his wieJvalftjf't, till pu,bt ",ttat cit"'" For, bthola, 1 httvt {tAlta it: ttlla thtr,fort it ",lIft bt jillijhta, For."httt is [tttlea of mt, eometb to pllfft. A voyce. Ht th.. t aiJftmbletb tbt,mllgt of Cbrift, II A lillr. 6 •...... N ow eo"'~th " grttvt mttll, ttll c[otttbta ill."hitt, with II Mytrt "fOil hid httta •...... 'Ibt God of ptau i4,a co",fortill!, Mtdicillt, to [uch, IIf atlight ill him. Tht purt of tht worid, i4 tht imagt of Gad: God IIIIa mall,.w'bieh id Jt[IM Chnft, tht {. II df ~ht livillg Gol.: Which l(.nirw.ith tbe fatha ill tbt {pirir of trutb, (procttaillgfrom tbtm botb M •• •• tT1trl"fting.",ill,) opt- I!tt/. hi< mtrcits to hi< AMtln, repltll;Jhmg thtm fully "lid mightily with tht will.f,tbt !athtr, to tb' comfort of thi.""rld: Wbieh, maat iIItJ[ltgtrS tbtrtOf, httvt dtlivtrea to tht Church, fllll,,"a ptr- ftll StatlittS (llf tht will of him, Wbtrtllllto.fbl M lIII;t,a 1I11d mllrrita) to bt p./pt illviolablt, 111Iri. witbollt trlllfJgrtf!ioll, Thit Will, COVtllllllt; or' Dtertt, ({tttita IIl1tO tht mr/. of tht 1I'0rlJ.;~ tbl numbtr of tht fai tbfu!l) wbo{ft1Jtr brtalt.!th,or dilftmbltth,i4ltCeur{td,or a"tII1ftd. 'Ihtrtfort (ltitb tbt WOTa ol God pro you:Tou hllvt runllllra.J,.Jo. have tlltrtd ill" tbt hou[ts of Idols. I havtbrollgbt you fr, m firt, but JOII it'rt mtrttl. into j/Ilmts. Alld wh) J Btcau[t.Jou at/i!t.Jour [tlvts.",ith tht wick.ta"tJ[t of atCtiVtTS: W~ft imagts.JOII [II." 'Jlirmlltivtl.J, tbough,llDt vtrily: Contintl.lly ovtr- ""helm~a with alli(Yt Illld illtxti", giliblt j/llmlS: COlltillaillg tvtll fo 10llg,1If tbtir trTOur i4 IIClllttd; Ttll,tVtH ill tbt proJtJfors thtreo!, t, tbe;r tttrll.1 all",natiolf. For IHChrift, Illla hM Vo- llrint is light and truth: So [ttm tht impojitions of Sathlln to Ilgret, or t"k.,t unto thtm{tfvts,./hapts or lilt.,tlltJJtS of th, trut imttgt of him that [Ilv,ttln Whtrtb} ht truft,th in bim[tlf unJ,r th, colour of.ntt/t"lItJ[t, into ~h' compllllie of tht f"ithf"lI: Dev,urilll thtir SOllls wi.h rllvtlfillg, aifft.b,lillg, IIl1d flll[t lilt.,tlyboods of truth, unable [0 be decid'ed by man. Happit art thoJe tbllt b,litvt thtm not: For ht, evell ht it M, that i4 Il lillr, lind it olalfl ill ae(.tlt. But IIf tbt f lither;" eterll.l: So H tht [01/ tttrllll/,."hicbtttrlfil,J of tbt fllthlr.11,1 tbt foil, it tbt ~Iy Gh~/t tt(rll./, procttaing qulllly, ill th, fiitger 0 f Gotl,.'!a [piri! of trutb, to tht gtlltrttl "II'orltmllnjhip of G.0ds ~tterm,illlltion Ititit togttJJtr, thru ftr[olts. [E. K. He makcth a great reverent cudie) In tbM OpllllPOttllCy bJ [piritu.l illumi1l'atioll, alld tbrough tbe boly Ghoft dtlivtrtd unto tht Apoftlts, 1If, tht pltdge of Gorl t::. E.ccltjia bit mtrcit and promiff, is alw., •.Jts certlmly lilllt.,ed, j '.Jlled,.lIa tllgrlljfta illto tht fociety of tb'ft cbriJIi. that fulfill th, 'lFil! of tht higlujl ptr!tlJly, Ilnd witbo,lIt trrour, ",bOft jlrtngtb folll! cOIlt'inlu, lind. glorit brlllleh alit, tT1tn "lito tht ena of tbis world,.1Id. beginning of comfoTt. Tbtrtfort, btli,vt: For tbt [pirit of trurh."orltetb J/I,;ndtrs, rllifttb fbt aelld, Ilnd bllth PO"'tr to f orgivt jim. Throllgh tht pOJlltr of him, unto wbom it M mil...... For, MCbrifi blltb Ill! powtr ill ht.vtll Illld ill tllrtb atli- vtrta... " • So bdh bt atlivtrtd 1111 powtr jll htllvt/S Illld,Izrth to bit trut Cburch. Thtrtfort fot cttnnot errt. For wber, powtr i4 "II'ith9Mt 1Iutt[urt,trrour hllth 110 mmtb,r: Baitvt 1I0t thtrtfort thoft thllt lit: {IlJ;IIg, Tht Church of God i4 iltftl1td witb trrours. For th, oftllces of ftw IIU A, n.. 1I0t counua trrOIlT, but unrighteou[nfff"t: Ntithtr can tbt ftragling fttt of t& fe." drltllltm', brillg ilf- FOII.,."g- (.r: &«ing, filmy to tbt."hDlt h,tlJt. A •....... It litth II0t ill "'J po.,.,,, to dtlif/tr }oll, 0' ree,neil, JO. from d,IItb.1Id H,1l: Th,,ormm- trJ.11,1 /ilthintJ[t of tht ",.rU, IIlId tbt 1I'TIltb of Goa. But )tt, (Tb.t Cloua, [tt lljidt)."hieh it bft'll'ltII mt 'ina JOII) I {Pt.1t "f.r of to )011, Ta.Jillg, Tht JllftlCt of Goa, it vmgtllllct it [t/f: Neither hath it.II} colltr.r], bIIt tvtH in tht mid}t,.114 Ctlltrt of it [til: Wbieb H tht drop IIl1,a liq"or of hit tltrlllll, grt.t, lind i"comprthtlljiblt Mlljt}li, of bim[tlf, bid ",trei,: Which, tVtll ill tht ""ia}l of Juft;et it fotllld o"t,by {arrowful/ rtptlltllnc't,IIl1a Ttcollci{i4tioll: Not ill tbid it Wllfet[- {llrit with Goll: But th"t it id. Mtdicillt ll!plir.llblt, Illla moft btaltbr"l! to tht ill/irmititJ of tb.t ",1111, tb.t covtttth to bt btll/ta, rtlell{td,o, rtcovtrta fro", hit [o.rn. Thil is it, tbllt ","ft com- fort yotl. For, IIf Jufriet it the Tt'!".ra of jill,{O W ",ercit tht rn.;llrd of rtptlttllltCt. But mtr- eit i4 tht Ctllttr of bght: lI"a JtI}h"t t, b, e.}1 off, Illlajhllt.",thlll dttrk,.ntj{t. ThirtfO",b, not IItgligtHt. • • • ' ' 6. This whoredom, how IS It committed, or of whom?...... I ttlleb tht...... WbtTt thJ bilbitillioll WIH, trrOllr r.ilf,el, G,d Cllllta tbrt fto", it:.lId dt- livtrta tbtt by m""), bllt.1Ik..II011'II "'"JtS: ","'''s H,t,to bl "tttr,d h,J ","11. ' 'Ihtft pl.ets.If' art jhtlt.p from tbt fllvolIT,f G.a. For tbt;r obtditll~" it coullttrftitta,."d thtir prll.Jtrs,'tlt-crin •. Thtrefort hlltb,tbt L,ra opl1Itd bim tlnto JOM tbttt invtnted tht VII"itit: thllt JOtl migbt bl p.rtltk,trs of bid kfto."ltdgt,4IIa (tCTtt juJgtmtnts Df tbt "'ick,td. Htrt.1[0.JOII tIItrtd,ltHd Itrt lft"ly at/ilta: For.tbt ])tvil tlttrtd ill, IIltd fOIl"d him.",.kjllg: Alld'/o,bt tlltrtd ytt,II11d ht Wolf 1I0t lIf/ttp. Bllt ht.,,1If happit, btillg kjlldltd "'ith dtjirt of Goa"tlft had tht j"dgtJlfellt,f hit bodit f,T thil.".rid btm flilfilita. Wiek,ttlntff, f,II,."tth him:.11,1 tht [pirits of tvtl couII[,i.rt Itt b.lld. rOil Jhlll/ fttl tbt forro." (btrtof, IIl1d j,,,r f.",ily Jhlll! bt ai[&07llforttJ. But prll.J Milt. Goti, th.t it f.l! 1I0t ollt, tbat Satllllll gottb Ilbout: Ntitbt, thllt it CO"'t to pllJ[t, wbi. b bt batb pOWtT to tX- te"tt, for, thi4 tok.tlljiglli/i,tb Jour 1IIiftritS, /l"a it it Iljigll oftbllt,.",bieb;, givr/I t' tXt- cuti,", I b.vt [Ilia. nt pt.et of Goa bt rtftntd 1111 to JOtl. b.. E. K. Here dtruefl{eI4tjonotDr.D~ehiIAflions ~ith fpirits~&c. E. K: Here is the man again. • _ •••• 1",0 wDrds and I huvt done. Nothing it pl"ilur tbalf that which it {pok.!,,: Nothing certainer than tbar which H appointtd. Bt )OU pmitmt, that G.d mal b, mtTIifut. Thy it al! 1 hllvt to fa). Wafh )our felves, 11I1d I alfo will maltt jou cltlt"'. Ktft! you SlZtan diligtlltly, lind Iwil( htlpyou migYtily. 1:>.. 0 Lord lhat fc;al to the Sword and rags break off. E- K. Now he is. gone:. A. E- K. Now he is here again. ••••••• 1hit cloud is a [tparation bttwixt thH, Jta thit g!ori/itt! company and)ou. 1.90"- not f.r aN) light, whiltjl thid dlfrltnt{s it pufmt. BtbolJ, WlJ m,uth fa/trnh, 'alfd my lips art Jfaytd: But pra))ou, a1ldyo7l}hallnot bt rtjtl1td. For tht.1iro1lgtT J,II bt, tht merc,iJ4tlla it God, IIIfd Iht wtall.!r it, a1ld }hall br, JOllr advtr{ar,y. L,vt t,gtt,,"; Strvt God togtthtr: B, of on, htart togtthtr. Alwayu puacs G.d. 1 am titd. E. K. He: is gone. A. ~ifericordia & pax Dei (it fuper nos nunc & femp~r..Amm. Frid.?J, Novtmb. 15. hora. mant. Lubt;'. E. K.. The cloud appe:lrcth, and openetb, fo that the Sword may be feen. A. 0 tord deal mercifully with 0;, as thy children, to be corrcll:ed- with rod or whip, and not with thy enemies, with fword to Cut or wound us. Let not Satan force thee to ju- lIice mora mightily, than tlty fatherly goodnelfe can indine thee to Ute" mercy upon us. E. K, An hand cometh,ind nippeth off an inch of the top of the Sword, and fome of the rags are fallen down; fome hanging on the: bilrs of the Sword, and fome are th.rufi: through with tbe Sword. NoVY the Sword is fbut up again in the Cloud. A. Have mercy on us, 0 Lord, and deal with us as thy yOl\nglings and novices. E- K. Now comein all eleven, all like NobJe meo. Ollcof them hath a regal Cap, and a Gown faced with Sables- The Cap is like a Polonian Cap, but [rimmed up with rich Sables- Now cometh one and brillgeth a very rich Chair, be[et vvith precious Stones: Four of the Com pany fet dovvn this Cbair, for that Principal man.. He that brought the Chair vvem avvay- J hey all do lovv obedience to this principal. - He fitted\ dovvn, andputteth his Govvn over- He i$ a goodlier man than the Lord A. L The 4 pluck a thing like a Canopy over the Chair, and they put a round Cmfuion under his [w. This PrincipaLfpeakerh as follovveth •..•••• Pluc"- up thy b,art and bt mtrr), pine kot thJ Soul awal with inward groltnings; for I will open unto tbu the fnnts of Naturr, And tht Ticbn of ~ht World, and withal give thtt {ucli dirdlion, that fhall-dtlivrr thrt (rom r1!allY infirmitits, both of bodJ and mindt: Ea{t thtt of thy tedious Itlbollr, and {,ttlt tbu 71'htre thDU.fh~lt havt cOnifort. A. Thanks be given unto rhe Highefr, now, and ever, of all his Creatures • •••••• Why doft t"ou _ •• within tby thought: Hlljl thou not nttd of COIIIIJtl J 1:>.. Yes, God knows; for I am half confounded •..... ' 1"", firff d • •• with thy felf to rtlf tlier,for this Winter. S~condly Optn thj milld to dtft,.. [urh thiugs ItS "Itt) advanCt thy Crtdit, and tnrich thy Fa!'1il]: Rtap u1ltil ihu man) friends,and lift tim-up to honour; For J will jfir liP tht mindts of LtarntJ mtn, tht profoundtlf in tht World th3t the) jhnll viftr thee_ And I will difclort 1tIIto)Ou {lich things; al,fhall /u 1!iondtrfull, lind of xcttding profit...Mortovtr, I will put to m) ha1lds,and help Jour procudings, thltt th( lrorld miry talk...r of yOl" 1fIifdom hrrt.,fttr. 1htrtfort wander not f"rther into unk.!IOTVn places, c01lta. giolM, tht vtry [eats of dtatb for thu •. and th) childrm, -and [Itch as aTt to) frimdt. If tholl m ql/irt ~f me whert, and h01fl. Evtr) whtrt: or how thou wilt thJ ftlf. For thol/fhalt f,rrbwitli becomt ricb, Itnd thou (halt bt ablt to tnrich Kings, and to btlp [u,h a~ art nedJ. TraJI- t/>'u 1Ior £orn to uf. tht commodirJ of this TVorld? Wirt not all tbi"g' made f,r malts 11ft? A. Willyoll give me leave co [p~ak ? •••••• 1Yhat cltlljf thou!ptak,.htrtllnto I Wilt tholl tlJltlI~ 'lit for thl I H A. All )'0 A true Rel4tion '6f D. Dee his AfJionJ ~itb(piritJ,&.c. to. All thanks be unto the King of Glory, &c. I.. Is it your meaning that we /hall itay here, and So no ruther with tAe Lord Alhtre Lask.jt?.'"" YtS,;It the SlIm"'tr;."heJl if iI ",ore fair. A. t befeech you, Wheee would you, tfr.at we /hould make our •••• thisWinter...... Whtre )011 will..Art JOU fo IIII."i[t Jo,0."ith hi'" 114.". Ltt lrilll'J.' ~for.t, IIH4.prIWiat for him[tl!, th"t ht mil) tbt btttt~ pr~vid for )011. The "'t4th~r."ill lit bar., 1I1t~ tin tr.~tl rmjie for chi/Jull. If thou covt! to II1:e,It ttt{t, bup Hot up thy WIVtS forro.",. A. I defire to lin in quiet, that my fpirit may the bette,: attend to thefervice ofGbd...... W,Il, T IIrrJ)OIl, IIltd "'J promift fi",/I be quickJJ ptrformed.,.",ill Plet hillt. 'lPitil " •• HoJP [al JOu Sin? (E. K. H.e (peakcth to his Company,vvho make curfics,and lay QOC!hi1'lg.] A. I befeech'1ou to appoint all. apt place: This you fee is ito fit pl*ce •...... I."illjlir thet IIpfMCbfriellds, liS Jhllli cent",t tl1m As for d'll'tllillg plltcvstito'll jha!: btlfow them. lYell,,Oil IIrt cOllttltttd. A. Is it your will, that in this Town we Ihould part from the Lord.Albe;t Las/tid....... Whd Jh~lIltJ JOII do tl[t?.IIrt,OM lII11d ",ell l Will]OIl f1tM ""Jliltg;"tl ~1I"ff I; A. I befeech you, /hall this be nothing prejudicial to our former doin~s, and order al- ready tak en and decreed for our Going together?...... What, is this coltt'ltr) to rtafoll? Well )'11 lI,t colltmt. A. As the will of the Highefl is, fa is mine and none other. 'w... Sirblt, do JOU [et this [."",J, I w.ill be II [um) for fbil ( I "arrllJlt thee) alfo. A •...... YOllr brother is clappttl "p ill pri[OIl, Hop lik" )Oll tbllt I Y,ur b#1I[e-k:!,p" l A. And why I pray you?...... For fhat, fbllt tholllHaJeftbe afhanlttlof. A. What is that?...... 7bt) txammbi",; TIlt) r,,), tbd tho. haft hii Jivers reCTtt thiHgs. As for th.1 Boo1v; tholl ",")ft go loov,.tbnli at lea[lirt. It mil) be, tbat tbJ hOIl[e ",41. be bur"t for a "mtmbrllltCt of tbet too. Wtll if thq do, [0 if it: if,,'f,lIs tholltrilt. I havt toltlllite",} JIh"ltjie, and givm tlle III' colllf[el, offtr,d thtt ml help, IIl1d dejir,d to ao tbet good I ' Thl choirt iI thiHtl A. 0 Lord the Author of all truth, and direaor of fuch as pur their crull in diet', I illO! bumbly beleech tbet to confider thefe prcmifes, thus to me propounded.. If they be: true, and from thee, coniirm them: If they he illufiolls, aad not from thee, difprove them. For. hardly in my judgemenr, they do or can agree with our former precepts and order taken by thee. A voice...... Ht that 4{cmdeth up u tbe tq/of the hill, Itt hi'" btlitvt: Fo, until he rom, tblthlr, Itt hi", do hN labour. o Lord, I doubt ofthefe thillg~, and promifc:sof cafe, wealth, and honour. A voice •...... 1I1dg, tht Trtltb,;J tbe laft.Al1i'lt. o Lord, What is that Aaioll ? A voice....... Wtltfrlllits Alliolt. 'Ihil Clolld ([aid the voic, of th, LorJ ) is lilt b,t.iJtt III tmtl JOII: H'bll',/,tr'f,rt mltJ C"II, lltt'fPetlt? N 9W j ud!,t )311. A. I fufpea the whole apparition of the eleven to be all ilIulion. 0 Lord confirm my judgement or difprove it. A voice....... The Spirit o[the LorJ;'II,t IIIHOltgjf )'11. A. What miferyare we thmin? 0 Lord, Mercy, Mercy. A voice....... Dirp.tt ",t.",itb G,d~.",here wbo".o", is g'ft.t. A. 0 Lord, ThiS whoredom we Uhderlland not. A voice....... Prll) Jllil], '/Pith repelltltllCt, that this clollt/. ",a] b, tlt~iI lI1VaJ, IIlId 'hit {'/Pore' JimiltijhtJ.. For tbe Stili CIIHnot be ~ro"'", 1IIItii SlIt"" bllvt done his IJltl'f'lHojt; Jtll the Jltttr moft of bil ",,,/iCt. For it;s graltttJ lIim Itltd he m"ft ftrilV. But praJ".u wa, God, th., the {word- mil) bt"lllaJe./horttr, 01111c/(J. Ollt of tbt bilt, that ill jfri/tJng be "4IIt p0."tr. For J''''' jill if ab.",ilt"bu, ana II [t1Ieltfol oifellCe ill the jight of the Lq-d. A. What this whoredom is (God knoweth) we underlland not pcrfcaly. If the Spiri' of God be not with us, how can our prayers be acceptable? A voice....... 'lh. [llith the Lord, 'IlIr" IIltt, 7Ife II"d. be forr, for your jiltS, IIl1flltt "'.1 A.- gt/s be witlft!e thtrtof. For I ['/Ptllr b] m] (elf, thllt "') 1u/lice fllIlll hltHg over yoN:.II"iI 'WM I pwti.fhJoli tuxt, lwil/ riz.t JOII fro", tbe flirt of the urth. Thtrtfort. Vo.", }OTlT fel-ves "Mt. ",t, 1I11i1 mak" ),ur VtJftls clelllt; for Jour h.bitdiolts ilt 7If.1 jight IIr' "othing: 1Itithtr is. the [lIb.Jtltlt" whtreof I frllmtd JOu lIoctptllbl,. I a", the Spirit of - Trnth IIn,j VIId.trftllllJing, IIltd wililtot bt Jajht ill pieres '/Pitb worldlillgs f Ntithtr 1I[t' 1 to awell ilt dtfilttl pillets. For m} SIInlfuar} U bolJ, IIlId m) Gatts ar, '/Pitbout [~t. Altd."it'6 /fi, tliff'e h,ll,tb II' III/righttoll{lItJft. A. Lord -------~ --- -Jtrlle<R..!lation of D. Dee hi! AE/ions fPith fpirit!, &c. 1:>.. Lord,is it thy will we !hall go with Albtrt LIH/tJt to Lafco ? A voyte.--nt Lorti [dierh, Whllt I havt {aia, H mit. Who rtbuVth mt, [llying m) "Dras Ilrt ""trlle 1 Tht corrtllion of him thllt relgntth is migh,it I "b, hlllh irumbrta it 1 Bllt to his de -ftrllllion. Bt you boly,-th4t m) hand mil) bt "tak", A. 0 Lord, the fear 'of thy puni!hment allonieth my heart: and uncertainty of it in timej and place, doth alfo encreafc'my grief, &c. A voyc'e. The fool fllith i" bis htltrt: Oh, ho'lfl grtllt is tbJ prmijhmtnt.vtr mt. 'Tuch me thr plilct of thy corrt[1ion: Ani/. "h"t thou 'JIilt cha./fi{t mt. Wbo is bt thllt dtfirtth to mttt Goa his 'lJtnltllnct, or tht punijhmtnt of him thlft cDnfounadh tht aamlltal Mil/tt Jour btllrts cltitn,lIntl "ipt tht Jin from Ilmong/f )OU: And dtlirt to bt fort,ivtn;f,r mi{(Tllblt Il",,thtJ thllt mttt "ith "tn- gtllnce, or thllt k.,no. tht plaet wher,.rhe tak,.eth.p her Hllrbour. A. Gloria, Honor) Laus & graciarum attio perennis fit Deo nQfirO Omnipotenti: Nobi$ veo- ro a Deo Pitre, propter J e[um Chrifium in Spiritu Sanao, fit MiCerieordia, Pax 8c Confolatio in via virtutis'& veritatis. Amtlt.