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Ls andors [ror Mapt Lander fureantlio). DoCior; Joanni Dec offerendulll 1 received this tbe 30 day of May,.Anno 1586, Mane bora nona, By one of the Chancery Cler4.!. The Copie of tbe Emperour bis Decree, of ONr B4nijhmen' out of. bi.t K;ngdome.r, Duk.!J.qml, e!;wc. with onel] fix daJes' 1f1arnmg. t!A:mte,iUti01J o{Di:Dee his AfJions pitb Jpiritl, &c eA,.. I S86 18 Jllmi i" Erphardia Thurin~., '1'1', Jilljlrif_ D,;"i"", Rolenbcrgius, ",ifm" Jo~ncmCarpionem.d IIq,. IiItru{.u, d' ",/IX;"";.'. ill JI1(Irlj",,,,,., Dt;",.. "llig,rtr'V,III.r.rem, (J-d,.liJlr'~II', (jo,. Eg' 'Vtr. i_Caj{tU2:"_ ill Hella; & Erphllr diz tr.t D. Eduardo Keleus. 1'<11; r~r -'1... fl-'- & pniti."I~'" /6".lfrijJi",i ill.ffiN mit.iTli,,;tlll ChM'_ ",,,nd.,,, r"p" Alt.,."."",S.tt,.tl#,,,,. Mif.", rtl'~r."r"" "",,.,, 1J".d &. /::; f'~it, /WII'W JU f"pr.{"ijtls,.... j III c..M"".j1'w;' Minoris O,..;"U S. Francifci. inte,. hWlfm Admlnit;;' tS & 7 M,.IUICJ,. $,_, Miff_ Cd,s,._,. it filIi'. Miff., b"IJII./'9I1itll,.;" Chllrt.;IIT/If",-,.Hlltll,. pIIIUst; {~iptIC. SuI. '", [.1111''''',,..If'!".", Ixfmpr. ".,It pr.UI"jlnlfi_ Pri"'ip' T'm~trr uilit Pill';'" ~nll'r' omMlii"".!t /I(tr., lIiMI'!II, i",Il. en.,.,., plft Tliji~k ",.",.nftt, et,.,,'ft.. • Nuiofls (et012 omne,.vocatll! in JUdiciUm,.coram Tribunal ft~bunt. Populus cnin! rehellis, aimiuR>qtft: ltujus inUndl <kdi!us volll!'tll~, mei jlmdudum ira furori~ irrititu5 tabcfc~: Ita quod, negue ad {iniHram Jlcque ad deltram led ad volunwem meam permplendam, dechnalldcm efl. BeaIIlS ill. ql\i lTII.bi m<tndacrique patris il!ei ebedicns ell & pcffi:vcrantia deeol1ltus. MlikdiAII' tutem, '1ui'l11Cnllu operibus, perdicas verbum meum:.quia {cauda)o multis eric, i~omimie pKisE va~ehi mei..., ",.',,, Egotc q.I"I_ ( qUia manltS adjUMllh rruhl ) DA'II,de", ad e,l,.th. Jugulandum confiltul & c:onlht~ndoimn:i. Mundt' ig;tttr:td, ~lori3m meamutere. & corpus mum erige in me, ad jurliciam meam in fede d.- IllilluoUocandam, tIC fuperbiam iniquifJimaln rurpillim~:mque (illorum qci poluerunt fedeln meam; in feabelldlll pcdem blat'phrnii:l & abomination is ) ad penitus tum coneulcandum, tum cl1ld!. candllm. Bcarus enim eris in fortitlldint manns & Cpiritus met, quia audite preees tuaS. Noli igirur tt"'PHl 'IIijit.ti,,,u tIl' "tglit.ere: fed freme:telo & indignatione acerima, & conjunchm ruis parictibu's, virgincm in uxorem atcipe, pallium lumbis & feneCtuti ruae illimque a~ndo dilige, & diligen:io fove, Ut mea in te & in illa bcncdi8io polliei~ maniftAa fiat. C;tvc: porro, De quos libi in aUlilillm' paraTi, fel'Yos meos,,el negligemiot vel timiditatc tua, aliorum {ie pati:uis e;Jt m:mib!ls tuis vel tauquam oveJ ab o,ili ruo, malis artibus '" iniquitate, cripi i' enilll illud kmipiJt quod datum ell a m~ p a i8if\l( 8c vigilando cura, quod haaenuslefum ell. Fr~m ftamque tl'ZlllllD Satanae /lC inimicii venris. Bcn,d-iCikl Pal:ris a Spiritus mei, & confolatio a inc (cui Cubjeaa dl omnis potellas ) lit tecum " ~r.tte. A pecca". dcni~e monitus ce!fa ut emu meclilll loqueriJ, vita cua' {it luminc- Ie gratia lIlCa (1.I!IW£a. MEMORANDUM. B,,."",.e.,hilt,Mr. Francis Pucci Florentine,,.1»", '" "'! g,;"g t, Leip{ieh I left;11.",. M F • b.,,/, lit Prage,.i" rhe m,.", {fA" h •• ~,.,,, lit Fra.l\li:ford 1Ip'''' !dene,.....,.,,,, fm,. Prage "Hilt 'P;cci~"m til, [."" Je, thllt,he IJifW,,fPlatenu Nuncius Apollolieul d,d Ixhilit,.,h, E"'p"lIIr. I;~,l.4.3'1!81 • •,,-fllls.!... ft h..,.~t,.",,..,h,, (fr~. At hi, g.i"g fr.". Pra~ hI hlld,hili NlirieiuslltJiIll., Mtlii •• err:. [" tJu m,"" [p.r" -_.fttr his,."11,,,,. Prage "t.ill it b.P,,"';' fo,,b."h, 30.f M", lAft, I rlurtmJ,h, E""".,,,rs ~,,,,_J,,.'"'' 1, "" C,"'p"",iI",.".l.' min' t. MP"",.;,bi* pd",,,-,,,,.fPrar,e.,,J""/ttf,,,,,tl,.,,,.f.1l hil Xi":"'"",, D"i(,rtl#",u A"J L""Js. Wf,ir:h..,did, IIUId 'JIII"e cyml,. Erphurd;" Thuring.,.. '" [_ti",,,,, CAlfd."h"h".",htIJrnlml,tl till,. t."tls ""d fl<mil,~, ""fo,, th,Se".t",,fErphurd.",,,Id gi'VI 111.. 1,.,,, r. hi.r' A,,! bD,,{I.,"tr, A,lmhb, the Lord Schonberg i",he "."".f'''' L."J. Rotenberg, I.". Ar.,'.'.",ith rtpll/Ji f'Htiwtl,.... ".1[.",1.""' l,,,,, n. E. K. "..tlM, Jill, 1.8,9, to, r I, 12,13,11. AnJ." Tlltr 1", ( the 1 ~t" J.,.f]"./) 'D.EJor Cultt It,. •• t.h, II,.".;-Jfr.""h, Senat thA',he,.",;,14 ",t l""'" filiI' 6.('1",P,,,, ",t'JIII"hjf""di"r., if,h, Lortl Rotenberg,".1;1.g.;" r",J 1hIl. th,,,, ill tb, "''''"", th,!..... 1J I~bmtr"pmth''''.'ttr,&c. N.,., r_""m tim Fl1Incis Pueci e."" to Erphurd /1fI Th",.rLt, "'tlr,,,,. f"p,", Jllil Ie> ( Ililo ""0 }.. hu{~".,*-." • ".r! •."hl,h'" biUl ItQ"ght.t Mawnbcrg-f.. ir" d'r. Jlf/,,h, luh hI A/{to.,./,... -.i.th E. K. ""."'" tbllt" tlmlth,., ",ilhl.,;,,,1,, ["",,,r tP r,.. tJmIlo'PU!:'./..i" if."".",,,/J •• Th_ h, h"d fo".a,hi, NunCius Arollolicus _, I_,.mll, tbe" Malafpina; if."hmi bl "pmttl -fo.,b.t;'.'fINII cr,dibl, 'II/or.,a,h., he "., f.,., Ilfttldtd,hilt.", I..'" hi", /II",.,., h,nnirAIsU,;tJi ill '''1'' (F'IIhl,,. him, 'htll Re'lefendillima V cill1l PaterRitas. TbiJ P\II:.oifrA",.,.,h, dijb.r/"f hi, tll/ltt, P"[ •• M "',. thi"lt.;'rll If tbii EpifcopilSPlaeen- tiuuhAi ht.:Jlllt, cbAril_le '"""ra, 'II) Ilntl. forrllTl th., fII'.. "., fo IIIICt/lft,."jl! "j,J, tbtlt b"'II~.' _bi,,!,1ft i" hi, f.,tt, the Emp".,,,rAlIC/"P III, It,,'th.,.", ",ight It,,xllm;,,,d • • Jth~u bccnr: £ovnli A~lir.. A rpie. d trHe K,l4tion of Dr. Dee his ASiolll pitb fPirits,&c. f'II"J fAIIlll,., jh4I1IJ be lent te R_" but after thaI he hadbcgunte-move againfi us, th:lthe fo""" fM Ji,,,,,'''lIr """ "'I"ll 1,111 Igainll us, than he himlclf was, NOTe. The to~d ~{t"~"'lt~ld u~that when he did (inour~half) ail,jldhe Empetour of hi, error 1C0mmmed In our extermInatiOn, that the Emptiour anfwered that this N_c;III from his fiill ""udience did. urge fo vehemently againfi us, and 31fo the Pope hac'! fent toa.mandmcnt by L rertohim to dclivcrusand fend us to R,m,. thath~ was forced-in m.nrttrto do as-he did. But if the commandcment or his Decree were to be made again, that it (bould not paffe, or if this Nil",";. A,j1.liclll had not (~nt ~is Decree a~ay to R,'!", tiat he (bould not fend it,&cc. This I !l0te In re(peel of the contrancty In the NII,,"III alfenlon, and the Empcrours) of our fo hard ulage. The forefaid eleventh day of J"I" the forefaid Fr. P""dto prove thi' his intended perfwalion of the NII"C;III good meaniQg toward us, and to make liS ~leeve that great beaefit ~9lild.enfue our 30il'g to R,m" did bring forth unto us a writin: of his own hand which he read unto us, and at the heanng of it we mufed muchf"r many cau(cs hsked him then why the N"""illl had not fubfcri- bed this writing. It isall one faid he for that; Hath he heard this read (quoth I,) yea, that he hath heard me read this three leveral times. atife unto him {faid he; ) And if you like of it laith he, wher.cil\his power fervcth him not to performe as mucli as is fpecified in the writinl:, he will make and we meanes'to have it from his Hoiipdfe; well, laid I, take a copy hereof Mr. XtllJ, f.rI was riding toward S-'!,ilJ ~bout II boule getting; Thereupon raid he, contented, but 1 ihi"k it IIlcctef to [ove and keep the original it felf fald Ji,. K. Well, laid Pllc~i, and fo the original was delivered to E. r. NOTE. After 10 of the clock the fame Friday, bein~ the eleventh (by of this moneth. after break-fall I rid toward S4lfu/~about the houee 01 the EarlAlbm of SJllArt;f.,,,J,trg, &,. But afterl was out of Eri"rJ until my return again, I was fo [ore veled in mind to think of PIICC; his return to our company, AI.,.,11 f'~ lhu ""'I'iitt "Atllr, i" JlfpllfAtUII/, AI f,r hil bl"sb;"L.f,,,, {tr;rm.ilh.llt.II,I'lI'IIt,.r.,I/Iikj"", " A", g.. J a,;"g thir,bJ; either in God hu [,,- flitt I or our credit, but rather the contrary. ellluing albeit not of his intent ~ but by ritheY his undif- creet rancHing of it., or of his u~due h.earer~ ofhi~ &cc. A!ld alfo for.~is Houlheld behaTiour, not 'acceptable to our wives ami family, and,Uo Kcaule we were warned thAt hI jh."IJ b,,IIt.ff t."",,lIr c,,,,p",,,,&c. And chiefly, -now to conliller that he had laid ["ch A bAit for us with our mortal enemy, to entrap us by fair fawning words, which by no meanes the Emperour would conCent to do before by his a,:thority, but rather t.o PUt u. OUt of his Kingdomes, lice. And imagining that he was a mighty Elploratot upon us, foKhis Nlillc/Hl tApoft.Iit"III? and his adherent., that now he might perceive what we had done hitherto, what we were dOing, and what we intended to do, and conlidering that he urged at our hinds in anfwer to the former wrida;. wherein aifo lay a uap for either in not anfwering it, or refuling t.o grabt fome poiilts of it, or in our conCenting to the whole, this NII"r;iHl would put matteragliolt us to our gnat difadvantagc. Thus beill!; tormented in'mm4 in my abfence,how we might be rid of this Fr. PII"r;i,by quiet and honefi meanes,1 deTifed to write to this N""dlll to KIlOW if this writing were of his contri,ing oncly, or of Pllt"(; his contri- vino oHcly,or j;>yntly,or if anhe leafithe writing were aCEordil'g to his wiIJ,and ofterunto us,andfo to fend him away; wherein he (ould make no refufal,l intending not to make him privy of the con- tent of my Letter; And in the mcan fpace of his abience I hoped that fOllle good W3Y and better meanes would appear or f311 out, whereunto w. might truH,&cc. Thus 'I 1I0te my imaginations and dili:ourfes in the tIme of mv ablencc. I returned to lrph"rJ 1"1] 1 3' /J.r" S. A ",,,jJj,. 1 found Fr. '1'1"cidelirous to have anfwer to the forefaid writing-, and vcry much perf wading this Roman v<>yage, uling arguments out ot our,aions, as that Godlaid we Ihould go to jU"", in:l cett3in moneths fpace; Th3t we ought to obey the Roman Bi(bop, and to love him, &cc. J re- plyed and f3icf,that he was nOt t, ",.~t G.J """ All, hil f4';"LJ t. ""buttoreferre all to his molHue dilpoficion, his "Ill was to be done and not OIIU ~ God was not bound to us,lIcc. He anCwered ve- ry vehcmeAtly, and olien, that-'Dtlll,P",{,is "I;I"tiJ!i""", & D,III aix;t.,;"'rll RomA"" d- l' &rtai & cr:JAml & Aliter "~,, "'~A"..;ft ",ihi D'III J.;x,rit ",,,.bil.&c. Well, (quod we) liod h,th delivered uneous hIS meaning in that phrafe, whIch we alfo de,ife you of, that it is noG.m=:lnt (bY the Ipeech) th,t v.:i: (ball corpor311y goe to ~""" and fo,I brake o.ff that his reafoning; And told him that we. mervuled th3t he Ihould urge thiS Roman VOJ3ge fo Tlolently 3nd eagerl), morc then we; It appcrt3il1ed unto UJ as Rlnch as to bim, &cc. The fame day I told him that he had heretofore oflended God with his c"r;.jit,;11."r AffMrtJ otherwife then appert~.ined unto his cal- Iill!:, and he may flellremember his repentance therein, and hi, forgiTemlfe ob,~d, But that now 'nle relation of Dr. Dee bisACiions;witbjp;rits, &c. now he had offi:nded much more in curiolity, and half. in confpiracr againlt us with our mortal enemy this NIIIICill1 )/pDfI,/icHi,upon whom he did fawn, ill whofe favour he is;...,h" j,)yneth, counfaileth with him in Ol'r afl'~ires, who dar: prefcribe us what we ha~e t,O do in fo weighty af faires as our lourncy to RD"", who hath framed.a bill, aC,culing us coufufedly of. Herdic, and wIck- ed Mallick, both f~lIc:ly in one part, and dangerous to life, and infamous ar Ihe le~H in the other, and he~to reqllimh, urgeth, and in manner in God his name argueth by our a~ions palt, obedI- ence. And therefore he hath fcparated,himfdf from ~f,and hath fet Iiimfelf a~.ainfi U5,&C. With a,eat vehemetlcy he f:ud, He Intended Mthlng, 'bUt well to us, and WM Explprlltpr."ith Ihll N":d",ior our bch~lf; We require 110ne (laid I) neither we need any, for GOd fccch all,and doth all, for our benefit, if we Will conllantly. loye and fervc him; To be brief, he would t'cc!\l to be worthy t~ be thought well of for his zealous good will and fidelity to us ward, in all hi. doings and fay in!:s, J The uuth whereof God knoweth, to whom we comrmt thcciufeictwccn him and us. The Copy of the writing before fpecified. SID. Jobannes Dee, D. Eduardus KeUeus, & Fr. Puccius, 'liD/tilt;r4 Romltn, HI Cllfflrll"r CH'" SH",,,,D 'Po"ti{i"dl [IIU Rl'II,/II/i,,,ibHs, "CIt"t;II"/1I e14", 111"'1l1li", S""UiPetri s'lIcctj{ortm clmfti I"ltrri, 1'1C"";H,,, [llHft d-l.t1Jlrud. Epifeoplll Plac5Atinus Apo;fo.lic"s N14"C;III "pHd CzlJrdm MAjtfJlI/t"" M1it Ub, Liltrlll CO",,,,.,,i"li.,,il, HI ptrlDI14m ittr, & Romz, 13"",11- "'iJimt [limmllqHt chAri/iIlt tr.ilt"tHr, & i" fHU IItCljfit./i/illl j"Vtlltllr,: Ac p"ttrt. i1H/hQri- rlllt tApoj1.t;c. AbJilvtl IDS cr "btrotbit A6 o,""i CHip. & POl"i1, 9""'" ",,,iti tj{ellt i" 1/itll.nlf "U., PI. Arm./I'f"giCM txtrcitat/II, I:.rlftl, t"I["h"' Dpiniolltl III> til [PMfM,."t fiUIII, 'IItrbis lINt feriptit, IIHfllliit rlltiMibHI; ob lib,ol prob,bi/II Itaos IIHI feriptll, jiv, 01. IIliHd 9Hodvil,rlfflell, clljHllICcHf,,;'i "UI argHi poff'''I in fOTD [""liD ["qHijiti,PI",.111 i" foro qllod Contentiofum 'V Dell'"; IIlIt;n,,,ovil IIlio for. TOIII;fici4 di,;,,,il: Nt 911it,b "Il"",,,,,.tll,,,.", (&t1"19Ulln- t""wil IItFOX, qHuJ ill; IId",i[tri"t.,,1I hoc iter f"fetpllI'" l Iii ""If".'" f"etl"' 1ulDliH"" IIHt "'DItflUI,lft p.f/it, IIlIt,,110 m.d, i"fJHirtrt, IIHt ipfolllC'H}lIrt,rtf-",lIt. For the better ground of any manner of:Lni'wer making herellnto t asked the fame Fr. PH~Cj, after fuppcr,on Tuetaay the 15 of ylll], (forafinuch as I had frallled a (mer for anfwerto the pith of the Letter or writing here rccord~d)whether this Letter were written and fem to us by the confent of this NIIIICilN Ap.j1.ilrlN, to know our arofwer in,or no. He feemcd to be unwilling now direcHy to affirm the NHncilN confem.We replyed that he had already told us that he had read it thrice over to the faid NII"cilU, and that he liked well of it, and did me "ail that now be would make {\range to affi,rm tbe f2111ogain, ieeinB I had now, (a"ording to his purpofe) wrirten a plain and perkct humble anfwer to th~ fame Letter. and much more matter, true and needful for this NII"CIIII to know. Well, faid he, Ellt'''IIllXtjlU ""flllfli tft', ji'll,/itil iI" Romam, til pr4jllr~conllbmlr, '1"1. i" tl[a,,,, IIttrjst~"ti"''''"r,c!r'. Well, faid I, On Latin alwayes you mull underllaRd my tallt with him in the Gme lence here in Englilh recorded,if he mean well unto US, and in charity unfei&n- ed; he will notbe offended with my anlwer; The Copy wbereof doth enfue. IUuftijJimo RetflerendijJimoque Domino,Domino Epifcopo Placen- Therupcr- tino apltd Potcntiffimum &. In'lliClijfimHJn Romanorum Im- (ccipriono! • " " the Letter peratorem Rodulphum, ejUS nomznu fccnndnm, Apofiolico without. Nuncio, Doming 11libi (in Chrifto) Colendiffimo. Ifluflrijzme C3 ReverClldijftmt Domine, mibi CtJlen- dijftme. I N Nomine. S:InCtz Beatz & Individuz Tr!nitatis, vcftram 1l1ufiratiffimarn II.cmcm!;er 1', Reverendiffimamquc DOtl1inationem, c:a qua virum ChrilHanum deeet an1mi aff'e- ~'''~ h~ ':"0 • dione: & humilitate faluto" non prc:[umptione aliqua, veftris manibns oculi[vc i- h:~eoti:'~!pt fta,s meas ohtrudens literas, fed ex ifiius Nllneii 'IItjfri verbis admooitus; non gratas In ~ li:rher b,,: foltltl1, red (fel e) e~pedatat fore: hafee aliquot, baud invitus, cxaravi lineolas. b~" rclf'I~Otbc Quihus cum non potero, 40 annorum continuum &" ardcnriflimum vitz me eurfum ~nd "::~~y't: in limatioflS qUlrn Vblgatis vcritatis Philo[ophicz in da~atione tranfa~um, dc:fcribc- b~ (he"ed Ie; (vel adumbrarc [altern) faus prcfeoci Doftro dre poffit infticuto, i przfcnti retlftn 7~::::~c"". metaoo II-~ok. 432. d "He Relation of Dr. Dee bis.A8ioRsJ"';tb fPiri's,&c. metamorphofi, & ad mira~z negotiorum. noftrorum 4aioni. itiduinquc citcuitioni llIultiplici, aliquid expri~am quod maxi me quadret. •.If~ A.... Diwnitlis ante aliquot 3fInos.. informati, & ddnde ex AII[,liA D. cyQClti, non fo- t!s,. l~ fortiffima Dei Omnipoteotis manu, & mitaculofa, ex mulds magnifquc evan- D..Am,If'].. mus maris periculis: fed etiam ex vafi.is hominum fraudulentis &: tluculcntis conua nos, & vitam noftram confiliis & conatibus, libcrati hadeftus, cidem Deo n0firo gr:lti3s laudefque'Canimus mente grata, mente I~ta, mente profcdo ChrHlial1z, Ca- tholic:r, Apofioliccquc Rcligionis amantiffima, & (Dei nos confirmante gratia) tenaciffima furura.. Aa ecce, tamen, qui ejufdem Doilr:r pic matris (Santlz Ecclcfiz Catholi,z) ke:itimj edam cenltmur ciTe filii, nos, fratre. fuos, in omni modelia, qt1iete, pact, & civiii J ufiitia. interillos, & coram iIl1s, PrAg A c'onverfantes, fubito, in exilium quoddam t five exterminium, CIt!"II emitti mandato procurabant nulla, obif, nulla pror[us, ncqu.e.privatiin, ncque public!! dcclarata tsm violenti mandati; caula {cd vulgar i fohim, & ailliea. relatione nobis faaa inteIliximus ex Iibello quo- dam, per vas, facr~ CtlfArtA Maj~aati (xhibito, ~onSata~ conna nos fuilfe maxi- mam C A["iI indignationem,& quaft excandef(entiam: unde ex Canccllari~ Bcht",i&Aj • An.~ ? IlJ6. acerbiffimum ad nos (facr:r rItZ c44TtA M;ljeftatis nomiAe) milfum fit * mandatum 30 MAJ" (nulla-in eodem exprdfa, eJuldem mandati clufa, vel ratione legitima) ut infra tunc [ei p!oxi~os ~cquentes dies, Ega, cOllfors l1)eU5, uxores n0!trz, liberimei oinnes, lmmo lk Ipre lnfar.s noaer MI&hMJ (Pr"g'l/lis natus, & bapuutus) atque ad matris achuc pendens mamillas,. famuli etism mei, & ancilJot, mei denique omncs, & do- meftici, ex ipfa P~Ag" • atque ita confc:qucnter, ex univerfo regno B,h,.iA, & illiis qUiburcunqae facr:r CA!ArtA Majcftalis Re~nis, Dueatibus. & terris. migrartmus, nunquam cafdem reverfuri, fob teriibilis mlligend:r prenz periculQ. Nos. autem, nulla iiltcrpofita' mora. hlle mandata C"'[Arel fi~eliter & humili(er obedire nolmet accinximus: Bonaq ue nofrra mobilia. a peregrinationis n.ar~ fuppelleailem, tam librariam qU2m domdlicam, in duos magnos cimus conici curavimus: Reliquorum noarorum bonorutn, partem unam, amicis dedimus, & pauperibus difperlimus & difiribuimus-: Pattem autem ).de.facie tenz • (propter cauCas Deo non ingratas) pri- • A~"/! 86. die, ante cxitum iftum noftrum, per nos eel Clam e1fe {cialis: Aft optimum pattem, 10 JY'U. Divino julfu, decitna die ~priJ'" (quando etlam. de tOta hacatHitlioile, & perfecu- tione no{tra, & aliis adhuc futuris eramlls divinitU$ przmoniti.) 12/1;1 1.,.J,II';sji1llii jlA",mil ".. ",iji",,,s: 'l"A"" ilia, ejufdem.optimz parris, quz null us unquam na.. tur:tlis vulgarifque ignis p()[crat l:rdere vel conlumere". 'fIijiiillA1Igtl;e;.. illijltrio, ex ipfis fUIJI'llis liammis in DivJnam, Angelicamve invifibilem r«ipicbaotur Cuftodi- am. Aft librorum Divinorum Thefaurus maximus, tUQC, &: ibidem (duorum adhu viventium te£lium diligenti opera, ) ab ipfis Sammis in cincres faviUamque coilVerfus eft toe us: renovation em, refiaurationem. & quali regc:ncrationcm vel refur- redionem quandam, per Diviaam manum. opponuno reccpeurus telllpore Saccl_ lum; Dcnique cum altari quod omnipotenti Trinitati confccrandu~ fore cupicbamus, (m cdia ex pane abfolutum) intatlum l-elinquimus. Ego vero, cum con forte meo, uxoribus noRris. libtris meis, & rcliquis exulibu5. live exter~inatis noftris AhlJII, uibus avctli, uanimigrationem hane, nobis injiJ!1aam, die pr:rfinira ingldIi fu-.A...,ls86. mus. A~que nondum ex Imperii RnnAn; 6nibus egrcffi, ita grcrrus noaros difponi-.runi; 4. milS, &, de c:rtero(Deo favc:nte & gllbernante) difponemus: ut toti orbi ChrilHano claroapparere potcrit, padenter nos hze (quahacunque) tolerare po{fe. aut faltem velie: & paratiffimos e{fenos, Reedere Deo'quz Dei funt, &C;'[iri, quzfunt C.ltpr;'. 0bcdic'ntiffimos.etiam nos elfe, & humillimos facro faoti:r Catholicz Ec- defile filios) & fummi Pomificis Romani, & aliorum EcclcCiafiicorum Pr:rfulum Catholicor!lm, il,l Chrifio & propter Chrifium tam t{fe obfervantcs &: fore, qualll ipft qui J udell futums eft.ivorum & monuorum • vaulls nos e{fe modis baud raro adm<inuit. Veftr:r vera IIIuftriffil11e, Ilevetendiffimeque DominBtioni, hoc iDeo optamus bonum, Ut per fecundas nfrras (dc-tota caura. nofira) meditationc$, noftrz I11IJOClllliA, finccritatis, & fidefis (coram Deo & hominibus) in ilia Republica Be.,-.itA convcdationis hoRrz. jufta habcatur ralio: Mez<Juc hoqaftz fa-mz, cxifiima- riQnifquc:(finc qua, nc viverc quid,mcupio) ca~at in lDrcgrum rcftitutio: Ut uli5 poft-. J trSle reltttion ofDr.Dee hil.AE1ionli~ith Jpiritl, Sec. poL\hac effiHildiectur indubitatc:. qualls. (ant~ v~r~m. Cltfi!'~ MajeL\ati.exbibi'tillll cOlma nt)s liMlu~ ~r 30'3linOS. (kpIOt.s) lWFMrnibus (pttt1~ ChRCtilnl orbit tam Acadcrhir, quam Rtinis ~ Ptovitlciis (e~' Dti immcltrt BOTjitiltt-, grat1J abun.. darttHIlrt1a tit fingulari pmf'idcn.tia) ~nltiffe-) haad db'fi:uris. 'CQIJbrlI1ari'pofiit ~dHmo nlls.Ex biis 'igitur pauds, Hi!lortz Ipftus vei:ttiitis feintiJtis., YeLlr;.;. Illu/lriffil'Qz RcvercRdiffimequc Dominadoriis pru.Qcn~ia., magnum tibi lUmen alkere five accen- dere potuit: ad nos, ncLlrorum animorum affe~iones, nollrorutn ita mirabilium & ad.. hoc incrcdibilium negotiorum progrr(fum &,Llatwn dijadicandum •. & deniqbc de ipfo futuro horum omnium cxitUr, blud. Icves -Ubj contexcRdas cOft;cduras t,Com nos; cxJolo DcQ Omnieotcntc, &: vero & vivo;:in Qmnibus 1I0(his pCQcieamlls; &. ab ipCo ~irig3mor & protrgamur. C\lifoh, nosipfos, noLlraq\1eom!li~ f:~nimlr~ cor... pons & fonumr n~n<!li~a~a Bona;. tanquam ~H()I'C8uftu~.; ql2Ot!dlaOis nolltIs bu- millimrs' &: [pontanels offerlmus ptcClbus. Curmquc foh fit omms laus; honof,glo. ria. & gtatiarum A6Ho,.Dune.& fClllp«,.Amell. Dat~ Erphurdi~, Anno I ~86, die t6 Jillii. F ideli.r (in Chrifto) ~ propter Chrijbl}1t) fer~llH. J oannes Dee. 4H This Letter being written,.and mOIl.Dco E. K. an~ of him well liked for the quiet and model! courle therem kept •.()therWiIe (as he fald to Fr. PIlei:.) theA he could-have uCed: or had u(td in a Letter which 110'1'1 he had aU... written: but now would not fend. thinking that my forcla:id Letter n1ight (~ffice for our cale • he calked with Fr. Pllrri of this'Letter • wbich Fr PII«i (aid he would laofy lee and read, which:E. K~ told him that I was minded not toJet hin: read it I Then raid he, that h~ would not carry it: Hereupon in calk with F.r. Pllui, fpeaking of this Letter; I told him that Ipad Ifritten a Letter with fufficient anfwer in general to the NII"C;H4 requell and offer by him iri writmg brought to u~ • and in {umme told,him the chief contents of the Letter. Then faief he, JfJhtruJ,0" write of the Books burnt, why writeyo~ lIotllo[O himof the rUlJTJtr,or m,,,,,_ I lib'" P''!FtWt /If I'll;,th, that tht'-"r' rtj/-Irld 1 And It /hall be a-dilgrace to you if t~e NII"(;- ' HI Ch:tllunderitand more by other, then by yourfelf. Thereot have Inocare, f2!t.i"lftri'Ji,rrrip~; and I knoyw. the truth of my writing I And they are not all rellored thaC: I know of:.And wliatfo- (vcr he hath at my hands lie may be a(fured is true: wbatfoever he Ihall,otherwi{e hear, the-Record thereof cannot be fo good, unlC/fe, our Record ~onfent theret~; ~hen faid he,."h,.r;tt,oll.if rhoft Bo~ 6urnj,,!, "li"g,I,,,, iltfOrt !our.rllm1Pl'''f. •• "!: It IS as If you wrote backward. Have you no C3re Mr'-Plied" tQr the methoci of my Letters falli I, and Hi.i'd farther, it is told.me that unle(fe you Ice my Leners you will not ~arty the~, you /han pardon me for feeing of them, the content I have fufficlemly told you: and If YO\l Will not dch,er them, I can get them delivered di- vers wayes; Of I may omit the fending of them, and ""ritc fueh a Letter to the N""c;tU tliat I had wrim.nanfweno hisrequells, andofferfenlby Fr. PlIce;; Bu~hewould OQtbringthe {aid my Letter, udell', he might have a light of it himfelf. At the length by fartherdifcourfe with &. K. he be'came rcfolved to goe with thelmer, and (by E. K. his order) he was to recei,e ~o Do11ors of loh"-C,,rp'o, that he /hould not be deltitute of money at Prill" fifty Dollon NOTE. This'day, Fr""ck PJl.eCi{aid t/jus both, how canyoudOlibt of iny fidelity toward you (whom I love,~~ my own life,) anA againH this Mon~~r of ~""" whom my, chief d~lire is. ancUong Pued iw$Jt1;. hath beeh, that he ~.ay' b~ ovenhro.... n, &c •. AgalO,co(lhder, w~.tfidchty, obedle~ce, and,reve7 ttl ",.niftflif tenee he'hath promlled to th~ Pope, and rhls N""hlll; as the wnllOg ' brought by hIm; and fo fore Jim. j.n.! arid many wayes u~ged by him, mr us to accept of jean fpccilie. " Therefore Fr. is talie to the Pope, or us, or bota,or ralh,f60Iilh,blind,&c. And (as ourfpiritval S ~hoo\mDner, divers times tel meth him) leprous: Therefore I commit this his doings to the Judg4 ment of God: But alio it i~great1y t(i),be: rcm~mbrcd ani! noted that he now alfo c1ilcQurfed agai11 with E. K. asconcerrung the Birth o( Chnt!:, thac itcou\d not be proved f>y'tbe Scriptllres., that C~ri{\'C3me of the li.ne ~f Dil'lJi.I, u~ldfe he w,ere bt'gotten or-the ~~ual co~lation ~f 1'[lp'" WIth t./IC""'!, and raid that, becaufe It was the gift of the ~olV Gholt, that at ]'fi,II hIS IIrfi and oncly carnal copulation with MAr!,ehria '/'fas c:op~ei.. e<l i ThercfOIc!he '/'fai aCcOWl~d 'iP mail L 1. IItr1 • VUlt {mp-,"'" illiUllit,"/1" ilillt'lt J(om.nq,&,. I. D. It1J ~\iidtrlt-"i.e~by ' that: t1\i~ ~Wt;.Jj~-wtfltpro!J'J 110di itt thi, Heri:lie (whit otlie~ He-is 'inktt- e.t.l/lii~) ~,hl!lr;t1biNfi!i)and alfo diHOf.krirl6t1(ti~ rr~vt'd. O~'fhui6by' J7 JIIIYFra'.JI4ri'ent:«d hiJ\\foY'g~ro":Il'ii Pr."lewich' my Letter co the A"Jh,Iic""",d with Lcue" If) loIn. c.,p; from E. J(, !lDd with my'J<mers' inclof~d,w, the ' Lord Rtftnl:'Tt, An~ we entreIL ~rdoomcY' ~QW'p C,.J{,J".out, that night we rode onely thler tnild,ro G,ih.,our bllrf~s were fQ ill that we his~,.aod thuefore [~nding them back again the 1lC1il day" we hued a C03ch~ &c. P 0 S C R I 'P TUM. Rememb~nhat Fr. p."i, the morning before his g()~g rtquirtd of l11e our [,mers TdlimOl1'iai to C'Urfrien!lS, ell hislideli~y tO~ld' us. What ne'cdetn that'(laid 1) for as much as YOllr deeds were jlswdl!tnowutoth~mastous,yourownconfc.ienceto'y!JUr [df may rene abundantly. But out friends dlyCl'8, 1Vho llav.e Warn'td ~ <if YOII,:u'Id h •• e marvc;I1Od why we would fufier you any longer in our houee and' c"mpany. would neither credit our LetCer"uyet in this cafe. And would alfo con- demne us of light judgment, ar great bli~nefs to judg the c~ufe between you and us., But truly I obferved 1/\ him,' /l'OW, a mdre proud prefuming over us then hitherto, before, when he was (ore rcouked, for over-crowing us, fo as he besan to do., I N o:w he f~jd, hc h~d as~gre'at au!homy as we to publilh any of our Secrets, at his difcretion.:1 That he oughno Cat bread with us. That he unacrltood our,Books of A~HohS better thcn wo •.. 1"h=lt ' h~ llfleded n~t olirconfent orcounfail to deal with:clJe Pope his Nlmcilll: he did itby.his duty general, qfCharity. &c. 5: He olfertd to ordcr [he NIlMi_,and die £"""". to the reclaiming of the Decree made againll us;&:c. NO TE. Cotltitier whatthi. mav;in\pon, that the I)tcree touching him, being 'on~ ot' my'holJihllltl com- pilny~it,nl\ ~f t/t¢m'that then did app"rtain.to ~o. and wh Jee n3me he is not all"raid one way and anQthcrwaY'n-xabafhed to' II, thrult hunlelf: mto the w~lc bod:r o,f our R-cvelatlbn$,:ZS:.'Prllle:-. pal feUo~ eceivrr;oE thettl~ By the 6rft he ought to bt::aflal 01 the da.)g~r of the Dlcrte which nifh,eci us.uakiS he is' a,lfurcM of;che'i r g<'od:...,m who ha,e /hewed th:I1lM yes our mo\U1 enemies; or cbl: [olne other caufe c",b~rnncd 'him tofome other pll~ofc,- &'c. by dIe [econd'he lJlighi: be', a- ftaid of Co grc2t pr~fumptloft',belrig but t fJI,o"-,I,,,,,. " Mt- yct'allowed of, and to us known to be cutoff. A~I there poims I cannotxb:ipher ana jUO~, tlut,referrr them t? th: prot~nd wiCdome and high provldenct of God,.... het'tfure:lnd how far~:he'h3th adin'ltt~d hi m to be pnvy E>~ "ut A-d'lOns, and 10 II Wi,,,t{i,.. !p",t pllrp,fos (4"'#Ir. Ail Ohing& be,tothdf/)Oour and gl~ry 01 God'.Amm. r[A.{tJg1Jific:e Domine-, L Eais tuis literis {ui miratus quod inteUigerem te iUius effe 0.- pznionzs &- fententiz, me apud Czfarem tibi ae conforti tuo at: ficiis meis non parlm, qbftriffe, quod [ciam ita me &- religione &- natura cqmparalul1l, ",t omnibus quam maxi",e cupiam prlldeJfe, nemilti tJflt obeffe. QJ!od "utem pr.eftiteritn quod mei erat officii, mihi vitio verti flon dehet. Ca:terum cum inter fummum I'ontijieem, &- Czfarem, merus jim interpre'J', non video quid in hoc 'lIeftro negotio pr.eftare Jrojfim: Con[ulo ilutem, ",t 'lIeftram innoeentiam, de fide atbr.Jjta len}iI.m, &- de Angeloru", conver[atione &- affiftentia, ¥]itl1m 'lI#jibiit", hahere dieiti.r, juxta Colteilii Lateranenfis in. uiJdec;ma S6ffion~ decretum, cora", $11",1110 l'ontijice &- Sede Apo- fllJi'icJ atJlmttir ~ r:!J. ita tjtlolltltt.r lit non poffit cuiq"am eJJe du- binam d "fie re/4tion of Dr.J)(e his.df}ionl,wah [pirits, &c. biu11t qHid fentiati.r, qnin [ede Apoftolica approbante, ftde.r tHto ab omnibm Angelici.r affertionibM veftri.r-, przftari PtlJJit, &- tHm de- mHm &- obtr~fJatoribm"Ji qui funt, ora obcludentur. Nec ut arbi- tror grave vobi.r videbitur conJililt11t mell11l,Ji enim'ea vobi,f eft in }ide Catholica puritM atque conftantla, ea in przfenti Angelorum commH- nione Jince,ritt1l, vitz integritM,&- innc,centia, ut aJTeriti.r: Me etiam tacente occafionem qWJ!riti.r declarandz veftrr. fidei &- bonitati.r, &- hac Ima ratione honori 'ZIeftro ( CHjUS VOI rationem habendalil diciti/', &- CIt; t anWm abeft qltod per me aliqltid Jit detractltm, u-t ilIum etiam pro viribus lualltJtm offhii mei &- injlmcti 11lHneris ratio patietltr, fovere Jim paratus,ut Vomino Puccio p[,trib1H dixi) &- ovtnibM vi- 1;e com modis vtl maxime COl1fttletiI. Dem gratia fila vos ita r~tit, Itt Angclurlt11f cont'Jerfatione11l i1l Cedis aliqHalldo babere pOjjitiJ'. Vale Praga!, die ~81"11i 1-586. Magnific. v,v. Ex Corde ill CIJrifto frater Philip. EpifcopM Placenti- nus N UIlciu5. Magnific. Domillo Joanni Dee, A;zglo, &c. b. Oraculllm Divinum. M Vlta funt flagella przcepta mea negligentium: Multiplex- que plTor hDminibus propriis ClnftdentiblH viribm. Hi enim contemptores fanguinis &- Kegni mei furtitudiniJ', Gigante.t facti runt, ad omnem abominationem mHltiplicandam. Sed ego Sum qui fum, qui pofui infatre.Solium verbumquc ad faciendHm in ter- ri.r 1udici.,un: 1lti in ultima Tuba percHtiam illos, ut coacti recog- nofcant ViM mel1s, &- ad ovile proprium redeant •. I'eribit Eccleji-z &- populi IniquitM, &- judicabitur in gladio. Tu vera Culielme,ma- num in tempore extende opportuno, prout a me informabcris, &- Keg- num, (ta80 & l1toriente nequiffimo) adjunctum indue: Inunxi en;m te in fortilflma dextra mea, ad falfum ilIum Prophetam, &- Goliath [fort~ MabometanQ.I &- T urCM ] extirplndum nt int~lligat Terra jlt- diciltm a Na~areno CrHciftxo me. Su~t qui cribarent te: fed male- dicti fullt I1tacbinante.r in te malum. Fat bonU111, &- utere creatur;,; meis ad gLor-iam meaNt Do",i Kelleum, inquiete, bac noae, de cztu- rjJ', qu;e ah iUo di[cu. Spiritus meM habitet in 'IIobiJ'J T,,~q"4,...i;,,,, 1589' lMe.ps.!1I/."j1i jiMJ When ~k KIll, was gone from me i t S,,,/f,il.l toward 1J,bt"'~'" and. in ~ne melD Ipace !be Em". p~rour h~d granted to the Lord Ro{tnblTg h~ence fot us to retUrn lnto !,h""'Il, to any ofhl>Lo!d- L I, flUpf, 4~6 ~A trHerfltlt'iOllIJ/Dr. Dtebii.At1irillt,fllitbJPiritt~& ips, Towns, Giti'es, C.Jllc1, &C. this "'., dcliycrcd "ri~cn by fpi!itual and cI~inc mcan~'.• and thewritingJc!, remaipcth in m.y Lord his hinds, out o£ which I copycd this for the: oJdcrof ollr Hillory fom~hdt nraldn,: !Ibm. Frandfcus Puccjos przflantifPini.l IIC Dto «ileCf;" 'Vi,.;" D D. Joanni Dee &- Eduardo Kelleo gm'eroft.l Anglis, ",ajoTibM in Cbrifto fratriblt.l, &- ipJis tanqHam patribw colelldi.l, pfcatHr gratiam &- pI-elm a Deo patTe noftro, e;.. II Domino JefH Chri{fu) Amell. E x quo J. vobis di[cefIi, toto iIlo-itirtere, quod oao diebus oon- feci,, vendito LipJiz equo, haud paTU~ velCatnS 'fuit meus-{pi- ritus, dam animum mecum volverim, quot mod,i$ Satanas clivi.. num opus retardare & nofirain conjun&onem dirimere, ~dhibitis exterioribus & interioribus mac;:hini:i & artois, tentaverit, & adhi1.c tentate non cdlh. Nequ<; enim po1fum, nifi ab eo, agnofcere affla- tus 11105 'diffidentie, rumcres ab invidis hominibus; fparfos, fufpitio- nes IlDbi~ 'injetfas"abfque certis indicii~, adverfus fidem, non levibus;u'gumentis probatam, atque hujufmodi impedimenta & offen'dicu- la, quibus curfum nofirum irnpedire ac Hui8:am ainicitiam, divinis aufpi~iis, inter nos c(rptam, convellere ac labefactare, malignus iIle fpiritu~ aggreffus eft. ltaque, in ill;t'iucta, nc, uUo modo ~anU$ illi darem, aut fatifccrem, decrevi me, magis ac magis, Iilunire c~a fide in Deum, 'ac fpe promiffionum e;us, quas illum rervaturum non 'dubito, tuin precibus fre,queritioribus magis inftare, apad fumm~im pattem, tit nos qtram primnnt dO'nare vdit illo [piritu', quo nofiri hurileri 'monribns:ferendis,'Utille 1rrquit, pates evadent; ad h~cau­ fieridtem vitam inftituere ntt n\enfa~ lautis amicorum adire, fed -pandn doloris (olas comedete decrevi, ne Jim mc!iore conditibrle quam vos,qui ta1ftoJm't dJ!t.igimini,ut l'ehigniffimus DOD.'linus quam- Frimnm,vos ill integrum 'tdHtuat, atque ad fo'liia colloquia piaqiIe exertitia nos una rcvocet, & eventu confentaneo fuis fanaitlhnis di- Cbs, fingulos nonrum ex~laret; Hane viam fequenti Dominus mihi fpem facit tote, ut voliis & aliis f~cilius meam fidem probem, & multas tentadones vitetn quz'apudbujus Mundi hOIllines facile nos inv'adunt. Ideo, 'nifi l1eceflihl te -urgente, aut communibus m::g()tiis, 'familiaritatem ~ltmem & cOllvithiin crim aiilicis fugio, &me hoc 'modo minu's in~tem ptecibns gentio, ffieclIllque vitam;& mores in dies emendare '(,"000£" ne \7icrear ol'1uiin.o'indignus ea fchola, in qua Dominus me erlldirc digttlitus ~ft) nednteti11l com PubIicano, iUo, precari ob.1ivifcor, Ut peus propltius fit mihi peccatori.Vo~ non du- bito me vefiris votis & fupplicationibus juvabitis, ut vocatione mez refpond~am, & in opere Domini vobis adjuinento & confolationi dfe pollm: 8c benigniffimus ille pa1let propediem hoc advetfoven- to J tnf6 'l(~iorz ufDr. Dee bit Al1i(Jnl,.~ith !pint!, &c. 437 to ignem foHm magis ~citari,,:urabit, ac nOR ina';c)l'i, quam unquam anta, jUOlnditlte recreabit. Ac de his hactcnus. Q~od vera ad Ilottra ntgotia,attinet; pervC!hi huc die ~4 Julii, fub vefperam, ac {tatim adivi lUuftriffi1l1ulfI Domiinllll NnnciHm, cui vdhas ttadidi, quas h:to yultu accipere virus eft: fed colloquendi non fuit otium, cum, parata ccena, jam dif~umbere vellet. In pofreriorem Diem igitur rejeaus, ad Domintt", Carpionem me conferebam, cum didici ('urn ad vo.:> Miffum,quatridQo ante, hinc difcefiHfe.Dolui admodum cum non effe mihi obviam factum, tum ratione veftrarum) tum mearum literarurn, quoniam faCcicillum quendani ad me quoque ferebat. Sed quod maxime me torquebu erat cura de litteri$ 1Ib,- (lriffimi Do",ini Kofclfbergii, quas iciebam ~nc111[as Dpmini Carpi- 011;.1' literis, nec cas aperire,aut alii tradere;lUdebam, cum di[erte er- [ex, fcriptum illud rtd manu-s propria.f.Durn itaque occallonem quero & cxp08o, ea [ere obtulit, quam mox audietis. Reverfus fequenti di~ ad llLHftriJliI1I!lm Dominltm NJlnciu1?l, invenio apud illum Jefll;.. t4m Ita/""" 'lui mihi fuit a confeffionibus: hlande aD- ambobus ac cipior, fed~re jllbeol', a Jefl/ita nomine candQri5 & ingenuitatis,non parum laudor. Tum ILlpide moneor ab lUltftriffimo Dl1mino Nuncio ut ip6 adam, in 'convertendo Jefltita ille(is enim eca,t qui'cum ipfo ex- poftu]averat,quod nimi£ fatile-mihi dedjifet: t~ftimoni4 triumph"n- til' Ecclcft~ non rubjic; judicio -lIti/itantts.) ReCpondeo me feciife quod in me erat ut docerclll eu~ pf;1~ferre Ccdum terr%, ac tribu- nal fupetius illferiori; fed cuin id mihi minime (uccdfet, ejus ~ffe, fua dofuina &,aotoritate, hominem de fe-otentia ilia dejicere IU'tjfrijJi- 11111$ DOllli"w Nuncim haud gravat4,noftramfeatentiani,hac in par.. te, prob.at, 6c exeD)plis ton6nnat, IIt'lue ita C01lclHdit, Ht ftatuat cer- tituJinem vidmtis &- auditnii.1' 1)onl;nl"", aut ejIK al1gebtlll, non penJ,re a 1'robalioll-t: Ecdeft.aftic4, Il'iH' ab ilJo eJfo ratio;um repeten- dlSlJI. f<lta; reveJlIJioni.f., dum nihi) publici /tlllneri.1' exercere aHdet: fed ft inc.ipillJ.p4jam profttcri,fe II D<o ao.Su",6- miffHm, itll lilt non ip.. f"~.f f4UlItI., fed aiiorllm Ijlloq.~ - intufit, fCire quo JPit;tu agiZtHr, tHuc EcdeHicontm I1tH1tI/.f effe ) illiu.f fftiritltlll fxamin{lre &- pro bare, 'ne,!": ipf,u)U jltre pofe exam en.ho~ detrectlU"e, lieet fuas reVf'- lationes eisfubjicer.e mininle teneatur. Nam-fi Ordinaria a-lltorjtas ewnadmiCefAt, bene hahebit, nihilquc"turbarunt excitabitur: fin per in;uriam autinfcitiam ali quam, aut per aliam hu)ufmodi ~au­ (am,. rejicietur, fuum-erit-appe1lare Snperiorem Dominum, qui ip. tum miMt,qUQ{umn fervuill& Legattam defendat, aut QrdinariO Ju- dit;e cOllimon~faao, aut-.1lia ra,tione: 4luod -probabat decreto La'" tlrtU'lr:n!eCollcilii, cujU$ mentionem tacit in fuis litcris; ac przterea hiftotia S. Frrll1cifci, qui primum -.expulfu$ ab Inllocelltio Pomiftct, (llOX reltoc;:atu8 fl1it, cum pcrquicteRl apparuiife PotJtipci pannoru, ilk, qui L.atermenfe tetnplum fllis humeris fuldret. Addebat pra:te- tea Yiros Dei-non dfe folitos deterrcri una allt alkra repulfa, & hoc re- @A trHe ReUt;(JIJ oj Dr. Dee his.AFJiQlll}l17itb JPirillt&C. repellendi modo"dicebat fr~~es aJJqilando' ufos eire; ~t probarent fpiritum & conltantiam eorum qui res, riovasmagnafquc propon~­ rent. Ego vero inq\1a~, ut kc ita re.habe~t; Yos b~CltnHI pfl.bfi- cum ",unu.s eXerce,., mm lentaffe~ &- intra pri4f4to.t l'drieief, fHmlll nt.odeftia 'lIOS con~inHiffe. Tum: ille, lOllgi~ri ' amDit" v~borum, fic de vobis diiferint,.Qt ex vdlri~ verbis Sereniifinrum FoIqniz ~g~n, ad invifiiffimum eZrare,!1 ~ & ad Illuitriifimum Legatum HiJPanicHIit, jam l:odlare: dic~re~, vo's aliquid amplius quam privatum moliri: Ac SUIDmo'Pontifici, fedellti in fpecula ruper totam Chrifiianam Rem- publicam potuill:e merito fufpeetas eife vefiras perfonas, hoc modo P.ri,ncipum a~i~o~, &. i~reri~J'es aularum 're~eifus f~rurant~: ldque ratione veftra: Regnz, mfenfiqimz Apofiollcz,fedl,& cum Ipfo Tur- ca confpira~;tis, llCcnon JPirit~ familiareJ' babentis ac przterea ra- tione veftra: fumma: peFitiz, in;l,t,tibus & fcientijs reconditis, quibus facile' plebi & imperiris imponi poteft. Cum eriim fiti~ magni Aftro- log., dicebat iIle, & facile vobis fit: habere genefcs principum, nec- non Magieas atres ealleatis, haud diffieulter poifetior bOnorum An- geiorJt""nomine, etl prqPfJnere;qu~ a fpiritu Eccl~.fi~ holte, mal'1arenr. Ideo Summum P'ontificem, (cui due, in; Principes funt maxime ob.:. fervandj, urpote qui inter Hzreticos vivant- & regnent) prudenter fecilTc,qutJ.ulTerit, ut in vefiros ~o'res-,& dochinam inquireretttr.Ac- cidilTe a,utem przter ejus peftulatam & voluntatem, ut, indiCia C4"- Ia, expeUercmini. Se vero vieem noitram '401ere, &: Faratum eife ad urandulih ' ut vos juftificare pollitis, idque fibi elTe, in votis, non fe- mel alTerint Quaproptcl' hOltatus efl me, ut ad IUHftrilfi"'ilm Do,,/i- fZltm J{0fenherg~um cQnt6nderC:ql,'!-tque ipftus honam propen6onem; erga vos,d, fignificarem; NaOl ille a Summo Pontifice facile impetra- bit, ur caula vdl;ra hie, cognofcatur, & fi ille vobis faverir,ut-ha&:- nu~ fec~t, 1e quoque adfuturuRl vobis omllibu&,officiill, ac primum fC)re, qui ie veftris 'gcnibus obvolvat fi tales er;tis, (J..Hales "lIqS 1lDtr.. fmlli prz,di.c/lnt. Ego igitur rJ!li:a ad lUuftri[! D. R,q[enb(''f,i"",. Sed q~arer rcdeundllm i.nihi fu,it, antequam admitterer. Die 'J? tandem admiffi.s, e"po[ui meum fiudium,erga vos refque veftras,ac quomodo IILHft.D~NH!lciH4 affeau~ ergavos.dkt;ac..tandemoravi utnon defere- ret patrocinium & defenfionem iltam, qu~ fufcepitfet peregrinorHIII pielitiffimorum, 'l9ci a Czfare 1Itj~us hene i11formatq ad Czfarem m(- fius itrfqrm!ltIllN, prQ'ZIo({lrelU, ac fU:lQl,rnnocentiam, Dei & ho-- minibus) pro~ataJIl cuperent...,llle humaniter re[poadit: VO~ non,ad- niodum fibi.notos ~A"e: fe his.. fHJ!l feniore~ [emel NntH1I' cum jHniorl. COUoCHt~fft, jHd~c4JJe ~os do£Eol &,. piQJ'2 &. pr~#.vi~ p,qnif i'zjirJl- au,: exinima~e. v<>b,i~ hoc accidiffe ma'- a~iqua relatAone c;ui incom":' modo.a rc;:s principum. funt obnQx:ioE; veibrum eife id zquo animo ferre;non fe pa:ni~er~:quod ~Qbis f1verit, & ft fci~it quid pocifiimum, a je, pC,tererisl, da'rur~qt ~pctalJl, fit.vefiris votis refponderettU'...TWlQ mihi vifuInefi nonJiulla, di~erc de opti~ fpe 1 qu~ de ipfo.cQnc:e-. piffetis, JIM CJ{ej41ion of Dr. Deebir A{}ionl, with JPiril1> &c. 439 piffe:tis, & quomodO Jll.6 no~ dim,iCeratis 'fine Hteris. ad ilium: Sed erant i'ndllf~ faIcioW.o D.. 1ulln.. C4f'p1<m.is, quem ft~tim yrotuli, atque eD infti..nie al(; refpoJldecte D. wrpionem nQ.1l rewe lanll'u1l\ fi i.f6 de.diifcm,trodidi.fatCicuhlm ei,.q)li dixitfe per otlum hu9:urum} ac, fcquentidw, mihi refponfonuil. Difcedo igitUf, ab -illo ad Illufr. D. NUitcjum.., atque otium-na.8us,tnm pcu'- me, tum per llIull:. 'Lega- tuin El~entin.Jt"'.,.pJn~ibu.s cum: eo agerel illfii tUQ) de infigtJi. in) urifE 'Whir ftr6iIl.' expono quantop<lne htborave,ritis) ut oonfidere.poifetis, apudOatbolica Ttlmpb~& quam,jnmuna1'liter, in:hQ[p.itiis & civita- tibus ~ati.ane huj.lls ptm.jucdiGii C4arei, traaaremilli, cioceo quam fordidO &~ngufip loco veftras familias reliquctitao, ita tIt,Y.dham fupclleail~. & narDs expJ.i~3re neqlli vcritis;. Mon~o, ut E>onrini Dt'e: jam grandis na'tll, aut potius fenis, & nihil: tale has:enus pam vi.cem doleat.;e;us atmllnaisnon ta:nquam fimpti~is hominis confide- randasdle, cum vir fClxagenaritisj quatuor tenel1is fuaviffimi{qlle Ii- beris (q'!-orllID major feptimum- annwn. vix exce1ferit) ac- diIeaiill- m% conjugi adjun&i.-;,longe gravius a.ffiigatur, ratione uxoxis.fu;:e le8:ifiimz fmmina:., &. pignorum Ghariffim(l)rum, q.uain fui ipfius; 0,. fi-6RdtJ quantoooffendiculo hoc; filturum fit Carholicis Anglis.) ao c:81ieris., &. quaiua.;mfa prxbea,tuc hmret~is, invehendi in Eccldla- fiicum ordm~m: declat:O pe'meulu01limmiO(tlls ordiriiliUi, fifmte De- u6.facuhatib1l:S v,criliis ad eos pk8:end'o8 eorumioimicos anIIDiri per- lIlU:ttret I DemDnibro Dcum a,Iias, pel' Ifaeliras h;};ceticos CathoIi- cas ]udi£DJI punir06 conflleviffi:: ac denique decla.ro) quam:abfur- dJlm fit tzlo.r indiCia ca:J{ffa. cMtd~mnari, fi id meriti 6ris: quanto ab- [uraills> fi noD' meri~ fttis quicqnam tale ~ abfurdiffimum vero, cum a. Catholica Ecclefia. honor potius vobis deberetur: Ac CUIU non petatis n~{iut vDblli vos purga.re Iiceat, nihil magis confentaneum ratiQlli exoogita'ci;. nullo alio modo. errDrem admiffum emendari, atqlle hoc negotium bene d~rigi & redintegrari polfe. llle mini Ie.:. gjt vcJtras li1!era.<!, id eft D. Dee, fed de rebus, ambobus vDbis, ali- quo'mQdo) communi bus: dicit fe non credere ea, qu;:e de <i.~vinis monitis & miraculis, inillis, continentur, petit ut ipfe dcclarem ob- i~uri.of,em loclim de Iihris com,bufiis: audit a me teJlimonittm oClda- t1f1ll -de iUis ' concre~it;s; &- quvltlo.do vobis audivcrim eos effe c(Xii- tHJ 1'e.ft~Htoj, ac dellique concludit in illis literis elfe lliulta lauda- bilia, molt a admirahilici., mu}ta itidem incredtb.i.lia; fed cum non fint Doo impombilia) fe Cufiinere affcnt'um, nec velle quicquam cuti, re nDD penitus explorata, pronunciare: vobis ~amen refpon- fmum humaruter, ac datU!rum mih11iteras, quod fecit pofrea die:l8, quas literas ad vas, cum hifce, mitto. Et quia 1egendi eas mihi fectt coria~;fafis jtju."itn &- frigidM mihz effe vifus, haud diffi- mJttQT~men qui<!. mcn.tionem aJiquam mei facit, tanquam hominis cum quo fufiu5 de fno anim:o, erga vas, egtrit,vifuin eft mihi accu- sue &: particolatim.exponere, quid inttr.nds attum ditlumve fit, Ut 'Verba verba cum fattis ~onferrc paffitis, & pro veftn';prudentia- Be:pie. tate ~ confilium capere, & fi',opcrz pre,cium vidi:bittir refcrihere. O!lantum enim ex ejus fennonibus colligo, videtur 'ip~inece1farium novum mandatum, a fummo P~ntifice, ant~qu.aDl 'quicqu.am:Vob~f. cum agat; nec fe fcripturum dicit de vobis KoItl4m,niJiprius-perati,.t quod ab ejHs fanfJitllte capitis: utpote. qui, in hac ca~fa,.; fuerie merus. interpres, inter Pontificem & C.tftzrem; n~~.poffit, niu verbis fui po~ini quicquam promittere & ftatuere. Idcirco, quantum vi- dere pofftirn, res diutius protrahetur quam vdl~mus, niii Dominus noRer & Pontifex ca:leftis, alio m6d6; nobis p~oviderit. Die ~8, & 9 inveni Illun. D. Kofenbergium tam occupatum, ut admitri non potuerim, fed per cubicularium fignificavit, fe valde cupere ut colIo- queremur, ita'lue tedirem die -30. InteriIfi fui rurfus cum Illuftrif- finio D. N"ncio~ mox difceffuro ad Sancti Caroli MOllafteriom, ubi commorabitut" quarpdiu hi eftus fa:vient. Et cum commodo ceci- diffet, in colloquendo, vifum eft, mihi interrogaTe hominem,an pro- baret meam fententiam de difcernendo ex, certis no tis & terminis ve- rum verbum,Dei a flao & fucato ', cum poffit angell,ls malus tranf- formaTe fe in angdum lucis & Ap.oftata falli, non raro, fe tl'ansfigu- rent in Apoftolos Chrifti. Diccb.am enim duo mihi videri necdfaria, ut hoc judicium cite fiat, primum quidem, in homine audiente, bo- na propeniio& animus bene affe8:us adCreatorem,totufque exei ita pendens, ut nihil antiquius habeat quam ei placere, & qui de ' eju bepignitate atque yeritate nO.n dubite, ecga eos, qUi ad ipfum eon fngiunt~ itt bonum fpiritum ha1,i.riant. D~inde in fermone, nomine Oei propoiiro, requiri e~s proprietates, qure- tantum authorem de- cea,nt; quas graphice defcribit P alllHt, cum dicit, ViVM eft enim Blh... 11, J3.fermo Dei &- efficax., &- penetrabi/ior omni gladio 4ncipiti) &- per. tingens Hfque ad div.iJionem anim.e ac JPiritlls) compagHm qHoqHe 4C 1I1edHUan~m,. &- dtfcretor c.ogitatiolillm &- intentionlmi cordis, &- non eft HUa creatu.ra invijibfln in confpefJu ejus. Cui adfiirl1latui Deus, 7tr" 3,.8,." qui apud 1eremia;" dicit;Propheta q1lj fomniHm habet,!flm1li'um nar..... re..t,ct qui verba mea habet,'lIerba mea nar,.et.Q.J!id pa/eis CHm tritico? dicitDomin"s.N Hn'lHid non verb~ mea fnnt quaJi igni.s? dicitDominM) 4HaJi maJlem cpnterens pctram? Concludebam igitur,hominem Deo fidentem, ex efficacitate & a(dore iUo,quo affid fe pcr~ipit,depreh~n­ dere [er~onis Dei veritatem. Nam vox Iupi,& alieni pafioris non poteft permovere veram ovem, ut'ip[um di~ fequatur, & hane eife rc:gulam,. qua judi~arem divinas - f~ntentias a non divinis, difiingui po{fe: Ille probabit meam fententiam,atque addidit, fine bono ftu dio auditorum,non apparere effic~citatem divino'rum [ermonum, ut conftat ex Chrifti.hiftoria. Dum eniIA fimplices Ifraelite, diceba-nt; NHnquid jic..l0'lHutHS eft homo,& Emi.lia de Chrifii do8:rina~Pharif.ei & perverii Sacerdotes eum deridebant & eontemilebant. Tnnc ego, ii contingeret igitllr, Ilt CIlJD,ongredicmur, fierct ad te verbUm Do-- mini, iAiflle re!iiioll ojor.Dce bis.deions pith Jpitits, &c. 44 I J1lihi, num hu.jufcemodi regula iltereris; Hie ilte inquit, CI1Ill polfee accidere, ut mihi de hac te' judic~ndum dI'tt, nolo h(jc temporej meam fententiam declarare, led hujulcem(jdi ratio 110n mihi ' mala videtur. Ex quiblls verbis ne[eio quid r.riihi virus fum adorari minus candidum, quam in re nnta, opus'eifet. sed Dei efto judicium de ejus interlori (eoCu, 'Ego, bona tide, colloquia noOn expotui, ut vobis u[ui eife pomnt, ratus hoc vobis gratum, {kut foret'mihi fi ve- firo locOoeifem. Reverf'us die 3o,a:d IJlufi. D. Kefenbergilml,vidi cum tandem exenntem, e)S: cubiculo, ad qllofdam nobiles, et diXit fe tantopere difirichuil e{fe, ut mecum colloqui non portet. Sicut cuperet. Ego vero,-inquam me S. Celfltudinis monitu, toties rcver- fum expeaare ejus refponfum, etan vobis refcribere vellet. Tunc ille inquit prius tecum c<>UQquendum eft mihi, ira'lue, (ut ejus ver- bis utai). habeas patientiam, aliquot dies. donee ego pro te mittam, et 6e me dimifit. Docui igitur Ve1.fceflaJtm cubicularium nofiras z- des, qui dixit fe optime caUere l(jcllm, ac, fuo tempore, memorem fore mei, cum Dominus me aecerfet. Expeaans igitur aut re'ponJ: fumllluftriffimi D. Rofenbergjj, aut aliquid aliud dignum vefiris au rib us, non vifum efi mihi id vos expreffum nunf:ium. rilittere: ¥o- nente pr:Efertim Domino Se'llembergio) vobis elfe paratis nefciQ quas a:des in oppido Naif", in Comitatu s.uarreburgenfi, & ut ex.. peaarem reditum Domini Cal1'ionis,quem propediem rey~rful:um fperabat, ne fine magna caufa atqueincertus de loco ve1trz fedis,ad vos literas dirigerem. 19itur non parum foliei~us de vQbi~ & de redi- tu D.Carponn, femel ad minimum in die, ejus a:des adeo,a:tque in- terrogofi quid de 'ilIo fignifieetur, nee quiequam, per mu1tos dies au.dio.Tandem de die 12 Augufti f<;ifitor D.MiUeru11l an ali quid mi- hi.de amico, dicere pomt. Refpondet fe quoque expeaare hominem, atque,admodum mirari tam diuturnam moram, pra:fertim cum D. Greg,ritU, qui in ipCo Carpione ad vos venetat, tit triduo ante rever- fus. Ego igitur, qui' nihil prius de D. Gregorii'.aut itinere aut rc:di- tu noveram, ad ilium reaa contendo. GaUU6"e}us contubernalis hu- maniter me admittit, jubet expe8:are D. DoCtorem; et ad ilium a('; cerfendum currit. Sed cum diutluS moraretur, e.go jam dilceffu[us, video O. Gregorik11l feorfum cum ipf~" colloquentem i et me tGrvo vultu intuentum. Saluto illum & gra~ulor redituut, ac deinum de volJi&'iucorfogo. llle refp.ondet fe n.ihll quicqllam de vobis tut, re- b",!1 vdhis- feire, nec vobifc:um fuiffe. Tunc ego aliqualltulum hzreo, ac tandem dioo, fi nolit quicquam dicere me:Equo anim() laturum; fed j.un mihi ~Orifia:rc eum vobifcum (uiff,: Ille Homa- chatur veftrum nomen) ac totius mun~i fallacias'& impofiuras: di. cit rlla ubi dfe eurre, non veftra vo~ muIta' qwdem promittere, fed parum pC:Efrare, Qci'cire fe quare conqueramini ~ fe per fefqtii an- \llll, vana. fpe la&a-tum, vobis ad. ha!ft1l'e 7 ut.aliquO'd e mmoriblIr 'yc:firi& ucaru& difceret, ne~ quicquam aIi~uju9 Dlem<!nti percepi«e. M m Hie Hie ego: "n parvum tibi Videtur arca.num illud ~()~tPJt 10m ~~" rtam ~. Ille verb, ftibridens, aD,. 'Scomb;io'qnit) l()nge przffanfio... rem habto. Denlque, his omiffi$;,ibrum meuin FoJfeillt rtpeto:;1. Ie Il'egat [e habuifie interrogata quo audiveiitn-,; ac me !andante D. Dr-e,itle rurfus negat fe vidiffe; 'nift 'forte)inqu'ir, ex mahibus D. s~... tOenbergii, vis dicere librum nercio quem fine titulo: ae denique de rdtituendo nullam fpem facit. Ego qui cum' illo verba commutotre n:ol)em, abeo: ac puc:rum vefirum StaniJlaul1t, in atrjo oftendo,&":lb illo 'intelligo, vos Erfotdiam ufque cum D. Gregori~ & D. Carptont veniife,a,nte'octiduum. D. Catpionem illine Bambergam adexigcnd;u ndcio quas pecunias,profeCtum; [e Lum D. Gregorio, hoc veniffe.ln- terrogo an literas aut aliquod verbulum, a vobis., ad me, ferret; re- fpondet, nihil pror[us, quia forte putabant, inquit, te- hie non effi!: [e poft triduum au t quatriduum ad vos rcvedllrum.LaUdo eju~t:on­ filium; & tonftantiam in [erviendis Domini~ ac doceo meas:t<i&,ne fine meis,litcris ad vos veniat: proinitcit fe non ~i[ce1furutn, me in- falutato D.Gregori1H interim percipit, me cum eo coHoqui" atque iratus (quaritum' ex voce clamantis judicare poffum) puetum Tevo- cat. Ego, cogitabundus, dircedo~ Die quinto decimo hujos metrfis, tandem naCtus fCl'vulum veftrum StaniJlaum, in loco libero, tum ac- curatiusde vefiris rebus ac flatu examino; atque non fine magna a- llimi fuei voluptate, agdio,vobis concefias etfeatnpliores zdes.Illu1t. D.Langra7.liltm pra'fiamillimo D. Dee mult-um tribuere lit tavere, & [umau) Deo pro tan,to muncie tnagnas gratias ago,atqtle pltei"Dttl ad meum cubiculum duco oft~ndoqu~ illi literas ad vos paratas, ne fine ipfis ad vos reverta,tu-r. Sed pallro poltea pater Carpionn tile mo- net, ie vdleante Do&em, ad vos. unicurn expretfum fnittere '& Ut [crib:uu fi velirn: nam i'e aD,. KtUeamonitt:utl hoc mihi- 6rnifi(;a~: ingentes gratias ago D.KeUeo qui mei -non fit om nino obUtus, 8c: hzc, per hunc quem vobis fperQ fidem nun~iun', fignificare Ilamo; fcripturus'rur[us per St'aniJlaH11t, fi operz pretium videbitur. Ore;> vos atque obtefiorper Deum illuin vivum,qui Autor eft no- 1hz amicitiz, & qui,diferteprzcepit ut nos invicem ac mutuo arne- mns-,ne oblivifcamini mei cum d~tur vobis oecafio invigendi me per literas aut per' infer nuncios, & reddendi me eertiorem de fratu ve- firarum noftrorumque' rerum; nam ego certe veltri non oblivilear, & offici;t mea id tefiibuntur,non folum:coram Deo,fed edam Coram omnibus pomini/;lUs.: Si 'Vcfter' reditus aJiquandiu dUfererur.; invi'fam vas proximo menfe Scpte11lbri; longe enim..a vobis vix vivere poffutn, immo ti pi-oprie Ioqueitdtim 'fit, me vit% tredet ~ Ac pr:He,nsagam de nonnu1lis rebus quas fcribere minime decet. ' Jam clapft ftim: X S dies ex: quo Illufiriffiml1tD N lind,.", Apofroli-;um non vidi, & cum [atis fuperque fa tisfecerim obedientiz,DoD a.d- ibo illtim, De vetba DQbis-tiare fibi tam'facile fb'r~ petfuadeat. Often- flit li'ter'll$ D:pee Le-gatO Veneto &- FlorentiDo e;..,,1>t'1H' wilhi f N",- (lA trite '1(~la'ion of Dr. Deebis Al1ions, with JPiriu, &c. 4..4.L fH11I11Iopere eM laltdttvit, dixitque jibi Vif1i5 difeJ:tM.graVe.f') & plup 'JUt-III vulgarn JPiritM, &. uptiffint exemptu", illant11l, fed ego of- ferrenon poteram, & dubiro ne Illilfi:rifi:imus NlIncill-:f ca's fuppri..; mat'; nam haud obfeure, innuit fe timere veftnlm congrefficnl prtf- ferti11l ~quum &- rationale), & id qu~rerc videcur) ur vobilcum age- re poillt more HiJP. &c. D. Joan. Carpio, nondum revertitur, & D. R..JenbergiM eras dicitur difedfurus & Herdo an recuperare Fotero literas ad eundem Carpionem, in quibus de pccuniolis illi~ agebatur, fi dubiratis ne iUe diutius quam par Itr, folutionem difFerat qu~fo curetis, ur aliquo alio modo mihi profpiciatur. D. ab Offa, per ~o dies, Don vidi, at Jcfuitis palam dixi & dico q~andocunque occafio fe offert, '%Iobn faclum ab ipji! infignem injllriam, eo! plH-3 prmdcre ab l"tln terreftribM quam a calefti: tim ere cul1ationel1l d.-quam Cltm vo- bn,ac fu.'t. ca'tf~ anmwl baud obfcure diffidere,itaque jam fLlm ci:: mi- nusgruuE. Saluto uxorem D. Dee lectifiirilam lreminam, ac mlhi non mi- nus quam Dlatrem venerandam; necnon conjugem D.KeUei rarum exelDplum juvenilis fanaitati~, cafritatis, atque omnium virtu- tum. Saluto omnes, alios vefi:ros domefiicos fana-os vofque in- primis D.D. Joal1. & Ed. defiderabilia mihi nomina frelices ac bea- tos in Domino cupio ac precor. O!xantum tribuam & tribuere de- beam vefrris precibus nofiis,eis oro atque obfecro me apud D.Deum;uvetis ut vocationi me~ refpondeam, & curfum meum hilari animo ac tirmo corpore perficiam.Sancliffimus ille pater, qui nobis jam fuf- citavit pafiorem illum magnum D. Jefum filium [uum mox reverfu- rum ad fubigendos omnes innimicos ejus fub pedibus fuis, atque ex- tremam manum impofiturum renovatiolli rerum, nos omnes fuo {piritu foveat ac recreet,ut Lati adventum eJus pr~frolari,atque nu- ptialibus vofribus, lampadibufque accenfis ornati, ipfi occutrere poffimus. Praga xv Kill. Oaob. M.D. Lxxx'll. Idtlll DomitlationiblH 'ZIeftrn addiCJi.Jli1H AtqHt ex aninl"o frate, Pr.eftantifJimn lie Dell dilectil 'Virn D.D. Joannes Dee. &0 Eduardo Kelleo Gene- TOft.! Anglis, ae MajoribM in Cbrifto frll- Irib"" tnibi, tanqHam Fatrib",,,,Iendis,. e;..&. Mm. fUCCIUS- J fnlireldtion o/Dr. Dee bU A1JionJ,~tb j}iritsl&c. Mgni6ce DOl~ine;& uti pa~er amantiffi.ine & ob~ervandc non mi~o":et~in dcfi4erio teneor vi.. dcndi 8t de multls colloqtlendl cum MagnlfiC2 domlllsrure ycilra de cliJilS:erga me & fide,&: amorc nunquam dubitavi nee dubitare polfum poil prandium ~ora commoda ego illaiD ac<:edam. Oeus Lila. gratia (emper nobiJ adfit. '. Ve(ler CI: animo, G*,/#11II111 propna lllailu •. F,b,.. 10. IJ87. {lilo novo. Tr,J"". Polhide reditus lliulbilfulii-il rUIIII4 a~ r"ba-.. +.,1 Sir,Ny hearty commendations unto you defiring your health' as my own, 'rtrf tord wu exceeding glad or your ~ettcrs, a~d faid now I fce he 10m!! me.•. and truly as &( II I perceive be: Iovcth III heartily. ThiS Sunday 111 the Nam.e of thc1Ue.fl"ed Trmlty 1l'c0Ul.my Journey. wherem I eom- inend me UntO your prayers, defllmg the Alqllghty to fend hiS 10rtltudc w.tII inC. I commend me. UntO Mn. nil a thoufand times, and unto your little babes: wilhing 011 ftlf rather amongtt you, then e1fewhCle,' I will by Gods grace about twenty dayes bence return, in the mean feaCon aU <:om.. fort and joy be alllOJigfl you; i;:§:- A 15 J""*,,,.ii. TlInu, K'II].. F,.",,", G.r/"".. wCDt with F,,.tii,,.IItl# H'''', T.,h, RJrht "".fbi;fiil. ""d hit "ffilr'''fri,,,JM,.. John Dec E/1J1I1", gitl,,h,p. tMIIg"i{ii, D,,,,',,,, '])1fIIiIII Dec. l' our aff1lred and. i»l.., mO'lleable friend. £. Kelly. Receiyed of L,Jwitl:,. in the High-way by ?IIII£, lathe'middle wayliecwceft' N",.M./,antI Tr'~''', as I was comming from N,."-hl,,ft, whither I Wclx to have met my Lord.. he caJaC from VII."":. But Arch-allke p.,..j was occalion (as was thought) tha~ they mould p. til P'''.l' by Tri'll;, btil)g the more c,ven. aJt~oUgh, nbt the n~t wa'l: f recei.cd ~cm ~n FI1~)' ~e 6 of F,brll.", a'nd they were deli,ered blm at.P'''l' on Suaday was a (even-night bafora, bcutg -dle as of JAIIfl"'1, lIWi f/il#. S..",,&.,," 1 commend me,Unto you. hoping ~~ God tltato you are in'good beakh; IS r IOdln1 children t with all iny Houlhold ain bere, I praife God fode; I h~e nona ~thcr Dl&ttCl'CO wrio: unto you at this time. I being at N",,-IH"ft from.,.,.,""" (to go to underLland which way my Lord R,(eJtrg ",outd go trom y"" to P'''l' and when,) anatbis Letter being in tbe fame day brouobt from P,.AI', my w~fe {ent uJn,icl:,.with it, toward me, and (0 without P Jill'" Town in ilie High-way he gave It me. + r"I,,,, i" B,b,,,,'... P'ifttllt;",u SUII1Ul., All;. i"PilII, •• A ••, I fll. Cl Prece. ad Diem Cudi. and declared that we here and now pre(ented our {elves, as in abe. D;'., $,,- dience, according to the,ime prefcribcd of fix Moncths end. lince the Iall good Friday: I crand.,,,..,;,. pardon of all our crrors and miCdeed., fince the tall time of his.ifiting us • and now requelled bis D;' r,.,';, aid and direCtion hence.forward to walk pro{pClOufly, according to tbe well plealing of his 4,i"inc Zll;'Ujil Majcllie: and that he would,rant unto H'il/i_ R,ft";trl, E.• K. and me his graces, fo abuD.,Z''':', ":.;::~ dandy. that in us hi. bonour lIIight be increaCed, and glory adnn,cd m~hti1y and uium- IIICritii, b,r. phandy,&c. J. E. K. Here is a round fire like a Sunne. V OJ...... F,.igiu prep",.",it. FritiJII.r",it. F,.;titl _ _,:ril""''''!''''/1I111. Rtf/ml/lll,""',. Gllliclmo,.,Au""" d' "l."', rtf".'I"''''' ""/IIIit,. E. X. E. K. Heds gone now. ' A 1'\1 jufiqns Domine" & nos, iinp'~i! 'tu ran~utes pomine, & VIZ-til" immae,ulatz:. nos nee:.Q;r:, neque nOH?~z.parare fin,c tuo,au¥lho,~ gratia ~nquam pofTLt1)us: T!la m Igitur 110 b:sq>nc,ed:ts paual1?, I!r. d~~to errore fto{ho ~I,~nam agere p<cnltcm;aDh,ut agnum,at, meiliatorem no(lrum om. lIu:mpprc lJobl6,U\vcolamus prDpltlUm ex tua cl:men~i.l iIIiU5 m:citis~ & fpiritus tui S~~i " affiat\l nfolatpno:. A",t". Cui, Trif\Q~uni, Deovero, &Onmipotenti, (it fempiternus honbrj lau. rmnnii, &glotia perpctua..A flUn. A.". rs86. OEliJ. ~... Tuefday. tM".,,./I f.I".,.tltlll.,C~" 7' '1!rt~j.1t1 fltfi.s., g~"tiifq~,.'!il pr~ ",;rtr,;~mJ.iil 'IJt; ~.fiM;t;1 'rt" 1/11 t"", in pr.J.- 11'!"ts.", '/""'''' '.'X'CIt/~ '''Jill'''' '" mil", 6',,, h"e pertgr'''.tl •••, & pro ""nllti,,,t ",-.J'",'X"",.;J,1I1 hop;.", i" Pra~enfi tXilio, &.". filii ~.",i""A tllttl"" 0- pro rtlJ.,,[Julf« IIoj/rA c.", h.,,"t & gl.riA ill ill., ltd quitttm & [uur;t.tt", ~/tr" Willielmo Rolcllbelgio'l'~m ' /tI""""11"ia ipft p.riff'",,_ II.~jl propo"trt v Nit tX flli4 ",r/l'triil, 6' qJfia at Puccio I JJtI j1 A-,.,.a"",, qllid,u &.ptril'H6' P'!;i1o[ophieis i-t;',ills pr.p.Jitilrtl,. (7 quid d~ trTDr ill pr.Efie" ".p,r f.n. fit /lAtlltlld.""" & 'I,!id pr~ur'" ".bil /lltH & P"~~'pll' fit fllGi,nd~ -, 'd- A. Wllhhdmum v#~""Ju""pllr.t'" "01 #ffe l"x,,,,'Dti "t1J,pIAeitu",,6'~. D. I p.d fet up c.$t"[",,,llZkriJ, with the appurtenances, and had, fct the A "gllie.I $11"1 in the frame of Gold on the Table. onely E.. K. and 1 being In the goodly !itll: Chappel ncx€-my Ch amber, apfo(,inted tp our u(c$. It YOlce.;.... L" h;,-'co",t, tl,.t ';' t~ """.,: c::. 1 wmtio'r.t~ Lord R.{t"bfTI, whom lfellild in his Oratory of the Church lKaTing ofMalfe: And he came with me and fat in his place. E. K. I fee a great plain like unto a field, as though it Were a y,1,. Mile over, in the end of it ther-e is a great high rotten Tree, all the' graffe is as though it were withered ' and burned, thete'cam.. meth a beam as of fire from Heav.en, and light'eth upon the Tree,.D9W t~ere c()minet:h water out of the root of the Tt:~e, as though it were a Sea, and fpreadeth all the plairi over: And the Tree ape'll cih and there cOlJline-th a Man 'out of it, his hair hallgeth down unto his girdle fread, his garment roveretb him down from hi~;.jho.u1.. ders, and hangeth behind him down upon the water. The eafth hath BOW drunk up all the w.ater, and the Malli.bln"l deth upon the dry 6round. All the place is full of green graffc about a cubit high. Now' the Man is out of fight. It feemed to be as beyond and without the Stone. The ViGon is clean dir-appeared. A I expounded this VUton ill Latin.to th~ Lord &{t"lmg. E. K. In the middeft of the Stone feemeth to fiand a little round thing like a fpark of fire, and it increafeth, and feemet:h tQ be as bigge as a Globe of 10 inches Diameter, or thereabout. VOir..... ~. w# I"."" rht mrM,... btlll"f. thl;wt,,~ w'6rI4UIII': Wu ~,."III1P~ 3'''1111.J ",t",for, •• Arl.it/""tl,."d ",b.ld tbe jitU #f,lit It!f",;i"ltfb,,,u.t f Drlh,~,.",,~ tI,- juJ,.IIA ~tjng tUft/ta.,#14 dtjil, Alf. tht btAllt].f x..,r S,iil: A",nth.la; beb./a, /,,~.U, (1 Prl) " ••,.,,;,;,,;., r;,,,X'''I.,,J 'f;';'"m ~f 11Ji B""b.• "J.'uJ",lt r'g,r]"r II,,,./1, ftt~/,,"I IITI ",llrDtWi A"a /'"rrtfl, b,b.la,,.11 br;"!f.r1b". !rll": ""' nltn AI tht g,.ff. tbllt, ","'h~r",ht IH it" Jif-llw.j t. tJ;.,I~t. tV.,. Ii;~' """""t is.grlljff,,/,,,,, fi' •• "'" "",J 4.,.,,1","1., fIr b,- h.M, 1#U b""'t,,. IIII'IIts, ",.eh I,JJ. f,.i,: w., ••, "",,.,,,. {ueh • g',,(rll,ll.",.,.b,eh IlIc~rf' "'~iffllrf, "''?4 th' jiri,f f'''1fort, I, Tht /ltm.mtth"t ~.rri" th "., illh~ St.'."J bul, place, wblch. alto Is contamina'tcd. e"("llp."{,,J,,IJ. (AI it.""..)."ithtrt.; if h,l",.jf, be hlldt"., 'II1htr~up", tlelll r~.tlf!l i'C'JlIIII4, Iww Wiflr.!J tir, fh#/;,bill tiil i¥TI;riltt~ b] ]'11, Jw";'klr.!d Art l'.i.". h." d,,;ufltJ! ml~ ••;~II(..rI' Hit- '''f-ltllld'f- ".tllf. J,rH"eldt;orlojDr. Deems A8iolls,»'itbf}iritl~&c. "I,: hn. fd.r c'"'."i4. lIT, 7'" thAi ft."... i'M'./1 i,.. ",.... i'.". "i-r.,.,: TIw ti"" fbllil "',., tb.,,h, p_~. might of God whicb herc fpcakcth amonga yo.i, 'in the lire and fpiritot his holy truth fb,,11 c_,..... fo'''''''''''', fo'''' H'''flIII, fr •• th, $'I/J.J'u-f.,." fr..,h,~"III'i"!Thr.. ', ""/hllll filII d...,,>." iN',D •• "'" -"t! 1'. (ffr,M fbllli ", ",,,11 '11'; ) "til i"",h,./I'''''''' lI"d i.",h, 'HI."hieh;,,h, h'I, pl.",...,h, ",,,ji Df,,,,,f,,,: AJUi "~"'lJ, 'M,DJlm'f G.a, (Dr hi", thM ff,,,k},h) {h,,11 H ",ith", flr"'l, ".d.f I"ji";" '*"": s"hM lik}.IVD"'''''."i,h Chiltl, fb, /hllll brill/,. fmh I. tht C/t",cluf q,d,,,_,,u,h,tI."i,i ".. hilt 1'''''''111: which i, ] 11. S TIC E unfpotted,."hieh "'''1.,,1I11t..."i,h i"ji"it,,,..,, (A"tI I.,h, GII,m'''''f h.li •• ff, A". /" •• '1,) Hp,,,,h, JI/'''NAwcuf t'Act" ".tI,h,."MqUI '-fir, •.. hi,h follil fl.,. ••, Df,h, h-Il s,.,. A"J/,.htlJ, •,_. S'.IU' Df """,,D. /h,,11 "tI.ll.f,,,,In/f,,"J;''t; "",J 'f,h, nmt 'f Wif- ll.fII',... J. rh'l...,lIc, Df GDd, ('fh'. rhA' f,'Alc!th... 111,, •• ) /htdl "'pl,lIIi(.1 A.Jfi~I1'l A",."tII !'.: S61hAl T'. /hAil I"i.t, AIItI blAlUiji,,h, EIIT,h 1I.J',h, H.. ftof Chrijl: A"tI blh-I., the high'cr boughc"...J. ",i,ht,.,_hlll"AII I.f.,INi, v"~"',.". ", cAft ""'" HCA.!',h" h.w, 11.,'/ tIJlII/III'II".p''' tht ••,.".,. rm,iI SIIclt., ",h, JA/hI •• r.f h"",hAlI""h,"'1,4,1»",:."14 " (hAil,,,,."., 'r'''t,h,r "''''111, -'''IJI 1111: ""t 1'* fb"" b, f""i,a t, v,ri", "". H,"''''''I,J."it h "";r,. "4, "1 hilfl,hM, •• ",til, AIIJ.. AllttJ,.,h,.,,"'"1: Th,,, fbllil b, P'''Ct ""J. rtft I 'fb,,, (h,,11 Hi""fAI,,. M/""J.. E. K. Now is aU dif-appeared away -out of fight. A I read the former parcel in'l,atinc to thc Lord 1Vfi"I"I.' A P~ufe. A Tu juAus t, Domint, 3( Judicia tua vera, tU<lmnipetenso Deus n;ncr, & brachio tIIO 1l111lut rcliltcrcpotc(t. V~ni,b Oominc,8c'Confolare nosveritatc & JulHtia. E. K. Now he is returned again in the form he went away in. A red croLfe commeth over it, pure red, fo yellowilh. ' A l'aul<:. ltlj~j •.•;'!,. So that the Name of the God ofltighteoufnelfe, and of his Sonne Chrill /1ull be magnificd in f''''';:''f r. thee: S A". I" ".h'IJ,~, WI! fiif, I r.,1ff',h., aftcr a few Moneths the time,xpi.".; l."ill:"14[. IIltf...... P"i;',,,,,J. br,lIIc.rb, h-I, pl.", {,,b,. t}",., Ilull be no abomination in it.,:;~.... 1U fA". hh;IJ;,h""Juf t6, WerlJ !h"" "up,,,,J, IIIf4.11 p"pl, fbA/1 r,j'lu i" th, C"ff, "". Fi.., •• ruli N""".,,h, tll",b. "I "f'.IIlM'., S 1/,;, jirJl c,."."h,"""", All NII/i •• z. I W" "'" Ih",!." ",.111'.J''', ~ 1'" Ki.I.I"";' TlmbUU/"III. Pr;/lCII'f thl l!.."h! h, tilAI hAlh,Ar,lln hi", hMr....... A"tI I., 6,h,ltI, thilJA, I... Mfc,"',J,."J",! pr'-fi;,.p'" hi., thM h,.,tb II- """"tJi "'" If • Lit hi", "!i,igAl,,h",f.,.,,hi ['''f,iIi" 'f InmrIllU 1',.(.", "... ti1l, "" A, J.".llPtg ".,~ I,;'~~~;.1(! fA;,h~ fIr ~."iIl,hililA,,,,tri{u C,.,."., 'IIIilb hi",. fo,/,., "'1 N_,...J. Spirit /h"".". t.,., fr,,,, hos H.-fi- Illf.""" a.aJ1.A •• 'IIIhAi 1 hll'ii' pr,,,,iJitl hi., 1 -, ".Il 1... 11 /,rilll I' p.jfi, 'III"AI;s h" II'.. i,;, Iu that faU. laughtth me to Ceom, Ih"t (if 1»,,,,,.,,,,,) r,~,k",h"., his "",IITJ? ". _IOV", /.",11"",,,, "bi", '",Afttr. ""tI1H fo.llb, p.ri""'"","',I/Iu"li'" "'1ft"." if",., N""" ", 'x AI". ill hi.. A"tI bth.IJ, IH /hAil,f,." f"'I, ".t h,fo"" rifi'l"'.' ""tlfb'" 1',[I'IIrr, "III"h, mJ. E. K. It isdif-appeared. D. Lcgi ultimam banc particulam Latine ipli Principi ~,{t"""";" A Paufe. E. K. In lapidt: fie tit [cript,,",. Alter an hour. II We rtmo,cd not, but fat Gilland ciicourfcd partly upon the prtmilfcl.lnd pardy of E"tt,,1IIiI lIlifery to come. K. K. There appeareth a little white cloud, like the end of a cloud, wit h a dark image of a face of three in one: fometimes ap- pearing three, fometimes one. The end of the white cloud doth wave up and down before tlte T • d ' face. Ih:o ~I;d~': Vo~ ex Iatcrc Iapidis...... 7h,ji f •• r M,."h/, "t W iUiamCf"./_h III i. hhllll"b) -I.i. Of.he r"n, fr- Pr~ge, f". 1" {hA/1 J,"iVl'~f',h",." tI'''i'IItrl. y~..4"'117 T." •."iUt fb"".vifif",. th, ElITlh."ithhl th,f, next yearcs in thl. Kingdom: '.thl firft r" Ji An."~/'b'''' hi", fi, flill: ruh, {tel". I,t hi", ~r", bi",filf; Ilq r,ftft 'lfith viaory. EK !A tNle reltltiOJJ afDt.J);bir.AOi()Jts,tPith JpiritJi &c. 447-" E. It.. There'appeareth a Wood,.a grrat Wood-on t-he leftlland by" Ril,(e:r; 'ther:e be two like Hawkli, whereof oot Is white, and the ~ther ~'black: Theoneis on a hough in the water, that IS, the black, the ot.her on. a withered bougq on the land. A great Bear commeth out of the Wood. II f"".imu •• Now he runneth towarq, them, he catcheth the black one in the: water,and fwalloweth him, and fianderh up upon.hls hinder leg~. No\v he goeth to the other, and fuaketh him in his motlth, and frau"! deth upon his hinder legs; and hath pulled off both hi~ \Vings, he returneth jnto the Wood again J the body of the white Iyeth Oll the:ground. NQw he turneth his fe~e up. Now he fiandeth on his legs again. He followeth the Bear the fame way he went, he would lift up himfelf as' if he would fly, but he cannot. All this Wood, Bear, and two Fowles are vanitbed. E. K. Below ftandeth a great Came, at the foot of the Hill on which tha t Wood did fiand, down in a valley from rhe Hill goeth greathigh Bridge.of Stone long (in fight) about ten Englifh miles long. Befide the entrance, on the right hand of that Cafile, is like a Dial, with motions crelefrial in it, ofSunne and Moon. Now commeth a Bear, (black as the oeher) a very great mon- urtlJ,[e:,,~. {lrpus Bear. The Bridge quaketh under him as he pa{fcth it toward dill. the C;lfi:le he roal'eth, lookingtowatd theCaftle. J-le freppethup to the pial, and taketh tbe Moon oue of it, and teareth it-all in pieces with his re~h. The Cafile f4lleth, and the,brid,ge where he ftand- ctll -j-s bmken. The Cafile is ~ll in ruilil.e.. The Bear fiandeth upon the edge of the bridg,a~d beholdeth the ruine of the Came down irito a p~t as it were. Now he goeth back and the bridg falletb ~own after him. Now the Wood appeareth again, and he gQeth into the W Qod N6w that \Tifton is aUvanilllCxfaway. Vox...... T." (blfil fhdrtlJ fu, Af.Ai"ff """AI19'" Pucci hlflh [p/trll,a. M, Puee A"d bltffi"l ""'P0.1'''- E. K. Now all is gone away. A G I~ria.. lau~. ~onor, Bcncditlio.& I.ubiluio.f.'\ Dco Parri, Deo lilio. /Ie Dco Spiritlli fan~o: Ijcut ~,~t In P[I'CIPIO, Be nunc,/!c 10 [emplt.c.rna fz.cu\b.l\Im-f;rcli/a. tA''''tll. Spintu ptlnClpa/l confirm:. nos Deus, OtUS:Mllrt<i:on1i[llJa: nos-Deus" OmnlpOtCnS, Scmpltcrne yive III verr •.Amen, A",t,,~ Amt". Ul! EM 0 R & N Drt M.,if"". 1586. 08.bril Di, '7-,,"'tr#Ji,; Ip~11WI:>"le"'" Fr. Puccio 1"rJ,i(,-&riXIlJ., ~r9r ttr pfewniA" '!"IfIClpi,hAt.. ".{,is hA{,trt, ex Iiber""14~ d' illl.P""~.t. nei, & IA ~q",!~ A J,,1/,1:V~i, ¢' ",".[, Edwardo Kellcp 1.'"1'''''''.b ~dwlrdo Kelleo; Ol [C:. (}- E. K J.. ~.~c/~fim.'u (Ad IrA,,"lA "'I'A tVi/llndA 'fJu~ ipfo "If IrA "~I fp.rftrAt ~ 'XCll,tAlI,rllt, /'Topr": ~(c,,"rM 'I'" 800 Florellc)rWn, D,~ olil.~M ¢' r,dd;flll ~r,ll""", 6-,,-.UII 'W'/llfM '1HAnd.,,01,//1 folll~r' p.- rA/; "''''''111,& 63 a. DII&Alol Wi exb$h"i,mu ellr.", Deo, IIf ~1fd, Ifcciptrtr '1'!.d [tNt",,1f, !"d'~I(­ bAf.) t;~JiI.. Ji"'1"4"', (.&"", bO"A {Ph 1J".J..".;,;.,...J.trrm* D,,,,,. )'''I',i/I""" ~r_u­ P"'-S,,Jtp._ •. ""'~"'lloo FIorcn8rum: & i fiJl~~"II,.q"I'" I/~J,.mp~"f polt~,fi -u"I-. "1; i" 'fI";"'~ Soo FIQreno~ ~ t!"t 4li,j __ jj~i ~ ttJ,,~ J,~trI pml"'A~, Tit'" (!"'4 elIA-. '"mi1 "'(1;[,111 "... "rttjAII'-'" 'I/,l,.""'''/t.t'Jf;"'611~, ffr-rblr.zr!'fh6..,.,jc,.;pt, ",t"", fActT' t""p-... rW'II.d'lleis.""tll";I. E &.AT~. I"i",., iI;,""" 'riftUli'I D_ 6' t._~.d''''i<I_ Cifliisu "......, S.qr).;. "/''''''1,C;- "'i1,"1 flrililllbljlTuflf"; "i.i';' (~i,,; RoCenbcrgii) dllOl ~I faecol pecuniarum ezpoliuirr.us, lie a (ubi duo millia clucacorum, lie pr~trta plum qtlaia.f-o Dokii nulnt- nbanrur fupra menfam,80C1 Pbrcni:, E, ~." illi ".,.fil. (",,,.l {JI",.i.'_'I4fI'),willi • • c"ip", """'111.'".,. fl.l i//, ",bI;, {""{cril",.{1.u"il";".,.i". IN" fir.;,.~;,,.".,;,.",.; (".."il D,;. N., "", pr."ft"/'",,,.r.,l1li//' _.l. Tlei,"' i""",., ilD" hit.i, '1Ii,;". j •• O....l'tlr""."., illl i//A,,.,.,.,.".",,'",,".';111, ",1 ""ipi,."" ",J,,,,,{_JIII ~ ill.: SIJ I."'.", AJ,1Ii,.".l".AI". ct I11III,. {c ••.l/d.. C,II1,A "'" i' iRill, ~iJe", """,,, cfIII(II>i,- fI,' A,;bi,ri., ",,/1 & tUe., ', '1IUJ i//i 1/iJ""." ""liIM ', &' ill; IJf't~r.Ac- e"il trg,,"""'111, ""","""it, d-;","./1 ",.fori,,,,,,, Chir.~".hll'",.,.- fcri~' fo",,,,. PriMip" (Paull Wolfg) ".fe",;, e.", tUlIl,fil "ft,b.l,,.i 111. ",,,,i,,,, fllb{CTifflr."" III i" iffo Chir'gr"ph. """",."ft. Francifcus DI.g,IIIilll "I-III, Sp"."'''' I"i"., _Ii •.,; -d"".,,,,,"(,'';,_,: & ",,,- l" flTcliN,., ~ '1111 /i"g." 'III,,""'. d-i",...,,, Vl.... JJum C.",+".,.,:' 6' i" Puccius. fit pr'p;,i." A'"., JiXit ",bil fe ",,,,,,, III,.;.;J, •• f"'i"', {II",u";.,, M.jl- JlIII' /IIil,III i" + 1t'~6"'..A"". 1587. 'Dil 'l J""II"rii u.,."", h.r. " T empu& bcnepiaciti, ell tempus opporrunum. NI&tjfitlll ",,, h,,~,t Ltz,_. Tn nomine pat,islle F,IIe SS,lIec. 'Pater no~ler,&c. Omnipocensfempittrnc ycre & uneDtuS ill adjutoriumW. C. E. K. & mei 1,l1li"" IN., Intendt,&c. Not by or upon prclumption (0 Lord) but with fear and I~e tOWlKd thee we arc rtady to hear thy will, as e.oncerning the shntl and Commandelllent, now at p,"t.. in dais,~eths be ginning, IfUde to E. K. We bclccTe and hope it II ~IIJt" and that thou Wilt not tempt uJ, Or futfer us to be tempte.' in fo weighty a cafe; Alld therdore bcillg not p~lf(aly informed il'!.h.J. '''''11'''".f ""tltr. E,I(. Knoweth'not how to do,feell1g't hlsrewrn hither he miffeth an h.lj_.&lIhereof whether /hall he.,f the rcfidue make up that halt ounce wanting, or no? we will or dare propound to make any compleat a6tion: but therein rcterre aU to our Parliament daye., or prIQcipal ordinary a6tions affigned. UK",.;"ur"ji,II, pArll ho''':i. E., K. Here appear Letters if I could read them) thus they are. /:) II c:::I 0 c:::J •••••• Nih",tA, & • flU_ E. K. They fecm white Letters - of greeniJh yellow coloured figores, in every figure one of the foor words,in all being I ~ letters. E. K. Now they be gone. I undetfland tbat the fjrll rart uf that IlIJ Propo(ition i'toucbtd in an(wer of ",ihi, that ii, t, G,i, the (enice required is to be done: and it. d- II WIt, Co is the,mdfage or 4:ommandment frOID dac: fame our God. i:::. Mora interpofita horz parte i. E K. Now is here other writing, t~os, ClaNaitl, cl4Hf~ [Nnt. 6 I undetlhnd not this weD, ifit mean no marc to be taken out of IIw P","", or what dCe. Now appear over the former words, other words, as thus C-effate E. K. Over ClaHaite.)s C.eff4te,the other words 1 cannot read yet. E. K. Over tl4Hfa fHnt appeareth ai'lltnHm propoJitHm Jib; Aa b"c non conftat. A.Qu:r igirur tibi funt,,lie '1 tt, nobis funt acceptim,~.: lie pene, & propter tc.1IC nobii injun6\a /Xlamu' tuuro,6 Dcus,noblS paratillimum przbcasausillum! Tibi Creatori Redcmptori, Ie Sanaificuori nollre, lit omnis La~ Honor, Ie Gloria, '*"' " r, 4""". Ad OmnipotentlJ T rinttatis LtmtItm, Honorem, f3 GlIriam •.!N.fype,"""", Di"inorll11l tnlmor4/Ji!ia CIti diel lJ.'uwtlll Almil,.1111110 J~87, Ji,dU fitit. 1rebo1l1 11 true 'Relation of Dr. Dee hiJ Iff/ion!, with Spirit.r,&'c.- t ACTIO TER TIA. 7"rebonte qeneraliJ. •• pOll pt'rcts II~ 1?eum, & TeCitlltu,;, Clttlllogllm illllm, pttiti01lum 1I0ftTIITum lid t""Jem, Apri/i4 4. qllirvi",us a,v,nll t~pel1lt1ltes eo"jiiJltj ",o",tll,& 'TIICU[II. M.me clTC" Magna pauf:l. A ••••••• Tllnde", "eeepi littrls * IItrIJ[q; iUllftr;/Jimi Do",i"i RorenberJ;ii,& reeitltv; COTltm • !11M CN", Vto, ut ejlll ODtall"tilt, bt/militlll, ¢' at{idtrillm, COTIt", Deo &- AII,gtli.t tju{dtm C01lt'Jtlttll tft"t. I~ ' '1""ft lO- AI;It Itdhuc pltu{lt, Jive MOTit fill/it, {ttl "0" [onglt. ",bH' &-,/1M pncr" "tl E..lC There feemeth a black Curtain of Velvet, to be drawn from ~~o-':!.t"'. one fide of the Stone to the other. The Curtain, is fuJI of plights. Thcr~ feemed alfo one to have defcendcd from ctbove, (a good way behinde the Curt'l-in) and fo [0 go behinde the fame Curtain. Alia pau(;l. Vox....... Hltpp} H be, "'hoft ",i1lde thiTfteth lifter the/tllo.ledge of {lleb tbi,,(s '" IIr, ffiiTi- tu.[, lI"d c,eltJHlll, of {lIcll thillgs III lire i" tht tverlllJ/ illg pillet Itnd gloT} of bim thlll it, 111Id "'III, lind.Ih"U pi for tfler: fOT u"to him Drlollgeth refl i" the hllrvtft of the Hiv;he(f, It"d eomfoTt i" the midft of m"n! ",oTldly {orrOWJs. For Il"to him, thlH {Aith tht Lord, tbe Lord of Re(f, Thou hll}l Tendred "'} b[oodlt{,ltill, "'ith comfort ll1lto III', {l1Id hltft mllat It blood.f tter""l rtft UII" thy {tlf for eVtT. A[c",tl therefore 111Itl d"'tll ",ith me, Itnd rective turnlll comfort: for Illlto {uel, btl""geth'rhe Ki1l~dom of m} Fltther; for I11m.* Zebaoth 1l1ltDIIIl.fueh '" trw(f i1l "'t. 'Bu~ 6t- • Rt'l"iel hold, rht tArth b"ni.tth "ot forth "'} ""ght] prlt,[e, btellll{t of tht ",,,~edllefs rhAt Aboll"tlrth,11 ttl1 ctj{4ti. (".- ",,,,,ItjIlJe: Neither havt 1 mltnJ [Ilch chi/artn Itm.IIg0 the [.IIS Df mtll III 1 h/tf!e ffio,<!n of bt- blllum,&e. fo,e; for wh) I Tht Gilt1lts of thi! ",.rldIlTI It flumbli"g' hiocR.. UlltO the poor people, lind IInto Slbbath. their {«bjells: f.rlo, behold, b.thold l (1 {Il]) vile IIIId bllftthi1lgs (for tbltt !ht) lire mi{lI{td) flre breome gods ",itb;" thtir hOllfts: {o thltt,Goldltlld Silver, preciOus StOMs, 111Ia foft App41'rl, "h;ch "ertwollt to be broJl.v;ht oue of their hOllfos to g41'1Ii(h millt ",itbltU,.rl bteom, their gods "nd tbt Idols of tbtir iltftrullioll: for, ",ho it ht thltt t1tltlteth not bim{elf in hit Tlelm, lt1ld at- /lift!h m, rhltt "111 tht Author of thtml Wh",.e it b, thltt lovtth not bit wife.nd childrm,-pomp Alld 11'0 Idl] g/or], m ~re tb~" tht [mi1lg in ortler of little f/oe/t, or the prefermtnt of mJ f.lorJ I Wbo (I {ltJ) it he, tbllt m./(.rth 1I0t mort of b,mftlf thlt1l of mt I Woeb~ U1lt0JOIl thllt {o do: lI"dwoe bt 1l1ltotht gtllerlt!iolls tbltt fhltll follow JOII. A' 8e merciful unto us, 0 God of Mercies..•.... 0 wretched and mirerable mankind, look, look in and upon thy relf. Haft thou made thy relf? or when thon art afl!.iaed, canft thou remove thine own afl!.iB:ion? Haft tholl any thing of thr own, which my Father hath not given thee, through me, in Oil! proviJcm andet.ent~ will.? Canft thou hide thy: Celf where I cannot rte thee? or canR thou do that wblch herh hId from me? Look agam upon thy felf, and confider what pa- rents, and root thon hadft chy beginning in Nature: behold, they and their fathers arC! become the duft of che earth; even Co lIialt thou do. And even as of them is a ftraight account of life required, even Co /hall it be of thee: fur, 1 tbltt m.dt thtt,.lId ~/tfIt thte htltth, made thee partaker and urer of my creatures, led thee in and Ollt, gave thee the Sun i:o !hine upon thee, and the Moo" ItS tbe morll",. of JOllr r..,dicIII moiftltTl. I that lifted thee up, either to the hOllour of a King, or Magiftrate, and made thee a gonrnour over thy brechren, will at laft take a ftraight account of tbee, how thou haft ured thy felf to- wards me, and where thon haft advanced my Name in ruch things as I have lent thee: And be right Cure, chat thou !halt pay, even the uttermoft'fartbing. Woe be unto thee, if thou mak1: not a julfaccount; mifcrable !halt thou be fur ever, if thy dcfert! condemn thee. Therefore while thou haft time and rpace,look; look lip Unto me; for I am the WtU.f comfort, Illld tbt God of ptltct; the true reward of righteoufners toall fuch as faithfully' Jove and trutl me. 1'411[4. A. 'read this over •••••• Oh how comfurtable are thefe lelfons! Give liS and confirm' unto usthy graces and bleffings, 0 God, to do thy ble/fed will herein, and in alltmr'duty co"arddacc ",hatfoevcr... Aaa E.K • a.d Irut K!larlOn of Or. Dee hil 4Elionr, 'f11uhSpirits, &c. E.K. Now the voice f~meth to come from hiin who fiandeth be. hinde the Curtain. M4g1U,,,,,,r,,. WiUi.", the fon of V'fjiM, the Lor.d talkC\:h wi~ ~bee this dar., faying, Wilt tbou thar I buy a Kingdom fonhee w!tb ~oUl9f U\vel'.l Wjlc--chou'thatthe Kings aDd Princes of the earth thalllal1gh the Almighty GOd of die heaven and earth to rcorn ? Have I at any time prcferrrd (fueh as trult in llie) to the government of my people, b1 gh'lng (~fll (he eXCi'el1lfnts ()f the ea-rtb t Look down upon my fervaRt Abr Look down upou his children. Call to remembrance my fervaDc DnUl; Sec: stio"''' before thy tyct, T~ Kings- aud PJiRcd of ]ull.6 and of 1'rf'f1{ Confiderwicb chy (df tbe Calling of the twelve: T~e!O\'C:nlMcnt and hte of ruea as have beenPrinccs amongft tbdl.ock Chriltiall. llvetbcy bccll hired. or i1ramoeed? H"Vt th.) ~H.It liff/II liP 6y _.&thr.ll.... filvrr, o. {lich Ii;" trump"" tift M01SjttrS of iht ',mh 1 In necdlicy, to pay: Tril.utube fill'lmini- fired, whetC'Withall Tribute might be paid accorJing 10 cuftom. III the calling GfAb,,",,,,,,, QlUltil'liqtion ef f~ed f(ajI Pl'oJiliCed.. "hich WM to be. DlUltit~dc ili people, ~ightY and great !,-POIl the face of the eart.h. D.v;J w.ts b~(Mgbt III (tM:-INd-ef b" bl'Cthren)e'l'cn to be K.Hlgof I{Nil, IlOtIbf tbe Illulti:ude ot precious fioncs, gold or Iilver. A Sling he had, a Satchel with a few 1l0lltS. S.h", n was commanded (0 bUild rue a T~mple,without any fum or ftint. The Apoftlc. went (mOl place co place, Ifl~endillg co teach; neither caTJ'ied they cold or Jil\refs but QII.e!y a 1Cftt':Q1' bag prepared for thtil'ComDlGIl '¥iQua15and nouriilioient. Ma.ny Prmccs a'11l Kings have puWilh~d my Na~ widlO"t any prQ.lllif~ made unto "ll"r111 from h ea.vell. Notwlthfianding. unto 4iJY"4h".' hne pleaty, ilI-his R~C5 rcqlliJoed:.and lUUD 1lil cJliWrell,. a.s I had limited. Uil~O D,,~,b(il\8l{iDg, r.i~e5 - foll~d his Stille; cad UIlto ~iJ.OR,sal... ", bor h at hoole a{)u abroad, to bUild my TCIIll»k. Untp the AfoJ1l-es.I.gavl: (111 dIe tjllle;of t~,-lli1t, ot 1Il,y fM."OIJk)dIe."i.ri~ Dfund«- lWuiing,.• he~cby thcy l,Ulw:dlpodaad bad power,lIo) uadl: AI",,": qn~(u£b "iketd'lCd Ollt their hands for my jlame,; IlI.avu,ooadalltly.pvCAi.and it ba~l"ir.bihdly;aud fgrtix lov-c Qf mcpltcn.iu,b;Jud. JMie'Ve tbc-td'oce wicl~ ~br"h.;am.SlId wicb his clJ Bring, dlY. tl!tii\,ana bag b~fc:Il'C people of the LGld..,gama Gw •• - End(avpr th.y Celf with S,l._n. to build (I. QQmBlOR."woakh.. whCl'eiu I wi./,I..bc.aa.- cd, ali ~hefecvallt.of the SOIl of God. and as his £o1l09l\er. Go.forlliaro,.' w:y own iower"lolld.ability,~ll Cep..: due: For tbu. -faida:thc.l..Iud of Hofts: Thou haft nothing but ",hat thou' haa.c~ind of "0:-n,cjthtr _.u.ciJ:ber thy Mber. t>rov.idC'thuefOu~ of tbat.thou baA, wbi.c.h ismme:.that.~ to (.,.T~of <that ~hlda.r.IIrF FQw.er caJ,1 c;JW:ndoUnt~.in.thine own fac.ulty:all4l ~iches. to /bew t.hIf ~~ill and r.ead""y cndi:a.yOlUS in iucb dungs~o be.bl'wgbt,tO parst.&li tbou halUeal'Jwf of DU-::That..is fD C<A.y, Neglc:&:tIPt,the timc1)f ihis thY yiJic;ariOll, neil;h(.f d~pife this King,,,h~in tbou.thalt reign, for illifodoirlg I <fwdl Wilh ehee for.nee, an4 with thy fOIb:rit.rwhidt fball,be(in me) niigll~y. 4! iWbell thou.an cnm:d into,it~.~t.fo.fllltr 7'r.l-!".,.. ""~';' M!J b. ~fi;:Q!". "m.",.ff~o".~:rak~ it" we it.. The ure of Make tlue a fwordof.It wllh ~wo ~e~ tbat "{ltb.the one thQU maift cut Q/I the b.- the Powder. ft.rdsJi!:a4~ and witb the uhc!' build-llfthe MOllllmonu and.the howes of.dcAIilw.cJJ, gQ,ilineC",-and undel1bnd~l1g..: That th~ £aft again may.6ou.ntI!,... aQ that.make U' llm 'Vr/,- ~'t 1/Ie, from the Sun-l1WJg to bi6 gplllg down. h:~f~~ 'In thc.mean fealOn, lhall.~hc Pc.wd~ w.hicb.thouhaft to be,multiplie4.1u!l'elt4,..u w. R. hath is ~m!'lt.jP/jtd ~Irb.rbt7.... Imlmt fr~{t1I~t\Jat It may be.pc fpr tll.r uCc:.s"and f.b'c Iblellp- to be multi-. mng of chy faith. plied. Tht one.b"lf of.it.chou n.lt k"p'> aube perpetual J'J1mQl1bran~Df~.cftn.dNlI C.tJar' rd- a~d thy pofte"ity, j::~( !j".:- Unto biOI tbat,is thy bead, do thy true obedience: although Itit '),,,rtl, "~tlMil *- r'l. gain)! !htt,.1Id. th,r)ft!h afftr thy d.,jtTlll1,... T~L.SDb- CfJfJ" '" [he:; FQr;behc:l1d. lhy enemy fMt fcckcth to.ac.our thy Soul, CCSlfcthlftot toJvmlllS frfrtJlfe, Lar.1d-Holl-,bilt thou milijt b"Olflio4i,"s to.omm." ptop/t. BIIt'die tillle JJaalli!Wm,~ whm thou. J1 true 'Relation ol Dr. Dee hilJ18iont, 'With Spirits, &c. lha~t haye juftice ag~i,\~ him.. Set therefor~ that tho~ C~ite:; lee, I Cay agai~, that t~u '''If 'Ct.. _ Cmlte hl~l, for- Julhce IS the hand of the Highet!: pUlllllung Cuch as offend, either agamfi f.II'n/1 T",I,. him or liis Innocent. ' (N/l:C'Z' iheC~ that now come unto thee, have br0l!ght thee a g~e.at ~Iufier of grapt5) even as Tht L.rd big as they call both,carry: amongft the WhICh, notwIt~fiandmg there are many rotten. CZQ[ck Bu. bel\l~ld, the fooldhn~s frc;>m above- /hall appear wlfdom befOre them, when their Schonbcri: Ivifdom /hall become fooldhneCs before me, and before themfelves. A He allu- Round about thee thou/halt receive alliftance, and many bearts /hall be made glad df,c,th cOf Chhc PI:S 0 C C 11l thee.., holy land -A.sformy Trj:aCuJ;# to be Qpen~,. To him that defileth my Seat, and the Sword of for thcchil-;flUtICe:. ' d r~nof If~atl To hinHhat harbollrcth abomination in his own houfes, and liftneth unto wiCKed To the: q l:(- cOllnCeI. lfioll cJ _ Unto himw\lich: hath,defpifed me, which is "ccurfed of me, Ihan none of my Tre:a- B,a"","._ fuus be 01c;t\ed. " r.~h lend- I haveJl1dgc;d,hi{11, and it llIall apj'e:ar fhordy. i F'1( '0. That which is CIt{tm gIve unto C.p,r; and that which is mine, unto thi: Houfe of my R,fP-r.du, Honour. A r!!!" lo 1,- Be Qbedle~ (asthJ: fen,ant of Gop) unto thy Superiours: and whilell thent-maifi, di- rtr.fyun: r,,- ijgellt,ly dojuftice. Thy Country fhall ~-c:ceive Cuch r~mernbi;alli:e of d:ee, aSlhali never;::'f,~i at: be raft;d frem the face of the ea,cn,: ullt;! tht fire com, do"" fr.m ht"vtll,o,,{umillg llli tliillgs. fl<ivtr, ali- Beful! of b~ihty, and abandqn pnde. 'J'1.1 (itda,,- Bow.down thllle ears nnw the 1.>oor. d, fort;'o. Be oftc:nJopy for tliy dayeil mil-fp~nr. Be firoi!g fOl' ever in me. PAN)II. A. Thy "ife is even health • at tbe door of ficknefs: But behold, I am ClTell hc, the Lord of J,,"tmy wJe.. E.K. As untothcc~ BarrenrieCs dwelleth with thee, bec.nCe thoudidft negleEt me, and take Ed,K. M:o:or • wife unto thy Celf * contrary unco my commandment: for neither young 110r old,rich (f,ri/is i/li nor poor, are refp'eEted with me; but what I will,have done, is jufi, and whof~evi:r doch,",.t, itllO~, is privily (if he be riot openly) jlunifued for his offence. Therefore tho~1 /halt: At M ort- have tbe wo",b",bich thoubJf.harren, "" fruit/tRunto rhtt, becaufe thou haft cl',mfgn:1Ted 1Mk,:,IS8]. that which I commanded thee. Be it unto tily brother, as his Cervice~ truft, and confidence hath been in me, and to- De,'T/jo",1I wards me. Xt:to.t.gr.to Lay your hands to work, and your bodies umo libout',' and participtttt "'e with Iln~~ Ou~,!,ut~al,tber, as is commanded,.au. partiCIpating That the ble:lfing "hith I have promifedyou may go forward in you; and that your one with labour may bring forth good fruit. another. Thef'ourteenth'day htnce /hal'l this Afl'ion end: In "hich 41lY you jhllY.""Ct Ilgai" Ilf;.. 18 Aprtlis fetNblt Jour ftlrm here together. And now behold I fay unto 'thee, unto thee; that,hail !lItNrlldit thy r.ye~- opened, and thy eal'S made perfell,.. hich bllft bm, tXalted by tb, fight of tht S.. 'Nrnt', ",,,vms, 'why doft thou call upor Jlle, defiring tO,b, mill, fru. E.K,cold me, Is it a bunhen umo thee to be comforted from above? 0 foolilh min! by how much chac he had the lrcavens.escel the earth, by fo {11l1ch doth the gift that is given thee from al;ov.e, el:- all the Lent eel all earthly treafu-re. Notwichftanding, became that Mahna is loathfolfi I1l1tO thee, ~rald 0be a behold what is Caid umo thee ~his day. I a~ aChc he' 7'h.u ~rt 1/IaJt fret:' Mith". jhalt tholl Il"Y ti;", bertafttr be coffjfrllilleJ. tI fot the judgment ~ilh: r: f tbt htgl,tfr, or to hellT tbt VOletS of the hellvtrlr. more have But thou al't a ftumbling-block unto many. d~aling co Notwithftanding, my Spirit thall dwell with thee;, and in the works of thy hands chdll skry. bit receive comfort. And the 'power which is givtH thtl of {uing, Iball' be diminilbed in thee, and thall Arthur D" dwell upon the.!irft-brgotflll SOli of him that' fitwh by tim, /If I hltve * before [aid..'. Prill'" In the mean Ceafon /hall he be exercifed here before me, until the timt come, thllt II;, IInn.lsis •..,,, jhttiI be,oFllled, Ilnd'hi! tilTS rective pllffllgt tOffllrtls tbe hight/f •. And thde: fourteen dayes /hall it be a time unto thee of chufing or refufing. F~r J will not c.aft thee away, neither out gf my haufe,.nitfl it be long of tby 011'11 ig"o- Unleall,ct".,""ce, 1lM. ";ilfll! aej}i.(Jng, of my grtllt;ellejit. If tholltherefore be: ivcary of it.. the fourteenth day hence, bring hither, and lay be for.e me the Powder wbich thm hilft, for rhou haft offende:d nre, /If II IIII!t Jfewllrd, in rlllfjng 1 bt P,."J,I' ""'f that whicb i4 not thine ~1!II. I will Orll';',r,,Arlhltf'O '''A ill txtr- tll,iI[,,;-I,.,; tUb" "'Jft;-,ilo.4 true ~tlA~on of Dr. Dee hil AilImU,,~Spirits, &:c. hym ao lauger uJty;'~h:10...,bjit will give Unto yoU aci:or4i.n~ 1Ul~0 101J; worb'. t.. 0 God be merciful ~DtO'US, and deal Ilot with us accordins to the, J"it&ednclie fr~udnC(s, and bht¥inc(1 of o'lir heaIts..bm. Nor E. •• UPon this fomlet"2att of the Third,A&ion Gft)fI"4 w"~ iII1 fkft beJottm Son, (nainc,lf'Arrhur waS alliglleu to the Minithy offeeing lind.hearing, in place an4 Aed of E.1(.,t "'11'011 cl tttf,.-IJufufl lb, f~- oji"(111thcrto~ him. ftecutCd,; 'and by himtobe ~xccute~, !,Intil the fevc';1 aaion~ gene~1 fini,/lled) !rid that the fa':lll! <?hil~. Il11d Son, IR the Bleat!. {pace (that 11 t~ fay, betweendlc day,of t4terrt of A~lon recei:- ved,' and th~ end of the: fante: d~ternltned to b~ fourtee~::lcs lifter).lhould xcrcifcd before GoJ. I thereupon thmkmg that L 1(. w d, 'or:beI oouI" tnftma: and 44nft tlleClliMe in that ~'Xercife, did,al"ayeS'await, eMf E.JC. wiWd.ef. ItiJDMf tall che 150y to that Ex~.rrife with him; andl fo much the rather, becaufe he faid, that., 1HI tI"1 gi •• fiji. thllt h, jhollit!. ~lItil. Wir"tfs of fN fhiflgs jhnr,. 1I"t!. "'cl_t!.~lIiriUltll CT,.m~: And that he would bo more willinl to do what Olottlli be fo en;oyncd to "irit to do; thea ff ondy lac birnfelf clid fee, and that for divers callfes. But ",heift E. IC. raid lOme, that I ~ould extFcire t~e Childe a~d noc hc"and tliat ~e ~Ould I~t, I thereupoJl~p'f)iMed WI~ my Cdf ~o brlllg the 9hllde to the piIlOC, and to QtIer him, md prefcllt tllm ~o the: fcrvlce of Securg and Skrymg from GOd, and by' ODds _lIigulBem, and ef the time of fourteen dayes yet remaining; being the 15,16,17 dllyelof.ftril, and next bef(}c., tbe III day, (the day affigncd toelld the Aaioll ill) to have the Child.: el[ercifedin tbcdL. And thereupon cOiltrived for the Childe tbis order of Prayer enfuing. Vie Mer.cur;; /Ummo mane die Aprilis 11. anno 1,87. 7'rehoiJtt. In the Name()lf God t.heFat.btr.. t&f ODd the Son,,.pd of Good tlieH.~1y Oboft. A_m.• Glory"beto.Qodtbe 'Farber, Oed rae Soa"and God tbeHo\y Ghofr: As it was in t:he beginning, i s now, aDc1 ever lllOll\ be, world without cnd. AmcII. ',0 AllfligfltJ.-f,vn'l"ftiltg, !i, tr.,~ li.'llbag G~.b.. 111 "" Jlltl.1iJJ IIW,CJ7II.Pt.Jf0u" 7IfJ f.rhn' John Dee? 11114 o~"" Arthur.Dec;,,~o."lIg,,0. ~ll(,s bidln' A,,ti, llgig7Ut!"!",.",,,,,,, htTl pr6[tIlC,IUf4TtU} I. d.bll.lbf);.,btJ,~fIC' fllllhflllMP, " {tMlJ tPJ 1>fli- MlljrjfY; "jcb 11/1 rhe gifrs lllUl grllw 'lriich rbou hlljt hithmo,MUtt/..e "j~; ~rul..itb 1111 Arll.,.hicb'f U,}.lffojt houtiflll_ fArNrly flUTC",rlltu.ilt lIt1f&,for."..t!. b,jtD •.pOll 1IIt. Lig"'~. (thn:4.re) a AUl&i.ght} God, Wilt r}", II" opm, dlgu lIIillt 'II1.S; ic/rJfI, 11lftTJIO 11M' pr. ill,.', II" SIIII. ""')--1 J.i{crltiOIl,jll4g'Jlltlfr, ull4trjllJ1lllixg, ",,,,,ory II";' IIttITII"'" rh,t 1 ",111 be II> trll' lI"d pnf,l1 s~", H'IITn', D,clutr lltulW'it1ltjl of fllcb tLi~s""hich,itbD' jill- -J,Ur~of thy pj~ilfl~jtflY, Ir IIIldillt,ly b] tb,.illijiry of thlboly,.lItfghr}, 11,,4 flli.hful..u,tls j/rllU 4t rHMllf,(t,J,4ttlll,,4 or.fhnll,4J1l1to af;.JmI)""., ~ t,J1/I1S.IIIf!, J""jiolCS,.for.~I.dll_i"g ff,pi Pr4iff, Ii-"" "" Glory. AIIlc:n. Kel'e\IIPQn, 1Y~~} m~mlDg, (t he.J.S:of,this..fIril) 1 bro~t tb~ Childe SI), the holy Tabfe, being in order of the fumitlm: \t.beretQ belonging, and fet b,fole him ~he Stone in the frame, (my fii'ft fanaified ~tO(le) IIJ1d caufe!i him' en his knees, to fa; the:.forer.Hi Pray~., And 1 alfo praid to the,Chilcls ficaring, other Prayers to God for the: purj>Ofe in hand: andat his coming to look and fee in the.Stone, Thereajqlearcd to him Ca. s hej\\c;lged) divers Iiftle fquare:,figures, wjth,pricks, and di- vers Qtber qllres and Iines,.w,hicIi I cat,t(ed h,m wjth his,ow'n hand to imitate upon. pa'-,'~ with fen,and ink. ' ' The hnes were white, l4ut;iODlf! of tbe,pricks;l,1fo, but other of the pncks wll'e,~, as of ink. Arth. Two.old IJK'(l widl ~l~k beards, and with goldcn CrotW1l,9 upon theil',heads, do..1J»pear. One i$.noW cone: this holdetb fIis SaIltls befQre him like a Maid. _..If lr4Ie1<.diltwl1 01 Vf. V~hu.Il'dtOlJS, »itb~pjritI, &c. -hi-th. Now.in -the place of thofe fquar~ marks, f fcc two. Lions, tho one very exa&1y, and~apiflg. Ahout.the llpper brim of the Stone they appear: ~nd the' Lions feet -be waxen greater 'aRd greatt"r. I fee another man from the ~d upw~d; -I can fee no hair on hit head. I fee ~ reat company of ftet, md tiltir faI1tlcAtS skirts fOIl}ewhu above thelf an'kles -: -and they M¢ like fNomens kir.des with gards about them. 1 fee anotha-m~n witlboUt;a doubkt, itt his ihi<J.t, and with a white CIQke ab~uthim,.hanging _ hi,S hands do~n by,hi~ fides. A. NotAing.elfe cftoOllled or,udgrd to -be.fb~wn -m obI::Stone,,by th.e Chlldc, we en- fed t lui, Ex~ifc,.lI.nd c.ommitted all to GQds mercie'. A. On 7"'lIr{J"J;nd FriJIIJ, l determined each of them two dayes that the ChiMe.April;/ Ii. lhtr11 thric~ -in ~he d.t.y he put to the EUrcife, and each t~ repcat the: Prayer prefc-ribed thrice. A' In the forenoon I brought the Childe to the E"creiCe, and he raid as followeth. t I fee two men with Crowns of gold tlpon their heads: their appa- rel is black.and wbite. I cannot fee their teet. Their faces are white, their' eyes are black like fpots of ink There appear now two other, 'without Crowns: of the which one fiar.de.th whole bt~ore, and of the other I fee nothing but the head, which fiandetn behinde tht firft. I fee noc any with Crowns now. 'The apparel of 1Wn is whi that [fee. I fee no.hands of him. I fee notMng now. The fquares and pricks appear again.as yefter.cfay. And I doubted i~ was fomethillg of.the GlaCs It felf: as there wereia it ec:rta "hiLe Cpo,s. An hO:Jr we were at the praaiCe. 6. TlKfecond uorcife before Dinner. After the Prater thrice faid,.&I. IL Arth. I fee the fil'fi fquare lines and pricks,,white and black: th pricks for the moli part be aU w.hice, but fome are black, and the lines all white. - I fa w, even now, fame of thofe fquares made Lions: but now there appear none. The f~s are.now turned aKa into other lhapes, which I cannot 'welldec Now the Letters be gone, and 'the fquares do appear again. The f'l\lUes are g<me, ~nd a. word is there. The letters are clearer then they were: for all the Jines and letters do appear white. There appeared! a B, with a fquare, with four black pricks in it. It Is gone. N.ow fame.of the fquares ate come amongft the letters B D o. Under the,B appcarcth~ tittle' thU$,1 backward. The 6,,1 true ~/alion of Dr. Dee hiJ Aflions, 'With Sp;rit~ &c. The letters as if orie had CJ}t.them ia t:he. glafs B. D 0 Here apptareth a Cafile With little pin~cles like a Church. Now it is gon B a this appeared and fuddenly i$ gone. Now there appeareth a young man with a white doublet, and hi. arms by his fide, and a B-before him aga~fi: his doublet..,He hath a black beard and,a white face. 1 fee no: hair on hls head: his beard is a little-- He is now changed: he hath on his doublet breaft, on each fide three black lines. ' He is gone, and another is come in his place, with a white leather doublet, and a grey cloke like Hans of Gloats his cloke. He is gone. The firfi young man is come again, and hath now on the ~me fide of his doublet = on the other fide, thU!l: Now I fee only two thokes overthwart ail the,aOllblet,but he hath no head that'l fee. Eithh his head is come: agam, or dfe another man. that hath two liIlf's,al1'dtwo pricks as he 'had., The light of the candle did feem to ihi~e fuddenl y on his face, and go away.again.. It did not lhine on his doublet, but ondyon his.face and his head. There i~ now another man come in,who lIoldethu.p both his hand~: the upperipart of his.J1eeves are white,and the half towards his hands black. The firft man i~ her~fii1l. Now he hath no arms,but a B before hig doublet, but no Jines, but only on each' fide lWO prkks in fiead of the Jines, thus:: ' Thefe men came amongfr the fquares fuddenly before I was aware. Here appear not [0 many as were here. Here arc now but fix fquares, and one man. I Lee no farther of thi: man but to the wafre of his doublet. The man appeareth n~t fo brim to my fight as he did, his head is no bigger than the mark 1D the margent. UI. The third Exercife lIfter Di""er. Arm. Whereas I [aid before there was fome df the fquare figures wanting: Now I finde that they are aU here again, as many as they were at my fira feeing. n lifting up the Stone, and bringing it down again, the iquares do all feern like B- B of the Roman letters. A. JI"I."" 1IIOTIJ., Arth. I fee now B A. It is now vaniihed away, afrer three,Pater nofter times faying. R a appeareth, but l caMot fee clearly the foot of. the R. Now it is gone. Ie I fee a thing all white in this form, and a tittle (j) before it. It would.If mat W,jaJi()JJ of Dr. Dee hiJ AElions, »;th Spir.itl, &c. would feern.to be as an X and an o. It is vanilhed away. e'B An '£ngliflt l.itdc: e,. and a Roman great B. It is gone before lean be aware. B. now appeareth. B by himfelf: it appeareth following S B thus SB B. N 'appeareth by the laft 8', in order following, thus S B B N. I can fee no more now but the S B the Band N •. ~ B appear. e ~ is here no",V. B. by himfe~f, with two great Winte pncks before It, appear. The prIcks wax aIm. The man fiandeth amoitgfi the fquares and.Ietters in the midft of them.:: This nowappeareth. The 4 little pricks be gone, There appeareth like a B and a d joyning to it. A circle appeared with a black prick in it,and two white pricks af- (er, An n, 'two lhikes, and two whi~e pri:ks after. The n is white and the prick within the n black. ua 'appeared, and quickly went away. Two long lhikes by themfelves, white. The two pricks. black; and the crooked line white. Four white pricks by themfe1ves. Two black. Two long white firikcs and a prick. A rou~d circl white,and ~ black prick in it. A white prick by it felf. A little prick as -it were blotted, and a firoke by it aU:white. The crooked lines white,and the pricks black. Two. wllite pricks by themfelves. Two long white. firokes. 10 Thcfe (;oth white. Here appeareth the thing like the Callie, all w~ite. The pricks black, the lines white. A little Englilh 0 by it felf. Four white firokes. The man is herdn the midft of the #lings, as before !told. four white pricks. (.f"\ Hoff.: All tht thew, are witllin the uppcnnolt quarter of the \'J Ihmc, as where A with the prick. Like f\ figure Qf ~ all white. Two little black pricks, and the lroke white. 'They are now gone. Do appeareth all white. X 0 appeareth aU -white. Be appeareth white. Two o's joyned like a figure of 8 all white. A great Roman white S by it felf. B Bu There appear white. A white prick by it fel£ An.Engliih little t white. Two lines white. MOT# ~.~,,#. So we t1l11ed. 004 curicbas with his Trutht. The cnd of 7'h,ftl,,}1 third Exercue. EriJa,} Morning. I. The Prayers 011 both parts being raid. Arth. I fee not the fquares, lines, pricks, and thofe other thing' Which I wa~ wont [0 fee ficff. 11,,# lIar. lI1IiM., A true 'Re.,1a.t;on of Dr. Dee htl Aflions, ';tb Spirits, &c. Aftel" I had ~arl"ie4IlJl ~ur, al"Urad bad no c-tident thew: a$ f 'asJU:J tbe boT, diIT- sendyagain, he flaid that he hid from the beginning fecn thlts b. Alfo there appeal'ed' X o-a'U white. Do the p JOY'Beth to the D. 1illr voIII1ft«- Vt; i" {1I11 I",t vmtllft. It/. tjlll "",.i,," lll.tltJII, IIollo.,"'t&lnillJII. Amen. Ir. Mor;. bor,,'.It,. Itllt;'. 'NlIlI.. 'fr~IIJiO toto ill. tl1flpoTt,A. B.'lllJi8io, ",i[";ClirJ;II,dr':p,,:t, 'V,i, & !la",i!,;.aftti Ji.r.CTlrijl;. fit '{IItn' ",,,.. "4bifi;~' 1 1I11J1C & ill !t""itmlll {ltCilIorllJII r"cidll~ Amen. r"Mllt,"1 FTliJ~J 3... lIIer;a;e. 1r'I/lh~JIIl1~ tTittS tl'1I1ft, 6- i1lfiiW; illiJliles D,; {tI'vi fl/;. ttillJII,IIIUfi!i<II {_ p,I!;ctJ".. tli, " "fDit/lfi qIlOc.",qu, tt"'POU. Et{i "'"" ","'.. & "J"'ir~""II; ct- IIPI""'i. ",,11. f.. fh eft pm.;pJi. 'Thllr["A, A A •.;1 II11/k", ",ir4ili f,re",,". Jiv, fll" ($ill;". /lCCijp, 114",s DOlllins' E.K, ~ qw~ pq",. ",.rilti, ~ir- bll1ft1lr 1Il1tlllli. (A 3. IIr:tl. A •. He: face 'down by us: and.Artbrw 1et ftanding before me at the Table. beillg c YFredafter tire bell manneI', but ondy the Scone being Ceuherepn!, He a~kedifany',thing app~ared: We anlwcred No, albeit,J ~ave.cal1ed oftelltim~s, and have, prayed c:amdU, d\:lt.fome of ollt.fonner ~c;counted fru:nd~. might th~ thcmfilvt:s ~o the,~~, as MIIJ... "1,.11, Ir, and chiefly VTJri, beeanfc.. bt'.111 jirft."hub IIPpt~"J. to Ib~ )O/""'g of E.K. "nJ: "'~ I<getht,..: fo he might be alfQ the-p ireaor i" th, till"j1/1tiJtg of E. K.hw offiC, to,Ar-. tliur. Then (aid he, I mai"vel if'you bad no apparition hel'e: for I Comewhat thinking of Arthur;(nd his proceeding in the fe~n of skryieg;c!lm~ here into.the gallery,and I heard you pray: and openingthe,"indo",~ J looked out. lind -I raw a freat numbc:1; going ill' and out,of ! his cha I'pe1 'at, ~he, little' hole if!..the' gfafs w)ndow. Caw MIIJirtli, II, and many. Orbet tltat bad dealctl wieh us heretofore,but /bewed the~fdves in Yery jilth) "Jtr; and Vritl;'J>I>.n.tJ,."J..i"(ti/i.J 11[1 to It!.f G.J. tnd good: And therefore I ' wonder if here you have no thew: pel haps tJlere IS romewhah but #.... Cetr:~ it nOt, A. Tmc it is: and how thould 1 help him herein, feeing I cannot yet fee or:.dcry ? E. K. [will come and.fee if there be any thing. A. I pPaY you do. ' L'N°ce: and fo' £~.K. looked towards th,e {lone, and he by and by faid, HC1:e appearech fo.mewhac, and'polnted to:Art6Nr, where: and asked him if hci raw aRY thins" 1J1d he,fllid No.. Then fai\\ E.K. 1 f~~ like a white Mirble fquare table or book Jyblg on a wooden desk.. i ptay jOlt Sir.taMe th~ pain. to look and difcem what is here thewed. E.K. (fee.wnm:n, u-pon that-book, IItll'"lq",~ ptirt«'lt." 7If.ihi; •• JII,i* torruM,"'.f!r h.",illiilll ilfttgrll.. rlilit. t.K. Now a 'leaf of that book is tu... ned:open,-cl11d there,is writ, ten oil it, but I cannot r.eade it yet. Now 1 fee it. Ego r~* qlli UJI 6' Jlltllrlll {,,'" "obw h,riII~ ~x. q,l1I,,,,,rtlllib. 1n'1tt1i1l rtq,,;tS ct-,jt{iclriK fit vttsUJ;6., E.K. Now another leaf is turned over, aild'appeareth written, Effort trgo t"lt~s qults!'i' I/!"rqll' IIC,t, &- r.,i e.r..", JIlt.7IIblll.f,. E.K. N"ow. tumcth 'over the leaL of.it Cdf., Nt poplll. t[uri";' & Jft)n,s, Iitt:l}g~ill ct- tbjti""till v,ftrll vel ",,,,.,1 rill,,,,,, E.K. Now the leaf turneth. Pro tt"'port, II/i"'tflt"C/lUil'. E.K. ~wtht desk and-bookor tabIe:.ls gone. A. ~ote: By:and by after, wbile -EA. did look. into t~ ftone, he fai, E.K. I ftt a hand appear,. a ve~y gr~t one, white, With the fingers fpred abroad. E-.K. II trite 'Relation of Dr. Dee hiJ ASian I, With Spiriti; &c. E. K. Th~ hand is gone) but there remaineth writing. Viaebiril &- Illidittil,trt'lii O"'''ts. Si illttri",. E. K. It is as if it'were upon the fide of a white Globe afar off. Si«~ and The 'Globe turneth fo fwifdy that I cannot well read it. ca:-./1l1imi Ild ",tliorIC Co "'pori. ro E. K. The Globe turneth fo fwiftly that I cannot,read it till it fiand frill., Sefe ",ibi &- "'tH. E. K. Now again the Globe is turned rnoll: fwiftIy. (Filio.Tu", "'~rt) fobjie~mt..s.~ 'IItro (per ",tip[lI", lo.qll~r & jll"'),Illielt; & tlirgllhll"di All/K flob'f"'tt,pfts diji"'PtrltN "0" oellio, {td &orport, '''''''0 o",",blll ",t",b,iI, CIl[. & rll;1I1l parllfllr. 1I1ts-l1Ii'" in flltllTO tT;til, tlobil lit [ei'ltt;,,,"UO tflodo lictt: Mttjorll.I,lfi", a r.p~T;" ",mlllibllt, prtt fOTiP. [1I11t, f/uotiaitf/llt inftllllt '1"11'" tltl friJ1fO, tltl ft- eliMottlltii ",oallio flltrllllt. fi.!!i Illlres, trigll': CII;;lIttUeOIlt, [llpiitt. O",,,ill peeellt. IIplla lIft poft/mllilltliT hllie. illfltllims propt/'T "'t,[IIp;IIr: ["''''0 "illlittriuns propttr"'t, inftlflpitlT1IIl'" htntaiettllr,&- prtmio IIffieittllr Ctltfti. E. K. Now the Globe is gone. A. GIOT;II PIltTi &- Filio,&- SliTitllJ {llnOo, lTd;n pri1fCipio & 1IU1fC, & [mptr &- j1J {tell/l- [tclllorll",. Amen. Sowe left off. ?:re6anlt. e.48ion;s ~ert;ie"ltertlp"rl. SI.Si1d- atllr., Al'rilillS. prectl III Dtllm Onnripotmtt'", pro {Ill- tltrit"tu.bit i""'rt;rrtl",,1. II'",;";' [11.1/111- Jem,honor"" f!J-,fori"" A. Note Artb.rwu fet tothe none, but nothing appeared; E. lC. had brought the powder with kim as he was bidden to do. Then I detired him to apply himfelf to fee as he was wont. And fo he did. E. K. Here ~ppear aU in the.il:qne that. appeared yefterday unto rne in the air in that rnoll: diforderly and filthy rnanner. They 'are in the like apparel as yell:erday. 6. 0 God confirm us 10 thy truth (orthine ownhononr and glory, and fufferus not to be ovel'coin'e'with any temptation,l'ut'ddivh US from all evil now and eYer. E. K. There appeared Madimi, }t. and the reft: And fo they te here; 'but n'OW a111he teft are gone, and ondy Madirni remain:.. eth. Madimi openeth all her appareI,an4 her felf-aU naked; and lheweth her ihatne alfo. E. K: Fie on thee) Devil avoid h(':nce with this filthinefs,&c Mad. ~n tht N"''''t of Goa,."hJ fillat you f.llft,,;th flit' 1, A. Bcca'Jlle yo"ryefterdaycs domgs, and words are provocatton. to fin, and unmeet for any godly.creature to ufc. Mad. 'Wh.r it./i"?,, A. To break tbe Commandcment of God. Mad. ~tt: tb.r:t.0"11, roo Mad. If tbt fc;1f"fam,e GQd gilit JOII I- 71,." C,,,,m,,,,dtmtnt tlllrj"g /I';"J the fDm,,. for1ti.f fin,,"ieh ht l~m;k. OJ Ot La,,; Whllt rt",.;n,t" then." ' A. IfhJtIIt fllf-f4f11,t, G.d that gave the Law to M8fes, and gave hiS NeW Covenant by' Chrift, who feaIed it by his blood; and had his witnelf~ very many~ and his ApQftIes iri- flru&ed 1Jy1\;s h911::,Spirit) who adlllonilbed ~s ~f all deauncfs in wbrds ':rld ~orks., yea anel in tli61ights, it by thefame God, hO[tf"","" lArs "lUi Z>ollTintS bt d'.l"u4,and ~haC * B b b Cufficulllt I"u!fidelit proof -j",d rdJfj",o~y,~I:ay be i!aq tbat if ~r~l f"'11Il C;~i-: Then muLhhe. fame G~d 'be obeyed:, Fot,91111 'Gb~1S the Lord of 1.01'~s, Klng'of KU1S~, and OoYcrnoUE'of all things. ' ~... tf1CltlJt proct'and tC/lilno(lY tobc hail hercin. £ K She knetkth, and ho'ldeth up ~~r, h~ild$. Mad. Th~ Lil'/fs ff ~(i~~, ~hf 'bit $4;"Chri]t "jldlijh,l; bJ the teft~l ~ It;, l)i{cipl(' ".d.6.A,priyi. CGngT{galioll, And by Ihe f'TCt ""d po'Jlltr of hit holy SPlTit, /WI"'. j'n any particular voca. lrdge gralit- [iotl1"bror.attt!-, bllt Tl.'thtr. cOlljr'!'td. cd doth not Fo, ofrt"iimtt it fallef" out, th"t Got! bti"g,!t"JtJ, lit tbt 'JIIic/(fI,;,fs of anJ"'"", 0' of fo,!-,r ibrOt:;te a nl,all priVIl~tl fende[h down hit spiTit or D,.,h, inr,Qj"g ".d W"pting ""other lfIAIII ",iu,;:r. dab' ut 'li 'hilt he beconuth void' of Reltfo", ""J. rifeth up IIg"injt b;.,."holtl Gotl iI,OfeMtdll'4',."J, If,i. t~et fo~~t~l /(fIb him, fo th"t he J.Jrtb. 'Ibit, b'ion "'ltn, it IICcoun'el P.'" b,f,T, G.~.l it fbllTl 1>. imtutttl 111ft. the Jaw in it binI fOT ri~bttol/r~[s-.,~,I!t" [0 'JIIb.irltt/IT ~, Spirit ~rGod,ueb,I" lII.frO" bi"', rJ,qllgb it '. fdfother- le.r fill btfp"," ","") II,/~bt,ollr1fl/i £'fort 111711. •.,, • wire_ '['H't"e 'tIJfllTe JOIIT [tlvrs ~ tlt"t 'JIIit.AtfOtT/er l~ feen a~d l:ie;lrd;l1I1Qh~ft 10u, I( frqm dotle., • Art h... ",,4 ilil fiPf- a1lih,tfti"';", tven rbit tilt} ~tf'rt JO~1 forI r~lIt: t911,II,II tb], '$,", *--.. i~r. fIfo bltv, as (m'Iten l"'/vll •."lIy},ii bUlIth. III a twound B,ur O,}OU ATt'Of littlt it"tltTftlt~i1f': But b,h,ttl I 'ttllch J't'- ld E,K: That ilnto thofe that a;re.cccounted righteous (.hroiigh thegoflJ will-of GOd) fin is tal" !lne hlee jufily punilhcd, but nOt a~ unto'the wickeil. For- whac{i)ever.,y,QIl bf.ve done UI\~O other:a~~~r me~,evcn the felf-~a~~ lballlight UpOIl you, but ".PP]" III tbd TtC'ti"'th,ut jlljftC, ttrou&b make.s thr ttTtof',of "'wtl'li"~ bIle throligh:ehe grace and merc:y of G,M. thou h he '[he APDjU, Pauilihoima,tl i" cltTnltlluff: h, '/PM Itlfo pJflllfiVt unto: ~iI Metlw",,. t"At h. woufq (mite- a{fP"irlJ, "nd was ready co have left his vocatio'n,untilhhe Lord did fay, unto bini, MJ him, He was nUTe] and grllfl [vletth tI'te. ycry lick for Bcluvc me, that we are from above. the time. Whicb cl1ljiilma: C,nfid,,.,,lfo, '[hlf' M 1'u,e"nn,' c,mpr,hend,10, bt"Vl/fl, Ii liJr.n,i{t eltll luHlCt. I _ JOu not eompr'h~nd, I~~"if"" of G/"l, 'JIIhich [ltit.~ I.will'be merciful untO whom ll,ft; and 5. Pall/ c unto whom I WItt not;l haY« nonetn flote: Foohlh IS he that askech why?' g:du~~_.AntI. h,ho[,l I [II] /llItO Jou,Suimble not againft God. Who b, it thlt, m.d, J,u1Wbo it bt tbltf f!els. hlttb giv,n]ou pf1'//ler to lto'utl tQ'JII~Tt4 bfltllt"'1 1'ou.." [9ols.;."J. of liu/, IIndtrjtlt1fJ.i"g: The flifdom '[hi! J.ilJfllirb G.tl UH', JOIl, of.God,ofus B-boll lOU "" bee,,,,t f,"::Do th.t 'JIIftch lfIOft pl,.["b JOIl: Fo,l>,holll, JOur own reafon n comp(e- -riihh Itpllgaidft my "if~-",,; henlible. Not C'1ftent JOu Itr, to be heires,' h'JolIll'oulJ.6, L.IUls'YfI6.6.tU" Jelf tIM }ulgerl of,ht h,.venl; Wber"!.", J.,.,..... y.. d;(i, b~f if.yoll for{"k! rio, "'.J '''ugh' JOu fr~m;'hovl, behold....,,;1 JItd, 'IItfT,;II" y'~SI~ fe1fr~,."ntlabo~.C1on 1ba~ dw.el before y:ou~ ~y'A.at.. r!!c;"mpel\Ce, UIlU r~b ~ )0-11. -Jif'1I;J.,1U. JFr."'" I/?I":;MIil;]AUT.'1m.,,/l cbjJdr,~.1J 6t e.'ri~~ ~;'.J brfm JOur fllce •. A., The;Alm~htYG?<, of heav(nan~earth ~e ~lly.c:GR1f9~) I!-s.1dclirccomfon in hi' fervice. an~,$ne me'W,Klotnte~s I deiite It ~r his honolU' and'gIGIY; Ame". E.K.I fte a, white plUar; and,upon tM pi~lal',I fout heads. The Chr,- d b th ft (bIllie pillar Shee ~ie~h the pillar roun a c;>Ut wi. 'a Ii The ibut' heads'a:re like on'tWo head:s, and on two W olv'es beads. Nawthflre.cometh a dung li~ a whi,te Crow~ of ChtHbl" and 1bnAetb upon all oUr four ~ea4s- The heads feein- to. be incloft;d by the necks within th.e pillar. Now {be taketh the. pillar an4,goeth up.with it. Now fhe bringeth an half Moon down, and written in ius fol- low.eth.. l"jujf#",.mil quoil,IIftll* i,jJ 'DfD, NOM! tAe goeth. rCltmd abow: 'upon a ch,ing lilO.:'a Carpet; ~. goeth now beyond where is an Orchard; lhe cutteth br.mches of two trees, and Jhee feemeth to j~feir them,or gralf.them into atlother. Now ihe,gocrh into a black place,behlI1de the wo~d, and:bringeth a thing with her in'a chain,:.An ~lv thing like. a Devil. Mad. __ "&ilfl.l,#tjt, tlto~t/I;,:, ftt;,.,mblllh')"a,tll •.gbtrft i. '."""" iIIW_1 iIIf,lI, "'IN m "ttt1'~ IJI(71br.C!l!lf.,",./f"';';r. Ttt'urJI,.q1liJl. ' E~~. Now he ~h) and the'ground openeth, and he tinkcrb in:: d A true ~elation 0/ Dr~ Dee hiJ Aflionf, '(pith Spirits, &c. Il and there fecmeth a fiink of brimflone to come to my Nofe ftom the pit. Now the grafts are all grown in the tree, as if they were all of one tree.. Now {he cometh out of that orchard. Now fhe goeth r()und about the orchard, and kavcth a darknefs like a cloud round about the or- chard. Mad... p.. Vijibl, to God, bitt i"lIijiblt to """t. E.K. Now £he cometh again upon her Carpet. Btb.ld, if )Olt rtjiIl 1I0r Goa, but jhut our Sltrltll Crhr'"g~ II"it) It"'o"gIl }Oll) th. ir;, [llill Unity • • "to YOII,.Afftmblt },"r {tlllts togtthtr tlltr} {tllt.tb dlt" fblft Jour tyes "'ltJ ~t opmt" It" An offer of rhllf )011 "'ltJ ullatrft""a by hi'" thltr Jhd teacb J'U, what the Cecreu of the holy books (deli- e,ery 7th vered you) are: That you may become full of undel'ftanding, and in knowledge above day:'0 bhe common men. [au~ t t e, rk" d d d n.',, fecmsolthe And m yo~r wo,s go lorwa!, ' an etra", no l!meJ that you may alro have frUIt. booksrecei-, Unto !y,USII'" I will be merciful for eyer, a~cordmg ro my promiCe. But I wiH buy,ed. hll~ n~ Kmgdom, after the m:anner of man, With money: Bu~ what I have determined The holy unto him, {hall happen unto hlnl: And he {hall become mighty m me. books deli- And this Powdel':which tho~ haft brought here, is appointed for a time by God, vered. and cannot be uCed u~ltIl then, without offence. Happy is he thac heareth my words -Our works this day: and happy IS he that underftandeth theID. ro go on. Bur if you deny the WiCdome of the Higheft, and account us his Me{l'cngers,Crea-> The Lord tures of darkncCs. 'Ibil dilY JO. "t ","tlt fret..J '1I...[t""tTl-.Allal.oJ". tb/lt )'11111) ",.11 thillgs tbllt iI lo~" of fr01ll IIbOlll; II/11l.."bllr{.tller hAth} Ihe powdct bt'" t.. llgbr J'II,( ",-""U tb, bi'~ • illjl,."",mts.) Ire. Toufo.llfoortly hnt tf tlo Itg.ill"ith th,. cruelty of the Empcrour,."l tht accurfed O",,,illrt/ •• BiJhop. 'III';." 1f'htrtU1lto, if YOIl go f""IIrtl with G.tl, JOIl,fbll/1 bt,"ugllt flOr,,". If JOIl Itllllt off, tll'/"" fV If {.o" M you h,1fT if i, ht g.i", i1lfo Germany, 11ft JOU ptrifo btfort,13m. rpllpll "rt"; I hllll,"o mort to {IIY."U YOIl, but "'Y r"i[t"tjl iI fro. "l1It..'J infeft"- E.K. Now {he maketh her [elf ready, &c. irt d,,, ••• Mad. _.... If my fri.";',p.;t liv,,'" nor, I ht[ttcb Goll (-JOU If &"Il."ilI, lit I Ci" lwrr) 6'.T to."ardl } ~ u. Ibllvt 11of o"t '/fiord mort gillt" mt to /It. E.K. Now {he is gone;. A. Iwas glad thlt all olferwas made of being every feventh day to be taught the fe- erers of the bookulready delivered unto us: Thinking that it was ealie for us to per- form that unity which was required to be.. mongft us foul'; underllanding all lifter rbt Chriftill1l It/lll. godly {m/(. But E.K. who had yeftel'day Ceen and heard another meaning of this unity required, utterly abhorred to ~ave anr dealing with them farther, and did intend to accept I.e their hands the liberty of leavmg off to deal with them any more: which his underftanding,as irwas ftl'ange and unpleaCaot uOto me,fo I eamdHy requefied to be refolved therein in manner u followeth. At the Came time, and in the fame place this eoCued. NO TE. A. UJ;lon Mr. J(,.U} his great doubt bred unto me of Mu;",i her words yefterday, Cpo- ken to him, d,/lt '/fit r."o II.;, our f"o "illts i" {.,h fort, If.,,' "'igllt fI{t thtlll ill ""''''0", it wu agreed by US, to move the qlleftion, whetherthe CenCe: were of C,,",.I fIr,. (contrary to the law of the Commandment) or of Spiritual love, and charitable care and unity of mindes, for advancing the {ervice of God. E.K. Upon a Scroll, like the edge of a Carpet, is written, Ve utroq; loquor. b. The one is C1tprdly againft the Commandement of God: neither can t by any means c.onCent to like of tha~ Ooarine. And for Dly help in that verity, I do call down the power of Almighty God, the Creacorof heaven lind earth, and all the good Ange\s7 (his faithful MiniUm) to amn me in the defence of my faithful obedience to the law of the Gofpcl, and of his Chu~h..Alijf "'t,O Chrijf..Aliff mt, 0 J,{". jijl ",t. 0 bDI] Stiti,. '*' B b b:l E.K. la.11 true 'R.!latlOn of Dr. Oee:his A8iotJt) 'With Spiries; &c. '- E. ~. 1~ ap~areth,wrjtten;' ~po~ a white, Crud~J<:' ~s~ ~Jlowet~, Mt" gratia, "'''Jar tft ","ruJ"tO. G~IItI" ml", bte '1Itll til, lit b01/l11llblll 11I[.111it "tlCtJirr,.:. 'tllr btlltitllao: Et q/U,it" aill" [lIl1t, V tl jillt, vtl beaie fibtrflll vo~it rrjtifllifur;.A*nI, dill v,bit, 911;1/. ji.lien-t"; 6,,,(i1l1; EIlf, &-flltrtm Jugula, &-"0" f"'trtt, pli.' Ijf '1'tC4 cati &- mOTtit. Orunia,,'eniru, l'ollibilia & Iicita funt fuperis. NtqUl m~.,j;o[. fll1lt puam;'" iUM, qUil1/l maTtuiu* qUOTU1/ICII1I'QU' vlIltlll. lttl t"i1/l fitt,{purilll cu", filia( quod '",ilgit Ilhfurall1/l tft)eOp)llllbitllr. Et orin'S c,u,,4m.ltlll, M~rjdits Q"'91!e CII", (tPJt1ltTifW cualllf"blllllur. ' ' ) E. K. Now it,is vanilhed. • A. Hereupon wewere in great aruazeme.!'t, and grief of miooe " tb~t f~ hard,ali!! (a,s It, yet feerued unto me) fo unpure a poanne, wa~ {lopollnpcd and en}oyned I\n[(~ us of them,whom I alwaycs (frorp th,ebegioning hitherto) didjlltlge a"tlejlm1l, tmJollbtNf], to Ji.tgHiJ.II"g'tls: And had UlltO E IC. Ifftrtl",) [IlIlllf" pllW71, to difcharge E.IC. his credit- ing of them, as t/le l;ood and faithful Minifters of Almighty God. But now" my. heaR was forc,lIffiilled IIpon inany ca!lfes: And E.IC. had (as he thought) n~w, lit jn1tand fUf1 tn:,ient ~aufe, to forfake dealing with t,hem any more. As his ' p~yer t<J God of a. long time fiath been( IIi in the former part of t1iis Allioll may appear.) hl1:er our going 'out 'of the Chappet;and at our being ae ainnc:'t, when we four (whofe heads f6 \Yereuni:ed, nt a pillar Lhewed, as is' before fet down, I found means to lIiake £ome litik decl:uiltioh of. our gi'eat grief (mine chiefly) now OCCllJi'''ttl, e,ither i:o try us; or really to be excculep., in the common and iildifferent ufin~ of MarrimOJ\i"l All,:a" m'ol\glt any couple of us fOtlr: Which~hing wasftT1lnge tQthe WOdlell;, Aruf;ch~ hop,ed of 'fome more coinfortable ilfue of tlte caufe. Arid fo we lefe off. After Dinner3 as E. IC. was alOJ1C; there appeared unto him littlecreaturn of; a cnbit igb: and they came tothe Still where he had the [pirit of Wine diffilling over out of II;KttortQ: And Olle o~ ~henl (:w hofe name tbey t'ltpre{f~d Btli) faid.t~at, it was:in vain,fo !o hope for t~e beft fpmt of tile W-inc: And Lhewc-d ~Im ~o" to,ddhlh~.:,_nd feparate It better. And f\Joreover how (oget oyl of thefpirit WJn'~ astt bum~d tR thdamps: A'1'Id {,egan toa'Sk Ed€. wbat Co\mtry~mlln he was 1 And wben 'he had 'anfwered an Lllglijh-1/I"", he aSked,then, Itow he came hither? he anfwered by Sea: Then (aid Ire; Andw!\o 'helped yOu to pa~sthe mal'Vello!ls grellt dangers ohile SCII.Ari~(O, too~ occa,fi,!n tD (peak of the benefits whlch.sod bad "hKberto done fur ~nIY marty.Aud thJs Bm,raid than among very many otllCl" chings(as Mr, E.IC.told me On,Satnrday night after Supper B'If was the hol~ing 011 his talk almoft, till tWQ,pf dl(( dock after ~idl.'ig~t) 'Ibd "t it "ill th.. ttltti~tr­ d.livererof.,.,,,,,,~r (/llIt"'ro bit b~1 "" I¥",dFr; !ond,.U" ~ rald~le6.crthan or the next dayat the powder the turthelt,that lI1f!eltjt )Ie would be co,nfolmable to the wIn of G.o,d in thiS' lall Allio)\ to E. K. al