22 Dec.

THE PHILOSOPHER OF MORTLAKE, 1577-1581

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Mane, Mordake. After my fervent prayers ~ade to God, for his merciful comfort and instruction, through the ministry of his holy and mighty angel, namely Anae\,5 I willed the skryer (named Saul) to look into my great crystalline globe, if God had sent his holy angel Anael, or no: and Saul looking into my foresaid Stone (or crystal globe) for to espy Anael, he saw there one which answered to that name. But being earnestly requested of me to tell the truth if he were Anael, another did appear very beautiful, with apparel yellow, glittering, like gold, and his head had beams like star beams, blazing, and spreading from it: his eyes fiery. He wrote in the Stone very much in Hebrew letters, and the letters seemed all transparent gold, which Saul was not able either presently to read that I might write after his voice, neither to imitate the letters in short time. A bright star did go up and down by him. There appeared also a great number of dead men's skulls likewise and a white dog with a long head. And many other visions appeared, with this second: the first being voided quite away. Thereupon I said as followeth: 'In the name of Jesus Christ, who are you?' He answered to Saul his hearing: 'All power is granted to me.': 'What power?'6 ' ANAEL: 'Good, and evil.' Then appeared in the Stone these two letters, M.rj7 I then axing him some questions about hidden treasure, he answered: 'Be not troubled, for these things are of no importance.' And withal appeared many dead men's skulls, on his left hand. He said to me: 'Where is your power?': 'Why do you ask about any power of mine?' ANAEL: 'Why? I have shown you, it does not please me.' I thereupon set by him the Stone in the frame, and said: 'Is any good angel assigned to this Stone?' ANAEL: 'Yes.': 'Who?' ANAEL: 'Michael.': 'Is that the good angel who is mentioned in the Scriptures?' ANAEL: 'Indeed.': 'Is it possible that I may see him and work with him?' And therewith appeared this character.9l.: 'What do you wish to convey by this?' ANAEL: 'It is the character of another angel.': 'Why are you showing me-why here and now?' ANAEL: 'For a great cause. Make an end: it shall be declared, but not by me.': 'By whom then?' ANAEL: 'By him that is assigned to the Stone: but not till after the feast. And then thou must prepare thyself to prayer and fasting. In the name of God, be secret. And in all thy doings praying, till thou hast thy desire: which shall not be far off. After New Year's tide, deal, but not on the Il 22 Il