28 Apr.

THE DANISH TREASURE, 1583

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Sunday: after dinner, about 4 of the clock. As I and E.K. had divers talks and discourses of transposition of letters: behold, suddenly appeared the spiritual creature, IL, and said: 'Here is a goodly disputation of transposition of letters. Choose whether you will dispute with me of transposition, or 1 shall learn you.': 'I had rather learn than dispute. And first 1 think, that those letters of our Adamical alphabet have a due peculiar unchangeable proportion of their forms, and likewise that their order is also mystical.' IL: 'These letters represent the Creation of man: and therefore they must be in proportion. They represent the workmanship wherewithal the soul of man was made like unto his Creator. But I understand you shall have a painter shortly.': 'I pray you, what painter may serve best for the purpose? Can Master Lyne serve the turn well?' IL: 'Can wickedness of a painter deface the mysteries of God? Let me see the form of your Table.' 1 showed him the characters and words which were to be painted round about in the border of the Table. IL: 'Those characters are devilish. Behold, I have brought thee the truth.' After our prayers made, E.K. had sight (in the Stone) of innumerable letters: and after a while they were brought into a lesser square and fewer letters. IL: 'What have you in the middle of your Table?' £1: 'Nothing.' IL: 'Sigillum Emeth is to be set there. The rest, after supper.' After supper, returning to our business, 1 first doubted of the heads of the letters in the border, to be written, which way they ought to be turned. IL: 'The heads of the letters must be next or toward the centre of the square Table or figure. 'Round about the sides (of this square) is every letter of the 14 names of the seven kings and princes. l Hereafter shall you perceive that the glory of this Table surmounteth the glory of the sun. 'Tomorrow 1 will be with you again.'