5 June.

A NEW SAVIOUR, 1583

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Wednesday, a meridie circa 2. E.K. had been ever since 9 of the clock in the morning in a marvellous great disquietness of mind, fury and rage, by reason his brother Thomas had brought him news that a commission was out to attach and apprehend him as a felon for coining of money. Secondly, that his wife was gone from Mistress Freeman's house at Blockley, and how Mr Husey had reported him to be a cosener, and had used very bitter and grievous reports of him now of late; and that his wife was at home with her mother at Chipping Norton: II whereupon I was touched with a great pang of compassion, both that any Christian should use such speeches as he used, or be of so revenging mind and intent as he showed himself to be: and also in respect of mine own credit to be brought in doubt, for embracing the company of such an one, a disorderly person. I had (upon some reasonable respite) set the Show-Stone with the mystery in it on the Table by E.K. E.K.: 'I hear a voice about the Show-Stone very great, as though men were beating down of mud walls.' After a great silence and pause, appeared one on the Table (without the skirts of the silk sarcenet) like a woman having on a red kirtle and above that a white garment like an Irish mantle. She said: 'It is written that pride was the first offence. Githgulcag knew not himself. Pride was the cause he knew not himself. Therefore pride is the cause of ignorance.'12: 'The argument is good.' SHE: 'Ignorance was the nakedness wherewithal you were first tormented, and the first plague that fell unto man was the want of science.' E.K.: 'She looketh upon you and smileth.' I made speed to write. SHE: 'You have time enough, and therefore we may take leisure.': 'In respect. of the book, the scroll and the powder to be communicated, what is your judgement or mind, seeing when he was coming from Islington with them, he was threatened to be pulled a pieces if he came with them to me?' SHE: 'The book may be used to a good purpose.': 'As concerning the powder (I beseech you), what is your knowledge of it?' SHE: 'It is a branch of nature's life. It is appointed for a time, and to a purpose.': 'As concerning the earths of the eleven places being with expedition found: what is now to be done with them?' SHE: 'It was a foresight of God. If they had been there now they had utterly perished.' E.K.: 'Tell us your name.'