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18 June.

THE BAITING OF THE TRAP, 1585-1586 - topics: household_family,letters_books,angelic_spiritual

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18 June. - Daybook Entries. Records household family, letters books, angelic spiritual: At Erfurt in Thuringia; whither Illustrissimus Dominus Rosenbergius ll had sent John Carpio to us, with his letters, so that he might understand God's will, in particular about his future wife and other matters, &c.

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Records household family, letters books, angelic spiritual: At Erfurt in Thuringia; whither Illustrissimus Dominus Rosenbergius ll had sent John Carpio to us, with his letters, so that he might understand God's will, in particular about his future wife and other matters, &c. At that time I was indeed at Hesse-Kassel...

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THE BAITING OF THE TRAP, 1585-1586

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household_family,letters_books,angelic_spiritual

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At Erfurt in Thuringia; whither Illustrissimus Dominus Rosenbergius ll had sent John Carpio to us, with his letters, so that he might understand God's will, in particular about his future wife and other matters, &c. At that time I was indeed at Hesse-Kassel, and at Erfurt was Master Edward Kelly: who, concerning the questions and requests of the most Illustrious Prince, had been divinely commanded to place a clean sheet of paper upon the altar, before the priest celebrating mass, which he did on the morning of the day and year written above, in the monastery of the Minor Order of St Francis, inter horam 6 et 7, while the senior monk was celebrating mass. And when mass was finished, the following words were found beautifully written on the piece of paper. But the next day, after they had been copied out for the most Illustrious Prince, every line and letter immediately vanished, and afterwards nothing on that sheet of paper remained visible. I have appointed you, William, because you have joined your hands with mine, and by thus appointing you I have made you my David, to slay Goliath. For you will be blessed in the strength of my hand and my spirit, because I have heard your prayers. Therefore do not neglect the time of your visitation, but roar with the keenest zeal and indignation. And take as your wife the young woman who is allied to your household, and who is prepared for your loins and your old age. Cherish her with your love, so that my promised blessing may become clear in you and in her.

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At Erfurt in Thuringia; whither Illustrissimus Dominus Rosenbergius ll had sent John Carpio to us, with his letters, so that he might understand God's will, in particular about his future wife and other matters, &c. At that time I was indeed at Hesse-Kassel, and at Erfurt was Master Edward Kelly: who, concerning the questions and requests of the most Illustrious Prince, had been divinely commanded to place a clean sheet of paper upon the altar, before the priest celebrating mass, which he did on the morning of the day and year written above, in the monastery of the Minor Order of St Francis, inter horam 6 et 7, while the senior monk was celebrating mass. And when mass was finished, the following words were found beautifully written on the piece of paper. But the next day, after they had been copied out for the most Illustrious Prince, every line and letter immediately vanished, and afterwards nothing on that sheet of paper remained visible. I have appointed you, William, because you have joined your hands with mine, and by thus appointing you I have made you my David, to slay Goliath. For you will be blessed in the strength of my hand and my spirit, because I have heard your prayers. Therefore do not neglect the time of your visitation, but roar with the keenest zeal and indignation. And take as your wife the young woman who is allied to your household, and who is prepared for your loins and your old age. Cherish her with your love, so that my promised blessing may become clear in you and in her.