12 Dec.

KELLY ASCENDANT, 1587-1589

travel,court_patronage,letters_books,angelic_spiritual,alchemy_experiment

My Lord and my Lady went to Crumlaw. After noon somewhat Mr Ed. Kelly his lamp overthrew, the spirit of wine being spent too near, and the glass being not stayed with bricks about it, as it was meant to be. And the same glass so falling on one side, the spirit of wine spilled out, and burnt all that was on the table where it stood, linen and written books: as the book of Zacharius with the athanor that I translated out of French for him by spiritual commandment; Rowlaschy his third book of waters philosophical; the book called Angelicum Opus, all in pictures of the work from the beginning to the end; the copy of the man of Budweis conclusions for the ~ of metals; and 40 leaves in quarto, entitled Il 231 Il 'Extractiones Dunstani': which he had himself extra~ted and noted out of Dunstan his book. And the very book of Dunstan was but cast on the bed hard by, from the table, &c. 15