1583, Junii 15. Saturday afternoon, hora 6.

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Liber Sexti Misteriorum

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D. After that the noble Albertus Laskie had been with me, and was new gone to London, I used some discourse by prayer to God, and afterward protestation to Galuah in respect of her willing me to ask certain matters again this day which.... yesterday were not answered: But very long it was, above half an hour, before any thing appeared, more then the Golden Curtain all over the Shew.... At length appeared divers confused forms of divers Creatures, and then, by and by, vanished away. D. I prayed to God to banish all confusion from us and our actions, and to send us lucem & veritatem, per unum & propter unum, & constantiam rerum.... Then appeared he by whom (before) we were called Il, and seemed to scorn at E.K. E.K. Here appeareth Il, and he seemeth to mock me. Il....... That is a gird to you Sir for your fishing. D. E.K. had spent all that afternoon (almost) in anglish, when I was very desirous to have have his company and helping hand in this Action. D. Shortly after this appeared Galuah and to be in a field closed round about with a hedge. Gal. Here is no way out. Il. Come I will do somewhat for you; It is a strange thing that wisdom cannot find a way through a hedge. E.K. This Il pulleth down the hedge. Gal....... Go thy way, thou hast done but thy duty. Il....... Farewell Dee, Farewell Kelly. E.K. He is gone. Gal....... Those that taste of everlasting Bankets, farewell, and desire the same to others. E.K. Now she is come to a great Castle-gate, all of stone, with a draw- bridge before it. There is like a greyhound graven or cut in the Stone over the Gate. Gal....... It is very late, I will look if I can have my entertainment here. 1583. E.K. She is gone in. D. After a while she came out again. Gal....... Bee it spoken. Cursed, despised, and damned be this place.[19] Gal....... And why? Because they have puffed up their flesh, follow their own imaginations, wallowing in their filthinesse, as Swine that tumble in mire. Behold it is too late with this people, I can get no lodging. O ye my feet, be a witnesse against them, let the windes move the dust to report their unkindnesse. E K. Now she goeth along a great Way, like a common high-way; and the light of the Air about her seemed somewhat dark like Evening or Twilight. Gal....... Yea though you have too much light, I have too little. I did but over-hear you, when you saw me not. D. [Note. I had spoken of too much light coming from the west window of my Study toward the Table, where the Shew-stone stood, when we began now to attend her coming, and thereupon she spoke this.] E.K. Her own garments cast a light. E.K. Now she cometh amongst a company of men having gowns furred with white, and some of them having Velvet Caps, and some Hats. One of them said to her, What art thou? Gal....... I now not what I am my self. Will you buy any pretious Stones of me? E.K. She taketh out of her bosome a great many of precious stones uncut, or unpolished. E.K. These men look on them. Gal....... Truely, they are pure and good. E.K. They say also, Surely they seem to be good,delivering them from one to another. E.K. There appear two fat men, who said, let us first get money before we buy such trifles: besides that, they have not their perfect form. Gal....... I pray you, buy one of them of me. Will you buy none neither? E.K. She speaketh that to them, who first praised the stones....... Tush, I pray thee go about thy business, dost thou not perceive how they are found fault withall? Gal....... Tush, Tush, they be not cut for your fashion. Be it said.......[20] Their senses are glutted with transitory vanities. Gal....... Let them, (therefore) perish vainly, because they are transitory. E.K. Now she cometh where she must clamber up a wall, having steps in it of ragged stones; There is a fair building beyond it. There go many up those steps: and when they are almost at the top, there meeteth them some, who take them by the hand, and help them up and over into the place. Then one of them that stood at the top of the wall (who had a furred Gown) and helping of men up, said to her; Come away woman, wilt thou come up? E.K. She saith nothing to him, but standeth still, and looketh away from him. E.K. Again, that man said to her, come away wilt thou come up? Gal....... Unhappy are those whom thou helpest: And whose breath hath infected many, your hands are too bloody, for me to come anigh you. E.K. Now come handsome women to the wall, and some said, good sister, I pray you come away. Gal....... Your voluptuous father knoweth me not, for his daughter, I deny yo..... E.K. Now come two, or three brave fellows with Rapiers by their sides, and having hatts without bands, and their hosen pinned up, and with no garters; these help up people that come, and one of them said: Tarry a little, woman, and I will help thee shortly. Gal....... Fy upon you: your cloaths are infected with abominations of your Chamber, I will tarry time. E.K. Now cometh a big stout man to the top of the wall, and a boy with a Crown on his head. He seemeth to be about 18 years old....... So it is, and please your Majesty: therefore let this way be razed. E.K. He spake to the young King upon former talk between them which I heard not....... Be it done. E.K. The will quaketh and falleth down: And some of the jolly fellowes, which were on the wall before, fell down, and other fellowes came and digged a great hole, or breach in the wall. Gal....... Thanks be to God: Now, here is entrance enough. E.K. She goeth in. The young man, or striplin (with the Crown on his head) and the other big man embraceth her: His Crown is a Triple Crown; or three Crowns one upon another. He hath a little thing in his hand, which he holdeth close, and over-gripeth, so that it cannot be discerned....... Though thou hast travelled as a woman, thou shalt now he known to be a man. E.K. He spake to Galvah. They embrace each other. They fetch cloaths for her, and put upon her a black Gown, a mans Gown, as the Gown of a Counseller. She kneeleth down like a man in form, her head and all. E.K. Then the young King spake to her, saying,...... What this Rod may do, work. E.K. He giveth the transformed man a Rod; one half being bloud, and the other half white, the partition of these two being long-wise. Quæ justa sunt faciet & meas mensurabit virtutes. For untill it was appointed, I sought it not. Let us cleanse the Court, and examine the multitude; For errour is alwayes covered in many. Cursed are those that are judged by a multitude. E.K. All they that fell off the wall, and they that would have helped her up, they come in bound hand and foot....... Root them out, O King, pitty no such persons, for those be these that never had mercy on themselves. E.K. Now cometh a woman out, having a Crown on her head: she hath a long visage. The big man....... Nay, let her drink as she hath deserved. E.K. The transformed man layeth down the Rod before him, and beginneth to weep; and said, Let it not be said, but I pitty the anointed. The big man....... Let her die, for she hath deserved death. E.K. Other men about her lay hand on her, and pluck the Crown off her head. The transformed man taketh up his Rod, and layeth upon the top, or Crown of that womans head. E.K. The young King sayeth unto her, What wilt thou? The woman....... If it please you, pardon for my life and dignity. E.K. The bigge man, and the young King talk together aside, the woman holdeth her hands abroad, and knocks her breast? And a great company of them about her are hewed in pieces, by tormenters armed. A voyce out of the stone....... Adjuvabo. E.K. The King and the bigge man come in again. E.K. The King said to the transformed man, Be it as thou wilt, Be you two joyned together. For I wish you both well. E,K. The woman boweth down with obeysance, and thanketh them. E,K. The bigge man taketh the King by the hand, and the transformed man taketh the woman by the hands, and putteth her hands to the hands of the King, and the bigge man, they take each other by the hand, and kisse her. E.K. All is now on the sudden vanished away, and the transformed man is returned again to her womans shape, and she said. Gal....... Now I will go with you, Sir, your journey. E.K. She speaketh to you D. To D..... I will lead you, if you will follow me up. But you must have broken shinns. D. By Gods grace, and with his help I will follow you, and in respect of my shinns breaking, the joy of the consequent effect will utterly take away the grief of the shinns breaking. Gal....... And to you Sir, you were best to hunt and fish after Verity. [D. She spake so to E.K. because he spent too much time in Fishing and Angling.] Gal....... Whom thou sawest here shall govern over 21 Kingdoms. D. If there be no mystery in that speech, the Conquest must be great, and the trouble great and strange. E.K. She goeth on her way along a lane. D. We know not who should be that King so shewed. Gal....... Sure thy demands are fully answered. Consider thou what thou seekest, And of whom thou seekest, And by whose help. Then look to that which is declared. I will follow my office, for in those things wherein thou art inquisitive I have shewed the End. D. Truely the occasion of my present asking you some questions, arose upon matter concerning this Noble Polonian, of whom you bad us yesterday ask as this day. Gal....... Vanity hangeth not at mine Elbow. Believest thou that already spoken? spoken (I say) of him? D. Yea forsooth, I do believe it. Gal....... I say unto thee, His name is in the Book of Life: The Sun shall not passe his course before he be a King.[21] His Counsel shall breed Alteration of this State; yea of the whole World. What wouldst thou know of him? D. If his Kingdom shall be of Poland, or what Land else. Gal....... Of two Kingdoms. D. Which I beseech you? Gal....... The one thou hast repeated, and the other he seeketh as right. D. God grant him sufficient direction to do all things so, as may please the Highest in his calling. Gal........ He shall want no direction in any thing he desireth. D. As concerning the troubles of August next, and the dangers then, What is the best for him to do? to be going home before, or to tarry here? Gal....... Whom God hath armed, No man can prevaile against. D. In respect of my own state with the Prince, I pray how much hath he prevailed to win me due credit: and in what case standeth my sute, or how am I to use my self therein? Gal....... I have told you that at large even now, and if thou look into those things that are now told, and are now done. D. Concerning Charles Sled, his nose gushing with blood twice yesternight and this morning upon my charitable instructions giving him to vertue and godlinesse. Gal....... I know him not: nor any name hath he with us. D. Meaneth he well towards me? Gal....... Whatsoever a wicked man meaneth it is not well; but in that sense it is demanded he meaneth well. The evil spirit that possesseth him was cast out of him, even at his nose, at the presence of those that were present with thee. D. Gal....... Believe me we know not his name; Trouble me no more with him. D. O Lord, though men be fraile, faulty, and filthy, yet thy mercies are most praiseworthy (among all generations) of all thy doings. Gal....... Hold thy peace, we are now to execute the Justice of God. D. I spake a great while of the mercies of God and his Justice, and gave thanks for our Calling and Election into this blessed state. Gal....... I will take up my lodging for this night. D. God grant me worthy of such godly ghests, God grant me a dwelling with you where his name is sternally praised, glorified, and sanctified: To him all Creatures render thanks, honour, and glory. Amen....... Amen. D. This voice out of the Stone being taken to be the voice of God, importeth as much as if God himself had sealed to that as his will and decree, That all Creatures should render thankes unto him and glory; fiant: Dignum & Justum est. Amen.