Libri Septimi Apertorii Cracoviensis Mystici, pars quarta, 1584

LIBRI SEPTIMI APERTORII CRACOVIENSIS MYSTICI, SABBATICI, Pars Quarta; Anno 1584. Maii 23.

Wedensday, † Cracoviae, Maii 23. Manè, hora 7.¼ ferè. Post orationes nostras.

THe Curtain appeared, at the first looking.

Δ. There happened a great storm or temptation to E. K. of doubting and misliking our Instructors and their doings, and of contemning and condemning any thing that I knew or could do. I bare all things patiently for God his sake, &c. At length the Curtain was opened, and they appeared.

E. K. I am contented to see, and to make true report of what they will shew; but my heart standeth against them.

Gab. ..... The time shall come, that the oak that is beaten with every storm shall be a Dining-Table in the Princes Hall. ^[1]

Gab. ..... M ve not, for the place is holy. He that doubteth, doth the property of the flesh, but he that hath faith, hath the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Swallow flieth swift, but where she lighteth, there is no remembrance of her being: such are the words of man. But our words are like unto a swift arrow, that entreth and sticketh where it lighteth.

As man loveth the Owre for the Gold that is in it, and for the end of his use; so God loveth the dungbills of the World, &c. But the enemy, the more he lifteth up himself, the greater shall be his ^[2] fall: for instead of joy, shall enter in an hundred, and instead of hundred a thousand. But beware of those Rebels; for they are like the small stones which are in every place of the Earth. But move not. Let us do that which is our part: Vnto others be it as they deserve. ^[3]

E. K. There appeareth a great thing like a Globe, turning upon tvvo axell-trees.

Nal. ..... [〈◊〉] to the first Air ..... Δ. I have done.

Nal. ..... The Earth in the first ayre, is this, [E. K. pointing on that Globe to it.]

Δ. We beseech you to bound or determine the Countries or Portions of the Earth, by their uttermost Longitudes and Latitudes, or by some other certain manner.

Nal. ..... Our manner is, not as it is of worldlings: We determine not places after the forms ^[4] of legs, or as leaves are: neither we can imagin any thing after the fashion of an [Δ] horn: as those that are Cosmographers do.

Notwithstanding the Angel of the Lord appeared unto Ptolomie, and opened unto him the parts of the Earth: but some he was commanded to secret: and those are Northward under your Pole. But unto you, the very true names of the World in her Creation are delivered. ^[5]

Δ. There appeared a great water, long and narrow, reddish, and thereby appeared ...

There appeared written Egypt. He hath in his hand written Syria. And of that he said, that it was the second of the first.

Now appeared a very fine Land and Region in which appeared a great City, in the edge of it. There appeared written ..... Mesopotamia. The third of the first.

Now appeared a large portion of the Earth, wherein appeared Beares, a great River from ^[6] a Hill going into the Sea with three mouths. The word written Cappadocia.

The second of the second.

written in his hand Tuscia.

Δ. I pray you, do you mean Tuscia by Italy?

The third of the second: written Parva Asia.

The first — Hircania — Δ. Mare Caspium appeared by it.

The second — Thracia —

The last Here appear people going into Caves of the ground, and dwelling in ^[7]

Caves: they are long haired men, naked; Here appear great Hills, and the veines of the

Gold Mines appear: the men seem to have baskets of leather. This is one of the places under the Pole Artick, written ..... Gosmam.

Δ. — Is it so called, of the people of the Country?

Nal. ..... Even at this hour.

E. K. Here appeareth a mighty great Hill, and about it a great Cave of water. Here appear beasts divers: some like a Swine, with feet like a Beare, his neither jaw hanging to his and divers

and a mighty Hill running, with branches: there by lie things with huskes on them.

The first.

he appointeth, written The b a idi.

The second — Here the Sun shineth fair. Parsadal.

The third — Here appear people very beastly, with Mantles on their shoulders: and beasts with long snouts.

India.

Here appear great rotten trees, very old, great Woods of them. Beyond the Woods are great Hills. Great Fens appear, and great Marish-ground: Fowles as big as Swans, green, scaled on their backs, in the water.

The first of the fifth — Bactriane.

The second — Cilicia.

The third — Oxiana.

6. The first of the sixth — Numidia.

The second — Cyprus.

The third — Parthia.

7. The first of the seventh — Getulia.

The second — Here is a great Desart: no Trees. in his hand — Arabia.

The third — Phalagon.

Δ. I never heard of it.

E. K. It is toward the North, where the veines of Gold; and such people appear as before were noted. On this side them a great way ^[8] appear men with swinish snouts, their visage is so strouted out; but to be perceived to be of humane visage. The women have about their privities very long hair down to their knees. The men have things on their shoulders of beasts skins, as instead of a Jerkin or a Mandillion.

8. The first of the eighth — Mantiana.

People appear here of reddish colour.

The second — Soxia —

On the one side of the black men

The third —

like Spaniards appear very high men with Spanish Capes without Swords by their sides. Here appeare great Towns; divers; The name being not evident we urged, and Gallia appeared.

8. The first — Illyria.

The second —

..... If thou [〈◊〉], thou shalt never see more — To E. K.

— Sogdiana.

The third — Lydia.

The first Caspis.

The second Germania.

Men like Dutchmen with leather nether stocks.

The third.

Here appear Monkies, great flocks.

Trenam.

The people have leather Coats, and no beards, thick leather, and Garthers. They gather up thinkg .....

Nal. ..... These people are not known with you.

Δ. Are they not in Africa?

Nal. ..... They be. Now a dark fog covereth all the stone.

Nal. .... Stay awhile.

E. K. I pray you let us go to dinner. Move not, I say.

E. K. Nalvage prayeth. Now he pointeth to a place.

11. The first of the eleventh. Bithynia.

The second. [A great Citie, and the Sea hard by it.] Graecia.

Δ. Is not that great Citie Constantinople?

Nal. ..... It is. There is the seat of that great Devil the Turk.

Nal. ..... He is but Tenant at will.

The third. Licia.

12 The first of the twelfth.

E. K. Here appear handsome men, in gathered tucked Garments, and their shooes come up to the middle of their legs, of diverse coloured leather.

Nal. ..... These be those beyond Hispaniola.

E. K. It is a low Countrey. Here appear great piles of stones like St. Andrews Crosses. Two Notable Rivers are here, The women have great covertures over their heads, coming from their shoulders, as the Hoyks in Flanders.

O ni Gap.

There are on this side of it, (a great way) a great number of dead Carkases.

Nal. ..... It is beyond Gia pan.

Δ. Then it is that land, which I use to call Atlantis.

Nal. ..... Thēy stretch more near the West: They are 25 Kingdoms in it.

The second ..... beyond a place where the Gese.

I India.

India in the heavenly government is divided into two parts. This is called the greater Inde.

The third ..... a great many little Isles.

Orchenii.

Δ. Do you mean the Isles of Orkney.

Nal. ..... No.

Δ. They seem to be the Isles of Malacha.

The first of the thirteenth ..... Achaia.

The second ..... Armenia.

E. K. A great old Castle standeth on the side of the top of a very high Hill. It seemeth to be made of wood, It seemeth four corner'd.

Δ. I beseech you what is that Castle?

Nal. ..... It is the Ark of Noe.

The third ..... Cilicia.

Nal. ..... You never knew this Cilicia. This is Cilicia, where the Children of Nemrod dwell. Nimrod.

It is up in the Mountains beyond Cathay.

E. K. This people, some great Gyants, and very fair. Their Apparel is Gowns tuckt up, they are very costly Apparell'd, and in their faces they have great Jewels like precious stones hanged, they are marvellously rich apparelled in silks.

14 The first ..... Here seem as if many houses were thrown down, and Castles. Paphlagonia. Onely one Hill appeareth in it very long.

The second ..... Phaziana.

The third ..... Here be men with broad Caps like Egyptians, and many Mountains are here on one side Chaldei.

5 The first ..... Itergi. Here appear Woods, Waters, and fair Towns, but the people are [〈◊〉], [〈◊〉], and have great lumps of flesh under their Throats. They are to the South of the last Ciliciens.

There are 14 Kingdoms of them.

The second ..... Macedonia.

The Th[•]rd ..... Garamantica. People of a low stature, black, swarty people, naked.

The first of the sixteenth ..... Here like men of wilde gesture, cloathed like Polonians.

This Countrey is ..... Sauromatica.

The second ..... AEthiopia.

E. K. Here are some naked, some not naked, covered with red Garments. The houses seem like Tents, made of cloath and leather. There are great Rivers.

The third.

E. K. Now he sheweth by the North-pole, and the great Mountain.

Fi a cim. ..... Here be seven Kingdoms, their chief Citie is called Fiacim, all that are of that Kings Counsel are Astronomers. The Kings name that now governeth is Gapsacar.

The first.

Seest thou this Countrey? ..... Colchica. To E. K.

The second ..... Cireniaca. ..... E. K. Hard by a great water.

The third ..... Nasamonia.

The first. ..... Carthago.

The second ..... Now appear many Crocodiles, long necked, scaled on the body, with long tailes.

..... Cox lant. A great place appeareth, covered about with fire. Many great Serpents appear here of 200 foot. It appeareth very Eastward. No people appear here.

E. K. There cometh from Heaven like a Mist, and covereth a great place, about 300 mile long, like a Park, enclosed with fire. It is on a high ground. There come four Rivers out of it, one East, another West, another North, and another South. The pales, or enclosure of it seem to be Arches, beset most richly with precious stones. In the Gate of it stand three men like us, one is in a long Gown with many pleats, the other like in a Cassek. The third in the rough skin of a beast. In the name of Jesus: Is this the Paradise that Adam was banished out of?

..... The very same; from hence he was turned out into the earth. This is the true Vale of Josaphat.

Δ. Will you give me leave?

Say on.

It should seem this must be on the earth, not in the aire.

..... It is upon the earth.

You said that from hence he was turned out into the earth.

..... The curse of God in Adam caused the earth, whereinto he was cast to be accursed. For, if Adam had after his fall tarried in Paradise, his wickednesse would have altred the innocency of the place. Therefore is Paradise distinguished from the earth, in respect of her purity: because the earth is defiled, and corrupted with man. The earth is said to be sinfull in respect of the sin of man.

Δ. Till 45 degrees, both Northerly and Southerly, all is known in the most part of the world: But of any such place there is no knowledge nor likelyhood by any History of these dayes, or of old time.

Nal. ..... Therefore this is cunning, and the wisdom of God. There dwelleth flesh in it that shall never die, which were taken up for a testimony of Truth..

Δ. Elie and Enoch, by the Apocalyps do seem that they should suffer death, under Antichrist, if we understand right. There is Elie, Enoch, and John: They shall seem to be dead, by his power, but not dead.

The third — Idumea.

Ninteen The first — Parstavia.

I know it not.

The second — Celtica.

..... That we understand commonly now for Gallia. It is that which you call Flandria, the Low Country.

The third — E. K. Here appear men with tallons like Lions.

They be very devils. There are five Isles of them. These be they that can dwell in any part of the Earth, and are called Pilosi.

Nothing differeth them, but in that they have bodies.

Vinsan.

20 —

The first.

E. K. Under the South Pole.

Here appear little men with long beards: their ^[9] bodies as childrens bodies.

Nal. ..... There dwelleth the wonderful Emperour of the World, and the wonderful City of the ^[10] World: Here are an hundred and twelve Kingdoms. This City is a hundred forty six leagues about.

Δ. You understand two English miles for a league, as in France?

Nal. ..... I. There dwelleth the true generation of Cham.

Tolpam.

The second — Carcedonia.

The third — Italia.

Δ. Italia and Britania were before applied: the third of the 13. and first of the 14.

..... Therefore these two places to be reconciled.

He pointeth to a great City with a River by it.

..... This is that City which shall not have one stone standing in it. This City is in Italia

Δ. Is it Rome, I pray you?

Nal. ..... It is Rome.

E. K. Now there is come a white mist in the Stone.

Cease, said a voice.

A voice ..... Stay for a while.

E. K.

Nal. ..... Read them in my hand as thou seest them [Δ. He spake to E. K.]

21 The first — Britania.

The second — Phenices.

The third — Comaginen.

22 The first — Apulia.

The second — Marmarica.

The third — Concava Syria.

23 The second of the seventh —

The first — Gebal.

The second — Elam vide [〈◊〉].

The third — Idunia.

Nal. ..... It is beyond Greenland.

24 The first — Media.

The second — Arriana.

The third — Chaldaea.

Δ. I beseech you, what differeth this Chaldea from Caldei before?

Nal. ..... You shall finde the difference of it, in practice.

25 — These people Serici.

The second — Persia.

The third — Gongatha — E. K. Toward the South Pole.

26 The first — Gorsim — Beares and Lions here.

The second — Hispania —

The third — Pamphilia —

27 The first — Oacidi.

Gal. ..... There be 9 Kingdoms — Fair made people, but tawny.

The second — Babylon.

The third — Median — E. K. It is much Northward.

28 The first — Idumian.

Nal. ..... They are two Isles environed with an arm of the Scythian Sea, which goeth in at Maspi. ^[11]

The second — Felix Arabia.

The third — Metagonitiden — It standeth very Southerly.

29 The first — Assyria.

The second — Africa.

The third — Bactriani.

30 The first — Afran.

Here appear people with one eye in their head, seeming to be in their breast, toward the Equinoctial.

The second — Phrygia.

The third — Creta.

The fourth — Mauritania.

Δ. I remember of people called Arimaspi.

Nal. ..... This dayes Lesson is as much worth, as all between this and Mauritania.

Note. ..... Here are 15, which were never known in these times.

..... The rest are.

Δ. I hear nothing of P lonia, Moschovia, Dania, Hibernia, Islandia, and so of many other which I could name; what is to be thought of those? in respect of the distribution of the whole face of the Farth?

..... Polonia and Moschovia, are of Saromatia; Denmark, Ireland, Frizeland, Iseland, ^[12] are of Britain: And so it is of the rest.

Δ. I beseech you to what part, is Atlantas and the annexed places, under the King of Spain called the West-Indies?

Nal. When these 30 appear, they can each tell what they own. Prepare for to morrows Action.

Δ Most [〈◊〉] —

E. K. If you prove your self true, you shall win me to God.

Nal. ..... You may be answered with the first words I spoke to day.

Δ. Deo, Opt. Max. sit omnis honor, laus & Gloria nunc & semper.

Amen.

Thursday Maii. 24.

Δ. Because E. K. came not, (according as it was bidden yesterday) to follow the Action: I went to his Study door, and knocked for him: And I requested him to come; and he refused so to do, and gave me a short and resolute answer, That he would never more have to do with these Actions. I asked him the reason why: He would give none: But earnestly denied to proceed. I told him that his words ^[13] yesternight (that he could not this day deale) did very much grieve me, &c. whereof he made small account. So I went into my Study again, and committed the Cause to God.

After half an hour and lesse, he came speedily out of his Study, and brought in his hand one Volume of Cornelius Agrippa his works, and in one Chapter of that Book he read the names of Countries and Provinces collected out of Ptolomeus (as the Author there noteth) Whereupon he inferred, that our spiritual Instructors were [〈◊〉] to give us a description of the World, taken out of other Books: and therefore he would have no more to do with them. I replied, and said, I am very glad that you have a Book of your own, wherein these Geographical names are expressed, such as (for the most part) our Instructors had delivered unto us: and that, according to the Tenor and form of my request to him, so to have them expressed: for [〈◊〉] more perfect information, by those known names; to understand those 91 unknown and unheard of names, of seven letters every one: whereby they (our Instructors I mean) are very greatly to be thanked, and to be deemed (in all reasonable mens judgements) most friendly, and far from cosenage, or abusing of us: And farther I said, that I my self, had here set down on a paper, all the 91 names together orderly, as we received them, and that ^[14] I had here brought the description ^[15] Geographical of the whole earthly Globe: and also Pomponius Mela set forth in English with the Chartes thereunto belonging, fairly described by hand: To the intent he might see the verity of their words yesterday delivered unto us: for the performance of my request made to them, on Tuesday last in this form of words, as the Book hath it recorded thus;

Δ. As you gave us a taste, or warning of Italia and Britania, so, if it be thought good to you, we are desirous to understand of the rest, the Application to such names as we understand.

Whereby you may perceive (said I to E. K.) how your reason is marvellously confounded by your wilful phantasie: For so much as, wherein you would find fault, in our spiritual Instructors doings, Therein they have done that which I requested them: as appeareth; and that to the intent, of known Countries we might understand which Angels had the government: for such purposes, as occasion might offer or require our practices to be tryed in.

This (quoth I) is to grosse your error, and to wilful your wrangling: But I do in narrower points peruse and consider their words and doings; In which though sometimes my writings (after your declaration) hath been amended by them, yet the occasion of miswritting for the most part, hath been either in your misreporting what you saw and heard, or in my wrong hearing, or writing: and sometime by the spiritual present correcting of my writing, and sometime longer after, &c.

But for all this, E. K. remained of his wilful intent; and so departed to his Study again: And I committed God his Cause, into his own hands, care and ordering, as may be best for his honour and glory. So be it.

Monday, Maii 28. hora 10½ ante meridiem.

Δ. I said the Lords Prayer.

E. K. Here appeareth nothing but the clear Stone.

Now there appeareth a white circle, more than usual: it is as it were a white smoak, very large comprehending all the heavens in manner, having as it were, the breadth of my finger in the circumference or border of it.

Δ. After this, an hour and an half, after divers our discourses of my Wife her speeches and usage toward E. K. &c.

E. K. Here appeareth one like him in the green that appeared last day: the Etymologie of whose name is Dic illis, and his name Mapsama.

Δ. In the name of Jesus, and for the honour of Jesus, we beseech you to deliver the verity of your message.

Maps. ..... He liveth, and he saith, Arise up, and say unto them. How many times have I opened my armes to embrace you? How oft have I wept over you, as a father? But you are still, stiff-necked and disobedient children. Lo, I cease yet, and will not impute this wickednesse unto ^[16] you.

[Δ. O blessed God, blessed God, blessed God of mercies.]

Maps. ..... Because my promises may be: notwithstanding, that the sons of men, may not say, such a day cometh in the Bridegroom; nor at such a time shall the Lilly spring: Let the day, that I will visit you in, be unknown unto you. ^[17]

E. K. I thought you would say so.

Map. ..... But this you shall do utter part.

..... Bind up together, 48 leaves; whose skin shall bear Silver: Whose Perimeter shall be [〈◊〉]. 30 inches, in length; 8, in breadth 7. ^[18]

Δ. Do you require it to be parchment, or paper?

Map. ..... I have said.

Δ. What shall I, then, do, after I have caused 48 leaves to be bound?

Map. ..... This done, rise up, and perform your Journey, as you are commexded.

Δ. I have heard onely of the binding of the book: Mean you after the binding of the book ^[19] that this journey shall be entred into?

Map. ..... I —

Δ. What shall I do with the book, after I have bound it?

E. K. I will answer for him....burn it. ^[20]

Map. ..... The fourteenth day of your rest, even this Table-Cloath, and none other shall be spread for a Banket.

E. K. He pointeth to this Diaper Table-Cloath.

Whereunto, you shall invite the Angels of the Lord: In the middest of the Table lay down the ^[21] book and go forth; make also the doors after you. That the heavens may justifie your faith, and you may be comforted. For, man is not worthy to write that shall be written: neither shall there be found many worthy to open that book.

I have entered already into the Emperours heart.

But it may be he will become wilfull. If he do, a hundred and twelve dayes remain, and he is not.

For, I have cut down the banks, the waters may rush out, that there may be a sudden alteration In this, now, time.

^[22] When I warn you, you shall return: But you please me much, if you believe. If time govern not my providence, (repine not) but let my providence govern time: Look neither for the Sun nor Moon, but be ready alwayes.

For, whom I finde apt, shall be made [〈◊〉]: And to him that is barren, shall there be little added.

Three dayes before you take your voyage, shall you meet me here. ^[23]

For, I have something to say unto you, which shall be hidden ^[24] till then.

Let Lasky stretch out his lims: For I will ^[25] love him, and let him gape wide: And take much for the Vessel is wide, that he shall drink of.

Let him not despair: for he that governeth the windes, and dwelleth not in the hands of man, be it is that shall comfort him.

Glory be to God the Father. Glory be to God the Son. Glory be to God the holy Ghost. All the Heavens rise up, and glorifie God.

Δ. Amen.

Map. ..... Hallelujah.

Δ. I beseech you, as concerning the rest of the Calls, or invitations: we are most ready to ^[26] receive them now.

Map. ..... Pray, that those three dayes to come, may satisfie those three dayes that are past. ^[27]

Δ. I beseech you to let me understand, whether I shall take with me onely this Table-Cloath.

Map. ..... With the shew-stone that is made for your self.

A voyce. ..... Cause the book to be made all ready.

Δ. I understand that I shall cause the leaves to be silver'd, and so prepared.

Δ. Misericordias Domini in eternum cantabo: Ejus nomen sit benedictum ex hoc nunc & in sempiterna seculorum secula: Ille solus est Deus Noster, Omnipotens, eternus & vivus: Illi soli omnis honor, laus & Gloria.

Amen.

Saturday, Cracoviae. 2 Mane circa 7. Post preces aliquot & [〈◊〉] meas: statim ferè apparuit.

E. K. I see him, that we call Gabriel, sitting in his Chair alone.

Gabr. ..... God is a spirit essential and in himself: Essential and working by himself: Essential in all works, and dignifying them by himself: So that the beginning and ending of all things, that ^[28] are already, or are in him already, and to come, is placed in the fountain, and well-spring of all life, comfort, and encrease: Whereby we see, that the heavens and the mighty powers therein from the highest unto the lowest, things that shall have an end, and the earth with all that she bringeth forth; yea, the lower parts (though after another manner, and by another course) do all hang, and are established, in and upon the unspeakable [〈◊〉] in the providence of him. How, therefore can the Heavens run awry? Or the earth, (for the [〈◊〉] sake) want a comforter? Or the lower places look for comfort? If it be so (therefore) that the heavens cannot erre: Or if the power of God be so mighty, and so full of prevailing; If in the house of light there be no darknesse, or from the Heavens can descend no wickednesse. (And why? because they are dignified in the power of God.) What is he that should live, and distrust the Lord? But [〈◊〉], The power and quality of the ^[29] Devil is not onely manifest, but also still contendeth against the power and will of God: stirring ^[30] up, and provoking man to fast at full Bankets, to study for good and evil. To rise up against the Lord, and against his power. And to vex the Lord himself: which cannot be vexed at the wickednesse of the Devil. Even for this cause, sayeth the Lord unto you: How long will you wallow in wickednesse? How long will you be drunken with folly? How long will you rise up against the ^[31] Lord and against me? * Saying, And if this be the power of God, Are these the Messagers of the highest? Is this the will of God? Or can it be, that he hath care of the earth? But these are the blasphemies of your mouth. But I see, I must differre my self for a time, and must raise up a Table where there shall eat more worthy. Consider what it is to deal with Devils: Is it not to take part with Rebels? Is it not to be Traitors against the annointed in his own Kingdom? Is it not a greater sin then the sin of the Devil? For why, The Devil sinneth in himself, and therefore had his fall. But your sin is in your selves and by the Devil, and therefore it is the greater. But, as it is said before, Where is there a moniment upon the earth that the people have raised up, in the remembrance of wickednesse? Many there be that say, Lo, there is Hierusalem. Lo, there was the Lord buried. Lo, there the flouds divided themselves with all the rest; in remembrance of the Lord: But none there is that say, Lo, in this place the wicked have risen up and prevailed. Therefore to cleave unto the Lord is good, and to follow a sensible Doctrine, which bringeth with it self the loathsomnesse of wickednesse, and the study to do well, that the wicked may be confounded. Alas! let the whole earth rise up, [thrusting up his hand] even this hand, can gather them all together: what therefore can the Lord do when he frowneth? O unreasonable Creatures, and worse then beasts, more ignorant then the beasts that grase in the Mountains: Are you not afraid of the power of God, when it becometh a skourge? For, doubt you not, to deal with those that are wicked? (you of no faith) wherefore hath the Lord made the earth, but to be glorified in the creatures thereof? And what is he that glorifieth God on earth but man? Think you [not] (therefore) that the Lord bath not care of his people? Think you that there is a Seat upon earth, wherein he hath not hidden the might of his free power? Doth Satan get a Soul that he is not privy of? Believe, O you of little Faith, for it is ^[32] the power of God, it is the Key of the whole world, which is the Key of mans conscience: If he lock not the door, but depart and leave it open: Wo be to that Soul, for the Prince of darknesse entreth, and is possessed to the eternal wo of his dwelling place. If, therefore the earth be a Cave unto him that made it, (as appeareth by his Prophets, and by the Son of God.) What are you? Or how empty are you? When you think it is in vain, that the Lord hath appeared unto you.

But in you two is figured the time to come: For many shall cleave unto the Lord, even at the first call: And many shall doubt of the Lord, and not believe him for a season. But as you two shall dwell in one Center, (if you (yet) do look forward, and step right) So shall the face of the whole earth be, for 800. one hundred and fifty years.

(For, the fruit of Paradise shall appear, that nothing may be on earth without comfort.

For, lo, the first shall be last,) and it shall be a Kingdom without corruption.

Now, now, hath the Serpent wallowed his fill.

Now, Now, are all things in the pride of their wickednesse.

Now, now, is the Heir ready, most like his father. But wo unto the earth through his government.

For, his Kingdom shall have an end with misery. And these are the latter dayes. And this is the last Prophesie of the World.

Now, now, shall one King rise up against another: And there shall be bloud shed throughout all the World: fighting between the Devil his Kingdom, and the Kingdome of light.

Contentions and quarrels on the earth between man and man, father and son, wife and husband,

Kingdom and Kingdom; yea, even in the very beasts of the field shall there be hatred. And into

them shall the spirits of Contention enter.

For, now cometh the necessity of things.

E. K. He now kneeleth down.

Gab. ..... As for you, thus sayeth the Lord.

I have chosen you, to enter into my barns: And have commanded you to open the Corn, that the scattered may appear, and that which remaineth in the sheaf may stand. And have entered into the first, and so into the seventh. And have delivered unto you the Testimony of my spirit to come.

For, my Barn hath been long without Threshers. And I have kept my flayles for a long time hid in unknown places: Which flayle is the Doctrine that I deliver unto you: Which is the Instrument of thrashing, wherewith you shall beat the sheafs, that the Corn which is scattered, and the rest may be all one.

(But a word in the mean season.) ^[33]

If I be Master of the Barn, owner of the Corn, and deliverer of my flayle: If all be heaven.

(And unto you, there is nothing: for you are hirelings, whose reward is heaven.)

Then see, that you neither thresh, nor unbinde, untill I bid you, let it be sufficient unto you: that you know my house, that you know the labour I will put you to: That I favour you so much as to entertain you the labourers within my Barn: For within it thresheth none without my consent.

For, in you shall many people be blessed, and in you shall there be no division: For Esau and ^[34] Jacob shall be joyned together; and their Kingdom shall be all one: For as the Sacrifice is, so must the Priests be.

E. K. Now he kneeleth down again. Me thinketh, I hear them ^[35] say, What shall become of Laskie?

E. K. And so the people say.

[Ask me no Questions: but hear, what I have to say.]

As those that desire to make a speedy Dinner, and to entertain their guests, go suddenly out, and gather the dryest wood in the wood-pile: Not because it is more wood than the other; but because it is dry, and most apt for the speediness of the kitchen. So, it is with me, saith the Lord. ^[36]

For, I respect him not in that he is a man, but in respect of the manner of his minde and inward man, which I find in respect of my purpose, aptest in the world: because be naturally hateth the wicked, Therefore naturally I love him, of whom I say I swear, If he follow me (saith the Lord) I will be with him, as I was with my ^[37] Warrier at Hiericho: And I will be mighty with him in this world, and a lover of him for ever. But me thinketh he will be ^[38] proud. If you find me weak: know you, that I am not weak, of my self; but your own weakness may be your confusion. For I am a fire, and take hold of such matter as I find apt.

E. K. He kneeleth again.

1. I have now told you (my Brethren) of, and of the manner of the power of God.

2. Of the nature of Hell, and of her wickednesse.

3. Of the course of the World, and of the necessity of things.

4. Of your election, and of the end thereof.

5. Of Laskie, and why he is elected.

6. Now I am lastly to perswade you, by the power of God, that you make your selves apt and ^[39] meet matter: and that you may stand before the Lord as acceptable: which you shall perform if you intend your former Lessons. The ground whereof is Humility and Perseverance, which because they have been often spoken of, I passe with referring you to the consideration thereof.

Giving you one warning, That this Action shall never come to passe, until there be no remembrance of wickednesse, or hell, left amongst you: and yet, after, for a time, you must have patience. For, your offices are above a Kingdom. Hinder not the Lord in his expeditions. Remember he hath commanded you to go to the Emperour. Happy is he, that cometh when ^[40] he is bid Go. And foolish is he, that goeth not, when he is bidden.]

There, use thy self: for it shall be a key of thy habitation: And for that place, is the Angel of thy Creation sealed. Love together: Be humble and continue to the end.

Δ. Deo nostro immortali, invisibili, omnipotenti, & Patri misericordiarum, ejusque filio Redemptori nostro, & Deo Spiritui Sancto, sit omnis laus, gloria & gratiarum actio. ^[41]

Amen.

Monday, † Cracoviae † 4. Junii, Mane, hora 8.

Orationem dominicam genibus flexis recitavi, variasque juxta propositam materiam ejaculationes habui, variasque inter nos collationes, considerationesque ultimorum verborum ipsius Gabrielis, &c. After almost an hour after our sitting to the Action, he appeared.

E. K. Gabriel is here again in his Chair, and his dart upright in his hand, his dart is like a flame or staff of fire.

Δ. Blessed be God.

Δ. After his appearing, he stayed almost a quarter of an hour before he began.

Gab. ..... As God in his essential being, is a Spirit, without demonstration, so are his profound providences, works, and determinations, unable to be measured.

[E. K. He maketh cursie: but nothing appeareth in the Stone.]

Gabr. ..... Hereby may you find, that the love of God towards you (O wretches and sinners) is more than a love: and more than can be measured, which was the cause, that with his own finger, (delighting in the sons of Jacob,) he sealed this saying; yea with his own finger, this shew and sign of his excellent, and more than, love toward his people.

I am a jealous God; which is as much to say, Lo, I am your friend: nay, rather your father, ^[42] and more than that, your God: which delighteth in you, rejoyceth in you, and loveth you with that affection [Jealousie] which is more than love: which is as much to say, as my love is such toward ^[43] you, as I am to my self. But, O ye stiff-necked Jews, O ye Strumpets, you despised the love of God, you committed adultery, and ran into the Temples of Idols: which was the cause, that the same mouth, that praised you before,

[E. K. He maketh cursie often.]

.... Said also of you; It repenteth me that I made this people. Let me raze them out, and make a people of ^[44] thee. This Idolatry was the cause, from time to time, that you became Captives, and of Inheritours, Runnagates, and without a Master. Vnto you also, thus saith the Lord (unto you my Brethren, I say that are here) More than the love of a father is, is the love of God toward you: For, unto which of the Gentiles, bath the Lord shewed himself? Where dwell they, or where have they dwelled, into whose houses have the Angels of the Lord descended, saying, thus and thus, doth the God of Heaven and earth mean to deale with the World.

Think you not, that this is more than love? Look therefore narrowly into your selves: Vncover the doings of your life, and secret Chambers: Enter into judgement with your selves. Vnto thee I speak [To E. K.] Hast thou not run astray from the Lord, and committed Idolatry?

Δ. He told E. K. of his faults, which E. K. would not expresse to me, and I desired him to listen to them, and to do as it appertaineth to a Christian, &c.

Gab. ..... But thus saith the Lord, I am a pure Spirit that participateth not with the defiled: ^[45] neither can I enter in mercy into that house which is defiled. A great saying, my Brethren: For hereby you are monished to make your consciences clean, to open your selves in pureness, to the Lord, that he may enter into you with comfort. For, so long as thou dealest with wicked spirits, will the Lord keep back his hands: and thou keepest back the Lord. For shall ^[46] it not be said hereafter? Lo, is not this man known to have dealing with the wicked? And (as the foolish voices of the people are) Is not this he that can constrain the wicked? with further arguments, by repetition of thy doings. Well, if thou wilt be the Minister of God; If thou wilt go forward in his works; If thou wilt see the happy times that are to come, thou must abstain from evil, and thou must sweep thy house clean: Thou must put on thy best garments, And must become ^[47] humble and meek. Let not thy life be a scandal to the will of the Lord, and to the greatnesse of his works: For the power that is within thy soul (in respect of his essential quid,) is of great force and ability to perform those things that proceed with power: which is the cause that the wicked ones obey thee; for they fear themselves, when they see the seal of thy Creation.

This is therefore the Cause, that God finding thee (as he passeth by, by his Angel) fit in matter, but, my brother (God knoweth) far unfit in life. O Consider the dignity of thy Creation; Consider that the affection of God toward thee, is more than love. See how he beareth with thy infirmity, from time to time. O, I say, (yet) Enter into judgement with thy self: And consider, that thou art now at a Turning where there lieth two wayes: One shall be to thy comfort, The other to thy perpetual wo. Let not good ground bring forth weeds, lest it choke her self.

Δ. We will call unto God for his mercies, graces, and help, &c.

O, consider, my brother that the appearing and works of the devil are but of necessity. That is ^[48] to say, that he that is good, by resisting of the devil may manifest and make plain to the powers and spirits of Heaven, the strength of his faith, and assurance of his Hope: and so, necessarily, by the promise of God, inherit everlasting life, to the which he is elected. To the wicked, that because of their disobedience and partaking with them, that are the Angels of darknesse, (even those, that strive against the Lord) they might worthily be damned: according to the necessity of God his judgement. See, therefore they appeare unto thee, either for the greatness of thy wickedness, or else because they suspect thee to be elected. If thou, therefore think thy self elected, despise them; If thou therefore think to be a spirit dignified, and in glory, Then be faithful in the assurance of hope, and resist the devil: that we may testifie thee, before the heavens, and before ^[49] the God of Justice.

E. K. He weepeth.

Δ. E. K. and I also could not hold our teares.

Ah, my brother, great are the joyes of Heaven. Remember what Hell is; for to thee the ^[50] Fornace was open: Remember the vision thou hadst of hell, and of her powers, at Mortlake. For nothing (my brother) is done without a cause. Remember thou couldst not abide it: No not to see::. Think thyself accursed (therefore) if thou feel it: For, if Sodom had seen it, they would have been converted.

E. K. He prayeth.

1. I have now told you of the Jealousie of God, and of the cause thereof.

2. I have also told you that the house of God must be clean, and without spot.

[E. K. Now there cometh a brightnesse about him.]

3. Lastly, I have told you, of that necessity which causeth the devils to work, and appear: and have exhorted you to the love of God and repentance, which were the things I onely had [〈◊〉] speak of.

Δ. O Lord, seeing we are uniformly desirous that the Action may proceed, and that we crave thy mercy and graces, as well for the pardoning of our wickedness past, as for the confirmation of us in thy service, What shall we look for touching the proceeding, being thus stayed to our great grief?

Gabr. ..... You have to receive the will of God (but what it is, I know not) those three dayes, you begin your Journey. And you are also, to learn, what the Angel is, and how many ^[51] Subjects he hath.

Δ. Which Angel?

Gab. ..... That governeth Hyleich: which is the matter of the 4 Elements: And which onely is an Element. The Princes and Governours also of the 4 Elements, (and of their Generation, how they receive mixtion, and in what quantity) With their Ministers that are under them.

Δ. I said to E K. These shall be part of your practice and portion.

[Gab. ..... You are all to joyn joyntly in the Harvest of the Lord] The Angels also of the † 48 angles of the heavens, and their Ministers: For they are these, that have the thunders and the windes at Commandment. These make up the time, and then, cometh the Harvest. ^[52]

E. K. He is gone.

Δ. Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. Tu enim Altissimus, Omnipotens, sempiternus, vivus, & verus Deus noster es: unus & Trinus: Cui Angelicus caelestisque chorus decantat perpetuò, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Zebaoth.

Amen.

Friday, Cracoviae, Junii 8. Mane hora 7½.

Post preces, & ejaculationes varias & gratiarum actiones pro magna misericordia Dei, erga nos & propter E K. qui jam patefecit mihi horrenda & multiplicia heresium, ^[53] & blasphemiarum dogmata, quibus illi hostes Jesu Christi illum imbuerant, & quòd jam (onfessione [〈◊〉]) vellet sacrosanctum mysterium corporis & sanguinis Christi recipere, issisque malis Angelis renunciare, & omnes illorum fraudes detegere, &c.

Conversio E. K. ad Deum, abdicatis omnibus Diabolicis experimentis, &c. Nihil apparuit hodie.

Albeit the like had never happened to us, (that I remember.) but that either Cloud, Vail, or some Voice was perceived by E. K. Yet this ^[54] doing we not onely took patiently; but E. K. used many good reasons to prove, that servants ought to attend so long, as it pleased their Master to have them await his coming to any place, to them.

And that, about our own affairs we are contented to use patience for a long time, but to await the Lord his coming or message, is a time better spent, than in any humane affairs, &c.

He very plainly, and at large made manifest his conversion to God from the practices with wicked spirits: Yea, that he was ready to burn whatsoever he had of their trash and experiments. That he would write in a book the manifold horrible Doctrine of theirs, whereby they would have perswaded him

..... That Jesus was not God.

..... That no prayer ought to be made to Jesus.

..... That there is no [〈◊〉].

..... That mans [〈◊〉] doth go from one body, to another childes quickening or [〈◊〉].

..... That as many men and women as are now, have alwayes been: That is, so many humane bodies, and humane souls, neither m re nor lesse, as are now, have alwayes been.

..... That the generati n of mankind from Adam and Eve, is not an History, but a writing which hath an other sense.

..... No Holy Ghost they acknowledged.

..... They would not suffer him to pray to Jesus Christ; but would rebuke him, saying, that he robbed God of his honour, &c.

And so. of very many other most blasphemous Articles and Points of Doctrine, whereof more shall be spoken in another place.

This forbearings of our Instructors presence, I did expound or conjecture to be done greatly for the honour of God, many wayes, if the same were recorded somewhat near to the very manner of the thing as it was: for so, should appear to the posterity, how truely it had been said before, that he should be converted to God: How truely God did prepare E. K. his soul to be a vessel cleansed, and so made apt for his visiting of him, in mercy and comfort. ^[55]

whereby the life of E. K. (now being amended, and his dealing with the wicked clean left off) should not be a scandal to the will of the Lord, and to the greatness of his works: as was noted unto us in the last Action.

Also I said, that not onely his Conversion recorded should be a more evident argument of his so oft repeated Election: But his patient attending this present day, ([Δ] two hours and ^[56] a half, and taking all things in such sort as became an humble and patient servant,) will be a more sure and evident argument that it was no light pang, such as he hath made outward shew diverse times before, but a very harty and sincere conversion, such as without all doubt, will be found very acceptable to the highest.

Moreover, he declared that about nine, or ten dayes past, he did intend to have gotten away secretly by the help spiritual of those, with whom he had so long dealt: And therefore that till now, he dealt hypocritically.

But, whereas they to fore were ever accustomed to threaten him Beggery, (a thing which he most hated and feared.)

That now he careth not if he should have want; yea, he took it neither to be shame, or sin to beg: and that he now made more account of God his favour and life eternal, then he doth of all transitory wealth and riches, and to be entangled within the danger of these wicked spirits their snares, with all.

Also he now perceived his great errour wherein he was of late, when he would for an assured temporal maintenance have forsaken the dealing with the wicked, and so more willingly would have followed these actions without repining: Saying now, that he is no perfect Christian, who for money must be hired to forsake the Devil and his works, &c.

And as for the issue of these actions he would never either doubt, or mislike, howsoever they fell out; assuring himself: That God would do all things best, and for his honour, &c. Many other his sayings very glodly I omit, thinking these sufficient here.

Δ. O Almighty, eternal, and most mercifull God, we thank, glorifie, and praise thee; O blessed, and most glorious Trinity, we will for ever Magnifie thy unspeakable providence, ^[57] favour, Election, and Conversion unto thee.

O Blessed Jesu, we will for ever extol thy loving kindnesse, and long suffering toward us, and thy Triumphant proceeding against Satan and his Ministers, for thy Elect sake.

O holy Ghost, the directer into all truth, and comforter of thy Elect, confirm, and establish our ^[58] hearts with thy gracious, and continual zeal, and love of truth, purity of life, Charitable humility, and constant patience to thy well-pleasing untill the end: That after this life (through the mercy of the father, and Merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, and thy charitable embracing of us,) we may for ever enjoy the heavenly Kingdom, among the blessed Angels, and all the dignified company of mankind.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

Munday, Junii 11. Mane hora 7¼. Cracoviae.

Δ. After our prayers due, and thanks to the Almighty for his great mercies and power shewed in the conversion of E. K. we stayed still attending some shew, as we were accustomed to receive: and among divers our short discourses of our faith, hope, patience, constancy, humility, and other our duties requisite in this action, and in the service of God: E. K. of himself said these sentences worthy to be recorded, as the evident token of his sound and faithfull turning, and intent to cleave unto the Lord.

1. E. K. I acknowledge my sins have deserved, that this seven years I should have no shew, or sight of his good Creatures.

2. E. K. If I should sit thus for seven years, attending the pleasure of God, I would be contented.

3. E. K. I repent me nothing of that I have done, in forsaking those I was wont to have to do withall, &c.

E. K. In the stone nothing appeared all this while of our sitting here.

Δ. Nihil visible apparuit in Chrystallo sacrato, praeter ipsius Chrystalli visibilem formam: ut E. K. dixit.

Δ. Hora 11. we left off, so we attended 3. hours and 3. quarters.

Δ. I will affirm nothing in this case, but this my conjecture may be recorded: The cause of the non-appearance the last Friday, and now this Mounday may be this:

1. That, as we lost and refused three dayes assigned by our instructours, to finish all in; ^[59] So now we shall call, and request three dayes, and have nothing: as, these two dayes it hath fall'n out: and it is possible, one day more we shall have the like non-appearance.

Or else.

2. According to the premisses; Onely, three dayes before our journey shall be begun, ^[60] we shall have that delivered us, which in the three last dayes we should have received, &c.

Or else.

3. That great Caveat before noted, (on Saturday Junii 2. last past) may have some forewarning ^[61] of this our patience to be used, after our Conversion unto God: The words then recorded are these:

This Action shall never come to passe, untill there be no remembrance of wickednesse, or Hell left amongst you: And yet, after, for a time you must have patience. For, your Offices are above a Kingdom.

To conclude; whatsoever, with God, is known and used as the true cause, we are contented: Nothing doubting of the goodnesse, and wisdom, and power of God to perform his promises and Covenant made to, and with us, for our services to be used to his honour and glory.

Most willingly, and patiently we will attend the will and pleasure of the highest herein. Intending hence forward (by the help of God) not to give our selves over unto, nor easily to be inveigled, or allured of the temptations of the world, the flesh, or Devil.

For which our disposition of minde, and all other benefits received from above, we render most humble, harty, and entire thanks to the Almighty, most glorious, and blessed Trinity.

Amen, Amen, Amen.

Munday, Junii 18. Mane, hora 8. Cracoviae.

Δ. After the Lords prayer, and some other peculiar prayers and thanks-giving, for the exceeding great mercies shewed in the Converting and Reforming of E. K. & my promising to record the Act thereof, as well as God should give me grace: and also craving earnestly for comfort to be given to A. L. being somewhat oppressed with pensivenesse to see his own subjects, and servants to triumph against him in his low estate from high, and all for lack of money and wealth, &c.

Suddenly appeared a mighty long, and big arm and hand in the aire, to catch at the shewstone: and E. K. meaning to save it from him, put his hand on the stone, and immediately the stone was out of the frame, we know not how, and lay by on the Cushion, &c.

And then soon after appeared Gabriel, in all manner as he was wont, and on the right side ^[62] of the stone (that is against E. K. his right hand) as he was wont.

Δ. Gloria Patri, & Filio, & Spiritui Sancto, sicut erat in [〈◊〉], & nunc, & semper, & in secula seculorum. Amen.

Gabr. ..... The comfort and peace of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost be amongst you, quicken and confirm you.

Δ. Amen.

E. K. I pray you what was that, that would have snatcht the shewstone?

Gab. ..... Let his house come, that his iniquity may be seen.

E. K. I see many houses, and besides them a fair House, separated ^[63] by it self, the House is of stone and wood, and a square thing in the end of it, like a Turret. The houses of the Town are low wooden houses, small: There appear in that odd house fellows in red Coats, like Poland Coats. Now I see a bigge man sitting within the house afore the window: and the house is hanged with Turkie Carpets, and there is wrought in one of the Carpets (just afore the door) a man on horsback, ^[64] with a sword in his hand: and the man is like the man I saw at Mortlack with a Wart on his cheek: There stand by him two boyes, they have red Coats on, one of them is a little fair boy: There standeth a man by with a sword, which he delivereth to him that sitteth, and he looketh on it, being gilt and graven on it, and layeth it down on the ^[65] Table.

Gab. ..... This is a sword, wherein he putteth his trust, but it shall fail him.

E. K. Now that man calleth the lesser boy to him, and the boy thereupon runneth along a Gallery. Now that man with the Wart goeth out after, strouting himself, and no body with him: Now he calleth that lesser boy to him, and maketh signe to him, smiting one hand on another, and drawing it under his throat: as though he threatned the boy, unlesse he kept secret. Now he cometh to a door and knocketh, and one like an Italian letteth him in. There he hath in the corner a frame of wood, and a great stone in the middle of it (of about 16 Inches square) and there is a fire on that stone, on the middle of it. Now he taketh that engine, or frame with the fire between him, and that man (like an Italian) and carrieth it into another Chamber. There they have a dead mans hand. Now he taketh out os his Casket a black box of yern (as it should seem by the blacknesse of it) The box is about a foot long. Now he hath set down the box, and the same is open, and therein appeareth an image of wax of blackish colour, like shooemakers wax. There is one like an Angel, made of red stuffe, standing at the head of the image, holding like a Skarf over the face of the image. The image is marvellously scratched and rased, or very rudely made with knobs and dents in the legs of it.

Now he looketh four wayes: And speaketh (the man with the Wart ^[66] on his face.)

The house aforementioned seemeth to stand without the stone, and ^[67] beyond the stone.

Now they poure bloud out of a Bason upon the fire, and lay the hand upon it: and it frieth in the fire.

Now he, and the Italian-like man, have put on Apparel, black, like ^[68] Gowns: each of them, and the engine seemeth now to be set in a Chimney.

Gab. ..... Be it, as it was.

E. K. There be six smokes, like six men standing about them: and ^[69] they go like smokes out at a window, and there standeth one like a Gyant man, and he taketh them, and windeth them up as they come out at the window. Now all that shew is vanished away.

Gab. ..... This is the cause that Lasky is poor. This is the seventh image that he hath scraped so.

Δ. As it is the seventh, so (I trust) it is the last. ^[70]

Gab. ..... This is three years four moneths, and ten dayes, since they begun; so long hath the Angel of the Lord been ready, for thy safe-guard, (O Lasky) standing at the window: and ready to binde up mischief prepared against thee.

This mischief shall light upon his own head.

But if thou remain my servant, and do the works that are righteous, I will put Solomon behinde thee, and his riches under thy feet.

Be therefore comforted in me: for the breath thou breathest is mine, and the body that thou dwellest in, is the work of my hands.

The earth from whence thou camest is mine also.

It is I, therefore, that cast down, and none but I, that raise up again.

E. K. All the stone is become full of a smoke.

Gab. ..... Art thou sure that the Sun shineth? ^[71]

Δ. I am as much as my eye may judge. ^[72]

Gab. ..... So sure it is, that he shall reign: and be the King of Poland.

Δ. Alwayes I understand a condition, if he do, &c.

Δ. The will of God be done, to his honour, and to the comfort of his Elect.

Gab. ..... Make haste for your journey.

Δ. O Lord, the man is ready (in manner) but hability wanteth: and to ask thy help herein, we dare not, but as thy will is, so be it.

Gab. ..... To talk with God for money is a folly, to talk with God for mercy, is great wisdom.

Δ. Lord, this mighty arm and hand, which here appeared, and would have snatched at the stone, what was it, and who sent it?

Gab. ..... It is a wicked power, which the Kings Enchanters have sent amongst you, but be hath his reward for returning.

Δ. What was his intent, I beseech you? and I marvel that his Enchanters were able to detect any of our doings to the King.

Gab ..... The King knoweth not your doings.

Δ. I beseech you, as concerning the 48 leaves, being commanded to be bound, and to be silvered; what, if I caused seven white leaves to be bound before, and seven behinde, for the more aptnesse for the binding?

Gab. ..... Vse thine own judgement. God will appear no more unto you, untill you take your ^[73] journey.

Δ. We believe, The Lord will perform his promises.

Gab. ..... According to your faith be it unto you.

E. K. Now he hath pulled a white Curtain about the stone, and the ^[74] stone is dark.

Δ. Semper laudetur qui Trinus & unus est, Omnipotens & sempiternus.

Amen.

Wednesday, Junii 20. à Meridie. 1584. Cracoviae.

Δ. It is first to be noted, that this morning (early) to E. K. lying in his bed, and awake, appeared a Vision, in manner as followeth: One standing by h s beds head, who patted him on the head gently, to make him the more vigilant. He seemed to be cloathed with feathers, strangely wreathed about him all over, &c.

There appeared to him [E. K.] four very fair Castles, standing in the four parts of the world: out of which he heard the sound of a Trumpet. Then seemed out of every Castle a cloath to be thrown on the ground, of more then the breadth of a Table-cloath.

Out of that in the East, the cloath seemed to be red, which was cast.

Out of that in the South, the cloath seemed white.

Out of that in the West, the cloath seemed green, with great knops on it.

Out of that in the North, spread, or thrown out from the gate under foot, the cloath seemed to be very black.

Out of every Gate then issued one Trumpeter, whose Trumpets were of strange form, wreathed, and growing bigger and bigger toward the end.

After the Trumpeter followed three [〈◊〉] bearers.

After them six ancient men, with white beards and staves in their hands.

Then followed a comely man, with very much Apparel on his back, his Robe having a long train.

After him came five men, carrying up of his train.

Then followed one great Crosse, and about that four lesser Crosses. ^[75]

These Crosses had on them, each of them ten, like men, their faces distinctly appearing on the four parts of the Crosse, all over.

After the Crosses followed 16 white Creatures.

And after them, an infinite number seemed to issue, and to spread themselves orderly in a compasse, almost before the four foresaid Castles.

Upon which Vision declared unto me, I straight way set down a Note of it; trusting in God that it did signific good.

After noon, as E. K. sat by me, he felt on his head some strange moving: whereby he deemed that some spiritual Creature did visit him; and as we were continuing together, and I had red to E. K. some rare matter out of Ignatius Epistles, Policarpus, and Martialis; some of the Sacrament, and some of the Crosse, a voyce answered, and said, That it is true, that the sign of the Crosse is of great force and vertue.

After this, the spiritual Creature seemed to E. K. to be very heavy on his right shoulder, as he sat by me in my study: And as E. K. considered the numbers of such as he had numbred to passe out of the four Gates, (it is to wit, 1.3.6.1.5.) The spiritual Creature said, the number 16. is a perfect number, consisting of 1.3 6.1. and 5. He said further more, God the father is a standing Pillar.

Δ. Upon which word I asked him, if I should write such matter as he was to speak. And he answered to E. K. at his right ear.

..... If thou [〈◊〉].

Δ. His voyce was much like unto a mans voyce, not base, nor hollow.

..... Divided with a straight line, is one and two.

Δ. What is to be divided with a straight line?

..... The Pillar.

Δ. In the name of Jesus, who art thou?

..... The servant of God.

Δ. Art thou sent from God, with good tydings or message?

..... What I am he knoweth, of whom I bear witnesse.

Δ. What is your name, either as you are notified among the blessed Angels, or called by, of any mortal man? If you be of Verity, and so of Charity, you cannot mislike my speeches.

E. K. He sayeth nothing.

Δ. Belike he is not sent unto us by God: for if he were, he would do his message.

..... I am AVE.

Δ. This AVE is one ex filiis filiorum, of whose order Rocle is, vide sup. lib. 2. & 4.

Δ. If you be AVE, In the name of Jesus, say, that all wicked Angels are justly condemned: and, that, by the mercy of God, in the merits of Christ, mankind, elect, is to be saved.

Ave. ..... The ^[76] visitation of God, is twofold: [1.] In respect of his secret will and purpose: and in particularity. And in that he hath [2] sealed us, with the good will of mankind to their comfort. But if I be a scandal to the word, then am I not of righteousnesse: But my righteousnesse is of the world: Therefore, That I visit you of my self, can be no offence. Those that are, and die in wickednesse, are dishonourable, and far from the mercies of God: For it is written, I am a God to the living. Therefore, do I dishonour them: such (I say) as are wicked.

The mercies of God, (which is the true Manna) comforteth the comforted, and giveth hope of ^[77] amendment, of such as run astray, are sinners, and may return: Therefore, I say, The mercies [of God] (which is the Fountain and sweetnesse of the love of God) is a thing most blessed, most holy, most to be desired in Heaven and Earth, and of me, the creature and servant of God, to be reverently spoken of, and required: For, it is the food wherewith we live: even the very bread wherewith we are rejoyced. Thus much, thou hast required.

Δ. I did so: for so, is his Justice against the impenitent, and his mercies to his Elect testified truely.

Ave. ..... Have patience: I will return after a few moments.

Δ. Hereupon, (in the mean space) we considered the premises: and liked very well of the scandal, or offence, avoiding: Because it was lastly (Junii 18) said, God will appear no more to you, until you take your journey.

And secondly he answered my request of God his Justice against the wicked Angels, and also of his mercies towards mankind.

Δ. About a quarter of an hour after, there seemed a thing to come again on E.K. his right ^[78] shoulder: and (as before) he caused his shoulder to be very warm where it lighted on.

Δ. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hallelujah.

E. K. Amen

Ave. ..... The place is sanctified.

Δ. Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, est Dominus Deus Zeboath.

Ave. ..... I, in the favour of God, considering (and by force of his secret love toward you) how Satan purposeth, yet, and daily to over come you, thought good, (through the mercies of God) to prevent his malice, and the effect thereof.

Δ. O blessed, be thou, our God of mercies and all comfort.

Ave. ..... That, (although, yet, the Harvest be not) the Vineyard might yeild some fruit: whereby God might be glorified, and you, (in despite of the world) revived and comforted, ^[79] might rejoyce, and shake off the present cares to come. For if those that be unworthy, can seem to be lifted up, and to enjoy the fruits of the Earth, by the Tempter: Much more ought the true servants of God, to feel his fatherly goodnesse. Those that trust in me (saith the Lord) shall not be driven to despair; neither will I suffer the beast of the field to tread such as I delight in under The Earth is mine, and the glory thereof: The Heavens are mine also, and the Comforts that are in them. Why hath, (Therefore) the father of Darknesse, risen up saying.

• 1. I will shut up the Earth from them?
• 2. I will seal up the mindes of men: and they shall become barren towards them?
• 3. Their miseries shall be great, even unto death?

For this cause: That he might waken the Lord, when he is asleep: That those that trust in him, ^[80] might be comforted. He hath sealed the Earth from you, and I will open it unto you: He hath said, you shall be poor: But I say, you shall become exceeding rich.

1. I will blesse you with a twofold blessing: That the Earth may be open unto you (which at last, you shall contemn.

2. And that my blessing and laws may dwell amongst you: wherein you shall rejoyce unto the end.

Δ. O blessed, blessed, blessed, God of power, goodnesse, and wisdom.

Ave. ..... This was the cause that I appeared to thee, E. K. this morning. Now therefore [〈◊〉] unto me: for I will open unto you the secret knowledge of the Earth, that you may deal with her, by such as govern her, at your pleasure; and call her to a reckoning, as a Steward doth the servants of his Lord.

I expound the Vision.

The 4 houses, are the 4 Angels of the Earth, which are the 4 Overseers, and Watch-towers, that ^[81] the eternal God in his providence hath placed, against the usurping blasphemy, misuse, and stealth of the wicked and great enemy, the Devil. To the intent that being put out to the Earth, his envious will might be bridled, the determinations of God fulfilled, and his creatures kept and preserved, within the compasse and measure of order.

What Satan doth, they suffer; And what they wink at, he wrasteth: But when he thinketh himself most assured, then feeleth he the bit. ^[82]

In each of these Houses, the Chief Watchman, is a mighty Prince, a mighty Angel of the Lord: which hath under him 5 Princes (these names I must use for your instruction. The seals and authorities ^[83] of these Houses, are confirmed in the beginning of the World. Vnto every one of them, be 4 characters, (Tokens of the presence of the son of God: by whom all things were made in Creation.)

Ensignes, upon the Image whereof, is death: whereon the Redemption of mankind is established, and with the which he shall come to judge the Earth.

These are the Characters, and natural marks of holinesse. Vnto these, belong four Angels ^[84] severally. ^[85]

The 24 old men, are the 24 Seniors, that St. John remembreth.

These judge the government of the Castles, and fullfil the will of God, as it is written.

The 12 Banners are the 12 names of God, that govern all the creatures upon the Earth, visible ^[86] and invisible, comprehending 3, 4, and 5.

Out of these Crosses, come the Angels of all the Aires: which presently give obedience to the ^[87] will of men, when they see them.

Hereby may you subvert whole Countries without Armies: which you must, and shall do, for the glory of God.

By these you shall get the favour of all the Princes, whom you take pity of, or wish well unto. ^[88]

Hereby shall you know the secret Treasures of the waters, and unknown Caves of the Earth.

And it shall be a Doctrine, for you onely, the instrument of the World.

For, the rest of your Instructions, are touching the Heavens, and the time to come: of the ^[89] which, this is the last and extream knowledge.

This will I deliver unto you, (because I have yeilded you before the Lord.)

Vpon Monday next, I will appear unto you: and shall be a Lesson of a few dayes. ^[90]

E. K. The will of God be done.

Δ. Amen.

Ave. ..... In the mean season, desire you of God, such things, as are necessary for you.

He that filleth all things, and from whom all things live, and in, and through whom, they are ^[91] sanctified, blesse you, and confirm you in peace.

Δ. Amen.

Δ. I beseech you, to Notifie this mornings Vision, by words: as all other holy Prophets have recorded theirs.

Ave. .....

A Vision.

The sign of the love of God toward his faithful. Four sumptuous and belligerant Castles, out of the which sounded Trumpets thrice.

The sign of Majesty, the Cloth of passage, was cast forth.

In the East, the cloth red; after the new smitten blood. ^[92]

In the South, the cloth white, Lilly-colour.

In the West a cloth, the skins of many Dragons, green: garlick-bladed.

In the North, the cloth, Hair-coloured, Bilbery [〈◊〉]. The Trumpets [〈◊〉] once. The Gates open. The four Castles are moved. There issueth 4 Trumpeters, whose Trumpets are a Pyramis, six cones, wreathed. There followeth out of every Castle 3, holding up their Banners displayed, with [〈◊〉], the names of God. There follow Seniors six, alike from the 4 Gates: After them cometh from every part a King: whose Princes are five, gardant, and holding up his train. Next [〈◊〉] the Crosse of 4 Angles, of the Majesty of Creation in God attended upon every one, with 4: a white Cloud, 4 Crosses, bearing the [〈◊〉] of the Covenant of God, with the ^[93] Prince gone out before: which were confirmed, every one, with ten Angels, visible in countenance: After every Crosse, attendeth 16 Angels, dispositors of the will of those, that govern the Castles. They proceed. And, in, and about the middle of the Court, the Ensigns keep their standings, opposite to the middle of the Gate: The rest pause. The 24 Senators meet: They seem to consult.

I, AVE, STOOD BY THE SEER:

It vanisheth.

So I leave you.

Δ. Omnium bonorum largitori, Omnipotenti Deo, sit aeterna laus, gratiarum actio, honor omnis, & Jubilatio.

Amen.

Junii, 22, 23. Note.

On Friday, and especially Saturday, E. K. had great Temptations not to credit this Action, and was said unto by a voice, how our Instructors would use cavillation of our disordered life, to forsake us, and not to perform, according to our expectation of the former promises to be performed by them.

A voice said, likewise, to him, that A. L. should not go to the Emperours Court, for lack of money: for he should get none here. Likewise, it willed him to go up into his Study and he would shew him all the effect of our Instructions received. E. K. complained to me how he was thus greivously molested by such means, and almost brought in despair. But I comforted him as well as I could (my self being inwardly, most sorrowful) and made my moane to God by prayer when I was alone: for him, and our Cause. Moreover he could not be perswaded by me that good Angels would undertake to help us to any relief by money or treasure: affirming that it appertained to the wicked ones: seeing they were the Lords of this World; and the kingdom of God was not of this World, &c. .... Said, that the wicked were in the world, and of the world: but the Elect were in the world, but not of the World.

Si de [〈◊◊〉], [〈◊〉] quod suum est diligeret: quia vero de mundo non estis sed ego elegi ^[94] vos de mundo, propterea odit vos mundus.

Ergo dedi eis sermonem tuum, & [〈◊〉] eos odio habuit, quia non sunt de mundo, sicut & ego ^[95] non [〈◊〉] de mundo. Non r go [〈◊〉] tollas eos de mundo, sed ut serues eos à malo. De mundo non sunt: sicut & ego non sum de mundo, &c.

To be of the world, was to be in love with the trade of the vanities of this world, and to follow them: And that money and riches were things indifferent: good, if they were well used; and evil, if they were evilly used: And that, Bonis omnia cooperabantur ad bonum; Therefore the godly (as the Patriarchs and many now adayes) might have money; but to use, not abuse it: and that such is our case and necessary request to God, &c.

Sunday, Cracovie, Junii 24. à Meridie horam circiter tertiam.

Δ. Note, while at my lodging (by Saint Stephens) I was writing the Note, (on the page going next before) of the Tentations of Friday and Saterday: E. K. was at my Lord A. L. his lodging (at the Franciscan Fryars where he lay at Physick) and at the same time, this happened, as followeth;

As my Lord A. L. and E. K. face together, conferring and consulting of our affairs, of Gods mercies, and of sundry tentations of the spiritual enemy, and afterward, as the Lord A. L. was reading Rofensis psalm. de Fiducia in Deum, suddenly, upon E. K. his right shoulder, did a heavy thing seem to sit, or rest, whereof he told the Lord A. L. And afterward was this voyce uttered by that Creature in Latine.

Lasky, veniet tempus, cum tu portabis versum sedecimum, illius Psalmi undecimi, in vexillo tuo, & vinces inimicos tuos.

Then A. L sought in Davids Psalter for the eleventh Psalm, and sixteenth verse thereof: and while he was so about that Psalm, The voyce said that he meant not that Psalm of David, but the eleventh Psalm of Roffensis: which Psalm the Lord A. L. was then in reading to E. K. and was about the verse, Hic labor ac dolor, &c. being the sixth verse.

By and by after, the voyce said in English.

— Trust thou in God.

Hereupon the Lord A. L. did read forth that Psalm of Roffensis, and when he came to the sixteenth verse thereof, being

Thereupon the voyce said: Put to the first line of the next verse: And that was Domine tu omnia pro me perficies.

And as he would have read further, the voyce willed him to stay at those words, and said as followeth:

— I swear unto thee by the true and living God, that this shall come to passe. ^[96]

Then E. K. said unto the Creature: In the name of God, Who art thou? And he answered in Latin, and said,

Ego Sum AVE, cras plura audietis.

Δ. Gloria, laus, honor & gratiarum actio perennis sit Deo Nostro, omnipotenti & Misericordi.

Amen.

Munday 25. Junii, Mane hora 7. Cracoviae.

Δ. Orationem Dominicam pronunciavimus, & aliquot ali[••] or atiunculas ex Psalmis, &c. After we had sit awhile together conferring of Ave his Vision, &c.

A voyce said, bring up the shew-stone. ^[97]

Δ. I had set it down on the Table, behinde the Cushion with the Crosses, for I had furnished the Table with the Cloath, Candles, &c. as of late I was wont: Hereupon I set up the stone on the Cushion.

E. K. There appeareth in the stone, like a white Curtain all over the stone: After awhile it was drawn, and layed on the back-side of the stone, on a heap together.

Now here standeth one in a white Garment, with a white Cerclet ^[98] about his head like a white smock, I remember not that ever I saw this Creature before, his Garment is tucked up.

..... Who is he that is rich? ^[99]

Δ. The Lord of all.

..... He it is that openeth the ^[100] store-houses, not such as fly away with the winde, but such as are pure, and without end.

Δ. Blessed be his name for ever.

..... To the pure in spirit, and such as he delighteth in. Amen.

Dixit Dominus, Invoca nomen meum, & mittam vobis verbum quo fabricavi terram, & responsum ^[101] dabit de se, & testimonium dabit de se, ut in testimonio vincat malos.

E. K. Now is there fire come, and hath consumed this Creature all to pieces, and he is fall'n down to ashes.

Now he riseth up, and he is brighter then he was before. ^[102]

..... So doth the glory of God comfort the just, and they rise again with a threefold glorie.

Δ. A place was made.

E. K. Now he spreadeth the aire, or openeth it before him, and there appeareth before him a square Table.

Now he taketh off the Table a black Carpet. ^[103]

Now he taketh off a green Carpet.

Now he taketh off a white Carpet. ^[104]

Now he taketh off a red Cloath.

And now the Table appeareth to be made of earth, as Potters Clay, very raw earth.

E. K. The Table hath four feet, of which two touch the ground, and two do not: The feet seem also to be of the earth. The Table is square.

E. K. On the left corner (farthest from E. K.) did a T appear on the Table: Out of the top of this T do four beams issue of clear collour bright.

..... That part [pointing to that T] of the Table of the earth of those that govern the earth: that is are governed by the seven Angels that are governed by the seven that stand before God, that are governed by the living God, which is found in the Seal of the living God, (Tan with the four) which signifie the four powers of God principal in earth, &c.

..... Move not, for the place is holy, and become holy.

..... I said not so, he said it, that beareth witnesse of himself. Vnto this, obey the other three Angels of the Table.

E. K. On the other farther corner of the Table (on E. K. his right hand) is a Crosse like an Alphabet Crosse.

This Crosse, and the other T do seem to lye upon the Table, in a dim dunnish, or a sky colour. All the Table over seemeth to be scribled and rased with new lines.

..... The earth is the last, which is with the Angels, but not as the Angels, and therefore it standeth ^[105] in the Table of the seven Angels, ^[106] which stand before the presence of God in the last place, without a Letter, or number, but figured by a Crosse.

..... It is expressed in the Angle of that Table, wherein the names of the Angels are gathered, and do appear, as of Michael and Gabriel.

Δ. I remember, there is an Alphabetary Crosse.

E. K. Now in the corner of the Table, on the right hand to E. K. appeareth another Crosse, somewhat on this fashion †. and there appear'd these Letters and Numbers.

..... It is in that Table, which confisteth of 4. and 8.

E. K. In the last corner of this earthly Table appeareth a little round smoke, as big as a pins head.

E. K. Now is all covered with a mist.

E. K. Now I hear a great voyce of thumbling and rumbling in the stone.

E. K. Now all waxeth clear again.

Now hoveringly over the Table, appear infinite sort of things like worms, sometimes going up and sometimes down; these seem somewhat brightish.

Over these higher in the aire, appear an infinite sort of small, little, blackish things, bigger then Motes in the Sun, and they go up and down, and sometime come among those worm-like Creatures.

..... The Lord appeared unto Enoch, and was mercifull unto him, opened his eyes, that he might ^[108] see and judge the earth, which was unknown unto his Parents, by reason of their fall: for the Lord said, Let us shew unto Enoch, the use of the earth: And lo, Enoch was wise, and full of the spirit of wisdom.

And he sayed unto the Lord, Let there be remembrance of thy mercy, and let those that love thee taste of this after me: O let not thy mercy be forgotten. And the Lord was pleased.

And after 50. dayes Enoch had written: and this was the Title of his books, let those that fear ^[109] God, and are worthy read.

But behold, the people waxed wicked, and became unrighteous, and the spirit of the Lord was far ^[110] off, and gone away from them. So that those that were unworthy began to read. And the Kings of the earth said thus against the Lord, What is it that we cannot do? Or who is he, that can resist us? And the Lord was vexed, and he sent in amongst them an hundred and fifty Lions, and spirits of wickednesse, errour, and deceit: and they appeared unto them: For the Lord had put them between those that are wicked, and his good Angels: And they began to counterfeit the doings of God and his power, ^[111] for they had power given them so to do, so that the memory of Enoch washed away: and the spirits of errour began to teach them Doctrines: which from time to time unto this age, and unto this day, hath spread abroad into all parts of the world, and is the skill and cunning of the wicked.

Hereby they speak with the Devils: not because they have power over the Devils, but because they ^[112] are joyned unto them in the league and Discipline of their own Doctrine.

For behold, as the knowledge of the mystical figures, and the use of their presence is the gift of God delivered to Enoch, and by Enoch his request to the faithfull, that thereby they might have the true use of Gods creatures, & of the earth whereon they dwell: So hath the Devil delivered unto the wicked the signs, and tokens of his error and hatred towards God: whereby they in using them, might consent with their fall: and so become partakers with them of their reward, which is eternal damnation.

These they call Characters: a lamentable thing. For by these, many Souls have perished. ^[113]

Now hath it pleased God to deliver this Doctrine again out of darknesse: and to fulfill his promise with thee, for the books of Enoch: To whom he sayeth as he said unto Enoch. ^[114]

^[115]

Let those that are worthy understand this, by thee, that it may be one witnesse of my promise toward thee.

Come therefore, O thou Cloud, and wretched darknesse, Come forth I say out of this Table: for the Lord again hath opened the earth: and she shall become known to the worthy. ^[116]

E. K. Now cometh out of the Table a dark smoke, and there remaineth on the Table a goldish slime: and the things which hovered in the aire do now come, and light down on that slime, and so mount up again.

He said. ..... Non omnibus sed bonis.

E. K. He taketh the smoke and tieth it up.

..... I tie her not up from all men, but from the good.

Now cometh a dark Cloud over all again.

Δ. A pause.

E. K. Now it is bright again.

He said. ..... Fiant omnia facillima.

..... Number.

E. K. I see lines and scribblements (as before) going athwart the lines.

E. K. I count thirteen lines downward.

..... Stay there.

E. K. I count twelve this way overthwart.

E. K. In the just middle of every square are little pricks. The Table seemeth to be eighth yards square.

E. K. Now come upon these squares like Characters. They be ^[117] the true Images of God his spiritual Creatures.

..... Write what thou seest.

E. K. I cannot.

Δ. Endeavour to do your best, for he that biddeth you do, will also give you power to do.

E. K. Did his best, at length fire flashed in his face, and shortly after he said, I perceive they be easie to make, so that I tell the squares, by which the lines do passe, and draw from middle prick to middle prick.

Δ. At length E. K. finished the Table: he said that these seemed to be yellowish Gold. ^[118]

E. K. You heard one here say, I write my own damnation.

..... He might have said, you write his damnation. Pray, and write as many more lines.

Δ. After awhile E. K. did with great ease finish the four parts of the Table.

E. K. The stone is become dark.

A voyce. .... Cease for an hour.

Δ. May we passe from our places as now?

..... I.

Δ. After a little hour past we returned, and as we talked of the premisses, he said.

..... [〈◊〉] no time.

Δ. He said in the stone being clear again.

..... In the name of God, be diligent, and move not for the place is holy.

..... Take the first square: write from the left hand toward the right, you shall write small letters and great.

Say what you see [to E. K.]

r Zilaf Autlpa.

Δ. I finde here one square among these Characters that hath nothing in it.

..... It must be filled.

a r d Z a i d p a L a m.

E. K. A dim Cloud cometh before mine eyes: now it is gone.

E. K. Now cometh a Cloud over.

Take the second, that is the third that was written. ^[119]

..... That last word is Vastrim. ^[120]

Δ. I marvel of that square that lacketh this line.

..... It must be drawn from the end, or foot to that prick, before where it cometh doubble from the first top, the prick is allowed but to one, and not twice to be accounted: So that, that standeth but of six pricks: Therefore it must be framed, and now it is of seven.

E. K. All is in a Cloud.

Now all is clear again.

E. K. Now he calleth again, saying, See.

Δ. This is the Table that had the little round smoke.

Δ. No, it was the Table before.

E. K. Now all is in a whitish cloud covered.

E. K. Now all is clear.

..... Make the first figure upon a clean paper, and thereto adde the simple letters: Then shall you hear more. Thou must make the squares of the first part of the Table unto every square and his letters.

Δ. I have made the squares of the first part, and set in the letters.

Thou hast in the middle line O r o i b A h a o z p i. There are 6 lines above, and six below. That line is called linea Spiritus Sancti: and out of that line cometh the three names of ^[123] God, from the East gate, being of 3, 4, and 5. letters, which were the armes of the Ensignes that were spoken of before. Oro, ibah, aozpi, I said before, that God the Father a mighty pillar divided with a right line.

The Father himself, without the line.

The Father and Son by addition of the line.

These two lines beginning

That is the great Crosse that came out of the East gate. ^[124]

Δ. With that line of the Holy Ghost?

..... I.

Thou hast in the upper left angle in the second line a r d z a.

Thou hast that maketh the crosse downward: first i, then the same d, o, i, g o.

Δ. Will you have six letters downward?

..... I.

So then hast the three other crosses in their angles.

Δ. Will you give me leave to repeat them, for fear of erring?

I L a c z a, the down line of six letters, and P a L a m the crosse line.

..... It is so.

Δ. Now to the other on the left fide below.

a i a o a i

the down right line. Now the crosse line, is O i i i t. ^[125]

Here those Crosses have ten faces.

Δ. One letter is reckoned twice which is in the [〈◊〉] of the Crosse: and so should seens to be eleven.

..... This is true knowledge.

Δ. The last crosse is thus, his down line is a O u r r z

Δ. The Crosse is a L O a i.

Δ. So have I the 4 Crosses attendant on the principal Crosse.

..... Here thou mayst see the cause, that Pilat wrote with 4 letters.

Δ. How doth the cause appear?

..... For above every crosse, standeth 4 letters: Not that Pilat knew it, but that it was the fore-determination of God.

They are thus to be read. In the upper left angle thou hast r z l a: pronounce, urzla: by ^[126] this name the first Angel appeareth. z l a: go then to the first r, and pronounce it zlar. That was the first letter of the first Angel, is the last letter of the second: as of the first r, was the first letter of the name, as r z l a, that r is now the last letter of the name of the second Angel, beginning at z, as z l a, and so back again to the r.

Δ. So that the third beginneth at l, whose last letter is the first of the second name, and is called Larz, and so of the last: as a r z l, to be pronounced arzel.

Δ. So that you have, of those 4 letters, 4 Angels names, here thus gathered out: but how are they to be used? ^[127]

..... Let it be sufficient that you know these names. I will teach you to use them.

Δ. Shall we labour by like order of every the 4 letters over the crosses to make 4 such ^[128] names?

..... They are also to be made.

Δ. I do know assuredly that there is very much matter in this Table. ^[129]

..... It is true: for hitherto, stretched the knowledge of Solomon.

..... Now for your six Seniors: whose judgement is of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. In the line De Spiritu Sancto, you have Abioro of six letters: The second name of the second Senior is of 7. as, A (the same, ascending) Aaix a if the third, as the second, in patre & filio, H c mord A.

Again in Spiritu Sancto, haózpi. The fifth, in patre & filio descendens hi pot ga. The ^[130] sixth, A V to Tar. If you will make them of 7 letters (because two of them, are but of six) that is, when the wrath of God is to be encreased.

Note.

Then whereas you say, Abioro, say Habioro; and where you say Haozpi, say ahahozpi. Thou ^[131] hast haospi, before h is A; take that unto it and it maketh Aha ozpi. And so they consist all, of 7 letters.

Thou hast b the fifth, in the left part of the line, de Spiritu Sancto: thou hast a the sixth, (the ^[132] first part of the line de patre & filio descending.) T the sixth in the second part descending. a The first in the second part descending, or the second ascending.

Thou hast a the fifth, in aozpi.

i The sixth, and V the sixth, ascending in the part descending of the line de patre & filio, the second and first part. Put the A or the h that stand in the Center, to it: Thou hast Bataiva or ^[133] Bataivh. You must take but ^[134] one of them, either the A or the h. A, comiter, and h in extremis Judiciis.

Δ. So I see when the contract A, and when the contract H must end this word: That is the mighty Prince whose traine was holden up in the East.

..... Spare me now, I will open you more secrets to morrow, I am secretly called away: but ^[135] you shall find me the true servant of God.

E. K. Now he spreadeth the white Curtain over all that was laid on an heap behind.

..... Yet one thing ere I go. Those Characters or Notes (for, so call them) are the parts of ^[136] the whole Earth, as you may find in those names ^[137] I delivered you before; To the intent you may work all the World over at one time. Now, my love rest with you.

E. K. Now he is gone.

Δ. Amor Dei patris filii & Spiritus Sancti sit super nos. Amen. Semper.

Tuesday, Junii 26. [〈◊〉] hora 8.

Precibus finitis, & post varias nostras considerationes de praemissis, tandem apparuit AVE. In nomine Patris & F. & SS ficut erat, &c. Amen.

E. K. He hath gathered the whole Curtain together as yesterday, and set it behind. Now a white mist cometh over all, Now the mist is gone.

Ave. ..... All glory and praise, be to God the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost.

Δ. Amen.

Ave. ..... Now to the purpose: Rest, for the place is holy. First, generally what this Table containeth.

1. All humane knowledge.

2. Out of it springeth Physick. ^[138]

3. The knowledge of all elemental Creatures, amongst you. How many kindes there are, and for what use they were created. Those that live in the air, by themselves. Those that live in the waters, by themselves. Those that dwell in the earth, by themselves. The property of the fire: which is the secret life of all things.

4. The knowledg, finding and use of Metals.

The vertues of them. They are all of one matter.

The congelations, and vertues of Stones.

5. The Conjoyning and knitting together of Natures. The destruction of Nature, and of things that may perish.

6. Moving from place to place, [as, into this Country, or that Country at pleasure.] ^[139]

7. The knowledge of all crafts Mechanical.

8. Transmutatio formalis, sed non essentialis.

E. K. Now a white mist covereth him. ^[140]

Δ. — Pause for a ¼ of —

E. K. Now he appeareth again

..... Look out Lexarph, with the two other that follow him, among the names of the Earth the three last.

Lexarph, Comanan, Tabitom.

Look out the name Paraoan. Write out Paraoan in a void paper.

Δ. I have done.

Seek out Lexarph.

Δ. I have found it.

Look into the 4 parts of the Table, and take the letters that are of the least Character. Look among the 4 parts that have the Characters: and look to the Characters that have the least letters.

Δ. I have done.

..... How many letters are they?

Δ. Seven.

..... They must be eight.

Δ. They are these (as I have noted them) OA JA JA il.

..... There are 8 in the 4.

Δ. Afterwards I found 8 letters in the 4 principal: for I had omitted Y I.

Δ. I suspect this was spoken to me, to my reproof, for no more diligenceused in the search.

Dwell in darknesse —

They must be made all one Character.

Lexarph, Comanan, Tabitom.

Set down those three names, leaving out the first L [that is of Lexarph, set them down by 5.]

Ave. ..... Your sicknesse causeth me to be sick.

Δ. E. K. had the Migrom sore.

A great Temptation fell on E. K.: upon E. K. his taking these words to be a scoff, which ^[141] were words of compassion and friendship.

..... The first is exarp, five in order. Set them down without the first Table: That shall make the crosse that bindeth the 4 Angles of the Table together. The same that stretcheth from the left to right, must also stretch from the right to the left.

Δ. Have I now made this crosse of uniting all the 4 parts or Angels together, as you like of?

..... I.

..... Every name, sounding of three letters, beginning out of that line, is the name of a Devil, ^[142] or wicked Angel, as well from the right, as from the left, excepting the [Δ] 4. Angels that are above the crosse, which have no participation with Devils.

The letters that joyne those names, which may be put before the [Δ4.] names of the four Angels of the four crosses in every angle, (as well from the right, as the left,) is the name of God, whereby these Angels, are called and do appear.

Δ. An example (I pray you) give of this rule.

..... As, in the first of the black crosses thou hast, e.

Δ. So it is.

In the first square of the right side thou hast r. beginning the name of the Angel Urzla: put e to it, and it changeth the sound, into Erzla. Erzla is the name of God that governeth, Urzla.

Δ. And likewise the other three above the crosse are governed by that name of God, Erzla.

Take ^[143] X which is the next letter: look under the Crosse in the first angle; thou hast C 7. (then o, in the crosse:) then n s. Call it C zoden es: It is one of the 4 angels that serve to that crosse, which are ^[144] ruled by this name Idoigo. It is the name of God, of six letters: Look in the crosse that descendeth, In that name [Δ Idoigo] they appear, by the ^[145] name [Δ Ardza] that is in the crosse, [Δ Transversary] they do that they are commanded.

Δ. Which they? you named onely C zod n es.

Ave ..... There followeth Tott.

Δ. Which more?

Δ. The principal Crosse transversary.

Those two, under, till you come to the Crosse.

Δ. Do you mean Sias, f m n d?

..... Those 4 be of Physick. ^[146]

Δ. As they do appear in the name of God Idoigo, so what shall be of the name of God Ardza?

Ave ..... The one is to call them, the other is to command them.

If it be an incurable disease (in the judgement of man) then a [〈◊〉] the letter that standeth against ^[147] the name, and make him ^[148] up five: then he cureth miraculously.

But if thou wilt send sicknesse, then take two of the letters, and adde the letter of the Crosse [Δ the black crosse] to that, as in the second, a To.

[Δ. This a, is of the crosse of union, or the black crosse.]

..... Then he is a wicked power, and bringeth in disease: and when thou callest him, call him ^[149] by the name of god, backward: for unto him, so, he is a god: and so constrain him backward, as Ogiodi.

Δ. I think the Constraint must be, by the name of the Transversary backward pronounced, ^[150] as of Ardza, is back way, azdra: For ogiodi, should but cause him to appear by the order of Idoigo, used for the 4 good Angels.

..... The name of God in the middest of the great Crosse (where the name may have A or H in the end) upon which the 4 Crosses of the first Angle attend, (or first part of the table attendeth) ^[151] calleth out the six Seniors: which give scientiam rerum humanarum & Judicum, according to the nature of their parts: as in the East after one sort, in the West after another, and so of the rest.

E. K. A Cloud covereth him.

The upper right angle in the next crosse, hath the same name [Δ hath ^[152] his peculiar name] of God to call out, and to constrain.

Δ. Which name mean you?

Ave. ..... The name that is in the crosse. Δ. llacza — ^[153]

The good Angels are also 4. They have power over Metals, to find them, to gather them together, and to use them.

These, that are the wicked ones, (made by three letters) are the ^[154] Princes of those wicked ones, that stood afar off in the Table of the Creation. ^[155]

Δ. You mean in our fourth Book.

Ave. ..... These can give money coined, in Gold or Silver.

Δ. Which these?

Δ. These wicked ones mean you?

..... I.

The other give no money coined, but the metal.

Δ. You mean the good.

..... I.

Δ. As XOY.

..... EXOY.

Δ. I note this pronunciation.

Δ. The next is apa.

The third Crosse is the Crosse of transformation. ^[156]

Δ. Mean you that on the left side underneath?

..... I.

The fourth is the Crosse of those Creatures that live in the four Elements, as you call them. ^[157]

The first Angel the aire.

The second — the water.

The third — the earth.

The fourth — the life, or fire of things that live.

Δ. Is not Acca the first Angel?

Δ. En pe at.

..... I. Then NP at.

Δ. Then O toi, and P mox. AVE. They are easie to call.

1. The knitting together of Natures lieth in the four Angels that are over the first Crosse. ^[158]

Δ. As Vrzla, zlar? &c.

..... I.

2. The carrying from place, which place lieth in the Angels of the second Crosse. ^[159]

Δ. I understand in the Angels over the Crosse.

3. All Hand-crafts, or Arts are in the Angels of this third Crosse.

Δ. I understand in the Angels over the Crosse.

E. K. He drew out much fire out of his mouth, and threw it from ^[160] him now.

Δ. I pray you, what meant you by that?

..... For that I fulfill my Office in another place.

Stay, at this time I must also be gone.

Δ. When will you deal again.

Ave. After Dinner about one, or two of the Clock.

E. K. Now he spreadeth the Curtain.

Δ. Deo gratias nunc & semper agamus.

Amen.

† Tuesday, Junii 26. à Meridie hora, 1½ Circiter. Gloria Patri, &c. [〈◊〉] lueem tuam & veritatem tuam, O Deus, &c.

E. K. Now he is here, and the white Curtain laid behinde.

4. Ave. ..... The Crosse of the fourth, first Angle.

Δ. I understand the Angels over the Crosse in the lower right corner.

..... Herein may you finde the secrets of Kings, and so unto the lowest degree. But you must ^[161] Note, That as the Augels of the first of the four Crosses in the East, which are for Medicine: so are the first of the second, the first of the third, and the first of the fourth; so that for Medicine there be sixteen, and so of all the rest in their order: but that they differ in that, some be the Angels of the East, other some of the West, and so of the rest.

Notwithstanding, to know the world before the waters, To be privy to the doings of men, from the ^[162] waters to Christ; from Christ unto the rewarding of the wicked: The wicked doings of the flesh, or the fond and devilish imaginations of man, or to see what the blessed Kingdom shall be, and how the earth shall be dignified, purged, and made clean, is a meat too sweet for your mouths.

Δ. Curiosity is far from our intents.

Ave. ..... But there is neither Patriarch nor Prophet sanctified, Martyr, ^[163] or Confessor, King, or Governour of the people upon earth, that his name, continuance, and end, is not (like the Moon at midnight) in these Tables.

Δ. Mean you not the Crosse of the fourth first Angle, to be that, which is of a Qurrz. And his transversary of al Oai?

Ave. ..... It is so.

Δ. I understand not well, your account of 16 Angels for medicine.

Ave. ..... Are there not four principal Crosses? Every Crosse hath also four. The first of every four are the Crosse of medicine, so that there be sixteen.

Ave. ..... One book of perfect paper. One labour of a few dayes.

The calling them together, and the yielding of their promise, the repetition of the names of ^[164] God, are sufficient.

I have given you Corn: I have given you also ground. Desire God to give you ability to till.

Δ. We will pray for his help that is Almighty.

..... I am free before God. Catch that catch can.

Be it now as it was before.

E. K. He mounteth up into the aire, and is gone.

Δ. When would you that I should prepare that book, and what call you perfect: and how many leaves would you wish me to make it of?

..... Your book is not of my charge.

Δ. Lord, as thou hast dealt mercifully with us hitherto, and hast given us the understanding of many secrets, so in respect of this strange dealing with us, and leaving us of Ave, we are desirous to know some cause: and therein we require that Madimi may be sent.

E. K. She is here in the stone.

Madi. ..... How do you?

E. K. She maketh a low cursie.

Δ. I declared our admiration of Ave his so sudden departure, aud required her opinion of the case.

Mad. ..... Surely Sir, I cannot tell: but I will go see if my mother can tell.

Δ. He that is the Creatour of all things, be mercifull unto us, and lighten our hearts with true knowledge, as our trust is in him.

E. K. She went away, and came again after a little while.

Mad. ..... My mother sayeth, you should have been at the Emperours.

Δ. But you see it is impossible to get thither without some good provision of money made by our great friend A. L. I pray you, what can you say of Ave?

Mad. ..... My gentle brother, Ave is a good Creature: indeed you might have made more of him.

Δ. I beseech you to give us some Declaration of Ave his last words.

Mad. ..... There is no word unperfect: My brother Ave his nature is to be plain and short.

Δ. I pray you to say somewhat more plainly of Ave his last words.

Mad. ..... If it were the commandment of my mother, I could do it. But this is the good will of my brother toward you.

Δ. As your brother hath done this of his good will, so do I desire you of your good will to do, or say somewhat to our comfort.

Mad. ..... Sir, I pray you, pardon me. I may not meddle with Ave his doing. I have nothing to say to you, but I know my Mother hath much to say to you

As the mighty thunder cometh, so cometh the promise of God.

Rodulphus the Emperour now.

If the Emperour (my mother sayeth) do any thing against Lasky, or hinder, (she answereth in earnest) there shall be an Emperour.

A. L.

Earnest is means to be Emperour, vide 22 Sept. Prage.

Δ. Make your sentence more perfect.

Mad. ..... Therein lieth a mystery.

A Mystery.

A comfortable promise.

My Mother, my Sisters, Ave, Il, my self, and the rest of us will not be from you in your need.

Δ. Now is our need, as we have declared.

Mad. ..... Sir, Content your self: For, yet a season, you must have patience. God blesse you, for (as yet) I feel nothing to say to you.

Misericos, clemens & pius est Deus Noster: Cujus nomen sit benedictum, Nunc & semper. Amen.

Note. About seven of the Clock this afternoon, E. K. came again up into my study: and seing me reading, and considering this Action, began to finde talk of it, and willed me to assay the practise of it if I understood it: And, to be brief, by little and little fell to this issue, that he confessed himself to be very sorry that he was so far raging in words as he was this day. Nay, (said I) any man living, else, would have found just cause of comfort, and to give thanks for AVE, such speeches to him, as he used unto you upon true compassion, and no skoff, &c. B t you by and by called him Devil, and raged on [〈◊〉] against Michael and Gabriel, and the heavenly powers with most horrible speeches, &c. He became very penitent, and acknowledged ^[165] that he had offended God: and said, that surely it was of the Devil, for he did not remember his words: but he is sure that they were not decent, and beseeched God to forgive him: And so did I, and was very glad of this his reforming himselfe, and we (being oft (before) called down to supper) were going out of my Study: and as he was almost at the door to go out, he said to me, I feel a very heavy thing upon my shoulder: and it is warm with all: Whereat I put to the door, and we sat down again: Verily thinking, (as it was) that it was the presence of AVE, whereupon I said unto the Creature.

Δ. In the name of Jesus, Ave art thou there, he answered immediately after as followeth.

Ave ..... Because thou [E. K.] [〈◊〉] acknowledged my honour again: I will also acknowledge my help toward you: But where man curseth the Heavens, what holy Creature can abide? Or where Satan is brought into possession, by free will of man, what good Angel is he that departeth not?

Δ. O Lord, confirm thy mercies upon us from henceforth.

Ave. ..... As concerning your Action, The Heavens bear witnesse of it. ^[166] Yea, yesterday did the good Angels contend with the wicked: and there was a great conflict betwixt them; and that about the love of God towards you, and your Action. But I will visit you again in the morning, and will perform my good will in God toward you. But [〈◊〉] must pray often if thou wilt avoid temptation. God be mercifull to you, forgive you, and strengthen you to the end.

Δ. Amen, sweet Jesu, Amen.

Δ. When all was thus ended, I delivered to E. K. my Psalter book (with the short prayers ^[167] annexed to every Psalm) where he himself very devoutly, and penitently prayed three of them, and I hearing also of them, gave my consent in heart to the same prayers.

Δ. To God onely be all praise, honour, and glory, now and ever.

Amen.

Wednesday, 27. Junii. Cracoviae. Mane horam circiter. 7.

Oratione Dominica finita, & peculiari Oratione contra Tentationes Sathanae, apparuit ipse AVE, &c.

E. K. He is here.

Δ. Gloria Patri, & filio, & spiritui sancto, &c. Amen.

Ave. ..... In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghost.

Δ. Amen.

..... Now, what is that, that is hard to you?

4. First, whether the Table (for the middle Crosse of uniting the four principal parts) be made perfect, or no.

Ave. ..... Thou hast found out the truth of it.

Δ. I think a mystery did depend upon the choice of the three names, Lexarph, Comanan, and Tabitom.

Ave. ..... That is not to our purpose.

Δ. You bad me [〈◊〉] out of the Tables the Characters of fewest Letters, and I found them to be OARA JA, and L, you said they are eight, you said there are eight in four: I know not what this meaneth.

Ave. ..... You must make up the name Paraoan. ^[168]

Δ. What shall become of the L aversed?

Ave. ..... It may be N, or L.

Δ. What must I now do with that name?

Ave. ..... In Exarph there wanteth an L. which L. is of more force then the N. ^[169] and therefore it is set in the Tables. As far as that N. stretcheth in the Character, so far shall that Countrey be consumed with fire, and swallowed into Hell, as Sodom was for wickednesse. The end of all things is even at hand: And the earth must be purified, and delivered to another.

The Heavens shall be 77 times above themselves. And the earth shall bring forth without Tillage: Prophets speak of dayes, [as] presently, that ^[170] are far off. But we speak of dayes that are hard at hand. For, immediately after your being with Caesar, shall the whole world be in sudden alteration. Battails ^[171] and bloudshed great number: The Kings of the earth shall run unto the Hills, and say cover us.

Δ. O, Thou mighty God of Hosts: be our strength and comfort. ^[172]

..... When you hear the peoplesay, Le, there is a man-child that doth great marvails, (which is even at the door threshold.) Then, then shall you see the calamity of the earth.

[〈◊〉] let [〈◊〉], the servant of God do as he is commanded: And what goodnesse soever he craveth ^[173] shall follow him, for the Lord hath spared him among the Kings of the earth.

Let him provide for this one journey: He shall not need to provide for the rest: For, he that hath ^[174] all, hath provided for him.

The fifteenth day of September, that shall be twelve moneths, shall you set up the signe of ^[175] the Crosse; even in the midd'st of Constantinople.

Δ. Thy will be done, O Lord, to thy honour and glory.

Poland. Promissio confirmata de A. L. fortè.

Ave. ..... In this Kingdom shall be much bloudshed, and the one shall cat anothers throat. And as the Lord hath promised, so shall it come to passe.

Ave. ..... Now to the Table.

Δ. Of the Principal King of Bataiva, or Baataiva, (using the last a twice) I doubt of the perfect writing of it.

Ave. ..... Is it not written? It is all, most easie, and in gathering thou canst not erre.

The 24 Seniors are all of one Office. But when thou wilt work in the East, thou must take such as ^[176] bear rule there; so must thou do of the rest.

Δ. Do you mean the estate, in respect of any place we shall be in, or in respect of any earthly place, accounted alwayes the East part of the world, wheresoever we be?

Ave. ..... The East and West, in respect of your Poles. What will you else of me?

Δ. Whether these four Tables be joyned in their right places, or no.

Ave. ..... They be.

Note, of the Letters in the black [〈◊〉].

Δ. Of the Letters in the Transversary of the wicked their black Crosse, I know no [〈◊〉], as of motivat; nan, &c.

Ave. ..... Thou shalt know, when thou writest thy book. ^[177]

Δ. I desire you of the book to say somewhat more for the fashion, paper, and binding, &c.

Ave. ..... Thou mayest use thy discretion.

Δ. You mean (I trust) the book that you bid me to prepare: For, the other is not for my writing.

Ave. ..... It is not. I my self will stand with you, and shew how to practise. ^[178]

Δ. Blessed be God for his ready help.

Δ. I will prepare the book (by the grace of God) with all speed.

Δ. As concerning the Offices, vertues, and powers of the three other quarters of the Table, what shall we think of them?

The Offices of all the four quarters.

Ave. ..... They are all as the first.

Δ. Note. Thou hast three names of God, out of the line of the holy Ghost, in the principall ^[179] Crosse of the first Angle, so hast thou three in the second, &c.

Four dayes (after your book is made, that is to say, written) must you onely call upon those names of God, or on the God of Hosts, in those names:

And 14 dayes after you shall (in this, or in some convenient place) Call the Angels by Petition, and by the name of God, unto the which they are obedient.

The 15 day you shall Cloath your selvès, in vestures made of linnen, white: and so have the apparition, use, and practice of the Creatures. For, it is not a labour of years, nor many dayes.

E. K. This is somewhat like the old fashion of Magick.

Ave. ..... Nay, they all played at this. ^[180]

You must never use the Garment after, but that once onely, neither the book.

E. K. To what end is the book made then, if it be not to be used after.

Δ. It is made for to be used that day onely.

Ave. ..... What will you else?

Δ. As you best know: we need instructions; yet necessary for us.

Ave. ..... Very few.

Ave. ..... It is a stem with fruit, but it wanteth leaves.

E. K. What mean you by that?

Ave. ..... There be more leaves then fruit, and in many actions there be more circumstances then ^[181] matter.

Δ. But here is onely marrow, and no bones, or flesh.

Δ. As concerning the great multitude that E. K. saw in the Vision standing after the sixteen Angels, next the Gate, you made no mention in your Description of the Vision: Therefore I would know what they are.

Ave. ..... [〈◊◊〉] Ministers and servants.

E. K. * Aliter, Sendenna, as E. K. said. ^[182]

There shalt thou see thy old Sondenna, * and many other wicked ones, that thou hast dealt withall. Hereby shall you judge truly of wicked Magick. God be with you: I will be ready, when you need me.

Δ. AEterno & omnipotenti Creatori rerum omnium, visibilium & invisibilium sit omnis laus, honor, gloria, & gratiarum actio. Amen.

Δ. 1. Remember, I have not yet heard any thing of the 5 Princes which held up the traine of the chief King.

2. Neither any thing of the Trumpeter which went before all. ^[183]

3. Neither of the letters in the Transversary of the black Crosse.

4. Also of ^[184] Docepax Tedoand, being referred to Cilicia, Nemrodiana, and Paphlagonia in the late exposition of the places by vulgar names: and before in the naming of them by the names of Creation they were applyed to Italia and Britania: One of those is to be doubted of.

5. We are desirous to know the Etymologies of all the names of God which we shall use, either to God himself, or to the Angels.

6. We require the form of our Petition or Invitation to be made to the Angels.

7. Of the 20 (and more) diversities or corrections of this principal Table, we require your censure, which diversities I have (by conjecture) so made or amended.

8. Whereas I was [Δ] willed to call 14 dayes, the Angels which are to be used: so would I ^[185] know whether also I should summon the wicked here recorded (out of the black Crosse, having their off-spring) likewise 14 dayes.

Saturday, † Cracoviae, Junii 30. Manè, circa 9. horam.

Oratione dominica finita, & [〈◊〉] illis 7. dubiis, quievimus paululum. Deinde, aliquot orationes ex psalterio recitavi, iterum quievimus paululum. Ad semihoram nihil apparuit.

At length appeared a face, very great, with wings about, adjoyned to it; afterward he seemed to be in a great Globe of fire.

..... Hearken to my voice.

Modesty, patience, and humility of heart and body, doth belong to these Actions. Tell me ^[186] how many Thunders the Lord hath in store for the wicked.

Δ. O Lord, we know not.

..... Were you ever in the secret caves of the Earth?

Δ. No, Lord, never.

..... Then tell me how many windes the Lord hath prepared for an year?

Δ. Neither that can we tell: We are not of the Lord his Council in these things of his providence.

..... Can you tell me none of these questions?

..... Can you tell what shall become of your selves?

Δ. God onely knoweth, and no creature but by him: for all things are kept uncertain until the end.

..... You beget children, know you the hour wherein they shall be born?

..... You begin labour, can you tell what point of time you shall end in?

Δ. God only is the Fountain of all wisdom and truth.

..... Well, then I see, you are drowned in ignorance and know nothing.

E. K. He turneth round very swiftly,

..... Even as the Adder leadeth out her young ones, the first day one foot, (out of her hole) not ^[187] because they should eat, but because they might acquaint themselves with the air, and her subtlety.

The second day, one yard and more: she encompasseth her hole, and windeth to and fro, and teachthem to creep; and so five or six dayes, till they know how to move and stir their bodies.

After the seventh day, she leadeth them further, and faineth deceit, striking the ground with her tail, as though it were the sound of some one at hand: And then gaping, beginneth to hisse, and stirreth up fear unto her young ones, so that they enter into her mouth. And thus she doth till they be 12 or 13 dayes old: Then she leadeth them a stones-cast, and exerciseth them both with fear, and hiding themselves; And when they sleep (being young and wearied with labour) she stealeth from them and maketh a noise amongst the leaves and small stones, with the moving of her hinder parts:

To the intent she might see what shift her wormes can make, which stirred up with fear, and missing their mother, so learn to couch themselves in the Chymnes of the earth; At length, after silence, the mother thrusteth out her self, and doubleth her tongue (with the sound whereof she useth to call them) They come together and rejoyce, wreathing themselves diversly about her body, for joy: She for a recompence, suffereth them to hang upon her back, and so waltereth to her hole; where she gathereth the leaves of the earth: and after she hath chewed them small and tender, with her teeth, and mingled them with the dust, she spueth them out again, and beginneth to lick them by little and little, as though she hungered, which she subtlely doth, that her wormes might eat and forget their hungrynesse.

Finally, in 20 dayes, they become big, and as skilful in the property of their kind... she (I say) leadeth them out into a fertile place, and full of dew, and full of bushes, and places apt to cover them, where they feed, dwell, observe their craft, and at last forsake their mother. Even so, it is with you; So the Lord, (the true Serpent and worme) leadeth you out from day to day, according to your strength: and as you grow, to the intent you might, at last be brought unto the pleasant ^[188] dew, and food of his mercy, which is Triumphing true wisdom.

But this the Lord feareth of you; that, as the wormes did, so you will forsake your mother.

Δ. Forsake us not, O God, Confirm thy graces in us, and we shall not forsake thee.

The nature of the Serpent, is, not to forsake his young.

Δ. O Lord we depend onely on thee, and without thy grace and continual help, we perish.

The Lord told Noe long before, the Flood would come, he believed him: Therefore he is safe in ^[189] both worlds. The sons in law of Lot, sunk into Hell, for that they derided the words of God, and believed them not. His wife became a salt-stone, for that she looked back, and did contrary to ^[190] the Commandment of God. Moses had the reward of his holinesse in this world pluckt back, because he said, Can this, &c.

I, as the messenger of God, am as one that say, Cave, Take heed that you become not son in laws, though you passe the fire, Take heed you look not back: for if you do, you shall not see the flood, neither shall the Lord put a vail betwixt you and vengeance, neither (I say) shall the promises of God come in your dayes. If God had taken you up into the heavens and placed you before his Throne, and told you the things that are to come, you would believe: But that you cannot do.

The Lord is merciful, he descendeth into your houses, and there telleth you what is to come, where you may under land: But you believe him not. Therefore saith the Lord of you, I fear you will ^[191] forsake your mother: But if you do it, I say, if you do it, I will make of the Mothes, men, that shall testifie my name.

E. K. I ever told you I do not believe them, nor can believe them, nor will desire to believe them.

..... If you be faithful, you be able to comprehend: If you be obedient and humble, The ^[192] Creatures of Heaven shall abide with you. Yea the Father and the Son, and the Holy Ghost shall make his dwelling with you. If you persevere, even with faith and humility, you shall see the wicked dayes that are to come, enjoy the promises of God, and be partaker of those blessed days that follow: For wonders unheard of, in, and of the world, are at hand. You are warned, ^[193] The Spirit of God rest with you.

Δ. Amen.

Δ. O Lord, shall we continue in this wavering or stiff-necked willful blindnesse, and frowardly ^[194] keep out thy mercies and graces by our fleshly sense, and unreasonable perswasion against the verity of thy true Ministers?

1. All things are committed to thy charge.

Δ. O Lord as much as ever I can do by prayer or otherwise, I do, and yet I enjoy no fruit of my long travel.

2. Thou hast ground, sow if thou can.

Δ. How can I without further instructions and help? and now, when I require Ave to come, he cometh not: O Lord comfort me.

3. AVE shall come when thou hast need of him.

Δ. In te Domine speravi, & spero, & sperabo. In die Tribulationis exaudies me. Refugium meum, spes mea, vita & beatitudo mea Jesu Christe, tibi cum Patre & Spiritu Sancto sit omnis honor, laus, Gloria & Gratiarum actio

Amen.

Monday, † Cracoviae, Junii 2. Manè hora ½.

Oratione dominica finita, & mora aliqua interposita, & aliquot aliis ex psalterio recitatis precibus, & post varias meas ad Deum ejaculationes.

At length Ave appeared to E. K. in the Shew-stone, &c. ^[195]

Δ. O Lord, all honour, thanks, and praise, be unto thee, who hearest the prayers of thy simple servant.

Δ. First, for the reforming of diversity of letters in the names written, I require your aid, unlesse you will first say somewhat else.

By the same Jesus who sitteth on the right hand of his Father, and is the wisdom of his Father, I request you to proceed with us.

Ave. ..... So that the body of Christ, now, is glorified and immortal.

Δ. Most true it is — Mors illi ultra non non dominabitur.

Ave. ..... But as the Prophets, that were fullfiled with the Holy Ghost and Spirit of God, before [〈◊〉], tasted of him, in that he should come as a Saviour, and in the seed of man; So is the [〈◊〉] of this time, Christ being ascended, in the same Spirit. But that Christ shall come in his ^[196] glorisied body, Triumphing against Satan, and all his enemies.

Δ. So be it, O Lord.

Ave. ..... But that the words of the Prophesies may be fulfilled, It is necessary that the Earth swarm, and be glutted with her own fornication and idolatry: which, what it shall be, the same spirit will open unto you.

Δ. Fiat voluntas Dei.

Ave. ..... That you may not onely be wise in forsaking the world, and foreseeing the dangers of perdition; But also preach the wonders of the same Christ, and his great mercies, which is to come and to appear in the cloudes with his body glorified. The Lord said to Satan, I will give thee power, in the end over their bodies, and thou shall be cast out into the fields, and that for my ^[197] names sake: But my Vineyard, and the fruit of my Harvest, shalt thou not hinder. Thus my brethren hath the Lord loved you, Thus have the Treasures of the Heavens opened themselves unto you: But your faith springeth not.

Δ. It shall when it pleaseth the Highest: We beseech him to encrease our faith as shall be most for his honor and glory.

Ave. ..... But unto you it shall be revealled, what shall come, after Morrows, after Dayes, Weeks, ^[198] and Years: And unto you it shall be delivered, The Prophesie of the time to come, which is twelve: of the which you have but one.

Δ. God make us faithful, true and discret servants. ^[199]

Ave. ..... For God will shake this earth through a riddle, and knock the vessels in pieces, throw down the seats of the proud, and establish himself a seat of quietnesse: that neither the Sun may ^[200] shine upon the unjust, nor the garments be made of many pieces.

Δ. All shall be in unity: unus pastor, unumovile, &c.

Ave. ..... Haste therefore and be gone: as the Lord hath appointed you, that you may be ^[201] ready for him, when he bringeth the sickle. Purifie all the vessels of your house, and gather more into it, and when the Lord presseth, he will give you wine abundantly: And lo, the ^[202] forks are weary of their burdens: But be diligent, watchful, and full of care: for Satan himself is very busie with you. After dinner I will visit you with instructions: But O my Brethren, be faithful, and persevere; for the same spirit that teacheth the Church, teacheth you.

Δ. To the same Holy Spirit, with the Father and the Son, be all honor, power, glory and praise, now, and ever,

Amen.

Julii 2. After Noon, Hora 1¼

Δ. Gloria Patri, & Filio & Spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio & nunc & semper & in saecula seculorum. Amen.

E. K. Here he is now.

Δ. Nobis adsit, qui cuncta creavit.

Ave. ..... What will you?

Δ. If it please you, the solution of the former 8 questions first.

Δ. 1. As of the five Princes, which held up the traine of the King.

Ave. ..... The knowledge of them helpeth not now.

Δ. 2. Secondly of the Trumpeter, what it betokened.

Ave. ..... It hath no relation to these Tables.

Δ. 3. Of the letters in the Transversary, I would know your will.

Ave. ..... They are, as the other, but for a peculiar practice.

Δ. 4. For Docepax and Tedoand referred diversly, as I have noted, What is the cause of ^[203] this diversity?

Ave. ..... It was the fault of E. K. in reporting.

Δ. What is the very Truth?

Ave, ..... Thou shalt be taught that, when thou hast their Calls, ^[204]

It belongeth to Nalvage his correction.

Δ. 5. As toncerning the Etymologies of these names of God, we would be satisfied.

Ave. ..... God is a Spirit, and is not able to be comprehended.

Δ. Some Notifying or Declaration, no full comprehension I require.

Ave. .... It is no part of mans understanding. They signifie all things, and they signifie nothing.

Ave. .... Who can expresse Jehovah what it signifieth. Deus significat ad id quod agit.

Δ. As for the form of our Petition or Invitation of the good Angels, What sort should it be of?

Ave. .... A short and brief speech.

Δ. We beseech you to give us an example: we would have a confidence, it should be of more effect.

Ave. .... I may not do so.

E. K. And why?

Ave. .... Invocation proceedeth of the good will of man, and of the heat and fervency of the ^[205] spirit: And therefore is prayer of such effect with God.

Δ. We beseech you, shall we use one form to all?

Ave. .... Every one, after a divers form.

Δ. If the minde do dictate or prompt a divers form, you mean.

Ave. ..... I know not: for I dwell not in the soul of man.

Δ. As concerning the diversity of certain words in these Tables, and those of the portions of the Earth delivered by Nalvage, What say you?

Ave. ..... The Tables be true.

Is it Aydropl, or Andropl?

Ave. ..... Both names be true, and of one signification. I have delivered you the Tables, so use them.

Δ. As concerning the Capital letters, have I done well?

Ave. ..... You have easily corrected that, and to good end; for every letter, and part of letter, ^[206] hath his signification.

Δ. I beseech you say somewhat of the N in Paraoan, of which you said, so far as that stretched, should sink to hell.

Ave. ..... Every letter in Paraoan, is a living fire: but all of one quality and of one Creation: But unto N is delivered a viol of Destruction, according to that part that he is of Paraoan the ^[207]

Governour.

Δ. It may please you to name that Place, City, or Country, under that N.

Ave. ..... Ask Nalvage, and he will tell you.

Δ. As concerning the wicked here, Shall I call or summon them all, as I do the good ones in the name of God?

Ave. ..... No man calleth upon the name of God in the wicked: They are servants and vile slaves. ^[208]

Δ. We call upon the name of Jesus in the expulsing of devils, saying in the name of Jesus, &c.

Ave. .... That In, is against the wicked. No just man calleth upon the name of God, to allure the devil.

Δ. Then they are not to be named in the first summoning or invitation.

Ave. .... At no time to be called.

E. K. How then shall we proceed with them?

Ave. .... When the Earth lieth opened unto your eyes, and when the Angels of Light, shall offer the passages of the Earth, unto the entrance of your senses, (chiefly of seeing) Then shall you see the Treasures of the Earth, as you go: And the caves of the Hills shall not be unknown unto you: ^[209] Vnto these, you may say, Arise, be gone, Thou art of destruction and of the places of darknesse: These are provided for the use of man. So shalt thou use the wicked, and no otherwise.

Δ. This is as concerning the natural Mines of the Earth.

Ave. .... Not so, for they have nothing to do with the natural Mines of the Earth, but, with that which is corrupted with man.

Δ. As concerning the coined they have power to bring it.

Ave. So they may: that they keep, and no other.

Δ. How shall we know what they keep, and what they keep not?

Ave. .... Read my former words; for thou dost not understand them.

Δ. I read it: beginning at the first line on this side, when the Angels of Light, &c.

Δ. I mean of coined money that they keep not; How shall we do to serve our necessities with it?

Ave. .... The good Angels are Ministers for that purpose. The Angels of the 4 angles shall make the Earth open unto you, and shall serve your necessities from the 4 parts of the Earth.

Δ. God make me a man of wisdom in all parts, I beseech him.

Δ. Note I had spoken somewhat of my part in Devonshire Mines: and of the Danish

Treasures which were taken of the Earth.

Δ. These our Questions being thus answered, now I refer the rest to your instructions intended.

Ave. .... You have the corn, and you have the ground: Make you but invocations to sow the ^[210] seed, and the fruit shall be plentiful.

Δ. As concerning our usage in the 4 dayes in the 14 dayes, we would gladly have some information.

Ave. ..... You would know to reape, before your corn be sown.

Δ. As concerning a fit place and time to call, and other circumstances, we would learn somewhat.

Ave. ..... You would know where and when to call, before your invocations bear witnesses of your readinesse.

Δ. Then they must be written in verbis conceptis, in formal words.

Ave. ..... I — a very easie matter.

Δ. What is the Book you mean that I should write?

Ave. ..... The Book consisteth [1] of Invocation of the names of God, and [2] of the Angels, by ^[211] the names of God: Their offices are manifest. You did desire to be fed with spoones, and so you are.

Δ. As concerning Bataiva, or Baataivh, I pray you not to be offended though I ask again, what is the truth?

Ave. ..... The word is but of six letters, whereof, one is on the left side, one on the right, two above, ^[212] and two under; A and H are put to.

Δ. Sometimes or communiter, A, and in extremis Judiciis H as I was taught before.

Δ. So that the word is Bataiva, or Bataivh.

E. K. I think he be gone; for he made a sign of the crosse toward us, and drew the white Curtain.

Δ. As we sate a while and talked of the Calls received in the holy Language, and not yet Englished, there was a voice.

..... You shall have those Calls in English on Thursday. And so ask me no more questions. ^[213]

Δ. Thanks, honour, and glory, be to our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, now and ever,

Amen.

Thursday, † Cracoviae, Julii, 5. Manè, hora, 8. ferè.

Oratione dominic a finita aliisque extemporaneis ejaculationibus ad Deum, & repetito promisso ultimorum verborum de Angelica interpretatione 14. illarum invocationum, quas à 14 Maii ultimi recepimus, tandem apparuerunt, Gabriel in Cathedra & Nalvage.

Gabriel in his Chair, and Nalvage with the Table, or rather Globe with the letters in it, &c.

Δ. Blessed be our God alwayes, for his mercies: his graces be with us, now and ever.

E. K. Gabriel standeth up.

Gab. ..... Dictum est saepe vobis, perseverate usque ad finem.

Δ. God give us that ability.

Gab. ..... And why is it said so? but because you shall have many temptations and afflictions: after which come consolation and comfort.

If the Smith prove and temper his Gold by fire, his intent is to excell in the work that he hath in hand: that thereby it might be tryed, refined, and made apt, to the end wherein it shall be used: Much more, think you, doth the God of wisdom, forge, try, and beat out, such as he intendeth to use in the execution of his divine and eternal purposes. How therefore can you find fault with the Lord? How can you say, he dealeth not justly with you? when he suffereth you to be proved to the uttermost. If you pay the uttermost farthing, are you not become free? If you feel affliction and temptation, and withstand it, are you not the more pure? the more justified? for the Vineyard and Harvest of the Lord? O yes, my Brethren; for the more the wise man is afflicted, the more he rejoyceth; And the greater his adversity is, the more he prostereth.

Is it not written? No man cometh to the Lord but he is justified, purified, and accepted. Whence therefore (if you seek to come before the Lord, that is to say, to appear, to be blessed) shall your justification or purifying arise? Of your own nature it cannot; for you were born sinners: But by Christ you may: In whom you are justified, through patience, and resisting temptations. True proof, and touch of man: But me thinketh I hear you say, O, if we were rich, or of ability. True it is, for the dust of the earth many men excel you: But in that you speak with God, in us ^[214] his Angels (that is to say Messagers) you are not onely happy (which happinesse the others want) but you excell all the creatures of the Earth.

O my Brethren, their joy is a bitter-sweet: But the comfort that you have, is eternal, is sweet, and a food for ever. Therefore, if you will be eternal, and in perpetual comfort with joy, despise the world for the worlds sake: and delight in God for his mercies; which if you truly do, Then can no Tempest prevail, no affliction come amisse, nor no burden be too heavy for you: For it is written, Gaudium beatorum est Christus: Cui Mundus omnia mala fecit.

O my Brethren, be contented, and suffer the world: for as Christ in vanquishing her, did prove himself the Son of God: So shall you in resisting her, at last overcome, and be accounted the sons of God in Christ, of whom you are a follower. John Dee, be of comfort, for thou shalt [〈◊〉]. ^[215]

Δ. God be praised therefore.

E. K. And what do you say of me?

Δ. If I prevail, Satan shall not have his will of you: for

Gab. ..... But unto thee [E. K.] saith the Lord, Take heed, how thou meddlest with hell, lest it swallow thee.

Have patience, a time.

E. K. They be gone out of sight.

Δ. In the mean time we read over the premisses twice, to our great comfort.

E. K. Now they be here again,

Now is a Cloud over them, all white like a smoke.

A voice. ..... Move not, for the place is holy — By a great hollow voice.

E. K. Why should it be holy.

Δ. — The Court is, where the King is: So where the Lord is present, the place is accounted holy, and is so.

E. K. Now they be out of the Cloud.

Δ. After this, they made another pause: longer than before.

E. K. When shall we practice Ave his Calls, &c.

Gab. ..... My brother, thou hast least care: Thou drawest both of God and man. That is promised thee, shall be payed thee; and that which is to come, thou shalt be partaker of ^[216]

[Δ. To E. K. for he hath no care neither for meat, nor drink for him and his, neither is he destitute of 400 Dollers yearly pension, and is to have some help by Art.]

Nal. ..... Say the first word of the Call.

Δ. Sapah It is the fifth, for 4 being Englished. ^[217]

E. K. He holdeth up all his hand, and ^[218] on his thumb standeth written — and on the fingers orderly very big letters.

There was no word there that fignified Nine, the third word should be E M. ^[219]

Nal. ..... That is one.

E. K. Now he plucketh the Curtain over all.

Δ. Because you said that Acam betokening 7699. was to be put in his place: I have viewed and numbred, and I find the words of the Call, more, than the English parcells, by many: For the English parcels are 41, and the Call hath above 50.

A voice. ..... You have OD the fourth word of that Call; The whole Call is placed there, and ought to be the next. Number the words of the next Call.

Δ. So that the next Call ought to have this English. ^[222]

E. K. Now he sheweth again.

Nal. ..... That is it that went before.

E. K. Now he draweth the Curtain.

Δ. I understand this to be the English of the fifth Call; and that before of the sixth: the Numbers of the parcels seem to agree. So that we have now the English of the fifth and sixth Call. Thanked be God. E, M, Af. and Peoal, three words which you said we had not, I finde them in the Calls: your meaning perhaps is some other then the common words.

E. K. Now he hath opened again.

E.K. Now he draweth the Curtain.

Δ. As I was comparing the Call to this English, a voyce said.

Nall. ...., It is the next Call.

Δ. I understand it to be the fourth Call, or

E. K. Now he openeth.

E. K. Now he hath covered all again.

Δ. As I was speaking of his diversities, saying, This you have not, and this you have not. A voyce said: Some you have, and some you have not, whether you have, or have not, it is a mystery.

E. K. There is a little fire in the stone, going about it like a little Candle.

The Curtain is open, and a great Cloud over them.

Now they appear clear.

The Thunders of Judgement and wrath.

E. K. Now cometh a Cloud over them very white like smoke. Now they appear again.

E. K. Now the Curtain is drawn again, after a quarter of an hour.

E. K. Now he appeareth.

Nal. ..... Consider by these, whose businesse you have in hand.

..... Here must words in the end of the first Call, follow at Move, &c.

Δ. But this Call, it differeth a little expresly.

Δ. They are the 14 last words, in the holy language thus: Zacar e ca, od zamran, odo ic. Qua, Zorge, lap zirdo Noco Mad, Hoath Jaida.

Note. Then begin at the first Call, Move, as before.

E. K. Now they appear.

Nal..... Then move as before, &c.

..... Move, as before.

..... Move, as before, &c.

E. K. Now all is covered.

E. K. Now it is open again.

..... Move as before. ^[262]

..... Move, &c.

E. K. They have covered all with the Curtain.

..... Move, as before, &c.

A voice. ..... Vpon Monday you shall have the rest.

Δ. The God of Hosts be praised, his name extolled, and his verity prevail to the comfort of his Elect. Amen

A voice. ..... The Eternal God blesse you. ^[267]

Δ. Amen, Amen, Amen.

Δ. Upon my considering (immediately) of these Englished Calls, and the Angelical Language ^[268] belonging to them, I find that here are but 13 Englished of the 14 which are in the third Cracovien Volume contained: and here wanteth the English of the third of those 14.

Besides this, you may consider that these English Calls keep this order as followeth: and to make it a more perfect account from the beginning of the first Call of All (being long since Englished, and three more) Then have we 18 Calls, whereof 17 are Englished.

Ergo, there lack yet 30 Calls, for the 30 Aires, &c. (besides the English of the seventh or ^[270] third, in the third Book contained) and so shall there be 48 Calls: For the first Table, is no Call: Although there be letters gathered, but made into no words; as you may see, before the first Call of all.

Saturday, Julii 7. Manè hora 6¼ † Cracoviae.

Oratione Dominica finita, aliisque tam ad Deum quam ipsum Ave petitionibus, requirebam Judicium ipsius Ave de meis tam ad Deum quam bonos ejus angelos factis orationibus. Post vix quartam horae partem apparuit.

Ave. ..... If the words or truth of our testimony and message, were, or were contained within the capacity of man, Then might the Devil thrust in himself, and dissemble the Image of Truth: But because it is of Truth, and of him that beareth testimony of himself, it can neither have affinity with the flesh, nor be spoken of in this sense.

Lo, thus, deceitfully, hath the Devil entred into man.

Δ. Blessed be the Lord of all truth.

Ave. ..... Therefore seeing the word is not corruptible, Those that minister the word, cannot dwell in corruption. I speak not this, without a cause, my brethren.

Δ. I pray you to proceed, accordingly, that we may know the cause, if it be your will: or else leaving this Caveat unto us, to proceed to the matter wherein we required your helping hand to correct or confirm, or to do that which is behooful.

Ave. ..... For, which of you have sought the Lord, for the Lord his cause or sake?

Δ. That, God can be judge.

Ave. ..... Or in which of you hath due obedience; either to the word, or unto us that are sanctified by the word, been faithfully performed?

Δ. My points of errour, and disobedience I beseech you to Notifie, that I may amend them.

Ave. ..... It may be, you will say, we have laboured, and we have watched, yea we have called on the name of the Lord. What have you done that you ought not to do, yea, a thousand times more?

Δ. We vaunt nothing of any our doings, nor challenge any thing by any perfection of our doings.

Ave. ..... Shall the hireling say, I have laboured hard? or doth the good servant think he meriteth his wages? It is not so But you do so; Therefore you are neither worthy of your reward, nor the name of faithful servants.

Δ. No Lord, we challenge nothing upon any merits; but flie unto thy mercy, and that we crave and call for.

Ave. ..... You do wickedly and injustly: yea you credit the Lord, as you do your selves: your faith is the faith of men, and not of the faithful.

Many things have I said unto you from the beginning, (saith the God of Justice) which you have heard, and not believed: But you tempt me, and provoke me; yea you stir me up to be angry with you.

Δ. If thy Anger shall be on us, beside the sorrow of this world, tentations of the feind, &c. Then are we not able to endure.

..... Answer not me, and hear what the Lord saith unto thee: Satan laugheth you to scorn; for he saith unto the Lord, standing before him, Are these they whom thou deliveredst from the ^[271] perils of the Seas, and from the hands of the wicked, whom the windes were a comfort to, and thy Countenance a Lanthorn? But the Lord seemeth not to hear him: for he knoweth it is true. My brethren, you seek the world more than you seek to perform the will of God: as though God could not rain Gold and Margarits amongst you: As though the breath of God were not able to beat down the whole earth before you. O you faithlesse Creatures: O ye hypocrites in the Vineyard of the Lord: O you unworthy servants of such a Master. Neither unto Abraham, nor unto Noe, nor unto any other Patriarchs or Prophets, hath God done more merciful unto, than unto you. To Abraham he said, When I return at this time of the year, Thou shalt have a son. Vnto Noe he said, Build thee a Ship: Make up the Ark, Thus and thus, it shall be: for the people shall perish.

You remember not that Joseph was sold by his brethren; or if you do, it may be, you think it is a ^[272] fable: If you think it to be true, Then consider how he escaped the Pit; Consider he was sold, and so became a bondman: But who changed the imagination and sense of his brethren? who (I say) came between their Tyranny and his innocency? What was he that made him free? that brought him before Pharaoh? yes, and that which is more, made him reign over Pharaoh: Was it not the same God, that dealeth with you?

O ye of little faith, and starvelings, withered grasse, and blasted willows: What and if you were in hell, could he not deliver you? If you become bondmen, cannot he make you free? If you be in prison, cannot he deliver you? Cannot he compasse your neck with a chain? But Satan saith, Lo, they say, they have a long Journey: It is necessary that God comfort those that put their trust in him. Euge, O ho O you beggerly starvelings, Hath not the same God, the same Raphael that he had... Yes verily, a thousand a hundred, and a thousand and a hundred thousand thousands that are, and more than Raphael for the help and comfort of the faithful.

When Herod sought to kill the son of God, in that he was man: his Father delivered him not with a mighty wind, nor with beating down of Lords Palaces; but by a dream appeared unto Joseph, saying, flee, Herod seeketh the child his life. Note the manner of his warning, The manner of his departure: But hear what the Lord said in the end. Return, for he that sought the Child his life, is now dead. Why, I say, you rotten Keeds, worse than the excrements of the Fens, have not you greater warning? Wherefore is it said unto you, Up and be gone, but that the Lord ^[273] seeth the thoughts of man? even of him which seeketh your destruction; Even of this wicked King which seeketh to destroy Laskie.

Could not the same Lord, consume that wicked monster and seller of his people, (which [〈◊〉] for a time) with the fire of his mouth? Yes, but that he hath given all things a time. Those that are righteous are often times taken away because of temptations that are to come: But the ^[274] wicked are suffered to continue, because they might be more heavy, and sink deeper: But, (for love) I say unto you, my brethren, Flee the mischiefs that are to come, and go forward in the service of the Highest, that you may enjoy the promises that are made you, and be partakers of the happy dayes to come.

Take heed of whoredom, and the provocations of the flesh. For why? those things that we say, are not without their cause. You have but ten dayes to tarry (if you will follow my counsel) ^[275] But if you linger any longer, you may drink of a Cup that you would not. Wherefore doth God warn you, but that he would be just with you? Hath he not the whole Earth to serve him? Believe me, by the [〈◊〉] we bear, that the good Angels weep over you; for, as you are particularly called, so have you your particular and unaccustomed temptations. But pray unto God, that ^[276] you may prevail. Nititur enim, omnibus modis, Sathanas ut vos devoret.

It is said unto you, If you provide for this Journey, &c. That word is as sure as the strongest ^[277] rock in the world. Considering that you were warned by the same Spirit (whereof I speak) being witnesse of himself, and by us, which bear witnesse of him; Give ear, gird up your selves, and be gone: For, even at the very doors, are mischief. After a while I have somewhat else to say unto you.

E. K. He covereth all with the white Curtain.

Δ. We read and considered these premises somewhat diligently.

Δ. Afterward, [Ave] he came again, and (after a pause) said as followeth.

Ave. ..... My brother, I see thou do [〈◊〉] not understand the mystery of this Book, or work thou hast in hand. But I told thee, it was the knowledge that God delivered unto Enoch. I said also, that Enoch ^[278] [〈◊〉] 50 dayes. Notwithstanding, that thy labour be not frustrate, and void of fruit, Be it unto thee, as thou hast done. ^[279]

Δ. Lord I did the best that I could conceive of it.

Ave. ..... I will tell thee, what the labour of Enoch was for those fifty dayes.

Δ. O Lord I thank thee.

He made, (as thou hast done, thy book) Tables, of Serpasan aud plain stone: as the Angel of ^[280] the Lord appointed him; saying, tell me (O Lord) the number of the dayes that I shall labour in. It was answered him 50.

Then he groaned within himself, saying, Lord God the Fountain of true wisdom, thou that openest the secrets of thy own self unto man, thou [〈◊◊〉] nine imperfection, and my inward darknesse: How can I (therefore) speak unto them that speak not after the voice of man; or worthily call on thy name, considering that my [〈◊◊◊〉] and fruitlesse, and unknown to my self? Shall the Sands seem to invite the Mountains: or can the small Rivers entertain the wonderful and unknown waves? ^[281]

Can the vessel of fear, fragility, or that is of a determined proportion, lift up himself, heave up his hands, or gather the Sun into his bosom? Lord it cannot be: Lord my imperfection is great: Lord I am lesse than sand: Lord, thy good Angels and Creatures excell me far: our proportion is not alike; our sense agreeth not: N twithstanding I am comforted; For that we have all one God, all one beginning from thee, that we respect thee a Creatour: Therefore will I call upon thy ^[282] name, and in thee, I will become mighty. Thou shalt light me, and I will become a Seer; I will see thy Creatures, and will magnifie thee amongst them. Those that come unto thee have the same gate, and through the same gate, descend, such as thou sendest. Behold, I offer my house, my labour, my heart and soul, If it will please thy Angels to dwell with me, and I with them; to rejoyce with me, that I may rejoyce with them; to minister unto me, that I may magnifie thy name. Then, lo the Tables (which I have provided, and according to thy will, prepared) I offer unto thee, and unto thy holy Angels, desiring them, in and through thy holy names: That as thou art their light, and comfortest them, so they, in thee will be my light and comfort. Lord they prescribe not laws unto thee, so it is not meet that I prescribe laws unto them: What it pleaseth thee to offer, they receive; So what it pleaseth them to offer unto me, will I also receive. Behold I say (O Lord) If I shall call upon them in thy name, Be it unto me in mercy, as unto the servant of the Highest. Let them also manifest unto me, How, by what words, and at what time, I shall call them. O Lord, Is there any that measure the heavens, that is mortal? How, therefore, ^[283] can the heavens enter into mans imagination? Thy Creatures are the Glory of thy countenance: Hereby thou glorifiest all things, which Glory excelleth and (O Lord) is far above my understanding. It is great wisdom, to speak and talke according to understanding with ^[284] Kings: But to command Kings by a subjected commandment, is not wisdom, unlesse it come from thee. Behold Lord, How shall I therefore ascend into the heavens? The air will not carry me, but resi teth my folly, I fall down, for I am of the earth. Therefore, O thou very Light and true Comfort, that canst, and mayst, and dost command the heavens; Behold [〈◊〉] these Tables unto thee, Command them as it pleaseth thee: and O you Ministers, and true lights of [〈◊〉], Governing this earthly frame, and the elements wherein we live, Do for me as for the servant of the Lord: and unto whom it hath pleased the Lord to talk of you

Behold, Lord, [〈◊〉] hast appointed me 50 times; ^[285] Thrice 50 times will I lift my hands unto thee. Be it unto [〈◊〉] is [〈◊◊〉] thee, and thy holy Miniters. I require nothing but thee, and through thee, and for thy honour and glory: [〈◊〉] I hope I shall be satisfied, and shall not die, (As thou hast promised) [〈◊〉] thou gather the clouds together, and judge all things: when in a moment I shall be changed and dwell with thee for ever.

These words, were thrice a dayes talk betwixt Enoch and God: In the end of 50 dayes, there ^[286] appeared unto him, which are not now to be manifested nor spoken of: he enjoyed the fruit of God his promise, and received the benefit of his faith. Here may the wise learn wisdom: for what doth man that is not corruptible?

I have not that I may say any more unto you: But believe me, I have said great things unto you: If you will have me hereafter, I will come.

Δ —

..... Consider well my words, and what 1 have now said unto thee: for here thou mayst learn wisdom, and also see what thou hast to do.

Δ. I will, if it please you read over some of these Invitations which I have made and written here in this Book.

Ave. ..... You may not use that word Obedientes.

Δ. You spake of a first word to call, and of a second to constrain. Ave. ..... It signifieth, it urgeth them more in God. I have said.

Δ. Note, what is meant by the name of God that was said to constrain, being the second ^[287] names of two before given.

E. K. He is gone, and all covered with the Curtain.

Δ. All honour, praise, and glory, all thanks and power, is due to our God and King. So be it.

Amen.

Monday, Julii, 9. Manè hora 7. three quarters, † Cracoviae.

Orationibus quibusdam finitis ad Deum & deinde ad Gabrielem & Nalvage, &c.

E. K. As soon as he looked, he found the Stone covered with the white Curtain.

Δ. A pause of a ¼ of an hour: In which space I used sundry ejaculations to God, and his good Angels.

Δ. This day was appointed, we attend therefore your instructions. At length they appeared not, but used a voice.

A voice. ..... This day, but the Sun declining the fourth hour.

Δ. Your meaning is, that at after noon, at 4 of the clock.

The voice. ..... As thou hast written —

Δ. The will of the Highest be done.

Amen.

Monday, A Meridie, hora 4.

Δ. As E. K. was saying to me, that he thought that the Angels might tell the certain day and times of things to come, and that Angels could now fall no more, &c. Of such things touching Angels; suddenly a voice was heard, as followeth.

A voice. ..... Herein will I talk with you, my brethren.

E. K. Gabriel onely appeareth: neither Nalvage nor the Table appeareth. He sitteth in a Chair, and with his fiery Dart.

Gabr. ..... The [〈◊〉] inspired with the Holy Ghost, were assured of the coming of their Messias, of their Christ: But what day, or in what year was not of mans understanding. Christ himself opened unto his Disciples his death, and the manner thereof; but the day and hour he never disclosed. So likewise the Scriptures speak of the coming of Christ, but the day and hour, the Son of ^[288] man knoweth not. But because in time to come, and for this action, (the message of the highest) And assured, and infallible Doctrine, (in respect that God appointed you no certain time) is necessary. For, for this cause you waver my brethren: and may lose the benefit of God his favour, and mercies. O weaklings examine the Prophets, look into the doing of the Apostles. There alwayes went a promise before the end: But the end was the benefit and fruit of the promise. Some alleadge Paul, some Peter, some Daniel: But in this case shall you alleadge the sayings of God, spoken in the spirit of truth by me Gabriel, the servant of the highest. God, for three causes hideth the end, and the very time of his heavenly purposes. As after a little silence you shall shortly hear.

E. K. A cloud covereth him.

E. K. Now he appeareth again.

Gab. ..... First, by reason of his own inexplicable Est & non est esse, which is without the circumference, strength, capable vertue, and power of man, his intellectuality, whereby he appeareth to be verily one God, and incomprehensible.

Secondly, because Lucifer with his yea sayers, (damned justly) should never taste of his light, nor understand his secret judgements: which he would, and might do, if they were delivered to mans imagination, and discourse: Because it is within the circumference and compasse of his Creation. Consider of these two.

E. K. Now he is covered in a white Cloud again.

Δ. The first reason, or cause we do not sufficiently understand, or conceive.

Deus est esse, Sanctis Deus.

Non est esse, Impiis Deus.

For, In the judgement day, God in his son, Christ, shall shut up his perpetual and everlasting Justice, wrath, and anger, with Hell and damnation. Leaving them, and forsaking them, and in no case to be called their [〈◊〉]. Fratres [mi] non habebunt Deum. But they shall be without a guide, and without a Centre. Hereby you may understand, Esse & non est esse. To the purpose.

Thirdly, that man firmly perswaded of things spoken of by God above his capacity to come, and unknown, might worthily in the strength of faith, and through the effect of his promises merit his favour in Christ, and receive eternal salvation, justly before God and his Angels. These are the three causes.

Δ. This last cause, if it would please you to make more plain, it should greatly enform us and confirm us.

..... These are the three onely causes, that the ends of God his determinations are secret.

1. In the first, that God might appear omnipotent.

2. In the second, sealed up in himself from the knowledge of such as have rebelled to their destruction.

3. In the third, that man might justly be made worthy of the places prepared for him.

Nalvage is called away, and cannot be in Action with you till Wednesday. Then shall you ^[289] have the Calls that you look for. And so enter into the knowledge and perfect understanding of the 49 Gates and Tables if you will.

Δ. O Lord, thy will and mercy be shewed upon us.

Gab. ..... But understand that it is a labour, the hardest and the last.

Δ. Violenti nihil difficile: God strengthen our will and faith.

Gab. ..... I have nothing else to say unto you. But God be mercifull unto you, and forgive you your sins.

Δ. Amen.

Gab. ..... And that you go hence, make haste.

Δ.

E. K. He is gone.

Δ. Gloria Patri, & filio, & spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio, & nunc & semper, & in secula seculorum.

Amen.

Wednesday, Julii 11. Mane hora, 6½. Cracoviae. Oratione dominica finita, &c. ^[290]

Δ. We await the promise, which you made us, O Gabriel.

A voyce. Not now, but at the fourth hour, declining as before.

E. K. And why not now as well? ^[291]

A voyce. He that laboureth in his own harvest laboureth when he list: but he that fisheth on the Sea, must be ruled by her course.

Δ. Fiat voluntas Dei.

Wednesday, Julii 11. à Meridie, hora 4.

Δ. At the first looking the Curtain appeared to E. K. his sight.

Δ. When it shall please thee, O God, we are desirous to receive wisdom from thee.

Δ. At six of the Clock appeared a little one, yellow, like a little Childe: his hair fine yellow, and a very amiable face.

To avoid reproach, and for the truth of the word I visit you, instead of Nalvage, which cannot ^[292] come. I am [〈◊〉] Mese, the servant of the highest, which instead of Nalvage, will, and am able to supply ^[293] his place.

Δ. So be it in the name of Jesus.

Ilem. ..... Many, and strong are your enemies, both bodily and ghostly: But be you strong, and you shall prevail. ^[294]

Therefore say, what you will have me do.

Δ. That (if it please you) that Nalvage would have done.

The East is a house of Virgins.

Δ. He distinguisheth it not by fingers.

Ile. ..... Well, you shall have fingers.

Ile. ..... Lo, there you have it.

Δ. I pray you to consider of the form of the promise, for we were promised to receive the ^[296] Calls we looked for, and so to be fit for the 49 Gates, &c. If this you have done, be the performance of those the words of Gabriel, or no, I pray you consider.

Ile. ..... For the thirty Calls, or thirty Call, to morrow at the fourth hour, ^[297] I will ease you sufficiently.

Δ. I beseech you (if I shall not offend to request it) What is the cause of Gabriel and Nalvage their absence?

Ile. ..... Spiritual Contention between Satan and them, and more then man can, or may understand.

Δ. Then I pray you, why was not this supply sent at the time appointed?

Ile. ..... It is not of God, to think that God is of time. All things are tied unto him, and nothing can be separated from him. Notwithstanding, he may separate himself from them. But you ^[298] shall understand, that these nineteen Calls.

Δ. There are but 18. besides the first to God.

..... There are nineteen besides the first] are the Calls, or entrances into the ^[299] knowledge of the mystical Tables: Every Table containing one whole leaf, whereunto you need no other circumstances.

E. K. A white cloud cometh about him, but hideth him not.

Ile. ..... But you must understand that in speaking of the first Table, I speak of the second. So that the second, with you is the first.

4. As this last, behold is the fourth, but with you the third.

[〈◊〉]. It is the seventh: but the third of the fourteenth.

Ile. ..... It is the Call of the third.

Ilem. ..... Look that, that you call the third.

Δ. It is Raas.

There cometh a white bright Cloud about him.

E. K. Every time he speaketh, he pulleth fire out of his mouth, and casteth it from him.

E. K. Now a white Cloud goeth round.

Il. ..... There you lack the third word?

Δ. What is that?

..... Of the first flame, it answereth to L al purt.

You had not the exposition of the third word.

Thus you have not lost your labour.

E. K. Now he wrappeth the Cloud that was under him about his head.

..... God be with you.

E. K. Saw him go upward.

Δ. Glory be to God, praise and honour for.

Amen.

Thursday, Julii 12. à [〈◊◊〉] 4. † Cracoviae.

Ocatione Dominica finita, & breviter ad [〈◊〉] quibnsdam dictis.

E. K. The Curtain appeared at the [〈◊〉] looking.

Δ Now in the name of [〈◊〉], as conceining those 30 Calls, or thirty Call, we await your information of Ilemese.

Δ. After divers parcels of our Actions past with Nalvage being read, which were very well of us liked, at length Ilemese appeared: and after he had shewed himself (the Curtain being ^[300] opened) he drew the Curtain to again.

Δ. I then said three Prayers out of the Psalms, &c.

E. K. Now he standeth as Nalvage used to do, upon the Globe with the rod in his hand: And Gabriel sitteth by.

Δ. In the name of the eternal and everlasting God say on.

E. K. Now the Globe turneth swiftly, and he pointeth to letters thus, with the rod which Nalvage was wont to use.

Gab. ..... Move not, for the place is holy.

Δ. Hallowed be his name, that sanctifieth whatsoever is sanctified.

E. E. There came a black cloud in the air about the Stone, as though it would have hindered E. K. his sight.

Gabr. ..... It behoveth us to do that we do even with present contention against the wicked. Have a little patience.

The curtain is now away again, and they appear again.

E. K. Now is the curtain plucked to again, and they covered.

Ile. ..... Read it.

Δ. The English.

Ile. ..... I

[Δ. It follows in Libro Crae. .

Marginal notes

1. able doubting ½ ↩
2. Δ. I suspect this place to be imperfect. ↩
3. The earthly Globe appearing. ↩
4. .. wardes. .. th 15 Prin An Angel appeared to Ptolomie. ↩
5. ms ... ng ... any .. Poles . Diviniatione. ↩
6. The first of the second. ↩
7. Gold Mines under the Pole Artick. ↩
8. Δ. [〈◊〉] as I think. ↩
9. Under the South Pole. ↩
10. Δ. A wonderful great City. ↩
11. Maspi. ↩
12. Δ. Are under the Regiment that [〈◊〉] chiefly denoteth, &c. ↩
13. Those words he spake after the Action ended more than an hour in the Chamber before my Study of practice. ↩
14. 91. Names of the world or earthly habitation. ↩
15. [〈◊〉] Universal Chart of the World. ↩
16. Forte, Cease not or Cease: and that is to be understood From [〈◊〉] you. ↩
17. A [〈◊〉] speech. ↩
18. [〈1 line〉] ↩
19. Our going to the Emperours Court. ↩
20. Δ Perverse. Invitatio Bonorum. ↩
21. The writing of the book by Divine means. The Emperour. Four [〈◊〉], Vide lib. 19. Septemb. 1. 184. Sulden alteration in this year. ↩
22. Return warned, as before was bidden, May 21. But he meant not to warn us of any returning as appeareth by the nineteenth book: I herefore with humility that doubt must be moved. Be ready alwayes. ↩
23. Three dayes before our journey to the Emperour. ↩
24. Vide Junii 4. in fine. ↩
25. A L. Father. Son. God Holy Ghost. ↩
26. The Calls, or Invitations. ↩
27. Δ. Thursday, Friday, Saturday last, were lost by E. K. his disquietnesse, God be mercifull unto us. ↩
28. GOD. ↩
29. The Devil. ↩
30. [〈◊〉], misliked of the Devil. ↩
31. Δ. [〈◊〉] praevalescentem: Haec enim [〈◊〉] nominis ejus est. Blasphemies. A punishment of further and longer time yet of God his most mercifull visiting of us. Dealing with Devils. I he Devils [〈◊〉]. ↩
32. Faith. Faith is the Key of mans conscience. The Devil is the picklock. E. K. Very vehemently spoken. A figure of the time to come. Vide lib. 19. Praga, 27. Aug. Vnum ovile, 950. years. Vide [〈◊〉]. cap. 20. Paradise. Paradise was first made, and last to be enjoyed. Regnum Dei mille annorum de quo, cap. 20. Apocalyps. Δ. Antichristus. Dies novissimi isti sunt. The last Prophesie. Bella & [〈◊〉]. Necessity of things, vide [〈◊〉]. Election. The twofold manner of this Doctrine. The shyle for God his Barn. ↩
33. [〈1 line〉], [〈◊〉] Note, bidding. ↩
34. Our uniting promised. Esau & Jacob. ↩
35. A. L. ↩
36. A. L. A. L. The aptest in the world for some purposes of God. [〈◊〉] ↩
37. [〈◊〉], cap. 5. & 6. Michael [〈◊◊〉] &c. ↩
38. Pride of A.L. suspected. Deusignis: nos autem, materia. Necessity. ↩
39. Note. Apt and meet matter. Humility. Perseverance. A great Caveat. ↩
40. We must go to the Emperour. The place for which my Angel of Creation is sealed. ↩
41. Δ. I understand as yet, either the Emperours Court, or Prage, &c. ↩
42. God his jealousie. ↩
43. Exod. 20. a. Deut. 5. a. ↩
44. To Moses Exod 32 B [〈◊〉]. 9. C The J ws. The unmeasurable love of God toward us A. L. Δ. E K. Exhortation to [〈◊〉] and amendment of life. ↩
45. God. ↩
46. The Lord kept back. ↩
47. The chief Lesson. The essential Characterisation of E. K. his soul, and so the cause of his election. [〈◊◊〉]. Of God his finding thee fit in matter, unfit in life. ↩
48. The necessity of the Devils doings. 1 either with good men 2 or with evil men. ↩
49. Testification Angelical of E. K. his Conversion. ↩
50. An. 2582. Novembris 20. at Mortlake. ↩
51. Vide Maii, 1 28. 2 3 Hyle. 4 5 6 7 ↩
52. [〈1 line〉] The [〈◊◊〉]. ↩
53. NOTA. ↩
54. Unaccustomed absence and silence. ↩
55. The matter made apt. ↩
56. Δ We lest off [〈◊〉] 11. ↩
57. Conversion. ↩
58. Confirmation prayed for. ↩
59. The [〈◊〉] of God. ↩
60. Vide sup. ↩
61. The conversion of E. K. [〈◊〉] made [〈◊〉]. ↩
62. [〈◊〉] mediam [〈◊〉] ab [〈◊〉]. ↩
63. This seemeth to be [〈◊〉] Castle in Littaw, where the King now is. ↩
64. The Arms of [〈◊〉]. ↩
65. Δ: There seemeth to be Magical Charactors. ↩
66. The man with the Wart [〈◊〉]. ↩
67. Note, because no wicked power can enter within this stone. ↩
68. Close without any [〈◊〉], but where their arms are put out. ↩
69. Δ. Fumi [〈◊〉] sunt spiritus qui [〈◊〉], vocati ante. ↩
70. Δ. Ergo, An. 1581. 6. [〈◊〉] inceperunt die Lunae. The Angel standin at the window, winding up the 6. smokes. ↩
71. [pointing to Δ.] ↩
72. A. L. ↩
73. Note. ↩
74. The white Curtain. ↩
75. These Crosses seemed not to be on the ground, but in the aire in a white Cloud. The great Crosse seemed to be of a Cloud, like the Rain-bow. ↩
76. E. K. and I said now in our talk [〈◊〉], That God would not visit us but at the dayes of journey taking (as was last affirmed) Therefore whatsoever came before was to be doubted as an illusion. He therefore answereth first our doubt, and then to my request he maketh answer. ↩
77. [〈◊〉] Dei. ↩
78. Note this manner of a thing felt warm on the right shoulder. ↩
79. For the glory of God. ↩
80. The malice of Sacan provoketh his own [〈◊〉] when he thought to [〈1 line〉] that the [〈◊〉] might be [〈◊〉], and the [〈◊〉] confounded. Governours of the Earth. ↩
81. 4 Angeli Terrae. ↩
82. King. ↩
83. 5 Princes. ↩
84. 4 Angels. ↩
85. The 24 Seniors in the Apocalyps. ↩
86. The [〈◊〉] names of God. ↩
87. The Angels of the thirty Aires supra. ↩
88. The use in practice. ↩
89. The higher instructions. ↩
90. On Monday next 25 Junii. ↩
91. A blessing. ↩
92. Red. White. Green. Black. ↩
93. King. 40. Angels, on the 4 Crosles, attending on the [〈◊〉] 16 Angels. ↩
94. Joan. cap. 15. C ↩
95. Joan. cap. 17. [〈◊〉] ↩
96. Vide Anno 1585. Junii 12 Cracoviae. ↩
97. Ave. ↩
98. Δ. Ave. ↩
99. Δ. Ave. ↩
100. Four. ↩
101. Δ. Da verbum tuum in ore me[•], & sapientiam tuam in c[•]rde meo fige. ↩
102. Δ. Quasi figura de terra re[••]vanda. ↩
103. The Table of the Earth. ↩
104. Δ He taketh off the coloured cloaths in due order, respecting the four parts of the World. ↩
105. The Earth. ↩
106. Vide 1582. 20. Martii. lib. 2. ↩
107. Vide lib. 3. Anno 1582. Aprilis 28. ↩
108. Enoch. ↩
109. 50. Dayes. ↩
110. The title of Enochs books, expounded into English. [•]50 Lions, or wicked spirits seducers. ↩
111. Counterfeiting. ↩
112. Wicked Magicians. ↩
113. Devils Characters. ↩
114. The mercy of God to Dee. ↩
115. To Δ. ↩
116. The wicked power expelled out of the earth. ↩
117. NOTE. Characters. ↩
118. A wicked power tempting E.K. ↩
119. This p may stand backward, or forward. E. K. What is the reason of that diverse setting? — For beginning there it will make the name of a wicked spirit. ↩
120. Δ. So is the name of the first division of the earth in the 29 aire. A voyce to this intent. ↩
121. This is the Table that hath 4. and D on the top, by me so noted. ↩
122. p backword... or forward-A is arsward. ↩
123. Linea [〈◊〉] Sancti. [〈◊〉]. The 3 names of God in [〈◊〉]. ↩
124. [〈◊〉] ↩
125. Ten faces on the [〈◊〉]. ↩
126. Δ. Another pronouncing of it. The 4 Angels over every crosse of the 4. attendant crosses. ↩
127. The use. ↩
128. 4 Angels over every crosse. ↩
129. Solomon his knowledge. Six Seniors. ↩
130. How to make the Seniors of 7. letters. ↩
131. The encreasing of names with a letter. ↩
132. b a T a — i — ↩
133. A or H. ↩
134. To make the end of this word. The King his name East. ↩
135. To morrow. ↩
136. Characters or Notes. ↩
137. Nalvage delivered them, but by the same spirit of God Note. ↩
138. The general of the first table. ↩
139. A bodily and a true motion. ↩
140. Δ. The ninth Chapter may be added, and is of the secrets of men knowing; whereof there is a peculiar Table. ↩
141. Δ. They be [〈◊〉] names of the Teath air, answering to Caspis, Germania, [〈◊〉] in Africa. ↩
142. Wicked Angels whose names are of 3 letters. 4. Angels above every of the lesser crosses. [〈◊〉], 16 such in every of the 4. principal quarters. ↩
143. In the crosse of union, or the black crosse. ↩
144. The 4 Angels serving to this lesser [〈◊〉]. ↩
145. Note. Appearing by one name and doin, by another. ↩
146. Physick. ↩
147. Note. ↩
148. The [〈◊〉] his name made of five letters. The use of the wicked powers. ↩
149. The Call of the wicked. ↩
150. Note. [〈◊〉]. Constraint. ↩
151. Baatain A, o. Baataivh. ↩
152. Now he speaketh of the second little crosse above, on the right side in the East quarter. ↩
153. 4 Good Angels. Metals. The wicked Angels of this portion. ↩
154. The table of creation. ↩
155. Lib. 4. aliter 5. Bnasp [〈◊◊〉]. ↩
156. Transformation. ↩
157. The four Elements. ↩
158. The knitting together of natures. ↩
159. [〈◊〉] à [〈◊〉] in locum. All handcrafts. ↩
160. Note this rare action of a spiritual Creature. ↩
161. The secrets of all [〈◊〉]. sixteen Angels for Medicine. ↩
162. Note. The blessed Kingdom on earth. The earth. ↩
163. [〈◊〉], these are here to be learned out. Δ. Maxime calm splendet & manifesta est, in [〈◊〉] coeli & in [〈◊〉]. ↩
164. [〈◊〉], For the.. I heir [〈◊〉]. ↩
165. NOTA. [〈◊〉] Deo grata & acceptabilis in ipsâ [〈◊〉]. Note this manner of a heavy thing on the shoulder, and warm withall. ↩
166. Δ There was a terririble storm of thunder and rain, toward the end of our yester-dayes Action: which, I said, was somewhat more then natural. ↩
167. Mr. E. K. Penitently prayeth. ↩
168. Δ. It is the second part of the 22 aire. ↩
169. Δ. So is not one letter superfluous, or wanting in the Tables. A Prophesie of things at hand. NOTE. Nova Terra. ↩
170. Were. ↩
171. Rodolphus Caesar. Nota, [〈◊〉] malerum [〈◊〉]. ↩
172. [〈◊〉]. ↩
173. A. L. ↩
174. Money, provision. ↩
175. In Constantinople [〈◊〉] 15. [〈◊〉]. ↩
176. 24 Seniors. Note, This civersity of working. The four plagues, or quarters. ↩
177. The book. ↩
178. A perfect master ready. ↩
179. The twelve names of God in the twelve Banners. Four dayes. Fourteen dayes. Obedient. White linnen vestures. ↩
180. Ga ment and book, onely once to be used. ↩
181. [〈◊〉] than leaves. ↩
182. Δ. Of this wicked [〈◊〉], E. K. by & by after this Action said. Seeing his name is come to be known (and not by [〈◊〉] for I had received the Sacrament with Mr. Miniver, of whom I had him, never to bewray or disclose his name) I will tell you somewhat of him. He appeareth in many forms, till at length he appear in a Triangle of fire, and being constrained to the Circle, he [〈◊〉] form (as it [〈◊〉]) of a great Gyant, and will declare before for a month to come which spirits do orderly range: which by name being called, will do their offices, with a few other circumstances used, &c. This, indeed was one, of whom I made most account, &c. ↩
183. Doubts. ↩
184. Declared by Gabriel and Nalvage. ↩
185. Δ. Pagina penultima [〈◊〉]. ↩
186. Note. ↩
187. Note this similitude well. ↩
188. [〈1 line〉]. ↩
189. NOE. ↩
190. [〈…〉]. ↩
191. H. ↩
192. Faith. Obedience. Humility. ↩
193. A Caveat. ↩
194. Δ. Cum maximis lachrymis haec à me & valde [•]ferio ad Rem dicta erant. ↩
195. Post semihoram. ↩
196. Adventus Christi. ↩
197. Our bodies to be cast out into the fields. ↩
198. Prophesie. 1 — 11 ↩
199. 12. ↩
200. Regnum futurum. ↩
201. Δ. Be gone to the Emperour. ↩
202. That hold up the grapes. Satan. Faithful. Spiritus Sanctus. ↩
203. Docepax. Tedoand. ↩
204. Calls. Nalvage is to correct. ↩
205. ocation ↩
206. [〈◊〉] use of the [〈◊〉]. ↩
207. Note. ↩
208. The wicked [〈◊〉] are vile laves. ↩
209. The Treasures of the Earth. Our words to the wicked that keep Treasure. ↩
210. Invocations to be made. ↩
211. The Book. ↩
212. Δ. He meaneth of the left side of the square center of the principal [〈◊〉]: not perfect square, but heteromeces. ↩
213. The Calls to be had in English on Thursday next. ↩
214. Our great [〈◊〉] with God. ↩
215. Dec. ↩
216. His fee of A. L. of 400 Dollers yearly. ↩
217. Gah S diu. ↩
218. The Spirits of the fourth Angle are ↩
219. Δ It is yet a mystery to what book these, and such words have relation, they are in every Call following. ↩
220. That word thou hast not, it is Acam. ↩
221. E. K. Like a cloud covereth between me & the things in the air. Δ 6 2 ↩
222. Sapáb. ↩
223. That is Af that word have not there. ↩
224. Peral you want that word. ↩
225. Nal. ... E. K. [〈◊〉] came between. E.K. His eyes and the shewstone. ↩
226. E. K Now all the [〈◊〉] are bowed downward. ↩
227. E. K. Clouds. Fortè sic. ↩
228. E. K. Clouds. ↩
229. Dwelling in the rightenesse of the heavens as continual comforters. ↩
230. Nal..... ↩
231. Δ 5 1 ↩
232. C. al, that you have not. ↩
233. The ninth. ↩
234. Nal..... That is P. you have not mark the mysterie. ↩
235. 5 Δ 9 ↩
236. West. ↩
237. Nal. ..... [〈◊〉] And that you have not. ↩
238. Δ. I understand the end of this earth, &c. ↩
239. 4 Δ 8 ↩
240. Ol. That you have not. ↩
241. That is Daox that you have not. ↩
242. [〈◊〉]. ..... That you have not. ↩
243. Nal. ..... Math. you have it not. ↩
244. 6 10 ↩
245. Mian..... ↩
246. ob..... That you have not ↩
247. Δ 8 12 ↩
248. Δ 7 11 ↩
249. There is no language for these words in the Call ↩
250. At large. Darg..... ↩
251. Of the first flame. ↩
252. Sons. Daughters. ↩
253. Nal.... Ol.... ↩
254. Nal.....Quar. ↩
255. Nal..... or extreaam Justice. ↩
256. Δ 10 14 ↩
257. Nalvage. ↩
258. Δ 9 13 ↩
259. Eran — ↩
260. 18 ↩
261. [14] ↩
262. Δ This is the 14 25 I received them in the holy Language. ↩
263. Emod. ↩
264. Stretch forth ↩
265. Δ [12] 16 ↩
266. Faxs — Faxes or Faxis to be sounded. I find in the Call Taxs. I finde also in some words T or F indifferently used. [Δ. 13.] [17] ↩
267. We have no more now. Hora 12. ↩
268. NOTE. ↩
269. Note, the third of the third Book, which is the seventh, from the beginning, is not yet Englished. Vide post Julii 11. hora 4. There is the Call Englished. ↩
270. NOTE. ↩
271. The great and peculiar mercies of God shewed on us. ↩
272. Genes. 27. ↩
273. Up and be gone. Stephen Bather King of Poland. ↩
274. Note of the death of the righteous now and then Flee. ↩
275. But 10. dayes. ↩
276. Particular Temptations. ↩
277. Provide for this Journey. Spiritus Sanctus. Be gone. ↩
278. Enoch. ↩
279. The Book confirmed. ↩
280. Nal. Ave. It is a king of slate-stone. 50 Dayes labour. ↩
281. [〈◊〉] his prayer to God. ↩
282. One Creatour of all things. A Seer. ↩
283. The Call of Angels. ↩
284. There were no Kings in [〈◊〉] his time; Consider therefore how to ask this doubt of this phrase prophetical. In [〈◊〉] I find cap. 8. that unjudged Nations had Kings long before Saul his time. Therefore there might be some in Enoch his time: or he prophesied of them. ↩
285. Ave. That is to say, thrice a day. ↩
286. Thrice a day. ↩
287. What is meant by the phrase or [〈◊◊〉], in respect of good Angels. ↩
288. De secundo adventu Christi. ↩
289. Wednesday following. ↩
290. The Curtain appeared straight way. ↩
291. At four of the Clock after noon. ↩
292. NOTE. [〈◊〉]. ↩
293. Δ. He is one of sigillum Dei, one of the Septenarii whereof, Ave and... are The Translation of the Call into English. ↩
294. Many enemies bodily and ghostly. ↩
295. Ile. .... Ni, That you have not. ↩
296. Vide Supra. ↩
297. Thursday at four of the Clock afternoon. ↩
298. Nineteen Calls received. ↩
299. The use of these 19 Calls. ↩
300. Ilemese. ↩
301. Ilemese. ↩
302. [〈◊〉]. ↩
303. asper. ↩
304. [〈◊〉]. ↩