Friday 1 November, 1588, mane
at Breame.
Albeit we were willed - O Lord - to cease, yet understanding the warning to mean 'enquiring of thy mysteries and secret determinations' wherein we intend now not to deal, nut in matters before and last moved wherein we were not fully satisfied. That now we may more expressly be certified, and is of three things.
First for Vincent Seve.
Secondly for Edmond Hilton, gone with the ship towards Dansk.
And Thirdly concerning help for money, for Lord Albert Laskie, and herein we crave either the ministry of Jubanladaeck or of Il, or whomsoever else it shall plase thy Majesty to send.
Kelly - A man with a black gown apears with a cap falling to his neck, with a big book under his arm.
It seems to be Aphlafben, my good angel.
Kelly - He has a white robe under the black gown, which goes all under his gown, trailing behind him, but the white robe trails not. His gown hangs on him, as though it were falling off his shoulders.
Dee - In the name of Jesus, the King of Glory, are not you Aphlafben, my good angel by the mercy and power of God so assigned?
Kelly - He looks very ancient.
Aphlafben - Empire, most high glory and thanks throughout all creatures be unto thee, O eternal God, first ( . . . ), secondly redeeming, and thirdly sanctifying the world in his creation, now and forever. And as long as it shall be said hosannah in the choir of the High God. Amen.
Dee - Amen, amen, amen.
Aphlafben - Manifold are the mercies of God towards man, whose baseness deserves no such grace and most unspeakble blessing. But such is God, who justifies in the strength of his mercy, and elevates his honour with his own holiness. For what is man, that he can justify himself? or have anything wherein his bowels may rejoice? Wherein can he determine happiness for himself? or how can he compare himself the the trees that are fruitful? If the life of man be sin, then it is hateful. But who is he who hates it? but even he who is above, and is furthest from iniquity.
Great therefore - O man - are thy miseries, when naturally thou art, and love to be hated of God, whose service is justice and whose delight peace.
Consider therefore the mercies of God through his loving kindness towards thy weakness, and acknowledge his power which makes those strong who have no force themselves. Gather not up your own inventions, but be faithful servents, performing the will of him who sanctifies you with obedience, for of dust you are become flesh, and of flesh the servants of sin, that at length you might be made free through your own consent in the mercies of him who has entered into your weakness, and weighed out his blood for your redemption, even he who has payed the uttermost penny of your ransom. And why? Not to the intent you should brag of yourselves, but has charged on condition you maintain justice in the works of righteousness.
Unto whom is Heaven a seat? but unto such as are faithful servants who serve the God of Hosts. If anything now happen to you, that is, the riches of your master, be thankful for it, and consider his liberality, and how much the more he opens his treasures to you. Be so much the more thankful, for to such belongs the ownership of more and the reward of such as are ten times faithful. Happy are these, to whom is said Thou good servant. Be no rovers, for there is no house like the house of your master. Take heed also lest you minister his bread to such as are his enemies, and so unworthy; for to both these belongs the reward of unfaithfulness.
Be not high minded when you borrow your riches, lest the moths enter and corrupt your garments; for pride is the depth of sin . . .
Cease not to rebuke the dishonourers as ( . . . ) Neither maintain the honour of any other, for he that entertains you has sealed you for others, and has strengthened you with authority, the rod of his justice. Generally these things have been spoken to you, and these lessons not yet to learn; but happy are those whom God sanctifies, being unholy, and ten times blessed are the temples wherein his holiness dwells. True it is, as thou say: generally, men are sanctified, the people of the Earth of all nations mystically through the mercies of God; but where the sanctification agrees not with the thing sanctified, there enters wickedness. The Spirit of God is not sanctified in Hell, neither is his holy temple beautified with the feet of the unrighteous.
It is written dogs honour not bread, neither defiled places things that are holy; for as Hell dishonours Heaven in respect of unrighteousness, so those who are wicked dishonour the virtuous and such as are truly holy by society, and they stink of their wickedness. For it is written And Satan went from the presence of the Lord, leaving a stink behind him. The light of the Sun is taken from the Earth by the congealed cloud; the sins of the people and filthiness of places are put between virtue and things sacramental. There, it is not true that thou may lawfully call upon the name of God in unhallowed places.
Dee - I crave pardon for my ignorance and error herein, but I require not to know of the heavenly mysteries. Only such things I demanded information of, which not only were above human power to answer, and so might seem worldly mysteries, but also the true good news of them might many ways be comfort to us and ours.
Aphlafben - Behold in Israel the rough stones are acceptable altars, and the stinking caves have been known to the Lord. And why? because the place was holy, neither this filthiness here, nor of anything else created hinders, but the filthiness of the place and country wherein they are defiled, for in pure places, the defiled are blessed. David sanctifies Saul with the presence of his anointing, and his harp spake the wonders of the Lord.
We come to you here, because the will of God in you shines; but the filthiness of this country obscures the beauty of our message, not that it is obscured in us, but hindered through wick ( . . . ) from you. Therefore, flee the company of drunkards, and such as we ( . . . ) their own understanding.
Kelly - He holds up his face and hands to heavenward.
Aphlafben - Drunkards and such as defile themselves are apt to know things wordly, not as wise men do, but that the world may be a plague to their iniquity. Thou desires pardon, and call th ( . . . ) business a worldly mystery. But the mysteries of this world are put under the feet of the faithful, which - overseen by God - are generally comforted and directed. Them therefore, what care remains either of the seas or of the slimy Earth? where, on the one side, thou regards the ship, and on the other side money. I say to thee, God corrects this world and the casualties thereof, lest those that are of thee should blaspheme his name.
Dee - Blessed be his holy name, and his power magnified forever.
Aphlafben - Thy goods are safe, and the Earth shall provide for you. Be not you careful, for to the just, yea, even the hairs of their head are numbered. I am silent for the world, for it is not my propriety. But notwithstanding, ask and thou shall bot be denied.
Dee - As concerning Vincent Seve, his state and being, we are very desrious to be informed.
Kelly - Vincent Seve appears here, going down by Charing Cross. There is a tall fellow with a cut beard with him in a sky-coloured cloak. Vincent has a great ruff; this man waits on him with a sword. He is going down to Westminster; he is now talking with a gentleman on horseback, who has five men following him with cape-cloaks short and moustaches, and he on horseback is a lean-visaged man with a short cloak and a gilt rapier. His horse has a velvet foot-cloth.
On Vincent his forehead is written: Where power wants, rigor weakens.
Vincent laughs heartily, and shows two broad teeth before. He holds a little stick within his finger crooking; on his left hand he has a scar from a cut, on the nether side of his hand. Vincent has a pair of boots on, which come straight on his legs and very close.
A great many boats appear at Whitehall.
One is grafting in the garden there.
Many people are now coming out of Westminster Church.
The gentleman on horseback alights now, and goes down toward the court before Westminster Hall. He goes now up a pair of stairs, and there stands a fellow with a white staff. Vincent has gone with him. The servant walks without. The servant goes to a waterman there. The waterman asks him whether that be he, that is the Poland biship? The servant asks him what has he to do? Now the servant goes from the waterman.
Now comes one down the stairs, and says to the servingman that his master shall be disparched tomorrow. The servant says he is glad of it. Now all that show is vanished away.
Now come there two handsome men. They have cloaks on their shoulders, and they have hats on like tankard crowns.
One of these says
I understand by the King that he bears him great favour.
The other says
But kings when they become rich, wax covetous. But do you think he will come this way?
Yea, marry, if he by wise, for he shall find no better friendship than in Denmark. Here is the fellow, he has brought a bag of amber.
He takes the fellow by the shoulder, and says
Come away, he has been an old doer.
Now they are gone, and that show.
Now is the first man in the black gown come again.
Aphlafben - Thus you see, the world answers for the world. Be merciful. Flee privy leaks, for the Devil is ready at every corner. Be humble and obedient, that receiving the reward of true servants, you may rejoice as inheritors of everlasting freedom; the reward of such as are faithful to the end. God grant you may so be. Amen.
Kelly - Now comes the veil again, which all this while was gone behind the stone.
Dee - Deo nostro omnipotenti, misericordi et justo sit omnis honor, laus et gratiarum actio, nunc et in secula seculorum. Amen.
While we were at Bream, among many other things told and delivered to Kelly, as he was by himself by a spiritual creature, I know not who nor of how good estate, or what estate he was of. This parcel among them he held in writing, and imparted to me, and I thought my pains not ill bestowed, to keep the same in record here.
Ganilus that is house most fiery fairer than the Sun,
Has honour great, says give place, your former course is run;
Therefore first framed clouds unknown draw near with mighty storms,
Wherein such bodies lie obscur'd, or take ten thousand forms.
Your bellies bulging long disclose, and on the harlot earth,
Seem fair to man, as when the waves as midwife help ( . . . ) r birth.
Twice shall the Sun put on the heavens, and once look quarter way,
And working uncouth worlds, build up a city where men say
The holiest stood. The bears bring in usurping fire at hand,
And people spread return, whose new built altars flaming stand.
Whilst such as strangers were Catesy cry, and bloody knife,
With privy shame defil'd glances, a thing n ( . . . ) sometime rife.
From midnight to noon, two parts and more shall slaughter feel,
And all the world from south, taste all, down force of fire and steel.
Small wonder though the Earth at shadows sighting nothing grieve,
When mighty seas shall dry, and heavens lie, who can live?
That mortal eyes shall see a temple built with precious stones,
Or creatures strange made new in sight, of old and long dry'd bones.
Or angels dwell on earth: but I whose fiery fingers can
Unloose thrice sealed books, and utter worlds unknown to man.
I see these cursed wights, whose borders lead thy journey on,
Shall with the thirtieth month be bought, or sold, or fully gone.
And England perish first with moths long harbour in her skirts,
The Spaniard lose their King, and France rebel and fall by spirits.
And holy men ten days besieged at home, with these days whelps,
Till he at length made free by sudden force of virtues helps.
The Polish King has played, and friendly man shall then bear sway,
Amongst earthly friends, and such as hope of former faith decay.
At last wear highest crown, if fall from virtue makes no loss.
And midst this coil to come in space of new come lay for toss.
Then lo, come other times most holy, and a kingdom shall,
From Heaven come, and things forthwith again to order call.
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