Liber Resurrectionis (Prague and Trebona), part 5 of 9 (15 Apr. 1587)

Magna Pausa.

William the son of Vrsine, the Lord talketh with thee this day, saying, Wilt thou that I buy a Kingdom for thee with gold or silver? Wilt thou that the Kings and Princes of the earth shall laugh the Almighty God of the heaven and earth to scorn?

Have I at any time preferred (such as trust in me) to the government of my people, by giving them the excrements of the earth?

Look down upon my servant Abraham.

Look down upon his children.

Call to remembrance my servant David.

Set Solomon before thy eyes.

The Kings and Princes of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Consider with thy self the Calling of the twelve: The government and state of such as have been Princes amongst the flock Christian.

Have they been hired or promoted? Have they been lifted up by me with gold or silver, or such like trumpery, the Monsters of the earth? In necessity, to pay Tribute the fish ministred, wherewithall Tribute might be paid according to custom.

In the calling of Abraham, multiplication of seed was promised; which was to be a multitude in people, mighty and great upon the face of the earth.

David was […] in (the least of his brethren) even to be King of Israel, not by the […] of precious stones, gold or silver. A Sling he had, a Satchel with a few stones.

Solomon was commanded to build me a Temple, without any sum or stint. The […] went from place to place, intending to teach; neither carried they gold or silver, but onely a scrip or bag prepared for their common victuals and nourishment.

Many Princes and Kings have published my Name, without any promise made unto them from heaven.

Notwithstanding, unto Abraham I have plenty, as his necessities required: and unto his children, as I had limited.

Unto David, being King, riches followed his State: and unto his son Solomon, plenty both at home and abroad, to build my Temple.

Unto the Apostles I gave (in the time of the calling of my people) the spirit of understanding, whereby they understood and had power to teach: And unto such as stretched out their hands for my name, I have abundantly given; and it hath been faithfully, and for the love of me taken in hand.

Believe therefore with Abraham, and with his children.

Bring thy fling and bag before the people of the Lord against Goliah.

Endeavor thy self with Solomon, to build a Common-wealth, wherein I will be exalced, as the servant of the Son of God, and as his follower.

Go forward, as thy own power and ability shall serve thee: For thus saith the Lord of Hosts:

Thou hast nothing but what thou hast received of me: neither thou, neither thy father.

Provide therefore, of that thou hast, which is mine: that is to say, of that which thy power can extend unto, in thine own faculty and riches, to shew thy good will and ready endeavours in such things to be brought to pass, as thou hast learned of me: That is to say, Neglect not the time of this thy visitation, neither despise this Kingdom wherein thou shalt reign, for in so doing I dwell with thee for ever, and with thy posterity which shall be (in me) mighty. When thou art entred into it, whatsoever Treasure there is in my house, or amongst you, Take it, use it.

Make thee a […] of it with two edges, that with the one thou maist cut off the bastards head, and with the other build up the Monuments and the houses of cleanliness, godliness, and understanding: That the East again may flourish, and that I may make one Floc, from the Sun-rising to his going down.

[…]. The ounce & the half wch W. R. hath is to be multiplied. Caesar: reddenda quae sunt Caesaris. The L. Sobcovitz the Land-Hostmaster.

In the mean season, shall the Powder which thou hast to be multiplied, be extended, and multiplied with them that are here present, that it may be apt for thy uses, and the strengthning of thy faith.

The one half of it thou shalt keep, as the perpetual remembrance of me, even thou and thy posterity.

Unto him that is thy head, do thy true obedience: although his heart be bardued against thee, and thirsteth after thy destruction.

For behold, thy enemy that seeketh to devour thy Soul, ceaseth not to lay […] for thee, that thou maist become odious to common people. But the time shall shortly come, when thou shalt have justice against him. See therefore that thou smite; see, I say again, that thou smite him, for Justice is the hand of the Highest punishing such as offend, either against him or his Innocent.

Justice against Pople. […]. The Lord Czotek Schonberg. Δ He alludeth to the spies of the holy land for the children of Israel To the question of […] sending to. R. spondet Articulo literarum suarum, an Caesari ex pulvere aliqua sit danda portio.

These that now come unto thee, have brought thee a great Cluster of grapes, even as big as they can both carry: amongst the which, notwithstanding there are many rotten. But behold, the foolishness from above shall appear wisdom before them, when their wisdom shall become foolishness before me, and before themselves.

Round about thee thou shalt receive assistance, and many hearts shall be made glad in thee.

As for my Treasures to be opened, To him that defileth my Seat, and the Sword of Justice.

To him that harboureth abomination in his own houses, and listneth unto wicked counsel.

Unto him which hath despised me, which is accursed of me, shall none of my Treasures be opened.

I have judged him, and it shall appear shortly.

That which is Caesars give unto Caesar; and that which is mine, unto the House of my Honour.

Be obedient (as the servant of God) unto thy Superiours: and whilest thou maist, diligently do Justice. Thy Country shall receive such remembrance of thee, as shall never be rased from the face of the earth: until the fire come down from heaven consuming all things.

Be full of humility, and abandon pride.

Bow down thine ears nnto the poor.

Be often sorry for thy dayes mis-spent.

Be strong for ever in me.

Pausa.

Δ

Thy wife is even at the door of sickness: But behold, I am even he, the Lord of health.

E. K.

As unto thee, Barrenness dwelleth with thee, because thou didst neglect me, and take a wife unto thy self * contrary unto my commandment: for neither young nor old, rich nor poor, are respected with me; but what I will have done, is just, and whosoever doth it not, is privily (if he be not openly) punished for his offence. Therefore thou shalt have the womb which thou hast barren, and fruitless unto thee, because thou hast transgressed that which I commanded thee.

Be it unto thy brother, as his service, trust, and confidence hath been in me, and towards me.

Lay your hands to work, and your bodies unto labour, and participate one with another, as is commanded you.

That the blessing which I have promised you may go forward in you; and that your labour may bring forth good fruit.

The fourteenth day hence shall this Action end: In which day you shall once again assemble your selves here together. And now behold I say unto thee, unto thee, that hast thy eyes opened, and thy ears made perfect, which hast been exalted by the sight of the heavens, why dost thou call upon me, desiring to be made free.

18 Aprilis futura die Saturni. E. K. told me that he had all the Lent praid once a day at the least, that he might no more have dealing to skry.

Is it a burthen unto thee to be comforted from above? O foolish man! by how much the heavens excel the earth, by so much doth the gift that is given thee from above, excel all earthly treasure. Notwithstanding, because that Manna is loathsom unto thee, behold what is said unto thee this day.

Thou art made free: neither shalt thou any time hereafter be constrained to see the judgment of the highest, or to hear the voices of the heavens.

But thou art a stumbling-block unto many.

Notwithstanding, my Spirit shall dwell with thee; and in the works of thy hands thou shalt receive comfort.

And the power which is given thee of seeing, shall be diminished in thee, and shall

dwell upon the first-begotten Son of him that sitteth by thee, as I have * before said.

In the mean season shall he be exercised here before me, until the time come, that his eyes shall be opened, and his ears receive passage towards the highest.

And these fourteen dayes shall it be a time unto thee of chusing or refusing.

For I will not cast thee away, neither out of my house, unless it be long of thy own ignorance, and wilful despising of my great benefit.

If thou therefore be weary of it, the fourteenth day hence, bring hither, and lay before me the Powder which thou hast, for thou hast offended me, as a false steward, in taking out of that which is not thine own. I will no longer dally with you, but will give unto you according unto your works.

Δ. O God be merciful unto us, and deal not with us according to the wickedness, frowardness, and blindness of our hearts.

Amen.

NOTE.

Δ. UPon this former part of the Third Action General, where my first begotten Son (namely Arthur) was assigned to the Ministry of seeing and hearing, in place and stead of E. K. if he would utterly refuse the same office (hitherto by him executed, and by him to be executed, until the seven actions general finished) And that the same Childe and Son, in the mean space (that is to say, between the day of the part of Action received, and the end of the same: determined to be fourteen dayes after) should be exercised before God. I thereupon thinking that E. K. would, should, or best could instruct and direct the Childe in that exercise, did alwayes await, that E. K. would of himself call the Boy to that Exercise with him; and so much the rather, because he said, that he was very glad now that he should have a Witness of the things shewed and declared by spiritual Creatures: And that he would be more willing to do what should be so enjoyned to him to do, then if onely he himself did see, and that for divers causes. But when E. K. said to me, that I should exercise the Childe and not he, and that he would not, I thereupon appointed with my self to bring the Childe to the place, and to offer him, and present him to the service of Seeing and Skrying from God, and by Gods assignment, and of the time of fourteen dayes yet remaining, being the 15, 16, 17 dayes of April, and next before the 18 day, (the day assigned to end the Action in) to have the Childe exercised in them. And thereupon contrived for the Childe this order of Prayer ensuing.

Die Mercurii summo mane die Aprilis 15. anno 1587. Trebonae.

In the Name of God the Father, of God the Son, and of God the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Oratio pro Arthuro qua in exercitiis suis uti debet mysticis.

Glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O Almighty and Everlasting, the true and living God, have metcy, pity and compassion on my father John Dee, and on me Arthur Dee; who being now called hither by thy assignment, am now here present and ready in all humility, obedience and faithfulness, to serve thy Divine Majesty, with all the gifts and graces which thou hast hither to endued me with; and with all other which of thy most bountiful and fatherly mercy, thou wilt henceforward bestow upon me. Lighten (therefore) O Almighty God, mine eyes, and open thou mine ears; Quicken, Instruct and Confirm in me, and unto me, my discretion, judgement, understanding, memory, and utterance, that I may be a true and perfect Seer, Hearer, Declarer and Witness of such things which either immediately of thy Divine Majesty, or mediately by the ministry of thy holy, mighty, and faithful Angels shall be manifested, declared or shewed unto me, now, and at all times and occasions, for the advancing of thy Praise, Honour and Glory. Amen.

Hereupon, Wednesday morning, (the 15 of this April) I brought the Childe to the holy Table, being in order of the furniture thereto belonging, and set before him the Stone in the frame, (my first sanctified Stone) and caused him on his knees, to say the foresaid Prayer. And I also praid to the Childs hearing, other Prayers to God for the purpose in hand: and at his coming to look and see in the Stone,

There appeared to him (as he judged) divers little square figures, with pricks, and divers other figures and lines, which I caused him with his own hand to imitate upon a paper with pen and ink.

The lines were white, and some of the pricks also, but other of the pricks were black, as of ink.

Arth. Two old men with black beards, and with golden Crowns upon their heads, do appear. One is now gone: this holdeth his hands before him like a Maid.

Arth. Now in the place of those square marks, I see two Lions, the one very exactly, and gaping. About the upper brim of the Stone they appear: and the Lions feet be waxen greater and greater.

I see another man from the breast upward. I can see no hair on his head.

I see a great company of feet, and their garments skirts somewhat above their ankles: and they are like womens kirtles with gards about them.

I see another man without a doublet, in his shirt, and with a white Cloke about him, hanging his hands down by his sides.

Δ. Nothing else esteemed or judged to be shewn in the Stone, by the Childe, we ceased that Exercise, and committed all to Gods mercies.

Δ. On Thursday and Friday, I determined each of them two dayes that the Childe shall thrice in the day be put to the Exercise, and each time repeat the Prayer prescribed thrice.

Δ. In the forenoon I brought the Childe to the Exercise, and he said as followeth.

I see two men with Crowns of gold upon their heads: their apparel is black and white. I cannot see their feet. Their faces are white, their eyes are black like spots of ink.

There appear now two other, without Crowns: of the which one standeth whole before, and of the other I see nothing but the head, which standeth behinde the first.

I see not any with Crowns now. The apparel of him is white that I see.

I see no hands of him. I see nothing now.

The squares and pricks appear again as yesterday.

And I doubted it was something of the Glass it self: as there were in it certain white spots.

An hour we were at the practise.

Δ. The second Exercise before Dinner. After the Prayer thrice said, &c.

Arth. I see the first square lines and pricks, white and black: the pricks for the most part be all white, but some are black, and the lines all white.

I saw, even now, some of those squares made Lions: but now there appear none.

The squares are now turned also into other shapes, which I cannot well declare.

Now the Letters be gone, and the squares do appear again.

The squares are gone, and a word is there.

The letters are clearer then they were: for all the lines and letters do appear white.

There appeareth a B, with a square, with four black pricks in it. It is gone.

Now some of the squares are come amongst the letters B D O.

Under the B appeareth a little `thus' backward.

The letters as if one had cut them in the glass B D O

Here appeareth a Castle with little pinacles like a Church.

Now it is gone.

B a this appeared and suddenly is gone.

Now there appeareth a young man with a white doublet, and his arms by his side, and a B before him against his doublet. He hath a black beard and a white face. I see no hair on his head: his beard is a little —

He is now changed: he hath on his doublet breast, on each side three black lines.

He is gone, and another is come in his place, with a white leather […] and a grey cloke like Hans of Gloats his cloke. He is gone.

The first young man is come again, and hath now on the one side of his doublet on the other side, thus:

Now I see only two strokes overthwart all the doublet, but he hath no head that I see.

[…] his head is come again, or else another man, that hath two lines and two […] as he had.

The light of the candle did seem to shine suddenly on his face, and go away again. It did not shine on his doublet, but onely on his face and his head.

There is now another man come in, who holdeth up both his hands: the upper part of his sleeves are white, and the half towards his hands black.

The first man is here still. Now he hath no arms but a B before his doublet, but no lines, but only on each side two pricks in stead of the lines, thus::

These men came amongst the squares suddenly before I was aware.

Here appear not so many as were here.

Here are now but six squares, and one man. I see no farther of the man but to the waste of his doublet.

The man appeareth not so brim to my sight as he did, his head is no bigger than the mark in the margent.

The third Exercise after Dinner.

Arth. Whereas I said before there was some of the square figures wanting: Now I finde that they are all here again, as many as they were at my first feeing.

In lifting up the Stone, and bringing it down again, the squares do all seem like B B of the Roman letters.

Δ. Magna mora.

Arth. I see now B A. It is now vanished away, after three Pater noster times saying. R a appeareth, but I cannot see clearly the foot of the R. Now it is gone

[non-Latin script] I see a thing all white in this form, and a little o before it. It would seem to be as an X and an o. It is vanished away.

e B An English little e, and a Roman great B.

It is gone before I can be aware.

S B now appeareth. B by himself: it appeareth following S B thus S B B.

N appeareth by the last B, in order following, thus S B B N.

I can see no more now but the S B the B and N.

s B appear. e B is here now. B by himself, with two great white pricks before it, appear. The pricks wax dim.

The man standeth amongst the squares and letters in the midst of them. [non-Latin script] This now appeareth. The 4 little pricks be gone.

There appeareth like a B and a d joyning to it.

A circle appeared with a black prick in it, and two white pricks after. An n, two strikes, and two white pricks after. The n is white and the prick within the n black. ua appeared, and quickly went away. Two long strikes by themselves, white. The two pricks black, and the crooked line white. Four white pricks by themselves. Two black. Two long white strikes and a prick. A round circle white, and a black prick in it. A white prick by it self. A little prick as it were blotted, and a stroke by it all white. The crooked lines white, and the pricks black. Two white pricks by themselves. Two long white strokes. lo These both white.

Here appeareth the thing like the Castle, all white.

The pricks black, the lines white. A little English o by it self. Four white strokes. The man is here in the midst of the things, as before I told. Four white pricks.

Note: All the shews are within the uppermost quarter of the stone, as where A with the prick.

Like a figure of 2 all white. Two little black pricks, and the stroke white. They are now gone. Do appeareth all white. Xo appeareth all white. B e appeareth white. Two o's joyned like a figure of 8 all white. A great Roman white S by it self. B Bu These appear white. A white prick by it self. An English little t white. Two lines white.

Mora magna.

So we ended.

Δ. God enrich us with his Truths.

The end of Thursdays third Exeroise.

Friday Morning. 1.

The Prayers on both parts being said.

Arth. I see not the squares, lines, pricks, and those other things which I was wont to see first.

Mora horae unius.

After I had tarried an hour, and had had no evident shew: as I asked the boy diligently again, he said that he had from the beginning seen thus […]

Also there appeared X o all white. D o the o joyneth to the D.

Fiat voluntas Dei in sua-luce & veritate, ad ejus nominis laudem, honorem, gloriam.

Amen.

Friday. II.

Preces—

Mora horae unius spatio.

Nulla ostensio toto illo tempore.

Δ. […], misericordia & Pax, Dei, & Domini nostri Jesu Christi, sit super nos, & nobiscum: nunc & in sempiterna saeculorum saecula.

Amen.

Friday 3. à meridie.

Mora Magna.

Multae factae preces erant, & invitati illi fideles Dei servi quia etiam auxilia sua […] cessitati quocumque tempore. Etsi mora magna & admiranda: & apparitio nulla facta est puero ipsi.

Δ. Tandem mirabili fortuna, sive fato divino accessit ad nos Dominus E. K. & quae sequebantur notavi.

Δ. He sate down by us: and Arthur yet standing before me at the Table, being covered after the best manner, but onely the Stone being set thereon; He asked if any thing appeared: We answered No, albeit I have called oftentimes, and have prayed earnestly that some of our former accounted friends might shew themselves to the boy, as Madimi, Il, […], and chiefly Vriel, because as he was first which appeared to the joyning of E. K. and me together: so he might be also the Director in the translating of E. K. his office to Arthur. Then said he, I marvel if you had no apparition here: for I somewhat thinking of Arthur and his proceeding in the […] of skrying, came here into the gallery, and I heard you pray: and opening the window, I looked out, and I saw a great number going in and out of this Chappel at the little hole in the glass window. I saw Madimi, Il, and many other that had dealed with us heretofore, but shewed themselves in very filthy order; and Vriel appeared, and […] all to be of God, and good: And therefore I wonder if here you have no shew: perhaps there is somewhat, but Arthur seeth it not.

Δ. True it is: and how should I help him herein, seeing I cannot yet see or skry?

E. K. I will come and see if there be any thing.

Δ. I pray you do. [Note: and so E. K. looked towards the stone, and he by and by said, Here appeareth somewhat, and pointed to Arthur, where: and asked him if he saw any thing, and he said No. Then said

E. K. I see like a white Marble square table or book lying on a wooden desk.

Δ. I pray you Sir take the pains to look and discern what is here shewed.

E. K. I see written upon that book, Beata, quae per peccatum mihi, domum corruentem & hominibus integram reddit.

E. K. Now a leaf of that book is turned open, and there is written on it, but I cannot reade it yet. Now I see it.

Ego sum qui dedi & daturus sum vobis legem: ex qua mortalibus perpetua requies & felicitas sit ventura.

E. K. Now another leaf is turned over, and appeareth written,

Estote ergo tales, quales me meosque decet, & rati coram me ambulate.

E. K. Now turneth over the leaf of it self.

Ne populus esuriens & suiens, negligentia & obstinatia vestra vel ruat vel saltem.

E. K. Now the leaf turneth.

Pro tempore, alimento careat.

E. K. Now the desk and book or table is gone.

Δ. Note: By and by after, while E. K. did look into the stone, he said,

E. K. I see a hand appear, a very great one, white, with the fingers spred abroad. E. K. The hand is gone, but there remaineth writing.

Videbitis & audietis brevi omnes. Si interim.

E. K. It is as if it were upon the side of a white Globe afar off. The Globe turneth so swiftly that I cannot well read it.

Animi ad meliora compoti.

E. K. The Globe turneth so swiftly that I cannot read it till it stand still.

Sese mihi & meis.

E. K. Now again the Globe is turned most swiftly.

(Filiorum more) subjicient. Si vero (per meipsum loquor & jure) alieni & vagabundi alias vobismet ipsis disimperitis non oculo, sed corpori, immo omnibus membris, casus & ruina paratur. Quales enim in futuro eritis, vobis ut scivetis nullo modo licet: Majora enim à superis mortalibus, prae foribus sunt, quotidieque instant quam vel primo, vel secundo etatis modulo fuerunt. Qui aures, erigat: Cui intellectus, sapiat. Omnia peccata apud me postponuntur huic. insaniens propter me, sapiat: Immo adulterizans propter me, in sempiternum benedicetur, & premio afficietur celesti.

E. K. Now the Globe is gone.

Δ. Gloria Patri & Filio & Spiritui sancto, erat in principio & nunc, & semper & in secula seculorum. Amen.

So we left off.