Liber Septimus Apertorius Cracoviensis (pars quarta), part 6 of 8 (27–2 June 1584)

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.

Δ. It is the second part of the 22 aire.

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. 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.

Δ. So is not one letter superfluous, or wanting in the Tables. A Prophesie of things at hand. NOTE. Nova Terra.

The Heavens shall be 77 times above themselves. And the earth shall bring forth without Tillage: Prophets speak of dayes, [as] presently, that 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 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.

..... 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 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 all, hath provided for him.

The fifteenth day of September, that shall be twelve moneths, shall you set up the signe of 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 bear rule there; so must thou do of the rest.

24 Seniors. Note, This civersity of working. The four plagues, or quarters.

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.

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.

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 Crosse of the first Angle, so hast thou three in the second, &c.

The twelve names of God in the twelve Banners. Four dayes. Fourteen dayes. Obedient. White linnen vestures.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

4. Also of 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 keep out thy mercies and graces by our fleshly sense, and unreasonable perswasion against the verity of thy true Ministers?

Δ. Cum maximis lachrymis haec à me & valde […]ferio ad Rem dicta erant.

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.

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 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 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, 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.

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 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 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 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.