Liber Septimus Apertorius Cracoviensis (pars quarta), part 7 of 8 (2–5 July 1584)

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 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,

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 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, 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

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.

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: 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.

The Treasures of the Earth. Our words to the wicked that keep Treasure.

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 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 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, and two under; A and H are put to.

Δ. He meaneth of the left side of the square center of the principal […]: not perfect square, but heteromeces.

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.

The Calls to be had in English on Thursday next.

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 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 […].

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

[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.

E. K. He holdeth up all his hand, and 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.

Δ It is yet a mystery to what book these, and such words have relation, they are in every Call following.

E. K. Like a cloud covereth between me & the things in the air. Δ 6 2

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.

E. K. Now he sheweth again.

Nal.... E. K. […] came between. E.K. His eyes and the shewstone.

Dwelling in the rightenesse of the heavens as continual comforters.

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.

Nal..... That is P. you have not mark the mysterie.

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.

There is no language for these words in the Call

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.

Δ This is the 14 25 I received them in the holy Language.

..... Move, &c.

E. K. They have covered all with the Curtain.

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]

..... 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.

Δ. Amen, Amen, Amen.

Δ. Upon my considering (immediately) of these Englished Calls, and the Angelical Language 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.

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.

Ergo, there lack yet 30 Calls, for the 30 Aires, &c. (besides the English of the seventh or 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.