Mysteriorum Pragensium Confirmatorum Liber; Mysteria Stephanica (Cracow), part 4 of 4

✚ Nyepolonizae in Aula Regia praesente ipso […] Rege, & A. L, &c.

[…] Lunae

May 27. Mane, horam 7. circiter. In camera privata Regis.

Omnipotens, […], Verae, & uni Deus, […] misericors Pater mi, qui me de Patriae […] funesta contra […] concepta malicia, per Angelos […] admonisti, & per cosdem, inde, me cum Vx re, Liberts, & Familia mea istis q; duobus, egredi jussisti: e egredientes nos, […] maris, quasi […]: Et qui ex homicidiarum & Hereticorum manibus & […] nos […]: Et qui multis nos modis (partim nobis cognitis, partim […]) à […] & […], ab eo tempore, quod ad tua secreta Judicia & negotia testific […], […] & […] nos […]: Ideo propter hanc tuam tantam & tuam […] misericordiam; immortalis […] à nobis deberi laudes & gratias humillime agnoscamus. O […] Pater noster […] qui nos duos; vinculo tuo Divino arctissime copulasti: & quasi unum ex […] esse […]. O tu fortissime […] meus qui hanc tuum Lasky, quasi Athletam meum […], animosum, & meum […], nobis adjunxisti: virum Cathelicae tuae & […] Religionis […] & Anti-christianismi omnis acerrimum hostem; […] ô […], […] & […] Deus, & Pater meus, qui tuis mox incipiendis Regiis, magnis mirific: […], quem […] Regem, […] iuvenisti Stephanum, tuum futurum Bellatorem: quis tuo mutui, & jussit ex animis, totis suis veribus, & maximo zelo obedire velit: & cut nos honorem & […] & […], in mandatis dedisti: & propter quem labores ([…] not a) ut subiremus & sustenueremus statuisti: & ad quem, post laboriosas peregrinationes nostr: multiplices quidem, praeter 7 […] factas, directas aliquas, alias ante, (humano judici) quasi retrogradas, tuam maximam gratiam, favore: & auxilio incolumnies & salvos nos perduxisti: Nos quasi hic tuos, tuo Nomine & una mente convenientes, tua digneris Paterna misericordia, à totius vitae meae omnibus purgare spurcilits: Et Charissimi tus […] Domini & Redemptoris Nomini Jesu Christi intercedentibus meritis, nobis Condona quicquid contra Leges tuas Sanct as & Justas, volentes, vel nescii, vel negligentes, verbo, facto vel […] ad hanc usque horam […] omnes & singuli, ut tibi jam […] massa pura & […] offerri: una Divina & […] fermitanda gratia; & tuae charitatis igne in cordibus nostris per te accenso, quasi quidem proportionis & sacri in Templo tuo efficiamur panes. Et sit nobis interim Filius tuus Dominus nostris Jesus Christus Panis vitae: quem gust ando suavissimum, & sides veribus transgladiendo […] Manna eundem habeamus nobiscum in perpetuum, mitte igitur nunc Luce & Veritatem tuam ô Deus Omnipotens sempiternae, Vivae, & Verae, & tuo Stephano (noster autem Serenissimo Gratiosissimoque Reg) appareat, Te Deum nostrum verum vivam, Omnipotentem […] nostrum in iis actionibus & Mysteriis esse me antè (licet peccatis obnoxiu) voto & Conatumagno, fidele tuam & sincerium esse servatum: omniaque tua jussa mihi maxime esse Curae: nosque singulos singularibus in te autem mundi exordium praeordinatos esse muneribus, in tuo Sancto servitio tractandis, &c.

E. K. Nihil post primas praeces apparebat.

Δ Breves secundas feci, & adhuc nihil apparebat

Tertias adjeci, etiam breves.

Post tertias ex lapide quidem Calor in faciem ipsius.

E. K. Exire videbatur.

Circa lapidis oram & fimbriam rubicundus viridis circulus apparebat.

E. K. Jam video hominem albis indutum vestibus, & succinctis facie longa sparsis crinibus, & a deus notu quasi undantibus, & dexter pes stans super magnum lapidem rotundam, & sinister super aquam, & post dorsum ejus magna lux est: Nunc video terram sub pedibus ejus, sed quasi in aere videtur esse tam lapis ipse quam aqua illa.

Δ Sit benedictus Deus noster, & fiat voluntas ejus.

Aquae cursus (qui versus Occidentem est) pedem ejus videtur sccundum se prius deferre.

Videtur iste longo a me esse cum intueor faciem ejus interdum una apparet esse interdum tres facies & ita confuso quodam modo.

E. K. Audio magnam vocem Dicentem, Veni & Vidi.

E. K. Descendit jam alter ad illum quasi Globus Ignius cum facie eminenti, & ab ejus corpore quasi verga arundinea videtur emanare.

..... Inspexi, & examinavi, & ecce, Nulla est Justicia.

Anglice omnia dict a erant usque ad verbum ab, &c.

Vox..... Interet aqua in mare, & siat falsa, quia ecce tertia viola est plena.

E. K. Jam venit ignis, & illum totum circundat, aliquo minimo: Circa illud relecto intervallo sibi proximo.

Vox..... Mensura.

[…] & sigillum est (52) quin quaginta duo.

Ast […] sum plenus Justitiae & Misericordiae.

Visigitur tu, quod aperies os meum?

Ast quare inquit Dominus visitarem Stephanum humiliet Semetyrum.

E. K. — Inclinat caput suum] quia ecce habeo quod dicam, & ecce habeo, & labia mihi confuta sunt.

Magnificat igitur […] Coeli & terrae Deum Creatorem, Regem & illuminatorem quod possit […] peccatoribus […] esse & vultum ejus misericordiam super vos convertere.

E. K. Jam conversus est totus in Globium igneum.

Δ Miscrere […], secundum magnam misericordiam tuam, &c.

E. K. Jam magnus quidam fumus per plicas quasdam (insta nubis) lapidem operet.

E. K. Jam videtur illa nubes convoluta esse, & seorsim ad unum latus lapidis seposita.

..... Verbum, ab altissimo missus facio;
Quamobrem erige te & diligenter
Attende Stephane, quis te a Cunabulis
Enutrivit? quis viarum tuarum labores.

Δ Nota quod haec Stephani Regis reprehensio incipiebat Latine, ab haec dictione verbum quemadmodum praedixit, Maii Cracoviae

Aut juventutis tua temeritate mensuravit? ab impetu judicii & temporis: quis te legit? aut unde munitus es Coelestidecore? Hanc tibi animans viventem, sagacem, & sale plenum, quis induxit? Nonne Rex ille gloriae, in cujus gratiam omnis subjecta est, in coelo & in terra potestas? qui te potenti elevans brachio à milite ad majorem, a majore, ad maximum evocavit septrium; Nonne idem ille, quite & […] & visitat: & de semetipso, ante saecula dixit, Ego sum? Quareigitur, Nebulam tam tenebrosam, tanta ecce caligine tanta dico ingratudine suffultam, inter Deum tuum, & animam tuam induxisti? An, quod non accepisti habes? [he shaked his hand at the King, after the Polonian manner] Aur unde (Di) Diadema Capitis? Ecce quia in fragili cordis tui prudentia, Deum à sinistris, immo a tergo, posuisti, sequitur te spiritus malignus: Nam erasti: Igitur multiplicata & numerata sunt peccata tua in Coelis, Judicium tuum in te canes ipsi cum pseuda Propheta ferant inquinata sunt Regia tua scelere turpissimo, Cubicula tua olent malum, igitur surrexit Deus turgidus & terribilis factus est & iratus tibi. Verum sic dicit Dominus; quia patres tui, ad Altare meum sanctiores stetere, neque perversi à voce & via mei recessere; te autem, quia virum a vulgo distinctum seperando seperavi, & seperatum: eligendo, dilexi: Non visitabo iniquitates tuas in verga mea: Neque Dejiciam te quemadmodum decrevi: Sed in Solio titubanti sedeas permittam. Verum si brachium meum Zelo cognoveris potens: si impietatem tuam derelinques: si te munditiae ornaveris, si fetidam a sinu tuo lepram & alnnica tineam, (non ad vomitum rediens) abster seris Ego quoque iram avertam meam, & dies tua relinquae stabilientur fortitudine: Reges malidicti & potentes hujus nudi intoxicati calice, Meretricis (mea quia neglexere statut) fulmine ire meo in manu, & ante pedes tuos cadent ferrorique erit gladius tuus nationibus, tutela te Coeli circumducent dum in robore dexterae tuae peribunt inimici.

Cor populi tui, a te alienatum, post modicum repurgabitur: qui autem in sanctum conspiramere turpissimo, cadent ulcere. Adhuc si latere meo cum firmiter, tam fideliter adhaescas abumbrabit te spiritus meus & evades sapiens: teque res Foecundabit de Coelo. Haec est veritas & Lex Domini, quam proposit tibi Lux Dei hodie Stephano: Igitur sume tibi gladium femori, estringe, eleva pro Domino & veritate, pugna, vince, Regna Noli (sicut homo) timori cedere, neque de mundo queritate: quia Deus tuus tecum est; Ignis terribilis & magnus Dominus exercituum: Igitur si os tuum iuste a solio operies: si impium condemnaveris impietatis impleto te spiritu meo, & anima tua repleatur igni potenti, dum manus tuae vindicant coelos, [inclinat caput.]

Impiam illam generationem, (de qua Domino loquuntur est, & in servitutem tibi tradidit,) cum videris tempus, cum filiis suis, & a populo suo, a parvo usque ad majore, percute gladio ut pro impietate peccati, sit plagarum numerus; quia erit inflictus Bohemia (non minus odiosa Coelis: quam terrae gravis, & tediosa) signata tibi; est; & maledicta in jubare solis, Collige & Orna.

Fuge pedem in Aquilone, & digitis tange mare, & noti spernere coronam altissimi ostendam tibi nomen meum, & ponam laudes tuas inter aquas. Cinge te etiam sicut forti, amplectere montes meridionales; & aedifica mihi altare: Eripiam enim vincula ab illis. Ab Occidente, manus violentas in viscera tua extendunt: Sed ferro praescindam illas ungues. Denique si a peccatis cessaveris, si studio flagrabis coelestium, & ambuland[…]s coram me Domino Deo tuo in justitia, & veritate, & nuncquid in nomine meo seperit benedicatur & in me splendorem suscipit; Sin autem, verba, quae locutus est Dominus, audire notueris, Egomet ulter existam hodie exaltavi te in Domino, & posui caput tuum inter stellas: Esto igitur obediens: Paratus est terror impiis, & maledictus est mundus: Beatus autem qui fideliter observant Verba, & illa custodiet quae Dominus hodie fecit Gratia Dei patris, Jesu Christi filii, ejus [inclinat caput] & Spiritus Sancti visitet vos semper [extendit manus su[…] valde.]

Δ Amen.

Adduc familiam tuam cum celeritate.

Δ Sit benedictus nomen altissimi qui in servandis promissis est constantissimus, & in misericoardiis abundantissimus. Illi Gloria, Laus, Honor, decus, jubilatio, & gratiarum actio nunc & semper.

Amen.

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Maii 28.

Tuesday mane circa 6. in Nyepolonize.

Δ Oratione finita & aliquibus verbis factis, de nostra cum Stephano Actione praeterita haeri.

E. K. Here is he that was yesterday in our Action with the King.

Hei mihi (saith the Lord) [He stoopeth by little downward] why do I hold my hand from the Earth? What have all the Princes of the World built a Tower against me? These in denying me and my Majestie: The other wallowing in extream drunkennesse amongst the pleasures and blindnesse of the flesh, neglecting (without fear) my Commandements, have I thrown out the Children from the Vineyard, and called in the Dung-carriers? have I visited my servants, (whom I chose) in wrath and indignation with the Sword of Justice? have I thus scattered them upon the face of the World, without a Shepherd, to entertain blasphemous Murderers, Lyars, and the Runnagates of the Earth, the seed of Cain, and of the cursed! O you Caterpillers, O you that fill the Earth with poison! O you abusers of my Name, and Dishonorors of my Temple! What is the cause that you are so barren, or that the Lord hath not mightily shewed himself amongst you, as unto his Children? Why are not the Miracles and Wonders a Testimony of the God of Truth amongst you, as they were unto the Israelites? Why, hath not the Sea divided her self? Why, hath not the Lord delivered you from bondage? Vnto the Israelites he gave a fruitful land (the possession of the wicke) abounding with Milk and Honey: unto you, he hath delivered your possession unto the Dogs: and your children to become Captives, why doth not the God of Hosts stretch forth his hand saying: Deliver my people from bondage? are not the times of those latter dayes and of the Harvest of the Disciples shadowed amongt the doings and graces of the Israelites, you are become blind, you have eyes but you see not, for you * know not the time of your visitation. O thou stif-necked Generation this is the cause, that the finger of God commeth not amongst you: This, this is the cause, because you have not Faith: Neither is the Spirit of godlines and obedience amongst you, can he that is all Truth defile himselfe with lying: or can the flesh of man diminish the authority of the Godhead: is Christ Jesus, (very God of very Go) of less power or strength unto you, then he was before, unto the seed of Abraham: because he hath taken your flesh upon him. O you ignorant, ô you blind strangers, ô you that were faithful in the sight of the Lord, is not the God of Heaven and Earth heire unto you, by reason of his Man-hood have you not now access your selves unto the Throne of the Highest, which your Fathers had not? the Israelites ran unto the Prophets and high Priests: yea, they durst not run before the Lord: For it was said of them

Δ As the […] and […] knew not the time of their visitation and so are these dayes shadowed in the Israclues acts, &c.

* Let them stand before the hill. They brought their offerings to the Priest, which offered up their prayers and humility: But unto you (ô you of little fait) the Gates are set open: yea, even unto the Throne of God: why therefore, doe you not ascend unto your Christ, Which is anointed before the Father. Hath he anointed him for himselfe, or for you? for both: If you have no miracle, you have no faith, if you have (saith the Son of Go) faith, to be compared with a Mustard-seed, &c. But you do none of these things, neither is the name of God magnified amongst you, Is it not a shame, that the faith of man groweth not to be equal with a Mustard-seed, is it not a signe of your slavish nature, from the which you were called, that there is no faith amongst you?

True it is: For why the blood of Christ is shed upon you: and you are washed without deserts, Behold now (saith the Lord) when I have stirred up a Moses there are no Israelites that will follow him: the seed of Abraham is destroyed with the Winter of self-love and dis-obedience.

The Lord groaneth, saying: Whether shall I turn me? unto whom shall I shew my face? if I say unto them go out, set your […] against the wicked: Behold, I will be amongst you, and fight for you: who is it that heareth me? where is your faith become? who is he that believeth me, O you wicked Generation shall the Lord call you and seeke your deliverance, and will you know of the Lord with what meanes he will work amongst you, is the God of Heaven and Earth become amongst you an Ingineer or a Merchant, a Hoorder up of worldly treasure; or one that rideth on horse-back to battail? you stinking Carrion, you hateful wretches before Heaven and Earth, you blind hirelings. Who devided the Seas who threw down Jericho, who overthrew the wicked Kings? who destroyed the Cities of the wicked? who fought against the reprobate Giants and the flesh of mankind? who opened the windowes of Heaven and consumed you all except as you read eight persons, yea, if out of the windowes I can consume you, what shall become of you if I open my doors, if I send out my servants against you, and my innumerable army. Is it not said, whatsoever I put into your monthes, that speake. Why do you so, but for the truths sake: If therefore I bid you doe, is not my truth all one? I am full of sorrow: for no man openeth his doors unto me, no man believeth me: no man remembreth that I made Heaven and Earth:

Stay a while that I may weep with my self.

E. K. All the stone is become black and full of fiery specks.

Δ After we had read the premisses

E. K. Here is another now come in green a man with nothing on his head but onely his yellow hair.

He hath like a pair of black boots under his garments close to his legs: like buskins &c.

Δ Note Ilemese appeared in July, Anno 1548, and did make an end of Nalvage his work, &c.

He appeareth their like a little child with yellow hair, &c.

Δ

Iteach you [he paused after a pretty while

Thus saith the Lord thou must answer Steven according to the hardness of his hart: Answer him thus, for the Mean: Lo, King, the God of Heaven and Earth hath placed me before thee, and hath shewed unto thee his will, hath nourished up me his servant from my youth unto this day, in the fear of him and the fervent desire of true wisdome, whereby I have attained (through his hel) unto the knowledge and secrets of the things in Nature: which knowledge behold in the name of God and for his sake: and because he hath chosen thee, lo, I offer up unto thee, and willingly made thee partaker of; This done be not afraid to open thy mouth unto him, as thou didst unto Rodolph, in writing, Behold (ô Kin) I can make the Philosophers Stone, for so they call it, Bear thou therefore the Charge, and give me a name within thy Court that I may have access unto thee: and yearly maintenance of thee for us both; Command him also, or strike a band of secrecy between him; thy selfe, and Lasky. Take heed thou want not faith: for I will help thee: And he shall have a great Treasure, I will see them, if he will labour for me. But it may be Lasky will hold him by the heele.

Δ What mean you by that phrase?

..... As Jacob did Esau.

Vnto this apply thy self, and give thy whole endeavor from time, to time also I will open my mind unto Stephen through thee, or in the presence of himself.

But let Lasky open this unto him: The Camp is known unto me.

Δ I understand not this point.

..... Let him understand, thou art minded so to doe.

For this seven dayes, aske no more answer.

Δ How, and if the King be desirous of any action?

..... I respect not the King.

Δ I beseech you be not offended that I aske your name?

..... Ilemese.

E. K. He is gone.

Δ The other will come again.

A voice. Non venit.

Therefore shut up the window.

Deus Coeli & Teriae da nobis Fidem.

✚ Nyepolonicze in Aula Regis St.

Junii,

Tuesday a me idie circa horam tertiam: The King send for me to hear what I had to say to him as I had, send him word that I had to say somewhat to him in God his behalfe. When I was come into his privy Chamber, and all others excluded but onely the Lord Lasky who came with me, and stayed by the King his commandement. I said thus verbatim as followeth.

Δ Ecce (ô Rex) Deus Coeli & […], me ante oculos Vestros posuit: & vobis suam declaravit voluntatem: me autem servum suum à juventute mea ad praesentem diem enutrivit in timore illius, & desiderio ferventi verae sapientiae qua ratione (& ejus auxilio) […] sum cognitionem & secreta […] naturalium quàm cognitione (ecce) in nomine Dei.

✚ Cracovia.

Junii 6

Mane horam circiter 8

Orationibus finitis, pro luce & veritate Divina, quae nos ducerent & perducerent ad montem sanctum Sion &c.

I have (ô Lord) according to my simple abilitie, endeavoured my self to declare to Steven those things I was willed; accept, ô Lord, my intent, and give me thy graces and encrease my faith that I may in my doings and sayings, please thee or not offend thy divine Majestie, and now ô Lord, we await thy further direction: not presuming to propound (as now) matter, such as our […] state might move us unto: but therein we crave this aide, thy light and wisedome, &c.

K. E. Here is a great head with wings like a Cherubim: all of fire, the eyes are very big, as big as your hat, and his head as big as this Table.

..... He that is a sleep let him sleep on, he that is in the high way let him not return home. He that eateth let him not rise, but eat still, and he that weepeth let him weep still, he that rejoyceth let him rejoyce for ever. He that goeth awry let him not return into the way. He that planteth his Vineyard let him not see it, he that gathereth the grapes let him not drink of them, he that blasphemeth the name of God, let him blaspheme, for he returneth not. But he that looketh up unto Heaven, let him not cast his eyes upon the Earth.

Behold, the Lord hath forgotten the Earth, and it is a burden to me that I am here, therefore I go.

Vnto those that do well, the Steward is ready with the reward, wo be unto the Monster of the Earth, for he is accursed.

E. K. He is gone: and flyeth in a strange order: upward in a special line in manner?

A voice. Put all things to silence that the Lord had touched, […]

The receptacle and the Books, see you open them not, nor touch them until you hear more from me. But be of right heart, and walke the ways that you are returned into.

Take this one lesson: you are in […] with me, and for the rest care not.

Δ Thy mercies be sealed upon us for ever and ever, ô Lord, of Hosts.

E. K. Now is a red thing, like a Cloud come all over the stone.

Ignem tui amoris & praepotentis fidei in cordibus nostris, accende, ô Deus Omnipotens nunc & semper.

Amen.