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    [The top quarter of a page is missin g]

    ...] m yst eryes, [......] ow tow ard a t hing, r [...

    ...] how se is hollow , it is empty and voy de [......] ant s: The G od of heven and erth, w ill send into [...

    NOTE. We bring tydings *of l ight .The Lord is owr [. ..you a nd w e pray se to gither. His n am e be praysed for ever O [...in h is Mysteries : O holy and eterna ll G od.

    he bow ed dow n to the C hayre and then to the table, and sayd,Benedictus qui venit in, (and t here stay ed a litt le) and say d agayn , Bene

    dictus qui venit in, nomine Domini. Than cam in Michal, with a sw ord in his hand, as he w as w ont: and I

    sayd unto him , are you M ichael?Mich. D ow t not: I am h e w hich rejoyceth in him that rejoyceth in the For=

    titude and strength of G od. Is this Form e, for th e G reat Seale, perfect?Mi . The forme is t rue and perfec t .

    Thow shalt sw eare by the Living G od, the strength of his Mercy, andhis Medicinall vertue, powred into m ans sow le never to disclose th eseMysteries.

    yf N o m an, by no means, shall perceyve any thing herof, by me, I w old

    think t hat I shold not do w ell.Mi . Nothing is cut from the Churche of G od. We in his Sainctsare blessed for ever.We separate the, from fyled and w ycked persons: We move t he to G od.

    I vow, a s you require: G od be my help, and G w yde, now and ever,amen.

    MIC. This is a Mystery, skarse worthy for us ourselves, to know, m uchelesse to Reveale. Art thow, then , so Conten ted?

    I am: G od be my strength.Mic. Blessed art thow among the Saincts: And blessed are you

    both.

    I w ill pluck th e, from am ong the w ycked [he spake

    to m y skryer.]Thow C omm yttest Idolatry.But t ake hede of Tempta tion :The Lord hath blessed the. This is a Mystery.D ee, what w oldest thow have?

    Recte sapere et Intelligere&c.Mic. Thy Desyre is graunted the.

    Use [...

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    To E.T.he spake.

    My O a theor vowrequiredfor secresie

    MichaelFortitudoDei.

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    [The t op quarter of a page is missi ng]

    ...] w it h [......] th ey a re corrupted [...

    ...] They h av e byn used t o t he w ycked Ther [...

    .. .] I will shew t he in the mighty ha nd and strength of G od, wha this M yst eries are: The true C ircle of his t ernitieC om prehending all vertue: The w hole and sac red Trinitie.Oh , holy be he: Oh, holy be he: Oh, holy be he.U riel answ ered,Amen.

    M ic. N ow w ha t w ilt t how ? I w old full fayne procedeaccording to the m att er in hand.

    Mi. D ivide this ow tw ard circle into 40 qua ll partes:w hose greatest num bers are fow re. See th ow do it presently.

    I did so. D ividing it first int o fow re: and t hen every ofthem into t en. He called Semiel, and one cam inand kneled down: and great fyre cam out of his mow th.Mich ael sayde, To him , are the Myst eries of these Tables know n.Michael sayde, Semiel (agayn) and by and by, he said, O G od thow hast saydand th ow Livest for ever. D o not th ink here I spoaketo him. he spake that to us, least w e might dow te of his lastspeches, as being spoken to Semiel: w hich he directed to t he t ernall godand not to Semiel. Semiel stode up, and flam ingfire cam out of his mow th: and t han he sayd, as followeth:

    Sem. Mighty Lord , w hat w oldest thow w i th the Tables?

    Mi. It is the w ill of G od, Thow fatche them hither.Sem. I, am h is Tables .Behold these are his Tables: Lo w here they a re.

    There cam in 40 w hite C reatures, all in w hite Sylk long robes:and t hey like chyldern: and all th ey fallyng on theyr knees sayd,Thow onely art H oly am ong the highest. O G od,Thy N am e, be blessed for ever.

    Mich ael stode up out of his cha yre, and by and by, all his leggssemed to be like tw o great pillers of brass: and he as high as ha lfw ay to the heven. And by and by , h is sw ord was al l on fyreand he stroke, or drew his sw orde over all theyr 40 heds.

    The Erth qua ked: and th e 40 fell down: and Michael calledSemi l, w ith a t hundring voyce, and sayd,D eclare the Myst eries of the Living G od, our G od, of oneth at liv eth for ever.

    Sem . I a m redy . Michael stroke over them, w ith

    Semiel - forte significat Nomen meum Deus. Ita quod Tabulae istae sunt Nomen Dei,vel Nomina Divina.

    The Circleof ternitie. . .

    40

    The Tables

    Semil

    40 Whit eCreatures

    Semiel,this e tymo=logie is asthowg h hew er the secre=tarie, forthe N a meof God.

    ......

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    his sw ord agayne: and t hey all fell dow n, and U riel al lso unto hisknees.And comm only at the striking w ith his sw ord, f lamyng fyrelike l ightening did f lash w ith all .

    M i . N O TE: here i s a M y st erie. Then stept furth, on e of the 40, from the rest, and opened his brest, w hich

    w as covered w ith Sy lk, and th ere appeared a great T all of G old.M i. N ot e t he N um ber. over th e T, stode t he figure of 4, after

    this ma nner:The 40, all, cryed, yt livet h an d Mult iplyeth for ever: blessed behis name.

    That creature did shut up his bosome, and van ished aw ay, like unt o a fyre.Mi . Place that , in the f irs t place. It i s the name of the Lorde. Than th ere seamed a great cla p of thunder to be.

    Then stepped (before the rest) one other of the 40, and kneled as the otherdid before. And a voyce w as herd saying, Prayse G od, for his nam e is reverent.Michael sayd to m e, say after me thus,Deus Deus Deus noster, benedictus es nunc et semper: amen.Deus Deus Deus noster, benedictus es nunc et semper: Amen.Deus Deus Deus noster, benedictus es nunc et semper: amen

    Then th is C reature opened his breast, a nd fyre cam out e of the stoneas before and a great rom ay ne G appeared.

    Mi. Write w ith reverence, These Mysteries are Wunderfull, theN umber of his name, and know ledge.Lo, this it is, .9. Behold, it is but on e, and it is Marveylous.

    Then this C reature vanished awa y.Mi . The Seale of G ods Mercy: b lessed be thy name. It semed to rayne, as thow gh it had rayned fyre from heven.

    Then one ot her of the 40 w as brow ght furth: The rest a ll felldown a nd sayd, LO, thus is G od know n.Then h e opened his brest, an d t here appered an n, (not of so big pro=portion a s the oth er), w ith t he num ber of 7 over it.

    Mi. Multiplicatum est Nomen tuum in terra. Then that ma n vanished awa y as it w ere in a golden smoke.Mi. Thow must not w ri te these th ings, but w i th great devot ion.

    He Liveth . Then cam an ot her fow rth. Then all fallingdow n sayde, Vidimus Gloriam tuam Domine. They w ereprostrat e on they r faces. Then th is C reature opened his breastand h e had t here a Tablet a ll of G old (as it w ere) and t hereappered a sma ll t uppon it : and t he figure of 9 under thisLetter t.

    Mi . Mark it , fo r t h is is a My st ery e. Then th at shew er (of the 40)seamed to fly up into t he ayre, like as it w ere a w hite garment.

    Mi. Illius Gloria sit nobiscum.

    All sayd, amen: and fell dow n. Then stode up an oth er, and opened his bosom, a nd shew ed on his brestbare (being like sy lver) a sm all h ; and he pointed to it , and over itw as the number of 22.

    Mi. Et est numerus virtutis benedictus.Videte Angelos Lucis.

    There cam an ot her in, and sayd,Et sum Finis et non est mihi Numerus. Sum Numerus in Numero.Et omnis Numerus est mihi Numerus. Videte.

    There appeared a sm all n on his skyn, being all spotted w ith G old.

    T, in the holylanguageis G isgvide lib.5.

    post et estultima Al=

    phabetilitera.

    G : diciturG ed lib. 5.

    N , dicitur,Drux.

    Gisg .

    N a .

    AngeliLucis

    Drux.

    This Shew er w ent aw ay like aWhite Cok flying up.

    The veryfashion ofthe T wasthus:

    ....

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    Then he w ent aw ay like three fyres, red flam ing, and coming to gat herin the myddst of the firmam ent. You must Note that in the stoneth e w hole w orld in man ner did seme to appere, heven, and erth , &c.

    Mi. ( he cryed w ith a low de voyce) Et est vita in clis. Then stepped furth one and sayd, Et ego vivo cum bene viventibus, and w ithall he

    kneeled dow n: and Michael stepped furth and t oke of his veale on his brestand he m ade Cursy and st ode up.

    Mi.Vivamus Halleluyah. O Sanctum Nomen.

    All fell dow n on theyr faces, and Michael stroke over them w ith his sw ordand a great flash of fyre: And this man his brest seemed open that hishart appeared bleading, and t herein t he lett er m , and 6, over it t hus 6

    Mic. Benedictus est Numerus Agni. Hereuppon They a ll fell dow n.Mi. Orate invicem. Hereuppon w e prayed a psalme;

    ^saying one verse, and

    I the other &c.Mi. Omnia data sunt a Deo. Then cam one in, having a row nd Tablet in

    his forhed and a litt le o in his forhed: and 22 over it.Mi. Et non est finis in illo.

    Benedictus es tu Deus. and then that shew er vanished away: H e

    flew up, like a row nd raynbow knyt togither at the endes.Mi. Angeli a nomine tuo procident Domine.

    Tu es primus O Halleluyah. One stode up and the rest fell dow n, and out of his m ow th t hat stode, cam

    a sw orde: and the point, a Triangle, and in the myddest of i t asmall a t hus a , of pure gold, gra ven very depe:Et Numerus tuus vivit in cleris, sayd t his shew er. The num berw as 22 over the a.This shew er w ent aw ay w ith great lightening covering all the w orld.

    Mi. Nomen illius est nobiscum. He stroke agayne w ith hissw ord over them. Then stode one up: w ho, uppon his garment had an n: and he turned

    abow t: and on his back w ere very m any (ens)n.Mi. Creasti tu Domine Angelos tuos ad Gloriam tuam. Over the ,n,

    w as the number of 14, over th at n (I meane) w hich w as onely on h is brest.Mi. Et te primus Creavit Deus. Then t he shew er flew up like a st ar.

    And an ot her cam in , all his cloth being plucked up: and so seamed naked: Hehath a litt le ,a,. This ,a, did go rownd a bow t him : begynning athis feete: and so spirally upw ard: and he seem ed to be all clay.Over the ,a, w as the number 6.

    Mi. Et creata sunt et pereunt in Nomine tuo. and therw iththis shew er fell down all into dust on t he Earth: and his w hitegarm ent flew up, like a w hite smoke: and allso a w hite thing didfly out of his body.

    Surgit Innocentia ad faciem Dei. Michael did over them agayn w ith his sw orde, and it seemed to lighten.He began to speak, and he stopped suddenly, and the fyre flew from his mow th .

    Mi. Innocentium Nomina, et sanguinem vidisti Domine a Terra, et Justuses in operibus tuis. Then cam one in, wit h a garmentall bluddy. he w as like a chylde, he had a ball in his hand of perfumew hich smoked: and he hath uppon his forhed a litt le ,h, . He bow edto M ichael: and Michael sayd, Numerus tuus est infinitus, et eritfinis rerum. This shewer seemed t o pow re him self aw aye

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    like a flud of blud: and his garment flew upw ard.Mi. Non est illi numerus.

    Omnia pereunt a facie Dei, et a facie Terr. Then stepped one furth, a nd like a w ater running row nd abow t him,

    and he cryeth miserably, O benedictum Nomen tuum Domine.Numerus periit cum illis. A little ,o, wi th 18 over it , appered.

    This shew er seemed to vanish aw ay, and t o cause a great w ater rem ayn

    over all.Mi. Lux manet in tenebris. Gloriosum est Nomen tuum. Then stept one furth from t he rest, w ho fell dow n, as t heyr manner w as.

    Not e: All the C umpanies of these 40, stode five to gither, andfive to gither, and so in eight C um panyes; each, of five.

    This w as a very w hite on e: The upper partes of his t hroat e, seemed openand t here seem ed to cum out of it fy re, in very ma ny a nd diverse cullours.he sayd, Trinus sum.

    Mi. Benedictum sit nomen El. Than in th e my ddle of th e fyres or smoke semed an , l ,th rise placed,

    on a bluddy cross, and over the ,l, the num ber 26. This shewer seamed to have three mens heds and to van ish

    aw ay in a m yst w ith a thunder.Mi. Labia mea laudant Dominum. Then cam a very fayre yong one in w i th long heare hanging on

    her (or his) sho1ders: and on h er belly a ppeared a great sco tc heon; t o hir,or him, M ichael gave a flam e of fyre: and she, or he, did eat it .

    Mi. Et hic est El: and so a ppeared a lit tle ,l, on t he scotcheon,and it w axed bigger and bigger: and a fy re did seem e to go row ndabow t i t .

    Mi. Benedicta sit tas tua: And t here appeared ,30, under the l. There cam a great m any of little fyers and did seeme to elevate th is

    yong w om an (or child) out of sight.

    Michael stroke his sw ord over them agayn, a nd sayd,Natus est illa Lux.Ille est Lux noster.

    Then stept out an oth er and opened his w hite silk garment uppermost : andunder it, he seemed to be sowed up in a w hit e silk cloth .He ha d in his forhed an ,n, in his brest a n ,n, and in his right hand an ,n,.

    Mi. Numerus tuus est benedictus. They all fell down , saying,Numerus tuus est Nobiscum: Nec adhuc novimus finem illiusVenies cum numero tuo O unus in ternum.

    and th ey fell all dow n agayn . This shew er departed clym ing up int oth e ayre, as if he had clym ed on a ladder.

    Mi. Linguis suis cognoverunt eum. All sayd, Benedictus est qui sic et sic est, throw ing up into the

    a yre t hrecorn erd t ren ch ers of t his fa sh ion a ll of G o ld. Theone side of the trenchers was thus marked, and the other side hadnothing on.

    Then stept one oute: and fyre cam out and in of his m ow th: hekneeled, the rest fell dow n. This seemed a t ransparent body,and he had in h is eyes a sm all l: and in his forhed the figure of 8.

    Mi . Note th is , under. I meane the figure 8. Thus, l .

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    All sayd, Et es verus in operibus tuis: and so he vanished aw ay ina flam e of fyre.

    Mi. Gaudete omnes populi eius, gaudete omnes populi eius, ab hincGaudete. All sayd,Amen.

    one stept furth say ing, Incipit virtus nostra, he being cov eredunder his robe, all wit h arm or: and hath a great G on his armor.and t he figure of ,7, over it. H e w ent behynde Michael

    and so vanished aw ay.Mi. Recte vivite omnes Sancti eius. On e stept furth: and opening his brest, t here appered a boke, and

    turning over the leaves there appeared not hing but a litt le ,r, and13 over it. He w ent behinde the C hayre and so vanished aw aye.

    Mi. Hic est Angelus Ecclesi me, qui doceat Ille viam meam. There stept out e a playn m an, a nd under his garm ent a gy rdel, and

    under his gyrdle a Rod: and in h is hand he ha d a sw orde, and inhis mow th a flame of fyre: he had a great H uppon his sw ordeand un der it 22. He went behynde the Chay re &c.Mich ael st anding up st ill uppon h is leggs, like pillers of brass.

    I axed yf I shold not cease now , by reason of th e folk ta rying for

    us to com e to supper.Mic. Lay away the w orld. Contynue your w ork :

    Coniunxit spiritum mentibus illorum. Then stept out on e, having under his garment a litt le Ch est, and th erein

    a m ans hart raw : and the hart w as thus w ith tw o letters, one onth e one side ,o, and on th e other a ,g,: [ As in scotcheons ofarmes, w here the m an a nd his w ifes armes ar joynedper pale, as theheraulds term it .] This shew er shut up the chestand went h is w ay.

    Mi. Numerus illius est sine numero. Then cam in an ot her, sayin g,

    Tempus est. Deus vestrum agnoscite. This shew er his armes reached dow n t o his feete: he shew ed furth his

    right ha nd and in it a little ,t, and 11 under it.Mi . s tay ; place th is, in the second place. This w ent aw ay.

    Mi. Ymago tua, (mors,) est amara. Then cam one in, w ith a big belly, and fat cheekes: an ha lf sword

    perced his hart , and a lit tle ,y, w ritten on i t .Justus est malis deus noster. The num ber of 15 under it.

    Mi. P lace it i n t h e fo rm er pl ace.Mi. Opera fidelium, Delectatio mea. [ Then cam one in.]

    Hic est Deus noster. He shew ed the lett er of o on his na ked brest, and

    th e figure of 8 under it . He w ent aw ay.Mi. Ecce, Iniquitas regnat in domo mea. Then stept one out e very lean, a ll his body full of litt le e, and under

    every one of them , 21. He went aw ay behynde the chayre.Mi. Bestia devoravit populum meum, peribit autem in ternum. Then st ept out one in bluddy apparell, all h is body full of serpent s heds

    and a b on his forhed, and the num ber of 10 over it . He w ent aw ay.Mi. Iniquitas Abundat in templo meo, et sancti vivunt cum Iniquis. One very lean, hunger sterved cam out, an A on his brest, and ,11, over it,

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    and so w ent aw ay. There cam in an oth er.Mi. Iniqua est Terra malitiis suis. Then cam in one w ho drew out a bluddy sw orde, on his brest a great romayn

    I, and 15 over it. he went his w ay.Mi. Angeli eius ministraverunt sanctis. Then stept one out e w ith a

    Target and a litt le a on it, an d over it t he number of 8. He w ent aw ay.

    Mi. Regnabit Iniquitas pro tempore.

    They all cryed Halleluy ah. Then stept one furth w ith a golden crow n, and a great a rming sw orde:his clothing all of gold, wit h a letter r on his sword and 16 over it,and so he w ent aw ay.

    Mi. Nulla regnat virtus super terram. Then stept one out e, having allhis body under his w hit e sylken habit (as t hey all, ha d) very brave afterth e fashion of those dayes, w ith great ruffs, cut hose, a great bellyeddubblet, a velvet h at on his hed, wit h a feath er: and he advanced himself braggingly: H e had burnt int o his forhed a lit tle n: and Michaelsayd, Non est numerus illius in Clis. He went aw aye.

    Mi. Antiquus serpens extulit caput suum devorans Innocentes. Halleluyah. Then cam one w ho put of his w hite habit: and he toke a sw ord, and smote

    up into t he ayre, and it th undred: and he ha d a seal (suddenly there)very gorgeous of gold and precious stones. he sayd,

    Regnum meum: Quis Contradicet? He hat h proceding out of his mow th, m any little (enns)n, and on his

    forhed, a great A.Mi. Non qud est A, sed qud contradicit A.

    Nec portio, nec numerus eius invenitur in clo.Habet autem Numerum terrestrem

    Mysterium He shew ed three figures of ,6, set in t riangle thus, 666Mi. Vobis est Mysterium hoc, posterius revelandum. And there cam a fyre and consumed him, an d his chayre aw ay, suddenly.

    Mi. Perturbatur terra iniquitate sua.This shew er, his garm ents, w hit e, under: his face as brass: his body gre=vous w ith leprosy: having uppon his brest an O, w ith the num ber of.10. under it: an d so he departed.

    Mi. Surgite O Ministri Dei. Surgite (inquam) Pugnate: No=men Dei est ternum.

    Then cam tw o oute to gither: they had t w o edged swordes in th eyr hands,and fyre cam oute of theyr m ow thes. One had a G, and 5over it, the oth er had...[ We fell t o pray er, w hereuppon M icha el blessed us.]The other had an h on his sword, and 14 under it: an d so they

    w ent away.Mi. Omnis terra tremet ad vocem tub illius. One stept out, and under his habit had a trumpet. he put it to his

    m ow th, and blew it not. On his forhed a little ,o, and 17 underi t . He went aw aye.

    Mi. Serva Deus populum tuum, Serva Deus populum tuum Israel, Ser=va (inquam) Deus populum tuum Israel. He cryed this, alow de.

    On e appeared w ith a fyry sw ord, all bluddy, his vesture all bluddyhis vesture all bluddy, and he ha d s.Est numerus in numero. He went aw ay.

    I understand it t o be a lett er, and the num ber 5 also. Mi. So it is.

    +} I think

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    Urielcorrectedit af ter,to be under

    Mysteriumnobis reve=landum

    My skry=er had omit=ted to tellme this , ore ls, i t wa snot to ldand shewed,but Uri=el did af tersupply itby theskryerThe firstletter ofPerturba=tur, dothno t ma keshew, of

    the le t terfol lowingas otherbeforedid.

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    There cam one in w ith diverse ow gly faces, and all his body skabbed.Mi. Nunc sunt Dies tribulationis: He had an a on his

    forhed and the N umber 5 under it.Mi. hic est Numerus predictus.

    M i. Audite, consummatum est. This had a great pot of w at erin his han d and uppon t he pot, graven, a w i t h 5 under i t . H edeparted in fyre.

    Mi. Angele preparato Tubam tuam. Then cam one oute w ith a Trumpet. Venit Tempus. He offered to blow, but blew it not. on the ende of his Trumpet

    w as a li t t le a and 24 under i t . he w ent aw ay. They all now seem ed to be gon: Mich ael and all.

    He cam in agayn and tw o w ith him. And he sayd, Hii duoClati sunt adhuc. They tw o w ent aw ay.

    Mi. Vale. Natura habet terminum suum. He blessed us and florished his sw ord tow ards, and over us,

    and so went aw ay and U riel after him: w ho all this whileappeared not.

    After supper Mr. Talbot w ent up to h is cham ber to prayers: andU riel shew ed himself unto him : and told him that somw hatw as am yss, in the Table or seale w hich I hadbyn occupyed abow t t his day. And thereuppon, Mr. Talbot ca mto m e into m y st udy: a nd requyred th e seale (or Tables) ofm e: for he wa s w ished to correct som th ing therin, (sayd he)I delivered him the seal, and he brow ght it agayn w ithina litt le tym e after, corrected: both in t he numbers, for quantyt yand som e for place over or under: and a llso in one lett er or

    place omitt ed. Which I denyed, of any place omit ted by m e,th at w as expressed unt o me. And the rath er I dowt ed, upponMich ael his w ords last spoken, uppon tw o places then remay =ning yet empty: say ing, Hii duo Clati sunt adhuc. ButIf I had omitted any, th ere shold more than tw o have w ant ed.Whereuppon w e thow ght good to ax Judgment a nd dissolvingof this dow te, by Michael. And comm ing to the StoneHe w as redy: I prepow nded this former D ow te. He answ ered,

    Mi. Veritas est sola in DEO. Et hc omnia vera sunt.you omit ted no letter or history that w as told you. But theskryer om itt ed to declare unto you. Ma y I thus recorde it?

    Yt is justly reform ed by U riel: the one being omit ted of the descrierand th e other not y et by us declared, might m ake that phrasem eete to be spoken, Hii duo clati sunt adhuc.

    M i. Thow hast sayd. I pray yo u to m ake-up that oneplace yet w ant ing. Then he stode up on his great brasen leggsagayn: H e called agayn, Semil Semil. Then he cam ,and kneled dow n.Consummatum est. The shew er (a w hit e m an) pluckt

    Uriel alsodid correctthis placewit h del ivering thisin theplace ofthe oth er descriptionbefore.

    TheDescryer, orThe Skryer

    omit ted totell .

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    oute a trumpet, and put it to his mow th, as thow gh he w old blow , but blewnot : and t here appeared at t he ende of the Trumpet t he greke w.There arose a m yst , and an horrible Thunder.

    Mi. It is done. Then of t he t hree 666 before N oted, w ith hisfinger he put out e the tw o low ermost: a nd sayd, Iste est numerus suus.And Michael did put h is finger into t he trum pets ende, and pulled furth a row ndplate of G old, wh eron w as th e figure of .1. w ith many circles abow t

    it, and sayd Omnia unum est. The forme of the w orldw hich a ppered before,

    vanished aw ay: and Se

    myei l w ent aw ay.

    And Michael cam a nd

    sat in his chayr agayn:

    and his brasen leggs w er gone, and uppon our paw sing he sayd,M i. G o forw a rd. D o you kn ow w h at you ha ve a llrea dy w rit t en ?

    Laudate Dominum in Sanctus eius.

    N ote: The C ircumference (w hich is done) cont eyneth 7 names:7 nam es, conteyn 7 Angels:Every lett er, conteyn eth 7 Angels:The num bers are applyed t o t he lett ers.

    Whan thow dost know the 7 nam es, thou shalt understand the7 Angells.

    The N um ber of 4, pertay ning to t he first T, is a N um ber significative:signifying, to w hat place thow shalt next apply t he eye: and beingplaced above, it sheweth removing t ow ard the right hand: Taking thefigure for the num ber of the place applya ble to th e next lett er to beta ken. The under num ber, is significative: declaring, to w hat placethow shalt apply the next letter in the C ircumference, tow ard the left hand.

    Which thow must reade, unty ll it light uppon a letter, w ithout number,not signifying. This is t he Whole.So shalt thow fynde the 7 principall Na mes: know n w ith us, and apply=able to thy pract ise.

    Make experience.

    Then t elling from T, 4 m ore places (tow ard th e right han d) exclu=sively, I finde in that fow rth place, from ,T, (but being the fifth from thebeginning, and w ith t he begynn ing) th is lett er h: wi th 22, over it.Therfore, I procede to t he right h an d, 22 places: an d th ere I findeA, and 11 over it. G oing then t ow ard the right hand 11 places furder: I findea l i t t le a w i t h 5 under it: by reason of w hich un der place of 5, I

    go tow ard the left ha nd, 5 places, exclusively; w here I finde o w i t h10, under it: w heruppon I procede to t he left ha nd, farder by 10 places,and t here I see the letter t, and 11, under it: and th erfore goingto th e left h and 11 places, I see there the lett er h alone withoutany num ber. Wherfore, that letter, endeth m y w ord, and itis in all, ThAaoth: Ys this, as it shold be?

    Mi. That is not the name. Thow shalt understand al l in the nextC all. The Rule is perfect. C all agayn w ithin an how re

    Semi EIl

    4

    C a l l s

    The declara t ion ofthe N um=bers

    Not e these doings to beaccownted Cal ls

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    and it shalbe shew ed.

    The how re being come w e att ended Michael his retorn to ma keth e Practise evydent of his first Ru le.

    Mi. Salvete.Thow diddest erre: and herein hast thow erred: and yet notw ithstan dingno error in the, bycause thow know est not t he error.

    U nderstand that the 7 N am es must comprehend, as ma ny lettersin t he w hole, as there are places in th e circle: Some lett ers aresignificative of t hem selves. In dede no lett ers, but dubble num bers,being the N am e of G od. Thow hast erred in the firstnam e, in sett ing dow ne Aa; that is, tw ise a togither, w hichdiffer the w ord. Which thow shalt N ote to t he ende ofthy w ork: Where soever thow shalt finde tw o a a togitherthe first is not to be placed w ithin th e Nam e, but rather left w ithhis inw ard pow er. Thow shalt fynde 7 N am es proceding fromth ree generall partes of the C ircumference: My m eaning is, fromth ree generall letters: and onely but one lett er, th at is, t hisletter A. Accownt thow , and thow shalt f inde the names

    just. I speak not of any that come in t he begynning of the w ordbut such as light in t he my ddest: Prove; Prove: and thow shalt see.Whereas thow hast go, it is to be red og. This isthe w hole.

    I have red in C abala of the Na me of G od of 42 letters: but not yetof any, of 40 letters: That of 42 letters is this,

    myhla dqh jwr myhla b myhla bahlb dja djab hl

    id est: Pater Deus, Filius Deus, spiritus sanctus Deus: Tres in uno,et unus in tribus. Vel Trinitas in unitate etunitas in Trinitate.

    Or thus, hl al lka la dqh jwr la b la badja hwla ma yk myhla

    w hich in Latin is, Pater Deus, Filius Deus, et Spiritus Sanctus, Deus,attamen non tres dii sed unus Deus.And as this is of G od, Un itie in Trinitie, so of C hrist onely (th esecond persone of the D ivine Trinitie) th e cabalist s hav e anam e explained of 42 letters, on th is ma nner,

    dja mda rbhw /lkmh pkh rakdja jym mdahw lah k

    That is in Latine, Sicut anima rationalis, et caro, homo unus, ita Deuset homo, Messias unus.I am not good in the hebrue tung, but, you know my m eaning.

    Mi The letters being so taken oute, being a name, and a number,doth certefye the old rule of 42 letters, w han you restore themin agayn.

    Mi Note, Oute of this C ircle shall no creature pass, that entreth,yf it be made uppon the earth. M y m eaning is, if he be defyled:This shalt thow prove to be a m ysterie unknow n to m an.

    DubbleNumbers

    N ote

    42, are herein potentia,but , non Actu

    Note :7 nam es, proceding from3 generallplaces of theCircumferenceor 3 generallletters, beingbut one letterand that , A .

    vide Gala=tinum, lib.3. cap. 11

    TheVertuof thisCircle

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    Beasts, birds, fowle and fish do all reverence to it : In this t hey w ere all cre=ated. In this, is all things conteyned. In t ym e thow shalt finde it, in ADAMSTreat ise from Paradise. Looke to th e Mysteries: for they are true.A an d wwwww: Primus et Novissimus; unus solus Deus vivit nunc etsemper: Hic est, et hic erit: Et hc, sunt Nomina sua Divina.

    Dixi:Thow art w atcht all this night: wh o is even now at t he Dore:Clerkson.Blessed are those, w hose portion is not w ith t he w icked.

    Benedicamus Dominum. Halleluyah.

    Tuesday t he 20 of Marche: circa 10a mane. Are you U riel?Ur . I am. We thank the for thy grea t good wi ll .

    We cannot viset t he now. At the tw elfth how re thow shalt use us. Fiat voluntas Dei.

    A meridie circa 2a At the t w elfth how re, my partner w as busyed in other affayres, and so

    contyn ued tyll abow t 2 of the C lok: w hen; w e comm ing to the stone,fow nd there Michael and U riel: but M ichael straight w ayrose up and w ent out, and cam in agayn, and one after him, carryingon his right shulder, 7 litt le baskets, of gold they seamed to be.

    M i. Sh ut up y ou r doores. I had left t he utt erm ore doreof my study , open: and did but shitt th e portall dore of it.

    He toke the 7 Baskets, and ha nged them rownd a bow t t he border of aC ana pie, of beaten gold, as it w ere.

    Mi. Ecce, Mysterium est. Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel. Therew ith he did spred out e, or stretch th e C ana py : Whereby it

    seamed t o cover all t he World [w hich seamed to be in the stone allso,heven, an erth] so that the skryer could not now see the heven.And the baskets, by eq uall dista nces, did seeme to ha ng in th e border ofthe horizon

    M i. What w old y ou have SapientiamM i. R ede t he na m es t how h ast w rit t en . I had writt en these

    according to t he Rule before given, as I understode it.

    Th a/aoth

    Gal a/ as

    Gethog

    Horlwwwwwn

    Innon

    Aa^oth

    Galets.og

    M i. Loke t o t he la st na m e. I had w ritten (as appeareth) Galetsog

    ADAMSTREA=TISE, He meane th myBooke thatI callSoyga

    Baskets

    // ers to them.

    / and c orrected certayn pray=

    . I had made, and w ritten, ^

    }ShutDores

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    by m isrecke[n]ing th e num bers. Where I fow nd it sh old be Galethogw i th an h and not s.

    Mi. Lo, els thow hadst erred. They are all right, but not in orderThe second is the first (his name be honored for ever) Thefirst here, must be our third and the third here, mustbe our second : thus set downe.

    .1. Galas.

    .2. Gethog.

    .3. Thaoth.

    .4. Horlwwwwwn.

    .5. Innon.

    .6. Aaoth.

    .7. Galethog.

    Mi. Work from the right , toward the lef t , in the f irs t anglenext unt o t he circum ference

    He shewed than , thus, this lett er

    M . M ake the num ber of 5 on t he right han d, (th at is,before it) at a reasonable

    dist ance, t hus 5

    Aft er t hat ,he shew ed t he second let ter, a grea t rom an A, t hus, 24

    Then he shew ed 30

    Then ____ 21

    Then ____ 9

    Then he shew ed 14

    Then he shew ed this compow nd letter, wit h the circle and cross

    He w illed m e, at each corner of th ese segm ents of circles, to m ake litt leC rosses a nd so I did.

    After every of th e 7 lett ers shew ed he did put th em up in his bosomassone as he had shew ed them fully . The plat es wh eron those lett ersw ere shew ed, hath t he formeof the segm ent of a circle, th us : and seemed to beof pure gold. When t he 7 lett ers w ere placed, he say d

    Omnia unum est.Then he pul led al l the 7 plates out of h is bosom and Urielkneeled dow n before him. Then the plates did seeme to h avetw o w ings (eche of th em) and t o fly up to heven under th e Ca napye.

    After this, one of the 7 baskets, ( that w hich is in the east ) cam to

    Michael. and he sayd.M i. Sea l t his. For t his w a s a nd is for ev er Then he st ode agayn on h is leggs like brasen pillers, and saydMi . Oh how migh ty is the name of G od, Which rayneth in the

    heavens O G od of the fa ith fu ll , f or thow raynes t forever.

    he opened the basket, and t here cam a great fyre out of it.

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    Mi. D ivide the 7 partes of the circle next unt o that w hichthow hast done, every one, into 7.N ote: (for the t ym e w ill be long:) Seven, rest in 7: and the7, live by 7: The 7, govern t he 7. And by 7, all G overn=m ent i s. Blessed be he: yea b lessed be th e Lord: pray sedbe our god: His Na m e be m agnified: All honor and G lory beunto him now and for ever.Amen.

    Then he toke out e of the fire in t he basket, a w hite fow le like a pigeonThat fowle had a Z uppon t he first o f 7 feathers w hich w ere on his brest .tha t first feather w as on the left side

    Mi. Note. there is a mysterie in the Seven. w hich are the 7 governing th e 7which 7 govern t h e ea rt h . H a llelu yah.

    Mi . Writ e t he let ters; Now , a small l in the second fether. Then he coveredthose first t w o letters, w ith t he other feathersThe third an l, like the other: then he covered tha t allso.the fow rth an R he covereth t hatthe fifth a great roman H. he covereth it .the sixth feath er hat h a litt le i . then he hid that feath er,the last feather had a sma ll a.

    Mi Pray se god. Then he put t he fowle into t he basket and set it dow n by h im. Then

    he hong it up in th e ayre by him . Then he lift u p his sw orde over us, and bad us pray. We prayed. Then he stretched out his han d and t here cam an ot her basket to h im.

    and he pluckt out a Whit e byrd, m uch bigger than t he other: as big as aswan: wi th .7. feathers on t he brest

    Mi Dixit, et factum estMi. N ote: the first feather hath a lit tle a, on it: and it w ent

    aw ay : t h e n ex t a Z great as t he firstThen a C greatThen a litt le a

    Then an ot her litt le aThen a feather wit h a litt le cThen one w ith a litt le b Then he covered them all.

    Mi Thow hast t ruth. Then he put up th e fowle into t he basket; and hung it up by th e

    other in the ayre Than t he third Basket cam to him , and he toke out a byrd all green

    as grass. Like to a peacock in form a nd bignesMi. Et vivis tu cum illo: et

    regnum tuum cum illis est There started out of th is birds brest, 7 fethers, like gold, and fyrie

    M i. P ra y.Mi. N ote. on th e first feather a sm all pThen a sm all aa l i t t le uThen a sm all pThen a sm all nthen a small hThen a sm all r. Then he put t he fow le up int o the Basket, &c.

    Note of7 Baskets

    3.

    .1.

    2.

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    Then there cam an other basket to his hand.Mi. Dedit illi potestatem in clis.

    Potestas illius magna est.Orate. We prayed.

    Then he pluckt ou t a fow le, greater than a ny of t he other, likea griphen (as com m only th ey a re figured) all red fyry,w ith skales like brass. Then on th e seven skales, appered lett ers.

    Mi. N ote.

    first a litt le ha l i t t le da l i t t le mThen a litt le hThen a litt le iThen a litt le aThen a litt le i

    th en he put up th e fowle, & hung th e basket in the Ayre. Then there cam an other basket t o him.[ N ote: all this while the firmam ent was not to be seen.]

    Mi. Magnus est DEUS in Angelis suis.et magna est Ilorum potestas in Clis.

    Orate. We pray ed. Then he pluckt out a bird like an Egle: all his body like G old

    and he had a lit tle circle of feat hers on his brest: and on it , betw enfow re parallell lines, tw elve equall squa res: and on th e top, on them yddle, one, like the other tw elve, thus.

    4.

    5.

    i

    i e e

    lll

    k a a e e e k

    Then h e put up t he Egle, &c. Then cam an ot her Basket.

    Mi. Nuncius tuus est magnus in clis.Orate.

    He, and t he Basket that w er opened, shut, and set aside, seamed allto be gon. and the Baskets remay ning still han ging on the borderof t he C a na pie. Th en he c am a ga yn , a nd w e nt a w a yeagay ne. Then cam U RIEL and held th e Basket: andhis leggs seemed to be such great t all pillers of Brass. as M ichaeldid sta nd on before.

    U R. This is a Mysterie. H e is here, and not here w hichw as here before.

    He opened the Basket and pluckt out like a phenix [ or pelican]

    of the bignes of a sw an, a ll fyrie sparkling. His byll is bentint o his brest and it bled. In his brest w as a qu adranglem ade w it h his ow n feat hers, t hus. H e put it up, andhung it by the other Baskets.

    . Michalw a s t h es ix th namevide post

    6.

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    Mi. Et Coniunxit illos DEUS in Unum. All the Baskets flew up: and so the C anapie vanished aw ay: and

    th e Heav en appeared.

    Now he cam and sat dow n in his chayre. Michael sayd t o U riel: it is thy part, t o expow nd these Mysteries:

    G o to, in the name, of our G od. U riel cam and stode before him a nd sayde: What w ill you: our

    fellow s, and servants to G OD ? What w ill you? Perfect Know ledge, and understanding, such as is necessary for us.UR. Looke uppon, and see i f thow canst not understand it : We

    w ill depart for a litt le space: and come t o the agayne. So they w ent: and left all t he stone on fyre, so that neyther

    th e C hay r or Table could be seen in it. After a quarter of an how re, Michael and U riel cam

    both agayne.

    M i. Loke int o the 7 angles next unto t he uppermost C ircumference. U riel cam and stode before Mich ael.U R. Those 7 letters, are the 7 Seats of the On e and everlastin g

    G OD. H is 7 secret Angels proceding from every letterand C ross so formed: referred in substan ce to t heFATHER: in forme, to t he SON N E: and Inwa rdly t oth e HO LI G HO STE. Loke uppon it: it is one of theN am es, w hich thow hast before. every letter conteyningan Angel of brightn es: comprehending th e 7 inwardpowres of G od; know n t o none, but him self: a sufficientBON D to urge all C reatures to life or D eath, or any thing

    els conteyned in this w orld. Yt banisheth the w icked,expelleth evyll spirits: q ualifieth th e Wat ers, strengtheneth t he Just, exalteth t he righteous, and destroyeth t hew icked. He is ON E in SEVEN ; He is tw ise THR EE.He is Seven in the Whole. He is Almight y. H is Nam eis everlasting. His Truth can n ot fay le. H is G lory isincom prehensible. Blessed be his nam e. Blessed be thow ,(our G OD ) for ever.

    Uriel.

    My contynual land auncientprayer

    Th en ca m the la st ba sket . U riel st ode st ill a nd sa yde:U R. Dedit angelis potestatem in lumine cli.

    Orate. We prayed. Then cam Michael, and toke t he Basket of U riel and becam standing

    on the great brasen legs, as before. He toke out of the basket a strange fow le w ith m any w ings:

    Th is fow l e h ad in h is fo rh ed a Tablet o f t h is fa sh ion

    7

    ee

    ll M

    G

    He istwice threeand one

    N o t e

    th isBond.

    N o t ethesemanifoldand greatMysteriesand markthese 7 diversecrosses wit hthese 7 letters.

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    UR. Thow must refer thy numbers therin conteyned, to theU pperC ircle. For, From t hence, all things in th e inw ard partes,shalbe com prehended.Looke if thow understand it

    I find it t o be GALETHOG;U R. it is so. I thank G od and you, I understa nd now (allso)

    th e numbers annexed.

    U r. As this darkness is lightened, by the spiri t of G od, herein; So will Ilighten, yea so w ill the Lord lighten your Imperfections, andglorifie your m yndes to t he sight of innumerable most holy andunspeakable My steries.

    U r. To t he next part . Michael sat still , w ith hissw ord in his hand.

    Ur . The parte wherein thow has t l abored , con teyneth 7 Angels.D ost thow understand i t? Not yet : Ur . Oh how f ar is mansJudgm ent from t he C elestia ll pow res? Oh how far are th ese secretshidden from t he w ycked? G lory be unto him; w hich seeth

    for ever. Amen, Amen, Amen.U r. N o te. We c an not t ary lon g.

    Thow must set dow n t hese letters onely, by 7, in a spare paper: th us.U R. Rede Begyn at the first , and

    rede dow nw ard. I rede thu s, Zaphkiel,Zadkiel, Cumael Raphael, Haniel, Mi=

    chal, Gabriel, U r. Thow hast red right

    praysed be G od. U r. Thus dost thow see, how

    m ercifully G od dea= leth w it h his servant s.

    Every lett er here, cont eyneth or com prehendeth th e num ber of 72Vertues. Whose nam es thow shalt know : skarse yet revealedto the w orld.U riel and M ichael joint ly togit her pronow nced this blessing on us.

    U R. sow lesWe bless you: your H arts

    Mi. Bodyesand all y our doings.

    Mich ael w ith h is sw ord, and flame of fyre florished over our heds.Yet I w ill thus m uch show you, for your cumfort beside. Whatseest thow? he spake to t he skryer. and he saw aninnum erable m ultit ude of Angels in the cham ber or studyabow t us, very bew tifull w ith w yngs of fyre. Then he sayd,Lo, thus you shalbe shaddow ed from t he w icked. Kepe theseTables secret. H e is secret t hat liveth for ever.

    Man is frayle. Fare w ell. H e m ust

    7 Angels.

    Innumerablemult itudes of

    Angels]

    vide anno 1584,July 25.

    ( of this sent encecam no frute norfarder confirmation.Therfore consider.)

    Z l l R i H aa Z C a a c b

    p a u p n h rh d m h i a i k k a a e e e i ei e l l e e l l M G

    l

    48 lettersare here:and one isnoted by aCross: w hichmaketh t he 49th. Of t his cross and Angels

    I have hithertoforgot ten to axw her Uriel hisn a m e m a yappere.

    72:Vertuesmult iplyedby 48: give3456.

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    The L.Mownteglesbokes

    Note th isTrumpeter

    Phanal

    ThronesTrumpetsAngells

    7

    We w erecommandedno t to axof the apparayle ofMichael. }

    go for the bokes, els they w ill perish. He ment that my partnerEd. Talbot , shold go to fat ch t he bokes from Lancast er (or therby)w hich w ere the Lord. Mow ntegles bokes, w hich Mr. Mort yet hat h:w herof m ention is ma de before.

    endedhora. 5. a meridieTuesday the 20 Martii

    1582

    Wensday . 21. Martii , circa 2. a meridie After appearance w as had, t here cam in one before Micha el ( w ho

    sat in his seat ) and Uriel leaned on the table (as he, usually did). This seemedto be a trumpeter: he was all in w hite, and his garments bespotted w ith blud.he had not hing on his hed. his heare very long hanging behynde him on hissholders. The Trumpet seam ed to be gold. The sow nd t herof w asvery playne.

    I axed of my skryer, in w hat manner Uriel now shewed, (and Michael likew ise.)

    Then M ichael said, I w arned the for axing of my apparell or mann er.Et hc est Gloria illius, qu non commovebitur ab impiis.Mi. Quid vultis? Juxta voluntatem Dei, Sapientiam

    nobis necessariam &c.Mi. Sapientia mundi, nihil est, peribit autem in ternum.

    Veniat ternitas DOMINI, ab universis mundi partibus.Venite, venite, sic vult DEUS ADONAYfac officium Phanal.

    This Phanal w as t he Trumpeter, (above m entioned ) w ho t hereupon blewhis Trumpet, Lustily, turning him self row nd abow t, t o all the w orld.Then, from 7 partes of the w orld, ( being equally divided

    abow t t he Horizon,) cam 7 C um panyes of Pillers all of fyryecullour glittring. And every C um pany of P illers high and greatand as t how gh they w ere Pillers of fyre.The Heav en, the Sonne, and, M one and Sterrs seemed to t rem ble.

    Mi Multiplex est Deus noster.Mi. Mark th is Mystery Seven comprehendeth the Secrets

    of H even an d ert h: Seven kn it t et h ma ns sow l e a nd

    body togit her. (3, in sowle, and 4 in body)

    In 7, thow shalt finde the Un itie

    In 7, thow shalt finde the Trinitie

    In 7, thow shalt find the Sonne, and the proportion of the

    Holy G hos te. O G od, O God, O God , Thy Name (O G od,)

    be pray sed ever, from t hy 7 Thrones, from th y 7 Trumpets

    and from t hy 7 Angels. Amen, Amen, Amen.Mi. In 7, G od wrowght al l things.

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    N ote: In 7, and by 7 must y ou w ork all thingsO Seven t ym es Seven, Veritie, Vertue a nd M ajestieI Min ist er by t h y licen ce Th is ex pow n d, by t h yVertue ( Michael spake that, pointing to U riel.)

    Mich ael and U riel both kneeled dow n, and th e Pillers of fyrieand brasen cullour, cam nere, row nd abow t t hem uniformely.

    Mi Sic est DEUS noster

    On e of the pillers leaned tow ard the skryer, and had likea pomm el or ma ce hed, on the top of it. And Michael w ithgreat reverence toke out of the t op of it a t hing like an S

    Then leaned dow n 6 Pillers m ore: and M ichael, cryed low dUnus est DEUS noster, Deus Deus noster

    Then orderly h e opened all t he pillers heds: and t hen t he 7 joynedall togit her, distinct ly t o be discerned

    Mi. N ote. There appeared, a great SAA

    I Then t he sides closed up, and hid th ose letters first shew ed.

    After that appered tw o letters more. EM

    He m ade cursy, and sem ed to go fromw ard, and vanished aw ay.

    Musterionest E 8. The Pillers all joyned togith er at th e tops, m aking (as it w ere) one

    Ma ce or Pom mell, and so flew up to heven w ards. There seamed tw o pillers m ore to com e dow n from heven

    (like th e other in form e) and t oke place there, w here the

    other 7, stode, which w ent aw ay. Michael w ith his sw ord, Cut them asunder: and cryed out,

    Aw ay y ou w orkers of IniquitiePeriit Malus cum malis.

    The pillers fell dow n, and th e grow nd sw allow ed them up.Tanta est tua audacia Sathan.Sed DEUS noster Vivit.

    The Pillers w hich before ascended, cam dow n joynt ly: and out eof them a Voyce saying NON SUM

    Then t he 7 pillers next his right ha nd, bow ed to Micha el, Andoute of them, a Voyce sayd SUM

    Then one of the P illers stode higher tha n his fellow s, and M ichaelopened all the tops of them ; and sayd

    Orate. We pray ed.Mi . Wri te the Name down in the Tables . Then h e toke of, 3 of the heds of the Pillers, and sett t hem dow ne

    an d th ere appered, B T Z, great let ters in hollow places likesquare Cum fit boxes.

    Mi. Ista sunt secreta secretorum

    Non SumI understandthe refusall ofthose tw ointruded

    pillers

    Note theintrusion ofError by theWicked pow resof Sathan

    NOTE

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    Note ofPrayer

    Invocate Nomen eius, aut nihil agere possumus.The key of P rayer openeth all t hings. We pray ed.

    Then the other 4 pillers, bow ingly shew ed 4 letters thus, K A S E, andthe number 30. w ith a prik underThen the Pillers joyned theyr heds togither very close, and flew up into t hefirma ment w ith Thunder.

    Sic Domine, Sic Sic.

    Mi Place these in the Table

    I wrote and he sayd, Thow hastdone right . Laudate nomen Domini, qui vivit in ternum. A voyce cam out of the next cumpany of the 7 pillers (joyn ing t hem

    selves to gither) saying Ipse.Mi Et Misericordia tua Domine magna est. Michael kneled w han he sayd this Michael shewed out of 4 of they r heds, of the pillers, (and w ith all

    say d) N O, N OT the Angels of h even, (but I,) are privie of th ese

    things: So th ere appeared, 4 letters, H E I D Then t he oth er 3 pillers w ere opened and h ad E N Eon th eyr topsDominus collocatur in numero suo.

    The 7 pillers mow nted up into t he ayre, and it thundred at t heir going Then the fow rth C umpany of pillers bowed to M ichael: out of them cam

    a voyce. Vivo sicut LEO in medio illorumMi. Et tua potestas magna est Ubique

    Then M ichael pluckt of, five of t he tops.There appered Dth en they joyned all to gither: thenappere? E I M O

    Mi. Hoc est sine prce The ot her tw o opened, and th ere appeared 30. A Then they closed up, and w ent aw ay, w ith a great t hunder Then cam 7 oth er pillers to Micha el, and a voyce oute of them

    Saying, Serpens sum, et devoravi serpentem.Mi. Et bonis et malis serpens es Domine Then th ey closed all up; and M ichael say d, Orate. We pray ed Then M ichal t oke of, the heds of 4: th en appeared first a n I

    then M E GThen h e opened th e oth er 3. and C B E appeared.

    Mi. Numerus illius, est nulli cognitus. They joyned theyr heds all togith er, and a scended up to heven w ard: and

    great lightening after them. Then cam an ot her Septenarie of Pillers: and oute of them a Voyce, saying

    Ignis sum penetrabilis

    Mi Et sit nobiscum, Deus. Pray. We pray ed. Then he opened 4 of th eyr heds and a ppered in t hem I L A O. They closed togit her agayne. Then one oth er wa s opened, and I appered. Then 21appered, and did shut up agayn.

    Then he smot e fyre out of t he last pyller, and it thu ndred andth ere seem ed to com e out of it innum erable Angels like little children

    There isV omit tedby ourneglect 8.

    Note these Innumerable Angels.

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    w ith w ings, and there appere: N, and suddenly did shut up.Sic, sic, sic Deus noster.

    Then th ey joyned all t ogither, and flew up.M i. N ot e dow n in th e t able. I noted them dow n. Then cam the last 7 pillers, and out of them th is voyce,

    Finis.Gaudium et Lux nostra Deus.

    Then t hey closed all in on e.Mi Orate We prayed. Then 6 of th e heds opened an d appered I H R L A A. Then the seventh opened: Then seamed trees to leap up,

    and hills, and the seas and w aters to be trubbled, and th rown up A voyce cam out of t he Pillers: Consummatum est. There appeared in th at Piller 21

    They joyned togither and flew up to heven w ard.Mi VNVS VNVS VNVS

    Omnis caro timet vocem eiusPray. We prayed.

    N ote: my skryer w as very faynt, an d his hed in manner gyddy, and his eyes,dasyling, by reason of t he sights seen so bright , and fy rie, &c.Mich ael bad of him be of good cumfort, a nd sayd he shold do w ell.

    Mi Cease for a quarter of an how re. After w e had stay ed for a quarter of an how re, w e comm ing to the

    stone agayne, fow nd him come all ready t o the stone: and U rielw ith him . Who, allso, had byn by, all the w hile, during theMy sterie of the .7. pillers.

    Mic Set t w o stoles in the myddst of the flowre.on th e one, set the stone: and at the oth er let him knele.I w ill shut the eares of them in t he how se, that none shall heare

    u s. I w i ll sh ew grea t My st eries.Michael than, with a lowd voyce sayd,

    Adeste Fili Bonitatis:Ecce DEVS vester adest:

    Venite. There cam in 7 yong w omen apparelled all in G rene, having theyr heds rownd abow t

    atty red all w ith greene silk, w ith a Wreath behinde hanging dow n to t he grow nd.

    Mich ael stroke his sw ord over them, n o fyre appearing. Then th ey kneeled: And

    after, rose agayn .

    Mi Scribe qu vides. One of them stept out , w ith a little blue tablet in the forhed of her: and

    in i t w ritten, El. She stode a side, and an other cam in, after the same sort, w ith a great M, and a

    li t t le e, thus, Me.The Third, cam as t he other, and ha d EseThe fow rth IanaThe fift h AkeleThe sixt h AzdobnThe sevent h stepped furth w ith Stimcul

    8.

    Filiae Bonita=tis, or Filiol

    lucis: videpagina sequente.

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    . . . . . . . .

    They all t ogither, sayd, Nos possumus in Clis multa. Then they w ent t heyr w ay, suddenly disapering.Mi Note th is in your next place but one. I did so.M i G o to the next place. St ay .Mi Adeste, Filiol Lucis. They all, cam in agayn, and a nsw ered,Adsumus tu qui ante

    faciem DEI stas.

    Mi Hiis nostris benefacite. They an sw ered, all, Factum erit.Mi Valete.

    Mi Et dixit Dominus, venite Filii Lucis.Venite In Tabernaculo meo.Venite (inquam): Nam Nomen meum exaltatum est.

    Then cam in 7 yong men, all w ith bright cow ntenance, w hite apparaled,w ith w hite silk uppon theyr heds, pendant behinde as the w omen had.On e of th em ha d a row nd purifyed pece or ball of G old in his hand.On e other had a ball of silver in his hand.The th ird a ball of C oper.

    The fow rth a ba ll of Tynn e in his hand.The fifth h ad a ball of yern.The sixth had a rownd thing of Quicksylver, tossing it betw ene his tw o hands.The last had a ball of Lead.They w er all apparayled of one sort.

    Mi Quamvis ^ in uno generantur tempore, tamen unum sunt. he that had t he gold ball, had a row nd ta blet of gold on his brest.

    and on it w ritten a great IThen he w ith t he sylver ball, cam furth, w ith a golden t ablet on his brest

    likew ise, and on it w ritt en Ih

    He w ith t he C opper ball, had in his tablet IlrHe w ith th e tyn ball, had in his tablet Dmal

    He w ith t he yern ball, had in his tablet Heeoa, and so w ent asyde

    He w ith th e Mercury ball, had writt en BeigiaThe yong man w ith t he leaden ball, had Stimcul

    Mi Facite pro illis, cum tempus erit. All answ ered, Volumus.Mi Magna est Gloria Dei inter vos. Erit semper. Halleluyah.

    Valete. They ma de cursy, and w ent theyr w ay, m ow nting up to heven.Mi Dixit Deus, Memor esto nominis mei:

    Vos autem immemores estis.I speak to y ou. Hereupon, w e pray ed.

    Mi Venite, Venite, Venite.Fili Filiarum Lucis Venite.

    Qui habebitis filias venite nunc et semper.

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    Michael:one of themtha t a re

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    Note t hese threedescents.

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    Fili filiarum

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    Dixit Deus, Creavi Angelos meos, qui destruent Filias Terr.Adsumus, Sayd 7 l i t t le wenches w hich cam in.They w ere covered w ith w hite silk robes, and w ithw hite abow t t heyr hed, and pendant dow n behinde,very long.

    Mi Vbi fuistis vos? They a nsw ered: In terris, cum sanctiset in clis, cum glorificatis.

    These spake not so playn, as t he former did; but a s though t hey ha d anImpediment in t heyr tung They had, every one, somw hat in theyr hands, but m y skryer could not judge

    w hat things they were. Mi . Non adhuc cognoscetur Mysterion hoc. Eache had fowre square Tablets on theyr bosoms, as yf they w ere of white Ivory. The first shew ed on her Tablet a great S

    The secon d Ab

    The t hird Ath

    The fow rth IzedThe fift h Ekiei

    The sixt h MadimiThe sevent h EsemeliMi Quid istis facietis?

    Erimus cum illis, in omnibus operibus illorum. They a nsw ered.Mi Valete. They a nsw ered, Valeas et tu Magnus O in Clis. And so they w ent aw ay.Mi Orate. We prayed.Mi Et misit filios filiorum, edocentes Israel.Mi Dixit Dominus, Venite ad vocem meam.

    Adsumus, Sayd 7 little childern w hich cam in,like boyes covered all w ith purple, w ith han ging sleves

    like preists or scholers gow n sleves: theyr heds at ty red all(after t he former m ann er) w ith purple sylk.

    Mi Quid factum est inter filios hominum?Male vivunt (sayd th ey)nec habemus locum cum illistanta est illorum Iniustitia. Veh mundo, scandalis:Veh scandalizantibus, veh illis quibus Nos non sumus.

    These had t ablets (on t heyr brests) th ree cornerd, and seem ed to be very greneand in th em, lett ers. The first had t w o letters in one: thus, of E, L:The firs t He sayd, Nec nomine meo timet Mundus.The secon d An Nullus videbit faciem meam.The t hird Ave Non est virgo super terram cui dicam. [And

    pointed to his tablet, w herein thatw ord, Ave, w as w ritt en.]The fow rth Liba Tanta est infirmitas sanctitudinis Diei.

    Benefacientes decesserunt ab illo.The fift h Rocle Opera manuum illorum sunt vana.

    Nemo autem videbit me.The sixth shew ed hisTablet and said, Ecce Hagonel Qui adhuc Sancti sunt, cum illis vivo.

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    Hagonel. Vide dehoc Hagonel, lib. 4.

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    U r. Those 7 nam es, w hich procede from the left hand t o the right, are theN am es of G od, not know n to t he Angels: neyth er can bespoken or red of m an. Prove if thou ca nst reade them .

    Beatus est qui secreteNomina sua conservat.

    U r . Th ese N am es, brin g fu rt h 7 Angels: The 7 Angels, and G o=verners in the hevens next unto us*, w hich stand allw ayes

    before the face of G od.Sanctus Sanctus Sanctusest ille DEVS noster.

    Ur. Every let ter of the Angels names, bringeth fur th 7 dowghters.Every dow ghter bringeth furth her dow ghter, wh ich is7. Every dow ghter her dowght er bringeth furth, asonne. Every sonne in h im self, is 7. Every sonn e

    The sevent h ha d on his ta blet Ilemese Hii imitaverunt doctrinam meam.In me Omnis sita est Doctrina.

    I thow ght m y skryer had m issherd, this w ord Imitaverunt,for Imitati sunt. And Michael smyled and seem ed to law gh,and sayd, Non curat numerum Lupus. And farderhe sayd, Ne minimam detrahet a virtute, virtutem.

    Mi Estote cum illis: Estote (inquam cum istis) Estote

    (inquam) mecum. Valete. So they w ent, m aking reverence, and w ent up to heven.

    Mi Dictum est hoc tempore.Mi Note th is in thy Tables .

    Dost t h ow u nderst and it ? Loke i f t h ow can st . He sayd t o U riel, it is thy part, t o interpretat e these things.U r. Omnis Intelligentia est a Domino.Mi Et eius Nomen est Halleluyah.

    C ompose a table, divided into 7 parts, square.

    Urielisofficium

    7. Nameso f God

    Note th isTable ism a d eperfect inthe nextsidefollowing.

    S A A I M E EB T Z K A S E

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    U riel dothhave him selfone of the sta ndersbefore the face of G od

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    hat h his sonne, and his sonne is 7.Let us prayse the G od of Seven, w hich w as and isand sh all live for ever.Vox Domini in FortitudineVox Domini in DecoreVox Domini revelat Secreta.In templo eius, Laudemus Nomen eius El

    HalleluyahSee if thow canst now understand this ta ble.The D ow ghters procede from th e angle on th e right ha nd, cleavingthe myddle: where theyr generation ceaseth.The sonnes from t he left ha nd to t he right t o the m iddle:so proceding w here they r number endeth in one C entre.The Residue th ow m ayst (by th is Not e) understande.

    Then Michael, he stroke over us w ard, wit h his sw ord, and th e flameof fire yssued oute.Loke to the C orner of the right han d, being the upperm ost: w here th owshalt finde 8.. Refer th yne eye to t he upper number, and the

    letter above it. But the N umber must be fown d under neth,byca use his prick so noteth.Than procede to t he nam es of th e dow ghters in the Table: and thowshalt see that it is th e first nam e of them: This shall teachethe.

    Loking now into m y first and greatest C ircle for 8. , I finde it w ithl over it. I take t his to be the first D ow ghter.

    U r . You m u st i n t h is sq uare Table set E by the 8. and noww rite them com posedly in one letter, thus

    Nomen Domini vivit in ternum.Ur . G ive over, for ha lf an howre, and thow shalt be fu lly

    instructed. I did so, and after half an how re comm ing to th e stone,

    I wa s w illed to m ake a new squa re table of 7: andto w rite and note, as it follow eth.

    Vivit in clis

    Deus noster

    Dux noster

    Hic est

    Lux in ternum

    Finis est

    Vera est hc tabula

    Vera est hc Tabula, partim nobis cognita, et partim omnibus,incognita. Vide iam.The 30. by E, in t he second place, in t he upper right c orner, serveth notin th e consideration of t he first D ow ghters, but for an ot her purpose.

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    The 26. by I, serveth for an other purpose: but not for this D ow ghters

    Dowghter.The 21, is e, and 8. w ith t he prick under it is l: w hich togither makethEl, or th us compow nded as if it w ere one lett er,The Na m es in the great Seale must follow th e Orthographie of thisTable. Virtus Vobiscum est.

    Orate. We prayed. Then th ere appeared S A A I21 M . H ere is an E com prehended in L.U r. Read now t he Ta ble.

    Angeli lucis Dei nostriEt posuit angelos illius in medio illorum

    U r. In t he t a ble a re t he n am es of 7 Angels. The first is Z abat hiel,beginning from th e left upperm ost corner: takin g the corner letter first,and then th at on t he right hand above: and tha n tha t under the first,and t han t he third from the first, in t he upper row : and t hen cornerw isedow n tow ard the left hand: and then to t he fow rth letter from t he firstin t he upper row : w here th ere is I w i t h 21, which maketh el. Sohave you Zabathiel.

    U r. G o forw ard. So, I finde next Zedekieil.U r. t his I in the last syllable augment eth the t rue sow nd of it. Then n ext I finde Madimiel. U r. it is so. Then Semeliel. U r. it is t rue. Then Nogahel. U r . i t i s so . Then Corabiel. U r . i t i s so . Then Levanael. U r. it is so.Ur . Wri te these names in the G reat Seal , next under the 7

    names which thow w rotest last : videlicet, under , An, Ave, &c.distinctly in great letters.

    U r. Make the E and L of Zabathiel, in one lett er compow nded, thus

    ZABATHI . In th is, so fashion y our E and L. Andthis nam e must be distributed in his letters into 7 sides of tha tinnermost Heptagonum. For the o ther, I w i ll teache youto dispose them. You m ust m ake for IEL (in th is nam eonely) I w i th the 21 ann exed. So have y ou just 7 places.

    Ur . The next f ive names thow shal t d ispose in the five exteriorangles of th e Pentacle: every an gle cont eyning one w holename.

    U r . Set t h e fi rst l et t ers of th ese 5 nam es, (in C apitall lett ers) w ith inthe five acute int ernall angles of the Pentacle: and t herest of eche nam e follow ing circularly from his C apitall lett er,but in the

    5exterior obtuse angles of the Pent acle.

    U r. Set Z, of Zedekieil w ithin the angle w hich standeth uptow ard the begynning of th e greatest C ircle. And so procedetow ard thy right hand.

    Ur . In the midd le now of thy Pen tacle, make a crosslike a crucifix and w rite the last of those 7 names Levanaelthus,

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    Uriel. Vidit DEVS, opus suum esse bonumet cessavit a Labore suo.

    Factum est. Mich ael stode up and say d,

    The ternall Blessing of G od t he FATHER,The mercifull G oodnes of C HR IST, his SON N EThe unspeakable D ignitie of G OD the Holy G HO STE

    bless you, preserve you, and m ultiply y ourdoings in his Honor and G lory.

    Uriel. AMEN.Ur . These Angels are the angel ls of the 7 C ircles of Heven,

    governing th e Light es of the .7. C ircles.Blessed be G OD in us, and by us,Which stand contynually beforeth e presence of G OD , for ever.

    DIXI. Whan m ay w e be so bold, as to require your help agayn ?Mic Whan so ever you will, w e are ready.

    Farewell. Sit Nomen Domini benedictum, ex hoc nunc,

    et usque in scula sculorum.Amen.

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