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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
he once in his sleep seemed to hear the voice of God, saying
to him, " I will save thy soul ;
I am He that before appeared
unto thee." Since doth the spirit every day knock at his
doore about three or four o'clock in the morning. He rising,
there appeareth a child of faire stature, very comely, who
gave him a book which he keepeth very well, yet letteth many
see it that can prevaile with him ;
things,
this book is full of divine
such as I never red or heard of. Another time his
candle did fall down upon the ground and went out, and
there appeared before him something about the bignesse of
a nut, round and shining, and made a noyse ; he strived to
take it up, but it turned like quicksilver, so that he could
not handle it.
Many gentlemen have been in his company when he hath
been pulled by the coat, as they have seen but could not
perceive who did it ;
sometimes his gloves, lying at one end
of the table, have been brought and given him, but they see
the gloves, as they thought, come of themselves.
Another time, being with some merchants at dinner that
were strangers to this spirit, and. were abashed when they
heard the noise but saw nothing, presently a paper was
given to the gentleman, who read it, and so did the others.
It said that he should serve God and fear nothing, for the
enemies of his father which hated him should all surely die,
and so should all that sought to do him hurt, and to be
assured he named such a man, and said he shall die such a
day, and he died. The merchants were strucken with fear,
but he bid them be of good courage, for there was no hurt
towards them, and, the better to assure them of it,
the truth of the whole matter.
he told
Ever since this spirit hath been alwaies with him, and by
some sensible signe did ever advertise him of things, as by