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ROSICRUCIAN APOLOGISTS : JOHN HEYDON. 343
striking his right eare, if he did not well, if otherwise, his
left ; if any danger threatened, he was foretold of it. When
he began to praise God in psalms, he was presently raised
and strengthened with a spiritual and supernatural power.
He daily begged of God that He would teach him His will,
His law, and His truth ;
he set one day of the week apart
for reading the Scripture and meditation, with singing of
Psalms all the day in his house, but in his ordinary conver-
sation he is sufficiently merry, if he like his company and
be of a cheerful minde ;
if he talk of any vain thing, or in-
discreetly, or offer to discover any secret he is forbidden, or
if he at any time would discover any inspired secret, he is
forthwith admonished thereof in his eare. Every morning
he is called to prayer. He often goes to meet the Holy
Company at certain times, and they make resolution of all
their actions.
He gives almes secretly, and the more he bestows the
more prosperous he is ; he dares not commit any known
fault, and hath by Providence of God been directed through
many eminent dangers ;
even those that sought
his life died.
At another time, when he was in very great danger, upon
the ascendant coming to the body of the Sun, and the con-
junction of Saturn and Jupiter opposing his ascendant, he
being newly gone tc bed, he said that the spirit would not
let him alone till he nad raised him again and told him he
was falsely accused, wherefore he watched and prayed all
that night.
The day after he escaped the hands of his per-
secutors in a wonderful manner one died and the other is
very sick. Then came a voice to him, saying, " Sing Qui
sedit in Latibulo Altissimi."
Many other passages happen to this party daily,
as a
hundred will testifie ; but it is an endless labour to recite