A true & faithful relation of what passed for many yeers between Dr ...

^ ^o A true ^Relation of Dr. Dee hk Altwru, mth Spirits^ dec.
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John Dee, God duth knbw aU this that thou doji jpeak^ of. In few words, to end many
words, di, he will wi fo direa thy wayes in ending fuch troubhs, as jhall be to thy good atid fpeedy
jinijhing
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John Pontoys, before fuch time of thou flyalt have any great caufe to ufe hit aid, and furtheremore,
God fvill fo wori^for thee in the heart of hit Majin {whtnrheis Factor jor") Stapers
I mea}i,that Sta\n'rs JhaU with all the aid and help that he canto further thy good proceeding.And
fo God in ell cafes will thus gracioufly deal with thee. And now is wy full time to depart in
Gods peace, and to ferve him from whom I came, his mighty N'lme, •
A. I fearing his fiidden departure, did earncftly urge at his hands, to know the truth
of Johiits his hiitory : and fo half unmannerly did interrupt his fpeech with my que-
ftion.
howmany he had dejiroyed : and I brought hijn through Gods power home again, and delivered
him in health vnto his own parents. And thm wiich I have mfdi thee plainly to underftand with-
out any doubting to the contrary . And f now once again I da depart. All honour and glory to
the everlajiing God, both now and for evermore. Amin, Amen.
A. Amen.
17 fuly.
AFter dinner {horam circiter
4 JJ) as Bartholomew and I talked of divers of my doings
with Mr. KeHey^ a. Voice produced this to Bartholomews hearing.
A Voice I, John Dee, I Live heard you all this while.
Ihou (halt be able to do, and to fee, and Xo underftand more than all this as thouhaft /pollen
of, according as God hath prniifed thee.
A. Blefledbe his holy Name, and his mercies be magnified oil me, to the honour of
his holy Name. Amen.
A. Note Upon occafion of further talk and jfffcfc of wy Jewel that was brought,
I asked Bartholomew if ever he had feen it fince it was fet in gold ; and he thought that he
had not feen it : Whereupon I went fpeedily to my Cheft, unlocked it, and took it out,
and imdid the Cafe, and (ec the Stone in his due manner.
And by and by did Raphael appear in the Stone, and in voice faid thus, as followeth
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Raph. Inthe Name of Jefuf Chrift, I am Kzj>h^e\ whofe voice thou didH hear right now.
And now, in Gods holy Name, for thy good, and for thy comfort, I have, now, here, in thi^ Pearl
entred PoflTellion, in token hereafter to be that blejfed Creature, to be obedient unto Gods Commandment,
to (erve thee at all times^ when thou art placed in thy Journey, which God hath
Dei do- I commanded thee. And likjwife thou (halt have the book from whence this came. And that
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^ ^"'^ which thou haji in keeping, Qthe which thou doft mak;: account of no better but duft') Then it
/' *, ' ' (hall be turned tothe right ufe, fronvwhence it was : and to that good purpofe, that Godhath
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ordained for to do. And now it was the will of God, that I (l.'Ould ff'ea\ unto thee a few words
of this good comfort to be performed. Fraife God, honour his holy Name, for his great ble^ings
now and for ever; That it did pleafe the Almighty to fend me to your prefence, into'kfn of his
love, for his great mercy. And fo now, in his Name I go again into the prefetice of the Almighty,
whofe Name be ever praifed, with all his eleil Angels, and all the bleffed Creatures of Gody
and all the bleffed Creatures upon earth, praife his Name for evermore. Amen, Amen.
A. Amen.
A. O Lord God, moft humbly, heartily and finccrcly I honour thee, praife thee, and
cxtoll thy mercies, and moft loving kindnefs, for thefe, and all other thy graces and
bleflings on me. Accept, O God, my hearty thanks, and enable me foto thank thee, a«
may be a moft acceptable facrifice unto thy Divine Majefty. Amen, Amettj Amen.
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