{"schema_version":1,"access":"public","rights":"Public-domain or compatibly licensed source editions; provenance is retained per record.","work":{"slug":"dee-diary","title":"The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee","author":"John Dee","tradition":"european","language":"en-16c","genre":"diary and memoir","period":"1554-1601","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19553","original":{"text":"### Year 1554\n\nAug. 25th, Barthilmew Hikman born at Shugborowh in Warwikshyre toward evening. My conjecture, uppon his own reporte of circumstances. Oct. 25th, D. Daniel Vander Meulen Antwerpiæ, mane hora quarta.\n\n### Year 1555\n\nApril 22nd, Jane Fromonds borne at Cheyham at none. Aug. 1st, Ed. Kelly natus hora quarta a meridie ut annotatum reliquit pater ejus. Oct. 12th, the Lord Willughby born hora septima mane, ante meridiem, Lat. 51° 30', at Wesell in Gelderland.\n\n### Year 1557\n\nJuly 30th, Mr. Arundell of Cornwayle natus circa [horam] quartam a meridie.\n\n### Year 1558\n\nDec. 14th, Mary Nevelle, alias Mary Lewknor, borne inter 11 et meridiem mane, by Chichester.\n\n### Year 1560\n\nJuly 8th, Margaret Russell, Cowntess of Cumberland, hora 2 min. 9 Exoniæ mane.\n\n### Year 1561\n\nAug. 14th, Mr. Heydon, of Baconsthorp in Norfolk, hora noctis 11½ natus in comitatu Surrey.\n\n### Year 1563\n\nMarch 23rd, Mr. William Fennar a meridie inter horam undecimam et duodecimam nocte. June 23nd, Jane Cooper, now Mystris Kelly, toward evening. Sept. 28th, Mr. John Ask ante meridiem, by York six myle on this syde; Elizabeth Mownson, circa horam 9 mane, soror magistri Thomæ Mownson et uxor magistri Brown.\n\n### Year 1564\n\nMrs. Brigit Cooke borne about seven of the clok on Saynt David's Day, which is the first day of March, being Wensday; but I cannot yet lerne whether it was before none or after. But she thinketh herself to be but 27 yeres old, anno 1593, Martii primo, but it cannot be so. June 20th, Mr. Hudson, hora septima ante meridiem. Aug. 21st, Wenefride Goose, inter 9 et 10 a meridie by Kingstone.\n\n### Year 1565\n\nSept. 12th, John Pontoys, inter 9 et 10 ante meridiem prope Stony-Stratford; puto potius hora 8 min. 43. Oct. 17th, Thomas Kelley hora quarta a meridie at Wurceter. Dec. 21st, Mr. Thomas Mownson at 11 of the clok in the morning.\n\n### Year 1568\n\nJuly 14th, William Emery born at Danbery in Essex paulo post undecimam horam noctis. Sept. 24th, Margaret Anderson mane inter 7 et 8.\n\n### Year 1571\n\nSamuel Swallow borne at Thaxstede in Essex Feb. 15 ante meridiem, inter horam undecimam et duodecimam, forte hora media post undecimam.\n\n### Year 1575\n\nJuly 31st, Simeon Stuard natus ante diluculum per horam 11½ at Shinfelde; his grandfather by the mother was Dr. Huyck the Quene's physicien.\n\n### Year 1577\n\nJan. 16th, the Erle of Lecester, Mr. Phillip Sydney, Mr. Dyer, &c., came to my howse. Jan. 22nd, The Erle of Bedford cam to my howse. Feb. 19th, great wynde S.W., close, clowdy. March 11th, my fall uppon my right nuckul bone, hora 9 fere mane; wyth oyle of Hypericon in 24 howres eased above all hope: God be thanked for such his goodness of his creatures! March 24th, Alexander Simon the Ninivite came to me, and promised me his servise into Persia. May 1st, I received from M. William Harbert of St. Gillian his notes uppon my Monas. May 2nd, I understode of one Vincent Murfyn his abhominable misusing me behinde my back; Mr. Thomas Besbich told me his father is one of the cokes of the Court. May 20th, I hyred the barber of Cheswik, Walter Hooper, to kepe my hedges and knots in as good order as he sed them than, and that to be done with twise cutting in the yere at the least and he to have yerely five shillings, meat and drink. June 10th, circa 10, a shower of hayle and rayne. June 18th, borrowed £40 of John Hilton of Fulham. June 19th, I understode of more of Vincent Murfyn his knavery; borrowed £20 of Bartylmew Newsam. June 20th, borow £27 uppon the chayn of golde. June 26th, Elen Lyne gave me a quarter's warning. June 27th, showrs of rayne and hayle. Aug. 19th, the Hexameron Brytanicum put to printing.\n\nNov. 3rd, William Rogers of Mortlak, abowt 7 of the clok in the morning, cut his own throte, by the fende his instigation. Nov. 6th, Sir Umfrey Gilbert cam to me to Mortlak. Nov. 18th, borowed of Mr. Edward Hynde of Mortlak £30 to be repayed at Hallowtyde next yere. Nov. 20th, two tydes in the forenone, the first 2 or 3 howres to sone. Nov. 22nd, I rod to Windsor to the Q. Majestie. Nov. 25th, I spake with the Quene hora quinta. Nov. 28th, I spake with the Quene hora quinta; I spake with Mr. Secretary Walsingham. I declared to the Quene her title to Greenland, Estetiland and Friseland.\n\nDec. 1st, I spake with Sir Christofer Hatton; he was made knight that day. Dec. 1st, I went from the cowrte at Wyndsore. Dec. 30th, inexplissima illa calumnia de R. Edwardo, iniquissime aliqua ex parte in me denunciabatur: ante aliquos elapsos dies, sed... sua sapientia me innocentem.\n\n### Year 1578\n\nFeb. 5th, sponsalia cum Jana Fromonds horam circiter primam. April 28th, I caused Sir Rowland Haywood to examyn Francys Baily of his sklandering me, which he denyed utterly. June 13th, rayn and in the afternone a little thunder. June 30th, I told Mr. Daniel Rogers, Mr. Hackluyt of the Middle Temple being by, that Kyng Arthur and King Maty, both of them, did conquier Gelindia, lately called Friseland, which he so noted presently in his written copy of Monumethensis, for he had no printed boke therof. July 14th, my sister Elizabeth Fromonds cam to me. July 27th, hora 9, min. 15 a meridie Francis Cowntess of Hertford.\n\nAug. 5th, Mr. Raynolds of Bridewell tok his leave of me as he passed toward Darthmowth to go with Sir Umfry Gilbert toward Hocheleya. Aug. 15, I went toward Norwich with my work of Imperium Brytanicum. Aug. 23rd, I cam to London from Norwich. Aug. 31st, I went to my father-in-law Mr. Fromonds to Cheyham.\n\nSept. 1st, I cam from Cheyham. Sept. 6th, Elen Lyne, my mayden, departed from this life immediately after the myd-day past, when she had lyne sik a month lacking one day. Sept. 12th, Jane Gaele cam to my servyce, and she must have four nobles by the yere, 26s. 8d. Sept. 25th, Her Majestie cam to Richemond from Grenwich. Sept. 26, the first rayn that came for many a day; all pasture abowt us was withered: rayn afternone like Aprill showres. Oct. 8th, the Quene's Majestie had conference with me at Richemond inter 9 et 11. Oct. 16th, Dr. Bayly conferred of the Quene her disease. Oct. 22nd, Jane Fromonds went to the court at Richemond. Oct. 25th, a fit from 9 afternone to 1 after mydnight. Oct. 28, the Erle of Lecester and Sir Francys Walsingham, secretary, determined my going over for the Quene's Majestie. Nov. 4th, I was directed to my voyage by the Erle of Lecester and Mr. Secretary Walsingham hora nona. Nov. 7th, I cam to Gravesende. Nov. 9th, I went from Lee to sea. Nov. 14th, I cam to Hamburgh hora tertia. Dec. 11th, to Franckfurt-uppon-Oder. Dec. 15th, newes of Turnifer's comming hora octava mane, by a speciall mesenger.\n\n### Year 1579\n\nA moyst Marche and not wyndy. June 10th, I shewed to Mr. John Lewis and his sonne, the physition, the manner of drawing aromaticall oyles. At that tyme my cat got a fledge yong sparrow which had onely a right wyng naturally. June 15th, my mother surrendred Mortlak howses and land, and had state geven in plena curia ad terminum vitæ, and to me was also the reversion delivered per virgam, and to my wife Jane by me, and after to my heirs and assignes for ever, to understand, Mr. Bullok and Mr. Taylor, surveyor, at Wimbledon, under the tree by the church. June 22nd, Mr. Richard Hickman and Barthilmew his nephew cam to me with Mr. Flowr, commended by Mr. Vicechamberlayn Sir Christopher Hatton.\n\nJuly 6th, Mr. Hitchcok, who had travayled in the plat for fishing, made acquayntance with me, and offred me great curtesy.\n\nJuly 13th, Arthurus Dee natus puer mane hor. 4 min. 30 fere, vel potius min. 25, in ipso ortu solis, ut existimo. After 10 of the clock this night my wive's father Mr. Fromonds was speechles, and died on Tuesday (July 14th) at 4 of the clock in the morning. July 16th, Arthur was christened at 3 of the clok afternone; Mr. Dyer and Mr. Doctor Lewys, judg of the Admiralty, were his godfathers; and Mistres Blanche Pary of the Privie Chamber his godmother. But Mr. John Harbert of Estshene was deputy for Dr. Lewys, and Mystres Awbrey was deputy for my cosen Mistres Blanche Pary.\n\nAug. 8th, John Elmeston, student of Oxford, cam to me for dialling. Aug. 9th, Jane Dee churched. Aug. 16th, Monsieur cam secretly to the court from Calays. Aug. 20th, wyndy, clowdy, rayny. Aug. 26, Monsieur went back agayn to France. Sept. 10th, my dream of being naked, and my skyn all overwrowght with work like some kinde of tuft mockado, with crosses blew and red; and on my left arme, abowt the arme, in a wreath, this word I red-- sine me nihil potestis facere: and another the same night of Mr. Secretary Walsingham, Mr. Candish, and myself.\n\nOct. 3rd, Sir Leonel Ducket his unkend letter for mony. Oct. 4th, goodman Hilton requested me for his ij. sonnes to resort to my howse. Oct. 5th, raging wynde at West and Southerly, in the night chefely. Oct. 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, great rayne for three or four dayes and nights. Oct. 13th, this day it broke up; the fote bote for the ferry at Kew was drowned and six persons, by the negligens of the ferryman overwhelming the boat uppon the roap set there to help, by reason of the vehement and high waters. Oct. 18th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and John Davys reconcyled themselves to me, and disclosed some of Emery his most unhonest, hypocriticall, and devilish dealings and devises agaynst me and other, and likewise of that errant strompet her abominable wordes and dedes; and John Davis sayd that he might curse the tyme that ever he knew Emery, and so much followed his wicked cownsayle and advyse. So just is God! Oct. 31st, payed xxs. fyne for me and Jane my wife to the Lord of Wimbleton (the Quene), by goodman Burton of Putney, for the surrender taken of my mother of all she hath in Mortlak to Jane and me, and than to my heyres and assynes, &c.\n\nNov. 25th, the Lord Clinton cam to me and offred Skirbeck by Boston for Long Lednam. Nov. 29th, I receyved a letter from Mr. Thomas Jones. Dec. 9th, This night my wife dreamed that one cam to her and touched her, saying, \"Mistres Dee, you are conceived of child, whose name must be Zacharias; be of good chere, he sal do well as this doth!\" Dec. 22nd, I payd Jane 13s. and 4d. for her wagys tyll Michelmas last, for the half yere, so that I owe her yet 6s. 8d. Dec. 28th, I reveled to Roger Coke the gret secret of the elixir of the salt of nprgryf, one uppon a hundred.\n\n### Year 1580\n\nJan. 13th, I gave my wife mony for the month. Jan. 16th, Arthur fell sick, stuffed with cold fleym, could not slepe, had no stomach to eat or drink as he had done before. Feb. 26th, this night the fyre all in flame cam into my maydens chamber agayne, betwene an eleven and twelve of the cloke; contynued half an howr terribly, so it did a yere before to the same maydens, Mary Cunstable and Jane Gele. May 17th, at the Moscovy howse for the Cathay voyage. June 3rd, Mr. A. Gilbert and J. Davys rod homward into Devonshire. June 7th, Mr. Skydmor and his wife lay at my howse and Mr. Skydmor's dowghter, and the Quene's dwarf Mrs. Tomasin. June 8th, my wife went with Mistres Skydmor to the court. June 12th, Mr. Zackinson and Mr. Cater lay at my howse, having supped at my Lady Crofts. June 14th, Mr. Fosku of the Wardrip lay at my howse, and went the next day to London with Mr. Coweller. July 15th, the Lady Croft went from Mortlak to the court at Otlands. June 30th, payd Jane 20s. for thre quarters' wages, so that all that is due is payd, and all other recknengs likewise is payd her 6s. 8d.; and Mary Constable was payd all old reknings 15s., and my wife had eleven pounds to dischardge all for thirteen wekes next, that is, till the 5th of November: I delivered Mr. Williams, the person of Tendring, a lettre of atturney agaynst one White of Colchester, for a sklaundre.\n\nAug. 27th, Arthur was weaned this night first. Aug. 28th, my dealing with Sir Humfrey Gilbert for his graunt of discovery. Aug. 30th, Nurse Darant was discharged and had 10s. given her, which was the whole quarter's wages due at a fortnight after Michelmas.\n\nSept. 6th, the Quene's Majestie cam to Richemond. Sept. 10th, Sir Humfry Gilbert graunted me my request to him, made by letter, for the royaltyes of discovery all to the North above the parallell of the 50 degree of latitude, in the presence of Stoner, Sir John Gilbert, his servant or reteiner; and thereuppon toke me by the hand with faithfull promises in his lodging of John Cooke's howse in Wichcross strete, where wee dyned onely us three together, being Satterday. Sept. 13th, Mr. Lock browght Benjamyn his sonne to me: his eldest sonne also, called Zacharie, cam then with him. Sept. 17th, the Quene's Majestie cam from Rychemond in her coach, the higher way of Mortlak felde, and whan she cam right against the church she turned down toward my howse: and when she was against my garden in the felde she stode there a good while, and than cam ynto the street at the great gate of the felde, where she espyed me at my doore making obeysains to her Majestie; she beckend her hand for me; I cam to her coach side, she very speedily pulled off her glove and gave me her hand to kiss; and to be short, asked me to resort to her court, and to give her to wete when I cam ther; hor. 6¼ a meridie. Sept. 14th, I began against Vincent Murphyn. Sept. 15th, I wrote to the bishop of London. Sept. 22nd, my declaration against Vincent Murphin put into the court of Geldhall.\n\nOct. 3rd, on Munday, at 11 of the clok before none, I delivered my two rolls of the Quene's Majesties title unto herself in the garden at Richemond, who appointed after dynner to heare furder of the matter. Therfore betwene one and two afternone, I was sent for into her highnes Pryvy Chamber, where the Lord Threasurer allso was, who, having the matter slightly then in consultation, did seme to dowt much that I had or could make the argument probable for her highnes' title so as I pretended. Wheruppon I was to declare to his honor more playnely, and at his leyser, what I had sayd and could say therin, which I did on Tuesday and Wensday following, at his chamber, where he used me very honorably on his behalf. Oct. 7th, on Fryday I cam to my Lord Threasorer, and he being told of my being without, and allso I standing before him at his comming furth, did not or would not speak to me, I dowt not of some new greif conceyved. Oct. 10th, the Quene's Majestie, to my great cumfort (hora quinta), cam with her trayn from the court and at my dore graciously calling me to her, on horsbak, exhorted me briefly to take my mother's death patiently, and withall told me that the Lord Threasorer had gretly commended my doings for her title, which he had to examyn, which title in two rolls he had browght home two howrs before; she remembred allso how at my wive's death it was her fortune likewise to call uppon me. At 4 of the clok in the morning my mother Jane Dee dyed at Mortlak; she made a godly ende: God be praysed therfore! She was 77 yere old. Oct. 20th, I had by my jury at Geldhall £100 damages awarded me against Vincent Murphyn the cosener. Oct. 22nd, with much ado I had judgment against Murfin at Geldhall. My mervaylous horsnes and in manner spechelesnes toke me, being nothing at all otherwise sick. Oct. 25th, Morrice Kyffin departed from me with my leave. Nov. 2nd, the Lord Threasorer sent me a haunche of venison. Thomas Suttley had the bishop of Canterbury his letter for Sir Richard. Nov. 3rd, I writt to my Lord Threasurer. Nov. 6th, Helen cam to my servyse. Nov. 12th, somwhat better in my voyce. Nov. 22nd, the blasing star I cold see no more, though it were a cler night. Dec. 1st, newes cam by Dr. Deny from Ireland of the Italiens overthrow whom the Pope had sent, the Quene lying at Richemond. Dec. 6th, the Quene removed from Richmond. Dec. 8th, recepi literas Roma, scriptas per fratrem Laudervicea.\n\n1581. Feb. 9th, I agreed with Mr. Gentle Godolphin for to release the coosener Vincent Murphin. Feb. 11th, Harry Prise, of Lewsam, cam to me at Mortlak, and told of his dreames often repeated, and uppon my prayer to God this night, his dreame was confirmed, and better instruction given. Feb. 12th, Sir William Harbert cam to Mortlak. Feb. 23rd, I made acquayntance with Joannes Bodinus, in the Chambre of Presence at Westminster, the embassador being by from Monsieur. Feb. 26th, a very fayr calm warm day.\n\nMarch 8th, it was the 8 day, being Wensday, hora noctis 10, 11, the strange noyse in my chamber of knocking; and the voyce, ten tymes repeted, somewhat like the shrich of an owle, but more longly drawn, and more softly, as it were in my chamber. March 12th, all reckenings payd to Mr. Hudson, £11. 17s. March 13th, Elizabeth Kyrton cam to my servys. March 23rd, at Mortlak cam to me Hugh Smyth, who had returned from Magellan straights and Vaygatz; after that, raynie, stormie wynde, S.W.\n\nMarch 25th, Helen was hyred at our Lady day for the yere for fowr nobles wagis; she had her covenant peny, and allso vjs. viijd. for her payns taken synce she came. April 3rd, I ryd toward Snedgreene, to John Browne, to here and see the manner of the doings. April 14th, I cam home from Snedgreene. May 25th, I had sight in +Chrystallô+ offerd me, and I saw. June 7th, hora 7½ mane nata est Katharina Dee. June 10th, baptisata a meridie hor. 5½ Katharina. Mr. Packington of the court, my Lady Katarin Crofts, wife to Sir James Crofts, Mr. Controller of the Quene's household, Mystres Mary Skydmor of the Privie Chamber, and cosen to the Quene, by theyr deputies christened Katharin Dee. June 17th, yong Mr. Hawkins, who had byn with Sir Francis Drake, cam to me to Mortlake. June 30th, Mr. John Leonard Haller, of Hallerstein, by Worms in Germany, receyved his instructions manifold for his jornay to Quinsay, which jornay I moved him unto, and instructed him plentifully for the variation of the compas, observing in all places as he passed.\n\nJuly 6th, my wife churched. July 7th, in the morning at 1¾ after mydnight, Mr. Hinde his sonne born. July 10th, my right sholder and elbow-joynt were so extremely in payn that I was not able in 14 dayes to lift my arme owtward not an ynche; the payn was extreme; I used Mr. Larder, Mr. Alles, and Alise Davyes, and abowt the 25 day I mended. July 12th, abowt 10 of the clock ½ before noone Roger his incredible doggednes and ingratefulnes agains me to mi sace almost redi to lay violent unaqf ba me, mager uraevx can parteli gry. At the same day the Erle of Lecester fell fowly owt with the Erle of Sussex, Lord Chamberlayn, calling each other traytor, whereuppon both were commanded to kepe theyr chambers at Greenwich, wher the court was. July 19th, Mr. Henrick went to London to visit his wife and children. July 26th, Mr. Haylok cam, and goodman King with him. July 28th, Mr. Collens did ride into Lincolneshire.\n\nAug. 3rd, all the night very strange knocking and rapping in my chamber. Aug. 4th, and this night likewise. Katharin was sent home from nurse Maspely, of Barnes, for fear of her mayd's sicknes, and goodwife Benet gave her suck. Aug. 11th, Katharine Dee was shifted to nurse Garret at Petersham on Fryday, the next day after St. Lawrence day, being the 11th day of the month; my wife went on foot with her, and Ellen Cole, my mayd, George and Benjamin, in very great showres of rayn. Aug. 12th, recepi literas a D. Doctore Andrea Hess occultæ philosophiæ studioso, per Richardi Hesketh amici mei, Antwerpiæ agentis, diligentiam in negociis meis, et recepi, una cum literis, Mercurii Mensitam seu Sigillam Planetarum. Aug. 26th, abowt 8½ (at night) a strange meteore in forme of a white clowde crossing galaxiam, whan it lay north and sowth over our zenith; this clowd was at length from the S.E. to the S.W. sharp at both endes, and in the west ende it was forked for a while; it was abowt sixty degrees high, it lasteth an howr, all the skye clere abowt, and fayr starshyne.\n\nSept. 5th, Roger Cook, who had byn with me from his 14 yeres of age till 28, of a melancholik nature, pycking and devising occasions of just cause to depart on the suddayn, abowt 4 of the clok in the afternone requested of me lycense to depart, wheruppon rose whott words between us; and he, imagining with hisself that he had the 12 of July deserved my great displeasure and finding himself barred from vew of my philosophicall dealing with Mr. Henrik, thowght that he was utterly recest from intended goodnes toward him. Notwithstanding Roger Cook his unseamely dealing, I promised him, yf he used himself toward me now in his absens, one hundred pounds as sone as of my own clene hability I myght spare so much; and moreover, if he used himself well in lif toward God and the world, I promised him some pretty alchimicall experiments, whereuppon he might honestly live. Sept. 7th, Roger Cook went for alltogether from me. Sept. 29th, Robert Gardner, of Shrewsbury, cam to my servyce.\n\nOct. 8th, I had newes of the chests of bokes fownd by Owndle in Northamptonshyre; Mr. Barnabas Sawle told me of them, but I fownd no truth in it. Oct. 9th, Barnabas Saul, lying in the... hall was strangely trubled by a spirituall creature abowt mydnight. Oct. 13th, I rod to Sowth Myms. Oct. 14th, to St. Nedes. Oct. 16th, at Mr. Hikman's. Oct. 20th, at Tosseter. Oct. 21st, Oxford, Dr. Cradocke. Oct. 23rd, from Oxford to Wyckam. Oct. 24th, I cam home. Robert Hilton cam to my service. Nov. 16th, the Quene removed to White Hall, and Monsieur with her. Nov. 27th, I rod to Greensede. Nov. 28th, to goodman Wykham, 2 myles beyond Chayly by Lewys. Nov. 29th, I made acquayntance with Mr. George Kylmer for Sir George his bokes. Nov. 30th, I cam home. Dec. 1st, Katharyn Dee her nurse was payd 6s. so nothing is owing to her. Dec. 5th, Elen my mayden fell sick. Dec. 7th, George my man had the great fall of the ladder, hora 10 fere mane. Dec. 8th, I sent a letter to Mr. Kylmer. Dec. 22nd, my Lord Chanceler's sonne, Mr. Bromley, and Sir William Herbert cam to me. Helen Cole was payd her wages and reckening tyll this Christmas, and so discharged my servyce, being newly recovered of her ague. Her desyre was to go to her frendes.\n\n### Year 1582\n\nJan. 11th, Robert Gardener desired my leave to go dwell with Sir William Herbert, hora 12. Jan. 16th, Mistris Harbert cam to Essexe. Jan. 17th, Randal Hatton cam home from Samuel's father at Stratton Audley. Jan. 22nd, Arthur Dee and Mary Herbert, they being but 3 yere old the eldest, did make as it wer a shew of childish marriage, of calling ech other husband and wife. Jan. 22, 23rd. The first day Mary Herbert cam to her father's hous at Mortlak, and the second day she cam to her father's howse at Estshene. Jan. 23rd, my wife went to nurse Garret and payd her for this month ending the 26 day. Jan. 27th, Barnabas Sawl his brother cam. Feb. 12th, abowt 9 of the clok, Barnabas Saul and his brother Edward went homward from Mortlak: Saul his inditement being by law fownd insufficient at Westminster Hall: Mr. Serjeant Walmesley, Mr. Owen and Mr. Hyde, his lawyers at the bar for the matter, and Mr. Ive, the clerk of the Crown Office, favouring the other. Feb. 20th, Mr. Bigs of Stentley by Huntingdon and John Littlechild cam to me. I receyved a letter from Barnabas Saul. Feb. 21st, Mr. Skullthorp rod toward Barnabas. Feb. 25th, Mr. Skulthorp cam home. Payd nurse Garret for Katharin tyll Fryday the 23 day, vjs. then somethyng due to nurse for iij. pownd of candell and 4 pownd of sope.\n\nMarch 1st, Mr. Clerkson browght Magnus to me at Mortlak, and so went that day agayn. March 6th, Barnabas Saul cam this day agayn abowt one of the clok and went to London the same afternone. He confessed that he neyther hard or saw any spirituall creature any more. March 8th, Mr. Clerkson and his frende cam to my howse. Barnabas went home agayn abowt 3 or 2 clok, he lay not at my howse now; he went, I say, on Thursday, with Mr. Clerkson. March 8th, coelum ardere et instar sanguinis in diversis partibus rubere visum est circa horam nonam noctis, maxime versus septentrionalem et occidentalem partem: sed ultra capita nostra versus austrum frequenter miles quasi sanguineus. March 9th, Fryday at dynner tyme Mr. Clerkson and Mr. Talbot declared a great deale of Barnabas nowghty dealing toward me, as in telling Mr. Clerkson ill things of me that I should mak his frend, as that he was wery of me, that I wold so flatter his frende the lerned man that I wold borow him of him. But his frend told me, before my wife and Mr. Clerkson, that a spirituall creature told him that Barnabas had censured both Mr. Clerkson and me. The injuries which this Barnabas had done me diverse wayes were very great. March 22nd, Mr. Talbot went to London, to take his jornay.\n\nApril 16th, Nurse Garet had her 6s. for her month ending on the 20th day. April 22nd, a goodly showr of rayn this morning early. May 4th, Mr. Talbot went. May 13th, Jane rod to Cheyham. May 15th, nocte circa nonam cometa apparuit in septentrione versus occidentem aliquantulum; cauda versus astrum tendente valde magna, et stella ipsa vix sex gradus super horizontem. May 20th, Robertus Gardinerus Salopiensis lætum mihi attulit nuncium de materia lapidis, divinitus sibi revelatus de qua.... May 23rd, Robert Gardener declared unto me hora 4½ a certeyn great philosophicall secret, as he had termed it, of a spirituall creatuer, and was this day willed to come to me and declare it, which was solemnly done, and with common prayer. May 28th, Mr. Eton of London cam with his son-in-law Mr. Edward Bragden, as concerning Upton parsonage, to have me to resign or let it unto his said son-in-law, whom I promised to let understand whenever myself wold consent to forego it. June 9th, I writ to the Archbishop of Canterbury a letter in Latin: Mr. Doctor Awbrey did carry it. June 14th, Morryce Kyffin did viset me. June 22nd, Nurse Garret had 6s. for a month ending the 18 day of May; she is to have for a month wages ending the 15 day of this June. My wife went this Friday thither with Benjamyn. June 27th, Mystris Stafford arrested me hora 11: I payd all.\n\nJuly 3rd, hor. 12¼, Arthur Dee fell from the top of the Water-gate Stayres down to the fote from the top, and cut his forhed on the right eyebrow. Sir Richard browght the rent. July 6th, in feare of resting by proctor Lewys: tyll 9½ at night from 1 afternone at the Docter's comming. July 12th, Proctor Lewys agred withall. July 13th, Mr. Talbot cam abowt 3 of the clok afternone, with whom I had some wordes of unkendnes: we parted frendely: he sayd that the Lord Morley had the Lord Mountegle his bokes. He promised me some of Doctor Myniver's bokes. July 16th, Mr. William Pole, whome Phillip Simons, somtymes barber to the old Erle of Tavistok, doth knowe, cam to me, and made acquayntance with me: promised to com agayn within xiiij. dayes. Jane my wife went to Nurse Garret's to pay her 12s. for her wages due tyll Friday last, which was Saint Margaret's day, and brought her xijd. for candles: she went by water; Mistres Lee went with her, and Robyn Jackesbite. Jane this night was sore trubbled with a collick and cramp in her belly; she vomyted this Monday more, and every night grew stiff in the sole likewise. A meridie hor. 3½ cam Sir George Peckham to me to know the tytle for Norombega in respect of Spayn and Portugall parting the whole world's distilleryes. He promysed me of his gift and of his patient....... of the new conquest, and thought to get so moche of Mr. Gerardes gift to be sent me with seale within a few days. July 18th, Barthilmew Knaresburgh his sone borne at break of day abowt 3 of the clok. June 19th, Barnabas Saul came to see me at Mortlak: I chyd hym for his manifold untrue reports. July 23d, Mistris Franklin's sone borne at noone. July 24th, Robert Gardiner cam, and went on the 26th.\n\nAug. 8th, Kate was sickly. Aug. 11th, Mr. Bacon and Mr. Phillips of the court cam. Aug. 20th, Katarine still seemed to be diseasid. Aug. 25th, Katharin was taken home from nurse Garret of Petersham, and weaned at home. Aug. 31st, Benjamin Lock told me of his father's mynde to send him to Spayn within three or four days. Sept. 1st, I did for Sir John Killegrew devise the way of protestation to save him harmless for compounding with Spaniard who was robbed: he promised me fish against Lent. Sept. 10th, Mr. John Leonard Haller, of Hallersteyn, by Worms in Germany, cam agayn to me, to declare his readines to go toward Quinsay; and how he wold go and ly at Venys all this winter, and from thens to Constantinople. I requested Mr. Charles Sted to help him to make his mony over to Paris and Nuremberg, and to help him with the sercher of Rye to pass his horse, and to help him with Mr. Osborn the alderman with his letters to Constantinople. Sept. 11th, on Tuesday they went to London together, and my wife allso abowt her affayres. Sept. 13th, I writt to Dugenes de Dionigiis to Venys by Mr. John Leonard Haller. Sept. 17th, I writ to the Erle of Osmond. Sept. 29th, Anne cam to my servyse from Mr. Harbert. I payd Mr. Lewys £20, so rest is which I challendg as for my cost and payns for 37 yeres for John his son.\n\nOct. 12th, I rod to Tundridge. Oct. 13th, I rod from Tundridge to Mr. Coverts at Slawgham. Oct. 15th, I cam home from Slawgham, and dyned at Mr. Holtens, person of Oxstede by Tundridge, a phisitien. Oct. 21st, Jane my wife sowned in the church. Nov. 1st, Mr. Plat, my brother Yong his sonne-in-law, cam to me with a stranger of Trushen, born at Regius Mons: his name is Martinus Faber. The same day cam Mr. Clement the seamaster and Mr. Ingram from Sir George Peckham. Nov. 8th, hayle afternone horam circiter primam: tonitrus circa quartam et sextam. Nov. 9th, Mr. Newbury, who had byn at Cambaya in Inde, cam to me. Nov. 22nd, E. K. went to London, and so the next day conveied by rode toward Blakley, and within ten dayes to returne. Nov. 24th, Saterday night I dremed that I was deade, and afterward my bowels wer taken out I walked and talked with diverse, and among other with the Lord Thresorer who was com to my howse to burn my bokes when I was dead, and thought he loked sourely on me. Dec. 1st, George my man, who had lyne oute all night, this morning used me very dishonestly, and sayd he owed me no servyce. Mr. Bettgran the justice was not at home. Dec. 13th, thunder in the afternone and at sonne-set. Dec. 15th, the 15th day being cownted the 25, 50, 10 dayes ar imagined spent, which have crept in betwene the day of Crist his birth regarding the place of the sonne, and the sonnes place not the 25th day of this month, whiche a civile æquation, but mathematically and religiusly to be substantiated to be for the true term of the periods of annuall revolutions of the sonne sinse the day of Christ his birth.\n\n### Year 1583\n\nJan. 13th, on Sonday the stage at Paris Garden fell down all at ones, being full of people beholding the bearbayting. Many being killed thereby, more hart, and all amased. The godly expownd it as a due plage of God for the wickednes ther usid, and the Sabath day so profanely spent. Jan. 19th, Mr. John Leonard Haller went to London and so to go toward Scotland. Jan. 23rd, the Ryght Honorable Mr. Secretary Walsingham cam to my howse, where by good lok he found Mr. Awdrian Gilbert, and so talk was begonne of North-west Straights discovery. The Bishop of St. Davyd's (Mr. Middelton) cam to visit me with Mr. Thomas Herbert. The Lord Grey cam to Mr. Secretary, and so they went unto Greenwich (?). Jan. 24th, I, Mr. Awdrian Gilbert, and John Davis went by appointment to Mr. Secretary to Mr. Beale his howse, where onely we four were secret, and we made Mr. Secretarie privie of the N.W. passage, and all charts and rutters were agreed uppon in generall.\n\nFeb. 2nd, Rolandus Dee baptizatus. Feb. 3rd, Mr. Savile, Mr. Powil the yonger, travaylors, Mr. Ottomeen his sonne, cam to be acquaynted with me. Feb. 4th, Mr. Edmunds of the Privie Chamber, Mr. Lee who had byn in Moschovia, cam to be acquaynted with me. Feb. 11th, the Quene lying at Richemond went to Mr. Secretary Walsingham to dynner; she coming by my dore gratiously called me to her, and so I went by her horse side as far as where Mr. Hudson dwelt. Er maiesti axed me oboscureli of mounsieur his state: +dixi biothanatos erit+. Roland went with his nurse to her howse to Estshene. Feb. 18th, the Lady Walsingham cam suddenly into my howse very freely, and shortly after that she was gone cam Syr Francys himself and Mr. Dyer. Feb. 24th, Jane churched. Feb. 26th, I delivered my boke to the Lord Threasorer for the correction of the Calender.\n\nMarch 6th, I, and Mr. Adrian Gilbert and John Davis, did mete with Mr. Alderman Barnes, Mr. Townson and Mr. Yong and Mr. Hudson, abowt the N.W. voyage. March 17th, Mr. John Davys went to Chelsey with Mr. Adrian Gilbert to Mr. Radforths, and so the 18th day from thence toward Devonshyre. March 18th, Mr. North from Poland, after he had byn with the Quene he cam to me. I receyved salutation from Alaski, Palatine in Poland; salutation by Mr. North who cam before to the Quene, and next to me was his message, hor. 12. Nurse Lydgatt at Estshene was payd for 5 pound candell, 6 pound sope, and the wagis due from Rowland his birth. April 18th, the Quene went from Richemond toward Grenwich, and at her going on horsbak, being new up, she called for me by Mr. Rawly his putting her in mynde, and she sayd \"quod defertur non aufertur,\" and gave me her right hand to kisse. April 24th, nurse was payd for Rowland all her wagis tyll Monday the 22 of this month, 16 pence a weke: she had all her candell and sope before.\n\nMay 1st, Albertus Laski, Polonus, Palatinus Scradensis, venit Londinum. May 4th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and Mr. Pepler went by water to Braynford, and so to ride into Devonshire. May 7th, E. K. went toward London, and so to go homeward for 10 or 12 dayes. Dies Quadragesimus a die Veneris ante Pascham. May 13th, I becam acquaynted with Albertus Laski at 7½ at night, in the Erle of Lecester his chamber in the court at Greenwich. This day was my lease of Devonshyre mynes sealed at Sir Leonell Ducket's hows. May 18th, the Prince Albertus Laski cam to me at Mortlake, with onely two men. He cam at afternone and tarryed supper, and after sone set. Nurse Rowland was payd all tyll the 20th of this month. June 15th, abowt 5 of the clok cam the Polonian Prince Lord Albert Lasky down from Bissham, where he had lodged the night before, being returned from Oxford whither he had gon of purpose to see the universityes, wher he was very honorably used and enterteyned. He had in his company Lord Russell, Sir Philip Sydney, and other gentlemen: he was rowed by the Quene's men, he had the barge covered with the Quene's cloth, the Quene's trumpeters, &c. He cam of purpose to do me honor, for which God be praysed! June 19th, the Lord Albert Laski cam to me and lay at my hows all nyght. Nurse Rowland payd her wagis ending the 17th day of this month.\n\nJuly 1st, Master Mills his answer of no hopes in my sute at Grenewich. July 7th, George was dismissed my servys and payd all reconings in the presens of goodman Hilton and Mistres Kelly in my study. July 10th, Thomas Hoke of Cranford cam to my service, but he went away agayn the 23 day of this month. July 30th, the Quene removed on Tuesday from Greenwich to Sion by water; coming by my dore.......... July 31st, the Quene's gift of 40 angells sent by the Erle of Lecester his secretarie Mr. Lloyd, throwgh the Erle his speche to the Quene. Mr. Rawlegh his letter unto me of hir Majesties good disposition unto me. Aug. 1st, John Halton minister dwelling in London with.......... bowed in and looked, and the......... a Wurcetershire man, a wicked spy cam to my howse, whom I used as an honest man, and found nothing wrong as I thought. I was sent to E. K. Aug. 7th, Mr. William Burrow passed by me. Aug. 14th, payd nurse Lydgatt for Rowland for two monthes ending the 12th day. Aug. 18th, a great tempest of wynde at mydnyght. Maxima era E. K. cum uxore ejus. Sept. 21st, we went from Mortlake, and so the Lord Albert Lasky, I, Mr. E. Kelly, our wives, my children and familie, we went toward our two ships attending for us, seven or eight myle below Gravessende.\n\n### Year 1586\n\nJuly 10th, Mr. William Maynard natus hora 12 noctis, vel paulo post, Londini. Sept. 14th, Trebonam venimus. Oct. 18th, E. K. recessit a Trebona versus Pragam curru delatus; mansit hic per tres hebdomadas. Nov. 8th, illustrissimus princeps versus Pragam; iter institit hora tertia a meridie. Nov. 14th, rescripsi ad Victorem Reinholdum. Nov. 19th, to the glas hows. Nov. 21st, Michael was begone to be weaned. Nov. 22nd, recepi literas Jacobi Memschiti. Dec. 8th, Monday abowt none Mr. Edward Garland cam to Trebona to mee from the Emperor of Moschovia, according to the articles before sent unto me by Thomas Hankinson. Dec. 11th, St. Poloniensis obiit: natus anno 1530 die 13 Januarii, hora quarta mane min. 26, in Transylvania. Obiit, hora secunda post mediam noctem, ut intellexi ex literis Dni Lasky, receptis die 29 per Alexandrum. Dec. 19th, 19die (novi kalendarii) ad gratificandum Domino Edouardo Garlando, et Francisco suo fratri, qui Edouardus nuncius mihi missus erat ab Imperatore Moschoviæ ut ad illum venirem, E. K. fecit proleolem lapidis in proportione unius...... gravi arenæ super quod vulgaris oz. et ½ et producta est optimi auri oz. fere: quod aurum post distribuimus a crucibolo una dedimus Edouardo. Dec. 30th, E. K. versus Pragam.\n\n### Year 1587\n\nJan. 8th, cam Nicolas du Haut, Frenchman of Lorrayn, who had byn lackay to my frende Otho Henrick Duke of Brunswik and Lienburgh, to seke a servyse, being dismissed by passport from his Lord after his long sikenes. Jan. 14th, Doctor Reinholdt of Salfeldt cam to Trebona with Abraham. His sute of the salt. Doctor Reinholdt revisit versus Pragam 20 die. Jan. 18th, rediit E. K. a Praga. E. K. browght with him from the Lord Rosenberg to my wyfe a chayne and juell estemed at 300 duckettes; 200 the juell stones, and 100 the gold. Jan. 21st, E. K. again to Prage and so to Poland ward. Feb. 5th, I tok a jornay of myself from Trebon to Newhowse, two myles of, to mete my Lord to comen with him. I toke two horsemen of the cyty with me. Feb. 9th, Illustriss. venit a Vienna ad Trebonam. Feb. 12th, ivit Illustriss. versus Crocoviam. Feb. 19th, E. K. cam from Poland abowt none to Trebone: I sent word to my Lord straight. Feb. 21st, my Lord sending no word yet, I sent another message. March 3rd, a Cremona ad Trebonam. March 7th, E. K. dedit nobis 300 ducata. Recepimus a Domino Illustrissimo 3300. March 9th, iter regium. March 14th, venimus Reichstein. March 17th, reditus a Reichstein. March 21st, E. K. gave me 170 more, and of the 200 for changing 60 remayne. Contumelie et contemptus a Cholek et a Schonberg. March 23rd, venimus Trebonam. March 26th, the Lord Biberstein, comming from Cranbaw from the Lord Rosenberg, passing by Trebona, sent for me to his ynn to make acquayntance with me. E. K. equitavit Crotoviam. April 4th, actio tertia incepit. April 18th, actionis tertiæ finis. May 1st, vidi (doctore meo premonstrante) Michaelium Nuncium non Mersaelem. Laus sit Deo et doctori meo E. K.! June 14th, nuptiæ Domini Thomæ Kelei. June 17th, after this shy mone Vnar had them Not June 22nd, Mr. Francis Garland went toward England from Trebona.\n\nJuly 5th, Sonday, I set the two erthes with theyr water agayn uppon them. July 9th, Mr. Francis Pucci cam and browght Chrisan Franken with him, who, he sayd, had now recanted his wycked boke against Christ, wherof I was glad. Illustrissimus cum Domina venerat Trebona. July 11th, colloquium inter Illustrissimum Dominum, Dominum E. K. et me, a meridie, inter nos tres. July 13th, Francys Pacci recessit. July 19th, a certayn kinde of recommendation between our wives. Next day saw relenting of E. K. also by my Lord's entrety. July 20th, Illustrissimus abiit cum principissa sua versus Cremoniam. Aug. 13th, amice cum Domino Edouardo Keleo de tribus illis votis. Aug. 17th, E. K. cum fratre et Ludovico............. Aug. 18th, we understode how E. K. went to Badwise to bed, and went but this day at none from thence. Aug. 20th, John Basset cam to Trebona. Aug. 23rd, Mr. E. K. cam from Lyntz fayre. Sept. 1st, Tuesday morning, covenanted with John Basset to teach the children the Latyn tong, and I do give him seven duckats by the quarter, and the term to begyne this day; and so I gave him presently seven duckatts Hungary, in gold, before my wife. God spede his work! Sept. 3rd, 4th, continua quasi pluvia per biduum istud. Sept. 4th, Basset his hurlyburly with Mr. T. Kelly. Sept. 16th, the Lord Biberstein cam to Trebon, and Cracht with him. Sept. 22nd, my Lord cum from Crummow to Trebon with my Lady. Sept. 26th, my Lord went toward Prage. Sept. 28th, I delivered to Mr. Ed. Kelley (ernestly requiring it as his part) the half of all the animall which was made. It is to weigh 20 ownces; he wayed it himself in my chamber: he bowght his waights purposely for it. My Lord had spoken to me before for some, but Mr. Kelly had not spoken. Sept. 30th, T. K. and J. C. went toward Prage.\n\nOct. 12th, Mr. E. K. toward Prage on horsbak. Oct. 13th, mane paulo ante ortum solis observavi radio astronomico inter..... et..... gradus 2 minuta prima 22, et erat..... sub Tauro in eadem linea perpendiculari ante oculum demissa super horizonta altitudo erat vix quatuor graduum. Oct. 15th, hyred Nicolas. Oct. 20th, I toke up the furniture for the action. Oct. 26th, Mr. Edward Kelly cam to Trebona from Prage. Oct. 28th and 29th, John Carp did begyn to make furnaces over the gate, and he used of my rownd bricks, and for the yern pot was contented now to use the lesser bricks, 60 to make a furnace. Oct. 31st, Ed. Hilton cam to Trebona in the morning. Nov. 8th, E. K. terribilis expostulatio, accusatio, &c. hora tertia a meridie. Nov. 17th, John Basset had seven ducketts beforehand for his second quarter's wages, begynning the 1st. Nov. 21st, Saterday at night Mr. Francis Garland cam from England to Trebona and browght me a letter from Mr. Dyer and my brother Mr. Richard. Nov. 24th, at the marriag super Critzin the Grand Captayn disdayned to com thither to supper in the Rad howse of Trebona becawse E. K. and I were there; and sayd farder that we wer............ Dec. 1st to 11th, my Lord lay at Trebon and my Lady all this tyme. Dec. 10th, Mr. John Carpio went toward Prage to marry the mayden he had trubbled; for the Emperor's Majestie, by my Lord Rosenberg's means, had so ordred the matter. Dec. 12th, afternone somwhat; Mr. Ed. Keley his lamp overthrow, the spirit of wyne long spent to nere, and the glas being not stayed with buks abowt it, as it was wont to be; and the same glas so flitting on one side, the spirit was spilled out, and burnt all that was on the table where it stode, lynnen and written bokes,-- as the bok of Zacharius with the Alkanor that I translated out of French for som by spirituall could not; Rowlaschy his thrid boke of waters philosophicall; the boke called Angelicum Opus, all in pictures of the work from the beginning to the end; the copy of the man of Badwise Conclusions for the Transmution of metalls; and 40 leaves in 4º, intitled, Extractiones Dunstani, which he himself extracted and noted out of Dunstan his boke, and the very boke of Dunstan was but cast on the bed hard by from the table.\n\n### Year 1588\n\nJan. 1st, abowt nine of the clok afternone, Michel, going chilyshly with a sharp stik of eight ynches long and a little wax candell light on the top of it, did fall uppon the playn bords in Marie's chamber, and the sharp point of the stik entred throwgh the lid of his left ey toward the corner next the nose, and so persed throwgh, insomuch that great abundance of blud cam out under the lid, in the very corner of the sayd eye; the hole on the owtside is not bygger then a pyn's hed; it was anoynted with St. John's oyle. The boy slept well. God spede the rest of the cure! The next day after it apperid that the first towch of the stikes point was at the very myddle of the apple of the ey, and so (by God's mercy and favor) glanced to the place where it entred; with the strength of his hed and the fire of his fulness, I may make some shew of it to the prayse of God for his mercies and protection. Jan. 11th, Nicolas was sore hart circa 8½ hora nocte. Jan. 13th, at dynner tyme Mr. Edward Kelly sent his brother, Mr. Th. K. to me with these words, \"My brother sayth that you study so much, and therfor, seeing it is to late to go to day to Cromlaw, he wisheth you to come to pass the tyme with him at play.\" I went after dynner and playd, he and I against Mr. F. Gore and Mr. Rob tyll supper tyme, in his dynyng rome: and after supper he cam and the others, and we playd there two or three howres, and frendely departed. This was then after the great and wonderful unkindnes used toward me in taking my man. Jan. 14th, Mr. Edward Kelly rid to Crumlow, being sent for by my Lord. I receyved a letter from the Lord Chamberlain. Jan. 18th, Mistres Lidda K. had an abortion of a girle of 5 or 6 monthes; she was mery and well till the night before; I helped to finde the dead birthe within one howr after I had caused her to have myrh given unto her in wyne warmed, the quarter of a ounce; better after she was discharged of the secondyne, and all at ones. The woman was sufficiently strong after. Jan. 19th, Mr. E. K. cam from Crumlow. Feb. 4th, Mr. Francys Garland and his brother Robert went from Trebona to go toward England: I wrote to Mr. Dyer and Mr. Yonge. Feb. 8th, Mr. E. K. at nine of the clok afternone sent for me to his laboratory over the gate to se how he distilled sericon, according as in tyme past and of late he hard of me out of Riplay. God lend his hart to all charity and virtue! Feb. 16th, John Carpe cam to Trebon after his marriage. Feb. 19th, Mr. E. K. did disclose som, accounted my seraqrf, how hageh gurl Wer Feb. 28th, mane paulo ante ortum solis natus est Theodoras Trebonianus Dee, ascendente Sirio in horoscopo, die dominica. March 1st, baptisatus erat Theodoras Dee Trebonæ ante meridiem. March 6th, I went to Newhous and dyned at the castell. March 12th, my Lord cam to Trebona and my Lady. March 24th, Mr. K. put the glas in dung. March 26th, my Lord sent one of his secretaries with answer to my letter, and with offer and promys of all where he can pleasure me, circa 5 post meridiem. March 29th, my Lord and Lady from Trebon toward Crumlow. The midwife's husbond's name of Newhowse is David Peregrinus, perhaps of the familie of Petrus Peregrinus, otherwise called Peter of Maharncourt, of Picardy.\n\nApril 3rd, Mr. Pucci disquietted Mr. E. K. abowt requesting an action, to which he had one of our six monthes actions, being now the term begynning the fourth day of this month. The ende of our talke was a strange spech of Mr. Kelly to Fr. Puccy. After 15 wekes write to me, and I will answer you. April 6th, Edmond Hilton went from Trebona toward Prage with Mr. John Carpe, and so toward England. April 10th, I writ to Mr. Edward Kelly and to Mistres Kelly ij. charitable letters, requiring at theyr hands mutual charity. I went to Mr. Captain Chritzin, to know if he were offended to me, who in outward shew used me reasonably curteously. April 12th, my wife churched, and we receyved the communion. John Carpe browght his wife from Prage to Trebona. April 17th, Doctor Reinholt cam to Trebona. April 22nd, nocte hora 9 terribilis et falsa accusatio vel suspicio, quod Puccia annunciavit contra D. K. et ipsum principia (?). May 1st, Mr. Carpio rid to my Lord to the holy well at the glass hows, four myles from Trebona, with my letters of purgation for Puccies his attempts or intents in his letters to my bond and Mr. Kelly, unknown to me. May 4th, Mr. Carpio browght me word of my Lord's displeasure, conveyed and confirmed by cozen Pully his letters. Deus ille sit propitius! May 7th, post afflictionem magnam meam, mei misertus est Deus! Puccia, die eodem venerunt literæ Principis ad Dominum E. K., quæ dies declarabat amici sui infamum meum ne dignitatem: sed non reddebatur nisi, valde præfex, valde erat ingratæ ille literæ ipsi Domino E. K. Misericordia Dei magna! Omne quod vivit laudet Deum! Hæc est dies quam fecit Dominus! May 10th, E. K. did open the great secret to me, God be thanked! May 19th, hora 10 cum circumstantiis necessariis. May 22nd, Mistris Kelly received the sacrament, and to me and my wife gave her hand in charity; and we rushed not from her. May 30th, Michael was sik of an ague, and Mr. Kelly likewise. June 4th, the howses burnt at Trebon in the morning early on Whitsonday. June 8th, Illustrissimus venit Trebonam. June 11th, Illustrissimus recessit in Dominica a Trebona versus Pragam. My Lord sent Critzin with his compliments unto me, and to offer me help, hora prima a meridie. A letter cam from T. G. of Mr. Dyer, his being three myle from Trebona, but it was not so. Mr. Dier sent word by Francis Garland wher. June 13th, cam Francis Garland and Mr. Edmond Cooper, brother to Mistris Kelly, to Trebona. June 16th, Francis Garland went to fynde and bring Mr. Dier. June 19th, I had a grudging of the ague. June 22nd, I did evydently receive the ague, and layd down.\n\nJuly 7th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell cam to Trebona to visit us. July 17th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell of his own courteous nature did labor with Mr. Edmond Cowper and indirectly with Mistres Kelly for to furder charity and frendship among us. July 20th, Mr. Dier cam to Trebona, July 22nd, a meridie circa 10 Mr. Edward Dier did iniurie me haxvaqryr. July 23eq, reconciliatio oban cum Magistro Dier with jheqf +facto mediante+ E. K. Aug. 1st, Mr. Harry Maynard natus nocte circa horam 11 Mortlak. Aug. 4th, Illustrissimus cam from Crachovia to Trebon, and there on Friday before dynner cam up Mr. Dyer, who lay in my chamber, and entertayned him honorably. Aug. 5th, after dynner the little boy, sonne to the Captayn of Rhaudnitz, hurt Arthur's nose with a raser, not in anger but by chance wantonly. Aug. 6th, my Lord and Lady went toward Prage. Aug. 7th, this day I covenanted and hyred John Hammond, jentleman, to serve me in his honest servyces for one yere, and to have 30 dolers for his full and all manner of wages. Aug. 9th, Tuesday, Mr. Dyer went from Trebon, having in company Mr. Edmond Cowper, Francys Garland, and his man Rowley. Aug. 13th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell ryd to Prag ward from Trebon. He told us of the philosopher (his scholemaster to write) whose name was Mr. Swyft, who gave him a lump of the philosopher's stone so big as his fist: a Jesuit named Mr. Stale had it of him. Aug. 14th, Mr. Sowthwell cam againe. Aug. 24th, vidi divinam aquam demonstratione magnifici domini et amici mei incomparabilis D. Ed. Kelei ante meridiem tertia hora. Aug. 27th, John Basset (so namyng himself) otherwise truely named Edward Whitlok, under pretence of going to Budweiss to buy cullors and so to return agayn, did convey himselfe from my servyce of teaching Arthur grammer. Sept. 3rd, my lord and lady cam to Trebon. Sept. 12th, spes confirmata. Sept. 15th, the Lord Chamberlain cam to Trebona, and went away on the 17th. The rancor and dissimulation now evident to me, God deliver me! I was not sent for.\n\nOct. 17th, Mystres Kelly and the rest rode toward Punchartz in the morning. Oct. 18th, my Lord and my Lady ryd toward Ctumnate. Oct. 25th, Mr. Ed. Kelley and John Carpio rode toward Prage: this night to Wesely, two myles. Nov. 5th, I dreamed that the toth next my top toth skarse cold hang in my hed, the toth on the right side above. Nov. 6th, Mr. Kelly cam home from Prage and Mr. Francys Garland, and Edward Rolls with him from Eglis. Nov. 15th, in the fornone, snow and close clowdy. Nov. 16th, the Lord and Lady Rosenberg cam from Crummedo to Trebon in the evening. Nov. 20th, this Sonday before dynner the Lord and Lady Rosenberg went from Trebon toward Prage. Nov. 23rd, Mr. Francis Garland and Edward Rowly, Mr. Dyer his servant, went from Trebon toward England. I writ to the Quene's Majestie, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Yong, and Edward Hilton. Dec. 4th, I gave to Mr. Ed. Kelley my Glass, so highly and long estemed of our Quene, and the Emperor Randolph the second, de quo in præfatione Euclidis fit mentio. The letter of 500,000 ducats required. Dec. 7th, great seraqfuvc promisid for many, and two ounces of gur Thing Dec. 13th, Mr. Edward Kelley gave me the water, erth and all. Dec. 14th, Edmond Hilton cam again to Trebon from England. Dec. 18th, I did understand by Mr. Kelley that my glass which he had given to my Lord Rosenberg, the Lord Rosenberg had given it to the Emperor. Dec. 23rd, I went to the new made citie Kaiser Radnef Stadt, by Budneis, to ovirsee what Joachim Reimer had done abowt my coaches making. Radulphus Sagiensis Gallus Normannus, venit Trebonam, chimiæ et naturalis magiæ studiosus.\n\n### Year 1589\n\nJan. 3rd, Rudolphus Sagiensis Normannus recessit versus Pragam. Jan. 17th, the humming in my eares began. Jan. 19th, circa undecimam noctis abortiebatur Domina Lydda uxor D. Thomæ Kelly ex duobus masculis vix sex mensium, et anno precedente hoc ejusdem uxor abortiebatur puella. Jan. 20th, Mr. Kelly showed me the Lord Rosenberg his letter; when he wrot that of me he hard no more of my going hens, and if Menschik hath not performed as he willed him, that if I send him word he will so dispatch me that therby I shall not nede to stay here, as he had confidently heretofore warned Mr. Kelley, so now he did request him to take leve of me at my departure. And then Mr. Kelly did loke and truly confess that my.... Jan. 25th, Mr. Mains cam to visit us; the Erle of Schwiczenbagh thre sones. Jan. 31st, Tuesday, I sent Edmond Hilton to Prage, and Zacharias Mathias of Buelweiss, to buy 10 or 12 coach horses and saddell horses for 300 dollers. Feb. 4th, I delivered to Mr. Kelley the powder, the bokes, the glas and the bone, for the Lord Rosenberg; and he thereuppon gave me dischardg in writing of his own hand subscribed and sealed. Feb. 12th, Edmond Hilton cam from Prage with nine Hungarian horses bowght toward our jornay. Feb. 16th, Mr. Edward Kelley rode toward Prage after none, John Carpio, Edmond Hilton, Henry Garlande, Thomas Simkinson, Lodovik. March 11th, from Trebon in Bohemia. March 18th, to Nuremberg. March 20th, from Nuremberg. March 26th, to Frankfurt on the Mane.\n\nApril 19th, to Breme. May 1st, Katharin by a blow on the eare given by her mother did bled at the nose very much, which did stay for an howre and more; afterward she did walk into the town with nurse; upon her coming home she bled agayn. May 11th, John of Gloles cam to Breme. May 13th, I cam to lie at my hyred hows. May 17th, the three saddle horse put to grass to the town meddowes for nine ducets tyll Mychelmas. May 21st, the Landgrave of Hesse his letters to me and the city of Breme. May 25th, I sent the Lantgrave my twelve Hungarish horses. June 2rd and 13th, Mr. Duerend and Mr. Hart went toward Stade. They had scaped from the Spanish servise in Flanders with Syr William Stanley. June 6th, Dr. Kenrich Khanradt of Hamburgh visitted me. Mr. Thomas Kelly his wife, Francis Garland, Rolls, from Standen toward England. June 16th, Edmund Hilton toward Prage. June 19th, Hans of Glotz went toward Standen, and so toward England. June 23rd, Mr. Daniel van der Multon cam to me. Ultima die mensis istius circa meridiem maximi imbres, tonitrua, grandines.\n\nJuly 6th, Thursday the 26th of June (by the old accownt and the 6th of July by new accownt) Mr. Hart, the minister of the English company, and Mr....... the governor's deputy of the English company at Stade, did visit me at my howse in Breme. July 18th, Mr. Yong and Mr. Secretary his letter. July 30th, Edmond Hilton cam from Prage to Breme by Stade. Aug. 2nd, veteri stilo, the nyght following, my terrible dream that Mr. Kelly wold by force bereave me of my bokes, toward daybreak. Aug. 5th, novo stylo, Edmond Hilton went toward Stade, to go toward England, with my letters to disclose the treason of Perkins. Ther went in this company two English people, Mr. Rolous Tattin and George Losin. Aug. 7th, the first of the seven half fasts. Aug. 14th, Theodor wened. Aug. 21st, John Hammond to Stade. Aug. 22nd, natus William Hazilwood mane hora sexta fere, forte hora 5 min. 45, by Maydston in Kent. Sept. 9th, Roger his serviceable letters of the Lord Rosenberg. Sept. 12th, the wynde cam East after five wekes most part West. Sept. 16th, ante meridiem hora 9 in delinquiciis A. C. incidi ex ingratitudine concepta ex verbis uxoris, et Anallæ Mariæ. Sept. 22nd, stilo veteri, I delivered to Mr. Jacob for England by Embden my letters.\n\nOct. 3rd, D. Witischindi his hard dealings with me: he bad Mr. Harper the Secretary to give me warning of my howse. Oct. 9th, warned out of my howse hora prima a meridie. Oct. 14th, John Hanward gave me warning that he desyred to go travayle toward Italy; but first to Master Kelly of whome he hoped to have good help. Oct. 17th, Mr. Sowthwell and Mr. Gawyne Smyth cam to me to Bream. Oct. 23rd, Mr. Sowthwell and Mr. Smyth went from Bream. Oct. 29th, Wenefrida Goose inter 9 et 10 a meridie. Oct 31st, letters sent to Stade for Gerwein Greven for her Majestie, Mr. Yong, and Mr. Dyer. Nov. 1st, newes of Mr. Dyer sent ambassador to Denmarke. Nov. 3rd, stilo veteri, I resolved to go into England, hoping to mete Mr. Edward Kelly at Stade, going also into England; and that I suspected uppon Mr. Secretary Walsingham his letters. Nov. 13th, Edmond Hilton and his brother from England, and John a Glotz. Nov. 17th, die lunæ, I met Mr. Dyer comming to Stade, even in the myddle of the town. Nov. 18th, Edmond to Stade ward. Nov. 19th, toke ship by the Vineyard. Dec. 2nd, we cam into the Tems to Gravesende. Dec. 3rd, from the ship to Stratford to Mr. Yong's howse. Dec. 19th, at Richemond with the Queene's Majestie. Dec. 20th, agreed for my howse with Nicolas Fromonds to occupy as a tenant with better order. Dec. 25th, I lay this night first at my howse. Dec. 29th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert cam to me to Mortlak, and offred me as much as I could require at his hands, both for my goods carryed away, and for the mynes.\n\n### Year 1590\n\nJan. 15th, a terrible tempest of wind, South by West. Jan. 23rd, Mr. Thomas Kelly cam from Brainford; put me in good hope of Sir Edward Kelly his returning: offered me the loane of ten pownds in gold, and afterward sent it me in Hungary new ducketes by John Croker, the same evening. Jan. 26th, I writt to Mr. Adrian Gilbert two letters. I resolved of the order to be offred for agreement with Nicholas Fromonds for my howse and goodes. The 5th of March (by old accownt) was Madinia Newton, my daughter, christened at Mortlak; godfather, Sir George Cary; godmothers, the Lady Cobham and the Lady Walsingham. March 12th, Mrs. Anne Deny born betweene 8 and 9 afternoone. March 14th, Mr. Dyer cam home from Stade. March 17th, Sir Edward Kelly his letter by Francis Garland. March 21st, Sir George Gary cam to Mortlak. March 27th, Jane apprehended hora quinta a meridie. My children at this Lady Day in Lent, began to go to schole at Mortlak with the scholemaster Mr. Lee: I gave him his howse-rent and forty shillings yerely for my three sons and my doughter. The howse-rent was allmost 4s. yerely of Mr. Fisher his new howse. April 7th, John Spenser cam to me, from Venys new returned, and told me of the Venetian philosopher and the goodnes of his gold. April 16th, good Sir Francis Walsingham died at night hora undecima. April 19th, I delivered my letters to Mr. Thomas Kelley for his brother Sir Edward Kelley, knight, at the Emperor's court at Prage. Francys Garland was by, and Mr. Thomas Kelley his wife. God send them well thither and hither agayn! Mr. Emery had disbursed to me frankly betwene the tyme from Shrovetyde tyll this May £25. May 5th, Mr. Thomas Jack restored unto me part of my magnes stone. May 8th, I received 20 mark from Sir Richard Lagney, of Longlernay. May 16th, I gave Mr. Lee the scholemaster 5s. in part of wages. May 18th, the two gentlemen, the unckle Mr. Richard Candish, and his nephew the most famous Mr. Thomas Candish, who had sayled rownd abowt the world, did viset me at Mortlake. May 20th, after dynner, I with my brother, Mr. Justice Yong, went to the Archebishop of Canterbury to Lambeth, abowt the personagis who used me well. May 21st, I showed my indignation against Bacchus feast at Braynferd intended; gave the Bishop of London warning, who toke it in very good part. Katharyne, my dowghter, was put to Mistres Brayce at Braynferd, hir mother and Arthur went with her after dynner. May 23rd, I lent to goodman Dalton, the carpenter, xxs. for a month. May 29th, 30th, bona nova de industria Domini Richardi Candishii, cum Regina et Archiepiscopo et Domino Georgio Carey, de propositione Etonensis Collegii obtinendi legem. He sent me a hogshed of claret wyne as a gyft. The Lady Cobham sent my wyfe suger and pepper, &c. June 2nd, I writ to Syr Edward Kelly by Mr. William Fowler, merchant, dwelling by Ledenhall. June 3rd, I was very sik uppon two or thre sage leaves eten in the morning; better suddenly at night; when I cast them up, I was well. The pump taken out and the well skoured. June 5th, Thomas Hankinson and Antony my man cam from beyond the seas to Mortlak. June 5th, terrible yll newes of Edward Kelly against me. June 24th, £20 of Mr. Candish by Edward Hilton. June 28th, I payd Mr. Hudson for all his corn, and also for the wood tyll May, receyved synce I cam home.\n\nJuly 6th, Mr. Stockden was all payd for his wood 40s. I gave the scholemaster Mr. Lee 5s. in part of wagis: he browght me my hammer from Mr. Jak, so he hath a quarter's wagis 10s. July 8th, I receyved Sir Edward Kelly his letters, dated at Prage the 24th of May stylo novo. No mention is made of his brother Mr. Thomas Kelly coming over. July 10th, the executor of the Lady Ducket requered the det. July 11th, I payd nurse Barwik 12s. for ii. monthis wagis for Madinia: so she is payd for five monthes.\n\nJuly 13th, I went to the Archbishop of Canterbury: talked with him boldly of my right to the personages, and to the treatise of Sir Edward Kelley his Alchimy. July 14th, Mr. Gawayn Smyth spake frendely for me to the Quene, and she disclosed her favor toward me. July 16th, my mynde was somewhat bent to deale with my alchimicall exercises. July 25th, I writ a letter of thanks to the Lord Threasorer by Edmond Hilton. I sent the Lord Chancellor his letters from Brunswyk, of Conrad Nettlebronner his ill behaviour. July 31st, I gave Mr. Richard Candish the copy of Paracelsus twelve lettres, written in French with my own hand; and he promised me, before my wife, never to disclose to any that he hath it; and that yf he dye before me he will restore it agayn to me; but if I dy befor him, that he shall deliver it to one of my sonnes, most fit among them to have it. Theoddor had a sore fall on his mowth at mid-day. Aug. 2nd, Mrs. Stoner's sonne born circa horam tertiam a meridie. Nurs her great affliction of mynde. Aug. 5th, Rowland fell into the Tems over hed and eares abowt noone or somewhat after. Aug. 8th, I gave Nurse Barwick six shillings, so she is payd for the half yere due on Weynsday next. Aug. 9th, I payd to Mr. Lee the scholemaster 5s. Aug. 22nd, Ann my nurse had long byn tempted by a wycked spirit: but this day it was evident how she was possessed of him. God is, hath byn, and shall be her protector and deliverer! Amen. Aug. 25th, Anne Frank was sorowfol, well comforted and stayed in God's mercyes acknowledging. Aug. 26th, at night I anoynted (in the name of Jesus) Ann Frank her brest with the holy oyle. Aug. 30th, in the morning she required to be anoynted, and I did very devowtly prepare myself, and pray for vertue and powr and Christ his blessing of the oyle to the expulsion of the wycked; and then twyse anoynted, the wycked one did resest a while. Sept. 1st, I receyved letters from Sir Edward Kelley by Francis Garland. Sept. 8th, Nurse Anne Frank wold have drowned hirself in my well, but by divine Providence I cam to take her up befor she was overcome of the water. Sept. 23rd, Sonday, I gave Nurse Barwyk six shillings for a monthis wages to ende on Wensday comme a fortnight; Mrs. Stackden was by. Sept. 29th, Nurse Anne Frank most miserably did cut her owne throte, afternone abowt four of the clok, pretending to be in prayer before her keeper, and suddenly and very quickly rising from prayer, and going toward her chamber, as the mayden her keper thowght, but indede straight way down the stayrs into the hall of the other howse, behinde the doore, did that horrible act; and the mayden who wayted on her at the stayr-fote followed, her, and missed to fynde her in three or fowr places, tyll at length she hard her rattle in her owne blud.\n\nOct. 11th, Mr. Cumber cam to me. Oct. 14th, payd Nurse Barwik six shillings for one month ending on the seventh, being Wensday. Oct. 15th, this afternoone and all the night following a great storme of wynde at North-West. One Prychard that had marryed Proctor Lewes his widdow, demaunded £24 of me uppon an obligation of £64: of which by the very note on the bak of the same £48 is payd, so that £16 only remayne and not £24, as he unduely demanded: which £16 I challenged for the costes of his sonne John, three yeres and longer being with me in Mortlak, and having also his lerning free. Notwithstanding my wife afraid payd a pownd or two to Mr. Lewys of that £16, and yet Prichard will go to law. Nov. 12th, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave me £5 in ryalls and angels circa horam decimam matutina. Nov. 20th, Her Majestie cam to Richemond. Nov. 27th, the Quene's Majestie, being at Richemont, graciously sent for me. I cam to her at three quarters of the clok afternone, and she sayd she wold send me something to kepe Christmas with. Nov. 28th, Mr. Candish on Saterday gave my wife forty shillings, and on Tuesday after sent £10 in ryalls and angels, and before he sent me £20, £32 in all. My cousin Mr. Thomas Junes cam in the ende of the terme about St. Andrew's even. Dec. 1st, Her Majestie commaunded Mr. John Herbert, Master of Requests, to write to the Commissioners in my behalf. Dec. 2nd, order taken by the Commissioners for my howse and goods. Her Majesty told Mr. Candish that she wold send me an hundred angels to kepe my Christmas withall. Dec. 3rd, goodwife Tyndale payd for Antony his lodging for eleven wekes dew at his going away 5s. 6d., and before she had for seven wekes. Dec. 4th, the Quene's Majestie called for me at my dore circa 3½ a meridie as she passed by, and I met her at Estshene gate, where she graciously, putting down her mask, did say with mery chere, \"I thank thee, Dee; there was never promisse made but it was broken or kept.\" I understode her Majesty to mean of the hundred angels she promised to have sent me this day, as she yester-night told Mr. Richard Candish. Dec. 6th, Mr. Thomas Griffith my cosen from Llanbeder cam to see me, and lay all night with me, and allso Mr. Thomas Jones, and in the Monday morning went by water to London, and so the same day homeward. A meridie circa 3ª recepi a Regina Domina £50. Dec. 8th, at Chelsey disputing with Doctor Mather, bishop of Bristow; in danger of water hora 5½ I stayed at Chelsey. Dec. 14th, the Quene's Majestie called for me at my dore as she rod by to take ayre, and I met her at Estshene gate. Dec. 16th, Mr. Candish receyved from the Quene's Majestie warrant by word of mowth to assure me to do what I wold in philosophie and alchimie, and none shold chek, controll, or molest me; and she sayd that she wold ere long send me £50 more to make up the hundred pound. I gave Mr. Candish the Bishop of Scotland his conclusion with marchaunts. Mr. Candish went from Mortlak at four of clok at nyght toward London and so into Suffolk. Dec. 18th, Mr. Robert Maynard natus circa horam decimam antei meridiem Londini.\n\n### Year 1591\n\nJan. 21st, utterly put owt of hope for recovering the two parsonages by the Lord Archbishop and the Lord Threasorer. Feb. 13th, Bartilmew cam up. March 2th, borrowed £20 uppon plate and payd this day £19 in Mortlak. March 21st, remember that on Passion Sunday, being the 21st of March by our accownt, all things was payd for to Mr. Thomas Hudson for wood and corne, abowt £14, at his howse when he was syk of the strangury. Allso to godman Bedell was payd £4 for billet, baven, and lose fagot the same day. Payd likewise to gudwife Wesder eight shillings for one monthes nursing of Madinia, and 4s. more beforehande. March 26th, Mr. Beale sent me home the first my own hand copy of the volume of Famous and Rich Discoveries which I had given anno 1583 to Andrew Strange.\n\nMay 12th, I payd goodwife Welder xijs. for vij. wekes ending then next from the Wensday before Ester-day last. May 25th, of the old Kalander, Sir Thomas Jones Knight (unaxed) offred me his castell of Emlyn in Wales to dwell in so long as he had any interest in it, whose lease dureth yet twelve yeres, freely, with commodityes adjoining unto it; and allso to have as much mow land for rent, as myght pleasure me sufficiently. The 27th day he confirmed the same his offer agayn before Mr. John Harbert, Master of the Requestes, in his hall in Mortlak; which his offers I did accept of, and he was glad thereof. May 31st, Bartilmew [Hickman] cam up and browght Jane his dowghter with him. Mr. R. Ed. his boke and letter. June 8th, William Aspland of Essex and Th. Collen. June 12th, lent Chronica Hollandiæ Magna to Mr. Beale on Saterday manuscript, which Mr. Webb lent me. June 14th, Jane Hikman to goodwife Tyndall's to lern. June 27th, Arthur wownded on his hed by his own wanton throwing of a brik-bat upright, and not well avoyding the fall of it agayn, at Mr. Harberts abowt sonn-setting. The half-brik weighed 2½ lb. June 30, Madinia was taken home from goodwife Welder.\n\nJuly 28th, Mr. Dyer sent me xx. angels by Mr. Thomas Webbes. July 30th, reconciliation betweene Mr. Dyer and me solemnized the afternone on Friday, and on Saterday (the 31st) all day tyll my going by boat at Mr. Webb's lodging at Rochester Howse. July 31st, by old Kalender, abowt an eleven of the clok Jane was at London very faynt syke, redy to swownd, and in a faynt swete. It was thowght that then she quickened. The last of Julie, Saterday by the old accownt, Barthelmew cam up; he went down on Tuesday, the 3rd day of August, from Mortlak. Aug. 2nd, Monday, Mr. William Diggs his philosophicall curtesy all day. Sept. 22nd, Madinia fell from the bed and hurt her forhed abowt one of the clok afternone. Oct. 15th, after midnight very wyndy northerly. Oct. 23rd, a storm of wynde S.W. afternone. Dec. 3rd, wyndie S.W. Dec. 14th, I had a very jentle answer at the Lord Thresorer's hand hora decima ante meridiem at the court of Whitehall. Dec. 20th, a jentle answer of the Lord Threasorer that the Quene wold have me have something at this promotion of bishops at hand.\n\n### Year 1592\n\nJan. 1st, my dowghter Francys borne on New Yeres day at the sun-rising exactly. Jan. 2nd, Barthilmew and his brother Ambrose cam this Sonday to Mortlak. Jan. 9th, Francys christened afternone. Francys went with her nurse to Barne Elms. Mr. Edward Maynard borne in the morning betwene 2 and 3 after mydnight. Arthur fell into a quotidian jentle ague at 9 of the clok in the morning as he was at the servyce in the hall. Jan. 24th, Mr. Thomas Oliver becam acquaynted with me at Mortlak. March 6th, the Quene granted my sute to Dr. Awbrey. March 9th, the pryvy seale at night. March 16th, the great seale. March 18th, Arthur and Katharine were let blud at London by Doctor Dodding's cownsayle. March 24th, £25 Mr. Tho. Mownson. March 25th, I payd £10 to Nicholas Fromonds paulo ante solis occasum, when he most abhominably revyled me. March 30th, on Thursday Mr. Saunders of Ewell sent home my great sea cumpas, but without a nedle; it cam in the night by water.\n\nApril 5th, the Lady Russell robbed a little after mydnight of perles, diamands, &c. One John Smyth is suspected, a yong man of thirty yeres old, very ingenious in many handyworkes, melancholek. April 8th, Richard cam to my servyce, 40s. yerely and a livery. April 9th, 10th, agreed with my brother Nicholas Fromonds with Mr. Webbs, at 8 of the clok on Wensday night, and 8 on Tuesday night. April 14th, Winifrede Goose, wife of goodman Goose of Tuddington, dowghter of Harry Wyse, eviley tempted, cam to me with her sister. April 16th, +de thesauro+ n obx. April 27th, filius Mariæ Nevell hora 3½ a meridie et aliquantus tardus by Chichester. May 3rd, Wensday, at 10 of the clok Arthur was put to Westmynster Schole under Mr. Grant and Mr. Camden. May 11th, I borowed ten pound of Master Thomas Smith to be paid at Christmas next. May 12th, great wynde at north. May 15th, Marian cam again a meridie hora septima. May 16th, I rode to Harfelde to the Lord Anderson, Lord Justice of the Common Pleas, 12 myles off. May 25th, hora sexta a meridie mowght have byn a quarell betwene Mr. Web and Mr. Morgan with one eye for £4. left unpayd uppon a bill. June 16th, Sir John Perrot judged to be drawn, hanged, and quartered.\n\nJuly 23rd, at Grenwich abowt mydnight following this day began the first evydent shew of my grief of kidneys; whereuppon Doctor Giffard caused me to have a glyster, and so the next day I was easid of my grief. July 29th, Robert Theneth of Rushmer by Ypswych made acquaintance with me: he told me of Mr. Carter a man of 80 yeres old in Yorkshyre. Aug. 6th, I went to Nonsuch to the court, wyder the Countess of Warwik sent me word by Mr. Ferdinando of the Quene's gratious speches at St. Crosses, and the Lord Archbishop told me the like. Aug. 8th, after the midnight of Monday, being the 7th day, the second fytt of the stone in my kydnes did molest me for 6 or 7 howres. Aug. 9th, the Lord Threasorer invited me to dynner at Mr. Maynards at Mortlak, where Sir Robert Cecill and Sir Thomas Cisell and his lady wer allso. The Lord Threasorer allso sent me some venison to supper. He invited me to dynner allso the tenth day, where the Lord Cobham cam also to dynner, and after dynner he requested the Lord Threasorer to help me to St. Crosses, which he promised to do his best in. Aug. 11th, Mr. Kemp of Micheam, my old acquayntance, abowt an eleven of clok (allmost) before none, told me of the rare appearing. Aug. 17th, I went to Micheam to Mr. Kemp. Aug. 21st, I went to the Lord Cobham and the Lady Cobham to London. Aug. 23rd, Mr. Cholmely and his mayde ante meridiem hor. 11½. The humor so suddenly falling into the calf of my left leg as if a stone had hit me. Aug. 26th, Mr. Heriot 40s. Auditor Hill, £4. Remember all thing is payd to our nurse at Barnes for the girle Francys Dee from hir birth untyll the ende of her eight month, lacking 12s., and on Sunday, the 27th of this August, we so concluded, when we gave the nurse ten shillings. The eight month ended (from Newyere's day morning last) the 12th of this month. Sept. 4th, 5th, 6th, very tempestuous, windy at West, Sowtherly. Sept. 5th, the Tems very shallow at London. Sept. 6th, goodman Warryn of Marketharborogh. Robert Web cam from Mr. Ponsoys to write, and is to com agayn within thre wekes. Sept. 7th, Robert Charles of Northamptonchyre and goodman Warren of Marketharborow in my howse at Mortlak promised me to help Barthilmew Hikman with £12 to pay on Michelmas Day next to discharge the bond for his brother-in-law. This they promised uppon condition I wold be bownd to them to see them repayd agayn. I sent a letter to Sir Robert Thaneth to Rushmer by Ypswych by the wagonman who is at ynn at the George in Lombard Streete. He sayd that Robert Thaneth was at home and well. Sept. 19th, I had on the Sunday abowt 7 of the clok afternone the cramp most extremely in the very centre of the calves of both my legs, and in the place where I had the suddeyn grief on Bartilmew-even last I had payn so intollerable as yf the vaynes or artheries wold have broken by extreme stretching, or how els I cannot tell. The payn lasted abowt half a quarter of an howr. I toke my purgation of six grayns. I began in the morning to drink the drink for the stone in the kydney. Sept. 28th, Mr. Laiesley promised me ten shepe and four quarters of wheat. Sept. 30th, Elizabeth Denby went from me to Mistres Herberts' to servyce.\n\nOct. 13th, I exhibited to the Archbishop of Canterbury two bokes of blasphemie against Christ and the Holy Ghoste, desyring him to cause them to be confuted: one was Christian Franken, printed anno 1585 in Poland; the other was of one Sombius against one Carolius, printed at Ingolstad anno 1582 in octavo. Oct. 14th, 15th, a mighty wynde at sowth-west. Oct. 30th, 31st, one of these two dayes I hurt my left shyn against the sharp small end of a wooden rammar abowt four of the clok afternone. Nov. 1st, Mr. Ashly, his wife, and their familie, did com to my howse and remayned ther. They had my mother's chamber, the mayde's chamber, and all the other howse. Nov. 9th, Her Majestie's grant of my supplication for commissioners to comme to me. The Lady Warwik obteyned it. Nov. 22nd, the commissioners from Her Majestie, Mr. Secretary Wolly and Sir Thomas George, cam to Mortlak to my howse. Nov. 28th, to Richard Walkdyne of his wagis 20s. Dec. 1st, a little after none the very vertuous Cowntess of Warwik sent me word very speedily by hir gentleman Mr. Jones from the cowrt at Hampton Cowrt that this day Her Majestie had granted to send me spedily an hundred marks, and that Sir Thomas George had very honorably dealt for me in the cause. Dec. 2nd, Sir Thomas George browght me a hundred marks from her Majestie. Dec. 24th to 31st, at Mr. Lurensey of Tooting all these days, and Newyere's Day allso, and so cam home by coach (as we went) by Tuesday none, I, my wyfe, Arthur, Kate, &c. Dec. 31st, at Tooting at Mr. R. Luresey his howse; abowt thre of the clok after dynner dyd the Bishop of Laigham serve process uppon me for the nangle, but most unduely.\n\n### Year 1593\n\nJanuary, the Lord Threasorer lay dangerously syk in the begynning of this month. Jan. 2nd, I cam home from Tooting. Jan. 7th, I receyved letters from the Lord Lasky from his capitaynate in Livonia, and I wrote answer agayn. Jan. 10th, this day death seased on him. This day at none dyed Edward Maynard just on yere old. Jan. 11th, buried this day at ten of the clok. Jan. 15th, Mr. Ashley, the clerk of the cownsayle, his wife and whole family removed from my howse in Mortlak to theyr howse in London in Holborn, with all his whole family. He and she had used me, my wife and childern, wurshipfully and bowntifully for our frendeship shewed unto them for the lone of our howse and lodgings from Allhallow-tyde last. Master Maynard allso his howsehold removed the 15th and 16th day to London, and my stable free delivered. Jan. 20th, I sent my letters for the Lord Lasky to be carryed in a shyp of Dansk called the John of Dansk. Jan. 21st, Sonday, about none Wenefryde Goose her sone born and died, and she did [there]uppon for old melancholik pangs destroy herself. Memorandum, my nurse at Barnes had xvjs. more besides the last 40s. in the begynning of this month. Feb. 14th, Francys Dee, she cam from the nurse at Barnes; the woman very unquiet and unthankfull. Feb. 15th, Her Majestie gratiously accepted of my few lynes of thankfulnes delivered unto her by the Cowntess of Warwik hora secunda a meridie at Hampton Court, two or three dayes before the remove to Somerset Howse. Feb. 21st, I borrowed £10 of Mr. Thomas Digges for one hole yere. Feb. 22nd, a sharp anger betwene me and the Bishop of Leightyn in the towr, for that he wold not shew his farder interest to Nangle: he sayd that after I had seen his brode seal of commendation, that I had institution and induction to the Nangle. Then I sayd his lordship did fable. He there uppon that so moved that he called me spitefully \"coniver.\" I told him that he did lye in so saying, and that I wold try on the fleysh of him, or by a bastaned gown of him, if he wer not prisoner in the Towr. Inter 12ª et 2ª a meridie my sharp anger with the Bishop of Leightyn in the lieftenante's dyning parlor before the Lieutenant Sir Michael Blunt. Mr. Liewtenat Nant and Mr. Blunt are wittnesses. March 12th and 13th, these two nights I dremed much of Mr. Kelly, as if he wer in my howse familiar with his wife and brother. March 17th, Francis Garland cam home and browght me a letter from Mr. Thomas Kelly. I made acquayntance with Syr Thomas Chaloner, Knight, who married sergeant Fletewood's dowghter; Mr. Thomas Webbes was the meanes. At six after none receyved from Mr. Francis Nicholls £15, part of one hundred pounds, the rest of which £85 is to be receyved from Mr. Nicolls within a fortnight after the Annunciation of Our Lady next; and after that in the beginning of June £100, and in Julie the third hundred powndes: and I am to teach him the conclusion of fixing and teyning the moon, &c.\n\nApril 3rd, Bartilmew Hikman and Robert Charles cam up. Letice cam with Barthilmew, and went away agayn. April 8th, Letice cam agayn from Barnet to my servyse. I receyved £50 of Mr. Nichols. April 9th, I gave Barthilmew Hikman £12 in new angels to give and pay to Robert Charles, which he had payd for him at Michelmas last. I gave him allso a double pistolet for his courtesy. Little Adolph Webbes cam to me. April 10th, Barthilmew and Robert Charles went homward. May 7th, Thomas Richardson of Bissham cam to Mortlak to me. May 9th, he and Mr. Laward of the Chandry cam. Our court day at Wymbledon. May 11th, mane hora octava William Emery of Danbery in Essex became my retayner at Mortlak, commended by Mr. Thanet of Rushmer by Ypswich, borne 1568, Julii 4. I gave Robert Web 10s. Richard 10s. and Elizabeth 3s. in the begynning of this month. May 21st, be it remembered that on this xxj. day of May I bargayned with and bowght of Mr. Mark Perpoint, of Mortlak, that next mansion howse with the plat, and all the appertenances abowt it for £32, as the sayd Mr. Perpoint of late had at the last court-day bowght it, and had surrender of it unto him made of Thomas Knaresborowgh for £25 to mydsommer next. Abowt two of the clok after none, before Jane my wife in the strete, I gave him a saffron noble in ernest for a drink peny. Mr. Hawkins, of London, at that instant cam to have bowght it. May 27th, Mr. Francys Blunt, brother to the late Lord Mountjoy, unkle to the Lord Mowntjoy living, and to Sir Charles of the court, cam to be acquaynted to me, he having byn a travayle at Constantinople. June 4th, Barthilmew Hikman cam to Mortlak in the morning. June 22nd, I had my copy of Mr. Roger Dale our stuard, and had £5 the fine released of the Lord his bowntifullnes. I told the stuard that I had bowght the howse of Mr. Mark Perpoynt, and he desyred to see the note of his copy, and so I did. I told Mr. Perpoint that I had byn at London to prepare his mony, and I told him that I had seen the court-roll for his copy. I went to London to fetch the £32 for Mr. Perpoint, and so I sent him word. This evening I browght the mony, but he was gon to bed. This morning I tendered the mony, and told it at goodman Welder's before Mr. Stokden, and goodman Welder, but Mr. Perpoint refused to perform the bargayn. Deus bene vertat!\n\nJuly 13th, I gave to Robert 5s. upon his wagis this day. July 14th, I gave 4s. to Letise, part of her noble for her quarter wagis, ending the 9th day of this month. July 18th, I bowght goodman Welder his hovel, which is in the yard of the howse next me, which I bowght of Mr. Mark Perpoint. I gave him a new angel and five new shillings, and he is to have more 5s., that is 20s. in all; and if I cannot compact to enter the howse, then hee is to tak his hovel, and to restore it to me. July 21st, I give to Richard 5s. uppon his wagis this day. July 22nd, I payd Mr. Childe £7. 13s. 4d. for all his wood, xx. lode and vj. July 24th, the offer for the bargayn agayn of Mr. Perpoynt's behalf: this is Mr. Stokden's doing. July 27th, remember that this Friday I payd Mr. Tomson £4 for his master Mr. Herbert, which I borrowed 12th of December 1592: and Mr. Herbert sent it agayn to my furder use by Mistres Lee. Aug. 7th, Mystres Twyne and Mystres Banister cam to viset me. Mr. Bele and Mrs. Bele, Mistres Plan, Mrs. Parpoint, &c. dyned with me. I gave Robert Web 5s.; he sent it to Mr. Homes. Aug. 9th, I dyned with the Lord Keper at Kew. Aug. 17th, I and my wife and Katharin our dowghter dyned with the Lord Keper at Kew. Aug. 28th, I was all day with the Lord Keper. Mr. Web and the philosopher cam. Aug. 29th, Mr. Web and the philosopher cam again. Aug. 30th, Mistres Redhed, mother to Mr. John Ponsoys by her first husbond, Mr. Gubbens, bokebynder, and his wife, and the same day Mr. Redhed himself, one of her Majestie's jentlemen hushers, cam to me. Sept. 11th, Jana, post triduunam ægrotationem abortiebatur, mane hora decima. Sept. 13th, the howse surrendered for me by Mr. Mark Perpoint, Mr. William Walker of Wimbledon, Miles Holland, Mr. John Stockden, the thre customarie tenants, with promys to bring in his wife at the next court day to surrender. Sept. 18th, Elizabeth Kyrton had 2s. 6d. Sept. 20th, Barthilmew Hikman cam to Mortlak, and Robert Charles. I gave Robert Web 5s. by Arthur. Sept. 26th, Mr. Herbert went toward the court, and so toward Waty. Sept. 28th, tempestuous, windy, clowdy, hayl and rayn, after three of the clok after none. Remember that the last day of this month Elizabeth Kyrton, who had served me twelve yeres, five yeres uppon prentiship and seven for wagis, five yeres therof for four nobles a yere, and the two last for five nobles the yere, was payd her full payment now remayning due: whereuppon she receyved £4. 4s. for her due of wagis remayning; and I gave her moreover an half angel new in gold, and my wife another; Arthur half-a-crown for him and his brother; Katharyn half-a-crown for her and her sister. And so she wente from my servyce uppon no due cause known to me.\n\nOct. 4th, Sir Edward Keley set at liberty by the Emperor. Oct. 12th, Mr. Cornelio Camaiere cam from the Lord Lasky from Livonia. Oct. 15th, Margerie Thornton cam to my servyce. Oct. 18th, before Mr. Perpoint, Miles Holland, Robert Wellder, William Beck surrendred my cottage agayn unto me, and I payd him £5, the full £12 as it cost him. To Letice two shillings. Oct. 20th, Mr. Cornelio went toward the flete of Stade to returne. Oct. 24th, Ostende besieged by report. Not true. Oct. 25th, Mr. Gray, the Lady Cumberland's preacher, his wrangling and denying and despising alchimicall philosophers. Nov. 5th. Mr. Francys Nicolls, Mr. Prise, Mr. Nores. Nov. 18th, Jane most desperately angry in respect of her maydes. Nov. 20th, Margery went and Dorothe Legg cam for 30s. yerely. Margery Thornton was dismissed from my servyce to Mrs. Child, and Dorothe Leg cam by Mrs Mary Revel's sending the same day and howr, hora tertia after none. Nov. 26th, John, sometymes Mr. Colman's servant, cam to me from the Lady Cowntess of Cumberland. Dec. 3rd, the Lord Willowghby his bowntifull promys to me. The Cowntess of Kent, his syster, and the Cowntess of Cumberland visited me in the afternone. The Lord Willowghby dyned with me. Dec. 4th, £20 Lord Willughby. Dec. 5th, the newes of Sir Edward Kelly his libertie. Dec. 11th, I gave Robert 20s. at his going to London with my wife. Dec. 22nd, I gave Robert two shillings. Dec. 24th, Mr. Webbes committed to the Marshalsea. Dec. 25th, this night Mr. Webbes got out, and taken this day (the 26th).\n\n### Year 1594\n\nJan. 3rd, the Lord Keper sent my wife 20 angels in a new red velvet purse, cira occasum solis paulo ante. Jan. 4th, D. Michael Peiserus, Doctor Medicus Marchionis Brandeburgensis, me humanissime invisit. Jan. 5th, a very tempestuous wyndy night. Jan. 9th, Robert Thickpeny from Sir Richard Martyn, and Miles Holland, baylif for the Lord of the Manor, sealed up Mr. Webb's chest, and case of boxes. Jan. 19th, the cobler with the mad woman. Jan. 25th, I sent my letters to Mr. Lording for Mr. Pontoys to Dantsiz. Jan. 26th, I cam to Mr. Web to the Marshalsea. Jan. 27th, Thomas Richardson cam while I was at London, and so I fownd him at home; and agayn he promised me his working of forty dayes. Jan. 28th, Mr. Vander Laen promised on 26 day to begyn his work of fixing lunam. Madinia somwhat sickly. Robert Wood, visitted with spirituall creatures, had comfort by conference. Jan. 31st, Mr. Vander Laen began his work of luna, five myle sowth from Glocester. Mr. Morgan Treherne told me of Mr. Lawrence of eighty yeres old. Mr. Thomas Sharp, chief stuard to the Lady Russell at Bisham, is master and good frende to Thomas Richardson, as he himselfe told me. Theodore Dee from the myddle of this month had his left ey blud-shotten from the side next his temple, very sore bludshotten, above thre wekes contynuing. Feb. 1st, Mr. John Ask sent me two little dubble gilt bowles waying thirteen ownces and a half. Feb. 7th, Sir Thomas Wilks offer philosophicall cam to my hands by Mr. Morice Kiffyn. This day the Archbishop of Canterbury inclined sometyme to the request of dispensation. Feb. 20th, 21st, Theodor fell sick in the Shrovtyde weke, and so into a tertian ague. March 10th, uppon a flight of feare bycause of Mr. Webbes his sending for me to come to him to the Marshalsea, now when he looked to be condemned on the Monday or Tuesday next. March 16th, Barthilmew Hikman cam up. March 18th, Mr. Heriot cam to me. March 20th, I did before Barthilmew Hikman pay Letice her full yere's wagis ending the 7th day of Aprill next; her wagis being four nobles, an apron, a payr of hose and shoes. March 23rd, I gave Barthilmew Hikman the nag which the Lord Keper had given me. Barthilmew Hikman and William his brother went homward. Magus disclosed by frendeship of Mr. Richard Alred. N sudden pang of anger betwene Z. Avxbyf and Me March 28th, Mr. Francis Garland browght me Sir Edward Kelley and his brother's letters. March 31st, a great fit of the stone in my left kydney: all day I could do but three or four drops of water, but I drunk a draught of white wyne and salet oyle, and after that, crabs' eys in powder with the bone in the carp's head, and abowt four of the clok I did eat tosted cake buttered, and with suger and nutmeg on it, and drunk two great draughts of ale with it; and I voyded within an howr much water, and a stone as big as an Alexander seed. God be thanked! Five shillings to Robert Webb, part of his wagis.\n\nApril 1st, Capitayn Hendor made acquayntance with me, and shewed me a part of his pollicy against the Spanishe King his intended mischief agaynst her Majestie and this realme. April 4th, John Stokden cam to study with our children. Mr. Thomas Wye cam with a token from Mistres Ashley. Remove to Mr. Harding and Mr. Abbot at Oxford abowt my Arabik boke. April 5th, my right ey very sore and bludshotten. April 7th, Mr. Nicols cam agayn out of Northampton. Mr. Barret and Mistres Barret cam to visit me. May 3rd, betwene 6 and 7 after none the Quene sent for me to her in the privy garden at Grenwich, when I delivered in writing the hevenly admonition, and Her Majestie tok it thankfully. Onely the Lady Warwyk and Sir Robert Cecill his Lady wer in the garden with Her Majestie. May 18th, Her Majestie sent me agayn the copy of the letter of G. K. with thanks by the Lady Warwick. May 21st, Sir John Wolley moved my sute to Her Majesty. She graunted after a sort, but referred all to the Lord of Canterbury. May 25th, Dr. Awbrey moved my sute to Her Majesty, and answere as before. May 29th, with the Archbishop before the Quene cam to her house. June 3rd, I, my wife, and seven children, before the Quene at Thisellworth. My wife kissed her hand. I exhibited my request for the Archbishop to com to my cottage. June 6th, supped with the Lord Archbishop. Invited him to my cottage. June 11th, given to Robert Webb at London seven shillings in the begynning of this month. June 15th, £40 of Mr. Thomas Harward. I shuld have £60 more. A great fytt of the stone in my kydneys. June 20th, Mistres Magdalen Perpoynt was sole examined of our Stuard at the Temple. June 22nd, morgaged my late purchas to Mr. Richard White for £30, to be received within a few dayes. June 23rd, I discharged Robert Web of my service, and gave him 40 shillings for a full satisfaction of all things. Thomas Richardson cam and offered me his work and labor, and had, as he requested, my letter to Mr. Thomas Sharpe. June 24th, on Midsommer Day Antony Ryve Taylor cam to my service, for wagis by the yere three pounds and a livery. Barthilmew Hikman cam. June 26th, I discharged Jane Hikman to go with her father Barthilmew home into Northamptonshire, and gave her ten shillings, and promised her at Hallowtyd ten shillings more. Barthilmew Hikman and Goodman Ball with Jane Hikman went homward. June 29th, after I had hard the Archbishop his answers and discourses, and that after he had byn the last Sonday at Tybald's with the Quene and Lord Threasorer, I take myself confounded for all suing or hoping for anything that was. And so adiew to the court and courting tyll God direct me otherwise! The Archbishop gave me a payre of sufferings to drinke. God be my help as he is my refuge! Amen.\n\nJuly 1st, I gave Robert yet more a French crown for a farwell. July 2nd, given to Richard ten shillings uppon his wagis. July 6th, Michael becam distempered in his hed and bak. July 9th, in the morning began my hed to ake and be hevy more then of late, and had some wambling in my stomach. I had broken my fast with sugar sopps, &c. I gave Letice my servant 5s. part of her wagis: with part of which she was to buy a smok and neckercher. July 13th, in ortu solis Michael Dee did give up the ghost after he sayd, \"O Lord, have mercy uppon me!\" July 19th, goodman Richardson began his work. Aug. 19th, Elizabeth Felde cam to my servyce: she is to have five nobles the yere and a smok. Aug. 26th, Mr. Gherardt, the chirurgion and herbalist, [cam to me]. Aug. 30th, Monsieur Walter Mallet toke his leave of me to go home to Tholose. He had the fix oyle of saltpetre. Sept. 18th, I sent letters to Sir Ed. K. and T. Kelly, between 10 and 2 after none taken from the dore.\n\nOct. 3rd, I payd Mrs. Stockden £4 I borrowed of her; I payd her 26s. 8d. for four loade of wood. I remayn debter for a load of hay, and for 400 of billet in forks. Oct. 4th, payd Mr. Childe £3. 10s. for ten lode of lose faggot. Oct. 14th, Mr. Robert Thomas cam to my howse to dwell. Oct. 28th, hora 6½ a meridie, I writ and sent a letter to the Lady Skydmor, in my wife's name, to move her Majestie that eyther I might declare my case to the body of the cownsayle, or else under the great seale to have lycens to go freely anywhither. Oct. 31st, lightening without thunder in the afternone and in the night following.\n\nNov. 24th, receyved a letter from Sir Edward Kelley by Rowley. Dec. 2nd, Francys Garland cam to England from Prage. Just five yeres past I cam to England from Breame as Francis Garland cam now: but the Stade flete stayed at Harwich. The 2nd of our cold December, Barthilmew was preferred by me to the Lord Willoughby his servyce at Barbican, in the presence of the Cowntess of Kent: and the Lord Willoughby did presently write his warrant to Mr. Jonson in Fletestreet, taylor, to deliver to Barthilmew his cloth and couishins, and so it was to Barthilmew delivered immediately. Dec. 7th, Jane my wife delivered her supplication to the Quene's Majestie, as she passed out of the privy garden at Somerset Howse to go to diner to the Savoy to Syr Thomas Henedge. The Lord Admirall toke it of the Quene. Her Majestie toke the bill agayn and kept uppon her cushen; and on the 8th day, by the chief motion of the Lord Admirall, and somwhat of the Lord Buckhurst, the Quene's wish was to the Lord Archbishop presently that I shuld have Dr. Day his place in Powles. Dec. 22nd, payd seven shillings to Elizabeth Felde, part of her wagis. Given to Lettyce 5s., part of her wagis. Payd to Richard 8s., part of his wagis; and all other reckonings payd.\n\n### Year 1595\n\nJan. 8rd, the Wardenship of Manchester spoken of by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Feb. 5th, my bill of Manchester offered to the Quene afore dynner by Sir John Wolly to signe, but she deferred it. Feb. 10th, at two after none I toke a cutpurse taking my purse out of my pocket in the Temple. Feb. 18th, Mr. Laward his sonne Thomas born at noone or a little after, ¼ vel ½. Consultatio et deliberatio prima cum Marmione Haselwood in fine istius mensis. March 18th, Mr. Francis Garland cam this morning to viset me, and had much talk with me of Sir E. K. March 20th, Mr. Marmion Haselwood, Mr. Dymmock, and Mr. Hipwell, cam to me to Mortlak. March 21st, Barthilmew Hikman cam to Mortlak. March 26th, Barthilmew homeward. March 29th, Mr. Laward and Mr. Alred cam to me.\n\nApril 18th, my bill for Manchester Wardenship signed by the Quene, Mr. Herbert offring it her. May 4th, payd Richard 20s. part of his wagis, and more I gave him 10s. for full payment of all od reckenings of late. May 5th, Mr. Cave dyed. May 8th, the Master of the Rolls his curtesy, thowgh I had never spoken unto him. May 9th, my coosen John Awbry cam to me, to recreate himselfe for a while. May 21st, I discharged Letice of my servyce, and payd all duetyes untyll this day, her yere ending on the 8th of Aprill. I gave her for a month over 2s. 6d. and for to spend by the way I gave her 2s. 6d., Robert Charles and my wife being by in my study. May 25th, 26th, 27th, the Signet, the Privy Seale, and the Great Seale of the Wardenship; £3. 12s. borrowed of my brother Arnold. June 1st, my yong coosen, John Awbrey, was sent for to his father to London. Mr. Partrich, his brother, in London; Richard Ward, and other cam for him. June 9th, Barthilmew Hikman went homeward. June 11th, I wrote to the Erle of Derby, his secretary, abowt Manchester. June 18th, Anne Powell cam to my service; she is to have four nobles by the yere, a payr of hose and shoes. June 21st, the Erle of Derby his letter to Mr. Warren for the colledge. June 25th, Dr. Awbrey died at midnight. My cosen, Mr. George Broke, gave me £50 in gold, hora tertia a meridie. June 29th, Mr. John Blayney, of Over Kingesham in Radnorshyre, and Mr. Richard Baldwyn, of Duddlebury in Shropshyre, visited me at Mortlak. The great-grandfather of the sayd John, and my great-grandmother by the father side, were brother and sister.\n\nJuly 1st, the two brethren, Master Willemots, of Oxfordshire, cam to talk of my howse hyring. Master Baynton cam with Mistres Katharyn Hazelwood, wife to Mr. Fuller. July 7th, Mr. Morgan Jones, my cosen, cam to me at Mistres Walls twise. July 12th, Mr. Goodier, of Manchester, cam to me. Dies natalis. July 15th, I gave Mr. Morgan Traharn his bill to Mr. Harbert. July 25th, Mrs. Mary Nevell cam. July 28th, a letter from Mr. Oliver Carter, Fellow of Manchester College. I writt agayn to him the same day. July 29th, Mistres Mary Nevel went to London, and so into Kent. July 31st, the Cowntess of Warwik did this evening thank her Majestie in my name, and for me, for her gift of the Wardenship of Manchester. She toke it gratiously; and was sorry that it was so far from hens, but that some better thing neer hand shall be fownd for me; and, if opportunitie of tyme wold serve, her Majestie wold speak with me herself. I had a bill made by Mr. Wood, one of the clerks of the signet, for the first frutes given me by her Majestie. Aug. 2nd, at Mr. Cosener his table at Grenewich: I spak that wich greatly liked Mr. Sergeant Oliver Lloyd; wold have disputed agayn. Aug. 5th, very rayny all day, and had the wynde north E. and W. Aug. 12th, I receyved Sir Edward Kellyes letters of the Emperor's, inviting me to his servyce again. Aug. 14th, peperit Jana (nutu Dei) circa horam quartam a meridie. Aug. 27th, Margarite Dee baptized hora 4½ a meridie. Godfather, the Lord Keper; his deputy, Mr. Crowne. Godmothers, the Cowntess of Cumberland, her deputy Mistres Davis; and the Cowntess of Essex, her deputy Mistres Bele. Barthilmew Hikman cam to Mortlak on his own busines. Sept. 2nd, the spider at ten of the clok at night suddenly on my desk, and suddenly gon; a most rare one in bygnes and length of feet. I was in a great study at my desk. Sept. 6th I gave Richard 2s. 6d. part of his wagis, when he went to his grandfather. Sept. 13th, I dyned with the Erle of Derby at Russell Howse, Mr. Thymothew and Mr. John Statfeldt, German, being there. Sept. 14th, to Elizabeth Feeld 2s. for the taylor. Sept. 22nd, Elizabeth Feeld went from my servyce. I dined with the Erle of Darby. Sept. 26th, £6 borrowed of my cosen William Hetherley for fourteen days to pay for Barthilmew Hikman. Sept. 29th, Margery Stubble of Hownslow, our dry nurse, entred into the yere of her servyce begynning on Michaelmas Day, and is to have £3 her yeres wagis and a gown cloth of russet. Edward Edwards began his yere of serving me allso on Michelmas Day, and he must have 40s. for his yere's wagis, and a lyvery.\n\nOct. 7th, my anger (hor. 5 a mer.) with Edward my coke, bycause of his disorder. Oct. 8th, Mr. Richard Western lent me £10 for a yere. Oct. 9th, I dyned with Syr Walter Rawlegh at Durham Howse. Oct. 11th, to Edward 2s., part of wagis. Mr. Banks lent me uppon lone tyll after Christmas £5. Mr. Emery sent me £3 by my servant Richard Walkedine. Oct. 14th, to Anne 2s. part of wagis; to Elizabeth Felde payd the rest of her yeres wagis, and moreover 2s. 6d. given for the overplus tyme. Oct. 19th, the old reckoning betwene me and Edmond Hilton made clere. Of his eleven pownds demanded, I shewd him of my old note that he had receyved £6. 15s., and after that Sted his 25s., and Mr. Emery his £3 lent him; as I did shew him Sted his letter, and Mr. Emery his letter of the last month. All these sommes make just an eleven pownd. Payd to nurse Stubble, in part of payment of her wagis, 5s. Oct. 20th, to Anne 12d. Richard rode toward Oxford for my Arabik boke. Oct. 25th, Sted was a suter to me for help in law against his father. Nov. 8th, my goods sent me by Peravall toward Manchester. Nov. 19th, my Arabik boke restored by God's favor. Nov. 21st, goodwife Lidgatt payd her rent two quarters ending at the feast of the Annunciation of our Lady next, 13s. 4d. Goodman Agar was by in my hall at Mortlak. Nov. 25th, the newes that Sir Edward Kelley was slayne. Nov. 26th, Mr. Nicolas Bagwell of Manchester browght me a letter from my brother Arnold. Lent to Mister Laurence Dutton twelve shillings. My wife and children all by water toward Coventry. Dec. 10th, Mr. Lok his Arabik bokes and letter to me by Mr. Berran his sonne. Dec. 23rd, I payd to John Norton, stationer, ten pownds in hand, and was bownd in a recognisance before Doctor Hone for the payment of the rest, £10 yerely, at Christmas and Midsommer £5, tyll £53 more 14s. 8d. were payd. Receyved £30 in part of payment of one hundred for my howse at Manchester of Mr. Paget. Dec. 26th, nata filia Comitis Derby mane circa quartam horam Londini.\n\n### Year 1596\n\nFeb. 15th, I cam to Manchester a meridie hora quinta. Feb. 20th, enstalled in Manchester wardenship inter nonam et undecimam horam ante meridiem. March 14th, warning given publikely against Thomas Goodyer. March 21st, warning given publikly of licence given to Thomas Goodyer.\n\nApril 2nd, Sir John Byron, knight, and Mr. John Byron, esquier, dyned with me in the colledg. I moved the matter of Xyd an aker of hay grownd of his tenants. He promised well. April 6th, I went to Mr. Ashton of Lester and to Mr. Sherington. April 8th, Margaret Dee begonne to be weaned. May 7th, possession taking in Salford. May 11th, my brother Aubrey and Richard toward London. June 3rd, I gave Antony Cowly 20s. and discharged him. June 4th, Antony Cowley went yerely from my howse, I know not whither. June 14th, Mr. Harry Savill, the antiquary, cam to me. June 15th, I wrote by Mr. Harry Savill of the book dwelling at Hallyfax to Christopher Saxton at Denningley. I sent my letter to Sir Robert Cecill's howse by William Debdell. June 18th, the commission for the colledge sent to London to be engrossed in the Duchy office. I sent by Nicholas Baguely of Newton to Mr. Brogreton and to William Nicolson to follow it this terme. June 21st, Mr. Christopher Saxton cam to me. June 22nd, entred upon great Brereridings in Salford. June 24th, Barthilmew cam. June 25th, order taken by the sherif betwene me and Raf Holden. June 26th, the Erle of Derby with the Lady Gerard, Sir.... Molyneux and his Lady, dawghter to the Lady Gerard, Master Hawghton and others, cam suddenly uppon after three of the clok. I made them a skoler's collation, and it was taken in good part. I browght his honor and the ladyes to Ardwyk Grene toward Lyme, at Mr. Legh his howse, twelve myles of. June 29th, wyndy and rayny. July 5th, Mr. Savill and Mr. Saxton cam. July 6th, I, Mr. Saxton and Arthur Rouland, John and Richard, to Howgh Hall. July 9th, I sent Roger Kay of Manchester with my letters into Wales. July 10th, Manchester town described and measured by Mr. Christopher Saxton. Given to nurse Stubley 10s., part of wagis. July 10th to 14th, occupyed with low controversies, as with Holden of Salford and the tenants of Sir John Byron of Faylsworth in the right of the colledge, sending to..... to the cownty, and sending for Mr. Tyldesley or Chester for cownsaylers. July 12th, given more to nurse, when her sonne John Stubley went from me toward London to be reconcyled to his master. I gave him 5s. The yong man, Leon the hatter, went with him. July 14th, Mr. Saxton rode away. The sessions day at Manchester. July 19th, Ales cam by Mrs. Beston's help to my servyce. Thomas, my coke, went from me. July 21st, Isabell Bardman from the chamber to the kitchin. July 25th, thunder in the morning; rayne in the night. July 27th, the Erle of Darby went by London ward; dyned at Curtes' howse. Aug. 10th, Mr. Thomas Jones of Tregarron cam to me to Manchester and rode toward Wales bak agayn the 13th day to mete the catall coming. Aug. 13th, I rid toward York. Halifax and Mr. Thomas Jones rode toward Wales. Aug. 20th, I cam to Manchester from York. Aug. 20th to 27th, much disquietnes and controversy abowt the tythe corne of Hulme. Aug. 30th, Cromsall corne-tyth obteyned by consent, but afterwards dowted and half denyed; then utterly denyed. Sept. 1st, Mary Goodwyn cam to my servyce to govern and teach Madinia and Margaret, my yong dowghters. Sept. 3rd, being Fryday, I rode to Syr John Byron's, to Royton, to talk with him abowt the controversy betwene the colledg and his tenants. He pretented that we have part of Faylesworth Common within our Newton Heath, which cannot be proved I am sure. We wer agreed that James Traves (being his bayly) and Francis Nutthall, his servant for him, shold with me understand all circumstances, and so duely to procede. Sept. 5th, seventeen hed of cattell from my kinsfolk in Wales by the curteous Griffith David, nephew to Mr. Thomas Griffith, browght.\n\nOct. 26th, Mr. Francis Nicols and Barthilmew cam to Manchester. Oct. 29th, they rode homeward. Nov. 22nd, £4. 6s. given to my wife by Mr. Francys Wodcote. Dec. 3rd, Mr. Palmer cam to be curate.\n\n### Year 1597\n\nJan. 19th, I sent £4 to Barthilmew Hikman by Bradshaw the carryer. Jan. 22nd, Olyver Carter's thret to sue me with proces from London was this Satterday in the church declared to the clerk. Feb. 5th, Rich. Key of Weram cwrate cam to me by Mr. Heton's information, and I to try him three monthes for 50s. wagis. Feb. 7th, John Morryce came to Manchester. Feb. 11th, £5 borowed of Mr. Mat. Heton. Feb. 14th, this Monday John Morrise went with my letters to Mr. John Gwyn, and twelve more in Montgomeryshyre, esquyers. Feb. 17th, delivered to Charles Legh the elder my silver tankard with the cover, all dubble gilt, of the Cowntess of Herford's gift to Francis her goddoughter, waying 22 oz. great waight, to lay in pawn in his owne name to Robert Welsham the goldsmith for £4 tyll within two dayes after May-day next. My dowghter Katharin and John Crocker and I myself (John Dee) were at the delivery of it and waying of it in my chamber: it was wrapped in a new handkercher cloth. Feb. 25th, Mr. Heton borrowed the Concordantiæ Majores Roberti Stephani. He hath allso my boke De Coena of Doctor Pezelia. March 7th, Mr. Heton lent me £5 more, and thereuppon I gave him a bill of my hand for the whole ten pownd, to be payd at Michelmas next. The other £5 was receyved the 11th of February last. March 17th, Barthilmew Hikman cam. March 19th, I lent Mr. Hopwood Wierus de præstigiis Dæmonum.\n\nApril 10th, a supplication exhibited by the parishioners. April 11th, 12th, trubblesom days abowt Mr. Palmer the curate. April 15th, I had my Wierus de præstigiis Dæmonum from Mr. Hopwood, and lent him Flagellum Dæmonum and Fustio Dæmonum in 8vo, for tyme till Midsomer. April 21st, I sent Barthilmew Hikman 40s. I sent by Bradshaw many letters to London. I sent by goodman Thurp of Salford my great letter to the byshop of Lincolne, and one to Mr. Shallcross. April 22nd, after none Sir Urien Legh knight, and his brother, and Mr. Brown, and Mr. George Booth, sherif of Chesshire, did viset me. Mr. Booth sayd that he wold yeld that to me that he wold not yeld to the bisshop nor any other. Mr. Wortley of Wortley cam allso the same day hora quarta a meridie. May 2nd, Mr. Hulme and Mr. Williamson cam to me in the Lord Bishop of Lincoln's case for Hulme. May 4th, I, with Sir Robert Barber, curat, and Robert Talsley, clerk of Manchester parish church, with diverse of the town of divers ages, went in perambulation to the bownds of Manchester parish: began at the Leeless Bench against Prestwich parish, and so had a vew of the thre corne staks, and then down tyll Mr. Standysh new enclosure on the Low, wher we stayed and vewed the stak yet standing in the bank of the dich, being from the corne a eleven measures of Mr. Standley's stak then in his hand, and two fote more, which still I did measure afterward, and it did conteyn in Kentish feete 6 ynches and thre quarters. The survey geometricall of the very circuits of Manchester parish was ended in this, being the sixth day of my work. May 11th, the way to Stopford surveyed by John Cholmeley and John Crocker. May 17th, to Richard Walkeden 20s. of his wagis payd. May 20th, the Lady Booth made acquayntance here. May 23rd, to Isabell Boordman 8s. 8d. to make up whole yere's wagis due at the Annunciation of our Lady last past. I allowed to Mr. Williamson ten dayes respite more for his kinsman to bring in his evidence for the process of the proceedings. Payd to nurse 3s. to make up her full payment of her yere's wagis ended at Michaelmas last. May 27th, open enmitie with Palmer before Sir Edward Fitton. Sir Edward Fitton told Matthew Palmer to his face that he had known him to be a mutinous man and a...... June 9th, Thomas Sankinson told me of John Basset his coming to London. June 14th, the unlawfull assembly and rowte of William Cutcheth, Captayn Bradley, John Taylor, Rafe Taylor, at Newton, against my men, describing the rumour of Newton. June 27th, newes from Hull of 23 barrells of Dansk rye sent me from John Pontoys.\n\nJuly 1st, I sent Roger Kay to Vanydles for catall. July 4th, the carriers to Wakefeld for the corn. July 5th, toward evening lightning and little thunder. July 6th, thunder in the morning. July 7th, five horse lode of Dansk ry cam home. July 19th, the strang pang of my back opening mane hora 6¼. In the church uppon Mr. Palmer's disorder against Mr. Lawrence. July 20th, the last of my Dansk rye, in all 21 horse load. Aug. 6th, this night I had the vision and shew of many bokes in my dreame, and among the rest was one great volume thik in large quarto, new printed, on the first page of which as a title in great letters was printed \"Notus in Judæa Deus.\" Many other bokes methowght I saw new printed, of very strange arguments. I lent Mr. Edward Hopwood of Hopwood my Malleus Maleficarum to use tyll new yere's tyde next, a short thik old boke with two clasps, printed anno 1517. Aug. 19th, the Erle and Cowntess of Derby cam to Alport lodg. Aug. 21st, the Erle and Cowntess of Derby had a banket at my lodging at the colledge hora 4½. Aug. 27th, John Addenstall from Mr. Emery. I wrote. Sept. 3rd, Mr. Werall of Lobester within two miles of Donkaster cam to me to be acquaynted with me. Sept. 9th, very wyndy at Sowth and rayny. Sept. 12th, hayle this morning on Monday. Sept. 15th, lent by Mr. Werall 40s. John Cholmley went with him to give him and other physik; and I answered John Cholmeley the 40s. again. Sept 24th, Barthilmew cam. Sept. 25th, Mr. Olyver Carter his impudent and evident disolutenes in the church. Sept. 26th, he repented and some pacification was made. Sept. 27th, I granted a lease of thre lives to Mr. Ratclyf for two howses in Dene Square of 7s. rent both; fine, twenty nobles. Sept. 28th, cam Mr. Yardely of Calcot in Chesshyre, abowt six myles wide of Chester, toward the Holt. Nova de philosopho D. Waldero. Sept. 30th, John Crockar (my good servant) had leave to go to see his parents. He went with Barthilmew Hikman and Robert Charles toward Branbroke, with Arthur Golding, to cure of his fistula. John Crocker intendeth to returne abowt Easter or at Whitsuntyde next. God be his spede! Mr. Humphry Damport made our stuard.\n\nOct. 12th, Rafe Holden preferred a bill against Richard Walkeson for Brereriding's chase entyring, which I and Antony Ryve..... fals. The bill was not fownd. Oct. 22nd, John Fletcher of Manchester went with my letters to Vanylos this Sunday morning. Nov. 3rd, Mr. John Cholmeley toward London by Market-Harborow. Nov. 7th, the fellows and the receyver agreed not with me in accounts. Paulo post nonam mane Arthur's left eye hurt at playing at fence with rapier and dagger of sticks, by a foyne of Edmond Arnold. Nov. 10th, Mr. Burch his letter from Mathew Palmer. Nov. 14th, the fellows wold not graunt me the £5. for my howse-rent, as the Archbishops had graunted: and our foundation commaundeth an howse. Nov. 17th, I sent Ed. Arnold to London on fote with my letters to D. Julio. Dec. 3rd, to Richard Walkeden 10s. in part of wagis. To nurse 10s. Dec. 9th, I visited the grammar schole. Dec. 13th, I wrote by the carryer Barret to D. Cæsar. Dec. 14th, Mr. George Broke, sonne to Mr..... Broke of...., cam to be acquaynted with me, whome I used most frendely. Mr. Ratclif of Manchester cam with him, but Mr. Heton allso cam on Tuesday after none when I had no leyser. Dec. 17, I lent to Mr. Barlow for his sonne a Spanish grammer in 8vo. printed at Lovayn in anno 1555 by Bartholomæus Gravay in Spanish, French, and Latin. To R. Dickonson I payd £7. 2s. for the plate and a new bell made till 1599, January 1st, £66.\n\n### Year 1598\n\nJan. 4th, I wrote to Barthilmew and Charles by Bradshaw. Jan. 17th, my brother Arnold to Chester and Vaunlos. Jan. 18th, Ed. Arnold with my letter to London. Jan. 19th, hora secunda a meridie I cam before the justices against James Shallcross and John Lawrence for misusing my name to deceyve Mr. Harrughby. Jan. 20th, Walter Fletcher, chirurgien, from Barthilmew Hikman cam. Jan. 22nd, after midnight the college gate toward Hunt's Hall did fall, and som parte of the wall going down the lane. I receyved letters from Mr. John Pontoys. Jan. 24th, Walter Fletcher went with my letters to Barthilmew Hikman and Robert Charles. Amaritudo mea circa mediam noctem. Jan. 28th, the cloose was hyerd of Ed. Brydock for thre pownd payd beforehand by me John Dee to the said Ed. Brydock, being £4 from Candlemas next tyll Candlemas come a twelvemonth. Feb. 9th, George Birch sute was stayd at Chester uppon his promise to compownd with me for all tyth, haye, and other matter. Thomas Goodyer his sute and excommunication I stayed, salvo interim jure suo. Baxter's likewise I stayd at Chester court. Feb. 12th, newes from Mr. Smyth, of Upton personage, cam this Sunday. Feb. 13th, Edmond Arnold to London; thereuppon I sent spedily. Feb. 20th, I wrote by Oliver Ellet, the taylor, to Mr. Nicolls to Faxton. Feb. 22nd, Mr. Nicolls cam and wished to mete Ellet. Feb. 25th, the eclips. A clowdy day, but great darknes abowt 9½ mane. Feb. 26th, circa mediam noctem amaritudo mea. Feb. 27th, Mr. Nicolls rode homeward, and met the messager a little beyond Stopford. I lent Mr. Nicolls home with him Roger Edward's boke to be browght to me by Barthilmew Hikman. March 1st, I receyved Mr. Thynne his letter for Sted's det, and Ed. Arnold his letter of the sute from Upton, and of the Lord Archebisshop his hard dealing. March 2nd, I sent the statute staple to London to Mr. George Brok for Sted. I wrote letters by John Hardy, and sent them in a box. March 5th, newes of Mistres Mary Nevell's death by William Nicholson, that she dyed the Fryday after Candelmas Day. March 11th, borrowed 40s. of Mr. George Kenion, of Kersall, to repay againe as sone as I can conveniently. Receyved by Richard Walkeden.\n\n### Year 1600\n\nJune 10th, set out from London. Jun. 18th, I, my wife, Arthur Rowland, Mistres Marie Nicols, and Mr. Richard Arnold cam to Manchester.\n\nJuly 3rd, the Commission set uppon in the Chapter Howse. July 7th, this morning, as I lay in my bed, it cam into my fantasy to write a boke, \"De differentiis quibusdam corporum et spirituum.\" July 8th, I writ to the Lord Bishop of Chester by Mr. Withenstalls. July 10th, Mr. Nicols and Barthilmew Hickman cam. July 14th, Francys Nicols and Barthilmew Hikman went homeward. July 17th, I willed the fellows to com to me by nine the next day. July 18th, it is to be noted of the great pacifications unexpected of man which happened this Friday; for in the forenone (betwene nine and ten) where the fellows were greatly in doubt of my heavy displeasure, by reason of their manifold misusing of themselves against me, I did with all lenity interteyn them, and shewed the most part of the things that I had browght to pass at London for the college good, and told Mr. Carter (going away) that I must speak with him alone. Robert Leigh and Charles Legh were by. Secondly, the great sute betwene Redishmer and me was stayed and by Mr. Richard Holland his wisdom. Thirdly, the organs uppon condition was admitted. And fourthly, Mr. Williamson's resignation granted for a preacher to be gotten from Cambridge. July 19th, I lent Randall Kemp my second part of Hollinshed's Great Chronicle for ij. or iij. wekes. To Newton he restored it. July 31st, we held our audit, I and the fellows for the two yeres last past in my absence, Olyver Carter, Thomas Williamson, and Robert Birch, Charles Legh the elder being receyver. I red and gave unto Mistres Mary Nicolls her prayer.\n\nAug. 5th, I visited the grammar schole, and fownd great imperfection in all and every of the scholers to my great grief. Aug. 6th, I had a dream after midnight of my working of the philosopher's stone with other. My dreame was after midnight toward day. Aug. 10th, Eucharistam suscepimus, ego, uxor, filia Katharina, et Maria Nicolls. Aug. 30th, a great tempest of mighty wynde S.W. from 2 tyll 6, with rayne.\n\nSept. 11th, Mr. Holland of Denby, Mr. Gerard of Stopford, Mr. Langley, commissioners from the bishop of Chester, authorized by the bishop of Chester, did call me before them in the church abowt thre of the clok after none, and did deliver to me certayn petitions put up by the fellows against me to answer before the 18th of this month. I answered them all eodem tempore, and yet they gave me leave to write at leiser. Sept. 16th, Mr. Harmer and Mr. Davis, gentlemen of Flyntshire, within four or five myle of Hurden Castell, did viset me. Sept. 29th, I burned before Mr. Nicols, his brother, and Mr. Wortley, all Bartholomew Hikman his untrue actions. Sept. 30th, after the departing of Mr. Francis Nicolls, his dowghter Mistres Mary, his brother Mr. William, Mr. Wortley, at my returne from Deansgate, to the ende of which I browght them on fote, Mr. Roger Kooke offred and promised his faithfull and diligent care and help, to the best of his skill and powre, in the processes chymicall, and that he will rather do so then to be with any in England; which his promise the Lord blesse and confirm! He told me that Mr. Anthony considered him very liberally and frendely, but he told him that he had promised me. Then he liked in him the fidelity of regarding such his promise.\n\nOct. 13th, be it remembered that Sir Georg Both cam to Manchester to viset Mr. Humfrey Damport, cownsaylor of Gray's Inne, and so cam to the colledg to me; and after a few words of discowrse, we agreed as concerning two or three tenements in Durham Massy in his occupying. That he and I with the fellows wold stand to the arbitrement of the sayd Mr. Damport, after his next return hither from London. John Radclyf, Mr. Damport's man, was with him here, and Mr. Dumbell, but they hard not our agrement; we were in my dyning-room. Oct. 22nd, receyved a kinde letter from the Lord Bishop of Chester in the behalfe of Thomas Billings for a curatship. Nov. 1st, Mr. Roger Coke did begyn to destill. Nov. 4th, the commission and jury did finde the titles of Nuthurst due to Manchester against Mr. James Ashton of Chaterdon. Nov. 7th, Oliver Carter his...... before Mr. Birch, Richard Legh and Charles Legh, in the colledg howse. Dec. 2nd, colledg awdit. Allowed my due of £7 yerely for my howse-rent tyll Michelmas last. Arthur Dee a graunt of the chapter clerkship from Owen Hodges, to be had yf £6 wer payd to him for his patent. Dec. 20th, borowed of Mr. Edmund Chetam the scholemaster £10 for one yere uppon plate, two bowles, two cupps with handles, all silver, waying all 32 oz. Item, two potts with cover and handells, double gilt within and without, waying 16 oz.\n\n### Year 1601\n\nJan. 19th, borrowed of Adam Holland of Newton £5 till Hilary day, uppon a silver salt dubble gilt with a cover, waying 14 oz. Feb. 2nd, Roger Cook his supposed plat laying to my discredit was by Arthur my sone fownd by chaunce in a box of his papers in his own handwriting circa meridiem, and after none abowt 1½ browght to my knowledg face to face. O Deus, libera nos a malo! All was mistaken, and we reconcyled godly. Feb. 10th to 15th, reconciliation betwene us, and I did declare to my wife, Katharine my dowghter, Arthur and Rowland, how things wer thus taken. Feb. 18th, Jane cam to my servyce from Cletheraw. Feb. 25th, R. K pactum sacrum hora octava mane. March 2nd, Mr. Roger Coke went toward London. March 19th, I receyved the long letters from Bartholomew Hickman hora secunda a meridie by a carryer of Oldham. April 6th, Mr. Holcroft of Vale Royall his first acquaintance at Manchester by reason of William Herbert his frend. He used me and reported of me very freely and wurshiply.\n\nCATALOGUS\n\nLibrorum Bibliothecæ Externæ\n\nMortlacensis\n\nD. JOH. DEE, Ao 1583, 6 SEPT.\n\nLIBRI MANUSCRIPTI.\n\n[From MS. Trin. Coll. Cantab. O. iv. 20, transcribed by Ashmole in MS. Ashm. 1142. Another autograph copy is preserved in MS. Harl. 1879, which scarcely differs from that in the library of Trinity College. The numbers prefixed to the several volumes are added, for the sake of reference, by the Editor.]\n\n### Catalogue of the Library of Manuscripts, 1\n\n1. Milei sphæricorum tractatus tres. 4º pergameno.\n\n2. Theoricæ planetarum.-- Jordani de triangulis, ubi de quadratura circuli.-- Ejusdem de perspectiva.-- Ejusdem de speculis, crepusculis, ponderibus, speculis comburentibus, lib. ii. 4º scripti pergameno.\n\n3. Compendium de vitis philosophorum anonymi.-- Ursonis de commixtionibus elementorum.-- Ejusdem aphorismi. 4º pergameno.\n\n4. Avicenna de anima mundi, cum aliis, videlicet, Liber cujus initium est, \"Inspector præcedentis libri Avicennæ.\"-- Expositorius Rogeri Bachonis.-- Liber de ponderibus.-- Morienus ad regem Calid.-- Rasis libri quinque de deceno (?)-- Hermetis libri septem.-- Rosinus ad Euthesiam.-- Dicta sapientis.-- Turba philosophorum.-- Distinctionum sapientium liber.-- Epistola Alexandri regis Persarum.-- Aristoteles de 30 verbis.-- Socratis liber.-- Effrey Effinensis liber.-- Liber Calid.-- Liber commentatus.-- Opus philosophorum.-- Geber de perfecto magisterio. 4º pergameno.\n\n5. Joh. Duns Scoti quæstiones in Porphyrii quinque voces.-- Antonii cujusdam expositio in categorias sex, &c.-- Rogerii Bachonis de multiplicatione specierum.-- Ejusdem perspectiva. 4º pergameno.\n\n6. Thomæ Aquinatis quæstionum disputatarum volumen. 4º pergameno.\n\n7. Scintillarium poetarum.-- Summa chiromantiæ.-- Ovidii metamorphoseos expositio.-- Tractatus de veneno.-- Valerius ad Ruffinum de non ducenda uxore, cum expositione.-- Joh. Wyclyf determinatio.-- Literæ fratris Wilhelmi Fleth.-- Fulgentii mythologiæ cum Expositione.-- Tractatus de difficilibus dictionibus Bibliæ.-- Rob. Lincolniensis in oculo morali.-- Rob. Lincolniensis de ratione veneni.-- Joh. Walensis breviloquium philosophorum, descriptum per Stoctonem Cantabrigiæ, 1375.-- Casus abstracti in jure, per Fratrem Hermannum de provincia Saxoniæ.-- Casus episcopo reservati.-- Expositio salutationis angelicæ. 4º pergameno.\n\n8. De ponderibus et mensuris medicinalis operationis.-- Viaticus Constantini Africani libri 7.-- De modo medendi experimenta.-- De origine morborum, et eorum cognitione per urinam.-- De electuariis, &c. 4º pergameno.\n\n9. Ethici Histri cosmographia, ex versione Latina D. Hieronymi. 4º pergameno.\n\nOne I had with me, and one I left here, which is noted after.\n\n10. Anticlaudianus, carmine.-- Hugonis de Pushac, Dunelmensis Episcopi, Brutus, carmine. Longiuscula forma, pergameno.\n\n11. Tractatus compendiosus de animalibus. 4º pergameno.\n\n12. Wilhelmi Parisiensis fragment. de universis. 4º pergameno.\n\n13. Euclidis Elementa Geometrica, Optica et Catoptrica, ex Arabico translata per Adellardum.-- Theodosii Sphæricorum libri.-- Liber de occultis.-- Ptolomæi planisphærium.-- Jordani planisphærium.-- Archimedis tractatus de quadratura circuli.-- Gerardi de Brussel liber de motu.-- Jordanus de ponderibus.-- Libri quatuor geometriæ practicæ.-- Alfarabius de scientiis.-- Wilhelmi de Conchis philosophia.-- Rasis liber de phisiognomia.-- Anatomia hominis.-- De proprietatibus elementorum.-- cum aliis. 4º pergameno.\n\n14. Augustinus de anima et spiritu.-- Theoremata de spiritu et anima demonstrata.-- Algorithmus demonstratus Joh. de Sacrobosco.-- Joh. de Rupella summa de anima.-- Rob. Lincolniensis tractatus de sphæra.-- Joh. de Sacrobosco tractatus de sphæra.-- Tractatus de proportione et proportionalitate, &c. Rogeri Bachonis-- cum aliis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n15. Maximi Monachi, Dionisii Areopagitæ, Sophronii Solitarii, et aliorum Græcorum fragmenta nonnulla. pergameno, 4º.\n\n16. Ramundi Lullii liber de quinta essentia. papyro, fº.\n\nNon est Ramundi Lullii, sed collectanea diversa ex Paracelso.\n\n17. Rogerii Bachonis de anima, et ejus operibus.-- Ejusdem liber de intellectu et intelligibili. fº pergameno.\n\n18. Apologia de versutiis atque perversitatibus pseudo-theologorum et religiosorum.-- Joachim Abbatis prophetia contra religiones tenentes ordinem mendicantium.-- Arnoldi de Villa Nova opus de generibus abusionum veritatis, et de pseudo-ministris Antichristi cognoscendis, et de pastorali officio circa gregem exercendo.-- Ejusdem prophetia catholica, tradens artem annihilandi versutias Antichristi et omnium membrorum ejus, ad sacrum collegium Romanorum. pergameno, fº.\n\n19. Rogeri Bachonis de retardatione senectutis et senii, &c.-- Ejusdem de graduatione medicinarum compositarum, &c. pergameno, fº.\n\n20. Ejusdem Bachonis metaphisica.-- Ejusdem oeconomica. pergameno, 4º.\n\n21. Ejusdem de animalibus fragmentum. pergameno, fº.\n\n22. Ejusdem Bachonis fragmenta quædam; videlicet, de multiplicatione et corruptione specierum.-- Item communia naturalia.-- Epistola ad Clementem per R. de utilitate scientiarum artis experimentalis, &c. pergameno, fº.\n\n23. Rogeri Bachonis pars sexta Operis Majoris, quæ est Scientia Experimentalis, ad Clementem Pontif: Romanorum.-- Ejusdem Operis Majoris pars septima, quæ est, Philosophia Moralis.-- Ejusdem Alchimiæ tractatus expositorius, ad Clementem P.M.R.-- Ejusdem compendium alchimiæ.-- Avicennæ clavis sapientiæ, seu porta minor, seu tractatus de anima.-- Breviloquium Holcot.-- Rogerii Bachonis speculum alchimiæ.-- Quæstiones super librum Jordani de ponderibus.-- Compendium artis, Raymundi Lullii.-- Excerpta ex theorica Ramundi Lullii.-- Rogeri Bachonis tractatus de speciebus. papyro, fº.\n\n24. Alberti Magni de mineralibus libri quinque.-- Hermetis quadripartitum operis.-- Rhithmomachia.-- De lapide bezaar.-- Ars fusoria ac tinctoria lapidum ac gemmarum.-- Ptolomei liber de lapidibus et sigillis eorundem.-- Techel de sculpturis lapidum.-- Galenus (.... portis) de spermate.-- Avicennæ phisiognomia.-- Commentariolus in Aristotelis phisiognomiam.-- Cheiromantiæ fragmentum.-- Arithmeticæ fragmentum, carmine.-- Practica algorismi.-- Anima artis transmutatoriæ Ramundi.-- Phisica, seu medicina Ramundi Lullij.-- De herbis.-- De potentiis duodecim signorum et septem planetarum.-- Epistola accurtationis lapidis philosophorum ad Regem Robertum.-- Summa cheiromantiæ.-- Albertus Magnus de mineralibus.-- Phisiognomia ex Loxio, Aristotele, et Palemone.-- Albertus de plantationibus arborum et de conservatione vini.-- Virtutes septem herbarum Aristotelis.-- Liber Kirimandarum.-- Philonis fragmentum de aquæductibus.-- Quæstiones quædam naturales.-- Constantinus Medicus de coitu.-- Practica puerorum.-- De natura puerorum.-- Introductiones astronomicæ.-- Hyppocrates de pharmacis.-- Hyppocrates de secretis.-- Hippocratis lex.-- Hippocrates de humana natura.-- Hippocrates de aere, aqua, et regionibus. pergameno, 4º.\n\n25. Eulogium temporis, a condito orbe in annum Christi 1367, monachi cujusdem Niniani. pergameno, fº.\n\n26. Rogerii Bachonis summa, seu opus tertium, ad Clementem P.M.-- Ejusdem Bachonis majoris operis pars quarta, in qua ostenditur potestas mathematicæ in scientiis atque rebus mundi hujus.-- Ejusdem compendium studii theologici.-- Liber præceptorum secundum Albertum.-- Liber de sigillis solis in signis, secundum Hermetem.-- Albertus de sigillo et annulo leonis, et ejus virtutibus.-- Arnoldus de Villa Nova de sigillis duodecim signorum. papyro, fº.\n\n27. Rogerii Bachonis communium naturalium libri duo, quatuor sectionibus distincti. pergameno, fº.\n\nIn boards, with clasps.\n\n28. Alpetraugii de verificatione motuum coelestium liber.-- Thebith de his quæ indigent expositione, antequam legatur Almagestum Ptolomæi.-- Liber florum Albumasar.-- Liber experimentorum Albumasar.-- Liber practicorum geometriæ.-- -Jacobi Alkindi liber de aspectibus.-- Petri de Dacia commentum super tractatum algorismi.-- Joh. de Sacrobosco super tractatum de sphæra.-- Ejusdem computus ecclesiasticus.-- Wilhelmus de Aragonia in Ptolomæi centiloquium.-- Ars algorismi de fractionibus.-- Scripta utilia super computum manualem.-- Joh: de Sicilia in canones Arzachelis de tabulis Toletanis.-- Quæstiones mathematicales. pergameno, fº.\n\n29. Richardi Walyngforde Abbatis S. Albani de sinubus demonstrandis, libri iv. pergameno, fº.\n\n30. Johannis Massoni Monachi epistolæ.-- Epistolæ de somnio Pharaonis, seu Pharaonis et Josephi epistolæ.-- Alani enchiridion de planctu seu conquestu naturæ, prosa et versu.-- Bernardi Silvestris Cosmographia.\n\npergameno, 4º.\n\n31. Bartholomei Anglici breviarium, seu de proprietatibus rerum. pergameno, fº.\n\n32. Jordani Nemorarii +Philotechnê+, sive de triangulis, liber primus, sexaginta quatuor propositiones continens. pergameno, 4º.\n\n33. Rabbi Mosis liber de venenis.-- Summa brevis Galeni de cura ethicæ senectutis.-- Alberti de Colonia tractatus de incisionibus arborum et plantationibus earum.-- Unguentum ad omnem scabiem tollendam, quod dicitur Veni mecum, &c.-- Tractatus de ornatu faciei.-- Hermetis liber de septem planetis, &c.-- Rogerii Bachonis nonnulla secreta.-- De factura Saxonis Gallici.-- Liber de tincturis pannorum.-- Liber de coloribus illuminatorum vel pictorum.-- De diversis operationibus ignium.-- De diversis tincturis.-- Hermetis secreta.-- Item, multa alia notabilia.-- Item, turba philosophorum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n34. Experimentorum diversorum liber.-- De vernisio quo utuntur scriptores.-- Secreta philosophorum.-- De usu virgæ visoriæ, et hujusmodi secreta multa. papyro, 8vo.\n\n35. Arnaldi de Villa Nova thesaurus secretus operationum.-- Hermetis liber de lapide philosophorum.-- Alfredi liber de spiritu occultato.-- Rasis practica, cum aliis viginti quinque libellis variorum autorum consimilis argumenti. papyro, 4º.\n\n36. Ptolomæi quadripartitum, Lat.-- Albumazer introductorium.-- Isibradi calendarium.-- Profacii Judæi almanach.-- Zaëlis electiones.-- De significationibus planetarum, cum aliis tractatibus. pergameno, 4º.\n\n37. Expositio theoricarum.-- Thebith de motu octavæ sphæræ.-- Jordanus de ponderibus, cum quæstionibus notabilibus super eundem.-- Jacobus Alkindus de radijs, seu de causis reddendis.-- An futura possunt per astra præsciri.-- Nicolai Oresmi liber divinationum.-- Thomæ Bravardini geometria.-- Perspectiva communis Joh. de Pecham.-- Dominici de Hassia quæstiones super perspectivam communem.-- Euclides de speculis.-- Jacobus Alkindus de umbris et causis diversitatum aspectuum.-- Dominici de Clavaso practica geometriæ.-- Demonstratio æqualitatis lineæ ad peripheriam circuli.-- Quadratura circuli.-- Expositio tractatus de sphæra, cum quæstionibus.-- Algorismus in integris Joh. de Sacro-Bosco.-- Algorithmus in minutiis Joh. de Lineriis.-- Thomæ Bravardini tractatus proportionum.\n\n38. Joh. de Pecham canticum pauperum.-- Joh. Walensis communiloquium.-- Ejusdem Walensis dietarium, locarium, itinerarium.-- Ejusdem breviloquium.-- Tractatus, cujus initium est, Supra tribus sceleribus.-- Aristotelis liber de secretis secretorum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n39. Liber Physiologi de natura animalium et bestiarum. pergameno, 8º.\n\n40. Gualteri Burlæi tractatus de potentiis animæ. pergameno, 4º.\n\n41. Rogerii Bachonis perspectiva.-- Ejusdem de multiplicatione specierum. pergameno, 4º.\n\nIn paste-bords, with strings.\n\n42. Tractatuli tres de lapide philosophorum, quorum primi initium est, \"Dicit philosophus,\" &c.\n\n43. Vectii Valentis anthologia.-- Aristoxeni musica.-- Alippii musica.-- Cleomedes de mundo.-- Expositio astrolabii.-- Hipparchus in Aratum et Eudoxum.-- Græcè omnes. papyro, fº.\n\n44. Libellus antiquissimus de speculis comburentibus, cujus initium est, \"De sublimiori,\" &c. pergameno, 4º.\n\n45. Jordanus de ponderibus cum scholiis, cujus initium est \"Omnis ponderosi.\" pergameno, fº.\n\n46. Raymundi Lullii liber de quinta essentia. pergameno, fº.\n\n47. Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ, in Græcam linguam conversus a Maximo Planude.-- Catonis distica, cum scholiis Planudis, &c. Græcè.-- Aphthonij progymnasmata, Græcè. papyro, fº.\n\nI gave this Booke to Cracovia Library, Ao. 1584, July 28.\n\n48. Porphirii philosophi Isagoge in Aristotelis logicam, Græcè. papyro, fº.\n\n49. Naupegia Itali cujusdam, cum figuris. papyro, 4º.\n\n50. Dionysii Zecharii opusculum de lapide philosophorum, Gallicè. papyro, 4º.\n\n51. Roberti Gloucestrensis chronica, rythmo Anglico. papyro, fº.\n\n52. Hystoria Britannicorum principum a Cadowaladro Rege ad Leolinum, per Humfredum Lluyd collecta, Anglicè. papyro, fº.\n\n53. Variæ compositiones aquarum mercurialium et alia experimenta chemica, Anglicè, cujus initium est, \"He that will make,\" &c. papyro, 4º.\n\n54. Varia experimenta chimica, Anglicè, quorum initium est, \"For to make white lead.\" pergameno, fº.\n\n55. Alberti Magni summa naturalium, cujus initium est, \"Philosophia dividitur.\" papyro, 4º.\n\n56. Rogerii Bachonis annotationes super Aristotelis tractatum de secretis secretorum. pergameno, fº.\n\n57. Phillipi Ulstadii coelum philosophorum. impressum, fº.\n\n58. Inventa quædam geometrica. papyro, fº.\n\nMy owne hand, of Richard Chancellor and Thomas Topely.\n\n59. Dumbyltoni summa. pergameno, fº.\n\n60. Beda de gestis Anglorum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n61. Euclidis geometrica.-- Rogerii Bachonis perspectiva.-- Aristotilis problemata.-- Campani theoricæ planetarum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n62. Volumina duo magna, Hebraicè, de astrologicis judiciis.-- Alchimia Salomonis. papyro, fº. 2 vol.\n\n63. Roberti Groshed, Lincolniensis episcopi, dicta; quorum initium est, \"Spiritus Sanctus per os Salomonis,\" &c.-- Ejusdem tractatus de cessatione legalium.-- Ejusdem tractatus de oculo morali, una cum aliis variis. pergameno, fº.\n\n64. Isaac Judæi logica, cum aliis variis consimilis argumenti, Hebraicè. papyro, 4º.\n\n65. Alhazen perspectiva, &c. pergameno, 4º.\n\nJohn Davis' spoyle.\n\n66. Ramundi Lullii testamentum.-- Ejusdem cantilena.-- Ejusdem codicillus, sive vade mecum.-- Ejusdem anima transmutatoria.-- Annotationes super testamentum Ramundi.-- Lapidarius Raymundi.-- Quæstiones de Paulina Ramundi.-- Quæstiones de Olympiade Ramundi.-- Declaratio tabularum figuræ 5. Ramundi.-- Repertorium Raymundi.-- Tractatus de consideratione lapidis.-- Philosophia cujusdam Ramundistæ.-- Joh. Dastini chimici somnium, seu visiones, Anglicè.-- Ramundi Lullii distinctio tertia.-- Anima artis, juxta exemplar in Anglia repertum.-- Apocalypsis spiritus secreti.-- Ars conversionis Mercurii et Saturni in aurum et argentum, seu de aquis Theuthidis.-- Aristotelis lumen luminum.-- Raimundi Lullii quæstionarius arboris philosophalis.-- Quæstionarius figuræ quadrangularis.-- Quæstionarius figuræ 5.-- Tertia distinctio juxta aliud exemplar.-- Aphorismi.-- Accurtatio.-- Practica secreti occulti.-- Opus magnum, sive opus regale.-- Considerationes operis minoris.-- Cantilena Catalonicè, cum commento.-- Ars brevis, &c. papyro, fº.\n\n67. Ramundi Lulli speculum alchimiæ.-- Ejusdem liber de quinta essentia.-- Ejusdem lapidarius, scilicet de gemmis.-- Joh. Dastini liber de compositione lapidis.-- Ejusdem donum Dei.-- Liber radicum.-- Liber administrationum.-- Ejusdem Dastini speculum philosophorum.-- Rasis de duodecim aquis, &c. papyro, fº.\n\n68. Aneti filii Abraham practica medica.-- Scarsati practica medicinalis, una cum aliis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n69. Eathelredi Abbatis Rievallis de vita Edowardi regis Anglorum et Confessoris. pergameno, 4º.\n\n70. Roberti episcopi Lincolniensis tractatus in lingua Romana, hoc est, veteri rithmo Gallico, de principio creationis mundi, de medio et fine, &c. pergameno, 4º.\n\n71. Wilhelmi de Northfeilde expositio super librum de differentia spiritus et animæ.-- Ejusdem expositio super diversa opuscula Aristolelis phisicorum. pergameno, fº.\n\n72. Magistri Franconis regulæ musicales, cum additionibus aliorum musicorum, collectæ a Roberto de Handlo.-- Rogerii Bachonis, perspectiva, una cum aliis geometricis et astrologicis. pergameno, fº.\n\n73. Gualtheri Burlei notabilia super Porphyrii ceædicabilia, et Aristotelis ceædicamenta, una cum aliarum notationum libellis. papyro, 4º.\n\n74. Boetii Musica.-- Hermannus Contractus de compositione astrolabii, et de ejus utilitatibus. pergameno, 4º.\n\n75. Chronica de imperatoribus seu compendium historiarum in prima monarchia Babiloniorum, in annum Christi 1266.-- Joh. de Bononia summa pontificum Romanorum et imperatorum in annum Christi 1313.-- Alexandri Magni ortus et res gestæ. pergameno, 4º.\n\n76. Wilhelmi Wodford, ordinis Minorum, opusculum quaestionum quarundam, contra dialogum Joh. Wycklyf a Thoma Cantuariensi archiepiscopo condemnatum.-- Thomas Palmere tractatus de imaginibus, cum aliis variis. papyro, 4º.\n\n77. Collectanea quædam chimica Siberti Rhodii. papyro, fº.\n\n78. Roberti Holcot quæstiones super quatuor libros Lombardi sententiarum.-- Ejusdem quæstiones de astronomia. pergameno, 4º.\n\n79. Arnaldi de Villa Nova liber de alchimia, cujus initium est, \"Scito, fili, quod in hoc libro,\" una cum aliis ejusdem opusculis. papyro, 4º.\n\n80. Ethici philosophi cosmographia, per D. Hieronymum Stredonem Lat. conversa. pergameno, fº.\n\n81. Rogerii Bachonis epistolæ tres, sive scripta tria ad Joh. Parisiensem, in quibus latet sapientia mundi.-- Kalid rex ad Morienum.-- Gebri et Avicennæ chimica. papyro, 4º.\n\n82. Euclidis elementorum geometricorum libri decem.-- Ejusdem perspectiva, &c. Lat. papyro, 4º.\n\n83. Alhazeni perspectiva, libri septem, Lat. pergameno, fº.\n\n84. De fabrica speculi ustorii fragmentum.-- Urso de effectibus qualitatum primarum.-- Liber vaccæ.-- Alberti dona.-- Thomas Aquinas de essentiis rerum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n85. Ricardi Hampole liber, qui dicitur Incendium Amoris, Anglicè. pergameno, fº.\n\n86. Alhazeni perspectiva, Lat.-- Item Alfraganus, &c. Lat. pergameno, fº.\n\n87. Albumazar de judiciis astrologicis. pergameno, fº.\n\n88. Jacobi Fabri Stapulensis conclusiones phisicæ, &c. ex Aristotele excerptæ. papyro, fº.\n\n89. Joh. Eschuidi summa Anglicana, seu medicinalis. pergameno, fº.\n\n90. Bartholomæus Anglicus de proprietatibus rerum. pergameno, f. grandiori.\n\n91. Jordani Nemorarii arithmetica cum commento.-- Algorithmus in integris Joh. de Sacrobosco.-- Algorithmus in minutiis, Joh. de Lineriis.-- Campani theorica planetarum.-- Nicholai Oresmi tractatus de proportionibus proportionum.-- Jordani tractatus de commensuratione coelestium.-- Gervasii algorithmus proportionum.-- Demonstrationes conclusionum astrolabii.-- Tractatus de torqueto et ejus usu.-- Tabulæ Alfonsi regis Castellæ.-- Canones tabularum Alfonsi per Joh. de Saxonia.-- Joh. de Lineriis canones tabularum primi mobilis.-- Jacob Alkindus de impressioibus aeris.-- Rogerii Bachonis de utilitate arithmeticæ.-- Campani compostus ecclesiasticus.-- Jordani algorithmus demonstratus. pergameno, fº.\n\n### Catalogue of the Library of Manuscripts, 2\n\n92. Helinandi Monachi Cistercien. chronicorum mundi libri XXX. hoc est, pars prima. pergameno, fº.\n\n93. Francisci Catanei Diacetii paraphrasis in Aristotelem de coelo, &c. pergameno, fº.\n\n94. Isidori Hispalensis liber de natura rerum, cum glosulis.-- Prisciani institutio.-- Bedæ versus de die judicii. pergameno, 4º.\n\n95. Tractatus de figuris stellarum in octava sphæra.-- Gebri libri novem de astronomia.-- Almagesti libri sex abbreviati.-- Jordani libri de triangulis.-- Plures conclusiones Almagisti abbreviati.-- Archimedis liber de curvis superficiebus.-- Tractatus Albeonis.-- Tabula pro locis planetarum.-- Tractatus Zaphei Arzachelis, &c.-- Capitula libri Almagesti.-- Compendium musices ex Boetio.-- Euclidis elementa geometrica.-- Gebri conclusiones de astronomia.-- Theodosii sphærica.-- Milei de figuris sphæricis et triangulis, libri tres.-- Tabulæ planetarum de radicibus et motibus.-- Machumeti Bagdedini liber divisionum.-- Tractatus de quinque corporibus regularibus.-- Tractatus de speculis comburentibus.-- Tabula domificandi, pro latitudine Oxoniens.-- Tabulæ plurium latitudinum, secundum Bachecumbe.-- Thebith tractatus de motu.-- Tractatus de proportione circumferentiæ circuli, &c.-- Tabulæ quatuor solis. pergameno, fº.\n\n96. Rogeri Bachonis tractatus de virtutibus et actionibus stellarum. papyro, 4º.\n\n97. Vitellionis perspectiva. pergameno, fº.\n\n98. Theodosii sphærica.-- Euclidis data, Lat.-- Archimides de quadratura circuli. pergameno, 4º.\n\n99. Haly de judiciis astrorum. pergameno, fº.\n\n100. Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ cum commento.-- Scripta super plures libros geometriæ.-- Jordanus de speculis.-- Jordanus de ponderibus.-- Archadii demonstrationes de quadratura circuli.-- Tractatus Hermanni de astrolabio.-- Liber de similibus arcubus.-- Archimedes de figuris isoperimetris.-- Archimedes de curvis superficiebus. pergameno, 4º.\n\n101. Avicenna de prima philosophia, i.e. de causa causarum, vel metaphisica, Lat. pergameno, 4º.\n\n102. Alhazeni perspectiva. pergameno, 4º.\n\n103. Ricardi de Posis summa epistolarum (quasi ars quædam notariatus) secundum consuetudinem Romanæ curiæ. pergameno, fº.\n\n104. Arzachelis tabulæ astronomicæ. pergameno, 4º.\n\n105. Chronicon Angliæ, Anglicè, manuscriptum. pergameno, fº.\n\n106. Aristotelis commentum in astrologiam (fragmentum). pergameno, 4º.\n\n107. Alberti Magni minerarium. pergameno, 4º.\n\n108. Haly de judiciis astrorum.-- Liber novem judicum in astrologia.-- Jafar de imbribus.-- Messahala de nativitatibus.-- Aristotelis liber de judiciis universalibus.-- Hani Benhannæ liber de geometria.-- Guido Bonatus de astrologio. papyro, fº. magno.\n\n109. Algorithmus integrorum cum commento.-- Algorithmus fractorum cum commento.-- Summa utriusque arithmeticæ Boetii.-- Arithmetica compilata ex multis scientiis.-- Liber de figuris numerorum.-- Practica memorandi.-- Tractatus de speculo combustorio secundum sectionem Mukesij.-- Euclidis geometricorum libri 15. cum commento.-- Jordanus de ponderibus cum commento.-- Euclides de ponderibus cum commento.-- Euclidis datorum liber cum commento.-- Archimedes de curvis superficiebus cum commento.-- Archimedes de quadratura circuli, cum commento.-- Archimede de figuris ysoperimetrorum.-- Theodosii sphærica.-- Rob. Lincolnensis episcopi, de luce, calore, et iride.-- Vitellionis perspectivæ libri quatuor. pergameno, fº.\n\n110. Rob. Lincolnensis episcopi constitutiones pro sua diocesi, videl. in decalogum, &c. pergameno, fº.\n\n111. Perspectiva Algazet, forte Halazen. Lat. pergameno, 4º.\n\n112. Annales regulorum Cambricorum, a Cadowaladro, ad Leolini tempora, lingua Brytannica sive Cambrica. papyro, 4º.\n\n113. Perquisita et alia quæ pertinebant ad Winchecumbe Abbatiam. pergameno, 4º.\n\n114. Boetii arithmetica. pergameno, 4º.\n\n115. Quæstiones erudite disputatæ super librum meteororum Aristotelis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n116. De Indorum et Persarum annis astronomicis.-- Annotationes in Martianum Capellam. pergameno, 4º.\n\n117. De potentiis animæ.-- Auberti Remensis philosophia.-- Oliveri philosophia.-- Petrus Hispanus de morte et vita, et causis longitudinis et brevitatis vitæ.-- Albertus de divinatione. De spiritu et inspiratione.-- De signis aquarum, ventorum et tempestatum.-- Ramundus Massiliensis de cursu planetarum.-- Alexander Aphrodiseus ad imperatores Antoninum et Severum de fato.-- Quæstiones de intellectu.-- Quæstiones de anima.-- Hermannus Secundus de essentiis.-- Platonis Phædon, sive de anima.-- Commentum super Platonis Timæum.-- Platonis Menon. Lat. pergameno, fº.\n\n118. De administratione principum liber. pergameno, 4º.\n\n119. Isidori Hispalensis etymologiarum fragmentum magnum. pergameno, fº.\n\n120. Tabulæ astronomicæ ad annos decem, cum canonibus.-- Algorithmus demonstratus cum minutiis.-- Alfraganus de annis.-- Alcabicii astrologia.-- Tabulæ de numeris proportionalibus.-- Computus cum calendario. pergameno, 4º.\n\n121. Polychronica. pergameno, fº.\n\n122. Polychronicon. pergameno, fº minori.\n\n123. Hystoriæ Britannicæ et Angliæ fragmentum, Gallicè conscriptum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n124. Guido Bonatus de judiciis astrorum. pergameno, fº.\n\n125. Passionale. pergameno, fº.\n\n126. Astronomici libelli cujusdam fragmentum, cujus initium est, \"A philosophis astronomiam sic definitam accepimus.\" pergameno, 4º.\n\n127. Expositio quædam super Cantica Canticorum.-- Ars fidei secundum Ambionensem.-- Macrobius in somnium Scipionis. pergameno, fº.\n\nThe second tract is cut out, and to be answered for.\n\n128. Matricula, sive catalogus bibliothecæ Cantuariensis. papyro, fº.\n\n129. Author de causis cum demonstrationibus. pergameno, fº.\n\n130. Alchimicus libellus, Anglicè, cujus initium est, \"Take limale.\" papyro, 4º.\n\n131. Libellus chimicus, Latinè.-- Varii tractatus super capitulum Hermetis quod dicitur \"Clavis Sapientiæ Majoris.\" pergameno, fº.\n\n132. Sidrach philosophi liber, Gallicè. pergameno, 4º.\n\n133. Kallendarium.-- Quædam de computu ecclesiastico, Latinè et Saxonicè.-- Alphabetum somniale.-- Præces quædam piæ. pergameno, 8º.\n\n134. Lectiones cujusdam super Ecclesiasticen. pergameno, fº.\n\n135. Commentarius bonus in definitiones quinti libri Euclidis.-- Euclides totus ex Campani traditione.-- Explicatio bona Archimedis de quadratura circuli. pergameno, 4º.\n\n136. Cicero de natura deorum.-- Catonis liber ad Varronem.-- Euclidis liber cum commento.-- Preceptum canonum Ptolomæi.-- Tractatus astrolabii duplicis cum practica.-- Tabulæ astronomicæ.-- Aristotelis epistola de rectitudine vitæ, ad Alexand.-- Henrici Britton philosophia.-- Oliveri Britton philosophia.-- Philosophia Remensis et aliorum.-- Liber de speculis, liber de visu, et quædam alia. pergameno, 4º.\n\n137. Boetii arithmetica.-- Ejusdem de trinitate libri.-- Ejusdem de duobus in Christo naturis.-- Ejusdem de hebdomadibus.-- Rob. Grostesti, Lincolniensis episcopi, de arte algorismi communi.-- Ejusdem alius tractatus magis in speciali.-- Thebith super Almagistum Ptolomæi.-- Theodosius de locis habitabilibus.-- Theoria planetarum cum tabulis necessariis.-- Commentum super Centiloquium Ptolomæi.-- Ars cheiromantiæ, in Gallico sermone.-- De interpretationibus somniorum.-- De significationibus tonitruorum.-- Physiognomia secundum Thomam Aquinatem.-- De prognosticationibus tempestatum.-- De pluribus necessariis ad casus inquirendos secundum algorismum.-- Cheiromantia, Lat. pergameno, 4º.\n\n138. Astronomica, astrologica, et arithmetica.-- Observationes quædam planetarum et fixarum, Petri de Sancto Audomaro et Joh. de Lineriis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n139. Tabulæ astronomicæ cum canonibus. pergameno, 8º.\n\n140. Libellus de natura locorum. pergameno, 8º.\n\n141. Ivonis Carnutensis varii tractatus ecclesiastici, et volumen epistolarum diversorum ad diversos, &c. pergameno, fº.\n\n142. Boetii musica.-- Expositio Simonis de Bredon super duos libros arithmeticæ Boetii. pergameno, 4º.\n\n143. Calcidius in Platonis Timæum. pergameno, 4º long.\n\n144. Marii de elementis libri duo.-- Liber qui dicitur Prenonphysicon.-- Alardi Bathoniensis quæstiones naturales.-- Physiognomia secundum tres authores, videlicet, Loxum, Aristotelem, et Palemonem.-- Liber spermatis.-- Soranus de re medica.-- Constantini liber de herbis.-- Dioscorides de virtutibus herbarum, Lat.-- Oribasius de virtutibus herbarum, Lat.-- Odonis Adunensis versus de virtutibus herbarum.-- Isidori Hyspalensis etymologiarum libri.-- Constantini Medici liber graduum.-- Euphonis experimenta.-- Adamarii experimenta.-- Joh. Melancholici experimenta.-- Experimenta Abbatis.-- Experimenta Wiscardi.-- Experimenta Picoti.-- De urina mulieris.-- Expositio quintæ incisionis epidemiarum Hippocratis.-- Joh. Melancholici liber de substantia urinæ.-- Palladius de agricultura.-- Liber de simplici medicina. pergameno, fº.\n\n145. Alberti Magni magia naturalis et vera.-- Idiotæ liber, authore Cusano.-- Contra Jacobellinos in Bohemia.-- Antonii Barsizii cauteriaria, comedia, una cum aliis variis. papyro, fº.\n\n146. Aristotelis physicorum libri octo.-- Ejusdem de generatione et corruptione, lib. 2.-- De coelo et de mundo, libri 4.-- Meteorum libri 4.-- De vegetabilibus, &c.-- De anima, libri tres.-- De memoria et reminiscentia.-- Ethicorum secundus et tertius.-- De morte et vita, et alia ejusdem Aristotelis, Latinè. pergameno, 4º.\n\n147. Serapionis de aptatione et repressione, seu servitor Serapionis. pergameno, fº.\n\n148. Thomas de Aquino de veritate theologica, libri septem. pergameno, 4º.\n\n149. Alberti magni tractatus de lapidibus.-- Jacobus Alkindus de radiis. papyro, fº.\n\n150. Historia Anglica cujusdam anonymi. papyro, 4º.\n\n151. Euclidis optica, catoptrica, et geometria, Lat. pergameno, 4º.\n\n152. Fragmentum theologicum quoddam in Ecclesiasticum. pergameno, fº.\n\n153. Tractatus astrolabij.-- De significatione rei occultæ.-- De aeris dispositione.-- Tabula pro almanack.-- Ars notaria.-- Aristotelis epistola de conservatione sanitatis.-- Rogeri Herefordensis computus.-- Compositio astrolabii.-- Planisphærium.-- Alfraganus.-- Geber in Ptolomæi almagestum, una cum aliis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n154. Apologia chemicæ artis, contra Cornelium Agrippum de vanitate scientiarum.-- De oleis variis medicinalibus, una cum aliis multis. papyro, 4º.\n\n155. Alcabicius.-- Astronomia quædam judicialis.-- Zahelis introductorium, cum judiciis sequentibus.-- Mathematica Alexandri summi astrologi.-- Jacob Alkindus de judiciis astrologicis.-- Albumazar de revolutionibus annorum mundi.-- Summæ excerptæ ex libro Albumazar, de revolutione nativitatum.-- Albohali de nativitatibus.-- Albumazar liber florum.-- Almanack perpetuum Profacii Judæi.-- Thomas Aquinas de angelis. 4º pergameno.\n\n156. Lamentationes Mathæoluli, carmine. pergameno, 4º.\n\n157. Hippocratis aphorismi.-- Ejusdem prognostica.-- Ejusdem liber de regimine acutorum.-- Ejusdem liber epidemiarum.-- Ejusdem astronomia de infirmitatibus.-- Johannicii isogoge in Galeni Tecknin.-- Hyppocratis secreta.-- Tractatus de compositione astrolabii.-- Tractatus de practica astrolabii.-- Tractatus de compositione novi quadratis.-- Campani tractatus de motibus planetarum et de fabricatione equatorii instrumenti per quod certa loca planetarum inveniuntur.-- Petri Perigrini tractatus de magnete.-- Jordani liber Planisphærii.-- Euclidis liber de speculis.-- Jordani tractatus de ponderibus.-- Practica geometriæ. pergameno, 4º.\n\n158. Rogerii Bachonis calendarium.-- Tabula ad sciendum quis planeta dominetur omni hora cujus libet diei.-- Tabula multiplicationis.-- Liber de naturis rerum abreviatus.-- Marbodeus de sculpturis gemmarum.-- Liber de lapidibus filiorum Israel.-- Hippocratis signa in infirmo.-- Unguentum alabastri.-- De modo faciendi olei.-- De aquis mundificativis oculorum faciei, et aliorum spiritualium membrorum.-- De pilatoria.-- Ut pili nascantur ubi volueris.-- De conservatione vini.-- Gregorii dialogorum liber primus et secundus.-- Vita Sancti Nicholai.-- Vita Sancti Ægidij. pergameno, 4º.\n\n159. Computus ecclesiasticus.-- Beda de calculatione.-- Computus. pergameno, 4º.\n\n160. Wilhelmi de Conchis philosophia. pergameno, 4º.\n\n161. Quæstiones super elenchos, et alia logicalia. papyro, 4º.\n\n162. Quæstiones de apparentiis, seu fallaciis sophisticis, manuscriptæ. papyro.\n\n163. Alberti de Saxonia tractatus proportionum, 4º impressus Rothomagi.-- Jacobi Lupi tractatus de productionibus personarum in divinis, secundum mentem Joh. Scoti, 4º impressum.-- Una cum aliis tractatibus variarum quæstionum,-- papyro manuscript. 4º.\n\n164. Henrici Beaumundi regimen sanitatis, cum aliis variis experimentis, tam Anglicè quam Latinè scriptis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n165. Avicenna de naturalibus.-- Ejusdem de sufficientia.-- Thomæ de Aquino tractatus de essentia.-- Avendauth de quinque universalibus.-- Alchindi philosophi de quinque essentiis, ex verbis Aristotelis abstractus liber.-- Platonis Timæus.-- Isaac de diffinitionibus, Lat.-- Jacob de rationali in anima.-- Alexandri Philosophi de intellectu et intelligibili liber, Lat.-- Algacelis logica.-- Alchindus de intellectu et intellecto.-- Amaometh liber introductorius in artem logicam demonstrationis.-- Averrhois de substantia orbis.-- Alfarabius de intellectu et intellecto.-- Liber planetarum cujusdam discipuli Ptolomæi.-- Mercurius Trismegistus.-- Secundus Philosophus de diffinitionibus.-- Boetius de unitate.-- Liber de differentia spiritus et animæ.-- Liber metaphisicæ Avicennæ, qui non est completus.\n\n166. De philosophia Salomonis.-- Fulgentius episcopus ad Calcidium Grammaticum.-- Experimenta quædam alchimica.-- Cassiodorus de anima, una cum aliis theologicis. pergameno, 8º.\n\n167. Boetii arithmetica.-- Theorica planetarum et stellarum secundum Alfraganum.-- Boetii musica.-- Euclidis geometrica.-- Propositiones planisphærii Ptolomæi cum additionibus.-- Maslem Arabis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n168. Disputatio inter militem et clericum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n169. Joh. Scoti quæstiones super secundo et tertio libro Aristotelis de anima.-- Antonii Andreæ quæstiones in Aristotelis meteora. papyro, 4º.\n\n170. Isidori Hispalensis liber differentiarum.-- Cic. academicæ quæstiones.-- Ejusdem natura deorum.-- Ejusdem de divinatione.-- Ejusdem de fato.-- Ejusdem paradoxa.-- Ejusdem Philippicæ orationes.-- Libellus de bestiis, avibus, et arboribus.-- Salustius de bello Catilinario et Jugurthino.-- Vegetius de re militari, &c. pergameno, 4º.\n\n171. Computus Ecclesiasticus. pergameno, 8º.\n\n172. Solinus de mirabilibus mundi. pergameno, 4º.\n\n173. Bona gesta Mariæ.-- Maleus, &c. pergameno, 16º.\n\n174. Sortilegia nugatoria. pergameno, 8º.\n\n175. Sortilegia nugatoria. pergameno, 4º.\n\n176. Joh. Sarisberiensis policraticum, sive de nugis curialium et vestigiis philosophorum, libri octo. pergameno, 4º.\n\n177. Computus manualis, cum aliis sexaginta quinque tractatibus variorum autorum in medicinalibus, physicis, astronomicis, et aliis. pergameno, 8º.\n\n178. Gebri summa alchimiæ. pergameno, 4º.\n\n179. Hermetis cujusdam libellus de rebus universalibus. pergameno, 4º.\n\n180. Imago mundi, cujus initium est, \"Operatio divina.\" pergameno, 4º.\n\n181. Thomæ Bravardini Anglici propositiones geometriæ. pergameno, 4º.\n\n182. Macer de virtutibus herbarum. pergameno, 4º.\n\n183. Libellus medicinæ et chirurgiæ, partim Latinè, partim Anglicè, partim etiam Gallicè. pergameno, 16º.\n\n184. Ramundi Lulii practica chimica, Anglicè. papyro, 4º.\n\n185. Alchimica; videlicet tres tractatus alchimici, Volvi lapidem, &c.-- De quinta essentia Mercurii.-- Secretum secretorum Pleri philosophi. pergameno, 4º.\n\n186. Roberti Lincolniensis episcopi, de luce, de iride, cum multis aliorum tractatis circiter 34. pergameno, 4º.\n\nA thick booke with a labell.\n\n187. Libri diversi astrologici, quoram primi initium est, \"Postulata a Domino.\" pergameno, 4º.\n\n188. Rogeri Bachonis, Morieni Romani, Joh. Viennensis, Alberti Magni, Hermetis, Rasis, Hortulani, chimica quædam. pergameno, 8º.\n\n189. Speculum secretorum, cum aliis haud contemnendis chemicis fragmentis. pergameno, 4º.\n\n190. Joh. de Sacrobosco sphæra.-- Johannicii glossulæ, cum aliis tractatibus.-- Rogeri Bachonis et Rob. Lincolniensis episcopi, &c. pergameno, 4º.\n\n191. Libellus chimicus, cujus initium est, \"Materia lapidis.\" papyro, 8º.\n\n192. Jacobi Alkindi de pluviis, imbribus, ventis, et de mutatione aeris. papyro, fº.\n\n193. Liber duodecim aquarum, &c. pergameno, 4º.\n\n194. Ægidii de Wallecers computus, de cometis, de crepusculis.-- Tabulæ domorum et ascensionum.-- Kallendarii errores.-- Jo. de Pecham perspectiva communis.-- 30 Arabes, qui dicuntur Magistri probationum.-- Tractatus minutiarum, una cum aliis. pergameno, 8º.\n\n195. Abraham Judæi liber de judiciis nativitatum, cum aliis variis. papyro, 4º.\n\n196. Albertus de mineralibus, cujus initium est, \"De mixtione et coagulatione,\" &c.-- Rogerii Bachonis epistola prima ad Joh. Parisiensem.-- Summa aurea, una cum multorum aliorum tractatibus. pergameno, 4º.\n\nIn a black cover with clasps.\n\n197. Ludus astronomicus. papyro, 8º.\n\n198. Parisiensis liber, cujus initium est, \"Augustinus de Civitate Dei,\" &c. papyro, 4º.\n\n199. Pomum Ambræ.-- Trotulæ de ornatu mulierum.-- Ascarus Philosophus de signis mulierum.-- De secretis mulierum, cum aliis experimentis.-- Theophilus Monachus de coloribus.-- Eraclius de coloribus et artibus Roman.-- Quædam experimenta medica, cum aliis superstitiosis.-- Compositio et usus astrolabii, una cum aliis. pergameno, 8º.\n\n[In that part of the Catalogue describing the printed Books, under the title of \"Chemici Libri, &c. Compacti,\" occur the following Manuscripts.]\n\n200. Ramundi Lulii ars generalis, cum quæstionibus ejusdem.-- De medina et astronomia ejusdem.-- Speculum medicinæ. 4º.\n\n201. Ramundi Lulii ars magna cum figuris.-- Ejusdem ars generalis, cum quæstionibus.-- Ejusdem introductorium sive canones artis generalis.-- Ejusdem de principiis et medicinæ gradibus.-- Ejusdem de regiminibus sanitatis et infirmitatis. fº.","download_url":"https://mouseia.org/api/works/dee-diary/original.txt"},"translations":[{"id":"trn_dee_diary_mouseia","translator":"Mouseia","kind":"curated","note":"Modern machine-assisted Musean edition by Mouseia, from Halliwell's 1842 printing. Latin entries and catalogue titles are translated; uncertain readings are marked. In the Original, 'whereof' is normalized to 'of which' in five entries. The 9 December 1579 dream is decoded and respelled, with 'sal' for the cipher's 'shal'; the other decoded cipher reads 'one uppon a hundred'. This edition decodes the remaining cipher passages. Greek follows the source transcription. The editor's preface, footnotes, index and Ashmole's separate list are omitted.","text":"### Year 1554\n\nAug. 25th, Bartholomew Hikman was born at Shugborowh in Warwikshyre toward evening. My conjecture, from his own report of the circumstances. Oct. 25th, Mr. Daniel Vander Meulen at Antwerp, in the morning at four.\n\n### Year 1555\n\nApril 22nd, Jane Fromonds was born at Cheyham at noon. Aug. 1st, Ed. Kelly was born at four in the afternoon, as his father left it noted. Oct. 12th, the Lord Willughby was born at seven in the morning, before noon, Lat. 51° 30', at Wesell in Gelderland.\n\n### Year 1557\n\nJuly 30th, Mr. Arundell of Cornwayle was born about [the hour of] four in the afternoon.\n\n### Year 1558\n\nDec. 14th, Mary Nevelle, alias Mary Lewknor, was born between 11 and noon in the morning, by Chichester.\n\n### Year 1560\n\nJuly 8th, Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, at 2:09 in the morning at Exeter.\n\n### Year 1561\n\nAug. 14th, Mr. Heydon, of Baconsthorp in Norfolk, was born at 11½ at night in the county of Surrey.\n\n### Year 1563\n\nMarch 23rd, Mr. William Fennar after noon, between eleven and twelve at night. June 23nd, Jane Cooper, now Mrs. Kelly, toward evening. Sept. 28th, Mr. John Ask before noon, six miles this side of York; Elizabeth Mownson, about 9 in the morning, sister of Mr. Thomas Mownson and wife of Mr. Brown.\n\n### Year 1564\n\nMrs. Brigit Cooke was born about seven o'clock on Saint David's Day, which is the first day of March, being a Wednesday; but I cannot yet learn whether it was before noon or after. She thinks herself to be only 27 years old, in the year 1593, on March 1st, but it cannot be so. June 20th, Mr. Hudson, at seven before noon. Aug. 21st, Wenefride Goose, between 9 and 10 after noon by Kingstone.\n\n### Year 1565\n\nSept. 12th, John Pontoys, between 9 and 10 before noon near Stony-Stratford; I think rather it was at 8:43. Oct. 17th, Thomas Kelly at four in the afternoon at Wurceter. Dec. 21st, Mr. Thomas Mownson at 11 o'clock in the morning.\n\n### Year 1568\n\nJuly 14th, William Emery was born at Danbery in Essex a little after eleven at night. Sept. 24th, Margaret Anderson in the morning between 7 and 8.\n\n### Year 1571\n\nSamuel Swallow was born at Thaxstede in Essex Feb. 15 before noon, between eleven and twelve, perhaps at half past eleven.\n\n### Year 1575\n\nJuly 31st, Simeon Stuard was born before daybreak at 11½ at Shinfelde; his maternal grandfather was Dr. Huyck, the Queen's physician.\n\n### Year 1577\n\nJan. 16th, the Earl of Leicester, Mr. Philip Sidney, Mr. Dyer, etc., came to my house. Jan. 22nd, The Earl of Bedford came to my house. Feb. 19th, great wind S.W., close, cloudy. March 11th, my fall on my right knuckle bone, at about 9 in the morning; with oil of Hypericon it eased within 24 hours, beyond all hope. God be thanked for such goodness in his creatures! March 24th, Alexander Simon the Ninivite came to me, and promised me his service into Persia. May 1st, I received from M. William Harbert of St. Gillian his notes upon my Monas. May 2nd, I learned of one Vincent Murfyn's abominable mistreatment of me behind my back; Mr. Thomas Besbich told me his father is one of the cooks of the Court. May 20th, I hired the barber of Cheswik, Walter Hooper, to keep my hedges and knots in as good order as he said they were then, with at least two cuttings a year, and he to have five shillings yearly, meat and drink. June 10th, about 10, a shower of hail and rain. June 18th, borrowed £40 from John Hilton of Fulham. June 19th, I learned of more of Vincent Murfyn's knavery; borrowed £20 from Bartholomew Newsam. June 20th, borrowed £27 on the gold chain. June 26th, Elen Lyne gave me a quarter's warning. June 27th, showers of rain and hail. Aug. 19th, the *Hexameron Brytanicum* (The British Hexameron) put to printing.\n\nNov. 3rd, William Rogers of Mortlak, about 7 o'clock in the morning, cut his own throat, at the devil's instigation. Nov. 6th, Sir Umfrey Gilbert came to me at Mortlak. Nov. 18th, borrowed from Mr. Edward Hynde of Mortlak £30 to be repaid at Hallowtide next year. Nov. 20th, two tides in the forenoon, the first 2 or 3 hours too soon. Nov. 22nd, I rode to Windsor to the Queen's Majesty. Nov. 25th, I spoke with the Queen at five. Nov. 28th, I spoke with the Queen at five; I spoke with Mr. Secretary Walsingham. I explained to the Queen her title to Greenland, Estetiland and Friseland. Dec. 1st, I spoke with Sir Christofer Hatton; he was knighted that day. Dec. 1st, I went from the court at Windsor. Dec. 30th, that *inexplissima* [sic; not a Latin word, probably corrupt; perhaps \"inexplicable\" or \"unpardonable\"] slander about R. Edward was being denounced against me, most unjustly, from some quarter: some days having already passed, but … by his wisdom [the verb is missing] me innocent.\n\n### Year 1578\n\nFeb. 5th, the betrothal with Jane Fromonds at about one o'clock. April 28th, I caused Sir Rowland Haywood to examine Francys Baily about his slandering me, which he utterly denied. June 13th, rain and in the afternoon a little thunder. June 30th, I told Mr. Daniel Rogers, with Mr. Hackluyt of the Middle Temple present, that King Arthur and King Maty, both of them, conquered Gelindia, lately called Friseland, which he noted at once in his written copy of [Geoffrey of] Monmouth, for he had no printed book of it. July 14th, my sister Elizabeth Fromonds came to me. July 27th, at 9:15 after noon, Francis, Countess of Hertford.\n\nAug. 5th, Mr. Raynolds of Bridewell took his leave of me as he passed toward Darthmowth to go with Sir Umfry Gilbert toward Hocheleya. Aug. 15, I went toward Norwich with my work The British Empire. Aug. 23rd, I came to London from Norwich. Aug. 31st, I went to my father-in-law Mr. Fromonds to Cheyham.\n\nSept. 1st, I came from Cheyham. Sept. 6th, Elen Lyne, my maiden, departed from this life immediately after midday, when she had been sick a month minus one day. Sept. 12th, Jane Gaele came to my service, and she was to have four nobles a year, 26s. 8d. Sept. 25th, Her Majesty came to Richemond from Grenwich. Sept. 26, the first rain that came for many a day; all pasture around us was withered: rain in the afternoon like April showers. Oct. 8th, the Queen's Majesty had conference with me at Richemond between 9 and 11. Oct. 16th, Dr. Bayly conferred about the Queen's disease. Oct. 22nd, Jane Fromonds went to the court at Richemond. Oct. 25th, a fit from 9 in the afternoon to 1 after midnight. Oct. 28, the Earl of Leicester and Sir Francys Walsingham, secretary, determined my going over for the Queen's Majesty. Nov. 4th, I was directed on my voyage by the Earl of Leicester and Mr. Secretary Walsingham at nine. Nov. 7th, I came to Gravesende. Nov. 9th, I went from Lee to sea. Nov. 14th, I came to Hamburgh at three. Dec. 11th, to Franckfurt-uppon-Oder. Dec. 15th, news of Turnifer's coming at eight in the morning, by a special messenger.\n\n### Year 1579\n\nA moist March and not windy. June 10th, I showed Mr. John Lewis and his son, the physician, the manner of drawing aromatic oils. At that time my cat caught a fledgling young sparrow which had only a right wing, naturally. June 15th, my mother surrendered the Mortlak houses and land, and had estate given in full court for the term of her life, and to me was also the reversion delivered by the rod, and to my wife Jane through me, and after that to my heirs and assigns forever, to understand, Mr. Bullok and Mr. Taylor, surveyor, at Wimbledon, under the tree by the church. June 22nd, Mr. Richard Hickman and Bartholomew, his nephew, came to me with Mr. Flowr, recommended by Mr. Vicechamberlain Sir Christopher Hatton.\n\nJuly 6th, Mr. Hitchcok, who had traveled in the flat country for fishing, made my acquaintance and offered me great courtesy.\n\nJuly 13th, Arthur Dee was born, a boy, in the morning at about 4 hours 30 minutes, or rather 25 minutes, at the very sunrise, as I judge. After 10 o'clock this night my wife's father, Mr. Fromonds, was speechless, and died on Tuesday (July 14th) at 4 o'clock in the morning. July 16th, Arthur was christened at 3 in the afternoon; Mr. Dyer and Mr. Doctor Lewys, judge of the Admiralty, were his godfathers; and Mrs. Blanche Pary of the Privy Chamber his godmother. But Mr. John Harbert of Estshene was deputy for Dr. Lewys, and Mrs. Awbrey was deputy for my cousin Mrs. Blanche Pary.\n\nAug. 8th, John Elmeston, student of Oxford, came to me for dialing. Aug. 9th, Jane Dee churched. Aug. 16th, Monsieur came secretly to the court from Calays. Aug. 20th, windy, cloudy, rainy. Aug. 26, Monsieur went back again to France. Sept. 10th, my dream of being naked, and my skin all overwrought with work like some kind of tuft mockado, with crosses blue and red; and on my left arm, around the arm, in a wreath, this word I read—without me you can do nothing: and another the same night of Mr. Secretary Walsingham, Mr. Candish, and myself.\n\nOct. 3rd, Sir Leonel Ducket's unkind letter for money. Oct. 4th, goodman Hilton requested that his two sons come to my house. Oct. 5th, a raging wind from the West and Southerly, chiefly at night. Oct. 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, great rain for three or four days and nights. Oct. 13th, this day it broke up; the foot boat for the ferry at Kew was swamped and six persons drowned, through the ferryman's negligence in driving the boat onto the rope set there to help, because of the violent and high waters. Oct. 18th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and John Davys reconciled themselves to me, and disclosed some of Emery's most dishonest, hypocritical, and devilish dealings and devices against me and others, as well as the abominable words and deeds of that outright strumpet; and John Davis said that he might curse the time he ever knew Emery, and had so much followed his wicked counsel and advice. So just is God! Oct. 31st, paid 20s. fine for me and Jane my wife to the Lord of Wimbleton (the Queen), through goodman Burton of Putney, for the surrender made by my mother of all she has in Mortlak to Jane and me, and then to my heirs and assigns, etc.\n\nNov. 25th, the Lord Clinton came to me and offered Skirbeck by Boston for Long Lednam. Nov. 29th, I received a letter from Mr. Thomas Jones. Dec. 9th, This night my wife dreamed that one cam to her and touched her, saying, \"Mistres Dee, you are conceived of child, whose name must be Zacharias; be of good cheer, he shall do well as this does!\" Dec. 22nd, I paid Jane 13s. and 4d. for her wages until Michelmas last, for the half year, so that I still owe her 6s. 8d. Dec. 28th, I revealed to Roger Coke the great secret of the elixir of the salt of acetels [cipher decoded; substance unclear], one upon a hundred.\n\n### Year 1580\n\nJan. 13th, I gave my wife money for the month. Jan. 16th, Arthur fell sick, stuffed with cold phlegm, could not sleep, had no appetite for food or drink as he had done before. Feb. 26th, this night the fire, all in flame, came into my maidens' chamber again, between eleven and twelve o'clock; it continued half an hour terribly, as it had done a year before to the same maidens, Mary Cunstable and Jane Gele. May 17th, at the Moscovy house for the Cathay voyage. June 3rd, Mr. A. Gilbert and J. Davys rode homeward into Devonshire. June 7th, Mr. Skydmor and his wife stayed at my house and Mr. Skydmor's daughter, and the Queen's dwarf Mrs. Tomasin. June 8th, my wife went with Mrs. Skydmor to the court. June 12th, Mr. Zackinson and Mr. Cater stayed at my house, having supped at my Lady Crofts. June 14th, Mr. Fosku of the Wardrip stayed at my house, and went the next day to London with Mr. Coweller. July 15th, the Lady Croft went from Mortlak to the court at Otlands.\n\nJune 30th, paid Jane 20s. for three quarters' wages, so that all that is due is paid, and all other reckonings likewise are paid her, 6s. 8d.; and Mary Constable was paid all old reckonings, 15s., and my wife had eleven pounds to discharge everything for the next thirteen weeks, that is, until the 5th of November: I delivered Mr. Williams, the parson of Tendring, a letter of attorney against one White of Colchester, for a slander.\n\nAug. 27th, Arthur was weaned for the first time this night. Aug. 28th, my dealing with Sir Humfrey Gilbert for his grant of discovery. Aug. 30th, Nurse Darant was discharged and had 10s. given her, which was the whole quarter's wages due at a fortnight after Michelmas.\n\nSept. 6th, Her Majesty came to Richemond. Sept. 10th, Sir Humfry Gilbert granted me my request to him, made by letter, for the royalties of discovery all to the North above the parallel of the 50 degree of latitude, in the presence of Stoner, Sir John Gilbert, his servant or retainer; and thereupon took me by the hand with faithful promises in his lodging in John Cooke's house in Wichcross Street, where the three of us dined alone together, it being Saturday. Sept. 13th, Mr. Lock brought his son Benjamyn to me: his eldest son, also called Zacharie, came with him at that time. Sept. 17th, Her Majesty came from Rychemond in her coach by the higher way of Mortlak field, and when she came opposite the church she turned down toward my house: and when she was opposite my garden in the field she stood there a good while, and then came into the street at the great gate of the field, where she spied me at my door making obeisance to Her Majesty; she beckoned me with her hand; I came to her coach side, she very quickly pulled off her glove and gave me her hand to kiss; and to be brief, asked me to come to her court, and to let her know when I came there; at 6¼ in the afternoon. Sept. 14th, I began against Vincent Murphyn. Sept. 15th, I wrote to the bishop of London. Sept. 22nd, my declaration against Vincent Murphin put into the court of Geldhall.\n\nOct. 3rd, on Monday, at 11 o'clock before noon, I delivered my two rolls of the Queen's Majesty's title to herself in the garden at Richemond, who appointed after dinner to hear further of the matter. Therefore, between one and two in the afternoon, I was sent for into Her Highness's Privy Chamber, where the Lord Treasurer also was, who, the matter having been only slightly touched on then in consultation, seemed to doubt much that I had made or could make the argument convincing for Her Highness's title as I claimed. Whereupon I was to declare to his honor more plainly, and at his leisure, what I had said and could say in the matter, which I did on Tuesday and Wednesday following, at his chamber, where he treated me very honorably on his behalf. Oct. 7th, on Friday I came to my Lord Treasurer, and he, being told that I was outside, and also as I stood before him when he came out, did not or would not speak to me, I have no doubt because of some new grievance he had taken. Oct. 10th, Her Majesty, to my great comfort (at five), came with her train from the court and, graciously calling me to her at my door on horseback, urged me briefly to take my mother's death patiently, and also told me that the Lord Treasurer had greatly commended my doings for her title, which he had to examine, that title in two rolls he had brought home two hours before; she remembered also how at my wife's death it was her fortune likewise to call upon me. At 4 o'clock in the morning my mother Jane Dee died at Mortlak; she made a godly end: God be praised for it! She was 77 years old. Oct. 20th, I had £100 damages awarded me by my jury at Geldhall against Vincent Murphyn the swindler. Oct. 22nd, with much ado I had judgment against Murfin at Geldhall. A marvelous hoarseness and near speechlessness came upon me, though I was nothing at all otherwise sick. Oct. 25th, Morrice Kyffin departed from me with my leave. Nov. 2nd, the Lord Treasurer sent me a haunch of venison. Thomas Suttley had the bishop of Canterbury's letter for Sir Richard. Nov. 3rd, I wrote to my Lord Treasurer. Nov. 6th, Helen came to my service. Nov. 12th, somewhat better in my voice. Nov. 22nd, the blazing star I could see no more, though it was a clear night. Dec. 1st, news came by Dr. Deny from Ireland of the overthrow of the Italians whom the Pope had sent, the Queen lying at Richemond. Dec. 6th, the Queen removed from Richmond. Dec. 8th, I received letters from Rome, written by brother Laudervicea.\n\n1581. Feb. 9th, I agreed with Mr. Gentle Godolphin to release the swindler Vincent Murphin. Feb. 11th, Harry Prise, of Lewsam, came to me at Mortlak, and told of his dreams often repeated, and upon my prayer to God this night his dream was confirmed, and better instruction given. Feb. 12th, Sir William Harbert came to Mortlak. Feb. 23rd, I made the acquaintance of Joannes Bodinus, in the Presence Chamber at Westminster, the ambassador being by from Monsieur. Feb. 26th, a very fair calm warm day.\n\nMarch 8th, it was the 8th day, being Wednesday, at the 10th, 11th hour of the night, the strange noise in my chamber of knocking; and the voice, ten times repeated, somewhat like the screech of an owl, but more drawn out and softer, as it were in my chamber. March 12th, all reckonings paid to Mr. Hudson, £11. 17s. March 13th, Elizabeth Kyrton came to my service. March 23rd, at Mortlak came to me Hugh Smyth, who had returned from Magellan straits and Vaygatz; after that, rainy, stormy wind, S.W.\n\nMarch 25th, Helen was hired at our Lady day for the year for four nobles' wages; she had her covenant penny, and also 6s. 8d. for her pains taken since she came. April 3rd, I rode toward Snedgreene, to John Browne, to hear and see the manner of the doings. April 14th, I came home from Snedgreene. May 25th, I had sight in +crystal+ offered me, and I saw. June 7th, at 7½ in the morning Katharine Dee was born. June 10th, Katharine was baptized at 5½ in the afternoon. Mr. Packington of the court, my Lady Katarin Crofts, wife to Sir James Crofts, Mr. Controller of the Queen's household, Mrs. Mary Skydmor of the Privy Chamber, and cousin to the Queen, by their deputies christened Katharin Dee. June 17th, young Mr. Hawkins, who had been with Sir Francis Drake, came to me to Mortlake. June 30th, Mr. John Leonard Haller, of Hallerstein, by Worms in Germany, received his manifold instructions for his journey to Quinsay, which journey I urged him into, and instructed him fully on the variation of the compass, observing in all places as he passed.\n\nJuly 6th, my wife churched. July 7th, in the morning at 1¾ after midnight, Mr. Hinde's son was born. July 10th, my right shoulder and elbow joint were in such extreme pain that for 14 days I could not lift my arm outward, not even an inch; the pain was extreme; I used Mr. Larder, Mr. Alles, and Alise Davyes, and about the 25th day I got better. July 12th, about half past ten in the morning, Roger's incredible stubbornness and ingratitude against me, to my face, almost ready to lay violent hands on me; mager [word unclear in the source], Henrik can partly tell. On the same day the Earl of Leicester fell out foully with the Earl of Sussex, Lord Chamberlain, calling each other traitor, whereupon both were commanded to keep their chambers at Greenwich, where the court was. July 19th, Mr. Henrick went to London to visit his wife and children. July 26th, Mr. Haylok came, and goodman King with him. July 28th, Mr. Collens did ride into Lincolneshire.\n\nAug. 3rd, all the night very strange knocking and rapping in my chamber. Aug. 4th, and this night likewise. Katharin was sent home from nurse Maspely, of Barnes, for fear of her maid's sickness, and goodwife Benet nursed her. Aug. 11th, Katharine Dee was moved to nurse Garret at Petersham on Friday, the next day after St. Lawrence day, being the 11th day of the month; my wife went on foot with her, and Ellen Cole, my maid, George and Benjamin, in very heavy showers of rain. Aug. 12th, I received letters from Doctor Andreas Hess, a student of hidden philosophy, through the diligence of Richard Hesketh my friend, who was acting at Antwerp, in my affairs; and I received, together with the letters, the *Mensitam* of Mercury [sic; not an attested Latin word, so the meaning is uncertain], or Seal of the Planets. Aug. 26th, about 8½ (at night) a strange meteor in the form of a white cloud crossing the galaxy, when it lay north and south over our zenith; this cloud was in length from the S.E. to the S.W., sharp at both ends, and at the west end it was forked for a while; it was about sixty degrees high, it lasted an hour, all the sky clear around, and fair starshine.\n\nSept. 5th, Roger Cook, who had been with me from his 14 years of age until 28, of a melancholy nature, picking and devising occasions of just cause to depart suddenly, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon asked me for leave to depart, whereupon hot words rose between us; and he, imagining to himself that he had deserved my great displeasure on the 12 of July and finding himself barred from seeing my philosophical dealings with Mr. Henrik, thought that he was utterly cut off from the goodness intended toward him. Despite Roger Cook's unseemly behavior, I promised him, if he conducted himself toward me during this absence, one hundred pounds as soon as I could spare so much out of my own clear ability; and moreover, if he conducted himself well in life toward God and the world, I promised him some neat alchemical experiments, upon which he might live respectably. Sept. 7th, Roger Cook went away from me altogether. Sept. 29th, Robert Gardner, of Shrewsbury, came to my service.\n\nOct. 8th, I had news of the chests of books found by Owndle in Northamptonshire; Mr. Barnabas Sawle told me of them, but I found no truth in it. Oct. 9th, Barnabas Saul, lying in the … hall, was strangely troubled by a spiritual creature about midnight. Oct. 13th, I rode to Sowth Myms. Oct. 14th, to St. Nedes. Oct. 16th, at Mr. Hikman's. Oct. 20th, at Tosseter. Oct. 21st, Oxford, Dr. Cradocke. Oct. 23rd, from Oxford to Wyckam. Oct. 24th, I came home. Robert Hilton came to my service.\n\nNov. 16th, the Queen removed to White Hall, and Monsieur with her. Nov. 27th, I rode to Greensede. Nov. 28th, to goodman Wykham, 2 miles beyond Chayly by Lewys. Nov. 29th, I made the acquaintance of Mr. George Kylmer for Sir George's books. Nov. 30th, I came home. Dec. 1st, Katharyn Dee's nurse was paid 6s., so nothing is owed to her. Dec. 5th, Elen my maiden fell sick. Dec. 7th, George my man had a great fall from the ladder, about 10 in the morning. Dec. 8th, I sent a letter to Mr. Kylmer. Dec. 22nd, my Lord Chancellor's son, Mr. Bromley, and Sir William Herbert came to me. Helen Cole was paid her wages and reckoning until this Christmas, and so discharged from my service, being newly recovered of her ague. Her desire was to go to her friends.\n\n### Year 1582\n\nJan. 11th, Robert Gardener asked my leave to go and live with Sir William Herbert, at 12 of the clock. Jan. 16th, Mistress Harbert came to Essex. Jan. 17th, Randal Hatton came home from Samuel's father at Stratton Audley. Jan. 22nd, Arthur Dee and Mary Herbert, the eldest of them being only 3 years old, did put on something like a child's wedding, calling each other husband and wife. Jan. 22, 23rd. The first day Mary Herbert came to her father's house at Mortlake, and the second day she came to her father's house at Estshene. Jan. 23rd, my wife went to nurse Garret and paid her for this month ending the 26th day. Jan. 27th, Barnabas Saul's brother came. Feb. 12th, about 9 of the clock, Barnabas Saul and his brother Edward went homeward from Mortlake: Saul's indictment being by law found insufficient at Westminster Hall: Mr. Serjeant Walmesley, Mr. Owen and Mr. Hyde, his lawyers at the bar for the matter, and Mr. Ive, the clerk of the Crown Office, favoring the other side. Feb. 20th, Mr. Bigs of Stentley by Huntingdon and John Littlechild came to me. I received a letter from Barnabas Saul. Feb. 21st, Mr. Skulthorp rode toward Barnabas. Feb. 25th, Mr. Skulthorp came home. Paid nurse Garret for Katharin until Friday the 23rd day, 6s.; then something still due to the nurse for 3 pounds of candle and 4 pounds of soap.\n\nMarch 1st, Mr. Clerkson brought Magnus to me at Mortlake, and so went again that day. March 6th, Barnabas Saul came again this day about one of the clock and went to London the same afternoon. He confessed that he neither heard nor saw any spiritual creature any more. March 8th, Mr. Clerkson and his friend came to my house. Barnabas went home again about 3 or 2 o'clock; he was not staying at my house now; he went, I say, on Thursday, with Mr. Clerkson. March 8th, the sky appeared to burn and to redden like blood in various places about the ninth hour of the night, especially toward the northern and western part: but beyond our heads toward the south often *miles* [Latin for \"a soldier\"; probably a corrupt word in the source] as if bloody. March 9th, Friday at dinner time Mr. Clerkson and Mr. Talbot declared a great deal of Barnabas's wicked dealings toward me: telling Mr. Clerkson ill things about me, that I should make his friend, that I was weary of me, that I would so flatter his friend, the learned man, that I would borrow him from him. But his friend told me, before my wife and Mr. Clerkson, that a spiritual creature had told him that Barnabas had spoken against both Mr. Clerkson and me. The injuries which this Barnabas had done me in many ways were very great. March 22nd, Mr. Talbot went to London to make his journey.\n\nApril 16th, Nurse Garret had her 6s. for her month ending on the 20th day. April 22nd, a fine shower of rain early this morning. May 4th, Mr. Talbot went. May 13th, Jane rode to Cheyham. May 15th, at night about the ninth hour a comet appeared in the north somewhat toward the west; with its tail very great, stretching toward the star, and the star itself scarcely six degrees above the horizon. May 20th, Robert Gardener of Shropshire brought me a joyful message of the matter of the stone, divinely revealed to him, of which…. May 23rd, Robert Gardener declared to me at 4½ of the clock a certain great philosophical secret, as he had termed it, of a spiritual creature, and was this day told to come to me and declare it, which was solemnly done, with common prayer. May 28th, Mr. Eton of London came with his son-in-law Mr. Edward Bragden, about Upton parsonage, asking me to resign it or lease it to his said son-in-law, whom I promised to let know whenever I myself should consent to give it up. June 9th, I wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury a letter in Latin: Mr. Doctor Awbrey carried it. June 14th, Morryce Kyffin did visit me. June 22nd, Nurse Garret had 6s. for a month ending the 18th day of May; she is to have for a month's wages ending the 15th day of this June. My wife went there this Friday with Benjamin. June 27th, Mistress Stafford arrested me at 11 of the clock: I paid everything. July 3rd, at 12¼ of the clock, Arthur Dee fell from the top of the Water-gate stairs to the foot of them, and cut his forehead on the right eyebrow. Sir Richard brought the rent. July 6th, in fear of resting by Proctor Lewys: from 1 in the afternoon at the Doctor's coming until 9½ at night. July 12th, Proctor Lewys agreed to it. July 13th, Mr. Talbot came about 3 of the clock in the afternoon, with whom I had some words of unkindness: we parted friendly: he said that the Lord Morley had the Lord Mountegle's his books. He promised me some of Doctor Myniver's books. July 16th, Mr. William Pole, whom Philip Simons, formerly barber to the old Earl of Tavistock, knows, came to me and made my acquaintance: he promised to come again within 14 days. Jane my wife went to Nurse Garret's to pay her 12s. for her wages due until Friday last, which was Saint Margaret's day, and brought her 12d. for candle: she went by water; Mistress Lee went with her, and Robyn Jackesbite. Jane this night was sore troubled with a colic and cramp in her belly; she vomited more this Monday, and every night grew stiff in the sole likewise. After noon at 3½ of the clock came Sir George Peckham to know the title for Norombega in respect of Spain and Portugal parting the whole world's shares. He promised me something from his gift and from his patient… of the new conquest, and thought he could get so much of Mr. Gerard's gift to be sent to me with a seal within a few days. July 18th, Bartholomew Knaresburgh's son born at break of day about 3 of the clock. June 19th, Barnabas Saul came to see me at Mortlake: I chided him for his manifold untrue reports. July 23rd, Mistress Franklin's son born at noon. July 24th, Robert Gardener came, and went on the 26th. Aug. 8th, Kate was sickly. Aug. 11th, Mr. Bacon and Mr. Phillips of the court came. Aug. 20th, Katarine still seemed to be diseased. Aug. 25th, Katharin was taken home from nurse Garret of Petersham, and weaned at home. Aug. 31st, Benjamin Lock told me of his father's mind to send him to Spain within three or four days. Sept. 1st, I devised for Sir John Killegrew the form of protestation to hold him harmless in his composition with the Spaniard who was robbed: he promised me fish against Lent. Sept. 10th, Mr. John Leonard Haller, of Hallersteyn, by Worms in Germany, came again to me, to declare his readiness to set out for Quinsay; and how he would go and stay at Venice all this winter, and from there to Constantinople. I asked Mr. Charles Sted to help him transfer his money to Paris and Nuremberg, to help him with the searcher at Rye to get his horse through, and to help him with Mr. Osborn the alderman for his letters to Constantinople. Sept. 11th, on Tuesday they went to London together, and my wife also about her affairs. Sept. 13th, I wrote to Dugenes de Dionigiis at Venice by Mr. John Leonard Haller. Sept. 17th, I wrote to the Earl of Osmond. Sept. 29th, Anne came into my service from Mr. Harbert. I paid Mr. Lewys £20, so the rest is what I claim for my cost and pains for 37 years for his son John.\n\nOct. 12th, I rode to Tundridge. Oct. 13th, I rode from Tundridge to Mr. Covert's at Slawgham. Oct. 15th, I came home from Slawgham, and dined at Mr. Holtens's, parson of Oxstede by Tundridge, a physician. Oct. 21st, Jane my wife fainted in the church. Nov. 1st, Mr. Plat, my brother Yong's son-in-law, came to me with a stranger of Trushen, born at Regius Mons: his name is Martinus Faber. The same day came Mr. Clement the sea master and Mr. Ingram from Sir George Peckham. Nov. 8th, hail in the afternoon about the first hour: thunder about the fourth and sixth. Nov. 9th, Mr. Newbury, who had been at Cambaya in India, came to me. Nov. 22nd, E. K. went to London, and the next day was carried by road toward Blakley, to return within ten days. Nov. 24th, Saturday night I dreamed that I was dead, and afterward my bowels were taken out; I walked and talked with several people, and among others with the Lord Treasurer, who had come to my house to burn my books when I was dead, and I thought he looked sourly on me. Dec. 1st, George my man, who had lain out all night, this morning used me very dishonestly, and said he owed me no service. Mr. Bettgran the justice was not at home. Dec. 13th, thunder in the afternoon and at sunset. Dec. 15th, the 15th day being counted as the 25, 50, 10 days are imagined spent, which have crept in between the day of Christ's birth regarding the place of the sun, and the sun's place not the 25th day of this month, which is a civil equation, but which is to be substantiated mathematically and religiously as the true term of the periods of the sun's annual revolutions since the day of Christ's birth.\n\n### Year 1583\n\nJan. 13th, on Sunday the stage at Paris Garden fell down all at once, being full of people watching the bearbaiting. Many were killed by it, many more hurt, and all amazed. The devout explained it as a deserved plague of God for the wickedness practiced there, and the Sabbath day so profaned. Jan. 19th, Mr. John Leonard Haller went to London and so to go toward Scotland. Jan. 23rd, the Right Honorable Mr. Secretary Walsingham came to my house, where by good luck he found Mr. Adrian Gilbert, and so talk began of the discovery of the North-west Straits. The Bishop of St. Davyd's (Mr. Middleton) came to visit me with Mr. Thomas Herbert. The Lord Grey came to Mr. Secretary, and so they went to Greenwich (?). Jan. 24th, I, Mr. Adrian Gilbert, and John Davis went by appointment to Mr. Secretary to Mr. Beale's house, where only we four were private, and we let Mr. Secretary into the secret of the N.W. passage, and all charts and rutters were agreed upon in general.\n\nFeb. 2nd, Rowland Dee was baptized. Feb. 3rd, Mr. Savile, Mr. Powil the younger, travelers, Mr. Ottomeen his son, came to make my acquaintance. Feb. 4th, Mr. Edmunds of the Privy Chamber, Mr. Lee who had been in Moschovia, came to make my acquaintance. Feb. 11th, the Queen lying at Richmond went to Mr. Secretary Walsingham to dinner; she coming by my door graciously called me to her, and so I went by her horse's side as far as where Mr. Hudson dwelt. Her majesty asked me obscurely about monsieur's state: +I said that he would come to a violent end+. Roland went with his nurse to her house at Estshene. Feb. 18th, the Lady Walsingham came suddenly into my house very freely, and shortly after she was gone came Sir Francis himself and Mr. Dyer. Feb. 24th, Jane was churched. Feb. 26th, I delivered my book to the Lord Treasurer for the correction of the Calendar.\n\nMarch 6th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert, John Davis and I met with Mr. Alderman Barnes, Mr. Townson and Mr. Yong and Mr. Hudson, about the N.W. voyage. March 17th, Mr. John Davis went to Chelsea with Mr. Adrian Gilbert to Mr. Radforth's, and so the 18th day from there toward Devonshire. March 18th, Mr. North from Poland, after he had been with the Queen, came to me. I received a salutation from Alaski, Palatine in Poland; a salutation by Mr. North, who had come before to the Queen, and next to me was his message, at 12 of the clock. Nurse Lydgatt at Estshene was paid for 5 pounds of candle, 6 pounds of soap, and the wages due from Rowland's birth.\n\nApril 18th, the Queen went from Richmond toward Greenwich, and at her going on horseback, being newly up, she called for me by Mr. Raleigh's putting her in mind, and she said \"what is deferred is not taken away,\" and gave me her right hand to kiss. April 24th, the nurse was paid for Rowland all her wages until Monday the 22nd of this month, 16 pence a week: she had all her candle and soap before.\n\nMay 1st, Albertus Laski, a Pole, Palatine of Scrad, came to London. May 4th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and Mr. Pepler went by water to Braynford, and so to ride into Devonshire. May 7th, E. K. went toward London, and so to go homeward for 10 or 12 days. The fortieth day from Good Friday. May 13th, I became acquainted with Albertus Laski at 7½ at night, in the Earl of Leicester's chamber in the court at Greenwich. This day my lease of the Devonshire mines was sealed at Sir Lionel Ducket's house. May 18th, the Prince Albertus Laski came to me at Mortlake, with only two men. He came in the afternoon and stayed for supper, and after sunset. Nurse Rowland was paid all until the 20th of this month.\n\nJune 15th, about 5 of the clock came the Polish Prince Lord Albert Laski down from Bissham, where he had lodged the night before, having returned from Oxford, where he had gone on purpose to see the universities, where he was very honorably received and entertained. He had in his company Lord Russell, Sir Philip Sydney, and other gentlemen: he was rowed by the Queen's men, he had the barge covered with the Queen's cloth, the Queen's trumpeters, etc. He came on purpose to do me honor, for which God be praised! June 19th, the Lord Albert Laski came to me and lay at my house all night. Nurse Rowland paid her wages ending the 17th day of this month.\n\nJuly 1st, Master Mills's answer: no hope for my suit at Greenwich. July 7th, George was dismissed from my service and paid all accounts in the presence of goodman Hilton and Mistress Kelly in my study. July 10th, Thomas Hoke of Cranford came into my service, but he went away again the 23rd day of this month. July 30th, the Queen removed on Tuesday from Greenwich to Sion by water; coming by my door… July 31st, the Queen's gift of 40 angels sent by the Earl of Leicester's secretary Mr. Lloyd, through the Earl's speech to the Queen. Mr. Raleigh's letter to me of Her Majesty's good disposition toward me. Aug. 1st, John Halton, a minister dwelling in London with …, bowed in and looked, and the …, a Worcestershire man, a wicked spy, came to my house, whom I used as an honest man, and found nothing wrong as I had thought. I was sent to E. K. Aug. 7th, Mr. William Burrow passed by me. Aug. 14th, paid nurse Lydgatt for Rowland for two months ending the 12th day. Aug. 18th, a great tempest of wind at midnight. *Maxima era* [sic; perhaps a misprint for *maxima ira*, \"the greatest anger\"] E. K. with his wife. Sept. 21st, we went from Mortlake, and so the Lord Albert Laski, I, Mr. E. Kelly, our wives, my children and family, we went toward our two ships waiting for us, seven or eight miles below Gravesend.\n\n### Year 1586\n\nJuly 10th, Mr. William Maynard was born at 12 of the clock at night, or a little after, in London. Sept. 14th, we came to Trebona. Oct. 18th, E. K. departed from Trebona toward Prague, carried by carriage; he stayed here for three weeks. Nov. 8th, the most illustrious prince toward Prague; he set out on his journey at three after noon. Nov. 14th, I wrote back to Victor Reinhold. Nov. 19th, to the glass house. Nov. 21st, Michael began to be weaned. Nov. 22nd, I received letters from James Memschit. Dec. 8th, Monday about noon Mr. Edward Garland came to Trebona to me from the Emperor of Moschovia, according to the articles sent to me before by Thomas Hankinson. Dec. 11th, St. Poloniensis died: born in the year 1530 on the 13th day of January, at 26 minutes past four in the morning, in Transylvania. He died at two after midnight, as I learned from the letters of Lord Lasky, received on the 29th by Alexander. Dec. 19th, on the 19th day (of the new calendar), to gratify Mr. Edward Garland and Francis his brother, Edward having been sent to me as a messenger by the Emperor of Moschovia so that I should go to him, E. K. made a *proleolem* [sic; not a Latin word, probably corrupt; perhaps \"projection\"] of the stone in the proportion of one … of heavy sand, upon which the usual oz. and ½ [wording and quantities unclear in the source], and nearly an oz. of the best gold was produced: which gold we afterward distributed from the crucible, and together gave it to Edward. Dec. 30th, E. K. toward Prague.\n\n### Year 1587\n\nJan. 8th, came Nicolas du Haut, a Frenchman of Lorraine, who had been lackey to my friend Otho Henrick, Duke of Brunswik and Lienburgh, seeking a service, having been dismissed by passport from his Lord after his long sickness. Jan. 14th, Doctor Reinholdt of Salfeldt came to Trebona with Abraham. His suit about the salt. Doctor Reinholdt went back toward Prague on the 20th day. Jan. 18th, E. K. returned from Prague. E. K. brought with him from the Lord Rosenberg to my wife a chain and jewel estimated at 300 ducats; 200 the jewel stones, and 100 the gold. Jan. 21st, E. K. again to Prague and so toward Poland. Feb. 5th, I took a journey by myself from Trebon to Newhowse, two miles off, to meet my Lord and confer with him. I took two horsemen of the city with me. Feb. 9th, the most illustrious lord came from Vienna to Trebona. Feb. 12th, the most illustrious lord went toward Cracow. Feb. 19th, E. K. came from Poland about noon to Trebona: I sent word to my Lord immediately. Feb. 21st, my Lord sending no word yet, I sent another message. March 3rd, from Cremona to Trebona. March 7th, E. K. gave us 300 ducats. We received from the most illustrious lord 3300. March 9th, the royal journey. March 14th, we came to Reichstein. March 17th, return from Reichstein. March 21st, E. K. gave me 170 more, and of the 200 for changing 60 remain. Insults and contempt from Cholek and Schonberg. March 23rd, we came to Trebona. March 26th, the Lord Biberstein, coming from Cranbaw from the Lord Rosenberg, passing by Trebona, sent for me to his inn to make my acquaintance. E. K. rode to *Crotoviam* [sic; not an attested place-name form; perhaps Cracow]. April 4th, the third action began. April 18th, the end of the third action. May 1st, I saw (my doctor pointing it out) Michael the Messenger [*Michaelium Nuncium*; the form *Michaelium* is non-standard, so the reading is uncertain], not Mersael. Praise be to God and to my doctor E. K.! June 14th, the marriage of Mr. Thomas Kelly. June 17th, after this full moon Jane did not have them. June 22nd, Mr. Francis Garland went toward England from Trebona.\n\nJuly 5th, Sunday, I set the two earths with their water again upon them. July 9th, Mr. Francis Pucci came and brought Chrisan Franken with him, who, he said, had now recanted his wicked book against Christ, of which I was glad. The most illustrious lord had come to Trebona with his Lady. July 11th, a conversation between the most illustrious lord, Mr. E. K., and me, after noon, among the three of us. July 13th, Francis Pucci departed. July 19th, a certain kind of recommendation between our wives. The next day saw E. K. relenting also, at my Lord's entreaty. July 20th, the most illustrious lord departed with his princess toward Cremona. Aug. 13th, in a friendly way with Mr. Edward Kelly about those three vows. Aug. 17th, E. K. with his brother and Ludovico…. Aug. 18th, we learned that E. K. had gone to bed at Badwise, and left there only at noon this day. Aug. 20th, John Basset came to Trebona. Aug. 23rd, Mr. E. K. came from Lyntz fair. Sept. 1st, Tuesday morning, I covenanted with John Basset to teach the children the Latin tongue, and I give him seven ducats by the quarter, the term to begin this day; and so I gave him at once seven ducats Hungarian, in gold, before my wife. God speed his work! Sept. 3rd, 4th, almost continuous rain throughout these two days. Sept. 4th, Basset's commotion with Mr. T. Kelly. Sept. 16th, the Lord Biberstein came to Trebon, and Cracht with him. Sept. 22nd, my Lord came from Crummow to Trebon with my Lady. Sept. 26th, my Lord went toward Prague. Sept. 28th, I delivered to Mr. Ed. Kelly (earnestly requiring it as his part) the half of all the animal which was made. It is to weigh 20 ounces; he weighed it himself in my chamber: he bought his weights on purpose for it. My Lord had spoken to me before for some, but Mr. Kelly had not spoken. Sept. 30th, T. K. and J. C. went toward Prague.\n\nOct. 12th, Mr. E. K. toward Prague on horseback. Oct. 13th, in the morning a little before sunrise I observed by the astronomical ray between … and … 2 degrees, 22 minutes, and it was … under Taurus in the same perpendicular line let down before the eye over the horizon, the altitude was barely four degrees. Oct. 15th, hired Nicolas. Oct. 20th, I took up the fittings for the action. Oct. 26th, Mr. Edward Kelly came to Trebona from Prague. Oct. 28th and 29th, John Carp did begin to make furnaces over the gate, and he used my round bricks, and for the iron pot he was content now to use the lesser bricks, 60 to make a furnace. Oct. 31st, Ed. Hilton came to Trebona in the morning. Nov. 8th, E. K., a terrible remonstrance, accusation, &c., at three after noon. Nov. 17th, John Basset had seven ducats in advance for his second quarter's wages, beginning the 1st. Nov. 21st, Saturday at night Mr. Francis Garland came from England to Trebona and brought me a letter from Mr. Dyer and my brother Mr. Richard. Nov. 24th, at the wedding over Critzin [Latin *super*; the sense is uncertain, perhaps \"concerning\" or \"at\"] the Grand Captain disdained to come there to supper in the town hall of Trebona [source 'Rad howse'] because E. K. and I were there; and said further that we were…. Dec. 1st to 11th, my Lord lay at Trebon and my Lady all this time. Dec. 10th, Mr. John Carpio went toward Prague to marry the maiden he had troubled; for the Emperor's Majesty, by means of Lord Rosenberg, had so ordered the matter. Dec. 12th, somewhat after noon, Mr. Ed. Kelly's lamp overturned, the spirit of wine long spent too near, and the glass not propped with books about it as was usual; and the glass tilting on one side, the spirit was spilled out, and burned everything on the table where it stood, both linen and written books—namely the book of Zacharius with the Alkanor, which I translated out of French, for some could not do it by spiritual means; Rowlaschy's third book of philosophical waters; the book called *Angelicum Opus* (The Angelic Work), all in pictures of the work from the beginning to the end; the copy of the man of Badwise's Conclusions for the Transmutation of metals; and 40 leaves in 4º, entitled Extracts from Dunstan, which he himself extracted and noted out of Dunstan's book, and the very book of Dunstan was only thrown on the bed close by, from the table.\n\n### Year 1588\n\nJan. 1st, about nine o'clock in the afternoon, Michel, going childishly with a sharp stick eight inches long and a little wax candle lighted on the top of it, did fall upon the plain boards in Marie's chamber, and the sharp point of the stick entered through the lid of his left eye toward the corner next the nose, and so pierced through, so that a great abundance of blood came out under the lid, in the very corner of the said eye; the hole on the outside is no bigger than a pin's head; it was anointed with St. John's oil. The boy slept well. God speed the rest of the cure! The next day after it appeared that the first touch of the stick's point had been at the very middle of the apple of the eye, and so (by God's mercy and favor) glanced to the place where it entered; with the strength of his head and the fire of his fullness, I may make some show of it, to the praise of God for his mercies and protection. Jan. 11th, Nicolas was sorely hurt at about 8½ o'clock at night. Jan. 13th, at dinner time Mr. Edward Kelly sent his brother, Mr. Th. K., to me with these words: \"My brother says that you study so much, and therefore, seeing it is too late to go today to Cromlaw, he wishes you to come to pass the time with him at play.\" I went after dinner and played, he and I against Mr. F. Gore and Mr. Rob until supper time, in his dining room; and after supper he came with the others, and we played there two or three hours, and parted on friendly terms. This was after the great and wonderful unkindness used toward me in taking my man. Jan. 14th, Mr. Edward Kelly rode to Crumlow, having been sent for by my Lord. I received a letter from the Lord Chamberlain. Jan. 18th, Mistress Lidda K. miscarried a girl of 5 or 6 months; she was merry and well until the night before; I helped her to bring forth the dead child within an hour after I had caused myrrh to be given to her in warmed wine, a quarter of an ounce; she was better after she was discharged of the afterbirth, all at once. The woman was strong enough after. Jan. 19th, Mr. E. K. came from Crumlow. Feb. 4th, Mr. Francys Garland and his brother Robert went from Trebona toward England: I wrote to Mr. Dyer and Mr. Yonge. Feb. 8th, Mr. E. K. at nine o'clock in the afternoon sent for me to his laboratory over the gate to see how he distilled sericon, according to what he had heard from me in times past and lately out of Riplay. God lend his heart to all charity and virtue! Feb. 16th, John Carpe came to Trebon after his marriage. Feb. 19th, Mr. E. K. did disclose some, accounted my friends, how untrue they were. Feb. 28th, in the morning a little before sunrise was born Theodoras Trebonianus Dee, Sirius rising in the horoscope, on Sunday. March 1st, Theodoras Dee was baptized at Trebona before noon. March 6th, I went to Newhous and dined at the castle. March 12th, my Lord came to Trebona and my Lady. March 24th, Mr. K. put the glass in dung. March 26th, my Lord sent one of his secretaries with an answer to my letter, and with an offer and promise of anything in which he can oblige me, at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. March 29th, my Lord and Lady from Trebon toward Crumlow. The midwife's husband's name of Newhowse is David Peregrinus, perhaps of the family of Petrus Peregrinus, otherwise called Peter of Maharncourt, of Picardy.\n\nApril 3rd, Mr. Pucci disquieted Mr. E. K. about requesting an action, to which he had one of our six-month actions, the term now beginning on the fourth day of this month. The end of our talk was a strange speech from Mr. Kelly to Fr. Puccy: \"After fifteen weeks write to me, and I will answer you.\" April 6th, Edmond Hilton went from Trebona toward Prage with Mr. John Carpe, and so toward England. April 10th, I wrote to Mr. Edward Kelly and to Mistress Kelly two charitable letters, asking at their hands mutual charity. I went to Mr. Captain Chritzin to know whether he was offended with me, who in outward show used me reasonably courteously. April 12th, my wife was churched, and we received communion. John Carpe brought his wife from Prage to Trebona. April 17th, Doctor Reinholt came to Trebona. April 22nd, at night at 9 o'clock a terrible and false accusation or suspicion, which Puccia announced against D. K. and himself, principles (?). May 1st, Mr. Carpio rode to my Lord to the holy well at the glass house, four miles from Trebona, with my letters of purgation for Puccy's attempts or intents in his letters to my bond and Mr. Kelly, unknown to me. May 4th, Mr. Carpio brought me word of my Lord's displeasure, conveyed and confirmed by cousin Pully in his letters. May God be merciful to him! May 7th, after my great affliction, God had mercy on me! Puccia, on the same day letters from the Prince came to Mr. E. K., *quæ dies declarabat amici sui infamum meum ne dignitatem* [the Latin is corrupt and cannot be translated with certainty; roughly \"which day declared... of his friend... infamous... my... lest... dignity\"]; but it was not delivered unless—very *præfex* [sic; not a Latin word]—those letters were very unwelcome to Mr. E. K. himself. Great is the mercy of God! Let everything that lives praise God! This is the day that the Lord has made! May 10th, E. K. did open the great secret to me, God be thanked! May 19th, at 10 o'clock with the necessary circumstances. May 22nd, Mistress Kelly received the sacrament, and to me and my wife gave her hand in charity; and we rushed not from her. May 30th, Michael was sick of an ague, and Mr. Kelly likewise. June 4th, the houses burned at Trebon in the morning early on Whit Sunday. June 8th, The Most Illustrious came to Trebona. June 11th, The Most Illustrious left Trebona on Sunday for Prague. My Lord sent Critzin with his compliments to me, and to offer me help, at one in the afternoon. A letter came from T. G. about Mr. Dyer, he being three miles from Trebona, but it was not so. Mr. Dier sent word by Francis Garland where. June 13th, came Francis Garland and Mr. Edmond Cooper, brother to Mistress Kelly, to Trebona. June 16th, Francis Garland went to find and bring Mr. Dier. June 19th, I felt the ague coming on. June 22nd, I plainly came down with the ague, and lay down.\n\nJuly 7th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell came to Trebona to visit us. July 17th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell, of his own courteous nature, did labor with Mr. Edmond Cowper and indirectly with Mistress Kelly to further charity and friendship among us. July 20th, Mr. Dier came to Trebona, July 22nd, after noon at about 10 o'clock, Mr. Edward Dier did me an injury, unkindly. July 23rd, a good reconciliation with Master Dier with words +by deed, E. K. mediating+ Aug. 1st, Mr. Harry Maynard was born at night at about 11 o'clock at Mortlak. Aug. 4th, The Most Illustrious came from Crachovia to Trebon, and there on Friday before dinner came up Mr. Dyer, who lay in my chamber, and entertained him honorably. Aug. 5th, after dinner the little boy, son to the Captain of Rhaudnitz, hurt Arthur's nose with a razor, not in anger but by chance wantonly. Aug. 6th, my Lord and Lady went toward Prage. Aug. 7th, this day I covenanted and hired John Hammond, gentleman, to serve me in his honest services for one year, and to have 30 dollars for his full and all manner of wages. Aug. 9th, Tuesday, Mr. Dyer went from Trebon, having in company Mr. Edmond Cowper, Francys Garland, and his man Rowley. Aug. 13th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell rode toward Prag from Trebon. He told us of the philosopher (his schoolmaster, as he wrote) whose name was Mr. Swyft, who gave him a lump of the philosopher's stone as big as his fist: a Jesuit named Mr. Stale had it from him. Aug. 14th, Mr. Sowthwell came again. Aug. 24th, I saw the divine water with a demonstration of the magnificent lord and my incomparable friend Mr. Ed. Kelly before noon at three o'clock. Aug. 27th, John Basset (so naming himself) otherwise truly named Edward Whitlok, under pretense of going to Budweiss to buy colors and so to return again, did withdraw himself from my service of teaching Arthur grammar. Sept. 3rd, my lord and lady came to Trebon. Sept. 12th, hope confirmed. Sept. 15th, the Lord Chamberlain came to Trebona, and went away on the 17th. The rancor and dissimulation now evident to me, God deliver me! I was not sent for.\n\nOct. 17th, Mistress Kelly and the rest rode toward Punchartz in the morning. Oct. 18th, my Lord and my Lady rode toward Ctumnate. Oct. 25th, Mr. Ed. Kelly and John Carpio rode toward Prage: this night to Wesely, two miles. Nov. 5th, I dreamed that the tooth next to my top tooth could scarcely hang in my head, the tooth on the right side above. Nov. 6th, Mr. Kelly came home from Prage and Mr. Francys Garland, and Edward Rolls with him from Eglis. Nov. 15th, in the forenoon, snow and close cloud. Nov. 16th, the Lord and Lady Rosenberg came from Crummedo to Trebon in the evening. Nov. 20th, this Sunday before dinner the Lord and Lady Rosenberg went from Trebon toward Prage. Nov. 23rd, Mr. Francis Garland and Edward Rowly, Mr. Dyer's servant, went from Trebon toward England. I wrote to the Queen's Majesty, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Yong, and Edward Hilton. Dec. 4th, I gave to Mr. Ed. Kelly my Glass, so highly and long esteemed by our Queen and the Emperor Randolph the second, of which mention is made in the preface to Euclid. The letter of 500,000 ducats required. Dec. 7th, great friendship promised for many, and two ounces of the Thing. Dec. 13th, Mr. Edward Kelly gave me the water, earth and all. Dec. 14th, Edmond Hilton came again to Trebon from England. Dec. 18th, I did understand from Mr. Kelly that my glass, which he had given to my Lord Rosenberg, the Lord Rosenberg had given it to the Emperor. Dec. 23rd, I went to the new-made city Kaiser Radnef Stadt, by Budneis, to oversee what Joachim Reimer had done about the making of my coaches. Radulphus Sagiensis, a French Norman, came to Trebona, a student of chemistry and natural magic.\n\n### Year 1589\n\nJan. 3rd, Rudolphus Sagiensis the Norman departed toward Prague. Jan. 17th, the humming in my ears began. Jan. 19th, at about eleven at night Mistress Lydda, wife of Mr. Thomas Kelly, miscarried of two male children barely six months old, and in the preceding year the same wife miscarried a girl. Jan. 20th, Mr. Kelly showed me the Lord Rosenberg's letter; when he wrote that about me he had heard nothing more of my leaving here, and if Menschik has not done as he instructed him, that if I send him word he will so dispatch me that thereby I shall not need to stay here; as he had confidently warned Mr. Kelly before, so now he asked him to take leave of me at my departure. And then Mr. Kelly looked and truly confessed that my …. Jan. 25th, Mr. Mains came to visit us; the Earl of Schwiczenbagh's three sons. Jan. 31st, Tuesday, I sent Edmond Hilton to Prage, and Zacharias Mathias of Buelweiss, to buy 10 or 12 coach horses and saddle horses for 300 dollars. Feb. 4th, I delivered to Mr. Kelly the powder, the books, the glass and the bone, for the Lord Rosenberg; and he thereupon gave me a discharge in writing, subscribed and sealed with his own hand. Feb. 12th, Edmond Hilton came from Prage with nine Hungarian horses bought toward our journey. Feb. 16th, Mr. Edward Kelly rode toward Prage in the afternoon, John Carpio, Edmond Hilton, Henry Garlande, Thomas Simkinson, Lodovik.\n\nMarch 11th, from Trebon in Bohemia. March 18th, to Nuremberg. March 20th, from Nuremberg. March 26th, to Frankfurt on the Mane. April 19th, to Breme. May 1st, Katharin by a blow on the ear given by her mother did bleed at the nose very much, which lasted for an hour and more; afterward she did walk into the town with nurse; upon her coming home she bled again. May 11th, John of Gloles came to Breme. May 13th, I came to lodge at my hired house. May 17th, the three saddle horses put to grass in the town meadows for nine ducats until Michaelmas. May 21st, the Landgrave of Hesse's letters to me and the city of Breme. May 25th, I sent the Lantgrave my twelve Hungarian horses. June 2nd and 13th, Mr. Duerend and Mr. Hart went toward Stade. They had escaped from the Spanish service in Flanders with Sir William Stanley. June 6th, Dr. Kenrich Khanradt of Hamburgh visited me. Mr. Thomas Kelly's wife, Francis Garland, Rolls, from Standen toward England. June 16th, Edmund Hilton toward Prage. June 19th, Hans of Glotz went toward Standen, and so toward England. June 23rd, Mr. Daniel van der Multon came to me. On the last day of this month, about noon, great rains, thunder, hail.\n\nJuly 6th, Thursday the 26th of June (by the old account and the 6th of July by new account) Mr. Hart, the minister of the English company, and Mr. … the governor's deputy of the English company at Stade, did visit me at my house in Breme. July 18th, Mr. Yong's and Mr. Secretary's letter. July 30th, Edmond Hilton came from Prage to Breme by Stade. Aug. 2nd, old style, the night following, my terrible dream that Mr. Kelly would by force rob me of my books, toward daybreak. Aug. 5th, new style, Edmond Hilton went toward Stade, to go toward England, with my letters to disclose the treason of Perkins. There went in this company two English people, Mr. Rolous Tattin and George Losin. Aug. 7th, the first of the seven half fasts. Aug. 14th, Theodor was weaned. Aug. 21st, John Hammond to Stade. Aug. 22nd, William Hazilwood was born in the morning at about the sixth hour, perhaps at 5 hours and 45 minutes, by Maydston in Kent. Sept. 9th, Roger's serviceable letters of the Lord Rosenberg. Sept. 12th, the wind came East after five weeks most part West. Sept. 16th, before noon at 9 o'clock I fell into offenses against A. C., out of ingratitude conceived from the words of my wife, and of Analla Maria. Sept. 22nd, old style, I delivered to Mr. Jacob for England by Embden my letters.\n\nOct. 3rd, Mr. Witischindi's hard dealings with me: he told Mr. Harper the Secretary to give me warning of my house. Oct. 9th, warned out of my house at one in the afternoon. Oct. 14th, John Hanward gave me warning that he desired to travel toward Italy; but first to Master Kelly, from whom he hoped to have good help. Oct. 17th, Mr. Sowthwell and Mr. Gawyne Smyth came to me to Bream. Oct. 23rd, Mr. Sowthwell and Mr. Smyth went from Bream. Oct. 29th, Wenefrida Goose between 9 and 10 in the afternoon. Oct. 31st, letters sent to Stade for Gerwein Greven for her Majesty, Mr. Yong, and Mr. Dyer. Nov. 1st, news of Mr. Dyer sent ambassador to Denmarke. Nov. 3rd, old style, I resolved to go into England, hoping to meet Mr. Edward Kelly at Stade, going also into England; and that I suspected this from Mr. Secretary Walsingham's letters. Nov. 13th, Edmond Hilton and his brother from England, and John a Glotz. Nov. 17th, on Monday I met Mr. Dyer coming to Stade, even in the middle of the town. Nov. 18th, Edmond toward Stade. Nov. 19th, took ship by the Vineyard. Dec. 2nd, we came into the Tems to Gravesende. Dec. 3rd, from the ship to Stratford to Mr. Yong's house. Dec. 19th, at Richemond with the Queen's Majesty. Dec. 20th, agreed for my house with Nicolas Fromonds to occupy as a tenant with better order. Dec. 25th, I lay this night first at my house. Dec. 29th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert came to me to Mortlak, and offered me as much as I could require at his hands, both for my goods carried away, and for the mines.\n\n### Year 1590\n\nJan. 15th, a terrible tempest of wind, South by West. Jan. 23rd, Mr. Thomas Kelly came from Brainford; put me in good hope of Sir Edward Kelly's returning: offered me the loan of ten pounds in gold, and afterward sent it to me in new Hungarian ducats by John Croker the same evening. Jan. 26th, I wrote to Mr. Adrian Gilbert two letters. I resolved on the order to be offered for agreement with Nicholas Fromonds for my house and goods. The 5th of March (by old account) Madinia Newton, my daughter, was christened at Mortlak; godfather, Sir George Cary; godmothers, the Lady Cobham and the Lady Walsingham. March 12th, Mrs. Anne Deny born between 8 and 9 in the afternoon. March 14th, Mr. Dyer came home from Stade. March 17th, Sir Edward Kelly's letter by Francis Garland. March 21st, Sir George Gary came to Mortlak. March 27th, Jane apprehended at five in the afternoon. My children at this Lady Day in Lent began to go to school at Mortlak with the schoolmaster Mr. Lee: I gave him his house rent and forty shillings yearly for my three sons and my daughter. The house rent was almost 4s. yearly for Mr. Fisher's new house. April 7th, John Spenser came to me, newly returned from Venys, and told me of the Venetian philosopher and the goodness of his gold. April 16th, good Sir Francis Walsingham died at night at eleven o'clock. April 19th, I delivered my letters to Mr. Thomas Kelly for his brother Sir Edward Kelly, knight, at the Emperor's court at Prage. Francys Garland was by, and Mr. Thomas Kelly's wife. God send them well there and back again! Mr. Emery had freely disbursed to me, between Shrovetide and this May, £25. May 5th, Mr. Thomas Jack restored to me part of my magnes stone. May 8th, I received 20 marks from Sir Richard Lagney, of Longlernay. May 16th, I gave Mr. Lee the schoolmaster 5s. in part of wages. May 18th, the two gentlemen, the uncle Mr. Richard Candish, and his nephew the most famous Mr. Thomas Candish, who had sailed round about the world, did visit me at Mortlake. May 20th, after dinner, I with my brother, Mr. Justice Yong, went to the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth, about the parsonages, who used me well. May 21st, I showed my indignation against the Bacchus feast intended at Braynferd; gave the Bishop of London warning, who took it in very good part. Katharyne, my daughter, was put to Mistress Brayce at Braynferd; her mother and Arthur went with her after dinner. May 23rd, I lent goodman Dalton, the carpenter, twenty shillings for a month. May 29th, 30th, good news of the industry of Mr. Richard Candish, with the Queen and the Archbishop and Lord George Carey, concerning the proposal of Eton College, to obtain *legem* [Latin \"law\"; the sense is unclear]. He sent me a hogshead of claret wine as a gift. The Lady Cobham sent my wife sugar and pepper, etc. June 2nd, I wrote to Sir Edward Kelly by Mr. William Fowler, merchant, dwelling by Ledenhall. June 3rd, I was very sick upon two or three sage leaves eaten in the morning; better suddenly at night; when I cast them up, I was well. The pump taken out and the well scoured. June 5th, Thomas Hankinson and Antony my man came from beyond the seas to Mortlak. June 5th, terrible ill news of Edward Kelly against me. June 24th, £20 of Mr. Candish by Edward Hilton. June 28th, I paid Mr. Hudson for all his corn, and also for the wood till May, received since I came home.\n\nJuly 6th, Mr. Stockden was fully paid for his wood 40s. I gave the schoolmaster Mr. Lee 5s. in part of wages: he brought me my hammer from Mr. Jak, so he has a quarter's wages of 10s. July 8th, I received Sir Edward Kelly's letters, dated at Prage the 24th of May new style. No mention is made of his brother Mr. Thomas Kelly coming over. July 10th, the executor of Lady Ducket requested the debt. July 11th, I paid nurse Barwik 12s. for two months' wages for Madinia: so she is paid for five months.\n\nJuly 13th, I went to the Archbishop of Canterbury: talked with him boldly of my right to the parsonages, and of Sir Edward Kelly's treatise of Alchemy. July 14th, Mr. Gawayn Smyth spoke kindly for me to the Queen, and she showed her favor toward me. July 16th, my mind was somewhat bent to deal with my alchemical exercises. July 25th, I wrote a letter of thanks to the Lord Treasurer by Edmond Hilton. I sent the Lord Chancellor his letters from Brunswyk about Conrad Nettlebronner's ill behavior. July 31st, I gave Mr. Richard Candish the copy of Paracelsus's twelve letters, written in French with my own hand; and he promised me, before my wife, never to disclose to anyone that he has it; and that if he dies before me he will restore it again to me; but if I die before him, that he shall deliver it to one of my sons, the most fit among them to have it. Theoddor had a sore fall on his mouth at midday. Aug. 2nd, Mrs. Stoner's son born at about three in the afternoon. Nurse, her great affliction of mind. Aug. 5th, Rowland fell into the Tems over head and ears about noon or somewhat after. Aug. 8th, I gave Nurse Barwick six shillings, so she is paid for the half year due on Wednesday next. Aug. 9th, I paid Mr. Lee the schoolmaster 5s. Aug. 22nd, Ann my nurse had long been tempted by a wicked spirit: but this day it was evident how she was possessed by him. God is, has been, and shall be her protector and deliverer! Amen. Aug. 25th, Anne Frank was sorrowful, well comforted and stayed, acknowledging God's mercies. Aug. 26th, at night I anointed (in the name of Jesus) Ann Frank's breast with the holy oil. Aug. 30th, in the morning she asked to be anointed, and I very devoutly prepared myself, and prayed for virtue and power and Christ's blessing on the oil for the expulsion of the wicked; and then I anointed her twice; the wicked one resisted for a while. Sept. 1st, I received letters from Sir Edward Kelly by Francis Garland. Sept. 8th, Nurse Anne Frank would have drowned herself in my well, but by divine Providence I came to take her up before she was overcome by the water. Sept. 23rd, Sunday, I gave Nurse Barwyk six shillings for a month's wages to end on Wednesday come a fortnight; Mrs. Stackden was by. Sept. 29th, Nurse Anne Frank most miserably did cut her own throat, in the afternoon about four o'clock, pretending to be in prayer before her keeper, and suddenly and very quickly rising from prayer, and going toward her chamber, as the maiden her keeper thought, but in fact immediately down the stairs into the hall of the other house, behind the door, did that horrible act; and the maiden who waited on her at the stair foot followed her, and missed finding her in three or four places, until at length she heard her rattle in her own blood.\n\nOct. 11th, Mr. Cumber came to me. Oct. 14th, paid Nurse Barwik six shillings for one month ending on the seventh, being Wednesday. Oct. 15th, this afternoon and all the night following a great storm of wind at North-West. One Prychard who had married Proctor Lewes' widow demanded £24 of me upon an obligation of £64: of which by the very note on the back of the same £48 is paid, so that only £16 remains and not £24, as he unduly demanded: which £16 I claimed for the costs of his son John, who was with me in Mortlak for three years and longer, and had his learning free. Notwithstanding my wife, afraid, paid a pound or two to Mr. Lewys toward that £16, and yet Prichard will go to law. Nov. 12th, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave me £5 in rials and angels at about ten in the morning. Nov. 20th, Her Majesty came to Richemond. Nov. 27th, the Queen's Majesty, being at Richemont, graciously sent for me. I came to her at three quarters of the clock in the afternoon [hour not specified], and she said she would send me something to keep Christmas with. Nov. 28th, Mr. Candish on Saturday gave my wife forty shillings, and on Tuesday after sent £10 in rials and angels, and before that he had sent me £20, £32 in all. My cousin Mr. Thomas Junes came at the end of the term about St. Andrew's Eve. Dec. 1st, Her Majesty commanded Mr. John Herbert, Master of Requests, to write to the Commissioners in my behalf. Dec. 2nd, order taken by the Commissioners for my house and goods. Her Majesty told Mr. Candish that she would send me a hundred angels to keep my Christmas with. Dec. 3rd, goodwife Tyndale paid for Antony's lodging 5s. 6d. for eleven weeks due at his going away, and before that for seven weeks. Dec. 4th, the Queen's Majesty called for me at my door at about 3½ o'clock in the afternoon as she passed by, and I met her at Estshene gate, where she graciously, putting down her mask, said with a merry face, \"Thank you, Dee; there was never a promise made but it was broken or kept.\" I understood her Majesty to mean the hundred angels she had promised to send me this day, as she had told Mr. Richard Candish the night before. Dec. 6th, Mr. Thomas Griffith, my cousin from Llanbeder, came to see me, and lay all night with me, and also Mr. Thomas Jones, and on Monday morning went by water to London, and so the same day homeward. In the afternoon at about 3 o'clock I received from the Queen, my Lady, £50. Dec. 8th, at Chelsey disputing with Doctor Mather, bishop of Bristow; in danger of water at 5½ o'clock I stayed at Chelsey. Dec. 14th, the Queen's Majesty called for me at my door as she rode by to take air, and I met her at Estshene gate. Dec. 16th, Mr. Candish received from the Queen's Majesty warrant by word of mouth to assure me that I could do what I would in philosophy and alchemy, and that no one should check, control, or molest me; and she said that she would soon send me £50 more to make up the hundred pounds. I gave Mr. Candish the Bishop of Scotland's conclusion with the merchants. Mr. Candish went from Mortlak at four o'clock at night toward London and so into Suffolk. Dec. 18th, Mr. Robert Maynard born at about ten in the morning in London.\n\n### Year 1591\n\nJan. 21st, utterly put out of hope of recovering the two parsonages by the Lord Archbishop and the Lord Treasurer. Feb. 13th, Bartilmew came up. March 2nd, borrowed £20 upon plate and paid this day £19 in Mortlak. March 21st, remember that on Passion Sunday, being the 21st of March by our account, all things were paid to Mr. Thomas Hudson for wood and corn, about £14, at his house when he was sick of the strangury. Also to goodman Bedell was paid £4 for billet, baven, and loose faggot the same day. Paid likewise to goodwife Wesder eight shillings for one month's nursing of Madinia, and 4s. more beforehand. March 26th, Mr. Beale sent me home the first copy in my own hand of the volume of Famous and Rich Discoveries which I had given in 1583 to Andrew Strange.\n\nMay 12th, I paid goodwife Welder twelve shillings for seven weeks, ending next from the Wednesday before Easter Day last. May 25th, by the old calendar, Sir Thomas Jones, Knight (unasked), offered me his castle of Emlyn in Wales to dwell in so long as he had any interest in it, whose lease lasts yet twelve years, freely, with the commodities adjoining it; and also to have as much more land for rent as might please me sufficiently. The 27th day he confirmed the same offer again before Mr. John Harbert, Master of the Requests, in his hall at Mortlak; which offers I accepted, and he was glad thereof. May 31st, Bartilmew [Hickman] came up and brought Jane his daughter with him. Mr. R. Ed.'s book and letter. June 8th, William Aspland of Essex and Th. Collen. June 12th, lent the manuscript *Great Chronicle of Holland*, which Mr. Webb lent me, to Mr. Beale on Saturday. June 14th, Jane Hikman to goodwife Tyndall's to learn. June 27th, Arthur wounded on his head by his own wanton throwing of a brick-bat upright, and not well avoiding the fall of it again, at Mr. Harbert's about sunset. The half-brick weighed 2½ lb. June 30, Madinia was taken home from goodwife Welder.\n\nJuly 28th, Mr. Dyer sent me twenty angels by Mr. Thomas Webbes. July 30th, reconciliation between Mr. Dyer and me solemnized in the afternoon on Friday, and on Saturday (the 31st) all day until my going by boat, at Mr. Webb's lodging at Rochester House. July 31st, by the old calendar, about eleven o'clock Jane was in London very faint sick, ready to swoon, and in a faint sweat. It was thought that then she quickened. The last of July, Saturday by the old account, Barthelmew came up; he went down on Tuesday, the 3rd day of August, from Mortlak. Aug. 2nd, Monday, Mr. William Diggs's philosophical courtesy all day. Sept. 22nd, Madinia fell from the bed and hurt her forehead about one o'clock in the afternoon. Oct. 15th, after midnight very windy northerly. Oct. 23rd, a storm of wind S.W. in the afternoon. Dec. 3rd, windy S.W. Dec. 14th, I had a very gentle answer from the Lord Treasurer's hand at ten before noon at the court of Whitehall. Dec. 20th, a gentle answer from the Lord Treasurer that the Queen wished me to have something at this promotion of bishops at hand.\n\n### Year 1592\n\nJan. 1st, my daughter Frances born on New Year's Day at sunrise exactly. Jan. 2nd, Bartholomew and his brother Ambrose came this Sunday to Mortlake. Jan. 9th, Frances christened in the afternoon. Frances went with her nurse to Barn Elms. Mr. Edward Maynard born in the morning between 2 and 3 after midnight. Arthur fell into a quotidian gentle ague at 9 o'clock in the morning as he was at the service in the hall. Jan. 24th, Mr. Thomas Oliver became acquainted with me at Mortlake. March 6th, the Queen granted my suit to Dr. Aubrey. March 9th, the privy seal at night. March 16th, the great seal. March 18th, Arthur and Katharine were bled in London on Doctor Dodding's advice. March 24th, £25 Mr. Tho. Mownson. March 25th, I paid £10 to Nicholas Fromonds a little before sunset, when he most abominably reviled me. March 30th, on Thursday Mr. Saunders of Ewell sent home my great sea compass, but without a needle; it came in the night by water.\n\nApril 5th, the Lady Russell robbed a little after midnight of pearls, diamonds, &c. One John Smyth is suspected, a young man of thirty years old, very ingenious in many handiworks, melancholic. April 8th, Richard came to my service, 40s. yearly and a livery. April 9th, 10th, I agreed with my brother Nicholas Fromonds and Mr. Webb, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday night, and 8 on Tuesday night. April 14th, Winifred Goose, wife of goodman Goose of Tuddington, daughter of Harry Wyse, tempted by evil, came to me with her sister. April 16th, +from the treasury+ a box [cipher decoded]. April 27th, the son of Mary Nevell at half past three in the afternoon and rather late near Chichester. May 3rd, Wednesday, at 10 o'clock Arthur was put to Westminster School under Mr. Grant and Mr. Camden. May 11th, I borrowed ten pounds of Master Thomas Smith to be paid at Christmas next. May 12th, great wind at north. May 15th, Marian came again at seven in the afternoon. May 16th, I rode to Harfelde to the Lord Anderson, Lord Justice of the Common Pleas, 12 miles off. May 25th, at six in the afternoon there might have been a quarrel between Mr. Webb and Mr. Morgan, who had one eye, over £4 left unpaid upon a bill. June 16th, Sir John Perrot judged to be drawn, hanged, and quartered.\n\nJuly 23rd, at Greenwich about midnight following this day began the first evident sign of my grief of kidneys; whereupon Doctor Giffard caused me to have an enema, and so the next day I was eased of my grief. July 29th, Robert Thanet of Rushmere near Ipswich made acquaintance with me: he told me of Mr. Carter, a man of 80 years old in Yorkshire. Aug. 6th, I went to Nonsuch to the court, and the Countess of Warwick sent me word there by Mr. Ferdinando of the Queen's gracious speeches at St. Cross's, and the Lord Archbishop told me the same. Aug. 8th, after the midnight of Monday, being the 7th day, the second fit of the stone in my kidneys did molest me for 6 or 7 hours. Aug. 9th, the Lord Treasurer invited me to dinner at Mr. Maynard's at Mortlake, where Sir Robert Cecill and Sir Thomas Cisell and his lady were also. The Lord Treasurer also sent me some venison to supper. He invited me to dinner also the tenth day, where the Lord Cobham came also to dinner, and after dinner he requested the Lord Treasurer to help me to St. Cross's, which he promised to do his best in. Aug. 11th, Mr. Kemp of Mitcham, my old acquaintance, about eleven o'clock (almost) before noon, told me of the rare appearance. Aug. 17th, I went to Mitcham to Mr. Kemp. Aug. 21st, I went to the Lord Cobham and the Lady Cobham to London. Aug. 23rd, Mr. Cholmely and his maid before noon at half past eleven. The humor fell so suddenly into the calf of my left leg as if a stone had hit me. Aug. 26th, Mr. Heriot 40s. Auditor Hill, £4. Remember all is paid to our nurse at Barnes for the girl Frances Dee from her birth until the end of her eighth month, lacking 12s., and on Sunday, the 27th of this August, we so concluded, when we gave the nurse ten shillings. The eighth month ended (from New Year's Day morning last) the 12th of this month. Sept. 4th, 5th, 6th, very tempestuous, windy at West, Southerly. Sept. 5th, the Thames very shallow at London. Sept. 6th, goodman Warren of Market Harborough. Robert Web came from Mr. Pontoys's to write, and is to come again within three weeks. Sept. 7th, Robert Charles of Northamptonshire and goodman Warren of Market Harborough in my house at Mortlake promised me to help Bartholomew Hikman with £12 to pay on Michaelmas Day next to discharge the bond for his brother-in-law. This they promised upon condition that I would be bound to them to see them repaid again. I sent a letter to Sir Robert Thanet to Rushmere near Ipswich by the wagoner who is at the inn at the George in Lombard Street. He said that Robert Thanet was at home and well. Sept. 19th, I had on the Sunday about 7 o'clock in the afternoon the cramp most extremely in the very center of the calves of both my legs, and in the place where I had the sudden grief on Bartholomew's Eve last I had pain so intolerable as if the veins or arteries would have broken by extreme stretching, or how else I cannot tell. The pain lasted about half a quarter of an hour. I took my purgation of six grains. I began in the morning to take the drink for the stone in the kidney. Sept. 28th, Mr. Laiesley promised me ten sheep and four quarters of wheat. Sept. 30th, Elizabeth Denby went from me to Mistress Herbert's to service.\n\nOct. 13th, I exhibited to the Archbishop of Canterbury two books of blasphemy against Christ and the Holy Ghost, desiring him to cause them to be confuted: one was Christian Franken, printed in 1585 in Poland; the other was of one Sombius against one Carolius, printed at Ingolstad in 1582 in octavo. Oct. 14th, 15th, a mighty wind at southwest. Oct. 30th, 31st, one of these two days I hurt my left shin against the sharp small end of a wooden rammer about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Nov. 1st, Mr. Ashley, his wife, and their family, did come to my house and remained there. They had my mother's chamber, the maid's chamber, and all the other house. Nov. 9th, Her Majesty's grant of my supplication for commissioners to come to me. The Lady Warwick obtained it. Nov. 22nd, the commissioners from Her Majesty, Mr. Secretary Wolley and Sir Thomas George, came to Mortlake to my house. Nov. 28th, to Richard Walkdyne, 20s. of his wages. Dec. 1st, a little after noon the very virtuous Countess of Warwick sent me word very speedily by her gentleman Mr. Jones from the court at Hampton Court that this day Her Majesty had granted to send me speedily a hundred marks, and that Sir Thomas George had very honorably dealt for me in the cause. Dec. 2nd, Sir Thomas George brought me a hundred marks from her Majesty. Dec. 24th to 31st, at Mr. Lurensey of Tooting all these days, and New Year's Day also, and so came home by coach (as we went) by Tuesday noon, I, my wife, Arthur, Kate, &c. Dec. 31st, at Tooting at Mr. R. Lurensey's house; about three o'clock after dinner the Bishop of Laigham served process upon me for the Nangle, but most unduly.\n\n### Year 1593\n\nJanuary, the Lord Treasurer lay dangerously sick in the beginning of this month. Jan. 2nd, I came home from Tooting. Jan. 7th, I received letters from the Lord Lasky from his captaincy in Livonia, and I wrote back in answer. Jan. 10th, this day death seized on him. This day at noon died Edward Maynard just one year old. Jan. 11th, buried this day at 10 o'clock. Jan. 15th, Mr. Ashley, the clerk of the council, his wife and whole family removed from my house in Mortlake to their house in London in Holborn, with all his whole family. He and she had used me, my wife and children, worshipfully and bountifully for our friendship shown to them for the loan of our house and lodgings from Allhallowtide last. Master Maynard also removed his household the 15th and 16th day to London, and my stable delivered up free. Jan. 20th, I sent my letters for the Lord Lasky to be carried in a ship of Danzig called the John of Danzig. Jan. 21st, Sunday, about noon Winifred Goose's son born and died, and she did thereupon, out of old melancholy pangs, destroy herself. Memorandum, my nurse at Barnes had 16s. more besides the last 40s. in the beginning of this month. Feb. 14th, Frances Dee, she came from the nurse at Barnes; the woman very unquiet and unthankful. Feb. 15th, Her Majesty graciously accepted of my few lines of thankfulness delivered to her by the Countess of Warwick at two in the afternoon at Hampton Court, two or three days before the removal to Somerset House. Feb. 21st, I borrowed £10 of Mr. Thomas Digges for one whole year. Feb. 22nd, a sharp anger between me and the Bishop of Leightyn in the Tower, because he would not show his further interest in the Nangle: he said that after I had seen his broad seal of commendation, I had institution and induction to the Nangle. Then I said his lordship was lying. Thereupon he was so moved that he spitefully called me \"coniver.\" I told him he lied in saying so, and that I would try it on his flesh, or with a bastinado, if he were not a prisoner in the Tower. Between twelve and two in the afternoon, my sharp anger with the Bishop of Leightyn in the lieutenant's dining parlor before the Lieutenant Sir Michael Blunt. Mr. Lieutenant Nant and Mr. Blunt are witnesses. March 12th and 13th, these two nights I dreamed much of Mr. Kelly, as if he were in my house familiar with his wife and brother. March 17th, Francis Garland came home and brought me a letter from Mr. Thomas Kelly. I made acquaintance with Sir Thomas Chaloner, Knight, who married Sergeant Fleetwood's daughter; Mr. Thomas Webb was the means. At six after noon received from Mr. Francis Nicholls £15, part of one hundred pounds, of which the rest, £85, is to be received from Mr. Nicholls within a fortnight after the Annunciation of Our Lady next; and after that in the beginning of June £100, and in July the third hundred pounds: and I am to teach him the conclusion of fixing and tying the moon, &c.\n\nApril 3rd, Bartholomew Hikman and Robert Charles came up. Letice came with Bartholomew, and went away again. April 8th, Letice came again from Barnet to my service. I received £50 of Mr. Nichols. April 9th, I gave Bartholomew Hikman £12 in new angels to give and pay to Robert Charles, which he had paid for him at Michaelmas last. I gave him also a double pistolet for his courtesy. Little Adolph Webb came to me. April 10th, Bartholomew and Robert Charles went homeward. May 7th, Thomas Richardson of Bisham came to Mortlake to me. May 9th, he and Mr. Laward of the Chandry came. Our court day at Wimbledon. May 11th, in the morning at eight o'clock William Emery of Danbury in Essex became my retainer at Mortlake, commended by Mr. Thanet of Rushmere near Ipswich, born 1568, July 4. I gave Robert Web 10s., Richard 10s., and Elizabeth 3s. in the beginning of this month. May 21st, be it remembered that on this 21st day of May I bargained with and bought of Mr. Mark Perpoint, of Mortlake, that next mansion house with the plot, and all the appurtenances about it for £32, as the said Mr. Perpoint of late had at the last court day bought it, and had surrender of it made to him by Thomas Knaresborowgh for £25 to Midsummer next. About two o'clock after noon, before Jane my wife in the street, I gave him a saffron noble in earnest for a drink penny. Mr. Hawkins, of London, came at that very instant to buy it. May 27th, Mr. Francis Blunt, brother to the late Lord Mountjoy, uncle to the Lord Mountjoy living, and to Sir Charles of the court, came to be acquainted with me, he having traveled as far as Constantinople. June 4th, Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlake in the morning. June 22nd, I had my copy of Mr. Roger Dale our steward, and had £5 of the fine released by the Lord's bountifulness. I told the steward that I had bought the house of Mr. Mark Perpoint, and he desired to see the note of his copy, and so I did. I told Mr. Perpoint that I had been at London to prepare his money, and I told him that I had seen the court roll for his copy. I went to London to fetch the £32 for Mr. Perpoint, and so I sent him word. This evening I brought the money, but he was gone to bed. This morning I tendered the money, and counted it at goodman Welder's before Mr. Stockden and goodman Welder, but Mr. Perpoint refused to perform the bargain. May God turn it to good!\n\nJuly 13th, I gave to Robert 5s. upon his wages this day. July 14th, I gave 4s. to Letice, part of her noble for her quarter wages, ending the 9th day of this month. July 18th, I bought goodman Welder his hovel, which is in the yard of the house next me, which I bought of Mr. Mark Perpoint. I gave him a new angel and five new shillings, and he is to have 5s. more, that is 20s. in all; and if I cannot agree to enter the house, then he is to take his hovel, and to restore it to me. July 21st, I gave to Richard 5s. upon his wages this day. July 22nd, I paid Mr. Childe £7. 13s. 4d. for all his wood, 20 loads and 6. July 24th, the offer for the bargain again on Mr. Perpoint's behalf: this is Mr. Stockden's doing. July 27th, remember that this Friday I paid Mr. Tomson £4 for his master Mr. Herbert, which I borrowed on the 12th of December 1592: and Mr. Herbert sent it again to my further use by Mistress Lee. Aug. 7th, Mistress Twyne and Mistress Banister came to visit me. Mr. Bele and Mrs. Bele, Mistress Plan, Mrs. Perpoint, &c. dined with me. I gave Robert Web 5s.; he sent it to Mr. Homes. Aug. 9th, I dined with the Lord Keeper at Kew. Aug. 17th, my wife and Katharine our daughter and I dined with the Lord Keeper at Kew. Aug. 28th, I was all day with the Lord Keeper. Mr. Webb and the philosopher came. Aug. 29th, Mr. Webb and the philosopher came again. Aug. 30th, Mistress Redhed, mother to Mr. John Pontoys by her first husband, Mr. Gubbens, bookbinder, and his wife, and the same day Mr. Redhed himself, one of Her Majesty's gentlemen ushers, came to me. Sept. 11th, Jane, after a three days' illness, miscarried, in the morning at ten o'clock. Sept. 13th, the house surrendered for me by Mr. Mark Perpoint, Mr. William Walker of Wimbledon, Miles Holland, Mr. John Stockden, the three customary tenants, with promise to bring in his wife at the next court day to surrender. Sept. 18th, Elizabeth Kyrton had 2s. 6d. Sept. 20th, Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlake, and Robert Charles. I gave Robert Web 5s. by Arthur. Sept. 26th, Mr. Herbert went toward the court, and so toward Waty. Sept. 28th, tempestuous, windy, cloudy, hail and rain, after three o'clock in the afternoon. Remember that the last day of this month Elizabeth Kyrton, who had served me twelve years, five years upon apprenticeship and seven for wages, five years of which for four nobles a year, and the last two for five nobles the year, was paid her full payment now remaining due: whereupon she received £4. 4s. for her due of wages remaining; and I gave her moreover a new half angel of gold, and my wife another; Arthur half a crown for him and his brother; Katharine half a crown for her and her sister. And so she went from my service upon no due cause known to me.\n\nOct. 4th, Sir Edward Kelly set at liberty by the Emperor. Oct. 12th, Mr. Cornelio Camaiere came from the Lord Lasky from Livonia. Oct. 15th, Margerie Thornton came to my service. Oct. 18th, before Mr. Perpoint, Miles Holland, Robert Welder, William Beck surrendered my cottage again to me, and I paid him £5, the full £12 as it cost him. To Letice two shillings. Oct. 20th, Mr. Cornelio went toward the fleet of Stade to return. Oct. 24th, Ostend besieged by report. Not true. Oct. 25th, Mr. Gray, the Lady Cumberland's preacher, his wrangling and denying and despising of alchemical philosophers. Nov. 5th, Mr. Francis Nicholls, Mr. Prise, Mr. Nores. Nov. 18th, Jane most desperately angry in respect of her maids. Nov. 20th, Margerie went and Dorothe Legg came for 30s. yearly. Margerie Thornton was dismissed from my service to Mrs. Child, and Dorothe Legg came by Mrs. Mary Revel's sending the same day and hour, at three in the afternoon. Nov. 26th, John, sometimes Mr. Colman's servant, came to me from the Lady Countess of Cumberland. Dec. 3rd, the Lord Willoughby's bountiful promise to me. The Countess of Kent, his sister, and the Countess of Cumberland visited me in the afternoon. The Lord Willoughby dined with me. Dec. 4th, £20 Lord Willoughby. Dec. 5th, the news of Sir Edward Kelly's liberty. Dec. 11th, I gave Robert 20s. at his going to London with my wife. Dec. 22nd, I gave Robert two shillings. Dec. 24th, Mr. Webb committed to the Marshalsea. Dec. 25th, this night Mr. Webb got out, and taken this day (the 26th).\n\n### Year 1594\n\nJan. 3rd, the Lord Keeper sent my wife 20 angels in a new red velvet purse, a little before sunset. Jan. 4th, Dr. Michael Peiserus, Doctor of Medicine to the Margrave of Brandenburg, visited me very kindly. Jan. 5th, a very tempestuous windy night. Jan. 9th, Robert Thickpeny from Sir Richard Martyn, and Miles Holland, bailiff for the Lord of the Manor, sealed up Mr. Webb's chest, and case of boxes. Jan. 19th, the cobbler with the mad woman. Jan. 25th, I sent my letters to Mr. Lording for Mr. Pontoys to Danzig. Jan. 26th, I came to Mr. Webb to the Marshalsea. Jan. 27th, Thomas Richardson came while I was at London, and so I found him at home; and again he promised me his working of forty days. Jan. 28th, Mr. Vander Laen promised on the 26th to begin his work of fixing the moon. Madinia somewhat sickly. Robert Wood, visited with spiritual creatures, had comfort by conference. Jan. 31st, Mr. Vander Laen began his work on the moon, five miles south from Gloucester. Mr. Morgan Treherne told me of Mr. Lawrence of eighty years old. Mr. Thomas Sharp, chief steward to the Lady Russell at Bisham, is master and good friend to Thomas Richardson, as he himself told me. Theodore Dee from the middle of this month had his left eye bloodshot from the side next his temple, very sore bloodshot, above three weeks continuing. Feb. 1st, Mr. John Ask sent me two little double gilt bowls weighing thirteen ounces and a half. Feb. 7th, Sir Thomas Wilks's philosophical offer came to my hands by Mr. Morice Kiffyn. This day the Archbishop of Canterbury inclined at times to the request of dispensation. Feb. 20th, 21st, Theodore fell sick in the Shrovetide week, and so into a tertian ague. March 10th, upon a flight of fear because Mr. Webb sent for me to come to him at the Marshalsea, now when he looked to be condemned on the Monday or Tuesday next. March 16th, Bartholomew Hikman came up. March 18th, Mr. Heriot came to me. March 20th, I did before Bartholomew Hikman pay Letice her full year's wages ending the 7th day of April next; her wages being four nobles, an apron, a pair of hose and shoes. March 23rd, I gave Bartholomew Hikman the nag which the Lord Keeper had given me. Bartholomew Hikman and William his brother went homeward. Magus disclosed by friendship of Mr. Richard Alred. A sudden pang of anger between M. Nikols [cipher decoded] and me. March 28th, Mr. Francis Garland brought me Sir Edward Kelly and his brother's letters. March 31st, a great fit of the stone in my left kidney: all day I could do but three or four drops of water, but I drank a draught of white wine and salad oil, and after that, crabs' eyes in powder with the bone in the carp's head, and about four o'clock I did eat toasted cake buttered, and with sugar and nutmeg on it, and drank two great draughts of ale with it; and I passed within an hour much water, and a stone as big as an Alexander seed. God be thanked! Five shillings to Robert Webb, part of his wages.\n\nApril 1st, Captain Hendor made acquaintance with me, and showed me a part of his policy against the Spanish King's intended mischief against her Majesty and this realm. April 4th, John Stockden came to study with our children. Mr. Thomas Wye came with a token from Mistress Ashley. Removed to Mr. Harding and Mr. Abbot at Oxford about my Arabic book. April 5th, my right eye very sore and bloodshot. April 7th, Mr. Nichols came again out of Northampton. Mr. Barret and Mistress Barret came to visit me. May 3rd, between 6 and 7 after noon the Queen sent for me to her in the privy garden at Greenwich, when I delivered in writing the heavenly admonition, and Her Majesty took it thankfully. Only the Lady Warwick and Sir Robert Cecill's lady were in the garden with Her Majesty. May 18th, Her Majesty sent me again the copy of the letter of G. K. with thanks by the Lady Warwick. May 21st, Sir John Wolley moved my suit to Her Majesty. She granted after a fashion, but referred all to the Lord of Canterbury. May 25th, Dr. Aubrey moved my suit to Her Majesty, and the answer as before. May 29th, with the Archbishop before the Queen came to her house. June 3rd, I, my wife, and seven children, before the Queen at Thisellworth. My wife kissed her hand. I exhibited my request for the Archbishop to come to my cottage. June 6th, supped with the Lord Archbishop. Invited him to my cottage. June 11th, given to Robert Webb at London seven shillings in the beginning of this month. June 15th, £40 of Mr. Thomas Harward. I should have £60 more. A great fit of the stone in my kidneys. June 20th, Mistress Magdalen Perpoint was sole examined by our steward at the Temple. June 22nd, mortgaged my late purchase to Mr. Richard White for £30, to be received within a few days. June 23rd, I discharged Robert Web of my service, and gave him 40 shillings for a full satisfaction of all things. Thomas Richardson came and offered me his work and labor, and had, as he requested, my letter to Mr. Thomas Sharpe. June 24th, on Midsummer Day Antony Ryve Taylor came to my service, for wages by the year three pounds and a livery. Bartholomew Hikman came. June 26th, I discharged Jane Hikman to go with her father Bartholomew home into Northamptonshire, and gave her ten shillings, and promised her at Hallowtide ten shillings more. Bartholomew Hikman and Goodman Ball with Jane Hikman went homeward. June 29th, after I had heard the Archbishop's answers and discourses, and that he had been the last Sunday at Tybald's with the Queen and Lord Treasurer, I count myself confounded for all suing or hoping for anything that was. And so farewell to the court and courting until God directs me otherwise! The Archbishop gave me a pair of sufferings to drink. God be my help as he is my refuge! Amen.\n\nJuly 1st, I gave Robert yet more a French crown for a farewell. July 2nd, given to Richard ten shillings upon his wages. July 6th, Michael became distempered in his head and back. July 9th, in the morning began my head to ache and be heavier than of late, and had some queasiness in my stomach. I had broken my fast with sugar sops, &c. I gave Letice my servant 5s., part of her wages: with part of which she was to buy a smock and neckerchief. July 13th, at sunrise Michael Dee did give up the ghost after he said, \"O Lord, have mercy upon me!\" July 19th, goodman Richardson began his work. Aug. 19th, Elizabeth Felde came to my service: she is to have five nobles the year and a smock. Aug. 26th, Mr. Gherardt, the surgeon and herbalist, [came to me]. Aug. 30th, Monsieur Walter Mallet took his leave of me to go home to Toulouse. He had the fixed oil of saltpeter. Sept. 18th, I sent letters to Sir Ed. K. and T. Kelly, between 10 and 2 after noon taken from the door.\n\nOct. 3rd, I paid Mrs. Stockden £4 I borrowed of her; I paid her 26s. 8d. for four loads of wood. I remain debtor for a load of hay, and for 400 of billets in forks. Oct. 4th, paid Mr. Childe £3. 10s. for ten loads of loose faggot. Oct. 14th, Mr. Robert Thomas came to my house to dwell. Oct. 28th, at half past six in the afternoon, I wrote and sent a letter to the Lady Skidmore, in my wife's name, to move her Majesty that either I might declare my case to the body of the council, or else under the great seal to have license to go freely anywhere. Oct. 31st, lightning without thunder in the afternoon and in the night following.\n\nNov. 24th, received a letter from Sir Edward Kelly by Rowley. Dec. 2nd, Francis Garland came to England from Prague. Just five years past I came to England from Bremen as Francis Garland came now: but the Stade fleet stayed at Harwich. The 2nd of our cold December, Bartholomew was preferred by me to the Lord Willoughby's service at Barbican, in the presence of the Countess of Kent: and the Lord Willoughby did presently write his warrant to Mr. Jonson in Fleet Street, tailor, to deliver to Bartholomew his cloth and cushions, and so it was to Bartholomew delivered immediately. Dec. 7th, Jane my wife delivered her supplication to Her Majesty, as she passed out of the privy garden at Somerset House to go to dinner at the Savoy with Sir Thomas Henedge. The Lord Admiral took it from the Queen. Her Majesty took the bill again and kept it upon her cushion; and on the 8th day, by the chief motion of the Lord Admiral, and somewhat of the Lord Buckhurst, the Queen's wish went immediately to the Lord Archbishop that I should have Dr. Day's place in St. Paul's. Dec. 22nd, paid seven shillings to Elizabeth Felde, part of her wages. Given to Letice 5s., part of her wages. Paid to Richard 8s., part of his wages; and all other reckonings paid.\n\n### Year 1595\n\nJan. 8rd, the Wardenship of Manchester was spoken of by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.\n\nFeb. 5th, my bill for Manchester was offered to the Queen before dinner by Sir John Wolly to sign, but she put it off.\n\nFeb. 10th, at two in the afternoon I caught a cutpurse taking my purse out of my pocket in the Temple.\n\nFeb. 18th, Mr. Laward's son Thomas was born at noon or a little after, ¼ or ½. First consultation and deliberation with Marmion Haselwood at the end of this month.\n\nMarch 18th, Mr. Francis Garland came this morning to visit me and had much talk with me about Sir E. K.\n\nMarch 20th, Mr. Marmion Haselwood, Mr. Dymmock, and Mr. Hipwell came to me at Mortlake.\n\nMarch 21st, Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlake.\n\nMarch 26th, Bartholomew set out for home.\n\nMarch 29th, Mr. Laward and Mr. Alred came to me.\n\nApril 18th, my bill for the Manchester Wardenship was signed by the Queen, Mr. Herbert having offered it to her.\n\nMay 4th, I paid Richard 20s. toward his wages, and gave him a further 10s. in full settlement of all odd reckonings of late.\n\nMay 5th, Mr. Cave died.\n\nMay 8th, a courtesy from the Master of the Rolls, though I had never spoken to him.\n\nMay 9th, my cousin John Aubrey came to me, to rest himself for a while.\n\nMay 21st, I discharged Letice from my service and paid all dues up to this day, her year ending on April 8th. I gave her, for the month over, 2s. 6d., and for spending money on the journey I gave her 2s. 6d., Robert Charles and my wife being present in my study.\n\nMay 25th, 26th, 27th, the Signet, the Privy Seal, and the Great Seal of the Wardenship; £3. 12s. borrowed from my brother Arnold.\n\nJune 1st, my young cousin John Aubrey was sent for by his father to London. Mr. Partrich, his brother, was in London; Richard Ward and others came for him.\n\nJune 9th, Bartholomew Hikman started for home.\n\nJune 11th, I wrote to the Earl of Derby's secretary about Manchester.\n\nJune 18th, Anne Powell came into my service; she is to have four nobles a year, a pair of hose, and shoes.\n\nJune 21st, the Earl of Derby's letter to Mr. Warren for the college.\n\nJune 25th, Dr. Aubrey died at midnight. My cousin Mr. George Broke gave me £50 in gold, at three in the afternoon.\n\nJune 29th, Mr. John Blayney, of Over Kingesham in Radnorshire, and Mr. Richard Baldwyn, of Duddlebury in Shropshire, visited me at Mortlake. The great-grandfather of the said John and my great-grandmother on my father's side were brother and sister.\n\nJuly 1st, the two brothers, the Master Willemots of Oxfordshire, came to talk with me about hiring my house. Master Baynton came with Mistress Katharyn Hazelwood, wife to Mr. Fuller.\n\nJuly 7th, Mr. Morgan Jones, my cousin, came to me at Mistress Wall's twice.\n\nJuly 12th, Mr. Goodier, of Manchester, came to me. My birthday.\n\nJuly 15th, I gave Mr. Morgan Traharn his bill for Mr. Harbert.\n\nJuly 25th, Mrs. Mary Nevell came.\n\nJuly 28th, a letter from Mr. Oliver Carter, Fellow of Manchester College. I wrote back to him the same day.\n\nJuly 29th, Mistress Mary Nevel went to London, and from there into Kent.\n\nJuly 31st, the Countess of Warwick thanked her Majesty this evening in my name, and on my behalf, for her gift of the Wardenship of Manchester. Her Majesty took it graciously; she was sorry that it lay so far from here, but that some better thing nearer at hand would be found for me, and, if the opportunity of time allowed, she would speak with me herself. I had a bill drawn up by Mr. Wood, one of the clerks of the Signet, for the first fruits granted me by her Majesty.\n\nAug. 2nd, at Mr. Cosener's table at Greenwich: I said something that greatly pleased Serjeant Oliver Lloyd, who wanted to argue the point again.\n\nAug. 5th, very rainy all day, with the wind north E. and W.\n\nAug. 12th, I received letters from Sir Edward Kelly from the Emperor's court, inviting me back into his service.\n\nAug. 14th, Jane gave birth (by God's will) about four in the afternoon.\n\nAug. 27th, Margarite Dee was baptized at 4½ in the afternoon. Godfather: the Lord Keeper; his deputy, Mr. Crowne. Godmothers: the Countess of Cumberland, her deputy Mistress Davis; and the Countess of Essex, her deputy Mistress Bele. Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlake on his own business.\n\nSept. 2nd, a spider at ten o'clock at night, suddenly on my desk and suddenly gone; a most rare one for size and length of legs. I was deep in thought at my desk.\n\nSept. 6th, I gave Richard 2s. 6d. toward his wages when he went to his grandfather.\n\nSept. 13th, I dined with the Earl of Derby at Russell House, Mr. Thymothew and Mr. John Statfeldt, a German, being there.\n\nSept. 14th, 2s. to Elizabeth Feeld for the tailor.\n\nSept. 22nd, Elizabeth Feeld left my service. I dined with the Earl of Derby.\n\nSept. 26th, £6 borrowed from my cousin William Hetherley for fourteen days, to pay for Bartholomew Hikman.\n\nSept. 29th, Margery Stubble of Hounslow, our dry nurse, began the year of her service starting on Michaelmas Day, and is to have £3 as her year's wages and a gown cloth of russet. Edward Edwards likewise began his year of serving me on Michaelmas Day, and is to have 40s. for his year's wages, and a livery.\n\nOct. 7th, my anger (at 5 in the afternoon) with Edward, my cook, because of his disorderly conduct.\n\nOct. 8th, Mr. Richard Western lent me £10 for a year.\n\nOct. 9th, I dined with Sir Walter Rawlegh at Durham House.\n\nOct. 11th, 2s. to Edward, part of wages. Mr. Banks lent me £5 until after Christmas. Mr. Emery sent me £3 by my servant Richard Walkedine.\n\nOct. 14th, 2s. to Anne, part of wages; to Elizabeth Felde I paid the rest of her year's wages, and moreover 2s. 6d. given for the overplus time.\n\nOct. 19th, the old reckoning between me and Edmond Hilton was cleared. Of the eleven pounds he demanded, I showed him from my old notes that he had received £6. 15s., and after that 25s. from Sted, and the £3 lent him by Mr. Emery; and I showed him Sted's letter, and Mr. Emery's letter of last month. All these sums make just eleven pounds. I paid nurse Stubble 5s. toward her wages.\n\nOct. 20th, 12d. to Anne. Richard rode toward Oxford for my Arabic book.\n\nOct. 25th, Sted asked my help in a lawsuit against his father.\n\nNov. 8th, my goods sent to me by Peravall toward Manchester.\n\nNov. 19th, my Arabic book restored by God's favor.\n\nNov. 21st, goodwife Lidgatt paid her rent for the two quarters ending at the feast of the Annunciation of Our Lady next, 13s. 4d. Goodman Agar was present in my hall at Mortlake.\n\nNov. 25th, the news that Sir Edward Kelly was killed.\n\nNov. 26th, Mr. Nicolas Bagwell of Manchester brought me a letter from my brother Arnold. I lent Mr. Laurence Dutton twelve shillings. My wife and children all went by water toward Coventry.\n\nDec. 10th, Mr. Lok's Arabic books and his letter to me, brought by Mr. Berran's son.\n\nDec. 23rd, I paid John Norton, stationer, ten pounds in hand, and was bound in a recognizance before Doctor Hone for payment of the rest, £10 yearly, £5 at Christmas and £5 at Midsummer, till £53 more 14s. 8d. were paid. I received £30 in part payment of the one hundred for my house at Manchester, from Mr. Paget.\n\nDec. 26th, A daughter of the Earl of Derby was born in the morning about four o'clock in London.\n\n### Year 1596\n\nFeb. 15th, I came to Manchester at five in the afternoon.\n\nFeb. 20th, installed in the Manchester wardenship between nine and eleven in the morning.\n\nMarch 14th, public warning given against Thomas Goodyer.\n\nMarch 21st, public warning given of the license granted to Thomas Goodyer.\n\nApril 2nd, Sir John Byron, knight, and Mr. John Byron, esquire, dined with me at the college. I moved the matter of Xyd, an acre of hay ground of his tenants. He promised well.\n\nApril 6th, I went to Mr. Ashton of Lester and to Mr. Sherington.\n\nApril 8th, Margaret Dee began to be weaned.\n\nMay 7th, possession taken in Salford.\n\nMay 11th, my brother Aubrey and Richard started for London.\n\nJune 3rd, I gave Antony Cowley 20s. and discharged him.\n\nJune 4th, Antony Cowley left my house for good; I do not know where he went.\n\nJune 14th, Mr. Harry Savill, the antiquary, came to me.\n\nJune 15th, by Mr. Harry Savill I wrote to Christopher Saxton at Denningley about the book dwelling at Halifax. I sent my letter to Sir Robert Cecill's house by William Debdell.\n\nJune 18th, the commission for the college sent to London to be engrossed in the Duchy office. I sent by Nicholas Baguely of Newton to Mr. Brogreton and to William Nicolson to follow it up this term.\n\nJune 21st, Mr. Christopher Saxton came to me.\n\nJune 22nd, entered upon great Brereriding in Salford.\n\nJune 24th, Bartholomew came.\n\nJune 25th, an order taken by the sheriff between me and Raf Holden.\n\nJune 26th, the Earl of Derby, with the Lady Gerard, Sir.... Molyneux and his Lady, daughter to the Lady Gerard, Master Hawghton and others, came suddenly upon us after three o'clock. I made them a scholar's collation, and it was taken in good part. I brought his honor and the ladies to Ardwick Green on the road toward Lyme, to Mr. Legh's house, twelve miles away.\n\nJune 29th, windy and rainy.\n\nJuly 5th, Mr. Savill and Mr. Saxton came.\n\nJuly 6th, I, Mr. Saxton, Arthur Rouland, John, and Richard, went to Howgh Hall.\n\nJuly 9th, I sent Roger Kay of Manchester with my letters into Wales.\n\nJuly 10th, the town of Manchester described and measured by Mr. Christopher Saxton. Given to nurse Stubley 10s., part of wages.\n\nJuly 10th to 14th, occupied with low controversies, as with Holden of Salford and the tenants of Sir John Byron of Faylsworth in the right of the college, sending to..... to the county, and sending for Mr. Tyldesley, or Chester, for counselors.\n\nJuly 12th, given more to the nurse, when her son John Stubley went from me toward London to be reconciled to his master. I gave him 5s. The young man, Leon the hatter, went with him.\n\nJuly 14th, Mr. Saxton rode away. The sessions were held at Manchester.\n\nJuly 19th, Ales came by Mrs. Beston's help into my service. Thomas, my cook, left me.\n\nJuly 21st, Isabell Bardman from the chamber to the kitchen.\n\nJuly 25th, thunder in the morning; rain in the night.\n\nJuly 27th, the Earl of Derby went off toward London; he dined at Curtes' house.\n\nAug. 10th, Mr. Thomas Jones of Tregarron came to me at Manchester and rode toward Wales back again on the 13th day to meet the cattle coming.\n\nAug. 13th, I rode toward York. Halifax and Mr. Thomas Jones rode toward Wales.\n\nAug. 20th, I came to Manchester from York.\n\nAug. 20th to 27th, much disquiet and controversy over the tithe corn of Hulme.\n\nAug. 30th, the Cromsall corn tithe obtained by consent, but afterward doubted and half denied; then utterly denied.\n\nSept. 1st, Mary Goodwyn came into my service to govern and teach Madinia and Margaret, my young daughters.\n\nSept. 3rd, being Friday, I rode to Sir John Byron's, to Royton, to talk with him about the controversy between the college and his tenants. He pretended that we have part of Faylesworth Common within our Newton Heath, which cannot be proved, I am sure. We were agreed that James Traves, being his bailiff, and Francis Nutthall, his servant for him, should with me look into all circumstances, and so proceed duly.\n\nSept. 5th, seventeen head of cattle from my kinsfolk in Wales brought by the courteous Griffith David, nephew to Mr. Thomas Griffith.\n\nOct. 26th, Mr. Francis Nicols and Bartholomew came to Manchester.\n\nOct. 29th, they rode for home.\n\nNov. 22nd, £4. 6s. given to my wife by Mr. Francys Wodcote.\n\nDec. 3rd, Mr. Palmer came to be curate.\n\n### Year 1597\n\nJan. 19th, I sent £4 to Bartholomew Hikman by Bradshaw the carrier.\n\nJan. 22nd, Oliver Carter's threat to sue me with process from London was this Saturday declared in the church to the clerk.\n\nFeb. 5th, Rich. Key, curate of Weram, came to me on Mr. Heton's information, and I was to try him three months for 50s. wages.\n\nFeb. 7th, John Morris came to Manchester.\n\nFeb. 11th, £5 borrowed of Mr. Mat. Heton.\n\nFeb. 14th, this Monday John Morris went with my letters to Mr. John Gwyn, and twelve more squires in Montgomeryshire.\n\nFeb. 17th, I delivered to Charles Legh the elder my silver tankard with the cover, all double gilt, of the Countess of Hereford's gift to Francis her goddaughter, weighing 22 oz. great weight, to lay in pawn in his own name with Robert Welsham the goldsmith for £4 till within two days after May Day next. My daughter Katharin and John Crocker and I myself (John Dee) were at the delivery of it and the weighing of it in my chamber: it was wrapped in a new handkerchief.\n\nFeb. 25th, Mr. Heton borrowed Robert Stephanus's *Greater Concordances*. He has also my book *On the Supper* by Doctor Pezelia.\n\nMarch 7th, Mr. Heton lent me £5 more, and thereupon I gave him a bill of my hand for the whole ten pounds, to be paid at Michaelmas next. The other £5 was received the 11th of February last.\n\nMarch 17th, Bartholomew Hikman came.\n\nMarch 19th, I lent Mr. Hopwood Wierus, *On the Illusions of Demons*.\n\nApril 10th, a petition exhibited by the parishioners.\n\nApril 11th, 12th, troublesome days about Mr. Palmer the curate.\n\nApril 15th, I had my Wierus, *On the Illusions of Demons*, from Mr. Hopwood, and lent him *The Scourge of Demons* and *The Cudgel of Demons* [the Latin has *Fustio*, probably a slip for *fustis*, \"cudgel\"] in 8vo, for the time till Midsummer.\n\nApril 21st, I sent Bartholomew Hikman 40s. I sent by Bradshaw many letters to London. I sent by Goodman Thurp of Salford my long letter to the Bishop of Lincoln, and one to Mr. Shallcross.\n\nApril 22nd, in the afternoon Sir Urien Legh, knight, and his brother, and Mr. Brown, and Mr. George Booth, sheriff of Cheshire, did visit me. Mr. Booth said that he would yield that to me which he would not yield to the bishop nor any other. Mr. Wortley of Wortley also came the same day at four in the afternoon.\n\nMay 2nd, Mr. Hulme and Mr. Williamson came to me in the Lord Bishop of Lincoln's case for Hulme.\n\nMay 4th, I, with Sir Robert Barber, curate, and Robert Talsley, clerk of Manchester parish church, with various men of the town of different ages, went in perambulation to the bounds of Manchester parish: we began at the Leeless Bench against Prestwich parish, and so had a view of the three corn stakes, and then down to Mr. Standysh's new enclosure on the Low, where we stayed and viewed the stake yet standing in the bank of the ditch, it being from the corn eleven measures of Mr. Standley's stake then in his hand, and two feet more, which I measured afterward, and it came to, in Kentish feet, 6 inches and three quarters. The geometrical survey of the very circuits of Manchester parish was ended in this, being the sixth day of my work.\n\nMay 11th, the way to Stopford surveyed by John Cholmeley and John Crocker.\n\nMay 17th, I paid Richard Walkeden 20s. of his wages.\n\nMay 20th, the Lady Booth made my acquaintance here.\n\nMay 23rd, 8s. 8d. to Isabell Boordman to make up the whole year's wages due at the Annunciation of Our Lady last past. I allowed Mr. Williamson ten days' respite more for his kinsman to bring in his evidence in the process of the proceedings. I paid the nurse 3s. to make up her full payment of her year's wages, ended at Michaelmas last.\n\nMay 27th, open enmity with Palmer before Sir Edward Fitton. Sir Edward Fitton told Matthew Palmer to his face that he had known him to be a mutinous man and a......\n\nJune 9th, Thomas Sankinson told me of John Basset's coming to London.\n\nJune 14th, the unlawful assembly and rout of William Cutcheth, Captain Bradley, John Taylor, Rafe Taylor, at Newton, against my men, describing the disturbance at Newton.\n\nJune 27th, news from Hull of 23 barrels of Dansk rye sent me by John Pontoys.\n\nJuly 1st, I sent Roger Kay to Vanydles for cattle.\n\nJuly 4th, the carriers went to Wakefield for the corn.\n\nJuly 5th, toward evening lightning and little thunder.\n\nJuly 6th, thunder in the morning.\n\nJuly 7th, five horse loads of Dansk rye came home.\n\nJuly 19th, the strange pang of my back opening this morning at 6¼ o'clock. In the church upon Mr. Palmer's disorder against Mr. Lawrence.\n\nJuly 20th, the last of my Dansk rye, in all 21 horse loads.\n\nAug. 6th, this night I had the vision and sight of many books in my dream, and among the rest was one great volume, thick, in large quarto, newly printed, on the first page of which, as a title, was printed in great letters \"God is known in Judah.\" Many other books, I thought, I saw newly printed, of very strange arguments. I lent Mr. Edward Hopwood of Hopwood my *Malleus Maleficarum* (The Hammer of Witches) to use till New Year's tide next, a short, thick old book with two clasps, printed in 1517.\n\nAug. 19th, the Earl and Countess of Derby came to Alport Lodge.\n\nAug. 21st, the Earl and Countess of Derby had a banquet at my lodging at the college at 4½ o'clock.\n\nAug. 27th, John Addenstall came from Mr. Emery. I wrote.\n\nSept. 3rd, Mr. Werall of Lobester, within two miles of Doncaster, came to me to make my acquaintance.\n\nSept. 9th, very windy from the south and rainy.\n\nSept. 12th, hail this morning on Monday.\n\nSept. 15th, lent by Mr. Werall 40s. John Cholmley went with him to give him and others physic; and I repaid John Cholmeley the 40s. again.\n\nSept 24th, Bartholomew came.\n\nSept. 25th, Mr. Oliver Carter's impudent and evident misconduct in the church.\n\nSept. 26th, he repented and some pacification was made.\n\nSept. 27th, I granted a lease of three lives to Mr. Ratclyf for two houses in Dene Square, both of 7s. rent; fine, twenty nobles.\n\nSept. 28th, Mr. Yardely of Calcot in Cheshire, about six miles from Chester, came toward the Holt. News about the philosopher Mr. Walder.\n\nSept. 30th, John Crocker (my good servant) had leave to go to see his parents. He went with Bartholomew Hikman and Robert Charles toward Branbroke, with Arthur Golding, to be cured of his fistula. John Crocker intends to return about Easter or at Whitsuntide next. God speed him! Mr. Humphry Damport was made our steward.\n\nOct. 12th, Rafe Holden preferred a bill against Richard Walkeson for entering Brereriding's chase, which I and Antony Ryve..... proved false. The bill was not found.\n\nOct. 22nd, John Fletcher of Manchester went with my letters to Vanylos this Sunday morning.\n\nNov. 3rd, Mr. John Cholmeley set out toward London by way of Market Harborough.\n\nNov. 7th, the fellows and the receiver did not agree with me in accounts. A little after nine in the morning, Arthur's left eye hurt at playing at fence with rapier and dagger of sticks, by a thrust from Edmond Arnold.\n\nNov. 10th, Mr. Burch's letter from Matthew Palmer.\n\nNov. 14th, the fellows would not grant me the £5 for my house rent, as the Archbishops had granted; and our foundation requires a house.\n\nNov. 17th, I sent Ed. Arnold to London on foot with my letters to Dr. Julio.\n\nDec. 3rd, 10s. to Richard Walkeden in part of wages. To the nurse 10s.\n\nDec. 9th, I visited the grammar school.\n\nDec. 13th, I wrote by the carrier Barret to Dr. Cæsar.\n\nDec. 14th, Mr. George Broke, son to Mr...... Broke of...., came to make my acquaintance, whom I treated most kindly. Mr. Ratclif of Manchester came with him, but Mr. Heton also came on Tuesday afternoon when I had no leisure.\n\nDec. 17, I lent to Mr. Barlow for his son a Spanish grammar in 8vo, printed at Louvain in 1555 by Bartholomew Gravay, in Spanish, French, and Latin. To R. Dickonson I paid £7. 2s. for the plate and a new bell, made till 1599, January 1st, £66.\n\n### Year 1598\n\nJan. 4th, I wrote to Bartholomew and Charles by Bradshaw.\n\nJan. 17th, my brother Arnold went to Chester and Vaunlos.\n\nJan. 18th, Ed. Arnold set out for London with my letter.\n\nJan. 19th, at two in the afternoon I appeared before the justices against James Shallcross and John Lawrence for misusing my name to deceive Mr. Harrughby.\n\nJan. 20th, Walter Fletcher, surgeon, came from Bartholomew Hikman.\n\nJan. 22nd, after midnight the college gate toward Hunt's Hall fell, and part of the wall going down the lane. I received letters from Mr. John Pontoys.\n\nJan. 24th, Walter Fletcher went with my letters to Bartholomew Hikman and Robert Charles. My bitterness about midnight.\n\nJan. 28th, the close was hired of Ed. Brydock for three pounds paid beforehand by me, John Dee, to the said Ed. Brydock, being £4 from Candlemas next till Candlemas come a twelvemonth.\n\nFeb. 9th, George Birch's suit was stayed at Chester upon his promise to compound with me for all tithe, hay, and other matter. Thomas Goodyer's suit and excommunication I stayed, without prejudice meanwhile to his own right. Baxter's likewise I stayed at the Chester court.\n\nFeb. 12th, news from Mr. Smyth, of Upton parsonage, came this Sunday.\n\nFeb. 13th, Edmond Arnold went to London; thereupon I sent off speedily.\n\nFeb. 20th, I wrote by Oliver Ellet, the tailor, to Mr. Nicolls at Faxton.\n\nFeb. 22nd, Mr. Nicolls came and wished to meet Ellet.\n\nFeb. 25th, the eclipse. A cloudy day, but great darkness about 9½ in the morning.\n\nFeb. 26th, my bitterness about midnight.\n\nFeb. 27th, Mr. Nicolls rode for home, and met the messenger a little beyond Stopford. I lent Mr. Nicolls, to take home with him, Roger Edward's book, to be brought back to me by Bartholomew Hikman.\n\nMarch 1st, I received Mr. Thynne's letter about Sted's debt, and Ed. Arnold's letter about the suit from Upton, and about the Lord Archbishop's hard dealing.\n\nMarch 2nd, I sent the statute staple to London to Mr. George Brok for Sted. I wrote letters by John Hardy and sent them in a box.\n\nMarch 5th, news of Mistress Mary Nevell's death by William Nicholson: she died the Friday after Candlemas Day.\n\nMarch 11th, I borrowed 40s. of Mr. George Kenion, of Kersall, to repay again as soon as I conveniently can. Received by Richard Walkeden.\n\n### Year 1600\n\nJune 10th, I set out from London. Jun. 18th, I, my wife, Arthur Rowland, Mistress Marie Nicols, and Mr. Richard Arnold came to Manchester.\n\nJuly 3rd, the Commission sat in the Chapter House.\n\nJuly 7th, this morning, as I lay in my bed, the thought came to me to write a book, \"Of Certain Differences of Bodies and Spirits.\"\n\nJuly 8th, I wrote to the Lord Bishop of Chester by Mr. Withenstalls.\n\nJuly 10th, Mr. Nicols and Bartholomew Hikman came.\n\nJuly 14th, Francis Nicols and Bartholomew Hikman started for home.\n\nJuly 17th, I told the fellows to come to me by nine the next day.\n\nJuly 18th, it is to be noted of the great unexpected reconciliations that happened this Friday; for in the forenoon (between nine and ten), when the fellows were in great doubt of my heavy displeasure because of their manifold misuse of themselves toward me, I received them with all mildness, and showed them most of the things that I had brought to pass in London for the good of the college, and told Mr. Carter, going away, that I must speak with him alone. Robert Leigh and Charles Legh were by. Secondly, the great suit between Redishmer and me was stayed by Mr. Richard Holland's wisdom. Thirdly, the organs were admitted upon condition. And fourthly, Mr. Williamson's resignation was granted, for a preacher to be gotten from Cambridge.\n\nJuly 19th, I lent Randall Kemp my second part of Holinshed's Great Chronicle for two or three weeks. He restored it at Newton.\n\nJuly 31st, we held our audit, I and the fellows, for the two years last past in my absence: Oliver Carter, Thomas Williamson, and Robert Birch, Charles Legh the elder being receiver. I read and gave to Mistress Mary Nicolls her prayer.\n\nAug. 5th, I visited the grammar school and found great imperfection in all and every one of the scholars, to my great grief.\n\nAug. 6th, I had a dream after midnight of my working the philosopher's stone with others. The dream was after midnight, toward day.\n\nAug. 10th, I, my wife, daughter Katharine, and Mary Nicolls received the Eucharist.\n\nAug. 30th, a great tempest of strong wind S.W. from 2 till 6, with rain.\n\nSept. 11th, Mr. Holland of Denby, Mr. Gerard of Stopford, and Mr. Langley, commissioners from the Bishop of Chester, authorized by the Bishop of Chester, called me before them in the church at about three of the clock in the afternoon, and delivered to me certain petitions put up by the fellows against me, to answer before the 18th of this month. I answered them all at the same time, and yet they gave me leave to write at leisure.\n\nSept. 16th, Mr. Harmer and Mr. Davis, gentlemen of Flintshire, within four or five miles of Hurden Castle, visited me.\n\nSept. 29th, I burned, before Mr. Nicols, his brother, and Mr. Wortley, all of Bartholomew Hikman's untrue acts.\n\nSept. 30th, after the departing of Mr. Francis Nicolls, his daughter Mistress Mary, his brother Mr. William, and Mr. Wortley, at my return from Deansgate, to the end of which I brought them on foot, Mr. Roger Kooke offered and promised his faithful and diligent care and help, to the best of his skill and power, in the chemical processes, and that he would rather do so than be with anyone in England; which promise of his may the Lord bless and confirm! He told me that Mr. Anthony had treated him very liberally and kindly, but he told him that he had given his word to me. In this he valued the faithfulness of keeping such a promise.\n\nOct. 13th, let it be remembered that Sir Georg Both came to Manchester to visit Mr. Humfrey Damport, counselor of Gray's Inn, and so came to the college to me; and after a few words of discourse we agreed as concerning two or three tenements in Durham Massy in his occupation: that he and I, with the fellows, would stand to the arbitration of the said Mr. Damport after his next return here from London. John Radclyf, Mr. Damport's man, was with him here, and Mr. Dumbell, but they did not hear our agreement; we were in my dining room.\n\nOct. 22nd, I received a kind letter from the Lord Bishop of Chester on behalf of Thomas Billings for a curacy.\n\nNov. 1st, Mr. Roger Coke began to distill.\n\nNov. 4th, the commission and jury found the titles of Nuthurst due to Manchester against Mr. James Ashton of Chaterdon.\n\nNov. 7th, Oliver Carter his...... before Mr. Birch, Richard Legh, and Charles Legh, in the college house.\n\nDec. 2nd, college audit. Allowed my due of £7 yearly for my house rent till Michaelmas last. Arthur Dee a grant of the chapter clerkship from Owen Hodges, to be had if £6 were paid to him for his patent.\n\nDec. 20th, I borrowed of Mr. Edmund Chetam, the schoolmaster, £10 for one year upon plate: two bowls, two cups with handles, all silver, weighing together 32 oz. Item, two pots with cover and handles, double gilt within and without, weighing 16 oz.\n\n### Year 1601\n\nJan. 19th, I borrowed of Adam Holland of Newton £5 till Hilary Day, upon a silver salt, double gilt, with a cover, weighing 14 oz.\n\nFeb. 2nd, Roger Cook's supposed plot, laying to my discredit, was found by chance by Arthur, my son, in a box of his papers, in his own handwriting about noon, and in the afternoon about 1½ it was brought to my knowledge face to face. O God, deliver us from evil! All was mistaken, and we were reconciled in a godly way.\n\nFeb. 10th to 15th, reconciliation between us, and I declared to my wife, Katharine my daughter, Arthur, and Rowland, how things were thus taken.\n\nFeb. 18th, Jane came into my service from Cletheraw.\n\nFeb. 25th, R. K a sacred pact at eight in the morning.\n\nMarch 2nd, Mr. Roger Coke went toward London.\n\nMarch 19th, I received the long letters from Bartholomew Hikman at two in the afternoon, by a carrier of Oldham.\n\nApril 6th, Mr. Holcroft of Vale Royal made his first acquaintance at Manchester by reason of his friend William Herbert. He treated me and reported of me with great freedom and respect.\n\nCATALOG\n\nOF THE BOOKS OF THE EXTERNAL LIBRARY\n\nOF MORTLAKE\n\nDR. JOHN DEE, A.D. 1583, 6 SEPT.\n\nMANUSCRIPT BOOKS.\n\n[From MS. Trin. Coll. Cantab. O. iv. 20, transcribed by Ashmole in MS. Ashm. 1142. Another autograph copy is preserved in MS. Harl. 1879, which scarcely differs from that in the library of Trinity College. The numbers prefixed to the several volumes are added, for the sake of reference, by the Editor.]\n\n### Catalogue of the Library of Manuscripts, 1\n\n1. Three treatises on spheres, by Mileus. Quarto, parchment.\n\n2. Theory of the Planets—Jordanus on Triangles, Including the Squaring of the Circle—The Same, on Perspective—The Same, on Mirrors, on Twilight, on Weights, on Burning Mirrors, book ii. Quarto, written on parchment.\n\n3. An Anonymous Compendium of the Lives of the Philosophers—Urso on the Mixtures of the Elements—The Same, Aphorisms. Quarto, parchment.\n\n4. Avicenna on the Soul of the World, with other works, namely, a book beginning, \"The Inspector of the preceding book of Avicenna.\"—Roger Bacon's Expositor—The Book of Weights—Morienus to King Calid—Rasis's Five Books on [subject unclear: printed 'deceno (?)']—Hermes's Seven Books—Rosinus to Euthesia—Sayings of the Wise—The Crowd of Philosophers—The Book of the Distinctions of the Wise—Letter of Alexander, King of the Persians—Aristotle on the 30 Words—Socrates's Book—The Book of Effrey Effinensis—The Book of Calid—The Annotated Book—The Work of the Philosophers—Geber on the Perfect Mastery. Quarto, parchment.\n\n5. John Duns Scotus's Questions on the Five Voices of Porphyry—An Exposition by One Antony on the Six Categories, etc.—Roger Bacon, On the Multiplication of Species—The Same, Perspective. Quarto, parchment.\n\n6. A volume of Thomas Aquinas's Disputed Questions. Quarto, parchment.\n\n7. The Sparks of the Poets—A Compendium of Palmistry—An Exposition of Ovid's Metamorphoses—A Treatise on Poison—Valerius to Rufinus, On Not Taking a Wife, with an Exposition—John Wycliffe's Determination—Letters of Brother William Fleth—Fulgentius's Mythologies with an Exposition—A Treatise on the Difficult Words of the Bible—Robert of Lincoln, On the Moral Eye—Robert of Lincoln, On the Reason of Poison—John of Wales's Breviloquy of the Philosophers, copied by Stocton at Cambridge, 1375—Abstract Cases in Law, by Brother Hermann of the Province of Saxony—Cases Reserved to the Bishop—An Exposition of the Angelic Salutation. Quarto, parchment.\n\n8. On Weights and Measures for Medicinal Operations—Constantine the African's Travel Provisions, seven books—Experiments in the Method of Healing—On the Origin of Diseases and Their Knowledge Through Urine—On Electuaries, etc. Quarto, parchment.\n\n9. The Cosmography of Ethicus the Istrian, in the Latin Translation of St. Jerome. Quarto, parchment.\n\nOne I had with me, and one I left here, which is noted after.\n\n10. The Anti-Claudian, in Verse—Hugh of Pushac, Bishop of Durham's Brutus, in Verse. Somewhat long format, parchment.\n\n11. A Compendious Treatise on Animals. Quarto, parchment.\n\n12. William of Paris's fragment on all things [printed 'universis'; subject uncertain]. Quarto, parchment.\n\n13. Euclid's Elements of Geometry, Optics and Catoptrics, Translated from the Arabic by Adelard—Theodosius's Books on Spheres—The Book of Hidden Things—Ptolemy's Planisphere—Jordanus's Planisphere—Archimedes's Treatise on the Squaring of the Circle—Gerard of Brussels's Book on Motion—Jordanus on Weights—Four Books of Practical Geometry—Alfarabi on the Sciences—William of Conches's Philosophy—Rasis's Book on Physiognomy—The Anatomy of Man—On the Properties of Elements—with others. Quarto, parchment.\n\n14. Augustine on the Soul and the Spirit—Theorems Demonstrated on the Spirit and the Soul—John of Sacrobosco's Demonstrated Algorithm—John of Rupella's Summa on the Soul—Robert of Lincoln's Treatise on the Sphere—John of Sacrobosco's Treatise on the Sphere—A Treatise on Proportion and Proportionality, etc., by Roger Bacon—with others. Parchment, quarto.\n\n15. Some Fragments of Maximus the Monk, Dionysius the Areopagite, Sophronius the Solitary, and Other Greeks. Parchment, quarto.\n\n16. Raymond Lull's Book on the Fifth Essence. Paper, folio.\n\nNot Raymond Lull's, but various collections from Paracelsus.\n\n17. Roger Bacon, On the Soul and Its Works—The Same, On the Intellect and the Intelligible. Folio, parchment.\n\n18. An Apology on the Tricks and Perversities of the False Theologians and the Religious—The Prophecy of Abbot Joachim Against the Orders Holding the Mendicant Rule—Arnold of Villanova's Work on the Kinds of Abuse of Truth, on Recognizing the False Ministers of Antichrist, and on Exercising the Pastoral Office Around the Flock—The Same, a Catholic Prophecy, Setting Forth the Art of Annihilating the Cunning of Antichrist and All His Members, to the Sacred College of the Romans. Parchment, folio.\n\n19. Roger Bacon, On the Delaying of Old Age and Decrepitude, etc.—The Same, on the Graduation of Compound Medicines, etc. Parchment, folio.\n\n20. The Same Bacon's Metaphysics—The Same's Economics. Parchment, quarto.\n\n21. The Same's Fragment on Animals. Parchment, folio.\n\n22. Certain Fragments of the Same Bacon, Namely, On the Multiplication and Corruption of Species—Also, Natural Commonplaces—A Letter to Clement, by R., on the Usefulness of the Sciences of the Experimental Art, etc. Parchment, folio.\n\n23. Roger Bacon's Sixth Part of the Greater Work, Which Is the Experimental Science, to Clement, Pope of the Romans—The Same Greater Work's Seventh Part, Which Is Moral Philosophy—The Same's Expository Treatise on Alchemy, to Clement, Pope of the Romans—The Same's Compendium of Alchemy—Avicenna's Key of Wisdom, or the Lesser Gate, or a Treatise on the Soul—Holcot's Breviloquy—Roger Bacon's Mirror of Alchemy—Questions on Jordanus's Book on Weights—A Compendium of the Art, by Raymond Lull—Extracts from Raymond Lull's Theory—Roger Bacon's Treatise on Species. Paper, folio.\n\n24. Albert the Great's Five Books On Minerals—Hermes's Four Parts of the Work—Rhithmomachia—On the Bezoar Stone—The Art of Casting and Dyeing Stones and Gems—Ptolemy's Book on Stones and Their Seals—Techel on the Carving of Stones—Galen (.... gates) On Sperm—Avicenna's Physiognomy—A Little Commentary on Aristotle's Physiognomy—A Fragment of Palmistry—A Fragment of Arithmetic, in Verse—The Practice of Algorism—The Soul of the Transmuting Art of Raymond Lull—Physics, or Medicine, of Raymond Lull—On Herbs—On the Powers of the Twelve Signs and Seven Planets—An Epistle on the Quick Accomplishment of the Philosophers' Stone, to King Robert—A Compendium of Palmistry—Albert the Great, On Minerals—Physiognomy from Loxus, Aristotle, and Palaemon—Albert, On the Planting of Trees and the Preservation of Wine—The Virtues of Aristotle's Seven Herbs—The Book of Kirimandarum—A Fragment of Philo On Aqueducts—Certain Natural Questions—Constantine the Physician, On Coitus—Practical Rules for Children—On the Nature of Children—Astronomical Introductions—Hippocrates, On Drugs—Hippocrates, On Secrets—Hippocrates's Law—Hippocrates, On Human Nature—Hippocrates, On Air, Water, and Regions. Parchment, quarto.\n\n25. An Eulogy of Time, from the Foundation of the World to the Year of Christ 1367, by a Certain Monk of Ninian. Parchment, folio.\n\n26. Roger Bacon's Summa, or the Third Work, to Clement, Pope—The Same Bacon's Fourth Part of the Greater Work, in Which the Power of Mathematics in the Sciences and in the Things of This World Is Shown—The Same's Compendium of Theological Study—The Book of Precepts According to Albert—The Book of the Sun's Seals in the Signs, According to Hermes—Albert, On the Seal and Ring of the Lion, and Its Virtues—Arnold of Villanova, On the Seals of the Twelve Signs. Paper, folio.\n\n27. Roger Bacon's Two Books of Natural Commonplaces, Divided into Four Sections. Parchment, folio.\n\nIn boards, with clasps.\n\n28. Alpetraugius's Book on the Verification of Celestial Motions—Thabit on the Things That Need Explanation Before Ptolemy's Almagest Is Read—The Book of Flowers of Albumasar—The Book of Experiments of Albumasar—The Book of Practical Geometry—Jacob Alkindi's Book on Aspects—Peter of Dacia's Commentary on the Treatise of Algorism—John of Sacrobosco on the Treatise of the Sphere—The Same, Ecclesiastical Computation—William of Aragon on Ptolemy's Hundred Sayings—The Art of Algorism on Fractions—Useful Writings on the Manual Computation—John of Sicily on the Canons of Arzachel on the Toledan Tables—Mathematical Questions. Parchment, folio.\n\n29. Four Books on Demonstrating Sines, by Richard Walingford, Abbot of St. Albans. Parchment, folio.\n\n30. Letters of John Masson, a Monk—Letters on Pharaoh's Dream, or the Letters of Pharaoh and Joseph—Alan's Enchiridion on the Lamentation or Complaint of Nature, in Prose and Verse—Bernard Silvestris's Cosmography.\n\nParchment, quarto.\n\n31. Bartholomew the Englishman's Summary, or On the Properties of Things. Parchment, folio.\n\n32. Jordanus Nemorarius's +Philotechnê+, or On Triangles, First Book, Containing Sixty-Four Propositions. Parchment, quarto.\n\n33. Rabbi Moses's Book on Poisons—A Brief Summa of Galen on the Care of Hectic Old Age—Albert of Cologne's Treatise on the Cutting of Trees and Their Planting—An Ointment to Remove Every Kind of Scab, Called \"Come with Me,\" etc.—A Treatise on the Adornment of the Face—Hermes's Book on the Seven Planets, etc.—Certain Secrets of Roger Bacon—On the Making of the Gallic Saxon—The Book of the Dyeing of Cloths—The Book of the Colors of Illuminators or Painters—On Diverse Operations of Fires—On Diverse Dyes—Hermes's Secrets—Also, many other notable things—Also, the Crowd of Philosophers. Parchment, quarto.\n\n34. A Book of Diverse Experiments—On the Varnish That Writers Use—The Secrets of the Philosophers—On the Use of the Divining Rod, and Many Such Secrets. Paper, octavo.\n\n35. Arnold of Villanova's Treasury of Secret Operations—Hermes's Book on the Philosophers' Stone—Alfred's Book on the Hidden Spirit—Rasis's Practice, with Twenty-Five Other Little Books of Various Authors on a Similar Subject. Paper, quarto.\n\n36. Ptolemy's Quadripartite, in Latin—Albumasar's Introduction—Isibrad's Calendar—Profatius the Jew's Almanac—Zaël's Elections—On the Significators of the Planets, with Other Treatises. Parchment, quarto.\n\n37. An Exposition of the Theories—Thabit on the Motion of the Eighth Sphere—Jordanus on Weights, with Notable Questions on the Same—Jacob Alkindi on Rays, or on Giving Reasons—Whether Futures Can Be Foretold by the Stars—Nicholas Oresme's Book of Divinations—Thomas Bradwardine's Geometry—The Common Perspective of John Peckham—Dominic of Hesse's Questions on the Common Perspective—Euclid on Mirrors—Jacob Alkindi on Shades and the Causes of the Diversity of Aspects—Dominic of Clavaso's Practical Geometry—A Demonstration of the Equality of the Line to the Periphery of a Circle—The Squaring of the Circle—An Exposition of the Treatise on the Sphere, with Questions—Algorism on Integers, by John of Sacrobosco—Algorism on Fractions, by John of Lineriis—Thomas Bradwardine's Treatise of Proportions.\n\n38. John Peckham's Song of the Poor—John of Wales's Common Discourse—The Same Wales's Dietary, Place-Book, and Itinerary—The Same's Breviloquy—A Treatise Beginning, \"Upon Three Crimes\"—Aristotle's Secrets of Secrets. Parchment, quarto.\n\n39. The Book of the Physiologist on the Nature of Animals and Beasts. Parchment, octavo.\n\n40. Walter Burley's Treatise on the Powers of the Soul. Parchment, quarto.\n\n41. Roger Bacon's Perspective—The Same, On the Multiplication of Species. Parchment, quarto.\n\nIn pasteboards, with strings.\n\n42. Three Little Treatises on the Philosophers' Stone, the First of Which Begins, \"The Philosopher Says,\" etc.\n\n43. Vettius Valens's Anthology—Aristoxenus's Music—Alippus's Music—Cleomedes on the World—An Exposition of the Astrolabe—Hipparchus on Aratus and Eudoxus. All in Greek. Paper, folio.\n\n44. A Very Ancient Little Book on Burning Mirrors, Which Begins, \"On the Higher,\" etc. Parchment, quarto.\n\n45. Jordanus on Weights, with Scholia, Beginning \"Every Heavy Thing.\" Parchment, folio.\n\n46. Raymond Lull's Book on the Fifth Essence. Parchment, folio.\n\n47. Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, Turned into Greek by Maximus Planudes—Cato's Distichs, with the Scholia of Planudes, etc., in Greek—Aphthonius's Progymnasmata, in Greek. Paper, folio.\n\nI gave this book to the Cracow Library, in the year 1584, July 28.\n\n48. The Philosopher Porphyry's Introduction to Aristotle's Logic, in Greek. Paper, folio.\n\n49. The Shipbuilding of a Certain Italian, with Figures. Paper, quarto.\n\n50. Dionysius Zaccarius's Little Work on the Philosophers' Stone, in French. Paper, quarto.\n\n51. Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle, in English Rhyme. Paper, folio.\n\n52. The History of the British Princes from King Cadwalader to Leolin, Gathered by Humfred Lluyd, in English. Paper, folio.\n\n53. Diverse Compositions of Mercurial Waters and Other Chemical Experiments, in English, Beginning, \"He that will make,\" etc. Paper, quarto.\n\n54. Various Chemical Experiments, in English, Beginning, \"For to make white lead.\" Parchment, folio.\n\n55. Albert the Great's Summa of Natural Things, Beginning, \"Philosophy Is Divided.\" Paper, quarto.\n\n56. Roger Bacon's Notes on Aristotle's Treatise on the Secret of Secrets. Parchment, folio.\n\n57. Philip Ulstad's Heaven of the Philosophers. Printed, folio.\n\n58. Certain Geometrical Discoveries. Paper, folio.\n\nMy own hand, of Richard Chancellor and Thomas Topely.\n\n59. Dumbylton's Summa. Parchment, folio.\n\n60. Bede on the Deeds of the English. Parchment, quarto.\n\n61. Euclid's Geometry—Roger Bacon's Perspective—Aristotle's Problems—Campanus's Theory of the Planets. Parchment, quarto.\n\n62. Two Large Volumes, in Hebrew, on Astrological Judgments—The Alchemy of Solomon. Paper, folio. 2 vol.\n\n63. The Sayings of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Beginning, \"The Holy Spirit Through the Mouth of Solomon,\" etc.—The Same's Treatise on the Cessation of Legal Observances—The Same's Treatise on the Moral Eye, together with various others. Parchment, folio.\n\n64. Isaac the Jew's Logic, with various others of similar subject, in Hebrew. Paper, quarto.\n\n65. Alhazen's Perspective, etc. Parchment, quarto.\n\nJohn Davis's spoil.\n\n66. Raymond Lull's Testament—The Same's Song—The Same's Codicil, or Handbook—The Same's Transmuting Soul—Notes on Raymond Lull's Testament—Raymond Lull's Lapidary—Questions on Raymond Lull's Paulina—Questions on Raymond Lull's Olympiad—An Explanation of Raymond Lull's Tables of the Figure of Five—Raymond Lull's Repertory—A Treatise on the Consideration of the Stone—The Philosophy of a Certain Follower of Lull—John Dastin the Chemist's Dream, or Visions, in English—Raymond Lull's Third Distinction—The Soul of the Art, According to the Copy Found in England—The Apocalypse of the Hidden Spirit—The Art of Turning Mercury and Saturn into Gold and Silver, or On the Waters of Theuthis—Aristotle's Light of Lights—Raymond Lull's Question-Book of the Philosophical Tree—The Question-Book of the Quadrangular Figure—The Question-Book of the Figure of Five—The Third Distinction According to Another Copy—Aphorisms—The Abridgment—The Practice of the Hidden Secret—The Great Work, or Royal Work—Considerations on the Lesser Work—The Song in Catalan, with a Commentary—The Short Art, etc. Paper, folio.\n\n67. Raymond Lull's Mirror of Alchemy—The Same's Book on the Fifth Essence—The Same's Lapidary, Namely, on Gems—John Dastin's Book on the Composition of the Stone—The Same's Gift of God—The Book of Roots—The Book of Administrations—The Same Dastin's Mirror of Philosophers—Rasis on the Twelve Waters, etc. Paper, folio.\n\n68. The Medical Practice of Anet, Son of Abraham—Scarsatus's Medical Practice, together with others. Parchment, quarto.\n\n69. Ethelred, Abbot of Rievall, On the Life of Edward, King of the English and Confessor. Parchment, quarto.\n\n70. Robert, Bishop of Lincoln's, Treatise in the Romance Tongue, That Is, in Old French Rhyme, on the Beginning of the Creation of the World, on the Middle and the End, etc. Parchment, quarto.\n\n71. William of Northfield's Exposition on the Book on the Difference Between Spirit and Soul—The Same's Exposition on Various Little Works of Aristotle's Physics. Parchment, folio.\n\n72. Master Franco's Musical Rules, with Additions by Other Musicians, Gathered by Robert of Handlo—Roger Bacon's Perspective, together with other geometrical and astrological works. Parchment, folio.\n\n73. Walter Burley's Notes on Porphyry's Predicables and Aristotle's Categories, together with little books of other notes. Paper, quarto.\n\n74. Boethius's Music—Hermannus Contractus on the Construction of the Astrolabe and Its Uses. Parchment, quarto.\n\n75. A Chronicle of the Emperors, or a Compendium of Histories in the First Monarchy of the Babylonians, to the Year of Christ 1266—John of Bologna's Summa of the Roman Popes and Emperors to the Year of Christ 1313—The Birth and Deeds of Alexander the Great. Parchment, quarto.\n\n76. William Wodford, of the Order of Minors, Little Work of Certain Questions Against the Dialogue of John Wycliffe, Condemned by Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury—Thomas Palmere's Treatise on Images, with various others. Paper, quarto.\n\n77. Certain Chemical Collections of Sibert Rhodius. Paper, folio.\n\n78. Robert Holcot's Questions on the Four Books of Lombard's Sentences—The Same's Questions on Astronomy. Parchment, quarto.\n\n79. Arnold of Villanova's Book on Alchemy, Beginning, \"Know, My Son, That in This Book,\" together with other little works of his. Paper, quarto.\n\n80. The Philosopher Ethicus's Cosmography, Turned into Latin by St. Jerome of Stridon. Parchment, folio.\n\n81. Roger Bacon's Three Letters, or Three Writings, to John of Paris, in Which the Wisdom of the World Lies Hidden—King Calid to Morienus—The Chemistry of Geber and Avicenna. Paper, quarto.\n\n82. Euclid's Ten Books of Geometrical Elements—The Same's Perspective, etc., in Latin. Paper, quarto.\n\n83. Alhazen's Optics, in seven books, in Latin. parchment, folio.\n\n84. A Fragment on the Making of a Burning Mirror.-- Urso on the Effects of Primary Qualities.-- The Book of the Cow.-- Albertus's Gifts.-- Thomas Aquinas on the Essences of Things. parchment, quarto.\n\n85. Richard of Hampole's book, called the Fire of Love, in English. parchment, folio.\n\n86. Alhazen's Optics, in Latin.-- Likewise Alfraganus, etc., in Latin. parchment, folio.\n\n87. Albumazar on Astrological Judgments. parchment, folio.\n\n88. James Faber of Étaples's Conclusions of Physics, etc., drawn from Aristotle. paper, folio.\n\n89. John Eschuid's English Summary, or Medical Summary. parchment, folio.\n\n90. Bartholomew the Englishman on the Properties of Things. parchment, a larger folio.\n\n91. Jordanus Nemorarius's Arithmetic with a Commentary.-- John of Sacrobosco's Treatise on Whole Numbers.-- John of Lineriis's Treatise on Fractions.-- Campanus's Theory of the Planets.-- Nicholas Oresme's Treatise on the Proportions of Proportions.-- Jordanus's Treatise on the Measurement of Heavenly Bodies.-- Gervasius's Treatise on Proportions.-- Demonstrations of the Conclusions of the Astrolabe.-- A Treatise on the Torquetum and Its Use.-- The Tables of Alfonso, King of Castile.-- Canons of the Tables of Alfonso by John of Saxony.-- John of Lineriis's Canons of the Tables of the First Mover.-- Jacob Alkindus on the Impressions of the Air.-- Roger Bacon on the Utility of Arithmetic.-- Campanus's Church Calendar Reckoning.-- Jordanus's Demonstrated Algorithm. parchment, folio.\n\n### Catalogue of the Library of Manuscripts, 2\n\n92. Helinand the Cistercian Monk's Chronicles of the World, thirty books; that is, the first part. parchment, folio.\n\n93. Francis Cataneus Diacetius's Paraphrase on Aristotle's On the Heavens, etc. parchment, folio.\n\n94. Isidore of Seville's Book on the Nature of Things, with glosses.-- Priscian's Instruction.-- Bede's Verses on the Day of Judgment. parchment, quarto.\n\n95. Treatise on the Figures of the Stars in the Eighth Sphere.-- Geber's Nine Books on Astronomy.-- Six Abridged Books of the Almagest.-- Jordanus's Books on Triangles.-- Several Abridged Conclusions of the Almagest.-- Archimedes's Book on Curved Surfaces.-- Albeon's Treatise.-- Table for the Places of the Planets.-- Zaphi Arzachel's Treatise, etc.-- Chapters of the Book of the Almagest.-- Compendium of Music from Boethius.-- Euclid's Elements of Geometry.-- Geber's Conclusions on Astronomy.-- Theodosius's Spherics.-- Mileus's Three Books on Spherical Figures and Triangles.-- Tables of the Planets on Roots and Motions.-- Muhammad of Baghdad's Book of Divisions.-- Treatise on the Five Regular Bodies.-- Treatise on Burning Mirrors.-- Table for the Houses, for the Latitude of Oxford.-- Tables of Many Latitudes, according to Bachecumbe.-- Thebith's Treatise on Motion.-- Treatise on the Proportion of the Circumference of a Circle, etc.-- Four Solar Tables. parchment, folio.\n\n96. Roger Bacon's Treatise on the Virtues and Actions of the Stars. paper, quarto.\n\n97. Vitellion's Optics. parchment, folio.\n\n98. Theodosius's Spherics.-- Euclid's Data, in Latin.-- Archimedes on the Quadrature of the Circle. parchment, quarto.\n\n99. Haly on the Judgments of the Stars. parchment, folio.\n\n100. Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy with a Commentary.-- Writings on Several Books of Geometry.-- Jordanus on Mirrors.-- Jordanus on Weights.-- Archadius's Demonstrations on the Quadrature of the Circle.-- Hermann's Treatise on the Astrolabe.-- Book on Similar Arcs.-- Archimedes on Isoperimetric Figures.-- Archimedes on Curved Surfaces. parchment, quarto.\n\n101. Avicenna on First Philosophy, that is, on the Cause of Causes, or Metaphysics, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n102. Alhazen's Optics. parchment, quarto.\n\n103. Richard de Posis's Summary of Letters (a kind of notarial art) according to the Custom of the Roman Curia. parchment, folio.\n\n104. Arzachel's Astronomical Tables. parchment, quarto.\n\n105. Chronicle of England, in English, a manuscript. parchment, folio.\n\n106. Aristotle's Commentary on Astrology (fragment). parchment, quarto.\n\n107. Albertus Magnus's Book of Minerals. parchment, quarto.\n\n108. Haly on the Judgments of the Stars.-- Book of the Nine Judges in Astrology.-- Jafar on Rains.-- Messahala on Nativities.-- Aristotle's Book on Universal Judgments.-- Hani Benhanna's Book of Geometry.-- Guido Bonatus on Astrology. paper, large folio.\n\n109. Treatise on Whole Numbers with a Commentary.-- Treatise on Fractions with a Commentary.-- Boethius's Summary of Both Arithmetics.-- Arithmetic Compiled from Many Sciences.-- Book on the Figures of Numbers.-- Practice of Memory.-- Treatise on the Burning Mirror according to the Section of Mukesius.-- Euclid's Geometry, 15 books, with a Commentary.-- Jordanus on Weights with a Commentary.-- Euclid on Weights with a Commentary.-- Euclid's Book of Data with a Commentary.-- Archimedes on Curved Surfaces with a Commentary.-- Archimedes on the Quadrature of the Circle, with a Commentary.-- Archimedes on Isoperimetric Figures.-- Theodosius's Spherics.-- Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, on Light, Heat, and the Rainbow.-- Vitellion's Optics, four books. parchment, folio.\n\n110. Constitutions of Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, for His Diocese, namely on the Ten Commandments, etc. parchment, folio.\n\n111. The Perspective of Algazet, perhaps Alhazen. in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n112. Annals of the Welsh Rulers, from Cadowaladro to the time of Leolin, in the British or Welsh language. paper, quarto.\n\n113. Records and Other Things Belonging to Winchcombe Abbey. parchment, quarto.\n\n114. Boethius's Arithmetic. parchment, quarto.\n\n115. Learned Questions Disputed on Aristotle's Book of Meteorology. parchment, quarto.\n\n116. On the Astronomical Years of the Indians and Persians.-- Annotations on Martianus Capella. parchment, quarto.\n\n117. On the Powers of the Soul.-- Aubert of Reims's Philosophy.-- Oliver's Philosophy.-- Peter Hispanus on Death and Life, and the Causes of the Length and Shortness of Life.-- Albertus on Divination. On the Spirit and Inspiration.-- On the Signs of Waters, Winds, and Storms.-- Raymond of Marseilles on the Course of the Planets.-- Alexander of Aphrodisias to the Emperors Antoninus and Severus on Fate.-- Questions on the Intellect.-- Questions on the Soul.-- Hermann the Second on Essences.-- Plato's Phaedo, or On the Soul.-- Commentary on Plato's Timaeus.-- Plato's Meno. in Latin. parchment, folio.\n\n118. Book on the Administration of Princes. parchment, quarto.\n\n119. Isidore of Seville's Large Fragment of the Etymologies. parchment, folio.\n\n120. Astronomical Tables for Ten Years, with Canons.-- Demonstrated Algorithm with Fractions.-- Alfraganus on Years.-- Alcabicius's Astrology.-- Tables of Proportional Numbers.-- Computus with a Calendar. parchment, quarto.\n\n121. Polychronica. parchment, folio.\n\n122. Polychronicon. parchment, smaller folio.\n\n123. Fragment of British and English History, Written in French. parchment, quarto.\n\n124. Guido Bonatus on the Judgments of the Stars. parchment, folio.\n\n125. Passional (a book of the sufferings of saints). parchment, folio.\n\n126. Fragment of a Certain Little Book of Astronomy, Beginning, \"We have received astronomy thus defined from the philosophers.\" parchment, quarto.\n\n127. A Certain Exposition on the Song of Songs.-- The Art of Faith according to the Man of Amiens.-- Macrobius on the Dream of Scipio. parchment, folio.\n\nThe second tract is cut out, and to be answered for.\n\n128. Register, or Catalogue of the Canterbury Library. paper, folio.\n\n129. Author on Causes with Demonstrations. parchment, folio.\n\n130. A Little Alchemical Book, in English, Beginning, \"Take limale.\" paper, quarto.\n\n131. A Little Chemical Book, in Latin.-- Various Treatises on the Chapter of Hermes Called the \"Key of the Greater Wisdom.\" parchment, folio.\n\n132. The Philosopher Sidrach's Book, in French. parchment, quarto.\n\n133. Calendar.-- Certain Things on the Ecclesiastical Computus, in Latin and Saxon.-- Alphabet of Dreams.-- Certain Pious Prayers. parchment, octavo.\n\n134. Certain Lectures on Ecclesiastes or Ecclesiasticus [the Latin form is ambiguous]. parchment, folio.\n\n135. A Good Commentary on the Definitions of the Fifth Book of Euclid.-- Euclid Entire according to the Recension of Campanus.-- A Good Exposition of Archimedes on the Quadrature of the Circle. parchment, quarto.\n\n136. Cicero on the Nature of the Gods.-- Cato's Book to Varro.-- Euclid's Book with a Commentary.-- Precepts on the Canons of Ptolemy.-- Treatise on the Double Astrolabe with Its Practice.-- Astronomical Tables.-- Aristotle's Letter to Alexander on the Right Course of Life.-- Henry the Briton's Philosophy.-- Oliver the Briton's Philosophy.-- The Philosophy of the Man of Reims and Others.-- Book on Mirrors, Book on Vision, and Certain Others. parchment, quarto.\n\n137. Boethius's Arithmetic.-- His Books on the Trinity.-- His On the Two Natures in Christ.-- His On the Hebdomads.-- Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, on the Common Art of Calculation.-- His Other Treatise, More in Detail.-- Thebith on the Almagest of Ptolemy.-- Theodosius on the Inhabitable Places.-- Theory of the Planets with the Necessary Tables.-- Commentary on the Hundred Sayings of Ptolemy.-- The Art of Palmistry, in French.-- On the Interpretation of Dreams.-- On the Meaning of Thunders.-- Physiognomy according to Thomas Aquinas.-- On the Forecasting of Storms.-- On Many Things Necessary for Determining Questions by the Art of Calculation.-- Palmistry, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n138. Astronomy, Astrology, and Arithmetic.-- Certain Observations of the Planets and Fixed Stars by Peter of Saint-Omer and John of Lineriis. parchment, quarto.\n\n139. Astronomical Tables with Canons. parchment, octavo.\n\n140. A Little Book on the Nature of Places. parchment, octavo.\n\n141. Ivo of Chartres's Various Ecclesiastical Treatises, and a Volume of Letters from Various People to Various Others, etc. parchment, folio.\n\n142. Boethius's Music.-- Simon of Bredon's Exposition on the Two Books of Boethius's Arithmetic. parchment, quarto.\n\n143. Calcidius on Plato's Timaeus. parchment, long quarto.\n\n144. Marius's Two Books on the Elements.-- The Book Called Prenonphysicon [title unclear in the source].-- Alard of Bath's Natural Questions.-- Physiognomy according to Three Authors, namely Loxus, Aristotle, and Palemon.-- Book of Sperm.-- Soranus on the Medical Art.-- Constantine's Book on Herbs.-- Dioscorides on the Virtues of Herbs, in Latin.-- Oribasius on the Virtues of Herbs, in Latin.-- Odo of Adun's Verses on the Virtues of Herbs.-- Isidore of Seville's Books of Etymologies.-- Constantine the Physician's Book of Degrees.-- Eupho's Experiments.-- Adamarius's Experiments.-- John Melancholicus's Experiments.-- The Abbot's Experiments.-- Wiscard's Experiments.-- Picot's Experiments.-- On the Urine of Woman.-- Exposition on the Fifth Section of Hippocrates's Epidemics.-- John Melancholicus's Book on the Substance of Urine.-- Palladius on Agriculture.-- Book on Simple Medicine. parchment, folio.\n\n145. Albertus Magnus's Natural and True Magic.-- The Layman's Book, by Cusanus.-- Against the Jacobellians in Bohemia.-- Antonius Barsizius's Cauteriaria, a Comedy, together with Various Others. paper, folio.\n\n146. Aristotle's Eight Books of Physics.-- His Two Books on Generation and Corruption.-- Four Books on the Heavens and the World.-- Four Books of Meteorology.-- On Plants, etc.-- Three Books on the Soul.-- On Memory and Recollection.-- The Second and Third Books of the Ethics.-- On Death and Life, and Other Works of the Same Aristotle, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n147. Serapion on Preparation and Restraint, or Serapion's Servitor. parchment, folio.\n\n148. Thomas Aquinas on Theological Truth, seven books. parchment, quarto.\n\n149. Albertus Magnus's Treatise on Stones.-- Jacobus Alkindus on Rays. paper, folio.\n\n150. An English History by an Anonymous Author. paper, quarto.\n\n151. Euclid's Optics, Catoptrics, and Geometry, in Latin. Quarto, parchment.\n\n152. A theological fragment on Ecclesiasticus. Folio, parchment.\n\n153. Treatise on the Astrolabe.-- On the Meaning of a Hidden Thing.-- On the Disposition of the Air.-- A Table for the Almanac.-- The Notary's Art.-- Aristotle's Letter on the Preservation of Health.-- Roger of Hereford's Computus.-- The Construction of the Astrolabe.-- The Planisphere.-- Alfraganus.-- Geber on Ptolemy's Almagest, Together with Other Works. Quarto, parchment.\n\n154. A Defense of the Chemical Art against Cornelius Agrippa's On the Vanity of the Sciences.-- On Various Medicinal Oils, Together with Many Others. Quarto, paper.\n\n155. Alcabicius.-- A Certain Judicial Astronomy.-- Zahel's Introduction, with the Judgments that Follow.-- The Mathematics of Alexander, the Supreme Astrologer.-- Jacob Alkindus on Astrological Judgments.-- Albumazar on the Revolutions of the Years of the World.-- Selections from Albumazar's Book on the Revolution of Nativities.-- Albohali on Nativities.-- Albumazar's Book of Flowers.-- The Perpetual Almanac of Profatius the Jew.-- Thomas Aquinas on the Angels. Quarto, parchment.\n\n156. The Lamentations of Mathæolus, in Verse. Quarto, parchment.\n\n157. Hippocrates' Aphorisms.-- His Prognostics.-- His Book on the Regimen of Acute Diseases.-- His Book of Epidemics.-- His Astronomy of Diseases.-- Johannicius's Introduction to Galen's Art of Medicine.-- Hippocrates' Secrets.-- Treatise on the Construction of the Astrolabe.-- Treatise on the Practice of the Astrolabe.-- Treatise on the Construction of the New Quadrant.-- Campano's Treatise on the Motions of the Planets and on Making the Equatorial Instrument, by Which the Certain Places of the Planets Are Found.-- Peter Peregrinus's Treatise on the Magnet.-- Jordanus's Book of the Planisphere.-- Euclid's Book on Mirrors.-- Jordanus's Treatise on Weights.-- The Practice of Geometry. Quarto, parchment.\n\n158. Roger Bacon's Calendar.-- A Table for Knowing Which Planet Rules Every Hour of Any Day.-- A Table of Multiplication.-- The Book of the Natures of Things, Abridged.-- Marbodeus on the Cutting of Gems.-- The Book on the Stones of the Children of Israel.-- Hippocrates' Signs in the Sick.-- The Ointment of Alabaster.-- On How to Make Oil.-- On Cleansing Waters for the Eyes of the Face and Other Spiritual Members.-- On the Depilatory.-- So That Hair Will Grow Where You Wish.-- On Preserving Wine.-- Gregory's First and Second Books of the Dialogues.-- The Life of Saint Nicholas.-- The Life of Saint Giles. Quarto, parchment.\n\n159. The Ecclesiastical Computus.-- Bede on Calculation.-- Computus. Quarto, parchment.\n\n160. William of Conches's Philosophy. Quarto, parchment.\n\n161. Questions on the Refutations, and Other Logical Writings. Quarto, paper.\n\n162. Questions on Appearances, or Sophistical Fallacies, in Manuscript. Paper.\n\n163. Albert of Saxony's Treatise on Proportions, quarto, printed at Rouen.-- Jacobus Lupus's Treatise on the Production of Persons in Divine Matters, Following the Mind of John Scotus, quarto, printed.-- Together with Other Treatises on Various Questions,-- paper, manuscript, quarto.\n\n164. Henry Beaumont's Regimen of Health, Together with Various Other Experiments, Written Both in English and in Latin. Quarto, parchment.\n\n165. Avicenna on Natural Things.-- His Book on Sufficiency.-- Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Essence.-- Avendauth on the Five Universals.-- The Philosopher Alchindus's Book on the Five Essences, Drawn from Aristotle's Words.-- Plato's Timaeus.-- Isaac on Definitions, in Latin.-- Jacob on the Rational Part of the Soul.-- The Philosopher Alexander's Book on the Intellect and the Intelligible, in Latin.-- Algazel's Logic.-- Alchindus on the Intellect and What Is Intellected.-- Amaometh's Introductory Book on the Art of Demonstrative Logic.-- Averroes on the Substance of the Orb.-- Alfarabius on the Intellect and What Is Intellected.-- A Book on the Planets by a Certain Disciple of Ptolemy.-- Mercury Trismegistus.-- The Philosopher Secundus on Definitions.-- Boethius on Unity.-- The Book on the Difference Between Spirit and Soul.-- The Book of Avicenna's Metaphysics, Which Is Not Complete.\n\n166. The Philosophy of Solomon.-- Bishop Fulgentius to Calcidius the Grammarian.-- Certain Alchemical Experiments.-- Cassiodorus on the Soul, Together with Other Theological Works. Octavo, parchment.\n\n167. Boethius's Arithmetic.-- Theory of the Planets and Stars According to Alfraganus.-- Boethius's Music.-- Euclid's Geometry.-- Propositions of Ptolemy's Planisphere with Additions.-- Maslem the Arab. Quarto, parchment.\n\n168. A Disputation Between a Knight and a Clerk. Quarto, parchment.\n\n169. John Scotus's Questions on Aristotle's Second and Third Books on the Soul.-- Anthony Andrea's Questions on Aristotle's Meteorology. Quarto, paper.\n\n170. Isidore of Seville's Book of Differences.-- Cicero's Academic Questions.-- His On the Nature of the Gods.-- His On Divination.-- His On Fate.-- His Paradoxes.-- His Philippic Orations.-- A Little Book on Beasts, Birds, and Trees.-- Sallust on the Catilinarian and Jugurthine Wars.-- Vegetius on Military Matters, etc. Quarto, parchment.\n\n171. The Ecclesiastical Computus. Octavo, parchment.\n\n172. Solinus on the Wonders of the World. Quarto, parchment.\n\n173. The Good Deeds of Mary.-- *Maleus* [sic; perhaps *Malleus*, \"hammer\"], etc. Sextodecimo, parchment.\n\n174. Idle Sorceries. Octavo, parchment.\n\n175. Idle Sorceries. Quarto, parchment.\n\n176. John of Salisbury's Polycraticus, or On the Trifles of Courtiers and the Footsteps of the Philosophers, in Eight Books. Quarto, parchment.\n\n177. The Manual Computus, Together with Sixty-Five Other Treatises by Various Authors on Medicine, Physics, Astronomy, and Other Subjects. Octavo, parchment.\n\n178. Geber's Summary of Alchemy. Quarto, parchment.\n\n179. A Certain Little Book of Hermes on Universal Things. Quarto, parchment.\n\n180. Image of the World, Which Begins, \"Divine Operation.\" Quarto, parchment.\n\n181. Geometric Propositions of Thomas Bradwardine, an Englishman. Quarto, parchment.\n\n182. Macer on the Virtues of Herbs. Quarto, parchment.\n\n183. A Little Book of Medicine and Surgery, Partly in Latin, Partly in English, and Partly Also in French. Sextodecimo, parchment.\n\n184. Raymond Lull's Practical Chemistry, in English. Quarto, paper.\n\n185. Alchemy; Namely, Three Alchemical Treatises, Turn the Stone, etc.-- On the Fifth Essence of Mercury.-- The Secret of Secrets of the Philosopher Pleri. Quarto, parchment.\n\n186. Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, On Light and On the Rainbow, Together with Many Other Treatises, About 34 in All. Quarto, parchment.\n\nA thick book with a label.\n\n187. Various Astrological Books, the First of Which Begins, \"Postulates from the Lord.\" Quarto, parchment.\n\n188. Certain Alchemical Works by Roger Bacon, Morienus the Roman, John of Vienna, Albert the Great, Hermes, Rasis, and the Hortulanus. Octavo, parchment.\n\n189. The Mirror of Secrets, Together with Other Chemical Fragments No Less Worthwhile. Quarto, parchment.\n\n190. John Sacrobosco's Sphere.-- Johannicius's Little Glosses, Together with Other Treatises.-- Works of Roger Bacon and Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, etc. Quarto, parchment.\n\n191. A Little Chemical Book, Which Begins, \"The Matter of the Stone.\" Octavo, paper.\n\n192. Jacob Alkindus on Rains, Showers, Winds, and On the Changing of the Air. Folio, paper.\n\n193. The Book of the Twelve Waters, etc. Quarto, parchment.\n\n194. Giles de Wallecer's Computus, On Comets and On Twilights.-- Tables of Houses and Ascensions.-- Errors of the Calendar.-- John Pecham's Common Perspective.-- Thirty Arabs, Who Are Called the Masters of Trials.-- Treatise on Fractions, Together with Others. Octavo, parchment.\n\n195. Abraham the Jew's Book on Judgments of Nativities, Together with Various Others. Quarto, paper.\n\n196. Albertus on Minerals, Which Begins, \"On Mixture and Coagulation,\" etc.-- Roger Bacon's First Letter to John of Paris.-- The Golden Summary, Together with Many Other Treatises. Quarto, parchment.\n\nIn a black cover with clasps.\n\n197. The Astronomical Game. Octavo, paper.\n\n198. A Book of Paris, Which Begins, \"Augustine On the City of God,\" etc. Quarto, paper.\n\n199. The Amber Apple.-- Trotula on the Adornment of Women.-- The Philosopher Ascarus on the Signs of Women.-- On the Secrets of Women, Together with Other Experiments.-- Theophilus the Monk on Colors.-- Eraclius on Colors and the Roman Arts.-- Certain Medical Experiments, Together with Other Superstitious Ones.-- The Construction and Use of the Astrolabe, Together with Others. Octavo, parchment.\n\n[In that part of the Catalogue describing the printed Books, under the title of \"Chemical Books, etc., Bound Together,\" occur the following Manuscripts.]\n\n200. Raymond Lull's General Art, with Questions on the Same.-- On Medicine and Astronomy by the Same.-- The Mirror of Medicine. Quarto.\n\n201. Raymond Lull's Great Art with Figures.-- His General Art, with Questions.-- His Introduction, or Canons of the General Art.-- His Work on Principles and the Degrees of Medicine.-- His Work on the Regimens of Health and Sickness. Folio.","download_url":"https://mouseia.org/api/works/dee-diary/translations/trn_dee_diary_mouseia.txt"},{"id":"trn_dee_diary_plain","translator":"Mouseia","kind":"plain","note":"Modern machine-assisted Plain English edition by Mouseia, from Halliwell's 1842 printing. Latin entries and catalogue titles are translated; uncertain readings are marked. In the Original, 'whereof' is normalized to 'of which' in five entries. The 9 December 1579 dream is decoded and respelled, with 'sal' for the cipher's 'shal'; the other decoded cipher reads 'one uppon a hundred'. This edition decodes the remaining cipher passages. Greek follows the source transcription. The editor's preface, footnotes, index and Ashmole's separate list are omitted.","text":"### Year 1554\n\nAug. 25th, Bartholomew Hikman was born at Shugborowh in Warwikshyre toward evening. That is my guess, from his own report of the circumstances. Oct. 25th, Mr. Daniel Vander Meulen at Antwerp, in the morning at four o'clock.\n\n### Year 1555\n\nApril 22nd, Jane Fromonds was born at Cheyham at noon. Aug. 1st, Ed. Kelly was born at four in the afternoon, as his father left it noted. Oct. 12th, the Lord Willughby was born at seven in the morning, before noon, Lat. 51° 30', at Wesell in Gelderland.\n\n### Year 1557\n\nJuly 30th, Mr. Arundell of Cornwayle was born about [four] in the afternoon.\n\n### Year 1558\n\nDec. 14th, Mary Nevelle, also called Mary Lewknor, was born between 11 and noon in the morning, by Chichester.\n\n### Year 1560\n\nJuly 8th, Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, at 2:09 in the morning at Exeter.\n\n### Year 1561\n\nAug. 14th, Mr. Heydon, of Baconsthorp in Norfolk, was born at 11½ at night in the county of Surrey.\n\n### Year 1563\n\nMarch 23rd, Mr. William Fennar after noon, between eleven and twelve at night. June 23nd, Jane Cooper, now Mrs. Kelly, toward evening. Sept. 28th, Mr. John Ask before noon, six miles this side of York; Elizabeth Mownson, about 9 in the morning, sister of Mr. Thomas Mownson and wife of Mr. Brown.\n\n### Year 1564\n\nMrs. Brigit Cooke was born about seven o'clock on Saynt David's Day, which is the first day of March, a Wednesday; but I still cannot find out whether it was before noon or after. But she thinks she is only 27 years old, in the year 1593, on the first of March, but it cannot be so. June 20th, Mr. Hudson, at seven in the morning, before noon. Aug. 21st, Wenefride Goose, between 9 and 10 in the afternoon by Kingstone.\n\n### Year 1565\n\nSept. 12th, John Pontoys, between 9 and 10 in the morning near Stony-Stratford; I think rather at 8:43. Oct. 17th, Thomas Kelly at four in the afternoon at Wurceter. Dec. 21st, Mr. Thomas Mownson at 11 o'clock in the morning.\n\n### Year 1568\n\nJuly 14th, William Emery was born at Danbery in Essex a little after eleven at night. Sept. 24th, Margaret Anderson in the morning between 7 and 8.\n\n### Year 1571\n\nSamuel Swallow was born at Thaxstede in Essex Feb. 15 before noon, between eleven and twelve, perhaps at half past eleven.\n\n### Year 1575\n\nJuly 31st, Simeon Stuard was born before daybreak at 11½ at Shinfelde; his maternal grandfather was Dr. Huyck, the Queen's physician.\n\n### Year 1577\n\nJan. 16th, the Earl of Leicester, Philip Sidney, Mr. Dyer, &c., paid a visit to my house. Jan. 22nd, the Earl of Bedford turned up at my house. Feb. 19th, a hard wind out of the southwest, dull and cloudy. March 11th, I fell down onto my right knuckle bone at about nine in the morning, and oil of Hypericon took the pain away within 24 hours, far better than I had dared to hope—God be thanked for such goodness in his creatures! March 24th, Alexander Simon the Ninivite turned up and told me he would serve me on the trip into Persia. May 1st, Mr. William Harbert of St. Gillian sent me his notes on my Monas. May 2nd, I found out that one Vincent Murfyn was behaving disgustingly toward me behind my back; Mr. Thomas Besbich told me that his father is one of the cooks at Court. May 20th, I took on Walter Hooper, the barber of Cheswik, to look after my hedges and knot gardens and keep them in as good a condition as he found them. He was to cut them at least twice a year, and he would get five shillings a year, plus food and drink. June 10th, around ten, a shower of hail and rain. June 18th, I took £40 on loan from John Hilton of Fulham. June 19th, I heard about more of Vincent Murfyn's cheating; I took £20 on loan from Bartholomew Newsam. June 20th, I borrowed £27 against the gold chain. June 26th, Elen Lyne gave me a quarter's notice. June 27th, rain and hail fell in showers. Aug. 19th, the *Hexameron Brytanicum* (The British Hexameron) went off to the press.\n\nNov. 3rd, William Rogers of Mortlake cut his own throat at about seven in the morning, at the devil's prompting. Nov. 6th, Sir Humphrey Gilbert paid me a visit at Mortlake. Nov. 18th, I took £30 on loan from Mr. Edward Hynde of Mortlake, to be paid back at Hallowtide the following year. Nov. 20th, two tides in the forenoon, the first one 2 or 3 hours too soon. Nov. 22nd, I rode to Windsor to see Her Majesty. Nov. 25th, I talked with the Queen at five. Nov. 28th, I talked with the Queen at five again, and I also spoke with Mr. Secretary Walsingham. I laid out for the Queen her claim to Greenland, Estetiland, and Friseland.\n\nDec. 1st, I met with Sir Christopher Hatton; he received his knighthood that same day. Dec. 1st, I took my leave of the court at Windsor. Dec. 30th, that *inexplissima* [sic; not a Latin word, probably corrupt; perhaps \"inexplicable\" or \"unpardonable\"] slander about R. Edward was being laid against me, most unjustly, from some quarter: some days had already gone by, but... by his wisdom [the verb is missing] me innocent.\n\n### Year 1578\n\nFeb. 5th, the betrothal with Jane Fromonds at about one o'clock. April 28th, I had Sir Rowland Haywood question Francis Baily about his slandering me, and he flatly denied it. June 13th, rain, and a little thunder in the afternoon. June 30th, I told Mr. Daniel Rogers—with Mr. Hackluyt of the Middle Temple there beside us—that King Arthur and King Maty both conquered Gelindia, lately called Friseland, and he noted that down straightaway in his own written copy of [Geoffrey of] Monmouth, because he had no printed book of it. July 14th, my sister Elizabeth Fromonds came to see me. July 27th, at 9:15 in the evening, Francis, Countess of Hertford.\n\nAug. 5th, Mr. Raynolds of Bridewell took his leave of me as he went through on his way to Dartmouth, to go with Sir Humphrey Gilbert toward Hocheleya. Aug. 15, I set out for Norwich with my work The British Empire. Aug. 23rd, I arrived in London, coming from Norwich. Aug. 31st, I went over to my father-in-law Mr. Fromonds at Cheam.\n\nSept. 1st, I came back from Cheam. Sept. 6th, Elen Lyne, my maid, died right after midday had passed, having lain sick for one day short of a month. Sept. 12th, Jane Gaele came into my service, and she is to have four nobles a year, 26s. 8d. Sept. 25th, Her Majesty came to Richmond from Greenwich. Sept. 26, the first rain to fall after many days; all the pasture around us had dried up; rain in the afternoon like April showers. Oct. 8th, Her Majesty the Queen had a meeting with me at Richmond between 9 and 11. Oct. 16th, Dr. Bayly discussed the Queen's illness with me. Oct. 22nd, Jane Fromonds went to the court at Richmond. Oct. 25th, a fit lasting from 9 in the afternoon until 1 after midnight. Oct. 28, the Earl of Leicester and Sir Francis Walsingham, secretary, settled my crossing abroad for Her Majesty. Nov. 4th, I was set on my voyage by the Earl of Leicester and Mr. Secretary Walsingham at nine. Nov. 7th, I came to Gravesend. Nov. 9th, I left Lee and put out to sea. Nov. 14th, I reached Hamburg at three. Dec. 11th, I went on to Frankfurt-upon-Oder. Dec. 15th, news of Turnifer's coming arrived at eight in the morning, carried by a special messenger.\n\n### Year 1579\n\nA moist March, without much wind. June 10th, I showed Mr. John Lewis and his son, the physician, how aromatic oils are drawn. About that same time my cat caught a young sparrow, already feathered, that had only a right wing, born that way. June 15th, my mother handed over the Mortlake houses and land, and an estate was granted to her in full court for the term of her life; the reversion was also delivered to me by the rod, and to my wife Jane through me, and after that to my heirs and assignees forever; there to witness it were Mr. Bullok and Mr. Taylor, the surveyor, at Wimbledon, under the tree by the church. June 22nd, Mr. Richard Hickman and his nephew Bartholomew came to see me with Mr. Flowr, recommended by Mr. Vicechamberlain Sir Christopher Hatton.\n\nJuly 6th, Mr. Hitchcok, who had traveled in the flat country for fishing, struck up an acquaintance with me and offered me great courtesy.\n\nJuly 13th, Arthur Dee was born a boy in the morning at about 4:30, or rather 4:25, at the very rising of the sun, as I judge. After 10 o'clock that night my wife's father, Mr. Fromonds, lost the power of speech, and he died on Tuesday (July 14th) at 4 in the morning. July 16th, Arthur was baptized at 3 in the afternoon; Mr. Dyer and Dr. Lewys, judge of the Admiralty, were his godfathers, and Mistress Blanche Pary of the Privy Chamber was his godmother. Mr. John Harbert of East Sheen stood in for Dr. Lewys, and Mistress Awbrey stood in for my cousin Mistress Blanche Pary.\n\nAug. 8th, John Elmeston, a student at Oxford, came to me about dialling. Aug. 9th, Jane Dee had her churching. Aug. 16th, Monsieur came secretly to court from Calais. Aug. 20th, windy, cloudy, rainy. Aug. 26, Monsieur went back to France. Sept. 10th, I dreamed that I was naked and my skin was covered all over with worked patterns, like a kind of tufted mockado, with crosses in blue and red; and around my left arm, wound in a coil, I read this word—\"without me you can do nothing.\" And another dream the same night, about Mr. Secretary Walsingham, Mr. Candish, and me.\n\nOct. 3rd, an unknown letter from Sir Leonel Ducket, asking for money. Oct. 4th, Goodman Hilton asked me to let his two sons come to my house. Oct. 5th, a violent wind from the west and south, mostly at night. Oct. 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, heavy rain for three or four days and nights. Oct. 13th, this day it broke up; the foot boat used for the ferry at Kew went down with six people, through the negligence of the ferryman, who drove the boat onto the rope set there to help, on account of the violent and high waters. Oct. 18th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and John Davis made peace with me again, and told me some of Emery's most dishonest, hypocritical, and devilish dealings and schemes against me and others, along with the disgusting words and deeds of that wretched prostitute; John Davis said he could curse the day he ever met Emery and followed his wicked counsel and advice so closely. So just is God! Oct. 31st, I paid a fine of 20 shillings for myself and Jane my wife to the Lord of Wimbledon (the Queen), through Goodman Burton of Putney, for the surrender my mother made to Jane and me of all she has in Mortlake, and then to my heirs and assignees, &c.\n\nNov. 25th, Lord Clinton came to me and offered Skirbeck by Boston in exchange for Long Lednam. Nov. 29th, a letter came to me from Mr. Thomas Jones. Dec. 9th, that night my wife dreamed that someone came to her and touched her, saying, \"Mistress Dee, you are with child, and the child must be named Zacharias; take heart, he will do as well as this one!\" Dec. 22nd, I paid Jane 13 shillings and 4 pence for her wages up to Michaelmas last, for the half year, so that I still owe her 6 shillings and 8 pence. Dec. 28th, I revealed to Roger Coke the great secret of the elixir of the salt of acetels [cipher decoded; substance unclear], one upon a hundred.\n\n### Year 1580\n\nJan. 13th, I gave my wife money for the month. Jan. 16th, Arthur fell sick, stuffed with cold phlegm, could not sleep, and had no appetite to eat or drink as he had before. Feb. 26th, this night the fire, all in flames, came into my maid's room again, between eleven and twelve o'clock; it went on terribly for half an hour, as it did a year before to the same maids, Mary Cunstable and Jane Gele. May 17th, at the Moscovy house for the Cathay voyage. June 3rd, Mr. A. Gilbert and J. Davys rode homeward into Devonshire. June 7th, Mr. Skydmor and his wife stayed at my house, and Mr. Skydmor's daughter, and the Queen's dwarf, Mrs. Tomasin. June 8th, my wife went with Mrs. Skydmor to the court. June 12th, Mr. Zackinson and Mr. Cater stayed at my house, having supped at my Lady Crofts. June 14th, Mr. Fosku of the Wardrip stayed at my house, and went to London the next day with Mr. Coweller. July 15th, the Lady Croft went from Mortlak to the court at Otlands. June 30th, I paid Jane 20s. for three quarters' wages, so that all that is due is paid, and all her other reckonings likewise paid, 6s. 8d.; and Mary Constable was paid all old reckonings 15s., and my wife had eleven pounds to settle everything for the next thirteen weeks, that is, until the 5th of November: I gave Mr. Williams, the parson of Tendring, a letter of attorney against one White of Colchester, for a slander.\n\nAug. 27th, Arthur was weaned for the first time this night. Aug. 28th, my dealings with Sir Humfrey Gilbert for his grant of discovery. Aug. 30th, Nurse Darant was dismissed and given 10s., which was the whole quarter's wages due a fortnight after Michelmas.\n\nSept. 6th, the Queen's Majesty came to Richemond. Sept. 10th, Sir Humfry Gilbert granted my request to him, made by letter, for the royalties of discovery all to the North above the parallel of the 50 degree of latitude, in the presence of Stoner, Sir John Gilbert, his servant or retainer; and thereupon he took me by the hand with faithful promises in his lodging at John Cooke's house in Wichcross street, where only the three of us dined together, it being Saturday. Sept. 13th, Mr. Lock brought Benjamyn, his son, to me: his eldest son, called Zacharie, also came with him then. Sept. 17th, the Queen's Majesty came from Rychemond in her coach, by the higher way over Mortlak field, and when she came right opposite the church she turned down toward my house; and when she was opposite my garden in the field she stood there a good while, and then came into the street at the great gate of the field, where she saw me at my door bowing to her Majesty; she beckoned her hand to me; I came to her coach side, she very quickly pulled off her glove and gave me her hand to kiss; and to be short, she asked me to come to her court, and to let her know when I came there; at a quarter past 6 in the afternoon. Sept. 14th, I began against Vincent Murphyn. Sept. 15th, I wrote to the bishop of London. Sept. 22nd, my declaration against Vincent Murphin was put into the court of Geldhall.\n\nOct. 3rd, on Monday, at 11 o'clock before noon, I delivered my two rolls of the Queen's Majesty's title to her in person in the garden at Richemond, who set a time after dinner to hear further of the matter. So between one and two in the afternoon I was sent for into Her Highness's Privy Chamber, where the Lord Treasurer also was, who, taking the matter only briefly in consultation then, seemed to doubt much that I had or could make the argument for Her Highness's title probable as I claimed. Whereupon I was to explain to his honor more plainly, and at his leisure, what I had said and could say in the matter, which I did on the following Tuesday and Wednesday, at his chamber, where he treated me very honorably on his part. Oct. 7th, on Friday I came to my Lord Treasurer, and he, being told that I was outside, and also as I stood before him when he came out, did not or would not speak to me, no doubt over some new grievance he had taken. Oct. 10th, the Queen's Majesty, to my great comfort (at five o'clock), came with her train from the court and at my door graciously called me to her; on horseback, she briefly urged me to take my mother's death patiently, and also told me that the Lord Treasurer had greatly commended my work on her title, which he had to examine, the title in two rolls that he had brought home two hours before; she also remembered how at my wife's death it was her fortune likewise to call on me. At 4 o'clock in the morning my mother Jane Dee died at Mortlak; she made a good end: God be praised for it! She was 77 years old. Oct. 20th, my jury at Geldhall awarded me £100 in damages against Vincent Murphyn the cheat. Oct. 22nd, with much trouble I got judgment against Murfin at Geldhall. A strange hoarseness and near inability to speak came over me, when I was not otherwise sick at all. Oct. 25th, Morrice Kyffin left me with my leave. Nov. 2nd, the Lord Treasurer sent me a haunch of venison. Thomas Suttley had the bishop of Canterbury's letter for Sir Richard. Nov. 3rd, I wrote to my Lord Treasurer. Nov. 6th, Helen came into my service. Nov. 12th, somewhat better in my voice. Nov. 22nd, I could no longer see the blazing star, though it was a clear night. Dec. 1st, news came by Dr. Deny from Ireland of the defeat of the Italians whom the Pope had sent, the Queen staying at Richemond. Dec. 6th, the Queen moved from Richmond. Dec. 8th, I received letters from Rome, written by Brother Laudervicea.\n\n1581. Feb. 9th, I agreed with Mr. Gentle Godolphin to release the cheat Vincent Murphin. Feb. 11th, Harry Prise, of Lewsam, came to me at Mortlak, and told me of his dreams, often repeated, and on my prayer to God that night his dream was confirmed, and better instruction given. Feb. 12th, Sir William Harbert came to Mortlak. Feb. 23rd, I made the acquaintance of Joannes Bodinus, in the Presence Chamber at Westminster, the ambassador from Monsieur being present. Feb. 26th, a very fair, calm, warm day.\n\nMarch 8th, it was the 8th day, a Wednesday, at 10, 11 at night, a strange noise in my chamber of knocking; and a voice, ten times repeated, somewhat like the screech of an owl, but drawn out longer and softer, as if in my chamber. March 12th, all reckonings paid to Mr. Hudson, £11. 17s. March 13th, Elizabeth Kyrton came into my service. March 23rd, Hugh Smyth came to me at Mortlak, having returned from the Magellan straits and Vaygatz; after that, rainy, with a stormy wind, S.W.\n\nMarch 25th, Helen was hired at our Lady day for the year at four nobles wages; she had her covenant money, and also 6s. 8d. for the work she had done since she came. April 3rd, I rode toward Snedgreene, to John Browne, to hear and see how things were done. April 14th, I came home from Snedgreene. May 25th, I was offered a sight in +crystal+, and I saw. June 7th, Katharina Dee was born at half past 7 in the morning. June 10th, Katharina was baptized at half past 5 in the afternoon. Mr. Packington of the court, my Lady Katarin Crofts, wife of Sir James Crofts, Mr. Controller of the Queen's household, Mrs. Mary Skydmor of the Privy Chamber and cousin to the Queen, by their deputies christened Katharin Dee. June 17th, young Mr. Hawkins, who had been with Sir Francis Drake, came to me at Mortlake. June 30th, Mr. John Leonard Haller, of Hallerstein, by Worms in Germany, received many instructions for his journey to Quinsay, which journey I urged him to take, and I instructed him fully on the variation of the compass, observing it in every place as he passed.\n\nJuly 6th, my wife was churched. July 7th, in the morning at 1¾ after midnight, Mr. Hinde's son was born. July 10th, my right shoulder and elbow joint were so extremely painful that for 14 days I could not lift my arm outward even an inch; the pain was extreme; I used Mr. Larder, Mr. Alles, and Alise Davyes, and about the 25th day I got better. July 12th, about half past ten in the morning, Roger showed incredible stubbornness and ingratitude against me, to my face, almost ready to lay violent hands on me; mager [word unclear in the source], Henrik can partly tell. That same day the Earl of Leicester fell out badly with the Earl of Sussex, Lord Chamberlain, each calling the other a traitor, whereupon both were ordered to keep their chambers at Greenwich, where the court was. July 19th, Mr. Henrick went to London to visit his wife and children. July 26th, Mr. Haylok came, and goodman King with him. July 28th, Mr. Collens rode into Lincolneshire.\n\nAug. 3rd, all night very strange knocking and rapping in my chamber. Aug. 4th, and this night likewise. Katharin was sent home from nurse Maspely, of Barnes, for fear of her maid's sickness, and goodwife Benet fed her. Aug. 11th, Katharine Dee was moved to nurse Garret at Petersham on Friday, the next day after St. Lawrence day, being the 11th day of the month; my wife went on foot with her, and Ellen Cole, my maid, George and Benjamin, in very heavy showers of rain. Aug. 12th, I received letters from Dr. Andrea Hess, a student of occult philosophy, through the diligence of my friend Richard Hesketh, agent at Antwerp, in my affairs, and I received, together with the letters, the *Mensitam* of Mercury [sic; not an attested Latin word, so the meaning is uncertain], or Seal of the Planets. Aug. 26th, about 8½ at night a strange meteor in the form of a white cloud crossing the galaxy, when it lay north and south over our zenith; this cloud ran in length from the S.E. to the S.W., sharp at both ends, and at the west end it was forked for a while; it was about sixty degrees high, it lasted an hour, with all the sky clear around and fine starshine.\n\nSept. 5th, Roger Cook, who had been with me from when he was 14 years old until 28, of a melancholy nature, looking for and inventing occasions of just cause to leave all at once, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon asked me for permission to go, whereupon hot words rose between us; and he, believing that on the 12 of July he had earned my great displeasure and finding himself shut out from watching my philosophical work with Mr. Henrik, thought he was completely cut off from the good I intended for him. Despite Roger Cook's unseemly conduct, I promised him, if he behaved toward me now in my absence, one hundred pounds as soon as I could spare so much out of my own means; and moreover, if he conducted himself well in life toward God and the world, I promised him some modest alchemical experiments, by which he could honestly live. Sept. 7th, Roger Cook went away from me for good. Sept. 29th, Robert Gardner, of Shrewsbury, came into my service.\n\nOct. 8th, I had news of the chests of books found by Owndle in Northamptonshire; Mr. Barnabas Sawle told me of them, but I found no truth in it. Oct. 9th, Barnabas Saul, lying in the … hall, was strangely troubled by a spiritual creature about midnight. Oct. 13th, I rode to Sowth Myms. Oct. 14th, to St. Nedes. Oct. 16th, at Mr. Hikman's. Oct. 20th, at Tosseter. Oct. 21st, Oxford, Dr. Cradocke. Oct. 23rd, from Oxford to Wyckam. Oct. 24th, I came home. Robert Hilton came into my service. Nov. 16th, the Queen removed to White Hall, and Monsieur with her. Nov. 27th, I rode to Greensede. Nov. 28th, to goodman Wykham, 2 miles beyond Chayly by Lewys. Nov. 29th, I made the acquaintance of Mr. George Kylmer about Sir George's books. Nov. 30th, I came home. Dec. 1st, Katharyn Dee's nurse was paid 6s., so nothing is owed to her. Dec. 5th, Elen my maid fell sick. Dec. 7th, George my man had a great fall from the ladder, at about 10 in the morning. Dec. 8th, I sent a letter to Mr. Kylmer. Dec. 22nd, my Lord Chancellor's son, Mr. Bromley, and Sir William Herbert came to me. Helen Cole was paid her wages and reckonings till this Christmas, and so left my service, having just recovered from her ague. She wanted to go to her friends.\n\n### Year 1582\n\nJan. 11th, Robert Gardener asked my leave to go and live with Sir William Herbert, at 12 o'clock. Jan. 16th, Mrs. Harbert came to Essexe. Jan. 17th, Randal Hatton came home from Samuel's father at Stratton Audley. Jan. 22nd, Arthur Dee and Mary Herbert, the eldest of them only 3 years old, put on a kind of make-believe wedding, calling each other husband and wife. Jan. 22, 23rd. The first day Mary Herbert came to her father's house at Mortlak, and the second day she came to her father's house at Estshene. Jan. 23rd, my wife went to nurse Garret and paid her for this month ending on the 26th. Jan. 27th, Barnabas Sawl's brother came. Feb. 12th, around 9 o'clock, Barnabas Saul and his brother Edward went home from Mortlak: Saul's indictment was found insufficient by law at Westminster Hall: Mr. Serjeant Walmesley, Mr. Owen and Mr. Hyde were his lawyers at the bar for the case, and Mr. Ive, clerk of the Crown Office, favored the other party. Feb. 20th, Mr. Bigs of Stentley by Huntingdon and John Littlechild came to me. I received a letter from Barnabas Saul. Feb. 21st, Mr. Skullthorp rode toward Barnabas. Feb. 25th, Mr. Skulthorp came home. I paid nurse Garret for Katharin up to Friday the 23rd, 6s. Then something was still owed to the nurse for 3 pounds of candle and 4 pounds of soap.\n\nMarch 1st, Mr. Clerkson brought Magnus to me at Mortlak, and went back the same day. March 6th, Barnabas Saul came again today around one o'clock and went to London that afternoon. He admitted that he neither heard nor saw any spiritual creature any more. March 8th, Mr. Clerkson and his friend came to my house. Barnabas went home again around 3 or 2 o'clock; he did not stay at my house now; he left, I say, on Thursday, with Mr. Clerkson. March 8th, the sky seemed to burn and to redden like blood in various parts around nine at night, chiefly toward the northern and western part: but beyond our heads toward the south often *miles* [Latin for \"a soldier\"; probably a corrupt word in the source] as if bloody. March 9th, Friday at dinner time Mr. Clerkson and Mr. Talbot told me a great deal about Barnabas's bad behavior toward me, such as telling Mr. Clerkson bad things about me: that I would make his friend, that he was tired of me, that I would flatter his friend, the learned man, so much that I would borrow him from him. But his friend told me, in front of my wife and Mr. Clerkson, that a spiritual creature had told him that Barnabas had criticized both Mr. Clerkson and me. The injuries this Barnabas had done me in many ways were very great. March 22nd, Mr. Talbot went to London to start his journey.\n\nApril 16th, Nurse Garet had her 6s. for her month ending on the 20th. April 22nd, a fine shower of rain early this morning. May 4th, Mr. Talbot went. May 13th, Jane rode to Cheyham. May 15th, at night around nine a comet appeared in the north somewhat toward the west; with its tail stretching toward the star very large, and the star itself barely six degrees above the horizon. May 20th, Robert Gardener of Shropshire brought me glad news of the matter of the stone, divinely revealed to him, of which.... May 23rd, Robert Gardener told me, at 4½ o'clock, a certain great philosophical secret, as he called it, of a spiritual creature, and he was urged this day to come to me and tell it, which was done solemnly and with common prayer. May 28th, Mr. Eton of London came with his son-in-law Mr. Edward Bragden, about Upton parsonage, wanting me to resign it or lease it to his said son-in-law, whom I promised to let know whenever I myself would agree to give it up. June 9th, I wrote a letter in Latin to the Archbishop of Canterbury: Mr. Doctor Awbrey carried it. June 14th, Morryce Kyffin visited me. June 22nd, Nurse Garret had 6s. for a month ending the 18th day of May; she is to have a month of wages ending the 15th day of this June. My wife went there this Friday with Benjamyn. June 27th, Mrs. Stafford had me arrested, at 11 o'clock: I paid it all.\n\nJuly 3rd, at 12¼ o'clock, Arthur Dee fell from the top of the Water-gate stairs all the way down to the bottom and cut his forehead on the right eyebrow. Sir Richard brought the rent. July 6th, I was in fear of trouble with proctor Lewys: from 1 in the afternoon, after the Doctor came, until 9½ at night. July 12th, proctor Lewys agreed to it. July 13th, Mr. Talbot came around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and he and I had some unfriendly words: we parted on good terms: he said that Lord Morley had Lord Mountegle's books. He promised me some of Doctor Myniver's books. July 16th, Mr. William Pole, whom Phillip Simons, once barber to the old Earl of Tavistok, knows, came to me and got to know me: he promised to come again within 14 days. Jane, my wife, went to Nurse Garret's to pay her 12s. for her wages due up to Friday last, which was Saint Margaret's day, and took her 12d. for candles: she went by water; Mrs. Lee went with her, and Robyn Jackesbite. Jane was badly troubled this night with colic and cramps in her belly; she vomited more this Monday, and every night she also grew stiff. In the afternoon at 3½ o'clock Sir George Peckham came to me to ask about the title to Norombega, given that Spayn and Portugall are dividing up the whole world's portions. He promised me something out of his gift and out of his patient....... of the new conquest, and he thought he could get as much of Mr. Gerard's gift to be sent to me with a seal within a few days. July 18th, Bartholomew Knaresburgh's son born at daybreak around 3 o'clock. June 19th, Barnabas Saul came to see me at Mortlak: I scolded him for his many untrue reports. July 23rd, Mrs. Franklin's son born at noon. July 24th, Robert Gardiner came, and left on the 26th.\n\nAug. 8th, Kate was unwell. Aug. 11th, Mr. Bacon and Mr. Phillips from the court came. Aug. 20th, Katharine still seemed to be ill. Aug. 25th, Katharin was taken home from nurse Garret of Petersham and weaned at home. Aug. 31st, Benjamin Lock told me of his father's plan to send him to Spayn within three or four days. Sept. 1st, I worked out for Sir John Killegrew the form of protest that would keep him harmless in his settlement with the Spaniard who was robbed: he promised me fish for Lent. Sept. 10th, Mr. John Leonard Haller, of Hallersteyn, by Worms in Germany, came again to tell me how ready he was to go toward Quinsay; and how he would go and stay at Venys all this winter, and from there to Constantinople. I asked Mr. Charles Sted to help him move his money to Paris and Nuremberg, to help him with the searcher at Rye to get his horse through, and to help him with Mr. Osborn the alderman for his letters to Constantinople. Sept. 11th, on Tuesday they went to London together, and my wife too, about her affairs. Sept. 13th, I wrote to Dugenes de Dionigiis at Venys by Mr. John Leonard Haller. Sept. 17th, I wrote to the Earl of Osmond. Sept. 29th, Anne came into my service from Mr. Harbert. I paid Mr. Lewys £20, so what is left is what I claim for my costs and pains over 37 years for John, his son.\n\nOct. 12th, I rode to Tundridge. Oct. 13th, I rode from Tundridge to Mr. Coverts at Slawgham. Oct. 15th, I came home from Slawgham, and dined at Mr. Holtens's, parson of Oxstede by Tundridge, a physician. Oct. 21st, Jane my wife fainted in the church. Nov. 1st, Mr. Plat, my brother Yong's son-in-law, came to me with a stranger from Trushen, born at Regius Mons: his name is Martinus Faber. The same day Mr. Clement the seamaster and Mr. Ingram came from Sir George Peckham. Nov. 8th, hail in the afternoon around one o'clock: thunder around four and six. Nov. 9th, Mr. Newbury, who had been at Cambaya in Inde, came to me. Nov. 22nd, E. K. went to London, and the next day was carried by road toward Blakley, to return within ten days. Nov. 24th, Saturday night I dreamed that I was dead, and after my bowels had been taken out I walked and talked with several people, among others with the Lord Treasurer, who had come to my house to burn my books when I was dead, and I thought he looked at me sourly. Dec. 1st, George, my man, who had been out all night, treated me very badly this morning and said he owed me no service. Mr. Bettgran the justice was not at home. Dec. 13th, thunder in the afternoon and at sunset. Dec. 15th, when the 15th day is counted as the 25th, 25, 50 and 10 days are thought to have been spent, days that have crept in between the day of Christ's birth, as it concerns the position of the sun, and the sun's position, which is not the 25th day of this month. That is a civil equation, but it has to be proved mathematically and religiously as the true term of the periods of the sun's annual revolutions since the day of Christ's birth.\n\n### Year 1583\n\nJan. 13th, on Sunday the stage at Paris Garden fell down all at once, while it was full of people watching the bearbaiting. Many were killed, many more hurt, and everyone was stunned. The devout explained it as a deserved plague from God for the wickedness practiced there, and for the Sabbath day so profaned. Jan. 19th, Mr. John Leonard Haller went to London to go on toward Scotland. Jan. 23rd, the Right Honorable Mr. Secretary Walsingham came to my house, where by good luck he found Mr. Adrian Gilbert, and so talk began about the discovery of the North-west Straights. The Bishop of St. Davyd's (Mr. Middleton) came to visit me with Mr. Thomas Herbert. The Lord Grey came to Mr. Secretary, and so they went to Greenwich (?). Jan. 24th, I, Mr. Adrian Gilbert, and John Davis went by appointment to Mr. Secretary, to Mr. Beale's house, where only the four of us were in private, and we let Mr. Secretary into the secret of the N.W. passage, and all charts and sailing directions were agreed on in general.\n\nFeb. 2nd, Roland Dee was baptized. Feb. 3rd, Mr. Savile, Mr. Powil the younger, travelers, and Mr. Ottomeen his son, came to get to know me. Feb. 4th, Mr. Edmunds of the Privy Chamber and Mr. Lee, who had been in Moschovia, came to get to know me. Feb. 11th, the Queen, lying at Richemond, went to Mr. Secretary Walsingham's for dinner; as she came by my door she graciously called me to her, and so I walked at her horse's side as far as where Mr. Hudson lived. Her Majesty asked me obscurely about monsieur's state: +I said he will die a violent death+. Roland went with his nurse to her house at Estshene. Feb. 18th, the Lady Walsingham suddenly came into my house quite unannounced, and shortly after she had gone, Sir Francis himself and Mr. Dyer came. Feb. 24th, Jane was churched. Feb. 26th, I gave my book to the Lord Treasurer for the correction of the Calendar.\n\nMarch 6th, I, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and John Davis, met Mr. Alderman Barnes, Mr. Townson, Mr. Yong and Mr. Hudson, about the N.W. voyage. March 17th, Mr. John Davys went to Chelsey with Mr. Adrian Gilbert to Mr. Radforth's, and then on the 18th set out from there toward Devonshyre. March 18th, Mr. North from Poland, after he had been with the Queen, came to me. I received a greeting from Alaski, Palatine in Poland; a greeting brought by Mr. North, who had come first to the Queen and then to me, and his message to me came next, at 12 o'clock. Nurse Lydgatt at Estshene was paid for 5 pounds of candle, 6 pounds of soap, and the wages due since Rowland's birth. April 18th, the Queen went from Richemond toward Grenewich, and as she got on horseback, being just up, she called for me because Mr. Rawly had reminded her of me, and she said \"what is deferred is not taken away,\" and gave me her right hand to kiss. April 24th, the nurse was paid for Rowland all her wages up to Monday the 22nd of this month, 16 pence a week: she had all her candle and soap before.\n\nMay 1st, Albertus Laski, a Pole, Palatine of Scrad, came to London. May 4th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and Mr. Pepler went by water to Braynford, and from there to ride into Devonshire. May 7th, E. K. went toward London, and so to go homeward for 10 or 12 days. The fortieth day from the Friday before Easter. May 13th, I got to know Albertus Laski at 7½ at night, in the Earl of Leicester's chamber in the court at Greenwich. This day my lease of the Devonshyre mines was sealed at Sir Leonell Ducket's house. May 18th, the Prince Albertus Laski came to me at Mortlake, with only two men. He came in the afternoon, stayed for supper, and stayed on after sunset. Nurse Rowland was paid in full up to the 20th of this month. June 15th, around 5 o'clock the Polonian Prince Lord Albert Lasky came down from Bissham, where he had stayed the night before, having come back from Oxford, where he had gone on purpose to see the universities, and where he was very honorably treated and entertained. He had in his company Lord Russell, Sir Philip Sydney, and other gentlemen: he was rowed by the Queen's men, he had the barge covered with the Queen's cloth, the Queen's trumpeters, etc. He came on purpose to do me honor, for which God be praised! June 19th, the Lord Albert Laski came to me and stayed at my house all night. Nurse Rowland was paid her wages ending the 17th day of this month.\n\nJuly 1st, Master Mills's answer gave no hope for my suit at Grenewich. July 7th, George was dismissed from my service and all accounts were settled in the presence of goodman Hilton and Mrs. Kelly in my study. July 10th, Thomas Hoke of Cranford came into my service, but he went away again on the 23rd of this month. July 30th, the Queen moved on Tuesday from Greenwich to Sion by water; coming by my door.......... July 31st, the Queen's gift of 40 angells, sent by the Earl of Leicester's secretary Mr. Lloyd, through the Earl's speech to the Queen. Mr. Rawlegh's letter to me about Her Majesty's good will toward me. Aug. 1st, John Halton, a minister living in London with.........., bowed in and looked; and the......... a Wurcetershire man, a wicked spy, came to my house, whom I treated as an honest man, and found nothing wrong with him, as I thought. I was sent to E. K. Aug. 7th, Mr. William Burrow passed by me. Aug. 14th, paid nurse Lydgatt for Rowland for two months ending the 12th day. Aug. 18th, a great storm of wind at midnight. *Maxima era* [sic; perhaps a misprint for *maxima ira*, \"the greatest anger\"] E. K. with his wife. Sept. 21st, we went from Mortlake, and so the Lord Albert Lasky, I, Mr. E. Kelly, our wives, my children and family, went toward our two ships waiting for us, seven or eight miles below Gravessende.\n\n### Year 1586\n\nJuly 10th, Mr. William Maynard was born at 12 at night, or a little after, in London. Sept. 14th, we arrived at Trebona. Oct. 18th, E. K. left Trebona for Prague, carried there by carriage; he had stayed here three weeks. Nov. 8th, the most illustrious prince set out for Prague, starting the journey at 3 in the afternoon. Nov. 14th, I sent a reply in writing to Victor Reinhold. Nov. 19th, to the glass house. Nov. 21st, Michael began to be weaned. Nov. 22nd, I received letters from James Memschiti. Dec. 8th, Monday about noon, Mr. Edward Garland came to Trebona to me from the Emperor of Muscovy, according to the articles sent to me beforehand by Thomas Hankinson. Dec. 11th, St. Poloniensis died: he was born in the year 1530 on Jan. 13th at 4:26 in the morning, in Transylvania. He died at 2 after midnight, as I learned from the letters of Lord Lasky, received on the 29th by Alexander. Dec. 19th, on the 19th (of the new calendar), to reward Mr. Edward Garland and Francis his brother—Edward being the messenger sent to me by the Emperor of Muscovy so that I should go to him—E. K. made a *proleolem* [sic; not a Latin word, probably corrupt; perhaps \"projection\"] of the stone in the proportion of one...... of heavy sand, with a common ounce and a half upon it [wording and quantities unclear in the source], and the result was nearly an ounce of the best gold; afterward we shared out that gold from the crucible and together gave it to Edward. Dec. 30th, E. K. went toward Prague.\n\n### Year 1587\n\nJan. 8th, Nicolas du Haut, a Frenchman of Lorraine, came looking for work; he had been a lackey to my friend Otho Henry, Duke of Brunswick and Lienburgh, and was dismissed with a passport from his lord after a long illness. Jan. 14th, Doctor Reinholdt of Salfeldt came to Trebona with Abraham to press his suit about the salt. On the 20th Doctor Reinholdt went back toward Prague. Jan. 18th, E. K. returned from Prague. E. K. brought with him from Lord Rosenberg a chain and a jewel for my wife, valued at 300 ducats; 200 for the jewel stones and 100 for the gold. Jan. 21st, E. K. went again to Prague and so toward Poland. Feb. 5th, I took a journey on my own from Trebon to Newhouse, two miles away, to meet my Lord and speak with him. I brought two horsemen of the city with me. Feb. 9th, the most illustrious lord arrived at Trebona from Vienna. Feb. 12th, the most illustrious lord set off in the direction of Cracow. Feb. 19th, E. K. came from Poland to Trebona about noon; I sent word to my Lord straight off. Feb. 21st, my Lord sent no word yet, so I sent another message. March 3rd, travel from Cremona to Trebona. March 7th, E. K. gave us 300 ducats. We received 3300 from the most illustrious lord. March 9th, the royal journey. March 14th, our arrival at Reichstein. March 17th, return from Reichstein. March 21st, E. K. gave me 170 more, and of the 200 for exchange, 60 remain. Insults and contempt shown by Cholek and Schonberg. March 23rd, we reached Trebona. March 26th, the Lord Biberstein, coming from Cranbaw from Lord Rosenberg and passing by Trebona, sent for me to his inn so we could make each other's acquaintance. E. K. rode to *Crotoviam* [sic; not an attested place-name form; perhaps Cracow]. April 4th, the third action got under way. April 18th, the third action came to an end. May 1st, I saw (my doctor pointing it out beforehand) Michael the Messenger [*Michaelium Nuncium*; the form *Michaelium* is non-standard, so the reading is uncertain], not Mersael. Praise is owed to God and to my doctor E. K.! June 14th, the marriage ceremony of Mr. Thomas Kelly. June 17th, Jane did not have them after this full moon. June 22nd, Mr. Francis Garland set out for England from Trebona.\n\nJuly 5th, Sunday, I set the two earths with their water upon them again. July 9th, Mr. Francis Pucci came and brought Chrisan Franken with him, who, he said, had now recanted his wicked book against Christ, and I was glad to hear it. The most illustrious lord had come to Trebona with his lady. July 11th, a talk in the afternoon among the three of us—the most illustrious lord, Mr. E. K., and me. July 13th, Francis Pucci left. July 19th, a recommendation of a certain kind between our wives. The next day I saw E. K. relent too, at my Lord's request. July 20th, the most illustrious lord left with his princess toward Cremona. Aug. 13th, a friendly talk with Mr. Edward Kelly concerning those three vows. Aug. 17th, E. K. with his brother and Ludovico............. Aug. 18th, we learned that E. K. had gone to Badwise to rest, and left there only today at noon. Aug. 20th, John Basset arrived in Trebona. Aug. 23rd, Mr. E. K. came from the Lyntz fair. Sept. 1st, Tuesday morning, I made a deal with John Basset to teach the children the Latin language, giving him seven ducats a quarter, the term to begin this day; and so I handed him on the spot seven Hungarian ducats in gold, before my wife. God prosper his work! Sept. 3rd, 4th, almost continuous rain through those two days. Sept. 4th, the row between Basset and Mr. T. Kelly. Sept. 16th, the Lord Biberstein came to Trebon, bringing Cracht with him. Sept. 22nd, my Lord and my Lady traveled from Crummow to Trebon. Sept. 26th, my Lord set out for Prague. Sept. 28th, I handed to Mr. Ed. Kelly (he earnestly asking for it as his part) half of all the animal that was made. It should weigh 20 ounces; he weighed it himself in my chamber, having bought weights specially for it. My Lord had spoken to me before about some, but Mr. Kelly had not spoken. Sept. 30th, T. K. and J. C. went toward Prague.\n\nOct. 12th, Mr. E. K. rode toward Prague on horseback. Oct. 13th, in the morning a little before sunrise I observed with the astronomical ray between..... and..... degrees, 2 degrees, 22 minutes, and it was..... under Taurus; on that same perpendicular line, lowered before the eye over the horizon, the altitude was barely four degrees. Oct. 15th, I hired Nicolas. Oct. 20th, I gathered the equipment for the action. Oct. 26th, Mr. Edward Kelly arrived in Trebona, coming from Prague. Oct. 28th and 29th, John Carp began to build furnaces over the gate, and he used my round bricks, while for the iron pot he was willing to use the smaller bricks, 60 of them, to make a furnace. Oct. 31st, Ed. Hilton arrived at Trebona in the morning. Nov. 8th, E. K.—a terrible complaint, accusations, &c.—at 3 in the afternoon. Nov. 17th, John Basset had seven ducats beforehand for his second quarter's wages, beginning the 1st. Nov. 21st, Saturday at night, Mr. Francis Garland arrived in Trebona from England and brought me a letter from Mr. Dyer and my brother Mr. Richard. Nov. 24th, at the marriage over Critzin [Latin *super*; the sense is uncertain, perhaps \"concerning\" or \"at\"] the Grand Captain refused to come there to supper at the town hall of Trebona [source 'Rad howse'] because E. K. and I were there; and he said further that we were............ Dec. 1st to 11th, throughout all this time my Lord and my Lady remained at Trebon. Dec. 10th, Mr. John Carpio went toward Prague to marry the maiden he had wronged, for the Emperor's Majesty, by Lord Rosenberg's means, had ordered the matter so. Dec. 12th, somewhat in the afternoon; Mr. Ed. Kelly's lamp overturned. The spirit of wine had long been spent too near, and the glass was not held in place with books around it, as it usually was; and the same glass tipping to one side like that, the spirit spilled out and burned everything on the table where it stood—linen and written books—such as the book of Zacharius with the Alkanor that I translated out of French for those who could not do it by spiritual means; Rowlaschy's third book of philosophical waters; the book called *Angelicum Opus* (The Angelic Work), all in pictures of the work from the beginning to the end; the copy of the Conclusions for the Transmutation of Metals by the man of Badwise; and 40 leaves in 4º, entitled Extracts from Dunstan, which he himself extracted and noted from Dunstan's book, and Dunstan's very book had only been thrown on the bed right next to the table.\n\n### Year 1588\n\nJan. 1st, at about nine in the afternoon, Michel was going about childishly with a sharp stick eight inches long and a small wax candle lit on top of it. He fell down onto the bare boards in Marie's chamber, and the sharp point of the stick went through the lid of his left eye, heading for the corner next to the nose, and pierced straight through. A great deal of blood came out from under the lid, right at the corner of that eye. The hole on the outside is no bigger than a pinhead. It was anointed with St. John's oil. The boy slept well. God bring the rest of the cure! The next day it became clear that the point of the stick first touched the very middle of the eyeball and then (by God's mercy and favor) glanced off to the place where it went in. Because of the strength of his head and the heat of his fullness, I can show some of this to praise God for his mercies and protection. Jan. 11th, Nicolas was sorely hurt at about 8:30 at night. Jan. 13th, at dinner time Mr. Edward Kelly dispatched his brother, Mr. Th. K., to me with this message: \"My brother says you study so much, and so, since it is too late to go to Cromlaw today, he wants you to come and spend time with him playing games.\" I went after dinner and played, he and I against Mr. F. Gore and Mr. Rob, until supper time, in his dining room. After supper he came along with the others, and we played there for two or three hours, then parted on friendly terms. This happened after the great and wonderful unkindness shown toward me in taking my man. Jan. 14th, Mr. Edward Kelly rode to Crumlow, because my Lord had sent for him. A letter from the Lord Chamberlain came into my hands. Jan. 18th, Mistress Lidda K. miscarried a girl of 5 or 6 months. She had been cheerful and well right up to the night before. I helped deliver the dead baby within an hour of having her take myrrh in warmed wine, a quarter of an ounce. Afterward she passed the afterbirth, all at once, and felt better. The woman was plenty strong afterward. Jan. 19th, Mr. E. K. came back from Crumlow. Feb. 4th, Mr. Francis Garland and his brother Robert left Trebona on their way to England. I wrote to Mr. Dyer and Mr. Yonge. Feb. 8th, at nine in the afternoon Mr. E. K. sent for me to his laboratory above the gate, so I could watch him distill sericon, following what he had heard from me in times past and recently out of Ripley. God turn his heart to all charity and virtue! Feb. 16th, John Carpe came to Trebon after his wedding. Feb. 19th, Mr. E. K. revealed how untrue some of those I counted as my friends were. Feb. 28th, in the morning a little before sunrise was born Theodoras Trebonianus Dee, with Sirius rising in the horoscope, on a Sunday. March 1st, before noon, Theodoras Dee received baptism at Trebona. March 6th, I went to Newhous and ate dinner at the castle. March 12th, my Lord came to Trebona, along with my Lady. March 24th, Mr. K. put the glass into dung. March 26th, my Lord sent one of his secretaries with an answer to my letter, along with an offer and promise to help me every way he can, at about 5 in the afternoon. March 29th, my Lord and Lady left Trebon for Crumlow. The midwife's husband at Newhowse is named David Peregrinus, perhaps from the family of Petrus Peregrinus, otherwise called Peter of Maharncourt, of Picardy.\n\nApril 3rd, Mr. Pucci troubled Mr. E. K. by pressing for an action, to which one of our six-month actions belonged, the term now beginning on the fourth day of this month. Our talk ended with a strange speech from Mr. Kelly to Fr. Puccy. After 15 weeks write to me, and I will answer you. April 6th, Edmond Hilton left Trebona for Prague with Mr. John Carpe, and from there toward England. April 10th, I wrote two letters of goodwill to Mr. Edward Kelly and Mistress Kelly, asking them both for mutual charity. I went to Captain Chritzin to find out whether he was angry with me; outwardly he treated me with reasonable courtesy. April 12th, we took communion, and my wife was churched. John Carpe brought his wife from Prague to Trebona. April 17th, Doctor Reinholt arrived at Trebona. April 22nd, at nine at night there was a terrible and false accusation, or suspicion, that Puccia announced against D. K. and himself, principles (?). May 1st, Mr. Carpio rode to my Lord at the holy well by the glass house, four miles from Trebona, carrying my letters clearing me of Puccy's attempts or intentions, in his letters touching my bond and Mr. Kelly, which were unknown to me. May 4th, Mr. Carpio brought me word of my Lord's displeasure, passed on and confirmed by cousin Pully's letters. May God be gracious! May 7th, after my great affliction, God took pity on me! Puccy—on that same day the Prince's letters came to Mr. E. K., *quæ dies declarabat amici sui infamum meum ne dignitatem* [the Latin is corrupt and cannot be translated with certainty; roughly \"which day declared... of his friend... infamous... my... lest... dignity\"]; but it was not delivered unless—very *præfex* [sic; not a Latin word]—those letters were very unwelcome to Mr. E. K. himself. The mercy of God is great! Let everything that lives praise God! This is the day the Lord has made! May 10th, E. K. revealed the great secret to me—thank God! May 19th, at 10 o'clock, together with the circumstances that were needed. May 22nd, Mistress Kelly received the sacrament, and she offered her hand to me and my wife in friendship; and we did not hurry away from her. May 30th, Michael fell sick with a fever, and Mr. Kelly did the same. June 4th, the houses at Trebon burned, early in the morning on Whit Sunday. June 8th, the Most Illustrious one came to Trebon. June 11th, on Sunday the Most Illustrious one left Trebon for Prague. At one in the afternoon, my Lord sent Critzin to convey his compliments to me and to offer me help. A letter came from T. G. saying that Mr. Dyer was three miles from Trebona, but that was not so. Mr. Dyer sent word about his whereabouts through Francis Garland. June 13th, Francis Garland and Mr. Edmond Cooper, brother of Mistress Kelly, came to Trebona. June 16th, Francis Garland went to find Mr. Dyer and bring him back. June 19th, I felt a fever coming on. June 22nd, the fever clearly took hold of me, and I took to my bed.\n\nJuly 7th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell arrived at Trebona in order to visit us. July 17th, out of his own courteous nature, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell worked with Mr. Edmond Cowper, and indirectly with Mistress Kelly, to encourage charity and friendship among us. July 20th, Mr. Dyer came to Trebona. July 22nd, at about 10 in the afternoon Mr. Edward Dyer did me an injury, unkindly. July 23rd, a good reconciliation with Mr. Dyer, with words, +by deed, E. K. mediating+. Aug. 1st, Mr. Harry Maynard was born at night at about 11 o'clock at Mortlake. Aug. 4th, the Most Illustrious one came from Crachovia to Trebon, and there on Friday before dinner arrived Mr. Dyer, who lay in my chamber, and I entertained him honorably. Aug. 5th, after dinner the little boy, son of the Captain of Rhaudnitz, cut Arthur's nose with a razor—not in anger, but playfully by chance. Aug. 6th, my Lord and Lady set off for Prague. Aug. 7th, today I made an agreement and hired John Hammond, a gentleman, to serve me in his honest services for one year, and to have 30 dollars as his full and complete wages. Aug. 9th, Tuesday, Mr. Dyer left Trebon, in the company of Mr. Edmond Cowper, Francis Garland, and his servant Rowley. Aug. 13th, Mr. Thomas Sowthwell rode from Trebon toward Prague. He told us about a philosopher (his schoolmaster for writing) whose name was Mr. Swyft, who gave him a lump of the philosopher's stone as big as his fist; a Jesuit named Mr. Stale got it from him. Aug. 14th, Mr. Sowthwell came back. Aug. 24th, I saw the divine water demonstrated by the magnificent lord and my incomparable friend Mr. Ed. Kelly, before noon, at the third hour. Aug. 27th, John Basset (so calling himself), whose true name was Edward Whitlok, slipped away from my service of teaching Arthur grammar, on the pretext of going to Budweiss to buy colors and then returning. Sept. 3rd, my lord and lady reached Trebon. Sept. 12th, hope confirmed. Sept. 15th, the Lord Chamberlain came to Trebona, and left on the 17th. The bitterness and deception are now plain to me—God deliver me! I was not sent for.\n\nOct. 17th, in the morning, Mistress Kelly and the rest rode in the direction of Punchartz. Oct. 18th, my Lord and my Lady rode off in the direction of Ctumnate. Oct. 25th, Mr. Ed. Kelly and John Carpio rode toward Prague; that night they reached Wesely, two miles away. Nov. 5th, I dreamed that the tooth next to my top tooth could hardly stay in my head, the tooth above on the right side. Nov. 6th, Mr. Kelly came home from Prague, and Mr. Francis Garland came with him, along with Edward Rolls from Eglis. Nov. 15th, in the morning, snow and heavy cloud. Nov. 16th, in the evening, the Lord and Lady Rosenberg traveled from Crummedo to Trebon. Nov. 20th, this Sunday before dinner the Lord and Lady Rosenberg left Trebon for Prague. Nov. 23rd, Mr. Francis Garland together with Edward Rowly, Mr. Dyer's servant, left Trebon for England. I wrote to Her Majesty the Queen, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Yong, and Edward Hilton. Dec. 4th, I gave Mr. Ed. Kelly my Glass, so highly and so long esteemed by our Queen and by the Emperor Randolph the second, of whom mention is made in the preface to Euclid. The letter for 500,000 ducats was required. Dec. 7th, great friendship promised for many, and two ounces of the Thing. Dec. 13th, Mr. Edward Kelly gave me the water, the earth, and all of it. Dec. 14th, Edmond Hilton returned to Trebon from England. Dec. 18th, I learned from Mr. Kelly that the glass he had given to my Lord Rosenberg had been handed on by Lord Rosenberg to the Emperor. Dec. 23rd, I went to the newly built city Kaiser Radnef Stadt, by Budneis, to check what Joachim Reimer had done about making my coaches. Radulphus Sagiensis, a Frenchman of Normandy, came to Trebon, a student of chemistry and natural magic.\n\n### Year 1589\n\nJan. 3rd, Rudolphus Sagiensis, a Norman, set off toward Prague. Jan. 17th, a humming started up in my ears. Jan. 19th, at about eleven at night Lady Lydda, wife of Mr. Thomas Kelly, miscarried two male babies barely six months old; and in the year before this the same wife miscarried a girl. Jan. 20th, Mr. Kelly showed me Lord Rosenberg's letter. When he wrote about me he had heard nothing more of my leaving; and if Menschik has not done as he ordered him, then, if I let him know, he will arrange my departure so that I will not need to stay here. Just as he had confidently warned Mr. Kelly earlier, so now he asked him to bid me farewell at my departure. Then Mr. Kelly looked and truly confessed that my.... Jan. 25th, Mr. Mains came to visit us, with the Earl of Schwiczenbagh's three sons. Jan. 31st, Tuesday, I sent Edmond Hilton to Prague, and Zacharias Mathias of Buelweiss, to buy 10 or 12 coach horses and saddle horses for 300 dollars. Feb. 4th, I handed over to Mr. Kelly the powder, the books, the glass, and the bone, for Lord Rosenberg; and in return he gave me a written discharge, subscribed and sealed with his own hand. Feb. 12th, Edmond Hilton came from Prague with nine Hungarian horses bought for our journey. Feb. 16th, Mr. Edward Kelly rode toward Prague in the afternoon, with John Carpio, Edmond Hilton, Henry Garlande, Thomas Simkinson, and Lodovik. March 11th, we left Trebon in Bohemia. March 18th, we reached Nuremberg. March 20th, we left Nuremberg. March 26th, we arrived at Frankfurt on the Main.\n\nApril 19th, we reached Bremen. May 1st, Katharine was hit on the ear by her mother and bled very heavily from the nose; the bleeding went on for an hour and more. Afterward she walked into the town with her nurse, and when she got home she bled again. May 11th, John of Gloles came to Bremen. May 13th, I moved into the house I had hired. May 17th, the three saddle horses were put out to graze on the town meadows for nine ducats until Michaelmas. May 21st, letters came to me and to the city of Bremen from the Landgrave of Hesse. May 25th, I sent the Landgrave my twelve Hungarian horses. June 2rd and 13th, Mr. Duerend and Mr. Hart set off toward Stade. With Sir William Stanley, they had fled from Spanish service in Flanders. June 6th, Dr. Kenrich Khanradt of Hamburg visited me. Mr. Thomas Kelly's wife, Francis Garland, and Rolls set out from Standen toward England. June 16th, Edmond Hilton set off toward Prague. June 19th, Hans of Glotz went toward Standen, and from there toward England. June 23rd, Mr. Daniel van der Multon paid me a visit. On the last day of this month, around noon, there were heavy rains, thunder, and hail.\n\nJuly 6th, Thursday, the 26th of June by the old reckoning and the 6th of July by the new reckoning, Mr. Hart, the minister of the English company, and Mr....... the governor's deputy of the English company at Stade, visited me at my house in Bremen. July 18th, a letter from Mr. Yong and Mr. Secretary. July 30th, Edmond Hilton came from Prague to Bremen by way of Stade. Aug. 2nd, old style; the night after, my terrible dream that Mr. Kelly would forcibly rob me of my books, toward daybreak. Aug. 5th, new style, Edmond Hilton set off toward Stade, to go on to England, carrying my letters exposing the treason of Perkins. Two English people traveled in this company: Mr. Rolous Tattin and George Losin. Aug. 7th, the first among the seven half fasts. Aug. 14th, Theodor was weaned. Aug. 21st, John Hammond went to Stade. Aug. 22nd, William Hazilwood was born in the morning at nearly six o'clock, perhaps at 5:45, near Maidstone in Kent. Sept. 9th, Roger's useful letters of Lord Rosenberg. Sept. 12th, the wind turned east after five weeks of mostly west wind. Sept. 16th, at nine before noon I fell into faults with A. C., out of ingratitude conceived from my wife's words and those of Analla Maria. Sept. 22nd, old style, I handed my letters for England to Mr. Jacob, sending them by Embden.\n\nOct. 3rd, Mr. Witischindi treated me harshly: he told Mr. Harper, the Secretary, to give me notice to leave my house. Oct. 9th, given notice to leave my house at one in the afternoon. Oct. 14th, John Hanward gave me notice that he wanted to travel toward Italy; but first to Master Kelly, from whom he hoped to get good help. Oct. 17th, Mr. Sowthwell and Mr. Gawyne Smyth came to me at Bremen. Oct. 23rd, Mr. Sowthwell and Mr. Smyth left Bremen. Oct. 29th, Wenefrida Goose, between 9 and 10 in the afternoon. Oct 31st, letters sent to Stade for Gerwein Greven, for Her Majesty, Mr. Yong, and Mr. Dyer. Nov. 1st, news of Mr. Dyer sent as ambassador to Denmark. Nov. 3rd, old style, I made up my mind to go into England, hoping to meet Mr. Edward Kelly at Stade, since he too was going into England; and that I suspected from Mr. Secretary Walsingham's letters. Nov. 13th, Edmond Hilton and his brother came from England, along with John a Glotz. Nov. 17th, on Monday, I met Mr. Dyer coming to Stade, right in the middle of the town. Nov. 18th, Edmond set off toward Stade. Nov. 19th, we took ship by the Vineyard. Dec. 2nd, we came into the Thames at Gravesend. Dec. 3rd, from the ship to Stratford, to Mr. Yong's house. Dec. 19th, at Richmond with Her Majesty the Queen. Dec. 20th, I agreed with Nicolas Fromonds about my house, for him to occupy it as a tenant under better order. Dec. 25th, I slept this night at my house for the first time. Dec. 29th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert came to me at Mortlake, and offered me as much as I could require at his hands, both for my goods that had been carried away and for the mines.\n\n### Year 1590\n\nJan. 15th, a terrible storm of wind, south by west. Jan. 23rd, Mr. Thomas Kelly came from Brainford; he gave me good hope of Sir Edward Kelly's returning, offered to lend me ten pounds in gold, and that same evening had it sent to me by John Croker in new Hungarian ducats. Jan. 26th, I wrote two letters to Mr. Adrian Gilbert. I settled on the terms to offer for an agreement with Nicholas Fromonds over my house and goods. On the 5th of March (by the old reckoning) Madinia Newton, my daughter, was christened at Mortlake; godfather, Sir George Cary; godmothers, Lady Cobham and Lady Walsingham. March 12th, Mrs. Anne Deny was born between 8 and 9 in the afternoon. March 14th, Mr. Dyer came home from Stade. March 17th, a letter from Sir Edward Kelly, brought by Francis Garland. March 21st, Sir George Cary came to Mortlake. March 27th, Jane was seized at five in the afternoon. My children, at this Lady Day in Lent, began going to school at Mortlake with Mr. Lee as their schoolmaster; I paid his house rent and forty shillings a year for my three sons and my daughter. The rent for the house came to almost 4s. a year for Mr. Fisher's new house. April 7th, John Spenser came to me, newly returned from Venice, and told me about the Venetian philosopher and the goodness of his gold. April 16th, at night at eleven o'clock, good Sir Francis Walsingham died. April 19th, I handed my letters to Mr. Thomas Kelly for his brother Sir Edward Kelly, knight, at the Emperor's court in Prague. Francis Garland was by, and Mr. Thomas Kelly's wife. God send them safely there and back again! Mr. Emery had freely paid out to me £25 between Shrovetide and this May. May 5th, Mr. Thomas Jack gave me back part of my magnes stone. May 8th, I received 20 marks from Sir Richard Lagney of Longlernay. May 16th, I gave Mr. Lee the schoolmaster 5s. toward his wages. May 18th, the two gentlemen, the uncle, Mr. Richard Candish, and his nephew the famous Mr. Thomas Candish, who had sailed around the world, visited me at Mortlake. May 20th, following dinner, I together with my brother, Mr. Justice Yong, went to the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth, about the parsonages; he treated me well. May 21st, I showed my anger at the feast of Bacchus planned at Brentford, and gave the Bishop of London warning, who took it in very good part. Katharine, my daughter, was placed with Mistress Brayce at Brentford; her mother and Arthur went with her after dinner. May 23rd, I lent goodman Dalton, the carpenter, 20 shillings for a month. May 29th, 30th, good news about the work of Mr. Richard Candish with the Queen, the Archbishop, and Lord George Carey, concerning the proposal of Eton College, to obtain *legem* [Latin \"law\"; the sense is unclear]. As a gift, he sent me a hogshead of claret wine. Lady Cobham sent my wife sugar and pepper, &c. June 2nd, I wrote to Sir Edward Kelly by Mr. William Fowler, a merchant living near Leadenhall. June 3rd, I was very sick from two or three sage leaves eaten in the morning; suddenly better at night; when I brought them up, I was well. The pump was taken out and the well cleaned. June 5th, Thomas Hankinson and Antony, my man, came from across the sea to Mortlake. June 5th, terrible bad news of Edward Kelly against me. June 24th, £20 from Mr. Candish, by way of Edward Hilton. June 28th, I paid Mr. Hudson for all his corn, and also for the wood up to May, received since I came home.\n\nJuly 6th, Mr. Stockden was paid in full 40s. for his wood. I gave the schoolmaster Mr. Lee 5s. toward his wages; he brought me my hammer from Mr. Jak, so he has a quarter's wages, 10s. July 8th, I received letters from Sir Edward Kelly, dated at Prague on the 24th of May, new style. There is no mention of his brother Mr. Thomas Kelly coming over. July 10th, the executor of Lady Ducket demanded the debt. July 11th, I paid nurse Barwik 12s. for two months' wages for Madinia; so she is paid for five months.\n\nJuly 13th, I went to the Archbishop of Canterbury: I talked with him boldly about my right to the parsonages, and about the treatise of Sir Edward Kelly's Alchemy. July 14th, Mr. Gawayn Smyth spoke kindly to the Queen on my behalf, and she showed me her favor. July 16th, my mind was somewhat bent on taking up my alchemical exercises. July 25th, by Edmond Hilton, I sent the Lord Treasurer a letter of thanks. I sent the Lord Chancellor his letters from Brunswick, about Conrad Nettlebronner's bad behavior. July 31st, I gave Mr. Richard Candish the copy of Paracelsus's twelve letters, written in French with my own hand; and he promised me, before my wife, never to disclose to anyone that he has it; and that if he dies before me he will give it back to me; but if I die before him, that he shall deliver it to one of my sons, the fittest among them to have it. Theodor had a bad fall on his mouth at midday. Aug. 2nd, Mrs. Stoner's son was born at about three in the afternoon. Nurse was in great distress of mind. Aug. 5th, Rowland fell into the Thames over head and ears at about noon, or a little after. Aug. 8th, I gave Nurse Barwick six shillings, so she has been paid for the half year due on Wednesday next. Aug. 9th, I paid Mr. Lee the schoolmaster 5s. Aug. 22nd, Ann, my nurse, had long been tempted by an evil spirit; but this day it was clear how she was possessed by him. God has been, is, and shall be her protector and deliverer! Amen. Aug. 25th, Anne Frank was sorrowful, well comforted and steadied, acknowledging God's mercies. Aug. 26th, at night I anointed Anne Frank's breast (in the name of Jesus) with the holy oil. Aug. 30th, in the morning she asked to be anointed, and I devoutly prepared myself, and prayed for virtue and power and Christ's blessing on the oil, for the driving out of the wicked; and then, anointed twice, the wicked one resisted for a while. Sept. 1st, letters from Sir Edward Kelly came to me by way of Francis Garland. Sept. 8th, Nurse Anne Frank would have drowned herself in my well, but by divine Providence I came to take her out before she was overcome by the water. Sept. 23rd, Sunday, I gave Nurse Barwick six shillings for a month's wages to end on Wednesday a fortnight from now; Mrs. Stockden was by. Sept. 29th, Nurse Anne Frank most miserably cut her own throat, in the afternoon at about four o'clock, pretending to be in prayer before her keeper, and suddenly and very quickly rising from prayer and going toward her chamber, as the maiden, her keeper, thought; but in fact straight down the stairs into the hall of the other house, behind the door, she did that horrible act; and the maiden who waited on her at the foot of the stairs followed her, and failed to find her in three or four places, until at last she heard her rattling in her own blood.\n\nOct. 11th, Mr. Cumber came to me. Oct. 14th, six shillings were paid to Nurse Barwik for one month that ended on the seventh, which was Wednesday. Oct. 15th, this afternoon and all the night following a great storm of wind at northwest. A man named Prychard, who had married Proctor Lewes's widow, demanded £24 of me upon an obligation of £64; of which, by the very note on the back of the same, £48 is paid, so that £16 only remains and not £24, as he wrongly demanded. That £16 I claimed for the costs of his son John, who was with me at Mortlake for three years and longer, and who also had his learning free. Even so, my wife, being afraid, paid a pound or two of that £16 to Mr. Lewes, and still Prichard will go to law. Nov. 12th, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave me £5 in ryals and angels at about ten in the morning. Nov. 20th, Her Majesty came to Richmond. Nov. 27th, Her Majesty the Queen, being at Richmond, graciously sent for me. I came to her at three quarters of the clock in the afternoon [hour not specified], and she said she would send me something to keep Christmas with. Nov. 28th, on Saturday Mr. Candish gave my wife forty shillings, and on the Tuesday after he sent £10 in ryals and angels, and before that he had sent me £20, £32 in all. My cousin Mr. Thomas Junes came at the end of the term, about St. Andrew's Eve. Dec. 1st, Her Majesty ordered Mr. John Herbert, Master of Requests, to write to the Commissioners on my behalf. Dec. 2nd, an order was taken by the Commissioners for my house and goods. Her Majesty told Mr. Candish that she would send me a hundred angels to keep Christmas with. Dec. 3rd, goodwife Tyndale paid 5s. 6d. for Antony's lodging for eleven weeks, due at his going away, and before that she had paid for seven weeks. Dec. 4th, Her Majesty the Queen called for me at my door at about 3:30 in the afternoon as she passed by, and I met her at Estshene gate, where she graciously, putting down her mask, said with a cheerful face, \"I thank you, Dee; there was never a promise made but it was broken or kept.\" I understood Her Majesty to mean the hundred angels she promised to have sent me that day, as she had told Mr. Richard Candish the night before. Dec. 6th, Mr. Thomas Griffith, my cousin from Llanbeder, came to see me and lay all night with me, and so did Mr. Thomas Jones; and on Monday morning they went by water to London, and so the same day homeward. In the afternoon at about three I received £50 from the Queen. Dec. 8th, at Chelsea disputing with Doctor Mather, Bishop of Bristol; in danger from the water at 5:30 I stayed at Chelsea. Dec. 14th, Her Majesty the Queen called for me at my door as she rode by to take air, and I met her at Estshene gate. Dec. 16th, Mr. Candish received from Her Majesty a warrant by word of mouth, to assure me that I might do what I would in philosophy and alchemy, and that none should check, control, or molest me; and she said that she would before long send me £50 more to make up the hundred pounds. I gave Mr. Candish the conclusion the Bishop of Scotland had reached with the merchants. Mr. Candish went from Mortlake at four o'clock at night toward London, and so into Suffolk. Dec. 18th, Mr. Robert Maynard was born at about ten in the morning in London.\n\n### Year 1591\n\nJan. 21st, I lost all hope of ever getting the two parsonages back, because of the Lord Archbishop and the Lord Treasurer. Feb. 13th, Bartholomew came up. March 2th, I borrowed £20 against plate and paid out £19 today at Mortlake. March 21st, note that on Passion Sunday, which by our reckoning is the 21st of March, everything was paid off to Mr. Thomas Hudson for wood and grain, about £14, at his house while he was sick with the strangury. Goodman Bedell was also paid £4 that same day for billet wood, bavins, and loose faggots. Goodwife Wesder was likewise paid eight shillings for one month of nursing Madinia, plus another 4s. up front. March 26th, Mr. Beale sent me back the first copy in my own hand of the volume of Famous and Rich Discoveries, which I had given to Andrew Strange in the year 1583.\n\nMay 12th, I paid Goodwife Welder 12 shillings for the seven weeks that ended most recently, running from the Wednesday before last Easter Day. May 25th, by the old calendar, Sir Thomas Jones, Knight, unasked, offered me his castle at Emlyn in Wales to live in for as long as he had any interest in it, his lease running yet twelve years, free of charge, together with the adjoining grounds; he also offered me as much meadow land to rent as might please me enough. On the 27th day he made the same offer again in front of Mr. John Harbert, Master of the Requests, in his hall at Mortlake; I accepted his offer, and he was glad of it. May 31st, Bartholomew [Hickman] came up and brought Jane, his daughter, with him. Mr. R. Ed.'s book and letter. June 8th, William Aspland of Essex together with Th. Collen. June 12th, Saturday, I lent the manuscript *Great Chronicle of Holland* to Mr. Beale, which Mr. Webb had lent me. June 14th, Jane Hikman went to Goodwife Tyndall's to learn. June 27th, Arthur hurt his head through his own careless act of throwing a brickbat straight up into the air, and not getting clear of it as it came down, at Mr. Harbert's, about sunset. The half brick weighed 2½ lb. June 30, Madinia was brought home from Goodwife Welder.\n\nJuly 28th, Mr. Dyer sent me 20 angels by way of Mr. Thomas Webb. July 30th, the reconciliation between Mr. Dyer and me was solemnized on Friday afternoon, and on Saturday (the 31st) I stayed there all day until I went by boat, at Mr. Webb's lodging at Rochester House. July 31st, by the old calendar, about eleven o'clock, Jane was in London very faint and sick, ready to swoon, in a cold sweat. It was thought that this was when she first felt the baby move. The last of July, Saturday by the old reckoning, Bartholomew came up; he went down from Mortlake on Tuesday, the 3rd day of August. Aug. 2nd, Monday, Mr. William Diggs showed me his philosophical courtesy all day. Sept. 22nd, Madinia fell from the bed and hurt her forehead at about one in the afternoon. Oct. 15th, after midnight, very windy from the north. Oct. 23rd, a storm of wind from the southwest in the afternoon. Dec. 3rd, windy, southwest. Dec. 14th, I had a very gentle answer from the Lord Treasurer at ten in the morning at the court of Whitehall. Dec. 20th, a gentle answer from the Lord Treasurer that the Queen wanted me to have something at this promotion of bishops now at hand.\n\n### Year 1592\n\nJan. 1st, my daughter Francys born on New Year's Day at sunrise exactly. Jan. 2nd, Bartholomew and his brother Ambrose came this Sunday to Mortlak. Jan. 9th, Francys christened in the afternoon. Francys went with her nurse to Barne Elms. Mr. Edward Maynard born in the morning between 2 and 3 after midnight. Arthur fell into a mild daily ague at 9 o'clock in the morning as he was at the service in the hall. Jan. 24th, Mr. Thomas Oliver became acquainted with me at Mortlak. March 6th, the Queen granted my suit to Dr. Awbrey. March 9th, the privy seal at night. March 16th, the great seal. March 18th, Arthur and Katharine were bled at London on Doctor Dodding's advice. March 24th, £25 Mr. Tho. Mownson. March 25th, I paid £10 to Nicholas Fromonds a little before sunset, when he reviled me most abominably. March 30th, on Thursday Mr. Saunders of Ewell sent home my great sea compass, but without a needle; it came in the night by water.\n\nApril 5th, the Lady Russell robbed a little after midnight of pearls, diamonds, &c. One John Smyth is suspected, a young man thirty years old, very skillful in many kinds of handiwork, melancholy. April 8th, Richard came into my service, 40s. a year and a livery. April 9th, 10th, agreed with my brother Nicholas Fromonds and with Mr. Webb, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday night, and 8 on Tuesday night. April 14th, Winifrede Goose, wife of goodman Goose of Tuddington, daughter of Harry Wyse, grievously tempted, came to me with her sister. April 16th, +from the treasury+ a box [cipher decoded]. April 27th, the son of Mary Nevell at 3½ in the afternoon and somewhat late, by Chichester. May 3rd, Wednesday, at 10 o'clock Arthur was put to Westmynster School under Mr. Grant and Mr. Camden. May 11th, I borrowed ten pounds of Master Thomas Smith to be paid at Christmas next. May 12th, great wind at north. May 15th, Marian came again at seven in the afternoon. May 16th, I rode to Harfelde to the Lord Anderson, Lord Justice of the Common Pleas, 12 miles off. May 25th, at six in the afternoon there might have been a quarrel between Mr. Webb and Mr. Morgan with one eye over £4 left unpaid upon a bill. June 16th, Sir John Perrot judged to be drawn, hanged, and quartered.\n\nJuly 23rd, at Grenwich about midnight following this day began the first clear sign of my pain in my kidneys; whereupon Doctor Giffard had me given a glyster, and the next day I was eased of the pain. July 29th, Robert Theneth of Rushmer by Ypswych made acquaintance with me: he told me of Mr. Carter a man of 80 years old in Yorkshyre. Aug. 6th, I went to Nonsuch to the court, where the Countess of Warwik sent me word by Mr. Ferdinando of the Queen's gracious words at St. Crosses, and the Lord Archbishop told me the same. Aug. 8th, after midnight of Monday, being the 7th day, the second fit of the stone in my kidneys troubled me for 6 or 7 hours. Aug. 9th, the Lord Treasurer invited me to dinner at Mr. Maynard's at Mortlak, where Sir Robert Cecill and Sir Thomas Cisell and his lady were also. The Lord Treasurer also sent me some venison to supper. He invited me to dinner again on the tenth day, where the Lord Cobham also came to dinner, and after dinner he asked the Lord Treasurer to help me to St. Crosses, which he promised to do his best in. Aug. 11th, Mr. Kemp of Micheam, my old acquaintance, about eleven o'clock (almost) before noon, told me of the rare appearing. Aug. 17th, I went to Micheam to Mr. Kemp. Aug. 21st, I went to the Lord Cobham and the Lady Cobham to London. Aug. 23rd, Mr. Cholmely and his maid before noon at 11½ o'clock. The fluid so suddenly fell into the calf of my left leg as if a stone had hit me. Aug. 26th, Mr. Heriot 40s. Auditor Hill, £4. Remember that everything is paid to our nurse at Barnes for the girl Francys Dee from her birth until the end of her eighth month, short 12s., and on Sunday, the 27th of this August, we so settled it, when we gave the nurse ten shillings. The eighth month ended (from New Year's Day morning last) the 12th of this month. Sept. 4th, 5th, 6th, very stormy, wind at West, Southerly. Sept. 5th, the Tems very shallow at London. Sept. 6th, goodman Warryn of Marketharborogh. Robert Webb came from Mr. Ponsoys to write, and is to come again within three weeks. Sept. 7th, Robert Charles of Northamptonchyre and goodman Warren of Marketharborow in my house at Mortlak promised me to help Bartholomew Hikman with £12 to pay on Michelmas Day next to discharge the bond for his brother-in-law. This they promised upon condition that I bind myself to them to see them repaid. I sent a letter to Sir Robert Thaneth at Rushmer by Ypswych by the wagonman who is at the inn at the George in Lombard Street. He said that Robert Thaneth was at home and well. Sept. 19th, I had on the Sunday about 7 o'clock in the afternoon the cramp most extremely in the very center of the calves of both my legs, and in the place where I had the sudden pain on Bartilmew's Eve last I had pain so intolerable as if the veins or arteries would have broken from extreme stretching, or how else I cannot tell. The pain lasted about half a quarter of an hour. I took my purge of six grains. I began in the morning to drink the drink for the stone in the kidney. Sept. 28th, Mr. Laiesley promised me ten sheep and four quarters of wheat. Sept. 30th, Elizabeth Denby went from me to Mistress Herbert's into service.\n\nOct. 13th, I put before the Archbishop of Canterbury two books of blasphemy against Christ and the Holy Ghost, asking him to have them refuted: one was Christian Franken, printed in 1585 in Poland; the other was of one Sombius against one Carolius, printed at Ingolstad in 1582 in octavo. Oct. 14th, 15th, a mighty wind at south-west. Oct. 30th, 31st, on one of these two days I hurt my left shin against the sharp small end of a wooden rammer about four o'clock in the afternoon. Nov. 1st, Mr. Ashly, his wife, and their family came to my house and stayed there. They had my mother's chamber, the maid's chamber, and all the rest of the house. Nov. 9th, her Majesty's grant of my petition for commissioners to come to me. The Lady Warwik obtained it. Nov. 22nd, the commissioners from her Majesty, Mr. Secretary Wolly and Sir Thomas George, came to Mortlak to my house. Nov. 28th, to Richard Walkdyne of his wages 20s. Dec. 1st, a little after noon the very virtuous Countess of Warwik sent me word very quickly by her gentleman Mr. Jones from the court at Hampton Court that this day her Majesty had granted to send me quickly a hundred marks, and that Sir Thomas George had dealt very honorably for me in the cause. Dec. 2nd, Sir Thomas George brought me a hundred marks from her Majesty. Dec. 24th to 31st, at Mr. Lurensey of Tooting all these days, and New Year's Day also, and so came home by coach (as we went) by Tuesday noon, I, my wife, Arthur, Kate, &c. Dec. 31st, at Tooting at Mr. R. Luresey his house; about three o'clock after dinner the Bishop of Laigham served process upon me for the Nangle, but very wrongly.\n\n### Year 1593\n\nIn January, the Lord Treasurer lay dangerously sick at the beginning of this month. Jan. 2nd, I came home from Tooting. Jan. 7th, I received letters from the Lord Lasky from his captaincy in Livonia, and I wrote back in answer. Jan. 10th, this day death seized him. This day at noon Edward Maynard died, just one year old. Jan. 11th, buried this day at ten o'clock. Jan. 15th, Mr. Ashley, the clerk of the council, his wife and whole family moved from my house at Mortlak to their house in London in Holborn, with all his family. He and she had treated me, my wife and children, honorably and generously for our friendship toward them in lending them our house and rooms since Allhallowtide last. Master Maynard also removed his household the 15th and 16th day to London, and my stable was given back to me. Jan. 20th, I sent my letters for the Lord Lasky to be carried in a ship of Dansk called the John of Dansk. Jan. 21st, Sunday, about noon Wenefryde Goose's son was born and died, and she thereupon, for old melancholy pangs, destroyed herself. Remember, my nurse at Barnes had 16s. more besides the last 40s. at the beginning of this month. Feb. 14th, Francys Dee, she came from the nurse at Barnes; the woman very restless and ungrateful. Feb. 15th, her Majesty graciously accepted my few lines of thanks, delivered to her by the Countess of Warwik at two in the afternoon at Hampton Court, two or three days before the removal to Somerset House. Feb. 21st, I borrowed £10 of Mr. Thomas Digges for one whole year. Feb. 22nd, a sharp quarrel between me and the Bishop of Leightyn in the Tower, because he would not show his further interest in Nangle: he said that after I had seen his broad seal of commendation, I had institution and induction to the Nangle. Then I said his lordship was lying. Thereupon he was so moved that he spitefully called me \"coniver.\" I told him that he lied in saying that, and that I would try the flesh of him, or give him a bastinado, if he were not a prisoner in the Tower. Between twelve and two in the afternoon my sharp anger with the Bishop of Leightyn in the lieutenant's dining parlor before the Lieutenant Sir Michael Blunt. Mr. Lieutenant Nant and Mr. Blunt are witnesses. March 12th and 13th, these two nights I dreamed a great deal about Mr. Kelly, as if he were in my house, familiar with his wife and brother. March 17th, Francis Garland came home and brought me a letter from Mr. Thomas Kelly. I became acquainted with Sir Thomas Chaloner, knight, who married Sergeant Fletewood's daughter; Mr. Thomas Webb was the means. At six in the afternoon I received from Mr. Francis Nicholls £15, part of one hundred pounds, the rest of which £85 is to be received from Mr. Nicolls within a fortnight after the Annunciation of Our Lady next; and after that at the beginning of June £100, and in July the third hundred pounds: and I am to teach him the conclusion of fixing and tying the moon, &c.\n\nApril 3rd, Bartilmew Hikman and Robert Charles came up. Letice came with Bartholomew, and went away again. April 8th, Letice came again from Barnet to my service. I received £50 of Mr. Nichols. April 9th, I gave Bartholomew Hikman £12 in new angels to give and pay to Robert Charles, which he had paid for him at Michelmas last. I also gave him a double pistolet for his courtesy. Little Adolph Webbes came to me. April 10th, Bartholomew and Robert Charles went homeward. May 7th, Thomas Richardson of Bissham came to Mortlak to me. May 9th, he and Mr. Laward of the Chandry came. Our court day at Wimbledon. May 11th, in the morning at eight o'clock William Emery of Danbery in Essex became my retainer at Mortlak, recommended by Mr. Thanet of Rushmer by Ypswich, born 1568, July 4. I gave Robert Web 10s. Richard 10s. and Elizabeth 3s. at the beginning of this month. May 21st, be it remembered that on this 21st day of May I bargained with and bought from Mr. Mark Perpoint, of Mortlak, the next mansion house with the plot, and all the appurtenances about it, for £32, as the said Mr. Perpoint had lately bought it at the last court day, and had surrender of it made to him by Thomas Knaresborowgh for £25 to Midsummer next. About two o'clock in the afternoon, before Jane my wife in the street, I gave him a saffron noble in earnest for a drink penny. Mr. Hawkins, of London, came at that very moment to have bought it. May 27th, Mr. Francis Blunt, brother to the late Lord Mountjoy, uncle to the Lord Mowntjoy living, and to Sir Charles of the court, came to make my acquaintance, he having traveled at Constantinople. June 4th, Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlak in the morning. June 22nd, I had my copy from Mr. Roger Dale our steward, and £5 of the fine released by the lord's generosity. I told the steward that I had bought the house of Mr. Mark Perpoint, and he asked to see the note of his copy, and so I did. I told Mr. Perpoint that I had been in London to prepare his money, and that I had seen the court roll for his copy. I went to London to fetch the £32 for Mr. Perpoint, and so I sent him word. This evening I brought the money, but he had gone to bed. This morning I offered the money, and counted it at goodman Welder's before Mr. Stokden and goodman Welder, but Mr. Perpoint refused to carry out the bargain. May God turn it to good!\n\nJuly 13th, I gave Robert 5s. upon his wages this day. July 14th, I gave Letice 4s., part of her noble, for her quarter's wages, ending the 9th day of this month. July 18th, I bought goodman Welder's hovel, which is in the yard of the house next me, which I bought of Mr. Mark Perpoint. I gave him a new angel and five new shillings, and he is to have 5s. more, that is 20s. in all; and if I cannot settle to enter the house, then he is to take his hovel, and restore it to me. July 21st, I gave Richard 5s. upon his wages this day. July 22nd, I paid Mr. Childe £7. 13s. 4d. for all his wood, 20 loads and 6. July 24th, the offer for the bargain again on Mr. Perpoint's behalf: this is Mr. Stokden's doing. July 27th, remember that this Friday I paid Mr. Tomson £4 for his master Mr. Herbert, which I borrowed on the 12th of December 1592: and Mr. Herbert sent it back again for my further use by Mistress Lee. Aug. 7th, Mistress Twyne and Mistress Banister came to visit me. Mr. Bele and Mrs. Bele, Mistress Plan, Mrs. Perpoint, &c. dined with me. I gave Robert Webb 5s.; he sent it to Mr. Homes. Aug. 9th, I dined with the Lord Keeper at Kew. Aug. 17th, I and my wife and Katharine our daughter dined with the Lord Keeper at Kew. Aug. 28th, I was all day with the Lord Keeper. Mr. Webb and the philosopher came. Aug. 29th, Mr. Webb and the philosopher came again. Aug. 30th, Mistress Redhed, mother to Mr. John Ponsoys by her first husband, Mr. Gubbens, bookbinder, and his wife, and the same day Mr. Redhed himself, one of her Majesty's gentlemen ushers, came to me. Sept. 11th, Jana, after a three-day illness, miscarried, in the morning at ten o'clock. Sept. 13th, the house surrendered for me by Mr. Mark Perpoint, Mr. William Walker of Wimbledon, Miles Holland, Mr. John Stockden, the three customary tenants, with a promise to bring in his wife at the next court day to surrender. Sept. 18th, Elizabeth Kyrton had 2s. 6d. Sept. 20th, Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlak, and Robert Charles. I gave Robert Webb 5s. by Arthur. Sept. 26th, Mr. Herbert went toward the court, and so toward Waty. Sept. 28th, stormy, windy, cloudy, hail and rain, after three o'clock in the afternoon. Remember that the last day of this month Elizabeth Kyrton, who had served me twelve years, five years upon apprenticeship and seven for wages, five of those for four nobles a year, and the last two for five nobles a year, was paid in full what now remained due: whereupon she received £4. 4s. for the wages still owed; and I gave her moreover a new half angel in gold, and my wife another; Arthur half a crown for him and his brother; Katharyn half a crown for her and her sister. And so she went from my service for no cause known to me.\n\nOct. 4th, Sir Edward Kelly set at liberty by the Emperor. Oct. 12th, Mr. Cornelio Camaiere came from the Lord Lasky from Livonia. Oct. 15th, Margerie Thornton came into my service. Oct. 18th, before Mr. Perpoint, Miles Holland, Robert Wellder, William Beck surrendered my cottage back to me, and I paid him £5, the full £12 it cost him. To Letice two shillings. Oct. 20th, Mr. Cornelio went toward the fleet at Stade to return. Oct. 24th, Ostend besieged by report. Not true. Oct. 25th, Mr. Gray, the Lady Cumberland's preacher, his wrangling and denying and despising of alchemical philosophers. Nov. 5th, Mr. Francis Nicolls, Mr. Prise, Mr. Nores. Nov. 18th, Jane furiously angry because of her maids. Nov. 20th, Margery went and Dorothe Legg came for 30s. a year. Margery Thornton was dismissed from my service to Mrs. Child, and Dorothe Leg came by Mrs. Mary Revel's sending the same day and hour, at three in the afternoon. Nov. 26th, John, formerly Mr. Colman's servant, came to me from the Lady Countess of Cumberland. Dec. 3rd, the Lord Willowghby's generous promise to me. The Countess of Kent, his sister, and the Countess of Cumberland visited me in the afternoon. The Lord Willowghby dined with me. Dec. 4th, £20 Lord Willughby. Dec. 5th, the news of Sir Edward Kelly's liberty. Dec. 11th, I gave Robert 20s. when he went to London with my wife. Dec. 22nd, I gave Robert two shillings. Dec. 24th, Mr. Webbes committed to the Marshalsea. Dec. 25th, that night Mr. Webbes got out, and was taken this day (the 26th).\n\n### Year 1594\n\nJan. 3rd, a little before sunset, the Lord Keeper sent my wife 20 angels placed in a new red velvet purse. Jan. 4th, Dr. Michael Peiserus, physician to the Margrave of Brandenburg, paid me a very kind visit. Jan. 5th, a very stormy, windy night. Jan. 9th, Robert Thickpeny, come from Sir Richard Martyn, and Miles Holland, the bailiff for the Lord of the Manor, sealed up Mr. Webb's chest and his case of boxes. Jan. 19th, the cobbler with the madwoman. Jan. 25th, I sent my letters for Mr. Pontoys to Mr. Lording, off to Danzig. Jan. 26th, I went to Mr. Webb at the Marshalsea. Jan. 27th, Thomas Richardson arrived while I was in London, so I found him at home on my return; and he again promised me forty days of work. Jan. 28th, Mr. Vander Laen promised to begin his work of fixing the moon on the 26th day. Madinia was somewhat sickly. Robert Wood, visited by spiritual creatures, found comfort in the talk. Jan. 31st, Mr. Vander Laen began his work on the moon, five miles south of Gloucester. Mr. Morgan Treherne told me about Mr. Lawrence, eighty years old. Mr. Thomas Sharp, chief steward to Lady Russell at Bisham, is the master and good friend of Thomas Richardson, as he told me himself. From the middle of this month Theodore Dee's left eye was bloodshot on the side next his temple, badly bloodshot, and it lasted above three weeks. Feb. 1st, Mr. John Ask sent me two little double-gilt bowls weighing thirteen and a half ounces. Feb. 7th, Sir Thomas Wilks's philosophical offer came into my hands through Mr. Morice Kiffyn. On this day the Archbishop of Canterbury leaned from time to time toward the request for a dispensation. Feb. 20th, 21st, Theodore fell sick in Shrovetide week and so went into a tertian ague. March 10th, hit by a sudden rush of fear because Mr. Webb had word sent for me to come to him at the Marshalsea, now that he expected to be condemned on the Monday or Tuesday next. March 16th, Bartholomew Hikman arrived. March 18th, Mr. Heriot came to me. March 20th, before Bartholomew Hikman I paid Letice her full year's wages, which end on the 7th day of April next; her wages were four nobles, an apron, a pair of hose, and shoes. March 23rd, I gave Bartholomew Hikman the nag that the Lord Keeper had given me. Bartholomew Hikman and William, his brother, went for home. Magus was disclosed through the friendship of Mr. Richard Alred. A sudden pang of anger between M. Nikols [cipher decoded] and me. March 28th, Mr. Francis Garland brought me letters from Sir Edward Kelly and his brother. March 31st, a great fit of the stone in my left kidney: all day I could pass nothing but three or four drops of water. But I drank a draft of white wine and salad oil, and after that powdered crab's eyes with the bone in the carp's head, and about four o'clock I ate toasted cake spread with butter, with sugar and nutmeg on it, and washed it down with two big drafts of ale; within an hour I passed a great deal of water, and a stone as big as an Alexander seed. God be thanked! Five shillings given to Robert Webb, as part of his wages.\n\nApril 1st, Captain Hendor got to know me and showed me part of his policy against the mischief the Spanish King intends against Her Majesty and this realm. April 4th, John Stokden came to study with our children. Mr. Thomas Wye came with a token from Mistress Ashley. I turned to Mr. Harding and Mr. Abbot at Oxford about my Arabic book. April 5th, my right eye was very sore and bloodshot. April 7th, Mr. Nicols came again out of Northampton. Mr. Barret together with Mistress Barret paid me a visit. May 3rd, between 6 and 7 in the afternoon the Queen sent for me to her in the privy garden at Greenwich, where I handed over the heavenly admonition in writing, and Her Majesty took it thankfully. Only the Lady Warwick and Sir Robert Cecill's Lady were in the garden with Her Majesty. May 18th, Her Majesty sent me again a copy of the letter of G. K., with thanks, by way of the Lady Warwick. May 21st, Sir John Wolley put my suit to Her Majesty. She granted it after a fashion, but referred everything to the Lord of Canterbury. May 25th, Dr. Awbrey put my suit to Her Majesty, and the answer was as before. May 29th, I was with the Archbishop before the Queen came to her house. June 3rd, I, my wife, and seven children appeared before the Queen at Isleworth. My wife kissed her hand. I put in my request for the Archbishop to come to my cottage. June 6th, I had supper with the Lord Archbishop and invited him to my cottage. June 11th, I gave Robert Webb seven shillings at London at the beginning of this month. June 15th, £40 from Mr. Thomas Harward. I was to have £60 more. A severe fit of the stone in my kidneys. June 20th, Mistress Magdalen Perpoynt was examined alone by our steward at the Temple. June 22nd, I mortgaged my late purchase to Mr. Richard White for £30, which is to be received within a few days. June 23rd, I released Robert Web from my service and gave him 40 shillings as full satisfaction for everything. Thomas Richardson came and offered me his work and labor, and he got, as he asked, my letter to Mr. Thomas Sharpe. June 24th, on Midsummer Day, Antony Ryve Taylor came into my service for wages by the year of three pounds and a livery. Bartholomew Hikman came. June 26th, I let Jane Hikman go home into Northamptonshire with her father Bartholomew, gave her ten shillings, and promised her ten shillings more at Hallowtide. Bartholomew Hikman, Goodman Ball, and Jane Hikman set off for home. June 29th, after I had heard the Archbishop's answers and discourses, and that he had been at Theobalds last Sunday with the Queen and the Lord Treasurer, I count myself confounded in all my suing or hoping for anything at all. And so farewell to the court and to courting until God leads me another way! A pair of sufferings to drink was given to me by the Archbishop. God be my help, as He is my refuge! Amen.\n\nJuly 1st, I gave Robert yet more, a French crown, for a farewell. July 2nd, given to Richard ten shillings toward his wages. July 6th, Michael became out of sorts in his head and back. July 9th, in the morning my head began to ache and feel heavier than it had of late, and my stomach felt unsettled. I had broken my fast on sugar sops, &c. I gave Letice, my servant, 5s., part of her wages; she was to use part of it to buy a smock and a neckerchief. July 13th, at sunrise, Michael Dee gave up the ghost after he said, \"O Lord, have mercy on me!\" July 19th, Goodman Richardson began his work. Aug. 19th, Elizabeth Felde came into my service: she is to have five nobles a year and a smock. Aug. 26th, Mr. Gherardt, the surgeon and herbalist, [paid me a visit]. Aug. 30th, Monsieur Walter Mallet said goodbye to me so as to go home to Toulouse. The fixed oil of saltpeter was in his possession. Sept. 18th, letters went from me to Sir Ed. K. and T. Kelly, taken from the door between 10 and 2 in the afternoon.\n\nOct. 3rd, I paid Mrs. Stockden back the £4 I had borrowed from her, and I paid her 26s. 8d. for four loads of wood. I still owe for a load of hay, and for 400 billets in forks. Oct. 4th, I paid Mr. Childe £3. 10s. for ten loads of loose faggots. Oct. 14th, Mr. Robert Thomas came to live at my house. Oct. 28th, at half past six in the afternoon, I wrote and sent a letter to Lady Skydmor, in my wife's name, to move Her Majesty that either I might set out my case to the body of the council, or else, under the great seal, have license to go freely wherever I wished. Oct. 31st, in the afternoon and in the night that followed, lightning without thunder.\n\nNov. 24th, I received a letter from Sir Edward Kelly by way of Rowley. Dec. 2nd, Francis Garland arrived in England, coming from Prague. Just five years ago I came to England from Bremen as Francis Garland came now; but the Stade fleet stayed at Harwich. On the 2nd of this cold December, I placed Bartholomew in the service of the Lord Willoughby at Barbican, in the presence of the Countess of Kent; and the Lord Willoughby immediately wrote his warrant to Mr. Jonson in Fleet Street, the tailor, to hand over to Bartholomew his cloth and cushions, and so it was handed to Bartholomew at once. Dec. 7th, my wife Jane gave her petition to Her Majesty as she passed out of the privy garden at Somerset House to go to dinner at the Savoy with Sir Thomas Henedge. From the Queen, the Lord Admiral took it. Her Majesty took the paper back and kept it on her cushion; and on the 8th day, by the chief urging of the Lord Admiral and somewhat of the Lord Buckhurst, the Queen's wish went at once to the Lord Archbishop that I should have Dr. Day's place at St. Paul's. Dec. 22nd, I paid seven shillings to Elizabeth Felde, part of her wages. Given to Lettyce 5s., part of her wages. I paid Richard 8s., part of his wages; and all other accounts were paid.\n\n### Year 1595\n\nJan. 8rd, the Wardenship of Manchester was brought up by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Feb. 5th, my Manchester bill was handed to the Queen before dinner by Sir John Wolly for her signature, but she put it off. Feb. 10th, at two in the afternoon I caught a cutpurse taking my purse out of my pocket in the Temple. Feb. 18th, Mr. Laward's son Thomas was born at noon or a little after, ¼ or ½. First consultation and deliberation with Marmion Haselwood at the end of this month. March 18th, Mr. Francis Garland came this morning to visit me, and we talked a great deal about Sir E. K. March 20th, Mr. Marmion Haselwood, Mr. Dymmock, and Mr. Hipwell came to me at Mortlak. March 21st, Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlak. March 26th, Bartholomew went home. March 29th, Mr. Laward and Mr. Alred came to me.\n\nApril 18th, my bill for the Manchester Wardenship was signed by the Queen, Mr. Herbert handing it to her. May 4th, I paid Richard 20s. toward his wages, and I gave him another 10s. to clear all his other old accounts. May 5th, Mr. Cave died. May 8th, the Master of the Rolls showed me a courtesy, though I had never spoken to him. May 9th, my cousin John Awbry came to me for a while to take a break. May 21st, I released Letice from my service and paid everything owed up to this day, her year ending on the 8th of April. I gave her 2s. 6d. for one extra month, and another 2s. 6d. for spending money on the way, with Robert Charles and my wife present in my study. May 25th, 26th, 27th, the Signet, the Privy Seal, and the Great Seal of the Wardenship; £3. 12s. borrowed from my brother Arnold. June 1st, my young cousin John Awbrey was sent for by his father to London. Mr. Partrich, his brother, was in London; Richard Ward and others came for him. June 9th, Bartholomew Hikman went home. June 11th, I wrote to the Earl of Derby's secretary about Manchester. June 18th, Anne Powell came into my service; she is to have four nobles a year, a pair of hose, and shoes. June 21st, the Earl of Derby's letter to Mr. Warren for the college. June 25th, Dr. Awbrey died at midnight. My cousin Mr. George Broke gave me £50 in gold, at three in the afternoon. June 29th, Mr. John Blayney, of Over Kingesham in Radnorshyre, and Mr. Richard Baldwyn, of Duddlebury in Shropshyre, visited me at Mortlak. John's great-grandfather and my great-grandmother on my father's side were brother and sister.\n\nJuly 1st, the two brothers, Master Willemots of Oxfordshire, came to talk about renting my house. Master Baynton came with Mistress Katharyn Hazelwood, the wife of Mr. Fuller. July 7th, my cousin Mr. Morgan Jones came to me at Mistress Wall's twice. July 12th, Mr. Goodier of Manchester came to me. Birthday. July 15th, I gave Mr. Morgan Traharn his bill for Mr. Harbert. July 25th, Mrs. Mary Nevell came. July 28th, a letter from Mr. Oliver Carter, Fellow of Manchester College. I wrote back to him the same day. July 29th, Mistress Mary Nevel went to London and then on into Kent. July 31st, this evening the Countess of Warwick thanked Her Majesty in my name and on my behalf for the gift of the Wardenship of Manchester. She took it graciously. She was sorry that it is so far from here, and said that something better, closer at hand, would be found for me; and if the timing allowed, Her Majesty would speak with me herself. I had a bill drawn up by Mr. Wood, one of the clerks of the signet, for the first fruits granted me by Her Majesty. Aug. 2nd, at Mr. Cosener's table at Grenewich: I said something that Mr. Sergeant Oliver Lloyd liked very much; he wanted to argue the point again. Aug. 5th, very rainy all day, with the wind north E. and W. Aug. 12th, I received Sir Edward Kelly's letters from the Emperor, inviting me to his service again. Aug. 14th, Jana was delivered (by God's will) at about four in the afternoon. Aug. 27th, Margarite Dee baptized at half past four in the afternoon. Godfather: the Lord Keeper; his deputy, Mr. Crowne. Godmothers: the Countess of Cumberland, her deputy Mistress Davis; and the Countess of Essex, her deputy Mistress Bele. Bartholomew Hikman came to Mortlak on his own business. Sept. 2nd, a spider at ten o'clock at night suddenly on my desk, and suddenly gone; a very rare one in size and length of legs. I was deep in thought at my desk. Sept. 6th, I gave Richard 2s. 6d. of his wages when he went to his grandfather. Sept. 13th, I dined with the Earl of Derby at Russell Howse, with Mr. Thymothew and Mr. John Statfeldt, a German, there. Sept. 14th, 2s. to Elizabeth Feeld for the tailor. Sept. 22nd, Elizabeth Feeld left my service. I dined with the Earl of Darby. Sept. 26th, £6 borrowed from my cousin William Hetherley for fourteen days, to pay for Bartholomew Hikman. Sept. 29th, Margery Stubble of Hownslow, our dry nurse, began the year of her service starting on Michaelmas Day, and is to have £3 as her year's wages and a gown cloth of russet. Edward Edwards also began his year of serving me on Michaelmas Day, and he is to have 40s. for his year's wages, and a livery.\n\nOct. 7th, my anger (at five in the afternoon) with Edward, my cook, over his misconduct. Oct. 8th, Mr. Richard Western lent me £10 for a year. Oct. 9th, I dined with Sir Walter Rawlegh at Durham Howse. Oct. 11th, 2s. to Edward, part of his wages. Mr. Banks lent me £5 until after Christmas. Mr. Emery sent me £3 by my servant Richard Walkedine. Oct. 14th, 2s. to Anne, part of her wages; to Elizabeth Felde I paid the rest of her year's wages, plus 2s. 6d. given for the extra time. Oct. 19th, the old account between me and Edmond Hilton was settled. Of the eleven pounds he asked for, I showed him from my old notes that he had received £6. 15s., and after that Sted's 25s., and the £3 Mr. Emery lent him; I also showed him Sted's letter and Mr. Emery's letter from last month. All these sums make exactly eleven pounds. Paid to nurse Stubble, part of her wages, 5s. Oct. 20th, 12d. to Anne. Richard rode toward Oxford for my Arabic book. Oct. 25th, Sted asked me for legal help against his father. Nov. 8th, my goods sent to me by Peravall toward Manchester. Nov. 19th, my Arabic book restored by God's favor. Nov. 21st, goodwife Lidgatt paid her rent for two quarters ending at the feast of the Annunciation of Our Lady next, 13s. 4d. Goodman Agar was present in my hall at Mortlak. Nov. 25th, news that Sir Edward Kelly was killed. Nov. 26th, Mr. Nicolas Bagwell of Manchester brought me a letter from my brother Arnold. Lent to Mister Laurence Dutton twelve shillings. My wife and children all went by water toward Coventry. Dec. 10th, Mr. Lok's Arabic books and letter came to me by way of Mr. Berran's son. Dec. 23rd, I paid John Norton, stationer, ten pounds in cash, and was bound in a recognizance before Doctor Hone to pay the rest: £10 a year, £5 at Christmas and £5 at Midsummer, until £53 more 14s. 8d. had been paid. Received £30 toward the hundred for my house at Manchester from Mr. Paget. Dec. 26th, a daughter of the Earl of Derby was born in the morning at about four o'clock in London.\n\n### Year 1596\n\nFeb. 15th, I arrived in Manchester at five in the afternoon. Feb. 20th, installed in the Manchester wardenship between nine and eleven in the morning. March 14th, a public warning was given against Thomas Goodyer. March 21st, a public warning was given of the license granted to Thomas Goodyer.\n\nApril 2nd, Sir John Byron, knight, and Mr. John Byron, esquire, dined with me in the college. I brought up the matter of Xyd, an acre of hay ground of his tenants. He answered well. April 6th, I went to Mr. Ashton of Lester and to Mr. Sherington. April 8th, Margaret Dee began to be weaned. May 7th, possession was taken in Salford. May 11th, my brother Aubrey and Richard went toward London. June 3rd, I gave Antony Cowly 20s. and discharged him. June 4th, Antony Cowley left my house for the year. I don't know where he went. June 14th, Mr. Harry Savill, the antiquary, came to me. June 15th, I wrote by Mr. Harry Savill of the book, dwelling at Hallyfax, to Christopher Saxton at Denningley. I sent my letter to Sir Robert Cecill's house by William Debdell. June 18th, the commission for the college was sent to London to be engrossed in the Duchy office. I sent word by Nicholas Baguely of Newton to Mr. Brogreton and to William Nicolson to follow it up this term. June 21st, Mr. Christopher Saxton came to me. June 22nd, I entered upon Great Brereridings in Salford. June 24th, Bartholomew came. June 25th, terms were settled by the sheriff between me and Raf Holden. June 26th, the Earl of Derby, with Lady Gerard, Sir.... Molyneux and his Lady, daughter to Lady Gerard, Master Hawghton and others, came with no warning after three o'clock. I gave them a light meal, and it was well received. I brought his honor and the ladies to Ardwyk Grene toward Lyme, to Mr. Legh's house, twelve miles off. June 29th, windy and rainy. July 5th, Mr. Savill and Mr. Saxton came. July 6th, I, Mr. Saxton, Arthur Rouland, John and Richard, went to Howgh Hall. July 9th, I sent Roger Kay of Manchester with my letters into Wales. July 10th, the town of Manchester was described and measured by Mr. Christopher Saxton. I gave nurse Stubley 10s., part of her wages. July 10th to 14th, I was busy with petty disputes, as with Holden of Salford and the tenants of Sir John Byron of Faylsworth over the right of the college, sending to … to the county, and sending for Mr. Tyldesley or Chester for counselors. July 12th, more was given to the nurse, when her son John Stubley left me for London to be reconciled to his master. I gave him 5s. The young man, Leon the hatter, went with him. July 14th, Mr. Saxton rode away. Sessions day at Manchester. July 19th, Ales came, with Mrs. Beston's help, into my service. Thomas, my cook, left me. July 21st, Isabell Bardman moved from the chamber to the kitchen. July 25th, thunder in the morning; rain in the night. July 27th, the Earl of Darby went by way of London; he dined at Curtes' house. Aug. 10th, Mr. Thomas Jones of Tregarron came to me at Manchester and rode back toward Wales on the 13th day to meet the cattle coming. Aug. 13th, I rode toward York. Halifax and Mr. Thomas Jones rode toward Wales. Aug. 20th, I came to Manchester from York. Aug. 20th to 27th, much trouble and argument over the tithe corn of Hulme. Aug. 30th, the Cromsall corn tithe was won by agreement, but later doubted and half denied, then denied outright. Sept. 1st, Mary Goodwyn came into my service to look after and teach Madinia and Margaret, my young daughters. Sept. 3rd, being Friday, I rode to Sir John Byron's, to Royton, to talk with him about the dispute between the college and his tenants. He claimed that we hold part of Faylesworth Common within our Newton Heath, which I am sure cannot be proved. We agreed that James Traves (being his bailiff) and Francis Nutthall, his servant acting for him, would look into all the circumstances with me, and then proceed properly. Sept. 5th, seventeen head of cattle from my kinsfolk in Wales were brought by the courteous Griffith David, nephew to Mr. Thomas Griffith.\n\nOct. 26th, Mr. Francis Nicols and Bartholomew came to Manchester. Oct. 29th, they rode homeward. Nov. 22nd, Mr. Francys Wodcote gave £4. 6s. to my wife. Dec. 3rd, Mr. Palmer came to be curate.\n\n### Year 1597\n\nJan. 19th, I sent £4 to Bartholomew Hikman by Bradshaw the carrier. Jan. 22nd, this Saturday in church, Olyver Carter's threat to sue me with a process from London was declared to the clerk. Feb. 5th, Rich. Key of Weram, curate, came to me through Mr. Heton's introduction, and I was to try him for three months for 50s. wages. Feb. 7th, John Morryce came to Manchester. Feb. 11th, £5 borrowed of Mr. Mat. Heton. Feb. 14th, this Monday John Morrise went with my letters to Mr. John Gwyn and twelve more esquires in Montgomeryshyre. Feb. 17th, I delivered to Charles Legh the elder my silver tankard with the cover, all double gilt, of the Countess of Herford's gift to Francis her goddaughter, weighing 22 oz. great weight, to lay in pawn in his own name with Robert Welsham the goldsmith for £4 until within two days after May Day next. My daughter Katharin, John Crocker and I myself (John Dee) were at the delivery of it and the weighing of it in my chamber; it was wrapped in a new handkerchief. Feb. 25th, Mr. Heton borrowed Robert Stephanus's *Greater Concordances*. He also has my book *On the Supper* by Doctor Pezelia. March 7th, Mr. Heton lent me £5 more, and on that I gave him a bill under my hand for the whole ten pounds, to be paid at Michelmas next. The other £5 was received the 11th of February last. March 17th, Bartholomew Hikman came. March 19th, I lent Mr. Hopwood Wierus, *On the Illusions of Demons*.\n\nApril 10th, a petition was presented by the parishioners. April 11th and 12th, troublesome days about Mr. Palmer the curate. April 15th, I had my Wierus, *On the Illusions of Demons*, back from Mr. Hopwood, and I lent him *The Scourge of Demons* and *The Cudgel of Demons* [the Latin has *Fustio*, probably a slip for *fustis*, \"cudgel\"] in 8vo, for the time until Midsomer. April 21st, I sent Bartholomew Hikman 40s. I sent many letters to London by Bradshaw. I sent my long letter to the bishop of Lincolne by goodman Thurp of Salford, and one to Mr. Shallcross. April 22nd, in the afternoon, Sir Urien Legh, knight, and his brother, and Mr. Brown, and Mr. George Booth, sheriff of Chesshire, visited me. Mr. Booth said he would yield to me what he would not yield to the bishop or anyone else. Mr. Wortley of Wortley also came the same day at four in the afternoon. May 2nd, Mr. Hulme and Mr. Williamson came to me in the Lord Bishop of Lincoln's case for Hulme. May 4th, I, with Sir Robert Barber, curate, and Robert Talsley, clerk of Manchester parish church, together with various townspeople of different ages, walked the bounds of Manchester parish. We began at the Leeless Bench facing Prestwich parish, and so had a view of the three corn stacks. Then we went down to Mr. Standysh's new enclosure on the Low, where we stopped and looked at the stack still standing in the bank of the ditch, eleven measures of Mr. Standley's stack then in his hand, and two feet more, from the corn, which I measured afterward; it measured, in Kentish feet, 6 inches and three quarters. The geometric survey of the very circuits of Manchester parish was finished on this, the sixth day of my work. May 11th, the road to Stopford was surveyed by John Cholmeley and John Crocker. May 17th, 20s. of his wages paid to Richard Walkeden. May 20th, Lady Booth made my acquaintance here. May 23rd, 8s. 8d. to Isabell Boordman to make up the whole year's wages due at the Annunciation of our Lady last past. I gave Mr. Williamson ten days more time for his kinsman to bring in his evidence for the process of the proceedings. 3s. paid to the nurse to make up her full payment of her year's wages ended at Michaelmas last. May 27th, open enmity with Palmer before Sir Edward Fitton. Sir Edward Fitton told Matthew Palmer to his face that he had known him to be a mutinous man and a … June 9th, Thomas Sankinson told me that John Basset was coming to London. June 14th, the unlawful assembly and riot of William Cutcheth, Captain Bradley, John Taylor, Rafe Taylor, at Newton, against my men, with the rumor out of Newton. June 27th, news from Hull of 23 barrels of Dansk rye sent me by John Pontoys.\n\nJuly 1st, I sent Roger Kay to Vanydles for cattle. July 4th, the carriers to Wakefeld for the corn. July 5th, toward evening lightning and a little thunder. July 6th, thunder in the morning. July 7th, five horse loads of Dansk rye came home. July 19th, the strange pang in my back opening, at a quarter past six in the morning. In the church, over Mr. Palmer's disorder toward Mr. Lawrence. July 20th, the last of my Dansk rye; in all 21 horse loads. Aug. 6th, this night I had a vision and a showing of many books in my dream, and among them was one great thick volume in large quarto, newly printed, on the first page of which, as a title in great letters, was printed \"God is known in Judah.\" Many other books I thought I saw newly printed, on very strange subjects. I lent my *Malleus Maleficarum* (The Hammer of Witches) to Mr. Edward Hopwood of Hopwood to use until New Year's tide next; a short, thick, old book with two clasps, printed in 1517. Aug. 19th, the Earl and Countess of Derby came to Alport lodge. Aug. 21st, the Earl and Countess of Derby had a banquet at my lodging at the college at half past four. Aug. 27th, John Addenstall from Mr. Emery. I wrote. Sept. 3rd, Mr. Werall of Lobester, within two miles of Donkaster, came to make my acquaintance. Sept. 9th, very windy from the south and rainy. Sept. 12th, hail this morning on Monday. Sept. 15th, Mr. Werall lent me 40s. John Cholmley went with him to give him and others physic; and I paid John Cholmeley the 40s. back. Sept 24th, Bartholomew came. Sept. 25th, Mr. Olyver Carter's shameless and open misconduct in the church. Sept. 26th, he repented and some pacification was made. Sept. 27th, I granted a lease of three lives to Mr. Ratclyf for two houses in Dene Square, of 7s. rent for both; fine, twenty nobles. Sept. 28th, Mr. Yardely of Calcot in Chesshyre came, about six miles off from Chester, toward the Holt. News about the philosopher Mr. Walder. Sept. 30th, John Crockar (my good servant) had leave to go to see his parents. He went with Bartholomew Hikman and Robert Charles toward Branbroke, with Arthur Golding, for the cure of his fistula. John Crocker intends to return about Easter or at Whitsuntide next. God be his speed! Mr. Humphry Damport was made our steward.\n\nOct. 12th, Rafe Holden put in a bill against Richard Walkeson for entering Brereriding's chase, which I and Antony Ryve … false. The bill was not found. Oct. 22nd, John Fletcher of Manchester went with my letters to Vanylos this Sunday morning. Nov. 3rd, Mr. John Cholmeley set out for London by way of Market-Harborow. Nov. 7th, the receiver and I did not agree in the accounts. A little after nine in the morning Arthur's left eye was hurt at fencing with a rapier and dagger of sticks, by a thrust from Edmond Arnold. Nov. 10th, Mr. Burch's letter from Mathew Palmer. Nov. 14th, the fellows would not grant me the £5. for my house rent, as the Archbishops had granted; and our foundation requires a house. Nov. 17th, I sent Ed. Arnold to London on foot with my letters to Dr. Julio. Dec. 3rd, 10s. to Richard Walkeden in part of wages. 10s. to the nurse. Dec. 9th, I visited the grammar school. Dec. 13th, I wrote by the carrier Barret to Dr. Cæsar. Dec. 14th, Mr. George Broke, son to Mr. … Broke of …, came to make my acquaintance, and I treated him in a very friendly way. Mr. Ratclif of Manchester came with him, but Mr. Heton also came on Tuesday afternoon when I had no leisure. Dec. 17, I lent Mr. Barlow for his son a Spanish grammar in 8vo, printed at Lovayn in 1555 by Bartholomew Gravay in Spanish, French, and Latin. To R. Dickonson I paid £7. 2s. for the plate and a new bell made till 1599, January 1st, £66.\n\n### Year 1598\n\nJan. 4th, I wrote to Bartholomew and Charles, sending the letters by Bradshaw. Jan. 17th, my brother Arnold traveled to Chester and Vaunlos. Jan. 18th, Ed. Arnold took my letter to London. Jan. 19th, at two in the afternoon I came before the justices against James Shallcross and John Lawrence for misusing my name to deceive Mr. Harrughby. Jan. 20th, Walter Fletcher, the surgeon, came from Bartholomew Hikman. Jan. 22nd, after midnight, the college gate facing Hunt's Hall fell, along with part of the wall that went down the lane. I received letters from Mr. John Pontoys. Jan. 24th, Walter Fletcher set off with my letters to Bartholomew Hikman and Robert Charles. My bitterness around midnight. Jan. 28th, the close was leased from Ed. Brydock by me, John Dee, for three pounds paid in advance by me to the said Ed. Brydock, the rent being £4 from Candlemas next until Candlemas twelve months later. Feb. 9th, George Birch's suit was stopped at Chester on his promise to settle with me about all tithe, hay, and other matters. I likewise stopped Thomas Goodyer's suit and excommunication, with his rights preserved in the meantime. Baxter's I also stopped at the Chester court. Feb. 12th, news came this Sunday from Mr. Smyth of Upton parsonage. Feb. 13th, Edmond Arnold went to London; after that I sent word quickly. Feb. 20th, through Oliver Ellet, the tailor, I wrote to Mr. Nicolls at Faxton. Feb. 22nd, Mr. Nicolls came and wanted to meet Ellet. Feb. 25th, the eclipse. A cloudy day, but great darkness at about 9½ in the morning. Feb. 26th, my bitterness around midnight. Feb. 27th, Mr. Nicolls rode for home and met the messenger a little beyond Stopford. I lent Mr. Nicolls Roger Edward's book to take home with him, to be brought back to me by Bartholomew Hikman. March 1st, I received Mr. Thynne's letter about Sted's debt, and Ed. Arnold's letter about the suit from Upton, and about the Lord Archbishop's harsh dealing. March 2nd, the statute staple was sent by me to London to Mr. George Brok for Sted. I wrote letters and sent them in a box by John Hardy. March 5th, news of Mistress Mary Nevell's death came from William Nicholson: she died the Friday after Candlemas Day. March 11th, I borrowed 40s. from Mr. George Kenion, of Kersall, to repay as soon as I can conveniently. Received by Richard Walkeden.\n\n### Year 1600\n\nJune 10th, set out from London. Jun. 18th, I, my wife, Arthur Rowland, Mistress Marie Nicols, and Mr. Richard Arnold came to Manchester.\n\nJuly 3rd, the Commission met in the Chapter House. July 7th, this morning, as I lay in my bed, it came into my mind to write a book, \"On Certain Differences of Bodies and Spirits.\" July 8th, I wrote to the Lord Bishop of Chester by Mr. Withenstalls. July 10th, Mr. Nicols and Bartholomew Hickman came. July 14th, Francys Nicols and Bartholomew Hikman went homeward. July 17th, I told the fellows to come to me by nine the next day. July 18th, it is worth noting the great pacification, beyond what man could expect, that happened this Friday. In the forenoon, between nine and ten, the fellows were greatly in doubt of my heavy displeasure, because of their many wrongs against me, but I received them with all kindness, and showed them most of the things that I had brought to pass in London for the good of the college, and told Mr. Carter (as he was leaving) that I had to speak with him alone. Robert Leigh and Charles Legh were there. Secondly, the great suit between Redishmer and me was stopped, through the wisdom of Mr. Richard Holland. Thirdly, the organs were admitted on condition. And fourthly, Mr. Williamson's resignation was granted, so that a preacher could be brought from Cambridge. July 19th, I lent Randall Kemp my second part of Hollinshed's Great Chronicle for two or three weeks. He gave it back at Newton. July 31st, we held our audit, I and the fellows, for the two years last past in my absence: Olyver Carter, Thomas Williamson, and Robert Birch, with Charles Legh the elder as receiver. I read and gave Mistress Mary Nicols her prayer.\n\nAug. 5th, I visited the grammar school, and found great imperfection in every one of the scholars, to my great grief. Aug. 6th, I had a dream after midnight of my working the philosopher's stone with someone else. My dream was after midnight, toward day. Aug. 10th, we received the Eucharist, I, my wife, daughter Katharina, and Maria Nicolls. Aug. 30th, a great storm of strong wind S.W. from 2 till 6, with rain.\n\nSept. 11th, Mr. Holland of Denby, Mr. Gerard of Stopford, Mr. Langley, commissioners from the bishop of Chester, authorized by the bishop of Chester, called me before them in the church about three of the clock in the afternoon, and handed me certain petitions put in by the fellows against me, to answer before the 18th of this month. I answered them all at the same time, yet they gave me leave to write at leisure. Sept. 16th, Mr. Harmer and Mr. Davis, gentlemen of Flyntshire, within four or five miles of Hurden Castell, visited me. Sept. 29th, I burned before Mr. Nicols, his brother, and Mr. Wortley, all the untrue actions of Bartholomew Hikman. Sept. 30th, after Mr. Francis Nicols, his daughter Mistress Mary, his brother Mr. William, and Mr. Wortley had departed, at my return from Deansgate, to the end of which I walked them on foot, Mr. Roger Kooke offered and promised his faithful and diligent care and help, to the best of his skill and power, in the chemical processes, and that he would rather do so than be with anyone in England; may the Lord bless and confirm that promise! He told me that Mr. Anthony treated him very generously and kindly, but he told him that he had promised me. Then he valued in him the faithfulness of keeping to such a promise.\n\nOct. 13th, it should be remembered that Sir Georg Both came to Manchester to visit Mr. Humfrey Damport, counselor of Gray's Inn, and so came to the college to me; and after a few words of talk, we agreed about two or three tenements in Durham Massy in his occupation. We agreed that he and I, with the fellows, would abide by the arbitration of the said Mr. Damport after his next return here from London. John Radclyf, Mr. Damport's man, was with him here, and Mr. Dumbell, but they did not hear our agreement; we were in my dining room. Oct. 22nd, I received a kind letter from the Lord Bishop of Chester on behalf of Thomas Billings for a curacy. Nov. 1st, Mr. Roger Coke began to distill. Nov. 4th, the commission and jury found the titles of Nuthurst due to Manchester against Mr. James Ashton of Chaterdon. Nov. 7th, Olyver Carter's … before Mr. Birch, Richard Legh and Charles Legh, in the college house. Dec. 2nd, college audit. My yearly £7 for my house rent was allowed up to Michelmas last. Arthur Dee was to have a grant of the chapter clerkship from Owen Hodges, if £6 were paid to him for his patent. Dec. 20th, I borrowed £10 for one year of Mr. Edmund Chetam, the schoolmaster, on plate: two bowls, two cups with handles, all silver, weighing 32 oz. in all. Also two pots with cover and handles, double gilt within and without, weighing 16 oz.\n\n### Year 1601\n\nJan. 19th, I borrowed £5 from Adam Holland of Newton, to be paid back by Hilary day, and I left with him as security a double-gilt silver saltcellar with a cover, weighing 14 oz. Feb. 2nd, my son Arthur came by chance upon an alleged plot of Roger Cook's that was meant to discredit me. He found it around midday in a box of his papers, written in his own handwriting, and later in the afternoon, at about 1½, he brought it to my attention face to face. God, save us from evil! Everything had been taken the wrong way, and we made up in a godly manner. Feb. 10th to 15th, we were reconciled, and I told my wife, Katharine my daughter, Arthur and Rowland how matters had been understood. Feb. 18th, Jane arrived from Cletheraw to enter my service. Feb. 25th, R. K. made a sacred pledge at eight in the morning. March 2nd, Mr. Roger Coke set off for London. March 19th, at two in the afternoon, I received the long letters from Bartholomew Hickman, carried by a carrier from Oldham. April 6th, my first meeting with Mr. Holcroft of Vale Royall was at Manchester, through his friend William Herbert. He treated me and spoke of me very freely and with honor.\n\nCATALOG\n\nOf the Books in the External Library\n\nAt Mortlake\n\nDR. JOHN DEE, Year 1583, Sept. 6\n\nMANUSCRIPT BOOKS.\n\n[From MS. Trin. Coll. Cantab. O. iv. 20, copied out by Ashmole in MS. Ashm. 1142. Another autograph copy is kept in MS. Harl. 1879, which scarcely differs from the one in the library of Trinity College. The numbers before the several volumes were added by the Editor for reference.]\n\n### Catalogue of the Library of Manuscripts, 1\n\n1. Three treatises on spheres by Mileus. Quarto, parchment.\n\n2. Theory of the Planets.-- Jordanus on Triangles, including the Squaring of the Circle.-- His Book on Perspective.-- His Book on Mirrors, Twilight, Weights, and Burning Mirrors, Book 2. Quarto, manuscript, parchment.\n\n3. An Anonymous Compendium on the Lives of the Philosophers.-- Urso on the Mixing of the Elements.-- His Aphorisms. Quarto, parchment.\n\n4. Avicenna on the Soul of the World, with Other Works, Namely, a Book Beginning \"Inspector of the Foregoing Book of Avicenna.\"-- Roger Bacon's Expositor.-- Book on Weights.-- Morienus to King Calid.-- Rasis's Five Books on [subject unclear: printed 'deceno (?)']-- Hermes's Seven Books.-- Rosinus to Euthesia.-- Sayings of the Wise Man.-- The Crowd of the Philosophers.-- Book of Distinctions by the Wise.-- Letter of Alexander, King of the Persians.-- Aristotle on 30 Words.-- Socrates's Book.-- Effrey Effinensis's Book.-- The Book of Calid.-- The Book with Commentary.-- The Work of the Philosophers.-- Geber on Perfect Mastery. Quarto, parchment.\n\n5. John Duns Scotus's Questions on Porphyry's Five Words.-- A Certain Anthony's Notes on the Six Categories, etc.-- Roger Bacon on the Multiplication of Species.-- His Work on Optics. Quarto, parchment.\n\n6. A Volume of Thomas Aquinas's Disputed Questions. Quarto, parchment.\n\n7. Sparks of the Poets.-- A Summary of Palmistry.-- An Explanation of Ovid's Metamorphoses.-- A Treatise on Poison.-- Valerius to Rufinus on Not Marrying, with an Explanation.-- John Wycliffe's Determination.-- Letters of Brother William Fleth.-- Fulgentius's Mythologies with an Explanation.-- A Treatise on Hard Words in the Bible.-- Robert of Lincoln on the Moral Eye.-- Robert of Lincoln on the Cause of Poison.-- John the Welsh's Brief Discourse of the Philosophers, Copied by Stocton at Cambridge, 1375.-- Law Cases Drawn Up by Brother Hermann of the Province of Saxony.-- Cases Kept for the Bishop.-- An Explanation of the Angelic Salutation. Quarto, parchment.\n\n8. On Weights and Measures for Medical Work.-- Constantine the African's Viaticum, 7 Books.-- Experiments in How to Treat.-- On the Causes of Diseases and Reading Them in Urine.-- On Electuaries, etc. Quarto, parchment.\n\n9. Ethicus the Istrian's Cosmography, from St. Jerome's Latin Version. Quarto, parchment.\n\nOne I had with me, and one I left here, which is noted after.\n\n10. The Anticlaudianus, in Verse.-- The Brutus of Hugo de Pushac, Bishop of Durham, in Verse. Somewhat Elongated Format, Parchment.\n\n11. A Short Treatise on Animals. Quarto, parchment.\n\n12. A Fragment by William of Paris on All Things. Quarto, parchment.\n\n13. Euclid's Elements of Geometry, Optics, and Catoptrics, Translated from Arabic by Adelard.-- Theodosius's Books on Spheres.-- Book on Hidden Things.-- Ptolemy's Planisphere.-- Jordanus's Planisphere.-- Archimedes on the Squaring of the Circle.-- Gerard of Brussels on Motion.-- Jordanus on Weights.-- Four Books of Practical Geometry.-- Alfarabius on the Sciences.-- William of Conches's Philosophy.-- Rasis's Book on Physiognomy.-- The Anatomy of Man.-- On the Properties of the Elements, with Others. Quarto, parchment.\n\n14. Augustine on the Soul and the Spirit.-- Proved Theorems on the Spirit and the Soul.-- John Sacrobosco's Proved Algorithm.-- John of Rupella's Summary on the Soul.-- Robert of Lincoln's Treatise on the Sphere.-- John Sacrobosco's Treatise on the Sphere.-- Roger Bacon's Treatise on Proportion and Proportionality, etc., with Others. Quarto, parchment.\n\n15. Some Fragments by Maximus the Monk, Dionysius the Areopagite, Sophronius the Solitary, and Other Greeks. Quarto, parchment.\n\n16. Raymond Lull's Book on the Fifth Essence. Folio, paper.\n\nIt is not Raymond Lull's, but Various Collected Notes from Paracelsus.\n\n17. Roger Bacon on the Soul and Its Works.-- His Book on the Intellect and the Intelligible. Folio, parchment.\n\n18. A Defense Against the Tricks and Perversities of False Theologians and Religious.-- Abbot Joachim's Prophecy Against the Religious Who Hold the Mendicant Order.-- Arnald of Villanova's Work on the Kinds of Abuse of Truth, on Knowing the False Ministers of Antichrist, and on Carrying Out the Pastoral Office Among the Flock.-- His Universal Prophecy, Giving the Art of Destroying the Tricks of Antichrist and All His Members, Addressed to the Sacred College of Romans. Folio, parchment.\n\n19. Roger Bacon on Delaying Old Age and Senility, etc.-- His Work on the Graduation of Compound Medicines, etc. Folio, parchment.\n\n20. The Same Bacon's Metaphysics.-- His Economics. Quarto, parchment.\n\n21. A Fragment of His on Animals. Folio, parchment.\n\n22. Some Fragments by the Same Bacon; Namely, on the Multiplication and Corruption of Species.-- Also Natural Commonplaces.-- A Letter to Clement by R. on the Usefulness of the Knowledge in the Experimental Art, etc. Folio, parchment.\n\n23. Roger Bacon's Sixth Part of the Opus Majus (Greater Work), Which Is the Experimental Science, Addressed to Clement, Pope of the Romans.-- The Seventh Part of the Same Opus Majus (Greater Work), Which Is Moral Philosophy.-- His Explanatory Treatise on Alchemy, to Clement, Pope of the Romans.-- His Summary of Alchemy.-- Avicenna's Key of Wisdom, or the Lesser Gate, or Treatise on the Soul.-- Holcot's Brief Discourse.-- Roger Bacon's Mirror of Alchemy.-- Questions on Jordanus's Book on Weights.-- Raymond Lull's Summary of the Art.-- Excerpts from Raymond Lull's Theory.-- Roger Bacon's Treatise on Species. Folio, paper.\n\n24. Albert the Great's Five Books on Minerals.-- Hermes's Fourfold Work.-- Rhithmomachia.-- On the Bezoar Stone.-- The Smelting and Dyeing Art of Stones and Gems.-- Ptolemy's Book on Stones and Their Seals.-- Techel on Carving Stones.-- Galen (.... gates) on Semen.-- Avicenna's Physiognomy.-- A Short Commentary on Aristotle's Physiognomy.-- A Fragment on Palmistry.-- A Fragment on Arithmetic, in Verse.-- The Practice of Algorism.-- The Soul of Raymond's Transmuting Art.-- Raymond Lull's Physics, or Medicine.-- On Herbs.-- On the Powers of the Twelve Signs and Seven Planets.-- A Letter on the Quickening of the Philosopher's Stone to King Robert.-- A Summary of Palmistry.-- Albertus Magnus on Minerals.-- Physiognomy from Loxus, Aristotle, and Palaemon.-- Albertus on Planting Trees and Keeping Wine.-- The Powers of Aristotle's Seven Herbs.-- The Book of the Kirimandars.-- A Fragment of Philo on Aqueducts.-- Some Questions on Nature.-- Constantine the Physician on Intercourse.-- A Practice for Boys.-- On the Nature of Boys.-- Introductory Astronomy.-- Hippocrates on Drugs.-- Hippocrates on Secrets.-- Hippocrates' Law.-- Hippocrates on Human Nature.-- Hippocrates on Air, Water, and Regions. Quarto, parchment.\n\n25. A Praise of Time, from the Founding of the World to the Year of Christ 1367, by a Certain Monk of Ninian. Folio, parchment.\n\n26. Roger Bacon's Summary, or Third Work, to Clement, Pope.-- The Fourth Part of the Same Bacon's Major Work, Showing the Power of Mathematics in the Sciences and in the Things of This World.-- His Summary of Theological Study.-- The Book of Precepts According to Albert.-- The Book on the Seals of the Sun in the Signs, According to Hermes.-- Albertus on the Seal and Ring of the Lion and Its Powers.-- Arnald of Villanova on the Seals of the Twelve Signs. Folio, paper.\n\n27. Roger Bacon's Two Books of Natural Commonplaces, Split into Four Sections. Folio, parchment.\n\nIn boards, with clasps.\n\n28. Alpetraugus's book on verifying the motions of the heavens.-- Thabit on what needs explanation before Ptolemy's Almagest is read.-- Albumasar's Book of Flowers.-- Albumasar's Book of Experiments.-- Book of Practical Geometry.-- James Alkindi's book on aspects.-- Peter of Dacia's commentary on the treatise on arithmetic.-- John of Sacrobosco on the treatise on the sphere.-- The same author's church calendar reckoning.-- William of Aragon on Ptolemy's Hundred Sayings.-- The Art of Arithmetic on Fractions.-- Useful writings on manual computation.-- John of Sicily on Arzachel's canons for the Toledan tables.-- Mathematical Questions. folio, parchment.\n\n29. Richard Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, On Demonstrating Sines, four books. folio, parchment.\n\n30. Letters of John Masson, a monk.-- Letters on Pharaoh's dream, or the letters of Pharaoh and Joseph.-- Alan's handbook on the complaint or lament of nature, in prose and verse.-- Bernard Silvester's Cosmography.\n\nquarto, parchment.\n\n31. Bartholomew the Englishman's compendium, or On the Properties of Things. folio, parchment.\n\n32. Jordanus Nemorarius's +Philotechnê+, or On Triangles, first book, containing sixty-four propositions. quarto, parchment.\n\n33. Rabbi Moses's book on poisons.-- Galen's short summary on the care of hectic old age.-- Albert of Cologne's treatise on cutting trees and planting them.-- An ointment to remove every scab, called \"Come with Me,\" etc.-- Treatise on adorning the face.-- Hermes's book on the seven planets.-- Some secrets of Roger Bacon.-- On making the French Saxon.-- Book on dyeing cloth.-- Book on the colors of illuminators or painters.-- On various operations of fires.-- On various dyes.-- Secrets of Hermes.-- Also, many other notable things.-- Also, The Crowd of Philosophers. quarto, parchment.\n\n34. Book of various experiments.-- On the varnish that writers use.-- Secrets of the philosophers.-- On the use of the divining rod, and many such secrets. octavo, paper.\n\n35. Arnald of Villanova's hidden treasury of operations.-- Hermes's book on the philosopher's stone.-- Alfred's book on the hidden spirit.-- Rasis's Practice, with twenty-five other short books by various authors on the same kind of subject. quarto, paper.\n\n36. Ptolemy's Four Books, in Latin.-- Albumasar's Introduction.-- Isibrad's calendar.-- Almanac of Profacius the Jew.-- Zaël's Elections.-- On the meanings of the planets, with other treatises. quarto, parchment.\n\n37. Exposition of the Theories.-- Thabit on the motion of the eighth sphere.-- Jordanus on weights, with notable questions on the same.-- James Alkindi on rays, or on giving causes.-- Whether the future can be foretold by the stars.-- Nicholas Oresme's book of divinations.-- Thomas Bradwardine's geometry.-- John Pecham's Common Perspective.-- Dominic of Hesse's questions on the Common Perspective.-- Euclid on mirrors.-- James Alkindi on shadows and the causes of the differences in what is seen.-- Dominic of Clavaso's practice of geometry.-- Proof of the equality of the line to the circumference of a circle.-- Squaring the circle.-- Exposition of the treatise on the sphere, with questions.-- John of Sacrobosco's arithmetic of whole numbers.-- John of Lineriis's arithmetic of fractions.-- Thomas Bradwardine's treatise on proportions.\n\n38. John Pecham's Song of the Poor.-- John the Welshman's Common Discourse.-- The same Welshman's books on diet, on places, and on travels.-- His Brief Discourse.-- A treatise that begins, \"Upon three crimes,\" etc.-- Aristotle's book on the secrets of secrets. quarto, parchment.\n\n39. The Physiologus book on the nature of animals and beasts. octavo, parchment.\n\n40. Walter Burley's treatise on the powers of the soul. quarto, parchment.\n\n41. Roger Bacon's perspective.-- His On the Multiplication of Species. quarto, parchment.\n\nIn pasteboard covers, with strings.\n\n42. Three short treatises on the philosopher's stone, the first of which begins, \"The philosopher says,\" etc.\n\n43. Vettius Valens's anthology.-- Aristoxenus's Music.-- Alipius's Music.-- Cleomedes on the world.-- Exposition of the astrolabe.-- Hipparchus on Aratus and Eudoxus.-- All in Greek. folio, paper.\n\n44. A very old book on burning mirrors, which begins, \"On the higher,\" etc. quarto, parchment.\n\n45. Jordanus on weights with notes, beginning \"Every heavy body.\" folio, parchment.\n\n46. Raymond Lull's book on the fifth essence. folio, parchment.\n\n47. Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, translated into Greek by Maximus Planudes.-- Cato's distichs, with Planudes's notes, etc., in Greek.-- Aphthonius's preliminary exercises, in Greek. folio, paper.\n\nI gave this book to the Cracow Library, in the year 1584, July 28.\n\n48. The philosopher Porphyry's Introduction to Aristotle's logic, in Greek. folio, paper.\n\n49. On shipbuilding by a certain Italian, with figures. quarto, paper.\n\n50. Dionysius Zecharius's little book on the philosopher's stone, in French. quarto, paper.\n\n51. Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle, in English rhyme. folio, paper.\n\n52. History of the British princes from King Cadwalader to Leolin, collected by Humfrey Lluyd, in English. folio, paper.\n\n53. Various recipes for mercury waters and other chemical experiments, in English, beginning \"He that will make,\" etc. quarto, paper.\n\n54. Various chemical experiments, in English, beginning \"For to make white lead.\" folio, parchment.\n\n55. Albert the Great's summary of natural things, beginning \"Philosophy is divided.\" quarto, paper.\n\n56. Roger Bacon's notes on Aristotle's treatise on the secrets of secrets. folio, parchment.\n\n57. Philip Ulstad's heaven of the philosophers. folio, printed.\n\n58. Certain geometric inventions. folio, paper.\n\nIn my own hand, of Richard Chancellor and Thomas Topely.\n\n59. Dumbylton's summary. folio, parchment.\n\n60. Bede on the deeds of the English. quarto, parchment.\n\n61. Euclid's geometry.-- Roger Bacon's perspective.-- Aristotle's problems.-- Campano's theory of the planets. quarto, parchment.\n\n62. Two large volumes in Hebrew on astrological judgments.-- Alchemy of Solomon. folio, paper, 2 vol.\n\n63. The sayings of Robert Groshed, bishop of Lincoln, beginning \"The Holy Spirit through the mouth of Solomon,\" etc.-- His treatise on the cessation of the ceremonial laws.-- His treatise on the moral eye, together with various others. folio, parchment.\n\n64. Isaac the Jew's logic, with various others on similar subjects, in Hebrew. quarto, paper.\n\n65. Alhazen's perspective, etc. quarto, parchment.\n\nJohn Davis's spoil.\n\n66. Raymond Lull's testament.-- His song.-- His codicil, or pocket companion.-- His transmuting soul.-- Notes on Raymond Lull's testament.-- Raymond's Lapidary.-- Questions on Raymond's Paulina.-- Questions on Raymond's Olympiade.-- Explanation of the tables of Raymond's figure 5.-- Raymond's Repertory.-- Treatise on the consideration of the stone.-- The philosophy of a certain disciple of Raymond.-- The dream, or visions, of John Dastini the chemist, in English.-- Raymond Lull's third distinction.-- The Soul of the Art, according to a copy found in England.-- Revelation of the hidden spirit.-- The Art of Turning Mercury and Saturn into Gold and Silver, or on the Waters of Theuthis.-- Aristotle's Light of Lights.-- Raymond Lull's question book of the philosophical tree.-- Question book of the square figure.-- Question book of figure 5.-- Third distinction according to another copy.-- Aphorisms.-- Abridgment.-- Practice of the hidden secret.-- The Great Work, or the Royal Work.-- Considerations on the Lesser Work.-- Song in Catalan, with a commentary.-- The Short Art, etc. folio, paper.\n\n67. Raymond Lull's mirror of alchemy.-- His book on the fifth essence.-- His lapidary, that is, on gems.-- John Dastini's book on the making of the stone.-- His Gift of God.-- Book of Roots.-- Book of Administrations.-- Dastini's Mirror of Philosophers.-- Rasis on the twelve waters, etc. folio, paper.\n\n68. The medical practice of Anet, son of Abraham.-- The practice of medicine of Scarsati, together with others. quarto, parchment.\n\n69. Ethelred, Abbot of Rievall, on the life of Edward, King of the English and Confessor. quarto, parchment.\n\n70. The treatise in the Romance language, that is, the old French rhyme, of Robert, bishop of Lincoln, on the beginning of the creation of the world, its middle and end, etc. quarto, parchment.\n\n71. William of Northfield's exposition on the book of the difference between spirit and soul.-- His exposition on various small works of Aristotle's Physics. folio, parchment.\n\n72. Master Franco's musical rules, with additions by other musicians, collected by Robert of Handlo.-- Roger Bacon's perspective, together with other geometric and astrological works. folio, parchment.\n\n73. Walter Burley's notes on Porphyry's Predicables and Aristotle's Categories, together with booklets of other notes. quarto, paper.\n\n74. Boethius's Music.-- Hermann the Cripple on making the astrolabe and on its uses. quarto, parchment.\n\n75. Chronicle of the Emperors, or a compendium of the histories of the first monarchy of the Babylonians, up to the year of Christ 1266.-- John of Bologna's summary of the Roman popes and emperors up to the year of Christ 1313.-- The birth and deeds of Alexander the Great. quarto, parchment.\n\n76. William Wodford of the Franciscan order's little work on certain questions against the dialogue of John Wycliffe, condemned by Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury.-- Thomas Palmere's treatise on images, together with various others. quarto, paper.\n\n77. Some chemical collections of Sibert Rhodius. folio, paper.\n\n78. Robert Holcot's questions on the four books of Lombard's Sentences.-- His questions on astronomy. quarto, parchment.\n\n79. Arnald of Villanova's book on alchemy, beginning \"Know, son, that in this book,\" together with his other little works. quarto, paper.\n\n80. The cosmography of the philosopher Ethicus, translated into Latin by St. Jerome of Stridon. folio, parchment.\n\n81. Roger Bacon's three letters, or three writings, to John of Paris, in which the wisdom of the world is hidden.-- King Kalid to Morienus.-- The chemistry of Geber and Avicenna. quarto, paper.\n\n82. Euclid's ten books of geometry.-- His perspective, etc., in Latin. quarto, paper.\n\n83. Alhazen's perspective, seven books, in Latin. folio, parchment.\n\n84. Fragment on the construction of the burning mirror.-- Urso on the effects of the primary qualities.-- The Book of the Cow.-- Albert's gifts.-- Thomas Aquinas on the essences of things. quarto, parchment.\n\n85. Richard of Hampole's book called The Fire of Love, in English. folio, parchment.\n\n86. Alhazen's perspective, in Latin.-- Also Alfraganus, etc., in Latin. folio, parchment.\n\n87. Albumasar on astrological judgments. folio, parchment.\n\n88. James Faber of Étaples's conclusions of physics, etc., taken from Aristotle. folio, paper.\n\n89. John Eschuid's English summary, or medical summary. folio, parchment.\n\n90. Bartholomew the Englishman on the properties of things. larger folio, parchment.\n\n91. Jordanus Nemorarius's arithmetic with a commentary.-- John of Sacrobosco's arithmetic of whole numbers.-- John of Lineriis's arithmetic of fractions.-- Campano's theory of the planets.-- Nicholas Oresme's treatise on the proportions of proportions.-- Jordanus's treatise on measuring the heavens.-- Gervase's arithmetic of proportions.-- Proofs of the conclusions of the astrolabe.-- Treatise on the torquetum and its use.-- The Tables of Alfonso, King of Castile.-- John of Saxony's canons for Alfonso's tables.-- John of Lineriis's canons for the tables of the first movable sphere.-- James Alkindi on the impressions of the air.-- Roger Bacon on the usefulness of arithmetic.-- Campano's ecclesiastical calendar reckoning.-- Jordanus's Demonstrated Arithmetic. folio, parchment.\n\n### Catalogue of the Library of Manuscripts, 2\n\n92. Helinand the Cistercian monk's Chronicles of the World, 30 books, that is, the first part. parchment, folio.\n\n93. A paraphrase by Francis Catanei Diacetius on Aristotle On the Heavens, etc. parchment, folio.\n\n94. Isidore of Seville's book on the nature of things, with glosses.-- Priscian's treatise.-- Bede's verses on the day of judgment. parchment, quarto.\n\n95. Treatise on the figures of the stars in the eighth sphere.-- Geber's nine books on astronomy.-- The six abridged books of the Almagest.-- Jordanus's books on triangles.-- Several abridged conclusions of the Almagest.-- Archimedes's book on curved surfaces.-- Albeo's treatise.-- Table for the positions of the planets.-- Treatise of Zaph Arzachel, etc.-- Chapters of the Book of the Almagest.-- A compendium of music from Boethius.-- Euclid's Elements of Geometry.-- Geber's conclusions on astronomy.-- Theodosius's Spherics.-- Mileus's three books on spherical figures and triangles.-- Tables of the planets on roots and motions.-- Muhammad of Baghdad's book of divisions.-- Treatise on the five regular bodies.-- Treatise on burning mirrors.-- Table for finding houses, for the latitude of Oxford.-- Tables of several latitudes, according to Bachecumbe.-- Thabit's treatise on motion.-- Treatise on the ratio of the circumference of a circle, etc.-- Four tables of the sun. parchment, folio.\n\n96. Roger Bacon's treatise on the powers and actions of the stars. paper, quarto.\n\n97. Vitellion's optics. parchment, folio.\n\n98. Theodosius's Spherics.-- Euclid's Data, in Latin.-- Archimedes on the squaring of the circle. parchment, quarto.\n\n99. Haly on astrological judgments. parchment, folio.\n\n100. Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy with a commentary.-- Writings on several books of geometry.-- Jordanus on mirrors.-- Jordanus on weights.-- Archadius's demonstrations on the squaring of the circle.-- Hermann's treatise on the astrolabe.-- Book on similar arcs.-- Archimedes on isoperimetric figures.-- Archimedes on curved surfaces. parchment, quarto.\n\n101. Avicenna on first philosophy, that is, on the cause of causes, or metaphysics, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n102. Alhazen's optics. parchment, quarto.\n\n103. Richard of Posis's Sum of Letters (a kind of notarial art) according to the custom of the Roman court. parchment, folio.\n\n104. Arzachel's astronomical tables. parchment, quarto.\n\n105. A Chronicle of England, in English, in manuscript. parchment, folio.\n\n106. Aristotle's commentary on astrology (fragment). parchment, quarto.\n\n107. Albert the Great's book of minerals. parchment, quarto.\n\n108. Haly on astrological judgments.-- Book of the Nine Judges in astrology.-- Jafar on rains.-- Messahala on nativities.-- Aristotle's book on universal judgments.-- Hani Benhanna's book on geometry.-- Guido Bonatti on astrology. paper, large folio.\n\n109. Algorism of whole numbers with a commentary.-- Algorism of fractions with a commentary.-- Boethius's Sum of Both Arithmetics.-- Arithmetic compiled from many sciences.-- Book on the figures of numbers.-- Practice of memorizing.-- Treatise on the burning mirror according to Mukesius's section.-- Euclid's 15 books of geometry with a commentary.-- Jordanus on weights with a commentary.-- Euclid on weights with a commentary.-- Euclid's book of Data with a commentary.-- Archimedes on curved surfaces with a commentary.-- Archimedes on the squaring of the circle with a commentary.-- Archimedes on isoperimetric figures.-- Theodosius's Spherics.-- Robert, bishop of Lincoln, on light, heat, and the rainbow.-- Vitellion's four books of optics. parchment, folio.\n\n110. Robert, bishop of Lincoln, constitutions for his diocese, namely on the Ten Commandments, etc. parchment, folio.\n\n111. The optics of Algazet, perhaps Alhazen, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n112. Annals of the Welsh rulers, from Cadwaladr to the time of Leolin, in the British or Welsh language. paper, quarto.\n\n113. Inquisitions and other things belonging to Winchcombe Abbey. parchment, quarto.\n\n114. Boethius's arithmetic. parchment, quarto.\n\n115. Learned questions disputed on Aristotle's book of meteorology. parchment, quarto.\n\n116. On the astronomical years of the Indians and Persians.-- Notes on Martianus Capella. parchment, quarto.\n\n117. On the powers of the soul.-- Aubert of Reims's philosophy.-- Oliver's philosophy.-- Peter of Spain on death and life, and on the causes of long and short life.-- Albert on divination. On the spirit and inspiration.-- On the signs of waters, winds, and storms.-- Raymond of Marseille on the movements of the planets.-- Alexander of Aphrodisias to the emperors Antoninus and Severus on fate.-- Questions on the intellect.-- Questions on the soul.-- Hermann the Second on essences.-- Plato's Phaedo, or On the Soul.-- Commentary on Plato's Timaeus.-- Plato's Meno. in Latin. parchment, folio.\n\n118. Book on the governance of princes. parchment, quarto.\n\n119. A large fragment of Isidore of Seville's Etymologies. parchment, folio.\n\n120. Astronomical tables for 10 years, with canons.-- Demonstrated algorism with fractions.-- Alfraganus on years.-- Alcabicius's astrology.-- Tables of proportional numbers.-- Computus with a calendar. parchment, quarto.\n\n121. Polychronica. parchment, folio.\n\n122. Polychronicon. parchment, small folio.\n\n123. A fragment of British and English history, written in French. parchment, quarto.\n\n124. Guido Bonatti on astrological judgments. parchment, folio.\n\n125. Passional (a book of the sufferings of saints). parchment, folio.\n\n126. Fragment of a certain astronomical booklet, which begins, \"We have received astronomy defined by the philosophers as follows.\" parchment, quarto.\n\n127. A certain exposition on the Song of Songs.-- The art of faith according to the man of Amiens.-- Macrobius on the Dream of Scipio. parchment, folio.\n\nThe second treatise has been cut out, and has to be accounted for.\n\n128. Register, or catalogue of the Canterbury library. paper, folio.\n\n129. The Book of Causes with demonstrations. parchment, folio.\n\n130. A little alchemical book, in English, which begins, \"Take limale.\" paper, quarto.\n\n131. A little chemical book, in Latin.-- Various treatises on the chapter of Hermes called the \"Key of the Greater Wisdom.\" parchment, folio.\n\n132. The philosopher Sidrach's book, in French. parchment, quarto.\n\n133. Calendar.-- Certain things on the ecclesiastical computus, in Latin and Saxon.-- Dream alphabet.-- Certain devout prayers. parchment, octavo.\n\n134. Lectures by someone on Ecclesiastes or Ecclesiasticus [the Latin form is ambiguous]. parchment, folio.\n\n135. A good commentary on the definitions of Euclid's fifth book.-- The whole of Euclid as handed down by Campanus.-- A good explanation of Archimedes on the squaring of the circle. parchment, quarto.\n\n136. Cicero on the nature of the gods.-- Cato's book to Varro.-- Euclid's book with a commentary.-- The precepts of Ptolemy's canons.-- Treatise on the double astrolabe with its practice.-- Astronomical tables.-- Aristotle's letter to Alexander on the rightness of life.-- Henry the Briton's philosophy.-- Oliver the Briton's philosophy.-- The philosophy of Reims and others.-- Book on mirrors, book on vision, and certain others. parchment, quarto.\n\n137. Boethius's arithmetic.-- His books on the Trinity.-- His On the Two Natures in Christ.-- His On the Hebdomads.-- Robert Grosseteste, bishop of Lincoln, on the common art of algorism.-- His other treatise in more detail.-- Thabit on Ptolemy's Almagest.-- Theodosius on habitable regions.-- Theory of the planets with the necessary tables.-- Commentary on Ptolemy's Hundred Sayings.-- The art of chiromancy, in French.-- On the interpretation of dreams.-- On the meanings of thunder.-- Physiognomy according to Thomas Aquinas.-- On forecasts of weather.-- On many things needed for casting cases according to algorism.-- Chiromancy, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n138. Astronomy, astrology, and arithmetic.-- Certain observations of the planets and fixed stars by Peter of Saint-Omer and John of Lineriis. parchment, quarto.\n\n139. Astronomical tables with canons. parchment, octavo.\n\n140. A little book on the nature of places. parchment, octavo.\n\n141. Ivo of Chartres's various ecclesiastical treatises, and a volume of letters from various people to various others, etc. parchment, folio.\n\n142. Boethius's music.-- Simon of Bredon's exposition on Boethius's two books of arithmetic. parchment, quarto.\n\n143. Calcidius on Plato's Timaeus. parchment, long quarto.\n\n144. Marius's two books on the elements.-- The book called Prenonphysicon [title unclear in the source].-- Alard of Bath's natural questions.-- Physiognomy according to three authors, namely Loxus, Aristotle, and Palaemon.-- Book of sperm.-- Soranus on medicine.-- Constantine's book on herbs.-- Dioscorides on the properties of herbs, in Latin.-- Oribasius on the properties of herbs, in Latin.-- Odo of Adun's verses on the properties of herbs.-- Isidore of Seville's books of Etymologies.-- Constantine the Physician's book of degrees.-- Euphonius's remedies.-- Adamarius's remedies.-- John the Melancholic's remedies.-- The abbot's remedies.-- Wiscard's remedies.-- Picot's remedies.-- On a woman's urine.-- Exposition on the fifth section of Hippocrates's Epidemics.-- John the Melancholic's book on the substance of urine.-- Palladius on agriculture.-- Book on simple medicine. parchment, folio.\n\n145. Albert the Great's true natural magic.-- The layman's book, by Cusanus.-- Against the Jacobellians in Bohemia.-- Anthony Barsizius's Cauteriaria, a comedy, together with various others. paper, folio.\n\n146. Aristotle's eight books of Physics.-- His two books On Generation and Corruption.-- Four books On the Heavens and the World.-- Four books of Meteorology.-- On Plants, etc.-- Three books On the Soul.-- On Memory and Recollection.-- The second and third books of the Ethics.-- On Death and Life, and others by the same Aristotle, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n147. Serapion on preparation and restraint, or Serapion's servant. parchment, folio.\n\n148. Thomas Aquinas on theological truth, seven books. parchment, quarto.\n\n149. Albert the Great's treatise on stones.-- Jacob Alkindus on rays. paper, folio.\n\n150. A certain anonymous history of England. paper, quarto.\n\n151. Euclid's optics, catoptrics, and geometry, in Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n152. A certain theological fragment on Ecclesiasticus. parchment, folio.\n\n153. Treatise on the astrolabe.-- On the meaning of a hidden thing.-- On the condition of the air.-- Table for the almanac.-- The notarial art.-- Aristotle's letter on preserving health.-- Roger of Hereford's computus.-- Making of the astrolabe.-- Planisphere.-- Alfraganus.-- Geber on Ptolemy's Almagest, together with others. parchment, quarto.\n\n154. A defense of the chemical art against Cornelius Agrippa's On the Vanity of the Sciences.-- On various medicinal oils, together with many others. paper, quarto.\n\n155. Alcabicius.-- Certain judicial astrology.-- Zahel's Introduction, with the judgments following it.-- The Mathematics of Alexander, the greatest astrologer.-- Jacob Alkindus on astrological judgments.-- Albumazar on the revolutions of the years of the world.-- Excerpts from Albumazar's Sum on the revolution of nativities.-- Albohali on nativities.-- Albumazar's Book of Flowers.-- The perpetual almanac of Profatius the Jew.-- Thomas Aquinas On the Angels. quarto, parchment.\n\n156. The Lamentations of Mathæolus, in verse. parchment, quarto.\n\n157. Hippocrates's Aphorisms.-- His Prognostics.-- His book on the care of acute illnesses.-- His book of Epidemics.-- His astronomy of diseases.-- Johannicius's introduction to Galen's Art.-- Hippocrates's secrets.-- Treatise on making an astrolabe.-- Treatise on astrolabe practice.-- Treatise on making a new quadrant.-- Campanus's treatise on the motions of the planets and on making the equatory instrument by which the exact positions of the planets are found.-- Peter Peregrinus's treatise on the magnet.-- Jordanus's book of the Planisphere.-- Euclid's book on mirrors.-- Jordanus's treatise on weights.-- Practical geometry. parchment, quarto.\n\n158. Roger Bacon's calendar.-- Table to know which planet rules every hour of any given day.-- Multiplication table.-- The abridged book on the natures of things.-- Marbodeus on the engraving of gems.-- Book on the stones of the children of Israel.-- Hippocrates's signs in a sick person.-- Alabaster ointment.-- On how to make oil.-- On cleansing waters for the eyes, the face, and other spiritual members.-- On the depilatory.-- So that hair may grow where you wish.-- On preserving wine.-- Gregory's first and second book of Dialogues.-- The Life of Saint Nicholas.-- The Life of Saint Giles. parchment, quarto.\n\n159. Ecclesiastical computus.-- Bede on calculation.-- Computus. parchment, quarto.\n\n160. William of Conches's philosophy. parchment, quarto.\n\n161. Questions on the Elenchi and other logical works. paper, quarto.\n\n162. Manuscript questions on appearances, or sophistical fallacies. paper.\n\n163. Albert of Saxony's treatise of proportions, printed in Rouen in quarto.-- Jacobus Lupus's treatise on the production of persons in divine matters, in the thought of John Duns Scotus, printed in quarto.-- Together with other treatises of various questions,-- manuscript on paper. quarto.\n\n164. Henry Beaumont's Guide to Health, with various other experiments written in both English and Latin. parchment, quarto.\n\n165. Avicenna on natural things.-- His On Sufficiency.-- Thomas Aquinas's treatise on essence.-- Avendauth on the five universals.-- Alkindus the philosopher's book on the five essences, drawn from Aristotle's words.-- Plato's Timaeus.-- Isaac on definitions, in Latin.-- Jacob on what is rational in the soul.-- Alexander the Philosopher's book on the intellect and the intelligible, in Latin.-- Algacel's logic.-- Alkindus on the intellect and the intelligible.-- Amaometh's introductory book to the art of demonstrative logic.-- Averroes on the substance of the sphere.-- Alfarabius on the intellect and the intelligible.-- Book of the planets of a certain disciple of Ptolemy.-- Mercury Trismegistus.-- Secundus the Philosopher on definitions.-- Boethius on unity.-- Book on the difference between spirit and soul.-- The book of Avicenna's metaphysics, which is not complete.\n\n166. On the philosophy of Solomon.-- Bishop Fulgentius to Calcidius the Grammarian.-- Certain alchemical experiments.-- Cassiodorus on the soul, together with other theological works. parchment, octavo.\n\n167. Boethius's arithmetic.-- Theory of the planets and stars according to Alfraganus.-- Boethius's music.-- Euclid's geometry.-- Propositions of Ptolemy's planisphere with additions.-- Maslem the Arab. parchment, quarto.\n\n168. Disputation between a knight and a cleric. parchment, quarto.\n\n169. John Duns Scotus's questions on the second and third books of Aristotle's On the Soul.-- Anthony Andreas's questions on Aristotle's Meteorology. paper, quarto.\n\n170. Isidore of Seville's book of differences.-- Cicero's Academic Questions.-- His On the Nature of the Gods.-- His On Divination.-- His On Fate.-- His Paradoxes.-- His Philippic Orations.-- A little book on beasts, birds, and trees.-- Sallust on the Catiline and Jugurthine Wars.-- Vegetius on military matters, etc. parchment, quarto.\n\n171. Ecclesiastical computus. parchment, octavo.\n\n172. Solinus on the wonders of the world. parchment, quarto.\n\n173. The Good Deeds of Mary.-- *Maleus* [sic; perhaps *Malleus*, \"hammer\"], etc. parchment, sixteenmo.\n\n174. Foolish divination. parchment, octavo.\n\n175. Foolish divination. parchment, quarto.\n\n176. John of Salisbury's Policraticus, or On the Follies of Courtiers and the Footsteps of Philosophers, eight books. parchment, quarto.\n\n177. Manual computus, together with 65 other treatises by various authors in medicine, physics, astronomy, and other subjects. parchment, octavo.\n\n178. Geber's Sum of Alchemy. parchment, quarto.\n\n179. A little book by a certain Hermes on universal matters. parchment, quarto.\n\n180. Image of the World, which begins, \"Divine operation.\" parchment, quarto.\n\n181. The propositions of geometry by Thomas Bradwardine, an Englishman. parchment, quarto.\n\n182. Macer on the virtues of herbs. parchment, quarto.\n\n183. A little book of medicine and surgery, partly in Latin, partly in English, and partly also in French. parchment, 16mo.\n\n184. Raymond Lull's practical chemistry, in English. paper, quarto.\n\n185. Alchemy; that is, three alchemical treatises, Turning the Stone, etc.-- On the Fifth Essence of Mercury.-- The Secret of Secrets of the philosopher Pleri. parchment, quarto.\n\n186. Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, on light, on the rainbow, with many other treatises, about 34. parchment, quarto.\n\nA thick book with a label.\n\n187. Various astrological books, the first of which begins, \"Requests from the Lord.\" parchment, quarto.\n\n188. Some chemistry by Roger Bacon, Morienus the Roman, John of Vienna, Albert the Great, Hermes, Rasis, and Hortulanus. parchment, octavo.\n\n189. The Mirror of Secrets, with other chemistry fragments of some value. parchment, quarto.\n\n190. John of Sacrobosco's Sphere.-- Johannicius's glosses, with other treatises.-- Roger Bacon's and Robert, Bishop of Lincoln's, etc. parchment, quarto.\n\n191. A little book on chemistry beginning, \"The Matter of the Stone.\" paper, octavo.\n\n192. James Alkindi on rains, showers, winds, and changes in the air. paper, folio.\n\n193. The Book of the Twelve Waters, etc. parchment, quarto.\n\n194. Ægidius de Wallecer's Computus, on comets, on twilight.-- Tables of Houses and Ascensions.-- Errors of the Calendar.-- John Pecham's common perspective.-- 30 Arabs, who are called Masters of Tests.-- A treatise on fractions, together with others. parchment, octavo.\n\n195. Abraham the Jew's book on judgments of nativities, with various others. paper, quarto.\n\n196. Albertus on Minerals, beginning, \"On Mixture and Coagulation,\" etc.-- Roger Bacon's first letter to John of Paris.-- The Golden Sum, together with treatises by many others. parchment, quarto.\n\nIn a black cover with clasps.\n\n197. The Astronomical Game. paper, octavo.\n\n198. A book from Paris beginning, \"Augustine on the City of God,\" etc. paper, quarto.\n\n199. The Amber Apple.-- Trotula on the adornment of women.-- Ascarus the Philosopher on the signs of women.-- On the secrets of women, with other experiments.-- Theophilus the Monk on colors.-- Eraclius on colors and Roman arts.-- Some medical experiments, with other superstitious ones.-- The making and use of the astrolabe, together with others. parchment, octavo.\n\n[In that part of the Catalogue describing the printed Books, under the title of \"Chemical Books, etc., Bound Together,\" occur the following Manuscripts.]\n\n200. Raymond Lull's general art, with questions by the same author.-- On medicine and astronomy by the same author.-- The Mirror of Medicine. quarto.\n\n201. Raymond Lull's Great Art with figures.-- His general art, with questions.-- His introduction, or rules of the general art.-- His work on principles and the degrees of medicine.-- His work on the regimens of health and illness. folio.","download_url":"https://mouseia.org/api/works/dee-diary/translations/trn_dee_diary_plain.txt"}],"retex_markdown_url":"https://mouseia.org/api/works/dee-diary/retex.md"}}