Year 1588

Jan. 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.

April 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.

July 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.

Oct. 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.

Jan. 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.

April 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.

July 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.

Oct. 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.