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his Servant Maides, This was fiighly Generous, but to fay truth he was openly Vrofufe, beyond the modeft Limitts of a $o5«r Philofopber.
During their abode at Trebona, they tried many Cbcmicdl Experment$(to fee whether they could make that Iewell they pofleftj (the particular account of their operations I n?ede not here relate) yet I cannot bearethat ever they accom- plifhed any thingjonely I fince-the z7 .ofjprill noted by Doflor Dee with fe- veralhexf reflions of Ioy and Gladnc(fc,zs — — H&c eft dies quint fecit Domi-
ms. Againe >Mifemordia Dei magna^nd laftly, Ornne quod vivit
UudetD&ninum. And to teftifie what they meant, he writes upon the 30. day following,^*/?*? Edward KfHij did open tbe Great fecret to me, God •be. tbanked.
Whiles they lived at TrcboMiSir Edward Kjlley went dives times to Vragmx and th e 1 S. of Ian. 1 J 87 . he went into VoUni, but returned the 9 of Febr. after, And 'tis probable thefe Ie*rnr/J were made in quell after fome famous Cbe- mifts Things were not carried here fo privately* but ^eene Elizabeth had no- ticegiven her of their Anions, whereupon (he ufed feverall meanes by Letters and M.if\igcs to invite them back into England, where it was believed (he had fo far prevailed that "Mafter Sim^infou and Mafter Francis Garland' s Brother x)8.Dec«i 587 R<>for?, coming from England to (x) Trebona fuppofed they badbeene ready to come over to England upon the ^ueencs Letters formerly fent them. And- j)iMay ij8^. though Sir Edwardl{cUty Raid behinde,yet Doftor Dee (7) lefc Trebona and and came for England, But whether occaiioned by fome unkindnefle received from Sly Edward l^elley or falling out of their Wives, or the Solicitation of JQueene Elizabeth (or all thefe concurring) I am not yet certaine, not unlike but each of them might contribute to their Seperatkn,
For that there was fomcGreate and Wondtrfull unkindnefle paft from S/u "Edward l^tiley, appeares,by his fending for Doctor Dee, the beginning of Ian, 1588. under mew of Reconcilmun, and discovering more then an Ordinary intimacy and Compliancy about that time, which faire fbewes the good Doctor notes with this prayer. God lade bU bear t to aU Charity and Brotherly love: Asalfo by Letters fent from Doctor Dee to Sir Edward J£elley &nd his Wife the end of March following, requiring at their hands Mutuall Charity, which |) May 9. Ct) after upon MMris ^cUtyt receiving the Sacrament (he gave her hand to Doctor Dee and his Wife in^TclfeeB oi Charity, But it feemes thefe things were notcordiall butonely outward 5 for 9, Sept. following, (the Lord Chancellor coming toTrebena) the Rancour & Difiimulation was more evident to him,and it feemes grew up to a greater height then he could beare. And thereupon he thought wifely to avoid theiurtber Danger by leaving Germany which occafi- 0)^.]m.i^9> one(* him to (a) deliver to Sir Edward Valley tbel 'owder, the Bootes }tbeG 'la ffe., with fome other things, and thereupon received his Difcbarge in writing unier his Hand and Seale.
While thdzDifcmtents continued, feverall Letters paft betweeen ^ueene Blfybeib and Doctor Dee, whereby perhaps he might promife to returne 5 At yV.Mar.i 1*9- length it fo fell-out, that he (b) left Trebona and took his lourney for Enghnd.
The ninth oiAprill he came to Breame and had not flayed there three dayes, but the Landtgrave of Heffe fent Letters oiCiviU Complements to him, and with- sovthree daves -xfm, Doctor Pee prefented Jaim with hit Twelve Hungarian
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Hvrfet, that he bought at Prague for his feum*}. (c ) Here that famous Her* c) zj June
metiqucHbilofopber, [Dodor H*ww Jfunratb of Hamburgh"] came to vific ij8o,
him: The I 6. of Nov.he went thence to Stade, where he met with Mi.Edward
Dyer going Embajfador for Denmarl{e, who the yeare before had beene at Tre^
bona^nd carried back Letter/ from the DoBvr to Queene Elizabeth He was a
great Corefpondent of Dodor Dm, and as earneft a Searcher after the
Stone.
The 13. of Novcmb. following, he arrived at (J 'raves end having beene out oiEngland 6.yea>es z. Monetbs and z.Dayes, and the 9th of Decern b. prefented himfclfe to the ^uecne at Richmond, where he was favoured with a kinde Re- ception.
Being fetled againe at Mortdac\,tht ^ueent ufed to call at his Houfe to vific him, and (hewed her felf very Curteous to him, upon all QccaGons Againft Cbriftmas 1 f pojhe fent him Two bundredAngds wherewith to keep ri is Cbrift- mas, and a hundred Ma kes againft Cbriftmas 1 r 9 1. fhe if e wife fent him wor d by Mr. Thomas Candijb, to doe what he would in AUhymie and Philofopby, and none mould controule or moleft him : and not unlike by the ^Menertxainpte, divers Per fottages of Homum Court) frequented his Company ',and fent him many Guiftlfcom time to time.Amongft others Sir Thomas f ones moft nobly offered him his Caftle of Emlin in Wales, to dwell in, free with all lAccomo- fattens.
HisPavour was fairc at Courtt the ^ueene her felfe bad him findeoue fomethingfor her to beftowj yetali the preferment he gain* d was the (d)d) 8, Dec grant of the CbanceUorjbip ofSt.Tauls, and the 17 of May 1^9 j. his latent i59*> paft the great Scale, for the Wardcnfhip of Manhzfter, whither He, his Wife, Children, andF amily came the 14. ofFe&.ifotf. and the 20. day following was InftaUed, and in this Wardenjkip (wherein he had the unhappinelTe to be often vexc with the TwrbulentF eilowes ol that Colledge)dyed,dtCctYing theCww- meniations of all Learned and Ingcnim Scbolters, and to be reaiembred for his remarkable Abilities*
After Dodor Z>« came into'Engkmf/as is before remembredj Correspon- dency was ftill maintained betweene him and Sir Edward Ifylley, in Letters (ent by Mr. Francis Garland and others * (and fome expectancy of Sir Edwards comming over ; fe) Mr. Thomas Valley (his JSroher,) putting the Doftor in i?) 2$.Dee. hopes thereof likewifej but at length Sir Edward wasclapt upctofe Prifonert^Bat by the Empermr (for he had fo unwarily and openly managed the Secret, that it had given the Emperour occafion to carryaftrid Eye over all his Anions, out of a defire to be (hater, with him in his good fortune) yet it feemes the , Emperour fet him at (f) Liberty, and Dodor Z)*ehad notice of it the $. of/MC/a.iJ^S IDecemb, after. And though he began to grow into the Emperours favour, in hopes to be entertained into his Service (for fo he certified Dodor Dee by Let- ters in Auguft i$o 5 .) Nevertheleife he was clapt up againe into Prifon,znd attempting to make his Bfcape out of a high Window, by the teering of his Sbeetcs, which were tyed together to let him downe, he ('being a weighty Man) fell and broke his Legfy and thereof dyed : (The •Afcendent then coming by § : . Diredionto the place of the (g) Moone with Latitude, (he being Ldiy o/rfo 8th.g; *ce ltie houfe in theR Death 5 others there arc, but Dodor Z)w mencions none at all of the manner Nativity ♦
R r r a thereof
h) Anno if 9 f. thereof j onely this^ (h) HovSnb. H* Newes that Sir E. K- was flaine.
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Pag. $ 6 r. 31 ^Dialogue httvoipt tye jFafljer ant) ttye &onne.
THis Dialogue is there placed among the Anonymi, in regard I then knew not the Author 3 but afterwards I met with the intire (i) Jforfoand P*&'$ 1 *• found it to be that of Ripley's, which is called the Miftcry ofAkbymifls ,and that
this Fragment was but drawne out of it, only dreft up with another Tytlei which if the Reader compare he mall readily finde.
For the want ofSenfe in fome parts thereof , as a-lfo in other Elder Pieces*, I hope tht J) imnes of the Taper will be excufed where there was no ckerer light to be found. For though (like the Sun) theymav feeme to have fome Spots, yet the candid Peruler mull confefle they are not without their peculiar Glories. Thekruth is, fome Paflages through them were fo obfeure and dark, and the *Patbs I followed fo rugged and uneven , that I could neither ftay in them without manifeft difptragcment,ov goe out of them without fome Danger: and from my discoveries fraught thence, I am well aifured I mightiiave more contented the Reader, could I have fadsfied my Self better. However, I durft. not adventure to Reftifie what I found amijfc'y but thought it better to leave it to the Judgement of each that takes the prints to ftudy them, then obtrude my owne fen[e,kft what I Judge m'Emendation,others may fenfare as a Grojje fault: and withall ever remembring the ftri& Qiargi the generality of Pbilofopbers have continually given to fucceffion, not to meddle or alter any of their Worses % I,feven in what I feare are manifeft ImperfeSfions) dare not but moft invio- lably obferve them,and amongft them all this Credible and Trufij Pbiloftpber is not unworthy of our taking notice of, who thus requires the fame.
jftHunt. green* W 'Cfcetefoje fa Cljarfte ano fo* tye&ojfcgfafce,
2,jon. iUtnomanfroiiHnpfcmttngtafee
jfiD ne fc>o?D, o% afco thereto,
^o? tevUinztyit tfjatfcefco,
$t$aUajefe malice ft ofo$fc|j 31 amfrec,
$® eaning QLxufy a»fc not fubt%
Pag4358.1in,i. 3nT> alfotetA gtete btKgetice*
l)Mb.4.]o.pa "y^His P/Vtf is the Woi\t of Sir tfebnGowr,imd Colleaed out of his Bwfc \ X (\) Ve Confejjtone AmanU. He is placed in the Rc^r of our Hermetique Vbilofopbers : and one that adopted into the Inheritance of this Miftery, our famous Engli/b Poet, Geoffry Cbmer. In this litle Fragment it appeares he fully undefftoodthe Secret, for he gives you a faithfull account of the Properties of the WuertU, Pegiuble, za£ Animall Stmes, and afiirmes the Art jto be true,'
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j£>o ttytt thereto ttofatface in.
Andagaine,
Cfa ^cpeneeof Ijim&lfe {* trtfc, ^i|jon tyefojme as it t£ founts.
He vras an eminent To«, and hath (m) written the ftorycf the golden fleece, like an Hermetique Fbihfvpber: which Tbilofcpbicall veine is to be traced m)£*M. through feverall other parts of his Worlfji* The firft acquaintance betweene Him and Chancer began at the laser r /c,where Sir tfobnCjower Audied th; Larves, and whither Chaucer came to follow the like coude of ftudies upon his returne out of France. He was (Cmh^Pitts) a (a) noble and learned Man, galfrido , f§re per omnia fimilem , quique eundem prorfus babuit omnium ftudiorum {uQrumn'™&^7 $' propofiwmfinem; refembling Geoffry almoft in every thing, and who had furely the fame propofed end of all their Studies; they foone perceived the fimilitude of their manners, quickly joyned in Friendship znd Labours $ they had dayly meetings and familiarity,and all their endeavour was to refine and p3lifh their Mother Tongue, that there might appeare the expreife footefteps oi the Roman Eloquence in our Englifh Speech.
This appeares by Q)iucer's fending to Gower his Tnylm and CreJSida after he had finimed it, for his perufall and amendments.
o) 3D ^ejatt Softer, tW ^oafce J t>tf e
®o tfce, anttotfte^^iiofop^tcail ^tro&e 5? V0?111* ana
(&o tooueltfafe, tijer neeoe ijef, to covert, - *fS" iDf^oui; 35 emgniteeff aao JZekg g oo&.
And furely thefe two added fo much of fplendourand ornament to our Efl. glijh Ideome> as never any the like before them : for they fee foote to foote, and lovingly contended, whether (hould bring moft honour to his Country both en- deavouring to overc^meaand to be overcome each of other, they being.not on* ly the Remembrancers but Imitators of him,
Jguod lingua, Catonh (? Enni, Sermonempatrium ditavcri't, & nova rerum Nomina protulerit,
p) Stow Margens it, that he was no T&iigbu yet we have it (q) from Bale P)^avv*f0-^0' that he was Vir Equeftris Ordinis, of the Order of Jfyigbtbood, and Lcland fayes £)Ccnt-t7.5 *4-- that Abilluftri ftemmate origmem duxit, that he had . his Originallf rom an f/- lufiriom Pedigre.
He (r) built a great part of St. Mary Overies Church in Soutbm kc ; and r) btow' ATin*: when, death had fnatcbt out of his bofome his deare Companion^wjjfcv Cbau- P'S z&* cer, he then prepared a rcfting place for his owne *&oiy in ihe Chapelt of Saint lobn in the faid Cbureb where hz founded a Chauntry.\\t was very old and blind when he dyed and lived but two yeares after Chancer. He had a ftately Monu- ment erected, wherein was his whole Vonraifture cut in Stme ia the Wall on the
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North fide of the (aid Chapdl, The Haire of his H«4 Aburnelongto his Shoulders, but curling up,and a fmali forked Bwrij on his Head a Cfo&fo like a Coronet of foure R^a habit of Purple, (Mr. jftgfe byes'GremJh) Vamaske downe to his tee, a Co//cr of E/fcj of GoW about his Ata*, the Ornaments of Knighthood, under his head thelikenefle of three Bwfcx which (amoe fever all others) he compiled, the firfl Speculum Meditantis, written inFrencb,the fecond Vox Ckmantts wrucen in £«/», the third Cen/e/fo Amantit, pen'd in £»£/;#, which Iaft was printed the i z.of March An. i ? y* His tAmes were thetef ^f ! gent, zChevoranAiure, three Leopards heads thereon Or, their Tongues Gules, two ^wgefc Supporters, and on the Cre/f a.Wk.
His Epitaph
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the Printer) in the Tabic ot Obfolctc words.
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T A B L EOF
The fever all Treatifes 7 with their Authors Names,contained
in this WORKE.
ORdinall of Alchemic Thomas Norton* pag. i . Compound of Alchemic. George Ripley. p. 107. Pater Sapiential Anonymus. pag«i94»
Hermes 's Bird. Anonymus. pag.211.
Chanon's Yeoman's Tale. Geoffry Chaucer. pag.227. Daft in's Dreame. lohn Daft in . pag. 257,
Pearce {the Black Monke) upon the Elixir. pag. 2 69 m
Richard Carpenter's Worke. pag.27 J.
Hunting of the Greene Lyon. Abraham Andrewes.p.zjS Breviary of Naturall Philofophy. Th0.Charnockp.291 jEnigmaes. Thomas Char nock. Pag 3°3-
Bloomefields Bloflbmes. William Bloomef eld. pa.30j. Sir Edward Kelley's Worke. pag. 324.
Sir Edward Kelley to G. S. Gent. pag. $$ 2. .
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Thomas Robinfon of the Philofophers Stone, pag.3 3 J. Experience and Philofophy. Anonymus. pag-33^* TheMagiftcry, W.B. pag.34^
Sss Anonymi
Anony mi, orfeverallWorhes of unknownt Authors. ^z%.
334.&404.
John Gower up m the Philofop hers Stone. pag.3^8.
Geof ge Riplcys Vifion. pag«374»
Verfcs belonging to Ripley's Scrowle. Pag-375«
Myftcry of Alchemifis. pag.380.
Preface to theMedulIa. Geo.Ripley. pag- 38p.
A fliort Worke. George Ripley. pag. jp* '
Secreta Secrctorum . Uhn Lydgate* pag, *9J
Hermit's Talc. Anonymus. pag.41 $•
Difcription of the Stone. Anonymus. pag«420. The Standingof the Ghfft.&c.Anonymus. pag.42i.
Enigma Philofophicum . W. Redman, pag. ^2^
Fragments. pag^.
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AH&O&tttt above. %b jag&e, arofe, recovered, up-
ftatc. , 3tgQ7K, gone, fled. ^Iconomfe, Alchemie, Cbemiftrie« ^lgatt0,Notwithfianding,ever,for-
footh,even now, altogether. Sitefefate, Elevate, lift up. %\\Z> all. 3M0, alfo, as well. %m, of each, a like quantity, %MteX, another. &ttimeUere,fecular. SflWale, decay. Sppearage, appearing. %pp€tibU, defireable. 3jBffeatttlCC,as though, as if, aUde* %&fy8, allies. 3ltt
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H5afoe$, Bathes. *5ale, forrow. 115alnc, Balnea Maria* Sli5ei)ta,or USe^eote, promife, IBeUut, anon.
H5cn,bt?«j be- Wtltt) begotten. Ol&Uttt, blind, turned back. »toe,'quickly,gladly. H5loc>blew. iSl^nttCiceafe. $500tc, helpe. 1£aWr, ready;
115 rail, breake.
HSrcfcf, bredth.
U&rebe, b*efc**P> briefe, ffiort.
USretTOing, burning.
10rooer, brother.
10 rfrjt, brought.
ll$firbelq?,bubling. ^utgcon,bud. ^tornc, before. ^#t>>by. 3$$tfobe.
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Certcg, undoubtedly*
Cfeccf e, chufe.
Cl*eep2& flieepcs.
C^e*5f, thrive.
C^O?le, flave, clowne.
€\)tt&i0Chriikhis.
C&£tC, chiteth. i
Clatter, brable.
Clatf?, prate. .,
Clotlcafe, Bardana, or greate Bur-;
dockleafe. Ctypfeg, Eclipfes. Coatt, infbrce. Confccnabie, Convenient. Cotttoj could. COtttyC perfedly, know. Co»jI^0, Monkes hoods. ' Crop, topp. Croiictg, Crucibles.
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iDebonait j Humane, civil, meeke, S f f 2, hsmble
Humble, gentle, IDelflH deale.
3Demtrt>, ismtfy, Judged.
3Dettigrate, make black.
3DepBret>, clenfed.
3De«fee,clarke.
2Dtftefcer,fpend.
3Dig$t, made ready* handled, ufed.
JDOle, grieve, forrow.
3D one, doth.
gentle, fcotue,fweet.
ID^aff. filth.
Cmp^tHe, interpiife, fafhion, order.
CttgJttttng, flopping.
CttgfKe, witt, device.

Ctbe, Hearbe,
Ctft, earneft.
^fCell, Viniger.
Ctjerpetbe, every one,
CtfVC, wrath.
:ffafcer, Father.
JFagg antJfaine, giofe and flatter.
ifai0 falfe.
^PaHacte,Deccipt. panels, fanes. 'tfG&itly, firmly. iFaute, want, Lack, JFap, truth. 5fff2»e,glad.
JfeCtS3dreggs. ^Fe^cris, fethers, $tt9 fetched. iFenfce, Devil ^PeriC, Grange* ^Cfnetn^fainetb. ^ICttJtne, phiegme/ j|f oemcHj Emmies. jMt*,ftifife& fully. Jp Olp0, fooles. 3Ftape, Company, arable. jfvigtyjfcuite.
$#% firfti if TO?*i frozen. iftnrtO3n0,frukfull. jftri^&Eifoes.
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d&a^er, Gaudier, Braver. €>eafon, ftrange,rare. d5ofojnT#,gownes. d5lrtre, white. " dEfOJWret^, fcinde, refpe&ive. Guerdon, reward. £fC, manner.
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^alfc, Neck.
I^alioft), hollow.
I^aant, ufe.
i^attfe, imbrace.
i|attbctgeoti3 a Coate of Male.
^Cig!)*, called.
i^CIti, them.
I&ro&e, gentle.
i^enttttg, catching.
ti|itf)£t>ee&,ftoutaa
!| ernes, vallies, corners.
!§Ctt, Hart.
$}*&$&) wills, promifes, commasde-
ments. !£e#e, health. $egnf, labourer, drudge, ^ing, hang together. *S|e!e, whole.* !£0£,whofo. i^^r, their.
3Tape, Jeft, yet by abufedrawne into
a more wanton fenfe. 3 Cieflefc, called. Icfc I, 3 fceafc, meddle.
Jfctfe, device. 3ifce, fame.
3 i?c!)C,alike> gnginc, wit, devife. 31 nofr, enough. 3 ItOt, I know not. gntreate, handle. 3*UCt&ttc3 prohibited ► 3Jtett, Iron. 31 tafee, taken. 3 wps, verily. 3tfe> if.
&«le,ccole# &ee$e, care. itm, know. &«>, madeknowne. #fele0,&itft!cg, i
ones. &2fys, madc known, ffiew.ac^uaint.
L.
SLatt, let, hinder;
2tatlW,praife.
aiafceto rather.