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| V | p. 39. | The ſame Raphael. Some questions (I doubt, how truly) reſolved about the Treaſure. The Journey haſtened. The History of Tobias. | |
| VI | p. 40. | Raphael in the Stone: The Jewel; the Powder: it Doctor Dee's poſſeſſion; but not yet of uſe to him. His thankfulneſſe, (good man.) | |
| VII | p. 41. | Raphael again in the Stone. The Journey. Great Promiſes of Wiſdom, &c. Doctor Dee's enemies at Court. Money intended by the Emperour (ſo alſo p. 38.) to Doctor Dee, hindered. Some Caſes, concerning others, and himſelf, at his requeſt anſwered. | |
| VIII | p. 43. | Raphael: Divers Questions and Caſes by him answered. One John Pontoys, very ambitious to ſerve Doctor Dee, in theſe Apparitions. ¶ Which end here in our Relation: and probably, with his life: or at leaſt, (though his ſpirits had promiſed him, p. 34. addition of many years) not long before his death. I cannot yet learn the direct time of his death: but much about this time, (by all reports:) and in England, certainly. Though his ſin was very great (as in the Preface is hewed:) yet becauſe of his ſimple and ſincere intentions towards God, it may charitably be hoped, that God was ſo merciful to him, as to let him know his errour, and to repent of it, before his death. | |
| ¶ | p. 46. | That which follows here, is certainly intended for part of that holy Language, which Adam in Paradiſe is ſaid P. I p. 64, 92. to have ſpoken and by which great wonders might be wrought. I have neither faith, nor curioſity to inquire into it any further: neither will, (I think) any ſober man. |
INſtead of other Approbation: the Reader (beſides the judgement of the late Arch-Biſhop of Armagh: for his Piety and Learning ſo famous every where; ſpoken of in the Preface, firſt page of it: and the judgement of divers others, that read the Book Manuſcript, and wiſhed it printed:) may confider, how ſollicitous the Devil hath been, when he ſaw his plots (God oppoſing) not likely to take effect; that theſe Myſteries (theſe Papers and Records) might not come to light. Firſt, by p. 418. and p. 431. (Doctor Dee's Letter to the Popes Nuncio) and ſome other places of the Book, it doth appear, that they were all burnt, by command; though ſome afterwards (upon appearance of better hopes) ſtrangely reſtored again. Again, Part II p. 21. is that horrible imprecation; whereof more in the Table. Laſtly, theſe remaining Papers and Records, here exhibited, were under ground, God knows how long and ſince that, though carefully preſerved, were even at the very laſt, when the worthy Owner took care, and was at the coſt to have them tranſcribed: and ſo at the laſt, (not unluckily, I hope for the publick good:) they fell into my hands.
M. C.