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Account Of Dr. Dee, The Astrologer.
lege , and made under-reacter of the Greek language . He went to the Continent again soon afterwards ; and , being then oriy 23 years of age , read public lectures at Paris upon the Elements of Euclid to crouded audiences , and was visited by persons of the highest rank , who were anxious to become his pupils . In 1 " , $ 3 , Edward VI . took hin under his patronage , allowed him a pension , and gave him the rectories of Upton-upon Severn in Worcestershireand Long Lednarrt
, in Lincolnshire . About this time he was offered a handsome salavy for reading lectures upon natural philosophy at Oxford . In Queen Maiy ' s reign he was out of favour ; and being-suspected of treasonable designs , was committed to the custody of Bishop Bonner , but escaped better' than his fellow prisoner Green , who suffered at the stake . Queen Elizabeth , upon her accession to the throne ,
immediately took Dee under her patronage , and among other marks of her favour appointed him , though a layman , to the deanery of Gloucester ; of which , however , he never got possession . In 1575 , the Queen , with several of the nobility , came to his house at Mortlake , with arc ' intention of seeing his library , but hearing that his wife was lately deadthey did not enter the house . Dee attended her Majesty at
, the door , and explained to her the properties of a , glass which had occasioned much conversation , and given rise to a report that he was a magician . In 157 8 he married Jane , daughter of Bartholomew Fromound , Esq . of East-Cheam . In 1581 he first began his incantations in concert with one Edward Kelly . Albert Laski , a Polish
noDleman of high rank ( ana I have no doubt of large fortune , or ha would not have answered their purpose ) , was admitted into a kind of partnership with them . They pretended to cany on their conversations with spirits by means of a " show-stone , which Dee affirmed ! was given him by an angel . Kelly was the seer , who , when they had finished their invocations , was to report what spirits he saw , and what they said ; whilst Deewho sat at a tablenoted all in a book
, , , A folio volume of these notes w as published by Casaubon . and many more remain in MS . in the British Museum . They contain the most unintelligible jargon . The consecrated cakes of wax used in these ceremonies , marked with hieroglyphics and mathematical figures , are also in the Museum . The show-stone , which is a round piece of volcanic glass finely polishedis in the Earl of Orford ' s collection at
Straw-, berry-hill . This farce was carried on for some time , till at length the whole party having involved themselves in debt ,. they were obliged , suddenly to quit England . They left Mortlake Sept . " , 15 8 3 ' ; the mob , who had always been prejudiced against him as a magician , immediately upon his departure broke into his house , and destroyed a great part of his furniture and books . Meanwhile Dee and his friends
hastened to Poland , where the }? flattered themselves that they should meet with great encouragement through the interest of Laski ; but were grievousl y disappointed in their expectations , and reduced to great distress . They then bent their course to Germany , but the Emperor banished them his-dominions . At length in the " year 1580
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Account Of Dr. Dee, The Astrologer.
lege , and made under-reacter of the Greek language . He went to the Continent again soon afterwards ; and , being then oriy 23 years of age , read public lectures at Paris upon the Elements of Euclid to crouded audiences , and was visited by persons of the highest rank , who were anxious to become his pupils . In 1 " , $ 3 , Edward VI . took hin under his patronage , allowed him a pension , and gave him the rectories of Upton-upon Severn in Worcestershireand Long Lednarrt
, in Lincolnshire . About this time he was offered a handsome salavy for reading lectures upon natural philosophy at Oxford . In Queen Maiy ' s reign he was out of favour ; and being-suspected of treasonable designs , was committed to the custody of Bishop Bonner , but escaped better' than his fellow prisoner Green , who suffered at the stake . Queen Elizabeth , upon her accession to the throne ,
immediately took Dee under her patronage , and among other marks of her favour appointed him , though a layman , to the deanery of Gloucester ; of which , however , he never got possession . In 1575 , the Queen , with several of the nobility , came to his house at Mortlake , with arc ' intention of seeing his library , but hearing that his wife was lately deadthey did not enter the house . Dee attended her Majesty at
, the door , and explained to her the properties of a , glass which had occasioned much conversation , and given rise to a report that he was a magician . In 157 8 he married Jane , daughter of Bartholomew Fromound , Esq . of East-Cheam . In 1581 he first began his incantations in concert with one Edward Kelly . Albert Laski , a Polish
noDleman of high rank ( ana I have no doubt of large fortune , or ha would not have answered their purpose ) , was admitted into a kind of partnership with them . They pretended to cany on their conversations with spirits by means of a " show-stone , which Dee affirmed ! was given him by an angel . Kelly was the seer , who , when they had finished their invocations , was to report what spirits he saw , and what they said ; whilst Deewho sat at a tablenoted all in a book
, , , A folio volume of these notes w as published by Casaubon . and many more remain in MS . in the British Museum . They contain the most unintelligible jargon . The consecrated cakes of wax used in these ceremonies , marked with hieroglyphics and mathematical figures , are also in the Museum . The show-stone , which is a round piece of volcanic glass finely polishedis in the Earl of Orford ' s collection at
Straw-, berry-hill . This farce was carried on for some time , till at length the whole party having involved themselves in debt ,. they were obliged , suddenly to quit England . They left Mortlake Sept . " , 15 8 3 ' ; the mob , who had always been prejudiced against him as a magician , immediately upon his departure broke into his house , and destroyed a great part of his furniture and books . Meanwhile Dee and his friends
hastened to Poland , where the }? flattered themselves that they should meet with great encouragement through the interest of Laski ; but were grievousl y disappointed in their expectations , and reduced to great distress . They then bent their course to Germany , but the Emperor banished them his-dominions . At length in the " year 1580