The Center for Enochian Studies, Volume I, number 5

Mortlake

Anno 1581. Decembris 22. Mane.
The Morning of December 22nd in the Year 1581.¹

			²: After my fervent prayers made to God, for his
				merciful comfort and instructions, through the
				ministry of his holy and mighty Angel³, named
				merciful comfort and instructions, through the
i ANAEL⁴				Anael⁵, (if it were his divine pleasure) I willed,
				the Scryer (named Saul⁶), to look into my great
				Crystalline Globe, if God had sent his holy Angel
				Anael⁷, or no:
ii .			And Saul looking into my aforesaid Stone (or Crystal
			Note: An illuding¹⁰ intruder, even at the the first, putting himself as an Angel of light¹³. Take heed always of undue securities.		Globe⁸ for to espy Anael⁹, he saw there one, which
					answered to that name. But being earnestly requested
	of me to tell the Truth if he were Anael¹¹, another
	did appear very beautiful: with apparel yellow,
	glittering, like gold and his head had beams like
	star beams, blazing, and spreading from it, his
	eyes fiery.¹²
			He wrote in the stone very much in Hebrew letters,
				and the letters seethed, all transparent gold.
				Which Saul was not able; either presently to read
				that I might write after his voice, neither imitate
				the letters in short time.
			A bright star¹⁴, did go up and down by him. There
*iii .**				appeared also a White* dog, with a long head.
	There appeared a great number of dead men's skulls likewise¹⁶:			And many other visions appeared with this second,
			the first being voided quite away.
			Thereupon I said, as followeth:
			: In nomine Jesu Christi, quis tu es¹⁵?
				In the name of Jesus Christ who art thou?
			He answered; to Saul's hearing.
			Annael: Potestas omnis, in me sita est.
				All power, is vested in me.
			: Quae?
				What powers?
			Annael: Bona, et mala.
				Good and bad.
			: Then appeared in the stone, these two letters:
				M.G.
			I then asking him some questions, de Thesauro
				abscondito¹⁷ [about hidden Treasure]; he answered:
			Annael: Ne perturbes: nam hac perturbes sunt Nugae.
				Don't confuse thyself: for by these foolish
				questions, thou throwest thyself into disorder.
			And withal appeared many dead men's skulls, on his
				left hand. He said to me:
			Annael: Ubi est potestas tua?
				Where is your power?
			: Cur quaeris de potestate aliqua mea?
				Why do you seek for some object of my power?
			Annael: Cur? Signifi, non mihi placet.
				Why? As a Sign, not to please myself.
			: I, thereupon, set by him, the stone in the frame
				and said: An bonus aliquis Angelus, assignatus est
				huic speculo?
				Is another good Angel assigned to this mirror¹⁸?
			Annael: Etiam.
				Yes, indeed.
			: Quis?
				Which?
			Annael: (Michael) MYKAL¹⁹
				he answered, by the show of these letters in my
				stone.
			: Bonus ne ille Angelus, de quo in scripturis
				sit mentio?
				Is that not the Good Angel, of whom mention is made
			in the scriptures²⁰?
		Annael: Maxime'.²¹
			Certainly!
		: Fieri ne potest, quod ego eundem videam, et
			cum illo agam?
			Might not it become possible, that I might see
			what he does see; and when might I be able to do
			that.
		Annael: Ita.
			Thus.
			and therewith appeared this character:
			A
		: Quid per hoc, significare velis?
			To what significance does this veil allude?
		Annael: Alterius Angeli character est.
			It is the mark of another Angel.
		: Cur hic; et nunc ostendis?
			And why do you now set this forth?
		Annael: Causam ob magnam.
			Because the cause is great.
		Make an end: It shall be declared, but not by me.
		: By Whom then?
		Annael: By him that is assigned to the stone: but not
			till after the feast²². And then thou must prepare
iv Prayers and			thyself, to prayer and fasting²³. In the Name of
	fastings²⁴.		God, be Secret: and in all thy doings: praying,
			till thou hast thy desire: Which shall not be far
			off. After New Year's tide: Deal, But not on the
			Sabbath²⁵ day. Pray continually²⁶. When it shall
			please god²⁷, to stir thee up; Then proceed. In the
			brightest day, When the Sun shineth: In the morning:
			fasting, begin to pray. In the Sun Set the stone.
			Deal both Kneeling, and Sitting. I have done for
			this time.
		My name is ANNAEL.
		I will speak once more to thee; and then fare well;
			for thou shalt not have me any more.
			Be not too hasty in wrath²⁸.
		: Is this; that, you meant to speak
		Annael: Ay: Do good to all men; God hath sufficient
			for thee, and for all men.
			Fare Well.
		: Gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto:
			Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper:
			et in saecula saeculorum
			Amen.
			Glory to the father and the son and the holy ghost:
			As it was in the beginning and, is now
			and always shall be even unto the age of ages
			Amen.

: Remember, that diverse other particulars²⁹, might have been noted

of this day's Action: but these may suffice.'. And yet it is not

to be forgotten, that as he said his name was Annael (with a

double n³⁰.) So he also confessed himself to be the same Annael

which is prepositus orbis Veneris³¹ [set over the sphere of

Venus]; and also: Chief governor General: of this great period,

as I have noted in my book of;

Famous And Rich Discoveries³².

-oOo-

Consider and Remember:

That this Note; of the Action (had with holy ANNAEL), is of

Prince Befafes³³, (otherwise called Obelison) accounted as the

Prologue of my first book of mystical exercises.

Anno 1582. Novembris 20. Vide post³⁴ [Seen later in this book].

-oOo-

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1. Friday December 22nd MDLXXXI anno domini, vide notes: 2,5,6,8,10,11,12,28,30.

2. Dee signifies his own name throughout this book with the character of the Greek

capital letter Delta, in form; an upright equilateral triangle.

  3. Rev.I:20,II:7,III:1-6.

  4. Sufficient textual evidence throughout the corpus of Dee's writings demonstrates

that he was practicing a manner of working in accordance with the Heptameron

of Petri de Abano. We append the following passage taken out of this context

as an illustration:

Considerations of Friday.

      The Angel of Friday, his Sigil, his Planet, the Signs governing that Planet,

and the name of the third heaven. The Angels of Friday re: Anael, Rachiel,

Sachiel. The Angels of the Air reigning on Friday are: Sarabotes, King. Ministers.

Amabiel, Aba, Abalidoth, Flaef The wind which said Angels of the Air are under:

The West-wind. Angels of the third heaven, ruling on Friday, which are to be

called from the four parts of the world. At the East: Setechiel, Chedusitaniel,

Corat, Tamael, Teneciel. At the West: Turiel, Coniel, Babiel, Kadie, Maltiel,

Huphaltiel. At the North: Peniel, Penael, Penat, Raphael, Raniel, Doremiel.

At the South: Porna, Sachiel, Chermiel, Samael, Santanael, Famiel. The perfume

of Friday is Pepperwort.

      The Conjuration of Friday.

      I Conjure and confirm upon you, ye strong and holy angels, by the names

+ON+HEY+HEYA+JA+JE+SADAY+ADONAY+, and in the name +SADAY+,

who created four-footed beasts, and creeping things, and man, in the sixth day,

and gave to Adam power over all creatures; wherefore blessed be the name of

the Creator in his place; and by the names of the angels serving in the third host,

before Dagiel, a great angel, and a strong and powerful prince, and by the name

of his star, which is Venus, and by his seal which is holy; and by all the names

aforesaid, I conjure upon thee, Anael, who art chief ruler of this day, that thou

labour for me, and fulfill all my petitions according to my will and desire in

my cause and business.

      The spirits of the Air of Friday are subject to the West-wind; their nature

is to give silver; to excite men, and incline them toward luxery; to make

marriages; to allure men to love women; to cause, or take away infirmities;

and to do all things which have motion.

      Cornelius Agrippa, His Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy. trans. R.Turner

(London, 1655.) pp.101-102. English of Latin from: Francis Barrett, The Magus

(repr. Secaucus,N.J.:Citadel, 1967.) p.125.

  5. cf. Thelema Lodge O.T.O. (Berkeley Ca. Mar.1988 e.v.) with etymological reference

to Neh.III:1; Jer.XXXI:38; Zech.XIV:10; Tob.I-II,X-XI (Particularly I:21; We

shall discuss the angelic mysteries revealed in the book of Tobit in a subsequent

article); I Enoch.VI:8,LXIX:2; Luk.II:36-38.

  6. Appended here is Dee's private diary for the year 1581; as it refers in some detail

to Saul Barnabas, and other circumstances surrounding this event:

      FEBRUARY 9: I agreed with Mr Gentle Godolphin for to release the cozener

[i.e. sneak-thief] Vincent Murphin. Feb. 11: Harry Prise, of Lewsam, came to me

at Mortlake, and told of his dreams often repeated, and upon my prayer to God

this night, his dream was confirmed, and better instruction given. Feb. 12: Sir

William Herbert came to Mortlake. Feb. 23: I made aquaintance with Joannes

Bodinus, in the Chamber of Presence at Westminister, the ambassador being by

from Monsieur. Feb. 26: A very fair calm warm day.

      MARCH 8: It was the eighth day, being Wednesday, hora noctis 10 - 11 [i.e.

ten to eleven o'clock PM] the strange noise in my chamber of knocking; and the

voice, ten times repeated, somewhat like the screech of an owl, but more long

drawn, and more softly, as it were in my chamber. Mar. 12: All reckonings paid

to Mr. Hudson, £11.17s. Mar. 13: Elizabeth Kyrton came to my service. Mar. 23:

at Mortlake came to me Hugh Smith, who had returned from Magellan's Straights

and Vaygatz; after that, rain, stormy wind, south-west. Mar. 25: 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 3: I ride towards Sneedgreen, to John Brown, to hear and see the

manner of the doings. Apr. 14: I came home from Sneedgreen.

      MAY 25: I had sight in Crystal [Gk. krystallw] offered me, and I saw.

      JUNE 7: hora 7 1/2 mane nata est [i.e. at 7:30 AM the birth occurred of]

Katharina Dee. Jun. 10: baptisata a meridie hor. 5 1/2 Katharina [i.e. she was

baptised at 5:30 AM]. Mr Packington of the court, my Lady Katherine Crofts,

wife to Sir James Crofts, Mr Controller of the Queen's household, Ms Mary

Skydmore of the Privy Chamber, and cousin to the Queen, by their deputies

christened Katherine Dee. Jun. 17: Young Mr Hawkins, who had been with

Sir Francis Drake, came to me to Mortlake. Jun. 30: Mr John Leonard Haller,

of Hallerstein, by Worms in Germany, received his instructions manifold for

his journey to Quinsay, which journey I moved him unto, and instructed him

plentifully for the variation of the compass, observing in all places as he passed.

      JULY 6: My wife churched. Jul. 7: In the morning at 1 3/4 after midnight,

Mr Hind's son born. Jul. 10: My right shoulder and elbow-joint were so

extremely in pain that I was not able in fourteen days to lift my arm outward,

not an inch; the pain was extreme. I used Mr Larder, Mr Alles, and Alice Davies,

and about the twenty-fifth day I mended. Jul. 12: About ten of the clock 1/2

before noon [[Gk. roger 'is inkredible doggednes and ingratefulness agains me

to mi fake, almost redi to lai violent ands on me, mager enrik kan parteli tel. =

Roger's incredible doggedness and ungrantfulness against me to fake, almost

ready to lay violent hands on me, Mr. Henrick can partly tell.] At the same day

the Earl of Leister fell foully out with the Earl of Sussex, calling each other

traitor, whereupon both were commanded to keep their chambers at Greenwich,

where the court was. Jul. 19: Mr Henrick came to London to visit his wife and

children. Jul. 26: Mr Henrick came, and goodman King with him. Jul. 28: Mr

Collins did ride into Lincolnshire.

      AUGUST 3: All the night very strange knocking and rapping in my chamber,

Aug. 4: and this night likewise. Katherine was sent home from Nurse Maspely,

of Barnes, for fear of her maid's sickness, and goodwife Bennet gave her suck.

Aug. 11: Katherine Dee was shifted to nurse Garret at Petersham on Friday,

the next day after St Lawrence's Day, being the eleventh day of the month; my

wife went on foot with her, and Ellen Cole, my maid, George and Benjamin,

in very great showers of rain. Aug. 12: Recepi literas a D. Doctore Andrea Hess

occultae philosophiae studioso, per Richardi Hesketh amici mei, Antwerpiae

agentis, diligentiam in negociis meis, et recepi, una cum literis, Mercurii Mensitam

seu Sigillam Planetarum [i.e. received a letter from Andrew Hess D.D., a man

studied in occult philosophy, by means of my friend Richard Hesketh, my agent

from Antwerp; diligent in his dealings for me, and has received, along with the

letter, the Mensitam, or planetary seal, of Mercury.] Aug. 26: About 8 1/2 (at

night) a strange meteor in the form of a white cloud crossing the galaxiam

[L.=The Milky Way] when it lay north and south over our zeneth; and this

cloud was at length from the south-east to the south-west sharp at both ends,

and in the west end it was forked for awhile: it was about sixth degrees high,

it lasted an hour, all the sky clear about, and fair star-shine.

      SEPTEMBER 5: Roger Cook, who had been with me from his fourteenth year

of age till twenty-eight, of a melancholy nature, picking and devising occassions

of just cause to depart on the sudden, about four of the clock in the afternoon

requested of my license to depart, whereupon rose hot words between us; and he,

imagining with himself that he had the 12th of July deserved my great displeasure

and finding himself barred from view of my philosophical dealing with Mr

Henrick, thought that he was utterly recessed from intended goodness toward

him. Notwithstanding Roger Cook's unseemly dealing, I promised him, if he

used himself toward me now in his absence, one hundred pounds as soon as of my

own clean ability I might spare so much; and moreover, if he used himself well

in life toward God and the world, I promised him some pretty alchemical

experiments, whereupon he might honestly live. Sep. 7: Roger Cook went forth

altogether from me. Sep. 29: Robert Gardner, of Shrewsbury, came to my service.

      OCTOBER 8: I had news of the chests of books found by Owndle in

Northamptonshire; Mr Barnabas Saul told me of them, but I found no truth in it.

Oct. 9: Barnabas Saul, lying in the . . . hall was strangely troubled by a spiritual

creature about midnight. Oct. 13: I rode to South Mimes, Oct. 14: to St Needs,

Oct. 16: at Mr Hickman's, Oct. 20: at Tosseter, Oct. 21: Oxford; Dr Cradock,

Oct. 23: from Oxford to Wyckam. Oct. 24: I came home. Robert Hilton came to

my service.

      NOVEMBER 16: the Queen removed to Whitehall, and Monsieur with her.

Nov. 27: I rode to Greenside. Nov. 28: to goodman Wykham, two miles beyond

Chayly by Lewys. Nov. 29: I made aquintance with Mr George Kylmer for Sir

George's books. Nov. 30 I came home.

      DECEMBER 1: Katherine Dee's nurse was paid 6s., so nothing is owing

to her. Dec. 5: Ellen my maid fell sick. Dec. 7: George my man had the great

fall off the ladder, hora 10 fere mane [i.e. about 10:00 AM]. Dec. 8: I sent a

letter to Mr Kylmer. Dec. 22: My Lord Chancellor's son, Mr Bromley, and Sir

William Herbert came to me. Helen Cole was paid her wages and reckonings

til this Christmas, and so discharged [from] my service, being newly recovered

of her ague. Her desire was to go to her friends.

      Edited from The Private Diary Of Dr. John Dee..., ed. Jas.O.Halliwell (London:

Camden Socy. 1842) pp. 10-13.

  7. cf. Frater Achad (Chas.S.Jones), Crystal Vision (Chicago IL: Yogi Publ. Socy. 1923

e.v.) pp.64-66.

  8. Gk. Xpustallw [=2461]

viz.May 25th, 1581 op.cit.The Private Diary...,p.11.

  9. Davidson equates Anael with Haniel, Hanael, Hamiel, Aniel and even Onoel (One

of the 7 Gnostic archons). As one of the 7 angels of creation; a chief of

principalities, virtues, angels and innocents and a prince of archangels, Anael

is attributed to Friday, Venus and rules over the sexual functions among other

things.

      Gustav Davidson, A Dictionary Of Angels (London: Collier-Macmillan Ltd.,

1967)pp.17,48,134,213.

10. illuding (rare) = mocking from L. illudere: to mock at, ridicule.

11. Aggripa assigns Haniel to the planet Venus and her sphere Nogah (nun-ayin-gimel-

heh) under the rule of Jehovah Zebaoth (cf. Thelema, Apr.88) in Netzach (nun-

tzaddi-heh) the third heaven . Also attributed to this angel are the month of

December and sign of Capricorn, thus quite precisely fullfilling the magical

criterion for just such an operation as is here given.

12. 'Familiar shapes of the Spirits of Venus:

      They do appear with a fair body, of middle stature, with an amiable and

pleasant countenance, of colour white or green, the upper part golden. The

motion of them is as if it were a most clear Star.', op.cit. Occult Philosophy

p.45.

13. ' an Angel of Light ' id est Lucifer = L. lux + fer; lit. light bearing; proper name

of the Morning Star, i.e. Venus; transf. the angel of light. cf. Isa. XIV:12,

Rev.I:12-20, II:7, III:1-6, XXII:1-5.

14. Al.I:3 sub figura CCXX.

15. I John IV:1-3.

16. Gen.III:1-6, 22-24; Rev.II:7, III:1-2.

17. "Dee askes de Thesauro abscondito receives an evasive answer. "This note is

from a fair copy of this text in an unknown hand at the end of Libri Quinti

Appendix, SL. MSS.3188 fol. 123. And is interesting not only because this

question is seemingly reasonable, given note 2. above, but also in light of

the fact that both Dee's future relationship with Edward Talbot and much

of the dealings covered in note 32 depended on the success of his ability to

accertain such information

18. Possibly an obsidian mirror owned by Dee and still extant. Probably also

related to the events of June 17, 1581. Note that by reckoning Dee's first

address, and the speech immediately preceding this cited passage, the sum

of Stones equals two.

19. MYKAL i.e. Michael Hebrew scriptural rendering, Dan.X:13,21. [mem-yod-

kaph-aleph-lamed=101]

20. Dan.X:2-21, XII:1-3; Ad.& Ev.XIII:3-XV, XXI-XXII:2, XXV, XXVIII:3-XXIX,

XLI-XLIII:2, XLIV:1, XLV:1, XLVI:2-XLVIII, LI; Ap. Mos.III:2,3,

XIII:2-XIV:1, XXII, XXXVII, XL, XLIII; 1 En.IX, X:11-XI, XX:5,6,

XXIV:6-XXV, XL:9, LIV:6, LX:4-10, LXVIII:5 LXXI:1-13; 2 En.XXII:6-11,

XXXIII:10; III Bar.XI-XVII; Jud.8-9; Rev.XII:7-8.

21. We have given this as 'Certainly' but in context; Extensively, may be a more

accurate rendering.

22. i.e. Christ Mass.

23. A common preparatory instruction of Medieval and Renaissance Grimiores

given as a prerequisite for successfull angelic invocation. Founded in the

theurgistic methods of the Bible: II Sam.XII:16; I Kin.XIX:8; Zech.VIII:19;

Mt.IV:1-11 & Lk.IV:1-13 (vide Ex XXIV:18, XXXIV:28 & Dt.IX:9).

24. Acts XIV:23, I Cor.VII:5

25. Dee gives 'Sabaoth' for Sabbath.

26. I Thes.V:17.

27. sic. God.

28. Ja.I:19.

29. For more detailed information in regards to the specifics of Dee's practice of

angelic magick the interested reader is referred to bibliographic references

given here and in our preceding articles.

30. This confusion over spelling probably derives from the appearance of this name

in the Book of Tobit [I:21]. It is rendered in the Septuagint as GK. Avanl

[alpha-nu-alpha-eta-lambda=90] but was originally written in Hebrew as

HNNAL [heh-nun-nun-aleph-lamed=136].

31. Notat de Agrippo scalarum nonus et decimus.

32. Extant only in MSS. [Cotton Ms. Vit. C. VII] and originally part of an uncompleted

larger work referred to by Dee as the IMPERIUM BRITTANICUM which is

now for the most part lost. An outline; some fragments of text, and commentaries

upon it by other authors [cf. Purchas, Camden] do exist in various published

and MSS. form. It was to contain besides this text; General And Rare Memorials,

a work on the paradoxical compass and sundry speculations on matters historical,

political, and geographical. Extant portions of this book purport to trace the

lineage of the English Monarchy through the antediluvian mythos and compare

the Ophirian Voyages of Solomon [Josephus Antiq: lib.viii cap.6] with the quasi-

historical Arthurian quest for the graal to support British geopolitical claims

and aspirations.

      Substantial scholarly evidence supports the premise that plans now lost with

the logs used by Sir Francis Drake in his exploratory and privateering activities

were based on these materials by Dee. As are the known works of other

Elizabethan Navigators. Dee seemingly associated the reign of Elizabeth to a

venusian current that posited an expansion of the British Dominion through the

favor of the God of Hosts and the intercession of his holy angels.

      It is evident that certain keys to establishing a cabalum linguae anglicae de

enochiana particulari per De Collectanarum Heptarchia Mystica et Liber Scientia

Auxilii Et Victoria Terrestis lies in further research in the materials related to

this book.
33. The Enochian Evocation..., ed. & trans. G.James (Gilette N.J.: Heptangle, 1985) p.21.

34. vide Liber Mysteriorum Quartus [SL.MS.3188 art.4].

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