John Dee, 1527-1608 / / by Charlotte Fell Smith ... with portrait and illustrations.

  • Fell-Smith, Charlotte, 1851-1937.
Date:
1909
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Credit: John Dee, 1527-1608 / / by Charlotte Fell Smith ... with portrait and illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Kelley grew arrogant and overbearing. For the moment, however, he is all for friendship and respect. Prage. 1587. 25 Januarii. [This in Dee's hand.] (addressed) To the Right Worshipful and his assured friend Mr. John Dee Esquire, give these. Magnifico Domino, Domino Dee. Sir. My hearty commendations unto you, desiring your health as my own; my Lord was exceeding glad of your Letters, and said, ' Now I see he loveth me,' and truly as far as I perceive he loveth us heartily. This Sunday in the Name of the Blessed Trinity I begin my journey [to Poland], wherein I commend me unto your prayers, desiring the Almighty to send his fortitude with me. I commend me unto Mrs. Dee a thousand times, and unto your little babes : wishing myself rather amongst you than elsewhere. I will by God's grace about twenty days hence return, in the mean season all comfort and joy be amongst you. Your assured and immoveable friend E. Kelley. When this letter reached Trebona, Dee had gone riding with two horsemen of the city of Neuhaus, hop- ing to meet Rosenberg, who he thought would return that way from Vienna to Prague. Mrs. Dee at once despatched the servant Ludovic to meet his master. So Dee received Kelley's affectionate letter in the highway, without Platz, a village about half-way to Neuhaus. Ludovic carried also a little note from Jane to her husband. It is the only letter of hers we have, but it confirms all that we suspect. We know her to have been a well-educated, well-read woman; the writing is strong and clear; and did not Francis Pucci describe her as a learned woman, lectissima femina ? She must also have been an extraordinarily