The private diary of Dr. John Dee ... and the catalogue of his library of manuscripts, from the original manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, and Trinity College Library, Cambridge / Edited by James Orchard Halliwell.

  • John Dee
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1842
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Credit: The private diary of Dr. John Dee ... and the catalogue of his library of manuscripts, from the original manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, and Trinity College Library, Cambridge / Edited by James Orchard Halliwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    July 13th, Arthurus Dee natus * puer mane hor. 4 min. 30 fere, vel potius min. 25, in ipso ortu solis, ut existimo. After 10 of the clock this night my wive’s father Mr. Fromonds was speechles, and died on Tuesday (July 14th) at 4 of the clock in the morning. July 16th, Arthur was christened at 3 of the clok afternone ; Mr. Dyer and Mr. Doctor Lewys, judg of the Admiralty, were his godfathers ; and Mistres Blanche Pary of the Privie Chamber his godmother.. But Mr. John Harbert of Estshene was deputy for Dr. Lewys, and Mystres Awbrey was deputy for my cosen Mistres Blanche Pary. Aug. 8th, John Elmeston,t student of Oxford, cam to me for dialling. Aug. 9th, Jane Dee churched. Aug. 16th, Monsieur cam secretly to the court from Calays. Aug. 20th, wyndy, clowdy, rayny. Aug. 26, Monsieur went back agayn to France. Sept. 10th, my dream of being naked, and my skyn all overwrowght with work like some kinde of tuft mockado, with crosses blew and red; and on my left arme, abowt the arme, in a wreath, this word I red—sine me nihil potestis facere: and another the same night of Mr. Secretary Walsingham, Mr. Candish, and myself. Oct. 3rd, Sir Leonel Ducket his unkend letter for mony. Oct. Ath, goodman Hilton requested me for his 1j. sonnes to resort to my howse. Oct. 5th, raging wynde at West and Southerly, in the night chefely. Oct. 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, great rayne for three or four dayes and nights. Oct. 13th, this day it broke up; the fote bote for the ferry at Kew was drowned and six persons, by the negligens of the ferryman overwhelming the boat uppon the roap set there to help, by reason of the vehement and high waters. Oct. 18th, Mr. Adrian Gilbert and John Davys reconcyled them-. selves to me, and disclosed some of Emery his most unhonest, * His horoscope isin MS. Ashm. 1788. ‘‘ Mr. Arthur Dee’s birth was accompanied by the unhappy accident of the death of Mr. Fromonds, his mother’s father, who died that morning.’’>—MS. Ashm. 1790, fol. 63. t+ This person is not noticed by the Oxford biographers.
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