June 22nd, Mr.
Richard Hickman and Barthilmew his nephew cam to me with Mr. Flowr,
commended by Mr. Vicechamberlayn Sir Christopher Hatton.
July 6th, Mr. Hitchcok, who had travayled in the plat for fishing,
made acquayntance with me, and offred me great curtesy.
July 13th, Arthurus Dee natus[l] 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.
[Footnote l: His horoscope is in 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.]
Aug. 8th, John Elmeston,[m] 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.
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