Sept. 7th, Roger Cook went for alltogether from
me. Sept. 29th, Robert Gardner, of Shrewsbury, cam to my servyce.
[Footnote s: Dr. Dee, in the Rawlinson MS. just quoted,
observes, in his notes on this month, "Mr. Harry Waters went
away the 2nd day, malcontent. John Dee, Jesus bless me!"]
[Footnote t: This probably gave rise to the anecdote which is
related in MS. Ashm. 1788, fol. 147, viz. that "he revealed to
one Roger Cooke the great secret of the elixar, as he called it,
of the salt of metalls, the projection whereof was one upon an
hundred."]
Oct. 8th, I had newes of the chests of bokes fownd by Owndle in
Northamptonshyre; Mr. Barnabas Sawle told me of them, but I fownd no
truth in it. Oct. 9th, Barnabas Saul, lying in the ... hall was
strangely trubled by a spirituall creature abowt mydnight. Oct.
13th, I rod to Sowth Myms. Oct. 14th, to St. Nedes. Oct. 16th,
at Mr. Hikman's. Oct. 20th, at Tosseter. Oct. 21st, Oxford, Dr.
Cradocke. Oct. 23rd, from Oxford to Wyckam. Oct. 24th, I cam home.
Robert Hilton cam to my service. Nov. 16th, the Quene removed to
White Hall, and Monsieur with her. Nov. 27th, I rod to Greensede.
Nov. 28th, to goodman Wykham, 2 myles beyond Chayly by Lewys. Nov.
29th, I made acquayntance with Mr. George Kylmer for Sir George his
bokes. Nov. 30th, I cam home. Dec. 1st, Katharyn Dee her nurse was
payd 6_s._ so nothing is owing to her. Dec. 5th, Elen my mayden fell
sick.
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