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Hi Dana
Rudolph certainly had strong ties with Spain and
intelligence from Bohemia may have
been vital. It is interesting that in John Dee's diaries
none of the prominent individuals
he mentions as having visited him are given their full
titles. Instead of calling Dyer by
his title of Earl of Oxford. It is simply written as Mr
Dyer visited. Hardly the recognised
protocol. This would be useful in the case that these
diaries fall into the wrong hands.
Also of note is tha fact that these diary entries are
written in the margins of old almanacs.
Hidden in plain sight so to speak. Definately how a
cryptographer would tend to think.
During this period Edward Kelley is making frequent trips
on horseback to various
locations. No details are given as to the reasons for
those trips.
I have just bought an English translation of a Hebrew
chronicle recording the history of
Prague up to 1615. This may mention some of the
individuals of interest.
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 08 August 2005 13:15
Subject: VMs: Re: Edward Dyer in
Prague
Hello Jeff,
Perhaps Dee's interests in Rudolf's court provided a side-door entrance
into the workings and intentions of the Spanish monarchy.
Regards,
Dana
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:26
PM
Subject: VMs: Edward Dyer in
Prague
Here is an extract from levity.com
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/golden_m.html
2.
Kelley, 1586, Trebona in Bohemia
In the mid-19th century a private diary
of Doctor John Dee came to light,
'written in a very small illegible
script on the margins of old almanacks.'
The diary recounts that learned
doctor's journey to Bohemia, in the company
of Edward Kelley. In the year
1588, the Elizabethan courtier Dyer received
from Dee the news that his
colleague 'had at last achieved the secret of the
ages, that Kelley could
indeed transmute base metals into gold.' This news
brought Dyer to Prague
later in the year to see for himself how matters
stood.
Dee's diary
for 1586 tersely records some stages of the Work: 'March 24th,
Mr K. put
the glass in dung.... Dec 13th, Mr E.K. gave me the water, erth
and all.'
Then, on 19th December 'novi kalendarii', meaning the Gregorian
calendar,
at Trebona, in the castle of Count Rosenburg, 'E.K. made
projection with
his powder in the proportion of one minim upon an ounce and
a quarter of
mercury and produced nearly an ounce and a quarter of best
gold; which
gold we afterwards distributed from the crucible' (5).
Looking at the
Dee diaries this is significant. What can this 'gold' be
that catches the
interest of one of the most important intelligence
operatives of
Leicester's network. Remember the Spanish Armada
is underway and no
amount of Gold will save the situation in the near
future, especially not
a simple promise. At a crucial time for the English
spy network one of
its vital controllers travels abroad! This must have
been an intelligence
gathering trip. Something Dee could not trust to a
courier. This was the
very month before the defeat of the Armada. No
time for a jaunt.
I
believe the whole of Dee's magical works need critical review. They
are
not what they seem. If this had been a bluff or a simple con on the
part
of Dee at such a critical time for England he would have been
placed in
the tower and executed. Dee would have been well aware
of this fact. You
can call him anything else but he was no
fool.
Jeff
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