326 HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS, He wrote many excellent things, and performed many rare experiments in the arts of astromancy, geomancy, &c., but especially eighty-one—the first upon the King’s death, predicted im Arabia by him to his friends; the second upon the losses of thej King at Worcester, predicted at Thauris, in Persia ; the third predicted the death of Oliver Cromwell in Lambeth House, to many persons of honour, mentioned in his books; the fourth he wrote of the over- throw of Lambert, and of the Duke of Albymarle his bring- ing again of the King to his happy countries, and gave it to Major Christopher Berkenhead, a goldsmith at the Anchor, by Fettes Lane End in Holborn ; the fifth precau- tion or prediction he gave to his Highness the Duke of Buckingham, two months before the evil was practised, and his enemy, Abraham Goodman, lies now in the Tower for attempting the death of that noble prince ; the sixth, for Count Grammont, when he was banished into England by the King of France ; and he predicted, by the art of astromaney and geomancy, the King's receiving of him again into favor, and his marriage to the Lady Hamelton ; the seventh, for Duke Minulans, a peer of Germany, that the Emperonr sent to him when the Turk had an army against ‘him, and of the death of the pope. The rest are in his books. By these monuments the name of Heydon, for the variety of his learning, was famous not onely in England, but also in many other nations into which his books are translated. He hath taught the way to happi- ness, the way to long life, the way to health, the way to wax young, being old; the way to resolye all manner of questions, present and to come, by the rules of astromancy and geomancy, and how to raise the dead. He is a man of middle stature, tending to tallness, aROSICRUCIAN APOLOGISTS : JOHN HEYDON. 327 handsome straight body ; an ovall, ruddy face, mixed with a clear white, his hair of a dark flaxen-brown colour, soft, and curling in rings gently at the ends of the locks; his hands and fingers long and slender, his legs and feet well proportioned, so that to look upon he is a very com- pleat gentleman, But he never yet cast affection on a woman, nor do I find him inclined to marry. He is very often in great ladies’ chambers, and, I believe, his modest behaviour makes them the more delighted in his company. The princes and peers, not only of England but of Spain, Italy, France, and Germany, send to him dayly, and upon every occasion he sheweth strong parts and a vigorous brain. His wishes and aimes speak him owner of a noble and generous heart ; his excellent books are admired by the world of lettered men as prodigies of these later times ; indeed (if I am able to judge anything), they are fall of the profoundest learning I ever met withall. Tf any man should question my judgement, they may read the comen- dations of both universities, besides the learned Thomas White and Thomas Revell, Esquires, both famous in Rome and other parts beyond sea, that have highly honoured this gentleman in their books. Yet he hath suffered many misfortunes, His father was sequestered, imprisoned, and lost two thousand pounds by Cromwell ; this Oliver im- prisoned this son also two years and a half, or thereabout, in Lambeth House, for he and his father’s family were always for the king, and endeavoured to the utmost his restoration ; and indeed the tyrant was cruel, but John Thurloe, his secretary, was kind to him, and pittied his curious youth. Joshua Leadbeater, the messenger, kept him (at his request and Mr John Bradley's) at his own house, and gave him often leave to go abroad, but being yet528 HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS. zealous and active for the king, he was again taken and clapt up.in Lambeth House. In these misfortunes it cost him £1000 and upwards. After this, some envious villains forged actions of debt against him, and put him in prison. It seems at the beginning of these misfortunes a certain harlot would have him marry her, but denying her suit, or that. he ever promised any such thing, and that he ever spake to her in his life good or evil, she devised, with her confederates, abundance of mischief against him. Many courted him to marry, but he denyed, Now there was left amongst a few old almanacks and seraps of other men’s wits, collected and bequeathed unto the world by Nicholas Culpeper, his widdow, Alice Culpeper; she hearing of this gentleman that he was an heir to a great fortune, courts him by letters of love to no purpose. The next saint in order was she that calls herself the German princess ; but he flies high and scorns such fowl, great beasts. The first of these two blessed birds caused Heath to arrest him, and another after him laid actions against him that he never knew or heard of. In this perplexity was he imprisoned two years, for they did desire nothing but to get money or destroy him, for fear, if ever he got his liberty, he might punish them; but he, being of a noble nature, forgave them all their malice, and seorns to revenge himself upon such pittifal things. God indeed hath done him justice, for this Heath consumes to. worse then nothing ; and, indeed, if I can judge or predict. anything, his baudy-houses will be pawned, and he will die a miserable, diseased beggar. Heydon’s mistris, when he was vory young, and a clerk, desired him to lye with her ; but he, like Joseph, refusing, she hated him all her life. God preserved him, although one of these three lewd women swore this gentleman practised the art magick.