sold out of the library for _v shill._ and for it afterwards
(yea piece-meal divided) was more than xx _lib._ given in
money and value."

"_A great case or frame of boxes_, wherein some hundreds of
very rare evidences of divers Irelandish territories,
provinces, and lands, were laid up. Which territories,
provinces, and lands were therein notified to have been in
the hands of some of the ancient Irish princes. Then, their
submissions and tributes agreed upon, with seals appendant
to the little writings thereof in parchment: and after by
some of those evidences did it appear how some of those
lands came to the Lascies, the Mortuomars, the Burghs, the
Clares," &c.

"_A box of Evidences_ antient of some Welch princes and
noblemen--the like of Norman donation--their peculiar titles
noted on the forepart with chalk only, which on the poor
boxes remaineth." This box, with another, containing similar
deeds, were embezzled.

"One great bladder with about 4 pound weight, of a very
sweetish thing, like a brownish gum in it, artificially
prepared by thirty times purifying of it, hath more than I
could well afford him for 100 crownes; as may be proved by
witnesses yet living."

To these he adds his _three Laboratories_, "serving for
Pyrotechnia"--which he got together after 20 years' labour.
"All which furniture and provision, and many things already
prepared, is unduly made away from me by sundry meanes, and
a few spoiled or broken vessels remain, hardly worth 40
shillings." But one more feature in poor Dee's
character--and that is his unparalleled serenity and good
nature under the most griping misfortunes--remains to be
described: and then we may take farewell of him, with aching
hearts. In the 10th chapter, speaking of the wretched
poverty of himself and family--("having not one penny of
certain fee, revenue, stipend, or pension, either left him
or restored unto him,")--Dee says that "he has been
constrained now and then to send parcels of his little
furniture of plate to pawn upon usury; and that he did so
oft, till no more could be sent. After the same manner went
his wives' jewels of gold, rings, bracelets, chains, and
other their rarities, under the thraldom of the usurer's
gripes: 'till _non plus_ was written u