Statement Concerning John Dee's Speculum

This is a digital scan of a densely written, aged manuscript page on parchment or paper with signs of foxing and wear. The text is written in a cursive English secretary hand, covering nearly the entire surface. In the lower-left margin, there is a small, hand-drawn sketch of a face with a simple geometric shape, resembling an oval with two dots for eyes and a small mouth. The document serves as an archival account documenting the history of Dee's scrying mirror, which was used in his Enochian angelic communications.

This document is a primary source relating to the life and occult practices of John Dee, specifically concerning his 'speculum' (scrying stone), which was instrumental in his experiments with Edward Kelley to communicate with angelic entities as recorded in the 'Mysteriorum Libri'. It provides a direct link to the Elizabethan fascination with natural philosophy, divination, and the Hermetic tradition.