The Ghost of John Dee M.A.

The whole cipher business fascinated me from the start. But something has always puzzled me regarding Bacon: many times when reading some article or other about Bacon and ciphers, I came across statements stating that the 'Bacon number' is 33, Francis is 67, and Francis Bacon is 100. But I could never find the source of those numbers associated with that name. There is absolutely no evidence that Bacon used 'gemetria'*, and there's no evidence that anyone else used those numbers. They seem to have appeared out of thin air. Of course I, like many others, know full well that the numbers are correct, but where in the ancient documents and texts is it written? The same thing applies to John Dee: it is often claimed that he used OO7 as a code of some kind, but I have yet to find any such example. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that the only way to get at the truth is to use a strict systematic approach to the whole business. I decided that if there are any clues to be had must surely lie where the 'body' lies, so to speak. (Sonnet 72: "My name be buried where my body is"). ------------------------------------------------ my NAME: ME NA: ME 13 1: ME 14: ME DEE. BODY: 2 14 4 23: DEE = 14: D = 4 : dee. 9 = I -> Iohn, 14 = Dee: 9 + 14 = 23 = Y. BODY: 2 14 4 23 : 2 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 16: = 4^2 = dee squared. 2root 4 = 2 2root 2 = 14/10 (to 2 digits). ( 14/10 : Dee/K : Δ/K ) ------------------------------------- I offer what I think is an interesting anagram using the famous name: Use all the individual letters (19) in the famous name: VVILLIAM SHAKESPEARE It can be made to say: 52 HAS A KEE VERULAM 33 ( LII HAS A KEE VERVLAM SP ) The spelling of 'key' is, I think, valid: Bacon himself used "kay" regarding his cipher. You should be aware that the opening line of sonnet 52 mentions the only "key" in the sonnets. Noting the religious phrases used in that particular sonnet, ("blessed key", "feasts so sollemne and so rare", "some special instant special blest", "Blessed are you"**( see Matt 16:17 and sonnet 52 line 13) etc, it might be interesting to read Matthew 26:26 (Geneva or King James): "And as they did eat, Jesus took the bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body." Can the Last Supper be called a "special instant, special blessed"? Notice that the sum of 26 + 26 is 52. "This is my body"... Sonnet 52 begins with SO AM which hides the Greek word SOMA, σώμα, meaning body. Only Sonnet 52 has this phrase "so am". I changed SP into it's alphabetic number 33, but it might be that SP was meant to stand for 'Simon Peter': "Blessed key", "stones of worth", and "his imprison'd pride", all of which could be linked to Peter (Petros). In passing, the name "Simon Peter" occours 19 times in the New Testament: the exact number of single letters in VVILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. And if the incident of Simon Peter cutting off the servant's EARE is considered, then SP is located by the EARE. I mention these things because I believe that the name William Shakespeare was chosen for the purpose of a code-word. Of course many will argue that anagrams are not evidence of anything, but I think it's an interesting one nevertheless. But those same people might also argue that: AEtatis 53 on the Stratford epitaph is carrect, but they will offer no explanation as to why the 53rd word, HE,* in that same text, has that extraordinary initial letter size. * HE is the 53rd word when counting from IVDICIO, but it is the 8th word (H) in line 5 (E) of the English text. ====================================================================

================================================================= Sub rosa: Above the effigy set in an arch are 7 Tudor roses*. (Sonnet 7) The middle rose, which is the 4th when counted from either side, is positioned above the head of the effigy. A Tudor rose represents the union of two ancient opposing families: the houses of York and Lancaster. Two roses combined. This means that there are either 7 or 14 roses is the arch, depending on how a single rose is defined. Furthermore, it also implies that: the middle point in the arch of roses is both the 4th and the 8th in the arch. So we have 2 numbers, 4 and 8. Below the effigy is a tablet inscribed with the notorius epitaph. Using 4 as a reference, and counting down to line 4, it can be seen that the first 4 words pose a challenge: READ IF THOU CANST. Still using 4 as a reference, it can be seen that the 4th letter in that challenge is D, which so happens to be the 4th of the alphabet. Now, using 8 as the reference, it will be seen that the 8th letter in that challenge is H, which so happens to be the 8th of the alphabet. ** Note: that H is compressed with T to save space in the line. The reader with a sharp eye might realise that there are two more concidences of phrase-alphabet letter-placements: these are F and N. Note: N was the 13th of the alphabet in those days. The letters are: D F H N, their alphabet place-values are 4 6 8 and 13 respectively. Taking the first two we found due to the middle roses in the arch, we have 4 and 8: their sum is 12. It can be seen that the arch is like the path of the sun,* and 12 coincides with the mid position in the day: 12 o'clock. (see Sonnet 7) The two remaining numbers, 6 and 13 make the sum of 17: 17 is the alphabet place-value of R, as in Rose. The 12th word in the Latin text is HABET. The 17th word in the English text is PLAST: The same two words which hide ALPHABET ST. ------------------------------- It will be seen that the 8th word in the 8th line of the tablet is HIS. And here is a most subtle clue: H IS absolutely correct: H IS the 8th of the alphabet, and HIS the 8th word in the 8th line. SIEH : H is 5 E is 8 SHAKESPEARE: E is 8 5 8 =================================================