Tabula Originalis 1

For the sake of readability, I have not included the letters that Dee originally put in, but then marked as invalid by drawing a line diagonally across them.
The red letters mark the location of the reversed letters, used to form PARAOAN.

The numbering of the tables are taken from ms Sloane 3191 folios 56v and 57r, which differ from the order the were received in the ms Cotton appendix i, folios 199r, 200r and 201r, where the order is listed as:

  1. oroibAhaozpi
  2. MOrdialhCtGa
  3. oiPteaapDoce
  4. mpharslgaiol

The titles of the hierarchy of each watchtower are taken from the ms Sloane 3191 folio 189v, with the exception of elders that has been chosen since the title senior have a broader definition in our modern society, and the title elder are closer to the original intent. This is also supported by Dee’s use of the Latin word senior

Sloane 3191 #

oroibAhaozpi from the MS Sloane 3191

Cotton appendix i #

oroibAhaozpi from the MS Cotton appendix i

Structure #

As with all of the watchtowers, this one contain the same structure as the others, consisting of:

  • Linea spiritus sancti - the central line.
  • Linea patre & filio - the sixth and seventh column.
  • The central cross - made up from the linea spiritus sancti and linea patre & filio.
  • The four quadrants - made up from the parts separated by the central cross.

These parts contain the following hierarchy:

  • 1 trumpeter
  • 3 ensign bearers, bearing the names of God
  • 6 elders
  • 1 king
  • 5 princes
  • 5 crosses
  • 16 dispositors.

This, however is far from the whole truth, as Dee himself noted with the comment:

I do know assuredly that there is very much matter in this table.

TFR, page 178; ms Cotton appendix i, folio 203r

The relevant hierarchy #

For what was excluded, see the watchtowers

Names of God oro ibah aozpi
Elders abioro
or
habioro
aaoxaif htmorda haozpi
or
ahaozpi
hipotga autotar
King bataiva / bataivh
Direction East
Color Red
Ruler of knitting natures together transportation handcrafts and arts secrets
erzla evtpa hcnbr hxgzd
Angels of knitting natures together transportation handcrafts and arts secrets
rzla
zlar
larz
arzl
vtpa
tpav
pavt
avtp
cnbr
nbrc
brcn
rcnb
xgzd
gzdx
zdxg
dxgz
Ruler of medicine metal transformation elements
idoigo llacza aiaoai auvrrz
Commander of medicine metal transformation elements
ardza palam oiiit aloai
Angel of medicine metal transformation elements
czns
tott
sias
fmnd
oyub
paoc
rbnh
diri
abmo
naco
ocnm
shal
Air: acca
Water: npat
Earth: otoi
Fire: pmox