A fountain of gardens Vol. II. Being a continuation of the process of a life according to faith, of the divinely magical knowledge, and of the new creation. In mutual entertainments betwixt the essential wisdom, and the soul in her progress through paradise, to Mount Sion, and to the new Jerusalem. By J. Lead.

March the 8th. 1676.

A Vision which I saw.

I with another Person was walking and conferring about the things of God in a by-place, where no resort of Crea∣tures use to be, nor any did we see. But suddenly lifting up my Eyes, upon a lof∣ty Tree, I saw an Eagle's Nest, they b••∣ing fledged, did all present themselves to view. The old one was flown from them, to bring Provision to them. At which sight of these young Eagles, we who walked together consulted, how to take them, and to bring them away as a Prize. While thus considering how to climb the Tree, we were on a suddain carried level with the Nest, and did not know how we got so high. But one Eagle I did see had fluttered out, and hung by the Twig of a Tree all martyr∣ed, the Legs and the Neck all Bloody and broke. The rest suffered themselves to be taken, though they were so strong and fledged, as they might have flown from

us. But that other Person took the Number of them, which were Six, and I did receive them into my Apron, and so as strangely we were let down from this high Place, as we were drawn up to it. After this I set the Eagles down, and they did very tamely eat Bread, which I did provide for them. I did remember nothing further hereof.