CHAPTER VII.
DOCTOR DEE.
"How now, ye impious violators of the tomb! ye worse than famine-stricken wolves, that rake up the dead in churchyards!" cried Guy Fawkes, in a voice of thunder, to Doctor Dee and his companion; who, startled by his sudden appearance, dropped the body, and retreated to a short distance.

"What devilish rites are ye about to enact, that ye thus profane the sanctity of the grave ?" [Illustration: _Guy Fawkes discovers Doctor Dee & Edward Kelley disintering the body of Elizabeth Orton_] "And who art thou that darest thus to interrupt us ?" demanded Dee, sternly.
"It matters not," rejoined Fawkes, striding towards them.

"Suffice it you are both known to _me_.

You, John Dee, warden of Manchester, who deserve to be burnt at the stake for your damnable practices, rather than hold the sacred office you fill; and you, Edward Kelley, his associate, who boast of familiar intercourse with demons, and, unless fame belies you, have purchased the intimacy at the price of your soul's salvation.

I know you both.