Edward Kelley
Sir Edward Kelley: "Dee is careful to give his former skryer his full title 'Sir Edward Kelly, Knight, at the Emperor's Court at Prague.'"}} or
Kelly, also known as
Edward Talbot (; 1 August 1555 – 1597/8), was an
English Renaissance occultist and
scryer. He is known for working with
John Dee in his
magical investigations. Besides the professed ability to see spirits or
angels in a "shew-stone" or mirror, which John Dee so valued, Kelley also said that he possessed the secret of transmuting base metals into gold, the goal of
alchemy, as well as the
philosopher's stone itself.
Legends began to surround Kelley shortly after his death. His flamboyant biography, his relationships with Queen Elizabeth I's royal magus Sir John Dee and Emperor
Rudolf II, and his repute of having great alchemical skill and the ability to communicate with angels have all led to his relative notoriety among historians.
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