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THe Authr Wcr^an c traordinary Perlon ' the Tranflator a well qua- lified Judge j the Tranila tion is Curious ; And the Book Entertaining to anv fovtoi Reader.

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HERMETICK

ROMANCE^

OR THE

c tir M I C AL ^

vv^edding"^

Written in high Diitch By Cl^iftiatt mof«ncwtttj.

Tranflated by E. Foxfreft^Mit Fellow of Kings Coikdge ia C/imbridgc.

j.it«tfea,& Entrcd according to^lOrCj

I*rintedi by A Sowie, at the Croo^ed-BiUet in NoU ■ lovfty-Lane Sboreditcb : And fold a: tVicThree^i^yei

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The Hermetick

ROMANCE,c3rf.

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isf an Evening before £^7?fr- Day^ 1 fate at a Tabl?, and having (as my Cuftom was) m my humble Prayer fufEciently con- vcrfed with my Creator^ and confider- Mcdiutiti cd many great Myfterics (whcreoif the Father of Lights his Majefty had fhcwn me not a ft w) and being now- ready to, pi^parcih my Heart, toge- ther with my dear Fafihal Ldmh^ i fmall u^ileavencd, undeEled Cake v All on a fudden arifeth fo horrible a Tern* jjcft, that I imagined no other but that through its tnighty force, the Hill vhercbn my littFc Houfe was founded^ vould flycin pieces. But in as much iS this, and the like froin the Devil who had dbn« mc many a fp^ht J was 40 new thing tome^ I took courage; Kz ami

and pcrfilled in my Meditation, til. fomc body (after an unufual manner, touched me on the Back ; .. whereupon I was fo hugely terrified, that I durit hardly look about me •, yet i fhpwcd itiy felf as cheerful as "(in the Itke Oc- currcncesj humane frailty would pcr- rair ^ Now the fame thing ftill twich- ijjg.inc.rcYailximcs by-thcXoat, I

. looked back, and behold it was a fair

Fr*com.a. ^nd gloY lous : Lady ^ whbfc Gaj'jn^ints

were all Skye-toloHr^ and cnrioij^ (like

HeaycnJ befj^anglcd <yith goldfei 5m/*/,

in licr rrght H^nd Ihe bare a irHmfct

. of beaten Gold, whereon a Name waj ingravcn f which I could well read iij but am 95 yet forbidden to rcved it. In her left H and flie bad a great bundle o[ Letters of all LungMgts^ which fhc (S$ I afterwarcfs tindcrftood/Vas to Carry into z}\,(^mnrits. She had.alfo Urge and beauti'ful W\ngs^ full of £jr/ t'hroaghout,wherV^With fhe could mount aloft, and fl^cfwifter than any E^glt, I Ttilght perhaps been able to tike fur- ther notirc of her, but bccaufc fhc ftnid fo fmal) a time with me, and terror and. amazement flill pofleffcd me, I was ftiitt to bc"coriunt. For as •:. ' * -^ -" ' foon

foon as I turned about, fhe turned her Letters over and over, and at length drew out a fmall one, which with ^fiAt Reieririce fhe laid down upon the Table J and without giving one word, departed from rae. But in her mount- ing upward, fhe gave fo mighty a hUji on her gallant Trumpet, that the whole Hill ccchoed thereof, and fcr a full quAr^ ter of a hour after, I could hardly hear my own Words.

In fo unlooked for an advcntwre I was at a lofs, how cither to advifc, or alTift my poor felf, and therefore fell upon my Knees, and /^e/6;i'^k my Crea- tor to permit nothing contrary to my £rffrwW Happinefs to befall mt\ where- upon with fear and trembling, I went to the Letter, which was now fo heavy ^ Epiftoia, as had itbecn mcer Gold^'it could hard- ly have been fo weighty. Now as Iwas sigiiium. dilig;ently viewing it, I found a little SeA^ whereupon a curious Crofs with this Infcription, IN HOC SIGNO f yiNCES^ wasingravcn.

Now as foon as I efpicd this Siga 1 was the more comforted, as not be- ing ignorant that fuch a Seal was little acceptable, and much Icfs ufeful to the A I ■ Dcvtl.

(6) Devil. Whereupon I tenderly open- ed the Letter, and within it, in an ^zHre Field, in Ciolden Letters, found

the following Verfes written.

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This ddy^ this day^ th'is^ this

The Royal H^cddw^^ is. Art thoH thereto by Birth inditrd^ A*}dnnto 70)' of G^d defigfPd^ Then may'^j} tl^jQU to the Muuvta'ui teridy Whereon three (lately Templesy/4^^, And there fee all from end to errd. Keep watchy aod ward^ Thy feif rigard ; XMefsvpiih dillgertce thou batlic. The Wedding cant thee harmlrfs fdve *. he'^l dammage ha.ve that here delays \ Let him bevr^rey too light that weighs.

Underneath ftood Sfonfus and Sfonfd.

r>4 Nu ^tTs ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Letter, I was prefently like to have fainted a- way, all my Hair flood an end, and a cold Sweat trickled down my wb©lc Body. For akhouch I well perceived that thi<; was the appointed Weddings whereof fcven Ycnrs before I was ac- quainted in a bodily Tifujn^ and which now fo long time I had with grcr.i

carnelt

carneftncfs attended, and which laftly, by the accQunt and calculation of the FUnntts^X had moft diligently obferved, I found fo to be, yet could I never forC'fec that it muft happen under fo j^^^^^i^^^^ f„ gricrous and perilous conditions. For hofnitibu* whereas I before imagined that to be ^^^^^"^^^^^^^^^ a wcll-comc, and acceptable Gyeft, I needed only be ready to appear at the Wcddiag ; 1 was noNV direftcd to Di- vine Pr&vidcfjce^ of which until this i time \ was never certain. I alfo found ^^«5^'" '^^" by my felf,the more I examined my felf, that in my Head there was nothing - hut nofs mifunderlbndin^^and blind- ^"^*^'^'> J^' nefs m mylterious tnmgs,lo that I w^s drasmcr.ni not able to comprehend even thoi things which lay u^^er my Feet, ani which I daily convcifv.d with, much 3- Icfs that I ibould be born to the fearch- *• ing out, andundcrftanding oftheSe- NaruraSc- crets of Nature; finceia my opinion ''^"''' Nature might every where find a more vertHOn: Difciple, to whom to intruH J' her precious, though temporary, and changeable Treafurcs. 1 found alfo that my bodily behaviour, and out* w^ard good Convcrfatioa, and Brother- Mif?!ana ly LovQ toward my Neighbour, was 3f«ai»» A 4 '^»%

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liot duly purged aixl clcanfcd ^ More^ over the tickling of the Flefh manifcft- ed it felf, whofe affedtion was bent on- ly to Pomp and Bravery, and Worldly Pride, and not to the good of mankind ; And I was always contriving how by this art I might in a fhort time abun- dantly increafe my profit and advan- tage, rear up ftately Palaces, make ray fclf an everlafting Name in the World, and other the like CarnAl de- figns. But the obfcure Words con- cerning the Three Tcmfles did particu- larly afflid me, which I was not able to make oHt by any after-Speculation, ^d perhaps fhould not yet, had they Bot been wonderfully revealed to rat. Thus fticking betwixt Hope and Fear, examining my fclf again and again, and finding only ray own Fraiky and JmptcTcy^ not being in any wife able to fuccour my felf, and exceedingly amazed at the fore-mentioned thrcat- ning; at length 1 betook my fclf to my ufual and mofl fccure coaifc ^ af- ter I had finiftied my carnell and moft fervent Irt^ytr^ I laid me down in ray Bed, rhar fo perchance my good yii.gd by' the Divine permiiTion mii^ht ap- pear

pear, and (as it had fometifnes jormmy happened) infh-ud me in this doubt- ful affair, which to the praifc^ of God, my own good, and my Neighbours faithful and hearty warning and a- mendment did now likewife fall out. For I was yet fcarce fallen aflcep,whcn mc-thought, I, together with a nhinher- kfs mnltitudc of men lay fettered witK vifio per- great Chains in a dark Dnngetn^ where- ^omnium. in without the lead alimps of Light, T^ '^'^ c?- we fwarmed like Bees one over ano- ,

ther, and thus rendred each others afflidion more grievous. But although neither I, nor any of the rell could /ec one jot; yet I continually heard one heaving himfelf /r^ei/e the other, when his Chains or Fetters were become ever fo little lighter, though none of us had much reafon to (hove up the o- thcr,lince we were all Captive Wretches. Now as I with the reft had continued a good while in this affliction, and each wasf ftill reproaching the other with his blindmfs and captmry^ at length we heard many Trtimffts founding fo- gether, and Kettle Drums beating fo artificially thereto, that it even revi- \fedsnd rcjoyced us in cur Calamity.

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During this Noife the cov:r of the ^ ^ . Dungeon wa.. from above lifted up, and a little light let down nnto us. Then trft might truly have been ^i£- ccrned the bufllc we kept , for all ivcnt peflc, racfle, and he whp per- chance had too much hcAved up him* felf, wajforccd down again under the others Feet. In brief, each one ftrovc to be f^fpermofij neither did I my fclf lingci-, but with my weighty Fcttei-s flipt up from under tlx rcfl, and th^a Uf-'i heaved my felf upon a Stoncy which I fi^Qis, jjj.^ j^y ^f . howbeit, I was feveral

times caught at by others, from whom yet as well as I might, with Hands and Feet I ftill guarded my felf For we imagined no other but that wc Aiould all be fet at Lib my ^ which yet fell out quite other wife. For after the Nobles, who looked upon us from above throwgh the Hole, had a while rea'eated thcmfelves with this our Maf/fVr ftrugling and lamenting, a certain Cafccriy. hoAry-headcd Ancunt Man Ci^llcd to us to be quiet, and having fcarcc obtain- ed it, began (as I Hill remember) thus to fay on.

vldes.

Brrnhard.

Ifioretched Mankind WQuld forhur

Themfdves fo to uphold^ Then fare on them mnch good cQvftr^

My righttOHS Mother Vdonld : Bfit pace the ftme wiU not infttc. They mufiin Cure And Sorrow, rnCy

j4nd fiill in Prifon lie. fdowhclt^ my dear Mother wiU * Their foilies over- fee^ scrm. :?rdc

Her choiccfi Qeods fermitting fiiil ^if"'"'"*'

Too mtcth in th"* Light to h» Though very rarely it mayfetm That they may ft ill keepfome eflem-. Which elfe vreald.pafs for Forgery- Wherefore in hononr of the Feafi

We this day fohmniz.e^ yiiotfo her Graie may he incr^aft^

Agood deedjl:e^l devife. For nuv a Cord^mll be kt dovnj And who foe* er cAtt hang thereon^

Shall freely he reUuft,

Hehadfcarc done fpeaklng, vyhcn an Anticnt Matron commanded her Ser- vants to let down the Cord fcvcn times r^dil,^ ^ into the Dungeon, and draw up who-scptios. fbcvcr could hang upon it. Good God / that I copld fufiicicntly defcribe the

hurry

hurry and difquict that fbcnarofe a;

niongft us ^ For every one itrovc to gcc to the Cord, and yet only hindrcd each other. But after feven Minutes a fign was given by a little Bcli, where-

^m» upon at tht firft Full the Servants drew ^A'^ up/o;<r. At that time I could not -come near the Cord by much, having (as is before-mentioned) to ray huge mif-fourtune, betaken my fclf to a Stone at the Wallet the Duffgeon^ and thereby was difabled to get to the Cord which dcfccnded ia the middle. The

sccimda. Cord was 1-t down the fecond time, but divers, becaufe their Chains were too heavy, and their Hands tco tender^ could not keep their hold on the Cord, but with thcmfclves beat down many another^ who clfe perhaps might have held faft enough ; Nay, many an one was forcably pilled off by another, who yet could not himfclf get at it •, fo mutually envious were we even in this our great mifery. But they of all others moil moved my CompaiTion, whofe weight was fo heavy, rhatrhcy^ tore their very hands from thcirHodies, 2nd yet could not get up. Thus it came to pafs that at thcfe five tmies

very

very few were drawn up. Forasfooii as the fign was given, the Servants were fo nimble at the dratight, that th^ moil part tumbled one upon another, and the Co^d,' this time cfpecially, was drawn up:TCry empty. Whcfcu pon the greateft part, and even I my fclf, de-' Qiaired of Redemption, and called up- on (/o^that he would have pitty onus, and (if poflTible) deliver us out of this obfcurity, who alio then heard fome of us .* For when the Cord tame down thefixth time; fome of them hung' sextan thcmfelves^fafl'upon it ^ iild whilft ini'' the drawing up, the CofdiWudgfiom" one fide tb the other, ' it (perhapi by the will of God) came to me, which L fuddainly catching, got upperrrioil i-^ boTe all the reft, and fo at length be^) yond hope Caitie put ; whcrek T exceed-t mgly rejoyced, fo thattperceived not^' the iVoHnd^ which in the drawins;- up 'V^, , rcceived on my; Hctidb^z inarp Stone, .t«rro cxd-r till I with tl^^ Veil who were rclcafed'«*'« : (as was ahVays' before done) was faiii .. I to help at thefeventh and laft pull, at s«ptina- which time through. ftrainingjtlis Blood ; r|n down all over my Cloathes, whicli? I ncTcrthdefs for joy regarded not. I ' Now;

Kow when the laft draught whereon the moil of all hung, was finiihed; The Matron caufcd the Cord to be laid Magiftra ^way, , arid willed her aged Son (tCt iiiias. which I much woiidrcd J to declare her Refolution to tfic reft of ihe Prifoners:^ who after he had a little bethought hirii>S iclf ijpoke, thus linto them.

Te ChUdren dcAr .

IVhkt is VHtnm comfleM and iionc^ Was Jong before refolye'd o;;> , ^' 1 . What er'r my Mother of great i^raci To edehpn hq^b fides here kaphjUmn^ May never IMcomefit mtf-flaee , The pyftU time is drawing w^ When every prie palle^M hcy None Wet^thy^ none in FthHry.' . Who er^e receivith great Ce ffathw&r% ehongh tdfitl hi f^Jtnds^ Wh6 er\ with rnUfh hath trfAed'ieeh^

As foon kihe fad Enilficd thcj^ tVords, the CbVer was agam put to ind locked dPi*fl, ajid ch? Ttumpcts =1 and

and Kettle-Drums began afrelh, yet. could not the noife thereof be fo loud, but that the bittet Lamentation of the Prifoncrs which arofe in the Dungeon was heard above all, which foon alf6 caufcd my Eyes to rm-over. Prefently after the Antient Matron, together with her Son fate down upon fpats be- fore prepared, and commanded the HedeemeA fhould be told. Kow as fooii ^f^^il'V a&fhe underflood the number, and hac^ vs^os. written it down in a GoH-yellow rj'ablct, (he demanded every ones ^Jame, which were alfo written down by a little pagejliaving viewed us all,onc jecrctu^i; after another, flic fighied, and Fppke to her Son, foas^Icould well hear h(i;r^ c -^a

• * Ah how b^ir tily am I grieved for tfic '" ^

• V poor Men in the Dungeon ! 1 would -^ **toGod Idurft releafc tliein all, - ^^ whereuntp her Son replyed; * It is "^iSft,

• Mother thus ordained of God, agiinft «°^«'^

• whom we may not contend. In ^fc

• we all of us wereLor,ds^ ahd pofleffed *all the Goods upon Earth,; and were ^feafcdat Table, who vyoiild there

^ th«n be to be bring up thi Serviced whereupon his Mother nejd her peace, but foon after Ihe faid ; il Wtll,how.

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^'evcr, let tliefe be freed from their

^ Fetters ^ whichwas likewife prcfently-

dbne, and I, except a few wasthelaft;-

Oratitudo yet could I not refrain, but (though I

A^«ris e- f^iii looked jipoil thc rcftj bowed my

tt\f before' the Anticnt Matron, and

thanked /God that through her, had'

graciouily aftd fatherly vouchfafcd M

bring mfe out o'ffach Darknefsinto the

r*v;«M Light : 'After me the reft did lik^wifey^

^ ^^ ^ ' to the fatisfadion of the Matron: Laft-

Nummas ly, to^Vjcr^Mfe was gircna piccc-of

iurcus. ^^j^ for^a Rerfierfibrance, ' ar^ tb fpend

o by'thcwSy, on phe'orie fid^ whereof

was flaraped the rifiSg Svitij on th'l

-*'i- -' bthcr r^s Vfetii^mb^|:).'thefe^thre« Let*

/ . ter$,yj&;A:' S; 'Arid llrerewith every

Soils* vti0ne IraiJ Lrcc'iife, to d(^par t^ and' was

Deo iau$ f^httblri^ crnhBoffinefi^Wfth this'anne^- ^^^ 'cd Intimation^ ThkrPf'i^hik^hrydf

'Jitf^ ; Gdd !\idkldl7srjcfti' oi&_ '' ^el^hhonri^ ahU

^^r::: jtejifve ifyfiitncc\ vp&i'rce^Mb^tH immp¥d

yitt)^ ^hith Wdalfo^^otrfil^^ to 'do,

'land fo departed one ^frSm'*' another 5

• But rn regard' of tfhe^Vonrids'^ wMcli

^theFtttirs/ftatfcSiifcd mei' i V'dlild^iiot

well go forward, but halted -6ri bbfh

Feet, which the Matron^ pr^fentty

ffpyii^gr bcghing ait itj and ca'llrtfg

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hie again to her faid thus to mCjMy Son, DifwOUsAu; let not this defed afflid: thee, but call^^'^'"' lo mind thy hifirmitics^ and therewith thank God who hath permitted thee cvenin this World, and in theftateof chy impcrfedlion to come into iohi^h alight, and keep thcfe wounds for my^^pldibu'j fake. Whereupon the Trumpets began again to found, which fo affrighted mc chat 1 awoke^ and then firfl perceived ^^J^^^f*' that it was onely a Dream^ which yet was fo flrongly imprelPed npon ray ima- gination, that I was ftill perpetually troubled about it, and me thought I was yet fenfible of the wounds on my Feet. Howbeit, by all thcfe things] well un.- ^^^^"^*r derftood that God had vouchfafed that 1 fhould be prefent at this myficriout .vnd hidden IVedding \ wherefore with Child- ' like confidence! returned thanks to his Divine Majefty,&: bcfought him^ that he ^"^"^^-^ would further preferve me in his fear, that he v/ould daily fill my Heart with Wifdom and Underftanding, and at length graciouily (without my dclcrt) condu<rt me tothedcfiredend. Here- Pr*pafa:i^ upon I prepared my felf for the rc^.y^" ^^^^^ put on my white iinnen Coat, girded my Loyns, with a Blood-red Kiohoii bound crofs-ways over my Shoulder: B Im

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Inm y Hat I lluck four red Rofes, that I mighc the fooncr by this Token be taker! notice of amongft the throng. For food 1 took 5re^^,Salt, and Water, which by thecouftfcl of an undcrftanding pcrfoa 1 had at certain times ufed, noi without profit, in the like occurrences. But: before I parted from my Cottage^ I ^rft in this my drcfs, atid wedding Gar-. mcnt, fell down upon my Knecs^ and befought God^ tljat in cafe fuch aching; were, he would vouch fa fe me a good^ ilTue. And thereupon in the prefencc. of God I made a vow, that if any thing through his grace ftiould be revealed un- to me, I would employ it neither to my own honour nor authority in the World,: but to the fpreadingof hisA^^w^ and the fervicc of my Neighhonr,, And w ith this vow, and good hope 1 departed out of my Ceil witk joy-

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The Second Day.

I was hardly got- out of my Cell intd Tripodium a Forrefk^ when me thought that the creatwaf, whole Mavgn and all the Elements had ^^-^^ already trimmed thcmfelyes againft" this Wedding, For even the Birds in my opinion .chanted more pleafantly then beforejand the young Fawns skip- ped fo merrUyjthat they rcjoyccd my old Hearty and moved me xollng : where- fore with a loud Voice I thus began :

With mirth thoufrttty Bird rejoice^

Thy Maktr^s frAifs in^hanctd. i

Lift Hp thyjhrill andpleaftrtt Foicf^

Thy God is high ^dvAnctd, Thy food beforf hi did provide,^ Aud gives %t in a fitting ftdcy

: Therewith be thou fnfficcdl Why fijohld'* (t thoH now mpleafant be^

Thy wrath againft God venting ? That he a little Bird rndde thee^

Thy filly hgad tormeming\ Becdiifc he m^de thee not a Marty Opeace^ he hnth well thought thereon* , Therewith be thou fh^ceJk B z Wbai

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Whdt isU Pdhave fo$r earthly worm^ By God(di ^twerc) inditing^ That JJhould thm ^gAinfl Hedvenflorm

To force great arts by fight wg ? Gtdx»lll out > braved be by none^ lVh0^s good for nnught^ may hence he gonty

O man h* herewith [nfficed* That he no Caefar hath theefranPij^

Topwe therefore' tU needle fs His Name ferhaps rhoH hadft defamed

Whereof he was not heedlefs, Moft clear and bright Gods eyes do (hine^ He pierces to thy heart within^

And cannot be deceived.

This fang I now from the bottom of my Heart throoghout the whole Forrcfl:, • fo that it rcfounded from all partSj and the Hills repeated my laft words, until ■ at length I efpyed a curious green Heath, whither I betook my felf out of the Fcrrefi. Upon this Heath flood three lovely tall Cedars^ which by rea- ibn of xhtiv breadth afforded an excel- lent and defired /fc^^f^ whereat I great- ly rejoyced •, for although 1 had not hi- therto gone far, yet my earneft longing made me very faint, whereupon I hailed to the Trees £0 reft a little under thcni,

bur

but as foon as I came fomcwhat nighcr, J^^/j*{|'^^r. lefpyed a Tablet faftned to one of them, T'^^'' on which fas afterwards I read) in cu- rious Letters the following word.s were written :

Hofpes falve : fi quid tibi forfitaii de nuptijs Re^is au- dituiDy Verba haec perpenr de. Quatuor viarum optio- j. nem per nos tibi Sponfus otV fcrt, per quas omnes, modo non in devias delabaris, ad Regiam ejus aulam perveni- re poffis. Prima brevis eft, fed periculofa, et quse te in varios fcopulos deducet^ ex 2. quibus vix te expedire lice- bit. Altera longhr^ quae cir- cumducct te, non abducet^ flana eft et facilis^ fi tt Ma- gnetU auxilio neque ad dex- ' B :^ trum

f 24 );

trum 9 neque iiniftrum ab- duci patiaris. Tertia vere Regia elV, qii^ per Virias Re- gis noftri delicias et fpe(f^a- cula viam tibi fcddct jUcun- dam. ' Sed quod vix millefi- mo ha(3enus obtigit* Per quartam ^nemini 'homihum lice^ bit ad Regiam pervenire,ut- pote qu^ confumeris et non nifi corporibus^ ihcorruptibili- bus convertkns eft.Elige nunc ex tribus qUam veils, et in ea tonfidris petrmn^. Scitoau- tern quamctinqac ingrefTiJs fueris, ab iinmutabili fato tibi ita dejiin&tum^ nee nifi ciim maximo vit^e periculo fegre- di fas efle. Hnt^c funt qu^e te fcivifle voluimus; fed heus

cave.* I

cave ignores, quanto cum ]m- culo te huic vise commiferis, nam £ te v.cl minimi delifii contraRegis iioftri leges nofti pbnQxium, quaeib dum adhuc licet per eandem .viam qua - acceffifti domum te confer quam citiffime.

Now as foon as I had read this Wri- ting, all my joy was near vanifhed again, ind I who before Sang merrily, tegafl y.a Avitons now inwardly to Lament.' For al- '^^'^^'^''' rhopgh I faw all the ihree ways before riie, and nnderHood that hence forward It was vouch fa fed nie, to n akc choice bfone of them ; "yet it troubled me that in cafe I went the ftony and reeky way,l might get a mlfcrabie ?.nd deadly fall, or taking the lon^ one, I njight wan- der out of it through by-vrays^ or b^ Ctherway's detained in the great Jour* liey. Neither durft I hope, that 1 a- ' mohgfl thoi]fands (honld be the very He, who fhould choofe the Royal v:2\\ : 1 faw like wife the Fourth before me, but it was fo invironed with Fire and

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Exhalatiojis^ that 1 durU not (by rtmch) draw near it, and therefore again and again confidered, whether 1 fhould re- turn back, or take any of the ways be- u mm. ^^^^ ^^^ J well weighed m/ own «a/- worthinefs^ but the Dream ftill com- forted me, that I was delivered out oV the Tower, and yet I diirfl nocnx)nfi- Confirmaiio.dently rely upon a Dream ^ whereup- on I was fo varioufly perplexed, that for very 'g;reac wearincfs, hunger and thirfl: feifcd me, whereupon 1 prc- coiumba fently drew out my Bread^ cut a llice of MmuTiaif it, which arnow-whiteZ)oz;(?of whom ifiiidecs. I was not aware, fitting upon the Tree, efpycd and therewith f perhaps accord- ing to her wonted manner^ came down, and betook her fclf very familiarly to me, to whom I willingly imparted ray food, which fhe received, and fo with her prettincfs did again a little refrefh corvus Nl- me. Butas foon asher enemy a moil ^^^' black Raven perceived it, he Itreight

darted himfelf down upon the Dove, and taking no notice of me, wonld needs force away the Dove's meat, Vv'ho could no.othcrwiie guard her felf but by flight ; whereupon • they both fo^f- vcr^uoierl- ^^^^'^ llcw towafd the Soitth^ ^t which I <i:an. was fo hugcly inccnfed and grieved,

. -that

that widioiit thinking what I did, I made haft after the filthy Raven, and fo againft wj will ran into one of the forementioned ways a whole Fields length-, and thus the Raven being chafed awayiy and the Dove delivered, I then firftobferved what I had inconiiderately done, and that I was already entred in- to a way, from which under peril of^i^^l^^^.^ great punifhment I durfl not retire, viam in- And tlfoagh i had ftill wherewith in'^^'^^^'^'* fome meafure to comfort my felf, yet that which was worft of all to me, was^ that I hzd left my Bag and Bread 2tihQ Tree^ and could never retrieve them : For as foon as I turned my felf about, a contrary wind was fo ftrong againft me, that it was ready to fell me. But if I went forward en my way, I perceived no hinderance at all .* From whence I could eafily conclude, that it would coft me my life, in cafe I ihould fee my felf againft the Wind • wherefore I patient- ly took up my crofs, got upon my feet, and refolved,fince fo it muft be, I would ufe my utmoft endeavour to get to my . Journeys end before night. Now al- . though many apparent hy-ways fhewed themfelves, yet I ftill proceeded with my Co/9jpaJsj and would not budge one <"ompanus.

ftep

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ftep from the Meridian Line; .howbc-

it the way was oftentimes fo r//£^^^tnd uripaflablc' that I was in no little doubt onr. ' On tfiis way I conftantiy thought upon the Dove and Raven^ and yet could not fearch out the meaning, until at length upon a high Hill afar of I efpy-

Divcrforium ed a ftatcly Portal,' to which not fc» garding hbw far it was diHant both from me and the way } was in, I bailed,

occafus o bccaufetheSunhad already Uhimfelf under the //;7/.f,and I (by far) could elfc- where efpy no abiding place,and this ve? rily I afcribc only to God, who might well have permitt d n>c to go forward in this way,and with-held my Eyes that -fol might have gazed befide this Gate. To which(as w^s Gjid)i now made raigh= ty hafte, and reached it by fo much D.^y- light ^z% to take a very competent" vie w of it. Now it was an exceeding RoyM hc4u^ tifid Portal^ whereon were carved a mul- titude of mofl: twbU Fignres and Devices'", every one of which(as I afterwards lear* ned jhsd its peculiar Signification^Abov6 tabvia In- was fixed a pretty large Tablet, with

fcri^aom.. thefe Words, TrecHlhinc^ froculite yro-

fanh and other things more, that I

wasearneftly forbidden to relate. Now

i^titor. as foon as I was come under the Portal,

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there ftreight ftcpped forth one in a ^Sky*coloured habit, whom I in friendly manner falutcd^which though he thank- fully returned, yet he inflantly demand- 1-'"^ p^*- cd of me my Letter of Invitation/^^""^^' 'O how glad was I that I had then brought it with me! For how eafi- ly might I have forgotten it (as it alfo chanced to others) as he himfelf .told me f I quickly prefentedit, where- with he was not only Satisfied, but fat which J much wondredj Ibewcd me 4

abundance of refpe(ft, faying, Come in .my Brother^ an acceptable Gueft yoa are to me ; and withal intrcated me not to witli-hold my Name from him. Now having rcplycd, that I was a Brother of tht Red-Rojte Crofs^ he both wondrcd, and fccmcd to rejoyce at it, and then ^j;^'" ^"' proceeded thus, My Brother have you nothing about you wherewith to pur- chafe a Token f I anfwcred ray ability was fmall, but if he faw any thing about mc he had a mind to, it was at his fcrvice. Now he having requeft-' ed of me ray Bottle of Water, and I ^^ff^ra- granted it, he gives itc z golden Teh^n qua Te/iera. whereon ftood no more but thefetwo Letters, S. C. intreatmg me that when^^^^^^"J':'^« it Itood me in good Itead, I would s^i^u?*

remem-

spcs?"'' remember him. After which I ask- chvitas. cd him, how many were got in be- foriB me, which he ilfo told me, and laitly out of meer Fricndfhip gave mc Diploma, a jfg^^i^j igffcr to thc fecond Porter. Now having lingered fome time with him, the Night grew on .* Whereupon a great Beacon upon the Gate was im- mediately fired, that fo if any were flill Bpon thc way, he might make haftc thither. . But the way where it finifticd attheCaftk,wasonboth fides inclofed Thecaftie. ^-jth ^F^Z/j, and planted with all forts of excellent Fruit-Trces, and (till on every third Tree on each fide Lant- horns were hung up, wherein all the Candles were already lighted with a vtrgo Luci- glorious Tofch by a heAHti[nl V'trgw^ habited in Skyt-colour^ which was fo noble and Majeftick a Spcftj^cle, that I chambe:-*.'^^ y^^ delayed fomewhat loTi^er then was iain or Con. rcquifite. But at length after fiiiEcient: trouior. Information, and an advantageous In- . ftrudion, I friendly departed from thc firfl Porter. On the way, though 1 would gladly have known what was written in my Letter, yet fince I had no reafon to miflruft the Porter, I forbade my purpofe? and fo went on the way, >3ntil I came likcwife tothcfecor?dGare^

which

(29; Tifhich although it wa$ very like the other,y et was ic adorned with Images & ^J^^^ myftick figmfications. In the affixed TMet jftood Datt & dahifHrvthu. Under thisTabella, Gate lay a terribje grim Lyon chainM, who as loon as he efpiM me arofe & made ^^°^ ^^®* at rae with great roaring : whereupon^ ^^j^^^ the fecond Porter who Jay upon a Stone ^ of Marble, awaked, and wiftied me not to be troubled or affrighted, and then drove back the LioT?^ and having re* ceived the Letter which I with trem- bling reached him, he read it, and with very great refpedt fpake thus to me ; Now well-come in Gods Name unto me the man whom of long time I would gladly have fecn. Mean while he alfo drew out a token y and asked me whe- ther I could purchafc it ? But I having nothing elfc left but my Salty prefented Tedcra it to him, which he thankfully accep- ^^p^* ^*^^' ted* Upon this token again jftood on- studio ly two Letters namely, S.M, ^^'^^g^^^^f^lt now juit about to enter difcourfe with ib"mi'ttenduy him, it began to ring in the Gallic, ^l^}^ "''"^" whereupon- the Porter counielled me sai menfHii- to run tpace, or elfe all the paines and *^^** labour 1 had hitherto taken would ferve to no purpofc, for the Li£hts above began already to httxtingHt^hed-^ where- upon

^on I difpatchcd with fuch haftc that h heeded not the Porter, in fuch anguilh. xivzs I, and truly it was but neceffary,^ fori could not runfo fall but that the- Virgin,, after whom all the %ktf were preut, was at ray heels, andllhould never have found the way, hadnotfhc with her Torch afforded me forae light^^ 1 was more-over conftrained to enter the. very next to her, and the Gate was;

S *'^*"' ^0 fuddainly clap't to, that a part of my. coate waslocked out, which I verily was forced to leave behind me-, for neither? I, nor they who flood ready without and called at the Gate could, prevail with the Porter to -^ojitn it again, but he delivered the Keys tb the Virgin, who took them With her into the Court, Mean time 1 again furveyed the Gate, which now appeared fo rich\ as the whole World could not equal it *, jufl: Vyramkiesby the Door were two Column«,on one

Port*. of them flood a pkafant Figure with this Infcription,Ce;f^r4f«/^r. The other having its Countenance vailed was fad, and beneath was written, Candoleo, In brief, the Infcriptions and Figures thereon, were fo dark and myflerioui, that the molt dextrous man upon Earth

could

c»iiM not have expounded them. But ailthcfc rifGod pcrmiE; Iftialle'crS long pablilli and explain. Under this Gate I was again to give my Naitic, which was this laft time written down in a little Vcllum-Book, and immedi- ately with the rell; difpatchcd to the Lord Bndt^ro»m. Hctc it was where I firfb received' the fr«^ Giic ft- token, which was ibmcwhat Icfs than the for- nier, but yet much heavier, upon this ftood thefe Letters S.f.N. Befides ihh-i a new pair of Shoes were given sM«s pec^ ^^je,. for the Floor of the Caftle was !^p'47™;,: i'4d with pure Ihinidg Marble j my old f^^ntandux •^'hoisl was to give away to one of the ^"^''^** Poor (whom I would) who fate in vbrongs, howbeit in very good order, .);:dcf the Gate. Ithcnbeftowed thcirr ^^^^^ ; ; ah old Htan : after v/faich two Pages pucr. wtth as many Torches, conduced me into a litltc Room; there they willed mc to fit down on ^ Form, which Idid, ' but they flicking their Torches in two holes, made in' fie Pavement, departed ind left rac,tho$ iictiflg alone. Soon ifcer I heard a noife, but faw nothing, jnd it proved to be certain men who X t*tabkd in upon mc \ but fine? I could

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fee nothing, I was fain to fufFer, and attend what they would do with me j but prefently perceving them to be Iftlncatorcs, Barbers ^\ intreated them not to juftle me foi for I was content to do whatever they dcfired, whereupon they quickly let me go, and fo one of them (whom I could not yet feej fine and gently cut

capiiius ^^^y ^^^ ^^^^ round about from the dctoniu5 af- Croim of my Head^ but on my Fore- head, fcrvatus. £2^5 gj^j £yg5 |^g permitted my Ice- grey Locks to hang. In this firfl in- counter Cl maflconfefs) I was ready to difpair, for inafmuch as fome of them fiaoved roe fo forceably, and I could yet fee nothing, 1 could think no other but that God for my Curiofuy had fufFcred me to mifcarry. Now thefe invifible Barbers carefully gathered up the Hah which was cut off, and carried it away pueri blni ^^^^ them. After which the two Pages cntred again, and heartily laughed at me for being fo terrified. But they had fcarcc fppken a few Words v;itl me, when again a little Bell began tc ring ^ which (as the Pages iij^rmed me^ was to give notice for aflembling ; whereupon they willed pnetorifc, and through many Walks, Doors and wind

ing Stairs liglfited me into a fpacious '

HaU. In this Room was a great mul. '^"'^^^'"^ titude of guefts , Emperors , Kings, Princes, and Lofds, Noble and Ignoble, Ricfi j and. Poor, and all forts of Peo- pie, at which I hagely marviled, and

' thought to my felf, ah, how grofs a fool haft thou been to ingage upon this Journey with fo much bittcrnefs and toil, when (behold; here are even thofc fellows whom thou well know'ft, and yet hadft never any reafon to efteem.

' Tlicy arc now all h^re^ atid thbu with all thy Prayers and Supplications arc

( hardly got in at laft. This and more

\ the Devil at that time inj:<^cd, whom I notwithftanding fas well as I could) directed to the ifiue. Mean time one or other of my acquaintance here and there fpake to me; Oh Brother RofgttcreutTL I art thou here too '•, yea, (ray Brethren) replyed 1, the Grace of God hath helped me in alfo *, at which they raifed a mighty laughter, looking upon it as ridicubus that there fhould be nted of God in fo flight an j^.,:^^^ occafion. Now having demanded each hofpitum of them concerning his way, and found "J?^ '^^3: that moft wereforcedto clamber over (brum. ' Q the

Qhidara r>rfce<; neg-

Coinme!ia» rio.

Minifiri

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r.hc Kotks, certain Trumpets (none of

which wc yet faw^ began to found to , the; Table, whereupon they all fcatecj thcmfelvcs, every one as he judged himfeif above the reft ; fo that for mc ^nd forae other forry Fellows there was hardly a little Nook left at the lower-? moft Table. Prefently the two Paget entred, and one of them faid Grace in fo handfom and excellent a manner, as rejoyced the very Heart in my Body. Ho wbcit, certain great Sr 7r>;?'s made but little reckoning of them, but fleired and winked one at another, biting their Lips within their Hats, and ufing more the like unfeemly Geftures. After this Meat was brought in, and albeit none could hefeen^ yet every thing was fo orderly managed , that it fecmcd to jne.as if every Gueft had had his pro- per iMtcndant. Now my Artifts ha- ying fbmewhat recruted themfclves, and the Wine having a little removed ihame from their Hearts, they pre- fenrly began to vaunt and brag of their abilities : One would prove this, ano- ther that, and commonly the moRforry ^Idioti made the loudcfb noife. Ah, when I call to mmiryihit^fretcrrj/iiural

and

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md irapofiibk cnterprifcs I then heard,

m {till rcddy to vomit at it. In fine,

hey never, kept; in their order, but

vhcn ever one Rafcal here, another

her^, couid 'infmuate himftlf in be-

tvedh the NoUcs-^ Then pretended

bey the finishing of fuch Adventures as

ibrthcr Sartfffon^ ' JUDr yet Hercnks with

iir their ftrength could ever hare at-

:-hievcd j This would difchargc AtUs

tflfts bardeav The otherwould again

ii-aw forth the threcrheaded Cerberw

mt of Hell. : In brief, every man had

liiy^own Prate, and yet the great Lords

mtt fo fimple that they believed their

jj'rtt^nces, and the Rogues fo audacious,

hataithougii oneor other of them waii

leN'aAd there rapped over tiae Fin-

|;ers with a Knife, yet they, flinched

''tftat it, but when any on« perchance

-^d filched a Qold-Ghain, thtnwould

. hazard for the like. I favr one who

eard the rullling of tlv:. Heavens:

ri^e fecond- could fee PUto^,% Ideas -

l^third coUkl nwmhzx' DtrmcrltHs'*'^ A-

oitts/ There were alfo not a few prc-

enders to the ferpetnal motionv Many

riionc (in my opinion) had good m-

erflAndinj^^ but affamed too to much to

'4 C 2 him*

Miniftri iii« rifibiles.

ModeUla

Vroborum hofpitum.

ilimfclf, to his own dieftriiaian. LaA- ly, there- was one calfo who would needs out of handi perfvyadc us thrtc he faw the Ser.vttofs who attended^ and would ftill have purfued. his^Cort- tention, had not one of thole invifibk waiters reached him fo h^ridfom a cuff upon his lying Muzzle, that not only he, but many who were by him, be- came as mute as Mice. . i But it belt oi" all pleafed me, that all tljofe, ofwhttf;'* I had any efteem^ wctc very quiet i their bufinefs, and made no Ipud ci of it, but acknowledged thcmfelvesJ.o , be mlf-'underftanding men, to whom tl mylleriesof Nature were too high, ar they themfclves much too fmall. In-th Tumult I had almoft curfed the.ds^j wherein! came hither \ For I couldiiot but withanguifh behold that thofe lew vain People were above at the Boan but I in fb/orr^'a place could not, how ever reft in quiet, oncof thcfe Rafca fcornfully reproaching me for a motl, FoDl. Now I thought not that thei - was vet one Gate ^e^i»^,throvigh whit we multpafs, but imagined I was di ring the whole Wedding, to contini in this fcoro, contempt and indignity

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fi hich yet I had at no time deftrved, ■ thcr of the Lord Bride-groom or the ride; And therefore (in my opinion) c fhould have done well to have fought •t fonie other Fool to his Wedding m me. Behold, to fuch impmerjfc th the Iniquity of this World reduce impatiw- , .iplc hearts. But this really was one qoitaJc'h^ |'2rt of my LAmenefs^ whereof (as is n^^n«m. ore mentioned) I dreamed. And ily this clamour the longer it lailed, iC more it increafcd. For there were ready thofc who boaftcd of falfe and mginzr f .nfiorjs , and would per- yaric us of palpably lying Dreams. ■ow there fate by ine a very fine net M^n^ who oftentimes difcourfed f^^^ ^-^^ Fcxcellent matters, at length he faid, ihoid my Brother^ if Any one Jhonld now me who were willing to inftruU thefe ockijl} People in the right way^ would he 'hedrdl No, verily, replyedl. The orldy faid he, is now refolved (what- 'cr comes on it) tohe chcAttd^ and can^ ^^^^^ °^'^-.y^ t abide togiv£Ear to thofc wh$ intend r good. See ft thou alfo that fame r;t^/- mh^ with what whimftcM Flgnrts and oliflj Conceits he aTiHres ethers to him. lere one makes Mont he s at the People with C 3 HvMard*

unhear'd.of lifter ious 'Words,. Tei ht-^, lievt fnt in tfefcr, the time is now comir ' Vfhen thofe j})4meftd Fiz^ards jljail be finch . ojf^ and all the World fhdil bjQ'V whm f^/r^ .| gayond Imfoflers were concealed bthh ' them. Then ferhafs that wiH he vain which atfrefent is not efieemed. Wliiiit j he was thus fpeaking, and the clampn : the longer it laflcd, the worfe it was, all on a fuddain there began in the HalA . fuch excellent and (lately Mafick^ as

all the days of my Life I never heard the like-, iwhereupon every one held his peace, and attended what would be- come of it: Now there were in this Mufick all forts of/nw^c^Inltrumcnt^- imaginable, which founded together in fuch harmonv, that I forgot m: felf, and fate fo unmovably, that thofe who fate by me were amalcd at me, and this lafted near half an houi , wherein none of us fpake one word, ' For as foon as ever any one was about M.jiaa, nnftto opcn his Mouth, he got an unex- attcuden^i. peftcd blow, neither knew he from "'^' whence it came : Me thought fince wc

were not permitted to fee the Mufi- tians, 1 fliould have been ghd to viev only all the Inflrumcnt*^ they made uft

of

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of. After half an hour this MuCck ccafed unexpcdly, and wc conld. ^ei- ther fee war hcir any thing further. Prefently after, before the Door of the Hall began a great noifs found- ing and beating of TrumfttSy Shalms and Kettle-Drums, alfo Maftcr-like, as if the Emperor of Romt had beca entring ; whereupon the Door open- ed of it fclf, and then the noife of the Trumpets was fo loud, that wc were p^^„^^ ^^ hardly able to indure it. Mean while uetzm. ^ (to ray thinking; many thoufand /;;;/»// Tajcts) came into the Hall, all which of themfclves marched in fp very cxaft an order as al'ogetheramazed us, till at lad the two fore mentioned Pages virgo luci- with blight Torcbes, lighting in a ^'^a^ moft beautiful V^t gt^^ all drawn on a chambe/- glorioutty gilded Triumphant Self- '^'^J^^^^^* moving Throne^ cntred the Hall. It feemed to me (he was the very fame who ^)efore on the way kindled, and put out the Lights, and that thefe her Attendants were the very fame whom fhe formerly placed at the Trees. She was not now as before in Skye-colour, ^^^^^'^ but arrayed in a fnow-whiu glittering Robc>, which fparklcd of pure Gold, C 4 and

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and cafl; fuch a lufbre that we diirfl: not fleadily behold it. Both the Pages yjcYQ after the fame manner habited if albeit fomewhat more {lightly; as foon as they were come into the middle of the Hall^ &: were defccncjed from the Throne,al] the fmallTapers madcobci- fance before her.- Whereupon we all ftood up from pur Benches, yet every one llaid in his own place. Now (he having to us, and we again to her, fhew- cdall Kefpcctand Reverence ;in a moft pleafanr Tone fnc began thus to fpcak *,

The Kiy!g r>ff Lord-mofi gr^^^ciom-, {V^o Kow'^s hot very far rrom us. y^s alfo hii moft lovely Bride ^ To him in troth and honour ti^d v jilreAdy^ with great joy indn^dy Haveyohr arrival hither vicvp^d • And do to every one^ and all Prcmife their Grace in fpecial *, ' And from their very Hearts defire^ Ton rnay it at the time ac-quire ; That [o their future Nuptial joy M^y mixed he with nonets annoy^

Here-

Hereupon with all her fmall Ta- pers fhe again courceonfly bowbd, and prcfcntly after began thus .•

Jn th^ In'vitmon wrlt^ yeu know, proppfitio

That no man' called was hereto Aaio^:s.

Who of Code's rareft gift s good J! ore Jiadnot received lo>ig before^ Adorned v^ith all' requifit's, ]/4s infneh cafes it befit'*:, ' How though they cannot well conceit That any marPs fo dcfftrate^ IJndtr conditions fo hard^ Hereto mtr lids without regard \ Vnl-fs he have hccnfirft- of ally Prepared /or this JViiptial ; And therefore in good hopes do dwell That with all yon it will he well : - Tit men are grown fo bold^ and rude^ Not weighing their ineftitHde^ Asfiill to thraft themfdves in place Whereto none of them called woi: No Cocks-comb here him fclf may fell ^ No R/ifcal in with others ft- eat ; for they refolvc mahout aH let A Wedding p u r c ro c tie brat e . So then the Arttftsfor to weigh^ Probatio

Scales fi^all be fixh th' enfnirg day ; • ^"'**""^

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I0jcnby CAch ont may Ughtly p7id ^ ^ What he h^th left At home behind. If here be any of that Rout Wh» have good CAufethemfclves to doi4bt ^ Let htm fack qukkly hence AJide ; For that in cafe he lofiger hide^ Of grAce foreior'^n^ And quite undone Betimes he mnfi the Gantlet rutt : If any now hu Cofifiieace gall^ He jhAll to night be left in th^ Hall And be Again rdeas'^t by morn^ Tetfo he hither ne'er return. Jf any man have corfidcnce^ JHe with his WAiter m^y go hence ^ Whofiiall him to his Chamber light Where he may reft infeai e to night ; jind there with praife await e the Scdle Or elfe his Slerp may chance ofaile. The others here may tah it well^ For whe aim'^s'^bove what's pofliblc, ^Twe^e better much he hence had pafty But ofyoH allwceH hofe the beft.

As foon as (he had done fpcaking this, ihc again made reverence, and fprung chcarfully into her Throne, af- ter which the Trumpets began again to found, which yet was not of force to reke from many fhnr rjicvous Sic;hs

So

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So they again conduced herinvifibly away , but the raofl part of the fmaU T^crs remained in the Room, and ililj one of them accompanied each of us. In fuch perturbation 'tis not well pof- libletocxprcfswhat pcnfive Thoughts and Geflures were amongft us. Yet the.moft part rcfolved to await the Scale, and in cafe things forted not well, to depart (as they hoped) in peace. I had foon call up my reciQmng^ ^^^^. ,^^^j and being my Confciencc convinced mciiat .■. of all ignorance, and ur.worthimfs^ I purpofed to flay with the reft in the Hall^ and chofe much rather to con- tent my felf with the Meal I had alrea- dy taken, than to run the Rifcoofa JMHre rtfhlfe. Now after that every one by his fmall Taper had feverally been conduced into a Chamber (each as I fince underflood into a peculiar one) There flaid w^f^of us, and amongll the reft he alfo, who difconrfcd with me before at the Table. But although, our fmall Tapers left us not, yet foon after within an hours time one of the fore-mentioned Pages came in, and ^ bringing a great bundle of Cords with him, firft demanded of us wlic-

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thcr wc had concluded to ftay there, which when wc had with Sighs affirm- ed, he boHtjd each of us in a fcveral l»emo«'atio placc^and fo went away with our fmall ■ H!^"- Tapers, and left us poor Wretches in Barkriefs, Then firft began fome to perceive the imminent danger, and I my felf could not refrain Tears. For although wc were not forbidden tp fpeak, yet afsgmjh and ^ffliShion fufFer- cd none ofus to utter one word. For the Cords were fo wonderfully made, yet none could cut them, muchlefs get them ofFhis Feet .* yet tliis comforted me, that ftill the future gain, of many an one, who had now betaken himfelf to reft, would prove very litjtle to his fatisfadion. But we by one only Nights Pennance might expiate ill our prefumpticn : till at length in my for- rowful thoughts I fell afleep ^ during ftjmnium which I had a Dreamy Now although Typicum. ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ g^^g^ matter in it, yet I

efteem it not impertient to recount it : Me thought I was upon. an high Monn- tain^ and faw before me a great & large Valley, in this Valley were gat her- K^ Tffke ^ together an unfpeakable mHltitude cY'the^rloi People, each of which h^d at ^is

Head

Head a Thready by which hp was hang- *^^^>*^^'"- ed up towards Heaven, 'Tko^w, one hnngc/^/i wgb high, anot;he^ lowj. • ^omo^&qo^ cven.^^Jj''^^'''*^ quite upon the Earth. But in theAir there fievy- up and do w n an ancient Man, . who • had in his hand a pair of '^Ijpers, wherewith here he e nt ont\ .zii^ there another's thread. Now he that was nigh the Earth was fo much the readier, & fall without noirc',but when it happened to one of the hi^h ones, he fell, fo that the Earth quaked. To fome it came to pafs that their Thread was fo ftretchcd, that they came to the Earth before the Thread was cut. I took plcafurc in this tumbling, and it joyed me at the Heart, when he who had over '.exalted liimfelf in the Air, of his Wedding, got fo Ihamcful a fall^ that it carried even fonic of his Neigh- bours 9long with him.In like manner it alfo rejoiced me^that he who had all this while kept himfelf near the £4rr^,covild come down fo fine and gently, that - ,,-.-> even his next men perceived, it not. ^

But being now in jny highefl fit of Jol-: lity, I was unawares jogged by oQe of my fellow Captives, upon which lExpergef was awaked, and was very much dif- < >- conteEted

contented with him^ Howbcit, Icon fidcrcd niy Dream, and recounted it to my Brother, who lay by me on the other fide \ i&vho was not dilfatisfied with it, but hoped fomc Comfort niieht thereby be pretended. In fuch dilcourfe we fpcnt the remaining part of the Night, and with lodging cxfpedled the Day.

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The Thifi Day. -J^ol

^ ■:.] . v/ Ow as foon a^ the lovely day^w^S broken, and the bright Sun^ hai. ving raifed himfclf above the Hills,had again betaken himfelf, in the High Heaven, to his appointed office; Mf good Champions began to rife out of their Beds, aftd leifiircly to mate them- felves ready xant^ the Inquilltion. Whereupon, one after another, they coiioqumm came again irito the Hall, and giving Cjrgentium. gj g g^Q^^ morfow, demanded how wc h^d Slept to Night ; and having cfpicd our Bonds, there were fome that re- J)roved us for being fo cowardly, and that wc bad not «f much rather) as they.

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'hAx.Ardcd Hfon all adventures. HoWbc - it, fopic of them whofc Hearts ftill rmote them made no loud cry of the bttliieb. ; . Wc ex'cufed our feWes with Q\iY' ignoy^fjcey hoping we &ould aov^- foonbe ftt at Liberty, and learn wit ty this difgrace ? that they on the con- - trary had not yet altogether efcapcd, & perhaps their grcatcfl ^//^w^frwas ftijl to be cxpeded : At length each one being again aflemblcd, the Trnrnpts began caatttj, now again to found & the Kettle Drums to beat as formerly, and we thea ima- gined no other but that theBride-groom was ready to prcfcnt himfelf, whicb aevcrthelefs was a huge miftake. For ^.j^.^^ ^^^ it was again the yeftcrtUy^s F/rfi»whocifera. fiad arrayed her felf allin rtd Felvit^l^^^J^^! and girded her felf with & nhite Scarf c. lain or coo- Upon her Head (he had z green Wreash "°"^°'' of Laurel, which hugely l?ecamc,J[er>. Her tafain was now no more of jmaH T^fers^ but confifted of two hundred Men in Hamisy Who were all (like her) fcloathed in reci znd rvhite^ Npty as foon as they w^re alighted from the liirone, fhc comes" llreight to us Pri- ners, and after ihe had Saluted us, Ihc fa id in fevf words; Thatfomc iof

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you have been fenfible of your wrctclK

cd condition is hugely pleaTingto, my

fiaoft/mighty. Lord, arid he is alfa lic-

soiituf folvedjou^fhall fare the better for jt j

fcomijes. /^nd h^v,ing cfp^eil rrie in my HaJDii, "me

laughed „ai^.; fp^ke,, good lack ! . hall

th6u!^//p fubmitted tjiy.felf to the Yoke,

1 imagined thou wouldH have made, thy

felf rery fraug \ with which Words fhe

caufcd my Eyes to run over. After

Which fhe commanded we fhould be

Unbound, and cuppled together and

placed in a ftation where we might well

behold the Scales* For, faid fhe, it

may yet fare better witii them, than

With the Prefumptious, who yet flands

■ ' here at Liberty. Mean time the Scales

txhtt au- which were intirely of Gold were hung

fca. " up m the midflof the Hall v There was

alio a little Table covered with red

^ vondcta Velvet f and/et/^»w«^fcfj placed thereon .

'Firft of all flood a pretty great one,

next four little on^ s ; laftly, tw6 great

ones fevcrally *, Ajid thefe Weights in

proportion. to their bulk were fo heavjf.

that no man can believe or comprehend

Satellites, it;. But each of the*H/«r«^cf^ »«f« had

^tpgfthcr. with . a naked Sword ^firong

■X^fi.J'ht& (hz diftributed according

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b the j;iumbcr of Weights into fcrcn •ands, and out of every band chofc •nefor their proper weight j and then gain fprung lip into her high Throne, Jow as iR>on as Ihe had made her revc- :nce, with a very Shrili Tone fhc be- an thus to ipcak :

, W:o irtt* « Pinters room doagti i»d nothing does of painting know^ *.t docs in framg thereof^ pride it j 74U be of all the World derided.

Who into th^ Jirtifis order gee s^ bid thereunto was never chofe ^ •r with pretence of skill does fride it 5 mil be of all the World derided.

Who At a Wedding does appear^

fid yet was ner'^e intended there j t dots in corning highly pride it j all be of ail the World deried. Who now into this Scale afcends^ le weights not proving hi^fa/t Friends^ id that it bounces fo does ride it % all be of all the World derided.

As foon as the Virgin had done fpeak- norJeran. g, one of the Pages commanded J^'^'^*^' ch one to place himfclf according his order, and one after another to ;p in: which one of the Emferori i/^£iu D made

irtidc no fcruplc of, but firifc or alt iidwed hiitifelf a little . towards the Vitgin, and afterwards m all his ftate- t^ Attire went up: where upon each* "Captain laid In his weight*, which (to ttie wonder of all) hcfto^dout. But the ^/? was too heavy for^hrfn, fo that Ibrth be mud ; and that witR fuch an- gttiih thatfas it fcemcd to me) the Vir- gin hex fclf had pitty on him, who alfa beckncd to her -people to hold their peace, yet was the good JEmperor bound and delivered over to the Sixtl\ band. Next him again came forth a^o- (her Ef?ipe7-cr^ who ftcpt hautily into the Scale J and having a great .f/i;c^i5oo^ under his Gown, fee imagined not to fail , But being fcarce able to abide ^he' Uiird .vcight, arid being unmercifully ilung down, andhis Book' in that af - frightment flipping from him, all the Soldiers began to laugh, and he was^ ilelivered up bound to the third band. / Thus it Went alfb w^th fbme others of ] thcEmperori, v? ho were all Inameful-

- . -- - ;-y'iaHglied at an4xaptived. . Afer thefe * *'caincs forth a littlf {l;on Ma?i with-a (^-^ Tjul^ brov/n Beaird m Emperor too,.

•U^^S^N-^-f^^- U]- q&4;.r€|r€rgnccgpt up ;

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aljfo, and held out ibfteadfaftly, that mc thought, had there been more weights ' ready, he would have out* flood them' ; To whom the Virgin im- mediately • arofc, and bowed before l:iim,-;ciurmg- him to putoaa GovsTn of red^th'ct^ and at laft reached him a braiich of L^wrel, having good ftore of them upon her Throne^ wpon the 'ft'eps whereof -Ihe willed him to iif down.' Now how, after him it fardd with the reft of the Emperors, Kings and Lords, would be tbo long to re- count ^ but I cannot leave unmentionedT that few of thofc great 'ferfonages held out. Howbeit fnndry cm'mcnt vermes (beyond my hopes) were found in itia- ny. One could ftand out this, the fccond anptHcf, :lbme two, fome three, four or five,'li^ few could attain to the }uft perfe(^oh ; But every one who ftiled; was mirerabiy laughed at by the bands After the Inquilition had aifo pafled lover the Gentry, the learned, and i:n- Icarned, and the reft, and in each con- dition perhaps owe, it may be, tvpo^ but for the mod part none, was found perfeftj'it came at length to thofe "onefl Gcnriemcn -the Tagabond Chsa-

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ters^ and rafcally L^pidem SfitHlanficUpt makers, who were fet upon the Scale with fuch ftorn, that I my fclf for all my grief was ready to biirft my Belly with laughing, neither could the very Prifbners themfelves refrain. For the moft part could not abide that fevere trial, but with Whif s znd Scourges were jerked out of the Scale, and led to the other Prifoners, yet to a fuite-* able band. Thus of fo great a throng fb few remained, that I am afhamed to difcover their number. Howbeit th€re were Perfons of quality alfo amongft them, who notwithftanding were Hike the reft) honoured with Velvet Robes and wreaths of Law- rel.

Tlfle Inquifition being complcatly fi- niflied, and none but we poor coupled hounds ftanding afide; At length one of the Captains Hepped forth, and faid^Gratious Madam, if it plciife your Ladyfhiplet thcfe poor men, who ac^ imwlcdgedthdv mif- under ftanding, be fct upon the Scale alfo without their incurring any danger of penalty, and only for recreation's fake, if perchance any thing that is right may be found

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amongfl them- In the firft place I was in great perplexity, for in my an- guiitthis was my only comfort, that I was not to Hand in fuch ignominy, or to be laflied out of the Scale, For I nothing doubted bat thac many of the Prifpners wifhed that they had flayM ten Nights with us in the Hall. Yet fincc the Virgin confented, fo it muft be, and we being untied were one af- tcr another fet up : Now although the mofl part mifcarricd, yet they were neither laught at, nor fcoiirgcd, but peaceably placed on one fide. My seuusAuw, Compamoft was the fifth, who held out »"'"'=• bravely^ whereupon all, but cfpccially the Captain who made the requcft for a$, applauded him, and the Virgin (hewed him the ufual rcfpe^. After him again two more were difpatcheij in an inftant. But Iwasthe eigh-h-^' Now as foon as (with trembling) lAutorS, ftcppcd up, my Companion who alrea- dy fat by in his P^dvtty looked friendly jpon me, and the Virgin her felf fmi- led a little. Put for as much as I out- itayed all the Weights, the Virgin com^ Tiandcd them to drawrae up by force, r^'hercforc three m^n moreover hufi^ on D 3 the

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ffic otKcf fide -bf^t lie Bcam^ iiitf.'^et 0pld npthing ^^tevail. WffiT^'iif^ofi 64e of thcTagcs kiimcdiateljr fi'otid up^ in^ "crycd oii.t' ekcecdifag," loud'i

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d>c.9.Hier fepWi^dj fhtti lei hmr^va^fiiX ^^r(yr whicfi; ; the"^ Virgirt ' a^&taeiJ | a4a. beingrccfeiYed. wi'th due "'CJ^Ytnia^ nies/.X^^ chO-jicc^vf ai.giveii 'nfc^ t3 fV-, kife w fi/yic Cdrjtives,' wlrcf'fpfcv&r ^'1

,., , deCferation/tut clcftcd tlie-^^ Em-

I. cseia- peror whom I; bad lofig pitcicd,. 'who

'*'^ w^^ i-m mediately. |itfree, and^ wftii all

refpecl fcatpd . ^mongft us. ' . ^Jbv^'-^thc

lalt being fet ifpj and thc.\y'c)glirs

pr-oviag coo heavy for hiin, in tlie rricnn

wHile the Virgin efpicd my Rofcy^Mhk\\

Autorrofam 1,'had taken out _bf my Hat i 11^0 mj*

vfrgiai!"''^ Hands, and thereijpoit'prefenfly }/^ ^

Fage gracion^y rcqiieftcd thcni/bf 'fedy 'Which Tyeadilyfcni: her. And To t'fiis Horai5. fvvft ^<^ vTas flninild .about ffwjn fhq^ ^'~^^'- fbrc-hoon. ' W iietaLppn the Trii mr/'er^ ' began , tp Ton hd again, ^ Which nevc'rtlip-*; kl^'w.c, coiild not ax J^ct . fee. ; '^fcaa| tfpic t^e Bands were tjotlcp aOdf ylth' ., their' Prifoners, * and'cxpcdt th>c -Ji^dg- nicnt. After winch' a Coimcil of the

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ftren ,(Japtains and US was fct, and tli^

bufincfs- was propounded by theVirgin as Prefidcnt^ wlio dclired each one to give his opimQ5T, how the Prifoners were to be de^c vrith. The iirfl opinion jujicu,ru was, That they (hould all be put tp^;^^^ ?<^rrob<- Dedth^ yet one more fevci-ely than antsi- "' ther : naiaicly thofc w bo had prefu mp/ vorum i. tuouily intruded thcmfelves contrar^ to the Exprefsconditions'; other^would! have them kept ciofc prilbnersi Both' which pieafed neither the Prsfdent^ nof^^'"^'-^ me. At length by one of tFk Empcror$| (the fame whom I had freed) "my Com- jianion, and my felf the alf dir wa'^ bj'ought to this point --, That^ftrft of all"' the principal j^;Wj Ihould- with a be- fitting refpcd be \k:A out of the CaHlc ^■ oEhcrs might be carried outfornle what more fcornfuliy. Thefe .iHoiiId ^e ftripped, and caufcd to run dut naked ^' The fourth with Rod?y Whijps, or^ Dogs, fiiould be him ted oi!t. Thole Tvhothe day before wiliingly furrcn - d red them fch^es, Trti;:iht be'fuftered to dc^pirt without any blame. A^.d h?i of all thofe Prefu mpLUOKSGne^ and rhov who behaved them fclvesfo unfecmiy nt Dinner the day before, should be "pun- Dx in^rd

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iVxd in Body and Life according to each Mans demerit. This opinion plcafed ^hc Virgin wclj, and obtained the up- per hand^ There was moreover ano- ther Dinner vouchfafcd them, which they were foon acquainted with. But the Execution was deferred till twelve at noon, Herewith the Senate arofe^ and the nr^in airo,tog€thcr with her Atten- dants returned to her ufual quarter. But the uppermoft Table in the Room vras allotted to us,they requeuing us to take it in good part till the Buhnefs were fully difpatched. And then we fhould be condutaed to the Lord Bride* groom and the Bride^ with which we were at prefent well content-Mean time thePrifoners v/erc again brought into the Hall, and each Man featcd accord- in,^ to his Qiiality ', they were like wife cnjoyned to behave themfclves fome- v;hat more civilly than they had done the day before, which yet they needed jior to have been admonifried/orr with- out this, they had already p\it up their piprs. And this I can boldly fay, net with flattery, but in the love of trnt!i, that commonly thofe per fens who were nf the / '^'/?// i^^?/A', belt undcrrtood how

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fo behave themfelves in \o nnexpcacd a misfourtune. Their Treatment was" but indifferent, yet with rcfpesfl, nei- their conld they yet fee thtir Act en Jams ^ Miniftr/ buttons they were vifiblc, whereat viHtof 1 was exceeding joyful . Now although Fourtune had exalted us, yet wx took not upon us more than the reft, advi^ fing them to be of good' Chea , the' event would hot be fo ill. Now al- though they would gladly have under- -. f^ood the Sentence ofiis, yet we vvcref} fo'dccply obliged that no-ne durft opert-' his Mouth ab<^ut it. -Nevcrthelcfs wc comforted them as well as we conl i- drinking with them to try if the Winei'^ might m-^ke them any thing cheerfuller.-' Our Table was'covcred with reti K^^rob^^'v^ v?t, befetwithdiinking-Cups of pure '''^ Si.^vtr and GcU-^ which the left could net-behold without amazemcntand ve- ry great ariguifli. But e'rc we had featcd our fclvcs, in came the two Pages, pVefcn>ing every one. in the Bride^ croci/Ps behalf, the CoU n Fhece with a flying Lyo^^ fcqucfting us to wear them B«rrwr>?rt, at the Table, and as became us, toj^^^^^^ obfer\ c the Rcphration and Dig! ity of' ' theQvder, whiqh his Majefly had now ' . •*•' vouch-

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voiichfafcdus, and /hould fuddcnly be ratified with futablc Ceremonies. This we received with profoundeA: fubmif- fion, promifing obediently to i^erform , Whatfoevcr his Majefly (hould pleafc. ' '' jBefides theft,- the, noble Page had a Schedule, wherein we were ict down in order. And for my purt I ihould not otherwife. be dcfirous to- tonceai my place, if perghance it might not be — initerpreted to, Pride in me, whiph yet, is cxprefly againft thc/o;«rr/? Weight^*? •Now becaufc our entertainment- was"- exceeding ftatcly, we demanded one of the Pages, whether we might not ' have leave to fend fome choice bit to bur Friends and Acquaintance, who '• malting no difficulty of it, every one • ' fcnt plentifully to his acquaintance by the waiters, iiowbeit they faw none of them y and forafmiich as they kncvy not whence it came, I was my Jdf defirous Aut^^rl de- to carry fomewhat to one of them, 'l^^V., but as f)on as I was rifen, one of tic tioerga re- Waiters was prefcntly at my Elbow, ^\^?^'..,., faying, tt dcfiredme to take f'y'iaidly •tpayKtng^ for hi cafe one ef the l^^tges hrid fcc'ri ity it vconld have come to the- Kvti£s Eat^ who would ccrta'vily havi; tahii it

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dWfs oft&i ^ ' '' \fii'jince mhe^ hi*i obferveef nliit hitnjil^; mfieypofedttdf to betrajf 7h€, yU th/tt J y^tfvr the tilfk ib ume to have hctiif're^tA to the/ dighity «/ the ch'dcr : With which woi.;d§ ■ the Ser- -. / suu-v.^ r^ti.t dia r^ally^ToJaitonilh-rrt^, that fof ''"'* a long timfe'^OTfet-l^ mofed upoii

nii; Seat, Jfct^ 3F^^fiirnctf Him Thanks fdr^his fi'ifhfiil warning,- as wcir as ill lial^c and'rlftRgh^ 1 '^as^;' ableC Sdori .afte/'/'tifie'l^h.Tnis be^inrtb beat agairi; ' t6 i^lucH "^c- werfc^ We&dy ac- cuft'6nted*r;^^ttr ^'t^'wellk^ew R was the '^p^aj'^fy' ^^.^ftfo{Qr wt '; ■ prepared bjjt'feiv^cs ta teccire her,, who was now c^MngfilVftj^'^^htf "Erdin, upon .hei::f^gh 3e2L:;bHc:of the. Pages bear- ^^-^ ^"<^'- ing before her 'a ^'try tall Goblet of The Ladv Gad. :. An4;:p()thcr, i^f ate^rt in £^2;, Parchmeiit :;*.;; nci\\'^ how after -a mar- troujcf.. ,.,^5 vellotis^rff/rW manner alighted front ■:--•'-•'"•> the Seat, (lie t^^cs the Goblet from. the ... Page, and- pi:Wcnts the fatne "in' the ' .' ' ■.-; Ring's beh.4'lp[iiyiilg,TM-7f it in^a's hrm^ht •«'**

u^^fygm his A^tiijcP)'-, '^nd'thkt in-homur of caiii hm wefljoicld a^nfcit togorowM. "Upon Qbambuians the cover of tl^is:(5bblrftobdF(^m/w ciirioui]y cifliri GoM, whohad^iiVher HliVd a red fiyifig Enlign, fdn Which

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ctufe I drunk fomcwhat the i^ore fadf- ly,a9 having been but too Vvell acquaint- ed with Fortune's way-wardncfs. But the Virgin 4s well as we, w?is adorn - ftrnaru$vir.ed with the Golden F/tffce an^ Lyon^^ «'"" whence I obfcrved, that perhaps (he was the prefident of the Ordcn Where- fore we demanded of hor how the Or-? der might be named ? ftie anfwered. That it was not yet feaibnable to dif?, cover it, till the affair with the Prx*,, foners were difpatchcd. And tiierc^'^ fore their Eyes were ItilJ heldj and what had hitherto happened to us, was to them only for an Offence and Scan- dal, ^1 chough it were to bs accounte4 as nothing, i.i regard of the honou^, that attefidcd i:s. Hereupon fhe began «^ to diftinguifh the Farm which the other Kep-obi Page held into two different parts, out civiuuntur. of wbich about thus much was read

before the firft company. i^iufpa?. ^^^^ ^h (^onld conftfs M they had t:». too lightly ^izvn Credit to falji fiiftiiious

Books, hnd /iffptmed too much to them- ft'lvesy and [0 carnt ifJtp this C/iJllc^ albeit they were mter invited into if, and fer^ . hafs the mofi f4rt had f re fented them [elves VT'tth defign to male their Markets hcr#,

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4f!daft€rlVArds to live in the greater Pride Aflfe^ibttf fiftd Lordlinefs'^ jindthns one hadfedn" ced another y ^ndflnnged him into this dif- grMce dnd ignominy^ wherefore they were defervedly to he fonndly fhnifhed.

Which they rvith great humility rea- dily acknowledged , and gave their Hands upon it. After whi^h a fererc cheek was given to the reft, much to thispurpofe.

That they very well Jtnew^ and were in Alrerios their Conf$ien€es convinced^ that they had P^""' forged falfe fi<flitious Boiks^ had befooled other Sy and cheated themy and thereby had diminifhed Regal dignity amongjt all. They knew in like manner what ungodly deceit- ful Figures they had made nfe efy in fo much M they fpared not even the Divine Trinity, bat- accnflomed themfelves t9 ^heat People all the Conntry over. It was dfonow as clear asDay with what T radices 'hey had indeavenred to enfnare the trne jHcfisy and introduce the Ignorant', in ike manner^ that it was manifeft to ak the Vorldy that they wallovved in open Whore ' \iomy Adultery J Gluttony j and other Vn* leannejjes: jiU which was againft the ex*' refs Orders of our Kirgdom. In briefs hey knew they had difparaged Kingly Ma»

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jefiyr cvtn amofi^fi tht commm fort^ tsH^ therefore they' fiiodd confefs: themfctvcs f^* be manifcft.cpnvided Yagabdnd'Cheai ^ tcrs, Knaves; arjj Raicsls, whereby they. . defervedfto be cAJhier.ed from the comfmy* Gf civil People J and fevenly to he jnmfiied. ^onfciTio xhe good Artifts were loath to come to this Confcfilon, but inafmuch as not onlv the Virgin her fclf tHreatncd, and fware their death 3 but the other part^ alfo vehemently raged -at them, and litianimoufly cryed out, that they had inoll wickedly feduced them out of the Light : They at lengthy to prevent a huge misfortune, ccnfcflcd the fam^ with dolour, and yet withal allcdgcd ihat what had herein happened was rot to be animadverted upon them in the worft icnfe. For in a$ miicii as the Lords were abfolutely refolved to get into the Caftic, and hid -promifed gvczt fums of Mopcy to that effcdV, each one liad ufcd all Craft to fcizc upon fomc- thing, and fp things were brought to that pafs, as was now manifcft before their Eyes. But that it Ciccee'ded nor, *' Tbty ui their opinion had difdtftrvedvo '•^ more than the Lords themfelves\ As *' who fhould have had fo mnch under- :'/■- - frandnl-

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briSing as to confider that in caf« ny one had been fure of getting in, le would not,in fo great Peril, for the ike of a llight gain> have clambered. »Ter the Wall with them. Their 3ks alfo fold fo mightily^ that who- T had no other mean to maintain ifelf, was fain to ingage in fuch a afenagc. They hoped moreover, t if a right Judgment were made, fhould be found no way to have carried, as . having behaved them- es towards the Lords, as became vants, upoil their earxej}: entreaty. ; anfwer was made them, that his Rcfutas'io yal Majcfty had determined to pus . I all, and every man, albeit one re feverely than another. For al- ugh what had been allcdged by m was partly traa, and therefore the ds [hrnid not whoRy be indulged^ yet y had good reafon to prepare them- res for Death, who had {o prcfump- ufly obtruded themfelves, and per- »s fcduced the more ignorant againft ir will ; As likewife they who with e Books had violated Royal Ma jelly, the fame. might be evinced out of ki'VerylFri'.i'rrcs ^nd Books.

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Doior d« Hereupon many began raoft pitteoudy iVa^cniia. to lament, cry, weep, intreat, and pro- ftrate thcmfdves, all which notwith- ilandmg could avail them nothing, and I much marvelled how the Virgin could befo refolutej when yet their mifery caufed eur Eyes to run over, and moved our Companion ^although the moft part of them had procured us miich trouble, and vexatibn) For (he pre- fently difpatched her Pagc,who brought wirh him all the Chri^fiers which had this day been appointed at the Scales, who were commanded each of them to take his own to him, and in an orderly Pf occffion, fo ts ftill each CuriafTier tuaitio Iho'ild go with one of the P>ifoners^ to ^Dtcntu- ^.Qj^^y^t^ j.|^^^ jjjj^j j^gj, gxt^x. Garden.

At which rime each one fo exadly re- cogniftd his own Man, that 1 marvel- led at it. JUave alfo was likewife gi- ven to m^ yelterday Cvn.pamons to gO out into the Garden unbound, and to be prefent at the Execution of the Scn- 5peftatofcvtence. Now as foon as every Mail was come forth , the Virgin mounted up into her High Throfie^ requeuing \^t to fit down upon the Steps, and to ap- pear at the Judgment,which we rcfufed

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nor, but left all Handing upon the Ta- ble (except the Goblet, which the Vir- gin committed to the Pages keeping) and went forth in our Robes upon the Throne, which of itfelf 7:^:oz/f^fo gent- ly as if we had pafTed in the Air, cill iii this manner we came ir.to the Gar^en^ where we arofe altogether. This Gar- „ den was not extraordmary curious, on- ly it pleafed me that the Trees were planted in fo good order. Befides there ran in it a moft coflly Fount a'wy adorn- ed with wonderful Figures and Infcrip- tions, and ftrange Charaders, (which ^^ God willing I fhail mention in a future i^brum. B90IO In this Garden was raifed a wooden Scaffold, hung about with cu- rionfly painted figured Coverlets. Now there were foar ^'^//crzV/ made one over another, the firll was more glorious than any of the rcH, and therefore covered with ^white'T.fjf, ^ Cmtairj^ fo that at thaaaiime wecoaM lot perceive who wss^ehind it. The fecond was empty and uiicovered. Agsin the two hft v.erc covered wieh /'f^and hlex\> Tuf- fcita. Now as focn as wc were come to the Scaffold, the Virgin bowed her ftlf down 10 the ground - at which we E were

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were mightily terrified : For we might cafily guefs thacthc Kin^ and Qw^en muft not be far off*^ Now we alfo ha- ving duely perforacd our Reverence^ The Virgin lead us up by the winding Stairs into the fecond Gallery, whert (he placed her felf uppermoft, and us in our former order. But how the Emjt*' rorwhom I had releafed, behaved him- cSSstrga ^^^^ towards me, both at this time, as iibeAtorcm. alfo before at the Table, 1 cannot, without flander of wicked Tongues. well relate. For he might well imagine in what Anguifh and Sollicitudc he now Ihould have been , in cafe he were at prcfent to attend the Judgment with fuch ignominy, and that only through vrjecomina.^^^^ had DOW attained fuch Dignity and Worthincfs. Mean time the Vir- gin whofirft of all brought me the In-' vltation, and whom hitherto I had ne- ver fince feen, ftepped in \ Firft (he gave one blaft upon her Ifrumper, andi then with a very loud Voite declared| the Sentence in this manner.

2'lS^''^ 2^« ^i»g^ Majefiy my moJ> gr.ttiou: Lord could from his heart ntjhy thut all and CLsry one here j^Jjcrnhlcdj had ifpoi

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his Majefties luvitation prefented them* /ftej/b qualified, a^ that they might (to his honour) mth^reatefi frequency have adorned this his appointed Nuptial and joy- ful Feafi, But fince it hath othermfe f leafed Almighty Cod^ his Aiajefty hath ^QT whereat to mitrmur^ bht mftfi he forced^ .contrary to his own Inclinmon^ to abide by the amient and Undable Confiitations of this Kingdom. But norVy that his Ma- j^fiys innate CUmeney may be celebrated over all the Worlds he hath thus far ab^ f&lutely dealt with his Coun<;il and Eflates^ that the ttfuAl Sentence fhall be conpderabiy Icnified, So that in phefirfi place he is wiU ling tovoitchfafe to the Lords and Poten- ^a-^.atii'ii; tates, not only their lives intirely^ but aU fo freely and frankjy to difmjfs them ; friendly and eonrteonfly intreatiag your Lordflnps not at aH to take it in evil part that you Cannot he prefent at his Ai.ijejlics Feafi of Henonr ^ But to remember that there is notrviihfianding more impofed up- en your Lordflnps by God M mighty (ivho in the diftribution of his Gifts hath an i>;- comprehenfible Con fide ration) iktn yon can dnely and eafily fiifiain. Neither ts your Rep it.ni^:>n her thy prejudiced^ c.hhouch yo.t be rfjtcted by th:s our Order^ J nee kg E 2 era-

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cannot at once all of us^ do all things, Bhf for asmnch as your Lordpips have teen fe- duocd by bafe Rafcals, it fhallnot en their fart^ fafs unreven^ed, j^nd furthtrmore his Majefly refolveth jhortly to communicate with yoHT Lordfljips a Catalogue of Hcrc- ticks or index Expurgatorius, that you may henceforward be able with better judg- ment to difcern between the Good and the EviL And becanfe his Afajefty e'*re long alfo purfofeth to rummage his Library^ and cjfer Hp the ftdk^lve Writings to Vulcan, he friendly y humbly ^ and courteoujly in^ treats every one of your Lordflnp to pit the fame in Exec-ution with ytur own^wheye- by it is to be hoped that all evil and Mif- chief may for the time to come be remedied, And you are withal to be admor;ifl}edy ne- ver henceforth fo inconfiderately to covet an entrance hither^ haft the former exciife of Seducers be taker.'"fro?n yoity and yen fall i?7io Difgrace a!*d Contempt wifh all Men. In fine-, for as much as the Efiatcs of the Land ha'^/e flill fomcwhnt to demand of your Lordilnps^ his Al.ijcfty hopes that no A fan will thir,k^mueh to redeem him felf vith a Ch;:iin or what elfe he hMh about him^ arid fo in friendly manner to depart frimuS'i an i through our f .if i^ condiiB: to betake liiinfAfhome uiniru The

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The others who flood not at the fir II, Senfentia. third, ^»^ fourth weight, his Majefly will not fo lightly dlfmifs. But that they alfo way now exftrknce his MAj€fty*s gen^ tUhefs^ it is his Command^ to firip them Hark naked, andfo fend them forth.

Thofe who in the fecond and fifth weight xoere found too light ^^aU he/ides Stripping^ he noted with one^ two or more Brands marks y according as each one was lighter^ or heavier.

They who were drawn uf by the flxth er Icventh, and not by the reft^ fmll befome- what more gV2t\oui\Y d^^lt withalj and fo forward. For unto every combination there was a certain pnnijhment ordained^ which were here too long to recount.

They who yefierday ftparated themf elves freely of their own accord., Jhall go ont at Liberty without any blame.

Finally., the conifi^ed vagabond-Chea- ters who could move up none of the weights^ Jhall as occafion ferves., be punijlied in Body and Life, with the Sword., Halter^ Water and Rods. Jndfuch Execution of Judgment jhall ht inviolably obferved for an Example unto others.

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Herewith our Virgin hrokehtvWaind\, and the other who read the Sentence, blowedher Trumpet, and Itepped with Fmi. bnbiti i""o^ profound Rcverence tov^ardsthofc [udicij./ vvho ilood behind the Curtain. But here I cannot omit to difcQver fome- what to the Reader concerning the number of our Prifonersj of whom thofe vvho weighed onexyiCVQfeverjythorc. ^x:m'.-ni pen- who Weighed two^ were tmr/ty one ; they ^lu^^-^. "^^^^o three^ thirty five i they who fmr^ -21.7.1.1^0. thirty five »y thofe who ^fe> twenty one-y ^^^' thofe who fixy feven ; but he that came to the feventhy and yet could not well raife it, He, was only one, and indeed the fame whom I relcafcd. Befides, of ihem who wholly failed there were ma- ny: But of thofe who drew all the weights from the ground j but .few. And thefe as they flood feveraDy before us, fo I diligently numbred, and noted vdiietat.s them down in my Table- Book ; And it is very admirable that amongft ail thofe who weighed anything, none was equal to another. For although amongft thofe who v;eighed three, there were thirty five, yet one of them weighed thefirft, fccond^ and third, another the* third? fourth, and fiph-, a thrid, tkc lifth,

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fiith, and fcventh and fb on. It is likewifc very wondcrftl that amongft one hundred twenty fix who weighed any thing, noae was equal to another ; And I would very willingly name them allj with each Mans weight, wc^e it not as yet forbidden me. » But I hope it may hereafter be publilhed with the In^ terpretation.

Now this Judgment being read over^ the Lords in the firft place were weH ReorummiK fatisfied, bccaufe in fuch feverity they ^^^' durft not look for a mild fentence. For which caufe they gave more than they were defired, and each one redeemed himfelf with Chains, ^weh. Gold, Monies and other things, as much as they had about them ^ and with reve- rence took leave. Now although the King's Servants were forbidden to jear any at his going away, yetfomeun- Miuiftrori^f lucky Birds could not hold laughing, mores, and certainly it was fufficiently ridicu- lous to fee them pack away with fuch fpecd, without once looking behind them. Some defired that the promifed Catalogue might with the firft be dii- patched after them, and then they would take fuch order with their Eook^

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as ftould be plealing to his Majefly ;

which was again afTured. At the Door was given to each of them out of a Cup a DvAuclot of FORGET FVLNESS^ that fo he might have no further me- mory of misfortune.

After thefe ijne VotHntiers departed, who becaufe of their ingenuity were fufftTcd to pafs, but yet fo as never to return again in the fame fafhion ; But if to them Cas likewife to the others) any thing further were revealed, then they (liouid be well-come Guefls.

Mean vvhile others were ftripping, in which alfo an inequality (according to each mans demerit) was obferv'd.Some were fent away naked, without other ivurt. Others were driven out with fmall Belh. Some were fcourged forth. In brief the punifhments were fo vari- ous, that I am not able to recount them all. In the end it came to the lad alfo with whom fomcwhat a longer time wasfpent, for whilfl fome were hang- ing, feme beheading, fome forced to ieap into the Water, and the reft other- wife difpatching, much time was con- fljmed. Verily at this execution my Eyes ran overj not indeed in regard of

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(7? ) the puniftiment, which they otherwife for their impudency well deferved, but in contemplation of hnmane hlind- 7jefs^ in that we are continually bufi- ingour felves in that whichever fince the firflFall hath been hitherto ^i^/r/^^commU^sra- uptous. Thus the Garden which fo fuia ^^^°" lately was quite full, was foon empti- ed ^ fo that belides the Souldiers there was not a man left. Now as foon ?$ this was done, and filence had been kept for the ipace of five minut's •, There Eoteriaiiv came forward a beautiful ^viovf-white ment at Vnicorn with a golden coller (having in uifcJ;^.^. it certain Letters^ about his neck-* In the fame place he bowed himfelf down upcn both his fore-feet, as if hereby he had fliown honour to the Lyon, who Leo. flood fo immoveably upon the foun- tain, that 1 took him to be of (tone or brafs, who immediately took the naked 5 W which he bare in his Paw, w^^^^^"- and brake it in the middle in two, the pieces whereof to ray thinking funk in- to the Fountain : after which he fo long roared, until a white-Dove brought a ^^'"^^/'^ branch of Olive in her bill, which the Lyon devoured in an inftant, and fp was quieted. And fo the Unicorn returned

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would in patience waite till the next day, for on the morrow wc muft be prefented to the King.- She being thus Hofpirum departed from us, each of us did what ^'^^ '"^«^e- belt pleafed him. One part viewed ^ ^"^°'''° the excellent paintings, which they copied out for themfclves, and confi- dered alfo what the wonderful Cha- rafters might lignifie. Others were fain to recruit themfelves again with meat and drink* I indeed caufed my Page to condUi^ me (together with my Companion) up and 3^Ton the Caftle, of which walk it will never repent me ^^^'^'^^ as long as \ have a day to live. For befidcs many other glorious Antiqui- ties, the Roy al5f;>///(r^fr was alfo (hew- ed me, by which Ilearned more than is extant in all Books, There in the ' fame place (lands alfo the glorious Phanix (of which two years lince Ii'Musdc publifhed a particular fmall difcourfc; ^'^'''^''' And am refolved (in cafe this my nar- ration (hall prove ufeful) to fet forth feveral and peculiar Treatifes, con- €f:rning the Lyo^?^ ^^g^^-t ^rijfony F'^/- con and Other like, together with their JDraughts and Infcriptions. It grieves

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tne alfo for my other Conforts, that they ncgleftcd fuch prctioas Treafures. And yet I cannot but think it was the fpecial will of God it Qiould be fo. I indeed reaped the mod benefit by my Page, for according as each ones Renins lay, fo he led his intrufted into the quarters and places which were pleafing to him. Now the Kyes hereunto be- longing were committed to my Page, and therefore this good Fortune hap- ned to me before the reft \ For although he invited others to come in, yet they imagining fuch Tor}7hs to be only in the Church-yard, thought they ftiould well enough get thither, when ever a- ny thingwastobefeen there. Neither (hzWihzh Monuments (as both of us co- pied and tranfcribed them) be r^ithi held from my thankful Schollars. The other thing that wa$ fhewcd us two was the Noble Z-J^r^r)' as it was altogether before the Reformation. Of which (als beit itrejoycesmy Heart as often as I call it to mind J I have fo much the Icfs 10 fay, becaufc the Catalogue thereof is very fhortly to be publifhed. At the entry of this Room (lands a gr^.at Book; the like whereof I never faw, in which all the Figures j Rooms, For*

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ta]% (Stlfoall the Writings, Riddles and the like, tobefeen in the whole Gaflle, arc delineated. Now although we have made feme promife concerning this aifo, yetatprefentlmuitcontflinmy feif, and firft learn to know the World better. In every Book ftands its Anthor painted^ whereof (as I underflood) many were tobe^//r;7f, that fo even their memory may be blotted out from amongft the Righteous. Now having taken a full view hereof, and being fcarcc gotten forth, another Pa^e Qzm^ lunnmg to us, and having whifpered f. me what in our Pages car, he delivered up the Kyes to him, who immediately carried them up the winding Stairs^ Bdt our Page was very much out of Connttinunce^ and we fetting hard upon him with Intrea- ties. He declared to us that the Kui^fs Maj.fly would by no means permit that eitlier of the two, namely the Library andSipHichers^ !l)OUi!d b^ fcen by any Maaand therefore he befbught us as we tendered his Life, todifcovcr it to no> Man, he having already utterly denycd ic: Whereupon both of us flood ho- vering between Joy and Fear, yet it con^ tinned ia filence, and no Man m^dc fur- ther inq'iiry about iC. Thus in both

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was let into the Earth. Two Men might readily turn this Globe about with all its Furniture, lo that rriOrc of it was never to be feen, but fo much as was above the Horizon. Now although Icouldeafily conceive that this v^asof fomc fpccial ufe, yet could I not under- (land whereto thofe Rir^^hts of Gold /which were upon it in ftveral places) ferved ; At which my Page laughed, and advifed mc to view t^em nrore nar« rowly. In brief, I found there /??;' na- five Coimiry noted with Gcldalfo : Where- upon my Companion fotigbr Ms, and found that fo too. Now for ds much as the fan.ie hapcned in like manner to the reft who flood by, The Page told us of a certain that it was yefterday decla- red to the King wMajtft^y by their old Atlas (foisthe Afi:ronomer named jthat all the gilded pointisdid cxadly anfwer to their native Countries, according as had been fiiown of each of them. And therefore He alfc, as foon as he percei- ved that] //;7^fr^'^/«c<5^^^/y felf'i and that ficverthelefs there fiood a poi?Jt upon my ntir %\vc Country^ moved one of the Cap- tains to intrcat for us, thatv^e (hould be fee upon the Scale (^without ourPc-

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ril) at all Adventures ^ Efpecially fee- ing one of Gur Native Conntries had a notable good Mark^: And truly it was not without caufe that He, the Page who had the preateft power of ail the reft, was bcftowed on me. For this I then returned him thanks, and imme- diately looked more diligently upon my native Country, and found more OTcr that befides the Ringlet-, there were alfo pf'rf ^"^'^ certain delicate ftrcAks upon it, which tllll^ " neverthelefs I would not be thought to fpcak to my own praife or glory . I faw much more too upon this Globe than 1 am willing to difcover. Let each Man take into confideration why every City produceth not a Philofopher. After this he lead us quite into the Globe, which was thus made ; On the Sea(there being a large fquare bcfides it^ was a Tablet, whereon ftood three Dedica- tions, and the Author^s name, which a Man might gently lift up and by a lit- tle joyned Board, go iinto the C^^^^^^, which was capable of four Perfons, being notLing but around Board where- on we could (it and at eafe by broad- ^^^' davlieht (it was now alfeady dark) contemplate the Siais, to n'jy thinkinj^, ^ they

they were mere Carbmclcs which glit- tered in an agreeable order, and mo- ved fo gallantly, that I had fcarce any mind ever to go out again, as the Page afterwards told the Virgin, with which fhe often twitted me : For it was al- ready Supper time, and I had fo much araufed my fclf in the Globe, that I was almoft the laft at Tables wherefore I made no longer deliy, but having a- gain put on my Gown (which I had be- -^^H'^^ fore layd afidc) and jflepping to the «hibi"a' ** Tablc-f the waiters treated me with fo Auaorii. mach reverence and honour, that for fhameldurft not look up, andfo.una- wars permitted the Virgin, who atten- ded me on one fide, to ftarfd, which fte foon perceiving twitched me by the Gown, and fo led me to the table to fpeak any further concerning the Mufick, or the rell: of that magnificent • entertainment, Ihold it needlefs both becaufeit is not poffible fufEeicntly to -

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noon (howbeit, not a word was fpoken of the Library and Monuments) be- - ing already merry with the Wine, The Lady the Virgin began thus : My Lords, I Chamber- i^ave 3? great contention with one of my Ser.^'" Sifters : In our Chamber we have an „ , , Eaflf^ Now wechcrlfh him with fuch Speeches, or diligence, that each or us is dilirous ii"'"''!'^ to be the beft beloved, and upon that fcore have many a Squabble. On a day we concluded to go both together to liim, and toward whom he fhould fhcvr himfelf mofl friendly, hers fliould.hc;: properly be*, this wc did, andl (as^ commonly J bare in my hand abrancK*'^^ of Law r el, but my Siller had none.'*- Now as foon ashecfpyed iifrboth, he^' immediately gave my Sifter another branch which he had in his Beak, and offered at mine, which I gave him. Now each of us hereupon imagined her felf to be belt beloved of him; which way am 1 to refolvc my felf? This modeft propofal of the Virgin /plea fed us all mighty well, and each one would gladly have heard the Solution, but in as much as they all looked upon me, and defircd to have the beginning

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from mc, my mind was ip cxtrcamljr Autons confounded that I knew not what elfe Jr/p^. to do with it but propound another ^ in its ftcad, and therefore faid Gracious Lady, your Ladyihips queftion were eallly to be rcfol^red if one thing did ,not perplex me. I had two Compani- The Authors bns, both which loved mc exceedingly; ccumcr-dk-^ now they being doubtful which of them "''*'^; was moll dear to me, . concluded to run to me unawars, and that he whom 1 fhould then embrace fliould be the rights this they did, yet one of them could not keep pace with the other, fo he ftaid behind and wept, the other 1 embraced with amazement. Now when they had afterwards difcovercd the bulinefs to me, I knew not how to refolve my felf, and have hitherto let it; reft in this manner, until I may find < fomc good advice herein. The Virgin wondered at it, and well obferved where about I was, whereupon Ihe re- plied, well then let us both be quit 5 ' and then dcUrcd the folution from the ' reft. But I had already made them wife. Wherefore the next began thus, ^^^c"' i In the City v;here I live, a Virgin was lately condemned to death, but the' F 2 Judge

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Jtidgc being fomcthing pittiful towards her, caufcd it to be proclaimed that if any Man dcfircd to become the Virgins Champion, he fhould hare free leave to do it. Now fhe had two Lovers, the one prefently made himfclf ready, and came into the lifts to exped his adverfary, afterwards the other alfo prcfented himfelf, but coming fome- what too late, he refolved never^ thelcfs to fight, and willingly fufFcr himfelf to be vanquifhcd, that fo the Virgin's life might be prefer ved, which alfo fucceeded according. Wherenp^ on each challenged her : Now my Lords infirhEl me^ to Vfhkh of them of right hc' hfigeth jlje ? The Virgin could hold no longer, but faid, I thought to have gaim cd much information, and am ray fclf gotten into the Net, but yet would gladly hear whether there be any more behind ^ yes, that there is, anfwcred the third, a Stranger adventure hath not been yet recounted then that which happened to my felf. In my Youth I loved a worthy Maid : Now that this my love might attain its wiflied end, I was fain to make ufe of an ancient Ma- troHjWho ealily brought mc to her.Now

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it happened that the Maid's Brethren came in upon us jufl as wc three were together, who were in fuch a rage that they would have taken my Life, but up- on my vehement Supplication, they at length forced me to fwcar to take each of them for dTe4r^x.o my wedded VVife.iVbiP till me myLords^ fwttld I take the old^ or theyounj^onefirp. We all laughed fuffici- cntly at this riddle, and though forac of them muttered one to another there- upon, yet none would undertake to unfold it. Hereupon the fourth be- gan. In a certain City there dweltan^;>7^, honourable Lady, who was beloved of all, but cfpecially by a young noble Man, who would needs be too impor- tu^iate with her *, at length fhe gave him this determination) that in calc he " would, in a cold W' inter, lead her into a fair green Garden of Rofes, then he fliould obtain, but if not, he mufl re- folvc never to fee her more. The no- ble Man travelled into all Countries to find facha Man as might perform this, till at length he lite upon a little old Man that promifcd to do it for him, in cafe he would alTure him of half his Eftate •, which he having confentcd to,

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tbc other was as good as his word^ \^herciipon be invited the forefaid Lady home to his Garden, where con- trary to her expe(fti'ition Ihe found all things gr-een, pkafanr and warm, and withal remcmbring her promifc, ihc only rcquelled that (he might once more return to her Lord, to whom with Sighs and Tears fhc bewailed her lamentable condition : But for as much as he fufficiently perceived her faithful- nefs, he difjiatched her back to her Lo- ver, who l^ad fo dearly purchafcd h^r, that ihe might give him Satisfa(^ion. This Husband's integrity did fo migh- tily afFcft the noble nian,that bethought it a fm to touch fo honefl: a Wife-, fo he fcnt her home again with honour to' her Lord. Now the Ijttle Man per- ceiving fuch Faith in both thefe, would, not, how po6r focver he were, be the kail, but rellorcd the nobk Man all his Goods again, and went his way. Now Cmy Lords) I know not which of thcfe pcrfons may have fhown the grea- tcft ingenuity ? Here ovir Tongues were quite cut off. Neither would the Virgin makcsny other reply, but Only that another fhould gO on. \V'hcrc=

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her Ijfothou couldft have no part in this Woman, but yet now deid as fhe is thou mayft embrace and Rifs her fufficiently •, whereupon I took my Servant with me, who dug her up by Night V Now haviag opened the Coffin and locked her in my Arms, and feel- ing about her Heart, I found ftill fome little motion in it, which increafed more and more from my warmth, till at lalt 1 perceived that (he was indeed ftill alive ; wherefore I quietly bare her home, and after I had warmed her chil- led Body with a coftly Bath of Herbs; I committed her to my Mother until fhe brought forth a fair Son, whom (as the Mother) I caufed faithfully to be nurfcd. After two days (fhe being then in a mighty amazement) I difcovcred to her all the forepaflcd affair, requeu- ing her that for the time to come fhe would live with me as a Wife, againft which ifee thus excepted , in cafe it fliould be grievous to her Husband who .'-■had well and honourably maintained her. But if it could othcrwifebe, fhe was the prefent obliged in love to one as well as the other. Now after two Months Cbeing then to make a Journe/

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elfcwherc) I invited tier Husband as «

Gucft, and amongft other things de^ manded of him, whether if his deceafed Wife (hould couie home again, he could be content to receirc her, and he affirming it with Tears and Lamenta- Uons, at length I brought him his Wife together with his Son, and an account of all the fore-pafTed bufmeis, intreat- ing hin^ toratifie with his confent my forc-purpofed efpoufals. After a long difpute he could not beat me from my right, but was fain to leave me the Wife, But ftill the contelt was about the Son. Here the Virgin inrcrrupied him, and faid. It makes me wondtr how you could double the afflic"ted Mans. grief How, snfwercd he, was I not then concerned ? Upon this there arofc a difpute amongft us, yet the moft part affirmed that he had done bit right. Nay, faid he, I fieely returned him both his Wife and Son. Now tell me (my Lords) was ray honefty, or this Man's joy the greater ? Thcfe wordsi had fo mightily cheared the Virgin that (as if it had been for the fake of thefc two) fhe caufed a health to go round. After which the reft of the propafals

went

frcrit oil for^cwhat perpfe.tcdly ^ fo ttolcoald not rctli'n them all, yet ihis Gontcfi to ifcyiftiiftd, tliac (>ne

6. f?iidy' that a few years before he had feen a Phyfithn, who bought a parcel of Wobd agilinft Wifiter, wjth which he warmed hirrifelf all Winter longv biit ni foon as the Spring returned he fold the very fame Wobd again, and fq Kid the ufe of it for nothings Here mufl: needs be skill, faid the Virgin,^ bu-t the time is liow paft. Yea, rcplytd my Companion, who dver undevltands not how to relblve all the Riddles, iftay give each Man notice of it by a proper Mellenger, 1 conceive he will not be denied* At this time they be- gan to fty Grace, and wcarofe altoge- ther from the Table, rather fatisficd aVid-inerry than glutted'; and it were to be vvifhcd that all Inzntatiuns and Fcalt- ings were thus to be kept. Having now taken fbmc few turns up and down the _ Hall again, the Virgin asked us whether

chambjl--^ vvc dcfircd to begin the VVcdding. kin ..Yes, faidone, noblcand vcrtuous Ln- crdnvrua's. dy ^ whcrcupon fhe privately difpatch- cd a Page, and yet in the m'eantime proceeded in difcourfe ;vith us. In

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brief fhc was already become fo fami- liar wicli us, that I adventured and rc- qucftcd her Name- The Virgin fmiled

^yUmy Curiofity, buc yet was not mo-

'ved, but reply ed, My N^me contains Bn\%mt d« five n^dfifty^ and yet loAth only eight Let- onimc, ters^ the thud is th<; third part of thefifth^ whi^ch added to the jlxth will prodnce a

. jSlumber^ whofe root fmll exceed the third ft ftlf by jnft the fir fi^ And it is the hklf of the foHTth. Now the fifth and the fe- . ver^h are tqhal^ the laji and the firfi are .aifv e^kdl^ and make with the fcond as Xn ichas the fixth hath^ which cont^iins jujj: fo^^r more than the third trirPd. Now tdl me^ my Ltrdy how am J called ? The jiafwer was intricate enough to me, yet I left not off fo, but faid, noble and

f Hncrtuous Lady, may I not obtain one

•only Letter? Tta (faid flie) that //:/ty w^llbedonc. What then (replyed I a-

' gain J may the feventh contain ? It con^ ^^' fins { faid fhe J ^.f ma»y as there are Lords''^^^!^^^^^^^' htre. With this i was content,and eii.ly , found hcr'Name, at which fhc was well ^eddunccr pleafcd, with adurance that much wo^-c c^or.? vir> (hould ycc be revealed to us. Meano'""^^"* time certain Virgins had made them-

Weivcs ready^ and came in with great .

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2. juvenos. Cercmony. Firft of all two Youths carrded Lights before them, one of thciA was .of a jocond Countenance, fprighily Eyes and gentile Proportion, ; The other lookt fomething angerly, whatever he would have, rruftbe, as I

4. virgincs. afterwards perceived." After them firft followed four Virgins •, one looked fhame-facedly towards the Earth, very huml)le in Behaviour ^ The fccond alfo was a modefl, balhful Virgin ; The third, as ihe entered the Room fccm- cd amazed atfomewhat, and as I un- der flood, ftie cannot well abide where there is too much Mirth. The fourth brought with her certain fmall wre^ths^ thereby to manifefl her Kindnefs and

%, virgines Liberality, After thefe four came two which were fomewhat more glori.- oy fly Apparelled ; they faluteduscour- teoufly ^ One of them had a Gown of SMye coulour fpanglcd with goldeu Stars ^ The others was ^rti??, beautifi cd with red and white ftii'pes. On their Heads they had thin flying Tif-- /^f^f/,which did mofi: becomingly adorn them. At laft came one alone, who had

^^^i^'"^'^r'^^-onhcr heada Coronn^ bur rather look- ed up towards Heaven, than toward-^

Eai th.

(9^> Earth. Wc all thought it had beeia the

,^e Bride, but were much rniftaken,

":hough othcrwife in Honour, Riches

-id State ftie much furpaficd the Bridt ; theDuteln

iind ihc afterwards ruled the whole

Wedding* Now on this occafion wc

all followed our Virgin, and fell down

on oar Knees, howbeit fhe Ihewcd her

fclfextream humble, offering every one

her hand, and admonifhing us not to be

to<y much furprizcd at this,for this was

ofte of her fmalleflBountieSjbut to lift up

niir Eyes to our Creator, and learn heix-

,,/to acknowledge his Oranipotcncy,

and fo proceed in our enterprifcd

tcourfc, employing this Grace to the

pralfe of God, and the good of Man.

In fum, her words were quite diffe-

iiZ fromthofe of our Firgin^ whb

was fomewhat more worldly. They

pierced even through my Bones and

Marrow. And thn^ faid fhe further to

haft- received more than otherSj fi6

, .^t thou alfo make a Urger return. This

4> me was a very ftrange Sermon ; for

isfoon as we faw the Yirgins with the

^ "i^ick, w^e immagined wcmuft pre-

ly fall to Dancing, but that time

^' not as yet come. Now the Weights,

whereof

whereof mention hath been bcfoie^' feKu'ja m^^c, flood ftiU iu the famc placc. locum fu.im. whereforc the Queen (\ yet knew l' thcDutches-whofhewas) commanded each Virgu to take up one, but to our Virgin ihc gave hsr own, which was the laft and greatefi^ and Com mended us to follow behind ; our Majefly was then fomc- what,abated,for 1 well obferved that Oviir^ Virgin wab but toogoodfor U5,5fthat wc [ were not io highly reputed as we OaFj felves were alnioffc in part wilUng tQ- phantlic. So we went behind in oiirA kcgiQihabi- order, and were brought into the firil ' 5*^'?- Chamber, where our Virgin in the firil , theDucches. pj^^^ hangup xh^Qjitcnh weight^during/ which an excellent fpiritual Hymn was i Sung ; there was nothing coftly in this \ Room f^ve only ceit? in curious liti^le^ Fraycr Books which fhould never be : jupeiicx. rnifling. In the mid ft, was ere6tcd a Pulpit, very convenient for Prayer thcD-jtchcs. where in the Qji^en kneeled down, aboi her we were all fain to kneel and pra; after the Virgin,who read out of a Bool^ , That this Wedding might tend to th : Honour of God, and our own benefit. Afterwards we came into the fecond Chamber, where the frft Fi'ginhn:^^

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;phtr weight alfo, andfo for ward till dl thcCeremonfes were finifhed. Hcrc^ iipon the ^cfTf again prefented her Hand to every one, and departed i:hencc with her Vifgih. Our Prefi- . , .,, dent ftaied yet a while with us. But diiccdit becaufe it had been already two howrs '"^^^"™- night, fhe would no longer detain us *, ;nc thought fhe Was glad of our Com- pany, yet Ihc bid us good night, and wilhedus quiet reft, and fo departed friendly, although unwillingly from us. Our Pages were well inftrudcd in their Pufrorum •)urinefs, and therefore (hewed every officiuS Man his Chamber, and ftayed alfo with •js in another Pallet, that in cafe wc wanted any thing we might mak? ufe of them. ' My Chamber ^gf tl\e reft I im not able to fpcak) was royally furniili'' ^^j^ris ed with xdiX^Tafi^rits^ and hung about thiamu^/ with Paintings. B-^t above ail things I delighted in my Page, who was fo excellently fpoken, and experienced ia :he Arts^ that he yet fpcnt me another hour,and it was half an hour after three .vhcn firft I fell allsep. And thisindecd v/as the firft night that I flcpt ia quiet, ♦ ind yet a fcurvy Dream would not fuf • fer me to reft ; For 1 was all the night

troubled

somnium ^^^^^^^^ With 3 Doo- which 1 could not de^orta get Open, butatlaftl did it. With thcfc phantafies I paflcd the time, till at length towards day I awaked.

difficlli.

The fourth Dky,

.Alitor Tiong. T Stilllay in my Bed, and leifurcly ^^t^ X TurYicghcd all the noble Images pcrgcfit. and Figures up and down about my Chamber, during which on a fuddcn I heard the Mu^ck of Coronets, as if tkey had been already in ProcelTion. My Page skipped out of the Bed as if he had been at his wits end, and looked more like one dead than living *, in whht cafe 1 then was, IscaTly immagi- nablc, for, fa id he. The reft are already frefemedtotheKing i I ki.ew not what elfeto do, but weep ont-right, and Cmfs mv own Po-ithfulncfs ; yet I drcf- fcd my felf, but my Page was ready loRg before me, and ran out of the Chamber to fee how affairs might yet ftand. But he foon returned, and irought with him this joyful news,

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that the time: Ihdeed was not yctpaft,^^;^^ only I had OYtr-Jleft nry Ercakfall, they being unwilling to waken me bccaufe of piy Age \ Bucthiatnowit wytimc for hie to go with him to t\\tF$nntAin where the moft p»rt were aflembled j With this Confolation my Spirit returned a- ^gain, wherefore I was foon.r^ady with my Habitj and Went after the Page to ^t TQimuin in the aforc-mcntion<:d Garden, where I found ttfat t\[t Lyon inftcad of his Sword had a pretty large leoius t«* Tablet by hifn. Now Having welP^*' viewed it, I found that it was taken out of the ancient Monuments, arid placed here foiLfomc "efpccial ilonoiir. The Infctrpition was f^pfcwhat worn '

©ut with age, and therefore lam mind- ed to fet it down here, as it is, and give every one leaye %q confider it.

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( 9^ ) v-HER-MES PRINCEPS.:

>POSTTQTrLLAt#

- AkTte<^E ADMlNICUtO,;^

• WEDX'eiNA^ S ALUBRIS F actus

.^■' • /^'iurket qui a^et: ''^'' V BIBIT£ JiatRES, 'CT VlViTE.

cv/^bifiv 48IjI^ , ;. -

.scriptura 'f h isV^v iling flight wdH'^bc feadirici

^^"'^''' iinderitood, and may therefore .fitly

be here placed, bccaufc cafier than any

of the reft : Now after we had firfl

wafhed our fclves out of the Fountain,

and every Man had taken a draught out

pctcj. Qf an intircly Golden Cup, wc were

^oijiccmqi-c again t^^/ollow the Virgin

^Mo'^e'Hall, and "there put on new

Apparel,

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Apparel, wlilch was all of Cloth of vefti feo/rf^glorionfl/.fet out with Flowers. There was alfo' given to every one ario- th^rGolden Fleect^ which was feC about With pretious Stones, and various Workman flilp according to the utmolt skill df each Artificer. Ori it hung a weighty Medal of Gold, v\^hercon Were figured the Sh^i and Moon in oppofition$ but on the other fide flood this Pocfie, The light of the Moon jh all be as the light: of the, Sim^ and the- 4i^ht of the Sun jhaU hefevsntifnes ■lighferthm ^t fi-efent. But c]j'no«^ia. our former Jewels were layed in a lit- tle Casket, and committed to one of the Waiter^. After this tlie Virgin lead us out la our ord^r, where the Mufiti- u^dci ans waited ready at the door, all appa- vilhi'inred Telyet with whitt Guards. After'' iyhich a Door {whvth I never faw Accpff-is open before) t6 the Royal winding- AdaS" Stairs w;^s unlocked; There the Vir- . gin Ted lis together with the MuiickjUp three hnndred fixtji five Stairs, there we faw-not*hing but what was of extrcam coftly and artificial Work'manfliip ; and ftiil the further wfe went, the more glorious Hill was the Furniture, until at length at the top we came under a . G 2 faimd

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Liborato- fainted kxz\ whcrc the fixty Virgins t!mT^'o!vir- attended us, all Richly Apparelled 5 gines. jsjow as foon as they had bowed to u$, and we as well as we could, had rer turned bur reverence, our Mufitians were difpatched away, who were faia to go down the winding-Stairs again, the Door being jfhut after them. .Af- ter this a little Bell was tolled ; then came in a beautiful Virgin who brought every one a wreath of Laurel *, But ottr

vir" lucif.^^^S'^^ ^^^ Branches given them;

' °* ' ' Mean while a Curtain was drawn up ^

Whcrc I faw the King and Q^uecn as

V' they fate there in their Majefly,and had

not the yefterday Queen fo faithfully

warned me, I fhould have forgotten

giS^gtr?/.' "^V ^^^^> ^"^^ have equalled thisunfpeak^ able glory to Heaven. For befides that the Room gliftered of mecr Gold and pretious Stones ; xhtQucen^s Robes were moreover fo made, that I was not able to behold them. And whereas 1 before eilecmcd any thing for handfom, here all things fomuch furpalTcd the reft, as the Stars in Heaven are elevated. In the mean time the Virgin fteptin, and fo e3ch of the virgins taking one of us % the hand, with moil profound Rc-

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Terence prcfcntcd us to the K'wg ; ^2^nut'^' Whereupon the Virgin began thus to hoipites (peak. Th^tttohdrtour yonr Royal A/4^^^' jeftiesy {m^fi grstious King and QHccn) thefe Lords hen frtfcnt have adventured hither with ferilof Bod^ and Life j yonr A^jcfiics have reafon to rejoyce^ ef^ecia/iy fincc the great efi fart are (jnalified for the inUrging ofyonr Majtfties Efiates and Ern^ pirCj A6 yoK will find the famn hy a mefl gratioHs and particular examination of each of them. Herewith J was defirdm thus to have them in Humility prefented to your Majefties^ with moft- humHe fuit to dif- charge me of this my Commijfion^ and mofl gratloujly to takefiijficient informaticn from each of thcm^ concerning both my jiBions and Omijfims, Hereupon fhe laid down her Branch upon the ground. Now it would have been very fitting for one of us to have put in and fpokcn fomewhat on this occafion, but feeing we were all troubled with the falling of J?p^p»'« nc the Viiila^ at length the old Jtloi ftcpt i-^Tdcrc-At- 5)rward and fpoke on th^King's behalf, las refpoo- Their R$yal Majefties ds Tnofigratioufly re- ''^** Joyce at your arrival^ and Trill that their Royd .Grace be ajfuredto ally and every Jlian: And mh thy Adminifiratio'/hgcn" Q ^ ' t'^

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tk y^'^g^fU t^^^y ^^^ moft\rAt'mijly fatufed^ & accordingly aRoyfilRcwardjiiall there fort be provided for thec\yet it is (iill their mc»» tiorj^ that thoH Jh^li this day aifo contimig TPith them^ in as 7/1 nch £U they hsve no rcA^ fqntemflrnfi thee, ' Hereupon the Vir- gin humbly took up the Branch again. And fo vve for this firfl: time were to' ^. . fi:epa(ide with our Virgin. This room

LaborTtorij. ^^^^ rquaic on the front, five, timd broader than it v/as-Iong-, but towards the Wcfl it had. a great Arch like a Porch, wherein ftopd iri circle thiec

subfleiiia^ glorious Royal Thmes^ja the middle- niofl was fomewhac higher than the reft. fsFow in each Throne fate two perforis,^

:. Bex fc^ in tlie firfl fate a very antient i^rV?^ with

JuJcr:°"^"^ a gray Beard, yet his Confort was c.t-; traordinary fair and young. In the

q. »cx et third Throne fate a black Kiw of mid-,

^^"'" die Age, and by hhn' a dainty old Ma'^^ tfon, not Crowned^' tut' covered with' a Vail. Fut in the middle fate the two

■^ ScM^ics.yoHng Terjcns^ who t ho' they had like- wife Wreaths of Laurel upon their Heads, yet over them hniig a large ^nd. coflly Cro7V7. Now 'albeit they were not at irhis time fo fair as I liad befchc i.Tia,7i::ed to-'ray f:U\ yet fo it was ro be.

i::ehin<i

rioj)

Behind them on a round Form "fat for^^^JJJ"^- the moft part antkm Men, yet none of* them (at which I wondered) had any. Sword, or other Weapon about him JiCoyaief- Neither fa w I ^ny othef Life-guard, iij^^V^J^;;"'^ but certain Virgins which were. with us tum ? the day before, who fate on tiii^fideis of the Arch.' Here can I not pafs in iilencc how the little Cnpidfi^w to and ragain^^^ i^V"'h> there, but for the moil part he Jiavcr. "^' °' red and played the wanton about; the great Crown ; fomctiraes he feated bim- ielf in between the two Lovers^ fome- what fmilingupon them with Jiis Bow. Nay, fometimes he made as if he Avould fhoot one of us ; ' In brief, this Km,vc. was fo full of ■ his waggery^ that hQ would not fpair even the little Bir^s^ which ill multitudes flew up and down Aves, the Room, but tbrmented them all he could. The Virgins alfo had their pa- vlrgines. ilimcs with him, but when foe ver they could catch hiir, it v/asnot fo.c^iie a matter for him to get from thern againi Thus this little Kmve made all the fport and mirth. Before the Queen supeiiex ... ftood a fmall, but unexpreffibly curious Aula uStar;': ' wherin lay a Bo^k covered with i. boS. black •^'e/ycf, only a little overrilayed G 4 AyIc!

¥ountaino

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with Gold ; by this flood a fmall Ja-

«. Taper, per in an Ivory C^rtdlefiUfif now air though it vftrcvcTYfm^fiy yetitburnl, contimally^ and flood in that manner, that had not Cufid^ in Tport, now and^ then puffed upon it, we could not have

i.Sphacrf. conceivcd it tobeFire. By thisftood a Sphere or Cckftial Globe, which of

4.;watcb. it$ felf turned elearly a^bbut. Next this, a f^all ftriking- Watch, by that

?. KttTc a little ChriHal Pipe or Syphon- FomtAW^ out of which perpetually ran a clear ilood-red Liquor *, and lall of all a Scully or De4th^s'Head ^ ' in this was a vhite

serpect. Strjcpit^ which was of fuch a length,thac though fbe crept circle- wife about the reft of it^yct her Taile flill remained in one 6f the Eye-holes, until her Head again entered at the other, fo fhe ne- ver flirred from her Scull , uniefs it happened that' C//^i<i twitched a little at her, for then (he flipt in fo fuddenly, that we all could not choofe but mairvcl at it : Together with this yf/Mr,therc' were up and down the Room wondcr-

r:n3£ioc5. jfyj Images, which moved thcmfelves, as if they had been alive, and had fo- flrange a contrivance, that it would be impofliblc for me to relate it all -,

like-

ykewifc aswc were paffing oat, there began fuch a marvellous kind of Tocal M«rick, that I could not certainly tell/^'^ whether it were performed by the Vir- gins who yet flayed behind, or by the Images themfclves. Now we being for this tireie facisfied, went thence with ex laboSto- our Virgins, who, thcMufitians being ^^^o. already prefent, led us down the winding Stairs again, but the Door was diligently locked and bolted. As fooa as vvc were come again into the Hall;' one of the Virgins began : / wonder^ Sffier, that ygii diirfl adventure your felf 4mo77gfi [9 many FerfoKs : My Stfitr^ rc- plyed our Pfcfldent, I am fear fd of none vIrgJacsjo;. jQ muehas ef thts Mart:, pointmgat me^ nioAutoris. This fpeech went to the Heart of me : For I well undcrftood that fh€ mocked at my y^^e^ and indeed I was the oldefl of them all . Yet fne comforted me a- gain wich promife, That in cafe I be- haved niy fclf vVell towards her, (he Would caHly ^rid me of this burden. Mean time a Collation was again convivjurti^ brought in, 2nd every one's virgin ^^^''S'""*^ feated by him, who well knew how .tofhorten the time with handfom difcouifcs : But what thcii' difcourfes

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3ermones ^^ fports T vcre 1 darc not blab out of *

conviv4ies. School. But moft of thcqueftions vverd^*- about the Arts, whereby I could light-' ly gather that both young and old were converfant in the Sciences. Butflill it run in my thoughts hovv I might be- come young again, whereupon I was Autor fomcvvhat the faddcr ^ This the Vir- '

Marfti.s Ob gin perceived, and therefore began, F ™' dare lay t^ny things if I lye with him to ntght^ hejhall be fkafant'Cr in the morn^ irg. Hereupon they began to laugh,^* and albeit 1 blufhed all over, yet 1 was fain to laugh too at my own ill-luck.

iariulIT °' Now there was one there that had a-

sxcipit a niind to return my difgrace again upon

'^°^^''^* the Virgin^ whereupon he fi^d, /

ho^e mt Qtily irf, hm the Virgiru too them-

fehes rcill hear wit nefs in behalf of mr

Socio. Brother^ that our Lady Trifidi nt hath fro- mfed herfelf to be his Bed-felhw to Ntght : Ifkould be well content with />, replycd the Virgin, if J had r^et reafon to be afraid of thefe my Sifers^ there would be no hold with

y^^ themjljonldlchtifethebefiand har:dfomeji

' ■' formyfdf^ agawft tketrwilL ■ ^1y Sifter

prefcntly began rtnother, ir> fii'dhere-

by that thy high Of ice makes thee not frond '^

wherefore tf by thy^ermijfiOf? we might by

ht

Idt^M't the Lords here frefent:^"A7Korgflu4^^ for Btd-fellox0Sj thou \ljOHldfl with ourgood^ mil have ' Jilqh n Prtroga.the\ We let* ' this pa Is thus for a J'caft, alid'b^an a-, gain to difcourfc together. '. But pur . virgin could not leave tormenting tis, rfrid therefore bcean asain'-^y Z/ordfj'^"^j*^* ,

r' c ' n 1 i ^ ' % r , . ' e;e<ftio ur.a-

liow tj we Jhoula permit iQiirtuneta decide dormientiM i^hich of Its miifl lie together to Night f ,' Well, (aid J ^ if ir may be no other- Tjvife, we cannot refufe fuch a proffer. Now bccanfe it was concluded to make this tryal after Meat, y re refolved to fit no longer a't Table, fo we arofe, and each one walked up and down with his Virgin. Nay^ faid the Virgin, It fhdllnot be foyety bnt let hs fee how For- tune will co^iple Its y upon which we were fcparated afunder .-But now firfl firofe a difpnte-hovr the bulinefs fh^ali &e carried, but this was orlv a pre- meditated device,for theVirgin inftantl'y^ made the propofal th^t we ihould mix oar fclves together in a Ring, -md that (he beginning to count from her felf, the f event h J was to br content .with the following ftvaith^ whether it were a^ Virgin, or man ; for our pirts we. ?S'cic not aware of anyc^raft, and

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therefore permitted it fo to be ; but when we thought wc had Tcry wcli mingled ourselves, the Virgins never- thelefs were fo fubti^ that each one knew her ftation before-hand : The yirgin began to reckon, the feventh next her was again a Virgin, the third feventh a Virgin likewife, and this hap- ned fo long till (to our amazement) all the Vtrgihs came forth, and n^ne of us was hit; Thus wc poor pittiful Wretches remained ftanding alone, and were mpreover forced to fuffer ©ur felves to be je/irf i too, and confcfswe were very handforaly cou^^^ncd. In fhort, who ever had fecn us in our or- der, might fooner have expedcd the Skyeto fall, then that it fhould never have come to our turn. Herewith our l|)ort was at an end, and we were fain to fatisfie our felves with the Virgins Waggery. In the interm, the little wanton Cupd came alfo in unto us v Butbecaufehe prefentcd himfelfonbe- A Health half of their Royal Majefties, and de- livered us a Health (as from them) out of a golden Cup, and was to call our Virgins to the King, withal declaring he could at this time tarry no longer

' with

with them, wc could not fufEciei>tly fport our fclvcswith Jiin^- So with a due return of our molt humble thanks wclct him flyc forth again. Nowbe- ciufc (in thclntermj the mirth begai^ to fall into my Confort's Feet, and the Virgins w^re nothing forry to fee it, a merry they quickly lead up a civil Dance, "^^"^ whom I rather ^eheld with pleafpre, fchcn alTifled. For my Mercurialifts were fo ready with their Pofturcs> as if they had been long of the Trade. After fomc few Dances, our prcfident ^^l^ll^l^ came in a-gain, ,and told ils how thcavirgiac Artiils and Students had offered them* fomL^o*' felves to their Royal Majefties, for their Honour and Plcafbre, before their de- parture to ad a Merry Comedy t, arS'if we thought good to be prefent at it, and to waiteupon their Royal Majefbies to the Houfc of the Sun, it would be acceptable to them, and they would luoft gratioufly acknowledge it : Here- upon in the firit place we returned our mod humble thanks for the Honour Youchfafed us, hot onlyfd, butmore^. over moft fubmiffively tendered oili* foiall fervice, which the Virgin related again, and prefcatly brought word to

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^attend their Royal Ma jefljesXin our or- der) in the Gallery, whither we were foon led, and ftaid not long there ; rrocenus for the Royal ProGelTion was jult rcady^ fr^^i'^A yet without any Mufick at aH. The - com*diam.unknown Q]iecn, , wno was Yeiterday with us,went (ovcmoi^^^mth 2. fmall and coflly Coronet, apparr^lled in white Sattin, fhc. carried nothin'g but a fmall ;Grucifix wi&^icii was made of", a Pearl, and this very .day wrought between the young Kiag^a'ndhis* Bride,': After her • ^;;>:Vh jwent the'iix fore-m^ntr6ncd Virgins iri - *tr^'''v '' i^o^ raiik's',,' who carriect . th;e King'$ Jfewels helonging to thc,iittle Altar i ' '"" ' next ..^o'tfieije j'came tli^ three Kings; ^^he :!6fid^^ro6m was ih the midfl of ttenv la.r.aVplain drcfs, only in bUck "S/^rm/^ifjter.tJi.ejtaiian Mode. He had OR a fmallrbnM^blaCk^Hat^W.ith a little i)Jack' p'oint^d Feather, Which' he' cbiir- jteobfly puj; of to U^, th«2re;by' to figni- fie his favour; to wards us. .^To him we Jbowcd bur' f^yes,a§ alfo ro;tKe fir ft, a5 .we had been before.inllrtift'e.d. Aifter the Kings came the three Qii^ens, two' .whcrcpf were' richly habited, only Ihe in the middi^ werit likeWifeall mbla.k, and Cupid held up her' Train ; after

thit

ihis: intimation Was given to us. to fol^b lowy and after us the Virgins^ till at lad old jit las brought up the rean In iiich., Proceffion, through many Ilately >^aiksy we at length came to thcf Houfe of the S/^«, therenfext totjheKingand jQueeJij upon a-yichiy furnilhed Scaffold, V^^^^^^ tQ behold the foi:e-ordained Comedy : r^L^^^ We Indeed, though Separated, flood on the right Hand of the Kings^ but the Virgins on the left, except thofc, to whoip the Royal Enfignes were commit- ted. To them was allotted a peculiar iftandtng at top of ,^11., But the rcH of the attendants were fain to fland below between the columns^ and therewith to be content. Now becaufe there are ma- ny remarkable PafTages in this Comedy, ^^J^^''^ I will not omit in brief to run it oy^r. ageb^ntur^' luMFirftofall came forth a very afjcjexzt ^^""'''.t' ^ng^ with fbme Servants ^ before ' whofcr/?rowe was brought a little chsft-y with lyiention. that iF was found upon ^^ die. Water, Now it being opcned,there appeared in it a lovely Bahs^ together ^Ath certain Jewel?, and a fmall Letter af .farchmcnt fealcd, and ftipcrfcribed to tjhc;King. Which the King there- fore prefently opensdy^and having r^aid

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it, iFTC^t'^ and then declared to his Sa^T vants how injurionfly the Kingof thi 9f^tMitt^ had deprived his Aunt of her Country, and had cxftinguiflied all the Royil Seed even to this lnf?nt,with the Daughter of wliich Country he fead now purpofed to have matched his Son Hereupon he Swore to maintain pcrpe tual enmity with the Mosrcy and his Ai- lies,and to revenge this upon him ; and therewith commanded that theChil! ftould be tenderly nurfed, and to mak: preparation againft the Mo9re. Nowth ; proviiion and thedifciplirie of the young Lady (who after the was a little growi up was committed to ail ancient Tutoi ) continued all the firll JUr, with mar very fine and laudable fports bcfidcs. Wiindi- , In the interlude a Lyo;? and Griffoaj ^ were fet at one another, to fight, anr^j

the Lyon^ot the vidtory ; which wis aLc a prtt4:y fight. Aav$2. In the fecond yf^, tht Moere^ a vci^

black treacherous Fellow, carte for^i alio ; who having with vexation un derflood that his Murder was difo vcred, and that too a little Ladyw? craftily Hollen froqi him ; began theit Xipot to confulthowby ftratagem ■

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inight be able to encounter fb )30werfut ah adverfary, whereof he was at length, advifed by certain f;/^/>/i/ej who by cca- fon of Famine fled to him : S6 th^ young Lady contrary to all mens ex-, pedtation, fell again into his Hands : Whom, had he not been wondcrfuily- deceived by his own Servants, he had like to have caufed to be flain. Thus this j4Si too was concluded with a mcrt vcldus triumph of the Meore. ? r

In the third J^ a gredt jimy on the ^^^^* 3^ King^s^zrVf was raifed againfl: t\\zMo(yn\ and put under the condud of an anti> cnt valiant Knight, who fell into rhc A^QQres Country, till at length \\^ force* s^bly refcued the young Lfuly out of the Tower, and Ap^rrellcd her a nt w. After this in z trice they erected a glori- ous Scaffold, arid placed their young Lady upon it: p^efently came 'tv^^he Eoyal EmbafladoTS, amongft whom the fore-mentioned Knight made a Speech^ alledging that theKing his moil gracious Lord had not only heretofore delivered her from death, and even hitherto cau^ fed her to be royally brought vipf though fhe had not behaved her felf altogether as "became her^ But moreover Ms Rpyai

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Majefly bad, before others, cleftcd her, to be a Spoufe for the young Lord bis Son; and moll gratiouily defired that the faid efpoufals might be really executed in cafe they would be fwrorn. to his Majelly upon the following Arti- cles. Hereupon cot of aPatcnt he cau- fed certain glorious conditions to be read, which if it were not too long, were well worthy to be here recounted. In brief, the ydnng Lady toqk an Oath inviolably to obferve the famf ; return- ing thanks withal in moK fcemly fort , for this fo high a Grac^. Whereupon they began to fing to the Praife of God, of the King, and the young Lady *, and ^ , ., fo for this time departed. • yj-.r^,

four Beads of SDatliet, as he faw thcq in the Vifion, and hath at large dcRri- bed them, w^re brought; in, all whidi had its certain fgmficmon. ,,i^

^^^ *' in the fourth /^c? the young Lady was again re(lorcdtohtvlQiit Kingdom, and Crowned^ and for a fpace, in this arrays condudled about the place with extra- ordinary joy.- after this many 5c variolas Embalfadors prcfentcd themfelves, hq^ oiiiy towilh ter profperity, but aifo ^' •■ to

to beliold Jier Glor5r. Yet it was not jongtliat fhe prefcrved her Integrity ^ put foon.began again to looj^ wantoni/ about her, and to'^wink at the EmbafTa- dors and Lords; wherein Jfhe^^trnly '^cd her part to the Life. ' .. ': - ,

^ «-. ."Thefe her manners were foonlinowii *t6 the' Afoarc, who would by no means ^iicgl€(ft fuch an Q.pportunicy,a^id bccaufc her Steward hacTnot fajicient regard to her, ftie was eadly blinded with great promifes, fo that fhe had no good con- fidence in her King, but privily fub- rnitted her felf to the intire difpofal of the Moore, Hereupon the Moore made jiaftc, and having (by her confeat)' got- ten her into his Hands, he ga^vc; her . good words fo long till all her KingdQcn had' fubjcifted it felf tp him : After \vhith.lh the third Sc^ne of this ^f?, he caufcd her to he Ted forth, and fir It to be feiptftaik naked, and then upon a fcurvy wooden Scaffold to be bound to a Poft, and well fcourged, andatUlt fentehccd to Death. This was fo wcfiil ^^Jipeftaclc, that it made the Eyes of niiny. to run over. Hereupon thus na- ^e4|s''ibewas, (he was cafl into Pri Ton, ti^arctae^cpq&.her Death, w^icjjwas

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tb fee procured by T^yfo^, which ^et kijled her not, but made her Lcprodk all 6Ver ; Thils this»-/0^ w^is for ^thc itttcriudium. i^o^ P^rt lamentable, '.'j '*^", / 'i.^.-r ^ Between, thsy brotighi forth 'j|j2efitt-. C|)atitie33ar'SIniage,which wasadbrn'd With ail manocirof Arms, oh.thc tfcad,' :^rcaft, Belly, Legs arid Feet,, ; and tit ilkfe ) of which top more fliall be fbbkcb iri the future.cxpticitibh. ;: '' t"r^ ' " A^. 5. ■ in the fifth J4i^ ^ihe^Ouiig'kirig iSvas "^cqu^iritcd with all that had pafTcd be- tween the Meorc and his future Spoiire, who fifft interceeded with hia Fattier for bar, intrcatlng thatflie might nbt be left in that condition; Which his father having agreed to, EmbafTiciors' Were dirpatched to comfort her in her Sicknefs and Captivity, but ^^t with- al to give her notice of her incicin'ifidera- tednefs. But 'flie would not yet receivfe ihciiiy but coilfented to be the Mdotc^s (^cncnh'we^ which was alfo done, and the young King v/as acquainted with it. ; . . .. After this comes a band of Fools, each 4CX.UU.UU). ^^ vyhich brought with him a Cudgel,' where with in a trice they made a great . Globaof the World, and as fobn undidl \ At again .Itwasa Sne.fpdttiV'cPhintfic.' ■ '

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. Inthe (ixth >athe young King re- ^^'•*' folved to bid battle to the Moore^ which alfo was done. And albeit th^ Moore was difGomfitted^yet all held the young King too for dead. At length he came to him- felfagajn^ releafedhis Spoufe, and com- mitted her to his Steward andChaplain*

The firfl: whereof tormented her imightily, at lift the leaf turned oycri, and thePrieft was fainfolently;wicke^, that he woulfi aeeds be abpvcall, Until the fame was reported to the young king, who haftily difpatched one vyho broke the Neck of the Prieft's inighti- nefs, and adorned the Brides in fomc meafurc for the Nuptials. , /, ,

After the j4^ a vaft artificial Elepham mteriudiui^^ was brought forth. He carried a great Tower with Mufitians : which was alfo iven-l;)learingtoall.

In thchft ^t"? the Bride- groom ap- peared in fuch pomp as is riot well to be believed, and I was amazed how it Aft. 7^ was brought to pais: The Bride n^et him in the like Solemnity. Whereup- on all the People cried out /^//'^T^comatom SPdNSVS,nrJT SPONSji. SothateKcgem by this Comedy they did with all con- ^ ^^s^" gratulatc our King and Que^ m the H i moft

rnofl: fldtely manner .; Which (aslwel

obferved) pkafed them mofl: extraordJ

nary well. ' '^"''\.. ' '

^ 'At length they Wadc fortie pard

about the flagc in fach ProccITion, till;

laft' they altogether began thus '

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CantHicna. cT^fjli jfrtse firll of tcve

■ Dm mr :joy much improve

BfC'twfi' of the King's NnftUliy ' "^Jj^nd. t^kyefore let^s Sif7g ' Th\itfrcm all parts V may rwg^ ^'BtcJ} he he that granted lis all.

The BrUe mo ft- e^c'qHiftely faire : ^•^'/ ::'•:! ^''If^hQmvie attended with long care

To him in troth'^s now flighted : ^ We fully haiie at length obtained ^

The fame for which we did contend : -^ITt'^hapfy^ that's foye^fghtcd oj[:v,: •• .. . .Ill

- \ • :" ^ N6wthe -Tarents Kind and good By inifeaties are fubdu'd : Ler/g endMgh in hold w^ fjc meixPd \ In henoiir increafe^ Till -arijDUfi^n&g arife- And [pi in^from your own proper Blood. Epiiogus. -After this thanks^ were returned, and

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Llie Comedy was finilhed with joy, and l:he particular good liking of theRoy- lal Pcrfons wherefore (the Evening alfo 'being already hard by) they departed [together in their fore-mentioned order: Hofpitcsin^

Jut we were to attend the Royal Per- vitantur ad lions up the winding Stairs into the gisctue*. forcmentioned Hall, where the Tabled «"^^- were already ricbly furnidied, and this was the firft time that we were invited' to the Kings table. The little Altar was placed in the midfl of the Hall, and the fix fore-named Royal Enfignes were .laid on it. At this time the young King j^^^* ^*^* behaved hirafclf very gratioufly towards us, but yet he could not be .heartily Merry •, But howbeit he now and the& difcoarfcd a little with us, yet he ofteii figbed, at which the little Cupid only mocked, and playd his waggifh tricks. The old King and Queen were very fe- ., Tious, only the Wife of one of the an- ^^^ dent Kings was gay enough, the caufe whereof I yet underftood not. Du- ring this,the Royal Perfons took tip the ordodiv firlt Table, at the fecond we only Sate. ^^'^""^ At the third, fdmc of the principal yirgins placed thcmfelves : The reft of the Virginj, and Men, were aU fain to H 4 wait

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wait. This was performed with fu Hate and folemn flilnefs, tfeatlamafi; ^ fraid to make many words of it. Here

vcft?u*i^ I cannot leave untouched how that ^S .r* the Royal Perfons, before Meat, ntu\

red themfelves in Smw-v/hitt glitter* ing Garments^ and To fate down to Ta- ble. 'O^rcr the Table hong the fore- <^^roai fncatione(i great Golden Crown, the s^iii^r ' ^retious Stones whereof, without any ^'"^'"'- other Light, would have fufficientiy Jlluminatcd the Hall. However all the Ligfets were kindled at thtfm^l Taper *^ ' ^Upoa the Altar ; what the reafon was I . didi ' not certainly know. But this f took very good notice of, that the youngr King frequently fent Meat to the white Serf em upon the little Altar, which, caufed me to mufe. Almoft all the cupJdo was Pi'attle at this Banquet was made by lit- tle Mcrricft tic Cupid, who could not leave us (and me indeed efpccially) untormentcd. He was perpetually producing fomc Strange matter. However, there was no confiderqble Mirth, all went fiiently onj from whence I, bymyfelf, could imagin fomc great imminent Peril*. For there was noMufickat all heard ;.^ but if we were demanded any thing,

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7e were fain to give (hort round an- sermodw wers; and fo let it reft. In Ihort, all i?ings had fo llrangc a face, that the 'miiatkegdn to trickle down all over my kxiy V •'^fl<i I am apt to believe that the fcout-heartedft Man alive would then V€ loft his courage. Supper being w almoft ended, the young King ommanded the Book to be reached him &-om the little Altan This he opened, q^^^j^ ^^^ fad can fed it once again by an old Man gis Adoief- :o be propounded to us, whether wc*^^"* *eroIved to abide with him in Fr§ffmty ind Adrcrfity ; which we having with irembiing confented to, he further afed us fadly to be demanded, whc- erwe would give him our Hands oa it^ which, when we could find no cvafi- on, was fain fo to be- Hereupon one nicer another arofe, and with his own Hand writ hirafelf down in this Book^ When this alfo was performed, the tie Chriflal FoHntam^ together with a ry fmall Chriftal Glafs was brought a Health, ;-ar,out of which all the Royal Perf^s "One after another Dr/tnk^ afterwards it ♦yas reached to us too, and fo forward '•> all Perfons, and this was called, the Jranght of Silence: Hereupon all the J^"^;"

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( 125 ) Royal Pcrfons prefented us .their Hands,dcclaring that in cafe We did not now (tick to them, wc fhotild now and fc-j • t *. ftf'ver more liereafter fee them ; which virg.Lucif- vcrily made oiir Eycs ruo over. But our prefidcnt engaged her felf and pro.w mifed very largely oi) our behalfywhieh guvc them Sati-sfadion. Mean timca Jittle Eell was tolled, at which all the Royal Pcrfons waxed fo mighty bleak,^ that we were ready latterly to dcfpaip; They quickly put off their white Q?i^ ments again, and pnt on intirely hlaoh ones ^ The whole Hall; like wife was Mors Re- \[x\v\g about w ith' black Yeivct, the Floor gu orum. ^^^ covered with black, Velvet, withj which alfo the Cieling above (all thia being before Prepared) was overJ fpread. After that the Tables wj alfa removed away, and all had feat4^ themfelves round about upon th« Form^ and wc alfo hnfl put on hU^ habits ; in comes cur Prefident agaifl who was before gone out, and brougji with her fix black Talfata Scarffs, wiij which (he bound the /.v Koyd Perfoij Eyes. Now when they could no longf fee, there were immediately brought by the Servants fix covered Coffins^ an<i

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et doirn in the Hall, alfo a low black jeat placed in the midft. Finally,therc l:cpt In a very vole-hUck tall Man, who Dare in his hand a Iharp Ax. Now af- ^^ donatio ccr that the old King had been firft ^'^"'• brought to the Seat, his fJead was in- lftantlywhiptofF,and wrapped uj)in a black Cloth, but the jB/oo<^ was received into a great ^o/^«6'ol?/cr, and placed ilfvith him in the Coffin that ft ood by^ ^hich being covered, was fet afide. Thus it went with the reft alfo, fo that I thought it would at length have rome to roe too, but it did not ^ For as loon 8s the fix Boyal Pcrfons were Be- headed, the black Man went out again ; after whom another followed, who Beheaded himtoo juft before the Door, and brought back his Head together with the Ax, which were laid in a ^^"^ ^'*' little Chcft. This indeed to me feem- ed a bloody Wedding , but becalife I could not tell what vvould yet be the event, I was fain for that time to cap- tivate my underftanding until I were further refolved. For the Virgin too, ^^f^^^ feeingthat fome of us YYcrciamt-^hcarud and wept, bid us be content. For, faid Ihe to us, Th^ Life ofthefe fifindeth solatium

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mw in your h^nds^and in foftyoufollm mel this Death P^all make mmy sUvt, Hcre;with ftic intimated wc ihbuld go llccp,& troii'^ blc our fcl vcsno fur thereon our part,foif they fliould befurc tdhavc their due right ; And fo fke bad us all good night^ cnra No- fay ing, Thatjhc mnfi voanh the dead Corps aurni mor- ^^-^ ^-^^ . y^^ ^jj^ ^ ^^ werccach

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of US conducted by our P^ges into our Hofpitw lodgings. My Page talked with me oif jantcubi- fundry and Yarious matters (which t ftill yery wcfll reracmbcr) and gave nit caufe enough to admire at his under- ftanding : But his intention was t© lullme aflecp, which at laft I well ob- ;fervcd, whereupon 1 made as though 1 was fall: afleep, but noflcep came into ray Eyes, and I could not put the Be- headed out of my mind. Now my Lodging was dire<ftly over againfc cubicuium the great Ldke, fo thiic I could w?ll look upon it, the Windows being nigh the Bed. About midnight, asfoonas it liad ftruck .twelve, on a fudden I vifionoaur-efpiedon the Lake a, grt'^t Fire ^ where- ^\ fore out of fear I quickly opened the

Window to fee what would become of it J Then from far I iaw fcvcn Ships making forward, which .were all ftiick

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full of Lights, >b6Vc 6h the ta]*) of each of them hpf fcrcd a F/^^e, that paf- Jcdto and ftd. ^nd tometimcs defcend- fcd quite dbW^fl.'io that I could lightl/ ludge that it muft tieeds be the Spirit^ of ^he Beheaded^ JNiOW thefe Ships gent- iy approached t:6 La'nd,aiid each of theiti . tad ho mbre^th^brie MiViner. As foon as they were no W gotten to Shore, I prefently efpied our Virgin with a Terch going tp wards tha Ships, after whom the fix covered Cofferis, together with the little Cheft, were carried ; and each of tlie^a ' privily laidm a Ship. Wherefore I awaked my Page too, who ^acfaver^^ hugely thank(?d me,for having run much tr^u<^ lipand.dowhifl the day, he might quite pave over.flept-this, tho' he well knew It. Now as foon as the CoiRns were laid in the Sh^s, all the Lights v^ere ex- ftihguiihed, and ^ the fix Flames pafTed back together over the Lfike, . ib that there was ho more but one Light in each Ship for a Watch. There were alfo fome hundreds of Watch-men who had encamped thcri\felyes on the Shore, and fent the Virgin back again into the Ca- ^kj who cAicfully bolted all up again ^

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fbthat Icottld well judge that tl^r^ j was nothing more to be done this night, . but that we mull cxpcft the day ; fp t we-again betook our felvcs to reft. And 1 onlv of all my Company had a Cham- ber towards the Lake, and faw this, fp that now I was alfo cxtrcara weary^ani fo fellaflcepia my manifpld Specula^

THe tiiight wa^ ovcr,'^ and the deat wiihed for day broken, wli^^i haltily Igotmcout of ;fic TBcd; more defirdiis** to learn what might yet infill, than i^hat i hadfufHcicntlyflept; Navy after tl^fc Fhad put on nry Cloaths; and | according' to TTiy cullom was gone dp^n the Stairs, ic wasltill t6o tarly, and.I found no body elfe in the Hall, where- fore I intreated 'my Page to lead mc.a little abfe^ut in the Caftlc,- ahd ftiev\r iVie •fomewhat that was rare, who was now (as always) willing, and prcfently lead m« down certain fteps tinder gr6uitd,tOL a great Iron Door, on which the follow- ing Wprds in great Copper Letters, Vkiere fixed. This

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This I thus copied, and fet dbwn in ^^Qe^He- roy Table-Book. Now after this Door puk*. ■ vyasqpened, the Page ledjiic by tht hand throiagli.a very d^rk Paflage, tifl we came again to. a very^ little 0001"^ ^hatwas now only put too. For fas* the page informed me) it ' vfUi firft opened but ycfterday when the Coffins were taken out;, and had not beei,i fince ft'Jt.' Now as foon as we flapped in, I ^fpied the ihoft prctious thing that Na- ture ever created : ' For tliis Vault Had ho other light but from certain' " huge ^vtatCarhumlej ^ And this fas I Was in-? '''\ formed) w^s f he Ki"^''^,TyeafHryJ Bilt the moft glorious ^nd principal thing, that X here faw, vyas a SepUkhcrX}^'^Ach l,^,"^' flood in the midile) fo rich thatl won- dred it was no better guarded ; where-

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Hnto the Pageanfwered me, That I hd^ good reafott to ie thankful to tny TUnet^ ijjf whofe ipflnence it was^ that I h<td nov:> feen iertain peas which no humAUi Eye elfe (^at- eept tbs K'w£s Family) had ever had 4 view of. This Scpulcher was triangHlar, and had in the middle of it ^ Rcttlc of polifhcd Copper, the rcll was of pure Gold and pretious Stones 5 In the Ket- tle ftood an Angel, who held in his Arms an unknown Tree, from which it continually dropped into the Kettle ? and as oft as the Fruit fell into the Ket- tle, it turned into ff^/cr too, and ran out from thence into three fmall Gol- den Kettles ftariding by. ' This little Altar was fupportcd by thefe three Ani^ mals, an £x^/e, an Oat and a Lyon,whicK flood on an Exceeding coflly Bafe. 'f asked my Page what this might figniSe; i^ere^ faid he, lies Buried Lady V^nus, that Beauty which hath nntione many agreift Many both, in FonrtHne^ HprnHYy Bitting and Profferity. Aftet which he fhe wed niea Copper Door on the Patrem^nt.^ Here (laid he J if yotf fkafe^ we fn ay go further down'yl ftill follow you( reply cd 1) fo I went down ihe flcps, where it was exceeding dark, but; the Page immedi«. / ' aiely '

diatelf opened a little Chcft, whereia ftood a fraali evcr-lfurniNg Tafgr^ at which he kindled one of the many Torches which lay by. I was mighti- ly terrified, and ferioufly asked how he durft do this ? He gare me for an- fwcr, As long as the Royal Ptrfons arc ftill/itrefiy J have nothing to fear. Here- with I efpied a rich Bed ready made, hung about with curious Curtains, one of which he drew, where I faw the Lady Ftmts fiark^nAhd(Jov he heaved up the Coverlets tooj lying there in fuch Dcfcnpn* Beauty, and a fafhion fo furprizing, that '^ofp^^* I was almoft befidcs my felf, neither ^S^' do I yet know whether it was a piece thus Carved , or an humane Corps that lay dead there \ For The was alto- gether immoveable, and yet I durft not touch her. So file was again covered, and the Curtain drawn before her, yecfhewas ftiH (asitwere)in my Eye. But I foon efpycd behind the Bed a Tab-, let, on which it was thus written*

. xvjivoomjyo v'6 i^p »\ o

•rt^h;' ^ ' l asM my Page , concerning this ««V' • :Wr.i:ing, .but he laughed, with pro- ^'^*:.' niife that I (houkl know it too. So he putting out the Torch:, we again afcend- . ,ed :_ Then I better viewed all the lit- tle Doors, and firft found, that on c- yery corner there burned a fmall Taper of Tyrites^ oi which i had before ta- ken no notice ; for the Fire was fo clear, tliat it looked much liker a Stone than a Taper. • From this heat the Tree was ' j^^^'^^;"'': ^3- forced, continually to melt ^ yet it Hill busf* ^'^' produced new Fruit. Now behoU (^{siid the Page J wh^ I heard revealed to the King by Atlas, Whe7J the Tree (fa id he) jlialL be tjnite melted down^ Thet7JJjall L^dy Venus anale^andhf the Another of a King.

" Whillt

Whilfl: he was thus Ipeaking, • iqi^pw the little Cupid, who at firll was fomc- what abafhed at our prefence, but fee- ing us both look more like the- Dead j^^i^, fe. then the Living, he could not ^t length <^a hums refrain from Laughing, BemAndedwhAt °J*j. Spritb/td hr ought me f^?>^r,wIiom I with trembling anfwered, that I had lofl my way in the Caflie, and was by chance come hither, and that the rag,e like- 1 wife had been looking up and down for me, andatlaft lited upon mq i|^^,;;I ; hoped he would not.paike it amifs. \Nay. , then '^Hs well enough ya'y laid Cupi^yjW^y M bnfe Granflr^ but yon might lightly have ferved me a [curvy tricky had you. been a- ■ ftfArcof^this Door. Now I tnitjlkokbetr' ; terto it]^ and fo he put a ftrongLock on the Copper Door, where. we before de- fcended. I thtnked God that he lited wpon us no fooncr, my Page too was tftc more jocond, becaufe 1 had fo well helped him at this pinch. Tet ,can J • not (faid Cupid) let it -p.ifs unreve^ged^ : that yon wcrefo near flumbi'wg upon my dear Mother ^ with that he put the point of . his Dart into one of the little Ta|',ers, 5ind heating it a little, pricked mc with it on the hand, which at that time 1 lit-.

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tic regarded, but was glad that it went' fo well with us, and that we came off, williout further dan'ger. Mean time my ' Coiiipanions were gottca our of Bed t66,^ ^nd were agaiA returned into the Halli* To* whom I alfo joyncd my fell,. making aj if r were then firfl: rifcn. After Cupid had carefully made all fall again, he came likcwife to us, and would ' needs have me Ihc w him my handy where he dill found a little drop

di't Auwri?" of blood, at which he heartily laughed,, aiid baki^ the reft have a care of mcj I would fhortly end my days. We all wondred how Cupid could be fo merry,

fi:msi«tftia. 2"^ ^^vc no fence at all of the yeftcr- day's fad paffages. ^ But he' was no whit troubled. Now our Prcfident had in

^J.fif'^'.'^^ the mean time made her felf ready for

gui»rL? "" the Journey, coming in all in bUck f^el- 'vet^yct file ftill bare her branch of Lau- rel, her Virgins too had their Branches.. Now all things being in readinefs, the Virgin' bid us firftdrink fomevvhat,and then prefently prepare for the proccf- lion v wherefore we made no long tar- rying , but follovvcd her out of the Hall into the Court. In the Court flood fix Coffins,and my Companions thought no other but thatthc fix Royal Pcrfons

lay

lay in them, but I well obfcrvf d the de- vice. Yet I knew not what was to be <dbne with thefe other. By each CdfTin '"trerta^htTnHffleclMtn* Now as foon "as the Mufick went (it was fo mournful & dolcfoine a tunejthat I was aftoriifhed ^ it) -they took np the Coffins, and wc (asWevvere ordered) were fain to go rfter them into the formentioned Gar- den^ in the mid ft of which was crcftecl a wooden Edifice, having round about the Roof a glorious Grown, and (band- ing «p^ fevert Columns ^ within it were formed fix Sepulchers, and by each of thcm^ a ftone, but in the middle it had a round hollow rifmg ftoaciInthefeGravcs the Coffins were quietly and with many Cerimonies layed : The ftones were flip- ved over them, and they fliut fall. But thelittlc Cheft was to lie in the middle. Herewith were my Companions de- ceived, for they imagined no other bujt thatthcDead Corps were there. Upon tfie'tpp of all there was a great Flag, ha- ving a P^^w/.v f4wted onitj perhaps tjierewith the more to delude us. Here I had great occafion to thank God that I had fcen more than the reft. Now af- Hofpite^vo*

ter the Funerals wea-c done, the Virgin,^tiTeTprol'i; I 3 havingtaRc^m.

virgmcs re nianen; in 4rcc.

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having x^^^<^^^ ^""^^ T^l^ upon the middle moft Stone, made, a Ihort Oration, Ths rue jhoidd be conflapt to oar wgAgemeT^ts^ and not repine at fhe pmns wc were heresfte to undergo^ hat \;e hdpfd in reftoring th frefent hnried Jloyal Perfons foLife ^g^in^ and therefore without delay to rife up wit her^ to make a Journey to the Tower of ply^ipus, to fetch from thence Medicines nfefnl and negeffAry for this furpofe. This yvc . foon agreed tp.^ and followed her through another little door quite to thp Shore^ There the feven fore-mention- ed Ships Jtood all empty ^ on which all the VirginS; itiK;^:, up their Laurel Br/inchcs^ and afte^r they had diftributed us in the {\x Ships, they caufed- us in Gods name ^ thus to begin our Voyage, and looked upon usas long as thcy,^ould have us in fight, ' after which they with all the AVatch-mea, returned into the Caftte. Our Ships had each of thcra a peculiar device. Five of them indeed h^^lhthy^regHUr Bodies^ each a fever ralonc , but mine in which the Virgin too" fate, carried a, Globe. Thus we failed oh in a lingiilar order, and each had only two Mariners;, Foremofl went the Ship /fj,iaAj(jijch,,>^ I conccivc.thc ' , ;■ " "^ ; \ ^' Jlloor

M60Y lay, in this were twelve Mitfitians^ ^ •who played : cxcclleiic welf, its dmrke 11 wasa Pyrtmid.. Next followed three b|| c|| di} 2> .'brcaft:, h^ f , and d^ in which we were * ,f ru ' difpofcd, I fate in r. In the inidll be- ^'^ " "hind thefc caiiiethc two fairef^ and s!l ftatcUeil Ships, > and ./, Aik::^i about with many Branches of Laurel^ \^:^"^\'^^ no Paflengersin them •, their Flags were the Sm and Mom. But in the rear on- ly one Ship gy in this vv ex c Forty: Vir- gins, Now- beirtg. thus palTed'Oyer this 40 virgincs Lake, we firft came througte a natrOvy *'^'"'^'^'- Arm, into the -right Sea, where' all the Syrens, Nym'phs,iand Sea-GoddelTcs.had Exci>,juntur attended us v -wh^t-x:fore thejr immedi- ^ Nympini. ately difpatched^ ^^ S^a-Nymph to us to deliver their Prcfqnt and Oifcring of Honour to t^i^- W.edding. -.il^.vvias ^ coftly, great, fety:.>rpundj/ and'Oricnt Peart ; the Ujii^^t^ ^-^yhicti hath 95P.t;,;;iiC;a- ny time been fecn^: either^ in ours, or yet ih thcrneiy vr W^vi4« ^PYiYfpH? Nl^A gin having fiiend^\ received it, the Nymph furOh^y intreated thapavidi^nce might be given tO:th>ir Divertifements, and to make a littlp ftand, y vhich the Virgin yvas cpncciii to do,^.a^d com- mand'ed tlic

t^;jp^great .Ships to ftand

5^ into the middlc,i*d

b/ "^d with the reft to in-

e||' II f corapafs them in

Tenugon, After

'g\ /a which the Nymphs

fell into a ring a-

bout thcmt awd with a moll delicate

f vveet voice began thus to ling.

I

There's nothing better here hthv^ Than heHuttOHs^ nohle^ LqvC v Whereby we like to God do. grorVy And none to grief do move, • Wherefore lets chttnxit to tk King^ Thst all the Sea thereof r^^y ring. We ijHefiiqn ', Anfwer yon,

II What was it that atfirfi tismadf ?

' ^Twas Love, ■ ■-' - ('''■■ 'And what hath Grace a frefix €0nvetgh'*d1

■■-■ '■ 'TisLove, ■ Whtnce tvas^t (fray tell hs) wemreborn ?

OfUve-^^ Uevp famet$e then again forlorn^. Sans Love', '

Who wits it ( fdy) that us conceived^}:

^TwMsLcve. '■'■'■—-'

Who

^%o Snclkd^ Ntirjedj ^HdRtHcv^d>

^TvpM Love* ^

M^hat is it wc to enr Parents tv^ef

^Tis Love, Why do they Hs fiichkindnefs ^mcft OfLeve. IV WhQ gtt'^s herein the Viiioryl

'^TifLovs. Can Love by Jiarch obtaimd ^ ? ; ]; By Love.

How may a> Man good worh ferform^ ' oo: Throt^h Love* bi\t Si^ Who mo one can. tvf9 transform ? ^Tis Live. _ _

V, iiioii I;

Then let our Song fomdy- ^'^^ Till it's Eccho rebonnd,- - '^ -- To Loves honour and fraife^ Which may ever encreafe - '■■ With our mbkFriticeT^theKing^fif' the^jieen^ The Soul if defarted^their Body^si^it^, ^^ ■ -J \- ■•

And as tong"^^rxi^.e /ji'c,. ',", Cod grationjly give\j ~. .V/.^"l ... .. That 04 great Love anJJmity;l;^^^^;;; I;;. Xhey bear each other mightily : "'\ "; Spm Hhwifc^ by Loves ovc^ Flante'^. . may ' 'reconjoyn them once again,'

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Then this 4nfidy Into great Joy (^If many thoufand younglings deign) SMI change^ and ever fo nmain,

Autoripcr. The/ having wkH raoft admira-

p'a«"j^ ble concent and malody finifhcd this'

«SuT. Song, I no more Wondrcd at Vltfcs

for ftopping the Ears 'of his Com*

paalons ; for I fecmed to my felf

the moft unhappy man alive,- th^t

Nature had not m^de me too fo

trim a creature. But the f^trgin fooii

difpatchcd them, and commanded to

fetSail from thence v wherefore the

TheNimphs^y^^P^^^^^^ after they had been pf ^v

are reward- fcated with 3 long red Sp^rff iov ,^ grar

^' tuity *, went off, and difpcrfcd tbtr^V

felves in the Sea. I was at thistim.q

fenfiblev that Cnfid begeti] to work witt\

me too, which yet tci^dcd but very lit\

tic to my Credit, and, for as much as

-"^qSuc ^y giddinefs is likely ti be nothing-bc-

i»Jo. * ncficial to the 'Reader',* i dm refolvedYp

let it rcll as it is. ^.BiJt'this was the Ve-f"

ry wound that in the ^foit Book';l1rcT.

ccired on the head' in a Dream \ arid

let every bhc take "warrfing by mt qt

.^ • ' ^ joitenng

rn9;

loitering about Vmi^ss Bcdy for Cupd prn by no means brook it. After fome Hours, having in friendly difcourfci piadc a good way, we came within Kctf of the Tower of 0/)'77;p;»^,w;hcrefore thcf Virgin commanded by the tiifcharge o£ fbmc Pieces to give the iignal of oun approach, which was alfo donc^ And immediately we efpycda great t9hita Flag thruft out, and a finall- gilded^f;^^^ Pinnace fcnt' forth to meet us. Now ' " asfoonas this was come to us,, weper^' oeived in it a very anciepct man, the Warden of the Tower,. with certaimcurios. Guards cloathed in white ^ of' whom wc were Friendly received, antii fb con-y ^.'" dueled ta the Tower. ' This' Toweti was Situated upon aa i^'*?^' cxadlyi- ^^^re, which was invironed With a f^^^^tm^bjim* io firm and thick, that I any . fdf coun^Tt ced two hundred and yZjcf^^palTes orer.iP^* Op the other'fide of the wa:ll was a fine' IVjeadow with certain little Gardens, ia- which grew fhrange, arid to me un^- kriowa. Fruits^ and then again am inner Wall round about, BhccTower-;! The Tower ,. of; it • felf vtBs.Jtift as ; if/ fe^vAn round. TovecKs hz<i b^cg:built onCii by another,: yet the raiddkmoft was:')

fomc^

foracwhat the higher, and ^idiin they all cntrcd one into another, and had fevcn Storys one above another. Being thijs come to the Gates of the Tower, we were led- a littic afide on the Wall^, that fo, as I well obfcrved, the Coffins might be brought into the Tower with- out our taking notice ; of this the reft knew nothing. This being done, we ivtrc condu&cd into the Tower at the r.CoAcioave very bottom, which albeit it wcreci:- . ccllently painted, yet we had herelit- til recreation, for this was nothing but .iK^AiCZLAbsratoryy where we were fain to beat ;ind wafh Plants, ^nd pretious Stones,' lofykum, *^4 all.Sorts of Things,; and extra^:' their Jiiici: and Eilence, and put up the- fame in Gtaflcs, and deliver them to be' ,;..'. :4aid up. And truly our Virgin was. fo bufic with MS, and fo full of her dii* "'■"'t^^ionSr'that flic knew how to give each' of us employment enough, fo that ii^' this Iflahd'Jv^ were fain to be me^l Amdgss^uli wehad atcheived ail that wa$' necclTsry. far the reftoringof the Re J headed Bodies: Mean time (as I afccisl virgmum wards underftood) three Virgins wer^' in the firfb Apartment wafhing the Corps with all diligence. .Now having:

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at length filmcfi done with this our pre*

radon, nothing marc was brought us, . t fome broath with a little draught of pitui Wine, whereby I well obfcrvcd, that T* e were not here for our pleafure ; for when we had finiihcd our days work too, every one had only a Mattrefs laid on Leaus. the Ground for him, wherewith we ^''°"**' were to content our felves. For my part I was not very much troubled with: ^:ep, and therefore walked out into" c Garden, and at length came as far: the Wall ; and becaufe the Heaven r. as at that time ve-i-y clear,I-c6uld well ^"torspe- d.iive away the time in contemplating fum'proi^' V:\cSt4rs ^ By chance I came to a greaf^omoo. ' lir of Stone-Stairs, which led up to le top of the Wall. And becaufe the Moon fhone very bright, I was fo much * he more confident, and wtntup, and oked too a little upon the Sea, which as now exceeding calm •, and thus ha* inggood opportunity toconfidcr bet- •r of Aflrononty, I found that this prc- fent Night there would happen fuch a conjundtion of the Planets, the like to .'vhich was not other wife fuddcnly to be jfci'ved. Now having looked a good ;/hile into the Sea, and it being juit a-

bout

bout Midnight, as loon as it had ftruck Twelve, I beheld from hv the fezen _

r F//t>wcj pafling over Sea hitherward,and betakeing themfelvcsto the top of the Spire of the Tower. This made mc' fomewhat affraid ^ for as foon as the'

-Flames had fetlcd themfelvcs , the Winds arofe, and began to make the Sea very Tcmpeftiiotis. The Moon al- £) was Covered with clouds, and my" }Qy. ended with fuch fear, that I ha4 fcarce time enough to hit upon the Starrs again, and betake my felf again to thc^ Tower. Now whether; the Flames' tarried any longer , or pafTed a- ' way again, I cannot fay: For in this" ohfcurity I durft no more venture a- broad : So I laid me down upon my Mattrefs, and there being befidcs in the Laboratory a pleafant and gently purling Fountain, I fell n Sleep fo much the fooner. And thus this fifth day too was concludfd v/ith Wonders^

The

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The Sixth Day.

NExt morning, after we had awak- ed one afiorfier, we fate together ^^^^^''['^ a while to difcbiirfe what might yet be Jgafs.^^'" ' the event of tilings. For fome were of opinion that theyftiould all beinlivened again together; Others cohtradidcd it, becaufc the dcceafeof the ancients -was not only to tejiore life, but increafc ' too to the young ones. Some imagined \ that they were not put to death, but r that others were beheaded in their ftead.

I We having now talked together a prct- t' ty while, in comes the Old Man to us,

II and firfb fainting las, looks about him [I to fee if all things were ready, and the i proccfTcs enough done. We had herein

lb behaved our felves, that he had no c^Qors. fault to find with our diligence, where- upon he placed all the Glafles together, gjf^j^^^^'''* and put them into a cafe. Prefently laudatur come certain youths bringing with them fome Ladders^ Eoafes^ and large Wings, Jy^'t«», which tiief laid down before us, and departed. Then the old Man began

thus.

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thus.^ My Dear Sons, one of thcfc three things rauft: each of you this day conftantly bear about with him. Now it is free for you either to ttiake a choice of one of them, or to call lots about it. We replied, we would choofc. Nay 9 faid he, let it rather gO by lot^ Hereupon he made three little Sche- dules, in one he writ Ladder^ on the fecond Rope, on the third Wirt^s ; Thefc he laid in an Hat, and each man mull dfaw, and whatever he happened upon, that was to be his. Thofe who got the I Kopesy imagined thcjnfelves to be in the I bell cafe, but I chanced on a Ladder. I jvhieh hugely afflidted me, for it wa?- 1 twcive-footlong, and pretty weighty,, I and I mull be forced to carry it, where- 1 ^s the others could handfomly coy lei their Ropes about them : and as foil the IVings.^ the old Man joyned them fci ' .neatly on to the third fort, as if theyl ^ iad grown upon them. Hereupon he/ ^i turned the Cock, and then the Foun^l ^i rain ran no longer, and we were fail/ ^^'^ to remove it, from the middle out ol ^^e the way. After all things were carrieJ ^'f off, he taking with him the Caskel p] wiU\:the Glalle^, took leave, andlocJ ^^n

/ kii

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cd the Door fail after him,fo that we im^ agincd no other but that we had been imprifo"'*d in this Tower. But it was ^^'^^^^^^'^ hardly t quarter of an Hour before a JLve. ""^ round Hole at the very top was uncover- ed, where we faw our Virgin, who cal- led to us, and bad us good Morrow, deflring us to come up. They with the Wings were inftantly above through the hole. Only they with the Ropes were in evil plight. For as foon as c- vei'one of us was up, he was command- ed to draw up the Ladder to him. At lafleach mans Rope was hanged on an j^^^J^^'j^ Iron Hook, fo every one was fain to climb up by his Rope as well as he could, which indeed was not compalTed with- out Blifters . Now as foon as we were all well up, the hole was again covered, and we were friendly received by the Virgin. This Room v/as the whole breadth of the Tower it felf, having Six very ftately Vejlries a little raifed above the Room, and to be entrcd by the afcent of three Steps. In thcfe pef^^ip^f^ yrftries we were diftrihuted, there t0.2CoriC.au pray for the Life of the King and Queen, mean while the Virgin v/cnt in and out at the little Door /z^till we had done. For as foon as our procefs was abfolved, K there

there was brought in, and placed in the middle tlirough the little Door, by twelve pcrfons (which were formerly our Mufitians) a wonderful thing of a lorjgijh fhape, which my Companions took only to be a Fountain. But I well obferved that the Corps's lay in it, for tht inner Chell was of an oval Figure, ib large that fix Perfons might well lie in it one by another. After which they aga'm went forth, fetched their Inllru- ments, and conduced in our Virgin, to- gether with her fhe-attcndants, with a moll delicate noife of Mufick. The Theiitd9 Virgin carried a little Casket, but the Casket. j-gj^ Qjjly Branches, and fmall Lamps, and fome too lighted Torches. The Torches were immediately given into our Hands, and we were to ftand about the Fountain in this order. Gi ic chori. ooooooooa ^'^^^ ^ood ther/r. 0 000 i^^ ^ w^^^ hcrat-

0 ^ tcndants in a Ring ,

coeooooo round about with

O .-^ C) <»

^ ^ /^ o o . the Lamps & bran- 2 t^ tl ^ chcsr,nextftoodwc 2 oc Ojdo 0 0 <a v/ith ourTorches ^,

oooooood '"along rank, kft

of

of all the reft of the Virgins dm another long rank too. Now whence the Virgins came, or whether they dwelt in the Caftle, or whether they were brought in by night, I know not, for all their IFaccs were covered with delicate white JLinnen, fo that I could not know any virgin« of them* Hereupon the Virgin open- "^^°' cd the Casket, in which there was a q^j^ round thing wrapped up in a piece of wis, green double Taf&ta. This fhe laid in the uppermoll Kettle, and then cover- ed it with the Jid, which was full of holes, and had befides a Rim, on which Ihe poured in fomc of the Water which we had the day before prepared, whence the Fountain began immediate- ly to run, and through four fmall Pipes to drive into the little Kettle \ beneath the undermoll Kettle there were many (harp points,on which the Virgins ftuck their Lamps, that {o the heat might come to the Kettle, and make the Wa- ter Seeth. Now the Water beginning to Simper, by many little holes at ^, it fell in upon the Bodies, and was fo hot, that it dijfoivtd them all, and turned them into Liquor. But what the abovefaid round wrapt up thing was, my Com- panions knew not, but I undcrftood K ^ ' that

inar<

(i4S ) that it was thcMoor's Head,from which the Water conceived fo great heat. At b round about the great Kettle, there were again many holes, in which thev ftuck their Branches ; now whe- ther this was done of ncceflity, or only for Ceremony, I know not ; However thcfc Branches were continually be- fprinkled by the Fountain, whence it afr^.rwardsdropt fomcwhatofa deeper lelioTP into the Kettle. This lailcd for near two Hours, that the Fountsiin ftiU conilantlyran of it fclf; but yet the longer , the fainter it was. Mean time the Mufitians went their way, and vvc walked up and down in the Room ^ and truly the Room w^as fomade, that we had opportunity enough to pafs away our time: There was, for Images, Paintings,Clock- woiks,Organs , Springs' Ing Fountains, and the like, nothing forgotten. Now it was near the time that the Fountain ccafed, and would Tun no longer : upon which the Virgin commanded a round Golden Globe to he Isrought. But at the bottom of the Fountain there was a Tap, by which fte let * out all the matter that was dif- fovled by thofchot Drops (whereof cer-

taia

Cain quarts were then very Red) into the Globe. The reft of the Water which remained aboye in the Kettle, was poured out. And fothis Fountaia (which was now become much lighter) v^as again carried forth. Now whe- ther it was opened abroad, or whether jany thing of the Bodies that was fur- ther ufeful, yet remained^ 1 dare not certainly fay i But this 1 know, that the Water that was emptied into the Globe was nluch heavier thcnyTAr, or yet Gravity ihore of us were well able to bear, al^aqu*- beit for its bulk it fhould have fecmcd hot too heavy for one man. Novv this Globe being with much ado gotten out of Doors, we again fate alone. But r perceiving a trampling over head; had an Eye to my Ladder, Hear one might take notice of the flrange opinio- bns myCompanions had concerning this Fountain : For they not imagiiring but ^^^^^^ j:^y that the Bodies lay in the Garden of novi?rer^ theCaflk, knew not what to make oq^^^^^i^^ this kind of working, but I thanked God that I awaked in fo opportune a time, and faw that which helped me the better in all the Virgins bufmefs. After one quarter of an hour ihe cover K 4 abQVC

above was again lifted of, and wccont-

^cSciavi^ mandcd to come up, which was done as

^" "^ ' * before with Wings, Ladders , and

Ropes. And it did not a little vex me,

that whereas the Virgins could go

rip another way, we were fain to

f;ik? fo much toil', yet I could well

«!! ige ihere muft be fomeypem/ reafon

ir. It, and we muft leave fomevvhat

, for I he Old Man to do too. For even

rhorn'-vith the Wings had noadvan*

tage l>v them but when they were to

rnouni through the Hole. Now being

gjtten up thither alfo, and the Hole

i^cfcriptio fhut again, I faw the Globe hanging by

Rooni. In this Room was nothing elfc but mecr Windows, and ftill between t tvo Windows there was a Door, which vvas covered with nothing but a great jxjlilhed Looking-GIafs *, and thefe Windows and Looking-Glafles were fo optically oppofcd one to another, that although the Sun f which now Ariif.optic fhined exceeding bright) beat only u'p- on one Door, yet (after the Windows towards the Sun were opened, and the Doors before the Looking-GlalTes <iravvn afidc) iu all quaiicrs of the

Room

Room there was nothing but SufjSj which by artificial RefraUions beat upon the whole golden Globe hanging in the midft ^ and for as much as the fame (befides that brightncfs J was poliihed^ it gave fuch a Luftre, that none of us could open our Eyes, but were there- fore forced to look out at Windows till . ^ , the Globe was well heated, and '^*^*p^ brought to the delired effcd. Here I may well avow that in thefe Mirrours 1 have feen the mofl wonderful Specta- cle that ever Nature brought to light ; for there were Suns in all places,and the . Globe in the middle Ihined yet brighter, fo that, but for one twinkling of an £yc, we could no more indure it than the Sun it felf. At length the Virgiii Commanded to fhut up the Looking- GlalTes again, and to make fall the Windows, and fo let the Globe cool again a Httle ; and this was done about fevcn of the Clock. Wherefore we thought good, fince we might isovv have leifure alittletorefrelhourfelVes' with a Breakfaft : This Treatment agaifi was right Philofophical, and vvep^j,^,.^^ had no need to be affraid of Intempe- phiiofoph.' ranee, yet vvehad no want. And the K 5 hop^

hope of the future joy (vrith which the Virgin continually comforted us) made us {o jocond that vvc regarded not any pains, or inconvenience. And this I can truly fay too concerning my Compaaions of high quality, that their minds never ran after their Kit chin or Tablcy but their pleafurc was only to attend upon this adventurous Phifick, and hence to contemplate the Creator's W ? [doir. and Omnipotency. After we iflaa i:kcn our Refe<^ion, we again fet- tled 01. r felves to work, for the Globe was fufficiently cooled ^ which with toil rind labour we were to lift off the Cnamand fct upon the Floor. Now the difpute was how to get the Globe in funder, for we were commanded to divide the fame in the midft. The con- clufion was that a fharp pointed Dia- ciobi"'"' raond would bcfl: do it. Now when we had thus opened the Globe, there wa$ nothing of rcanefs more to be fecn, but aiovely great fnovv-vvhite Egg: It moft mightily rcjoyced us, that this was fo well brought to pafs. For the Vir* gin was in pevpetuall care, leaft the Shell might ftiii be too tender. We flood round abQULthis Egg as jocond as

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if vVe our felvcs had laid it. But the

Virgin made it prefently be carried 0^^,^^^^^^^. forth, and departed herfclf too from didum, us again, and (as all ways) locked the Door to. But vvhat (he did abroad with the Egg, or whether it were fome vyay privately handled, IknovT not, neither do I believe it. Yet wc were again to paufc together for one quartet of an hour, tilJ the third hole were opened, and we by means of our inftrumcnts were come upon the fcutth Stone or Floor. In this Room we'^^'^'^' *'^ found a great Copper Kettle filled with ytllow Sand^ which was warmed with a gentle Fire, afterwards the £gg vyas raked up in it, that it might therein come to perfed maturity. This Kettle was exadly fquare, upou one fide flood thefe twc^ verfes. Writ ioi great Letcfs.

O. BLI. TO. BIT. MI. LI. KANT. I. VOLT. BIT. TO. GOLT.

On the fcGond (idc vvece thefe three Words,

SANITAS

SANITAS. NIX. HASTA.

The third had no more but this one JWord.

F. I. A. t.

But on the hindefmoffi part flood an intire Infcription running thiis.

qlvod.

Ignis : Aer : Aqua ; Terra :

SANCTIS REGUM ET REGi- NARUM NOSTR:

Cineribus.

Eriperc non potuerunt.

Fidel is Chymicorurn Turba!

IN HANG URNAM

Contulit. • Ao.

Now whether the Sand or Egg were jhereby meant. Heave to the learned to difputCs yet do I my part, and omit nothing umicclarcd. Cur Egg being

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now ready was taken out ; But it need-

>':d no cracking, for the Bird that was in kfoon freed himfelf, and (hewed him- felf very jocond, yet he looked very Bloody and unfhapcn .• Wc firft fet him puIIus im* upon the warln Sand, fo the Virgin p^"°^'*- commanded, that before wc gave him .my thing to eat, wc fhould be fure to make hinl faft^ other wife he would give ^.^ . ; iis all work enough. This being done too, food was brought him, which fure- ky was nothing clfe than the Blood 6f the Pafcitur. Beheaded^ deluted a^ain with prepared' j^^S"}"*-

1 1 • 1 1 °r^. 1 ^ r- r n decollator-

water, by which the Bird grew fo faft um. jnder our eyes, that We well faw why ;:he Virgin gave us fuch warning of him» He bit and fcratcht fo devillifhly about him, that could he have had his will up- on any of us, he would foon have dif- patched him. Now he was wholly bUei^ ind wild , wherefore other meat wa5 brought himi perhaps the blood ofa-^j^ j^^ lotherof thi Royal ferf$ns^ whereupon alius Regis ill his black Feathers moulted again, p^^^'^^^^' ind inftead of them there grew out Snovf -white -^Feathers, He was fomewhac :amertoo, and fuffercd himfclf to be more tradl^ible, neverthelefs we did aot y€C trijft him. At th<J third feed- ing

tridefclt.

tibcratur. vincuiti.

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ing his Feathers began to be fo curioufly coloured^ that in all my Life I .never favv' the like colours for Beauty.. Me was slU fo exceeding tame, and behaved him- felf fo friendly with lis, that (the Vir- gin confenting) we releafed him froth his Captivity. '*Tis mwreafon (^bcgari our Virgin ) fince by your diligence^ and :'ur old mar^s ccnfcnty th? Bird has attkirteJ hcth his tifCy and the highefi PerfecliofJj that he be alfo joyfully Confecrated by hs. Herewith flie commanded to bring in Dinner, and that we fhould again rc- frefh our felves, Jlnce the moft trouble- fcAie part of our Work was now over, and ic was fit we fhould begin to enjoy our p^fTcd Labours. We began to make our felves merry together. Hovvbeit we had Hill all our Mourning Cloaths on, which feemed fomewhat reproach- ful to our Mirth. Now the Virgin was perpetually inquifitive, perhaps td find to which of us her future purpofc might prove ferviceablc. But her dif- courfc was for the moil part about melt" i»gj and it pleafed her well when any one feemed expert in fuch compendious Manuals, as do peculiar ly commend an Arti/t. This Dinner kited nor thowt

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three quart:crs of an hour, which wc yet for the moll part fpcm; with our Bird, whom vvc were fain conftantly ;:o feed with his meat : But he ftill con- tinued much at the fame growth. Af-» ::cr Dinner vvc were not long fkfFercd *o digeft our Meat ^ but after that the Virgin together with the Bird was de- parted from us. The fifth Room wass-'C^iare. fet open to us, whither we got too ^f- cer the former manner, and tendred our Service. I n t h i s Room' a Bath w as pre- -^''^ ^*^* pared for our Bird, which was fo co- '''^''^* loured with a fine white Powder, that it had the appearance ©f meer Milk. Now it was at firft cool when the Bird! was fet into it : He was mighty well pleafed with it, drinking of it, and pleafantly fporting in ir. But after it began to heat by reafon of the Lamps that were placed under it, we had e- nough to do to keep him in the Bath* we therefore clapt a cover on the Ket- tle, and fuffered him tothrufl his head out through a hole, till he nad in this f®rt loft all his Feathers in this Bath, and was as fmooth as a new^borii Child, yet the heat did him no further haim,' ap which 1 much marvelled ; for

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in this Bath the Feathers were quite con- fumed, and the Bath was thereby tin- ged into blew ; at length we gave the Bird air, who of hiipfclf fprung out of the Kettle, and was fo glittcringly fmooth, that it was a pleafarc to be- hold k. But becaufe he was (till fome- what wild, we were fain to put a col-

Vlttcii^f. lar,with a Chain,about his Neck, and fo led him up and down the Room. Meaa tinie a ilrong Fire was made under the

Eaifi«um; -Kettle, a^d thc Bath fodden away till

^?ld«n/'° ^^^- .ametoai'/ew Stone, which we *" took out, and having firft pounded it, vv€ were aiiervf ards fain to grind it on a Stone, -^nd finally with this co- lour to paint the Bird's whole Skin over: Now he lookt much more fl:rangcly,for he was all blew, except the head, which remained white. Herewith our work on this Story too was performed ; And we (after the Virgin with her hkw Bird was departed from us) were called up through the hole to the fixth Story •,

^.Conclave, ^j^l^l^ was done too, there we were

mightily troubled, for in the midll a little Altar, every >vay like that in the King's Hall above defer ibed, was placed Upon wliich ftood the fix fore-mention^

ec

tdfArtkhlars^^ndht him fclf f the Bird) made the feverith. Firft of all the little Fountain was fct before him, out of which he drunk a good draught, after- wards he pecked upon the white Serfen$ until fhe bled mightily. This Blood we were to receive into a Golden Cup^ and pour it down the Birds Throat, who was mighty avcrfe from it, then we dipt the Serpents head in theFv«»- Mf'«, upon which fhe again revived, and crept into her Deaths- head, fo that I faw her no more for a long time after. Mcaa time the Sphere turn«d cor llantly on, j

until it made the delired conjurdioHc ^

Immediately the watch Struck one,upoi; which there was a going another conjm" IHon. Then the Watch ftruck two. Fin- ally,whilft we were obferving the third conjundion, and the fame was indica- ted by the Watch, the poor Bird of himfelf fubmiflively laid down his Neck upon the Book, and willingly fuffercd his Head (by one of us thereto chof-n . by lot) to be fmitten of Hovvbeic he f^";;*^^^> yielded not one drop of Bloody till he was opened on the Breaft, and then the Blood fpun out ^o frelh and clear as if it had been a Fountain^ of Rubies. His

Pcatb

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Death went to the heart of us, md yet we might well judge, that a naked Bird would ftand us in little ftead, So we let it reft, and removed the little Altar Av^ cambu- away and affiftcd the Virgin to burn the pw- Body Ttogcthcr with the little Tablet banging by) to Aflies, with Fire kind- led at the little Taper ; afterwards to clcanfc the fame fcvcral times, and to lay them in a Box of Cy prefs^ Wood. Joe- Here I cannot conceal what a trick I and three more were ferved 5 After we had thus diligently taken up the Afhcs, The V.'^in begjin to fpeak thus. My ^^ydsf we are here in thefixth Roovty and have only one more before HSy in which our trouble will be at an endy attd then we Jhall retHrn hom^ again to our Caflle, to awaken our moji gratioHS Lords and Ladies, Now albeit J conld heartily wijh^ that all of yoHy as yon dre here together^ had behaved your f elves in fitch fort ^ that I might have given you Commendations to qht moft renowned Xing and Queen^ and yon have obtained a f nit able Reward ^ yet becanfe^ contrary to my deftre^ J have fomd amougfl yon thefe four (herewith fhe pointed at me and three more) laz,y and jln^gijh Lahonrators^ andye^t according to my good- will to all and

ev. n

tvny 9nc^ Am n%t wiltwg to acltver them uf to condign funifimsnt • However ^ that fnck Negligence may not remain wholly HnpHmfJi- td^ I am vnrpofed thns concerning them^ that they jhaU only he excluded from the future fcvcnth and mofi Glerions action of all the rejl-^andfo too they jl:all insur no fur- ther blame from their Royal Majefiics. Iii wlitt a cafe wc no^v were at this Spcccb, I leave others to confidcr : For the Vir- gia fo well knew how to keep her coun- tenance, that the Water foon ran over our Baskets^ andweeftc^med ourfclves the moft uhhapp7 of all men. After this the Virgin by one of her Maids (whereof there were many always at hand) caufed the Mulitians to be fctchr^ tvho where with Cornets to blow us out bf Doors with fuch fcorn and derifioii, that they thenifelves could hardly found for langhing' But it didfarticuLrly raiph- tily afflid us that ihtf^irgin fo vehement- ly laughed at our mefwg^ anger & »wp- fif;fcf,and that there might well perhaps befomeamong,ft our Companions who were glad of this our misfortune. But It proved other wife. For as foon as wc ^p,^^'* were come out at the Door, the Mufi- tians bid us be of good checrc jind fol- L lo^

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low them up the winding Staircs*^ 8 . conclave. They led us up to the feventh Floor un- der the Roof, where wc found the 0/^ Man^ whom we had not hitherto feen. Handing upon a little round Furnace. Hvt received us friendly, and heartily congratulated us, that we were hereto chofen by the Virgin ^ but after he un* <icr flood the affright we had conceived, I is belly was ready to burft with Laugh* Lt^, that we had taken fuch good For- tune To hainoufly. Hence faid he. My Dear Sons learn, That Mm never knoxQ^ crh how ivcll God imendtth him. During this difcourfe the Virgin alfo with her iiuLlc -SoA came running in, who (after i\\z had fufficiently laughed at us ) emp- tied her Aflyes out into another Veflel, vjrw L-cir: and filled hers again with other matter, luJiLcvrc- faying, Ihc mull; now go caO: a Mill be- fore the ether Artills Eyes, that we in the mean time fhould obey the old Lord in vvhatfoevcr he commanded us., and not remit cue former diligence. Here- jxonciavc. with (he departed from us into the fc- . ^ venth Room whither fhe called our

Companions. Now what fhe firfl did with them there, I cannot tell, for they were not only moil earncflly forbidden

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to fpeak of it, but wc too by reafon of our bufmcfs, durft not peep on them through Che Cicling. But this was om^^^^^^ work, wc were to woiJ/?e«;kAfhcs with our fore-prepared W^ter till they became altogether like a very thin Dough. After which we fet the matter over the, Fire, till it was well bested^ then we cad it thus hot as it was into two little forms or moulds, and fo let it cool a iittle(here we had leifure to look a while j ib^rfpu- upon. our Companions through certain ''"^^J^^,j^^ crevifcs made in the Floor) they were ^'^"^^^ now very bufie at a Furnace,&c each was himfelf fain to blow up the Fire with a pipe,and they flood thus blowing about it, as if they were ready to loofe their breath. Howbeit, they imagined they were herein wondroully preferred be- I

fore us. And this blowing lailed fo long till pur old Man rouzed us to our work again j So that I cannot fay what was done afterwards^ We baving opened our little forms,there appeared two beautiful bright and almoIbrr^/^HomuncuB fdrt^vt little Images, the like to which ^""^^ Mans Eye never faw, a Male and a Fe- male, each of them only fenr inches long ^ and that which moft mightily hz furprifed

(too)

turprifed mc, was, that they were not hard, but Umber and flefhy, as othet human Bodies^ yiet had they no Life : So that 1 do ttiofl: alTuredly believe that the Lady P^cnut^s Image was alfo midc after fomc fueh way: Thcfc Angeli- cally fair' Babe$ we firft laid upon "^vo little Sattin CuQionct^, and beheld

^«ni a gbod while, till nc were almott

fottcd upon foexqiiifite an objeft:

\c old Lord warned us to forbiear^ and

tinitally to inftill the Btiod of the

ird (vYhich had been received iflto a JiCtlc Golden Cup) drop after drojp int6 i;he ^t6tlths of the little Images, {torn vVhence they . apparently to the Eye eticreafcd 5 and yrhcrea^ they were be- fore very fmal!, thty \Verenow (ac- cording to prap6Ytioh) much more beautiful; fo that Worthily aR Limners ought tahave been here, and have been afhamcd of their Art in refped of thefc produdions of Nature. Now thcy^ began to grow fo %, that we lifted from the lirtleCunionets, and were fain to lay therrvupoil a long Table, which was covered with white VelYct. The , oM man atTo coramacdedus to cover fihem over up to the Bread, with a piece

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of fine whsti/hfAle Taffata, which bc- caufe cf tb«ir unfpeakablc beau^y,almofl: .^ / went againft us •, bu^ ^hat 1 may be mus. *"^^^ brief, before wc had in this manner quite fpcnt the Blood, they were alrea- dy in their pcrfeQ; fnlt growth, they had'Gold*yeUow curled Hair, and the above-mentioned figtire of rcfius was nothing to then?,. But there was not yet any natural warmth, or fenfibility inihem, they were dead Figures, yc. of a Uvcly and natural colour .* and fincc care was to be taken that they gre; riot too great, the old Man would not permit apy thing more to be given them, but quite covered their Faces too with the Silk, and caufed the Table to be Jfi4ck round about with Torches. Here i mufl; warn the Reader that he ima- gine not thefe Lights to have been of ;;ecfjfJtf^,for the old Man's intent hereby, was only that we Hiould not obfcrve when the 5o«/entred into them, a» in- deed we (hould not have taken notice of it, in cafe I had not twice before fecn the F/4wjf J j However, I permitted * the other three to remain in their be- lief, neither did the old Man know ttotl had fecn any t'.ungmorc, Herc- ■^ L 3,, upon

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upon he bid us fit down on a Bench over againit the Table : prefcntly the

Veftluntur. Virgin eame in toowith the Mufick and all furniture, -and carried two curious white Garments, the like to which I had never feen in the Caftle, neither can I defcribc them, for 1 thought no other but that they were meer Chnflal^ h\ii they were gentle, and not tranfpa- f ^nt, fo that 1 cannot fpeak of them * Theie fhe laid down. upon a Table, and aftci' flic had difpofed her Virgins ipori .a Bench round about , fhe and the i6ld. jyian began m2iV[y Ltger-demain Uicks about the Tablc,which was done

Pf^^n^ only to M'wd us. .This (as I told you) was managed under the roof, which

Dcfcriptio was. wonclerfuUy fprnied, for on the in-

"^* fide it rWas, arched Into fcven Hemifphe- i:e$, of which the raiddlcmoll was fomc- whatthe highell, ancl had at top a lit- tle rpuncj.hole, \yhich was neverthelefs ihut, fifti was obferVed by none dfe. Af^er'niany Ccreti\Qnies,(lept iny?;^ Vir- gins, ejich of which b^re a large Trum- pet^'.which were rouled about with a green. ^^littcring . and l)urnrng material like a wreath, one of which the old Maa tpdi^, aad aft;er"lvs had removed

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fomc ef the lights at top, and nncove- red their Faces, he placed one of the Trumpets upon the Month of one of the Bodies in fuch manner, that the upper and wider part "of it was dire(fted juH againft the forementioned hole. Here my Companions always looked upon ufns tuba- the Images ; but I had other thoughts*, ''""'' for asfoon as the foliagecr wreath about the fliank of the Trumpet was kindled^ I faw the hole at top open, and a bright fiream of Fire fhooting down the Tube, [.^ii^%^^. and pafTmg into the Body : whereupor en*); the hole was again covered, and the Trumpet removed. With this device my Companions were deluded, fa that they imagined that life came into the Image by means of the Fire of the foli- age, for as foan as he received the Soul Homunc he twinckled with his Eyes, hovv beit JoTraniV hefcarce Hirred. The fecond time he t-ri^ntyr, placed another Tube upon its Mouth, and kindled it again, and the Soul was let down through the Tube This was repeated upon each of them three timts^ after which all the Lights were exftin- guillied and carried away. The Velvet Carpets of the Table were call toge- ther o/er th^fn, and immcdi-ately a tra- L 4 villing

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Villing Bed was unlocked and made rea- dy, into which thus wrapped up they were born, and fo after the Carpets t^rerc taken off them, th<:y were neatly LM by each otber,where with the Cur- ttiins drawn before them, they flept a good while. (Now wasit alfo time for the Virgin to fee how our other Artifls behaved thcmfelvcs,they were well plea^- ^f d, bj'caufe (as the Virgin afterwards informed me) they were to work mGoUy ^fiichis indeed a piece alfo of this art, bdt not the moit Prwcip/tl^ 'mod ncceffa- ry, and bcfl : Ihey had indeed too a part of thcfe Jpcs^ fo that they ima- agincd no' other, but that the whole Bird was provided for the fake of GoU^ and that life muft thereby be rcftored to the dcc^afed) during which we fate Yery ftill, attending vvhcnour married- couple would av/akc, thus about half an' hour Was fpcat. For then the wanton Cfipid prefented him felf again, and, af» tcr he had faluttd. us all, flew tothcnt behind thcCurt3in,tormcnting them fo long till they awaked. This happened to them with. very great amazement, for thev imagined no other but that they had hie her to llcpt from ihe very hour

In which they were beheaded. CnpU^

^ after he had awaked them, and renews cd their acqaaintance one with another,,

^ ftepped a fide a little, and permitted them both fomewhat better to recrmt themftlves, mean time playing his tricks with us J and at length he would needs have the A/iM|/Fci^f€tcnt to befpmewhat themerrief.' Notlongafter the Virgin lier felf comes : And after flie had mofi:

'humbly fainted the young King and Q)ieen f \Vho found themfelves fome- what faint) and kifled their hands, fhci'^nfogc* broaght them the two for emehtidncd ;"j;i;^^j, carious G^rmtn^s^ which' they put on, utfeeonfpi- and fofleppcd forth. Now there were ^^'3^^°' ?'"=; already prepared two very curious Chains J wherein they pbced them- felves : and fo were by us with moft profound Reverence congratulated ;

' for which the King in his own Perfbn moft gratiouQy returned his thanks, and

' igain re-ajfured us of all Grace. It was already about five of Clock , where- fore they could make no longer ftay, but as foonasever the chiefefl of their p"i"g««^«' rurniture could be laden, we were to marc, ittend the young Royal Perfonsdowil

-^the winding Stairs, through all Doors '■• and

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and watchesuntothcShip,in which they inbarqued themfclvcs, together with certain Virgins^ and Cupid, and failed fo mighty fwift that we foon ioft fight of thcQi, yet they were met (as 1 was informed; by certain ftately Ships ; Thus in four Hoars time they had made many Leagues out at" Sea. After »fv!vc< five of V. lock the Mufitians were char- e,fd 'C carry all things back again to the n; ., and to make themfelvcs ready .nr che Voyage* Butbecaufc this was ^binewhat long a doing, the old Lorci cuftosi''^'- ^nimanded forth a parry of his con- TurmcuOo-'caled Soldicrs, who had hitherto been ciiaaituiiti^planted in the Wall, fo that we had ta- ken no notice of any of them, whereby I obfervcd that this Tower was well provided againft oppolition. Now thefe Soldiers made qi:ick work with our fluff, fo that no more remained further to be done, but to go to Supper. Now the Table being complcatly far-

f ues'ck^' ^^^^^> ^^^ Virgin brings us again to

e^s^conciJvi our Companions where we were to

eomcflantur. carry our felves 35 if we had truly

been in a Lamentable condition, and

forbear laughing. But they were

always liniling one upon another,

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hoyvbeit fomcef them too llmpatliized with us. At this Supper the old Lord was with us too, who was a moft iharp Infpcdor over us : For none could caftoseftin. propound any thing fo difcrectly, but*^*^^°'* that he knew how either to confute it, or amend it> or at leaft to give fome good document upon It. I learned mofl |f^^^^"^"^ by this Lordly and it were very good ^^^' chat each one would apply himlelfto !.ini, and take notice of his procedure^ ^or then things would not fo often, and 1.) untowardly Mifcarry. After we 1 ad taken owr nodurnal refedion, the .)ld Lord led us into his Clofets of Ra- rities, which were here and there dif- pcrfed amongft the Bui works, where jJ^^J^'^^r*, we faw fuch wonderful produdlons of iNTature, and other things too which nans wit in imitation of Nature had invented, that we needed a Year more fufficicntly to furveigh them : Thus wc fpent a good part of the Night by Can- dle-light. At lall, bccaufe. we were more inclined to Sleep than fee many Rarities, wc were lodged, in Rooms m ihc Wall, where wc had not oi;Iy coftly , good Betls,but alfo beHdes extvaordina- iy handfom Chambers, wh-ich made

us

ustfie more wonder why we were the day before forced to undergo fo many hardfhips. In this Chamber I had good reft •, and being for the rn6(^ part with- out care, and weary with continual La- bour, the gentle rulhing of the Sea help- ed n^e'toa found andfweet Sleep, for I continued in one Dream from eleven setn^^un,, Qf tlock till eight in the morning.

A

The Svtnth D4y»

Fter eight of clock I awaked, and quickly made my fe\f ready, be- irfg dcfirous to return again into the Tower, but the dark parages in tlKf Wall were'fo many, arid various, that I wandred a good while before I could find the way but. The fame happened Hofpitw to the reft too, till at lafl: wt all met a- ^lu^. gain in the neither moft Vault, and hi- brc*. bits ihtirely^e/^oiP were given US, toge- ther with our golden Fleeces. At that time the Virgin declared to iis that wc , . ^ were Knights of the (BoIDtn ^tmt, 6f Eq^itcJ. which we were before ignorant. Af- ter wchad now thus made ourfclyes ready, and taken dur Btcakfafl", the'

old