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A10746	The pilgrime of Loreto Performing his vow made to the glorious Virgin Mary Mother of God. Conteyning diuers deuout meditations vpon the Christian and Cath. doctrine. By Fa. Lewis Richeome of the Society of Iesus. Written in French, & translated into English by E.W.; Pélerin de Lorète. English	Richeome, Louis, 1544-1625.; Walpole, Edward, 1560-1637, attributed name.; E. W. (Edward Worsley), 1605-1676, attributed name.; Weston, Edward, 1566-1635, attributed name.	1629 (1629)	STC 21023; ESTC S115933	381,402	480

Rom. Pontif. hold the same And Peter Damianus a noble writer of his age sayth boldly That this is the fayth of the Catholike Church And surely if our Sauiour being to goe out of this world vnto his Father thought it not meet to commit the custody of his Mother a Virgin though of good yeares to the keeping trust of any but of a Virgin Gers ser 5. de nat B. Mariae that is to S. Iohn is it not like that being young not his Mother he would mary her to a man that was not a virgin and that had not made a vow to perseuere in that estate we must thinke therfore that the B. Virgin was assured to Ioseph and he to her againe with purpose of perpetuall continency instructed therunto by the secret instinct of the holy Ghost and strengthned with a liuely fayth that God would able them to liue both virgins and married folkes togeather Secondly this mariage was meruailous in this point aboue other common marriages that notwithstanding the purpose of virginity in them both yet was it a true mariage and the Scripture doth plainely teach this truth Ambr. de inst virg S. Thom. 3. p. q. 29. art 1. for it calleth the B. Virgin the spouse and wife of Ioseph and this is the beliefe of the Doctours and of the Church S. Ambrose sayth The Bl. Virgin the mother of our Sauiour being betrothed to her husband was called his wife euen as mariage is called mariage when it is made by common consent of wills for it is not the losing of Virginity Amb in 2. l. c. 1. in Luc. but the cōiugall consent alliance that maketh the mariage Againe Meruaile not to heare the B. Virgin often in the Scripture called the wife of Ioseph although he neuer knew her for this doth not signify The essence of mariage that she lost her virginity but that she was married vnto him He meaneth as other Diuines do say that the only consent and lawfull and mutuall vnion of willes and not carnall knowledge doth tye the band of Matrimony and the essentiall knot of marriage S. Augustine Ioseph is called an husband S. Aug. de nupt concupis● l. 1. c. 11. by reason of the first fayth of his assurance giuen to the B. Virgin although he neuer knew her carnally nor might doe neither therefore was vaine or false that name of husband for this Virgin ought to be more holily and admirably pleasing to her spouse who was to be fruitfull without the worke of man vnequall in lignage equall in fayth and fidelity And a little before exhorting the faythfull to this continency Wedding without bedding vpon the example of this marriage By this example sayth he is signifyed to married Christians that mariage may be made and vowed by common consent with the mutuall affection of the hart and spirit only without lying togeather And indeed many haue liued in this sort Henry the 2. Emperour with Chunegund both a beautifull young Princes Valerian with S. Cecily Edward King of England with Editha and that noble French-man Eleazarus with Delphinia that noble Lady a thousand others whose names are written in the booke of life though they be vnknowne to men Thirdly this marying is meruailous for the admirable vertues The loue fidelity of this couple and namely for the coniugall fayth and charity of both parties and by the excellency of lignage and by all that may make a marriage complete All the good of mariage was found heere sayth S. Augustine the fruit Iesus Christ Aug. l. 2. de nupt conc c. 11. the fayth without adultery and the Sacrament without diuorce and the issue such as surmounteth the fecundity of all the Mothers that euer were or shall be as also the fidelity charity and all other vertues of married folkes were there found singular and rare The second point of the Meditation Of the causes of the Mariage betweene the B. Virgin and S. Ioseph CHAP XX. THE second point shall meditate the causes of this mariage for both parties being resolued to keep continency seemeth that they needed not to marry at al S. Thom. 3. p. q. 28. art 1. but the more this mariage may seeme to be against reason so much the more may it seeme diuine and considerable The Saints yeild diuers causes whereof one concerneth the person of the Sonne of God others concerne his Mother some others our Fayth Seauen causes of this marriage The first is that our Sauiour should not be reiected of the Iewes who not belieuing that a Virgin could beare a child would surely haue iudged him illegitimate and to haue byn borne of a dishonest woman wherof S. Ambrose sayth Who could haue blamed the Iewes S. Thom. 3. p q 29. art 10. Ambr. in Luc. 7. or Herod persecuting Iesus Christ if he had beene thought to be illegitimate And if they did persecute him notwithstanding hauing a good conceit of his natiuity what would they haue done if they had iudged him to haue beene borne of adultery The second that he might be knowne to be the Sonne of Dauid by the Genealogy of his line and issue which was alwayes done by the line of the Father as appeareth by S. Luke and S. Matthew who deduced it whereby Ioseph being proued to be of the house of Dauid they could not doubt but that the B. Virgin was so also she being an heire who might not be maried out of their owne linage and that the child borne of her was the Sonne of Dauid The third that he might be helped not only by the care of his Mother but also of her husband for whome it was more meet to vndertake and menage such a businesse then for a woman And therefore when he was to execute any thing the commandement was alwayes directed to Ioseph as when there was question of going to Aegypt Matth. 2.13 Luc. 2.48 or returning backe and other like The fourth to the end that the Virgin should not be infamed or punished as vnchast so that our Sauiour chose rather to be accounted the Sonne of a Carpenter then of a dishonest woman whereof very fitly sayth S. Ambrose in Luc. 17. He chose rather that some should doubt of his owne birth then of his Mothers chastity Ambr. in Luc. 17. and would not haue the fayth of his Natiuity sounded vpon the iniury of another that is of his Mother The fifth that she might be comforted by the assistance of Ioseph namely in her long iournyes and voyages and dwelling many yeares in strang countreys as she did The sixth that the Church might haue a certaine testimony in S. Ioseph that Iesus Christ was borne of a Virgin for as none could better tell then he that the Mother was a Virgin so none could giue a more certaine testimony thereof sayth S. Ambrose 7. in Luc. The seauenth and last was in the person of the B. Virgin to

to take resolution of the best And to come to your selfe in particular if you haue already cast your mind to any Religion which hath the forsayd qualities I aduise you to set in good order your wordly busines and being rid of all impediments to confine your selfe as soone as you can to the seruice of God Syr sayd Gratian you haue cleared all my doubts giuen me firme hope that God will direct me to that house where I may best serue him I will follow your counsell and euer hold you for a fast friend Syr replyed Lazarus I haue not deserued such an acknowledgement but do take your friendship and your fortune for great fauours at the handes of God hoping that I shall haue part of your prayers and by their meanes some good help to prooue a good Pilgrime The end of worldly ioy Well yet I haue somewhat to say to you all three quoth Gratian made a signe to Theodosius Vincent to come neer that you do wisely depart quickly from this Towne For I feare me greatly that the day of these sportes will turne to some tragicall dolefull issue as it falleth out euery yeare by reason of the vices emnities that raigne amōg great small which will not faile to take euery occasion The qualitie of a worldly Citty to vtter their euill talent Gluttony Rebellion Adultery and all other vices are alwayes heere in their kingdome and fury and this compasse of Walles and buildinges which you see built in so great number is not a Citty and ciuill habitation of men but a fearefull desart of Africa full of Lyons Beares wild Boares Mastiues Serpents Asses Foxes and all sortes of Beastes which beat and eat one another And most of them that seeme men are so but in apparence for within they haue the soules of those Beastes I named Whilest the Merchant talked thus Theodosius beheld Vincent as making a signe for him to harken to the expositiō of Lazarus dreame And Gratian going forward I will not deny sayth he but that there be some small number of men of knowledge and piety for whose sake God suffereth the Towne to stand but they are as stangers and Pilgrimes At these wordes Theodosius began to speake and say to Vincent Behold the whole interpretation but he permitted the Merchant to conclude who sayd Well Maisters I will esteeme you happy that you haue directed the wayes of your Pilgrimage better then I haue done I entreat you by your holy prayers to obtaine for me that I may walke hereafter so happily and so hastily performe the rest of my way in this mortall life that God may be glorified the repose of my soule assured vnder the shadow of his mercy Lazarus answering for all we depart from this Towne sayth he comforted with your generous resolution with hope that God will preserue you from all the danger of this wicked world and accomplish with a full measure the good desire he hath giuen you we will beare in our hart the remembrance of your loue and friendship and will place you in the middest of our best prayers This being sayd they imbraced and tooke leaue one of another Gratian put into the hand of Lazarus some peeces of mony desiring him to take it to defray the charges of their iourney but he would none saying he had inough and thanked him of the almes he had giuen thē before so they went from the towne where Gratian taryed not long after Ludolph his companion continued his course of merchandize As they were out of the gate● Theodosius forgot not to quippe Vincent and aske if he had now any list to laugh at Lazarus his dreame To whome Vincent let me quoth he make the examen of my conscience quietly and so remayned a quarter of an houre silent in their examen which they could not well dispatch before dinner So they walked vntill night without any disturbance or ill fortune and tooke vp their lodging for that night at a little towne called Bon-rencontre three leagues from the place wher they dined After they had supped and sayd their accustomed prayers they did conferre vpon their morning meditation which was the calling of the first fiue Disciples of our Sauiour in three points 1. How S. Iohn Baptist shewed our Sauiour and preached and his disciples followed him 2. How our Sauiour asked his Disciples whome seeke you who sayd Maister where dwell you 3. How Andrew brought his brother Simon to Iesus Christ who gaue him the name of Cephas that is a Rocke With the memory of these points they went to rest The fiue and thirteth Day and the fifth of his Returne Of the vocation of the first fiue Disciples of our Sauiour Andrew his companion whome the Euangelist not Peter Philip and Nathaniel CHAP. XIII AN houre before day the Pilgrimes did make their examen and a little after their meditation Lazarus made it as followeth Our Sauiour going victorious out of the desart came to preach publikely Pennance which he had practised hitherto priuatly he walked vpon the banke of the Riuer Iordan where S. Iohn his Precursor did testify of him S. Iohn sheweth and preacheth our Sauiour Behould O my soule and contemplate vpon these banks that blazing light which shewed the sunne heare the voice of him who came out of the desart cloathed in a Camells shin neither eating nor drinking but shewing in his life a patterne of perfect pennance cryed and sayd Behould the Lambe of God who taketh away the sinnes of the world Matth. 3. Marc. 1. Ioan. 1. O ioyfull newes O desired coming of this Lambe to produce so heauēly an effect needs must his bloud be precious which was to pay the fine for such a debt and very effectuall which must cancell such and so ancient an obligation and very powerfull which must deface so great a number of infernal spots and sinnes This is that Lambe which is shewed and called and drew Disciples to him to haue first familiar and domesticall witnesses of his doctrine and actions and afterwards trumpets to publish vnto the world what they had seene and heard O sweet Iesus make me gather profit of this to thy honour and glory Andrew and one of his companions both disciples of S. Iohn Saint Andrew the first disciple of our Sauiour hearing that their Maister in few words gaue so diuine acommendation to Iesus and vnderstanding that this was Messias they went and followed him But who is the companion of Andrew whome the Euangelist nameth not It is a Disciple which is written in the booke of life the Euangelist did not specify him because it was not necessary it is inough that he was named in generall Content thy selfe A disciple not named O my soule that thy name is written in the book of God although it were vnknowne to all mortall men desire that it might be written in heauen and not in earth The names of thousands are great

procession at the Church of our B Lady of Guifts fell from the platforme which is before the sayd Church about 24. foot high vpon the stones they that saw him in the aire when he fell they that tooke him vp from the ground thought surely he had beene all crushed and bruised and hauing wrapped him quickly in a Sheepe skinne they found at the last that he had no harme at all and the next morning he was to the procession sound liuely to giue thankes to God and our B. Lady by whose intercession there was reason to thinke that he was preserued not only from death but also from any harme This happened in a publicke place and the chance was great and strange and yet marked but by a few for the Post of Auinion comming to Lions but some moneths after and seeing this in print denyed stoutly that any such thing had happened there and his denyall had preuailed against the truth if there had not beene some there that were eye-witnesses thereof A like accident hapned at Bourdeaux the yeare 1600. to the sonne of M. Antony Valet a renowned Physitian The like happ of Antony Valet of Bourdeaux this child being six or seauen yeares old fell out of a window foure and twenty foote high or more vpon a paued court without any hurt and how few are there in that towne that know that speciall fauour and protection of the holy Angell who as an instrument of the diuine prouidence preserued that little child committed to his custody from harme to make him a name of honour with a long life At the same towne of Auinion in the yeare 1592. by the great prouidence of God In Auinion a child found buried quicke was found by Hunters a little child about a yeare old buryed quicke in his clothes by the bankes of Durence perceauing him by the toes of his feet stricking vp whether he had put them out of himselfe or the Dogs wynding him had so discouered it and it seemed that he had been in that case aboue foure and twenty houres for they saw his eyes nose eares and mouth stopped with earth now waxen hard and dry a chance which did astonish the beholders who could no wayes conceaue how this little creature could liue so long not only without sustenance but also without breathing It was christened with condition because they doubted some saying it was not like to liue so long without Baptisme others ghossing that some vnnatural Mother or sorcerer hauing of negligence deferred t● baptize it was at last driuen by the Diuell to bury it in this sort that it might be depriued of life both of body and soule for a more cruell and bloudy offering to this Tyrant Mounsier Bartelesse an honorable and vertuous gentleman the chiefe Consull of Auinion that yeare caused him to be called Iohn Ioseph which second name is that he now beareth who I doubt not doth well remember the matter as also I thinke but few then tooke any great heed therof and fewer thinke of it at this present At Tolouse the yeare of our Lord 1595. the 19. of May an other elder then this At Tolouse a youth buried in the ruines of a fallen house 1595. was in a sort buried aliue and saued miraculously he was called Bernard Gentiald a youth of that town of 18. or 19. yeares old dwelling with a merchant called Syre Caluet who by good or euill chance being all alone in his masters house which was in the street of Exchange when it fell downe to the ground betwixt 9. and 10. of the clocke in the night was also taken in the fall and found an houre after on the ground in the midst of the timber and plaister full of dust and astonishment without any harme at all as my selfe did see him some dayes after in our Nouiciate How many be there at Tolouse that were ignorant of this singular grace of God shewed in the behalfe of this yong man to the end to binde him more to loue him hauing preserued his life euen in his graue as he did to Ionas and kept him from all harm● in so dangerous a ruine In the same month the yeare 1597. at Vitescall fiue leagues from Burdeaux certaine little rockes seated vpon the side of Garumna At Vitescal 1597. wherin were framed certaine smal houses which serued for tauernes falling downe oppressed 19. persons and there was found a little girle safe and whole betweene the legges of her father who was al crushed I think but few marked this wonder of God There be a thousand like that happen before the eyes of men which are not perceaued wherefore we must not meruaile if few did marke this transport specially at that tyme when Italy as I haue sayd was in tumult and on fire with seditions and ciuill warres of the Guelfes and Gibellines which lasted about 250. yeares Pl●t l. 7. dec●d 1. Trith i● Cl●m● was the obiect whereunto most men attended and which Writers of histories tooke for the subiect of their bookes so that this small attending might be the first cause of their silence in this miracle There may be also another contrary to this and that is the famousnes and manifest knowledge thereof which often maketh Writers neglect or disdaine to write of that all the world knoweth euery one referring himselfe to his companion At what tyme our Sauiour preached the Piscina probatica was in vigour in Hierusalem and recommended through all Palestine and with good reason for that it wrought continuall miracles healing all sortes of diseases though neuer so desperate and incurable and yet Ioseph that diligent and famous Writer of the Iewes and their matters speaketh not one word thereof Ioan. 11. and if S. Iohn had not in his Ghospell made mention thereof we should haue knowne nothing of it nor yet of the miracle of Lazarus raysed from death written onely by him being notwithstanding the most famous miracle that our Sauiour wrought The same Ioseph was silent also of that prodigious massacre of Herod vpon the childrē about Bethlem which notwithstanding was a very markable history and a thing which Rome and all the world knew Macrob. l. 2. Saturn cap. 4. Dion in Caesa Aug Philo lib. 3 de Herod for Macrobius and Dion Heathens do touch it in their writings The Eclipse of the sun and that admirable darknes which happened at the passion of our Sauiour extended ouer all Palestine and was manifest in Syria Aegypt and in all the places of our Hemisphere yet neuer a Heathen wrote thereof but only Phlegon a franchised seruant of Adrian the Emperour a silence almost as strange as the worke was manifest And how many thinges haue vanished from before the eyes of men Phlegō Orig in Mat tract 35. tom 5. S. Tho. 3. p. q 44. and remayne buried in the dust of ●unning ages which in the beginning were notorious and knowne to all the world Therefore we

must not meruaile if ●ew haue written of this transport when it happened which happened either because they did not marke or not beleeue or of carelesnes in printing or publishing that which was known to all euery one thinking that others would write many haue beene negligent reposing themselues vpon the fayth and diligence of others Who haue written of Loreto and what Popes haue adorned it CHAP. XI THIS which we haue sayd of the silence of the Writ●●● of that tyme about the miracle of Loreto The fir●t writer of the history of Lo eto is to instruct them that might muse thereat and take occasion to discredit it and not to excuse any default of good and sufficient proofes for there be so many and so strong as can be d●sired for the affirmation of any verity There is first the proofe of diuers humane testimonyes and secondly of diuine For besides the stories of the Sclauonians and Recanatians the first beholders and recorders of the fact diuers famous and learned men that came after haue inserted the history and prayses of this place into their bookes from age to age Blond Fla lib. 1. de Italia illustrata region● 5. In the 14. age which began the yeare 1301. immediatly following the 13. in which this miracle happened ●londus a famous author who florished in the yeare 1389. Secretarie to Pope Eugenius the fourth maketh very honourable mention of the house o● Lor●to in the booke which he wrote of Italy In the 15. age in the yeare 1461. Pius the second being Pope In the 15 age Peter George the Lord Peter George Prouost of the Church of S. Sinedas of Terain long tyme Gouernour of Loreto Recanati caused to be written in a table the summe of al this history drawn out of the recordes of the Sclauonians Recanatians to the end that Pilgrimes might to their comfort know it and which is more The testimony of Paulus Rimalducius Francis Priour he citeth therein two witnesses Paul Rimalduccius and Francis surnamed the Prior who being examined by authority did maintaine vpon their faith that the contents of this table were true and the first added that he had often heard of his grand-Father that he did see the house of the B. Virgin whē being caried in the aire it lighted in the forrest where he had often visited it Francis Prior said also that his grād-father who was 120. years old had seene it in the forrest and on the Hill of the two Brothers Hierome Anglitanus Secretarie and perpetuall Recorder of the Citty of Recanati recounteth this in the history of our B. Lady of Loreto In the same 15. age liued Baptista Mantuanus the Carmelite In the same 15. age Baptista Mātuanus Carmel countrey-man to Virgill a Doctor Poet most famous of his tyme who speaketh so highly of this place that he pronounceth this chamber to be the most noble and worthy dwelling that euer was seene on the earth In our last age past of the 16. Erasmus that liued in Luthers tyme a man more ready to reprehend and mocke where he listed In the 16. age Erasmus then to belieue the deuotion to the B. Virgin without good caution speaketh notwithstanding very honourably of our B. Lady of Loreto as appeareth by his Liturgy and Sermon he made thereof In this same age also in the yeare 1550. Leander a Religious and learned man in his description of Italy Leander Albertus Dominicanus in descrip Italie in regione 13. in Picen speaking of Loreto he esteemeth himselfe altogeather insufficient to writ thereof and not only confirmeth what others had sayd before him but also calleth them hard-harted and stiffe who did not belieue so manifest and euident proofes In our tyme we haue had Peter Canisius a famous man who hath writtē therof both learnedly and religiously Antony Muret a writer most learned eloquent and pious in his later dayes hath therof left an Hymne worthy of eternall memory in the Church of God lastly Horatius Turselinus who hath more exactly then all the rest gathered it into an entire and complete history This number is not small nor of small account and they do carry good reasons of credence to all reasonable readers If then we beleeue one Titus ●iu●us writing of the foundation f Rome 700. yeares after it was built Titus 〈…〉 of many strāge thinges happened in that space If we beleeue one Plutarch giuing vs the history of the Greeks Romanes for aboue 1000 yeares before his tyme and recounting a number of things exceeding the common credence of men why should we make difficulty to beleeue that which Writers doe witnesse to haue happened miraculously and by the power of God a little before their age to the honour of God and the Mother of his sonne Iesus Christ Besides these authors 〈…〉 Pope● we haue also the Popes since B●●●facius VIII in whose tyme we sayd this Chamber was tr●nsported into Italy to wit in the yeare 1294. who haue alwayes honoured and beautifyed this place with their spiritual and temporall guifts or with both with Indulgences priuiledges with guifts and buildings and thereby confirmed the verity which so many renowned men and famous Historiographers had sayd Benedictus 12. 1326. Vrbanus 1353. Martin 5. 1400. Eugenius 4. 1423. Nicolaus 5. 1439. Calixtus 3 1447. Pius 2. 1451. Paul 2. 1457. Sixtus 4. 1464. Innocen 8. 1477. Alexand. 6. 1483. Iulius 2. 1499. Leo 10. 1513. Benedictus the XII made Pope the yeare 1326. was the first and after him Vrban the V. in the same age and of the 15. age which began 1401. Martin the V. Eugenius IIII. Nicolaus V. Calixtus III. Pius II. Sixtus IV. Innocentius VIII Alexander VI. Iulius II. And of the 16. age beginning at 1501. Leo X. and all the Popes of the same age vnto Clement VIII that ruleth now full of zeale piety and vertue and singularly deuout to Loreto This constant deuotion of such persons is an euident proofe that this place is the same we beleeue it to be and so much the more assured in that this holy Sea hath alwayes beene diligent and curious to be informed of the truth of like euents and to reiect and condemne all superstition and lyes in the Church of God To these testimonyes we may add reasons to confirme the same for first it seemeth impossible that it should come by the fantasy of men to haue found the meanes of this transport being without example both before and after For though diuers thinges haue beene heeretofore transported as we haue shewed before yet neuer was it heard of any whole entire house or building Therefore as any such like thing was neuer heard of so neither could it speaking morally enter into the thought of any man to fayne or deuise or to further it if it were not true Neither yet being true could it be receaued acknowledged by the world if it were not reuealed made