sonder and the graues of the dead did open At the third assault which was moste feirce thorough loue he willingely yealded his hart to be transperced to death and therfore cried the 7. word In to thy handes o Lord I comend my spirite and bowinge downe his head he gaue vp the ghost In his death al the vvorld vvas moued the earth trembled the stones cloaue in peices the Sepulchers opened the veile of the Temple rent in tvvo The Centurion seing al these mirackles and that he died vveepinge he said verely this man vvas the sonne of god and the people astonied at al they saw and heard returned to their ovvne houses knockinge their breastes The mount of Caluarie also cleft as it is novv seene four foote from the boale vvhere in the crosse vvas put at the left side tovvardes the euil theefe it is so longe that a man may lie here in and 18 foote deepe as is thought In he cleaunige of the Rocke the Crosse of the eui beâ—fe vvent farther of Our Sauiour did haâ—ge on the crosse vvith his face tovvardes the vvest he vvas then 33. yeares old 3. monethes and 9. dayes There vvas founde therby a vvritinge in greeke letters sainge Illic deus rex noster ante saecula operatus est salutem in medio terrae The 223 day Meditate how the moste noble soule of our Sauiour left his sacred body hanginge on the crosse in moste miserable and doleful plight when it departed forth in so great violence his cheekes were riueled his nose sharpe his eies and sweete mouth were halfe open his head inclined and hanging downe vpon his breaste his sides vvere very rawe and thinne and so as euery bone might be easely toulde his belly was suncke inward to his back his legges were turned to one side and his feete to a nother al his whole body was ful of woundes and of colour red black blue that it was pittie to see it If it be thus o Lord in thy body which was conceiued without our sinne borne of a virgin moste pure and innocent in al thy life replenished with thy diuinitie what ought I miserable sinner to haue expected if thy great mercie o Lord had not preuented me and with thy bitter paines and torments thou hadest not redeemed me The 224. day meditate of the incredible sorrow of the blessed mother of god seinge hir sweete and wel beloued some hanging dead on the Crosse and what abundance of teares she shed with S. Iohn and other women of his freindes and what feare they were in when as the officers came brake the leggs of both the theeues that haÌ„ged with Iesus that they might die the soâ—ner And how that seing Iesus was dead one of the souldiers stroke our Lorde to the harte with a speare wheÌ„â— issued out bloode and water for our redemption and the remission of our sinnes The which thrust of the speare peirced the hart of our blessed Ladie also The 13. Station O Most mightie conquerour of all our enimies by the incomprehensible loue and paine which thou sufferedst being streched like a stringe vpon the Crosse as well inwardly as outwardly thy veines and sinnewes being broken there withall that thy precious bloode issued forth like fountaines of water And by all the mocks blasphemies iniuries thou then didest suffer when in so great tormeÌ„t thou yealdest vp thy blessed soule vnto thy heauenly father in full satisfaction for all our sinnes I beseche thee geue me grace to perseuer in true pennance to die to the worlde and heare to satisfie for mine offences O Lorde hould me fast by those three nailes of my christian profession that is to renouÌ„ce the worlde the fleshe the diuell As also by these 3. nailes of Religion Pouertie Chastitie and obedience that I neuer fal from thy loue into any sinne or greueous temptation and that I may at the hower of my death with ful confidence say In to thy handes o Lorde I commende my spirite so heare thy voice ful of mercie with the good theefe sainge This day thou stalt be with me in Paradise of heaueÌ„ly glorie Amen The 225. day To a Chappel on mount Caluarie vvhere our Lady and S. Iohn stoode wheÌ„ our lord spoke to them on the crosse Therby is an Aultar vvhere Abraham made sacrifice to our lord Before this Aulter lieth buried S. Godfrie of Bullein Baldwine his brother and many christian kinges of Hierusalem As you goe to the doore is a black stone hauinge 7. lampes hanging ouer it vvhich is the place where our Lady sat vvhen Iesus vvas taken from the Crosse and laied in hir lappe as she vvith teares requested this is almoste the halfe vvay betwixt the Crosse and the Sepulcher The woundes our Sauiour receaued in his body vvere 6666. or as some other say 5475. Meditate how the noble man Ioseph of Arimathia and Nichodemus came to take downe the body of our lord from the crosse with maruelous great reuerence and deuotion both to the body to the crosse and to his blessed mother which she receaued with maruelous and incredible doloure The. 14. Station O Moste merciful redeemer by the great sorrowe of thy deere mother when thy moste sacred body was taken from the Crosse and laid in hir armes in a faire cloath which she washed with many teares I beseeche thee by the same sorrowe and compassion soften my drye hard and stony hart beinge a moste wretched and vile sinner that I may incessantly lament my sinnes and wickednes and with compassion and thankfulnes to bewaile thy bitter death and passion and at my death to receaue deuoutly and worthely thy holy body blood and so with a pure conscience to be alwayes vnited vnto thee Amen Note that the distanâ—e betwixt the Croste and the Sepulcher is 15â— foote The. 226. day Towardes the place of the Sepulcher which is in the midel of the body of the Temple vvich Temple is rounde vvith in and vaulted aboute hauinge 73. Pillers euery one beinge 30. foote highe vvon the Sepulcher is a great rounde houle as large and wide as is the Caue of the Sepulcher so as it is open fovvardes the element the entrie to the Sepulcher is But. 3. foote high and the colour of it vvithin is grey It is 7. foote longe and 6. foote vvide and. 9. foote and a halfe highe And on the right side towards the North is the holy Sepulcher of our lorde and eight handfulls highe from the grounde is a stone as big as a mans head of the Sepulcher fastned in the vval which Pilgrimes doe kisse In this Tabernackle is no vvindowes but only laÌ„pes burninge there is a lampe hanginge before the holy Sepulcher but on good friday it goeth out of it self and lighteth of the one accorde on the holy night of Easter at the hower our lorde did rise from death Also at the Sepulcher is a faire Tombe of marble vvhich is an Aultar very streight where there can enter
can euer yelde vnto thee sufficient and condigne thankes The eternal vvord of the father answered and said I am readie and vvil be obedient euen vnto the death The 1 day Meditate how the blessed virgin Mary was conceiued of Ioachim and Anna after their great contempt and despising in respect of their sterilitie The 1. day Meditate of the ioyful natiuitie of our lady the sacred virgin Mary and of the great comfort consolation hir parents receaued The 12. day Meditate of the Presentacion of our Lady in the Temple being but three yeares of age where she mounted alone the fiftene Steppes or degrees with out the help of any parson and liued there vntil she was fourtene yeares olde The 13. day Meditate how or Lady was espoused to Iosephe when she was fortene yeares of age and retorned to Nazareth vnder the garde of holy Ioseph The 14. day Meditate of the Conception of Saint Iohn Baptist which was shewed to Zachary by the Angel Gabriel The 15. day Meditate on the cries of the holie fathers in Limbo for the comming of our blessed Sauiour The. 16 day Meditate how the Angel Gabriel receiued commandement from the holy Trinitie to goe to Nazareth to the habitacion of this imaculate virgin and to deliuere vnto hir this great Embassage The. 17. day Meditate of the great ioy of the Angel Gabriel hauinge takeÌ„ the forme of a fair young man to shâ—w himself in the presence of our Lady The. 8. day Meditate and behould the maner of Salutation which the Angel vsed to our blessed Lady sainge Aue gratia plena haile ful of grace c. The. 19. day Meditate how this pure and moste chaste virgin was afraid at the Aparition of the Angel and of hir prudent questions which she vsed and how in the end she humbly yealded hir consent The. 20. day Meditate on the sacred CoÌ„ception of our Lady by the meanes and workinge of the holy Ghost The. 21. day meditate vpon the infinite bountie of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ God and man how it pleased him to be lodged nine monethes in the wombe of the glorious virgin Mary as in a most sacred Cabinet The. 22. day Meditate on the wonderful ioyes and spiritual sweetnes which our Lady felt during nine monethes wherin our Redeemer reposed in hir virginal wombe The. 23. day Meditate on the louing regarde reuerent respect the Angel had of our Lady duringe the said space The. 24 day Meditate how presently our Lady rose and went to the mountaines of Iudea to visit Saint Elizabeth to serue hir Passing by Trent you may visite the body of S. Simeon which is there entyre The 25. daie Meditate how ioyful theie were at their meetinge and of the amiable Salutacions which passed betwene the mother of the kinge of glorie and S. Elizabeth The 26. day Meditate of the ioyes of S. Iohn Baptist how he was purified sanctified being yet enclosed in his mothers wombe The. 27. day Meditate how our Ladie taried three monethes in the house of Zacharie and serued Elizabeth not with standinge the sonne of Elizabeth was to become Precursor and seruant to the Sonne of our Ladie yet did she serue hir with al humiliue The 28 daie Meditate of S. Iohn Baptists Circumcision and how Zacharie recouered his speech which before he lost when the Angel declared vnto him the Conception of his Sonne The 29. daie Meditate how good Ioseph perceauing our Ladie to be with childe would secretlie haue forsaken hir The 30. daie Meditate of the retorne of our Lady to Nazareth attendinge to be there deliuered of the Sauiour of the world The 31. day Meditate how the Angel admonished good Ioseph to take vnto him the virgin Mary and how euer after he was a faithful keeper vnto hir vntil his death At Venice you may see the body of S. Marck there is the gospel which he wrote with his owne hand The 32. day Meditate how Ioseph and our Ladie departed from Nazareth to Bethelem beinge three dayes Iorneye to be enrolled and paye their tribute in signe of their submission to the Emperour In Venice you may visite the body of S. Lucie The 33. day Meditate how our Lady and Ioseph not finding any Lodginge in al the Citie of Bethelem were forced to goe forth of the gates in great patience retiering them selues in to an old stable colde and windy fowle and vnsauorie there to be deliuered of the kinge of al kinges and Lord of al glorie In Venice you may also visite the body of S. Luke The â—4 day Meditate of the sadnes which good Ioseph tooke in coÌ„passion of the virgin Mary to see hir so euilly entreated In venice you may more visit S. Barbaraes body and a bone of S. Christophers at the crossed friars The. 35. day Meditate of the most ioyful Natiuitie of our lord and Sauiour Iesus Thou maist at Venice visit the body of Saint Roche The. 36. day Meditate vpon the huÌ„ble and paineful lyenge of the tender Infant Iesus being naked cryeng and trembling with colde begining then to confirme our peace betwene his father and vs and of the profound reuerence and perfect loue our lady tooke vpon hir sweete babe embracing him and tenderly kissing him Thou maist at Venice visit the whole bodies of S. Zacharie S. christine S. Pancrace S. Nerue S. Gregorie Nazeanzens head The. 37. day Meditate of the Angelles praysing god apearinge to the Shepheardes and singing Gloria in excelsis Thou maist Visite S. Helen body in a litle I le without venice where one hir breast is a ✚ made of the wâ—od of our lords Crosse Also there is a finger of Constantine hir sonne and a peece of Saint Mary Magdalens breast and a Sanctuary of Cypres fayerlie grauen painted Gâ—t here a Boatman to conduct thee to these holy places Saint Andrew or some other according to thy deuotion The. â—8 day Meditate how our Lady swadled hir blessed Sonne kissed him and laid him to hir breast Thou maiest Visit at Mucano where the Glasses ar made there ar to be seene many of the Infants bodie which Herod comaunded to be killed The. 39. day Meditate how our Lady gaue hir infant to suck of hir virginal milke with exceedinge ioy delight Thou maâ—st at Padua whilst thou attendest the master of the Gally visite S. Anthonies body in the church of the Francis ans The. 40. day Meditate how our Blessed Lady laied downe hir sweete sonne in the manger Now goe to thy holy Angel and desier him to hâ—lpe thee to a good and skilful Pilote to cary thee to the holy Land The lord of this Shippe must be Saint Peter to whom comende thy selfe Thou must agree to giue the Patrone of the Gally fiftie Ducats of gould for thy passage which ar 50. paters and 50 Aues or some other The Gouernours of this shippe must be Saint Paule Saint Iohn the Euangelist S. Christopher and Saint Nichâ—las but the Protector must be S. Michael
and whatsoeuer ye shal binde â—n earth shal be bound in heauen The 141. day Meditate of the heauie newees which our Lord Iesus foretoulde vnto his Apostles ascendinge to Hierusalem how that he was to be betrayed mocked whipped and crucified from which when S. Peter disswaded him he said goe bâ—hinde me Satan for thou vnderstandest not the things which are of god but of men The 142. day Meditate how Iesus commanded his Apostles to imprint these wordes firmely in their hartes that the Sonne of man should be betraied in to the handes of sinners and how they should kisle him and that he would rise againe the third day and of the sorowe his Disciples had to heare tel of his death and departure The 143. day Meditate how Iesus went towardes the mount of Thabor and how he tooke with him Peter Iames and Iohn and ascended with them to pray how whilst he prayed he sequestred him self from al earthly cogitations You may Visite the Cloistre of Saint Kaâ—harin at the foote of the mount Sinai vvhere in the Church nighe the high Aultar is a Tobe of white marble vvith 〈◊〉 steps to ascende it vvhere in the bones of S. Katharin virgin and Martir lieth there is the sheete al bloody vvhere in the Angels lapped and caried the body of this blessed Martir there is also the wedhir holye head to the Pilgrimes now is it necessary that our pilgrime stirre vp his denotion and vvith al instamed affection inuocate the asistance of this blessed virgin and martir The 144 day Meditate how our Lord whilst he prayed was transfigured before his three Disciples and of the brightnes of his face which shined like the sonne and the whitenes of his garments as the snowe The 145. day Meditate how Moises and Helias appeared gloriously with Iesus vpon the mount Thabor and â—ould al his passion which he should suffer in Hierusalem The 149. day Meditate how Moises comminge from Limbo from the holy fathers and Helias from Paradice terrestre reioyced to see the Sauiour of the world our Lord Iesus Christ to be come and of the great compassion they had to see that glorious face how it should be defiled spitte on buffeted and mocked You may passe from the church of S. Katharin â—â—to the mountaine of Moises at the Iron gate as you goe out S. Kath. church is the fouÌ„taine of vvater vvhich issued forth of the Rocke vvhen Moises vvith his Rod strooke the stone The 147. day Meditate how Iesus on Mount Thabor shewed his diuinitie to his Disciples and how by diuine illumination they knewe Moises and Helias whom they neuer sawe You may visite goinge vp the hil of Moises the Cloistre where our lord appeared to the Moâ—kes vvhen they fled from their Cloistres for feare of the sauage beastes The 148. day Meditate of the vehemencie of S. Peters wordes Lord said he it is good for vs to dwel here if it please thee let vs make three Tabernacles desierous that his master might continue stil in such glorie The 149. day Meditate how Moises and Helias departed awaye from Iesus and of the bright cloude that came and couered them and of the voice forth of the clowde sainge this is my welbeloued Sonne in whom I am wel pleased heare yee him You may visite descendâ—ng the mountaine the church of fortie martires in the valley vvhere the children of Israel daunsed about the goulden calfe and Moises brake the Table of stone The 150. day Meditate how the Disciples hearing that diuinâ— voâ—ce from heauen fel downe to the ground for feare The. 151. day Meditate how Iesus came to his Disciples and sweetly saluted them and touched them saing arise and be not afraid and liftinge vp their eies they sawe none but Iesus alone and as he went downe from the mountaine he charged them to tel this vision to no man vntil he were risen vp from death If you passe from the Monkes of S Katherinâ— to the desert 〈◊〉 dayes Iourney longe prouide for store of victual The 152. day Meditate how Iesus descending the mountaine his Disciples asked him how is it that the Scribes say that the Helias must come before the Sauiour of the world and Iesus answered Helias is come meaninge S. Iohn Baptist but they beleeued him not but did vnto him whatsoeuer they would and so shal the sonne of man also be crucified The â—53 day Meditate how Iesus deliuered many possesed with diuels restored them whole to their freÌ„des and parents The 154. day Meditate how the disciples demanded of Iesus why the diuels went out so hardly and would not obey them sometimes and how Iesus answered if yee had as much faith as a graine of mustard seede you should commande this mountaine to remoue and it shoulâ— obey you and if you beleeue nothâ—ngâ— shal be impossible vnto you The 155. day Meditate how Iesus is come in to this world for the loue of thee the hundred sheepe which was loste and straied away forsakinge the .99 which at the Angels in heauen he is come to seeke sinners to cal them to repentance and gladly to cary them on his proper showlders by mercie and grace in to the kingdome of heauen and that there is greater ioy in heauen vpoÌ„ one repentant sinner then of .99 iuste The 156 dâ—y Meditate of the parable of the prodigal sonne of his conuersion returninge to his father and his receauinge in to fauour againe The 157. day Meditate how Iesus taught his disciples to forgiue their enimies and S Peter demandinge how often Christ said I say not .7 times but .70 times .7 times The 158. day Meditate how the younge man asked our Sauiour what he ought for to doe to obtaine the kingdome of heauen and Iesus answered keepe the comandements The younge man replied that he had kept them al from his youth demanding what more ought to be done and Iesus answered if thou wilt be perfect goe and sel al thou haste and giue it to the poore and come and followe me The 159. day Meditate deuoutly of the three counsels of the holy ghoste 1. voluntarie pouertie 2. perfect obedience 3. chastitie and perpetual continencie The. 160. day Meditate of voluÌ„tarie pouertie how S. Peter said for him self and his bretheren Lord we haue forsakeÌ„ al what re-ward shal we haue Iesus answered verely yee that haue forsakeÌ„ al and followed me yee shal sit on xij seates and iudge the xij tribes of Israel and shal receaue a hundred foulde in this life and in the world to come life euerlasting The 161. day Meditate now Christ compared the kingdome of heauen like to a good husbaÌ„dman â—ho hiereth workmen into his vineard for apenny a day to labour vntil the sittinge of the sonne which sheweth this life is to be led in Pennance of vs vntil our dâ—ath The 162. day Meditate how Iesus councelled al men to make them frendes of their MamÌ„on of iniquitie that when they are gone hence they
from the top of his head to the soale of his foote no parte of his fleash remained whole and seemed so weake that he was not able to stande receauinge 624. lashes with roddes and whippes The. 20â— day To the place where our lorde was crouned with Thornes Meditate in what distresse our lorde was when the wicked seruants tooke him beinge so scourged and cloathed him with a purple garment mocked him and crowned him with a wreathed crowne of thornes what extreame paine Iesus felt at his Coronation cheifly in his braines and sinnowes Also in the impression of the said Crowne how the bloode sprange out of his veines and how the blood of his heart trembled and how the blood ranne downe about his face and neck when he was stroken vpon the same crowne with the Reede what greueous skorne and torment this was altogether and how they kneeled and mocked him The 204. day To the place vvhere Iesus was shevved by Pilate sainge Ecce Homo vvhich is a vaultâ— In which is an arche in the which two stones of white marble are set vpon one Pilate stoode and on the other stoode Iesus Meditate vpon the excessiue loue of Iesus harte when he so gently suffered him self to be shewed to the people beinge skant able to goe and what sor owe Christ suffered when Pilate said Ecce Homo and againe the people cringe â—olle Tolle crucifige cum Wher vppon Iesus wept moste bitterly The 205 day To the place where Pilate led Iesus and inquired if he were the sonne of god Meditate in what piteous estate the noble soule of Iesus was hauinge so great dishonor despite and torments done vnto him by these wicked men how paciently he heard their crienges sainge we haue no kinge but Cesar Also of his meeke silence when Pilate asked him of whence he was c. The 206. day To the place where our Lord receaued his iudgment and sentence of death by Pilate There were 80000. Iewes vvho cried for his death as it is reuealed Meditate what inexplicable loue was in the hart of Iesus which constranied him to be iudged of his creatures who were able to doe nothinge without him and that vnto so ignominious and vile a death as the death of the Crosse and of his so great patience content and willingnes to suffer al for mans redemption The vvay of the Crosse to wardes mount Caluarie The 4. Station O Moste puisant iudge of heauen and earth by the incomprehensible loue by the which thou sufferedst for me incomparable torments of mockinge whippinge Crowning false witnesse haste receaued of Pilate seÌ„tence to be crucified and to die on the Crosse moste willingly I beseech thee o LaÌ„be of god to geue me true knowledge and despisinge of my self and also perfect obedience to thee my Lorde and to my superious and to iudge here of my sowle and of my doinges to the end I may not seare thy straight and iuste iudgement hereafter Amen The 207. day To the place vvhere the Purple Robe was pulled of vvhen he vvas to beare his Crosse Meditate how humbly piteously our most louinge lorde stoode in the midest of the people when they spoiled him of his purple garment and how the people stoode gasinge on him to his great paine and griefe how they put on his owne garments that he might be the better knowen of al men and how he caried the heauie burthen of the Crosse for the sinnes of al the world with excessiue great paines The Crosse was 1â— foote longe and 8. footâ— ouerthvvart and it vveighed 150. pounde vvaight From the place vvhere Christ vvas iudged to the Place vvhere the Crosse vvas laied on him vvere 1â— paces and from the plac vvhere the Crosse vvas laied on him to the plac vvhere he first fel are 40. strides and euery stride conteineth tvvo comon paces or six foote And from that to the place vvhere his vvoful mother met him vvere â—0 strides and three foote There vvent vvith our Lord to mount Caluaries 15000 parsons The 5. Station O Most noble kinge valiaÌ„t StaÌ„dard beater who for the loue of me didest permit the heauie burthen of the Crosse to be laied vpon thy shoulders which were ful sore with stripes and there with al al the sinnes of the worlde offeringe the same by thy death vpon the Aultar of the Crosse to thy heaueÌ„ly father I beseeche the healp me to cary my Crosse that I may willingly sustaine the same and to serue thee according to my vocation Amen The 208. day Tovvardes the mount Calnarie to the Chapel vvhere our Lady stoode caled Sancta Maria in plasmo vvhere the Blessed virgin sounded Here vvas the seconde falinge of our Lord. Meditate how Iesus went forwarde with his painful and heauie Crosse and for waight and paine thereof our good Lorde went almoste double vnder it and how the souldiers vsed him cruelly striking him and reuilinge him al which he tooke with as great patience and mildenes as if he had bene easely gently entreated and how peaceably he went betwixt two theeues as if he had bene the captaine being rebuked despised and reuiled of the people as he went vntil he went out at the gate of the citie wherat his mother met him and with what intollerable sorrowe he cast his lookes vpon hir The. 6. Station O Merciful Lord god by the fountaine of thy tender compassion which thou boarest to our infirmitie which constrayned thee to carry thy Crosse to thy great confusion and paines goinge betwene two theues as the Captaine of them with thy head crowned thy face swollen with blowes disfigured with spittel and al thy body wounded with effusion of thy precious blood and by the greate compassion in behouldinge thy welbeloued mother when thou perceaued hir also so discomforted because of thy dolours I beseech the moste faithful mediator that I may continualy folowe thee by loue to the end that I may be pertaker of thy moste sacred and moste bitter passion Amen Here say the Salue Regina or thrice Aue maria from the place where our Lady stoode vnto the place where Simon Cirenctâ— was compelled to carry the Crosse of our Lorde The 209. day In the place vvhere Simon Câ—reneus was compelled to carry the Crosse of Christ and here is the third falinge of our Sauiour Meditate now how our Lorde fel for faintnes and was not able to goe any father without healp and how Simeon was constrayned against his wil to beare his Crosse The 7 Station O My Lord Iesu Christ moste pure glasse of perfect patience by thy great paine and wearines which thou enduredst in caring thy heauie Crosse and falinge oft times vpon the earth and by the loue and ardor of thy holy hart which caused thee to proceede I beseeche thee my refuge renew the puporse of my slouthful hart wilingly to cary after thee the spritual crosse of religion and what other soeuer it shal please thee to lay vpon me the which
but three or fouer persons there burne 18. lampes and there is Masse said before the knightes of the Sepulcher vvhich are kinghted in the same place Noble men and gentelmen are here made kinghtes hauing a girdel of goulde and a gylte svvorde put a bout them and gylte Spurres ò their heeles and enclininge in prayer before the Sepulcher take an oath are doubed kinghts by the gardein of the Friers of vvhom he receaueth 3. blowes in the neck Meditate how the night beinge come the honorable frendes vvho tooke Iesus downe desiered the mother of our Lord that it would now please hir to permit them to bury his dead body and how Ioseph and Nichodemus wrapped Iesus in a cleane Sindon or cloath with mirrhe Aloes and sweete spices and rowled a great stone to the mouth of the Sepulcher when they had laied Iesus there in in the sight of his doleful mother who wept bitterly with other his frendes and so they al departed home because of the night in great heauines The 15 Station O Merciful Lorde and Sauiour of mankinde whom it hath pleased to endure so much for my loue wretch that I am I beinge the cause of thy death and passion I beseeche thee by the merites of thy precious death which thou hast endured with so great loue for me that thou wilt geue life to my soule and pardon al my sinnes and paines due for them both in this life and at my death and that I may euery day learne to die wel to the end I may liue with thee euerlastingly Amen The 227. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus did arise by his owne proper force and verru the third day out of the closed Sepulcher victoriously like a noble valiant Champian and first appeared to his deare mother accompained with a multitude of Angels whoe ioyed with vnspeakeable ioy and gladnes and the Angels sounge Regina caeli letare c. Before the highe Aultar in the quiere is the place vvhere our Lady vvas vvhen our â—ord appeâ—red to hiron Easter day Before tâ—e great Aultar is a fair marble stone vvhere on 〈◊〉 Lorde stoode whâ—n he appeared to our Ladie And this is thâ— stone vpon vvhich S. Helen proued the Crosses by layinge a dead body vnder them On thâ— left hand there is an Aultar on vvhich the holy Crosse remayned a loÌ„ge time after S Helen found it on the right hand of the quiare is a longe and great peece of the Piller vvhere vnto our Lorde vvas bounde vvhen he was whipped VVhere he receaued 624 stripes Nere there vnto are 4. Pillers vvhich continualy svveate vvater The 2â—8 day Meditate how our Lord appeared to Mary Magdalen in likenes of a Gardner when she sat weepinge at the Sepulcher and how sweetly he comforted hir commandinge hir to declare his Resurrection to his disciples and to S. Peter Betvvene the Sepulcher of our Lorde and the quiare of our Ladie ar tvvo Tombes which are tvvo marble stones vpon the which our Lorde on the one appeared like a Gardner and Mary Magdalen satt on the other Before the Church of the holy Sepulcher tovvardes the South is a great Hospital of S. Iohn Baptiste vvhere was Zacharies house S. Iohn Baptists father Bethanie lieth tovvards the North tvvo miles from Hierusalem before the mount of Oliuet nere Bethpage At the end of Bethanie is the Place vvhere Martha met our Lord and toulde him that hir brother Lazarus vvas dead There is also shevved the place vvhere Iesus went to lodge Nere that is a Castel of Magdalen Nere Hierusalem is the Castle vvhere Lazarus dwelt the Sepulcher wheÌ„ce Iesus raised him There is the house of Simeon the eper where Mary Magdalen anointed the feete of our Lorde Returninge to Hierusalem you passe by the Figtree which our Lorde cursed and it withered incontinently The 229 day Meditate how Iesus after his Resurrection appeared to the three women in the way whom he saluted louingly saing Auete where they cast them selues prostrate on the earth and kissed his feete The 230. day At the Caue vvhere S Peter vvept bitterly for that he had denied his master Meditate how Iesus appeared to Saint Peter who was extreame ful of sorrowe for that he had denied his master how Iesus lifted him vp louingly pardoned his offence likewise how he comforted S. Iames caled the brother of our Lorde because of the resemblance he had with our Lorde who had vowed he wold neither eate nor drinke vntil he had sene our Lord to be risen likewise he comforted Ioseph of Arimathia and Nichodemus The 21. day meditate how Iesus shewed himselfe like a pilgrime to the two disciples going to Emaus howe they knewe him by breaking of bread and how they returned to serusalem and shewed to the disciples that our Lord was risen The 233. day meditate how Iesus that Easter day at night the doores being shut stode amonge his disciples saing Pax vobis and shewed them that he was cruely risen from death The â—32 day meditate how Iesus 8. daies after his resurrection appeared againe the doores being shutt and shewed his disciples his woundes saied to Thomas put thy finger into my woundes and thy handes into my side and be not incredulous but beleuing Thomas said my Lorde and my God and Christ to him Because thou hast seene me thou beleuest but blessed be they vvhich beleeue and see not THE VOYAGE OF BETHELEM LYING TOWARDES THE South a great mile of Almaine from Hierusalem a faier way full of Vines OVt of the gate of Hierusalem is the house of iust Simeon A litle farther is the place vvhere the 3 Kinges did see the starre vvhich appeared in the Easte BetheseÌ„ is a litle tovvne long and straight compassed vvith great ditâ—hes scituated vpon a litle mountaine neare the valley of Hebyon and is extended from Easte to weste there is the fairest Church of the holie lande with 48. Pillers of marble adorned with histories from the Creatâ—on of the worlde to the natiuitie of Christ couered vvith marble of diuers coullours and the wales seeled with allablaster and marble 2â—0 foote longe and broade There are 12. Religeous Friers The 234 day meditate how Iesus shewed himselfe neare the sea of Tiberias to his disciples who were gone to fishe with S. Peter and had caught nothing al the night and when the morning came our Lorde appeared vnto them standing on the bancke and asked them some thing to eate commanding them to caste their netts on the right side of the baote where they caught 153. great fishes And Iesus afterwarde asked S. Peter three times if he loued him commanding him to to feede his lambes and sheepe VVithin the Cloister of the friers dovvne vnder the ground is the sepulere of S. Hierome and there ie S. Eusebius Sepulchre on the other side There is the place vvhere S. Hierome translated the Bible out of Hebrue into latin Tovvardes the South is an Aulter vvhere our lorde vvas circumcised
on the north is an Aulter where the three kinges made theÌ„ readie to make their offeringe Goirge lower is a Chappel ioyninge to the Rock wher Iesus vvas borne in this Chapel is a faire stene like a Starre with fiue or six beames vvhereon our Lady kenceled and adored hir sonne when he vvas newly borne ouer this stone is an Aultar Three steppes lower is the manger vvhere our lord vvas laid being of marble vnderset vvith tvvo pillers and a foote highe say here thy Beades Pray here to Christe new borne in the manger tâ— graunt thee grace to be new borne in him and that as he vvas pertaker of our humanitie so he vvil make vs partakrr of his diuinitie Behinde this Chappel is a hoale vvhere the Starre did lead the 3 kinges and abide there a while retorninge to the Chapel of Saint Katherin in this Church there is a place where some of the Innocent children were cast The nomber of the children vvhich Herod slevve were CXLiiij thousand Goinge from Bethelem Eastward about halfe amile is the place vvhere the virgin Marie vvent vvith Iesus and Ioseph when she should flie into Egipt thence yee goe into a plesant valley where the Angelles appeared eo the Sheppards and tould them tidinges of the birth of our Lord. The voiages towardes the mountaines of Iudea THese mountaines are ten miles north from Bethelem and the way very cragged there Zacharie dwelt and Elizabeth and there is yet the howse vvhere our Lady and Elizabeth met and greeted so louingly there is also a fountaine where our Lady fetched vvater vvhilst she remained there Aboute a shoote fartheris Zacharies house vvhere Saint Iohn Baptiste vvas borne A litel thence is a Church vvhere Saint Iohn vvas circumcised there is the Caue where Saint Iohn was kept prisoner by Herod Betwene Emaus Hierusalem you come to a Church caled Ad SainctaÌ„ Crucem vvhere is a Cloister of Greeke moÌ„kes of S. Benetts ordâ—r Goinge to Hierusalem say the psalme Lauda HierusaleÌ„ DomiuÌ„m c vse some prayers in al the holy places accordinge to the conneniencie of thinges there done The. 235. day At the mount Oliuet where is a Chappel Meditate how Iesus often filled the hartes of his Disciples with ioy especially at his AsceÌ„sion his mother his disciples and frendes both men and women accompained with infinite nombers of Angels and Patriarkes and of fathers from limbo ascended with great glorie The 36 day To the mount of Sion vvhere iâ— a Chappel ascending behinde the highe Aultar vvhere the holy Ghoste came downe vpon the Apostles Meditate how the father and the Sonne sent the holie Ghoste vnto the Apostles in the similitude of fierie tounges and rested vpon each of them and were there by confirmed in in faith so that they preached bouldly thorough out al the world Now prepare thy self to retorne againe to thy home comending thy self both body and sovvle to almightie god and goe novv once more to the holy Sepulcher to take thy laste leaue The. 337. day At the Sepulcher and the mount of Caluary say here the Prayer folwinge O My lord god and Sauiour Iesus I yeald thee humble thankes for my creation and redemption in this place and hast by thy vocation and inspiration caled me and brought me to the vnderstandinge and knowledge of thee and hauinge so patiently atteÌ„ded me fallinge so often in to many sinnes and deliuered me from infinite periles and afflictions which I haue iustlie deserued I giue thee thankes for thy gifts and graces begune in me and I besech thee o lorde to reforme me and directe my waies that I may in the ende come to thy euerlasting glorie Amen An aduertisment AL the good and deuout Pilgrims hauing visited the holy places in their returning home looke ofteÌ„ times backe againe so likewise the spitituall Pilgrime may well looke backe vnto the holie places especially he ought to consider our Sauiour hanginge on the crosse to the ende that the bitter death of thy Sauiour goe not out of thy harte First consider how the soule of our Sauiour hanging on the Crosse regarded all the sinnes both mortall and veniall of all the worlde for which he sighed most bitterlie Doe thou knock on thy breast and sigh for thy sinnes for which the Sonn of God hath sighed most biterlie The 2 8 day From Hierusalem to Rama Secondly meditate looking backe to the holie places making thy praier thinke what sorrow greife the hart of thy lorde-Iesus sufferred when hee thought and coÌ„nsiderd what a smale nuÌ„ber should participare of the fruits of his passion the which he so willingâ— he sufferred and with such excessiue loue as that he woulde rather sufferre for euerie man once againe then that anie through this defaulte shoulde remaine loste such was his ardent loue to the ingrateful and harde hartes of outs The 2 9 To Iapha Thirdelie meditate of the great bitternes which the soule of Christ endured on the Crosse when he considered that religious persons clarkes retired from the worlde would yeat soile theÌ„ selues with carnal works for which he trembled and weepte on the Crosse The 340 day In the oulde sellers of Iapha vvhere the Pilgrimes lodge Fourthlie consider the biternes of the soule of Christ when he considered that the estate of mariage woulde be defiled with foule and execrable sinnes whereby so great a multitude of maried people shoulde be damned The 341. day fiftly meditate vvhat sorrowe the soule of Iesus Christ was in on the Crosse to thinke how the state of virginitie shoulde be defiled so many virgins loosing the crowne of their virginities by consenting to foule and filthy thoughts and deeds for which he sighed piteously The 342 day sixtly consider the great sorrowe of the harte of our Sauiour Christ to thinke vpon the wonderfull vnthankefulnes of man to his heauenly father for al the benifites and passioÌ„ of his onelie sonne bestowed on vâ— with so greate loue The â—4 3 day From Iapha to the ship of Saint Peter recommending thee to S. Fraucis and to al his order recommeÌ„ding thee to the holie Trinitie Geue thankes to our Lorde who hath conducted thee to these holie places and that he wil be our guide and conducte vs to his heauenly kingdome when the shippe beginneth to goe say TedeuÌ„ SeaueÌ„tlhie meditate the bitter sorrow of the soule of our Sauiour considering that so manie Christians shoulde be daÌ„ned for there wicked life and then he cried My god my god vvhie hast thou forsaken me The 344. meditate in what greife the soule of Iesus was in to consider what nuÌ„ber of people should remaine without the christian faith and therefore shoulde neuer see the face of God The 345. day meditate how the most noble soule of Iesus was exceding sorrowfull when he did consider that the grace of God shoulde be of so litle estimation with manie or altogether cleane reiected The â—46 day meditate of the sadnes of theÌ„ soule of Iesus