Temple is shâ—wed the place vvhere our lord Iesus did appeare in the day of his resurrection to the. Maries three Thence as you goe to Saint Ieames his church vvhere heâ—â— vvas be headed is the place vvhere our Ladie dweled and deed There is a fair great stone in that place from vvhence our Ladie vvas caried being dead to the valley of Iosaphathy the Apostles Thence you goe to Sion to the Hospital of the Rhodes and thinke that the graye friars that lead thee are Saint Francis Saint Bonauenture Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Barnard c. whom thou must salute with some deâ—out prayers Nere that is the place vvhere S. Iohn the vvelbeloued Discipleand Euangelist celebrated Masse before our Blessed Lady The 18â— day meditate of the wonderful humilitie and benignitie of out Lord Iesus on Maundy thursday at night peparing him self to be offered the true Paschal lambe for the sinnes of al the world and to eate the Passouer with his Disciples and Iudas who now had sould him for mony to the Iewes Goinge from the Hospital of Sion you are to goe to the Cloister barefoote and barehead saing the psalme FuÌ„da meÌ„tum eius in moÌ„â—â—bus Sion vvith a collect that our lord vvill asiste thy prayers in that place and going vpp 7. steppes yee enter the Cloister of sion vvhere is a Table set vvith bread and vvine for those to take thereof vvho vvil then the Eriars singe the high Masse vvhich ended they goe to warde the holy Crosse The. 183. day Meditate how humbly our Sauiour prepared him self to washe his Apostles feete first he did of his garmeÌ„t and gyrded him self with a Towel kneeled and washed euery one of their feete euen the feete of Iudas with the sweat of his browes and teares of his eies shewinge vs a special exsample of brotherly loue and humilitie You may visit the place vvhere the Paschal lambe vvas eaten returninge to the church quior on the right hande is the place vvhere Christ vvashed the feete of his Disciples The. 184. day Meditate how Iesus after the washinge of his Apostles feete sate downe and dranke to them al in token of his loue and how he gaue his moste precious body and blood to his Apostles to eate and drinke in the remembrance of his painful death and passion and to Iudas also whom in secreat he warned of his sinne treason in token that there is nothinge hidden or vnknowen to him And of S. Iohn restinge on his breast to whoÌ„ by a secreat tokeÌ„ of a morsel dipped geuen to Iudas he opened who it was that should betray him and how after the receauinge of the morsel the deuil entred into Iudas and imediataly goinge out he ioyned him selfe with the enimies of Christ and prepared armoure weapons to take our innocent Sauiour And how Iesus tould Saint Peter that he should deny him of the sermon Christe made to his Apostles ful of loue how he rose said grace and praied for his Dâ—sciples and folowers And how our Sauiour went againe from that house acompained with his Apostles teaching them vntil he eame to the mount of Oliuet Thou shalt againe visit these holy places in the Church and Quiare vvith great deuotion and affection and especially the blessed body and blood of our lord vvith some deuoute praier And before thou gâ—e of the church thou shalt goe downe 8 steppes vnder the Qutar vvhere is the Parlour vvhere the Apostle hid them selues and vvhere Iesus after his resurrection entered the doores being â—hâ—t and said to his Disciples Pax vobis peace be vnto you In which place is also a Chappel vvhere Iesus appeared after to S. Thomas and shevved him his vvoundes to feele vvhen Thomas vvorâ—hiping him said Dominê° Deus meus my Lord and my god In the Quiare of this Chappel is asquare Chappel vvhere is an Aultar vvhere the Apostle receaued the holy ghoste here thou art to say thy Beades or some prayer to the holy ghoste As thou goest out of the Church thou â—halt visit the place vvhere the last supper vvas made ready Not far froÌ„ thence vvas S. Stephen first buried And nere there kinge Dauid made the 7. psalmes Behinde that at the foote of mount sion vvas the citie of Dauid there are the sepulehers of the kingeâ— of Israel There is a peece of the Piller to the vvhich our lord was bound and vvhipped this place hath an IroÌ„ doore of the vvhich the Mores keepe the key and before the doore is a place vvhere Christ our Lord and Sauiour vvas vvonte to sit and preath to his mother and his Disciples And there is the stone on vvhich our Lady fate at the sermon Not far thence our Lady vvas vvonte to prey Therby is the place of the Apostles assembly vvhen they held their Councel before they vvet thorough the vvorld and in this place Saint Mathevv vvas chosen in Iudas steade To wards the valley of Iosphat is the place vvhere S Paule kett the garments of those vvho stoned S. Stephen Thence is the goulde gate through vvhich Christe came ridâ—nge of the Asse on Palme Sonday And belowe vnder the vval is the vallâ—y of Iosaphat ouer the brooke CedroÌ„ ouer the bridge Also beyonde at the foote of sioÌ„ is the Sepulcher of our Lady fortie steppes vnder the ground In the midle of those steppes is the Se pulcher of Saint Anne vvhich Saint Helin translated to Constantinople and there vvas buried Ioachim our Ladies Father and Ioseph hir husband At the Sepulcher of our Lady is a fair church deepe vnder the grounde vvhich is so by meanes of the ruines of Hierusalem The Sepulcher of our Lady is couered vvith a stone of mount Sinai brought by the Angels say here thy Beads in honor of the virgin Mary The 185. day To the garden of Oliuet Meditate how Iesus came with his disciple to the mount of Oliuer tooke Peter Iames and Iohn with him leauinge the others belowe in the garden how he went further alone began to be sadd and said vnto his Disciples that they should watch and pray least they enter into temptation and how he went a stones cast farther and praied to his heauenly father The 186. day At the Caue vvhere Christ prayâ—d the first time Meditate of the sadnes and teares of our blessed Sauiour of his trembling falinge on the grouÌ„d and praying to his heauenly father the first time saying father if it be possible let this cup of my bitter passion passe alwayes reserued the health of mankinde then appeared to him al the bitter paines he was to suffer and he wept bitterly and how then he found his Disciples sleepinge for sadnes and. how he awaked them sweetly said to S. Peter Simon sleepest thou the spirit indeed is wilinge but the fleash is weake The 187. day VVithin that Caue vvhere Christe praied the seconde time Meditate how Iesus went back from his Disciples without hauing any comfort and praied
fallinge when he was nayled lifted vp and let ral in to the mortice of the Crosse With a moste stronge torture and ruful paine to al his holy members And for that a Pilgrimes repast is often times on greene hearbes thy Meate must be the seauen leaues which came forth of the mouth of our Sauiour when he grewe and was fixed on the holy Tree of the Crosse The 1. leafe o father forgeue them here pray for meekenes be slow to reuenge c. The 2. leafe this day thou shalt be with me in Paradise here pray for the forgeuenes of thy sinnes The 3. leafe behold thy mother here pray for diuine asistance neuer to be seperated from god The 4. leafe my God my God why hast thou forsaken me here pray for helpe and comfort of god in al thy Distresses and that he neuer forsake thee especially in the hower of thy death The 5. leafe I Thirst here pray for an earnest desier thirst of the loue of god With a feruent holy honger worthely to receaue the B. sacrament The 6. leafe It is finished here pray for fortitude to laboure and perseuer faithfully to the end in our Lords holy seruice and in thy true estate and vocation The 7. leafe O father in to thy handes I comend my spirit here pray for the worthy offeringe vp of thy soule at the hower of thy death in to the handes of thy Redeemer For thy Drinke in the Tauernes thou shalt finde in the the Sellers of our Sauiour that wyne maketh glad the hart of man Which be the seauen effusion of the blood of our Lord Iesus The 1. effusion his Circumcision here pray for the circumcision of al superfluitie and to be filled with the sweete dew of a pure and innocent life and perfectly to be cleansed from lust and concupiscence The 2. effusion in sweating water blood here pray to forsake al câ—etures and the loue of this wretched world The 3. effusion in his whiping here learne to reioyce in abstinence penance The 4. effusion In his Coronation pray to reioyce in nothing but in the Crosse of Christ The 5. effusion In plucking of his garments pray to pluck away from thee al old infirmities which haue long cleaued fast vnto thee the loue of al transitory thinges that thy soule may be perfectly adorned with the garment of diuine loue The 6 effusion In his nayling here pray to haue a firme constancie in the Catholike faith The 7. effusion In the peircing of his Blessed hart here pray to receaue worthelie before thy departure the holie Eucharist This Pilgrime must haue also a Tent for the night which may be the seauen sorrowes of our Blessed Lady The 1. sorrow to heare old Simeon say that the sword of sorrow should pearce hir hart here pray for the obtayning of trew knowledg and repentance of thy sinnes and compassion for the same The 2. sorow when she fled by night in to the couÌ„try of Egipt and here pray for patience in al thy tribulations The 3. sorowe when she had lost Iesus and could not til three Dayes find him againe here pray that thou neuer leese his grace but euer find it againe The 4 sorow when Iesus was caryeng his Crosse here pray that thou maiest willingly carry the Crosse of Christ al the dayes of thy life The 5 sorow when she saw hir soÌ„ne hanginge on the Crosse and comendinge hir to his disciple here pray so to liue in this world that his holy passion be not voide frustrate in thee The 6. sorow when Christ was let downe in hir lappe from the Crosse being dead here pray to haue grace to receiue with fruite the blessed Sacrament and to haue the benifit of euery Masse The 7. sorow when Iesus was buried and she returned to Hierusalem pray that thou maiest euer haue Iesus abidinge in thy hart and haue compassion of our blessed Lady The lenght of this Iorney This spiritual voyage is deuided in to Three hundred sixtie fiue dayes Iorneyes which is for euery day in the yeare one meditation to the end thou maiest not be silent one hower euer in any day hauinge likewise in minde al the foresaid necessaries to wit thy Aparel Thy Purse thy Staffe thy Diet thy loginge c. From London or the like place For the 1. day Meditate of God that he is incoÌ„prehensible the begining and endinge of al the fountaine of al goodnes and abone al to be honored loued and magnified For the 2 day meditate how god hath created the Angells ful of glory to praise him and for the sauegard of his creatures For the 3. day meditate how god made heauen and earth and al that in them is with in the space of seauen dayes For the 4. day Mediate of the ioy of the Angells in the creation of man For the 5. day Meditate of the creation of Adam and Eue and of theiâ— placinge in Paradise and what Goâ— commanded them For the 6. day meditate of the Driuing of Adam and Eue out of Paradice and now Adam liued in this world nine hundred thirtie yeares in PenaÌ„ce labouring for his bread with the sweat of his browes For the 7. day Meditate of the diuine councel in heauen for the Deliueringe of mankind from the captiuitie of the deuil wherinto he fel thorough sinne and of the vnion togeather of Gods Iustice and Peace Mercie and Truth For the 8. day Meditate of the agreement of the holy Trinitie touchinge the saluation of mankinde For the 9 day meditate vpon the amiable leaue that our Sauiour Iesus Christ tooke of his father in heauen and of al the celestial court and of the wordes which his father vsed at his departure 1. Saing Goe my sonne goe bringe man hither to vs that he may be deliuered from damnation euerlasting 2. Goe My sonne in to al miserie Goe out of al glorie with out any maner of consolation 3. Goe that thy pure humanitie be subiect to thy diuinitie 4. Goe like a kinge to whom sodainly shal be done al princely honor 5. Goe my only childe that thy innocencie may satisfie for the faultes and offences of al men 6. Goe and remember al thy paines and torments to come to the end they may be the more greueous vnto thee 7. Goe and I wil breake and cut the course of thy life in thy florishing youth 8. Goe and I wil giue the sworde in to thy enimies handes with ful power to doe to thee whatsoever they wil. 6. Goe and endure the most cruel death and looke for no comfort at al of thy father 10 Goe and accomplish entirely by workes whatsoeuer my holy Prophets haue spoken of thee before in wordes 11. Goe my welbeloued sonne and make partakers both the good the euil of thine ignominius and shamful death that by true repentance they may receiue it 12. Goe and suffer that thy death and passion may be so inestimable for the which no man
delinered his brother Lot from captiuitie One mile farther is the mount Hermon on vvhich vvaâ— scituate the citie of â—â—im vvhere Iesus raised the vvidowes sonne as he vvas caried to be buried vij miles from Nazareth is the place vvhere Lamech vvho vvas blinde slew Caine vvho had killed his brother Abel Thence yee goe â—uer the sea of Tibeâ—â—as in to the lande of the Gerazins vpon the seâ— of Galilee Iesus walked on arâ—foote The. 174 day Meditate how Iesus healed the poore man which had bene sick .8 yeares biddinge him to take vp his couche and walâ—e and of the murmoringe of she Pharises because he tooke vp his bed on the Saboth day and how Iesus findinge the man in the Temple said vnto him Goe and sin no more least any vvorse happen vnto thee At Tiberias is the Table vpon tâ—e which our lord Sauiour did eate with his Disciples at Emaâ—s and not far of is the place where our Lord fed vâ— thousand men with v. loaues and 〈◊〉 fish besides there is Sephorin where S. Anne our Ladâ—es mother vvas buried and beneath that is the house of the Centurion in returninge you come to Cesaria Phillip whence kinge Dauid had many goodly Ceâ—ars tovvardes the buildinge of the Temple in Hâ—erusalem The land of Promise is in enght from Dan to Bersabe that is north and South 29. miles of Combardie from Hierichâ— to lapha 90. miles The 175. daâ— Meditate hoâ— our Lord in the Temple of Hierusalem restored to sighte the man who was borne blinde with anointinge his eies with spittel and dust bidinge his goe washe in Silo. and of the great murmoringe and detraction of the Iewes At lapha the hauen towne vvhere you lad 117. iorneye caled of lapha the sonne of Noe and the aunâ—ients cittie in the vvorld it is caled loppâ— in the Ackes Peter saw the sheete vvith al kinde of beastes let downe from heauen and raised Tabitha from death there say Tedeum Salue Regina for thanksgâ—ueinge to our lord vvhâ— hâ—th sofely conductâ—d thee thiâ— longe iorney here as lapha thou must send to them ster of the Gality to send to the lord of the cuntrie for thy safe conduct to passe to Hierusalem vvho is vvonte to come vvith agâ—eat company vvel apointed and bringâ—â—h vvith him the reuerend Garden of the ffriers of Sion and one or two of his bretheren vvhoe instructe the bretheren bovv they must vse them selues in visitinge the holy places first he asketh of they haue licence of the Popes holines to visit the holy sepulcher for it is excomunication to do it vvithout his leaue but if by chaunce any become vvithout it the Garden may absolue him and licence him also firste he vvarnet hâ—that they doe no-reuerence the one to the other least therby the Turkes doe knovve their estate 2. That vvhea they gâ—e to visite the holie places they goe 5. or 6. together for feare of the infidelles And that they neither goe nor ride ouer the Seapulchers of the Infidâ—lles If they be iniured in those places by the Mahumetanes or runnegate Christians they must not reuâ—nge it but suffer al for Christs sake vvho suffered much moâ—e in that place for vs. That euery one purge his conscience and giue himself to deuotion This done they goe to the lord of Hieâ—usalem vvho taketh al their names and sirnam's The spiritual Pâ—lgriâ—e must cal to minde his baptisme and profession and to renew his promise in Baptisme and from hene forth to purge his conscience withful purpose of amendment and to take patiently al detraction and aduersitie Their namâ—s being registred they are put into sellers by the sea sidevntil horses Asses Mules and Camels be prouided for them to ride on The. 176. day Meditate how out lord raised sazarus from death beinge 4. Dayes dead when Iesus cried Lazarus come forthe At Rama vvhere is a church of our Lady an Hospital for Pilgrimes founded by â—hillip Duke of Burgundie The. 177. day Meditate how the Iewes sate in councel oftentimes how they might put Iesus to death such was their hatred and malice And how Iudas came to them and sould his master for 30. pence At lidda or Dispolis vvhere Saint Peter healed Eneas of a palsie There Saint George suffered his martirdome The. 178. day Meditate how Christ sent two of his Disciples froÌ„ Bethpage to Hierusalem to feten the Asse and hir fole how he did ride vpon the silly beast and how he was receaued of the people singinge Hosanna filio Dauid how behouldinge the Citie he wept vpoÌ„ it foreseeinge the miseries which should fal on it for killinge of him To the Castel of Emaus a myle from Hierusalem vvhere Christe did eate after his resurrection The. 179. day Meditate how Iesus from Palme Sonday to the wensday folowinge was daily in the Temple preachinge to the people where the Scribes and Pharises had laied diuers to wacth repehend him and his doctrine and they forbad that any one should geue him bread or drinke in such sorte that euery night he was enforced to goe to Be haine to take his foode where he remayned al wensday at the request of his mother At mount Sâ—lo vvhereby vvas the citie of Gabaon on thâ—s mounte the Arke of god was buried There on this mountaine you may see Hierusalem The 180. day Meditate how Iesus tooke his leaue of his doleful mother at Bethaine vpon Maundie Thursday in the morninge to goe to Hierusalem And how our Lady requested 4. thinges â—1 if it were possible that he might not suffer 2. that she might suffer for him 3 that she might die before him 4. that he might die a milde kinde of death and how he passed a longe by mount Caluarie and how he sent two of his Disciples before him to prepare his Passouer geueing them this token to followe a man carienge a pot of water in which house they prepared the Pasche From Silo you shal come to Hierusalem and before you enter the citie the names of the Pilgrimes ar registred againe vvhere remember againe vvhe thy name vvas first geuen thee and vvhat promise thou madest in Baptisme The 81. day meditate how many sad and sorowful steps Iâ—sus tooke thorough the streetes of Hierusalem c how his colour changed passing thorough the streetes whilst he went there meditatinge of his bitter passion and torments and how his moste precious blood should be troden vnder their vile feete To the citie of Hierusalem and first to the holy Tempie of the holy Sepulcher before the Temple is a fair square place in vvhich is a fair square stone hauing many crosses grauen there on in this place our lord fel vvith his heauiâ— Crosse on his showlders here the Pilgrims creepeÌ„ deuoutly and kisse this stone from thence they goe to the church doore to the holy Crosse the Sepulchâ—r and the place vvhere our Lady did sit houldinge hir sonne in hir armes beinge taken from the Crosse In comninge forth of the
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
THE SPIRITVAL PILGRIMAGE OF HIERVSALEM CONTAYninge three hundred sixtie fiue dayes Iorney wherin the deuoute Person may Meditate on sondrie pointes of his Redemption VVITH PARTICVLAR DECLARATION of diuers Saints bodies and holy places which are to be seene in the said-voyage AS ALSO SVNDRIE DEVOV'T PRAiers and meditations verie healpful to the Pilgrimes WITH LICENCE THE PREFACE TO THE READER SEing it is so my Catholike brother that this presente life is no other thinge but a continuall Pilgrimage vvhich vve are to make vpon the earth and that al the time of our life is a terme prefixed of God the Creator during vvhich space vve ought to accoÌ„plish this voiage vvhich vvhen vve haue faithfully vvalked vve may come to the Citie of heauenly Heirusalem vvhich is our kingdome and most proper contrie vvere it not great follie negligence in vs if vve should forget or to say more trulie despise and not accompte of the principal place of our repose but like vnvvise men rather to sit dovvne and rest our selues in the midle of our iorney to vvit in the fillbie and durtie vvayes of this vvretched and vvicked vvorde The trauailer or fote Post vvhich is ordinarily hiered to goe some Iorney although his iorney be longe the the vveather fovvle and the vvayes very vncleane yet hindreth not his voiage for the dificultie he conceiues of the labour but knovvinge that he getteth his liunige by meanes of the gaines and that he shal vvel cherishe and refreshe him self vvhen he is arriued at his Inne vvith great facilitie supporteth the asperitie of the trauaile vpon hope of the recompence vvhich he aftervvards expecteth VVe then deare bretheren expecting the rovvne of euerlastinge glorie vvhich our lord hath promised to such as loue him shal vve appeare more vnvvillinge or vvearie for the obtayninge hereof then vve vvould be for the gayninge only of some temporall commoditie Let vs behould therfore vvhat care paines our louing lord hath taken of our saluation let vs learne to trauaille couragiously like deuout holy pilgrimes to follovve his steppes vvho hath left vs an exsample of his blessed life passion and ruminate in our hartes euery day aparte some seuerall poinct therof and after vvel to practise the same in our selues for such ought to be the end of al our spiritual exercises by vvhich meanes vve may attaine to the happie end that vve desier vvherof hauing found this litle Treatise of A Spiritual Pilgrime assuringe my selfe that it vvould be a thinge very agreable to al maner of deuout and pious persons I thought good to bring the same to light Beseechinge the gentle Reader to accept of this litle guift and to respect more my hartie affection then the littlenes of the thinge The rest I remitt to the disposition of Almightie god the Creator of al thinges vvhose only honnor and gloire I desier herein Amen Thy hartie vvel-vviller in Christ Iesus R. H. THE SPIRITVAL PILGRIMAGE TO HIERVSALEM I If thou desirest welbeloued to be this holy Pilgrime thou must first by Confession make cleane thy soule from sinne for it is vnpossible with an vncleane soule to receiue the grace of god or to walke the iourney of a perfect Pilgrime Secondly thy sinnes must be washed in the seuen effusions of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus The 1. effusion was his Circumcision to cleanse thine hart from concupiscence and al thoughtes of carnalitie The 2. effusion when he did sweate water blood in the GardeÌ„ to purge thee from al Ire and wrath The 3. effusion was his whipinge to heale thee from al Slouth and Idelnes The 4 effusion his crowninge with Thorne to suppresse thy Pride The 5. effusion the strippinge of his garments which cleaued fast to his B. body for to cure thy Auarice The 6. effusion his naylinge to the Crosse hande and foote and sayinge I thirst to heale thy Gluttonie The 7. effusion the peircinge of his side to purge thy hart from Enuie hatred and malice Thirdly thou must prouide in thy Purse good store of Coyne especially of fine gould for that it is light of cariadge This gould is gotten by the often and worthy receauing of the Blessed Sacrament The 1. Purse thou must put this gould in must be a firme faith against al assaultes of thine enimies out of which Purse thou must distribute liberally by true Loue and thankefulnes The 2. Purse must be filled with Patience the which thou must chiefly keepe to defray thine owne expences least if thou want thereof thou perishe by the way for hunger The 3 Purse it to be filled with al sortes of vertues and out of this thou must spend liberally a bout the profit of thy neighbours whether they be in this life or departed hence by the workes of mercie both bodely and ghostly Keepe safe these Purces in the wallet of meekenes fast Lockt with the keye of humilitie Fourthly thy Apparel must be simple as our Sauiours was beinge kinge of glorie despise theâ—for thy self as Christ did him self in his life and death Fifthly Thy Hatte must be Obedience to thy Superiours as Christ was to his Inferiours in his Coronation Sixtly Thou must be shodde with the Shoes of straight Consideration with desier of following the life and steppes of Christe and his Saintes markinge wel the difference of thy wayes from theirs Seuenthly Thou must carry with thee the wallet of a pure Conscience and cleane harte which thou art to beg of thy Sauioure by feruent prayer Ayghtly Thou must haue in thy hande the staffe of the Crosse with which thou must alwayes staye vp thy selfe Ninthly Proceed with blessing thee In the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holie Ghost _____ Inuocate the aide of the glorious virgin Mary to be thy helpe in this Pilgrimage Pray to thy holy Angel and to the Sainte who is thy Patrone Tenthly Daily comende thy self to god with the remembrance of thy Apparrâ—t Accompany thy self with heauenly company that they may shew thee the way and ayde thee in al thy distresses and comfort thee Consideringe it is almost impossible for a Pilgrime to goe a loÌ„ge way without fallinge Thou shalt recollect the Seauen fallinges of Christe our Lord takinge one of them for euery Day in the weeke The 1. the fallinge of our Lord being taken when they hastned him to passe ouer the water of Cedron The 2. the fallinge of our Lord in the Streete being sent from Pilate to Herod and back againe thrust and thronged by the Iewes The 3. the fallinge of our sweete Redeemer with his face vpon the Steppes in Pilates house The 4. his fallinge after his scourginge thorough his extreame debilitie and weaknes The 5. in his voiage to the Mount of Caluary fallinge Seauen sondry times to the earth by the way vnder the heauie burthen of his Crosse The 6. fallinge was when so inhumainly he was throwen downe vpon the Crosse and moste Lamentably haled and stretched forth therupon The 7
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
honor al these and comende thy selfe vnto them Goe with thy faithful frende thy holy Angel and make thy exercise from henceforth as thou hast done in the beginning The. 41 day Meditate diligently of the burninge loue and desier the litle child Iesus had to deliuer mankinde out of the miserie and seruitude wherin he was deteined The 42. day Meditate how the litle sweete childe Iesus tooke great compassion of our miseries geuinge a pitiful Crie and did shed teares a boundantly to make our peace with his heauenly father the which no man could doe but him self The 4. day pray for a god winde and say Veni createor spiritus c. and Meditate how the Angelles appeared to the Shepheards The 44 day Here strike Sayle and say the Salue Regina c. and Meditate how speedely the Shepheards went to Bethelem and adored the sweete litle Babe The 45. day Meditate of the great Mirackles in Christs Natiuitie God is ioyned with humanie nature his mother remayneth a virgin and faith and humanie nature ar there accorded togeather The 46 day Meditate of the Prophecie of the Twelue Sibilles 1 Sibilla Persica Behold the Beast of al the world â—hal be ouerthrowen and the lord of al the world â—hal be borne and the body of a virgin shal be vndefiled 2. Sibilla Libica The day shal come and the Lord shal geue light and gouerne with mercie the body of his mother shal be the waight and burthen of euery one that is shal be the ballaunce to weigh al our sinnes 3 Sibilla Cumea he shal mount and rise in the face of the virgin and she shal be worshipful cleane and beautiful of face c she shal nourish the Infant and geue him hir owne mylke for meate 4. Sibilla Eristria in Babilon from the highest top of heauen god hath blessed the humble of minde and in the latter day a young Sonne shal be borne of an Hebrewe virgin 5. Sibilla Samea behold there shal come a riche man and shal be borne of a poore woman and the beastes of the earth shal worship him sainge praise him to the highest top of heaueÌ„ 6 Sibilla Cumana In the last time shal be sent from heauen a new lyne and generation 7. Sibilla Helespostina Christ shal be borne of a moste pure virgin 8. Sibilla Frigia The most highest shal come out of heauen the councel shal be confirmed in heauen in the vally of the miserable shal be the virgin saluted 9. Sibilla Europa He shal come that shal trauaile beyonde the mountaines and little hilles and he shal raigne in pouertie and he shal haue domination in tranquilitie and modestie and he shal come forth of a virginis woÌ„be 10. Sibilla Tiburtina Christ shal be borne in Bethelem and how happie is the mother that shal geue him suck 11. Sibilla Delptica A Prophet shal be borne of a virgin without knowledge and copulation of man 12. Sibilla Agrippa The inuisible worde shal be tasted touched shal drye like a leafe and his beawâ—ie shal seeme nothinge the wombe of a mother shal compasse him and he shal be reiected of man and he shal be borne of his mother as God and shal seeme like a sinner The 47. day Meditate of the great ioy and humble seruice of Iosephe to his spouse Mary and to the blessed babe Iesus The 48. day Meditate of the circumcision of our Lord and the shedinge of his blood as an earnest penny of his death and passion The. 49 day Meditate of the imposition of the holy name of Iesus in which name whatsoeuer shal be asked of his father shal be graunted vnto vs. The. 50 day Meditate how the three kinges came froÌ„ far cuÌ„tries in the space of 15 dayes to adore this infant as God and man beinge guided by a Starre which apeered vnto them The. 51 day Meditate how the three kinges found the litle childe and offered vnto him Goulde Mirâ—e and francumcense as to true god and true man The. 52. day Meditate how the three kinges admonished by the Angel returned by an other way in to their contrie and were two yeares in their Iorney and liued and died moste holily in the same The. 53. day Meditate of the great greife and sorrowe which approached the meeke hart of the sweete virgin wheÌ„ she vnderstood what waite Herod laied to kil hir childe Iesus The. 54. day Meditate how this Blessed Lady presented hir childe in the Temple redeeminge him againe with a couple of Turtles or Pigeons and of Simeon and Anna. The 55. day Meditate of the first dolour of our Lady by the wordes of Simeon in the Temple wherupon she shed teares The. 56. day Meditate how the Angel warned Ioseph to flee in to Egipt wherby our Ladies sorrowe was increased The 57. day Meditate of the hastie flyeng of our Lady hir sweete childe with al diligence by nighte thorough the wildernes for others being but or dayes Iorney for them a monthes iorney by reason they ofttimes erred consider with al the great periles of Theeues and murderers their exceedinge wearines and pouertie You may visite in Seuches vvhere Saint Heir ome in amount did his pennance there is a Cloyster of Saint Peter desier Saint Peter thy Patrone to set thee on land to honor Sant Hierome and 15. myles thence is the towne of Stridonia vvhere Saint Hierome vvas borne The 58 day Meditate of the humble and simple entrie of our Lady with hir babe and Ioseph into Egipte at whose entrance al the Idolles fel downe and how in Heleopolis with much adoe they got a poore Cottage and dwelt therein labouringe for their liuinge At Zaram in Dalmacia the auncient Simeons body lieth who made the Cantickle Nune Dimittis The 59. day Meditate how the virgin Marie with hir Sonne remained in I hebaida in the citie of Heleopolis vij yeares takinge paines to earne their bread and of the iniuries thy suffered of the strangers of that contrie The 60. day Meditate how after seauen yeares the Angel appeared to Ioseph and willed him to retorne in to the land of Israel The 61. day Meditate how Ioseph rose and went to the land of Israel with great labour difficultie and pouertie The 62. day Meditate how Ioseph feared when he heard that Archelaus raigned in his fathers steade beinge warned by an Angel went to dwel in Nazareth theâ—e also labouâ—nige and liuinge in very simple poore estate The 63 day Meditate how our Lady nourished hir childe Iesus and brought him vp with great care and loue The 64 day Meditate how Iesus accordinge to his bignes serued his blessed mother and how he often wept vnknowing to his mother for the remeÌ„brance of his passion You may visite in Ragusa the head of Saint Blase and hir left arme And the Sheete vvith vvhich old Simeon tooke our Lorde in his armes The left arme of Saint Iohn Baptist vvithout the vvrest And the head of Simeon the Apostle The 65
in like maner as before he began to tremble for anguishe of the tormeÌ„ts he saw were to come on him and came againe to his Disciples sleeping and awaked them and retorned againe without hauing any comfort of them The 188. day VVithin the Cauerne vvhere Christ praied the third time Meditate how Iesus went the third time to pray laden with extreame sorrowe stretchinge him self in forme of a Crosse with great affection of loue and charitie that he might suffer his passion for the redeÌ„ption of the world praying moste harely as afore and thereupon he did sweat water and blood for anguishe of death which distilled on the ground And how the Angel appeared and comforted him with the redemption of the worlde His droppes were Nintie seauen thousaÌ„d three hundred and sine as after was shewed by a reuelation PRAYERS FOR THE VOIAGE OF THE CROSSE WHICH ARE IN NOMBER 15. VVHICH you may say at any other time THE 1. STATION BY the bitter anguish which thou enduredst vpoÌ„ the mouÌ„t of Oliuer when thou didest sweate water and blood asiste me to resigne my selfe alwayes to thy holy wil specially at the hower of my death and to ioyne and vnite my selfe to thee The 189. day From the Caue to the Garden of Oliuet vvhere Iudas came to kisse him and betraye our Sa Meditate how Iesus rose sorowfully from his prayers and came to his Disciples and bid them rest and sate downe a while with them then by by willed them to rise and went and met Iudas and the rest with lanternes and weapons and how Iudas kissed our Lord being the token he gaue his enimies to knowe Iesus from the others The sorrowe of our Lord for this ingratitude of Iudas sayinge Amice ad quid venisti frend wherfore comest thou betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse how then he went forwardes towardes the multitude The 160. day In the Garden of Oliuet Meditate how Iesus came before his enimies to whom he said quem queritis whom seeke yee how they fel to the grounde And how S. Peter drewe his sworde and cut of Malchus right eare and how Iesus healed Malchus eare by touching of it and comaunded Peter to put vp his sworde of Christes wordes to the multitude haec est hora vestra this is your hower yealdinge him selfe willingly into their handes The 191. day In the Garden of Oliuet Meditate how the sonne of god was deliuered into the handes of sinners without helpe or comfort from his father how they bound his holy handes how meekely he suffred them how they beate him and hurled him on the grounde and abused him moste villanouslly and of the great discomforte of his Disciples You may visit in this mountaine the place vvhere the Angel appeared to Saint Thomas Apostle and brought vnto him our Ladies girdel A Litle higher is the place where our Lord wept on Hierusalem Higher is the place where the Angell brought our Ladie tidings of her death and a branche of Palme from paradice to be caried before her Againe higer is the Castele of Galile where the Angell toulde the woman of Christs resurrestion Thence to the rounde Church where our Lord stoode when he ascended vp to heauen And the figure of his sacred feete are there printed in a stone by which it appeareth that he looked to wardes the North when he ascended Going downe is the house of S. Pellagian the common sinner where she did her pennaunce On the North side thereof is the place where the Aposteles made theire Creede Also the place where our Lorde sate being wearie when his disciples aâ—ked him of the day of Iudgment Thereby is a house where our lord did teach his disciples the Pater noster Going downe is the place vvhere our Lady did ofte vse to pray after the death of hir sonne Lower vnder a Rock is the sepulcher of Absalon vpon that sepulcher the Infidels passinge by caste stones say cursed be Absalon vvho persecuted his father and al that doe the like be cursed euerlastinglie There is a litle bridge ouer Cedron where the Iewes drewe our Lorde being bound thorough the vvater The 192. day To the Riuer of Cedron Meditate vpon the pitteous drawinge and pullinge of Iesus from the mount of Oliuet in their furie thorough the water of Cedron into the citie so to howse of Annas Nere Cedron is the Caue whereunto S. Iames did flie would not eate nor drink vntil he knewe of the ResurrectioÌ„ of our Lord. Nere to this towards Bethanie is Iudas the Traitors house Aboue within the bridge towardes Sion is the Temple of Salamon high and rounde and couered with leade in to which Christians cannot enter There by this Temple is the Rocke of Bethel where Iacob slept and saw the Ladder from heauen where vppon the Angels went vp and downe There also Dauid sawe the Angel staÌ„de which killed the people There our Lord preached and pardoned the woman which was taken in adultrie There the Angel appeared to Zacharie father of S. Iohn Baptiste Melchisideche here offered bread and wine to Abraham in figure of the holy Sacrament Vpon this Rock Dauid kneeled when he saw the Angel strike the people and praied for pardon and would haue builte the Temple our god forbad Dauid to build it because he had killed vrias but Salomon did burlde it Out of this Temple our Sauiour did caste them that did buy and sel And betwene the Temple and the Aultar was Zacharie the sonne of Barachias slaine Nere to this is Probatica piscina Wher the market of sheepe for the Sacrifices were soulde Where when the Angel had troubled the water who euer went first downe and washed therein was healed here Christe healed him who had bene sicke 38. yeares In this Temple our Lord was presented when holie Simeon tooke him in his armes Higher is the place where S. Peter wept bitterly for his den venge of Christe Yet higher on that hille is the place where the Iewes would haue staied the corps of our Ladie when she was caried to be buried but they were by mirackle hindered Hard by is the house of Annas Againe in the howse of Annas which is now a Churche there dwel Greeke Monkes who ar Christians The 19â— day Meditate how Iesus was led like a Thâ—ife to Annas house who skornfully entreated him and was maruelous glad thinkinge now to be reuenged on him questioninge of his Disciples and his owne Doctrine to whom Iesus answered I haue alwayes taught openly in the Sinagoge and the Temple aske not me but aske them who haue heard me one of the seruaÌ„ts vnthankful Malchus as some thinke strake him with a greueous blowe vpon the face in so much that Christ fel to the ground greatly bleedinge at the nose and the mouth and risinge said in milde maner if I haue spoken il breare witnes but if I haue spoken wel why doe you strike me The. 2. Station O Lord who
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
our Lord was nailed to the Crosse Meditate how these vile and cruel wretches did leade our Sauiour from the aforesaid stone to the Crosse where they threwe him violeÌ„tly vpoÌ„ his back on the hard Crosse that it hurt him very sore and shooke al the veines of his holy harte which he tooke in good parte with patience for the loue which he had of the saluation of maÌ„kinde how mercifully he spread his armes a broade of his owne accorde to be nailed with those boisterous nailes of Iron Also how al his body was extreaÌ„ly stretched with â—oâ—des that it cracked that the veines sinewes did breake a soÌ„der beinge strâ—tâ—hed like a stringe on a Bowe and with what patience he suffered the same and how they troade on him with their feete spurned and thrust his head where they would haue it lye takinge greate pleasure in their cruelty and tormentinge of him Also how they strooke on his head sides with their hammers in somuch that the blood did issue forth of his nose and mouth RemeÌ„ber also the great sorowe his blessed mother had when she heard the blowes of the hammers and What countenance she had seing the body of hir deere sonne al bloody and in so piteous a plight The Iewes giue him 50. blovves vvith hammers vvhen they fastened him vpon the Crosse The 13. Station O Sweete Iesus by al the paines and anguishes thou sufferedst when thou wast stretched on the Crosse with great courage and patience for me miserable catife beinge moste cruely fastned on the same geue me grace I beseech thee to vse wel al the meÌ„bers of my body in thy holy seruice and that when the bitternes and panges of death shal stretch al my members I may then remember thy greueous paines and dolours and with thee offer my self in Sacrifice and patiently to endure al which thy holy pleasure shal be to send me At an Aultar in the quier is a place vvhere the vvicked played at dice for Christes garments at which place our blessed Lady and Magdalen did greatly sorrow On the left hand it is where the Iewes prepared the vinegar and gaule In a Chappel vnder the ground is the place vvhere sainte Helin was wont to pray and vvhere the died and vvas first buried but after vvas translated to venice Yet deeper is the place vvhere S. Helin found the three Crosses and three nayles and the Crowne of Thornes Ascendinge on another Aultar thou shalt finde vnder the same a shorte Piller vvhere on our Lord dâ—d sit vvhen the crovvne of Thornes vvas put on his head now you ascende the mounte of Caluarie vvhich is a whâ—te Rocke there is afaire Church or Chappell vvhich is all gilded vvith goulde and azur and is paued vvith marble On the one side there is the place vvhere our lord vvas hanged on the crosse into this place fevve people doe enter By the doore there is the hoale of the holie Crosse all open tvvo foote deepe and a space brode into vvhich you may put your arme The 215 day To contemplate howe our Lord Iesus was lifted from the grounde and carried to be set betwene tow theeues to his greater shame and to suffer moste bitter death for the redemption of mankinde Meditate of the excessiue loue which our Sauiour Iesus had of the health and saluation of mankinde which was kindled in his diuine harte like a burning fire which caused him so patiently to be lifted vp shaked and let fale vpon the grounde with vnspeakeable paine to all his holie members which stroke vnto the hatre of his dolorous mother The which fale he susteined that the diuine iustice should not eternally condemne the poore sinner at euerie time hee shoulde fale into deadly sinne And how he was lifted vp seâ—te betwixt two theues and how he was annoyed with the stincke sauour of the dead bodies which were on mounte Caluarie The 216. day meditate with what greate patience our Lord endured to be crucified stretched nailed blasphemed and dishonored as well in his diuinitie as in his humanitie by the high Preists Scribes Pharises and Elders who contrarie to the lawe followed after for this effecte vvhich was more tormente vnto him then any of his other paines wherevpon with greate humilitie he beganne to pray for his enimies the 1. worde My father forgeue them they knovve not vvhat they doe The 217. day meditate in the same place with how greate pacience our Lorde Iesus endured in those intollerable tormeÌ„ts the space of three hours hanging on the Crosse hauing not the meanes to moue any one of his members where one might easealy number euerie bone and see his â—â—ines and sinewes Of the blasphemie of one of the theeues and of the repentance of the good theefe And of the words of Iesus to him the 2. worde Thâ— day thou â—halt be vvith me in Paradice The â—â—8 day meditate this day of the vnspeakeable sorrowe which our lords broken harte did feele vvhen he did behoulde his heuie and discomforted Mother by him to whome hee spake in this manner The 3. vvorde VVoman behoulde thy Sonne And after to S. Iohn Behoulde thy mother Where at they both helde there peace not being able to speake for sorrowe and teares The 219. day meditate in vvhat great distresse the body of our Lord did hang seeking vvith intollerabe paines to turne or vvinde himselfe vpon the Crosse thinking to finde some more ease and so vveeping bloodie teares cried to his father vvith a high voice the 4 worde Mâ— god my god vvhie hast thou forsaken me thy oâ—ly sonne into the handes of sinners and how darkenes came ouer all the whole earth from the sixt houre to the ninth houre and the sunne also lost his light The 220. day meditate vvhat extreaÌ„e pouertie our lorde endured vpon the Crosse vvhen all his naturall humors were spent and run out and in his exceeding drieth cried out the 5 worde I thirste And how he coulde not gette so much as a litle coulde vvater How one of the iniuste vvicked ministers filled a sponge vvith vineger mingled with gale put it to the mouth of Iesus but when he tasted it he would not drinke it To the ende that we shoulde not taste of the cup of death euerlasting The 221. day Meditate how our Lord endured peaceably and patiently al the paines and torments of the Crosse by which meanes he satisfied and paid to god his father the det for our sinnes which Iesus consideringe from pointe to pointe therof and findinge al to be fulfilled which the Scriptures and Prophecies had fore tould of him he cried the 6. word It is finished The 222. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus prepated him self to die and of the great patience he had when death was now come in to his woundes in to his bones and began to assault his sacred hart at the first assault heauen and earth trembled At the second the stones and Rockes did cleaue a
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
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
when he did forsee and know that yet so many Christians should goe back and fal from the vnion of holy church and geue them selues to diuers sectes The 147. day Meditate of the sadnes of the sowle of Iesus when he considered how often the sonne of god should be crucified againe by the occasion of sinners and vnbeleuinge people The 248. day Meditate of the soraowe of the sowle of Christ vpon the Crosse when he perceiued so many people should take a iuste cause of a mendment of life in hand but not perseuer in the same The 249 day Approachinge to Cypres vvhich coÌ„taineth about it seauen Italian myles Meditate of the great sorowe of the sowle of Iesus when he coÌ„sidered the sowle of man created to the similitude of god should be defiled with sinne The 250. day In Cypres vvhere Lazarus lined before he went to Marselles Meditate on the bitter sorow the sowle of Iesus suffered when he considered that the nature of man who was created to no other end but to desier heaueÌ„ly things would applie it self so much to base and earthly thinges and so defile and spot it selfe The 251. day Vpon the mountaine of the Crosse in Cypres Meditate of the great sorowe the sowle of Iesus had on the Crosse when he did see so fair an ordinance of holy Religion should be ouerthrowen by gluttony dronkennes and fleashly sinnes The 252. day Meditate of the mostâ— bitter sorrowe of Iesus when he consiâ—â—eced tâ—at charitie the seruice of god and his seruice would decay war colde and be almost abolished in al estates The 253. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he saw the great confusion that was to come vpon sinners at the hower of their death for their ingratitude The 254. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider the great sorowe and il wil of sinners when they should be deliuered to perpetual damnation The 255. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he considered that the habitation of the holy ghoste which is the soule of man should be in many the habitation of the deuil The 256 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that one man would by perswasion and exsamâ—â—e of sinne leade another to damnaâ—â—on The 257. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider how the deuil would hinder so many noble creatures to come againe to their first beginninge The 258 day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many huminie creatures woulde receiue the Blessed Each trist vow orthely which was one of the greast sorowes his sowle suffered on the Crosse The 259. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many creatures should with mouth confesse that they knewe god â—ad in their workes denie him The 260 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he considered so many humane creatures would cary vnder a Religious habit a sleathly heart The 261 day Meditate on the sorowe of Iesus soule considering how smale regarde should be made of the extremities cruel paines and torments which he suffered for vs. The 262 day At Baffo vvhere the 7. â—â—â—persdor lie Of the vvorkes paines and pouâ—rtie of Iesus chaunged in to glorie Meditate how the eternal sonne of god after al his paines and tribulations is receiued of his father very ioyfully vith great gladnes of al the Angelical Spirites The 263. day Meditate with what triuÌ„phantioy not only the three kinges but also al the heauenly powers doe make incessant ioyes offeringe in heauen without ceasinge the goulde of loue and charitie the Francumsence of iubilation and thank sgeucinge and the mirthe of honor and reuerence with moste sweete admiration The 264. day Meditate how sweetely the moste noble humanity of Christ is â—â—alted and praysed in heauen for his circumcision when his first blood was shed on earth and he was named Iesus The 265 day Meditate of the imperial citie of his father ful of al ioye and sweetnes where our Lord Iesus sitteth in al glorie al sorowe greife beinge far from him The 266 day Thinke how the passion of our Sauiour is like a sweete hearbour or garden to them that are loaden with the Crosse of Pennance temptation and tribulation in the which singular comfort is to be fouÌ„de The 267. day Meditate how amiablely the heauenly father embraceth his moste deare sonne who hath alwayes bene so obediente vnto him euen to the death of the crosse The 268 day Meditate how the voice of the Sonne of god is heard so sweetly and produceth incessantly the eternal and diuine sapience the which altho he did here on earth also yet was he not esteemed The 269 day Meditate how sweetly our Sauiour taketh the fruition and sweete influence without any ceasing or intermission The 270 day Meditate how Christ Iesus in heauen doth enioy his kingly dignitie beinge in earth saluted kinge of the Iewes in mockerie The 271. day Meditate how in heauen it is neither paine nor greife to praise and laude god and our Sauiour Iesus to wom it was no greife for the ardent loue he had to mans saluation to be contemned and mocked here on earth The 272. day Meditate with what glorie our Lord in heauen is compassed with Seraphins who here on earth was compassed and inuironed with sinners The 273. day Meditate what ioye of heart Iesus hath now amonge the Cherubins in recompence of the great affliction of heart which he suffered an earth a monge the multitude of the Iewes The 274 day Meditate how Christ is now inuirened with the diuiue brightres and ioy for on the earth he was compassed with sadnes vpon sadnes when he did sweate water and blood The 275. day Meditate how Christ feeleth him self so much at ease and sweetly entreated when he beareth the voice of his frendes sweetly reioycinge in heauen for that on the earth he heard his enimies cryenge we seeke Iesus of Nazareth The 276. day Thinke how incessantly Christ is behoulden of his heauenly father and of al the celestial courte for that vpon earth he had so gently suffered the vnworthie cruel countenance of his enimies who so cruelly had pulled him by the heare of his head and beard The 277. day Thinke how ioyfully Christ is now elleuated and resteth sweetly in the throane of his heauenly father for that here on the earth he lay miserably vnder the feete of sinners and was spurned and troaden of them with great contempt The 278. day Meditate how sweetly Christe reioyceth for that he is the only iudge of mankinde who beinge vpon earth was by them iudged to be whiped crowned with thornes and crucified and yet wil be their mercifully iudge The 279. day Meditate how god the euerlastinge father crowneth our Sauiour with the crowne of euerlastinge glorie who being on earth caried sustained the most in famous Crosse vpon his shoulders for the health of vs al.
the beginninge of the worlde The 315. day Meditate what prayses and thanksgeueing shal be yealded to god the father eternally by his elect and saued creatures for that by his grace he hath preserued them The 316. day Meditate how the moste excellent praise of Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus is songe in heauen without ceasinge blessed be thou o Christ eterâ—nally that haste redeemed and saued vs. The 317. day Thinke how the heauenlie spiâ—ittes and saued sowles do reioyce in behouldinge the face and pleasant visage of our Lord out of which may be drawen alioy and pleasure The 318. day Thinke how al saued creatures doe now reioyce in makinge ioy beinge set at the heauenly table with ful delighteâ— perpetual rest puisance and riches and doe drinke of the aboundance of gods howse and talkinge of such great ioy as neuer â—ie hath seâ—ne care hath heard nor â—â—uer â—ntreâ— in to the harte of man The 3â—9 Meditate how god hath created the â—urning Seraphins most noble and incomparable faier shaning a houe al Angelical creaturs And how the beutie of the most highe and holie Trinitie shineth infinitlie about the â—outie of the Seraphinâ— The 320 day meditate how the roble Scraphins burning in the love of God doe ioy without ceasing in the diuine fulnes in behoulding continually the heauenly and most diuine iufluence betwene the father and his welbeloued-Sonne The 321. day Thinke how the noble Cherubins haue there regarde amiablie fixed on god do admire of the excellent sweetenes and influence of his most noble diuiâ—itiâ— The 322 day Thinke how much wisdome is giuen to the most excellente Cherubins whereby they haue knowledge of theire Creator and doe enioy the illumination of the most high diuinitie The 323. day meditate how the Throanes doe rest the selues quietly in God and doe enioy a maruelous sweeteneâ— in him The 324. day meditate how all the happie spirits of the caelestiall Courrâ— abounding with innumerable inestimable delightes without ceasing doe giue continual praise to the most high and holie Trinitie The 325. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the fountaine and increated nature from whence al things doe descend in forme and Creation The 362. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the cleare glasse wherein all Saints doe behoulde and contemplate the diuine power wisdome bounâ—ie them selues also and all thinges The 327. day Meditate howe the father without ceasinge giueth influence ingenderinge his soÌ„ne in new delights of ioyes The 328. day Meditate of the person of the Sonne who is the eternall wisedome of the father being eternally engendred and borne of his father as a most shinning beame of the light of the Sonne The 329. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god reioyceth al the heauenly citie and geueth recreation to al the blessed spirites who without any means are vnited and conioyned with god The. 330. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god loueth the Father the Father the Sonne and what great ioy the SoÌ„ne hath in behouldinge his Father and againe the Father in behouldinge his Sonne The. 331. day Thinke of the holie ghost proceeding froÌ„ the father the Sonne how continually he filleth all them that are in heauen with the pleasant sappe of ioy and entertayneth them without ceasing with fre she ioy The 3â—2 day To S. Georges Churche in Venice vvhere is his arme and his hande Meditate of the greate ioie that the Queene of Paradise and mother of god Marie hath at this present of the honour that shall be shewed to her euermore in heauen of God of al faued creatures The 334 day To S. Barb aras Church vvhere her body is and a great bone of S. Christopher Meditate how the sweete flower of the Virginitie of Marie incessaÌ„tly marueleth for that the Creator of all creatures was so much humbled as to sucke her pappes The â—3â— day Meditate how the mother of God is now an Aduocatrixe a pacifier of al sinns before out heaueÌ„ly father with her Sonne shewing hir Virginall pappes for the whicâ— all humane creatures which be saued yeald therefore to her euermore praise honour and thankes-geuing The â—35 day meditate how great the sweetenes is wâ—ich Mâ—cie takâ—th now in the glorie of Paradice for the riches of the nolie Gâ—oâ—t is opened vnto her The 336. day VVithin Venice vvhere thou art to recken vvâ—th the Patron of the galley S Peter vviâ—h hâ—s comâ—anie If thou haste satisfied all thou â—româ—sed him in the â—0 date and giue him thankeâ— vvith some praier to his honour Meditate vvâ—at great â—oy the Queene of Paradise hath being sett nexte the most holy and glorious Trinitie The â—37 day To Palia Meditate vvhat greate ioy Macie taketh in that she hath bene the â—nother of the euerlaâ—ting worde The â—38 day meditate how sweetely Marie lowlie giâ—eth thâ—nkes to the holy Trinitie and giâ—eth thanks without ceasing and knoweth perfectlie she is beloued The â—â—9 day Meditate how our Ladie is sweetely enâ—â—roned with holie Angels the heauenly noste and how her â—rightnes and theirs compared together are like a â—hadow to the bright Sunne The â—40 day Meditate how the Apoâ—tels reioyse in heaueÌ„ clothed with â—auce pouâ—sered witâ— starrs of Christian faith â—hining like the sunne The â—4â— day Aâ— Trâ—nt where is the body of the Infance Simeon vvhâ—e vvas martyred â—y the Infideâ—ls meditate how greatly the Apostels reioyced for that they shall be sette of twelue seates iudginge alâ— nations of the earth The â—41 day Meditate how the holie virgins doe follow the Lambe of God clothed with long white robes â—hiniÌ„g with cleannes and Virgintie The â—4â— day meditate with what fâ—veeroues the espouses of the lambe who VirginÌ„s doe carrie the singuler garland and Croâ—ne of golde which is caled Auâ—eola ouer the faier Corone of the heauenly glorie The â—44 day Meditate how hartely the spouses of the lambe are beloued of the holie Trinitie because that for the loue of him they coÌ„tinued notanie white soptted or defiled The â—45 day Meditate how the holy Virgings doe receaue of our lorde Iesus the coller of golde with other ornamentes for theire neckes by moste sweete loue The 346. day meditate how the Patriarckes Prophets reioyce without ceasing for that they see in glorie hi. whose death accomplished all which they did Prophesie of him The 347. day Meditate how sweetlie the holie mâ—rtyres doe reioyse vvith our Lorde for that for the loue of him they haue shedd their precious bloode The 348. day Meditate vvhat companies of holy Martirs with Palmes in their handes in signe of victorie and triumphe proceede in order before the Holie Trinity and receiue aboundant treasures of heauenly ioye and glorie The. 349. day Meditate how the holye Martyrs doe become dronke with the sweete fountaine of heauenly comforts for that they suffered such bitter death for Christes sake The. 350. day Meditate how in the holie Confessors the merites of their holie deuout thoughtes and contemplations is now brightly shininge in them The. 351. day Meditate how all the Saintes in Pardice haue done no one so litle a good deede but hath now his particular recompence and rewarde The 352. day Meditate how al the elect Sanites of god doe now triumphe in Paradise and are highlie rewarded there for al their labours The. 353. day Meditate how al the Saintes are comforted in heauen for al their trauaile they haue so patiently suffered on earth The. 354. day Thinke how al the Saintes in heauen are now crowned with crownes of inestimable ioy for that they haue here on earth behaued them selues so valiantly in fightinge and conqueringe the world the fleash and the Deuil The 355. day Thinke o Pilgrime for what life thou art created and made of thy creator Wherfor behaue thy self valiantly and fight manfully whilst thou art here for the life of man is but a war-fare on earth The. 356 day Thinke o deuout sowle to what holie and happie end thow art elected for the which cause beare thy aduersities with al patience and suffer gladly here for a little time The. 357. day Meditate of the soueraing and cleare brightnes of euerlastinge life and humbly craue that the same blessed brightnes may happpely shinein thy soule The 358. day Thinke of the most pleasant sweetenes of the euerlastinge life and hartely pray that thou maist euen now somwhat feele and taste the same to the end that thy drye hart may be sweetned and comforted ther with The 359 day Meditate of the moste happie felicitie of the eternal life and desier with moste earnest harte that thou maâ—â—t haue comfort of the same and be filled there with The. 360. day you may visit at Colin the bodies of the. 3 â—inges oâ— Saint Vrsula and the XI thousand Virginâ— Meditate of the life to come which is â—eâ—er to die being without aâ— sorâ—â—vâ—or wante of any thinge and desier of thy lord god that once thou maist behould and enioy the face of â—is diâ—ine Maâ—eâ—te The 361. day you may visit at Acâ—n the Smock of the B. Virgin the Hose of Sainte Ioseph and many other reliques Meditate hovv ioyfully one day God the Faâ—hâ—r vvil giue him selfe to the povver of thy memory The. 362. day At Maistrike is the body of Saint Seruace cosen to our Sauiour in the fourth degree Thinke hovv svvetly they Sonne of God shal be vvholie enclosed in the povver of thy vnderstandinge The. 393. day Meditate hovv comfortably the Holy Ghoste like runing streames of vvater shal be continualy povvringe in the desiers of thy harte vvith great and vnspeakable svveetnes to thy sovvle The. 364. day Meditate hovv the Holy Trinitie shal abounâ—antly fille thee vvith al kinde of heauenly delightes in his glorious kingdome of Paradise yea vvith much more then either eie hath seene eate hath heard or the harte of man is able to conceiue The 365. day At thy lodginge in London or from vvhence thou departedst Meditate hovv al faithfull Pilgrimes after this mortal Pilgrimage shal be in greate ease rest and svvetnes for euermore and shal remaine happie vvith out end The vvhich the Holy Trinitie by the intercession of the Blessed mother and of al Saintes graunte vs Amen