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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10279	Visions, or Hels kingdome, and the worlds follies and abuses, strangely displaied by R.C. of the Inner Temple Gent. Being the first fruits of a reformed life; Sueños. English	Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645.; Croshawe, Richard.	1640 (1640)	STC 20561; ESTC S101544	51,980	226

read the inditement Doe you demand composition Then 't is a signe your game is naught This they understanding and that no offers would be accepted tooke the way of the Fencer because they had beene as good men of their hands as hee and better They being gone Loe an unfortunate pastry Cooke whose adverse party beganne to accuse him which hee seeing and finding by proofe that hee had put more kindes of meate into his pies and pasties than there were beasts in Noahs Arke there being neither Rats Mice nor Flies turned his backe and leaving the word in the Devils mouth went to see if the place were hot Then came Philosophers who made syllogismes against their salvation And Poets who would have perswaded the omnipotent that hee was that Iupiter whom they had so often nominated in their workes Virgil alleaged his Sicelides Musae saying that it was the figure of the Nativity and Orpheus as the most ancient Poet stood up to speake for all but a Divell accusing him for having instructed the way of making love to mankinde hee was commanded to enter once more into Hell to try if hee could get out againe and obeying served as a Guide to his Companions A rich Usurer knocked and being asked what hee would have was told that the ten Commandements kept the Doore and that hee had never kept them In that which concernes keeping said hee it is impossible I have swerved the first Commandement saith Thou shalt have none other gods but me and I think I have observed it for I have kept Gold the worldlings god so secret that neither others nor my selfe might make it the object of their veneration The second Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any graven Image and I have kept ingots and wedges these many yeares that there might neither stampe nor image come upon them The third Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine and I have never sworne in vaine but alwayes for some great interest The fourth Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabbath day and I have all the weeke long provided hiding places for my treasure that on that day it might not molest my rest Honour thy Father and thy Mother I have alwayes greatly reverenced them in that I have given them the preheminence especially in all bad actions Thou shalt doe no murder and I did never scarce eate because that to feed is to kill hunger Thou shalt not commit adultery I never did it for women in that way are not tractable without money but if you will let mee come in said he who beganne to be weary with so many interrogatories let us not loose time for hee was so great an enemy to losse that hee would husband time it selfe but saying this he was led where he deserved Divers Theeves followed some of them so active that they saved themselves in leaping from the ladder Lawyers coveted the like good fortune but they were set to goe through the eye of a needle Scriveners denied their name saying they were Secretaries but Proctours stood to it saying they were the procurers of others good but there was no defence for either of them One Devill seeing a Physician an Apothecary a Surgeon and a Barber comming gave them thankes for most of the Company sen● thither by their meanes and commanded some of his vassals to usher them downe that they might assay if they could cure the burning Feaver Another perceiving one to peere out of an hole where hee had hid himselfe asked what hee was who replied an Empericke What! Saltinbanke Mountebanke and my Friend said the Devill It were better for thee to bee upon some scaffold at some corner of a Street to passe away the time with idler persons but since thou art come thou shalt not want preferment goe thy wayes into that quarter and see if thy balsame bee efficacious against scalding so he went on his Friends word The plea of Taverne-keepers was that they had quenched the thirst of many poore persons and of Tailours that they had cloathed many but this hindred their dispatch Then Bankers demanded treaty but their Sentence was pronounced and bils of exchange were given them to bee paid out of Pluto's Coffers where there is no bottome And afterwards place was given to Women who approached with pleasing and smiling countenances endeavouring by those meanes to prevaile but as soone as they saw the horrid aspects of Divels they beganne to shrike out and antedate their condemnation Bailiffes Sergeants Marshals and many more were yet to bee judged who being called said they would willingly suffer without any further triall The last was an Astrologer crying out that they were mistaken in the calculation of yeares and that it yet could not bee the Day of Iudgement because the Heaven of Saturne and the moving Heaven had not finished their course but the Devill rebuking him said I wonder that among so many Heavens which you have made in your life-time you were never so provident as to erect one for your selfe for which default you must now bee transported into Hell which was accordingly executed Upon this the Iudgement ended the Throne was taken up the shadowes fled to their place the Aire was filled with milde Zephirs the Earth was enamelled with flowers and the Heavens were cleare and translucent and I was in my bed more joyfull than sorrowfull that I was not yet dead therefore that I might make use of my Dreame I undertooke a constant resolve to keepe a strict watch over my Conscience that I may have a defensive armour when there are no more delayes to hope for and the soveraigne Judge shall call me before himselfe VISIONS The fourth Vision OR The Foole Amorous VPon a Winter-January morning about fo● a clocke when cold and sloth kept mee buried under my rugge better at ease than on a biere consulting with my pillow upon an amorous fancy that came in my minde I found my selfe quite strayed from my former meditations beheld the spirit of Fallacy which presented to my imagination Loves inconstancy verily thinking I heard this Verse Ala● Coridon what folly possesses thee Afterward not knowing which way I was led I came into a meddow a thousand times more pleasant than those which are ordinarily mentioned in the inventions of Poets where looking about I espied two delightfull Rivers that in their labyrinthian Meanders water'd it The waters of the one were bitter of the other sweet yet they mingled together with so peaceable a purling murmur that they charmed the eares of those that heard them and qualified affections anxiety These in their sportive motion directed mee to a goodly faire Palace of admirable structure seated in the midst of the Field The portals were of Dorian worke richly inlaid and on the pedestall bases pillars cornishes chapters architraves frizes and other adjuncts there were engraved all the trophies and triumphs of that great yet little God which with many other devices added radiancy of

disburse than a Banquer of Genoa or a German Hoorder upon credit of their insatiable desires Some would not be seene by him that was the visitour but by the unexpected and those that were most subtle made use of their Physicians One spake to an Astrologer to cast a figure for her future life and another desired of a Magitian secrets whereby she might bee beloved And how many did I see that would have seemed as ridiculous as Esops Crow if their periwigs and frontlets of haire had been pluckt off but at last I got from them shaking my head and went to the mens quarter on the other side of the building At my arrivall I observed that the Batchelours greatest folly was obstinacy for every one knew his errours hut would not amend O that I saw many Gallants brave in apparrell that had not so much as one penny Many Roarers that had heretofore boasted and bragg'd of Ladies favours that would have beene very glad if I had invited them to dinner And how many were there that had no bread and yet felt the temptations of the flesh Some counterfeited the amiable wearing perfumes and long lockes not remembring that women take alwayes the superiority of beauty upon themselves and others by their vaunts of warre would passe for Duellists yet forgot that women are ever fearefull and quake at the sight of a weapon others at midnight walked the round about their Mistresses lodgings and others became amorous through infection conversing with them that were so This man on Sundayes went from Church to Church to feed his eye with variety and that went from house to house to exercise his wit Some complained of more than they suffered and others endured without opening their mouthes Those whose vanity despised things beneath them pretended to Subjects so high that they lost their desire and those that were distrustfull of their owne worth though otherwise people of judgement and understanding applied themselves onely to meane objects Husbands were enchained yet not lesse mad for some forsooke their Wives and followed their neighbours and others tooke for friends their Wives friends and for Gossips the Mothers of their Children Widowers practis'd in torments past searched rest where it was to be found loving as short a while and as long as they pleased here being amorous there jealous and that which I found admirable in them all was that they confessed themselves Fooles yet left not to be so Men that were most discreet related their good fortune to those that published their disgraces whilest shallow Dolts were commended for secrecy Some flattered the Chamber-maid to get accesse to the Mistresse and others suborn'd the Mistresse to overcome her These had their pockets stuft with amorous lines sealed with silke and endorsed with gold and had likewise bracelets hat bands knots and favours whereof they made survey and these were the Husbands friends and voluntarily employed themselves to ease his cares lending him Horses Coach and money whilest they hurried his Wife abroad to Gardens Playes and Banquets There were divers Woers of Widowes some that were beloved and some not some that let themselves easily bee taken and some that caught others And there were many that made their conquests with love and money and these carried often the victory because they fought with double armes yet sometimes they got the foile and had not whereby to resist poverty Having at leasure surveyed all I went backe into the first Court where Time thrust amongst the Company that encreased dayly and by his industry recovered some Jealousie punished those who were most confident in the subject they lov'd Memory rubbed over old sores Vnderstanding was hid in a darke hole and Reason had her eyes pluckt out And having contemplated the diversity of Dissimulation I saw a litle wicket open where Ingratitude and Infidelity gave liberty of escape to some few therefore to enjoy the present occasion I doubled my pace to get out with the first When my Boy came and drew the Curtaine telling mee that it was broad day hereupon I awaked somewhat dulled at my long stay yet comforted in this that I have found it by others and mine owne experience that Love is nothing but meere and naturall folly VISIONS The fifth Vision OR The World in its Interior DEsire the Pilgrim of the Minde that hates Rest and delights in nothing but Motion agitated my Spirit from one passion to another till it made mee admire how so much good such abundance of evill should proceed out of one Heart and gave way to mine eyes to shut up my senses and open my fancy to apprehend the consequent As in a Glasse so the World appeared unto mee populated onely with one City of exceeding vastnesse in which as I wandered I marked the uniformity of the Building and the neatnesse of the Streets but exposed my selfe withall to the derision of the Inhabiters and as if it had been a Maze could not finde the way out Now I got into the Lane of Choler and followed Quarrels through Scarres and Blood and anon into the Street of Gluttony gourmandizing and drinking and not long after into the Market-place where all Vices were compact In this distraction I was called unto by an Old man of meane and tatterd attire but of awfull port and judicious respect What are you Good man said I Doe you envy my content Let mee alone you Old men are alwayes troubling the mirth of Young people yet would not willingly leave pleasures your selves You are going out of the World and I am but newly come into it give me therefore leave to rejoyce and bee merry the venerable man dissembling his griefe beganne to smile Sonne said hee 't is not to hinder nor maligne thy desires but through pity that I strive to with hold thee Knowest thou what the value of an houre is or the price of a day and hast thou examined the worth of time I beleeve not seeing thou employest it so ill that fugitive houres steale away and robbe thee of so precious a Jewell What have the dayes that are already past said unto thee Have they promis'd thee to come againe when thou hast need of them No certainly Alas they goe and returne no more and passing looke backewards with smiles and jeeres on those that let them slip sounprofitably Therefore make use of time while thou hast it least when thou wishest most for it time will be no more I must acknowledge grave Father said I that your advice is excellent but what are you and what doe you here If my torne Garments and Poverty answered he tell you not that I am an honest man I must speake my selfe a Lover of Truth my name is The Worlds Disabuser these rents come from such as make shew to helpe me and these blowes and bruises are presents from many to whom I have given no greater offence than a visit What madnesse the greatest part of the World say that they desire and love