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be_v feign_v to_o be_v turn_v into_o bird_n the_o emblem_n of_o celerity_n and_o expedition_n 3._o there_o be_v two_o violent_a affection_n which_o make_v man_n shake_v off_o all_o humanity_n the_o one_o be_v impotent_a lust_n the_o other_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o revenge_n we_o see_v what_o lust_n do_v in_o tereus_n and_o how_o desire_n of_o revenge_n prevail_v in_o progne_n what_o be_v more_o barbarous_a horrid_a and_o cruel_a then_o for_o tereus_n to_o cut_v out_o his_o sister_n tongue_n who_o he_o have_v ravish_v and_o for_o progne_n to_o kill_v and_o boâ—le_v she_o own_o and_o only_a child_n for_o her_o husband_n to_o eat_v 4._o by_o thâ—se_a two_o sister_n philomela_n and_o progne_n may_v be_v mean_v poetry_n and_o oratory_n philomela_n delight_v in_o wood_n and_o desert_n so_o do_v poetry_n carmina_fw-la seâ—essum_fw-la sâ—ibenâ—is_fw-la &_o oâ—ia_fw-la quaeâ—unt_fw-la progne_n love_v to_o be_v in_o town_n and_o city_n for_o the_o swallow_n build_v her_o nest_n in_o house_n so_o do_v oratory_n but_o as_o far_o as_o the_o nightingale_n exceed_v the_o swallow_n in_o melodious_a note_n so_o far_o do_v poetry_n excel_v oratory_n for_o the_o poet_n do_v all_o that_o the_o orator_n can_v do_v and_o much_o more_o by_o add_v delight_n to_o persuasion_n et_fw-la prodesse_fw-la volunt_fw-la &_o delectare_fw-la poetae_fw-la 6._o tereus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o mars_n we_o see_v what_o the_o son_n of_o mars_n use_v to_o do_v and_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o war_n to_o wit_n the_o muse_n be_v ravish_v scholar_n be_v rob_v and_o plunder_v their_o tongue_n be_v cut_v out_o that_o they_o may_v not_o complain_v that_o be_v law_n learning_n and_o truth_n be_v silence_v barbarous_a murder_n and_o cruelty_n be_v commit_v and_o how_o many_o child_n be_v by_o soldier_n devour_v when_o their_o parent_n be_v either_o banish_v or_o murder_v and_o their_o estate_n rob_v and_o consume_v theseus_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aegâ—us_n and_o aethra_n his_o stepmoth_a will_v have_v poison_v he_o in_o his_o youth_n he_o subdue_v the_o amâ—zones_n and_o of_o hippolyta_n their_o queen_n beget_v hippolytus_n he_o kill_v creon_n king_n of_o the_o theban_n the_o unâ—â—â—ned_a bull_n in_o africa_n the_o minolaure_n in_o the_o labyrinth_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o two_o daughter_n of_o king_n minos_n to_o wit_n ariadne_n and_o phaedrâ—_n he_o kill_v also_o procustus_n sciron_n and_o schinis_z great_a â—obbers_n in_o attica_n he_o overcome_v the_o centaur_n and_o the_o thebes_n he_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n with_o his_o friend_n pirithous_n to_o ravish_v proserpina_n where_o pirithous_n wâ—s_v slay_v and_o he_o put_v in_o chain_n but_o be_v deliver_v by_o hercules_n at_o last_o in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v kill_v by_o king_n lycomedes_n the_o interpreter_n 1._o in_o theseus_n kill_v of_o infestuous_a thief_n and_o subdo_n of_o monster_n be_v set_v down_o a_o fit_a example_n of_o valâ—ur_n and_o justice_n for_o prince_n to_o imitate_v 2._o theseus_n be_v guide_v by_o ariadne_n thread_n to_o get_v out_o of_o the_o labyrinth_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o thread_n that_o will_v direct_v we_o through_o the_o wind_a and_o intricate_a labyrinth_n of_o this_o life_n 3._o theseus_n prove_v himself_o to_o be_v neptune_n son_n by_o leap_v into_o the_o seâ—_n and_o fetch_v up_o from_o thence_o the_o ring_n which_o king_n minâ—sâ—ad_v â—ad_z sling_v into_o it_o and_o for_o this_o fact_n he_o receive_v a_o crown_n from_o theâ—iâ—_n which_o he_o bestow_v upon_o ariadne_n and_o afterward_o it_o be_v place_v among_o the_o star_n the_o way_n to_o prove_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v by_o patient_a endure_v of_o our_o affliction_n which_o though_o they_o be_v deep_a and_o bitter_a like_o the_o sea_n yet_o shall_v not_o drown_v we_o but_o in_o that_o sea_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o ring_n even_o eternity_n which_o have_v no_o more_o end_n than_o a_o ring_n and_o withal_o we_o shall_v obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o we_o in_o heaven_n 4._o theseus_n and_o pirithous_n love_v one_o the_o other_o so_o dear_o that_o they_o go_v down_o to_o hâ—ll_v together_o by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o danger_n can_v separate_v true_a friend_n or_o dissolve_v that_o friendship_n which_o be_v ground_v on_o virtue_n 5._o theseus_n be_v command_v not_o to_o come_v to_o his_o father_n at_o athens_n until_o he_o be_v able_a to_o remove_v the_o great_a stonâ—_n under_o which_o his_o father_n aegeus_n his_o sword_n lay_v and_o till_o he_o be_v of_o sufficient_a strength_n to_o manage_v that_o sword_n and_o with_o it_o to_o clear_v the_o highway_n of_o thief_n and_o robber_n even_o so_o we_o â—â—all_v not_o be_v fit_a to_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n until_o we_o have_v remove_v the_o stony_a hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o with_o our_o father_n sword_n that_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n we_o have_v destroy_v our_o spiritual_a enemy_n that_o lie_v in_o our_o way_n and_o hinder_v our_o passage_n 6._o his_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n to_o ravish_v proseâ—pina_n where_o he_o be_v bind_v â—nd_v from_o whence_o he_o can_v not_o be_v deliver_v but_o by_o heâ—cules_n teach_v we_o that_o lust_n and_o venery_n have_v bring_v many_o a_o man_n to_o sickness_n and_o death_n door_n as_o we_o say_v and_o intemperance_n that_o way_n have_v bind_v many_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n with_o the_o gout_n worse_o than_o fetter_n of_o iron_n where_o man_n lie_v in_o pain_n as_o it_o be_v in_o hell_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v no_o delivery_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o hercules_n the_o physician_n beâ—â—des_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n bring_v many_o soul_n to_o hell_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v no_o redemption_n but_o by_o christ_n the_o true_a hercules_n 7._o as_o hercules_n in_o honour_n of_o jupiâ—er_n his_o father_n appoint_v the_o olympic_a game_n so_o do_v theseus_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o suppose_a father_n neptune_n institute_v the_o isthmian_a game_n to_o be_v celebrate_v every_o fist_n year_n also_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o great_a spirit_n affect_v immortality_n and_o to_o be_v honour_v after_o death_n 8._o theseus_n after_o all_o his_o victory_n and_o brave_a achievement_n yet_o be_v murder_v in_o his_o old_a age_n by_o which_o we_o see_v there_o be_v no_o permanent_a happiness_n in_o sublunary_a thing_n caesar_n who_o as_o the_o orator_n say_v domuit_fw-la genâ—es_fw-la immaâ—itate_fw-la barbaâ—os_fw-la mulâ—iâ—udine_fw-la innumerabiles_fw-la locis_fw-la infinitas_fw-la omni_fw-la copiarum_fw-la genere_fw-la abundantes_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o overcome_v innumerable_a fierce_a nation_n and_o have_v thorough_o as_o he_o think_v settle_a himself_o and_o the_o empire_n yet_o at_o last_o be_v stab_v in_o his_o old_a age_n with_o 23_o wound_n hence_o let_v no_o man_n be_v secure_a nescis_fw-la quid_fw-la seâ—us_fw-la vesper_n vehat_fw-la 9_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v the_o true_a theseus_n who_o be_v persecute_v in_o his_o infancy_n and_o in_o his_o life_n time_n overcome_v many_o monster_n but_o far_o more_o in_o his_o death_n be_v go_v down_o to_o hell_n and_o from_o thence_o deliver_v mankind_n which_o have_v be_v there_o detain_v in_o everlasting_a chain_n of_o darkness_n if_o he_o have_v not_o ascend_v who_o by_o his_o own_o and_o not_o by_o any_o other_o power_n deliver_v man_n from_o endless_a captivity_n thetis_n see_v oceanus_n titane_n see_v jupiter_n saturn_n tithonus_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o laomedon_n who_o for_o his_o beauty_n be_v belove_v of_o aurora_n and_o by_o she_o carry_v away_o to_o aethiopic_a in_o her_o chariot_n where_o she_o bear_v memnon_n of_o he_o by_o her_o mean_n he_o be_v make_v immortal_a but_o live_v so_o long_o till_o he_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o grasshopper_n he_o grow_v weary_a of_o his_o life_n and_o desire_v to_o die_v the_o interpreter_n 1._o tithonus_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o the_o sun_n as_o in_o that_o of_o virgil_n georg._n 3._o tithoni_fw-la prima_fw-la quot_fw-la abest_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la caesar._n and_o indeed_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o world_n no_o wonder_n if_o aurora_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o he_o from_o who_o she_o bathe_v all_o her_o beauty_n and_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v beautiful_a so_o he_o be_v immortal_a only_o in_o the_o evening_n he_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o grasshopper_n to_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o light_n and_o heat_n then_o or_o by_o aurora_n may_v be_v mean_v that_o all_o creature_n in_o the_o morning_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o sun_n as_o delight_v to_o see_v his_o light_n of_o which_o they_o be_v deprive_v a_o while_n as_o the_o bird_n by_o their_o cheerful_a chant_v then_o show_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o more_o do_v worship_n the_o sun_n rise_v then_o fall_v 2._o by_o aurora_n fall_v
lust_n and_o dotage_n be_v a_o miserable_a death_n and_o conslagration_n of_o his_o own_o body_n let_v young_a man_n remember_v that_o the_o end_n of_o pleasure_n be_v pâ—ine_a and_o that_o love_n or_o lust_n either_o which_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v all_o honey_n determine_v in_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n amor_n &_o melle_fw-la &_o sell_v foecundissmâ—â—â—_n 7._o hercules_n be_v persecute_v and_o malign_v by_o juno_n not_o withstand_v all_o his_o heroik_fw-mi action_n soeliciâ—atis_o come_v est_fw-la inuidia_fw-la happiness_n be_v still_o accompany_v with_o envy_n 8._o hercules_n who_o overcâ—me_v other_o can_v not_o overcome_v himself_o he_o be_v the_o great_a conqueror_n that_o can_v conquer_v himself_o sorâ—ior_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la forâ—ssima_fw-la vincit_fw-la mania_n 9_o some_o understand_v these_o passage_n of_o hercules_n literal_o the_o stable_n of_o augits_n be_v a_o large_a field_n over-laden_a with_o dung_n which_o hercules_n clear_v by_o cut_v the_o river_n achelous_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o overflow_v that_o field_n antaeus_n and_o busiris_n where_o tyrant_n who_o hercules_n overthrow_v diomedes_n that_o say_v his_o horse_n with_o man_n flesh_n be_v a_o tyrant_n who_o by_o the_o strength_n and_o number_n of_o his_o horse_n overrun_v the_o country_n plunder_v and_o murder_a man_n cerberus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o molossian_n dog_n which_o devored_a man_n threfore_o call_v the_o dog_n of_o hell_n theseus_n shall_v have_v be_v devour_v by_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v rescue_v by_o hercules_n the_o bird_n call_v stymphalides_n be_v robber_n near_o stymphalis_n the_o town_n and_o lake_n of_o arcadia_n the_o dragon_n that_o keep_v the_o garden_n of_o hesperide_n be_v a_o wind_a river_n or_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n represent_v the_o wind_n of_o a_o serpent_n this_o arm_n encompass_v these_o garden_n cacus_n spit_v fire_n be_v a_o tyrant_n in_o compania_n who_o use_v to_o fire_v man_n house_n and_o corn_n the_o contaure_n be_v the_o thessalian_n who_o first_o learn_v to_o ride_v on_o horse_n back_o these_o hercules_n subdue_v as_o likewise_o he_o overcome_v the_o lion_n bull_n and_o stag_n that_o be_v notable_a thief_n and_o robber_n by_o support_v the_o heaven_n with_o atlas_n be_v mean_v his_o knowledge_n in_o the_o sphere_n which_o atlas_n king_n of_o mauritania_n find_v out_o the_o three-bodied_n geryon_n be_v three_o brother_n in_o spain_n all_o prince_n and_o entire_o love_v each_o other_o who_o hercules_n also_o overcome_v 10._o by_o hercules_n the_o acient_n do_v not_o only_o mean_a valour_n and_o strength_n of_o body_n but_o the_o force_n of_o eloquence_n also_o which_o they_o do_v express_v by_o that_o picture_n of_o hercules_n clothe_v in_o a_o horse_n skin_n arm_v with_o a_o club_n with_o a_o bow_n and_o arrow_n have_v small_a chain_n proceed_v from_o his_o tongue_n and_o tie_v to_o the_o ear_n of_o people_n who_o he_o draw_v after_o he_o by_o which_o they_o signify_v how_o sharp_a and_o powerful_a eloquence_n be_v to_o pierce_v and_o subdue_v the_o affection_n of_o people_n and_o to_o draw_v they_o far_o 11._o the_o roman_n use_v to_o worship_n mercury_n within_o the_o city_n but_o hercules_n without_o to_o signify_v that_o by_o strength_n and_o policy_n they_o maintain_v their_o empire_n at_o home_o they_o use_v eloquence_n and_o policy_n abroad_o strength_n and_o industry_n 12._o wrestler_n and_o soldier_n use_v to_o woship_n mercury_n and_o hercules_n together_o to_o signify_v that_o in_o wrestle_v and_o war_n strength_n and_o policy_n must_v go_v together_o 13._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o woman_n to_o swear_v by_o hercules_n nor_o to_o enter_v into_o his_o temple_n this_o be_v a_o punishment_n lay_v upon_o that_o sex_n for_o the_o insolency_n of_o queen_n omphale_n over_o hercules_n in_o cause_v he_o so_o effeminat_o to_o serve_v she_o 14._o it_o be_v record_v that_o hercules_n never_o swear_v but_o once_o i_o wish_v we_o can_v say_v so_o of_o christian_n who_o make_v no_o conscience_n in_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n upon_o all_o occasion_n 15._o child_n &_o young_a man_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o swear_v by_o hercules_n but_o bareheaded_a and_o abroad_o in_o the_o open_a air_n perhaps_o to_o make_v they_o the_o more_o wary_a and_o fearful_a in_o swear_v and_o to_o strike_v a_o great_a reverence_n of_o a_o oath_n in_o they_o i_o wish_v our_o child_n and_o young_a people_n will_v learn_v the_o like_a reverence_n to_o the_o true_a god_n when_o they_o take_v his_o name_n in_o their_o mouth_n 16._o they_o use_v in_o old_a time_n to_o offer_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o good_n to_o hercules_n therefore_o the_o tithe_n be_v call_v herculana_n and_o they_o that_o offer_v this_o be_v say_v pollucere_fw-la herculi_fw-la but_o tertullian_n complain_v in_o apoll._n that_o the_o gentile_n cozen_v their_o god_n promise_v to_o he_o the_o ten_o but_o scarce_o offer_v the_o four_o part_n of_o that_o be_v there_o not_o too_o many_o christian_n now_o who_o profess_v much_o but_o practice_v little_a not_o care_v how_o they_o serve_v god_n so_o they_o may_v serve_v he_o at_o a_o easy_a rate_n who_o will_v willing_o go_v to_o heaven_n so_o they_o may_v save_v their_o purse_n 17._o the_o new_a marry_a bride_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o girdle_n have_v a_o strong_a knot_n call_v nodus_fw-la herculanus_n a_o herculean_a knot_n in_o sign_n of_o secunditie_n because_o hercules_n in_o one_o night_n beget_v 50_o son_n of_o thespius_n his_o daughter_n but_o we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n only_o who_o do_v open_a and_o shut_v the_o womb_n who_o make_v the_o barren_a to_o rejoice_v 18._o whilst_o hercules_n be_v alive_a he_o be_v slight_v and_o persecute_v but_o be_v dead_a he_o be_v deisied_a and_o place_v among_o the_o star_n he_o be_v solemn_o call_v upon_o he_o have_v temple_n and_o altar_n erect_v holy_a day_n dedicate_v priest_n call_v poliâ—ii_n and_o penarii_n consecrate_v to_o he_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o driver_n away_o of_o evil_n when_o any_o thing_n fall_v out_o well_o it_o be_v though_o to_o be_v so_o by_o hercules_n his_o mean_n hence_o arise_v these_o proverb_n amico_fw-la hercule_fw-la dexiro_fw-la hercule_fw-la they_o use_v to_o carve_v or_o paint_v he_o upon_o their_o dice_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o king_n who_o cast_n be_v count_v lucky_a hence_o arise_v that_o phrase_n hercules_n basilicus_n for_o good_a luck_n rich_a man_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o good_n to_o hercules_n this_o they_o call_v polluctum_fw-la and_o they_o think_v thereby_o to_o prosper_v they_o call_v the_o rich_a and_o most_o sumptuous_a and_o capacious_a thing_n by_o the_o name_n of_o hercules_n as_o herculea_n coena_fw-la heraclia_n pocula_fw-la balnea_fw-la herculana_n lecti_fw-la herculani_fw-la hercules_n hospitatur_fw-la by_o this_o we_o see_v the_o foolishness_n of_o the_o world_n in_o persecute_v hate_v and_o murder_v these_o man_n who_o afterward_o they_o honour_v and_o adore_v thus_o it_o sare_v with_o the_o prophet_n apostle_n and_o martyr_n of_o this_o christ_n accuse_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n for_o build_v the_o tomb_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o garnish_v the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o righteous_a etc._n etc._n mat._n 23.19_o 19_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v the_o true_a hercules_n who_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a son_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o be_v persecute_v but_o of_o malice_n and_o expose_v to_o all_o danger_n which_o he_o overcaâ—â—e_v he_o subdue_v the_o roar_a lion_n that_o red_a dragon_n that_o tyrant_n and_o devourer_n of_o mankind_n the_o devil_n he_o subdue_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sin_n the_o antâ—us_n of_o earthly_a affection_n he_o by_o his_o word_n support_v the_o world_n satan_n be_v that_o oacâ—s_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o sea_n monster_n from_o who_o by_o christ_n we_o be_v deliver_v it_o be_v he_o only_o that_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n and_o deliver_v we_o from_o thence_o he_o alone_o travel_v through_o the_o torrid_a zone_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n he_o purge_v the_o augean_a stable_n of_o jewish_a superstition_n and_o heathenish_a profanation_n he_o overcome_v the_o world_n and_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o have_v kill_v the_o eagle_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n which_o continual_o feed_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o be_v that_o only_a true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o expeller_n of_o all_o evil_n from_o we_o who_o with_o the_o club_n of_o his_o power_n and_o cham_n of_o his_o eloquence_n have_v subdue_v and_o draw_v all_o man_n after_o he_o who_o at_o last_o be_v burn_v but_o not_o consume_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n who_o have_v subdue_v principality_n and_o power_n be_v receive_v up_o into_o glory_n and_o exalt_v above_o all_o heaven_n where_o now_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o
god_n be_v adore_v by_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n by_o man_n on_o earth_n and_o by_o spirit_n under_o the_o earth_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n and_o dominion_n and_o power_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n 20._o let_v i_o complain_v with_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la rel.l._n 1._o c._n 9_o of_o the_o pravitie_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o will_v make_v a_o god_n of_o hercules_n who_o scarce_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n if_o we_o consider_v his_o adulterous_a bâ—rth_n his_o whoredom_n oppression_n miâ—thiers_n gluttony_n and_o other_o sin_n who_o title_n and_o epithit_n the_o poet_n give_v he_o show_v we_o what_o he_o be_v when_o they_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o great_a eater_n a_o devout_a of_o every_o thing_n a_o eater_n of_o raw_a flesh_n a_o devout_a of_o ox_n clem._n alexandrinus_n in_o proirâ—pt_n complain_v of_o his_o whoredom_n with_o the_o thespian_a daughter_n with_o the_o elian_n woman_n with_o chalcipoe_n with_o sole_a with_o omphale_n and_o many_o other_o what_o fool_n be_v they_o to_o make_v he_o a_o god_n who_o kill_v a_o lion_n and_o can_v not_o kill_v his_o own_o violence_n and_o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o fury_n who_o kill_v a_o few_o ravenous_a bird_n but_o can_v not_o kill_v his_o own_o ravenous_a affection_n who_o can_v subdue_v amaâ—ons_n but_o not_o his_o own_o lust_n who_o can_v purge_v a_o stable_n of_o dung_n but_o not_o his_o own_o heart_n of_o wickedness_n and_o indeed_o as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o life_n so_o he_o be_v honour_v aster_n hiâ—_n death_n with_o sacrifice_n full_a of_o rail_n and_o curse_n as_o lactanius_fw-la show_v the_o fall_v relig._n lib._n 1._o c._n 21._o hesperides_n these_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o hesperia_n by_o atlas_n call_v therefore_o hesperide_n and_o atlantides_n they_o have_v a_o rich_a garden_n wherein_o grow_v golden_a apple_n which_o be_v keep_v by_o a_o watchful_a dragon_n but_o hercules_n kill_v the_o dragon_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o apple_n the_o interpreter_n 1._o some_o by_o these_o golden_a apple_n understand_v sheep_n of_o a_o yellow_a fleece_n like_o gold_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v both_o a_o apple_n and_o a_o sheep_n these_o sheep_n hercules_n bring_v from_o africa_n to_o greece_n after_o he_o have_v kill_v draco_n the_o shepherd_n 2._o by_o these_o golden_a apple_n may_v be_v mean_v a_o golden_a my_o near_a mount_n atlas_n in_o africa_n which_o hercules_n first_o discover_v 3._o by_o this_o garden_n keep_v by_o a_o dragon_n may_v be_v understand_v some_o rich_a orchard_n environ_v by_o a_o wind_a arm_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o hercules_n pâ—ssed_v over_o or_o by_o cut_v it_o and_o direct_v the_o tide_n another_o way_n make_v the_o passage_n open_a 4._o by_o the_o daughter_n of_o hesperia_n and_o the_o golden_a apple_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o star_n which_o because_o they_o begin_v to_o appear_v in_o the_o evening_n may_v be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o hesperia_n or_o hesperus_n and_o because_o the_o star_n be_v round_o like_o apple_n and_o of_o a_o golden_a colour_n they_o be_v call_v golden_a apple_n by_o the_o dragon_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o zodiac_n which_o wind_v about_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o serpent_n or_o dragon_n by_o hercules_n kill_v the_o dragon_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o apple_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o sun_n who_o by_o his_o light_n take_v away_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o star_n and_o zodiac_n 5._o as_o the_o golden_a apple_n be_v keep_v by_o a_o vigilant_a dragon_n so_o wealth_n be_v get_v and_o preserve_v by_o care_n and_o vigilancy_n and_o as_o these_o apple_n belong_v to_o the_o three_o daughter_n of_o hesperia_n to_o wit_n eagle_n arethusa_n and_o hesperetusa_n so_o riches_n shall_v belong_v proper_o to_o these_o who_o be_v eminent_a for_o honour_n and_o virtue_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v honour_n and_o glory_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virtue_n but_o as_o these_o apple_n be_v consecrate_v to_o venus_n so_o common_o the_o wealth_n of_o this_o world_n be_v dedicate_v to_o and_o employ_v on_o our_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n 6._o hercules_n can_v not_o obtain_v the_o golden_a apple_n till_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o dragon_n neither_o can_v we_o attain_v to_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o holiness_n until_o we_o have_v destroy_v the_o dragon_n of_o envy_n and_o malice_n 7._o the_o covetous_a wretch_n of_o this_o world_n who_o affection_n be_v set_v upon_o wealth_n can_v no_o more_o rest_n and_o sleep_v than_o the_o dragon_n do_v that_o keep_v the_o golden_a apple_n but_o doath_z that_o all_o subdue_a hercules_n come_v and_o kill_v these_o dragon_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o wealth_n from_o the_o owner_n and_o bestow_v they_o oftentimes_o on_o stranger_n hippodamia_n see_v tantalus_n chap._n ix_o i_o jason_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aeson_n his_o brother_n pelias_n send_v he_o to_o colchis_n to_o fetch_v from_o thence_o the_o golden_a fleece_n who_o accompany_v with_o 49_o young_a gallant_n of_o greece_n have_v overcome_v many_o danger_n arrive_v thither_o in_o the_o ship_n argus_n which_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o builder_n jason_n by_o the_o help_n of_o medaeâ—_n the_o king_n of_o colchis_n his_o daughter_n over_o come_v the_o â—â—rie-breathed_n brasen-footed_n bull_n and_o cast_v asleep_o the_o watchful_a dragon_n and_o so_o have_v attain_v the_o golden_a fleece_n he_o return_v home_o with_o it_o and_o marry_v medea_n who_o afterward_o he_o repudiate_v the_o interpreter_n 1._o jason_n be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v medicine_n or_o the_o art_n of_o cure_v disease_n and_o medea_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v counsel_n to_o show_v we_o that_o where_o health_n of_o body_n be_v conjoin_v to_o counsel_n and_o judgement_n of_o mind_n their_o great_a action_n and_o brave_a exploit_n be_v achieve_v 2._o that_o a_o physician_n who_o will_v cure_v a_o disease_n must_v do_v nothing_o without_o medea_n that_o be_v without_o advice_n or_o counsel_n 3._o by_o jason_n voyage_n to_o find_v out_o the_o golden_a fleece_n be_v mean_v that_o journey_n of_o the_o grecian_n to_o colchis_n to_o find_v out_o a_o golden_a mine_n by_o the_o golden_a fleece_n may_v be_v understand_v a_o book_n guild_v and_o cover_v with_o a_o sheep_n skin_n teach_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n or_o be_v of_o convert_v metal_n into_o gold_n thâ—t_o be_v a_o long_a and_o chargeable_a voyage_n but_o the_o pain_n which_o our_o chemist_n take_v to_o find_v out_o the_o philosopher_n â—tone_n be_v more_o tedious_a and_o chargeable_a and_o which_o be_v worse_o jason_n find_v the_o goldeâ—_n fleece_n but_o these_o man_n have_v not_o yet_o find_v and_o i_o believe_v never_o shall_v find_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n 4._o they_o that_o with_o jason_n will_v find_v the_o golden_a fleece_n of_o honour_n and_o immortality_n must_v with_o he_o undergo_v and_o overcome_v all_o difficulty_n danger_n and_o obstacle_n he_o be_v content_a to_o receive_v correction_n and_o instruction_n from_o chiron_n the_o centaur_n so_o must_v good_a man_n be_v content_a to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o those_o who_o scarce_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o man_n and_o to_o live_v in_o hole_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o obscurity_n as_o jason_n do_v in_o chiron_n cave_n jason_n with_o his_o argonâ—uâ—â—_n be_v force_v to_o carry_v their_o own_o ship_n two_o day_n together_o on_o their_o shoulder_n through_o â—he_n desert_n of_o lybia_n so_o good_a man_n thâ—t_v aim_v at_o eternal_a honour_n must_v bâ—re_o contagious_o the_o pressure_n and_o heavy_a burt_n hen_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o jason_n pass_v through_o and_o overcome_v the_o danger_n of_o those_o troublesome_a rock_n call_v symplagide_n sâ—_n must_v all_o good_a man_n pass_v through_o and_o overcome_v the_o dangerous_a rock_n of_o pride_n lust_n anger_n covetousness_n etc._n etc._n jason_n overcome_v the_o sirie_a mouth_a bull_n so_o mâ—st_v all_o good_a man_n overcome_v the_o sirie_n and_o slanderous_a tongue_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o so_o they_o must_v subdue_v their_o own_o fiery_a lust_n and_o impotent_a affection_n jason_n master_v the_o dragon_n and_o kill_v the_o arm_a man_n that_o spring_v up_o of_o â—is_n tooth_n so_o must_v we_o subdue_v malice_n and_o envy_v and_o overcome_v with_o watch_v fast_v and_o prayer_n that_o old_a red_a dragon_n the_o devil_n â—nd_v destroy_v all_o his_o work_n in_o we_o 5._o we_o may_v see_v how_o ancient_a the_o greedy_a desire_n of_o gold_n have_v be_v among_o man_n by_o â—â—is_n voyage_n of_o jasâ—n_n &_o his_o argonaut_n for_o the_o golden_a sleece_n which_o be_v perform_v â—â—no_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2716._o and_o before_o the_o build_n of_o rome_n 920_o year_n in_o honour_n of_o which_o expedition_n chaâ—les_v duke_n of_o burgundy_n institute_v the_o order_n of_o the_o golden_a