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A18066	The voyage of the wandering knight. Deuised by Iohn Carthenie, a Frenchman: and translated out of French into English, by VVilliam Goodyear of South-hampton merchant. A vvorke vvorthie of reading, and dedicated to the Right worshipfull Sir Frauncis Drake, Knight; Voyage du chevalier errant. English	Cartigny, Jean de, 1520?-1578.; Norman, Robert, fl. 1590.; Goodyear, William.	1581 (1581)	STC 4700; ESTC S104901	93,834	138

Pallaice stood was a meruailous faire gréene meddow through y e midst wherof ran a riuer of fine fresh water vpon y e brims wherof on both sides al alōg grew apple trées peare trées plum trées Oliue trées elder trées Oake trées elme trees such like Fast by y e goodly bank also grew many young hasil trées ful of nuts at y e time of y e yere by y e againe such store of walnut trées as passe to be spokē besides many pōds ful of fish excellēt orchards of al kinds of fruit goodly gardēs also of swéet flowers The riuer was not w t out great store of water fowles as for y e wood ther bred in it hawks herns pelicās phesants cranes wodcocks bitters kites crowes cormerants turtles woodquists eagles to bée short al kinde of birds possible as might be perceiued by fethers which fel from thē to y e ground in pruning thēselues What shuld I speak of pigin houses of secret banketting places fine delicate why it wer but folly beside al this you must think y t ther wer tennis courts other places for pastime y e wals therof wer very high insomuch y t it wold haue made one amazed dizzie to looke down frō y e top Ther was also a meruailous mote fearful to behold y e bridge wherof was not broad called Desperation y e passage ouer being a long narrow plank so y t if one trode neuer so litle awrie he fel in w t hazard neuer to be recouered The stables wer ful of goodly horses as hobies Ienets bard horses geldings hacnies mules camils colts The kēnels ful of dogs as grehoūds otterhoūds harehoūds spaniels for land water mastiues for bull beare bore We supt in a bāketting house our supper excelled al y e fare y t euer I saw lady Venus kept me cōpany I was dulled with y e sūptuous seruice y t I had All my delight was to behold Ladie Venus who sate ouer against me insomuch y t at last Voluptuousnesse ouercame me Supper being ended in came stage-plaiers daunsers mascars mummers and many sports which we vse daylye in feasting Now when I waxed wearie I tooke my leaue of the companie with good night and then was I brought to the brauest chamber in all the Pallaice Ladie Venus and hir waighting maides tending vpon me But euery one departed after I was in bed sauing onely Venus the Goddesse of Loue with whom I laye all night ¶ THE AVTHOR DECLARETH HOVV THE wandring Knight and such like voluptuous liuers in the world transgresse the x. Commandements of Almightie God vnder written The xij Chapter SO long as the Knight continued in this pestilent Pallaice of worldly desire following his owne fantasie by vaine Voluptuousnes enticed he did no other thing but playe the foole daunce leape sing eate drinke hawke hunt fish fowle haunt whores and such like as did the prodigall sonne and led a dissolute life for the space of eleuen daies Which signifies a meruailous mysterie and vnfortunate For the number eleuen by the opinion of Christian Doctors and Philosophers is a wicked and vnluckie number for that the number of x. signifies the x. Commaundements of God and the number xi which is one more prophecieth and foretelleth the transgressing of them Wherefore the Knight hauing remained xi dayes in that Pallaice greuously transgressed the wil of God letting loose the bridle to his lewd affections without refraining anie of them If you note well the premises and sée into the sequel you shall find that such as liue after the order of that Pallaice of worldly Felicitie being giuen to followe the pompe and pride of the world with the plesures and voluptuousnesse of the same and seeme willing to lead that life without purpose of change nay rather triumphing and reioicing therein I say and I say truly that such are transgressours of Gods Lawes Contrariwise such as accompt themselues héere to be but Pilgrimes and fixe their affection on the other world where royally raigneth Iesus Christ reputing this lyfe an exile desiring to be deliuered out of it to the ende they may enter in at the Pallaice of the heauenly King shall enioy the fulnesse and happinesse thereof As this world yéeldes a great deale of temporall goods transitorie honor so doth it also make an ende of them Now those that haue vsed these gifts to y e glorie of God are Gods people Contrariwise those that haue vsed them voluptuously are vessells of the Diuell and transgressours of the laws of God as may appeare by the x. Commaundements which I haue set downe for that purpose Wherein all worldlings may perceiue that by liuing voluptuously they grieuously transgresse Gods lawes to their owne destruction And as the x. Commandements were written in two tables euen so are they deuided into two parts The first comprehendes thrée concerning the loue of GOD. The seconde seuen touching the loue of our neighbour And therefore who so leades his life worldling like and fixeth his felicitie in Voluptuousnesse is doubtlesse a vessell of the Diuell and loueth not God nor his neighbour because he transgresseth the lawe of God which followeth in due and conuenient order I Am the Lord thy God thou shalt haue none other Gods but me 2 Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image nor the likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue or in the earth beneath nor in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not bow downe to them nor worship them for I the Lord thy God am a iealous God visite the sins of the father vpon the children vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercie vnto thousands in them that loue me and kéepe my commaundements 3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine 4 Remember that thou kéepe holy the Sabboth daye vi daies shalt thou labour and doe all that thou hast to doe but the vij day is the Saboth of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt doe no manner of work thou thy sonne thy daughter thy man seruant thy maide seruant thy cattell and the stranger that is within thy gates for in six daies the Lord made heauen and earth the Sea and all that therein is and rested the vii day wherefore the Lord blessed y e vii daye hallowed it 5 Honour thy father thy mother that thy daies may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thée 6 Thou shalt doe no murder 7 Thou shalt not commit adulterie 8 Thou shalt not steale 9 Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour 10 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbors house thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maide nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his This is the law of God by which

thée eueryday to repeate the promises which thou hast made to God in thy Baptisme which follow thus in effect O most high most excellent and most holye Trinitie Father Sonne and holy Ghost I protest that I will liue and dye in the true Catholike and Apostolike Faith and will keepe thy Holy commaundements which heretofore I haue transgressed Wherefore I am sorye and doe heartelye repent mee for the breach of them and in token whereof I make my confession saieng I Beleeue in God the Father almightie maker of heuen earth And in Iesus Christ his only sonne our Lord. Which was conceaued by the holy Ghost Borne of the virgin Marie Suffred vnder Ponce Pilate Was crucified dead buried He descended into hell the third day he rose againe frō the dead He ascended into heauen and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almightie From thēce he shal come to iudge the quick the dead I beleeue in the holy Ghost The holy Catholike Church The communion of Saints The forgiuenesse of sinnes The resurrection of the body And the life euerlasting Amen Then say Lord God giue me grace most heartely I beseech thee without doubting to confesse and beleeue all the Articles of this my Christian Faith and in the fame to perseuer to the ende And so rehearse the tenne Commaundements of almightie God which are these THe same which God spake in the xx chap. of Exodus saieng I am the Lord thy God which haue brought thee out of the land of Aegipt out of the house of bondage 1 Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me 2 Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauē Image nor the liknesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue nor in the earth beneath nor in the water vnder the earth Thou shalt not bow downe to them nor worship them For I the Lord thy God am a ielous God visit the sins of the fathers vpon the children vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me and shew mercie vnto thousands in thē that loue me and keepe my commaundements 3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine for the Lord will not hold him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine 4 Remember that thou keepe holy the Saboth day Sixe daies shalt thou labour do all that thou hast to do But the seauenth day is the saboth of the Lord thy God In it thou shalt doe no manner of worke thou thy sonne thy daughter thy man-seruāt thy maid-seruant thy cattell thy stranger that is within thy gates For in sixe daies the Lord made heauen earth the sea all that in them is rested the seuenth day wherfore the Lord blessed the seauenth day and hallowed it 5 Honour thy father and thy mother that thy daies may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee 6 Thou shalt doe no murther 7 Thou shalt not commit adultrie 8 Thou shalt not steale 9 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour 10 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maid nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his Then considering the tenour of that which thou hast said craue grace at Gods handes to walke after his will vsing the same praier which Christ taught thee and saieng OVr Father which art in heauen hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Giue vs this daie our dayly bread And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue thē that trespasse against vs. And lead vs not into temptation But deliuer vs from euil Besides all this thou must also most heartely humble thy selfe before God acknowledging thy selfe a sinner and that thou canst do nothing y t is righteous but if ther be any goodnesse in thée either of nature or of Gods grace thou must freely confesse that all comes from aboue Repute not thy selfe better then another but rather the least of all If anie despise thee mocke thee or iniure thée suffer it not onely paciently but also willingly gladly euen for the loue of God For the scaling ladder of heauen is humilitie a full denieng of thy selfe in al worldly causes Thinke not wel of thy selfe for anie thing that thou doest hast done or maist do but if thou hast anie goodnes in thy body or in thy soule be not ashamed to confesse that it is not thine because it comes not from thée but of God from him whom indéede it procéeds If thou humble not thy selfe there is no hope of thy soules helth For to this effect our Lord said If you be not cōuerted made as little children you shal not enter into the kingdome of heauen And S. Barnard saith Who so wil be hūble must be content to be despised of the world he desireth not to be renowmed for this is no point of humilitie Commit thy selfe therefore to God and put thy will to his taking at his hands all aduersities paciently all tribulations all afflictions all diseases all persecutions yea death it selfe not onely contentedly but also willingly acknowledging that God sendes nothing to the faithfull but goodnesse and all for their soules health Wherefore thou must often pray to God say Lorde God giue mee whatsoeuer thou wilt do with me alwaies what thou wilt And when at any time thou findest thy selfe as it were left of God voide of deuotion or destitute of consolation whether it be inwardlye or outwardlye bee not discouraged for it neither thinke that God hath forgotten thée but heartelye humble thy selfe before God accounting thée vnworthy of consolation and putting all thy confidence in God as in one that knowes how to saue his elect If thou receiue any blessing inwardly as wisdome or anie other gift exalt not thy selfe in pride neither discommend others y t haue not receiued of God such grace but vse that which thou hast to Gods glorie Againe if thou see thy neighbours fall take héed thou hate him not iudge him not condemne him not but think that God permits thée to sée his offence for thy profit Imagine thou wast neuer touched with y e crime wel it is much but yet thou hast bene culpable in some other as bad or els worse vpon this examinatin reforme thy selfe suppose thou art in no fault thou must not therfore estéeme thy self better thē he y t is in fault knowing thou art of such a nature as he is made of y e same stuffe y t he is therfore notwithstāding thy supposition a sinner offender as well as he so y t both néed amending Be thou sure that if God had prouided no better for thée then thy selfe deserued thou hadst committed the like offence or els greater thanke God that he hath kept thée so pray for him y t doth amisse is not yet

cōsidering y t they come from God who is the Author of all good woorks without whō we are not able to think so much as one good thought much lesse do a good déed For otherwise to hope in doing ill to goe to heauen without good workes springing from a firme Faith is no Hope but a flat presumption And therefore thou oughtest to enforce thy selfe to do good works hoping that thou thy works may be acceptable vnto God neuertheles thou must not in any case trust vpon thy merits or good works but altogether vpon the infinite loue and goodnesse of God For otherwise thou fallest into that cursse which the Prophet speaketh of saieng Curssed is the man that trusteth in man and contrariwise happie is the man that trusteth in God We ought alwayes to doe well to delight in well doing and to hope in the goodnesse of God that he wil giue vs that which he hath promised But this Hope ought to bée firme and as an Anker constantly to hold thy conscience that by the floatings of temptations it mooue not But some will aske by what testimonie or witnesse can the conscience rest assured of remission of sinnes of Gods adoption and of heauenly blessednesse I aunswere Saint Iohn saith There bee three things that giue witnesse in earth that is to say the Spirite Water and Bloud These thrée testifie vnto the spirite of the beléeuing man that Christ is the infallible truth who fulfilleth in the beléeuing man the whole summe of his promises The first witnesse then that assureth man in Hope is the precious bloud of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ which was shedde for the remission of our sinnes The second witnesse is the water of Baptisme by the which also our sinnes are forgiuen But these two witnesses put not the conscience in full and perfect Hope and assuraunce And therefore there must bée annexed vnto them a thirde which thirde is The holye Spirite which beareth witnesse with our spirite that wee are the sonnes and heires of God Who so hath not this witnesse he cannot be assured of his saluation The workes of the holye Spirite in man beareth witnesse of the presence of that Spirite in man If thou aske mée what those workes are I aunswere thée that they are these and such lyke that followe namelye Sorrowe for sinnes Hatred of all things which displeaseth GOD and are contrarie to his Commaundements taking pleasure to read and heare Gods word mourning for thy imperfections and little Faith Hope and Charitie an affection desire intent and purpose to loue God aboue all thinges and to doe thy indeauour to fulfill his commandements But all these things springs not from the corrupt nature of man vnlesse his minde and hart be moistened with the dew of Gods grace without the which we féele not in our selues any good affectiōs nor desire to do good works which are signs of y e presēce of y e holy ghost in vs. Wherefore we ought with great sighings and grones to praie vnto God and to beseech him most humbly that it would please him of his vnspeakable pitie to sende vs his holy spirit which may assure vs of the redemption of our sinnes to vouchsafe his heauenly adoption and the enioyeng of euerlasting blessednesse And thus much concerning Hope now let vs speake of Loue or Charitie THE DESCRIPTION OF LOVE OR OF CHAritie and how we ought to loue God and our neighbour The fift Chapter CHaritie is a vertue by the which God is loued for the loue of himselfe our neighbour for the loue of God or in God It is said in the first part of this definition that Charitie is a vertue Let vs see how Certeinly Charitie is the excellentest vertue that is euen the mother and nurse of all the rest For he that hath not Charitie hath nothing in him to obteine euerlasting life This Charitie is giuen when the holy spirit is giuen For the holy spirit being resident in the soule makes vs to loue God for the loue of himselfe and our neighbour for the loue of God To loue God for the loue of himselfe is to loue him for his owne sake and because he is God And that is to be done thrée waies that is to say to loue God aboue all things entirely aboue all things orderly aboue all thinges preciouslye We will declare these thrée waies of louinge GOD the more plainlye that euerye one maye knowe how to loue God To loue God entirely is to haue a good will to God and to reioyce greatly that he is such a one as he is But for the better vnderstanding héereof it shall not be amisse to shew what it is to loue To loue is nothing else but to wish well to euery body as when I loue a man I wish as well to him as to himself Now there are two manners of loue one is called a couetous loue as when a man loues anye thing for his own profits sake or his perticular honour and in such sort men loue their horses their victualles and all other worldlye necessaries The other loue is called the loue of friendshippe or of good will as when one loues a thinge for the loue of it selfe without respect of perticular honour or profite as when I sée a man wise and vertuous I take pleasure in him and wishe that the vertues which are in him maye not onely bée continued but also increased in him and this doe I béeinge to him well affectionated and louinge him with delyghtes There is not in GOD anye good that is not lyke himselfe For his might his wisedome his iustice his mercye his riches and his goodnesse are heauenlye as he himselfe is who is all wise all iust all mercifull all riche and almightye So that we loue God aboue all things entirely when we reioyce and be glad that he is as he is without regarding our proper profite or honour Thou oughtest not to loue GOD with a couetous loue that is to saye thou must not loue GOD onelye because he giues thée all thinges profitable for thée for in so dooing thou louest thy selfe better then thou louest God If thou loue GOD rightlye he will rewarde thee greatlye but this loue must be single and it must be pure and not depending vppon an other thinge For who so loueth God for gaine loueth him but as his horse in whome hée delyghtes because he serues his turne GOD ought to be loued louinglye without respect of particular profite But thou maist aske mée a question Maye I not loue God to this ende and vnder this condition that he maye giue me heauen which is the souereigne good and principallest thinge that man canne wish for after this lyfe The Doctours saye No. If wée consider well of the thing beloued which is GOD For in so dooing thou louest thy selfe better then thou louest GOD. Thou maist come to heauen by this meanes as namely by keeping his commaundements by giuing almes and