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 [Page 2]water & blood in the Gardē. 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 [Page 3]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 the [...]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.

[Page 4] 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 Apparr [...]t.

[Page 5] 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 lōge 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 [Page 6]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 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.

[Page 7] 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 [Page 8]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 c [...]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 [Page 9]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 coūtry 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 [Page 10]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 sōne 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 [Page 11]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 incōprehensible, 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.

[Page 12] For the 5. day, Meditate of the crea­tion of Adam and Eue, and of thei [...] placinge in Paradise, and what Go [...] 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 Penāce, 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.

[Page 13] 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.

[Page 14] 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 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.

[Page 15] 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 [Page 16]this great Embassage.

The. 17. day, Meditate of the great ioy of the Angel Gabriel hauinge takē the forme of a fair young man to sh [...]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 Cōception 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.

[Page 17] 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 [Page 18]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.

[Page 19] 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 [...]4. day, Meditate of the sadnes which good Ioseph tooke in cōpassion of the virgin Mary, to see hir so euilly entreated.

[Page 20] 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 hūble 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:

[Page 21] Thou maist Visite S. Helen, body in a litle Ile without venice▪ where one hir breast is a ✚ made of the w [...]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. G [...]t here a Boatman to conduct thee to these holy places, Saint Andrew, or some other according to thy deuotion:

The. [...]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 ma [...]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 [Page 22]sonne in the manger.

Now goe to thy holy Angel, and desier him to h [...]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 Nich [...]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 [Page 23]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 [Page 24]the world [...]hal be ouerthrowen, and the lord of al the world [...]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 [Page 25]praise him to the highest top of heauē.

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 wōbe.

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 [Page 26]worde shal be tasted & touched, & shal drye like a leafe, and his beaw [...]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 frō far cūtries in the space of 15 dayes. to adore this infant as God and man, beinge guided by a Starre which apeered vnto them.

[Page 27] The. 51 day, Meditate how the three kinges found the litle childe, and of­fered vnto him Goulde, Mir [...]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, whē 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.

[Page 28] 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 [Page 29]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 [Page 30]Nazareth, the [...]e also labou [...]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 re­mēbrance 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 day, Meditate how the childe Iesus being but twelue years old, went to Hierusalem to serue god, and tarried there three dayes amonge the docters, with out the knowledge of his father and mother.

The 66. day, Meditate of the third dolour of our Lady hauing lost hir [Page 31]sōne about 4 dayes, and how she found him in the midest of the docters

The 67. day, Meditate how Iesus kept him self secreat and simple, with­out shewinge any mirackle, vntil he was. 30. yeare olde.

The 68. day, Meditate how Iesus opened and declared to his deare mo­ther, the Prophecies and secreats of the holy scripture.

The 69. day, Meditate how Iesus kept him self with his mother and Ioseph poorely and in secreat wise, and how they liued and did eate together, with great sobriety, and geueinge thankes vnto God.

The 70. day, Meditate of the amia­able and gracious face of our Sauiour Iesus, of the moste comely feature of his body, and of his holy condicions, and decent demeanors.

The 7. day, Meditate how Iesus kept him self secreat vntil he was 30. yeares of age, notwithstāding alwayes [Page 32]he did wonderful thinges by reason of his diuinitie, and obtained many things for vs of his heauenly father thorough his feruent prayer and deuotion.

The 72. day, Meditate of the sorrowe our Lady had when hir spouse Ioseph died, and gaue vp his ghoste in to hir Sonnes handes, being but: 20. yeares olde.

The. 73. day, Meditate how louingly Iesus comforred his mother, when she often wept for to consider the paines of his passion, and how he exhorted hir meekely to conforme hir wil to the wil of god.

The. 74. day, Meditate how the word of our lord was vpon S. Iohn Baptist, preachinge pennance, and re­mission of sinnes, and cryinge in the desart. Parate viam Domini:

The. 75. day, Meditate of the leaue our Lord Iesus tooke of his dolent mother, to goe to be baptised, and of the virgins teares at his departinge.

[Page 33] The. 76. day, Meditate how S. Iohn Baptist seinge Christ cominge to­warde him said, Ecce Angnus dei. that is behould how like an innorent lābe he cometh.

The. 77. day, Meditate how Iesus came to Iohn to be baptised, and how first Iohn humbly refused to doe it, but seinge it was his holy wil to haue it so, he baptised him.

The 78. day, Meditate how that af­ter Iesus was baptised, he prayed, and the heauens opened, & the holy Ghost came downe in the likenes of a doue, and a voice from heauen said. Hic est filius meus dilectus. This is my wel belo­ued Sonne heare yee him.

The. 76. day, Meditate how Iesus af­ter his baptisinge, begā to fight against the Deuil the enemie of mankinde: & how he departed in to a wildernes be­twixt Hierusalem and Hierico, and did conuerse amonge the brute beastes, & lyenge on the colde grounde many nights.

[Page] The. 80. day, Meditate how Iesus ouercame the temptation of the Deuil, in Gluttony, vainglory, and Couetous­nes, and how after, the Angels came and shewed their seruice vnto him.

The 8 [...]. day, Meditate how the next day S. Iohn Baptist saw Christ come towardes Iordane, and how he shewed with his finger sayinge againe Ecce Ag­nus dei, and how two of Iohns disciples hearinge those wordes, followed our Lord.

The 8 [...]. day, meditate how S. Andrew led Peter to Christ, and how Christ entertayned S. Peter, and the next day Christ caled Phillip to folowe him.

The 8 [...]. day, Meditate how Christ went to a mariadge in Cana of Galile, and how he tourned water in to wine a [...] his mothers request

The 84. day, Meditate how poorely nakedly & imply Chr st as apareled, and how soberly he fed with his dis­ [...]ple, and [...]ooke the worste to him [Page 35]self, suffringe colde, heate, rayne, thrist. &c.

The 85. day, Meditate how Iesus, with his disciples being ignorant per­sons, went to Hierusalem at Easter, & with a whippe draue out the buyers and sellers, and chaungers, and ouer­threwe their Tables, saying make not the house of my father a house of Mar­chandise. Domus mea domus orationis vo­cabitur. My house shal be caled the house of Prayer.

The 86. day, Meditate how Iesus baptised his Apostles in Iordane, and S Iohn in Elim, wherat Iohns Disci­ples were scandalized, but Iohn wit­nessed vnto them, not of him self, but of Iesus.

The 87 day, Meditate with what feruour and charitie, our Sauiour prea­ch [...]d vnto the people, and healed the diseased, and conuersed with them meekely.

The 88. day, Meditate how humbly [Page 63]Christ compained with his Apostles and answered their rude questions sweetely, and with what boldnes they walked close by him.

You may visite the Churches in Candia, and in the Graye Friers, is a peece of the holy Crosse: one of the armes of Saint Simeon the Apostle: and a peece of Saint Lawrence head: a peece of the goulden Gate. and the miter of Alexandre the Third and [...]n Image of Saint Lukes Paintinge: and a peece of the Piller, at the which our Lord av as vvhiped.

The 89. day, Meditate how much wronge, and iniurious wordes our Lord had of the Iewes, for that the poore and simple people followed him.

The 60 day, Meditate how Iesus with his disciples went vp in to a moū ­taine to watch and pray, to pacifie his heauenly father who was angrie with mankinde. and how in the morhinge he chose his twelue Apostles.

[Page 73] The. 91. day, Meditate how Iesus sit­tinge in the morninge taught his dis­ciples the viij. Beatitudes.

The. 92. day, meditate on the sweete admonition of our Lord, confirming his diciples against tribulations, and aduersities, comparinge them to Salt, and Light.

The. 9 [...]. day, Meditate how Christ admonished his disciples to Patience, in turninge the left Cheeke to him who hath stroken thee on the right.

You may visite in Rhodes in the cheife church, where the right hand of S. Iohn Baprist with the fingers with which he baptised Christ. Also a peece of the Crosse of Christ: and one of the Thornes of his Crowne, which bear [...]h euery good friday tea [...]es, and flowers, also one of the siluer peeces Christ was solde for. Also an Arme of S [...]loy, an Arme of S. George S. Blases Ancklebone. S. Barbaras Soul: and a peece of S Clare.

The. 94. day, Meditate how our Lord taught his disciples the Pater noster.

[Page 38] You may visite at Rhodes in the Chappel of the great master, the Arme of S. Anne. and a peece of S. Steuen

The. 95. day, Meditate how queitly Christ did beare in his hart, al his tor­ments to come, not declaringe them to any of his frendes.

You may visite in Rhodes at S. Catharins Chappel, there is the Ringe and finger of hir, the which Christ espoused hir withal.

The. 96. day, Meditate how Iesus beheld Mary Magdalen with his mer­ciful eies, and drew hir to repentance. & now she entred the house after him, and washed his feete with hir teares, and wiped them with the heares of hir head.

You may visite in Rhodes in the Hospital of the knightes of the Rhodes, with was taken anno [...]22. by the Turkes.

The 97. day, Meditate how S Iohn Baptist was imprisoned and how he sent to Christ, sayinge. Tu es qui venturus es an alium expectamus? art thou he [Page 39]which art to come, or doe we looke for any other?

Vsite at Rhodes where the three holy kinges haue often bene.

The 98. day, Meditate on the prayse and rewarde wich Christ gaue vnto S. Iohn Baptist.

Visite without Rhodes where S Iohns Head was founde there is a pleasante fountaine.

The 99 day, Meditate of the glorious death of S. Iohn Baptist and how the daunsinge damosel, gaue his head to hir Aduoutrousse mother.

You may visite in Rhodes a wood where S william made his Pennance.

The 100. day, Meditate how Christ taught his disciples not to lay vp their treasure in the earth, but in heauen, and so to imbrace voluntarie pouertie.

The 112 day, Meditate how Iesus taught his disciples not to be careful what o eate, or what to weare, but to seeke first the kingdome of heauen.

The 102. day, Meditate how Iesus fed [Page 04]his disciples with his sweete wordes, when they could get no meate.

The 103. day, Meditate how midely Iesus shewed him self towards Iudas whom he made his Steward & know­inge he should betraye him, he much lamented him as often as he saw him.

The 104 day, Meditate how Iesus gaue power to his disciples to worke mirackles, & sent them to preach two and two, as Lambes amonge woules, exhortinge them to patience.

The 105. day, Meditate how Iesus went him self by Sea and by Land to preach and after cured their diseases. and conuersinge rather with the poore then with the riche, for which the Scribes & Pharises maliciously hated him.

The 106. day, Meditate how our Sa: willingly suffered with patience, of the magistrates, and ministers of the Temple, their mockes, disdainful loo­kes, and preuie conspiracies against [Page 14]him, condemninge him for a soole, and an euil man.

The 107. day, Meditate how meekely our Sauiour suffered the docters of the Temple, who would haue put him to death but for feare of the people, and how our Lord then shuned the same for that his time was not yet come.

The. 108. day, Meditatete how Iesus was receaued in to the house of Martha and Mary with his disciples: and how Mary did narrowly obserue his be­hauiour, his abstinence, his sobrietie in eatinge, his prudent and ghostly talke, and his diuine wordes.

You may visite S. Helens goulfe wher she threw one of the nayles Christ was crucified with al, & euer since that Sea hath bene more calme.

You may visite Baffa where the. 7. sleepert rest.

The. 109 day, Meditate how the blessed Mary Magdalen followed our Lord euery where, and prouided for [Page 42]him, and for his Disciples.

The. 110. day, Meditate of our Lords wearines, and sitinge at the Welle, and how he asked water of the woman of Samaria, and how his disciples mar­ueiled.

The. 111 day, Meditate this day, of the painful iorney and trauaile of our Sauiour passinge through the contries to preach the Gospel, and cure their diseases, sustaininge in the meane time many wants, as if he had not bene the only Sonne of God.

Visite in that part wher S. Catharin was brought vp.

The. 112. day, Meditate how meeke and gentle our Lord was when any did dishonor him, speakinge against his doctrin and saing his workes were done by the power of the Deuil

The. 11 [...]. day, Meditate of the great meekenes, and clemencie of our Saui­our towardes the Iewes, notwithstan­ding he knew the great malice and [Page 14]enuie they bare towards him.

The 114. day, Meditate of the sweete countenance and louinge teares our Sauiour often shed in the Temple before the Aultar, for the finnes of the people.

The 115. day, Meditate how the most mightie kinge of glory, the heauenly father (who could haue destroied al people in the world in amoment, and made others in their places) moste [...]beningly, and m [...]rcifully, with great patience and longe sufferinge chose rather for to see his only begotten Sonne our Sauiour Iesus to be Incar­nate, and to shew vs exsample of life by his owne steppes, and precepts, where by we might please god.

T [...]e 116 day, Meditate how Christ answered the Iewes when they brought to him in the Temple the woman taken in Aduoultrie, and how mercifully he deliuered hir

At Famagusts, of olde Fama Costi, of S. [Page 44]Katharins father kinge of Cipres: vvhere in a Chapel is one of the Hidries in the which Christ turned water in to wine. vi. mile from thence is the auncient Fagus, where S. Katha­rim was borne.

The 117. day, to Tyre goinge to­wards S. Catharins body. Meditate how as our Lord was preachinge a woman cried out sainge, happie is the wombe that bare thee, and the papes that gaue thee suck. and of Christes answere. yea hapie ar they that heare the word of god and keepe it.

In this contrie is sons hortorum, & puten [...] aquarum viuentium. In Tyre the woman of Cananie was healed.

The 118. day, Meditate how Iesus proued the faith of the woman of Ca­nanie, makinge intercession for the health of hir posessed daughter, which she obtained, and was also highly co­mended for hir faith.

Goinge to Acon, and thence to mount Car­molus, where Elias the Prophet was. in thi [Page 45]place the friers Carmalites began, and al (es­pecially that vveare a Religions Cloacke) ought to geue themselues to g [...]eat deuotion.

The 119. day, Meditate how our Lord did teach Nichodemus (who came to him by night) and said to our Saui­our, Lord and master, we knowe thou comest from god, for no man can doe these signes thou doest, except he be of god. how Christ taught him the entrance to heauen, to be by Baptisme. and that as the Serpent was lifted vp in Moises time, so shal the Sonne of man be exalted, that whosoeuer shal beleue in him shal not perishe but haue life euerlastinge.

The. 120. day, meditate of our Lords instructiōs to his disciples, not to feare them who could kil the body only, but to haue feare of offendinge him, who could caste both body, and soule, in to euerlasting fire, and that who so shal confesse me before men, I shal cō ­fesse him before my father which is in heauen.

[Page 46] The 121. day. Meditate how our Re­deemer tould his Disciples for what cause he came in to this vale of misery, and to what intent he did choose them vnto him, sainge, I am come to put fire in the earth, that is the fier of the holy Ghost, to enflame the hartes of men, and to make t [...]ē burne in diuine loue. An so I am come to be baptised with a certaine baptisme, and how much I am troubled vntil it be perfected in me vnderstanding by this his holy passiō, the which he so greatly thirsted.

The 122. day, Meditate how Iesus said to his Disciples, I am not come to bringe peace (meaninge temporal) in the world, but warre. and who so loueth his father or his mother more thē me, is not worthy of me, & who so embraceth not his Crosse with pati­ence, and carieth it after me, he is not worthie of me, that is of my grace & euerlastinge glory and he that loueth his life in this world, shal l [...]ose it, and [Page 47]he that shal forsake this present life for the loue of me, in despisinge of these [...]orldly preasures, he shal keepe it, and finde it in the life euerlasting.

The 124 day Meditate of the great loue and reuerence Christ had to his Apost­les, saing vnto thē, he that heareth you, heareth me, and he that despiseth you, despiseth me also. and he that recea­ueth you, receaueth me, and he that geueth you but a cup of colde water shal not loose his reward. for I wil say at the day of Iudgment, I was a straunger and Pilgrime, and you re­ceaued me, I was thirstie, and you gaue me to drinke. &c.

At Gaza Samoson tooke the gates of the cit­tie, and caried them to the toppe of the moun­taine, and after hauinge his eies put out and his heare [...]h [...]uen in which consisted his force, he praied to god, and his strenght retorninge to him a [...]ne, he pulled a vvay tvvo of the pil­lers vvhich sustained the house, and the vvhole house fallinge, he slevv a great nomber of his enimies.

[Page 48] The 124. day, Meditate how Iesus entringe into the desert, taught his dis­ciples, not far from Tiberias, when he heard that Herod had put Iohn Bap­tist to death. not that he feared death, for that his time was not yet come, but to shew his elect an exsample, that it wil be best sometimes, to geue place, and auoid from the wicked.

The 125. day, Meditate with what great feruour, deuotione, and zeale, the humble people followed our Lord Iesus in the desarts to heare the word of god, and how Iesus came downe from the mountaine, and sweetly re­ceaued them, and also healed their in­firmities, both in body, and soule.

The 126. day, Meditate how our Lord Iesus hauinge compassion of the multitude of people, willed his Disci­ples for to prepare them meate, namly speakinge vnto Phillip, who answered that two hundred peniworth of bread wold not be sufficient that euery one [Page 49]might haue a little; S. Andrewe tould him of a boy, who had fiue barley loa­ues and two fishes. wherupon willinge them to sit downe he fed therwith, fiue thousād men besides the woemen, and litle children, and they carried away twelue baskets ful of that which was left of this banquer by reason whereof the people glorified god, and confessed that Iesus was the great Pro­phet that should come to saue the world.

The 127. day, Meditate how Iesus fled, and humbly retiered him from the people when he knewe they wuold come and make him kinge, as he who refused wordly honor. but comminge to apprehende him to haue him cruci­fied, he then most willingly offered him self vnto them.

The 128. day, meditate how Iesus went vp alone vpon the high moun­taine of contemplation (contemning al the honors of the world) for to pray, [Page 50]and to render thankes to his heauenly father for al his benefits.

The 129. day, Meditate of the said re­fection of fiue loaues, and of Christes blessinge of them, by the meanes whe­reof vntil this present hower, al spi­ritual hartes, are greatly refreshed, and made stronge, and how it is he who nourisheth al creatures.

The 130. day, Meditate how our Sa­uiour-said, I am the true bread which came downe from heauen, and am sent in to the world to gene euerlastinge life, he that cateth me shal not hunger euerlastingly.

The 131. day, Meditate how Iesus saied vnto the Iewes. The bread which I wil geue is my fleash for the life of the world, by the which al holy soules shal be enriched, with al graces and heauenly vertues.

The 132. day Meditate of the wordes of Iesus, he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dweleth in me, [Page 51]and I in him, not as your fathers haue eaten manna in the desert &. are dead, but he that eateh-this bread shal liue for euer.

Al Heliopolis our Lady vvith Iesus remay­ned, vvhen he did flie vvith him in to Egipt.

The 133. day, Meditate of the depar­tin [...]e of the gros headed people, and Disciples, and how mildely he speake vnto his Apostles sainge, & wil ye goe and leaue me also? To whom Peter answered Lord to whom shal we goe, seing thou hast the wordes of eternal life? we beleue that thou art Christ the Sonne of the huinge god, and Iesus said againe, I haue chosen you twelue and yet one of you is a deuil but fear you not, a bide in your faith, and I wil abide in you, and fortifie you, and nou­rishe you in al vertue

At Cayrus, or Babilon vvhere the Sow [...]den is of vvhom the vse is to obtaine a pasport and licence to visit the holy places: comende thy self and thy cause to the Patriarche Ioseph, [Page 52]vvho vvas Lord of Egipt.

The 134. day, Meditate how Iesus said If the the graine of corne fal not one the ground, and die not, it remaineth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruite. meaninge thereby the increase of the gospel, after his passion. You may visite a Garden in Cayrus of the Souldaine vvhere balme grovveth, and vvhere are 7. fountaines vvher vvith the Garden is vvatered.

The 135. day, Meditate how Iesus went twise with his Disciples to pray, and repose him self. and how the people followed him, and brought to him many sick, and posessed of de­vils, and he healed them al, and how they praysed him, and gaue thankes vnto God.

The 136. day, Meditate how Iesus fe †. 4000. men, with 7. loaues, and a few litle fi [...]hes, and of the 7. baskets of fragments which did remaine. Also how the people did loue him & would [Page 53]haue taried stil with him if he had not commanded them away.

You may passe tovvards the red Sea vvhere kirge I harao vvas drovvned and so to mount Sinai vvhere. S. Katharins body lieth.

The 137 day, Meditate how Iesus was tempted of the Pharises who re­quired a signe of him from heauen, to whom our Lord made this answere, you knowe and can iudge the times without signes from heauen, but the tokens of my comminge fortolde by the Prophets you cannot know, by reason of your vnbeleife and malice.

You may Take Ship to passe the red Sea vvhere if you finde none ready, pray to Moyses, that vvith his Rodde he vvil open the vvay to you, or to the holie Prophet Helias that vvith his Cloake denidinge the vvaters, he vvil make passage for you.

The 138. day, Meditate how Iesus asked his disciples whom doe men say that I am, and they answered some say thou art Iohn Baptist some one of the [Page 54]Prophets. but Peter laid, thou ar [...] Christ the sonne of the liuing god.

The 139. Meditate vpon the sweete comfortable wordes which our Saui­our gaue to S. Peter saing, blessed art thou Simon the sonne of Ionas, for that fleash & blood hath not reuealed this vnto thee, but my father which is in heauen.

The 140. day, Meditate how Iesus caled al his Apostles by name, and how he gaue specially preuiledge to S. Pe­ter, and to them, saing whatsoeuer ye shal loose on earth, shal be loosed in heauen, and whatsoeuer ye shal binde [...]n earth, shal be bound in heauen.

The 141. day, Meditate of the heauie newees which our Lord Iesus fore­toulde vnto his Apostles ascendinge to Hierusalem, how that he was to be betrayed; mocked; whipped; and crucified from which when S. Peter disswaded him he said, goe b [...]hinde me Satan, for thou vnderstandest not the [Page 55]things which are of god, but of men.

The 142. day, Meditate how Iesus commanded his Apostles to imprint these wordes firmely in their hartes, that the Sonne of man should be be­traied in to the handes of sinners, and how they should kisle him. and that he would rise againe the third day, and of the sorowe his Disciples had, to heare tel of his death and departure.

The 143. day, Meditate how Iesus went towardes the mount of Thabor, and how he tooke with him Peter, Iames, and Iohn, and ascended with them to pray, & how whilst he prayed, he sequestred him self from al earthly cogitations.

You may Visite the Cloistre of Saint Ka [...]ha­rin at the foote of the mount Sinai vvhere in the Church nighe the high Aultar, is a Tobe of white marble vvith [...] steps to ascende it, vvhere in the bones of S. Katharin virgin and Martir lieth. there is the sheete (al bloody) vvhere in the Angels lapped, and caried the body of this [Page 56]blessed Martir. there is also the wedhir holye head to the Pilgrimes. now is it necessary that our pilgrime stirre vp his denotion, and vvith al instamed affection, inuocate the asistance of this blessed virgin and martir.

The 144 day, Meditate how our Lord whilst he prayed, was transfigured be­fore his three Disciples, and of the brightnes of his face which shined like the sonne, and the whitenes of his garments as the snowe.

The 145. day, Meditate how Moises and Helias appeared gloriously with Iesus vpon the mount Thabor, and [...]ould al his passion which he should suffer in Hierusalem.

The 149. day, Meditate how Moises comminge from Limbo from the holy fathers, and Helias from Paradice ter­restre, reioyced to see the Sauiour of the world our Lord Iesus Christ to be come▪ and of the great compassion they had to see that glorious face, how it should be defiled & spitte on, buffeted and mocked.

[Page 57] You may passe from the church of S. Katharin [...]to the mountaine of Moises: at the Iron gate as you goe out S. Kath. church, is the foū ­taine of vvater, vvhich issued forth of the Rocke, vvhen Moises vvith his Rod strooke the stone.

The 147. day, Meditate how Iesus on Mount Thabor shewed his diuinitie to his Disciples, and how by diuine illumination they knewe Moises and Helias, whom they neuer sawe.

You may visite goinge vp the hil of Moises, the Cloistre where our lord appeared to the Mo [...]kes, vvhen they fled from their Cloistres for feare of the sauage beastes.

The 148. day, Meditate of the vehe­mencie of S. Peters wordes, Lord, said he, it is good for vs to dwel here, if it please thee let vs make three Taber­nacles▪ desierous▪ that his master might continue stil in such glorie.

The 149. day, Meditate how Moises and Helias departed awaye from▪ Iesus, and of the bright cloude that came and couered them, and of the [Page 58]voice forth of the clowde, sainge, this is my welbeloued Sonne in whom I am wel pleased heare yee him.

You may visite descend [...]ng the mountaine, the church of fortie martires, in the valley vvhere the children of Israel daunsed about the goulden calfe, and Moises brake the Table of stone.

The 150. day, Meditate how the Dis­ciples hearing that diuin [...] vo [...]ce from heauen, fel downe to the ground for feare.

The. 151. day, Meditate how Iesus came to his Disciples and sweetly sa­luted them, and touched them, saing, arise and be not afraid. and liftinge vp their eies, they sawe none but Iesus alone; and as he went downe from the mountaine, he charged them to tel this vision to no man vntil he were risen vp from death.

If you passe from the Monkes of S Katherin [...], to the desert, [...] dayes Iourney longe, prouide for store of victual.

[Page 59] The 152. day, Meditate how Iesus des­cending the mountaine, his Disciples asked him, how is it that the Scribes say, that the Helias must come before the Sauiour of the world? and Iesus answered Helias is come (meaninge S. Iohn Baptist) but they beleeued him not, but did vnto him whatsoeuer they would, and so shal the sonne of man also be crucified.

The [...]53. day, Meditate how Iesus deliuered many possesed with diuels, & restored them whole to their frēdes and parents.

The 154. day, Meditate how the dis­ciples demanded of Iesus, why the diuels went out so hardly and would not obey them sometimes. and how Iesus answered, if yee had as much faith as a graine of mustard seede, you should commande this mountaine to remoue, and it shoul [...] obey you and if you be­leeue, noth [...]ng [...] shal be impossible vnto you.

[Page 60] The 155. day, Meditate how Iesus is come in to this world for the loue of thee, the hundred sheepe which was loste, and straied away, forsakinge the .99. which at the Angels in heauen, he is come to seeke sinners, & to cal them to repentance, and gladly to cary them on his proper showlders, by mercie and grace, in to the kingdome of heauen. and that there is greater ioy in heauen vpō one repentant sinner, then of .99. iuste.

The 156 d [...]y, Meditate of the parable of the prodigal sonne, of his conuer­sion returninge to his father, and his receauinge in to fauour againe.

The 157. day, Meditate how Iesus taught his disciples to forgiue their enimies and S Peter demandinge how often, Christ said, I say not .7. times, but .70. times .7. times.

The 158. day, Meditate how the younge man asked our Sauiour what he ought for to doe, to obtaine the [Page 61]kingdome of heauen. and Iesus an­swered, keepe the comandements. The younge man replied that he had kept them al from his youth, deman­ding what more ought to be done: and Iesus answered if thou wilt be per­fect, goe and sel al thou haste and giue it to the poore, and come and followe me.

The 159. day, Meditate deuoutly of the three counsels of the holy ghoste 1. voluntarie pouertie 2. perfect obedi­ence 3. chastitie and perpetual conti­nencie.

The. 160. day, Meditate of volūtarie pouertie how S. Peter said, for him self and his bretheren, Lord we haue forsa­kē al, what re-ward shal we haue▪ Iesus answered verely yee that haue forsakē al, and followed me, yee shal sit on xij seates, and iudge the xij tribes of Israel, and shal receaue a hundred foulde in this life, and in the world to come life euerlasting.

[Page 62] The 161. day, Meditate now Christ compared the kingdome of heauen like to a good husbādman, [...]ho hiereth workmen into his vineard for apenny a day to labour vntil the sittinge of the sonne. which sheweth this life is to be led in Pennance of vs vntil our d [...]ath.

The 162. day, Meditate how Iesus councelled al men to make them fren­des of their Mam̄on of iniquitie, that when they are gone hence, they may receaue him in to euerlasting Taber­nackles.

The 163. day, Meditate how spiritual and deuoute persons, may doe their Almes, by preachinge, teachinge, and prayinge for others, who are in aduer­sitie or in Purgatorie.

The 164 day, Meditate how ten lep [...]rs came vnto our Lord Iesus, and liftinge vp their voice said, Iesus Master haue mercie on vs, & Iesus answered them, goe, shew your selues to the Preistes. [Page 63]and how one being a Samaritane, and perceauing that in the way he was made whole, he retourned and gaue thankes to god. Whom Iesus recom­mended.

The 165. day, Meditate how Iesus said, many are called, but fewe are chosen: Seneca saith no man cometh to death more gladly, then he who prepareth him selfe for death.

The 166. day, Meditate how the A [...]nte of Iesus, the mother of the two sonnes of Z [...]bedee, asked of Iesus that one of hir sonnes might sitte on his right hand, & the other one his left hand when h [...] came in his kingdome, and of the answere our Lord gaue vnto hir.

At Hebron vvhich standeth in the valley of Mambre there you may see Abrahams house, vvhere sittinge vnder the Oake, he saw three parsons cominge to warde [...] him. Tres vidit, & vn [...] ad [...]rauit he savv h [...]er, & vvorsh [...]ped one, and h [...]w he receaued the Angels into his house [Page 64]Iosua first came to Hebron vvhen he vvent to be we the land of promise, before that the children of Israel entered. kinge Dauid also did reignein Hebron vij yeare, and a halfe. In Hebron are the sepulchers of Abraham, Isaac. and Iacob, and of their vviues Lot also is bu­ried there.

The 167. day, Meditate how Iesus taught his Disciples to flie from al pride, sainge, the kinges and Princes of the world beare rule ouer them, and they are caled Benefici, but amonge you it shal be otherwise, and he that wil be greatest shal be seruāt to the others, like as the sonne of man is not come, to be serued, but to serue al.

You may visite Hiericho vvhich vvas a stronge Citie, and vvas miraculously taken by Procession. vvhere Rahab and hir family vvas saued.

The 168. day, Meditate of the voca­tion of good Zacheus, & of the words which he had with our lorde, and our lorde with him. That the sonne of [Page 65]man is come to saue that which is loste.

In Hiericho You may see the house of this Za­cheus, vvho vvent vp into a vvilde ffiggetree to see [...]esus, into vvhose house our lorde vvent. bere Pilgrimes vvere vvonte to rest.

The 169. day, Meditate how vpon the mountaine by Hiericho Christ hea­led the blinde man who sate begginge by the way, and cried, Iesus sonne of Dauid haue mercie one me.

The. 170. day, Meditate how God the father declared, that in Iesus his Sonne was his delighte, and the fulnes of al grace, which we ought to aske, & to remember our promise in Baptisme, & that Christ baptiseth with the holy ghoste. Hic est filius meus dilectus ipsum au­dite. this is my welbeloued Sonne heare yee him.

You may visite the Riuer of Iordana vvhich deuideth Galilee, from Idumea, and Basan, & faleth vnder the grounde and riseth in Euel­dame vvhere is the sepulcher of Iob, and thence is the end of it into the dead Sea, vvhich is the [Page 99]place vvhere the fiue cities, Sodome, Comorah. &c stoode vvhich vvere burned vvith fier and brimstone from heauen On the right side of the riuer [...]oth vvife vvas turned into a Piller of Salt. thereby is th [...] Ch [...]rch of Saint Iohn Bap­tist. and there by Iesus vvas baptised in Ior­dane where the Pilgrimes comonly do vvashe them selues. There god vvas heard speake from heauen, and the holy Gh [...]ste vvas seene come downe in the likenes of a Doue, and al the holy Trinitie vvas present in that place. The children of Israel passed drie foote through the bottome of the vvater. Helt also did strike the vvater vvith his Clo [...]k and rassed thorough the bot­tome d [...]footed, and Helizeus also. & Naaman the Sirian vvas he I him seauē times in the riuer, and vvas healed of h [...]s Leprosie.

The. 171. day, Meditate of our Sa­uiours fastinge, prayers, teares, wat­ching, and lyenge on the ground many nightes, solitarie, without consolation or comfort of any man, amonge the wilde beastes, for thy loue and iustru­ction; haue compassion of him▪ [Page 67]therfore, ioyne thy harte to his, and followe his steppes by austeritie of life.

In this desart vvhere our lord fasted.40. Dayes, and 40. nigh [...]es, caled the mountaine of Quarantine, vvhere the Diuel tempted him, there vvas an Heremitage. and there is the vvater vvhich vvas made sweete by the prayer of Elizeus.

The 172 day, Meditate how the An­gel saluted the glorious virgin Mary of hir Conception: and how after she nourished our Lord in Narazeth. of his humble conuersation with al men & how beinge kinge of heauen he vouch­safed to be caled Iesus of Nazareth, and beinge the Sonne of god, was named the Sonne of a Carpenter.

At the mountaine vvhere the diuel caried our lord, h [...] winge him al the kingedomes of the vvorld, and sainge he vvould giue them al to him if he would fal downe & worship him Th [...]ee thorough the coutries, vntil yee come to Silo vvhere god appeared first to Samuel in [Page 68]Heli his dayes, and so to Suhar, by vvhich is the fountaine of Samaria: one of Hieroboams goulden Calues, vvere erected thereby at Be­thel. In this Citie of Suhar, Dina the daugh­ter of Iacob vvas rauish [...]d, by occasion where of, Iacobs sonnes s [...]we al the inhabitants of Sichem The mountaine of Garizen is­thereby, vvhere the Samaritanes vvere wonte to pray. On Garizon Abraham offered his sonne Isaac to god. In the plaine is the Cesterne, in to which Ioseph vvas th [...]owen before his bre­theren soulde him. And thence is the vvay to Samaria vvhich vvas the seate of the kinge of the ten Tribes of Israel, and is now caled [...]baste. Saint Iohn Baptiste vvas buried [...]here but he vvas beheaded at Macherouda. Iulian the Apostata caused his body to be burnt, and his ashes to be hurled in to the riuer of Iordane, but the finger vvher vvith he pointed, sainge behould the lambe of god, remayneth yet entire. Saint [...]ecla caried his finger beyonde the Alpes. The Emperour caused the head to be taken frō [...]ebaste, vvhere it vvas inclossed in a vval & found al bloody vvrapped in a [...]ete, & caried, [Page 69]to Saint Sil [...]sters church in Rome, the hinder parte of the head, vvith the neather lawe and Chinne, and some of his ashes, and the dishe in vvhich his head vvas carried. Thence by diuers to [...]es of Galilee, vntil you come to Naza­reth vvhere the Angel saluted our blessed Lady.

The 17 [...]. day Meditate how our lord Iesus called his Disciples, and on the sea of Gallie taught them. preached to the people, and caused Peter to walke on the water.

At the montaine of T [...]abor ther is a place ca­led the schoole of god, where Christe taught his Disciples. There Christe vvas transfigured before his Disciples. At the foote of Thabor Melchisidec kinge of Salem (vvhich is Hieru­salem) met Abraham vvhen he had ouercome the 5. kinges, and delinered his brother Lot, from captiuitie. One mile farther is the mount Hermon; on vvhich vva [...] scituate the citie of [...]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 [Page 70]brother Abel. Thence yee goe [...]uer the sea of Tibe [...]as; in to the lande of the Gerazins. vpon the se [...] of Galilee, Iesus walked on ar [...]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 wal [...]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 t [...]e which our lord & Sauiour did eate with his Disciples at Ema [...]s and not far of, is the place where our Lord fed v [...] thousand men, with v. loaues and [...] fish. besides there is Sephorin, where S. Anne our Lad [...]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 Ce [...]ars tovvar­des the buildinge of the Temple in H [...]erusalem. The land of Promise is in enght, from Dan to Bersabe, that is north and South 29. miles [Page 71]of Combardie & from Hierich [...], to lapha 90. miles.

The 175. da [...], Meditate ho [...] 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 aun [...]ients cittie in the vvorld. it is caled lopp [...] 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 thanksg [...]ue­inge to our lord vvh [...] h [...]th sofely conduct [...]d thee thi [...] 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 ag [...]eat company vvel apointed, and bring [...]h vvith him the reuerend Garden of the ffriers of Sion, and one, or two of his brethe­ren, [Page 72]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 h [...]that they doe no-reuerence the one to the other, least therby the Turkes doe knovve their estate. 2. That vvhea they g [...]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 Infid [...]lles. If they be iniured in those places by the Mahumetanes, or runnegate Christians they must not reu [...]nge it but suffer al for Christs sake, vvho suffered much mo [...]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 Hie [...]usalem, vvho taketh al their names, and sirnam's. The spiritual P [...]lgri [...]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 [Page 73]of amendment, and to take patiently. al detra­ction, and aduersitie. Their nam [...]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 [...]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 frō Bethpage to Hierusalem to feten the Asse and hir [Page 74]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 vpō 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 S [...]lo (vvhereby vvas the citie of Gabaon) on th [...]s mounte the Arke of god was buried. There on this mountaine you may see [Page 73]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 [...]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, I [...]sus tooke [Page 76]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 heaui [...] Crosse on his showlders: here the Pilgrims creepē deuoutly and kisse this stone from thence they goe to the church doore to the holy Crosse, the Sepulch [...]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 Temple. is sh [...]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 he [...] vvas be headed) is the place vvhere our Ladie dweled and deed. There is a fair great stone in that [Page 77]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 de­ [...]out prayers, Nere that is the place, vvhere S. Iohn (the vvelbeloued Discipleand Euange­list.) celebrated Masse before our Blessed Lady.

The▪ 18 [...], 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. Fūda mētum eius in mō ­ [...]bus Sion. vvith a collect, that our lord vvill [Page 78]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 gar­mēt, 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 [Page 79]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 whō by a secreat tokē 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 D [...]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.

[Page 80] 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 g [...]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 [...]h [...]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 vvor [...]hi­ping him said. Dominꝰ & 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 [...]halt visit the place vvhere the last supper vvas made ready Not far frō 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 [Page 81]Dauid, & there are the sepulehers of the kinge [...] of Israel. There is a peece of the Piller to the vvhich our lord was bound and vvhipped, this place hath an Irō 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 rid [...]nge of the Asse on Palme Sonday. And belowe vnder the vval, is the vall [...]y of Iosaphat, ouer the brooke Cedrō ouer the bridge. Also beyonde, at the foote of siō, 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 [Page 82]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 pray [...]d the first time, Meditate of the sad­nes and teares of our blessed Sauiour of his trembling, falinge on the groūd, and praying to his heauenly father the [Page 83]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 in like maner as before. he be­gan to tremble for anguishe of the tor­mēts 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 [Page 84]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 redēption 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 thousād, three hundred, and sine, as after was shewed by a reuelation.