and whatsoeuer ye shal binde â—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 bâ—hinde me Satan for thou vnderstandest not the 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 Kaâ—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 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 â—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 You may passe from the church of S. Katharin â—â—to the mountaine of Moises at the Iron gate as you goe out S. Kath. church is the fouÌ„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 Moâ—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 voice forth of the clowde sainge this is my welbeloued Sonne in whom I am wel pleased heare yee him You may visite descendâ—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 diuinâ— voâ—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 Katherinâ— to the desert 〈◊〉 dayes Iourney longe prouide for store of victual 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 â—53 day Meditate how Iesus deliuered many possesed with diuels restored them whole to their freÌ„des 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 shoulâ— obey you and if you beleeue nothâ—ngâ— shal be impossible vnto you 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 vpoÌ„ one repentant sinner then of .99 iuste The 156 dâ—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 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 voluÌ„tarie pouertie how S. Peter said for him self and his bretheren Lord we haue forsakeÌ„ al what re-ward shal we haue Iesus answered verely yee that haue forsakeÌ„ 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 The 161. day Meditate now Christ compared the kingdome of heauen like to a good husbaÌ„dman â—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 dâ—ath The 162. day Meditate how Iesus councelled al men to make them frendes of their MamÌ„on of iniquitie that when they are gone hence they
honor al these and comende thy selfe vnto them Goe with thy faithful frende thy holy Angel and make thy exercise from henceforth as thou hast done in the beginning The. 41 day Meditate diligently of the burninge loue and desier the litle child Iesus had to deliuer mankinde out of the miserie and seruitude wherin he was deteined The 42. day Meditate how the litle sweete childe Iesus tooke great compassion of our miseries geuinge a pitiful Crie and did shed teares a boundantly to make our peace with his heauenly father the which no man could doe but him self The 4. day pray for a god winde and say Veni createor spiritus c. and Meditate how the Angelles appeared to the Shepheards The 44 day Here strike Sayle and say the Salue Regina c. and Meditate how speedely the Shepheards went to Bethelem and adored the sweete litle Babe The 45. day Meditate of the great Mirackles in Christs Natiuitie God is ioyned with humanie nature his mother remayneth a virgin and faith and humanie nature ar there accorded togeather The 46 day Meditate of the Prophecie of the Twelue Sibilles 1 Sibilla Persica Behold the Beast of al the world â—hal be ouerthrowen and the lord of al the world â—hal be borne and the body of a virgin shal be vndefiled 2. Sibilla Libica The day shal come and the Lord shal geue light and gouerne with mercie the body of his mother shal be the waight and burthen of euery one that is shal be the ballaunce to weigh al our sinnes 3 Sibilla Cumea he shal mount and rise in the face of the virgin and she shal be worshipful cleane and beautiful of face c she shal nourish the Infant and geue him hir owne mylke for meate 4. Sibilla Eristria in Babilon from the highest top of heauen god hath blessed the humble of minde and in the latter day a young Sonne shal be borne of an Hebrewe virgin 5. Sibilla Samea behold there shal come a riche man and shal be borne of a poore woman and the beastes of the earth shal worship him sainge praise him to the highest top of heaueÌ„ 6 Sibilla Cumana In the last time shal be sent from heauen a new lyne and generation 7. Sibilla Helespostina Christ shal be borne of a moste pure virgin 8. Sibilla Frigia The most highest shal come out of heauen the councel shal be confirmed in heauen in the vally of the miserable shal be the virgin saluted 9. Sibilla Europa He shal come that shal trauaile beyonde the mountaines and little hilles and he shal raigne in pouertie and he shal haue domination in tranquilitie and modestie and he shal come forth of a virginis woÌ„be 10. Sibilla Tiburtina Christ shal be borne in Bethelem and how happie is the mother that shal geue him suck 11. Sibilla Delptica A Prophet shal be borne of a virgin without knowledge and copulation of man 12. Sibilla Agrippa The inuisible worde shal be tasted touched shal drye like a leafe and his beawâ—ie shal seeme nothinge the wombe of a mother shal compasse him and he shal be reiected of man and he shal be borne of his mother as God and shal seeme like a sinner The 47. day Meditate of the great ioy and humble seruice of Iosephe to his spouse Mary and to the blessed babe Iesus The 48. day Meditate of the circumcision of our Lord and the shedinge of his blood as an earnest penny of his death and passion The. 49 day Meditate of the imposition of the holy name of Iesus in which name whatsoeuer shal be asked of his father shal be graunted vnto vs. The. 50 day Meditate how the three kinges came froÌ„ far cuÌ„tries in the space of 15 dayes to adore this infant as God and man beinge guided by a Starre which apeered vnto them The. 51 day Meditate how the three kinges found the litle childe and offered vnto him Goulde Mirâ—e and francumcense as to true god and true man The. 52. day Meditate how the three kinges admonished by the Angel returned by an other way in to their contrie and were two yeares in their Iorney and liued and died moste holily in the same The. 53. day Meditate of the great greife and sorrowe which approached the meeke hart of the sweete virgin wheÌ„ she vnderstood what waite Herod laied to kil hir childe Iesus The. 54. day Meditate how this Blessed Lady presented hir childe in the Temple redeeminge him againe with a couple of Turtles or Pigeons and of Simeon and Anna. The 55. day Meditate of the first dolour of our Lady by the wordes of Simeon in the Temple wherupon she shed teares The. 56. day Meditate how the Angel warned Ioseph to flee in to Egipt wherby our Ladies sorrowe was increased The 57. day Meditate of the hastie flyeng of our Lady hir sweete childe with al diligence by nighte thorough the wildernes for others being but or dayes Iorney for them a monthes iorney by reason they ofttimes erred consider with al the great periles of Theeues and murderers their exceedinge wearines and pouertie You may visite in Seuches vvhere Saint Heir ome in amount did his pennance there is a Cloyster of Saint Peter desier Saint Peter thy Patrone to set thee on land to honor Sant Hierome and 15. myles thence is the towne of Stridonia vvhere Saint Hierome vvas borne The 58 day Meditate of the humble and simple entrie of our Lady with hir babe and Ioseph into Egipte at whose entrance al the Idolles fel downe and how in Heleopolis with much adoe they got a poore Cottage and dwelt therein labouringe for their liuinge At Zaram in Dalmacia the auncient Simeons body lieth who made the Cantickle Nune Dimittis The 59. day Meditate how the virgin Marie with hir Sonne remained in I hebaida in the citie of Heleopolis vij yeares takinge paines to earne their bread and of the iniuries thy suffered of the strangers of that contrie The 60. day Meditate how after seauen yeares the Angel appeared to Ioseph and willed him to retorne in to the land of Israel The 61. day Meditate how Ioseph rose and went to the land of Israel with great labour difficultie and pouertie The 62. day Meditate how Ioseph feared when he heard that Archelaus raigned in his fathers steade beinge warned by an Angel went to dwel in Nazareth theâ—e also labouâ—nige and liuinge in very simple poore estate The 63 day Meditate how our Lady nourished hir childe Iesus and brought him vp with great care and loue The 64 day Meditate how Iesus accordinge to his bignes serued his blessed mother and how he often wept vnknowing to his mother for the remeÌ„brance of his passion You may visite in Ragusa the head of Saint Blase and hir left arme And the Sheete vvith vvhich old Simeon tooke our Lorde in his armes The left arme of Saint Iohn Baptist vvithout the vvrest And the head of Simeon the Apostle The 65
euerlastinge glory and he that loueth his life in this world shal lâ—ose it and he that shal forsake this present life for the loue of me in despisinge of these â—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 theÌ„ 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 heareâ—h â—uen in which consisted his force he praied to god and his strenght retorninge to him a â—â—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 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 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 thousaÌ„d 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 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 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 departinâ—â—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 Sowâ—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 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 fiâ—hes and of the 7. baskets of fragments which did remaine Also how the people did loue him would 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 Prophets but Peter laid thou arâ— 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
delinered his brother Lot from captiuitie One mile farther is the mount Hermon on vvhich vvaâ— scituate the citie of â—â—im vvhere Iesus raised the vvidowes sonne as he vvas caried to be buried vij miles from Nazareth is the place vvhere Lamech vvho vvas blinde slew Caine vvho had killed his brother Abel Thence yee goe â—uer the sea of Tibeâ—â—as in to the lande of the Gerazins vpon the seâ— of Galilee Iesus walked on arâ—foote The. 174 day Meditate how Iesus healed the poore man which had bene sick .8 yeares biddinge him to take vp his couche and walâ—e and of the murmoringe of she Pharises because he tooke vp his bed on the Saboth day and how Iesus findinge the man in the Temple said vnto him Goe and sin no more least any vvorse happen vnto thee At Tiberias is the Table vpon tâ—e which our lord Sauiour did eate with his Disciples at Emaâ—s and not far of is the place where our Lord fed vâ— thousand men with v. loaues and 〈◊〉 fish besides there is Sephorin where S. Anne our Ladâ—es mother vvas buried and beneath that is the house of the Centurion in returninge you come to Cesaria Phillip whence kinge Dauid had many goodly Ceâ—ars tovvardes the buildinge of the Temple in Hâ—erusalem The land of Promise is in enght from Dan to Bersabe that is north and South 29. miles of Combardie from Hierichâ— to lapha 90. miles The 175. daâ— Meditate hoâ— our Lord in the Temple of Hierusalem restored to sighte the man who was borne blinde with anointinge his eies with spittel and dust bidinge his goe washe in Silo. and of the great murmoringe and detraction of the Iewes At lapha the hauen towne vvhere you lad 117. iorneye caled of lapha the sonne of Noe and the aunâ—ients cittie in the vvorld it is caled loppâ— in the Ackes Peter saw the sheete vvith al kinde of beastes let downe from heauen and raised Tabitha from death there say Tedeum Salue Regina for thanksgâ—ueinge to our lord vvhâ— hâ—th sofely conductâ—d thee thiâ— longe iorney here as lapha thou must send to them ster of the Gality to send to the lord of the cuntrie for thy safe conduct to passe to Hierusalem vvho is vvonte to come vvith agâ—eat company vvel apointed and bringâ—â—h vvith him the reuerend Garden of the ffriers of Sion and one or two of his bretheren vvhoe instructe the bretheren bovv they must vse them selues in visitinge the holy places first he asketh of they haue licence of the Popes holines to visit the holy sepulcher for it is excomunication to do it vvithout his leaue but if by chaunce any become vvithout it the Garden may absolue him and licence him also firste he vvarnet hâ—that they doe no-reuerence the one to the other least therby the Turkes doe knovve their estate 2. That vvhea they gâ—e to visite the holie places they goe 5. or 6. together for feare of the infidelles And that they neither goe nor ride ouer the Seapulchers of the Infidâ—lles If they be iniured in those places by the Mahumetanes or runnegate Christians they must not reuâ—nge it but suffer al for Christs sake vvho suffered much moâ—e in that place for vs. That euery one purge his conscience and giue himself to deuotion This done they goe to the lord of Hieâ—usalem vvho taketh al their names and sirnam's The spiritual Pâ—lgriâ—e must cal to minde his baptisme and profession and to renew his promise in Baptisme and from hene forth to purge his conscience withful purpose of amendment and to take patiently al detraction and aduersitie Their namâ—s being registred they are put into sellers by the sea sidevntil horses Asses Mules and Camels be prouided for them to ride on The. 176. day Meditate how out lord raised sazarus from death beinge 4. Dayes dead when Iesus cried Lazarus come forthe At Rama vvhere is a church of our Lady an Hospital for Pilgrimes founded by â—hillip Duke of Burgundie The. 177. day Meditate how the Iewes sate in councel oftentimes how they might put Iesus to death such was their hatred and malice And how Iudas came to them and sould his master for 30. pence At lidda or Dispolis vvhere Saint Peter healed Eneas of a palsie There Saint George suffered his martirdome The. 178. day Meditate how Christ sent two of his Disciples froÌ„ Bethpage to Hierusalem to feten the Asse and hir fole how he did ride vpon the silly beast and how he was receaued of the people singinge Hosanna filio Dauid how behouldinge the Citie he wept vpoÌ„ it foreseeinge the miseries which should fal on it for killinge of him To the Castel of Emaus a myle from Hierusalem vvhere Christe did eate after his resurrection The. 179. day Meditate how Iesus from Palme Sonday to the wensday folowinge was daily in the Temple preachinge to the people where the Scribes and Pharises had laied diuers to wacth repehend him and his doctrine and they forbad that any one should geue him bread or drinke in such sorte that euery night he was enforced to goe to Be haine to take his foode where he remayned al wensday at the request of his mother At mount Sâ—lo vvhereby vvas the citie of Gabaon on thâ—s mounte the Arke of god was buried There on this mountaine you may see Hierusalem The 180. day Meditate how Iesus tooke his leaue of his doleful mother at Bethaine vpon Maundie Thursday in the morninge to goe to Hierusalem And how our Lady requested 4. thinges â—1 if it were possible that he might not suffer 2. that she might suffer for him 3 that she might die before him 4. that he might die a milde kinde of death and how he passed a longe by mount Caluarie and how he sent two of his Disciples before him to prepare his Passouer geueing them this token to followe a man carienge a pot of water in which house they prepared the Pasche From Silo you shal come to Hierusalem and before you enter the citie the names of the Pilgrimes ar registred againe vvhere remember againe vvhe thy name vvas first geuen thee and vvhat promise thou madest in Baptisme The 81. day meditate how many sad and sorowful steps Iâ—sus tooke thorough the streetes of Hierusalem c how his colour changed passing thorough the streetes whilst he went there meditatinge of his bitter passion and torments and how his moste precious blood should be troden vnder their vile feete To the citie of Hierusalem and first to the holy Tempie of the holy Sepulcher before the Temple is a fair square place in vvhich is a fair square stone hauing many crosses grauen there on in this place our lord fel vvith his heauiâ— Crosse on his showlders here the Pilgrims creepeÌ„ deuoutly and kisse this stone from thence they goe to the church doore to the holy Crosse the Sepulchâ—r and the place vvhere our Lady did sit houldinge hir sonne in hir armes beinge taken from the Crosse In comninge forth of the
sufferedst thy self to be bound taken violeÌ„tly of those ministers of malice and to be haled and trailed to Annas house there to be skorned abused and iniuriously strikeÌ„ so that the blood followed I beseeche thee to pardoÌ„ al my sinnes whatsoeuer paste and so bridel my tounge and my speech that I may speake nothinge to the offence of my neighbour but that euer my mouth and hart may sownde forth thy prayse and with al patience to suffer detractioÌ„s reproches with humilitie and constancie in al aduersities To the house of Caiphas which is now a Church in which is the stone which was laied at the mouth of the sepuliber of our Lorde which is very great and beaute The 104. day Meditate how Annas sent Iesus bound in great despite garded with those peruerse ministers to Caiphas house where by the way he receaued many sore blowes spittinges and mockeries there beinge gathered al his mortal enemies who desiered his death and findinge not any sufficient cause sought for salfe witnes against him and not findinge these neither Caiphas adiured Christ to tel him if he were the soÌ„ne of God Where vpoÌ„ Iesus answered Thou haste said notwithstaÌ„dinge you shal see the sonne of man sit on the right hande of God and comming in the cloudes of heauen wheirvpon Caiphas said Blasphemauit he blasphemeth and asked the rest what they thought they answeared he is worthy of death The 165. day meditate what great sorrow Christ had in his soule when he was so iniuriously handled accused mocked haled beaten and striken in the house of Caiphas and how they couered his face bid him deuine who it was that strooke him And what great sorrowne he receaued when his Apostle denied him three times And how he looked on Saint Peter with his mercifull eies At the which S. Peter remembring him selfe leauing his Lord in the handes of the wicked he went out and wept bitterly The 196 day to a darke Chappelle on the South side of the quiet called the prisoÌ„ of God Heare Iesu was put in prison and garded with 8 of the vilest and cruellest villanies that might be founde who did manie villanies and tormentes vnto him al that night And there is a piller of stone to the which our Lord was bounde Meditate with what incomprehensible patience and humilitie the great monarcke of heauen and earth suffered all these villanies and iniuries being al that night in the handes of these peruerse and wicked men The 3. Station O My Lord by the excessiue loue which constrained thee to be bounde to the end to loose me from the bondes of sinne geue me grace neuer to forgette thy great loue and the iniuries which thou sufferdest this night and that I may suffer paciently all wronges done vnto me that I may driue all slouthfullnes from me and exercise al workes of charitie towards my neighbour Amen VVithout the Chapel is the place Where S. Peter denied his master The. 197. day From Caiphas house to the house of Pilate Meditate how in Caiphas house Iesus heard the wicked Iewes consulting to accuse him before Pilate as a traitor to the Emperor a breaker of their lawes and a blasphemor against God And how in the morning they led him againe into the councell house and asked him if he were Christ which he denied not Where vpon they bouÌ„d his handes behinde him put Iron chaines about his neck And our good Lord suffered him selfe thus to be led through the streetes whither they woulde vntill he came to Pilats lodging Behinde the house of Caiphas is the feild caled Haceldama or Ager sanguinis vvhich vvas bought for â—o penece for the burial of straungers beinge 50 foote broade and. 72. foote longe In this is a Seller hauinge nine hoales thorough vvhich th y let downe dâ—rie stians that die there There â—udas repented him Also in thâ—t pit is a deepe hoale vvhere the Apostles hid them selves vvhen Iesus vvas takeÌ„ In that place is a faire tree vvith a seate to sit on vvhere it is said that Esay vvas hanged by the â—eeles and vvasâ— wen a sonder thorough them del of his body to hâ— head vvith a widden sawe Belovv in a great valley is Natatoria Siloe vvhetherour Lorde bid the man that was blinde from his natiuitie gâ—e waâ— he Lower is the valley of â—osaphat In â—hâ— valley is the selcher of our Lady cut out of a Rocke couered vvith a marble stone fairvvrought in the midel of a faire church Entringe into Hierusalem by Potta Sâ—erquilinia in a litel streete there by is the house of Ioachim vvhere our Lady vvas borne This place the Infidels abuse for one of their Temples Alitel beneath is Probatica Piscina vvhere the vvood of the holy crosse for many yeares vvas bideÌ„ here the sick receiue their health A little lower is the house of those vvho led Christe to Pilate beinge 300 in nomber The 198. day In Pilats house Meditate how meekely Iesus stoode before Pilate hearing al paciently which he was accused of and that which was feigned against him the chiefe Preistes for enuie and malice the false witnesnes for bribes and mony the people for flatterie and fauour of their rulers and of the sorrowe of harte sweete Iesus had for them and for Iudas the Traitor whom he knew to be damned euerlastingly by reason of his dispaire although he confessed his fault and restored back the mony The 199. day Before Pilate in the councel house _____ Meditate how Pilate tooke Iesus from the Iewes into the councel house and asked of him if he were the king of the Iewes Iesus answered my kingdome is not of this world c Pilate said then thou art a kinge Iesus said I am c. Pilate said what is truth so rose went forth to the Iewes and said I finde no fault in this man The Iewes said he hath stirred vp the people teachinge from Galilee to this place Pilate hearinge he was of Herods Iurisdiction sent him to Herod who was then in Hierusalem The 200. day From Pilate to Herods house Meditate how Iesus as led to Herod with greate confusion who was glad of his comminge for many a day he longed to see Iesus because of his mirackles Herod asked Iesus many questions but our Lorde answered nothinge Herod and â—â—s courte despised Iesus cloathinge him in white and fendinge him back to Pilate as a foole The 201. day From the â—alace of Herod 〈◊〉 the house of Pâ—late Mâ—ditate how Iesus came back to Pilate wâ—th great paine and confusion whom Pilat excused that nether he nor Herod had found any thinge in him worthie of death thinkinge to let him goe free in steede of Barrabas But the Iewees chose Barrabas and required Iesus to be crucified The. 202. day To the Chappel where Pilate caused Iesus to be whipped Meditate how Iesus benige stripped naked treÌ„bled and was ashamed How meekely he suffred him self to be bound to a Piller and whipped so terribly that
when he did forsee and know that yet so many Christians should goe back and fal from the vnion of holy church and geue them selues to diuers sectes The 147. day Meditate of the sadnes of the sowle of Iesus when he considered how often the sonne of god should be crucified againe by the occasion of sinners and vnbeleuinge people The 248. day Meditate of the soraowe of the sowle of Christ vpon the Crosse when he perceiued so many people should take a iuste cause of a mendment of life in hand but not perseuer in the same The 249 day Approachinge to Cypres vvhich coÌ„taineth about it seauen Italian myles Meditate of the great sorowe of the sowle of Iesus when he coÌ„sidered the sowle of man created to the similitude of god should be defiled with sinne The 250. day In Cypres vvhere Lazarus lined before he went to Marselles Meditate on the bitter sorow the sowle of Iesus suffered when he considered that the nature of man who was created to no other end but to desier heaueÌ„ly things would applie it self so much to base and earthly thinges and so defile and spot it selfe The 251. day Vpon the mountaine of the Crosse in Cypres Meditate of the great sorowe the sowle of Iesus had on the Crosse when he did see so fair an ordinance of holy Religion should be ouerthrowen by gluttony dronkennes and fleashly sinnes The 252. day Meditate of the mostâ— bitter sorrowe of Iesus when he consiâ—â—eced tâ—at charitie the seruice of god and his seruice would decay war colde and be almost abolished in al estates The 253. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he saw the great confusion that was to come vpon sinners at the hower of their death for their ingratitude The 254. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider the great sorowe and il wil of sinners when they should be deliuered to perpetual damnation The 255. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he considered that the habitation of the holy ghoste which is the soule of man should be in many the habitation of the deuil The 256 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that one man would by perswasion and exsamâ—â—e of sinne leade another to damnaâ—â—on The 257. day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he did consider how the deuil would hinder so many noble creatures to come againe to their first beginninge The 258 day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many huminie creatures woulde receiue the Blessed Each trist vow orthely which was one of the greast sorowes his sowle suffered on the Crosse The 259. day Meditate of the great sorowe of Iesus when he did consider that so many creatures should with mouth confesse that they knewe god â—ad in their workes denie him The 260 day Meditate of the sorowe of Iesus when he considered so many humane creatures would cary vnder a Religious habit a sleathly heart The 261 day Meditate on the sorowe of Iesus soule considering how smale regarde should be made of the extremities cruel paines and torments which he suffered for vs. The 262 day At Baffo vvhere the 7. â—â—â—persdor lie Of the vvorkes paines and pouâ—rtie of Iesus chaunged in to glorie Meditate how the eternal sonne of god after al his paines and tribulations is receiued of his father very ioyfully vith great gladnes of al the Angelical Spirites The 263. day Meditate with what triuÌ„phantioy not only the three kinges but also al the heauenly powers doe make incessant ioyes offeringe in heauen without ceasinge the goulde of loue and charitie the Francumsence of iubilation and thank sgeucinge and the mirthe of honor and reuerence with moste sweete admiration The 264. day Meditate how sweetely the moste noble humanity of Christ is â—â—alted and praysed in heauen for his circumcision when his first blood was shed on earth and he was named Iesus The 265 day Meditate of the imperial citie of his father ful of al ioye and sweetnes where our Lord Iesus sitteth in al glorie al sorowe greife beinge far from him The 266 day Thinke how the passion of our Sauiour is like a sweete hearbour or garden to them that are loaden with the Crosse of Pennance temptation and tribulation in the which singular comfort is to be fouÌ„de The 267. day Meditate how amiablely the heauenly father embraceth his moste deare sonne who hath alwayes bene so obediente vnto him euen to the death of the crosse The 268 day Meditate how the voice of the Sonne of god is heard so sweetly and produceth incessantly the eternal and diuine sapience the which altho he did here on earth also yet was he not esteemed The 269 day Meditate how sweetly our Sauiour taketh the fruition and sweete influence without any ceasing or intermission The 270 day Meditate how Christ Iesus in heauen doth enioy his kingly dignitie beinge in earth saluted kinge of the Iewes in mockerie The 271. day Meditate how in heauen it is neither paine nor greife to praise and laude god and our Sauiour Iesus to wom it was no greife for the ardent loue he had to mans saluation to be contemned and mocked here on earth The 272. day Meditate with what glorie our Lord in heauen is compassed with Seraphins who here on earth was compassed and inuironed with sinners The 273. day Meditate what ioye of heart Iesus hath now amonge the Cherubins in recompence of the great affliction of heart which he suffered an earth a monge the multitude of the Iewes The 274 day Meditate how Christ is now inuirened with the diuiue brightres and ioy for on the earth he was compassed with sadnes vpon sadnes when he did sweate water and blood The 275. day Meditate how Christ feeleth him self so much at ease and sweetly entreated when he beareth the voice of his frendes sweetly reioycinge in heauen for that on the earth he heard his enimies cryenge we seeke Iesus of Nazareth The 276. day Thinke how incessantly Christ is behoulden of his heauenly father and of al the celestial courte for that vpon earth he had so gently suffered the vnworthie cruel countenance of his enimies who so cruelly had pulled him by the heare of his head and beard The 277. day Thinke how ioyfully Christ is now elleuated and resteth sweetly in the throane of his heauenly father for that here on the earth he lay miserably vnder the feete of sinners and was spurned and troaden of them with great contempt The 278. day Meditate how sweetly Christe reioyceth for that he is the only iudge of mankinde who beinge vpon earth was by them iudged to be whiped crowned with thornes and crucified and yet wil be their mercifully iudge The 279. day Meditate how god the euerlastinge father crowneth our Sauiour with the crowne of euerlastinge glorie who being on earth caried sustained the most in famous Crosse vpon his shoulders for the health of vs al.
the beginninge of the worlde The 315. day Meditate what prayses and thanksgeueing shal be yealded to god the father eternally by his elect and saued creatures for that by his grace he hath preserued them The 316. day Meditate how the moste excellent praise of Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus is songe in heauen without ceasinge blessed be thou o Christ eterâ—nally that haste redeemed and saued vs. The 317. day Thinke how the heauenlie spiâ—ittes and saued sowles do reioyce in behouldinge the face and pleasant visage of our Lord out of which may be drawen alioy and pleasure The 318. day Thinke how al saued creatures doe now reioyce in makinge ioy beinge set at the heauenly table with ful delighteâ— perpetual rest puisance and riches and doe drinke of the aboundance of gods howse and talkinge of such great ioy as neuer â—ie hath seâ—ne care hath heard nor â—â—uer â—ntreâ— in to the harte of man The 3â—9 Meditate how god hath created the â—urning Seraphins most noble and incomparable faier shaning a houe al Angelical creaturs And how the beutie of the most highe and holie Trinitie shineth infinitlie about the â—outie of the Seraphinâ— The 320 day meditate how the roble Scraphins burning in the love of God doe ioy without ceasing in the diuine fulnes in behoulding continually the heauenly and most diuine iufluence betwene the father and his welbeloued-Sonne The 321. day Thinke how the noble Cherubins haue there regarde amiablie fixed on god do admire of the excellent sweetenes and influence of his most noble diuiâ—itiâ— The 322 day Thinke how much wisdome is giuen to the most excellente Cherubins whereby they haue knowledge of theire Creator and doe enioy the illumination of the most high diuinitie The 323. day meditate how the Throanes doe rest the selues quietly in God and doe enioy a maruelous sweeteneâ— in him The 324. day meditate how all the happie spirits of the caelestiall Courrâ— abounding with innumerable inestimable delightes without ceasing doe giue continual praise to the most high and holie Trinitie The 325. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the fountaine and increated nature from whence al things doe descend in forme and Creation The 362. day meditate how the holie Trinitie is the cleare glasse wherein all Saints doe behoulde and contemplate the diuine power wisdome bounâ—ie them selues also and all thinges The 327. day Meditate howe the father without ceasinge giueth influence ingenderinge his soÌ„ne in new delights of ioyes The 328. day Meditate of the person of the Sonne who is the eternall wisedome of the father being eternally engendred and borne of his father as a most shinning beame of the light of the Sonne The 329. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god reioyceth al the heauenly citie and geueth recreation to al the blessed spirites who without any means are vnited and conioyned with god The. 330. day Meditate how the SoÌ„ne of god loueth the Father the Father the Sonne and what great ioy the SoÌ„ne hath in behouldinge his Father and againe the Father in behouldinge his Sonne The. 331. day Thinke of the holie ghost proceeding froÌ„ the father the Sonne how continually he filleth all them that are in heauen with the pleasant sappe of ioy and entertayneth them without ceasing with fre she ioy The 3â—2 day To S. Georges Churche in Venice vvhere is his arme and his hande Meditate of the greate ioie that the Queene of Paradise and mother of god Marie hath at this present of the honour that shall be shewed to her euermore in heauen of God of al faued creatures The 334 day To S. Barb aras Church vvhere her body is and a great bone of S. Christopher Meditate how the sweete flower of the Virginitie of Marie incessaÌ„tly marueleth for that the Creator of all creatures was so much humbled as to sucke her pappes The â—3â— day Meditate how the mother of God is now an Aduocatrixe a pacifier of al sinns before out heaueÌ„ly father with her Sonne shewing hir Virginall pappes for the whicâ— all humane creatures which be saued yeald therefore to her euermore praise honour and thankes-geuing The â—35 day meditate how great the sweetenes is wâ—ich Mâ—cie takâ—th now in the glorie of Paradice for the riches of the nolie Gâ—oâ—t is opened vnto her The 336. day VVithin Venice vvhere thou art to recken vvâ—th the Patron of the galley S Peter vviâ—h hâ—s comâ—anie If thou haste satisfied all thou â—româ—sed him in the â—0 date and giue him thankeâ— vvith some praier to his honour Meditate vvâ—at great â—oy the Queene of Paradise hath being sett nexte the most holy and glorious Trinitie The â—37 day To Palia Meditate vvhat greate ioy Macie taketh in that she hath bene the â—nother of the euerlaâ—ting worde The â—38 day meditate how sweetely Marie lowlie giâ—eth thâ—nkes to the holy Trinitie and giâ—eth thanks without ceasing and knoweth perfectlie she is beloued The â—â—9 day Meditate how our Ladie is sweetely enâ—â—roned with holie Angels the heauenly noste and how her â—rightnes and theirs compared together are like a â—hadow to the bright Sunne The â—40 day Meditate how the Apoâ—tels reioyse in heaueÌ„ clothed with â—auce pouâ—sered witâ— starrs of Christian faith â—hining like the sunne The â—4â— day Aâ— Trâ—nt where is the body of the Infance Simeon vvhâ—e vvas martyred â—y the Infideâ—ls meditate how greatly the Apostels reioyced for that they shall be sette of twelue seates iudginge alâ— nations of the earth The â—41 day Meditate how the holie virgins doe follow the Lambe of God clothed with long white robes â—hiniÌ„g with cleannes and Virgintie The â—4â— day meditate with what fâ—veeroues the espouses of the lambe who VirginÌ„s doe carrie the singuler garland and Croâ—ne of golde which is caled Auâ—eola ouer the faier Corone of the heauenly glorie The â—44 day Meditate how hartely the spouses of the lambe are beloued of the holie Trinitie because that for the loue of him they coÌ„tinued notanie white soptted or defiled The â—45 day Meditate how the holy Virgings doe receaue of our lorde Iesus the coller of golde with other ornamentes for theire neckes by moste sweete loue The 346. day meditate how the Patriarckes Prophets reioyce without ceasing for that they see in glorie hi. whose death accomplished all which they did Prophesie of him The 347. day Meditate how sweetlie the holie mâ—rtyres doe reioyse vvith our Lorde for that for the loue of him they haue shedd their precious bloode The 348. day Meditate vvhat companies of holy Martirs with Palmes in their handes in signe of victorie and triumphe proceede in order before the Holie Trinity and receiue aboundant treasures of heauenly ioye and glorie The. 349. day Meditate how the holye Martyrs doe become dronke with the sweete fountaine of heauenly comforts for that they suffered such bitter death for Christes sake The. 350. day Meditate how in the holie Confessors the merites of their holie deuout thoughtes and contemplations is now brightly shininge in them The. 351. day Meditate how all the Saintes in Pardice haue done no one so litle a good deede but hath now his particular recompence and rewarde The 352. day Meditate how al the elect Sanites of god doe now triumphe in Paradise and are highlie rewarded there for al their labours The. 353. day Meditate how al the Saintes are comforted in heauen for al their trauaile they haue so patiently suffered on earth The. 354. day Thinke how al the Saintes in heauen are now crowned with crownes of inestimable ioy for that they haue here on earth behaued them selues so valiantly in fightinge and conqueringe the world the fleash and the Deuil The 355. day Thinke o Pilgrime for what life thou art created and made of thy creator Wherfor behaue thy self valiantly and fight manfully whilst thou art here for the life of man is but a war-fare on earth The. 356 day Thinke o deuout sowle to what holie and happie end thow art elected for the which cause beare thy aduersities with al patience and suffer gladly here for a little time The. 357. day Meditate of the soueraing and cleare brightnes of euerlastinge life and humbly craue that the same blessed brightnes may happpely shinein thy soule The 358. day Thinke of the most pleasant sweetenes of the euerlastinge life and hartely pray that thou maist euen now somwhat feele and taste the same to the end that thy drye hart may be sweetned and comforted ther with The 359 day Meditate of the moste happie felicitie of the eternal life and desier with moste earnest harte that thou maâ—â—t haue comfort of the same and be filled there with The. 360. day you may visit at Colin the bodies of the. 3 â—inges oâ— Saint Vrsula and the XI thousand Virginâ— Meditate of the life to come which is â—eâ—er to die being without aâ— sorâ—â—vâ—or wante of any thinge and desier of thy lord god that once thou maist behould and enioy the face of â—is diâ—ine Maâ—eâ—te The 361. day you may visit at Acâ—n the Smock of the B. Virgin the Hose of Sainte Ioseph and many other reliques Meditate hovv ioyfully one day God the Faâ—hâ—r vvil giue him selfe to the povver of thy memory The. 362. day At Maistrike is the body of Saint Seruace cosen to our Sauiour in the fourth degree Thinke hovv svvetly they Sonne of God shal be vvholie enclosed in the povver of thy vnderstandinge The. 393. day Meditate hovv comfortably the Holy Ghoste like runing streames of vvater shal be continualy povvringe in the desiers of thy harte vvith great and vnspeakable svveetnes to thy sovvle The. 364. day Meditate hovv the Holy Trinitie shal abounâ—antly fille thee vvith al kinde of heauenly delightes in his glorious kingdome of Paradise yea vvith much more then either eie hath seene eate hath heard or the harte of man is able to conceiue The 365. day At thy lodginge in London or from vvhence thou departedst Meditate hovv al faithfull Pilgrimes after this mortal Pilgrimage shal be in greate ease rest and svvetnes for euermore and shal remaine happie vvith out end The vvhich the Holy Trinitie by the intercession of the Blessed mother and of al Saintes graunte vs Amen