of my self with Simeon I am loath repine to cary for want of courage falle vnder the same to the end that by enflamed desires I may folowe thy holy steppes and neuer to or faske thy crosse vntil thou dischargest me of the same at the hower of my death wherby I may afterward dwel with thee euerlastingly amen The 210 day To the place where veronica presented hir self to our Lorde There vvas the fourth time our Lorde fel. so to the foote of mount Caluarie which was the fifth time Meditate how veronica presented to our Lorde al fainte extreamely wearie and sweatinge hir kerchir to wipe his face and to refresh him with al. and how our Sauiour tooke it in thankful maner and wiped his face there with leauinge the print of his visage in the cloath for a rewarde of hir great chariritie and loue The 8. Station O Iesu fountaine of mercie who so continualy proceeded loaden with paines and dolours gauest the grace to that good woman veronica to ruÌ„ne al weepinge among the midest of the souldiears to see thee once more before thy death to present to thee that cloath wher in thou didest leaue the image of thy face I beseeche thee giue me grace alwayes with continual compassion for to behould thy blessed face so disfigured that so thy Diuine hart may be printed in my harte that it be neuer defiled with sinne and that thy face may alwaies shew mercie to me Amen The cloth of Veronica is at Rome in Saint Peters Church and is often â—hâ—wed in the holy vveeke and the Ascention day and on the next Sonday after Saint Anthonies Feaste The 211. day To the place where Iesus turned to the vvomen that be vvailed him here vvas the sixte faling Iesus behelde the mounte Caluerie vvith verie greate heuines and sadnes vvhere he vvas to ende his daies in tormentes Meditate how Iesus turned to the women that wepte after him and said vnto them yee daughters of Hierusalem weepe not forme but wepe for your selues and for your Children The 6. Station O Most meeke lambe by the great violence thou sufferedst of those feirce and cruell Lions who hastned to traile and drawe thee to be crucified and to shede thy precious bloode who mercifully looked with thy eie of compassion vpon the women that lamented and knewe not the misterie of thy passion to be for the redemption of mankinde and for the sinnes of the worlde I beseche thee to soften my stony harte that I may shed a fouÌ„taine of teares in contemplation of thy bitter passion which my iniquities were the cause of and that I may escape the euerlasting tormeÌ„tes Amen The 112. day Before the doore of the temple of the holie sepulcre vvich is neare to the foote of mounte Caluarie neare the stone vvhere our Lord fell the last time Meditate with what ardour of loue our Lorde behelde the great height of mounte Caluarie and how he wente vp labouring and bearing his heauie Crosse and heare fel once more which was the 7. time and laye there as if he had no life in him The 10 Station O Bottomles deapth of loue our Lord Iesus Christ by the feruour of this loue where with thou so much desiredest the saluation of mankinde and thereby wast drawen vp the high hill of Caluarie to which thou caÌ„est with so manie blodie steppes to offer thy selfe to thy father on the painful Aulter of the Crosse in satisfaction of our offences and for faintnes didest fale on thy face at the foote of the hill vpon a harde stone lieng as if thou hadest no life in thee I besech thee who arte readie to take mercie on all sinners who doe conuerte and repente and pardonest all such as are trulie contrite I besech thee to pardon me all my enormious offences vvith the vvhich I haue bene ouerthrowne and houlde me vp vvith thy holy feare that I may alwaies stand firme in the state of grace Amen Heare thou shalt enter the Temple of the holie sepulcre where thou shalt say the Psalme Letatus sum in his c. Anthiphâ—na terribilis est ioâ—us iste vere non est hic t. vers Domum tuam Domine deâ—et sanctitudo Resp in longitudine dierum or say 3. Pater noster and 〈◊〉 Aue maria The 11. Station O Lord who vouchsafed to sende thy deare and oâ—eâ—y Sonne to be Crucified anointed and buried and rising to appeare to Marie Maglâ—lene I beseche thee giue me thy grace in this life and in the life to come euerlasting glorie Amen Novve you are to goe to the Quiere of our Ladie vvhere the Gaurdaine of the friers doth leade the Pilgrimes to visâ—te al the holy places Desire S. Francis and the rest of this holie companie that thy vvill praie for thee and obtaine for thee a singuler grace of compunction for thy sinns and compassion of the paines of thy Sauiour and to haue a most ardent louâ—ovvardes him And thou must haue a burning Candel in thy hande and say the Himme Christe qui lux es et dies Antiph O Crux spes Vnica t. The littanies Salue Regina In the Cloister is a Chappell vvhere our Lorde did sit on the stone and is caled the prison of our Lord. The 123. day At the Stone vvhere on our Lord did sitt Meditate how these vnmerciful Iewes did with greate violence pul of the cloathes ouer our Sauiours heade which did stick to his body where by al his woundes began to bleede a freshe and how he stóode also in a pitiful maner naked before al the people also how huÌ„bly he behaued him self when he was set vpon the stone betwixt the two theeues ful of sorrowe attending whilst the crosse was made readie and there they gaue him vineger mingled with gaule to drinke and to the theeues good wine consider also the greueous wounde he had on his showlder with carieng the heauie Crosse and pray thy Lorde that by the deapth and paine of that wounde hâ— will heale thee of al thy wouÌ„des There vvere rounde hoales about the stoe through vvhich his seete went The 11. Station O Sweete Sauiour Iesus my loue and hartes desier who vouchsafedst to be spoiled of thy garmentes with spite and villanie to thy great paine and shame and to see those vile men caste lottes for thy garments and deuide them settinge thee vpoÌ„ a stone betwixt two theeues and deridinge thee Let it please thee to vncloath me from al singular affection and self loue and that it wold please thee to appearel me with the wedding garment of thy holy loue by which thou haste so mercifully by thy bitter passion bound me vnto thee that so at the hower of my death I may with ful coÌ„fidence flie in to thy holy armes Amen This garment is yet at Treuirs and many other Reliques as the Speare vvhich opened his sacred side and one of the three Nailes The 214. day At the place vvhere
our Lord was nailed to the Crosse Meditate how these vile and cruel wretches did leade our Sauiour from the aforesaid stone to the Crosse where they threwe him violeÌ„tly vpoÌ„ his back on the hard Crosse that it hurt him very sore and shooke al the veines of his holy harte which he tooke in good parte with patience for the loue which he had of the saluation of maÌ„kinde how mercifully he spread his armes a broade of his owne accorde to be nailed with those boisterous nailes of Iron Also how al his body was extreaÌ„ly stretched with â—oâ—des that it cracked that the veines sinewes did breake a soÌ„der beinge strâ—tâ—hed like a stringe on a Bowe and with what patience he suffered the same and how they troade on him with their feete spurned and thrust his head where they would haue it lye takinge greate pleasure in their cruelty and tormentinge of him Also how they strooke on his head sides with their hammers in somuch that the blood did issue forth of his nose and mouth RemeÌ„ber also the great sorowe his blessed mother had when she heard the blowes of the hammers and What countenance she had seing the body of hir deere sonne al bloody and in so piteous a plight The Iewes giue him 50. blovves vvith hammers vvhen they fastened him vpon the Crosse The 13. Station O Sweete Iesus by al the paines and anguishes thou sufferedst when thou wast stretched on the Crosse with great courage and patience for me miserable catife beinge moste cruely fastned on the same geue me grace I beseech thee to vse wel al the meÌ„bers of my body in thy holy seruice and that when the bitternes and panges of death shal stretch al my members I may then remember thy greueous paines and dolours and with thee offer my self in Sacrifice and patiently to endure al which thy holy pleasure shal be to send me At an Aultar in the quier is a place vvhere the vvicked played at dice for Christes garments at which place our blessed Lady and Magdalen did greatly sorrow On the left hand it is where the Iewes prepared the vinegar and gaule In a Chappel vnder the ground is the place vvhere sainte Helin was wont to pray and vvhere the died and vvas first buried but after vvas translated to venice Yet deeper is the place vvhere S. Helin found the three Crosses and three nayles and the Crowne of Thornes Ascendinge on another Aultar thou shalt finde vnder the same a shorte Piller vvhere on our Lord dâ—d sit vvhen the crovvne of Thornes vvas put on his head now you ascende the mounte of Caluarie vvhich is a whâ—te Rocke there is afaire Church or Chappell vvhich is all gilded vvith goulde and azur and is paued vvith marble On the one side there is the place vvhere our lord vvas hanged on the crosse into this place fevve people doe enter By the doore there is the hoale of the holie Crosse all open tvvo foote deepe and a space brode into vvhich you may put your arme The 215 day To contemplate howe our Lord Iesus was lifted from the grounde and carried to be set betwene tow theeues to his greater shame and to suffer moste bitter death for the redemption of mankinde Meditate of the excessiue loue which our Sauiour Iesus had of the health and saluation of mankinde which was kindled in his diuine harte like a burning fire which caused him so patiently to be lifted vp shaked and let fale vpon the grounde with vnspeakeable paine to all his holie members which stroke vnto the hatre of his dolorous mother The which fale he susteined that the diuine iustice should not eternally condemne the poore sinner at euerie time hee shoulde fale into deadly sinne And how he was lifted vp seâ—te betwixt two theues and how he was annoyed with the stincke sauour of the dead bodies which were on mounte Caluarie The 216. day meditate with what greate patience our Lord endured to be crucified stretched nailed blasphemed and dishonored as well in his diuinitie as in his humanitie by the high Preists Scribes Pharises and Elders who contrarie to the lawe followed after for this effecte vvhich was more tormente vnto him then any of his other paines wherevpon with greate humilitie he beganne to pray for his enimies the 1. worde My father forgeue them they knovve not vvhat they doe The 217. day meditate in the same place with how greate pacience our Lorde Iesus endured in those intollerable tormeÌ„ts the space of three hours hanging on the Crosse hauing not the meanes to moue any one of his members where one might easealy number euerie bone and see his â—â—ines and sinewes Of the blasphemie of one of the theeues and of the repentance of the good theefe And of the words of Iesus to him the 2. worde Thâ— day thou â—halt be vvith me in Paradice The â—â—8 day meditate this day of the vnspeakeable sorrowe which our lords broken harte did feele vvhen he did behoulde his heuie and discomforted Mother by him to whome hee spake in this manner The 3. vvorde VVoman behoulde thy Sonne And after to S. Iohn Behoulde thy mother Where at they both helde there peace not being able to speake for sorrowe and teares The 219. day meditate in vvhat great distresse the body of our Lord did hang seeking vvith intollerabe paines to turne or vvinde himselfe vpon the Crosse thinking to finde some more ease and so vveeping bloodie teares cried to his father vvith a high voice the 4 worde Mâ— god my god vvhie hast thou forsaken me thy oâ—ly sonne into the handes of sinners and how darkenes came ouer all the whole earth from the sixt houre to the ninth houre and the sunne also lost his light The 220. day meditate vvhat extreaÌ„e pouertie our lorde endured vpon the Crosse vvhen all his naturall humors were spent and run out and in his exceeding drieth cried out the 5 worde I thirste And how he coulde not gette so much as a litle coulde vvater How one of the iniuste vvicked ministers filled a sponge vvith vineger mingled with gale put it to the mouth of Iesus but when he tasted it he would not drinke it To the ende that we shoulde not taste of the cup of death euerlasting The 221. day Meditate how our Lord endured peaceably and patiently al the paines and torments of the Crosse by which meanes he satisfied and paid to god his father the det for our sinnes which Iesus consideringe from pointe to pointe therof and findinge al to be fulfilled which the Scriptures and Prophecies had fore tould of him he cried the 6. word It is finished The 222. day Meditate how our Lord Iesus prepated him self to die and of the great patience he had when death was now come in to his woundes in to his bones and began to assault his sacred hart at the first assault heauen and earth trembled At the second the stones and Rockes did cleaue a
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