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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
tain men who stumbled in upon me, but since I could see
nothing 1 was fain to suffer and attend what they
Baiueatores. with me. Presently finding that they
would do
were barbers I in-
treated them not to jostle me, for I was content to do
what they desired, whereupon one of them, whom I yet
could not see, gently cut away the hair from the crown of
capiiius my head, but on my forehead, ears, and eyes he permitted
detonsus . _
asservatus. my ice-grey locks to hang. In this first encounter 1 was
ready to despair, for, inasmuch as some of them shoved me
so forceably, and were still invisible, I could onely think
that God for my curiosity had suffered me to miscarry.
The unseen barbers carefully gathered up the hair which
Pueri bim. was cut off, and carried it away. Then the two pages re-
entered and heartily laughed at me for being so terrified.
They had scarce spoken a few words with me when again
a little bell began to ring, which (as the pages informed me)
was to give notice for assembling, whereupon they willed
me to rise, and through many walks, doors, and winding
Triclinium, stairs lighted me into a spacious hall, where there was a
great multitude of guests emperors, kings, princes, and
lords, noble and ignoble, rich and poor, and all sorts of
people, at which I hugely marvelled, and thought to myself,
" Ah ! how gross a fool hast thou been to ingage upon
this journey with so much bitterness and toil, when here
are fellows whom thou well knowest, and yet hadst never
any reason to esteem, while thou, with all thy prayers and
supplications, art hardly got in at last."
This and more the devil at that time injected, Mean-
time one or other of my acquaintance spake to me :
" Oh !
Brother Kosencreutz, art thou here too ? " " Yea, my
brethren," I replied, " The grace of God hath helped me in
also," at which they raised a mighty laughter, looking upon