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122 HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
sound and the kettle-drums to beat, and we imagined that
the Bride-groom was ready to present himself, which,
nevertheless, was a huge mistake, for again
it was the
Virgo Virgin, who had arrayed herself all in red velvet, and
The Lady girded herself with a white scarfe. Upon her head she had
Chamberlain
a green wreath of laurel, which much became her. Her
train was no more of small tapers, but consisted of two
hundred men in harness, all cloathed, like herself, in red
and white. As soon as they were alighted from the throne,
she comes streight to us prisoners, and, after she had
"
That some of you have
saluted us, said in few words :
been sensible of your wretched condition is pleasing to my
soiatur most mighty Lord, and he is also resolved you shall fare
humiles.
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the better for it." Having espied me in my habit, she
laughed and spake :
" Good lack ! Hast
mitted thyself to the ! yoke
thou also sub-
I imagined thou wouldst have
made thyself very snug," which words caused my eyes to
run over. After this she commanded we should be un-
bound, cuppled together, and placed in a station where we
might
well behold the scales.
" For," said she, " it may
fare better with them than with the presumptuous who yet
stand at liberty."
Libra aurea. Meantime the scales, which were intirely of gold, were
hung up
in the midst of the hall. There was also a little
7. Pondera, table covered with red velvet, and seven weights thereon-
first of all stood a pretty great one, then four little ones,
lastly, two great ones severally, and these weights in proportion
to their bulk were so heavy that no man can
Satellites, believe or comprehend it. Each of the harnised men
carried a naked sword and a strong rope. They were dis-
tributed according to the number of weights into seven
bands, and 3.
out of every band was one chosen for their