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MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ. 125
by in his velvet, looked friendly upon me, and the Virgin
herself smiled a little. But, for as much as I outstayed
all the weights, the Virgin commanded them to draw me up
by force, wherefore three men moreover hung on the other-
side of the beam, and yet could nothing prevail. Whereupon
one of the pages immediately stood up, and cryed out ex-
ceeding loud, "THAT is HE," upon which the other That is he.
replyed :
" Then let him gain his liberty !
" which the
Virgin accorded, and being received with due ceremonies,
the choice was given me to release one of the captives,
whomsoever I pleased, whereupon I made no long delibera- probatissi-
tions, but elected the first Emperor, whom I had long
pittied, who was immediately set free, and with all respect Liberat, i.
seated among us. Now, the last being set up the weights
proved too heavy for him ; meanwhile the Virgin espied my
roses, which I had taken out of my hat into my hands, and
thereupon by her page graciously requested them of me,
Autor rosam
which I readily sent her. And so this first act was finished virgin!.
about ten in the forenoon. Hora, 10.
Actus.
The trumpets again began to sound, which, nevertheless,
we could not as yet see. Meantime the bands were to step
aside with their prisoners and expect the judgment, after
which a council of the seven captains and ourselves was set,
with the Virgin as president, whereat it was concluded that
all the principal lords should with befitting respect be led Judicmm de
reprobatis.
out of the castle, that others should be stripped and caused
to run out naked, while others yet with rods, whips, or
dogs, should be hunted out. Those who the day before
willingly surrendered themselves might be suffered to depart
without any blame, but those presumptuous ones, and
they who had behaved themselves so unseemly at dinner,
should be punished in body and life according to each