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MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ. 131
they might have adorned his nuptial and joyous Feast.
But since it hath otherwise pleased Almighty God, he hath
not wherewith to murmur, but is forced, contrary to his
inclination, to abide by the antient and laudable constitu-
tions of this Kingdom, albeit, that his Majesty's clemency
may be celebrated, the usual sentence shall be considerably
lenified. He vouchsafes to the Lords and Potentates not sententia
only their lives intirely, but also freely dismisses them,
courteously intreating your Lordships not to take, it in evil
part that you cannot be present at his Feast of Honour.
Neither is your reputation hereby prejudiced, although you
be rejected by this our Order, since we cannot at once do
all things, and forasmuch as your Lordships have been
seduced by base rascals, it shall not pass unrevenged.
Furthermore, his Majesty resolveth shortly to communicate
with you a Catalogue of Hereticks, or Index Expurgatorius,
that you may with better judgment discern between good
and evil. And because his Majesty also purposeth to rum-
mage his library, and offer the seductive writings to Vulcan,
he courteously entreats every one of you to put the same
in execution with your own, whereby it is to be hoped that
all evil and mischief may be remedied. And you are
admonished never henceforth so inconsiderately to covet
entrance hither, least the former excuse of seducers be taken
from you. In fine, as the estates of the Land have still
somewhat to demand of your Lordships, his Majesty hopes
that no man will think it much to redeem himself with a
chain, or what else he hath about him, and so,
manner, depart from us.
in friendly
"The others who stood not at the first, third, and fourth sententia,?
weight, his Majesty will not so lightly dismiss, but that
they also may experience his gentleness, it is his command