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Ponderum
repositio in
locum suum.
The
Dutchess.
Reginae
habitatio.
Supellex.
The
Dutchess.
Virgo
lucifera
discedit
cubitum.
Puerorum
comitum
offlcium.
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my
HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
bones and marrow.
" Thou," said she further to me,
" hast received more than others ; see that thou also make
a larger return."
This to me was a very strange sermon,
for as soon as we
saw the Virgins with the musick, we imagined we should
fall to dancing. Now the Weights stood still in the same
place, wherefore the Queen (I yet know not who she was)
commanded each Virgin to take up one, but to our Virgin
she gave her own, which was the largest, and commanded
us to follow behind. Our majesty was then somewhat
abated, for I observed that our Virgin was but too good for
us, and that we were not so highly reputed as we ourselves
were almost willing to phantsie. We were brought into
the first Chamber, where our Virgin hung up the Queen's
weight, during which an excellent spiritual hymn was
sung. There was nothing costly in this room save certain
curious little Prayer-Books which should never be missing.
In the midst was a pulpit, convenient for prayer, where in
the Queen kneeled down, and about her we also were fain
to kneel and pray after the Virgin, who read out of a book,
that this Wedding might tend to the honour of God, and
our own benefit. We then came into the second chamber,
where the first Virgin hung up her weight also, and so for-
ward till all the ceremonies were finished, upon
which the
Queen again presented her hand to every one, and departed
with her Virgins. Our president staied awhile with us, but
because it had been already two hours night she would then
no longer detain us, and, though methought she was glad
of our company, she bid us good night, wishing us quiet
rest. Our Pages were well instructed, and shewed every
man his chamber, staying with us in another pallet, in case
we wanted any thing. My chamber was royally furnished