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MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ. 185
but not the most principal, necessary, and best. They had
too a part of these ashes, so that they imagined
that the
whole Bird was provided for the sake of gold, and that life
must thereby be restored to the deceased. Mean time we
sate very still, attending when our married couple would
awake, and thus about half an hour was spent. Then the
wanton Cupid presented himself, and, after he had saluted
us all, flew to them behind the curtain, tormenting them
till they waked. This happened to them with very great
amazement, for they imagined that theypiad slept from the
hour in which they J were beheaded. Cupid, after he had Fuenmt im
qui decolawaked
them, and renewed their acquaintance one with
another, stepped aside and permitted them to recruit their
strength, mean time playing his tricks with us, and at
length he would needs have the musick fetcht to be somewhat
the merrier. Not long after the Virgin herself comes,
and having most humbly saluted the young King and
Queen, who found themselves somewhat faint, and having induunt
kissed their hands, she brought them the two fore-mentioned vestimenta
ut se congarments,
which they put on, and so stepped forth.
There were already prepared two very curious chaires,
wherein they placed themselves, and were by
us with most
profound reverence congratulated, for which the King in
his own person most gratiously returned his thanks, and
again re-assured us of all grace.
It was already about five of
clock, wherefore they could make no longer stay ;
but as soon
as ever the chiefest of their furniture could be laden, we were
to attend the young Royal Persons down the stairs, through
all doors and watches unto the ship, in which they inbarqued, conjuges
together with certain Virgins and Cupid,
and sailed so trans mare.
swiftly that we soon lost sight of them, yet they were met,
as I was informed, by certain stately ships, and^ in four