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MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ. 187
go so many hardships. In this chamber I had good rest,
and, being for the most part without care, and weary with
continual labour, the gentle rushing of the sea helped me
to a sound and sweet sleep, for I continued in one dream
from eleven of clock till eight in the morning.
The Seventh Day.
After eight of clock I awaked, and quickly made myself
ready, being desirous to return again into the tower, but
the dark passages in the wall were so many that I wandered
a good while before I could find the way out. The same
happened to the rest, till we all meet in the nethermost Hospites
deponunt
vault, and habits intirely yellow were given us, together
with our golden fleeces. At that time the Virgin declared
to us that we were Knights of the (Sollmt i>tOn, of which
we were before ignorant. After we had made ourselves
readv, and taken our breakfast, the old man presented each Donantur
J ' a sene.
of us with a medal of gold. On the one side stood these
words
On the other these,
NAT. Ml. Ars naturae
ministra.
TEM. NA. F. ST?,,..
exhorting us to enterprize nothing beyond and against this
token of remembrance. Herewith we went forth to the
sea, where our ships lay so richly equipped that it was not
well possible but that such brave things must first have
been brought thither. The ships were twelve in number,
six of ours and six of the old lord's, who caused his to be
freighted with well-appointed
soldiers. But he betook
himself to us in our ship, where we were all together. In Navis, i.
the first the musitians seated themselves, of which the old