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MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ. 189
after which he delivered a curious small casket, but what
was in it I know not. It was committed to the custody of ? e s COI>
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Cupid, who hovered between them both. After the oration ^^ affert
they again let off a joyful voile of shot, and so we sailed
on a good time together, till we arrived at another shore,
near the first gate at which I first entred. At this place
there attended a great multitude of the King's family,
together with some hundreds of horses. As soon as we
were come to shore and disembarqued, the King and
Queen presented their hands to all of us, one with another,
with singular kindness, and so we were to get up on horse-
back. Here I desire to have the reader friendly entreated
not to interpret the following narration to any vain glory
of mine, but to credit me that had there been not a special
I could well have concealed the honour
necessity in it,
which was shewed me. We were all distributed amongst
the lords, but our old lord and I, most unworthy, were to
ride even with the King, each of us bearing a snow-white JUJ
ensign
with a Eed Cross. I indeed was made use of
because of my age, for we both had long grey beards and
hair. I had besides fastened my tokens round about my
hat, of which the young King soon took notice, and
demanded if I were he who could at the gate redeem these
tokens. I answered yes in the most humble manner, but
he laughed on me, saying there henceforth needed no
ceremony,
I was HIS Father. Then he asked me where- Pater.
with I had redeemed them. I answered, " With Water Tesseras
and Salt," whereupon he wondred who had made me so et aqua.
wise, upon which I grew somewhat more confident, and
recounted how it had happened to me with my Bread, the
>ove, and the Raven ; he was pleased with it, and said
expressly,
that it must needs be that God had herein