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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
the hinder-end the like of emerauds of the Peru colour.
There was also a sun of gold radiant upon the top
in the
midst, and on the top before a small cherub of gold with
wings displayed. The chariot was covered with dotts of
gold tissued upon blew. He had before him fifty attend-
ants, young men, all in white satten loose coats to the mid
legg, stockings of white silk, shoes of blew velvet, and hats
of the same, with fine plumes of divers colours set round
like hat-bands. Next before the chariot went two men
bare-headed, in linnen garments down to the foot, girt, and
shoes of blew velvet, who carried the one a crosier, the
other a pastorall staff like a sheep-hooke, the crosier being
of palme-wood, the pastorall staff of cedar. Horsemen he
had none, as it seemed, to avoid all tumult and trouble.
Behinde his chariot went all the officers and principals of
the companies of the city. He sat alone upon cushions, of
a kinde of excellent blew plush, and under his feet curious
carpets of silk of divers colours, like the Persian but fair
finer. He held up his bare hand, blessing the people in
silence. The street was wonderfully well kept ; the win-
dows likewise were not crouded, but everyone stood in
them as if they had been placed. When the shew was
past, the Jew said to me " I shall not be able to attend
you as I would, in regard of some charge the city hath
layd upon me for the entertainment of this Rosie Crucian."
Three days after he came to me again, and said
" Ye are
a happy man ; the Father of the Temple of the Rosie
Cross taketh notice of your being here, and commands me
to tell you that he will admit all your company to his
presence, and have private conference with one of you that
ye shall choose, and for this hath appointed the day after
to-morrow. And because he meaneth to give you his