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The

Holy Guide:

Leading the Way to the Won-
der of the VYorld :
(Acompleat Phifitian)teaching the
Knowledge of all thing^Paft, Pre lent,
and toCome^m, Of Pleafure,!ong lifc^
Health, Youth, Blefiedncfs, VVifdome
and Virtucj and to Cui'e, Change and Remedy

ell Dicif.s in Young and Old.

With Rope Crucian MtdWnil M which ate
verified by a Practical Examination of

Principles in the great Worlds and fitted for

the eafie under \landingrflain pradife0up
ani benefit of man Captihii

By Jo\m Hcydtm Gent. ®/Aoj/otue?, A Servant or
Go J, and a Secretary of Nature,

And he too\the golden Calf which they had wade,
and burned it in the Fire, and ground it to pow-
der, and brewed it upon the Water , and made.
the Children oflfrael drinl^of it 7 Exo. 3 2 ,v. 20.

L 0 N D ON,
Printed by T.jVf. 2nd are to be

fold by Thomas H hittlefey at the Globe
in Cannon-Street near London- Snne^wd
at all other Bco(.'fellcrs Shops , 1661.

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To the truly Noble

(by all Titles)

Sr. Richard Temple,

Baronet, &>c.

Externaljlnternai and Eternal happinefs
be wifhed,

Honoured Sir3

JJj obferve every
man naturally deftres
a Superiority z to
S^iSiS* have freafures of
Gold and Silver y and to feem
great in the eyes of the world ; God
indeed Created all things for the
ufe of man f bat he might rule over
themy and acknowledge therein the
ftngular goodmfl and Omnipotent
cyofGod,& give him thanh^ for
his benefits'* honour him andpraife
him : But there is no man losses
4 3 after

The Epiftle

after tbefe things ^otherwife then by
fpending his dayes idly, they would
enjoy them without any previous
labour and danger ; neither doe
they look then/ out of that place,
where God hath treafured them up,
whoexpeBe alfo that winfbould
fee\ for them there , and to thofe
thdtfe\i w^ he give them:
but there is not any that labors for
a poffijjio/t i# that place, and there*
fore thrfe Riches are not found*
For the way to this place , and the
place it f If hath bem mknownfor
a long | and it is hidden from the
gr:ateft pari of the world. Bitf
noffyithfianding it be difRcult^and
laborious to finde out this way and
place y yst the place JJjould be
(might after ; But it is not the will
?fGod to conceale avy thing from

thofe

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tbofelbaTarebis 5 and therefore in
tbk lafl age, before the final judge-
ment comes, aUthefe things Jhalbe
manifejied to tbofe that are un-
worthy : As he himfelf ( though
obfcnrelyjefi itjhouldbe maniffi-
ed to the unworthy) bathfpoken in
a certain place } there h no-
thing covered that flail not be re-
sealed, and hidden that fbaUnat
be known; and therefore being z
Servant of God , and Secretary
of Nature , we do declare the will
of God to the World, which we
have atfo already performed and
pnbltjbed in Italy and England^
but ntoft men, either revile or con-
temn that our Harmony of the
World, and Temple of Wifdom
&c. or elfe waving the fpirit of
Cod, they expeB the frofofals

there"

TheEpiftle

thereof from us y JnPP°flng WQ
Will jlraight way teach them how
toma\e Gold by Art , orfurnijh
them with ample treafures, where-
by they may live pompoufly in the
face of the world , faagger , and
make wars^ turn ZJfurers , Glut^
tons and Drunkards Jive unchaji-
Ijl) and defile their whole life with
fevsral other fins j all which things
are contrary- to the bleffedwill of
G&d'ithefe menfhonld have learnt
fromthofe ten Virgins ( whereof
•five that were footiflj demanded
Oylefor their Lamps , from thofe
five that were wife ) how that the
eafe is much otherwife ; It is expe-
dient that every man fbould labour
for the treafitre by the ajpftance of
Qod.and his own particular fear^ch
and indnflfy. Bat the perverfe in -

tent ions

Dedicatory.

Untions ofthefe Fellows we under*
ft and cut of their writings 5 by the
fwgular Grace and Revelation if
God 5 "toe do flop our ears , and
wrap oar felves , as n were in
clouds, to avoid the bellowing and
howling ofthofe pieny who in faain
cry out for Gold* Andhence in*
deed it comes to paffe \ that thy
brand us with infinite Calumnies
andS landers jvhich notypkhftandr
ing we d-e not rcfent , but God in
his good time will judge them for
it- But after that we had well
hjtown C though unhiownto you)
and perceived all by your writings
how diligently you are to perufe
the holy Scripture, & feehjhe true
knowledge of God : We Honour
yqp Sir Richar d above thoufands,
andfignifie ihm much to yen 5 not,

but

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but that you know as much as our
felf : But as a tohgn of our good
will, that may make you mindefull
ofns0 There is a Mountain fttua*
ted in the mideji of the Earth , or
Centre of the World, which is both
fmall and great. It is foftyandaU
fo above meafure hard andflony.
It is far off] and near at hand, hit
by the providence of God invi-
fible. In it are hidden mof ample
treafures , which the world is not
able to value. Ihis mountain by
envy of the Devill , who alwayes
oppofeth the glory of God, and the
happineffe of man, is compaffed a-
b.o%t with very cruel Beafis and 0-
ther ravenous Birds, which mahg
the way thither both difficult and
danqerous. And therefore hither-
toy becmfe the time is not yt comcy

the

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he way thither could ? ot be
rought after 7 nor found out5 but
ww the way is to be found by
hofe that are worthy , but not-
ftithjlanding by every P<ans felf
labour and endeavours. To this
mountain, y on Jhall go in a certain
Ni^ht (when it comes ) moji long
and moji dark^, and fee that y ott
prepare your felf e by Prayer.lnfifl
ppon the way that leads to the
Mountain y but as\ not of any man
where the way lies : Onely follow
your Holy Guide , who will offer
himfdfto you^andwill meet you in
the way , but you fb all not kpow
him. This Guide will brin* you
to the Mountain at Midnight \when
all things are filent and dark - It
is necefjary that yon arm your felf
with heroickjcouragejeaft you fear

thofc

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ihofe things that will happen, and
fo fall backj Tou need no Sword,
Horfe andPiftols, Sec. nor any
other bodily weapon*, onely call
upon God fincerdy and heartily }
When you have difco<vered the
Mountain, the firji Miracle that
will appear, is this, a m<)fi<vekement
and very great winde that will
Jbakg the Mountain, and Jhatter
the Rockj in pieces', you fbal be en-*
counter d alfo by Lyons &* Drag*
gons, and other terrible Beafts,bnt
fear not any ofthefs things, be re-
folnte and take heed that y on re-
turn not, for your Holy Guide
that brought you thither, will not
ftiffer any eviU to befall you. As
for the treafure, it is not yet difco *
vered, hut it is very near , after
this wind will come an Earthquake

that

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that will overthrow tbofe things,
which the winde hath left 5 and
wake all flat ; Butbefure that yen
fall not off: the Earthquake being
paji, there Jhall follow afire y that
will con fume the Earthly Rnbbijh,
• and ciifcover the treafure ; but as
yet yon cannot fee itt After all theft
\ things ) and mar the day breakg ,
\ there /ball be a great C almond yon
\ pall fee the Day Star arife i and
\ the dawning will appear , and yon
t jlj all perceive a great t reafure ; the
chief eft things and mo ft perftSl
that are there are written of at
large in this Bool^ Thefe medi-
cines being uftd^ as your Holy
Guide fball teach you, will make
yon young when yon are old health^
full, long lived 3 wife and virtu-
ous ; and you ' Jhall perceive no

diftafe

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difeafe in any part of your bod^

by means of the things taught in

this Boo^ youfJjail finde Pearls

of that Excellency , which cannot

be imagined : But do not y oh ar+

re gate any thing to your felf ^ be*

caufe tf your prefent power ^ but be

cmtentcdwith that which the Ho*

ly Guide ftal corttmwricMte toyouy

praife God perpetually for this his

gift^and have a jpecially care that

you ufe it not for worldly Pride j

but in/ploy it infuch worl^s^which

are contrary to the world ; ufe it

rightly, and enjoy it fo , as if you

had it not\ live a temperate life,

and beware of all fin^ otherwife the

Holy Guide will forfakfi yon, and

you (hall he deprived of this hap*

pineffc l Forfyow this of a truth,

tvbofoever abnfetb what he learns

pom his Guide, and lives not ex-

emplarily

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mplarly -purely \ and devoutly be*
?Qre men^ hejhall loofe this benefit -y
mdfcarce any hope mil there be
efty ever to nenew it afterwards.
Thus cravtngTardonfor my bold*
leffe, but yon may partly thanh^e
wurfelfi Ton taught me this fa •
niliarity \ And now I humbly
yrefent my felfy

Sir i

your affe&ionatc

March 15.
2 h. 45'.

P. M.

1 6 6 4,

Servant,

John H e yd on.

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The Preface.

E xravelVd from Sydmouth
(where we had continued by the
[pace of one whole year} for
London and Spain by the
South Sea, taking with us Vi-
duals for twelve moneths\And
ad «ood Winds front the Eajh though foft and
>eakf , for five monethsfpaze, and more. But
yen the winde came about, and fetled in the
Veft for many dayes, fo as we could ma\e little
r no way, and were fumetimes in purpofe to turn
ack< But then again there arofe pong
nd great Windes from the South, with a point
iaft, which carried us ups(for all that we could
\oe J towards the North : F.y which time our
hauals failed us , though we had made good
tare of them. S o that finding our f elves in the
udfi ef the great eft wilderneffe of Waters m
he World, without Victuals , we gave our felves
or loft men,andpreparedfort)eath.Tetwe did
ift up our hearts and voices to God above, wh$
heweth his wonders in the Deeps Befeeching him
f hk Mercy, that as in the Beginning he difco*
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vcred the Face of the Veep , and brought forth
"Dry-land '■> So he would now discover Land to
usjbat we might not per ifh. And it came to pafs,
that the next day about evenings we faw with-
in a \enning before us, towards the North, as it
were tbic\Clouds, which did put us infome hope
of Land}, Knowing how that part of the South
fea was utterly unknown , and might have
Jflands or Continents , that hitherto were not
come to light , Wherefore we bent our courfe
thither j where we faw the appearance of Land,
all that Evening ; And in the Dawning of the
next Day, we might plainly difcem that it was
a land ; flat to our fight and full of Bofcage ,
which made it (hew the more Darl^ And after
an houre and a halfs fay ling , we entred into a
good Haven,hemg the Port of a faire City ; n ot
great indeed, but well built , and that gave a
pleafant view from the Sea : A>id we thinkjng
every minuit long , till we were on Land, came
clofe to the fhore , and offered to land-. But
iiraightwayes we faw divers of the people, with
Baflonsin their hands, ( as it were j forbidding
Us to land ; Tet without any cryes or fiercenejfey
but onely as warning us off, by fignes that they
made. Whereupon being not a little difcontfor-
ied, we were advifing with our f elves, what we
fhould do. During which time, there made forth
to us a fmall Boat, with about eight perfons in it%
whereof one of them had in his hand a Tiffiajf
of a yellow Cane Jtif fed at both ends withgreen9

who

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who came aboard our (hip , without any ftjew of
diitruli at all. And when he faw one of our num-
ber prefent himfelf fomewhat afore the reft , he
drew forth a little Scrouleof Parchment (Jome-
fph.n yellower than our parchment, and fining
tikgtbe Leaves of Writing Tables, but other-
wife [off and flexible ) and delivered it to our
foremoji Man . In which fcroule were written in
antient Hebrew , and in ancient Greekg} and in
good Latine of the School \ and in Spanifhjbefe
words ; Land ye not , none of yon ; And
provide to be gone from this Coaft, with-
in Hxteen dayes, except you have further
time given you. Mean while, if you wane
frefti Water , or Vi&ual, or help for your
Sick, or that your (hip needeth repaire,
write down your wants, and you (hall
have that which belongeth to Mercy.
This fcroule wasfigned with a Stamp o/Cheru-
bins Wings , not fpread , but hanging clown-*
wards -, And by them a Crojfe. Ibis being de-
livered , the Officer returned 5 and left onely a
fervant with us to receive our Anfwer. Conful-
tin% hereupon among ft our felves, we were much
-perplexed. The denial of Landing , and haftf
warning us away, troubled us much ; On the o*
ther fide, tefindethat the People hadlanguageSj
and werefo full of humanity, did comfort us not
a little. And above all , the figne of the Crofft
to that Inftrument, wm to us a great re'joyting,
find m it were a certain prefage &f Good. Our

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Anfwer was in theSpanifh tongue, That for
our Ship, it was well -, For we had rather met
with Calms, and contrary windes than any tem-
pers. For our fick^tbey were many, and in very
ill Cafe 5 So that if they were not permitted to
Land, they ran in danger of their Lives. Our
other wants we fet down in particular,ad-
ding , 7 hat we had fome little ftore of Mer-
chandize^ which if it pleafedthm to de ale for,
it might fupply our Wants, without being charge
able unto them. We offered fome reward in Pi-
fiolet unto thefervant, and a piece of Crimfon
Velvet to be prefented to the Officer : But the
Servant took^ them not, nor wuuldfcarce loo\up-
en them \ And Co left us, and went backjn ano-
ther Boat, which wasfent for him.

About three houres after we had difpatched
eur Anfwer 5 there came towards us, a Perfon
(as it Ceemed) of place. He had on him a Gown
with wide f!eeves,of a kinde of Water Chamolot^
of an excellent green Colour , farre more glojfie
than ours : His under apparel was green A-
zure ; And fo was hti Hat, being in the form of
a lurban, daintily made, and not fo huge as the
Turkifh Turbans ; And the Lockj of his Haire
came down below the Brims of it. A reverend
Mm was he to behold. He came in a Boat, gilt
in fome part of ity with foure Perfons more one-
ly in that Boat ; And was followed by another
Boat) wherein were fome twenty. When he was
cemi within a Flight- foot of our Ship y Signer

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were made to us, that wefbould fend forth fome
to meet him upon the Water -> which weprefent-
ly did in our Ship- boat , cr Skjjfe, fending the
principal! Mw among\\ us fave one, and foure
of our Number with him. When we were come
within fix yards of their Boat, they called to us
to ft ay , and not to approach further ; which
we did. And thereupon the Man, whom 1 be-
fore defcribed, flood upland with a loud voice ,in
Spanifh , askgd-, Are ye Chriflians? We an-
faered ; We were ; fearing th? lejfe, becaufe of
the Crolfe we had feen in the Subfcription. At
which Anfwer the fa id Perfon lift up his Right
hand towards Heaven, and drew-it foftly to his
mouth, (which is the Gefture they ufe , when
they thank^ God;*) And i hen fard: If ye will
fwear, (all of you) by the Merit efthe Saviour,
that ye are no Firates ; Nor have jhed blood,
I 'awfully >,nor unlaw fully, within forty dayespaft,
you may have licenfe to come on Land, We f aid,
We were all ready to take that Oath.
Whereupon one ofthofe that were with him , be-
ing Qas itfeemed) a Notarie , made an Entrie
sfthit Aft. Which done , another of the fame
Boat, after his Lord hadfpokgn a- little to him,
[aid aloud ; My Lord would haveyou know
that it is not of Pride, orgreatnefle, that
he commeth not aboard your Ship ; But
for that, in your Anfwer, you declare,
that you have many fick amongft you, lie
was warned by the Confervatour of Health,
b 3 of

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of the City , that he (hould keep a dijlance.
We were his humble few ants ; /:nd accounted
for great Honour-, and fingular Humanity to-
wards us , that which was already done ; But
hoped well, that the Nature of the fxknefl, of
our Mn, was not infectious. So he returned ;
And a while after came the Notary to us a-
hoard our Ship ; holding in his hand a fruit of
that Countrey, like an Orenge , but of colour
between Orenge-tawney and Scarlet , which
caji a Moll excellent Odour, He ufed it ( as it
feemnh ) for a prefervative againft InfcCion.
He gave us our Oath, i)y the Name of [efus
and his Merits : And after told us } that the
next day , by fix of the Clocke in the Morning,
we jhould befent to, and brought to the j\r angers
houfe , Qfohe called it) where we jhould be ac-
commodated of things both for our whole and
for our ficl^. So he left us *, And when we of-
fered him fome Tijtolets, he fmilingj 'aid $ He
muft not be twice paid for one Labour :
Meaning (ail take it) that he had Salary fuf-
ficient of the State for his fervice. For (as I
after learned ) they call an Officer that taketh
Rewards, twice paid.

Ihe next Morning early , there came to us
the fame Officer , that came to us atfirfl with
fyis Cane, and told us-, He came to conduct.
us the grangers houfe; And that he had pre-
vented the Hon re, becaufe we might have
fche whole day before us3for our bufinefTe.

For

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For (faid he) if you will follow mine ad-
vice, there (hall tirft go with me fome rew
of you, and fee the place, and how it may
be made convenient for you ■> And then
you may fend for your Sick , and the reft
of your Number , which ye will bring on
Land. We tbkznkgd him , and faid , That this
care which he took of defolate ftrangers,
God would reward. And fo fix of us went a-
Jhore with him : A d when we were landed, he
went before us, and turned to us, and faid •, he
was our fervant, and our guide. He led its
thorow three faire flreets ; And aU the way we
went , there were gathered fome People on both
fides, ftanding in a Row -, but info civ ill afa-
Jhion, as if it had been, not to wonder at us , but
to welcome us : And divers of them,as we pafjed
by them, put their Arms a little abroad-, which
is their Gefiure , when they bid any welcome.
The fir angers houfe is a faire andfpacious houfe9
built of Bric^of fomewhat a blewer colour than
our Brick^', And with handfome windows, fome
ofGlaffe, fome of a kjnde of Cambric\oyVd.
He brought us firfi into a faire Parlour above
Jiaires, and then ask^ed us ; What number of
Perfons we were > And how many lick >
We anfweredy We were in all ffickand
whole) 2$o. Perfons, whereof our lick
were feventeen. Re de fired us to have pati-
ence a little, and to ft ay till he came hackjo us°,
Which was about art houre after 3 And then he
b A led

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led us to fee the ( bambers , which were provim
dedfor us , being in number 250. Ibey having
caftit ( as itfeemeth } thatfoure ofthofe (b am-
bers, which were better than the reft, might re-
ceive foure of the principal Men qf our company,
and lodge them alone by themf elves ; and the
reft were to lodge us. The Chambers were band*
fome and cheer full C h ambers, and furnifhed ci-
villy. 7km he led us to a long Gallery, li^e a
Torture, where bejhewed us all along the one
fide ( for the other fide was but If all and Win-
dow ) fiventeen Cels , very neat ones, having
partitions of Cedar wood. Which Gallery and
Cells, beingin all 900. ( many more than we
needed ) were infiitnted as an Infirmary for
fick perfons. And he told us with all, that as
any our fic\ waxed well, he might be removed
from his Cell to a Chamber ; For which purpofe,
there were fet forth ten fpare Chambers , be fides
the number we fpa\e of before, 1 his done , he
brought usbacJ^ to the Parlour , and lifting up
his Cane a little , ( as they doe when thy give
any Charge or Command ) faid to us ; Ye are
to know,that the cuftome of the Land re.
quireth,that after this day, and to mor-
row, ( which we give you for removing of
your people from your fliip, ) you are to
keep within doores for three dayes But
let it not trouble you , nor do not think
your felves reftrained , but rather left to
your Reft and Eafe. You (hall want no-

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thjng, and there are fix of our People ap-
pointed to attend you 3 for any burin eflfe
you may have abroad. We gave him thanks ,
with all affection and Refpecls, and [aid j God
iurely is m;mi felted in chisLand. We of-
fered kirn alf$ twenty Tijhlets , But he fmiled,
and onely [aid? What > twice paid / And ft
he left us. Seen after our Dinner wasferved in;
which was right good Viands , both for Bread ,
Meat) Wine , Sic. Better than any Collegiate
Viet that I have h^town in Europe. We had
mfo drin\ of three forts, Ale, Beer, Sy»
dermal1 whole fome and good *, Wine of the Grapey
and another drin\of Grain , fuch as is with us
our Mum, but more clear : And a kjnde of Ter-
ry like the Ye are juice , made of a fruit of that
Countrey ; A wonder fullf leafing and Refrejb-
ing VrinK Be fides, there were brought in to us,
great fiore ofthofe Scarlet Orenges,for our Stckj>
which (they fa id ) were an affured Remedy for
fictyfife taken at Sea, 7 here was given us alfo
a Box offmallgray, or whitijh Tills, which they
wijhed our fic\ frould take, one of the Tills, eve-
ry night before fleep -, which (they faid ) would
haften their recovery. 7 he next day , after that
our trouble of Carriage and Removing of our
men and goods, out ofeurjhip>was fomewhatfet-
led and quiet , I thought good to call our Com*
fany together, and when they were affembled,faid
unto them-, My dear friends , Let us know
ourfelves, and how it ftandeth with us.

We

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Wcare Men caft on land as Jo>w was, out
of the Whales beliy, when we were as buried
in the Deep : And now we are on Land,
we are but between Death and Life ; For
we are beyond, both the old World , and
the New; And whether ever wefhail fee
Ear0pf,Godonelykuoweth. It is akindeof
Miracle hath brought us hither : And it
muftbe little lelTe, that (hall bring us
hence. Therefore in regard of our Deli-
verance pair, and our danger prefent,and
to come, let us look up to God,and every
man reform his own wayes. Beiides,we
are come here amongft a ChrijHm Peo-
j>leJ full of Piety and Humanity : Let us
not bring that Confufion of face upon
our felves, as to (hew our vices, or unwor-
thinefTe before them. Yet there is more.
For the/ have by Commandement,
( though in form of CourteQe) Cloiftered
us within thefe wals, for three daies; who
knoweth, whether it be not, to take fome
tafte of our manners and conditions 1 And
if they find thembad,to banifh usftraight
wayes 5 If good, to give us further time.
For thefe men,that they have given us for
attendance, may wichal have an eye upon
us. Therefore for Gods love, and as we
love the weale of our Souls and Bodies, let
us fo behave our felves , as we may be at
peace with God, and may finde grace in

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the eyes of this People. Our Company with
one vjce thtinked me for my good Admonition^
and promt fed me to live foberly and civilly, and
without giving any theleaft tecaf&n of Offence*
So we fyem our three day es joyfully, and without
care^ in expe&ation what would be done with us ,
•when they were expired. During which timey
we had every hov.re joy of the amendment of our
fic^ who thought themflves calf into Come Di-
vine Poo I e o f H e a 1 1 n g *, They mended fo kjnd-
ly andfo fati 3 ai you may read in our Temple
of Wifdome.

Ihe morrow after our three dayei were pa (iy
there came to us a new Man , that we had not
feen before ^loathed in Azure ^as the former was,
five that his Turban was white ^with a (mall red
Crofie on the Top. He had alfo a Tippet of fine
Linnen. At his camming in^he did bend to ns a
little*, and put his arms broad. We of our parts
fainted him in a very lowly and fubmiffve man-
ner , As looking that from him , we (hould re-
ceive Sentence of Lih*. or Death He defired to
fpeal^with fome few of us : Whereupon fix of us
onely ftayed* and the re\i avoided the room. He
[aid ; I am by Office Governour of this
Houfe of Strangers, and by Vocation
lam zChriftian Friefls , and of the or-
der of the Kofie Croffe ; and therefore
am come to you to offer you my fer-
vice, both as ftrangers, and chiefly as Chri-
ftans. Some tilings I may tell you3 which I

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think you will not be unwilling to heare.
The State hath given you Licence to flay-
on Land, for the (pace of fix weeks : And
let it not trouble you , if your occafions
ask further time, for the Law in this point
is not precife -■> And I do not doubt , but
my fdf (hall be able to obtain for you,
fuch fur, her time, as may be convenient.
Ye (hall alfo uuderftand, that the Stran-
gers Houfe, is at this time Rich, and much
aforehand \ For it hath laid up Revenue
thefe 36000. years : For fo long it is fiuce
any Stranger airived in this part. And
therefore take ye nocare; theStatewill
defray you all the time you flay ; Neither
mall you ftay one day the lefle for that. As
for any Merchandize ye have brought, ye
(hall be well ufed , and have your return,
either in Merchandize,or in Gold and Sil-
ver: For to us it is all one. And if you
have any other Requefts to make , hide it
not. Forye mall flnde, we will not make
your Countenance to fall, by the Anfwer
ye (hall receive. Onely this I muft tell you
that none of j ou muft go above a Julo, or
Karan (that is with them^a Mile and an half)
from the walls of the City , without efpe-
ciall leave. JVeanfweredy after we bad looked
a while one upon another , admiring this graci-
ous and parent- 1 il{e ufage ^ That we could net
tell what to fay : For we wanted words to ex-

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prejfe our thanh y And his Noble free Offers
left us nothing to as\ Itfeemed to us, that we
had before us a picture efourSa] vation in Hea-
ven: For we that were a while fince in the jaws
of Death, were now brought into a place cohere
we found nothing but Confolations.Forthe Com-
vnandement laid upon us, we would not faile to
obey it, though it was impotftble but our Hearts
ftiould be en flamed to tred further upon this hap-
py and holy Ground We added, That our
Tongues jhould fir ft cleave to the Roofs of our
Mouths,ere we Jhould forget,either his Reverend
Ferfon , or this whole Nation , in our Prayers.
We alfo mo ft humbly be fought him , to accept of
us as his trnefervants , by ajufl Right as ever
men on earth were bounden ; laying and pre fen-
ting , both our Tafons , and all we had , at his
feet. He f aid, He was a Vrieft,and looks d for a.
Priefts reward , which was our Brotherly love^
and the good of our fouls and bodies. So he went
from us, not without tears of tendernefie in
bis eyes ; And left us alfo confufed with joy and
kindnep, faying amongft our f elves , That we
were come into a Land of Angels, which did ap-
pear to us daily, and prevent us with Comforts^
which we thought not of \ much leffe expecled.

The next day about i ©. of the Clocks, the Go*
•vernour came to us again^and after <alutationy
faid familiarly 5 That he was come to vifit us ;
And called for a Chair, and fat him down\ And
&e heing fome ten cfus/jhe reft were of the me a*

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tier fort, or elfe gone abrfid} fat down with him.
And when we vxre ft ,he ktganihus. We of this
I/land of Apanua or Chrifle in Arabia ([for
fotkey> call it in their language} havethx, that
by means of our folitary Situation, and of the
Laws of Secrecy, which we have for our Travel-
lers , and our rare admiffion of Strangers, we
know well moft p art of the Habitable World,
and are our fives unknown. Therefore becaufe
he that hnoweth leafc, U fit t eft to a sty '< eft ions, it
is more reafon,for theEntertainment of the time,
that ye as\rne qut '[lions, than that I askjou. We
anfwered ; That we humbly thanked him , that
he would give us leave fo to do : And that we
conceived by the tafte we had already , that there
was no worldly thin<ion Earth,, more worthy to
be known than the State of that happy Land.
But above all (we faid*) fince that we were met.
from the fever al Ends of the I for Id , and hoped
ajfuredly 5 that we ftmdd meet one day in the
Kingdome of Heaven ( for that we were both
parts ChrijUans) we deftred to know (in refpeel
that Land was fo rem.ote, andfo divided by va\l
and unknown Seas , from the Land, where our
Saviour walked on Earth ) who was the Apo-
file of that Nation, and how it was converted to
the Faith ? It appeared in hU face, that he too\
great contentment in this (jueftion in the firs!
place-, For it fheweth that you firftfeekthe
Kingdome of Heaven ; And IftaJl gladlyy
and briefly, fa t is fie your demand.

About

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About Twenty years after the Afcenfion of our
Saviour, it came topaffe, that there was feen by
the People ofDanirar ( a City upon the Ealiem
Coaftofour Ifland} within Night, (the Night
was cloudy and calm ) as it might befome wile
into thefea, a great Pillar of Light *, Not fiarp
but in form of a Columne,or Cylinder , rifing
from the Sea, a great way up towards Peaven -,
and on the Hop of it was feen a large Crcffe of
Lighty more bright and rejpendent than the Bo-
dy of the Pillar. Upon which fo flrange a Spe-
ctacle, the people of the City gathered apace to-
gether upon the Sands to wonder ; And fo after
put themfelves into a number offmall Boats, to
go neerer to thU marvellous fight. But when the
Boats were come within (about J 60. year ds of
the Tillzr, they found themfelves all bound, and
eouldgo no further j yet p as they might move to
go about, but might not approach neerer. So as
the Boats flood all as in a theater, beholding this
Light as an Heavenly Signe. It fo fell out, that
there was in one of the Boats , one of the wife
Men of the Society of the Rofie Crucians, wh fe
Houfe or Colledge ( my good Brethren) is the
very Eye of this Kingdome , who having a while
attentively and devoutly viewed , and contem-
plated this Pillar and Croffe, fell down upon his
face ; and then he raifed himf elf upon his kpee$9
and lifting up his hands to Heaven y made his
payers in this manner.

Lord

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Lord God of Heaven and Earth ; thou*
haft vouch fa fed of thy Grace3 to thofe of
our Order5to know thy works of Creation
and the Secrets of them •, And to difcem
(ds far as appertained! to the Generation
of Men J Between divine Miracles3Works
of Nature, works of Art 3 and Impoftures,
and Illuiions of all forts. I do here ac-
knowledge and teftifie before this people,
that the Thing which we now fee before
our eyes, is thy Finger^and a true Miracle*
And for as much as we learn in our Books
that thou never worked Miracles but to a
Divine and excellent End , Qfor the Laws
of Nature are thine own Laws , and thoii
exceeded: them not biit upon great caufe)
We moft humbly befeech thee, toprofper
this great Signe ; And to give us the In-
terpretation and ufe of it in Mercy ;
Which thou doeft ift fome part fecretly
promife, by fending it unto us.

When he had made hti Prayer , he prefently
found the Boat he wm in , moveable , and un-
bound ; whereas all the reft remained (lilt {aft ;
And taking that for an ajjurance of Leave to
approach , he caufed the Boat to be foftl)', and
with filence } rowed towards the Pillar. But
ere he came neer ity the Pillar and CrofTe of
Li^ht brake up 3 and caft it J "elf abroad , as it
were^nto a firmament of many Stan ; which

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alfo vanifljed foon after 5 and there was nothing
left to be feen but a fmall Ark orCheft
of Cedar, ^/rj/, and not wet at all with water ^
though it [warn. And in the Fore- end of it
which was towards himy grew a fmall green
Branch of Palme j And when the Rclk Cruci-
an had taken it with all reverence into his
Bo.aty it opened of it f elf ^ and there werefcund
in it a Book and a Letter 3 Koth written
in fine parchment ^ and wrapped in Sindons of
Linnen. 7 he Book containing all the Carta*
nicall Books of tkeQld and New Teita-jp
nient, according as you have them-, (For we
tytow well what the Churches with you recdve%)
And the Apocalypfeit/f/f •, And feme otbei»
Books of the New Te ft anient , which were nmk
at that time written, were neverthelefte in tW
Book. And for the Letter^ it was in ibefe
words.

I| o H N5 a Servant of the Highefr,
and ApoftteofjES usCHRisf,
was warned by an Angell, (hat ap-
peared to me id a vifion of Glory >
that I fliould commit this Arke re the
floods of the Sea. Therefore • .-
teftificand declare unto that people
where G o D (hall ordain this Arke to
come to Lnjid, that in the fame

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is come unto them Salvation and
Peace, and good Will, from the Fa-
ther, and from the Lord Je-
sus.

Ihere was alfo in boththefe writings, as well

the Book,,, as, the Letter* wrought, a great Mi*

rack, Conforme to that of the Apo files in the

Original! gift of Tongues. For there being at

that time, in this Land, Hebrews, Perfians,

mand Indians, be fides the Natives, every one

™ read upon the book^ and the Letter , as if

they had been written in bis own Language.'

And thus w 06 this Land faved from Infidelity,

Mas the Remain of the Old World was from Wa-

^er) by an Arke, through the ApofiolicaU and

Miraculous Evangelifme of Saint John.hnd

here he paufed,and a MefTenger came,and

called him from us. So this was all that

palled in that Conference.

The next day the fame Governor! r
came again to us, immediately after din-
ner, and excufed himfelf, faying? That the-
day before, he was called from usfomewhat ab-
ruptly^ but flow he will make us amends, and
fpend time with us, if we held his Company and
Conference agreeable. We anfwered , That
we held it fo agreeable and pleafing to us, as we
forgot both dangers pa\\, and fears to come, for
the time we heard him fpeakj And that we

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thought an hour font with him, was worth
years of our former life. He bowed himfelf
a little to us, and after we were fet again
he faid ; Well, *he §ue[ti6ns are on your fart.
One of our number faid after a little
Paufe; That there was a Matter we were no
It fide fir ous to know> then fearfull to as\e, leaft-
we might prefume too farr. But encouraged
by his rare Humanity towards us, (that could
fcarce thin\pur ftlves Strangers, being his vow^
ed and profejfed Servants ,) we would take the
Hardinefsto propound it: Humbly be fetching,
him, if he thought it not fit to be anfwered,tbat
he would pardon it , though he rejected it. We
faid , We well ohfeYved thofehis words , which
he formerly fpal^e,that this hap pay lfland,wher
we now (hod, was ktiown to few, and yet knew
wo ft of the Natious of the World ; which we
found to be true, considering they had the Lan-
guages of Europe, and knew much of our ftate
and bufineffe ; And yet we in Europe, (mt-
withftanding all the remote Difcoveries, & Na-
vigations of ibis lajl Age) never heard any of
the leaft Inkjing or Glimfe of this Ifland. Ibis
we found wonder full fir ange ; For that all Na-
tions have Enter-kpowledg one of another , either
by Voyage into Forraign fptrtSe, cr by Strangers
that come to them ; And though the Travailer
into a Forraigne Country, d&th commonly know
more by the eye, then he that ft ay eth at home can
bj reUt'wi of the Travailer -, let both wayes

ct fuffi*i

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fuffice to makg a mutual knowledge in fome de'
gf&) on both parts. But for this lfland,we m-
ver heard tell of any Ship of theirs, that had
been feen to arrive upon anyjhore ofEmop^No
nor of either the Eaft or Weft Indies, nor yet of
any Ship of any other fart of the World that had
made return from them.

Aadyet.tlye Marvel I re fled not in this\For the
Schuatioii of it (as his Lordfhip [aid,) in the
ftcret Conclave of fitch a vaii Sea mougbt caufe
it, hut then that they jhould have knowledge
of the Languages, Vook^ Affabres ofthofe that
lyefuch a diftance from them, it was a thing we
could not tell what to makg of -■> For that it fee-
to its a condition and Propriety ■ of Divine
Towers and i>eings, to be hidden and unfeen to
others yand yet to have others open., and as in a
to them. At this fpeech the GoVernour
aerations fmile and faid} Ihatwre did
w.liHraske far don for this ghieftion we now
• ir J- or that it imported^ as if we thought
■j f Magicians, that fent forth
■Spirits of the Aire into all parts ft to bring them
\t intelligence of other Countries. It was
ei ed by us all, in all pofllble humble-
li yec with a Countenance cakc-
.now.Iedce, that .we knew he fpake it
x^rvlly^M hat wewere aft enough to think^
waS'fjyniwhxtfupernaturall m thtslflmd,
. i her as Adgtlicall, than Ma^icall.
bis L'trdibiplyiow truly y what itw.i?
tljatwade us Und.r and djultfullto asl^ tbh

gutfioh,

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6htefiion> it was not any luck conceit, but be-
cause we remembred, be bad given a Touch in
his former Speech, that this Land bad Laws of
Secrecy touching Strangers. Totb's be faid
ycu remember it aright ; And therefore in that
Ifbai! fay to you, Imu{i referve \ome perticulars
which it is not Lawful! for me to reveale^ but
there will be enough left to give yGufatisfofti-
m.

Tm (ball underftand (that which perhaps
you will fcarce thinly credible^ that about three
thousand years agoe, or fomewhat more, the Na-
vigation of the world {fperially for remote voya-
ges) was greater than at this day, Vo ntit
tbinkjpith your felves,that 1 know not fow much
it is incre&fed with you within thefe fix f core
Tears: 1 kpow it wellt, and yet I fay, greater
then , than now : Whether it was, that the ex-
ample of the Arke, that faved the remnant of
men from the univerfajl Deluge., gave men
confidence to adventure upon the Waters-fir what
it was\ iutfuchisthe 'Truth. The Pbrenici-
an* , and fpecially the TyriansJW great Fleets.
So had tbe Carthaginians their Cohny, which
is further fFeft. Toward the Eaft tbe Shipping
effigy pr, wd of PaJcftina was lihgwife greaf,
China alfo,and the great eXmeric^which have
now but Junks , and Caw? s, abounded then in
tan Ships. This Iflmd, Qas appear eth by faith-
full Regifters of thofe times} had thm fifteen
hundred fir ong Ships, of great content. Of all
c \

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tbis,there is with you (paring Memory, or mm ,-
But we have lar^e knowledge thjreof.

At that time, this land was k,r,own and fre-
quented by the (bips and Ve (fells of all the nations
before amend; (And as it cometb to piffe*) they
bad many tirws men of other Countries, that
were no Tylers, that came with fbew, as Per-
fians, Chaldeans /Egyptians and Grecian?,
So as almofy at/Nations cf Mipht and Fame re-
(orted hither; Ofwhome we hav? (otne Stirps,
and little Tribes with us, at this day. And for
cnr own Ships, they went fundry Voyages y as
wet) to your ft) eight j y whicbyoucall the Pilhrs
ef Hercu'fcv* t0 ot^er p^tiin the Pcrfian and
jVlcditcrr ane Si'as ; As to Paguin, (which is
the fame with Gambaline) and Qinszy, upon
the Oriental! 5eas>ai fan as to the Borders o- the
EdJfTartary.

At the fame time , and an arye after, or wore,
the Inhabit ants of the Holy Land dia flowifb.
For though tb? Narration and dif crip t ion, which
is made by a great Man with you , that the Ve-
fcendents oj Neptune plantedthere ; and of the
Magnificent 'temple, Palace, City and Hill ; fee
my Rofie Crucian Infallible Axiom at a , and f£e
manifold fir earns of goodly Navigable rivers ,
(which as fo many Chains environed the fame
Site, and 'Temple ; ) And the fever al Degrees of
Afcent, whereby men did climb up to the fame, at
vf it bad been a Scala Caeli, be all Poe-
tical} and fabulous : let fo much is true ,

that

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that the faid Country of Judca , as well that
of Peru then called Coya, as that of Mexico
thin named Tyrambel , wre mighty and proud
Kingdom's, in Arms, Shifting-, and Riches ; Si
mighty) as at one time ( or at lea[i within the
jpacetf ten) ears,*) the\ h\h made two great ex-
peditions ; They qf.Tfttmbcl tbrqttgb Judca
to the Mediterrane pa •, and they of Coya
through theSowh fea upon this our Ifiand : And
for the former of thefe^wbicb iras into Europe,
the fane Author amcn^fl you 3 (as it ftemetb^)
had jome relation from his B?ara3 whom be re-
citeth : S^c the Harmony of the World, lib,
i. The Preface which indeed !« an inrro-
du&ion to the worke. For affuredly fuch a
thing there was. But whether it were the ancient
Athenians that had the glory of the Repulfe^and
Refiftance of thofe Forces v lean fay ttotbin^ :
But certain it U^ there never cante back^y either
Ship) or Man , from that Voyage. Neither bad
the other Voyage of thofe of Coya upon us, had
better fortune , if they had not met with Enemies
of great clemency. For the Kingof this lftand*
{by name Pbroates who was rat fed three timet
from death to life ; ) a wife Man, and a great
Warrier-j Knowing well both bis ownftrength,
and that of bis Enemies; bandied the waiter fo9
is be cut off their Land-forces from their fhifs;
and entoyled both their Navy, and their Cam?
with a greater power than theirs, both by fea and
hnd : And compiled Ibem to rendzr \bm\elve*
c 4 wit ty&y

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without ftrik*ingftroke: And after they were at
bis MeVSy contenting bimfelf only with their
Qjtb) thai tb?y fhonldho more beare Amies a-
gainji him, dtfmifjed tbw all infafeiy. But the
Divine Revenge overtook^not long after tkoje
fond enterprises. For within leffe than the
(p we of one Hundred years, tbelftxnA was «f-
terly loft and desTro;. ed : Not by a great Farth-
quake, as your man ]ailb\ (For that whole TraEl
h little fubjeft to Eartb-quakgs;') But by a par-
ticular Delude or Inundation ; thofe Countries
having at this day , far greater Rivers, and
far higher Mouni*ine$, to poure down lVaters9
than any part of tbe Old world. But it is true,
xhxt the fame Inundation was not di ep\ Notpaft
forty foot y i&moft places, from the ground', So
that) although it deflroyed man and Beaft gene-
rally , fit form few wilde Inhabitants of the
d efcafed. Birds dfo were favsd by flying
to the high Trees and Woods. For as for Men,
although they had^uildings in min$ placei>high-
er than the Depth of the Water, 'let tl?at Inun-
dation, though it were (hallow, had a long con-
tinuance ; whereby they of the Vail?, that were
not drowned perifbedforwunt of fcodt and o-
tber things n:ceffary. So as marvaik)Ou not at
the thin Population of AmcricijWor at the rude-
u^ffe and ignorance of the people \ for you wuft
account ycur inhabitants of America as a young
f$eple\ lounger a tboufand years , at the leafl
then the reft of the world* Ftr that there was fa

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ywch r ftwe, fo f weewf fee tlaive rial i Kkood-and
their Particular Inundation. For the poor
Remnant cf Humane feed , which remained in
their Mount ainej, Feopled the Country again
fi&wly, by little and little ; Andbeingfimple and
lavage Feople, (Net li\e Noah and his Sons
which was the chief family of the Earth) they
were not able to leave Letters, Arts, and Civi-
lity, to their P oft erity ; And having lifywife in
their Mountancas Habitations been iifed , {in
refped of thee xtr earn coid of thofe Regions,') to
cloath them f elves with the Skjmis of lygersi
Bears, andgreai Hairy Goates, that they have in
\hofeparU\ When after the) came dewmnto the
Valley, and found the intolerable heats which are
there9 wdhjiew no means of lighter apparcll,
they were forced to he^in the Cuftome of going
naked, which contiuueth at this day. Onely they
iak£ great pride and delight in the Feathers of
Bir ds, that came wp to the. high Grounds, while
the Waters ftocd below. So you fee, by this
vi aw Accident of time , we left our traffique with
the Americans, with whom, of all otbers9 in
regard they lay near eft to us, we had mo ft com-
merce. As for the other parts of the World, it is
moft manifeft, that in the ages following, (whe-
ther.it were in rcfpell ofWarrs, or by a natural
revolution of time,") Navigation did every where
greatly decay, andfpeciatiy, farr voyages, (the
rather by the ufe of Gallies, and fuch vejfels as
cculd hardly brooks tks Ocean?) were altogether

left

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left and omrtted. So then, that part of enter'
courfe, which could be from oth*r Nations, to
Sayle to us, you fee how it hatb long fnce c a-
fed-, Except it were by fome rare Accident, as
this of yours.

But now of the Ceffation of that tther part of
emercourje, which mought be by our juyling too*
ther Nations, I mud yield you fome othr caufe.
For I cannot fay, Qf I (ball fay truly, ) but our
Shipping, for Number* Strength, Marriners, Py.
lots, aniaU things that appertain? to Navigati-
on, Is as great as eve"-m And therefore why we
foonldfrt at home, / foall now give you an account
by it felfl And to will draw nearer, to give yon
fatisfatlion , to your principall ghteflion.

There raigned in this Iflsnd, about nineteen
hundred years ape, a K'vtg, whofe memory of aU
others we moll adores Not (up er •flit iou fly , but as
a divine instrument, though a mortall man : bis
name was Eugenius Theodida&us, you may
readthis at large in owrldca of ihzLw.and we
efleemhim as the Law-giver of our Nation, This
King had a large heart, infer ut able for good', and
was wholy bent to make his Kingdome and Peo-
ple happy. H>: therefore taking into conjidera-
tion^ how f(tffi:ient andfubjlantive this Land
was to maintain it f elf without any aid (at aU)
ofthetorrainer ; being 5600. Miles in circuit
and of rare Fertility of Syyle, in the greatefl
part thereof $ And finding alfothe (hipping of
this country might be plentifully Jet oji workf*

both

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both by ffbingt and by tranjportations from Port to
Port, andh\ewife by fay ling unto jome fmall /•
flands that d*-e not farr from m> and are under
the Crown aud Laws, of this State; And recal-
linginto his memory, the happy and flourijlnng
etfjtty wherein ibis Land then was , \o as it
rtQHght be a thoujandwayes altered te the worfe>
hut [cane any one wa) to the better ; though w;-
thing wanttd to bis Noble and Her ok all ini&iti-
onSybut oneiy as far us humane forefight mought
reach to give perpetuity to tb*ty wbicb was in
his tiwe fo happily eftabl/fcd. therefore amuncfi
his other fundament all Laws if this Kingdom?*
he did orda'me the Interdi&s end Prohibitions^
•which we have touching Entrance of slrangtrs^
which at that time (thougp it was after the ca-
lamity of Amtrica ) was frequent; Doubting
novelties, and commixture of Manners. It is
truejhe lik,e Law, again ft the admifivn offiran-
jiers without Licenfe, is an ancient law, in the
Kingdome of China 5 andyet continued inufe.
put there it is a poor thing, Read our B.*kc<tUea*
The Fundamental Element of Morrali Phi-
losophy, Policy Government and Laws And
hath made them a curious ignorant, jearfutty ]oo-
lifh nation, But our Law- giver wade his Law
of another temptr. Read our Boot\ called The
Idea of the Law3&c. Forfirfl, he hath prefer-
ved all points of humanity, in takjng Order , and
makjnz provijionfor the relief of flrang$rsdi-
(treffed f, whereof you havctafted* At which

fpeech

J l,«f

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Speech (as reafon was) we all rofe up, and
bowed our felves. He went on. That King
aijo (till dt firing to )oyn humanity and policy
together, andthinkjngit againfi humanity^ to
delaine grangers here againji their wills; And
againfi folicy, that they (bouldreturne, cud dis-
cover their knowledge of this ftate, betook^ this
courfe : He did ordain, that of the Strangers,
that ffjould be permitted to Land^ as many at all
times mought depart as would? but as many as
would lldy, (hould have very good conditions , and
Means to live ) from the ftate. Wherein he far?
Jo 'far r, that now in fo many agesfince the Prohi-
bition, we have memory not of one (hip that ever
returned, and but of thirteen per jons only^at fe*
verall times, that chofetoreturn in our Bottoms.
JVbattbofe few that returned maf have reported
abroad,! \mw not. But you mufi think* What-
foever they have [aid, could be ta\en where they
came, but for aVr?am. Now for our Travel-
ling from hence into parts abroad , our Law gi-
ver thought fit altogether to retrain it , read our
Idea of Govern ment^c.So is it not ittGfcrns.
Tor the Chinefes jayle where they will* or can;
which (beweth, that their Law of keeping out
grangers* is a Law ofPu/iOanimiti^ and fear.
But this reftramt of ours, bath only one Excep-
tion y which is admirable; preferving the good
•which ccmni'tb b) communicating with grangers,
and avoiding the hurt; And I will now open it
. , And here 1 fball jeem a little to digrejje

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hut you will by and by and by finde it pertinent.
left all under ft and, (my dear friends,} ib.it a-
mottgtt the excellent alls of that King, one above
all bath the preheminence, It was the Erectioft
and infiitution of an Order, or Society, which we
call TheTcu;pIc of the Roffc CrorTe 5 The
nobkft Foundation, (as we think, ) that ever
was upon the earth ; And the Lanthorne of this
Kinftdome. It is dedicated to the (iud) o\ the
rtorkh and Creatures of God. Some itoJ^if
bearetb the Founders name a litt\e corrupted, as
if itfbmldbe F. H. R. C. bis Houfe. Buttte
Records write it, as it is jpoken. So as I take
it to ie denominate of the King of the Ucbrt&s
which is famous with yea, and no i}r anger tv usi
For we have fame parts of his works, which with '
yojt have loft -, namely t hit Rode Crucian J&»
|| which he wrot of all things paft , prtfent or to
\come; And of all things that hiv* life and
on. This make th me thi nk^tba t our MjLKg

-nfelfto Symbolize, in many tl
thai i^ing of the Hebrews {wbifb I'rota
le) ore him) honoured kim with the Ti-
lt le of this Foundation. And I am the rather
:ed to be of this opinion , for that I f,iute in*
nt Records, this. Order or SocUty cfibe
Rofie Crcfft is feme times called lb? Holy foufe9
Ajtdfotne times the' College tf £he fix days
i^s ? whejeby I am fatjsfitd, Thai cur Ex-
.1 Sing had learned from the RzbicWSjbat
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is, within fix days ; And th refore he infiitiu
tfingthJi b ufe , for the finding mi of the true
Katun* of things, (whereby Godmhkt hzve the
wore C'ory in the w rkpumfbip of them, and wen
the wore fruit m the uje of thar,^) didgive it al-
jo that fecondndfrfr* But mw to come to our
prefpnt purpoje; When the Khtg bad forbidden,
to a// his people^ Navigation iwo any part, that
was not under bis Crown, be bad ntverthtleffc
ifys Ordinance-, That every twelve years there
pmouldbe fd forth fM of this Kingdom?. two (hip*
appointed to feveroh voyages \ Thai in either of
t >/e S:ips} threfbould beamiffion of three of
the FeiljWi) or Brethren of the holy houfe;wkofe.
errand was only to givs us Knowledge of the Af-
faires and Stale ofsbofe Camtiiesjo which they
M?e) e defigned; And ejpecitHy of the Sciences^
Ar:s,Manufattures, and Inventions of all the
world; Andwvhallto bring unto us, Bookj, In-
ftrnwents and Patterns, in every kjnde: That
the (fjips ajter they had landed the Brethren of
tins H ofie Croffe fh'ould returne; And that the
Brethren K. C. flmld [lay abroad till the new
Mifjion. Ihefe (bips are not otherwise fraught,
thin withflore of Viclualls^ and wed quantity of
1rea\ure to remaine with the Brethren, for the
buying offuch thingst and rewarding offuch per-
fons as they foould think fit. Now for me to teU
you how the Vulgar fort of Marriners are con-
tained from being difcovered at land-, And bow
they that mufl be put onflme for any iime^olour

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themfelves under the name of other Nations, and
to what places tbefe voyages have been defined:
dnd what vlices oj Rendezvous are appointed for
the new mifjior.s; and the lik^e cir cum fiances of
the prafiique , I may not do it; Neither is it
thucbtoytur defire. But thus you fee, we wain"
tain a Trade, not for Gold, Silver, or Jewels\
not for filkji, norfor fpices «, Net any other com-
wcdity oj matter ; But only for Gods fir]l Crea-
ture, which was Light : 1q have Light (I fay)
of the Growth of all Parts of the World. And
when he had faid thif,be was filentj and fo
were we all. For Indeed we were all a#o-
cifliedj to hear foftrange things (o proba-
bly told. Aad be perceiving, that we were
willing to fay foinev*nac ? but had it pec
rcady,in great cotuttfictock us off, and de-
fended to askc us qucftions of our voyage
and fortunes, and in the end concluded,
that we mouglr do well, to think with our
feWef, what time of ftay we w#uld demand
oftheftatfj And bade ui not to fcant our
Cclvesj for he would procure fuch time as
we defied. Whereupon we all rofc up,
and prefented our felvjs to kiflfc the skirt of
hisTippu, but he would not fuffcr us, and
fo tooK his leave. But when it came one*
amongft our People, that the State ufcdto
offer conditions to ftrangera thai would
ftay, we had wor ke enough to get any of
our Men to look to our Ship; and to keep

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them from going prefently to theGovern-
our, to crave conditions. But with much
aioe we rtfraincd them, till we moughca-
gree what courfe to lake.
We took our feivcs now for freemen, fee-
ing there was no danger of oar uttrr Pef-
cikionj And lived moll joyfully, goings-
broad , and (eerng what was to be teen, m
the City and places adjacent, within our
JedJer; ftnd obtaining acquaintance with
many of the City, not of the meaneft Qua-
lity; at whofe hands we found fuch huma-
nity , and fuch a freedome and defire, to
rake grangers,** it wtre,mto their bofotfie,
as w*s «Aough to make as forget all that
was dear to us, in out own Countries, and
continually wt met with many things,righc
worthy of Obfervation and relation; As
indeed , if there be a Minour In the World
woitay to h#M mens eyes, it is thatCoun-
tiy. On* <^ay there wtre two of our Corn-
piny bidden to afeaftof the fraternity, & as
th«y call JrjamoftNaturalljPibus. and Re1
vcrtiui cuitomc it is, (hewing that nation
to be con>pouf dtd of all Goodneffc. This '
is the manner of Ir. It is granud to any
Man, that ftiaJl live to fee t'rii ty per (on 5,
<jct'beiulcdof his body, aliva together, and
all above three years o]d*to make thhFeaftj
which is done at the coll of the Scatc. The
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ti.C. two days b*tv>r« the Fcaft, taketh 10
him three of fuch friendf as he Jikcthto
chufc; Andisaffifted alfoby the Gove r-
our of the City5o place where the feaft is ce-
lebrated; and all the Per fons of the family
of both Sexes,are fummoncd to attend him.
Thefc two dayes the Rofie Crucian fitteih in
confutation, concerning the good eftate of
the Fraternity. There if there be any dif-
cord or fuits between any of the Fraterni-
ty , they are compounded and appeafed.
There, if any ort c family be Diftrcffed of
Decay ed, order is taken for their r\ilicf,and
competent means to live. There, if any
bcfubje&tovicc, or ukeillCourfes, they
ere i eproved and Ccnfured. So lik wile di-
rection is given touching Marriages, and
theCourfcsofiiffjwhichanyof them(Jiould
take 5 with divers other the like Orders
and Advice?. The Governcur afliitcth, to
the end to put in Execution, by his Pub-
like Authority, the Decrees and Orders of
the Tir/<M,if they (hou'd be di(obeyd;though
that feldomeneedethifcch reverence and c-
bedience they give, to the order of Nature.
TheTir/dB doth alto then ever chufe one
man from amongfr his Tons, to live in
houfc with him $ Who is called , ever after
the Sonne o] the Vine. T hereifon will here-
after appcare. On the Feaft day,the Father
or Tirjan commeth forth afcer Divine Sa-
Vice, into a Urge Room, where the Fraft is
d c^Kbratsd|

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celebrated * Which room "bach an half pace
atthe upper end. Againfl the wail, in the
middle of the Half-pace, is a Chaire placed
lor him, with a Table and Carpet before it.
O/cr the Chaire is a State, made Roundor
Ovill, and it is of Ivie; an Ivic fomewhat
whiter than ourf, like the leaf of a Silver
Afpe, But more mining-, For it is green all
Winter. And the date is curioufly wrought
wiihfilv.r and (ilk of divers Colour s,broy-
ding or binding in the Ivie; And is ever of
the work of fome of the Daughters of the
family, and vailed over at the top, with a
fine net of filk andfilver. But the Jubilance
of it, is tri$ Ivie; whereof, after it is taken
down, the Friends of the Family, arc dvfi-
rous to have fome Leaf or fprigg to keep.
ThcTirfan common forth with all his Ge-
neration or Linage, the Males before him,
and the females following him; and if there
be a mother , from whofc body the whole
linage jsdefcended, there is a Traverfe pla-
ced in a loft above, on the right hand of the
Chaire, with a privie Doore, and a' carved
window of GlafTe, leaded with Gold «nd
b'ew, where (he fitteih , but is not Ucv.
When the 1v\an is come forth, he fitteth
dowii in the Chiire; and all the Linage
place themfdves againfl the wall, both at
his back, and upon the return of the Half •
pace, in order of the- y<;arcs, without dif-
ference of Sex, and fiand upon their feet.

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When he is fet, the Roome being a'.wayes
full of co npany, but well kept and with-
out Diforder> a for fomc paufc , there com.
meth in from the lower end of the Room, a
T'aratan f which is as much as an Herald y)
A nd on either & de of him two young Lads ;
Whereof one carri; th a fa owle of their mi-
ning yellow Parchment; And the other a
Clufter of Grapes of Gold, with a long
Foot or Stalke. The Herald, and Chil-
dren, arecloathed wiih mantles of Sea- wa-
ter green Sattin; But the H. raids MmtJe is
ftreamed wi hGold, and hath a Trail c.
Then the Herald with three curtefics, or ra-
ther inclinationSjCommerh up as fa rr as the
Half pace; And there fi fttakcth into his
Hand theScrcwc. This fcrowle is the
Kings Charur,cantaining Gifts of Revenue
and many Priviledges, Exemptions, and
poin's of honou-, granted to theFather of
the Fraternity; And ic is ever (Hied and di-
reftt d , To fdeb an one, Our well beloved friend
and Creditour : Which is a Title proper on-
ly to this Cafe. For they fay, the King is
Debtor to no man, but for Propagation of
his fubje&s. The Seal fet to the Kings Char-
ter, is R. C. and the Kings image imboffed
or mouled in Gold^ And though fuch Char-
ters be expedited ofCourfc,and as of Right;
yet they are varied by difcrtt!On5according
to theNurnbtr and Dignity of the Fratei-
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Fraternity. This Charter the Herald rca-
dcth aloud, And while it is read, the fa-
ther or Kofie Crucian ftandeth up, fup-
portcd by two of his fons,fuch as he choof-
cth . Then the Herald mountcth the hdf-
pacc, and delivcrcth the Charter into his
Hands; and with that there is an Acclama-
tion , by all that are prefent, in their Lan-
guage, which is thus much , Happy are the
people of Apamia. Then the Herald taksth
into his hand from the other childe, the
clutter of Grapes, which is of Gold; both
the (hike and the grape. But the Grapes
are daintily Enamelled; And if the males of
the Holy Ifland be the greater number, the
Grapes arc enamelled Purple, with aliftle
Sun ft on the topp; If the feroaltf, then
rhey are enamelled into a grecnifh yellow,
with a Creflant on the top. The Grapes
arc in number as many as there are Depen-
dents of the Fraternity, This Golden
clofter, the Herald dclivereth alfo to the
Kofie Crucian , who prefently dclivereth ic
over to that Sonne that he had formerly
chofen to be in Houfcwith him; whobca-
rcth it before his Father as an enfigne of
Honour, when he goeth in publick ever af-
ter ; and is thereupon called Ibe Son of the
Fine. After this Ceremony ended, the Fa-
ther or Kofie Crucia retirerh ; a»d after
Komc time comcth forth again to Dinner,

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where he fitttth alone under the State, as
before; and none of his defendants fit with
him, of what degree or dignity focver, ex-
cept he happ to be of the Holy houfe. He
is ferved only by his own children, fuch as
are Male ; who performe unto him all fen>
vice of the table upon the Rnee;and the Wc-
men only ftand about him, leaning againft
the wall. The room below the half pacey
hath Tables on the fides for the Gfufts that
arc bidden; Who are ferved with great and
comely order; and towards the end of Din-
ner (wh'ch in the grcattft icifts with them,
lafteih never above an hour and an halfj
there is anHymnc fuug, varied according
to the Invention of him thatcompofcthit 5
(for they nave excellent Pot fie; J but the
Subje&ofitis, (alwayes) the praifesof^*
</aw,and Noah, 8t Abrabam% whereof the for-
mer two peopled the world>and thelaft was
the father of the faithfull. Concluding ever
with a thank fgiving for the Nativity of our
Saviour Jefus Chrift, in whofe Birth the
Bii ths of all are only bieffed. Dinner being
done,the R.Crucian return*th again; And ha-
ving withdrawne himfelf alone into a place
-where he maketh fome private Prayers, he
comfth forth the third time, to give the
Bleffing with allhisdefcend^nts, who ftand
about him as at. the firft. Then he called
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he pleafeth, though feldome the Order rif
Age be inverted. The per Ton that!* cal-
led,(The tabic being; before removed,)knet-
leth down before rhechaire, and the Father
laycth his hand., upon his head or her head,
and givct1! thctMlings in thefe words; Son
eft he Holy Jflund, (or Vaug'ter of the Holy If-
lan(T) tby Father faith it ; The numb} whm
thou baft B eath and life, jpeatytb the word; The
Bleffmg of the Everlaiiing Father, the Prince of
Peace, and the Holy Dove, be upon thee, and
wake the day es of thy P ilgrimtge good and many*
This hefaithto every of them; And that
done, if there he any cf h's Sons of emi-
nent Mer*t1and Vert tie, (fo they be not a-
bovetwo,) hecallethfor them again; and
faith, Jayin^his arme over their moulders,
thcyfhndirg; Sms, it is we B ye are borne,
give God the praift} findperjfvtreto the en^
And withalldelivercth to cither of them a
Jewel, made in the figure of an care of
wheat, which they ever a tcr do wcare in
the front of their Turban, or Hat. This
done, they fall to Muiick and dancer, and
other Recreations, after their manner, for
the reft of the day . This is the full order
of that Feaft of the Re fie Crotfe.
By that time, fix or ftven day es were fpent,
I was faMen into ftraight Acquaintance with
p Merchant of that City, whofe Name was
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/^r; He was a Jew and Circumcifed : Far
they have Come few Stirps of Jem yet re-
maining amongft them, whom they leave
to their own religion : Which they may
the bitter doe, becaufe they are ot a farr
difFerlngDifpoficion from the Jews in oihrr
parts, for whereas they hue the Name of
Chrift% And have afceret inbred Rancour
a^ainft the people amongft whom they live;
Thefefrcontrariwire)givc unto our Saviour
ma Tyhitih Attributes, and love the Nadon
of Cbaffalonia extreamly. Surely this mm,of
whom I (peak, wovld ever acknowledge
that Chriit wai borne a Virgin ; And that
he was more than a man ; And he would
tell how God made him Ruler of the Sera*
pbims which puard his Throne; read the
Harmoiy of tbc World. And they call him al-
fo th: mil ken way Emepbt and the Eliab of
the Metliah, and many other high Names;
\vhi:h though they be inferiour to his Di-
vine Majefty, yet they are farr from the lan-
guage of other Jews. And for the Country
ofApantia, the holy Ifland or CbaffalomaJoT
ic is all one place this man would make no
end o^&ommcnding.ifjiHrig deiirous bytra-
dititon amongft the Jewes thereto have ic
bc!icved, tu.at the People thereof were of
the generations of^rafcdw;byano her fon,
whom they call Nacborati; And that Mofes
by a fccrei CMa, re id Ibe Temple o) wifdom
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lib 4 ordained the Laws of Benfalem which
they now ufe; and that when the Mcifiah
fhould come, and fit in his Throne at Hie-
maltm, the King of Chciffalonia, (hould fc
at hi* feet, whereas o.her Kings fhould keep
a great difhnce. But y.t fetting afide the
Jemn> dreames, the man was a wife man,
and learned, and of great Policy, and ex-
cellently (ten in the Laws and cuftomesof
that Nation. Amongft other difconrfes,
onedav, Itoldhim, 1 was much affected
with the Relation I had, from fore of the
Company, of their cuftomc in holding the
Feaft of the Fraternity ; For that (me
thought)' 1 had never heard of a Solemnity,
wherein Nature did fo much prefide. And
becaufe Propagation of families proceed-
ed froauhe Nuptial copulation, I defired
to know of him, what Laws and cuftomes
they had concerning Mirriag?; And whe-
ther they kept Marriage well; And whe-
trer they were tyed to one wife-, Fdr thit
where Population is fo much affeScd, and
fuch as with them it Teemed to be, there is
commonly Permifllon ofPlurality of Wives.
To this he faid; Ton have Reafon for to com-
mend that excellent Institution of the Feali of
the Family. And indeed we have Experience^
that thofe Families that are partakers of the
tlefing oftbatFeaji, do flour ijh and proffer e*
•ver after , in an extraordinary manner. But
hcare me now ^ and 1 will tell you what Ikjiow.

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Yon fijaH under fiand, that there is not under
the Heavens, fo chaji a Nation, as this of A pa-
in ia ; Nor fo free from all Pollution, orfoid-
Mjft. It is the Virgin of the world. I re-
member 1 have read in one of your European
Books, of unholy Hermit amongfl you, that de-
fired to fee the Spirit ofFornication, and there
appeared to him a little foule ugly ]£ t h iop c.
But if he had de fired to fee the cpirit of C ha-
ft it ie eftheiHoly IJland,it would have appeared
to him in the likeneffe of a faire beautifull C he-
ruuin. Fof there is nothing, amongfl Mortall
wen more faire and admirable than the chafie
Mindes of this people. Know therefore, that
with them there are no Stewes,no diffolute Hou-
fes,nocurtifans, nor any thing ofxh&kinde.
Nay they wonder (with detection) at you in
Europe, which permit fuch things. Ihey
fay ye have put marriage out of office : For mar*
riage is ordained a remedy for unlaw full concu-
pifcence; And naturall concupifcence feemeth Of
dfpurr to marriage. But when men have at
hand a remedy more agreeable to their corrupt
will, marriage is alms ft expulfed. And there-
fore there arewith you feen infinite men that
marrie mt,butchufe rather a libertine and im-
pure fwgle life, than tobeyoa\edin marriage \
bnd many that do marry, marry late* when the
Yrime and firength of their years is paCx. hnd
when they do marry, what is marriage to them,
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or Portion, or Rtputation,withfomedefire (al-
molt indifferent) oflffue; and not the faith full
Nuptial! union of man and wife, that was fir (i
injiituted* Neither is it poffible, that thofe
that have ca\t away fo bafely, fo much of their
Strength , (bould greatly ejleeme children, (be-
ing of the fame Matter) aschafte Men doe. So
Iifywife during Marriage is the cafe much a-
mended, as it ought to be if thofe things were to .-
krated only for necefftty ? No, but they remain
Mill a very affront to marriage. The haunting
o thofe diffblute places, or re fort to*Curtizans^
arenomorepunifhedin married Men, than in
Batchelors . And the depraved cuftome of change
and the delight in Meretricious Ernbracements^
(where fin h turned into Art,) maketh Mar-
riage a dull things and a kjnde ofimpofition, or
lax. Ihey hear you defend thefe things^ as
done to avoid greater Evills ; As advoutries,
Deflouring of Virr'ins^ unnaturall tuft, and the
lik^e: But they fay, this is a pr£pofterous Wifdome%
and thy call it Lots'* offer ^ who to favehis
guefts from abtifing, offered his daughters: Nay
they fay further, that there is little gained in
this 5 for that the fame vices and appetites do
Hill remain ani ahound\ unlawful! lu\\s being
like a furnace, that if you flopp the Flames alto-
gether, it will quench s, But if you give it any
vent, itwillra^e As for mafculine Love,
they have no touch of it; and yet there are notfo
faithful! and inviolate frietidfoips in the world

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again as are there .-and tofpakjzcner&Uyy (as I
faid before ', ) I have not read of any fuch Cha-
ftity in any people, as theirs: and their ufual
faying is, That whofoever is unchafte,can-
noc reverence himfelf : hndthey fay, That
t-he Reverence of a mans felf, is, nexc
religion, the chiefeft Bridie of all vice.
And when he had faid this, the good
Jen paufed a little j Whereupon, I fan
more willing to hear him fpcak on ,
than to fpeak my felfj yet thinking it
decent, that upon his paufe of fpeech, I
flaould not be altogether filent, faid only
this ; That I would fay to font , «s the Widow
t/Serepta/tf/'^r<?Elias , that he was come to
bring to Memory ourfinns ^ and that Iconfffe
the Righteou fnefle cf Aquamia was g eater
than the RighteoufnefTe of Europe. At
which fpeech he bowed his head,and went
on in this manner. They have alfo many
wife and excellent laws touchinz Marriage.
They allow no Polygamic They have ordai-
ned that none doe intermarrie or contrail, until
a month be pafi from their firfi Inter- view.
Marriage without confent of Parents they do
not ma\e void , but they mulct it in the inberi-
Unrs : For the children of fuch Marriages are
not admitted to inherit, above a third part of
their farents Inheritance, I have read in a
hookofoneofyour Men, of a Fained corri-
mon*wealth3 where the Married couple are

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permitted, before they contrucl, to fee one ano-
ther Naked. 7 his they dijlike: For they thin\it
aScorne to give u re fu fall after fo Familiar
knowledge: But becaufe of many hidden de~
feds in men and Womens bodies, they have a.
more civillway: For thy have neare every
T'^wne^ a couple of Poole?, (which they call A-
dam andEves Pooles,J where it is permit-
ted to 'one of the friends of the Man, and ano-
ther of the Friends of the Woman, to fee them
fever ally bathe Naked m

And as we were thus in conference, there
came one that Teemed to be a meflcnger,
inarichHuke, thatfpake with the Jew:
Whereupon he turned to me, and faid lou
will pardon me, for J am commanded away in
hufoe. The next morning he came to me a-
gain, joy full as it feemed,and faid; There
is word come to the Governour of the City that
one of the Fathers of the Temple of the Rolie
Crofle or Holy honfe, will be here this day Se^
ven-night ; We havefeen none of them . this do-
zen Tears. His comming is in State ; But the
cuufe of his comming is fecret. I will provide
you, and your fellows, of a good 'founding, to fee
hisEntry. I thanked him. and" told him
Jwasmoii gladof the news. The day being
come he made his entry. He was a man i
of middle Mature and age, comely of per- j
fon, and had an Afpeft as if hepittied \
Men. He was cloathed in a Robe of fine t

black 1

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black Cloth, with wide fleeves, and a
Cape. His under garment was of excel-
lent white linncn, down to the foot, girt
with a girdle of the fame; and a Sindou
or Tippet of the fame about his neck. He
had gloves that were curious,and fee with
Stones; and Shoes of Peach-coloured Vel-
vet. His neck was bare to the moulders.
His Hattwas like a Bz\met,or Spanijh M&*-
teraytnd his Locks curled below ic Lecent-
ly: They wereof colour brown. His Beard
was cut round, and of the fame colour
with his haire, fomewhat lighter. He was
carried in a rich Chariot, without wheels,
I Litter- wife; With two horfes at either end,
richly trapped in blew Velvet Embroy de-
red, and two Footmen on each fideinthe
like attire. The Chariot was all of Cedar
gilt and adorned with Chryftali; favc that
the Fore-end had Pannells of Sapphire,
fet in borders of Gold; And the binder-
end the like of Emerauds of the Peru co-
lour. There was alfoa Son of Gold, Ri-
diant upon the Topp5 in the Vlidih *nd
on the Top before, a (mail Cherub of Gold
with wings Difplayed. The Chariot was
covered with cloth of Gold tifiiied upou
Blew. He had before him fifty attendants
young men, all in white Sattex loofe coats
to the Mid Legg ; and Stookins ofwhke
Silk j andfhoesof blew Velvets and Hats

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ef blew Velvet ; with fine Plumes of di-
vers colours, fet round like Hat-bands.
Next before the Chariot, went two Men
bare-headed, in Unnen Garments down
to the foot, girt, and ihoes of Hew Velvet;,
Who carried the one a Crofier, the other a
PaftoraHfiafflikea Sheep-hooke: Neither
of them of Mettall, but the croiier of
Palme-wood, thePaftoral Staffof Cedar.
Horfe-Mcn he had none, neither before,
nor bchinde his Chariot : as it feemed to
avoid all tumult and trouble Eehinde
his Chariot, went all the Officers and
Principals of the Companies of the City.
He fat alone upon cufhion?, of a kinde of
excellent Plufti, blew; And under his foot
curious Carpets of Silk of divers colour?,
like the Perfian, but farr finer. He held up
his bare hand, as he went, as bleflingthe
the people, but in filence. The ftreet was
wonderfully well kept; So that there was
never any Army had their men ftand in
better battel- Array,than the people flood.
The windows likewife were not crouded,
b;*it every one Mood in them,asifthey had
been placed. When the iriew was pait,
the Jew (aid to me; I fljallnot be able to at-
tended you as 1 would, in regard of fome charge
the city hatq layedupon me 9 for the entertain-
in^ofthisFvoiie Crucian Three days af-
ter che Jew came to me again, and faid ;

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Te are happy mentor the Father of The Tern •
pleoftheRofie CrofTe tafytb notice of your
being here, and commanded me to telly, uy that
he will admit all your company to bis prefencey
and have private conference with one of youy
that yefiall choofe : And for th s bath appoin-
ted the next day after to morrow^ Andbecaufe
"he meaneth to give you his Me fling , be hath ap-
pointed it in the Forenoon. We came at our
day, and home, and I was chofen by my
fellows for the private A ccefle. We found
him in a faire Chamber, richly hanged,
j and carpetted under foot, without any
degrees to the State. He «was fet upon a
low Throne richly adorned, and a rich
cloth of State over his head, of blew Sat-
tin Embroydered. , }ac was alone, fave
that he had two Pages of honour, on ei-
ther Hand one, finely attired in White.
His Under Garments were thelike that we
faw him wea'rein the Chariot^but in ftead
ofhisGown,hehadon him a Mantle with
a Cape, of the fame fine black, fa;neda-
bout him. When we came in, as wc were
taught,we bowed low at our rlrft enrrancej
And when we were come neare his Chair,
he flood up, holding forth his hand unglo-
ved, and .hi pofhi eofbieiung; 3iid w^ e-
very one of us {looped down and killed the
Hemm of his Tippet. That done, the reft
1 departed, and 1 remained. Then he war-
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ncdche Pages forth of the Roome, and
caufed meiofit down befide him, and
fpake to me thus in the Spanijh Tongue.

GOdbleffethee9ntySon-y twill gibe thee
the greateji Jewell I have : For I mil
impart unto thee, for the love of God and
Men , a Relation of the true State of the Rode
Croife; Son, to make you kjiow the true ftate of
the Holy Houfe, I will keep this order. Firjl I '
willfet forth unto you the end of our foundati-
on. Secondly, the preparations and injlru-
mentswehave for our Worlds. Thirdly, the
fever all employments and.funUions whereto our
fellows are ajftgned. And Fourthly y the Ordi-
nances and rights which we obferve.

The end of our Foundation is the Knowledg
of Caufes, and Secret Motions of Things; And
the enlarging of the bounds of J^ingdomes to the li
EffeSing of all Things poffible.

The Frepprations and Jnflruments are thefe.
We hhve Urge and deep Caves of fever al depths*y
The deepeil are funke, % f ooo. Foot: And fome
of them are digged and made under great Hills
and Mount aines : So that if yon reckon toge-
ther the depth of the Hill-, and the Depth of the
Cave, they are (fome of them) above feven miles
d>ep For we fi ride, that the depth of a Hill,
and the depth of a Cave from the flatus the fame

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r

things Both remote alikf,frum the Sun and
Heavens Beams, and from the open A/re- Thefe
Caves we call the Lower Region-, and we ufe
them for all Coagulations, Indurations, Refri-
gerations, and Confervathns of Bodies We ufe
them likewife for the imitation of natural!
Mines; and the producing alfo of new artificial
Mettallsfy compoftions and materials which we
itfey and lay then fore many years. We ufe them
#1 jo f onetimes, (which may feem ftrange ,) for
cureingoffome Vifeafes^ and for prolongation
vflife, infome Hermits that choofe to live there
well accommodated of all things necefi<iry,and
indeed live very long \ By whom alfo we learn
many things-, Read our Temple of VVif*
dome.

We have Bur tails in fever all e& ths, where
we put diver fe Cements, as the Chine fes do their
Borcellane, But we have them tn greater Varie-
tyj a'd fome of them more fine. We have alfn
great varieties of compojh, aud foyhs, forthi
making of the earth fruit full.

We have High Towers; the hi^he/i a lout half
a mile in Height; and fome of them likewife
fet upon high Yountaines : So that the vantage
of the Hill with the Tower, is in the highefi of
them three milts at leajl. And thefe places we
call the upper Region; accounting the Aire be-
tween the higheji places, and the lower, as a
middle Region* We ufe thefe lowers^ according
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to their fever all Heights^ and Situations, for In •
folation, Re fr iteration, Con fervation ; And for
the View of divers Meteors, as Winds, Rainy
Snow, Haile, and [owe of the fiery Meteors alfo.
And upon them, in fome -places, are Vwelings
0/ Hermits, whom we vifite fometimes, and
inftru&whattoobferve, Read our Harmony
ofthe World.

We have great Lakes, both fab and frefc
whereof we have ufe for the fijh andjowle. We
life them alfoforburiais of fome natural! bodies ;
\orwefinde ct difference in things buried in
earth, or in Aire below the Earthy and thinas bu-
ryedin the Water. We have alfj 'ooles, of which
fome doflrainefrefh water out offalt\ And other 1
by Art do turne frefh Water into fait. We have
alfo fome Rocks in the mid\\ of thefeaj and fome
Bayes upon thefherefor fome works^ wherein is
required the Aire and Vapour of the Sea, We .
have likfwife violent ftreames and cataraUs *
which ferve us for many Motions: And likewife
Engines for multiplying and Enforcing of winds
tofetalfo on going divers Motions.

We have alfo a number of Artificial Wells,
and fount aines made in imitation ofthe natural '
Sourfes and Baths, as tin tied upon Vitriol! Sul-
fher, Steell, Braffe, Lead, Nitre, and other
Minerals. And. again we have little Wells for
infufion of many things, where the waters take
the vertue quicker and better ^ than in Veffels, or

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the B a fines. and amount them we have kWater\
which we call water of Pa radife, beings by that
we do to it, made very fever aign for healthy and
prolongation of Life, As you fhall read in this
BooJ^.

We have alfo great and fpaciow houfes, where
we imitate and demon ftrate Meteors,As Snow,
Hail, Raine, fome artificial I raines &f bodies,
and not of water, thunders, lightnings, Alfo ge-
nerations of bodies in aire 0 asfroggsy Y lie sand
divers others.

We have alfo certain chambers, which we
call chambers of Health, where we qualify the
aire as we thinly gcod and proper for the
cure of divers difeafes , and preservation, of
Health.

We have alfo f aire and large Baths, of ftve~
rail mixtures, for the cure of difeafes, and the
refioring of mans body from are faction : and o-
thersfor the confirming of it in Strength of Si"
news, vitall parts, and the very juyce and fub-
ftance of the body.

We have alfo large and various Orchards-0 fee:
the Epijile to the #armony of the Wor\d,and
Gardens,wherein we do notfo much refpea beau-
ty, as va riety of ground and foyle, proper for dim
verfe Trees, and Herbs: And fome veryfpaci-
cms 3 where Trees and Berries are fet, whereof
we makg divers hjndes of drinks, be fides the
Vineyards, In thefe ws pratlife likgwife all con*
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clufons of Grafting, and inoculating, as well
of wild trees, as fruit trees, which produ-
cethmany effeUs. And we make ^by Art) in
the fume Orchards, and Gardens, Trees and
F lowers to come earlier,or later than their fea-
fons\ and to come up and be are more fpeedily
than by th, ir ntturall coiirfe they do . We mak§
them alfo by Art greater much than their na-
ture; a>id their fruit greater , andfwtcter,and
of differing tai}e,fmel!, colour, and figure, from
their nature. And many of them we fo order ai
they become of medicinall ufe.

iVe have alfo means to make divers plants
rife by mixtures of Earths without feeds ; And
hhgwife to make divers new Plants, differing
from the Vulgar\ and to mak^ one Tree or Plant
turne into another.

We have alfo par\s, <*w^ enclosures of aU
fjrts of beajls, and birds\ which we ufe not only
for view or rareneffe , but HJ^ewife for diffetli-
ens, and try alls, that thereby we may take light
what may be wrought upon the body of man.
It herein we finde many jlrang;e effetts; as conti-
nuinglife in them, though divers parts, which
you account v it all, be pert fhed, and taken forth;
Refufcitatin? of fome that fern dead in appea-
rance \ and the like. We try alfo all Poyfons^
and other medicines upon them, as well of Chy-
rnrgery ,h Phyficf^, By art likewife we make
them greaur or taller than their kind eis\ and

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contrary- wife dwarfs them &jlay their growth.
We make them more fruitful! and bearing than
their kinde is ; and contrary-wife barren and
not Generative. Alfo we make them differ it
colour , fcape, atlivity, many wayes . We finde
means to make commixtures and copulations e f
divers kjndes , which have produced manyntw
kinds , and thim not barren, as the general! o-
finion is. M 'e make a number ofkjndes offer-
pents, worms, flies, fifhes, of putrefaction, where-
of fome are advanced (in effecls) to be per feci
creatures, like beafis, or birds, and have Sexes,
and do propagate. Neither do we this by chance,
butwekjuw beforehand, of what matter and
commixture, what kjnde of thofe creatures will
rdrife.

We have alfo particular Fooles, where we
make trialls upon fi[hes, as we have faid before
rf tea jis, and birds.

We have alfo places for breed and generation
of thofe kjnds of Worms and Flies which are
offpeciall ufe\ fuch*as are with you your StII^
worms, and Bees.

I will not hold you long with recounting of
mr brew-houfes, bakf-houfes, and kjtchin sphere
are wade divers drinks, breads and meats, rare
and offpeciall effecls. Wines we have of Grapes
and drink^ of other juyces,of frurts, of Graines
and of roots, and of mixtures with honey, fugar9
mama, and fruit s dryed, and decocted ; Alfo of
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the teares or woutding of trees., And of the
Vulp of Canes. And thcfe drinks are of fever al-
ages , fame to the age or lajl of forty yeares. We
havedrinl'es a! fo brewed with fever all Herbs,
and roots, and Spices, Tea with fever all flefhes,
trndv^hite-meats^whereof fome of the Drink,} are
ftch , as they are ineffeci meat anddrin\ both :
So that divers, efpeciallj in are, do d'freto
. live with them, with little or no meat, or Bread m
%dncl above alwefirive to have drink} of extnam
thin parts > to infinuate into the body, and yet
w hh j ut all biting (Ijarpnrffe, or fretting ; info-
much as fo>n? of them, put'v.pyi the ha.
Hand, will, with a little itay , paffe through to
thep.ilr-t and yetta}e milde to ch^M^-ah. We
have alfo waters, which we rip hi in I > '~..;on,
as thy becorte nourifaing 5 So tk it they tokt in-
deed excellent Drink^: srndmany will ufe noo^
ther. Breads we have of 'fever all Grains. . faoii
and Kernels ; Tea and.fcm* of. flefh, and fijhy
drjed with divers krndes of Leavenhi^s, and
feafoni'ngs : So that fome doe extreamh move
appetite-, fome donnmfhfo as divers do live
of them , without any other meat , who live ve-
ry long. So for meats , we have fome of them fo
beaten , and made tender , and mortified, yet
without all corrupting , as a wea\e heat of the
Stomach v/dl turn them into good Chylus ■-,
wellasafrong heat would meat otherwife pre-
pared, We have fome meats alfo0 and breads^

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and drinks, which tak^n by men, enable them U
fajllong after ; and fome other, that ufedmake
the very fle(h of mens bodies fenfiblj more hard
and tough , and their Ifrength far more great
than otherwyfe it would be.

We hive Difpenfatories , or (hops of Medi-
cines: wherein you may ea fly thinkejfwe have
fuch variety of plants and living Creatures,
more than you have in Europe , (for wetyiow
vhat you have ) the Simples , Drugs, and In-
jredientsof Medicines, mud lik^wife he in fo
ttuch the greater Variety. We have them likf-
fife of diver fe ages, and Ion* Fermentations.
4nd for their preparations ± we have not onely
'H manner of Exquifite d Will at ions, and fepa-
i axiom , and efpeci ally by gentle heats and Per-
flations through diver fe Strainer s,yea andfub-
■ances , but alfo exact formes of compoftions,
thereby they incorporate almoft, as they were na-
urall pnples.

We have alfo divers Mechanic all Arts, which
m have not, and Stuffs made by them; as pa-
irs, linnen,fi!ks,Tijfues', dainty works of fea-
rers ofwmderfull luflure ; excellent Dies, and
tany others: And (hops Hk^wife^as well for fuch
I % are not brought into vulgar ufe amongfi us, as
fe >r thofe that are. For you muji know, that of
0 \re things ferecited many of them are grown in-
f. ufe throughout the Kingdoms', But yet, if they
d flow from our invention, we have of them al-
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tions, colours : all demonjh axiom of fhadows^we
find? alfo diver fe means yet unknown to you, of
producing of liojht, originally from divers bo-
dies. We procure meats of feeing objecls afar
off as in the heaven , and remote Tl aces;
And refrefmt things near as a farr off\
and things a farr off as near , makjnz feig-
ned diCtances We hsve alfo helps for the fight ,
farr afove Spedacles and GUffes in ufe. We
have alfo gl 'a fles and means to fee f mall and mi-
nute bodies, perfectly and difti nelly, as the fhapes
I and Cohuts of fmall flies and wormes, Graines
andflawes in Gems which cannot othermfe be
feen,obfervatirAi in Vrine and Bloods, not other-
i wife to befeen. We maMj artificial Rain-lowes9
\ Halo's, and circles about light. We reprefent
; alfo all manner of Refletlions, Refradions, and'

multiplications of vifuall beams of objecls.

We have alfo pretious Hones of a]l hjndes, ma-
: #) of them of Great Beaut^and to you unlyown:
• Crytials likewife, and glares of divers kjnds-j &
■ amoves! them feme of Mettals Vitrificated, and

other materials, befides thofe of which you msbg
yGlaffe. Alfo a number of Foffiles, andiwper-

ffd minerals, which you have not. IJkf-
1 wife Loadjlones of prodigious vertue : And other
I rare (tones, both naturall and Artificial*. We
. | have alfo Sound- Houfe.t, where we pr a dice and
*' demon fir ate all founds, and their Generati.n
I We have Harmonies (rend the Harmony of the

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World^which you have not^of quarter found 's^and
leffe'r kjndes of founds. Divers injiruments of
frtufick^likewife to you unknown, fome fweeter
than any you have-together with bells and rings
that are dainty andfw><>t> fee mybook^ of Geo-
mancy <ui i Teefrr->.s lib. 4. chap, the 9th.
IVe repr fent fmall founds as great and deep 5
lik^wif great founds, Extenuate andjharpe,we
wah^e diver fe Tremblings and Warblingsof
founds, which in their originall are entire. We
reprefent and imitate all anicul arte founds and
Letters-, read my Cabbala or Art by which
Mofes (hewed fo many fi^nes in ./Egypt, &
the voices and notes of bea\\s and birds We
have certain helps , which fet to the ear do fur-
ther the hearing vreatlv. We have alfo divers
• Strange and art fir.iall "EficW^ R °fletting the
voice many tiwes^and as it were tojJin% it: and
fame that give 'hackjhe voice lowder than it
came, fome fhriller , and fome deeper; yeafome
rendring the voice differing in the letters or ar-
ticular found, from that they receive We have
alfo means to convey founds in Trunks and -pipes
infirangr lines, and di\\ances.

We have alfo perfume houfes-, . wherewith we
)oyne alfo praUices oftafte. We multiply fmells
which may f^m ftrange. We Imitate fmellsy
making all f mails to breath out of other Mixtures
than thofe that give them We makedivers imita-
tions oftajie likgwife-i fo that they will deceive a*

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Iiy mans ta fie. And in this Temple of the Roiie
OrofTe we contain alfo a ConfitureHoufe where
we make all fweet-meats , dry and moift; and
d/verfe plea font Wines, Milly ^r oaths, and
Satlets,in farr greater variety than you have.

have alfo Engine-houfes, where are pre-
pared Enables and instruments for all forts of
motions. There we imitate andpratlife to makg
Swifter Motions than any you have, either out
of your Muskets, or any Engine that you
jaw , and to make? them, and multiply them
afily, and with fmall (on e , h wheels y
ind other Me ftns : \ nd to makg them Stronger
• h i m-.re violent. tha ■ irey exceeding your

1 BafMskj. We reprefent
tee and injlrunimts of Warr, and
til Kinds : And likewise new Mix-
fres and Compofifioyt of Gun-pouder, Wild-
ire h: water^ and unquenchable: Alfo
7ire-± -o\pf T^lefraes, How
i-lofts didfo many Miracles, Tofhua made
he miq and ftill, and Elijah called dewn
ire from Heaven j of all variety, bth for plea-
ure and vfe. We imitate alfo flights of birds%

I ve have fame degrees of flying in the Aire: Head

j The Familiar Spirit, We have faips and
>oats for going under water, and brooking offeas;

, 41 fo fwimming - Girdles and fupporters. We
i*ve divers curious Clockj, and other likg mo-

, ions ofretume : Andfomeperpetuall Motions.

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V/e imitate alfo motions of living Creatures, b
Images of men,beafts, birds, fifoes and Serpents
fVe have alfo a great number of other variow
motions, fir ange for Equality, fineneffe andfub
titty.

We have alfo a Mathematicall pallace,wher.
are reprefented allinftruments, as well of Geo-
metry> as Agronomy, Geomancy and Telefmes
viz. afironomancy and geomancy exquiftel
made

*VVe have alfo houfes of deceits of thefnfes^
where we reprefent all manner of feats of Jug
//>£ , Falfe Apparations, Impoflures, and ilia
fions and their fallacies. And furely you wl
eafily believe, that we that havefo many thingi
truly naturally which induce admiration,couh
in a world of particulars deceive thefenfes,ifw<
would difruife thofe things, and labour to ma\
them feem more miraculous;

But we do hate all impoftures and lyes : in
fomuch as we have fever aly forbidden it to all ou
brethren, under pain of ignominy and fines, thai
they do not faw any naturall worfy or Ihm
adorned or fwellingy but only pure as it k ,am{
without all affeCtation of jirangenejfe.

Thefe are (my fon) the Riches of the Rod
Crucians 3 read our Temple of W
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'«r the fever all employments and Offices] of our
Hows, We have twelve that Sayle intoforrain
Cuntries, under the Names of other Nattensy
7 1 our feal is K. C. and we meet upon the day
together , (for our own we conceale ; ) Who
I ng us the bookj, and Abjtrafis, and Patterns
) :xferimen ts of all other parts. Ihefe we call
^rchants of light.

''Vhave three that Collefi the experiments
mch are in all Looks. Thefe we call depreda-
:crs.

i We have three that Collet! the experiments
tall Mechanic all Arts 5 And alfo of liber all
minces'y and alfo of Pradices which are not
yught into Arts. Ihefe we call Myftery
m.
: vVe have three that try new experiments,fttcb

' -hemfelves think^good. Ihefe we call Pioners
^Miners.

.. We have three that draw the Experiments

\,yhe former four e into Titles, and 'Tables, to

be better light for the drawing of obfer-

.,> :10ns and axioms out of them. Thefe we call

1/ pliers.

We have three that bend themfehes, Looking

■!o the experiments of their felcwes, and call
how ti draw out of them things ofufe and

"Sice for mans life, and Knowledge, as well

\ wcrkfy offer {Irangedtmonftrationofcaufes,

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weans of natural divinations, and the eafie am
cUare dij cover t,of<he verities and parts cf B dies
Ihefe we call Dowry men or knefa&ori.

lh?n after divetfe meetings and confultsc
our whole number , to confider of the former la-
bours and colkdm<,we have three t hat ta\e can
out ofth?m,to MreQ new Experiments of a high
er li^ht , mote penetrating into nature than th
former 'The fe we call Lamps.

We have three others that doe execute the B»
periments fo directed, and report them. Ihefe H
call lnoculators.

Lafily , we have three that raife the form
Difcoveries by experiments , into greater objt\\
vations, axiotnes andaphori[mes. Iheje we ct\
Interpreters of Nature.

We have alfo, as you mufl thinkf,Novzces at
Apprentices, that the fuccejjion of the forrrer ei
ployed men, of our fraternity of the Rofte Crb
do not fails ; Beftdes , great number of fervm
and attendants, men and wean en. And this \\
do alfo : We have Confutations, which of\\
Inventions and Experiences, which we have i\
covered, (ball be publifbed* and which not : j\
tak^e all an Oath of Secrecy, for the conceaiinA
thofe which we tbin\ fit to kgep (ecret : Tha\
fome of thofe we doe reveale fomet/mes to
State, and fome not. Read cur Temple of W
domc-

Fcr our Ordinances and Rites : We have t

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jery long andjaire Galleries in the Temple of the
flofie Ci ofTc ; In one ofthefe we place patterns
mdjamples of all manner of the more rare and
excellent inventions : In the other we Place the
Statues oj all principal Inventours. There we
have the Statues of the f'/efi-Indics : Alfothe
Invention of Sbips: and the mon\ that was the In-
ventcur of Ordnance , and oj Gunpowder : Ihe
inventour of Muficb^The invent our of lettersjhe
inventour of P r inting'.Tbe inventour ofObfcrva-
tions of Aircncwy.Aflrorr.ancy &Geomcncy.The>
invzn our of Workjin mettah The inventour oj
Glaffe: the invmtofir oj filke of the Worme]:
\Ibe inventour of Wine: The inventour of Corn
ind bread : The inventour of Sugars : And all
hefe, by more certain tradition, than yen have.
Then have we diverfe inventours of our cwn, of
xceilent Worlds -0 which fince you have not jeen9
\t were too long to make Vifcriptions ofthem^
\4ndbefides* in the right Vnderflanding of tbofe
yijeriptions , you might eafily erre. For upon e-
yery invention of value, we ereft a Statue to the
Inventour, and give him a liberal and honourable
Reward. Thefe Statues are >fcme of bra ffe,fome
' /Marble and Touch flone 5 fome of Cedar and 0-
>r jpecialwocds guilt and adorned, fome of Iron,
[ we offtlver, fome of gold, tele fmatk ally made.
We have certain Hy mnes and Services, which
e [ay daily, of Laud and 1han\s to God , for hi$
f Ileus workj : And Forms of Trayers, im-
1 1 flaring

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floring bis ayde and bit fling, for the illuminations
of our lab *r/j and the turning of them into good
undboly Vfes.

Laflly, we have Circuits or Viftts of divers
principal Citiet of the Kingdom? ; where, as it
cummeth to paffe1 we dopublifb fuch News, profi-
table inventions, as we xhink^ good. And we dot
alfo declare natural Vivinati ns of VifeafeS,
Plagues, Swarms (f hurtful! creatures, Scarcity
lempefts, Earthquakes , great Inundations, Co-
wett, Temperature of the Tear, and divers other
things *, And we give CGunfel thereupon , what
the people (ball doey for tbf Prevention and Re-
medy of th^m.

And whtn be had f aid this : He deft red me to
{he him an account of my life , and obfervations
of my youth , that he might report it to the bre*
then of the Rxfi.* Croffe. / was difcended front
a noble family of London in Engl as d hein%

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horn ofacompleat tall /Idttire, jmal Umbs>but in
every part proportionable, of a dark, flaxen baire,
it curling as you fee in the Effigies 5 andihtfe
Figures of Aflrologie , at the time I was born:
this is alfo the Cbara&er oftfij Genius Malhi-
trlc\,and fpirit Taphza
Bnczelthar Thafera- 0>

phimarah ; / bad the
final Pox md Rickets
very young; Ascendent
to Conjunction , Mars,
and Soltotbe quartie
cf Saturn: I was at
Tardcbick inWarwickfoire-neer Ucwc\ where
my Mother was borne , and there I learned^ and
fo care full were they to k,eep me to the bock and
from danger fh at I bad one purpofely to attendme
at fchool and at borne* For indeed my Parents
were both of them honourably dejcended .- they
put me to learn the Latine tongue to cm Mr.
George Linacre the Minifler 0} the Gefpel at
Gohonpf him I learned the Latine and Gree%
perfeclly, and then was fitted for Oxford. Bui
the fVarrs b*gany and the jun came to the body of
Satume aud f ruff rated that defign; And where-
at you are pkafed to flile me a mble-nalurcd
\weet Gentleman , Tou fee my Nativity: Mer-
cury, Vems and Saturn arefirong, and by tbetti9
the Dragons bead and M*t*> ? judge my btbavi-
f onr

i ne rrerace.

our full of rigour , and acknowledge my Con-
versation auflere : In my devotion I love to ufe
the civility ofmykjtee, my haty andhand, with
all fkofk outward and fen fible motion^which may
expteffe or promote invifible devotion ; 1 follow-
ed the Army of the Kin* to Edge- hill : and
( ommandeda troop of Horfe ; but never viola-
ted any mm , &c. Nor defaced the memory of
Saint or Martyr ; I never kjltd any man wil-
fully , but too\ him prifoner and dif armed him;
I did never divide my felf from any man upon
th: difference of opinion -> or was angry with his
judgment for not agreeing with me in that from
which perhaps within a few dayes I jkould dif
fent my felf : I never regarded what Religion
any man was of ', that did not queflion mine m
And yet there is no Church in the world, whofe
every partfo fquares unto my Confcience , whofe
Articles 3 Confiitutiom^and Cuftoms feem fo con-
fonant unto reafon, and as it were framed to my
particular dtvotion , as this whereof I hold my
beliefs The Church of England, to whofe Faith
I am a fworn fubjett ; and therefore in a double
Obli'iation^fubfcribe unto hr Articles , and en-
deavour to olferve her Constitutions : Whatfo-
ever is beyond, as points indifferent , I obferve
according to th* rules of my private reafon^or the
humour and fafljion of my D, v >tion \ neither be-
lieving this, becanp Lather affirmed it , or dif-
friving that) becaufe Calvin hath dij avouched

it :

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lt : Now as all that dye in the War , are not
termed fouldiers,fo neither can I properly term
all thofe that fuffer in matters of Religion Mar-
tyrs. And I fay, there are not many extant, thai
in a noble way fear the face of Death le fie than
My fclfe -' yet frm T^e moral duty 1 owe to the
Commandement ofGed^andthe natural re f pells
that I tender unto the confervation of my Rffoins
end being , 1 would not perijjj upon a Ceremony^
politique points or indifferency : nor is my belief
nfthat untradahle temper , as not to bow at their
obfiacles or connive at matters wherein there are
not manifeft impieties ; the leaves therefore and
ferment of all, not or, ly civil, but Religions a-
Vihns, is wifdome-, without which, to commit
our f elves to the flames ) i shomi tide ^ and I fear y
but topaffe through one fire into another: 1 be-
hold as a Champion with pride the fpoiles and
Jrophies of my vitlory over my enemies, and can
with patience embrace this life, yet in my besl
Meditations do often defie death: I honour any
wan that conUmns ?t, nor can Hove any that is
afraid of it\ this wafys yne naturally love a foul-
' dier that will follow histCaptain. In my figure
' yon may fee lam naturally hajhfull;yet you may
' read my Equalities on my countenance; About
* the time I travelled into Spain, Italy, Tur-
'* key, and Arabia , the Afcendent was then di-
f , reeled to the lri> e of the Moon, Sextile of Mer-
it cury^ndQuartileofVetus. 1 jtudied Fhito-
' h fofbj

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fophy and writ this Treatife, and my Temple
of Wifdome3eK. Convention*, Age^ or Tra.
veil hath not been able to affront or enrage me ;
yet I have one fart of the vtodefty which I have
feldome difcovered in another \that is (tofpea\
truly J I am notfo much ajfraid of Death at
afhamed thereof: It is the very dtfgrace and ig*
nowiny of our natures, that in a moment Can ft
diffigure us that our beloved friends ^fand afraid
and \\art at us \ the birds and beafts of the field
that before in a nat ur all fear e obeyed us , /or-
gettin ' all allegiance begin to prey upon us.Thti
very thought in a ftorme at fea hath difpofed
&left me willing to be [wallowed up in the abyffe
of waters; wherein I had periled, unfeen, un»
pitied , without wojidering eyes, tears of pity,
ledttres of mortality 5 and none had f aid, Quan-
tum mutacus ab illo/ Net that I am afl:amed
of the anatomy of my parts , or can accufe nature
for playing the pupil in any part of me , or my
ow>i vitious life for contr ailing any Jhameful
difeafe upon me , whereby I might not call m\
pi fa compleat bodyed man free from al difeafes
found, and I thanks God in perfefi health: .
writ my Harmony of the Word , when they
were all atdifcord, and f aw many revolutions o
KingdomeSy Emperours, Grand Signiours, ant
Topes : 1 was twenty when this boo\ was fini
JJjed, but me thinks I have outlived my felf9 an
begin to be weary oftheSw, although the Su

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now applies te a Trine of Mars-, I have jhakpt
bands with delight andkpow all if vanity, and
Ithin\no man can live well once, but he that
could live twice , yet for my own part I would
not live over my bowres pafi, or begin again the
minutes of my dayes, not leCaufe I have lived
them well, but forfear Ijhould live them worfe%
at my death I mean to take a totall adieu of
the world , not caring for the burthen of a
Tombjloue and Epitaph, norfo much as the bare
memory of my name to be found any where, but
in the univerfall Regifier of God, I thank^ God
that wi$bjoy I mentio n it, I was never afraid of
Hell, nor never grew paile at the defcription of
Sheo\or Tophet, Sec. becanfe I underftand
the policy of a Pulpit , and fix my Contemplati*
onson heavm 1 writ The Roiie Crucian In*
fallible Axionnta in fouire books, andfludy not
for my own fake only, but for theirs that fiudy
not for them f elves ; and in the Law I began to
1 be a perfeft Clerk^: I writ the Idea of the
Law &c. for the benefit of my friends and pra-
ctice in the Kings Bench ; I envy no man that
kpows more than wyfelf, but pitty them that
kpow lejfe. For Ignorance is rude, uncivil!, and
will abufe any man as we fee in ^ayliffs, whr> are
often kjlled for their impudent attempts; theft
forces. Warrant and fright a fellow to fling
away his mwey , that they may takg it up-, the
T>tvi!I that did but buffet St. Paul, playes me
f 3 thinks

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thinly atftyarpe with me. To do no in) try nor tak*
none, was a principle, which to my former years
and impatient affeV.ion , feemed to contain e-
nouqh of morality , but my more fettled years
and chrifiian conjittution have f allot uponfeve-
rer refactions. 1 hold there is no fuck thing as
injury, and if there be , there isnofuch injury
as revenue , and no fuck revenge as the contempt
of an injury There be thofc that will venture to
write againfl my doclrine, when 1 am dead\
that nevey durft anfwtr me when alive : I fee
Cicero" abufedby Cardan, who is angry at
Tul I y fi<r praifwg his own daughter : and Q-
rigarfus isfoiikpu&ent) that he adventures to
forge a f option of the heavens, and calls it Cor-
nelius Agrippa's Nativity-, and they fay,
A^rippa was home to believe lyes, and broach,
them: is not this unworthineffe to write fuch lyes,
and (hew fuih reafons for them ! his Nativity I
could never finde ; 1 believe no man knows it :
but by a falfe figure thus they fcandalizehim.
Mercury they ma^combu ft and in ghiartile to
Jupiter, and the Moon in Oppofttion to him and
Sol ; the Dragons Xayle they place upon the a f«
eendent ; they will have Saturne and Mars dif-
pofiter of the Moon, to fignify hi* manners, being
in Sextile of the Mcou, and Trine of Mercuryy
and in Oppofttion from Angles, and the Afcen-
dent evily beheld by both of them, ef pec tally by Sa-
turne ; indeed thti have made him a Noble £er~
fin, Agrippa a bafe fellow by thh figure*

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Andfo they may ufe me j But behold the Sch^im
of my Nativity in Geomancy^and the CharaVier
of my f fir it. 0

Tipli

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*••

Taphzabne^kharthaferaphimarah,

projecled by a lear-
ned Lord for th%
honour of birth*
now let any Ajiro-
loger9 Ge6mancerf
Vhilofopher 5 &c.
judge my Geni-
ture 3 the Figures are right according to the Ex-
ad time of my Birth y retlified by Accidents^
and verified by the Effetls of Uirefiicns. Now
in the midfi of all my endeavour sphere is but one
thought that dejecls me% that my acquired parts
muft perijh with my felf, nor can be legacyed a-
mongjl my dearly beloved and honoured friends;
I doe not fall out , or contemn a man for an £r-
rour 5 or conceive why a difference in Opinion
Jhould divide an affetlion : For a modefi reproof
or diffmte , if it meet with difcreet and peace-
able Natures^duth not infringe the laws of Cha-
rity in all Arguments 5 fo much there is of Paf-
fion^fo much there is of Nothing to the purpofe ;
For then Reafon like my Hound Lilly fpends or
calls out a loud \ and makes the woods eccho upon
afalfe fcent : Expecting Pool ah to jnyn with
him, but Frofter, Joyce, ]o\\\boy^anda white
Bitch hunt in their Couples another way , and
follow their game firfi darted When the Mid*,
heaven yets dire tied to the trine of the Moon , J

writ

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writ another bool^and entituled it , The fun-
damental Elements of Philofophy,PoIicr?
- Government and the Laws, &c. After this

■ time , I had many misfortunes , and yet I thinly
there is no man that apprehends bis own miferies

■ leffe then myfelf^ and no man tbatfe nearly ap-
. prebends another s, I could loft an Arm with «

out a tear , and with few groan^ me thin\sy be

; quartered into pieces : Jet can I weep feriouflv

with a true pafjion , to fee the mercilejfe Rebels

in England forge a debts againft the Kings rmfi

loyall Subjefis , purpcfely to put them in th:

! Marjhalfey, or other HoufesofHel^to be deftroy -

'. ed in prrifon^and \\arvcdyr killed by the Keepers^

I and then two or three poor* old women for as ma-

■ ny (hillings (Jjall perfwade the Cr owner and the
people to believe 5 the men dyed $f Consumptions .
It is a barbarous part of in humanity to add untr>
any afflided parties mifery^or endeavour to mul-
tiply in any man a pajfwt, whofe fngle nature is
already above his patience : Ihis wasthegrtau
rll affliction of lob , and tbofe oblique expoftn-
lations of his friends a deeper injury than the

, down-right blows of the Vevil^&.'IheAfcendant
to the Quartile.of Saturn >and part of fortune to
the Sextile of the Noon came next ; and it is
true, I had loved a Lady in Devonshire , but
when 1 ferioufly perufed my Nativity , Jfo vwi

' tbeftvtutb tioufs afflided 3 and therefore never

tefolv-:

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refohe to marry 5 for behold lama man, and I
kriownot how : Iwasfo proportioned and have
fomething in me> that can be without me , and
will be after me ; and here is the mifery of a mam
life\He eatsydrinks and thenfleeps u day that he
may do fo again to morrow ^and this breeds Vif-
eafes^which br ingsDeath ,F or all flefh is grafs.
And all theft creatures we behold, are but the
Herbs of the field digefled into fie fh in themyor
wore remotely carnified in our felves : we are
devourersnot onely ofmen,but of 'our felves ,and
that not in an Allegory Jut a Pofitvie truth ; for :
all this map offlefh, which we behold, came
in at our mouths •> this frame we lookjipon, hath
been upon our trenchers : and we have devoured
our felves^and what are we ? I could be content
that we might raife each other from death to
life as Rofie Crucians doe, &c. without Con*
junftionyor that there were any way to perpetuate
the world without this trivial and vain way of
Coition,as Vr Brown cals it : It is the foolijh-
efi aft a wifeman commits all his life ; mr is
there any thing that will more dejed his cold
imagination, then to confider what an odd er-
rour he hath committed ; had my Stars favour-
ed me 9 I might have been happy in that fweet
Sex : Then I confider the love of parents, the
tjfettions of Wives and Children , and they are
ail dumb dreams, without reality, truth, or con*
fiancy $ for firft> there is aftrong bond ofaffefii-

on

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m between us and our Parents ; yet how eafily
iiffolved \ the Son betakes himfelfto a wcman-y
forgetting his Mother in a Wife , and the womb
that bare him, in that that pall btar his Image:
J his woman I le fling him with Children, his affe-
tiion leaves the Level it held before , and finl^s
from hid bed to his Iffue and Pi dure of pojurity,
where ajfedions kid no fleady manfion ; they
qrowin^ up in years defre his end , or applying
themfilves to a woman , take a law full way to
love another be ter than thcmfelvesm Thus 1 per-
Ctive a man may be buried alive, and behold hid
grave in his Iffue. And many takg pie a fur e to
befuch fools. I remember alfi that this Quar-
tile of Saturn impri fined me at a Mejfengers
boufe , for contending with Cromwell , who
malicioufiy commanded I (hould be Jtfpt clofe in
Lambeth-houfe.,<tf indeed 1 was twoyears\my
Per fin he feared , and my tongue and pen offen-
ded him, becaufe among\\ many things, I [aid
toarticjdar!y,fuch a day he would die, and he dy-
td. It is very true Oliver oppofed me all his life,
and made my Father pay Seventeen hundred
bounds for his Liberty : Be fides, theyftole under
i Pretence of fequeftring him, two thoufand
I pounds in Jewels, Plate, &c. and yet the Kings.
> noblefi fervams fuffer upon fufpition of "Debt ; *
t A Plot that carries a fairer pretence to \erfwade
, the ruder wits all is well, when the King and his
. heft friends are abu fed i but why fhould I trouble

my

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**y fetf ! I do not, Believe me , it is not hopes o,
aplace,or afumofntomy, or a Commiffion tha
Ilool{for', I (ball peaceably enjoy my friend,ferv
God) honour my King and love the Bifiops, an,
jew men know who lam.

J look^ upon France as I do upon the Bear
gardenytbe Dogs are alwayes quarrelfome ; a x.
what is thr difference betwixt a man and
beajl ? the one is v.ertuout , learned and wife
the other is rich, proud and foolifh , yet indee
the fir/} is mo ft rich ,. for be (Indies long lift
happinefs, health, youth and riches, &c. an
enjoyes it: Yet] kjtow font? will be fpeUaXoi
of this rude Rabble, Sec. fuddenly dyes an ene
my to Reafon,Vertue and Religion \ and titer
are a multitude of thefe, a numerous piece c
wonder ; and this I obferve when they are ta
\en af under, feem men, and the reafonabl
Creatures of God ; but Confufed together, ma\
a Monfter more prodigious then any Beaft is i
the Tower (asVottorBvovme faith. ) It .
no breach of charity to call thefe Fools, as objetl
of contempt and laughter $ and it is th* ftn
the Rofie Crudans have a forded them , ft
down by Solomon in holy Scripture , and
point of our faith to believe fo. Neither in tl
name of multitude do I only include the baj
and minor fort of people, there is a rabble eve
amongft the Gentry , a fort of Plebeian head<
whofe fancy mv.es with the fame wheel as theft

me;

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men in the fame level with Mecbanicks, though
their fortunes do fomewbat guild their infirmi-
ties 0 and their pur fe ^compound for their follies.
•But as in cajiing account three or four men to-
gether come jhortin account of one man placed
by bimfelf below them : So neither are a troop
cf thefe ignorant Doradoesof that true ejleem
and value as many a forlorn V erf on, whofe con-
dition doth place them below their feet ; and
\there is a Nobility without Heraldry, a natural
dignity 9 whereby one man is ranked with ano-
ther, another filed before him , according to the
.quality of hisdefert, and preheminence of bis
tgood parts : though the c irruption of thefe
jlrMf, and the Byafs of prefent prafiife wheel
^another way, thus it was in the firfl andfri-
| mitive Commonwealths^ and is yet in the inte-
grity and cradle of well ordered policies , tiU
J eorruption getteth ground under defires, labcwr-
ling after tb at which wifer confederations con-
\ temn^ every Foot having a liberty to amajfe and
l' heap up riches, and they a licenfe or I acuity to
a d$ or pur chafe any thins; . When the Moon was
j directed to the guartile of Sol, and the M. C.
to the Oppofithn of Sol, I was by the Pbanatk\
* Committee of Safety committed toprifon , and
r my Booty burnt ; yet I would net entertain a
^ bafe defign , or an atiion that fyould call me
; Villain, for all the Riches in England 5 and
J for this only do I love and honour my own fotdy

And

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and have methinkj two armes, too few to en
brace my (elf , my converfation is likf the Su\
with all men , and with a. friendly Afpeft
good and bad.

Mctbinkf there is no man bad, and the wot
be\\, that is, while they are kfpt within the ci\
cle ofthofe quali ies, wherein there is good : Ti
method IJhould ufe in dijhibutive Juftice , J o}
ten obferve in Commutation, and keep a Geonii
trical proportion in both , whereby becommih
equrfl to others, 1 become. unjufi to ntyfelf, an
f uber ogate in that common Principle , Doe in-
to others as thou wouldeft be done unt
thy felf ; yet I give no Alms to fatisfie the hun
per of my Brother, hut to fulfil and accompli j
the will and command of God ; Ibis general an
indifferent temper of mine , doth nearly difpOj
me to this noble virtue amongfi thofe millions t
vices I do inherit and hold from Adam. Ihav
efcaped one, and that a mortal enemy to Charitj
the firji and father fin, Hot onely of man, but c
the Devil, Pride 5 a vice whofename is compre
bended in a Monofyllable , but in its nature nc
circumfcribed with a world ; J have efcaped 1
in a condition that can hardly avoid it : Ihe)
petty acquifitioMs and reputed perfections tha
advance and elevate the conceits of other men
add no feather unto mine ; And this is theobfer
vaiionofmylife, I can love and forgive, eve)
my enemies. And when 1 had f aid thisy btfiooi

"1

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J pand I kpeeled down 9 and be laid hit right
3 and upon my head, and faidfiod blejje thee my
i m, and God bleffe thefe Relations, which we

avemade : I give thee leave to publijb them
J >r the good of uther Nations ; for we are here
f a t Gods bofome, a land unknown. And fo he left

?e, having ajftgned a value of about 2000I. in

old for a bounty to me and my fellows : For they
jj tve great largejfes where they come upon aU

:cafws.

\

m

4 J

ur.

fohn Heydon.

*R ondon, from my Hbufe in
typittlefields near Bijhopfgate,
Wextdoor to the Red Lion
April the 3d. 1662. '

vv v v vvv vv

TO THE

READER.

Gentlemen,

IT is thought good to let you knoi
Mr. John Heydon hath written man
Books,**/* Jhe Harmony of the Work
Jhe Temple of Wifdome , Jhe W
Guide, and 7 he Wife mans Crown ; being <
affinity,they are to be read together 3 bi
in his Preface and other places, fpeakir
of the Perfon of Nature, and her occu
myfterious Truths, he is not underftooi
as appears by the Knight of the Lobite
bein^ one of a Rabble, whooppofe an
opprefs this Noble Philofopher with
molt clamorous infipid Ribaldry h bi
behold with what an admirable patiem
our Author heard this report, andai
(Wered thus, Heautontimoreunmon, an

whe

'to the Puddtr. <jr

when one col J him (_ of Wii'tam Lilly be -
Inga Labourer or Ditchers Son* born at
; jDifeyporth in Leisejierjhire , and afterwards
brought up by one fatyrib Taylor in the
Strand) how he had abated him wicli
icandulous vvordi? reply e*!5 I wi// not treai
upon a Worm, tbt King of Swedens focofhafi-
tick^ Aftjrttbg#ffefajfe. .

lc teems in Rome and oilier parts of Ita-
ly his books are highly eileemedby very
many Perfons of honour and worth 3 and
eminent for their skill hi" thefe fhidies;
thefe with Cardinal Vrfinus, the Marquefs
"Defftttntesfhz Duke of Lorrain, the Prince
ol iCottdie 3 and a Colonel of Spanifh Ca-
va lie roes^T&^w Reveli, and one Cardinal
\i\ Antonio by name 3 have been forward of
W their own accord to put more honour
b iupon our Author then he in modefty will
115 own : the former , with fome other Car-
lo dihals and Jefuites, have endeavoured to
invert him to the Roman Catholick
id) Faith* but all in vain.

he Extra&of Colonel Tbovw Kevdl'c
Letter to Mr. John Heydon.

il SIR, fee.

itk T Befeech you receive, Sec. now from a Per-

nil JL fonwho much honours your eminent Leam-

and Humanity, and would eagerk embrace

To the Reader,

an occasion to give you tnofl ample teftimony of
the efteem I have for you , &c. I had your
Idea of the Law and Government, &c.
The Harmony of the World , but a friend
in Romzhath borrowed them of me, andfince
dyed ; fo I fear my Books are loft : I have
once feen your Fundamental Elements of
Moral Philofophy, Policy, Government
and Laws ^ which alone , although your other
Labours were not takgn in to makg up the value^
may equal you with the be ft defervers in Philo-
fophy : I was here advertized of many other"
Pieces as you writ, &c. Sir, I wijh allprofpe-
rity to your defervings , and humbly thanl^you.
for the fair admittance you have given me to
the acquaintance and friendfhip of Mr. John
Gadbury ; be pleafed to fend his Bookjwith
yours foe. Ihefe as memorial s\of your Loves-
and Friendjhips I Jhall prefer ve, as a tendernefs.
due to things fo eftimable ; and believe, Sir9
you have power at your pleafure to command
yours, Sec,

Tho. Revell,

The laft Letter that came to him, was
fent from Collonel Revell, &c. humbly
in treating him to have returned him.
j . Ihe Harmony of the World. 2. Iht lent'
pie of Ififdome. 3, Ihe Wife mans Crown

4. Vn

To the Reader,

4. The Fundamental Elements of Moral ?hi-
iofophy policy ^Government and Laws. 5. Th?
Idea of the Law , Government and Tyranny.
And thofe excellent Pieces of the Learn-
ed Mathematician Mr.JohnGadbury, viz.