OVR
B.
LADIES
LITLE
GARDEN
.
THE
FIRST
BED
,
planted
with
Violets
.
From
whence
may
be
gathered
diuers
Exercises
of
Reuerence
,
and
Submission
;
whereof
the
Violet
is
a
Token
.
THe
acts
of
Reuerence
(
chiefly
internall
)
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
containd
,
in
the
first
Bed
;
as
all
the
Acts
of
Loue
which
are
deliuered
in
the
second
,
are
the
principall
,
&
as
it
were
the
ground
&
foundation
whereon
the
Exercises
following
do
rely
.
For
if
one
,
eyther
with
litle
or
no
Reuerence
at
all
,
or
without
due
attention
,
or
only
for
fashion
sake
,
&
rather
of
custom
then
deuotion
,
should
make
his
prayers
and
offer
his
Exercises
vnto
the
Bl.
Virgin
;
he
should
neyther
winne
her
fauour
,
not
reape
that
fruite
which
they
are
knowne
to
haue
gathered
by
these
exercises
by
whose
example
the
thinges
following
are
confirmed
.
Let
it
therefore
be
the
first
,
and
chiefest
care
of
him
,
who
hath
deuoted
himselfe
vnto
the
seruice
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
to
be
alwayes
conuersant
in
some
practises
of
reuerence
and
loue
,
in
which
more
ordinarily
and
familiarly
he
may
exercise
himselfe
.
CHAP.
I.
The
first
Exercise
of
Reuerence
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
not
to
go
rashly
,
and
without
recollection
to
prayer
.
AS
often
as
you
shall
goe
to
make
your
Prayer
vnto
our
B.
Lady
,
and
repeate
her
prayses
,
to
the
end
you
may
performe
the
same
with
due
reuerence
;
before
you
beginne
it
shal
be
good
to
recollect
your selfe
a
litle
,
and
(
all
other
cogitations
layed
a
side
)
weigh
well
with
your selfe
,
whither
you
goe
,
what
to
do
,
&
with
whome
you
are
to
speake
.
Surely
you
go
to
salute
her
who
is
the
Mother
of
God
,
the
Queene
of
Heauen
and
earth
,
who
sitteth
full
of
Maiesty
in
a
Throne
of
Glory
,
enuironed
with
the
Quiers
of
Angels
;
with
how
great
reuerence
and
attention
then
,
should
you
,
a
poore
and
vile
worme
,
appeare
in
the
presence
of
such
a
Queene
?
That
you
may
therfore
make
this
recollection
more
easily
,
and
without
yrkesomnes
,
it
is
expedient
you
haue
in
readines
some
short
Versicles
which
you
may
vse
before
you
beginne
to
say
your
Beades
,
Office
of
our
Lady
,
or
other
prayers
;
as
for
example
this
:
Ah
,
let
my
lips
sing
,
and
display
,
The
B.
Virgins
prayse
this
day
.
which
is
found
in
the
beginning
of
that
most
auncient
litle
office
of
her
Immaculate
Conception
;
or
this
which
is
the
beginning
of
the
Hymne
,
made
by
S.
Casimire
.
Do
thou
,
my
Soule
,
early
and
late
,
Prayses
to
the
Virgin
consecrate
.
Or
els
this
,
which
is
commonly
vsed
by
the
Church
.
Grant
me
,
O
Virgin
,
thee
to
prayse
,
Agaynste
thy
foes
,
giue
strength
alwayes
.
This
kind
of
recollection
doth
S.
Ignatius
Founder
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
set
downe
in
generall
termes
,
when
in
his
booke
of
spirituall
exercises
he
teacheth
,
that
such
recollection
is
necessary
to
be
made
before
all
kind
of
prayer
.
CHAP.
II.
The
second
Exercise
of
Reuerence
towards
our
B.
Lady
,
is
to
commit
our
Office
of
saluting
her
,
vnto
the
Angels
.
IT
will
be
noe
small
testimony
of
true
reuerence
and
submission
,
towards
the
Virgin
Mother
,
if
remembring
your
owne
basenesse
,
&
considering
her
excellency
,
you
accoumpt
your selfe
as
most
vnworthy
of
her
great
presence
,
&
do
make
your
recourse
vnto
the
Angels
,
begging
and
crauing
of
them
that
they
would
be
pleased
to
discharge
your
duty
in
this
so
high
&
noble
seruice
of
saluting
,
&
earnestly
praying
vnto
the
Queene
of
Heauen
.
Turning
your selfe
therfore
to
your
Angell
Guardian
,
beseech
him
earnestly
by
that
immense
goodnes
and
mercy
of
our
Lord
,
by
which
he
was
giuen
vnto
you
for
a
Gouernour
and
Keeper
,
and
by
his
fatherly
loue
and
continuall
care
ouer
you
(
well
knowing
your
vnworthines
&
lacke
of
vtterance
)
that
himselfe
who
both
for
the
grace
of
his
vertue
,
and
ornaments
of
glory
,
is
most
gracious
in
the
sight
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
withall
most
eloquent
and
expert
in
that
Angelicall
office
which
you
commit
vnto
him
,
would
salute
our
B.
Lady
in
your
behalfe
with
al-beseeming
reuerence
,
&
deuout
affection
,
and
obtaine
for
you
all
that
he
knoweth
necessary
,
as
well
for
your
profit
in
vertue
,
as
for
the
eternall
weale
,
&
saluation
of
your
soule
.
Make
also
your
humble
supplication
vnto
the
Archangell
Gabriell
,
that
he
would
vouchsafe
in
your
name
to
salute
the
Mother
of
God
,
once
againe
with
the
very
same
words
,
with
that
reuerence
&
loue
,
demonstration
of
ioy
,
congratulation
,
and
like
affections
,
as
he
then
felt
within
himselfe
,
&
which
he
vttered
,
when
being
sent
on
that
Embassadge
from
the
sacred
Consistory
of
the
Bless
.
Trinity
vnto
Nazareth
,
to
report
vnto
the
Virgin
Mary
the
first
and
happy
tidinges
of
the
Incarnation
of
the
Sonne
of
God
.
In
the
meane
while
,
supposing
you
see
&
heare
the
Archangell
Gabriell
,
&
your
Angell
Guardian
saluting
the
Bless
.
Virgin
in
your
behalfe
,
you
shall
do
well
to
offer
,
in
the
deuoutest
manner
you
can
deuise
,
vnto
the
same
Virgin
,
their
submission
and
reuerence
,
as
proceeding
from
your selfe
;
their
words
as
if
they
were
your
owne
,
and
the
most
true
interpreters
of
your
hart
and
mynd
.
S.
Gerard
of
Pannonia
Bishop
&
Martyr
hauing
erected
an
Altar
in
Honour
of
our
Blessed
Lady
,
caused
a
syluer
Censar
to
be
placed
before
it
,
and
ordayned
that
two
Venerable
men
should
attend
both
day
&
night
,
only
to
prouide
,
that
Incense
were
neuer
wāring
in
the
Censar
.
[
Sur.
in
his
life
24.
Septem.
]
Now
if
you
being
moued
with
the
like
zeale
of
Honour
vnto
our
B.
Lady
do
commend
your
prayers
to
the
Angels
(
who
are
sayed
in
holy
Scripture
to
carry
a
Censar
,
for
the
discharge
of
that
duty
)
you
may
be
assured
,
that
their
kindling
the
incense
of
your
praiers
with
the
flames
of
their
earnest
deuotion
,
will
make
them
soe
gratefull
&
odoriferous
vnto
that
Heauenvly
Queene
,
that
she
with
manifold
benedictions
wil
abundantly
accomplish
your
requests
.
To
the
practise
of
this
deuotion
those
very
figures
,
shapes
,
diuersity
of
formes
that
dayly
appeare
in
the
ayre
,
might
serue
vs
for
a
sufficient
incitement
,
by
which
we
may
euidently
gather
not
only
with
what
promptitude
,
and
constancy
the
Angels
imploy
themselues
in
the
seruice
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
but
also
in
how
many
,
and
what
kind
of
offices
they
endeauour
to
serue
her
.
In
so
much
as
that
demaund
of
the
Prophet
Jsay
6.
may
fitly
be
applyed
vnto
the
:
Qui
sunt
isti
,
qui
vt
nubes
volant
?
who
are
those
that
flye
like
vnto
clouds
?
Not
only
because
by
their
feruor
,
speed
,
and
promptitude
in
these
functions
they
surpasse
the
swiftnesse
,
or
to
speake
in
the
wordes
of
holy
Scripture
,
the
flight
of
the
cloudes
;
but
also
as
the
clouds
to
perform
the
will
of
God
doe
in
diuersity
of
formes
often
visibly
shew
themselues
to
men
,
some
thick
some
thinne
,
some
plaine
and
smooth
,
others
rough
and
gathered
into
heapes
like
rockes
;
others
resembling
high
mountaynes
,
with
flockes
of
sheep
grasing
thereon
;
and
sometymes
also
they
represent
gulfes
,
whirlpooles
,
Crownes
,
battayles
,
raynebowes
and
such
like
spectacles
:
Euen
so
,
the
Angels
attending
on
our
B.
Lady
,
and
seeking
to
aduance
her
Honour
and
Reuerence
,
do
according
to
their
offices
,
assume
vnto
themselues
diuers
shapes
.
One
while
they
seeme
as
chiefe
Peeres
of
her
Court
,
and
enuirone
her
throne
and
Chayre
of
State
:
other
whiles
they
appeare
like
armed
men
,
deuided
into
squadrons
ready
to
guard
her
person
,
&
fight
for
the
defence
of
her
honour
.
Somtymes
as
Executioners
of
the
diuine
Iustice
they
draw
their
weapons
to
strike
the
heretical
Blasphemers
of
her
sacred
Name
.
One
while
like
stewards
,
and
Houshoud-seruants
,
as
when
they
administred
meate
and
drinke
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
while
she
liued
in
the
Temple
of
Hierusalem
before
she
was
espoused
to
S.
Ioseph
;
and
in
tyme
of
necessity
likewise
they
often
assist
those
that
are
her
deuoted
seruants
.
They
often
like
curious
painters
haue
artificially
expressed
in
colours
the
feature
of
her
body
,
beauty
,
and
comlinesse
of
her
countenance
;
Often
with
melodious
harmony
haue
they
resounded
her
prayses
,
sometimes
like
vnto
Maisters
of
Ceremonies
,
by
diuers
acts
of
deuotion
&
Reuerence
,
haue
they
taught
how
men
addicted
to
her
seruice
should
more
religiously
worship
her
.
Lastly
like
vnto
Maisters
of
Requestes
do
they
represent
,
with
most
humble
,
entire
submission
,
our
prayers
vnto
her
,
this
being
theyr
speciall
charge
,
in
which
they
be
dayly
imployed
.
Most
memorable
examples
of
all
these
things
might
be
alleadged
,
if
they
were
not
frequent
in
Histories
.
CHAP.
III.
The
third
Exercise
of
Reuerence
is
,
that
we
ought
to
honour
the
must
sacred
NAME
of
Mary
.
THis
Reuerence
may
be
practised
diuers
wayes
.
1.
By
neuer
vsing
rashly
the
sacred
Name
of
Mary
,
but
as
it
were
reuerently
concealing
the
same
,
say
,
the
B.
Virgin
,
the
mother
of
God
our
B.
Lady
,
or
the
like
;
and
so
doing
you
shall
imitate
the
Archangel
Gabriel
who
for
the
reuerence
,
and
respect
he
bare
vnto
that
sacred
Name
,
forbare
to
pronounce
it
at
the
first
,
saying
only
,
Aue
gratiaplena
,
Hayle
full
of
grace
:
yet
afterwardes
beholding
the
greatnes
of
her
humility
,
&
that
she
was
somewhat
disturbed
with
wordes
of
such
commendation
,
he
then
pronounced
the
same
,
Ne
timeas
MARIA
,
Feare
not
Mary
&c.
2.
By
vncouering
your
head
,
or
bowing
downe
the
same
,
by
bending
your
knees
when
you
heare
that
sacred
Name
pronounced
.
For
(
as
a
deuout
Contemplant
speaking
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
sayd
)
the
most
Holy
Trinity
hath
bestowed
on
you
a
Name
which
next
after
the
Name
of
your
Bl.
Sonne
,
is
to
be
honoured
aboue
all
Names
;
and
that
in
your
Name
all
knees
do
bend
(
as
is
manifest
)
both
of
those
that
are
in
heauen
,
on
earth
,
&
in
hell
;
&
euery
toung
confesseth
the
Grace
,
the
Glory
,
and
Vertue
of
this
most
holy
Name
.
[
lib.
Contemp.
de
Virg.
Ma.
c.
5.
]
S.
Gerard
,
whome
we
mentioned
before
,
instructing
the
Hungarians
in
the
Christian
faith
,
willed
them
that
they
should
in
common
talke
,
seldome
vse
the
proper
Name
of
the
most
B.
Virgin
,
but
in
familiar
conference
should
call
her
,
Lady
;
and
if
by
themselues
or
others
the
Name
of
Mary
should
by
any
chaunce
be
vttered
,
that
then
they
shold
bow
their
heades
,
or
bend
their
knees
&c.
3.
You
shall
much
honour
and
reuerence
the
Name
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
if
when
you
eyther
write
,
paint
,
or
engraue
the
same
,
you
endeauour
to
do
it
curiously
,
comely
,
&
deuoutly
,
both
with
externall
&
internall
Reuerence
.
[
Canis
.
lib.
1.
de
B.
Virg.
c.
1.
]
For
if
euer
any
mortall
creature
had
a
Name
,
renowned
,
delectable
,
gracious
,
which
for
the
worthynes
&
excellency
therof
ought
to
be
written
,
read
song
,
paynted
,
or
engrauen
,
it
is
the
Name
of
the
most
sacred
Virgin
Mary
,
which
indeed
most
worthily
deserueth
to
be
placed
before
euery
ones
eyes
,
to
be
sounded
in
their
cares
,
and
engrauen
in
their
harts
,
&
by
euery
one
publikely
&
priuatly
,
with
the
greatest
deuotion
to
be
vttered
.
To
the
exercise
of
this
deuotion
&
reuerence
,
the
holy
Angels
by
their
examples
inuite
vs
,
who
haue
often
written
this
Name
in
gold
siluer
,
and
diuersity
of
most
rare
colours
;
sometimes
by
it selfe
,
sometimes
conioyned
with
the
Venerable
Name
of
IESVS
;
sometimes
also
with
a
part
of
the
Angelicall
Salutation
.
It
is
a
knowne
history
which
we
read
of
an
ould
souldiar
,
who
after
long
seruice
in
warre
became
a
Cistercian
Monke
,
where
he
began
so
to
imprint
the
Angelicall
Salutation
in
his
hart
(
which
Prayer
only
by
reason
of
the
slownesse
of
his
wit
,
he
was
capable
to
learne
)
as
that
he
was
accustomed
euery
moment
almost
to
repeat
the
same
a
which
deuotion
of
his
how
acceptable
and
pleasing
it
was
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
did
then
most
manifestly
appeare
when
after
his
departure
out
of
this
life
,
there
sprung
forth
of
his
graue
,
yea
out
of
his
mouth
,
a
litle
tree
,
in
euery
leafe
whereof
was
writen
,
with
letters
of
Gold
,
the
sacred
Name
of
Mary
,
with
the
beginning
of
the
Angelical
salutation
:
which
wee
may
vndoubtedly
belieue
was
performed
by
the
handes
of
Angels
.
[
Tho.
Cantipra
.
l.
2.
apum
.
c.
29.
p.
9.
]
This
very
Name
,
as
diuers
Histories
do
recount
,
hath
byn
often
painted
with
a
heauenly
Pencill
,
&
writen
by
the
hand
of
Angels
,
in
garments
,
in
flowers
,
&
in
the
ayre
it selfe
.
Take
therefore
,
in
this
singular
deuotion
,
those
celestiall
Citizes
for
your
directors
and
maisters
.
Imprint
this
Name
with
the
most
amiable
Name
of
IESVS
in
the
Center
of
your
hart
.
Let
your
hart
be
in
charity
a
Rose
,
in
purity
a
Lilly
,
in
humility
a
Violet
,
in
desire
of
heauenly
things
,
a
Hyachinth
.
Let
it
be
marked
with
these
names
IESVS
,
MARIA
,
your
only
repose
and
comfort
.
Then
shall
you
be
like
the
flower
which
displaieth
his
leaues
to
the
rising
sunne
,
when
euery
morning
shaking
off
drowsy
sleepe
,
you
turne
your
soule
to
God
the
fountaine
of
light
,
&
the
sunne
of
Iustice
;
opening
it
by
manyfould
thankes
,
dilating
it
more
&
more
with
desires
of
pleasing
him
,
and
confirming
it
with
strong
&
resolute
purposes
of
neuer
more
offending
him
:
which
if
you
seale
vp
with
these
most
fragrant
Names
IESVS
and
MARIA
,
your
hart
,
being
made
a
true
flower
of
sweet-smelling
deuotion
,
will
breath
out
an
odour
most
acceptable
to
God
,
his
most
sacred
Mother
,
&
to
the
holy
Angels
&
Saintes
in
Heauen
.
And
likewise
when
in
the
Euening
,
like
vnto
the
flower
,
shutting
it selfe
at
the
setting
of
the
sunne
,
you
shall
silently
consider
all
things
passed
that
whole
day
,
and
pondering
euery
thought
,
word
,
and
deed
,
shutting
vp
within
the
Center
of
your
hart
these
most
sweet
Names
,
IESVS
,
MARIA
,
then
shall
you
enioy
a
peacefull
security
,
and
a
secure
happinesse
.
4.
It
will
be
also
an
argument
of
especiall
Reuerence
towardes
this
sacred
Name
,
to
recite
those
fiue
Psalmes
or
Hymnes
whose
first
letters
make
the
Name
Maria.
These
are
,
Magnificat
.
Ad
Dominum
cùm
tribularer
.
Retribuc
Jn
conuertendo
,
&
Ad
te
leuaui
.
Or
these
,
Magnificat
.
Aue
Regina
caelorum
.
Regina
caeli
.
Jnuiolata
,
&
Aue
Maris
stella
,
being
the
most
pious
,
and
singular
inuention
of
a
holy
man
of
the
order
of
S.
Benet
.
This
exercise
did
S.
Joscius
a
Monke
of
admirable
piety
,
of
the
Monastery
of
S.
Bertin
in
S.
Omers
,
obserue
dayly
liuing
,
and
being
dead
commended
the
same
to
all
posterity
.
For
after
his
death
fiue
Roses
of
rare
beauty
did
spring
from
his
head
.
One
out
of
his
mouth
,
(
wherin
the
Name
Maria
was
written
in
letters
of
gold
)
two
out
of
his
eyes
,
and
other
two
out
of
his
eares
:
which
Roses
not
only
all
the
Religious
that
were
then
liuing
in
the
monastery
,
but
also
the
Bishop
of
Arras
,
the
Clergy
and
all
the
whole
Citty
&
Countrey
that
then
flocked
thither
,
did
with
amazement
behold
.
[
Vincent
.
Bellonac
.
Spec.
Hist.
l.
7.
c.
116.
An.
Domini
1163.
]
O
Blessed
Mary
,
most
mercyfull
,
most
benigne
!
Place
your
most
amiable
Name
as
a
signet
vpon
my
eyes
,
that
being
preuented
with
the
benedictions
of
your
sweetnes
,
I
may
be
refreshed
by
the
light
of
your
mercyes
.
Place
it
vpon
my
eares
,
that
being
secure
of
your
protection
,
I
may
not
feare
in
that
terrible
day
of
iudgment
to
heare
the
dreadfull
sentence
which
shall
be
vttered
against
the
damned
.
Place
it
also
on
my
mouth
,
that
recreated
with
the
milke
of
your
cōsoiation
,
I
may
both
in
this
and
the
next
life
,
with
perpetuall
prayses
,
exalt
the
Glory
,
&
sweetnes
of
your
Holy
Name
.
CHAP.
IV.
The
fourth
Exercise
of
Reuerence
towards
our
Blessed
Lady
,
is
to
Honour
her
Image
.
THE
deuout
Seruant
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
must
first
haue
an
especiall
regard
that
her
Image
be
placed
in
some
decent
&
conspicuous
part
of
his
Oratory
:
which
S.
Charles
Borromeus
of
Millan
,
for
his
singular
deuotion
vnto
that
sacred
Queene
did
alwayes
most
carefully
obserue
;
and
amongst
other
thinges
appoynted
,
that
through
his
whole
Diocesse
,
there
shold
be
placed
ouer
euery
Church
doore
the
Picture
of
our
B
Lady
.
For
as
that
holy
Bishop
(
according
to
the
opinion
of
S.
Bernard
)
thought
there
was
no
place
more
worthy
vpon
earth
to
receiue
the
sonne
of
Almighty
God
then
the
sacred
Teple
of
his
Mothers
wombe
,
nor
no
place
more
noble
in
Heauen
then
the
royall
throne
which
our
B.
Sauiour
bestowed
vpon
his
Mother
:
so
did
he
iudge
that
place
fittest
for
the
Picture
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
which
for
sanctity
&
worthynes
was
most
eminent
.
For
another
reason
also
,
would
he
haue
it
placed
ouer
the
church
doore
,
therby
to
admonish
all
those
,
who
entred
to
make
their
prayer
,
that
the
best
meanes
to
come
to
Almighty
God
,
was
by
the
intercession
of
his
Blessed
Mother
,
and
that
neuer
any
man
is
to
be
admitted
into
that
Heauenly
Temple
,
which
doth
not
loue
and
reuerence
her
who
is
called
,
The
Gate
of
Heauen
.
2.
It
is
behouefull
also
that
when
you
se
the
picture
of
this
sacred
Virgin
,
especially
if
you
passe
by
it
,
that
you
make
some
signe
of
Reuerence
vnto
it
,
either
by
putting
off
your
hat
,
bowing
your
heade
,
bending
your
knee
,
or
the
like
.
This
deuotion
all
true
Seruants
of
our
B.
Lady
haue
alwaies
diligently
obserued
:
&
to
let
passe
in
silence
many
others
,
S.
Margarite
daughter
to
the
King
of
Hungary
,
passing
by
any
picture
of
our
Lady
,
was
allwayes
wont
to
recite
the
Angelicall
Salutation
vpon
her
knees
.
[
Sur.
in
her
life
.
28.
Ian.
]
And
for
more
confirmation
of
the
excellency
of
this
practise
of
Reuerence
,
I
wil
adioyne
heere
a
miracle
that
happened
at
Affligem
in
Brabant
in
the
Monastery
of
S.
Benet
,
where
there
is
yet
an
image
of
our
B.
Lady
to
be
seene
,
which
being
on
a
tyme
saluted
by
S.
Bernard
after
his
wonted
custome
,
with
these
words
of
Salue
Maria
,
Haile
Mary
;
did
againe
with
an
intelligible
and
courteous
voyce
resalute
him
with
Salue
Bernarde
,
God
saue
thee
also
Bernard
.
O
most
happy
,
O
sublime
salutation
!
with
the
truest
and
most
earnest
desires
of
our
harts
to
be
wished
for
.
I
should
easily
belieue
these
two
words
,
as
so
many
darts
of
loue
,
to
haue
so
pierced
the
brest
of
this
mellifluous
Doctour
,
with
such
sweetnes
and
heauenvly
delight
,
that
his
hart
did
leape
,
&
the
rest
of
his
body
exult
with
ioy
,
and
tendernes
of
loue
.
And
as
the
soule
of
the
Spouse
did
melt
at
the
voyce
of
her
beloued
;
so
was
his
soule
in
like
manner
euen
melted
when
he
heard
the
voice
of
his
beloued
Mother
.
The
like
testimony
of
loue
may
you
securely
expect
from
the
B.
Virgin
,
if
in
your
carriage
towards
her
,
you
behaue
your selfe
like
another
S.
Bernard
.
3.
The
third
manner
of
honouring
the
Images
of
our
B.
Lady
,
is
,
to
handle
them
with
Decency
&
Reuerence
,
imparting
kisses
of
piety
,
and
deuotion
vnto
them
,
praysing
the
pictures
,
&
chiefly
her
,
whom
the
picture
doth
represent
.
Lewis
surnamed
the
pious
Emperour
,
sonne
to
Charles
the
Great
,
when
he
went
a
hunting
,
carried
allwayes
with
him
an
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
,
and
in
the
middest
of
the
woodes
he
was
wont
with
great
deuotion
vpon
his
bare
knees
to
make
his
prayers
and
supplications
before
the
same
.
[
Canis
.
l.
5.
de
B.
Ma.
cap.
29.
4.
Some
deuout
seruants
of
hers
,
vse
alwayes
to
hang
about
their
neckes
putting
it
against
their
hart
eyther
her
Image
,
or
some
medall
at
their
beades
hauing
her
picture
on
it
,
or
els
they
inuent
some
other
meanes
to
be
sure
alwayes
to
carry
her
picture
about
them
.
This
manner
of
reuerencing
our
B.
Ladyes
Image
gaue
help
to
a
sicke
noble
yongman
,
whose
cure
was
desperate
,
in
the
confines
of
Ebora
in
Spain
in
the
yeare
1593.
of
which
the
Annuall
letters
of
the
Society
make
mention
.
This
young
Noble
man
by
reason
of
a
vehement
sicknes
,
had
wanted
a
good
while
the
perfect
vse
of
his
wits
,
when
once
being
one
a
tyme
left
by
some
chance
alone
in
his
bed
without
any
attendance
,
he
suddenly
by
the
diuels
instigation
,
perceauing
the
chamber
free
from
all
company
starteth
vp
,
putteth
on
a
doublet
in
which
not
long
before
he
had
sowed
two
meddals
of
our
B.
Lady
,
&
had
hanged
another
at
his
necke
;
which
done
,
he
precipitateth
himselfe
out
of
the
window
vpon
a
heape
of
sharpe
stones
,
falling
secure
without
hurt
of
bruze
The
diuel
amazed
with
the
miracle
who
in
the
shape
of
a
man
appeared
vnto
him
,
conducted
him
by
the
hand
to
a
deepe
well
,
where
the
distracted
man
stil
obeying
him
,
he
caused
him
first
to
loose
the
medall
from
his
necke
(
as
not
knowing
of
the
other
he
had
sowed
in
his
doublet
)
and
cast
it
into
the
water
,
and
throw
himselfe
in
afterwardes
;
downe
sinks
he
to
the
bottome
,
when
as
suddenly
hauing
implored
the
help
of
our
Lady
,
who
was
alwaies
present
to
affist
him
,
he
appeareth
to
the
arme
pits
aboue
water
sustained
by
the
two
medals
,
vntill
succour
comming
,
and
drawing
him
out
of
the
well
,
he
was
restored
to
his
perfect
health
both
of
soule
and
body
.
5.
Wee
may
honour
also
her
Image
by
adorning
it
with
flowers
,
costly
robes
,
iewels
,
&
with
burning
of
lampes
,
&
wax
candles
before
it
.
Which
Reuerence
though
it
be
in
it selfe
but
small
,
yet
how
gatefull
the
same
is
to
the
B.
Virgin
may
be
seene
by
this
example
which
here
followeth
.
The
Daughter
of
a
poore
Sheepheard
feeding
her
Fathers
flocke
neere
to
an
old
decayed
Chappell
,
wherin
yet
remayned
an
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
all
disfigured
&
defiled
with
dust
&
filth
,
did
often
enter
in
thither
,
desirous
to
adorne
and
garnish
the
sayd
image
with
some
better
ornaments
.
Shee
was
grieued
that
the
slendernes
of
her
estate
,
could
not
correspond
with
her
good
desires
.
Wherefore
on
a
tyme
comming
thither
she
declareth
her
mynd
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
before
the
Image
,
and
although
her
pouerty
could
not
afford
any
thing
of
price
;
notwithstanding
insteed
thereof
,
she
dayly
offred
vp
the
Angelicall
salutation
,
with
great
deuotion
for
many
yeares
,
vntill
at
last
being
taken
with
a
feuer
she
found
how
gratefull
the
desire
of
adorning
her
Image
is
to
our
B.
Lady
:
for
being
by
the
vehemency
of
her
disease
almost
spent
,
behould
our
B.
Lady
accompanyed
with
3.
troupes
of
Virgins
,
(
the
first
of
such
who
all
their
liues
had
remayned
voluntary
Virgins
,
the
second
,
which
had
vowed
chastity
,
and
the
third
,
which
to
the
Lilly
of
Virginity
had
adioyned
the
Rose
of
Martyrdome
)
not
disdayning
the
poore
mans
Cottage
,
humbly
vouchsafed
to
enter
to
the
sicke
mayde
,
recreating
her
with
her
Blessed
presence
,
comforting
her
with
wordes
of
great
consolation
,
and
attending
the
departure
of
her
holy
soule
,
which
she
ioyfully
receaued
into
her
sacred
armes
,
imbraced
it
,
crowned
it
with
a
garland
of
glory
,
and
lastly
with
ioyes
of
triumph
ascended
with
it
,
into
heauen
.
[
Spec.
Exemplor
.
distinct
.
29.
Exempl.
118.
]
Thus
ought
we
to
decke
&
adorne
the
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
whyles
we
liue
,
if
we
will
seeke
to
enioy
the
like
triumph
after
death
.
6.
But
that
Reuerence
seemeth
especially
laudable
when
with
solemne
pompe
and
procession
her
Image
is
carried
through
the
Citties
.
Of
this
piety
and
deuotion
Ioannes
Zemisces
Emperour
of
the
East
,
left
a
rare
and
worthy
example
to
all
posterity
,
when
hauing
vanquished
the
King
of
Bulgaria
and
his
Country
,
returning
to
Constantinople
caused
a
most
Venerable
Image
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
with
the
enemyes
spoyles
layd
at
her
feete
,
to
be
carryed
in
a
triumphant
Chariot
,
he
himselfe
accompanying
it
mounted
on
a
white
steed
.
[
Zonaras
hist.
tom.
7.
]
The
like
rare
deuotion
was
performed
to
the
Sacred
Virgin
by
Ioannes
Comnenus
Emperour
also
of
the
East
,
which
in
the
next
Bed
of
Roses
we
shall
recount
.
There
haue
bene
many
Emperors
also
in
the
West
,
which
being
inflamed
with
like
zeale
and
emulation
,
haue
contended
with
those
of
the
East
in
honouring
our
B.
Lady
.
A
most
noble
truly
,
&
happy
contention
,
where
the
Monarches
of
the
world
striue
to
reuerence
the
Empresse
of
Heauen
,
and
Mother
of
God
;
where
the
field
appointed
for
the
combat
are
Temples
,
the
weapons
Rosaries
,
&
such
like
deuotions
:
where
to
loue
the
B.
Virgin
best
,
is
to
conquer
;
to
honour
her
most
,
is
to
triumph
.
7.
The
last
Exercise
of
reuerence
to
the
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
,
is
to
procure
that
the
like
honour
&
respect
be
done
by
others
;
&
also
to
defend
against
the
Iconoclasts
or
Image-breakers
,
Caluiuists
,
Lutherans
,
and
all
enemies
of
Images
,
the
reuerence
due
vnto
them
;
to
stirre
vp
Catholikes
seriously
and
feruently
to
honour
them
,
by
sermons
,
by
priuate
Conference
,
by
good
example
,
by
distributing
pictures
or
medals
to
others
,
endeuouring
by
the
like
meanes
to
procure
,
conserue
,
and
augment
piety
.
As
for
defending
the
honour
due
to
Images
S.
Iohn
Damascene
hath
left
vs
a
most
singular
example
,
who
for
constantly
maintaining
by
writing
and
disputation
the
reuerence
due
to
our
B.
Lady
&
her
Image
,
had
his
right
hand
cut
of
by
that
furious
Emperour
Leo
Jsauricus
,
a
professed
enemy
of
Images
,
but
not
long
after
by
a
strang
miracle
had
it
restored
,
to
the
same
vse
as
before
.
To
which
also
may
be
added
that
of
S.
Hyacinthus
.
[
Ribad
.
16.
Aug.
in
his
life
.
]
when
as
the
Tartarians
rushing
into
the
Church
,
he
taking
the
Blessed
Sacrament
in
his
hands
beganne
to
fly
,
and
flying
heard
a
voyce
of
a
statue
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
O
sonne
Hyacinth
,
why
forsakest
thou
me
?
Wilt
thou
thus
leaue
me
to
the
reproach
and
malice
of
myne
enemyes
?
Come
,
Come
,
transport
me
with
my
sonne
to
some
other
place
:
but
he
mistrusting
his
owne
strength
alleadged
the
heauines
of
it
being
made
of
Alabaster
:
To
whom
the
Image
replyed
,
that
he
should
confidently
vndertake
it
,
and
that
his
strength
should
be
made
equall
with
his
burden
.
Wherupon
with
teares
taking
the
Image
on
his
shoulders
,
he
perceaued
it
very
light
,
and
comming
to
the
riuer
Guarïstin
,
finding
no
meanes
of
passage
neyther
by
bridge
nor
boate
,
he
made
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
,
and
trusting
in
the
protection
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament
,
and
the
Statue
of
our
B.
Lady
,
hauing
spred
his
cloake
on
the
water
,
passed
ouer
safly
.
A
monument
of
which
Miracle
as
yet
remayneth
to
be
seene
.
In
the
other
kind
,
of
exhorting
Catholickes
to
the
honouring
of
our
Ladies
Image
,
the
singular
piety
of
B.
Father
Borgia
may
be
a
patterne
.
He
being
first
,
Duke
of
Gandia
,
afterwardes
Religious
and
the
third
Generall
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
a
man
excellent
for
humility
,
and
true
contempt
of
himselfe
,
notable
for
the
guift
of
contemplation
,
&
singular
for
his
affection
to
our
B.
Lady
,
of
which
he
often
gaue
most
manifest
testimony
,
but
then
especially
when
procuring
many
Images
to
be
drawne
out
according
to
that
of
S.
Lukes
painting
,
which
is
reserued
in
the
Church
of
S.
Mary
Maior
at
Rome
,
and
had
in
great
honour
amongst
the
Romanes
;
he
sent
some
to
Princes
&
Persons
of
great
worth
,
distributed
others
to
all
the
Colledges
then
of
the
Society
,
that
so
in
al
places
the
glory
of
our
B.
Lady
might
more
increase
.
And
Fa.
Jgnatius
Azebedius
of
the
same
Society
of
Iesus
,
&
a
famous
Martyr
,
most
intierely
deuoted
to
the
sacred
Virgin
,
being
to
depart
from
Rome
in
the
yeare
1570.
returning
Prouincial
into
Brasile
,
carryed
with
him
one
of
these
Picturs
,
&
being
with
his
companions
intercepted
by
certaine
Caluinist
Pirates
,
his
feruour
to
God
&
trust
in
his
sacred
Mother
did
with
admiration
shew
it selfe
,
when
managing
well
the
office
of
a
stout
Captaine
,
he
tooke
the
Image
in
his
hands
,
exhorted
his
companions
to
dy
generously
for
God
;
&
then
couragiously
going
forth
to
meete
his
enemies
,
houlding
the
sayd
Image
in
his
hand
,
&
protesting
to
dye
for
our
Sauiours
sake
,
a
Caluinist
contending
by
violence
to
wrest
the
picture
from
him
,
gaue
him
three
woundes
in
the
brest
,
and
one
in
his
head
:
not
being
able
otherwayes
by
force
to
take
it
from
him
,
he
threw
him
,
clasping
fast
the
Image
,
headlong
into
the
sea
;
&
although
the
of
bodyes
of
thirty
eight
his
fellowes
being
all
there
martyred
,
did
presently
sinke
,
he
notwithstanding
hauing
stretched
out
his
armes
in
forme
of
a
crosse
was
seene
with
admiration
of
al
,
to
swimme
aboue
water
,
as
far
as
the
eyes
of
the
behoulders
could
discerne
him
,
which
vndoubtedly
was
by
vertue
of
the
Image
he
still
carryed
in
his
hand
.
[
Jn
vita
P.
Borgiae
l.
3.
c.
10.
]
CHAP.
V.
The
fifth
Exercise
of
reuerence
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
to
honour
Places
dedicated
vnto
her
.
ANother
great
argument
of
piety
,
and
Reuerence
towards
our
B.
Lady
,
is
to
build
Churches
,
and
erect
Altars
in
her
honor
,
which
notwithstanding
we
will
omit
,
because
the
performance
of
this
,
is
in
few
mens
power
;
neither
do
we
determine
to
inferre
any
particular
matter
concerning
the
adorning
thereof
,
for
that
most
of
those
thinges
alleadged
in
the
former
Chapter
may
be
reduced
to
the
same
point
:
But
by
going
on
pilgrimage
,
we
may
honour
places
dedicated
vnto
her
,
and
this
may
be
done
in
two
sortes
.
First
by
vndertaking
Iourneys
to
remote
places
,
as
to
the
Holy
House
of
Loreto
,
Mont-serat
,
Sichem
,
Foy
;
which
pilgrimages
,
with
what
deuotion
we
ought
to
beginne
them
,
with
what
vertuous
exercises
continue
them
,
with
what
fruite
finish
them
may
be
gathered
out
of
Father
Richeome
in
his
Booke
intituled
,
The
Pilgrime
of
Loreto
.
Neyther
is
it
necessary
to
search
farre
Countries
for
examples
of
piety
and
deuotion
in
this
kind
,
when
not
long
since
we
haue
beheld
the
Example
of
Albertus
the
Archduke
and
Lord
of
all
the
Low
Countries
,
who
as
a
patterne
to
all
Princes
,
for
all
the
continuall
affayres
of
his
Princedome
,
though
very
feeble
by
reason
of
the
weaknes
of
his
body
,
was
wont
yearly
to
spend
nyne
dayes
in
visiting
our
Lady
of
Sichem
,
the
Infanta
his
Lady
accopanying
him
with
the
like
deuotion
;
which
he
performed
also
not
many
monethes
before
his
death
,
besydes
other
Holy
places
in
Flanders
dedicated
to
our
B.
Lady
,
which
he
had
wont
often
to
visit
,
&
to
adorne
with
votiue
tapers
,
and
all
sortes
of
ornaments
,
performing
such
actes
of
piety
towardes
the
B.
Virgin
,
as
perhapes
few
ages
can
shew
the
like
testimony
of
deuotion
in
so
great
a
Prince
.
Secondly
,
we
may
make
our
Pilgrimages
to
some
places
nere
at
hand
,
namely
to
some
Chappell
either
in
the
same
Towne
,
or
Citty
,
or
not
far
distant
;
of
which
deuotion
,
because
it
may
be
common
and
practised
by
all
,
we
wil
heere
propose
two
Exercises
,
which
euery
one
may
vse
as
they
will
,
&
as
occasion
shall
permit
.
¶
The
first
manner
of
visiting
places
dedicated
to
our
Lady
.
What
is
to
be
done
in
the
Iorney
.
FIrst
you
shall
take
vnto
your selfe
two
Companions
of
this
your
Pilgrimage
;
on
the
one
side
your
Angell
Guardian
,
on
the
other
some
Sainte
,
who
was
famous
for
deuotion
towards
our
B.
Lady
:
Then
shall
you
implore
the
assistance
of
your
good
Angel
in
the
manner
following
.
I
beseech
thee
,
O
Angelicall
spirit
,
my
faithfull
keeper
,
that
by
thy
protection
I
may
be
securly
conducted
in
the
way
of
peace
,
safety
,
and
happynes
,
and
that
no
wicked
temptations
may
oppresse
me
.
I
desire
also
,
that
thou
beg
for
me
thy
poorest
Seruant
,
grace
entyrely
to
serue
the
Blessed
Virgin
in
this
life
,
that
in
the
next
,
I
may
sing
her
prayses
with
thee
,
for
al
Eternity
.
Amen
.
To
the
other
companion
you
shall
say
:
O
Blessed
N.
most
singular
louer
&
worshiper
of
the
sacred
Virgin
,
obtain
for
me
that
I
by
thy
imitation
may
truly
reuerence
and
serue
that
Holy
Queene
,
and
by
thy
intercession
may
be
succoured
in
all
perils
,
&
tribulations
of
this
life
.
Amen
.
Secondly
.
In
this
Pilgrimage
,
you
may
take
vpon
you
diuers
persons
,
according
to
the
diuersity
of
considerations
,
by
which
you
meane
euery
day
to
stir
vp
your
mind
to
deuotion
,
recyting
one
of
the
Hymnes
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
:
for
example
,
on
Sunday
you
shall
suppose
your selfe
the
seruant
of
our
Blessed
Lady
,
bound
and
obliged
vnto
her
by
a
iust
&
strait
bond
,
going
to
prayse
and
glorify
your
most
potent
mistresse
and
Queene
,
and
you
shall
recite
the
Hymne
,
Regina
coeli
;
your
companion
shall
be
B.
Father
Ignatius
who
being
by
apparition
(
in
which
the
B.
Virgin
visibly
represented
herselfe
vnto
him
)
called
from
a
secular
warre
to
a
more
spirituall
conflict
,
in
the
Mount
of
Serrato
,
began
his
conuersion
,
dedicating
himselfe
wholy
to
the
seruice
of
our
Lady
,
&
hanging
his
sword
at
her
Altar
,
afterwards
his
whole
and
only
imployment
and
endeauours
were
,
to
augment
both
by
himselfe
and
his
sonnes
,
the
honour
of
our
B.
Lady
throughout
al
parts
of
the
world
as
much
as
possibly
he
could
.
[
Orland
.
in
hist.
Soc.
l.
1.
]
On
Munday
,
Imagine
your selfe
a
pilgrime
in
the
world
,
exposed
to
a
thousand
errours
and
dangers
,
going
to
salute
your
most
faithfull
Lady
.
Choose
,
with
your
good
Angell
,
S.
Dominicke
,
to
accompany
you
in
the
way
,
whome
our
B.
Lady
did
with
her
particuler
protection
assist
,
in
defending
her
honour
against
the
Heretikes
called
Albigenses
,
and
procuring
her
greater
seruice
by
teaching
the
saying
of
the
Rosary
.
In
the
way
,
say
the
hymne
,
O
gloriosa
Domina
.
One
Twesday
,
suppose
your selfe
loaden
with
an
infinite
weight
of
sinnes
,
going
to
salute
your
most
mercifull
Aduocate
;
in
the
way
recite
the
Hymne
,
Salue
Regina
,
and
choose
for
your
Companion
S.
Bernard
,
who
speaking
(
as
alwayes
was
wont
)
most
swetly
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
his
Aduocate
sayth
:
Filioli
,
haec
peccatorum
scala
,
haec
meae
maxima
fiducia
,
haec
tota
ratio
spei
meae
.
My
sonnes
,
this
is
the
ladder
,
by
which
sinners
must
climbe
to
heauen
,
she
is
my
greatest
confidence
,
yea
the
only
meanes
of
my
hope
.
With
which
inward
feeling
and
affection
whilest
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
at
Spire
he
recited
the
Salue
Regina
,
being
absorpt
with
heat
of
deuotion
,
he
kneeled
three
tymes
,
in
three
diuers
places
,
at
those
last
words
,
O
Clemens
,
ô
Pia
,
ô
Dulcis
Virgo
Maria
,
in
the
memory
whereof
,
three
plates
of
brasse
,
to
distinguish
those
three
places
,
are
nayled
.
On
Wednesday
thinke
your selfe
a
Scholler
,
rude
and
ignorant
,
yet
desirous
of
true
wisdome
,
going
to
honour
your
most
wise
&
learned
mistresse
:
recite
the
Hymne
,
Aue
Regina
caelorum
,
and
let
S.
Augustine
accompany
you
,
who
being
placed
betweene
the
wounds
of
IESVS
,
and
the
brests
of
MARY
,
as
on
the
one
side
he
was
nourished
with
those
ioyfull
waters
of
heauenly
doctrine
flowing
from
the
woundes
of
our
Sauiour
,
so
from
the
other
he
sucked
the
sweet
milke
of
eternall
Wisdom
.
On
Thursday
,
imagine
your selfe
a
Spouse
without
any
desert
of
yours
,
&
one
far
vnworthy
of
such
a
mariage
,
freely
loued
&
chosen
by
our
B.
Lady
,
going
to
honour
your
most
beautifull
&
beloued
Espouse
.
You
shall
retite
the
himne
,
Jnuiolata
;
&
take
for
your
companion
S.
Joseph
,
who
was
the
Spouse
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
and
Foster-father
to
our
Sauiour
.
On
Friday
,
imagine
your selfe
full
of
sores
&
almost
wounded
vnto
death
,
going
to
your
most
mercifull
Surgeon
,
the
Mother
of
our
Redeemer
,
who
on
this
day
with
the
effusion
of
his
owne
pretious
blood
made
a
salue
for
our
sins
.
Recite
the
Hymne
,
Stabat
Mater
dolorosa
,
and
choose
S.
Francis
your
companion
,
who
hauing
vndertaken
in
the
house
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
by
her
authority
&
patronage
that
holy
Institute
of
Pouerty
&
abnegation
of
himselfe
,
did
by
her
assistance
,
so
constantly
perseuere
therein
,
arryuing
to
the
top
of
such
perfection
,
that
he
was
as
it
were
transformed
into
our
Sauiour
crucified
,
bearing
the
markes
of
his
most
sacred
woundes
in
his
body
.
On
Saturday
,
imagin
your selfe
as
a
Sonne
dearly
beloued
,
notwithstanding
you
haue
often
degenerated
&
run
astray
,
going
to
honour
your
most
louyng
mother
.
Say
the
Hymne
,
Aue
maris
stella
,
and
let
your
companion
be
S.
Iohn
the
Euangelist
,
whome
our
Sauiour
,
hanging
on
the
Crosse
,
gaue
to
our
Blessed
lady
for
her
Sonne
,
&
to
whome
also
he
gaue
the
Blessed
Virgin
for
his
Mother
.
When
you
shall
come
to
the
Church
,
or
Chappel
of
our
B.
Lady
.
HAuing
made
a
low
Reuerence
to
the
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
,
recyte
on
your
knees
the
Letanies
of
Loreto
,
and
also
three
Aues
:
after
the
first
,
recyte
this
prayer
.
O
most
Blessed
Virgin
,
I
humbly
beseech
you
,
since
God
the
Father
by
his
Omnipotency
hath
made
you
most
powerfull
,
that
you
will
be
pleased
to
be
present
with
me
in
the
houre
of
my
death
,
and
to
expell
all
the
temptations
,
and
assaults
of
my
mortall
aduersaries
.
After
the
second
Aue
,
say
.
O
Holy
Mother
of
God
,
since
your
sacred
Sonne
hath
endewed
you
with
such
knowledg
&
clarity
,
that
with
your
splendour
the
brightnes
of
Heauen
is
augmented
,
enlighten
I
humbly
beseech
you
,
my
soule
in
the
houre
of
my
death
,
and
confirme
it
with
the
true
knowledge
of
Fayth
,
that
it
be
not
darkened
with
any
mist
of
errour
or
ignorance
.
After
the
third
Aue
,
say
.
O
most
sacred
Queene
of
Heauen
,
as
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
infused
all
abundance
of
loue
into
you
;
so
you
at
my
death
distill
into
my
soule
the
sweetnes
of
diuine
loue
,
by
which
all
bitternes
may
be
made
most
sweet
,
&
all
heauines
ioyfull
vnto
me
.
This
manner
of
recyting
the
Aue
did
B.
our
Lady
teach
vnto
Saint
Maude
,
promising
,
that
if
shee
dayly
obserued
it
,
she
would
be
present
with
her
,
at
the
houre
of
her
death
.
In
your
returne
from
the
Chappell
.
REcyte
the
Magnificat
,
Te
Deum
,
or
some
part
of
your
Rosary
in
thankes
giuing
to
our
B.
Lady
for
the
gift
of
deuotion
,
vsing
almost
the
same
considerations
that
you
did
in
your
going
thither
.
The
Second
manner
of
visiting
the
Churches
,
or
Chappels
of
our
Lady
.
—
As
you
goe
.
FIrst
implore
the
ayde
&
assistance
of
the
same
companions
which
were
designed
for
euery
day
,
in
the
precedent
Paragraphe
.
Secondly
,
consider
some
iorney
vndertaken
by
our
B.
Lady
whilest
she
liued
on
earth
;
&
then
adioyning
your selfe
vnto
her
for
companion
,
endeauour
to
imitate
her
modesty
,
deuotion
&
the
like
vertues
,
expressed
in
that
mystery
:
which
that
you
may
the
better
performe
,
craue
the
help
of
that
sacred
Queene
,
by
recyting
the
Letanies
of
Loreto
.
Euery
day
choose
these
iourneyes
according
to
the
order
prescribed
.
On
Munday
,
thinke
how
the
Blessed
Virgin
went
to
visite
her
cosen
S.
Elizabeth
.
On
Tewsday
,
consider
her
iourney
to
Bethleem
,
where
she
brought
forth
the
Sauiour
of
the
world
.
On
Wednesday
,
thinke
how
she
went
to
the
Temple
of
Hierusalem
,
eyther
when
she
presented
her
litle
Sonne
IESVS
to
his
Eternal
Father
,
or
when
being
lost
for
the
space
of
three
dayes
,
she
found
him
againe
with
incredible
ioy
.
On
Thursday
,
suppose
her
going
to
Christ
our
Lord
during
those
three
last
yeares
,
which
he
bestowed
in
preaching
the
Ghospell
.
On
Fryday
,
imagine
how
she
followed
our
Sauiour
carrying
his
Crosse
to
Monte
Caluary
.
On
Saturday
,
ponder
,
how
after
his
Ascension
,
she
went
to
visite
the
holy
places
.
On
Sunday
behould
her
gloriously
assumpted
into
Heauen
.
In
the
Chappell
.
YOu
shal
say
your
Beades
after
the
manner
prescribed
in
the
fourth
Bed
and
2.3
.
and
4.
Chapters
.
In
your
Returne
.
IMagine
the
Blessed
Virgin
returning
from
those
places
,
whither
you
accompanied
her
going
,
namely
on
munday
returning
from
the
house
of
S.
Elizabeth
:
on
Tewsday
from
Bethlem
into
Hierusalem
,
and
from
thence
into
Nazareth
&c.
But
on
Sunday
you
are
to
haue
a
most
pleasant
and
delectable
tast
of
the
most
sweet
loue
,
and
Motherly
care
,
with
which
she
imbraceth
her
Seruants
and
Clientes
.
In
the
meane
tyme
whilst
you
meditate
these
thinges
in
your
mynd
,
recyte
these
fiue
Ant-hymns
in
the
honour
of
the
name
Maria
,
the
Magnificat
.
Aue
Regina
celorum
.
Regina
celi
.
Inuiolata
.
Aue
Maris
stella
.
Many
haue
obtained
great
fauours
&
benefits
at
the
hands
of
our
Blessed
Lady
,
by
this
kind
of
pilgrimage
,
visiting
,
not
of
curiosity
,
but
of
zeale
,
and
feruent
desire
of
her
honour
,
places
eyther
dedicated
vnto
her
,
or
els
famous
for
some
Image
of
hers
.
Among
the
rest
S.
Bernardine
being
a
young
man
,
was
accustomed
to
goe
dayly
to
the
gate
of
the
Citty
of
Sienna
called
Camulia
,
&
there
before
the
Image
of
our
Blessed
Lady
seuerently
and
humbly
to
bend
his
knes
,
and
to
salute
the
Mother
of
God
,
his
beloued
spouse
and
friend
,
as
he
was
wont
to
call
her
.
Afterwardes
this
fragrant
flower
being
transplanted
from
amidst
the
brambles
of
the
world
,
into
a
pleasant
garden
of
Religion
,
so
burned
with
heate
of
deuotion
vnto
the
same
Bles
.
Lady
which
by
diuers
humble
obsequies
he
declared
,
that
one
day
the
Blessed
Virgin
visibly
represented
her selfe
vnto
him
,
as
he
was
reciting
her
Beades
,
and
with
a
great
affability
thus
spake
vnto
him
:
O
Bernardine
my
deuout
seruant
,
I
haue
bin
much
delighted
with
thy
piety
;
for
reward
of
which
,
I
haue
obtained
of
my
sonne
for
thee
,
the
gift
of
preaching
and
working
of
miracles
;
and
assure
thy selfe
,
that
at
last
,
with
me
thou
shalt
be
made
partaker
in
heauen
of
the
eternall
happines
.
[
Pebl
.
in
Stell
.
l.
2.
p.
2.
art.
3.
]
After
which
time
S.
Bernardine
became
most
famous
,
for
the
gift
of
preaching
,
and
working
of
miracles
,
with
diuers
other
rare
gifts
bestowed
on
him
by
the
B.
Virgin
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
sixth
Exercise
of
Reuerence
towards
the
B.
Virgin
is
,
to
honour
all
that
doth
any
way
belong
vnto
her
.
WE
ought
not
only
to
reuerence
her
Name
,
her
Image
,
and
places
dedicated
vnto
her
,
but
also
in
particular
all
thinges
which
any
way
do
appertaine
vnto
her
,
as
her
Rosary
,
her
Office
,
or
Psalter
,
or
litle
books
in
which
are
contained
eyther
prayers
,
miracles
,
praises
due
vnto
her
,
or
the
Acts
and
Vertues
of
her
Blessed
life
,
and
to
be
commended
to
all
posterity
.
Also
any
thing
dedicated
to
her
,
as
oblations
or
Offerings
,
or
any
Monument
erected
or
set
vp
in
her
honour
.
Lastly
her
Parents
,
Kinsfolkes
,
and
all
those
that
are
particularly
deuoted
vnto
her
are
to
be
held
in
great
Reuerence
&
esteeme
by
vs
,
because
by
them
the
B.
Virgin
hereselfe
hath
bene
honoured
.
It
is
not
necessary
to
discourse
of
all
particulers
,
because
we
may
gather
out
of
the
ensuing
Beds
many
flowers
for
this
Exercise
.
Let
therfore
these
two
Examples
of
the
Rosary
which
now
I
shall
rehearse
,
suffice
for
proofe
of
all
the
rest
.
One
Antony
of
the
order
of
S.
Francis
in
Spaine
,
as
he
went
to
Vincentia
being
ouertaken
by
a
great
shower
of
raine
,
&
finding
no
shelter
at
hand
,
put
his
Rosary
on
his
head
,
crauing
the
protection
of
our
Blessed
Lady
.
Scarce
had
he
made
an
end
of
speaking
,
but
behould
a
strang
thing
,
as
if
his
Beades
had
ben
turned
into
some
faire
dry
roofe
,
they
defended
&
couered
him
so
,
that
he
passed
securely
vnto
the
Citty
through
all
the
vehemency
of
the
storme
,
not
touched
with
the
lest
drop
of
raine
.
[
Chron.
Min.
p.
3.
●
.
1.
c.
36.
&
37.
]
Neyther
can
we
omit
to
recount
the
deuotion
of
Alanus
a
Dominican
Friar
vnto
the
Rosary
by
reason
of
the
often
succour
which
he
found
in
his
great
distresses
,
by
the
vertue
therof
.
For
hauing
learned
that
deuotion
of
S.
Dominike
,
he
did
allwais
esteeme
most
highly
the
Rosary
,
yea
before
his
admission
into
that
order
,
he
recited
it
daily
on
his
knees
,
and
not
without
fruit
euen
whils
he
was
a
lay
man
&
souldier
.
And
vpon
a
time
being
in
the
warres
,
and
in
a
conflict
against
the
Hetetikes
named
Albigenses
,
and
enuironed
on
euery
side
by
his
Enemyes
,
with
great
danger
of
his
life
,
the
B.
Virgin
was
seene
standing
by
him
,
fighting
for
him
with
150
stones
,
which
throwne
by
her
owne
hand
,
gaue
an
vtter
ouerthrow
vnto
his
foes
,
making
her
Client
a
famous
Conquerour
.
Another
tyme
the
same
Alanus
suffering
shipwrake
&
being
in
the
midst
of
the
sea
tost
hither
and
thither
,
in
most
apparent
danger
of
his
life
,
he
saw
suddenly
by
the
fauour
&
assistance
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
a
150.
litle
hillockes
rising
aboue
the
waues
,
which
all
in
ranke
reached
vnto
the
shore
,
by
the
which
he
was
safely
conducted
to
land
.
A
man
might
say
,
that
the
150.
beads
of
the
Rosary
were
turned
first
into
so
many
stones
;
then
into
so
many
hils
.
But
that
especially
was
a
singular
testimony
of
his
deuotion
,
that
not
only
his
mouth
which
had
oftentimes
so
piously
pronounced
the
Angelicall
salutation
,
but
also
his
hands
which
had
so
reuerently
touched
the
Rosary
,
did
shine
like
Cristall
,
after
his
death
.
[
Chron.
S.
Dom.
l.
1.
c.
34.
]
O
how
mercifull
is
this
B.
Virgin
who
doth
reward
such
small
seruices
,
piously
performed
by
her
seruants
,
with
such
ample
gaine
?
Of
whose
benignity
,
that
we
may
make
experience
,
let
vs
study
how
to
honour
,
&
esteeme
any
thing
whatsoeuer
,
dedicated
to
her
.
But
on
the
contrary
side
let
vs
seriously
take
heed
that
we
offer
no
abuse
vnto
them
,
or
apply
them
to
prophane
vses
,
least
we
incur
iustly
the
high
displeasure
of
our
B.
Lady
,
being
well
admonished
by
the
example
following
.
In
a
certayne
Sodality
of
our
B.
Lady
there
were
two
Pennes
fayrly
decked
,
appointed
to
write
the
letters
Patents
,
which
the
fellows
of
that
Sodality
going
from
one
place
to
another
,
were
always
accustomed
to
carry
with
them
.
One
of
these
Pens
a
Youth
of
the
same
Sodality
had
secretly
stolne
who
though
by
inward
inspirations
he
felt
himselfe
often
called
to
Religion
by
Almighty
God
,
yet
notwithstanding
being
entangled
with
the
loue
of
a
certayne
woman
,
he
neglected
this
vocation
.
Vpon
a
tyme
determining
to
write
vnto
the
sayd
woman
,
and
hauing
taken
the
stolne
penne
in
his
hand
,
he
felt
sodainly
a
great
blowe
giuen
him
on
the
eare
,
and
a
voyce
rebukinge
him
in
these
wordes
:
And
darest
thou
,
wicked
fellow
,
by
thy
vncleane
attempts
defile
a
thing
dedicated
vnto
me
?
With
which
blow
the
youth
being
astonished
,
altered
his
determination
:
but
the
print
of
the
blow
remayned
for
certayne
dayes
in
his
face
,
shewing
that
it
was
a
force
more
then
humane
which
gaue
it
him
.
[
Bonif.
in
hist.
Man
.
l.
5.
c.
1.
ex
Bencio
.
]
CHAP.
VII
.
The
seauenth
Exercise
of
Reuerence
to
the
B.
Virgin
is
,
by
bending
our
knes
to
giue
her
the
worship
of
Hyperdulia
.
THis
Honour
of
Hyperdulia
,
is
inferiour
,
and
lesse
,
then
that
of
Latria
,
which
is
due
only
to
God
,
&
yet
superiour
&
greater
than
Dulia
which
is
common
to
other
Saintes
:
And
it
is
conuenient
that
it
be
giuen
to
our
B.
Lady
by
reason
of
her
Excellency
.
You
may
practise
the
same
by
bending
your
knees
after
the
manner
following
.
First
standing
before
an
Oratory
,
or
Image
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
contemplate
her
sitting
in
a
stately
Throne
,
exalted
next
vnto
her
Bles
.
Sonne
aboue
all
the
quires
of
Angels
,
full
of
maiesty
,
and
amongst
all
Creatures
the
most
excellent
.
Secondly
,
obserue
how
all
the
Orders
of
Angels
,
&
Saintes
falling
before
her
as
to
their
Queen
&
Lady
,
with
great
submission
,
honour
her
.
Thirdly
acknowledging
your selfe
the
most
poorest
and
abiect
of
all
her
Seruants
,
and
most
vnworthy
to
be
admitted
to
so
noble
&
glorious
a
Congregation
,
and
so
high
an
Office
,
yet
trusting
in
her
benignity
,
and
clemency
,
with
an
inward
reuerence
,
most
profoundly
,
submit
your selfe
before
her
,
with
your
armes
cast
a
crosse
vpon
your
breast
,
or
hands
ioyned
deuoutly
,
&
humbly
bowing
your
knees
vnto
the
ground
without
vttering
a
word
;
of
if
you
had
rather
speak
,
only
say
,
and
repeat
these
two
,
Salue
Maria
,
or
Aue
Maria.
Fourthly
,
rising
vp
a
litle
after
,
&
recollecting
your selfe
as
before
,
togeather
with
all
the
Court
in
heauen
,
bend
your
knees
againe
,
and
againe
,
as
often
as
discreet
deuotion
shall
suggest
.
You
may
commodiously
thryce
a
day
repeate
this
Exercise
,
in
honour
of
the
15.
Mysteries
contained
in
the
Rosary
.
Rising
in
the
morning
bend
your
knees
5.
times
in
honour
of
the
5.
glorious
Misteries
,
the
first
of
which
was
performed
at
the
time
of
the
Resurrection
of
Christ
our
Lord
:
but
you
may
reuerence
those
Mysteries
,
if
bending
your
knees
either
with
your
hart
alone
,
or
with
your
mouth
also
,
you
say
,
Hayle
Mary
whose
Sonne
rose
againe
:
Hayle
Mary
whose
Son
ascended
into
heauen
,
and
so
concerning
the
rest
&c.
About
Noone
,
bend
your
knees
againe
in
honour
of
the
5.
Dolorous
Mysteries
,
the
chiefe
of
which
was
done
about
that
time
,
namely
the
crucifiyng
of
our
deare
Lord
and
Sauiour
.
At
Night
before
you
go
to
bed
,
bend
agayne
your
knees
in
honour
of
the
5.
Ioyfull
Mysteries
,
whereof
the
chiefest
,
to
wit
the
Annuntiation
,
was
accomplished
as
many
Authors
suppose
,
at
that
time
.
Vpon
the
solemnity
of
any
Feast
of
the
B.
Virgin
you
may
adde
one
bending
of
your
knee
more
in
honour
of
the
Mistery
then
celebrated
.
This
Exercise
hath
byn
very
familiar
and
vsuall
to
many
seruants
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
.
And
Saint
Mary
of
Oegnia
did
(
as
we
read
)
sometymes
in
the
space
of
a
day
and
a
night
,
bend
her
knees
a
thousand
&
an
hundred
times
saluting
the
mother
of
God
,
&
perseuered
in
this
kind
of
salutation
40.
dayes
togeather
.
[
Sur.
in
her
life
25
of
Iune
.
]
It
is
recounted
that
a
religious
person
neglecting
the
like
duty
to
the
B.
Virgin
was
sharpely
rebuked
,
who
when
vpon
a
tyme
through
sloth
lying
in
his
bed
,
he
omitted
the
vsuall
custome
of
bending
his
knees
at
the
signe
of
the
Aue
bell
,
which
is
giuen
thrice
a
day
to
renew
the
memory
of
the
Angels
saluting
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
the
night
following
he
perceyued
in
his
sleepe
the
litle
bell
of
the
Church
to
bow
it selfe
three
tymes
so
low
that
the
very
top
almost
touched
the
earth
,
hearing
withall
a
voyce
reproouing
him
,
and
saying
:
Thou
slouthfull
fellow
,
behold
how
senseles
creatures
bow
themselues
before
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
&
thou
a
reasonable
Man
neglectest
it
.
CHAP.
VII
.
The
eight
Exercise
of
Reuerence
to
our
B.
Lady
is
,
to
exercise
the
foresayd
acts
of
Hyperdulia
by
prostrating
our
selues
,
&
kissing
the
ground
.
YOu
may
allso
vse
this
exercyse
at
three
tymes
as
you
did
the
former
.
First
standing
still
,
without
motion
,
beholde
the
sacred
Virgin
aduanced
to
the
top
of
the
Empyriall
heauen
in
a
princely
Throne
,
all
the
heauenly
Court
beholding
and
applauding
her
,
&
the
most
Blessed
Trinity
crowning
her
with
a
Crowne
of
twelue
Starres
,
which
do
signify
her
twelue
priuiledges
or
vertues
,
and
the
rewards
thereof
,
with
which
shee
is
endowed
in
a
most
high
degree
,
aboue
al
other
Creatures
.
Conceaue
then
a
feruent
desire
to
adde
something
allso
to
this
noble
triumph
and
glory
of
our
B.
Lady
,
&
to
bestow
your
selfe
wholy
in
honouring
her
,
&
to
that
end
recite
this
Prayer
.
O
most
excellent
&
most
pure
Virgin
,
Mother
of
God
,
and
our
Qneene
,
behold
me
the
most
abiect
,
&
poorest
of
all
your
Seruants
heere
prostrate
at
your
feet
I
do
present
vnto
you
these
two
litle
Mites
,
to
wit
,
my
SOVLE
and
my
BODY
,
to
serue
and
obey
you
as
perpetuall
slaues
for
euer
.
I
also
bequeath
vnto
you
my
vnderstanding
,
and
my
Memory
,
that
I
may
thinke
&
meditate
on
you
;
my
Hart
that
I
may
feruently
loue
you
;
my
Head
that
it
be
bowed
in
your
honour
;
my
Hands
that
I
may
ioyne
them
,
my
knees
that
I
may
humbly
bend
them
before
you
;
my
Toung
that
it
may
vtter
your
praises
:
lastly
my
whole
Body
,
that
I
may
prostrate
it
in
reuerence
to
your
Royall
Maiesty
.
Then
in
presence
of
all
the
heauenly
Cittizens
,
as
if
you
were
a
fellow
,
or
companion
among
the
Blessed
,
al
performing
the
same
with
you
,
recite
the
litle
Rosary
,
at
three
diuers
tymes
,
contayning
twelue
Aues
,
equally
deuided
with
three
Pater
Nosters
in
remembrance
of
the
12.
Prerogatiues
of
our
B.
Lady
,
&
after
euery
Aue
prostrating
your selfe
,
kisse
the
ground
.
The
manner
of
deuiding
these
prayers
,
is
this
.
In
the
morning
,
say
in
honour
of
God
the
Father
,
the
first
Pater
Noster
,
who
in
sight
of
all
the
Court
of
heauen
did
crowne
the
B.
Virgin
his
beloued
daughter
.
Then
with
the
holy
Patriarkes
salute
the
Sacred
Virgin
,
saying
first
an
Aue
Maria
,
in
honour
of
her
most
excellent
Fayth
,
and
Hope
,
since
no
pure
Creature
was
euer
enriched
with
greater
.
The
second
recite
with
the
Prophets
,
in
honour
of
her
sublime
Contemplation
.
The
third
with
the
Apostles
,
in
honour
of
her
most
feruent
Charity
&
Zeale
.
The
fourth
with
the
Martyrs
,
in
honour
of
her
Fortitude
and
Magnanimity
;
and
after
euery
one
you
may
,
as
is
before
sayd
,
kisse
the
ground
.
At
Noone
,
recite
the
second
Pater
Noster
,
in
honour
of
God
the
Sonne
,
who
crowned
his
B.
Virgin-Mother
.
Adioyne
also
4.
other
Aues
in
honour
of
these
foure
Priuiledges
following
:
The
first
with
the
holy
Doctours
,
in
honour
of
her
discretion
and
wisdome
.
The
2.
with
the
Priests
,
in
honour
of
her
sanctity
.
The
3.
with
Religious
persons
in
honour
of
her
Pouerty
&
Obedience
.
The
fourth
with
Eremits
in
honout
of
her
solitarines
and
prayer
.
In
the
Euening
say
the
3
d.
Pater
Noster
in
honour
of
God
the
holy
Ghost
,
who
crowned
the
Bles
.
V.
Mary
his
Espouse
.
Adioyne
also
4.
Aues
in
honour
of
4.
other
Priuiledges
.
The
first
with
holy
Confessors
,
in
honour
of
her
Patience
.
The
2.
with
Virgins
in
honour
of
her
Virginity
.
The
3.
with
widdows
,
in
honour
of
her
humility
.
The
4.
with
married
persons
in
honour
of
her
Fidelity
,
and
Concord
in
wedlocke
.
Sometymes
insteed
of
these
priuiledges
you
may
meditate
vpon
these
things
following
.
In
the
Morning
,
1.
Consider
the
most
copious
grace
,
infused
into
the
B.
Virgin
in
her
immaculate
Conception
.
In
the
2.
That
high
dignity
in
the
angelical
Salutation
.
3.
The
ouershadowing
of
the
holy
Ghost
.
4.
The
Conception
of
the
sonne
of
God
.
At
Noone
,
Consider
1.
That
shee
was
a
B.
Virgin
most
pure
,
without
any
spot
,
or
blemish
of
her
Virginity
.
2.
That
shee
was
a
Mother
and
yet
remayned
a
Virgin
.
3.
That
shee
bore
our
Sauiour
in
her
wombe
without
eyther
waight
,
or
trouble
.
4.
That
shee
was
deliuered
without
paine
or
griefe
.
In
the
Euening
,
Consider
1.
The
firmenesse
of
her
Fayth
,
in
belieuing
.
2.
Her
profound
humility
in
obeying
.
3.
Her
great
discretion
in
speaking
.
4.
Her
high
perfection
in
vndertaking
and
following
any
worke
.
This
exercise
is
explicated
otherwise
in
the
Mirrour
of
Examples
,
&
is
called
there
,
The
Crowne
of
our
B.
Lady
,
namely
when
the
3.
Paters
,
&
12.
Aues
are
recited
at
once
in
honour
of
the
Priuiledges
before
mentioned
.
In
commendation
of
which
Exercise
,
I
must
not
omit
an
example
set
downe
in
that
Booke
.
Three
men
going
a
iourney
together
,
two
of
them
,
ouergoing
the
third
,
and
passing
through
a
wood
,
fell
into
the
hands
of
theeues
,
by
whome
they
being
first
spoyled
of
their
clothes
were
afterwards
cruelly
murthered
.
The
third
,
who
with
great
piety
and
constancy
was
dayly
accustomed
to
recite
this
forsayd
Crowne
or
Rosary
,
ignorant
of
his
fellows
misfortune
,
entred
into
the
same
wood
,
and
was
suddainly
apprehended
by
the
same
theeues
;
and
ready
to
be
slayne
,
he
earnestly
intreated
of
them
,
that
they
would
but
spare
him
so
long
,
vntill
he
might
recite
that
short
Rosary
.
To
which
they
easily
condescended
.
But
the
B.
Virgin
mooued
with
motherly
piety
,
being
not
able
without
compassion
to
beholde
the
distressed
estate
of
her
afflicted
Client
,
made
hast
presetly
to
relieue
him
and
came
vnto
him
sitting
by
him
in
a
thron
of
glory
,
full
of
Maiesty
,
and
brighter
then
the
sunne
.
On
ech
side
S.
Catherine
&
S.
Lucy
,
the
especiall
Patrones
of
this
poore
man
did
guarde
her
.
The
theeues
with
stedfast
eyes
beheld
al
that
was
done
,
and
did
see
fallyng
from
his
mouth
,
at
euery
Pater
noster
,
a
red
Rose
,
and
at
euery
Aue
,
a
pure
white
one
,
which
by
the
commaundment
of
our
B.
Lady
S.
Catharine
gathered
vp
,
&
deliuered
them
vnto
Saint
Lucy
;
who
bound
them
on
a
circle
of
gould
with
siluer
threed
.
The
garland
being
finished
,
they
gaue
it
to
their
Queene
,
who
putting
it
on
her
Clients
head
,
vanished
away
.
Wherupon
the
theeues
,
renouncing
that
wicked
course
of
life
,
and
sorry
for
their
fault
,
tould
their
Captiue
what
they
had
beheld
,
and
for
a
testimony
of
the
truth
shewed
him
the
Crowne
put
on
his
head
:
whether
he
was
more
struken
with
astonishment
of
the
thing
,
or
rapt
with
ioy
is
hard
to
say
,
but
with
a
gratefull
mynd
he
acknowledged
this
benefit
of
the
sacred
Virgin
,
&
that
he
might
more
fully
afterwardes
dedicate
himselfe
vnto
her
,
he
became
a
Religious
Man
.
CHAP.
IX
.
The
ninth
Exercise
of
Reuerence
,
is
to
deny
nothing
which
lawfully
,
and
prudently
may
be
graunted
to
those
who
aske
it
in
our
B.
Ladyes
Name
.
WIth
this
Exercise
,
as
with
a
vitall
bayte
,
did
the
B.
Virgin
entice
Alexander
of
Hales
into
the
Order
of
S.
Francis
,
a
man
famous
for
learning
but
more
renowned
for
his
rare
piety
and
deuotion
towards
our
B.
Lady
,
of
which
he
gaue
an
euident
argument
,
when
as
he
vowed
he
would
neuer
deny
any
thing
asked
of
him
in
her
Honour
.
[
S.
Ant.
3.
p.
hist.
24.
c.
8.
§.
1.
]
One
day
a
friar
of
S.
Francis
Order
meeting
him
,
&
fallyng
into
discourse
of
spiritual
matters
,
sayd
vnto
him
:
And
why
do
you
not
leaue
a
secular
life
,
&
in
Religion
bequeath
your selfe
wholy
to
God
?
I
beseech
you
,
for
the
honour
of
the
most
Bles
.
Virgin
to
enter
into
our
Order
.
Alexander
at
first
was
amazed
with
a
Petition
so
vnexpected
,
yet
calling
a
litle
after
his
vow
to
remembrance
,
togeather
also
with
the
inspiration
of
God
,
who
still
vrged
him
,
he
promised
he
would
performe
what
was
requested
,
and
so
for
the
reuerence
&
loue
borne
to
our
B.
Lady
he
enterd
into
that
Order
,
greatly
gracing
the
same
with
the
excellency
of
his
learning
.
Whosoeuer
wil
seriously
labour
in
the
rooting
out
of
any
vice
or
imperfection
,
let
him
with
great
diligence
,
&
fidelity
attend
vnto
this
deuotion
;
to
wit
,
that
in
the
morning
at
his
vprising
let
him
feruently
,
&
sincerely
beg
of
himselfe
,
for
our
B.
Ladyes
sake
to
abstaine
from
such
an
imperfection
for
that
one
day
:
or
if
he
be
accustomed
to
fall
often
into
that
imperfection
,
let
him
aske
but
for
the
space
of
some
few
houres
.
Afterwards
that
time
being
spent
,
let
him
demaund
it
earnestly
againe
for
one
day
,
or
3.
or
4.
houres
more
,
so
abstaining
day
by
day
in
this
manner
vntil
by
the
assistance
of
the
B.
Virgin
he
shall
get
a
full
conquest
ouer
himselfe
.
And
if
at
any
time
vpon
occasion
the
temptation
do
oppresse
him
more
grieuously
,
let
him
vrge
himselfe
more
feruently
in
this
manner
:
What
,
&
wilt
thou
not
heare
the
B.
Virgin
asking
,
desiring
,
&
beseeching
thee
,
to
abstaine
from
this
imperfection
?
By
the
like
practise
S.
Bernard
mooued
a
Noble
man
of
France
to
reforme
his
life
.
For
after
applying
many
other
remedies
in
vaine
to
recall
him
from
a
certayne
vice
:
well
,
said
S.
Bernard
,
if
it
be
so
,
that
you
cannot
long
restrayne
yourselfe
,
yet
for
Almighty
Gods
sake
,
for
beare
for
3.
days
,
which
he
did
.
The
3.
dayes
being
ended
he
vrged
him
againe
that
for
3.
dayes
more
he
would
in
honour
of
our
B.
Lady
abstayne
,
to
which
he
also
agreed
.
After
being
desired
to
abstaine
3.
other
dayes
in
Honour
of
all
the
Saints
in
heauen
,
he
did
,
&
so
forth
,
vntill
at
last
comming
to
S.
Bernard
,
he
professed
he
would
now
make
no
more
truce
with
God
Almighty
for
3.
dayes
,
but
a
perpetual
peace
,
being
changed
into
another
man
.
[
De
la
Puent
.
t.
3.
de
perf
.
Christ
.
tract.
2.
c.
8.
ex
spec.
Exemp
.
]
CHAP.
X.
The
tenth
Exercise
of
Reuerence
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
to
dedicate
all
our
good
purposes
vnto
her
.
IT
is
a
thing
of
very
great
moment
,
and
much
auayling
to
the
attaining
of
true
perfection
&
eternal
saluation
,
if
renewing
daily
your
good
purposes
&
intentions
before
an
Image
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
you
resigne
them
into
her
most
sacred
hands
,
and
lay
them
in
her
most
holy
lap
,
as
in
a
sanctuary
;
or
adde
them
to
her
Crowne
as
so
many
starres
,
that
so
you
may
the
more
efficaciously
be
mooued
by
this
Exercise
to
the
accomplisshing
of
your
purposes
by
reason
of
the
reuerence
&
dignity
of
our
B.
Lady
,
&
may
conceaue
a
more
firme
hope
of
obtaining
help
from
her
.
To
this
S.
Bern.
stirreth
vs
vp
in
his
Sermon
of
the
natiuity
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
.
Remember
sayth
he
,
to
commend
whatsoeuer
you
vndertake
to
the
Blessed
.
Virgin
Mary
.
And
a
litle
after
:
Haue
(
sayth
he
)
a
diligent
care
,
that
you
endeauour
to
giue
that
litle
which
you
desire
to
offer
,
into
the
most
gratefull
and
most
worthy
handes
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
MARY
.
Which
if
you
doe
,
you
shall
doubtles
find
the
B.
Virgin
as
fauourable
to
you
in
this
spirituall
traficke
,
as
she
was
at
another
tyme
in
a
worldly
negociation
vnto
a
certaine
Merchant
.
[
Vincent
.
Bellouac
.
specul
.
hist.
lib.
1.
c.
81.
]
This
Merchant
hauing
borrowed
money
at
Constantinople
of
a
Iew
,
promissed
the
payment
of
it
agayne
at
such
a
day
,
vsing
our
Lady
as
a
witnesse
,
before
whose
Image
he
made
this
bargain
.
Wherfore
the
Iew
remaining
satisfied
,
he
tooke
his
iourney
with
his
money
to
Alexandria
,
negotiating
there
very
prosperously
.
When
as
now
the
day
was
at
hand
in
which
the
debt
was
to
be
payd
,
&
so
neere
that
he
could
neyther
returne
by
any
meanes
himselfe
,
nor
send
the
mony
by
any
messenger
,
what
shold
he
doe
?
He
vndertaketh
a
strange
course
,
which
was
a
peculiar
deuotion
into
our
B.
Lady
scarse
euer
heard
of
before
,
suggested
vnto
him
.
He
closed
the
mony
in
a
litle
Chest
,
which
he
sealed
with
his
owne
seale
,
with
this
inscription
:
Receyue
Abraham
(
for
that
was
the
Iewes
name
)
the
mony
which
I
borrowed
of
you
.
This
litle
Coffer
he
put
into
the
sea
,
a
day
before
the
mony
was
due
,
humbly
beseeching
the
B.
Virgin
,
that
by
her
help
it
might
safely
be
conducted
vnto
Constantinople
into
the
Iewes
handes
.
When
behold
the
mony
being
miraculously
carried
through
al
the
seas
,
arriued
to
the
shore
of
Constantinople
,
where
the
same
Iew
walking
on
the
banke
side
receyued
it
.
Neyther
heere
ceased
the
myracle
,
for
the
perfidious
Iew
after
the
receit
of
this
mony
,
hid
the
Coffer
,
demaunding
,
after
the
merchants
returne
,
the
debt
before
the
magistrates
,
and
(
constrained
thereunto
because
other
testimony
was
wanting
)
tooke
his
oath
before
the
sayd
Image
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
that
neuer
any
such
mony
came
to
his
hands
.
Scarse
had
he
sworne
,
but
the
Image
with
a
loud
voyce
in
the
hearing
of
all
,
replyed
;
Thou
lyest
,
for
thou
hast
receiued
both
money
and
box
,
&
hast
hid
them
.
The
Iew
,
astonisshed
with
the
wonder
&
amazed
with
the
nouelty
of
the
thing
,
confessed
his
wickednes
,
&
acknowledging
the
power
&
mercy
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
became
a
Christian
.
Do
you
imitate
this
confidence
in
our
B.
Lady
,
and
representing
your selfe
before
her
,
make
your
desires
of
attaining
to
perfection
.
Renew
good
purposes
of
amending
your
life
,
and
casting
of
ill
habits
:
and
with
greatest
reuerence
and
submission
of
your selfe
resign
all
to
her
,
and
doubt
not
,
though
many
obstacles
&
difficulties
oppose
themselues
,
but
that
the
Blessed
Virgin
executing
the
office
of
a
good
Mariner
,
will
direct
your
good
intentions
through
flouds
,
rockes
,
sandes
and
tempests
,
conducting
them
to
the
safe
hauen
of
a
good
and
prosperous
end
.
With
this
loue
and
reuerence
toward●
the
B.
Virgin
did
holy
Father
Ignatius
,
as
with
a
most
strong
seale
,
signe
&
confirme
his
first
purpose
of
altering
his
manner
of
life
,
into
a
better
course
,
giuing
his
Sword
as
a
pawne
,
&
sealing
his
intentions
as
it
were
in
the
motherly
bosome
of
the
Sacred
Virgin
.
He
did
offer
also
vp
into
the
handes
of
our
B.
Lady
the
Vowes
which
he
,
and
his
fellowes
made
at
Paris
in
her
Chappel
called
,
The
Mont
of
martyrs
,
on
the
day
of
her
Assumption
,
commending
in
like
manner
to
her
the
solemne
profession
made
by
himselfe
and
his
fellows
in
Rome
,
at
S.
Paules
,
within
her
Chappell
.
Neyther
intended
he
any
thing
else
,
when
in
the
Rules
of
his
Order
he
interposed
these
wordes
,
[
Before
the
most
Blessed
Virgin
Mary
]
then
that
he
might
leaue
it
as
a
document
vnto
his
Sonnes
,
that
as
their
Vowes
,
so
all
their
good
purposes
should
be
offered
vp
before
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
to
the
end
that
partly
by
the
reuerence
and
respect
due
vnto
her
,
partly
by
the
confidence
of
her
assistance
,
they
may
be
made
more
ready
and
cheerefull
in
bringing
them
to
effect
.
OVR
B.
LADIES
LITLE
GARDEN
.
THE
SECOND
BED
,
planted
with
Roses
.
Wherin
diuers
Exercises
of
Loue
to
our
B.
Lady
are
contained
.
BEhold
the
Rose
,
the
second
flower
of
this
Virginall
Garden
,
an
Embleme
of
Loue
,
which
if
you
gather
with
such
deuotion
,
diligence
and
constancy
as
it
behooueth
;
you
may
easily
compose
therof
a
most
faire
Garland
,
fitt
both
in
beauty
and
odour
for
the
glorious
Head
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
.
First
therfore
striue
daily
to
stirre
vp
in
your selfe
as
soone
as
you
rise
,
a
tender
and
sweet
affection
vnto
this
glorious
Queene
,
remembring
as
well
her
singular
Perfections
,
&
beauty
,
as
her
infinite
Mercies
shewed
vnto
vs
sinners
.
Which
two
considerations
will
serue
as
fewell
,
to
increase
and
nourish
within
your
breast
the
fier
of
diuine
loue
towards
so
beautifull
a
Queene
,
&
so
louing
a
Mother
:
But
least
this
heate
of
deuotion
,
which
you
inioy
in
the
morning
waxe
cold
ere
night
,
by
reason
of
many
cares
and
imployments
which
daily
are
like
to
trouble
you
,
you
must
labour
to
kindle
and
quicken
the
same
,
by
frequent
,
though
briefer
,
deuotions
,
as
the
practice
following
shall
instruct
you
.
CHAP.
I.
The
first
way
to
stirre
vp
Affection
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
the
contemplation
of
her
Perfections
and
Beauty
.
YOur
composition
of
place
shal
be
to
imagine
,
that
you
see
the
B.
Virgin
shining
with
infinite
beauty
,
and
glory
,
in
the
midst
of
men
and
Angels
,
towards
whome
are
directed
the
affections
of
euery
Saint
in
particular
.
Your
petition
shal
be
to
demaund
grace
of
our
Lord
to
perceaue
,
&
tast
in
some
sort
,
how
dearly
our
Bles
.
Lady
ought
to
be
loued
for
her
rare
Pefections
,
&
Beauty
.
The
first
Point
.
Of
the
multitude
,
and
greatnes
of
our
B.
Ladyes
Perfections
.
I
Magin
you
see
the
Blessed
Virgin
in
the
midst
of
all
creaturs
,
darting
our
of
her
owne
hart
,
as
from
a
bow
,
innumerable
arrows
,
wherof
euery
one
flying
a
diuers
way
,
woundeth
a
seuerall
hart
.
These
arrowes
are
so
many
perfections
of
hers
,
which
wounde
the
beholders
of
her
beauty
with
loue
,
to
wit
,
Men
,
Angels
,
yea
&
God
himselfe
.
Thou
art
all
faire
,
O
my
beloued
,
thou
art
all
beautifull
,
and
there
is
no
spot
in
thee
.
[
Cant.
4.
]
Void
she
is
from
originall
,
yea
and
from
the
very
least
blemish
of
actuall
sinne
;
Beautifull
in
body
,
faire
in
soule
,
pleasing
in
this
life
by
grace
,
resplendent
in
the
other
by
glory
,
most
excelent
&
worthy
of
loue
aboue
all
creatures
;
because
she
being
first
ordained
,
predestinated
,
and
elected
before
all
others
,
by
the
mouth
of
the
Higbest
[
Eccles.
24.
]
was
by
law
of
birth-right
,
by
her
portion
of
grace
and
inheritance
of
heauenly
glory
,
preferred
by
her
celestiall
Father
before
all
creaturs
.
Yea
whatsoeuer
otherwaies
is
found
amongst
Creatures
good
,
faire
,
holy
,
or
amiable
,
all
that
in
a
far
more
ample
manner
is
fully
contained
in
the
B.
Virgin
.
Affections
of
Loue
.
WIth
this
consideration
you
shall
stirre
vp
in
your selfe
,
affections
of
loue
,
reioycing
to
see
your
deare
Mother
indewed
with
so
many
perfections
,
worthy
of
al
honour
,
praise
&
loue
;
in
such
sort
,
that
if
you
enioyed
the
same
,
she
being
depriued
therof
,
you
would
most
willingly
resigne
them
all
vnto
her
againe
.
With
this
so
ardent
charity
,
was
Charles
the
Sonne
of
S.
Brigit
enflamed
,
who
receiued
great
comfort
and
exulted
with
ioy
,
as
often
as
he
considered
the
excellent
prerogatiues
of
this
B.
Virgin
,
but
especially
when
he
remembred
,
how
she
amongst
all
others
was
chosen
by
God
to
be
the
Mother
of
his
only
Sonne
;
and
he
did
often
protest
,
that
he
had
rather
choose
to
lye
in
the
grieuous
torments
of
hell
,
for
all
eternity
,
than
that
the
B.
Virgin
should
be
depriued
,
although
but
for
one
moment
(
if
it
were
possible
)
of
that
dignity
,
in
which
now
she
shineth
.
This
was
a
great
expression
of
loue
.
The
second
Point
.
Of
the
exteriour
Perfection
,
and
Beauty
of
our
B.
Lady
.
AFter
you
haue
thus
in
generall
be
held
the
admirable
perfection
of
our
B
Lady
,
you
may
begin
by
litle
&
litle
to
descend
to
ponder
in
particular
euery
part
therof
.
And
in
the
first
place
,
remember
to
consider
the
excellent
beauty
which
externally
proceeded
either
from
the
admirable
proportion
of
her
body
,
or
from
the
exteriour
Portraiture
of
her
diuine
vertue
.
Let
not
that
worthy
saying
of
Saint
Denis
,
or
rather
some
other
vnknowne
,
though
most
excellent
Writer
,
goe
out
of
your
mind
,
who
,
in
an
Epistle
to
S.
Paul
,
after
he
had
beheld
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
sayth
thus
of
himselfe
:
Eftsoons
as
I
came
into
the
presence
of
the
sacred
Virgin
,
so
great
a
light
suddainly
enuyroned
me
exteriourly
,
and
fully
enlightened
me
interiourly
,
so
fragrant
a
smell
of
all
kind
of
odours
abounded
in
me
,
as
that
neyther
my
vnhappy
body
,
nor
my
poore
soule
was
able
to
sustaine
the
ensignes
of
such
,
and
of
so
great
happines
.
My
hart
fainted
,
&
my
spirit
failed
,
ouerwhelmed
with
the
maiesty
of
so
great
glory
;
I
take
God
to
witnes
,
who
was
then
present
in
the
Virgin
,
had
not
that
doctrine
which
I
learned
of
thee
,
taught
me
the
contrary
,
I
shold
haue
belieued
that
she
had
bene
the
true
God
.
So
he
.
If
such
were
the
beauty
of
this
Virgin
,
while
she
liued
yet
a
pilgrime
in
this
vale
of
tears
,
how
great
may
we
imagine
the
same
to
be
,
whilst
she
now
triumpheth
in
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
Affections
of
Loue
YOu
shall
make
a
firme
purpose
to
imploy
allwaies
hereafter
the
powers
of
your
body
and
soule
,
in
celebrating
the
praises
of
this
so
glorious
and
beautifull
Virgin
speaking
vnto
her
in
the
words
of
Blosius
,
a
most
deuout
Client
of
hers
.
[
in
Prec
.
pijs
endolog.
4.
]
Haile
MARY
,
Virgin
most
honourable
,
Virgin
more
cleere
then
the
sunne
brighter
than
the
stars
,
more
sweet
the
balsamum
,
more
ruddy
then
the
Rose
,
whiter
then
the
Lilly
,
farre
more
gratious
and
comely
then
can
be
imagined
.
Morouer
you
shall
desire
to
vse
the
tongues
of
all
men
,
and
Angels
;
to
play
on
all
kind
of
instruments
,
that
so
with
most
pleasant
harmony
,
you
might
sound
forth
both
in
heauen
and
earth
,
honour
&
renowne
vnto
the
Name
of
MARY
.
And
for
an
example
or
patterne
of
this
tender
affection
,
you
may
take
Fa.
Peter
Faber
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
and
one
of
the
Ten
first
Companions
of
S.
Ignatius
,
who
being
present
at
Spire
,
in
a
Church
dedicared
to
the
most
sacred
Virgin
,
where
he
heard
Euensong
sung
with
as
great
pompe
&
celebrity
as
possible
could
be
,
vpon
the
eue
of
our
B.
Ladyes
Assumption
to
heauen
,
&
perceauing
the
Altar
to
be
decked
with
flowers
,
shining
with
candels
,
adorned
with
many
holy
reliques
,
the
wals
hung
with
Tapestry
,
the
Quiers
sounding
with
variety
of
musicke
,
was
so
rauished
with
inward
ioy
,
that
he
beganne
to
wish
all
happines
vnto
those
,
who
had
ranked
and
lighted
the
candels
in
such
good
order
,
who
had
adorned
the
wals
with
Tapestry
,
had
exposed
the
sacred
reliques
,
had
gathered
the
musitians
togeather
:
In
such
affectuous
manner
did
the
signes
of
a
mind
reioycing
in
God
,
and
exulting
at
the
Honour
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
shew
it selfe
on
euery
side
.
[
In
eius
vita
.
]
The
third
point
.
Of
the
internall
Beauty
of
our
Blessed
Lady
.
THat
you
may
in
some
sort
perceiue
how
great
the
internall
Beauty
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
is
in
very
deede
,
you
shall
consider
first
the
beauty
of
a
soule
free
from
sinne
,
&
indewed
with
vertues
.
So
great
,
sayth
S.
Catharin
of
Siena
,
is
the
beauty
of
a
soule
,
as
that
if
it
could
be
seene
with
corporall
eyes
,
there
would
be
none
who
would
not
most
willingly
giue
his
life
to
conserue
the
same
,
in
so
beautifull
&
amiable
estate
.
[
Surius
in
eius
vita
.
]
For
if
all
beauty
,
grace
,
comelinesse
,
or
amiablenesse
whatsoeuer
that
shineth
in
any
creature
,
as
in
the
Sunne
,
Moone
,
stars
,
Gold
,
Siluer
,
Precious
stones
,
rich
apparell
,
gorgeous
Pallaces
,
rare
Gardens
,
curious
Pictures
,
or
in
the
excellent
feature
and
composition
of
body
,
that
either
is
,
was
,
or
shall
be
:
If
,
I
say
,
all
the
beauty
that
might
be
gathered
out
of
all
and
euery
one
of
these
,
should
be
amassed
,
and
put
togeather
,
to
make
one
beauty
,
although
it
seeme
it
would
be
almost
infinite
and
incomprehensible
,
yet
would
it
not
parallell
that
beauty
,
which
the
least
degree
of
Grace
,
(
or
of
any
vertue
,
that
commeth
with
it
)
imparteth
to
a
Soule
.
Raise
now
your
mind
as
high
as
you
shal
be
able
,
&
contemplate
the
beauty
of
the
B.
Virgin
her
soule
,
endewed
not
only
with
one
,
two
,
or
some
few
degrees
of
grace
,
but
with
so
many
and
those
so
great
,
as
that
some
Deuines
renowned
as
well
for
piety
,
as
learning
,
hould
,
that
she
had
imparted
to
her
alon
,
more
grace
in
this
life
,
&
glory
in
the
other
,
than
all
the
rest
of
the
Saints
together
;
as
we
sayd
before
in
the
Preface
.
§.
1.
Affections
of
Loue
.
YOu
shall
admire
&
praise
these
so
great
and
singular
perfections
in
the
most
Bles
.
Virgin
,
saying
:
[
with
Prouerb
.
31.
vers.
29.
]
Many
daughters
haue
gathered
&
heaped
vp
riches
,
yet
haue
you
exceeded
them
all
.
You
surmount
the
Patriarkes
in
Fayth
,
the
Prophets
in
knowledge
,
the
Apostles
in
zeale
,
the
Martyrs
in
patience
,
in
humility
the
Confessours
,
and
in
purity
the
Virgins
.
You
being
decked
and
trimmed
vp
with
Iewels
of
inspeakable
worth
,
draw
the
heauenly
Spirits
to
behould
you
.
You
are
as
it
were
a
most
cleere
Sunne
voyde
of
Eclipse
,
a
Sunne
displaying
his
beames
from
earth
vpon
heauen
,
&
from
heauen
vpon
earth
;
&
euen
a
Sunne
dissoluing
the
very
cloudes
of
our
iniquities
.
After
this
,
you
shall
be
sorry
,
that
hitherto
you
haue
esteemed
so
lightly
the
admirable
sanctity
of
this
diuine
Virgin
and
say
;
O
if
she
with
the
sweet
pensill
of
her
singular
mercy
would
but
with
the
first
ground
,
or
colour
of
diuine
grace
paynt
my
soule
forth
vnto
her
owne
likenes
!
O
if
she
would
clense
&
adorne
it
,
with
such
vertues
,
as
might
make
it
acceptable
vnto
her selfe
&
herdeare
Sonne
!
Then
do
you
aspire
with
burning
desires
after
that
true
beauty
,
which
only
deserueth
to
be
sought
for
,
and
this
to
no
other
end
,
but
only
that
you
may
loue
,
and
be
beloued
of
the
most
glorious
and
B.
Virgin
.
The
Speach
or
Colloquy
.
YOu
shal
adioyne
to
these
Contemplations
,
&
Affections
of
Loue
,
thanks
giuing
to
the
most
B.
Trinity
,
which
hath
beene
pleased
to
set
forth
the
most
pure
Virgin
with
so
many
gifts
,
&
rare
vertues
;
which
hath
enriched
her
,
with
so
great
perfection
,
&
made
her
amiable
in
the
eyes
of
all
:
and
therfore
shall
you
also
honour
Her
,
euen
with
the
whole
powers
of
your
soule
&
body
,
prouoking
with
great
and
most
liuely
affection
,
all
Creaturs
to
doe
the
same
.
Lastly
,
you
shall
beseech
the
most
B.
Virgin
that
she
would
shoote
one
only
dart
of
her
Loue
into
your
soule
,
and
grant
you
this
only
fauour
,
that
you
may
liue
,
and
dye
her
most
true
,
and
Faithfull
Seruant
.
Then
say
,
Pater
Noster
,
&
Aue
Maria.
CHAP.
II.
The
second
contemplation
to
stirre
vp
loue
in
vs
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
the
remembrance
of
her
mercyes
,
&
benefits
to
vs
.
YOur
Preamble
shal
be
the
same
,
as
in
the
former
meditation
.
THE
FIRST
POINT
.
Of
the
greatnes
of
the
mercyes
of
our
B
Lady
,
by
reasons
he
is
the
Mother
of
God
.
THe
second
incitement
to
loue
the
most
sacred
virgin
,
after
the
contemplation
or
her
Perfections
&
Beauty
,
is
a
pious
consideration
of
her
Mercy
,
Liberality
,
and
Care
of
vs
humane
creatures
.
The
which
that
in
some
sort
you
may
conceiue
how
great
it
is
,
remember
her
to
be
the
Mother
of
God
,
whose
bowells
,
doubtles
were
wholy
turned
into
Mercy
,
since
therein
shee
bare
,
for
nine
monethes
togeather
,
Mercy
it selfe
.
Whose
hart
,
&
breast
were
throughly
enkindled
with
the
fire
of
charity
,
since
she
often
imbraced
and
fostered
in
her
bosome
,
Fier
,
&
Charity
it selfe
.
She
well
knew
into
what
plight
the
loue
of
vs
lost
Sinners
had
brought
euen
God
himselfe
her
dearest
sonne
:
she
heard
his
words
,
in
which
euery
syllable
,
was
an
argument
of
his
loue
to
vs
.
Lastly
she
both
saw
&
felt
,
how
great
the
torments
,
griefes
,
&
molestations
were
which
he
suffered
,
onely
for
the
redemption
of
makind
.
And
is
it
possible
that
she
should
not
most
vehemently
thirst
after
our
good
,
and
saluation
,
who
heard
on
the
Crosse
her
dearest
Sonne
,
though
all
his
body
were
torne
,
and
mangled
with
whips
and
scourges
,
and
his
handes
&
feete
pierced
with
hard
nayles
,
yet
notwithstanding
(
more
mindfull
of
vs
then
of
himselfe
)
cry
out
,
I
thirst
?
For
if
this
voyce
of
our
most
beloued
IESVS
,
vnderstood
by
Fayth
,
and
distilled
into
the
eares
of
the
hart
by
meditation
,
did
mooue
and
incite
those
Apostolicall
men
,
those
Paules
,
those
Dominickes
,
those
Francis'es
those
Ignatius'es
,
those
Xaucrius'es
to
so
noble
,
and
heroicall
attemps
,
for
the
Saluation
of
their
neighbours
;
what
did
it
not
worke
in
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
who
in
the
stage
of
Mount
Caluary
,
in
that
Scaffolde
of
diuine
loue
,
heard
,
saw
,
and
euen
felt
the
wonderfull
loue
her
Sonne
bare
to
mankind
?
Affections
of
loue
.
YOu
shall
proceede
further
,
&
beginne
to
tast
,
and
see
how
benigne
,
and
sweet
our
B.
Lady
is
.
Then
shall
you
congratulate
with
her
,
for
her
most
singular
mercy
,
wherby
she
is
made
so
deare
&
acceptable
vnto
all
persons
;
yea
you
shalt
reioice
and
congratulate
with
all
mankind
,
that
our
Lord
God
hath
chosen
so
amiable
a
Mother
to
himselfe
,
who
also
was
to
be
vnto
vs
the
Mother
of
Mercy
.
With
the
sweetnes
of
this
affection
,
was
S.
Bernard
filled
,
when
he
spake
vnto
the
same
B.
Virgin
in
these
words
:
We
thy
humble
seruants
,
ô
most
glorious
Queene
,
reioyce
and
exult
with
thee
for
all
the
rest
of
thy
Vertues
,
but
for
this
one
we
congratulate
with
our selues
:
we
praise
thy
Virginity
,
we
admire
thy
Humility
,
we
honour
thy
Modesty
,
but
thy
Mercy
to
the
miserable
sauoureth
more
sweet
:
we
imbrace
thy
Mercy
more
louingly
,
more
often
remember
it
,
&
more
frequently
call
vpon
it
.
[
Serm.
4.
de
Assump.
]
THE
SECOND
POINT
.
Of
the
greatnes
,
&
extension
of
our
B.
Ladyes
Mercyes
.
TO
the
end
you
may
the
better
conceaue
the
greatnes
of
her
Mercyes
,
you
must
measure
them
after
the
manner
of
some
corporeall
substance
,
taking
the
length
,
the
breadth
,
the
height
,
&
the
depth
thereof
.
The
Length
may
be
sayed
to
be
that
continuance
of
her
most
singular
fauours
,
for
so
many
ages
alwaies
to
endure
,
euen
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
as
S.
Bernard
noteth
,
saying
:
The
length
of
her
Pitty
will
endure
vnto
the
last
day
,
and
neuer
be
wanting
those
who
shall
call
vpon
it
.
[
Ibidem
vbi
sup.
]
Turne
ouer
the
Annalls
,
and
rehearse
the
times
of
our
Forefathers
,
&
you
shall
find
no
age
,
no
yeare
,
no
month
,
no
weeke
,
no
day
,
no
houre
,
yea
not
so
much
as
a
moment
in
which
haue
not
proceeded
,
as
out
of
a
continuall
fountaine
(
&
shall
alwaies
prōceed
as
long
as
there
shall
be
any
distressed
person
)
rare
,
and
notable
signes
of
her
mercyes
vnto
vs
.
The
breadth
,
may
be
called
the
diuers
and
manifould
extensions
of
her
mercyes
to
all
.
In
so
much
as
S.
Bernard
in
the
same
place
affirmeth
,
the
Latitude
of
her
fauours
,
to
compasse
the
whole
world
,
and
all
the
earth
to
be
full
of
her
mercies
.
For
if
we
consider
the
manifold
benefits
receiued
from
her
,
there
will
be
found
no
guift
,
neither
corporall
nor
spirituall
,
which
was
not
deriued
vnto
vs
,
chiefly
by
her
meanes
.
In
corporall
;
she
helpeth
women
in
child
birth
,
cureth
woundes
and
diseases
,
defendeth
from
dangers
,
granteth
victories
and
triumphs
vnto
vs
.
In
spirituall
;
she
procureth
vs
baptisme
,
helpeth
in
the
defence
of
chastity
,
is
present
in
desperation
,
admitteth
religious
Families
into
the
Church
of
God
,
&
lastly
neuer
faileth
vs
in
the
houre
of
death
.
Wherfore
it
seemeth
to
me
that
these
so
great
mercies
of
this
most
sacred
Virgin
,
were
not
vnfittly
expressed
by
that
famous
Cloud
,
which
couered
the
Children
of
Israell
from
the
Aegiptians
pursuing
them
,
which
guided
them
through
dangerous
wildernesses
,
both
by
day
and
night
,
which
shaddowed
them
from
the
great
heate
of
the
sunne
,
&
finally
through
which
God
did
giue
answers
,
and
Oracles
.
[
Exod.
13.
&
14.
]
Affections
of
loue
.
YOu
shall
desire
exceedingly
to
see
all
creaturs
most
gratefull
to
her
;
from
whose
hands
they
haue
receiued
so
many
benefits
,
&
that
they
would
keep
well
registred
in
their
mindes
a
perpetuall
memory
therof
,
endeauoring
alwais
according
to
their
ability
,
by
seruices
of
reuerence
and
deuotion
to
requite
them
.
O
if
you
could
by
all
your
labours
,
afflictions
,
and
toils
obtaine
,
that
euen
one
of
so
many
lukewarme
worldlings
would
become
feruent
&
studious
in
the
seruice
of
this
most
glorious
Queene
;
how
wel
should
you
then
haue
bestowed
your
paines
,
how
worthy
a
seruice
word
it
be
of
your
labour
?
Wherfore
at
least
purpose
most
firmely
allwais
to
defire
and
effect
the
same
,
endeauoring
to
honour
her
which
way
soeuer
you
can
,
imitating
heerin
S.
Bonauenture
who
burning
with
this
zeale
,
inuiteth
all
the
iust
&
holy
men
,
who
haue
experienced
the
mercy
of
our
B.
Lady
,
to
recioyce
,
congratulate
,
and
render
millions
of
thanks
giuings
.
[
In
Psalt
.
]
Exult
,
&
reioyce
alyee
iust
in
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
righteousnes
of
hart
prāise
her
.
Approach
vnto
her
,
with
reuerence
and
deuotion
.
Let
your
hart
be
delighted
in
saluting
of
her
.
Offer
sacrifices
of
Praises
vnto
her
;
and
be
inebriated
with
the
sweetnes
that
floweth
from
her
breasts
.
For
shee
will
send
through
your
harts
the
beames
of
her
piety
,
and
clarify
you
with
the
splend
our
of
her
mercyes
.
THE
THIRD
POINT
.
Of
the
heigh
,
and
depth
of
our
B.
Ladies
Mercies
.
THe
height
of
our
B.
Lagreat
Pitty
is
such
,
that
it
cannot
possible
be
contayned
in
the
strait
bounds
of
this
world
,
it
penetrates
euen
to
the
top
of
the
Heauens
,
where
the
most
plesant
fruite
thereof
buddes
forth
,
and
from
whence
she
shooteth
on
euery
side
the
bright
beames
of
her
loue
,
&
affection
.
O
that
we
did
know
,
or
could
for
one
moment
only
,
behould
,
with
what
kind
of
ioy
,
exultation
,
&
pleasure
she
doth
recreate
the
Citty
of
God
;
sending
forth
the
streams
of
her
sweetnes
as
a
most
true
Arch
vpon
those
happy
cytizens
of
the
Celestiall
Hierusalem
,
whome
she
recreated
with
the
ointments
of
her
singular
mercies
,
being
yet
pilgrims
in
the
desert
of
this
world
!
The
depth
of
our
B.
Lamercies
descendeth
euen
vnto
Hell
it selfe
.
For
this
is
she
,
who
hath
often
withheld
infinyte
multitude
of
soules
running
head
long
into
that
bottomles
pit
of
damnation
,
by
procuring
grace
of
her
beloued
sonne
for
the
amendement
of
their
liues
.
This
is
she
,
who
putteth
to
flight
the
roaring
lyons
of
hell
,
and
breaketh
their
forces
,
by
helping
vs
against
them
in
tyme
of
temptation
.
Lastly
,
this
is
she
,
who
alwais
refresheth
with
the
sweet
showers
of
her
consolations
,
the
soules
in
Purgatory
;
as
herselfe
reuealed
to
S.
Gerirude
.
Affections
of
Loue
.
YOu
shall
aspire
to
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
that
you
muy
with
all
the
Angels
,
and
Saintes
lay
downe
your
hart
at
the
feete
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
setting
forth
her
great
mercyes
,
togeather
with
the
mercies
of
God
,
and
melting
with
one
,
as
often
as
you
shall
heare
repeated
the
sacted
,
and
holy
Name
of
MARY
.
You
shall
also
imitate
this
Mercy
of
our
B.
La.
by
praying
,
and
offering
such
workes
as
may
satisfy
for
the
soules
detained
in
Purgatory
:
requesting
her
first
that
she
will
be
pleased
to
free
the
poore
soules
from
their
paines
,
and
help
them
to
heauen
,
making
therby
her
singular
mercyes
more
knowne
,
&
apparent
to
all
creatures
,
and
increase
the
number
of
her
Praysers
.
And
truly
how
gratefull
this
is
vnto
the
B.
Virg.
she
declared
herselfe
vnto
John
Ximenez
,
a
Coadiutor
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
who
vpon
the
feast
of
all-Saints
,
as
he
was
praying
before
a
picture
of
the
Immaculate
conception
of
our
B.
Lady
for
the
Soules
in
Purgatory
,
being
throughly
sorry
to
see
the
Faithfull
liuing
,
labour
no
more
for
the
deliuering
of
the
out
of
those
exceeding
paynes
,
heard
a
voyce
,
crying
:
Ximenez
,
Ximenez
,
be
mindfull
of
the
soules
in
Purgatory
:
by
which
wordes
he
was
so
greatly
moued
,
that
vntill
his
dying
day
,
which
was
about
8.
years
after
,
he
offered
vp
all
his
deuotions
,
prayers
,
&
mortifications
,
for
no
other
end
,
but
only
for
their
deliuery
out
of
torments
.
[
In
vita
P.
Baltazaris
Aluarez
.
cap.
45.
]
The
Speach
,
or
Colloquy
.
IN
the
end
of
this
Meditation
you
shall
make
your
Colloquy
thus
.
First
you
shall
giue
thankes
to
the
B.
Virgin
both
in
your
owne
,
&
all
other
creatures
names
,
for
her
exceding
great
mercyes
towards
vs
.
Secondly
you
shal
lay
downe
your
owne
hart
before
the
hart
of
our
B.
Lady
,
which
you
may
imagine
to
lye
in
the
midst
of
the
whole
world
,
wounded
and
pierced
with
darts
of
Loue
by
the
most
B.
Trinity
,
by
all
Angels
&
Saintes
,
by
the
Soules
in
heauen
,
Earth
,
and
Purgatory
:
For
you
are
dearly
beloued
of
all
.
O
Mother
of
God
,
Mother
of
men
,
Desire
of
the
Eternal
Hils
,
Glory
of
humane
nature
,
&
Delight
of
the
world
;
I
desire
to
offer
vnto
you
a
thousand
,
and
a
thousand
tymes
multiplied
,
all
the
prayses
,
congratulations
&
signes
of
ioy
,
all
the
ditties
songes
and
Canticles
that
euer
any
Creature
made
in
your
honour
,
&
with
them
I
also
bequeath
my selfe
most
straitly
obliged
vnto
you
,
by
innumerable
,
and
these
most
iust
,
titles
.
This
meditation
&
exercise
will
be
most
gratefull
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
very
meritorious
also
to
your selfe
,
wherin
as
it
were
in
a
great
Pompe
of
all
prayses
you
carry
the
name
of
our
B.
Lady
in
triumph
,
as
diuers
Emperours
did
,
hauing
obtained
by
her
Intercession
,
Victories
ouer
their
enemies
;
and
in
particuler
Iohn
Comnenus
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
who
after
he
had
,
by
the
only
ayde
of
the
B.
Virgin
the
yeare
1123.
vanquisshed
,
&
put
to
flight
the
proude
Scithians
,
inuading
Thracia
with
their
puislant
army
,
for
thankes-giuing
to
this
most
glorious
Queene
,
he
caused
a
most
sumptuous
Chariot
to
be
made
,
drawne
by
foure
snow-white
horses
,
wherin
he
did
place
a
faire
Statua
of
the
most
glorious
Mother
of
God
,
riding
in
triumph
.
The
raines
of
the
horses
were
managed
by
the
chiefe
Peeres
of
the
Realme
,
the
Chariot
was
guided
by
his
owne
Kinsmen
,
and
he
himselfe
going
on
foote
immediatly
before
,
carried
a
Crosse
in
his
hands
.
[
Nicetas
in
Annal.
]
Euen
so
let
the
Bles
.
Virgin
be
honoured
,
so
let
her
triumph
ouer
you
,
shining
with
no
other
pompe
then
the
frequent
Exercises
of
loue
,
and
carried
in
no
other
Chariot
,
then
in
the
seat
of
your
owne
Hart.
CHAP.
III.
A
Renewing
of
Lone
,
and
Deuotion
towards
the
most
B.
Virgin
,
to
be
made
in
the
day
time
by
a
more
briefe
Recollection
.
IT
is
not
sufficient
for
a
deuout
Client
of
our
B.
Lady
only
to
stirre
vp
himselfe
in
the
morning
by
some
long
meditation
to
the
loue
of
so
noble
a
Queene
,
vnles
he
also
labour
to
renew
it
hourely
by
other
,
though
shorter
Considerations
,
all
the
day
following
.
For
which
kind
of
recollection
,
it
will
not
be
amisse
to
practice
this
Excrcise
following
,
in
imitatrō
wherof
you
may
forme
to
yourselfe
diuers
others
to
the
same
fastion
.
First
therfore
laying
a
side
for
a
while
,
all
other
businesse
,
and
turning
to
your selfe
,
you
shal
be
hould
with
the
eyes
of
your
vnderstanding
,
Saint
John
Euangelist
with
the
most
sacred
Virgin
placed
at
the
foote
of
the
Crosse
,
hearing
these
words
of
our
Sauiour
,
(
Behould
thy
Mother
,
)
and
fulfilling
that
which
is
written
of
him
,
(
And
from
that
very
houre
the
disciple
of
IESVS
receiued
her
for
his
Mother
.
)
Secondly
,
you
shall
incite
your selfe
to
imitate
Saint
Iohn
,
and
from
that
very
houre
,
to
renew
your
affection
vnto
the
Blessed
Virgen
,
insisting
somewhat
the
longer
vpon
these
words
;
(
And
from
this
very
houre
,
)
making
seauen
meditations
for
the
seauen
dayes
of
the
weeke
.
First
therfore
,
begin
with
Sunday
,
and
say
secretly
to
your selfe
:
(
From
this
very
houre
)
wherinso
many
with
filiall
loue
and
affection
do
wholy
deuote
,
offer
,
&
consecrate
themselues
to
this
their
most
louing
Mother
,
singing
forth
her
praises
,
in
heauen
and
earth
.
Put
your selfe
into
the
midst
of
them
&
it
is
not
possible
but
that
the
yee
of
your
cold
deuotions
wil
therwith
be
thawed
&
dissolued
.
O
Seraphicall
Flames
!
ô
singular
deuotions
of
all
the
holy
Saints
&
Angels
vnto
the
most
Blessed
Virgin
!
Where
are
you
?
Where
are
you
?
Why
will
you
not
send
forth
at
least
one
only
sparke
of
affection
vnto
vs
,
who
are
so
dull
,
so
colde
,
so
negligent
in
celebrating
the
praises
of
your
most
glorious
Queene
!
On
munday
.
(
From
this
very
houre
.
)
Before
which
tyme
perchance
you
haue
neuer
serued
the
B.
Virgin
as
it
was
fitting
.
Good
god
!
Is
it
possible
,
that
you
haue
as
yet
rendred
nothing
vnto
such
a
benefactrix
!
so
great
a
Queene
!
hauing
receiued
almost
euery
moment
so
many
and
so
great
benefits
!
of
so
many
howers
as
you
haue
liued
,
neuer
to
haue
spent
one
in
the
seruice
of
so
deare
a
Mother
!
Why
are
you
so
slow
?
what
hinders
you
,
that
you
do
not
euen
now
presently
begin
to
offer
,
&
consecrate
vnto
her
seruice
,
at
the
least
,
this
very
Houre
?
One
Twesday
.
(
From
this
very
houre
.
)
Wherein
so
many
do
perish
for
want
of
loue
and
recourse
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
:
thousands
perhaps
,
&
thousads
in
this
houre
lying
on
their
death
beds
,
being
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
Almighty
God
,
to
be
throwne
in
the
next
minute
into
the
bottomeles
pit
of
Hell
:
wheras
,
had
they
but
once
craued
the
aide
of
this
glorious
Virgin
they
should
haue
raigned
and
triumphed
eternally
in
heauen
.
What
a
thing
is
it
to
be
damned
eternally
?
to
perish
eternally
?
for
al
eternity
?
to
lye
scorching
and
broyling
amongst
the
blasphemous
diuels
for
al
eternity
?
And
how
small
a
labour
is
it
to
call
vpon
MARY
,
to
loue
and
reuerence
her
?
See
that
you
carefully
performe
this
,
euen
now
,
that
you
may
escape
the
other
.
On
Wednesday
.
(
From
this
very
houre
.
)
In
which
on
the
one
side
three
powerfull
,
and
dreadfull
enemies
,
the
Diuell
,
World
,
and
the
Flesh
do
persecute
vs
,
being
naked
and
vnarmed
:
On
the
other
side
,
the
diuine
Iustice
calleth
vs
to
receiue
punishment
due
vnto
our
sinnes
.
Wee
doubtles
shal
be
ouerthrown
with
the
violence
of
temptation
,
we
shall
become
a
prey
vnto
our
enemies
,
vnlesse
our
B.
Lady
do
assist
vs
,
vnlesse
she
make
intercession
for
vs
.
Whosoeuer
therefore
thou
be
,
that
readest
this
,
hauing
thy
conscience
defiled
with
the
least
mortall
sinne
,
consider
and
ponder
,
I
pray
thee
,
thy
owne
estate
in
this
sort
following
:
Thou
being
cast
out
of
the
protection
of
Almighty
God
,
in
the
which
by
grace
thou
didest
remaine
before
,
bereaued
of
all
the
faire
ornaments
both
of
thy
vertues
and
merits
,
liker
to
a
beast
then
a
man
,
and
as
another
Nabuchodonosor
feeding
with
wilde
beasts
,
in
the
desert
of
sinne
:
all
the
Angels
,
but
chiefly
thy
good
Angel
,
bewailing
thy
calamity
,
whose
counsells
hadst
thou
followed
,
thou
wouldest
not
now
,
vnhappy
wretch
,
lye
groaning
,
oppressed
with
the
weight
of
misery
.
Thou
liuest
continually
beaten
with
the
whipps
of
thy
guilty
conscience
,
all
alone
,
forsaken
of
thy
frieds
;
perhaps
to
morrow
,
perhaps
to
day
,
yea
perhaps
this
very
moment
to
be
cited
to
the
dreadfull
Tribunall
of
the
seuere
iudge
,
and
canst
thou
yet
liue
in
this
estat
?
Behold
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
the
sanctuary
,
&
refuge
of
sinners
,
offering
freedome
,
security
,
peace
;
why
the
dost
thou
not
fly
vnto
her
?
On
Thursday
.
(
From
this
very
howre
.
)
In
which
so
many
Idolatours
,
Hereticks
,
blasphemers
,
and
sacrilegious
Caytiffs
,
reuile
the
Name
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
tread
her
Images
vnder
their
feet
,
detest
to
reuerence
her
;
and
wilt
thou
through
thy
slothfulnes
omit
to
make
recompence
for
their
wrongs
done
vnto
her
,
by
louing
her
euen
this
very
houre
,
more
feruently
;
by
honouring
and
worshipping
her
more
deuoutly
,
especially
seeing
both
thy
owne
,
and
the
Angell
keepers
of
these
Blasphemers
do
demaund
,
and
expect
it
at
thy
hands
?
On
friday
.
(
From
this
very
howre
.
)
In
which
Christ
himselfe
doth
so
much
desire
that
thou
shouldest
reuerence
his
Mother
;
doubtles
thou
wouldst
haue
consented
to
Christ
,
had
he
in
the
midst
of
his
cruell
torments
which
he
suffred
for
thy
sake
,
only
demaunded
this
comfort
from
thee
,
standing
hard
by
him
,
that
thou
wouldst
take
from
henceforth
his
Sacred
and
Holy
Mother
to
be
the
ine
,
yielding
her
due
reuerence
:
what
he
then
asked
of
S.
Iohn
,
that
did
he
aske
of
thee
,
&
this
very
houre
yet
asketh
;
and
dost
thou
not
consent
?
Wilt
thou
not
now
more
truly
reuerence
her
,
being
demaunded
of
such
an
one
,
at
such
a
time
,
&
with
such
words
,
when
thou
oughtest
of
thine
owne
accord
much
more
adore
,
and
reuerence
her
?
On
Saturday
.
(
From
this
very
houre
.
)
Wherein
the
B.
Virgin
most
louingly
remembreth
thee
,
occupied
in
thy
daily
affaires
,
shee
parlieth
with
thy
Angell
Guardian
,
&
with
others
,
thy
deare
Patrons
concerning
thee
:
for
thy
sake
she
interrupteth
her
B.
Sonne
otherwaies
imployed
:
she
bestoweth
on
thee
benefits
without
number
;
and
shall
not
such
motherly
care
,
so
tender
affection
,
so
constant
charity
once
pierce
thy
heart
with
the
most
sweet
dart
of
loue
,
making
thy
Soule
euen
to
languish
and
melt
away
with
the
desire
of
pleasing
her
?
Now
,
after
that
for
some
short
space
of
time
,
you
haue
daily
considered
one
of
these
points
,
you
must
first
striue
to
stirre
vp
in
your selfe
a
desire
and
purpose
all
waies
to
serue
the
B.
Virgin
with
moie
feruour
heereafter
.
Then
say
either
once
Auc
Maria
,
or
els
,
this
praier
ensuing
.
Holy
Mary
Mother
of
God
,
and
Virgin
,
I
from
this
very
houre
,
and
for
euer
,
do
choose
you
for
my
perpetuall
Patronesse
and
Aduocate
,
and
take
you
for
my
Mother
hence
forth
,
commending
my selfe
&
all
my
affairs
vnto
your
protection
:
wherfore
take
and
receyue
me
likewise
into
the
number
of
your
deuout
seruants
,
and
let
me
,
though
vnworthy
be
accounted
your
Sonne
,
be
fauourable
vnto
me
in
all
my
actions
,
and
forsake
me
not
,
but
assist
me
in
the
hower
of
death
.
Amen
.
How
much
this
Exexcise
did
auayle
a
wicked
Souldier
,
and
notable
Robber
may
worthily
appeare
:
for
that
the
diuell
did
in
humane
shape
for
the
space
of
fourteene
whole
yeares
wayte
on
him
,
hauing
leaue
by
the
permission
of
Allmighty
God
,
to
breake
his
necke
that
very
day
wherein
he
should
first
omit
this
his
holy
custome
of
saluting
the
most
Glorious
Virgin
.
[
Spec.
Exempl
.
exempl.
6.
]
Yea
how
much
the
whole
worlde
should
haue
needed
the
shelter
of
this
Exercise
,
when
Christ
our
Sauiour
incensed
with
wrath
&
indignation
against
sinners
,
did
brandish
,
and
with
threatning
shake
three
speares
or
Lances
,
one
ouer
the
haughty
neckes
of
the
Proud
,
another
against
the
greedy
bowels
of
the
Couetous
,
&
the
third
against
those
who
followed
the
desirs
of
the
flesh
,
ready
to
destroy
them
all
,
had
not
our
B.
Lady
made
intercession
for
the
world
,
at
that
very
instant
,
and
brought
forth
her
two
most
faythfull
seruants
S.
Dominicke
,
and
S.
Francis
,
who
should
reclay
me
mortall
men
from
sinne
,
and
bring
them
to
true
repentance
.
[
B.
Anton.
3.
p.
Hist.
tit.
22.
c.
3.
]
CHAP.
IV.
An
Exercise
of
the
loue
,
and
trust
we
must
haue
in
our
Blessed
Lady
,
when
we
demaund
any
thing
of
her
,
especially
in
the
tyme
of
Aduersity
.
FIrst
you
shal
ponder
how
our
Blessed
Lady
hearing
these
words
of
Christ
,
(
Behold
thy
Sonne
.
Ioan.
19.
)
by
which
she
was
ordayned
the
Mother
of
all
men
,
presently
enlarged
her
bowels
,
and
stretched
abroad
with
her
singular
charity
,
the
armes
of
her
mercyes
to
receiue
and
imbrace
with
a
motherly
affection
,
such
a
company
of
children
,
&
your selfe
one
amongst
the
rest
.
2.
You
may
demaund
,
that
she
will
now
in
heauen
remember
these
wordes
,
&
that
state
of
Christ
,
and
account
vs
her
Sonnes
,
as
he
was
,
and
as
he
commaunded
her
to
do
,
by
tendring
vs
with
the
same
care
,
as
she
did
him
incarnate
vpon
earth
.
3.
You
shall
vnfold
all
your
necessityes
vnto
her
,
crauyng
help
with
confidence
in
her
as
from
a
most
carefull
and
most
diligent
Mother
.
Then
add
therto
these
7.
considerations
.
1.
Throw
your selfe
downe
,
as
it
were
an
infant
before
her
feete
,
with
this
,
or
such
like
prayer
.
OB.
Mary
,
my
dearest
Mother
,
behold
me
heere
,
as
an
infant
not
able
to
go
,
or
any
way
to
vp-hold
my selfe
;
&
though
alltogether
vnworthy
of
your
celestiall
helpe
,
yet
doubt
I
not
to
craue
,
that
you
will
be
pleased
to
shroude
me
,
vnder
the
armes
of
your
singular
protection
,
as
you
did
your
Blessed
Infant
,
and
Sonne
IESVS
.
2.
Offer
your selfe
as
an
infant
al
naked
saying
.
O
B.
Mary
my
most
liberall
Mother
,
be
hold
me
your
poorest
Child
,
an
infant
,
bereft
of
all
vertues
,
exposed
to
the
iniuries
of
cold
,
and
spirituall
repidity
;
I
do
beseech
you
,
that
as
you
did
shroud
sweet
IESVS
your
Sonne
in
his
swathing
bands
:
so
you
will
be
pleased
to
enwrappe
me
with
the
swathing
clothes
of
vertue
,
that
I
may
so
obtayne
a
spirituall
heat
.
3.
Offer
your selfe
as
an
infant
hungry
,
seeking
his
Mothers
breasts
.
O
Blessed
Mary
my
dearest
Mother
,
behold
me
your
owne
Sonne
,
as
an
Infant
euen
starued
and
void
of
all
food
:
I
most
humbly
desyre
you
,
that
as
you
did
giue
the
sweet
milke
of
your
breasts
vnto
your
little
Infant
IESVS
for
his
nourishment
:
so
you
would
giue
vnto
me
the
breasts
of
your
loue
,
&
the
milke
of
deuotion
.
4.
Offer
your selfe
as
a
Child
,
that
is
to
be
spiritually
circumcised
,
and
offered
vnto
God
.
O
Blessed
Mary
,
my
most
true
Mother
behold
me
your
Sonne
alltogether
impure
,
and
therefore
afraid
to
approach
vnto
the
most
holy
Eucharist
,
least
insteed
of
life
I
should
take
iudgement
&
death
;
I
humbly
craue
,
that
as
you
did
offer
sweet
IESVS
the
fountayne
of
purity
,
newly
circumcised
in
the
Temple
of
Hierusalem
,
vnto
the
Eternall
Father
with
a
payre
of
Turtle
Doues
,
as
a
most
gratefull
sacrifice
:
so
you
will
also
be
pleased
to
offer
me
your
Sonne
,
vnto
the
same
Father
,
first
clensed
by
condigne
pennance
,
by
your
pious
intercession
,
from
all
spot
&
filth
of
sinne
;
and
with
the
sharpe
edge
of
mortification
circumcised
from
all
my
inordinat
passions
,
adorned
with
humble
simplicity
&
loue
of
God
,
and
vnited
to
his
dearest
Sonne
in
the
holy
Eucharist
.
5.
Offer
your selfe
as
one
that
is
banished
,
driuen
out
of
his
owne
country
by
the
fury
of
his
Enemies
.
O
my
most
potent
Mother
,
behold
me
your
owne
Sone
,
whom
the
diuell
,
the
world
,
and
the
flesh
labour
by
all
meanes
to
destroy
,
crying
out
for
helpe
vnto
you
:
I
humbly
beseech
,
that
as
you
hiding
most
wisely
your
little
Sonne
IESVS
,
conuayed
him
from
Herods
fury
,
and
carried
him
into
Aegypt
:
so
you
wil
be
pleased
,
in
all
chaunces
,
to
guard
and
defend
me
with
a
Motherly
charity
,
against
the
force
of
all
my
most
dreadfull
Enemies
.
6.
Offer
your selfe
as
one
wandering
out
of
his
way
,
and
say
.
O
my
most
wise
Mother
,
B.
Mary
,
behold
me
your
most
vnworthy
Sonne
,
like
a
lost
sheep
,
through
ignorance
,
straying
from
the
right
way
:
I
humbly
beseech
you
,
that
as
you
did
seeke
little
IESVS
being
lost
,
and
after
three
dayes
found
in
the
Temple
,
did
bring
him
backe
againe
,
feeding
,
sustaining
,
&
nourishing
him
euen
to
the
thirtith
yeare
of
his
age
:
so
you
would
be
pleased
to
inquire
after
me
your
strayd
child
almost
lost
in
the
errour
of
imperfection
,
and
bring
me
backe
to
the
Fatherly
house
of
diuine
grace
and
mercy
,
instructing
&
teaching
me
with
your
wise
precepts
,
in
such
sort
that
I
may
hereafter
become
perfect
in
all
vertue
.
7.
Offer
your selfe
as
one
being
iudged
to
death
.
O
my
most
glorious
Mother
,
behold
me
your
Sonne
iudged
by
the
diuine
Iustice
to
death
,
although
vncertaine
of
the
time
of
execution
,
yet
howerly
expecting
and
searing
the
same
.
Therefore
as
you
did
accompany
your
Blessed
Sonne
IESVS
with
an
vnspeakeable
affection
of
griefe
,
condemned
to
death
for
our
sakes
,
&
were
present
with
him
dying
vpon
the
Crosse
:
In
like
manner
I
humbly
beseech
you
,
to
assist
me
with
present
ayde
,
and
not
to
forsake
me
in
that
last
hower
of
my
life
.
And
as
you
receiued
into
your
bosome
the
body
of
your
Sonne
IESVS
,
taken
downe
from
the
Crosse
:
so
receiue
I
humbly
deseech
you
,
O
Blessed
Mary
,
Mother
of
Grace
,
Mother
of
mercy
,
into
those
your
Motherly
armes
,
my
poore
soule
departing
out
of
my
body
.
These
seauen
considerations
may
be
deuided
into
the
seauen
dayes
of
the
Weeke
,
adding
to
the
end
of
ech
one
the
hymne
Aue
Maris
stella
.
And
truly
,
how
great
profit
this
kind
of
filiall
confidence
bringeth
vnto
our
soules
,
may
easily
be
knowne
by
the
example
of
S.
Bernard
,
to
whome
for
this
cause
only
,
our
Blessed
Lady
descended
from
heauen
,
giuing
vnto
him
the
milke
of
her
owne
breasts
.
From
whence
,
as
it
is
credible
,
he
sucked
that
admirable
sweetnes
,
intermixed
with
piety
,
which
euery
line
of
his
writings
doth
sauour
off
.
But
what
shall
I
say
concerning
Blessed
Stanislaus
Kostka
a
Nouice
of
the
society
of
IESVS
,
who
euen
from
his
infancy
nourished
in
his
brest
so
tender
an
affection
vnto
our
B.
Lady
,
that
he
doubted
not
allwaies
to
call
her
his
Mother
,
and
that
with
so
great
feeling
of
deuotion
,
&
in
so
louing
a
manner
that
he
alwayes
moued
exceedingly
the
standers
by
to
piety
.
Neyther
did
our
B.
Lady
omit
to
shew
her
Motherly
affection
many
times
vnto
him
,
but
chiefly
when
she
placed
her
little
Sonne
IESVS
in
his
bed
,
as
he
lay
sicke
,
and
thereby
filled
his
Soule
with
comfort
,
&
restored
health
vnto
his
body
,
and
departing
commaunded
him
to
enter
into
the
Society
of
IESVS
.
CHAP.
V.
That
the
often
deuout
remembrance
of
our
B.
Lady
,
is
an
effect
,
and
signe
of
true
loue
towards
her
.
WHere
thy
Treasure
is
,
there
is
thy
hart
sayth
the
holy
Scripture
.
Where
loue
is
,
there
is
often
remembrance
of
the
thing
beloued
.
Hence
it
commeth
,
that
the
true
Seruants
of
our
B.
Lady
,
do
recreate
as
it
were
their
minds
,
with
the
remembrance
and
contemplation
of
her
;
&
when
they
see
any
Image
of
hers
,
then
do
they
shew
their
deuotion
,
by
saluting
her
as
present
in
the
same
,
with
these
,
or
the
lik
words
.
Haile
Mother
of
beautifull
loue
of
feare
,
of
knowledge
,
of
Holy
Hope
.
Shew
your selfe
to
be
a
Mother
&c.
Or
else
they
haue
alwayes
in
readines
,
some
other
Iaculatory
prayer
.
Of
which
kind
of
deuotion
S.
Philip
Nereus
had
great
store
,
as
for
example
:
O
Virgin
Mary
,
Mother
of
God
,
pray
vnto
IESVS
for
me
.
O
Glorious
Virgin
,
graunt
I
may
alwaies
be
mindefull
of
you
&c.
Many
more
like
vnto
these
,
had
he
gathered
togeather
,
to
the
number
of
the
Beads
of
his
Rosary
,
reciting
them
ofte
insteed
of
his
Pater
Nosters
,
&
Aue
Maries
.
What
we
haue
sayd
heeretofore
of
shewing
reuerence
both
to
other
things
,
and
to
the
pictures
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
may
be
reduced
vnto
this
place
:
for
the
Reuerence
we
●●eated
of
there
,
is
a
filiall
duty
ioyned
with
loue
and
proceeding
from
the
same
.
You
may
adioyne
vnto
the
former
discourse
that
which
is
recounted
in
the
life
of
S.
Dominicke
,
concerning
the
first
Friars
of
that
Order
,
who
were
allwaies
accustomed
to
place
in
their
Ceis
,
our
B.
Ladyes
picture
imbracing
her
little
Sonne
Iesus
,
with
another
of
Christ
hanging
on
the
Crosse
;
by
the
behoulding
whereof
,
their
memory
might
be
alwayes
styrred
vp
,
and
their
exteriour
senses
gather
new
spirituall
force
.
[
Vita
S.
Dom.
lib.
6.
c.
20.
]
Moreouer
the
louers
of
our
Blessed
Lady
,
as
if
some
sweet
hony
were
distilled
into
their
bowels
,
do
reioyce
and
exult
as
often
as
they
heare
her
most
Blessed
Name
:
which
thing
was
most
ordinary
with
B.
Aloysius
Gonzaga
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
who
being
yet
but
a
child
,
conceiued
so
great
deuotion
towards
our
B.
Lady
,
that
as
often
as
he
heard
her
Name
,
he
seemed
to
be
moued
,
and
begin
to
melt
with
a
spirituall
feeling
of
deuotion
.
[
In
eius
vita
lïb
.
1.
c
6.
]
And
for
this
cause
doth
S.
Bonauenture
cry
out
not
without
reason
:
O
Blessed
Mary
,
how
famous
is
your
Name
!
how
can
it
choose
but
be
famous
,
seing
it
is
neuer
pronounced
without
some
very
great
profit
vnto
the
speaker
?
Let
your
Bernard
be
witnes
of
this
,
who
sayth
:
O
Great
,
O
Godly
,
O
Worthy
Mary
!
You
cannot
be
so
much
as
named
,
but
you
enkindle
vs
with
your
loue
,
nor
thought
vpon
without
comfort
vnto
the
minds
of
your
Seruants
!
You
neuer
do
enter
into
the
gates
of
our
pious
affection
,
but
you
are
accompanied
with
an
heauenly
sweetnes
,
engrafted
in
you
by
the
diuine
hand
.
Lastly
,
all
who
are
truly
vigilant
in
the
seruice
of
this
Glorious
Virgin
,
do
hourely
,
when
they
heare
the
Clocke
strike
,
recite
an
Aue
Maria
in
the
honour
of
the
Angelicall
Salutation
,
and
the
Incarnation
of
the
Sonne
of
God
:
for
which
kind
of
deuotion
Pope
Leo
the
tenth
,
&
after
him
Paul
the
fifth
,
haue
graunted
a
thousand
dayes
pardon
.
CHAP.
VI.
Another
euident
signe
of
Affection
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
,
to
speake
often
of
her
.
THe
tongue
alwayes
speaketh
out
of
the
aboundance
of
the
heart
:
&
whose
Soule
the
loue
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
doth
once
possesse
,
his
tongue
doth
challenge
it
,
as
its
owne
.
For
your
speaches
,
most
B.
Virgin
,
are
sweet
in
the
mouth
of
them
that
loue
you
,
therefore
they
often
vse
them
,
&
with
great
contentement
heare
them
vttered
by
others
and
vtter
them
vnto
such
as
will
heare
them
.
S.
Bernardine
being
yet
a
child
was
carried
with
such
feruour
to
talke
of
Christ
,
&
his
B.
Mother
,
that
his
companions
durst
not
bring
in
any
other
discourse
in
his
presence
.
[
In
eius
vita
.
]
This
also
was
obserued
in
B.
Stanislaus
Kostka
aforesaid
,
that
although
he
spake
frequently
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
yet
he
alwaies
inuented
new
,
&
those
most
magnificent
Names
wherewith
be
did
entitle
her
,
and
euer
sought
the
highest
degrees
to
place
her
in
;
yea
it
seemed
oftentymes
grieuous
to
him
,
that
he
could
not
parallell
the
excellency
of
his
Iudgement
with
words
,
and
that
he
could
not
inuent
some
higher
places
to
allot
her
.
Neyther
would
I
haue
you
imagine
in
this
place
,
that
our
affection
to
the
B.
Virgin
must
be
only
declared
in
priuate
meetings
;
but
also
in
publike
Sermons
,
by
setting
forth
her
prayses
in
great
Assemblies
,
by
refuting
Heretical
blasphemyes
,
and
lastly
by
exorting
Catholikes
to
a
more
feruent
reuerence
of
her
.
This
deuotion
was
very
profitable
vnto
a
certayne
Religious
man
,
a
pious
and
Godly
Preacher
,
who
for
the
singular
affection
he
bore
vnto
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
was
wont
to
end
all
his
Sermons
with
the
rehearsall
of
some
miracle
of
hers
.
This
man
being
at
the
point
of
death
,
was
much
strengthened
by
the
assistance
and
visible
presence
of
our
B.
Lady
,
and
ouerwelmed
with
incredible
ioy
,
&
iubily
of
hart
,
singing
the
Virgins
prayses
,
the
diuels
storming
in
vaine
he
departed
out
of
this
life
into
heauen
.
[
Spec.
Exempl
.
d.
7.
Exemp.
56.
]
Nor
can
I
omit
the
deuotion
of
S.
Francis
Xauier
to
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
which
he
shewed
in
teaching
the
Christian
doctrine
in
the
Indies
;
for
in
explicating
the
Articles
of
the
Creed
,
and
the
Ten
commaundemets
,
he
vsed
this
method
,
that
in
the
end
of
Euery
Precept
,
he
woulde
first
craue
,
by
reciting
the
Pater
Noster
our
Sauiours
help
;
but
afterwards
he
caused
al
the
assembly
to
sing
with
a
loud
voyce
these
words
:
Holy
Mary
Mother
of
God
,
obtaine
for
vs
grace
of
thy
B.
Sonne
IESVS
Christ
,
allwayes
to
obserue
this
precept
.
And
not
being
content
with
this
admirabe
deuotion
,
he
allwayes
did
end
his
Catechisme
with
a
Salue
Regina
,
whereby
the
whole
company
craued
the
assistance
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
[
lib.
1.
epist.
Xauer
.
ep.
5.
]
Out
of
the
same
fountaine
of
loue
towards
our
Bles
.
Lady
springeth
their
piety
,
who
sing
forth
her
prayses
and
celebrate
them
aswell
by
songs
and
dytties
as
by
other
their
labours
.
And
truly
all
posterity
may
take
for
a
parterne
in
this
kinde
S.
Casimirus
,
Sonne
to
the
King
of
Polonia
.
This
man
being
very
much
addicted
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
daily
on
his
knees
saluted
her
with
most
Excellet
and
learned
verses
,
made
by
himselfe
,
wherin
were
contayned
all
the
mysteryes
of
Christ
incarnate
.
[
Bellar.
de
offic.
c.
3.
in
eius
.
vita
.
]
CHAP.
VII
.
Another
euidente
signe
of
Loue
towards
our
B.
Lady
is
,
to
honour
,
and
reuerence
her
Friends
.
FIrst
togeather
with
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
we
ought
to
loue
,
reuerence
and
honour
S.
Ioseph
,
whome
our
B.
Lady
esteemed
as
her
most
chast
and
dearest
Spouse
,
as
most
carefull
in
the
education
of
Christ
our
Sauiour
;
and
defireth
much
that
he
be
beloued
,
and
honoured
by
those
who
serue
her
.
There
is
extant
a
litle
deuout
Office
vnto
this
holy
Saint
Ioseph
,
as
also
many
other
deuotions
,
which
do
require
a
longer
discourse
.
After
him
,
by
order
of
good
consequence
,
do
follow
S.
Ioachim
,
&
S.
Anne
,
our
B.
Ladyes
Father
and
Mother
;
to
whom
there
are
many
goodly
prayers
vsed
by
holy
Church
,
vs
witnesses
of
the
affection
&
reuerence
our
Auncestors
did
beare
vnto
them
.
To
conclude
,
all
other
Saints
,
who
for
their
singular
deuotion
haue
beene
deare
vnto
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
ought
also
to
be
deare
vnto
vs
;
and
all
who
loue
and
honour
her
,
ought
likewise
to
be
beloued
and
honoured
of
vs
▪
Of
the
honour
which
we
are
to
giue
to
the
friends
of
our
B.
Lady
,
these
shall
be
the
signes
,
&
arguments
.
1.
Among
the
other
praises
of
the
Saints
,
to
place
this
as
most
singular
and
excellent
,
that
they
haue
beene
great
louers
of
our
B.
Lady
.
2.
To
honour
these
Saints
with
great
affection
,
beseeching
them
,
that
they
out
of
the
fornace
of
their
loue
to
our
B.
Lady
,
would
send
one
onely
sparke
thereof
into
our
hearts
.
3.
To
make
great
esteeme
,
and
to
loue
,
&
imitate
the
piety
towards
our
B.
Lady
of
such
as
we
liue
withall
,
and
willingly
to
conuerse
with
them
,
chiefly
&
principally
for
this
cause
.
4.
To
pray
often
for
the
deuout
Clients
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
with
a
great
readines
of
mind
to
be
willing
to
help
them
,
as
far
as
lieth
in
our
power
,
when
they
stand
in
need
of
vs
.
To
these
kind
of
charitable
Offices
,
we
are
incited
by
the
example
of
the
Angels
themselues
,
who
loue
most
intierely
the
friends
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
indeauoring
to
cherish
them
with
their
presence
,
helpe
,
and
consolation
:
whereof
let
this
example
of
S.
Catharine
of
Siena
giue
vs
testimony
,
who
euen
about
the
fifth
yeare
of
her
age
,
as
often
as
she
eyther
went
vp
,
or
came
downe
the
stairs
of
her
Fathers
house
,
did
kneele
at
Euery
step
,
and
recited
an
Aue
Maria
;
in
which
deuotion
she
was
often
lifted
vp
aboue
the
ground
by
the
hands
of
Angells
.
[
B.
Ant.
3.
p.
Hist.
tit.
25.
c.
14.
]
Neither
is
this
a
wonder
:
for
that
Virginity
is
a
vertue
,
which
claymeth
affinity
with
the
celestiall
Spirits
,
who
do
admire
,
loue
,
prayse
,
vphold
,
&
promote
the
beautifull
steps
of
the
Virgins
daughter
(
that
is
,
of
the
Soule
,
tending
to
Perfection
)
in
ornaments
of
reuerence
,
and
loue
towards
the
B.
Virgin
.
And
who
can
consider
this
affection
of
the
Blessed
Spirits
?
Who
can
behold
these
dutiful
offices
without
honouring
the
Virgin
Mary
,
and
louing
her
followers
?
Let
vs
adde
vnto
these
,
another
faire
spectacle
,
no
lesse
pleasant
then
pious
.
S.
Mary
of
Oegnta
was
accustomed
euery
yeare
to
goe
in
pilgrimage
vnto
our
Ladyes
Church
at
Oegnia
,
situated
about
some
two
miles
from
her
howse
,
and
although
it
was
in
the
very
depth
of
cold
winter
,
yet
neuer
was
she
in
any
case
slack
to
performe
that
excellent
worke
,
euen
on
her
bare
feete
.
For
the
internall
feruour
,
and
heate
of
her
deuotion
towards
Christ
and
his
B.
Mother
,
easily
banished
all
the
externall
cold
.
Through
the
sweet
feeling
of
deuotion
,
the
vsed
to
shed
teares
of
comfort
,
wherewith
her
face
&
garments
were
largly
bedewed
.
She
breathed
forth
hoat
flames
of
feruent
aspirations
,
crying
out
for
flowers
,
to
vnderproppe
her
,
euen
languishing
with
loue
.
The
Angells
came
straight
to
ayde
her
;
some
of
them
holding
her
vp
by
the
hands
as
she
went
;
others
that
she
might
not
go
astray
in
a
blind
,
crooked
,
&
vnknowne
way
,
carryed
before
her
a
heauenvly
light
:
others
when
it
was
needfull
,
were
ready
to
couer
her
head
,
&
to
defend
her
from
the
snow
and
rayne
;
yea
,
and
brought
her
home
safe
againe
from
the
iniury
of
ayre
,
wind
,
&
tempests
.
[
Sur.
in
eius
vita
.
]
O
what
a
spectacle
was
this
to
behold
!
How
is
the
feruour
of
a
louing
Soule
,
euen
in
this
life
,
recompensed
with
the
seruices
of
so
many
Angels
!
O
hart
!
O
tongue
!
O
affection
!
O
wordes
!
Goe
sigh
,
runne
,
fly
,
vnto
our
sweetest
Loues
of
IESVS
and
MARY
.
OVR
B.
LADIES
LITLE
GARDEN
.
THE
THIRD
BED
,
florishing
with
Lillyes
.
Wherin
are
contained
Exercises
proper
for
those
,
who
like
vnto
Lillies
,
shining
in
purity
of
life
,
and
sincerity
of
affection
,
doe
after
a
peculiar
manner
consecrate
themselues
vnto
our
B.
Lady
.
CHAP.
I.
How
profitable
a
thing
it
is
,
to
commit
our selues
in
a
speciall
&
peculiar
manner
vnto
the
protection
of
our
B
Lady
.
MANY
things
are
wont
to
be
offered
vp
vnto
the
Mother
of
God
,
&
committed
vnto
herpeculiar
protection
and
custody
,
either
by
way
of
consecration
,
oblation
,
deuotion
,
or
the
like
.
And
to
speake
of
some
in
particular
,
how
many
Kingdomes
,
Prouinces
,
Citties
,
&
other
such
like
places
doe
we
see
in
these
our
dayes
,
to
be
sollemnly
deuoted
&
consecrated
vnto
the
protection
of
the
B.
Virgin
?
And
how
many
also
haue
we
both
heard
,
and
read
off
in
former
ages
to
haue
beene
offered
&
dedicated
vnto
her
,
with
no
lesse
good
successe
then
cleare
testimony
of
that
ancient
piety
?
But
to
omit
others
,
Rupertus
first
Bishop
of
Wormes
in
Germany
prouiding
for
the
eternall
Weale
of
his
Country
,
dedicated
all
the
Dukedome
of
Bauaria
vnto
the
Mother
of
God
:
the
fruits
of
which
oblation
(
to
say
nothing
of
times
past
)
the
present
estate
thereof
now
so
much
florishing
,
to
the
great
good
of
the
whole
Christian
Commonwelth
,
doth
sufficiently
testifie
.
Constantinople
,
whose
first
foundation
was
laid
vnder
the
protection
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
was
in
former
times
so
famous
for
the
multitude
of
Churches
built
in
her
honour
,
and
celebrated
whith
so
feruent
deuotion
,
that
it
was
commonly
called
The
Parthenian
Citty
,
that
is
,
dedicated
vnto
the
Virgin
.
Whiles
this
title
remayned
,
it
neuer
left
rising
vntill
it
arriued
to
that
height
of
prosperity
,
that
riches
,
chiualry
,
honours
,
victory
,
peace
,
and
aboundance
of
all
things
might
seeme
to
haue
fixed
their
feate
with
the
B.
Virgin
in
her
Virginall
Citty
.
But
after
that
the
impiety
of
Image-breakers
,
&
the
fury
of
Scismatikes
had
extinguished
that
ancient
reuerence
of
the
Mother
of
God
,
all
the
glory
of
that
Name
,
and
Empire
soone
vanished
away
.
And
the
Moone
,
so
often
there
triumphant
,
fled
from
Constantinoples
Banners
,
to
the
Mahometan
flagges
,
eclipsed
of
her
ancient
beauty
,
depriued
of
her
former
glory
.
It
is
also
an
ordinary
deuotion
of
Mothers
,
especially
in
childbirth
,
to
giue
and
dedicate
vnto
the
Virgin
Mother
,
the
fruite
of
their
wombe
,
for
the
obtaining
of
a
prosperous
deliuery
;
of
which
piety
Margaret
of
Austria
late
Queen
of
Spaine
,
wife
to
Philip
the
third
,
left
vnto
posterity
a
very
singular
example
.
For
when
she
was
neer
the
time
of
her
trauaile
,
both
she
her selfe
did
with
peculiar
deuotion
pray
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
also
caused
her
whole
Family
to
implore
her
assistance
,
&
powerfull
hand
in
time
of
her
labour
.
Amongst
other
particulers
she
commaunded
nine
dayes
prayer
with
generall
processions
to
be
made
vnto
diuers
Churches
of
our
B.
La.
Which
nine
Masses
were
solemnly
song
in
her
honour
.
The
First
of
the
Immaculate
Conception
of
our
B.
Lady
:
the
second
of
her
Natiuity
:
the
third
of
her
Presentation
:
the
the
fourth
of
her
Annunciation
:
the
fifth
of
her
Visitation
:
the
sixth
of
the
Expectation
of
her
Childbirth
:
the
seauenth
of
her
Purification
:
the
eight
of
her
Assumption
:
and
the
ninth
of
the
feast
of
our
B.
Lady
ad
Niues
.
And
in
time
of
her
Labour
,
was
song
the
office
of
the
Childbirth
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
Natiuity
of
Christ
our
Lord
.
The
Queene
hauing
thus
prepared
her selfe
,
was
very
happily
deliuered
of
a
Sonne
,
and
not
long
after
hauing
caused
the
infant
to
be
carried
with
a
solemne
Procession
to
a
Church
of
our
B.
Lady
,
named
,
of
S.
Florentius
,
there
standing
before
her
miraculous
Image
,
she
deuoutly
presented
him
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
and
gained
a
copious
blessing
both
for
her selfe
and
her
posterity
,
as
experience
at
this
present
doth
,
and
shall
in
future
ages
witnesse
to
postetity
both
at
home
and
abroad
,
to
the
ioy
of
the
whole
Church
.
[
In
hist.
vitae
&
mortis
eius
p.
2.
c.
10.
&
11.
]
But
let
vs
passe
vnto
that
oblation
,
which
in
the
ensuing
Chapters
we
are
to
treate
of
.
It
is
euident
,
that
those
who
in
peculiar
manner
do
oblige
themselues
to
be
the
Clients
of
our
B.
Lady
,
are
also
in
a
peculiar
manner
beloued
of
her
,
and
do
experience
her
present
succour
in
all
troubles
&
difficulties
.
Witnes
hereof
is
S.
Hermanus
whose
most
ardent
affection
towards
the
Mother
of
God
,
was
carryed
away
with
so
violent
a
streame
of
diuine
loue
,
that
he
had
no
mind
either
to
thinke
or
speake
of
any
other
thing
,
then
of
God
and
his
B.
Mother
.
And
his
Loue
at
length
came
to
so
high
a
pitch
,
that
one
night
as
he
was
in
prayer
,
being
presented
by
the
hands
of
Angels
before
the
face
of
the
Mother
of
God
,
by
their
aduise
he
gaue
himselfe
to
be
her
Spouse
(
after
which
affiance
he
tooke
the
name
of
Ioseph
)
and
shortly
after
experienced
what
wonderfull
care
his
most
beloued
Espouse
the
V.
Mary
had
of
him
,
not
only
in
matters
of
great
moment
,
but
also
in
euery
occasion
,
were
it
neuer
so
little
.
As
for
example
:
Once
when
in
his
sicknesse
he
had
beene
let
bloud
,
he
was
directed
by
our
B.
Lady
how
he
was
to
lye
in
his
Bed
the
next
night
,
so
that
the
veine
which
had
been
newly
closed
vp
,
might
not
againe
be
opened
.
Another
time
as
he
was
going
to
vifit
a
Cloyster
of
Nuns
,
the
B.
Virgin
a
little
before
he
arriued
there
,
gaue
them
warning
to
entertayne
him
with
all
courtesy
and
kind
nesse
.
Many
more
such
like
examples
there
be
of
the
loue
and
care
that
the
Mother
of
God
shewed
towards
him
,
which
may
be
read
more
at
large
in
the
history
of
his
life
,
in
Surius
the
5.
April
.
CHAP.
II.
The
first
way
how
to
consecrate
our selues
with
peculiar
reuerence
to
our
B.
Lady
,
common
to
all
sorts
of
people
.
EAuing
first
made
your
Confēssion
,
&
receiued
the
holy
Communion
vpon
some
solemne
Feast
day
,
&
if
it
may
be
,
on
some
Feast
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
you
shall
place
her
Image
in
your
Oratory
,
or
in
some
other
decent
place
of
your
chamber
,
and
with
a
full
&
true
intention
,
consecrating
your selfe
,
and
all
that
you
haue
for
euer
,
vnto
the
Mother
of
God
,
you
shall
say
this
prayer
on
your
knees
.
O
most
B.
Virgin
Mary
,
Mother
of
God
,
I
N.
N.
a
poore
&
wretched
sinner
,
though
in
all
respects
most
vnworthy
to
be
numbred
amongste
the
meanest
of
your
seruants
,
yet
trusting
in
your
exceeding
great
piety
and
mercy
,
and
moued
with
a
great
desire
of
seruing
and
honoring
you
,
do
heere
in
presence
of
the
whole
Court
of
Heauen
,
choose
you
this
day
for
my
peculiar
Lady
,
Patronesse
,
and
Mother
:
and
I
doe
most
firmely
purpose
,
and
promise
henceforth
to
obey
and
serue
you
faythfully
,
and
also
to
procure
with
my
whole
power
,
that
others
may
do
the
like
.
I
do
therfore
most
humbly
beseech
you
,
O
most
mercifull
Mother
,
by
the
most
pretious
bloud
which
your
sweet
Son
IESVS
hath
shed
for
our
sake
that
you
wold
vouchsafe
to
admit
me
into
the
number
of
your
Clients
,
and
to
receyue
me
for
your
perpetuall
seruant
,
to
be
present
with
me
in
all
my
affaires
,
and
obtaine
for
me
grace
of
your
most
dearely
beloued
Sonne
,
that
I
may
so
behaue
my selfe
in
all
my
thoughts
,
words
,
&
works
,
as
neuer
to
do
any
thing
that
may
be
displeasing
to
his
eyes
,
or
yours
,
and
lastly
to
be
mindfull
of
me
,
in
the
houre
of
my
death
.
Amen
.
From
henceforth
you
shall
imagine
your
Chamber
to
be
a
Chappell
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
whome
you
shall
reuerence
in
her
Image
as
if
she
were
present
with
you
,
not
suffering
any
thing
to
remaine
therein
which
may
offend
her
sacred
eyes
.
In
the
morning
as
soone
as
you
are
risen
,
as
also
at
night
before
you
lye
downe
to
sleepe
,
with
low
and
humble
reuerence
you
shall
aske
her
blessing
,
like
as
good
children
in
our
countrey
are
wont
carefully
to
do
their
Parents
euery
morning
&
night
,
saying
,
The
Virgin
Mary
,
with
her
benigne
Sonne
,
blesse
vs
.
After
that
you
be
apparelled
kneeling
downe
before
the
sayd
Image
,
then
shall
you
say
this
prayer
following
.
O
Blessed
Mary
,
my
good
Lady
,
I
recommend
my selfe
vnto
your
Blessed
protection
,
&
singular
custody
,
casting
my selfe
into
the
bosome
of
your
mercy
,
both
this
day
,
and
euery
day
,
and
in
the
houre
of
my
death
.
I
commend
also
vnto
you
my
Soule
and
Body
.
In
you
do
I
place
all
my
hope
,
and
consolation
.
To
you
do
I
commend
all
my
distresses
and
miseries
,
my
life
&
the
finall
conclusion
thereof
:
that
by
your
most
holy
intercession
and
merits
,
all
my
workes
may
be
directed
&
disposed
,
according
to
your
will
,
and
the
will
of
your
most
Blessed
Sonne
.
Amen
.
Alwayes
at
your
going
out
,
and
comming
into
your
chamber
,
see
you
salute
the
said
Image
,
imitating
heerin
the
Courtiers
who
in
their
passing
to
and
fro
,
do
neuer
omit
to
make
reuerence
vnto
their
Prince
.
You
ought
not
to
vndertake
any
thing
of
moment
,
hauing
not
first
acquainted
the
B
Virgin
Mother
therwich
.
You
shall
seriously
also
commend
vnto
her
,
both
your
priuate
and
publique
affaires
;
&
if
any
thing
do
occurre
of
greater
importance
;
wryte
the
same
briefly
in
a
paper
,
and
lay
it
at
the
feete
of
the
Image
.
Finally
in
all
your
temptations
and
difficulties
you
shall
haue
recourse
vnto
her
,
as
to
a
mercifull
,
and
tender-harted
Mother
.
Examples
in
Confirmation
of
such
things
,
as
haue
beene
sayd
.
THe
holy
Mother
S.
Teresa
doth
approue
,
and
much
commend
this
practise
and
deuotion
,
who
being
made
Prioresse
of
a
certayne
Monastery
,
at
her
very
first
entrance
into
her
Office
,
she
consecrated
both
her selfe
,
&
the
whole
monastery
to
our
B.
Lady
,
placing
a
fayre
Image
in
the
Chaire
where
the
Prioresse
was
to
sit
,
and
offering
her
the
keys
of
the
Monastery
togeather
with
the
gōuerment
thereof
as
Superiour
,
whose
place
she
was
only
to
supply
.
Which
oblatio
the
Mother
of
God
,
not
long
afterwards
shewed
to
be
most
gratefull
vnto
her
,
For
vpon
the
Eue
of
S.
Sebastian
,
our
B.
Lady
put
her selfe
visibly
in
place
of
the
picture
,
and
declared
that
she
tooke
indeed
vpon
her
the
gouerment
of
the
house
.
[
In
eius
vita
lib.
3.
c.
1.
]
It
is
also
recounted
by
those
who
haue
beene
conuersant
with
Father
Francis
Suarez
,
a
man
famous
for
holynes
and
learning
,
that
he
was
accustomed
to
confer
with
the
B.
Virgin
concerning
all
doubts
,
which
occurred
in
his
studies
,
from
whome
he
receyued
often
the
solution
of
many
hard
and
difficile
Questions
;
and
he
hath
beene
also
seene
to
kneele
downe
,
and
giue
her
thankes
for
the
same
vpon
his
knees
.
To
these
I
adde
a
story
which
Boniface
relateth
out
of
Alanus
and
Albertus
.
[
l.
4.
c.
9.
hist.
Virginalis
.
]
A
certayne
Religious
Virgin
,
named
Ioane
,
liuing
in
a
Monastery
somwhat
dissolute
and
disordered
,
vpon
a
time
(
according
to
her
accustomed
manner
)
being
very
attentiue
in
saying
of
her
beads
,
she
saw
a
letter
fal
downe
from
heauen
before
her
,
with
this
superscription
:
Mary
Mother
of
God
,
to
her
daughter
Ioane
health
.
The
contents
of
the
letter
were
these
.
My
most
deare
Daughter
,
Perseuere
constantly
in
saying
my
Rosary
allwayes
as
thou
hast
begun
;
fly
from
men
,
and
shun
all
conuersation
with
them
which
may
not
profit
thee
to
the
attaining
true
vertue
&
good
of
thy
conscience
:
Beware
of
sloth
,
dissolutenes
,
&
idlenes
;
remoue
far
from
thee
dainty
meates
,
and
curiosity
of
apparell
,
and
purge
thy
Cell
of
some
things
which
are
not
decent
for
a
Religious
woman
,
and
in
place
therof
put
the
Images
of
thy
Sauiour
Christ
,
&
his
Saints
,
&
other
holy
things
,
whose
protection
&
defence
shall
preserue
thee
from
all
dangers
.
If
thou
giue
eare
vnto
me
,
and
performe
with
due
obedience
those
things
which
I
shal
prescribe
vnto
thee
,
thou
shalt
obtaine
fauour
of
my
beloued
Sonne
,
&
I
will
make
intercession
to
him
for
thee
in
al
thy
necessities
.
The
hand
mayd
of
Christ
hauing
reade
his
Letter
,
was
very
much
encouraged
to
set
forward
the
honour
of
our
B.
Lady
with
all
possible
deuotion
,
and
with
all
diligence
put
in
execution
what
was
commaunded
her
.
Not
long
after
a
certaine
holy
Abbot
comming
thither
to
reforme
the
said
Monastery
,
according
to
their
former
discipline
and
religious
Institute
,
as
he
was
praying
deuoutly
for
that
end
,
he
saw
the
cell
of
the
before
named
Virgin
,
shining
and
sending
forth
radiant
beames
with
an
incredible
lustre
,
and
in
the
middle
of
that
light
,
the
Queene
of
heauen
enuironed
with
a
troupe
of
glorious
Angels
in
whose
company
Ioane
the
Virgin
was
deuoutly
praying
.
In
the
meane
time
,
at
the
Cell
doore
without
a
great
multitude
of
diuels
stood
raging
,
and
to
make
themselues
more
terrible
put
on
the
shape
of
diuers
kind
of
vgly
and
monstrous
beasts
:
but
being
all
shamefully
put
to
flight
by
the
powerfull
commaund
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
they
retyred
backe
to
the
chambers
of
the
other
foolish
Virgins
,
dispersing
themselues
through
the
whole
Monastery
,
some
to
one
Cell
,
some
to
another
.
The
holy
Abbot
was
much
astonisshed
at
this
vision
:
but
afterward
when
he
had
vnderstood
of
the
singular
zeale
,
and
deuotion
which
Ioane
the
Virgin
had
towards
our
B.
Lady
,
he
caused
immediately
beades
to
be
prouided
and
distributed
to
the
other
Nunnes
,
exhorting
them
constantly
to
the
pious
vse
therof
.
Which
deuotion
when
they
had
seriously
imbraced
,
not
long
after
they
all
voluntarily
submitted
themselues
to
the
Rule
of
their
Order
.
From
hence
you
may
learne
,
what
the
Mother
of
God
doth
expect
of
those
(
euery
one
according
to
their
profession
)
who
haue
consecrated
themselues
vnto
her
,
according
to
the
aforsayd
manner
;
and
how
great
accoumpt
she
maketh
of
that
deuotion
,
and
with
what
a
bountifull
hand
she
rewardeth
it
.
Therfore
not
without
cause
S.
Bonauenture
so
much
commended
this
kind
of
deuotion
towards
the
Mother
of
God
in
an
Epistle
of
his
which
is
intituled
,
Of
25.
Memorials
,
where
amongst
other
deuotions
,
how
to
lead
a
good
like
,
in
the
13.
Memoriall
he
hath
these
words
:
Alwais
haue
great
reuerence
and
tendernes
of
affection
vnto
the
glorious
Queene
Mother
of
our
Lord
,
and
haue
recourse
vnto
her
as
vnto
a
most
safe
refuge
,
in
all
your
necessities
,
dangers
&
troubles
crauing
the
defence
of
her
perfection
;
&
taking
her
for
your
Aduocate
:
make
knowne
your
petition
&
sui●e
vnto
her
,
with
all
deuotion
and
confidence
;
because
she
is
the
Mother
of
mercy
,
&
therfore
you
must
endeauour
to
shew
singular
and
special
reuerence
towards
her
.
CHAP.
III.
The
second
way
of
dedicating
our selues
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
by
entring
into
her
Sodality
.
TO
be
one
of
the
Sodality
of
our
B.
Lady
is
nothing
els
,
but
openly
to
professe
our selues
in
peculiar
maner
to
be
her
seruant
,
&
before
witnes
to
commit
our selues
,
and
all
that
we
haue
vnto
her
protection
.
How
great
the
merit
,
and
profit
of
this
kind
of
deuotion
is
,
as
also
the
duties
and
exercises
towards
our
B.
Lady
therto
belonging
,
remayne
sufficiently
declared
by
that
which
diuers
haue
put
out
in
print
about
the
same
.
Heere
will
I
only
commend
three
things
very
necessary
for
the
conseruation
,
and
increase
of
that
deuotion
which
all
ought
to
haue
at
their
first
entrance
into
the
Sodality
.
1.
That
euery
morning
as
soone
as
they
are
vp
and
ready
,
or
if
they
please
when
they
are
ready
to
heare
masse
,
they
say
the
prayer
of
the
Sodality
,
endeauouring
to
pronounce
it
with
the
same
intention
,
desire
,
and
purpose
to
serue
our
B.
Lady
,
and
to
keepe
the
rules
prescribed
of
the
Sodality
,
as
they
did
,
when
first
they
were
admitted
into
that
Congreation
.
2.
Also
,
that
in
the
morning
they
make
choyce
of
some
one
fault
or
imperfection
which
themselues
are
subiect
vnto
,
and
make
a
firme
purpose
to
abstayne
from
the
same
that
day
:
and
to
offer
vp
some
good
worke
in
honour
of
the
Mother
of
God
.
3.
That
at
night
they
examen
themselues
concerning
these
two
points
:
first
about
the
Prayer
which
they
recited
in
the
morning
,
especially
these
wordes
[
J
do
fully
determine
,
and
purpose
,
that
I
will
neuer
leaue
thee
,
nor
permit
any
thinge
to
be
done
against
thy
Honour
by
any
of
those
,
who
are
vnder
my
charge
.
]
whether
,
I
say
,
they
haue
fulfilled
these
words
of
their
deuout
and
propense
affection
towards
the
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
Secondly
,
whether
they
gaue
abstayned
from
that
fault
or
imperfection
aforesaid
,
&
performed
that
good
worke
which
in
the
morning
they
purposed
to
doe
.
Whosoeuer
doth
earnestly
endeauour
to
put
these
things
in
execution
,
he
shall
infallibly
find
that
tender
affection
of
the
B.
Virgin
towards
him
,
which
she
shewed
vnto
a
certayn
dissolute
,
&
negligent
youth
,
being
for
this
one
respect
only
worthy
of
commendation
,
that
he
had
alwayes
great
care
of
his
Chastity
.
This
yong
man
after
that
he
had
prodigally
spent
his
patrimony
,
at
length
by
persuasion
of
an
Vncle
of
his
who
had
heretofore
vsed
all
meanes
in
vaine
to
bring
him
to
better
life
,
did
determine
for
a
remedy
,
&
redresse
of
all
his
miseryes
to
recite
euery
day
for
the
space
of
one
yeare
,
a
paire
of
beades
,
or
the
third
part
of
the
Rosary
of
our
Lady
.
Neither
was
this
done
without
profit
:
For
now
he
had
already
shaken
of
most
of
the
ill
company
he
was
wont
to
keep
,
and
he
also
abstained
from
committing
any
grieuous
sinnes
.
Wherfore
at
the
beginning
of
the
2.
yeare
he
doubled
his
deuotions
,
and
dayly
sayd
two
paire
of
beads
;
and
because
the
good
successe
which
he
had
therin
raysed
vp
his
hart
to
a
more
firme
and
stedfast
hope
of
obtaining
greater
matters
,
therefore
the
third
yeare
he
sayd
euery
day
a
whole
Rosary
,
with
no
lesse
constancy
then
true
deuotion
.
To
conclude
,
hauing
performed
his
third
yeares
taske
,
and
now
become
another
man
,
of
graue
,
modest
,
and
mature
conuersation
,
hedid
so
winne
the
harts
of
all
,
but
especially
of
his
Vncle
,
that
he
procured
him
an
honest
&
sufficient
marriage
.
But
see
what
happened
vpon
the
very
wedding
day
,
in
the
midst
of
the
Feast
.
The
yong
man
on
the
sudaine
calling
to
mind
,
how
that
being
hindered
by
other
affaires
he
had
not
yet
offered
vp
that
day
his
accustomed
prayers
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
faining
some
other
excuse
,
rose
from
the
table
,
and
shutting
himselfe
vp
in
his
chamber
,
fell
on
his
knees
,
&
recyted
his
Rosary
with
no
lesse
feeling
then
fruit
of
his
deuotion
.
For
he
had
no
sooner
ended
,
but
the
B.
Virgin
far
brighter
then
the
sunne
,
vouchsafed
him
avisible
sight
of
her
glory
,
and
shewed
him
3.
garments
which
she
carried
fastened
to
her
owne
robe
;
one
before
her
,
and
one
vpon
eyther
side
,
and
then
sayd
vnto
him
:
Behould
thy
salutations
here
written
in
golden
letters
,
with
which
thou
hast
diligently
honoured
me
by
recyting
my
Rosary
.
Thou
shalt
receiue
a
reward
for
the
same
especially
for
keeping
thy
Chastity
entire
,
by
being
made
partaker
of
the
mariage
of
the
lambe
,
and
that
within
the
space
of
3.
days
.
Neither
did
his
deuotion
,
nor
the
mercifull
promisse
of
the
B.
Virgin
faile
him
,
for
after
3.
days
he
dyed
to
the
world
,
and
began
to
liue
in
heauen
.
[
Cantip.
l.
2.
Apum
.
c.
29.
]
It
much
importeth
vs
them
to
offer
daily
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
with
a
firme
and
constant
resolution
,
some
particular
&
determinate
deuotion
,
and
likewise
to
call
our selues
to
an
account
therof
euery
day
,
but
especially
at
night
,
that
if
we
find
we
haue
deferred
it
vntill
then
,
yet
may
we
at
least
correct
&
recompence
our
negligence
by
pennance
,
and
if
it
may
possibly
be
done
,
euen
then
to
performe
our
promise
.
CHAP.
IV.
The
third
way
to
deuote
our
selues
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
by
entring
into
Religion
.
FOr
as
much
as
euery
Religious
Order
may
iustly
be
called
,
the
Family
of
our
B.
Lady
,
be
cause
they
are
in
a
special
manner
fouded
vnder
her
protection
and
defence
;
it
is
euident
that
whsoeuer
imbraceth
a
Religious
life
,
doth
in
the
very
same
act
,
peculiarly
deuote
himselfe
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
&
is
espoused
vnto
her
with
the
ring
of
his
Vowes
,
especially
the
vow
of
Chastity
.
And
this
is
made
manifest
by
the
example
of
S.
Robert
,
Founder
of
the
Order
of
Cistercians
,
to
whose
mother
,
named
Engardis
,
being
great
with
child
of
him
,
the
B.
Virgin
appeared
,
with
a
goulden
ring
in
her
hand
,
and
sayd
thus
vnto
her
:
Engardis
,
I
will
haue
thy
Sonne
which
thou
bearest
espoused
vnto
me
with
this
ring
.
Engardis
when
she
awaked
,
with
great
ioy
tooke
notice
of
what
she
had
seene
.
Neyther
was
the
euent
of
the
thing
any
other
wayes
approoued
,
then
by
the
entrance
of
her
Sonne
Robert
into
Religion
,
which
vnder
the
name
of
espousing
was
foretould
by
the
Mother
of
God
,
euen
as
she
signifyed
the
Vow
of
Chastity
by
the
ring
of
gold
.
[
Plat.
de
bono
stat.
Relig.
lib.
1.
cap.
34.
I
omit
innumerable
other
examples
,
wherby
it
is
euident
,
that
all
Religious
Families
be
vnder
the
protection
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
.
There
is
iust
cause
[
sayth
Platus
ibid.
]
that
all
Religious
persons
should
extraordinarily
reioice
and
congratulate
amongst
themselues
,
that
they
haue
for
their
Queene
and
Patronesse
vpon
earth
her
,
whome
all
the
Saints
in
Heauen
do
adore
.
For
what
can
be
wanting
vnto
him
who
is
sustayned
by
such
a
Virgin
,
seeing
that
no
euill
is
to
be
feared
which
may
not
easily
be
auerted
by
her
power
,
no
good
to
be
desyred
,
which
cannot
easily
by
her
fauour
and
intercession
be
obtayned
.
Therfore
all
Religious
men
and
women
,
ought
to
apply
themselues
wholy
to
the
seruice
of
the
Mother
of
God
,
in
whose
Family
they
liue
,
as
her
househould
seruants
,
or
rather
as
her
children
.
Let
them
haue
certayne
peculiar
Exercises
,
conformable
to
their
Rule
&
Institute
,
by
the
daily
practise
wherof
they
may
honour
our
B.
Lady
.
Let
them
endeauour
to
increase
,
and
aduance
the
loue
and
reuerence
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
exhort
them
to
the
pious
vse
of
reciting
her
Rosary
,
and
deuout
celebration
of
her
Festiuall
dayes
,
by
frequenting
the
holy
Sacraments
,
&
other
such
deuout
Exercises
.
Finally
,
and
especially
,
let
them
be
mindefull
daily
to
giue
harty
thankes
,
and
be
very
gratefull
vnto
the
B.
Virgin-Mother
,
for
the
singular
benefit
of
their
vocation
to
Religion
.
An
Exercise
proper
to
Religious
Persons
,
by
which
they
giue
thanks
to
the
B.
Virgin
for
the
benefits
receiued
from
her
,
and
most
especially
for
the
benefit
of
their
Vocation
to
Religion
.
HAuing
by
way
of
preamble
demaunded
ayde
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
you
shal
place
your selfe
in
presence
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
as
if
you
did
behould
her
enuironed
with
the
Quiers
of
Angels
and
all
the
Saints
of
your
owne
Order
,
looking
vpon
you
with
a
mild
and
mercifull
countenance
:
And
,
1.
Consider
,
&
call
to
mind
how
many
benefits
you
haue
hitherto
receiued
of
the
Mother
of
God
;
&
then
deuide
them
into
two
parts
,
wherof
one
may
containe
the
benefits
bestowed
vpon
you
before
your
Vocation
;
the
other
,
of
your
Vocation
,
and
other
benefits
which
you
haue
receyued
after
your
entrance
into
Religion
.
And
this
Motherly
mercy
of
the
B.
Virgin
towards
you
was
figured
by
Rebecca
,
Iacobs
Mother
,
who
shewed
two
principall
fauours
to
her
Sonne
from
which
as
from
two
fountaynes
,
all
his
felicity
did
flow
.
For
first
with
great
solicitude
she
procured
for
him
the
benediction
of
his
Father
Jsaac
.
Secondly
she
secretly
conueyed
him
out
of
his
owne
Country
into
Mesopotamia
to
declin
the
rage
of
his
brother
Esau
,
where
he
marryed
a
wife
,
and
so
became
very
rich
.
Euen
so
the
B.
Virgin
like
another
Rebecca
,
a
most
louing
Mother
,
hath
obtayned
for
you
of
the
Eternall
Father
a
benediction
,
and
other
singular
fauours
,
and
aboue
all
the
grace
of
your
Vocation
.
She
hath
procured
also
that
you
departing
out
of
your
Country
,
and
forsaking
all
your
friends
,
should
enter
into
Religion
as
into
the
land
of
Promisse
,
flowing
with
milke
,
and
hony
of
consolation
,
and
merits
.
2.
You
shall
ponder
and
weigh
all
these
benefits
both
according
to
their
multitude
,
being
indeed
innumerable
,
and
according
to
their
greatnes
.
And
amongst
the
rest
,
consider
how
great
that
is
,
that
by
this
your
vocation
into
Religion
,
procured
by
the
Virgin
Mother
,
you
are
made
a
member
of
that
Congregation
,
in
which
she
is
serued
with
so
much
Honour
and
Reuerence
.
Out
of
which
it
proceedeth
,
that
all
the
worship
&
deuotion
which
is
performed
towards
the
Blessed
Virgin
throughout
your
whole
Order
,
eyther
by
themselues
or
by
their
meanes
,
is
as
much
attributed
vnto
you
as
if
you
performed
it
your selfe
.
Therfore
you
may
truly
say
,
I
am
partaker
(
O
Lady
)
of
the
merits
of
all
those
who
do
feare
,
loue
&
honour
you
,
eyther
in
this
Religions
Order
,
or
out
of
it
,
by
their
labour
and
industry
.
3.
By
these
Considerations
you
shall
stirre
vp
in
your self
the
affections
following
.
You
shall
humble
and
cast
your selfe
downe
at
the
feete
of
the
B.
Virgin
MARY
,
houlding
your self
most
vnworthy
of
so
great
loue
,
and
fauour
.
You
shal
giue
her
thankes
with
as
great
feruour
of
deuotion
as
possible
you
can
,
for
her
Motherly
care
ouer
you
,
&
you
shall
inuite
all
creatures
to
accompany
you
in
thankesgiuing
;
imitating
yong
infants
who
do
most
willingly
acknowledg
themselues
beholding
to
their
Mother
or
Nurse
,
for
all
they
haue
receiued
.
But
how
may
you
recompence
so
great
a
Benefactresse
?
Assuredly
you
must
purpose
to
requite
her
with
a
filiall
affection
,
and
for
euer
to
do
her
such
seruice
,
as
the
same
requireth
.
To
this
S.
Beruard
exhorteth
vs
,
saying
[
sermone
de
Natiuitate
B.
Mariae
.
]
Let
vs
adore
the
B.
Virgin
from
the
very
bottome
of
our
hart
,
with
the
most
inward
affections
and
desirs
as
we
can
possibly
.
For
such
is
the
will
of
him
,
who
will
haue
vs
to
receyue
all
,
by
the
meanes
of
the
B.
Virgin
Mary
;
she
in
all
things
,
&
by
all
meanes
prouiding
for
the
miserable
:
She
strengtheneth
our
hope
;
she
putteth
diffidence
to
flight
;
she
erecteth
our
pusillanimity
.
It
will
he
also
very
profitable
to
the
increasing
of
this
gratitude
and
loue
towards
the
B.
V.
to
essay
,
&
take
as
it
were
a
tast
by
way
of
meditation
,
of
those
most
tender
affections
which
diuers
Religious
Orders
haue
had
towards
that
sacred
Queene
,
and
in
particuler
the
Order
of
S.
Dominicke
,
who
,
hauing
vnderstoode
that
they
were
seene
by
their
owne
Founder
S.
Dominicke
,
and
by
a
certayne
holy
Woman
,
couered
vnder
the
mantle
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
and
imbraced
with
the
Virginall
armes
of
her
loue
&
peculiar
affections
,
so
great
was
their
deuotion
towards
her
euer
after
,
so
enflamed
their
desire
to
loue
and
serue
her
,
so
deuout
and
feruent
were
the
prayers
they
continually
songe
vnto
her
,
so
exceeding
the
confidence
&
trust
they
allwayes
had
in
her
protection
,
so
greedy
and
insatiable
the
contemplation
of
her
Vertues
and
Excellencyes
,
that
no
humane
tongue
would
be
able
to
expresse
.
[
Jn
vita
S.
Dominick
.
l.
2.
c.
12.
and
l.
5.
c.
6.
]
The
like
vision
happened
vnto
Father
Martinus
Gutterus
a
Spanyard
,
and
a
very
holy
Religious
man
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
who
as
he
was
in
feruent
prayer
,
saw
the
B.
Virgin
shining
with
vnspeakable
beauty
,
hauing
her
Robe
spread
all
abroad
,
&
vnder
the
same
the
whole
Society
contayned
,
which
she
imbraced
with
a
motherly
affection
,
&
shrowded
vnder
the
winges
of
her
most
tender
loue
&
protection
.
[
Hier.
Platus
l.
1.
de
bon.
stat.
Relig.
]
OVR
B.
LADIES
LITLE
GARDEN
.
THE
FOVRTH
BED
,
adorned
with
Iacynths
.
Wherein
are
contayned
certayne
Seruices
and
Dutyes
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
as
if
they
were
so
many
exercises
of
a
heauenvly
life
and
conuersation
:
of
which
the
Iacynth
is
a
token
.
CHAP.
I.
Of
the
AVE
MARIA
or
Angelicall
Salutation
.
BEFORE
all
other
,
this
Salutation
is
most
gratefull
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
as
her selfe
declared
to
Saint
Maude
,
who
being
in
some
anxiety
of
mynd
,
what
kind
of
seruice
she
might
exhibit
as
most
acceptable
vnto
her
,
she
beheld
our
Blessed
Lady
bearing
in
her
breast
the
salutation
of
the
Angell
Gabriell
,
written
in
golden
letters
,
and
withall
heard
these
words
:
Higher
then
this
Salutation
none
can
euer
arriue
;
nor
can
any
one
more
sweetly
salute
me
,
then
with
that
accent
of
[
HAYLE
]
with
which
God
the
Father
was
pleased
to
salute
me
,
freeing
me
by
his
Omnipotency
from
all
trespasse
,
and
curse
of
sinne
.
The
Sonne
of
God
with
his
diuine
Wisedome
hath
also
so
throughly
enlightned
me
,
that
with
the
Name
of
[
MARY
]
as
with
a
most
bright
&
glittering
Starre
,
both
heauen
&
earth
do
shine
.
The
Holy
Ghost
by
penetrating
me
with
his
diuine
sweetnes
,
hath
filled
me
so
[
FVLL
OF
GRACE
]
that
euery
one
who
seeketh
grace
,
may
by
my
meanes
soone
obtaine
the
same
.
By
these
wordes
[
OVR
LORD
IS
WITH
THEE
]
are
declared
that
vnspeakeable
vnion
and
operation
,
which
the
Blessed
Trinity
did
perfect
in
me
,
when
he
conioyned
the
Substance
of
my
flesh
to
the
diuine
Nature
in
one
person
;
so
as
God
became
Man
,
&
man
God
;
I
being
in
that
houre
made
worthy
to
tast
the
ioy
and
sweetnes
which
no
other
Creature
could
experience
.
And
by
the
wordes
[
BLESSED
ART
THOV
AMONGST
WOMEN
]
euery
Creature
with
admiration
doth
acknowledge
&
professe
me
to
be
Blessed
,
and
exalted
aboue
all
.
By
the
wordes
[
BLESSED
IS
THE
FRVITE
OF
THY
WOMBE
]
the
most
excellent
fruite
of
my
wombe
which
hath
sanctifyed
euery
Creature
,
is
blessed
and
extolled
,
for
all
eternity
.
[
In
vita
S.
Mechtildis
.
]
This
holy
Virgin
of
Christ
afterwards
in
saying
her
Beades
,
was
alwayes
accustomed
to
adde
three
Aue
Maries
,
for
the
obtayning
of
a
happy
death
,
of
which
we
haue
spoken
before
in
the
first
Bed
,
and
5.
Chapter
.
It
wil
be
also
very
profitable
at
all
houres
of
the
day
and
night
,
when
the
Clocke
strikes
to
say
once
the
Angelicall
Salutation
:
to
which
deuotion
certaine
Indulgences
are
granted
by
the
holy
Sea
Apostolicke
,
as
we
haue
sayd
before
in
the
second
Bed
&
V.
Chater
.
The
custome
likewise
is
deuoutly
to
be
kept
,
to
recite
thrice
a
day
,
morning
,
noone
,
&
night
three
Aue
Maries
,
according
to
so
many
tolles
of
the
bell
,
adding
these
vsuall
Versicles
before
euery
Aue
[
The
Angell
of
our
Lord
.
Behold
the
Handmayd
.
And
the
Word
became
flesh
.
]
in
honour
of
the
principall
Mysteries
,
to
wit
,
The
Resurrection
,
the
Passion
,
and
Incarnation
of
our
Lord
.
CHAP.
II.
Of
the
Crowne
,
or
Rosary
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
of
the
first
manner
of
saying
the
same
.
THat
manner
of
saluting
the
B.
Virgin
is
very
ancient
and
famous
,
which
consisteth
of
an
hundred
&
fifty
Aue
Maries
,
and
one
Pater
Noster
before
euery
decade
.
Neither
is
that
lesse
in
vse
,
which
consisteth
of
63.
Aue
Maries
,
according
to
the
number
of
yeares
,
which
our
Blessed
Lady
is
thought
to
haue
liued
on
earth
,
adioyning
to
euery
Decade
,
one
Pater
Noster
.
The
first
of
these
manners
,
is
called
the
Rosary
,
both
because
it
is
knit
together
with
mysticall
Roses
,
as
S.
Dominicke
the
Author
therof
,
is
recounted
to
haue
so
receiued
the
same
.
The
latter
is
tearmed
,
the
Crown
,
wherewith
,
as
with
a
garland
,
the
B.
Virgin
shewed
her selfe
adorned
,
as
afterwards
we
shal
declare
Chap.
4.
And
the
Religious
Order
of
the
Minimes
hath
greatly
propagated
the
same
:
although
the
Crowne
it selfe
is
vsually
euery
where
called
by
the
name
of
Rosary
,
in
regard
whereof
we
wil
vse
these
Names
confusedly
,
without
any
regard
of
distinction
.
But
the
thing
of
greatest
profit
and
consolation
is
,
to
recite
daily
,
and
offer
vnto
our
B.
Lady
the
Rosary
or
Crowne
;
the
which
oblation
,
that
it
may
be
done
with
more
fruit
and
gust
,
it
is
expedient
to
season
the
same
with
diuers
considerations
,
which
are
found
euery
where
,
in
deuout
bookes
:
and
heere
we
will
propound
three
only
,
as
it
were
fountaines
of
the
rest
.
The
first
manner
of
saying
the
Rosary
,
is
that
,
wherin
chiefest
regard
is
had
of
attention
to
the
wordes
,
with
some
application
of
the
sense
to
the
same
;
which
is
very
easy
,
if
with
discretion
the
Rules
following
be
obserued
.
1.
Before
you
begin
,
recollect
your selfe
a
little
,
marking
with
attention
how
Noble
and
Angelicall
an
Office
you
are
about
to
performe
,
and
for
what
intent
.
2.
Blessing
your selfe
with
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
begin
,
with
saying
one
of
these
Versicles
,
or
the
like
.
-
Now
let
my
lippes
sing
,
&
display
.
-
The
Blessed
Virgins
praise
,
this
day
.
-
Grant
me
,
O
Virgin
,
thee
to
prayse
:
-
Againsts
thy
foes
,
giue
strenght
allwayes
.
Then
recite
the
first
Decade
or
Ten
,
pondering
the
Consideration
next
ensuyng
.
This
being
duely
performed
,
say
:
O
mother
of
God
,
and
Virgin
Mary
,
let
all
the
holy
Angells
ten
thousand
tymes
,
extoll
and
blesse
you
.
The
second
decade
with
the
Consideration
being
also
ended
,
say
:
Let
all
holy
Patriarches
&
Prophets
twenty
thousand
tymes
extoll
and
blesse
you
.
After
the
third
say
:
Let
all
holy
Apostles
thirty
thousand
tymes
&c.
After
the
fourth
:
Let
all
holy
Martyrs
fourty
thousand
tymes
&c.
After
the
fifth
:
Let
all
holy
Confessours
fifty
thousand
tymes
&c.
After
the
sixth
:
Let
all
holy
Virgins
,
widdowes
,
and
others
,
blesse
and
extoll
you
a
hundred
thousand
tymes
.
Then
reciting
the
three
last
Aue
Maries
;
in
the
first
you
shall
salute
the
B.
Virgin
Mary
,
daughter
of
the
Eternall
Father
,
demaunding
the
vertue
of
Fayth
,
&
offering
your
body
to
her
perpetuall
seruice
.
In
the
second
you
shall
salute
the
B.
Virgin
Mary
,
Mother
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
asking
the
vertue
of
Hope
,
&
offering
your
soule
vnto
her
.
In
the
third
you
shall
salute
the
Virgin
Mary
,
Spouse
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
crauing
the
vertue
of
Charity
,
and
offering
vnto
her
whatsoeuer
you
haue
,
or
by
any
iust
title
can
lay
claime
vnto
:
&
after
this
conclude
by
saying
the
Creed
deuoutly
.
When
you
haue
thus
ended
the
Rosary
,
you
may
recite
the
Hymne
Aue
Maris
stella
,
with
the
versicle
,
and
Prayer
.
Diuers
do
adde
the
Psalme
De
profundis
for
the
dead
;
Or
,
Laudate
Dominum
omnes
gentes
&c.
These
aduertisemens
may
be
common
to
all
the
manners
of
saying
the
beades
;
but
that
with
followeth
is
most
proper
for
our
purpose
.
In
saying
the
first
Decade
,
or
Ten.
YOu
shall
imagine
all
the
Aues
thereof
to
be
as
so
many
pretious
stones
,
or
other
ornamets
most
beautifull
to
the
sight
,
which
are
offered
to
the
Mother
of
God
by
the
handes
of
your
Angel
Guardian
,
for
composing
a
Garland
,
or
Crowne
to
adorn
her
head
.
Neither
doth
this
conceit
want
good
warrant
,
as
shal
be
manifest
by
the
following
history
,
taken
out
of
Dionysius
Carthusianus
in
his
first
Sermon
of
the
Assumption
of
our
Blessed
Lady
and
13.
verse
.
A
certaine
Monke
of
the
Religious
Order
of
Cistercians
,
who
had
accustomed
daily
with
great
deuotion
to
salute
the
B.
Virgin
by
reciting
the
Rosary
,
when
vpon
a
certaine
day
all
alone
in
his
chamber
he
was
paying
on
his
knees
his
accustomed
taske
,
the
most
deuout
Virgin
appeared
vnto
him
,
shewing
him
a
most
beautifull
Robe
,
shining
with
admirable
splendour
(
except
only
a
little
part
thereof
)
being
all
ouer
engrauen
with
Golden
Aue
Maries
,
and
saying
:
Seest
thou
(
quoth
shee
)
in
what
esteem
I
haue
the
Aue
Maries
,
which
hitherto
thou
hast
offred
vp
vnto
me
?
And
when
this
part
of
the
Robe
that
is
vnfinished
,
shall
be
adorned
also
with
the
like
Aue
Maries
,
I
will
cause
thee
to
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
my
Sonne
,
adorned
also
with
comelines
,
and
glory
.
After
the
same
manner
do
you
behold
the
B.
Virgin
present
,
whiles
you
are
saying
the
first
Decade
,
offering
those
salutations
vnto
her
,
as
if
they
were
so
many
pretious
stones
,
and
rich
iewells
most
pleasing
and
gratefull
to
hereyes
,
&
to
all
the
heauenly
Court
;
and
you
shall
most
humbly
intreate
her
,
that
she
will
vouchsafe
to
present
vnto
herselfe
,
and
her
beloued
Sonne
your
Soule
,
first
made
beautifull
with
the
ornaments
of
graces
&
vertues
.
In
reciting
the
second
Decade
.
YOu
shall
imagine
all
the
salutations
to
be
a
most
sweet
and
gratefull
harmony
,
like
vnto
that
,
which
the
Angells
did
sing
in
the
Natiuity
of
our
Lord
,
and
at
other
tymes
when
they
salute
the
B.
Virgin
.
To
those
heauenly
Quires
conioyne
your selfe
,
and
offer
vnto
her
these
your
salutations
,
which
although
thereby
rudely
vttered
and
pronounced
with
a
harsh
and
vnpleasant
voice
,
neuertheles
they
are
of
themselues
most
gratefull
to
the
eares
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
Demaund
withall
that
she
will
vouch
safe
,
to
giue
you
a
more
●killful
voyce
in
heauen
,
wherby
to
sound
forth
her
mercies
and
prayses
for
euer
.
In
saying
the
third
Decade
.
IMAGINE
,
that
these
Salutations
of
the
Angell
,
are
as
so
many
most
fragrant
Roses
,
fit
for
the
sight
and
smell
of
some
great
Princesse
.
A
certayne
religious
man
of
the
Order
of
the
Minimes
,
out
of
a
pious
custome
did
neuer
tast
meat
before
he
had
recited
the
crown
of
our
B.
Lady
.
But
as
by
nature
we
are
often
forgetfull
,
and
do
fayle
sometymes
in
those
things
,
which
he
haue
before
determined
to
do
;
this
good
religious
Man
,
one
day
being
set
downe
all
the
table
,
as
yet
fasting
,
he
remembred
himselfe
of
his
intermitted
custome
.
Being
much
perplexed
and
sad
,
at
last
he
asked
,
&
obtained
leaue
of
the
Suepriour
to
rise
,
and
without
further
delay
,
he
went
into
the
Church
to
say
his
crowne
.
He
had
now
wel
neere
finished
the
same
,
when
as
one
of
the
Religious
was
sent
to
call
him
away
by
order
of
the
Superiour
,
who
comming
into
the
Church
saw
the
Mother
of
God
vpon
the
Altar
in
a
bright
shining
maner
,
accompanied
with
two
Angels
,
who
receaued
from
the
mouth
of
the
holy
man
as
he
prayed
,
most
beautifull
Roses
,
and
put
them
vpon
the
head
of
their
Lady
and
Queene
.
Moreouer
he
obserued
,
that
as
often
as
the
other
pronounced
the
most
Holy
Name
of
IESVS
,
at
the
end
of
the
Angelicall
salutation
,
the
B.
Virgin
and
the
Angells
did
reuerently
bow
downe
their
heads
.
[
Chron.
Minim
.
p.
3.
l.
1.
c.
36.
&
37.
]
What
contentment
of
mynd
,
what
measure
of
ioy
and
heauenly
delight
,
how
great
affection
of
loue
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
did
both
these
Religious
men
tast
at
this
spectacle
,
cannot
be
declared
:
Neyther
shall
it
need
,
since
that
whosoeuer
shall
read
these
things
,
wil
be
able
sufficiently
to
gather
the
same
of
himselfe
;
and
he
much
more
,
who
moued
by
this
example
,
shall
dayly
recite
the
sayd
Crowne
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
Another
story
not
vnlike
to
this
is
recounted
in
the
same
place
of
a
certaine
Religious
Nouice
who
had
receiued
from
his
spirituall
Father
this
document
as
a
most
preset
remedy
against
whatsoeuer
temptations
,
to
wit
,
that
euery
day
befor
he
tooke
any
corporall
food
he
should
recyte
the
Corone
of
our
B.
Lady
.
On
a
tyme
sundry
imployments
imposed
vpon
him
by
holy
Obedience
,
did
so
distract
his
mynd
,
as
he
became
vnmindfull
of
his
accustomed
deuotion
.
Being
set
downe
at
table
,
and
his
Superiour
aduertised
of
his
errour
,
commanded
him
to
rise
,
&
go
to
the
Church
to
performe
his
deuotions
.
While
be
obeyed
,
and
was
now
deuoutly
saying
the
Crowne
,
an
Angell
was
seene
to
stand
by
him
,
who
knitting
togeather
vpon
a
golden
thrid
ten
Roses
,
and
therein
also
inserting
a
golden
Lilly
,
made
a
most
fayre
Crowne
,
&
put
it
vpon
the
head
of
the
sayd
Nouice
,
and
for
testimony
of
this
miracle
,
from
the
place
,
where
this
deuout
&
obedient
Beadsman
did
kneele
,
for
a
long
tyme
after
a
most
sweet
&
fragrant
odour
of
Roses
and
Lillyes
did
continue
.
Thou
therfore
,
as
if
thou
wert
moued
with
the
like
spectacle
,
shalt
offer
to
the
B.
Virgin
these
Angelicall
Salutations
,
as
so
many
Roses
,
giuing
a
most
fragrant
smel
both
to
her
,
the
Angells
,
and
thy selfe
:
and
being
an
humble
suppliant
vnto
her
,
thou
shalt
beseech
her
to
vouchsafe
,
to
obtayne
for
thee
the
grace
to
send
forth
according
to
the
the
quality
of
thy
state
and
condition
,
the
sweet
odour
of
good
example
,
and
pretious
oyntement
of
her
holy
Name
.
In
reciting
the
fourth
Decade
.
YOu
shall
heere
imagine
,
that
the
Angelicall
salutations
which
you
recite
,
are
as
most
sweet
hony
in
your
mouth
:
as
a
deuout
&
graue
Matrone
of
Cullen
did
experience
,
who
as
often
as
she
sayd
the
Rosary
,
felt
her
mouth
seasoned
with
so
gratefull
a
relish
,
as
that
she
thought
her
spittle
to
be
conuerted
into
hony
.
Which
thing
a
certaine
Anchoret
named
Marsilius
,
liuing
a
Recluse
neere
to
the
Church
of
S.
Seuerinus
vnderstanding
,
did
after
her
example
daily
say
the
Rosary
,
and
after
six
weekes
space
that
he
had
so
contidued
,
he
felt
also
that
swetnes
in
his
mouth
whilst
he
pronounced
the
sayd
Salutations
,
which
did
far
exceed
all
deliciousnes
of
hony
.
[
Caesar
.
lib.
7.
c.
50.
]
Do
you
in
like
manner
,
tastyng
these
Salutations
,
with
spirituall
gust
,
declare
vnto
the
Bles
.
Virgin
how
sweet
her
prayses
are
vnto
your
thoate
,
humbly
beseeching
her
also
,
that
she
will
vouchsafe
to
accept
of
your
praiers
,
although
presented
her
in
a
dish
neyther
very
cleane
nor
precious
,
&
that
she
will
also
be
pleased
to
obtayne
for
you
,
the
sweetnes
of
heauenly
consolations
,
in
respect
of
which
,
all
earthly
things
may
seeme
vnto
you
vnsauoury
.
In
saying
the
fifth
Decade
.
YOu
shall
thinke
with
your selfe
,
that
these
Angelicall
Salutations
are
as
most
holy
and
sacred
things
,
which
ought
to
be
touched
with
reuerence
;
or
as
vessels
full
of
precious
treasures
;
or
finally
as
imbracings
&
holy
kisses
,
offered
vnto
the
feet
both
of
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
,
&
of
her
little
IESVS
.
That
these
salutations
are
most
holy
appeareth
sufficiently
since
they
were
annoynted
with
the
oyle
of
the
Holy
Ghost
from
whose
sacred
Mouth
they
were
dictated
;
&
pronounced
by
the
Archangell
Gabriel
,
S.
Elizabeth
,
and
the
Church
his
holy
spouse
.
That
also
they
are
vessels
of
pretious
Treasures
,
may
be
gathered
by
the
vision
axhibited
to
S.
Gertrude
,
who
in
saying
the
Rosary
,
beheld
all
the
Angelicall
Salutations
that
she
vttered
,
or
rather
euery
word
thereof
,
to
be
as
so
many
golden
Crownes
,
offred
vnto
the
Mother
of
God
out
of
the
treasure
of
her
heart
,
which
she
with
great
content
did
handle
,
&
made
much
more
esteeme
of
,
then
couetous
men
are
wont
of
their
money
.
[
lib.
4.
Reuel
.
c.
55.
]
And
lastly
as
the
B.
Virgin
,
gaue
her
little
IESVS
to
be
imbraced
,
by
the
three
Kings
,
by
the
sheephearps
,
by
old
Simeon
,
and
by
many
of
her
deuout
Seruants
,
in
sundry
apparitions
as
they
haue
byn
saying
the
Rosary
;
so
do
you
imagine
the
same
benefit
to
be
now
inuisibly
giuen
vnto
you
;
and
testify
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
that
amongst
all
earthly
things
,
nothing
is
more
holy
&
pretious
vnto
you
,
then
with
humility
and
deuotion
to
kisse
the
prints
of
her
feet
,
&
of
her
little
IESVS
,
with
so
many
kisses
of
loue
as
you
vtter
wordes
in
saying
the
Rosary
.
You
shal
also
humbly
demaund
,
that
the
B.
Virgin
her selfe
would
accept
of
your
salutations
,
as
things
pretious
and
worthy
of
her selfe
;
and
that
she
would
imbrace
you
,
in
the
armes
of
her
mercy
,
&
make
you
worthy
of
the
holy
kisse
of
her
motherly
loue
,
and
fauour
.
In
reciting
the
sixth
Decade
.
YOu
shall
imagine
,
that
the
acts
of
your
vnderstanding
&
will
,
which
you
produce
in
saying
the
Rosary
,
to
be
as
so
many
flames
most
bright
,
or
rather
dartes
throwen
from
your
hart
transpierced
with
her
loue
,
into
the
heart
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
Surely
it
was
reuealed
to
S.
Gertrude
,
that
the
Archangell
Gabriel
is
so
often
enlightened
with
a
new
brightnes
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
as
often
as
the
salutation
pronounced
by
him
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
renewed
&
recited
.
[
vbi
supra
c.
12.
]
Why
then
may
we
not
say
that
these
Salutations
be
Flames
,
why
not
Darts
,
when
as
we
read
also
,
that
the
holy
Mother
Teresa
,
one
most
addicted
to
the
seruice
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
was
by
an
Angell
pierced
through
with
a
golden
dart
of
diuine
loue
?
Therefore
in
saying
the
sixt
Decade
of
the
Rosary
,
you
shall
declare
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
that
these
salutations
,
as
are
so
many
Suns
wherwith
you
desire
to
be
enlightned
;
as
so
many
flames
of
loue
wherewith
you
may
burne
;
as
so
many
Darts
,
with
which
your
hart
being
pierced
,
you
may
melt
away
&
consume
.
You
may
also
piously
demaund
,
that
being
drawne
on
by
these
your
seruices
although
litle
and
far
vnequall
to
her
deserts
;
she
by
the
plentifull
influence
of
her
mercies
,
will
not
cease
in
like
manner
to
exhibite
her
loue
vnto
you
;
especially
that
she
wil
be
pleased
to
illuminate
your
mind
with
the
knowledge
of
her
perfections
&
vertues
,
&
wound
your
hart
,
with
her
loue
,
that
you
may
remayne
faythfull
vntill
death
.
In
these
considerations
you
may
obserue
another
methode
,
to
wit
,
that
euery
one
thereof
,
assigned
to
euery
Decade
,
may
suffice
for
euery
Rosary
,
and
so
in
this
Chapter
you
haue
six
diuers
manners
of
saying
the
Rosary
.
CHAP.
III.
The
second
manner
of
saying
the
Rosary
.
THe
second
manner
is
that
,
wherin
attention
chiefly
is
giuen
to
the
sense
of
the
words
of
the
Angelicall
Salutation
,
and
of
the
Pater
Noster
.
And
that
this
attention
may
be
the
easier
,
let
vs
cal
to
mynd
that
famous
miracle
,
which
happened
at
Rome
in
the
yeare
590.
in
a
solemne
procession
which
was
ordayned
for
auerting
the
plague
,
greatly
annoying
all
Italy
.
In
this
procession
was
carryed
a
most
deuout
and
ancient
picture
of
the
Mother
of
God
,
paynted
by
Saint
Luke
,
and
with
such
happy
successe
,
that
foorthwith
in
all
places
,
health
was
obteyned
.
The
Angels
were
heard
singing
by
all
that
were
there
present
(
whether
with
greater
amazement
,
or
pleasure
it
is
doubtfull
)
&
congratulating
with
the
B.
Virgin
in
these
words
:
O
Queene
of
heauen
reioyce
(
Alleluia
)
because
whome
you
haue
merited
to
beare
,
(
Alleluia
)
hath
risen
as
he
sayd
(
A
leluia
)
whereto
S.
Gregory
being
taught
by
diuine
instinct
,
in
the
name
of
all
the
people
,
added
,
Pray
vnto
God
for
vs
(
Alleluia
.
)
And
shortly
after
an
Angell
,
who
standing
vpon
the
top
of
Adrians
Tower
,
and
shewing
himselfe
to
be
a
iust
Reuenger
of
sinnes
committed
,
hauing
allready
drawne
the
sword
of
Iustice
for
punishment
therof
,
was
seene
to
put
the
same
againe
into
the
scabbard
,
in
signe
that
mercy
was
obtayned
,
and
gotten
for
them
.
[
Baron
.
tom.
8.
ann.
590.
]
Now
after
you
haue
framed
to
your selfe
the
like
imagination
;
first
,
consider
on
the
one
side
,
that
you
pronounce
the
words
of
the
Archangell
Gabriell
,
enuironed
with
a
troupe
of
Angels
,
saluting
the
B.
Virgin
now
triumphant
in
heauen
,
as
before
he
had
done
in
Nazareth
.
Then
do
you
endeauour
to
stirre
vp
,
&
expresse
in
your selfe
the
same
effects
of
reuerence
,
gratulation
,
praise
,
ioy
,
and
such
other
like
,
as
the
words
require
.
On
the
other
side
,
you
shall
imagine
S.
Elizabeth
with
all
the
holy
and
Blessed
men
,
leading
a
distinct
Quire
,
and
congratulating
the
B.
Virgin
with
the
same
applause
,
loue
,
ioy
,
&
other
affections
wherwith
in
tymes
past
together
with
her
holy
infant
S.
Iohn
Baptist
,
whome
she
carryed
in
her
wombe
,
she
had
saluted
her
in
these
words
:
[
Blessed
art
thou
amongst
women
&c.
]
and
do
you
imitate
her
with
the
same
feeling
and
affection
,
in
pronouncyng
the
selfe
same
wordes
.
Lastly
,
you
shall
with
the
eye
of
contemplation
behold
the
whole
present
militant
Church
,
vexed
&
afflicted
with
many
miseryes
&
persecutions
in
this
vale
of
teares
,
lying
prostrate
at
the
feet
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
imploring
her
mercy
,
in
like
manner
as
the
former
History
did
represent
vnto
you
:
&
in
the
person
of
this
Church
you
shall
recite
the
last
part
of
the
Salutātion
(
Holy
Mary
,
&c.
)
asking
with
all
humility
,
comfort
&
ayde
against
so
many
euills
,
and
crauing
her
wholsome
and
efficacious
intercession
for
the
atcheyuement
of
all
good
things
;
&
withall
you
may
present
vnto
her
your
owne
particular
intention
.
These
considerations
may
for
your
commodity
be
so
parted
and
deuided
,
that
in
the
first
two
Decades
you
may
attend
chiefly
vnto
the
sense
of
the
Angels
words
;
In
the
other
two
,
vnto
the
wordes
of
S.
Elizabeth
:
In
the
last
two
,
to
the
wordes
of
the
holy
Church
.
And
you
may
begin
&
conclude
this
manner
,
as
the
former
.
CHAP.
IV.
The
third
manner
of
saying
the
Rosary
.
THis
manner
also
of
saying
the
Rosary
is
very
easie
,
wherin
chiefly
Attention
is
vsed
about
the
mysteries
of
the
life
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
&
his
B.
Mother
,
interlacing
withall
,
the
same
after
some
sort
with
the
former
two
Attentions
spoken
of
before
.
These
mysteries
alwayes
assigned
are
fifteene
,
which
you
shall
deuide
in
this
manner
.
The
mysteries
of
Ioy
(
which
are
the
Annunciation
,
the
Visitation
,
the
Natiuity
of
Christ
our
Lord
,
his
Presentation
,
&
his
finding
amongst
the
Doctors
in
the
Temple
)
you
may
recite
on
Munday
,
Tuesday
&
Wensday
,
assigning
to
euery
decade
a
seueral
mistery
.
As
you
recite
the
same
,
you
shall
imagine
your selfe
to
declare
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
that
mistery
which
you
do
contemplate
,
and
to
relate
the
vertues
expressed
therein
,
and
benefits
bestowed
vpon
vs
by
the
same
,
by
reioycing
,
thanks
giuing
,
offering
your selfe
,
and
whatsoeuer
is
yours
,
asking
things
conformable
to
the
mystery
,
and
commending
your
particuler
intention
vnto
her
.
The
dolorous
mysteries
(
which
are
,
The
prayer
of
Christ
in
the
Garden
,
His
whipping
at
the
Pillar
,
His
Crowning
with
thornes
,
His
carrying
of
his
Crosse
,
and
Crucifying
)
you
shall
renew
euery
Friday
and
Saturday
,
after
the
same
manner
as
you
did
the
Ioyfull
,
adding
therto
chiefly
affections
of
Compassion
.
The
Glorious
mysteryes
(
which
are
the
Resurrection
of
our
Lord
,
his
Ascension
,
the
comming
downe
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
the
Assumption
of
the
B.
Virgin
and
her
Coronation
in
heauen
)
you
shall
recite
vpon
Sundayes
and
Thursdayes
,
as
you
did
the
former
,
exercising
chiefly
affections
of
Congratulation
,
and
desire
of
the
Glory
of
Heauen
.
Some
deuide
the
whole
life
of
Christ
,
and
of
our
B.
Lady
into
two
weekes
,
after
this
manner
.
On
Munday
they
call
to
mynd
,
1.
The
Expectation
of
the
birth
of
the
B.
Virgin
from
the
very
beginning
of
the
world
,
by
how
many
Oracles
the
same
was
promised
;
by
how
many
figures
represented
;
and
by
how
many
supplications
sought
for
.
2.
Her
immaculate
Conception
.
3.
Her
holy
Natiuity
.
4.
Her
Presentation
in
the
Temple
.
5.
The
yeares
of
her
Childhood
,
and
her
vow
of
Virginity
made
in
her
tender
age
.
6.
Her
betroathing
to
S.
Joseph
.
On
Twesday
they
consider
,
1.
The
Annunciation
of
the
Angell
.
2.
The
visitation
of
Saint
Elizabeth
.
3.
The
Natiuity
of
Christ
.
4.
The
adoration
of
the
Sheepheardes
.
5.
The
Circumcision
.
6.
The
Adoration
of
the
three
kinges
.
On
Wednesday
they
beare
in
mind
,
1.
The
Purification
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
Presentation
of
Christ
in
the
Temple
.
2.
Their
flight
into
Aegypt
,
and
seauen
yeares
abode
there
.
3.
The
remayning
of
Iesus
in
the
Temple
,
&
his
finding
there
.
4.
His
childhood
,
&
life
vntill
thirty
yeares
of
age
.
5.
His
departure
from
the
company
of
his
Mother
,
his
Baptisme
and
fasting
.
6.
His
preaching
and
miracles
.
On
Thursday
,
they
meditate
,
1.
The
solemne
entrance
of
Christ
into
Ierusalem
.
2.
His
washing
of
the
Apoles
feet
.
3.
The
institution
of
the
most
B.
Sacrament
.
4.
His
prayer
in
the
Garden
.
5.
His
apprehending
.
6.
That
which
he
suffered
in
the
house
of
Annas
and
Cayphas
,
and
S.
Peters
denyall
of
him
.
On
Friday
they
contemplate
,
1.
Christ
our
Lord
led
vnto
Pilate
and
Herod
.
2.
His
whipping
at
the
pillar
.
3.
His
crowning
with
thornes
.
4.
His
shewing
to
the
people
,
and
the
wordes
[
Ecce
homo
.
]
5.
His
condemnation
and
carrying
of
his
Crosse
.
6.
His
crucifying
.
On
Saturday
they
ponder
,
1.
The
words
of
Christ
our
Lord
vttered
vpon
the
Crosse
,
and
chiefly
these
,
(
Behold
thy
Mother
,
and
,
Behold
thy
Sonne
.
)
2.
His
death
.
3.
The
great
griefe
&
sorrow
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
.
4.
The
taking
downe
of
Christs
body
from
the
Crosse
.
5.
His
Buryall
.
6.
The
desceding
of
his
soule
into
Hell
.
On
Sunday
,
they
call
to
mynd
,
1.
The
Resurrection
of
Christ
our
Lord
.
2.
His
Ascension
.
3.
The
sending
downe
of
the
holy
Ghost
.
4.
The
rest
of
our
B.
Ladyes
life
vntill
her
death
.
5.
Her
triumphall
Assumption
.
6.
Her
Coronation
,
and
the
patronage
of
all
men
giuen
vnto
her
.
This
exercise
of
meditating
the
mysteries
of
Christ
our
Lord
and
of
the
B.
Virgin
in
saying
the
Rosary
,
hath
beene
had
in
great
esteeme
,
and
was
constantld
practysed
by
Saint
Charles
Borromeus
,
that
famous
Contemplant
of
our
B.
Lady
.
[
in
eius
vita
l.
8.
c.
2.
S.
Bernardinus
also
of
Sienna
hath
left
testifyed
,
that
whatsoeuer
Graces
,
or
Spirituall
gifts
at
any
tyme
he
obtayned
,
came
from
the
deuout
remembrace
of
the
Ioyes
of
our
B.
Lady
,
in
the
honour
of
which
,
he
dayly
recyted
her
Rosary
.
[
Ineius
vita
.
]
But
a
singular
testimony
of
this
deuotion
,
may
be
taken
out
of
the
Chronicles
of
S.
Francis
,
where
it
is
recounted
,
that
a
certayne
Priest
,
who
had
accustomed
dayly
to
adorne
an
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
with
a
garland
of
flowers
,
entred
into
Saint
Francis
Order
,
where
,
when
as
he
could
not
dayly
offer
his
wonted
garland
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
he
thought
of
retourning
backe
to
the
world
againe
.
But
the
Mother
of
God
full
of
Mercy
,
permitted
not
that
her
Client
should
long
remaine
in
errour
,
but
compassed
about
with
a
heauenly
light
,
she
appeared
vnto
him
,
and
with
the
beames
of
her
benignity
did
she
driue
away
the
darke
myst
of
his
mynd
,
commanding
that
he
should
not
rashly
cast
from
him
so
great
a
Iewell
of
Religious
vocation
,
which
now
he
had
vndertaken
,
least
otherwise
himselfe
also
,
might
perhaps
afterwards
come
to
be
reiected
of
God
,
and
withall
she
instructed
him
,
how
he
should
dayly
offer
to
her
another
garland
more
odoriferous
and
gratefull
,
composed
of
the
fixty
three
Aue
Maries
,
&
seauen
Pater
Nosters
,
in
memory
of
the
seauen
Ioyes
which
she
tenderly
and
entirly
felt
.
1.
In
the
Conception
of
her
Blessed
Sonne
.
2.
When
she
carryed
him
in
her
wombe
,
and
visited
S.
Elizabeth
.
3.
In
his
birth
.
4.
In
the
Adoration
of
the
three
Kings
.
5.
In
her
finding
him
in
the
Temple
.
6.
In
his
Resurrection
7.
When
she
was
assumpted
into
heauen
.
So
that
euery
ioy
correspondeth
to
euery
Decade
,
and
the
seauenth
to
the
three
last
Salutations
.
This
good
Religious
man
obeyed
the
admonition
&
wholsome
counsell
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
from
thence
forth
began
to
recite
dayly
the
Corone
,
after
that
methode
and
manner
.
A
long
tyme
after
(
notwithout
a
great
miracle
)
the
B.
Virgin
appeared
agayne
vnto
him
being
in
daunger
of
his
life
,
no
lesse
powerfull
&
benigne
a
Guardian
,
then
before
she
had
beene
a
prudent
and
wise
Mistresse
towardes
her
seruant
.
For
on
a
tyme
,
as
he
trauayled
by
Obedience
with
his
companion
through
a
wood
,
which
was
much
haunted
with
theeues
,
reciting
the
Rosary
&
meditating
vpon
of
the
foresayd
Mysteries
;
the
theeues
espied
him
,
togeather
with
a
most
beautiful
Virgin
,
who
at
euery
Angelicall
Salutation
,
gathered
from
his
mouth
as
he
spake
a
Rose
,
and
with
a
threed
of
gold
fastened
the
same
to
a
circle
,
in
manner
of
a
Crowne
.
When
he
had
ended
his
beades
,
and
the
B.
Virgin
departed
,
forthwith
the
theeues
came
rushing
with
great
violence
vpon
the
Religious
man
,
inquiring
of
him
from
whence
that
Virgin
came
,
and
whither
she
was
gone
.
He
denyed
to
haue
seene
any
,
as
also
his
companion
did
the
like
:
at
which
the
theeues
were
enraged
,
and
ready
to
kill
them
.
In
the
meane
space
they
both
with
very
great
earnestnes
&
inward
feruour
cryed
vpon
our
B.
Lady
:
O
Mother
of
God
,
ayd
and
succour
vs
.
And
behold
the
B.
Virgin
presently
appeared
with
a
glorious
company
of
Angels
adornd
with
that
same
garland
,
and
first
rebuking
the
theeues
,
turned
to
the
Angels
,
and
with
a
cheerfull
countenance
,
said
:
Lo
,
with
what
a
beautifull
Crowne
thi●
Brother
hath
adorned
me
,
and
foothwith
vanished
away
.
Leauing
the
mynds
of
the
beholders
in
great
astonishment
at
this
incredible
motiue
and
aspect
,
which
so
moued
the
theeues
to
the
true
vnderstanding
of
themselues
,
&
serious
conuersion
of
their
liues
,
that
they
entred
into
religion
,
&
became
deuout
seruants
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
The
same
also
,
that
this
religious
man
now
spoke
of
did
accomplish
,
was
no
lesse
deuoutly
performed
by
S.
Thomas
of
Canterbury
,
who
was
accustomed
dayly
to
call
to
mynd
the
seauen
ioyes
,
wherwith
our
B.
Lady
was
replenished
lyuing
vpon
earth
,
&
in
the
pious
remembrance
whereof
he
tooke
great
contentement
and
sweetnes
.
Wherefore
the
Virgin
Mother
(
hauing
a
desire
to
transfer
his
deuotion
to
more
sublyme
ioyes
)
appeared
and
spake
vnto
him
in
this
manner
:
Why
,
O
my
beloued
Thomas
,
doest
thou
meditate
only
vpon
those
ioyes
that
I
had
on
earth
?
cal
to
mynd
also
those
,
which
I
now
enioy
in
heauen
,
which
are
these
.
1.
I
reioyce
,
that
aboue
all
pure
Creatures
I
am
placed
,
next
in
honour
,
vnto
the
most
Blessed
Trinity
.
2.
I
reioyce
for
the
garland
of
my
vnspotted
Virginity
,
whereby
I
far
excell
all
the
orders
of
Angells
&
Saints
.
3.
I
reioyce
,
that
euen
as
the
Day
is
replenished
with
light
from
the
Sun
,
so
the
whole
Heauenvly
Court
,
more
abundantly
shyning
by
my
beatitude
,
is
replenished
with
ioy
.
4.
I
reioyce
,
that
all
the
Cittizens
of
that
Court
do
obey
and
reuerence
me
,
the
Mother
of
their
King
.
5.
I
recoice
,
because
myne
and
the
diuine
Maiestyes
highest
Will
is
one
,
and
the
selfe
same
;
and
whatsoeuer
shal
be
pleasing
to
me
,
my
Sonne
will
a
slent
thereunto
with
most
ready
,
and
gracious
fauour
.
6.
I
reioyce
for
the
infinite
grace
,
wherwith
I
was
enriched
on
earth
;
and
for
that
also
,
a
reward
in
Heauen
is
giuen
by
my
Sonne
to
all
those
who
serue
me
heere
on
earth
.
7.
I
reioyce
,
that
not
only
my
glory
shall
neuer
diminish
,
but
shall
continually
be
increased
,
without
euer
ceasing
,
to
the
worlds
end
,
and
so
continue
for
all
eternity
.
When
the
B.
Virgin
had
vouchsafed
to
lay
al
this
open
before
the
eyes
of
her
beloued
seruant
,
she
vanished
away
,
bidding
him
farewel
.
And
he
by
these
diuine
admonitions
&
documents
,
became
much
more
feruent
and
deuout
towardes
so
powerfull
a
Mother
.
That
is
also
worthy
of
memory
,
which
the
same
Author
addeth
,
thereby
to
styr
vp
an
assured
Confidence
,
towards
our
B.
Lady
,
in
the
harts
of
men
.
Neyther
is
it
,
sayth
the
Author
,
to
be
omitted
,
that
often
tymes
the
Mother
of
God
appeared
to
this
her
faythfull
seruant
,
and
with
so
great
bounty
shewed
her selfe
familiar
vnto
him
,
that
as
often
as
he
had
any
great
affaire
to
manage
,
so
often
would
the
most
pious
Virgin
offer
vp
the
same
to
her
Sonne
Iesus
,
vntill
she
obtayned
his
petition
;
and
finally
brought
vnto
him
the
palme
of
a
most
glorious
Martirdome
which
he
constantly
offered
for
the
defence
of
his
church
&
flocke
,
in
the
yeare
of
Christ
1171.
CHAP.
V.
Of
the
Office
of
our
B.
Lady
.
IF
your
busines
will
permit
,
you
may
dayly
,
or
at
least
vpon
Sundayes
&
Holy
dayes
,
say
the
Office
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
so
doing
you
shall
performe
a
thing
most
gratefull
vnto
her
.
S.
Charles
Borromeus
had
the
reuiewing
thereof
,
&
brought
it
to
that
forme
which
is
now
approued
,
&
enriched
with
Indulgences
by
the
Sea
Apostolicke
,
the
which
he
himselfe
was
accustomed
daily
to
say
vpon
knees
.
(
In
eius
vita
.
)
It
is
anciently
recounted
of
the
first
Fathers
of
the
holy
Order
of
Carthusians
,
who
in
absence
of
S.
Bruno
suffering
great
pressures
&
anxiety
of
mynd
,
were
very
much
comforted
&
encouraged
by
S.
Peter
the
Apostle
,
who
promised
vnto
them
the
B.
Virgins
ayde
&
assistance
,
if
they
would
dayly
recite
her
Office
in
her
honour
.
By
which
vision
being
filled
with
great
ioy
and
gladnes
,
they
made
choyce
of
our
B.
Lady
for
the
Patronesse
of
their
Order
,
reciting
daily
her
Office
in
her
Honour
,
&
forthwith
by
her
assistance
were
freed
from
all
trouble
and
griefe
of
mynd
.
It
is
also
a
thing
very
famous
,
which
Cardinall
Baronius
doth
recount
to
haue
happened
in
the
yeare
1159.
as
touching
the
Monastery
of
Gamugi
in
Italy
,
the
Religious
where
of
when
they
had
intermitted
their
pious
custome
of
reciting
the
office
of
our
Lady
,
began
to
be
so
afflicted
with
calamities
and
incursions
of
the
Band
its
and
Outlawes
,
that
they
were
induced
by
Petrus
Damianus
a
holy
man
&
great
louer
of
the
B.
Virgin
to
resume
agayne
their
accustomed
manner
of
reciting
her
Office
whereto
when
they
had
al
agreed
,
&
did
fulfull
the
same
,
they
were
by
the
Bles
.
Virgins
patronage
deliuered
from
their
troubles
,
and
clearly
vnderstood
,
how
powerfull
the
same
Virgin
is
,
&
ready
to
assist
all
that
do
implore
her
ayde
.
And
that
you
may
recite
the
sayd
Office
,
with
greater
deuotion
and
benefit
,
these
few
thinges
you
are
carefully
to
practise
.
First
,
recollect
your selfe
a
little
before
the
saying
of
euery
Houre
,
as
hath
beene
sayd
touching
the
Rosary
:
next
in
saying
thereof
being
myndfull
of
the
threefold
attention
there
also
explicated
,
you
must
attend
vnto
the
distinct
pronunciation
of
the
words
,
&
sense
therof
,
imbracing
the
same
affections
that
the
Psalmes
&
Hymnes
theselues
containe
.
And
you
may
assigne
to
euery
Houre
some
Mystery
or
other
,
which
was
done
about
that
tyme
,
to
contemplate
on
.
For
example
at
the
Martins
and
Laudes
(
for
which
the
night
time
is
appointed
by
the
Church
)
you
may
cal
to
mynd
the
Natiuity
of
Christ
;
or
else
his
captiuity
and
apprehension
,
which
was
most
sharp
vnto
him
all
the
whole
night
long
,
both
in
the
house
of
Annas
and
Cayphas
.
At
the
Prime
you
may
consider
his
conuenting
and
accusation
before
Pilate
and
Herod
,
or
his
Resurrection
,
&
Apparition
to
the
B.
Virgin
his
Mother
.
At
the
third
,
his
Scourging
and
Crowning
with
thornes
(
which
perchance
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
beheld
)
or
else
the
sending
downe
of
the
Holy
Ghost
vpon
the
sayd
B.
Virgin
and
the
Apostles
.
At
the
sixt
,
his
carrying
of
his
Crosse
,
&
crucifying
vpon
Mont
Caluary
.
At
the
ninth
,
his
words
vttered
vpon
the
Crosse
,
and
his
death
theron
.
At
Euensong
,
his
taking
downe
from
the
Crosse
.
And
at
Compline
,
his
buryall
,
and
the
sorrowfull
mourning
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
CHAP.
VI.
Of
the
Psalter
of
our
B.
Lady
,
Letanyes
,
and
Office
of
her
Immaculate
Conception
.
THe
Psalter
of
our
Lady
,
composed
by
S.
Bonauenture
,
a
most
deuout
,
and
singular
louer
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
is
all
replenished
with
allurements
of
deuotion
towards
the
same
glorious
Queene
.
Neyther
is
there
any
other
manner
of
saying
the
same
,
then
hath
bene
said
touching
the
former
office
.
Thomas
Cantipratensis
recordeth
,
how
a
young
maide
of
seauen
yeares
old
earnestly
demaunding
of
our
Lady
a
booke
of
her
Psalter
,
obtayned
it
,
and
withall
the
manner
how
to
say
the
same
.
[
lib.
1.
Apum
c.
23.
p.
2.
&
3.
]
The
Letanies
of
our
B.
Lady
you
may
recite
with
a
twofold
sense
and
affection
.
First
,
that
by
rehearsing
so
many
Epithetes
,
&
high
Prayses
,
you
endeauour
to
declare
the
Excellency
of
the
B.
Virgin
to
be
so
great
,
as
that
you
cannot
sufficiently
explycate
the
same
by
one
or
more
titles
only
,
nor
yet
euen
by
infinite
.
Secondly
,
that
by
repeating
those
Elogies
,
or
prayses
,
as
though
they
were
different
and
most
efficacious
motiues
,
you
shal
induce
the
B.
Virgin
to
giue
you
a
fauourable
hearing
.
But
as
these
Letanies
do
stir
vp
great
deuotion
towards
the
B.
Virgin
,
so
not
without
great
profit
&
commodity
are
they
vsed
by
Christians
,
aswell
in
things
appertayning
to
the
soule
,
as
the
body
.
Wherefore
that
godly
custome
,
amongst
many
familyes
euen
of
secular
persons
,
is
greatly
to
be
commended
,
in
calling
togeather
at
night
those
of
the
houshold
,
to
heare
the
Letanyes
daily
read
in
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
Also
,
the
renowned
piety
of
certaine
persons
towards
our
Bles
.
Lady
hath
greatly
appeared
of
late
,
who
haue
erected
a
Confraternity
among
themselues
,
that
for
obtayning
a
happy
death
by
our
Ladies
intercession
,
euery
one
for
himselfe
,
and
for
his
Companions
in
this
spirituall
negotiation
,
do
euery
day
recite
her
Letanyes
,
adding
thereunto
the
Collect
,
or
Prayer
of
S.
Ioseph
her
holy
Spouse
.
The
little
Office
of
her
immaculate
Conception
is
short
,
&
very
fit
to
mooue
most
sweet
affections
in
the
harts
of
those
that
dayly
say
it
.
And
truly
how
gratefull
the
recitall
thereof
is
to
our
B.
Lady
,
she
herselfe
did
sufficiently
declare
to
Alphonsus
Rodriquez
Coadiutor
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
famous
for
miracles
both
aliue
and
dead
,
to
whom
she
appeared
as
he
was
saying
this
her
Office
,
according
to
his
cuustome
,
(
as
she
had
very
often
done
at
other
times
)
&
gaue
him
in
charge
,
to
cause
the
same
to
be
diuulged
in
print
.
[
Jn
eius
vita
.
]
CHAP.
VII
.
How
Saturday
is
to
be
obserued
with
reuerence
,
in
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
BEcause
this
day
is
peculiarly
consecrated
to
the
reuerence
of
our
B.
Lady
,
you
shall
likewise
obserue
the
same
in
a
peculiar
manner
,
exercising
your selfe
in
the
things
following
,
hauing
first
euery
Satturday
morning
conceyued
a
firme
purpose
to
fulfill
them
.
1.
You
shall
that
day
,
vndergoe
some
mortification
,
eyther
by
keeping
it
fast
,
or
obseruing
some
peculiar
abstinence
;
or
by
recyting
one
of
our
Ladyes
Ant-hymnes
with
your
armes
stretched
foorth
at
length
,
or
on
your
bare
knees
;
or
some
other
like
deuotion
at
your
pleasure
.
Saint
Nicolas
Tolentinus
did
vse
but
onely
once
on
the
Saturday
to
refresh
his
body
with
meat
,
after
the
imiration
of
the
great
S.
Nicolas
.
[
Surius
in
●ius
vita
ton
.
5.
]
Saint
Antonius
doth
recount
,
how
that
the
B.
Virgin
appeared
to
S.
Thomas
of
Canterbury
,
and
affoarded
him
her
helping
hand
in
mending
his
haire-shirt
,
which
in
her
honour
he
did
weare
,
not
onely
on
Satturdayes
,
but
at
other
tymes
also
very
often
.
[
p.
5.
t.
15.
c.
2.
§.
2.
]
2.
You
shall
on
that
day
exercise
for
the
Blessed
Virgins
loue
,
some
worke
of
Mercy
,
whether
it
be
corporall
,
as
giuing
almes
,
visiting
the
sicke
&c.
Or
spirituall
,
especially
by
godly
&
pious
speaches
&
exhortation
to
stir
vp
your
neighbours
to
vertue
,
&
to
more
feruent
honoring
of
our
B.
Lady
.
3.
You
may
performe
also
that
day
some
exercise
of
deuotion
,
by
visiting
some
Chappell
or
Oratory
of
the
B.
Virgin
;
which
pious
custome
of
many
deuout
Christians
hath
beene
very
often
approued
by
mirales
from
heauen
.
[
Nauar
Manual
.
de
orat
.
c.
19.
n.
189.
]
It
is
reported
also
,
that
in
the
valley
of
Ronca
in
Spaine
,
Angels
are
accustomed
euery
Satturday
,
to
sing
the
Salue
Regina
,
at
a
Fountain
there
,
which
for
that
cause
is
called
the
Fountaine
of
Angels
.
This
peculiar
thing
that
I
will
now
recount
,
is
no
lesse
gratefull
to
be
heard
,
then
in
tymes
past
,
was
admirable
to
be
seene
.
At
Constantinople
there
was
an
Image
of
our
B
Lady
,
which
was
couered
all
the
weeke
with
a
veyle
,
excepting
that
vpon
Friday
after
Euensonge
,
it
was
allwayes
miraculously
lifted
vp
,
no
man
touching
the
same
,
&
was
drawne
backe
from
the
picture
,
to
the
full
view
of
all
the
Be
houlders
,
&
so
remained
vntil
Euensong
on
Saturday
:
which
being
ended
it
was
drawne
againe
before
the
Image
,
&
couered
the
same
as
before
.
[
Spinel
.
c.
29.
n.
17.
]
Who
vnderstandeth
not
by
this
miracle
,
that
euen
from
Heauen
it selfe
,
men
were
inuited
to
Honour
the
B.
Virgin
with
peculiar
deuotion
,
specially
vpon
Saturdayes
?
4.
With
diligence
,
you
shall
make
your
recollection
before
the
Image
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
exactly
examyne
,
what
you
haue
done
the
whole
week
past
;
whether
you
haue
gone
forward
or
backward
,
profited
much
or
little
;
adding
new
desires
and
purposes
against
the
next
ensuing
weeke
,
still
committing
&
commending
the
same
to
the
Virgin
Mother
with
all
confidence
&
submission
.
5.
The
same
day
in
the
Euening
you
shall
examine
your selfe
,
whether
you
haue
performed
the
thinges
which
you
promised
to
do
that
day
,
in
honour
of
our
B.
Lady
,
or
no.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
honouring
the
Feastes
of
our
B.
Lady
.
HOw
feruent
,
&
euen
profuse
hath
euer
bene
the
deuotion
of
the
louers
of
our
B.
Lady
,
towards
the
celebrating
of
her
Feastes
with
due
piety
and
respect
,
appeareth
many
festly
out
of
almost
innumerable
histories
.
Let
this
one
serue
insteed
of
al
the
rest
,
which
is
recorded
of
S.
Margaret
Virgin
,
Daughter
to
the
King
of
Hungary
.
This
deuout
Soule
(
as
the
Author
of
her
life
writeth
)
whilst
on
the
Vigils
of
the
Natiuity
of
our
Sauiour
,
and
the
foure
Feastes
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
the
solemnity
of
the
festiuall
day
following
was
denounced
in
the
Chapter
House
,
she
alwayes
vsed
to
shew
a
wonderfull
ioy
and
deuotion
,
prostrating
herselfe
on
the
ground
,
and
praying
,
with
teares
gaue
thankes
to
God
.
On
those
Vigills
,
bread
alone
was
her
meate
,
and
water
her
drincke
,
tasting
nothing
els
all
day
.
Moreouer
in
all
the
festiuityes
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
within
their
Octaues
,
she
offered
vp
vnto
her
,
a
thousand
Angelicall
Salutations
,
&
at
euery
of
them
did
prostrate
herselfe
on
the
ground
.
[
In
cius
vita
.
]
To
the
end
,
that
with
greater
deuotion
you
may
pursue
&
follow
this
holy
example
,
with
hundreds
of
others
,
and
obtayne
also
a
more
copious
reward
in
heauen
,
you
shall
well
ponder
the
aduerisements
following
,
and
endeauour
to
put
them
in
practice
.
1.
First
of
all
,
the
day
before
any
Feast
of
our
Bles
.
Lady
,
you
shall
performe
the
same
that
we
haue
commended
in
the
precedent
Chapter
to
be
obserued
on
Saturdayes
.
On
the
Festiuall
day
it selfe
,
first
,
you
shall
recite
the
whole
Rosary
,
that
is
to
say
,
three
Crownes
,
after
the
manner
aboue
prescribed
;
&
as
opportunity
doth
serue
,
you
shall
adioyne
therto
eyther
the
Office
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
or
her
Psalter
,
or
at
least
her
Letanyes
.
2.
You
shall
visite
some
Chappell
,
Oratory
,
or
Image
of
hers
,
&
shall
put
in
practise
the
things
which
before
we
haue
expressed
in
the
first
Bed
of
this
Garden
,
Chap.
5
3.
You
shall
receyue
the
holy
Communion
in
the
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
;
and
to
the
end
you
may
more
duely
and
deuoutly
performe
the
same
,
the
Exercise
set
downe
in
the
5.
Bed
Chap.
9.
will
direct
and
guide
you
as
it
were
by
the
hand
.
4.
You
shall
reade
,
or
heare
read
,
somewhat
of
the
present
Feast
,
or
somewhat
treating
of
the
life
&
prayses
of
our
B.
Lady
,
or
at
least
some
other
spirituall
matter
in
her
honour
;
&
when
you
haue
fit
occasion
to
frame
any
familiar
speach
,
or
talke
of
her
life
,
your
good
wil
must
not
be
wanting
.
These
are
to
be
obserued
generally
vpon
all
her
feastes
;
and
these
which
follow
shal
be
proper
,
&
peculiar
to
euery
one
.
On
the
feast
of
the
Conception
of
the
most
B.
Virgin
,
you
shal
recite
the
Office
of
her
immaculate
Conception
,
and
for
the
eight
dayes
following
continue
to
recite
the
same
,
so
assigning
to
euery
feast
an
Octaue
to
be
particulerly
kept
by
your selfe
,
although
the
Church
shal
not
obserue
it
.
On
the
Feast
of
the
Natiuity
of
our
Lady
,
you
shall
honour
the
B.
Virgins
Name
,
by
reciting
of
the
fiue
Psalmes
,
throughout
the
octaue
,
in
her
Honour
,
beginning
with
the
letters
of
her
Name
,
spoken
of
before
in
the
first
Bed
,
and
3.
Chap.
On
the
Feast
of
the
Annunciation
,
you
shall
frequent
,
throughout
the
Octaue
,
the
exercise
of
reuerence
,
which
we
deliuered
also
in
the
first
Bed
,
&
ch.
7.
by
exhibiting
,
by
way
of
many
kneelings
,
the
worshippe
of
Hyperdulia
,
that
is
,
most
high
Seruice
,
or
reuerence
to
the
B.
Virgin
.
On
the
Feast
of
the
Visitation
,
and
throughout
the
Octaue
,
you
shall
obserue
the
Exercise
of
Reuerence
which
is
mentioned
before
in
the
1.
Bed
c.
5.
by
making
of
some
station
,
or
visiting
some
Chappell
or
Oratory
dedicated
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
after
that
manner
and
fashion
,
which
is
there
prescribed
.
On
the
Feast
of
the
Purification
,
you
shall
practise
throughout
the
octaue
,
the
Exercise
,
which
you
haue
in
the
2.
Bed
,
&
5.
Chap.
Finally
,
on
the
Feast
of
her
Assumption
,
&
throughout
the
whole
Octaue
,
you
shall
make
some
meditation
or
other
of
the
B.
Virgin
;
for
which
purpose
those
may
serue
you
which
are
aboue
set
downe
in
the
second
Bed
,
and
2.3
.
and
4.
Chap.
And
you
shall
besides
,
euery
day
performe
the
Exercise
of
Reuerence
,
which
is
deliuered
in
the
first
Bed
,
and
8.
Chapter
.
OVR
B.
LADIES
LITLE
GARDEN
.
THE
FIFTH
BED
,
beset
with
Marygolds
.
Conteyning
the
practice
of
imitating
the
B.
Virgin
,
wherby
those
who
honour
her
,
do
daily
(
like
as
the
Marygold
doth
the
Sunne
)
looke
towards
the
bright
beames
of
her
Perfections
,
by
a
continuall
regard
of
her
Vertues
.
CHAP.
I.
The
generall
Practice
of
Imitating
the
B.
Virgin
.
WE
are
now
come
vnto
the
last
Bed
of
this
Virginall
Garden
planted
with
Mary-golds
,
the
nature
of
which
Flower
is
,
to
looke
alwayes
towards
the
sunne
following
the
motion
therof
by
continuall
turning
,
and
displaying
it selfe
from
the
East
to
West
.
Such
is
the
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
wherby
her
deuout
louer
becomes
a
follower
of
a
more
noble
Sunne
,
I
meane
the
glittering
&
resplendent
beames
of
her
Vertues
,
and
Perfections
.
This
flower
(
if
you
will
follow
the
aduise
of
S.
Bernard
)
you
must
gather
constantly
&
often
,
who
concluding
briefly
in
few
words
,
all
the
former
exercises
already
treated
of
,
sayth
:
Thinke
vpon
Mary
,
inuocate
Mary
,
let
her
not
depart
from
thy
mouth
,
let
her
not
depart
from
thy
heart
:
And
to
the
end
that
thou
mayst
obteyne
the
suffrage
of
her
prayer
,
fayle
not
to
follow
her
example
.
For
surely
al
thy
other
actes
of
reuerence
,
confidece
,
or
loue
,
how
solide
or
fect
soeuer
they
be
,
nay
all
which
thou
canst
do
besids
,
without
this
imitation
,
will
neyther
be
pleasing
to
her
,
nor
profitable
to
thy selfe
.
[
hom.
2.
sup.
Missus
est
.
This
did
the
B.
Virgin
once
make
known
herselfe
to
a
certayne
younge
man
,
who
though
he
were
deuout
vnto
her
,
yet
was
he
of
a
life
impure
and
dissolute
.
To
whome
she
appearing
(
as
he
strayed
in
a
vast
wood
,
&
was
very
hungry
)
brought
with
her
,
and
set
before
him
very
wholsome
meate
,
but
in
so
soule
and
loathsom
a
dish
,
as
he
chose
rather
to
starue
then
touch
a
bit
therof
.
Whereupon
she
tooke
occasion
to
speake
vnto
him
in
this
manner
:
Euen
such
are
thy
Beades
,
Offices
,
and
other
Exercises
of
Piety
,
which
thou
daily
offerest
vnto
me
;
and
although
in
theselues
good
and
sauoury
,
yet
come
they
from
so
foule
a
dish
,
from
a
conscience
so
impure
and
vncleane
,
as
that
their
very
sight
doth
make
me
loath
and
abhor
them
.
The
yong
man
instructed
by
this
sight
,
and
sharp
admonition
,
presently
began
to
amend
his
life
.
[
Albert.
Castell
.
de
Rosario
.
]
On
the
contrary
the
B.
Virgin
hath
at
other
times
declared
how
much
she
is
pleased
,
and
delighted
with
the
purity
,
modesty
,
humility
and
other
actes
of
vertue
,
exercised
by
those
who
truly
honour
her
:
and
how
much
also
she
doth
fauour
&
assist
them
to
the
attayning
of
this
perfect
imitation
of
her
vertues
.
For
vpon
a
tyme
,
S.
Gertrude
of
the
order
of
S.
Benedict
,
offering
vp
her
owne
prayers
,
together
with
the
prayers
of
others
who
had
commended
themselues
vnto
her
deuotion
,
the
B.
Virgin
appeared
vnto
her
,
apparelled
in
a
rich
garment
,
all
imbrodered
ouer
with
golden
three-leau'd
flowers
of
an
admirable
fayrnesse
and
beauty
;
the
mystery
of
which
garment
she
declared
vnto
her
in
thes
words
:
The
prayers
of
all
those
(
sayd
the
Glorions
Virgin
)
whome
you
offer
vnto
me
are
as
so
many
flowers
in
my
garment
,
which
you
see
,
are
not
all
of
one
fayrnes
,
because
the
purer
their
prayers
be
,
which
they
offer
vp
vnto
me
,
the
more
fayre
and
flourishing
are
the
flowers
which
do
spring
from
them
;
and
I
in
the
meane
time
do
adorne
the
Soules
of
them
,
who
pray
vnto
me
and
honour
me
,
with
as
many
flowers
of
vertu
,
as
they
do
this
my
garment
with
those
of
their
prayers
,
and
piety
.
[
lib.
4.
Insin
.
diuin.
c.
49.
]
That
you
may
therefore
orderly
and
profitable
go
forwards
in
the
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
so
much
desired
of
her
,
it
will
be
necessary
to
obserue
this
order
following
consisting
of
foure
generall
heads
,
as
so
many
instruments
,
or
helps
conducing
thereunto
.
1.
To
know
in
what
she
is
to
be
imitated
,
and
to
frame
in
your
mynd
a
certaine
fayre
&
excellent
patterne
of
her
perfections
,
on
which
you
may
continually
reflect
.
2
To
conceiue
within
your selfe
,
an
earnest
desire
to
imitate
these
her
most
louely
graces
,
and
perfections
;
and
also
seriously
to
propose
vnto
your selfe
,
a
meanes
how
to
arriue
the
better
thereunto
.
3.
Supposing
this
your
desire
&
purpose
,
you
shall
earnestly
lay
hand
vpon
the
practice
it selfe
,
&
vse
a
particuler
Examen
,
as
the
chiefe
help
,
and
furtherance
towards
the
attayning
of
any
vertue
whatsoeuer
.
4.
Lastly
,
seeing
all
we
can
do
of
our selues
,
is
of
no
force
nor
effect
,
vnles
it
be
strengthened
by
the
diuine
help
&
assistance
,
we
must
therfore
begge
most
earnestly
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
that
she
would
be
pleased
to
obtaine
for
vs
the
imitation
of
her
vertues
.
CHAP.
II.
The
first
help
to
the
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
to
frame
in
our
mynde
a
louely
representation
of
her
Vertues
.
THere
be
two
wayes
,
by
which
we
may
arriue
to
no
small
knowledge
of
the
vertues
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
.
First
,
by
a
particuler
discussion
,
and
meditation
of
the
mysteries
of
our
Sauiours
life
,
and
Hers
,
which
may
be
done
,
by
exactly
considering
how
,
and
in
what
manner
,
she
led
her
life
whilst
she
was
a
child
;
how
afterwards
when
she
came
to
riper
years
;
how
she
liued
before
she
was
espoused
to
S.
Ioseph
;
how
after
her
Virginall
mariage
with
him
;
&
how
in
her
widdowhood
.
Consider
also
both
her
life
whilst
her
B.
Sonne
was
stil
on
earth
,
as
also
after
be
was
departed
to
heauen
;
all
that
she
said
,
al
that
she
did
,
&
what
examples
of
this
or
that
vertue
she
hath
left
vnto
vs
.
Secondly
,
by
a
diligent
information
of
these
things
out
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
Ancient
Fathers
,
and
other
latter
Authors
,
who
haue
written
in
her
prayse
:
all
which
to
omit
,
I
will
only
set
downe
one
Sentence
out
of
S.
Ambrose
,
which
will
present
vnto
vs
a
certayne
liuely
imagination
of
the
perfections
of
Gods
holy
Mother
.
Set
the
Virginity
(
sayth
he
)
and
life
of
our
B.
Lady
,
as
a
glasse
,
before
your
eyes
,
wherein
do
appeare
the
true
formes
&
shapes
of
Vertue
and
Chastity
;
for
from
hence
may
you
take
examples
of
good
life
,
where
,
as
in
a
patterne
,
the
liuely
Maister-peece
of
Vertue
,
doth
instruct
you
what
to
amend
,
what
to
eschew
,
what
to
follow
.
She
was
a
Virgin
not
only
in
body
but
in
mynd
,
whose
chast
affections
were
neuer
taynted
with
the
least
thought
of
euill
.
She
was
humble
of
heart
,
graue
in
words
,
prudent
in
mynd
,
spare
of
speach
,
studious
of
reading
,
not
relying
on
the
vncertainty
of
riches
,
but
in
the
prayers
of
the
poore
,
euer
labourious
,
bashfull
in
speach
,
making
God
,
not
man
the
true
Iudge
of
her
thoughts
;
hurtfull
to
none
,
well-willer
to
all
,
reuerencing
her
Superiours
,
not
enuying
her
equals
,
enemy
to
boasting
,
a
follower
of
reason
louer
of
vertue
,
mild
in
her
aspect
,
bashfull
in
her
actions
,
modest
in
her
gate
,
comely
in
her
behauiour
,
&
of
a
most
pleasant
&
delectable
voyce
:
so
that
euen
the
shape
of
her
body
,
was
the
Image
of
her
mynd
,
&
the
liuely
figure
of
vertue
and
goodnes
.
[
Ambros
.
lib.
2.
de
Virgin
.
]
The
like
shall
your
find
in
diue●s
of
the
Holy
Fathers
,
especially
S.
Anselme
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
in
his
booke
he
wrote
of
her
prayses
,
to
whom
he
was
alway
most
particulerly
deuoted
.
We
are
to
conceaue
in
our
mynds
(
sayth
he
)
this
perfection
of
the
B.
V.
to
be
the
most
fayre
,
&
loue
liest
thing
that
can
posibly
be
imagined
,
in
the
liknes
of
some
externall
&
corporal
perfection
,
which
may
be
sesibly
vnderstood
by
our
imagination
.
As
for
example
,
to
imagine
that
you
see
her
Humility
,
Patience
,
and
Obedience
like
so
many
bright
starres
shining
in
the
most
Glorious
Virgin
.
To
conceyue
internally
in
your
hearing
her
Loue
,
as
a
delicate
voyce
,
sounding
most
sweetly
in
the
eares
of
God
.
That
you
smell
the
sweet
perfume
of
her
vertues
,
and
tast
the
sweetnes
of
her
spirit
,
replenished
with
all
inward
peace
,
&
heauenly
delights
.
So
S.
Anselme
.
And
truly
he
could
find
no
more
fit
and
conuenient
manner
to
represent
vnto
himselfe
the
internall
beauty
of
her
graces
and
vertues
,
&
to
make
them
deare
&
gracious
vnto
vs
.
Yet
hath
S.
Agnes
otherwise
expressed
them
in
these
words
:
The
Bloud
(
sayth
she
)
of
my
Spouse
Christ
IESVS
,
hath
beautifyed
my
cheekes
,
he
hath
adorned
me
as
his
beloued
with
a
glorious
Crowne
,
&
hath
betroathed
me
with
the
Ring
of
his
Fayth
;
he
hath
incircled
my
necke
&
right
hand
with
pretious
stones
;
he
hath
enriched
myne
eares
with
pearles
of
inestimable
value
;
he
hath
vested
we
with
a
golden
garment
;
he
hath
compassed
me
about
with
shining
and
resplendent
iewels
;
his
voyce
doth
sound
sweet
musicke
to
my
yeares
,
I
haue
tasted
milke
and
hony
from
his
mouth
,
and
he
hath
shewed
me
his
incomparable
treasures
.
Thus
far
Saint
Agnes
.
And
if
her
chastity
,
her
faith
,
her
Hope
,
her
Charity
,
Humility
,
&
Fortitude
was
so
louely
;
how
much
more
amiable
may
we
imagine
the
vertues
of
the
B.
Virgin
to
haue
byn
?
Almost
in
the
same
manner
,
(
accompanyed
with
S.
Iohn
Baptist
)
did
she
appeare
vnto
S.
Brigit
,
giuing
her selfe
to
be
seene
,
or
rather
the
fayrnes
of
her
vertues
to
be
contemplated
,
wearing
vpon
her
head
a
Crowne
of
seauen
Lyllies
and
seauen
Pearles
,
vnder
which
her
haire
hung
down
at
full
length
,
clothed
in
a
golden
garment
,
and
ouer
it
a
Robe
of
Azure
colour
.
The
mystery
of
which
ornaments
were
thus
explicated
vnto
S.
Brigit
,
by
S.
Iohn
.
The
Crowne
(
sayd
he
)
doth
signify
the
greatnes
of
her
Empire
,
and
her
large
Dominion
ouer
all
liuing
Creatures
.
The
seauen
white
Lillyes
signify
her
Humilitaty
,
Feare
,
Patience
,
Obedience
,
Constancy
,
Mildnes
,
and
Pitty
.
The
seauen
Pearles
,
the
Excellency
of
her
Vertues
,
her
perfect
Purity
,
her
fayr
Comlines
,
her
perspicuous
Wisdome
,
her
strong
Fortitude
,
her
resplendant
Clarity
,
and
her
most
chast
Delight
;
her
hayr
hanging
downe
doth
signify
the
purity
of
her
mynd
.
The
Azure
Robe
,
her
perfect
abnegation
of
all
earthly
things
:
&
lastly
the
goulden
Garment
,
her
buring
Charity
.
[
Reuelat.
c.
31.
]
Wherfore
as
often
,
as
you
shall
cast
your
eyes
vpon
any
picture
of
our
B.
Lady
,
or
meditate
vpon
any
of
her
vertues
,
so
often
you
are
to
represent
her
in
this
manner
vnto
your
mind
&
render
her
faire
&
louely
,
by
saluting
her
frequently
in
your
hart
,
turning
towards
her
,
with
some
sentence
taken
out
of
holy
Scripture
that
may
expresse
the
beauty
of
her
vertue
.
As
for
example
:
How
faire
are
you
my
loue
,
how
faire
are
you
?
your
eyes
are
like
the
eyes
of
the
Doue
,
and
your
cheekes
to
those
of
the
Turttle
?
You
haue
wounded
my
hart
my
sister
,
with
one
of
your
eyes
.
I
am
the
Mother
of
beautifull
Loue
,
of
Feare
,
of
Knowledge
,
and
of
holy
Hope
&c.
Of
which
kind
you
shall
find
store
in
holy
Scripture
.
CHAP.
III.
The
second
Help
,
is
to
conceaue
an
earnest
desire
&
purpose
to
imitate
the
B.
Virgin
.
THis
desire
&
purpose
is
easily
conceaued
from
that
which
went
before
?
for
if
the
vertues
which
ar
in
the
Mother
of
God
do
render
her
so
fayre
and
louely
,
that
with
the
first
sight
therof
,
she
euen
rauisheth
our
eyes
,
drawing
our
heart
,
and
affections
wholly
vnto
her
;
how
gracious
would
the
same
vertues
,
if
you
were
indued
therewith
,
(
although
you
exercised
them
in
a
far
inferiout
manner
)
make
you
to
the
Bl.
Virgin
,
and
her
Sonne
,
the
fountayne
of
all
sanctity
and
perfection
?
Be
you
therfore
not
only
an
Admirer
,
but
also
a
Louer
;
not
only
a
Louer
,
but
a
diligent
and
constant
Imitator
of
the
perfections
of
the
B.
Mother
of
God
:
which
she
herselfe
doth
aboue
all
other
things
desire
of
vs
,
saying
:
Now
therfore
my
Sonne
hearken
vnto
me
;
They
are
Blessed
who
keep
my
wayes
:
Giue
eare
vnto
my
discipline
,
&
be
wise
,
&
cast
it
not
away
from
you
.
Blessed
is
the
man
who
heareth
me
,
and
who
watcheth
daily
before
my
doores
,
&
waiteth
at
the
entrance
of
my
gates
.
(
Prou.
8.
)
And
truly
if
you
desire
to
be
called
her
sonne
,
&
be
so
esteemed
;
if
you
would
loue
&
honour
her
with
all
sincere
affection
,
hearken
then
vnto
her
,
take
her
counsayle
&
aduise
,
depart
not
from
her
wayes
,
but
alwayes
follow
carefully
the
footsteps
of
her
vertues
;
with
which
imitation
it
is
incredible
,
how
much
the
B.
V.
is
delighted
,
&
in
what
aboundant
measure
,
by
her selfe
and
her
B.
Sonne
,
she
doth
reward
,
&
blesse
euery
act
of
Vertue
,
euery
act
of
Humility
,
Confidence
,
christian
Prudence
,
Patience
,
gratiously
behoulding
euen
the
least
act
of
Deuotion
done
vnto
her
,
most
carfully
attending
it
,
and
aboundantly
rewarding
the
same
.
This
did
Saint
Gertrude
once
experience
,
who
lying
very
sicke
in
her
bed
,
was
much
troubled
,
that
she
could
not
say
ouer
her
beads
in
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
yet
she
resolued
at
least
,
to
pronounce
,
and
ponder
in
her
mynd
,
with
all
the
affection
she
could
,
the
three
first
clauses
only
of
the
Angelicall
Salutation
,
to
wit
,
Hayle
Mary
,
full
of
grace
,
our
Lord
is
with
thee
.
Wherupon
the
B.
Virgin
presently
appeared
vnto
her
cloathed
in
a
fayr
green
garment
,
which
besides
other
flowers
,
was
imbrodered
with
six-leau'd
Roses
,
wherof
3.
seemed
to
be
of
gould
,
inriched
with
diuers
pretious
stones
,
and
the
other
three
leaues
were
beautifyed
with
an
vnspeakable
variety
of
colour
.
By
the
first
three
leaues
were
vnderstood
the
three
first
heads
,
or
branches
of
the
Angelicall
Salutation
that
S.
Brigit
had
pondred
in
her
mynd
;
&
the
other
three
,
adorned
with
that
admirable
variety
of
colour
,
were
to
reward
,
first
her
so
pious
affection
,
with
which
she
had
saluted
his
most
B.
Mother
,
then
her
Wisdome
,
who
being
vnable
,
by
reason
of
her
sicknes
,
to
recite
the
whole
,
had
so
wisely
made
choyce
of
those
3.
first
parcells
,
on
which
the
whole
frame
of
Praying
,
did
depend
;
and
also
her
Hope
&
confidence
,
in
that
she
did
not
doubt
,
but
that
little
deuotion
exercised
in
her
sicknes
,
would
be
gratefull
to
God
,
and
his
Holy
Mother
.
[
lib.
4.
Insin
.
diuin.
c.
49.
]
S.
Iohn
Damascene
that
singular
Honourer
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
promiseth
this
reward
to
those
virgins
who
are
deuout
vnto
her
.
If
(
sayth
he
)
with
a
prompt
and
cheerfull
mynd
we
do
eschew
all
vice
,
and
labour
to
the
attayning
of
vertues
withal
our
endeauours
&
affections
,
making
them
familiar
,
and
as
it
were
our
Companions
;
the
B.
Virgin
will
come
frequently
vnto
vs
,
replenished
withal
graces
&
goodnes
:
And
her
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
the
soueraigne
King
and
Lord
of
all
,
will
take
vp
his
habitation
in
our
breast
.
]
What
these
vices
be
,
which
especially
we
should
fly
and
detest
,
as
also
what
be
the
vertues
,
which
by
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
we
are
to
plant
in
our
soules
,
he
setteth
downe
in
this
manner
.
Let
vs
indeauour
(
saith
he
)
to
make
our
myndes
and
memories
the
Storehouse
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
for
that
she
is
a
Virgin
,
and
a
louer
of
virgins
,
pure
and
a
louer
of
Purity
:
&
if
we
be
chast
both
in
body
and
mynd
,
if
we
auoyd
all
vncleanes
,
if
we
expell
all
impure
&
wicked
thoughts
,
if
we
chase
from
vs
all
scurrilous
and
obscene
speach
,
hate
all
rancour
of
heart
,
resist
all
proud
thoughts
,
and
lay
aside
all
enuy
,
debate
&
hatred
,
we
shall
with
ease
obteyne
her
grace
&
fauour
.
For
she
is
highly
delighted
with
virginall
chastity
and
Purity
,
she
imbraceth
peace
and
quietnes
of
mynd
,
cherisheth
charity
,
mercy
,
&
humility
in
her
owne
bosome
,
as
her
proper
children
,
and
in
a
word
is
most
highly
offended
with
any
the
least
vice
whatsoeuer
.
(
Orat.
2.
de
dormit
.
B.
Virgin
.
Therfore
as
often
,
as
at
any
tyme
you
shall
frame
in
your
mynd
any
resemblance
of
the
beauty
,
&
exeellency
of
the
Vertues
of
the
most
sacred
Virgin
,
do
you
presently
aspire
,
with
all
your
soule
extended
,
run
with
all
your
heart
open
to
imbrace
them
,
by
a
liuely
imitation
;
and
sighing
with
desire
of
loue
,
say
:
O
admirable
,
O
louely
Mother
,
when
shall
I
be
like
vnto
you
,
in
such
excellent
and
admirable
perfection
?
When
shall
I
cheerfully
followe
your
footsteps
,
as
innumerable
others
of
your
Louers
haue
done
,
running
&
euen
flying
as
it
were
,
in
the
way
of
perfection
,
hauing
you
for
their
guide
&
leader
?
I
am
ashamed
to
haue
thus
de
generated
through
my
sloth
.
I
haue
sayd
,
and
firmly
purpose
,
that
I
will
keep
your
wayes
;
the
which
with
more
the
accustomed
feruour
,
by
your
holy
help
and
gratious
assistance
,
I
wil
now
endeauour
to
performe
.
CHAP.
IV.
The
third
Help
,
to
the
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
a
serious
and
particular
Examine
.
AFter
you
haue
made
vse
of
the
former
two
Helpes
,
you
must
apply
your selfe
to
the
practise
,
in
which
do
commonly
occurre
the
greatest
difficulties
.
For
perfection
is
not
so
easily
obteyned
as
desired
,
&
that
for
diuers
causes
,
but
chiefly
,
and
most
commonly
,
because
the
exercise
of
Vertue
is
begun
confusedly
,
and
without
method
,
or
order
;
or
els
,
because
we
vndertake
more
at
once
then
we
can
well
,
and
solidely
performe
;
wherby
it
easily
falleth
from
vs
,
&
we
soone
loose
it
agayne
.
Which
inconuenience
may
be
preuented
by
an
orderly
and
diligent
examine
,
which
is
the
third
Help
to
the
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
consisteth
chiefly
in
these
two
things
:
First
in
the
well
composing
and
ordering
the
matter
was
take
in
hand
;
secondly
in
the
constant
keeping
of
the
time
in
which
it
is
to
be
put
in
practise
.
The
matter
of
this
examine
may
be
sayd
to
be
twofold
.
The
first
may
be
about
those
actions
of
ours
in
which
we
striue
to
imitate
the
B.
Virgin
,
examining
ech
one
particularly
&
orderly
,
by
themselues
;
as
for
example
:
In
seeking
to
make
our
meditation
in
some
sort
like
vnto
that
of
the
V.
Virgin
;
in
some
sort
I
say
,
for
so
much
perfection
as
was
in
her
,
euen
the
Seraphims
neuer
attayned
vnto
.
Or
else
,
by
indeauouring
to
imitate
her
deuotion
,
in
hearing
of
Masse
,
Hand
labour
,
or
any
other
corporall
Exercise
;
&
so
likewise
in
any
other
thing
.
The
other
may
be
,
concerning
the
vertues
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
which
in
their
degrees
we
are
to
labour
to
attayne
vnto
.
As
for
example
,
in
making
a
particular
examine
of
Humility
,
we
are
to
begin
with
some
one
of
her
actions
,
&
so
go
on
by
degrees
vnto
the
rest
.
And
when
we
haue
in
some
sort
profited
our selues
in
Humility
,
we
may
passe
,
(
obseruing
the
same
method
)
vnto
other
vertues
,
as
fraternall
Charity
,
Obedience
,
and
so
vnto
the
rest
;
in
such
manner
neuertheles
,
that
we
may
chiefly
insist
vpon
those
which
we
find
most
vsefull
,
and
necessary
for
our selues
.
To
this
Examine
three
seuerall
tymes
belong
.
The
first
is
the
morning
,
when
we
must
obserue
3.
things
.
1.
To
make
a
resolution
&
conceiue
an
earnest
desire
of
imitating
the
B.
Virgin
in
such
or
such
an
action
or
vertue
.
2.
That
we
take
som
signe
of
remembrance
,
to
put
vs
in
mynd
at
certaine
tymes
to
renew
our
good
purposes
.
For
example
,
some
short
sentence
,
or
iaculatory
praiet
,
or
the
sight
of
some
Image
,
or
as
often
as
we
hear
the
clock
strike
,
or
els
whensoeuer
we
shall
go
out
of
our
chamber
,
or
the
like
.
The
3.
is
to
begge
humbly
of
the
diuin
goodnes
,
we
may
keep
this
our
our
purpose
&
resolution
.
The
second
tyme
is
at
noone
when
as
we
must
examine
,
1.
Whether
we
haue
performed
our
morning-purpose
.
2.
Whether
we
haue
made
vse
of
the
signe
of
remembrance
,
which
we
tooke
;
&
whether
we
haue
noted
our
defects
,
or
the
profit
we
haue
made
,
comparing
day
by
day
,
week
by
week
,
&
month
by
month
.
3.
We
are
to
conceiue
a
new
purpose
for
the
tyme
to
come
,
in
confidence
of
the
help
of
God
,
and
his
most
B.
Mother
,
whose
ayd
we
are
agayne
humbly
to
implore
.
The
3.
tyme
is
the
Euening
when
we
are
to
make
our
Examine
,
in
the
same
manner
as
we
did
before
at
Noone
.
And
because
it
helpeth
very
much
towards
the
constant
performing
of
our
good
purposes
,
to
call
them
often
to
mynd
,
therfore
diuers
haue
vsed
sundry
meanes
&
speciall
helps
therunto
.
S.
Hedwigis
a
Polonian
Duchesse
,
did
vse
still
to
weare
about
her
necke
an
Image
of
the
B.
V.
to
the
end
that
she
might
be
therby
stirred
vp
both
to
reuerence
and
deuotion
towards
that
sacred
Queene
,
as
also
to
a
feruent
desire
of
imitating
her
perfections
.
Which
her
piety
was
afterwards
made
notable
by
a
famous
miracle
.
For
at
her
departure
out
of
this
life
,
she
held
the
sayd
Image
so
fast
with
three
fingers
of
her
left
hand
,
that
it
could
by
no
meanes
,
or
force
be
taken
thence
,
and
so
was
buryed
with
her
.
After
25.
yeares
her
body
being
to
be
translated
to
another
place
,
was
found
all
consumed
to
dust
,
except
those
three
fingers
which
held
still
the
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
,
&
her
head
,
which
was
not
only
found
,
whole
&
vncorrupted
,
but
also
full
of
a
most
fragrant
odour
,
which
like
oyle
distilled
from
thence
,
in
great
aboundance
.
[
Sur.
in
eius
vita
.
15.
Octob.
]
S.
Edmund
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
did
vse
another
kind
of
signe
,
or
token
to
put
him
alwayes
in
mynd
of
the
vertues
&
perf●ctions
of
our
B.
Lady
,
and
chiefly
of
her
Chastity
,
which
vertue
aboue
all
others
be
practised
,
and
had
in
most
high
honour
&
veneration
.
It
was
this
.
After
he
had
,
by
the
instinct
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
solemnly
espoused
himselfe
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
memory
of
this
his
betrothed
fayth
he
put
a
ring
vpon
the
finger
of
a
certayne
Image
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
and
made
another
most
like
vnto
it
which
himselfe
did
continually
weare
;
on
which
afterwards
,
as
often
as
he
did
look
,
he
seemed
to
see
the
most
amiable
Virgin
his
spouse
there
present
before
his
eyes
,
and
in
her
a
liuely
&
excellent
patterne
of
all
vertue
,
and
perfection
.
In
this
Ring
was
engrauen
the
Angelicall
Salutation
,
and
that
miraculously
,
as
by
the
relation
of
diuers
of
vndoubted
fayth
&
sincerity
was
affirmed
.
[
In
eius
vita
16.
Nouemb.
]
Others
haue
inuented
,
and
vsed
other
signes
,
&
memorials
to
the
same
end
.
CHAP.
V.
The
fourth
Help
to
the
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
to
implore
her
ayd
,
and
assistance
often
.
ALl
that
industry
which
hath
byn
expressed
in
the
former
Chapters
,
will
produce
but
little
,
or
no
fruit
at
all
,
vnles
it
be
watered
with
the
plenteous
dew
of
the
diuine
Grace
:
therfore
we
must
humbly
,
and
often
implore
,
and
begge
the
same
with
a
great
distrust
of
our
strength
,
and
no
lesse
confidence
in
our
B.
Sauiour
,
and
his
Holy
Mother
.
To
which
end
,
&
insteed
of
Iaculatory
prayers
,
we
may
vse
certayne
Versicles
approued
by
the
Holy
Church
,
in
crauing
now
this
,
now
that
vertue
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
.
As
for
Example
,
in
crauing
of
Chastity
&
Meeknes
,
these
words
of
the
Hymne
,
Aue
Maris
stella
,
will
be
most
proper
.
O
Virgin
singular
,
in
mildnes
passing
all
,
Make
vs
both
meek
&
chast
deliuer'd
from
sins
thrall
.
As
likewise
,
in
crauing
of
sincere
and
ardent
Charity
,
out
of
the
Hymne
,
Stabat
Mater
Dolorosa
,
these
words
thus
.
Mother
,
Fountaine
of
true
louing
,
Mee
to
feele
thy
Sorrow
mouing
,
Cause
that
I
may
mourne
with
thee
.
Let
my
Hart
with
feruour
burned
,
Towards
Christ
with
Loue
be
turned
,
Which
to
him
may
pleasing
bee
.
The
B.
Mother
of
God
herself
,
gaue
vnto
S.
Ioane
Found
resse
of
the
Annuntiates
,
three
most
wholsom
documents
,
wherby
she
attayned
vnto
great
Perfection
.
The
first
was
,
that
she
should
say
ten
Aue
Maries
in
memory
of
those
ten
Vertues
wherin
the
Bles
.
V.
so
greatly
excelled
,
to
wit
,
Chastity
,
Prudence
,
Humility
,
Fayth
,
Gratitude
,
Obedience
,
Pouerty
,
Patiëce
,
Piety
,
and
Constancy
in
affliction
.
The
second
was
,
that
she
should
salute
with
5.
Pater
Nosters
,
&
5.
Aue
Maries
,
the
5.
most
pretious
wounds
of
our
Sauiour
IESVS-Christ
,
in
imitation
of
that
deuotion
,
with
which
the
B.
V.
saluted
,
and
contemplated
them
whilest
he
hung
vpon
the
Crosse
.
The
third
was
,
that
daily
in
honour
of
the
fruit
of
the
B.
Sacrament
,
she
should
recite
twelue
Aue
Maries
.
Vnto
which
threefold
deuotion
the
Popes
of
Rome
haue
graunted
many
pardons
and
Indulgences
.
[
In
Chron.
Annunciat
.
]
That
you
may
styr
vp
in
your selfe
,
and
more
and
more
enkindle
in
you
,
both
a
firme
trust
in
the
B.
Virgin
,
as
also
feruour
in
demaunding
the
gift
of
the
imitation
of
her
vertues
,
it
wil
be
necessary
,
that
you
often
practise
these
following
Exercises
and
the
manner
of
begging
her
help
&
ayde
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
practice
of
begging
of
our
Blessed
Lady
.
IN
crauing
of
grace
and
ayde
,
you
must
with
as
great
feeling
as
may
be
,
acknowledge
your
own
wants
and
the
liberall
graces
,
and
fauour
of
the
Mother
of
God
.
And
first
you
shall
imagayne
your selfe
to
be
in
a
threefold
state
.
1.
As
one
sicke
and
wounded
(
for
so
indeed
spiritually
you
are
,
through
your
sinnes
,
vnbridled
passions
,
and
inordinate
affections
,
)
so
as
from
head
to
foot
there
is
no
sound
part
in
you
.
2.
As
one
poore
,
and
in
extreeme
want
of
all
vertues
,
merits
,
and
diuine
graces
.
3.
As
one
hungry
,
longing
and
thirsting
after
Iustice
&
perfect
vnion
with
God
in
this
life
,
and
Glory
in
the
life
to
come
,
desiring
to
be
healed
of
your
infirmities
,
and
relieued
in
your
wants
,
&
nakednes
,
still
looking
about
you
if
by
chance
you
can
espy
any
rich
and
mercifull
person
,
who
may
bestow
an
Almes
vpon
a
Soule
,
so
miserable
,
so
poore
,
so
diseased
,
so
hungry
as
yours
.
Secondly
,
you
shall
imagine
,
that
you
heare
within
you
the
B.
Virgin
calling
of
all
mortal
men
vnto
her
,
who
want
or
seeke
for
help
offering
them
ayde
and
assistance
in
these
words
:
Blessed
is
he
who
watcheth
daily
at
my
doores
,
&
waiteth
at
the
entrance
of
my
gates
.
He
that
findeth
me
,
shall
find
life
,
and
saluation
from
our
Lord.
[
Prou.
8.
]
Then
thinke
vpon
the
Motiue
which
may
perswade
you
with
humility
&
confidence
to
haue
recourse
vnto
this
Lady
and
Queene
:
As
first
,
how
that
she
is
replenished
with
all
those
graces
,
which
you
so
much
need
.
2.
That
she
is
so
pure
,
as
neuer
taynted
with
the
least
blemish
of
Veniall
or
Originall
sinne
,
3.
So
holy
that
she
excelleth
in
all
kind
of
vertue
.
[
Many
daughters
haue
gathered
togeather
riches
for
themselues
,
but
you
haue
surpassed
them
all
.
]
4.
That
she
is
so
vnited
with
God
,
that
there
is
no
pure
creature
eyther
in
heauen
,
or
earth
,
who
enioyeth
him
in
greater
perfection
.
Lastly
consider
both
the
meanes
,
&
the
will
she
hath
to
do
you
good
.
For
she
is
called
the
Queene
of
Mercy
(
sayth
S.
Bernard
)
because
she
can
when
she
will
,
how
she
wil
,
and
to
whome
she
will
,
open
the
Treasure
of
diuine
Grace
;
in
so
much
as
no
wicked
sinner
can
perish
,
to
whom
the
Saint
of
Saintes
doth
lend
a
helping
hand
.
[
Serm.
1.
in
Salue
Reg.
]
Thirdly
,
being
now
stirred
vp
with
these
cogitations
,
resolue
to
approach
neere
to
the
B.
Virgin
,
like
as
a
poore
&
needly
begar
.
And
to
the
end
you
may
the
better
obteyne
what
you
desire
,
help
your selfe
with
the
intercession
of
your
Angell
Guardian
,
&
of
all
the
other
Angels
,
also
of
the
Patriarchs
,
Prophets
,
Apostles
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Saintes
in
Heauen
,
of
all
whome
you
must
earnestly
intreat
,
to
begge
an
Almes
for
you
of
her
.
Then
present
your selfe
before
that
sacred
Queene
and
Lady
,
humbly
saluting
,
&
magnifying
her
,
laying
open
your
owne
miseries
,
&
begging
redresse
,
with
no
lesse
earnestnes
and
affection
,
then
beggars
vse
to
do
when
they
cry
out
for
pitty
in
the
streets
;
lastly
make
a
firme
purpose
to
be
more
feruent
in
honoring
her
heerafter
,
and
humbly
say
,
as
followeth
.
I
salute
you
humbly
,
O
most
sacred
Virgin
,
I
prayse
and
glorify
you
,
O
most
Clement
,
most
Pure
,
most
Holy
&
most
Happy
Lady
,
most
powerfull
Queene
of
Angells
,
most
glorious
Queene
of
Patriarches
,
Prophets
,
and
Apostles
,
most
potent
Queene
of
Martyrs
,
most
wise
Queene
of
Confessors
,
most
vnspotted
Queene
of
Virgins
,
&
most
faithfull
Queene
of
all
Holy
Saints
.
O
most
Blessed
Mother
of
God
,
you
know
my
miseries
,
my
infirmities
and
wounds
,
my
pouerty
&
nakednes
,
behould
heer
my
groans
,
and
the
languishing
of
my
desire
!
Your
breasts
are
so
filled
with
pitty
,
that
being
but
toucht
with
the
knowledge
of
our
wretchednes
,
they
instantly
flow
forth
with
the
milke
of
mercy
.
Behould
me
heere
prostrate
at
your
feet
,
O
Sanctuary
of
the
Miserable
,
hubly
begging
of
you
,
by
those
motherly
breasts
of
yours
,
by
that
inflamed
loue
you
bare
vnto
your
Blessed
Sonne
IESVS
Christ
,
by
that
burning
Charity
,
with
which
you
haue
accepted
vs
to
be
your
seruants
,
your
votaryes
,
yea
,
&
which
is
more
,
your
most
vnworthy
childre
,
that
you
would
be
pleased
to
obteyne
for
me
a
fullremissiō
of
all
my
sinnes
,
&
a
true
and
harty
detestation
therof
,
also
worthy
fruits
of
pennance
and
repentance
in
this
life
,
perfect
mortification
of
all
my
senses
,
and
victory
ouer
all
my
passions
,
and
temptations
.
Obteyne
likewise
for
me
O
sacred
Virgin
,
a
strong
Fayth
,
a
firme
Hope
,
&
perfect
Charity
,
a
full
resignation
of
my selfe
to
the
will
of
God
,
Purity
of
intention
,
and
true
Deuotion
towards
Christ
IESVS
Crucified
,
the
B.
Sacrament
,
and
your
most
Holy
selfe
.
Obteyne
likwise
for
me
,
I
humbly
beseech
you
,
Obedience
towards
my
Superiors
,
Affability
&
Mildnes
towards
all
,
profound
Humility
,
Fortitude
,
and
Patience
in
all
aduersityes
,
and
lastly
the
gift
of
Perseuerance
,
and
a
happy
,
and
holy
End
.
Grant
vnto
me
,
O
Blessed
Aduocate
,
at
the
houre
of
death
,
your
most
glorious
and
delighfull
presence
,
and
shield
me
then
,
vnder
your
shaddow
,
against
the
fearful
threats
of
diuine
Iustice
So
shall
you
alwayer
be
my
most
honoured
Lady
,
my
most
reuerenced
Queene
,
and
my
most
beloued
Mother
.
So
shall
I
with
all
the
force
,
and
powers
of
my
soule
,
thus
confirmed
by
your
Grace
and
Fauour
,
alwayes
endeauour
to
set
forth
your
worship
,
honour
,
and
glory
.
CHAP.
VII
.
The
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
the
contemplation
and
meditation
of
heauenly
things
.
THe
help
for
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
which
hitherto
we
haue
set
down
in
generall
,
are
now
to
be
reduced
to
practise
&
applyed
to
ech
particular
act
&
vertue
of
hers
.
Wherfore
two
things
are
briefly
to
be
noted
.
1.
How
to
frame
vnto
our selues
a
patterne
of
those
actions
principally
,
in
the
which
the
B.
Virgin
was
most
conuersant
.
2.
How
to
make
a
Catalogue
of
such
principal
Vertues
which
she
chiefly
exercised
.
The
first
of
her
Actions
,
was
prayer
and
meditation
of
heauenly
things
.
For
so
[
in
Med.
vitae
Christi
c.
3.
]
sayth
S.
Bonauenture
,
following
the
opinion
of
S.
Hierome
,
who
writeth
that
the
Bles
.
Virgin
continued
from
morning
vntill
the
ninth
hower
of
the
day
in
meditation
of
diuine
matters
.
Euen
so
in
like
manner
,
as
well
in
order
as
in
esteeme
,
with
al
care
and
affection
,
must
we
make
our
meditation
in
the
morning
before
all
other
things
:
and
that
we
may
do
it
well
,
we
are
to
indeanour
to
imitat
the
Blessed
Virgin
in
foure
things
.
1.
In
diligent
preparing
our selues
thereunto
.
2.
In
making
prudent
choyce
of
the
matter
wheron
we
are
to
meditat
.
3.
In
exercising
offeruent
acts
and
affections
.
4.
In
recollecting
diligently
the
fruite
of
our
meditation
.
In
all
which
,
what
cleere
example
the
B.
Virgin
hath
left
vnto
vs
,
we
shall
heere
briefly
consider
.
Of
her
preparation
to
Meditation
.
OF
our
B.
Ladyes
preparing
her selfe
for
Meditation
,
Dion
.
Carthusianus
explicating
these
words
of
the
Canticle
(
I
sleepe
,
but
my
heart
watcheth
]
speaks
of
her
in
this
manner
:
The
most
holy
Virgin
could
iustly
say
this
of
her selfe
,
(
sayth
he
)
because
she
always
led
a
most
contemplatiue
life
,
&
(
marke
heer
the
things
required
in
contemplation
)
being
wholly
free
from
all
externall
trouble
and
inordinate
noyse
,
from
all
superfluous
care
&
perturbation
of
mynd
,
attended
onely
to
God
,
with
a
quiet
and
watchfull
heart
.
She
was
of
an
ardent
&
laborious
charity
,
of
a
resplendant
and
aboundant
wisdome
,
and
of
a
daily
and
continuall
recollection
.
[
In
Cant.
5.
]
To
which
may
be
added
,
how
much
she
was
giuen
to
the
reading
of
spirituall
books
,
wherein
ordinarily
she
spent
a
great
part
of
the
day
.
Marke
now
diligently
,
this
example
,
&
see
that
you
follow
it
as
neer
as
may
be
.
Feed
your
soule
euery
morning
,
of
which
you
ought
to
haue
more
regard
then
of
your
body
.
Srengthen
it
,
I
say
,
and
cherish
it
with
that
Angelicall
bread
,
and
most
sweet
Manna
of
contemplation
:
&
that
you
may
the
sooner
a
riue
vnto
perfection
,
prepare
,
your selfe
before
hand
thereunto
(
as
did
the
B.
Virgin
)
with
purity
of
life
,
internall
repose
of
mynd
,
frequent
aspirations
vnto
God
,
&
by
a
true
desire
of
meditation
,
and
the
reading
of
spirituall
books
.
Take
also
the
Blessed
Virgin
for
your
Guide
&
Patronesse
in
this
so
especiall
a
worke
,
&
desire
of
her
in
most
humble
manner
that
she
would
obtayne
for
you
,
diuine
light
,
feruent
&
pious
affections
.
S.
Eleazarus
the
Earle
,
being
demaunded
of
a
Religious
man
,
what
order
&
method
he
obserued
in
his
prayers
,
&
what
patrons
he
chose
among
all
the
Saints
for
his
guide
&
direction
therin
,
answered
thus
:
Truly
I
haue
chosen
the
B.
Virgin
to
be
my
Guide
&
Patronesse
,
&
when
I
set
my self
to
prayer
,
I
put
before
my
eyes
,
first
myne
owne
vnworthynes
,
and
so
recomending
my selfe
vnto
the
Mother
of
Mercy
,
I
humbly
beseech
her
to
put
that
into
my
mouth
and
heart
,
which
may
be
most
gratful
to
her
,
and
to
her
Blessed
Sonne
IESVS
,
and
withall
I
offer
vp
vnto
her
,
with
as
much
feruour
and
deuotion
as
I
can
,
the
Angelicall
Salutation
,
which
hauing
once
recited
,
I
neuer
want
matter
to
meditate
on
.
[
Sur.
in
cius
vitac.
5.
]
Whereon
the
B.
Virgin
did
meditate
.
THE
matter
on
which
our
B.
Lady
meditated
,
was
the
law
of
God
,
his
holy
Wll
and
pleasure
,
also
vpon
those
Prophecies
which
chiefly
fortold
the
comming
of
the
Messias
.
For
(
as
Origen
sayth
)
she
had
the
knowledge
of
the
Law
and
Prophets
,
&
did
daily
meditate
theron
.
[
Homil.
6.
in
Luc.
]
Next
she
pondered
,
the
benefits
of
God
,
wherwith
(
as
Bernardinus
Senensis
sayth
)
her
mynd
was
continually
exercised
,
in
the
heat
of
Charity
,
[
serm.
51.
c.
2.
]
After
the
birth
of
Christ
,
she
meditated
vpon
the
mysteries
that
did
daily
occurre
before
her
eyes
,
and
conserued
the
memory
therof
in
her
heart
by
meditation
,
as
witnesseth
S.
Luke
.
After
the
ascension
of
her
B.
sonne
(
as
Saint
Hierome
and
others
do
wryte
)
she
did
contemplate
in
her
secret
bosome
,
his
Life
&
Doctrine
,
his
Crosse
,
Death
,
and
Glory
,
and
to
that
end
did
oftentimes
ascend
to
the
top
of
mount
Caluary
,
where
our
Lord
was
Crucifyed
,
that
she
might
fill
that
place
with
tears
,
which
was
once
stained
with
the
bloud
of
her
deare
sonne
,
flowing
from
the
crosse
,
to
wash
away
our
sinnes
.
From
thence
would
she
go
into
the
caue
to
worship
the
sepulcher
of
our
Sauiour
,
and
adore
the
glory
of
her
Sonne
in
his
Resurrection
.
She
would
also
go
to
the
Mount
Oliuet
,
and
ther
kisse
the
print
of
his
holy
feet
ascending
into
heauen
And
when
she
went
to
Bethleem
and
visited
that
most
happy
place
,
where
she
first
had
brought
forth
her
sweet
sonne
,
who
can
imagine
the
inward
ioy
she
felt
,
and
the
teares
of
sorrow
she
shed
in
viewing
this
and
other
places
,
whilst
in
the
mean
time
she
most
studiously
meditated
vpon
mysteryes
which
had
there
byn
wrought
.
[
Canisius
de
B.
Virgin
.
E
5.
c.
1.
]
Take
you
now
the
same
matter
,
and
argument
for
your
daily
meditation
:
thinke
diligently
&
often
on
the
life
of
Christ
,
and
of
his
Holy
Mother
,
and
be
assured
it
will
be
most
pleasing
and
gratfull
vnto
them
both
.
F.
Lewes
dela
Puente
doth
relate
in
the
life
of
F.
Baltazar
Aluarez
,
that
,
to
a
certaine
deuout
woman
,
replenished
with
the
spirit
of
God
,
and
adorned
with
the
gift
of
high
Contemplation
,
an
Angell
did
one
morning
appeare
,
when
as
making
the
spirituall
Exercises
of
S.
Ignatius
,
she
was
meditating
on
the
life
of
Christ
his
Blessed
Mother
;
telling
her
that
he
came
of
a
message
from
the
B.
Virgin
,
to
let
her
vnderstand
,
that
those
deuotions
and
spirituall
Exercises
which
she
vsed
,
were
most
gratefull
and
pleasing
vnto
her
,
especially
those
of
the
diuine
Mysteries
of
her
Blessed
Sonne
IESVS
,
as
being
most
apt
to
styr
vp
the
affection
vnto
heauenvly
things
.
Willing
her
also
to
go
forwards
daily
as
she
had
begon
;
for
that
her selfe
was
both
the
Patronesse
and
Inuentresse
of
those
kind
of
Exercises
,
&
did
first
instruct
S.
Ignatius
in
the
making
therof
,
and
disposing
them
into
method
,
And
that
also
they
were
the
same
,
which
herselfe
had
daily
vsed
,
whiles
she
liued
vpon
earth
.
[
P.
Burghesius
in
libello
,
quod
Societas
fit
Virgini
sacrat
.
c.
12.
]
Of
the
solide
purposes
made
by
our
B.
Lady
in
meditation
.
THat
our
Blessed
Lady
did
exercise
most
solid
acts
and
affections
in
her
meditations
,
S.
Brigit
will
witnesse
,
who
treating
of
her
continuall
meditation
in
the
Temple
from
her
tender
years
sayth
thus
:
When
B.
Mary
being
yet
but
an
Infant
,
began
to
conceyue
a
knowledge
of
God
,
she
did
not
childishly
,
but
maturely
consider
,
with
feare
and
care
to
discharge
her
duty
,
how
much
she
was
to
honour
and
reuerence
so
high
a
Maiesty
.
And
when
afterwards
she
came
to
vnderstand
how
God
the
Creatour
of
all
things
,
did
behould
&
iudge
the
liues
&
actions
of
euery
one
,
she
firmely
purposed
with
her selfe
to
adore
him
in
the
humblest
manner
,
and
to
commit
nothing
that
might
be
displeasing
to
so
great
a
Maiesty
.
Againe
,
comming
to
know
that
this
God
was
the
peculiar
Iudge
of
Israell
,
who
had
byn
always
so
good
and
gratious
vnto
that
People
,
she
resolued
to
loue
,
and
honour
him
alone
,
with
all
her
hart
&
mynd
.
But
when
she
came
at
last
to
vnderstand
,
that
he
was
to
come
into
the
world
as
a
Redemer
,
and
to
be
borne
of
a
Virgin
,
she
began
so
to
burne
with
charity
&
loue
towards
him
,
that
she
thought
of
nothing
,
nor
desired
nothing
but
him
.
[
lib.
1.
Reuel
.
ca.
10.
&
l.
3.
c.
8.
]
And
Canisius
speaking
of
her
affections
in
meditation
euen
in
her
childhood
saith
:
That
fayre
Virgin
who
was
most
deare
to
God
,
began
euen
them
to
be
wounded
with
the
darts
of
the
diuine
Loue
,
&
to
be
chosen
out
among
thousands
to
be
the
only
Beloued
of
God
.
O
what
heate
,
what
fyre
of
loue
,
did
then
burne
within
her
?
What
scope
,
or
end
had
she
of
louing
,
when
the
most
sweet
and
pretious
spirit
of
God
did
mooue
her
to
shed
pious
&
louing
teares
,
and
to
send
forth
innumerable
sighes
?
Whose
senses
were
so
wholy
absorpt
therewith
,
and
suffered
such
diuine
violence
that
her
mind
would
in
a
manner
be
rauished
,
&
euen
languish
in
the
most
sweet
contemplation
of
the
only
Good
[
Canis
.
l.
1.
c.
13.
]
The
Doctours
of
holy
Church
are
of
opinion
,
that
whatsoeuer
rapts
,
illustrations
,
diuine
Contemplations
,
&
Extasies
were
euer
granted
vnto
any
Saint
,
or
holy
person
,
the
same
were
communicated
to
our
Bl.
Lady
in
a
farre
more
perfect
and
excellent
manner
,
by
her
Blessed
Sonne
.
Imagine
therfore
,
that
when
you
contemplate
S.
Paul
burning
with
most
ardent
charity
,
and
crying
out
,
Who
shall
separate
me
from
the
charity
of
Christ
?
Or
when
you
see
S.
Mary
Magdalen
like
snow
,
melting
away
in
a
most
tender
passion
of
loue
,
before
the
presence
of
her
Lord
Christ
IESVS
:
or
Saint
Augustin
wounded
to
the
hart
with
the
Dart
of
Loue
,
wholly
languishing
in
the
midst
of
his
kisses
bestowed
vpon
the
wounds
of
Christ
,
and
dying
to
himselfe
,
as
vnto
him
he
liued
:
or
S.
Francis
vttering
of
these
word
,
My
God
,
and
my
All
,
whilst
he
imbraced
the
Crosse
of
his
Loue
,
with
his
Seraphicall
armes
:
or
els
S.
Thomas
of
Aquin
sighing
vnto
IESVS
,
from
his
pure
and
feruent
flames
of
loue
;
I
desire
thee
thy self
,
&
nothing
els
but
thee
:
Or
S.
Ignatius
with
this
motto
of
his
Contemplation
,
O
how
vile
doth
the
Earth
seeme
,
when
I
looke
vp
to
heauen
?
And
that
other
,
O
God
of
my
heart
o
that
the
world
did
but
know
thee
?
Or
that
Earthly
Angell
B.
Stanilaus
Kostka
whilest
he
was
eleuated
from
the
earth
,
al
wet
,
with
the
teares
of
a
teder
deuotion
,
and
wholy
rapt
with
cerestiall
delight
,
yea
so
burning
with
diuine
loue
during
the
tyme
of
his
meditation
,
as
it
was
necessary
,
often
to
apply
a
wet
cloth
,
to
coole
his
burning
bosome
:
Imagine
(
I
say
)
when
you
ponder
these
,
&
a
thousand
like
rapts
,
and
extasies
,
as
the
true
&
liuely
effects
of
Contemplation
,
and
compare
them
to
that
diuine
&
most
ardent
flame
which
burned
in
the
B.
Virgins
breast
,
they
will
all
appeare
but
as
litle
sparks
only
in
regard
of
hers
.
Oh
that
we
could
but
warme
our
frozen
hearts
sometymes
whilest
we
meditate
,
at
the
fornace
of
her
most
arcent
loue
!
If
thou
wouldest
when
thou
art
dul
&
drowsy
propose
Her
,
vnto
thy selfe
,
as
a
patterne
to
be
imitated
:
If
thou
wouldest
say
vnto
thy selfe
whilest
thou
meditatest
;
how
much
more
feruently
would
the
B.
Virg.
handle
this
matter
in
which
I
so
dully
&
slothfully
meditate
!
with
what
zeale
and
affection
!
with
what
higher
desires
and
firmer
purposes
would
she
be
vnited
vnto
God
the
only
good
!
Of
the
the
Recollection
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
.
IN
the
recollection
,
which
the
Bl.
Virgin
vsed
after
her
Meditation
,
she
was
alwayes
most
carefull
to
keep
in
memory
the
illustrations
which
were
diuinly
reuealed
vnto
her
during
the
tyme
of
her
meditation
,
as
also
all
the
good
desires
and
purposes
which
she
conceyued
from
thence
.
All
which
she
first
preserued
for
her
owne
help
,
&
then
for
ours
as
sayth
Eusebius
Emissenus
[
Homil.
5.
in
festo
Assump.
]
And
betwixt
her
tymes
of
meditation
,
she
did
so
feed
and
stir
vp
the
flame
which
was
kindled
in
her
hart
,
by
that
which
she
had
meditated
,
that
her
whole
life
was
no
other
then
a
perpetuall
burning
heate
,
and
an
extreme
excesse
of
loue
,
as
saith
Rupert
.
[
serm.
de
Assump.
Neyther
is
it
to
be
doubted
,
but
the
same
B.
Virgin
who
instructed
S.
Jgnatius
in
the
making
that
admirable
Booke
of
his
Spirituall
Exercises
(
as
we
haue
formerly
declared
)
did
teach
him
also
that
Addition
,
wherein
is
prescribed
,
that
when
we
haue
ended
any
meditation
,
we
should
alway●s
spend
a
quarter
of
an
houre
in
examining
the
fruit
and
successe
therof
,
which
both
he
himselfe
did
most
diligently
obserue
,
by
putting
downe
in
writing
all
the
conceyts
and
affections
of
his
mynd
euery
day
.
And
the
like
did
that
holy
man
Fa
Peter
Faber
,
of
whome
are
extant
a
few
,
but
very
pious
Commentaries
which
he
wrote
of
his
daily
actions
in
Meditations
,
to
the
end
that
no
benefit
which
he
receaued
of
God
might
escape
his
knowledge
,
&
that
he
might
be
stirred
vp
to
thanksgiuing
for
the
same
,
and
to
a
greater
loue
of
so
bountifull
a
Father
,
from
whom
he
did
acknowledge
to
haue
receaued
all
his
progresse
in
vertue
,
all
his
heauenly
consolations
and
delightes
,
all
the
diuine
reuelations
and
inward
lights
of
his
mynd
,
and
lastly
all
those
graces
and
blessings
which
had
byn
any
way
bestowed
vpon
him
.
And
he
acknowledged
,
that
he
was
first
moued
heerunto
,
when
as
he
deuoutly
celebrated
the
Feast
of
our
Lady
De
Portiuncula
,
or
;
Of
the
Angells
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
the
Deuotion
and
Reuerence
of
the
B.
Virgin
towards
the
Sacrifice
of
the
Masse
.
SVarez
and
other
Doctors
are
of
opinion
,
that
the
B.
Virgin
after
her
sonnes
Glorious
Ascension
into
Heauen
,
did
heare
Masse
euery
day
celebrated
by
S.
Iohn
,
or
some
other
of
the
Apostles
.
Nor
can
it
be
iustly
doubted
that
the
Bles
.
Virgin
whilst
she
liued
in
this
mortall
life
,
did
heare
Masse
daily
,
since
that
she
,
now
triumphing
in
heauen
,
hath
byn
often
seene
,
to
come
downe
from
thence
,
and
be
present
whilest
the
Holy
Masse
was
celebrated
.
It
is
recorded
that
S.
Bonitus
Bishop
of
Auuerne
in
France
,
praying
on
a
time
all
alone
in
the
Church
of
S.
Michael
,
our
Bles
.
Lady
descended
from
heauen
accompanyed
with
a
glorious
troupe
of
Angels
&
Saints
,
&
commaunded
him
to
say
Masse
;
which
he
forthwith
performing
,
the
Angels
serued
him
with
all
reuerence
,
the
Mother
of
God
with
all
her
heauenly
Company
hearing
the
same
,
with
great
Deuotion
,
&
vnspeakable
signes
of
ioy
.
Masse
being
ended
,
she
gaue
vnto
him
,
in
testimony
of
her
presence
,
&
of
her
deuotion
to
holy
things
,
a
Vestement
made
of
a
strang
,
and
vnknowne
,
and
of
a
wonderfull
white
,
&
vnusuall
light
stuffe
.
[
Sur.
in
eius
vita
.
]
Also
the
Bles
.
Virgin
did
another
tyme
honour
with
her
presence
,
&
multitude
Angels
,
S.
Andrew
surnamed
Carmelitanus
,
Bishop
of
Fesuli
;
whilst
he
was
saying
Masse
,
saluting
him
with
this
no
lesse
honourable
,
then
friendly
greting
Thou
art
my
seruant
whome
I
haue
chosen
,
and
in
whome
I
will
be
glorified
.
[
Sur.
in
eius
vita
.
]
But
that
which
hapned
vnto
Henry
the
Emperour
,
the
great
imitator
of
the
B.
virgins
purity
,
was
yet
more
miraculous
.
For
comming
on
a
tyme
to
Rome
,
and
watching
all
the
first
night
,
as
his
custome
was
,
in
the
Church
of
S.
Maria
Maior
,
he
found
our
Sauiour
there
ready
to
say
masse
,
hauing
for
his
Deacon
and
subdeacon
S.
Laurence
and
S.
Vincent
,
the
whole
Church
being
full
on
euery
side
of
celestiall
Company
,
among
whom
,
and
aboue
them
all
the
B.
Virgin
did
appeare
.
The
Angels
did
sing
the
Introit
,
which
was
[
Suscepimus
Deus
misericordiam
tuam
&c.
]
&
in
singing
those
words
[
Iustitia
plenaest
dextera
tua
]
all
the
glorious
Audience
,
imitating
IESVS
&
his
B.
Mother
,
did
poynt
with
their
hands
towards
the
Emperour
.
When
the
Ghospell
was
song
our
Sauiour
,
his
B.
Mother
&
all
the
other
Saints
and
Angels
in
their
order
,
did
kisse
the
book
.
After
which
the
B.
Virgin
made
signe
vnto
the
Angell
who
then
held
the
Booke
,
that
he
should
likewise
carry
it
to
the
Emperour
to
kisse
,
with
whose
Virginity
she
was
so
much
delighted
.
All
which
whilst
the
Emperour
beheld
with
exceeding
ioy
,
an
Angell
stroke
him
,
like
another
Iacob
,
in
the
sinewes
of
his
legge
,
saying
:
This
shal
be
a
signe
of
diuine
loue
,
and
fauour
vnto
thee
,
for
thy
Iustice
and
Chastity
:
after
which
tyme
he
halted
to
his
dying
day
.
[
Surin
eius
vita
19.
Junii
.
The
holy
Virgin
hath
not
only
manifested
her
Religious
honour
and
reuerence
to
the
holy
Sacrifice
of
the
Masse
,
but
also
to
all
other
things
that
do
any
pertaine
vnto
the
same
,
as
to
churchs
Altars
,
&
their
ornaments
;
also
to
the
Priestly
vestements
some
of
which
she
is
said
to
haue
made
,
&
adorned
with
her
owne
hands
;
the
which
,
both
whilst
she
liued
heere
on
earth
,
and
whilst
she
now
triumpheth
in
heauen
,
she
hath
often
manifested
to
haue
in
especiall
regard
and
reuerence
.
She
once
admonished
Iohn
a
Senatour
of
Rome
,
togeather
with
his
wife
,
in
their
sleepe
,
that
,
in
that
place
which
they
should
the
next
morning
find
couered
with
snow
,
they
should
build
a
Church
in
her
honour
;
and
that
it
was
very
pleasing
vnto
her
,
that
they
had
made
her
heyre
of
their
wealth
.
No
lesse
memorable
is
that
apparition
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
vnto
S.
Ildephonsus
Bishop
of
Toledo
,
who
presented
him
with
a
sacred
Vestment
as
he
was
ready
to
celebrate
Masse
,
saying
:
Receaue
from
my
hands
,
this
small
guift
,
which
I
haue
brought
vnto
thee
out
of
the
Treasury
of
my
Sonne
,
as
a
reward
of
thy
Chastity
and
Purity
,
and
for
that
thou
hast
also
defended
my
Virginity
.
And
whilest
she
spake
these
words
,
with
her
owne
handes
she
put
the
Vestement
vpon
him
,
bidding
him
to
celebrate
masse
therein
vpon
all
the
Feasts
of
her
B.
Sonne
,
and
Hers
throughout
the
yeare
.
[
Sur.
in
eius
vita
.
]
Of
our
B.
Ladies
behauiour
during
tyme
of
Masse
.
THe
Honour
,
and
more
than
Angelical
Reuerence
,
which
the
B.
Virgin
shewed
vnto
this
most
dreadfull
Sacrifice
,
by
obseruiug
and
marking
euery
Ceremony
therof
,
with
a
most
sweet
tast
of
piety
and
denotion
,
may
easily
appeare
.
For
if
(
as
hath
byn
sayd
before
)
she
were
so
affected
to
all
Holy
places
,
because
by
them
she
found
her selfe
stirred
vp
to
the
memory
and
contemplation
of
the
diuine
mysteries
and
actions
of
her
B.
Sonne
IESVS
,
&
perceaued
in
her selfe
a
sensible
increase
of
sundry
pious
affections
;
with
how
much
more
pleasure
,
deuotion
and
loue
may
we
imagine
,
her
to
be
present
at
this
most
Holy
sacrifice
of
the
Masse
,
in
which
the
mysteries
of
the
life
&
death
of
her
B.
Sonne
(
who
is
there
corporally
&
really
present
)
are
by
the
holy
Ceremonies
of
the
Church
expressed
&
called
to
mynd
,
Do
you
therfore
imitate
the
B.
Vir.
in
hearing
masse
daily
,
with
reuerence
and
deuotion
,
setting
often
before
your
eyes
the
example
of
her
internall
&
externall
reuerence
,
her
admirable
Charity
in
contemplating
the
seuerall
mysteryes
of
that
dreadful
sacrifice
:
&
lastly
be
you
wholy
inflamed
with
the
fyer
of
deuotion
,
especially
at
the
tyme
of
Eleuation
of
the
B.
Sacrament
,
supposing
that
then
you
euen
see
the
B.
Virgin
offering
vp
her
dearly
beloued
Sonne
into
the
hands
of
his
Eternall
Father
:
As
S.
Mary
of
Oegnia
did
vse
to
see
vpon
euery
Candlemas
day
,
our
B.
Lady
offering
her
little
IESVS
in
the
Temple
,
&
old
Symeon
imbracing
him
in
his
armes
,
with
admirable
gust
,
and
content
[
Vitriac
.
in
eius
vita
.
]
Imagine
likewise
the
B.
Virgin
to
be
present
at
the
Holy
Sacrifice
of
the
Masse
,
expounding
the
mysteries
thereof
vnto
you
,
as
once
she
did
to
a
certayne
deuout
Priest
,
who
being
often
tempted
to
doubt
of
the
Reall
Presence
of
the
Body
of
our
Lord
in
the
Sacrament
of
the
Altar
,
one
Saturday
as
he
was
saying
Masse
,
perceaued
the
sacred
Host
to
be
suddainly
vanished
away
;
whereat
being
much
amazed
,
whilest
he
looked
about
the
Altar
to
find
it
,
he
beheld
our
Blessed
Lady
standing
neere
him
,
holding
her
little
I
ESVS
in
her
armes
,
who
spake
thus
vnto
him
;
Behould
him
,
whom
I
brought
forth
of
my
chast
wombe
,
whom
thou
hast
consecrated
,
handled
,
and
eleuated
;
I
deliuer
this
my
sonne
vnto
thee
,
take
him
,
&
finish
thy
Masse
.
The
priest
receaued
the
heauenly
Infant
,
laying
him
downe
vpon
the
Corporall
,
&
when
he
came
to
that
place
of
the
Masse
where
he
was
to
deuide
the
holy
Host
,
the
child
sodainly
vanished
away
,
and
the
Host
remayned
in
place
therof
as
before
.
Wherupon
the
cloudes
of
his
misbeliefe
being
wholy
dispersed
he
euer
after
inioyed
great
peace
,
and
tranquility
of
mynd
.
[
Pelbart
.
in
pomer
.
B.
Vigin
.
lib.
12.
p.
vlt.
§.
1.
]
Oh
that
you
could
,
in
hearing
of
Masse
,
but
once
heare
the
B.
Virgin
saying
vnto
you
,
Behold
this
,
or
that
is
now
presented
,
or
signified
!
Or
that
at
the
eleuation
she
would
say
,
Behould
now
my
B.
Sonne
,
whome
I
bare
in
my
most
chast
wombe
,
heere
offered
vp
in
this
vnbloudly
sacrifice
!
Or
in
tyme
of
Communion
,
you
did
imagine
her
,
putting
her
most
beloued
sonne
into
your
armes
,
as
she
did
once
to
old
Simeon
,
to
the
Sheephards
,
to
the
three
Kings
,
and
others
!
CHAP.
IX
.
Of
the
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
receauing
the
Blessed
Sacrament
.
THe
most
feruent
Piety
of
the
B.
Virgin
and
her
vnspeakable
propension
vnto
things
diuine
,
together
with
the
deuout
custome
of
Christians
in
those
primitiue
times
,
do
manifestly
proue
,
that
whiles
she
remayned
on
Earth
after
the
Ascension
of
our
Sauiour
she
did
dayly
receaue
the
Blessed
Sacrament
of
the
Aultar
.
Whosoeuer
therfor
desyreth
to
imitae
our
B.
Ladyes
most
holy
Example
in
often
frequenting
the
Holy
Communion
(
yet
by
the
speciall
direction
of
his
Ghostly
Father
)
let
him
haue
a
speciall
care
of
that
due
preparation
,
purity
,
humility
,
charity
,
and
other
Vertues
,
which
she
dayly
practised
,
&
diligently
obserued
.
And
first
of
all
,
let
it
be
your
chiefest
care
to
make
that
consideration
very
familiar
vnto
you
(
especially
the
day
before
you
are
to
communicate
,
or
els
the
same
morning
)
which
F.
Robert
Southwell
of
the
Society
of
Ieus
(
famous
for
his
constant
suffering
for
the
Catholique
Cause
in
England
)
did
dayly
vse
with
great
gust
of
mynd
,
and
no
lesse
fruite
of
Spirit
,
and
which
he
hath
left
written
with
his
owne
hand
,
in
these
words
.
If
(
sayth
he
)
the
B.
Virgin
were
to
beare
Christ
agayne
in
her
wombe
,
(
or
receaue
him
in
the
holy
Communion
)
and
knew
the
houre
and
moment
in
which
he
were
to
come
,
with
what
preparation
wold
she
dispose
herselfe
?
What
continuall
actes
of
loue
,
do
you
thinke
,
would
she
make
?
How
carefully
wold
she
prepare
the
chamber
of
her
heart
to
receaue
him
?
with
how
many
tears
,
with
what
sighs
with
what
ardent
prayers
would
she
expect
that
day
and
houre
?
And
when
she
knew
the
tyme
to
be
at
hand
,
how
humbly
,
how
deuoutly
,
how
reuerently
,
would
she
prepare
herselfe
for
the
entertayning
of
him
?
She
would
no
doubt
spend
that
tyme
wholy
in
the
contemplation
of
God
,
and
consideration
his
infinite
Goodnes
,
Loue
,
Mercy
and
Maiesty
;
in
such
manner
,
that
euen
enflamed
with
the
fire
of
Charity
,
she
would
now
become
more
diuine
then
humane
;
&
for
getting
all
earthly
things
,
would
euen
be
rauished
amongst
the
Celestiall
Quires
of
Angels
,
togeather
with
him
,
whome
she
prepareth
to
receaue
.
So
wryteth
Fa.
Southwell
,
concerning
a
more
remote
preparation
.
But
now
in
the
tyme
of
that
Masse
wherat
you
are
to
receaue
,
you
must
dispose
your selfe
in
another
manner
;
by
styrring
vp
in
your selfe
actes
of
Fayth
,
Humility
,
Confusion
,
and
Sorrow
for
your
sinnes
,
with
these
,
or
the
like
short
Aspirations
;
O
how
feruent
,
how
intent
were
those
actes
of
Fayth
which
the
B
,
Virgin
stirred
vp
in
her self
,
when
she
was
to
communicate
!
They
were
euen
as
great
as
that
which
she
exercised
,
in
belieuing
the
Angell
Gabriell
;
announcing
the
so
admirable
,
and
incomprehensible
Natiuity
and
Conception
of
the
Sonne
of
God!
Or
as
that
,
wherewith
she
belieued
,
and
adored
him
as
true
God
,
most
wise
,
most
Powerfull
,
most
Holy
,
of
an
infinite
Maiesty
,
Perfection
,
and
Glory
,
euen
when
she
saw
him
hanging
naked
on
the
Crosse
,
exposed
to
iniuries
and
scornes
of
men
,
and
last
of
all
dying
an
infamous
death
!
With
this
light
of
Fayth
how
profundly
did
she
enter
into
herselfe
,
and
how
lowly
did
she
humble
herselfe
before
the
diuine
Maiesty
!
she
I
say
,
who
being
elected
the
Mother
of
God
,
yet
reputed
,
and
called
herselfe
his
Handmayd
?
and
who
among
the
Apostles
,
and
disciples
when
they
were
gathered
togeather
expecting
the
comming
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
had
placed
herselfe
in
the
lowest
ranke
among
them
?
Do
you
striue
to
imitate
as
neer
as
you
can
this
humility
&
fayth
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
falling
downe
before
the
most
B.
Sacrament
acknow
ledge
your
owne
vnworthinesse
,
confessing
your
sins
,
&
detesting
them
from
the
bottome
of
your
hart
;
begging
earnestly
of
the
most
pure
Virgin
who
prepared
a
most
decent
place
to
receaue
our
Sauiour
comming
into
the
world
,
that
she
would
offer
you
vp
vnto
her
Bl.
sonne
,
cleansed
,
and
purged
from
all
sinne
,
and
render
you
gracious
in
his
sight
.
You
must
also
exercise
acts
of
Hope
,
and
Confidence
in
the
mercy
of
God
and
stir
vp
in
your selfe
an
carnest
desire
of
receauing
Christ
in
the
same
manner
,
in
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
Who
can
imagine
how
she
did
erect
her selfe
vp
towards
God
,
that
so
she
might
be
made
a
most
worthy
habitation
to
receaue
his
B.
sonne
,
hauing
first
tasted
of
the
diuine
Mercy
,
&
perceaued
her selfe
to
be
inuited
vnto
this
most
holy
Sacrament
,
and
disposed
therto
by
celestiall
guifts
and
vertues
?
Or
who
can
once
conceyue
her
earnest
and
fixed
desire
of
receauing
Christ
,
which
was
with
out
doubt
no
lesse
,
then
that
with
which
,
more
earnestly
then
any
of
the
Patriarkes
,
she
expected
his
comming
into
the
world
?
Or
that
,
wherewith
she
sought
him
with
so
great
solicitude
the
three
dayes
he
was
lost
in
the
Temple
:
Or
els
that
,
wherewith
for
the
3.
dayes
after
his
death
like
the
mourning
Turtle
,
she
sighed
after
his
Resurrection
.
Imitate
the
most
B.
Virgin
in
exercising
the
like
acts
of
Hope
,
Confidence
,
and
Desire
of
receauing
so
bountiful
a
guest
,
by
whom
so
many
benefits
do
accrew
vnto
thee
.
Desire
of
her
,
that
she
would
intreat
thou
maist
be
drawne
after
him
by
the
odour
of
those
celestiall
perfumes
of
his
,
and
that
he
would
adorne
thy
soule
with
all
decent
ornaments
of
vertue
.
S.
Gertrude
doth
recount
of
her selfe
,
how
that
she
was
admonished
by
the
B.
Virgin
,
to
repeat
three
tymes
ouer
the
116.
Psalme
,
[
Laudate
Dominum
omnes
gentes
]
in
her
honour
,
as
often
as
she
did
communicate
,
therby
to
prepare
herselfe
more
worthily
to
receaue
that
holy
Sacrament
:
First
,
to
beseech
our
B.
Lady
,
by
that
most
immaculate
Purity
,
wherby
she
was
made
a
pleasing
Tabernacle
for
the
Sonne
of
God
,
to
free
her
from
the
stayne
of
her
sinnes
,
by
her
intercession
.
Secondly
,
by
that
most
profound
Humility
,
wherby
she
deserued
to
be
exalted
aboue
the
Quires
of
Angells
,
that
she
would
be
pleased
to
supply
,
and
make
amends
for
all
her
negligences
.
Thirdly
,
by
that
inestimable
Loue
,
wherby
she
was
inseparably
vnited
vnto
God
,
that
she
would
obtayne
for
her
,
store
and
abundance
of
merits
.
And
the
same
S.
Gertrud
addeth
,
that
once
vpon
a
tyme
whilst
the
Religious
drew
neer
to
the
Communion
,
she
did
perceaue
the
Queene
of
Glory
on
the
right
hand
of
one
who
was
amonge
the
rest
,
clothing
her
with
a
Robe
adorned
and
beautifyed
with
the
flowers
of
prayer
and
deuotion
,
&
desiring
her
sweet
Sonne
for
her
sake
to
haue
this
Virgin
in
particular
regard
:
Who
at
the
petition
of
his
B.
Mother
presently
shewed
great
signes
of
grace
and
fauour
vnto
them
all
.
[
E.
4.
Insin
.
diuin.
cap.
49.
]
You
must
likwise
stir
vp
in
your selfe
frequent
actes
of
Loue
,
following
therein
the
Example
of
Gods
most
Holy
Mother
.
For
who
can
comprehend
the
fire
of
that
loue
,
which
alwayes
burned
in
the
Blessed
Virgins
breast
,
when
she
was
ready
to
communicate
,
being
as
it
were
,
euen
changed
into
a
Holocaust
,
especially
when
she
considered
that
he
was
now
wholy
to
be
giuen
vnto
her
,
who
had
before
wholly
giuen
himselfe
for
all
mankind
,
as
a
bloudy
Sacrifice
vpon
the
Crosse
?
Who
had
giuen
those
hands
and
feet
,
to
be
cruelly
boared
through
?
That
breast
to
be
pierced
with
a
lance
,
which
was
yet
more
deeply
wounded
with
loue
?
And
lastly
,
who
had
giuen
all
his
whole
body
,
to
be
moulded
,
and
(
as
we
may
say
)
baked
with
so
many
wounds
,
that
it
might
become
therby
bread
more
delicious
to
our
tast
?
Labour
to
beget
in
thy selfe
the
like
loue
,
&
vnion
with
Christ
,
by
calling
to
mynd
euery
tyme
thou
dost
communicate
,
some
one
passage
or
other
,
of
his
passion
:
so
shalt
thou
do
a
thing
most
gratefull
&
pleasing
both
to
God
,
and
his
B.
Mother
.
S.
Lydwine
the
holy
Virgin
,
on
a
tyme
lying
sicke
in
her
bed
,
was
very
desirous
to
communicate
,
but
not
hauing
the
commodity
at
that
present
,
she
was
comforted
by
her
Angell
Guardian
,
who
told
her
,
that
very
shortly
Christ
her
Lord
,
whome
she
so
much
desired
would
come
and
visit
her
.
Wherupon
conuerting
her selfe
wholy
to
her
prayers
,
being
wrapt
in
contemplation
,
she
perceaued
diuers
Angels
comming
towards
bed
her
,
one
carrying
the
Crosse
,
another
the
Lance
,
some
the
whippes
,
others
the
reed
,
the
nayles
,
crowne
of
thornes
,
with
all
the
Instruments
of
the
passion
.
In
the
midst
of
the
troupe
went
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
last
of
all
our
B.
Sauiour
.
Being
come
into
her
Chamber
,
they
compassed
her
Bed
round
.
And
then
our
Sauiour
first
turning
towards
her
,
with
a
smiling
countenance
,
in
the
likenesse
of
a
beautifull
child
,
presently
appeared
vnder
the
forme
of
an
Host
,
which
she
receaued
with
such
aboundance
of
solide
ioy
,
that
it
was
wonderfull
how
so
narrow
a
brest
,
could
conteyne
such
an
Ocean
of
diuine
delightes
.
[
In
eiu●
vita
mens
.
April
.
]
Oh
that
thou
couldst
obtayne
but
one
only
drop
,
out
of
this
Ocean
of
diuine
,
Mercy
,
by
the
intercession
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
when
thou
art
about
to
communicate
?
Or
at
least
,
that
thou
couldest
,
with
a
sincere
,
&
simple
heart
,
say
with
Thomas
a
Kempis
:
O
Lord
my
God
,
my
Creator
,
and
my
Redeemer
,
I
do
desire
to
receaue
thee
this
day
,
with
the
same
affection
,
reuerence
,
prayse
and
honour
,
with
the
same
gratitude
,
dignity
and
loue
,
with
the
same
Fayth
,
Hope
,
and
purity
,
that
thy
Most
Holy
Mother
the
Glorious
Virgin
Mary
did
receaue
thee
,
when
most
deuoutly
and
humbly
she
answered
vnto
the
Angel
Gabriel
announcing
vnto
her
the
mystery
of
thy
wonderfull
Incarnation
:
Behould
the
handmayde
of
my
Lord
,
be
it
done
vnto
me
according
to
thy
word
.
[
lib.
4.
cap.
17.
]
What
we
are
to
do
after
Communion
,
in
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
WHen
you
haue
communicated
,
you
are
principally
to
obserue
three
things
.
1.
To
giue
thanks
vnto
so
great
a
guest
whom
you
haue
receaued
.
2.
To
desire
to
be
perpetually
vnited
vnto
God
.
3.
To
demaund
of
him
,
what
may
be
necesary
for
your selfe
and
others
,
in
this
,
or
the
like
manner
.
O
with
what
great
ioy
and
exultation
,
with
what
celestial
delight
was
the
B.
Virgin
filled
,
when
she
had
receaued
the
B.
Sacramet
?
What
infinite
thanks
did
she
render
vnto
the
Diuine
Maiesty
for
the
same
?
She
did
,
no
doubt
,
euer
and
anone
repeate
▪
that
Canticle
with
Iubilation
:
My
soule
doth
magnify
our
Lord
.
With
how
great
sincerity
and
simplicity
of
heart
,
did
she
offer
her selfe
,
&
al
she
had
vnto
him
,
whome
she
then
lodged
within
her
brest
Christ
IESVS
,
her
Sonne
&
her
God
?
Do
you
offer
vp
your selfe
in
the
same
manner
,
and
imagine
that
your
Angel
Guardian
doth
salute
you
with
words
of
congratulation
and
ioy
,
as
did
her
Cosen
S.
Elizabeth
our
B.
Lady
:
Blessed
art
thou
,
because
thou
hast
belieued
,
and
receaned
God
in
the
sacred
Communion
.
And
do
you
answere
ioyfully
againe
:
My
soule
doth
magnify
our
Lord
&c.
pondering
particulerly
euery
worde
of
that
Canticle
,
the
better
to
beget
in
your selfe
affections
like
vnto
those
which
the
Bles
.
Virgin
had
when
she
song
the
same
.
Ponder
also
,
with
what
desire
the
holy
mother
of
God
did
burne
of
seing
her
Sonne
,
not
hidden
vnder
the
Sacramentall
forme
of
bread
,
but
with
his
face
discouered
,
shining
with
glory
in
heauen
?
And
that
you
may
the
better
conceyue
the
same
,
heare
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
declaring
this
her
desire
,
out
of
Rupertus
in
these
wordes
:
I
did
weepe
(
sayth
she
)
&
could
not
speake
a
word
for
the
aboundance
of
sighes
that
vehemently
burst
forth
.
For
how
could
I
speake
of
him
without
weeping
?
Yet
those
teares
were
my
only
consolation
,
and
my
sole
delight
:
euen
as
any
one
may
conceaue
by
those
which
themselues
shal
sweetly
shed
,
in
memory
of
them
whome
they
loue
best
and
deerest
.
And
if
Dauid
could
say
;
My
teares
were
my
bread
both
day
and
night
,
whilst
it
was
said
vnto
him
dayly
,
Where
is
thy
God
:
how
much
more
reason
had
I
to
say
the
same
of
my selfe
,
when
it
was
sayd
vnto
me
dayly
,
Where
,
is
thy
God
,
where
is
thy
Son
?
Or
when
I
my selfe
should
say
,
My
God
,
&
my
sonne
hath
sent
me
hither
into
this
banishment
[
Rupert
.
l.
5.
in
Cant.
]
And
lastly
,
ponder
with
what
feruor
the
B.
Virgin
did
demaund
of
Christ
now
her
Guest
,
new
celestiall
guifts
,
both
necessary
for
herselfe
and
others
.
With
what
affection
did
she
commend
the
vniuersal
Church
vnto
him
,
with
al
the
faithfull
,
both
aliue
and
dead
?
Do
you
seeke
to
imitate
her
heerein
and
conclude
this
Exercise
of
the
holy
Communion
.
with
the
like
petitions
,
strengthned
and
seconded
by
the
help
and
intercession
of
Gods
most
holy
Mother
.
CHAP.
X.
Of
the
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
labouring
with
our
hands
,
or
corporall
Exercise
.
SAint
Bonauenture
,
Euthymius
,
Sophronius
,
and
others
do
wryte
of
our
B.
Lady
,
that
after
she
had
spent
the
time
from
the
morning
to
the
9.
Houre
in
her
deuotions
,
from
that
time
vntil
Midday
,
she
vsed
to
imploy
herselfe
in
some
work
or
other
.
Before
our
Sauiours
Incarnation
,
she
was
wont
during
her
liuing
in
the
Temple
,
diligently
to
spend
her
time
,
working
in
linnen
,
wollen
,
&
silke
,
&
in
adorning
the
holy
Vestments
of
the
Priests
.
After
the
Conception
and
birth
of
Christ
,
she
carfully
exercised
the
office
of
a
Martha
in
his
education
,
and
bestowed
her
tyme
and
labout
in
the
actiue
life
,
by
procuring
things
necessary
for
her
house
.
There
is
an
Orchard
of
Balsamum
,
betweene
Heliopolis
and
Babylon
abundantly
made
fruitfull
and
watered
by
a
Fountayne
,
which
springs
vp
therin
.
In
this
(
as
it
recounted
)
the
B.
Virg.
did
vse
often
to
bath
her
little
IESVS
,
and
wash
his
Clothes
,
whilst
for
fear
of
Herod
they
liued
banished
in
Egipt
.
There
is
likwise
therby
a
Stone
,
on
which
it
is
said
she
did
vse
to
dry
those
cloths
which
she
had
washed
.
[
Baron
.
in
Annal.
an.
7.
]
Others
do
affirmethat
with
her
owne
hands
she
wrought
that
seamles
Garmet
which
our
Sauiour
wore
at
his
passion
.
Whosoeuer
therfore
wil
imitate
the
B.
Virgin
,
let
him
be
sure
to
flye
idlenes
.
As
she
admonished
Rupertus
a
singular
honourer
of
hers
to
do
,
to
whome
being
of
a
very
dull
wit
before
,
she
opened
many
secrets
of
holy
Scripture
,
&
filled
him
with
hidden
knowledge
,
but
with
this
charge
,
that
he
should
flye
idlenes
,
or
els
he
should
againe
be
depriued
of
that
singular
knowledg
,
which
she
had
bestowed
on
him
.
How
grateful
the
exercise
of
labouring
with
the
hands
is
vnto
our
B.
Lady
,
doth
well
appeare
,
be
it
done
eyther
by
obedience
of
Superiours
,
or
of
charity
,
or
with
any
pious
intention
&
end
.
For
it
is
written
in
the
Chronicles
of
the
Cistercians
,
that
when
the
Religious
of
that
Order
one
day
had
much
laboured
&
sweat
with
reaping
of
Corne
,
the
V.
Virgin
appeared
to
one
of
them
a
very
Holy
&
wise
man
,
hauing
a
viol-Glasse
in
her
had
which
she
put
often
to
their
noses
,
that
they
might
smell
the
sweet
sauour
which
was
within
;
saying
these
words
:
To
day
I
haue
seene
my
Religious
labouring
in
the
field
,
and
I
haue
gathered
their
sweat
into
this
viol
,
which
doth
send
forth
a
most
gratefull
odour
vnto
my
B.
Sonne
,
&
me
.
All
that
you
do
,
I
take
to
be
done
to
me
,
I
accept
it
,
&
in
due
tyme
I
will
reward
you
for
it
.
[
Spec.
exempl
.
l.
9.
exem
.
102.
Of
the
internall
deuotion
of
our
B.
Lady
.
NOw
with
what
internall
deuotion
&
recollection
of
mynd
,
did
the
B.
Virgin
exercise
corporall
labour
,
is
euident
by
that
which
Petrus
Damanus
writeth
in
these
words
:
The
actiue
and
contemplatiue
life
(
sayth
he
)
were
so
aptly
myxt
,
and
conioyned
in
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
that
neyther
her
Action
did
hinder
her
Contemplation
,
nor
was
her
Contemplation
wanting
in
her
Actions
.
[
serm
de
nat.
Dom
,
The
same
is
also
testified
by
Guarinus
[
serm.
de
assumpt
B.
Mariae
]
who
saith
,
That
the
Virgin
Mary
did
so
performe
the
part
of
Martha
in
the
care
of
wel
bringing
vp
her
sonne
,
as
she
is
belieued
to
haue
had
no
lesse
part
with
Mary
,
in
the
contemplation
of
the
Eternall
word
.
And
al
those
,
who
haue
gloryed
in
the
Title
of
being
the
Seruants
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
haue
carefully
imitated
her
example
in
that
kind
,
manteyning
alwayes
their
internal
recollection
euen
the
midst
of
their
external
labours
.
S.
Catharine
of
Siena
,
whilest
her
Parents
did
often
seeke
to
distracte
her
mynd
,
and
diuert
her
from
holy
purposes
,
by
putting
her
to
do
the
ordinary
offices
of
the
house
,
was
diuinely
instructed
to
build
her selfe
an
Oratory
in
her
breast
,
more
lasting
than
any
could
be
made
by
hands
from
whence
she
should
neuer
haue
occasion
to
be
remoued
.
The
holy
Saint
did
so
,
&
imagined
her
Father
to
be
Christ
IESVS
her
Mother
our
B.
Lady
,
the
rest
of
the
house
hould
to
be
the
Apostles
,
and
disciples
of
our
Lord
:
by
which
pious
imagination
,
she
serued
them
all
,
to
their
great
ad
miration
,
with
wonderfull
care
and
diligence
,
being
neuertheles
no
ways
distracted
from
the
presence
of
Christ
her
true
spouse
,
for
whom
,
&
vnto
whome
she
intended
all
that
she
did
.
[
in
eius
vita
.
]
B.
Aloysius
Gonzaga
of
the
Soc.
of
IESVS
was
wont
in
like
manner
,
whilst
he
made
ready
the
Refectory
(
that
he
might
keepe
his
Soule
more
attent
vnto
God
)
to
imagine
euery
place
to
belong
vnto
some
one
in
heauen
;
as
the
Rectors
place
vnto
Christ
our
Lord
,
the
next
to
it
,
vnto
our
B.
Lady
,
the
rest
which
followed
,
vnto
the
Apostles
,
Martyrs
,
Confessors
,
and
Virgins
.
So
as
when
soeuer
he
helped
the
Refectorian
to
make
ready
the
tables
he
wold
say
;
Come
now
,
let
vs
lay
our
Sauiours
Napkin
,
or
his
B.
Mothers
,
and
so
in
the
same
manner
would
he
cal
the
rest
by
their
seuerall
names
,
labouring
in
this
manner
with
a
heart
no
lesse
inflamed
,
with
a
will
&
affection
no
lesse
ready
and
feruent
towards
God
then
if
indeed
he
had
bin
then
to
do
the
very
same
offices
,
to
the
aboue
named
Saints
in
heauen
.
[
In
eius
vita
l.
2.
c.
25.
CHAP.
XI
.
The
imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
her
Eating
,
or
Corporall
refection
.
OF
the
admirable
sobriety
&
abstinence
of
our
Blessed
Lady
,
S.
Bonauenture
following
the
distribution
of
the
tyme
obserued
by
the
B.
Virgin
before
the
Incarnation
of
Christ
,
hath
these
wordes
:
From
the
ninth
Houre
she
left
not
of
her
Exercise
before
mentioned
,
vntill
the
Angell
came
vnto
her
,
from
whose
hands
she
was
wont
to
receaue
her
sustenance
.
S.
Ambrose
speaking
of
her
abstinence
sayth
,
what
shold
I
speake
of
the
frugality
of
her
dyet
,
and
the
aboundance
of
her
deuotion
?
the
one
being
wanting
to
nature
,
the
other
aboue
nature
?
the
one
adding
day
to
day
in
fasting
,
the
other
letting
passe
no
time
nor
occasion
?
and
whensoeuer
she
had
desire
to
eate
,
she
made
choyce
of
what
was
next
at
hand
,
and
such
as
sufficed
to
maintayne
her
life
,
not
to
please
her
appetite
.
[
c.
6.
de
Virgin
.
]
Neyther
did
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
vse
abstinence
only
,
but
hath
commended
the
same
also
the
others
,
who
desire
to
honour
her
.
We
read
of
a
certaine
Carthusi
an
Brother
who
was
so
wholly
deuoted
vnto
the
loue
of
God
,
and
to
the
memory
of
his
B.
Mother
,
as
it
was
iudged
by
those
who
knew
well
his
I
fe
,
that
he
knew
nothing
but
IESVS
Christ
Crucified
,
and
his
Holy
Mother
.
One
might
being
in
his
cell
,
he
seemed
suddainly
to
be
compassed
about
with
a
great
troupe
of
diuells
in
the
sharpe
of
wild
swine
gaping
all-fearefully
on
him
,
with
very
long
&
sharpe
teeth
.
Then
entred
also
into
his
Cell
,
one
in
humane
shape
,
of
a
huge
bignes
,
reprehending
the
forsayd
Monsters
for
their
slothfull
coward
lines
;
and
hauing
a
terrible
iron
book
ful
of
long
&
crooked
teeth
threatned
to
teare
the
holy
man
in
pieces
:
but
the
Moher
of
God
instantly
appeared
vnto
him
,
hauing
in
her
hand
a
litle
wand
,
saying
:
How
dare
you
,
yee
vile
monsters
,
come
neere
vnto
him
,
he
is
none
of
yours
,
neyther
can
you
preuayle
against
him
.
At
which
wordes
the
wicked
crew
,
swifter
than
thought
,
did
vanish
away
.
Then
she
turning
to
the
Religious
man
sayd
:
thou
shalt
vnderstand
that
thy
deuotion
is
very
gratefull
and
acceptable
both
to
God
and
me
,
therefore
perseuere
as
how
hast
begun
,
&
striue
dayly
to
profit
therein
.
And
that
I
may
also
giue
thee
some
directions
in
particuler
,
be
sure
to
eate
the
worst
meate
thou
canst
find
:
Exercise
thy selfe
deuoutly
in
the
labour
of
thy
hands
,
and
choose
the
worst
&
coursest
cloathes
.
And
hauing
thus
spoken
vnto
him
,
she
sently
departed
.
[
Vincent
,
Bellou
.
l.
7.
spec.
hist.
c.
117.
]
How
the
Bl.
Virgin
did
ioyne
the
Refection
of
her
mynd
with
that
of
her
Body
.
NEyther
may
we
make
doubt
,
but
that
the
B.
Virgin
whilest
she
fed
her
body
,
did
also
nourish
her
soule
,
since
that
she
had
the
Angells
alwayes
to
serue
her
,
and
Christ
our
Lord
sitting
at
the
Table
with
her
.
If
you
desyre
to
imitate
this
recollection
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
nourish
your
soule
with
some
pious
meditation
whilst
you
are
feeding
your
body
;
on
Sunday
you
may
imagine
,
that
you
see
the
heauenly
banquet
,
wherwith
the
Angels
and
Blessed
soules
in
heauen
,
together
with
IESVS-Christ
&
his
B.
Mother
are
sweetly
replenished
with
the
Glory
of
God
.
On
munday
,
you
may
imagine
Christ
our
Lord
in
his
Holy
Mothers
armes
when
he
was
a
child
,
feeding
,
&
sucking
at
her
breastes
.
On
Tuesday
,
thinke
you
see
him
now
more
grown
,
sitting
at
the
Table
with
the
Bl.
Virgin
,
&
S.
Joseph
.
On
Wednesday
,
that
you
see
him
seeding
in
the
desart
,
after
he
had
fasted
fourty
daies
,
receauing
food
from
the
hands
of
Angels
.
On
thursday
,
that
you
see
him
eating
his
last
Supper
with
his
disciples
.
On
Friday
drinking
gal
on
the
crosse
.
On
Saturday
,
that
you
see
the
Bl.
Virgin
,
as
before
sayd
,
feeding
with
the
Angells
who
administer
vnto
her
;
or
els
,
saying
grace
at
your
table
,
giuing
a
sweet
tast
&
relish
to
your
meate
with
the
hony
of
her
diuine
Goodnes
and
Mercy
.
Which
benefit
she
hath
often
bestowed
on
many
,
especially
Religious
persons
:
as
she
was
once
seene
to
go
about
the
Table
of
the
Cistercian
monks
,
&
with
her
owne
handes
distribute
a
certayn
Electuary
,
or
sweet
confection
to
all
of
them
,
one
only
excepted
who
refused
to
eat
as
the
rest
did
,
but
was
of
a
particular
diet
[
Caesar
.
l.
7.
c.
48.
]
It
is
recorded
also
of
one
Fulbertus
,
a
singular
Honourer
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
that
being
once
very
sicke
,
and
loathing
all
kind
of
meate
,
the
B.
Virgin
apeared
to
him
,
&
gaue
him
her
virginall
breasts
to
sucke
,
wherby
he
presently
recouered
his
health
.
O
that
the
Bles
.
Virgin
would
bestow
vpon
vs
some
of
that
celestiall
sweetnes
,
out
of
her
motherly
breasts
!
how
then
should
we
despise
and
contemne
all
these
corporall
delicacies
,
and
sensual
pleasures
,
which
are
as
wel
common
euen
vnto
bruite
beasts
,
as
to
vs
.
With
what
discourse
did
the
B.
Virgin
recreate
her
mynd
,
after
her
Refection
.
AFTER
her
sparing
and
temperate
repast
,
we
may
piously
imagine
what
recreation
the
B.
Virgin
vsed
,
being
so
neerly
conioyned
to
God
,
that
daily
she
conuersed
with
him
,
or
with
Angels
,
or
els
with
S.
Ioseph
,
or
som
of
the
sacred
Virgins
who
had
dedicated
their
seruice
to
the
honour
of
God
in
the
Temple
.
It
was
reuealed
to
S.
Brigit
that
Christ
IESVS
when
he
was
yet
a
Child
(
in
priuate
and
domesticall
discourse
with
his
Mother
&
S.
Ioseph
)
did
reueale
vnto
them
diuers
hidden
&
diuine
things
;
and
that
the
sweetnes
of
his
words
caused
in
them
both
singulardelight
,
kindling
a
great
fiame
of
the
diuine
loue
in
their
breasts
.
[
lib.
6.
de
reuel
.
cap.
58.
]
And
it
hath
byn
said
before
,
that
those
who
are
truly
louers
&
honourers
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
are
very
much
addicted
to
spiritual
colloquies
and
discourses
;
therefore
there
is
no
need
to
say
any
more
thereof
in
this
place
.
CHAP.
XII
.
How
the
Bles
.
Virgin
i
to
be
imitated
in
Sleeping
.
YOu
may
learne
out
of
S.
Ambrose
,
what
the
repose
of
our
B.
Lady
was
.
The
B.
Virgin
(
sayth
he
l.
2.
de
Virg
.
)
had
sooner
necessity
than
desire
to
sleep
and
yet
,
whilest
her
body
did
rest
,
her
soule
was
still
watchfull
,
often
repeating
in
her
sleepe
what
she
had
read
;
or
interrupted
of
her
rest
,
she
continued
still
the
same
.
To
which
may
added
out
of
S.
Bernard
,
that
whilst
the
B.
Virgin
slept
,
by
a
meritorious
act
,
she
did
wholy
aspire
vnto
God
&
was
euen
then
a
perfect
contemplant
.
[
serm.
51.
c.
2.
]
The
which
sanctity
of
hers
euen
in
sleeping
you
are
to
imitate
,
as
neere
as
you
can
.
To
the
attaining
wherof
a
continuall
deuotion
and
exercise
of
vertue
wil
wonderfully
help
.
Besithe
B.
Virgin
doth
vse
to
bestow
her
benediction
vpon
those
who
take
their
rest
in
decent
&
holy
manner
,
as
S.
Dominicke
did
see
her
once
sprinkle
with
holy
water
,
and
blesse
all
his
Religious
being
a
sleepe
,
excepting
one
,
who
lay
vndecently
in
his
bed
,
although
he
were
ignorant
thereof
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
Of
the
Imitation
of
the
princicipall
Vertues
of
the
B.
Virgin
:
&
first
of
her
Purity
.
THat
the
B.
Virgins
Purity
was
neuer
so
much
as
blemished
,
with
the
least
spot
of
sin
,
S.
Basil
in
one
word
doth
sufficiently
declare
when
he
sayth
:
That
among
all
Creatures
liuing
there
was
not
any
greater
nor
the
like
Purity
to
be
found
then
that
of
the
Bl.
Virgin
.
[
in
orat
.
de
hum
.
Christi
gener
.
]
And
S.
Anselme
sayth
:
The
pure
Sanctity
,
and
most
saintly
Purity
of
her
pious
breast
,
did
infinitly
surpasse
the
purity
of
all
other
creatures
whatsoeuer
.
(
de
Excell
.
B.
Virgin
.
c.
9.
)
And
the
better
to
preserue
this
purity
the
B.
Virgin
did
accompany
it
with
two
other
Vertues
,
to
wit
,
the
continuall
Presence
of
God
,
and
as
carefull
Custody
of
her selfe
.
Of
the
presence
of
God
,
Canisius
doth
thus
discourse
.
What
is
more
happy
then
the
B.
Virgin
,
who
whithersoeuer
she
went
,
did
alwayes
contemplate
the
Euerlasting
Diuinity
of
God
adoring
inwardly
so
great
a
Maiesty
in
spirit
and
truth
,
conceyuing
nothing
in
that
her
so
pure
and
holy
breast
but
what
was
also
most
diuine
and
pure
.
(
lib.
1.
c.
13.
)
Of
her
euer
watchful
care
to
keep
this
Purity
,
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
sayd
thus
vnto
S.
Brigit
.
Euen
from
that
tyme
(
sayd
she
)
that
I
first
vnderstood
there
was
a
God
,
I
was
alwayes
fearfull
and
solicitous
of
my selfe
,
&
of
my
obseruance
towards
him
,
inwardly
louing
him
,
and
euery
houre
fearing
least
by
word
,
or
deed
,
I
might
any
wayes
offend
him
.
[
lib.
de
reuel
.
cap.
10.
]
Of
the
loue
and
desire
of
the
like
Purity
.
NOw
that
you
may
not
only
know
this
Purity
but
that
knowing
it
,
may
also
loue
it
,
&
that
louing
it
,
may
likewise
desyre
and
imbrace
it
,
you
must
often
represent
vnto
your selfe
the
most
admirable
purity
of
the
B.
Virgin
as
most
resplendant
,
fayre
,
louely
and
gratefull
both
to
God
,
Angels
,
and
Men.
She
appeared
once
to
S.
Gertrude
,
like
to
a
most
white
&
shining
Lilly
,
spreading
it self
before
the
most
Holy
and
Indiuidual
Trinity
:
at
what
tyme
the
B.
Virgin
likewise
taught
her
the
following
Salutation
,
as
most
gratful
vnto
herself
.
Hayle
O
white
Lilly
of
the
euer
resplendant
,
and
peaceable
Trinity
.
Haile
o
faire
Rose
of
the
celestiall
Delights
,
of
whose
Roote
,
the
king
of
heauen
vouchsafed
to
be
borne
,
&
of
whose
milk
he
would
be
fed
,
therby
to
nourish
our
soules
with
diuine
Influence
.
[
lib.
3.
insin
.
diuin.
c.
19.
]
Euen
so
when
you
shall
behold
any
Image
of
our
B.
Lady
,
as
if
you
perceaued
some
liuely
purity
therein
say
;
O
B.
Mary
,
more
fayre
then
the
sun
by
thy
purity
,
&
in
splendour
surpassing
the
starrs
,
I
haue
Ioued
you
euen
from
my
youth
,
&
I
am
become
a
louer
of
your
Beauty
.
Another
tyme
the
Blessed
Virgin
appeared
to
S.
Clare
of
Monte
Falco
(
who
though
,
she
were
then
but
six
yeares
old
,
did
labour
to
obtaine
this
purity
,
by
despising
althings
for
the
most
pure
loue
of
Christ
)
bearing
in
her
armes
her
litle
IESVS
,
and
so
soone
as
the
holy
Child
beheld
S.
Clare
,
he
desyred
to
go
downe
on
the
ground
,
to
imbrace
her
as
his
beloued
spouse
.
Wherupon
S.
Clare
comming
to
imbrace
him
,
he
againe
as
in
play
&
sport
ran
from
her
,
and
hid
himselfe
vnder
his
Mothers
garments
,
leauing
notwithstanding
in
the
heart
of
the
little
Saint
,
a
meruaylous
sweetnes
of
his
loue
.
A
particuler
examen
touching
the
practice
of
imitating
the
said
Pūrity
.
TO
the
practise
of
this
Purity
,
a
particuler
Examine
is
very
necessary
to
be
made
,
at
a
certaine
tyme
and
place
,
as
neere
as
may
be
,
obseruing
these
two
speciall
points
.
1.
To
Examine
your
greater
sinnes
,
if
by
chante
you
haue
fallen
into
any
,
making
a
firme
purpose
by
the
grace
of
God
vtterly
to
forsake
them
.
2.
You
must
conceaue
a
great
and
most
vehement
desire
to
root
out
all
sinne
wholy
.
For
the
first
,
thinke
often
with
your selfe
,
how
displeasing
such
offences
are
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
being
so
pure
,
&
thirsting
so
greatly
after
the
diuine
Honour
and
Glory
and
so
extremely
auerted
from
all
sinnes
,
especially
mortall
.
Of
which
her
auersion
,
we
haue
an
example
of
one
,
who
comming
vnto
her
House
of
Loreto
on
Pilgrimage
,
burdened
with
a
number
of
sinnes
,
and
of
a
life
most
impure
was
twice
frighted
from
entring
into
the
sacred
House
by
certayne
terrible
visions
which
the
saw
before
him
at
the
dore
;
nor
was
he
able
by
any
means
to
enter
before
he
had
byn
at
confession
,
and
receaued
absolution
of
his
sinnes
.
[
Tursell
.
in
hist.
Laur.
l.
5
c.
27.
]
The
like
happened
vnto
S.
Mary
of
Aegypt
sometimes
a
grieuous
sinner
,
who
was
hindred
by
a
celestiall
force
from
entring
into
the
Holy
Sepulcher
of
our
Lord
at
Hierusalem
,
vntil
by
help
of
the
Mercy
and
pitty
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
she
began
seriously
to
amend
her
life
.
Secondly
when
you
haue
purged
your self
from
greater
sinnes
by
the
intercession
of
the
B
Virgin
,
&
by
the
help
of
diuine
Grace
,
you
are
to
proceed
vnto
the
rooting
out
of
veniall
sinnes
;
and
first
,
&
chiefly
,
those
,
which
may
incline
you
to
commit
greater
&
more
dagerous
Crimes
,
&
into
which
you
do
more
ordinarily
fall
;
perswading
your self
for
certayne
that
not
only
mortall
,
but
euen
the
least
Veniall
finne
is
greatly
displeasing
to
the
B.
Virgin
.
S.
Catharine
of
Siena
contemplating
on
a
tyme
a
diuine
Vision
,
for
only
casting
aside
her
eyes
,
out
of
curiosity
,
was
for
that
so
litle
distraction
sharply
reprehended
by
the
B.
Virgin
in
such
sort
,
that
it
caused
her
to
shed
aboundance
of
bitter
teares
.
[
in
eius
vita
.
]
As
also
a
certaine
Monke
of
the
cistercians
Order
of
an
innocent
life
,
by
chance
falling
a
sleepe
one
night
after
Mattins
before
an
Altar
in
the
Church
,
was
presently
awaked
by
the
Bles-Virgin
,
telling
him
,
that
was
no
place
of
sleeping
,
but
of
praying
.
How
to
begge
the
gift
of
Purity
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
YOv
must
also
begge
often
,
&
humbly
the
guift
of
Purity
of
the
B.
Virgin
:
to
which
end
you
may
repeate
these
words
of
Holy
Church
,
in
the
Hymne
of
Aue
Maris
stella
.
Grant
vs
pure
life
we
pray
,
And
make
our
way
secure
:
That
so
behoulding
Christ
our
ioy
may
alwayes
dure
.
And
since
that
the
first
degree
of
Purity
,
is
the
true
knowledg
of
our selfe
and
of
our
owne
defects
,
you
must
frequently
desire
the
same
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
and
that
she
would
giue
you
so
much
light
whereby
to
see
and
discouer
all
your
sinnes
and
imperfections
,
that
so
you
may
detest
them
,
&
make
a
ful
confession
therof
,
at
your
first
opportunity
.
This
fauour
she
once
imparted
to
a
youth
of
her
Sodality
in
Germany
,
who
vpon
a
tymevery
carefully
examining
his
conscience
of
all
thoughts
,
words
,
&
deedes
,
&
humbly
desiring
of
the
Queene
of
heauen
,
that
he
might
leaue
none
of
his
sinnes
vnconfessed
;
behould
suddainly
,
there
fell
downe
from
aboue
,
a
paper
of
wonderfull
whitnes
,
iust
before
his
face
as
he
was
praying
,
wherein
all
his
sinnes
,
in
a
very
small
,
but
curious
character
were
written
,
with
this
addition
,
that
if
he
confessed
all
which
was
in
that
paper
contayned
,
and
did
but
deuoutly
say
ouer
his
Rosary
in
the
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
he
should
be
in
a
very
good
state
.
And
that
which
incresed
the
miracle
was
that
an
other
youth
of
the
same
Sodality
,
as
also
his
Father
,
the
Pastour
of
the
parish
,
&
many
others
endeauoring
to
read
the
same
paper
,
could
neuer
vnderstand
one
letter
therof
.
[
Annuae
Soc.
Iesu
.
an.
1588.
Coll.
Monast.
]
Moreouer
you
are
to
n
a
most
vehement
detestation
of
all
your
sinnes
,
as
well
of
those
you
know
as
of
those
you
know
not
,
or
may
haue
forgotten
,
such
as
S.
Anselme
conceaued
,
when
he
said
:
If
(
quoth
he
)
on
the
one
side
I
should
see
hel
,
and
on
the
other
side
a
Mortal
sinne
,
&
must
needs
choose
one
of
them
;
I
had
rather
go
into
Hell
a
thousand
tymes
,
then
commit
but
that
one
Mortall
sinne
.
And
he
addeth
:
That
he
had
rather
go
to
Hell
,
free
&
pure
from
sinne
,
then
to
Heauen
,
defiled
with
the
filth
,
and
ordure
of
sinne
.
Lastly
you
must
most
humbly
,
&
often
begge
pardon
of
your
sinnes
,
and
amendment
of
your
life
,
euen
from
the
bottome
of
your
heart
through
the
mercy
&
pitty
of
Gods
Holy
Mother
who
doth
louingly
receyue
all
those
which
fly
vnto
her
for
help
;
like
vnto
that
Cloud
which
God
did
once
spread
ouer
the
children
of
Israel
to
protect
them
in
their
flight
out
of
Egypt
,
and
in
their
iorney
in
the
Desart
,
couering
and
shading
them
like
a
Canopy
,
from
the
intollerable
heate
of
the
Sunne
.
O
how
often
had
the
ardor
of
diuine
Iustice
euen
consumed
al
humane
kind
,
had
not
the
B.
Virgin
interposed
her
praiers
betwixt
vs
and
the
same
like
to
another
cloud
,
and
defended
vs
from
the
fury
of
his
offended
Maiesty
?
In
vayne
should
we
seeke
refuge
against
the
reuengefull
hand
of
God
,
who
with
sword
,
sulphure
,
thunder
,
&
most
direfull
flames
daily
menaceth
the
world
,
hauing
euery
where
so
great
&
enormous
sinnes
to
punish
:
for
who
could
be
able
to
persuade
,
or
mitigate
his
most
iust
wrath
&
fury
,
but
only
the
pious
Mother
of
our
Lord
,
by
extending
the
bosome
of
her
pitty
&
commiseration
to
saue
vs
miserable
sinners
,
and
by
interposing
her
intercessions
to
keepe
vs
from
the
deadly
stroke
?
wherof
the
world
is
full
of
examples
,
as
once
S.
Gertrud
did
see
her
,
as
it
were
protecting
all
kind
of
wild
beastes
vnder
her
garment
,
by
which
was
signified
sinners
flying
vnto
her
for
refuge
and
succour
.
A
notable
example
whereof
we
will
here
recount
.
A
certayne
wicked
soldiar
hauing
no
hope
of
his
saluation
,
by
reason
of
the
multitude
and
hey
nousnes
of
his
sinnes
,
comming
once
into
a
Church
,
fell
downe
on
his
knees
prostrate
before
an
Image
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
desyring
helpe
of
her
with
many
teares
:
when
behould
the
Child
IESVS
in
the
armes
of
his
B.
Mother
seemed
also
to
weepe
with
him
,
and
a
fountayne
of
water
to
issue
out
of
the
B.
Virgins
hand
,
which
moystened
all
the
Altar
whereon
it
fell
:
thereby
to
giue
the
Soldier
to
vnderstand
,
how
great
trust
and
confidence
he
was
to
haue
in
her
who
was
the
fountayne
of
all
Mercy
,
and
how
easily
the
Sonne
would
be
wonne
by
his
Mothers
prayers
,
who
did
with
teares
receaue
a
lost
man
returning
vnto
him
.
His
Companions
understanding
of
the
miracle
,
came
running
thither
,
to
the
end
theyr
eyes
might
be
witnes
,
&
more
credit
giuen
to
the
wonder
;
who
in
testimony
thereof
did
deuide
among
them
as
a
pretious
relique
,
a
Handkercher
wet
in
the
sayd
water
.
The
soldiar
hauing
made
confession
of
al
the
wickednes
of
his
former
life
,
vowed
to
enter
into
Reigion
.
[
Bonif
.
&
Orland
.
E.
4.
c.
5.
CHAP.
XIV
.
Of
the
Imitation
of
the
Chastity
of
the
B
Virgin
.
HOw
excellent
the
Chastity
of
the
Bles
.
Virgin
was
,
S.
Antoninus
well
declares
when
he
sayth
:
That
it
did
not
only
exceed
the
Purity
of
all
earthly
Creatures
,
but
euen
of
the
Angels
themselues
.
And
truly
the
Epithete
,
or
addition
of
the
world
VIRGIN
,
is
so
proper
to
the
Mother
of
God
,
that
Epiphanius
exclayming
out
,
sayth
:
Who
durst
euer
yet
pronounce
the
Name
of
Blessed
Mary
,
&
being
demaunded
whome
he
meant
,
did
not
presetly
reply
the
VIRGIN
Mary
?
Abraham
had
giuen
him
the
Title
,
of
Friend
of
God
,
nor
shal
it
be
taken
from
him
:
Iacob
had
the
Name
of
Israel
,
and
it
shall
not
be
altered
:
&
B.
Mary
the
Syrname
of
VIRGIN
,
nor
shall
it
be
euer
changed
for
she
alwaies
remayned
most
chast
and
pure
.
[
Haeres
78.
]
And
although
God
himselfe
had
particuler
care
of
this
her
Treasure
of
Virginity
,
yet
did
she
also
vse
all
posssible
diligence
for
preseruation
therof
,
as
in
shunning
the
sight
and
conuersation
of
men
,
&
therfore
is
called
.
ALMA
by
the
Prophet
I
say
,
which
is
as
much
as
to
say
,
a
Virgin
,
hidden
or
retyred
from
the
sight
of
men
,
and
of
a
most
approued
Chastity
.
And
Galatinus
sayth
;
that
the
eyes
of
the
B.
Virgin
did
neuer
behold
any
vnlawful
thing
and
that
among
other
her
many
perfections
,
she
was
indewed
with
the
spirit
of
Prophesy
,
in
such
manner
,
as
if
at
any
time
she
might
chance
to
heare
,
or
see
any
vndecent
thing
her
eares
&
eyes
should
presently
be
shut
,
&
wholy
reserued
to
fulfill
the
diuine
pleasure
,
(
lib.
de
Arcan
.
cap.
5.
)
Nor
did
the
Bl.
Virgin
only
,
loue
and
preserue
her
owne
Virginity
,
but
also
did
beget
the
same
in
others
.
For
although
(
as
sayth
S.
Bonauenture
)
she
were
of
a
most
fayre
&
admirable
aspect
,
yet
did
she
mooue
all
men
therby
vnto
greater
purity
of
life
.
And
now
in
heauen
(
saith
S.
Ambrose
)
she
hath
hung
out
her
banner
of
Purity
,
and
sacred
Virginity
,
and
by
her
protection
secureth
all
to
follow
and
imbrace
the
same
.
(
l.
de
instit
.
Virg.
c.
5.
)
Let
this
her
Angelicall
vertue
therfore
mooue
&
incite
vs
to
her
imitation
.
O
how
fayre
is
a
chast
generation
with
noblenesse
?
And
let
vt
conceaue
a
most
earnest
desyre
of
obtayning
the
same
by
often
representing
to
our selues
the
B.
Virgin
,
calling
vpon
vs
in
these
words
of
Ecclesiasticus
:
Come
vnto
me
all
you
who
seeke
after
me
,
and
you
shall
be
filled
with
my
generations
.
For
my
spirit
it
sweeter
than
hony
,
and
the
hony
combe
.
I
haue
fructifyed
like
the
vine
,
&
brought
forth
the
sweetnes
of
odour
;
and
my
flowers
are
fruites
of
honour
and
honesty
.
Now
that
you
may
the
better
obteine
this
vertue
,
you
must
often
cal
to
mind
this
versicle
of
the
Church
.
O
Virgin
singular
,
in
mildnes
passing
all
,
Make
vs
both
meek
&
chast
deliuered
from
sins
thral
,
As
also
this
other
:
By
thy
immaculate
Conception
,
o
most
glorious
Virgin
,
we
beseech
thee
deliuer
vs
.
Which
short
prayer
,
Doctour
Auila
a
most
famous
Preacher
in
Spayne
,
doth
affirme
to
be
of
great
force
against
all
impure
,
and
vncleane
thoughts
.
Lastly
in
what
esteeme
the
pure
louers
of
Chastity
are
with
God
&
his
B.
Mother
,
may
appeare
by
the
following
history
.
One
Iulianus
a
Noble
yongman
,
who
intended
to
liue
chast
,
was
contrary
to
his
pious
desire
inforced
by
his
parents
to
mary
a
like
Noble
virgin
called
Basilissa
.
Now
when
night
drew
on
,
and
they
retyred
to
their
Bridal
Chamber
,
there
was
such
a
sent
of
Lillyes
&
Roses
(
although
it
were
then
winter
)
that
the
Bride
Bas●●ssa
thought
herself
to
be
in
some
pleasant
Garden
in
the
moneth
of
May.
Whervpon
her
husband
toke
occasion
to
tell
her
of
his
desire
and
purpose
,
and
so
far
preuayled
with
her
,
that
she
likewise
there
vowed
Virginity
vnto
IESVS
the
most
pure
spouse
of
al
chast
harts
.
She
had
no
sooner
done
,
but
they
perceaued
the
Chamber
to
shine
with
a
wonderfull
light
,
and
saw
Christ
Iesus
in
the
middest
of
a
multitude
of
Celestiall
wights
,
all
cloathed
in
white
garments
,
&
the
B.
Virgin
inuironed
with
virgins
one
euery
side
to
approach
vnto
that
holy
Mariage
feast
;
togeather
with
most
melodious
musicke
,
fit
for
so
great
a
solemnity
sounding
forth
these
wordes
,
carnarvan
how
hast
conquered
:
And
,
Blessed
be
thou
,
O
Basilissa
,
who
hast
obeyed
the
wholsom
counsayle
of
thy
spouse
.
Then
was
there
giuen
vnto
Iulian
a
fayre
booke
to
reade
,
in
which
was
written
this
:
Those
who
for
the
loue
&
desire
of
me
,
haue
despised
the
world
,
shall
haue
their
place
among
them
,
that
neuer
knew
any
woman
.
Basilissa
shall
remayne
among
the
Order
of
virgins
,
wherof
MARY
the
Mother
of
IESVS
is
Queene
&
Princesse
,
After
Iulian
had
read
this
,
he
shut
the
Booke
,
and
all
the
holy
Quires
of
Saintes
there
present
answered
with
one
voyce
,
Amen
.
O
with
what
solid
&
pure
delight
was
this
most
chast
Payre
of
pure
Soules
filled
?
where
are
yee
,
O
yee
vanityes
of
the
deceytfull
fading
impure
,
wretched
world
?
how
poore
and
miserable
will
yee
seeme
compared
with
these
celestiall
,
&
most
solide
delights
?
CHAP.
XV.
The
Imitation
of
the
Pouerty
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
1.
HOw
poore
the
B.
Virgin
was
in
her
proper
choyce
,
and
how
much
she
despised
and
neglected
all
earthly
riches
,
Saint
Brigit
doth
declare
in
these
wordes
:
That
high-soaring
Soule
,
(
sayth
she
)
which
did
contemplat
the
rewards
prepared
for
the
iust
in
heauen
,
did
prefer
them
before
all
other
temporall
riches
,
yea
in
regard
of
them
she
did
so
contemne
all
other
external
goods
and
faculties
,
that
she
was
alone
content
with
that
which
did
only
seeme
inough
vnto
her
,
to
the
only
necessary
sustenance
of
her
life
.
(
.10
Reuel
.
cap.
10.
and
3.
cap.
8.
)
And
Richelius
(
cited
by
Canisius
lib.
1.
cap.
10.
)
testifieth
the
same
,
when
he
saith
that
the
B.
virgin
after
her
Sonne
was
glorifyed
and
ascended
into
heauen
,
did
so
conforme
her selfe
with
his
new
glory
,
that
the
world
grew
daily
more
and
more
vile
in
her
sight
and
esteeme
,
she
thirsting
insatiably
after
celestiall
things
.
2.
How
truly
poore
she
was
in
her
temporall
estate
the
same
S.
Brigit
declareth
thus
from
the
B.
Virgins
owne
mouth
.
From
the
beginning
(
sayth
she
)
I
made
a
vow
in
my
hart
,
if
so
it
might
be
acceptable
to
God
,
neuer
to
possesse
any
thing
in
the
world
.
The
which
our
Sauiours
poore
Natiuity
in
the
stable
,
and
the
handicraft
of
Saint
Joseph
,
as
also
her
owne
hand-labour
do
sufficiently
witnesse
,
yea
after
the
Ascension
of
Christ
into
heauen
,
she
liued
among
the
poore
and
Euangelicall
widowes
of
the
Iewes
,
with
whome
she
receaued
her
almes
,
out
of
the
common
Charity
of
others
,
with
great
simplicity
,
and
ioy
of
hart
.
And
although
it
be
not
improbable
,
that
the
B
Virgin
whe
she
fled
with
her
little
sonne
IESVS
into
Aegipt
did
liue
by
the
charity
of
others
,
and
did
aske
almes
from
place
to
place
:
Neuerthelesse
diuers
graue
Authors
are
of
opinion
,
that
afterwards
she
liued
not
so
,
it
being
an
vndecent
thing
that
so
most
holy
and
chast
a
Matrone
should
so
offer
frequent
the
houses
and
conuersation
of
others
,
or
that
so
great
a
louer
of
priuacy
,
should
so
often
appeare
in
publicke
.
3.
Thirdly
,
that
this
Pouerty
of
our
blessed
Lady
was
free
,
of
her
owne
accord
,
&
not
constrayned
therto
through
want
or
necessity
,
appeareth
as
wel
by
the
quality
of
her
parents
,
whose
only
daughter
and
inheritresse
she
was
,
as
also
by
the
many
rich
,
and
pretious
guifts
of
the
three
Kings
,
and
of
others
,
who
would
neuer
haue
suffered
her
to
haue
wanted
any
thing
had
she
but
desyred
the
same
.
4.
Fourthly
,
she
was
most
obseruant
of
neatnes
and
beseeming
decency
in
her
habit
,
&
clothes
,
as
hauing
them
alwayes
very
neat
and
handsome
,
and
of
a
most
graue
and
modest
colour
.
And
the
like
also
in
her
Chamber
,
of
which
the
Archangel
Gabriell
had
the
charge
,
as
testifieth
Guarinus
and
many
others
.
Lastly
,
how
much
the
B.
Virgin
desireth
,
this
her
Pouerty
,
(
which
was
our
Sauiours
perpetuall
companion
on
Earth
)
should
be
esteemed
off
by
men
,
all
good
Religious
persons
do
aboundantly
testify
by
their
obseruance
of
the
Holy
Pouerty
which
they
professe
&
vow
.
And
Saint
Francis
,
famous
for
his
pouerty
,
throughout
the
Christian
world
,
receaued
that
spirit
in
no
other
place
than
in
the
church
of
our
B.
Lady
,
named
Portiuncula
,
or
,
Of
the
Angells
;
vnto
which
Place
,
as
witnesseth
S.
Bonauenture
,
he
bare
a
more
special
reuerence
,
then
vnto
any
other
place
in
the
world
,
as
hauing
there
humbly
begun
,
vertuously
proceeded
,
&
most
happily
ended
;
and
at
his
death
commended
the
same
vnto
his
Friars
as
a
place
most
pleasing
to
the
B.
Virgin
.
[
In
cius
vita
c.
2.
]
CHAP.
XVI
.
The
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
humility
,
Modesty
,
Patience
,
and
Obedience
.
HOw
great
the
vertue
of
Humility
,
as
the
foundation
of
al
other
vertues
,
was
in
the
Blessed
Virgin
S.
Mechtild
declareth
thus
:
The
first
vertue
wherin
she
exercised
her selfe
was
Humility
,
thinking
alwayes
so
humbly
of
her selfe
,
that
although
she
were
adorned
which
so
many
graces
,
and
priuiledges
yet
did
she
neuer
preferre
her self
before
any
other
person
,
but
humbled
her selfe
euen
vnto
al
,
conseruing
silently
in
her
brest
the
many
vertues
,
&
praises
due
vnto
her
;
as
may
appeare
by
her
canticle
of
Magnificat
;
the
which
S.
Mary
of
Oegnia
did
sing
forth
,
as
she
lay
a
dying
,
therby
to
declare
the
honour
which
she
bare
vnto
the
Bles
.
Virgin
,
as
hauing
burned
all
her
life
tyme
with
a
most
ardent
desire
of
imitating
her
humility
.
In
recompence
wherof
the
B.
V.
willed
her
to
cal
for
the
last
Sacrament
of
Extreme
Vnction
,
&
was
present
at
her
death
,
with
all
the
holy
Apostles
,
and
Christ
himselfe
,
who
at
the
feet
of
the
dying
Saint
fixed
his
triumphant
banner
of
the
Crosse
as
a
token
of
her
Victory
,
whereby
she
triumphed
by
the
Humility
of
the
Crosse
ouer
all
her
enemies
.
(
Ineius
vita
cap.
3.
)
Nor
can
we
heere
passe
ouer
in
silence
that
rare
&
singular
feruour
of
imitating
the
Humility
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
which
was
obserued
in
S.
Lewis
King
of
France
,
whose
custome
was
euery
Saturday
throgh
out
the
yeare
,
in
honour
of
the
B.
Virgin
to
wash
,
wipe
,
and
kisse
priuately
in
his
chamber
,
the
feet
of
certayne
poor
people
;
leauing
to
posterity
a
rare
,
&
new
example
of
kingly
submission
.
(
In
eius
vita
.
of
the
Modesty
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
VNto
Humility
,
did
the
B.
virgin
ioyne
Modesty
,
as
an
inseparable
companion
:
Wherof
S.
Bernard
speaking
,
thus
writeth
.
When
as
(
sayth
he
)
the
B.
Virgin
did
heare
her
Sonne
eyther
speaking
to
the
people
in
parables
,
or
reuealing
vnto
his
disciples
the
mysteries
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
;
or
when
she
saw
him
worke
miracles
,
yea
hanging
on
the
Crosse
&
breathing
out
his
soule
,
rising
agayne
in
glory
,
or
lastly
ascending
into
heauen
;
yet
at
any
of
these
times
do
we
neuer
read
that
the
voice
of
this
most
bashful
Virgin
,
of
this
most
chast
Turtle
hath
bin
heard
to
speake
.
(
serm.
Signum
magnum
.
)
And
if
at
any
time
she
had
occasion
to
speake
,
with
what
modesty
,
and
humility
did
she
vtter
her
words
?
She
spake
,
sayth
Nicephorus
(
l.
2.
hist.
)
vnto
al
without
pride
,
without
laughter
,
without
perturbation
,
as
deuoyd
of
all
haughtines
,
simple
,
obseruant
,
and
of
most
excellent
humility
.
And
this
Vertue
,
so
highly
esteemed
by
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
she
much
commends
to
those
who
honour
her
.
For
,
as
witnesseth
S.
Gregory
[
l.
4.
dial
.
cap.
17.
]
on
a
ty
me
she
admonished
one
Musa
a
yong
Virgin
,
much
deuoted
vnto
her
,
to
abstaine
from
idle
play
,
iesting
,
laughter
,
and
all
other
childish
leuity
,
if
she
desired
to
raygne
with
her
.
And
truly
,
if
the
B.
Virgin
liuing
heere
on
earth
were
so
carefull
,
as
sayth
S.
Bonauenture
(
in
medit
.
vitae
Christi
c.
3.
)
that
none
with
whom
she
conuersed
should
offend
by
any
speach
of
theirs
,
nor
that
they
shold
be
heard
at
any
time
to
laugh
,
or
vtter
any
iniurious
words
of
others
:
how
much
more
solicitous
may
we
now
thinke
her
to
be
in
heauen
,
that
we
should
obserue
this
Vertue
of
hers
?
Of
the
Patience
of
the
Bl.
Virgin
.
THe
vertue
of
Patience
springeth
also
out
of
Humility
,
the
which
shined
most
cleerly
throghout
the
life
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
For
that
she
was
most
cheerfull
in
al
her
persecutions
and
afflictions
,
neuer
complayning
in
her
want
or
necessity
,
yea
always
most
obseruant
and
officious
euen
towards
her
enemies
.
And
S.
Ambrose
treating
of
her
Constancy
,
and
Fortitude
whilst
she
stood
at
the
foot
of
the
Crosse
,
sayth
;
The
mother
stood
by
the
Crosse
of
her
Sonne
,
as
not
fearing
the
daunger
of
her
owne
life
.
The
Sonne
hunge
vpon
the
Crosse
,
and
the
Mother
offred
herselfe
vnto
the
persecutors
,
wherby
she
became
more
then
a
Martyr
,
and
is
therfore
commonly
called
the
Queen
of
Martyrs
.
(
l.
de
ins●t
.
virg.
)
But
how
many
,
&
how
solide
arguments
of
patience
did
the
B.
Virgin
suggest
vnto
S.
Lidwyne
a
most
deuout
seruant
of
hers
,
whilst
she
lay
grieuously
sicke
for
many
yeares
,
may
easily
appeare
,
in
that
she
often
sent
vnto
her
an
Angell
to
recreate
and
confort
her
with
his
presence
in
the
midst
of
her
dolours
&
afflictions
.
This
Angell
would
often
carry
S.
Lidwyne
to
an
Image
of
the
B.
Virgin
to
salute
the
same
:
often
also
to
a
most
pleasant
Garden
of
flowers
,
and
into
a
most
sweet
and
temperate
ayre
,
where
she
suffered
neyther
heate
nor
cold
.
Somtimes
also
would
he
carry
her
to
see
the
paynes
in
Purgatory
,
that
she
might
learne
to
set
light
by
what
she
suffered
heere
on
earth
.
At
other
times
would
he
rayse
her
vp
to
behold
the
Blessed
Soules
in
heauen
,
from
whence
she
receaued
such
aboundant
pleasure
&
delight
,
that
she
was
euen
rauished
with
the
sight
therof
.
And
the
Blessed
Saintes
did
call
vnto
her
,
&
animate
her
in
these
words
:
Suffer
constantly
,
Lidwyne
,
that
which
yet
remayneth
for
thee
to
suffer
;
for
we
all
haue
passed
through
fyer
,
and
water
,
before
we
came
to
inioy
this
rest
&
happines
as
you
see
.
(
Jn
eius
vita
.
)
Do
you
likwise
imagine
,
that
you
heare
the
B.
Virgin
animating
you
with
like
wordes
,
to
suffer
couragiously
whensoeuer
occasion
is
offered
.
To
this
may
be
added
the
example
of
Hermanus
surnamed
Contractus
,
or
the
Cripple
(
borne
of
a
noble
Family
in
Sueueland
)
so
called
for
that
all
his
members
were
from
his
youth
shrunke
vp
,
&
contracted
.
This
man
led
a
Religious
life
famous
for
learning
,
in
the
holy
Order
of
S.
Benedict
,
about
the
yeare
of
Christ
1060.
And
praying
once
vnto
the
Bles
.
Virgin
most
earnestly
to
graunt
him
the
vse
of
all
his
lymmes
,
she
appeared
vnto
him
and
gaue
him
his
choyce
of
thes
two
things
,
eyther
to
remayne
as
he
was
,
&
haue
the
guift
of
al
humayne
&
diuine
science
&
learning
,
or
els
to
be
made
whole
,
&
altogether
ignorant
&
vnlearned
.
But
he
considering
well
the
matter
,
chose
to
remaine
a
cripple
as
he
was
(
Tritem
.
de
viris
illustr.
lib.
2.
c.
84.
)
No
doubt
but
the
Blessed
Virgin
persuaded
this
singular
example
of
patience
vnto
Hermanus
,
to
giue
vs
to
vnderstand
,
that
whosoeuer
will
please
the
Blessed
Virgin
,
according
to
her
example
,
must
patiently
imbrace
all
troubles
and
afflictions
.
But
to
returne
vnto
our
story
.
From
that
time
forwards
Hermanus
did
so
excell
in
all
kind
of
Learing
both
in
the
Latin
,
Greeke
,
&
Arabicke
tounge
as
he
was
inferior
to
none
of
his
age
.
And
among
many
other
things
he
set
forth
the
Ant-hymne
of
Salue
Regina
,
vsually
sunge
by
them
Church
in
her
Office
,
and
often
celebrated
by
Angelicall
musicke
,
and
many
miracles
.
Of
the
Obedience
of
the
B.
Virgin
.
LAstly
,
Obedience
,
the
Daughter
of
Humility
,
was
most
excellent
&
rare
in
the
B.
Virgin
the
which
Gerson
doth
confirme
when
he
sayth
:
That
she
standing
by
the
Crosse
,
exercised
a
most
highe
Act
of
Obedience
,
in
offering
her
Sonne
vnto
God
,
and
in
conforming
her
will
,
in
his
most
bitter
death
,
vnto
the
will
of
God
.
She
was
most
obedient
vnto
all
,
but
especially
vnto
her
Parents
,
as
saith
S.
Metchtild
of
whom
she
was
so
obseruant
,
that
she
neuer
offended
them
in
any
the
least
thing
.
The
Vertue
of
her
imitation
in
this
so
excellent
manner
she
commended
vnto
S.
Catharine
daughter
to
S.
Brigit
,
who
liuing
at
Rome
with
her
Mother
,
did
so
greatly
desire
to
returne
to
her
Country
of
Sueuia
againe
,
that
her
Mother
could
by
no
means
perswade
her
from
the
same
.
Wherupon
the
B.
Virgin
appearing
,
did
sharply
reprehend
her
,
saying
:
Shall
I
help
,
or
fauour
thee
in
any
thing
,
when
thou
neyther
obeyest
God
,
nor
me
,
nor
thy
Mother
,
nor
thy
Confessor
?
After
this
admonition
,
S.
Catherine
began
to
desist
,
&
was
euer
after
of
a
most
ready
,
and
prompt
obedience
.
(
Sur.
in
eius
vita
.
)
The
great
propension
&
readines
of
Fa.
Peter
Canisius
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
&
late
Apostle
of
Germany
,
to
honour
the
B.
Virgin
,
is
well
knowne
vnto
all
;
and
himselfe
hath
declared
in
the
end
of
his
fifth
Booke
written
of
her
prayses
.
The
which
our
B.
Lady
did
as
greatly
&
abundantly
reward
,
by
bestowing
on
him
the
Vertue
of
Obedience
to
his
Superiours
,
with
such
true
feeling
and
impression
of
hart
,
as
he
was
ready
to
vndergo
any
Office
,
or
ministery
of
the
Society
,
though
neuer
so
meane
,
or
humble
without
respect
or
care
of
himselfe
,
but
reposing
all
his
comfort
&
confidence
in
God
and
his
B.
Mother
.
These
be
his
owne
words
.
I
desire
you
earnestly
,
O
most
glorious
Queene
,
whome
none
do
call
vpon
without
pious
fruite
,
that
you
would
fauourably
accept
this
poore
testimony
of
my
deuotion
towards
you
.
I
confesse
I
am
not
Ephrem
,
that
I
would
dare
to
say
with
him
;
Make
me
worthy
to
praise
you
,
o
holy
Virgin
.
Neither
am
I
Damascen
,
that
I
should
make
new
hymnes
vnto
your
honour
?
Nor
am
I
Hildephonsus
,
that
I
should
be
honoured
with
a
peculiar
reward
for
vndertaking
your
defence
:
But
I
shall
thinke
my selfe
fully
and
highly
rewarded
,
if
you
would
be
pleased
to
enrole
me
,
not
in
the
number
of
your
friends
,
or
children
,
but
of
your
seruants
and
vassals
.
Thus
he
of
his
deuotion
towards
the
B.
Virgin
.
Heare
now
what
a
true
feeling
of
Obedience
she
therefore
,
in
recompence
bestowed
vpon
him
.
For
he
thus
answered
S.
Jgnatius
commending
Obedience
vnto
all
those
of
his
Society
,
&
to
him
in
particuler
.
I
do
simply
professe
,
that
it
will
be
most
gratefull
vnto
me
,
whatsoeuer
office
or
ministery
shal
be
inioyned
me
by
holy
Obedience
be
it
of
Cooke
,
Gardener
,
Porter
,
or
any
other
office
,
in
which
I
am
ignorant
&
wholy
to
learne
.
And
from
this
day
forwards
,
I
do
make
a
holy
vow
,
setting
aside
all
respect
whatsoeuer
,
that
I
will
haue
no
care
heerafter
either
of
the
disposall
of
my selfe
for
Mission
or
habitation
,
or
any
other
commodity
whatsoeuer
,
but
remit
all
vnto
the
Care
and
disposition
of
our
Reuerend
Father
Generall
;
to
whome
I
offer
vp
,
&
faithfully
commend
in
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
,
the
gouernement
both
of
my
body
&
soule
my
understanding
,
my
wil
,
and
all
that
I
haue
.
(
Orland
,
hist.
l.
8.
n.
4.
)
Do
you
by
these
examples
implore
the
ayde
of
the
B.
Virgin
,
that
you
may
be
obedient
in
so
excellent
a
degree
,
imagining
you
heare
her
often
say
vnto
you
as
she
did
to
those
seruants
of
the
wedding
feast
in
Cana
of
Galiley
:
Whatsoeuer
he
shall
say
vnto
you
,
that
do
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
The
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
in
Charity
towards
our
Neighbours
.
SAint
Bonauenture
speaking
of
the
Almes
which
the
B.
Virgin
was
wont
to
bestow
vpon
the
poore
when
she
was
yet
a
Child
,
sayth
:
She
refreshed
her
body
with
the
foode
she
receaued
from
the
hand
of
her
Angell
&
gaue
all
that
was
allowed
her
by
the
Priests
of
the
Temple
,
vnto
the
poore
.
(
medit
.
c.
13.
)
Saint
Ignatius
also
sayth
:
she
was
very
pittifull
towards
the
poore
and
afflicted
;
being
always
ready
to
help
theyr
necessityes
.
in
Canis
.
l.
1.
c.
13.
)
From
hence
may
we
imagine
,
that
she
distributed
all
the
offerings
of
the
three
Kings
vnto
the
poore
,
as
also
assisted
towards
the
poore
wedding
in
Cana
of
Galiley
.
And
how
pleasing
the
giuing
of
Almes
is
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
may
appeare
out
the
life
of
S.
Lydwyne
before
mentioned
,
who
by
order
of
the
B.
Virgin
was
once
conducted
by
an
Angel
into
Paradise
,
where
she
saw
as
it
were
an
army
of
Saints
,
in
the
midest
of
whom
was
the
B.
Virgin
herselfe
,
sitting
at
a
Table
richly
couered
with
silke
feeding
vpon
the
Almes
which
S.
Lidwyne
had
giuen
vnto
the
poore
in
Earthen
vessels
,
but
now
set
forth
in
dishes
of
gold
and
christall
,
with
admirable
ioy
and
content
.
Vpon
whome
herselfe
also
did
seeme
ioifully
to
wayte
,
&
administer
all
things
fitting
.
After
this
vision
she
alwayes
increased
her
liberality
and
almes
vnto
the
poore
.
(
Jn
eius
vita
.
)
What
should
I
say
of
the
zeale
of
soules
,
wherewith
the
B.
Virgin
did
so
burne
whilst
she
liued
on
Earth
?
She
became
all
,
vnto
all
,
that
she
might
gayne
all
,
perfectly
knowing
the
end
of
the
Law
&
consumation
therof
,
to
be
only
charity
.
Wherfore
as
witnesseth
S.
Brigit
,
she
was
the
Mistresse
of
the
Apostles
,
Example
of
Martyrs
,
Doctresse
of
Confessours
,
Mirrour
of
Virgins
,
Comfortresse
of
Widdowes
,
wholsome
admonshier
of
the
marryed
,
perfect
strengthner
of
al
in
the
Catholike
faith
,
by
whose
words
,
works
,
examples
,
studies
and
honest
labours
many
Iewes
&
Ethnicks
haue
byn
conuerted
to
the
faith
of
Christ
.
Neyther
doth
she
now
,
since
her
assumption
into
heauen
,
cease
continually
to
seeke
the
saluation
of
soules
by
all
meanes
possible
.
She
it
is
,
who
sent
ayde
vnto
S.
Bernard
,
S.
Dominicke
,
and
S.
Francis
,
and
to
those
of
their
Orders
labouring
in
the
world
for
the
conuersion
of
soules
.
She
it
is
who
hath
led
forth
Ignatius
,
Xauerius
,
Barzeus
and
others
,
into
the
lists
,
&
field
to
fight
the
combats
of
Christ
Iesus
.
Whosoeuer
therfore
thou
art
,
that
labourest
in
the
conuersion
of
soules
,
remember
that
thou
offer
vp
,
&
seriously
commend
thy
function
vnto
this
Glorious
Virgin
,
&
giue
her
thanks
for
all
the
fruite
which
thou
already
hast
,
or
shalt
reap
,
eyther
by
thy
owne
,
or
by
others
labour
,
in
the
Vineyard
of
our
Lord
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
The
Imitation
of
the
B.
Virgin
in
the
Loue
of
God
.
WHatsoeuer
hath
bin
hitherto
said
of
the
Excellency
of
the
B.
Virgins
Sanctity
,
is
to
be
ascribed
vnto
her
Loue
of
God
,
wherof
she
was
full
,
and
by
which
she
was
led
vnto
all
the
rest
at
the
first
Motion
thereof
.
Of
this
so
great
flame
of
her
loue
Sophronius
thus
writeth
.
The
loue
of
Christ
(
saith
he
)
did
beget
the
desire
of
his
Mother
&
the
desire
so
increased
&
enkindled
within
her
,
being
still
repayred
,
and
augmented
with
fresh
fewell
,
that
I
belieue
,
as
at
al
times
she
surpassed
all
others
,
so
at
sometymes
she
euen
exceeded
herselfe
.
For
who
can
euer
imagine
with
what
vnquenchable
flames
of
pious
loue
she
burned
,
who
was
so
full
of
grace
,
infused
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
that
there
was
nothing
in
her
to
violate
her
affection
,
but
a
continual
ardour
&
rauishment
of
loue
?
[
sermone
de
Assumpt
.
Whosoeuer
thou
art
that
seekest
after
this
most
faire
and
odoriferous
flower
of
Diuine
Loue
;
whoseouer
thou
art
,
that
with
S.
Augustin
,
or
S.
Bonauenture
,
desirest
to
haue
the
inermost
bowells
of
thy
soule
pierced
through
with
the
most
sweet
,
and
healthfull
wound
of
the
diuine
loue
,
or
with
S.
Francis
to
haue
thy
mynd
wholy
absorpt
,
and
consumed
in
the
fornace
of
the
loue
of
God
,
that
thou
mightst
euen
dye
for
him
,
who
for
thy
loue
was
pleased
to
giue
vp
his
life
vpon
the
Crosse
;
approach
neere
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
&
first
contemplate
her
vertues
and
perfections
from
which
,
after
thou
shalt
haue
admired
them
as
incomprehensible
and
innumerable
,
thou
mayst
passe
to
the
consideration
of
the
fountaine
of
al
these
guifts
&
graces
,
to
wit
,
God
himself
;
in
comparison
of
whom
,
all
the
excellencyes
&
perfections
of
the
Bl.
Virgin
,
all
her
beauty
,
sanctity
,
yea
and
the
whole
masse
of
all
her
graces
,
heaped
togeather
,
will
seeme
but
as
a
droppe
,
deriued
from
that
Ocean
of
Goodnes
&
Loue
which
is
in
him
.
Who
with
this
consideration
doth
not
burne
&
wholly
consume
with
the
Loue
of
God
?
Who
now
will
not
cry
out
with
S.
Augustin
,
Oh
what
is
it
that
I
loue
,
louing
my
God!
This
contemplation
you
must
accompany
with
feruent
praiers
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
that
she
wil
imprint
in
your
heart
,
the
inuiolable
affection
of
this
Charity
.
O
how
readily
,
how
easily
will
she
heare
your
petition
,
comming
from
a
heart
sincere
and
pure
?
To
which
end
,
she
gaue
once
vnto
a
certaine
Virgin
who
had
long
desired
that
high
fauour
of
her
,
her
litle
Blessed
sonne
into
her
armes
of
whome
Iesus
demaunding
whether
she
loued
him
or
no
?
She
answered
him
,
yea
euen
more
then
her
owne
body
.
He
asked
her
,
how
much
more
?
she
sayd
more
then
her
heart
.
He
asked
her
agayne
,
how
much
more
than
her
heart
?
Wherunto
the
Virgin
answered
,
Let
my
heart
answere
for
it selfe
,
for
I
haue
no
more
to
say
;
at
which
words
it
presently
burst
asunder
with
the
vehemency
of
Loue
,
wherin
were
written
these
words
in
golden
letters
:
I
loue
thee
more
then
my selfe
,
since
thou
hast
created
,
redeemed
and
espoused
me
.
[
Spec.
exemp
.
d.
9.
ex.
74
]
O
sweet
Eclypse
of
a
louing
soule
!
O
liuely
Loue
of
God
,
which
by
taking
away
this
mortal
,
doth
lead
vs
vnto
an
immortal
life
!
O
profitable
Loue
,
&
seruice
of
the
Bl.
Virg.
which
doth
beget
in
our
soules
the
Loue
&
honour
of
Almighty
God
,
by
so
happy
and
blessed
a
death
!
For
so
shall
the
louers
of
the
B.
Virgin
dye
:
who
ready
to
depart
out
of
this
life
,
&
drawing
towards
their
last
end
,
languishing
more
with
the
loue
of
God
,
then
the
force
of
sicknes
,
shal
aspyre
vnto
the
celestiall
kingdome
,
desire
to
be
dissolued
,
and
be
with
Christ
:
and
turning
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
shall
in
most
humble
manner
implore
her
ayde
&
assistance
,
saying
:
O
B.
Mary
,
help
me
,
and
protect
me
from
myne
enemyes
,
and
receaue
me
now
in
the
houre
of
my
death
.
There
needs
no
more
to
be
said
;
for
one
only
sigh
,
one
only
teare
of
such
as
are
truly
deuoted
vnto
the
B.
Virgin
,
in
their
necessity
&
affliction
,
doth
beyond
all
imagination
so
stir
vp
her
motherly
pitty
&
cōmiseration
,
that
she
presently
is
ready
to
assist
them
,
saying
:
[
I
am
heere
ready
to
help
you
,
be
confident
.
A
worldly
Mother
may
neglect
her
owne
child
a
dying
;
she
may
be
absent
,
or
not
care
for
his
last
imbracement
:
but
I
cannot
be
vnmindful
of
you
,
neyther
will
I
euer
forsake
you
.
]
And
this
is
certayne
.
For
whilst
they
be
prepared
with
their
Viaticum
for
their
last
iourny
,
&
armed
with
the
shield
of
Extreme
Vnction
,
this
most
louing
Mother
sits
by
them
,
comforts
them
,
strengthens
them
,
and
euen
warmes
them
in
her
owne
most
sacred
bosome
,
intreating
her
Blessed
sonne
to
be
propitious
vnto
them
,
and
imbrace
them
,
and
so
ioyneth
their
harts
vnto
the
hart
of
Iesus
,
while
the
Angels
sing
and
triumph
,
&
themselues
intone
that
heauenly
Canticle
of
Loue
and
Iubilation
with
old
Simeon
:
Let
thy
seruant
now
,
O
Lord
,
depart
in
peace
,
according
to
thy
word
&c.
and
in
the
middst
of
these
celestiall
ioyes
,
do
they
securely
giue
vp
their
soules
into
the
hands
of
God
,
&
the
B.
Virgin
,
to
be
crowned
for
all
Eternity
.
And
as
the
Patriarch
Noe
did
passe
out
of
his
Arke
,
to
wit
,
out
of
the
prison
,
&
captiuity
of
his
bodyly
mansion
,
so
soone
as
the
Doue
did
bring
him
an
Oliue-branch
:
so
the
B.
Virgin
bringing
that
sacred
Oliue-branch
her
deare
Sonne
Iesus
for
their
confort
,
&
consolation
to
this
their
last
passage
;
they
send
forth
their
soules
with
all
alacrity
,
ioy
,
and
Iubilation
.
O
death
,
how
bitter
art
thou
to
one
in
loue
with
the
deceyt
of
the
world
?
O
death
how
sweet
art
thou
to
one
in
loue
with
B.
Mary
the
Mother
of
Mercy
?
O
death
,
how
fearfull
and
terrible
art
thou
to
one
a
dying
,
agaynst
whome
Hell
it selfe
doth
fight
?
O
death
,
how
secure
,
and
quiet
art
thou
to
one
a
dying
,
whome
the
B.
Virgin
doth
defend
?
What
horrour
,
what
desperation
shal
we
then
conceaue
,
from
the
remembrance
of
our
sinnes
,
and
chiefl●y
of
our
neglect
of
not
honouring
God
,
and
his
Blessed
Mother
?
What
ioy
on
the
other
side
,
what
hope
shall
we
haue
,
when
we
find
that
we
haue
serued
her
all
our
life
?
Oh
how
terrible
will
it
seeme
to
be
when
we
come
to
dye
among
so
many
enemyes
?
Oh
how
happy
,
how
secure
to
dye
in
the
armes
of
the
B.
Virgin
?
Wherein
,
without
doubt
,
all
shall
dye
that
liue
truly
deuoted
to
her
.
And
this
Flower
(
to
conclude
)
of
eternall
Saluation
doth
this
Garden
of
the
B.
Virgin
offer
vnto
vs
;
not
to
be
gathered
heere
in
this
life
,
but
afterward
in
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
.
FINIS
.