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1

FFYRST AT O^R LONDYNG ATT JAFFE.

2
3    Sonday, the xij Day of Julii, that was relique Sonday, a bowt
4v of the Cloke at aftyr noon, we came to Jaffe, and fell to an

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5Ankyr in the Rode ther. And in contynently we sent to Jherusalem
6ffor the ffather Warden of the mounte Syon to com and
7se vs conducted to Jherusalem, As the custome ys.
8
9    Wedynsday, the xv Day of Julii, the ffather Warden of Bedelem
10cam to vs with lordis of Jherusalem - And Rama thane
11beyng turkys - The great Turke havyng in Dominyon All the
12holl londe, And in shorte tyme they concludyd what sume ower
13patrone should pay for o^r tribute. And thanne we war suffered
14to com on londe.
15
16    The same Day at iij of Cloke at aftir noon, we com on londe,
17And as we came owt of the boott we war receyvyd by the
18Turkys and Sarrasyns, and put in to an old Cave by name and
19tale, ther Screvener ever wrytyng ower namys man by man As we
20entyred in the presens of the seyd lordis, And ther we lay in the
21same Grotte or cave all nyght upon the stynking Stable grounde,
22as well nyght as Day, ryght evyll intretyd by the seyd Turkes
23Mames.
24
25    At this Jaffe begynnyth the holy londe, and to every pylgryme
26at the ffyrst foote that he set on the londe ther ys grauntyd
27plenary remission, De Pena et a Culpa .
28
29    At thys haven Jonas the prophete toke the see, whanne he
30fledde from the sithe of our lord in Tharsis.

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31    And in the same Jaff, Seynt Petir reysid ffrom Deth Tabitam,
32the servaunt of the Appostolis. And fast by ys the place where
33Seynt Petir vsyd to ffyssh, And our Savior Crist Calleyd hym and
34seyd, sequere mesequere me.
35
36    This Jaff was Sumtyme a grett Citee, as it appereth by the
37Ruyne of the same, but nowe ther standeth never an howse but
38oonly ij towers, And Certeyne Caves vnder the grounde. And
39it was oon of the fyrst Cityes of the world ffounde by Japheth,
40Noes sonne, and bereth yett hys name.
41
42    Thursday, the xvj Day of Julii, at iiij of the Cloke at aftyr
43noone, we toke 3 assis and rode to Rama the same nyght, And
44ther we war Recyvyd into Duke Philipps hospitall. And it ys
45callyd so be cause Duke Philipp of Burgone, byldyd it of hys
46grett Charitie to Receye Pylgryms therin. We ffound no thyng
47therin, but bar walles and bar florethes, excepte oonly a well of
48good ffresh watir which was myche to our Comforth.
49
50    Nevtheles ther com to vs Jacobyns and other feynyd
51Cristen Peple of Sonndry Sectis, that browgth to vs mattes
52ffor our mony to lye upon, And also brede, Sodying egges and
53sumtyme other vetaylles as mylke Grapys, and Appyllys. And
54ther we taryed all that nyght And ffriday all Day.
55
56    A bowt ij myle from Rama ys the Towne of Lydia, wher
57Seynt George suffered martydom and was hedyd. And in the
58same Seynt Peter helyd Enea of the Palsey. Rama ys from Jaff x
59myles, And from Jherusalem xxx myle, And vpon the right honde
60goyng ffrom Rama to Jherusalem a bowxt xx myle ffrom Rama

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61ys the Castell of Emaus wher ij Discpulis of our Criste knew hym
62in brekyng of bred aftyr his Resurrecion as it ys well knowen by
63the Gospell.
64
65    A lytyll from thens, upon an hill called Mounte Joye, lyeth
66Samuell the Pphete. And a lityll ther by ys the towne of
67Ramathe where Samuell was born. And of thys towne was
68Joseph of Aramathia that awght the new Tumbe or Monyment
69that our Savir Crist was buryed in. And a lytyll over the myd
70was on the left honde ys the vale Terebynthy wher David overcome
71Goleam.
72
73    ffriday, the xvij Day of Julii, a bowte vj of the Cloke att aftyr
74noon the Turke, compellyd vs to com owt of our hospytall at
75Ramys, led vs in to the feld a myle with owt the Cetee where
76stondeth ij Towers, And ther we lay in the field all night.
77
78    Satirday, erley in the mornyng, we toke our Jorneyne towardys
79Jherusalem, And a bowt noon we restyd vs vndernethe the Olyff
80trees And ther refresshyd vs with Such mete ond wyne as we
81browght with vs from ower Shippe.
82
83    And a bowght vj or vij of the Cloke at after noon we cam to
84Jherusalem and were receyvyd into the Mounte Syon, And ther we
85supped, And aftyr Supper we war lede to our hospytall callyd
86Sancto Jacobo, ryght in the way to the holy Sepulcre Warde.
87
88    Sunday, the xix Day of Julii, we cam all to Mounte Syon to
89Masse, which was song ther ryght Devowtly. And thanne they EDITION: the Delyved to every Pylgryme a candyll of wax brennyng in his

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90honde All the masse tyme, ffor which Candyll they recyvyd of
91every Pylgryme v gale ob.
92
93    And whanne Masse was Don we went all to Dyn in the place
94wher we War ryght honestely svyed.
95
96    And at medys of the Dyner the ffather Wardyn made a ryght
97holy sermon, and shewyd ryght Devoutly the holynesse of all
98the blyssyd choseyn place of the holy londe, And exortyd every
99man to cofession and repentaunce, And so to visite the seyd
100holy placis in clennes of lyff. And with shuch Devocion as all
101myghty god wold geff vnto them of hys most Speciall grace.
102
103    And thys Sermon Don, the ffader warden gaff vs warnyng
104that every man shuld provyd mete for him self and he wold fynd
105vs wyne, and so he Dede all the tyme that we war ther. And
106Carpetts to lay upon vs ffor the which every man pylgryme
107recompenssyd the seyd ffryers at ther Devocion.
108
109    As for bred and othe vitallys was broght to us for ower mony
110by persons of Divse sects. And all way the Wardeyne of the seyd
111ffrers or sum of hys Brothern by hys assigment Daly accompanyd
112with vs Informyng And shewing vnto vs the holy places with in
113the holy lande.
114
115    Munday, Seynt Margaretes Day, we begane ower Pylgrymage
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117    ffyste the place wher the Jewys wold a restyd and take a way
118the holy body of our blyssyd lady whanne the Apostys bar hyr to
119the Vale of Josaphat to be buryed.
120
121    And ther by we cam in to a place wher Seynt Petir, Aftyr that
122he had Denyed our lord, thryse went owt of the howse of Cayphas
123in to a Cave and wept byttyrly, Whanne he hard the Coke
124crow iij^es. The place ys callyd Gallicantus.
125
126

PYLGRMAGIS IN TO THE VALE OF JOSOPHAT.

127
128    And Thanne we Descendyd Downe by the Vale of Salamons
129temple. And fyrst we cam to Torrens Cedron, which in somer
130tyme ys Drye, And in wynter, and specially in lente, it ys
131mervelows flowyng with rage of watir that comyth with Grett
132violence thorow the vale of Josophat. And it renne be twyne the
133Citee and the Mounte of Olivete, And it ys callyd as it ys be for
134Torrens Cedron. And over the same watir seynt Eline made a
135brygge of stone whiche ys yett ther over. And many yers be for
136the passion of Crist, ther EDITION: the lay over the same watir a tree, ffor a
137foote bryge, wheroff the holy Crosse was aftyr wardes made.
138This seying Quene Saba, by the spirite of prophecie, whanne she
139passyd that wey she wold nott trede thervpon, but wadyd
140thorow the watir. Seying that the Savyor of all the world
141shuld suffre hys Deth vpon that Tree, Ther is clene remission.
142
143    And thus Descendyd we come to the botome of the Vale of
144Josophat and begynnyth the Vale of Siloe, And they both be
145but on vale, but the name Chaungeth. And att the bygynyng of
146thys Vale ys a fayer Tombe in the maner of a tower substancially
147made, Wherin as ys sayd Absolon ys buryed. And so ever

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148ony Sarazin comyth by that Sepulcre he cast a stonne ther att
149with grett violence and Dispite, by cause the seyd Absolon
150pursued hys father, king David, and cause hym to flee.
151
152    And sum other men Say it ys the sepulcre of Josophat, And
153that the Vale take the name of the seyd Josophat.
154
155    Nott far from thys place ys the myddys of the vale of Josophate,
156wher ys a very fayer churche in the kepyng and handys
157of the Sarazyns, wherin we Descendid in to a wonde ffayer
158vawght by xlviii grees. Wher ys the holy Tombe of our blyssyd
159lady, wher she was buryed by the Apostoles, And aftyr that
160Assumpte in to hevyn. And ther ys clene remission.
161
162

PYLGRYMAGES AT THE MOUNTE OF OLIVETE.

163
164    Departyng owt of thys forseyd churche of ower lady, we Came
165to the fote of the Mounte of Olyvete, And a lytyll Ascendyng
166we came to the place vnder an holow Roke, wher our savyor
167preying fell in such an Agony that he Swete watir and blode
168That the Droppes ffell in grett plenty from hys eyne to the
169erthe, seying, Pater si possibile est vt transseat a me calix iste
170verumtamen, non sicut ego volo sed sicut tu vis ffiat voluntas
171tua . Clene remission.
172
173    Ther is Also the stone wher vpon the Aungell stod comfortyng
174hym the same tyme.
175
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177wher our savyor Crist left Petir, Jamis, and John. Sedete hic
178Donec vadam illuc et orem. vigilate et orate.
179
180    ffrom thens we assendyd in to the place wher as Seynt
181Thomas the Apostill receyved the Gyrdyll of our lady whanne
182she was Assumpte.
183
184    ffrom thense we entred in to the gardeyn and visited the
185place wher our savyor was takyn and where Seynt Petir Stroke
186of Malcus eere.
187
188    And therby ys the place shewyd by a token of a ston wher
189Judas be trayed our Savyor to the Jewys with a kysse, And wher
190the Jewis fell bakward, when Crist seyd, Quem queritis, Illi
191autem Dixerunt Jhm nazarenum . And yet we ascendid mor
192and came to the place wher ower Savyor Crist seying and
193beholdyng the Citie of Jherusalem vpon Palme of Sonnday wepte
194vpon seing, Si cognovisses et tu, S. fleres, etc.
195
196    ffrom thens we Ascendid mor hyer and come to a place wher
197the Aungell of ower lord browght a palm vnto our blyssyd lady
198shewying vnto hyr the Day of hyr Dethe.
199
200    Also thanne we cam to the place wher our blyssyd lady Dede
201reste hyr many tymes ffor werynesse whanne she went pylgrmagis
202aftyr the passion of our lorde, And also hys assencion.
203
204    Also wher the Postyllys made Crede of ower feyth.
205
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207taught hys Discipulis to pray, Seying Cum oratis ita Dicite
208Pater noster .
209
210    Thanne next we went vnto the hyethe and tope of thys seyd
211Mounte of Olivete, wher we founde an olde Chirche with ine the
212whiche Chrche ys a fayer Tower xiij Sqware, And on the on
213Syde ys a Dore, And in the myddys of the Tower ys the place
214wher our blyssyd Savyor Crist Jhu ascendid vnto hevyn. Videntibus
215illis, etc.
216
217    In the same Tower ys the ston vpon the whiche ower Savyor
218stonding ascendid in to hevyn, in the whiche stone The prynte
219Of hys holy foote yett appere, And specially of the ryght foote.
220Ther ys clene remission.
221
222    And from thense we Ascendid a lytyll And come to a nother
223tower Callyd Galilee and that ys the Place of the whiche
224the Aungell shewyng the resurrection of our Savyor, seyd to
225ys Discipulis, Precedet vos in Galileam ibi eum videbitis sicut
226predixit vobis . Accordyng to the promyse of our Savyor made
227a for hys passion, whanne he seyd Postquam Resurrexero
228precedam vos in Galileam . That ys for to sey into the seyd Place
229Callyd Galilee. And not in to the Region of Galilee whiche
230ys ffer from thys place.
231
232    And whanne we war on the mounte of Olivete we myghte se
233pfyghtly, Vpon the Golden gate of the temple of Salomon, of
234whiche gate o^r lord rode in on Palme Sonnday. But no Cristen
235man ys not suffered for to come ny it.
236
237    Neverthelesse to them that with Devocion behold it a ffar ys
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239    Thanne we Descendyng the same way that ower lorde rode
240vpon palme Sonnday, And cam to the Place wher the Chyldern
241of Israell brake braunches of Olyff trees and kest in the way a
242ffor ower Savyor whanne he rode on hys Asse towards Jherusalem,
243And they songe, Osanna Benedictus qui venit in nomine
244domini .
245
246    And thanne be the ledyng and conductyng of ower seyd
247gydes we decenddid in to the Vale of Josophat, but not the
248same wey we went owte warde. Ther we Ascendid vp to the gate
249of the Citee callyd Seynt Stevyns gate, ffor ther ys the Place
250wher Seynt Stephen was stoyned to Deth, And wher Saule stod
251and kepte hys clothes with in Jherusalem.
252
253    And a non we entred in att the forseyd gate, and on the left
254hande with in the gate ys Probatica Piscina vnder the wale of the
255Temple of Salomon, in the whiche Place ower lord shewyd
256many Miraclis as it ys well knowen by the Gospell.
257
258    ffrom thence we went to the howse wher the Synnys of Mary
259Mawdleyn war for govyn.
260
261    Therby ys an other howse that sumtyme was a fayer Churche
262of Seynt Anne. But now the Sarrasyns have made ther of a
263muskey, that is for to sey ther Temple. And that ys the self
264Place that was Seynt Annes howse. And ther She Deyed. And
265in a vawght vnderneth ys the very self Place wher our blyssyd
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267    The stonys of that Place wher ower lady was born ys remedi
268and consolacion to women that Travell of Chylde.
269
270    ffrom thense we went to the howse of Herode, that ys on the
271left hande of Pylates howse. And stondyth heyer vpon the ffronte
272of the hyll. In to the whiche howse ower Savyor was presentyd
273vnto herodes by Pylates sendyng acusyd by the Jewys neverthelesse.
274The seyd herode Clothed hym in a white Garment and
275sent hym agen to Pilate, Et facti sunt Amici herodes et Pilatus
276in illo Die, etc. And ij howses of Pilate and Herode be yet now
277the fayrest howses in Jherusalem, and specially the howse of
278king Herode.
279
280    Item. As we passyd by the strete ther stondeth An arche
281ov the way, vpon the which stondyth ij large whitht stonys.
282Vpon the oon of them our Savyor stode whanne he was jugede
283to Deth, And on the other stone stode Pylate whanne he
284gaff Sentence that he shuld be Crucyfyed.
285
286    The next place that we cam ys wher ower blyssyd lady stode
287whanne she mette with hyr Der sonne beryng his Crosse, wher for
288over myche Sorow and Dolor of harte She Sodenly fell in to a
289sowne and forgetfullnesse of hyr mynde, and thys holy Place ys
290callyd Sancta Maria De Spasimo . Seynt Elyne byldyd a chirche
291ther, but yt ys Downe. And the Sarrazins have often attempted
292to bylde ther, but ther edifying wold not stonde in no wyse.
293
294    Item, the next place ys wher the Jewes Constrayned Symeon
295Cirenen, commyng from the Towne, to take the Crosse and ber
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297    And from thense we went to a place callyd Bivium, that ys as
298myche for to sey as a Crosse strete or a Crosse wey, wher the
299women of Jherusalem stod and Sorowfully wepte whanne
300our lord was lede to hys Deth, To whom he seyd wepe ye nott
301vpon me ye Doughters of Jherusalem, But wepe ye vpon yower
302self and vpon yower Chyldern.
303
304    And from thense we went to the howse of Dives Epulonis
305qui Sepultus est in Inferno .
306
307    And fyrst, as our wey lay, we cam to the howse of Veronica,
308whych ys from the howse of Pilate vcl pace, wher as our blyssid
309Savyor impressyd the ymage of hys fface in hyr wymple
310whiche ys at Rome. And it ys callyd ther the Vernacle.
311
312    And so we visited all the long wey by which our Savyor Criste
313was lede from the howse of Pilate vnto the place of hys Crucifying.
314
315    And also we passyd by the gate of the Temple of the holy
316Sepulcre, and in ower wey homward we cam to the Chirche
317that the Jacobyns hold. In the chirche syd ys a lytyll Chapell in
318the whiche Chapell Seynt Jamis the mor was hedyd by king
319herode.
320
321    Also therby ys the place wher our lord Criste aftyr hys Resurrecion
322apperyd To mary Mawdleyn and to other Devowte
323women in the hye wey as they com from hys Sepulcre, wher he
324seyd on to them. AveteAvete, And ther with they com ner hym, Et
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326    And all theses Stacions thus visited the Day of Seynt Margarete
327afore rehersyd. We returnyd to the Mounte Syon to
328reffressh us and ther restyd us for a Certeyn tyme.
329
330

PYLGRIMAGE OF THE MOWNTE SYON.

331
332    A lityll from the Movnte Syon, The Chirche of the Aungellis,
333wher sumtyme was the howse of Annas the Busshope, in to the
334which our Savior Criste was ffyrst lede ffrom the Mownte of
335Olivete, wher he sufferyd many Iniuris. And specially ther he
336toke a buffet of on of the busshopps servaunts, Seying, Sic
337respondes Pontifici .
338
339    ffrom thense we went to a Chirche of Seynt Savior, wher sum
340tyme stod the grett hous of Chayphas wher our blyssyd Savior
341was scornyd, hys face Coverd and bobbyd, And most grevowsly
342betyn and ther sufferyd many afflicions all that nyght. Ther ys
343allso a lytyll cave at the Auters ende wher they shette hym ynne
344tyll the Jewys had taken ther counsell and Determynyd what
345they wold Do with hym. And it ys yett callyd Carcer DniCarcer Dni.
346
347    Ther ys also in the same place the moste parte of the grett
348stonne that the Aungell as we rede Removyd ffrom the Dor of
349the Sepulcre. And it is now the stone of the hye auter in the
350same Churche. And the other parte of the Same stone lith yett
351beffore the Sepulcre Dore.
352
353    And ther with owt the Door in the Courte, on the left honde, ys a
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355and Seynt Petir with them warmyd them by the ffyer. And goyng
356owt of the same Courte, in the hygh wey on the ryght honde, in
357a Corner, ys astonea stoneEdition: astone wher our blyssyd lady stode whanne Petir
358went owt Sore wepyng. And hys wepying was so myche that he
359cowd not geff hyr non Answer whanne she inquired of hyr Swete
360sonne. And ther she Desyrows to know of hyr sonne, Most
361Sorrowfull a bode tyll in the mornyng That She saw them lede
362hym bownde to the howse of Pilate, whethir she most Sorowfully
363folowyd hym.
364
365    A lityll from thys Chirche ther appeareth a Ruyne of an old
366falyn Chirche wher thys most glorius virgine, aftyr the Deth of
367our Savyor hyr sonne, Dwellyd and bode most devowtly by the
368space of xiiij yerys vn to the Day of hyr Assumption. And ther
369ys clene remission.
370
371    Ther by ys the place and a stone lying wher our blyssyd lady
372Died and assumptyd In to hevyn. Ther ys clene Remission.
373
374    Ther by Also ys a parte of a stone upon the whych Seynt
375John Evngeliste sayd often Masse be fore that blyssyd lady as
376her Chapleyn aftyr the assencion of ower lorde.
377
378    Ther ys Also the place shewyd by a stonne whiche ys a yard of
379hight, wher Seynt Mathe was Chosyn in to the Nowmber of the
380Apostolys.
381
382    ffrom thens going in to the Mownte Syon, fast by the Chirche,
383ys the place wher our blyssyd lady vsyd to sey hyr most Devowte
384Prayers and Dayly Devowte Devocions at the Assencon of our lord
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386    Also therby be ij stonys, upon oon of them ower Savyr Criste
387vsed to sitt and preche to hys Discipls, And upon the other satt
388hys blyssed mother heryng hys seyd prechynges.
389
390    Under the Chirche of the seyd Syon ys the Sepulcre or byryall
391of prophets and kyngs of Israell. As David, Salomon, Roboas
392Abias, Asa, Jeconias, Sedechias, with many moo. In thys Sepultur
393ys no Cristen man suffred to entre, ffor the Sarrazins kepte that
394Place in grett revence and worshippe it ryght myche in ther
395maner, and have made ther of ther muskey. That ys for to sey
396ther Chirche or Chapell.
397
398    Ther by ys the place wher Seynt Stevin the ij^de tyme Seynt
399Gamaliell, Seint Poules techer, Abbibas his sonne, And Nichodem
400war buryed.
401
402    Also therby ys the place wher the Pascall lambe was rostyd,
403etc. And wher the watir was hett to wassh the ffete of Cristis
404Discipulis.
405
406    And Ther fast by ys the Place wher kyng David Dyd penaunce,
407and made the vij Psalmys for the sleyng of Vrye, whom
408he put in the forh frontt of the batell porposly to have hym
409slayne to the entent that he myght the mor at liberte vse hys wyff
410whom he kept in advoutre.

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411

PYLGRYMAGE TO Y^E MOWNTIS OF JUDE.

412
413    A bowte ij of the cloke at Aftyr none, we toke our assis at
414Bethelem, ffyrst we come to the Sepulcre of the vij prophetis.

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415    Ther ys also the place wher David Slew Golyas.
416
417    And from thense we com to the howse of Zacharie, in the
418Mowntayns of Jude whych ys v myle from Bethelem, and v
419from Jherusalem, in to the whiche howse of zacharie, aftyr the
420salutacon of the Aungell, and the conception of Crist, The
421most blyssyd virgine goyyng in to the Mowntaynes with grett
422spede, entred and salutyd Elisabeth, and mad thys Swete song,
423Magnificat anima mea Dmn .
424
425    And ther by was sumtyme a Chirche that nowe ys fallyn,
426wherys the place wher zacharie fulfyllyd with the holy gost
427prophesyd, Saying, Benedictus Dns Deus Israll , And wher he
428askyd pene and ynke, and wrotte hys sonne, Johes est nomen
429eius .
430
431    Thanne next aftyr we come to the howse of Symyonis Justi et
432Timorati , the whiche recevyd Criste in hys Armys, whanne he
433was presentyd in to the temple, seying, Nunc Dimittis Dne
434svu. tuu .
435
436    In ower way home wardys, ij myle from Jherusalem, we com
437vnto a cloyster of Grekkys monkes, whose chyrche ys of the
438holy crosse, etc., ther as the hye auter of the same Chirche
439stondeth, ys the place wher the tree grew that the holy Crosse
440was made.
441
442    And ther by ys Salomons archezard, whyche ys yett a Dilectable
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444    Thus we cam to Jherusalem, the same Satyrday, at nyght, and
445went to Mounte Syon, and ther refresshed vs and rested vs for
446that nyght.
447
448    SatyrDay, at aftyr noon, we visited places a bowyt Jherusalem,
449it was Seynt Jamys Day.
450
451    ffyrst we came to an old brokyn Castyll, where the Jewys
452wher gadererd to gedyr of a counsell at the tyme of the
453passion of our lord, and Judas went to counsell with them to the
454same place. And it ys callyd now malu. consilium .
455
456    ffrom thense we cam to Acheldemake, other wyse Callyd
457terra Sancta , that was bowght with the xxx pece of silver that
458our Savyor was sold for by Judas. And ther ys made a grett
459vowght, and ther be vij holes a bowght to cast the Dede Cristen
460mens bodyes in to the seyd vowght or cave, it was so ordeynyd
461and Dressyd by Seynt Elyn.
462
463    Ther by in the Rokkes be certayne Caves, wher the Apostolys
464hid them in the tyme of the passion of our lorde.
465
466    Item, not farr from thense we cam to a fayer tree, w^t a grett
467hepe of stonys a bowght it, wher Ysac, the pphete, was Sawen in
468sounder by the myddys w^t a sawe of Tree.
469
470    Ther ys also by Ortus OlerumOrtus Olerum, ther ronnys watyr properly in
471that Garden.
472
473    Than we cam to Natatorium Siloe , wher our Savyor gaff sight
474to the born blynde man, a noyntyng hys eyne with Claye and
475Spetyll, Saying, Vade, et lava in Natatoria Siloe Qui abiit et
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477    And aftyr that we cam to a ffountayne wher our blyssyd lady
478was wont many tymes to wasse hyr clothes, and the clothes of
479ower blyssyd Savyor in hys chyldhod.
480
481    ffrom thense we cam to the Chirche of Seynt Jamys the lesse,
482in a Cave wher he hyd hym the tyme of the passion of our lord,
483a vowyng that he wold never ete mete vnto the tyme he sawe
484hys Mayster Criste rysen vpon Estern Day. Erly in the
485mornyng ower blyssyd Savyr com to hym, and browght hym
486mete, saying, Jamis, now ete, for I am rysyn.
487
488    Item, ther by ys the Sepulcre of zacharie, the prophete. And
489from thense we com to the place wher sumtyme stode the Towne
490of Gethsemany, which is rehersyd in scriptur.
491
492    Thes places thus visited, we retorynd homwarde a geyne, be
493the Temple of Salomon, whiche ys callyd Porticus Salomonis .
494And ther we myght se grett nowber of lampes brennyng in the
495seyd Temple at the Sone sett.
496
497    And so we went to our hospitall and restyd vs for that nyght.
498
499    The same Sonday that Seynt Annys Day, a fore noon, we
500went to Bethanye, whiche ys be yon the Mownte of Olyvete ij
501myle from Jherusalen. Ther we Entred in to an Old Chirche,
502And Sawe the grave or monument in the which Lazarus lay iiij
503Days Dede, as the Gospell sheweth, etc., whom our Savyor Crist
504reysyd from the Deth to lyff.
505
506    Not far from theinse ys the house of Simonis leprosi , whiche
507preyd ower lorde to ete with hym. And ther as he Satt, Mary
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509our lordys fete, and with owt seassyng, whesshed hys fete with hyr
510terys, wppyng them with hyr her of hyr hede, And a noyntyd
511them with hyr precious onyment. And ther our Savyr for gaff
512the synnys of the sayd mary Mawdleyn.
513
514    Thys Symon leprosusleprosus that harborowed our lorde And suche of
515hys Disciplis as war Cristeyned, was aftyr warde made Bushoppe,
516And he was namyd Julian. And thys ys he that men call vpon for
517good harborowe.
518
519    Ther by ys the howse of the Martha, our lordes hostes,
520 And the howse of the seyd Mary Mawdleyn, whyche we visited.
521And thys Day we retornyd to Bethphage, ffrom thens our Savyr
522Crist Sent ij Discipulis to Jherusalem, vpon palmys sonnday,
523ffor an asse, seying, Ite in Castellum qd contra vos est .
524
525    Thanne we made an ende of all our pylgrymags, And retornyd
526to Mownte Syon to Dyner, wher we had a ryght honeste Dyner
527of the wardens Costes, And at myddys of the Dyner he mad
528a Ryght holy and a ffamous sermon vn ta vs. And restyd vs
529ther all that Day.
530
531    And as we went to Bethanye, ffyrst we come to the howse of
532Judas, And a for hys Doore ys the place wher he hanged hym
533self, et Crepuit medius .
534
535    And ther we se the Dede see perfyghly, wher the v Citees stod
536that Sanke for synne.
537
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539the mornyng to Mounte Syon, And ther we hard messe and
540brake ower fasts. Thanne we taryed long for our assys. And
541thanne ther we toke humnle our leve of the holy places, And of
542the most blyssyd Citee of Jherusalen. And thus with ryghth
543light and Joyous hertis, by warnyng of our Dragman and guydes,
544The same Day, at viiij of the cloke in the mornyng, We found
545all redy, the lordes, Turkis, and Sarrasyns, Mamolukes, as well
546of Jherusalem, as of Rama. And other with ther folkes, to a grett
547nowmber of horsemen, to condyte vs to Jaffe. And so at the
548mownte Syon, we toke our assys, And Rode forthe at the
549seyd tyme. And be syd the Castell of Emaus we rest vs, and
550refresshyd vs with suche wyne and mete as we browght with vs
551from Jherusalem, and a bowght vj of the cloke at aftyr noon, we
552com to Rama, and lityd ther at the hospitall, beyng ryght wery
553of that Jorney, ffor the bestys that we rode vpon, ryght weke and
554ryght simple, and evyll trymed to Jorney with wher we lay all
555that nyght.
556
557    Tewysday, abowzt viij or ix of the cloke, we toke our assis and
558cam towardes Jaffe, the Turkes constreynyd vs to tary by the
559space of iiij howers, and ther we lay in the sande, and the sonne
560bornyng exedyngly hoote, whiche was gretly to our payne.
561And ther we war ryght evyll intreated by the Turkes and
562Sarrasyns many weys, and in grett fere, which war to long to
563wryte.
564
565    The same nyght, with grett Diffyculty and moche paciens, we
566war Delived a borde into ower Shippe.
567
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569The cause was ther com many infideels and bowght many sondry
570thyngs in our shippe.
571
572    The fryday, the last Day of Julii, a bowght v of the cloke in
573the mornyng, we made sayle to warde Cypress homward with
574ryght grett joy and solas.
575
576    Tewysday, the iiij^th Day of August, we come to Cypres, And
577ther we lay at the Towne, whiche ys callyd Salyns, by the space
578of iiij wekes and on Day.
579
580    And whyles we lay in Cypres, many of our pylgrymes went to
581see the Cityes in the Countre ther a bowght, And som visited
582pylgrymages.
583
584    A bowt iij myle from ffamagust ys an old Castell wherin
585Seynt Katherine was borne, and she was the kyngs Dowghter
586of that yle callyd Costus, as it is shewyd ther aswell by wrytyng
587as be reportt, She was martyred in the Citye of Alexandre, And
588born by the handys of Aungellys to the Mownte Synay, And
589ther buryed by the seyd Aungellys.
590
591    Also the xxv Day of August, that was Seynt Bertilmews Day,
592the morne aftyr Seynt Bertilmew, Decessyd Roberd Crosse, of
593London, Pewterer, and was buryed in the Chirche yard in
594Salyns. And xxvij Day of August, Decessyd Syr Thomas Toppe,
595a prest of the west countre, And was Cast over the borde, As was
596many moo whos soules god assoyle. And thanne ther Remayned
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598    Wedynsday, the xxvj Day of August, a bowt x of the cloke
599in the morning, we made Sayle to wardys the Rodes, Neverthelesse
600the wynd was soo streyneable a yens vs, that we made nott
601spede, but sumtyme sealyd bakward, sumtyme forward, by the
602Coste of Cipres. And thus fonde the wynde a gens vs or ellys
603such calmys that we sped but lytyll of our waye.
604
605    And aftyr that, nott in shorte tyme, we com ny the mountaynes
606of Turkey, in asia. And sone aftyr we passyd by Mirrea,
607wher Seynt Nicholas was Bisshope.
608
609    And thus we Sayled thorow the Gulf of Seynt Elene, otherwyse
610callyd the Gulf of Satalie, And com a long the Costes of
611Turkey, And ther we saw the Mowntaynes of Macedonye.
612
613    And in the Gulfe aforseyd, Seynt Elyne kest on of the holy
614nayles in to the see to sease the tempest.
615
616    ffryday, the xxv Day of Septembre, we had siygte of the yle
617of the rodes Sonnday a for the ffeste of Seynt Michell, we come
618to the Rodes to Dyner, And ther myself lay seke by the space of
619vj wekys.
620
621    Off our cher and well entretyng at the rodys, And what Comfort
622was Don to vs, and Speciall that was seke and desesyd, by Sir
623Thomas Newporte, And Mayster William Weston, And Syr
624John Bowthe, and aftyrward by other Jentylmen of Englond
625ther, it war to long to wrytte.
626
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628reliques, The fynger of Seynt John, that he showyd ower savor
629with whanne he seyd Ecce Agnus Dei .
630
631    In the place of the lordes mysteres, ys a fayer Chapell in the
632whiche Chapell ther ys on of the thornys that our lorde was
633corwnyd with and every good fryday from ix of the Cloke to it be
634x. it burgyns and waxe grene, etc.
635
636    The morne aftyr Seynt Martyn, that was the xij Day of
637nomevbr, at j of the clok att aftyr noon, I toke shippyng at the
638Rodis, it was a shippe of the rodys, And fryday, the xiij Day
639nomebr, we com to an ylonde callyd Calamo, C myle from the
640Rodes, And it pteyneth to the Rodes. Sonnday, the xv Day of
641Novembre, we came to an yland callyd Meleo, vndernethe the
642Domynycon of the Venescians, iij (C) myle from the Rodes, in
643thys yle ys made grett plente of mylstonys, And brunstonys,
644And also grett plente of Partyrege and veri good wynes.
645
646    The wynde being ev streyght and contrarius a gens vs, that
647we myght nott make no Sayle in Cristmasse wek. The same
648Day that was the xxviij Day of December, at ij or iij of the cloke,
649at myd nyght we made Sayle. Tewysday, Seynt Thomas Day,
650Erly in the morning, we Discoverd nott fare from vs iij grett
651shippys. And thanne we war in Grett fere, ffor we wende they
652had be Turkes, but ther war not soo. They war Cristen Men,
653we made to wardes them, for to have Spoke with som of them to
654know what Tydyngs they browgh owt of ffraunce, and Sodenly
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656Stoke A Sonnder on of our grett Cables, god be thankyd no man
657was harmyd nor hurte.
658
659    Thanne he made vs to mayne, that ys to sey stryk Downe ower
660sayles.
661
662    The same Seynt Thomas Day the Martir, we traversed the
663see, And the morow aftyr. And also Newyers Day, sumtyme
664bakward, sumtyme forward, both Day and nyght, in gret fer be
665the coste of Turkey.
666
667    Satyrday, the secunday of Januarii, the wynde made well for
668vs in ower way.
669
670    Sunday, the wynde began to Ryse in the north, And munday
671all Day and all nyght it blew owtrageowsly.
672
673    Indured a wondred grett Tempest, As well by excedyng
674wonders blowing of wynde as by contynuall lythynyng. So
675that the capteyne, and the patron, And all the knyghtys of the
676Rode, whych war ther to the nowmbyr of viiij, wendyd we
677shulde a be lost.
678
679    The same nyght, a bowte x of the Cloke, we all promysyd
680pylgrymage to ower lady of grace of Missena in Cecylia. And
681every man Delivered hys offeryng the same tyme to the patrone
682of the shippe. Tewysday, the v Day of Januarii, we Seyleyd vp
683and Down in the Gulff of Venys, ffor the wynde was so straygth
684a yens vs that we myght not Kepte the Ryght wey in no wyse,
685And sore we war offeryd to be dryff in to Barbaria, where
686Dwellyth ower Mortall Enimys, As Turkes, Mamnoluks,
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688    Wednesday, the vj Day of Januarii, the wynde Rose a yens vs,
689with grett tempest, thonnderyng and lyghtnyng all Day and all
690nyght, So owtrageowsly, that we know not wher wee war.
691
692    And thanne we putt vs all in the Mercy of god, beyng in grett
693peyne and woo both Day and nyght, voowyng sum of vs pylgrylmages
694to our blyssyd lady of Lorett in ytalya, and sum to
695our lady of Walsyngham, and sum to Seynt Thomas of Cannterbury,
696we that war englysshmen.
697
698    The Patrone of our Shippe garderd mony of vs for to make
699our offeryng to the iij kyngs of coloney, And as sone as we cam
700on londe we shuld have Messe in the honor of them.
701
702    And in thys fforsayd long Contynual tempeste and storme we
703war Dreff bakward iij C myle.
704
705    Thursday, the vij Day of Januarii, the Maryoners made a grett
706Showte, seyng to vs that they sey londe. Thanne they war glade,
707and we also. And the same nyght we came to the Porte callyd
708Shefelanya, vnder the Venycians, And whanne we shuld a
709take the Porte Sodenly fell down and Deyde the Pylate of
710our shippe, which we call lodysman. And thanne we had a grett
711lose, ffor he was a good honest person, on whose Soule Jhu have
712mercy.
713
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715Gotys, motons, and also hennys, and capons. In all thes for
716sayd yles ys growing wondyr myche licores, tyme, Sage, ffyggs,
717Oryges, Pomgarnetts, smale Reysyns, which we call Reyse of
718Corans.
719
720    Whanne we lay in thys yle oftyntymes we went on londe and
721hard messe, and in the yle callyd Shefelaria Dwellyd Hercules,
722thys yle ys vj C myle ffrom the Rodes.
723
724    Also a man that was born in thys yle told vs that they had
725no Rayne by the space of x months, they sow ther whete
726with owt Rayne, Croppyd them with owt Rayne, And made ther
727wyne with owt Rayne. In thys yle we lay xxv Days.
728
729    Sonnday, the last Day of Januarij, we made sayle to wards
730Missena, in Cecyll, with lesse wynd, and munday all Day.
731
732    Tewysday, the ij Day of Februarii, that was the Purificacon
733of our lady, the wynde made well for us.
734
735    Wedynsday, Seynt Blasies Day, the wynde Rose in the Suthweste,
736so contynued all Day And all nyght, and thursday all
737Day and all nyght, that it put vs many tymes on Joypert of
738our lyff, and sped no thyng of our Ryght weye.
739
740    ffriday, the v Day of ffebruarii, proched nye the Cyte of
741Corfew, but the wynde enforcyd So myche and so strayte a yens
742vs, that our govenor Saw it was not possible for to wyne the porte
743of the Cite of Corfewe.
744
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746forseyd havyn, with grett wynde, thunderyng, and lytenyng owt
747of mesur, and so contynued a mervelows grett tempeste And
748storme, the same day, lx or lxxx myle from Corfew, we gate an
749haven a mong the Rokkes and monteyns, in grett parell,
750whiche havyn ys callyd Swafane, in Turkey, And whanne we
751war inne we cowd nott get owt nor kast our Anker for the
752grett Depes that was ther in shorte tyme.
753
754    They cowd not fynd no londe at iiij score fadom, Also the
755grett tempest contynowd so owtrageowsly, that we war never in
756such a fer in all our lyff. And at the last they kest ij grett
757ankers to gedyer, And as god wold they toke hold.
758
759    And thanne the Maryoners brake the ordinar takele of the
760shippe, the somer Castyll Chambers, Dores, wyndows, and all
761maner of bordys, that the wynde myght have hys cowse att more
762large.
763
764    And thanne we all promyseyd pylgrymages to our blyssyd
765lady of Lorett, in Italee. The Maryorners seyng to vs they
766never see nor hard of such a wynde in all their lyffs. And it contynowed
767the same Satyrday tyll it was myd nyght. And in the
768same yle callyd Swafana, in Turkey, we a bode v days, and
769Dyverse knyghes of the Rodes went on londe with ther hande
770gonnes and slew horse for ther hawkes that war in the sheppe,
771ther war in the shippe j C hawkes and moo.
772
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774clok at night, we made Sayle bakward j C myle to wards Corfew,
775whyche we passyd by a fore, be cause our vitales war ner spent.
776
777    ffryday, the xij Day of ffebruarij, we cam in to the havyn of
778Corfewe, whiche Cite and yle ys vnder the Venycianns.
779
780    Satyrday we com on lande, yt ys a good Citie, ther EDITION: the ys also a
781castyll, and a stronge stonding vpon a Roke of Stone in the see,
782and it ys excedeynly full of peple, and Specially of Jewys.
783
784    The same Satyrday ther Justyng and ronnyng with sperys.
785Also Sonnday And Munday, And was shewyd ther many Dyverse
786fetis of werre.
787
788    In thys Citye ther ys plente of brede and wyne, and good
789cher, And schase of fysshe many tymes. Ther ys also the
790fayerest yle of comodites than ony man may see, And the felde
791full of whete benys, wynes, and specially of Olyff trees, we went
792of on pylgrymage to our blyssyd lady, a myle from the Citye, the
793fayerst grounde that ever I saw in my lyff.
794
795    Satirday a for the fyrst Sonnday of clene lent, the xx Day of
796ffebruarii, we went in to the castell a mong the Jewys, it was ther
797Sabaday.
798
799    The same Day ther was a Jewe maryed, and aftyr Dyner I
800saw them Danse in a grett Chamber, bothe men and women, in
801Ryche apparell, Damaske, Saten, velvett, weryng a bowte ther
802nekkys chenys of fine gold with many Rynggs on ther fyngers
803with stonys of grett pryce, She that was Maryed, she had vpon her
804hede a crowne of gold. On of the Jewys be gan to syng, And
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806    And aftyr that ther cam in yong men, on of them sang,
807Thanne the men and women Dauncyd to geder. Aftyr that
808they callyd in ther mynstrellys, and so the Dauncyd iij long
809howrys.
810
811    They be fayer women, wonderful werkes in Sylk and gold
812and many goodly thyngs they have to sell in thys cetye, we a
813bode ther by the space of xiiij Dayes.
814
815    ffriday, the xxvj Day of ffebruaij, at iiij of cloke at aftyr none,
816we made Sayle towardes Myssena, Cecyll.
817
818    Satyrday, the xxvij Day of ffebruarij, we lay xx from Corfew,
819for the wynde was so a yens vs, we myght pass no father. Ther
820ys a wonder fayer Chapell of o^r lady, and many grett myracles
821ys shewyd ther, ther we bood vij Dayes.
822
823    ffryday, the v Day of Marche, at x of the cloke in the mornyng,
824we made Sayle with scase wynde, and pasyd Corfew ageyne,
825and so in to the Gulf of Venyse.
826
827    Satyrday and Sonnday the wynde made well for vs.
828
829    Munday, the viij Day of Marche, we came to Calabria, perteynyng
830to the kyngdom of Napolis, now vnder the kynge of Spayne.
831Ther we lay by cause the wynd was a yens vs. Ther ys grett
832plente of whete, and many strong Castylls stondyng, a wonderfull
833hyth Rokke of Stone, I never saw suche in all my lyff.
834
835    Also ovyr the watyr on the other syd, which ys Distant a
Calabriaa
Calabria xxiij myle, ys the yle of Cecyll in the whyche yle by

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836the see syde ys Mons EthneusMons Ethneus whiche brennyth both Day and
837nyght, ye may se the smoke come owt of the Toppe of it. Ther
838cam owt of thys hyll fyer ronnyng Downe like as it had be a
839flode of watyr in to the Citye, which stondyth by the see syd,
840and brent many howses, And also Shippes that war in the havyn,
841And put the City, whiche ys callyd Cathanea, in grett Juberte,
842wher the holy body of Seynt Agathe lyes, And by the myracle
843of the veyle of Seynt Agathe the Citee a for rehersyd was
844preservyd.
845
846    Thursday, the xj Day of Marche, we went on londe, in
847Calabria, hyred horses and mules, and rode by the space of xx
848and cam to a fayer towne callyd Regio, that stondyth on the
849watyr syde, and ther we lay all nyght.
850
851    ffryday, the Day of Seynt Gregori, we toke a barke at the
852forseyd Regio, and sayle over the watir to Myssena, whiche ys
853xij myle ov. And ther we abode v Dayes.
854
855    Thys Missena, in Cecyll, ys a fayer Cite and well wallyd
856w^t many fayer towers and Divse castell, the fayerst havyn for
857Shippes that ev I saw, ther ys also plente of all maner of
858thyngs that ys necessari for man, except clothe, that ys very
859Dere ther, ffor englyssh men brynge it thedyr by watyr owt of
860and a Enlong, it ys a grett long wey, iij m^l myle and iij C by
861watir.