ng before an Aultar that was fiue foote
high, and tenne foote broad, with the images of golde standing
thereupon, which I could not verie perfectly behold, notwithstanding the
burning Lampe, the grossenes of the ayre was such and so great an enemy
to the light.

And alwayes with attentiue eares I diligently harkened, as not yet ridde
of feare, and somewhat I saw, the dimme images and the large
foundations, and feareful vaultes, and subterraneal buttresses or
vpholders and strengthes, heare and there in infinite places
distributed, and many huge and mightie pillers, some fouresquare, some
sixe square, some eight square, aptly set vnder and approportioned to
sustaine the vast bignes of the waightie _Pyramides_.

There I hauing small delight to make anie long staie, I intended to take
an vnknowne way further in, which my vndertaken course, I espied a light
whiche so long I had wished for, comming in at a litle wicket as small
as I could see.

Oh with what ioy, and with what a glad heart, I beheld it, and with what
cheare did I hasten my steppes towards it. Perchance faster then
_Canistius_ or _Philonides_[A] my vnbrideled gladnesse and extreame
desire to come neere therevnto was such, that I reuoked and haled backe
againe the diuorse of my discontented and irkesome life, successiuely
comforting my perturbed minde and quailed hart. Somewhat refreshing and
reassuring my selfe: filling vp againe my euacuated and emptie heart,
and replenishing the same with his ould cogitations.

[Sidenote A: Two blockish lasie lubbers, one of Melite an other of
Athens, that thought it a great labour to eate their owne meate.]

Nowe I settled my selfe more towardes my louely _Polia_, and bound my
affections more surely to hir. Being perswaded and firmely opinionated,
that this sight was a traunce in loue, for shewing that I should dye and
lose my loue. Oh how extreamely did it vexe mee. Neyther did it refuse
or make resistance to anye sharpe and newe assaulte of loue, which in my
stroken and sore wounded heart woulde lye festering and feeding of
himselfe.

And by this time, all lets and hynderances past ouer, a spatious and
large going out was offered vnto me. Then by meanes of the cleere light
I was somwhat comforted, and reassuming and gathering together againe my
wandering thoughts, and restoring my prostrate force, my suspected and
vnknowne voyage, made me to set out in running: so as the nearer I came
to the doore, the bigg