what soeuer, that I
had graciously beholden with my greedy eyes. Considering with my selfe
of the mysticall Obelisque, the ineffable equality statarie, for
durablenesse and perpetuitie vnmoueable, and enduring vncorruptible.

Where there breathed a sweet ayre from heauen, with vnuariable windes,
in this Garden round about full of flowers, of a large and circular
permanent plot: compassed about with all sorts of fruites, pleasant in
taste and full of health; with a perpetuall greenesse, disposed and set
by a regular order, both beautifull, pleasant, and conuenient; with the
perfect labour and indeuour of Nature to bring it to that passe, and
beautified with precious gold.

And _Logistica_ holding her peace, they tooke mee both by the hands, and
we went out at the mouth of one of the Arches from the precyncts of the
Iuied inclosure. And beeing gone from thence, very contentedly passing
on betwixt them both, saith _Thelemia_, let vs now hasten on to our
three Gates whether we are sent.

Where-vpon, we passing through a plentiful seate and pleasant Countrey,
with a reasonable conuenient pace, I beheld the heauens very cleere &
bright, & beguiled the tyme with merry, sweet, and delightfull
discourses. And I desirous to vnderstand euery particular of the
inestimable riches, vnspeakeable delights and incomparable treasure of
the sacred Queene, (to the which _Osyris_ the builder of the two Temples
of Golde, one to _Iupiter_, and the other to the kingdome, must giue
place,) I mooued this question.

Tell me I beseech you fayre Nymphes, (if my curiosity bee not to your
discontentment) amongst all the precious stones that I could perfectly
behold of great estimation and pryce, one I deemed inestimable, and
without comparison most precious; The Iasper which had the effigies of
_Nero_ cut, it was not much bigger. Neither was the Coruscant to passe
in the statue of _Arsinoe_ the _Arabian_ Queene equall with it. Next
her, of such value was the Iewell, wherein was the representation of
_Nonius_ the Senator, as this sparkling and shyning Dyamond, of a rare
and vnseene beautie and bignes, which did hang vpon a rich Carkenet
about the snowie necke of the sacred Queene, what cutting was in the
same, which I could not perceiue by meanes of the brightnesse and my
beeing some-what farre of. And therefore I beeing therein ignoraunt,
desyre to knowe the same.

_Logistica_ considering of my honest demaund, aunswered me
incontinently. Know