15 Nov.

LIBER PEREGRINATIONIS PRIMAE, 1583

weather,court_patronage,household_family,health_illness,letters_books

Friday, hora 9 mane. Lubeck. E.K: 'The cloud appeareth. Now come in an eleven, all like noblemen. One of them hath a regal cap, and a gown faced with sables. The cap is like a Polonian cap, but trimmed up with rich sables. He is a goodlier man than the Lord A.L.' PRINCIPAL: 'Hast thou not need of counsel?' d: 'Yes, God knows; for I am half confounded.' PRINCIPAL: 'Then first determine with thyself to rest thee for this winter. Secondly open thy mind to desire such things as may advance thy credit, and enrich thy family. Reap unto thee many friends, and lift thee up to honour; for I will stir up the minds of learned men, the profoundest in the world, that they shall visit thee. And I will disclose unto you such things as shall be wonderful, and of exceeding profit. Moreover, I will put to my hands, and help your proceedings, that the world may talk of your wisdom hereafter. Therefore wander not farther into unknown places, contagious, the very seats of death for thee, and thy children, and such as are thy friends.' d: 'Is it your meaning that we shall stay here, and go no farther with the Lord Albert Laski?' PRINCIPAL: 'What should you else do? Are you mad men? Will you run headlong into danger, wilfully? 'Sirha, your brother is clapped in prison, how like you that? Your housekeeper I mean.6 They examine him: they say that thou hast hid divers secret things. As for thy books, thou mayst go look them at leisure. It may be, that thy house may be burnt for a remembrance of thee too. Well, if they do, so it is: if not, as thou wilt. I have told thee my fancy, and given thee my counsel, offered thee my help, and desired to do thee good. The choice is thine.'