<P_45>

Thursday , that was the xxiij Day of Julii , a bowth x or xj of the
cloke , the Gatys of the holy Temple of the Sepulcre war Sett opyn
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,45.2)

And thanne we went all to the Mownte Syon to Dyner .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,45.3)

And so it appereth that we war in the Temple of the holy <P_46>
Sepulcre ij Dayes and ij nyghts , And never com owte the for seyd tyme
. (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.4)

The same Thursday at aftyr noon we toke our assys at the Mownte Syon ,
accompanyed with the seyd ffreres and Turkes (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.5)

and rode the same nyght to Bethlem whiche ys v myle for Jherusalem .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.6)

And in the high way by twyne , a bowte ij myle from Jherusalem , we com
to a place wher the starre appered ageyn to the iij kynges , wherof
they lost ther light at ther entre into Jherusalem wherby they rode
forthe to Jherusalem . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.7)

And a lytyll forther we com to a old Chirche , wher the prophete Elias
was born . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.8)

And ther by ys a place wher the Aungell toke vp Abacok by the fronte
And bar hym to Babylon and sett hym in the lake of lyons wher Danyell
the pphete {COM:no_tilde} was , and refresshed hym with mete and Drynke
. (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.9)

Nott far thens we myght se the place in which Jacobb the patriarke ,
Dwellyd (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.10)

And ther also we passyd fast by the Sepulcre of Rachell the wyff of the
seyd Jacobe . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.11)

Thanne next we cam to Bethelem , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.12)

it was callyd in old tyme Effrata , wherof it ys wretyng Ecce Audivimus
eum in effrata . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.13)

A lytyll withowt the same Citie , towardys the Est , ys the fayer
chirche of ower blyssyd lady , wher ower Savyr Criste was born , wherof
$shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} made more mencion aftyrward .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,46.14)

And bytwyne Citie and the seyd Chirche ys the flod floridus <P_47>
where the fayer mayd shuld a ben brent . And was Savyd harmlesse by
myracle , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.15)

for the fyer chaunged in to Rosis . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.16)

And in thys Citie of Bethelem was kyng David born .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.17)

The same thursday as we cam to thys Bethelem , and a lytyd at the
Chirche of our lady a for sayd , whych ys a mervelus fayer Chirche and
a rygth Sumptuos werke , the length therof ys ccxxviij fote ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.18)

And the bred ys lxxxvij fote . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.19)

Ther be iiij rowes or Ranges of pylers thorow the Chirche .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.20)

The Sawdon was in porpuse to a removyd those pyllers , and to a caryed
them to have byldyd hys paleys with the same . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.21)

And for that intent he $cam {TEXT:can} to Bethlem in hys owne persone
to se them take Downe . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.22)

And he be held the Masons begynnyng to breke . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.23)

So Deuly ther came owt of the Chirche wall with in forth ny ther the
Sowdon was , an howge gret Serpent that ranne endlong vpon the ryght
Syde of the Chirche wall , and scorged the seyd wall as it had be
{COM:sic} sengid with fyer all the wey that he wente , whyche
schorchyng ys sene in to thys Day . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.24)

And with thys sygn the Sawdon a voydyd with grett fere , And all tho
that war with hym , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.25)

And nev sythyns he nor non other attempted to remove ony thyng ther .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,47.26)

At Bethelem , comonly be v or vj friers of Mowte Syon , to kepe the
holy place ther , whiche with other fryers that cam with us to Mownte
Syon , Dressed them to solempne procession at our fyrst <P_48> commyng
, whome we folowyd to all the holy placys with in the same Monasteri ,
with candels light in ower handys , as all wey vsyd in other place wher
ony procession was Don . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.27)

And fyrst the seyd procession browght vs to a place at an Aulter in the
suth yle wher our Savyr Crist was Circumsysed . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.28)

And from thens we came to an other Auter on the Northe syd , wher the
iij kyngs made redy ther offeryngs to present on to ower Savor Criste .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.29)

And from thys place , Descendyng certayne grees of stone , we com in to
a wonder fayer lityll Chapell , at the hyer auter wherof , ys the vary
place of the byrth of our lord , Assigned by a sterre made in a fayer
whith marble stone . Vnder the myddys of the seyd high Auter , whych
byrth was Don in the self most holy place to the gretest Joy and
gladnesse that ever cam to mankynde . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.30)

And at thys holy place ys clene Remission . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.31)

And ther by ys a lityll Auter sum what vnder the Rook , wher the iij
kyngs offered to ower blyssyd Savyor Criste Jhu , Gold , Myrre , and
Incence , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.32)

and ther ys clene remission . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.33)

And a lityll be for the seyd Aulter ys the Cribbe of our lord , wher
ower blyssyd lady leyd hyr Dere sone be for hyr , The oxe and the Asse
. (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.34)

clene Remission . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.35)

And vndowtyd thys lityll Chapell of the byrthe of ower lord ys the most
glorius and Devowte place that ys in the world , Somyche thot that
excedith in holynesse all other places that be in this worlde .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,48.36)

<P_49>

It ys Also of tables of fyne whith marble stonne .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.38)

And the vowtys be garnyshyd with gold and byse with Diverse Storys of a
substyll musyk {COM:mosaic} werke as may be . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.39)

The walles also of all the body of the Chirche , from the pyllers to
the Rooff , be poyntyd with storys from the begynnyng of the world of
the same musyng {COM:mosaic} werkys , whyche ys the Richeest thyng that
canne be Don to any wallis . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.40)

How be it the seyd werkes be gretly Defauncyd , bothe in the Chirche
and in the Chapell , for very pure Age , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.41)

And the seyd Churche wyth all the places falleth in gret Dekay .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.42)

And whanne we had vysyted thys holy Chapell , we ascendid ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.43)

and come to the place wher the bodys of the holy Innocets {COM:sic} lay
many yers vnknowen . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.44)

Item , fast by the same Chapell , ys a nother lityll Chapell , wher
Seynt Jherom was buryd , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.45)

and ther ys yet hys tombe , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.46)

but hys body was translat to Rome long Syns . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.47)

Ther ys also another solytary Chapell under a Rooke , wher Seynt Jherom
translated the bybyll in to Greke and latyn . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.48)

Thys procession ended , we refressyd vs with such vitallys as we had
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.49)

and restyd vs a while , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,49.50)

And that Day every man gaff hym to prayer and contemplacion , visityng
the holy place a for seyd . And aftyr myde night , seying and hering
messis unto the tyme it was Dailyght , At which tyme the Chirche Dores
war sett <P_50> open by the Paynymys , by whom we war let owt , by tale
, as we entred in , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.51)

And thanne we visited the holy place a bowte Bethlem .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.52)

ffyrst the place wher the Aungell of god apperyd to Joseph in hys Slepe
, Saying , Surge et accipe puerum et matrem eius et fuge in Egiptum .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.53)

At the Est ende of the Chirche of Bethlem ys A cave in the grounde ,
wher sumtyme stod a Chirch of Seynt Nicholas . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.54)

In the same Cave Entred ower blyssid lady with hyr Sone ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.55)

And hyd hyr , for ffer of kyng Herrod , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.56)

the gronde ys good for Norces that lake mylk for ther Childern .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.57)

Ther ys a nother place wher Sumtyme stod a Chirche of our lady ,
Distante from ower lady of Bethlem , v arrow shots , wher at the byrth
of our lord The Aungell seyd on to the Shepperds , Anuncio vobis
gaudium magnum Quia natus est hodie salvator mundi .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.58)

A lityll thense ys the place wher the herdmen kepte ther watche vpon
ther flock , in the houre of the nativite of ower lord , Sawe and hard
the Aungellis syng , Gloria in excelsis Dei . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.59)

this place ys ij myle from Bethelem . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.60)

And thens , the same ffryday , that was the vigill of Seynt Jamis , we
retornyd to Bethelem , to ower Dyner a geyne , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.61)

and ther refresshed vs to the tyme it was paste noon .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,50.62)

<P_65>

And so it Dothe appere hev {COM:sic} that we war saylyng in the see be
twyx the Rodes and Cicyll xxiij wekes , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,65.64)

and it ys but m myle . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,65.65)

<P_66>

Wedynsday aftyr mydlent Sonday , that was the xvij Day of Marche , at
vj of the clok at aftyr non , we toke a barke at the seyd Missena ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.67)

And Rowe over a geyne to Calabrys , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.68)

and so passyd by the shore by the space of a C myle .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.69)

SatyrDay {COM:sic} , the xx Day of Marche , the aftyr non , we cam on
londe not with stondyns {COM:sic} evy Day of the for seyd iiij Days at
non (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.70)

and at nyght we cam on londe . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.71)

Passion Sonnday , aftyr masse , we hyred horse and mules to the tyme we
came to Napylles , And also men to Ronne by vs on fote to bryng the
horse and mules a geyne . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.72)

Fryday , the xxvj Day of Marche , we cam to a fayer Citee , stondyng on
the see syde , whyche ys callyd Salarno . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.73)

Satyrday a for palme Sonnday , at iiij of cloke at aftyr noon , we cam
to the noble Citee of Napyllys , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.74)

and thanne the same Satyrday , at nyght , we hyred new fres horses to
the tyme we came to Rome . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.75)

At Napyllys , on palme sonnday , we hard Divne {COM:sic} servyce ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.76)

Also ther ys the fayerst castyll that ever I sawe ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.77)

the gatys be goodly and made of whith marlle . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.78)

Also with owt the Citys ys an horse wey under neth a mownteyn , by the
space of a myle , a mervelous cave in the grounde , which we rode
thorow the same palme Sonnday aftyr messe towards Rome .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.79)

Wedynsday , the last Day of Marche , a bowte v of the clok , at aftyr
noon , we com to Rome , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,66.80)

And ther we a bode Mawdleyn thursday , Good fryday , Ester evyn , Ester
Day , And also Ester <P_67> munday , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.81)

and visityd the holy places with in the Cite and with owt .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.82)

Ester munday we bowght in Rome Ryght good horse that browght vs well in
to Englande . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.83)

Ester tewysday , abowght x of the cloke , we Departyd from Rome .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.84)

The wey from Rome it ys knowen perfyghthly I now with many Sondry
persons to Englond , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.85)

And ther for I Doo no wryght itt . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.86)

Wedynsday , the Ascencion evyn , the xj Day of $Apyll {COM:sic} we cam
to Seynt John of Amyas , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.87)

ther I offerd . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.88)

ffryday aftyr we came to our lady of Boleyn , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.89)

and ther I offerd . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.90)

SatyrDay {COM:sic} aftyr the Ascension , we com to Caleys by noon ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.91)

And ther we lay all nyght , and sonnday all Day and all nyght .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.92)

The same Sonnday , at nyght , we shippyd our horses at Caleys .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.93)

And munday , that was the xvij Day of Apryll , we com to Dover ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.94)

and lay ther all nyght . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.95)

Tewysday a for whith Sonnday , we cam to Canterbury , to Seynt Thomes
Messe , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.96)

And ther I offeryd (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.97)

and made an ende of my pylgrymage . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.98)

Deo gracias . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.99)

Note that be thys forseyd processe wreten of thys seyd Jurney that we
Departyd owt of Inglonde the xx Day of Marche , the yer of o=r= lord
God , mlccccc and xvij , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,67.100)

and we came to Venyce the xxix <P_68> Day of Apryll , whyche ys v wekys
an v Days , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.101)

And ther we lay at Venece tyll the xiiij Day of Junii , whyche ys vj
wekes and iiij Dayes . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.102)

The xij Day of Julii , we cam to Jaff , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.103)

and so spendyd owtwardes be twyne Venyce and Jaffe on moneth and ij
Dayes , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.104)

And her we lay in the same Porte iij Days . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.105)

Also we taryed in the holy londe vnto the xxix day of Julii , whiche
Day we retornyd to ower shippe . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.106)

And so it appereth that we war in the holy londe xv Dayes .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.107)

The xij Day of Marche , we com to Missena , In Cecyll ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.108)

And the xv Day of Apryll we com to Calys . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.109)

And the xvij Day of Apryll we come to Dover , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.110)

And so we war owt of Enlong in ower seyd Pylgrymage the space of an
holl yer v wekys and iii Dayes . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,68.111)

By the accompte $aforseyd {TEXT:a_forseyd} that it shewyth it ys ffrom
Venyce to Parence , C myle . ffrom Parens to Jarra , C $myle
{TEXT:mble} . ffrom Jarra to Lesena , C myle li . ffrom Lesena to
Araguse , CC myle . ffrom Araguse to Corfew , CCC myle . ffrom Corfew
to Modona , CCC myle . ffrom Modona to Candia , CCC myle . ffrom Candia
to Rodys , CCC myle . ffrom the Rodes to Cipres , CCCC myle , ffrom
Cipres to Jaff , CCCC myle . <P_69> ffrom Jaff to Jherusalem , XL myle
. (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.112)

Sm xxvj C myles . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.113)

ffrom Englond to Venice , vij C myle . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.114)

ffrom Englond to Jherusalem , iij m=l= myle and iij C.
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.115)

<heading>

Of the Temple of Salomon . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.117)

</heading>

Whyle we war thus occupyd in our pylyrymage at Jherusalem And ther a
bowyt , we passyd Sundry tymes by the temple of Salomon ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.119)

and often we Sawe it and behelde it with owt forth ffrom Sundry hylls ,
and specially from the Mownte of Olivete , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.120)

ffor ther ys the most clere sight and best beholdyng ther of to them
that may not entre in to it . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.121)

And be twyne the Temple of Salomon and the Mownte of Olivete ys the
vale of Josophat . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.122)

The Sarrasyns woll sofer no Cristen men to com with in the seyd Temple
. (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.123)

And yf he Doo he $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} compellyd incontynently to
for sake hys fayth and Cristendom or ellys to be put to execucion of
Dethe by and bye . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.124)

Ther ys also with in the circuyte of the walles of the same , an other
Temple that was callyd Porticus Salomonis , whiche ys also wonder grett
and large , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.125)

And it ys sayd ther be continually brennyng , within Salomons Temple
vij C lampes , And in porticu Salamonis viij C lampys .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.126)

Thys Temple hath Sundry gatts to entre in to it , the iij gatts with in
the citye , whiche I said all iij , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,69.127)

An other gate ys with owt forth Estwarde toward the Mounte of Olivete ,
that ys callyd the <P_70> goldyn gate . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.128)

In at the same gate Rode ower blyssyd Savyor upon palme Sonday ,
Sittyng vpon the Asse . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.129)

But as I sayd befor ther ys no Cristen man sufferyd to com ny it ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.130)

but what so ev pylgryme loke Devowtly to wardys the same gate and be
hold it with Devocion hath grauntyd to hym plenarye Remission .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.131)

The Sarrasyns have thys Temple in gret reverence ,
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.132)

and specially they worshippe ther a Rokk of Stone , whyche ys closyd a
bowte with Irron , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.133)

And they Rekyn it so holy that no Sarrasyn Dare towche it .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.134)

How be it they com from p-ties to visit it . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.135)

In the same Rook with in the sayd Temple , the Jewes kepe the Arke of
god , with the reliques that Titus caryed from Rome , that ys to sey
the x commaundments , Arons rodde , Moyes Roode , A vessell of gold ,
full of Mauna , Ornamentis for Sacryfyce , the Tabernacle of Aron , a
sqware table of gold with xij precious Stonys , a box with grene Jaspys
with iiij fyngerys , conteynyng the viij names of ower lorde , vij
candylstykkys of golde , and An Auter of fyne gold , upon the whyche
they have a cherybyn of gold xij spane longe , And a Tabernacle of
golde and xij Trumpetts of sylv , A Tabernacle of Sylver and vij barley
lovys , And all the other reliques that war be for the Nativite of
Criste . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.136)

Up on the same Rokk sleppe Jacobbe whanne he sawe Aungellys goo vp and
Down , And sayd , Vere locus iste Sanctvs est et ego nesciebam .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.137)

And ther the Aungell changyd Jacobs name (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.138)

and callyd hym Israel . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,70.139)

Item , our Savyor Criste was offeryd vpon the same stone whanne <P_71>
Symeon Justus toke hym in hys Armys and sayd , Nunc Dimittis svum tuum
. (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.140)

Item , o=r= Savyor Criste sat vp on the same Rokke at xij yer of Age ,
in the myddys of the Doctors heryng them and opposyng them .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.141)

And aftyr wardys at hys xxx yer of age , many tymes he satt vpon the
same prechyng to the peple , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.142)

And ther ower Savyor Criste for gaff the woman hyr synnys that was
taken in Avoutry . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.143)

And ther offeryd fyrst Melchesedech bred and wyne to ower lord in token
of the sacrament that was for to com . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.144)

And ther the Aungell Denowncyd to Zacharie the Nativite of Seynt John
the Baptyst . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.145)

Item , ther fell David praeying to our lord for mercy for hym self and
hys peple . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.146)

And with in the same Temple ys the ffountayne wher of holy wrytt seyte
, Vidi aquam egredientem de templo . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.147)

The iiij gate of thys Temple ys with owt the Citye , Suthest towards
the Mownte Syon , (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.148)

And that ys callyd Porticus Salomonis , with in the whyche gate ther ys
a fayer Chirche and a large of our blyssyd lady wher she was Noryshed
and browght vp to the tyme she was xiiij yer of Age .
(TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.149)

Holy scriptur spekyth moche of thys Temple whiche war to longe to wryte
for this purpose . (TORKINGT-E1-P2,71.150)