shape of an Asse, which kind of beast I have long time abhorred and despised, but above all things beware thou doubt not nor feare any of those things, as hard and difficill to bee brought to passe, for in the same houre that I am come to thee, I have commanded the Priest by a vision what he shall doe, and all the people by my commandement shall be compelled to give thee place and say nothing!  Moreover, thinke not that amongst so faire and joyfull Ceremonies, and in so good a company that any person shall abhorre thy ill-favoured and deformed figure, or that any man shall be so hardy, as to blame and reprove thy suddaine restoration to humane shape, wherby they should gather or conceive any sinister opinion:  and know thou this of certaine, that the residue of thy life untill the houre of death shall be bound and subject to me!  And think it not an injury to be alwayes serviceable towards me, since as by my meane and benefit thou shalt become a man:  thou shalt live blessed in this world, thou shalt live glorious by my guide and protection, and when thou descendest to Hell, where thou shalt see me shine in that subterene place, shining (as thou seest me now) in the darkness of Acheron, and raigning in the deepe profundity of Stix, thou shalt worship me, as one that hath bin favourable to thee, and if I perceive that thou art obedient to my commandement, addict to my religion, and merite my divine grace, know thou, that I will prolong thy dales above the time that the fates have appointed, and the celestial Planets ordeined.

When the divine Image had spoken these words, she vanished away!  By and by when I awaked, I arose, haveing the members of my bodie mixed with feare, joy and sweate, and marvailed at the cleare presence of the puissant goddesse, and being sprinkled with the water of the sea, I recounted orderly her admonitions and divine commandements.  Soone after, the darknes chased away, and the cleare and golden sunne arose, when as behold I saw the streets replenished with people going in a religious sort and in great triumph.  All things seemed that day to be joyfull, as well all manner of beasts and houses, as also the very day it selfe seemed to rejoyce.  For after the hore-frost, ensued the hot and temperat sun, whereby the little birds weening that the spring time had bin come, did chirp and sing in their steven melodiously:  the mother of stars, the parent of times, and mistres of all the world:  The fruitfull trees rejoyced at their fertility:  The barren and sterill were contented at their shadow, rendering sweete and pleasant shrills!  The seas were quiet from winds and tempests:  the heaven had chaced away the clouds, and appeared faire and cleare with his proper light.  Behold then more and more appeared the pomps and processions, attired in regall manner and singing joyfully:  One was girded about the middle like a man of armes:  Another bare and spare, and had a cloake and high-shooes like a hunter! another was attired in a robe of silke,