The voyage of the wandering knight. Deuised by Iohn Carthenie, a Frenchman: and translated out of French into English, by VVilliam Goodyear of South-hampton merchant. A vvorke vvorthie of reading, and dedicated to the Right worshipfull Sir Frauncis Drake, Knight

¶HOVV THE VVANDRING KNIGHT VVAS receiued and welcommed to the Pallaice of Worldly Felicitie. The eight Chapter.

AFter we had passed certaine degrées on our waye, with vnwonted ioye, Voluptuous∣nesse layd hir hands on my head, and gaue me hir best blessing, I letting hir alone (as one to whom I ought dutie). Then vtte∣red she vnto me certaine swéete wordes, which inchaunted me. For presently I lost my senses, estée∣ming all well that she said or did. After we had spent in sport two houres of the time, the Sun began to set, and so I espied the Pallaice of Worldly Felicite, wherat I was not a little glad. For it séemed to me very pleasant, & my thought I smelt daineties, whereas indéede, all was very witch∣craft. When we were within a Crossebow shot of the Pal∣laice, Voluptuousnesse hoopt & halowd, whereat came out a legion of Ladies, pompeously apparailed, among whom were these next named: Lust, Prodigalitie, Lecherie, Wanton∣nesse, Carelesnesse, Brauerie, Lasciuiousnesse, Ambition, Dronkennesse, Licorishnesse and such lyke.

Being dismounted from of my horse, Folly tooke off my Helmet, and my face being bare, all the Ladies kist me, and bad me welcome: which enterteinment agréed wel with my foolish fancie. Then Prodigalitie and Ambition led me by the hands, Lasciuiousnesse and other Ladies lead the waye before, Brauerie and the rest followed after. Thus we en∣tred into the Pallaice of worldly pleasure, the gate whereof was great & high, built vpon Marble stone, & alwaies stood wide open, day & night, Winter & Summer: whereat I mer∣uailed much. Then Voluptuousnesse told me y^e reason with these words: I alwaies kéepe open house, for as many as wil, and at what houre soeuer any doe come to me, by night or by day, they are welcome, and I will receiue them royally.

Then Voluptuousnesse lead me into a greate and sumptu∣ous hall, hanged with cloth of Arace, and full of torches burning round about. There Lust vnarmed me, and Bra∣uerie gaue me a night gowne, of Crimosin Uellet, lined with Martine skinnes. Within a little while after the table was couered, in came the fine cates, and to supper we goe.

This done, Ladie Voluptiousnesse put me in the gorge∣oust place, and there sate on either side of me, Licorous∣nesse and Dronkennesse, there the rest of the Ladies sate down in their degrées: but Voluptuousnes sate right against mée, who curteously carued me of the delicatest meate. Our waiters were young Gentlemen, verie brauely apparailed: our seruice was sumptuous, our meates wer well seasoned, and handsomely handled: our Cookes were cleanelye, our Butlers bountifull: our seruitours verie singular: our musicke was excellent, our Singers were swéete: and euerie Officer excéeded in delicatenesse. There was fine féeding, pleasaunt parling, continuall quaffing, insomuch that halfe dronke and whole dronke was a goodly game: ri∣bauldrie was our recreation, and as for knauerie it was canuast to the proofe. When supper was ended, Lady Wan∣tonnesse came vnto me and asked me if I would daunce: and Lady Lust likewise asking me whether I would lye a∣lone, or haue a bedfellowe. I made aunswere, that I was wearie, by reason of my iourney, and so desired to go to bed. Then Lasciuiousnesse brought me to my chamber, where she lodged me in swéete shéetes, a soft bed, Curtens of Tis∣sue, and all things costly and excellent. In conclusion, La∣ly Voluptuousnesse tooke her leaue, promising in the mor∣ning to shew me the rest of the pallace of worldly felicitie, whereof I dreamed all night, my head was so full of toyes.