That is to say: The Oxen tied and yoked together, doe till the ground
to the intent it may bring forth his increase: and by these kind of
lottes they deceive many of the simple sort, for if one had demanded
whether he should have a good wife or no, they would say that his lot
did testifie the same, that he should be tyed and yoked to a good woman
and have increase of children. If one demanded whether he should buy
lands and possession, they said that he should have much ground that
should yeeld his increase. If one demanded whether he should have a
good and prosperous voyage, they said he should have good successe, and
it should be for the increase of his profit. If one demanded whether
hee should vanquish his enemies, and prevaile in pursuite of theeves,
they said that this enemy should be tyed and yoked to him: and his
pursuits after theeves should be prosperous. Thus by the telling of
fortunes, they gathered a great quantity of money, but when they were
weary with giving of answers, they drave me away before them next
night, through a lane which was more dangerous and stony then the way
which we went the night before, for on the one side were quagmires and
foggy marshes, on the other side were falling trenches and ditches,
whereby my legges failed me, in such sort that I could scarce come to
the plaine field pathes. And behold by and by a great company of
inhabitants of the towne armed with weapons and on horsebacke overtooke
us, and incontinently arresting Philebus and his Priests, tied them by
the necks and beate them cruelly, calling them theeves and robbers, and
after they had manacled their hands: Shew us (quoth they) the cup of
gold, which (under the colour of your solemne religion) ye have taken
away, and now ye thinke to escape in the night without punishment for
your fact. By and by one came towards me, and thrusting his hand into
the bosome of the goddesse Siria, brought out the cup which they had
stole. Howbeit for all they appeared evident and plaine they would not
be confounded nor abashed, but jesting and laughing out the matter, gan
say: Is it reason masters that you should thus rigorously intreat us,
and threaten for a small trifling cup, which the mother of the Goddesse
determined to give to her sister for a present? Howbeit for all their
lyes and cavellations, they were carryed backe unto the towne, and put
in prison by the Inhabitants, who taking the cup of gold, and the
goddesse which I bare, did put and consecrate them amongst the treasure
of the temple. The next day I was carryed to the market to be sold, and
my price was set at seaven pence more then Philebus gave for me. There
fortuned to passe by a Baker of the next village, who after that he had
bought a great deale of corne, bought me likewise to carry it home, and
when he had well laded me therewith, be drave me through a thorny and
dangerous way to his bake house; there I saw a great company of horses
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