t part behinde hir shoulders, and with the other shee
helde a little table fast in hir hand, in which was written in three
languages this epygram.

[Illustration:

#Heye me shetihiye kach min ha'otzar ze ka'avat nafshecha
aval azhir otcha haser harosh ve'al tiga begufo#

+HOSTIS EI. ALBEEK TOU DE TOU
THE:SAUROU, OSNON ANA RESKOI.
PARAINO: DE HO:S LABE:IS TE:N
KEPHALE:N, ME: HAPTOU EO:MATOS.+

QVISQVIS ES,
QVANTVNCVN-
QUE LIBVERIT
HVIVS THESAVRI
SVME AD MONEO.
AVFER CAPVT,
CORPVS NE TAN-
GITO.]

This noueltie worthie to be manifested, and secret riddle often to be
read ouer, was not knowen to me, so as I rested doubtfull what the
interpretation of this sophisme should signify, not daring to trie the
conclusion. But stricken with feare in this dark vnlightsome place,
notwithstanding the dimme burning lampe, I was more desirous to beholde
and peruse that triumphant porch and gate as more lawfull to remaine
there than other-where. Whereupon without more adoe, I determined to
leaue this place vntill another time, that I might more quietly at
lesure looke vpon the same, and to prepare my selfe to beholde the
woonderfull worke of the gate: and thus descending downe I issued foorth
of the vnbowelled monster, an inuention past imagination, and an
excessiue labour and bolde attempt to euacuate such a hard substance
ouer that other stones be, the workemanship within as curious as that
without. Lastly, returned cleane downe, I beheld in the Porphire laste
along the sides notably insculpt and grauen these hierogliphies.

First, the horned scalpe of an oxe, with two tooles of husbandry fastned
to the hornes.

An altar standing vpon goates feete, with a burning fire aloft, on the
foreside whereof there was also an eie, and a vulture.

After that a bason and an ewre.

A spindle ful of twind, an old vessel fashioned with the mouth stopped
and tied fast.

A sole and an eye in the bale thereof and two branches trauersed one of
Oliue, an other of Palme tree.

An Anchor and a Goose.

An olde lampe, and a hand holding of it.

An ore of ancient forme with a fruitefull Oliue branch fastned to the
handle.

Two grapling yrons or hookes.

A Dolphin and an Arke close shut.

These hierogliphies were passing well cut on this manner.

[Illustration]

Which ancient maner of writing, as I take it, is thus to be vnderstoode.

_Ex labore Deo natur[ae] sacrifica liberaliter paulatim reduces