The trauayled pylgrime bringing newes from all partes of the worlde, such like scarce harde of before. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed.

¶The childe signifieth good Infancie: the rod, Correction: the auncient or aged man, Reason: the booke, Truth: the armed Knyght, youthfull Courage: the speare, good Gouernment: the shielde, Hope: the sword, Courage: standing in the fielde called Time.

¶The fielde Tyme: he with wings, Thought: the other, the Author: trauailing in the sayde fielde.

¶The armed Knight signifieth true Obedience in all estates, his armour, Strength: the shielde, Hope: the sworde, Courage: the speare, Aduenture: deliuered to the Author, by Thought being present in the fielde called Time.

¶The Author fighteth with Disagreement, the speare that Disagreement hath broken, is called Littlewit, the Au∣thors speare is Aduenture, both swoordes in thys place signifie foolishnesse, wherewith eche striketh other, till pleasant Ladie Me∣morie defendeth the Author from Disagreement, in the fielde called Time.

¶Here the Author by long trauaile meeteth with Vnderstan∣ding, and requireth lodging: Obedience or true Di∣ligence, guideth his horse called Will, in the fielde called Time.

¶Vnderstanding maketh his banquet, and comforteth the Author: true Diligence furnisheth the table in the place of Reason.

¶Here Vnderstanding sheweth the Author a number of Ver∣tues in the house called Reason, to withdrawe him from vaine delites, declaring the daungers that doth ensue: that done, the Author trauaileth fur∣ther.

The Author by Reason taketh his iourney, and recey∣ueth the Speare of Regiment.

¶Age here beginneth to make battaile with the Author, in the fielde of worldly pleasure.

The Author being caried by his horse Will to the palace of disor∣dered liuers, seeing then the abuse of all vertues, and the mainte∣nance of filthy luxuria, remembreth his promise made to Age, loo∣keth in the glasse of reformation, straight taketh his iorney, forsa∣king vtterly those abuses.

By the aged or olde man traueling in the wood, is signified the desert of Age, that is, when youth is consumed, and the vi∣tall powers decreased, mans time is nothing else but paine of body possessed with Dolor and Debilitie, still looking for the last combat, which is Death.

The Author and Memorie passeth the fielde of worldly plea∣sure, and after talketh of the dreadfull com∣bats not yet seene.

Here the worthy and victorious King, Henry the eyght, defen∣deth hym for a tyme against Debilytie, and lyke a prudent Prince most princely, yeeldeth to his iudgement, after long fight had with Debilitie.

The Author and Memorie riding forwarde in the fielde called Time, stayeth in the middest therof behol∣ding euery state there as∣sembled.

These two Champions signifie Valiauncie, and Defiance, a drest like Haroldes by outwarde shape: bicause Dolor and Debilitie are cer∣taine accidents, or inwarde mouings, the which are felt, but not seene: Eche striueth with other who shall be the chiefe Gouernor, Thanatos taketh the supremacie, and compelleth them both to serue him.

Here the Author and Memorie beholdeth the last Combat betwixt Dolor and Debilitie, clearely con∣uinced by Thanatos.

The Author and Memorie walking on foote, beholdeth the auncient showe and Funerals, of mightie Conquerours past.

The Author beholdeth the discourse of Dolor and Debilitie, Thanatos sitting and giueth iudgement, Attropos giuing place.

Here the Author and Memory riding alone, Memorie comforteth him to prouide and arme himselfe against Thanatos.

Here the Author by Memorie taketh his rest, at the ende of the desert of barren Age, or Con∣sumption.