[De contemptu mundi]

of man's miseries that if all were to be expressed, paper and pen would fail before, and the day would slip away into evening, and not only the day, but the whole year would pass by. Also, the meagerness of our talent would not permit them to be written down; therefore, let these few things from many suffice.

The fourth and final chapter follows: concerning the joys and happiness of those above and the saved, and the punishments and unhappiness of the damned.

A large decorative initial 'Q' is drawn in red ink with fine line flourishes extending into the left margin and between the lines of text.

When, indeed, our pen intends to play a little with the influences concerning the joys of the blessed, the spirit exults, the soul rejoices, the mind and the heart, and all the viscera of the body are clothed with happiness. Who, indeed, as a man, would not believe that the abundance and multitude of these things is such that they cannot be comprehended by human talent? We certainly see the princes and kings of this fallible world, because of their power and superiority over their subjects, constructing huge palaces of wondrous beauty,