Now, when this council was over, I took myself again into the Slovak regions along the banks of the Váh, so that I might cheer my eyes with the beautiful riverside regions and soothe my suffering heart.
And as I progressed through the lands, passing through one village after another, the evening fell. And catching sight of a group of husbandmen who were conversing amongst themselves on matters that concerned them — since it was not a work day — I drew close to them in order to speak with them myself, since I have always enjoyed such conversations.
‘God grant you a good evening, village fathers!’
‘God grant, God grant — welcome amongst us, pilgrim! From whence are you travelling to us?’
‘I come from the low valleys to draw refreshment from these Your mountainous regions.’
‘Indeed you m
