verily , it was because of such widespread lack of discipline throughout christendom that friar otto started out in that awakening year , 1488 , to walk , ride in the back of oxcarts , sit upon donkeys and plodding plow horses ... as presently , to hoist himself upon this harvest-to-market cart so arriving here in the end time year of 1505a century he was confident would witness the second coming of the christ .