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all over, not excepting the wheels. It was
drawn by four horses all in a breast, cover-
ed to the heels with crimson and silver
tissue, and with huge plumes of red and
white feathers on their heads and crup-
pers. The coachman's cap and feather,
his long coat, his cushion, and his very
whip, were of the same stuff and colour.
In this chariot sat the four grand mas-
quers of Gray's Inn, who were handsome
young gentlemen. Their habits, doublets,
trunk hose and caps, were of the richest
tissue, covered as thick with silver spangles
as they could be placed; large white silk
stockings up to their trunk hose, and very
fine sprigs in their caps.
On each side of the chariot were four
footmen, in liveries of the colour of the
chariot, carrying huge flambeaus, which,
with the torches, gave the greatest lustre
to the paintings, spangles and habits.
After this chariot came six more musi-
cians, in habits like the former, followed
by the second chariot, which differed on-
ly from the other in its being painted sil-
ver and blue. The chariot and horses
were covered with tissue of blue and sil-
ver, as the former was with silver and
crimson.
In this second triumphal chariot were
four grand masquers of the Middle
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Temple, in the same habits as the other
masquers, and had the like attendance,
torches and flambeaus, as the former.
After these followed the third and
fourth triumphal chariots, with six musi-
cians between each; both they and their
horses dressed as before. The triumphal
chariots were all of the same make, and
alike carved and painted, only differing in
the colours. In the third of these chariots
rode the grand masquers of the Inner
Temple, and in the fourth those of Lin-
coln's Inn; each taking the place assigned
them by lot.
In this order they proceeded to White-
hall, where the King and Queen, from a
window of the Banquetting house, beheld
this procession, and were so highly de-
lighted with it, that the King sent to desire
the Marshal to take a turn round the Tilt
Yard, that he and his consort might have
a second view of this pompous procession;
which being accordingly performed, they
entered the palace, and were conducted to
several apartments prepared for their en-
tertainment; where the Ladies of honour,
and even the Queen herself, danced with
the principal masquers.
With this fine cavalcade her Majesty
was so delighted, that she desired to have
it repeated, which being intimated to the
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