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more like our hornpipes than any thing 

 elfe I can compare them to ; and upon 

 thefe occafions they fliew furprizing afti- 

 vity. The women are remarkably 

 handfome, and very extravagant in their 

 drefs. Their hair, which is as thick as 

 is poffible to be conceived, they wear of 

 a vaft length, without any other orna- 

 ment upon the head than a few flowers ; 

 they plait it behind in four plaits, and 

 twift them round a bodkin, at each end 

 of which is a diamond rofe. Their 

 fliifts are all over lace, as is a little tight 

 waiftcoat they wear over them. Their 

 petticoats are open before, and lap over, 

 and have commonly three rows of very 

 rich lace of gold or filver. In winter, 

 they have an upper waiftcoat of cloth of 

 gold or filver, and in fummer, of the 

 fined linen, covered all over with the 

 fineft Flanders lace. The fleeves of thefe 

 are immenfely wide. Over all this, 



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when the air is cool, they have a mantle, 



8 which 



