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which crosse he ceaseth not to blesse the people as he 

 rideth. 



There are to the number of 30 men which spread 

 abroad their garments before the horse, and as soone as 

 the horse is past over any of them, they take them up 

 againe and run before, and spred them againe, so that the 

 horse doth alway go on some of them. They which 

 spred the garments are all priests sonnes, and for their 

 labours the Emperour giveth unto them new garments. 



One of the Emperors noble men leadeth the horse by The Emperor 

 the head, but the Emperour himselfe going on foote leadeth le f^ eth y e 

 the horse by the ende of the reine of his bridle with horse - in pro _ 

 one of his hands, and in the other of his hands he had cession. 

 a branch of a Palme tree : after this followed the rest 

 of the Emperours Noble men and Gentlemen, with a 

 great number of other people. In this order they went 

 from one church to another within the castle, about the 

 distance of two flights shot : and so returned againe to 

 the Emperours Church, where they made an end of 

 their service. Which being done, the Emperours majestie 

 and certaine of his noble men went to the Metropolitane 

 his house to dinner, where of delicate fishes and good 

 drinks there was no lacke. 



The rest of this weeke untill Easter day they kept 

 very solemnely, continuing in their houses for the most 

 part, and upon Munday or Thursday the Emperour 

 doth alwayes use to receive the Sacrament, and so doe 

 most of his nobles. 



Upon good Friday they continue all the day in con- 

 templation and prayers, and they use every yere on 

 good Friday to let loose a prisoner in the stead of Bar- 

 rabas. The night following they go to the Church where 

 they sleepe untill the next morning, & at Easter they 

 have the resurrection, & after every of the Lents they eat 

 flesh the next weeke following, Friday, Saturday and all. 



They have an order at Easter which they alwaies 

 observe, and that is this : every yere against Easter 

 to die or colour red with Brazell a great number of 



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