A.D. 



1558. 



Kissing used 

 in the Greeke 

 church. 



[I- 3I9-] 



With these 

 letters M. 

 Jenkinson 

 tooke his 

 voyage the 

 same April to 

 Boghar. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



egs, of which every man and woman giveth one unto 

 the priest of their Parish upon Easter day in the morn- 

 ing. And moreover the common people use to carie 

 in their hands one of their red egs, not onely upon 

 Easter day, but also three or foure dayes after, 

 and gentlemen and gentlewomen have egs gilded which 

 they cary in like maner. They use it as they say for 

 a great love, and in token of the resurrection, whereof 

 they rejoyce. For when two friends meete during the 

 Easter holy dayes, they come & take one another by 

 the hand : the one of them sayth, the Lord or Christ 

 is risen, the other answereth, it is so of a truth, and 

 then they kisse and exchange their egs both men and 

 women, continuing in kissing 4 dayes together. 



The 12 of Aprill being Tuesday in the Easter weeke, 

 master Jenkinson and master Graie, and certayne other 

 of us English men dined with the Emperor, where we 

 were served as we had bin before time. And after 

 diner the Emperours majestie gave unto master Jenkin- 

 son and unto M. Gray, and so orderly unto every one 

 of us a cup of Mead, according to his accustomed maner 

 which when every man had received and given thanks, 

 M. Jenkinson stepped into the midst of the chamber 

 before the Emperours majestie, and gave thankes to his 

 highnesse for his goodnesse unto him extended, desiring 

 his grace to licence him to depart, and in like maner 

 did Master Gray. His majestie did not onely licence 

 them to depart, but also graunted unto master Jenkinson 

 his letters under his great seale, unto all princes through 

 whose dominions master Jenkinson should have occasion 

 to passe, that he might the sooner and quietlier passe 

 by meanes thereof. Which being granted, master Jenkin- 

 son and Gray lowly submitted themselves, thanking 

 his majestie. So the Emperour gave unto either of them 

 a cuppe of mead to drinke, and willed them to depart 

 at their pleasure in Gods peace. 



The 14. of Aprill in the morning when M. Gray 

 and I were ready to depart towards Enggland, the 



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