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course was of roasted garfish."^ — The gifts were six beautiful 

 little coursers/' with gilded saddles and trimmings, six lances,'^ 

 six beautiful shields/* painted and gilded, six hats'^^ of polished 

 steel — two with bosses and clasps'^® of silver gilt and enameled, 

 for the duke himself, and the rest with clasps of gilded brass. 



12. The twelfth meat-course was of hares and kids in chive- 

 sauce'" or pickle/'^ The fish-course was of various fish in 

 chive-sauce. — The gifts were six great coursers, with gilded 

 saddles and trimmings, wrought with the arms of Galeazzo and 

 the duke — two with clasps and bosses of silver gilt for the duke, 

 and the rest of gilded brass ; besides six lances, six shields, and 

 six [steel] hats gilded and wrought as above — two for the duke 

 with clasps'" and bosses of silver gilt, and the rest of gilded 

 brass. 



13. The thirteenth meat-course was of venison and beef in 

 moulds.®*^ The fish-course was of fish turned inside out (?).*^ 

 — The gifts were six beautiful little steeds,^- with gilded head- 

 stalls,^^ with reins^* and caparisons®^ of green velvet, and 

 rosettes,**^ buttons, and tassels-^ of crimson silk attached to the 

 caparisons. ®® 



'^Agoni (Croii. Monf.: papari ; Alip. : pavari, besides agoni). 



'" See Nos. 12, 13, 14, 18. 



'^See No. 12. 



'^ See No. 12. 



"See No. 12. 



""^ Fibbie. Alip. substitutes here : a hat elaborately decorated with pearls. 



"' Ziverio (civiere, civerio), certo sapore. 



'^Cron.Monf.: salza; Alip.: acinerio zuccherato[ !] 



" Fibbie. 



^''Alip. adds: with sauce of sugar and lemon. 



^^Croji. Monf.: pesci riversati ; Corio : pichi reversati ; Annal. Med.: 

 pechii reversati; Frag.: pighi reversati; Alip.: tinche grosse roversciate, 

 con altri pesci. 



^- See No. 11. 



^ Briglie ; brene. 



'*See No. 14. 



" See No. 14. 



'" Fiocchi. 



" Pendagli, pendoli. 



^^ The four accounts do not altogether agree, and the details are some- 

 what obscure to me. 



