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towne shall make themselves readie accordinge to the auncient 
orders and customes to shew themselves before the Queene’s 
Matie. And that every Companie and every severall man within 
the Companie shall contribute such somme and sommes of money 
towarde the said shewes as shall bee agreed uppon amongest 
themselves or in defalt of such agreement by them, then by 
the greater parte of the xxiiii° uppon paine of imprisonment and 
there to lie till such severall rate bee payd and satisfied.”"* The 
eventful day arrived and the same books record :—“ The order 
and manner of the Shewes by the Masters and Wardens of every 
trade and occupac’n within the Cittie and Boroughe of Welles, as 
it was presented before the Queene’s Maj’tie in Welles, uppon 
Fridaie the xx daie of Auguste Anno D’ni. 1613 :— 
“The first Company— 
“The Hammer men, which were the Carpenters, Joyners, 
Cowpers, Mazons, Tylers and Blackesmethes, and they 
presented a streamer with their armes; and Noah 
buildinge the Arke; Vulcan workinge at the forge; 
Venus carried in a charriot, and Cupid sittinge in her 
lapp with his bow bent ; a morrice dance ; the Dragon 
which devoured the Virgins. 
‘The second Company— 
“ The Shermen and Tuckers, and they presented a streamer 
with their armes. 
‘The third Company— 
“ The Tanners, Chaundlers, and Butchers, and they presented 
a carte of old virgins, the carte covered with hides and 
hornes, and the virgins with their attires made of 
cowtayles, and bracelettes for their neckes of hornes 
sawed and hanged about their neckes for rich jewelles. 
Their charriot was drawne by men and boyes in oxe 
skinnes, calves skins, and other skins. 
* Fol, 377. 
