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music very delectably," while the queen rode into the 

 inner gate, " where the Ladye of the Lake (famous in 

 King Arthurz Book) with two Nymphes waiting uppon 

 her, arrayed all in Sylks, attended her highness' coming. 

 From the midst of the Pool, whear uppon a moovable 

 Hand bright blazing with Torches, she floating to land, 

 met her majestie with a well-penned meeter," expressive 

 of the " Anncientie of the castl " and the hereditary 

 dignity of its owners. 



" This Pageant was cloz'd up with a delectabl har- 

 mony of Hautboiz, Shalmz, Cornets, and such oother 

 loord Muzik," that held on while her majesty crossed a 

 bridge over a dry valley in front of the castle gate, the 

 different posts of which were decorated with fruits, flow- 

 ers, birds, and other decorations emblematic of the gifts 

 of Sylvanus, Pomona, Ceres, Neptune, and other divini- 

 ties. Having passed this, the main gate of the castle 

 was reached. Over it, on a " Tabl beautifully garnisht 

 aboove with her Highness' Arms" was inscribed a Latin 

 poem descriptive of the various tributes paid to her 

 arrival by the gods and goddesses. The verses were 

 read to her by a poet " in a long ceruleoous garment, 

 with a side and wide sleevz Venecian wize drawen up to 

 his elboz, his dooblet sleevz under that Crimson, noth- 

 ing but Sylk : a Bay garland on his head, and a skro in 

 his hand." . . . "So passing into the inner Coourt, 

 her majesty (that never rides but alone), thear sat 

 down from her palfrey, was conveied up to Chamber : 



