THE EIGHTH DUKE OF BEAUFORT 



livery, each with a lead horse caparisoned," and 

 " four trumpeters in very rich coats." " This 

 splendid cavalcade," we are assured, " attended 

 with shouts and acclamations of the people, ringing 

 of bells in the neighbouring villages, various sound- 

 ings of trumpets, beating of drums, and the con- 

 tinued neighing of horses, made a very agreeable 

 confusion, the latter noyse whereof calls to mind a 

 verse of Mantuan — 



' Et procul hinnitu campus sonat omnis acuto,'" 



After a public presentation of " sweetmeats and 

 wine," in the principal part of the town, " his Grace 

 had a reception at Ludlow Castle equal to his 

 quality. 



* Regales epulse mensis et Bacchus in auro." 



On the second visit of the Duke to Powis Castle, 

 in the month of July, he "was met by her Grace 

 the Lady Duchess of Beaufort, the Marchioness of 

 Worcester, and other noble ladys, his Grace's 

 Daughters, with four Coaches of six horses and 

 attendants suitable." A little later we find the 

 Duke "expressing a great deal of satisfaction of 

 the good order in which he found the militia of 

 the severall counties and with his reception and 

 entertainment in all places of North Wales." 



A wonderful speech made by the recorder of 

 Carmarthen on the occasion of the Duke's entry into 

 the place ends up with a tribute to the Lord Presi- 

 dent in the following terms. An acknowledgment is 



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