680 QUADRUPEDS. 



First came the coaches of the cavaliers, who were to encounter 

 the bulls ; these coaches were four in number, of a singular make, 

 with glasses at the ends, and quite open at the sides : the cavaliers 

 were placed at the doors of their coaches ; and bowed to the people 

 in the balconies as they passed round the square. They were ac- 

 companied by their sponsors, the dukes of Ossuna, Bauos, Arcos, 

 and Medina Cseli. Before the royal family came a company of 

 halberdiers, followed by seven or eight of the king's coaches, pre- 

 ceding his coach of state, which was extremely rich, with red and 

 gold ornaments, and beautiful painted panuels. Then came a 

 coach with some of the great officers ; and next came the king and 

 queen in a very sumptuous coach of blue, with all the ornaments 

 of massive silver, and a crown at the top : the trappings of the 

 horses were likewise silver, with large white plumes. They were 

 followed by the coaches of the prince of Asturias, the two infan- 

 tas, and don Lewis, with tht-ir attendants. 



The king and queen seated themselves oppposite to the balcony 

 of the English ambassador, in which our author sat ; they were 

 in a gilt balcony, with a canopy and curtains of scarlet and gold. 

 On the right hand of the king's balcony were placed the rest of 

 the royal family ; and on the left the gentlemen of the bed-cham- 

 ber in a row, all dressed in a very fine uniform of blue and red, 

 richly embroidered with gold. The halberdiers marched from the 

 king's balcony, which was in the centre of one side, and forming 

 themselves into two lines fronting different ways, cleared the square 

 of the crowd, who retired into the scaffolds erected for them ; 

 after which the halberdiers formed themselves into a line before the 

 scaffold under the king's balcony. Then two companies of boys, 

 dressed in an uniform, with caps and red taffety jackets, came with 

 ]buckets of water in their hands, and watered the stage as they 

 crossed over it to the opposite side : the six chief alguazils of the 

 city then appeared, mounted on fine horses, covered with trap- 

 pings ; they were dressed in the old Spanish habit, black, with 

 slashed sleeves, great white flowing wigs, and hats with plumes of 

 different coloured feathers : these magistrates advanced towards 

 the king's balcony, under which they remained the whole time 

 to receive his orders^ except when they were frightened from their 

 post by the bulls, 



The troops belonging to the cavaliers next ascended the stage in 

 four large companies, dressed in silk Moorish liveries, richly and 

 elegantly ornamented with Uce and embroidery ; these first bowed 



