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over at the cop with afine Net of Silk and Silver: Bur the fubftance of it yi 
‘is truelvy, whereof, after itis takendown, the Friends of the Family are} 
defirous tohave fome Leaf orSprigtokeep. The Zirfan cometh forth with! — 
all his Generation or Lineage, the Males before him, andthe Females fo}! 
lowing him. And-ifthere be a Mother, from whofe body the whole Li.{ — 
neage is defcended, there is a Traverfe placed inaLofr above on the right) 
hand of the Chair, with a Privy Door, and acarved Window of Glafs, 
| teaded with Gold and Blew, where fhe firceth, bur isnot feen. When 
the Tirfan is come forth, he fitteth down in the Chair, and all the Li- 
neage place themfelves again{t the Wall, both at his back, and upon the 
return of the Half-pace, in order of their years, without difference of 
Sex, and ftand upon their Feer, When heis fet, the room being always 
fullof company, but well kepr, and without diforder, after fome paute 
there cometh in fromthe lower end of the room a Laratan, (which is as 
much as an Heraul/) and on either fide of him two young Lads, where- 
of one carrieth a Scroul of their fhining yellow Parchment, and the orher 
a clufter of Grapes of Goid, with a long foot or ftalk : The Herauld 
and Children areclothed with Mantles of Sea-water-green Sattin, burthe} . 
-Heraulds Mantle is ftreamed with Gold, and hath a Train. Then the | 
-Herauld, with three Courtefies, or rather Inclinations, cometh up as far | 
as the Half pace, and there firft taketh inro his hand the Scroul. This 
—Scoul is the Kings Charter , containing Gift of Revenue, and many Pri- | 
viledges, Exemptions, and Points of Honor granted to the Father of |. 
the Family ; and itis ever ftiled and direéted, To fuch an one, Our wele | 
beloved Friend and Creditor, which isa Title proper onely tothis cafe: For| 
| they fay, the King is Debtor to no Man, but for propagation of his Sub- 
jets, The Seal fet t6 the Kings Charter, is the KingsImage imboffed or 
moulded in Gold. And though fuch Charters be expedited of courfe, | 
and as of right, yet they are varied by difcretion, according to the num-| 
ber and dignity of theFamily, This Charter the Herauld readeth aloud ; | 
and while it is read, the Father or Tirfan ftandeth up, (upported by two 
of hisSons, fuch ashe chufcth. Then the Herauld mounreth the Half- 
pace, anddelivereth the Charter into his hand, and with that there is an ac- | 
clamation by, all that are prefent in their Language, which is thus much, | 
Happy ave the People of Benfalem, Then the Herauld taketh into his hand } 
from the other Childe the clufter of Grapes, which is of Gold, both the] 
S:a'k and the Grapes; but the Grapes are daintily enamelled: And if the 
| Males of the Family be the greater number, the Grapes are enamelled | 
| Purple, with alittle Sun fet on the top; if the Females, then they are} 
‘enamelled into a greenifh yellow, with a Crefcent on the top. Thej | 
Grapes are in number as many as there are Defcendants of the Family.| — 
‘This Golden Ciufterthe Herauld delivereth alfo to the Zirfan, who pre-| 
fently delivereth it over to that Son thathe had formerly chofen to be in| — 
houle with bim; who beareth it before his Father as an Enfign of Honor, | 
-when he goeth in publick ever after, and is thereupon called rhe Son of | 
‘the Vine. Aftce this Ceremony ended, the Parker or Firfan xetiteth, andj 
after fome €ime cometh forth again to Dinner, where he fitreth alone| . 
‘under the State as before; and none of his Defcendants fit with him; of| — 
| what degrce or dignity foever, except he hap to be of Solomons Houfe.) 
He is ferved onely by his own Children, fuch as are Male, who perform; | 
unto him all fervice of the Table uponthe knee; andthe Women onely| — 
ftand about him, leaningagainftthe Wall. The Room below his Half-pac 
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