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dresses, or deep black mourning, according to whether the 

 deceased is female, or male. Before the solemn procession 

 takes place, the company refresh themselves with scalt wine 

 and cake. The coffin, which though merely covered with 

 black cloth and lined with linen, costs twenty-five pounds ster- 

 ling, is conveyed in a hearse, attended by twelve bearers, then 

 the clergyman, mourners, and follow^ers. 



