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Clotfi ; but amidft that Poverty,, he was encompafsM bf 

 an Arch of Silver Rays, and had at his Feet fuch a Quan- 

 tity of Gold and Silver Veffels, that 18 Men bow'd under 

 that Wealth.. 



They were both reeeiv'd at S. Francises Church Door 

 by four Giants of feveral Colours, a white, a black, a Mu- 

 latto, and an Indian, which came to the Square to dance 

 before the Proceflion. They were made of Basket-work,' 

 eover'd with painted Paper, and real Scarecrows for their 

 Figure, Masks, Hats and Perukes. In the midft of the 

 Giants was the Tarafca, a chimerical Monfter, known in 

 fome Provinces of France, bearing on its Back a Basket, 

 from which iffu'd a Puppet, or Maulkin, that danced and 

 skipp'd to divert the People. At length they entered the 

 Church amidft a great Number of Tapers and little An- 

 gels two or three Foot high, fet on Tables, like Puppet$ 5 

 among great Candlefticks fix or feven Foot high. 

 Ere^orh.. At the Glofe of the Evening there were Fire-works in 

 the Square before the Church r They confided of three 

 Gaftles, each of them eight or nine Foot wide, and 15 or 

 16 in height. On the Top of one of them was a Bui], 

 and on another a Lion. The Steeples of the Church were 

 adorn'd with Enfigns and Streamers of all Colours- and 

 illuminated with Lanthorns. They began the Entertain- 

 ment by throwing up Sky-Rockets, fmall and ill made j , 

 then they play'd fome running Fires, one of which fepa- 

 rated into three long Squibs, which refted on the Middle 

 and the two Ends of the Line, leaving two little Globes 

 of bright Fire at the two Intervals.* This was the only ^ 

 Fire-work that deferv'd to be taken Notice of. At laft,.. a ^ 

 Man on Horfeback came down from a Steeple by a Rope, 

 and came to attack in the Air one of thofe Caftles - 7 they 

 fet fire to it, and fucceflively burnt the Giants, and the 

 TamfcUy or Monfter - y and fo all was reduced to Allies. 



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2 Hm that k dme r may be fecn in my Treat ife of Artificial ' Fire-rt oris* 



