5 o TRAVELS TO THE EAST. 
juft beginning their joy. A high rnafs and magni- 
ficent proceffion was performed by the Bilhop of St. 
Trinity church about noon on Eafter day, to the 
honour of our Saviour’s refurreftion. There was 
nothin" wanting in point of magnificence and ihew, 
which could attraft the attention of the audience. 
The i 6th and 17th, nothing was to be heard 
but the Greeks Eafter frolicks, in the ftreets and 
allevs, houfes and yards. They ftrove, efpec.ally 
the mob, who ftiould eat and drink moft. rhey 
danced their Greek dances through Frank-ftreet, 
after bagpipes, drums, and inftruraents unknown 
to us, but neither fo tuneful or agreeable as 
to merit much attention. They had a lort made or 
the peritonaeum of oxen, fpread on a circle of wood, 
which they beat with their fingers. They invent 
feveral tricks to get money front tltofe that chufe to 
look on, to defray the expences for liquors. Among 
the reft I faw one who could ballance fo well witlt 
his head, as tofet a large bottle of wine on it, on 
which he laid a roll, upon this a glafs of water, m 
which he put a rofe bufh, and with thcfe he dance 
through the whole ftreet, hopp’d and kept good 
time. In their fongs they often cried X«*c 
Ko murder was heard of, this felbval, as the Bifhop 
had on Eafter-eve ufed the precaution to declare 
him excommunicated, who ftiould, during the ho 1 
days, carry a knife or piftol about him. I he Ar- 
menians are a more fedate and wile people, an 
don’t celebrate their holidays with fuch fuperfluitie® 
I never faw them dance, drink, or make a nolle i» 
the ftreets; but if they divert themfelves, it is done 
in fome houfe or chan, where the Armenian fervants 
affemble and enjoy innocent diverfions, or 
company ride out on horfeback, in whic 
