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And on either fide of him two yong Lads - t Whereof one 
cafrieth a Scrowle of their (hiding yellow Parchment, 
And the other a cliifter of Grapes of Gold, with a long 
Foot or Sralke. The Herald , and Children 3 are clothed 
with Mantles of Sea-water greene Sauin * But the He¬ 
ralds Mantle is ftreamed with Gold, and hath a Traine. 
Then the Herald with three Curtefies, or rather Inclinati¬ 
ons, commcth vp as farre as the Halfc-pace 3 And there 
firft taketh into his Hand the Scrowle. This Scrowle is 
the Kings Charter , containing Gift of Reuencw, and 
many Priuilcges, Exemptions, and Points of Honour, 
granted to the Father of the Family ; And it iseuer (filed 
and dire died ; To fuch an one , Our ypelbeloued Friend and 
Creditour : Which is a Title proper onely to this Calc. For 
they fay , the King is Dcbcer to n© Man, but for Propaga¬ 
tion ot his Subie&s, The Seale let to the Kings Charter , 
is the Kings Image, ImbofTed or moulded in Gold j And 
chough fuch (^barters bee expedited of Courfe, and as of 
Right, yet they arc varied by difcretion, according to the 
Number and Digqitie of the Family . This Charter the 
Herald rcadeth aloud $ And while it is read, the Father 
or Tirfan 3 ftandeth vp, fupported by two of his Sonnes* 
fuch as hec choofeth. Then the Herald mounteth thehalf- 
Pacc, and deliuereth the Charter into his Hand : And with 
that there is an Acclamation, by all that are prefent, 
in their Language, which is thus much* Happy are the Peo- 
le of Benfalem. Then the Herald taketh into his Hand 
from the other Child, the Clufter of Grapes, which is of 
^Gold j Both the Stalke* and the Grapes. But the Grapes 
.daintily enamelled ; And ifthe Males of the Family bee 
the greater number, the Grapes are enamelled Purple, with 
a little Sunne fee on the Top * If the Females, then 
they arc enamelled into a greenifh yellow, with a Cref- 
fanc on the Top. The Grapes are in number as many 
as, there are Descendants of the Family. This Golden 
Clufler, the Herald deliuereth alfo to the Tirfw-, who pre- 
deliuereth it ouer, to chat Sonne, that hec had for* 
merly 
