British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and Domestic Manners of the People. Arranged According to the Calendar of the Year.Thiselton-Dyer, T. F. (Thomas Firminger)
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British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and Domestic Manners of the People. Arranged According to the Calendar of the Year.
Thiselton-Dyer, T. F. (Thomas Firminger)
Folklore -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Social life and customs
[37] The following description of this show, written as it appears by
Mr. Amorye himself, is copied from some Cheshire collections, among
the Harleian MSS. No. 2150, f. 356. It appears that instead of three
cups, as stated by Mr. Rogers, the prizes that year were two bells and
one cup:
“The manner of the showe, that is, if God spare life and health, shall
be seene by all the behoulders upon St. George’s Day next, being the
23rd April, 1610, and the same with more addytions to continue, being
for the kyng’s crowne and dignitie, and the homage to the Kyng and
Prynce, with that noble victor St. George, to be continued for
ever.--God save the Kyng.
“Item.--Two men in greene liveries set with worke upon their other
habit, with blacke heare, and blacke beards, very ougly to behoulde,
and garlands upon their heads, with firworks to scatter abroad, to
maintaine way for the rest of the showe.
“It. One on horseback, with the buckler and head-peece of St. George,
and three men to guide him, with a drum before him, for the honor of
Englande.
“It. One on horsebacke, called Fame, with a trumpet in his hand, and
three men to guide him, and he to make an oration, with his habit in
pompe.
“It. One called Mercury to descend from above in a cloude, his wings
and all other matters, in pompe, and heavenly musicke with him; and
after his oration spoken, to ryde on horsebacke, with his musicke
before hym.
“It. One on horsebacke, with the Kynge’s arms upon a shield, in pompe.
“It. One called Chester, with an oration, and drums before him, his
habit in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke, conteening the Kynge’s crowne and dignity,
with an oration in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke with a bell, dedicated to the kynge, being
double-gilt with the kynge’s armes upon it, carried upon a septer in
pompe, and before him a noise of trumpets, in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke, with an oration for the Prynce, in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke, with a bell, dedicated to the Prynce, his
armes upon it, in pompe, and to be carried on a septer, and before the
bell, a noyse of trumpets.
“It. One on horsebacke, with a cup for St. George, carried upon a
septer, in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke, with an oration for St. George, in pompe.
“It. St. George himself on horseback, in complete armor, with his stag
and buckler, in pompe, and before him a noyse of drums.
“It. One on horsebacke, called Peace, with an oration, in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke, called Plentye, with an oration, in pompe.
“It. One on horsebacke, called Envy, with an oration, whom Love will
comfort, in pompe.
“It. One on horseback, called Love, with an oration to maintaine all,
in pompe.
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