At six in the evening, a procession is formed from a village inn, whose turn it is to take the lead in the festivities. A band of music heads the processionists, next comes the garland, which, we are told by Mr. Burton, is "borne on the head and shoulders of a man riding a horse, and wearing a red jacket. A stout handle inside, which rests on the saddle in front of him, enables him to hold it upright. It completely envelopes him to the waist, and is roomy enough to enable ale to be passed up to his mouth, of which he takes good care to have a share. His horse is led for him, and he is followed by another man on horseback, dressed as a woman, who acts the fool. These are followed by the villagers, dancing, even old people who can scarcely walk making a point of attempting to dance on this, the greatest day in the year at Castleton. After parading the village, the 'queen' is taken off the garland and placed in the church, the garland being hoisted with ropes to the top of the church tower, where it is placed on one of the pinnacles, and left till it has withered away, when the framework is taken down and kept for another year. The other pinnacles have branches of oak." In the churchwardens' accounts of Castleton, are entries as follows: "1749. Pd. for an iron rod to hang singers' garland on 0 0 8. 1750. Pd. ringers on 29th May 0 3 0." Payments for ringing bells on the 29th May occur frequently in churchwardens' accounts, and a few examples may be quoted. The first is from Wellington, Somerset: "1688. Pd. for ringing, the 29th May 0 5 0." The accounts of St. Michael's, Bishop Stortford, state: "1703. Pd. ringers 29th May 0 6 8." St. Mary's, Stamford, contain an item as follows: "1709. Pd. Richard Hambleton for ale for the ringers on ye 29th May 00 06 08."