When the three clerks have sung the praises of the Lord Doge, in the same manner in which those who came first had done, they go on in procession again, and another clerk comes forward, who sits upon a seat most richly adorned, in the dress of an angel, and he is carried on the shoulders of four men. When he is near our Lord Doge he salutes him, and the Lord Doge returns his salute; and then they go on in the procession, and the clerks go on singing. [It is amusing to note that until 1328 the priests who figured as the Madonna and the angel rose in the presence of the Doge, but this was discontinued from that date as improper.] You must know that both clerks and laymen have good ‘ramarri’ (?) and they go until they enter the church of our Lady St. Mary. When the priest who is arrayed to resemble the angel has entered into the church and sees the other who is arrayed to resemble the Virgin Mary, he stands up and says as follows: ‘Hail, Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Thus saith the Lord.’ And the priest who is arrayed to resemble our Lady answers and says, ‘How can this be, oh thou angel of God, since I know not a man?’ And the angel answers, ‘The Holy Spirit descends in thee. Oh, Mary, fear nothing, thou shalt conceive the Son of God.’ And she answers and says, ‘Behold the handmaiden of the Lord. Let it be with me according to Thy word.’