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3io A TOUR THROUGH
That of making April fools on the firfl: day
of that month ; the ceremony of the cake
on Twelfth-night; and some others that
will occur to you, of which, no more
than this, I have ever been able to learn the
origin.
The marriages of the Sicilian nobility
are celebrated with great magnificence ; and
the number of elegant carriages produced
on fhese occasions is astonishing. I wanted
to discover when this great luxury in car-
riages had taken its rise; and have found an
account of the marriage of the daughter of
one of their viceroys to the duke of Bivona,
in the year 15*51. It is described by one
Elenco, who was a spedlator of the cere-
mony. He says the ladies as well as gentle-
men were all mounted on fine horses, sump-
tuously caparisoned, and preceded by pages:
that there were only three carriages in the
city, which were used by invalids who
were not able to ride on horseback. These
he
That of making April fools on the firfl: day
of that month ; the ceremony of the cake
on Twelfth-night; and some others that
will occur to you, of which, no more
than this, I have ever been able to learn the
origin.
The marriages of the Sicilian nobility
are celebrated with great magnificence ; and
the number of elegant carriages produced
on fhese occasions is astonishing. I wanted
to discover when this great luxury in car-
riages had taken its rise; and have found an
account of the marriage of the daughter of
one of their viceroys to the duke of Bivona,
in the year 15*51. It is described by one
Elenco, who was a spedlator of the cere-
mony. He says the ladies as well as gentle-
men were all mounted on fine horses, sump-
tuously caparisoned, and preceded by pages:
that there were only three carriages in the
city, which were used by invalids who
were not able to ride on horseback. These
he