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DALLAM GOES TO GIVE THE PRESENT.
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the Ittallian fation. My Livery was a faire clooke of a
Franche greene, etc.
Now when I had sett all my worke in good order, the
jemyglanes which kepte that house espied the Grand
Sinyor cominge upon the water in his goulden Chieke
(cai'que), or boate, for he cam that morning six myles by
water; whear I stoode I saw when he sett foote on the
shore.
Than the jemyglanes tould me that I muste avoyd the
house, for the Grand Sinyor would be thare presently. It
was almoste halfe a myle betwyxte the water and that
house ; but the Grand Sinyor, haveinge a desier to se his
presente, came thether wythe marvalus greatc speed. I
and my company that was with me, beinge put forthe, and
the Dore locked after us, I hard another Dore open, and
upon a sodon a wonderfull noyes of people ; for a litle
space it should seme that at the Grand Sinyore's coming
into the house the dore which I hard opene did sett at
libertie four hundrethe persons which weare locked up
all the time of the Grand Sinyore's absence, and juste
at his cominge in theye weare sett at libertie, and at the
firste sighte of the presente, with greate admyration did
make a wonderinge noyes.
The Grand Sinyor, beinge seated in his Chaire of estate,
commanded silence. All being quiett, and no noyes at all,
the presente began to salute the Grand Sinyor; for when
I lefte it I did alow a quarter of an houre for his cominge
thether. Firste the clocke strouke 22 ; than The chime
of 16 bels went of, and played a songe of 4 partes. That
beinge done, tow personagis which stood upon to corners
of the seconde storie, houldinge tow silver trumpetes in
there handes, did lifte them to theire heades, and sounded
a tantarra.1 Than the muzicke went of, and the orgon
Spanish tantarara, the redoubled beating of a drum.
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67
the Ittallian fation. My Livery was a faire clooke of a
Franche greene, etc.
Now when I had sett all my worke in good order, the
jemyglanes which kepte that house espied the Grand
Sinyor cominge upon the water in his goulden Chieke
(cai'que), or boate, for he cam that morning six myles by
water; whear I stoode I saw when he sett foote on the
shore.
Than the jemyglanes tould me that I muste avoyd the
house, for the Grand Sinyor would be thare presently. It
was almoste halfe a myle betwyxte the water and that
house ; but the Grand Sinyor, haveinge a desier to se his
presente, came thether wythe marvalus greatc speed. I
and my company that was with me, beinge put forthe, and
the Dore locked after us, I hard another Dore open, and
upon a sodon a wonderfull noyes of people ; for a litle
space it should seme that at the Grand Sinyore's coming
into the house the dore which I hard opene did sett at
libertie four hundrethe persons which weare locked up
all the time of the Grand Sinyore's absence, and juste
at his cominge in theye weare sett at libertie, and at the
firste sighte of the presente, with greate admyration did
make a wonderinge noyes.
The Grand Sinyor, beinge seated in his Chaire of estate,
commanded silence. All being quiett, and no noyes at all,
the presente began to salute the Grand Sinyor; for when
I lefte it I did alow a quarter of an houre for his cominge
thether. Firste the clocke strouke 22 ; than The chime
of 16 bels went of, and played a songe of 4 partes. That
beinge done, tow personagis which stood upon to corners
of the seconde storie, houldinge tow silver trumpetes in
there handes, did lifte them to theire heades, and sounded
a tantarra.1 Than the muzicke went of, and the orgon
Spanish tantarara, the redoubled beating of a drum.
F 2