Malcolm, James Peller: First Impressions Or Sketches from Art and Nature, Animate and Inanimate (London, 1807)

2,14 CUSTOMS OF THE ERISTOLIANS.
extends almost to Buffleton common ; and, at
the same time, made a present to their Royal
Highnesses of a brace of deer, hares, partridgess
he.
" Yesterdav, about noon, their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princeis of Wales paid their
promised visit to this city, accompanied by my
Lord Baltimore, Sir Thomas Saunderson, and
other persons of quality.
ii At their departure from Bath Mr. Thomp-
kins, the boatman, sainted them with a discharge
of severalsmall cannon. A great many os the citi-
zens of Bath accompanied their Highnesses hither.
The roads were lined with a vail concourse of
country people, belonging to the several parishes
on the read, who testisied their joy by firing small
guns, &c.
"At length they arrived at Temple Gate ;
within-lide os which, under the town wall, scaf-
folding was erected for the Mayor and Corporar
tion. As soon as their Royal Highnesses had
entered the city, they were congratulated by our
Recorder in a very eloquent manner. Then the
gentlemen os the corporation went into their
coaches, which were near at hand, and so the
grand cavalcade began.
" The companies os the city made a magnify
cent appearance in their formalities, marching
two