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 their horses at fine as they: the Parlament men, and other officers of Justice all in black velvet gowns; the Clergy and Religious marching in the mean time humbly a foot and in Procession; the Dukes two companies of horse in velvet coats of crimson colour embrodered with gold and silver; The Pages and footmen of the Duke and Dutchess in Crimson velvet laid thick with gold and silver lace; in fine, the Duke and Dutchess on horseback as brillant as the Sun, would fill a book alone, which I have no minde to do, seeing there is one extant already in a just volumne.

Leaving then Chambery the next day after the Shew, we went to Montmelian to dinner. This is a strong Castle upon a high rock, overlooking the river Isere, and commanding the passage here which is streight between the hills. The strength of this Castle appeared when it withstood the Royal army of Lewis the XIII. of France for fifteen months, and made him raise the Siege when he had done.