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10 parts of the grounds and enclosure, and in numberless instanecsinstances [sic], the wearers of antique eostumecostume [sic] were transferred to the skctehsketch [sic]-book before the owners were aware of the honour intended for them.

During the whole morning the scene in the Castle was cxcitingexciting [sic], bustling, animating in the extremcextreme [sic]; audand [sic] the hopes of all wercwere [sic] high that sunshine would lend its influeneeinfluence [sic] to the splendour of the pageant. Knights, squires, retainers, and halberdiers, were running in all direetionsdirections [sic], half-dresscddressed [sic] and half-armed, and the tailors and seamstresses wercwere [sic] as busy as ever. Just, however, when all was ready, the storm, to whiehwhich [sic] we have alluded, cast a damp upon everything.

It had been arranged that the procession was to start from the Castle at one o'cloekclock [sic], but the state of the weather was so unfavourable, that it did not start till about half-past two. The following had been arranged as the line of procession, but wcwe [sic] may observe, that on account of the rain, the Queen and the other LadicsLadies [sic] who wercwere [sic] to have been on horsebaekhorseback [sic], did not so appear, but went in earriagescarriages [sic], while their beautifully caparisoned palfreys were unbacked, led by the Pages. There were, we believe, some other changes made, but it was impossible to obtain an accurate note of them, and at any rate they were not of very great importance.

THE CAVALCADE.

Men at Arms,

In demi suits of Armour and Costumes.

Musicians,

In rich costumes of Silk—their Horses trapped and caparisoned.

Trumpeters,

In full costume—the Trumpet and Banners emblazoned with the Arms of the Lord of the Tournament.

Banner Bearers of the Lord of the Tournament.

Two Deputy Marshals,

In costumes, on Horses eaparisonedcaparisoned [sic].

Attendants on foot.

The Eglinton Herald,

In a Tabard, richly embroidered.

Two Pursuivants,

In cmblazoncdemblazoned [sic] Surcoats.