in such order as might make
best shew
They were
attended with a multitude of
barges and gallies, with all variety
of lowde
Musicke, and seuerall peales of
Ordnance. [20]
And led by two Admiralls.
Of this
shew his Maiesty was gratiously
pleased to take view, with the Prince,
the
Count Palatine, and Lady
Elizabeth:
their highnesses at the windowes
of his priuy
gallerie vpon the water, till their
landing,
which was at the priuy staires;
where they
were most honorablie receiud by
the Lord
Chamberlaine, and so conducted to
the
Vestry. [30]
The Hall
was by that time filled with com-
pany of very good fashion, but yet
so as a ve-
ry great number of principall Ladies,
and o-
ther noble persons were not yet
come in,
wherby it was foreseen that the
roome would
be so scanted as might have been
inconueni-
ent. And there vpon his Maiesty
was most
gratiously pleased with the consent
of the
gentlemen Maskers, to put off the
night vntil
Saturday following, with this special
fauour [40]
and priuiledge, that there should
be no let,
[End page 2, Signature [A3v], Catchword: as]
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