ift as the tygers of _Hyrcania_ called Leopards,
coupled togither with withes of twined vines, full of tender greene
leaues, and stalkes full of greene clusters. This chariot was drawen
very leisurely.

Vpon the middle of which plaine there was placed a base of golde by the
lowest diameter, one foote and three handfuls high, the lataster or
lowest verdge round and hollowed, in the middle vnder the vpper sime or
brimme in forme of a pallie with nextrubs, rules and cordicels: the
vpper plaine of this base was euacuated, wherein rested the traines of
the fower eagles standing vpon the plaine, smooth superficies of the
base, which were of precious [Ae]tite of Persia, of the colour of a
sakers plume. And these stood with their shoulders one opposite against
another, and their pounces of gold fastened and sticking in the said
base, euery one surueying with their wings, and the flowering tips of
their sarcellets touching one another. Ouer these as vpon a nest, was
placed this maruellous vessell of [Ae]thiopian Hyacints cleere and
bright, _Celso inimicus, Comiti gratiosus_. This vessell was crusted with
emeralds and vaines of diuers other pretious stones, a worke incredible.
The height thereof two foote and a halfe, the fashion in maner round,
the breadth by diameter one foote and a halfe, and the circumference
consisted of three diameters. From the heads of the eagles the bottome
or foote of the vessell did ascend vp one triens, and a border going
about the thicknes of a hand, from which border to the beginning of the
belly of the vessel, and to the bottome of the foote with this hand
breadth, was a foote and a halfe. Vpon this stood the forme of the
vessell aforesaid one handfull and a halfe broader, which halfe handfull
was distributed to the border, about the brimme of foulding leaues and
flowers standing out from the hyacinth. The diameter two quarters & a
halfe. Vnder this border there did stick out round about certaine
proportions like walnut shels, or the keele of a ship, somwhat thicke
and broade at the vpper end, and lessing themselues to nothing belowe.
From thence to the orifice it did rise vp two quarters and a halfe,
furrowed with turning champhers, and an excellent sime: and in steed of
eares to take vp the vessell by, it had two lips standing out and
turning in round like the head of a base viall.

Vnder and aboue the borders, the vessel was wrought with turned gululs,
vnduls, and imbossings, and with such line