s, with a Priest sitting behind each,
holding Umbrello's as the former, one of them represents Cotteragom
Dio, and the other Potting Dio. These three Gods that ride here in
Company are accounted of all other the greatest and chiefest, each
one having his residence in a several Pagoda.

Behind go their Cook-women, with things like whisks in their hands to
scare away flies from them; but very fine as they can make themselves.

Next after the Gods and their Attendance, go some Thousands of Ladies
and Gentlewomen, such as are of the best sort of the Inhabitants of
the Land, arrayed in the bravest manner that their Ability can afford,
and so go hand in hand three in a row; At which time all the Beauties
on Zelone in their Bravery do go to attend upon their Gods in their
Progress about the City. Now are the Streets also all made clean,
and on both sides all along the Streets Poles stuck up with Flags
and Pennons hanging at the tops of them, and adorned with boughs and
branches of Coker Nut-Trees hanging like Fringes, and lighted Lamps
all along on both sides of the Streets, both by day and night.

Last of all, go the Commanders sent from the King to see these
Ceremonies decently performed, with their Soldiers after them. And in
this manner they ride all round about the City once by day and once
by night. This Festival lasts from the New Moon until the Full Moon.

Formerly the King himself in Person used to ride on Horseback with
all his Train before him in this Solemnity, but now he delights not
in these Shows.

Always before the Gods set out to take their Progress, they are set in
the Pagoda-Door, a good while, that the People may come to worship and
bring their Offerings unto them; during which time there are Dancers,
playing and shewing many pretty Tricks of Activity before him; To see
the which, and also to shew themselves in their Bravery, occasions
more People to resort hither, than otherwise their Zeal and Devotion
would prompt them to do.

Two or thee days before the Full Moon, each of these Gods hath a
Pallenkine carried after them to add unto their honour. In the which
there are several pieces of their superstitious relicts, and a Silver
Pot. Which just, at the hour of Full Moon they ride out unto a River,
and dip full of water, which is carried back with them into the Temple,
where it is kept till the year after and then flung away. And so the
Ceremony is ended for that year.

This Festival of the Gods taki