Side lights on English history; . old she was a Countess), andalong with her a married one bearing aTasting-knife ; the former was dressedin white Silk; who, when she hadprostrated herself three Times, in themost graceful Manner, approached theTable, and rubbed the Plates with Breadand vSalt, with as much Awe as if theQiieen had been present. When theyhad waited there a little while, the Veo-men of the Guard entered, bareheaded,cloathed in Scarlet, with a golden Roseupon their Backs, bringing in at eachTurn a Coinse of twenty-four Dishes,served in Plate most of it Gilt; theseDishes were receiv
Side lights on English history; . old she was a Countess), andalong with her a married one bearing aTasting-knife ; the former was dressedin white Silk; who, when she hadprostrated herself three Times, in themost graceful Manner, approached theTable, and rubbed the Plates with Breadand vSalt, with as much Awe as if theQiieen had been present. When theyhad waited there a little while, the Veo-men of the Guard entered, bareheaded,cloathed in Scarlet, with a golden Roseupon their Backs, bringing in at eachTurn a Coinse of twenty-four Dishes,served in Plate most of it Gilt; theseDishes were received by a Gentlemanin the same Order thev were brought,and placed upon tlie Tal)le, while theLady taster gave to each of the Guarda mouthful to eat, of the particular Dishhe had brought, for Fear of any the Time that this Guard, whichconsists of the tallest and stoutest Menthat can be found in England, beingcarefully selected for this Service, werebringing Dinner, twelve Trumpets, andtwo Kettledrums made the Hall ring. GuglielmoConteSlaua TA CONSTSECRETO DI StaTO, E CamdeleImperatoreFer DiNANDoSECONDo Gran CancellierodelRegnodiBoemia& Klizabeth 29 for half an Hour together. At tlie Endof this Ceremonial a number of unmar-ried Ladies appeared, who, with par-ticular Solemnity, lifted the Meat offthe Table, and conveyed it into theQiieens inner and more private Cham-ber, where, after she had chosen forherself, the rest goes to the Ladies ofthe Court. The Qiieen dines and sups alone withvery few Attendants; and it is very sel-dom that anybody, Foreigner or Na-tive, is admitted at that Time, and thenonly at the Intercession of somebody inPower. . . . We left London in a coach inorder to see the remarkable places inits neighborhood. . Windsor, a Royal Castle, supposedto have been begun by King Arthur,its buildings much increased by Ed-ward IIL The Situation is entirelyworthy of being a Royal Residence, amore beautiful being scarce to befound : For from the Brow of a gentl
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