reuerent regarde, attending and readilie perfourming that charge
whereunto they were appoynted. And these serued but an one Table: which
beeing chaunged, they withdrewe themselues by, and stoode still vppon
theyr feete arme in arme, other three hauing supplyed their places: And
the three that wayted, shee in the middest was caruer.

The other vppon the right side helde vnder a plate if anie thing should
fall by: and the thirde vppon the lefte hand held a most whyte and
cleane towell of silke to drie her lippes, and in euery action a
reuerence.

The towell was not vsed but once, and then cast by vpon the pauement,
and carryed away by one that stoode neare. And so many morsels as shee
did eate, so many sweete perfumed cleane towelles of silke plyted and
finely wrought were vsed.

And the like was doone to euerie guest, for not one at that banquet did
touch anie thinge sauing onelye the cuppe.

After that the Queene had washed, and had her first seruice, then all
the rest did wash at the same fountaine, casting out water of it selfe,
and reassuming the same in a wonderfull manner by two small pypes on
eyther sides, and running vp straight in the middest from the bottome of
the vessell, the deuyse whereof when I did vnderstand, I was much
contented therewithall.

After the washing of the Queene first, and successiuely of all the rest,
there was deliuered to euery one of the wayters a rounde ball of golde
wyer-woorke full of small holes, and within stuft with Amber past of a
most perfect composition, set with pretious stones, to the ende their
hands, eyes, and sences should not be idle.

Then there at euerie chaunge of course, two _Edeabriees_ that had the
ordayning of the Queenes meate, did bring into the middest of the royall
Court vppon foure turning wheeles a stately repositorie or cupbord, in
fashion like vnto a shippe, and the rest like to a triumphant Chariot,
of most fine golde, with many fishes and water monsters, and infinit
other exquisite shapes maruelously wrought, and sette full of riche
stones, the sparklings and glisterings whereof did shine rounde about
the sides of the Court, and reincounter vpon the roundelles of the other
before spoken iewelles, on euery side fitly placed, as if Phoebus had
been sette by a Nymph to grace hir eyes and countenance with his shining
brightnes.

To all which continuall glistering of ineffable workemanshippe, there
could no more bee deuised of equall comparison, althou