as
carried by the tallest and lustiest of all the Guard, before whom (as
attendants) wente first, one attired in a horseman's coate, with a
Boars-speare in his hande, next to him an other Huntsman in greene,
with a bloody faucion drawne; next to him 2 Pages in tafatye sarcenet,
each of them with a messe of mustard; next to whome came hee that
carried the Boares-head crost with a greene silk scarfe, by which
hunge the empty scabbard of the faulcion which was carried before him.
As they entered the Hall, he sang this Christmas Caroll, the three
last verses of everie staffe beinge repeated after him by the whole
companye:

1. The Boare is dead,
Loe, here is his head,
What man could have done more
Than his head off to strike,
Meleager like,
And bringe it as I doe before?

2. He livinge spoyled
Where good men toyled,
Which made kinde Ceres sorrye;
But now dead and drawne,
Is very good brawne,
And wee have brought it for you.

3. Then sett downe the Swineyard,
The foe to the Vineyard,
Lett Bacchus crowne his fall,
Lett this Boare's-head and mustard
Stand for Pigg, Goose, and Custard,
And so you are wellcome all.

"At this time, as on all other Holy-dayes, the Princes allowed
Musitions (which were sent for from Readinge, because our owne Town
Musick had given us the slipp, as they use to doe at that time when we
had most need of them) played all dinner time, and allso at supper.
The Prince as ofte as hee satt in the Hall was attended on by a
Commoner and Scholler of the Colledge in tafaty sarcenett. After
supper there was a private Showe performed in the manner of an
Interlude, contayninge the order of the Saturnalls, and shewinge the
first cause of Christmas-candles, and in the ende there was an
application made to the Day and Nativitie of Christ, all which was
performed in manner followinge:

SATURNALIA.

Hercules
Curius
Doulus

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"This shew was very well liked of our selves, and the better: first,
because itt was the voluntary service of a younge youth; nexte,
because there were no strangers to trouble us.

"St. Steevens day was past over in silence, and so had St. John's day
also; butt that some of the Prince's honest neighbours of St. Giles's
presented him with a maske, or morris, which though it were but
rudely performed, yet itt being so freely and lovingly profered, it
could not