f Plantanes on them as if they were growing.

There are also in some places single Poles of an exceeding height
standing by, with long Penons of divers colours flying, and a Bell
at the end of each, as in the Figure B. And now they say, The Palace
is adorned beyond Heaven.

All the Army is summoned in to stand and wait at the Palace, for
the greater State. In the mean time he goes to his Washing-houses,
houses built on purpose for him to wash in, called Oulpungi, here
are Baths, and Streams and Conveyances of Water, and many Servants,
whose Office it is to wait upon the business of these houses. Here he
washes his head. Which when he has done, he comes forth into Public
view, where all his Militia stand in their Arms. Then the great Guns
are fired. [How the Nobles bring their Gifts, or Duties.] Now all the
great Men, the Nobles and the Governors of the Countrey make their
appearance before him with their Dackini, their New-years Gifts,
which are due and accustomed Presents, for Persons in their Places
and Offices to give. There is a certain Rate for it. Their manner of
bringing these Gifts or rather Duties is thus, Their Servants bring
them wrapt up in white Cloth to the Court, and then they take them at
their hands, put them upon their heads, and so come in humble manner,
and lay them at the King's feet. These Presents are Gold, Jewels,
Plate, Arms, Knives, Cloth, each one by a rate according to the Place
he is in, and the Countrey he hath under him: And most of them are to
present a Sum of Money besides. And if they can procure any precious
Stone, or Rarity, or any other thing, which they think the King will
accept, that also they bring, and glad they are to be honoured with
the favour of his acceptance. These New-years Gifts for these many
years he thinks scorn to receive, and bids them carry them away again
till another time. Thus they come with them time after time presenting
them, which he as often refusing; at last they bring them no more.

[Inferior Persons present their New-years Gifts.] All sorts of
Tradesmen also, and such as by their Skill can any ways get Money,
at the New year are to pay into the Treasury each one a certain
rate. Which now adayes he accepts not, though formerly he always did.

[What Taxes and Rents the People pay.] At this and the other times the
things which the People carry as their Rents and Taxes, are Wine, Oyl,
Corn, Honey, Wax, Cloth, Iron, Elephants Teeth, Tobacco, Money. They
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