Chester's triumph in honor of her Prince Author:Richard Davies Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: B briefe Relation of the moft delightfull, pleafant and rare Shewes, the which hauc beene Enacted, fet forth, and performed, within the moft Aun- cient renown... more »ed Citie Caer-leon, now named Chester, vpon the Feftiuall of our moft worthy approued Englifh Champian S. George his Day, being the 23. of Aprill 1610. and fhall remaine and continue perpetually to future ages, as a memorable and worthy proiect, founded, deuifed, and erected onely by the moft famous, generous, and well deferuing Citizen, Mr. Egbert A M E R i E, late Sherieffe of the faid Citie, redownding to the glory and praife of Almightie God for his benefits, immediately and bounteoufly powred vpon vs Chriftians, and alfo in liew of the Homage, Fealtie, Alleagance, and Duetie, which wee doe owe and attribute vnto the Kings moft Excellent and magnificent Maieftie, his Crowne and dignitie, and to the moft vertuous and hopefull Heire Apparent, the Prince of Wales, with that Noble victor Saint George, our aforefaid Englifh Champion. I A Man by jlrange deuifes clyminy to the toppe of a /-% very high fpirc Steeple (Jlanding at the Market "Cro/e, called S. Peters Steeple) carying an Aun- dent of our Colours of S. George, ' difplaying the fame vpon the faid Steeple, and fixing the fame to thebarre of Iron, that the Vane hanyeth vpon : Likcwife, founding a Drumme, jhoot- ing ojf a Pecce, and flourijhing a Sword, and jlanding vpon the Crojfe of the faid barre of Iron, jlood vpon his hands with his feete into the Ayre, very dangeroujly and wonderfully to the view of the beholders, with cajliny Fire-workes very delightfull. A ' 3 2.' 'Two 2. Two difguifed, called Greene-men, their habit Embroy- dred and StitcKd on with Ime-leaues with blacke-Jlde, hauing hanging to theirjhoulders, a huge blackejhaggie Hayre, Sauagc- like,...« less