th e ir heads and c la fp in g th e ir hands. O n th e ir b e in g feated in th is
m an n e r , the ce remonies b eg an , th e p r in c ip a l p erformers in w h ic h appeared
to be ab out tw e n ty in n um b e r , and »all o f the tr ibe o f C am -
m e r -ra y .
T h e e x h ib ition s n o w p e r formed w e re n um e rou s and v arious ; but
a ll o f them in th e ir ten d en c y p oin ted tow a rd the b o y s , and had fom e
allu fio n to th e p r in c ip a l a£t o f th e d a y , w h ic h w a s tp be th e co n c lu d in g
fcene o f it. T h e ce rem o n y w i l l be fo u n d p r e tty a c cu ra te ly reprefented
in the annexed Engravings.
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