WRIGHT - An account of his excellence - 1688 copia

6y fatisfied, the aforefaid twelve courfes, or changes were by the Officers (to avoid tedioufnefs) con- tracted to ten; and then, the Triumphs, and other Ornaments, being taken away, they cover'd the whole Table, with all kind of Sweet-meats imaginable ; which after a little time (as the Liberty or Confidence of the {lan- ders by encreaft) were all fnatch'd, and carried away. Thus (after three hours) ended this Famous Entertainmen,t with univerfal fatisfacli- en, and applaufe: And tho' the Delicacy of the Meats, Wines, and other Liquors, as well as the Abundance (which fed above iooo Perfons) was wonderful, yet the Order, feem'd more fur- pr i f i ng f or every one not only eat, and. fate at eafe, but was all the while as well attended, and as readily ferved, as if he had been at a private Feafl: Nay, all confeft and declar'd, that the common Fate of Feafls, vi%.Fewer Caldo e MangiarFreddo, Drinking hot and Eating cold i T wsa