The Colours of the Madame are Blew Incarnate, White ＆ Amaranthus, the Blew represents heavenly ＆ exalted thoughts, the Incarnate chast and honest Inclinations, the White purity ＆ sincerity of faith, the Amaranthus Constancy.
p. 90
The Knight of the Royall Amaranthus sends his Challenge abroad for the Celebrating of a solemn Turneament, the Princesses ＆ Lady’s of the court had scaffolds erected for them, ＆ for judges of the Combatt were chosen the Count Guy St George, the Count de la Bassie, ＆ the Count de la Valdisere.
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The trompetts beginning to sound from the new palace, there appeared presently after 12. trompeters clad in Blew, Incarnate White ＆ Amaranthus representing yᵉ winds after whom a Camell was led by fowr African Moores, habited in the same livery ＆ bearing lances cover’d with blew damask, twelv Lackey’s follow’d clad after the same manner ＆ after them 12 Pages upon spanish Genetts richly harness’t ＆ representing the 12 houres of the day, their cloakes were of the same colours, their heads cover’d with perrukes compos’d of golden threads with crowns composed of flowrs de Lyses / roses, heyacynthusses ＆ Amaranthusses beneath each of which there seem’d to shine a Great Sun made of plates of Gold ＆ at their shovlders they had two wings of silver. In their left hands they carry’d sheilds which had devises painted on them, ＆ the name of yᵉ Knight written, ＆ in their hands silver lances with bannerolls of the same colour.
p. 93
After which came six winged coursers drawing slowly a tryumphall Charriott wͨͪ signify’d the Charriott of the morning, it was of a great heigth ＆ vast biggness adorn’d all about with paintings, ＆ built with rare workmanship. On the top of this Charriott was plac’t Aurora or the Morning quaintly attir’d ＆ accompany’d with joy ＆ Laughter who playing upon the Lute ＆ the Theorbo, after they had taken a round about the place, address’d themselves at length to the Infanta’s, ＆ both of them together joining in Consort with Aurora sung certain Italian verses.
p. 94
After the tryumphall Charriott follow’d six peers magnificently attir’d, with a great number of Heron’s plumes ＆ Jewells about their hose, ＆ scarfs of the same colour, ＆ these were the Marquese of Lullin, the Marquese of Vogueres, the Baron of St George, the Marques of Caraglio, the Marquese of Pallavicini, ＆ Mounsieur de Lodes.