Now are the Streets also all made clean, and on both sides all along the Streets Poles stuck up with Flags and Pennons hanging at the tops of them, and adorned with boughs and branches of Coker Nut-Trees hanging like Fringes, and lighted Lamps all along on both sides of the Streets, both by day and night.
Last of all, go the Commanders sent from the King to see these Ceremonies decently performed, with their Soldiers after them.

And in this manner they ride all round about the City once by day and once by night.

This Festival lasts from the New Moon until the Full Moon.
Formerly the King himself in Person used to ride on Horseback with all his Train before him in this Solemnity, but now he delights not in these Shows.
Always before the Gods set out to take their Progress, they are set in the Pagoda-Door, a good while, that the People may come to worship and bring their Offerings unto them; during which time there are Dancers, playing and shewing many pretty Tricks of Activity before him; To see the which, and also to shew themselves in their Bravery, occasions more People to resort hither, than otherwise their Zeal and Devotion would prompt them to do.
Two or thee days before the Full Moon, each of these Gods hath a Pallenkine carried after them to add unto their honour.

In the which there are several pieces of their superstitious relicts, and a Silver Pot.

Which just, at the hour of Full Moon they ride out unto a River, and dip full of water, which is carried back with them into the Temple, where it is kept till the year after and then flung away.