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are paraded before him for judgement.

Thu Jan 29th 1880 [text in left margin]
286 miles 40°1" lat S 33°12" Long E last night we had
the best fun yet experienced on board
Today was the expiration of one month
of the voyage The men are paid one
months wages in advance & no doubt
many of them had not got a farthing
of it by the end of the month which
anniversary they celebrate by what
they call the funeral of the Dead
Horse one of the crew is dressed up
& is enclosed (that is his lower limbs)
in a mummy horse which is very well
made & sham horse resemble very much
the description given of accounts
of different authors of the various
modes of accounts Mumming
in the olden time

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lukerja

From Wikipedia: the mumming or 'hooden' horse was used in ancient folk festivals (eg Kentish Mummers plays and Morris dances). Some recorded from the 14th century