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[Diagram of a man in a Mumming horse]
A few of the sailors attached
a rope to the fore part of
this mummy & real man &
pulled him along the deck one of
them sings the air of the funeral song &
all sailors, passengers, & any body joins
in that pleases. They parade all round
the vessel & then stop on the first
saloon deck where they sell him by
auction the sailors now go round
collecting for the "Dead Horse".
The old arm chair was then sung
after some other little affairs both
man & Horse are brought & tied to a
rope & pulled up the yard-arm
& dangling over the water kicking or being
made to kick like a live horse.
One of the sailors had climbed up
the mast & along the yard-arm &
held a firy bright light & burning