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[[Turin]]

with Tr silver headed Truncheons in
their hands, one walking on each side of the
Coach - These were followed by
about fifty other Coaches of Nobility and
Gentry crouded with footmen behind;
& some with many running footmen
before or aside dressed in white with
Truncheons -

We went the length of the Course
on one side & came down on the other;
by w'ch [which] Time The Coaches were moving
off into Town, not to go home immediately
but to make a Gyre or two round
another Course in like manner planted
with Trees within the walls of the Town -
as the [[Duke of Savoy]] passed every Coach
stopped the first Gyre, till he passed
the Persons in bowing to that Prince, the
Postillion & Footmen pulling off their
hats - In the after turns, they might
pass without that Parade, to ease the
Prince of too much Ceremony -

We ~~The~~

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