A view of Spain Volume 3; comprising a descriptive itinerary, of each province, and a general statistical account of the country - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 Excerpt: ...of feathers. The sword worn with both dresses is the ancient Spanish sword, called de golilla; the handle is black, and guarded by a large basket hilt When the knights appear on horseback, they bear a buckler on their left arm, on which their device is painted. Tht ir horses are caparisoned with a profusion of roses and cockades of ribbon, ornamented with silver lace; the saddle is covered with a silk stuff, embroidered with silver flowers with a blue border, when they wear a white dress-, and red when they are habited in black. The knights, clothed in this fashion, accompany the image of the Virgin whenever it is taken out of the chapel; they precede it sword in hand, and appear at the f6tes which are celebrated every yearin her honour the'Saturday of fhe week week of Quasimodo; and the day following they exhibit tournaments and jousts, and enter the lists on horseback, two and two each one is followed by two pages, dressed in their liyerics, also on horseback. They run their cavaliers, and perform different evolutions in the square; they joust with canes, and, with a strange kind of gallantry, thrww small canes to the ladies, who are in their balconies. Climate and productions. The climate of Talavera is ex tremely fine; the atmosphere is pure and serene; the win ters are mild, and the summers very hot; the water is very good, and provisions of the best quality are to be had there. In general they enjoy excellent health, and there is scarcely any illness during the greater part of the year; but the heats of summer always occasion a ttfrtian intermittent fever, which in general becomes obstinate and dangerous, and frequently degenerates into chronic complaints; but this is not so much owing to the nature of the climate as to the water, which they suffer to...

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