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He was received in all due & respectful form, and with a distinguished ceremony as their means afforded-- The Queen, The Prince of Wales, & The Princesses were with the King on this Occasion After walking from Portland Castle to Chissel Town, Their Majesties, with Their Family, dined at the Portland Arms, in the small romantic Village of Chisleton--& their usual attendant at Gloucester Lodge, were graciously invited to their Table at the Portland Arms--At this place, what was called an [[underline]] Antient Reeve Pole* [[/underline]] was shown to His Majesty-- & I had an opportunity of looking at this Antient curiosity-- It is said to be of Saxon Origin; By it formerly the Bailiffs of this [[underline]] Island kept account of the Manor [[/underline]] * Of Wood, Several feet long--& fully engraved eyson, in Old figures and characters--
