from it, they return to the Houſe, and Spend the whole Day, and good Part of the Night in Feaſting.
When a Perſon dies, ſeveral of his Acquaintance come to ſit up with him, which they call the Wake. The Clerk of the Pariſh is obliged to ſing a Pſalm, in which, all the Company join; and after that, they begin ſome Paſtime to divert themſelves, having Strong Beer and Tobacco allowed them in great Plenty. This is a Cuſtom borrowed from the Iriſh, as are indeed many others, much in faſhion with them.
As to their Funerals, they give no Invitation, but every body, that had any Acquaintance with the Deceaſed, comes either on Foot or Horſeback. I have ſeen ſometimes at a Manks Burial, upwards of an hundred Horſemen, and twice the Number on ſoot: all theſe are entertained at long Tables, ſpread with all ſorts of cold Proviſion, and Rum and Brandy flies about at a laviſh Rate. The Proceſſion of carrying the Corps to the Grave, is in this manner: When they come within a Quarter of a Mile of the Church,
