[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies PART III 108/205
And then they appoint a day when he is to come and fetch her home; which is the Marriage-Day. [The Bridegroom goes to the Brides House.] The day being come, he attended with his Friends goes to her house, which is always in the Evening, and brings Provisions and Sweet-meats with him according to his Ability, towards the Charges of the Wedding.
Which is never more than two Meals.
Whereof Supper is the first.
Then the Bride and Bridegroom both eat together in one Dish, which is to intimate that they are both of one rank and quality, and sometimes they tye their Thumbs together, but not always: and that Night go to sleep together. [How the Bridegroom carrieth home his Bride.] The next day having dined he taketh his Bride and departeth home with her, putting her before him, and he following her, with some of her Friends to Conduct her.
For it is the constant Custom and Fashion in this Land for the Husband to follow his Wife.
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