Aurea lectica margaritis circumpendentibus recubat; distincta sunt auro et purpura carbasa quae indutus est; lecticam sequuntur armati corporisque  custodes, inter quos ramis aves pendent, quas cantu  seriis rebus obstrepere docuerunt.
He reclines in a golden litter adorned with pearls hanging on every side; the linen robe which he wears is embroidered with gold and purple; his litter is followed by armed men and by his body-guard,  among whom on branches of trees birds perch, which they have trained by song to divert him from  serious affairs.
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