It was drawn by four plodding oxen all covered with black housings; on each horn they had fixed a large lighted wax taper, and on the top of the cart was constructed a raised seat, on which sat a venerable old man with a beard whiter than the very snow, and so long that it fell below his waist; he was dressed in a long robe of black buckram; for as the cart was thickly set with a multitude of candles it was easy to make out everything that was on it.
Tirábanle cuatro perezosos bueyes, todos cubiertos de paramentos negros; en cada cuerno traían atada y encendida una grande hacha de cera, y encima del carro venía hecho un asiento alto, sobre el cual venía sentado un venerable viejo, con una barba más blanca que la mesma nieve, y tan luenga que le pasaba de la cintura; su vestidura era una ropa larga de negro bocací, que, por venir el carro lleno de infinitas luces, se podía bien divisar y discernir todo lo que en él venía.