 | John Harland, Thomas Turner Wilkinson - 1873 - 344 pages
...holy martyrs whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves booths of the boughs of the trees about those churches which have been turned...religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil" In compliance with these injunctions, in every parish, on the returning anniversary of the saint, little... | |
 | John Harland - 1873 - 332 pages
...holy martyrs whose relics are there deposited, they may build themselves booths of the boughs of the trees about those churches which have been turned...celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and ro more offer beasts to the devil." In compliance with these injunctions, in every parish, on the returning... | |
 | 1883 - 528 pages
...of many oxen in the sacrifices of devils,' that those but newly-born to the faith of Christ might ' celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, but both kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the Giver of all things... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1881 - 318 pages
...were memorialised, the people were allowed to make booths of the boughs of trees by the church, and to celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, t Thus originated the wakes and fairs. These in some instances became great centres of trading activity,... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1881 - 312 pages
...were memorialised, the people were allowed to make booths of the boughs of trees by the church, and to celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, t Thus originated the wakes and fairs. These in some instances became great centres of trading activity,... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1881 - 316 pages
...were memorialised, the people were allowed to make booths of the boughs of trees by the church, and to celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, t Thus originated the wakes and fairs. These in some instances became great centres of trading activity,... | |
 | Frederic Seebohm - 1883 - 548 pages
...nativities of the ' holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they ' may build themselves huts of the boughs of trees, ' about those churches which...feasting, and no more offer beasts to ' the devil, but kill cattle to the praise of God in their ' eating, it being impossible to efface everything at... | |
 | 1883 - 654 pages
...of many oxen in the sacrifices of devils,' that those but newly-born to the faith of Christ might ' celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts to the devil, but both kill cattle to the praise of God in their eating, and return thanks to the Giver of all things... | |
 | Richard Valpy French - 1884 - 442 pages
...whose relics are there deposited, let the people build themselves booths of the boughs of trees, round about those churches which have been turned to that...and celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting. . . . For there is no doubt that it is impossible to efface every thing at once from their obdurate... | |
 | 1887 - 752 pages
...Nativities of the Holy Martyrs, whose relics are there deposited ; they may build themselves huts, of the boughs of trees, about those churches which have been turned to the use from temples, and celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer beasts... | |
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And because they have been used to slaughter many oxen in the sacrifices to devils, some solemnity must be exchanged for them on this account, as that on the day of the dedication, or the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited,... 
