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" ... and let each of them taste of the holy water, and give them all the book and the image of Christ's rood to kiss: and let no man mend the fire any longer when the hallowing is begun ; but let the iron lie upon the hot embers till the last collect :... "
The annals of England, an epitome of English history [by W.E. Flaherty]. - Page 168
by William Edward Flaherty - 1855
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Lectures on Early English History

William Stubbs - 1906 - 408 pages
...it is to be taken from the fire and put on the staple or stool, and there is to be solemn silence. Let there be no other speaking within, except that...Almighty God that He make manifest what is soothest ; and let him go thereto, making the nine steps. At the first signal he must put his right foot on...
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The Library of Original Sources: Early mediaeval age

Oliver Joseph Thatcher - 1907 - 498 pages
...iron lie upon the hot embers till the last collect : after that let it be laid upon the 'stapela ;' and let there be no other speaking within, except...Almighty God that he make manifest what is soothest. And let him go thereto ; and let his hand be enveloped, and be it postponed till after the third day,...
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The Customs of Old England

Frederick John Snell - 1911 - 400 pages
...discerning of the right judgment of God." Meanwhile all were enjoined to observe complete silence " except that they earnestly pray to Almighty God that He make manifest what is soothest." The accused then proceeded to the ordeal and carried the iron the measured distance — nine feet,...
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The Library of Original Sources: Early mediaeval age

Oliver Joseph Thatcher - 1915 - 484 pages
...iron lie upon the hot embers till the last collect : after that let it be laid upon the 'stapela ;' and let there be no other speaking within, except...Almighty God that he make manifest what is soothest. And let him go thereto ; and let his hand be enveloped, and be it postponed till after the third day,...
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The Canadian Law Times, Volume 38

1918 - 834 pages
...it is to be taken from the fire and put on the staple or stool, and there is to be solemn silence. "Let there be no other speaking within, except that...Almighty God that He make manifest what is soothest; and let him go thereto, making the nine steps. At the first signal he must put his right foot on the...
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Ancient Laws and Institutes of England

Great Britain, Benjamin Thorpe - 2003 - 652 pages
...iron lie upon the hot embers till the last collect : after that, let it be laid upon the a'stapela;' and let there be no other speaking within, except...Almighty God that he make manifest what is soothest. And let him go thereto ; and let his hand be b enveloped, and be it postponed till after the third...
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The Library of Original Sources: Volume IV (Early Mediaeval Age)

Oliver J. Thatcher - 2004 - 464 pages
...iron lie upon the hot embers till the last collect : after that let it be laid upon the 'stapela ;' and let there be no other speaking within, except...Almighty God that he make manifest what is soothest. And let him go thereto ; and let his hand be enveloped, and be it postponed till after the third day,...
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Readings in Englishg Social History

156 pages
...hot embers till the last collect ; after that, let it be laid upon the " stapela " [pile of wood], and let there be no other speaking within, except...Almighty God that He make manifest what is soothest. And let him go thereto ; and let his hand be enveloped, and be it postponed till after the third day,...
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