 | Theophilus Moore - Marriage customs and rites - 1820 - 374 pages
...married state. When the priest has tied the nuptials knot at the altar, the clerk or sexton sprinkles on her head a handful of hops, wishing she may be as fruitful as that plant. Sin1 is muffled up and led home by a certain number of old women, the priest carrying the cross... | |
 | Lady Augusta Hamilton - Marriage customs and rites - 1822 - 538 pages
...married state. When the priest baa tied the nuptial knot at the altar, the clerk or sexton sprinkles on her head a handful of hops, wishing she may be as fruitful as that plant. She is muffled up and led home by a certain number of old women, the priest carrying the cross... | |
 | Henry Heavisides - 1864 - 184 pages
...married state. When the priest has tied the nuptial knot at the altar, the clerk or sexton sprinkles on her head a handful of hops, wishing she may be as fruitful as that plant. She is then muffled up and led home by a certain number of old women, the priest carrying the... | |
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... women, in order to discover if she has any bodily defect, and, if any, to remedy it if possible. The bride on her wedding day is crowned with a garland of wormwood, implying the bitterness of the married state. When the priest... 