Volume 2

The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.

Date:
1733-1739
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Credit: The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The CONTENTS, 60 62 67 ibid. 72 74 76 E 92 December The BleJJing of the Sword, and of the Ducal Hat fix d on its Point, The Sacraments of the Church, I. Of BaptiJm, II. Of Confirmation, III. Of the Eucharijl, lie Biefs'd Bread, .. . He Viaticum, or Communion oj Perjbns at the Point of Death, IV. Penance, jEixtvcfiic Unflion Some farther Account of what is obferv d with regard tofuch Chrifiians as are at the'i ^ Point of Death, «* He Ceremonies obferv d at Funerals, 9^ He Ceremony of BleJJing Church-Tards, 9 8 Ceremonies relating to Burial, 100 VI. Marriage, 110 The Ceremonies of Marriage, JIS The BleJJing oj' a Woman with Child, 119 ExorciJm, . 120 „/£ DiJJertation on the Ceremonies of the Roman Catholicks, containing allfitch P ar-\ ^ ticulars as relate to the Hierarchy, or Church Government, PART I. The Sacrament of Holy Orders The Benefice's and Dignities of the Church, Ceremonies relating to the Pie B ion of Bijhops, The BleJJing of the Lambs, oj the Fleeces whereof the Palls are made, ■The Entry of a new-eleBed Prelate into his DioceJ'e, The Death amd Funeral of a Bijhop, The Minificr of the Church, andJiich Dignitaries as are inferior to Bijhops, Their Manner oj'Huns being profeffed. Ceremonies relating to the Dignity of Cardinals, The Promotion of Cardinals, The Manner in which the newly-created Cardinal takes Pojfefjion of his Title The Interment oj Cardinals, The Interment of a Pope, ibid. 133 *35 140 ibid. 142 HI H9 *5° H8 160 162 PART II. The Pope's Vicar General, 166 The Pope's Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, ibid. The Regent, Prelates, and Regifiers of the Pope's Chancery, 167 The Pope's Secretary of State, and Under-Secretaries, 168 The Prefect of Affej's'd Briefs, the PrefeB of the Signature of Favour, the Pre-*h feci of the Signature of Jufiice, and the Prelates Referendaries of both Signatures, j J7° The Pope s D at ary and other Officers of that Court, jy2 The Mafier of the Pope's Palace, and other chief Officers of his Houjhold, iye The PrefeB oj the Pope's Sacrijly, jyy His Holinefs's Librarian, jyg The Pope's Mafier of the Ceremonies, \yg The Camer lingo, or Treafurer of the College of Cardinals, the National Secretary, a?id\ -, Clerk, and the Accountant of the J'aid College, ' j The Tribunal of the Rota of Rome, and its particular Magifirates, compofmg toge-’f th'er a kind of papal Parliament, r The Apnfiolical Chamber, and its Officers, Apcfiolical Prothonatories, Affifiants of the Popes Conffftory call'd Participanti, The Congregations, The Pope's Congregation, The Congregation of the Holy Office, 180 182 185 ibid. 186 ibid. The I