 | Thomas Pennant - 1772 - 390 pages
...blcanagb, or the difmal day. Bel-tein. On the ift of May, the berdfmen of every village hold their Eel-tein f, a rural facrifice: they cut a fquare trench on...in the middle; on that they make a fire of wood, on \ My-account of thw, and every other ceremony mentioned in this Journal, was communicated to me by... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 508 pages
...bleanagh, or the difmal day. On the i ft of May, the herdfmen of every village hold their Bel-teirft, a rural facrifice. They cut a fquare trench on the...drefs a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring, befides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whifky ; for each of the company... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 pages
...Village bold their Beltein, a rural Sacrifice : They cut a fquate Trench in the Ground, leaving 'he Turf in the Middle ; on that they make a Fire of Wood, on which they drefs a large Candle of Eggs, Butter, Oat-meal and Milk, and bring befides the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty... | |
 | William Hutchinson - 1778 - 544 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, " the herdfmen of every village hold their Bel tern : they cut a fquare trench " in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle: on that...large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, " and milk, and bring, beiides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer «c and whiflcy ; for each of the... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1783 - 280 pages
...Drayton and Milton. " On the ift of May, the [Highland] herdfmen of every village hold their Bel-tein, a rural facrifice : they cut a fquare trench on the...leaving the turf in the middle; on that they make a fi e of wood, on which they drefs a large caudle of eggs-, butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring, befides... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1790 - 500 pages
...bkanagb, or the difmal day. On the ift of May, the herdfmen of every village hold their Bel-fein-\~, a rural facrifice. They cut a fquare trench on the...a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk; and bring, befides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whifky; for each of the company... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 pages
...the herdfmen of every village on the firft of May. They cut a fquare trench on the ground, leaving a turf in the middle : on that they make a fire of wood,...a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ; and bring, befides the. ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiiky ; for each of the company... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1798 - 328 pages
...unknownThe herdfmen of every'village ftill hold their bet-tien, a rural facrifice, on the firft of May. They cut a fquare trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle, and here they kindle a fire, on which they drefs a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, milk, and... | |
 | Thomas Rudge - 1803 - 432 pages
...May, the herdsmen of every village hold their beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle. On that they make a lire of wood, and on it dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ; besides which ingredients,... | |
 | 1804 - 444 pages
...Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the caudle,... | |
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Perthshire in the year 1769, tells us that " on the first of May, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tien, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which... 
