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" The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being... "
A tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX [by T. Pennant. With] Suppl - Page 95
by Thomas Pennant - 1772 - 80 pages
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Medii Ævi Kalendarium: Or, Dates, Charters, and Customs of the ..., Volume 1

Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 512 pages
...and whiskey ; for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Observations on popular antiquities: including the whole of mr ..., Volume 1

John Brand - 1849 - 574 pages
...and whisky : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly ..., Volume 1

John Brand - 1853 - 580 pages
...and whisky : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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On the English nomenclature of the days of the week

William Bell (phil. dr.) - 1856 - 58 pages
...contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of oblation ; on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Claudia and Pudens, Or, The Early Christians of Gloucester: A Tale of the ...

Samuel Lysons - 1861 - 282 pages
...and whiskey, for each of the company must contribute something. The rite begins with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation. On...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of the flocks...
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The Veil of Isis, Or, The Mysteries of the Druids

William Winwood Reade - 1861 - 276 pages
...beer and whiskey as well. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground by way of a libation ; on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Tenures of Land & Customs of Manors

Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 512 pages
...beer and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Tenures of Land & Customs of Manors

Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 492 pages
...beer and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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The book of Scottish anecdote, collected and ed. by A. Hislop

Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1874 - 786 pages
...beer and whisky; for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Belgravia, Volume 35

Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1878 - 542 pages
...beer and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation ; on that, everyone takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular...
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