 ... be it widow, mother, sister, or daughter — for it must be a female — to give, over the coffin, a quantity of white loaves in a great dish, and sometimes a cheese with a piece of money stuck in it, to certain poor persons. After that they presented,...  The Cambrian Popular Antiquities: Or, An Account of Some Traditions, Customs ... - Página 175por Peter Roberts - 1815 - 360 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1784 - 1282 páginas
...font. Previous to a funeial, it was cuftomary, when the, corpfe was brought OJtof the houfe and'laid upon the bier, for the next of kin, be it widow, mother, fifter, or daughter, (for it muft be a female), to give, over the coffin, a quantity of white loaves,... | |
 | 1796 - 784 páginas
..." Previous to a funeral, it was cuftomary, when the- «orpfe wa» brought out. of the houfe and bid upon the bier, for the next of kin, be. it widow, mother, Мег, or daughter (For it muft be a female) to give, от er the coffin, a quantity of whire loaves,... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1821 - 678 páginas
...Welsh mountaineer. As the passage is not long, we subjoin it. ' " Previous to a funeral," he says, " it was customary when the corpse was brought out of the' house, for the next of kin, be it a widow, sister, mother, or daughter, for it must be a female, to give over... | |
 | 1815 - 586 páginas
...of benevolence, should share the sirnie fate. " Previous to a funeral," snys ЛГг. Pennaut, it wis customary, when the corpse was brought out of the...daughter, (for it must be a female), to give, over a coffin, a r¡n:intity of white loives, in a great dish, and sometimes a cheese, with a piece of money... | |
 | 1825
...times, the funeral ceremonies of the Welch were more numerous than they are now. Previous to a funeral, it was customary, when the corpse was brought out of the house, for the nearest/cr/iafc relative of the deceased to give oner the coffin a quantity of white loaves,... | |
 | 1823 - 816 páginas
...practised in particular districts, and by no means frequently. " Previously to a funeral," he writes, " it was customary, when the corpse was brought out of the house and placed upon the bier, for the next of kin, be it widow, mother, sister, or daughter, (for it must be... | |
 | 1823 - 536 páginas
...the funeral ceremonies of the Welsh were mnch more numerous than at present. Previous to a funeral it was customary, when the corpse was brought out of the house, for the next of kin to the deceased, whether widow, sister, mother, or daughter, — for it must be... | |
 | 1883 - 676 páginas
...and drink over the coffin to a man who, receives the dole kneeling upon one knee. Pennant says that " it was customary when the corpse was brought out of the house and laid upon the bier for the next-of-kin, be it widow, mother, sister, or daughter (for it must be a female), to give, over the... | |
 | 1876 - 606 páginas
...Wales," vol. iii. p. 159, edition 1810) account is slightly different. He says : " Previous to a funeral it was customary, when the corpse was brought out of the house and laid upon the bier, for the next-of-kin, be it widow, mother, sister, or daughter—for it must be a female—to give, over the... | |
 | Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1876 - 614 páginas
...Wales," vol. iii. p. 159, edition 1810) account is slightly different. He says : " Previous to a funeral it was customary, when the corpse was brought out of the house and laid upon the bier, for the next-of-kin, be it widow, mother, sister, or daughter — for it must be a female — to give, over... | |
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