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Article NOTES UPON FUNERAL SOLEMNITIES. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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Notes Upon Funeral Solemnities.
mutes were performed in bygone times by the porters of the castle gate or by other retainers of the deceased , who bore upon their staves of office his crests shrouded by black scarfs . Then came the esquire or page of the deceased , bearing his shield , helmet , and mantles . This part of the ceremony is now effected bone of the undertaker's men carrying on his
y head what is technically called " a lid of feathers" After this comes the herse , or hearse ( as it is now spelt ) , decorated with plumes , drawn by black horses , having their heads ornamented with feathers as at a tournament , and clothed with pendent mantles of black velvet which are sometimes decorated with the heraldic devices of the deceased
emblazoned upon small escutcheons . The hearse is supported on each side by the undertaker ' s men , having round sticks tipped with gold in place of the herald's with their wands of office . Then follow the immediate relations of the dead
marshalled in their order of consanguinity . The procession is closed in the rear by the feudal tenants or dependants , who are in some cases , and more particularly in the metropolis , represented by two or three empty private carriages , lent as a matter of compliment by some of the friends of the family .
The armorial bearings of the deceased are emblazoned upon a diamond-like escutcheon and placed over the gate of his late residence for the space of a year , when it is generally removed , and suspended over his tomb in the parish church . Such are the circumstances attending a funeral in the
nineteenth century , a ceremony very often in proportion far more costly than those which Ave are about to mention but in which we are sorry to say the poor and needy are seldom invited , as of old , to participate , and it is indeed to be wished that a day sanctified to the memory of the departedand begun with prayer and lamentation miht more
, g often be completed in the solacing performance of the other Christian virtues of almsgiving and ministration to the wants of our poorer brethren . Independently of the expenditure in food , clothing , and other alms amongst the poor which accompanied the funeral exequies of the fifteenth and following centurythey were '
, in themselves conducted with great magnificence and solemnity and sometimes lasted several days . The coffin was usually covered with a pall of black cloth or velvet , garnishee ! with escutcheons and borne under a canopy , accord-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notes Upon Funeral Solemnities.
mutes were performed in bygone times by the porters of the castle gate or by other retainers of the deceased , who bore upon their staves of office his crests shrouded by black scarfs . Then came the esquire or page of the deceased , bearing his shield , helmet , and mantles . This part of the ceremony is now effected bone of the undertaker's men carrying on his
y head what is technically called " a lid of feathers" After this comes the herse , or hearse ( as it is now spelt ) , decorated with plumes , drawn by black horses , having their heads ornamented with feathers as at a tournament , and clothed with pendent mantles of black velvet which are sometimes decorated with the heraldic devices of the deceased
emblazoned upon small escutcheons . The hearse is supported on each side by the undertaker ' s men , having round sticks tipped with gold in place of the herald's with their wands of office . Then follow the immediate relations of the dead
marshalled in their order of consanguinity . The procession is closed in the rear by the feudal tenants or dependants , who are in some cases , and more particularly in the metropolis , represented by two or three empty private carriages , lent as a matter of compliment by some of the friends of the family .
The armorial bearings of the deceased are emblazoned upon a diamond-like escutcheon and placed over the gate of his late residence for the space of a year , when it is generally removed , and suspended over his tomb in the parish church . Such are the circumstances attending a funeral in the
nineteenth century , a ceremony very often in proportion far more costly than those which Ave are about to mention but in which we are sorry to say the poor and needy are seldom invited , as of old , to participate , and it is indeed to be wished that a day sanctified to the memory of the departedand begun with prayer and lamentation miht more
, g often be completed in the solacing performance of the other Christian virtues of almsgiving and ministration to the wants of our poorer brethren . Independently of the expenditure in food , clothing , and other alms amongst the poor which accompanied the funeral exequies of the fifteenth and following centurythey were '
, in themselves conducted with great magnificence and solemnity and sometimes lasted several days . The coffin was usually covered with a pall of black cloth or velvet , garnishee ! with escutcheons and borne under a canopy , accord-