 Fehms, from wife and child, from father and mother, from sister and brother, from fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain covers, from all that is between sky and ground, especially from the man who knows the law...  Secret Societies of the Middle Ages - Page 349by Thomas Keightley - 1837 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Peter Brougham (1st baron Brougham and Vaux.) - 1872 - 296 pages
...Fehm-gerichte, — an oath binding me ' by the death which God endured on the cross, to keep the holy secrets from wife and child, from father and mother, from sister and brother, from fire and wind, from all the sun shines on, or the rain falls on, from all between sky and ground, and especially from the man... | |
 | Elizabeth Peake - Europe - 1874 - 756 pages
...support the Heilige Vehme, and to conceal it from wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from all that is between heaven and earth." From the general body were elected officers called... | |
 | Hans Burgkmair, Adam von Bartsch - Engraving - 1875 - 200 pages
...of a candidate. Kneeling, with his hand upon a sword and halter, he took the following oath : — " I promise on the holy marriage, that I will from henceforth...brother, from fire and wind, from all that the sun shines upon and the rain covers, from all that is between sky and ground, especially from the man who knows... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe, Central - 1879 - 610 pages
...he then takes the oath, swearing by the Holy Law, that he will conceal the secrets of the Holy Vehme from wife and child — from father and mother — from sister and brother — from fire and water — from every creature upon which the sun shines, or upon which the rain falls — from every... | |
 | Boston Symphony Orchestra - 1917 - 1240 pages
...member was sworn to conceal the proceedings "from wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from every being between heaven and earth." The symbols of authority were a coil of ropes... | |
 | Edmund Ollier - 1884 - 608 pages
...of the tribunal, and to conceal them from u wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind ; from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from all that is between heaven and earth." In some respects, the rules of the association... | |
 | Robert Freke Gould - Freemasonry - 1884 - 296 pages
...Holy Vehme, to conceal its proceedings " from wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from every being between heaven and earth," and to bring before the tribunal everything within... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1888 - 910 pages
...Holy Fehm, to conceal its proceedings " from wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from every being between heaven and earth," and to bring before the tribunal everything within... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1894 - 782 pages
...he then takes the oath, swearing by the Holy Law, that he will conceal the secrets of the Holy Vehme from wife and child — from father and mother — from sister and brother — from fire and water — from every creature upon which the sun shines, or upon which the rain falls — from every... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 898 pages
...support the holy Feme, and to conceal it from wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from all that is between heaven and earth.' Originally, none but an inhabitant of the 'Red... | |
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