Show tim scriptures wi as is boch of rate tho the practice of consulting scripture as a book of fate was generally condemned by the A council at vannes pronounced against it in A D so did ono one at agde aade in sog anti and ono at in Charl charles esthe the great forbade it in ia liis his capi capitularies capitula tulan ries i es and so did pope gregory n H nevertheless th eless curiosity as to tho the future was so BO strong iu in mens minds that tile the custom continued an odd circumstance is that the cathedral chapter chapt erat at orleans in appealed to a prognostic of this sort in a supplication addressed by them to popo pope alexandor alexander III against their bishop at his consecration when tile tho gospel was opened above his head tho the finger of the deacon rested upon the words and he be left tho the linen cloth and tied from them naked this was wasa a token that the bishop elias was to bo be turned out of his see the practice of observing the book whoa when opened over the ileata head of a prelate at his consecration yas very coron common it was thought that a asure auro augury could thence be drawn as to what sort of a bishop he would prove chambers journal |