Show BRACELET EMBLEM op F POWER A afterward ft erward it was a reward of br brav v try ery shown in battle in rn the most ancient period of his twy tory the bracelet BBS vas an ensign of royalty in later times it has been used in the east aa a badge of power the bracelet ot of rebecca mentioned in genesis weighed 10 shekels or about five ounces among the ancient comans the men as well as the women wore bracelets but the latter never a ore them till they were betrothed bracelets were nvere at first properly mill tary ornaments or rewards frequent ly conferred among the ancients by generals and princes on those who be haved caved gallantly in fight they became afterward arbitrary decorations as burned at pleasure the emblems says fosbroke of supreme authority y among the british kings were golden bands worn round the neck arms and knees ornamented bracelets of brass have been found round the arms of skeletons in british barrows the northern people used to swear on oil their bracelets to render contracts laore m ini |