[June 8, 1776, cont.] Fixed on the Repository of the
Law,
and leaning on the Table in the
Rostrum, in about a Minute he went
out of the Rostrum & Several others
followed him to the Repository & bra
one of them braught out the law
written on a Roll of Parchment, at each
end of the Roll was a Stick or Staff
over which the Law Rolled in two
Rolls, on the Tops of the Sticks were
a great Number of Bells Small Silver
Bells & over the Bells a Silver Crown.
they carryed the Law into the Ros-
trum when they Pawwayed a little
Time over it, then the Priest took
it & opening it he lifted it up by
the two Sticks and turned it around
to all the People at the Sight of which
they all Bawled out again, after mu=
-ch Ceremony the Law was carried
back again the Priest both in tak=
-ing out the Law in carrying it back
continued Singing, after this they
Prayed all looking to the standing
Standing
faced eastward, with their Eyes cast
upward &c&c. &c which I cant
remem=
-ber, & then all dispersed except a Few
whom we left behind. It is worthy
of observation that during the whole
Ceremony even in Praying none took
off their Hats, but sat & stood with them on.