“By the authority of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and of the undefiled Virgin _Mary_, mother and patroness of our Saviour, and of all the celestial virtues, angels, archangels, thrones, dominions, powers, cherubins and seraphins, and of all the holy patriarchs, prophets, and of all the apostles and evangelists, and of the holy innocents, who in the sight of the Holy Lamb, are found worthy to sing the new song of the holy martyrs and holy confessors, and of the holy virgins, and of all the saints, together with the holy and elect of God, ----May he” (_Obadiah_) “be damn’d” (for tying these knots)---- “We excommunicate, and anathematize him, and from the thresholds of the holy church of God Almighty we sequester him, that he may be tormented, disposed, and delivered over with _Dathan_ and _Abiram_, and with those who say unto the Lord God, Depart from us, we desire none of thy ways. And as fire is quenched with water, so let the light of him be put out for evermore, unless it shall repent him” (_Obadiah_, of the knots which he has tied) “and make satisfaction” (for them) “Amen.” os Maledicat illum Deus Pater qui hominem creavit. Maledicat os os illum Dei Filius qui pro homine passus est. Maledicat illum os Spiritus Sanctus qui in baptismo effusus est. Maledicat illum sancta crux, quam Christus pro nostrâ salute hostem triumphans ascendit. “May the Father who created man, curse him. ----May the Son who suffered for us, curse him. ----May the Holy Ghost, who was given to us in baptism, curse him (_Obadiah_) ----May the holy cross which Christ, for our salvation triumphing over his enemies, ascended, curse him. os Maledicat illum sancta Dei genetrix et perpetua Virgo Maria. os Maledicat illum sanctus Michael, animarum susceptor sacrarum. os Maledicant illum omnes angeli et archangeli, principatus et potestates, omnisque militia cœlestis. “May the holy and eternal Virgin _Mary_, mother of God, curse him. ------May St. _Michael_, the advocate of holy souls, curse him. ----May all the angels and archangels, principalities and powers, and all the heavenly armies, curse him.” [Our armies swore terribly in _Flanders_, cried my uncle _Toby_, ------but nothing to this. ------For my own part I could not have a heart to curse my dog so.]