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covel's diary.
MedoBios ; and took their seats on the left of the quire (as
you enter) just over against the Patriarch's seat, which is
like a chair with 4 steps up to it, a tilt like a flat pulpit
over it, supported with a back behind, and two little posts
before. They sat in their order, Ilatcrio? uppermost, next
the Sacristia, and then followed all the Metropolites, and
took their places on the patriarchs' side from his seat
towards the door in order. Then in a Pulpit high on the
wall of the ex-patriarch's side an officer of the Church (I
suppose their \oyodeT7j<;)1 read a long declaration against
Parthenius to justify their proceedings, wherein he made
him the veryest Rogue in the world, calling him 8id/3o\o<;
xa/covpyos, toov Baifiovcov SouXo?, etc., and at the end he pro-
nounced him a^xapLOfievo';, avdOefia TpicrKarapap.evo';, at
which the ex-patriarchs and all the Metropolites, wagging
their heads, cryed out aloud avdOefia tov many of the
latter thrice repeating of it with vchemency. The French
Embassador, and we Franks and many Greeks could not
but smile. My Dragoman (a Greek) told me that if this
one be turned out, and Parthenius restored, the other
faction will anathematise him as much, and they served
Methodius just soe. Then Hat'o-to? read a formall instru-
ment, wherein he personally agreed to the censure; the
like did the other two ex parte, and all the Metropolites,
all ending with avadefia tov. Then they proceeded to
another part of their service, in which the new patriarch
(another kiovvaios) had a short part, which he said in
sight of all at the door within the sacristia, where he
was all the time. After it (half way in the choir, just
against the Patriarch's seat) another officer of the Church
(which is the fieyaXij eKKXrjala, a grand chiesa), I sup-
pose him the fieyas prjTwp, mounted on a scabellum? \\
1 The.Logt)f/ic/cs corresponds to the Chancellor in the Greek Church.
2 Scabcllum or scamcllum. Gk. vttottociov — a footstool.
covel's diary.
MedoBios ; and took their seats on the left of the quire (as
you enter) just over against the Patriarch's seat, which is
like a chair with 4 steps up to it, a tilt like a flat pulpit
over it, supported with a back behind, and two little posts
before. They sat in their order, Ilatcrio? uppermost, next
the Sacristia, and then followed all the Metropolites, and
took their places on the patriarchs' side from his seat
towards the door in order. Then in a Pulpit high on the
wall of the ex-patriarch's side an officer of the Church (I
suppose their \oyodeT7j<;)1 read a long declaration against
Parthenius to justify their proceedings, wherein he made
him the veryest Rogue in the world, calling him 8id/3o\o<;
xa/covpyos, toov Baifiovcov SouXo?, etc., and at the end he pro-
nounced him a^xapLOfievo';, avdOefia TpicrKarapap.evo';, at
which the ex-patriarchs and all the Metropolites, wagging
their heads, cryed out aloud avdOefia tov many of the
latter thrice repeating of it with vchemency. The French
Embassador, and we Franks and many Greeks could not
but smile. My Dragoman (a Greek) told me that if this
one be turned out, and Parthenius restored, the other
faction will anathematise him as much, and they served
Methodius just soe. Then Hat'o-to? read a formall instru-
ment, wherein he personally agreed to the censure; the
like did the other two ex parte, and all the Metropolites,
all ending with avadefia tov. Then they proceeded to
another part of their service, in which the new patriarch
(another kiovvaios) had a short part, which he said in
sight of all at the door within the sacristia, where he
was all the time. After it (half way in the choir, just
against the Patriarch's seat) another officer of the Church
(which is the fieyaXij eKKXrjala, a grand chiesa), I sup-
pose him the fieyas prjTwp, mounted on a scabellum? \\
1 The.Logt)f/ic/cs corresponds to the Chancellor in the Greek Church.
2 Scabcllum or scamcllum. Gk. vttottociov — a footstool.