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	Sceptre with the Dove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sceptre with the Dove, also known as the Rod with the Dove or the Rod of Equity and Mercy, is a sceptre of the British Crown Jewels.
		The Sceptre with the Dove symbolises the spiritual authority of the Monarch under the Cross.
		During the coronation, the Monarch holds the Sceptre with the Dove in the left hand and the Sceptre with the Cross in the right while the Archbishop of Canterbury places St Edward's Crown on his or her head.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sceptre_with_the_Dove (200 words)

	Sceptre with the Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sceptre with the Cross, also known as the St Edward's Sceptre, the Sovereign's Sceptre or the Royal Sceptre, is a sceptre of the British Crown Jewels.
		The Sceptre with the Dove, another sceptre in the Crown Jewels, represents spiritual authority.
		The Sceptre with the Cross, and the other Crown Jewels, may be found on display at Jewel House in the Tower of London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sceptre_with_the_Cross (224 words)

	SCEPTRE - LoveToKnow Article on SCEPTRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Under the Republic an ivory sceptre (sceptrum eburneum) was a mark of consular rank It was also used by victorious generals who received the title of imperator, and it may be said to survive in the marshals baton.
		With the advent of Christianity the sceptre was often tipped with a cross instead of the eagle, but during the middle ages the finials on the top of the sceptre varied considerably.
		This sceptre was, it is believed, made in France about 1536, for James V. Great seals usually represent the sovereign enthroned, holding a sceptre (often the second in dignity) in the right hand, and the orb and cross in,the left.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SC/SCEPTRE.htm (636 words)

	SCEPTRE - Online Information article about SCEPTRE
		Roman sceptre was probably derived from the Etruscan.
		account of Richard I.'s coronation the royal sceptre of gold with a gold cross, and the gold rod (virga) with a gold dove on the top, are mentioned for the first time.
		They are a sceptre with a cross called St Edward's sceptre, a sceptre with a dove, and a long sceptre or staff with a cross of gold on the top called St Edward's staff.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SAR_SCY/SCEPTRE.html (989 words)

	Carriage Museum of America
		The Sceptre with the Cross, or Sceptre Royal, is likewise of gold, the handle plain, and the upper part wreathed; it is in length two feet nine inches and a quarter, and is of the same thickness as the former.
		Eighth, the Sceptre with the Dove, to the Duke of Richmond.
		The Exhortation being ended, her Majesty delivered the sceptre with the cross to the Lord of the Manor of Worksop, to hold the same on her right hand, and the sceptre with the dove to the Duke of Richmond, to hold the same on her left hand during the homage.
	www.carriagemuseumlibrary.org /queen_vic_process.htm (15213 words)

	Coronation of the British monarch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sceptre with the Dove (so called because it is surmounted by a dove representing the Holy Spirit) and the Sceptre with the Cross (which incorporates Cullinan I, the largest cut diamond in the world) are delivered to the Sovereign.
		Elizabeth I wore the crown and held the sceptre and orb at the end of her coronation.
		The Crown and Sceptres worn by the Sovereign, as well as all other regalia, are laid at the Altar; the Sovereign removes the Robe Royal and wears the Purple Robe, which recalls the imperial purple robes of Roman Emperors, and which comprises an ermine cape and purple velvet train.
	coronation-of-the-british-monarch.ask.dyndns.dk (3531 words)

	Westminster Abbey - Coronation at the Abbey
		After the crown, the orb was the most important piece of regalia, also made in 1661; a globe of gold surmounted by a cross; 6 ½ inches in diameter, 11 inches high; girdled by a band of diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires and pearls, with a large amethyst at the summit.
		Sceptre with the Dove – symbolises `the Sovereign’s prerogative of mercy’.
		A sceptre like this has been carried since the Coronation of Richard I (1189); the dove symbolises the Holy Ghost.
	www.westminster-abbey.org /coronation/elizabeth_ii_coronation.htm (1060 words)

	ipedia.com: Scepter Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Under the empire the sceptrum Augusti was specially used by the emperors, and was often of ivory tipped with a golden eagle.
		It is frequently shown on medallions of the later empire, which have on the obverse a half-length figure of the emperor, holding in one hand the sceptrum Augusti, and in the other the orb surmounted by a small figure of Victory.
		With the advent of Christianity the sceptre was often tipped with a cross instead of with an eagle, but during the middle ages the finials on the top of the sceptre varied considerably.
	www.ipedia.com /scepter.html (713 words)

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		The sceptre with the dove, being the emblem of peace.
		The rich crown of state that his majesty wears on his throne in parliament, in which is a large emerald seven inches round, a pearl the finest in the world, and a ruby of inestimable value.
		The piazza itself is paved with fl and white marble, and the court, or area, pitched with pebbles; in the middle whereof is the statue of King Charles II.
	www.cumorah.com /etexts/londn10.txt (13489 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Symbols > The Crown Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		However, detailed records of the old regalia survived, and replacements for the lost regalia were made at a cost of nearly £12,185 for Charles II's coronation in 1661.
		The most famous attempt at theft was made in 1671 by Colonel Thomas Blood, who was caught at the East Gate of the Tower with the crown, one sceptre and the orb.
		The first recorded appearance of the sceptre in the coronation dates from the ninth century.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page450.asp (1121 words)

	The Saints In Art - E
		He is represented crowned, in royal robes, the sceptre (surmounted with a dove) in one hand, in the other the ring of St. John.
		When the edict of Diocletian was published, she fled, at the age of twelve, from her mother's house, and reproached the prefect for his cruelty.
		As she died, a white dove issued from her mouth and flew to heaven.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles25/saints-5.shtml (1317 words)

	The British Crown Jewels - Famous Jewels & Gems Series - 1Earth Jewelry Jewellery and Appraisals Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Royal Sceptre with the Cross is a symbol of kingly power and justice, and is held in the Monarch 's right hand during coronation.
		The King 's Sceptre with the Dove is held in the left hand of the Sovereign and is a symbol of equity and mercy.
		A white enamel dove with outstretched wings stands on a golden cross, the gold staff of the Scepter is richly enamelled and jewelled, the golden orb is surrounded by a diamond studded girdle.
	www.1earth.com.au /jewelry/crownjewels/british.html (907 words)

	Ancient Greece Mythology
		Persephone was a personification of the revival of nature in spring.
		Her attributes in iconography can include a torch, a crown, a sceptre, and stalks of grain.
		The dove, the swan, and the sparrow were her birds.
	www.ancientgreece.com /mythology/mythology.htm (2820 words)

	Royal London Wax Museum
		Also known as the Rod of Equity, this sceptre features a dove's likeness atop a golden cross, symbolizing the Holy Ghost guiding the actions of kings and queens.
		The sovereign holds this sceptre through a small part of the coronation.
		Slightly smaller and differing in its gem arrangements from the Sceptre with the Dove, this article went missing for many years.
	www.waxmuseum.bc.ca /waxexhibitsjewels.asp (1177 words)

	Westminster Abbey - 1953 Coronation at Westminster Abbey
		The Sceptre with the Cross, symbolising kingly power and justice, was held in the Queen's right hand and the Sceptre with the Dove, symbolising equity and mercy, was held in her left hand.
		Finally, the Queen, seated in the Coronation Chair and holding the two sceptres, was crowned Queen Elizabeth II by the Archbishop.
		She replaced St Edward's Crown with the Imperial State Crown and, carrying the Orb and Sceptre with the Cross, she re-entered the 'theatre' and processed through the Quire and Nave and out of the west doors.
	www.westminster-abbey.org /coronation_tour/1953.htm (1134 words)

	SurLaLune Fairy Tales: The Dove: Giambattista Basile's Il Pentamerone (Story of Stories) 1911 Version
		She said that she ought not to lament his fate which had led him to the house where she lived, who loved him so dearly, and that he showed little return for her love by being so despairing at what had happened.
		The Prince, hearing the murmuring of the dove, stood for a while stupefied.
		At length, he inquired whence the pie came, and when the carver told him that a scullion boy who had been taken to assist in the kitchen had made it, he ordered him to be brought into the room.
	www.surlalunefairytales.com /pentamerone/16dove1911.html (2284 words)

	Alexander Campbell's Letters from Europe--No. XII.
		, or the Sceptre with the Cross, is that placed in the right hand of the sovereign by the Archbishop of Canterbury having been previously blessed by His Grace at the altar.
		The fleur-de-leuce with which this sceptre was formerly adorned, have been replaced by golden leaves bearing the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle.
		OD OF, or the Sceptre with the Dove, is placed in the left hand of the sovereign by the officiating Archbishop.
	www.mun.ca /rels/hrollmann/restmov/texts/acampbell/lfe/LFE13.HTM (2122 words)

	Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Reading \| British History Online
		When the pension roll of Philip and Mary was drawn up there were thirteen ex-monks of Reading on the list; one in receipt of £6, eight of £5, one of £4 6s.
		212) shows the crowned Virgin seated on a throne, in her right hand a dove-topped sceptre and in her left the model of a church; the holy Child seated on her knee has the right hand raised in benediction, and in the left an orb.
		The centre figure represents the seated founder Henry I, with sceptre in right hand and model of church in the left; to his right is St. Paul, with book and sword; to his left is St. Peter, with keys and book.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=40057 (7329 words)

	The Holy Trinity in the Old Testament (Part One)
		The same Person who is addressed as God by the psalmist is then immediately said to be anointed by another Person, who is also God: “Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades” (Hebrews 1:9).
		But even though the human form taken on by Yahweh in this passage is not truly human in that it has no history, there is no reason why it could not be physically human, if only on an ad hoc basis, and therefore actually able to eat the food Abraham offered.
		Other material forms in both Old and New Testament theophanies actually functioned in keeping with their forms, even if the forms were only temporary: the dove at Jesus’ baptism actually hovered, the thunder on Mt. Sinai actually thundered and so forth.
	www.catholic.net /rcc/Periodicals/Faith/1998-01-02/trinity.html (5078 words)

	The Newgate Calendar - THOMAS BLOOD, GENERALLY CALLED COLONEL BLOOD
		He proposed to those desperate persons who assisted him in his former attempt to seize and divide amongst them the Royal Insignia of Majesty kept in the Tower of London —- viz.
		the crown, globe, sceptre and dove —- and as they were blindly devoted to his service, they very readily accepted the proposal, and left it to him to contrive the means of putting it into execution.
		He devised a scheme of putting himself into the habit of a Doctor of Divinity, with a little band, a long false beard, a cap with ears, and all the formalities of garb belonging to that degree, except the gown, choosing rather to make use of a cloak, as most proper for his design.
	www.exclassics.com /newgate/ng33.htm (1257 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The village sign, across the road, showing two sceptres, was erected in 1937 to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI and our present Queen Mother.
		Now missing from the scene is the Dove of the Holy Spirit.
		The handsome carved and painted REREDOS was designed by Ernest Geldart, and received its colouring in 1948 at the hands of Patrick Osborne of Maidstone.
	www.kettlebaston.suffolk.gov.uk /TRICKER_S_CHURCH_GUIDE.DOC (7275 words)

	Royal Insight > January 2005 > Mailbox > Page 4
		Queen Elizabeth was anointed and crowned, after which she received ornaments similar to but smaller than the King's.
		She was presented with a simpler version of the sceptre with the cross, but instead of the sceptre with the dove, she received The Queen's ivory rod with the dove; she did not receive an orb, which is reserved purely for the Sovereign.
		If the new Sovereign is a Queen, her consort is not crowned, hence The Queen was crowned alone.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page3647.asp (794 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Queen received the benediction from the Archbishop of Canterbury after being crowned.
		Her Majesty wears St. Edward’s Crown and had the Sceptre with the cross in one hand and the Sceptre with the Dove on the other.
		Seating in St. Edward’s Chair and having the Bishop of Bath and Wells on one side and the Bishop of Durham on the other.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/coronation/coronation4.html (306 words)

	Family World News - Article 01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Part of the service included anointing the Queen with oil from a solid gold, dove-shaped Ampulla.
		A Sceptre is given to symbolise her temporal rule, while a Rod (remember Moses at the Red Sea?) symbolises her spiritual authority, especially as "Defender of the Faith".
		Strikingly, a golden, sphere-shaped Orb, mounted by a cross, is given to the Queen, with these words: "When you see this Orb set under the Cross, see that the whole world is subject to the power and empire of Christ our Redeemer.
	www.pastornet.net.au /fwn/1999/aug/art01.htm (695 words)

	The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Descriptio, by Anonymous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Scottish crest is an imperial crown, surmounted by a lion sejant guardant, displaying two sceptres or.
		A term borrowed from carpentry to show tinctures joined together by reversed wedges, which, being shaped like doves’ tails, are by joiners called dovetailing.
		The royal Sceptre with the Cross is of gold; the handle is plain, and the upper part wreathed; it is in length two feet nine inches, the fleur-de-lis of six leaves; the mound, and the cross above it, are richly embellished with amethysts and diamonds.
	www.sakoman.net /pg/html/16273.htm (10312 words)

	Description of Ta Rat' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uni (E) We temporarily skipped the third pillar in the eastern trio, and came to the pillar in the southeast corner of the central sixteen.
		It depicts Uni (Juno) crowned and seated in her throne, which has emerald lions for armrests; she is attended by her peacock and holds a sceptre topped by a dove or cuckoo.
		He holds a thunderbolt in one hand and in the other a sceptre topped by a golden orb.
	www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/BA/TaRat.html (4291 words)

	De La Pole Documentation - Genealogy Notes Margaret De La Pole
		In fact, the Duke of Suffolk stood so high in the favour of King Richard III.
		that he born the sceptre and dove at his coronation, while the Earl of Lincoln carried the ball and the cross.
		John Earl of Lincoln was killed at the battle of Stoke, whilst endeavouring to make good his claim to the Crown.
	www.retracing-our-family-legacy.com /notes_lapole_margaret.html (931 words)

	The Illustrated London Reading Book by Various - Full Text Free Book (Part 5/8)
		sceptre was originally adorned have been replaced by golden leaves,
		Dove, is also of gold, 3 feet 7 inches long, set with diamonds and other
		bearing a cross, on which is the figure of a dove with expanded wings.
	www.fullbooks.com /The-Illustrated-London-Reading-Book5.html (11646 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are three sceptres used in the Coronation service,
		The sceptre with the Dove symbolises `the Sovereign’s prerogative of mercy’.
		Finally, the St Edward’s Staff is 4½ ft long with orb and cross on top, carried in the Coronation procession before the Sovereign.
	www.50connect.co.uk /50c/histelizcoron.asp (997 words)

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