The chants are really prayers to God for rain, for forgiveness of sins and for absolution from ingratitude for former bounties.

The decade accordingly closed with an absolution for all offences granted by the Pope to Florence, conditional on the Tuscan republic contributing its share to the expenses of the military preparations to resist the invasion of the Turk.

He made public oath that he was guiltless of the death of the archbishop, but in penitence of his hasty words he prayed absolution of the bishops, and gave his body to the discipline of rods, receiving three or five strokes from each one of the seventy monks.

Stretching his arms towards the stars, he pronounced the absolution in a voice that was touched with pious fervor.

Receiving the spiritual confession of the prisoner he gave the absolution with a fervor which proved how deeply his sympathies were enlisted in behalf of the youthful pair.

He procured the co-operation of some other nobles, especially the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavora, and also of some of the chief Jesuits in the country, who promised absolution to any assassin.

Upon thy trewe confession I have given thee Such absolution as the churche allowes.

It is Louise, the youngest sister of all, who, deeply grieved by her father's infatuation for the Du Barryan infatuation which, beginning within a month of Marie Leczinska's decease, ended only when on his deathbed the dying Monarch prepared to receive absolution by bidding his inamorata farewellresolved to flee her profligate surroundings and devote her life to holiness.

For pity's sake, give up this quixotic expedition, and grant me an absolution before the fact for kicking Riley out of doors.

" He bent lower and lower, almost gluing his face to that of the dying man, trying to plant his absolution like a blow.

All the inhabitants escorted them out of the village, and the Jesuit priest, Gibault, gave them absolution at parting.