Bell, Book, and Candle. 'To curse by bell, book, and candle,' is a common phrase referring to a form of excommunication in the Church of Rome, which closed with the words, 'Do-to the book, quench the candle, ring the bell.'
Bell, Book, and Candle.
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 61
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