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Stern
was
the
law
which
bade
its
vot
'
ries
leave
At
human
woes
with
human
hearts
to
grieve
;
Stern
was
the
law
,
which
at
the
winning
wile
Of
frank
and
harmless
mirth
forbade
to
smile
;
But
sterner
still
,
when
high
the
iron-rod
Of
tyrant
power
she
shook
,
and
call
'd
that
power
of
God
.
The
Middle
Ages
The
Tribunal
,
erected
for
the
trial
of
the
innocent
and
unhappy
Rebecca
,
occupied
the
dais
or
elevated
part
of
the
upper
end
of
the
great
hall
--
a
platform
,
which
we
have
already
described
as
the
place
of
honour
,
destined
to
be
occupied
by
the
most
distinguished
inhabitants
or
guests
of
an
ancient
mansion
.
On
an
elevated
seat
,
directly
before
the
accused
,
sat
the
Grand
Master
of
the
Temple
,
in
full
and
ample
robes
of
flowing
white
,
holding
in
his
hand
the
mystic
staff
,
which
bore
the
symbol
of
the
Order
.
At
his
feet
was
placed
a
table
,
occupied
by
two
scribes
,
chaplains
of
the
Order
,
whose
duty
it
was
to
reduce
to
formal
record
the
proceedings
of
the
day
.
The
black
dresses
,
bare
scalps
,
and
demure
looks
of
these
church-men
,
formed
a
strong
contrast
to
the
warlike
appearance
of
the
knights
who
attended
,
either
as
residing
in
the
Preceptory
,
or
as
come
thither
to
attend
upon
their
Grand
Master
.
The
Preceptors
,
of
whom
there
were
four
present
,
occupied
seats
lower
in
height
,
and
somewhat
drawn
back
behind
that
of
their
superior
;
and
the
knights
,
who
enjoyed
no
such
rank
in
the
Order
,
were
placed
on
benches
still
lower
,
and
preserving
the
same
distance
from
the
Preceptors
as
these
from
the
Grand
Master
.
Behind
them
,
but
still
upon
the
dais
or
elevated
portion
of
the
hall
,
stood
the
esquires
of
the
Order
,
in
white
dresses
of
an
inferior
quality
.
