[Or, on a fesse indented az. three etoiles ar.; on a canton of
the second, a sun in his glory, ppr.--Crest, an arm, erect,
vested gu. cuff ar. holding in the hand ppr. five ears of
wheat or. Motto, "In lumine luce."--Robson's _British Herald_,
vol. ii. _s. v._; and for the plate, vol. iii. pl. 50.]
_Ring, the Marriage._--When and how did the use of the ring, in the
marriage ceremony, originate? Is it of Christian origin; or is it
derived from the Jews, or from the Greeks or Romans?