Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and Historical Dictionary of the Superstitions, Beliefs and Popular Customs of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, from Norman Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century, with Classical and Foreign Analogues, Volume 1 |
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Page 69
... Bishop of St. Paul's , " as it was sung be- fore the queen at her manor of St. James in the Fields in her privy chamber on St. Nicholas's Day and Innocents ' Day that year . It is described as a fulsome pane- gyric , in which the queen ...
... Bishop of St. Paul's , " as it was sung be- fore the queen at her manor of St. James in the Fields in her privy chamber on St. Nicholas's Day and Innocents ' Day that year . It is described as a fulsome pane- gyric , in which the queen ...
Page 70
... Bishop , rather on account of its Saints , or ( as the Pie directs ) to the altar levity and absurdity , than of its supersti- of Holy Innocents or Holy Trinity in their tion , was formally abrogated by a Pro- copes , and burning tapers ...
... Bishop , rather on account of its Saints , or ( as the Pie directs ) to the altar levity and absurdity , than of its supersti- of Holy Innocents or Holy Trinity in their tion , was formally abrogated by a Pro- copes , and burning tapers ...
Page 71
... Bishop of an Antient Custom in the Church of III . , while the King was at Antwerp , the among the Choristers . " In 12 Edward Boy - Bishop there received 13s . 6d . for sing- Aubanus tells us , that scholars on With the Catholic ...
... Bishop of an Antient Custom in the Church of III . , while the King was at Antwerp , the among the Choristers . " In 12 Edward Boy - Bishop there received 13s . 6d . for sing- Aubanus tells us , that scholars on With the Catholic ...
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