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... ceremony . On coming to the out - house , where the oxen and cows were in their stalls , the bailiff attended with a large plum- cake , which , when made , had a hole in the middle . Previous to its being placed on the horn of the ox ...
... ceremony . On coming to the out - house , where the oxen and cows were in their stalls , the bailiff attended with a large plum- cake , which , when made , had a hole in the middle . Previous to its being placed on the horn of the ox ...
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... ceremony of veiling images and altars in the Roman church , which is not reckoned so material as to need to acquaint the people with it , by inserting it in any table or kalendar . The true meaning , therefore , is to be found , I ...
... ceremony of veiling images and altars in the Roman church , which is not reckoned so material as to need to acquaint the people with it , by inserting it in any table or kalendar . The true meaning , therefore , is to be found , I ...
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... ceremony is now performed in the manner which we are about to describe . Those who are afflicted with the glandular disease called " the King's Evil , " because the King cures it , are obliged to apply to his Majesty's first Surgeon ...
... ceremony is now performed in the manner which we are about to describe . Those who are afflicted with the glandular disease called " the King's Evil , " because the King cures it , are obliged to apply to his Majesty's first Surgeon ...
Contents
General Notes on Festivals | 3 |
DAYS AND SEASONScontinued | 8 |
Festivals held before the Reformation | 10 |
Copyright | |
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