Markets In Churchyards From Conqueror Era To 14th Century
Notes and Queries recount the evolution of markets and fairs in churchyards across England. From Sunday sales at churchyards in early times to royal bans in 1286 and 1312, restrictions aimed to bar markets in sacred spaces. Historic cases include Croathwaite and Sedgefield with shifts to Sunday fairs and tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botiday
Gockermouth
Crosthwaite
Edward I
Croathwaite
Bradford
Yorkshire
Sedgefeld
Durham
Canterbury
York
Blue Paper Discovery by Accident Then Monopolized
In eighteenth century England Mrs Eastes, wife of William Bastes, accidentally dyed white paper blue after a bag spilled into a vat. The blue paper sold at high prices once London agents promoted it as a new invention, giving the Hastes a growing monopoly.
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William Bastes
England
Philip
Eastes
Philanthropic Sparrows Described in Outing Tale
A writer extols a sparrow he calls philanthropic noting its gentleness and care. Over days, several sparrows fed a blind fledgling on a roof near his window. The birds dropped crumbs, chirped, then left as others ate, and the narrator found the bird unafraid when approached.
Scots Moderator’s Prayer for Guidance in Court Dispute
A Scottish moderator faced sharp dissent on church discipline and sought divine guidance. He prayed, “O Lord, grant that we may be right in this matter,” appealing to the Lord for certainty amid internal conflict.
Wig versus truth in a mirror dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue reveals Mrs Goodman urging Avery not to fear the wig, insisting it won’t fool anyone. Geraldine references illness and a brain fever while a New York Press item jokes about a millionaire and a literary collaboration noted as Besumontani’s first.
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Messag
Mr. Goodman
Caroline
Goodman
Avery
Midsummer golf tourney at Masten Club ends with romance
At Masten Country Club a lively charity golf event draws crowds as millionaire Miller hosts a match for the new cup. Mary Benson attracts attention while Tom Price and others observe romantic peril around Mary and curate Mr Morse. Sloan wins the cup, then disappears from the scene.
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Masten
Meninias
Penarts
Milionaire Miller
Bychelor
Tom Price
Mr. Sloan
Tom
Andoe Smith
Sloan
Toe
Joe
Millonaire
Miller
Mary Benson
Mr. Morse
Yom
Morse
Mary
Maxee
Fingo
Jimf
Canale
Miss Brown
Toms
Europe
Benson
Epitaph With a Dripping Pan In Wooditton Churchyard
A curious headstone in Wooditton churchyard near Newmarket features a dripping pan set into the stone. The inscription honors William Simonds who died March 1, 1763, aged eighty, with a whimsical verse about toved a sop in a dripping pan and being dead, ending with neighbors reading the epitaph in Westminster Gazette style.
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Wooditton
Newmarket
Wiliam Simonds
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