 In the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them (he was a loní, lean, ugly, lamentable poor rascal), I remember, lived in a cottage on Rosse highway.  The Antiquary - Pagina 174geredigeerd door - 1880Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | White Kennett - 1818 - 724 pagina’s
...sacerdotem residentem in villa, et sepulturam in cœmcterio capellœ, which made it parochial n. * In the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals...hire poor people, who were to take upon them all the sinns of the party deceased, and were called sin-eaters. One of them I remember liv'd in a cottage... | |
 | 1822 - 722 pagina’s
...the Lansdovvn Manuscripts, concerning a Sin-eater, who "lived in a cottage, on Rosse highway." "In the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the sinnes of the party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor rascal)... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pagina’s
...the British Museum, are statements in Aubrey's own hand writing, to this pur• Noble. port. — " In the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them (he was a loní, lean, ugly, lamentable poor rascal), I... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 pagina’s
...are statements in Aubrey's own hand writing, to this pur* Noble. 8i7 800 port. — " In the count) of Hereford was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them (he was a lone;, lean, ugly, lamentable poor rascal), I... | |
 | 1844 - 520 pagina’s
...custom which was in vogue as late as tlie reign of Charles II. "In the county of Hereford," writes he, " was an old custom at funerals, to hire poor people who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them, a long, lean, ugly, lamentable rascal, lived in a cottage... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 428 pagina’s
...brother, when his state is broken by rebellion and disadvantages." — J. TAYLOR, vol. 14, p. 289. " 1л the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals...and were called sin-eaters. One of them, I remember, lived in a cottage on Ross high-way. The manner was thus : when the corpse was brought out of the house,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 656 pagina’s
...— Ibid. p. 58. PUBLIC readings at the Inns of Court, and riotous feasting. — Ibid. p. 140. " IN the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals...and were called sin-eaters. One of them, I remember, lived in a cottage on Ross high-way. The manner was thus : when the corpse was brought out of the house,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 428 pagina’s
...disadvantages."— J. TAYLOR, vol. 14, p. 289. " IN the county of Hereford was an old custom at fanerais to hire poor people, who were to take upon them all...and were called sin-eaters. One of them, I remember, lived in a cottage on Ross high-way. The manner was thus : when the corpse was brought out of the house,... | |
 | 1852 - 1170 pagina’s
...Lansdowne MSS. in the British Museum are statements in Aubrey's own handwriting to this purport. In the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals, to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them (he was a long, lean, ugly, lamentable, poor rascal), I... | |
 | Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club - 1887 - 368 pagina’s
..."Remains of Gentilisme and Judaisme," by John Aubrey, RSS " In the county of Hereford," it runs, " was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them (he was a long, lean, ugly, lamentable, poor rascal), I... | |
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