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Question of timing of burials and baptisms (Church of England, 17th century)

April 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments

I put up a link to a version of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, 1662 (BCP 1662).  Not sure how exact this transcript is but it does have some useful information in it.  Explanations about the requirement for godparents in a baptism, for example.  Julie, normally the BCP required a week’s notification before the […]

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