I would suggest that it was still Lent. Nevertheless, such a licence would
be surprising in April 1624, when Easter was on 28 March, could it be 1625
(Easter 17 April)?
Peter King
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Behalf Of Jon Whiting
Sent: 25 November 2003 09:44
To: Peter Wickham King
Subject: Re: Licence to eat meat
I forgot to mention the entry is dated April 1624.
Jon
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From: "Jon Whiting" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: Licence to eat meat
> In the Royston (Yorkshire) Parish Register is an entry giving William
Milner
> and his wife a licence "to eat meat on the days prohibited". Can anyone
> explain the requirement for such a licence and how often they were
granted.
>
> Jon
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