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Dear all
More context -- I was trying to spare you too much detail in the
first instance. The evidence comes from descriptions of a miracle in
which a young boy fell from a bridge and drowned. Initially there
was some uncertainty about what to do and some people suggested that
"manus et pedes ipsius Willelmi coniungerentur et ligarentur et
apponeretur, secundum loci illius consuetudinem, prope murum, et
uigilaretur circa eum per total noctem et prepararetur sepultura".
The place -- English/Welsh border, the parish of New Radnor; the date 1305.
Apologies for being unclear first time round.
Sue
Thanks Marjorie for your thoughts. I should have specified the
context, which is early C14 England. The idea seems to be not that
the corpse would be buried by the wall but placed by a wall with
hands and feet tied while funeral preparations were made.
Sue
'm sure I should have been able to find this information easily, but
have failed to do so. Has anyone encountered a practice in which a
corpse is placed next to a wall with hands and feet bound in
preparation for burial?
Sue
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