> This entry reminds me that I must clear up (quite quickly) the appearance of a
> 'St Pulcher' in several late medieval English religious bequests involving
> churches in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. At the risk of exposing the
extent
> of my shameful ignorance, might this be a particular representation of Mary?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Graham Jones
>
And at the risk of exposing the extent of mine, might it refer to bequests
to the [St - ie. Holy] Sepulchre, ie. the Easter Sepulchre and/or a
fraternity supporting the same?
Darryl
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