In connexion with a reference from a late Middle English parodic
sermon -- <pray for alle the olde schu solys that ben rostyd in the
kyngus dysche on seterday> --a friend "guesses" (assuming that the
words were more or less homonymous in the 15thC to allow the
pun) that Saturday was a day for praying for the souls in
Purgatory -- can any member of the list confirm or deny this
suggestion, please?
Thanking you in advance,
Malcolm Jones, University of Sheffield
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