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>> > dealing with an epidemic of 'flu.
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>True--in which case the *recording* of the journey in a valuable parish
>book would be an insurance against having to work it all out next time the
bug hit.
>Somehow it seems more likely that the writer *knew* he would have to use the
>route again and again ...
>
Presumably this parish register would be inspected by the archdeacon or other
diocesan official to ensure that the priest had performed his duties. Was the
priest perhaps simply "covering his back?"
Bill.
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