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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Might be worth checking the phrase's early appearances (if any) iin the Oxford English Dictionary? Jane On 15 Jul 2016 8:35 p.m., "Ms B M Cook" < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Dear All, > > This is a bit off topic, but its roots will be in the MA. > > I came across the phrase "surplice fees" in an 18th C source (Parson > Woodforde's Diary) and asked a priest friend if I was right to think that > these were fees paid for the occasional office: baptisms, churchings, > weddings, burials. Their reply was that it must refer to weddings & burials > only since baptisms (and possibly churchings) were free - but then added > that this may have only been true since the coming of state registration of > birth since 1832. Before then baptism acted as a birth registration. > > Can anyone throw light on this ? Were baptisms performed for free in (any > part of ) the Middle Ages ? Post Reformation ? Wikipedia lists "baptisms, > weddings and burials" as generating surplice fees but we all know how > accurate THAT is. And it does not mention churchings. > > In anticipation, > > Brenda > > > Brenda M. Cook > Independent Scholar > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion