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Stratford (at Bow), another not-far-distant community of gentle birth and breeding, and was buried, along with her husband, in the church of the London Austin friars' convent. . . . [I]n the preamble of [her] extremely pious [will] the Countess
says that clerks make images de cera (of wax). Image making by any unauthorized person was considered sacrilege by the church, yet the boundary between devotional "magic" - liturgical prayer and eucharistic practices - and the magic of wizards and
of the Hebraic; so, for example, the Synod of Nimes in 1252 guaranteed that abandoned children who died near a church would be buried in sanctified ground unless "written evidence or some other sign should indicate that an abandoned child
the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Stanzaic Life, and was reputed to have been illustrated in a window in Christ Church on Kings Square along the pageant route.1 An extant example in York glass from c. 142030 is present in
point, he defines her allegorical significance thus: "Margarite a woman betokeneth grace, lernyng, or wisdom of God, or els holy church" (Book 3, lines 1123-24). This definition both helps and hinders. It helps in that in its simplicity and straightforwardness,
might respond to the "lines" of miracle plays, those "quike [living] bookis" for unlearned folk.19 Such drama, whether staged at church door, the public square, roadside, or in books, exempla, or gnomic maxims, improvises before our eyes, ears, and consciousness.
arrest the pope and bring him to trial by a church council in France. For discussion of events surrounding the two "quarelles" (n.b. 2.2967), see Brian Tierney, The Crisis of Church and State, 1050-1300: with Selected Documents (Toronto: University of
the clergy to read and to sing (i.e. to celebrate masses) 66 Throughout all Britain the Queen had [them] ring [church] bells THE AWNTYRS OFF ARTHUR: NOTES Unlike Hanna's edition, this text does not try to indicate the shape or
they are not obviously superior to the lines in VS, which are retained here. In particular, The Festivals of the Church at line 199, "The blood droppyd as dew on ryssche," echoes the last of these lines. Lawton speculates from
mortal sin, [and has] lost not only the sweet Father of heaven and St. Mary, his precious Mother, or Holy Church - when he [will] not have [anything] from her either less nor more - and the angels of heaven,
arrest the pope and bring him to trial by a church council in France. For discussion of events surrounding the two "quarelles" (n.b. 2.2967), see Brian Tierney, The Crisis of Church and State, 1050-1300: with Selected Documents (Toronto: University of
arrest the pope and bring him to trial by a church council in France. For discussion of events surrounding the two "quarelles" (n.b. 2.2967), see Brian Tierney, The Crisis of Church and State, 1050-1300: with Selected Documents (Toronto: University of
Simony, the buying or selling of church offices for profit, was a substantial problem in the Middle Ages, when many churchmen held temporal administrative positions in addition to their spiritual positions within the church. Dante's Inferno condemned the simoniacs to
(see note) task by any manner possible safe conduct Church; meeting; arranged; (see note) promise; meet; straight away Then; equipped dressed; green Each one; carried long [very sharp] swords; cut church; priest put on his vestments meekly heard a mass
Where are ye, Skottes of Saint Johnes toune. The Scottish city of Perth is so named because it contains a church dedicated to the saint. 8 boste. Scholle, Stedman, bost. 11 worth. Collette notes that the scribe usually uses the
to work can only say of them; love drones will not engage in spiritual toil (see note) like a field Church assaulted fashioned ask comfort and fresh aid lurking prepare foremost aside old and young i.e., Christianity allow inner recesses
(see note) covetise; shining on whom Saul; abuse; (see note) (see note) Ahab; (see note) innocent vineyard; (see note) pope church; did abuse regalia unjust seizure; (see note) disposing; revenue tormented further down there; (see note) go recognized Lean; deathly
was beside [the temple]; (see note) anguish enough in heart; (see note) Until; solemn people; (see note) noon devout sad church; (see note) To avoid; knowledge expulsion; (see note) chapel bewail closed; door bare knees; haste manner once; promise flower
parted eaten white deceit my heir she is; (see note) If she; pleasure (reward) entrust fair maiden while (see note) church went noble young warrior given; at that time pound went young gentlemen noble kin recovered grant; (see note) royal;
associated traditional meanings: Solomon's temple, the heavenly city, Christ's body, a human body, and (less meaningful in Love Rune) the Church. See Cornelius; Rogers, pp. 28-40; Bloomfield, p. 58 n. 8; and Swanton, pp. 247, 283 n. 43. Thomas of