Old Church Lore

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Andrews William. Old Church Lore

Preface

The Right of Sanctuary

The Romance of Trial

A Fight between the Mayor of Hull and the Archbishop of York

Chapels on Bridges

Charter Horns

The Old English Sunday

The Easter Sepulchre

St. Paul’s Cross

Cheapside Cross

The Biddenden Maids Charity

Plagues and Pestilences

A King Curing an Abbot of Indigestion

The Services and Customs of Royal Oak Day

Marrying in a White Sheet

Marrying under the Gallows

Kissing the Bride

Hot Ale at Weddings

Marrying Children

The Passing Bell

Concerning Coffins

The Curfew Bell

Curious Symbols of the Saints

Acrobats on Steeples

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A place where criminals and political offenders could find refuge was called a Sanctuary. It is generally agreed that in this country the privilege of sanctuary was instituted on the recognition of Christianity. From an early time down to the days of Henry VIII., fugitives were safe for certain periods in all the churches and churchyards of the land.

The origin of the usage is extremely remote. Most probably it existed among the Israelites before Moses gave directions for the establishment of cities of refuge, when the children of Israel settled in the Promised Land. The Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and American Indians had their places of refuge.

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Murder and Homicide. – Crimes, 195. Persons implicated, 283. Trades of fugitives: – Husbandmen, 8; Labourers, 4; Yeomen, 4; Gentlemen, 4; Ecclesiastics, 3; Merchants, 2; Tailor, 1; Plumber, 1; Carpenter, 1; Tanner, 1; Baxster, 1; Glover, 1; Sailor, 1; Apprentice, 1; Under-Bailiff, 1; Servant, 1; Knight, 1 (an accessory). The occupations of the remainder are not mentioned. Debt, 16. Of these – Shermane, 1; Horslibber, 1; Merchant, 1; Flesher, 1. Horse-stealing, 4. Of these – Yeoman, 1. Cattle-stealing, 9. Escaping from Prison, 4. Of these – Shoemaker, 1. Housebreaking, 4. Rape, 1. Theft, 7. Of these – Yeoman, 1; Ecclesiastic, 1; Goldsmith, 1. Backward in his accounts, 1. For harbouring a thief, 1. For failing to prosecute, 1.

The list of weapons, etc., employed by the murderers is as under: —

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