CURIOUS CUSTOM
In hvgonc days most curious customs •were observed ahold St. Paul’s, notably the offering of srfat doe in summer and a buck m winter by Sir W illiam de Baude .and Irivs family, on the day of the ttoaimctaorfcfcion of St. Paul, the animals becoming the property of the Canons, and being an.offering in lieu of twenty-' i"wo acres of land in Essex which originally belonged to *thc Church. Down to the reign of Elizabeth, the doe or buck was received solemnly at the steps of the high altar by the Dean and Chapter, wearing elaborate vestments, and crowned with rose garlands. Afterwards each man received fourneneo and their dinner from the Doan, and the keeper who brought the doe was given live shillings and a loaf of bread stamped with the picture of Sit. Paul.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 9
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138CURIOUS CUSTOM New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 9
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