excerpt from 'The Journal of Mary Frampton, from the Year 1779, until the year 1846' pp. 365–366 (106 words)
excerpt from 'The Journal of Mary Frampton, from the Year 1779, until the year 1846' pp. 365–366 (106 words)
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Our Christmas was passed with a large family party at Moreton. The house was unbarred and unblockaded with the exception of the one large window on the staircase. The carol singers from Mr. [James] Frampton’s own parishes ushered in Christmas Eve and Christmas Morn as usual, but no mummers were allowed to perform, their ancient drama of the wonderful recovery of a man killed in battle by a little bottle of elixir drawn from the pocket of the doctor of the piece, or to personify the “Senses” from the ancient mysteries with their Latin names, “Tactus,” “Visus,” &c. |
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