The Old Sports of England
The Old Sports of England
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Twelfth Day, as we call it, which is the 6th of January, and twelve days after Christmas Day, was instituted, as you know, in remem- brance of the Eastern kings, or wise men, who paid their homage to the infant Jesus. A very grand religious ceremony (or shall I not say a parody of one?) took place in the cathedral churches at this time, in which there was a Bishop or an Archbishop of Fools elected, and in churches which immediately belonged to the papal See, a Pope of Fools. These strange elect...ions were frequently performed in England, but not with the excess of extravagance and ap- parent mockery that disgracefully distinguished them abroad.
The ceremony of choosing the Boy Bishop 106 OLD SPORTS OF ENGLAND.
was likewise well known here. On the fast of St. Nicholas, or Innocent's Day, it was cus- tomary for one of the children of the choir, com- pletely dressed in the episcopal vestments, with a mitre and crosier, to take the title and state of a Bishop. His companions were dressed like priests, and paid him the same reverence that real priests pay to real Bishops.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Twelfth Day, as we call it, which is the 6th of January, and twelve days after Christmas Day, was instituted, as you know, in remem- brance of the Eastern kings, or wise men, who paid their homage to the infant Jesus. A very grand religious ceremony (or shall I not say a parody of one?) took place in the cathedral churches at this time, in which there was a Bishop or an Archbishop of Fools elected, and in churches which immediately belonged to the papal See, a Pope of Fools. These strange elect...ions were frequently performed in England, but not with the excess of extravagance and ap- parent mockery that disgracefully distinguished them abroad.
The ceremony of choosing the Boy Bishop 106 OLD SPORTS OF ENGLAND.
was likewise well known here. On the fast of St. Nicholas, or Innocent's Day, it was cus- tomary for one of the children of the choir, com- pletely dressed in the episcopal vestments, with a mitre and crosier, to take the title and state of a Bishop. His companions were dressed like priests, and paid him the same reverence that real priests pay to real Bishops.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by G C George Charles Selden to read onlineMoreLess
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