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Offline Jeffrey

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"Keepers of the Lamp" St lawrence Appleby
« on: Monday 23 October 06 18:56 BST (UK) »
Please can any one tell me what "Keepers of the Lamp of the Blessed Mary in the church of St. Lawrence of Appleby" are.
Also what are Burghers and mercers which are in the same article from Appleby in the 1450's.

Judy
CUMBERLAND  Armstrong Little Nixon Richardson Pearson Watson Braithwaite
WESTMORLAND  Richardson Dent Nicholson Hanson Kersey Smith Heigh
DURHAM Reed Smith Reay Hammond Metcalf Bell
Thompson Armstrong Branford Parkin Heaton Oates
NORTHUMB'LAND Nixon Johnson Armstrong Branford Thompson
DUMFRIES Armstrong Bell Halliday Little Carruthers Johnstone
YORKS Richardson Branford Siddle
ROXBURGH Jackson Elliot Armstrong Scott
FIFE Adamson Gosman Brown
AUSTRALIA Richardson Dent Hanson Kersey

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Re: Keepers of the Lamp Appleby
« Reply #1 on: Monday 23 October 06 19:20 BST (UK) »
Churches has a "Sanctuary Lamp" that hung in the knave and was kept alight all the time.
The lampkeeper would of course be charged with tenidng the flame and keeping it going.

The Burgers were the town councillors, the mercers were emrchants.
Beard Voyce, Scrivens in Worcestershire
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