Martha Barton, burial certificate, 6th April 1688

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Martha Barton, burial certificate, 6th April 1688

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Title Martha Barton, burial certificate, 6th April 1688
Description Original document including seals issued on the death of Martha Barton, stating on the 6th April 1688 she was to be buried in an English woolen shroud, as directed in the stringent Woolen Act of 1678 which enacted that no one should be buried in any "shirt, shift, or sheet, other than should be made of wool only"
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Publisher Unknown
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Date 6th April 1688
Type Manuscript
Format Unspecified
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Area Unknown
Collection Holder Herefordshire Libraries
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Language English
Creator Unknown
Subject Woolen