Martha Barton, burial certificate, 6th April 1688
Martha Barton, burial certificate, 6th April 1688
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| Title | Martha Barton, burial certificate, 6th April 1688 |
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| 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" |
| Photographer / artist | Unknown |
| Publisher | Unknown |
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| Date | 6th April 1688 |
| Type | Manuscript |
| Format | Unspecified |
| Identifier | |
| Area | Unknown |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Classification number | |
| Language | English |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Subject | Woolen |
