jan 1, 1543 - bed and back

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This phrase occurs twice in deeds for Barkisland. 1502 <i>the seyd Nicolas is agreyd to aray hys doghter sufficiently in bed and bak</i>; 1543 <i>at the sayde tyme of weddyng honestly arrayed of bedde and bakke as besemeth</i> (YRS39/15,18). The editor commented on earlier examples in the <i>Cursor Mundi</i> (1300) and Wyclif’s <i>Sermons </i>(<i>c</i>.1375) but offered no meaning.

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