jan 1, 1535 - pax

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The pax was a tablet of gold, silver or other precious material, which bore an image of the crucifixion or the Saviour, and it was kissed by the celebrating priest at mass before being passed to other clergy and members of the congregation. The paxbred had a similar function but was so called because it was originally a wooden board. 1377 <i>unum paxbrede vocatum relik</i>, Bewick (SS4/101); 1424 <i>j paxbrede argenti et deaurati, </i>York (SS35/277); 1497 <i>Item a paxe of every </i>[ivory]<i> and silver, price xs</i>, Wakefield (YAJ15/93); 1524 <i>a pax with the crucyfix Mary and John, of laton</i>, Sheriff Hutton (YAJ36/179); 1535-6 <i>for helping of the paxe and the lettron, ijd</i>, York (CCW173).

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