Yorkshire Almanac 2025

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25. Item, that the said churchwardens shall not suffer any lords of misrule, May games, or Morris dances, with like disorders, to come into the church or churchyard, in time of common prayer, nor at any other time, neither shall suffer any pedlars, or other whatsoever, to set out or utter any wares, or open any shops in time of common prayer, nor shall suffer any victualling, tippling houses, or taverns, to be frequented in time of divine service, but shall present the offenders therein by name immediately, upon every such offence committed.

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See also the struggles of Edmund Grindal, Sandys’ predecessor, e.g. from OED:

E. Grindal Iniunctions Prouince of Yorke §19. sig. C.iij The Minister & churchwardens shall not suffer any Lordes of misrule, or Sommer Lordes..to come vnreuerently into any Church [etc.].

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25 Item, that the said Churchwardens shall not suffer any Lordes of misrule, Maygames, or morice daunces, with like disorders to come into the Churche or Churchyarde, in time of Common prayer, nor at anie other time, neither shall suffer any pedlers, or other whatsoeuer, to set out or vtter any wares, or open any shoppes in time of Common prayer, nor shall suffer any Uittayling, Tippling houses, or Tauerns, to be frequented in time of deuine seruice, but shall presente the offenders therein by name immediately, upon euery such offence committed…

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• Alcohol (drug) (62) ·
• Beer (36) ·
• Book of Common Prayer (1552) (1) ·
• Book of Common Prayer (1) ·
• Catholic Church (57) ·
• Church of England (94) ·
• Edwin Sandys (bishop) (2) ·
• Elizabeth I (1533-1603) (15), ruled 1558-1603, established an English Protestant church ·
• Feast of Fools (2) ·
• Grindal, Edmund (ca. 1519-1583) (5), Calvinist Puritan, refugee from Mary, then under Elizabeth I successively Bishop of London, Archbishop of York, Archbishop of Canterbury ·
• Lord of Misrule (2) ·
• May Day (3) ·
• Morris dance (1) ·
• Popular culture (4) ·
• 📌York Minster (28) ·
• 📌York (164) ·

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