A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. sgn, Fenwick, Isabella. ins, Reed, Henry. sgn, Wordsworth Collection · Oxford, J. H. Parker · leaf 377
ER Font, Holy-water Stone^. When thou comes to the churche (lore, Take the holy water stondand on flore. Boke of Curtasye, 1. 159. =■ Normandy, Holi-waler stoppe de argento pro aqua benedicta, cum aspersorio de argento. will of X. Beaufort, Duke of Exeter. 1426. Nicholls, p. 253. A stope off lede… … ^ A stoppe is an old name for a bucketor milking-pail, and stoupe for a drinkingvessel, which somewhat resembled theold jack. From its resemblance to abucket, the sacred vessel was called holy-water stoppe. In the Kalendars of theExchequer, 17 Edw. II. 1324, are enu-merated several estopaz p ewe…
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