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Luck of Edenhall, and Tarn
Wadling
Dec. 12.
Mr. URBAN,
YOUR correspondent Antiquarius, P.995, asks, whether, "from
the letters with which the (case of the) Luck of
Edenhall is charged," it may not "be conjectured that it
was originally designed for a sacramental chalice?"
This, you may tell him, the canons of the church, which he
will find in Lyndewode's Provinciale, render
impossible. But I have no objection to think that it
has been used as a drinking-glass by the superior of some
religious house. My inability to procure drawings of this
hall and glass (both which I have seen) alone
prevents me from giving a new and handsome edition, with
curious notes, of the doleful drinking bout, which, I
have good authority to say, was not written by the
Duke of Wharton.
To the information given by W.M.
(p.991)
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