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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
Remember that outside of the Christian Church,, 99% of the population did not read nor write. So, that fat frier in the abby creating picture books was more inclined to please the Abbot/Priorate. And the Abbot took orders from the Pope or local peerage
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Exactimundo. That factoid is lost on many who think they should just be able to run down to the Register of Deeds office and get a copy of a microfiche. When my cousin did ours this was way before this internet hoohoo and it took her years, the old-fashioned way.
But it's how I learned why "Scots-Irish" tend to be pretty irascible cusses.
