Re: Shakespeare's birthday - or is it?

On 24 Apr 2008 at 10:44, John Cartmell wrote:

In article <cASPj.1869$XI1.1333@edtnps91>, Jeff <jorg826@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote: > John Cartmell wrote: > > > >> The CoE custom was for baptism
on the next Sunday or Holy Day after > >> birth.

It was by no means normal for a baptism to take place so rapidly. The
commoner practice in rural areas was either 3 or 4 weeks, according
to local bait. In cities, baptisms were more rapid, because of the
greater danger of infection in poor conditions. However, even there, 3-
4 days is more likely, unless the baby was in imminent danger of
death, in which case, the parson would normally come to the house
and do a 'half baptism' on the udnerstanding that the child, if it
survived, would be brought to be received into church, complete with
godparents, some weeks or months later. This works out over a wide
range of parishes where the birthdate as well as baptismal date
happens to be given.


If, as seems possible, the baptism of Shakesperae is in question, the
Book of Common prayer was not in use at that date anyway.
.

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