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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]From Derby Mercury 1781 : "As some workmen were sinking a vault on Wednesday the 15th in the church in Heanor, in this county, for the use of a gentleman's family in that parish, a small white metal cup (with a cover) about 4 inches wide, and 1 1/2 deep, with a stem and foot like a wineglass, was found upon the breast of a corpse: Thro' long continuance in the earth, the nature of the metal could not be precisely determined. As no sort of coin was found in it, it is supposed to have contained a Pardon or Certificate from the Pope, in the times of Superstition, in favor of the deceased, to be delivered to St. Peter at Heanve-Gates; but unfortunately rotted in th Earth, before it could find its was to answer the Purpose intended by it."[/quote]
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St Michael vs St Lawrence
replied on: 4/1/2007 3:08:39 PM

From Derby Mercury 1781 :

"As some workmen were sinking a vault on Wednesday the 15th in the church in Heanor, in this county, for the use of a gentleman's family in that parish, a small white metal cup (with a cover) about 4 inches wide, and 1 1/2 deep, with a stem and foot like a wineglass, was found upon the breast of a corpse: Thro' long continuance in the earth, the nature of the metal could not be precisely determined. As no sort of coin was found in it, it is supposed to have contained a Pardon or Certificate from the Pope, in the times of Superstition, in favor of the deceased, to be delivered to St. Peter at Heanve-Gates; but unfortunately rotted in th Earth, before it could find its was to answer the Purpose intended by it."

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