Christian blessing for mothers after birth to allow them to attend mass

Ritual and conflict : the social relations of childbirth in early modern England / by Adrian Wilson.

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Ritual and conflict : the social relations of childbirth in early modern England / by Adrian Wilson.

The offices, according to the use of the Church of England, for the administration of the Lord's supper The Solemnization of Matrimony; The Baptism of Infants, both publick and private; The Churching of Women; The Visitation, and Communion of the Sick; the burial of the dead.