The recent cold snap made this entry in Reading Abbey's cartularies all the more poignant:
8th November, 1257
Notes
Kemp, B., ed., Reading Abbey Cartularies, Vol. 31, Camden Fourth Series (London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, UCL, 1986) p. 138
Image: "TheBaldingOne", Deviant Art
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8th November, 1257
"Grant by Pope Alexander IV to the abbot and convent of Reading...that since they assert that the cold in winter is so sever in their region that they cannot attend divine office bare-headed without danger to health, they may wear appropriate felt caps in the monastery when necessary."
Notes
Kemp, B., ed., Reading Abbey Cartularies, Vol. 31, Camden Fourth Series (London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, UCL, 1986) p. 138
Image: "TheBaldingOne", Deviant Art
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Roche-Abbey-I-264766923
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