Caterwauling

 Richard Bassett was the clerk and sexton of Buxted in Sussex for 43 years. I can tell you that he was buried on 20th September 1666. Beyond that I can't tell you any more save for a delicious tidbit which was recorded in the parish register at the time of his death...' whose melody warbled forth as if he had been thumped on the back with a stone'.😂

I gleaned this from 'Old Parish Life. A guide for the Curious' by J Lovill which I borrowed from the library and have just finished reading. It sounds as if it should be as dry as a bone, but if, like me, social history is your thing then it's packed full of fascinating details about the lives of our forebears. People really don't change that much and much of what the author describes is quite surprising shall we say.

Have a good weekend.

Arilx