On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:24:17 -0000, Janet Cuff <bgmjcuff@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Remembering the discussions on the list some while ago concerning the > word Chrisome I thought the following extract I came across recently in > "Somerset > and Dorset Notes and Queries" might be of interest:- > " Before 1552 the "chrisome" was put upon the child at the font with the > words " take this White Vestment for a token" etc rubric 1549. In the > bills of > mortality up to the 12th of George 1 children dying within the month were > described as chrisomes." Hi Janet, Thanks for this reference. It's always interesting to learn more about such things. Using the word "vesture" rather than "vestment", I've had a further look into this and found that, if "white vesture""token" is put into the Google Books search, a number of references come up in full page views. One of these references is on page 87 in A Glossary: or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to Customs, Proverbs, &c. ... by Robert Nares (1822). This looks like an interesting book if there was time to look through it properly. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com