It might be a corruption of a Biblical principle with regard to forgiveness. Disciples asked how many times must they forgive an offender if pardon is sought; seven ? Jesus replied 70 x 7, meaning as many as are needed. It might be something like that as religious and Biblical knowledge coloured their lives & thinking from the 1840s when Wesley began to minister. John Wesley visited Cornwall thirty-two times between 1743 to 1787. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Relph" <peter@relph.org> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton 19 Sept, 1851 BMDs:Toasts >I trust that 'nine times nine' doesn't mean 81 toasts, does anyone know the > significance of it? (In a Cornish-Gen context of course). Possibly an > interminable number of 'hurrahs'? > > It would account for the 'feeling of goodwill' if it was toasts. > > Also thanks to Julia and transcribers for the information on the death of > John Cornthwaite Bowman. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > > > On the removal of the cloth, the toast of "The Queen" was drunk with nine > times nine, the band playing the National Anthem. > ....... The meeting was then adjourned, and everyone departed with a > feeling of goodwill.] > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3008 - Release Date: 07/15/10 19:35:00