Show old customs dear to hearts of Britis hers the archbishop who nho lives at lamdeth lambeth palace Is a very tind lind archbishop the poor of the oie district ft nil ill tell you every thursday at the main gateway SO 0 half balf crowns are distributed to 30 poor people of the parish the custom Is a very old one years ago it took another form on sundays tuesdays and thursdays 15 loaves of bread 9 0 stone of beef made into broth and served in pitchers and 5 shillings worth of halfpennies half pennies etere ere the gifts one la Is reminded of this and other quaint customs surviving or revived by the fact that the lord in mayor abor of nf london revived the boy players a few weeks ago they gave a performance at salters hall ball the first since 1608 when they were the favorite players of queen elizabeth the salters company is named arter after john salter who died in IGO i formerly a service to his memory held each year took tok the form of a procession to bia hl luios upon each person knocked witha a stick and called three times in a loud land voice biow do you do mother ci other salter I 1 hope you are well london mail |