A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . Deo Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto ; et sit superlocum istum, et super omnes habitantes in eo tua largabenedictio, ut in his manufactis habitaculis cum sobrietatemanentes ipsi tuum sint semper habitaculum, per Dominum,etc. Then the Bishop or Priest came out and led in the Includendastill carrying her lighted taper, and solemnly blessed her . .Then the enclosed (inclusa) was to maintain total and solemnsilence throughout, while the doors were securely fastened, thechoir chanting appropriate Psalms. Then the celebrantcaused all the people to
A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . Deo Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto ; et sit superlocum istum, et super omnes habitantes in eo tua largabenedictio, ut in his manufactis habitaculis cum sobrietatemanentes ipsi tuum sint semper habitaculum, per Dominum,etc. Then the Bishop or Priest came out and led in the Includendastill carrying her lighted taper, and solemnly blessed her . .Then the enclosed (inclusa) was to maintain total and solemnsilence throughout, while the doors were securely fastened, thechoir chanting appropriate Psalms. Then the celebrantcaused all the people to pray for the enclosed privately,in solemn silence, to God, for whose love she had left the world,and caused herself to be enclosed in that strait prison. Andafter some concluding prayers the procession left the inclusato her solitary life, and returned chanting to the church,finishing at the step of the choir.* * Cutts Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages. (1872)p. 148-150. There are several printers errors in his version of theLatin Otjaptn? tii St. Giles, The Townsmens Church. I N early mediaeval days, St. Giles was essentially the towns-JL_ mens church. For centuries it continued to be themeeting place of the town Assembly, and here also theMayors were annually elected. Why this particular churchshould have been selected, it is of course impossible to say. Itcould not have been on account of its size, for until its exten-sion in 1853, St. Giles was by no means a large building.* Norwas it for want of a town hall, for from the fourteenth century,such a building certainly existed, and is frequently mentionedas the meeting place of the Court of Hustings. Probably the townsmen were attracted to St. Giles, as beingas far removed as possible from the dominating influence ofthe royal castle on the one hand, and of the Priory of on the other; for all through the middle ages, theburghers of our great English towns were constantly strugglingto emancipate themse
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