virginity/potency proofs

Sharon Michalove, Editor, H-Albion (mlove@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
Sat, 11 Nov 1995 07:46:08 -0600

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On the SHAKSPER list, Michael Saenger wrote that "In the
Renaissance, the consummation of a marriage would often be "announced" by
hanging the blood-spotted sheets for a village to see." What English
non-literary records survive of this and other such practices?

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