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were a popular baptismal gift in the sixteenth century. They are usually made of silver,
with their handles adorned with bodily representations of Christ and the twelve
Apostles. Apostle spoons were alluded to by Shakespeare. In Henry VIII, Act 5,
Scene 3, the King asks Cranmer to be sponsor for the infant Elizabeth; he demurs
because he is a poor man, upon which Henry banters him in these words:"Come,
come, my lord, you'd spare your spoons." As such, wealthy child may be given a
whole set of 13; a person of less affluent birth may possess fewer numbers or only one
(Catholic Encyclopedia 1913).
Bunce, Beal and Cherry Street
The Bunce and Beal sites are eastern satellite villages were thought to be
associated with the Boughton Hill community. Houghton’s writing makes it difficult
to tell if he is referring to what Alice Wood recognized as the Cherry Street site or the
actual Beal site. Sempowski has pointed out that Cherry Street was likely the Huron
Village that burnt in 1670 and Beal was the replacement built. The Bunce site is a
cemetery-only site and is thought to contain individuals who resided at both Beal and
Cherry Street (Jordan, personal communication 2008). From these two associated
communities, Wood counted a total of three rings: one Calvary ring at Cherry Street,
and one St. Francis of Assissi and one Calvary ring at Beal (Wood 1974:100-101).
Since Wood, the data for Cherry Street and the Bunce site has not changed; however
the total count for Beal is now at 5 rings.
Rochester Junction
Rochester Junction was a principal western village, occupied circa 1670-1687
(Jordan 2010:90). There is a possible name confusion: Houghton refers to a
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