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| | The Book of Common Prayer, Cambridge, 1771 |
 | | In his role as parish clerk, Edmund Carey not only was responsible for advocating these two most important books, but also he had to maintain parish records related to church attendance and donations, baptism, marriage, death, deeds, and wills. |
 | | Most important for young William's upbringing, however, was Edmund's responsibility to serve at the church altar and function as a lector in Sunday church services. |
 | | I also have no doubt but the constant reading of the Psalms, Lessons, and c., in the parish church, which I was obliged to attend regularly, tended to furnish my mind with a general Scripture knowledge. |
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