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Piety and Charity in a Berkshire Village is a Paper by Joan Dils and Diedre Schwartz, authors of Tudor and Stuart Shrivenham. They attempt to uncover the religious beliefs of the after-life from the study of Wills. It reveals the pattern of piety and philanthropy that changed as national events ocurred through the period. Published in Vol 4, No 4 of Oxfordshire Local History in the Spring 1994 edition.
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