A Political Romance, [The 'political' bit means that even our politicians in a pre-election frenzy as I write could not be as ridiculous; and the 'romance' bit is not romantic but meaning it is not true but fiction - which brings us back to politics. The first paragraph sets the scene: "The Great Watch-Coat was purchased and given above two hundred Years ago, by the Lord of the Manor, to this Parish-Church to the sole Use and Behoof of the poor sextons thereof, and their Successors, for ever, to be worn by them respectively in wintery cold Nights, in ringing Complines, Passing-Bells, etc., which the said Lord of the Manor had done to keep the poor Wretches warm and for the Good of his own Soul ..... Just Heaven! said the Parson to himself,

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