When John Empson was born in 1538, in Westminster, Middlesex, England, his father, Thomas Empson II, was 48 and his mother, Agnes Thomas, was 46. He died in 1595, in St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 57.
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Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
English:
metronymic meaning ‘son of Emma’, from the Middle English female personal name Em(e), Emme (see Imm ) + -son.
shortened form of Emerson . The two names were no doubt confused, and it is possible that the reverse process sometimes occurred, whereby Em(m)erson was an altered form of Emmeson, i.e. Em(p)son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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