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Clepper (or Clappe)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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Clepper (Or Clappe)
was a wooden rattle, anciently used to summon the faithful to church on the three last days of Holv Week, when it was customary for the church bells to remain silent. Anthony h Wood, in his MS. Notes on the Oxfordshire Churches, mentions one that in his day remained at Theme, in that county, of which, however, no trace can be now discovered.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Clepper (or Clappe)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/clepper-or-clappe.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Clepper (or Clappe)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/clepper-or-clappe.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
