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Booking, Ralph Of

Booking, Ralph Of (Radulphus Bockingus), an English writer of Chichester, in Sussex, was a monk of the order of St. Dominic, and flourished about 1270. So greatly was he esteemed for probity and learning that Richard de la Wich, bishop of Chichester, made him his confessor. Richard, who died about 1255, was afterwards enrolled among … Continue reading “Booking, Ralph Of”

Booker, Simon L

Booker, Simon L a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Stevensburg, Frederick County,Va. He experienced religion in 1817, and in 1821 was received into the Kentucky Conference. In 1825 he was transferred to the Baltimore Conference, wherein he labored with zeal and fidelity until his death in August, 1829. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1830, … Continue reading “Booker, Simon L”

Booker, Luke

Booker, Luke an English clergyman, was born in 1762. He became rector of Tedstone- de-la-Mere in 1806, and of Dudley in 1812, and died in 1836. He published, Lectures on the Lord’s Prayer: Sermons on Various Subjects (Dudley, 1793): Historical Account of Dudley Castle. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Booker, Luke”

Book Of The Dead

Book of the Dead Celebrated work of the ancient Egyptians, comprising a collection of prayers and incantations for use of the dead. The authorship was ascribed to the god Thoth. Earlier forms were written in hieroglyphics; under the 21st and 22nd dynasties cursive character was used. Papyri were buried with the dead. The ritual was … Continue reading “Book Of The Dead”