If the deceased was affluent, someone probably summoned a doctor to confirm the diagnosis. If the deceased was poor, the living sometimes made preparations to bury the dead without the advantage of a doctor’s opinion.We welcome any query on Who When Where. If you have previously posted it on another forum (including the old WDYTYA forum), please state this in your opening post - this will save people redoing the research which has been done before: they can look at it and possibly go further with it.
Dodgy will or not?
Re: Dodgy will or not?
Given that Halloween is upon us, there's also the possibility of being buried alive. If the deceased was affluent, someone probably summoned a doctor to confirm the diagnosis. If the deceased was poor, the living sometimes made preparations to bury the dead without the advantage of a doctor’s opinion.
If the deceased was affluent, someone probably summoned a doctor to confirm the diagnosis. If the deceased was poor, the living sometimes made preparations to bury the dead without the advantage of a doctor’s opinion.