Excerpt from The East Anglian, Vol. 3: Or Notes and Queries on Subjects Connected With the Counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, Essex and Norfolk The hallowed associations of a building set aside for Divine worship are such, that quite apart from the Church's recognized position and far reaching influence, it is but a reasonable conjecture, that the idea of an open and ever accessible refuge for the world of transgressors, would Operate to allay the wrath of the pursuer who sought to avenge wrongs inflicted upon. A relative, friend, or neighbour at the hands of the offender. It is not difficult in this aspect to understand the use formerly made of our Churches and other religious buildings, in offering so ready a shelter to such as stood in need of protection. The sanctity of the home afforded but slight security against the avenger who desired to bring upon the guilty head of an offending brother a speedy retribution, but we find certain cities, Norwich being one of the number, free for fugitives to enter, while in London and elsewhere, stated localities, having nothing about them of a particularly sacred character, afforded a like privilege and temporary respite from danger. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.