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At Table with the Clergy: Huldryche

In England, during Elizabeth's reign, fish was largely consumed on the festival of St. Ulric, a pious custom referred to by Barnaby Googe: "Wheresoever Huldryche hath his place, the people there brings in Both carpes and pykes, and mullets fat, his favour here to win.

Amid the church there sitteth one, and to the aultar nie, That selleth fishe, and so good cheep, that every man may buie; Nor anything he loseth here, bestowing thus his paine, For when it hath been offred once, 't is brought him all againe, That twise or thrise he selles the same, vngodlinesse such gaine Doth still bring in, and plenteously the kitchen doth maintaine. Whence comes this same religion newe? What kind of God is this Same Huldryche here, that so desires and so delightes in fishe?"