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Re: Authentic (and dates used)

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From: Godfrey de Shipbrook
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:02
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Greetings from Godfrey!

Pagan le Chaunster writes:
> 
>   > Maybe I'm showing my age, but whatever happened to the cut-off date of
>   > 1650?
> 
> The official cut-off, as I understand it, has always been 1600 (try Corpora
> for details) and the main requirement for attendence at SCA events is
> something like "a reasonable attempt at pre-1600 dress".

Except in Trimaris, where even the pamphlets for newcomers give 1650 as
the cutoff date for the SCA.  I guess too many people are attached to
their Cavalier garb here.  :-)



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From: Godfrey de Shipbrook <jlee@smylex.UUCP>
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Subject: Re: Authentic (and dates used)
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