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_Restall._--In the curious old church book of the Abbey Parish, Shrewsbury,
the word _restall_ occurs as connected with burials in the interior of the
church. I cannot find this word in any dictionary to which I have access.
Can the readers of "N. & Q." explain its meaning and origin, and supply
instances and illustrations of its use elsewhere? I subjoin the following
notes of entries in which the word occurs:
"1566. Received for restall and knyll.
1577. Received for buryalls in the church, viz.