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Allhallowtide, "it was customary for criers dressed in black to parade the streets, ringing a bell of mournful sound and calling on all good Christians to remember the poor souls."

Britain

In order to gain the attention of the crowd, the crier would yell, "Hear ye" - "Oyez".

In medieval England, town criers were the chief means

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