Under the will of Sir John Salter, who died in 1605, the beadles and servants of the Salters’ Company had to go to St Magnus church by London Bridge in the first week of October. Each had to go three times and greet their late benefactor with a set form of words. Hone printed it as a custom still due in his day.
Brother Salter
1 October · St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge, London
No longer kept
the beadles and servants should go to the said church the first week in October, three times each person, and say, "How do you do brother Salter? I hope you are well!"
From Hone's Every-Day Book, vol. 1, col. 1349. Read the original
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