Kempe

/ kɛmp /

noun

KempeMargery?1373?1440FEnglishRELIGION: mystic Margery . ?1373–?1440, English mystic. Her autobiography, The Book of Margery Kempe , describes her mystical experiences and pilgrimages in Europe and Palestine
ˈkɛmpə KempeRudolf19101976MGermanMUSIC: conductor Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1910–76, German orchestral conductor, noted esp for his interpretations of Wagner

A man of the name of Parsons kept the house, and in which lodged a gentleman and his wife of the name of Kempe.

Ursley Kempe alias Gray, an English witch, killed many of her near neighbours.

Archbishop Kempe owned a library of theology, canon and civil law, and other books, worth more than 260.

God save you, M. Kempe: Welcome from dancing the morrice ‘over the Alpes.’

He was then informed that Cardinal Kempe was no more; and he remarked, "Then one of the wisest lords in the land is dead."

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