Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, Volume 1G. Bell, 1883 |
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Page 192
... History of Reading , p . 221 , under Church- wardens ' Accounts , 1536 , are the following entries : " Charges of Saynt George . First payd for iij . caffes - skynes , and ij . horse - skynnes , iiij . vj . Paid for makeying the loft ...
... History of Reading , p . 221 , under Church- wardens ' Accounts , 1536 , are the following entries : " Charges of Saynt George . First payd for iij . caffes - skynes , and ij . horse - skynnes , iiij . vj . Paid for makeying the loft ...
Page 207
... History of the Scilly Islands , 1750 , p . 128 , tells us : " At Exeter , in Devon , the boys have an annual custom of damming up the channel in the streets , at going the bounds of the several parishes in the city , and of splash- ing ...
... History of the Scilly Islands , 1750 , p . 128 , tells us : " At Exeter , in Devon , the boys have an annual custom of damming up the channel in the streets , at going the bounds of the several parishes in the city , and of splash- ing ...
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... History of our Saviour , which were exhibited on this day , and explained by the Mendicant Friars . " The Cotton MS . Vesp . D. viii . contains a Collection of dramas in old English verse ( of the fifteenth century ) relating ...
... History of our Saviour , which were exhibited on this day , and explained by the Mendicant Friars . " The Cotton MS . Vesp . D. viii . contains a Collection of dramas in old English verse ( of the fifteenth century ) relating ...
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