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 115
... Green Peas for Lent ; Green Peas against Mid- summer ; " and in the Order and Government of a Nobleman's House , in the Archwologia , xui . 373 , " if one will have pease Boone in the year following , such pease are to be svicenne ...
... Green Peas for Lent ; Green Peas against Mid- summer ; " and in the Order and Government of a Nobleman's House , in the Archwologia , xui . 373 , " if one will have pease Boone in the year following , such pease are to be svicenne ...
Page 164
... green herba . " The form concludes with the following rubrick : “ Afterwards , let al be sprinkled with holye water and censed by the priest . " Dugdale , in his Origines Juridiciales , p . 276 , speaking of Gray's Inn Com- mons , says ...
... green herba . " The form concludes with the following rubrick : “ Afterwards , let al be sprinkled with holye water and censed by the priest . " Dugdale , in his Origines Juridiciales , p . 276 , speaking of Gray's Inn Com- mons , says ...
Page 236
... green bank with all the dancing revelry of May - day . The mere sight of this May - pole gave a glow to my feelings , and spread a charm over the country for the rest of the day ; and as I traversed a part of the fair plain of Cheshire ...
... green bank with all the dancing revelry of May - day . The mere sight of this May - pole gave a glow to my feelings , and spread a charm over the country for the rest of the day ; and as I traversed a part of the fair plain of Cheshire ...
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