Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, Volume 2Henry G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... burials , but chiefly at their wakes , which they yearly hold ( although it be of late years well laid down ) . " Macaulay , in his History of Claybrook , 1791 , p . 93 , ob- serves that there is a wake the Sunday next after St. Peter ...
... burials , but chiefly at their wakes , which they yearly hold ( although it be of late years well laid down ) . " Macaulay , in his History of Claybrook , 1791 , p . 93 , ob- serves that there is a wake the Sunday next after St. Peter ...
Page 58
... buried in some hungry womb . Item , executors I will have none But he that on my side laid seven to one , And like a gentleman that he may live , To him and to his heirs my comb I give . " To cry coke is , in vulgar language ...
... buried in some hungry womb . Item , executors I will have none But he that on my side laid seven to one , And like a gentleman that he may live , To him and to his heirs my comb I give . " To cry coke is , in vulgar language ...
Page 116
... buried corse . " Armin's History of the Two Maids of Moreclacke , 4to . 1609 , opens thus , preparatory to a wedding : " Enter a maid strewing flowers , and a serving - man perfuming the door . The maid says , ' Strew , strew , ' - the ...
... buried corse . " Armin's History of the Two Maids of Moreclacke , 4to . 1609 , opens thus , preparatory to a wedding : " Enter a maid strewing flowers , and a serving - man perfuming the door . The maid says , ' Strew , strew , ' - the ...
Page 204
... burial one , and after the same another ? " Inquiry is also directed to be made , " whether at the death of any there be any super- stitious ringing ? ” " The passing - bell , " says Grose , " was anciently rung for two purposes : one ...
... burial one , and after the same another ? " Inquiry is also directed to be made , " whether at the death of any there be any super- stitious ringing ? ” " The passing - bell , " says Grose , " was anciently rung for two purposes : one ...
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... burial , " is this anecdote : " A rich churle and a begger were buried , at one time , in the same church- 1 " Hæc , tunc in dormitorio sororum pausans , exaudivit subito in aere notum campanæ sonum quo ad orationes excitari vel ...
... burial , " is this anecdote : " A rich churle and a begger were buried , at one time , in the same church- 1 " Hæc , tunc in dormitorio sororum pausans , exaudivit subito in aere notum campanæ sonum quo ad orationes excitari vel ...
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Common terms and phrases
Account of Scotland Æneid ancient antiquity appears barley-break Bartholomew Faire bell body bride bridegroom burial buried cake called ceremony Christians church churchyard cloth cock corpse cuckold curious custom dance dead death deceased doth drink Dunmow Edition England English fair fairies feast flowers following passage formerly friends funeral garlands give Glamorganshire gloves grave hand harvest hath head Herrick's Hesperides Hesperides History History of Northamptonshire honour horns Hudibras husband Ibid interment King lady London Lord maids marriage married mentioned Month's Mind neighbours night nine men's morris observed occasion parish person play poor Poor Robin's Almanack Portrait prayers quæ ring Robin Goodfellow Romans rosemary round says Scotland Scottish Language Skimmington speaking sport Statistical Account strewed Strutt superstition supposed tells thou translated unto village Vols vulgar wake wedding woman women word yew-trees young