British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and Domestic Manners of the People: Arranged According to the Calendar of the YearG. Bell, 1900 - 520 pages |
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... History tells us how on this day the Druids were accustomed , with much pomp and ceremony , to distribute branches of the sacred mistletoe amongst the people ; those precious gifts having the night before been cut from the oak - tree in ...
... History tells us how on this day the Druids were accustomed , with much pomp and ceremony , to distribute branches of the sacred mistletoe amongst the people ; those precious gifts having the night before been cut from the oak - tree in ...
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... ( History of Staffordshire , 1686 , p . 433 ) , ' when set to a strong fire , evaporates in the same manner as in an Aolopile , and vents itself at the mouth in a constant blast , blowing the fire so strongly that it is very audible , and ...
... ( History of Staffordshire , 1686 , p . 433 ) , ' when set to a strong fire , evaporates in the same manner as in an Aolopile , and vents itself at the mouth in a constant blast , blowing the fire so strongly that it is very audible , and ...
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... ( History of Staffordshire ) , that the earliest mention of this dole is in the 36th Henry VIII . , when 77. 108. 9d . discharged it . The first trace of it , how- ever , that is found in the documents of the corporation is in 1632 , when ...
... ( History of Staffordshire ) , that the earliest mention of this dole is in the 36th Henry VIII . , when 77. 108. 9d . discharged it . The first trace of it , how- ever , that is found in the documents of the corporation is in 1632 , when ...
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... History of Axholme , 1815 , vol . i . p . 277 . In the History of Lincolnshire ( vol . ii . p . 214 ) is the following account of this custom , differing but little from the notice already given . At Haxey , Old Twelfth Day is devoted ...
... History of Axholme , 1815 , vol . i . p . 277 . In the History of Lincolnshire ( vol . ii . p . 214 ) is the following account of this custom , differing but little from the notice already given . At Haxey , Old Twelfth Day is devoted ...
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... ( History of Claybrook , 1791 , p . 128 , ) says : On Plough Monday I have taken notice of an annual display of morris - dancers at Claybrook , who come from the neigh- bouring villages of Sapcote and Sharnford . 66 LINCOLNSHIRE . A ...
... ( History of Claybrook , 1791 , p . 128 , ) says : On Plough Monday I have taken notice of an annual display of morris - dancers at Claybrook , who come from the neigh- bouring villages of Sapcote and Sharnford . 66 LINCOLNSHIRE . A ...
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ancient annual Antiq apples assemble attended Bartholomew Fair bells Book of Days boys Brand bread BUCKINGHAMSHIRE cake called Candlemas candles carried celebrated ceremony Christmas Day church colours Cornwall cross customary Customs and Charities dancing Day Book decorated DERBYSHIRE door dressed Easter eggs England Evi Kalend fair feast festival fire first-foot flowers formerly Friday garland give head Henry Henry VIII HEREFORDSHIRE History honour horse inhabitants Ireland Isle John king ladies Lancashire London Lord maids manor May-day mayor maypole merry Monday morning neighbourhood night NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE o'clock observed occasion Old English Customs origin OXFORDSHIRE Palm Sunday pancakes parish party person play Plough Monday pole poor procession Queen reign revised ribbons round saint says Scotland Shrove Tuesday singing song sport STAFFORDSHIRE Stephen's Day streets Sunday Tenby Thursday town Trans Translated Valentine village wassail Year's YORKSHIRE young
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Page 111 - majesty says very true : if your majesty is remembered of it, the Welshmen did goot service in a garden •where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their Moumouth caps ; -which, your majesty knows, to this hour is an honourable padge of the service ; and I do believe your majesty takes no scorn to wear
Page 237 - If thou lovest me then, Steal forth thy father's house tomorrow night ; And in the wood, a league without the town, Where I did meet thee once with Helena, To do observance to a morn of May, There will I stay for thee.