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 Vlll. Index. Porthgwarra, legend of, 75. Pray pretty Miss, game of, 174. Probus, Church of, 53. QuiNSEY, charm for, 155. Raleigh, Sir Walter, 81, loi. Ranter-go-round, card game, 18. Riddles, 206. [a custom, 167. Riding, Bodmin, 46; the hatch, 70; Ringing night, 4. Redruth fair, 38. Robin's alight, game of, 16. Roche, St., Holy Thursday at, 25 ; dance at, 38 ; Chapel at, 73. Roll-tobacco, game of, 39. Rudall, Rev., ghost-layer, 99. Rules of contrary, game of, 179. Sailors' superstitions, 132. Sancreed, Holy well near, 33. Scald, charm for, 147. Scarlet well, 61. Scat, game of, 177. Scilly, Christmas custom at, II ; harvest home, 53 ; News rock, 94 ; de- scription of islands, iii. Sennen, twelfth-night at, 16; legend of cove, 71 ; Table MSn, 75. Shallal, a custom, 166. She said and she said, game of, 178. Shingles, charm for, 1 54. Ship sail, game of, i85. Shovel, Sir Cloudesley, wreck of, 115. Shrove Tuesday, customs, 21. Sickness, death, burial superstitions, 167. Sithney, fair at, 52. Skip-skop night, 5. Sleeping foot, charm for, 150. Snail, creep dance, 39; superstitions, 131, 138- Snake superstitions, 155. Solomon had a great dog, game of, 177. Spider superstition, 60. Spriggans, 8, 120, 126 ; charms to drive away, 127. Staunch blood, to, 151. Stephen's day, St., 14. Strain, charm for, 150. Stratton, 4 ; legend of, 109. Superstitions, 130. [42, 165. Sweethearts, trying for, 3, 16, 25, 33, Sweet nightingale, ballad, 199. Talland, legend of, 97. Taking day, 48. Tetter, charm for, 149. Thomasine Bonaventure, no. Three dukes a-riding, game of, 1 72. Thorn prick, charm for, 148. Thrush, charm for, 159. Tibb's eve, St., 15. [155. Tintagel, castle of, 57 ; superstition at, Tom Toddy, game, 189. Toothache, charm for, 149. Towans, 67. Towednack, feast of, 28 ; legend of, 68. Trecarrel, of Launceston, legend of, 108. Tregeagle, legend of, 72. Tresco (Scilly), Abbey, 113, 117; gar- dens, stone in, 114; Piper's hole, IIS; witches, 1 18; wreckers, ib. Trevilian, legend of, 67. Treryn castle, 77. Troth plight, 114, 153. Troy-town, 119. Truro, fair at, 52; custom at, 103. Tweedily, tweedily, twee, ballad, 197. Twelfth-tide customs, 15, 19. Uncle Jan Dory, rhyme of, 205. Uny, St., well of, 33, 127. Uppa, uppa, etc., game formula, 188. Vellan-drucher Moor, 74. Veryan, legend of, 102. Vesey, vasey, game of, 175. Vizzery, vazzery, game formula, 175. Vow, the lady of the, 9. Warleggan, custom at, 9. Warna's, St., Holywell, 118. Warsail boys, 14. Warts, charms for, 148. Weigh the butter, game of, 185. Wesley, Rev. John, ghost story, 99. When shall we be married? ballad, 198. White witches, 145. Whitsuntide customs, 37. Whisk (whist), 17. Whooping cough, charms for, 161. Widow's superstition, 167. Wildfire, charm for, 150. Winkey eye, game of, 188. Woods, Rev., ghost-layer, 96. Wreckers, 89. Wrestling, 37. Ye sexes give ear, ballad, 195. Zennor, Christmas custom at, 7 ; Mid- summer eve, 41; legend of, 70; old custom at, 166.