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 and " Feasten''^ Customs. 55 Quotation number two is what Carew wrote in 1569 : — "The saints' feast is kept upon dedication-day by every house- holder of the parish within his own doors, each entertayning such forrayne acquaintance as will not fayle when their like time cometh about to requite him with the like kindness." These remarks, and the jingling couplets, could be equally well applied to all the unmentioned feasts.