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Catalogue of Brand Material.

MONDAY BEFORE SHROVE TUESDAY.

ENGLAND.

I. Names.

Shrove Monda}- - - - CoUop Monday

Guttots Monday - - -

Paisen Monday - - - Hall (? Haul) Monday -

Nickanan Night - - - Dappy-door Day

II. General Observances.

[a) Special Viands.

Bacon collops, general in

Eggs and bacon -

Eggs on fried bread ]\Iutton-ham collops Beans, soaked and stewed Peas and pork Pea-soup - - -

[b] Begging Customs.

Begging for collops

" Lent-crocking," see below,

(c) Mischievous Pranks.

Boys knock with clubs at doors, run away, steal un- guarded articles. (Re- peated more mildly next night, begging pancakes.)

Windows tarred, boats pulled up,^ water thrown, people's faces blacked - - -

" Dappy-door Night " ; croc- kery', bricks, stones, etc., thrown at doors, song

LOCALITY.

West of England. North Country, Cheshire. North Shropshire.

Cornwall.

Devon.

North Country, Cumber- land, Lanes., N. Yorks. (Swaledale, Whitby).

Northumberland, Yorks. (Mashamshire), Derby- shire.

Richmondshire.

N. and E. Ridings.

N. Riding (Stokesley).

\\'est of England.

Cornwall (East).

Yorks. (Whitby, Bolton -

by-Bowland), Derby- shire.

Devon.

Cornwall (Polperro).

Cornwall (Newlyn).

1 Qy. if Monday or Tuesday.