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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

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Rent of Gloves (Middle Ages)

" Candle-money " due on

Easter Eve - - -

Dues for hearth, light, and

poultry paid - - -

Eggs collected and presented to parson - - -

Clerk paid by parochial hearth tax -. .

LOCALITY.

Worcester Priory.

(formerly General.)

Northumb. (Alwinton, 1840).

Lines. (Clee).

Suffolk (Wenhaston).

(6) Annual Parochial Settlement, Easter Monday. Annual Vestry Meeting.

,, Audit of Year's Accounts. ,, Appointment of Paro- chial Officers - General. ,, Ceremonies at Churchwardens' Dinner - - Cheshire (Barthomley).

II. Local.

"Mother Pugsley's Dole "dis- tributed - Bristol.

Lord Mayor's Dole to Christ's

Hospital Boys, Easter Tuesday City of London.

Court of Array of Tenants by

Knight Service. (Tuesday) - Sheffield.

Easter Court (Manorial) scuffle

for a shilling - -. - Leicester.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

I. General Observances, (a) Easter Eggs.

Called " Pace Eggs " - - Lancashire.

„ " Paste Eggs " - - Northumberland. Dyed and sometimes gilded in Northumberland, Dur- ham, Yorkshire, Cum- berland, Westmore- land, North Lancashire Plain in - - - - South Lancashire, Che- shire.