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Catalogtie of Brand Material.

Rain on, bread made with, will be light ... - -

Hawthorn gathered on, safeguards from lightning - - - -

Egg laid on, hung up in roof, pro- tects from lightning - - -

Rooks do not build on - -

No birds build on - - -

LOCALITY.

Warwick (nr. Rugby) Staffs. (Eccleshall).

(1584)-

Salop (Clee Hills).

Sheffield.

Tl. General Observances.

(a) Things Forbidden.

Barkers and " pillers " do

not climb trees Clothes must not be hung out to dry - - - -

Clothes must not be hung out to dry " or there will be a death in the family "

(6) Observances at Wells.

Drinking. . _

(sugar sops from

font) - - . -

Bathing - - -.

Offering Pins, etc.

Well-dressing.

(i) with merrymaking

Sheffield. Northants.

Lines. (Kirton-in-Linde-

sey). Sheffield.

Yorks. (Hinderwell).

Oxford (St. Aldate's). Cornwall (St. Gunred, St.

Roche). Devon (North Molton). lines. (Burnham, nr.

Haxey ) . Cornwall (St. Roche, St.

Gunred) . Devon (Hatherleigh, St.

Mary's). Salop (Rorrington).

Salop (Rorrington). Cheshire (Nantwich, c.

1750). Devon (Hatherleigh, St.

Mary's — no decoraHon) . Lines. (Louth, St. Helen's

and Aswell).