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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

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II.

Races, etc.i

Skittles played by girls"

(Tuesday) Dancing at Wake. (Monday) Morns-dancing -

Local Observances. (a) Church Ales.

Ale formerly held, see Church- wardens' accounts - Bequest for (1480) (b) Lamb- Ales.

Lamb raced for by girls with hands tied, afterwards killed and eaten. Winning girl IS Lady of the Ale - Full ceremonies, " Bowery " etc., as at Whitsuntide ' -

(c) Parochial Feasts.

Garland given by Bachelor to

Maiden, with mutual kisses

and religious ceremonial ;

subsequent supper and Ale.

To commemorate gift of

Common by King Athel-

stan (Aubrey) -

Guild " drinking," 1496

Church strewn (see I. (c) )

Quarrels settledand matches

made by fisherfolk - Mock Mayor chosen at Feast

LOCALITY.

Yorks. (Stokesley).

Devon (Meavy Oak).

Worcestershire (Claines). Oxon.

Glos. (Minchinhampton) Kent (Hoo).

Oxon. (Eynsham).

Jbid. (Kidlington and Kirtlington).

Wilts. (Newnton).

Walsall.

Lines. (Clee).

(d) Fairs.

"Trinity Fair"; ale sold under bush. Formerly Church Ale (see (a) ) Sunday Fairs

'See also Lamb Ales.

Yorks. (Redcar, Staithes). Northumbd. (Embleton) \orks. (Bishopthorpe).

Glos. (Minchinhampton).

Yorks. (Redcar, Salt- burn, Skinningrave, Lackenby).