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Catalogue of Brand Material.

Linen washed and dried in bedroom at night ; lover will appear to turn it

Ladder of ^-arn thrown out of window ; lover ascends -

Ball of yarn thrown out and rewound ; lover holds end

Sowing hemp-seed, with for- mula ; lover appears

Walk round leek-bed, carry- ing seed, with formula ; lover appears -

Go backwards to leek-bed and place knife there ; lover will pick it up -

Gather sage-leaves at mid- night ... - -

Gather grass under holh^ at midnight ; augury from hair found among it

Or from hair found in moss - - - -

Walk round the house carry- ing a glove, " here is the glove, where is the hand ? " Lover appears -

Walk 9 times round dung- heap, carrying shoe ; " here is shoe, where is foot ? " -

Walk 7 or 9 times round church, carrying knife ; " here is knife, where is sheath ? "

Named candles lighted by sexton in church ; auguries from them

South Wales, Oswestry Borfler.

South Wales.

Oswestry Border.

Denbighsh.

Carmarthensh.

South Wales. Montgomer\-sh.

Montgomerysh. Cardigansh.

Central Cardigansh.

South Cardigansh.

Cardigansh.

Near Machynlleth (Rev. Silvan Evans).

To know who will die during the year.

Go round the church, peep through keyhole (or win- dow, 1 831) ; spirit calls

Cardigansh.