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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

149

Peal rung at midnight

Submerged bells thought to be heard at midnight

Christmas Day.

Peals rung - - - -

" Pye bell," between noon

and I p.m. " Plum-pudding bell " rung

by request, a month before

Christmas Twelve days of Christmas,

Curfew or " Culfer " rung

on two bells, 7 a.m. and

7 p.m. - - - - Twelve days of Christmas,

Curfew silent -

LOCALITY.

Beds. (Gt. Barford. Wo- bum), Herts. (Abbots' Langley, Ashwell.etc), Lines. (Kirton in Lindsey, 1640 ; cf. lyi Memoriam, No. xxviii. Staffs. (Bilston, 1685, etc. ; Wolverhampton, 1893)-

Salop (Bomere), Notts. (Raleigh).

Beds. (Cranfield ^ Gol- dington, Flitwood), Glos. (Ruardlean, by bequest), Hants. (St. Mary Bourne 2), Herts. (Rushden, King's Wal- den^), Lines. (Eden- ham, S. Kelsey, etc.-*), Rutland ("in most places ' '), Yorksh. (Wen- sleydale, called Virgin's Chimes).

Worcester (St. Helens).

Worcester (St. Martins).

Leeds (i8th cent.).

Salop (Cleobury Morti- mer).

' North, Ch. Bells of Beds., p. 107.

2" At Christinas the bells had no rest" (Stevens, .SV. Mary Bourne).

=> North, Ck. Bells of Herts., p. 76.

^ Ibid, Lines., pp. 220-221, "in very many places."