Lancashire Folk-lore. Thomas Turner Wilkinson

href="#ulink_0f5c89b9-c7a3-5897-9ca7-1141edf7e7d2">A LIVERPOOL WITCH IN 1667.

       THE WITCH OF SINGLETON.

       WITCHCRAFT AT CHOWBENT IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

       KILLING A WITCH.

       A RECENT WITCH, NEAR BURNLEY.

       "LATING" OR "LEETING" WITCHES.

       PART II.

       LOCAL CUSTOMS AND USAGES AT VARIOUS SEASONS.

       CHURCH AND SEASON FESTIVALS.

       NEW YEAR'S DAY.

       FIRE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

       NEW YEAR'S LUCK.

       NEW YEAR'S FIRST CALLER.

       NEW YEAR'S DAY AND OLD CHRISTMAS DAY.

       AULD WIFE HAKES.

       NEW YEAR'S GIFTS AND WISHES.

       SHROVETIDE.

       SHROVE-TUESDAY, OR PANCAKE TUESDAY.

       COCK-THROWING AND COCK-FIGHTING.

       COCK-FIGHTING ABOUT BLACKBURN.

       COCK-PENNY AT CLITHEROE.

       COCK-FIGHTING AT BURNLEY.

       SHROVETIDE CUSTOMS IN THE FYLDE.

       LENT.—ASH-WEDNESDAY.

       MID-LENT SUNDAY, OR "MOTHERING SUNDAY."

       SIMNEL CAKES.

       BURY.

       BRAGOT-SUNDAY.

       FAG-PIE SUNDAY.

       GOOD FRIDAY.

       EASTER.

       PASCHE, PACE, OR EASTER EGGS.

       PACE EGGING IN BLACKBURN.

       PACE OR PEACE EGGING IN EAST LANCASHIRE.

       EASTER SPORTS AT THE MANCHESTER FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

       "LIFTING" OR "HEAVING" AT EASTER.

       EASTER GAME OF THE RING.

       PLAYING "OLD BALL."

       ACTING WITH "BALL."

       EASTER CUSTOMS IN THE FYLDE.

       MAY-DAY CUSTOMS.

       MAY SONGS.

       MAY-DAY EVE.

       MAY-DAY CUSTOM.

       PENDLETON AND PENDLEBURY MAY-POLE AND GAMES.

       MAY CUSTOM IN SPOTLAND.

       MAY-DAY CUSTOMS IN THE FYLDE.

       THE MAY-POLE OF LOSTOCK.

       ROBIN HOOD AND MAY-GAMES AT BURNLEY, IN 1579.

       MAY-DAY IN MANCHESTER.

       QUEEN OF THE MAY, &c.

       WHITSUNTIDE.

       WHIT-TUESDAY.—KING AND QUEEN AT DOWNHAM.

       ROGATIONS OR GANG DAYS.

       OATMEAL CHARITY AT INCE.

       NAMES FOR MOONS IN AUTUMN.

       "GOOSE-INTENTOS."

       ALL SOULS' DAY.—NOV. 2.