Catalogue of BTand Material.
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Scrambling for apples and locality.
oranges - Berks. (Bucklersbury) . ,, ,, bread - Yorks. (Flaxton).
[g) Feasts and Doles.
Beer supplied by friends, or
by churchwardens - Doles — white bread to women and children ,, buns, bread and cheese, etc., to boys Dinners - - - .
Legacies to defray cost
Men excommunicated for neglecting to provide " bread and drink accord- ins; to the ancient custom "
IV. Special Local Observance.
Fair (held from Sunday to Saturday : ale sold under bush) - - - -
General. Hornsea.
Common.
Newbury, East Budleigh, Norwich, Wolverhamp- ton, Hornsea.
Cheshire (many).
Cambs. (Whittlesford) .
Bucks. (Clifton Keynes, Hasborne, Crawley, Edgcote).
Yorks. (Masham).
Lanes. (Inglewhite).
ASCENSION DAY, otherwise HOLY THURSDAY.
I. Natural Phenomena.
Lamb appears in sun
LOCALITY.
- Devon (near Exeter), {Gent. Mag. 1787). Weather on, affects Whit Monday (? Locality).
,, ,, autumn weather Devon.
Rain on, cures sore eyes - - Northants. (Marston St.
Lawrence) . Oxon. (Banbury). Warwick. Wore, S.E.
Salop (Harley, Much Wenlock, Edgmond).
