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Catalogue of Brand Alaterial.
Kirkham Bird-Fair. Cage- birds sold at 2 a.m. on bridge over River Der- went, between N. and E. Ridings. Later, pleasure fair held - - - -
Trinity Monday. Trinity Board meeting. Pleasure Fair . . - .
Saturday to Wednesday. Mayor's Glove on pole denotes Fair open -
Saturday to Wednesday. (Charter 1291). Now a pleasure fair only
LOCALITY.
Yorks. (Kirkham).
Deptford.
Southampton.
Yorks. (South Cave).
WALES.
I. General Observances.
[a) Observances with Water.
Bathing on Trinity Sunday prevents tertian ague.
Sugar and water drunk at wells (10 noted in Bye- gones) - - - -
Two of these reputed curative
Bathing in well and night spent on tomb of St. Beuno
Shouting and singing hymns at wells - - - -
Several wells called Trinity wells because in them three springs unite their streams.
Well-wakes without water- drinking - - - -
Sprinkling, dancing, and merrymaking by young people at Taff' s Well
Flint and Montgomery- shire. Guilsfield and Bettws.
Clynog.
Guilsfield.
Llanvorda, tain.
Cardiff.
Long Moun-
{b) Business transacted.
Calves and lambs due to St. Beuno (i.e. those with peculiarly-marked ears), handed over to church- wardens.
