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Catalogue of Brand Material.
MONDAY BEFORE SHROVE TUESDAY.
ENGLAND.
I. Names.
Shrove Monda}- - - - CoUop Monday
Guttots Monday - - -
Paisen Monday - - - Hall (? Haul) Monday -
Nickanan Night - - - Dappy-door Day
II. General Observances.
[a) Special Viands.
Bacon collops, general in
Eggs and bacon -
Eggs on fried bread ]\Iutton-ham collops Beans, soaked and stewed Peas and pork Pea-soup - - -
[b] Begging Customs.
Begging for collops
" Lent-crocking," see below,
(c) Mischievous Pranks.
Boys knock with clubs at doors, run away, steal un- guarded articles. (Re- peated more mildly next night, begging pancakes.)
Windows tarred, boats pulled up,^ water thrown, people's faces blacked - - -
" Dappy-door Night " ; croc- kery', bricks, stones, etc., thrown at doors, song
LOCALITY.
West of England. North Country, Cheshire. North Shropshire.
Cornwall.
Devon.
North Country, Cumber- land, Lanes., N. Yorks. (Swaledale, Whitby) .
Northumberland, Yorks. (Mashamshire), Derby- shire.
Richmondshire.
N. and E. Ridings.
N. Riding (Stokesley).
\\'est of England.
Cornwall (East).
Yorks. (Whitby, Bolton -
by-Bowland), Derby- shire.
Devon.
Cornwall (Polperro).
Cornwall (Newlyn).
1 Qy. if Monday or Tuesday.
