ii s. V.MAY is, 1912.] NOTES AND QUERIES.
385'
Dare.
Object.
Significance.
Remarks.
Sept,
1 +
Stag and mitre.
St. Giles
Abbot of Aries. When living in seclusion, he
sustained himself on herbs and the milk of a
3
Sheep shears . .
A reminder to shear the
hind that came to his cell at regular intervals^
sheep.
8 +
Crown,
and basket of
The Nativity of the Virgin.
A reminder to gather the
fruit and
fruit.
\
flowers.
14 +
Cross
Holy Cross Day-
Invented about 630.
15
Tripod
Autumn " Ting " . .
See Jan. 19.
21 +
Axe and winged
St. Matthew
Apostle and Evangelist. Martyred.
head.
23
Goat
An agricultural reminder.
29 +
Trumpet and
scales.
St. Michael and All Angels.
The trumpet is to awaken the dead, and the
scales to weigh their souls.
Oct.
4+
Book,
St. Francis of Assisi
Founder of the Order of Franciscans. Died
and fish.
An indication of the herring
1226. Canonized 1228.
fishing.
7 +
Convent,
and pair of
St. Brigitta
A reminder to card the wool
Foundress of the Convent of Vadstena, Sweden^
Died 1373. Canonized 1391.
carding combs
14+
Papal crown,
St. Calixtus
Pope. Killed 226.
and leafless
tree.
A seasonal indication.
18
Ox,
St. Luke
Evangelist.
and calf.
An agricultural reminder.
21 +
Arrow and lance
St. Ursula . .
Refers to the legendary massacre of St. Ursula
with flag.
and her 11,000 virgins.
28
Cross and lance,
SS. Simon and Judo
Apostles. St. Simon crucified 107. St. Jude
Nov.
and flail.
An agricultural reminder.
killed with a club 80.
1 +
Nine stars, or
All Saints' Day.
crosses.
Inverted boat.
A reminder that sailing is no
longer safe.
11 +
Mitre and goose.
St. Martin
Bishop of Tours and founder of the monastery
of Mannoutier-les-Tours. There was a legend
that he died from eating goose 397.
19
Convent . .
St. Elisabeth of Marburg,
Hungary.
Foundress of the Order of Poor Clares. Died
1231. Canonized 1235.
20
Horseshoe . .
A reminder to have the
horses rough shod, on ac-
_ count of the slippery
roads.
23
Papal crown
St. Clement
Pope. Thrown into the sea with an anchor
and anchor,
round his neck 101.
and bow.
p
25
Spiked wheel,
and s p i n n i_n g
wheel.
St Catherine . Virgin. Was about to be tortured with spiked
A domestic reminder which wheels, but was miraculously delivered. Mar-
probably owes its posi- tyred in the first half of the fourth century.
tion here to its similarity
to St. Catherine's wheel.
30 +
Salt ire,
St. Andrew . . . Apostle and martyr. Crucified on a crux
and trap. An agricultural reminder. decussata.
E. CHAPPELL.
(To be continued.)
