Avents, les, de Noël, 66. BAAL Hills, 255. Babie Coche, a Christmas character, 116. Baka, the name of a sprite, see Bock. Bal Dan, 302 n. Ball play, in churches, 203. Boc, what among the Saxons, 9. Bock, a northern name for Bacchus, 127 Bon or rather Bone Fires, their origin in Books, records of titles, 27 Bootes, see Buddha. Bannock Brauder, 222,-St. Michael's Ban- "Borough of Walton," a treasonable de- nock, 351. Bar Gaist, 277 n. Barley brakes, game of, 268 Barnabas, St., his day, 296. Barnes Bishop, see Boy Bishop. Baron, a title given to Saints, and why, 330 n. vice, 359. Borrowing Days, 210, see p. 208 Botulf, St., mistake of his day, 6 n. Boxing Day, origin of, 105. Boy Bishop, proclamation against, 61,-ce- Bragawd and Braggot Sunday, 176 Bartholomew, St., his day, 338,-patron of Brant Geese, see Bernacles. Königsee, 346 Beards, wagging, epigram on, 159 n. Belly Blind, see Blindman's Buff. Bread-ale, 282. Bremonatacæ or the hill of stone and fire, Beltane or Beltein, 246, see Hercules, Hir- Brethren, sworn or wed, 266 n. pini. Bernacles, 879 Beuno, St., his coffin, 295 Bidden Wedding, 288 Bishops, Mock, proclamation against, 61 Black, a sacred colour, see Apis. Brevia Testata, 26 Brice, St., his day, 384 Bridal, 281 n. Bride Cake, origin of, 154 Bride, St., her day, 153 Black Sow, 367,-what in Druidical rites, Britannia, Camden's, passage condemned 368,-Sec Boar, Hog. Blackalla, for Blækulla, the resort of Witches, 207 in, by the Spanish Index Expurgatorius, Blakehills, Soutra Fells, singular pheno- Buddha, Buta, the sun, 246 menon upon, 310 Blase, St., his day, 157. Blinde Bok, 126 Blindman's Buff, game of, its origin, 126 Bull Baits, patronized by Henry VII, 159 Bulls, Papal, dates of, 45 n. Burial of Alleleuia, 149 "Burning of the Old Witch," a druidical CABIRI, their festivals in honor of the pla- Caca Brideoige, see Bride Cake. Calendar Loaves, 110 Calendi di Maggio, see May Day. Calenes, les, 110 Campus Martii, in Saxon England, 267 Canute, his prohibition of Well worship, Caput Kalendarum Maii, 266 Cara Cognatio, 52 Charms, at Advent, 66, against Witch- Charta, a term employed by the Saxons, 9 Chercheseed, 110 n., 383 Card playing, allowed at Christmas, to ap- Chichester, see Charters. Castor and Pollux, worshipped by the Na- Chroniclers, ancient, their mistakes in dat- Cathedra Sancti Petri, 166 Catherine, St., her day, 62,-patroness of Cats, worship and immolation of, 297 ing by festivals, 5 n. Chronicle, Saxon, confused chronology in Chronology, uncertainty of ancient, 7, 8 Churches on the sca shore, why often dedi- Church Scot, 110 Churls, king of, probably the origin of Lord Cave of Trophonius, 174, see Purgatory of Churn Supper, 343 St. Patrick. Cerealia, 226 Cervisarii, the Domesday, 288 Chacke Blyndman, game of, 127 Charlemagne, dates of his charters, 46 Chylde Bysshop, his song and sermon, 81 Clericus, in charters, the title of the con- Cneph, the creator, 249 Cnud, king, see Canute. Coats, blue, worn on St. George's day, 214 Cockle, Order of, 356 Coffin pies, see Christmas pies. Cursing enemies, Welsh and Greek custom, Custard Coffin, 103 n. Custard-eater, a treasonable device, see Custom at Mentz, see Valentine. Cymbelline Sunday, see Simbellin Sunday. Coke, Sir E., his attempt to explain undat- Cymmortha, 170 Computation of dates, Roman manner of, Dancing of the Sun, 291 inverted in the Middle Ages, 35 Conferreatio, 222 Confrariæ, see Guilds Conjurati Fratres, see Guilds Conversion, St. Paul's, 152 Conveyaneers, carly, 14 n. Conveyances, ancient, without writings, 18 Corporation of Walton, Mock, a treasona- Corpus Christi day, 295 Days, Egyptian, evil or unlucky, 152, 208, Dead and Living Ford, 129 Devu and Dia, Indian incarnations of the Court French, Sir Thomas More's epigram Dies Ægyptiaci Crispin, St., his day, 361 Cristes Maundy, see Maundy Thursday Curses in Charters, sec Anathema Dies Atri Dies Dedicationis, 353 Dinner, time of, Greek, Roman, Saxon, Dius and Dies, synonymous, 54 n. Dominica ad carnes levandas, 158 Dragon, symbolical, 58, 219 Drinclean, 288 Drudden Ey, see Egg, Druidical FACE, February, 153 Facts, many false, in real charters, and true, in forgeries, 40 Faiolteach, 211 "Drunk as blazes," proverb of, whence de- Fairs, origin of, 355 rived, 157 Fairy Food, 276,-skeletons, 206 Dugdale, sir William, his inaccurate dates, Februata Juno and Maria Purificata, 156, Edgar, king, his celebrated charter, a for- Fiend's Fell, 366 Epochs, Mundane and Christian, uncer- Fools, order of, instituted, 357 Fool's Prose, a festival, 141 Escallop, worn by Pilgrims of St. James, Forgeries, Agatho's Charter, 10,-Edgar's, Esculapius, a form of the Sun, 75 Esti or Estonians, their funeral race, 285, Eve of Christmas, see Christmas,-of St. Evil, King's, touching for, 193 n. 11,-by Saxon monks, 16, 40,-a Liver- Fountains, worship of, 130 French, statute for pleading in English, 18, Friday, Good, 186,-an evil day, 208 Evohe! a cry in medieval churches, 141, GAD CRACKING, petition against, 182 145 Gambol, a Christmas character, 116 |