Paul, St. Festival of, Gay's Account Prognostications of Weather, by a Heifer's Tail stuck aloft ibid. by pricking Corns ibid. by Swallows soaring high ibid. by swinging Signs in Towns ibid. by whistling Winds ibid. by common Shores (sewers) ibid. by dropping Vaults ibid. Stockings on Hosier's Poles Palm-Sunday, farther Remarks on 262 Parish, what it antiently signified 297 Procession, parochial at Oxford 298 345 Pot or Caldron of Witches 356 Passion Sunday, in the Church of Rome, the Sunday pre- Resurrection of the same Body always the Opinion of the antient Church Rising early on Easter Day Rogation Week, why so called Romish Church filled the World with Apparitions Rosemary, why used at Funerals 267 278 4 92 48 293 120 29 Sabbath-day, what observed on it, in the exorcising of an House 151 Sacrinces to the Sun 174 Saxons, why they used the Yule-Clog 176 Scot. Doctor, 25 Opinion of Ghosts in Church Yards nukespear, his Accents et Spirits vanishing at Cock-Crow Song, New Year's Spanish Church, why it observed not the Rogation Days Star which appeared to the Magi, what it was an Emblem of Swithin, his Day 267 230 ADDENDA and APPENDIX. Streeking, and Streeking Board 25 Salt, a little upon a Plate set upon the Corps ibid. Shoe old throwing after one Shooting of a Star Saw-dust Shroud Swallows, unlucky to kill Sortes Homericæ Virgilianæ Speal-Bone Divination Second-sight Strangers at the Candle and Bars Scraping when we bow Stumbling in going down Stairs, Omen Sitting cross-leg'd and with our Fingers shut together Sailors' Superstition of Whistling, &c. Spitting, Superstitions relative to 111 Saturday Afternoon, farther Remarks on 170 Sword Dancers 194 Sharping Corn, given at Christmass 196 Sandgate, Billingsgate of the North 204 Saturnalia 214 Scot, Name of a Farmer's Horse 241 Sheep Shearing, Thompson's and Dyer's Description of 316 357 Sigillaria 215 Scots Farmers, their Method of preserving their Cattle against Tuesday, what was observed on it in the exorcising of an House 140 Theophilact GENERAL INDEX. William, King of Scots Watches, four of the Night, how employed by the primitive Wax Candles Wednesday, what observed on it in exorcising a House Whitby, Doctor, an Opinion of the Jews from him about Windows adorned with Laurel Winter's Evening, how spent by the Country People 112 Wishing a good new Year 213 Wives Feast Day 244 |