England in the Days of Old

Preface.

This volume of new studies on old-time themes, chiefly concerning the social and domestic life of England, is sent forth with a hope that it may prove entertaining and instructive. It is a companion work to “Bygone England,” which the critical press and reading public received with a warm welcome on its publication, and thus encouraged me to prepare this and other volumes dealing with the highways and byways of history.

William Andrews.

The Hull Press,
February 14th, 1897.

Contents.

	PAGE
When Wigs were Worn	1
Powdering the Hair	28
Men Wearing Muffs	40
Concerning Corporation Customs	48
Bribes for the Palate	63
Rebel Heads on City Gates	74
Burial at Cross Roads	105
Detaining the Dead for Debt	115
A Nobleman’s Household in Tudor Times	122
Bread and Baking in Bygone Days	134
Arise, Mistress, Arise!	142
The Turnspit	144
A Gossip about the Goose	150
Bells as Time-Tellers	156
The Age of Snuffing	168
State Lotteries	186
Bear-Baiting	205
Morris Dancers	222
The Folk-Lore of Midsummer Eve	234
Harvest Home	244
Curious Charities	255
An Old-Time Chronicler	266
Index	275

England in the Days of Old.

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