• Agricultural and Farm Celebrations in the Fylde, 298
• Alchemists, 23;
  • two Lancashire, 30
• Alchemy, 23
• Ale, price of, 281;
  • of Halton, 259;
  • Warrington, 259;
  • Cockerham, 281
• Ale Founders, 281
• All-Souls Night, 49
• " Day, 251
• Apostle Spoons, 262
• Arrowsmith, Father, his execution and the dead hand, 158-163
• Arval, cake and ale, 270-272
• Ascension Day, or Holy Thursday, 249
• Ash-Wednesday, 221
• Ashton, (Sir Thomas), of Ashton, 30
• Ashton-under-Lyne, manorial customs of, 286, 289, 292, 293;
  • the Lord's Yule Feast at, 286;
  • Riding the Black Lad at, 289
• Assheton (Sir John de), 287
• " (Sir Ralph de), 290-292
• Astrologers, Lancashire, 33
• Astrology, 33
• Auld Wife Hakes, 216
• Averia (cattle, goods), 300, 301
• Aylesbury webs and linen, 302

• Baal Worship, 3-45
• Bacon, Customs' dues on, 301
• Ball, or "Old Ball," 234, 235
• Baptismal Customs, 260
• Barguest, bar- or barn-ghaist, 91
• Barnacle Geese, 116-121
• Bel, Belus, or Baal, 45
• Belisama, the River Ribble, 4
• Bells, church, 41, 42;
  • passing and funeral, 41, 42;
  • pancake, 44;
  • curfew, 44;
  • submarine, 44;
  • verses, 42
• Beltane or Beltein fires, 3, 45, 47, 48
• Betrothing and bridal customs, 263
• Bible, for direction, divination, and dreams, 20
• Bible and key, 103
• Bidding to funerals, 274
• Birth and baptismal customs, 260
• Black Lad, at Ashton, 289
• Bleeding, charms to stop, 77
• Boggart, or bogle, 16;
  • the name, 49;
  • the flitting, 58
• Boggart Hole Clough,
• Dreams, 6, 19, 140, 145-149
• Drink-leans, 288
• Druidical Rock basins, 106-110
• Dugdale, the Surey demoniac, 98
• Dukinfield (Sir Robert), and the heriot, 294
• Dying, Death-bed, and Funeral Customs, 268
• Dying hardly, 268

• Easter, Eostre, 8, 226, 227
• " Customs, 227-237;
  • Fylde, 236
• " Day, 227
• " Eggs, 227, 228
• " Monday, 233, 237
• " "Lifting or heaving," 233;
  • game of the ring, 234;
  • Sports, 231
• Easter sports at the Manchester Free Grammar School, 231
• Eating and Drinking Customs, 258
• Eccles, ignorance in, 113-115
• Eccles cakes, 258
• Edward I., King, 27;
  • his gift for "lifting," 233
• Edward III., King, 28;
  • his letter for alms, 133
• Edward IV., King, 32
• Edward VI., King, 34
• Eggs, Pace, Pasche, or Easter, 217, 228;
  • in Blackburn, 228, 229;
  • in East Lancashire, 231;
  • bought for Easter, 229;
  • papal prayer, blessing eggs, 229
• "Elias, the Prophet," a fanatic, 138
• Elizabeth, Queen, 35
• Ellen's (St.) Well, in Brindle, 172
• Elves and Fairies, 110-113
• Everton toffy, 258
• Evil Eye, the, 69
• Ewe Loaf, the, 256
• Exorcism of demons by godly ministers, 95, 98-101

• Fag-pie (or Fig-pie) Sunday, 226, 258
• Fairies, 53;
  • and Elves, 106-110
• Fairy, a, on Mellor Moor, 111
• " Hole, at Warton, 265
• " Queen, 16
• " Tales, Lancashire, 112, 113
• Familiar Spirit, Transfer of a, 210
• Famous History of Witches, 176
• Feeorin (fairies), 53
• Fern Seed, 10
• Festivals, Church and Season, 281;
• Ashton-under-Lyne, 286, 289;
• Smithells, 280;
• Cockerham, 281;
• Kirkby Ireleth, ib.;
• Pennington, 282;
• Muchland, ib.;
• Lowick, 283;
• Nevill Hall, ib.;
• Much Urswick, 284;
• Warton, ib.;
• Hornby, 285;
• Ashton-under-Lyne, 286, 289

Maritagium, custom of, 278

Marsh (Geo.), the martyr, 135-137

Martins, "shifting of," 143

Mary Queen of Scots, 131

May-day Eve, 46, 47, 239

" Customs, 238-246;

• in Spotland, 242;
• in Manchester, 245

May-day Games, decay of, 241;

• at Burnley (1579), 244

May-Poles, 240-243;

• Parliamentary ordinance against, 241

May King and Queen, 246

" Songs, 239

Mermaid of Marton Mere, 90

"Messes" at dinners, &c., 271, 274

Michaelmas Day, 250;

• goose, ib., 258

Mid-Lent Sunday, or Mothering Sunday, 222, 225

Mince Pies, 255, 258

Miracles, or Miraculous Stories, 131

" of a dead Duke of Lancaster (King Henry VI.), 132-134

Miraculous cures by a dead man's hand, 158-163

Miraculous footprints in Brindle Church, 134;

• in Smithells Hall, 135

"Mischief Night," 239

Mistletoe, 252

Money gift at funerals, 275

Moon, the, 70;

• omens from, 149;
• names for autumn moons, 250

More (Sir Thomas), Story of, 300

"Mothering Sunday," 222, 225

Mountain Ash, 72

Muchland, Manor of, 282

Much-Urswick, Manor of, 284

Mutes at Christmas, 256

Mythology of Greece and Rome, 13;

• Oriental, ib.;
• Northern, ib.

• Naiades, Nixies, Nisses, 16
• Nails, cutting, 68
• Nevill Hall, Manor of, 283
• New Year's-Day, weather omens, 151;
  • Festival, 214;
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