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THE SAINTS.
1. Legends of the Saints, 3
2. The Crowza Stones, 5
3. The Longstone, 7
4. St Sennen and St Just, 8
5. Legends of St Leven—
The Saint and Johana, 9
The Saint’s Path, 10
The St Leven Stone, 10
The Two Breams, 11
10. St Keyne, 12
11. St Dennis’s Blood, 15
12. St Kea’s Boat, 16
13. St German’s Well, 17
14. How St Piran reached Cornwall, 19
15. St Perran, the Miner’s Saint, 20
16. The Discovery of Tin, 21
17. St Neot, the Pigmy, 22
18. St Neot and the Fox, 23
19. St Neot and the Doe, 23
20. St Neot and the Thieves, 24
21. St Neot and the Fishes, 25
22. Probus and Grace, 26
23. St Nectan’s Kieve and the Lonely Sisters, 27
24. Theodore, King of Cornwall, 33
HOLY WELLS.
25. Well-Worship, 35
26. The Well of St Constantine, 38
27. The Well of St Ludgvan, 39
28. Gulval Well, 43
29. The Well of St Keyne, 45
30. Maddern or Madron Well, 47
31. The Well at Altar-Nun, 50
32. St Gundred’s Well at Roach Rock, 53
33. St Cuthbert’s or Cubert’s Well, 54
34. Rickety Children, 55
35. Chapell Uny, 56
36. Perran Well, 56
37. Redruth Well, 56
38. Holy Well at Little Conan, 56
39. The Preservation of Holy Wells, 57
KING ARTHUR.
40. Arthur Legends, 59
41. The Battle of Vellan-druchar, 219
146. The Convalescent’s Walk, 220
147. Adders, and the Milpreve, 220
148. Snakes Avoid the Ash-Tree, 223
149. To Charm a Snake, 223
150. The Ash-Tree, 224
151. Rhyme on the Even Ash, 225
152. A Test of Innocency, 225
153. The Bonfire Test, 226
154. Lights Seen by the Converted, 226
155. The Migratory Birds, 226
156. Shooting Stars, 227
157. The Sun Never Shines on the Perjured, 228
158. Characteristics, 229
159. The Mutton Feast, 232
160. The Floating Grindstone, 232
161. Celts—Flint Arrow-heads, &c., 233
162. Horns on the Church Tower, 233
163. Tea-Stalks and Smut, 234
164. An Old Cornish Rhyme, 234
165. To Choose a Wife, 234
166. The Robin and the Wren, 235
167. To Secure Good Luck for a Child, 235
168. Innocency, 235
169. Rain at Bridal or Burial, 235
170. Crowing Hens, &c., 236
171. The New Moon, 236
172. Looking-Glasses, 236
173. The Magpie, 236
174. The Month of May Unlucky, 237
175. On the Births of Children, 237
176. On Washing Linen, 237
177. Itching Ears, 237
178. The Spark on the Candle, 238
179. The Blue Vein, 238
180. The Croaking of the Raven, 238
181. Whistling, 239
182. Meeting on the Stairs, 239
183. Treading on Graves, 239
184. A Loose Garter, 240
185. To Cure the Hiccough, 240
186. The Sleeping Foot, 240
187. The Horse-Shoe, 240
188. The Black Cat’s Tail,

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