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CHAPTER I. Introduction.--"The Good Old Times"	1
CHAPTER II. Getting on Wheels.--Old Coaches, Roads and Highwaymen.--The Romance of the Road	6
CHAPTER III. Social and Public Life.--Wrestling and Cock-Fighting.--An Eighteenth Century Debating Club	19
CHAPTER IV. The Parochial Parliament and the Old Poor-Law	32
CHAPTER V. Dogberry "On Duty"	47
CHAPTER VI. The Dark Night of the Eighteenth Century.--The Shadow of Napoleon	56
CHAPTER VII. Domestic Life and the Tax-Gatherer.--The Doctor and the Body-Snatcher	73
CHAPTER VIII. Old Pains and Penalties.--From the Stocks to the Gallows	83
CHAPTER IX. Old Manners and Customs.--Soldiers, Elections and Voters.--"Statties," Magic and Spells	92
CHAPTER X. Trade, Agriculture and Market Ordinaries	103
CHAPTER XI. Royston in 1800-25.--Its Surroundings, its Streets, and its People	110
CHAPTER XII. Public Worship and Education.--Morals and Music	117
CHAPTER XIII. Sports and Pastimes.--Cricket, Hunting, Racing, and Prize-Fighting.--The Butcher and the Baronet, and other Champions	130
CHAPTER XIV. Old Coaching Days.--Stage Wagons and Stage Coaches	142
CHAPTER XV. New Wine and Old Bottles.--A Parochial Revolution.--The Old Poor-House and the New "Bastille"	155
CHAPTER XVI. When the Policeman Came.--When the Railway Came.--Curious and Memorable Events	174
CHAPTER XVII. Then and Now.--Conclusion	191

ERRATA—Page 16, lines 9 and 29, for Dr. Monsey, read Dr. Mowse.

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