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Catalogue of Brand Matei'ial.

(rf) Squirrel-hunting - - - - Called S'Andring

{e) Dole. 12 strikes muncorn distri- buted (Eve), called Pardon Bread or St. Andrew's Dole, temp. Eliz. - - - -

(/) Fairs.

Dead Man's Fair

Fair SS. Andrew and Oswald -

Feast (fair up to 1817). Sports,

dancing, open house,

gammon-pie eaten

LOCALITY.

Kent (Eastling). Sussex (Newick, etc.

Salop (Shifnal— St.

Andrew's Church).

Salop (Church Stretton). Wore. (Bewdley).

Devon (Moreton Hamp- stead — St. Andrew's Church).

SCOTLAND.

I. Name. Andermas.

II. Observance.

Little noticed. Viands, sheep's head.

Man cautioned by Kirk Session for being drunk on St. Andrew's Day, 1649 - - - - St. Andrews.

III. Place-names.

Kirk-andrew (Co. Kirkcudbright).

Kirk-andrew on Esk ) both in Debateable Land, now

Kirk-andrew on Eden J Cumberland.

IV. Fair.

Neglected, revived bvTown Council, 1632 - - ■ -

Peebles.

IRELAND.

Phenomena.

Last night of Dance of the Dead. Specially dangerous to be abroad.