Catalogue of Brand Material.
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(c) Witchcraft.
Witches are abroad (Hallow- e'en) - - - -
Witches hold assembly (Hallowe'en) - - .
Digging for treasure advised
North Country.
Lanes. (Pendle Hill). Cornwall.
in. Observances.
(o) Bell-ringing.
Bell-ringing during night Oct.
31 forbidden by Henry VI H. Revived under Mary (1556) Lines. (Leverton) Customary during both nights ;
forbidden by Elizabeth. Ringers fined, 1561, 1564 Ringing on All Saints' Day
revived - - - -
Yorks. (Hemingboro').
Bell rung to proclaim dole distribution
Graveyards strewn with flowers
Devon (East Budleigh, All Saints).
Waiw. (Solihull).
Derbyshire (qy. locali- ties ?).
\h) Fire Customs [Hallow E'en).
Unlucky to let fire out Augury from last sparks of a
burning brand - - -
Fire begged overnight Master and Fellows went
round fire in Hall, 1781 Burning straw carried round
cornfields " Lating the witches " (carry- ing lighted candles to expel
them from their haunts) - " Teanlay " or bonfires kindled
on surrounding hills, to
succour souls in purgatory.
Burning straw held up on
pitchforks up to circa 1820 Lanes. (The Fylde).
Cf. Local Observances.
North Country.
Ibid.
Devon (Mrs. Bray).
Oxford (Pembroke Coll.).
Wanvickshire.
Lanes. (Pendle).
