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Catalogue of Brand Material.
Linen washed and dried in bedroom at night ; lover will appear to turn it
Ladder of ^-arn thrown out of window ; lover ascends -
Ball of yarn thrown out and rewound ; lover holds end
Sowing hemp-seed, with for- mula ; lover appears
Walk round leek-bed, carry- ing seed, with formula ; lover appears -
Go backwards to leek-bed and place knife there ; lover will pick it up -
Gather sage-leaves at mid- night ... - -
Gather grass under holh^ at midnight ; augury from hair found among it
Or from hair found in moss - - - -
Walk round the house carry- ing a glove, " here is the glove, where is the hand ? " Lover appears -
Walk 9 times round dung- heap, carrying shoe ; " here is shoe, where is foot ? " -
Walk 7 or 9 times round church, carrying knife ; " here is knife, where is sheath ? "
Named candles lighted by sexton in church ; auguries from them
South Wales, Oswestry Borfler.
South Wales.
Oswestry Border.
Denbighsh.
Carmarthensh.
South Wales. Montgomer\-sh.
Montgomerysh. Cardigansh.
Central Cardigansh.
South Cardigansh.
Cardigansh.
Near Machynlleth (Rev. Silvan Evans).
To know who will die during the year.
Go round the church, peep through keyhole (or win- dow, 1 831) ; spirit calls
Cardigansh.
