Costume at weddings, 123 Cox, Rev. J. C., LL.D., F.S.A., on Sports in Churches, 1-20; Armour in Churches, 174-181 Cremation, 127 Cromwell, satire on, 252 Cross roads, burial at, 144 Crosses, burial, 141, 144, 158 Crusaders, 218, 224 Customs and superstitions of baptism, 78-98 Dancing in churches, 8-15 Dates on bells, 40 Day for marriage, 125 Dead, baptism of, 84 Dead, ringing home, 130 Deaf and dumb marriages, 120-121 Dice cast on the Altar, 165 Disputes settled in churchyards, 147 Doles at funerals, 135, 152 Domesday Book, churches mentioned in, 147 Dowry for poor maidens, 111 Druids, 26 Easter, 24, 36 Easter Eggs, 31 Eastern portion of churchyard, burial in, 136-138 Edward III., armour of, 176 Embalming, 126 Epitaph, curious, 58, 137 Fairs held in churchyards, 149, 237 Feast, 22 Feasts, burial, 136 Feasting in churches, 19 Feudal tenures, 211 Fig-pie Sunday, 23 Font, use of, 81 Football, 27 Foxhunting parson, 262 Funeral banquets, 19 Garlands at funerals, 143 Garlands, nuptial, 105 Gifts at christening, 92-93 Girls baptised first, 94 Gold and silver, altars made of, 163 Good Friday, 24, 28 Good Shepherd, 193 Grain at weddings, 119 Great Rebellion, 227, 231 Great Tom of Lincoln, 41 Gretna Green marriages, 120 Gowrie Plot, 37 Gunpowder Plot, 35-36 Hats worn in church, 247 Hampshire burial superstitions, 131 Handbells, 44 Hare-pie, 24 Harvest Bell, 45 Haxey Hood, 27 Heart burial, 128 Hearse, 130 Hindoo marriage custom, 110 Holy Cross, 147, 167 Holy Day Customs, 21-32 Horn-dancers, 13-14 Horse claimed at a mortuary, 129 Hot cross buns, 24 Hot pot at weddings, 102 Hour-glasses in coffins, 131 Howlett, England, F.S.A., Marriage Customs, 99-125, Burial Customs, 126-146 Hucksters' stalls in churches, 1 Husband and Wife re-united, 117 Images, 244 Immersion, 81 Inscriptions on Bells, 49-63 Kershaw, S. W., F.S.A., The Cloister and its story, 232-245 Kendal Custom, 30 Kissing, 109 Knives, 103 Lamplough, Edward, Bishops in Battle, 198-231 Lights to guide travellers by night, 232 Longest day, 242 Laws of the Belfry, 64-73 Market Bell, 37 Marriage Customs, 99-125 Mass on the field of battle, 213 May 29th, ringing on, 34 Maunday Thursday, 30 Midnight burials, 142 Mince-pies, 22 Miracle Play, 16-18 Mistletoe, 26 Mitred Abbots, 196 Molly Grime, 28 Monks of Durham, 204 Moravian marriage customs, 117 Morris dancers, 10-12 Mothering Sunday, 23 Mulled ale, 23 Myton, battle of, 203 New Year's eve ringing, 40 Nicholson, John, Concerning the Churchyard, 147-160 Notorious characters buried north side of the church, 137 Oak-apple day, 34 Palm Sunday at Leigh, 29 Palls, 145
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