Echoes of Old LancashireAxon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage)
History
Echoes of Old Lancashire
Axon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage)
Lancashire (England) -- History
BY WILLIAM ANDREWS.
_Demy, Cloth extra, 7s. 6d. Numerous Illustrations._
CONTENTS:—When Wigs were Worn—Powdering the Hair—Men Wearing
Muffs—Concerning Corporation Customs—Bribes for the Palate—Rebel
Heads on City Gates—Burials at Cross Roads—Detaining the Dead for
Debt—A Nobleman’s Household in Tudor Times—Bread and Baking in
Bygone Days—Arise, Mistress, Arise!—The Turnspit—A Gossip about
the Goose—Bells as Time-Tellers—The Age of Snuffing—State
Lotteries—Bear-Baiting—Morris Dancers—The Folk-Lore of Midsummer
Eve—Harvest Home—Curious Charities—An Old-Time Chronicler—Index.
“A most delightful work.”—_Leeds Mercury._
“Mr. Andrews has the true art of narration, and contrives to give
us the results of his learning with considerable freshness of
style, whilst his subjects are always interesting and
picturesque.”—_Manchester Courier._
“The old customs, domestic habits, and dress of our forefathers
described in these chapters are too much neglected by historians,
and a study of them will while away a leisure hour very
pleasantly.”—_The Times._
Bygone Punishments.
BY WILLIAM ANDREWS.
_Demy. Cloth gilt, 7s. 6d. Numerous Illustrations._
Contents:—Hanging—Hanging in Chains—Hanging, Drawing, and
Quartering—Pressing to Death—Drowning—Burning to Death—Boiling
to Death—Beheading—The Halifax Gibbet—The Scottish
Maiden—Mutilation—Branding—The Pillory—Punishing Authors and
Burning Books—Finger Pillory—The Jougs—The Stocks—The
Drunkard’s Cloak—Whipping and Whipping-Posts—Public Penance—The
Repentance Stool—The Ducking Stool—The Brank, or Scold’s
Bridle—Riding the Stang—Index.
“A book of great interest.”—_Manchester Courier._
“Full of curious lore, sought out and arranged with much
industry.”—_The Scotsman._
“Mr. Andrews has produced a most entertaining book, without
departing from authenticated facts, there is no moralising, and
the writer never obtrudes himself. The result is a work well
worth a place on a bookshelf, and readable to a degree.”—_Eastern
Morning News._
Lore and Legend of the English Church.
BY THE REV. GEO. S. TYACK, B.A.
_Crown, Cloth extra, 7s. 6d. Numerous Illustrations._
CONTENTS:—Introduction—The Building of the Church—The Church
Steeple—The Churchyard—Graves and Funerals—The Nave—The Pulpit and
the Lectern—The Font—Folk-Lore and Customs of Marriage—The Chancel
and the Choir—Alms and Offerings—Conclusion—Index.
“A work that will be read with much interest.”—_Somerset Herald._
“A handsome and substantial volume.”—_Birmingham Daily Gazette._
“The volume could scarcely be too warmly
commended.”—_Staffordshire Advertiser._
“A valuable addition to the splendid series of books on church
curiosities published by Messrs. William Andrews & Co.”—_Church
Family Newspaper._
A Book About Bells.
BY THE REV. GEO. S. TYACK, B.A.
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