The Kentish “holly boy,” and “ivy girl” are erroneously supposed (at p. 226,) to have been carried about on St. Valentine’s day. On turning to Brand, who also cites the circumstance, it appears they were carried the Tuesday before Shrove Tuesday, and most probably were the unrecognised remains of the drest mawkin of the “Popish Kingdome,” carried about with various devices to represent the “death of good living,” and which our catholic neighbours continue. The Morning Chronicle of March the 10th, 1791, represents the peasantry of France carrying it at that time into the villages, collecting money for the “funeral,” and, “after sundry absurd mummeries,” committing the body to the earth. * * * * * Naogeorgus records, that if the snow lay on the ground this day, snow-ball combats were exhibited with great vigour, till one party got the victory, and the other ran away: the confusion whereof troubled him sorely, on account of its disturbance to the “matrone olde,” and “sober man,” who desired to pass without a cold salutation from the “wanton fellowes.” The “rabble-rout,” however, in these processions and mockeries, had the honour of respectable spectators, who seem to have been somewhat affected by the popular epidemic. The same author says that, ----------------- the noble men, the rich and men of hie degree, Least they with common people should not seeme so mad to bee, came abroad in “wagons finely framed before” drawn by “a lustie horse and swift of pace,” having trappings on him from head to foot, about whose neck, -------------- and every place before, A hundred gingling belles do hang, to make his courage more, and their wives and children being seated in these “wagons,” they -------------behinde themselves do stande Well armde with whips, and holding faste the bridle in their hande. Thus laden and equipped With all their force throughout the streetes and market place they ron, As if some whirlwinde mad, or tempest great from skies should come and thus furiously they drove without stopping for people to get out of their way: Yea, sometimes legges or arms they breake, and horse and cart and all They overthrow, with such a _force_, they in their course do _fall_! The genteel “wagon”-drivers ceased not with the cessation of the vulgar sports on foot, But even till midnight holde they on, their pastimes for to make, Whereby they hinder men of sleepe, and cause their heades to ake But all this same they care not for, nor do esteeme a heare, So they may have their pleasure, &c. APPRENTICES’ HOLIDAY.