Collistrigium, iii. 56. Collonsey, Isle of, custom in, of fanning the COLLOP, or SHROVE MONDAY, i. 35. etymology of Collop, i. 36. Cologne, the three Kings of the East the pa- their names used as a Charm, iii. 170. Colt-pixy, ii. 294. Colts-foot, down flying from, portends rain, Columbine, the, ascribed to those who are emblematical of forsaken lovers and of cuckoldom, ii. 124. Common-Sewers, omen of weather, iii. 130. "Complaynt of Scotland," account of the Congresbury, co. Somerset, Midsummer cus- Conil's Well, St., in Scotland, ii. 260. Connan, St., Well of, at Inishail in Argyllshire, ii. 227. "Connubii Flores, or the Well-Wishers at Weddings," ii. 101. Constantinople, sixth Council of, forbids the Contracting Cup, ii. 55. Convulsions, to hold your left thumb with fellowship of, at Newcastle-upon- Child's, superstitions relating to, ii. 53. Coriander seed, effect of, as a charm, iii. 159. Cormorants, superstitions concerning, iii. 113. blessings on, implored upon St. Mark's a payment of, at Martin-Mass, occurs in Corning, custom of, in Warwickshire on St. Corn Lady, or Maiden, ii. 15. Corns, superstitions relating to, iii. 77, 129. Cornutus, etymology of, ii. 104. Cornwall, ceremony observed at Little Colan May customs retained in, i. 133, 139. - poles at the Tin-mines of, crowned in, iii. 55. superstition in, for curing the Chin- charms, variety of, in, iii. 200. Corporal Oath, iii. 215. Corpse, kept four days among the primitive Candle, iii. 121, 126, 127. laying out of a, ii. 144. following of a, to the grave, ii. 153. CORPUS CHRISTI DAY and PLAYS, i. 163- celebration of, at Aix in Provence, i. 27. Cowlstaffe, riding on a, ii. 121. Cow's tail, an omen of weather, iii. 131. Cox, Francis, retraction of, as a necromancer, Cozens, John, Bishop of Durham, v. Cosens. nelm's, in the parish of Hales-Owen, in Craiguck, well of, at Avoch, in the co. of Cramp, charm against, iii. 172. Cramp Fish, vulgar error concerning the, iii. Cramp Rings, hallowing of by the Kings of "Crants," the German word for garlands, ii. Crapaudina, or Toad-stone, iii. 27, 28. Creed, custom of turning to the Altar at the, Creeling, custom of, in Scotland, ii. 56, 111. 37. through perforated Stones, iii. 149. Cresswell, Madam, funeral Sermon of, ii. 171. Cricket, game of, ii. 243, 245. Cross, Burness, &c., co. Orkney, New Year's creeping to the, on Good Friday, i. 87. 194. Buns on Good Friday, i. 88. form, detestation of the, t. Cha. II. i. 90. or Gang-Week, i. 121. Crosses, praying for the dead at, ii. 156. Crossthwaite Church, co. Cumb., privileges of Crow, plucking a, iii. 214. killing a, within four miles of London, Crow Omens, iii. 113. Crowdie, Scotch dish so called, i. 51. Crows, superstitions concerning, iii. 110, 132. Abbey, custom of giving little the Arms of, three knives, ibid. Crumcakes at Shrove-tide used in Berking "Cruys Week," i. 121. 66 Crying the Mare," ii. 11. CUCKING-STOOL, iii. 52–55. etymology of Cucking, iii. 52, 53. CUCKING STOOL, description of the Cucking CUCKOLD, of the Word, ii. 122-127. his note so uniform that his name in superstitions on first hearing the, ibid.; -- unlucky to have no money in your called, by Green, the cuckold's Cuckow Ale, ii. 124. Spit, vulgar error concerning, ii. 124. Cudgeling, iii. 240. Cumberland, New Year customs in, i. 3, 9. sants begging corn in, ii. 91. 143. bride-wain of, ii. 90, 94. doles at Funerals in, ii. 176. St. John at, i. 182. Cunning Man, or fortune-teller, Butler's de- CURCUDDOCH, or CURCUDDIE, ii. 246. Cushion-dance at Weddings, ii. 101, 102. Cuts, drawing of, iii. 179. Cuttles, omens of Weather, iii. 128. Cwintun, hymeneal game in Wales so called, ii. 103. Cyniver, sport of in Wales, i. 213. Cypress, used among evergreens at Christmas, Dab, meaning of, iii. 215. Daffodil, divination with the, iii. 192. i. Dances, custom of Kissing at the beginning of, Dancing at Weddings, ii. 101. Joan Sanderson, or the Cushion D'Ancre, Marshal, the wife of, executed as a Dandelot, Mons., answer of to King Henry Danes in England, Hoke-day the festival to massacre of the, by Ethelred, A.D., customs among the, relating to new- the tyranny of the, gives rise to the Daoine Shi', a species of Fairies, ii. 295. Dark Lanterns, vulgar error relating to, iii. 195. David's Day, St., Perkins's Latin lines on, i. 59. | Derbyshire, continuance of the custom of diocese of, in 1662, concerning Morris Day, civil and political, divided into thirteen DAYS LUCKY or UNLUCKY, ii. 27. borrowed, in March, ii. 25. of the week, homely rhymes on the, ii. perilous, in the different months, ii. 27. Dead, watching with the, ii. 140-143. Dead-man's Hand, iii. 153. "Deas Soil," iii. 148. Death-howl in Africa, ii. 168. Mould or Mole, iii. 93. Omens peculiar to families, iii. 121. DEATH WATCH, iii. 119, 120. DEATHS, CUSTOMS AT, ii. 128-147. Debtors, custom of exacting Garnish money Rush-bearing in, ii. 10. garlands in churches in, ii. 184. Dessil, ii. 232, 283. Diamond, the, used as a Charm, iii. 150. Dick a Tuesday, iii. 218. Dier, Mrs., practises conjuration against Queen "Dies atri et albi," ii. 29. "Dies Ægyptiaci," i. 22, ii. 27. Digges, Sir Dudley, singular bequest of, i. 185. Dilston Hall, co. Northumberland, brook at, R DINING WITH Duke Humphrey, iii. 208, 209. Diocletian, story of the emperor, iii. 80. Disguising, Christmas custom of, i. 251, 252. i. 253. Distaff and Spindle formerly carried before a Distaff's Day, St., or the morrow after Twelfth DIVINATION, iii. 173-192. on May Day, preserved in Gay's Shepherd's Week, i. 131. with Nuts, i. 213. with Pease-cods, ibid. BY VIRGILIAN, HOMERIC, or BI- BLE LOTS, iii. 177. iii. 179. BY THE SPEAL or BLADE BONE, by Batchelor's Buttons, iii. 180. 189. BY THE FINGER-NAILS, iii. 186. BY A GREEN IVY-LEAF, iii. 191. Docks, seeds of, used as a Charm, iii. 165. i. 118. Dogs not allowed to pass between a couple DOLES and INVITING THE POOR TO FUNERALS, ii. 176, 177. Dolphin, an omen of weather, ii. 128. "Dominica Refectionis," i. 63. Donatian, St., i. 200. Dorinda, Lines to, on Valentine's Day, i. 33. Douce, Francis, his translation of an Anglo- Doves, superstitions concerning, iii. 113, 114. Dower, the woman's, anciently assigned at Downy Well, at Nigg, in Scotland, ii. 228. Draco volans, iii. 218. Dragon, custom of carrying about the figure flying Dragons, i. 182. atmospheric phenomena so called, i. Draing, co. Elgin, custom of the Penny Wed- DRAW GLOVES, sport so called, ii. 246. ancient rhymes on the subject of, iii. 70. Drink-lean, i. 158. Druidism, allusion to the supposed sacrifices Druids, customs of the, at New Year's tide, i. 6. Fires on the four great Festivals of Hydromancy practised by the, at rites of the, at the changes of the magic of the, iii. 80, 180. DRUNKARD'S CLOAK, iii. 55. Drunkenness increased amongst us by the Wars of the Low Countries, ii. 203. |