Lancashire Folk-lore Part 2

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SUPERSt.i.tIONS, GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Popular Superst.i.tions 153

Bones of St. Lawrence, at Chorley 157

The Dead Man's Hand 158

Nineteenth Century Superst.i.tion 164

Pendle Forest Superst.i.tion 164

East Lancas.h.i.+re Superst.i.tion 165

Superst.i.tious Fears and Cruelties 167

Superst.i.tious Beliefs in Manchester in the Sixteenth Century 168

Wells and Springs 169

WITCHES AND WITCHCRAFT.

Witchcraft in the Fifteenth Century 174

The Famous History of the Lancas.h.i.+re Witches 176

Dr. Dee charged with Witchcraft 178

The Lancas.h.i.+re Witches 179

Superst.i.tious Fear of Witchcraft 182

A Household Bewitched 184

The Lancas.h.i.+re Witches of 1612 185

The Samlesbury Witches 194

Witchcraft at Middleton 195

Witchcraft in 1633-34 195

The Lancas.h.i.+re Witches of 1633-4 200

Lancas.h.i.+re Witch-finders 200

The Forest of Pendle--The Haunt of the Lancas.h.i.+re Witches 202

Pendle Hill and its Witches 204

Witchcraft about 1654 206

A Liverpool Witch in 1667 206

The Witch of Singleton 207

Witchcraft at Chowbent in the Eighteenth Century 207

Killing a Witch 208

A Recent Witch, near Burnley 209

"Lating" or "Leeting" Witches 210

PART II.

LOCAL CUSTOMS AND USAGES AT VARIOUS SEASONS.

Church and Season Festivals 212

New Year's-day 214

Fire on New Year's Eve 214

New Year's Luck 214

New Year's First Caller 215

New Year's-day and Old Christmas-day 216

Auld Wife Hakes 216

New Year's Gifts and Wishes 216

Shrovetide 217

Shrove-Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday 218

c.o.c.k-throwing and c.o.c.k-fighting 218

c.o.c.k-fighting about Blackburn 220

c.o.c.k-penny at c.l.i.theroe 220

c.o.c.k-fighting at Burnley 220

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