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14315	Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)	Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs			.txt	text/plain	27927	1012	69	Ever since that date, for five hundred years, a boar's head has graced the college table at Christmas.] INDEX. Agape, suggested origin of Church ales, 53 Ales, Church, 52, 53, 57 Alfred, laws relating to holidays, 5 All-hallow Eve, 105 Animals to be hunted, 16 April, 36 Archery, 25--31 Ascension Day, 50 Ascham's accomplishments of English Gentleman, 97 Back-sword play, 81 Baiting bears, bulls, &c., 89 Bale-fires, 50 Ball games, 20, 21, 61--71 Barley-brake, 39 Bath, wakes at, 81 Battledore, 23 Bean, King of, 7 Berks--Old sports, 81 Bessy, 9 Blaize St., 18 Boar's head at Christmas, 123 Bonfires, 6, 57, 106, 108 Book of Sports, 48, 50 Bounds, beating, 50 Bowl, 49 Boy bishop, 116 Bull-baiting, 89 Burning wheel, 59 Butts, 27 Caber-tossing, 38 Candlemas, 18 Carols, 111 _Catherine, St._, miracle play, 99 Charlemagne, 58 Chess, 112 Chester, 41, 48 Choirs, Old, 111 Christmas holidays, 5 customs, 118-126 at Court, 120 Church decoration, 37, 49, 121 Churchwardens' accounts, 34, 36, 42, 54, 72, 100 Church ale, 52, 53, 57 Church house, 53 Cloudslee, William of, 28 Club-ball, 65, 66 Cock-fighting, 23, 24 Cock-throwing, 23 Collop Monday, 19 _Colloquies_ of Erasmus, 113 _Conversion of St. Paul_, mystery play, 98 Country parson, 51 Coventry, 42, 103 _Crafte of Hunting_, 16 Cricket, 38, 61-65 Cross-bow, 27 Cudgel-play, 38 Curling, 39 Customs, local, 4, 5, 6, 12, 20, 24, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 50, 54, 60, 62, 78, 81, 106, 108, 109, 117 Dances, country, on village green, 11 Dancing with swords, 10 December, 115 Dedication festivals, 3 _ He says, The country parson is a lover of old customs, if they be good and harmless.	cache/14315.txt	txt/14315.txt
