Devonshire

Superstitions Ague, cure for - 19 A pig  ‘overlooked’ - 10 Ascension morn - 7 Butterfly, the first - 7 Charms - 14, 15, 16 - for an effusion of blood - 16 - scald or burn - 15 - sprain - 16 - toothache - 16 - against witchcraft - 14 Child born in May - 5, 6 - weaned on Good Friday - 5 Christmas decorations - 8 - Eve - 7 Confirmation - 8 Days of the week - 6 Death, signs of - 6, 9 Fits, remedy for - 17, 18, 19 Folk lore rhymes relating to places - 21	Good Friday, planting on - 1, 7 - washing on - 6 Herrick in Devonshire - 8 Infants, unbaptised - 6 March, first three days of - 7 May Kittens - 6 Moon, the New - 7 Popular adages - 5 Robin foreboding death - 6 Seventh o Ninth son or daughter - 20 Shooting Star - 7 Southcott, Joanna - 20 Sowing Seed - 7 Toothache, preventive against - 19 Thrush, Recipe for the - 17 -  Preventive for the - 17 Wen, Cure for - 19 Witches and Wizards - 9 Witchcraft, Recipe against - 9
Customs Ashen Fagot - 42  Barnstaple Fair - 34  Christmas - 42 Combmartin, Hunting the Earl of Rone - 33 Collumpton, incident at - 41 Cows, preserving from disease, - 30  Crying the Neck - 27  Dodbrooke, tithe on 'white ale' - 38  Exeter, Midsummer - 39  Funeral Customs - 40, 41 Haccombe - 34  Hatherleigh - 32  Lidford - 39  May Babies - 30  May Day - 30,31  Midsummer Bonfire - 30  Midsummer Day, Rose custom on - 24	Midsummer Eve - 23, 24  Moon, the first new after Mid­summer - 24 - the first in the year - 25 Ottery, St. Mary - 33  Paignton fair - 39  Panson, Lord of - 32  Plymouth, Annual Survey of the Water-Course - 35 to 38 Revels - 40 Rose custom - 24  Shrove Tuesday - 25  Southernhay - 39  St. Valentine's Day - 22  St. Valentine's Eve - 22  Tavistock, Funeral Custom - 40  Tiverton, May Day - 31  Tiverton, August 26 - 31  Wassailing the Apple Trees - 26  Wrestling - 29  Yarrow from a Man's Grave - 21
Legends Abbot's Weir, the - 61 Annery - 120 Appledore, Vicinity of - 120  Apple Trees and St. Dunstan - 127  Barnstaple Bridge - 116  Belstone Tor - 57  Berry Pomeroy Castle - 84  Bideford Bridge - 117 'Bingie' - 68  Bovey Tracey - 125  Bradnincb, Mayors of - 107  Branock, St. - 122  Brauntou - 122  Bremal Down, Battle on - 89  Brent Tor - 54  Bridgeworthy, the Warren - 123  Buckland Abbey, Orchard - 128  Bull Bole, Salcombe Bar - 104  Cadbury Castle - 87  Capern, Poet - 73  Cam Top .... 123  Chagford 'The Three Crowns' - 115  Challacombe - 128  Champernowne family - 76  Chettiscombe, haunted house - 112  Chichester family - 126  Childe family - 65  Childe's, John, Tomb - 56  Chudleigh Rock - 83  Church Rock, Dartmoor - 53  Coke, John - 82  Collacombe Barton - 63  Combmartin, Hanging Stone -124  Coplestone family - 115  Courtenay, Henry, Marquis of Exeter - 111  Courtenay, Hugh, Earl of Devon - 98 Cranmere Pool - 57, 58 Creveldt, Sir Hugh de - 62 Crocker family - 116 Crookham Cavern - 126 Cruwy's family - 116 Daddy's Hole, near Torquay - 99 Danes Glen, the - 128 Dartmoor - 44, 49, 60, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 66 Dart, River - 49  Dean (Parish of) - 60  Derwood - 106  Dewerstone Rock - 60  Dolbury - 87  Drake's Oak - 71  Drake, Sir Francis - 70, 73  Elford family - 66  Elfrida, Queen - 69  Ethelwold, slain at Wilverley - 69  Exe, River - 97  Exeter, Mayor of - 98  Exmoor - 115, 116  Fairies Banquet, The - 46 Fergus - 116 Fitz family - 64 Fitzford - 64 Fitz's Well - 66 Fortibus, Isabella de - 68, 79  Fox Tor - 66  Giant's Burial Place - 107  Glanville family - 67, 70  Godolphin, Sidney - 116  Grenville, Sir Richard - 66, 116  Grimshaw, Betsy's Tower - 61  Guile Bridge - 66  Haccombe, a wager - 109  Hankford's Oak - 120  Hankford, Sir William - 120  Harewood House - 69  Hartland Abbey - 121 Honiton, Ring-in-the-Mire - 81  Hound's Pool, The - 103  Howard, Lady - 65, 66  Hubblestone. . . .121  Hunter's Lodge, The - 83  Ilfracombe, Carn Top - 123  Jeffreys, Judge - 66 Jemmo - 119 Julius Caesar at Lidford - 55  Kilworthy Mansion - 69  King Castle - 114  Kingsfield - 89  Kistvaens on Dartmoor - 60  Lady's Wood, Combmartin - 124  Lamerton Church - 62  Lay Well - 95  Lidford Castle - 55 - , Julius Cesar at - 55 Linton - 128 Lipsius - 76 Loosely Farm - 113 Lundy Island - 121	Margaret, The Ladye - 86 Margaret's Tower - 86 Marisco, William - 121 Mary Church, St. - 94 Mayors of Bradninch - 107  Mayor of Exeter - 98 Mistor - 54 Modbury - 78 Modbury Court - 76 Mole's Chambers, Exmoor - 116 Morthoe Church - 125 Mort Bay - 125 Mort Stone - 124 Mount Edgcumbe - 74 Nine Stones, The - 57 North Tawton, Bath House - 114  Okehampton - 58 -  Park - 66 Ordulph - 60  Ordgar, Duke of Devon - 60  Orey, Thomas - 108  Ottery, St. Mary, The Church - 82  Oxenham family - 78, 109  Parson and Clerk Rocks, The - 90 Pilton Bridge - 116 Pixies - 45 Pixies House - 55  Plymouth Dockyard - 74 -  Hoe - 73 -  Supply of Water to - 70 Plympton,  St.  Mary, The Church - 74, 75  Plymstock -  55  Pomeroy, Henry - 84, 85  Poulston Bridge - 105  Powderham Church, figure in niche - 80 Queen. Elfrida - 59 Raleigh, Sir Walter - 53 Ralph's Hole - 104 Ring-in-the-Mire - 81 Rivers: - Exe - 97       „       Dart - 49       „       Tamar - 96       „       Torridge - 96 Rougemont Castle - 106 Rumon, St. - 60 Runnaway Lane, Modbury - 78  Seven Crosses - 79  Shapcott, John - 113  Sheepstor - 55  Shilston Farm - 59  Sidbury Castle - 89  Sidmouth - 88  Simonsbath - 114  Sithwell Chapel - 94  Slanning, Sir Nicholas - 64, 115  Smuggler's Lane - 94 Southdown Bridge - 67 Southmolton, Manor of - 128 Spinster's Rock, The -  59 Steven's Grave - 102 Stowford, Sir John - 116 Strode, Marie - 76 Strode, Sir William - 76 St. Branock - 122 St. Dunstan - 127 St. Mary's Church - 94 St. Rumon - 60 Sydenham, Sir John - 64, 65 Tamar, River - 96 Tavistock - 59 - Monks of - 56 - Abbey of - 60 -  Royal opinion of - 60 -  Vicarage Grounds - 61 - The Abbot's Weir - 61 Tavy, Banks of River - 61 Teignmouth - 89, 90, 94 Three families, Old Tradition of - 114 Tobacco, Introduction into England - 53 Topsham - 97 Torridge, River - 96 Totnes - 79 Tracey, Sir William de - 125 Tregony Castle - 85 Tremayne family - 62 - Monument to - 63 - Seat of - 64 Vale of Dean Burn -102 Vision, Remarkable - 60 Warren, The - 123 Walingham, Sir Roger - 52 Warlake - 89 Widdecombe in the Moor, Vicar of - 60 Widdecombe Church - 51  Wish Hounds, Haunt of - 49, 50  Wishing Tree, The, Berry Pomeroy - 86 Wistman's Wood - 58 Woollacombe Sands - 126 Yealmpton, Stone in Churchyard - 76
Cornwall
Superstitions Adder's bite, Charms for an, - 147, 148 Apparitions - 142  Attorney, Epigram on the Cornish - 142 Baby, superstitions respecting a - 143 Charmer of charms - 149 Chough, belief regarding the - 144 Complexion, to improve the - 146 Cromlech- Stone - 143 Devil and his Dandy Dogs - 156 Evil Eye, belief in the - 137 — —, to become a master of - 138 Fishermen's Superstitions - 140 Imps in the Mines - 139 King Arthur - 142 Lady's. Trees - 143 Logan. Stone - 143 Marks, distinguishing ill-wishers - 137 Miners' Superstitions - 139 Money - 144 Omens, lucky and unlucky, - 139,140, 141, 143	Pisky Pranks - 149 to 156  Raven, Anecdote of the - 144  Remedies for different diseases, - 145, 146, 147 - child with weak back - 147 -  cutaneous disease - 145, 146 -  Goitre - 146 -  Hooping Cough - 147 -  Rheumatism - 147 -  Toothache - 147 Rocks, peculiar marks on - 142 Spectre ship - 140 Stranger's arrival, indications of a - 141, 142  Supernatural power, receipt for attaining - 138  Tinners' superstitions - 140  Wells, superstitions respecting - 145 - Chapel Euny, Gulval, Madron,  St. Cuthbert, St. Keyne, and St. Ludgvan - 145 Whistling, Omens connected with - 139 Witchcraft, belief in - 136, 137
Customs Bodmin - 186  Bossiney - 186  Christmas - 192 - Eve - 194 - Log - 194 Cornelly - 182 Crying the Neck - 190 Dipping Day - 166 Easter Sunday - 183 Festival Fires - 169 Fox Hunt, Helston - 164 Furry Dance - 162 Furry day - 158 to 164 Golnan - 169 Good Friday - 189 Gooldeyes - 170 Guised dancers - 194 Halgaver Moor - 186 Harvest dinners  - 191 Helston - 158 to 164 Holy Thursday - 182 Hurling - 195 Jack o'Lent - 188 Knillian games - 173 to 178 Lady Nant's Well - 182 Loe Pool - 164 Lostwithiel - 183 Madron - 170 - Well - 171, 172	May Day, Eve preceding - 165 -  first Sunday after - 167 - Morning - 166 May music - 166  Men-an-tol - 170  Merther, Latin deed - 181  Metrical play - 192  Mevagissey - 184  Midsummer Day - 190  Nickanan Night - 186  Palm Sunday -  182, 188 Paul - 170 Penzance - 167  Pilchard Fishery, customs with the - 178, 179, 184 Ruan Minor, Rectors' privilege - 169 Shrove Tuesday - 187  St. Ives - 173 to 178 - first Mayor chosen - 180 - Knillian Games, first time of celebration - 177 - Knill's Deed of Trust, - 174 to 177  - Silver Cup belonging to the Corporation - 180  St. John and St. Peter, Eves of - 167, 168  St. Paul's Day, Eve of - 185  St. Piran's Day - 188  St. Roche, Well of - 182  Threading the Needle - 168  White Thursday - 192  Whitsuntide - 189 Wrestling - 194
Legends Arundell family - 243, 244  Arundell, Humphrey - 228  Arundell'sOak - 244 Arundell, Sir John - 228  Attall-Sazarain - 236  Barber's Pool - 231 Barius - 250  Bassett, Sir Francis - 229  Beggars' Island - 268  BeUerus - 215, 216, 224 Bitha - 238 "Bob-buttons" - 213 Bodellen - 218 Bodrigan, Sir Henry - 264 Boleigh - 233 Boecastle Church - 198 Boscawen, Hugh - 210 Braganus - 266 Breage - 236 Breward - 204  Camelford, neighbourhood of - 203  Cape Cornwall - 214  Champernowne family - 204  Chapel Hock - 225  Chiwidden - 206  Coke family - 207 Colan - 270 Cormoran - 216 Cotele - 268 Crowza Downs - 236, 241 Davy, Sir Humphrey - 230 De Roswarne family - 211 Devil, the - 246 Devil and St. Michael, combat between the - 239 Devil and the Saints, battle of the - 237  Dodge, Rev. K. - 265  Dosmary Pool - 258  Dupath Well - 269  Durra Creek - 243  Falmouth - 242 Feock - 243 Forrabury Church - 198  Fogon, the - 231  Freeman, Thomas - 230 Germochus - 237  Germoe - 237  Giant's Bed, the - 216 - Bowl, the - 213 - Cave,   „ - 332 - Chair, „ - 213, 216 - Ladle, „ - 216 - Rocks, „ - 216, 232 - Quoit - 216 - Well - 213 Godolphin, Sir Francis - 207 Golant - 246 Goldsmith, Lieut. - 221  Gonzion Downs - 249 Gotlieb - 270 Grosse, Ezekiel - 211  Gunwalloe - 240  Halwyn - 204  Hammond, Colonel - 229  Hayle - 212, 237  Helenus - 214  Helston - 239, 261  Hingey -241  Hurlers, the - 248  Ince Castle - 268  Jack the Giant-killer, birth place of - 216  Jews' Bowels - 235 Joanna - 219 Karnbre - 237  Killigrew family . . .268  King Alfred - 249, 257 - Arthur - 200 to 203 - Athelstan - 232 - Ethelbert - 215 - Henry VIII - 248 Land's End, the, - 215 to 218 and 224 Lanhadron - 244 Lanherne - 228, 244 Lanhydrock - 259 Lanyon Quoit - 231 Leveale, Mr. - 232 Liskeard, neighbourhood of - 248 Logan Stone, the - 220 Longstone - 246 Looe Bar - 261 Looe - 262 Lostwithiel - 248   Ludgvan - 234  Lyonnesse Country - 210, 214  Marazion - 226, 235	Marketjew - 226, 230, 235 Mayon - 215 Merlin, Prophecy of - 215 Merry Maidens, the - 232 Militon family - 238 Militon, Job - 229 Munster Church - 200 Mount Edgcumbe family - 269 Mount's Bay - 224, 227 Mousehole - 218 Murth family - 266 Nancledry Bottoms - 213 Padstow - 204 Pendennis - 243 Pendu-men-an-mere - 218 Pengerswick Castle - 237 Penny-come-quick - 242 Penzance - 230 Perranutho - 233 Perranzabuloe - 205 Pipers, the - 232 Pomeroy, Henry De La - 226  Porth Hellick - 214   Probus - 247  Raleigh, Sir Walter - 231  Redruth - 211  Robartes, Lord - 259  Roche Bocks - 247, 261  Roseland - 242 Rosepletha - 218  Roswarne - 211  Salisbury, Earl of - 229 Scilly lsle - 214 Shovel, Admiral Sir Cloudesley, - 214 Simon Ward  - 204 Sithney - 233  Slovens Bridge - 203  St. Agnes or St. An - 210 - Antony - 241 - Aubyn, Sir John - 229 - Austell Downs - 244 - Austell  - 244 - Erme, Parish of - 207 - Ervan,     „  - 205 - Ewe - 244 - George's Island - 262 - Germans - 268 - Grace - 247 - Guevor - 257 - Gunett's Well - 248 - Gwithian - 212 - Hilary - 239 - Issey - 204 - Ives - 212 - Just - 236, 242 - Kea - 244 - Kenna - 226 - Keverne - 236, 241 - Keyne - 266 - Levan - 218, 220 - Ludgvan - 234 - Mary's Island - 214 - Mawes - 242 - Michael - 248 - Michael's Chair - 223, 225 - Michael's Mount, - 213, 222 to 230 - Neot - 248 to 257 - Petrock - 204 - Pillack - 212 -  Piran - 205 - Probus - 247 - Ruth - 211 - Sampson - 246 Talland - 265 Theodoric, Castle of - 212 Tintagel - 200 Tin, discovery of - 206 Tolvorn - 243 Treassow - 235 Trecobben - 213 Tregasa, Manor of - 207, 209 Tregeagle - 257 to 262 Tregoss Moors - 203  Tregothnan - 210  Trembleigh or Trembleith - 205  Tremen-Neverne -. 237  Trerice, Manor of - 209, 228  Treryn Castle - 220  Trevalyan family - 210, 214  Trevetby - 203  Trevorden - 259 Trewa - 213 White Castle - 214  Whitehouse Downs - 245  Woeful Moor - 264