pt or endearment, 161;
leading of, in hell, 161.

Apostle-spoons, 336, 337.

Apple, 203, 204.

Apple-John, name of apple, 204.

Apple-squire, 204, note.

Apricock or apricot, 208.

Archery, 394.

Ariel, fairy so called, 83, 162.

Aroint thee, meaning of, 41.

Aspen, supplied wood of Cross, 208;
trembling of, 209.

Ass, 161.

Astrology, 80-82.

Audry's (St.) Day, 324;
lace, 325.

Baby-in-the-eye, 483.

Bachelor's buttons, 209.

Backgammon, 396.

Badge of Poverty, 521.

Baffle, old punishment, 434.

Bagatelle, 422.

Bakie bird, name of bat, 163.

Balm, curative properties of, 210;
as oil of consecration, 211.

Bandy, term at tennis, 420.

Barbason, evil spirit, 60.

Barbers' forfeits, 533.

Barefoot, dancing, 354.

Barla-breikis, 396.

Barley-break, 396.

Barley broth, 211.

Barnacle goose, 97.

Bartholomew's (St.) Day, 321.

Bartholomew Fair, 321;
pigs 321.

Base, old game, 397.

Basilisk, 174.

Basins, burning, held before the eyes, 433.

Bat, superstitions relating to, 162.

Bat-fowling, 398.

Bate, term in falconry, 125, note.

Bay-tree, ominous, 211.

Bear, folk-lore of, 163;
caught by mirrors, 164;
baiting, 164.

Beard, characteristic of a witch, 29;
customs associated with, 486;
mutilation of, considered an outrage, 486;
stroking of, preparatory to a favor, 486;
swearing by, 487;
shape of, 487.

Beauty, characteristic of fairies, 10.

Bedfellow, custom of having, 521.

Beef, supposed to impair intellect, 496.

Beetle, old name for, 100.

Belemnite, 92.

Bell, tolling of, at funerals, 381;
curfew, 85, 521.

Belly-blind, old game, 409.

Bergomask, dance, 424.

Betrothing customs, 342-350.

Bid the base, 398.

Bilboes, punishment, 435.

Billiards, 399.

Bird-batting, 398, note.

Birding, term of hawking, 128.

Birth and baptism, 332-341.

Biting of thumb, as an insult, 492.

Bitter-sweeting, apple so called, 205.

Blackbird, 100.

Black Monday, 302, 303.

Bleeding, custom of, in spring, 266;
cures for, 264, 265.

Blessed thistle, 222.

Blindness, 266.

Blind-worm, 255.

Blister, superstition relating to, 266.

Blood, thickened by emotional influences, 477;
phrases connected with, 476, 477.

Blood-drinking sighs, 289.

Blood-sucker, name for leech, 281.

Blue-bottle, insect so called, 250.

Boar-hunting, 166.

Body, trembling of, 475.

Boiling to death, old punishment, 43