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THE CHURCH TREASURY OF HISTORY, CUSTOM, FOLK-LORE, ETC.
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INDEX
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Alborough, Holderness, early carving at, 194
All Saints’ Church, York, knocker at, 182
Andrews, William: Fortified Church Towers, 105-111; Westminster Wax-Works, 275-295
Animals of the Church, in Wood, Stone, and Bronze, 168-200
Art in the Primitive church, 206-207
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Hermit of, 94-95
Barker, Rev. J. Hudson: Hermits and Hermit cells, 68-96
Barton-on-Humber, St. Peter’s Church at, 10
Books on Knight-Templars, 124, 125
Bolton, Cumberland, Font at, 231
Bosava, ghost-laying at, 254-257
Botathen, ghost-laying at, 241-249
Bradford during the Civil War, 111
Buckinghamshire, Duchess of, 288
Caley, Rev. W. B. Russell: Church Walks, 269-274
Canon authorising exorcism, 241
Castle Hedington; skin on church doors, 159
Cat and fiddle, 183-184, 187, 188
Chatham, Earl of, effigy of, 292
Charles II., effigy of, 284-287
Chester-le-Street, hermitage at, 85
Christmas, Flowers at, 230-231, 238
Churchyards, fairs and markets not to be held in, 98-99
Conquest of Cornwall, memorial church, 27
Cornwall, Curious Churches of, 21-28; Wells of, 36-43, Ghost-laying in; 241-261, 263-268
298Copford, skin on church door, 159, 163
Cross Canonby, Roman font at, 239
Crowle, mural painting discovered at, 214
Crypt, at Canterbury Cathedral, quaint picture in, 213-214
Curious Churches in Cornwall, 21-28
Dancing prohibited in churches, 99
Darkness devouring light, 174, 175
Dedication day, flowers at, 231-232
Dissolution of monasteries, 228
Dodge, Rev. Richard, ghost-layer, 252-254
Dragons, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
Dragonkillers, 176, 177, 178.
Drum-like sounds from a well, 47
Durham Cathedral, frescoes at, 214; knocker at, 182, 184
Easter, flowers at, 231, 236, 240
Ebbing and flowing well, 48-49
English Mediæval Pilgrimages, 129-144
Fairs and markets forbidden to be held in churchyards, 98-99
Fire-places in church towers, 107, 108
Flavel, Rev. Thomas, ghost layer, 249-252
Flowers and the Rites of the Church, 227-240
Fordham, Bishop of Durham, 153
Fortified church-towers, 105-111
Friend, Rev. H.: Flowers and the Rites of the Church, 227-240
Glastonbury, 6; well at, 61
Gloucester Cathedral, doom at, 220
Ghost-Layers and Ghost-Laying, 241-268
Hadstock, skin on church door, 159
Haltwhistle, gravestone at, 132
299Haslewood, Rev. Francis: Queries in Stone, 201-204
Hawker, Rev. R. S., on ghost-laying, 242
Heathen lands, ceremonial use of flowers in, 227
Hermits and Hermit-Cells, 68-96
Herse, 278-281; last used, 280
Holy Land, Pilrimages to the, 129
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Church of, 120
Holy Thursday, dressing wells on, 54
Holy Trinity Church, Hull, 178
Hooper, on pictures in churches, 212-213
Human Skin on Church Doors, 158-167
Insanity, wells for curing, 35
Jago, Rev. M., ghost-layer, 260-261
Jerusalem, pilgrimages to, 145
Jones, Inigo, design of herse by, 278
Knaresborough, hermitage at, 93, 94, 95
Knights Templars: their churches and their privileges, 112-128
Lach-Szyma, Rev. W. S.: Curious Churches in Cornwall, 21-28
Lioness bringing forth her young dead, 181
Legend of the first Christian church, 6
Lords of musrule not to enter the church, 100
Lotus and religious rites, 227
Lutterworth, fresco at, 209; doom at, 215
Mayence, lion knocker at, 182-183, 185
Middle Ages, funerals in the, 277
Mosaic in St. Paul’s Cathedral, 222
Nelson, Lord, effigy of, 293-294
Newcastle-on-Tyne, steeple, 109; defence of the town, 110; Scotch prisoners placed about the steeple, 110;
Norfolk, stave churches in, 10
300Normanby, Marquis of, effigy of, 288
Norway, wooden churches in, 3-5
Old Hermit of Newton Burgoland, 94-95
Paul Church burnt by Spaniards, 27
Pilgrim in hair shirt and cloak, 132
Pope Alexander III. confirms privileges of Knights’ Templars, 125
Privileges of Templars, 125-128
Rees, J. Rogers: the Knights’ Templars: their churches and their privileges, 112-128
Rees, Rev. R. Wilkins: Ghost-Layers and Ghost-Laying, 241-268
Richmond, Duchess of, effigy of, 291-292
Rochester, skin on Cathedral door, 160
Rome, pilgrimages to, 129; shrines in, 146
Rudall, Rev. W., on ghost-laying, 241
Russia, wooden churches in, 3, 4
Sheffield, duke of Buckinghamshire, effigy of, 288-291
Smarden Church, grotesque figure at, 201-204
St. Cuthbert, 56, 59, 86-87, 88, 130
St. Edmund, Pilgrims’ signs of, 151
St. George and the Dragon, 178
St. Gregory’s Church, Norwich, knocker at, 182, 183
St. Hubert, 87, 188
St. James of Compostella, 141, 146
301St. John the Baptist Day, 234, 238
St. Oswald’s well, legend of, 58
St. Robert of Knaresborough, 93
St. Swithin, ghost at, 263-266
St. Swithin at Winchester, 130
St. Thomas à Becket, 130, 146, 147; Pilgrims’ signs of, 149-151
St. Tecla’s well, legend of, 47-48
St. Winifred’s well, legend of, 43-47
Stratford-on-Avon, doom at, 214-215
Stalls forbidden to be set within the church, 98
Stations of the Cross, 223-224
Talland Church, devil-lore relating to, 252
Templars’ chruches and houses, 120-125
Thompson, W. H.: English Mediæval Pilgrimages, 129-144
Tissington, well-dressing at, 54
Tyack, Rev. G. S. : Stave-Kirks, 1-20; Pilgrims᾿ Signs, 145-157; Human Skin on Church Doors, 158-167; Pictures in Churches, 205-221
Wakes, Church, 97-104; origin of name, 97
Walpole and Wax-Works, 282-283
Walters, Cuming: Holy Wells, 29-67
Walsingham, Our Lady of, 130, 136, 152
Warkworth Hermitage, 72, 88-93
Wealth of the Templars, 115-119
Wells dedicated to Christian saints, 31-32; Well-worship, 34, 64-67; Dressing, 54-57; Visited at sunrise in May, 55
Westminster Abbey, skin on door, 160, 161, 163-165; Monks thrown into the Tower, 165-166; Wax-works, 275-295
Whitsuntide Ales, 202; Flowers at, 232
Wildridge, T. Tindall: Animals of the Church in Wood, Stone, and Bronze, 168-200
William and Mary, effigy of, 287-288
Withes, churches constructed of, 2-3
Wood, use of in architecture, 1
Woods, Rev. Mr., ghost layer, 258-260
Womersley Church, curious picture at, 223
Wool-packs used for protecting a church, 111
Worcester, skin on Cathedral door, 160, 161-162, 164;
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