Popular Romances of the West of England, Second Series / or, The Drolls, Traditions, and Superstitions of Old Cornwall
by Robert Hunt
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- POPULAR ROMANCES AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND.
- THE SAINTS.
- LEGENDS OF THE SAINTS.
- THE CROWZA STONES.
- THE LONGSTONE. THE GIANT’S HAT AND STAFF.
- ST SENNEN AND ST JUST.
- LEGENDS OF ST LEVEN. I.—THE SAINT AND JOHANA.
- II.—THE SAINT’S PATH.
- III.—THE ST LEVEN STONE.
- IV.—THE TWO BREAMS.
- SAINT KEYNE.
- ST DENNIS’S BLOOD.
- ST KEA’S BOAT.
- ST GERMAN’S WELL.
- HOW ST PIRAN REACHED CORNWALL.
- ST PERRAN, THE MINERS’ SAINT.
- THE DISCOVERY OF TIN.
- ST NEOT, THE PIGMY.
- ST NEOT AND THE FOX.
- ST NEOT AND THE DOE.
- ST NEOT AND THE THIEVES.
- ST NEOT AND THE FISHES.
- PROBUS AND GRACE.
- ST NECTAN’S KIEVE AND THE LONELY SISTERS.
- THEODORE, KING OF CORNWALL.
- HOLY WELLS.
- SUPERSTITIONS OF THE WELLS.
- WELL-WORSHIP.
- THE WELL OF ST CONSTANTINE.
- THE WELL OF ST LUDGVAN.
- GULVAL WELL.
- THE WELL OF ST KEYNE.
- MADDERN OR MADRON WELL.
- THE WELL AT ALTAR-NUN. CURE OF INSANITY.
- ST GUNDRED’S WELL AT ROACH ROCK.
- ST CUTHBERT’S OR CUBERT’S WELL.
- RICKETY CHILDREN.
- CHAPELL UNY.
- PERRAN WELL.
- REDRUTH WELL.
- HOLY WELL AT LITTLE CONAN.
- THE PRESERVATION OF HOLY WELLS.
- KING ARTHUR.
- ROMANCES OF ARTHUR.
- ARTHUR LEGENDS.
- THE BATTLE OF VELLAN-DRUCHAR.[29]
- ARTHUR AT THE LAND’S-END.
- TRADITIONS OF THE DANES IN CORNWALL.
- KING ARTHUR IN THE FORM OF A CHOUGH.
- THE CORNISH CHOUGH.
- SLAUGHTER BRIDGE.
- CAMELFORD AND KING ARTHUR.
- DAMELIOCK CASTLE.
- CARLIAN IN KEA.
- SORCERY AND WITCHCRAFT.
- ROMANCES OF WITCHES, ETC.
- THE “CUNNING MAN.”
- NOTES ON WITCHCRAFT.
- ILL-WISHING.
- THE “PELLER.”
- BEWITCHED CATTLE.
- HOW TO BECOME A WITCH.
- CORNISH SORCERERS.
- HOW PENGERSWICK BECAME A SORCERER.
- THE LORD OF PENGERSWICK AN ENCHANTER.
- THE WITCH OF FRADDAM AND THE ENCHANTER OF PENGERSWICK.
- TREWA, OR TREWE; THE HOME OF WITCHES.
- KENIDZHEK WITCH.
- THE WITCHES OF THE LOGAN STONE.
- MADGY FIGGY’S CHAIR.
- OLD MADGE FIGGEY AND THE PIG.
- MADAM NOY AND OLD JOAN.
- THE WITCH OF TREVA.
- HOW MR LENINE GAVE UP COURTING.
- THE WITCH AND THE TOAD.
- THE SAILOR WIZARD.
- THE MINERS.
- ROMANCES OF THE MINERS.
- TRADITIONS OF TINNERS.
- THE TINNER OF CHYANNOR.
- “WHO ARE THE KNOCKERS?”
- MINERS’ SUPERSTITIONS.
- CHRISTMAS-EVE IN THE MINES.
- WARNINGS AND “TOKENS.”
- THE GHOST ON HORSEBACK.
- THE BLACK DOGS.
- PITMEN’S OMENS AND GOBLINS.
- THE DEAD HAND.
- DORCAS, THE SPIRIT OF POLBREEN MINE.
- HINGSTON DOWNS.
- FISHERMEN AND SAILORS.
- ROMANCES OF FISHERMEN AND SAILORS.
- THE PILOT’S GHOST STORY.
- THE PHANTOM SHIP.
- JACK HARRY’S LIGHTS.
- THE PIRATE-WRECKER AND THE DEATH SHIP.
- THE SPECTRE SHIP OF PORTHCURNO.
- THE LADY WITH THE LANTERN.
- THE DROWNED “HAILING THEIR NAMES.”
- THE VOICE FROM THE SEA.
- THE SMUGGLER’S TOKEN.
- THE HOOPER, OR THE HOOTER, OF SENNEN COVE.
- HOW TO EAT PILCHARDS.
- PILCHARDS CRYING FOR MORE.
- THE PRESSING-STONES.
- WHIPPING THE HAKE.
- DEATH SUPERSTITIONS.
- DEATH TOKENS AND SUPERSTITIONS.
- THE DEATH-TOKEN OF THE VINGOES.
- THE DEATH FETCH OF WILLIAM RUFUS.
- SIR JOHN ARUNDELL.
- PHANTOMS OF THE DYING.
- THE WHITE HARE.
- THE HAND OF A SUICIDE.
- THE NORTH SIDE OF A CHURCH.
- POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS.
- OLD USAGES.
- CUSTOMS OF ANCIENT DAYS.
- SANDING THE STEP ON NEW YEAR’S-DAY.
- MAY-DAY.
- SHROVE TUESDAY AT ST IVES.
- “THE FURRY”—HELSTONE.
- MIDSUMMER SUPERSTITIOUS CUSTOMS.
- CRYING THE NECK.
- DRINKING TO THE APPLE-TREES ON TWELFTH NIGHT EVE.
- ALLHALLOWS-EVE AT ST IVES.
- THE TWELFTH CAKE.
- OXEN PRAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
- “ST GEORGE”—THE CHRISTMAS PLAYS.
- GEESE-DANCING—PLOUGH MONDAY.
- CHRISTMAS AT ST IVES.
- LADY LOVELL’S COURTSHIP.
- THE GAME OF HURLING.
- SHAM MAYORS.
- I.—THE MAYOR OF MYLOR.
- II.—THE MAYOR OF ST GERMANS.
- III.—THE MAYOR OF HALGAVER MOOR.
- THE FACTION FIGHT AT CURY GREAT TREE.
- TOWEDNACK CUCKOO FEAST.
- THE DUKE OF RESTORMEL.
- POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS.
- CHARMING, PROPHETIC POWER, ETC.
- CHARMING, AND PROPHETIC POWER.
- FORTUNE-TELLING, CHARMS, ETC.
- THE ZENNOR CHARMERS.
- J—— H——, The Conjurer of St Colomb.
- CURES FOR WARTS.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- A CURE FOR PARALYSIS.
- A CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.
- SUNDRY CHARMS.
- CURE FOR COLIC IN TOWEDNACK.
- FOR A SCALD OR BURN.
- CHARMS FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES.
- CHARMS FOR THE PRICK OF A THORN.
- I.
- II.
- CHARMS FOR STANCHING OF BLOOD.
- CHARM FOR A TETTER.
- CHARM FOR THE STING OF A NETTLE.
- CHARM FOR TOOTHACHE.
- CHARM FOR SERPENTS.
- THE CURE OF BOILS.
- RICKETS, OR A CRICK IN THE BACK.
- THE CLUB-MOSS, (LYCOPODIUM INUNDATUM.)
- MOON SUPERSTITIONS.
- CURES FOR WHOOPING-COUGH.
- I.
- II.
- CURE OF TOOTHACHE.
- THE CONVALESCENT’S WALK.
- ADDERS, AND THE MILPREVE.
- SNAKES AVOID THE ASH-TREE.
- TO CHARM A SNAKE.
- THE ASH-TREE.[64]
- RHYME ON THE EVEN ASH.
- A TEST OF INNOCENCY.
- THE BONFIRE TEST.
- LIGHTS SEEN BY THE CONVERTED.
- THE MIGRATORY BIRDS
- SHOOTING STARS.
- THE SUN NEVER SHINES ON THE PERJURED.
- CHARACTERISTICS.
- THE MUTTON FEAST.
- THE FLOATING GRINDSTONE.
- CELTS—FLINT ARROW-HEADS, ETC.
- HORNS ON THE CHURCH TOWER.
- TEA-STALKS AND SMUT.
- AN OLD CORNISH RHYME.
- TO CHOOSE A WIFE.
- THE ROBIN AND THE WREN.
- TO SECURE GOOD LUCK FOR A CHILD.
- INNOCENCY.
- RAIN AT BRIDAL OR BURIAL.
- CROWING HENS, ETC.
- THE NEW MOON.
- LOOKING-GLASSES.
- THE MAGPIE.
- THE MONTH OF MAY UNLUCKY.
- ON THE BIRTHS OF CHILDREN.
- ON WASHING LINEN.
- ITCHING EARS.
- THE SPARK ON THE CANDLE.
- THE BLUE VEIN.
- THE CROAKING OF THE RAVEN.
- WHISTLING.
- MEETING ON THE STAIRS.
- TREADING ON GRAVES.
- A LOOSE GARTER.
- TO CURE THE HICCOUGH.
- THE SLEEPING FOOT.
- THE HORSE-SHOE.
- THE BLACK CAT’S TAIL.
- UNLUCKY THINGS.
- THE LIMP CORPSE.
- “BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.”
- WEATHER SIGNS.
- WEATHER AT LISKEARD.
- THE FIRST BUTTERFLY.
- PECULIAR WORDS AND PHRASES.
- MISCELLANEOUS STORIES.
- VARIOUS ROMANCES & SUPERSTITIONS.
- THE BELLS OF FORRABURY CHURCH.
- THE TOWER OF MINSTER CHURCH.
- TEMPLE MOORS.
- THE LEGEND OF TAMARA.
- THE CHURCH AND THE BARN.
- THE PENRYN TRAGEDY.
- GOLDSITHNEY FAIR AND THE GLOVE.
- THE HARLYN PIE.
- PACKS OF WOOL THE FOUNDATION OF THE BRIDGE OF WADEBRIDGE.
- THE LAST WOLF IN ENGLAND.
- CHURCHES BUILT IN PERFORMANCE OF VOWS.
- BOLAIT, THE FIELD OF BLOOD.
- WOEFUL MOOR, AND BODRIGAN’S LEAP.
- PENGERSWICK CASTLE.
- THE CLERKS OF CORNWALL.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- A FAIRY CAUGHT.
- THE LIZARD PEOPLE.
- PRUSSIA COVE AND SMUGGLERS’ HOLES.
- CORNISH TEENY-TINY.
- THE SPANIARD AT PENRYN.
- BOYER, MAYOR OF BODMIN.
- THOMASINE BONAVENTURE.
- THE LAST OF THE KILLIGREWS.
- SAINT GERENNIUS.
- CORNISH DIALOGUE.
- FOOTNOTES
- APPENDIX.
- APPENDIX.
- (A.) ST PIRAN—PERRAN ZABULOE.
- (B.) THE DISCOVERER OF TIN.
- (C.) ST NEOT.
- (D.) THE SISTERS OF GLEN-NEOT.
- (E.) MILLINGTON OF PENGERSWICK.
- (F.) SARACEN.
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