hrymatory vials, 379.

Lady-bird, term of endearment, 253.

Lady-smocks, 225.

Lamb ale, 312.

Lamb-mass, 320.

Lambert's (St.) Day, 324.

Lamb's-wool, 205.

Lammas Day, 320.

Lamps, perpetual, 383.

Lapwing, an eccentric bird, 132;
symbol of insincerity, 133;
draws pursuers from its nest, 133.

Lark, changes eyes with toad, 134;
song of, 135;
mode of capturing, 134.

Laudatory verses, affixed to tomb, 377.

Laugh-and-lie-down, game at cards, 410.

Laurel, symbol of victory, 225.

Lavolta, French dance, 428.

Leap-frog, 409.

Leather-coat, name of apple, 206.

Leech, 281.

Leek, on St. David's Day, 226, 303.

Leet ale, 312, 548.

Lent, Jack-a-lent made at, 299;
fleshmeat not sold during, 300.

Leprosy, 280.

Lethargy, confounded with apoplexy, 280.

Letters, Emmanuel prefixed to, 540.

Light-o'-love, tune of dance, 429.

Lightning, persons struck by, accounted holy, 92.

Lily, 226.

Lion, supposed generosity of, 193;
will not injure a royal prince, 194;
kept without food, 194.

Liver, seat of love, 494;
absence of blood in, 478.

Livery, to sue one's, 541

Lizard, said to be venomous, 253;
used by witches, 254.

Loach breeds fleas, 499.

Loaf mass, 320.

Lob of spirit, 1, 5, 8.

Lob's pound, 8.

Loggat, game so called, 410.

Long purples, name of orchis, 226.

Loose, term in archery, 395.

Lord Mayor's Day, 327;
show, 315;
fool, 327.

Love charms 359.

Love-day, 541.

Love-in-idleness, 227.

Love-lock, 480.

Love philtres, 227, 264, 359.

Lovers, eccentricities of, 361, 406, 478, note, 534.

Lucky days, 512.

Mab, fairy queen, 4, 5, 24.

Magpie, regarded as mysterious bird, 135;
claims for averting ill-luck of seeing, 136;
nicknamed magot-pie, 135.

Magic, system of, 482;
verses, 508.

Mahu, prince of darkness, 61.

Mahomet's dove, 115.

Man in the moon, 68, 244.

Mandrake, resemblance of, to human figure, 228;
watched over by Satan, 230;
its groans, 228;
superstitions relating to, 229-231.

Manningtree ox, 317.

Marbles, 411.

Marigold, opens its flowers at sun's bidding, 230.

Marriage, 342-361;
ceremony mostly on Sunday, 358, 359.

Martin, unlucky to molest a, 136;
builds near human habitations, 136.

Martin's (St.) Day, 328;
summer, 131.

Martlemas, 328.

Mary-bud, name for marigold, 231.

Mankin, used for hare, 168, note.

May-day observances, 305.

Maying, going a,