FOOTNOTES:

[ [A] "Trans. Tyneside Nat. Field Club," 1864, vol. vi. p. 123.

[ [B] A lugged bear is a bear with its ears cut off, so that when used for baiting there is less hold for the dogs.

[ [C] Hone's "Every-day Book," vol. i.

[ [D] Mr. T. F. Thiselton Dyer's "English Folk-lore."

[ [E] Mr. T. F. Thiselton Dyer's "English Folk-lore."

[ [F] Harland and Wilkinson, "Lancashire Folk-lore," p. 141.

[ [G] Edwards's "Old English Customs," p. 54.

[ [H] Daniel's "Rural Sports," 1813.

[ [I] Hone's "Every-day Book," vol. i.

[ [J] Daniel's "Rural Sports," 1813.

[ [K] Daniel's "Rural Sports," 1813.

[ [L] The Boy's Own Book.

[ [M] The Boy's Own Book.