Contents.

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Sports in Churches, by the Rev. J. Charles Cox, LL.D., F.S.A[1]
Holy Day Customs, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.[21]
Church Bells: When and Why they were Rung, by Florence Peacock[33]
Inscriptions on Bells, by William Andrews, F.R.H.S.[49]
Laws of the Belfry, by William Andrews, F.R.H.S.[64]
Ringers’ Jugs, by Isaac J. Reeve[74]
Customs and Superstitions of Baptism, by the Rev. Canon Benham, B.D., F.S.A.[78]
Marriage Customs, by England Howlett, F.S.A.[99]
Burial Customs, by England Howlett, F.S.A.[126]
Concerning the Churchyard, by John Nicholson[147]
Altars in Churches, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.[161]
The Rood Loft and its Uses, by John T. Page[167]
Armour in Churches, by the Rev. J. Charles Cox, LL.D., F.S.A.[174]
Beating the Bounds, by John T. Page[182]
The Story of the Crosier, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.[191]
Bishops in Battle, by Edward Lamplough[198]
The Cloister and its Story, by S. W. Kershaw, F.S.A.[232]
Shorthand in Church, by William E. A. Axon, F.R.S.L.[246]
Reminiscences of our Village Church, by the Rev. Canon Benham, B.D., F.S.A.[261]

CURIOUS CHURCH CUSTOMS.