The authors who have been good enough to favour me with contributions are recognised authorities on the subjects they have written about, and I hope their efforts will not fail to find favour with the press and the public.

William Andrews.

The Hull Press,
Christmas Eve, 1894.


Contents.

PAGE
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.

Sports in Churches.