Old Church Lore

Mr. William Andrews has produced several books of singular value in their historical and archæological character. He has a genius for digging among dusty parchments and old book...

The particulars of the persons who took sanctuary from about the year 1478 to 1539, published by the Surtees Society, is drawn from a thin folio volume, preserved among the Harl...

It will be gathered from the foregoing that prelates were granted privileges which enabled them to exercise much power amongst the people. Some of the rights enjoyed at Hull by...

In the Cathedrals of York and Carlisle are preserved interesting charter horns. The horn, in bygone times, often played an important part when land was granted. In some instance...

On the 14th of October, in the year 1066, was fought the battle of Hastings. The contending armies were one led by Harold, the last of the Saxon kings, and the other by William,...

That all the people meet so timely for public worship that the whole congregation may be present at the beginning, and with one heart solemnly join together in all parts of the...

Shortly after Mary had occupied the throne, a serious riot occurred at the cross. On Sunday, August 13th, 1553, Bourne, the Queen's chaplain, preached to a large gathering of re...

In many towns, great wisdom was displayed by erecting huts on breezy moors and other places away from the busy haunts of men, for the reception of the plague-stricken persons, a...

Many of the English monarchs have delighted in the pleasures of the chase. Their hunting expeditions have often led them into out-of-the-way places where they were unknown, and...

"Forasmuch as ye be an Englishman, whose custom it is in your country to kiss all ladies and gentlemen without offence, it is not so in this realm, yet will I be so bold as to k...

In Ireland, there was a curious custom of burying the dead without coffins. "Until about the year 1818," says a correspondent of _Notes and Queries_, Second Series, vol. i., p....

The days of the year are represented by notches running along the angles of the square stick, and in each angle three months are indicated. It will be seen from the picture whic...

Says the _Malton Gazette_: "Unlike many books akin to it, this work contains nothing not of permanent and exclusive worth, and Mr. Andrews' latest book is one which the future h...