Easter Customs--Pace Eggs--Handball in Churches--Sports confined
to special localities--Stoolball and Barley-brake--Water
Tournament:--Quintain--Chester Sports--Hock-tide

CHAPTER V.

MAY.

May-day Festivities--May-pole--Morris-dancers--The Book of
Sports--Bowling--Beating the Bounds--George Herbert's description
of a Country Parson

CHAPTER VI.

JUNE.

Whitsuntide Sports--Church-ales--Church-house--Quarter-staff--
Whistling and Jingling Matches--St. John's Eve--Wrestling

CHAPTER VII.

JULY.

Cricket--Club-ball--Trap-ball--Golf--Pall-mall--Tennis--Rush-bearing

CHAPTER VIII.

AUGUST.