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Twenty-fourth Report of the Committee on Devonshire Folklore

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P.F.S Amery (Ed.)

Trans. Devon Assoc., Vol. XXXVIII, (1907) pp. 103-109.

Prepared by Michael Steer

The Report was received at the Association’s July 1907 Axminster meeting. The topics addressed in this year’s report are as follows: (a) some witchcraft notes from Countisbury; (b) stories of Membury witches; (c) a story of the Screaming Skull, from East Devon, with some folk-sayings in local dialect; (d) an instance of a white-witch charm and one of an evil eye, (e) some scraps from Torrington, and (f) some popular beliefs from Moretonhampstead. The report is from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal that can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

The Committee
Mr P.F.S. Amery (Secretary)
Mr R. Pearse Chope
Rev. S. Baring-Gould
Mr G.M. Doe
Rev. W. Harpley
Mr J.S. Neck
Mrs Radford
Mr J. Brooking-Rowe
Mrs F. Rose Troup
Mr H.B.S. Woodhouse

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Amery, Mr P.F.S103
Anne, Queen106
Baring-Gould, Rev S103, 106, 108
Chapple, Miss Pitfield103
Chick, Phillis105
Deare, Mr105
Doe, Mr George.M.103, 107
Franklin, Saint108
Fry, Squire, of Yarty105
Henley. Hannah104
James II106
Jeffreys, Judge106
Jeune, Mr E.B103-4
Langdon, Rev F.E.W103-5
Monmouth, Duke of106
Neck, Mr J.Stevens103, 109
Pinney, Azariah106
Weaver, Rev F.W107
Welsh-Collins, J.A108
Williams, Rev S106-7