Excerpt: ...over a portion of the land to which she referred, which Pg 141 was then a large stinted pasture. The best known other "witch" was "Lizzie o' Branton," otherwise Lizzy Batty, a remarkable woman, who, in the early years of this century, occupied a cottage on the roadside between Brampton and Talkin. She acted in a peculiar manner, dressed curiously, and generally "acted the part," with the consequence that she was credited with many supernatural powers. She died in 1817, at the age of eighty-eight. The date of her ...
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Excerpt: ...over a portion of the land to which she referred, which Pg 141 was then a large stinted pasture. The best known other "witch" was "Lizzie o' Branton," otherwise Lizzy Batty, a remarkable woman, who, in the early years of this century, occupied a cottage on the roadside between Brampton and Talkin. She acted in a peculiar manner, dressed curiously, and generally "acted the part," with the consequence that she was credited with many supernatural powers. She died in 1817, at the age of eighty-eight. The date of her funeral in Brampton was for long years remembered as the stormiest day the town had ever seen. Although it was in March, yet darkness came on so suddenly that lanterns were lighted at the grave-side, only to be again and again extinguished by the fury of the tempest. A tradition still lingers that those who bore the coffin to the grave solemnly affirmed that it was empty and the body gone. The belief in the "barguest," now practically gone, was in comparatively recent times common enough to excite but little notice. The term was generally used to denote any kind of ghostly visitant, but referred more particularly to a fearsome creation which was supposed to haunt the fells and dales, and make a horrible noise. Mr. B. Kirkby, in his "Lakeland Words" (1899), gives Pg 142 the definition as known in North Westmorland: "One who has the power of foretelling the demise of others; or one who makes a great din." Mr. Anthony Whitehead says, "A barguest is a spirit known only through the sense of hearing, being a something which, during the dark hours of night, disturbed the last generations of Westmorland with its awful howling." There is no lack of ghostly traditions in connection with families. Perhaps the best known is that belonging to the ancient family of Machell, of Crackenthorpe Hall, near Appleby. Lancelot Machell
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. Rebound. Front few pages coming loose from binding. Text clean. Pages uniformly cut. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Gilt lettering on front board and backstrip. Gilt motif on front board. Floral end papers. Front end papers to fronstispiece and tissue guard detached but present. Pages clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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