Chapter III
Historic Christ-tides—Edward VI., 1551—Mary—Elizabeth—James I.—The Puritans—The Pilgrim Fathers—Christmas’s Lamentation—Christ-tide in the Navy, 1625 19
Chapter IV
Attempts of Puritans to put down Christ-tide—Attitude of the people—Preaching before Parliament—“The arraignment, etc., of Christmas” 26
Chapter V
The popular love of Christmas—Riots at Ealing and Canterbury—Evelyn’s Christmas days, 1652, ’3, ’4, ’5, ’7, Cromwell and Christ-tide—The Restoration—Pepys and Christmas day, 1662—“The Examination and Tryal of old Father Christmas” 34