[Prayers at the Healing may be found in Sparrow's _Collection of
Articles, Injunctions, Canons, &c._, p. 223. 4to. 1661. Consult also,
Nichols's _Anecdotes of Bowyer_, p. 573; _The Antiquary's Portfolio_,
vol. ii. p. 179.; Aubrey's _Letters_, vol. i. p. 250.; Nichols's
_Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century_, vol. ii. pp. 495-505.;
_Christian Observer_ (1831), p. 119.]
"_Aver._"--_Hogs not Pigs_ (Vol. ii., p. 461.).--In Wensleydale, North
Yorkshire, the thin oat-cake (common in many mountainous parts of England)
is called "_aver-cake_," or "_haver-cake_." The Loyal Dales Volunteers were
surnamed "The Haver-cake Lads." Previously to seeing the Note of G.M., I
imagined the "aver" to be derived from "avena" (Lat.), "avoine" (Fr.). What
_dictionary_ defines "aver" (French) as denoting the _annual_ stock or
produce of a farm?