_Mode of hiring Domestic Servants in Holderness--Sittings--Fest._--It is
customary once a year for men and women servants out of place to assemble
in the market places of Hedon and Patrington, the two chief towns in
Holderness, and there to await being hired. This very ancient custom is
called Hedon _Sittings_ or _Statutes_. What is the name derived from? A
small sum of money given to each servant hired, is supposed to legalise the
contract, and is called the _Fest_. From what is the word derived?