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and 1392 the plays were part of the procession, either as mute 
mysteries or as spoken drama. The length of the plays makes 
it probable that after 1392 at least, they were distinct from the 
procession. The puzzling entries in 1476 and 1489 may mean 
(and this would substantiate Mr. Spencer’s theory) that, after 
the separation of the plays from the procession, characters from 
the pageants continued to ride in the procession. The relation¬ 
ship, however, may be no more than external. The two items 
are exceptional. I have interpreted the entries for 1501 and 
1539 as follows: At Coventry (as at Chester the “prestes” and 
“colleges”), the religious gilds performed in the procession a 
play that had no connection with the craft plays. To conclude— 
while we have at Coventry stages I, V, and VI, there is no evi¬ 
dence that the development followed the consecutive stages I, II, 
III, IV, V. 
DOCUMENTS. 
Dublin. 
Date Document Content 
1498. Chambers, II, 363. “The Chain Book of 
the City contains the 
following - memorandum, 
—Corpus Christi day a 
pagentis:—“The pagen- 
tis of Corpus Christi 
day, made by an olde 
law and confermed by 
a semble—: 
‘Glovers: Adam and 
Eve, with an angill fol- 
lowyng berryng a 
swerde. Peyn XLs. 
‘Corvisers: Caym and 
Abell, with an auter 
ard the offerance. Peyn 
XL. s. ‘Maryners, Vyn- 
ters, Shipcarpynderis, 
and Samountakers: Noe, 
with his shipp, appara- 
lid accordyng. Peyn, 
XL. s. 
‘Wevefs: Abraham 
[and] Ysaak, with ther 
auter and a lamb and 
ther offerance. Peyn, 
XL. s. 
‘Smythes, Shermen, 
Bakers, Sclateris, Cokes 
and Masonys: Pharo, 
with his hoste. ‘Skyn- 
ners, House-Carpynders, 
and Tanners, and Brow¬ 
ders: for the body of 
the Carnell and Oure 
Lady and her ehil[d]e 
well a,pereled, with Jo- 
Interpretation 
“These pageants,—ap¬ 
pear from their irregu¬ 
lar order, to be only 
dumb-show accompani¬ 
ments of a procession.” 
Chambers, II, 365. 
Stage III, IV, or V? 
