Pierson—The Corpus Christi Procession. 137 
Conclusion: At Hereford, to judge from the material we 
have, certain mute mysteries were performed in the course of 
the Corpus Christi procession through the city. The quotations 
are too late, however, to help the theory very strongly. 
DOCUMENTS. 
Ipswich. 
Date 
Document 
Content 
Interpretation 
1325. 
Hist. Mss., IX, pt. 
1, p. 245. 
Chambers, II, 371. 
The constitution of 
Corpus Christi guild 
provides for a proces¬ 
sion on Corpus Christi 
Day. 
Guild of Corpus Christi 
included all burgesses. 
Stage I. 
Stage V? 
Chambers, II, 371. 
1443. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
“In 1443 the common 
marsh was devised ‘to 
maintaine and repaire 
the pageants of the 
Guilde.’ ” 
Stage V? 
1445. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
“Causton to maintain 
for seven years ‘the or¬ 
naments belonging to 
Corpus Xi pageant—.’ ” 
“Arrears were paid to 
J. Caldwell for his 
charge of ‘Corpus Chr. 
pageant.’ ” 
Stage V? 
1491. 
Hist. Mss., IX., 
Pt. 1, p. 241. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
List of occupations 
and callings entitled 
“ ‘Howe every occupa- 
cion of craftsmen schuld 
order themselves in the 
goyng with their pa- 
geantes in the proces¬ 
sion of Corpus Christi.’ 
The programme shows 
that the processions 
closed with the “Friers 
Carmelites”, “F r i e r s 
Minors,” and “Friers 
Prechors.” In handwrit¬ 
ing of Henry the Sev¬ 
enth’s time.” 
“The pageantes” may 
refer to the plays or to 
the pageant wagons, to 
stage III, to Stage IV, 
or to Stage VI. 
1492. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
“In 1492 ‘areres of ye 
Pageant’ were paid, and 
‘kepers of the Orna¬ 
ments and utensiles of 
Corpus Christi ap¬ 
pointed.’ ” 
Stage V? 
1493. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
Order for provision of 
‘pageant.’ 
Stage V? 
1494. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
Order for provision of 
‘pageant.’ 
Stage V? 
1495. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
Order for provision of 
‘pageant.’ 
Stage V? 
1496. 
Chambers, II, 372. 
Order for provision of 
‘pageant.’ 
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