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Date Document 
Content 
Interpretation 
Cambridge. 
3. Wright, 1, 147. 
3. “The procession was 
led by the alderman of 
the gild, who was fol¬ 
lowed by the elders, 
those ‘who had been al¬ 
dermen, or were near 
the office, carrying 
enamelled silver shields 
in their hands. After 
the foundation of Cor¬ 
pus Christi College, the 
elders of the gild were 
followed in the proces¬ 
sion by the master of 
the college, ‘in a silk 
cope under a canopy, 
carrying the host in 
the pyx, or rich box of 
silver gilt,’—next came 
the vice-chancellor and 
members of the univer¬ 
sity, who were followed 
by the mayor and bur¬ 
gesses of the town.” 
1519. Stokes, p. 41. 
Indulgences given for 
attending the public 
procession of the Col¬ 
lege on the Festival of 
Corpus Christi. 
Durham. 
Surtees, CVII. 107. 
Cf. Same, p. 95. Long- 
staffe in Aeliana, II, 
59. 
There was a goodly 
p-sessio upo ye place 
grene on ye thursday 
after Trinite sonndaie 
in ye hono of Corp 
Christi daie ye wch was 
a pryncipall feast at 
that tyme. The baley 
of the towne [—] did 
calle ye occupac’ons 
that was inhabiters wth 
in ye towne eu’y occu- 
patio in his degre to 
bring forthe ther Ban’ 
wth all the lightes ap- 
pteyninge to there seu’- 
all Bann’ & (90) to re- 
paire to ye abbey church 
Doure eu’y banner to 
stand a Rowe (in ranke, 
Cos.) in his Degree 
from ye abbey church 
Dour to Wyndshole yett, 
on ye west syde of ye 
waye did all ye Bann’ 
stand, and on ye easte 
syde of ye waye dyd all 
ye Torges [torches. Cos.] 
stand p’teyninge to ye 
sayd Bannares. 
