Pierson — The Corpus Christi Procession. 
159 
DOCUMENTS—Continued. 
Date Document 
Content 
Interpretation 
Preston. 
? Chambers, II, 392 
A Corpus Christi play 
was acted within the 
lifetime of Weever (born 
1576, wrote 1631). 
Stage V. 
Sleaford. 
“Gild of Holy Trinity 
(Three Kings of Col¬ 
ogne on Corpus Christi 
day, and play of the As¬ 
cension).” 
1477. Davidson, p. 101. 
Worcester. 
“Probably tableaux 
with explanatory 
speeches. Possibly full 
plays By the crafts.” 
Davidson, p. 101. 
Stage ? 
1467. Chambers, II, 398 
Corpus Christi play 
mentioned. 
Stage V. 
1559. Chambers, II, 398 
Corpus Christi play 
mentioned. 
1584. Chambers, II, 398 
Lease of “ ‘vacant 
place where the pagan- 
tes do stand.’ ” 
Yarmouth. 
1473. Chambers, H, 399 
Play on Corpus Christi 
day mentioned. 
Stage V. 
1486. Chambers, II, 399 
Play on Corpus Christi 
day mentioned. 
Stage V. 
CONCLUSION. 
My conclusions as to the relation between the Corpus Christi 
procession and the Corpus Christi play may be enumerated as 
follows: 
I. In no case are all the stages to be found. 
II. In Beverley, in Chester, in King’s Lynn, and in Lincoln, 
stages I and V are represented. In Aberdeen stages I, II, Y, 
VI; in Newcastle I, Y, VI (?) ; in Norwich I, II, Y; in York I, 
II, IY to 1426 (?), Y; in Coventry I, Y, VI, (?) are found. 
III. Stage III is found apparently at Bury St. Edmunds, 
Bungay, and Hereford, but in each case the material is too frag¬ 
mentary to be conclusive. The material for Dublin, I believe, 
refers to complete plays, processional in nature, but not given 
in the Corpus Christi procession. 
IY. In many places there seem to have been plays and no . 
procession, or a procession and no plays. 
