"Everyman," With Other Interludes, Including Eight Miracle Plays - Part 45
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XV. _Chaundelers._--The shepherds speaking by turns; the star in the east; an angel giving joy to the shepherds that a child was born.

XVI. _Goldsmithes, Orfeures._--The three kings coming from the east, Herod asking them about the child Christ; with the son of Herod, two counsellors and a messenger.

XVII. _Gold-beters, Mone-makers._--Mary with the child and the star above, and the three kings offering gifts.

XVIII. _Masons._--Mary with the child; Joseph, Anna, and a nurse with young pigeons; Simeon receiving the child in his arms, and two sons of Simeon.

XIX. _Marashals._--Mary with the child, and Joseph flying into Egypt, by an angel's telling them.

XX. _Girdellers, Naylers, Sawters._--Herod commanding the children to be slain, four soldiers with lances, two counsellors of the king, and four women lamenting the slaughter of them.

XXI. _Sporiers, Lorymers._--The doctors, the child Jesus sitting in the temple in the midst of them, hearing them and asking them questions.

Four Jews, Mary and Joseph seeking him and finding him in the temple.

XXII. _Barbers._--Jesus, John the baptist baptising him, and two angels helping them.

XXIII. _Vyntners._--Jesus, Mary, bridgeroom and bride, master of the household with his family with six water-pots, where water is turned into wine.

XXIV. _Smythes, Fevers._--Jesus upon the pinnacle of the temple; Satan tempting with stones; two angels administering, etc.

XXV. _C[orvisors.]_--Peter, James and John; Jesus ascending into the mountain and transfiguring himself before them. Moses and Elias appearing, and a voice speaking from a cloud.

XXVI. _Elennagers._--Simon the leper asking Jesus if he would eat with him. Two disciples; Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Jesus, and wiping them with her hair.

XXVII. _Plummers, Patten-makers._--Jesus, two Apostles, the woman taken in adultery, four Jews accusing her.

XXVIII. _Pouch-makers, Botillers, Cap-makers._--Lazarus in the sepurchre; Mary Magdalene, Martha, and two Jews admiring.

XXIX. _Vestment-makers, Skynners._--Jesus upon an a.s.s with its foal; twelve Apostles following Jesus; six rich and six poor men, with eight boys with branches of palm trees, constantly saying blessed, etc., and Zaccheus ascending into a sycamore tree.

x.x.x. _Cuttelers, Blade-smythes, Shethers, Scalers, Buklemakers, Horners._--Pilate, Caiaphas, two soldiers, three Jews, Judas selling Jesus.

x.x.xI. _Bakers, Waterleders._--The supper of the Lord and paschal Lamb, twelve apostles; Jesus, tied about with a linen towel, washing their feet. The inst.i.tution of the sacrament of the body of Christ in the new law, and communion of the Apostles.

x.x.xII. _Cordwaners._--Pilate, Caiaphas, Annas, forty armed soldiers, Malchas, Peter, James, John, Jesus, and Judas kissing and betraying him.

x.x.xIII. _Bowers, Fletchers._--Jesus, Annas, Caiaphas, and four Jews striking and bastinadoing Christ. Peter, the woman accusing him, and Malchas.

x.x.xIV. _Tapisers, Couchers._--Jesus, Pilate, Annas, Caiaphas; two counsellors and four Jews accusing Christ.

x.x.xV. _Littesters._--Herod, two counsellors, four soldiers, Jesus, and three Jews.

x.x.xVI. _Cukes, Water-leders._--Pilate, Annas, Caiaphas, two Jews, and Judas carrying from them thirty pieces of silver.

x.x.xVII. _Sauce-makers._--Judas hanging himself.

x.x.xVIII. _Milners, Tiel-makers, Ropers, Cevers, Turners, Hayresters, Bollers._--Jesus, Pilate, Caiaphas, Annas, six soldiers carrying spears and ensigns, and other four leading Jesus from Herod desiring Barabbas to be released and Jesus to be crucified, and then binding and scourging him, putting a crown of thorns upon his head; three soldiers casting lots for the vesture of Jesus.

x.x.xIX. _Shermen._--Jesus covered with blood bearing his cross towards mount Calvary, Simon Sereneus, etc.

XL. _Pynners, Lateners, Paynters._--The cross, Jesus extended upon it on the earth; four Jews scourging him with whips, and afterwards erecting the cross, with Jesus upon it, on Mount Calvary.

XLI. _Bouchers, Pulterers._--The cross, two thieves crucified and Jesus suspended betwixt them; Mary the mother of Jesus, John, Mary, James and Salome; a soldier with a lance, and a servant with a sponge. Pilate, Annas, Caiaphas, a centurion, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus taking him down and laying him in the sepulchre.

XLII. _Satellers, Sellers, Glasiers._--Jesus destroying h.e.l.l; twelve good and twelve evil spirits.

XLIII. _Carpenters, Joyners._--The centurion declaring to Pilate, Caiaphas and Annas, with other Jews, the signs appearing on the death of Jesus.

XLIV. _Cartwrights, Carvers, Sawyers._--Jesus rising from the sepulchre, four soldiers armed, and three Marias lamenting; Pilate, Caiaphas, and Annas; a young man clothed in white sitting in the sepulchre and talking to the women.

XLV. _Wyedrawers._--Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene with spices.

XLVI. _Broggers, Wool-pakkers, Wadsmen._--Jesus, Luke and Cleophas in the form of travellers.

XLVII. _Escriviners, Lumners, Questors, Dubbors._--Jesus, Peter, John, James, Philip and other Apostles; Thomas feeling the wounds of Jesus.

XLVIII. _Taillyoures._--Mary, John the Evangelist, two angels, and eleven Apostles; Jesus ascending before them, and four angels bearing a cloud.

XLIX. _Potters._--Mary, two angels, eleven Apostles, the Holy Ghost descending upon them, and four Jews admiring.

L. _Drapers._--Jesus, Mary, Gabriel with two angels, two virgins and three Jews of the kindred of Mary, eight Apostles, and two devils.

LI. _Lynwevers._--Four Apostles bearing the shrine of Mary, Fergus hanging upon it with two other Jews, and one angel.

LII. _Wevers of wollen._--Mary ascending with a mult.i.tude of angels; eight Apostles, with Thomas preaching in the desert.

LIII. _Hostilers._--Mary, and Jesus crowning her with a great number of angels.

LIV. _Mercers._--Jesus, Mary, twelve Apostles; four angels with trumpets, and four with a lance with two scourges; four good and four bad spirits, and six devils.

II.--THE WAKEFIELD (OR WOODKIRK) PLAYS

_From the Towneley Collection_

I. Creatio.

II. Mactatio Abel.

III. Processus Noe c.u.m filiis.

IV. Abraham.

V. Isaac.

VI. Jacob.