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Corresponding Material Between N-Town and Other Late Medieval English Plays

Play sequences in bold existed as separate playbooks (Mary Play [MP], Passion Play 1 [PP1], and Passion Play 2 [PP2]) before their introduction into the manuscript. Play numbers for Chester are from Chester Mystery Cycle, ed. Lumiansky and Mills; play numbers for Towneley are from Towneley Plays, ed. Stevens and Cawley; and play numbers for York are from York Plays, ed. Beadle.
 
N-Town Chester Towneley York Others
Banns Banns — — Play of the Sacrament;
Castle of Perseverance
1. Creation of Heaven; Fall of Lucifer 1 1 1, 2 —
2. Creation of the World; Fall of Man 2a 2 3, 4, 5, 6 Norwich Grocer’s Play
3. Cain and Abel 2b 2 7 —
4. Noah 3 3 8, 9 Newcastle Play
5. Abraham and Isaac 4b 5 10 Brome, Northamp­ton Abraham and Isaac Plays
6. Moses 5a — — —
7. Root of Jesse — 7 — —
8. Joachim and Anne (MP) — — — —
9. Presentation of Mary in the Temple (MP) — — — —
10. Marriage of Mary and Joseph (MP) — — — —
11. Parliament of Heaven; Sal­u­tation and Conception (MP) 6a 10 12 Coventry Shearmen and Tailors
12. Joseph’s Doubt — — 13 Coventry Shearmen and Tailors
13. Visit to Elizabeth (MP) — 11 12 —
14. Trial of Mary and Joseph — — — —
15. Nativity 6b — 14 —
16. Shepherds 7 12, 13 15 Coventry Shearmen and Tailors
18. Magi
[There is no play 17 in the MS.]
8, 9 14 16 Coventry Shearman and Tailors
19. Purification 11a 17 17 Coventry Shearman and Tailors,
Digby Killing of Children
20. Slaughter of the Innocents; Death of Herod 10 16 19 Coventry Shearman and Tailors,
Digby Killing of Children
21. Christ and the Doctors 11b 18 20 Coventry Shearman and Tailors
22. Baptism — 19 21 —
23. Parliament of Hell; Temptation 12a — 22 —
24. Woman Taken in Adultery 12b — 24a —
25. Raising of Lazarus 13b 31 24b —
26. Conspiracy; Entry into Jerusalem (PP1) — 20 25, 26 —
27. Last Supper; Conspiracy with Judas (PP1) 14a, 14b, 15a 20 23a, 27 —
28. Betrayal; Procession of Saints (PP1) 15b 20 28 —
29. Herod; Trial before Annas and Cayphas (PP2) 16 22 29, 31 —
30. Death of Judas; Trials before Pilate and Herod (PP2) 16 22, 32 30a, 30b, 32 —
31. Satan and Pilate’s Wife; Second Trial before Pilate (PP2) — 22 30, 33 —
32. Procession to Calvary; Crucifixion (PP2) 16a 23, 24 34, 35, 36 —
33. Harrowing of Hell (1) (PP2) 17 25 37 —
34. Burial; Guarding of the Sepulcher (PP2) — — — Christ’s Burial (Bodleian e Museo 160)
35. Harrowing of Hell (2); Appearance to Mary; Pilate and Soldiers 17, 18 25 37 —
36. Announcement to the Marys; Peter and John at the Sepulcher 18 26 38 Christ’s Resur­rec­tion (Bodleian e Museo 160)
37. Appearance to Mary Magdalene — — 39 Christ’s Resur­rec­tion (Bodleian e Museo 160)
38. Cleophas and Luke; Appearance to Thomas 19 27, 28 40, 41 —
39. Ascension; Selection of Matthias 20 29 42 —
40. Pentecost 21 — 43 —
41. Assumption of Mary — — 44, 45, 46 —
42. Judgment Day 24 30 47