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I.

_The Order for the Pageants of the Play of_ Corpus Christi, _in the time of the Mayoralty of_ William Alne, _in the third Year of the Reign of King_ Henry V. Anno 1415, _compiled by_ Roger Burton, _Town Clerk_.

Tanners. Plasterers. Carde-makers. Fullers. Coupers. Armourers. Gaunters. Shipwrights. Fyshmongers. Pessyners. Mariners. Pchemyners. Bukbynders. Hosyers. Spicers. Peuterers. Founders. Tylers. Chaundelers. Goldsmithes. Orfeures. Gold-beters. Mone-makers. Masons. Marashals. Girdellers. Naylers. Sawters. Sporiers. Lorymers. Barbers. Vyntners. Smythes. Fevers. Pennagers. Plummers. Patten-makers. Pouch-makers. Botillers. Cap-makers. Vestment-makers. Skynners. Cuttellers. Blade-smythes. Shethers. Scalers. Buckle-mekers. Horners. Bakers. Waterleders. Cordwaners. Bowers. Fletchers. Tapisers. Couchers. Littesters. Cukes. Waterleders. Sauce-makers. Milners. Tiel-makers. Ropers. Cevers. Turners. Hayresters. Bollers. Sherman. Pynners. Lateners. Payntors. Bouchers. Pulterers. Satellers. Sellers. Glasiers. Carpenters. Joyners. Cartwrights. Carvers. Sawyers. Wyndrawers. Broggers. Wool-pakkers. Wadmen. Escriveners. Lumners. Questors. Dubbors. Taillyoures. Potters. Drapers. Lynwevers. Wevers of Wolle. Hostilers. Mercers. Porters, 8 torches. Coblers, 4 torches. Cordwaners, 14 torches. Carpenters, 6 torches. Chaloners, 4 torches. Fullers, 4 torches. Cottellers, 2 torches. Wevers, torches. Girdellers, torches. Taillyoures, torches.

It is ordained that the _Porters_ and _Coblers_ should go first; then, of the Right, the _Wevers_ and _Cordwaners_; on the Left, the _Fullors_, _Cutlers_, _Girdellers_, _Chaloners_, _Carpenters_, and _Taillyoures_; then the better sort of Citizens; and after the Twenty-four, the Twelve, the Mayor, and four Torches of Mr. _Thomas Buckton_.