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40 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. Ah, great God, thou art so good That [who] works not thy will is wood (mad) Now all this world is one flood, AsIsee well insight. This windowIwill shut anon, And into my chamberIwill go Till this water so great mowe (may) Be slacked through Thy might. The window of the ark is now closed for a short time, supposed to be during the periodof the Flood,after which it is opened,and Noah thanks God for granting him such grace. The Almightyreplies, and blesses the Patriarch, the play finishing with the following: — My bow between you and me, In the firmament shall be, By everytoken that you shall see, That such vengeance shall cease. Man shall never more Be wasted with water, as he hath beenbefore; But for sin that grieveth me sore, Therefore this vengeance. My blessing, Noah,Igive thee here, To thee, Noah, my servant dear; For vengeanceshall nomore appear; And now farewell, my darling dear. At Wakefield the acting ofMysteryPlays was practised to a great extent. They were thirty-two in number, and to the end that they might be easily understood by the commonpeople,were writtenin the north countrydialect. One of the Wakefield Mysteries was named the " Shepherd'sPlay," and we find in it numerouspassages which in our day decidedly seem to verge on the comic. The First Shepherd gives utterance to the following realistic and detailedcomplaint,which, however, is not wantingin a certain wit: — Lord, what these weathers are cold andIam illhappid! Iam near hand dold, so long haveInappid; My legs they fold, my fingers are chappid; Itis not asIwould, forIam all lappid in sorrow.
MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. 41 Then the Second Shepherd has to say — Benste (Benedicte) and Dominus ! what may this bemean ? Why fares this world thus of have we not seen. Lord, these wethers are spiteous, and the weathers full keen, And the frost so hideous they water my een, No lie. Now indry, now in wete, Now insnow, now insleet, When my shoon freeze tomy feet, Itis not all easy! This playcontinues in a similar strain to the end, when the shepherds are gladdenedby the tidings of the birth of the Saviour ofthe world,and they joyfully set out to offer their gifts for his gracious acceptance. Another of the Wakefield plays, which is of a notable description,isthat entitled " Abraham," openingwith an apostrophe to the Almighty which lacks the ludicrous character ofthe instances alreadygiven, for which reason it is quoted here. Abraham: Adonay (Lord) thou God veray(true) Thou hear us when we to thee call! As thou art he that best may, Thou are most succour and help of all ! Mightful Lord ! to theeIpray, Let once the oil ofmercy fall! ShallIne'er abide that day ? Truly yetIhopeIshall. Mercy, Lord Omnipotent ! Long since he this world has wrought: Whither are all ourelders went ? This muses mickle in my thought. From Adamunto Eve assent, Eat of that apple sparedhe nought, For all the wisdom that he ment, Full dear that bargain has he bought From Paradise that bade him gang: He went mourning with simple cheer, And after livedhe here full lang, More than threehundred year, Insorrow and in travailstrang.
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Page 13: CONTENTS. Chapter. I. Alfred, King
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Page 60 and 61: 46 BOLTON ABBEY. The original situa
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Page 72 and 73: Chapter IX. THE SHEPHERD LORD. But
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Page 78 and 79: 64 HENRY THE III.'s CHRISTMAS AT YO
Page 80 and 81: 66 HENRY THE IIL's CHRISTMAS AT YOR
Page 82 and 83: 68 HENRY THE III.'s CHRISTMAS AT YO
Page 84 and 85: 70 THE TRAGIC STORY OF THE ELLANDS.
Page 90 and 91: Chapter xii. THE FALL AND DEATH OF
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Page 94 and 95: 80 THE FALL AND DEATH OF RICHARD II
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90 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. distur
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92 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. suffer
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94 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. " had
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96 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. upon w
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98 THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD. We f
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100 THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD. who
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Chapter XV. THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD
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104 THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD. the La
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106 THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD. the Ca
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Chapter XVI. THE BATTLE OF TOWTON,
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110 THE BATTLE OF TOWTON. their qui
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112 THE BATTLE OF TOWTON. death-blo
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114 THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR. The
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116 THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR. att
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE STORY OF A TAX O
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120 THE STORY OF A TAX. surprising
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122 THE STORY OF A TAX. those who s
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CHAPTER XIX. CATHOLIC PERSECUTION.
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126 CATHOLIC PERSECUTION. At a late
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128 CATHOLIC PERSECUTION. on his wa
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CHAPTER XX. THE STORY OF PONTEFRACT
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132 THE STORY OF PONTEFRACT CASTLE.
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140 BEVERLEY SANCTUARY. to a church
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142 BEVERLEY SANCTUARY. another tow
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144 BEVERLEY SANCTUARY. masons,2; d
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CHAPTER XXII. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF
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148 DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
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CHAPTER XXIII. EUGENE ARAM, THE YOR
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156 EUGENE ARAM. who wanted them fo
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158 EUGENE ARAM. sharply, which had
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160 EUGENE ARAM. bones ? " In concl
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Chapter XXIV. HISTORY OF THE YORKSH
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164 YORKSHIRE RESURRECTION MEN. ope
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166 YORKSHIRE RESURRECTION MEN. the
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168 YORKSHIRE RESURRECTION MEN. one
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170 THE LUDDITE RIOTS. in spreading
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172 THE LUDDITE RIOTS. the mastersa
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174 THE LUDDITE RIOTS. two troops o
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Chapter XXVI. ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS.
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178 ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS. property,a
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180 ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS. greatquant
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182 ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS. Lane. In17
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CHAPTER xxvii. THE BISHOP BLAIZE FE
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186 THE BISHOP BLAIZE FESTIVAL. has
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188 THE BISHOP BLAIZE FESTIVAL. Mr.
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190 THE BISHOP BLAIZE FESTIVAL. but
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192 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. Th
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194 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. Mr
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196 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. in
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198 PAGE. Black-faced Clifford, see
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200 PAGE. Laid on a hurdle and drag
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202 INDEX. PAGE. Nevison, highwayma
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204 PAGE. Vaughan, Sir Thomas 133 V
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