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Truro [Formerly Mylor]: "A Play for Christmas", 1780s
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258 of 258 lines
100%
1785-1789
The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884
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53 of 329 lines
16%
1884
Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
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49 of 176 lines
27%
1842
The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873
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45 of 270 lines
16%
1873
Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842
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42 of 189 lines
22%
1842
South West Dorset Mummers' Play 1880
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42 of 182 lines
23%
1880
Rosamond, an Opera - 1707
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40 of 45 lines
88%
1707
Soldiers acting at Christmas, Change Islands, Newfoundland - 1900
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40 of 119 lines
33%
1900
Cornish Christmas Play - 1833
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39 of 72 lines
54%
1833
Christmas Play of St.George and the Dragon [West of England, 1852]
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39 of 67 lines
58%
1852
Johnny Jacks Play from Overton, Hants. - 1913
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35 of 120 lines
29%
1913
The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845
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34 of 111 lines
30%
1845
W.Walker's Peace Egg Chapbook - 1840-1877
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34 of 167 lines
20%
1840-1877
A Christmas Play, Performed by the Derbyshire Mummers - 1849
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34 of 116 lines
29%
1849
Christmas Play from Bursledon, Hants. - 1913-1916
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33 of 73 lines
45%
1913-1916
"Saint George and Slasher" - Sandbach, 1817
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31 of 97 lines
31%
1817
Ovingdean, Sussex play - 1870
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31 of 96 lines
32%
1870
Christmas play from Dromore - 1886
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31 of 114 lines
27%
1886
Souling Play from Huxley, Cheshire, 1913
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31 of 94 lines
32%
1913
King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France - 1730
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30 of 57 lines
52%
1730
Tenby Guisers' Play - 1857
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30 of 54 lines
55%
1857
Mummers' Play from Upper & Lower Howsell, Worcs. - 1856-1857
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30 of 91 lines
32%
1856-1857
Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864
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30 of 195 lines
15%
1864
Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885
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30 of 128 lines
23%
1885
Mumming Play from Longborough, Glos. - 1905-1906
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30 of 137 lines
21%
1905-1906
The Somercotes Guisers, 1942-1945
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30 of 92 lines
32%
1942-1945
Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818)
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29 of 79 lines
36%
1803-1818
Christmas Rhymers in the North of Ireland : Belfast 1872
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29 of 79 lines
36%
1872
Christmas Rhymers from Mullaghcarton - 1885
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29 of 72 lines
40%
1885
Penkridge Christmas Play, 1899
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29 of 142 lines
20%
1899
Ballybrennan, Wexford play - about 1823
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28 of 64 lines
43%
1817-1818
Boys' play from Braganstown - 1890
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28 of 79 lines
35%
1890
2. Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berks. [Mummers, 1900]
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28 of 72 lines
38%
1900
The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858
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27 of 78 lines
34%
1858
The Mummers [Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, 1880s]
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27 of 81 lines
33%
1880-1889
Sompting Tipteerers's Play, 1882
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27 of 68 lines
39%
1882
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 1 - 1908
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27 of 124 lines
21%
1908
3. Witley [sic], Reading, Berks. [1930]
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27 of 103 lines
26%
1930
Lutterworth St. George Play - 1863
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26 of 68 lines
38%
1863
Christmas Boys or Mummers, Potterne, 1876-1890
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26 of 73 lines
35%
1876-1890
Mid-Berkshire Mummers 1888
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26 of 111 lines
23%
1888
Selston Mummers' Play - 1913
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26 of 73 lines
35%
1913
J.White's Alexander Chapbook - 1746-1769
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25 of 137 lines
18%
1746-1769
Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904
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25 of 120 lines
20%
1904
5. "Guisers" play on Xmas Eve, Repton, Derbyshire, Jan., 1909.
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25 of 59 lines
42%
1909
Cheshire Play - Before 1788
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24 of 74 lines
32%
1788
Mummers' Play from Kirtlingon[?] - 1815-1816
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24 of 81 lines
29%
1815-1816
Cornish Christmas Play - 1827
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24 of 56 lines
42%
1827
J.Pearce's Mummers' Act or Morris Dancers 'Chapbook - 1837-1849
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24 of 216 lines
11%
1837-1849
Bellerby Sword Dance Play, 1879 & 1926
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24 of 181 lines
13%
1879
T.Wilson's Alexander Chapbook [1810-1826]
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23 of 107 lines
21%
1810-1826
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 2 - 1914
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23 of 91 lines
25%
1914
Camborne, Cornwall : The Christmas Play - 1913-1916
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23 of 73 lines
31%
1913-1916
The Christmas Play, Gander, Kentucky, 1930
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23 of 86 lines
26%
1930
Play from Ilmington, Warks. - 1913-1916
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22 of 82 lines
26%
1913-1916
4. Church Broughton, Derbyshire. [1930]
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22 of 48 lines
45%
1930
Tipteerers' Duologue from Cocking, Sussex - 1903-1906
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21 of 52 lines
40%
1903-1906
Mummers' Play from Hamstall Ridware (Staffs.) 1884
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20 of 60 lines
33%
1884
Boys' play from Dundalk - 1915
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20 of 48 lines
41%
1915
Christmas Play from Cinderford, Glos. - 1913-1916
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20 of 43 lines
46%
1913-1916
Sulgrave Mummers' Play [Northamptonshire, 1921]
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20 of 111 lines
18%
1921
Romsey Mummers' Play - 1796-1837
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19 of 71 lines
26%
1796-1837
Kirk Hallam Christmas Guisers Play - 1907
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19 of 50 lines
38%
1907
Play from Malvern, Worcs. - 1913-1916
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19 of 58 lines
32%
1913-1916
Dunvant Christmas Sport, Collected 1916
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19 of 40 lines
47%
1913
Galation from the Abbotsford Collection Text (a) 1812-1832
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18 of 66 lines
27%
1812-1832
South Notts Plough Bullock Day Play - 1873
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18 of 39 lines
46%
1873
The Paceakers' Play, Heptonstall - 1909
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18 of 94 lines
19%
1909
Waterstock, Oxfordshire play - 1914
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18 of 92 lines
19%
1914
Bull Guysering Play from Selston, Notts. - 1932
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18 of 54 lines
33%
1932
Guysers Play from Underwood, Notts., 1935 & 1936
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18 of 74 lines
24%
1935-1936
Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949]
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18 of 117 lines
15%
1949
Mumming [Thenford, Northants. 1854]
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17 of 48 lines
35%
1854
Christmas Play from Llanmadoc and Cheriton - 1879
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17 of 30 lines
56%
1879
Edith Weston Morris-Dancers Play, c.1898
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17 of 106 lines
16%
1898
Rugby Christmas Mumming Play, 1899
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17 of 60 lines
28%
1899
Words of the Ripon Sword-Dance - 1920
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17 of 65 lines
26%
1920
Belcoo Christmas Play, c.1940
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17 of 53 lines
32%
1940
Plough Jagg's Play : Bassingham - 1952
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17 of 180 lines
9%
1952
Christmas Mummers Play from Kempsford, Glos. - 1868
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16 of 142 lines
11%
1868
"Sword Dancers" play, Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham [1913-1915]
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16 of 60 lines
26%
1913-1915
Christmas Mummers of Stoneleigh [1925]
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16 of 92 lines
17%
1925
Christmas Play from Hampshire - 1859
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15 of 52 lines
28%
1859
Hawkshead Easter Pace-Egg Play - 1898
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15 of 104 lines
14%
1898
Christmas Mummers Play from Sapperton, Glos. - 1914
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15 of 117 lines
12%
1914
Play from Great Wolford, Warks. - 1913-1916
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15 of 58 lines
25%
1913-1916
The Mummers' Act from Cuddesdon, Oxon - 1914
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15 of 51 lines
29%
1914
Christmas Play from Icomb, Glos. - 1913-1916
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15 of 151 lines
9%
1913-1916
The Islip Mummers' Play of 1780
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14 of 74 lines
18%
1780
Morrissing in North Notts. - 1845-1850
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14 of 67 lines
20%
1845-1850
The Four Champions of Great Britain - 1879-1884
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14 of 239 lines
5%
1879-1884
Greatham Sword Dance Play - 1924
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14 of 164 lines
8%
1924
Mummers' Play from Skelton (Yorkshire) 1930
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14 of 47 lines
29%
1930
Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930
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14 of 59 lines
23%
1930
The Plough Boys (from Tollerton, Nottinghamshire) 1950
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14 of 156 lines
8%
1950
Christmas Gysarts Play from Bowden - 1815
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13 of 71 lines
18%
1815
Plough Jacks' Play from Willoughton - 1889
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13 of 65 lines
20%
1889
Cropwell, Notts. Ploughboys' Play - 1890
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13 of 159 lines
8%
1890
Broadwell Christmas Play, 1900 or 1901
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13 of 109 lines
11%
1900-1901
Play from Leafield, Oxfordshire - 1913-1916
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13 of 72 lines
18%
1913-1916
Mummers' Play from Coxwold (Yorkshire) 1930
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13 of 33 lines
39%
1930
Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855]
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12 of 24 lines
50%
1855
Lincolnshire Plough Jags play - 1890
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12 of 44 lines
27%
1890
Blidworth Plough Bullocking Play, 1896
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12 of 71 lines
16%
1896
Play from Bulby, Lincs. - 1913-1916
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12 of 102 lines
11%
1913-1916
Primary Script: Truro [Formerly Mylor]: "A Play for Christmas", 1780s
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Soldiers acting at Christmas, Change Islands, Newfoundland - 1900
Text Fragments of Compton Mummers, Berks. - 1888
Mid-Berkshire Mummers 1888
2. Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berks. [Mummers, 1900]
3. Witley [sic], Reading, Berks. [1930]
Christmas rhyme from J.Ray (1670)
Cheshire Play - Before 1788
"Saint George and Slasher" - Sandbach, 1817
Souling Play from Huxley, Cheshire, 1913
Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949]
Truro [Formerly Mylor]: "A Play for Christmas", 1780s
Tredrea Christmas Play - 1822
Cornish Christmas Play - 1827
Cornish Christmas Play - 1833
Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855]
A Redruth Christmas Play : 1910-1925
Camborne, Cornwall : The Christmas Play - 1913-1916
T.Wilson's Alexander Chapbook [1810-1826]
6. "The Sword-dancers" Cumberland. [1930]
A Christmas Play, Performed by the Derbyshire Mummers - 1849
Kirk Hallam Christmas Guisers Play - 1907
5. "Guisers" play on Xmas Eve, Repton, Derbyshire, Jan., 1909.
4. Church Broughton, Derbyshire. [1930]
The Somercotes Guisers, 1942-1945
Exeter Fragment, 1737 or 1770
The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873
Christmas Play from Bovey Tracey - 1913-1916
Symondsbury Mummers' Play 1880
South West Dorset Mummers' Play 1880
The Mummers [Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, 1880s]
Sword Dancers, Durham, 1834
Gainford, Durham, Sword-Dance Play - 1860
"Sword Dancers" play, Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham [1913-1915]
Greatham Sword Dance Play - 1924
Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864
Christmas Mummers Play from Kempsford, Glos. - 1868
Mumming Play from Longborough, Glos. - 1905-1906
Christmas Play from Cinderford, Glos. - 1913-1916
Christmas Play from Icomb, Glos. - 1913-1916
Christmas Mummers Play from Sapperton, Glos. - 1914
Romsey Mummers' Play - 1796-1837
Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842
The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858
Christmas Play from Hampshire - 1859
Hampshire Mummers [Fragments, 1861]
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 1 - 1908
Johnny Jacks Play from Overton, Hants. - 1913
Christmas Play from Bursledon, Hants. - 1913-1916
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 2 - 1914
Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842]
Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885
Hawkshead Easter Pace-Egg Play - 1898
Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904
Fragment from Ormskirk (Lancashire) : Pace-egging Song - 1930
Lutterworth St. George Play - 1863
Morrice Dancers at Revesby - 1779
The "Plouboys oR modes dancers" at Revesby 1779
Bassingham Men's play 1823 Xmas
Bassingham Childrens play Xmas 1823
Recruiting Sergeant [1823-1888]
A Christmas Play [Broughton, Lincs.] - Text A - 1824
Swinderby Decr. 31st 1842 Play
Plough-Jags' Ditties from North Lincolnshire - 1876
New Holland Mummers [1880]
Plough Jacks' Play from Willoughton - 1889
Kirton-in-Lindsey Plough-Jags Play - 1890
Morris Dancers' play Fragment from Mumby - 1890
Lincolnshire Plough Jags play - 1890
Play from Brattleby, Lincolnshire, 1894
Plough Monday fragment from Winterton - 1901
Hibaldstow Ploughboys' Play -1901
Play from Bulby, Lincs. - 1913-1916
Jerusalem, Lincs., Plough Play - 1914
The "Plough Jacks'" Play from Kirmington, Lincs. - 1923
Plough Jagg's Play : Bassingham - 1952
Chiswick Mummers' play, 1860
Helpston Moris Dance Drama - Clare's text - 1825
Northamptonshire Tander Mumming Fragments - 1851
Mumming [Thenford, Northants. 1854]
Mumies Play from Badby, Northants. - 1913-1916
Sulgrave Mummers' Play [Northamptonshire, 1921]
J.White's Alexander Chapbook - 1746-1769
The Sword Dancers, Tyne & Wear, 1815
The Mummers [Allendale, 1860-1870]
Scremerston Guizards, Northumberland [before 1913]
Recruiting Speech of 1796
Morrissing in North Notts. - 1845-1850
South Notts Plough Bullock Day Play - 1873
King George Play from Kirkby Woodhouse, Notts. - 1887
Cropwell, Notts. Ploughboys' Play - 1890
Blidworth Plough Bullocking Play, 1896
Selston Mummers' Play - 1913
Another Plough Monday Play from Clayworth, Notts. - 1913-1916
A Plough Monday Play from Clayworth, Notts. - 1913-1916
North Muskham, Notts. - Plough Monday Play - 1914
Bull Guysering Play from Selston, Notts. - 1932
Guysers Play from Underwood, Notts., 1935 & 1936
The Plough Boys (from Tollerton, Nottinghamshire) 1950
The Islip Mummers' Play of 1780
Oxfordshire Christmas Mummers play - 1794
Mummers' Play from Kirtlingon[?] - 1815-1816
The Christmas Play - Bampton Mummers 1847
The Mummers' Performance, Lower Heyford - 1885
Bold Robin Hood : Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxon. - 1913-1916
Play from Leafield, Oxfordshire - 1913-1916
The Mummers' Act from Cuddesdon, Oxon - 1914
Waterstock, Oxfordshire play - 1914
Edith Weston Morris-Dancers Play, c.1898
Cure at Bristol Fair 1770
A Christmas Play from Keynsham [Hunter] 1822
Christmas Play from North Somerset - 1913-1916
Mummers' Play from Hamstall Ridware (Staffs.) 1884
Penkridge Christmas Play, 1899
Ovingdean, Sussex play - 1870
Sompting Tipteerers's Play, 1882
Tipteerers' Duologue from Cocking, Sussex - 1903-1906
Rugby Christmas Mumming Play, 1899
Broadwell Christmas Play, 1900 or 1901
Play from Pillerton, Warks. - 1913-1916
Play from Ilmington, Warks. - 1913-1916
Play from Great Wolford, Warks. - 1913-1916
Christmas Mummers of Stoneleigh [1925]
Pace-Egging from Ambleside (Westmorland) 1930
Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850
Christmas Boys or Mummers, Potterne, 1876-1890
Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930
Mummers' Play from Upper & Lower Howsell, Worcs. - 1856-1857
Play from Malvern, Worcs. - 1913-1916
J.Pearce's Mummers' Act or Morris Dancers 'Chapbook - 1837-1849
W.Walker's Peace Egg Chapbook - 1840-1877
Walker's New Mummer, or, The Wassail Cup - 1855
Bellerby Sword Dance Play, 1879 & 1926
Plough Boy's Play from Selby - 1892
Ampleforth Play - 1898
The Paceakers' Play, Heptonstall - 1909
Words of the Ripon Sword-Dance - 1920
Mummers' Play from Skelton (Yorkshire) 1930
Mummers' Play from Coxwold (Yorkshire) 1930
"Spectrvm" from "Wily Begvuilde" 1606
Vindication of Christmas - Speech - 1653
126 : Robin Hood and the Tanner [Ballad] 1663
Diphilo and Granida - 1673
Congreve's Love for Love, Act 3, Scene 6 - 1695
S.Nicholls' Infallible Doctor Broadside - 1700-1740
Rosamond, an Opera - 1707
Infallible Mountebank - 1707
King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France - 1730
The Honest Yorkshireman [Extract] 1736
Second thoughts are best [dialogue ballad] 1780-1812
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
"Young Roger of the Mill" Broadside - 1820-1824
A New Dialogue Between a Husbandman and a Servant Man - Before 1838
Christmas Play of St.George and the Dragon [West of England, 1852]
?When good King Arthur ruled this land? 1871
The Four Champions of Great Britain - 1879-1884
The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884
Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818)
Christmas Rhymers in the North of Ireland : Belfast 1872
Christmas Rhymers from Mullaghcarton - 1885
Christmas play from Dromore - 1886
Belcoo Christmas Play, c.1940
Boys' play from Braganstown - 1890
Boys' play from Dundalk - 1915
Ballybrennan, Wexford play - about 1823
The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845
Cumnock Play, c.1883
Christmas Gysarts Play from Bowden - 1815
Culross play, 1893
The New Year Mummers' Tale of Galaschin - Forfarshire 1888
Christmas, Yule-Boys play from Galloway - 1824
Laurieston Hallowe'en Play (a), 1897
Laurieston Play (b), 1897
Hallowe'en Play from Balmaghie, 1897
Galatian, a New-Year Play [from Peebles] 1841
Crieff Guisers' Play, 1884
Galation from the Abbotsford Collection Text (a) 1812-1832
Guisards Play from the Abbotsford Collection Text (b) 1812-1832
Scott's Papa Stour Sword Dance - 1788
Stirling Play of Galations, 1835
Hogmany Play from Falkirk - J.W.Reddock, 1825
Falkirk Play, 1841
The Turkish Knight [Fragments. Caney Creek, Kentucky, 1925]
A Plough Monday Play [Kentucky, c.1860]
The Christmas Play, Gander, Kentucky, 1930
Christmas Play from Llanmadoc and Cheriton - 1879
Tenby Guisers' Play - 1857
Dunvant Christmas Sport, Collected 1916
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