Lancashire - Records of Early English Drama

609 Pages·30.4 MB·English

by  George, David (David F.)

Drama
Records of Early English
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RECORDSOFEARLYENGLISHDRAMA
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RecordsofEarlyEnglishDrama
150CharlesStreetWest
RECORDSOFEARLYENGLISHDRAMA Toronto,Ontario,Canada
M5S1K9
Records of Drama
Early English
LANCASHIRE
EDITEDBYDAVIDGEORGE
UNIVERSITYOFTORONTOPRESS
TORONTO BUFFALO LONDON
UniversityofTorontoPress1991
Toronto Buffalo London
PrintedinCanada
ISBN 0-8020-2862-4
CanadianCataloguinginPublicationData
Mainentryundertitle:
Lancashire
(RecordsofearlyEnglishdrama)
Includesbibliographicalreferences.
ISBN 0-8020-2862-4
S1o.urPceersf.orm2i.ngTharetast-reE-ngElnagnldandLanLcaanshciarsehi-reHistory-
History-Sources. I. George,David II. Series.
PN2595.5.L3L31991 790.2094276 C91-093351-3
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NationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesandthe
SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII TRANSLATIONS 293
INTRODUCTION ENDNOTES 311
HistoricalBackground xiii
Drama,Music,andPopularCustoms xxxix PATRONSANDTRAVELLING
TheDocuments liii COMPANIES 371
EditorialProcedures c
Notes cvii GLOSSARIES
Introduction 385
SELECTBIBLIOGRAPHY CXvi LatinGlossary 389
EnglishGlossary 398
MAPS CXX
INDEX 423
THERECORDS
Symbols 2
Boroughs,Parishes,andOtherLocalities 3
Monasteries 114
Households 145
ProvinceofYorkandDioceseofChester 213
CountyofLancaster 218
APPENDIXES
1 Post-1642Records 239
2 LancashireEntertainers 242
3 ALancashireMinstrelatWindermere 249
4 AMasqueatKnowsleyHouse 252
5 MusicalandDramaticEntertainmentintheIsleofMan 267
6 TheStonyhurstPageants 282
RobinHoodPlaysinLancashire 283
8 TheBlackKnightofAshton 286
9 TheGhostMaypoleofCockersandAbbey 290
Records of Drama
Early English
TheaimofRecordsofEarlyEnglishDrama(REED)istofind,transcribe,andpublish
externalevidenceofdramatic,ceremonial,andminstrelactivityinGreatBritainbefore
1642.Theexecutiveeditorwouldbegratefulforcommentsonandcorrectionstothe
presentvolumeandforhavinganyrelevantadditionalmaterialdrawntoherattention.
ALEXANDRAF.JOHNSTON UniversityofToronto DIRECTOR
SALLY-BETHMACLEAN UniversityofToronto EXECUTIVEEDITOR
EXECUTIVEBOARD EDITORIALADVISORYBOARD
PETERCLARK UniversityofLeicester J.J.ANDERSON UniversityofManchester
JOANNADUTKA UniversityofToronto HERBERTBERRY Universityof
JOHNR.ELLIOTT SyracuseUniversity Saskatchewan
DAVIDGALLOWAY UniversityofNewBrunswick DAVIDBEVINGTON UniversityofChicago
IANLANCASHIRE UniversityofToronto A.C.CAWLEY UniversityofLeeds
PETERMEREDITH UniversityofLeeds L.M.CLOPPER IndianaUniversity
A.H.NELSON UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley DAVIDMILLS UniversityofLiverpool
j.A.B.SOMERSET UniversityofWesternOntario RICHARDPROUDFOOT KingsCollege,
PRUDENCETRACY UniversityofTorontoPress London
ROBERTTITTLER ConcordiaUniversity
EDITORIALSTAFF JOHNM.WASSONWashingtonState
University,Pullman
WILLIAMCOOKE Paleographer/Glossarian GLYNNEWICKHAM UniversityofBristol
SHEENALEVITT AdministrativeAssistant LAETITIAYEANOLE FolgerShakespeare
SALLYMCKEE PatronsResearcher Library
WILLIAMROWCLIFFE Typesetter
MIRIAMSKEY Bibliographer/CopyEditor
GAILSTEWART Secretary
ABIGAILANNYOUNG Paleographer/Glossarian