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Ovingdean, Sussex play - 1870

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Ovingdean, Sussex play - 1870 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 98 of 98 lines 100% 1870
South West Dorset Mummers' Play 1880 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 54 of 183 lines 29% 1880
Sompting Tipteerers's Play, 1882 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 42 of 70 lines 60% 1882
Romsey Mummers' Play - 1796-1837 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 38 of 71 lines 53% 1796-1837
Mummers' Play from Upper & Lower Howsell, Worcs. - 1856-1857 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 38 of 91 lines 41% 1856-1857
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 1 - 1908 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 37 of 126 lines 29% 1908
The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 35 of 330 lines 10% 1884
Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 35 of 129 lines 27% 1885
Johnny Jacks Play from Overton, Hants. - 1913 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 35 of 119 lines 29% 1913
3. Witley [sic], Reading, Berks. [1930] ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 35 of 104 lines 33% 1930
Christmas Play from Bursledon, Hants. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 34 of 73 lines 46% 1913-1916
The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 33 of 78 lines 42% 1858
Soldiers acting at Christmas, Change Islands, Newfoundland - 1900 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 33 of 119 lines 27% 1900
Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842] ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 31 of 180 lines 17% 1842
Tipteerers' Duologue from Cocking, Sussex - 1903-1906 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 30 of 52 lines 57% 1903-1906
Truro [Formerly Mylor]: "A Play for Christmas", 1780s ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 29 of 258 lines 11% 1785-1789
The Salvage Play, Newfoundland, c.1900 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 29 of 144 lines 20% 1900
W.Walker's Peace Egg Chapbook - 1840-1877 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 28 of 166 lines 16% 1840-1877
The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 28 of 270 lines 10% 1873
Christmas Boys or Mummers, Potterne, 1876-1890 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 28 of 73 lines 38% 1876-1890
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 2 - 1914 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 28 of 92 lines 30% 1914
Mummies, St.Kitts, New Year's Day 1966 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 28 of 233 lines 12% 1966
The Mummers [Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, 1880s] ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 27 of 81 lines 33% 1880-1889
Mummers' Play from Kirtlingon[?] - 1815-1816 |||||||||||||||||||||||||| 26 of 81 lines 32% 1815-1816
Mid-Berkshire Mummers 1888 |||||||||||||||||||||||||| 26 of 112 lines 23% 1888
The Christmas Play, Gander, Kentucky, 1930 |||||||||||||||||||||||||| 26 of 86 lines 30% 1930
Mummers: Penny Magazine - 1837 ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 25 of 43 lines 58% 1837
2 Chiddingfold (Surrey) tip-teering play [1860] ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 25 of 65 lines 38% 1860
Mummers' Play from Alton Barnes (Wiltshire) 1930 ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 25 of 59 lines 42% 1930
Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 195 lines 12% 1864
The Mummers, [Appleford, Berks., 1880s] |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 100 lines 24% 1880-1889
J.Pearce's Mummers' Act or Morris Dancers 'Chapbook - 1837-1849 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 215 lines 10% 1837-1849
Play from Hamstall Ridware - 1884 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 152 lines 15% 1884
Cumnor: Christmas Mummers, played since 1895 annually. ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 148 lines 15% 1895
Mumming Play from Longborough, Glos. - 1905-1906 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 138 lines 16% 1905-1906
Camborne, Cornwall : The Christmas Play - 1913-1916 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 74 lines 31% 1913-1916
Cornish Christmas Play - 1827 |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 56 lines 39% 1827
Tenby Guisers' Play - 1857 |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 54 lines 40% 1857
The Mummers, Uffington, Berkshire [1860s] |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 175 lines 12% 1860-1869
Christmas Champions play from Westerham, Kent [c.1896-97] |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 42 lines 52% 1896-1897
Mummers: Pusey, Berks., c.1900 |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 96 lines 22% 1900
Play from Malvern, Worcs. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 58 lines 37% 1913-1916
Mummies, Pot Works, Nevis, 1930s |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 204 lines 10% 1930-1939
Mumming [Thenford, Northants. 1854] ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 48 lines 43% 1854
Christmas Play from Hampshire - 1859 ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 52 lines 40% 1859
Newport Version [Christmas Morris-Dancers' Play, Shropshire, 1879] ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 134 lines 15% 1879
Christmas play from Dromore - 1886 ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 114 lines 18% 1886
Penkridge Christmas Play, 1899 ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 142 lines 14% 1899
5. "Guisers" play on Xmas Eve, Repton, Derbyshire, Jan., 1909. ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 59 lines 35% 1909
Cornish Christmas Play - 1833 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 72 lines 27% 1833
Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 193 lines 10% 1842
Christmas Play of St.George and the Dragon [West of England, 1852] |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 67 lines 29% 1852
2. Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berks. [Mummers, 1900] |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 73 lines 27% 1900
Dunvant Christmas Sport, Collected 1916 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 40 lines 50% 1913
Buckland Marsh, Berks., Mumering Play |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 191 lines 10% 1912-1913
"Saint George and Slasher" - Sandbach, 1817 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 97 lines 19% 1817
Lutterworth St. George Play - 1863 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 68 lines 27% 1863
Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 121 lines 15% 1904
Souling Play from Huxley, Cheshire, 1913 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 95 lines 20% 1913
South Cerney (Gloucestershire) Mummers Play ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 177 lines 10% 1930
Cheshire Play - Before 1788 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 74 lines 24% 1788
Mummers at Christmas (1840) [Chipping Norton] |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 61 lines 29% 1840
Brimington Mummers' Play [Derbyshire, 1862] |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 72 lines 25% 1862-1868
Christmas Rhymers from Mullaghcarton - 1885 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 72 lines 25% 1885
The Mummers; Steventon, Berks. [c.1883] |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 109 lines 16% 1883
Edith Weston Morris-Dancers Play, c.1898 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 105 lines 17% 1898
Selston Mummers' Play - 1913 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 74 lines 24% 1913
The Somercotes Guisers, 1942-1945 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 93 lines 19% 1942-1945
A Christmas Play, Performed by the Derbyshire Mummers - 1849 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 116 lines 14% 1849
Christmas Play from Llanmadoc and Cheriton - 1879 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 30 lines 56% 1879
Boys' play from Braganstown - 1890 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 79 lines 21% 1890
Rugby Christmas Mumming Play, 1899 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 61 lines 27% 1899
"Sword Dancers" play, Haughton-le-Skerne, Durham [1913-1915] ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 60 lines 28% 1913-1915
The Mummers' Act from Cuddesdon, Oxon - 1914 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 50 lines 34% 1914
J.White's Alexander Chapbook - 1746-1769 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 137 lines 11% 1746-1769
Galation from the Abbotsford Collection Text (a) 1812-1832 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 65 lines 24% 1812-1832
Mummers Play - Stanford in the Vale [1887] |||||||||||||||| 16 of 74 lines 21% 1887
Kirk Hallam Christmas Guisers Play - 1907 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 50 lines 32% 1907
Boys' play from Dundalk - 1915 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 48 lines 33% 1915
Christmas Play from Cinderford, Glos. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 42 lines 38% 1913-1916
Play from Ilmington, Warks. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 83 lines 19% 1913-1916
Mummers' Play from Tubney nr. Oxford, 1912 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 87 lines 18% 1912
Words of the Ripon Sword-Dance - 1920 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 65 lines 24% 1920
Sulgrave Mummers' Play [Northamptonshire, 1921] |||||||||||||||| 16 of 114 lines 14% 1921
Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818) ||||||||||||||| 15 of 79 lines 18% 1803-1818
Guise-Dance Play, Saint Keverne [Cornwall, 1855] ||||||||||||||| 15 of 24 lines 62% 1855
Christmas Mummers Play from Kempsford, Glos. - 1868 ||||||||||||||| 15 of 141 lines 10% 1868
Chiswick Mummers' play, 1860 ||||||||||||||| 15 of 30 lines 50% 1860
Christmas Rhymers in the North of Ireland : Belfast 1872 ||||||||||||||| 15 of 79 lines 18% 1872
The Mummers Play (as acted at Holton, Oxfordshire...) ||||||||||||||| 15 of 114 lines 13% 1893
Souling Play from Stapleford, Cheshire, 1908 to 1914 ||||||||||||||| 15 of 70 lines 21% 1908-1914
4. Church Broughton, Derbyshire. [1930] ||||||||||||||| 15 of 48 lines 31% 1930
The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845 |||||||||||||| 14 of 111 lines 12% 1845
Hampshire Mummers [Fragments, 1861] |||||||||||||| 14 of 34 lines 41% 1861
Mummers at Charney, Berks. 1860 |||||||||||||| 14 of 89 lines 15% 1860
Plough Jacks' Play from Willoughton - 1889 |||||||||||||| 14 of 67 lines 20% 1889
The Mummers, Drayton, Berks. [c.1883] |||||||||||||| 14 of 96 lines 14% 1883
Play from Great Wolford, Warks. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||| 14 of 58 lines 24% 1913-1916
Sunningwell, Berks. [pre-1913] |||||||||||||| 14 of 81 lines 17% 1913
Christmas Play from Icomb, Glos. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||| 14 of 152 lines 9% 1913-1916
Burntwood Guisers' Play [Staffordshire, pre-1939] |||||||||||||| 14 of 77 lines 18% 1939
Belcoo Christmas Play, c.1940 |||||||||||||| 14 of 53 lines 26% 1940
Ballybrennan, Wexford play - about 1823 ||||||||||||| 13 of 64 lines 20% 1817-1818
T.Wilson's Alexander Chapbook [1810-1826] ||||||||||||| 13 of 107 lines 12% 1810-1826
Bassingham Men's play 1823 Xmas ||||||||||||| 13 of 109 lines 11% 1823
Stirling Play of Galations, 1835 ||||||||||||| 13 of 65 lines 20% 1815-1835
The Peace Egg Book [R.Carr, 1836-1838] ||||||||||||| 13 of 69 lines 18% 1836-1838
Bellerby Sword Dance Play, 1879 & 1926 ||||||||||||| 13 of 182 lines 7% 1879
South Notts Plough Bullock Day Play - 1873 ||||||||||||| 13 of 39 lines 33% 1873
Mummers' Play from Hamstall Ridware (Staffs.) 1884 ||||||||||||| 13 of 60 lines 21% 1884
Plough-Jags [probably from Market Rasen, Lincs., 1884] ||||||||||||| 13 of 167 lines 7% 1884
Christmas Mummers Play from Sapperton, Glos. - 1914 ||||||||||||| 13 of 117 lines 11% 1914
Waterstock, Oxfordshire play - 1914 ||||||||||||| 13 of 95 lines 13% 1914
Christmas Mummers of Stoneleigh [1925] ||||||||||||| 13 of 93 lines 13% 1925
Mummers' Play from Skelton (Yorkshire) 1930 ||||||||||||| 13 of 47 lines 27% 1930
Rudheath (Cheshire) Souling Play [1949] ||||||||||||| 13 of 117 lines 11% 1949
Christmas Gysarts Play from Bowden - 1815 |||||||||||| 12 of 71 lines 16% 1815
Tragedy of St.George, St.John's, Newfoundland, c.1840 |||||||||||| 12 of 67 lines 17% 1840
New Holland Mummers [1880] |||||||||||| 12 of 29 lines 41% 1880
Laurieston Hallowe'en Play (a), 1897 |||||||||||| 12 of 32 lines 37% 1897
The Paceakers' Play, Heptonstall - 1909 |||||||||||| 12 of 94 lines 12% 1909
Another Plough Monday Play from Clayworth, Notts. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||| 12 of 28 lines 42% 1913-1916
Mumming Play, Aston, Bampton & Chimney District [1926] |||||||||||| 12 of 75 lines 16% 1913-1916
Christmas Play from North Somerset - 1913-1916 |||||||||||| 12 of 28 lines 42% 1913-1916
Play from Bulby, Lincs. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||| 12 of 102 lines 11% 1913-1916
Mummers' Play from Coxwold (Yorkshire) 1930 |||||||||||| 12 of 33 lines 36% 1930
Guysers Play from Underwood, Notts., 1935 & 1936 |||||||||||| 12 of 73 lines 16% 1935-1936
Plough Jagg's Play : Bassingham - 1952 |||||||||||| 12 of 180 lines 6% 1952
Farnsfield Plough Play [Nottinghamshire, 1966] |||||||||||| 12 of 145 lines 8% 1966
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