Nottingham,34,250(note);receives customs after pattern of Coventry,48(note)—— John de, necromancer,63-4O"Obits,"275Onley, family of,257(note),258——144and noteOrdeal, trial by,53Oven, feudal lord's,46Oxford,15;S. Frideswide's fair at,253PPageants, Corpus Christi,287-307;acted 1392 in Coventry,290;absence of Old Testament scenes in,299;payment of actors in, by crafts,293;dress of actors in,306;of cardmakers, later cappers,300,305,306;characters of Herod, Pilate and the devil in,287,303-5;minor characters in,305-6;crafts evade contributions to,292;Ludus Coventriæprobably unconnected with Coventry cycle of,297-8;"Doomsday" or drapers',129,295,300,305,306;liturgical drama and,289;of girdlers,300;"Harrowing of Hell,"seeCardmakers;Heywood's allusions to,305;of mercers,299,307;and miracle plays,289-90;pageant houses,293;of pinners and needlers,299-300;"Nativity" or sheremen's and tailors',299-302;of smiths,299,300,304;royal spectators of,288;stage properties of,305-6;stations where acted,294-5;titles of,299-300;vehicles used for,293-4;"Presentation in Temple" or weavers',292(note),299,300,302;for reception of royalty, Arthur, Prince of Wales,307;Edward, Prince of Wales,152-4;Henry VIII.,307;Margaret of Anjou,124-6;Princess Mary,307Pakeman, Simon, prior's bailiff,68Palace Yard,165Park, Little,5,107;martyrs burnt in,6,158;plays played in,290,296Parliament "Unlearned,"102-3;"Diabolical,"131"Pastores,"289;see alsoPageantsPeasant revolt,97"Peeping Tom,"seeGodiva"Peregrini,"289;see alsoPageantsPewterers,200Pilate,seePageantsPilgrims,238-9Pinners, feast of,275(note)Pisford, William,263Plague,244Players, strolling,279;of Coventry,288Play, S. Christian's,296and notePlays, stationary, acted in the Little Park,296Poddycroft, common land,92Polesworth,15;S. Edith of,40Population of Coventry,162Portmanmote, court of,48,49-51Poulterers,250Preston,47(note)Prince of Wales, lord of the Earl's-half,43,167;Council of,184;see alsoEdward V., Henry V.Prince's Chamber, title of Coventry,73Prior, quarrel between Isabella and the men of Coventry,67-72Priors of Coventry: Brightwalton, William of, purchased Earl's-half,58;Deram,190-4;Geoffry,29;Irreys, Henry,62;plot to kill by witchcraft,63-4Prior's-half of Coventry,37,57;Trinity Church serves for parish of,7,37Prior's Waste,176Priory,39;remains of,25-6,74;Henry VI. lodged at,119-20;shrine at,8Procession at Corpus Christi,287-8;on Midsummer and S. Peter's Eves,284-7;of royalty,120,128Processus Prophetarum,289,299RReading,16Recorders of Coventry: Boteler, Henry,121,187;death of,198;disgrace of,199;opposes Saunders,188;quells tumult,195;Empson, Richard,159,198,206,207;Littleton, Thomas,119,121;Swillington, Ralph,274Regratery,seeForestallingRichard I.,33—— II.,102;forbids duel,11,101-2;lays foundation-stone of Carthusian chapel,6,100—— III.,155-6;sees pageants,288Rivers, Earl,148;guardian of the Prince of Wales,184—— Lord,126,129;beheaded on Gosford Green,11,144Robin of Redesdale,140,144Rochester, Bishop of, Thomas Savage,207Roger of Wendover,18,19Rood, of Bronholme, of Chester,238Rous, John, antiquary,131SSaddlers, journeymen, of London,230S. Albans,16;battles of,122,132;men of,46,56S. Augustine of Hippo,18S. Catharine, chapel of,82;character of,287;play of,296;see alsoGuildsS. George, Coventry birthplace of,4,154(note);chapel of,12,275(note);character of, in pageants,153-4;riding of,307;mummers's play of,ibid.;see alsoGuildS. John the Baptist's Eve,284,285-6S. Margaret,125,287S. Mary's Hall,74,161,178,190;guild-hall of,81-2;tapestry in,82;window in,314S. Nicholas Hall,1S. Osburg,15;pool of,7-8;shrine of,8,238S. Paul's Cathedral,160S. Thomas' or cappers' chapel in S. Michael's,274S. Thomas of India,287Samson, character of, welcomes Edward IV.,133Sanctuary, right of,95Sanitation,244-5Saunders, Laurence, dyer, made chamberlain,182;champion of malcontents,181,204;complains of abuses,184-8,197-8,316;imprisoned,190,204,210;member of the Forty-Eight,199(note);seditious speeches of,203;trials of,189,210—— Laurence, martyr,5,163Schoolmaster and school,25,264-6Severn, river,257Shakespeare,105Sharpe, Jack, rising under,109Shepey, Jordan, mayor,12Sherbourne river, regulations concerning,87Sheremen,seeTailorsSheriffs,254(note);county court of52-3;Henry VI. promises to make,121Ship-money,166Shipton, Mother, prophecy of,7Shops,62(note),234(note)Shrewsbury, Countess of,129;see alsoTalbotShrines, of saints,238-9Silk industry,167Simnel bread,248(note)Sluys, battle of,8Smith, Walter, age of,296Smiths, craft of,286;abuses of,221-3;chapel of,275(note);journeymen of,223;see alsoPageantsSoap, making of,61and noteSomerset, Duke of, retainers of, and city watch,126-7Somerset, Duke of, Protector,162Southampton,257Sowe, Richard, killed by witchcraft,64Spain,252Spicer-stoke,250Stafford, Sir Humphrey, brawl between and the Harcourts,281-2Stamford,141(note)Staple of Calais,147;John Onley of Coventry, mayor of,257;monopoly of wool trade,140,215Star Chamber,210,211(note)Stephen, King,40Steward;seeTown ClerkStivichall,4,40;common at,171Stocks,240Stoke, common at,171Stoneleigh, Abbot of,179;church of,4;monks of,283Stourbridge, fair at,252Stowe, antiquary, of London,284Stralsund,259Strike of journeymen,230Swanswell Pool,24(note),191,193Swine of S. Anthony's Hospital,234(note)Sulby, Prior of,253Surcharging of common lands,187-8Swynderby, William,98-9TTables, draughts,280Tailors, journeymen of,83,229;guild and fullers,219-20;see alsoPageantsTalbot, Earl of Shrewsbury,3,110Tamworth,40Tanners, title of pageant of, lost,299;regulations concerning,200Tapestry,82Tewkesbury,35Thomas, monk of Coventry,31-2,34Thornton, John, window of,314Tilers,275(note)Toll,17,257;Coventry free from,18,19,71;at Southampton,257Town clerk and steward, Boteler, John,189,194,197,211Towton, battle of,133"Trial and Crucifixion of Christ,"seePageantsTree, traditional, near Smithford Bridge,9VVagabonds, sturdy,266-7Vespasian, visit of, to Exeter,14Victuallers,169and note,246-9WWakefield, battle of,133;cycle of plays at,301Walkers,seeFullersWalls of city, begun,6;dismantled, 6-7,166-7Walter of Coventry,28(note)Ward, Joan, martyr,158Wardens,88,202Wards of the city, meeting of men of,91(note),92Warwick,151,161;Leycester Hospital at,165—— Earl of, Richard Beauchamp,109,110—— Earl of, Richard Neville, the King-maker,149;appeal made to by Huet,138;plans to raise Clarence to throne,139-40;foments rebellion,140-1,144,145-8;letter from, to Coventry mayor,141-3;marriage of daughters of,143,147;Edward IV. prisoner of,144;refused to give battle at Coventry,150Wastel bread,248(note)Watch,237,311;fray between Somerset's retainers,126-7Weavers, craft of,201,202;apprentices of,225;journeymen of,229-30;searchers of cloth,212-3;see alsoPageantWestminster, Abbey of,149;Abbot of,29Wheatley, founder of Bablake School,259-60White, Sir Thomas,264Whitley, common at,171-2;Bristowe, encloses land at,175;meadows at, thrown open,175-6;suit concerning meadows at,177-80,194-5,196-7Whittington, Sir Richard,263Wickliffe,98,100William I.,16,29,38Winchester,15;fair at,252;men of, receive customs after pattern of Coventry,48(note)Woodville, John,9,144-5Wool,140,184,215,224—— hall,202,212,250Worcester, Tiptoft, Earl of,149YYork,15;men of,207(note);plays performed at,290—— Archbishop of,143,149—— Richard, Duke of,119,123,126"York Plays,"301,305