. William Shakespere : a biography. wed in the streets, tapestry is hung out ofthe windows, officers in scarlet coats struggle in the crowd while the processionis marshalling. The crafts are getting into their ancient order, each craft withits streamer and its men in harness. There are Fysshers and Cokes,—Bax-ters and Milners,—Bochers,—Whittawers and Glovers,—Pynners, Tylers, andWrightes,— Skynners, — Barkers, — Corvysers, — Smythes. — Wevers, — Wir-drawers,—Cardemakers, Sadelers, Peyntours, and Masons,—^Gurdelers,—Tay-lours, Walkers, and Sherman,—Deysters,—Drapers,—Mercers. f At lcn;ththe pro
. William Shakespere : a biography. wed in the streets, tapestry is hung out ofthe windows, officers in scarlet coats struggle in the crowd while the processionis marshalling. The crafts are getting into their ancient order, each craft withits streamer and its men in harness. There are Fysshers and Cokes,—Bax-ters and Milners,—Bochers,—Whittawers and Glovers,—Pynners, Tylers, andWrightes,— Skynners, — Barkers, — Corvysers, — Smythes. — Wevers, — Wir-drawers,—Cardemakers, Sadelers, Peyntours, and Masons,—^Gurdelers,—Tay-lours, Walkers, and Sherman,—Deysters,—Drapers,—Mercers. f At lcn;ththe procession is arranged. It parades through the principal lines of the city,Vom Bishopgate on the north to tlie Grey Friars Gate on the south, and fromBroadgatc on the west to Gosfoid Gate on the east. The crowd is throngingto the wide area on the north of Trinity Church and St. Michaels, for there is • Se the LudiiR Coventria;, published by the Shakespeare Society.+ Sharpo Dissertation, 1 (i. ; 1 fl\« [Covtntry Chuich?n and Faj,oants.] llie pageant to be first performed. There was a high house or carriage whichstood upon six wheels ; it was divided into two rooms, one above tlie other. Inthe lower room were the performers ; the upper was the stage. This ponderousvehicle was painted and gilt, surmounted with burnished vanes and streamers,and decorated with imagery ; it was hung round with curtains, and a paintedcloth presented a picture of the su^iect that was to be performed. This simplestage had its machinery, too; it was fitted for the representation of an earth-quake or a storm ; and the pageant in most cases was concluded in the noiseand flame of fireworks. It is the pageant of tlie comp-Anv of Shearmen andTailors which is now to be performed,—the subject of the Birth of Christ andOffering of the Magi, with the Flight into Egypt and Marder of ihe eager multitudes are permitted to crowd withip a reasonable distance of
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