John ‘cordewainer’ in 1423, for hindering the play, on Henry Cowper, ‘webster,’ in 1452, ‘quod nesciebat ludum suum’; on the alderman of the ‘paynetors,’ in 1520-1 ‘because their play was badly and confusedly played, in contempt of the whole community, before many strangers’; and so forth. The order of 1390 specified thirty-eight crafts to play; ‘viz. mercers et drapers, tannatores, masons, skynners, taillors, goldsmyths, smyths, plummers, bollers, turnors, girdelers, cutlers, latoners, broche-makers, horners, sponers, ladilers, furburs, websters, walkers, coverlid-wevers, cartwrightes, coupars, fletchers, bowers, cordewaners, baksters, flesshewers, fysshers, chaundelers, barburs, vynters, sadilers, rapers, hayrers, shipmen, glovers, and workmen.’ As elsewhere, changing conditions of social life led to alterations in this list, and consequent divisions and mergings of the plays. Thus in 1411 it seems to have been felt as a grievance that certain well-to-do inhabitants of Beverley, who belonged to no craft, escaped all charge for the plays, and it was agreed that in future the ‘digniores villae’ should appoint four representatives and contribute a play. In 1493 the Drapers formed a craft of their own apart from the Mercers, and consequently a play was divided, the Drapers taking ‘Demyng Pylate,’ and leaving to the Mercers ‘Blak Herod.’ On the fly-leaf of the _Great Guild Book_ is a list of crafts and their plays, dated by Mr. Leach †1520, which differs considerably from that of 1390. It is as follows:— ‘Gubernacio Ludi _Corporis Christi_. _Tylers_: the fallinge of Lucifer. _Saddelers_: the makinge of the World. _Walkers_: makinge of Adam and eve. _Ropers_: the brekinge of the Comaundments of God. _Crelers_: gravinge and Spynnynge. _Glovers_: Cayn. _Shermen_: Adam and Seth. _Wattermen_: Noe Shipp. _Bowers and Fletshers_: Abraham and Isaak. _Musterdmakers and Chanlers_: Salutation of Our Lady. _Husbandmen_: Bedleem. _Vynteners_: Sheipherds. _Goldsmyths_: Kyngs of Colan. _Fyshers_: Symeon. _Cowpers_: fleyinge to Egippe. _Shomakers_: Children of Ysraell. _Scryveners_: Disputacion in the Temple. _Barbours_: Sent John Baptyste. _Laborers_: the Pynnacle. _The Mylners_: rasynge of Lazar. _Skynners_: ierusalem. _Bakers_: the Mawndy. _Litsters_: prainge at the Mownte. _Tailyours_: Slepinge Pilate. _Marchaunts_ [i.e. _Mercers_]: Blak Herod. _Drapers_: Demynge Pylate. _Bocheours_: Scorgynge. _Cutlers and Potters_: the Stedynynge. _Wevers_: the Stanginge. _Barkers_: the Takinge of the Crose. _Cooks_: Haryinge of hell. _Wrights_: the Resurrection. _Gentylmen_: Castle of Emaut. _Smyths_: Ascencion. _Prestes_: Coronacion of Our Lady. _Marchaunts_: Domesday.