Plays of Our Forefathers And Some of the Traditions Upon Which They Were Founded
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It con- sists of four plays. The Beginning of the World ( Orig o Mundi) extends from the creation to the death of Maxi- milla in Solomon's time for prophesying of the Christ. The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ ( Passio Domini] covers the life of Christ from the temptation to the cruci- fixion. The Death of Pilate presents the legendary 1 Towneley Plays, p. Xxv.
1 E. Norris, Cornish Drama, 2 vols. , 1859.
ORDER OF THE ENGLISH CYCLES 127 account of the leprosy of the Emperor, Tiberius : how Tib...erius sent for healing to the wonder-working Jesus and learned through Veronica that Pilate had already suffered that Physician to be put to death ; how he is assured by her that he may yet be healed of his disease if he kiss the handkerchief upon which the likeness of Christ's face has been imprinted ; how the Emperor is healed and, at the instigation of Veronica, sends for Pilate to take retribution upon him for the death of Christ; how Pilate comes wearing the seamless garment of our Saviour, and how that melts the wrath of Tiberius into love; how, at Veronica's word, the cloth of Jesus is stripped from Pilate, and how, condemned, he betakes himself to suicide ; how, finally, land and water alike re- fuse to hold his accursed carcass.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It con- sists of four plays. The Beginning of the World ( Orig o Mundi) extends from the creation to the death of Maxi- milla in Solomon's time for prophesying of the Christ. The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ ( Passio Domini] covers the life of Christ from the temptation to the cruci- fixion. The Death of Pilate presents the legendary 1 Towneley Plays, p. Xxv.
1 E. Norris, Cornish Drama, 2 vols. , 1859.
ORDER OF THE ENGLISH CYCLES 127 account of the leprosy of the Emperor, Tiberius : how Tib...erius sent for healing to the wonder-working Jesus and learned through Veronica that Pilate had already suffered that Physician to be put to death ; how he is assured by her that he may yet be healed of his disease if he kiss the handkerchief upon which the likeness of Christ's face has been imprinted ; how the Emperor is healed and, at the instigation of Veronica, sends for Pilate to take retribution upon him for the death of Christ; how Pilate comes wearing the seamless garment of our Saviour, and how that melts the wrath of Tiberius into love; how, at Veronica's word, the cloth of Jesus is stripped from Pilate, and how, condemned, he betakes himself to suicide ; how, finally, land and water alike re- fuse to hold his accursed carcass.
What to read after Plays of Our Forefathers And Some of the Traditions Upon Which They Were Founded?
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