[This comparative table is based on that drawn up by Prof. Hohlfeld in Anglia, xi. 241. The episodes are taken in their scriptural order, which is not always that of the plays. I have added the Cornish data, using O. P. R. to indicate the Origo Mundi, Passio Domini, and Resurrectio Domini of the older text, and J. for William Jordan’s Creation of the World. I have quoted Halliwell’s divisions of the Ludus Coventriae, really a continuous text, for convenience sake.]
| Episodes. | York. | Townley. | Chester. | Ludus Cov. | Cornwall. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fall of Lucifer | i | i | i | i | O. 48[743]: J. 114-334. |
| 2. Creation and Fall of Man | ii-vi | i[744] | ii | i, ii | O. 1-437: J. 1-113, 335-1055. |
| 3. Cain and Abel | vii | ii | ii | iii | O. 438-633: J. 1056-1317. |
| 4. Wanderings of Cain | —— | —— | —— | —— | J. 1332-1393. |
| 5. Death of Cain | —— | —— | —— | iv | J. 1431-1726. |
| 6. Seth in Paradise and Death of Adam | —— | —— | —— | —— | O. 634-916: J. 1318-1331, 1394-1430, 1727-2093, 2146-2210. |
| 7. Enoch | —— | —— | —— | —— | J. 2094-2145. |
| 8. Noah and the Flood | viii, ix | iii | iii | iv | O. 917-1258: J. 2211-2530[745]. |
| 9. Abraham and Melchisedec | —— | —— | iv | —— | |
| 10. Abraham and Isaac | x | iv | iv | v | O. 1259-1394. |
| 11. Jacob’s Blessing | —— | v[744] | —— | —— | |
| 12. Jacob’s Wanderings | —— | vi | —— | —— | |
| 13. Moses and the Exodus | xi | viii | —— | vi | O. 1395-1714. |
| 14. Moses in the Wilderness | —— | vii | v | vi | O. 1715-1898. |
| 15. Balaam | —— | —— | v | —— | |
| 16. David and the Rods | —— | —— | —— | —— | O. 1899-2104. |
| 17. David and Bathsheba | —— | —— | —— | —— | O. 2105-2376. |
| 18. Building of the Temple | —— | —— | —— | —— | O. 2377-2628. |
| 19. Prophecy of Maximilla | —— | —— | —— | —— | O. 2629-2778. |
| 20. Bridge over Cedron | —— | —— | —— | —— | O. 2779-2824. |
| 21. Prophetae | xii[746] | vii | —— | vii | |
| 22. Joachim and Anna | —— | —— | —— | viii | |
| 23. Mary in the Temple | —— | —— | —— | ix | |
| 24. Betrothal of Mary | —— | x[743] | —— | x | |
| 25. Annunciation | xii | x | vi | xi | |
| 26. Salutation of Elizabeth | xii | xi | vi | xiii | |
| 27. Suspicion of Joseph | xiii | x | vi | xii | |
| 28. Purgation of Mary | —— | —— | —— | xiv | |
| 29. Augustus and Cyrenius | —— | ix | —— | —— | |
| 30. Nativity | xiv | —— | vi | xv | |
| 31. Conversion of Octavian | —— | —— | vi | —— | |
| 32. Pastores | xv | xii, xiii[747] | vii | xvi | |
| 33. Purification | xli[748] | xvii[749] | xi | xviii | |
| 34. Magi before Herod | xvi, xvii[744] | xiv | viii | xvii | |
| 35. Offering of Magi | xvii | xiv | ix | xvii | |
| 36. Flight into Egypt | xviii | xv | x | xix | |
| 37. Massacre of Innocents | xix | xvi | x | xix | |
| 38. Death of Herod | —— | —— | —— | xix | |
| 39. Presentation in Temple | xx | xviii[746] | —— | xx | |
| 40. Baptism | xxi | xix | —— | xxi | |
| 41. Temptation | xxii | —— | xii | xxii | P. 1-172. |
| 42. Marriage in Cana | [lost] | —— | —— | —— | |
| 43. Transfiguration | xxiii | —— | |||
| 44. Woman in Adultery | xxiv | —— | xii | xxiii | |
| 45. Healing of Blind in Siloam | —— | —— | xiii | —— | |
| 46. Raising of Lazarus | xxiv | xxxi[745] | xiii | xxiv | |
| 47. Healing of Bartimaeus | —— | —— | —— | —— | P. 393-454. |
| 48. Entry into Jerusalem | xxv | —— | xiv | xxvi | P. 173-330. |
| 49. Cleansing of Temple | —— | —— | xiv | —— | P. 331-392. |
| 50. Jesus in House of Simon the Leper | [lost] | xx[743] | xiv | xxvii | P. 455-552. |
| 51. Conspiracy of Jews | xxvi | xx | xiv | xxv | P. 553-584. |
| 52. Treachery of Judas | xxvi | xx | xiv | xxvii | P. 585-616. |
| 53. Last Supper | xxvii | xx | xv | xxvii | P. 617-930. |
| 54. Gethsemane | xxviii | xx | xv | xxviii | P. 931-1200. |
| 55. Jesus before Caiaphas | xxix | xxi | xvi | xxx | P. 1200-1504. |
| 56. Jesus before Pilate | xxx | —— | xvi | xxx | P. 1567-1616. |
| 57. Jesus before Herod | xxxi | —— | xvi | xxix, xxx | P. 1617-1816. |
| 58. Dream of Pilate’s Wife | xxx | —— | —— | xxxi | P. 1907-1968, 2193-2212. |
| 59. Remorse and Death of Judas | xxxii | xxxii[750] | —— | xxxii | P. 1505-1566. |
| 60. Condemnation | xxxiii | xxii | xvi | xxxii | P. 1817-2533. |
| 61. Cross Brought from Cedron | —— | —— | —— | —— | P. 2534-2584. |
| 62. Bearing of the Cross | xxxiv | xxii | xvii | xxxii | P. 2585-2662. |
| 63. Veronica | xxxiv | —— | —— | xxxii | —— |
| 64. Crucifixion | xxxv | xxiii | xvii | xxxii | P. 2663-2840. |
| 65. Casting of Lots | xxxv | xxiii, xxiv | xvii | —— | P. 2841-2860. |
| 66. Planctus Mariae [cf. p. 39] | xxxvi | xxiii | xvii | xxxii | P. 2925-2954. |
| 67. Death of Jesus | xxxvi | xxiii | xvii | xxxii | P. 2861-3098. |
| 68. Longinus | xxxvi | xxiii | xvii | xxxiv | P. 3003-3030. |
| 69. Descent from Cross | xxxvi | xxiii | xvii | xxxiv | P. 3099-3201. |
| 70. Burial | xxxvi | —— | —— | xxxiv | P. 3202-3216. |
| 71. Harrowing of Hell | xxxvii | xxv | xviii | xxxiii, xxxv | P. 3031-3078: R. 97-306. |
| 72. Release of Joseph and Nicodemus | —— | —— | —— | —— | R. 1-96, 307-334, 625-662. |
| 73. Setting of Watch | xxxviii | xxvi | xix | xxxv | R. 335-422. |
| 74. Resurrection | xxxviii | xxvi | xix | xxxv | R. 423-678. |
| 75. Quem Quaeritis | xxxviii | xxvi | xix | xxxvi | R. 679-834. |
| 76. Hortulanus | xxxix | xxvi | xix[751] | xxxvii | R. 835-892. |
| 77. Peregrini | xl | xxvii | xx | xxxviii | R. 1231-1344. |
| 78. Incredulity of Thomas | xlii | xxviii | xx | xxxviii | R. 893-1230, 1345-1586. |
| 79. Death of Pilate | —— | —— | —— | —— | R. 1587-2360. |
| 80. Veronica and Tiberius | —— | —— | —— | —— | R. 1587-2360. |
| 81. Ascension | xliii | xxix | xxi | xxxix | R. 2361-2630. |
| 82. Pentecost | xliv | [? lost] | xxii | xl | |
| 83. Death of Mary | xlv | —— | —— | xli | |
| 84. Burial of Mary | [lost] | —— | —— | xli | |
| 85. Apparition of Mary to Thomas | xlvi | —— | —— | —— | |
| 86. Assumption and Coronation | xlvii[752] | —— | [lost] | xli | |
| 87. Signs of Judgement [cf. p. 53] | —— | —— | xxiii | —— | |
| 88. Antichrist [cf. p. 62] | —— | —— | xxiv | —— | |
| 89. Doomsday | xlviii | xxx | xxv | xlii[753] |