Ancient mysteries described, especially the English miracle plays, founded on apocryphal New Testament story, extant among the unpublished manuscripts in the British Museum : including notices of ecclesiastical shows, the festivals of fools and asses, the English boy bishop, the descent into hell, the Lord Mayor's show, the Guildhall giants, Christmas carols, &c. ; ...

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