Play sequences in bold existed as separate playbooks (Mary Play [MP], Passion Play 1 [PP1], and Passion Play 2 [PP2]) before their introduction into the manuscript. Play numbers for Chester are from Chester Mystery Cycle, ed. Lumiansky and Mills; play numbers for Towneley are from Towneley Plays, ed. Stevens and Cawley; and play numbers for York are from York Plays, ed. Beadle.
| N-Town | Chester | Towneley | York | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banns | Banns | — | — |
Play of the Sacrament; Castle of Perseverance |
| 1. Creation of Heaven; Fall of Lucifer | 1 | 1 | 1, 2 | — |
| 2. Creation of the World; Fall of Man | 2a | 2 | 3, 4, 5, 6 | Norwich Grocer’s Play |
| 3. Cain and Abel | 2b | 2 | 7 | — |
| 4. Noah | 3 | 3 | 8, 9 | Newcastle Play |
| 5. Abraham and Isaac | 4b | 5 | 10 | Brome, Northampton Abraham and Isaac Plays |
| 6. Moses | 5a | — | — | — |
| 7. Root of Jesse | — | 7 | — | — |
| 8. Joachim and Anne (MP) | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Presentation of Mary in the Temple (MP) | — | — | — | — |
| 10. Marriage of Mary and Joseph (MP) | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Parliament of Heaven; Salutation and Conception (MP) | 6a | 10 | 12 | Coventry Shearmen and Tailors |
| 12. Joseph’s Doubt | — | — | 13 | Coventry Shearmen and Tailors |
| 13. Visit to Elizabeth (MP) | — | 11 | 12 | — |
| 14. Trial of Mary and Joseph | — | — | — | — |
| 15. Nativity | 6b | — | 14 | — |
| 16. Shepherds | 7 | 12, 13 | 15 | Coventry Shearmen and Tailors |
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18. Magi [There is no play 17 in the MS.] |
8, 9 | 14 | 16 | Coventry Shearman and Tailors |
| 19. Purification | 11a | 17 | 17 |
Coventry Shearman and Tailors, Digby Killing of Children |
| 20. Slaughter of the Innocents; Death of Herod | 10 | 16 | 19 |
Coventry Shearman and Tailors, Digby Killing of Children |
| 21. Christ and the Doctors | 11b | 18 | 20 | Coventry Shearman and Tailors |
| 22. Baptism | — | 19 | 21 | — |
| 23. Parliament of Hell; Temptation | 12a | — | 22 | — |
| 24. Woman Taken in Adultery | 12b | — | 24a | — |
| 25. Raising of Lazarus | 13b | 31 | 24b | — |
| 26. Conspiracy; Entry into Jerusalem (PP1) | — | 20 | 25, 26 | — |
| 27. Last Supper; Conspiracy with Judas (PP1) | 14a, 14b, 15a | 20 | 23a, 27 | — |
| 28. Betrayal; Procession of Saints (PP1) | 15b | 20 | 28 | — |
| 29. Herod; Trial before Annas and Cayphas (PP2) | 16 | 22 | 29, 31 | — |
| 30. Death of Judas; Trials before Pilate and Herod (PP2) | 16 | 22, 32 | 30a, 30b, 32 | — |
| 31. Satan and Pilate’s Wife; Second Trial before Pilate (PP2) | — | 22 | 30, 33 | — |
| 32. Procession to Calvary; Crucifixion (PP2) | 16a | 23, 24 | 34, 35, 36 | — |
| 33. Harrowing of Hell (1) (PP2) | 17 | 25 | 37 | — |
| 34. Burial; Guarding of the Sepulcher (PP2) | — | — | — | Christ’s Burial (Bodleian e Museo 160) |
| 35. Harrowing of Hell (2); Appearance to Mary; Pilate and Soldiers | 17, 18 | 25 | 37 | — |
| 36. Announcement to the Marys; Peter and John at the Sepulcher | 18 | 26 | 38 | Christ’s Resurrection (Bodleian e Museo 160) |
| 37. Appearance to Mary Magdalene | — | — | 39 | Christ’s Resurrection (Bodleian e Museo 160) |
| 38. Cleophas and Luke; Appearance to Thomas | 19 | 27, 28 | 40, 41 | — |
| 39. Ascension; Selection of Matthias | 20 | 29 | 42 | — |
| 40. Pentecost | 21 | — | 43 | — |
| 41. Assumption of Mary | — | — | 44, 45, 46 | — |
| 42. Judgment Day | 24 | 30 | 47 |