Old and New Evidence of the Career of William Melton, O.F.M.

Abstract

The preaching of William Melton in York in 1426 stands alongside the Wycliffite A Treatise of Miraclis Pleyinge as a rare instance in which drama was the subject of a medieval sermon.1 The text of the Wycliffite sermon tells us much about drama of the period, but we do not know the author. By contrast, though we do not have the text of Melton's sermon in York, we have some information about the preacher himself. Yet, scholars of English drama have frequently cited and drawn conclusions from Melton's preaching in York without considering what else is known about him.2 Indeed, I am not aware of any, single, published study which collates all known evidence. I will compare evidence from six sources, which I believe represents all available evidence on Melton. Five of these sources

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