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I forwarded the original message from Alan to JoAnna Dutka, who is the Norwich pre-1540 editor for REED, but there hasn't been time for a reply from her yet. Meantime, I wonder if there is any possibility that these 'ape skins' could be costuming for demons/devils? I looked up 'ape' in the OED and discovered a proverbial expression about the Devil being God's ape. Could be widespread enough that it might cause devils to be costumed so as to suggest apes? Just a thought.... Abigail Ann Young (Dr), Associate Editor/ Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W/ Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/ FAX (416) 585-4594/ [log in to unmask] List-owner of REED-L <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed-l.html> http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed.html => REED's home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html => our theatre resource page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young => my home page