The Play of the Weather seemingly innocent meteorological plot contains associations with the cycle drama tyrants. In the York cycle and the fragmentary Coventry cycle, Herod claims to control the weather…Jupiter’s resemblance to the York Herod is even stronger, because this Herod mingles his claim of weather-controlling prowess with an assertion of his authority over classical gods.” The Play of the Weather The Play of the Weather is an English interlude or morality play from the early Tudor period. The play was written by John Heywood, a courtier, musician and playwright during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I and published by
Clerk of the Weather are promoted to make weather for countries that require a good article, and will take their custom elsewhere if they don't get it." U. A. Fanthorpe, in her poem "Special", refers to a class of children looking after a dog as 'Clerks of the Weather'. Clerk of the Weather The Clerk of the Weather or the Weather Clerk is "an imaginary functionary facetiously supposed to direct the weather." The Clerk of the Weather appears in children's stories by Rose Fyleman ("The Weather Clerk"), Robert Swindells ("The Weather-Clerk"), and others. He also appears in facetious turns of phrase such as "another