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god_n both_o before_o and_o under_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n together_o with_o all_o the_o jew_n and_o faithful_a saint_n before_o and_o primitive_a christian_n in_o &_o since_o our_o saviour_n time_n have_v profess_o abominate_v reject_v condemn_v in_o the_o very_o high_a degree_n even_o as_o the_o very_a work_n and_o pomp_n of_o the_o devil_n must_v undoubted_o be_v extreme_o sinful_a and_o utter_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o 1_o cor._n 10.32_o phil._n 4.8_o â—om_n 12.16_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 1.10_o cap._n 14.23_o 24_o 25_o 32_o with_o sundry_a other_o scripture_n but_o the_o whole_a primitive_a 2._o church_n of_o god_n both_o before_o and_o under_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n together_o with_o all_o the_o jew_n and_o faithful_a saint_n before_o and_o primitive_a christian_n in_o and_o since_o our_o saviour_n time_n have_v profess_o abominate_v reject_v condemn_a stageplay_n in_o the_o very_o high_a degree_n even_o as_o the_o very_a work_n and_o pomp_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o premise_n therefore_o they_o must_v undoubted_o be_v extreme_o sinful_a and_o utter_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n let_v we_o therefore_o henceforth_o 6.12_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o these_o good_a man_n and_o keep_v the_o path_n of_o the_o righteous_a become_v follower_n of_o these_o bless_a primitive_a christian_n as_o well_o in_o renounce_v stageplay_n as_o in_o point_n of_o faith_n scaena_fw-la tertia._n the_o three_o squadron_n of_o authority_n be_v make_v up_o of_o 54_o ancient_a and_o modern_a stage-playesâ—_a general_a national_a provincial_a counsel_n and_o synod_n both_o of_o the_o west_n and_o eastern_a church_n of_o divers_a ecclesiastical_a and_o imperial_a constitution_n which_o either_o express_o or_o by_o way_n of_o necessary_a consequence_n prohibit_v stageplay_n excommunicate_v and_o censure_v all_o stage-players_a all_o playhaunter_n and_o inhibit_v all_o manner_n of_o christian_n especial_o clergy_n man_n to_o act_v any_o theatrical_a interlude_n or_o to_o be_v present_a at_o they_o under_o severe_a penalty_n to_o begin_v with_o counsel_n and_o synod_n i_o shall_v here_o enumerate_v they_o in_o their_o order_n according_a to_o their_o several_a antiquity_n without_o any_o variation_n from_o their_o latin_a name_n which_o i_o shall_v still_o retain_v for_o great_a certainty_n since_o i_o find_v they_o various_o english_v set_v down_o their_o several_a canon_n both_o in_o latin_a &_o english_a for_o the_o reader_n better_a satisfaction_n insert_v likewise_o here_o and_o there_o some_o other_o canon_n not_o altogether_o impertinent_a to_o this_o discourse_n the_o first_o council_n against_o stageplay_n player_n and_o playhaunter_n be_v concilium_fw-la eliberinum_n in_o spain_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 305_o consist_v of_o 19_o bishop_n where_o i_o find_v these_o three_o subsequent_a canon_n most_o pertinent_a to_o our_o purpose_n vice_n canon_n 57.62.67_o 700._o canon_n 57_o matronae_fw-la vel_fw-la earum_fw-la mariti_fw-la vestimenta_fw-la sua_fw-la ad_fw-la ornandam_fw-la seculariter_fw-la pompam_fw-la non_fw-la dent_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la fecerint_fw-la triennij_fw-la tempore_fw-la abstineant_fw-la canon_n 62._o si_fw-mi augur_n aut_fw-la pantomimi_fw-la credere_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la prius_fw-la artibus_fw-la suis_fw-la renuncient_a et_fw-la tunc_fw-la demum_fw-la suscipiantur_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la ulterius_fw-la non_fw-la revertantur_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la facere_fw-la contra_fw-la interdictum_fw-la tentaverint_fw-la projiciantur_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la canon_n 67._o prohibendum_fw-la ne_fw-la qua_fw-la â—idelis_fw-la vel_fw-la catechumena_fw-la aut_fw-la comicos_fw-la aut_fw-la viros_fw-la scenicos_fw-la habeat_fw-la quaecumque_fw-la haec_fw-la fecerit_fw-la à _fw-la communione_fw-la aâ—ceatur_fw-la can_n 57_o matron_n or_o their_o husband_n may_v not_o give_v or_o lend_v their_o garment_n to_o adorn_v any_o 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admit_v till_o they_o have_v utter_o renounce_v stageplay_n the_o very_a lend_n of_o clothes_n to_o act_v stageplay_n in_o and_o the_o very_a marry_n with_o or_o harbour_v of_o a_o stage-player_n incur_v three_o year_n excommunication_n both_o from_o the_o church_n the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o very_a society_n of_o christian_n the_o second_o council_n be_v concilium_fw-la arelatense_n 1._o hold_v under_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o the_o city_n of_o narbo_n in_o france_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 314_o consist_v of_o 600_o bishop_n as_o 5._o ado_n viennensis_n inform_v we_o where_o i_o find_v this_o canon_n against_o stage-player_n entitle_v de_n his_o qui_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la in_o theatris_fw-la and_o so_o by_o consequence_n against_o stageplay_n too_o 70â—_n canon_n 5._o de_fw-fr thea_fw-mi tricis_fw-la et_fw-la ipsos_fw-la placuit_fw-la quâ—mdiu_fw-la agunt_fw-la a_o communione_n separari_fw-la can_n 5._o concern_v stage-player_n we_o have_v think_v meet_a to_o 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and_o stageplay_n 5._o can_n 53._o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la christianos_n ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la euntes_fw-la vel_fw-la balare_fw-la vel_fw-la saltare_fw-la sed_fw-la castè_fw-fr caeâ—are_fw-la vel_fw-la prandere_fw-la sicut_fw-la competit_fw-la christianis_fw-la can_n 53._o christian_n go_v to_o wedding_n ought_v neither_o wanton_o to_o sing_v nor_o yet_o to_o dance_v but_o to_o sup_v or_o dine_v sober_o as_o become_v christian_n which_o canon_n extend_v principal_o to_o dance_v be_v ratify_v and_o revive_v by_o 358._o concilium_fw-la ilerdense_n can._n ult_n which_o have_v this_o title_n ut_fw-la in_o christianorum_fw-la nuptijs_fw-la non_fw-la saltetur_fw-la canon_n 54._o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la ministros_fw-la altaris_fw-la vel_fw-la quoslibet_fw-la clericos_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la quae_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o nuptijs_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o scenis_fw-la exhibentur_fw-la interest_n sed_fw-la antequam_fw-la thylemici_fw-la ingrediantur_fw-la surgere_fw-la eos_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la convivio_fw-la abire_fw-la can_n 54._o minister_n of_o the_o altar_n or_o any_o other_o clergy_n man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o any_o stageplays_a that_o be_v act_v either_o at_o marriage_n or_o in_o playhouse_n but_o before_o the_o player_n or_o fiddler_n enter_v they_o ought_v to_o arise_v and_o depart_v from_o the_o feast_n which_o latter_a canon_n though_o it_o extend_v only_o to_o clergy_n man_n in_o word_n yet_o the_o equity_n of_o it_o reach_v indifferent_o to_o all_o christian_n as_o the_o former_a canon_n do_v in_o positive_a term_n the_o five_o be_v concilium_fw-la hipponense_n anno_fw-la 393._o wherethere_o be_v divers_a bishop_n in_o which_o there_o be_v 872._o two_o canon_n make_v against_o stageplay_n and_o actor_n to_o wit_n canon_n 13._o &_o 35._o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o the_o 11._o &_o 35._o canon_n of_o the_o 3._o council_n of_o carthage_n next_o ensue_v to_o which_o i_o shall_v refer_v you_o wherein_o all_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o council_n of_o hippo_n be_v abbreviate_v and_o confirm_v the_o six_o be_v concilium_fw-la carthaginense_n in_o africa_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o 399._o lord_n 397_o or_o 399_o consist_v of_o 44_o bishop_n of_o which_o st._n augustine_n than_o bishop_n of_o hippo_n be_v one_o where_o these_o two_o canon_n be_v compose_v out_o of_o the_o 13._o and_o 35._o canon_n of_o the_o forementioned_a council_n of_o
jest_n to_o recreate_v man_n mind_n ibid._n transform_v youth_n into_o the_o very_a habit_n and_o order_n of_o strumpet_n to_o the_o great_a injury_n and_o dishonour_n of_o their_o age_n and_o sex_n a_o thing_n which_o moses_n do_v much_o condemn_v witness_v tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n c._n 10._o p._n 17._o together_o with_o isiodor_n hispalensis_n originum_n lib._n 18._o cap._n 51._o ibid._n in_o all_o scenical_a art_n say_v they_o there_o be_v plain_o the_o patronage_n of_o bacchus_n and_o venus_n which_o be_v peculiar_o proper_a to_o the_o stage_n from_o the_o gesture_n and_o flexure_n of_o the_o body_n they_o sacrifice_v effeminacy_n to_o venus_n and_o bacchus_n the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v effeminate_a by_o her_o sex_n the_o other_o by_o his_o fâ—nx_n etc._n etc._n witness_v saint_n cyprian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n where_o he_o write_v thus_o ibidem_fw-la to_o this_o vile_a shameful_a deed_n another_o equal_a wickedness_n be_v superadd_v a_o man_n 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obscene_a effeminate_a womanish_a gesture_n by_o the_o skill_n or_o tutorship_n of_o a_o unchaste_a art_n the_o most_o unchaste_a gesture_n and_o action_n of_o stage-player_n write_v 506._o lactantius_n what_o else_o do_v they_o but_o teach_v and_o provoke_v lust_n who_o enervate_v body_n effeminate_a into_o a_o womanish_a pace_n and_o habit_n resemble_v unchaste_a woman_n by_o their_o dishonest_a gesture_n etc._n etc._n one_o be_v a_o youth_n write_v etc._n saint_n chrysostome_n comb_v back_o his_o hair_n and_o effeminate_a nature_n with_o his_o visage_n his_o apparel_n his_o gesture_n and_o the_o like_a strive_v to_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o a_o tender_a virgin_n which_o he_o condemn_v as_o a_o most_o abominable_a effeminate_a act_n there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o actor_n write_v 1061._o nazianzen_n more_o unhappy_a than_o these_o to_o wit_n those_o who_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n and_o by_o unchaste_a infection_n of_o their_o membersâ—_n effeminate_a their_o manly_a nature_n be_v both_o effeminate_a man_n and_o woman_n yea_o be_v neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n if_o we_o will_v speak_v true_o for_o they_o continue_v not_o man_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v become_v woman_n they_o attain_v not_o for_o what_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n that_o they_o 24._o continue_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o manner_n and_o that_o which_o they_o wicked_o desire_v to_o be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o by_o nature_n by_o which_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o be_v certain_a riddle_n of_o luxury_n and_o intricacy_n of_o vice_n be_v man_n among_o woman_n and_o woman_n among_o man_n whether_o do_v these_o thing_n rather_o deserve_v applause_n aspection_n and_o mirth_n or_o tear_n and_o sigh_n very_o laughter_n reign_v in_o these_o nature_n be_v vitiate_a and_o adulterate_v and_o a_o various_a flame_n of_o pleasure_n be_v kindle_v to_o these_o i_o may_v acumulate_v the_o parallel_a testimony_n of_o ibidem_fw-la athanasius_n contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la oratio_fw-la p._n 10._o a._n b._n of_o theophylus_fw-la antiochenus_fw-la ad_fw-la autolicum_fw-la lib._n 3._o of_o tatianuâ—_n oratio_fw-la adversus_fw-la graeco_n of_o minucius_n felix_n octavius_n p._n 70._o 101.223_o of_o augustine_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o to_o 14._o and_o lib._n 7._o c._n 24._o of_o salvian_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr gubernation_n dei._n of_o hierom._n epistâ—_n 2._o cap._n 6.7_o ibid._n epist._n 9_o cap._n 5._o epist._n 10._o c._n 4._o epist._n 13._o c._n 2._o epist._n 48._o c._n 2._o epist._n 88_o cap._n 4._o of_o eusebius_n apud_fw-la damascenum_n parallelorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 47._o of_o cassiodorus_n variarum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 27.30_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 51._o and_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 16._o of_o damascen_n parallelorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 47._o of_o john_n salisbury_n de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o together_o with_o the_o concurrent_a suffrage_n of_o ludovicus_n vives_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la corrupt_a artium_fw-la lib._n 2._o p._n 82.83_o &_o notae_fw-la in_o augustinum_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 2_o cap._n 3._o to_o 14._o of_o radolphus_n gualther_n homily_n 11._o in_o nahum_n 3._o p._n 214.215_o of_o francis_n petrarcha_n de_fw-fr remedio_fw-la utriusque_fw-la fortunae_fw-la lib._n 1._o diologus_fw-la 30._o of_o agrippa_n de_fw-fr vanitate_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la cap._n 20_o 59â—64.71_n of_o peter_n martyr_n locorum_fw-la communium_fw-la classis_fw-la 2._o cap._n 11._o sect_n 62.66_o cap._n 12._o sâ—ct_n 15.19_o and_o commentary_n on_o judge_n page_n 310.311_o of_o bodine_n de_fw-fr republica_n lib._n 6â—_n cap._n â—_o of_o joannis_n mariana_n barnabas_n brissonius_n and_o 52._o bulengerus_n de_fw-fr tâ—eatris_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la &_o ludis_fw-la scenicis_fw-la of_o the_o three_o blast_v of_o retreat_n from_o play_n and_o theater_n page_n 110_o 111_o 112._o of_o master_n northbrooke_n master_n stub_n master_n gosson_n and_o doctor_n reinolds_n in_o their_o several_a treatise_n against_o stageplay_n of_o bishop_n babington_n master_n perkins_n master_n dod_n 7._o master_n lakes_n master_n downeham_n and_o sundry_a other_o on_o the_o seven_o commandment_n yea_o of_o 7._o plato_n 2._o cicero_n 53._o senica_n 2._o tacitus_n 20._o juvenall_n lambert_n marcus_n aurelius_n 45._o pliny_n and_o other_o pagan_a author_n who_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n not_o only_o testify_v but_o likewise_o positive_o condemn_v the_o gross_a the_o execrable_a effeminacy_n which_o attend_v the_o act_n of_o all_o stageplaye_n which_o the_o very_a 8._o cynic_n himself_o will_v blush_v for_o to_o behold_v and_o must_v not_o our_o own_o experience_n bear_v witness_n of_o the_o invirillity_n of_o playacting_a may_v 1059._o we_o not_o daily_o see_v our_o player_n metamorphose_v into_o woman_n on_o the_o stage_n not_o only_o by_o put_v on_o the_o female_a robe_n but_o likewise_o the_o effeminate_a gesture_n speech_n pace_n behaviour_n attire_n delicacy_n passion_n manner_n art_n and_o wile_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n yea_o of_o the_o most_o petulant_a unchaste_a insinuate_a strumpet_n that_o either_o italy_n or_o the_o world_n afford_v what_o wantonness_n what_o effeminacy_n parallel_n to_o that_o which_o our_o men-woman_n actor_n in_o all_o their_o feminine_a yea_o sometime_o in_o their_o masculine_a part_n express_v upon_o the_o theatre_n be_v ever_o the_o invirility_n of_o nero_n heliogabalus_n or_o sardanapalus_n heliogabalus_n those_o monster_n if_o not_o shame_n of_o man_n and_o nature_n be_v ever_o the_o effeminate_a lewdness_n of_o floâ—a_n flora_n or_o thais_n comparable_a unto_o that_o which_o our_o artificial_a stage-player_n train_v up_o to_o all_o lasciviousness_n from_o their_o cradle_n continual_o practice_v on_o the_o stage_n without_o blush_n of_o face_n or_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n not_o only_o in_o the_o open_a view_n of_o man_n but_o even_o of_o that_o 7._o all-eyed_a god_n who_o will_v one_o day_n arraign_v they_o for_o this_o their_o gross_a effeminacy_n and_o dare_v we_o man_n we_o christian_n yet_o applaud_v it_o 111â—_n pity_n be_v it_o to_o consider_v how_o
that_o in_o all_o interlude_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o scandalous_a more_o pernicious_a than_o the_o overcurious_a attire_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n both_o actor_n and_o spectator_n which_o do_v blow_v up_o spark_n of_o lust_n witness_n s._n chrysostome_n who_o inform_v we_o c.d._n that_o the_o apparel_n use_v in_o playhouse_n be_v most_o lewd_a lascivious_a filthy_a whence_o he_o style_v it_o vestitus_fw-la sataniâ—us_fw-la satanical_a array_n witness_v f._n synesius_n who_o give_v the_o title_n of_o scenicus_fw-la ornatus_fw-la to_o gawdy_a new-fangled_a swagger_a apparel_n because_o player_n array_n be_v such_o witness_v theophilact_n oecumenius_n chrysostome_n on_o the_o 1_o tim._n 2.9_o viz._n in_o like_a manner_n also_o that_o woman_n adorn_v themselves_o in_o modest_a apparel_n not_o with_o broider_a hair_n or_o gold_n or_o costly_a attire_n a_o text_n which_o our_o english_a lady_n have_v long_a since_o forget_v if_o not_o reject_v as_o savour_v of_o puritanisme_n and_o over-strict_a preciseness_n where_o thus_o they_o write_v that_o woman_n must_v come_v to_o church_n and_o i_o will_v our_o frizzle_a powdered_a shear_v swagger_a lass_n 10._o who_o be_v never_o gawdier_n or_o compter_n then_o in_o church_n will_v remember_v it_o ibidem_fw-la not_o with_o broider_a hair_n or_o gold_n or_o costly_a attire_n for_o they_o come_v there_o to_o pray_v not_o to_o dance_v they_o come_v to_o crave_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o shall_v they_o then_o adorn_v themselves_o like_o comical_a woman_n as_o if_o they_o be_v enter_v into_o a_o playhouse_n to_o act_v a_o part_n cut_a therefore_o from_o thou_o all_o this_o counterfeit_n circumcise_v from_o thou_o all_o this_o demeanour_n of_o the_o stage_n and_o player_n for_o god_n be_v not_o mock_v these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v leave_v to_o player_n and_o dancer_n and_o to_o those_o who_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o playhouse_n no_o such_o thing_n be_v suitable_a to_o a_o chaste_a and_o sober_a woman_n a_o unanswerable_a argument_n that_o lascivious_a dress_n and_o rich_a immodest_a new-fangled_a apparel_n misbeseem_v christian_n be_v much_o in_o use_n in_o play_n and_o playhouse_n this_o h._n theodoret_n 449._o vopiscus_n 1._o ovid_n 284._o horace_n 23._o juvenal_n with_o 34._o sundry_a other_o testify_v of_o which_o you_o may_v read_v more_o large_o in_o the_o three_o and_o six_o scene_n of_o this_o present_a act._n all_o which_o sufficient_o evidence_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o assumption_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n of_o the_o conclusion_n too_o which_o need_v no_o further_a proof_n to_o back_o it_o scaena_fw-la octava_fw-la the_o four_o thing_n considerable_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o act_v stageplay_n be_v the_o adjunct_n the_o concomitant_n which_o usual_o attend_v it_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v lascivious_a mix_v effeminate_a dance_a on_o the_o stage_n not_o man_n with_o woman_n only_o or_o rather_o with_o whore_n or_o person_n more_o infamous_a for_o such_o be_v all_o those_o female_n in_o c._n saint_n chrysostom_n judgement_n who_o dare_v dance_v public_o on_o a_o theatre_n but_o even_a man_n with_o boy_n in_o woman_n attire_n represent_v the_o person_n of_o lewd_a notorious_a strumpet_n whence_o i_o assume_v this_o 23._o argument_n against_o our_o public_a interlude_n 23._o those_o play_n which_o be_v common_o attend_v and_o set_v forth_o with_o lascivious_a mix_v effeminate_a amorous_a dance_n either_o of_o man_n with_o woman_n or_o youth_n in_o woman_n apparel_n be_v undoubted_o sinful_a yea_o utter_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o all_o our_o popular_a stageplay_n be_v common_o thus_o attend_v and_o set_v forth_o therefore_o they_o be_v undoubted_o sinful_a yea_o utter_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n be_v irrefragable_a because_o all_o mix_a effeminate_a lascivious_a amorous_a dance_n according_o especial_o with_o beautiful_a woman_n or_o boy_n most_o exquisite_o adorn_v in_o a_o inescate_a womanish_a dress_n on_o the_o open_a stage_n where_o be_v swarm_n of_o lustful_a spectator_n who_o unchaste_a unruly_a lust_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v inflame_v with_o every_o wanton_a gesture_n smile_n or_o pace_n according_o much_o more_o with_o amorous_a dance_n be_v utter_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n to_o chaste_a and_o sober_a person_n as_o sundry_a counsel_n father_n modern_a christian_a with_o ancient_a pagan_a author_n and_o nation_n have_v resolve_v though_o it_o be_v now_o so_o much_o in_o use_n in_o fashion_n and_o request_n among_o we_o that_o many_o spend_v more_o hour_n more_o day_n and_o night_n in_o dance_v then_o in_o pray_v i_o may_v add_v work_v too_o if_o we_o survey_v the_o several_a counsel_n of_o former_a age_n we_o shall_v find_v council_n laodicenum_n can._n 53._o aphricanum_n can._n 27._o agathense_o can._n 39_o arelatense_n 3._o apud_fw-la surium_n council_n tom._n 1._o pag._n 727._o veneticum_n cap._n 11._o ilerdense_a can._n ult_n toletanum_n 3._o can_v 23._o antisidorense_n can._n 9.40_o cabilonense_n 1_o can._n 19_o constantinopolitanum_n 6._o in_o trullo_n can._n 51.62.65_o basiliense_n sessio_fw-la 21._o surius_n tom._n 4._o pag_n 62._o &_o appendix_n council_n basil._n ibid._n pag._n 223._o council_n senonense_n cap._n 25._o ibid._n pag._n 742.743_o coloniense_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1535._o pars_fw-la 2._o cap._n 25._o &_o pars_fw-la 9_o cap._n 10._o ibid._n pag._n 786._o synodus_fw-la moguntina_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1540_o cap._n 60.61_o ibid._n p._n 870._o council_n bituriense_n 1584._o &_o tâ—ronicum_n 1583._o carnotensisâ—_n 1526._o &_o lingonensis_n 1404._o concilium_fw-la burdigense_n 1582._o apud_fw-la bochellum_fw-mi decreta_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la gallicanae_n lib._n 6._o tit._n 19_o &_o titulus_fw-la 10._o cap._n 6.7_o &_o 19_o we_o shall_v find_v i_o say_v these_o 19_o counsel_n express_o censure_v under_o the_o penalty_n of_o excommunication_n all_o mix_v effeminate_a lascivious_a amorous_a dance_n according_o especial_o at_o marriage_n at_o which_o they_o be_v now_o most_o frequent_a though_o not_o in_o former_a time_n as_o a.b._n chrysostome_n well_o observe_v or_o on_o lords-daye_n and_o holiday_n especial_o in_o churchyard_n street_n or_o public_a place_n a_o daemnable_a custom_n take_v from_o the_o pagan_n as_o saint_n d._n ambrose_n write_v from_o the_o very_o behold_v of_o which_o dance_v all_o clergyman_n who_o be_v now_o too_o frequent_a spectator_n of_o and_o sometime_o actor_n in_o such_o dance_n be_v inhibit_v by_o these_o counsel_n under_o pain_n of_o suspension_n lest_o they_o shall_v pollute_v their_o eye_n and_o glut_v their_o soul_n with_o lust_n and_o so_o unfit_a they_o for_o all_o holy_a duty_n if_o we_o peruse_v the_o father_n who_o be_v all_o rank_n puritan_n in_o this_o point_n of_o play_n and_o dance_a we_o shall_v find_v not_o only_a philo_n judaeus_fw-la de_fw-fr agricultura_fw-la lib._n p._n 271._o &_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la contemplativa_fw-la lib._n p._n 1215.1216_o but_o likewise_o ignatius_n epist._n 6._o ad_fw-la magnesianos_fw-la bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 1._o pag._n 81._o d._n justin_n martyr_n explic._n quâ—st_n à _fw-la gentibus_fw-la christianis_fw-la positarum_fw-la quaest._n 107._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n paedagogi_fw-la l._n 2._o c_o 4.5_o &_o l._n 3._o c._n 11._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n tatianus_n cont._n graeco_n oratio_fw-la bibl_n patrum_fw-la tom._n 2._o pag._n 180._o g._n cyprianus_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n arnobius_n advers._fw-la gentes_fw-la ibid._n lib._n 2._o p._n 75._o lib._n 4._o p._n 149.150_o l._n 7._o p._n 230._o to_o 242._o lactantius_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 20._o &_o diuâ—narum_fw-la instit._fw-la epitome_n c._n 20._o basil._n hexaëmeron_n hom._n 1._o t._n 1._o p._n 27._o &_o hom._n 4._o p._n 45._o de_fw-fr jeiunio_fw-la sermo_n 2._o p._n 329._o de_fw-fr ebrâ—etate_fw-la &_o luxe_n sermo_n p._n 332.336_o comment_fw-fr in_o isaiam_n cap._n 5._o tom._n 3._o p._n 419_o 420_o 421._o &_o c._n 14._o p._n 468.469_o nazienzen_n oratio_fw-la 48._o p._n 796.797_o oratio_fw-la 38._o p._n 583._o &_o nicet_fw-la as_o ibid._n oratio_n adversus_fw-la mulieres_fw-la p._n 994._o &_o ad_fw-la selucum_fw-la de_fw-fr recta_fw-la educatione_n p._n 1063._o ambrose_n de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 6._o de_fw-fr virginibus_fw-la lib._n 3._o tom._n 4._o p._n 226.227_o de_fw-fr elia_n &_o jeiunio_fw-la ibidem_fw-la c._n 18._o epistolarum_n lib._n 4._o epist._n 30._o sermo_n 33._o &_o comment_n l._n 6._o in_o luc._n 7_o v._n 32._o tom._n 3._o p._n 47._o f._n cyrillus_n hierusolomitanus_n chatechesis_n mystagogica_fw-la 1._o eusebius_n pamphilus_n de_fw-fr praeparatione_fw-la evangel_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o p._n 32._o &_o apud_fw-la damascenum_n parallel_n l._n 3._o c._n 47._o s._n asterij_fw-la oratio_fw-la in_o festum_fw-la kalendarum_fw-la bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 4._o pag._n 706._o hierom._n epist._n 10._o c._n 4._o &_o comment_n l._n 2._o in_o matth._n 14._o tom._n 6._o p._n 28_o epiphanius_n contr._n haereses_fw-la l._n 3._o tom._n 2._o compendiaria_fw-la doctrina_fw-la &_o câ—_n ecclesiae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la col._n 922._o e._n chrysostome_n hom._n 56._o in_o geneseos_n c._n 29._o tom._n 1._o col._n 367._o a.b._n hom._n in_o
psal._n 41._o hom._n 49._o &_o 74._o in_o matth._n hom._n 12._o in_o 1_o cor._n 4._o homâ—_n 42._o in_o acta_fw-la hom._n 10._o in_o coloss._n hom._n 8._o in_o 1_o tim._n 2.9_o &_o hom._n 62._o ad_fw-la popâ—lum_fw-la antiochiae_fw-la augustine_n enarratio_fw-la in_o psal._n 32._o de_fw-fr rectitudine_fw-la catholicae_fw-la conversationis_fw-la tractatus_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la parmenianum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 6._o tom._n 7._o pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 88.89_o cyrillus_n alexandrinus_n in_o hesaiam_n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o tom._n 1._o p._n 134._o d._n &_o in_o joannis_n evang._n l._n 8._o c._n 5._o p._n 595._o a._n b._n theodoret_n adversus_fw-la graeco_n iâ—fideles_fw-la lib._n 7._o tom._n 2._o p._n 382.383_o socrates_n eccles._n historiae_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 13._o gaudentius_n brixiae_fw-la episc._n de_fw-fr lectionâ—_n evangelij_fw-la sermo_n 8._o bibl._n p._n tom._n 4._o p._n 8.13_o remigius_n explanatio_fw-la in_o 1_o cor._n 10.7_o bibl._n p._n tom._n 5._o pars_fw-la 3._o p._n 833._o c._n fulgentius_n super_fw-la audivit_fw-la herodes_n tetrarcha_fw-la etc._n etc._n bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 6._o pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 148._o salvian_n de_fw-fr gubernation_n dei_fw-la l._n 6._o olympiodorus_n enarâ—_n in_o ecclesiast_n c._n 3._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n â—1_n p._n 401._o gregorius_n magnus_fw-la moralium_fw-la l._n 13._o c._n 18._o fâ—l_n 78._o d._n chrysologus_fw-la ibid._n sermo_n 127._o isiodor_n hispalensis_n originum_n lib._n 18._o c._n 48.50_o beda_n lib._n 1._o in_o marci_n evang._n c._n 25._o tom._n 5._o col._n 133.134_o &_o lib._n 2._o in_o lucae_n evangelium_fw-la c._n 7._o tom._n 5._o col._n 300._o damascen_n paralellorum_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 76._o &_o lib._n 3._o c._n 47._o christianus_n druthmarus_n expositio_fw-la in_o matthâ—um_fw-la c._n 35._o bibl._n patâ—um_fw-la tom._n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 901._o f._n h._n theophylactus_n enarrat_fw-la in_o matth._n 14._o pag_n 34._o &_o in_o marc._n 6._o pag._n 89._o bernardus_n parabola_fw-la de_fw-la nupâ—ijs_fw-la filii_fw-la regis_fw-la col._n 1725._o a._n edmundus_n archiepiscopus_fw-la cantuariensis_n speculum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la c._n 11._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 13._o p._n 359._o e._n hippolytus_n martyr_n de_fw-fr consummâ—tione_fw-la mundi_fw-la &_o antichristo_a oratio_n bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 3._o pag._n 17._o a._n b._n paschaetius_fw-la râ—tâ—ertus_fw-la in_o matthaei_n evangelium_fw-la l._n 7._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 9_o pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 1070._o c.d.g._n victor_n antiochenus_fw-la in_o evang._n marci_n c._n 6._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 4._o pag._n 308._o e._n anselmus_n enarrat_fw-la in_o matth._n c._n 14._o tom._n 1._o p._n 67_o h._n rabanâ—s_o maurus_n exposit._n in_o matth._n l._n 5._o c._n 14._o operum_fw-la tom._n 5._o p._n 87._o f._n h._n we_o shall_v find_v i_o say_v these_o 40._o father_n and_o ancient_a writer_n in_o these_o their_o several_a work_n inhibit_v condemn_v all_o amorous_a mix_v effeminate_a lascivious_a lust-exciting_a dance_a be_v it_o of_o man_n or_o woman_n either_o on_o the_o stage_n or_o elsewhere_o as_o a_o 336._o dangerous_a incendiary_n of_o lust_n a_o ordinary_a occasion_n off_o a_o preparative_n to_o much_o 〈◊〉_d i_o adultery_n wantonness_n and_o such_o effeminate_a lewdness_n a_o diabolical_a at_o least_o a_o pagan_a practice_n misbeseem_v all_o chaste_a all_o sober_a christian_n especial_o in_o their_o christian_a festival_n and_o solemnity_n from_o which_o the_o primitive_a christian_n as_o ibidem_fw-la gregory_n nazienzen_n at_o large_a inform_v we_o do_v whole_o abandon_v not_o only_a drunkenness_n luxury_n play_n and_o ribaldry_n song_n but_o even_o fiddler_n and_o dance_a too_o as_o be_v fit_a for_o none_o but_o ethnic_n festival_n and_o herodian_a â—_z which_o i_o will_v our_o english_a nation_n will_v now_o at_o last_o consider_v who_o for_o the_o most_o part_n spend_v the_o christmas_n season_n with_o other_o solemn_a festival_n in_o amorous_a mix_v voluptuous_a unchristian_a that_o i_o say_v not_o 10.7_o pagan_a dance_n to_o godsâ—_n to_o christ_n dishonour_n religion_n scandal_n chastity_n shipwreck_n sin_n advantage_n and_o the_o eternal_a ruin_n of_o many_o precious_a soul_n who_o like_o those_o wicked_a one_o job_n 21.11_o 12_o 13._o do_v spend_v their_o day_n in_o pleasure_n music_n mirtâ—_n and_o dance_v and_o in_o a_o moment_n go_v down_o to_o hell_n to_o dance_v with_o devil_n with_o infernal_a frisk_a 14._o satyr_n in_o eternal_a flame_n if_o we_o will_v once_o again_o turn_v over_o the_o divine_n and_o christian_a author_n of_o pâ—â—ier_a time_n we_o shall_v discover_v alexander_n alensis_n summa_fw-la theologiae_n pars_fw-la 4._o quaest._n 11._o memb._n 2._o artic._n 11._o sect_n 4._o quaest._n 8._o pag._n 392.393_o joaennis_n de_fw-fr burgo_n pupilla_fw-la oculi_fw-la pars_fw-la 10._o c._n 5._o x._o alexander_n fabritius_n destructorium_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la pars_fw-la 4._o c._n 23._o angelus_n de_fw-fr clavasio_n summa_fw-la angelica_n fol._n 44._o b._n tit._n chorea-bonaventure_n in_o lib._n 4._o sentent_fw-fr distinctio_fw-la 16._o n._n 13._o astexanus_n de_fw-fr casibus_fw-la lib._n 2._o tit._n 53._o joannis_n langhecrucius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o honestate_fw-la clericorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 21.22_o maffaeus_n vegius_n ibid._n de_fw-fr educatione_n liberorum_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 14._o &_o l._n 3._o c._n 7.12_o petrarcha_n de_fw-fr remedio_fw-la utriusque_fw-la fortunae_fw-la l._n 1_o dialog_n 24._o ludovicus_n vives_n de_fw-fr erudition_n christianae_n mulieris_fw-la c._n 13.14_o erasmus_n de_fw-fr contemptu_fw-la mundi_fw-la lib._n c._n 7._o agrippa_z de_fw-fr vanitate_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la c._n 18.63_o 64_o 71._o polidor_n virgil._n de_n inventoribus_fw-la rerum_fw-la lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o aeneas_n silvius_n epist._n l._n 1._o epist._n 166._o p._n 727._o m._n calvin_n sermo_n 70.79_o &_o 80._o in_o job._n peter_n martyr_n locorum_fw-la communium_fw-la classis_fw-la 2._o c._n 11._o sect_n 63._o to_o 68_o &_o comment_n in_o judicum_fw-la lib._n c._n 21._o flaccus_n illyricus_n with_o the_o other_o century_n writer_n centuria_fw-la 5._o col._n 724._o m._n gualther_n in_o marc_n 6._o homil._n 51._o fol._n 74.75_o &_o hom._n 186._o in_o math_n fol._n 349.350_o martin_n bucer_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la christi_fw-la sempiterno_fw-la l._n 2_o c._n 54._o bâ—da_n victor_n antiochenus_fw-la glossa_fw-la ordinaris_fw-la lyra_n calvin_n pellicanus_fw-la bullinger_n musculus_fw-la &_o marlorat_n exposit._n in_o matth._n c._n 11._o ver_fw-la 17._o &_o c._n 14._o uâ—_n 6.7_o &_o on_o marc._n 6._o v._n 22._o hiperius_n de_fw-fr ferijs_fw-la bacchanalibus_n aretius_n problematum_fw-la theolog._n tom._n 1._o locus_fw-la 14._o puteani_fw-la comus_n piscator_fw-la in_o matth._n 11._o observatio_fw-la 20._o pag._n 120._o polanus_fw-la syntagma_n theologiae_n genevae_n 1617._o l._n 10._o c._n 25.26_o p._n 665._o &_o l._n 9_o c._n 35._o pag._n 646._o simlerus_n in_o exodus_fw-la lib._n cap._n â—2_n the_o waldense_n and_o albigense_n in_o france_n hungary_n and_o bohemia_n who_o censure_n of_o dance_v be_v record_v in_o lydij_fw-la waldensia_n pars_fw-la 2._o ibid._n p._n 358._o and_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o waldense_n and_o albigense_n london_n 1624._o part_n 3._o book_n 2._o chap._n 9_o p._n 63.64_o 65_o 66._o to_o who_o i_o shall_v add_v these_o ensue_a english_a author_n sebastian_z brant_n his_o 115_o navis_fw-la stultiferâ—_n or_o ship_n of_o fool_n christopher_n fetherston_n his_o dialogue_n against_o light_n lewd_a and_o lascivious_a dance_n print_a by_o thomas_n dawson_n 1582._o a_o anonymous_n treatise_n of_o dance_n print_v 1581._o show_v that_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v accessory_n or_o appendaxis_fw-la or_o thing_n annex_v unto_o whoredom_n thomas_n lovel_n his_o dialogue_n between_o custom_n and_o verity_n concerâ—ing_v the_o use_n and_o abuse_v of_o dance_a in_o verse_n the_o church_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o woman_n whereof_o lucifer_n be_v the_o head_n print_v by_o richard_n pinsoâ—_n m._n john_n northbrooke_n his_o treatise_n against_o vaine-playes_a interlude_n and_o dance_v fol._n 55._o to_o 72._o m._n stephen_n gosson_n his_o schoolâ—_n of_o abuses_n m._n stub_n his_o anatomy_n of_o abusesâ—_n pag._n 133._o to_o 138._o in_o all_o which_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o dance_a be_v both_o copious_o learned_o and_o purposely_o debate_v which_o treatise_n our_o english_a dancer_n may_v do_v well_o to_o read_v for_o their_o full_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n d._n humfryes_n in_o his_o 2._o book_n of_o nobility_n against_o excess_n and_o overmuch_a magnificence_n d._n reinolds_n his_o overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n pag._n 13_o 14â—_n 17_o 130._o to_o 139._o reverend_a bishop_n babington_n m._n perkins_n m._n elton_n m._n dod_n m._n downham_n m._n osmund_n lake_n m._n brinsly_n bishop_n andrew_n d._n griffith_n william_n and_o other_o on_o the_o 7._o commandment_n m._n john_n downeham_n his_o christian_a warfare_n l._n 3._o c._n 21._o sect_n 5._o and_o on_o the_o 7._o commandment_n in_o his_o sum_n of_o divinity_n d._n ames_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la conscieâ—t_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 39_o p._n 270.271_o all_o these_o with_o 341._o sundry_a other_o unanimous_o condemn_v all_o mix_v effeminate_a lascivious_a amorous_a dance_n the_o epidemical_a pastime_n of_o our_o dance_n loiter_a age_n
commentary_n upon_o isaiah_n 5._o tom._n 3._o p._n 419.420_o have_v these_o ensue_a passage_n against_o musician_n song_n and_o dance_n ibid._n fiddler_n and_o musician_n who_o pass_v the_o time_n of_o their_o flourish_a age_n in_o villainy_n together_o with_o dance_n and_o song_n draw_v forth_o in_o public_a by_o wicked_a person_n enervate_a the_o virility_n of_o man_n body_n with_o their_o lewd_a enticement_n and_o soothe_v their_o soul_n with_o that_o public_a consort_n do_v break_v through_o they_o and_o stir_v up_o drunkard_n to_o the_o embrace_v of_o all_o filthy_a and_o unlawful_a pleasure_n their_o ear_n be_v take_v with_o the_o sweet_a harmony_n but_o such_o as_o may_v prick_v they_o on_o to_o a_o flagitious_a lubricity_n etc._n etc._n what_o a_o miserable_a spectacle_n be_v it_o to_o chaste_a and_o wel-mannered_n eye_n to_o see_v â—_o woman_n not_o to_o follow_v her_o needle_n or_o distaff_n but_o to_o sing_v to_o a_o lute_n ibid._n not_o to_o be_v know_v by_o she_o own_o husband_n but_o to_o be_v often_o veiw_v by_o other_o as_o a_o public_a whore_n not_o to_o modulate_v or_o sing_v a_o psalm_n of_o confession_n but_o to_o sing_v song_n entice_v unto_o lust_n not_o to_o supplicate_v to_o god_n but_o willing_o to_o hasten_v unto_o hell_n not_o to_o go_v diligent_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o to_o withdraw_v other_o with_o herself_o from_o thence_o etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la with_o thou_o there_o lie_v a_o lute_n interlace_v and_o adorn_v with_o gold_n or_o elephant_n tooth_n a_o demoniacall_a statue_n and_o idol_n fasten_v at_o it_o be_v to_o some_o high_a altar_n and_o a_o certain_a miserable_a woman_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o her_o servile_a condition_n shall_v apply_v herself_o to_o her_o distaff_n be_v teach_v of_o thou_o perchance_o a_o hireling_n perchance_o of_o one_o who_o shall_v deliver_v she_o over_o to_o some_o bawd_n or_o prostitute_a whore_n afterward_o when_o she_o have_v satisfy_v all_o the_o lust_n in_o she_o own_o body_n she_o be_v set_v over_o other_o young_a girl_n as_o a_o mistress_n of_o the_o like_a action_n wherefore_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n a_o double_a punishment_n shall_v seize_v upon_o thou_o both_o for_o those_o wickedness_n thou_o commit_v when_o thou_o be_v drink_v and_o likewise_o for_o thy_o wicked_a doctrine_n whereby_o thou_o have_v quite_o alienate_v a_o unhappy_a soul_n from_o god_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n of_o those_o art_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o studiâ—_n of_o vanity_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o art_n of_o music_n of_o dance_a of_o sound_a â—ipes_n or_o such_o like_a as_o soon_o as_o the_o action_n itself_o have_v cease_v the_o work_n itself_o declare_v itself_o and_o that_o altogether_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n sentence_n who_o end_n be_v destruction_n and_o perdition_n let_v these_o thing_n suffice_v to_o be_v speak_v against_o those_o who_o through_o overmuch_a effeminacy_n give_v themselves_o whole_o over_o to_o delight_n and_o that_o continual_o or_o else_o against_o those_o who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o mirth_n or_o gladness_n suppose_v of_o marriage_n or_o feast_n do_v more_o diligent_o procure_v wait_n music_n round_n and_o dance_a whâ—n_o as_o none_o of_o these_o be_v require_v of_o we_o who_o have_v learn_v by_o the_o teach_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v bend_v against_o all_o such_o study_n and_o conversation_n of_o life_n therefore_o for_o fear_n of_o imminent_a evil_n from_o henceforth_o amend_v this_o wicked_a custom_n of_o your_o life_n thus_o far_o this_o father_n who_o in_o his_o sermon_n de_fw-fr legendis_fw-la libris_fw-la gentilium_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr ebrietate_fw-la &_o luxu_fw-la &_o hexaëmeron_n hom._n 4._o have_v other_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n to_o pass_v by_o chrysostome_n who_o write_v a_o that_o cymbal_n pipe_n and_o filthy_a song_n be_v the_o very_a pomp_n and_o hodgpotch_n of_o the_o devil_n together_o with_o our_o ancient_a learned_a countryman_n aâ—chuvinus_n who_o reckon_v up_o b._n shrill_a wanton_a amorous_a music_n which_o do_v ofttimes_o mollify_v and_o effeminate_a the_o vigour_n of_o christian_n among_o those_o pomp_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o christian_n in_o their_o baptism_n do_v renounce_v s._n cyrill_n of_o alexandria_n affirm_v a._n that_o where_o there_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o harp_n the_o beat_n of_o cymbal_n the_o consort_n of_o fiddler_n with_o the_o concinnity_n of_o number_n and_o applause_n there_o also_o be_v all_o kind_n of_o filthiness_n and_o those_o thing_n be_v do_v of_o these_o in_o private_a which_o be_v even_o unseemly_a for_o to_o utter_v ibidem_fw-la gregory_n nazienzen_n record_v that_o the_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n have_v no_o dance_n no_o idle_a song_n or_o wanton_a music_n in_o their_o public_a feast_n and_o solemnity_n but_o only_a psalm_n and_o spiritual_a song_n with_o which_o they_o praise_v god_n and_o epiphanius_n in_o his_o compendiaria_fw-la doctrina_fw-la de_fw-fr fide_fw-la catholicae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ascertaine_v we_o that_o the_o whole_a catholic_a and_o apostolic_a church_n e._n condemn_a theater_n play_n and_o musician_n eusebius_n and_o damascen_n as_o they_o declaim_v against_o wanton_a music_n song_n and_o dance_v so_o they_o pronounce_v a_o ibidem_fw-la woe_n against_o all_o such_o who_o play_v upon_o the_o harp_n or_o citharen_n on_o the_o lordsday_n compare_v a_o fiddler_n that_o play_v to_o dancer_n to_o a_o devil_n a_o harsh_a comparison_n enough_o to_o scare_v such_o from_o their_o ungodly_a trade_n saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr musica_fw-la from_o c._n 1._o to_o 8._o declaim_v against_o all_o wanton_a effeminate_a amorous_a stage-musicke_n which_o be_v much_o in_o use_n with_o player_n who_o be_v common_o bad_a not_o good_a musician_n in_o his_o age_n and_o that_o music_n he_o most_o discommend_v which_o waâ—_n accompany_v with_o play_n 445._o or_o lascivious_a dance_n the_o 3._o synod_n of_o turuie_o under_o charles_n the_o great_a canon_n 7._o condemn_v effeminate_a music_n in_o these_o term_n 274._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o thing_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o enticement_n of_o the_o ear_n or_o eye_n from_o whence_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o mind_n may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v effeminate_a which_o may_v be_v imagine_v of_o certain_a kind_n of_o music_n etc._n etc._n which_o several_a authority_n be_v a_o sufficient_a testimony_n of_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o effeminate_a amorous_a wanton_a music_n which_o as_o it_o be_v discommendable_a in_o feast_n and_o merry_a meeting_n so_o much_o more_o in_o church_n hence_o be_v that_o notable_a passage_n of_o aelredus_n abbot_n of_o rivaulx_n in_o yorkshire_n about_o the_o year_n 1160._o in_o his_o speculum_fw-la charitatis_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 23._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 13._o pag._n 111._o ibidem_fw-la let_v i_o speak_v now_o say_v he_o of_o those_o who_o under_o the_o show_n of_o religion_n do_v obpalliate_v the_o business_n of_o pleasure_n which_o usurp_v those_o thing_n for_o the_o service_n of_o their_o vanity_n which_o the_o ancient_a father_n do_v profitable_o exercise_v in_o their_o type_n of_o future_a thing_n whence_o then_o i_o pray_v all_o type_n and_o figure_n now_o cease_v whence_o have_v the_o church_n so_o many_o organ_n and_o musical_a instrument_n to_o what_o purpose_n i_o demand_v be_v that_o terrible_a blow_n of_o belloe_n express_v rather_o the_o crack_n of_o thunder_n than_o the_o sweetness_n of_o a_o voice_n to_o what_o purpose_n serve_v that_o contraction_n and_o inflection_n of_o the_o voice_n this_o man_n sing_v a_o base_a this_o a_o small_a mean_a another_o a_o treble_a a_o four_o divide_v and_o cut_v asunder_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a middle_a note_n one_o while_o the_o voice_n be_v strain_v anon_o it_o be_v remit_v now_o again_o it_o be_v dash_v and_o then_o again_o it_o be_v enlarge_v with_o a_o loud_a sound_n sometime_o which_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o speak_v it_o be_v enforce_v into_o a_o horse_n neighing_n sometime_o the_o masculine_a vigour_n be_v lay_v aside_o it_o be_v sharpen_v into_o the_o shrillness_n of_o a_o woman_n voice_n now_o and_o then_o it_o be_v wreathe_a and_o retort_v with_o a_o certain_a artificial_a circumvolution_n sometime_o thou_o may_v see_v a_o man_n with_o a_o open_a mouth_n not_o to_o sing_v but_o as_o it_o be_v to_o breathe_v out_o his_o last_o gasp_n by_o shut_v in_o his_o breath_n and_o by_o a_o certain_a ridiculous_a interception_n of_o his_o voice_n as_o it_o be_v to_o threaten_v silence_n and_o now_o again_o to_o imitate_v the_o agony_n of_o a_o die_a man_n or_o the_o ecstasy_n of_o such_o as_o suffer_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o whole_a body_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o down_o with_o certain_a histrionical_a gesture_n the_o lip_n be_v wreathe_v the_o eye_n turn_v round_o the_o shoulder_n play_v and_o the_o bend_n of_o the_o finger_n do_v answer_v every_o note_n and_o
these_o singster_n although_o there_o be_v general_o no_o kind_n of_o people_n more_o light_a nor_o more_o lewd_a and_o yet_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n for_o to_o hear_v they_o bo_v bleat_a and_o yell_v flock_n into_o the_o church_n as_o into_o a_o common_a game-place_n they_o hire_v they_o with_o money_n they_o cherish_v and_o feed_v they_o yea_o to_o be_v short_a thâ—y_o think_v they_o alone_o to_o be_v the_o precious_a jewel_n and_o ornament_n of_o god_n house_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o without_o doubt_n it_o be_v better_o for_o religion_n to_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n such_o chatter_a and_o jangle_v â—ayes_v or_o else_o so_o to_o appoint_v they_o that_o when_o they_o sing_v they_o shall_v rather_o rehearse_v the_o song_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o such_o as_o read_v then_o follow_v the_o fashion_n of_o chatter_a charmer_n which_o thing_n s._n austen_n in_o his_o foresay_a book_n do_v witness_v that_o s._n athanasius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n do_v in_o 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phocij_fw-la nomâ—canonis_fw-la titulus_fw-la 13._o cap._n 21._o bochellus_n decreta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la gallicanae_n lib._n 6._o titulus_fw-la 19_o c._n 11._o joannes_n mariana_n &_o barnabas_n brissonius_n in_o their_o book_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la together_o with_o bulâ—ngerus_n de_fw-fr theatro_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 50.51_o 296._o where_o he_o confess_v that_o all_o author_n both_o sacred_a and_o profane_a have_v declaim_v against_o the_o filthiness_n and_o lewdness_n of_o the_o stage_n not_o only_o because_o of_o the_o obscenity_n of_o their_o play_n but_o likewise_o because_o their_o motion_n and_o gesture_n also_o be_v unchaste_a in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o very_a stew_n themselves_o be_v ofttimes_o bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n and_o prostitute_v under_o it_o whence_o varro_n write_v that_o that_o be_v obscene_a which_o be_v not_o speak_v open_o but_o only_o on_o the_o stage_n etc._n etc._n doctor_n reinolds_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o 6._o thesis_n and_o in_o his_o overthrow_n of_o stageplay_n throughout_o print_a 1599_o and_o now_o reprint_v 1629._o doctor_n sparkes_n in_o his_o rehearsal_n sermon_n at_o paul_n cross_n april_n 29_o 1579._o master_n perkins_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o conscience_n c._n 3._o and_o on_o the_o 7._o commandment_n maâ—â—er_o stub_n in_o his_o anatomy_n of_o abuses_n pag._n 101._o to_o 107._o master_n northbrooke_n in_o his_o treatise_n against_o vain_a play_n and_o interlude_n pag._n 57_o to_o 77._o a_o book_n entitle_v the_o church_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o woman_n whereof_o lucifer_n be_v the_o headâ—_n and_o the_o member_n be_v all_o dissolute_a player_n and_o sinner_n print_a by_o richard_n pinson_n in_o 8o._o a_o treatise_n of_o dance_n print_v in_o 8o._o 1581._o wherein_o it_o be_v show_v that_o dance_n be_v as_o it_o be_v accessaries_n or_o dependent_n or_o thing_n annex_v unto_o whoredom_n where_o also_o by_o the_o way_n be_v prove_v that_o play_n be_v join_v and_o kâ—it_v together_o in_o a_o rank_n 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6._o i._n p._n minister_n of_o fevershaâ—_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o man_n exposition_n on_o the_o 7._o commandment_n doctor_n layton_n in_o his_o speculum_fw-la bellisacrâ—_n cap._n 45._o master_n brinslâ—_n in_o his_o true_a watch._n part_n 3._o abomination_n 19_o p._n 73.74_o master_n john_n downham_n iâ—_n his_o guide_n to_o godliness_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 21._o sect_n 5._o and_o in_o his_o sum_n of_o divinity_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o pag._n 203._o and_o richard_n rawledge_n in_o his_o scourge_v of_o tipler_n pag._n 2.3.4_o who_o 7._o all_o with_o one_o unanimous_a vote_n condemn_v all_o stageplay_n as_o altogether_o abominable_a unto_o christian_n from_o this_o very_a reason_n among_o sundry_a other_o that_o they_o irritate_fw-la and_o foment_n man_n carnal_a lust_n pollute_v their_o soul_n with_o adulterous_a affection_n defile_v their_o eye_n their_o ear_n their_o heart_n with_o filthiness_n and_o allure_v you_o precipitate_v both_o 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plateas_fw-la exercent_fw-la ut_fw-la matronalis_fw-la honour_n et_fw-la inâ—â—merabilium_fw-la faeminatum_fw-la pudor_fw-la devotè_fw-la venientium_fw-la ad_fw-la sacratissimum_fw-la diem_fw-la injurijs_fw-la lascivieâ—tibus_fw-la appetatur_fw-la ut_fw-la etià m_fw-la ipsius_fw-la sanctae_fw-la religionis_fw-la penè_fw-la fugiatur_fw-la accessus_fw-la canon_n 28._o necnon_fw-la et_fw-la illud_fw-la petendum_fw-la ut_fw-la spectacula_fw-la theatrorum_fw-la caeterorumque_fw-la ludorum_fw-la die_v dominico_n vel_fw-la pastime_n caeteris_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la diebus_fw-la celeberrimis_fw-la amoveantur_fw-la maximè_fw-la quia_fw-la sancti_fw-la paschae_fw-la octavarum_fw-la die_fw-la nota._n populi_fw-la ad_fw-la circum_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la et_fw-la debere_fw-la transferri_fw-la devotionis_fw-la eorum_fw-la dies_fw-la si_fw-la quandò_fw-la occurrent_a nec_fw-la oportere_fw-la etiam_fw-la quenquam_fw-la christianorum_fw-la cogi_fw-la ad_fw-la haec_fw-la spectacula_fw-la maximè_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o his_o exercendis_fw-la qvae_fw-la contra_fw-la praecepta_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la nulla_fw-la persecutionis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la à _fw-la quoquam_fw-la adhibenda_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la uti_fw-la oportet_fw-la homo_fw-la in_fw-la libera_fw-la voluntate_fw-la subsistat_fw-la sibi_fw-la concessa_fw-la cooperatorum_fw-la enim_fw-la maximè_fw-la periculum_fw-la considerandum_fw-la est_fw-la qvi_fw-fr contra_fw-la praecepta_fw-la dei_fw-la magno_fw-la terror_fw-la coguntur_fw-la ad_fw-la haec_fw-la spectacula_fw-la convenire_fw-la can_n 12._o that_o reconciliatiation_n shall_v not_o be_v deny_v to_o stage-player_n and_o common_a actor_n and_o such_o like_a person_n in_o case_n they_o repent_v and_o abandon_v their_o former_a profession_n can_n 27._o that_o also_o be_v to_o be_v desire_v that_o those_o feast_n which_o be_v use_v in_o many_o place_n contrary_a to_o god_n precept_n which_o be_v draw_v from_o 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for_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o suppress_v stageplay_n pag._n 469.470_o against_o image_n pag._n 900._o antioch_n its_o preeminence_n before_o rome_n p._n 410.424_o antiochus_n the_o mad_a tax_v for_o his_o dance_a mask_a play-haunting_a pag._n 249.250_o 857._o antiphanes_n the_o comedian_n his_o death_n fol._n 553._o antoninus_n the_o emperor_n censure_v for_o his_o dance_a and_o delight_n in_o play_n pag._n 710.854_o 855._o antoninus_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o player_n pag._n 691._o apparel_n the_o end_n and_o use_v of_o it_o p._n 207._o over_o costly_a new-fangled_a playhouse_n apparel_n censure_v pag._n 19.216_o to_o 220.420_o 427_o 571_o 584_o 586_o 755_o 757_o 772_o 775_o 776_o 896._o to_o 904._o mens_fw-la put_v on_o of_o woman_n and_o woman_n of_o man_n apparel_n especial_o to_o act_v a_o play_n unlawful_a abominable_a unnatural_a the_o occasion_n of_o sodomy_n and_o lewdness_n prove_v at_o large_a p._n 168._o to_o 172.178_o to_o 276.584_o 850_o 859._o to_o 889._o appearance_n of_o evil_a to_o be_v avoid_v p._n 88.89_o to_o 106_o 948_o 949._o apostle_n their_o constitution_n against_o stage-play_a and_o actor_n p._n 550.649_o to_o 652._o slander_v and_o persecute_v as_o seditious_a person_n p._n 813.833_o puritan_n as_o the_o world_n now_o judge_v pag._n 799.800_o 801._o applause_n of_o play_n and_o player_n censure_v p._n 297.298_o 299._o see_v chrysost._n hom._n 30._o in_o act._n apostol_n tom._n 3._o col._n 549.550_o against_o stage-applause_n and_o the_o heme_n and_o applaud_v of_o preacher_n in_o their_o sermon_n aquinas_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n player_n &_o put_v on_o woman_n apparel_n pag._n 179.182_o 306_o 324._o f._n 543.689_o 887._o arabian_n punish_v adultery_n with_o death_n p._n 382._o arcadius_n his_o edict_n against_o sword-playes_a pag._n 75.468_o architas_n his_o modesty_n pag._n 515._o ardalion_a his_n strange_a baptism_n and_o conversion_n p._n 119._o ardaburius_n censure_v for_o delight_v in_o play_n pag._n 857._o 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681_o 843_o 844_o 971_o 987._o of_o man_n act_v in_o woman_n apparel_n &_o long_a hair_n p._n 193.194.189.202_o see_v enar._n in_o ps._n 32._o p._n 244._o his_o repentance_n for_o resort_v to_o play_n before_o his_o conversion_n f._n 568._o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n p._n 643._o of_o give_v money_n to_o stage-player_n p._n 324.325_o 873._o augustus_n his_o proceed_n and_o law_n against_o play_n actor_n and_o dance_v p._n 459.460_o 707_o 708_o 861._o m._n aurelius_n his_o law_n and_o censure_n against_o play_n and_o player_n who_o he_o banish_v into_o hellespont_n p._n 318.319_o 463_o 464_o 137_o 138._o axiothea_n her_o resort_n to_o plato_n his_o school_n in_o man_n apparel_n tax_v p._n 184._o b_o bishop_n babington_n his_o censure_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 359.360_o bacchanalia_fw-la how_o celebrate_v by_o pagan_n p._n 744.745_o 751._o to_o 760._o imitate_v by_o christian_n f._n 536._o p._n 743._o to_o 749.757_o to_o 765._o bacchus_n player_n play_n &_o 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long_a hair_n p._n
ordinat_fw-la f._n 51._o joan._n langhecrucius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o honestate_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 11._o p._n 250._o etc._n etc._n 12._o p._n 254.255_o gratian_n distinct._n 44._o polydore_n virgil._n de_fw-la invent._n rerum_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 5._o p._n 215._o d._n john_n white_a his_o sermon_n at_o paul_n crosse._n march_n 24._o 1615._o sect_n 16._o nathaniel_n colâ—_n his_o preservative_n against_o sin_n p._n 380._o m._n heildersham_n his_o 12._o lecture_n upon_o john_n the_o 4._o vers_fw-la 20._o pag._n 130._o barnaby_n rich_a his_o irish_a hubbub_n london_n 161â—_n p._n 24.25_o m._n edward_n raynolds_n his_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n 1631._o p._n 125._o who_o express_o condemn_v the_o drink_n and_o pledge_v of_o health_n especial_o in_o clergyman_n who_o ought_v by_o the_o canon_n law_n to_o be_v deprive_v for_o it_o heaven_n no_o stageplay_n there_o pag._n 964.965_o hecataeus_n abderita_n his_o testimony_n of_o the_o jew_n want_v image_n p._n 894._o hâ—lena_n constantine_n the_o great_a his_o mother_n a_o english_a woman_n p._n 467._o heliodorus_n deprive_v of_o his_o biâ—hopprickâ—_n for_o his_o amorous_a book_n p._n 916._o heliogaâ—alus_n censure_v p._n 278.710_o 856._o henry_n the_o 3._o the_o emperor_n reject_v play_n and_o player_n p._n 471._o henry_n the_o 4._o of_o england_n his_o statute_n against_o rhymer_n and_o minstrel_n p._n 493._o henry_n the_o 8._o his_o statute_n against_o mummâ—rs_n vizard_n and_o diceplay_a p._n 493.494_o his_o expense_n upon_o play_n and_o masque_n p._n 320._o his_o commission_n for_o abolish_n image_n in_o church_n pag._n 903._o m._n henâ—y_o the_o 3._o of_o france_n his_o edict_n against_o stageplay_n and_o dance_v on_o lords-daye_n and_o holiday_n p._n 715._o hercules_n censure_v for_o put_v on_o woman_n apparel_n pag._n 888._o herod_n agrippa_n smite_v in_o the_o theatre_n by_o a_o angel_n and_o so_o die_v fol._n 554.555_o see_v freculphi_n chronicon_fw-la tom._n 2._o l._n 1._o c._n 14._o bibl._n patrum_fw-la tom._n 9_o p._n 408._o herod_n the_o great_a the_o first_o erecter_n of_o a_o theatre_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o thereupon_o conspire_v his_o death_n p._n 486._o f._n 552.553_o p._n 555â—_n herodian_a his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o dance_a p._n 710.851.852_o 853_o 854_o 855._o herodias_n her_o dance_n tax_v the_o devil_n dance_v in_o she_o p._n 228.229_o m._n 232._o m._n 260.773_o f._n 534._o hiâ—ro_n punish_v epicaâ—mus_n for_o his_o wanton_a verse_n p._n 921._o hierom_n his_o censure_n of_o man_n long_a and_o curl_a hair_n p._n 188.340_o of_o lascivious_a music_n and_o song_n p._n 275.276_o 340._o of_o image_n special_o of_o god_n p._n 898._o m._n of_o player_n and_o stageplay_n pag._n 340._o 680._o of_o dance_a p._n 223._o of_o read_v poet_n and_o profane_a author_n p._n 78.79_o 114_o 115_o 917_o 918_o 925_o 926_o 927._o his_o trance_n p._n 925.926_o for_o laymens_n read_v the_o scripture_n p._n 928._o m._n how_o minister_n ought_v to_o preach_v p._n 936.937_o hilary_n his_o censure_n of_o stageplay_n pag._n 339.670_o of_o make_v god_n image_n p._n 900._o m._n history_n sophisticated_a by_o player_n and_o play-poet_n p._n 940.941_o holâ—ot_n his_o censure_n of_o stageplay_n and_o dance_a p._n 229._o m._n 256.689_o holiday_n how_o to_o be_v spend_v and_o solemnize_v p._n 240._o to_o 244._o f._n 537.538_o etc._n etc._n 575_o 585_o 586_o 605._o to_o 686._o sparsim_fw-la 743._o to_o 783._o exceed_o profane_v with_o dance_v dice_a drunkenness_n and_o profane_a pastime_n p._n 222.232_o to_o 250._o sparsim_fw-la 271.363_o foe_fw-mi 530._o to_o 541.575_o to_o 666.743_o to_o 783.933_o dance_a and_o stageplay_n prohibit_v on_o holiday_n by_o counsel_n father_n and_o all_o writer_n ibidem_fw-la see_v dance_a &_o p._n 913._o augment_v by_o papist_n who_o have_v turn_v pagan_a festival_n into_o christian._n p._n 751._o to_o 761._o see_v haddon_n cont._n osorium_n l._n 3._o f._n 262.263_o 264._o abridge_v by_o trajan_n f._n 539._o holiness_n 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use_n of_o altar_n than_o be_v take_v away_o it_o be_v well_o then_o that_o it_o may_v please_v the_o magistrate_n to_o turn_v the_o altar_n into_o table_n according_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o christ_n to_o take_v away_o the_o false_a persuasion_n of_o the_o people_n they_o have_v of_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o altar_n for_o as_o long_o as_o the_o altar_n remain_v both_o the_o ignorant_a people_n and_o the_o ignorant_a and_o evil_a persuade_v priest_n will_v dream_v always_o of_o sacrifice_n therefore_o be_v it_o best_o that_o the_o magistrate_n remove_v all_o the_o monument_n and_o token_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n then_o shall_v the_o true_a religion_n of_o god_n soon_o take_v place_n etc._n etc._n &_o sermon_n 8._o f._n 150._o a_o great_a shame_n it_o be_v for_o a_o noble_a king_n emperor_n or_o magistrate_n contrary_a to_o god_n word_n to_o detain_v or_o keep_v from_o the_o devil_n or_o his_o minister_n any_o of_o their_o good_n or_o treasure_n as_o the_o candle_n image_n cross_n vestment_n altar_n for_o if_o they_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o church_n as_o thing_n indifferent_a at_o length_n they_o wâ—ll_n be_v maintain_v as_o thing_n necessary_a and_o do_v not_o we_o see_v his_o word_n prove_v true_a against_o the_o make_n of_o god_n image_n and_o suffering_n or_o erect_v image_n in_o church_n pag_n 902._o m._n of_o which_o he_o write_v thus_o in_o hisâ—_n declaration_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n london_n 1588._o fol._n 29._o to_o 32._o this_o commandment_n â—ath_v 3._o part_n the_o first_o take_v from_o we_o all_o liberty_n and_o licence_n that_o we_o in_o no_o case_n represent_v or_o manifest_v the_o god_n invisible_a &_o incomprehensible_a with_o any_o figurâ—_n or_o image_n or_o represent_v he_o unto_o our_o sense_n that_o can_v be_v comprehend_v by_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n nor_o angel_n the_o sâ—cond_o part_n forbid_v to_o honour_v any_o image_n the_o three_o part_n show_v we_o that_o it_o be_v no_o need_n to_o present_a god_n to_o we_o by_o any_o image_n moses_n give_v â—_o reason_n of_o the_o first_o part_n why_o no_o image_n shall_v be_v make_v deut._n 4.15_o remember_v say_v 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o people_n that_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o thou_o in_o the_o vale_n of_o oreb_n thou_o â—eardest_v a_o voice_n but_o see_v no_o manner_n of_o similitude_n but_o only_o a_o voice_n beâ—rdest_v thou_o isaiah_n c._n 40.18_o &_o 449_o etc._n etc._n diligent_o show_v what_o a_o absurdity_n and_o undecent_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o prophâ—re_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n incomprehensible_a with_o a_o little_a block_n or_o stone_n a_o spirit_n with_o a_o image_n the_o like_a do_v paul_n in_o the_o 17._o oâ—_n thâ—_n acts._n the_o text_n therefore_o forbid_v all_o mannâ—r_n of_o image_n that_o be_v make_v to_o express_v or_o represent_v almighty_a god_n the_o second_o parâ—_n forbid_v to_o honour_v any_o image_n make_v the_o first_o word_n honour_n signify_v
andreas_n frisiuâ—_n de_fw-fr republica_n â—mendanda_fw-la l._n 1._o cap._n 23._o f._n 90._o of_o church-musicke_n altar_n and_o organ_n p_o 285._o m._n thomas_n waldensis_n censure_n of_o stageplay_n as_o the_o devil_n pomp_n pag._n 565.690_o paulus_n win_v his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o dance_a p._n 691.258_o m._n whipping-post_n player_n adjudge_v to_o it_o pag._n 413.459_o 460_o 847_o 848_o 849._o whoredom_n occasion_v by_o stageplay_n p._n 328._o to_o 446._o see_v adultery_n whore_n harbour_v prostitute_v in_o playhouse_n p_o 144.145_o 349_o 358_o 389_o 390_o 391_o 856._o usual_a resorâ—ers_n to_o play_n to_o playhouse_n whether_o few_o woman_n but_o know_v or_o suspect_v harlot_n and_o adulteresâ—es_v reâ—ort_n pag._n 144._o 145_o 146_o 349_o 361_o 362_o 363_o 370_o 371_o 389_o 390_o 391_o 419._o to_o 442.438_o 453_o 662_o 355_o 356_o 369_o 944._o fol._n 5â—4_n p_o 856.991_o 994_o 1002._o wickliff_n his_o censure_n of_o give_v money_n to_o player_n p._n 324.689_o woman_n skill_n in_o dance_v no_o good_a sign_n of_o their_o honesty_n ought_v not_o to_o learn_v nor_o train_n up_o their_o child_n to_o dance_v pag._n 220.229_o to_o 261._o see_v dance_a ought_v not_o to_o frizle_v or_o cut_v their_o hair_n to_o wear_v false_a hair_n to_o put_v on_o man_n apparel_n to_o paint_v their_o face_n or_o to_o wear_v garish_a lascivious_a attire_n p._n 159.179_o to_o 221.258_o f._n 514.879_o to_o 890._o see_v hair_n apparel_n â—nd_v face-paâ—nting_a &_o gulielmus_fw-la â—â—raldus_fw-la summa_fw-la virtutum_fw-la &_o vitiâ—rum_fw-la â—om_n 2._o f._n 119._o to_o 128._o tiâ—_n superbiaâ—_n &_o fol._n 16._o to_o 21._o tit._n luxuria_fw-la ought_v to_o nurse_v their_o own_o child_n p._n 705.706_o m._n see_v reformatio_fw-la legum_n ecclesiasticarum_fw-la tiâ—_n de_fw-fr matrimonio_fw-la c._n 13._o f._n â—2_n d._n tailor_n commentary_n upon_o titus_n p._n 382.383_o thomas_n bâ—acon_n his_o catechism_n f._n 517_o 5â—8_n ought_v to_o be_v keeper_n at_o home_n not_o gadderâ—_n abroad_o p._n 434â—435_n 992_o 993._o ought_v not_o to_o resort_v to_o play_n to_o playhouse_n which_o either_o find_v or_o quick_o make_v they_o whore_n p._n 340.341_o 349_o 356_o 360_o 362_o 370_o 389._o to_o 393.419_o 434._o to_o 446.453_o 662_o 457_o 458_o 992_o 993._o see_v whore_n the_o devil_n sword_n and_o instrument_n especial_o when_o they_o dance_v pag._n 228.229_o 230_o 258._o women-actor_n notorious_a whore_n p._n 162._o 214_o 215_o 1002_o 1003._o unlawful_a ibid._n hence_o justinian_n autenticorum_fw-la collatine_n 5._o tit._n 4._o f._n 46._o enact_v this_o law_n scenicas_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la si_fw-la fidejussores_fw-la prestent_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la jusjurandum_a dent_fw-la quod_fw-la observabunt_fw-la &_o impiam_fw-la complebunt_fw-la operationem_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la ab_fw-la impia_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o turpi_fw-la operatione_n cessabunt_fw-la possent_fw-la sine_fw-la periculo_fw-la discedere_fw-la et_fw-fr tale_n jusjurandum_a à _fw-la scenica_fw-la praestitum_fw-la &_o fidejussoris_fw-la datio_fw-la non_fw-la tenebit_fw-la and_o good_a reason_n for_o s._n paul_n prohibit_v woman_n to_o speak_v public_o in_o the_o church_n 1_o cor._n 14.34_o 1_o timâ—_n 2.12_o and_o dare_v then_o any_o christian_a woman_n be_v so_o more_o than_o whorish_o impudent_a as_o to_o act_v to_o speak_v public_o on_o a_o stage_n perchance_o in_o man_n apparel_n and_o cut_v hair_n here_o prove_v sinful_a and_o abominable_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o sundry_a man_n and_o woman_n dij_fw-la taâ—em_fw-la terris_fw-la avertite_fw-la pâ—stem_fw-la o_o let_v such_o precedent_n of_o impudence_n of_o impiety_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o or_o suffer_v among_o christian_n word_n idle_a and_o unprofitable_a condemn_v pag._n 128._o world_n the_o fashion_n and_o custom_n of_o it_o not_o to_o be_v follow_v p._n 18_o to_o 28_o 57_o 58._o this_o world_n no_o place_n of_o carnal_a mirth_n and_o jollity_n p._n 293.294_o 907_o 908._o worldly_n pleasure_n dangerous_a and_o to_o be_v avoid_v pâ—g_n 907.966_o 967_o 968_o 969_o 970._o fol._n 551._o x_o xenophon_n his_o story_n of_o the_o persian_a schoolmaster_n of_o the_o syracusian_a and_o his_o dance_a trull_n p._n 249.361_o 366._o f._n 515.516_o y_fw-fr youth_n how_o to_o be_v educate_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o act_v read_v and_o behold_v play_n p._n 366.367_o 498._o see_v act_v book_n parent_n yvie_n garland_n not_o to_o be_v wear_v of_o christian_n dress_v of_o house_n with_o it_o prohibit_v p._n 21.581_o 756._o m._n z_o zeno_n veronensis_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o dance_a p._n 670._o fr._n zephyrus_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o wanton_a poet_n p._n 694._o tho._n zerula_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n p._n 696._o thâ—od_n zuinger_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o actor_n pag._n 694._o the_o name_n of_o many_o other_o author_n quote_v in_o this_o treatise_n against_o stageplay_n dance_a etc._n etc._n i_o have_v omit_v in_o this_o table_n for_o brevity_n sake_n a_o catalogue_n of_o who_o name_n and_o work_v you_o mâ—y_v find_v p._n 32â—_n to_o 566.969.668_o to_o 713.843_o to_o 860.882_o to_o 890._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la courteous_a reader_n beside_o the_o printer_n mistake_v collect_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n i_o shall_v desire_v thou_o to_o correct_v these_o errata_n follow_v in_o the_o page_n p._n 17._o l._n 15._o p._n 39_o l._n 35._o &_o p._n 65._o l._n 29._o for_o major_a r._n minor_n p._n 29._o l._n 14._o &_o p._n 66._o l._n 2._o f._n advers._fw-la &_o contr._n ad_fw-la autolichum_n p._n 69._o l._n 4._o brissonius_n p._n 77._o l._n 6._o demoniacall_a &_o l._n 30._o name_n of_o idol_n p._n 91._o l._n â—_o righteous_a p._n 115._o l._n 28._o reason_n p._n 140._o l._n 34._o sinner_n p._n 153._o l._n 6._o it_o be_v p._n 189._o l._n 16._o &_o lib._n 3._o p._n 191._o l._n 11._o judge_n p._n 201._o l._n 12._o word_n l._n 226._o l._n 11._o dub._n 13._o &_o l._n 13._o mapheus_n p._n 250._o l._n 10._o f._n strabo_n straton_n p._n 279._o l._n 2._o f._n turuie_o tower_n p._n 281._o l._n 20._o ingemiscit_fw-la p._n 291._o l._n 19_o &_o 296._o l._n 22._o antoninus_n p._n 315._o l._n 12._o player_n p._n 357._o l._n 29._o agrippa_n p._n 378._o l._n 7._o strike_v &_o l._n 24._o twelfe_o p._n 400._o l._n 7._o evidence_n &_o l_o 20._o thy_n p._n 408._o â—â—_o 34._o if_o it_o p._n 445._o l._n 20._o f._n three_o four_o p._n 447._o l._n 1._o f._n 5._o r._n 6._o p._n 440._o l._n 19_o undoubted_a p._n 451._o l._n 17.18_o soloninus_fw-la p._n 489._o l._n 34._o his_o reâ—utation_n of_o the_o fol._n 530._o l._n 24._o he_o fol._n 546._o l._n 25._o f._n epist._n epit._n fol._n 559._o l._n 26._o f_o first_fw-mi five_o &_o 8._o l._n 4._o for_o might_n nigh_o p._n 549._o l._n 2._o hispalensis_n p._n 551._o l._n 21._o sinful_a p._n 620._o l._n 24._o f._n dance_n play_n p._n 628._o l._n 15._o vanu_fw-la p._n 644._o l._n 29._o diâ—i_fw-la p._n 643._o l._n 2._o r._n 291._o l_o 3_o r_o can._n 1._o f._n 2._o l._n 6._o r._n p._n 277._o p._n 666._o l._n 31_o ecclesia_fw-la p._n 66â—_n l._n 14._o r._n 71._o p._n 669._o l._n 33._o f._n work_n worth_n &_o l._n 32._o antichristâ—_n p._n 671._o l._n 12._o &_o in_o other_o place_n f._n zozomen_n sozomen_n p._n 672._o l._n 32._o indigniâ—_n p._n 673._o l._n 16._o flacius_n p._n 678._o l._n 11.12_o p._n 679._o l._n 7._o f._n gloster_n &_o gloucestershire_n oxford_n &_o oxford-shire_n pâ—_n 691._o l._n 24._o f._n histrio_fw-la adulatio_fw-la p._n 695._o l._n 17._o f._n 210._o r._n 230._o p._n 707._o l._n 9_o ves._n l._n 29._o vel_fw-la &_o l._n 37._o wâ—ites_n thus_o p._n 709._o l._n 10._o perijt_fw-la p._n 723._o l._n 11._o f._n thisâ—_n his_o p._n 733._o l._n 8._o deal_n â—â—_o p._n 747._o l._n 27._o infidelsâ—_n p._n 818._o l._n 32._o f._n ne_o i_o p._n 819._o l._n 29._o f._n qui_fw-la quae_fw-la p._n 827._o l._n 10._o f._n protestant_n laic_n p._n 835._o l._n 33._o deal_n by_o p._n 840._o l._n 37._o r._n dulcibus_fw-la vitijs_fw-la p._n 842._o l._n 22._o r._n saltando_fw-la praebendum_fw-la p._n 843._o l._n 15._o f._n aut_fw-la r._n ad_fw-la p._n 845._o l._n 2._o no_o mâ—_n &_o l._n â—0_n tertiam_fw-la p._n 848._o l._n 9_o sylla_n p._n 857._o l._n 2._o popinaâ—_n p._n 858._o l._n 22._o cocciuâ—_n p._n 861._o l._n 32._o cautam_fw-la p._n 867._o l._n 9_o christian_n p._n 22._o theater_n &_o l._n 27._o stageplay_n p._n 870._o l._n 29._o rufinus_n p._n 880_o l._n 15._o gunda_fw-la p._n 881._o l._n 1._o meâ—etricularun_v p._n 884._o l._n 6._o f._n ascanius_n numanus_n p._n 887._o l._n 28._o &_o 907._o l._n 29._o beluacensis_fw-la p._n 885._o l._n 9_o câ—cogrâ—cus_n p._n 909._o l._n 35._o f._n last_o five_o â—_o 915._o l._n 23._o lib._n 3._o c._n 6._o p._n 934._o l._n 33._o f._n that_o all_z p._n 935._o l._n 27._o f._n estimation_n ostentation_n p._n 940._o lâ—_n 2._o have_v p._n 942._o l._n 13._o find_v p._n 950._o l._n 6._o f._n his_o their_z p._n