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commandment_n and_o sacrament_n and_o as_o the_o very_a pomp_n of_o satan_n which_o we_o renounce_v in_o baptism_n which_o i_o think_v shall_v now_o at_o last_o rectify_v our_o deprave_a judgement_n in_o this_o point_n of_o dance_a and_o reform_v our_o life_n for_o the_o minor_a that_o stageplay_n be_v common_o attend_v with_o mix_v effeminate_a amorous_a dance_n it_o be_v most_o apparent_a not_o only_o by_o our_o own_o modern_a experience_n but_o likewise_o by_o the_o copious_a testimony_n of_o sundry_a pagan_a and_o christian_a writer_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o namely_o of_o ibid._n polybius_n historiae_fw-la lib._n 4._o pag._n 340._o ibid._n of_o livy_n rom._n hist._n lib._n 7._o sect_n 3._o of_o dionysius_n hallicarnasseus_n antiqu._n lect._n l._n 7._o sect_n 9_o of_o plutarch_n symposiacon_n lib_n 9_o quaest._n 15._o pag._n 315.316_o 317._o of_o athenaeus_n dipnosophorum_fw-la lib._n 8._o c._n 12._o p._n 695._o lib._n 14._o c._n 3â—_n p._n 980.981_o c._n 7._o p._n 990._o ibid._n
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jonicke_a harmony_n and_o musician_n together_o with_o all_o musical_a instrument_n of_o many_o string_n as_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o effeminate_a man_n mind_n corrupt_v their_o manner_n abate_v their_o courage_n consume_v their_o time_n and_o to_o draw_v they_o on_o to_o idleness_n and_o voluptuous_a live_n with_o who_o 536._o aristotle_n and_o socrates_n concur_v upon_o the_o selfsame_a ground_n 254._o sallust_n and_o justin_n have_v both_o long_a since_o condemn_v lascivious_a music_n and_o dance_a as_o the_o instrument_n of_o luxury_n 2._o ovid_n and_o etc._n athenaeus_n two_o great_a patriot_n of_o music_n have_v notwithstanding_o censure_v effeminate_a accurate_a song_n and_o harmony_n as_o emasculate_v the_o virility_n and_o unbending_a the_o sinew_n of_o man_n mind_n make_v they_o of_o courteous_a effeminate_a of_o temperate_a intemperate_a of_o valiant_a unmanly_a person_n whence_o they_o advise_v man_n to_o abandon_v they_o 10.11_o when_o the_o lydian_n have_v revolt_v from_o cyrus_n and_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o king_n croesus_n advise_v he_o this_o course_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o subjection_n for_o future_a time_n viz._n to_o prohibit_v they_o the_o use_n of_o arm_n to_o cause_v they_o to_o train_v up_o their_o child_n to_o effeminate_a song_n and_o music_n and_o then_o o_o king_n say_v he_o their_o man_n will_v soon_o degenerate_a into_o woman_n so_o that_o thou_o need_v not_o then_o to_o fear_v any_o rebellion_n which_o fall_v out_o according_o for_o when_o as_o cyrus_n have_v conquer_v they_o he_o put_v this_o counsel_n into_o execution_n ibidem_fw-la by_o mean_n of_o which_o this_o industrious_a mighty_a warlike_a nation_n become_v effeminate_a and_o riotous_a and_o so_o quite_o degenerate_v from_o their_o former_a valour_n by_o which_o experimental_a example_n and_o the_o fore-alleadged_n testimony_n it_o be_v most_o apparent_a that_o effeminate_a accurate_a lust-provoking_a music_n especial_o in_o public_a meeting_n feast_n and_o interlude_n where_o other_o concurrent_a circumstance_n confederate_a with_o it_o to_o post_v man_n on_o to_o sinful_a action_n in_o which_o case_n the_o 274._o scripture_n most_o condemn_v it_o must_v undoubted_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a unto_o christian_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o forenamed_a lewd_a effect_n which_o issue_n from_o it_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n must_v play_n be_v too_o which_o be_v either_o compound_v of_o it_o or_o attend_v with_o it_o for_o the_o minor_a that_o stageplay_n which_o have_v all_o other_o inescate_v lust-inflaming_a solicitation_n accompany_v they_o that_o either_o human_a pravity_n or_o satan_n policy_n can_v invent_v be_v attend_v with_o such_o lascivious_a amorous_a music_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o 40._o captivate_v man_n chastity_n and_o foment_n their_o lust_n it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a not_o only_o by_o modern_a experience_n our_o playhouse_n resound_v always_o with_o such_o voluptuous_a melody_n but_o likewise_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o sundry_a pagan_a and_o christian_a author_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a witness_v plato_n legum_n dialogus_fw-la 3._o pag._n 822._o aristotle_n politic._n l._n 8._o c._n 7._o p._n 532.533_o livy_n rom._n hist._n lib._n 7._o sect_n 2._o polybius_n hist._n lib._n 4._o p._n 340._o dionâ—sius_n hallicarnas_n antiqu._n rom._n l._n 7._o sect_n 9_o ovid_n de_fw-fr remedio_fw-la amoris_fw-la lib._n 2._o &_o ibidem_fw-la pastorum_fw-la lib._n 3_o 4.5_o horace_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la poëtica_fw-la lib._n p._n ibid._n 302.303_o athenaeus_n dipnosoph_n l._n 14._o c._n 3.5_o tacitus_n annal._n l._n 14._o sect_n 3._o suetonij_n caligula_n sect_n 54._o &_o nero._n sect_n 20.21.23.25.32_o plutarch_n de_fw-fr musica_fw-la macrobius_n saturnalium_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 7._o &_o l._n 3._o c._n 14._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n arnobius_n adversus_fw-la gentes_fw-la lib._n 4._o &_o 7._o basil_n hexaëmer_n hom._n 4._o nazienzen_n ad_fw-la selucum_fw-la pag._n 1063._o clemens_n alexand._n paedag._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o &_o l._n 3._o c._n 11._o d._n chrysost._n hom._n 38._o &_o 89._o in_o matth._n hom._n 15.21.22.23_o ad_fw-la pop._n antioch_n augustine_n de_fw-fr musica_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o to_o 8._o hierom._n comment_fw-fr in_o ephes._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o tom._n 6._o p._n 188._o a._n isiâ—dor_n hispalâ—nsis_fw-la originum_n l._n 18._o c._n 47._o damascen_n paralellorum_n l._n 3._o cap._n 47._o with_o sundry_a other_o father_n and_o counsel_n quote_v in_o the_o precedent_a scene_n alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n l._n 2._o c._n 25._o mariana_n &_o brissonius_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la stephen_n gosson_n his_o school_n of_o abuse_n and_o play_v confute_v action_n 2._o godwins_n roman_a antiquity_n book_n 2._o sect_n 3._o chap._n 11._o p._n 108.109_o bodinus_fw-la de_fw-fr republica_n l._n 6._o c._n 3._o agrippa_z de_fw-fr vanitate_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la cap._n 17._o &_o 20._o and_o above_o all_o caesar_n bulengerus_n de_fw-fr theatro_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o to_o 47._o all_o which_o with_o before_o infinite_a other_o large_o ratify_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o assumption_n that_o play_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o most_o 47._o effeminate_a amorous_a lust-provoking_a music_n which_o deprave_v man_n mind_n and_o manner_n therefore_o both_o it_o and_o the_o conclusion_n result_v from_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v scaena_fw-la undecima_fw-la the_o last_o unlawful_a concomitant_a of_o stageplay_n be_v profuse_a lascivious_a laughter_n accompany_v with_o a_o immoderate_a applause_n of_o those_o scurrilous_a play_n and_o actor_n which_o christian_n shall_v rather_o abominate_a then_o admire_v from_o whence_o this_o 26._o argument_n against_o stageplay_n 26._o may_v be_v frame_v that_o which_o be_v always_o accompany_v with_o a._n profuse_a lascivious_a laughter_n with_o immoderate_a sinful_a applause_n of_o play_n and_o infamous_a actor_n which_o christian_n shall_v abhor_v must_v certain_o be_v unlawful_a unto_o christian_n but_o stageplay_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o such_o laughter_n and_o applause_n therefore_o they_o must_v certain_o be_v unlawful_a unto_o christian_n the_o major_n i_o shall_v evidence_n by_o prove_v such_o laughter_n such_o applause_n to_o be_v sinful_a that_o profuse_a lascivious_a laughter_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v occasion_v by_o stageplay_n be_v evil_a it_o be_v most_o apparent_a first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o original_n efficient_a cause_n of_o it_o which_o be_v common_o some_o 5._o obscene_a lascivious_a sinful_a passage_n gesture_n speech_n or_o jest_n the_o 6._o common_a object_n of_o man_n hellish_a mirth_n which_o shall_v rather_o provoke_v the_o actor_n the_o spectator_n to_o penitent_a sob_n then_o wanton_a smile_n to_o brinish_a tear_n then_o carnal_a solace_n which_o suit_n not_o with_o such_o sinful_a object_n as_o 1063._o nazienzen_n a._n chrysostome_n and_o 1606._o antonius_n laurentius_n well_o observe_v it_o be_v record_v of_o lot_n 7._o that_o he_o vex_v his_o righteous_a soul_n from_o day_n to_o day_n in_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o unlawful_a filthy_a deed_n and_o conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a sodomite_n of_o david_n 158._o that_o river_n of_o tear_n run_v down_o his_o eye_n because_o man_n keep_v not_o god_n law_n of_o jeremiah_n 13.17_o that_o his_o heart_n do_v bleed_v in_o secret_a his_o eye_n weep_v sore_a and_o trickle_v down_o with_o tear_n for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o people_n of_o paul_n 12.21_o that_o he_o serious_o bewail_v the_o unlamented_a unrepented_a sin_n of_o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a of_o ezra_n 2._o that_o he_o humble_v himself_o and_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o mourn_v and_o weep_v exceed_o for_o the_o israelite_n sinâ—e_v in_o marry_v with_o idolater_n and_o of_o a._n all_o the_o faithful_a of_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o sigh_v and_o cry_v for_o all_o the_o abomination_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o yea_o god_n himself_o enjoin_v his_o servant_n 18._o to_o mourn_v for_o other_o sin_n 4.9_o to_o turn_v their_o sinful_a laughter_n into_o heaviness_n 6.25_o and_o their_o carnal_a joy_n arise_v from_o lascivious_a object_n into_o mourning_n effulminate_v a_o everlasting_a woe_n a_o 25._o dismal_a curse_n against_o all_o such_o graceless_a
very_o behold_v of_o lewd_a adulterous_a act_n be_v the_o only_a incentives_n these_o prodigious_a whoremaster_n use_v to_o enrage_v their_o weary_a spend_v allay_v lust_n and_o to_o enable_v they_o to_o the_o actual_a commit_n of_o these_o beastly_a sin_n we_o can_v but_o from_o hence_o conclude_v that_o the_o personate_n of_o incest_n rape_n adultery_n whoredom_n and_o the_o like_a upon_o the_o stage_n set_v out_o with_o all_o the_o art_n that_o either_o bawdry_n or_o lechery_n have_v as_o yet_o achieve_v shall_v lib._n much_o more_o instigate_v if_o not_o precipitate_a man_n to_o the_o selfsame_o wickedness_n to_o which_o their_o own_o deprave_a nature_n be_v too_o prone_a three_o my_o minor_n truth_n be_v full_o evident_a by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o penner_n the_o actor_n the_o spectator_n of_o these_o stageplay_n who_o have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v notorious_o unchaste_a in_o all_o age_n such_o be_v the_o play-poâ—ts_a such_o the_o actor_n the_o stage-haunter_n in_o 1._o ovid_n 27._o athenaeus_n according_o tiberius_n clemenâ—_n alexandrinus_n tertullians_n cyprian_n lactantius_n basils_n nazienzen_n hieroms_n augustinâ—s_n chrysostom_n salvian_o isiodore_n damascen_n bernard_n aquinas_n fabricius_n petrarch_n polydore_n virgil_n agrippaes_n gualtâ—ers_n day_n and_o other_o time_n as_o their_o forequote_v testimony_n with_o sundry_a other_o in_o the_o according_o precedent_n act_v abundant_o testify_v such_o be_v they_o not_o long_o since_o among_o we_o as_o master_n interlude_n northbrooke_n confute_v gosson_n commandment_n bb._n babington_n 107._o master_n stub_n with_o scene_n other_o of_o our_o own_o domestic_a modern_a author_n write_v and_o such_o be_v they_o still_o what_o our_o common_a play-poet_n and_o actor_n chastity_n and_o demeanour_n be_v what_o modâ—st_v 54._o mortify_v person_n they_o be_v be_v so_o well_o know_v to_o all_o who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o person_n or_o play_n that_o i_o need_v not_o defile_v my_o paper_n to_o proclaim_v it_o what_o the_o most_o of_o our_o assiduous_a playhaunter_n be_v how_o chaste_a their_o life_n their_o carriage_n be_v 30._o their_o own_o conscience_n can_v best_o inform_v themselves_o experience_n and_o 258._o public_a fame_n best_o testify_v unto_o other_o sure_a i_o be_o there_o be_v little_a chastity_n or_o modesty_n in_o their_o clothes_n and_o gesture_n 114.115_o less_o in_o their_o speech_n lest_o in_o their_o life_n if_o public_a fame_n or_o common_a experience_n prove_v but_o true_a it_o be_v too_o well_o know_v to_o divers_a stage-customer_n according_o that_o the_o most_o notorious_a pander_n bawd_n and_o strumpet_n the_o 30._o â—aâ—e_n of_o many_o a_o youngster_n body_n soul_n estate_n credit_n the_o most_o brand_a adulteress_n adulterer_n whoremaster_n brothel-house-haunter_n and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o chief_a admirer_n patron_n spectator_n supporter_n of_o the_o most_o beneficial_a customer_n and_o contributor_n to_o our_o stageplay_n it_o be_v story_v of_o heliogab_n heliogabalus_n that_o when_o he_o erect_v a_o public_a stew_n he_o send_v to_o the_o cirquâ—s_n and_o theater_n the_o common_a l._n mart_n or_o receptacle_n in_o those_o day_n for_o whore_n to_o stock_n and_o furnish_v iâ—_n certain_o if_o such_o a_o common_a brothel_n or_o nunnery_n of_o adulterous_a lecherous_a person_n be_v now_o to_o be_v erect_v which_o god_n forbid_v the_o best_a storehouse_n to_o furnish_v it_o be_v our_o playhouse_n where_o such_o 356._o lewd_a creature_n harbour_v and_o have_v most_o resort_n as_o justinian_n chrysostome_n statius_n plautus_n &_o bulengerus_n witness_n since_o therefore_o play-poet_n actor_n stage-haunter_n be_v according_o thus_o general_o adulterous_a and_o unchaste_a yea_o common_o more_o excessive_a in_o these_o sin_n than_o other_o since_o adulterer_n whoremaster_n whore_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o great_a patriot_n applauder_n frequenter_n upholder_n of_o these_o lascivious_a stageplay_n needs_o must_v they_o pamper_v and_o promote_v their_o filthy_a sin_n and_o lust_n if_o not_o 161.162_o engender_v adultery_n and_o lewdness_n in_o their_o heart_n since_o such_o creature_n live_v not_o delight_v not_o but_o in_o element_n in_o pleasure_n like_o themselves_o ibidem_fw-la nor_o yet_o spread_v their_o nâ—ts_n their_o baiâ—es_n but_o in_o such_o filthy_a trouble_a stream_n where_o they_o be_v 203._o always_o sure_a for_o to_o catch_v their_o prey_n which_o they_o seldom_o miss_v at_o stageplay_n where_o according_o many_o adulterous_a marche_n many_o panderly_a whorish_a brothel-house_n bargain_n be_v conclude_v the_o common_a road_n from_o the_o playhouse_n be_v either_o with_o a_o adulteress_n to_o a_o tavern_n or_o with_o a_o whore_n to_o a_o bawdy-house_n where_o many_o young_a gallant_n to_o god_n dishonour_n and_o their_o parent_n grief_n do_v even_o spend_v their_o patrimony_n waste_v their_o body_n damn_z their_o soulesâ—_n 16.16_o be_v far_o more_o precious_a than_o the_o world_n itself_o it_o 5.7_o be_v the_o use_n of_o ancient_a time_n among_o the_o grecke_n and_o roman_n after_o their_o play_n be_v end_v for_o whore_n to_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o other_o either_o on_o or_o under_o the_o theater_n where_o their_o play_n be_v act_v the_o same_o place_n be_v both_o a_o playhouse_n and_o a_o stew_n according_o whence_o both_o the_o brothel-house_n and_o â—hâ—_n word_n fornication_n derive_v their_o etymology_n and_o original_n from_o the_o playhouse_n where_o whore_n 5.7_o be_v harbour_v and_o train_v up_o at_o first_o till_o they_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o stew_n how_o far_o this_o usage_n yet_o continue_v i_o can_v positive_o determine_v yet_o this_o i_o have_v hear_v by_o good_a intelligence_n that_o our_o common_a strumpet_n and_o adulteress_n after_o our_o stageplay_n end_v according_o be_v ofttimes_o prostitute_v near_o our_o playhouse_n if_o not_o in_o they_o that_o our_o theater_n if_o they_o be_v not_o bawdy-house_n as_o they_o may_v easy_o 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to_o use_v any_o more_o word_n and_o although_o we_o relate_v these_o thing_n to_o earthly_a man_n yet_o we_o will_v somewhat_o endeavour_v to_o pull_v they_o out_o of_o the_o filth_n and_o dregs_n from_o these_o song_n of_o harlot_n a_o very_a flâ—me_n of_o lust_n do_v present_o set_v the_o auditor_n on_o fire_n and_o as_o if_o the_o sight_n and_o face_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o inflame_v the_o mind_n they_o have_v find_v out_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o voice_n too_o bâ—t_v by_o the_o sing_n of_o our_o holy_a mâ—n_z if_o any_o such_o disease_n do_v vex_v thâ—_n mind_n it_o be_v present_o extinguish_v and_o not_o only_o the_o voice_n and_o face_n of_o a_o woman_n but_o the_o consider_v apparel_n do_v much_o more_o trouble_v the_o spectator_n so_o that_o if_o any_o more_o rude_a or_o abject_a poor_a man_n behold_v it_o he_o may_v be_v too_o much_o grieve_v at_o it_o and_o ofttimes_o say_v thus_o unto_o himself_o very_o a_o whore_n and_o a_o whoremaster_n the_o child_n of_o cook_n and_o tailor_n and_o ofttimes_o of_o servant_n live_v in_o so_o great_a pleasure_n but_o i_o a_o freeman_n and_o bear_v of_o free_a parent_n who_o live_v by_o honest_a labour_n can_v tru_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v be_v delight_v thus_o and_o so_o he_o depart_v disquiet_v with_o grieâ—e_n which_o thing_n hapen_v not_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o monk_n yea_o the_o very_a contrary_n always_o use_v to_o fall_v out_o apparel_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v behold_v the_o son_n of_o rich_a man_n and_o the_o nephew_n of_o famous_a ancestor_n to_o wear_v those_o mean_a garment_n which_o those_o who_o be_v oppress_v with_o extreme_a poverty_n will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o â—eare_z and_o shall_v know_v that_o they_o rejoice_v in_o this_o very_a thing_n consider_v with_o how_o great_a comfort_n he_o
hippo._n 2._o canonâ—_n 11._o ut_fw-la filii_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la vel_fw-la clericorum_fw-la spectacula_fw-la secularia_fw-la non_fw-la exhibeant_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la spectent_fw-la quando_fw-la quidem_fw-la ab_fw-la spectaculo_fw-la et_fw-la omnes_fw-la laici_fw-la prohihibeantur_fw-la semper_fw-la enim_fw-la christianis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la interdictum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ubi_fw-la blasphemi_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la accedant_fw-la 1._o canon_n 35._o ut_fw-la scenicis_fw-la atque_fw-la histrionibus_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la personis_fw-la vel_fw-la apostaticis_fw-la conversis_fw-la vel_fw-la reversis_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la gratia_fw-la vel_fw-la reconciliatio_fw-la non_fw-la negetur_fw-la can_n 11._o that_o the_o son_n of_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n man_n shall_v neither_o exhibit_v nor_o yet_o so_o much_o as_o behold_v any_o secular_a interlude_n since_o that_o even_o all_o layman_n be_v prohibit_v from_o stageplays_a for_o this_o have_v always_o be_v strait_o forbid_v all_o christian_n that_o they_o come_v not_o where_o blasphemer_n be_v can_n 35._o that_o grace_n or_o reconciliation_n shall_v not_o be_v deny_v to_o stage-player_n and_o actor_n and_o such_o like_a person_n or_o to_o apostate_n who_o shall_v convert_v and_o return_v again_o to_o the_o lord_n which_o canon_n admit_v stage-player_n into_o the_o church_n upon_o their_o conversion_n and_o renounce_n of_o their_o ungodly_a profession_n but_o not_o before_o the_o seven_o be_v concilium_fw-la carthaginense_n 4._o 873._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 4â—1â—_n at_o which_o 214_o bishop_n be_v present_a which_o as_o it_o make_v all_o flatter_a all_o scurrilous_a clergy_n man_n who_o delight_n in_o filthy_a jest_n or_o sing_v or_o dance_v public_o at_o any_o feast_n liable_a to_o a_o final_a degradation_n see_v can_n 56.60_o 62_o so_o it_o provide_v thus_o against_o play_n and_o play-haunting_a 878._o canon_n 86._o neophyti_fw-la à _fw-la â—autioribus_fw-la epulis_fw-la et_fw-la spectaculis_fw-la abstineant_fw-la canon_n 88_o qui_fw-la die_fw-la solenni_fw-la praetermisso_fw-la â—olenni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la conventu_fw-la ad_fw-la spectacula_fw-la vadit_fw-la excommunicetur_fw-la can_n 86._o those_o who_o be_v new_o baptize_v or_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o costly_a feast_n and_o stage-play_n can_n 88_o he_o who_o upon_o any_o solemn_a feast-day_n omit_v the_o solemn_a assembly_n of_o the_o church_n resort_v to_o stageplays_a let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v stageplay_n then_o in_o this_o counsel_n judgement_n be_v no_o meet_a pastime_n for_o any_o solemn_a christian_a festival_n the_o eight_o be_v concilium_fw-la africanum_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 408_o to_o which_o 238_o 588._o bishop_n subscribe_v their_o name_n st._n augustine_n be_v one_o of_o that_o great_a number_n where_o i_o find_v these_o several_a canon_n to_o our_o purpose_n 507._o can_n 12._o ut_fw-la scenicis_fw-la atque_fw-la histrionibus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la conversis_fw-la vel_fw-la â—eversis_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la personis_fw-la reconciliatio_fw-la non-negetur_a canon_n 27._o â—llud_fw-la etiam_fw-la petendum_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la praecepta_fw-la divina_fw-la convivia_fw-la multis_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la exercentur_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la errore_fw-la gentili_fw-la attracta_fw-la sunt_fw-la vetari_fw-la talia_fw-la jubeant_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la possessionibus_fw-la imposita_fw-la paena_fw-la prohiberi_fw-la maximè_fw-la cum_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o natalibus_fw-la beatissimorum_fw-la martyrum_fw-la per_fw-la nonnullas_fw-la civitates_fw-la et_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la locis_fw-la sacris_fw-la talia_fw-la committere_fw-la non_fw-la reformident_fw-la quibus_fw-la diebus_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la pudoris_fw-la est_fw-la dicere_fw-la saltationes_fw-la sceleratissimas_fw-la per_fw-la vicos_fw-la atque_fw-la 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 the_o error_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v prohihit_v by_o command_n and_o exclude_v out_o of_o city_n and_o village_n especial_o since_o in_o some_o city_n man_n fear_v not_o to_o keep_v they_o even_o on_o the_o birthday_n of_o the_o most_o bless_a martyr_n and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a church_n on_o which_o day_n also_o which_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o speak_v they_o use_v most_o wicked_a dance_n through_o the_o village_n and_o street_n so_o that_o the_o matronall_a honour_n and_o the_o chastity_n the_o modesty_n of_o innumerable_a woman_n devout_o come_v to_o the_o most_o holy_a day_n be_v assault_v with_o lascivious_a injury_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o even_o thâ—_n very_a access_n to_o the_o holy_a exercise_n of_o religion_n be_v almost_o discontinue_v and_o chase_v away_o can_n 28._o and_o this_o also_o be_v to_o be_v request_v that_o stageplay_n and_o such_o other_o play_v and_o spectacle_n shall_v be_v whole_o abandon_v and_o lay_v aside_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o other_o solemn_a christian_a festival_n especial_o because_o on_o the_o easter_n holy-day_n people_n run_v more_o to_o the_o cirque_fw-la or_o theatre_n than_o to_o the_o church_n lay_v aside_o all_o their_o holiday_n devotion_n when_o these_o spectacle_n come_v in_o their_o way_n neither_o ought_v any_o christian_a to_o be_v compel_v to_o these_o interlude_n or_o stageplay_n chief_o because_o in_o practise_v these_o thing_n nota._n which_o be_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n no_o necessity_n of_o persecution_n or_o violence_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v by_o any_o man_n but_o every_o man_n as_o he_o ought_v may_v abide_v in_o that_o freedom_n of_o will_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o he_o for_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o coactour_n ought_v principal_o to_o be_v consider_v who_o against_o the_o precept_n of_o god_n be_v compel_v to_o come_v unto_o these_o stageplay_n stageplay_n therefore_o by_o this_o whole_a counsel_n resolution_n be_v no_o fit_a sport_n for_o lords-daye_n and_o holy-day_n yea_o they_o and_o the_o reâ—ort_n unto_o they_o â—re_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o exceed_v dangerous_a to_o those_o man_n soul_n who_o allure_v or_o enforce_v any_o other_o to_o they_o canon_n 30._o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr his_o etiam_fw-la petendum_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la qualibet_fw-la ludicra_fw-la arte_fw-la ad_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la venire_fw-la voluerit_fw-la ac_fw-la libre_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la profession_n macula_fw-la permanere_fw-la 7._o non_fw-la eum_fw-la liceat_fw-la à _fw-la quoquam_fw-la iterum_fw-la ad_fw-la eadem_fw-la exercenda_fw-la reduci_fw-la vel_fw-la cogi_fw-la canon_n 96._o item_n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la stage-player_n infamiae_fw-la maculis_fw-la adspersi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la histriones_fw-la ac_fw-la turpitudinibus_fw-la subjecti_fw-la personae_fw-la ad_fw-la accusationem_fw-la non_fw-la admittantur_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o propriis_fw-la causis_fw-la can_n 30._o and_o this_o also_o be_v to_o be_v desire_v that_o if_o any_o man_n of_o any_o ludicrous_a be_v whatsoever_o will_v come_v and_o turn_v a_o christian_n and_o continue_v free_a from_o that_o pollution_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v reduce_v or_o compel_v by_o any_o man_n to_o practice_v the_o same_o art_n again_o can_n 96._o also_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o all_o infamous_a person_n that_o be_v to_o say_v stage-player_n &_o person_n enthral_v to_o filthiness_n or_o lewdness_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o accuse_v any_o person_n but_o in_o their_o proper_a cause_n the_o nine_o be_v 499._o concilium_fw-la carthaginense_n 7_o of_o 38_o bishop_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 419._o canon_n 2._o whereby_o all_o stage-player_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v infamous_a person_n and_o unable_a to_o bear_v any_o testimony_n which_o canon_n be_v verbatim_o the_o same_o with_o the_o
237.238_o of_o lascivious_a church-muficke_a pag._n 284â—285_n of_o popish_a stew_n and_o of_o the_o incontinency_n of_o monk_n nons_n and_o popish_a clergy_n man_n pag._n 213.215_o 445_o 446_o 880_o 881._o of_o play_n and_o player_n pag._n 692.869_o of_o wanton_a poem_n p_o 385.836_o 915._o alcibiades_z traduce_v by_o eupolis_n pag._n 121._o f._n 553._o his_o dislike_n of_o music_n p._n 287._o alcaeus_n his_o modesty_n fol._n 515._o alchuvinus_n his_o censure_n of_o stageplay_n wanton_a music_n kalend_n newyear_n gift_n and_o man_n act_v of_o play_n in_o woman_n apparel_n pag._n 197.198_o 278_o 564_o 755_o 756._o m._n his_o passage_n for_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n day_n pag._n 630._o m._n alehouse_n much_o haunt_v on_o lords-daye_n and_o holiday_n f._n 536._o clergy_n man_n prohibit_v to_o keep_v or_o haunt_v they_o p._n 591._o to_o 637.655_o 666_o 667._o alexander_n fabritius_n his_o censure_n of_o dance_a dancing-woman_n and_o their_o attire_n p._n 238.256_o 257_o 258._o of_o diceplay_a epistle_n dedicatory_a 1._o &_o p._n 626._o m._n of_o stageplay_n p._n 434.435_o alexander_n severus_n his_o temple_n for_o christ._n p._n 901._o m._n withdraw_v player_n peusion_n pag._n 313._o alipius_n a_o memorable_a story_n of_o his_o fall_n and_o apostasy_n by_o resort_v to_o a_o playhouse_n fol._n 548._o bishop_n alley_n his_o censure_n of_o play_n and_o playbook_n p._n 9â—9_n to_o 923._o altar_n honour_a and_o dance_v about_o by_o pagan_n p._n 235.236_o 758._o m._n none_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n p._n 896._o place_v of_o taper_n on_o they_o derive_v from_o saturn_n his_o worshipper_n pag._n 758._o m._n see_v bishop_n â—ewels_n censure_v of_o altar_n &_o of_o their_o stand_n at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o m._n hardings_n preface_n p._n 6._o in_o his_o reply_n to_o harding_n artic._n 3._o devis_n 27._o pag._n 195.196_o &_o artic._n 13._o devis_n 6._o p._n 488._o thomas_n beacon_n in_o his_o catâ—chisme_n fol._n 484._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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atheism_n occasion_v and_o foment_v by_o stage_n play_v f._n 550.551_o &_o p._n 363._o atheâ—agoras_n his_o censure_n of_o sword-playes_a and_o stageplay_n p._n 558â—669_n athaeneus_n his_o censure_n of_o dance_a dancer_n player_n play_n long_a hair_n effeminacy_n lascivious_a music_n etc._n etc._n p._n 249.250_o 288_o 209._o m._n 704.883_o athenian_n first_o inventor_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 17._o their_o prodigality_n on_o they_o and_o hurt_v by_o they_o p._n 312._o fol._n 562._o p._n 709.710_o abandon_a play_n and_o play-poet_n at_o last_o p._n 457.730_o 921_o 839._o s._n augustine_n his_o censure_n of_o dance_a and_o amorous_a song_n p._n 223_o 270_o 271._o of_o image_n special_o of_o god_n p._n 898â—_n m._n of_o newyear_n gift_n and_o heath-drinking_a pag._n 20.22_o 756._o of_o stage-playesâ—_a player_n theater_n &_o play-haunting_a epistle_n ded._n 2._o p._n 49.50_o 164_o 165_o 313_o 316_o 324.325_o 341_o to_o 349_o 474_o 475_o 476_o foe_fw-mi 524_o 525_o 532_o 541_o 542_o 560_o 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 playhouse_n dedicate_v to_o his_o worship_n p._n 17.22_o 168_o 510_o 511._o not_o to_o be_v invocate_v p._n 584._o baptism_n in_o jest_n upon_o the_o stage_n turn_v into_o earnest_n p._n 118.119_o stageplay_n and_o dance_a the_o very_a pompes_z of_o the_o devil_n which_o we_o renounce_v in_o baptismo_fw-la p._n 3.15_o 25_o 42._o to_o 61.129_o 230_o 236_o 257_o 425_o 430.522_o 523_o 524_o 528_o 560._o to_o 567_o 658_o 684_o 704_o 829_o 836_o 837_o 911_o 990._o our_o vow_n in_o baptism_n to_o be_v perform_v and_o most_o serious_o consider_v p._n 53._o to_o 61._o a_o great_a preservative_n against_o sin_n if_o oft_o remember_v p._n 563.564_o baronius_n his_o censure_n of_o stageplay_n p._n 566.567_o 696._o s._n basil_n his_o censure_n of_o dance_a p._n 223.224_o 225._o m._n 277.278_o of_o health-drinking_a p._n 22._o of_o lascivious_a song_n and_o music_n p._n 266.273_o 276_o 277_o 278_o 308._o of_o stageplay_n and_o play-poet_n p._n 308.337_o 679_o 680_o 915._o of_o man_n effeminate_a long_a hair_n p._n