PLAYES
Confuted
in
fiue
Actions
,
Prouing
that
they
are
not
to
be
suffred
in
a
Christian
common
weale
,
by
the
waye
both
the
Cauils
of
Thomas
Lodge
,
and
the
Play
of
Playes
,
written
in
their
defence
,
and
other
obiections
of
Players
frendes
,
are
truely
set
downe
and
directlye
aunsweared
.
By
Steph.
Gosson
,
Stud.
Oxon.
S.
Cyprian
.
Non
diserta
,
sed
fortia
.
LONDON
Imprinted
for
Thomas
Gosson
dwelling
in
Pater
noster
row
at
the
signe
of
the
Sunne
.
To
the
Right
Honorable
Sir
Frances
Walsingham
Knight
,
one
of
the
principall
Secretaries
to
her
excellent
Maiestie
,
of
her
highnesse
most
honorable
Priuy
Counsell
,
&
Chauncellor
of
the
order
,
Stephen
Gosson
wisheth
prosperitie
in
this
life
,
and
life
euerlasting
in
Christ
our
Sauiour
.
IT
is
reported
(
Right
Honourable
)
of
Callicratides
,
that
being
appointed
by
the
Lacedemonians
to
succeede
Lysander
as
Admirall
of
their
Fleete
,
th●
Atheniens
sente
out
aboue
●
hundred
&
fiftie
Shippes
●●ainst
him
:
wherevpon
the
Master
of
his
Shippe
persuadinge
him
to
retire
without
offeringe
hys
enemies
anye
play
,
because
he
was
to
deale
with
the
greater
number
;
he
answered
,
that
Sparta
wold
be
neuer
the
woorse
though
hee
were
●oylde
,
but
to
●●e
,
was
in
hys
iudgemente
,
the
greatest
reproch
of
all
.
So
fareth
it
this
present
time
with
me
,
which
giuing
forth
my
Defiaunce
vnto
Playes
,
am
mightily
beset
with
heapes
of
aduersaries
,
yet
such
is
the
Maiestie
of
the
Cause
,
that
,
though
all
the
pride
of
mine
enemies
,
and
pompe
of
Athens
be
ship●
to
meete
mee
,
it
will
stand
vpright
,
when
I
with
Callicratides
am
ouerthrowne
,
but
to
shrinke
in
so
good
a
quarrell
,
is
in
my
opinion
,
more
foule
a
disgrace
then
death
it selfe
.
God
knoweth
I
neuer
vndertoke
thys
troublesome
peece
of
woorke
for
any
vaine
glorie
as
Crassus
did
his
Inuectiue
againste
Carbo
,
and
repented
him
afterwardes
,
because
it
was
a
hatchet
to
hys
owne
libertie
,
setting
many
mens
eyes
a
worke
to
watch
hym
;
nor
of
any
fantasticall
ouer-hardinesse
,
as
he
that
hauing
taken
a
Wolfe
by
the
eare
,
neither
letteth
hym
goe
;
for
being
assaulted
;
nor
is
able
to
master
hym
for
wante
of
mighte
:
But
as
the
Wrastler
entring
the
liste
,
first
tasteth
his
strength
,
by
lifting
some
churlish
peece
of
weight
at
the
armes
end
,
&
therewith
as
it
were
rebateth
hys
stomacke
,
for
being
too
rough
when
he
comes
to
grapple
;
I
first
weighed
in
my
hands
the
aunciente
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
that
the
massinesse
of
theyr
argumentes
in
thys
matter
might
cause
me
not
to
deale
so
ouerthwartlye
&
stubbornelye
,
as
the
Defendantes
of
Players
haue
deserued
.
Neuertheles
I
thought
it
necessarye
to
nettle
one
of
their
Orators
aboue
the
rest
,
not
of
any
set
purpose
to
deface
hym
,
because
hee
hath
dealt
very
grossely
,
homely
,
and
vncharitably
with
me
,
but
like
a
good
Surgeon
to
cut
,
&
to
seare
,
when
the
place
requireth
,
for
his
own
amendment
.
Which
thinge
I
trust
shall
neither
displease
your
honor
,
nor
any
of
the
godly
,
in
the
reading
,
so
long
as
the
person
whom
I
touch
is
(
as
I
heare
by
hys
owne
frendes
,
to
hys
repentance
if
he
can
perceiue
it
)
hunted
by
the
heauy
hand
of
God
,
and
become
little
better
than
a
vagarant
,
looser
than
liberty
,
lighter
than
vanitie
it selfe
.
The
righte
,
for
the
recouery
wherof
I
framed
these
actions
belongeth
not
to
mee
,
but
vnto
God
,
whose
manner
is
to
beate
downe
the
loftinesse
of
vsurpers
,
not
wyth
the
wisdome
of
the
world
,
or
with
preparation
of
speare
&
shield
,
but
with
the
foolishnes
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
nakednesse
of
hys
truth
.
Therefore
it
had
bene
as
daungerous
for
me
,
in
this
simple
Confutation
of
our
Comedies
,
to
play
with
my
penne
by
seekinge
fine
pouders
for
deintie
noses
,
as
it
is
for
the
soldier
to
dally
with
his
weapon
when
the
battell
ioynes
.
It
is
one
thing
to
flourish
,
an
other
to
fighte
,
one
thing
to
bragge
,
another
to
come
to
handye
gripes
.
Finding
Playes
of
themselues
,
as
filthy
as
the
stables
of
Augia
,
impossible
to
bee
cleansed
before
they
be
carried
out
of
Englande
,
wyth
a
stiffe
streame
,
and
the
banishinge
of
them
as
worthy
to
be
registred
in
the
labors
of
Hercules
as
the
conqueringe
the
monstruous
wilde
Bore
,
of
Erymanthus
,
that
wasted
the
countrey
round
about
:
If
euer
so
notable
a
thinge
bee
brought
to
passe
it
must
bee
done
by
some
Hercules
in
the
Court
,
whom
the
roare
of
the
enimy
can
neuer
daunt
.
Whiche
perswaded
mee
amongest
all
the
patrones
of
vertue
in
her
Maiesties
court
to
dedicate
both
this
&
my selfe
vnto
your
honor
,
that
your
wisedome
might
be
a
countenaunce
to
my
study
,
your
authoritie
a
buckler
vnto
my
life
.
Agamemnon
a
valiaunt
Captayne
of
the
Greekes
,
thought
verely
,
that
if
hee
might
haue
but
tenne
suche
as
Nestor
to
take
hys
part
,
it
would
be
no
trouble
to
sacke
Troy
:
I
haue
beene
alwaies
of
this
opinion
,
that
if
but
one
suche
as
Nestor
,
that
is
,
your
honor
,
doe
no
more
then
thruste
out
your
hand
to
succour
mee
,
let
the
wicked
discharge
their
shot
at
my
face
,
Playes
will
bee
easely
fired
out
:
and
I
when
I
sleepe
shall
be
as
safe
,
as
the
childe
in
his
cradle
,
whose
mother
will
not
suffer
a
flye
to
bite
him
.
Meane
while
I
most
humbly
craue
pardon
for
my
bouldnesse
,
in
presuming
,
to
crepe
into
your
honours
patronage
:
I
make
as
much
accounte
of
your
honour
,
as
the
Atheniens
did
of
Paralus
their
holye
shippe
,
that
was
n●uer
lanched
but
vpon
high
,
&
great
affaires●
The
Ge●tlemen
Players
in
the
citie
of
London
,
are
growen
in
such
a
heate
,
that
by
their
foming
,
their
fretting
,
their
stampinge
,
my
frendes
do
perceiue
how
their
harts
woorke
,
and
enfor●eme
to
bring
to
your
honor
no
common
fraighte
,
but
as
much
as
my
life
and
securitie
hereafter
shall
be
woorth
.
If
the
prouidence
of
God
,
who
many
times
scourgeth
a
man
with
the
sinne
that
he
loued
,
haue
ordeined
those
players
whome
I
fed
with
fancies
,
to
be
a
whippe
to
my
back
,
and
a
dagger
to
my
brest
,
the
fault
is
mine
owne
,
the
punishmente
due
:
But
if
it
be
the
pleasure
of
the
Almightie
,
rather
in
mercy
to
deliuer
,
then
in
iustice
to
confound
;
&
by
your
honorable
patronage
to
snatch
mee
out
of
the
iawes
of
those
rauenous
wolues
,
that
haue
whetted
their
teeth
to
pull
me
downe
;
I
shall
learne
to
employ
my
study
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
be
bound
to
your
honour
whilest
I
liue
.
Thus
wishing
a
charitable
minde
to
them
,
better
successe
vnto
my selfe
,
plentye
of
happines
to
your
honor
;
I
leaue
them
and
me
to
your
honors
consideration
,
and
your
honor
to
the
tuition
of
God
himselfe
.
To
the
Rightworshipful
Gentlemen
and
studentes
,
of
both
Vniuersities
,
and
the
Innes
of
Court
.
TWo
things
(
Gentlemen
)
I
●ercei●e
to
be
inuincible
in
the
world
,
both
whiche
,
to
my
griefe
,
are
quite
against
me
,
Fauour
,
&
Eloquence
:
the
one
in
Players
,
and
that
I
feare
:
the
other
in
you
,
and
that
perad●enture
wil
stay
my
passag
.
I
mistrust
that
the
fauour
,
which
Players
haue
gotte
with
the
greater
multitude
,
will
make
them
preiudiciall
to
the
cause
I
handle
,
for
loue
is
so
blinde
,
that
it
neuer
sees
any
blemishe
in
the
thing
it
liketh
,
but
a
●iuy
,
euen
by
the
smallest
,
and
weakest
proppes
that
it
●atcheth
,
findeth
a
way
to
reare
it selfe
.
The
eloquence
that
is
in
you
,
as
I
confesse
it
to
be
great
,
so
were
it
not
greatly
to
be
doubted
,
if
it
were
but
indifferent
in
my selfe
.
Nowe
sith
my
Rhetorike
is
litle
,
my
Eloquence
nothing
,
compared
to
you
,
whose
continuali
exercise
,
is
ioyned
to
co●tinuall
studye
:
though
the
trueth
be
as
sure
on
my
side
,
as
the
succession
of
night
is
to
the
day
,
yet
I
holde
my selfe
vanquisht
before
you
s●rike
.
One
beeing
asked
of
Archidamus
the
king
of
Sparta
,
whether
he
,
or
Pericles
were
the
better
wras●ler
,
a●swered
,
that
he
coulde
not
●ell
:
for
,
when
I
throw
him
(
quoth
he
)
he
denies
he
was
downe
,
and
persuadeth
the
beholders
to
beleeue
him
:
Such
is
the
excellencie
of
your
witte
,
if
it
be
bent
to
contende
with
me
for
Playes
,
that
how●oener
I
trip
you
,
or
fetche
you
ouer
,
you
are
a●le
to
say
that
I
come
not
neere
you
,
and
make
the
Reader
auoueh
it
,
agains●e
the
open
testimony
of
his
eyes
.
I
woulde
Readers
considered
that
when
they
come
to
●he
view
of
any
newe
booke
,
they
are
bidde
by
their
frend
as
ghestes
to
a
banquet
:
at
a
banket
if
any
dish
bee
before
you
,
which
your
stomacke
a●hors
,
It
is
a
poin●e
of
good
manners
,
somewhat
orderly
to
remoue
it
:
In
bokes
if
any
thing
bee
offred
that
you
cannot
rellish
,
curtesy
wils
you
,
with
a
thankefull
kinde
of
modesti●
to
refuse
it
.
Our
fathers
forefathers
in
older
time
,
were
wont
to
place
Mercurie
in
their
Temples
amonge
the
Graces
,
whose
meaninge
was
,
that
as
Mercurie
was
counted
the
God
of
vtterance
:
and
the
three
Graces
,
the
Ladies
of
Curtesy
:
so
placinge
the
shrines
of
them
together
,
might
teach
vs
to
know
that
spee●●
is
desirous
of
frendlye
eares
,
and
writers
haue
great
need
of
Gentle
Readers
.
When
Gentlemen
reade
with
a
minde
to
barke
,
their
throtes
are
so
narrow
that
nothing
wil
downe
:
whatsoeuer
we
speake
is
too
rounde
or
too
flatte
,
too
blunte
or
too
sharpe
,
too
square
or
too
crooked
,
one
waye
or
other
it
standes
a
wry
.
The
fayrest
citie
in
the
worlde
may
bee
ouerthrowen
,
with
lesse
charge
,
lesse
labor
,
lesse
time
,
than
it
can
bee
builte
:
a
bracke
is
sooner
spiede
than
drawne
together
:
bookes
many
times
are
speedily
reprehended
,
but
amended
by
leisure
,
at
the
Calendes
of
the
Greekes
.
It
is
the
propertie
of
some
kinde
of
Dogges
,
to
teare
the
skinne
of
the
beast
with
wonderfull
stomacke
,
when
it
is
deade
and
within
the
doores
,
which
abroad
they
neuer
durst
open
at
when
it
liued
:
and
diuers
iollie
sif●ers
in
these
dayes
can
tosse
,
and
turne
,
and
within
their
owne
walles
make
dishecloutes
of
writers
,
whose
sight
would
be
too
hot
for
their
presence
if
th●y
mighte
ioyne
.
Seeinge
many
bookes
printed
&
few
liked
,
I
coniecture
with
my selfe
that
the
reason
is
,
that
some
ar
curious
,
some
froward
,
some
idle
.
W●
know
that
counsell
is
as
necessarie
to
our
eares
as
light
to
our
eies
,
the
one
is
a
lanterne
to
the
bodie
,
the
other
a
bright
shining
lampe
vnto
the
soule
.
Receauing
instruction
,
if
your
tooth
bee
too
white
,
you
may
chaunce
to
sterue
:
if
your
nose
be
so
fine
that
nothing
will
please
you
,
but
that
whiche
is
sweete
,
you
may
well
be
compared
to
those
nice
kind
of
Dames
which
in
platting
of
Garlands
forget
their
thrifte
,
or
to
him
whiche
thinkes
it
impossible
to
quenche
his
thirst
,
if
his
drinks
be
not
serude
in
a
cup
of
golde
:
if
you
be
contentious
and
ouerthwart
,
willinger
to
cauil
,
than
to
learne
:
contented
to
reade
,
but
not
to
regard
:
to
be
taught
,
but
not
reformed
:
you
are
like
vnto
him
that
forsakes
the
Phisitian
when
he
is
cutte
,
and
neuer
permits
him
to
finish
the
cure
:
if
you
be
so
slow
,
of
your selues
,
that
because
writers
many
times
doe
not
set
downe
euery
thing
that
may
be
spoken
,
but
onely
pointe
with
their
fingers
to
the
place
,
where
you
may
bee
satisfied
if
you
seeke
it
,
you
wil
not
trauell
and
study
to
fish
it
out
,
you
are
not
much
vnlike
to
naked
birdes
in
the
nest
that
euer
lie
yauning
at
the
bill
of
the
dam
,
&
search
for
no
more
then
is
put
in
their
mouths
.
You
know
it
is
a
notable
point
of
folly
for
a
man
to
toaste
himself
by
his
neighbours
fire
,
and
neuer
bestirre
him
to
keepe
any
warmthe
in
his
owne
chimnie
:
as
great
a
madnes
is
it
in
manye
Readers
,
when
they
are
taught
,
not
seeke
to
mainetaine
it
of
their
owne
:
whiche
is
,
to
contente
themselues
with
the
glorious
blase
of
an
other
mans
knowledge
,
whereby
they
outwardly
get
some
colour
in
their
cheekes
,
but
within
they
are
duskie
,
darke
and
obscure
.
Many
thinges
might
bee
spoken
against
Playes
,
for
the
vaine
ostentation
of
a
flourishinge
wit
,
brauelie
,
for
satisfieng
them
that
are
vnsatiable
,
largelie
:
for
instructing
of
them
that
are
vnlearned
,
plainly
:
which
I
haue
omitted
.
For
,
to
treade
alof●
among
you
as
a
tragicall
Poet
in
my
bus●ins
,
were
as
fondlie
done
as
to
throw
water
in
the
sea
where
it
can
not
be
seene
:
to
dilate
this
discourse
for
the
vnsatiable
,
were
as
much
as
to
close
vp
the
mouth
of
Curtius
gulfe
,
that
will
neuer
be
stopt
but
with
my
life
:
to
lay
open
euery
thing
to
the
ignorant
,
were
without
iudgment
to
charge
them
beyonde
theire
strength
,
which
are
to
be
fed
like
children
,
with
a
litle
,
and
ofte
.
What
effect
my
labour
wil
take
among
you
,
I
am
not
sure
,
yet
hope
the
best
,
at
all
aduentures
I
haue
committed
it
to
the
Presse
.
Seiramnes
the
Persian
seeing
many
men
wonder
that
he
spake
w●sely
,
but
nothing
that
euer
he
spake
was
regarded
:
tolde
them
that
wordes
were
●uer
in
his
owne
power
,
but
success●
was
neuer
within
his
rea●he
.
You
may
see
if
you
please
,
that
the
counsel
I
bring
is
good
and
sounde
,
but
if
you
despise
it
when
it
is
read
,
I
wil
comfort
my selfe
as
Seiramnes
did
:
I
haue
my
bokes
in
my
study
at
commandement
:
you
are
out
of
my
walke
,
&
your
owne
men
.
I
was
very
willing
to
write
at
this
time
,
because
I
was
enformed
by
s●●e
of
you
which
●eard
it
with
your
ears
,
that
●i●●e
my
publishing
the
Schole
of
Abuse
,
two
Playes
of
my
making
were
brought
●o
the
Stage
:
the
one
was
a
cast
of
Italian
deuises
,
called
,
The
Comedie
of
Captaine
Mario
:
the
other
a
Moral
,
Praise
at
parting
.
These
they
very
impudently
affirme
to
be
written
by
me
since
I
had
set
out
my
in●ec●iue
against
them
.
I
can
not
denie
,
they
were
both
mine
,
but
they
were
both
penned
two
yeeres
at
the
least
before
I
forsoke
them
,
as
by
their
owne
friends
I
am
able
to
proue
:
but
they
haue
got
suche
a
custome
of
counterfaiting
vpon
the
Stage
,
that
it
is
growen
to
an
habite
,
&
will
not
be
lefte
.
God
knoweth
,
before
whom
to
you
all
I
doe
protest
,
as
I
shal
answer
to
him
at
the
last
day
,
when
al
hidden
secrets
shal
be
discouered
,
since
the
first
printing
of
my
Inuectiue
,
to
this
day
,
I
neuer
made
Playe
for
them
nor
any
other
.
Therefore
if
euer
they
●e
so
shameles
,
and
gra●●les
●o
be●ye
me
again
,
I
beseech
God
,
as
he
hath
giuen
me
more
wit
,
to
spende
my
time
well
:
so
to
sende
to
them
more
honestye
,
to
speake
a
trueth
.
I
coulde
purge
my selfe
of
this
sclaunder
in
many
words
,
both
how
I
departed
from
the
City
of
London
,
and
bestowed
my
time
in
teaching
yong
Gentlemen
in
the
Countrie
,
where
I
continue
with
a
very
worshipf●ll
●entleman
,
and
reade
●o
his
sonnes
in
his
owne
house
:
but
the
men
are
so
vaine
,
&
their
credite
so
light
,
that
the
least
worde
I
speake
is
inough
to
choke
them
.
He
that
reprehends
a
vice
,
&
shunnes
it
not
,
snuffes
the
Lampe
to
make
it
burne
,
but
puts
in
no
oyle
to
nourishe
the
flame
.
Therefore
as
sonne
as
I
had
inueighed
against
Playes
,
I
withdrewe
my selfe
from
them
to
better
studies
,
which
so
long
as
I
liue
I
trust
to
follow
.
Thus
submitting
my
booke
and
my self
to
your
iudgement
,
I
leaue
to
trouble
you
any
farther
,
crauing
this
at
your
hands
before
we
parte
,
that
if
anye
Player
belie
me
in
your
hearing
vpon
the
stage
,
you
would
rather
consider
of
the
person
than
of
the
speach
,
for
a
Player
is
like
to
a
Marchants
finger
,
that
standes
sometime
for
a
thousande
,
sometime
for
a
cypher
,
and
a
Player
must
stand
as
his
parte
fals
,
sometime
for
a
Prince
sometime
for
a
peasant
.
Yours
Stephen
Gosson
.
The
first
Action
.
IF
any
that
haue
known
me
alredy
by
acquaintance
,
or
shall
knowe
me
hereafter
by
reading
some
parte
of
my
simple
trauels
,
chance
to
woonder
,
that
I
whic●e
heretofore
haue
not
onely
so
fauoured
,
but
written
Playes
,
that
my
penne
hath
bene
readier
to
defend
them
,
then
to
deface
them
;
now
with
alteration
of
minde
so
depely
accuse
that
which
so
highly
I
esteéemed
.
Whatsoeuer
hée
bée
,
if
hee
weigh
the
reason
that
mooueth
mée
thereunto
,
I
trust
he
will
both
allowe
that
which
by
my
Schoole
of
Abuse
hath
past
against
them
:
And
thinke
it
necessary
for
me
at
this
time
,
to
renue
my
plea.
When
I
firste
gaue
my selfe
to
the
studie
of
Poetrie
,
and
to
set
my
cunning
abroache
,
by
penning
Tragedies
,
and
Comedies
in
the
Citie
of
London
:
perceiuing
such
a
Gordians
knot
of
disorder
in
euery
play
house●
as
woulde
neuer
bée
loosed
without
extremitie
,
I
thought
it
better
with
Alexander
to
draw
the
sword
that
should
knappe
it
a
sunder
at
one
stroke
,
then
to
seeke
ouernicely
or
g●●gerly
to
vndoe
it
,
with
the
losse
of
my
time
and
wante
of
successe
.
This
caused
mee
to
bidde
them
the
base
at
their
owne
gole
,
and
to
geue
them
a
volley
of
heathen
●riters
:
that
our
diuines
considering
the
daunger
of
suche
houses
as
are
set
vp
in
London
against
the
Lord
,
might
batt●r
them
thoroughly
with
greater
shotte
.
But
such
is
the
queasinesse
of
our
stomacke
,
that
like
vnto
●r●ueilers
at
the
Sea
,
being
ready
to
cast
,
we
thinke
to
finde
remedy
by
chaunge
of
place
,
sprawling
down
from
the
Ship
to
the
Cockb●a●e
,
yet
are
neuer
the
néere
,
so
longe
as
the
hum●ur
workes
within
vs
:
&
acknowledging
the
●●schefe
bred
by
playes
we
hope
to
auoid
yt
by
changing
their
day
yet
suffer
them
still
to
remaine
amonge
vs
.
Wherein
we
may
well
be
compared
to
children
that
holdinge
yse
in
their
●andes
,
for
discomodities
sake
are
vnwilling
to
keepe
it
;
&
for
wantonn●s
,
loth
to
le●
it
go
.
Cōmod●s
a
Romane●
Emperor
,
was
so
excellente
in
throwinge
of
●i●
darte
,
that
hauinge
gotten
Sundrie
sortes
of
wilde
beastes
,
as
markes
for
the
exorcise
of
his
hand
,
the
whole
cittie
of
Rome
assembled
together
to
behold
him
,
neither
●●we
him
throwe
twise
at
one
marke
,
nor
giue
any
wound
which
was
not
deadly
:
And
yt
were
to
bee
wished
that
euery
man
which
talketh
vpon
him
to
rebuke
sinne
,
should
leuell
so
streight
with
Commodus
,
and
sticke
so
sure
,
that
as
oft
as
he
shootes
at
deformityes
,
he
might
hit
them
,
and
as
ofte
as
he
hittes
,
kill
;
So
shoulde
the
readers
with
the
Romanes
see
,
neyther
anye
kinde
of
monster
twice
gaulde
,
nor
anye
vice
recouer
the
first
wounde
.
Neuerthelesse
as
some
Philosophers
are
of
this
opinion
that
the
heauens
because
they
moue
doe
yelde
a
kinde
of
harmonie
in
theyr
mottion
,
yet
yf
you
requeste
to
knowe
the
reasone
,
why
we
discerne
it
not
by
the
eare
,
their
aunswere
is
,
that
wee
neuer
heare
it
,
because
wee
euer
heare
it
.
So
the
abhominable
practises
of
playes
in
London
haue
bene
by
godly
preachers
,
both
at
Paules
crosse
,
and
el●●
where
,
so
zealously
,
so
learnedly
,
so
loudly
cried
out
vpon
to
small
redresse
;
that
I
may
well
say
of
them
,
as
the
Philosophers
reporte
of
the
moouing
of
the
heauens
,
we
neuer
heare
them
,
because
we
euer
heare
them
.
Whereby
I
gather
,
that
the
wisedome
of
man
,
is
able
to
rule
any
thinge
but
man
:
for
the
sauage
and
brute
beasts
neither
grudge
to
féede
where
they
are
appoynted
,
nor
resist
when
they
are
driuen
from
those
places
,
where
they
loue
most
of
all
to
byte
.
But
whether
our
eares
be
wilfully
stoped
,
&
our
eyes
muffled
,
that
in
hearing
,
we
heare
,
and
not
vnderstand
;
in
seeing
,
we
see
and
not
perceiue
;
or
whether
the
deuill
our
ancient
enemie
hath
stricken
so
deepe
and
so
venemous
a
tothe
into
the
hart
of
man
,
as
hath
infected
,
and
wounded
the
soule
to
death
,
I
know
not
well●
yet
sure
I
am
,
Heb.
6.8
.
Heb.
4.12
and
haue
sufficient
warrant
by
the
worde
of
God
,
that
beinge
watred
with
the
Preachinge
of
the
Gospell
,
if
the
fruite
wee
yéelde
bee
thornes
and
briers
,
it
is
a
very
eare-marke
of
reprobates
,
and
of
such
as
are
giuen
ouer
by
the
Lorde
,
to
their
owne
sense
,
to
follow
destruction
with
full
saile
.
The
worde
of
God
is
liuelie
,
and
mightie
in
operation
:
being
liuelie
,
if
it
doe
not
quicken
and
stirre
vs
vp
to
a
newenesse
of
life
,
it
is
a
token
that
we
haue
no
life
,
but
are
alreadie
stone
deade
,
in
the
workes
of
darkenes
:
being
mightie
in
operation
,
both
the
plaiers
and
wee
must
be
persuaded
,
that
their
idle
occupation
,
hauing
so
stoute
,
so
strong
,
so
puyssante
,
so
mightie
an
enemie
as
the
worde
of
God
,
though
the
honour
and
authoritie
of
their
Masters
hold
them
vp
for
a
time
,
yet
in
the
end
they
must
haue
a
fall
.
For
neither
strong
holds
,
nor
inuentions
of
men
,
nor
any
high
thing
that
is
exalted
against
the
knowledge
of
God
,
shal
be
able
to
stand
,
when
the
foote
of
his
Prophetes
comes
against
it
.
Amongest
all
the
fauorers
of
these
vncircumcised
Philistines
I
meane
the
Plaiers
,
whose
heartes
are
not
right
,
no
man
til
of
late
durst
thrust
out
his
heade
to
mayntaine
there
quarrell
,
but
one
,
in
witt
,
simple
;
in
learning
,
ignorant
;
in
attempt
,
rash
;
in
name
,
Lodge
;
whose
booke
,
as
it
came
not
to
my
handes
in
one
whole
yeere
after
the
priuy
printing
thereof
,
so
I
confesse
,
that
to
it
,
before
this
time
I
aunswered
nothing
,
partlie
because
he
brought
nothing
;
partly
because
my
hearte
was
to
bigge
,
to
wrastle
with
him
,
that
wanteth
armes
.
Therefore
considering
with
my selfe
that
such
kinde
of
sores
might
bee
launced
to
sone
,
I
chose
rather
to
let
him
ripen
and
breake
of
him selfe
,
that
vomiting
out
his
owne
disgrace
,
&
being
worke
out
of
fauour
among
his
own
friends
,
I
might
triumph
in
the
cause
&
shedde
no
blood
.
Though
some
of
his
acquaintaunce
haue
vaunted
to
cut
and
●ewe
mee●
I
knowe
not
howe
:
yet
hauing
greater
regarde
to
the
soules
of
many
,
then
to
the
threatninges
of
fewe
;
to
the
honour
of
God
,
then
to
the
pride
of
euer
bragging
and
b●sie
Players
;
by
Gods
assistanc●
I
will
proue
vnto
you
,
that
stage
Plaies
are
not
to
be
●uf●red
in
a
christian
common
weale
.
Which
I
trust
I
shal
be
able
sufficiently
to
〈◊〉
,
if
I
giue
you
a
tast
〈◊〉
of
the
〈◊〉
o●
Plaies
,
and
of
the
〈◊〉
:
●f
the
ca●●es
,
which
I
fi●de
by
●eading
;
of
the
effectes
,
which
I
knowe
by
my
owne
experience
.
I
hope
that
no
Christian
wil
be
so
shamelesse
to
say
that
the
doctrine
&
inuention
of
the
Deuill
,
is
to
bee
suffered
in
that
common
weale
,
where
the
glad
tidings
of
grace
is
truelie
preached
.
For
to
mainetaine
the
doctrine
and
inuention
of
the
Deuil
,
is
a
kind
of
Apostasie
&
falling
from
the
Lorde
.
For
God
hath
made
vs
to
his
owne
likenesse
,
Ephes.
4.24
.
which
likenesse
consisteth
not
in
lineaments
and
proportion
of
the
body
,
but
in
holinesse
and
singlenesse
of
life
.
Therefore
receiuing
the
doctrine
and
inuentions
of
the
Deuill
,
betwee●e
whome
and
God
there
can
bee
no
truce
,
no
league
,
no
manner
of
agréemente
,
becaus●
the
one
is
holy
,
the
other
impu●e
;
the
one
good
,
the
other
euill
;
the
one
light
,
the
other
darkenes
:
we
forsake
our
God
,
forsakinge
of
him
,
wee
loose
his
image
and
likenesse
,
loosinge
his
image
,
wee
are
not
hys
children
,
and
consequently
haue
no
part
nor
felowship
with
Christ
in
the
world
to
come
.
That
Stage
Playes
are
the
doctrine
and
inuention
of
the
Deuill
,
may
bee
gathered
by
Tertullian
,
who
noteth
verie
well
that
the
Deuill
foreséenge
the
ruine
of
his
kingdome
,
both
inuented
these
shewes
,
and
inspired
men
with
deuises
to
set
them
out
the
better
thereby
to
enlarge
his
dominion
and
pull
vs
from
●od
.
And
Thomas
Lodge
in
that
patchte
pamphlet
of
his
wherein
he
taketh
vpon
him
the
defence
of
playes
,
little
perceiuinge
how
lustely
the
chippes
flye
in
his
face
,
whilst
he
heweth
out
timber
to
make
the
frame
,
confesseth
openly
that
playes
were
consecrated
by
the
heathens
to
the
honour
of
their
gods
,
which
in
deede
is
true
,
yet
serueth
it
better
to
ouerthrow
them
them
establish
them
:
for
,
whatsoeuer
was
consecrated
to
the
honour
of
the
Heathen
Gods
was
consecrated
to
idolatrie
,
Stage
Playes
by
his
owne
confession
were
consecrated
to
the
honour
of
Heathen
Gods
,
therefore
consecrated
to
idolatrie
.
Being
consecrated
to
idolatrie
,
they
are
not
of
God
,
if
they
proceede
not
from
God
,
they
are
the
doctrine
and
inuentions
of
the
deuill
.
This
will
be
counted
news
learninge
amonge
a
greate
number
of
my
gay
countymen
,
which
beare
a
sharper
smacke
of
Italian
deuises
in
their
heades
,
then
of
English
religion
in
their
heartes
.
Neuerthelesse
the
godly
perceiue
how
lamentable
&
damnable
a
case
we
stand
in
;
lamentable
,
because
we
are
so
asotted
with
these
delightes
,
so
blinded
with
the
loue
,
and
drunken
with
the
swéetnes
of
these
vanities
,
that
greedely
we
flocke
together
,
and
with
our
braine-sicke
assemblies
not
vnlyke
to
the
Troyanes
hale
in
the
horse
,
whose
mischiefe
hath
beene
discouered
by
the
Prophets
of
the
Lorde
,
and
whose
bowels
haue
beene
manye
times
gaged
with
the
sword
of
his
trueth
:
damnable
,
because
we
professe
Christ
,
and
set
vp
the
doctrine
of
the
deuill
;
wee
holde
with
the
hare
and
run
with
the
hound
,
heaping
vp
iudgement
vpon
our
soules
by
this
hipocrisie
.
Certayne
it
is
,
that
this
life
of
ours
is
a
continuall
warrefare
,
a
pitchte
fielde
,
wherein
,
as
the
lickerous
tounge
of
our
mother
Eue
hath
iustly
prouoked
the
Lorde
,
to
set
the
deuill
and
vs
at
deadly
feude
,
so
is
it
our
part
to
bethinke
vs
of
him
,
that
neuer
leaues
nibling
at
our
heele
.
Hee
is
called
the
Serpent
,
the
enuious
man
,
the
Prince
of
this
world
,
the
common
enemie
of
Christé
,
and
of
man
kinde
.
Being
a
Serpent
hee
is
subtile
;
being
enuious
,
he
repineth
at
our
estate●
being
a
Prince
,
hee
is
mightie
;
being
an
enemy
,
hee
is
malicious
;
malice
breedeth
continuall
discorde
;
continuall
discorde
,
a
perpetuall
studye
and
desire
to
hurt
:
which
the
Apostle
understanding
,
giueth
vs
a
watche
woo●de
to
walke
warely
.
For
hauing
an
enemy
so
crafty
conc●ited
,
so
well
appoynted
,
so
enuious
,
so
malitious
,
so
willinge
to
mis●h●●●e
vs
:
no
doubte
but
he
hath
sett
vp
many
trappes
,
shott
many
nettes
,
bayted
many
hookes
,
to
take
vs
,
to
tangle
vs
,
to
thrattle
vs
.
Which
is
enough
to
make
vs
suspecte
euerie
pleasure
that
hee
profereth
.
When
Pyrrhus
L.
P●erus
.
sawe
that
the
Romaynes
coulde
not
be
ouer
throwne
by
force
of
armes
,
he
buried
the
bodies
of
them
that
were
slayne
;
he
dealte
very
honorablie
with
hys
prisoners
returninge
them
home
without
ransome
,
and
sent
his
Ambassadours
to
entreate
of
peace
:
wherby
he
made
accounte
to
winne
that
with
vndermininge
,
which
open
assalt
could
neuer
get
.
The
Deuill
,
whose
treachery
passeth
the
shiftes
of
Pyrrhus
,
feeling
such
a
terrible
push
,
giuen
to
his
breast
by
the
chaunge
of
religion
,
and
〈◊〉
the
happy
entraunce
of
her
Maiestie
to
the
crowne
,
hath
played
〈◊〉
beguilie
euer
since
.
Hee
deales
verye
fauourably
with
vs
now
,
hee
entertayneth
his
captiues
with
all
manner
of
curtesie
,
hee
craueth
no
raunsome
for
our
release
,
his
Ambassadours
haue
bene
a
great
while
amonge
vs
.
First
hee
sente
ouer
many
wanton
Italian
bookes
,
which
being
translated
into
english
,
haue
poysoned
the
olde
maners
of
our
Country
with
foreine
delights
,
they
haue
so
hardned
the
readers
har●s
the
seuer●r
writers
are
trode
vnder
foote
,
none
are
so
pleasunte
or
plausible
as
they
,
that
sound
some
kinde
of
libertie
in
our
eares
.
This
contempt
of
good
bookes
hath
breede
a
desire
of
fancies
&
toyes
.
For
if
it
be
as
Ambrose
De
fuga
secu●●
.
sayth
that
the
decrease
of
vanitie
is
the
increase
of
vertue
:
I
may
reason
of
the
contrary
,
that
the
increase
of
vanity
is
the
decrease
of
vertue
.
Therefore
the
Deuill
not
contented
with
the
number
he
hath
corrupted
with
reading
Italian
ba●dery
,
because
all
cannot
reade
presenteth
vs
Comedies
cut
by
the
same
paterne
,
which
drag
such
a
monstrous
taile
after
them
,
as
is
able
to
swéep
whole
Cities
into
his
lap
.
They
which
haue
any
experience
in
martial
discipline
,
know
that
the
easiest
way
to
conquere
,
is
either
to
bribe
the
Captaine
,
to
betray●
his
Prince
,
or
to
allure
the
Souldiers
,
to
reuolte
&
forsake
their
Captaine
.
Our
enemie
whose
experience
is
great
by
continuall
practise
had
from
the
beginning
tried
his
cunning
vpon
Christe
but
tooke
the
foyle
:
yet
leauing
nothing
vnsifted
that
may
serue
his
purpose
,
and
séeing
that
neither
riches
nor
preferment
of
this
world
,
could
moue
our
Captaine
to
fall
forward
and
worship
him
,
because
we
are
commanded
to
followe
our
Captaine
foote
by
foote
which
is
Ircksome
to
performe
,
hee
settes
Comedies
abroach
and
er●cteth
Theaters
to
make
vs
fall
backwarde
&
flie
the
fielde
.
Happy
saith
the
Prophet
is
he
That
walketh
not
in
the
Counsell
of
the
vngodly
,
Psalm
.1
.
nor
standeth
in
the
way
of
sinners
,
nor
sits
in
the
chaire
of
pestilence
.
The
counsell
of
the
vngodly
is
the
cunning
drift
,
the
déepe
search
,
the
subtill
cast
of
the
Children
of
darkness
which
are
sharpe
sighted
in
all
kinde
of
mischiefe
.
The
way
of
sinners
is
the
procéedings
and
practises
of
sinners
.
The
chaire
of
pestilence
is
the
Assembly
of
wicked
worldlings
.
But
if
we
flocke
to
Theaters
to
gase
vpon
playes
,
wee
walke
in
the
Counsell
of
the
vngodly
,
because
plaiyng
is
one
of
those
politique
hornes
which
our
enemie
do●●eth
against
the
Gospell
;
We
stand
in
the
way
of
sinners
,
because
plaies
are
the
procéedings
&
practises
of
the
Gentiles
in
their
Idolatrie
;
We
sit
in
the
chaire
of
pestilence
,
because
we
thrust
our selues
into
the
companie
of
them
,
which
being
ouergorged
with
the
preaching
of
the
word
,
begin
to
lift
at
seuerer
discipline
,
and
worship
the
Deuill
by
falling
backward
.
This
Apostacy
plungeth
vs
vp
to
the
throat
in
sinne
and
wickednes
&
ringes
a
peale
for
reueng
in
the
eares
of
God
,
by
whome
wee
learne
that
the
reward
of
sinne
is
a
bitter
cursse
.
Sithince
stag
plaies
are
the
doctrine
of
the
Deuill
;
the
Counsell
of
the
vngodly
;
the
way
of
sinners
,
the
chaire
of
pestilence
;
the
forerun●ers
of
a
cursse
procured
to
that
lande
wherein
they
floorish
,
howe
can
they
bee
suffered
in
this
common
weale
wherein
we
professe
the
name
of
Christ
,
except
we
stand
at
defiance
with
Christianity
,
or
proclaime
open
warre
to
our
soules
?
Some
curious
sister
peraduenture
may
iudge
me
to
be
streighter
l●ced
them
I
neede
,
or
cast
this
in
my
teeth
,
A●nsweare
〈…〉
that
of
things
receiued
from
the
Heathens
,
Some
were
reuealed
vnto
them
by
God
,
for
necessary
vses
and
the
benefite
of
man
;
some
were
inspyred
by
the
Deuill
,
which
vnder
the
shew
of
indifferency
shadow
the
corruption
of
a
priuy
condition
,
by
which
they
are
subiect
vnto
vanitie
.
Those
things
that
are
inuented
for
necessarie
vses
,
as
,
Shippes
,
clothing
wollen
or
linnen
,
Manuary
craftes
,
may
be
accepted
of
Christians
without
error
,
for
they
are
the
blessings
of
God
bestowed
vpon
vs
;
but
those
things
which
are
neither
necessary
nor
beneficiall
vnto
man
,
yet
cary
in
their
Foreheaddes
a
manyfest
printe
of
their
first
condition
,
as
May-games
,
Stageplaies
,
&
such
like
,
can
not
be
suffred
among
Christians
without
Apostacy
,
because
they
were
suckt
from
the
Deuilles
teate
,
to
Nurce
vp
Idolatrie
.
God
thinking
him selfe
not
sufficiently
honoured
,
except
the
outwarde
conuersation
of
our
li●e
doe
giue
a
testimony
to
the
worlde
of
the
inwarde
holinesse
of
the
minde
,
chargeth
vs
seuerely
to
avoide
euery
thing
that
hindereth
the
outwarde
profession
of
Christianitie
.
Therefore
the
Apostles
writing
to
the
Churches
of
Antioch
,
Syria
,
Cilicia
,
Act.
15.
vers.
28.
and
29.
iudged
it
a
necessary
Burthen
to
bée
layed
vpon
them
,
that
they
touch
not
thinges
sacri●●●●●
vnto
Idoles
.
Wherefore
if
the
outward
vse
of
things
indifferent
,
as
meats
,
be
to
be
tied
to
the
rule
of
charitie
,
and
not
to
be
taken
,
when
they
offende
the
consience
of
the
weake
;
how
much
lesse
ought
we
to
ioyn●
with
idolaters
in
theire
playes
,
which
are
nawghte
of
them selues
,
&
offensiue
to
the
godly
?
yf
we
be
carefull
that
no
pollution
of
idoles
enter
by
the
mouth
into
our
bodies
,
how
dilligent●
how
circumspect
,
how
wary
ought
we
to
be
,
that
no
corruption
of
idols
,
enter
by
the
passage
of
our
eyes
&
eares
into
the
soule
?
we
knowe
that
whatsoeuer
goeth
into
the
mouth
d●fileth
not
but
passeth
away
by
course
of
nature
;
but
that
which
entreth
into
vs
by
the
eyes
and
eares
,
muste
bee
digested
by
the
spirite
,
which
is
chiefly
reserued
to
honor
God
.
This
spirite
of
ours
is
already
defiled
with
the
idolatrye
of
the
Gentiles
,
if
wee
be
partakers
of
their
sacrifices
,
and
maketh
vs
stinke
in
the
sight
of
God
,
for
as
he
that
steales
but
a
trifle
is
guiltie
of
theft
,
so
hee
that
alloweth
the
least
parcell
of
offringes
of
the
Gentiles
is
accessary
to
idolatry
if
not
by
the
quantitie
of
the
thing
,
yet
by
the
nature
of
the
crime
.
Which
being
considered
,
I
am
forced
to
saye
,
that
suche
men
as
are
erectors
of
Stage
Playes
among
Christians
,
either
see
not
that
they
communicate
with
the
sacrifices
and
idolatry
of
the
Gentiles
,
for
lacke
of
knowledge
;
or
seeing
it
,
dissembl●
the
matter
●or
wante
of
zeale
.
Two
sortes
of
sacrifice
were
vsed
among
the
Heathens
,
the
one
,
to
the
Gods
of
their
countrey
,
the
other
to
the
Spirites
of
the
deade
,
they
committed
idolatrye
in
them
both
.
Amonge
suche
Idolatrous
spectacles
as
they
sacrificed
to
their
Gods
,
Lib.
de
spectac●lis
.
Tertullian
affirmeth
that
Playes
were
consecrated
vnto
Bacchus
for
the
first●
findinge
out
of
wine
.
These
Playes
wer
not
set
vp
by
the
Gentiles
of
any
blinde
zeale
within
themselues
,
but
by
the
motion
of
the
diuell
,
as
may
be
prooued
by
the
originall
of
them
in
Rome
.
This
kinde
of
Idolatrye
was
long
practised
among
the
Gréekes
,
the
Romanes
not
being
acquainted
with
the
same
.
Therefore
the
deuill
spying
his
time
to
bring
it
into
Itali●
,
about
400.
yeares
after
the
building
of
Rome
,
in
the
Consulship
of
Sulpicius
&
Stolon
the
inhabitantes
beinge
mightelie
deuowred
with
a
greate
plague
,
the
Deuill
foreseeing
the
time
when
the
plague
should
cease
,
taught
the
Romanes
by
the
oracles
of
Sibilla
to
set
forth
plaies
to
app●a●e
the
anger
of
the
Gods
,
that
the
pestilence
ceasing
after
this
solemnising
of
their
plaies
,
might
nussle
them
in
idolatrie
and
wantonnesse
euer
after
.
For
as
the
wicked
spirits
which
the
Gentiles
worshipped
appeared
once
fightinge
in
the
plaine
of
Campania
,
to
whet
them
to
slaughter
and
bloudshead
by
this
illusi●n
:
S.
Augustine
)
with
the
like
subtilty
,
cause
Playes
to
be
consecrated
vnto
them
,
wherein
theire
Adulteries●
and
Impurities
were
peinted
out
,
that
such
as
gaue
credite
to
the
same
,
might
follow
their
example
,
and
they
that
coulde
not
bée
brought
to
beléeue
it
,
yet
séeing
theyr
Gods
delight
to
bee
worshipped
so
,
might
giue
them selues
ouer
to
abhominable
lust
.
Though
the
Romans
in
that
horrible
Plague
that
vexed
theyr
City
fetcht
the
famousest
Plaiers
out
of
Hetruria
,
yèt
did
not
the
Sicknes
of
bodie
surcease
,
because
the
delicate
phrensie
of
plaiyng
entred
,
but
the
craftines
of
wicked
spirits
foreseeing
that
the
pestilence
shoulde
haue
an
end
,
Agust
.
lib.
1.
de
ciuitate
Dei
cap.
32.
tooke
aduantage
hereby
to
infect
not
the
bodies
,
but
the
manners
of
the
Citizens
with
a
greater
plague
.
Euerie
Seafaring
man
is
able
to
tell
you
that
there
is
greater
daunger
in
those
stormes
that
forbid
you
to
shoote
into
the
Hauen
,
then
in
them
that
wil
not
suffer
you
to
saile
at
al
:
which
policy
the
Deuill
vsed
to
peruert
the
Gentiles
.
For
those
wicked
spirites
which
challenging
a
diuinitie
to
them selues
,
were
worshipped
of
the
Gentiles
,
neither
regarded
the
smoke
of
sacrifices
,
nor
showe
of
plaies
,
but
the
men
that
offered
vp
bothe
to
honour
them
.
By
this
meanes
the
Deuill
driuing
them
from
the
worship
of
the
true
God
,
as
ships
from
the
harbour
where
they
shoulde
ryde
,
helde
them
in
greater
perill
of
death
then
if
they
had
worshipped
no
God
at
all
.
Sithince
it
is
manifest
by
all
Antiquities
,
if
we
search
them
,
that
plaies
are
the
Sacrifices
of
the
Deuill
,
taught
by
him selfe
to
pull
vs
from
the
seruice
of
our
God
,
as
ofte
as
euer
wée
set
them
vp
in
our
Christian
Cities
,
the
Diuell
,
triumpheth
and
reioyceth
therein
as
in
thinges
sacrificed
by
Christians
vnto
him
.
Because
that
as
in
the
Church
singing
and
praysing
the
Lorde
together
as
hee
him selfe
hath
instrcted
vs
in
his
worde
,
is
a
signe
by
whiche
the
true
God
is
assured
that
we
sacrifice
our
hearts
vnto
him
with
the
Calues
of
our
lippes
:
So
the
Diuell
perceiuing
vs
to
aduaunce
the
offringes
or
sacrifices
of
the
Gentiles
,
after
the
same
manner
of
houses
,
of
apparell
,
of
Stages
,
of
Plaies
,
that
he
instructed
the
Gentiles
by
his
Oracles
,
hath
greate
cause
to
bee
merrie
,
and
to
holde
him selfe
honoured
thereby
.
Is
it
●o
?
and
shall
wee
say
wee
doe
it
not
with
the
minde
to
commit
Idolatrie
?
Truely
this
aunsweare
is
like
to
a
drawght
of
colde
water
in
burning
Feuers
,
whereby
the
bodie
is
quieted
for
a
time
,
but
the
sickenes
can
neuer
be
remoued
.
The
noble
Scipio
Nasica
perceiuing
that
the
Citie
cannot
longe
endure
whose
walles
stande
and
manners
fall
,
when
hee
sawe
the
whole
Senate
bent
to
builde
vpp
Theaters
,
and
sett
out
Playes
,
with
earnest
persuasion
drewe
them
from
it
.
And
Valerius
Maximus
flatlie
affirmeth
,
t●at
they
were
not
brought
in
to
Rome
Sine
pacis
rubore
,
without
à
steine
of
disgrace
to
the
time
of
Peace
.
August
.
de
ciuit
.
Dei
.
lib.
2.
They
grewe
in
time
so
infamous
among
the
Romanes
them selues
,
that
if
any
continued
in
that
arte
,
they
were
depriued
of
the
dignitie
of
other
Citizens
,
and
remoued
by
the
Censors
from
their
Tribe
.
Wherefore
I
beséech
God
so
to
touch
the
heartes
of
our
Magistrates
with
a
perfite
hatred
of
sinne
,
and
feare
of
Iudgement
;
so
to
stirre
vpp
some
noble
Scipio
in
the
Courte
,
that
these
daunsing
Chaplines
of
Bacchus
,
and
all
such
as
set
vp
these
wicked
artes
,
may
be
driuen
out
of
Englande
,
may
bee
shutt
from
the
companie
of
the
Godly
,
&
as
open
professors
of
Idolatrie
,
separated
from
vs
by
Sea
and
Lande
.
If
there
be
a
zeale
in
authoritie
,
to
banish
them
;
a
diligence
in
Preach●rs
to
pursue
them●
a
generall
consent
in
vs
to
loath
them
;
I
dare
boldely
auouch
from
my
owne
experience
,
that
monstrous
sinnes
,
with
very
light
trauell
;
imminent
danger
,
with
very
small
troble
;
olde
fes●red
corruptions
,
in
very
shorte
time
wil
be
displaced
;
the
Churches
in
London
more
frequented
,
more
furnishte
,
more
●illed
;
the
diuine
seruice
of
God
more
regarded
,
more
reuerenced
,
more
kept
;
and
the
vtter
suppressing
of
a
fewe
,
bréed
a
swéete
reformation
in
many
thousandes
.
The
2
Action
.
IF
the
daye
wherein
wee
bee
deliuered
from
the
iawes
of
death
,
ought
to
bée
as
ioyfull
to
vs
as
the
houer
of
birth
,
because
the
ioy
of
sa●etie
atchiued
is
sure
,
the
condition
of
byrth
vncertaine
;
and
because
wee
are
borne
without
pleasure
,
saued
with
gladnes
:
Both
I
shal
think
my
study
very
well
employed
,
and
my
louing
cuntrimen
of
Englande
shall
haue
cause
to
reioyce
,
if
it
please
God
by
my
trauell
against
Plaies
,
to
make
me
a
stay
to
the
ryot
of
their
expences
,
a
discloser
of
the
corruption
in
their
families
,
and
a
watchman
againste
the
hazard
of
their
soules
.
All
which
as
I
iudge
to
proceed
of
Stage
Plays
;
so
must
I
confute
the
opinion
of
them
that
holde
the
contrary
.
Yonge
Master
Lodge
thinking
to
iett
vpon
startoppes
,
and
steale
an
y●che
of
his
hight
by
the
bare
name
of
Cicero
,
allegeth
from
hi●
,
●
t
a
Play
is
the
School-mistresse
of
life
;
the
lookinge
glas●e
of
manners
;
and
the
image
of
trueth
.
But
finding
him selfe
too
wéeke
in
the
knées
to
stand
it
out
,
neither
alleadging
the
place
where
Tullie
saith
it
;
nor
bringing
any
reason
of
his
owne
,
to
proue
it
;
hee
flittes
from
this
to
the
Etymologie
of
Plai●s
,
from
thence
to
the
mu●niors
,
and
so
gallops
his
wisedome
out
of
breath
.
It
séemeth
that
Master
Lodge
s●w
this
in
Tulile
with
other
f●lk●s
eyes
,
and
not
his
owne
.
For
to
my
remembrance
I
neuer
read
it
in
him
,
neither
doe
I
thinke
that
Master
Lodge
can
shewe
it
me
.
For
in
his
Tusculans
second
,
third
,
and
●ourth
booke
,
he
misliketh
playes
,
in
his
bookes
of
the
common
weale
,
he
is
sharpe
set
against
them
.
In
his
Epistles
writing
to
Marius
,
Ep.
Iam.
lib.
7.
who
was
absent
from
the
playes
that
were
set
out
at
Pompeys
charges
,
he
telleth
him
that
if
any
paine
of
bodie
,
or
decaye
of
health
withhelde
him
,
hee
attributeth
it
rather
to
for●une
,
then
to
his
wisdome
,
but
if
he
contemned
those
bables
,
that
other
men
wonder
at
,
and
being
not
●indered
with
sicknes
refused
to
see
them
of
his
own
accord
,
he
rei●yceth
greatly
in
his
friendes
behalfe
,
first
,
that
he
felt
no
greefe
of
bodie
,
next
that
●he
was
perfectly
whole
in
minde
,
because
he
fores●owed
to
come
to
those
spectacles
,
which
other
men
delight
in
without
cause
.
I
would
it
pleased
master
Lodge
to
remember
that
in
cases
of
conscience
no
mans
aucthoritie
may
stand
for
reason
,
it
is
therefore
our
duetie
to
weighe
before
we
speake
,
whether
the
testimonies
of
other
men
will
abide
the
hammeringe
,
when
they
come
to
be
wrought
by
the
worde
of
God
,
otherwise
to
take
what
soeuer
they
say
for
Oracles
,
and
muster
them
together
in
proofe
of
that
which
neither
reason
nor
conscience
doth
allow
,
is
as
fonde
and
impertinent
an
enterprise
,
as
to
open
our
locke
with
the
hatchet
,
and
cleaue
our
wood
with
the
key
.
But
because
master
Lodge
will
needes
father
these
wordes
vpon
Tullie
that
neuer
spake
them
,
I
will
first
sette
downe
the
matter
,
and
the
persons
of
both
kindes
of
playes
,
then
rippe
vp
euery
part
of
this
definition
,
that
you
may
see
how
this
gentleman
like
the
Foxe
at
the
banquet
of
the
Storke
,
Aesop.
Fab.
lickes
the
outside
of
the
glasse
with
an
emptie
stomacke
,
when
his
heade
will
not
suffer
him
to
enter
in
.
The
argument
of
Tragedies
is
wrath
,
crueltie
,
incest
,
iniurie
,
murther
eyther
violent
by
sworde
,
or
voluntary
by
poyson
.
The
persons
,
Gods
,
Goddesses
,
furies
,
fiendes
,
Kinges
,
Quenes
,
and
mightie
men
.
The
ground
worke
of
Commedies
,
is
loue
,
cosenedge
,
flatterie
,
bawderie
,
slye
conneighance
of
whordome
.
The
persons
,
cookes
,
queanes
,
knaues
,
baudes
,
parasites
,
courtezannes
,
lecherouse
olde
men
,
amorous
yong
men
.
Therefore
Plautus
in
his
prologue
before
the
comedie
of
the
captiues
,
desiring
to
curry
fauoure
with
his
auditours
,
exhorteth
them
earnestly
to
marke
that
playe
,
because
it
shall
cast
no
such
stenche
of
impuritie
into
theire
noses
as
others
doe
.
There
is
in
it
(
saith
he
)
neither
forsworne
baude
,
nor
harlot
,
nor
bragging
souldier
.
Why
could
he
not
giue
this
commendation
to
all
the
rest
?
because
it
was
the
practise
of
the
deuill
,
to
weaue
in
a
threed
of
his
own
spinning
.
Why
is
this
rather
purged
of
filthines
then
the
rest
?
because
it
is
the
iuglinge
of
the
deuill
,
to
turne
himselfe
sometimes
to
an
Angel
of
light
,
to
deceiue
vs
the
sooner
.
The
best
play
you
can
picke
out
,
is
but
a
mi●ture
of
good
and
euill
,
how
can
it
be
then
the
schoolemistres
of
life
?
The
beholding
of
troubles
and
miserable
slaughters
that
are
in
Tragedies
,
driue
vs
to
immoderate
sorrow
,
heauines
,
womanish
weeping
and
mourning
,
whereby
we
become
louers
of
dumpes
,
and
lamentation
,
both
enemies
ro
●ortitude
.
Comedies
so
tickle
our
senses
with
a
pleasanter
vaine
,
that
they
make
vs
louers
of
laughter
,
and
pleasure
,
without
any
meane
,
both
foes
to
temperance
,
what
schooling
is
this
?
Sometime
you
shall
see
nothing
but
the
aduentures
of
an
amorous
knight
,
passing
from
countrie
to
countrie
for
the
loue
of
his
lady
,
encountring
many
a
terible
monster
made
of
broune
paper
,
&
at
his
retorne
,
is
so
wonderfully
change●
,
that
he
can
not
be
knowne
but
by
some
posie
in
his
tablet
,
or
by
a
broken
ring
,
or
a
handkircher
,
or
a
piece
of
a
cockle
shell
,
what
learne
you
by
that
?
When
the
soule
of
your
playes
is
eyther
meere
trifles
,
or
Italian
baudery
,
or
wooing
of
gentlewomen
,
what
are
we
taught
?
paraduenture
you
will
saye
,
A
common
&
fond
obiection
.
that
by
these
kinde
of
playes
,
the
authours
instruct
vs
how
to
loue
with
constancie
,
to
sue
with
modestie
,
and
to
loth
whatsoeuer
is
contrarie
vnto
this
.
In
my
opinion
,
Xenopho
.
Lib.
1.
de
instit
.
Cy●●
.
with
a
distinction
howe
they
might
doe
it
to
their
friends
,
&
how
to
their
enemies
;
to
their
friends
,
for
exercise
;
to
their
fooe●
,
in
earnest
.
Wher●in
many
of
his
schollers
became
so
skilfull
by
practise
,
by
custome
so
bolde
,
that
their
dearest
friendes
payde
more
for
their
learning
then
their
enemies
.
I
would
wish
the
Players
to
beware
of
this
kind
of
schooling
,
least
that
whilst
they
teach
youthfull
gentlemen
how
to
loue
,
and
not
to
loue
;
how
to
woo
,
and
not
to
woo
,
their
schollers
grow
as
cunning
as
the
Persians
.
As
the
mischiefe
that
followed
that
discipline
of
Persia
enforced
them
to
make
a
lawe
,
that
yong
men
should
euer
after
be
taught
simply
as
householders
vse
to
instruct
their
families
:
so
I
trust
,
that
when
the
Londoners
are
sufficiently
●eaten
with
the
hurte
of
such
lessons
as
are
learned
at
Plaies
,
if
not
for
conscience
sake
,
yet
for
shunning
the
mischiefe
that
may
priuately
breake
into
euery
mans
house
,
this
methode
of
teaching
will
bée
come
so
hatefull
,
that
euen
worldly
pollicy
without
any
gramercy
shal
be
driuen
●o
banish
it
.
Sappho
writing
to
her
Louer
Phaon
,
telleth
him
,
Ouid.
Epist.
that
her
study
péepes
out
in
her
behauiour
,
and
Thalia
her
Muse
hath
made
her
wanton
.
Howe
true
this
assertion
is
,
appeareth
by
Mathematicians
,
which
are
solitary
;
musitians
,
whose
mindes
are
as
variable
as
their
arte
.
This
may
suffice
to
persuade
vs
that
no
man●er
of
goodnes
can
bée
learned
at
a
play
,
partly
because
the
best
is
a
mixture
of
good
and
eull
,
as
shal
be
showen
more
euidently
by
the
formall
cause
thereof
when
I
come
to
that
place
.
The
minde
of
it selfe
is
simple
without
mixture
or
composition
,
therefore
those
instructions
that
are
giuen
to
the
minde
must
bee
simple
without
mingle
mangle
of
fish
&
flesh
,
good
&
bad
where
both
are
profred
,
the
hereditacie
corruption
of
our
nature
taketh
the
worst
and
leaueth
the
best
.
Polit.
7.
〈◊〉
vlt.
Upon
this
consideration
Aristotle
〈◊〉
fo●biddeth
yong
men
of
Plaies
till
they
bee
setled
in
minde
&
immoueable
in
affection
lest
comming
to
the
Stage
to
fetche
Physicke
for
loue
,
they
quench
their
heate
with
a
pynte
of
water
and
a
pottle
of
fire
;
partly
because
that
whiche
is
learned
,
must
be
learned
of
the
best
,
least
the
example
of
vngodly
Masters
,
poyson
vs
rather
than
instructe
vs
.
But
whether
Playes
,
for
the
matter
;
or
Players
,
for
their
manners
;
be
fitte
Schoolmasters
of
honestie
,
I
report
me
to
them
that
by
frequenting
Theaters
are
very
well
acquainted
with
the
argument
of
the
one
,
the
life
of
the
other
.
If
any
goodnes
were
to
bée
learned
at
Playes
it
is
likely
that
the
Players
them selues
which
committ
euery
sillable
to
memory
shoulde
profitte
most
,
béecause
that
as
euery
man
learneth
so
hee
liueth
;
and
as
his
study
is
,
such
are
his
manners
;
but
the
dayly
experience
of
their
behauiour
,
sheweth
,
that
they
reape
no
profit
by
the
discipline
them selues
;
how
then
can
they
put
vs
in
any
good
hope
to
be
instructed
thereby
when
wée
haue
the
sight
of
such
lessons
,
but
an
houre
or
two
as
they
study
and
practise
euerie
daye
,
yet
are
neuer
the
better
.
Master
Lodge
finding
some
péeuish
index
or
gatherer
of
Tullie
to
be
a
sléepe
,
is
very
wel
contented
to
winke
for
company
,
and
thinking
his
worde
so
currant
to
goe
for
payment
,
woulde
gladly
persuade
vs
vpon
Tullies
credite
that
a
Play
is
the
Schoolmistres
of
life
.
Wherein
I
perceiue
hée
is
no
changeling
,
for
hée
disputeth
as
soundly
being
from
the
vniuersitie
and
out
of
exercise
,
as
hée
did
when
hée
was
there
,
and
at
his
booke
.
The
next
property
that
of
his
owne
braine
,
(
but
in
Ciceroes
name
)
hée
giues
to
a
Play
,
is
,
that
it
is
a
very
Glasse
of
behauiour
.
The
corruption
of
manners
is
there
reu●aled
and
accused
.
Which
is
easily
confuted
,
by
the
circumstaunce
of
the
place
,
of
the
person
,
of
the
manner
,
and
of
the
end
of
accusation
.
For
the
place
;
no
priuate
mans
life
ought
to
be
brought
in
question
or
accused
,
but
where
hée
may
pleade
in
his
owne
defence
and
haue
indifferent
iudges
to
determine
the
cause
,
to
that
ende
receiue
wee
a
couple
of
eares
that
both
partes
might
be
heard
,
both
equally
weighed
,
&
therfore
did
Alexander
in
iudgement
stop
one
eare
with
his
finger
reseruing
it
wholly
for
the
defendant
.
At
Stage
Plaies
it
is
ridiculous
,
for
the
parties
accused
to
replye
,
no
indifferency
of
iudgement
can
be
had
,
béecause
the
worste
sorte
of
people
haue
the
hearing
of
it
,
which
in
respecte
of
there
ignorance
,
of
there
●icklenes
,
and
of
there
furie
,
are
not
to
bee
admitted
in
place
of
iudgement
.
A
Iudge
must
be
gra●e
,
sober
,
discréete
,
wise
,
well
exercised
in
cases
of
gouernement
.
Which
qualities
are
neuer
founde
in
the
baser
sort
.
A
Iudge
must
be
immoueable
,
vncorrupted
,
vpright
,
neither
turning
to
the
right
hand
,
nor
to
the
left
;
the
meaner
sort●
tottre
,
they
are
caried
away
with
euery
rumor
,
and
so
easily
corrupted
,
that
in
the
Theaters
they
generally
take
vp
a
wonderfull
laughter
,
and
shout
altogether
with
one
voyce
,
when
they
see
some
notable
cosenedge
practised
,
or
some
slie
conueighance
of
〈◊〉
brought
out
of
Italy
.
Wherby
they
showe
them selues
rather
to
like
it
then
to
rebuke
it
.
A
iudge
must
neither
be
in●lamed
with
choler
,
nor
blinded
with
affection
;
The
rudest
of
the
people
are
sometime
rau●shed
with
euery
giewgawe
,
sometime
so
headie
,
that
they
runne
together
by
heapes
,
they
know
not
whither
;
and
lay
about
with
theire
clubbes
,
they
see
not
why
.
Which
thing
the
auncient
Philosophers
considering
called
them
a
monster
of
many
heades
.
If
the
common
people
which
resorte
to
Theate●s
being
but
Turrian
assemblie
of
T●ilers
,
Tinkers
,
Cordwayners
,
Saylers
,
olde
Men
,
yong
Men
,
Women
,
Boyes
,
Girles
,
and
such
like
,
be
the
iudges
of
faultes
there
painted
out
,
the
rebuking
of
manners
in
that
place
,
is
neyther
lawfull
nor
conuenient
,
but
to
be
held
for
a
kinde
of
libelling
,
and
defaming
.
Howsoeuer
they
face
it
out
with
their
owne
cardes
,
pretending
that
as
the
Painter
in
his
shoppe
expresseth
one
or
other
by
a
counterfaite
:
Cicer.
in
his
4.
booke
of
the.
common
weale
whereby
the
good
name
of
any
bodie
might
be
hurt
;
they
woulde
not
haue
the
life
and
behauiour
of
the
citizens
,
subiect
●ythēr
to
a
Poets
in
kehorne
,
or
a
Players
tongue
,
but
to
the
seate
of
iustice
.
Epist.
lib.
2.
This
may
be
gathered
by
the
Epistle
of
Horace
to
Augustus
,
and
by
other
famous
writers
,
which
hauinge
curiously
searched
the
lawes
of
the
Romaines
,
confesse
in
plaine
words
,
that
the
ouerlashing
of
players
was
so
restrayned
.
Whether
this
be
the
practise
of
Poets
in
these
dayes
you
may
perceiue
by
the
drift
of
him
that
wrote
the
play
termed
the
three
Ladies
of
London
,
which
in
the
Catastrophe
maketh
Loue
and
Conscience
to
be
examined
how
thrie
good
ladishippes
like
of
playes
?
Loue
answeres
that
she
detesteth
them
,
because
her
guttes
are
tourned
outward
,
and
all
her
secret
conueighaunce
,
is
blazed
with
colours
to
the
peoples
eye
.
Conscience
like
a
kindharted
gentlewoman
doth
alow
them
.
In
this
pointe
the
Poet
makes
so
much
hast
to
his
iorneyes
end
,
that
he
throwes
him selfe
headlong
downe
the
hill
.
For
neither
Loue
disliked
them
,
before
he
had
maried
her
to
Dissimulation
,
whose
prop●itie
is
to
say
one
thing
and
thinke
another
:
nor
Conscience
allowed
them
,
before
he
had
spotted
her
with
all
abhomination
,
whose
nature
is
to
allowe
that
which
is
like
her selfe
,
filthie
,
corrupt
,
spotted
,
and
defiled
.
The
writer
of
the
plaie
called
London
against
the
three
Ladies
confesseth
in
his
prologe
that
he
made
it
partly
for
enuie
,
partly
for
a
vaine
glorious
minde
.
For
enuie
:
because
his
stomack
would
not
beare
the
commendations
,
that
other
men
gaue
to
the
three
Ladies
in
his
hearing
.
For
vaine
glorie
:
because
he
straue
to
do
better
himselfe
,
and
●●sd
the
cushion
;
somewhat
I
graunt
he
bettered
it
in
shewe
,
touching
the
substance
he
doth
but
cauill
as
I
woulde
declare
,
if
it
were
not
from
the
matter
I
take
in
hand
.
By
these
fewe
you
may
gather
of
all
the
rest
,
and
perswade
your selues
that
as
stages
and
Theaters
are
not
allowed
by
the
lawes
of
God
,
or
man
,
to
medle
with
disorders
:
so
is
it
not
the
marke
that
theire
authours
shoote
at
when
they
fill
th●se
roomes
.
Mat.
7.
ver.
3.
If
any
deformity
be
reprehended
there
,
it
is
to
be
done
by
the
players
mouth
,
he
that
will
shewe
another
man
his
fault
,
must
purge
him selfe
first
.
For
as
they
were
forbidden
in
old
time
to
expounde
anie
Oracles
which
had
anie
infection
about
theire
bodies
:
O●
compassion●
for
he
that
rebuketh
must
be
inwardly
stricken
with
greefe
of
heart
to
s●e
the
maiestie
of
God
offended
,
and
the
soule
of
his
brother
h●zarded
.
So
Paul
writing
against
an
incestuous
person
,
2.
Cor.
2
ve
4.
confesseth
that
he
did
it
with
many
teares
,
whereby
he
giueth
vs
to
vnderstand
how
he
pitied
the
offender
,
and
lamented
the
damnable
case
he
stood
in
.
Gallat.
6.
ve
1.
In
the
spirit
of
méeknes
:
because
we
ought
to
consider
our
own●
weaknes
,
which
are
subi●●te
to
infirmities
,
and
may
be
tempted
as
much
as
other
.
But
when
any
thing
is
reprehended
by
Players
vpon
the
Stage
,
it
is
openly
blowne
into
the
eares
of
many
and
made
a
by
worde
,
it
procedeth
not
of
sorrow
,
or
compassion
towards
him
that
hath
offended
,
August
.
2.
de
ciuit●
dei
.
but
springeth
either
of
the
Poets
mallice
,
for
so
Eupolis
handled
Alcibiades
;
or
of
corruption
,
as
Aristophanes
dealt
with
Socrates
and
Cleon
;
with
Socrates
,
in
his
Comedie
called
The
cloudes
,
wherin
he
was
hyred
by
Anytus
and
Melitus
to
discredit
him
;
with
Cleon
in
his
Comedie
named
,
The
men
at
armes
,
bribed
by
Nicias
and
Demosthenes
(
as
some
writers
suspect
)
to
do
the
like
.
It
is
not
spoken
in
the
spirit
of
meeknes
,
but
with
a
scoffing
,
and
iearinge
spirit
,
altogether
vnmeete
for
such
a
purpose
.
The
white
that
rebukers
ought
to
leuil
at
,
is
the
recouerie
of
him
that
hath
trodde
awrte
.
Act.
8.21
So
Peter
bidds
Simon
the
sorcerer
to
repent
that
his
sinne
might
be
forgiuen
him
.
1.
Cor.
5.5
.
So
Paul
commandeth
the
Church
of
Corinth
to
deliuer
the
incestuous
man
vnto
Satan
that
his
soule
might
be
safe
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
.
But
neither
the
Poets
which
penne
the
playes
,
nor
the
Actors
that
present
them
vpon
the
Stage
,
doe
seeke
to
doe
any
good
vnto
such
as
they
rebuke
,
for
the
Poets
intente
,
is
,
to
wreake
his
owne
anger
,
as
I
shewed
you
of
Eupolis
&
those
that
were
restrained
by
the
Twelue
tables
;
the
Actor●
either
hū●
for
their
own
profit
,
as
the
players
in
London
;
or
followe
the
humor
of
their
owne
fancies
,
and
youthfull
delightes
,
as
the
studentes
of
the
vniuersities
,
and
the
Inns
of
Courte
.
Therefore
vpon
the
place
,
vpon
the
person
,
vpon
the
methode
,
vpon
the
ende
of
reprehention
,
I
conclude
,
that
a
plaie
,
can
bée
no
looking
glasse
of
behauiour
,
and
the
rebuking
of
manners
is
as
fit
for
the
Sage
,
as
the
picture
of
Chastitie
for
the
stues
.
Yet
is
Master
Lodge
very
eager
to
force
it
vpon
me
,
for
Tullies
sake
,
vsing
his
olde
facion
of
disputing
,
compelled
with
hunger
when
reason
is
scant●
,
either
to
flye
to
a
blinde
texte
,
or
to
plaie
the
woman
&
braule
it
out
.
He
roweth
on
farther
in
this
barge
and
holdes
it
harde
that
a
plaie
is
the
Image
of
trueth
●
Wherein
he
far●th
as
mariners
at
Sea
,
who
haue
no
more
title
to
that
they
haue
passed
,
and
le●te
behinde
them
;
then
to
that
which
remayneth
vntouched
,
and
lyeth
before
them
.
As
t●e
other
two
properties
which
he
posted
ouer
,
are
su●fitiently
proued
,
not
to
belong
to
Comedies
,
for
which
he
clames
them
:
so
(
God
willing
)
you
shall
perceiue
,
that
he
entreth
as
boldely
vpon
this
,
without
any
commission
to
beare
him
out
.
The
per●ectest
Image
is
that
,
which
maketh
the
thing
to
séeme
,
●either
greater
nor
l●sse
,
then
in
deede
it
is
.
But
in
Playes
,
either
those
thinges
are
●ained
,
that
neuer
were
,
as
Cupid
and
Psyche
plaid
at
Paules
;
and
a
greate
many
Cōedies
more
at
the
Blacke
friers
and
in
euery
Playe
house
in
London
,
which
for
breuiti●s
sake
I
ouer
skippe
:
or
if
a
true
Historie
be
taken
in
hand
,
it
is
made
like
our
shadows
,
longest
at
the
rising
and
falling
of
the
Sunne
,
shortest
of
all
at
hie
noone
.
For
the
Poets
driue
it
most
commonly
vnto
such
pointes
,
as
may
best
showe
the
maiestie
of
their
pen
,
in
Tragicall
speaches
;
or
set
the
hearers
a gogge
,
with
discourses
of
lo●e
;
or
painte
a
fewe
antickes
,
to
fitt
their
owne
humors
,
with
scoffes
&
tau●tes
;
or
wring
in
a
shewe
,
to
furnish
the
Stage
,
when
it
is
to
bare
;
when
the
matter
of
it selfe
comes
shorte
of
this
,
they
followe
the
practise
of
the
cobler
,
and
set
their
t●●th
to
the
leather
to
pull
it
out
.
So
was
the
history
of
Caesar
and
Pompey
,
and
the
Playe
of
the
Fab●i
at
the
Theater
,
both
amplified
there
,
where
the
Drummes
might
walke
,
or
the
pen
ru●fle
,
when
the
history
swelled
,
and
ran
to
hye
for
the
number
of
the
persons
,
that
shoulde
playe
it
,
the
Poet
with
Proteus
cut
the
same
fit
to
his
owne
measure
;
when
it
afoorded
no
pompe
at
al
,
he
brought
it
to
the
racke
,
to
make
it
serue
.
Which
inuinciblie
proueth
on
my
side
,
that
Plays
are
no
Images
of
trueth
,
because
sometime
they
handle
such
thinges
as
neuer
were
,
sometime
they
runne
vpon
truethes
,
but
make
them
séeme
longer
,
or
shorter
,
or
greater
,
or
lesse
then
they
were
,
according
as
the
Poet
blowes
them
vp
with
his
quill
,
●or
aspiring
heades
;
or
minceth
them
smaller
,
for
weaker
stomakes
.
I
may
boldely
say
it
,
because
I
haue
seene
it
,
that
the
Palace
of
pleasure
,
the
Golden
Asse
,
the
AEthiopian
historie
,
Amadis
of
Fraunce
,
the
Rounde
table
,
baudie
Comedies
in
Latine
,
French
,
Italian
,
and
Spanish
,
haue
beene
throughly
ransackt
,
to
●urnish
the
Playe
houses
in
London
.
How
is
it
possible
that
our
Playemakers
headdes
,
running
through
Genus
and
Species
&
euery
difference
of
lyes
,
cosenages
,
baudries
,
whooredemes
,
should
p●esent
vs
any
schoolemistres
of
life
,
looking
glasse
of
manners
,
or
Image
of
trueth
?
Playe
of
playes
showen
at
the
Theater
,
the
three
and
twentieth
of
Februarie
last
,
They
shal
be
nowe
purged
,
the
matter
shal
be
good
.
De
spectaculis
,
and
honest
;
yet
must
I
aunswere
him
with
Tertullian
that
as
no
man
,
which
desireth
to
giue
you
a
deadly
poyson
will
temper
the
same
with
gaull
,
and
Elleborus
,
or
any
thing
that
is
bitter
,
and
vnpleasaunt
;
but
with
sweete
&
holsome
confections
:
So
the
Deuill
,
at
Playes
,
wil
bring
the
comfortable
worde
of
God
,
which
,
because
it
norisheth
of
nature
is
very
conuenient
to
carry
the
poyson
into
our
vaines
.
But
sith
Bucchanans
booke
is
an
old
wormeaten
obiection
which
was
laide
in
my
dish
at
my
first
publishing
the
schoole
of
abuse
,
you
shall
see
whether
it
be
lawfull
for
Christians
to
play
it
.
when
I
handle
the
representation
of
playes
though
theirs
matter
be
honest
.
As
for
that
glosing
plaie
at
the
Theater
which
profers
you
so
faire
,
there
is
enterlaced
in
it
,
a
ba●die
song
of
a
maide
of
Kent
,
and
a
litle
beastly
speach
,
of
the
new
stawled
r●ge
,
both
which
I
am
compelled
to
burie
in
silence
,
being
more
ashamed
●o
vtter
them
,
then
they
.
For
as
in
Tragedies
some
points
are
so
terrible
,
that
the
Poets
are
con●●rayned
to
turne
them
from
the
peoples
eyes
;
so
in
the
song
●f
the
one
,
the
speache
of
the
other
,
somewhat
is
so
dishonest
,
that
I
can
not
with
honestie
repeate
it
.
Neuerthelesse
if
they
should
altogether
swepe
of
this
donge
from
the
Stage
,
and
employ
them selues
soberlie
to
rebukinge
of
manners
;
as
I
haue
already
proued
the
Stage
to
be
vnfitte
for
such
a
purpose
,
so
I
perswade
my selfe
,
that
the
other
is
b●t
the
iugglinge
of
the
deuill
,
who
perceyuing
his
comedies
begin
to
s●inke
,
giueth
vs
a
graine
or
two
in
the
weight
of
the
cause
,
to
make
vp
his
market
,
2.
De
ciui●.
Dei
.
and
as
Augustine
noteth
is
contented
sometime
to
be
euill
spoken
of
in
Playes
to
bleare
our
eyes
.
He
affordeth
to
vs
as
he
did
to
Plautus
some
small
number
of
plaies
without
loue
or
curt●sane
,
yea
with
verie
good
matter
,
to
●aintaine
the
idolatry
of
the
Genti●s
.
De
spectaculis
Te●tullian
teacheth
vs
that
euery
part
of
the
preparation
of
playes
,
was
dedicated
to
some
h●●then
god
,
or
goddesse
,
as
the
house
,
stage
,
apparrell
,
to
Venus
;
the
musike
,
to
Apollo
;
the
penning
,
to
Minerua
,
and
the
Muse●
;
the
pronuntiacion
and
act●on
to
Mercurie
:
he
calleth
the
Theater
Sacrarium
Veneris
,
Venus
chappell
,
by
resorting
to
which
we
worshippe
her
.
The
Censors
in
Roome
whose
manner
was
once
in
fiue
yeare
straitly
to
examine
,
and
redresse
disorders
,
hauing
a
great
care
to
auoyde
all
corruptions
of
manners
,
were
verie
painefull
in
racinge
and
destroying
Theaters
,
which
poysoned
theire
countrie
with
the
lousnesse
and
dissolute
behauioure
of
the
Gréekes
.
Therefore
when
Pompey
had
built
a
stately
Theater
of
stone
at
his
owne
charges
,
fearing
that
in
time
to
come
it
would
be
defaced
by
the
Censors
sommoning
the
people
to
the
dedication
of
the
same
,
placed
a
chappel
to
Venus
on
the
toppe
,
and
called
it
not
a
Theater
,
but
Venus
temple
consecrated
vnto
her
.
Sidrach
Misach
,
&
Abednago
had
not
knowne
this
,
they
might
haue
vailed
and
bended
,
to
the
Kings
idoll
,
but
because
the
outwarde
shew
,
must
represent
that
which
is
within
,
they
would
not
seeme
to
be
,
that
they
were
not
:
whose
example
is
set
dowe
as
arule
for
vs
to
followe
.
A
bodie
would
thinke
it
to
be
somewhat
tollerable
,
to
sitt
at
the
table
of
Idolators
,
or
to
eat
of
the
meate
that
hath
bene
consecrated
vnto
idols
,
when
we
throw
not
our
bodies
downe
before
them
,
yet
is
not
that
to
be
suffred
among
Christians
,
as
I
proued
before
by
the
Apostles
,
much
les
ought
this
to
be
suffred
among
vs
,
that
any
should
take
vnto
them
that
names
of
the
idols
,
and
iette
vpon
stages
in
theire
attire
,
1.
Epist.
ca.
5.
contrary
to
the
counsel
of
Saint
Iohn
which
exhorteth
vs
to
kepe
our selues
from
idols
,
wh●rein
he
doth
not
onely
forbid
the
worshipping
,
but
the
representing
of
an
idoll
.
Tertul
de
Corona
.
So
subtill
is
the
deuill
,
that
vnder
the
colour
of
recreation
,
in
London
,
and
of
exercise
of
learning
,
in
the
vniuersities
,
by
séeing
of
playes
,
he
maketh
vs
to
ioyne
with
the
Gentiles
,
in
theire
corruption
.
Because
the
sweete
numbers
of
Poetrie
flowing
in
verse
,
do
wonderfully
tickle
the
hearers
eares
,
the
deuill
hath
tyed
this
to
most
of
our
playes
,
that
whatsoeuer
he
would
haue
sticke
fast
to
our
soules
,
might
slippe
downe
in
suger
by
this
intisement
,
for
that
which
delighteth
neuer
troubleth
our
swallow
.
Thus
when
any
matter
of
loue
is
enterlarded
though
the
thinge
it selfe
bee
able
to
allure
vs
,
yet
it
is
so
sette
out
with
sweetn●s
of
wordes
,
fitnes
of
Epithites
,
with
Metaphors
,
Alegories
,
Hyperboles
,
Amphibologies
,
Similitudes
,
with
Phrases
,
so
pickt
,
so
pure
,
so
proper
;
with
action
,
so
smothe
so
liuely
,
so
wanton
;
that
the
poyson
creeping
on
secretly
without
griefe
chookes
vs
at
last
,
and
hurleth
vs
downe
in
a
dead
sleepe
.
As
the
Diuell
hath
brought
in
all
that
Poetrie
can
sing
,
so
hath
hee
sought
out
euery
streine
that
musicke
is
able
to
pipe
,
and
drawen
all
kind
of
instruments
into
that
compasse
,
simple
and
mixte
.
For
the
eye
béeside
the
beautie
of
the
houses
,
and
the
Stages
,
hee
sendeth
in
Gearish
apparell
maskes
,
vauting
,
tumbling
,
daunsing
of
gigges
,
galiardes
,
morisces
,
hobbi-horses
;
showing
of
iudgeling
castes
,
nothing
forgot
,
that
might
serue
to
set
out
the
matter
,
with
pompe
,
or
rauish
the
beholders
with
varietie
of
pleasure
.
To
séeke
this
,
is
,
to
spend
our
studies
in
things
that
are
meere
naturall
,
to
spende
our
time
so
is
to
be
carnally
minded
,
but
to
be
carnally
minded
is
death
,
Rom.
8
howe
then
can
wee
looke
to
bee
Partakers
of
the
benefittes
of
Christ
,
which
runne
a
contrary
race
to
him
?
Where
no
promise
is
,
there
can
be
no
fayth
,
through
the
whole
course
of
Scripture
as
there
is
no
promise
for
such
as
liue
in
the
flesh
,
so
hell
and
damnation
is
sharpely
threatned
,
shall
wee
flatter
our selues
with
a
wanne
hope
,
to
nourish
the
delightes
of
the
fleshe
while
wee
liue
,
neuerthelesse
to
winne
heauen
after
death
?
Sal.
lugurth
.
nor
behelde
playes
:
hauing
before
giuen
account
of
his
bringing
vp
,
howe
hee
was
taught
to
suffer
hunger
&
thirst
,
●ea
.
●a●●d
●olde
,
●o
beare
all
weather
in
the
field
,
by
the
way
of
contempte
hee
setteth
out
a
softe
,
a
si●ken
,
a
Courting
kinde
of
life
,
fitter
for
women
then
for
men
,
wherein
he
holdeth
playes
so
vnfit
for
manly
discipline
,
that
attributing
it
for
an
ornament
to
his
honour
to
mis●ike
them
,
he
priuily
insinuates
a
reproach
vnto
such
as
loue
them
.
Sithince
you
sée
euen
by
the
examples
of
the
Romans
,
that
playes
are
●atsbane
to
the
gouernement
of
common-weales
,
and
that
Players
by
the
iudgement
of
them
,
are
infamous
persons
,
vnworthy
of
the
credite
of
honest
Citizens
,
worthy
to
be
remoued
from
their
Tribe
:
if
not
for
religion
,
yet
for
shame
,
that
the
Gentiles
should
iudge
you
at
the
last
daye
,
or
that
Publicanes
and
sinners
shoulde
pre●e
into
the
kingdome
of
God
before
you
,
withdrawe
your
féete
from
Theaters
,
with
noble
Marius
;
set
downe
some
punishment
for
Players
,
with
the
Roman
Censors
;
shewe
your selues
to
be
Christians
,
&
with
wicked
spectacles
bee
not
puld
from
discipline
,
to
libertie
;
from
vertue
to
pleasure
;
from
God
,
to
Mammon
,
let
nothing
be
acceptable
in
your
eyes
,
that
is
not
holy
;
nor
sweete
in
your
eares
that
is
not
heauenly
;
so
shall
you
preuent
the
scourge
by
repentance
,
that
is
comming
towarde
you
;
and
fill
vp
the
gulfe
,
that
the
Diuell
by
playes
hath
digged
to
swallowe
you
.
The
3
Action
.
SUch
ought
to
be
the
liberty
of
speach
in
euery
well
gouerned
commonweale
,
that
neither
vertue
might
lacke
an
open
friende
,
nor
vice
an
enemy
,
&
happy
no
doubt
were
wee
in
Engeland
;
if
as
vertue
is
neuer
commended
in
cloudes
,
so
vice
might
bee
touchte
in
the
open
Sun-shine
.
But
we
are
so
generally
giuen
to
flatter
our selues
●
and
Parasites
so
ready
to
couer
our
faultes
,
that
béecause
we
loue
our
deformities
wee
defend
them
,
and
had
rather
excuse
them
,
then
shake
them
off
.
This
makes
many
writers
willinger
to
praise
some
,
without
deserte
,
than
to
rebuke
any
,
vpon
iuste
occasion
,
for
,
to
commend
men
vnworthely
,
is
taken
for
curtesie
;
to
dispraise
though
ius●ly
,
is
thought
for
the
most
parte
a
poynte
of
enuy
.
Neuerthelesse
sithince
tongues
are
giuen
vnto
vs
to
speake
,
and
eares
vnto
euery
man
to
heare
,
that
the
one
might
teach
,
the
other
be
ready
to
receiue
good
Counsell
,
and
receiuing
it
,
practise
the
same
in
life
:
according
to
the
measure
of
those
giftes
that
God
hath
giuen
mee
,
I
will
speake
somewhat
farther
against
Playes
,
requesting
my
countrymen
to
open
their
eares
as
they
do
their
bottles
,
and
shake
out
the
dust
of
contention
that
lyes
within
for
corrupting
good
liquour
when
they
haue
it
.
And
because
wordes
many
times
are
as
fruitelesse
as
addle
egges
,
when
conception
is
weake
and
without
life
.
If
any
bée
so
captious
as
for
the
exercise
of
his
witte
to
holde
me
Playe
,
and
prepare
him selfe
to
encounter
me
in
any
one
of
mine
actions
or
in
all
,
I
must
callenge
the
lawes
of
the
tennis
co●rt
at
his
handes
,
that
is
to
take
whatsoeuer
I
s●nd
him
,
right
;
and
returne
it
to
,
faire
aboue
the
line
.
Whatsoeuer
he
be
that
looketh
narrowly
into
our
Stage
Playes
,
or
considereth
how
,
and
which
ways
they
are
represented
,
shall
finde
more
filthines
in
them
,
than
Players
dreame
off
.
The
Law
of
God
very
straightly
forbids
men
to
put
on
womens
garments
,
garments
are
set
downe
for
signes
distinctiue
betwene
s●xe
&
●exe
,
to
take
vnto
vs
those
garments
that
are
manifest
signes
of
another
●●xe
,
is
to
falsifie
,
forge
,
and
adulterate
,
contrarie
to
the
expresse
rule
of
the
word●
of
God
.
Which
forbiddeth
it
by
threatning
a
curse
vnto
the
same
.
These
interpreters
like
vnto
narrowe
mouthed
vessels
,
Though
the
heathen
Philosophers
which
knew
not
the
trueth
,
because
they
were
ignorant
in
God
the
fountaine
of
trueth
accor●ing
to
theire
owne
fancies
held
one
thing
to
be
sometime
good
,
&
sometimes
●●●il
:
yet
will
not
God
be
mocked
with
Philosophers
dreames
.
Whatsoeuer
he
simply
pronounceth
,
euill
,
can
neuer
be
conditionally
good
and
lawfull
.
I
trust
they
will
not
haue
God
which
is
the
Author
of
all
wisdome
,
al
learning
,
all
artes
,
to
be
ruder
in
setting
downe
to
his
people
the
precepts
of
life
,
then
Philosophers
are
to
giue
to
their
scholers
the
precepts
of
arte
.
They
study
in
teaching
of
theire
auditours
,
to
write
generally
and
vniuersally
,
and
shall
God
in
his
tables
be
tyed
to
specifications
,
particularities
,
and
exceptions
?
no
,
no
,
the
same
God
that
saith
thou
shalt
not
couet
thy
neighbours
wife
,
saith
thou
shalt
in
no
place
,
&
at
no
time
couet
her
;
he
that
forbibiddeth
thée
to
steale
,
commandeth
that
thou
neuer
steale
;
and
he
that
chargeth
thée
not
to
put
on
womens
garments
,
chargeth
thée
in
no
place
,
and
neuer
to
put
them
on
.
Neuertheles
we
will
wade
somewhat
further
in
this
point
,
and
sée
whether
by
the
Philosophers
them selues
it
may
be
suffred
.
I
trust
they
wil
graunt
me
that
euery
lye
is
sinne
,
for
the
deuill
is
the
father
of
all
lyes
,
Matthew
.
●●●ico
.
●
.
cap.
7.
as
oft
as
euer
he
lyeth
,
he
speaketh
of
his
owne
.
Aristotle
in
the
thickest
fogge
of
his
ignorance
concerning
God
,
pronounceth
a
lye
to
bee
naught
of
it selfe
,
and
to
be
fled
.
Let
vs
therefore
consider
what
a
lye
is
,
a
lye
is
,
Aqui
part
.
Theolo
.
2.
Q.
C
X
art.
●
Actus
cadens
super
indebitam
materiam
,
an
acte
executed
where
it
ought
not
.
This
acte
is
discerned
by
outward
signes
,
euery
man
must
show
him selfe
outwardly
to
be
such
as
in
deed
he
is
.
Outward
signes
consist
eyther
in
words
or
gestures
,
to
declare
our selues
by
wordes
or
by
gestures
to
be
otherwise
then
we
are
,
is
an
act
executed
where
it
should
not
,
therefore
a
lye
.
The
profe
is
euident
,
the
consequent
is
necessarie
,
that
in
Stage
Playes
for
a
boy
to
put
one
the
attyre
,
the
gesture
,
the
passions
of
a
woman
;
●or
a
meane
person
to
take
vpon
him
the
title
of
a
Prince
with
counterfeit
porte
,
and
traine
,
is
by
outwarde
signes
to
shewe
them selues
otherwise
then
they
are
,
and
so
with
in
the
compasse
of
a
lye
,
which
by
Aristotles
iudgement
is
naught
of
it selfe
and
to
be
fledde
.
Gregory
Naziancen
,
Bucchanan
,
&
such
like
,
than
euer
those
famous
men
did
offer
.
It
cannot
bée
denied
that
Gregory
Naziancen
one
of
the
fathers
of
the
Church
,
wrote
a
Playe
of
Christe
;
Bucchanan
wrote
an
other
of
Iohn
Baptist
,
to
what
ende
?
To
be
Plaid
vpon
Stages
?
neither
Players
nor
their
friendes
are
able
to
proue
it
.
How
then
?
As
the
beginning
of
poetrie
in
the
bookes
of
Moses
,
So
Bucchananus
wrote
his
playe
of
Iohn
Baptist
for
the
kinge
of
Scots
to
reade
,
that
beholding
therein
,
the
practise
of
Parasits
in
Herods
court
,
The
Tyranny
of
Herod
powred
out
vpon
the
messenger
of
the
Lord
,
&
the
punishment
that
followed
:
He
might
learne
to
gouerne
his
owne
house
,
and
beware
what
entrea●●e
he
giues
to
the
Prophettes
of
God
.
If
it
shoulde
bee
Plaied
,
one
must
learne
to
trippe
it
like
●
Lady
in
t●e
finest
fashion
,
another
●●st
haue
time
to
whet
his
minde
vnto
tyranny
that
he
may
giue
l●●e
to
the
picture
hee
present●th
,
whereby
they
l●a●●●
to
counterfeit
,
and
so
to
sinne
.
Therefore
whatsoeuer
such
playes
as
conteine
good
matter
,
are
〈◊〉
out
〈◊〉
,
may
be
〈◊〉
profite
,
but
cannot
be
playd
,
wit●out
i●
ma●ifest
brea●h
of
Gods
commaundement
.
that
neither
of
both
is
to
be
allowe●●
Action
,
pronuntiation
,
apparel
,
agility
,
musicke
,
seuerally
considered
are
the
good
blessings
of
God
,
nothing
hurtfull
of
their
owne
nature
,
yet
being
bound
vp
together
in
a
bundle
,
to
set
out
the
pompe
,
the
plaies
,
the
inuentions
of
the
Diuell
,
it
is
abhominable
in
the
sight
of
God
,
&
not
to
be
suffred
among
Christians
,
Euery
streame
hath
a
taste
of
the
spring
from
whence
it
flowes
,
sweete
or
sower
;
euery
branch
is
partaker
of
the
quality
of
the
ti●e
wheron
it
grewe
,
hote
or
cold
;
and
euery
play
to
the
worldes
end
,
if
it
be
presented
vp
on
the
Stage
,
shall
carry
that
brand
on
his
backe
to
make
him
knowne
,
which
the
deuil
clapt
on
,
at
the
first
beginning
,
that
is
,
idolatrie
.
The
Godly
can
neuer
like
of
that
which
in
a
diameter
is
opposit
to
the
crosse
of
Christ
,
whosoeuer
is
in
the
way
of
God
beholdeth
no
vanity
,
the
perfect
way
of
God
is
Christ
,
and
shall
we
that
professe
the
name
of
Christ
be●old
this
vanitie
?
The
preparation
of
Stages
,
apparrell
,
&
such
like
as
setteth
out
our
plaies
in
shewes
of
pompe
&
state
,
is
it
that
we
wonder
and
gaze
at
,
by
Tullie
it
is
flouted
and
laught
to
scorne
,
the
statelynes
of
the
preparation
drownes
the
delight
which
the
matter
affords
,
therfore
he
doubteth
not
but
Marius
could
very
willingly
absent
himselfe
from
it
,
what
delight
(
saith
he
)
hath
the
sight
at
600.
mules
in
Clytemnestra
;
Epist.
ad
Maur.
or
3000.
cuppes
in
the
Troian
horse
,
or
varietie
of
footemen
&
horsmen
in
some
skirmish
,
those
things
that
made
the
common
people
wonder
,
would
ha●●
broght
n●●elight
at
al
to
thée
.
Macrinus
succeding
Antonius
in
the
Romane
empyre
,
&
being
at
Antioche
,
gaue
him selfe
daily
to
beholding
Playes
,
for
which
hee
grewe
into
contempte
among
all
his
friendes
,
Lib.
●
.
and
is
noted
of
infamy
by
Herodian
.
The
waste
of
expences
in
these
spectacles
that
scarce
last
like
shooes
of
browne
paper
,
the
pulling
on
,
and
this
study
to
prancke
vp
themselues
to
please
our
eies
,
was
longe
agoe
condemned
by
the
heathen
Cato
,
whose
opinion
is
registred
to
be
this
,
that
such
carefulnes
of
our
bodies
,
is
a
carelesnes
of
our
vertues
.
Shall
Tullie
,
Herodian
,
Cato
condemne
this
glittering
,
this
pompe
,
this
diligence
in
setting
foorth
of
plaies
,
for
vanity
,
for
wantonnes
,
for
negligence
of
honesty
:
and
shall
wee
that
●●unte
of
the
law
,
of
the
Prophets
,
of
the
gospel
,
of
God
himselfe
,
so
looke
,
so
gaze
,
so
gape
vpon
plaies
,
that
as
men
that
stare
on
the
head
of
Maedusa
&
are
turned
to
stones
,
wee
freeze
vnto
yse
in
our
owne
follies
?
If
the
liues
and
examples
of
these
heathens
haue
no
force
to
moue
vs
,
whose
wisedome
when
wee
consider
it
,
was
so
great
,
that
they
coulde
not
bee
deceiued
in
so
plaine
a
case
;
whose
vertu●s
so
notable
,
that
they
despised
these
vnsemely
gaudes
which
the
skumme
of
all
people
haue
in
admiration
;
whose
gouernment
so
politique
,
that
riot
and
excesse
was
seuerely
punished
;
yet
let
the
commaundements
of
our
God
which
are
autentike
;
let
the
care
of
our
soules
that
shall
be
iudged
;
let
the
thr●atnings
of
him
that
detesteth
hipocrisie
,
pompe
and
vanitie
,
so
strike
our
heartes
,
that
we
tremble
&
shi●er
at
the
remembrance
of
folly
past
,
&
gather
vp
our
wittes
vnto
amending
.
Haue
we
sinned
with
the
Gentiles
in
representinge
of
theire
Playes
?
let
vs
learne
with
true
Christians
to
abolish
them
,
it
is
incident
to
euery
man
to
fall
,
proper
to
the
gracelesse
to
continue
it
,
carry
no
saile
against
the
winde
,
chaunge
of
course
is
a
safe
●hade
vnto
the
penitent
.
The
Fourth
Action
.
IT
hath
beene
an
auncient
pollicie
in
the
field
,
to
geue
the
enemi●
grownde
,
for
some
aduantage
,
and
by
counterfeyting
a
timerous
kinde
of
flight
,
to
droppe
downe
the
cariage
,
as
mony
,
prouision
,
and
victuall
by
the
way
,
that
the
Souldiers
might
stay
theire
pursute
,
and
fall
to
ryfling
.
Whereby
both
they
that
were
chased
,
haue
recouered
them selues
,
and
they
that
were
conquerers
haue
lost
all
,
suddenly
discomfited
with
newe
supplye
among
all
the
stumbling
blockes
that
our
enemy
the
deuill
hath
cast
in
our
way
for
foylinge
him
vtterly
.
It
may
easely
be
gathered
by
the
end
of
Playes
,
that
Comedies
and
Tragedies
are
the
fittest
deuises
he
could
strew
behind
him
,
to
stoppe
vs
of
passage
,
and
breake
our
order
.
Not
that
he
meaneth
to
take
his
heeles
,
but
to
kill
vs
by
subtiltie
when
we
straggle
.
What
bringeth
disorder
more
then
sinne
?
that
playes
are
set
out
for
a
sinfull
delight
,
may
be
gathered
partly
,
by
Maenander
,
partly
by
Terence
,
partly
by
the
manner
of
penning
in
these
dayes
,
partly
by
the
obiect
of
playes
.
By
Maenander
because
Viues
affirmeth
that
he
perceyuing
the
Macedons
wholy
giuen
ouer
to
loue
,
Comment.
in
August
.
lib.
2.
and
wantonnesse
,
wrote
Commedies
of
loue
,
to
féede
their
humor
.
Prolog
.
in
Andria
●
.
Pop●●●●
vtp●●c●
:
q
as
fe●●ss●●
〈…〉
.
By
Terence
because
he
confesseth
of
him selfe
,
that
al
that
he
sought
was
but
to
close
with
the
common
people
.
By
the
manner
of
penning
in
these
dayes
,
because
the
Poets
send
theire
verses
to
the
Stage
vpon
such
féete
as
continually
are
rowled
vp
in
rime
at
the
fingers
endes
,
which
is
plaucible
to
the
barbarous
,
and
carrieth
a
stinge
into
the
●ares
of
the
common
people
.
By
the
obiect
,
because
Tragedies
and
Commedies
stirre
vp
affections
,
and
affe●●ions
are
naturally
planted
in
that
●●rt
of
the
minde
that
is
common
to
vs
with
brute
beastes
.
He
that
trauelleth
to
aduance
the
worst
part
of
the
minde
,
is
like
vnto
him
,
that
in
gouernement
of
Cities●
giues
all
the
authoritie
to
the
worste
men
,
which
being
well
weighed
,
is
to
betraye
the
Citie
,
and
the
best
men
,
into
the
handes
of
the
wicked
.
But
the
Poetes
that
write
playes
,
and
they
that
present
them
vpon
the
Stage
,
studie
to
make
●ur
affections
ouerflow
,
whereby
they
draw
the
bridle
from
that
parte
of
the
mind
,
that
sh●uld
euer
be
curbed
,
from
runnings
〈◊〉
heade
:
which
is
manifest
treason
to
our
soules
,
and
deliuereth
them
captiue
to
the
deuill
.
The
Author
of
the
playe
of
playes
,
spreading
out
his
battel
to
hemme
me
in
,
is
driuen
to
take
so
large
a
compasse
,
that
his
array
is
the
thinner
,
and
therefore
the
easier
,
to
be
broken
.
Obiection
.
T●e
s●stence
of
the
●lay
of
pl●yes
written
in
theire
owne
●●●fence
.
He
tyeth
Life
and
Delight
so
fast
together
,
that
if
Delight
be
restrained
,
Life
presently
perisheth
;
there
,
zeale
perceyuing
Delight
to
be
embraced
,
of
Life
,
puttes
a
●nafle
in
his
mouth
,
to
keepe
him
vnder
,
Delight
beinge
bridled
,
Zeale
leadeth
life
through
a
wildernesse
of
lothsomenesse
,
where
Glutte
scarreth
them
all
,
chasinge
both
Zeale
and
Delight
from
Life
,
and
with
the
clubbe
of
amasednesse
strikes
such
a
pegge
into
the
heads
of
Life
,
that
he
falles
downe
●or
dead
vpon
the
Stage
.
Life
beinge
thus
fainte
,
and
ouer-trauailed
,
destitute
of
his
guyde
,
robbed
of
Delight
,
is
readie
to
giue
vp-the
Ghost
,
in
the
same
place
,
then
entereth
Recreation
,
which
with
musicke
and
singing
rockes
Life
a
sleepe
to
recouer
his
strength
.
By
this
meanes
Tediousnesse
is
driuen
from
Life
,
and
the
temte
is
drawne
out
of
his
heade
,
which
the
clubbe
of
amasednes
left
behinde
.
At
last
Recreation
setteth
vp
the
Gentleman
vpon
his
feete
,
Delight
is
restored
to
him
againe
,
and
such
kinde
of
sportes
for
cullcces
are
brought
in
to
nourishe
him
,
as
none
but
Delight
must
applye
to
his
stomache
.
Then
●ime
beinge
made
for
the
benefite
of
Life
,
and
Life
being
allowed
to
followe
his
appetite
,
amongst
all
manner
of
pastimes
,
Life
chooseth
Commedies
,
for
his
Delight
,
partly
because
Commedies
are
neither
chargable
●o
the
beholders
purse
,
nor
painful
to
his
body
;
partly●
because
he
may
sit
out
of
the
raine
to
veiwe
the
same
,
when
many
other
pastimes
are
hinderd
by
wether
.
Zeale
is
no
more
admitted
to
Life
before
he
be
somewhat
pinchte
in
the
wa●t
,
to
auoyde
extremitie
,
and
being
not
in
the
end
simply
called
Zeale
but
Moderate
Zeale
a
fewe
conditions
are
prescribed
to
Comedies
,
that
the
matter
be
purged
,
deformities
blazed
,
sinne
rebuked
,
honest
mirth
intermingled
,
and
fitte
time
for
the
hearing
of
the
same
appointed
,
Moderate
Zeale
is
contented
to
suffer
them
,
who
ioyneth
with
delight
to
direct
life
againe
,
after
which
he
triumphes
ouer
Death
&
is
crowned
with
eternitie
.
These
bugges
are
fitter
to
feare
babes
them
to
moue
men
.
Neuertheles
this
is
the
substance
of
that
which
is
brought
for
pla●es
,
this
is
the
piller
of
theire
credit
.
Al
other
men
that
subscribe
not
this
but
inueigh
against
them
,
by
writing
in
bookes
;
or
by
tongue
in
Pulpits
;
do
but
crow
as
he
tearmeth
it
,
and
speake
against
Commedies
for●lacke
of
learning
S.
Siprian
,
S.
Chrisostome
,
S.
Ambrose
,
S.
Augustine
,
Isodorus
,
Tertullian
fathers
of
the
Church
most
excellently
learned
,
counsels
as
the
third
of
Carthage
the
Synod
of
Laodicea
,
and
such
like
,
that
condemned
plaies
,
and
the
skilfullt
Deuines
at
this
day
in
England
which
are
compelled
in
Sermons
to
crye
out
against
them
,
were
now
to
be
set
to
the
schole
againe
,
if
the
mouth
of
this
plaimaker
,
were
any
iust
measure
of
their
knowledge
.
Aqui.
par.
1.
Q.
31.
Art.
5.
the
one
belonging
to
the
bodie
,
the
other
to
the
minde
,
that
,
is
carnall
,
this
spirituall
.
Carnall
delight
is
the
rest
o●
sensuall
appetite
in
the
thing
desired
when
it
is
felt
.
If
this
be
not
gouerned
by
the
rule
of
Gods
word
,
we
are
presently
caried
beyond
our selues
,
therefore
ought
we
to
followe
the
counsell
of
S.
Paule
,
which
exhorteth
vs
earnestly
to
suppresse
the
same
.
Colos.
3.5
.
Spiritual
delight
is
the
operation
of
vertue
consisting
in
a
meditation
of
the
life
to
come
purchased
to
vs
by
the
bloode
of
Christ
,
&
reueiled
for
our
comforte
in
the
word
of
God
.
A
notable
blessinge
is
pronounced
on
him
whose
delight
is
in
the
lawe
of
the
Lord
,
Psal
1.
and
the
Prophet
him selfe
voweth
solemnely
to
God
,
Psal.
●
19.
that
he
wil
talke
of
his
commandements
,
walke
in
his
wayes
,
and
delight
in
his
statutes
.
By
the
whole
discourse
it
may
be
gathered
,
that
the
delight
belonging
to
the
bodie
,
is
it
,
which
this
gentleman
requireth
as
phisicke
against
the
troubles
and
vexatiations
of
this
●se
,
which
bewrayeth
him
to
be
sowste
in
that
errour
,
that
Aristotle
reproueth
in
his
Ethickes
.
Lib.
7.
Cap.
14.
For
if
the
delight
of
this
life
,
be
to
be
sought
as
a
remedi●
against
the
sorrous
of
t●e
same
,
excesse
of
delight
must
●e
graunted
to
excesse
of
sorowe
,
as
●x●●sse
of
thirst
,
requireth
excesse
of
drinke
,
excesse
of
hunger
,
excesse
of
meate
;
excesse
of
griefe
,
exc●sse
of
pleasure
:
but
excesse
of
delight
in
this
life
is
not
to
be
sought
,
for
feare
of
sursette
;
therefore
to
cure
the
anguishe
of
this
life
with
such
kinde
of
pleasures
as
life
pursues
,
is
to
measure
the
remedie
by
●●re
owne
appetite
,
which
in
d●●d
i●
nothing
els
,
but
either
to
receu●
that
,
that
our
sicke
stomacke
des●reth
,
when
it
cannot
iudge
;
as
to
eat
chalke
in
the
greene
sicknes
;
in
an
ague
pilchers
;
or
as
they
that
in
some
kinde
of
leprosie
drinke
poyson
,
which
is
altogether
hurtful
to
good
complexions
,
yet
worketh
it
accidentally
some
ease
in
them
.
Being
once
shipped
in
this
part
of
Philosophie
he
is
carried
too
farr●
beyond
his
skill
.
For
in
making
sorowe
an
enemie
to
delight
without
distinction
,
it
is
easy
,
to
finde
where
the
shooe
wringes
him
,
and
that
want
of
learning
which
hé●
imputeth
to
other
,
may
very
well
be
attributed
to
himselfe
.
I
graunt
that
sorowe
and
delight
are
contrarie
,
yet
may
a
contrarie
sometimes
be
the
cause
of
his
contrarie
.
As
Rheubart
,
which
all
the
Phisitians
confesse
to
be
hote
,
yet
doe-they
finde
it
to
coole
in
the
hottest
feuers
,
when
it
sweepes
away
choler
,
that
causeth
heate
.
An●
.
phisic
●
.
Though
contraries
of
theire
owne
nature
be
vtter
enemies
,
yet
accidentally
the
one
may
begete
the
other
,
so
delight
many
ti●es
may
spring
,
●f
sorrowe
,
which
is
to
be
taken
two
di●ers
waies
as
it
is
in
act
,
Aqui
part
.
Theolog.
1.
q.
32.
art
,
4.
or
as
it
is
remembred
:
sorrow
as
it
is
in
acte
,
may
bring
foorth
delight
,
when
it
makes
vs
to
thinke
of
the
thinge
we
loue
,
such
was
the
delight
of
the
Apostles
when
they
were
whipte
,
they
departed
from
the
Counsell
with
greate
ioye
,
Act.
5.4
.
to
see
themselues
accounted
woorthy
to
suffer
for
the
name
of
Christe
.
Sorrowe
as
it
is
remembred
when
it
is
paste
,
considering
with
our selues
that
wee
were
in
trouble
and
escaped
it
,
is
also
a
cause
of
delight
,
a
secundum
quid
ad
simplicit●r
,
which
Logicians
doe
knowe
is
so
greate
a
faulte
in
disputing
,
as
deserues
to
bee
puni●hed
in
their
yongest
scholers
.
By
forcing
vpon
life
a
certaine
necessity
of
carnall
delyght
,
to
set
vp
his
Comedies
,
h●e
wrappeth
himselfe
in
many
inconueniences
.
For
it
hindreth
the
course
of
reason
,
it
whets
vs
to
wantonnes
,
it
norisheth
imperfections
,
and
argueth
a
corruption
in
our
maners
,
it
hindreth
the
vse
of
reason
three
sundry
wayes
:
Aqu.
part.
1.
qu.
14.
First
,
it
wi●hdraweth
the
minde
from
better
studies
,
the
minde
like
a
stringe
,
being
let
downe
,
and
pitcht
,
beneath
h●s
naturall
compasse
,
to
this
key
of
carnall
delight
,
which
wee
reape
by
Comedies
,
is
very
sore
maynied
and
robbed
of
Souerainetie
if
delight
be●●g●ea●e
.
Next
by
reason
of
a
contrariety
wh●n
it
exceedes
,
thus
Aristotle
drawing
out
a
streight
line
of
the
office
of
prudence
,
th
.
6.
cap.
5.
maketh
it
consist
in
giuing
good
counsell
,
to
liue
well
;
in
which
place
hee
counteth
temperance
,
the
Nurse
;
exceeding
deligh
,
the
corrupter
of
prudence
.
But
Comedyes
ma●e
our
delight
exceede
,
for
at
them
many
times
wee
laugh
so
extreemely
,
that
striuing
to
bridle
our selues
,
wee
cannot
;
therfore
Plato
af●irmeth
the
great
laughter
breedeth
a
great
change
,
de
Rep.
&
the
old
prouerbe
peraduenture
rose
of
this
,
much
laughter
is
the
cognisance
of
a
foole
:
wher●
such
excesse
of
laughter
b●rsteth
out
that
we
cannot
holde
it
,
ther●
is
no
temperance
,
for
the
time
;
where
no
temperance
is
,
ther
is
no
wiseome
,
nor
vse
of
reason
;
when
we
shew
our
s●lues
voide
b●th
of
reason
,
and
wisedome
,
what
are
we
then
to
be
thought
but
fooles
?
Last
of
all
it
is
a
blocke
in
the
way
of
reason
,
because
it
locketh
vp
the
powres
of
the
minde
from
doing
their
●uetie
,
&
like
a
kinde
of
drunkennes
,
maketh
vs
stagger
,
very
vnfit
,
either
to
speake
;
or
to
walke
as
we
shoulde
in
our
vocation
.
It
wh●ts
vs
to
wantō●cs
:
because
it
breedeth
a
hunger
,
&
thirst
,
after
pleasure●
For
when
the
thing
which
our
appetite
enioyeth
cannot
bee
receiued
all
at
once
,
but
by
succession
,
or
change
,
we
gape
after
more
,
as
hee
the
hearing
one
halfe
of
a
sentence
,
&
delighteth
in
that
,
is
very
desirous
to
haue
the
rest
.
So
in
〈◊〉
delight
beeing
moued
with
varietie
of
shewes
,
of
euentes
,
of
musicke
,
the
longer
we
gaze
,
the
mo●e
we
craue
,
yea
so
forcible
they
are
,
that
afterwards
being
but
thought
vpon
,
they
make
vs
seeke
for
the
like
an
other
time
.
It
nourisheth
imperfections
,
so
long
as
it
settes
our
heartes
vpo●
thinges
that
are
transitorie
,
vaine
and
shall
perish
in
the
twinckling
of
an
eye
,
it
argueth
a
corruption
in
our
manners
,
because
it
is
the
windowe
by
which
we
looke
into
the
secret
corners
of
the
soule
,
it
is
the
very
line●
and
lead
,
whereby
our
disposition
is
measured
to
bee
roughe
or
smooth●
streight
or
crooked
,
lawefull
or
vnlawfull
,
right
or
wrong
.
How
shall
wee
knowe
a
man
to
be
good
,
or
euill
,
but
by
the
goodnes
or
naughtines
of
his
will
?
His
will
appeareth
by
the
ende
thereof
,
that
is
counted
the
end
wherein
it
resteth
,
and
the
rest
of
our
will
,
is
the
delight
that
wee
reape
in
the
thing
we
holde
to
be
good
.
Thus
we
pronounce
all
them
to
bée
vertuous
,
whome
we
see
to
delight
in
the
workes
of
vertue
;
them
to
be
wicked
,
whome
we
finde
to
reioyce
in
the
works
of
wickednes
.
For
as
that
is
euill
which
rebelleth
against
reason
and
the
lawes
of
God
,
so
is
that
delight
to
be
iudged
euil
that
is
fixed
in
the
same
,
and
the
man
likewise
euill
that
so
deliteth
.
Therfore
I
may
well
say
the
delight
which
springeth
of
Comedies
(
wherby
superiority
is
giuen
to
affect●ons
and
so
rebellion
raysed
against
reason
,
the
lawes
of
God
are
broken
which
bid
vs
come
out
and
departe
from
the
doctrine
of
the
Diuell
)
so
marketh
the
corruption
of
our
maners
in
our
forehe●ddes
,
that
euery
one
that
hath
iudgmente
may
poynte
it
out●
But
to
leaue
ouer
curi●u●●y
to
descant
vpon
this
plainesonge
of
life
and
delight
,
either
by
Aquinas
,
or
by
Aristotle
or
by
Philosophie
her self
.
I
exhorte
you
with
Paule
to
beware
lest
any
man
spoyle
you
through
Philosophy●
and
vaine
deceite
,
C●p.
4.
ver.
4.
not
for
a
day
nor
a
wéeke
,
nor
a
moneth
,
nor
a
yeare
,
but
euer
:
the
reason
is
added
,
that
their
modesty
might
bee
knowne
,
and
why
should
their
modesty
be
knowne
?
because
the
Lorde
is
at
hand
:
by
whiche
Particle
the
delight
of
this
life
is
beaten
downe
.
Christe
giuing
vs
to
vnderstand
the
danger
of
these
delights
wherein
wée
laugh
with
the
worlde
,
pronounceth
a
woe
vpon
them
,
Luk.
6.25
.
wo
bee
to
you
that
laugh
nowe
,
for
ye
shall
wéepe
and
lament
.
It
behooueth
a
Christian
so
to
delight
,
and
reioyce
nowe
,
that
he
maye
reioyce
&
delight
at
the
last
daye
,
●
Pe●
4.25
.
which
ioye
is
accomplished
by
this
that
wee
are
partakers
of
the
crosse
of
Christe
.
Howe
farre
this
delight
is
different
from
Comedies
,
is
easie
to
bee
seene
with
halfe
an
eye
,
and
if
Peets
haue
no
surer
gyrthes
to
their
sa●dle
them
life
and
delight
,
it
will
be
no
trouble
to
vnhorse
them
,
for
a
Christian
knoweth
how
to
delight
in
death
.
●ertul
.
de
Spec
Large
is
the
ground
I
might
trauace
in
this
behalfe
,
yet
for
breuities
sake
I
will
passe
it
ouer
,
and
shewe
you
she
life
of
a
Christian
as
I
promised
We
are
taught
by
Paule
that
Christ
is
our
life
,
Collos.
●
.
and
that
our
life
is
layde
vpp
with
Christe
in
God
:
therefore
by
the
way
of
comparison
,
as
Christ
died
,
and
after
ascended
vp
to
heauen
,
so
he
persuadeth
●s
to
dye
,
that
is
to
mortifie
this
●lesh
with
the
delights
thereof
,
and
to
seeke
after
those
thinges
that
are
aboue
,
where
Christ
our
life
is
.
The
end
of
the
death
of
Christ
was
,
2.
Cor.
5.15
.
that
we
which
liue
in
this
worlde
,
should
not
liue
to
our selues
,
but
vnto
him
;
heere
is
all
prerogatiue
taken
from
vs
,
wee
are
nowe
no
longer
our
owne
men
,
for
if
by
the
benefite
of
him
wee
liue
,
our
life
must
be
his
and
not
our
own
.
Our
life
is
not
his
,
excepte
wee
crucifie
the
flesh
,
with
the
affections
and
concupiscences
of
the
same
,
wee
crucifie
not
the
affections
of
our
flesh
,
when
we
●esorte
vnto
playes
to
stirre
them
vpp
,
therefore
running
to
playes
wee
liue
to
our selues
,
and
not
to
Christe
,
when
we
liue
to
our selues
,
it
is
no
li●e
.
Yet
the
Authour
of
the
Playe
of
Playes
and
Pastimes
thinkes
hee
hath
plowed
such
surrowes
on
my
backe
,
as
will
neuer
bee
filled
vp
againe
,
because
Comedis
norish
delight
,
and
delight
should
neuer
be
taken
from
life
.
This
argument
cuts
like
a
Ledenhaule
knife
where
(
as
they
say
in
common
speach
)
if
one
poure
on
stéele
with
a
ladell
,
Apparell
as
well
for
comelines
,
as
to
keepe
off
the
iniury
of
the
ayre
.
Meats
,
aswell
for
delight
,
as
for
nutriment
;
otherwise
had
the
prophet
neuer
reckoned
it
vp
amonge
the
benefits
of
God●
that
hee
giueth
vs
wine
to
make
our
heartes
glad
,
Psal.
104.
16.
and
oyle
to
make
vs
a
chearefull
countenance
.
The
singuler
beautie
and
sweetenes
of
flowers
,
the
varietie
of
colours
wherein
one
thing
excelles
another
,
had
beene
bestowed
in
vayne
,
if
the
Maiesty
of
God
had
not
as
well
regarded
our
delight
,
as
relieued
our
neede
.
This
I
take
to
bee
the
foundation
wherupon
the
Authour
of
the
Play
of
Playes
buildeth
his
strongest
reason
,
which
is
this
,
because
wee
haue
eares
to
heare
,
eyes
to
sée
,
and
so
foo●th
,
Comedies
presenting
delight
to
both
,
are
not
so
rashly
to
bee
condemned
.
To
whome
I
answere
,
God
hath
bestowed
apparell
,
foode●
flowers
,
Treasure
,
as
golde
,
siluer
,
pearle
,
bewetifull
and
rich
stones
,
as
Diamoundes
,
Saphi●es
,
Rubies
,
Carbuncles
,
Turkies
,
Chrysolittes
;
beesides
them
,
Yuorie
,
●ett
,
and
marble●
of
these
blessings
some
are
both
necessary
and
delightsome
,
some
are
only
delightsome
;
nothing
necessary
:
but
to
what
end
?
That
we
might
vse
them
well
,
&
by
these
transitorie
benefits
be
led
as
it
were
by
te
hand
,
to
a
consideration
of
thos●
benefits
that
are
layde
vp
for
vs
in
the
life
to
come
.
We
are
placed
as
Pilgrimes
in
the
flesh
by
which
as
by
a
●●●ney
we
must
come
to
our
own
home
,
Cor.
7
not
hinder
the
course
w●
take
in
hande
.
Whereupon
Paule
exhorteth
vs
to
vse
this
world●
,
as
though●
we●
vsed
it
not
,
by
which
counsell
of
his
,
all
affections
,
all
thoughtes
,
all
delights
,
that
may
clappe
any
leade
to
our
heeles
,
or
drawe
vs
aside
when
wee
shoulde
runne
forwardes
still
,
vntill
wee
bee
crowned
,
are
cutte
away
.
Now
are
we
thankefull
to
God
,
how
lift
we
vp
our
mindes
to
meditate
on
the
life
to
come
,
howe
vse
we
these
blessings
,
as
helpes
in
the
way
we
haue
to
trace
,
when
they
are
riottously
wasted
vpon
Comedies
,
which
drawe
vs
all
backe
to
a
sinfull
delight
?
howe
vse
wee
the
worlde
as
though
wee
vsed
it
not
,
when
our
studies
are
so
fixed
vpon
the
worlde
?
how
mightely
Playes
pull
vs
backe
from
our
trauell
,
hath
beene
already
declared
by
many
strong
reasons
drawen
from
the
foure
causes
of
the
same
,
therfore
to
holde
them
tollerable
because
they
delight
,
is
a
reason
altogether
rude
,
and
mishapen
,
hauing
neither
head
,
to
bring
it
in
,
nor
●oote●
to
bea●●
it
vp
.
But
as
many
which
show●i●g
vp
lustely
in
their
youth
,
bew●a●e
the
greenene●●e
of
their
yeeres
,
by
the
rawenesse
of
their
manners
,
and
of
the
wiser
sorte
,
are
counted
for
boyes
though
they
looke
like
men
:
so
I
trust
that
all
that
haue
iudgement
will
measure
the
reasons
of
li●e
,
&
delight
,
rather
by
the
substance
,
that
is
within
;
then
by
the
outward
shew
howsoeuer
they
meunt
,
or
brag
it
out
.
Enter
euery
one
into
your selues
,
and
whensoeuer
you
heare
that
playe
againe
,
or
any
man
els
in
priuate
conference
commend
Playes
,
consider
not
,
so
much
what
is
spoken
to
colour
them
,
as
what
may
bee
spoken
to
confounde
them
.
It
is
shame
,
to
frequent
playes
,
impudency
to
defende
them
;
it
is
dangerous
to
fall
in
the
enemies
hande
,
present
death
to
be
prysoners
to
the
Diuell
;
it
is
sinne
in
the
Gentiles
to
set
out
Playes
,
in
Christians
it
is
a
presumptuous
sinne
,
because
we
see
better
wayes
and
take
the
worse
,
we
knowe
their
corruption
,
and
allowe
them
.
All
this
hath
beene
sufficiently
proued
by
anciente
writers
,
and
dayly
reuealed
by
learned
Preachers
,
yet
will
not
my
countrymen
leaue
their
Playes
,
because
Playes
are
the
nourishers
of
delight
;
wherein
I
perceiue
they
are
like
to
the
snake
,
cut
of
their
head
,
they
whiske
with
the
tayle
.
The
5
Action
.
I
Thinke
you
maru●ile
why
so
many
famous
men
in
both
vniuersities
,
haue
made
open
outcries
of
the
inconueniences
bredde
by
playes
,
none
of
them
by
printing
haue
taken
the
paines
to
write
any
full
discouery
against
them
,
I
especially
,
which
neither
in
age
,
wisedme
,
nor
authority
may
be
compared
to
them
,
with
lesse
learning
,
and
more
presumption
,
hau●
taken
the
charge
vpon
my selfe
.
They
hold
this
opinion
that
playes
are
not
to
be
suffred
in
a
Christian
commonweale
,
but
they
do
not
throughly
prosecute
the
same
,
because
that
finding
the
eares
of
their
hearers
stopte
with
the
deafe
ad●er
,
they
beginne
to
shake
the
dust
from
their
shooes
against
them
,
and
followe
the
counsell
of
God
him selfe
,
which
biddeth
them
throwe
no
pearles
to
swine
.
The
thing
they
condeme
,
because
it
is
euill
;
they
beginne
to
bee
mute
because
men
are
obstinate
in
opinions
.
What
then
?
am
I
the
boldest
in
all
th
company
?
no.
Am
I
more
zealous
than
that
rest
?
God
forbid
I
should
rob
any
,
of
those
titles
of
vertue
that
they
possesse
,
or
challenge
that
to
my selfe
,
which
is
due
to
them
.
What
is
the
reason
then
that
I
dare
set
in
my
foote
before
the
rest
?
Because
that
if
any
of
them
shoulde
write
againste
playes
,
that
occupy
your
pulpits
with
learned
sermons
,
whose
knowledge
&
authoryty
heerein
is
great
.
If
I
say
,
they
shoulde
speake
but
one
worde
against
the
sléepines
of
Magistrats
which
in
this
case
is
necessary
to
bee
touchte
,
they
shall
séeme
streight
to
swerue
from
the
texte
,
to
speake
without
booke
,
and
to
vtter
a
great
deale
more
then
needs
.
But
I
,
though
my
speach
bee
somewhat
more
free
then
theirs
,
shal
be
excused
for
wante
of
iudgement●
Sith
I
am
rawe
;
or
for
childish
aspiring
,
sith
I
am
yonge
.
Beside
this
,
hauing
once
already
written
against
playes
,
which
no
man
that
euer
wrote
plaies
,
did
,
but
one
,
wh●
hath
changed
his
coppy
,
and
turne●
himself
l●ke
the
dog
to
his
vomite
,
to
play●
againe
.
And
being
falsly
accused
my
●elf●
to
do
the
like
,
it
is
needfull
for
me
to
write
againe
.
These
things
with
indifferency
consideres
,
will
persuade
the
reasonable
,
that
I
haue
taken
this
enterprise
vpon
me
,
not
only
withou●
any
malepart
oue●hardines
,
but
of
necessity
,
because
my
experience
hath
taught
as
much
as
any
,
and
made
me
able
to
say
little
lesse
than
any
.
Therfore
as
I
haue
already
discouered
the
corruption
of
playes
by
the
corruption
of
t●eir
causes
,
The
Efficient
,
the
Matter
,
t●e
Forme
,
the
end
,
so
will
I
conclude
the
Effects
that
this
poyson
works
among
vs
.
The
diuel
is
not
ignorant
how
mightely
these
outward
spectacles
effeminate
,
&
sof●en
the
hearts
of
men
,
vice
is
learned
with
beholding
,
sense
is
tickled
,
desire
pricked
,
&
those
impressions
of
mind
are
secretly
conueyed
ouer
to
the
gazers
,
which
the
plaiers
do
counterfeit
on
the
stage
.
As
long
as
we
know
our selues
to
be
flesh
,
beholding
those
examples
in
Theat●rs
that
are
incident
to
flesh
,
wee
are
taught
by
other
mens
examples
how
to
fall
.
And
they
that
came
honest
to
a
play
,
may
depart
infected
.
Lactantius
douteth
whether
any
corruption
can
be
greater
,
than
that
which
is
da●ly
bred
by
plaies
,
because
the
expressing
of
vice
by
imitation
,
Lib.
6.
cap.
brings
vs
by
the
shadow
,
to
the
substance
of
the
sams
.
Whereupon
hes
affirmeth
them
necessary
to
bee
banished
,
least
wickednes
be
learned
,
or
with
the
custome
of
pleasure
,
by
little
and
little
we
forget
God
.
What
force
there
is
in
the
gestures
of
Players
,
may
bee
gathered
by
the
Tale
of
Bacchus
,
When
Bacchus
beh●ld
her
,
expressing
in
his
daunce
the
passions
of
loue
,
he
placed
him selfe
somewhat
néere
to
her
,
and
embraced
her
,
she
with
an
amorous
kind
of
feare
and
strangenes
,
as
though
shee
woulde
thruste
him
away
with
the
litle
finger
,
and
pull
him
againe
with
both
her
handes
,
somewhat
timorously
,
and
doubtfully
entertained
him
.
At
this
the
beholders
beganne
to
shoute
,
when
Bacchus
rose
vp
,
tenderly
listing
Ariadne
from
her
seat●
,
no
small
store
of
curtesie
passing
betwene
them
,
the
beholders
rose
vp
,
euery
man
stoode
on
tippe
toe
,
and
seemed
to
houer
ouer
the
praye
,
when
they
sware
,
the
company
sware
,
when
they
departed
to
bedde
;
the
company
presently
was
set
on
fire
,
they
that
were
married
posted
home
to
theire
wiues
;
they
that
were
single
,
vowed
very
solemly
,
to
be
wedded
.
As
the
stinge
of
Phalangion
spreadeth
her
poyson
through
euery
vaine
,
when
no
hurt
is
seene
;
so
amorous
gesture
,
strikes
to
the
heart
when
no
skinne
is
raced
.
Therefore
Cupid
is
painted
with
bowe
and
arrowes
,
because
it
is
the
propertie
of
lust
to
wound
alooffe
.
Which
being
welll
weighed
,
Sainte
Cyprian
had
verie
good
cause
to
compl●●ne
,
that
players
are
spots
to
our
manners
,
Epist.
lib.
2.
●●
.
●
.
ad
Dona●
nouri●hers
of
vice
,
and
corrupters
of
al
things
by
their
gestures
.
The
godly
Father
knowing
the
practise
of
playing
to
be
so
euil
,
●pist
:
lib
:
●
.
●p.
10
ad
Eucrati●m
.
and
the
inconueniences
so
monst●ous
that
gr●w
thereby●
thinkes
the
maiestie
of
God
to
be
stayned
,
the
honour
of
his
Church
defaced
,
when
players
are
admitted
to
the
table
of
the
Lord
.
Neither
was
this
the
opinion
of
Saint
Cyprian
alone
,
Concil:
Arela●c●s
:
2.20
.
but
of
the
whole
assembly
of
learned
fathers
in
the
councell
held
vnder
Constantius
the
emperor
.
Greate
is
the
hardnes
of
our
heartes
when
,
neither
fathers
,
nor
counsels●
nor
God
himselfe
strikes
vs
with
any
shame
of
that
,
which
euery
good
man
is
ashamed
to
remember
.
Mine
eyes
throughly
behold
the
manner
of
Theaters
,
when
I
wrote
playes
my selfe
,
&
found
them
to
be
the
very
markets
of
bawdry
,
where
choise
without
shame
hath
bene
as
fr●e
,
as
it
is
for
your
money
in
the
royall
exchaung
,
to
take
a
short
stocke
,
or
a
longe
,
a
falling
band
,
or
a
french
ru●●e
.
The
first
building
of
Theaters
was
to
rauish
the
Sabines
,
and
that
they
were
continued
in
whordome
euer
after
,
Ouide
con●esseth
in
these
wordes
.
Scilicet
ex
illo
solemnia
more
Theatra
núc
quoque
Art.
amand
.
formosis
insidiosa
manent
As
at
the
first
,
so
nowe
,
Theaters
are
snares
vnto
faire
women
.
And
as
I
tould
you
long
agoe
in
my
school●
of
abuse
,
our
Theaters
,
&
play
houses
in
London
,
are
as
full
of
secrete
adulterie
as
they
were
in
Rome
.
In
Rome
it
was
the
fashion
of
wanton
yonge
men
,
to
place
them selues
as
nigh
as
they
could
to
the
curtesans
,
to
present
them
pomgranates
,
to
play
with
their
garments
,
and
waite
on
them
home
,
when
the
sport
was
done
.
In
the
play-houses
at
London
,
it
is
the
fashion
of
youthes
to
go
first
into
the
parde
,
and
to
carry
t●eire
●ye
through
euery
gallery
,
them
like
vnto
rauens
whe●e
they
spye
the
carion
thither
they
●ye
,
and
press●
as
ne●e
to
the
farrest
a●
they
can
.
In
stead
of
pō●granates
they
giue
them
pippines
,
they
dally
with
their
garments
to
passe
the
time
,
they
minister
talke
vpō●l
occasions
,
&
eyther
bring
them
home
to
theire
houses
on
small
acquaintance
,
or
●●ip
into
tauerns
when
the
plaies
are
dō●
.
He
thinketh
best
of
his
painted
sheath
,
&
taketh
himselfe
for
a
iolly
fellow
,
that
is
noted
of
most
,
to
be
busyest
with
women
in
all
such
●laces
.
This
open
corruption
is
a
pricke
in
the
eyes
of
them
that
see
it
,
and
a
thorne
in
the
sides
of
the
godly
,
when
they
heare
it
.
This
is
a
poyson
to
beholders
,
and
a
nurseris
of
idelnesse
to
the
Players
.
Most
of
the
Players
haue
bene
eyther
men
of
occupations
,
which
they
haue
forsaken
to
lyue
by
playing
,
or
common
minstrels
,
or
trayned
vp
from
theire
childehoode
to
this
abhominable
exercise
&
haue
now
no
other
way
to
gete
theire
liuinge
.
A
common
weale
is
likened
to
the
body
,
whose
heade
is
the
prince
,
in
the
bodie
:
if
any
part
be
idle
,
by
participation
the
damage
redoundeth
to
the
whole
,
if
any
refuse
to
doe
theire
duetie
,
though
they
be
base
,
as
the
guttes
,
the
gall
,
the
bladder
,
howe
daungerous
it
is
both
to
the
bodie
,
and
to
the
heade
,
euerie
man
is
able
to
coniecture
.
We
are
commaunded
by
God
to
abide
in
the
same
calling
wheirein
we
were
called
,
which
is
our
ordinary
vocation
in
a
commonweale
.
This
is
the
standing
,
which
as
faithfull
souldiers
we
ought
to
kepe
,
till
the
Lord
himselfe
do
call
vs
from
it
.
Be
we
neuer
so
base
or
meane
in
the
sight
of
men
,
yet
k●eping
our
standing
,
liuing
in
our
vocation
,
doing
our
duetie
,
we
haue
this
comforte
,
that
God
is
our
captaine
,
God
is
our
guide
,
it
is
giuen
vs
of
God
,
yéelding
our selues
obedient
to
him
,
we
can
not
but
glister
in
his
sight
.
If
we
grudge
at
the
wisedome
of
our
maker
,
and
disdaine
the
calling●
he
hath
placed
vs
in
,
aspyring
somewhat
higher
then
we
shoulde
,
as
in
the
body
;
when
the
feete
woulde
be●
armes
,
the
armes
would
be
eyes
;
the
guttes
would
be
veines
,
the
veines
would
be
nerues
;
the
muscles
would
be
flesh
,
the
flesh
would
be
spirit
,
this
confusion
of
order
weakens
the
head
:
So
in
a
commonweale
,
if
priuat
men
be
suffered
to
forsake
theire
calling
because
they
desire
to
walke
gentleman
like
in
sattine
&
veluet
,
with
a
buckler
at
theire
heeles
,
proportion
is
so
broken
,
vnitie
dissolued
,
harmony
con●●unded
,
that
the
whole
body
must
be
dismembred
and
the
prince
or
the
heade
can
not
c●u●e
but
sicken
.
Wherefore
I
hope
the
wise
will
accompt
it
necessarie
,
that
such
as
haue
lefte
theire
occupations
,
eythe●
be
turned
to
the
same
againe
,
or
cut
of
from
the
body
as
putrified
members
for
infe●●ing
the
●est
.
Let
them
that
haue
no
occupation
at
all
,
aske
God
forgiuenes
for
the
time
so
euill
spent
,
and
apply
them selues
spéedely
to
liue
within
the
compasse
of
a
common
weale
.
Let
them
not
looke
to
liue
by
playes
,
the
litle
thrift
that
followeth
theire
greate
gaine
,
is
a
mani●●st
token
that
God
hath
cursed
it
,
that
which
is
gotten
ouer
the
deuils
●acke
,
is
,
spent
vnder
his
belly
;
it
c●mes
running
,
and
departes
flying
with
th●
winges
of
an
Egle
in
the
aire
.
I
haue
showed
you
loui●g
countrymen
the
corruption
&
inconueniences
of
your
pla●es
,
as
the
s●lendernes
of
my
learnings
would
affor●e
,
being
pulde
from
the
vniuers●tie
before
I
was
●i●e
,
&
withered
in
the
countrie
for
want
of
saap●
:
if
you
prefer
the
opinion
of
Lodge
or
any
such
like
be●ore
the
infallabe
testimo●y
of
your
own●
senses
,
if
I
which
for
the
loue
I
beare
to
your
soules
,
&
the
du●tie
that
I
owe
vnto
my
God
,
haue
plainly
declared
what
I
reade
by
study
,
or
finde
by
practise
,
concerning
plaies
,
not
as
a
picte
Orator
that
with
g●eatest
skill
;
but
as
a
welwiller
,
y●
with
smallest
ieoperdie
might
speake
my
mind
;
If
your
preachers
wh●se
learning's
wonderful
;
zeale
,
vnspeakable
;
if
the
auncient
fathers
of
the
church
,
which
haue
lookte
very
narrowly
into
the
cause
&
in
anguish
of
heart
set
downe
theire
iudgement
;
if
the
counsels
of
fathers
which
are
not
the
Oracles
of
any
one
man
but
debated
substantially
by
the
heades
of
many
,
if
the
word
of
God
,
which
is
the
finger
that
pointes
you
out
the
way
,
which
is
the
trumpete
that
giueth
the
surest
sound
,
which
is
the
square
,
vnto
which
you
must
be
fashioned
,
which
is
the
w●itten
voyce
of
the
God
of
Israell
challenginge
credit
of
it selfe
,
may
not
perswade
●ou
to
leaue
your
plaies
,
the
succese
of
my
labour
wil
be
leane
,
&
the
hope
of
your
amē●ment
ster●ed
to
death
:
but
if
you
be
such
as
I
take
you
for
,
glad
to
be
taught
,
vnwilling
to
perish
,
louers
of
the
Gospel
,
haters
of
libertie
,
champions
in
earth
for
the
right
of
Christ
,
callēgers
to
the
deuill
and
all
his
workes
,
no
spirit
of
sleepe
shall
be
muffle
your
eyes
,
no
fat
of
sel●e
will
,
or
ignorance
shall
couer
your
heartes
,
no
parasite
shall
flatter
you
,
in
your
sinne
,
no
Lodge
,
no
playmaker
,
no
Epicu●e
,
no
A●heiste
,
shall
make
you
to
surfette
with
these
delightes
.
Playes
are
the
inuentions
of
the
deuil
,
the
offrings
of
Idolatrie
,
the
pompe
of
worldlinges
,
the
blossomes
of
vanitie
,
the
roote
of
Apostacy
,
the
foode
of
iniquitie
,
ryot
,
and
adulterie
.
detest
them
.
Players
are
masters
of
vice
,
teachers
of
wantonnesse
,
spurres
to
impuritie
,
the
Sonnes
of
idlenesse
,
so
longe
as
they
liue
in
this
order
,
loath
them
.
God
is
mercifull
,
his
winges
are
spred
to
receyue
you
if
you
come
betimes
,
God
is
iust
,
h●s
bow
is
bent
&
his
arrowe
drawen
,
to
sē●
you
a
plague
,
if
you
stay●
too
longe
.
FINIS
.
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