An apology for actors Containing three briefe treatises. 1 Their antiquity. 2 Their ancient dignity. 3 The true vse of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood.

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An apology for actors Containing three briefe treatises. 1 Their antiquity. 2 Their ancient dignity. 3 The true vse of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood.
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Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.
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London :: Printed by Nicholas Okes,
1612.
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Actors -- Early works to 1800.
Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800.
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In laudem, nec Operis, nec Authoris.

FAllor? en hc solis non solùm grata Theatris? (Esseputes solis quanquam diclata Theatris) Magna sed à sacro veniet tibi gratia Templo, Parue Liber; proles baut infitianda Parenti. Plurimus hunc nactus Librm de-plebe-Sacerdos (Copia Verborum cni sit, non copia Rerum) Materiae tantum petet hinc; quantum nec invn Promere Mense potest: nec in vno forsitan Anno. Da quemuis Textum; balbâ de Narelocutus, Protinùs exclamat (Nefanda piacula!) in vrbe (Proh dolor!) Impietas nudat â fronte vagatur! Eccelibrum (Fratres) Damnando Authore Poëtâ: Pejorem, nec Sol vidit, nec Vrstius Ipse Haeresiarcha valet componere: Quippe Theatri Mentitas loquitur laudes (ô Temporal laudet Idem si potis est, Monachum, Monachie Cucullum. Sacro quis Laudes vnquam Nomèn-ve Theatri Repperit in CANONE? haud vllus▪ Stolidissime, Dogma Non CANONEM sapit hoc igitur, sed Apocryphon. Inde (Lymphatum attonito pectus tundent Popello, Et vacuum quassante caput moestum{que} tenti) Sic multo r••••cùm crocitans sudr Perorat;

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Quod non dant Proceres dedit Histrio: nempe benignam Materiam Declamandi, plebm{que}, docendi. Quis tamen hic Mystes tragico qui Fulmina abore Torquet? Num doctus? Crtè. Nam Metra Catonis Quattuor edidicit, totidem quo{que} Commata Tull. Ieiunám{que} catechesin pistoribus aequè Fartoribus{que} Pijs scripsit. Liber Vtilis his, Qui Baptistam simulant vultu, Floralia viunt: Queis{que} Supercilio breuior coma. Sed venerandos Graios Hic Ltios{que} patres exosus ad vnum est; Et Canones damnans fit Apocryphus. Vritur intùs. Laudibus ACTORIS multùm mordetur. Ab illo Laude suâ Fraudatur enim. Quis nescit? Iniquum'st Praeter se Scripto laudetura 1.1 Hypocrita quisquam. Fallor? an hec solis on solùm grata Theatris?

Anonymus. Siue Pessimus omnium Pota.

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