Histrio-mastix The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.

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• HRabanus Maurus his censure of Players, Playes, Dancing, New-yeeres gifts, Health-drinking, and acting in wo∣mens apparell. p. 198. fol. 524. p. 562. 683, 756, 780. m. his judgement of the beginning and sanctifying of the Lords Day. p. 645. m.
• D. Rainolds his Overthrow and censure of Stage-playes both popular and aca∣demicall; of Dancing, and mens acting in womens apparell. p. 198.199, 227, 309, 320, 358, 487, 698, 887. of Images in Churches. pag. 900.903. Vindicated against a late Opposer. p. 671. to 680.
• Rare things most admired. p. 742.743.
• Rayling and Satyrs, especially against goodnesse, and good men, frequent in Stage-playes. p. 120. to 127.814, 815. condemned. Ibidem.
• Raymundi Summula its prayse of the Scripture. pag. 927. against giving to Players. p. 873.
• Reading: See Bookes and Scriptures: Some things lawfull to be read, and yet un∣lawfull to be penned or acted. p 928. to 931.
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• Recreations, when, why, and how to bee used, what circumstances requi∣site to make them lawfull. p. 945. to 948. See Master Bolton his generall Directions for our walking with God. p. 154 to 181. Great variety of honest Recreations besides Stage-playes. p. 40.417.965. to 970.
• Repetition of Sermons commended, com∣manded by Scriptures and Fathers p. 432.800, 801. See Chrysost. Hom. 20•• in Ep••es. 5. Tom. 4 Col. 1010. C. Sint praeces vobis communes; unus∣quis{que} ea•• ad ecclesiam, & eorum quae illic dicuntur & leguntur, & maritus ab vxore partem domi exigat, & illa à marito. Si sanctum quemquam in∣veneris qui possit domu•• vestrae bene∣dicere, & pedum ingressu valeat uni∣versam inferre Dei benedictionem, ••um voca: Thus he See 1 Cor. 14.35. Domi inquit, à suis maritis discant. Hoc autem & illas ornatas reddit, & viros attentiores facit, ut qui debeant, quae in Ecclesia audiverunt, uxoribus ea interrogantibus recitare, ac veluti apud eas deponere. Theophylact. Enar. in 1 Cor. 14. pag. 427. See Primasius in 1 Cor. 14. and most moderne Prote∣stant Commentators, accordingly.
• Reprehention of sinnes and vices, how, when, where, and by whom to bee made. p. 124. to 127. not to be done by Players. Ibidem.
• R••publike, much prejudiced by Playes and Actors, which ought not to be tolera∣ted in it. p. 45.445. to 501 997. to 1006.
• Restitution, to bee made by Players and Gamesters p. 46.906.
• Romanes, anc••ently condemned, sup¦pressed•• Playes and Theaters, and made Players infamous. p. 456.714, 843, 844, 737, 998, 9••9.
• Rome Christian, the same with Pagan. p. 757. to 765. Its beastines. p. 215.767.
• Roscius the Actor his skill. p. 932. Tull•• his censure of his acting. p. 848. f. 525.
• Ruscians much given to Dancing. p. 602•• 603.