Histrio-mastix, The players scourge, or, Actors Tragaedie : divided into two parts : wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of scripture, of the whole primitive church, both under the law and gospell, of 55 synodes and councels, of 71 fathers and christian writers, before the yeare of our Lord 1200 of above 150 foraigne and domestique Protestant and Popish authors, since, of 40 heathen philosophers, historians, poets, of many heathen, many christian nations, republiques, emperors, princes, magistrates, of sundry apostolicall, canonicall, imperiall constitutions, and of our owne english statues, magistrates, universities, writers, preachers, that popular stage-playes (the very pompes of the Divell which we renounce in baptisme, if we beleeve the Fathers) 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, imfamous 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, & e of which the table will informe you / by William Prynne, an utter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.
By: Prynne, William
Contributor(s): Jones, William | Sparke, Michael | Matthewes, Augustine | Cotes, Thomas
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TextManufacturer: London : Printed by E.A. and W.I. for Michael Sparke, and are to be sold at the Blue Bible, in Greene Arbour, in little Old Bayly, 1633Description: 34 unnumbered pages, 512 pages, 513-568 leaves, 545-1, 006 pages, 40 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (4to)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeOther title: Prynne's Players Scourge | Players Scovrge | Players Scourge | Actors Tragaedie | Actors TragedySubject(s): Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800 | Theater -- England -- History -- Early works to 1800 | Theater -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Local Note: Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary copy: Imperfect: Quire 4N is folded incorrectly.Differentiable Local Note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Signatures: pi¹ *⁴ **⁸ ***⁴ B-3Z⁴ 3A*-3K*⁴ 4A-6R⁴.
Errata on verso of 3*4, and on 6R4 verso.
5N2 misprinted as 5O2.
Matthewes printed quires B-M; Cotes N-Z; Allde 2A-3Z, 3A*-3K*, and 5V to end; Jones the title page, preliminaries and 4A-5T, including a cancel for 4X2,3. --Short Title Catalog.
Another issue, STC 20464, has 3*4 verso blank.
English Short Title Catalog, S115316
Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary copy: Imperfect: Quire 4N is folded incorrectly.