The Players Scourge, Index · Part s
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Sabb…th: See Lords Day: examples of Gods vengeance upon the prophaners of it. f. 556.557.
Sabine Virgi…s ravished at a Play. pag. 30.452, 453.
Salust, his censure of Playes and Dancing… p. 245.704…
Salvian his censure of Stage playes: Epistle to the Reader. p. 51.52, 105, 313, 314, 351, 352, 477. f. 525.526, 527. p. 682.
Samians taxed for their effeminacy and long compt haire. p. 883.
Iohn Saresberi… against lascivious Musicke, Playes, Players, and Dice-play. p 281.282, 318, 350, 351, 684.
Saturnalia, when and how celebrated. p. 751. to 766. the ground and patterne of disorderly Christmasses. Ibidem.
Scipio Africanus, his censure of Dancing. p. 245.246.
Scipio Nassica, his censure, his suppression of Playes and Theaters. p. 458.475, 561, 714.
Scriptures against Dancing. p. 228. Pagan customes, and names of Pagan-Idols. p. 18.19, 77. Stage-playes. p. 545. to 551.723, 724. against effeminacy, adultery, fornication, idlenesse, prodigality, drunkennesse, mens long haire, womens curling and cutting their haire, mens acting in womens apparell, lasciviou… attire, fashions, apparell: lying, hypocrisie, vanity, &c. See …hese Titles: Ought diligently to bee read, as well of Laymen as Clergie-men. Epist. Ded. 2. f. 521. pag. 585.586, 913. to 940.591.760, 772. To be read at meales at Bishops and Ministers Tables. p. 591.653, 769, 772, 773. Not to be abused or used in Stage-playes, Iests, Libels, &c. f. 405. p. 110. to 116.929. f. 553.763, 764, 765. Their excellency and all-sufficiency. p 927.928.
Sedition, occasioned by Stage-playes. pag. 136. fol. 516.517, 518. Christ, his Prophets, Apostles, and Christians in all ages accused of it, though most unjustly. p. 821. to 8…8. See 5. R. 2. c. 5.2. H. 4. c. 15.2. H. 5. c. 7.1. & 2. Phil. Mary. c. 6. Haddon Contr. Osorium. l. 2. f. 212. where we shal finde Witcliffe, Luther, & the ancie…t English Protestants, whom they nicknamed La…lards, accused of Sedition. Occasioned for want of preaching, not by preaching. f. 531.
Semproni… taxed for her dancing p. 245.
Sempronius Sophus divorced his wife for resorting to Playes without his leave. p. 39….662.
Seneca his censure of Stage-playes. p. …68.369, 449, 4…7, 484, 703. of dancing, lascivious songs and musicke, of mens comp… long frizled haire. p. 24….249. of mens putting on womens apparell. p. 199. of night disorders. p. 746.747. m. of the anciē … S…turnalia… p. 752.7…3. of making Gods Image. p. 895. m.
Sermons twice eueryevery Lords-day and solemne Holi-day enjoyned by BB. Hooper, Martyn …ucer, a Popish Councell. f. 531. p. 629. & by 5… & 6. E. 6. c. ….3. …. Eliz. c. 2.25. …liz. cap. 3.1 Ia…. c. 4. which joyne divine Service and Sermons together on Sundayes & Holi-dayes, because on such dayes one of them should be as frequent as the other, & men ought to heare them both alike, See 5. …. 2. c. 5. Ought to be plain, edifying, not fraughtwith Poets, Histories, flashes of wit, &c. but with Scripture profe and phrases. p. 935. to 939. God-fathers enjoyned by our Church to call upon their God…children to heare Sermons. fol. 530.
Shaving of Priests crownes and beards in use with Papists, an Heathenish custome. p. 23.24. Shaving and polling of Nonnes, censured. p. 202. to 205.
Socrat…s traduced in Playes. pag. 121. his censure of Playes. p. 450.
Sodoms Theaters and punish…ent. f. 561.
Sodomie occasioned by acting in womens apparell, by wearing long compt haire and Love-lockes. p. 208. to 214.882, 884, 885, 1001, 10…5. Players, Play-poets guilty of it. pag. 125.211. Popes, Popish Prelates, Priests, Monkes addicted to it. pag. 213.445, 446, 881, 767, 100…, 1005. See Balaeus O…nt. Script. Brit. pag. 665. Many Nations, and mans nature prone unto it. pag. 20…. to 214.1001, 1005. An execrable sinne, stiled abomination in Scripture. p. 208.212. Capitall by our English Lawes. p. 214.
Sodomites u…ually clad their Ganymedes in womens apparell, caused them to nourish, to frizle their hai…e, to weare Periwigs and Love-lockes pag. 208. to 214. & 882. to 890.
Solon his censure of Stage-playes. p. 449.484, 516, 838, 839.
Songs lascivious and ribaldrous frequent in Stage-playes… condemned. p 261. to 274.412, 413, 420, 435, 518, 572, 578, 579, 588, 606, 610, 611, 613, 771, 774, 532. See Vi…c…n…ij Speculum. Histor. lib. 29. cap. 144. & Agripp… De Vanitate Scien…. cap. 64.
Sop…oc…es the Tragedian his death. f. 553.
Spoctacl…s of Christians, what… Epist. Ded. 2. pag. 245. to 249.971. to 975.
Speeches of Christians ought to be gracious and profitable. fol. 521.528, 529, 6…, 128.924.
Spels unlawfull. pag. 21.583.
Stage-playes: condemned by Scripture. p. 545. to 551.7…3. to 727. By the whole Church of God both under the Law and Gospell. p. 551. to 570. By 55. oecumenicall, Nationall, Provinciall Synodes, Councels, the Apostles Canons, sundry Imperiall, Canonicall Constitutions. p. 570. to 668. By 71. Fahers & ancient Christian Writers from our Saviours Nativity, till An. 1200 p. 668. to 688…329. to 354.392. to 434.47…. to 478. f. 522. to 528. By above …50. moderne Christian Writers from An. 1200. to 1632. p. 688. to 702. pag. 68.69, 355. to 366.434. to 445.485. to 488. By 40. Heathen Authors. p. 702. to 713.365, to 361…447. to 467. By divers Pagan & Christian Nations, Republikes, Emperors, Magistrates, Kings, &c. both ancient and moderne. p. 455. to 472.713. to 718. & 137.138.847. to 862. By our owne English Statutes, Princes, Magistrates, Vniversities, Writers, Divines. p. 68.69, 357. to 434.485. to 499.698, 699, 700, 715, 716, 919. to 923. Proved unlawful in sundry respects. First, of their inventors which were Devils, Pagans. p. 9. to 48 96. See Devils, Pagans. Secondly, of the ends for which they were invēted, to wit, the solemne worship & honor of Devil-Idols, on whose Festivals they were acted, or other unlawfull ends. p. 28. to 54. See Devils. Thirdly, of their subject matter, which is, first, amorous, obscene. p. 62. to 72.327. to 480. & 914. to 9…4. Secondly, tragicall, tyrannicall. p. 72. to 75. Thirdly, Heathenish, prophane. p. 75. to 106.176, 177. Fourthly, false, fabulous. p. 106. to 109. Fiftly, sacrilegious, impious, blasphemous, abusing the Scripture, & our Saviours Passion. p. 108. to 125.763. to 767.929, 999, 1000. See Christ. Sixtly, Satyricall, invective, especially against religion and religious men. p. 120. to 127… fol. 542.543, 8.4, 815. Hence the beleeving Iewes and Christians. Hebr. 10.33. (& 1 Cor. 4.9.) are said foreign, to be made a Play, a Spectacle, or gazing stocke, through reproaches and afflictions, or to bee brought on a publike Stage & there derided, personated, traduced, as Chrysostom, Ambrose, Primasius, Haymo, Anselme, Remigius, & most other interpret it: because nothing was more usuall in the idolatrous Gentiles Stage-playes, then to personate jeare, & …lander Christians (as now they doe Puritans) on the Stage… See pag. 814.815. Seventhly, vaine, unprofitable, bringing no glory to God, or good to men. p. 38.43, 44, 127. to 132. Fourthly, in regard of their Actors, Spectators, which are commonly lewde & wicked persons. p. 132. to 155… f. 547. to 550. See Players, Play-haunters. Whores. Fiftly, in regard of their manner of acting and those circumstances which attend it: as first, hypocrisie & dissimulation. p. 156. to 161.876, 877. Secondly, lasciviousnesse. p. 161. to 176. Thirdly, effeminacy. p. 167. to 173. f. 546. p. 877. Fourthly, vanity, ridiculous folly. p. 173. to 175.877, 878. Fiftly, lewde Diabolicall sinfull parts and pas…ages. p. 75. to 106.175. to 178.890, 904. Sixtly, mens acting in womens apparell. p. 178. to 216.879. to 894. Seventhly, gawdy, lascivious, fantastique apparell, vizards, disguises. pag. 216. to 220.890. to 904. Eightly, effeminate lascivious mixt dancing. p. 220. to 261. See Dancing. Ninthly, amorous scurrilous Songs and Poems. p. 261. to 273. See Songs. Tenthly, effeminate lust-provoking Musicke. p. 273. to 290. See Musicke. Eleventhly, profuse lascivious laughter and applauses. p. 290. to 302. See Laughter, Applauses. Sixtly, in respect of those mischievous fruits that issue from them: as first, mispence of time. p. 302. to 310.39, 45, 1002. See Time. Secondly, prodigality and vaine expence. p. 39.45, 302. to 312, 1004. See Prodigal…ty. Thirdly, the inflamation and irritation of mens lusts. p. 327, to 446.1000.1002. Fourthly, much contemplative & actuall adultery, whoredome, uncleanes. p. 328. to 446.1002, 1003. See Adultery, Whores. Fiftly, a generall depravation of the Actors, the Spectators mindes, manners, and the Republikes hurt. p. 42.132, 140, 447. to 501. 734, 735, 740, 784, 795, 796. Sixtly, …loath and idlenesse. p. 501. to 508.709, 710, 1002, 1003, 1006. Seventhly, luxury, drunkennesse, and excesse. p. 508. to 512. Eightly, impudency and shamelesnesse, even in sinfull things. f. 512. to 516. Ninthly, cosinage, fraude, theft. f. 515.516. Tenthly, cruelty, fiercenesse, quarrels, seditions, murthers. fol. 516. to 520. Eleventhly, unprofitable, vaine, lewde discourses. f. 520.521. Twelfely, indisposition to all holy duties; avocation from Gods service: prophanation of Lords-dayes and religious Festivals: contempt of Gods Ordinances, Word… Ministers; and the making of all Gods Ordinances ineffectuall to mens soules. p. 393. to 404.407, 408, 431, 432. f. 521. to 54….988, 989, 1004. Thirteenthly, an emnity against, & disesteeme of grace, of virtue, and all religio…s men. f. 542.543. p. 120. to 127. p. 814.815. Fourteenthly, inamoring men with sin, vanity, and indisposing them to repentance. f. 544.545. Fifteenthly, effeminacy in words, apparell, haire, actions. p. 167. to 212. f. 546.547. p. 708.740. Sixteenthly, acquaintance with lewde companions. p. 131. to 155. f. 547. to 550. Seventeenthly, Atheisme, Paganisme & grosse Idolatry. p. 75. to 106. fol. 550.551. Eighteenthly, the breach of all the 10. Commandements. f. 551.522. Ninteenthly, the drawing down of Gods heavy Iudgements both upon their Penners, Actors, Spectators, with those Republikes and Cities which suffer them. p. 484.485. &… f. 552. to 565. Twentiethly, eternal damnation of mens soules without sincere repentance. p. 45.46, 61.476. f. 565, 566.567. & p. 910. See Players. Authorities against them. p… 305 to 721. Sparsim. Objections in defence of them answered. p. 721. to 830. The penning, acting, beholding of them prooved unlawfull. p. 831. to 914. Objections in defence of the penning, acting, seeing of them, answered. pag. 913. to 989. Stage-playes, the very pompes of the Devill which we renounce in baptisme. See Baptisme, Devill, Pompes. Stiled by the Fathers and others, The seminaries of vice, of lewdnesse; the lectures of bawdery, the plagues, the poyson of mens soules, and mindes: the grand empoysoners of all grace, all goodnes, the spectacles & food of Devils, &c. p. 2.10, 46, 47, 50, 67, 69, 329. to 590. Sparsim. f. 566 See Play-houses: unsufferable …vi…s in any Christian Church or State… f. 330. to 501. Sparsim… & 545. to 780. Devils & Devill-Idols delighted with them, honored by them. See Dancing, Devils, Ido…s, Festivals. Incorrigible mischiefes. p. 38. to 42. The Devill the onelyonly gainer by them. p. 44. to 47. More obscene of latter then any in former times. pag. 38.39, 70, 132, 458. Rarely acted heretofore. pag. 742.743, 768. Academicall Stage-playes censured. pag. 7.8, 490, 491, 700, 701, 841. to 867. Sparsim. 99….999.
Statius his censure of Achilles wearing of Womens apparell. p. 199.
Statutes against Players, Playes, and Dice-play. Epist. Ded. 1. pag. 109.495 496, 497, 715, 716.
Stephanio the Pla…er whipped. p. 459.
Stewes erected by Heliog…balus. p. 389. Suffred in Pagan Rome of old. p 767. Erected in Antichristian Rome by Pope Sixtus the 4. and continued by his Successors, who make a great revenue of them. p. 215.445, 446. Play-houses, Stewes in former times, if not now to. p. 144.145, 358, 359, 389, 390.446, 993. See Iustin: Autent. C…llat 5. Tit. 4. f. 46.
Strabo the Geographer a Cappadocian borne; his division of Cappadocia. pag. 678.
Straton King of the Sydonians, censured for his dancing, &c. p. 250.857.
Master St…bs his censure of Dancing, Dicing, May-poles, Wakes, Stage-playes, Epist. Ded 1. pag. 227.358, 435, 436, 698, 626… m. 793.794, 795, 796.
Guli. Stucki…s his censure of Dancing, Health-drinking and Stage-…layes pag. 996
Sword-playes condemned, prohibited, suppressed by Fathers, Emperours, and others. pag. 74.75, 347, 367, 368, 548, 685, 467, 468, 519.
Sybarites their effeminacy and effeminate Pages who did weare long haire and Love-lockes, censured. p. 883.209. m.
Sylla his expence …pon Actors. pag. 315.840.