The Players Scourge, Index · Part a
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Abomination, used alwayes for a heinous sinne in Scripture. pag. 181.212. Mens wearing of womens, and womens putting on of mens apparell, an Abomination to the Lord. p. 178. to 216.879. to 899.
Acting of popular or private Enterludes, for gaine or pleasure, infamous, unlawfull, and that as well in Princes, Nobles, Gentlemen, Schollers, Divines, as common Actors. p. 133.134, 137, 140, 841. to 911. p. 571. to 668. Sparsim. accompanied with effeminacic, hypocrisie, and others sinnes. p. 151. to 250.841. to 911. It occasions divers sins in Actors and Spectators. p. 151. to 250.907. to 911. It helpes not mens action or elocution. p. 931. to 939. Objections for acting of Playes answered. p. 84. to 106. & 913. to 943. Children ought not to bee trained up nor taught to act. pag. 135.138, 168, 169, 172, 908. Acting of Idols, Devils, evill persons par…s, or evill things, sinfull p. 84. to 106.141, 176, 177, 405, 406, 949. See Idols.
Achilles taxed for putting on womens apparell. p. 182.199, 884.
Adrian his Temples built for Christ, without Images. pag. 901.
Adultery an hainous dangerous sinne. pag. 376. to 384. punished with death in divers places. p. 382.383. See the Homily against Adultery. part 3. pag. 86.87. and Thomas Beacon his 3. Booke of Matrimony. p. 660. to 670. occasioned, fomented by Playes and Play-houses. p. 227. to 446.498, 662.
AEgyptians, condemned musicke. p… 287.
AEtredus, his censure of lascivious Church-musicke. pag. 279.280. of Playes. pag. 684.
AEneas Sylvius, his prophane Play and life. p. 112.113, 765. his recantation of his amorous Poems. pag. 840.918. his censure of wanton Poets. p. 917.918. of Playes and Players. pag. 691.737 m.
AEschylus, one of the first inventors of Tragedies. pag. 17. f. 552. his strange and sudden death. fol. 552.553.
AEthiopians, punished adultery with death. pag. 382.
Agefilaus his answer to Callipides. p. 741.742.
C. Agrippa, his censure of Dan…ing. pag. 237.238. of lascivious Church-muficke. pag. 284…285. of Popish Stewes, and of the incontinency of Monkes, Nons, and Popish Clergie men. pag. 213.215, 445, 446, 880, 881. of Playes and Players. pag. 692.869. of wanton Poems. p 385.836, 915.
Alcibiades, traduced by Eupolis. pag. 121. f. 553. his dislike of Musicke. p. 287.
Alcaeus, his modestie. fol. 515.
Alchuvinus, his censure of Stage-playes, wanton Musicke, Kalends, New-yeeres gifts, and mens acting of Playes in womens apparell. pag. 197.198, 278, 564, 755, 756. m. his passage for sanctifying the Lords Day. pag. 630. m.
Ale-houses, much haunted on Lords-dayes and Holy-dayes. f. 536. Clergie men prohibited to keepe, or haunt them. p. 591. to 637.655, 666, 667.
Alexander Fabritius, his censure of Dancing, Dancing-women and their attires. p. 238.256, 257, 258. Of Dice-play; Epistle Dedicatory 1. & p. 626. m. of Stage-playes p. 434.435.
Alexander Severus, his Temple for Christ. p. 901. m. withdrew Players peusions. pag. 313.
Alipius, a memorable story of his fall and Apostasie by resorting to a Play-house. fol. 548.
Bishop Alley, his censure of Playes and Play-bookes. p. 9…9. to 923.
Altars, honoured and danced about by Pagans. p. 235.236, 758. m. none in the Primitive Church. p. 896. placing of Tapers on them, derived from Saturne his worshippers. pag. 758. m. See Bishop …ewels censure of Altars, & of their standing at the East end of the Church; in his Answer to M. Hardings Preface. p. 6. in his Reply to Harding. Artic. 3. Devis. 27. pag. 195.196. & Artic. 13. Devis. 6. p. 488. Thomas Beacon, in his Cat…chisme. fol. 484. William Wraghton, in his Hunting of the Romish Fox. fol. 12. Bishop Hooper, his Iudgement of them. See Hooper.
Gulielmus Altisiodorensis, his censure of Playes. pag. 68….
S. Ambrose, his censure of Dancing, especially in women. pag. 223.232. m. of Dicing. Epist. Ded. 1. of mens putting on womens apparell. p. 191.192, 193. of mens long and frizled haire. p. 190.193, 209. m. of Images, especially of the Deity. p. 898. m. of Kalends and New yeeres gifts. p. 20.786. of lascivious Songs. p. 266. Of Stage-playes. p. 339.671. of giving money to Players. p. 316.323. How Christs Nativity ought to be celebrated. p. 774. to 781.
Ammianus Marcellinus, his censure of Playes and Dicing. p. 465.710.
Anna…us, his effeminacy. pag. 88….
Anselme, his censure of Playes. pag. 684.846. fol. 545.
Anthemius, his Edict for sanctifying the Lords Day, and suppressing Stage-playes. pag. 469.470. against Images. pag. 900.
Antioch, its preeminence before Rome, p. 410.424.
Antiochus the mad, taxed for his Dancing, Masquing, Play-haunting, pag. 249.250, 857.
Antiphanes the Comedian, his death. fol. 553.
Antoninus the Emperor censured for his Dancing and delight in Playes. pag. 710.854, 855.
Antoninus his censure of Playes and Players. pag. 691.
Apparell, the end and use of it. p. 207. over costly new-fangled Play-house apparell censured. pag. 19.216. to 220.420, 427, 571, 584, 586, 755, 757, 772, 775, 776, 896. to 904. Mens putting on of womens, and womens of mens apparell (especially to act a Play) unlawfull, abominable, unnaturall, the occasion of Sodomie and lewdnesse: proved at large. p. 168. to 172.178. to 276.584, 850, 859. to 889.
Appearances of evill to be avoyded. p. 88.89, to 106, 948, 949.
Apostles, their Constitutions against Stage-playe… and Actors. p. 550.649. to 652. slandered and persecuted as Seditious persons. p. 813.833. Puritans, as the world now judgeth. pag. 799.800, 801.
Applauses of Playes and Players censured p. 297.298, 299. See Chrysost. Hom. 30. in Act. Apostol. Tom. 3. Col. 549.550. against Stage-applauses, and the heming and applauding of Preachers in their Sermons.
Aquinas his censure of Playes, Players, & putting on womens apparell. pag. 179.182, 306, 324. f. 543.689, 887.
Arabians punish adultery with death. p. 382.
Arcadius his Edict against Sword-playes. pag. 75.468.
Architas his modesty. pag. 515.
Ardalion his strange baptisme and conversion. p. 119.
Ardaburius censured for delighting in Playes. pag. 857. m.
Arias Montanus his censure of Dancing, Playes and Acting. fol. 558.559. pag. 842.843.
Aristodemus his effeminate practise and death. pag. …05.
Aristophanes his abuse of Socrates. p. 121.730.
Aristotle his censure of Playes, Players, and wanton pictures. p. 121.366, 367, 448, 449, 484, 586. m. 703.
Arnobius his censure of Playes and Dancing. p. 222… 334. of Images in Churches, and of making Gods Image. p. 896.897. m.
Ast…rius his verdict against Dancing, Stage-playes, Mummers, Kalends, New-yeeres gifts, Stage-playes, and mens acting in womens apparell. pag. 197.316, 317. fol. 533.
Ateas his censure of Musicke. p. 287.
Athanasius, what singing he ordained in Churches. p. 283.284. his testimonies of George the Arrian. pag. 671.672. of the ill effects of acting Pagan Idols vices. p. 95. against Images. p. 900. m.
Atheisme, occasioned and fomented by Stage playes. f. 550.551. & p. 363.
Athe…agoras his censure of Sword-playes and Stage-playes. p. 558…669.
Athaeneus, his censure of Dancing, Dancers, Players, Playes, long haire, effeminacy, lascivious Musicke, &c. p. 249.250, 288, 209. m. 704.883.
Athenians first inventors of Stage-playes. p. 17. their prodigality on them and hurt by them. p. 312. fol. 562. p. 709.710. Abandoned Playes and Play-Poets at last. p. 457.730, 921, 839.
S. Augustine, his censure of Dancing and amorous Songs. p. 223, 270, 271. of Images, specially of God. p. 898… m. of New-yeeres gifts and Heath-drinking. pag. 20.22, 756. Of Stage-playes… Players, Theaters, & Play-haunting. Epistle Ded. 2. p. 49.50, 164, 165, 313, 316, 324.325, 341, to 349, 474, 475, 476, fo. 524, 525, 532, 541, 542, 560, 681, 843, 844, 971, 987. of mens acting in womens apparell & long haire. p. 193.194.189.202. See Enar. in Ps. 32. p. 244. his repentance for resorting to Playes before his cōversion. f. 568. his opiniō of the beginning of the Lords Day. p. 643. of giving mony to Stage-players. p. 324.325, 873.
Augustus his proceedings and Lawes against Playes, Actors, and Dancing. p. 459.460, 707, 708, 861.
M. Aurelius his lawes and cens…res against Playes and Players, whom he banished into Hellespont. p. 318.319, 463, 464, 137, 138.
Axiothea her resort to Plato his Schoole in mans apparell taxed. p. 184.