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 /