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.
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1633
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049047
Summary
Bibliographic description
[36],1-512 p.,513-68 leaves,545-1006,[40] p. . 4to.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: B.7 [crossed through] in the closet [entered with Prynne's other works as 'Prynne's Histrio-Mastix, Registrum Brevium, & tracts. 14 vol.'].. Provenance: Bookplate on verso of title page: Armorial, three boars' heads, differenced with a mullet; The Honble. Henry Booth. [i.e.: Henry Booth (1687-1727)].. Binding: Calf; triple blind ruled; spine blind ruled; red spine label: 'Prynnes tracts'.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669)