He began early to make essayes at dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe; and his playes tooke well.
Players for Playes playd in Christynmas by Stranegeres in my house after xxd.
I will place, & put in the order or rowe of the first, playes and daunses: I meane such playes as by which man draweth or getteth to hymselfe, his neighboures money.
A Treatise of Daunses, in which is shewed, that daunses bee intisementes to whoredome, and that the abuse of playes ought not to be among Christians.
Oh those playes that I have seene of youre, with their Jiggs[85] ith tayles of them[86] like your French forces!
Jack-an-apes does, who takes up a thing and tosses and playes with it, and then he takes up another, and playes a little with it.
He fights still, In view oth' Town; he playesthe devil with 'em, And they the Turks with him.
Puritans, condemners of Stage-playes and other corruptions stiled so--The very best and holiest Christians called so.
King James his statute against prophaning scripture and God's name in Playes--his Statutes make Players rogues and Playes unlawfull pastimes.
Kings--infamous for them to act or frequent Playes or favour Players.
Weche playes were and are forbidden moche more strictly than any of the bookes of Martin Luther.
That next to playesthe Court and the State were the best.
Yet to good wine they do vse good bushes: and good playes proue the better by the helpe of good Epilogues: What a case am I in then, that am neither a good Epilogue, nor cannot insinuate with you in the behalfe of a good play?
Page Heading: Biographical Documents] "Item paid to the said John Heminges uppon the lyke warrant dated att Whitehall xx^o die Maij 1613 for presenting sixe severall playes viz.
All w^ch Playes weare played within the tyme of this Accompte, viz p^d the some of iiij.
Item paid to John Heminges uppon the cowncells warrant dated att Whitehall xx^o die Maii 1613 for presentinge before the Princes highnes the La: Elizabeth and the Prince Pallatyne Elector fowerteene severall playes viz .
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