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Thefe endes Wmmdermluw. And rm, them (clues many yeates fince intombed,(by theircommedies) in honour, line at this daye The auncrent Ramm heald thefe ihowes of iuche priie, that they not onei allowde the publike exercife ofthcm,but the graue Senators ti emfelues countenaunced the Actors With their prefen ce: who from theic trrfies wonne mor allytye as the Bee luckes honny from weedes.b ut the aduifed deuifes ofauncrent Poets dricedrted, with the tryfels ofyongc, vnaduifednnd talhe witted wrytets hath brou ht this come mendable exercufe in mifltke. For at this daye, t e Italian is (o lafciuious in his comedies that honefi hearers are greeued at his afihons the Fruchmn and Spaniard: folowes the humor the gmw'm is too holye for heprefentes on euerye common Stage,what Preachers [hould pronounce in Pulpers. The 5151!t in this quallitie, ismofi vame,indifcreete,and out of order he fytfl groundes his worke, on rm ibrlitres: then in three howers tonnes he throwe the worl man-yes, gets Children makes Children men men to conquer king domes murdet Monfiets and brmgeth Gods from Heauen, and fetcheth Druels from rel.and (that which is worit )their ground is not (0 vnperfecr,as their workinge indifcreete not wayingio the people laugh though thiy laugh them(for theyt follyes)to {come Manye tymcs(to tn c mirthchhcy make a Clowne companion with a K urge in theyt graue C ounfels, they allow the adurfe of foolesyea they vie one order offpeach for allperfons: a grofg Indccorm, for 3 cfowc wyll yll coufl-e terfet the Nightingales (w eete vorce euen (o, affefied fpeeche doth miibecome a Clowne. For to worke a C6medie kindly, graue olde men, fhould infi'rué't: yongc men, 'houlfl 10v? D imperfe€tions of youth: Strumpets fhould be lafcruious: Boyes vnhappyzand Clownesjhould fpeake diforderlye: enterming in) g all thefe actions,in fuch forte, as the graue matter, may 11.

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