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Show W Concerning the Stage This laft branch thews the Camon wa Principally levell'd againft the Play-Houf And the reafon of the Prohibition, hold 40t f e tth Wty againfl the Roman Stage ¢ That Actors or others belonging to th ¢ Stage, who are either Converts e 1 il o ¢ Baptln, o omediansor kept to their Employmen bar' Another African Council declares ¢That the Teftimony of People of ill g, e ee ¢ Reputation, of Players, and others of {fuc f ik A forth o § 4 Mfimbffl dfi s of Bipr i or SUCh '[Of J‘"' fW il i - Hi nn 424 ne 96 "{candalous Employments, fhall not be ad‘ mitted againft any Perfon The Secon the i putpo{c, evo wer Communion ool o A st or Peni ¢ tents upon a Relapfe, fhall not be denie ¢ Admiffion into the Church. This is farther proof, that Players as long as the ety T oin decreed tbe vl fy m By the 35th Camon of this Cosncil 'ti b 1 (g ok Shem Englifh, a every jot as ftrong againft th el 25 Cowuncil of Chaalo fets < Cabilon Ann. 813 ¢ That Clergy men ought to abftain Cen 9‘from all over-engaging Entertainment "in Mufick or Show. (ocalorum aariumqu "illecebris.) And as for the fmutty, and Li"centious Infolence of Players, and Buf¢ foons, let themnot only decline the Hear¢ing it themfelves, but likewife conclud ¢ the Lasty oblig'd to the fame Condu& I could cite many more Authorities o this Kind, but being confcious of the N icei_nef |