William Prynne

English lawyer, author, polemicist, and political figure

Born	1600
Died	1669

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Histriomastix.: With a pref. for the Garland ed. by Arthur Freeman.

by William Prynne First published in 1633 — 7 editions

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Mr. William Prynn, his defence of stage-plays, anonymous.: The vindication of William Prynne

by William Prynne and Baker, Richard Sir First published in 1973 — 2 editions

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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 the 55 synodes and councels, of the 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 statutes, 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, infamous and misbeseeming Christians : all pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered, and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academical enterludes briefly discussed, besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you

by William Prynne First published in 1633 — 2 editions

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The popish royall favourite: or, A full discovery of his majesties extraordinary favours to, and protections of notorious Papists, priests, Jesuits ... manifested by sundry Letters of Grace, warrants, and other writings under the Kings owne signe-manuall ... collected and published by authority of parliament.

by William Prynne First published in 1643 — 2 editions

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The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus, and of the Angel of the Church of Ephesus: or, A brief elaborate discourse, proving Timothy and the Angel to be no first, sole, or diocaesan bishop of Ephesus, nor Titus of Crete, and that the power of ordination, or imposition of hands, belongs jure divino to presbyters, as well as to bishops ...

by William Prynne First published in 1660 — 2 editions

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The unlovelinesse of lovelockes

by William Prynne First published in 1628 — 2 editions

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A full reply to Certaine briefe observations and antiqueries on Master Prynnes twelve questions about church-government: wherein the frivolousnesse, falsenesse, and grosse mistakes of this anonymous answerer are modestly discovered, refelled

by William Prynne First published in 1644 — 1 edition

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The unlovelinesse, of lovelockes. Or, a summarie discourse, prooving: the wearing, and nourishing of a locke, or love-locke, to be altogether unseemely, and unlawfull unto Christians. In which there are likewise some passages collected ... against face-painting, the wearing of supposititious, poudred, frizled, or extraordinary long haire; the inordinate affectation of corporall beautie; and womens mannish, unnaturall, impudent, and unchristian cutting of their haire; the epidemicall vanities, and vices of our age

by William Prynne First published in 1628 — 1 edition

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The treachery and disloyalty of Papists to their soverajgnes ...

by William Prynne First published in 1643 — 1 edition

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The first and second part of A seasonable, legal, and historicall vindication: and chronological collection of the good, old, fundamentall liberties, franchises, rights, laws of all English freemen their best inheritance, birthright, security, against all arbitrary tyranny ...

by William Prynne First published in 1655 — 1 edition

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A fresh discovery of some prodigious new wandring blasing stars and firebrands stiling themselves New Lights, firing our Church and State into new combustions ...

by William Prynne First published in 1645 — 1 edition

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Histrio-Mastix: The players scourge, or, Actors Tragaedie, divided into two parts : wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers Arguments ... that popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions ... 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

by William Prynne First published in 1633 — 1 edition

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Lord bishops, none of the Lords bishops. Or A short discourse, wherein is proved that prelaticall jurisdiction, is not of divine institution, but forbidden by Christ himselfe, as heathenish, and branded by his apostles for antichristian: wherin also sundry notable passages of the Arch-prelate of Canterbury in his late booke, intituled, A relation of a conference, &c. are by the way met withall ...

by William Prynne First published in 1640 — 1 edition

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A Serious epistle to Mr. William Prynne: wherein is interwoven an answer to a late book of his, the title whereof is inserted in the next leafe.

by William Prynne First published in 1649 — 1 edition

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Healthes: sicknesse. Or, a compendious and briefe discourse; prouing, the drinking, and pledging of healthes, to be sinfull, and utterly unlawfull unto Christians

by William Prynne First published in 1628 — 1 edition

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Mount-Orgueil (1641)

by William Prynne First published in 1984 — 1 edition

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English lawyer, author, polemicist, and political figure

Born	1600
Died	1669

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OLID: OL323516A
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VIAF: 2540641
Wikidata: Q4020129
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