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A brief treatise, concerning the use and abuse of dancing. Collected out of the…A briefe treatise, concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing. Collected oute of the…
A brief treatise, concerning the use and abuse of dancing. Collected out of the learned works of the most excellent dean doctor, Peter Martyr, by paister Rob Massonius: and translated into English by I.K.A briefe treatise, concerning the vse and abuse of dauncing. Collected oute of the learned workes of the most excellent deaine doctour, Peter Martyr, by paister Rob Massonius: and translated into English by I.K.
London: printed by John Jugge, 1580London: printed by Iohn Iugge, 1580
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But some man will object, that dancings so much endamage manners, and kindle lust, cometh to pass by rashness and by accedentarye means: and judgement ought not of every thing to be given, according to those things which come by chance, but according to these things that are here in themselves. Some are found so chaste ⟨image 25⟩and pure, that they can with a chaste and pure mind see these sights. I grant it may sometime so fall out, but take this with you, all accedentes not to be of the same condition.
But some man will obiecte, that dauncinges so muche indammage manners, and kindle luste, commethe to passe by rashnesse and by accedentarye meanes: and iudgement ought not of euery thing to be geuen, accordinge to those thinges whiche come by chaunce, but according to these thinges that are here in themselues. Some are founde so chaste ⟨image 25⟩and pure, that they can with a chaste and pure minde sée these sightes. I graunt it may sometyme so fall out, but take thys with you, all accedentes not to be of the same condition.
Some there are which very seldom happen, some either way, which of their nature may be aswell present at any thing, as absent: and some which for the most part are wont to fall out: these last in each thing ought to be most diligently considered and regarded: neither must we respect what may, but what was wont to be done. Aristippus danced in purple, and thereof accused, excused himself that thereby he waxed never the worse, and that he could even in that niceness and delicacy retain a Philosophers mind. But such sayings are not to be hearkened unto: because as Demosthenes sayeth, and is cited of the Lawyers, we must not consider what any man doth now and then, but what is accustomed to be done for the most part. Imagine a man to be so chaste, that he may not be moved with these allurements, yet in the mean while how are the people provided for, and the multitude ⟨image 25⟩