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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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Of the same opinion are the schoolmen of the Divines in the 3. Senten. Distinct. 37. Who refer these restraints unto the holly days.
Of the same opinion are the scholemen of the Diuins in the 3. Senten. Distinct. 37. Who referre these restraintes vnto the hollye dayes.
Richard of the middle Village, accounteth it a most grievous sin, to dance on the holly days as though on other days it might be permitted; But far weightier is the judgement of the Fathers and sound Councils, then these mens; Who hurtfully set at large those things, which are to be kept in, seeing they have with them the hazard of souls, and not the hazard only, but the slidings and falls most grievously to be lamented▪ And yet these men seem to borrow this their Sentence, whereby they deny dancing on the holly days of the civill laws, in the Code forsooth, in the title of holly days, and law holly days .C. tit. deferijs L. dies festos. We let at liberty vacation on the holly days, but we will that men be restrained from inordinate delectations. And therefore it shall not be lawful on the holly days to use dancings, whether they be sensual ⟨image 28⟩or prepared for sensuality.
Rycharde of the middle Village, accounteth it a moste grieuous sinne, to daunce on the hollye dayes as though on other dayes it might be permitted; But farre waightere is the iudgement of the Fathers and sounde Councelles, then these mennes; Whoe hurtfullye set at large those things, which are to be kéept in, seing they haue with them the hazard of soules, and not the hazard onely, but the slydings and falles most grieuously to be lamented▪ And yet these men séeme to borrowe this theyr Sentence, wherby they denye dauncinge on the hollie daies of the ciuill lawes, in the Code forsoothe, in the title of holly dayes, and lawe holly dayes .C. tit. deferijs L. dies festos. We let at liberty vacation on the holly daies, but we will that men be restreined from inordinate delectations. And therefore it shall not be lawfull on the hollye dayes to vse dauncinges, whether they be sensuall