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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To the right worshipful Master Alexander Nowell, Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul: Happy health with grace from God.
To the ryght worshypfull Maister Alexander Nowell, Deane of the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul: Happie health with grace from God.
Having (right worshipful) a Treatise sent unto me to be Imprinted, as touching the use and abuse of dancing: Collected out of the works of the most worthy, and well learned Divine Doctor, Peter Martyr. I fancied to present the same (especially and above the rest) to your worship and worthy person, only enforced thereto by the common brute of your rare zeal, singular virtue, and godly Religion.
HAuing (right worshypfull) a Treatise sent vnto mee to be Imprinted, as touching the vse and abuse of dauncing: Collected out of the works of the most worthie, and wel learned Deuine Doctour, Peter Martir. I fancied to present the same (especiallie and aboue the rest) to your worshyp and worthie person, onely enforced thereto by the common brute of your rare zeale, singular vertue, and godly Religion.
The party by whose pen and pain it was translated, and changed from Romaine robe, to English vesture, is both virtuous, learned, and godly: and being stirred, as it were stung forward of very zeal, seeing these disordered and dally dancings in the rude Country, marring mens manners, breeding much beastly ⟨image 3⟩behaviour: and being desirous to have such rudeness reformed in those quarters where he is acquainted, requested and wild me to procure in print the publishing thereof: Which having accomplished, I most humbly present the same to your worship, emboldened the rather under your name to have it published and put forth in print, to the view of the world, for that it hath been overlooked and liked of Divines, zealous, Religious, learned, and godly. Wherefore desiring you good Master Nowell, so it may be taken as a token of my good will to your worship: I forbear any farther to molest you with my unlettered lines, beseeching the ever and over ruling Jehovah through his Christ Jesus our only joy, to continue his good blessings upon you, and to make perfect the good he hath begun in you, and in us all. Amen.