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" to prohibit some unexpert people from presenting the history of the Old Testament, to the great prejudice of the said clergy, who have been at great expense in order to represent it publicly at Christmas. "
The Theater - Page 67
by Samuel Gover Winchester - 1840 - 239 pages
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The History of English Poetry: From the Close of the Eleventh to the ...

Thomas Warton - 1778 - 570 pages
...Richard the fecond, that his majefty would prohibit fome ignorant and unexperienced perfons from acting the HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church, who had expended confiderable fums for preparing a public prefentation of that...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: pt. 2. Historical account of the ...

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 672 pages
...Richard the fecond, praying his Majelly to prohibit fome ignorant and unexperienced perfons from ailing the HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church, who had expended confiderable fums for a publick prefent ation of that play at...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...Richard the Second, praying his Majefty to prohibit fome ignorant and unexperienced perfons from acting the HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church, who had expended confiderable Aims for a publick prefentarion of that play at...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures ..., Volume 20

1805 - 456 pages
...so that they petitioned Richard IT. to prohihit some ignorant and unexperienced persons from acting the History of the Old Testament, to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church. They had their barnc-hishop, or child-hishop, who assumed the state and Attire...
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The British Tourist's, Or, Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through ..., Volume 6

William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 442 pages
...so that they petitioned Richard II. to prohibit some :jpnorant and unexperienced persons from acting the History of the Old Testament, to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church. They had their barnebishop, or child-bishop, who assumed the state and attire...
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Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 2

Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 482 pages
...scho. lars of Paul's School presented a petition to Richard II. praying him to prohibit some inexpert people from presenting the History of the Old Testament, to the great prejudice of the said clergy, who had heen at great expence in order to represent it at Christmas. On the 18th of July, 1300, the parish...
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Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ...

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...Richard the Second, praying his Majesty to prohibit some ignorant and unexperienced persons from acting the HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church, who had expended consisiderable sums for a publick presentation of that play...
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Biographia Dramatica: pt. 2. Authors and actors: I-Y. Appendix. Additions ...

David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 476 pages
...this year the scholars of Paul's school presented a petition to • Richard II. praying His Majesty " to prohibit some unexpert " people from presenting...expense in order to represent it publicly at Christmas." About twelve years afterwards, viz. in ISyO, the parish-clerks of London are said to have played interludes...
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Biographia Dramatica: pt.1. Authors and Actors: A-H

David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 472 pages
...In this year the scholars of Paul's school presented a petition to Kichard II. praying His Majesty " to prohibit some unexpert " people from presenting...expense in order to represent it publicly at Christmas." About twelve years afterwards, viz. in 1390, the parish-clerks of London are said to have played interludes...
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Hogarth Illustrated from His Own Manuscripts, Volume 1

1812 - 474 pages
...justly damned since damning came into " fashon." sented a petition to Richard II. praying his Majesty to prohibit some unexpert people from presenting the...of the Old Testament, to the great prejudice of the clergy, who had been at much expence irt order to represent it publicly at Christmas. In 1390, interludes...
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