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Objections to Playhouses and Court Favourites in 17th Century Britain
A vigorous critique condemns court favourites and theatres as corrupting influence. Favourites flatter royalty, undermine governance, and erode virtue. Plays, pope and clergy control are debated, with calls to prohibit playhouses as a national grievance and a threat to virtue, bravery, and public order.
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Patrite
Ego
Rex Wells
Themistocles
Greece
Athens
Deborah
Collier
Chi
Church of Enghard
Satan
Lend
Courk
Posal
Bai Lata
Lawrelt
Navy
Queens Revenue
Philpot-Lane