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A Stage-play. Ludus Scenicus.

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In a _Play-house_, 1. (which is trimmed with _Hangings_, 2. and covered with _Curtains_, 3.) In _Theatro_, 1. (quod vestitur _Tapetibus_, 2. & tegitur _Sipariis_, 3.) _Comedies_ and _Tragedies_ are acted, wherein memorable things are represented; _Comediæ_ vel _Tragœdiæ_ aguntur, quibus repræsentantur res memorabiles as here, the History of the _Prodigal Son_, 4. and his _Father_, 5. by whom he is entertain’d, being return’d home. ut hic, Historia de _Filio Prodigo_, 4. & _Patre_, 5. ipsius, à quo recipitur, domum redux.

The _Players_ act being in disguise; the _Fool_, 6. maketh Jests. _Actores_ (_Histriones_) agunt personati; _Morio_, 6. dat Jocos.

The chief of the Spectators sit in the _Gallery_, 7. the common sort stand on the _Ground_, 8. Spectatorum primarii, sedent in _Orchestra_, 7. plebs stat in _Cavea_, 8. and clap the hands, if anything please them. & plaudit, si quid arridet.