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 their Majeties. He quoted the Authority of the Rabbis, and ome Paages from St. Bonaventure, to prove that the Œdipus of Sophocles was the Work of the evil Spirit; that Terence was excommunicated ipo facto; and added, that doubtles Brutus, who was a very evere Janenit, aainated Julius Cæar, for no other Reaon, but becaue he, who was Pontifex Maximus, preum'd to write a Tragedy the Subject of which was Œdipus. Latly, he declar'd that all who frequented the Theatre were excommunicated, as they thereby renounc'd their Baptim. This was calling the highet Inult on the King and all the Royal Family; and as the Englih lov'd their Prince at that Time, they cou'd not bear to hear a Writer talk of excommunicating him, tho' they themelves afterwards cut his Head off. Prynne was ummon'd to appear before the Star-Chamber; his wonderful Book, from which Father Le Brun tole his, was entenc'd to be burnt by the common Hangman, and himelf to loe his