Baconian Hush-Hush

(In Two Parts)

Part One

Part Two

 

Soon after Hayward’s arrest, a decree is demanded by Master White-Gift that “no Satires or Epigrams be printed hereafter; thus include: Joseph Hall’s Virgidemiarum; John Marston’s Pigmalians Image and The Scourge of Villanie; Guilpin’s Skialetheia; Thomas Middleton’s Microcynicon; Sir John Davies’ Epigrammes; Thomas Cutwode’s Caltha Poetarum and the book against women viz, of Marriage and Wiving and the XV Joys of Marriage. No English histories be printed, except they be allowed by some of her Majesty’s Privy Council; no plays be printed except they be allowed by such as have authority; all Nashe’s books and Doctor Harvey’s books be taken wheresoever they may be found and that none of their books be ever printed hereafter.

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