which were found or present at certayne auncient, and olde councels.

[Sidenote: Augustine against Petilian cap. 6.] Saint Augustine in his
booke agaynst Petilian, speaketh in this manner: The Byshops haue
always accustomed to represse and beate downe vayne and wanton
daunses: but there are at this day some, which are found in daunses,
yea, and they themselues daunse with women, so farre of is it, that
they reproue, correct, or amend such a greate vice.

[Sidenote: Augustine uppon the 32. psa.] And uppon the thirtie and
two psalme, he condemneth also, or lykewyse the daunces which be had
or used on the Sondaies or Lordes dayes.

[Sidenote: Chrisos. in the 26 homily upon Gen.] Saint John
Chrisostome in the fiftie & sixt homily uppon the booke of Genesis,
intreatinge or speaking of the mariage of Jacob, doth very much
condemne daunsescalling them diuilish.

[Sidenote: Chrisos. in the 48. homily upon Gen.] [Sidenote:
Chrisos. in 14. chap. of S. Mat.] The like is founde in the fourty
and eighte Homily. And upon the fourteenth chapiter of Saint Mathew,
speakinge of the daunsynge of Salome, the Daughter of Herodias, hee
sayth, that when a wanton daunsynge is hadde, or used, the Deuill,
daunseth by and by, or altogeather.

[Sidenote: In the 53. cannon.] In the counsell of Laodicea, which was
holden in the yeare 368. ther was a cannon made, in these proper
tearmes, or wordes. It must be not admitted that the Christians,
which either goe or come to mariages, leape or daunse, but that
chastlye & soberly they sup or dyne, and as it is seemly and