Note 1445 — BOOK IV THE PLAY-HOUSES (continued 3)
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E. Hake, Newes out of Poules Churchyarde (1579), Sat. v:
What else but gaine and money gote Maintaines each Saboth day The bayting of the Beare and Bull? What brings this brutish play?
Many of the attacks on plays (App. C) also refer to baiting.