… of their rank, expected immediate emancipation from their customary routine and a degree of refinement of their manners. Yet they were immediately put under the firm guidance of the Master of Ceremonies and had to comply with a set …
… ‘Tis the most effectual means to baffle the Force of Discipline, to emasculate peoples Spirits, and Debauch their Manners.’ 11 Restoration-era playgoing occasioned self-monitoring; Pepys assessed himself a monetary forfeit (given to …