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431. Histrio mastix (his"tri-ō-mas'tiks). [LL., 'the player's scourge.'] A play by Marston, produced before 1599, in which year Jonson satirized it in his "Every Man out of his Humour." It was printed in 1610. Histrio mastix, the Player's Scourge, or Actor's Tragædie. A treatise by William Prynne, published in 1632, though dated 1633. The book was designed to promote the total suppre ion of stage plays. "Prynne's treatise, as is well known, led to his being summoned before the High Commi ion Court and Star Chamber, which condemned his book to be burnt, and the author to be expelled from the Bar and his Inn, to stand in the pillory, to lose both his ears, to pay a fine of £5,000 to the King, and to be perpetually imprisoned. For, about the time when the book was published-according to one account on the day before, according to another but shortly afterwards the Queen and her ladies had themselves acted in a Pastoral at White hall." ( Ward , Hist. Dram. Lit.) In 1649 a mock retractation, entitled "Mr. William Prynn his Defence of Stage-Plays, or a Retract a tion of a former Book of his called Histrio-Mastix," was published. Hit (hit). A town in the vilayet of Bagdad, Asiatic Turkey, situated on the Euphrates about 100 miles west-northwest of Bagdad: the ancient Is. It is famous for its fountain of bitu men. Population (estimated), 2,500. Hitch cock (hich'kok), Edward. Born at Deer field, Ma ., May 24, 1793: died at Amherst, Ma ., Feb. 27, 1864. An American geologist, profe or from 1825 of chemistry and natural history at Amherst College, and president of the college 1845-54, with the profe orship of natural theology and geology. Among his works are "Geology of the Connecticut Valley" (1823), “Elementary Geology" (1840), "Fo il Footsteps" (1848), "Religion of Geology" (1851), "Illustrations of Surface Geology" (1856), "Supplement to the Ichnology of New England" (1865), "Elementary and Popular Treatise on Geology" (with Charles H. Hitch cock, 1860), "Anatomy and Physiology" (with Edward Hitch cock, Jr., 1860). Hitch cock, Roswell Dwight. Born at East Machias, Maine, Aug. 15, 1817: died at Somerset, Ma ., June 16, 1887. An American clergyman and theologian. He was appointed profe or of church history at Union Theological Seminary (New York) in 1855, and president in 1880. He published "Complete Analysis of the Bible" (1869), “Socialism" (1879), etc. Hitch in (hich'in). A town in Hertfordshire, England, 33 miles north by west of London. Population (1891), 8,860. Hitch it i (he-che-te'). A division of North American Indians. The name is from a Creek word, 'to look up' ( i . e., the stream). The language was spoken on the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, and spread to Flint River through Georgia and Florida. The Semi noles were a half Creek and half-Hitch it i speaking people, and probably the Yama i also. See Creek. Also Echeetee , Etchita , Ichiti . Hitopadesha (hi-to-pa-dā'sha). In Sanskrit literature, the book of "Good Counsel." It was the first Sanskrit book printed in Nagari letters (see Devanagari ): edited by Carey, and printed at Serampore in been already translated by Wilkins (Bath, 1787) and Sir William Jones (London, 1799). It is ethico-didactic, and is what the Hindus call a nit i shastra or 'conduct-work.' The plan is simple. The sons of King Sudarshana are vicious. He convokes the wise men, and asks if any one is able to reform his sons. Vishnusharman offers to do so, takes them in charge, and relates to them the stories which make up the collection. The Hitopadesha is not an original work, but an excellent compilation of ancient material. The sources are expre ly said to be "the Pan chat antra and another work." The author or editor is said to have been