Those daintie parts, the dearlings of delight, xliii

Which mote not be prophan’d of common eyes,

Those villeins vew’d with loose lasciuious sight,

And closely tempted with their craftie spyes;

And some of them gan mongst themselues deuize,

Thereof by force to take their beastly pleasure.

But them the Priest rebuking, did aduize

To dare not to pollute so sacred threasure,

Vow’d to the gods: religion held euen theeues in measure.

So being stayd, they her from thence directed xliv