At length, when they had flouted him their fill, l

They gan to cast what penaunce him to giue.

Some would haue gelt him, but that same would spill

The Wood-gods breed, which must for euer liue:

Others would through the riuer him haue driue,

And ducked deepe: but that seem’d penaunce light;

But most agreed and did this sentence giue,

Him in Deares skin to clad; and in that plight,

To hunt him with their hounds, him selfe saue how hee might.

But Cynthia’s selfe, more angry then the rest, li