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AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1592. 



altogether excuse the dulnesse, slouth, and preposterous 

 care of certeine of our Pastours. Which, whether it 

 agreeth to any of their countreymen or no, let other 

 nations judge. 



The twelfth section. 

 The second Secondly, the trifler shamefully reporteth, that adulteries 

 reproch. ^^^ whoredomes are not onely publique, and common 



vices amongst Islanders : but that they are not ac- 

 counted by them for vices. 



Lthough indeed these most filthy abominations, even 

 in our common wealth, be not altogether unusuall : 

 notwithstanding, since all men know that they are farre 

 more common in other nations, where be greater multi- 

 tudes of people, he did undeservedly, and maliciously 

 note the Islanders rather with this reproch, then other 

 people and nations, who are more infamous with this 

 crime then our countreymen. 



And albeit I wish with all mine heart that vices and 

 enormities were much lesse wincked at in our countrey, 

 then we see they are, yet notwithstanding this jugler, by 

 reason of his naturall inclination to backbiting, hath 

 added this in his last reproch : namely, that these vices 

 by the Iselanders are not accounted for vice. For, in 

 what common wealth dare the impudent companion 

 affirme this to be true } What } in that common wealth 

 which hath sworne to observe the law contained in our 

 statute booke under the title of Manhelge chap. 28, 

 whereby it is enacted, that whosoever committeth adultery 

 with another mans wife the second time, his goods being 

 [I. 586.] confiscate, he shall be punished with death } Or in that 

 common wealth, which not long since hath inflicted the 

 penalty of 80 dallers upon a servant committing adultery 

 with his masters wife ? Or in that common wealth which 

 hath decreed, that if he doth not pay, nor lay in sureties 

 at the day appointed, he shalbe banished the countrey .^^ 

 Or in that common wealth the politike lawes whereof 

 doe streightly command that whosoever be according to 



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