caught him by the garment] How unruly a thing is lawlesse lust, which breakes through the bonds both of conscience, and of modestie, putting a woman (who by her sexe should be shamefast, and by her calling (as being the wife of a Governour a Mistresse) grave) into an impudent offer to commit a rape upon a man. he left his garment] He stayes not to parley with her, no not so much as to plead with her against her lewd motion, having done that before, because the temptation came to such an height, it might be more safe to fly from it then to fight with it; much lesse would he though strong enough (being an able young man) strive with her to recover his garment againe, for he liked it the worse for her sake, and feared he might be tainted with the touch of her.