¶Howe Apuleius was accused of lecherie by the Boie.
Cap. 29.
A Fewe daies after, this Boie inuented an other mischiefe: For whē he had solde al y• wood, which I bare, to certain men dwelling in a village by, he led me homeward vnladen: And then he cried that he was not able to rule me, & that he woulde not driue me any lenger to the hill for woodde, saiyng: doo you sée this slowe and dull Asse, who besides all the mischiefes that he hath wrought alreadie, inuenteth dailie more & more. For when he espieth any woman passing by the waie, whether she be olde or maried, or if it be a yonge childe, he will throwe his burthen from his backe and ronneth fiersly vpon thē. And after yt he hath throwen them downe, he will stride ouer them to committe his buggery and beastlie pleasure, moreouer he will faine as though he would kisse them, but he will byte their faces cruellie, whiche thinge may woorke vs great dis∣pleasure, or rather be imputed vnto vs as a crime: and euen now when he espied an honest maiden passing by the highe waie, he by and by threwe downe his woodde & ranne after her: And when he had throwen her vpon the ground, he would haue rauished her before the face of all the worlde, had it not bene that by reason of her criyng out, she was succoured and pulled frō his héeles and so deliuered. And if it had so come to passe that this fearfull maiden had bene slaine by him, what daun∣ger had we bene in? By these and like lies, he prouoked the shéepeherdes earnestlie against me, whiche greued