The forrest of fancy Wherein is conteined very prety apothegmes, and pleasaunt histories, both in meeter and prose, songes, sonets, epigrams and epistles, of diuerse matter and in diuerse manner. VVith sundry other deuises, no lesse pithye then pleasaunt and profytable.

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Title: The forrest of fancy Wherein is conteined very prety apothegmes, and pleasaunt histories, both in meeter and prose, songes, sonets, epigrams and epistles, of diuerse matter and in diuerse manner. VVith sundry other deuises, no lesse pithye then pleasaunt and profytable.
Author: H. C.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Thomas Purfoote, dwelling in Newgate Market, within the new rents, at the signe of the Lucrece,; 1579.
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Of one Vrbina a Virgin vestall, taken in adulterye,

VRbina a Uirgin vestall in adultry being taken,
with roddes about the cittie was whipped therefore,
And of all her friendes then being forsaken,
was buried aliue, whome none did deplore,
And of the Adulterers that did her deflower,
The one did stay himselfe that present hower,
The other the ouersecers of the temple then,
Caused to be executed in the market place,
That he might be a warning to all other men,
To teach them the path of vertue to trace.

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