The right rule of Christian chastitie profitable to bee read of all godly and vertuous youthes of both sexe, bee they gentlemen or gentlewomen, or of inferiour state, whatsoeuer. Collected and written by one studious to gratifie his freendes, and profit his kindred: first (priuately) for the instruction, forewarning and forearming of certayne younge gentlewomen his neare and deare cosins: and after published by the same, in hope to profit the Church & common wealth, according to his talent. The methode wherof is to bee seene immediatly after the preface to the reader.

Filthy speeche or bawdy, or ribawdous talke, the tenth vice, forbidden by the seuenth commaundement.

OBscoenitie, [ 10] that is filthy spéeche or 〈…〉〈…〉, and ribawdous talke, is a vice or sinne, against the seuenth precept, that springeth of the contempt of God, and mallepertnes of witte, wherby a man or woman, eyther in spéeche, or in gesture, behaue them selues foulely, shamefully, and dishonestly, doo vt∣ter and declare their vnchaste, and lecherous, minde and wantonnesse: and either by filthy speech, or mauton ges∣tures, or motion of the body offend the eyes, and cares, of honest men & women. And therfore chast virgins, must stop the eares of their minde, when sometimes the eares of the body, are compelled (such is the wickednes of these perrilous and latter times) to heare such vnchast talke. Many tinies euen the godly will make a kinde of shew or semblance of this vice for triall sake, who many times

vse 〈…〉〈…〉 good 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into 〈◊〉〈◊〉. As the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doo many 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pr••ise and vse (〈…〉〈…〉) good to an ••uill 〈…〉〈…〉: * 1.1 But they tha•• p•••• in bre this vice 〈◊〉〈◊〉 any others as Flattery, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, double Dili∣gence, and such like, as an Angtinghooke or bayte, to * 1.2 to 〈…〉〈…〉 that 〈…〉〈…〉 in indgement, nor hand any 〈…〉〈…〉, that yet know not what is to keep•• or forgoe, possess••••y 〈◊〉〈◊〉, an incomparable Jewell, the Virginitie (〈◊〉〈◊〉) of filly soules, that yet know not vice from vertue. Such stye suttel flanes may iustly be 〈…〉〈…〉 brothe••s.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Forewarthed, halfe harmed.
• * 1.2

  A poysonous kinde of peo∣ple, more to be hated, shū∣ned and de∣tested of god ly youth, then Todes or scor pions.