"[370] That the philosophy of this moral improvement resides in the extreme application of poetic justice he shows as follows: "For by the reward of the good the good are encouraged in wel doinge: and with the scowrge of the lewde the lewde are feared from evill attempts."

420 To whom shall I my evill case complaine, Or tell the anguish of my inward smart, Sith none is left to remedie my paine, Or deignes to pitie a perplexed hart; But rather seekes my sorrow to augment 425 With fowle reproach, and cruell banishment?

They are apprehensive, they say, lest "by this licentious life of hers not only God's wrath may be powered downe uppon us ... but also hir evill example may so greatly corrupt others than great and extraordinary charge ... may be imposed uppon us.

Our Indiscreations are our evill fortunes, And nothing sincks us but [our] want of providence.

To whom may I more trustely complaine 55 The evill plight that doth me sore constraine, And hope thereof to finde due remedie?

Proc., 122 ("For that he gave evill words" an offender was enjoined by the judge to pay 2s.