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Bale, John (1495-1563)

Into fyve personages maye the partes of thys Comedy be devyded.

The aparellynge of the six vyces, or frutes of Infydelyte.

A COMEDY CONCERNYNGE THRE LAWES, OF NATURE, MOSES, AND CHRIST, CORRUPTED BY THE SODOMYTES, PHARYSEES AND PAPYSTES. Compyled by Johan Bale. Anno 1538.

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The aparellynge of the six vyces, or frutes of Infydelyte.

Lete Idolatry be decked lyke an olde wytche, Sodomy lyke a monke of all sectes, Ambycyon lyke a byshop, Covetousnesse lyke a Pharyse or spyrituall lawer, False Doctryne lyke a popysh doctour, and Hypocresy lyke a graye fryre. The rest of the partes are easye ynough to conjecture.