Link to an image of this page [D2v f26v]Adversus naturam peccantes.[1]
Those sinning against nature.
Turpe quidem factu, sed & est res improba dictu,[2]
Excipiat si quis choenice ventris onus.
Mensuram legisque modum hoc excedere sanctae est,
Quale sit incesto pollui adulterio.[3]
It is certainly foul as a deed but also a wicked thing to speak of, if someone were to empty the burden of his bowels into a bushel-box. This means exceeding the measure and limit of divine law as it would be defiled by impure adultery.
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- prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city [25I12] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sitting on an elevation [31A2352] Search | Browse Iconclass
- defecation [31A62] Search | Browse Iconclass
- adult man [31D14] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fence, wall, paling [41A54] Search | Browse Iconclass
- wooden container: barrel, cask [41A775] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head-gear and clothing for the upper part of the body [41D22] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clothing for the lower part of the body [41D23] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- sodomy, sexual contact between men [33C62] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dish, plate, saucer [41C341] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa) [57AA51] Search | Browse Iconclass
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