about midnight
After that the banket was prepared , they washed their bodies , and brought in a tall young man of the village , to sup with them , who had scarce tasted a few pottage , when hee began to discover their beastly customes and inordinate desire of luxury . For they compassed him round about , sitting at the table , and abused the young man , contrary to all nature and reason . When I beheld this horrible fact , I could not but attempt to utter my mind and say , O masters , but I could pronounce no more but the first letter O , which I roared out so valiantly , that the young men of the towne seeking for a straie Asse , that they had lost the same night , and hearing my voice , whereby they judged that I had beene theirs , entred into the house unwares , and found these persons committing their vile abhomination , which when they saw , they declared to all the inhabitants by , their unnatural villany , mocking and laughing at this the pure and cleane chastity of their religion . In the meane season , Phelibus and his company , -LRB- by reason of the bruit which was dispersed throughout all the region there of their beastly wickednesse -RRB- put all their trumpery upon my backe , and departed away about midnight . When we had passed a great part of our journey , before the rising of the Sun , we came into a wild desart , where they conspired together to slay me . For after they had taken the goddesse from my backe and set her gingerly upon the ground , they likewise tooke off my harnesse , and bound me surely to an Oake , beating me with their whip , in such sort that all my body was mortified . Amongst whom there was one that threatened to cut off my legs with his hatchet , because by my noyse I diffamed his chastity , but the other regarding more their owne profit than my utility , thought best to spare my life , because I might carry home the goddesse .