Cessante autem vastatione hostili, tantis frugum copiis insula quantas nulla retro aetas meminit, affluere coepit: cum quibus et luxuria crescere, et hanc continuo omnium lues scelerum comitari adceleravit, crudelitas praecipue, et odium veritatis amorque mendacii, ita ut siquis eorum mitior, et veritati aliquatenus propior videretur, in hunc quasi Brittaniae subversorem, omnium odia telaque sine respectu contorquerentur.
Now when the pilling of the enemy ceased, there came to be such plentiful store of grain as never was seen the like before in the island, as far as man could remember: whereof the people grew to loose and wanton living, and straight after there hasted to ensue this a plague of all manner of lewdness, specially cruelty, hate of truth and love of lying, insomuch that, if any were gentler and seemed somewhat more given to truth than other, against him all men would hurl the darts of their hate without regard, as one that sought to overthrow Britain.
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