English poem
For as moche as many folke there be
by Wynkyn de Worde (1500–1535)
"For as moche as many folke there be That desyre the sacrament of weddynge, Other wyll kepe them in vyrgynye, And toyll in chastyte be lyvynge; Therfore I wyll put now in wrytynge In what sorowe these men lede theyr lyves, That to soone be coupled to cursed Wyves."