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FAERIE  OUEENF, 

A     NEW     EDITION 

W  I  T  H    A 

GLOSSARY, 

And  Notes  explanatory  and  critical 

B    Y 

JOHN     UPTON 

Prebendary    of  Rochefter    and  Re&or  of  Great  Riffington 

-in  Glocefterfhire. 

IN    TWO    VOLUMES. 

VOLUME     the     FIRST. 

LONDON: 
Printed  for  J.  and  R.  Ton  son  in  the  Strand, 
MDCCLVIIL 


v.l 


T    O 
THE    RIGHT    HONOURABLE 

LADY     TALBOT 

This   Edition    of  Spenser's 

FAERIE   QUEEN 

IS     DEDICATED 

As  a  Teftimony  of  Gratitude 

b  y 
Her  Ladyship's 

Moft  obliged  and  dutiful  Servant 
JOHN   UPTON 


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PREFACE. 

AS  every  original  work,  whether  of  the  poet,  philofopher, 
or  hiftorian,  reprefents,  mirrour-like,  the  fentiments, 
ideas  and  opinions,  of  the  writer;  fo  the  knowledge  of 
what  relates  to  the  life,  family,  and  friendfhips  of  fuch  an  author, 
muft  in  many  inftances  illuftrate  his  writings ;  and  his  writings 
again  reflect  the  image  of  the  inward  man.  What  wonder  there- 
fore, if  our  curioflty  k  excited  to  get  fome  kind  of  intimacy 
with  thofe,  whom  from  their  writings  we  cannot  but  efteem,  and 
that  we  liften  to  every  tale  told  of  them  with  any  degree  of  pro- 
bability, or  even  fuffer  ourfelves  to  be  impofed  on  by  invented 
ftories  ?  We  have  feveral  traditionary  tales  of  very  uncertain  autho- 
rity recorded  of  ancient  authors ;  becaufe  commentators  and  critics, 
knowing  the  inquifitive  di.fpofitions  of  the  readers,  and  oftentimes 
not  furnifhed  with  true  materials,  fet  their  inventions  to  work  to 
impofe  with  mere  conjectures.  But  while  they  are  thus  inventing, 
they  often  forget  to  attemper  their  tales  with  proper  time  and  cir- 
cumftances ;  and  confequently  the  ill-fupported  ftory  falls  to  the 
ground  ;  and  if  not  well  invented  is  foon  defpifed.  There  are 
various  forts  of  traditionary  tales  told  of  Spenfer ;  fome  of  which 
want  chronology  to  fupport  them,  and  others,  better  fupported, 
have  gain'd  credit.  The  following  is  one  of  thofe  ill-timed 
ftories  handed  down  to  us,  firft  mentioned,  I  believe,  by  the 
editor  of  his  works  in  Folio,  anno  1679.  "  Mr.  Sidney  (after- 
"  wards  Sir  Philip)  then  in  full  glory  at  Court  was  the  perfon, 
"  to  whom  Spenfer  defigned  the  firft  difcovery  of  himfejf ;    and 

"  to 


vi  PREFACE. 

"  to  that  purpofe  took  an  occafion  to  go  one  morning  to  Lei- 
<<  cefter-houle,  furniiht  only  with  a  modeft  confidence,  and  the 
*«  IXth  canto  of  the  ift  Book  of  his  Fairy  Queen.  He  waited 
<(  not  long  t're  he  found  the  lucky  feafon  for  an  addrefs  of  the 
<l  paper  to  his  hand;  who  having  read  the  XXVIIIth  ftanza  of 
"  Dcfpair  (with  fome  figns  in  his  countenance  of  being  much 
u  affected  and  furpriz'd  with  what  he  had  read)  turns  fuddenly 
<<  to  his  fervant,  and  commands  him  to  give  the  party,  that  pre- 
|C  fented  the  verfes  to  him  50  pounds;  the  fteward  flood  fpeech- 
M  lefs,  and  unready,  till  his  mafter,  having  part  over  another 
<c  ftanza,  bad  him  give  him  a  hundred  pounds ;  the  fervant  fome- 
"  thing  ftagger'd  at  the  humour  his  mafter  was  in,  mutter'd  to 
14  this  purpofe,  That  by  the  femblance  of  the  man  that  brought 
"  the  paper,  five  pounds  would  be  a  proper  reward  ;  but  Mr. 
M  Sidney  having  read  the  following  ftanza  commands  him  to 
"  give  him  200  pounds,  and  that  very  fpeedily,  leaft  advancing 
"  his  reward  proportionably  to  the  height  of  his  pleafure  in  read- 
"  ing,  he  mould  hold  himfelf  obliged  to  give  him  more  than  he 
"  had  :  Withal  he  fent  an  invitation  to  the  poet,  to  fee  him  at 
<c  thofe  hours,  in  which  he  would  be  moft  at  leifure.  After  this 
"  Mr.  Spenfer  by  degrees  fo  far  gained  upon  him,  that  he  be- 
"  came  not  only  his  patron,  but  his  friend  too;  entred  him  at 
"  Court,  and  obtained  of  the  Queen  the  grant  of  a  penfion  to 
"  him  as  Poet  Laureat :  But  in  this  his  fate  was  unkind  ;  for  it 
u  prov'd  only  a  poetical graiit ;  the  payment  after  a  very  fhort 
"  time  being  ftopt  by  a  great  councellour,  who  ftudied  more 
u  the  Queen's  profit  than  her  diverfion,  and  told  her  'twas  be- 
"  yond  example  to  give  fo  great  a  penfion  to  a  ballad-maker." 
This  ftory  is  deficient  in  point  of  Chronology,  otherwife  not  ill- 
invented,  becaufe  'tis  plain  from  Spenfer's  Paftorals,  firft  pub- 
Kfhed  in  the  year  1579,  and  from  the  notes  printed  with  them 
by  his  friend  E.  K.  (whofe  name  was  Kerke,  if  I  guefs  right) 
that  he  was  known  to  Sir  Philip  Sidney  before  the  publica- 
tion of  them.     Hear  what  Hobbinol  fays  in  the  Fourth  Eclogue. 

Colin 


PREFACE. 


vu 


Colin  thou  ke?ift  the  Southern  Shepheards  boyy 
Him  Love  hath  wounded  with  a  deadly  dart. 

Hobbinol  means  Gabriel  Harvey,  Colin  Spenfer,  and  the  Southern 
Shepheard  Sir  Philip  Sidney.  His  friend  E.  K.  in  his  notes  lays, 
"  It  feemeth  that  Colin  pertaineth  to  fome  Southern  noble-man, 
"  and  perhaps  in  Surrey  or  Kent ;  the  rather  becaufe  he  fo  often 
"  nameth  the  Kentifh  downs:  And  before,  As  lithe  as  lajje  of 
"  Kent"  Again  in  the  Sixth  Eclogue  Hobbinol  thus  /peaks 
to  Colin, 

Then  if  by  me  thou  lift  advifed  be 

Forfake  the  foil  that  fo  doth  thee  bewitch 

And  to  the  dales  reforty  where  Jloepheards  ritch 
And  fruitful  flocks  been  every  where  to  fee. 

"  This  is  no  poetical  fiction  (fays  his  friend  E.  K.)  but  unfainedly 
cc  fpoken  of  the  poet  felfe,  who  for  fpecial  occafion  of  private 
"  affairs  (as  I  have  been  partly  of  himfelfe  informed)  and  for  his 
"  more  preferment,  removed  out  of  the  North  partes,  and  came 
<c  into  the  South,  as  Hobbinol  indeed  advifed  him  privately. " 

What  is  above  mentioned  of  the  Lord  Treafurer  Burleigh's  un- 
gracious treatment  of  the  Mufes,  and  the  Mufes  friend,  is  more 
particularly  related  by  Dr.  Fuller :  And  as  the  ftory  does  not 
carry  with  it  any  inconfiftencies  of  time  or  place,  I  mail  here 
tranfcribe  it  from  his  Worthies  of  England. 

"  Edmond  Spenfer  born  in  this  city  \jLondon\  was  brought  up 
li  in  Pembroke-Hall  in  Cambridge,  where  he  became  an  excellent 
"  fcholar,  but  efpecially  moft  happy  in  Englifh  poetry,  as  his  works 
"  do  declare.  In  which  the  many  Chaucerifms  ufed(for  I  will  not 
"  fay  affe&ed  by  him)  are  thought  by  the  ignorant  to  be  blemifhes, 
"  known  by  the  learned  to  be  beauties  to  his  book;  which  not- 
"  withstanding  had  been  more  falable,  if  more  conformed  to 
u  our  modern  language.  There  pafTeth  a  ftory  commonly  told 
1C  and  believed,  that  Spenfer  prefenting  his  poems  to  Queen  Eli- 

"  zabeth 


viii  PREFACE. 

«  zabeth,  fhe  hio-hlv  affected  therewith  commanded  the  Lord 
M  Cecil  her  Treafurer  to  give  him  an  hundred  pounds;  and 
"  when  the  Trealurer  (a  good  ffeward  of  the  Queen's  money) 
4k  alledged  that  the  Ann  was  too  much,  Then  give  him  (quoth  the 
v  Queen)  hvbat  is  rcafon\  to  which  the  Lord  Treafurer  confented; 
<l  but  was  fo  bulled  belike  about  matters  of  higher  concernment, 
"  that  Spenfer  received  no  reward.  Whereupon  he  prefented 
"  this  petition  in  a  (mall  piece  of  paper  to  the  Queen  in  her 
li  progrefs, 

/  was  promised  on  a  time 
To  have  rcafon  for  my  rhyme  ; 
From  that  time  unto  this  feafo?ty 
I  receivd  nor  rhyme  nor  reafon, 

"  Hereupon  the  Queen  gave  ftricT:  order  (not  without  fome  check 
"  to  her  Treafurer)  lor  the  prefent  payment  of  the  hundred 
u  pounds  me  firft  intended  unto  him. 

"  He  afterwards  went  over  into  Ireland  Secretary  to  the  Lord 
M  Gray,  Lord  Deputy  thereof;  and  though  that  his  office  under 
"  his  Lord  was  lucrative,  yet  got  he  no  eftate ;  but  faith  my 
"  author  [Cambden]  pecidiari  poetis  fato  femper  cum  paupertate 
"  conflitlatus  eft.  So  that  it  fared  little  better  with  him,  than 
"  with  William  Xilander  the  German  (a  moft  excellent  linguift3 
"  antiquary,  philofopher  and  mathematician)  who  was  fo  poor5 
"  that,  as  Thuanus  faith,  he  was  thought  fami  non  famce  fcribere* 
i(  Returning  into  England  he  was  robb'd  by  the  rebels  of  that 
u'  little  he  had,  and  dying  for  grief  in  great  want,  Anno  1598, 
M  was  honourably  buried  nigh  Chaucer  in  Weftniinfter,  where 
4C  this  diftich  concludeth  his  Epitaph  on  his  monument, 

Anglica  te  vivo  vixit  plaujitque  poeftsy 
Nunc  moritura  timet  te  moriente  mori, 

u  Nor  mull  we  forget,  that  the  expence  of  his  funeral  and  mo- 
■tt  nument  was  defrayed  at  the  charge  of  Robert,  firft  Earl  of  that 

"  name*, 


PREFACE.  ix 

"  name,  Eariof  Effex."  Perhaps  it  may  not  be  improper  here 
to  add  Cambden's  Eulogy,  who  was  our  poet's  contemporary  and 
acquaintance,  and  whom  he  calls  in  his  Poem  intitled  The 
Ruins  of  Time, 

the  nourice  of  antiqiritie, 

And  lanterne  unto  late  fucceeding  age. 

"In  the  year  1598  died  William  Cecil  Lord  Burghley,  Lord 
"  High  Treasurer  of  England.  In  the  fame  year  likewife  died 
"  Edmund  Spenfer,  a  Londoner  by  birth,  and  a  Scholar  alfo,  of 
"  the  university  of  Cambridge,  born  under  fo  favourable  an 
«  afpecl  of  the  Mufes,  that  he  furpaffed  all  the  Englifli  poets  of 
<<  former  times,  not  excepting  Chaucer  himfelf,  his  fellow  Citizen. 
«  But  by  a  fate  which  ftill  follows  poets,  he  always  wreftled  with 
«  poverty,  though  he  had  been  Secretary  to  the  Lord  Grey, 
f<  Lord  Deputy  of  Ireland.  For  fcarce  had  he  there  fettled  him- 
<c  felf  in  a  retired  privacy,  and  got  leifure  to  write,  when  he  was 
<c  by  the  rebels  thrown  out  of  his  dwelling,  plundered  of  his 
"  goods,  and  returned  into  England  a  poor  man ;  where  he 
"  fhortly  after  died,  and  was  interred  at  Weftminfter,  near  to 
iC  Chaucer,  at  the  charge  of  the  Earl  of  Effex ;  his  hearfe  being 
"  attended  by  poets,  and  mournful  elegies  and  poems,  with  the 
"  pens  that  wrote  them,  thrown  into  his  tomb." 

What  I  have  now  to  offer  is  intended  to  illuftrate  the  Fairy 
Queen,  both  in  the  general  plan,  confidered  as  an  Epic  and 
Moral  poem  ;  and  likewife  in  the  concealed  hiftories  of  the  times 
and  perfons  of  the  poet's  age.  'Tis  not  my  defign  to  enter  into 
any  minute  inquiry  of  his  other  writings ;  for  that  mail  be  kept 
for  a  third  Volume;  which  will  contain  his  Paftorals,  Son- 
nets, &*c.  together  with  his  View  of  the  State  of  Ireland,  and  a 
trantlation  of  a  Socratic  dialogue,  entitled  Axiochus  or  of  Death; 
which  is  not  taken  notice  of  by  any  Editor  of  any  part  of  his 
works.  His  Paftorals,  like  Virgil's,  carry  a  perpetual  allufion  to 
his  amorous   paffion,   his   friendfhips,    and   other  circumftances 

Vol.  I.  b  of 


x  PREFACE. 

of  his  life;  and  both  thefe,  and  his  other  poems,  have  in  them 
fo  much  of  himfelf  interfperfed,  that  they  are  a  kind  of  me- 
moes. 

quo  ft  ut  cm ji is 

Votrod  patent  veluti  defcripia  tabelld 

Vita  -v'.ri. 

Spenfer  was  *  born  in  London,  as  he  fays  in  his  Prothalamion, 

At  length  they  all  to  merry  London  came ; 
To  merry  London  y  my  mo  ft  kindly  nurfe, 
That  to  me  gave  this  lifes  Jirft  native  fource  : 
Though  from  another  place  I  take  my  name ; 
An  house  of   ancient   fame. 

This  houfe  of  ancient  fa??ie,  hints  at  his  defcent  from  the  Spenfers 
of  Althorp  in  Northamptonfhire,  the  head   of  which   illuftrious 
family  is  the  prefent  Duke   of  Marlborough.      To  this  houfe  of 
ancient  fa7ne   he  likewife  claims  alliance  in  Colin  Clout's   come 
Home  again, 

No  leffe  praife-isoorthy  are  the  Jifters  three , 
The  honour  of  the  noble  f ami  lie 
Of  which  I  me  an  eft  boaf  my f elf  to  bee  : 
And  mofty   that  unto  them  I  amfo  nie, 
Phyllis,   Charillisy  and  fweet  Amaryllis 

The  three  ftfters  here  celebrated,  if  I  conjecture  right,  were  the 
daughters  of  Sir  John  Spenfer,  viz.  Elizabeth,  married  to  the 
eldeft  fon  of  Lord  Hunfdon  :  Anne,  to  Henry  Lord  Compton, 
and  afterwards  to  Robert  Sackville,  Efq;  fon  and  heir  of  Thomas 

Perhaps  in  the  year  1552  or  53.  For  he  was  matriculated  in  the  Univeriky 
of  Cambridge  in  1569.  He  was  married  in  the  year  1592  or  93,  then  forty  years 
old,  as  he  fays  in  his  60th  fonnet,  and  died  in  the  year  1598,  immaturd  morte. 
See  Kepe's  monument  a  Weftmon.  and  Hughes'  life  of  Spenfer.  The  monument  now 
in  Weftminfter  Abbey  is  of  no  authority.  See  what  is  cited  below  from 
Fenton. 

Lord 


PREFACE.  xi 

Lord  Buckhurfl  :  And  Alice,  married  to  Ferdinando  fon  of  the 
Earl  of  Derby.  Thefe  three  fifters  are  mentioned  by  our  poet  in 
other  paffages :  Elizabeth  is  the  Lady  to  whom  he  wrote  the 
Sonnet  prefixed  to  the  Fairy  Queen,  addrefling  it  To  the  moft 
vertuous  and  beautiful  Lady,  The  Lady  Carew  :  and  to  whom 
likewife  he  dedicated  his  Muiopotmos.  Anne  was  a  widow, 
when  Spenfer  printed  his  Colin  Clout's  come  Home  again ;  and 
when  likewife  he  printed  the  Fairy  Queen :  For  perhaps  he 
means  by  Amintas,  both  in  Colin  Clout's  come  Home  again, 
and  in  *  the  Fairy  Queen,  Henry  Lord  Compton.  She  after- 
wards married  Robert  Sackville,  Efq;  elder!  fon  of  the  Lord  Buck- 
hurfl: ;  whofe  verfes,  as  I  guefs,  are  marked  R.  S.  and  addreffed 
to  the  author  of  the  Fairy  Queen  :  For  the  Sackvilles  were  not 
only  patrons  of  learned  men,  but  learned  themfelves.  Alice, 
who  married  Ferdinando  fon  of  the  Earl  of  Derby,  is  the  Lady 
to  whom  he  dedicates  the  Teares  of  the  Mufes. 

Notwithftanding  his  being  thus  related  to  the  great  and  rich, 
yet  his  own  circumftances  feem  very  moderate  ;  for  he  was  en- 
tered only  a  Servitor  or  +  Sizer  of  Pembroke-Hall  in  Cambridge. 

Here 

*  See  the  note  on  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  45. 

-f  'Tis  faid  that  he  ftood  for  a  fellowfhip  of  Pembroke-Hall  in  competition  with 
Mr.  Lancelot  Andrews  •,  and  that  this  difappointment,  with  others  perhaps  of  like 
nature,  forced  him  from  the  College.  I  have  been  informed  that  he  took  his  Batche- 
lor  of  Arts  degree  in  1572,  and  Matter  of  Arts  in  1576.  That  Mr.  Lancelot  An- 
drews was  B.  A.  in  1574,  M.  A.  in  1578,  and  chofen  fellow  of  Pembroke- Hall  in 
1  576.  'Tis  probable  likewife  that  the  difappointment  he  met  with  from  the  univerfity 
(like  Milton's,  on  a  likecccafion)  made  him  lay  afide  all  thoughts  of  taking  orders. 
Mr.  Fenton's  account,  in  his  obfervations  on  Waller's  poems,  is  well  worth  confider- 
in^  by  thofe  who  are  exact  in  thefe  particulars-,  though  I  difagree  with  him  in  fome 
things,  particularly  with  relation  to  the  time  of  his  acquaintance  with  Sidney.  "  The 
"  Reverend  Mr.  Baker  of  St.  John's  college  in  Cambridge  (whofe  univerfal  learn- 
"  ingis  the  leaft  of  his  many  excellent  qualities)  informs  me  from  the  Univerfity 
"  regifter,  that  Edmund  Spenfer  a  Sizer  [Quadrantarius]  of  Pembroke- Hall,  was 
"  matriculated  on  the  20th  of  May  1569,  took  the  degree  of  Batchelor  of  Arts 
"  1572-3,  and  proceeded  Matter  of  Arts  1576  ;  fo  that  if  we  allow  him  to  have 
"  been  in  the  fixteenth  year  of  his  age,  at  the  time  of  his  admifiion  into  the  college, 
tc  we  may  conclude  he  was  born  about  the  year  1553,  was  introduced  to  the  patron- 
"  a<*e  of  Sir  Philip  Sidney  •,    by    the   dedication  of  his  Shepherds  Kalendar   Anno 

b  2  "  &tau 


xii  PREFACE. 

Here  he  ftaid  'till  he  took  his  matter  of  arts  degree,  in  vain  expedfr- 
ino-  fonie  farther  notice  to  be  taken  of  him  :  From  thence  he  went 
Into  the  Northern  parts  of  England,   but  not  with  the  bitter  fpirit 

of 

.  255  about  two  years  before  lie  was  made  Secretary  to  the  Lord  Grey,  on  his 
•'  beino-  appointed  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland.  That  he  had  at  that  time  begun  to 
"  write  his  Fairy  Queen,  I  believe  will  admit  of  no  difpute  :  But  ir.flead  of  deplor- 
11  ino;  the  fate  of  thole  fix  books  which  are  fuppofed  to  have  perifh'd,  I  am  intireiy 
11  of  Mr.  Dryden's  opinion,  that  upon  Sir  Philip's  death  he  was  depriv'd  both  of 
M  means  and  fpirit  to  accomplish  his  defign.  The  ftory  of  their  being  loft  in  his 
"  voyage  from  Ireland  feems  to  be  a  fiction  copied  from  the  fate  of  Terence's  Co- 
•'  medies,  which  itfelf  has  the  air  of  a  ficlion;  at  beft  it  was  but  a  hear-fay,  that 
"  palled  the  biographers  without  due  examination.  But  as  error  can  fecure  itfelf 
"  beft  beneath  an  affected  congruity,  they  were  in  the  right  to  proportion  his  Ja- 
4i  Lours  to  his  life,  and  to  fupply  him  with  fix  books  more  than  he  wrote,  after 
"  they  had  given  him  above  forty  years  more  than  nature  affign'd  him.  His  epitaph 
"  has  been  the  principal  caufe  of  this  error;  to  which  the  more  deference  has  been 
"  pay'd,  upon  a  fuppofition  that  his  monument  was  erected  in  the  reign  of  Queen 
*'  Elizabeth  by  the  unfortunate  Earl  of  Eflex  :  For  which  opinion  I  never  met  with 
*c  any  furer  foundation,  than  four  Englifh  verfes  under  the  print  which  is  prefixed  to 
*'  the  folio  editions  of  his  works.  I  know  that  Cambden  fays  in  his  Kiftory  of 
Queen  Elizabeth,  Impenfis  comitis  Effexix  inhumatus  :  By  which  he  could  only  mean 
that  he  was  interr'd  at  that  Earl's  expence,  tho'  inhumatus  by  the  pureft  writers  of 
antiquity  always  bears  a  quite  oppofite  fignification.  But  I  have  lately  difcover'd 
that  this  monument  was  let  up  above  thirty  years  after  Spenfer's  death  by  Stone, 
who  was  mafter  mafon  to  King  Charles  the  1  ft:  His  diary  is  now  in  the  polTeffionof 
Mr.  Vertue,  from  whence  the  following  article  is  literally  tranferibed.  1  allfo  mad 
a  movement  for  Mer.  Spencer  the  pooett  and  fet  it  up  at  Wejimejier  for  which  the  Contes 
of  Dorfett  payed  me  40  £.  This  Lady,  who  was  daughter  of  George  Earl  of  Cum- 
berland, about  the  fame  time  beftow'd  a  monument  on  Daniel,  the  poet  and  hi- 
ftorian,  at  Beckington,  near  Philips  Norton  in  Somerfetihire ;  upon  which  there 
is  an  epitaph,  which  begins  like  Spenfer's  !  Here  lies  expecting  the  fecond  coming  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour,  &c.  From  whence  I  am  inclined  to  believe  that  the  Lady 
recommended  the  care  of  procuring  both  inferiptions  to  Stone  :  And  if  he  under- 
took to  compofe  them  himfelf,  as  from  the  ftyle  and  fpelling  we  may  reafonable 
conclude  he  did,  what  exactnefs  in  the  dates  could  be  poffibly  expected  ?  For 
tho'  he  was  perhaps  the  greateft  mafter  of  his  profeffion  in  that  age,  of  which  there 
needs  no  other  evidence  than  the  banqueting-houfe  at  Whitehall,  which  he  built 
under  the  direction  of  Inigo  Jones  ;  yet  he  hath  not  left  the  leaft  traces  of  litera- 
ture to  prove  him  competently  qualified  to  write  an  epitaph  for  a  poet.  Upon 
the  whole,  I  think  from  the  calculation  I  have  made,  we  may  juftly  infer,  that 
Spenfer  was  at  moft  but  45  years  old  when  he  died  Anno  Dom.  1598,  at  which 
age,  Cambden,  if  he  was  editor  of  the  firft  collection  of  Weftminfter  inferiptions, 
might  fay  with  propriety  that  he  died  immaturely.  And  queftionlefs  that  article 
in  which  this  expreffion  is  ufed  Obiit  immaturd  morte,  was  intended  only  to  guide 
the  curious  to  that  part  of  the  Abbey,  in  which  the  remains  of  fo  famous  a  perfon 

"  were 


11 


PREFACE.  xiH 

of  difappointment.  Hear  with  what  filial  piety  he  remembers  his 
Alma  Mater,  though  to  him  fhe  proved  a  ft ep- mother,  where 
he  is  celebrating  the  river  that  runs  by  her, 

cThe?ice  doth  by  Huntingdon  and  Cambridge  flit^ 
My  mother  Cambridge^  whom  as  with  a  crowne 
He  doth  adorn,  a?td  is  adorn '  d  of  it 
With  many  a  gentle  mufe  and  many  a  learned  wit. 

B.  iv.  C.    ii.  ft.  34.. 

Whether  he  went  into  the  North,  as  a  vifitant,  or  as  a  tutor  to 
fome  young  gentlemen,  I  cannot  learn :  But  'tis  certain  that 
during  his  reiidence  here  he  fell  in  love  with  a  lady,  whom  he 
celebrates  by  the  name  of  Rofalinde.  His  friend  E.  K.  who 
wrote  notes  to  his  Paftorals,  fays  that  "  Rofalinde  is  a  feigned 
"  name,  which  being  well  ordered,  will  bewray  the  very  name 
"  of  his  love  and  miftrefs,  whom  by  that  name  he  coloureth." 
What  he  means  by  well  ordered  is  the  reducing  the  letters  out  of 
that  confufed  ftate,  in  which,  by  way  of  anagram,  they  are  in- 
volved, and  placing  them  in  their  proper  order ;  for  Spenfer  is 
an  anagrammatift  in  many  of  his  names :  Thus  *  Algrind  tranf- 
pofed  is  Archbifhop  Grindal,  Morrell  Bifhop  Elmer ;  and  Hob- 
binol,  with  fome  variation  and  addition  (iv^vUg  gratia)  Gabriel  H. 

This 

cl  were  depofited,  tho'  it  has  fince  been  miftaken  by  many  for  a  monumental  in- 
"  fcription,  for  at  that  time  he  had  no  monument  erected  :  Of  which  the  Latin 
"  verfes  fubjoined  to  the  profe  article  are  an  acceffory  proof ;  having  been  probably 
"  felected  from  thofe  that  were  written  by  the  poets,  who  attended  his  funeral,  as 
*{  being  the  moft  pertinent  to  inform  polterity  that  he  was  buried  near  Chaucer ; 
"  which  I  think  is  all  the  merit  they  can  juftly  pretend  to,  being  fervile  imitations 
"  of  Cardinal  Bembo's  cpitaphson  Sannazarius,  andthe  immortal  painter  ofUrbino. 
tc  Another  traditional  error  in  Spenfer's  life  has  been  generally  received,  that  he  op- 
"  pofed  Mr.  Andrews,  afterwards  Bifhop  of  Winchefter,  for  a  fellowship  in  Pem- 
"  broke-Hall,  and  was  foiFd  in  the  conteft  •,  but  Mr.  Baker  with  realbn  believes, 
44  that  Spenfer  at  that  time  had  left  theUniverfity  :  At  lead  it  is  certain  that  not  he, 
44  but  Dove,  was  Andrews's  rival  ;  to  whom  tho'  he  fail'd  in  the  competition,  the 
<c  fociety  allow'd  a  ftipend  tanquam  focius,  to  retain  him  among  them  :  For  he  was  a 
"  perfon  of  great  merit,  the  moft  celebrated  pulpit  orator  of  that  age,  and  before 
"  he  died  attained  to  the  mitre." 
*  See  Eel.'  VII. 


xiv  PREFACE. 

This  fldttifli  female,  after  mifleading  him  a  long  while  in 
a  lover's,  that  is  a  fool's,  paradifc,  at  length  left  him  :  Some  one 
whom  he  calls  Menalcas  had  done  him  ill  offices  with  this  proud 
fair. 

And  thou,  Menalcas,  that  by  treacherie 
Didjl  under  Jong  my  lajfe  to  wexefo  light, 
Shouldfi  well  be  kuowne  for  fuch  thy  villanie.         Eclog.  VI. 

'Tis  this  fame  perfon  whom,  fo  like  a  difappointed  lover,  he  in- 
veighs againft  in  Sonnet  LXXXVI. 

Verietnous  tongue,  tipt.with  vile  adders  fling, 
Of  that  felfe  kind  with  which  the  Furies  fell 
Their  fnakie  heads  do  combe,  from  which  a  fpring 
Of  poyfond  words  and  fpightful  fpeeches  well ; 
Let  all  the  plagues  and  horrid  paifies  of  hell 
Upon  thee  fall  for  thine  accurfed  hire ; 
That  with  falfe  forged  lies,  which  thou  didjl  tell, 
In  my  true  love  did  ftirre  up  coales  of  ire ; 
The  f parlies  whereof  let  kindle  thine  own  fire, 
A?id  catching  hold  on  thine  own  wicked  hed 
Confume  thee  quite,  that  didjl  with  guile  confpire 
In  my  fweet  peace  fuch  breaches  to  have  bred* 
Shame  be  thy  meed  a?id  mif chief e  thy  reward, 
Due  to  thy  felfe,  that  it  for  me  prepard* 

If  the  Fairy  Queen  is  a  moral  allegory  with  hiftorical  allufi- 
ons  to  our  poets  times,  one  might  be  apt  to  think,  that  in  a 
poem  written  with  fo  extenfive  a  plan,  the  cruel  Rofalinde  is 
fome  way  or  other  typically  introduced  :  And  methinks  I  fee  her 
plainly  characterized  in  *  Mirabella,     Perhaps  too  her  expreffions 

were  the    fame  that    are  given    to  Mirabella,   The  free  Lady 

She  was  born  free And    her   f  pride   and  infolence   is  often 

hinted  at  in  the  Sonnets. 

While 

*  See  B.  vi.  C.  6.  St.  16,  17.  and  C.  vii.  St.  27,  &c. 

f  Compare  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  29.  with  Sonnets  the  Vth  and  Vlth. 


PREFACE.  Xv 

While  Spenfer  fludied  at  Cambridge,  he  found  there  a  friendly 
and  learned  genius  like  himfelf,  whofe  name  was  *  Gabriel  Har- 
vey, covertly  reprefented  in  his  Paftorals  under  the  name  of  Hob- 
binol.  'Twas  he  that  introduced  Spenfer  to  Sir  Philip  Sidney,  and 
Sidney  recommended  him  to  the  Earl  of  Leicefter.  'Tis  plain 
likewife  from  many  paflages  in  his  Paftorals,  that  he  often  vifited 
at  Penmurft  in  Kent.  At  this  delightful  place,  with  the  accom- 
plifhed  Sidney,  he  ftudied  poetry  and  philofophy,  efpecially  the 
Platonic,  which  is  interwoven  in  his  poems  :  Here  he  wrote  his 
Xlth  Eclogue,  November ;  and  likewife  his  Xth,  October,  as  I 
imagine  ;  and  having  fhown  to  him,  The  Shepheards  Calendar , 
as  he  calls  his  paftoral  Eclogues,  he  publifhed  them  in  1579 
with  a  dedication  To  the  noble  and  vertuous  gentleman^  mojl  worthy 
of  all  titles ,  both  of  learning  and  chivalry,  Mafter  Philip  Sidney  : 
figning  himfelf  Immerito.  Here  likewife  he  plan'd  a  poem,  in- 
titled  f  Epithaiamion  Thamefs,  in  imitation  and  friendly  rival- 
fhip  of  Cambden's  Bridale  of  the  Ins  and  Tame  ;  but  afterwards, 
with  many  alterations,  he  made  it  (by  way  of  Epifode)  a  part  of 
the  Fairy  Queen.  Sidney  foon  difcovcred  our  poet's  genius  was 
formed  for  more  fublime  fubjeets ;  and  perfuaded  him  %  "  for 
<c  trumpets  fterne  to  change  his  oaten  reeds."  And  as  I  have 
very  little  doubt  myfelf  but  that  Sir  Calidore  typically  reprefents 
the  Arcadian  Shepheard  >  fo  in  the  Vlth  Book,  Canto  X.  where 
Calidore  by  his  abrupt  arrival  drives  away  the  rural  Graces,  and 
all  fly  the  field, 

All  fave  the  Shepheard,  who  for  fell  defpight 
Of  that  difpleafure  broke  his  bag-pipe  quightr 

The  poet  feems   to  allude  to  Sir  Philip  Sidney's  forcing    him   to 
leave  his  rural  retreats  for  the  court,    and  his   ruftic  for  the  Epic 

Mufe: 

*  See  concerning  him  the  notes  of  E.  K.  on  the  Xlth  Eclogue,  and  likewife  Tan- 
ner, Biblioth.  Brit.  &  A.  Wood,  Faft.  Oxon.  pag.  128. 

■f  See  Spenfer's  Letter  to  Mr.  Harvey,  and  fee  likewife  the  note  on  B>  iv. 
C.  11.  St.  8. 

%  See  note  on  the  Introduction,  B.  i.  St.  1.  pag.  331. 


xvi  PREFACE. 

Mufe  :  For  Colin  Clout,  there  mentioned,  is  Spenfer.  In  the  Xth 
Eclogue,  entitled  October,  there  are  plain  hints  given  of  fome 
fcheme  of  an  heroic  poem  ;  and  the  hero  was  to  have  been  the 
Earl  of  Leiceftcr, 

Abandon  then  the  baft  and  viler  clowne, 

Lift  up  thxfelfe  out  of  the  fowly  duji  ', 

And  fng  of  bloody  Mars,  of  warres,  of  giufts\ 

Turn  thee  to  thofe,  that  weld  the  awful  crowne, 

To  doubted  [read  doughty]  knights,    whofe  wotmdlejfe  armour 

rufts, 
A?id  helmes  unbruzed  wexen  daily  browne. 

There  may  thy  Mufe  difplay  her  flutteri?tg  whig, 
And  ft retch  herfelf  at  large  from  Eaft  to  Weft  ; 
Whether  thou  lift  in  fair e  Eliza  reft ; 
Or  if  thee  pleafe  in  bigger  notes  to  ftng, 
Advance  the  Worthy  whom  foe  loveth  beft, 
That  firft  the  *  white  beare  to  the  flake  did  bring. 

This  great  man  patronized  our  poet ;  f  and  in  the  year  1579,  fent 
him  upon  fome  employment  into  France.  But  Spenfer  fell  under 
his  difpleafure  for  a  while;  and  to  make  his  peace,  and  fhow 
emblematically  that  with  honeft  intentions  he  erred,  like  Virgil's 
harmlefs  Gnat,  he  fent  him  a  hafty  tranflation  of  that  poem, 
which  perhaps  he  never  defigned  mould  have  been  publifhed, 
with  a  Sonnet  prefixed  by  way  of  dedication,   beginning  thus, 

Wronged,  yet  not  daring  to  exprefs  my  pain, 
To  you,   Great  Lord,   the  caufer  of  my  care, 
hi  cloudy  teares  my  cafe  I  thus  complai?t 
Unto  your  J  elf,  that  o?ily  privy  are 

If  one  may  conjecture  the  occafion  of  this  Great  Lord's  difplea- 
fure, it  feems  owing  to  fome  kind  of  officious  fedulity  in  Spenfer, 

who 

•f-  The  Earl  of  Leicefter's  cognizance. 

*  See  Spenfer's  Letter  to  Mr.  Harvey  ;    with   a  Latin  copy  of  verfes  written   in 
great  hafte,  and  printed  full  of  faults,  firft  in  the  edition  1679,   and  afterwards   by 


Hughes. 


PREFACE.  xvii 

who  much  clefired  to  fee  his  patron  married  to  the  Queen  of 
England.  The  hiftorians  are  full  of  the  Queen's  particular 
attachments  to  the  Earl  of  Leicefter :  c  She  expreffed  (fays 
{  Cambden)  fuch  an  inclination  towards  him,  that  fome  have 
c  imputed  her  regard  to  the  influence  of  the  Stars.'  Melvil  fays 
in  his  Memoirs,  that  Q^ Elizabeth  freely  (  declared  that  had  fhe 
'  ever  defigned  to  have  married,  her  inclinations  would  have  led 
1  her  to  make  choice  of  him  for  a  hufband.' 

For  onely  worthy  you  >   through  prowefs  priefe^ 
(Tf  liv'mg  man  mote  wort  hie  be)  to  be  her  liefe. 

B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  17. 

According  to  my  plan,  with  refpect  to  the  hiftorical  allufions 
in  the  Fairy  Queen,  *  Prince  Arthur  means  the  Earl  of  Leicefter. 
This  favourite  Lord  died  in  the  year  1588,  and  two  years 
before,  Sir  Philip  Sidney  was  flain  in  the  Low-countries  ;  whole 
death  is  fo  feelingly  lamented  by  Spenfer  in  many  paflages  of 
his  poems. 

It  may  feem  fomewhat  ftrange  at  firft  fight,  that  one  of  fuch 
acknowledged  merit  could  procure  from  the  patronage  of  his 
great  friends  no  preferment  or  place  of  profit  in  England. 
But  if  it  be  confidered,  that  Places  and  Place-men  were  not 
quite  fo  numerous  in  the  reign  of  (^Elizabeth,  as  in  modern 

times that  the  Church,  in  her  reign,  was  the  proper  place 

for  learned  Clerks  to  feek  for  preferments — that  he  had  joined 
himfelf  to  the  puritanical  party,   firft  to  Leicefter  and  Sidney, 

and    after  their  deaths  to   the  Earl  of  EfTex that  he  had 

abufed  notoriously  \   Bifhop  Elmer,    and  praifed    Archbifhop 

Grindal ; 

*  See  the  notes  in  pag.  332.  and  pag.  401. 

•\  His  name  is  varioufly  written,  as  Ailemare,  Aylmer,  Elmer  or  Mlmer.  See 
Sirypeh  Life  of  Bifhop  Aylmer  :  He  was  made  Bifhop  of  London  in  the  year  1576. 
The  Courtiers  would  never  forgive  Spenfer  for  his  vth  and  vnth  Eclogues :  in  the 
former,  Morel  is  a  anagram  of  Bifhop  Elmer ;  fays  the  Glofiary  to  the  Edition 
of  1679.     Thefe  were  thofe  former  writs  that  brought  him  "  into  a  mighty  Peer's 

Vol.  I.  c  "  dif*. 


xviii  PREFACE. 

Grindal :  which  was  not  altogether  fo  well  received,  neither  by 
the  Queen  nor  her  courtiers,  nor  the  Lord  Treafurer,  to  whom 
he  was  always  in  opposition — Thefe  reafons  well  weighed,  I  think 
the  wonder  is,  that  not  only  he  got  no  preferment  in  England, 
hut  that  he  ihould  be  able  to  obtain  from  the  Queen  a  grant 
of  any  of  the  *  forfeited  lands  in  Ireland.  Spenfer  was  appointed 
Secretary  to  Arthur  Lord  Grey  of  Wilton,  Lord  deputy  of 
[reland  in  the  year  1580,  who  refigned  in  the  year  1582. 
This  noble  Lord  is  femblably  mown  in  the  character  of  Arthe- 
gal  ;  and  Spenfer  has  addrefled  a  Sonnet  to  him,  acknowledging 
1  his  bounty,  and  the  patronage  of  his  Mufe's  pupillage.'  'Tis 
probable  that  through  his  good  offices  our  poet  had  the  grant 
above  mentioned ;  which  was  confirmed  to  him  in  the  year 
1586.  But  in  his  Colin  Clout's  come  Home  again,  he  fays 
that  it  was  Sir  W.  Raleigh  (for  him  he  means  by  the  Shepherd 
of  the  ocean)  that  First  enha?iced  him  to  the  good  Graces  of 
Queen  Elizabeth  :  and  mentions  the  vifit  that  his  honoured  friend 
paid  him,   "  as  he  fat  keeping  his  fheep, 

Under  the  foot  of  Mok,  that  mountain  horey 

— amongft  the  cooly  Jhade 
Of  the  green  alders  by  the  Mullet  %  fliore. 

He  celebrates  this  river  in  B.  iv.  C.  xi.  St.  41. 

And  Mulla  mme^   whofe  waves  I  whilom,  taught  to  weep. 

'*  difpleafure,"  as  he  complains  in  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  41.  See  note  in  pag.  6$y« 
There  is  nothing  laid  in  the  Ruins  of  Time,  nor  in  the  Tears  of  the  Mufes  ; 
nor  even  in  Mother  Hubbard's  Tale,  that  the  Lord  Treafurer  could;  apply 
to  himfelf.  Befide  the  firft  part  of  his  Fairy  Queen  was  printed  before  any  of 
rhefe  poems.  However  I  once  thought  that  Bufirane,  the  Enchanter,  glanced  ob- 
liquely at  Burleigh,  as  Amoret  did  at  the  Q^of  Scots. 

*  The  Earl  of  Defmond  and  his  complices  had  forfeited  a  vaft  eftatei  amounting 

in  all    to  574628   acres  of  land part  of  this  eftate  being  in  Cork  was  difpofed 

of  to  Edmund  Spenfer,  viz.  3028    acres  :    rent  per  annum^  17I.    7s.  6d.       Cox's 
Hiftory  of  Ireland: 

He 


PREFACE.  xix 

He  calls  it  Mimy  becaufe  it  ran  through  his  own  grounds. 
Again  in  B.  vii.  C.  6.  he  forgets  not  its  praifes  in  the  meta- 
morphofis  of  Molanna.  His  houfe  was  one  of  the  caftles 
belonging  to  the  Earl  of  Defmond,  and  named  Kilcolmaiij 
fouated  not  far  from  Doneraile. 

I  mentioned  above  his  long  fruitlefs  purfuit  of  Rofalinde  ; 
who  I  believe  was  married  when  he  wrote  his  Colin  Clouts 
come  Home  again  :  for  he  fays  in  the  perfon  of  Colin  '  Sitli  her 
I  may  not  love.'  'Tis  very  probable  that  in  the  year  1588  or  89,  he 
had  fome  thoughts  of  a  country  lafs,  as  he  calls  her,  *  of  low  degree, 
who  had  the  fame  name  with  the  Queen  and  his  own  Mother  ; 
and  whom  he  afterwards  courted  in  earner!,  and  married  on  thef 
nth  of  June  in  the  year  1592  or  1593  in  the  %  40th  year  of  his  age. 

Ye  three  Elizabeth" s  for  ever  live, 

That  three  fuch  graces  did  unto  me  give.  Sonnet  74. 

This  is  "  that  fair  one,"  celebrated  by  Spenfer  in  B.  vi.  C.  10. 
St,  15.  and  whom  he  calls  "  the  fourth  Grace,"  in  St.  25. 

— She  worthy  was 
To  be  the  fourth,  with  thofe  three  other  placed : 
Yet  was  floe  certes  but  a.  country  laffe, 
Yet  foe  all  other  country  lajfes  farre  did  pajfe. 

In  the  year  1596,  he  publimed  a  new  edition,  with  the  addi- 
tion of  three  other  books  of  his  Fairy  Queen :  and  two  years 
after,  the  Irifh  rebels  making  an  infurre&ion  under  Tyrone, 
plundered  his  houfe,  and  ruined  his  whole  fortune:  This 
brought  him  into  England;  where  he  foon  after  died:  but 
how  far  his  difappointments  contributed  to  his  death,  or  of  what 

*  See  note  on  B.  Hi.  C.  7.  St.  59. 
f  See  his  Epithalamion. 

This  day  the  fun  is  in  his  chief  eft  bight 

With  Barnaby  the  bright. 
J  Sonnet  60. 

c   2  diftenu 


xx  PREFACE. 

diftemper  he  died,  I  have  no  hiftories  to  direct  me  to  make  any 
conjectures. 

J  is  not  niy  intention  in  this  place  to  enter  into  a  particular 
criticifm  of  'any  of  our  poet's  writings,  excepting  the  Fairy 
Queen  ;  which  poem  feems  to  have  been  hitherto  very  little 
underftood  ;  notwithstanding  he  has  opened,  in  a  great  mea- 
fure,  his  defign  and  plan  in  a  letter  to  his  honoured  friend  Sir 
W.  R.  How  readily  has  every  one  acquiefced  in  Dryden's  opi- 
nion ?  *  That  the  aSiion  of  this  poem  is  not  one —  f  that  there 
is  no  uniformity  of  defign  ;  and  that  he  aims  at  the  accomplijh- 
ment  of  no  acJion.  It  might  have  been  expected  that  Hughes, 
who  printed  Spenfer' s  works,  mould  not  have  joined  fo 
freely  in  the  fame  cenfure  :  and  yet  he  tells  us  $  that  the  J  ever  al 
boohs  appear  rather  like  fo  many  fever  al  poems  y  than  one  entire 
fable  :  each  of  them  having  its  peculiar  knight,  and  being  inde- 
pende?it  of  the  refl. 

Tuft  in  the  fame  manner  did  the  critics  and  commentators 
formerly  abufe  old  Homer  ;  his  Iliad,  they  faid,  was  nothing 
elfe,  but  a  parcel  of  loofe  fongs  and  rhapfodies  concerning  the 
Trojan  war,  which  he  fung  at  feftivals  \  and  thefe  loofe  ballads 
were  iirft:  collected,  and  l|  ftitched,  as  it  were,  together  by  Pi- 
fiftratus ;  being  parts  without  any  coherence,  or  relation  to  a 
whole,  and  unity  of  defign. 

As  this  fubject  requires  a  particular,  consideration  ;  I  defire 
the  reader  will  attend  to  the  following  vindication  of  Homer 
and  Spenfer,  as  they  have  both  fallen  under  one  common  cenfure. 

In  every  poem  there  ought  to  be  fimplicity  and  unity  ;  and 
in  the  epic  poem  the  unity  of  the  action  mould  never  be  vi- 
olated by  introducing  any  ill-joined  or  heterogeneous  parts.  This 
dTential  rule  Spenfer  feems  to  me  ftriclly  to  have  followed :  for 
what  ftory  can  well  be  fhorter,  or  more  fimple,  than  the  fubjecl' 

*  Dryden's  dedication  of  the  tranflation  of  Virgil's  JEneid;. 

j  See  his  dedication  of  the  tranflation  of  Juvenal. 

t  In  the  preface  to  his  edition.         ||  Hence  called  rhapfodies. 

of 


PREFACE.  xxi 

of  his  poem?-— A  Britifh  Prince  fees  in  a  vifion  the  Fairy  Queen; 
he  falls  in  love,  and  goes  in  fearch  after  this  unknown  fair  ;  and 
at  length  finds  her. —  This  fable  has  a  beginning,  a  middle,  and 
an  end.  The  beginning  is,  the  Britifh  Prince  law  in  a  vifion 
the  Fairy  Queen,  and  fell  in  love  with  her :  the  middle,  his  fearch 
after  her,  with  the  adventures  that  he  underwent :  the  end,  his 
finding  whom  he  fought. 

But  here  our  curiolity  is  raifed,  and  we  want  a  more  circum- 
ftantial  information  of  many  things. — Who  is  this  Britifh  Prince  ? 
what  adventures  did  he  undergo?  who  was  the  Fairy  Queen  ? 
where,  when,  and  how  did  he  find  her  ?  Thus  many  queftions 
arife,  that  require  many  folutions. 

The  action  of  this  poem  has  not  only  fimplicity  and  unity,, 
but  it  is  great  and  important.  The  hero  is  no  lefs  than  the  Britiiri 
Prince,  Prince  Arthur :  (who  knows  not  Prince  Arthur  ?)  The 
time  when  this  hero  commenced  his  adventures  is  marked  very 
exactly.  In  the  reign  of  Uther  Pendragon,  father  of  Prince  Ar- 
thur, Octa  the  fon  of  Hengift,  and  his  kinfman  Eofa,  thinking 
themfelves  not  bound  by  the  treaties  which  they  had  made  with 
Aurelius  Ambrofius,  began  to  raife  difturbances,  and  infeft  his 
dominions.  This  is  the  hiftorical  period  of  time,  which  Spen- 
fer  has  chofen. 

Ye  fee    that  good  King  Uther  now  doth  make 

Strong  warre  upon  the  paynim  brethren ',  hight 

OEla  a7id  Oza,  whom  hee  lately  brake 

Bejtde  Cayr  Verolame B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  52c 

Could  any  epic  poet  defire  a  better  hiftorical  foundation  to  build 
his  poem  on  ?  Hear  likewife  what  he  himfelf  fays  on  this  fubjecl, 
"  I  chofe  the  hiftory  of  K.  Arthur,  as  moft  fit  for  the  excel- 
"  lency  of  his  per  fon,  being  made  famous  by  many  mens  for^ 
"  mer  works,  and  alfo  fur  theft  from  the  danger  of  envy  and  fuf- 
"  picion  of  prefent  time."  I  much  queftion  if  Virgil's  iEneid 
is  grounded   on  facts  fo  well    fupported.     Befide  a  poet  is  a 

Maker  v. 


xxii  P     R     E     F    A     C     E. 

Maker  ;  nor  docs  he  compofe  a  poem  for  the  fake  of  any  one 
hero,  but  rather  he  makes  a  hero  for  the  lake  of  his  poem  : 
and  if  he  follows  fame,  whether  from  the  more  authentic  rela- 
tion of  *  old  chronicles,  or  from  the  legendary  tales  of  old  ro- 
mances, yet  flail  he  is  at  liberty  to  add,  or  to  diminifh  :  in  fhort, 
to  fpeak  out,  he  is  at  liberty  to  //>,  as  much  as  he  pleafes,  pro- 
vided his  lies  are  coniiftent,  and  he  makes  his  tale  hang  well 
together. 

Prince  Arthur  few  in  a  viiion,  and  feeing  fell  in  love  with  the 
Fairy  Queen,  juft  about  the  time  that  fhe  held  her  annual  fefti- 
val,  when  her  knights  had  their  various  adventures  afligned 
them.  From  either  of  thefe  periods  an  hiftorian  might  begin  his 
narration  ;  but  a  poet  muft  begin  from  neither  :  becaufe  'tis  his 
province  to  carry  you  at  once  into  the  fcene  of  action  ;  and  to 
complicate  and  perplex  his  ftory,  in  order  to  fhew  his  art  in  un- 
ravelling it.  The  poet  therefore  might  have  opened  his  poem 
either  with  Prince  Arthur,  now  actually  fet  out  on  his  queft,  or 
with  one  of  the  knights  fent  from  the  Court  of  the  Fairy  Queen  : 
by  which  means  the  reader  is  introduced  into  the  midft  of  things; 
taking  it  for  granted,  that  he  either  knows,  or  fome  way  or 
other  will  know,  all  that  preceded.  'Tis  from  the  latter  of 
thefe  periods,  namely  from  one  of  the  Fairy  knights,  who  is 
already  rode  forth  on  his  adventure,  that  Spenfer  opens  his 
poem  ;  and  he  keeps  you  in  fufpenfe  concerning  his  chief  hero, 
Prince  Arthur;  'till  'tis  proper  to  introduce  him  with  fuitable 
pomp  and  magnificence. 

Homer  fings  the  anger  of  Achilles  and  its  fatal  confequences 
to  the  Grecians :  nor  can  it  be  fairly  objected  to  the  unity  of  the 
Iliad,   that  when   Achilles  is  removed  from  the  fcene  of  action, 

*  Our  poet  follows  JefFry  of  Monmouth,  the  Britifh  hiftorian ;  and  the  old  Ro- 
mance intitkd,  The  Hiftory  of  Prince  Arthur  and  his  Knights  of  the  Round  Table: 
or  La  Mort  d*  Arthure^  as  intitled  at  the  end,  and  fo  cited  by  Afcham  in  his 
School-Mafter,  pag.  87.  who  mentions  it  as  a  favourite  author  in  his  time,  See 
the  notes  in  pag.  656. 

you 


PREFACE.  xxiii 

you  fcarcely  hear  him  mentioned  in  feveral  bocks  :  one  being 
taken  up  with  the  exploits  of  Agamemnon,  another  with  Dio- 
med,  another  again  with  the  fueceffes  of  Hector.  For  his  ex- 
tent! ve  plan  required  his  different  heroes  to  be  mown  in  their  dif- 
ferent characters  and  attitudes.  What  therefore  you  allow  to  the 
old  Grecian,  be  not  fo  ungracious  as  to  deny  to  your  own  coun- 
tryman. 

Again,   'tis  obfervable  that  Homer's   poem,   though   he   fings- 
the  anger  of  Achilles,  is   not  called  the  Achilleid,   but  the  Iliad  ; 
becaufe  the  action  was  at  Troy.     So  Spenfer  does   not   call  his 
poem  by   the   name   of  his   chief  hero ;   but   becaufe    his   chief 
hero  fought  for  the  Fairy  Queen  in  Fairy  Land,  and  therein  per- 
formed his  various  adventures,  therefore   he   intitles    his    poem 
The   Fairy   ^ueen.      Hence   it   appears   that   the  adventures   of 
Prince   Arthur   are   neceffarily  connected  with  the  adventures  of 
the  knights   of  Fairy  Land.     This  young  Prince  has  been  kept 
hitherto  in  defigned  ignorance  of  what  relates  to  his  family  and 
real  dignity  :   his  education,  under  old  Timon  and  the  magician 
Merlin,  was  to  prepare  him  for  future  glory  ;   but  as  yet  his  vir- 
tues have  not  been  called  forth  into  action.    The    poet   therefore 
by  bringing  you  acquainted  with  fome  of  the   heroes  of  Fairy 
Land,  at  the  fame  time  that  he  is  bringing  you  acquainted  with 
his  chief  hero,  acts  agreeably  to  his  extenfive  plan,  without  de- 
ftroying  the  unity  of  the  action.      The  only  fear  is,  left  the  un- 
derplots, and  the  feemingly  adfcititious  members,  mould  grow  too 
large  for  the  body  of  the  entire   action  :   'tis  requisite  therefore 
that  the  feveral  incidental  intrigues  mould  be  unravelled,  as  we 
proceed  in  getting  nearer  and  nearer  to  the  main  plot ;  and  that 
we  at  length  gain  an  uninterrupted  view  at  once  of  the  whole. 
And  herein  I  cannot  help  admiring  the  refemblance  between  the 
ancient  father  of  poets,  and  Spenfer  ;  who   clearing  the  way  by 
the    folution    of  intermediate    plots    and  incidents,  brings   you 
nearer  to  his  capital  piece  ;  and  then  mows  his  hero   at  large  : 
and  when  Achilles  once  enters  the  field,  the  other  Greeks  are 

loft; 


xxiv  PREFACE. 

loft  in  his  fplendor,  as  the  ftars  at  the  riling  of  the  fun.  So  when 
Prince  Arthur  hid  been  perfected  in  heroic  and  moral  virtues, 
.1  his  fame  thoroughly  known  and  recognized  in  Fairy  Land  ; 
Him  we  fhould  have  feen  not  only  diffolving  the  inchantment  of 
the  witch  Duefla,  (an  adventure  too  hard  for  the  fingle  prowefs 
of  St.  George)  but  likewife  binding  in  adamantine  chains,  or  de- 
livering over  to  utter  perdition  that  old  wizard  Archimago,  the 
common  enemy  of  Fairy  Knights,  whom  no  chains  as  yet  could 
hold  :  in  fhort,  him  fhould  we  have  feen  eclipfmg  all  the  other 
heroes,  and  in  the  end  accompanied  with  the  Fairy  Knights  mak- 
ing his  folemn  entry  into  the  prefence  of  Gloriana,  the  Fairy 
Queen  :  and  thus  his  merits  would  have  intitled  him  to  that 
Glory,  which  by  Magnificence,  or  Magnanimity,  the  perfection 
of  all  the  reft  of  the  virtues,  he  juftly  had  acquired. 

It  feems,  by  fome  hints  given  us  by  the  poet,  that  he  intended 
likewife  an  Heroic  Poem,  whofe  title  was  to  be  Kin?  Arthur ; 
and  the  chief  fubjecl  of  the  poem,  the  wars  of  the  King  and 
Queen  of  Fairy  Land  (now  governed  by  Arthur  and  Glo- 
riana) againft  the  Paynim  King:  the  chief  Captains  em- 
ployed were  to  be  thofe  Fairy  Knights,  whom  already  he  had 
brought  us  acquainted  with  :  and  the  hiftorical  allufions  un- 
doubtedly would  point,  in  the  allegorical  view,  at  the  wars 
that  Q.  Elizabeth  waged  with  the  K.  of  Spain;  as  the  Fairy 
Knighu  would  typically  reprefent  her  warlike  Courtiers.  This 
feems  plain  from  what  St.  George  fays  to  Una's  parents,  in  B.  i. 
C.  12.  St.  1 8. 

i"  bownden  am  jlr eight  after  this  emprize — 
Backe  to  retourne  to  that  great  Faery  £$ueeney 
A?td  her  to  ferve  fix e  year es  in  warlike  wize 
Gainfl  that  proud  Paynim  King  that  works  her  teene. 

And  plainer  ftill  from  what  the  poet  lays    in  his  own  perfon, 
in  B.  i.  C.  ii.  St.  7. 

Fayre 


PREFACE.  xxv 

Fay  re  goddefe,  lay  that  furious  fitt  ajyde. 
Till  I  of  warres  a?id  bloody  Mars  doe  fing  ; 
A?id  Brytou  fieldes  with  Sarazm  blood  bedyde, 
Twixt  that  great  Faery  ^ueen  and  Pay?iim  King. 

Dry  den  tells  us  in  his  preface  to  the  translation  of  Juvenal,  that 
he  had  fome  thoughts  of  making  choice  for  the  fubject  of  an 
heroic  poem,  King  Arthur's  conquefts  over  the  Saxons :  And 
hinting  at  the  fame  delign  in  the  preface  to  his  Fables  fays, 
"  That  it  was  not  for  this  noble  knight  [meaning  Sir  R.  Black- 
"  more]  that  he  drew  the  plan  of  an  epic  poem  on  King  Arthur.' * 
Milton  likewife  had  the  fame  intention,  as  he  intimates  in  a 
Latin  poem  to  Manfus. 

Si  quando  indigenas  revocabo  in  carmina  regesy 
Arturumque  etiam  fub  tenuis  bella  movent  em ; 
Aut  die  am  inviElae  fociali  focdere  menfae 
Magnanimos  heroas;   ety  0  modo  fpiritus  adfit^ 
Frangam  Saxonicas  Britonum  fub  Marte  phalanges. 

We  have  mown  that  the  action  of  the  Fairy  Queen  is  uniform, 
great  and  important ;  but  'tis  required  that  the  fable  mould  be 
probable.  A  ftory  will  have  probability,  if  it  hangs  well  toge- 
ther, and  is  confident :  And  provided  the  tales  are  fpecioufly 
told,  the  probability  of  them  will  not  be  deltroyed,  though  they 
are  tales  of  wizards  or  witches,  monftrous  men  and  monftrous 
women ;  for  who,  but  downright  mifcreants,  queftion  wonder- 
ful tales  ?  and  do  you  imagine  that  Homer,  Virgil,  Spenfer,  and 
Milton,  ever  thought  of  writing  an  epic  poem  for  unbelievers 
and  infidels  ?  But  if  after  all  the  reader  cannot  with  unfufpecling 
credulity  fwallow  all  thefe  marvellous  tales ;  what  mould  hinder 
the  poet,  but  want  of  art,  from  fo  contriving  his  fable,  that 
more  might  be  meant,  than  meets  the  eye  or  ear  ?  cannot  he 
fay  one  thing  in  proper  numbers  and  harmony,  and  yet  fecretly 
intend  fomething  elfe,  or  (to  ufe  a  Greek  expreffion)  cannot  he 

Vol.   I.  d  make 


XXVI 


PREFACE. 


make  the  iable  allegorical  ?  Thus  Forms  and  Perfons  might  be 
introduced,  fhadowing  forth,  and  emblematically  representing 
the  myfterics  of  phyiical  and  moral  fciences :  Virtue  and  Truth 
may  appear  in  their  original  ideas  and  lovely  lorms  ;  and  even 
Viec  might  be  decked  out  in  fome  kind  of  drefs,  refemblinpr 
beauty  and  truth ;  left  if  feen  without  any  difguife,  fhe  appear 
too  loathfom  for  mortal  eyes  to  behold  her. 

It  muff,  be  confeffed  that  the  religion  of  Greece  and  Rome 
was  particularly  adapted  to  whatever  figurative  turn  the  poet 
intended  to  give  it ;  and  even  philofophers  mixed  mythology 
with  the  graveft  fubjects  of  theology.  Hefiod's  Generation  of 
the  Gods,  is  properly  the  generation  of  the  world,  and  a  hiftory 
of  natural  philofophy  :  he  gives  life,  energy,  and  form  to  all 
the  viiible  and  inviiible  parts  of  the  univerfe,  and  almoft  to  all 
the  powers  and  faculties  of  the  imagination ;  in  a  word  his  poem 
is  "  a  continued  allegory."  When  every  part  therefore  of  the 
univerfe  was  thought  to  be  under  the  particular  care  of  a  tutelar 
deity  \  when  not  only  the  fun,  moon,  and  planets,  but  moun- 
tains, rivers,  and  groves ;  nay  even  virtues,  vices,  accidents, 
qualities,  &c.  were  the  objects  of  veneration  and  of  religious 
dread  ;  there  was  no  violation  given  to  public  belief,  if  the 
poet  changed  his  metaphor,  or  rather  continued  it,  in  an  allegory. 
Hence  Homer,  inftead  of  faying  that  Achilles,  had  not  wifclom 
checked  him,  would  have  flain  Agamemnon,  continues  the  me- 
taphor ;  and  confident  with  his  religion,  brings  Minerva,  the 
goddefs  of  wifdom,  down  from  heaven,  on  purpofe  to  check 
the  rage  of  the  angry  hero.  On  the  fame  fyftem  is  founded  the 
well-known  fable  of  Prodicus :  and  the  picture  of  Cebes  is  a 
continued  allegory,  containing  the  moft  interefting  truths  relating 
to  human  life. 

As  'tis  necefTary  that  the  poet  mould  give  his  work  all  that 
variety,  which  is  confident  with  its  nature  and  defign,  fo  his 
allegory  might  be  enlarged  and  varied  by  his  pointing  at  hiftori- 
cal  events  under  concealed    names ;  and  while    his  ftory  is  told 

confident, 


PREFACE.  xxvii 

confident,  emblematically  and  typically,  fome  hiftorical  cha- 
racters and  real  tranfadtions  might  be  fignifyed.  Thus  though  in 
one  fenfe  you  are  in  Fairy  land,  yet  in  another  you  may  be  in 
die  Britifh  dominions. 

And  here  methinks  a  fair  opportunity  offers  of  laying  before 
the  reader,  at  one  view,  fome  of  the  hiftorical  allufions,  that 
lye  concealed  in  this  myftical  poem.  That  there  are  hiftorical 
allufions  in  this  poem,  Spenfer  himfelf  tells  us,  "  In  that  Faery 
"  Queene  (fays  he  in  his  letter  to  Sir  W.  R.)  I  mean  Glory  in 
"  my  general  intention  ;  but  in  my  particular  I  conceive  the 
<c  moft  excellent  and  glorious  perfon  of  our  Soveraine  the  Queene, 
"  and  her  kingdome  in  Faery  land."  So  in  his  Introduction  to 
the  fecond  Book,  St.  iv. 

Of  Faerie  lond yet  if  he  more  inquire 
By  certaine  fignes  here  fet  in  fundry  place  y 
He  may  it  find-*— 

And  thou,   0  fair  eft  princeffe  under  fly^ 
In  this  fay  re  mirrhour  maift  behold  thy  face  \ 
And  thine  owne  realmes  in  lond  of  Faery , 
And  in  this  antique  image  thy  great  ancefilry. 

So  likewife  in  his  Introduction  to  the  third  Book,  St.  3. 

But,  0  dredd  foveragne, 
Thus  far  forth  pardon,  Jith  that  choicejl  witt 
Cannot  your  glorious  pour  trait  figure  playne, 
That  I  in  colour d  foowes  may  Jhadow  itt, 
And  antique  praifes  unto  present  persons  fitt. 

This  fubjecl:  I  formerly  mentioned  in  a  letter  to  Mr.  Weft,  con- 
cerning a  new  edition  of  Spenfer  ;  and  from  that  letter  I  mall 
here  borrow  what  is  to  my  prefent  purpofe,  adding  fome  things 
and  altering  others. 

d  2  What 


xxviii  PREFACE. 

What  reader  is  ignorant  that  kingdoms  are  often  imaged  by 
their  arms  and  eniigns?  when  therefore  I  fuppofe  the  Lion, 
Una's  defender  [fee  note  on  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  9.  and  on  St.  18. 
and  43.]  to  be  the  defender  of  the  faith,  our  Englifh  King,  I 
make  no  queftion  but  this  will  be  as  readily  allowed  me,  as 
when  I  fuppofe  the  Raven,  the  Danifh  arms,  to  ftarul  for  the 
Dane  himiclf. 

Ne  pall  the  Saxons  /elves  all  peaceably 

Enjoy  the  crowne 

Then  frail  a  Rnvcn  far  from  rifmgfumie 
With  his  wide  wings  upo?i  them  fiercely  fly, 

B.  iii.  C,  3.  St.  46. 

Thus  in  the  Ruines  of  Time. 

What  now  is  of  tU  Affyrian  Lyoneffe, 
Of  whom  710  footing  now  on  earth  appear es  ? 
What  of  the  Perfian  Beares  outrageouf?ieffey 
Whofe  meinory  is  quite  worne  out  with  yeares  f 
Who  of  the  Grecian  Libbard  now  ought  heares 
That  over-ran  the  Eafl  with  greedy  powrey 
And  left  his  whelps  their  kmgdoms  to  devour e  ? 

The  Affyrian  Lyoneffe  images  the  Affyrian  and  Chaldean  empire. 
Daniel  vn.  4.  The  firfl  was  like  a  Lion  [the  Affyrian  and  Chal- 
dean empire]  A  fecond  like  a  Bear  [the  Perfian]  Another  like  a 
Leopard  [Alexander  K.  of  Macedon]  His  whelps,  his  captains 
who  divided  among  themfelves  the  vaft  empires  that  he  had  con- 
quered. From  considering  arms  and  enfigns,  imaging  kingdoms 
and  knights,  I  found  out  as  I  thought  the  clew,  directing  me 
to  the  allufion  of  the  Babes  bloody  hands  :  the  adventure  of  the 
fecond  day,  afligned  to  Sir  Guyon.  He  is  called  the  bloudy- 
handed  babe^  and  hence  Ruddy  maney  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  2.  And 
this  will  appear  from  Spenfers  words  in  his  view  of  Ireland^ 
w  The  Iriflh  under  Oneal  cry  Launder g-aboy  that  is  the  blood y- 

"    HAND, 


PREFACE.  xxix 

<«  hand,  which  is  Oneals  badge."  The  rebellion  of  the  Oneals 
feems  to  be  imaged  in  this  epifode  :  they  all  drank  fo  deep  of 
the  charm  and  venom  of  Acrafia,  that  their  blood  was  infecled 
with  fecret  filth.  [B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  4.]  The  ungovernable  tempers 
of  the  Oneals  hurried  them  into  confxant  mfurredtions,  as  may 
be  feen  in  Camden  s  account  of  the  rebellion  of  the  Irifh  Oneals. 
But  to  make  this  hiftorical  allufion  ftill  clearer,  I  will  cite  a 
pafTage  from  Cambden  in  the  life  of  Q^  Elizabeth.  Ann.  1567. 
1  Thus  did  Shan  Oneal  come  to  his  bloody  end  :  A  man  he 
c  was  who  had  ftained  his  hands  with  blood,  and  dealt  in  all  the 

c  pollutions  of  unchaft   embraces. The    children  he  left  by 

1  his  wife,  were  Henry  and  Shan  :  but  he  had  federal  more  bv 
1  O-donelfs  wife,  and  others  of  his  miftreffes."  His  wife 
Spenfer  has  introduced  in  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  3$,  &c.  The  Lion 
in  B.  v.  C,  7.  St.  16.  points  out  a  Britifh  king,  and  particularly 
the  king  mentioned  in  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  29.  Mercilla,  who  is 
attended  by  a  Lion  in  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  33.  is  Q^ Elizabeth  and 
the  Lady  brought  to  the  bar,  Mary  Q^  of  Scots.  Her  two 
paramours,  faithlefs  Blandamour  and  Paridell,  are  the  Earls  of 
Northumberland  and  Weftmorland.  Blandamour  is  plainly  the 
Earl  of  Northumberland,  becaufe  the  poet  calls  him  in  B.  v. 
C.  i.St.  35.  '  The  Hot-Spurre  Youth,'  which  was  the  well- 
known  name  of  the  young  Percy  in  the  reign  of  K.  Henry  IV. 
In  fome  places  of  his  poem  he  has  given  us  the  very  names 
without  any  difguife  ;  thus  he  mentions  Sir  Bourbon,  B.  v. 
C.  11.  St.  52.  And  Beige,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  6.  Somewhat 
covertly  Irene  is  expreffed,  which  in  the  notes  we  have  fup- 
pofed  to  be  the  fame  as  Ierne.  Philip  K.  of  Spain  is  often 
characterized.  Arthegal  is  Arthur  Lord  Grey  of  Wilton.  The 
Earl  of  Eifexis  imaged  in  Sir  Guyon  ;  Dr.  Whitgift,  his  fometime 
tutor,  in  the  reverend  Palmer.  Sir  Satyrane  is  Sir  John  Perrot : 
whofe  behaviour,  though  honeft,  yet  was  too  coarfe  and  rude 
for  a  Court  :  ejfe  quam  videri  bonus  malebat.  'Twas  well  known 
that  he  was  a  fon  of  Henry  the  vinth;.and  this  is  plainly  alluded  to, 


xxx  PREFACE. 

in  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  2 1 ,  22.  But  of  all  the  hiftorical  characters  here 
delineated,  the  moft  ftriking  feems  that  of  Sir  W.  R.  whom 
we  may  trace  almoft  in  every  adventure  of  the  gentle  fquire 
Timias ;  and  whofe  name  [*  i+»*:]  points  out  Spenfer's  honoured 
friend.  Unfortunate  man  to  fall  under  the  difpleafure  of  Bel- 
pheebe,  the  Virgin  Queen  !  Flow  could  he  prefume  to  carry  on 
a  criminal  amour  with  any  one  of  her  maids  of   honour  ? 

Is  this  the  faith,  fie  f aid — and  [aid  no  more. 
But  turnd  her  face,    and  fled  away  for  evermore. 

B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  7. 

This  Lady  he  afterwards  married  :  She  was  a  daughter  of  Sir 
Nicholas  Throgmorton  \  and  it  feems  to  me  that  her  ftory  is 
fhadowed  in  B.  iv.  C.  7.  where  c  Amoret  is  rapt  by  greedy 
Luft,'  The  calumny  and  flander  that  befell  her  is  imaged  in 
St.  23,  &€*  This  fame  Lady  like  wife  is  typically  fhown  in  Serena  ; 
though  he  defignedly  perplexes  the  ftory,  and  makes 
her  beloved  by  Sir  Calepine  ;  as  he  makes  Amoret  beloved  by 
Sir  Scudamore.  If  the  reader  cannot  fee  through  thefe  dif- 
ouifes,  he  will  fee  nothing  but  the  dead  letter  :  Serena  is  carried 
to  the  Hermit's  cell  together  with  the  gentle  Squire,  to  be 
healed  of  their  wounds,  infli&ed  on  them  by  the  rancerous 
tooth  of  Calumny  and  Scandal.  'Tis  not  to  be  fuppofed  that  Sir 
P.  Sidney  was  forgotten ;  whom  I  think  we  may  difcover  hi 
the  knight  of  Courtefy.  Perhaps  Marinel,  who  has  his  name 
from  the  Sea,  was  intended  to  reprefent  in  fome  particulars  the 
Lord  high  Admiral,  the  Lord  Howard.  I  cannot  find  any 
other  Fairy  knight,  to  whom  properly  might  be  applied,  what 
Spenfer  fays  in  his  Sonnet  prefixed  to  this  poem  : 

Thy  praifes  everlafling  monument 

Is  in  this  verfe  engraven  fern  blably, 

That  it  may  live  to  all  poflerity. 

By  this   expreffion  in   this  verfe  engraven  femblably  he  cannot 
p.ean  in  this  fonnet  \  for  the  word  femblably,  I  think,  has  refe- 
rence 


PREFACE.  xxxi 

fence  to  that  hiftorical  refemblance  that  thefe  imaginary  beings 
in  Fairy  land  bore  to  thofe  real  heroes  of 'Queen  Elizabeth's  Court. 
There  are  other  allufions  of  a  like  complicated  nature.  Belvoir 
cafile  (fb  named  from  the  fair  and  extenfive  view  of  the  country 
all  around)  feems  not  obfcurely  intimated,  in  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  3. 

Unto  the  *  Cafile  of  Belprard  her  brought* 
Whereof  was  Lord  the  good  Sir  Bellamoure, 

Allulions  of  a  political  nature  require  ftill  a  more  delicate  touch  : 
and  as  times  and  circumftances  altered  during  the  firft  planning  of 
the  poem,  and  the  publifhing  of  it,  fo  the  poet  was  obliged  in 
this  particular  fcheme  to  alter  likewife,  and  to  complicate  and 
perplex  the  allufions.  Methinks  when  I  fee  Braggadochio 
and  his  buffoon  fervant  Trompart  repulfed  by  Belphoebe,  I 
cannot  help  thinking  them  proper  types  of  the  Duke  of  Anjou 
and  of  Simier.  Several  of  thefe  kind  of  typical  allufions  are 
pointed  out,  particularly  in  the  notes  on  the  fifth  book  :  and 
thefe  I  am  perfuaded  will  appear  very  far-fetched  to  any  one, 
who  pays  but  little  regard  to  the  doctrine  of  types,  fymbols, 
and  figurative  reprefentations  :  while  others  will  rather  wonder 
that  the  fubject  is  not  purfued  much  further.  It  may  reafon- 
ably  be  fuppofed  if  Amoret  and  Florimel  in  fome  particulars 
are  the  types  of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots,  political  reafons  might 
oblige  Spenfer  to  abufe  her  under  the  character  of  Dueffa  in  the 
Fifth  Book;  which  was  publifhed  fome  years  after  the  three 
firft  books.  Amoret  was  Belphcebe's  filter  [B.  iii.  C.  6.]  and 
Queen  Elizabeth  addrefled  the  Queen  of  Scots  always  with  the 
title  of  Sifter.  How  is  it  then  contrary  to  the  decorum  of  this 
poem  to  fuppofe,  that  by  the  cruel  treatment  of  Amoret  by  Bu- 
firane  is  meant,  not  only  in  the  general  moral  the  vile  vaffalage 
of   Love    and    Beauty  under  the   tyranny   of  Luft,  but  in  the 

*  Spenfer  ufes  Belgards  as  the  French  belles  regardes,  in  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  25.  B.  iii. 
C.  9.  St.  52.  See  this  refemblance  purfued  farther  in  the  notes9  pag.  655  and  p.. 
657i  ^658. 

par- 


xxxii  PREFACE. 

particular  hiftorical  allufion,  the  cruel  confinement  and  perfec- 
tions of  the  Queen  of  Scots  by  the  direction  chiefly  of  Burleigh  ? 
we  (hall  find  likewife  the  lnftorical  allufions  dcfignedly  perplexed, 
if  we  look  for  this  perfected  Queen  in  the  perfected  FlorimeL 
See  what  I  have  remarked  in  a  note  on  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  27.  where 
I  fuppofe  the  flight  of  Florimel  imaged  from  the  flight  of  the 
Queen  of  Seots :  both  of  them  took  refuge  in  a  fifherman's  boat : 
and  one  was  treated  as  cruelly  by  her  falfe  protector  Proteus,  as 
the  other  by  thofe  falfe  friends  to  whom  fhe  fled  for  protection. 
There  are  levcral  of  thcfe  typical  and  hiftorical  allufions  (as  I  faid 
above)  pointed  out  in  the  notes,  and  if  the  reader,  with  proper 
knowledge  of  the  hiftory  of  Queen  Elizabeth's  reign,  delights  in 
fuch  myfterious  refearches,  he  may  eafily,  with  thefe  hints  given, 
purfue  them  further  : 

—  7ie  let  him  then  admire^ 
But  yield  his  fenfe  to  bee  too  blunt  a?id  bace^ 
That  iiote  without  a?t  hound  fi?ie  footing  trace, 

Introd.  B.  ii.  St  4, 

But  to  proceed.  Whatever  ideas  and  conceptions  the  poet  has, 
whether  fublime,  or  pathetic,  or  whether  relative  to  humour,  or 
to  ordinary  life  and  manners ;  thefe  he  can  convey  only  by  the 
medium  of  words.  'Tis  neceflary  therefore  that  the  poet's  diction 
and  expreflions  fhould  have  a  kind  of  correspondency  to  his  ideas : 
and  as  the  painter  reprefents  objects  by  colours,  fo  fhould  the 
poet,  by  raifing  images  and  vifions  in  the  mind  of  the  reader : 
he  fhould  know  likewife  how  to  charm  the  ear  by  the  harmony 
of  verfe,  as  the  mufician  by  mufical  notes.  Were  I  to  allow  in 
the  laft  of  thefe  excellencies,  namely,  in  the  power  and  harmony 
of  numbers,  the  preference  to  Homer,  Virgil,  and  Milton ;  yet 
our  poet  ftands  unrivalled  in  the  vifionary  art  of  bringing  objects 
before  your  eyes,  and  making  you  a  fpectator  of  his  imaginary 
reprefentations. 

I  have 


PREFACE.  xxxiii 

I  have  often  obferved  a  great  refemblanee  between  Spenfer 
and  Homer,  not  only  in  the  juftnefs  of  their  defcriptions 
and  images,  but  likewife  in  their  dicftion,  expreffions,  and 
conftruclion.  Homer's  language  is  not  a  confufion  of  manv 
dialects :  'tis  the  old  Ionian  language,  as  written  in  Homer's 
age :  this  was  the  ground-work :  but  he  introduced  many  ter- 
minations, and  many  an  antiquated  word  and  fpelling  from  the 
old  Ionian,  not  then  in  vulgar  ufe.  The  grammarians  not  feeing 
this,  have  in  fome  particulars  imagined  that  the  poet  fliortened 
feveral  words  by  abbreviating  them  *,  whereas  they  were  the 
old  original  words  brought  into  ufe  ;  juft  as  Spenfer  and  Milton 
chofe  many  Saxon  and  obfolete  words  and  fpellings,  to  give  their 
poems  the  venerable  caft  of  antiquity.  Spenfer  began  in  his  moil 
early  writings  to  affect  the  old  Englifh  dialect ;  and  though  gently 
rebuked  by  his  beloved  Sidney,  yet  he  knew  from  no  bad  f  au- 
thorities, that  the  common  idiom  mould  be  often  changed  for 
borrowed  and  foreign  terms  ;  and  that  a  kind  of  veneration  is 
given  to  antiquity  even  in  phrafes  and  expreffions.  He  had  not 
only  Homer  for  his  example,  but  likewife  the  courtly  Virgil ; 
whom  %  Quintilian  calls  the  greater!  lover  of  antiquity;  and 
though  many  of  thefe  antiquated  expreffions  are  altered  by 
Virgil's  tranfcribers  and  editors,  yet  frill  they  have  left  us  enough 
to  judge  of  the  truth  of  Quintilian's  obfervation  :  and  as  Virgil 
often  imitated  Ennius,   fo  did  Spenfer  Chaucer. 

Were  I  an  admirer  of  the  jingling  found  of  like  endings  (as 
Milton  calls  rhyme)  I  could  with  a  better  grace  endeavour  at  an 
apology  for  that  kind  of  ftanza,  which  our  poet  has  chofen : 
however  this  may  be  offered.  In  the  reign  of  Q^ Elizabeth  the 
two  Orlandos,  viz.  the  Inamorato  and  Furiofo,  together  with 
the   Gerufalem  Liberata   of  Taffo,    were  red,    admired,    and 

*  See  critical  obfervations  on  Shakefpeare,  p.  364. 
+  Ariftot.  Rhet.  L.  3.  C.  2.  &  Poet.   Cap.  xii. 
J  De  Inftit.  Orat.  L.  1.  Cap.  vii. 

Vol.  I.  e  imitated 


xxxiv  PREFACE. 

imitated  :  Thefe  Italian  poets  wrote  in  ftanza,  of  eight  verfes ; 
which  was  called  the  Octave  rhyme,  and  is  faid  to  be  the  inven- 
tion of  *  Boccace :  In  this  ftanza  the  ift,  3d,  and  5th  verfes; 
the  2d,  4th,  and  6th  ;  the  7th  and  8th,  rhyme  to  each  other  : 
In  this  meafure  our  poet  wrote  his  tranilation  of  Virgil's 
Gnat,  and  his  Muiopotmos :   according  to  the  following  inftance* 

Of  all  the  race  of  fiver-winged  flies, 
Which  doo  poffeffe  the  empire  of  the  aire 
Betwixt  the  centred  earth  and  azure  files, 
Was  none  more  favourable,  nor  more  fair ey 
(Whilfi  heavn  did  favour  his  felicities) 
"Then  Clarion^  the  eldefi  fo?me  and  haire 
Of  M/ fear  oil,  and  in  his  fathers  fight 
Oj  all  alive  did  feeme  the  fairef  wight. 

When  he  fixed  upon  the  plan  of  his  epic  poem,  and  intended 
not  to  be  a  fervile  imitator,  he  added  one  verfe  more  to  the 
above-mentioned  ftanza;  and  the  doling  verfe,  as  more  fonorous,. 
he  made  an  Alexandrine  of  iix  feet.  His  ftanza  therefore  con- 
iifts  of  nine  verfes  ot  the  heroic  kind,  in  which  the  ift  and  3d, 
the  2d  4th  5th  and  7th,  the  6th  8th  and  9th,  rhyme  to  each 
other  ;   as  in  the  following  inftance  : 

Lq  I  the  man,  whofe  Mufe  whylome  did  mafie, 
As  time  her  taught,  in  lowly  Jhepheards  weeds, 
Am  now  enforfl  a  far  re  unftter  tafke, 
For  trumpets  feme  to  change  mine  oaten  reeds  r 
And  fmg  of  knights  and,  ladies  gentle  deeds  ; 
Whofe  praifes  having  fept  in  filence  long, 
Me  all  too  meane  the  f  acred  Mufe  areeds 
To  blazon  broade  emongfl  her  learned  throng  : 
Fierce  war  res  and  faithful  loves  fij  all  moralize  my  fong, 

*  See  Dryden's  preface  to  his  Fables. 

This 


PREFACE.  xxxv 

This  Alexandrine  line  Dryden  often  ufed,  "  in  imitation  (as  he 
"  *  fays)  of  Spenfer,  whom  he  calls  his  Mafler :  becaufe  it  adds 
"  a  certain  majesty  to  the  verfe,  when  'tis  ufed  with  judg- 
"  ment ;  and  flops  the  fenfe  from  over-flowing  into  another 
"  line."     But  Mr.  Pope  gives  all  this  merit  to  Dryden. 

Waller  was  fmooth  ;   but  Dryden  taught  to  join 
*The  varying  verfe^   the  full  refunding  line^ 
The  long  majestic  march,  and  energy  divine. 

Imitat.  of  Hor.  Ep.  i.  B.  2. 

Having  thus  fettered  himfelf  with  fo  many  jingling  terminations 
in  one  ftanza  ;  how  often,  of  neceffity,  rauft  fenfe,  peripicuity, 
and  poetry,  be  facrificed  for  the  fake  of  a  rhyme  ?  In  order  how- 
ever to  make  thefe  fetters  fit  more  eafy,  fome  expedients  were 
thought  on :  and  firft  he  intended  to  introduce  hemiftics,  in 
imitation  of  Virgil :  but  at  prefent  we  have  but  a  k\v  of  thefe 
broken  verfes ;  and  thofe  only  in  the  third  Book  ;  which  I  believe 
he  defigned  to  fill  up,  had  he  lived  to  have  finifhed  his  poem  : 
juft  as  he  filled  up  the  following,  in  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  26.  which 
flood  thus  in  the  ift  edition, 

Aitd  after  the?n  herfelf  eke  with  her  went 
Tofeeke  the  fugitive— 

And  was  thus  compleated  in  the  2d  edition. 

both  far  re  and  ?iere. 

Another  expedient  he  borrowed  from  the  old  poets,  that  would 
not  be  allowed  to  the  moderns ;  which  was  to  make  two  words, 
though  fpelt  the  fame,  yet  if  of  different  fignifications,  to  rhyme 
to  each  other.     Inftances  are  frequent  in  Chaucer  and  Gower. 

*  See  Dryden's  dedication  of  his  tranflation  of  the  iEneid.  p.  414.  and  p.  427. 

e  2  But 


XX  XVI 


PREFACE. 


But  one  of  you-,  al  be  hym  lothe  or  Iefe, 
He  mufl  go  pipin  in  an  ivie  lefe. 

Ch.  Knighte's  Tale,  1840* 

Phcebus  which  is  the  fun  hote, 
That  JJji net  h  upon  erthe  hote. 

Gower,  Lib.  3.  Fol.  lxviii.  2. 

i.e.  Phcebus ',  which  is  called  0?'  named  the  fun ,  that  foineth  hot 
upon  the  earth.  However  'tis  fcarce  allowable,  though  the  liberty 
is  too  often  taken,  for  two  words  of  the  fame  fignification  thus 
to  rhyme. 

The  circuiie  whereof  was  a  myle  about, 
Wallid  with  floney  and  dichid  all  about. 

Ch.  Knighte's  T.  1890, 

But  confulting  other  editions  befides  Urry's,  I  found  the  follow- 
ing, and  true  reading, 

—  and  ditched  al  without. 

So  in  Spenfer,  B.  L  C.  xi.  St.  59. 

Yet  is  Cleopolis  for  earthly  fame 

The  fairejl  peece — — 


That  covet  in  tti  immortal  booke  of  fame — -~ 

This  error,  that  runs  through  all  the  old  editions,  is  corre&ed 
from  the  Errata,  which  Spenfer  printed  at  the  end  of  his  firft 
edition.  Some  errors  of  like  nature  are  removed  by  confulting 
different  editions,  and  fome  others  from  conjecture ;  but  conjec- 
tural corrections  are  placed  in  the  notes.  Thefe  faults  are  eafily 
accounted  for,  by  fuppoling  the  roving  eye  of  the  printer  caught 

with 


PREFACE.  xxxvii 

with  the  word  either  above  or  below  :  which  kind  of  errors  were 
frequently  erred  in  the  firlt.  printing  our  poet's  pcem :  and 
as  they  are  eafily  difcovered  by  their  inelegance  and  impropriety, 
fo  when  an  emendation  eafily  offers  itfelf,  I  as  fairly  offer  it  again 
to  the  reader.  But  there  are  feveral  of  thefe  idle  rhymes  ftill  left 
untouched  and  uncriticized,  being  plainly  the  manufacture  of  the 
poet :   take  fome  inftances  in  the  iirft  Book. 

And  comming  where  the  knight  in  flomber  lay 

T/je?2  feemed  him  his  lady  by  him  lay. 

B.  i.  C.  i.  St.  47* 

Shamefully  at  her  ray  ling  all  the  way 

And  fill  amidji  her  ray  ling,  floe  did  pray 
That  plagues  and  mi/chiefs  and  long  mifery. 
Might  fall  on  her  and  follow  all  the  way. 

B.  i.  C.  3.  St,  23. 

Andfecret  poyfon  through  their  inner  partes — 
She  lightly  fprinkled  on  his  weaker  partes. 

B.  1.  C.  8.  St.  14.. 

Another  liberty  he  takes  which  would  be  quite  unpardonable, 
if  not  authorized  by  the  old  poets ;  and  that  is  of  altering  a 
letter. 

But  temperance,  faid  he,  with  golden  fquire 
Betwixt  them  both  can  meafure  out  a  meane, 
Nether  to  meet  in  pleafures  whott  defire — 

B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  58, 

Squire  is  for  Square.     So  Dante  ufes  lome  for  lume. 

Non  fere  gli  occhi  fuoi  lo  dolce  lome  ? 

Inferno,  C.  x, 

He 


xxxviii         PREFACE. 

He  fometimes  likcwife  adds  a  letter,  and  fometimes  takes  away 
a  letter  :  inftances  of  thefe  licences  fee  in  a  note  on  B.  iv. 
C.  ii.  St.  46.  and  on  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  32.  Sometimes  he  alters 
the  fpelling,   as  in  B.  ii.  C.  11.    St.  12. 

Some  mouttid  like  greedy  oyflryges,  fome  fafie 
Like  loathly  toadesy  fome  fafoiomd  in  the  wafle 
Like  (wine — 

Fafey  i.  e.  faced.  And  conftant  care  was  taken  by  the  poet, 
though  the  printer  does  not  always  follow  it,  that  the  like  endings 
fhould  be  fpelt  all  alike. 

From  thefe  and  the  like  reflections,  which  is  only  a  repetition 
of  what  may  be  feen  in  the  notes,  I  am  naturally  led  to  fay 
fomething  of  this  edition.  In  the  year  1590  Spenfer  publiihed 
part  of  his  grand  work,  and  dedicated  it  with  an  imperfect  in- 
icription  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  with  this  title,  The  Faerie  £{ueene9 
dfpofed  into  twelve  hooks,  faJJjioning  twelve  moral  virtues.  At 
the  end  is  printed  a  letter  to  Sir  W.  R.  expounding  his  whole 
intention ;  and  likewife  fome  commendatory  verfes  from  Sir 
W.  R.  Gabriel  Harvey,  Robert  Sackville  fon  of  the  Lord 
Buckhurft,  and  others  :  To  thefe  were  added  feveral  Sonnets 
fent  with  his  Fairy  Queen  to  perfons  of  Quality  :  and  the  laft 
leaf  in  the  book  contains  the  Errata,  or  as  he  calls  them, 
Faults  efcaped  in  the  print.  About  fix  years  after,  the  three  firft 
books  were  reprinted,  wherein  he  made  fome  additions  and 
alterations,  (which  are  taken  notice  of  in  the  notes)  with  the 
infeription  intire  to  the  Queen  :  and  added  three  other  books, 
intitled,  The  Second  part  of  the  Fairy  ^ueene.  He  died  in 
the  year  1598.  and  in  1609  was  printed  a  Folio  edition  of  his 
poem,  containing  two  new  Cantos,  the  only  remains  of  a  loft 
book,  intitled  The  Lege?id  of  Conflancie.  In  this  Edition  I  have 
found  fome  readings,  different  from  any  in  the  former  editions, 

that 


PREFACE.  xxxix 

that  muft  come  originally  from  the  poet  himfelf.  'Tis  highly 
probable  that  he  had  finiflied  three  other  books,  which  he  called 
The  third  part  of  the  Fairy  ^ueen  ;  and  one  of  thofe  books 
contained  the  Legend  of  Conftancie  :  and  that  thefe  were  loft, 
all  excepting  the  two  Cantos  above  mentioned,  either  when  his 
houfe  was  plundered  by  the  rebels  under  Tyrone ;  or  by  the 
negligence  of  his  own  fervant,  to  whom  *  ('tis  faid)  he  had 
given  them  in  charge  to  be  carried  into  England,  before  his 
own  arrival  thither.  In  one  of  thofe  loft  books,  perhaps  in  that 
of  Conftancie^  I  believe  was  inferted  the  defcription,  which  he 
hints  at  in  The  Ruines  of  Time. 

Then  did  I  fee  a  pleafant  Paradife 
Full  of  fuoeet  flowres  and  daintiejl  delight  sy 
Such  as  on  earth  man  could  not  more  devije 
With  pleafures  choice  to  feed  his  cheer  ef id  fprights. 
Not  that,  which  Merlin  by  his  Magick  flights 
Made  for  the  •f  gentle  Squire  to  e?itertaine 
His  fair  Belphcebe,  could  this  garden  ft aine. 

There  are  three  other  editions  in  Folio,  which  I  have  frequently 
confulted,  and  have  mentioned  in  the  notes;  printed  in 
the  years,  1611,  1617  and  1679.  Thefe  three  are  of  very 
little  authority  ;  and  generally  follow  the  fpelling  of  the  times : 
and  indeed  fo  does  Hughes,  though  he  tells  us  in  his  preface, 
c  that  he  not  only  preferred  the  text  entire,  but  followed,  for 
i  the  moft  part  the  old  fpelling.'  The  truth  is,  that  the  printers 
and  correctors  of  the  prefs  thought  themfelves  much  wifer  in 
this  kind  of  lore,  than  either  the  poet  or  his  editors.  Some  time 
after  the  printing  of  my  letter  to  Mr.  Weft  concerning  a  new 
edition  of  Spenfer's  Fairy  Queen,   Mr.  Kent's  edition  was   pub- 

*  See  the  life  of  Spenfer  in  the  Folio,  1679, 
•f  Timias,  imaging  Sir  W.  R. 

limed 


xl  PREFACE. 

limed    under  the   care  of   Mr.  Birch  :   which   came  chiefly  re- 
commended   by  the  defigns  and  engravings,    though  its    chief 
recommendation  was  Mr.  Birch's  name  and  care  of  it.   But  what 
merit  thefc  defigns   and  engravings   claim,    I  will  leave  to    the 
judgment  of  the  reader  from  the  examination  of  the  firft  picture; 
which  is  (as  there  named)  Error  defeated  by  the  Redcrojfe  knight 
tit;,       dkyfruib.  The  Redcrofie  knight  is  drawn  in  the  attitude 
or  a  defponding  coward  :  the  monfter  Error  is  not  the  monfter  in 
the  Fairy  Queen,  but  a  monfter  from  the  painter's  head  without 
allulion  or  meaning,   and  reprefents  a  moft  loathfome  as  well  as 
ridiculous  image :   For  he  has  chofen  that  point  of  time  defcribed 
by  Spenfer  in  B.  i.  C.  i.  St.  20.    where  if   the  images  are  odious 
rather  than   terrible,  his  allegory  led  him  to  fuch  a  defcription ; 
which  a  painter  might  eafily  have  avoided  by  choofing  another, 
and  a  more  proper  point  of  time.   He  might  have  drawn  theRed- 
croffe  knight  juft  entering  the  gloomy  den  of  Error  ;  the  monfter 
(half  feen  and  half  hid)  might  have  been   diftinguifhed    by  the 
radiance   of  the  beamy  fhield  and  burning  fword  :  the  reiblute 
and  undaunted  attitude   of  the    knight,  would  equally  prefage 
victory,  as  wrell   as   the  fatisfied  look   of  Una,  feen  at   a   little 
diftance,  together  with  the  Dwarf;  who  mould  be  drawn  in  the 
utmoft  fright  and  horror,  as  well  by  way  of  opposition,  as  to 
defcribe    the    danger    of    the    atchievement :     the    perspective 
fhould    be    a    wood    im browned    with    a    gloomy    and    rainy 
fky.     I  have  often  pleafed  myfelf  by  fuppofing  that  painted  with 
a  pencil,    which  Spenfer  paints  fo  lively  with  his  pen  :   for  what 
poet  ever  had  the  power  of  reprefenting  to   the  imagination  fo 
ftrongly  all  kinds  of  images  and  virions  ? 

I  never  had  but  one  fcheme  in  publifhing  this  poem,  and 
that  was  to  print  the  context,  as  the  Author  gave  it;  and 
to  refer ve  for  the  notes  all  kind  of  conjectural  emendations. 
I  have  two  copies  of  the  firft  edition,  printed  in  the  year  1590. 

and 


PREFACE.  xJi 

and  yet  thefe  have  feveral  variations ;  which  may  be  accounted 
for,   by    fuppofing    the  alterations   made,  while    the  copy  was 
working  off  at  the  prefs.     This    firft  edition,    containing    the 
three  firft  books,   I  made  the  groundwork    of  mine ;    and    fent 
it  to  the    prefs,   with    fuch  alterations,   as  feemed   to    me    the 
poet's  own,  and    which    have    the    authorities    of  the   fecond 
edition  in  quarto,   printed  in  the  year  1596,  and  of  the  Folio  of 
1609.     The  mod  material  of  thefe  alterations  are  mentioned 
in  the  notes.  The  fourth,  fifth,  and  fixth  books,  are  chiefly  printed 
from  the  edition  of  1 596.     I  have  iikewife  two  copies  of  this,  in 
fome  places   differing,    as   the   edition  above  mentioned.     The 
reader  will  be  pleafed  to  remember  that  the  fpelling  is  not   the 
editor's,    but  the  poet's  :   nor  will   he  be  furprized  to   fee  it  fo 
different  from  his   own   times,  if  he  is  at  all  acquainted  with 
our  old  Englifti  writers ;    who  fometimes  confulted  etymology, 
and   fometimes   vulgar    pronunciation;    and  oftentimes    varied 
from  themfelves  in  fpelling  the  fame  word :    particularly  Jhally 
willy  ally  are  fometimes  fpelt  with   a  double  1,     and  fometimes 
with  a  fingle   1.     Spenfer  was  fo  careful   to  preferve  the  old 
fpelling,    that  in    the    Errata   he    orders  renowned  to   be  fpelt 
renowmecL       And     in     my     Gloffary,      here     annexed,      the 
reader    will    fee   oftentimes  the   reafon   of  his   fpelling.      This 
Gloffary  is  fo  drawn    up  as    to    ferve    both    for    an    index  and 
dictionary.     Something  of    this    kind    was    firft    printed,     but 
very   fhorr,     at  the  end    of  the  Folio    edition   of    1679.     and 
taken  chiefly  from  the  Gloftary  of  E.  K.  who  wrote  notes  to  the 
Shepherd's    Calendar.       Mr.    Hughes  lias    Iikewife    printed    a 
Gloflarv,  explaining  (as  he  lays)   the  old  and  obfeure  words    in 
Spenfer's  works.     But  as  he  tranferibed  the  Glofiaries  mentioned 
above  ;     fo  what  is  applicable  to  the  Paftorals,   is  not  always 
applicable  to   the    Fairy   Queen :     lor    words  often  differ  very 
much    though   fpelt   the    fame  ;    which    mows    that  an    index 
is  almoft  as  neceflary  as  a  dictionary*     His  explanations  Iikewife 
Vol.  I.  i  are 


xlii 


PREFACE. 


are  in   many    inftances    not    only    mifleading,   but    unfcholar- 
like. 

With  refpedl  to  the  notes,  I  fhall  only  add,  that  the  reader, 
from  what  has  been  already  faid,  may  judge  of  their  general 
fcope  y  and  it  the  critjcifms  and  remarks,  therein  offered,  fpeak 
not  for  themfelves,  in  vain  will  any  apology,  that  I  can  make, 
keep  them  from  the  treatment  they  may  be  thought  to  deferve. 


A    GLOSSARY 


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EXPLAINING     THE 


Difficult   WORDS   and   PHRASES 


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A. 

yt  Is  commonly  placed  before  the  adje&ive,  A 
ynT    £»;/£  knight — but  'tis  frequently  placed  af- 
ter many  :  as,  maris  of  many  a  bloody  fields, 

B.  i.  C.  I.  St.  I.  She  wandred  many* a  wood  and 
meafurd  many' a  vale,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  28.  Through 
many* a  ftroke  and  many  a  Jir earning  ivound,  B.  ii. 

C.  C.  St.  36.  Of  many' a  lady  and  many'a  para- 
moure,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  75 — and  in  fevcral  other 
pafTages.  Sometimes  this  particle  after  many  is 
omitted,  in  many  hard  affay,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  15. 
Through  many  bold  emprize,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  35-. 
And  in  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  47.  after  faying,  manv  a 
truell  fight,  the  next  verfe  is,  many  one  difmaide, 
not,  mam  a  one.  'Tis  omitted  likewife,  B.  ii. 
C.  II.  St.  15.  And  many  bold  repulfe  and  many 
hard  atchievement.  And  fo  in  feveral  other 
places.  And  in  this  refpecl  Spenfer  imitates  his 
favourite  Chaucer,  who  adds  in  like  manner,  or 
omits  the  particle.  At  many  a  noble  army  had  he 
he,  Prolog.  61.  Full  many  a  tame  lyon  and  libart. 
Knightes  Tale,  2188.  Of  many  a  prince  and  ma- 
ny a  doughty  king.  Court  of  love,  Z36.  He  omits 
it,  nvith  many  grievous  blodie  ivound.  Knightes 
Tale,  1012.  A  is  fometimes  ufed  expletively,  as 
Abear,  Amoves,  Adoivne,  &c. 

Abace,  fo  fpelt  in  the  two  old  quarto  editions,  that 
the  letters  might  anfwer  in  the  rhime  :  but  in  the 
Folios  fpelt  Abafe.  to  lower,  to  let  fall,  &c.  Gall. 
abbaiffer,  Ital.  abhajjare.  Abace  his  fpeare,  B.  ii. 
C.  I.  St.  26.  B.  4.  C  6.  St.  3.  Aboje  their  lofty 
crejls,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  32.  his  hand  abafe,  i.  e. 
dropped  his  hand,  B.  6,  C.  6.  St.  31.  Sir  Ph. 
Sidn.  Arcad.  p.  335.  Then  the  black  knight  abafing 
his  helmet,  advanced  to  kiffe  her  hand.  Orl.  Fur. 
xviii.    114.   Abbaffan  la   vifiera  de  Pelmet  to,  i.e. 

Abafed,  let  down    the  vifor  of  their  helmets 

Spenfer  does  not  ufe  to  abafe  the  fpear,  as  the  Ita- 
lians j  but,  to  lower,  to  fall  it  below  the  reiting 
place ;  they,  to  lower  it  fo,  as  to  run  in  tilt 
againit  the  enemy  :  to  place  it  in  the  reft.  So  in 
Orl.  Fur.  ix.  68.  abbajfo  Pafta.  and  in  Canto  xl. 
74  La  land  a  abbaffa,  i.  e.  he  put  his  lance  in.,  the 
reft. 

Abancle,  to  abandon,  to  quit,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  65, 

Abafe,  fee  Abace. 


Abear,  to  bear,  demean,  behave,  Anglo-S.  abejian, 
B.v.  C.  12.  St.  19.  B.  vi.  C.  9.  St.  45. 

Abet,  aid,  maintain,  vindicate,  B.   iv.  C.  3.  St.  6. 
And  in  other  places,  'tis  ufed  fubftantively,  ibid. 
St.  II.  the   meed  of  thy  abet,  i.  e.   thy  abetting, 
encouraging  and  fetting  on  to  commit  this  folly 
and  rafhnefs  :  fo  Abetment  is  ufed  in  law  :  fee  Abet- 
tator  in  Spelman.  Ch.  inTroil.  and  CrefF.  ii.  357, 
If  that  1  jbould  affent 
Through  mine  abet  that  he  thine  honour  fbent* 
i.  e.  through  my  affiftance,  abetment,  &c. 

Abide,  Aby,Abyde,  have  various  fignifications,y/i/<&  the 
fortune,  i.  e.  endure :  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  60.  Abide, 
and  from  them  lay  your  loathly  hands  ;  or  e/fe  abide 
the  death  that  hard  before  you  ftands,  i.  e.  ftay,  ftop, 
&c.  or  elfe  fufFer  the  death,  &c.  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  7. 
Long  Aby,  remain,  continue   long,   B.  iii.   C.  7. 

St.  3. Dear  Aby Dearly  Abide:  frequently 

occur,  and  mean  dearly  pay  for,  fufFer  for,  &c. 
See  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  20.  B.  ii  C.  8.  St.  28.  B.  ii. 
C.  8.  St.  33.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  38.  B.  iii.  C.  5. 
St.  24.  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  53.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  8. 

B.  v.  C  3.  St.  36.  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.   28.  B.  vi. 

C.  11.  St.  15.  This  expreffion  is  ufed  by  Shakefp. 
Midf.  Night's  Dream,  Act  iii.  Left  to  thy  peril 
thou  abide  it  dear,  i.  e.  dearly  pay  for  it.  And  by 
Milton,  iv.  86.  Ah  me  !  they  little  kno-tv  bow  dearly 
I  abide  that  boaft  Jo  vain,  i.  e.  how  dearly  I  fufFer 
for  it. 

Abode,  abiding,  flaying  or  delay,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  19.. 

'  Tis  ufed  by  Chaucer. 
Abray  out  of  Jleep,  raife,  awake,  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St:  36. 

Abrayd,  awaked,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  6.1.  B.iii,  C.  10. 

St.  50.  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  g.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  22. 

B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  42.  B.  iv.  C.  vi.  St.  24.  Chaucer 

has  Abraide.  and  Braide,  for  awakened,  ftirred  up, 

raifed  up,  Anglo-S.  Abjiedian,    bpsedan, 

educere,  exerere,  expergefacere.  I  would  reflore 
thi3  word  to  Govver,  Fol.  cxc. 

/  was  out  of  my  fovjne  afFraide, 

re^c,  abraide. 
Ahlpn,    Ital.  abufion',    fraud,    abufe,  B.  iv.   C.  U 

St.  7.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  40.  Ch.  Troil.  and  CrefF. 

iv.  990;  And  certes  that  were  an  abufion. 
Aby,  lie  abide. 


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A    GLOSSARY,    ftrV. 


Jecloyes,  a  Lat.  ad  and  ela  layer,  cloyes, 

chokes  up,  ft  »p   up,  Li-  ii.  C.  7.  St.  15. 

,   B.  vi    C.  2.  St.  32,   .-1  term  in  Falconry, 
of  a  hawk  flying  low.     Perhaps  from  the  Ital.  ac- 
,  to  crowch,  or  (loop  in  a  cowring  manner. 
.   B.  i.  C.  10.  St.    50. 
his  rrqueflt     B.  i.   C.    12.    St.    15.    -•'  •   •■ 

St.  26.    Act    ding   their    Condi- 
tio'.. II.     St.     II. 

R.  i;  .    C.   1  2.    ::  .  3       Sec  too  1!   vi.    C.  8.  St    18. 
to,  or  According  with. 
.  to  approach,  >ic.  which  join 

;,    1).  J\    C.  II.    St.    4  -'. 

!,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  59.  Ch. 
in  Troil.  and  Civil",  v.  782.  He  nift  [i.  e.he  knew 
not  ;  ne  >ytifl  '  her  hert  far  to  accoie,  i.  c. 

to  quiet,  (both,  &c.  He  ufes  to  coy,  to  coak,  to 
iboth  :  and  fo  does  Shakefpeare. 

/,  flood  around,  c  tied  up  together  :  gathered 
tooether,  Ital.  accoglicrc:  from  ad  and  cclligcrc, 
B.  ii.  C.  9.    St.  30. 

•;■./,  increafed,  united,  Lat.  accrcfco,  accre-vi, 
Gall.  arrr»,  B.  iv.C.  6.  St.  18. 

r,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  31.  So  the  1  ft  and  2d  quar- 
to editions:  the  Folios,  the  cates,  i.  e.  provifions, 
Gall.  Achat,  Acheter.  ufed  byCh.  Prol.  ver.  573, 
ar.d  by  Harrington  in  his  tranflation  of  Oil. 
Fur.  xliii.  139. 
Adaw,  to  daunt,  B.  iii.  C  7.  St.  13.  B.  iv.  C.  6. 
St.    26.  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  45.  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.   20. 

B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  35,  in  the  laft  paffage,   (viz.  B.  v. 

C.  9.  St.  35.  )  'tis  ufed  for  to  extinguifh. 
'  Anglo-S.  bpa?J\  Eelg.  t>iHacs,   ftupidus.  bpas- 

J~Can,  atipfefCan,    extingu.cre. Inftead  of 

Ad  aw,  I  once  read  Abaw,  which  is  Chaucer's 
word  for  to  daunt,  to  abafh.  See  Junius  in  Abat- 
ed. In  G.  Douglafs  Daw  is  ufed  for  a  fluggard 
or  idle  fellow,  pag.  452,  23,  /  will  not  be  ane 
daw,  /  *voyi  not  jleep.  Belg.  dwacs,  ftupidus.  So 
to  adaw  is  to  make  a  dazv  or  a  daffc  of  a  man. 
See  Daffe  and  Dazv  in  Junius.  Skinner  explains 
Ada-wed,  expergefadlus  :  q.  d.  adazvned  :  from 
the  dazvn  of  the  day.'  But  this  explanation  feems 
of  little  avail  here  :  and  is  to  be  referred  to  Chau- 
cer and  Lydgate,   who  ufe  it  in  this  knk. 

Addeme,  adjudge,  deem,    B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  15. 

Addrefs,  to  drefs,  prepare,  order,  make  ready,  Sec. 
Gall,  adreffcr.  Spenfer  ufes  it  very  often,  full 
jolly  knight  he  feemd  and  well  addrefl,  i.  e.  well 
prepared,  or  well  accoutred,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  n. 
addrefs  him,  make  himfelf  ready,  St.  14.  he 
addrefl,  i.  e.  rightly  ordered,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  6. 
his  fpeare  he  did  addrefs.  order,  fix,  B.  ii.  C.  I. 
St.  25,  addrefl  him  unto  the  journey,  prepared  him- 
felf, B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  1.  Addreffing  herjbield,  fet- 
ting  in  order,  &c.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  14,  and  in 
other  places.  With  hisfcyth  addrefl,  i.  e.  with  his 
fcyth  in  hand,  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  39. 

Admirance,  Ital.  ammiranxa,  admiration,  B.  v.  C.  10. 
St.  39- 

Adoe.  Eufinefs,  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  10. 


Adorne,  fuhftantively  ;  adorning,  ornament,  B.  iii. 
C.  1  2.    St.  20. 

,  JJrad,  E listened.  [Anglo-S.  AbjUsban, 
ti>  be  afraid,  to  dread,  Somn.  in  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  2. 
dreaded.]  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  62.  B.  iv.  C.  8. 
St.  47.  Ii.  v.  C.  1.  St.  22.  Ch.  Rom.  of  the  R* 
1228.  Sheivoulde  ben  fore  adraddc,  P  P.  Fo!.  cwii. 
2.   Adrad  ivas  be  never. 

Advance  a  Jh  , },  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  34,  to  haften  to  fhoot 
a  (haft,  led.  a'vanzare,  Gall,  avanccr,  to  haften, 
to  fet  forward,  to  put  her  fhaft  in  readinefs  and 
forward nefs  to  fhoot.  The  fame  exprefiion  he  had 
before,  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  25,  he  forward  gan  ad- 
*vaunce  his  flced  and  charmed  launce,  i.  e.  he  ad- 
vanced forward  with  his  Meed  and  lance  ;  puflied 
on,  &c.  Ad-vaunft  with  haft,  i.  e.  pulh'd  for- 
ward, B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  10,  ad-vaunft  his  fhield,  put 
forward,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  46. 

Advifc,  to  confult,  deliberate,  confider.  Advife. 
fubit.  counfell.  Ad-vizcmcnt,  counfell,  advice, 
circumfpe&ion,  Ital.  a-vizawnto.  Advizing,  con- 
fidering,  B.  Jy.  C.  2.  St.  22. 

Adzvard,  award,  judgment,  fentence.  So  fpelt  in 
the  old  quarto  edition.  In  the  Folios,  award. 
See  Spelman  in  Awardum.  Spenfer  in  this  fpel- 
ling  might   have   brought  it  from  ad  and  ward. 

B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  17.  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  30. 
Affect  affettion,  paffion,  Ital.   ajfetto,  B.  vi.  C.  5. 

St.  24,  ufed  by  Ch. 
Aft  rap,   ital.    aft'rapare,    Gall,  fraper.      Both    readie 

to  aft'rap,  to  encounter,    B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  26,    to  af- 

frap  the  rider,  to  ilrike  down,    B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  6. 
Affray,   terrour,   tumult.      To  affray,   to  terrify,  Lat. 

Barb.  Affraia,  an   affray,  a   fray,  a    broil,  B.  i. 

C.  3.  St.  12.  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  15.     And  in  other 
places. 

Affrended,  made  friends,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  50. 

Affret,  with  the  terrour  of  their  fierce  affret,  ren- 
counter, hally  meeting,  &c.  hall,  heat,  &c.  B.  iii. 
C.  9.  St.  16.  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  15.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  6 
Affret  tare,  to  hailen,  to  be  in  a  ffci,  and  haft. 
Orl.  innam.  L.  ii.  c.  xiv.  St.  5.  E  commincia  afe- 
rir  con  tanta  fretta. 

Affronting,  oppofing  front  to  front,  B.  iv.  C.  3. 
St.  22.  So  the  Ital.  affront  are.  Shakefpeare  in 
Hamlet,  Affront  Ophelia,  i.  e.  meet  her  face  to 
face. 

Affy,  betroth,  Afft.de,  betrothed,  affianced,  B.  iv. 
C.8.  St.  53.  B.v.  C.  5.  St.  53.  B.  vi.C.  3.  St.  7. 

Aggrace,  favour,  kindnefs,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  56.  See 
the  following. 

To  Aggrate,  to  gratify,  to  pleafe,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  33. 
Ital.  aggradare,  aggratiare.  Gail,  agreer ;  d'adgra- 
tare.  So  again.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  bt.  37.  B.  3.  C.  8. 
St.  36,  lightly  did  aggrate,  i.  e.  did  lightly  thank 
him,  B.  4.  C.  2.  St.  23,  to  aggrate  his  god,  to 
pleafe  his  god,  B.v.  C.  11.   St.  19. 

Aghaft,  that  him  aghaft,  that  him  agafted,  fright- 
ened, B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  21,  fenfelefs  and  aghaft, 
frightened. — And  in  other  pailages,  'tis  ufed  by 
Chaucer :  and  by  Milton,  ii.  6 1 6.  with  eyes  o.gaft. 

Aglet 


A    GLOSSARY, 


aiglet,  Gall.  aiguiUette,  a  tagged  point,  fors.  ab 
cnyM :  fo  named  from  their  mining :  or  rather 
from  their  being  iharp  pointed ;  as  thus,  ab 
ay.]:,  acus,  aculus,  aculettus',  aigiulleite,  aglet.  A 
heed  with  aglets  fpr ad,  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  5.  He 
ufes  the  r reach  word,  B.  ii.  C.  .3.  St.  26.  iw//; 
golden  aignhts. 

Agrajle,  did  io  much  aggrace ;  fhew'd  him  fo  much 
grace  and  favour.  B.  1.  C.  10.  St.  18,  fo  fpeit  in 
the  ill  and  2d  Quarto  editions  that  the  letters 
might  anlv.er  in  the  rimes :  in  the  Folios. 
Agract.  Ital.    aggratiare,  fee  Aggrace. 

Agrife,  "  ajyilj-an,  horrere:  to  dread  and  fear 
greatly:  bine  Chauce-.-i  nglHSC  et  agrigen. 
ATjiirenlic,  horribilis,  gvtoig."  Somn.  ij»Ucb 
did  them  foule  agrife,  which  did  make  them  ap- 
pear grifly  and  horrible:  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  46,  his 
foes  agrije,  terrify,  B.  iii.  C;  2.  St.  24.  fo  again 
B.  v..  C.  10.  St.  28,  the  conitruclion  is,  to  fee 
it,  it  would  agrife,  i.  e.  terrify.  Agryz'd,  terri- 
i'yed,  amazed,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  12. 

Agidze  with  girlonds,  fet  oif  after  a  new  guife  or 
manner  :  to  drefs,  adorn,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  bt.  7, 
well  aguis'd,  well  adorned,  after  a  good  £#//<?  or 
fafhion  :  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  21,  1e  goodly  Jeem  a- 
guizd,  feem  adorned,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  31.  Won- 
droujly  aguiz'd,  wrought  after  a  peculiar  guile 
or  fafhion:  B.  iii.  C  2.  St.  18,  rich  aguizd, 
richly  ornamented :  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  4.  Anglo-S# 
pira.  Ital.  guifa,  Gall,  guife,  to  which  a  i3 
added,  ex.  gr.pifa,    guifa  guifare,     aguifare  tO 

agmsc 

^/^,  Albeit,  although.  Chaucer  ufes  it. 

Allegge,  fee  below  in 

Alleggeaunce,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  42.  Ital.  alleggia- 
mento,  alleviation,  eafe,  comfort,  Lat-Barb.  alle- 
gatio,  an  allegation,  an  alledgment,  Gall,  alle- 
ger  ^'alleviare.  and  fo  ufed,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  15, 
that  may  allegge  his  fmart,  i.  e-  alleviate,  eaie. 
Chaucer  has  Alegeaunce :  Alege.Anglo-S.  alecgan. 
our  poet  too  in  his  paitoials,  that  pah  aiegge 
this  bitter  blajl,  i.  e.  leifen,  aivvage:  lays  the  old 
gloffary. 

Akw,  houling,  lamentation,  B.  v.  C-  6.  St.  13.  gr. 
a,'ha.7\n-  fimineo  ululatu,  Virg. 

All,  I.  ufed  for  Altogether,  wholly — not  all  content, 
B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  54.  not  alt  fo  fatisffd,  B.  i.  C.  3. 
St.  15.  And  in  ieveral  other  p.tifages.  let  us  hear 
"  Somner,  alle,  asl.  all.  in  ccmpcjilis  pcrfetticnis  ejl 
parlicula:  hinc  notlratium  hodie,  all  to  linear,  all 
to  pummel,  all  to  kifle,  et  ejujmcdi  plura,"  the 
reader  at  his  leiihre  may  confult  Wachter,  V. 
all, particula  intenfi'va  Our  poet  has,  all  to  rejit, 
B.  iv.  JC.  7.  St.  8.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  4.  B.  v. 
€.  8.  St.  43.  all  to  bruis'd,  B.  v.  C.  8  St.  44. 
all  to  <wor ue,  all  to  tome,  B.  v.  C  9.  St.  10,  an 
initance  of  this  exprefhon  is  ftill  in  our  prefent 
Bibles,  fee  note  on  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  48.  II.  All 
ufed  for  although,  notwithstanding,  all  had  hi 
loJlt  although,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  21.  All  were  >h 
nvearie,  notwithstanding,  B.  iii.  C  1.  St.  29.  io 
all  were  he,    B.  v.    C.  8.    St.  36,    all  were  they, 


■  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  50  And  in  federal  other  place.-. 
All  and  f 07?n,    B.  iii.    C.  12.    St.  30,     one  and  all 

every  one.  See  the  note. 
AUgates,  by  all  means,  every  way,  wholly.    So  ufed 

by  Chaucer  from  all  and  gate,  111.     gata,    -viay 

Somn.   algeaTr,    all   manner   of  wayes,    alto- 
gether. 

Almner,    almoner,    a    Iat.    eleemofynarius,    Gall. 

aumofnier,  B.  i.   C.  10.  St.  38. 
Alooje,  at  fome  diltance,  B.i.  C.  11.  St. .5. 
Alow,  low,  the  a  added,  B.  vi.  C.  8.   St.  1  3.  Thus 

too  Dryden,  And  now  alow  and  now  aloft  they  fly. 
Als,  alfo,  and .  fo  ufed  by  Chaucer,  and  our  old  poets  : 

by  Spenfer,    B.  i.    C.  9.    St.  18.    B.  ii.    C.  1. 

St.  7.— St.  40.  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  28.  B.  iv.  C.  4. 

St.  2.  B.  iv.    C.  7.  St.  35,  and  in  other  places, 

Als.  Germ.  a\%,nifi; particula  excipiendi — adverb* 

temporis — adverb,     comparandi — idem  quod  al  to. 

Wachter. 
Amate,  ufed  in  two  different  fenfes,  I.  to  fubdew, 

to  daunt  &c.   Ital.   Matt  are,  Gall,   mater.    B.   i. 

C.  9.    St.  45.  B.  iii.    C.  4.   St.  27.  B.  iii.    C.  7. 

St.  35.  B.  iii.  C.  j  1.  St.  21.   In  the  fame  fenfe, 

B.  i.   C.  9.   St.  12.  myfelf  now  mated,  i.  e.  quite 

difmaid,  fubdewed,    Sh.  Com.  of  errours  Aft.  V. 

/  think  you  are  all  mated  or  Jlark-mad.     Macb. 

A£l  IV.    my  mind  Jhe  has  mated,   and  amazd  my 
fight.      Fairfax,     X!,     12.     amated    and  amazd. 

Arioil.   of  Orlando.   I,  2.   Che  per  amor  'venne  in 
furore  e  matto.  II.  'Tis  ufed  in  a  quite  different 

fenfe,    and  from  another  original,    B.  ii.  C.  9. 

St.  34,  The  which  them  did  in  mode/1  wife  amate, 

i.  e.  affociate  with  them,  keep  them  company  :  a 

verb   formed    from  mate  the  particle    a  added, 

Belg.    nuet,  foeius. 
Ambrofial   odours,    B.   ii.     C.   3.    St.    22.    ambroflal 
.  kifj'es,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  36,  Jntroduft.  B.  iv.  St.  5. 

Ambrofiae  odorem,    Virg.    G.  iv.    415.   JEn.     1. 

407. 
Amenage,    manage,    carriage.    Amenage,    Vaclion  de 

■amener,  B.  ii.  C.  4.    St.  n. 
Amenaunce,    carriage,     behaviour,    a  Gall,   amener, 

Ital.  ammannare.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  17.  B.  ii.  C.  9. 

St.  5.    B.  iii.   C.  1.   St.  41.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  5. 
Amis  thin,  thin  garment,  a.  Lat.  amiclus,  Gall.   amit. 

Ital.  ammitto,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.   18.  the  poet  plainly 

alludes  to  the  religious  habits  of  the  monks ;  the 

uppermoft  garment  of  finen  being    called  amiclus 

by  ecclefiafhcal  writers'. 
Amoves,    moves,    Ghaufcef  ufes   it:    the    particle    a. 

added,  B.  i.  C.  9.   St.  18.    Amoved,  B.  iii.    C.  9. 

St.  24.  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  13. 
Annoyes,  annoyances,  B.  ii.  C.  io.  St.  16,  the  verb, 

To  annoy,  he  ufes  often,    as  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  17, 

B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  14.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  24. 
Anticks,  antique  figures,  odd  figures  of  men,  birds, 

hearts,     &c.    Gall,     antique:      tailie    a    antiques. 

B.  ii.    C.  3.    St.  27.    B.  ii.    C.  7.    St.  4.    B.  iii. 

C.  11.    St.  51. 

Apay,  to  pay,  content,  fatisfy,  ri^bt  well  apay, 
B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  33.  pay?  perils  well  apay,  jucundi 
afti  labores  :  Apayd,  payed,  fatisfied,  contented. 
///  apayd,  diffatisned  :  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  37.    B.  2. 

C.9. 


A    GLOSSARY,    ftrV. 


C.  12.  St.  28.  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  21.  B.  iv.  C  5. 
St.  42.    B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  18.  B.  v.  C.  n,  St,  64. 

B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  1 3.  well  ap.iyd,  contented, 
fatisfied,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  47.  Chan.  Merch. 
Tale.  1 08 1.  1  pray  you  that  ycu  be  not  ill  apaid, 
Milt.  xii.  401.  Jo  on  fly  can  high  jujlice  rejl  apaid, 
fad.  appagmrti  to  fatisfy,  to  pleufc,  content. 
appagaio   appaid.  Spenferfays  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  25. 


declared,  B.  iii.   C.  3.  St.  20, — It  occurs  in  other 

places ;  but   what  is  here  obferved  feems  fuffi- 

cient.    fee  Read. 
Aret,  fee  Arrrfi. 
Arew,     B.  i.   C.   T2.   St.   29.    together,  in  a  row. 

Ch.    Houfe     of  Fame,    III.    602.    and  gone    to 
Jiandin  on  a  rcw,    i.  e.   in  a  row.    In  the  wife  of 

Bath's  Pro!.  506.    all  by  rew,  i.  e.  all  together. 


///  ypaii\    which  I  would   not  alter  into   apaid.     Argument,    matter  of  difcourfe,  theme   or    fubjeft, 


C.  4.   St.  15. 

armure,      B.    ii. 
a    fine  coat  of 


for  our  poet  loves  variety,  if  any  tolerable  reafon 

can   be  afligned.     So  Gower   Fol.    CLXIV.    2. 

and  God   was   eke   well   payd    therefore,  i.    e. 

Satisfied. 
Appal/,    difcourage,    daunt    Sec.    [quaji  pallorem  a- 

licui  incutere   Gall.  pdlir.~\    B.   ii.    C.    2.  St,  32. 

IJ.  iii.  C.  2.   St.  32.     B.  iii.   C.  7.    St.  9.  B,  iv. 

C.  6.     St.   26.    B.  v.   C.  8.   St.  45.    fpelt    Apall,     Armory,  a  coat  of  armour:  arms,  B 
B   ii.  C.  11.  St.  39.  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  46.  and  in         B.  iii.     C   3.      St.     59.     Gall. 
other  palfages. 
Appeacb,    impeach,  accufe,    cenfure,  B.  ii.    C.  II. 
St.   to.   B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  6.  B.  v.  C.  9.   St.  47. 
Appeacbcd.   impeached,  Gall,  empecher. 
To   appele,     Gall,    appcler,      Ital.    appellare,     Their 
prayers  to  appele,   to  appeal  to  the  deity  by  pray- 
er; or  to  call  on  as  appealing  to  the  deity  by     <»w*««i   did   reach,,  feize    on  :     a  parlicula    at 
prayers,  to  fay  their  prayers,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  48.  intenfiva;&  Anglo-S.JXXCW.    Germ,  reichen,   to 


B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  3.  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  1.  Virg. 
vii.  791.  Argument  urn  ir.gens,  a  noble  fubjccl, 
Ital.  argomento.  fo  Milton,  i.  24. 

Arke,     chert,    or  coffer,   area,  B.  4 
Armor,    a  coat  of  armour,    Gell. 

C.  11.    St.   9.     brave  armours, 
armour,   B.  vi.    C  5.    St.  25 

i.  C.  1.  St.  27. 
armories.  See 
Menag.  Milton  ufes  it,  celeilial  armory. 
Arras,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  6.  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  35, 
B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  34,  a  city  in  the  Netherlands 
famous  for  making  tapertry  :  hence  its  name :  as 
diaper  from  d'  Iprcs;  Cambrick  from  Cambray, 
&c. 


tor  fucccur  to  appele,  to  ask  for  fuceour  :  B.  iii. 
C  3.  St.  19,  to  appele  of  crymes,  to  accufe ;.  to 
make  an  appeal  or  accufation,  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  39. 

Arayd,  fee  Array. 

Arboret,  dim.  from  Arbor,  a  flowering  fhrub,  or 
lefler  kind  of  tree,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  12.  Milton 
ufes  it,  thick  woven  arborets  and  flowers. 

Areare,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  24.  his  pace  gan  wex 
areare,  i.  e.  grew  flack  and  lazy;  went  backward, 
Gall,  arriere:  d'  ad et  retro:  en  arriere,  bacfett)arl>. 
So  B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  36.  leapd  arear,  i.  e.  back- 
ward. B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  23,  fied  arere,  fled  back, 
reele  areare,  back,  B.  vi.  C.  I.  St.  5.  Fairfax 
ufes    it    II.     40.      To  leave    with  /peed  Atlanta 


reach,  unde  raught,  B.  ii.    C.  10.  St.  34. 

Array,  order,  apparel,  drefs  &c.  To  array,  to 
order,,  to  drefs  &c  Gall,  array,  aroy.  So  fpelt 
in  old  French  :  and  fpelt  in  Spenfer  fometimes 
with  a  Angle  r,  fometimes  with  a  double  r.  Ital. 
arredarc,  Lat.  Barb;  arraiatas  appointed,  ordered, 
inftructed .  battailous  array,  order  of  battle,  B.  i. 
C.  5.  St.  2.  fpelt  at  ay,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  32. 
B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  6.  who  hath  ye  thus  arayd, 
who  hath  put  you  in  this  array,  drefs,  condition, 
them  to  array  began,  began  to  put  them  in  battle- 
array  :  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  36.  thus  arrayd:  hath  put 
in  fuch  a  condition  or  array,  B.  6.  C.  2.  St  42. 

Arreare   fee,  Areare. 


fiuift  arreare,    i.e.   to   leave  her  behind,    fpelt     drrejl,.  flop-,  B.  iv.   C.  5.  St.  43.  Arrejling,  flopping, 


arreare,  B.  vi.  C.  8.   St.  23. 

Ared,  fee  the  following. 

Areed,  [Wickliff,  Areed  thou  Chriji  to  us  who  is  he 
that  fmcot  thee,  Luke,  xxii.  64.  So  in  the  Bible 
printed  in  Q^ Elizabeth's  reign,  Arede  &c.  in  the 
Gr.  v^otp^rtvo-ov,  prophecy.  tl  ajiasban,  conjec- 
"  tare,  di-vinare,  Jlceban,  to  read,  to  counfell,  to 
"  conjecture  to  interpret.  ajUEO,  appointed 
decreed."  Somn.  ]  Me,  too  mean,  the  Mufe  areeds,  i.  e. 
declares,  pronounces,  &c.  Jntrod.  B.  i.  St.  i.  right 


B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  a,  Germ,  arrejiieren,  GaH. 
arrejler,  arreter,  Ital.  arrejlare,  a  rafi,  rejl.  what 
is  an  Arrejl  or  an  Arret,  but  a  decree  of  a 
court  of  Juftice  to  Jlop  all  further  profecution 7 — 
Budasus  fays  Apf?cv  fignifles,  decretum  piacitum ; 
which  is  to  our  prefent  purpofe.  The  judges  did 
arret  her,  i.  e.  did  decree  her:  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  21. 
The  charge  which  God  doth  unto  me  arret,  i.  e. 
appoint,  allot,  B.  ii-  C.  8.  St.  8.  did  aret,  did 
allot:  B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  7.  a  fpirit  did  aret, 
did  appoint  a  fpirit,  B.  iii.   C.  8.  St.  7. 


aread,    rightly   interpret,    B.   i.    C.   8.     St.    31.     Arret,  fee  Arrejl. 

Aread,    declare,    St.    33.    Aread,    Prince  Arthur,     AJkaunce,  AJhe-w,  Ital.   rigardare  afchiancio,   to  look 


declare,  tell,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  6.  areeds  of  tydings, 
tells  us  of  news,  St.  28.  rightfully  ared,  told, 
declared,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  16.  the  way  to  heaven 
aread,  fhew,  declare,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  50.  Jhe 
Jkould areed,interpret,  B.  iii.C.  7.  St.  16.  himaredd, 
told  him,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  17.  ared  to  point, 
minutely  and  punctually  declared,  B.  iii.  C.  2. 
it.     16,    which   Merlin  had  ared,     prophetically 


askance,  envioufly,  obliquely,  fide-ways,  with 
faring  eyes  fixed  ajkaunce,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  7. 
afikaunce  her  wanton  eyes  did  roJl,B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  41. 
looking  afaaunce,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  27.  lookt  fcom* 
fully  of  ew,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  29.  B  iii  C.  12. 
St.  10.  B.  6.  C.  7.  St.  42.  Milt.  iv.  503. 
with  jealous  leer  malign  eye'd  them  ajkance,  vi. 
1 49,   with  fcornjul  eye  askance* 

Afpyde, 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


Afpyde,  B.  I.  C.  19.  St.  24.  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  3.  So 

{pelt  in  the  two  old  quartos,  but  in  the  Folios  ef 
pide.  Spenfer  follows  the  Latin,  adfpicere  :  'tis  fo 
fpelt  in  Chaucer.  In  other  places  he  fpells  it 
efpyde. 

Afay,  Gall,  effai,  proof,  tryal,  attempt.  Effayer,  to 
try,  attempt,  Ital.  afaggiare,  to  try,  to  tafte.  Af- 
fagio,  a  proof,  effay,  a  fpecimen  or  tafte--  Of  rich 
ajay,\.  e.  proof,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  I 3,  a  knight  of  great 
afay,  a  well  proved  knight,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  40,  to 
take  thereof  afay,  i.  e.  to  take  part  of  it,  by  way  of 
ipecimen,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  34.  Sorrowful ajfay,  tryal, 
afHiftion.B.  1.  C.  7.  St.  zj.frong  «^2y,attempt,  af- 
fault,  B.  ii.  C.  8,  St.  36.  AJJaid,  made  tryal,  at- 
tempted, aflaulted,B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  24,  him  durfi  af- 
fay, put  him  to  the  proof,  attempt  or  aflault  him, 
-8.  iii.  C.  I.St.  21,  againe  it  to  affay,  to  attempt, 
to  try  to  get  it  again,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  io. 

Affile,  to  free,  to  quit,  Lat.  abfol'vere,  Ital.  affol- 
<vere.  a/foiled,  freed,  fet  at  liberty,  abfolved,  B.  iii. 
C,  1.  St.  58.  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  30.  B.  iv.  C.  6. 
St.  25.  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  3.  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  52. 
B.  ii.  B.  5.  St.  9.  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  32.  B.  iv.  C.  3. 
St.  13.  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  36.  B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  37. 
B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  6.   Chaucer  ufes  it. 

Afond  he  flood,  B.i.  C.  z.  St.  3 1.  as  one  afoivnd, 
B.  I.  C.  8.  St  5,  fared  as  afound,  B.  i.  C.  9. 
St.  35,  with  horror  afound,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  7,  as 
one  afound,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  7.  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  28. 
Chaucer  has  Afoned :  and  Milton  in  Par.  Reg. 
Thefe  thoughts  may  far  tie,  not  afound. 

'Achievement,  enterprife  or  performance  of  fome  no- 
table adventure,  Gall,  achcvement.  achever,   to  at- 
chieve. 

Ate,  did  eat. 

Atone.  So  been  they  both  atone,  i.  e.  friends  again; 
at  one,  atoned,  reconciled,  B,  ii.  C.  I.  St.  29. 
in  the  Folios  fpelt,  Attone,  which  fee  below. 

Attach  that  fay  tor  falfe,  apprehended,  laid  hold  on, 
B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  35.  Attaching  her,  taking  hold  of 
her,  B.  ii.  G.  it.  St.  28.  See  too  B.  vi.  C.  7. 
St.  35,  36. 

Attaint,  it  did  attaint  ;  it  feemed  to  abforb  it,  and 
to  put  it  out  by  its  fuperior  fplendor,  Gall,  at- 
taint, a.  Lat.  atlingere,  attinclus,  B.  I.  C.  7.  St.  34. 

Attempered,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  39,  a  Lat.  &  Ital.  At- 
temperate,  to  feafon,  to  mix,  l3c. 

Attendement,  attendance,  B.  vi.  C.  6.  St.  1 8. 

Attonce,  once  for  all,  at  ence,  written  feparately  in 
fome  later  editt.  but  joined  in  the  old  quartos  and 
Folios  of  1609,  161 1.  See  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  5. 
B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  12.  B.  i.  C.  1 1.  St.  52,  and  in 
other  places. 

Attone,  bereft  attone,  bereaved,  taken  away  all  to- 
gether, B.ii.  C.  I.  St.  42,  they  both  attone,  both 
together,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  28,  and  in  feveral  other 
places.     See  above  Atone. 

Attons,  B.iii.  C.  1.  St.  63,  With  them  attons,  i.  e. 
together  with  them  :  at  once,  at  one  and  the  fame 
time  with  them.  'Tis  fo  fpelt  in  all  the  edi- 
tions, to  rhime  to  champions ;  and  'tis  the  fame  as 


Attonce :  which  fee  above.  Chaucer,  who  make' 
his  two  fcholars  in  the  Reves  tale,  talk  in  the  north 
country  dialeft,  writes  it,  all  atenes,  pag.  32, 
ver.  965  ;  and  in  other  places  atones.  Miller's  tale, 
172,  love  me  well  atones,  i  e.  at  once.  The  learned 
Scotch  bifhop,  who  tranflated  Virgil,  has  atanis, 
attanis,  i.  e.  at  once,  at  the  fame  time,  &c. 

Attrapt,  attraped,  adorned,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  39. 

At-iveen,  between,  Chaucer  ufes  it. 

Avale,  gins  to  avale,  to  lower,  abate,  B.  i.  C.  1 . 
St.  21,  from  their  courfers  did  avale,  alighted, 
did  defcend,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  10,  the  feather  in  her 
creft  gan  lowly  to  availe,  to  lower,  to  fall  down, 

B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  27.  out  of  her  coach  /he  gan  a'vaile, 
(he  defcended,  alighted  out   of  her  coach,  B.  iv. 

C.  3.  St.  46.  he  gan  t 'a'vaile  the  glaive,  to  lower, 
to  drop  the  fword  in  token  of  fubmiffion  :  as  our 
officers  falute  the  king  with  dropping  their  fword, 
B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  19,  make  proud  hearts  a'vale, 
pull  down  the  pride  of  proud  hearts,  B.  vi.  C.  8. 
St.  25.  Ital.  awvallare,  Gall.  a<valer,  aval,  down, 
downwards.  A-valler,  d"  advellare,  i.  e.  tnettre  a 
<val.  Ch.  Troil.  &  CrefT.  iii.  627,  That  fuch  a 
raine  from  hevin  gan  availe.  i.  e.  defcended,  fell. 

Amounting,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  6.  I  don't  think  our 
poet  wrote  ad<vauncing,  or  avauncing,  from  the 
Fr.  avancer.  But  I  rather  think  it  comes  from 
vanter,  fe  vanter  :  vanteur,  a  boafter,  a  bragga- 
dochio.  So  that  the  paffage  in  queftion  alludes  to 
the  very  man  ;  which  is  elegant :  the  a  is  added  as 
ufual  in  the  Englifh  tongue:  and  the  meaning  is, 
tt  whom  proudly  boafing  himfelf,  or  /hewing  him/elf 
in  a  boafting  manner  :  his  actions  befpeaking  the 
man.  And  what  is  much  to  our  purpofe  in  ex- 
plaining Spenfer,  his  mafter  Chaucer  ufes  Avaunt, 
to  boaft,  in  feveral  places  ;  and  Amounting  in  the 
Reves  Prol.  776.  And  Gower,  Fol.  xxi.  T be  via 
cleped  A<vauntice,  viz.  jaclantia. 
Ave-Mary,  B.  i.  C.  1 .  St.  35-  A<ves,  B.  i.  C.  3. 
St.  14.  Prayers  to  the  Virgin  Mary.  Shakefpeare, 
2  K.Henry  vi.  Aft  i.  But  all  his  mind  is  bent  on 
holinefs,  To  number  Ave-maries  on  his  beads.  The 
Romilh  Rofaries  are  divided  into  fo  many  Ave- 
maries  and  Pater-nofters. 
Avenge,  vengeance,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  52.  B.  iv.  C.  2. 

St.  15.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  8. to  jell  avenges  end, 

to  the  end  of  cruel  vengeance. 
A-ventred  her  fpeare,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  28.  So  again, 
B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  9.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  11,  ran  haf- 
tily  or  violently  with  her  fpeare,  or  pufhed  with 
her  fpeare  at  a  venture,  Ital.  Awentare,  to  dart, 
cifc .  Awentarfe,  to  run  haftily  or  violently,  &c. 
Orl.  inn.  L.  i.  C.  19.  St.  40.  Sopr'alfgnor  da 
monfAlban  s'avventa,  i.e.  he  rufhed,  ran  haftily, 
&c.  And  L.  ii.  C.  19.  St.  37.  Addeffo  a  Bradi- 
mante  s' 'e  awentato.  Fairf.  V.  63.  And gainfi  his 
breaf  a  thoufand  /hot  /he  centred,  i.  e.  (hot  at  a 
venture,  ix.  72.  But  hardly  Guelpho  gain/l  Clorinda 
fweet  ventred  his  fword,  i.  e.  puftid  with  his 
fword  at  a  venture. 

Avize, 


A    GLOSSARY,    fifo 


jtirifeft  Aftyfc    Avifc.  fpelt  thus    differently.  Gall. 

i  jvKiive,  toconfuler,  &c.  s\; vfer,  to  be- 

.  himself,  It.d.  aw  ■  .:-v;zd  per- 

C.  J.    St.  40,   infa.ry  court 

-.   B.    ii.  C.  1.. '  &b   31-  AjiJc  th*  •*«*%  cgn- 

r  well  of  it,  B.  ii.  C.  7.    St.  3^.   •-(.-.■■//  to  avyf, 

\  ,  .:    ii.  C.  i_.  St.   17,   Irr  Wilting, 

B.  iii.  C.  -•  St.  2:,  avi/i'ig  bvrffilfii  B.  Hi-  C  3. 

St.  ■',  H.  iii.  C.  i).  St.  33,  Tfcmw 

,;tJife  m  <re  confidcr,   B.  v.  C  3.  St.  1  J.  Ch. 

,-jcr.tlv. 

.    j,,  St.    27,  enamelled,  in  Ch. 

■:.na  of  £<?/</<:  ami  led,  Rom. 

of  the  Rofe.   Lo8a,  Germ.  iVljmclzr,   encaujlum, 

Jt.i!.      .•;...'.,    I  ■■•''/,  emaillc,  Fairf.  xx.  42. 

•:■.•;'//'  j«&  a«</  ;•/'..■''>  anmaile.    #/j 

e.id  on  his  hi /met  fame.     Perhaps  Fairfax 

wrote  auinan--,    or  awmaile* 

cU 'parted  out  of  the  chamber,    B.  iii.  C.  I. 
St.  5S.  Gill,  v:<ider,  to  empty,   to  withdraw-. <V0f d 
Chwio  the  Merchant's  Tale,  1331. 
.    vowed,  promifed,  B.  v.  C.  S.  St.  3.   uied 
by  Chaucer. 

,  B.  vi.  C.  3.   St.  48,  to  make  avowry,  a  law 

term,  to  make  an   acknowledgment,  vindication 

jrieihon  of  his  wrongful  proceedings,  Gall. 

r,  to  confefs,   or  acknowledge  one's  felf  in 

the  wrong. 

.  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  32,  fpelt  fo  in  the  old 
quarto  and  folios,  Gr-  ib-SbliKWf*  aulhenticl ;  fo 
fpelt  in  Ch. 

tud,  warned,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  46. 
Jwhape,  terrify,  B.iv.  C.  7.  St.  5.  Awhaped,  ter- 
rified, B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  32.     Chaucer  in  the  com- 
plaint of  the   Black  Knight,  169,    Sole  by  him/elf 
'.apid  and  amate.    Lidgate  Storie  of  Thebes, 
Fol.  356,   2.      And  this  fr.  thus]   Sphinx    a-wapid 

and    amate  jlood  all  dijmaid. 'Tis    the  fame 

word,  a  added,  as  wapid,  which  Chaucer  ufes  in 
the  complaint  of  Annel.  to  Arcite,  215,  in  <wa- 
:uut  nance.  And  the  fame  word  Shakefpeare 
has  in  Timon,  Ac\  iv.  The  wappend  auidovj,  which 
I  would  rather  read,  the  vcaped  v/idow,  i.  e.  dif- 
trefled,  forrowful.  Somn.  papian,  to  be  aftoniih- 
ed,  amazed,  &fc.  Let  me  correct  likewife  Ch.  in 
Troil.  and  CrefT.  iv.  916,  arife  up  haflily,  That  hi 
you  nat  biwopin  thus  yfinde,  read,  beveapid,  i.  e. 
forrowful.  be  as  a  is  often  added. 

'.<■,    tagged   points,    B.  ii.  C.    3.  St.  26.  See 
"  A clet. 


B 


B. 


ACE,  bad  him  bace,  B.  iii.  C.  11. 
the  note,   as  they  had  been  at  bace, 


St.  5. 
B.  v. 


See 


St.  5.  alluding  to  a  play  called  prifon-bafe.  Hence 
perhaps  is  to  be  explained,   B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  8. 
Bad,  afked,  intreated,    prayed,  Anglo-S.  bibbail, 
preterit,  bab. 


Baf'M,  did  baffle ;  defeated  and  brought  to  publick 
lhame,  B.  vi.  C.  7.    St.  27. 

i>\ .-.;-,  Baleful,  Baiefulncfs,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  83. 
Bale  frequently  occurs  •  'tis  ufed  for  evil,  mif- 
chief,  mifery,  fdrrow,    Sec. 

To  baike,  to  difappoint,  baffle,  or  fruflrate—  to  lay 
halkgs  and  beames,  or  Humbling  blocks  in  a  per- 
fon's  way  to  difappoint,  crofs  or  baffle  him. 
Hence  our  poet  might  fay,  in  Jlryfeful  termes  with 
him  to  balke,  to  batiie  with  him,  to  deal  with  him 
in  crofs  purpofes,  to  fruftrate  him,  B.  ni  C.  2. 
St.  12.  So  agaiu,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  25.  Ne  ever 
for  rebuke  or  blame  of  any  ballet,  nor  ever  were  of 
any  balked,  dilappointed  of  their  true  loves,  for 
rebuke  or  blame.  There  is  another  ienih  of  Balks 
in  agriculture,  viz.  a  ridge  of  land  between  two 
furrows  :  in  which  fenfe  'tis  ufed,  B.  yi.  C.  11. 
St.  16,  i\V  leaving  any  balke,  i.e.  leaving  no 
ridges,   or  furrows  ;  but  making  all  even. 

Ba/i.'y  crowns,  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  32.  So  in  his  view 
of  Ireland,  1  And  from  one  hand  to  another  Jo 
bandy  the  fervice  like  a  tennis-ball.' 

Banna,  curfes,  B.  iii .  C  7.  St.  39,  to  ban,  to  curfe, 
B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.    19.     Band,  did   curfe,  banned, 

B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  18.  B.  v.  C.  1  i.St.  12.  '  Bann,  in- 
ter di  Hum,  a  banncu,  interdicerc?  Wachter. 

Barbes, .  trappings ;  the.  knightes  horfes.  were  armed 
with  iron  and  leather,  which  covered  in  great 
meafure  the  head  and  Shoulders,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St. 
11.    See  Junius  in  Barbes. 

Barbican,  an  outwork  or  watch-tower,  B.ii.  C.  9, 
.  St.  25.    See  jun.  in  Barbican. 

Bsifciomani,  fo  the  2d  quarto  edit.,  and  the  Folios  :. 
the  ill  edit.  Bafcimano,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  56.  Gall. 
Baifemains,  complements,  refpecls,  Itat  Baeia- 
?natw. Perhaps  Spenfer  wrote '  Bafciamavi. 

Bafe,  unto  the  bale,  below,  Ital.  bafc,  bottom, 
B.v.  C.  9.  St.  16. 

Bafes,  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  20.  Infiead  of  curiets  and 
bafes,  Inftead  of  acuirafle  [armour  for  the  back 
andbreail]  and  bafes  [armour  for  the  legs]  Gall. 
bas,  flocking.  Bafts,  any  covering  for  the  legs, 
ocreee,  greaves,  Sec.  ufed  by  Fairf.  vii.  41.  And 
ivith  his  f  reaming  blood  his  bafes  dide.  Sidney  Ar- 
cad.  p.  60,  Bhalantus  was  all  in  white,  having  in 
his  bafes  and  caparifon  imbroidered  a  waving 
water. 

Bafes,  B.  vi.  C.  I  o.  St.  8.   See  the  note. 

Bafenet,  B.  vi.  C.  I.  St.  31.  Ital    bacinetta,  a  helmet. 

Bajhd,   abafhed,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  37. 

Bcf  ard fear.   B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  24,  i.  e.  bafe.     So  B.  ii. 

C.  3.  St.  42,  bafiard  art/is,  bafe,  not  of  true 
knighthood.  See  Skinner  I  would  not  alter  it  in- 
into  dajlard.  So  the  Ital.  ufe  baftardo,  degenerate, 
as  well  as  illegitimate.  Sh.  in  Jul.  Caef.  Act  v. 
Brut,  yet,  countrymen  hold  up  your  heads,  Cato.  What 

bafiard  doth  net  ? Rich.  III.    Thcje  bafiard 

Bratons  whom  our  fathers  have  in  their  own  land 
beaten,  i,  e.  not  true  Britons  :  not  Britons  properly 
fo  called.  Bafed, 


A    GLOSSARY, 


c. 


Bafled,  /lightly  fewed.     See  Junius,  in  Bajle. 
Bate,  did  bite,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  7. 
To  bathe,  befides  its  obvious  figniiication   to  wajhr 
has  another  very    different  from   the  Anglo-Sax. 
be  Ol an,    to  dry,  warm,  comfort,  cherifh,  Somn. 
And   hence    is   to    be  explained    our  old  poet 
Chaucer,  in  the  Nonnes  Prieft's  Tale,   1382. 
Faire  in  the  fonde  to  bath  htr  merily 
Lieth  Pertelot. 
Bath  (fays  the  Gloffary)  feems  corrupted  from  Bajk. 
But  you  fee  'tis  the  Anglo-S.    be&an,  Germ, 
baehen.  to  bath  her,  to  cherifh  herfelf,  &c.  And 
hence   Spenfer   is  to    be    explained,  B.  i.  C.  7^ 
St.  4.      And  bathe  in  plefaunce  of  the  joyous  Jhade, 
i.  e.   and  began   to    cherijh  them/elves,  enjoy    them- 
f elves,  &c.     B.  iv.    C.  7.   St.    7.  heath'' 'd  in  fire, 
warmed  in  the  fire,  and  thence  hardened :  Sudi- 
bufve  praeujiis,  Virgil.       They  heated  the    tops 
of  their  Haves  in  fire  after  they  were  iharpened, 
and  thus  they   ferved    (in  ibme  meafure)  inltead 
of  fteel-headed  fpears— See  Bay  and  Embay. 
Battailous,  Itai.  battagliofo,  ufed  by  Chaucer  in  the 
Remedy  of  Love,   327,  as  a  cocke   batailous,  i.e. 
prepared  and  eager  for  fight.     And  by  Fairfax  i. 
37.     The  French  cameforemojl  battailous  and  bold. 
Bat  tell  order,  in  order  of  battle,    in   battle-array, 

B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  51. 
To  battil,  or  battle,  is  a  word  well  known  in   the 
universities,  for   to  take  up  provifions  on  the  col- 
lege account :  if  originally  as  alms  or  allowance  it 
might  be  brought  from  the  Germ,  bettelll  men- 
dicare.     But  Skinner  from  the  Belg.  bctalen,  J'oL 
<vere,  numerare.         'Tis  ufed  for  to  feed  as  cattle, 
and  hence  to  grow  fat  ;  and  in  this  laft  fenfe   by 
our  poet,  B.  vi.  C.  8   St.  38.     Forjleep,  they  /aid, 
would  make  her  battil  better,  i.  e.  grow  fat :   unlefs 
we  mull  read  batten,  i.  e.  grow  fat. 
Battery,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  32.  Gall,  baterie. 
Bation,  Gall,   baton,  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  46. 
A  bauldrick  brave  he  ware,  B.  i.   C.  7.    St.  29.  a 
golden  bauldrick,    B.    ii.   C.  3.  St.  29.  brave  baul- 
drick, B.  iii.    C.  3.  St.  59.    The  heavens,   bright- 
Jhining  bauldricke,  viz.   the   zodiack,  which  like 
a  belt  or  bauldrick  encircles  the  heavens  palling 
obliquely  between  the  two   poles  of  the  world, 
B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  II.  Gall.    Bauldrier,    a   fhoulder- 
belt.  From  Balteus,  a  girdle  or  zone  :  Lat.  bar. 
baldringum. 
Bay  has  different  fignifications,  as  it  comes  from  dif- 
ferent originals.    1 .  The  dogs  did  never  ceaje  to  bay, 
B.  i.    C.  5.   St.  30.  i.  e.  to  baugh  or  bark  :  bau- 
bantur  canes,  Lucret.  v.    1070.  fialv^a.  The  word 
is  formed  to  imitate  the  found.     To  hold  or  keep 
at  bay,  is  the  hunter's  phrafe  of  a  Hag  when  the 
hounds   are  baying  or  barking  at  him  :  to  which 
Spenfer  alludes,  he  her  brought  unto  his  bay,  B.  iv. 
C  8.  St.  48.  So  Arioft.  Orl.  Fur.  xlvi.  128.  tenere 
a  bada.     So  again  metaphorically,   B.  vi.   C.  1. 
St.  12.  This  bay  of  peril,  i.  e.  to  the  laft  peril: 
fuch  as  flags  are  brought  to  when  the  hounds  are 
baying  them  ;  or  in  hawking  as  pheafants  and  par- 

VOL.   I. 


tridges  kept  at  bay  by  the  dogs.  The  "verb  he  ufes 
juft  before,  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  9.  He  bayd  and  barkt 
at  me.  In  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  23,1  would  read  Bay  for 
bray,  Ital.  dbaiare,  to  bark,  to  bay:  metaph. 
to  rail.  2.  To  Bay,  is  ufed  to  dry,  to  cherilh,  &c, 
as  bath,  which  fee  above.  Bayes  his  forehead  in  the 
wind,  i.  e.  dries,  cherifhes,  &c.  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  3. 
Germ,  bashen.  '  Graecis  jS«  ejl  caleo  :  inde  fortafc 
1  baiae,  thermae,  cjf  nobis  bashen,  foment  are,  fa- 
'  cere  ut  calcat.'  Wacht.  So  Embay  is  frequently 
ufed,  the  compofit  j  which  fee  in  its  place. 
Beacon,  [Anglo-S.  beacon,  pharus,  fpecula :  a  raifed 
building  of  combuftible  matter,  to  be  fired  in  or- 
der to  give  notice  to  diftant  people  of  invafions, 
&c]  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  14.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  46. 

Beadmen,    prayer-men,    Anglo-S.    bibt>ail,    orare, 

B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  36. 
Bead  roll,    properly  a   catalogue    of  prayers  ;    but. 

ufed  for   a  catalogue    in  general,    B.  iv.  C.  2. 

St.  32. 

Beard  him,  affront  him  to  his  face ;  brave  him  : 
B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  12.  Shakefpeare  1  K.  Henry  1V^ 
Aft  iv.  /  will  beard  him.  1  K.  Henry  VI.  Aft  i. 
1  beard  thee  to  thy  /ace.  Ben.  Johnf.  Sejan.  Aft  v. 
Teare  off  thy  robe,  play  with  thy  beard  and  nojlrils, 
Gall,  faire  la  bar  be  a  auelouun,  lldX.jar  la  barba 
ad  uno. 

Beare,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  u.  a  bier,  Anglo-S.  bsejl, 

fortaffe  a  <pi^m  <p  in  £. 
Beare  the  bell.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  25.  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  13. 
Afcham,  pag.  132  Who  hath  no  wit,  nor  nuwr 
will  hear,  Among  all  fools  the  bell  may  bear.  A 
bell-weather,  is  thelheep  that  bears  the  bell,  and 
leads  the  flock. 

Beauperes,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  35.  fair  companions,, 
from  beau  and  pair,  a  peer,  equal. 

Beckes,  fo  fpelt  in  the  ift  and  2d  edit,  in  the  Foliot 
beakes :  the  oldeft  editt.  come  neareft  to  the  ori- 
ginal. Belg.  beck,  bee,  becco.  B.  ii.  C.  Ii.  St.  8*- 

Bed,  B.  vi.  C  5.  St.  35.  See  Bidding. 

Bedight.  See  Dtght. 

Bedyde,  dyed,   B.  i.  C.  II.  St.  7. 

Been,  be,  are.  'Tis  the  Anglo-S.  beon.  Thus  been 
they  parted,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  20.  And  in  other 
places. 

Beetle  brows,  B.  ii.  C  9-  St.  52,  Fairfax  x.  17.  His 
beetle  browes  the  Turke  amazed  bent.  Sydney's 
A  read.  p.  35.  The  high  hills  lifted  up  their  beetle 
brows. 

Befall,  well  may  thee  befall,  B.   ii.    C.    3.    St.    37, 

Fouly   may  befall,  B.  v.    C.  1  1 .  St-  56 P.P. 

Fol.   lxxxvi.  2,  Now  fayre  fall you.     So  Chaucer 
■  ufes  it  frequently. 

Beginne,  beginning,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  22. 

Begone.     See  Woe  begone. 

Beheji,  Anglo-S.  hsere,  a  command,  a  heft,  be- 
heft.  Somn-    Milton  ufes  it. 

Behight  [Wick.  Matt-  xiv.  7.  With  an  ooth  he  be- 
highte  to  give  her  whatever  thing  fc he  axide  of  him  f 
i.  e.  promifed,  Anglo-S.  behaCan,  to  promife, 
*b  ta 


A    GLOSS 

to  mitl,  to  name,  to  call  :  from  bi  and  hat" an.] 

to   t'ny  band  bebigbt,    committed,    trailed,   B.  i. 

C.  10.  St.  ja.    i>      .  '•  me,  name  me,  B.  i.  C.  10. 

St.  64.   Ti  .  •  promifed 

to  undertake,  B.  ii.  *-'.  *,.  St.  1.  to  bis  charge  be- 

\  traded  to  him,  15.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  9.  h.i.l  /•••- 

,  promifed,   1!   ii.  C.  II.  St.  4.  btb'igb't  Woft 

',  .   lied,  requefted,  15.  ii.  C.  1,1. 

.         •.•,  better  fo  called 

than  thvfeif,  B.  iv.  C.  l.   St.  44,  thus  bi  hi  obt,  thus 

addrcfled   her,  15-  iv.  C.  -'•  St.  23.  bin  ditid  /•<- 

named   bim   a    dead  man,  B.  iv.   C.  3. 

St.  51.  toTrimmond bebigbtt  adjudged,  B.iv.  C-  <;. 

St.  7.      Bihight,  promifed,  adjudged,   B.  v.  C.  9. 

St,  13.  /<  bebigbt,  gave  him  this  anivver, 

15.  vi.   C  2.  St.  36.  as  jhe  htm  bebigbt,  promifed, 

B.  vi.  C,  2.  St.  39. 

Bebottj    promifed,  B.  i.   C.  2.  St.  38.  fpelt  Bebott, 

B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  40.  So  Chaucer. 
.Bcboofe,  what  ii  becoming,  advantageous,  Sec.    du- 
ty, &C.  a  fubltant.  from  behofan,  to  become,  B.iv. 

C.  7.  St,  37.  Milt,  to  jour  beboofc,  to  your   ad- 
vantage. 

Bd-accoylt,  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  25.  kind  falutations, 
and  reception.  In  Ch.  Rom.  of  the  Rofe,  2984. 
And  Bialacoil  for/cot b  bebigbt,  where  it  is  intro- 
duced as  a  perfon  :  and  in  the  original  French, 
from  which  Chaucer  tranflated  it,  fpelt  Bel-acueil. 
ure,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  16.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  zi. 
a  lover. 

Belamy,  fair  friend,  Ital.  belle  amico,  Gall,  bel  ami. 

Belay d,  B.  vi.  C.  2.   St.  5.  laid  over. 

Beldame,  good  lady,  good  dame,  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  17. 

Belgards,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  25.  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  52. 
Gall,   belles  regardes,  beautiful  looks. 

Bent,  the  propenfity  or  inclination,  B.  i.  C.  4. 
St.  24. 

Bents,  B.vi.  C.  4.  St.  4.  rufhes,  bent-grafs,  Fair- 
fax, vi.  8.  the  jpringing  bent.  So  named  becaufe 
eafily  bent. 

Bereave,  take  away,  Anglo-Sax.  bejieafan,  fp0. 
liare,  cripere.  Her  fwollen  heart  her  fpecd '  feemd  to 
bereave,  i.  e.  to  take  away,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  52. 
Bereavd  the  fight,  i.  e.  took  away,  B.  ii.  C.  3. 
St.  23.  See  other  inilances  in  Reave.  So  ufed 
by  Chaucer  in  Troil.  and  CrerT.  ii.  246.  And 
lvjilton  x.  918.  Bereave  me  not  (whereon  I  live  J 
thy  gentle  looks,   thy  aid. 

Bejeek,  the  old  Englifh  ;  befeech,  B.  iv.  C.  3, 
St.  47. 

Befeem,\ifed  frequently  for  to  become,  to  grace,  look 
feemly,  &c.  ne  better  doth  befeem  brave  ebevalrie, 
i.  e.  grace,  become,  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  1.  As  be- 
feemed  well,  as  well  became  him,  B.  i.  C.  8.  8t.  32.. 
he r  bej'cemed  well,  well  became  her,  looked  feem- 
ly and  graceful  on  her,  B.L  C.  10.  St.  14.  See 
llkewife,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  59.  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  33. 
B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  5.  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  51.  B.  iii. 
G.  8.  St.  45.  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  20.  So  likewife, 
Befeen.  v.-ell,    well-looking,    graceful,  becoming,. 


A  R  Y,    ftPf. 

B.   i.  C.  12.  St.   5.  St.  8.  B.  iii.  C.  i.  St.  4r, 

B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.    58.  B.  v.  C.  8.    St.  29.  B.  vi, 

C.  5.  St.  36.  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  n.  Our  old  poets 
ufe  this  expreflion  often.  Chaucer  has  royally 
bejine  ;  our  poet  rich  befeen  ;  gay  befeen  ;  "i.  e. 
richly  adorned,  &c.  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  28.  B.  vi. 
C.  5.  St.  38.  So  Chaucer,  To  feeu  ibe  king  f» 
royally  befene.  Court  of  Love,  121.  So  well 
befeen,  well  looking,  of  a  good  or  beautiful 
appearance,  Troil.  and  CreiT.  i.  167.  And  Fair- 
tax  iv.  46.  Degree  of  knighthood  as  btfeemd  him. 
-re.//,  xvii.  10.      His  robes  were  fuch  as  beji    be- 

Jamen  might  a  king. 

Befm,  B.ii.C.  7.  St.  10.  So  printed  in  the  ill  and 
2d  quarto  edit,  but  altered  into  Befits  in  other  editt. 
See  the  note. 

Bejlead,  a  verb  from  be,  and  Jled,  a  place,  flation, 
Sec.  til  bejlead,  in  an  ill  plight,  condition,  B.  i. 
C.  1.  St.  24.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  30.  St.  52.  B.  v. 
C.  12.  St.  23.  Ill  of  friends  bejledd,  ill  accommo- 
dated, B.  iv.  C.  I.  St.  3.  So  Ji range lV  befladd,  i» 
fo  ftrange  a  plight,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  54.  But  b»th 
at  once  on  both  fides  bim  bejlad,  befet,  oppreiled, 
B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  22,  fore  bejlcdde,  fore  beiet,  op- 
preiled, B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  25.  ill  beflad,  in  an  ill 
plight,  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  22.  So  tMbefad,  fo  ill  be- 
let,  opprefled,  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  45,  B.  vi.  C.  6. 
St.  18.  Chaucer  has  hard  bejlad ;  foule  bejlad,. 
&C  So  in  Our  Bible,  K.  viii.  21.  hardly  be/lead 
and  hungry. 

Bet,    beaten,  B.  i.    C  7.    St.   28.  Bet,   did  bear„ 

B.  iii.  C.   7.   St.  34.  B.  iv.  C.  3.   St.  15.   B.  vi. 

C.  12.  St.  29. 

Betake,  took  into  his  hand,  bellow  upon,  B.  i.  C.  1 2, 
St.  25.  B.  vi.  C.  1 1.  St.  51. 

Betide,  happen  to,  b'efal. 

Beteem,  deliver,  bellow,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  19.  Shakeip. 
Midf.  Act  i.  which  J  could  well  beteem  them  from 
mine  eyes. 

Bever,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  31.  Ital.  bavicra,  the  fight  or 
vifor  of  a  head-  piece. 

A  bew.e  of  faire  ladies,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  34.  B.  y. 
C.  9.  St.  31.  So  named  from  goffipino-.  jta]t 
Beva,  Beveria.  ufed  by  Shakefpeare  and  Milton. 

To  bewray,  to  difcover,  be  and  PJT^Tan,  pro^ 
dere. 

Bickerment,  contention,  llrife,  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  6. 

Bidding  his  beads,  faying  his  prayers,  B.  i.  C.  r 
St.  30.  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  3.  fpelt  for  the  rhimej  to 
bed,  lnlleadof  bid,  B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  35.  Chaucer 
ufes  bede,  to  pray.  Beadj-men,  prayer-men 
Anglo-S.  bittoan,  orare.  they  fay  their  prayers 
in  popifh  countries,  numbering  their  beads.  Ch. 
Rom.  of  theRofe,  7372. 

A  pair e  of  bedis  eke  fhe  here 
Upon  a  lace  all  of  white  thready 
On  which  that  fhe  her  bedis  bede. 

BiU've,  Blive,  a  Norm.  Saxon,  bilive,  pro!  in  us  fiatim  - 
de  quo  nihil  certi  habeo  quod  dicam.  So  the  very 
learned  editor  of  Junius,  what  if  we  bring  it  from 


A    GLOSSARY, 


'c. 


blioe  ?  for  what  we  do  blithly,  we  do  fooa, 
immediately.  Skinner's  Etymol.  a  Teut.  blick, 
niSius  oculi,  feems  hardly  allowable.  Chaucer  ufes 
ielive,  blyue,  bli<ve,  for  quickly,  immediately. 
And  Spenfer,  in  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  32.  B.  i.  C.  9. 
St.  4.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  18.  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  18.  B.  iii. 
C.  5.  St.  16.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  10.  B.  v.  C.  4. 
St.  42.     And  Blive,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  18. 

A  Bittur,  Gall,  butor,  a  bittern.  Butio,  ardeajlel- 
laris,  B.  ii.C.  8.  St.  50. 

Blame,  injury,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  18.  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  4. 
and  in  other  places.  Blamed  her  noble  blood,  in- 
jured; or  caft  a  reproach  on,  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  1 1. 

Blank.  Th' old  woman  wox  half  blank,  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  17.  Milton  ix.  890.  /ijlonied flood  and  blank. 
Gall,  blanc.  Ital.  Bianco.  Orl.  Fur.  xliii.  83.  Di 
gelofo  t:mor  pallida  e  bianco. 

Blaze,  to  divulge,  or  fpread  abroad,  B.  i.  C.  11. 
St.  7.  to  blazon,  to  paint,  exprefs,  difplay,  or 
divulge  abroad.  Anglo-S.  blsej^e,  a  torch: 
kern,  a  blazing  abroad.  Somn.  to  blazon  broad, 
Introd.  B.  i.  St.  1.  broad-blazed  fame,  B.  i.  C.  10. 
St.  n. 

Blazers,  blazers  abroad,  divulgers,  B.  ii.  C.  9. 
St.  25. 

Bleard,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  3.  dimmed,  darkned. 

Blemifinu>it,  blemifh,  (lain,  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  36. 

To  blend,  not  only  to  mix,  but  to  fpoilwith  mixing, 
to  confound.  Anglo-S.  blenban,  mi/cere,  con- 
fundere.  It  has  another  fignification,  viz.  to  blind. 
Germ,  blenden,  obcaecare,  facere  ut  caecutiat. 
Hefych.      fihxvoi;,     'tvQXuh/is,     (=As»k*,     Ta     uabtvri. 

Plautus  ufes  blennus  for  a  fool.  Perhaps  thefe  La- 
tin and  Greek  words  came  originally  from  the 
Goths  or  Germans  :  for  in  Hefych.  I  have  ob- 

ferved  many  Gothick  and  German  words. — 1 

will  now  add  all  the  paffages  where  this  word  oc- 
curs in  our  poet,  doth  blend  th'  heroickeJpright,i.  e. 
blind  or  confound,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  10.  that  him  Jo 
did  blend,  blind  or  confound,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  80. 
with  rageyblent,  blinded,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  5.  blent 
my  name  with  guile,  blended,  mixed,  confounded, 

B.  i.  C.  vi.  St.  42.  their  pride  have  blent,  confound- 
ed, blinded,  or  extinguished,  B.  ii.  C  4.  St.  26. 
thine  honour  blent,  confounded,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  5. 

fouly  blent,  blended,  mixed,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  7. 
thy  praifes  being  blent,  confounded,  B.  iii.  C.  9. 
St.  33.  which  did  him  blend,  confound,  B.  iv.  C.  3. 
St.  3-5.     It  occurs  again,  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  34.  B.  v. 

C.  6.   St.  18:   'tis  ufed  by  Chaucer. 

Blefs.  And  burning  blades  about  their  heads  do  blefs, 
i.  e.  do  make  to" blaze,  do  brandifli,  B.  i.  C.  5. 
St.  6.  The  Dutch  word  comes  near,  bluffe,  co- 
ru/care.  Germ,  blitzen,  fulgurare.  Anglo-Sax. 
blare,  fax.  He  has  it  again,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  22. 
His  fparkling  blade  about  his  head  he  lief,  i.  e.  he 
made  to  blaze  ;  he  brandifhed.  In  Hughes'  edit, 
'tis  fpelt  blefd.  Faiif.  likewife  who  is  a  great  imi- 
tator of  Spenfer  ufes  this  expreffion,  ix.  67.  His 
armed  head  with  his  Jharpe  blade   he  biff,  i.e.  he 


brandifhed  his    blade,  Sec.     Taffo,  rota  il  ferr*. 

Virgil,  rotat  enfem. 
Bleji,  i.  e,  kept  him  from  harm,  as  if  by  a  peculiar 

blefling,  B.  i.  C.  2.   St.  18.     See  the  note.     The 

fame  expreffion  is  in  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  13.  Bleji  for 

brandifhed.  See  above  in  Blefs. 
Blin,  ceafe,  give  over,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.   22.   Ang- 
lo-S.   blinnan,  cejjare,  blan,  ablan,  ceffatio.     Ch. 

ufes  it. 
Blijl  for  blefl,  blelTed,  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  46.     But  in 

B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  13.  all  about  foblif,  i.  e.  injured, 

wounded  ;   from  the  Fr.  blef'er. 
Blood-guiltinejfe,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  4.  St.  30.  B.  ii.  C.  7. 

St.  19.    Pf.  Ii.  14.  deliver  me  from    blood-guilti- 

neffe,  O  God. 
Blood-Jhed,  fhedding  of  blood,  murder. 
i?/coyW,blofTom,pronounce it  bloom,B.  iv.  C.  8.  St. 2. 
Blubbred  face,  B^i.  C.  6.  St.  9.  fwollen  with  weep- 

»  ing*  • 

Bode,  did  abide,  B.  v.  C.  1 1 .  St.  60.  Chaucer  ufes  it. 

Bolt,  an  arrow,  Germ,  bolz,  Gr.  /2oAk. 

Bond,  bound,  kept  as  bond-flaves,  B.  iv.  C.  8. 
St.  21. 

Boone,  favour,  requefi,  petition,  Anglo- S.  bene. 

Boot,  advantage,  help,  to  boot,  to  help,  profit,  &c. 
what  booteth  it?  rl  @oy$e?  Goth,  botan.  Him 
booteth  not,  it  not  at  all  avails  him  :  ufed  in  many 
paffages.     Bootlejfe  pains,    fruitleife,    to    no    pur- 

pofe,  B.  i.  c.  2.  St.  2.  Anglo-S.  boar-leap 

To  lord,  to  accort,  Ital.  abbordare,  Gall,  aborder,  to 
draw  near  one,  to  accoft  him,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  5. 
B.  ii.  C.  4  St.  24.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  2.  B.  ii  C.  1 2. 
St.  16.  Fairf.  xix.  77.  And  with  fome  courtly 
terms  the  wench  he  bords. 

Bord.  1.  a  jeft,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  19.  B.  iv.  C.  4. 
St.  13.  Chaucer  in  the  Pardoners  Tale,  229^. 
Brethren,  quoth  he,  take  kepe  of  what  I  fay,  My 
wit  is  grete  although  I  horde  or  play.  i.  e.  I  jeft, 
[take  kepe  is  an  expreffion  likewife  which  Spenfer 
ufes.  See  Kepe.]  2.  a  fhore,  Gall.  lord,  faire  le 
lord,  to  make  the  fhore  :  to  fteer  one's  courfe  to 
the  more,  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  I.  making  many  a  lord 
and  many  a  bay. 

Bordragings,  B.ii.  C.  10.  St.  63.  ravagings  orinenr- 
fions  on  the  borders.  A  borderer  is  one  who  live* 
on  the  borders,  or  fartheft  bounds  of  a  place,  and 
Bordraging  is  an  incurfion  on  the  borders  or 
marches  of  a  country.     See  Spelm.  in  Bordarii. 

Boje,  a  protuberance  in  the  middle  of  the  fhield, 
B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  53.  for  in  the  middle  of  the 
fhield  there  jutted  outan  iron-bolTe;  inGr.  h^.tpa.^. 
in  Lat.  umlo.  This  they  ufed  often  in  war,  by 
preffing  on  the  enemy,  and  driving  all  befora 
them.  Hence  that  expreflion,  cunHos  umlone  re- 
ptile ns. 

A  bought,  B.  i.  C.  i.St.  15.  B.i.  C.  1 1.  St.  n.  a 
circular  fold,  or  winding,  Germ.  buc\jt,curvatura 
littoris  :  a  bllgcn,  cur-uare,  flecltre. 

Boulted,   fifted,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  24.   See  the  note. 

Bourn,  a  brook  or  river,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  10. 

*b  2  Bbu. 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


Bouzing  can,    a   large   drinking  pot,    B.  i.    C    4. 

St.  2  2. 
Bower,  often  ufed  for  an  inner  chamber,  or  private 

apartment.  Anglo  S.  buji,  emelmve.  Sec  Somn- 
BvgM»,  5«r,u*.  Kcfych.  Hence  appears  Dr.  H's 
miitake.   (So  fortatf   tbty  ;  f£*  rt^f/  "/    to  betiton 

from  the  thickejhade,  tutd  J  dam  to  his  bowr)  '  Hi  is 
4  is  a  flip  of  forgetful:, ef>  :  all  that  converfatic-n 
•  was  in  the  bour.'  but  Bour  is  an  inner  apart- 
ment in  our  old  writers,  aiul  chiefly  a  woman's 
apartment.  So  'tis  to  be  underftood,  in  B.  i.  C.  ». 
St.   56.    B.  i.  C.  4.    St.  4.  B.  i.  C.  S.    St.  5.  — 

Sr.  29 St.  37.  B.  i.   C    10.  St.   17.  B.  ii. 

C.  2.  St.  15.  B.  iii.  C.  I.St.  60.  B.iii.  C.  4. 
St.  6}.  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  23.  and  in  other  places. 
So  Ch.  Millers  Tale,  259.  hear e  thou  not  Ahfolon, 
That  chauntith  thus  under  our  bouris  avail?  i.  e. 
under  the  wall  where  our  bed-chamber  is. 

Mrawmtd  Bours,   B.  i.    C.    8.    St.  41.  well-finewed 

arms.     Chaucer  ufes  Brawnis  finews. Bour,  a 

bu^en,  curvare,  bug,  armus,  curvatura,  An- 
glo-S.  eajim-boje,  the  elbow,  the  bought, 
or  bowing  of  the  arm.  Belg.  armboghe. 

Brakes,   bufhes,    brambles,  fern,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  10. 
thus  ufed  in  the  weitern  parts  of  England,  barren 
brakes,  buihes   which  grow  in  barren  places ;  or 
which  bear  no  fruit,  B.  iv.  C,  1.  St.  20.  a  belt  of 
twfted  brake,  i.  e.  fern,  B.  ii.  C  II.  St.  22. 

Brame,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  52.  vexation.     Quid  ft  a  |3g»- 

p»»,  frcmere.   Angb-S.  bjieman,  b/iemenb, 

angry,  Germ,  bremen,  pungere,  bram,  fpina,  I  tab 
Brama,  eagernefs.  The  adjedl.  Breem  he  has, 
B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  40.  Sharp  and  breem.  In  his 
paftorels,  breem  winter,  fharp. 
Bra>,dT  afword.  '  Brand  lamina  enfts.  111.  brandur, 
apud  Verel.  in  lndic.  inde  Italorum  Brando,  enfts  ; 
quod  Ferrarius  a  vi-brando,\.  e;  a  micando  derivat.* 
Wacht.  In  the  Teflam.  of  Cre/T.  ver  i90.Mars  is 
defcribed,  Jhaking  his  brande,  i.  e.  brandifhing  his 
fword.  Milton  ufes  it,  xii.  641.  Wavd  ever  by 
that  faming  brand.  And  fo  does  Dryden  in  his 
tranflation  of  Virgil,  x.  581.     Around  Ins  head  he 

tefsd  his  gli tiring  brand. As  the  Anglo  S.  write 

bponb  and  bjianb,  fo  Spenfer  ufes  the  like 
variety  of  fpelling,  even  where  his  rhime  does  not 

require  it. \t~  the  reader  likes  not  the  Etymol. 

a  vi-brando  :  it  might  be  fo  named  from  a  burn- 
ing piece  of  wood,    or  f re-brand,  which  a  drawa 

S*  ord  refembles  when    brandi/bed.  • Spenfer 

ufes  the  word  frequently.  Iron-brand,  B.  i.  C.  3. 
St.  42.    or  as  he  fpells  it  elfewhere,  yron   brond, 

B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  25.  brond-iron,  B.  iv.  C.  4. 
St.  32.   B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  10.  Inchanted brand,  B.  ii. 

C.  8.  St.  zz.  fatall  brand,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  37. 
hart-thrilling  brond,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  41.  Steely 
brond,    B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  4j.  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  8.  B.  v. 

e.  9.  st,  30. 

Branched  with  gold  and  pearle,  i.  e.  the"  trainjof  her 
robe  was  wrought  with  branches  of  gold  and  pearl,. 
B.  ii.  G.  9.  St-  19. 

Branjla-,;  B.  iii.  C.  ia  St.  &.  Brawls,   a  kind  of 


dancing  and  finging   together,  Gall,  braule.     See 
the  note. 
Braft,    burft,  Anglo-S.    bjiaf  tlian,    to  break  or 
built  afunder,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  4.  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  21. 

B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  48.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  12.  B.  v.  C.  2. 
St.  14.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  8.  B.  v.  C.  1  2.  St  17.  ufed 
bvPhaer.  [Virg  ii.  481.]  And  now  the  barres  afun- 
der br  of.     And  by  Fairf.  xiii.  7 1 . 

Bra<ve,  not  only  valiant  and  bold,  but  fine  and 
fpruce,  boJJ'ei  brave,  fine,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  13.  a 
bauldrick  brave,  fine,  rich,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  29.  bloft 
fonts  brave,  beautiful,  B.  i.  C.  7-St.  32.  bravely 
garnijhed,  finely,  richly,  B.  i.  C.  4.    St.  2.  ■■ 

and  in  feveral  other  paflages.   Gall,  brave. 

Bray,    trumpets   loud  did    bray,    found   ftirill,   B.  iii 

C.  1  2.  St.  6.  the  fame  expreflion  he  has,  B.  iv. 
C.  4.  St.  48.     And  thus  Shak.  K.  John,    Aft  iii. 

braying  trumpets. he  brayd  aloud,  made  a  loud 

and  hideous   noife,  B.    v.  C.  n.  St.  8.- Bray 

with  houling,  I  rather  read  Bay,  B.  i,  C.  3. 
St.  23. 

Breaded  tramels,  fpelt  in  the  Fob  brayded,  i.  e.  in  a 
fine  woven  net,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  15.  them  trebly 
breaded,  fpelt  braided  in  the  Fob  i.  e.  fne  dici 
trebly  weave,  or  plait  the  hairs,  B.  iii.  C.  2. 
St.  50.  Anglo-S.  bjieban,  to  knit,  plight,, 
wreath  ;  to  bread  or  braid, 

Breem,  fee  Brame. 

Brent,  burnt,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  49.  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  rj. 

B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  47.  Ch.  Prol  948. 

Brickie,  from  break,  fo  all  the  editt.  not  brittle,  B.iv, 

C.  10.  St.  39.  Junius,  Brickie,  fragiUs.  vett.  B- 
brokel. 

Bridale,  wedding,  or  wedding  feftival,  B.  v.  C.  2- 
St.  3.  B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  13.  Ch.  Cokes  Tale, 
1267.  At  every  bridale  would  he  fing  and  hop. 

Briganls,  Gall,  brigand,  Ital.  Brigante,  a  brigand,  a 
robber,  a  free-booter. 

Brond,  Brond-iron.     See  Brand.  Anglc-S.  bpQ'Ilb,. 

bjianb. 

Brooke,  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  40.  bear,  endure,  digeft. 

Brunt,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  37.  B.  vi.  C.  11.  St.  9.  vio- 
lent attack,  accident,  &c. 

Brujh.   B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  15.   fmall  wood,  brufh-wood. 

Br'uft,  burft,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  48.  B.  iv.  C.  4. 
St.  41.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  22.  B.  v.  C.  n.  St.  31. 
B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  13.  B> ujling  forth,  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  9.  But  later  editions,  burft,  burfting.  'Tis. 
fometimes  burft  in  all  the  editt.  as  in  B.  v.  C.  12. 

St.  2. Spenfer,  I  believe,  kept  the  old  fpelling. 

Germ,  bruft,  frailura,  breften,  rumpi.  'Tis  ib 
fpelt  in  the  old  Bibles. 

Brutenefs,  fottifhnefs,  ftupidity  of  a  brute,  brutifh- 
nefs,  B.  ii.C.  8.  St.  12. 

Bryfes,  B.fvi.  C.  I.  St.  24.  Anglo-S.  bjliof  a,  a 
breeze,  or  gad  fly. 
To  Buckle,  to  prepare  for  battle ;  properly  to  buckle 
on  armour,  &c.  Gall,  boucler.  Buckled  him  t« 
fight,  B.  1.  C.  8.  St.  7.  B.  v.  C.  1 1.  St.  57.  B.  v, 
C.i  2.  St.  1.6.  hint  buckled  to  the  fteld,  B.  i.  C.  6. 

Su. 


A    GLOSSARY,    fife. 


St.   41.  buckled  to  his  geare,    B.  v.  C.  ir.  St.  IO. 
And  buckling  foon  him/elf,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  12. 
Buffi,  Gall,  buff,   Ital.  buffetto,  a  blow,  buffet,  B.  i. 
C   1  r.  St.  24.  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  23.  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  6. 
Bug,  a  bug-bear,  B.  ii.   C.  3.  St.  20.    B.  ii.   C.  12. 
St.    25.    ufed   by  Chaucer,    and  Shakefpeare,  in 
Winter's  Tale,  Act  in.  and  Phaer  [Virg.  iv.  471.] 
Oreftes  bay  ted  <was  with  bugges .    See  Junius. 
Bugle,  a    home  of  bugle  /mall,  a  fmall  bugle-horn. 
Cornu  buculae:   or   rather  from  buTen,  fieclere. 
Ch.  Franklin's  Tale,    2809.  And  drinkitb  of  his 
buglehorn  the  wine. 
Burden,  club,  fee  note  on  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  46. 
Burganet,  a  helmet,  a  Gall,  Bourguignote.     Such  as 
were  ufed  or  invented  in  Burgundy,  B.  ii.   C.  8. 
St.  45.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  31. 
Burgeint  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  43.   Gall,  bourgeonner,  to 

burgeon,  fpring  forth,  or  bud. 
Bufee  care,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St-  45.  B.  iv.  C.  I.  St.  43. 
Perhaps  Spenfer  wrote  Bufie  cure  .'as  Ch.  Bujie 
pain,  B.  i.  C.6.  St.  21.  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  24.  B.  ii. 
C.  7.  St.  35.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  31.  B.  v.  C.  12. 
St.  26.  B.vi.  C.  3.  St.  28.  B.vi.  C.6.  St.  38. 
B.vi.  C.  8.  St.  39.  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  4.  Ch.  ufes 
this  phrafe  frequently.  Bufie  hand,  B,  ii.  C.  8. 
St.  41.  Bufie  aid,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St  47.  Bufily, 
diligently,  B.  vi.  C.  1 1.  St.  22.  So  Ch.  in  Troil. 
and  Creff.  iii.  1159.  and  Wick.  Matt.  ii.  8.  axe  ye 
bifily  of  the  young  child,  i.  e.  diligently.  Chaucer 
ufes  befy  for  officious,  diligent,  befy  cure,  diligent 
and  officious  care. 
But  is  ufed  for  unlefs,  except,  Anglo- S.  bu£e,  buTT- 
an,    unleffe,  except.     That  but  the  fruit,  unlefs, 

B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.   17.  Jnd  but  God,  unlefs,    B.  iii. 

C.  8.  St.  50,  and  in  other  places.  So  But  if,  un- 
lefs, except,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  53.  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  16. 

Buxome  air,  i.  e.  yielding,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  37.  This 
expreffion  Milton  ufes.  Buxome and  prone,  B.  in. 
C.  2.  St.  23.  buxome  waters,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  32. 
So  Fairf.  xv.  12.  and  br up  the  buxom  wave.  Bux- 
ome yoke,  B.  vi.  C.  1.8.  St.  12. 

By-live.      See  Bili-ve. 

Mynempt,  B.  ii.  C  1.  St.  60.  be  and  nempt,  named. 

C. 

f^ACE,  fo  fpelt  in  the  two  old  editt.  that  the  let-- 

^  ters  might  anfwer  to  the  words  with  which  it 
rhymes  :  and  this  is  Spenfer's  almofl  perpetual 
manner  of  writing  :  in  other  editt.  cafe.  'Tis  fo 
fpelt  in  G.  Douglas. 

Call,  a  caul  for  womens  heads ;  the  hinder  part  of  a 
woman's  head  drefs  ;  fo  fpelt  that  the  letters 
might  anfwer  in  the  rhymes  :  and  agreeable 
to  the  Etymology,  CAhantica,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  46. 
See  Hai*  iii.  18. 

Camis,  B.  v.  C"  5.  St.  2.  fpelt  Camus,  B.  ii.  C.  3. 
St.  26.  Ital.  Camice,  a  drefs  of  white  lawn  or  fine 
linen,  which  the  prieils  wear  at  mafs ;  Spenfer 
ufes  it  for  a  flight,  tr<»,nfparent  drefs  in  general. 


Can  is  ufed  in  a  hundred  places,  a« gan,  began:  «r„- 
gr.  much  can  they  praife,  i.  e.  they  began  much  to 
praife  ;  or,  they  much  did  praife,  B.  i.  C.  1 .  St.  8. 
Tho  can  fhe  weep,  then  (lie  began  to  Weep,  B.  i. 
C.  1.  St.  50.  ufed  in  this  fenfe,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  29. 
where  later  editors  have  changed  it  into  gan  :  the 
fame  change  they  have  made,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  46. 

And  in   feveral  other  places. In    B.  ii.  C.  1. 

St.  3  1.  fo  can  he  turne,  i.  e.  fo  he  did  turn  ;  or  it 
may  be  interpreted,  fo  he  knew  how  to  turn,  in 
the  fame  fenfe.  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  6.  O  how  can  beauty 
tnaifter  the  mojl  firong.  i.  e.  knows  how  to  mailer,- 
has  power  to  overcome,  Anglo-S.  cunnan,  fire, 
cann,  no-vi.  This  expreffion  is  very  common  in 
our  old  poets :  and  exactly  after  fhe  fame  manner 
the  Greeks  ufe,  fiAer,  <y.li,W\,rasau,  nelpvite,  %?%&- 
to,  &c.  So  the  Latins,  novit,  amat,  potuit,  gau- 
det,  Sec  whichjoined  to  the  verb  add  nothing  to 
the  fignification.  So  began  and  begin  is  ufed  in 
our  tranflation  of  the  Teltament,  from  the  Greek. 
And  Horace  from  the  Greek  idiom  fays,  ire  amat, 
L.  iii.  Od.  16.  Roma  pojft  dare,  i.  e  det.  Lib.  iii. 
Od.  3.  pofuiffe gaudet,  i.  e.  pofuii,  L.  i.  Od.  34. 
potuit  fallere,  i.  e.  fefellit,  L.  iii,  Od.  14.  And 
Virgil  very  often,  as  potuit  cognofcere,  i.  e.  cognovit, 
Georg.  ii.  490.  potuit  refanderf,  i.  e.  rcfcidii, 
Georg.  iii.  453.     So  Lucian  in  his  Epigr.- 

a  Bfvov,    a  f/.a.Kx.xnv,   xvijao$   ireTt,   ru;  <5i   (Avylret$ 

v)   6piia.<;    h    TThccTXv&t;   OIAE    yjx.^t.a.i    y.uroiyiiv. 
Non  juncum,  ant  malvum  novit  prollernere  ventus, 
Sed  cadit  irato  Jraxinus  id  a  ttoto. 

Can  is  ufed  in  fo  many  pafiages  in  our  author  in  this 
fenfe,  and  in  the  modern  editions  altered  fo  often, 
that  'tis  endlefs  to  enumerate  them.  One  or  two 
I  Ihall  take  notice  of.  With  gentle  words  he  can 
her  fay  rely  greet,  he  began  to  greet ;  he  did  greet : 
altered  into  gan,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  46.  So  in  B,  i. 
C.  II.  St,  31.  and  St.  39. — can  fay,  B.  iv.  C.  6. 
St.  3.  can  laugh,  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  39.  can  yeeld,- 
B.  V.  C.  5.  St  55.  can  perjwade,  B.  v.  C.  8. 
St.  14.  can  let  drive,  B.  v.  C.  II.  St.  I0.can/izv, 
B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  41,  &c.  The  fame  expreffion  is 
ufed  by  Ch.  Court  of  Love,  224.  2  et  half  e  for 
drede  1  can  my  vifage  hide.  So  Gower,  Fol.  ix.  2„ 
So  him  befelle  upon  a  tide.  On  his  huntying  as  he  can 
ride.  G.  Douglas  in  his  verfion  of  Virgil  thus 
ufes  it  in  five  hundred  places  :  the  Gloilary  fays 
*  can  for  gan,  i.  e.  began;  paffim.' 

Canon  bitt,  that  part  of  the  bit  which  is  let  into  the 
horfe's  mouth,  Gall,  canon,  B.i.  C.  7.  St-  37.  the 
ruling  bit. 

Capias,  a  warrant  to  take  him  :  a  fpecial  warrant, 
B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  35. 

Capitaine,  B.  vi.  C.  11.  St.  3.  Gall,  capitaine,  Ital. 
capitano. 

Capon,  a  cocke  cut :  met,  a  cowheard,  B.  iii.  C.  8. 
St.  15. 

Caprifole,  Lat.  caprifolium,  woodbine,  honeyfuckle, 
B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  44. 

Captivance,  captivity,  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  17. 

Carefull  threads?  full  of  care  and  trouble,  B.  i .  C.  7. 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


St.  22.  carcf ull  old.  troublefome,  vexatious,  B.  i. 

C.7.  St.  39. 
Carte,  Anglo-S,  cape,  care,  becapcan,  to  carke 

care  for,  B.  i.  C.    I.  St.  44. 
Ca-!e,     Anglb^S.  CCCffll,    a  clown,    a   churl,  B.    >'• 
C.  9.  St.   54.  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  43.  B.  ii.  C.   1 1. 
St.  10.  St.  33.  B,  4.  C.  5.  St.  44.  Ch.  Prol.  547. 
a  J!  1 

to  call  in  ones    mind,  to    think,  to  contrive. 

to  caftt  to  contrive :  Ca/les,  contrivances. 

So  Milton.      Butfvfl    be  cads  to  change   his  proper 

;        i       it  in  above  an  hundred  places. 

Eta  B.  i.C.  2.  St.  2.  B.i.  C.  2.  St.  37. 

£.  6.  St.  3.  B.  i.  C  9.  St.  1 C.     He    caji  him, 

he  call  in  his  mind,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  68,  &c.  &c. 

4  cajl  of  faulcons,  8.  vi.    C.7.  St.  9.  a  fetof  faul- 

cons  :   a  term  oi'  art  :  So  Syd.  Arcad.  p.   108.  A 

cap  of  Merlins.     Cast   is  ufed  for  a  throw,  or 

time,'  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  51. 

•  ,  L.at.  Cajhreum,  an  oil  made  of  the  liquor 
contained  in  the  fmall  bags  near  the  beaver's  "groin, 

B.  ii.C.  9.  St.  41. 

Cavd  made  hollow,  Gall,   caver,  a  Lat.  cavare. 
B.iv.C.  5.  St.  33. 

:  ,  Caitivt,  a  Lat.  capti-vus,  Ital.  cattivo  ;  a 
word  frequent  in  the  Italian  romances  and  poets. 
Captive,  Have;  hence  wretched,  fiavilh  ;  mean, 
vile,   &c.   a  caitive  thrall,  a  wretched  Have,   B.i. 

C.  7.  St.  19.  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  32.  Cayti-ve  neck,  cap- 
tive,  enflaved,    B.i.   C.  9.    St.  II.   Caitive  hand, 

B.  ii.  C-  I.   St.  1.  vile  cayti-ve,    vile,  flave,  B.  ii. 

C,  3.  St.  7.  Caitive  hands,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  35. 
that  caytives  thrall,   a  flave  of  that  captive  Furor, 

B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  16.  the  caiti-ve  fpoil,  B.  ii.  C.  8. 
St.  12.  cayti-ve  bands,  B.  ii.  C.  II.  St.  33.  cay- 
ti-ve thought,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  16.  cayti-ve  carl,  B.  v. 

C.  9.   St.  9.    caythues,  flaves,  wretches,    villains, 

B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  49. 
Certes,  certainly. 

Cejfe,  ceafe,  Gall,  cejfer,  B.  iv,  C.  9.  St.  2.  ufed  by 

CJiaucer. 
Cefure,  Lat.  caefura,  a   cutting   off.   •nt^r.oirri,   B.  ii. 

C.  10.  St.  68. 

Chpffar  words,  fo  fpelt  in  the  ill  and  2d  quarto 
editions,  in  the  Folio  of  1609.  Chaffer,  B.  ii. 
C.  5.  St.  3-  Fairf.  xvi.  43.  Sworne  foes  Jome- 
times  tuill  talke.  and  chaffer  words.  To  chaffer, 
to  bargain,   to  traffick,  to  change,  &c. 

Chamelot,  Gall,  came/ole,  fluff  mix'd  with  camels 
hair,  camlet,  B     iv.    C.  u.t.  45. 

To  chaufe,  Gall,  chauffer,  to  heat,  or  grow  warm, 
hot  or  ana;ry  :  a  Lat.  calefacere,  Gall,  echauffer, 
chauffed  fide,  B.  i.  C.  3.  chaufed  cheji,  St.  42. 
to  chaufe  her  chin,  for  face,  pars  pro  toto  ;  rub- 
bine  and  warming  with  his  hand  her  face,  B.  i. 
C.  7.  St.  21.  chauffed  bore,  hot,  angry,  B.  i.C.  1 1 
St.  15. 

Chaufe,  fubft.  anger,  wrath,  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  15. 

Chaji,  chaced  ;  fo  fpelt  perhaps,  that  the  letters 
mi^ht  anfwer  in  the  rhyme  :  Folio  chac't,  B.  v. 
C.1>.  St.  4.  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  52.  fpelt  chafe,  with- 


out fuch  reafon,B.  vi.   C.  3.  St.  3 1,   the  folios, 
chac't. 
Chayre,  charily  ;  with  great  care  and  caution,  B.  iii. 

C.  5.  St.  51. 
Chaunticlere,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  1.  fo  named  from  chaunt- 

ing  or  linging  with  a  clear  and  fdver  voice. 
Child,  the  infant,  the  young  prince  :    ufed   fo  by 
Chaucer  and  the  old  poets,    B.  v.  C.  1 1.  St.  8.— 
St.   13.   B.vi.  C.  2.  St.  36.  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  15. 
cnihr,     knight    in   Saxon,    fignifies    likewife 
a  child. 
Chylded,  brought  forth,  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  17.     To 
pray  thilke  image,   which   the  goddefs  of  childing 
is,   Gower,   Fol.    12.   Ch.  of  the   Virgin  Mary, 
pag.  539.    childyng  by  miracle. 
Checklaton.  B.  vi.  C.  7.    St.  43.  a  kind  of  chequered 
or  motley  iluff,     Ch.    of  Sir  T hopas,   His   robe 
was  of  Chekelatotin,  page  145. 
Cheere,   Gall,    chere,    countenance,  air,   rneeu,  B.L 

C.  1.  St.  2. 
Che-vah-ie,  B.  i.   C.  8.  St.  26.  flowre  of  chevalrie. 
Chivalrous  emfirize,   B    i.  C.  9.  St.  1. 
Chevalrous  defire,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.   22.  Chevalrous 

uray,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  5. 
Chevalrie,    knighthood,     knightly     exploits,     &c. 

Che-valrous,    knightly,  warlike,    &c. 
Chevifaunce,  B.  iii.  C.  7,  St.  45  .  B.   J.  C.  II.  St.  24. 
atchievement,  enterprife,  performance,  Fairf.  iv. 
Si.  Jo  faire  a  chevijance,   PP.  Fol.  cxi.  2.  and  can 
no  better  chevifance,  Gall.  Cheviffance. 
Clemence,  clemency,    B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  22. 
Cleped,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St,  58.  B.  iii.   C,  i.St.  31.  B.v. 
C.  1.  St.  20.  called,  named,  Germ,  kleiben,  vocare, 
Anglo-S.  clypian,  to  call,  to  call  upon,  Somn. 
Clouch,   B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  20.    fpelt  fo  in  the   ill  and 
2d  quarto   editions;    and    in    the   Folios   1609, 
161 1,    1 61 7.     But  in  the  Folio,   1679.   cloutcht 
Somner,  geclihr  collettus,   gathered  together: 
hanb  Teclihtr,  nanus  colleila  vel contratla,  i.  t. 
pugnus  a  fill  :   unde  noftratium  clutch,   eopfe  fenfu. 
A  cloud  of  gnattes.    B.  i.C.  i.St.  23.    So  Milt   xii. 
385.     A  cloud  of  locujls.  nubes  loaf  arum,  Liv.  xii. 
2.   vi<pr>  acr.^uv,  Ael.  Hillor.  Animal,  iii.  12. 
Colled,  embraced,  B.  iii.  C.  2.    St.  34.  Gall,  accoler, 

to  clip  and  coll.  Lat.  collum. 
Commen,  commune,  difcourfe  together,    B.  v.  C.  9. 
St.  4.  fpelt  fo  that   the  letters  might  anfwer   in 
the  rhymes, 
Commen,  come,  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  21. 
Compare,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  28   riches  to  compare,  to  get  : 

a  Lat.  comparare. 
Company,  companions,  B.  iv.    C.  I.  St.  37    fo  ufed 

by  Shake fpeare. 
Compaf  creaff,  his  creil  com  palled  around,  or  well- 
rounded,    proportioned,    or   framed,   Gall,   com- 
paffe,    B.  iv.  C.  4.    St.  30. 
Complot,  Gall,  complot,  a  plot,  combination  or  con- 
trivance, B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  25. 
Comport ancc,     Gail,    comport  ement,    behaviour,     car- 
riage, B.  ii.  C.  i.  St.  2:9. 
Compylde,  brought  together,  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  17. 

Co/t- 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


Conceipt,  imagination,  fancy,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  39. 
Concent,    B.  iii.   C.  12.  St.  5.  conceit.  Lat.  ccncentus. 
Concerned,  in  conccrt.or  agreement,!},  iv.  C.  2.  St.  2. 
Concre-iv,  to  grow  together,  concrefco  concrevi,  con- 

crew,  as  accrue,  juft  before,  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  40. 
Condigne,  worthy,    B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  xi. 
Congee,    bow,    reverence,    B.  ii.    C.  3.    St.  2.    B.  ii. 

C.  n.    St.  17.  B.  iii.    C.  1.   St.  1.   B.  iii.  C.  4. 

St.  4.  B.iv.  C.  6.  St.  42. 
Confiraint,    conftrained,    forced,    conjlriftus,    B.    i. 

c.  7.  St.  34.  m 

Contecke  contention,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  64.  G.  Douglas 
and  Chaucer  2006.     Coniek  vuith  bloody  knife. 

Contraire,  B.  vii  C.  6.  St.  7.  contradict.  Gall,  con- 
trarier. 

Contrive,  fpend,  confume,  a  Lat.  confer  ere  aetatem. 

Contrive*-^/,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  48. 

Controverfe,  B.  iv  C.  5.  St.  2.  Gall,  controverfe, 
controverfy,  debate. 

Convince,  conquer,  a  Lat.  convincere,  B.  iii.  C.  1 2. 
St.  21.  Shakefpeare  ufes  it  fo  frequently. 

Coo/en  pajfions,  kindred  pafiions,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  2. 

Coportion,  a  portion  or  ihare  with  you,  B.  vi.  C.  2. 
St.  47. 

Corage,  is  ufed  in  our  old  poets,  and  in  Chaucer 
particularly,  for  heart,  mind,  Cor.  Coragium, 
Gall,  courage  ;  and  in  Spenfer  frequently,  as 
co-ward  corage,  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  5,  and  in  other  paf- 
fages. 

Ccrbcs,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  6.  ornaments  in  building, 
Gall,  corbeau,  a  corbel  in  architecture.  Ch.  Houfe 
of  Fame,  iii.  214.  fpeaking  of  the  ornaments  and 
mafonry  of  the  gates    As  corbeftis  &  imageries. 

drdvvayne,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  27.  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  6.  of 
Spaniih  leather,  corium  cordubcnfe,  Belg.  kordcvoaen. 

■  Ch.  of  Sir  Thopas,  p.  145'  His  Jhone  of  Corde~ 
nvane. 

Cormonants,  Gall,  cormoran,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  8.  Ital. 
corvo  marine,  q.  d.  corpus  tnarinus. 

Cott,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St. 9.  floating  cottage. 

Couched  fo  neare,  fo  clofely  couched  and  placed  to- 
gether, B.i.  C.  11.  St.  9.  Couch  his  fpeare,  B.  i. 
C.  11.  St.  16.  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  33.  place  his  fpear 
in  its  reft  ;  from  eolheare.  colcare,  coucher,  couch, 
Gall,  coucher  la  lance. 

Could,  knew,  that  he  could  befi,  B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  36. 
Could  his  good  to    all,  B.  vi,  C.  5.   St.  36.     See 
the     note.     Somn.    Clio,   notus,   cyoan,    no- 
tumfacere.    See  Ch:  Troil.  and  Crefs.  i.  661.  and 
ii.   1 178.  She  thought  he  coude  his  gode. 

Coulter,  Lat.  culter,  a  plough-fhare,  B.  vi.  C.  9. 
St.  1. 

Count,   account,  reckoning,    B.iv.  C.  12.  St.  2. 

Counter-cajl  of  fight,  a  counter  contrivance  or  call  of 
Height  and  cunning,  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  16. 

Counter  change,  mutual  exchange,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  16. 

Counterfefaunce,  counterfeiting,  Ital.  contrafacimen- 
to,  contrafare,  to  counterfeit:  quajt  contrafacere 
i.  e.  facere  contra  qua?n  fieri  oportet,  B.  i.  C.  8. 
St.  49.  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  8.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  27. 

Count er-froke,  an  oppofite  ftroke,  B,  v,  C.  11.  St.  7. 


Couplement,  Union,  Marriage,  coupling  together., 
B.iv.  C.  3.  St.  52. 

Cour'd,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  9.  fee  the  note. 

Court,  courteoufnefs,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  2. 

Crakes,  boaftings,  B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  10.  Crake, 
boaft,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  50. 

Cranks,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  52,  the  fame  as  creriklei 
i.  e.  windings,  turnings :  to  crankle,  is  to  run 
winding  in  and  out. 

Craples,  claws  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  40.  fpelt  fo  in  the 
old  Quarto,  and  in  the  Folios,  1609.  1611,  and1- 
not  grapples,  Germ.  Krappen,  ampere.  Krav, 
unguis. 

Craven  crefi,  B.i.  C.  2.  St.  II.  craven  knigl'i, 
B.  vi.  C.  6.  St.  26.  craven  bodie,  B.  vi.  C.  6 
St.  36.  Anglo-S.  CJiafian,  to  ask  fiibirliffively, 
or  meanly,  to  crave :  hence  thole  who  meanly 
ask'd  their  lives,  were  called  craven  or  craven  , 
cowards,  recreants:  a  cock  that  runs  away  feems 
to  crave:  hence  by  cock-fighters  the  term,  a 
craven  cock. 

Cremofin,    Ital.  cremifmo,  crimfon,  criinfon    colour, 

B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  3. 

Cruddy  b!ood,K.  3.  C.  3.  St.  47.  B.  3.  C.  4.  St.  34. 

crudled,  coagulated. 
Crudled  cold,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  6.  cold  that  curdles  the 

blood,  gelidusque  coit  fcrmidine  fanguis,   Virg. 
Culverin,  Gall,    couleuvrinc,    a  piece  of  ordnance, 

fo  named  from   its  long  ihape  like  a  fnake,    a 

cohtbra,   B.  v.    C.  10.   St.  34. 
Cunning,    knowing,    skilful,     artificial,     Sec.    B.  iii. 

C.  1.  St.  34.    B.  5.    C.  7.    St.  6.    and  in  other 
places,    cunningh,  skilfully. 

Curat,  B.  5.  C.  8.  St.  34,  Curiets,  B.  5.  C  5. 
St.  20.  Curat s,  B.  6.  C.  5.  St.  8.  Tis  fpelt 
thus  differently.  An  armour  for  the  back  and 
breaft  "  Kurafs,  lorica.  tegumentum  peilorale,  Box- 
hor.  curas,  lorica.  Gall,  cuiraffe.  uude  "  niji  a 
kur  corium,  ficut  lorica  a  loro  ?  l  1  Wacht. 
To  curry  favour,  B.  5.  C.  5.  St.  35,  to  get  in 
favour  by  infinuation  and  flattery,  graiidms. 
et  Favorem  Quterere  blanditii  vraliam-. 
D.  * 

J~\aedalc    hand,    Introd.    to    B.    iii.    Sf.   2.    man 
«*-'      dedala.  Taflb,  xii.  94.  Daedale  Earth,  B.   iv, 

C.  10.  St.  45.  ddsdala  tcllus,  Lucretius. 
Dame   Venus,    B.    i.    C.    6.     St.    16.  Dame  Nature. 
B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  6.   B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  23.  Domina. 
Damnifyde,  injured,  B.  ii.    C.  6.  St.  43.    Fairf.  X. 

37.  true  virtue  damnifies. 

Dan  Jeolus,B.  iii.   C.  8.   St.  21.  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  23. 

Dan   Chaucer,  B.  iv.   C.  2.    St.  32.   Dan  Faunus 

B.   ii.  C   2.    St.   7.  Dan  Pbcebus,  B.   vii.  G.    & 

St.    35.    Dan   GeJ'ry   [Chaucer,]    B.  vii.    C.    7. 

St.  9.  Dan  Jove,  B.  7.  C.  7.   St.  41.   Dan  Cupid, 

B.  vii.    C.  7.  46.  Chaucer  and  our  old  poets  ufe  it 

frequently.  Dan,  Don,  adominus  :  as  Sir,  Sire,  Ktp-tu? 

To  darrayue  battle,  to  hazard,    venture,  attempt,  01 

prepare  to   fight.  Spenfer   ufes  this    phrafe  very 

often  as,  B.i.   C.  4.  St.  40.  B.i.  C.  7.  St.  it. 

B..  ii.    C, ■%.    St.  26.    B.  iii.    C.   1.    St.    2c. 

B.vu, 


A     GLOSSARY,     &c. 


B.  Jv.  C.  5.  St  26.  B.v.  C.  2  St.  24.  B.v.  C.  2. 
St.  15.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  9.  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  41. 
durrayne  that  entc>p>ize,  i.  c.  attempt,  hazard, 
&c.  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  3.  G.  Douglas  dereny,  dtrejni 
and  derenr,  to  fight,  contend,  decide  the  con- 
troverfy,  Virg.  certaie,  decernere  ferro.  *  Arramir 
■  pre  met  tie,  de  adrhamire,  jurr.re,  Jelon  les  confii- 
*  tut  ions  de  cbmrltmttgnt.*  Menage.  VideSpclman.  in 
Adrhamire.  Hi  mum  DARAMARE  [to  darrayne 
«u ar\  i.  e  dniur.dart,  profit cri.  ufed  frequently 
by  Chaucer. 
DarreJ  Urkt,  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  47.  alluding  to 
catching  of  larks  by  what  they  call  a  daring 
glafs. 
t)ayts-tmmm,  umpire,    arbitrator,    B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  28. 

fee    note  on  B.  i.    C.  7.    St.  26. 
Vr.ynt,  dainty,  delicate,  Introd.  B.  iii.  St.  2. 
Daxrhonfe,    B.  vii.    t.6.   St.  48.    dairie  houft. 
Dealth,  dealeth,    gives,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  6. 
Dcamly,    B.   ii.     C.   I.    St.  35.     fpelt   Dernly,   B.  3. 
C.  1.  St.  14.  B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  39.  eagerly,  earn- 
elily. 
Deaths   dote,    B.  i.    C.  8.    St   27.    a  fcriptural  ex- 
preflion,   kaji  thou  feen  the  doors  of  the  Jbado-w    of 
death?    Job.  xxxviii.    17. 
To  debate,  not  only  to  difpute,  but  to  contend,  fight 
&:c.  fo  the  fubft.  debate,  contell,  ftrife,  &c.  as   the 
French    ufe  debat   and  debattre  ;  and  the   Italians 
dibatto,  fo  Chaucer  frequently,  and   G.  Douglas. 
Debate  in   lifts,  i.  e.    fight,   B.  ii.    C.    I.   St.  6.  In 
bloudie  arms  they  did  debate,    B.  ii.    C.   8.    St.  II. 
the  --whole  debate,   the  whole  fight,  B.  ii.    C.  8. 
St.  54.  In  darknefs  to  debate,   B.  iii.  C.   9.   St.  14. 
Subft.    as,    lovers     dear    debate,    ftrife,      quarrel, 
which  cofts  fo  dear,  or  dear e  for  deadly,  as  Shake- 
ipear  often  ufes  it.   Introd.  to  B.  iv.  St.  I.  daun- 
gerous  debate,  B.  vi.  C.  3.   St.  22.  this  new  debate, 
B.  vi.   C.  8.  St.  13. 
Debatement,  conteft,  fight,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.    39.  fee 

above  Debate. 
Debonaire,  fprightly,  courteous,  &C  Gall,  debonnaire, 

B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  28.   B.  iii.  C.  I.   St  26. 
Decre-wed,   decreafed,  decrefco,  decre-vi,   B.  iv.  C.  6. 

St.  18.   Gall,  decroitre,  decru. 
Defend,  defe-nd  the  funny  beams,  to  keep  of,  as  defen- 
dere   h  ufed  in  Latin  authors:   B.  ii  C.    12.  St. 
63.  danger  to  dfiend,    to  keep  off*,   guard  againft, 
B.  iv.  C-  3.   St.  32.   '  Defendere,  prohibere,  a  Gall. 

•  defendre,  LL,  Ed .  confefs.  ca.  37 .  ufurarios  defendit 

*  rex  Ed-war  dut,  tie  remanerent  in  regno.  Sic  Chaucer  us 
*•  nojiras, 

Where  can  you  fay  in  any  manner  age 

That  ever  God  defended  mariage.Frol.  Wif.Bath. 

Spelm.  in  Defendere.  Milt.  xi.  86.  that  defended 

fruit,   I.  e.  forbidden. 
Dffitie,  to  end,  B.  iv.   C.   3.  St.  3.    Gall,  hefinir,  to 

determine  or  decide. 
Defould,   B.  i.    C.   10.   St.  42.    defiled,  or  brought 

"to  fhame;  from  de  andfoule,  to  foul,  to  make  filthy, 

Chaucer  ufes,   dejoule,  defoulid,  and  G.  Douglafs 

defcul,   to  defile. 


Dcgcndered,  Introduction,  B.  v.  St.  2.  fee  the  note. 
Delicts   [taX, Delia*.   leal,   delizia,  Gall,   delices, 

delight,    pleafure.]  B.   ii.    C.  5.    St.    28.   B.  iv. 

C.  10.  St  6.     Lh. 
Flower  delucc.  Gall.  Fleur  delis,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  16. 

B.  iv.  C.  i.  St.  31. 
Delve,    a   pit   or  hollow  place,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  4. 

B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  7.B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  20. 

Dcmear.e  her,  did  demeane  himfelf,  behave  himfe.'f  to 
her.  Ga\\.  Je  demener,  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  39. 

Demayne,  Demeane,  demeanour,  carriage,  behavi- 
our, B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  23.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  40.  B.  v. 

C.  5.  St.  51.  B.vi.  C.  6.  St.  18.  Chaucer. 
Demeafnure,   fo  the   iftand2d  quarto  editions  :  the 

Folios,   Demeanure,  i.  e.  demeanour,  as  above  in 
Demayne,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  27. 
Dempt,  deemed,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  55.   B.  iii.  C.  II. 

St.  23.  Anglo  S.  deman,   to  judge,  to  deem. 
Denay,  B.  iii.  C.  II.  St.   II.  Denayd,  8,  iv.   C.  12. 

St".  28. 
Depart,   divide,    Gall,  dipartir,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  14. 

Depart,  departure,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  20. 
Dernly.   See  Dearnly. 

Derring  doe,  daring   exploits  or  doings,  B.ii.C.  4. 
St.  42.  B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  37.  Derdoing  arms,  chival- 
rous arms,B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  10.  Derring  doers,  daring 
and  bold  doers,  B.  iv,  C.  2.  St.  38.  Ch.  Troii. 
and  Creff.  v.  837.  He  fays  Troilus  was  fecond  to 
none     In  datingdo.  Anglo-S.  dyjljl-ari,  to  dare, 
q.  d.   daring  doings,  or  dejlian,    to   injure,   to 
der'e,  q.  d.  deering  doings. 
Defcrive,  defcribe,   B.  ii.  C,  3.  St.  25,  ufed  by  Ch. 
Defigne,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  37.   fo  fpelt  that  the  letters 
might  anfwer  in  the  rhyme,  Defign,     So  again, 
Defining,   B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  8.  defigning,  marking. 
Dejpiteous,    fpiteful,    malicious,     &c.    B.   ii.  C.    7, 
St.  62.  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  40.  ufed  by  Chaucer  and 
G.  Douglas,  Ital.  difpettofo,   Gall   defpiteux.     See 
difpiteous. 
Deffe,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  50.  [Gall,  dais]   a  feat,  ufed 

by  Chaucer  and  G.  Douglas. 

Detaine,  detainment,  confinement,  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  15, 

De-vijeful,  full  of  rare  devices,  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  3. 

To  dtght,    to   order,   prepare,    drefs,     adorn,     &c. 

Anglo-S.  dihtan,  to  dight,  AbihtTob,   decked, 

dreffed,   dighted,  others   dight  their   attyre,   drefs 

out,  fetin  order,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  14,  on  him  dighte 

put  on  him,  get  ready,  prepare,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St,  8. 

fo-wly  dight,  fowly  bewrayed,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  48. 

B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  4.  goodly  dight,  adorned,  B.  i. 
C-  9.  St.    13.   rudely   dight,    out  of  order,    B.  i. 

C.  XI.  St.  9.  to  battaile  dight,  prepare,  B.i.  C.  1 1. 
St.  52  dight  to  fin,  ready  prepared,  B.  ii.  C.  12. 
St.  77.  In  the  fame  manner  Bedight,  decked 
out,  prepared,  got  ready,  or  in  order,  B.  i.  C.  12; 
St.  21.  B.  ii  C.  7.  St.  3.  Introd.  to  B.  v.  St.  10. 
B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  7. 

Dilate,  enlarge  upon,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  37.  B.iii.  C.  J. 
St.  62.  B.v.  C.  6.  St.  17.  B.vi,  C.  10.  St.  21. 
ufed  by  Shakefpeare. 

Dif 


A    GLOSSARY, 


c. 


Di/ad'vaunce,  to   withdraw,  to  flop.  Ital.  difavan 
zare,  B.  iv.    C.  3.  St.  8.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  7.  Ch. 
Troil.  and  Creff.  ii.  5 1 1. 

Difa-venturous  ;  fpelt  in  fome  editions,  difadventu- 
rous,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  48.  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  1 1.  B.  iv. 
C.  8.  St.  51.B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  55.  ill-adventurous, 
unhappy,  unlucky,  wretched.  Ital.  difa<v-venturato. 

Difcided,  cut  in  two  parts,  a  difcindere,  B.  iv.  C.  I . 
St.  27. 

Difcipline,  learned  her  difcipline,  inftruftion,  B.  i. 
C.  10.  St.  27.  my  difcipline,  education,  instruc- 
tion, B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  5.  celejlial  difcipline.,  hea- 
venly learning,  inftrudtion,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  18. 

Difcourfe  of  all  that  vifwn,  the  whole  matter  and 
fubjeft  of  that  virion,  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  20.  after 
long  difcourfe,  much  drifting,  or  running  to  and 
fro,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  14.  So  the  Italians  ufe  dif- 
corfo,  a  Lat.  difcurjus. 

Difcure,  difcover,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  42.  ufed  by  Ch. 

Difcufl,  fhaken  off,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  48.  Lat.  difcu- 
tere,  difcuffus.  Ital.  difcofare,  to  remove,  or  put 
away. 

Difentrayled  blood,  i.e.  drawn  along  floatingly,  trail- 
ing down  :  a  compound  from  dis,  i.  e.  diverfs 
pariibus  ;  en  and  traile,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  28.  her 
foul  to  difentraile,  to  draw  or  drag  forth,  B.  iv. 
C.  6.  St.  16.  his  bowels  difentraile,  drag  forth, 
B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  19. 

Difleal  knight,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  5.  Ital.  difeale,  per- 
fidious, traiterous,  &c.  a  term  ufed  frequently 
in  romances. 

Dijloyal,  B.  iv.  C.  i.  St.  53.     See  the  note. 

Difloignd,  difloined,  remote,  far :  from  dis,  1.  e. 
diverfis  partibus :  &  eloigne,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  24. 

Difparage,  a  difparagement,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  50. 
ufed  by  Chaucer. 

Difpiteous,  malicious,  defpiteful,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  15. 
il  difpietato  moflro,  the  difpiteous  monfter.  Oil. 
Fur.  xv.  5 1 .     See  Defpiteous. 

Jo  difple,  contrafted  from  difcipline ;  which  figni- 
fies  correftion  for  an  offence,  as  difciplina  was 
ufed  by  the  writers  of  the  barbarous  Latin  age  : 
B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  27. 

Differ  t,  fport,  diverfion,  paftime.  Ital.  difporto, 
B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  14.  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  36.  which 
pafTage  feems  borrowed  from  Chaucer  in  the  cha- 
racter of  the  PriorefTe,  138.  jhe  was  of  great  dif- 
port.  He  ufes  the  word  again,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  26. 

B.  iii.  C.  1 .  St.  40.  And  the  verb,  her  to  dif- 
port,  to  divert  her,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  11.  Ch. 
Troil.  and  Creff.  ii.    1673.  Jhe gan  him  to  difport. 

Difpredden,  fpread  all  around  :  dis,  i.  e.  diverfis 
partibus:  and  Jpread,    B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  17.  B.  ii. 

C.  2.  St.  40. 

Difpurveyance,  want   of   provifion,    £.    iii-   C.    10. 

St.  10. 
Difjeized,  made  to  quit  or  relinquish,  difpoffeffed  of : 

Vide  Spelman  in  Difjaijire.    B.  i.  C.    11.  St.  20. 

So  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  48.  who  doth  them  all  diffeife 

of  being,  difpoffefs. 
Diffolute,  languid,  broken ;  in  the  fenfe  of  diffolu- 

Vol.  I. 


tust  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  51. 
Diflbronized,  dethroned;   B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  44. 
Dijlraine,  i.  e.  draw  it,   or  break  it  afundr  ;     Gall. 

dijlraire,  to  take  off,   to  pull  afunder,    dijlrahere  ; 

B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  82. 
Diflind,  varied.  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  23. 
Diftraught,    diftrafted,    drawn   afide,    B.  i.  C.  9. 

St.  38.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  48.  B.  v.  C.  8.  Si.  48. 
Dites,  orders,  directs ;  the  fame  as  dight,  which  fee 

above,  and  fo  fpelt  that  the  letters  might  anfwer 

in  the  rhyme.     His  club  aloft  he  dites,  he  diredto 

aloft,    Hands    with  his    club    aloft    in    order   of 

battle,    B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  18,  Anglo-Sax.  dihtran, 

to  difpofe,   order,  &c. 
A  ditt,  a  ditty,  along,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  13. 
A  di<verje  dream,  B.  i.    C.  1.  St.  44.     See  the  note. 

So  di-verfe  doubt,  B.  ii.  C,  2.  St.  3. 
Diverjl,   B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  62.     See  the  note.    Ital. 

Far  di-uorzio,  to  depart. 
Do  him  not  to  dye,  put  him  not  to  death,  B.  i.  C.  j, 

St.   14.    The  fame   phrafe  he  has,    B.  i.   C.  8, 

St.  36.— St.  45.  B.i.   C.  9.  St.  53.   B.i.  C.  11. 

Sr.  38.  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  12.  B.  ii.   C.  6.    St.  34. 

B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  27.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  18.  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  39.  and  in  other  places.  In  the  fame  man- 
ner, doe  him  rew,   caufe  him  to  rew  for  it,   B.  ii. 

C.  I.  St.  25.  to  do  him  laugh,  to  make  him  laugh, 
B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  7.  do  him  deadly  fall,  to  caufe, 
B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  64.  doe  men  in  bale  to  jler-ve,  caufe 
men,  &c.  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  34.  doe  away  dread, 
put  away,   B.  iii.  C.  2.   St.  33.    Ch.  pag.  284, 

Do  waie,    i.  e.  apage. There  are  many  paffages 

of  like  kind  in  our  poet.  And  thus  Shakefpeare, 
2d  part  of  King  Hen.  VI.  Aft  iii.  Why  Warwick,, 
who Jhould do  the  duke  to  death?  i.  e.  put  him  to 
death,  caufe  his  death.  Chaucer  ufes  to  do,  for 
to  caufe  a  thing  to  be  done.  Anglo-Sax.  Don, 
agere,  facere.  Ch.  Doin,  to  do,  to  caufe.  Hence 
he  fays  Doen  ajlake,  do  flake,  B.i.  C.  3.  St.  36. 
doen  to  dye,  put  to  death,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  36.  to  doen 
a  tboufand  groan,  to  caufe  a  thoufand  to  grone, 
B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  22.  doen  be  dead,  be  put  to  death, 

B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  32.     And  in  other  places. 
Dope,  do   off,    put  off,  B.   iii.    C.  4.    St.  5.  B,  iii. 

C.  11.  St.  55.  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  43.  B.  v.  C.  6. 
St.  23.  B.  vi.  C.  9.  St.  36.  To  doff,  to  do  off, 
to  put  off:  to  don,  to  do  on,  to  put  on,  are  com- 
mon expreffions  in  the  weftern  parts  of  England. 

Spenfer  ufes  both  expreffions,  and  fo  does  Milton. 
Dolour,  Dolor :  fpelt  both  ways  :  Lat.   dolor,  grief, 
pain,  forrow,    &c.  B.   iii.  C.  4.  St.  6.  —  St.  12, 

B.  iii.  C.  7.   St.  54.    B.iii.  C.  1 1.  St.  16.  B.  iv. 

C.  7:  St.  39.  —  St.  43.  13.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  3.  Do- 
lours, B.  L  C.  11.  St.  27.  Dolorous,  forrowful, 
painful,  &c.  Lat.  dolcrofus,   B.  2.  C.  10.  St.  24. 

Doale,  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  39.  So  cruel  a  diftribution  of 
blows :  a  distributing,  a  dealing  out. 

Doole,  dole,  complaint,  forrow,  B.  ii.  C,  12.  St.  20. 
B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  3.  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  39. 

To  Doon,  to  do,  to  aft,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  15.  To  donne, 

to- 

*  C 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


to  do,  B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  32.  To  done,  to  do,  B.  in. 
C.  2.  St.  23.  «*//  to  dome,  in  well  doing,  to  do 
veil,'  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  33.  for  nothing  good  to 
do»H.\  g009  to  do  no  one  thing,  B.  m.  C.  7. 
St.  12.  Chaucer  ufcs  thk  word  frequently  from 
the  A  ii"  lo  Sax.  Don,  U  aS,  to  doc.  Somn.  So 
|.-i  t  i "  -   .  to  done  his  lord's  btbtjk  u  e.  to  do. 

,  to  do  on.  to  pat  oni  a  common  exprelnon  in 
theweftbf  England*  B.  'ii-  C.6.  St.  38.  B.  iv. 
C  1  St.  18.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  5.  B.  v.  C.  6. 
St.  .7.  B.  vi.  C.  S.St.  24. 

Dcrto»:s,  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  24.  rlhe  places  where 
the  monks  lay  were  called  Dortours,  from  dormi- 
torikM.    bee  Chaucer. 

Dotul,  dotin-;,   impaired,  B.  i.  C.  8.   St.  34. 

Doul-lt  ovdiu  many  a  doubt,  B.  v.  C.  11. 

St    4-    mauy  a  doubtful  and  hazardous  cafe. 

Doucepe'rc,  B.  iii.  C  10.  St.  31.  fpelt  in  the  Folio 
j  600  Douxepere,  ufed  by  Chaucer  in  the  Flowre 
and  the  Leefe,  516.  Like  one  of  the  twelve 
peers  of  France.  Lis  douze  pairs.  See  the  Glof- 
i'ary  to  Ch.  ;J      -      '■  -  , 

Dougbtu,.  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  i.  B.  1.  C.  Ml,  St.  52.  and 
other  places.     Valiant,    couragious,    Anglo-Sax. 

bohrix.  J,.    _  ,. 

Drad,   dreaded,  B.  v.  C,  m.  St.    «,     The  Folio 

1609,  in  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  2.  reads  drad,  but  the 

old  quarto  dread,  ufed  by  Chaucer. 
Draft,  drift,  B.  iv.  C.  2,  St.  10. 
Drapcts,    linen  clothes,  B.   11.  C.   9.    St.  27.    Ital. 

drappo.  ..      ~, 

Draught,    a  military   detachment,    B.   11.   C.    10. 

OrJ" -,5  one  to  be  feared  and  honoured,  and  reve- 
>  renced,  deareft  dread,  Introduft  B.  1.  St.  4  and 
aaain,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  17.  hit  deare  dried,  V.  1. 
Cf  6  St  2i  So  Chaucer  ufes  Dread,  Dreed,  fox 
reverence"  and  refpeft.  Dread  is  ufed  likewife, 
to  be  feared  without  reverence,  mine  onely  deadly 
dread,  i.  e.  mv  onely  deadly  terrour,  B.  i.  C.  7. 
St  co  and  ufed  for  dreadful,  the  tempejl  dred, 
i  e  the  dreadful  tempeft,  B,  i.  C.  i.St.8.  the 
other  editions  excepting  the  lit  and  2d  m  quarto, 
read  tempefts  dred,  zs  if  dred  was  a  lubflantive.  So 
darknep  dnd,  B.  i|  C  I,  St.  38.  dreda 'dragon 
B.  i.   C.    11.   St.  47.  danger  dnd,    B.  111.  L.  ». 

BreaJefey.mthout,  dread  :  perhaps  'tis  to  be  iater- 
nrned  Douhtlefs  :  So  Chaucer,  Withoutin  dude, 
i  e  without  doubt.  And  Dreadlefs,  for  aoubt- 
lefs,  he  ufes  in  Troil.  and  Creff.  1.  1035  For 
&eSte&m*v*i*l*tirJ»  &•  This  latter  inter- 
pretation I  like  beft  ;  for  Chaucer  is  the.  bell  inter- 
preter of  Spenfer,  B.  ii. .  C  £•  St.  17. 

■Dreed   B.  i.   C  6.  St.  2.  See  Dread. 

Dreni,  [Chaucer  dreint,  drench't  or  drowned]  B.  ,1. 
C.6^St.  49-  B.ii.   C'12-   St'  t  B'V-  C'  7' 

St.  39.  Anglo-Sax.  abnencan, abnenr.. 

Dreri,DreJe,  forrow,  fadnefs.  g  haft ly  dreare  :  de- 
(piteous  dreare,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  42.  *«#  *««. 


B.v.  C.  10.  St.  35.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  20.  fad  drears, 
B.  vi.  C.  2.   St.  46.  <iWf/W  dreare,    B.  vi.    C.  3. 
St.  4. 
Dreare,    adjettively  :     dreary,    difmal,    forrowful  : 
gryphons  dreare,  B.  ii.  C.  1 1  .St.  8.  darbies  dreare, 

B.  iii.  C.  1 1.  St.  55. 

Dreary  dame,    B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  24.    drary --wounds,  B.  i. 

C.  6.  St.  45.  drery  night,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  2.  Anglo- 
Sax,  djieojli,  djieojlij,  fad,  dreery.  Chau- 
cer 0,  dreri.  Somner. 

Drerinejfe,  forrow,  B.  iii.  C,  II.  St.  12.  Anglo- 
Sax,  djleojiignyjye,  fadnefs,  dreerineiTe. 
Cancer 0,    drerines,   Somn. 

Drer intent,  forrow,  heavinefs,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  44. 
B.i.  C.  11.  St.  32.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  15.  B.  ii.  C.  4. 
St.  31.  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  27.  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  1. 
B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  30.  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  29. 

Dreryhedd,  B.  iii.  C.  i.  St.  16.    B.  iii.  C.  I.   St.  62. 

B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  17.  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  26.  a  for- 
rowful and  dreary  llate,  forrow.  from  hood,  which 
fee  below,    and  dreary. 

Drcjl,  ordered,  prepared.  See  Addrefs.  ufed  by 
Chaucer. 

Dre-vill,  a  driveller,  a  fool,  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  3.  See 
Junius. 

Drift,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  21.  'with  fearefu 11  drift,  im- 
pulfe,  force,  or  driving  on  ;  as  we  fay  drifts .  of 
ice,  drifts  offand,  Sec.  But  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  8v 
this  defpaireful  drift,  i.e.  aim,  purpofe. 

Drover,  his  boat  driving  without  anchor  :  as  the 
failors  fay,  the  /hip  drives,   B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  22. 

To  dub  a  cucquold,  ludicrouily  expreffed,  from  dub- 
bing a  knight,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  11.  ivas  dubbed 
knight,  B.v.    C.  11.   St.   53.     So   again,  B.   vk 

C.  2.  St.  35.  Germ,  adobare,  equitem  creare. 
See  Wacht. 

Dulcet  melody,  B.  iii.   C.  i.   St.   40.  Milton,    dulcet 

Symphonies . 
Dureffe,  confinement,  imprifonment,  hardfhip,  B.  iv, 

C.  8.  St.  19.     The  Italians  ufe  durexxa  for  harm- 

nefs,  cruelty,  &c.   So  Chaucer. 

E. 

ARE,  B.  i.  C  12.  St.  24.  fpelt  fo  in  the  two 

old  quarto   editions ;    near  the  Gothick,  air, 

ante,  priufquam,  but  in  the  Folios   ace,  Anglo-S. 

sejl.  Belk.  eer,  Germ,  er  :  'tis  fometimes  writ- 
tenor.     In  the  bible  printed^.   1595,  'tis  fpelt 

yer. 

Eame,  Erne,  to  yearn,  to  be  moved  with  compaf- 
iion,  Gen.  xliii.  30.  his  bowels  did  yern  on  hisbrc* 
i%r\  Anglo-S.  3yj™an,  jeopnan,  deftderare, 
B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  3.  B.i.  C9.  St.  18.  B.ii.  C  3, 
St.  46.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  21.  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  24. 
B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  7.  B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  21. 

Ear  ft,   Erft,  at   earjl,  at  erft.    Anglo-S.    aejiefC,. 

ger    EefieifCan.    Germ,  erft:    primus,    imprimis,. 
firft  of  all ;  at  nrft ;  before,  formerly,  &c. 

Eekiy. 


E 


A     GLOSSARY,     ©V. 


Eeke,  Eke,  to  add,  toincreafe,  to  augment,  Anglo- 

S.  eacan.  Germ,  auchen.   uv^uv.  augere.     Eekt, 

audits. 
Efferced,  made  fierce  and  mad.  B.  iii.  C.  u.  St.  27. 
Zjforce,  Gall,   efforcer,  to    force  open,   B.  ii.  C.  7. 

St.  30.  efforced,  taken  by  force,  conquered,  B.  ii. 

C.  12.  St.   43.  to  efforce,  the  fame    as  enforce,  if 

the  paffage  is  not  corrupted,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  15. 

To  efforce  her  chafiity,  to  force,  to  violate. 
Effraide,  frightened,  afraid,  B,  1.  C.  1.  St.  16.  Gall. 

Effrayer.   but  St.   52.   he    fpells  it  Affrayd.     See 

Eft,  again,  likewife,  foon,  &c.  often  ufed  by  our 
old  poets,  as  likewife, 

Eftfoones,  again,  prefently,  forthwith,  &c. 

Eglantine,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  29.  Sweet-briar,  or  wild 
rofe. 

Eke,  alfo,    likewife. 

Eld,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  47.  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  8.  B.  ii.  C.  9. 
St.  56.  B.ii.  C.  20.    St.  33.    B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  33. 

Anglo-S.  selu,    old  age.  ufed  by  Chaucer. 

Elf,  a  fairy.  Elfin  knight,  fairy  knight.  See  Somn. 
in  .<4ilf.  And  Wacht  in  alp.  G.  Douglas  tranf- 
Jates  Fatini  fometimes  elfis,  and  fometimes  faire- 
folkis. 

EUes,  elfe,  B.  iii.  C  8.  St.  48.  according  to  the 
Anglo-S.  ellej,  and  fo  Chaucer,  fpelt  Ells.  In- 
troduce. B.  ii.  St.  5.  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  23.  Spelt 
Ells,  B.  i.  C  9.  St.  38.  B.  i.  C.  10,  St.  22  Gr. 
&&u<Si    alias,  G.  Douglas,     Ellis,  elfe,  already. 

Embace,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  15.  to  leilen,  make  bale  : 
fpelt emhafe  in  the  Folios.  So  Embafie  in  the  ill: 
and    2d  quarto  editions,    in  the  Folios   emba'fi, 

B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  33.  Emhafe,  B.  vi.  C.  I.  St.  3. 
but  it  fnould  have  been  printed  embace  ;  that  the 
letters  might  anfwer  in  the  rhyme  :  which  is  ac- 
cording to  Spenfer's  manner. 

Embay,  not  only  to  bath,  as  in  B.  ii.  C.  1 .  St.  40. 
^nd  in  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  2.  but  to  cherifhand  de- 
light, B.  i.  C  9.  St.  1 3.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  55.  B.  ii. 

C.  12.  St.  60.  B.  iii,  C.  6.  St.  7.  See  Bathe,  from 
em  and  Beshen,  foment  are,  fccere  ut  caieat. 

Embard,  (hut  up,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  44. 

Embattled  cart,  his  warlike  chariot  :  currus  falcatus  ; 
^iirecyr,^ o§«  ci^u.,    B.  V.  C.  8.  St.  34* 

Embayld,  inclofed,  Gall,  emballer,  Germ,  einballen, 
to  make  up  into  bales  or  packs.  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  27. 

Embqf's  ;  has  different  fignifications  :  arms  embofi, 
arms  of  emboiTed  work,  B.  i.  C.  3,  St.  24.  em- 
bofi nxiith  gold,  raifed  as  in  relievo,  B.  ii.  C.  7, 
St.  28.  embofi  with  pearles,  raifed  or  overlaid, 
B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  32.  B.iv.  C.  4.  St.  15.  Gall. 
outrage  releve  en  bofife.  But  'tis  ufed  quite  diffe- 
rently in  fome  other  places;  and  in  the  hunters 
phrafe  and  fenfe,  who  fay  the  Deer  is  embost  : 
when  the  deer,  hard  chafed  and  wearied  out,  runs 
to  fhelter  and  cover.  Ital.  imbojcarfi,  to  hide 
one's  felf :  See  Skinner  in  V.  Embofs  a  deer.  So 
Milton  Agoniit.  like  that  bird  in  the  Arabian  woods 
Embofi,  i.  e.  hid,  inclofed,  covered.     So  Spenfer, 


in  eafe  embofi,  hid,  concealed,  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  40. 
embofi  with  bale,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  29.  He  ufes  the 
hunting  phrafe,  in  B.  iii.  C.i.  St.  22.  The  fafoage 
beafi  embefi  in  wearie  chace  :  fo  again  in  B.  iii. 
C.  1 2.  St.  1 7.  meaning  hard  run  and  wearied  out. 

He  fays  in  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  20.  to  embcjje  his 

fpeare  in  his  body,  i.  e.  to  lodge,  to  indole,  Ital. 
imbofcare.  But  the  molt  difficult  place  feems  in 
B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  64.  embaffe  tbemfelves  info  glorious 
fpcile,  which  I  explain  from  the  Ital.  lmbcfcarjit 
1.  e.  by  ambufcade  to  avail  themfelves  of  fo 
glorious  a  fpoil.  'Tis  fbangely  interpreted  in 
Hughes'  GlcfTary,  for  it  never  can  come  from 
imbuere,  to  ftain  or  imbrue  :  and  fo  it  fi^nifies 
(fays  he)  to  dip  their  hands  in  the  fpoil,  or  take 
poifeffion  of  it-  But  the  metaphor  feems  to  b? 
from  embofiing  a  deer  :  and  to  come  from  the  Ital. 
imbojeare. 

Emboived,  imbowed,  arched  :  covered  arch-wife, 
B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  19. 

Emboyled,  B.  i.  C.  II.  St.  28.  emhcyled with  arws  : 
See  the  note.  But  the  lame  word  occurs,  emboyl- 
ingin  his  heart,  i.  e.  all  in  a  heat,  boylingwirh 
anger,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  9.  So  again,  emboylin^ 
^wrath,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  18.  the  fame  as  bey  led, 
boyling. 

Embrace  his  arms  about  him,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  26. 
This  is  borrowed  from  the  Italians,  imbracciare.  Ar. 
Orl.  Fur.  vi.  65.  Lofcudo  itnbraccia,  he  bound  on 
his  fhield.  xvii.  1 18.  O  CIS  imbracciar  I '  abominato 
fcudo,  Or  to  imbrace,  to  bear  on  my  arm,  this 
abominable  fhield. 

Embrace,  adorn,  make  brave  or  fine,  B.  ii.  C.  1. 
St.  60.     See  Brave. 

Embras,  imbracing,  Gall,  embraffer,  to  imbrace, 
B.iv.  C.  8.  St. 63. 

Embrew,  imbrew,  to  moiiten  orfleep,  B.  ii.  C.  5. 
St.  33.  embre-zved game,  wet  with  blood,  bloody 
game,  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  17.  Embre-vj,  imbrew 
with  tears,   B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  40. 

Erne,  uncle.  B.ii.  C.  jo.  St.  47.     Chaucer. 

Emparlance,  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  31.  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  50. 
a  law  term,  for  petitioning  the  court  for  refpite. 

To  empeach,  to  hinder,  hnpedio,  impeditio,  impeditiare, 
empecher,  empeach,  B-  i.  C.  8.  St.  34.  B.ii.  C.  7.- 
St.  15.  B.  ii.  C.  to.  St.  6j.  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  53. 

B.  iii.   C.  u.  St.  12.  B.iv.  C.  10.  St.  36.  B.  v. 

C.  6.  St.  21.  B.  5.  C.  7.  St.  35.  B.  5.  C.  8. 
St.  37.  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  42.  B.  vi  C.  4.  St.  11. 
St.  19. 

Emperill,    fo   the   quarto:    but  the  folios,    imperill-, 

endaunger,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  10. 
Emperifiit  perifhed,  gone  to  ruin,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  20. 

B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  29. 

Empight,  placed,  fixed;  the  fame  as  pight,   B.   ii. 

C.  4.  St.  46.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  20  B.  4.  C.  3. 
St.  10.  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  8.  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  32. 
B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  27. 

Emprize,  enterprize.  ufed  by  Chaucer,  Milton  and 
Fairfax. 
*  c  2  £*■ 


A    GLOSSARY,    Gtc. 


Eobracement,  B.  i-  C.  2.  St.  5.  fpelt  fo  in  the  ift 
quarto,  a  femibarb.  htbracbiare.  In  other  edi- 
tions fpelt  tmbraccmtnt.  The  more  correct  criticks 
write,  tnmitis,  inpofitus  &c.  And  fo  Spenfer  here, 
I   think,  enbracemcnl '!    not   Emlracement. 

L'.J-a/tJ,  Gall.  tkthtjfr,  iiuliafed,  engraven,  enchafe, 
<  Jail,  eiitbaftr,  to  include,  engrave.  7"o  enchnf  her 
lineaments,  i.  e.  to  engrave:  a  metaphor  from  in- 
chafing  in  gold,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  23.  enchafed, 
let  in,  or  engraven,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  24.  /o  enchafe 
to  engrave,  exhibit  as  enchafed  work,  metapho- 
rically, B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  12,  enchafed,  engraven 
B.  4.  C.  10  St.  8.  to  enchafe.,  to  adorn  as 
inchafed  work,  B.  v.  C.  I.  St.  n.  enchafe  their 
fpears,  mark  him  with  their  fpears,  engrave  his 
armour  with  their  fpears,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  34. 
tnchace,  engrave,  metaphorically :  B.  vi.  C.  4. 
St.  3$.  Fairfax  xii,  57. 

Thev  took  their  Swords  againe,  and  eaeh  encha/le 
Deepe  wounds  in  the  foft  Jiejh  of  his  jlrong  foe. 
i.  e.  engraved,  cut. 

Encheafon,  occafion,  accident,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  30. 
Gower  Fol.xxi.2.  If  that  I  had  encheafon.  and  byCh. 

Endew  for  endow ;  fo  the  rhyme  requires, 
B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  51.  or  perhaps  indue,  fupply, 
furnifh,  from  en  and  douer.  B.  3.  C.  8.  St.  40. 
on  kimfelf  he  could  endow,  put  on.  So  m  the 
common  prayer,  Indue  thy  miniflers  with  righteouf- 
nefs,  i.  e.  ch  the  thy  minifters,  invefb. 

Endoffe  Gall,  endojfer,  to  write  on  the  back,  to  en- 
grave, B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  53. 

Endlong,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  51,  B.  3.  C.  io.  St.  19. 
Chaucer  in  the  Knightes  tale,  lis  prikyth  endelong 
in  the  large  fpace.  Dryden  ufes  it  in  his  tranflation, 
'Then  fpurring,  at  full  fpeed  ran  endlong  on.  Anglo-S. 
andlonT,  per  longum.  G.  Douglas  endlang, 
endlangis,  along. 

Endued,  hardened,  indurare,   B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  27. 
fee  the  note. 

Enduren,  indure,  continue,  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  1. 

Enfelomd,  hurried  on  by  wicked  and  felonious  intent, 
B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  48. 

Enforfl,  enforced.  Gall,  enforcer,  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  30. 
Chaucer. 

EnfouUred  fmoke,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St  40.  fmoke  mixt 
with  flame.   See  the  note. 

Engine,  is  ufed  for  contrivance  in  Chaucer,  and  fo 
in  Spenfer,  B.  ii   C.  1.  St.  23.  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  27. 

B.  3.  C.  io-  St.  7.    and    in   other  places;  from 
higenium,  wit,  contrivance,  Ital.  ingegno. 

Englut,  fatiate,  glut:    B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  23. 
Eugore,  from  en  and  gore,  to  pierce,  to  prick,  to 
make  bloody  or  gory,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  42.   B.  iii. 

C.  8.  St.  48.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  45. 

Engorged  yre,    anger    arifing    to  the  very   ^orge 

or  throat ;  or  anger  which  he  could  not  fwailow. 

B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  40. 
Engrofle,    made    thick:    en    and   groffier,    a   crajus 

groffus,  gros,   B.  ii.  C.  7.  St  46.  Ital.    aer  groffor 

a  thick  air,    B.  iii.   C.  4.   St.  13. 
Mxkaunft,  raifed,  lifted  up,    B.  i.   C.  I.    St.   17. 


B.  ii.  C.  6.  St..  ft.  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  47. 

Enquere,  inquire,  B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  48.  . 

Em  ace,  enroot,  implant,  Gall,  enraciner,  enracer, 
enrace.  Or  from  the  fubltantive,  Race,  a  flock,  a 
root:  to  enrace,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  52.  B.  vi. 
C.  10.  St.  25. 

Enri-ven,  from  en  and  riven,  torn  afunder,  B.  v. 
C.  8.  St.  34. 

Enfeams,  i.  e.  fattens,  from  en  an  intentive  particle, 
and  fcam,  fat:  as  hogs  feam  :  Anglo-S.  feim 
pinguedo,  arvina,  B.  4.  C.  II.  St.  40.  en  is  here 
ufed  intentively  ;  but  ufed  negatively  in  the  Hawk- 
ing language,  viz.  to  enfeam  a  hawk,  i.  e.  to  take 
away  his  fatnefs  by  purging. 

Enfew,  follow,  B.  I.  C.  5.  St.  25.  B.  3.  C.  1. 
St.  45.    B.  iv.  C.  2.    St.  46.   Enjude,  followed, 

B.  ii.   C.   12.  St.  59. 

Enfnarle,   infnare,  intangle  as  a  flcain  of  filk,  B.  v. 

C.  9.    St.  9.   fee  mailed. 

Entayled  with  anticks,  engraved  or  carved  with 
images,  Ital.  Int  agitato,  ingraved,  or  carved, 
B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  27.  The  fleele  entayl'd,  ingraved 
or  cut  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  29.  of  rich  entayle,  ingra- 
ving,  carving,  Ital.  intaglie,  Berni  L.  1.  C.  29. 
St.  50. 

Tutto  intagHato  di  Sottil  lavoro, 
£>ui'vi  d'  intaglio  con  favor  divino 
Havea  Merlino  imagini  ritratte. 

Oil.  Fur.  xx vi,  30. 

Enter deale,  mediation,  B.  v,  C.  8.  St.  21.  the 
dealing  or  tranfaftion  between  two  parties. 

Enterprise,  Him  at  the  threfbold  met  and  well  did  enter- 
prise: and  well  did  take  him  in  hand,  managed 
him  well.  Gall.  Enterprendrs,  B    2.  C.  2.   St.   14. 

Entertain,  entertainment,  treatment,  B.  c.  C.  9. 
St.  37.  To  entertaine  terme,  to  make  terms,  or 
conditions,  B.  v.  C.  \\.  St.  56.  which  any  were 
beft  to  entertaine,  to  undertake,  B.  6.  C.  4.  St.  24. 

Eniertake,   entertain,  B.  v.  C.  9.    St.  35. 

Entraile,  without  entrail,  B.  i.  C-.  I.  St.  16.  iee  the 
note. 

Entrailed  intermingled,  interlaced,  interwoven, 
Enirailed  the  ends  of  the  knots,  the  ends  of  the 
knots  were  therein  interlaced,  or  twiited  one 
within  another,  B.  2.  C.  3.  St.  27.  entrayld with 
rofes,  intermingled,  B.  2.  C.  5.  St.  29.  entrayld 
athwart,  twilled  together,  B.  iii.  C.  6.  S.  44. 
a  border  -was  entrayld,  wrought  as  in  knot- work,. 
B.  iii.  C.  II.  St.  46,  entrayld  in  lovely  lore, 
intermingled    together    with    lovely    inftruttion, 

B.  iv.    C.  3.    St.  42.    Ital.  lntralciare,  Jntralciatc, 
Gall,  entrelaffer,  entrelaffe. 

Entreat,  pleafures  to  entreat,    to  entertain,    or  ufe, 

en  and   traiter,  B.  ii.   C.  7.    St.   53. 
Enure,    accuftom   to,    make    ufe   of",  prattife,  put 

in     ure     or    pradlife,    praclifed  by    her,    B.     c. 

C.  9.    St.  S9> 

Ermilin,  dimin.   of  Ermine.    Ermine  in  heraldry  is 
wken  the  field  is  argent,  and  the  powdering  fable,. 

or 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


or  white  interfpeifed  with  black  fpots,    B.  iii. 

C.  2.    St.  25. 

Erne,  fee  Earn  e. 
Errant  Knights,   who  travel  about  the   world  feek- 

ing  adventures.  Errant  fprightt,  wandering,  B.  iii. 

C.  8.    St.  6.  Cavallieri  erranti,  Orl.  Fur.   xviii. 

St.  99.    un   Cawlliero   errante,    Orl.    Inn  L.  ii. 

C.  2.    St.  42. 

Erf,  fee  Earft. 
Efchewd,  avoided,  B.  ii.    C.   10.   St.   13.  efchew, 

avoid,  B.  iii.    C.    1.   St.  66. 
Efloyne,    withdraw,    feperate    himfelf,   B.  1.  C.  4. 

St.     20.      from     longus,     longinars,     exlonginare, 

efloigner  efloyne,  Ital.  elongazione,  a  removal.  Hence 

in  Chaucer,  Elenge,  ftrange,  £/*/>gy;«€/Ht.rangenefs. 
Efpial,    Sight,    fpying;  fo  ufed  By  Chaucer.    B.  4. 

C.  10.   St.  17. 
Effcyne,   excufe  for  not  appearing  :  Lat.  Barb.  Effo- 

nium:   Gall,  exoine.  B.  i.    C.  4.   St.  20. 
E-vangely,  Gofpel,  evangelium:  B.  2.  C.  IO.  St.  53. 
Ewftes,  B.  5.  C.  10.  St.  23.  efts,  newts  or  evets. 
Ewghen  bow,  a  bow  of  yew,   B.  1.  C.  1 1.  St.   19. 
Exanimate,  livelefs,  dead,  B.  2.   C.  12.  St.  7. 
Excheat,  is  bad  excheat  is  a  bad  kind  of  accident, 

forfeit  &C.  accidere,   excidere;  ef choir,   e/cheata,  an 

efcheat,  an  eft-ate  &c.  which  falleth  cafually  to  a 

perfonasLord  of  the  manor;  B.  i.  C.  5.    St.  25. 

to  leave  that    lady   for    excheat,    as   an   efcheat 

as  a  forfeit ;  what  belonged  to   him   as  lord  of 

the  manor:    ludicroufly  exprefled :  B.  iii.   C.  8. 

St.  16.    fee  Spelm.  in  E/chaeta. 
Exprefl,  preiTed  out,   fqueefed  out,  expreffusx   B.  2. 

C.  u.   St.  42. 
Expyred,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  54.  fee  the  note. 
Extent,  extended,  B.  2.   C.  7.   St.  61. 
Extirpe,  to  extirpate,    Gall   extlrper,  cxtirparc.^    He 

fpells  it  near  the  French    idiom.   B.  i.    C.    10. 

St.  25. 
Extort,  extorted,  wrefted,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  25. 
Extorted  power,   power  unjuftly  wrefted,  and  forced 

from  the  civil  power,  fuch  as  the  papal  tyranny  : 

B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  18. 

Extreat,  extraction,  a  drawing  out,  B.  v.  C.  10  St.  1. 

Eyas  hawke,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  34.  an  hawk  juit 
taken  full  fledged  and  fumm'd  from  the  neft. 

Eyne,  Introd.  B.  i.  St.  4.  So  Chaucer,  and  G.  Dou- 
glas, page  122.  vers.  45.  er.e,  eyes. 

F. 

TpJCE,  fo  fet  a  bold  face  on  a  bad  matter,  10  face 

■*•       down,   B.  v.  C-  9-  St.  5. 

Fade,  vanilh,  B,  1.  C.  5.  St.  15.  to  bring  it 
nearer  to  its  original  vadere,  he  fpells  it  with 
V .their vapour  waded,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.   20.  B,  v. 

C.  i.St.  40.  Shakefpeare  of  the  ghoft  in  Hamlet, 
Aft.  i.  //  faded  on  the  crowing  0/  the  cock  :  i.  e.  it 
vanifhed-Spenferof  afountain,«<?  ever  would  through 
fervent  funnner  fade,  i.  e.  difappear,  B.  i.  C.  7. 
St.  4.  before  that  Jhield  did  fade,  vanished,  B.  i. 
C.  7.  St.  35.  four  of  beautie  fades  away,  goes 
off,  perifhes,  B.  iii.   C.  6.  St.  38* 


Feint,  doejl  faine,  art  defirous.  B.  2  C.  12.  Sr.  -4. 

faining,   defiring,     B.   iii.    C.    II.    St.  28.    faint 

willingly,   B.    i.    C.  7.    St.    38.  fierce  and  faine, 

glad,  joyous,    B.  4.   C.   6.    St.    33.    fpelt  fayne, 

gladly,  B.   I.  C  4.  St.  10.  B,  iv.    C.  8.  St.  27* 

fayne,      glad,    B.     1.     C.    6.      St.      12.       they 

faynd,    they     defired,    B.   iii.     C.     9.     St.      24. 

faind  her,  defired  her,   B.  vi.    C.  3.    St.  9.  refitd 

faine,  i.  e.  gladly  ;  B.  vi..  C.  5.    St.  38.  Anglo-S. 

faETen,    glad,   fain.  If  fo  thou  faine,  if  fo   the  u 

defireft,  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  34.  Pfalm  Ixxi.  My  lips 

will  be  fain,    i.  e.  glad, 

Fal fed  fancy,  faliined,  deceived,  B.  i.    C.  2.  St.  30. 

B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  47.  Falfed  thy  faith,  broke, 
made  falfe,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St,  46.  Chaucer  ufes 
Falfid,  deceived,  Troil.  and  CrefT.  V.  1053. 
Falfed  his  blows,  made  feints;  falfifitfd  his  thru** 
in  fencing  i.  e.  by  making  a  feigned  pafs;    B.  ii 

C.  5.   St.  9.  Ital.  falfare. 

To  fare,  to  go,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  u.  B.  i.  C.  3. 
St.  16.  and  in  many  other  places.  Faring,  going 
on,  B.  5.  C,  8.  St.  15.  Anglo  S.  tajian, 
ire,  Spenfer  of  Archimago,  And  forth  he  fares, 
B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  2,  Milton,  of  the  original  Archi- 
mago, IV.  I  3 1 .  So  on  he  fares. 

Fare,  going,  expedition,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  16. 

Fatal  read,  prophetical  advice,  B.  iv.  C.  1 2.  St.  27. 
Fatal  errour,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  41.  a  wandring 
voyage  order'd  by  the  fates,  fee  note  in  page 
354,  C.  2. 

Favours  likelynefs,  the  likenefs  of  his  countenance,- 
face  or  favour:  B.  v.   C.  7.  St.  ;o. 

Fay,  I,  a  faiiy,  B.  ii.  C.  2  St.  43.  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  26.  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St  44.  B-.  4.  C.  2.  St.  49 
La  fata  Morgana,  the  Fay  Morgana,  Orl.  Fur. 
vi.  38.  La  fata  Alciua,  the  Fay  Alcina,  St,  4  r . 
La  fata  Manto,  the  Fay  Manto,  xliii.  127.  II. 
faith,  truth:  and  fo  Chaucer  ufes  fay,  and  Spenfery 

B.  5.    C.  8.    St.  19.  religion  nor  fay,    Gall.  Jov, 
Jay.  Span./>. 

Fayld,  falfified,  deceived,  B.  ii.  C.  5 -  St.  11.  B.  iii. 

C.  11.   St.  46. 
Fayne,    fee  Faine. 

Faytor,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  47.  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  35.  B.  ii. 
C.  1.  St.  30.  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  30.  B.  iii.  C.  2. 
St.  13.  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  44.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  8. 
fome  epithet  is  generally  added,  as  falfe  faytor, 
infamous  faytor — but    in    B.  v.  C.  8.   St.  8.   the 

other  faytor without  any  epithet.  Chaucer  ufl 

faytors,  for  deceivers,  cheats  &c.  and  P.  !', 
Fol.  xxxii.  2.  Tho  were  faytors  aferd.  And  Fol. 
lxxx.  2.  Fye  on  faytors  and  in  fautores  fuGs, 
Hiftorie  of  Prince  Arthur,  B.  i.  C.  xxxv.  this 
fayter  -with  his  prophecie  hath  mocked  me.  It  figni- 
fies  fimply,    a  doer ;  but  ufed  as  an  ill-doer. 

Fealty,  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  1.  fidelity  or  homage.  He 
feems  to  ufe  it,  as  we  fay,  to  hold  by  fealty  ; 
per  fidelitatem  tenere.  So  he  fays,  to  held  in  Fee, 
B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  8.  i.  e.  by  perpetual  right  fo  again- 
B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  30.  Fee,  he  ufes  for  reward,  or 
wages,  B.  vi.  C  3.  St.  19*  B.  vi.  C.  10. 
St.  11, 

Fear* 


A     GLOSS 

Fear*,  fpelt  To  for  the  letters  to  anfwer  in  the  rime 
B.  iv.  C.  io.  St.  27.  B.  vi.  C.  S.  St.  25.  fee  Fere. 
Feme,  frighten,  terrify.  B  vii.  C.  7.   St.  3. 

'  m,   Gall.  Faits  </'  amies,    ltal.  fatto  cV 

B.  i.    C.  3.   St.  42,   Milton  hence  feems  to 

have  wrote  as  Dr.  Bentley  faw,  Feats  of  Arms,   not 

Fail  cf  arms,   B.  ii.    124. 
F  ,    Lat.  ftcculerttus,    B.  ii.    C.  7.  St.  6l. 

To  feed    bit  Eye,   B.  i.   C.  6.  St.   4.    Pa/cit   amore 

ottihs.    Lucivt. 

)-S.  felle,   fierce,    cruell.  Felly,   cruelly. 

Ft'-'-: j  .•',  cruelty, 
Fill,    gaul,    B.  iii.   C.    II.  St.  2.  'tis  the    Anglo-S. 

word:  which  vindicates  him  from  taking  unlicenfcd 

v.  oids  from  the  Latin. 
Ftlhmeft,    moll  fierce,  B.   4.   C.   2»   St.   32.   So  G. 

Douglas,  ufes  Felloun. 
Feminitee,    B.  iii.    C.  6.  St.   51.   womanhood,  ftate 

and  dignity  of  woman,  io  Chaucer  ufes  it,   and, 

fo    his    follower,    Lydgate  of  the  Troj.    warrcs, 

B.  2.   C.  16.  fo  trewe  example  of  femjnyte.. 
Feood,    B.    4.  C.    I.    St.    26.     feud,   fo    fpelt    in 

the  old  quarto  editions,  and  folio  of  1609, 
161 1.  to  anfwer  to  the  letters  in  the  rhime, 
in  B.  i.  C.  S.  St.  2.  Food,  in  which  place  I 
believe  Spenfer  fpelt  it  feood,  but  the  Printer 
miftakingly  food,  fee  Spelm.  in  Faida, 
Fen,  companion,  Feres  companions,  ufed  frequently 
as,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  4.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  52.   B.  iv. 

C.  10.  St.  27.  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  22.  B.  v.  C.  3. 
St.  23.  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  43.  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  29. 
B.  vi.  C.  12.  bt.  4.  G.  Douglas  in  fere,  y/ere, 
together.  Feres  companions,  Junius,  Fere.  vet. 
Angl.  focius.    D.  S.  foejra. 

Fame,  B.  3.  C.  5.  St.  23.  fee  the  note. 

Felt,  fet,  fetch,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  8.  B.  5.  C.  3. 
St.  11.  ufed  io  very  often  in  the  Bible,  as  in 
11  Sam.  9.  5.  I  Kings,  9.  28. 

Fcutred  his  fpeare,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  45.  he  his 
ffeare  gan  Jewter,  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  10.  to  fet  his 
i'pear  in  his  reft  :  fet  his  fpeare  eafily  and.  order  y 
G.  Douglas,  tranflates  Virg.  H<eret  pede  pes,  they 
fewter  fute  to  fute:  See  the  glofs,  and  Menage, 
and  likewife  Richelet  in  Feutrer.  FoSpe  figni- 
ries,  theca  a  fheath  or  fcabbard.    fee  Somner. 

Fefi,    feaft,  for  the  rhime,   B.  ii.  C.  2,  St.  16. 

Field  is  often  ufed  for  fight,  combat,  battle:  as 
p.  i.  L.  1.  St  1.  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  41.  B.  i.  C.  6. 
Sr.  41.  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  29.  B.  5.  C.  3.  St.  32. 
B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  6.  B.  6.  C.  12.  St.  '11.  Feld, 
tellum  vide  Wacht.  in  V.  Milton  thus  ufes  it, 
the  the  field  be  loft. 

File  his  tongue,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  35,  fee  the  note,  fo 
again, B.  iii.  C.  2. St.  12  Anglo-S.  feolan  hmapolire. 

Fine,  end,  B.  iv.   C.  3.  St   37. 

F:rmes  his  eye,  keeps  his  eye  fteady  and  firm;  not  in 
the  French  idiom,  fermer  les  yeux,  to  fliut  the 
eyes:   B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  1. 

Flaw  of  wind,  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  6.  Afts  xxvii,  14, 
in  the  old  tranflation.  ufed  by  Milton,  X.  698. 

Plejht  therewith,  E.  6.  C.  8.  St.'  8.  Sydney's  Arcad 


A  R  Y,    tsre. 

pac^e  368,  fo  fleflfd  in  mal.ee.  And  in  the  2d  part  of 

K.  ie.ny}\  [.Ad.  I.  fitjhed  •~uoith cenqueft.  K.  Henry 

V.  Ad.  3.  the  fiefhed  foliier.  A  folditr  is  faid  to 

fiejb  his  fiword,  when  he  firft  wounds  an   enemy, 

to  which  Shakefpcare    alludes,    Kenry  IV.  Full 

hrauely  haft  thou  fiejkt  thy  maiden  Jword. 

Flit,  fleet,  fwift,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  38.    B.  iii.  C.  10. 

St.    57.  did  fit,  did  remove,   Hit    away:  B.   iv. 

C.  9.    St.  29.  flitted,  flown  away,  fitting  flowing, 

yielding. 

Flujh  of  Dueks,    B.  v.    C.   2.  St.  54.    q.  d.  ftuxus 

anatum. 
Folic,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  4.   B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  29.  gol- 
den  f oile,   leaf-gold.   Anglo-S.  gold-fd,     gold- 
foile.  Gall,  feuille  d'or. 
Folke  mote,  a  meeting  or  afTembly  of  folk  or  people, 
B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  6.  '  Thefe  round  hills  and  fquare 
f  bawns,  which  you  fee  fo  ftrongly  trenched  and 
•  thrown  up;    were    called  Folk-motes,  that  is  a 
'  place  of  people  to  meet  or  talk  of  any  thing  that 
'  concerned  2ny   difference  between  parties  and 
'  town-lhips.'    Spenfer's  view  of  Ireland. 
Foltring  tongue,  B.  i.   C.   9.   St.   24.   B.  3,    C.   11. 

St.    12.     faultering,  falling  or  tripping. 
Fond,  did  find  :  for  the  rhime  ;  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  60. 

B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  45.   Anglo-S.  finban  to  find.- 

fand,  did  find. 
Fond,  fooliih,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  39.  E.  3.  C.  8.  St.  25. 
Fone,  foes,  B.  ii.  C;  10.  St.  10.  B.  iv.  C,   2.  St.  28. 

B.  v,  C.  3.  St.  12. 
Food,  B.  i.    C.  8.  St.  9.  fpelt  fo  for  the  rhime :  fee 

Feood. 

For,  on  account  of,  becaufe,/or  in  court  Sec.  becaufe 
in  court,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  5.  and  in  other  places. 
for  in  compofition  fometimes  encreafes  the  figni- 
fication  :  and  fometimes  gives  the  word  an  ill  fenfe 
or  denies  and  deprives.  Ift,  as  increafing  the  force 
of  the  fimple  word;  as  lorn  loft;  /W<?r«,thoroughly 
loft,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  9.  and  in  other  places. 
wearied,  Forwearied:  forwandring,  forworne, 
forwnfted.  Thefe  words  are  often  printed  wrong : 
fometimes  as  two  words :  fometimes  again,  forel 
wearied,  f or ewafted,  Sec.  II,  as  giving  the  word  an* 
ill  fenfe,  or  depriving  quality,  ex.  gr.  to  fwear 
to  forfwear:  with  the  fame  power  as  the  Gothic 
particle  fra  and  far:  and  the  Anglo-S.  fojl,  as 
rasdan,    Confulere>     forraedan,     male    confix 

le>-e.  done,  fordone,  i.  e.  undone,  pr"ntedyWc»^  in 
other  editions,  B.i.  C.  v.  St.  41.  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  60. 
Fortaught  mifmterpreted,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  18,  which 
is  wrongly  printed  foretaught,  forthinke,  grieve 
in  thought,  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  22.  fo  I  read  Forfpenf, 
and  not  forefpent,  B.  i.    C.   9.  S.  43.   fo  forbeare, 

B.  ii,  C.  I.  St.  53.  j.  e,  ill  fupport.  Forgone, 
loft,  B.  ii.   C   3 .  St.   1  2  Forwent,    forfook,  B.  5. 

C.  8.  St.  40.  fee  Somner  in  forfwaman.  and 
Hicks  Gram.  Anglo-S.  page  85.  For  fept 
dat  compofito  figr.ificationem,  cm?  fimplici fiignificati  - 
cnem  peffundat  &  in  malum  Sen/urn  <vertit :  %t  doen 

fa  cere 


A    GLOSSARY, 

faeerex  fbjldoen,  interficere  &c.Thus  in  the  Greek 
vagcc  in  many  compound  words  gives  a  vicious 
conftruc~lion,  as  harp^M,  philofophorum difputationes: 
flraga^.aT§»£a»,  faljae  et  inanes  difputationes.  Qdmw, 
irct^atQciivnv,  a.Y.kt\)i,  ira.Qa.xkiu/,  &C. 
Fordoo,  to  deftroy,  ruin,  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  3.  For- 
done,  undone,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  41.  and  in  other 
places.  Spelt  fometimes  Fcredone.  So  Fordonne, 
undone,  ruined,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  33.  See  Som- 
ner,  Fojlbone,/*r</«r.  Fojlbonne,  perditus. 
Cbaucero  Fordo. 
Foreby,  near  to. 

Forehent,  feized,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  49.     See  the  note. 
Forelent,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  6.  lent  before  hand. 
Forgone,  loft,   B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  12.  all  for  go  n,  all  other 
things  neglected,  B   v.  C.  7.  St.  9.  basforgon,  has 
left,  forfaken,   B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  9. 
Forbore,  Forlorn,  loft,  forfaken,  wretched,  Anglo-S. 

forloretl,     perditus,  forleoran,      perdere. 
Fcrpined,    much    pined,    confumed,  B.    iii.    C.  10. 
St.  $■].   in  the  Folios  Forepined,   which  is  wrong. 
P.P.    Fol-.    xxxiii.  forpyned  Jbrewe.  Chaucer,  pag.  3. 
a  forpinid  gbojl.  printed  wrong,    pag.    12.  fore- 
pinid.     Virgil  calls  the  ghofts,  vi.  401.  exfangues 
umbras. 
Forray,   B.  vi.   C.    II.  St.  40.  Forrayed,  ravaged, 
fpoiled,   B.  i.   C.  12.  S.  3.  ufed  as  a  fubftantive, 
Forraging,  pillaging,    B.  iii.  C-  3.  St.  58. 
forfiall,  read  Fcreftall,    B.  v.    C.  5.   St.  47.  would 
before  any  other  take  from  him,  would  intercept 
him  of.  Anglo-S.     Fojie-frdlan,   to  inter- 
cept. 
Forjlackt,  delayed,  B.  v.  C.  1  2.  St.  3. 
Forftow,  delay,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  15. 
Foriaught,    B.   i.   C.  7.    St.    17.    wrongly    printed 
in  the  copies  Foretaught,  miflnterpreted.     See  For. 
Forthinke,  badly,   grievouily  think  of,    B.  vi.  C.  4. 

St.  22.     See  For. 
Fortby,    therefore,  Anglo-S.    FojVul,    quamobrem, 

wherefore,  why.     Chaucer  fort  by.  Somner. 
Forthinke,  B.  iv.    C.  12.  St.  14.  B.  vi.   C  4.  St.  32. 

think  ill  of,  repine  at.  See  For. 
Fortilage,  fort. 
Forwent,  forfook,  went  out  of  their  way,  B,  v.  C.  8. 

St.  40.     See  For. 
Forworn,  much  worn. 
Fofter,  B,  iii.  C.  i.  St.  18.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  50.  for- 

refter.     So  Chaucer,  Pr.  117.  A  fofter  was  be. 
Fouldring  heat,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  20.  with  flames  of 
lightning,    Gall,  foudre,    lightning,    foudroyant, 
thundering  :  Foudroying,  Foudring,  Fouldring  : 
inferted  lv<p<ma?  gratia. 
Foundreffe,  fundatrix,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  44. 
Foundering,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  30.     See  the  note. 
Foy,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  41.  Horn.  Od.  6  505.  h^omo^ov, 
Angl.  a  <voy  :  Barnes.     See  Foy  in  Skinner,  ufed 
by  Spenfer  for  fubfidies. 
Foyttd,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  9.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  47.  B.  iv. 
C.  3,   St.  25.  B.  v.   C.  5.  St.  6,  pufh'd  as    in 


C, 

fencing.     Foin,    a   thruft,    Gall,    poindre  ferire. 

Ufed  by  Chaucer. 
Foyle,  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  15.     See  Foile. 
Foyle,  to   file,    defile,  B.  5.    C.  n.  St.  33.  from 

fylan,  orfulan,  to  make  foul. 
Frankelin,  in   Chaucer,   a  country   gentleman  and 

freeholder,  by  Spenfer,   for  a  gentleman,   B.  i, 

C.  10.  St.  6. 
Fra:;chfe,   Gall,  francbife,    \x?\.francbezzi,    B.  iv.. 

C.  9.  St.  37.  Franchiftmcnt,  freedom,  fetting  at 

liberty,  B.v.  C.  11.  St.  36. 
Franion,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  37.  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  22.    one 

of  too  frank  behaviour.  'Tis  formed   from  Frank 

with  the  Italian  termination.     1  don't  find  it  ufed 

by  any  but  Spenfer. 
Freakes.  whimfeys,  mad  aclions,  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  1. 
Frett,    to  eat,    confume,    Anglo-Sax.     pfic'can, 

B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  34.  as  a  moth  doth  frett  the  gar- 
ment, Pf.  xxxix.  2.  Thou  maktft  bis  beauty  to  con. 
fume  away,  like  as  it  were  a  moth  fretting  a  gar- 
ment,   heart-fretting,  knawing  the  heart,  B.  iv. 

C.  5.  St.  45.  $t>//,t)gogp;.-  .  -'Tis  ufed  in  another 
fenfe,  to  frett,  to  adorn  ;  fretted,  adorned  : 
Anglo-S.  pjiserpan,  to  adorn,  Ital:  freggiato, 
adorned ;  freggio,  ornament,  embroidery,  as 
with  a  golden  fret,  i.  e.  ornament,  B.  iv.  C.  11. 
St.  27.  So  fretted  with  gold  ,  a  phrafe  he  often 
ufes,  from  the  Ital.  freggiato  d'oro,  B.  ii.  C.  9. 
St.  37.  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  25.  B  iii.  C.  2.  St.  25. 
B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  58.  'Tis  ufed  by  Chaucer  and 
Milton,    by  Ariofto  frequently. 

Cha-vea  d'oro  fregiata  Yarmatura. 

Orl.  Fur.  xxv.  97. 
Ricche  di  gicie,  e  ben  fregiate  d'oro. 

Orl.  Fur.  xxwiii.  78. 
Frize,  freeze,  B.  vi.  C.  10.  St,  33. 
Frize,  a  coarie  and  warm  kind  of  cloathing,  made 

originally  in  Friefland,  B.  7.  C.  7.  St.  31. 
Frory,  frore,  frozen,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  35. 
Frounce,     curl,    crifp,    Gall,  fro-ncer,    B.    i.    C.   4. 

St.  14. 
Frowy,    frowzy,  mofTy,  mufty,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  50. 
Fry  of  children,  B.  i.  C.  1 2.  St.  7.  Gall,  /ray,  fpawn. 
Furniment,  Ital.   fornimento,     furnifhing,    furniture, 

B.iv.C.  3.  St.  38. 
Furfl,    firft,    that  the   letters  might  anfwer  in  the 

rhyme,  Introd.  B.  v.  St.  3. 
Fylde.  feeled.  fpelt  in  the  Folio  1609.  fled.  For  the 
rhyme,  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  21. 

G. 


f^AGEy    pledge,    pawn,    fecurity,    B.  i.  C.  4. 
^  St.  39.  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  41.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  4. 
Game,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  8.  t'wixt  earneft  and  game,- 

betwixt  earneft  and  jeft.  Gower  and  Chaucer  ufe 

this  phrafe. 
Garre.     See  the  note  on  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  19. 
Gate,  a  way,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  30. 

Gearo 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


Geare,  fluff",  attire,  Sec.  eafie  geare,  eafy  matter, 
B.vi.  C.  3.  St.  6. 

Gea/on,  uncommon,  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  37.  Moth. 
Hub.  Tale.  Strange  andgeafon,  Anglo-S.  gaepie, 
cams.  '  geazon,  hard  to  come  by.'     Ray. 

Gelt,    a    gelding,    Belg.    gelte,    Anglo-S.      3'ilr, 

B.  iv.  C.  7.  St  21 

GentlefJ'e,  Gall,  gentilleffe,  the  behaviour  of  a  gentle- 
man,  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  3.     Chaucer. 
German,  brother,  B.  ii.  C  8.  St.  4. 
C,< -r/ir,    yawn,     Anglo-S.  geonian,    B.    v.  C.  12. 

St.  15. 
Geft,  Gefts,  aftion,  anions,  feats  of  arms,  res  gejltt, 

ltal.  gefiss  exploits,  atchievements. 
Gheft,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  34.    So  fpelt  in  the  old  quartos 

and  Folios,  in  Hughes,  gueft.     Spenfer  follows  the 

Belgick,  GbijTen.     See  Skinner. 
Giambeaux,  B.  ii.  C,  6.  St.  29.  armour  for  the  legs, 

boots,    greaves,   Gall,   jambiere,   ltal.  gambiera. 

Tn  Chaucer  jamb  tux.  See  Menage  in  Jambe, 
Gib:  attdgean,  joke  and  jeer,  B.  ii.   C.  6,  St.  21. 

jtfi  an  J  i'tbe,    B.  v.    C.  3.  St.  39. 
Gin,    begin.     Gan,  began. 
Gin,   engin,  contrivance,  B.  2.  C  3.  St.  13.  B.  iii. 

C  7.  St.  7. 
Ginjis,  Jufls,  or  tournaments,   B.  i.   C.  i.  St.  1.  to 

^iujl,  to  run  in  tilt  or  tournament,  B.  iii.  C.   10. 

St.  35.  B.  iv.  C.  i.St.  11.  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  6.  fpelt 

from  the  ltal.  giofra,  gioftrare.     See  Menage  in 

Joufte. 
Glade,  a  paffage :  ufed  generally   for  a    paffage  cut 

through  a  wood,   B.  iii.   C.   4.  St.  21.    from  the 

Anglo-S.  jliban, 
GJave,  B.  iv.    C.  7.   St.  28.  B.  iv.    C.  10.   St.  19. 

Gall,  glaive,  corrupted  from   the  Lat.  gladius,  a 

fword,  fpelt  Glayves,  B.v.  C.  11.  St.  58. 
Glee,  mirth. 

Glen,  (Anglo-S.)  a  valley,  B.  iii.  C.  7.   St.  6. 
Glib,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  12.   They  [the  Irifh]  have  an 

other  cujlom  from  the  Scythians,  that  in  wearing  of 

mantles  and  long    Glibbs,  which  is  a    thick   curled 

bujh  of  hair  hanging  down    over   their   eyes,  and 

monjlrcujly  dijguifing  them.   Vox  Hibern. 
Glitterand  light,  B.  i.  C.  4.   St.  16.    Glitterand  ar- 

n.our,   B.  i.  C.  7.   St.  29.    Glitterand  armes,   B.  ii. 

C.  ii'.  St.  17.  Chaucer  in  PI.  Tale.  2102.  Glit- 
terand gold.  G.  Douglas.  rp.  130,  20.  Skalis 
glitterand  bright. 

G'od ,    id  g'ide,  glance,  or  fwiftly  pafs.  ufed  by  Ch. 

fc  (3  Douglas  ures  glade.  The  Anglo-S.  pranerit, 

from  jllbail,    B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  23. 
Gleaming  light.     See  the  note  on  B.i.  C.  1.  St.  14. 

gloaming  eaft,   B.  i.  C,  12.  St.  2. 
dozing  fptedbes,  flattering,    deceitful,  B.  iii.  C.  8. 

St.    14.   Milt,  glazing  lies.    So  glozd  the  tempter. 

Seejunius  in  Glofe. 
Gnarre,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  33.  gnarle   or   fnarle,    vex 

per  onomat.  a  Utt.  canind  r. 


Gondelay.  properly  a  Venetian  wherry.  B.  ii.  C.  6. 
St.  2. 

Goodlyhead,  goodlinefs,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  37.  B.  iii. 
C.  2.  St.  38. 

Gore,  pierce,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  52. 

Gorge,  throat,  B.  i.  C.  I.St,  19.  B.  i.  C.  if.  St.  13. 
what  was  gorged,  or  fwallowed  down  the  throat, 
B.  i.  C.4.  St.  21. 

Gorget,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  12.  armour  defending  the 
throat,  Gall,  gorgette, 

Gojpbs,  fpelt  in  the  2d  quarto  Gojips  :  but  he  fol- 
lows the  Anglo-Sax.  jobpbbe,  B.i.  C.  12. 
St.  1 1 . 

Grange,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  21.  a  granary,  barn,  farm, 
&c.  Granges  were  fo  named  a  grana  gerende: 
being  farms  belonging  to  religious  houfes  ;  the 
overfeer  of  the  grange  was  commonly  called  the 
Prior  of  the  Grange. 

Grayle  [Grele,  from  gracilis.  See  Menage.]  Some 
particles,  or  gravel,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St  6.  B.  v.  C.  9. 
St.  19.  But  ufed  for  the  facred  difli  in  the  laft 
fupper  of  our  Saviour  :  in  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  53. 
See  the  note. 

Grearve,  B.  iii.  C  10.  St.  42.  See  the  note  :  Per- 
haps the  fame  as  Grove  ;  as  in  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  43. 
Chaucer  in  the  Knight's  Tale.  14.  97.  In  the 
greves.  Somner,  JJlJEie,  a  grove  :  Lancaftren- 
fibus,  a  GREAVE. 

Gree,  in  greatejl  gree,  B.  ii.   C    3.  St.  5.  well  in  gree, 

B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  21.  liking,  pleafure,  &c.  Gall. 
Gree.  Fairf.  x.  10.  accept  in  gree,  Taflb,  Prendi  in 
grado. 

Gride,  gryde,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  36.  B.  iii.  C.  I. 
St  62".  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  37.  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St. 
20.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  1.  to  pierce,  or  cut  through. 
Lydgate  of  the  warres  of  T.  B.  ii.  C.  14.  To  fee 
her  hufband  with  large  vjoundes  depe  gryde  through 
the  body.  Milt.  VI.  329.  the  gritting  fword.  Ch. 
Knightes  T.  1012.  Through  grit,  i.  e.  grided, 
pierced  through.  I  take  gride  to  be  per  tneta- 
thefin  for  Gird:  Anglo-S.  3eJ*b,  virga.  and 
ufed  by  Chaucer  for  to  ftrike,  wound  or  pierce, 
See  G.  Douglas,  in  Gird.  P.  P.  Fol.  xi.  has  girde 
of;  for  to fmite  off. 

Griple,  fee  note  on  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  31.  B.  6.  C.  4, 
St.  6. 

G.oynd,  B.  vi  C.  12.  St.  27.  grunted,   gjiennian. 

Guarijh,  to  garifh,  to  drefs  out  gorgeoufly,   B.  iii. 

C.  5.  St.  6.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  29.  Mirr.  for 
Magiftrates,  part  lid.  Fol.  34.  with  gar ijh  grace 
they  fmile.  Shakefpear,  Rom.  and  Jul.  Aft.  3. 
The garijh  Sun, 

Gueld.  aguildhald,  B.  ii.    C  7.  St.  43.  Anglo-Sax. 

31  !d,  Germ.  Gilde. 
Guerdon,  (Gall.)  reward,  recompence. 
Guilers,  cheats,  B.  iii.    C.  10.   St.  37. 
Guife,  Guize,  way,    fafoon,   manner.    Gall,   guife, 

ltal, 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


Guife,  Guixe,  way,    fafhion,  manner,   Gall,  gtdfe, 

Ital.gwfa,    Anglo-S.    flip. 
Gyre,  Lat.  gyrus,   Ital.  giro,  circling,  turning  round, 

&c.  warlike  gyre,    B.    ii.    C.  5.   St.  8.    compared 

gyre,    their  clofe  circle,  comparing  &c.  B.   iii. 

C.  1.  St.  23. 


H. 


TTAberjeon,  armour  covering  the  neck  and  breaft, 
«*-*    fee  Junius. 
Habiliments,  apparel,  cloathing. 
Hable,  (Gall.  Habile,  Lat.  Habilis)  fit,  ready,  able. 
Hacqueton,  B.  ii,  C.  8.  St.  38.  In  Chaucer,  Urry's 

edit,   page   146.    Haketon:    and  explained  in  the 

Gloflary,  a  jacket    'without  fieeves.    Gall.  Hoque- 

ton,  q.  d,    0  x}twv.    See  Menage:    Buc   the    true 

etymology   is   from  the   Germ.   Hak,    and    the 

Anglo-S.   hoce,   hamus,  uncus:  for  coats  of  mail 

were  made  from  thefe  hooks :     Lorica   conferta 

hamis:    Virgil. 
Hafe7ideale,    B.  iii.   C.  9.    St.  53.    half,      Ufed  by 

Chaucer. 
Hardy,  brave,  bold,   Hardiment,  courage,  boldnefs, 

Hardyhood,   Hardy  bead,    a  brave  ftate  of  mind, 

bravery. 
Harrow,   B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  43.  'tis  ufed  frequently  by 

our  poet,  and   by  Chaucer:  an  interjection  and 

exclamation  fhewing  diftrcfs. 
Hauberg,  B.  ii.   C.  8.  St.  44.  fpelt  Hauberque,  B.  iii. 

C.  4.   St.    16.   Hauberques,  B.  iii.   C.  II.    St.  52. 
Hauberk,   B.  iv.    C.  3.   St.  30.  Hawberks,    B.  iv.  C. 

9.  St.  27.  The  fame  as  Haberjeon,  Belg.  hahberg. 

hals,   collum,  et  bergen,  tegere. 
Haugbt  corage,    high    mind,   B.    i.    C.    7.    St.    29. 
Haugbtie  helmet,    B.  i.   C.   7,   St.    31,   haughty  cref, 

B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  12. 
Hauljl,    B-  iv,  C.  3.  St.  49.  embraced  :  Chaucer's 

expreflion.   from  the  Germ,  hah  collum,  halftan, 

amplecli. 
Heafi,  Anglo-S.   haq~e,  a  command,  heft,  or  be- 

heft. 
Heben  bow,  a  bow  made  of  the  Heben  tree,  Nigrum 

Ebenum,  Virg.  G.  II.   1 1 6,   Speare  of  heben  wood, 

B.  i.  C.   7.  St.  37.  hebene  Jpeare,   B.  iv.   C.   5. 

St.  8. 
Hell,  cover,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  35.  fee  the  note, 
Hend,  to  take  hold  of,  Hent,  feized:  ufed  very  often. 
Herbars,  herbs,  plants,  belonging  to  herbs,  Herbaria, 

B,  ii.   C  9.  St  46. 
Herried,   Heried,    B.  ii.   C.  12.  St.  1 3.  B.  iii,  C.  I. 

St.   43.  Anglo-S.    hejlian,    to  praife,   to  cele- 
brate. 
Hrrfall,  reherfal,  B,  iii.  C.  11.  St.  18. 
Hie,  haften,  Hide,  hied,  haftened,  B.  ii.  C.  II.  St.  z6. 
Higbt,   named,   called. 

Hi  Id,  covered,  B.  iv-   C.  II.  St-  17,  fee  the  note. 
Hold,  B,  ii.   C,  2,  St.  44,  the  hold  of  the  caftle  is 

put  for  the  caflle  itfelf. 
Hole,  fpek  fo  in  the  ift  and  2d  quarto  editions,   in 

VouI. 


the  Folios  whole,  B.  iii,  C,  12,  St.  38, 

Hood,  State,  condition,  B.  v,  C.  7,  St,  21,  fee 
Somner  in  Had.  'Tis  frequently  ufed  as  a  termi- 
nation marking  quality  or  ftate,  as  knighthood,  &c. 
io  in  Spenfer,  Lujlyhed,  Droufybed,  Hardyhed, 
Maydenhed,   Wotnanbed,  &C. 

Hore,  hoar,  hoary. 

Horrore,   horrour,  B.  iii,  C,  6.   St.  36. 

Hot,  was  named,    B.  i.    C.  11.  St.  29.  and   fo  in 

B,  iv.  C.  4.  St.  40.  Anglo-S.  haTan,  nomin. 
nare,<uocare,\\2fc.    nominatus. 

Having,  hovering,  floating,  B.  iii.  C,  7,  St,  27. 
Hoved,  B,  iii,  C.  10,  St.  20,  Hovering,  wander- 
ing, ufed  by  Chaucer:  from  the  Cambro-B.  hovio, 
imminere, 

Hojiry,  an  inn,  B.  v,  C.  10,  St,  23,  ufed  by 
Chaucer. 

Hoafing  fire,  B.  i.  C,  12,  St.  37,  fee  the  note, 

Hurtle,  to  rufh  with  violence,  to  fkirmiftu  all  hurtle 
forth,  B,  i,  C,  4,  St.  16.  to  burden,  St.  40. 
This  is  wrongly  printed  in  all,  except  the  old 
editions  hurlen.  came  hurtling  on,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St. 
17.  hurtle  round  in  warlike  gyre,  B.  ii.  C.  c. 
St.  8.  here  too  the  Folios  read  hurlen.  To  hurtle 
bye,    B.   ii.    C.  7.    St.   41.   hurtling  round,   B.  iv. 

C.  4.  St.  Z9.  Tis  ufed  by  Chaucer,  and  often 
by  Wickliff.  So  Fairfax,  vi.  41.  together  hurtled 
both  their  feeds,  from  the  Ttal.  urtare .  Germ, 
hurten,  trudere,  impeller e,  Shakefpeare  likewiie 
ufes  it:  and  'tis  frequently  in  the  hiftory  of  Prince 
Arthur,  as  in  part  2d.  Chap.  28.  They  drew  out 
their  Jwords  and  hurtled  together  on  horjeback. 

Hylding,  B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  25.  contracted  from  H'n- 
derhng:  Shakefpeare  ufes  it  ill  part  of  Hen.  IV. 
Jome  bilding  fellow,  ufed  as  a  word  of  contempt, 
from  Hynce,  a  husbandman's  fervant,  which 
word  is  in  B.  vi.  c.  8,  St.  12. 

Hymen  io  Hymen,  the  nuptial  fong  in  weddings,  in« 
vocating  the  god  Hymenals,  B.  i.   C.  1.   St.  48. 


JANE,  B.  iii.   C.  7.    St.  58.  fee  the  note. 
JeJJes,  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  19.  ftraps  of  leather  faftened 

on  the   hawk's  legs,  when  held  on  the  rift,  Ital. 

Geto,  ajacio,jaclus  :  q.  d.  ligula  coriacea  Falconum 

pedibus  circumjecla. 
Impacable,    B.  iv.   C.  9.    St.    22.    impacatur.  So  th« 

old  quarto  and  folios.   But  Hughes  implacable. 
Impe  of  Jove,  page   2.    offspring  of  Jupiter.  lmpts% 

offsprings,  B.  v.   C.  11.  St.  16.  Anglo-S.  imp.u, 

to  ingraft,  to  imp. 
Implore,  imploring,  befeeching,  B.  2.  C.  5.  Sr.  37. 
Imply,  has  various  fignifications :  'tis  frequently  uled 

for  to  infold,    intangle,   incumber :   as  the  Lat. 

implicare.  Ital.  implicare,   B.  i.    C.  4.  St   31.  B.  i. 

C.  6.  St.  6.    B.  i.  C.  1 1 .  St.  23.  In  B.  iii.  C.  6. 

St.  34.  for  contain. 
Importable,   not  to  be  born,  B.  ii.   C.  8.   St.   35. 

ufed  by  Chaucer. 
#d  I* 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


In,  inne,  B.  i.  C.  i.  St.  35.  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  32. 

I'o  fpelt  iu  the  old  editions,  and  by  G.  Douglas. 

Anglo-S.  inne,  a  chamber,   a  houfe,    an  inne  : 

Somncr. 
Inclination,  bending,  tendency,   B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  4.4. 
Incontinent,     immediately,     Gall,    incontinent,    Lat. 
iter ,  B   i.  C  6.  St.  8.  B.  1. 

(...)    St.    19,    B.   ii.    C.  9.   St.    1.    B.  5.  C.  9. 

Sr.   18. 
h  .      Jail,  B.  iii.  C.  10.   St.  9,  fee  the  note. 
...  unworthy,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  30. 

,  inhabitants,  B.  6.  C.  7.  St.  55. 
Infant,  the  prince,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  56.  B.  ii.  C.  11. 

St.    26.    B.    6.  C.   8.    St.    25.    fee   Skinner  in 

Jnfanta,   and  Wachter  in  Infante. 

,   brought  on,  B.  vi.  C.  8.   St.  31. 
.    deadly,    infeftus,    ltal.    infejlo,  B.  vi.   C.  4. 

St.  5.   as    a  verb,   infef.are,  B.  vi.    C  6.  St.  2. 
lngate,  [in  and  gate,  a  way]  entrance,  B.  iv.  C,  10. 

St.  12. 
Ingcwes,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  5.  fo  fpelt  in  the  I  ft  quarto 

in  the  2d  ingoes,  and  in  the  Folio  1609.     But  in 

the  Folios  161  1,    1617,  Ingots. 
Inbolders,  inhabitants,   B.  vii.   C.  7.  St.  17. 
Intendiment,      attention,      thought,     understanding, 

Lat.    intenderc.     Lat.    Barb,    intendiment  urn.    ItaJ. 

intcndtmento,     B.  i.    C.  T2.   St.  3 1.   B.  iii.    C.  5. 

St.  32.  B.  iii.  C.  1  2.  St.  5. 
Interejfe,  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  33.  He    ufes  the  Italian 

word  :  fo  his   rhyme  requires  ,•  fpelt    wrong    in 

fome  editions,  interejl. 
Intreat,  fpeak  of,  treat  of.  B.  v.  C.  I.  St.  I. 
Intuje,  contuiion,  B.  iii.  C.  5.   St.  33. 

lead,  a  it  ate  of  jollity,  B.  vi.  U.  11.  St.  32. 
Jctt,    B.  i.    C.  10.  St.  26.  Matt.  v.  18.    one  jctt, 

iar«  i».    The  iota  or  jod  in  the  Hebrew  alphabet 

is  the  leaft  of  the  letters. 
Jcyd,  enjoyed,  pofTeiTed,   3.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  38.  Joy- 
ing,   enjoying,  B.  iii.  C.  16.   St.  48.  joyed  in,    re- 
joiced in,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  10. 
Juell,  fo  fpelt   in  the  old  quarto  :    in  the   Folios, 

jewell,  {pelt  jouel  in  G.   Douglas,  Germ,  ju-zvel, 

B.iv.  C.S.St.  8,  and  St.  10. 


K. 


K 


E  E  P,  care,  heed  :  of  nothing  he  takes  keep, 
takes  no  care  of  any  thing,  B.  i.  C  1.  St.  40. 
B.  iii.  C.  IO.  St.  35.  /  take  no  keep  of  her.  So 
again  in  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  13.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  42. 
Chaucer  ufes  it  frequently  ;  as  in  Prol.  400,  He 
toke  no  kepe,  no  heed  or  care.  So  Fairf.  xv.  12. 
Sir  knights,  take  keep.  Ang]o-S.    Cepan,    curare, 

Keeping,  guard,  B.  i.  C.  II.  St.  2. 

Keigbt,  caught,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  30.  B.  v.  C.  6. 
St.  29. 

Ken  J,  knew,  kenned,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  38.  Kent, 
kenned,  knew,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  19.  cunnan,ya>*>, 
Germ,  kekennen,  bekant,  notus.  Kond,  B.  v.  C.  6. 
St.  35. 

Kifarsy    Kecfars    Emperors,    Ca:fars,   Czars,   B.  ii. 


C.  7.   St.  5.  B.  iii.  C.  II.   St.  29.    B.  iv.   C.  7. 

St  1.  B.  v.  C  9.  St.  29.  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  5.  B.  vi. 

C.  12.    St.  28.     The  oldeft  poet  that    ufes  this 

phrafe  is  P.  P.  Fol.  lxiv.   2.  Kynges  and  knightts 

cayfers  and   cherles,  and  Fol.  cvi.     To  be  cayjer  or 

kynge :  and  Fol.  cxiii.  Kynges  and  Keyfars,  knightes 

and  popes. 
Kef,  cad,  B.  i.  C.  11.   St.  31.  B.  ii.  C.  1  1.   St.  42. 

So  ufedby  Chaucer,  Phaer,  and  G.  Douglas. 

Kejlrcll,    B.  2.    C.   3.   St.  4.  a  bailard    kind   of 

hawk.     See  Skinner. 
Kight,  a  kite,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  28.  Spelt  fo  that  the 

letters  might  anfwer  in  the  rhyme. 
Kirtle,    B.  i.    C.  4.   St.   31.  cyjTCel,   a   woman's 

gown  or  kirtle,  Somner. 
Kond,   fee  Kend. 
Kynd,  nature,  Kyndly,  natural. 
Kynded,  begotten,  B.  v.  C  5.   St.  40.   '  Acenned  or 

*  Akentied,  fignify  brought  forth  or  born :   we  fay 

'  of  certain  beads  that  they  have  kcnled,'  Verftegan. 
Kyne,  cows  or  herds,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St,  9. 

L. 
J  AD,  led,  did  lead,  B.  i.  C.  1.    St.  4.  Chaucer. 

From  the  Anglo-S.  la£t)an,    ]at). 
Lament,  lamentation,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  1.  Milton. 
Lamping  fy,   B.  iii.   C.  3.  St.  I.  Ital.  lampante. 
Lare,   B.iv.    C.  8.  St.  29.   fpelt  Laire,  B.    iv.    C.  8. 

St.  51.  See  Junius  edit,  by  Lye.  Laire  of  a  deer  ; 

and  the  Gloflary  to  G.  Douglas.     Milton    ufes  it 

vii.  437. 
Launce  [Ital.  lance,    a   Lat.    Lanx~\   balance,   B.  iii, 

C.  7.  St.  4. 
Lay,  a  fong.     Layes,  fongs,  poems.  Chaucer  R.  R. 

715.   Layes  of  lo-ve. 
Lay,    the   earth,   or   ground,  [Anglo-S.    ley,  leag. 

See  Somner.      So  Fairfax,  vii.  17.  Sleeping  en  the 

lay.      See  Skinner  in    v.    a  Lay  or   Lea    of  land.} 

B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  23.  B.'iii.  C.  8.  St.  15. 
Lay  fall,  a  place  to  lay  dung  or  rubbilh,  B,  i.  C.  5. 

St.  53. 
Lazars,  leprous  perfons,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  3.  Ch. 
Lea,  ivatry  lea,  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  16.  downs    the  lea, 

B.iv.   C.  II.    St.  41.    along  the  Lee,  B.    v.    C.  2. 

St.  19.  a  Gall.  I'ea/i  :  vel  Anglo-S.  Lea,  campus, 

sequor. 
Leach-craft,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  17.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  41. 

ufed  by  Chaucer   in  the    Knightes  Tale,    2747. 

Anglo-S.  lasce,  a  furgeon  or  phyiician  ;  and  crafty. 

art,  knowledge. 
Leare,  Leares,  Leres,  learning,  fcience  j    leflbns    or 

arts.  Anglo-S.  Jsejie 
Leafing,  lying  :  ufed  in  the  tranflation  of  the  Pfalms. 
Lca-v'd,  levied,  raifed,    Gall.  lever,  B.   ii.    C.    10- 

St.  31. 
Ledden,    language,  dialed.    B.iv.   C.    11.   St.    19. 

ufed  by  Chaucer,  G.  Douglas   and  Fairfax.     See 
Junius  in  Leden, 

Legierdemayne,  Height  of  hand,  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  13. 
Leman,  a  fweetheart,    concubine,  B.  i.   C.  1.  St.  6. 

and   48.    B.  i.  C.7.  St.  ix.  B.  ii.   C.  5.  St.  28. 

B. 


A    GLOSSARY, 


STC. 


B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  41.  See  Junius. 

Lenger,  longer.  So  Chaucer  whom  Spenfer  gene- 
rally follows.     And  fo  the  Anglo  S. 

Left,  Men,  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  17. 

Lever,  rather,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  6.  B.  iii,  C.  5.S.  7. 
B.iv.  C.  i.St.  6. 

Levin,  lightening,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  48.  B.  v.  C.  6.  St. 
40.  Levin- Brond,  thunderbolt,  B.  7.  C.  6.  St.  30. 

Lydgate  of  the  Trojan  wars,  C.  1 .  with  fyry  levin, 
G.  Douglas.  Levin,  lightening.  Fyry  levin, 
ftafhes  of  lightning.  From  the  Germ.  Leuchten, 
cor  uf care. 

Lewdly,  ignorantly,  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  32.  B.  vi.  C.  2. 
St.  31.  B.  vi.  C.  6.  St.  17.  Lewd  poems,  idle, 
unlearned  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  25.  Lewd  and  ill  fool- 
ifh  and  wicked,  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  13.  a  lewd  foci, 
B.  vi.  C  6.  St.  17.  lewd  companions,  ignorant, 
foolilh:  B.  vi,  C.  8.  St.  22.  Spenfer  ufes  the 
word  in  its  antique  fignification  ;  as  Chaucer  and 
the  old  poets ;  and  fo  does  Milton.  See  Junius 
and  Spelman. 

Liefe,  dear,  Leifer,  Lever:  dearer  :  Licfejl,  deareft. 
Anglo-S.  leop,  leofpe,  leofap:.  Leife  or 
loth.  See  the  note  on  B.  iii.  C.  9  St.  13.  So 
again,  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St.  44.  my  liefe,  my  dear, 
B.  1.  C.  3.  St.  28.  where  fome  books  read  My 
hfe,  which  is  wrong.  My  liefeft  liefe,  my  deareft 
dear,  B.  iii.   C.  2.  St.  33.    more   lief,  more  dear, 

B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  42. 

Liege-lord,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  51.  fovereign  lord  :  pro- 
perly lord  of  the  fee,  as  explained,  in  B.  ii.  C.  3. 

.  St.  8.  LiegC'man,  who  owes  allegiance  to  the 
liege-lord,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  5  1 .  P.  iii.  C.  1 .  St.  44. 

Lig.  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  40.  lie,  Germ,  hgen,  Belg.  lig- 
gen.  Anglo-S.  IlCjan.    Gr.  X-nyat. 

Lignage, .  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  3.  So  fpelt  in  the  ift 
and  2d  quarto  editions.  Gall,  lignage,  Ital.  lig- 
naggio. 

Lilled,  lolled,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  33.  See  Skinner  in  Li  11 
and  Loll. 

Lime-hound,  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  25.  a  blood-hound.  Gall. 
lunier.      See  Menage. 

To  Lin  [alinnan,  to  ceafe,  to  linne,  Somner.  It.iww. 
ccfijare.     Blinnan,  cefiare;    ablan,    cefiatio].  B.  i. 

C.  1.  St.  24.  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  22  and  30.  B.  iii. 
C.  8.  St.  24.  Chaucer  ufes  blin  in  the  fame 
fenfe  :  and  likevvife  G.  Douglas. 

Lincolne  green,  of  green  cloth,  fuch  as  is  ufually  made 
at  Lincoln,  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  5. 

Liquid  ayre,  B.  i.  C.  I.  St.  45.  liquido  aire,  Virg. 
Georg.  i.  404.  Liquid  firmament,  B.  iii.  C.  4. 
St.  49. 

Lip,  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  38.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St,  4.  Equal 
lifts,  aequo  certamine,  B-i,  C.  4.  St.  40.  what  he 
calls  a  paled  green,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  5.  i.  e.  a  parcel 
of  ground  inclofed  for  combats,  or  tilts  and  tour- 
naments. Lice,  lieu,  ferme  de  barriers,  fervant 
aux  tournois.     See  Menage. 

Lite,  alight,  get  off  her  horfe.  Anglo-S.  lihran, 
B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  40. 

Liielod,  livelihood,  maintenance,  B.  v.C.  4.  St.  9. 


B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  7. 

Livelyhed,  liveliness,  life,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  3. 
Livery  and fei fin,    B.  vi.  C.4.  St.  37.     Law  phrafes. 
Lone,  a  thing  lent,   a   loan,  B.   iv.    C.  9.  St.  30. 

lone  of  arms,  borrowed  arms,   B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  37. 
Long,  belong,  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  8. 
Lcord,  B.  iii.  C.  7.   St.  12.  See   the  note. 
Lordings,    firs,    matters,    a  dim  :    of   Lord,    B.  3. 

C.  9.  St.  3. 

Lore,  Anglo-S.  Isejie,    learning,  inftruclion.  Loring, 

a  dim  :  of  Lore. 
Lore,  left,  loft.  Ch.  Plowman's  T.  2671.  wonne  or 

lore.     For   Lorn,    which    he    ufes  in  B.    i.     C.  4. 

St.  2.  Anglo-S.  lopen.    Fojiloren,  per  dims.'] 

B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  44.  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  14. 

Lofell,  an  idle  fellow,  [ufed  by  Ch.  in  the  Plowman's 
Tale,  3206.  See  Skinner  and  Junius.]  B.  ii  C  3. 
St.  4.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  20.  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  38. 

Lover,  B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  42.     See  the  note. 

Lout,  to  bow  fervilely,  to  crouch.  Ufed  frequent- 
ly by  Spenfer  and  Chaucer,  and  P.  P.  Fed.  lxiv. 
lowe  he  lowted.  i  aloTene,  groveling  :  hence 
Ch.  loute.'  Somner.    hlutran,  ft  incurvare. 

Lugs,  perches,  B.  ii.  C.  12.   St.  11. 

Lujh,  Lufkifh,  Lujkijhneffe,  a  lazy  difpofition,   B.  vi. 

C.  I.St.  35. 

LufilefiJ'e  limbs,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  20.  in  luftkjje  wife, 
lifiiefly,  B.  vi.  C.  1.  St  35.  He  ufes  Lift  for  will, 
defire,  as  in  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  23. 

Lyte,    light  on,   fettle,  fall  on,  B.  iii'  C  2.  St.  3. 

M. 

7\/TdGE,  Gall,    mage,    Ital.  tnctgo,  Lat.   magus. 

-*^*    Archimagc,    q.  d.  the  chief  magician. 

Magncs ftone,  Lat.  the  loadilone,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  4. 

Make,  '  maca,  a  peer,  equal,  companion,  confort; 
'  a  mate.'  Somner.  Ufed  very  often  by  Spenfer  : 
and  in  fome  editions  frequently  printed  mat*. 

Malicing,  bearing  of  malice,    B.  vi.  C.  9.  St.  39. 

Maligr.e,  malicioufly  abufe,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  30. 
makts,  malignus,  malignare,  maligne. 

Maltalent,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  61.  Gall,  maltalent,  ill- 
will,  fpite.  See  Ch.  in  the  Rom.  of  the  Rofe  ; 
and  G.  Douglas,  the  Gloflary  in  Matalent. 

Matid,  manned,  furnifhed,  filled  ;  as  we  fay  a 
fhip  is  manned,  B.  vi.  C.  1 1 .  St.  46. 

Maner,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  30.  So  fpelt  in  the  old 
books,  in  the  Fol.  manner.  Chaucer  in  the  cha- 
radter  of  the  PriorefTe  150,  favs  ihe  was  not 
(lately  of  manere,'\.  e.  behaviour,  carriage,  Gall. 
maniere. 

Mantleth,  difplayeth  his  wings,  a  term  in  falconry, 
B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  32.  Milton  applies  this  term  to 
the  fwan,  with  arched  neck  between  her  white 
wings  mantling,  i.  e.  fpreading  her  wings,  and 
covering  herfclf  as  with  a  mantle.  In  B.  ii.  C.  12. 
St.  20.  Mantled  with  green,  i.  e.  covered  with 
green  as  with  a  mantle. 

Many,    company,   B. iii-  C.  9.  St.  II.  B.  iv.  C.  19. 
St.  18.   B.  v.   C.  11.  St.  3.  B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  59. 
*dz  and 


A    GLOSSARY,    ftrV. 


and  in  other  places.  m^niTeo,  multitude,  meny, 

or  many,    the  rout   or    rabble,   Somner.  Germ. 

manige,  multitude. 
Marge,    Lat.    margo,    Gall,  marge,    margin,  brim, 

B.iv.  C.  S.St.  61. 
Mark-white,  the  white  mark,  alba  meta,  B.  v.  C.  5. 

St-  33- 

Martelled,  hammered,  B.  Hi.  C.  7.  St.  42.  From 
Ar.  Oil.  F.  xlvi.  131.    c  j'opra  gli  martella. 

Mas,  ufed  for  divine  fervice ;  fpelt  with  a  fingle  s, 
to  anftver  the  letters  in  the  rhyme,  B.  v.  C.  7. 
St    1  -. 

To  Mate,  to  fubdue,  mated,  fubdued.     See  Jmate. 
re,  Gall,  malgre,    Ita!.   malgrado,  in    fpite  of, 
dnft  one's   will,    notwithftanding.     'Tis    ufed 
by   Spenfer  adverbially,  ex.   gr.      But  /toward 
fortune,  and  too  for 'ward  night,   Such  happineffe  did 
"maulgre  to  nejpigbt,  i.  e.  did  fpight  tome  much 
againft  my  will,   B.  iii.   C.  ;.  St.  7.    On  the  cold 
t»d  maugre  I  rew  for  fell  dejpight, 

i.  e.  much  againft  his  will  he  threw  himfelfv  viz. 
for  fell  defpight,  B.vi.  C.  4.  St.  40.  2dly.  As 
a  kind  of  imprecation,  maugre  her  fpight,  B.  ii. 
C.  5.  St.  12.  i.  e.  curfe  on  her  fpight.  Male  fit 
ill:  cum.  fua  malevolent  ia,  male  grate  fit:  The 
conduction  is,  impute  it  not  entirely,  merely  to 
THY  force,  that  hath  by  the  unjujl  doom  of  fortune 
( curfe  on  her  fpight  ! )  thus  laid  me  low  in  dufi  : 
read  thy  with  an  einphafis.  3dly.  As  a  prepo- 
pontion  governing  an  accufative  cafe,  B.  iii.  C.  4. 
St.  3 1 .  /  mean  not  thee  intreat  to  paffe,  but  maugre 
thee  will  pafs  or  die  .  i.  e.  in  fpight  of  thee, 
againft  thy  will  :  '  without  leave  alked  of  thee,' 
as  Milton  paraphrafes  it,  B.  ii.  Ver.  684.  Through 
them  I  mean  to  pafs,  That  be  ajfured,  without 
have  afk'd  of  thee. 

Mayle,  a  coat  of  mail,  Gall,  cotte  de  mailles,  Ital. 
maglia,  a  Lat.  macula,  properly  the  mefhes  of  a 
net,  and  applied  to  a  coat  of  armour  compacted 
with  hooks  and  rings  of  iron  with  little  mefhes, 
Virg.  iii.  467.  Loricam  confertam  hamis  :  thus 
Spenfer,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  19.  linked  mayles,  iron 
hooks  and  rings  linked  together:  Hence  ljkewife 
is  to  be  explained,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  16.  B.iii.C  5. 
St.  31. 

Mazed,  ftunned,  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  37,  a  word  fre- 
quent in  the  weft. 

Mazer  bowle,  properly  a  bowl  of  maple,  B.  11: 
C.  12.  St.  49.     Chaucer  calls  it  a  mazeline. 

Meane,  means,  conditions,  occafion,  B.  iii.  C.  12. 
St.  40. 

Meare,  (o  fpelt  that  the  letters  might  anfwer,  B.  ii. 
C.  11.  St.  34.  bis  mere  manhood. 

Meare,  a  meer,  limit  or  boundary,  Anglo-Sax. 
mcETie,   a  Gr.  pfyo,  divido,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  46. 

Medawart,  B.  ii.  C  8.  St.  20.  from  Medica  and 
wort. 

Meed,  reward. 

Medling,  mingling,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  61.     Chaucer. 

Mell,  to  meddle,  B.  1.  C.  1.  St.  30.  B.  v.  Co. 
St.  1.  B.  vii.  C  7.  St.  9.  ufed  by  Chaucer  and 
G.  Douglas.    See  Junius. 


Melling,  meddling,  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  35. 
Mene,  means,  B.  vi.  C.  6.  St.  9. 
Mene,  did  mean,  intended,  B.  vi.  C  7.  St.  29. 
Ment,    mingled,    B.   i.   C  2.    St.  5.   B.  vi.   C.   6*. 

St.  27.  fpelt  meynt,  B.  iii.  C    11.  St.    36.  ufed 

by  Chaucer. 
Mercifyde,   pitied,  B.  vi.  C  7.  St.  32. 
Merintake,  merriment,  B.  ii.    C  6.   St.  21.     B.   vi. 

C  10.  St.  16. 
Mefprife,  neglect  or  contempt.  Gall,  mefprife,   B.  ii. 

C.  7.  St.  39.  B.  ii.    C  12.  St.  9.   B.  iii.   C  9. 

St.  9.   B.  iv.  C.  4.   St.  11.  B.  iv.    C.  9.   St.  35. 

fpelt  mi/prize,  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  48. 
Met,   meet,  B.  vi.  C  8.  St.  45. 
Mew,  Gall,  mue,  a  place  to  mue  hawks  :  any  place 

(hut   up.     To  mew,  to  fhut  up.  Gr.  ^Cu,  B.  iv. 

C  7.  S..  34. 
Mieve,  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  26.  move:  for  the  rhyme. 

Chaucer  ufes  meve  for  move. 
A  mincing  minion,  a  finical  affected  darling,  a.  Gall. 

mince  and  mignon,  B.  ii.  C  z.  St.  37. 
Mini  me,   B.  vi.    C  10.  St.  28.  a  minim  in    mufick, 

Ital.  minima. 
Mini  ment  s,    toys,  trifles,    B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  6. 
Mirkfome  air,     obfeure,    foul.   B.  i.  C.    5.     St.    2S. 

Milton  x.  280.  Murky  air.      See  juniu-:. 
Mis  in  compofition  gives  an  ill  meaning  to  the  word 

it   is  joined  with.     See  Wacht  Prol.   Seel.  v.   in 

Mifs,  and  Somner  in  Mir.  And  likewife  Ju- 
nius.      Mifaymed,    wrongly  aimed,    B.    i.    C    8. 

St. '8.  Mifa-vifed,  ill-advifed,    B.  iii.    C  2.  St.  9. 
Mifcreated,    ill- made,  ill-formed,    B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  3. 

B.  ii.  C  7.  St.  42.  Milton  has  the  fame  word,  ii. 
683-  Mifdone,  when  fhe  lift  to  mifdoe,  to  act 
amifs;  Anglo-S.  mir  and  bonne,  to  do,  B.  iii. 

C.  9.  St.  7.  Mifdeem,  to  judge  wrong,  mi/deem- 
ing night,  that  canfes  us  to  judge  wrongly,  B.  i. 
C  2.  St.  3.  Mifdempt,  ill  thought  on,  B.  iii. 
C.  10.  St.  29.  Mifdiet,  bad  diet,  B.  i.  C.  4- 
St.  23.  Mifdight,  ill  decked  out,  B.  v.  C.  7. 
St.  37.     Misfare,    misfortune,  ill-fare,    Anglo-S, 

mirfanan.  to  go  wrong,  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  30. 

B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  2.    B.  iv.  C  8.   St.  5.    B.  v. 

C.  11.  St.  48.  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  24.  and  in  other 
places.  Misfell,  unluckily  fell  out,  or  happen- 
ed, ufed  by  Chaucer,  B.  v.  C  5.  St.  10.  Mif- 
guide,  wickedly  direft,  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  47.  Mif- 
feeming,  unbecoming.     Miffeme,  mif-become. 

Mifleeke,  diflike,  B.  v.  C  2.  St.  49. 

Mifter,  manner,  fort,  art,  rnyftery,  Sec.  What 
mifter  wight,  what  kind  of  creature,  B.  iv. 
C.  0.  St.  23.  So  again,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  14. 
B.  1.  C  7.  St.  10.  B.  iv.  C  8.  St.  13.  B.  v. 
C  2.  St.  5.  What  mijler  malady,  what  kind  of 
difea'fe,  B.iv.  C  12.  St.  22.  It  mifreth  not,it  fig- 
nines  not,  it  needs  not,  Ital.  mediere,  need,  occa- 
fion,  B.  iii.  C  7.  St.  51.  So  Fairfax,  iv.  what 
mijler  wight /he  was.  Chaucer's  Knighte's  Tale, 
17 1 2.  what  mijler  men  ye  ben.  Gall,  metier,  Ital. 
mejliere,  a  Lat.  minijlerium. 

Mifirajned} 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


Mifirayned,  wrongly  trained,  inflrufled  amifs  :  or 
rather  milled,  drawn  aiide,  mis  and  trainer,  B.  v. 
C.  1 1.  St.  54. 

Mijweeniug,  weening  or  imagining  amifs,  wrongly 
interpreting,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  1.  Mifweene,  wrongly 
judge,  introd.  B.  2.  St.  3.  Mijweened,  wrongly 
imagined,  B.v.  C.  8.  St.  46. 

Mijwent,  gone  aftray,  B.  iv.  C.  5,  St.  30.     Ch. 

Mo,  moe,  more,  Anglo-S.  ma.  ufed  by  the  tranf- 
1  tors  of  the  Bible. 

Meme.,  B.  vii.  C.  6  St.  49.  a  ftupid  fellow-  Ufed  by 
Sh.  Com.  of  Err.  Act  iii.  Sc.  1.  See  Menage  in 
Mammon,  Mommerie.   Wacht:   in  Mumme,  larva. 

Mold.  Mould,  treen  m  uld,  trees  :  to  the  form  and 
fhape  of  trees  ;  fo  fornix  deorum,  Jorma  luporum, 
i.  e.  gods,  wolves,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  39.  B.I.  C.  7. 
St.  26.  earthly  mold,  earth,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  2  2.  mif 
created  mold,  ill-formed  fhape,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  42. 
antique  mold,  call  or  faihion,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  25. 
fiejhly  mold,  flefh,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  39.  yron  mold, 
iron,  B.  5.  C.  1.  St.  12.  A  mould  is  a  fcrm 
wherein  a  thing  is  call,  Gall,  mode,  a  Lat<  nudu- 
lus:  or  from  the  Anglo-S.  molde,  i.  e,  dull  or 
earth  in  which  they  make  forms  for  calling. 

Monaftere,  (Gall.)  amonallery,  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  23. 

Mone,  forrow,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  53.  B.  vi.  C.  7. 
St.  18. 

Mores,  B.  vii.  C  7.  St.  10.  Anglo-S.  mojian, 
acini,  bacca,  femina.  Somner.  We  ufe  the  word 
in  the  well  of  England. 

Morion,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  28.  Ital.  morione,  a  fort 
of  a  ileel-cap  or  head- piece  ;  fuch  as  ufed  by  the 
Moors. 

More,  greater,  as  in  other  places,  fo  in  B.  v.  C.  2. 
St.  34.  and  39.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  34. 

Mojl  is  ufed  by  our  old  writers  for  chiefeji,  greateji, 

Anglo- Sax.  masfC,  the  chiefell,  the  principal, 
the  greatell.  Somner.  mferT  "3  lasrtT,  tnojl 
and  leajl,  i.  e.  greatell  and  leafl,  B.  iv.  C.  11. 
St.  9.  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  37.  B.vi.  C.  6.  St.  12. 
B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  24.  And  in  other  places, 
Ch.  Knight's  Tale  2200.  The  grete  gefts  alfo  to 
the  moil  and  lelle. 

Mote,  mull,  might,  Belg.  meet,  oportet,  Anglo-S. 
moT,  may  be.  Somner.  Chaucer  ufes  it  fre- 
quently, and  fo  does  Spenfer. 
Moulds,  grows  mouldy,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  41, 
Mountenance,  a  furlongs  mount enance,  the  dillance 
of  a  furlong,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  18.  the  m. 
of  a  pot,  the  dillance,  &c.  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  20. 
the  mountenance  of  a  flight,  a  bow-lhot,  B.  v.  C.  6. 
St..  36.  This  phrafe  he  feems  to  have  borrowed 
from  Chaucer,  who  ufes  mountenance  for  quantity, 
value,  amount,  fpace.  &c.  Gall,  montance,  the 
mountenance  of  a  tare,  i.  e.  the  value,  Knight's 
tale  1572.  So  again,  in  the  Pardoner's  Tale, 
2381.  the  mountenance  of  a  come,  Rom.  of  the 
Rofe,  1562.  The  mountenance  of  two  fingers  hight, 
\.  e.  the  dillance.  Troil.  and  CrelT.  L.  ii.  ver.  1707. 
the  mountenance  of  an  hour,  the  fpace.  And  Gower 
Folio  clxxxvii.  Not  full  the  mtuntenance  of  a  mile. 


i.  e.  the  dillance  or  fpace, 
Mowes,    making    of  mouths,  B.  vi.    C.  7.   St.  49. 

ufed  in  thePfalms.     See  Junius. 
Muchdl,  much,  B.  i.    C.  6.  St.  20.  Anglo-S.  mi- 

chel,    many,  much,  great,    Chaucero  mi/cell.  Somn. 
Mucky  pelf,   B.  iii.   C.  9.  St.  4.    B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  27. 

)nnffie,mucke,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  3  I. Anglo-S.  meox. 

dung,  muck.  Somner. 
Mum,   B.  iv.  C.  7.    St.  44.  Sh.  K.  Ric.  IIJ.  The 

citizens  are  mum.  like  maskers  in  dumb  ihowe. 

Dani,  Mumme,  larva. 
Munificence,    fublidies,  aid,  benevolence.     See  note 

on  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  15. 
Mured,    inciofed,    B.    vi.     C.    12.     St.    34.     Ital. 

murare. 
Muzd,  mufed,  B.  iii.  C.   u.  St.  54.  B.  iv.  C.  5. 

St.  43. 


N. 


Nathemore,  Nathemoe,    never  the  more. 

Nathlefs,  Nathelefs,  fometimes  of  two,  fometimes  of 

three  fyllables,     ufed   by  Chaucer   and    Milton. 

Anglo-S.  nd.'Sctey,   neverthelefs.  Somn. 
Ne,  Anglo-S.  ne,  neither,  not. 
Neibor,    fo  fpelt,    B.   i.    C.  4.    St.   30.    Anglo-S. 

nehbuji. 

Nempt,  named,  B.  iii.    C.  10.  St.  29.  Ch. 

Nett,  neat,  clean,  Ital.  netto,  Gall.  ?iet,  a  nitidus. 
B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  20.  net,  neatly  drefled  or  pre- 
pared, B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  45. 

New-f angle  neffe,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  25.  a  love  of  no- 
velty and  new  falhions  a  changing,  unfettled  dif- 
pofition.  ufed  by  Chaucer,   fee  Junius. 

Nill,  will  not:  contracted  from  ne  will;  will  or 
nil!  (nolens  volens)  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  43.  willed  or 
nilled,  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  16.  yet  nill,  yet  I  will  not 

B.  i.  C.  9.   St.  15,  1  nill,    I  will  not  have,  B.  ii. 

C.  7.  St.  33.  who  nill,  who  will  not,  B.  iii.  C.  1 1. 
St.  14.  P.  P.  Fol.  xxxiii.  will  thou  or  nilt  thou, 
we  wyll  have  our  wyl.  P.  P.  Fol.  cxii.  wyl  be 
nyll  he.  '  our  anceilors  ufed  fundry  negative  abbre- 
«  viations  as,  nil,  to  be  unwilling,  nift,  wilt  not, 
*  nold,  would  not,  '  Verllegan.  niilan,  nolle,  to 
nill  or  be  unwilling,  Chaucer  hath  nil  for  ne  -will 
or  will  not:  Somn. 

Nimbleffe,  nimblenelle,  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  29. 

Nobleffe,  Gall.  Nobleffe,  nobility,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  26. 
B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  1.  Nobilejfe,  in  three  fyllables, 
B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  18.    So  the  hal.  Nobilezza. 

Nonce,  For  the  nonce,  for  the  occafion,  B.  5.  C.  11. 
St.  14. 

Not,  Note,  Know  not,  contracted  from  ne  wot. 
Anglo-S,  ne  pat.",  I  know  not.  See  Hickes 
Grammat,  Anglo-S.  page  73.  B.  L  C.  12. 
St.  17.  that  no'te,  that  I  know  not,  introd.  B.  ii. 
St.  4.  fhe  no'te  walk,  B  ii.  C.  4.  Sc.  4.  Jhe  note 
fiirre,  St.  1 3. yet  note  he  chufe,  he  knew  not  to  chute, 
B.  ii.  C,  7.  St.  39.  yet  note  dijeoure,  yet  knew 
not  how    to     discover,    B.  iii.   C.  3.  St.   50. 

net* 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


note  Jhefind,  yet  fhe  knew  not  how  to  find,  B.  iii. 
C.   6-  St.  40.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  9.  and  in  other 
places.  L'led  by  the  old  Engliih  writers. 
Noule,   B.  vii.   C.  7.    St-  39.   Germ.    nol.   nal.  caput, 
hnol,  the  crown  or  top  or"  the  head,  the  noddle, 


oftr-  ntban,    to  read  over  or  through,  Somn. 
Over-weening,  felf-conceited,  over  and  above  opini- 
ated,  B.  vi.  C.  7.    St.  42.  Oper-penan,    to 
prefume,    to   overween,    to  ftand    much    in  his 
opinion  and  conceit,  Somn. 


of  nol  in  jobbemol  or  gabbernol,  Somn.  cnolle     Ought,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  39.  But  tlS  Elfin  knight  which 

,  tbe  {ct  ought  that  warlike  wage,  i.  e.  which  owed,  or 

Novice,   lntrod.    B.  i.  St.   2.    leal.  nvtzio. 

NoulJ,   contracted  from  ne  would,  would  not,   B.  i. 

C.   6.   St.    17.    B.  ii.    C.  4.   St.  12.    B.  ii.   L.  S. 

St.   JO.  B.  iii.  C.  ic.  St.   JJ.   Ii.  iii.  C.  II.  St.  55. 

B.  v.   C.  S.  St.  4.1.   B.  \i".  C.  ~    St.  36.  Anglo-S. 

nolbe,  not,  he  tefufed  '  Somn. 

uri,  B.  i.  C.  o-  St.  J*  the  manner  of  buogiag 


my  tutor,  Gall,  nourriture,  nurture,  education 


was  owner  of,  polTciTed  that  warlike  pledge,  As 
he  it  ought,  i.  e.  as  he  who  owned  it,  B.  ii.  C.  8. 
St.  40^  Knights  ferviee  ought,  did  owe,  B.  iii. 
C.  1.  St.  44.  ought,  was  owner  of,  B.  vi.  C.  3. 
St.  .2.  which  .halfe  it  ought,-  who  is  owner  of 
half,  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  16.  Anglo-S.  agan, 
to  own  or  pofi'efs. 


;nvtutor,u.ui,;..^;^«,.Kulu,,>u^uJun.      Q     h     f  h 

n,  B.   11.  C.   3.   St.    2,   and  fpelt  there         n  ,    „  -^  . .     .     r  .5     ? 

the  ill  and  2d  editions  In  quarto.  .°«"\  a^  ™th>   "ton,  joined  often  with  th, 


\  to  nourfe,  educate,   B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  35. 

1!.   i.  C.   ic.  St.   24.  B.  i.  C.   11.   St    45. 

I,      vexed,      hurt,      a    noxa,     Ital.      noia. 

t,  13.  i.  C.  5.  St.  45.  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  50. 

B.    i.    C.  S.    St.   40.   noyous   injuries, 

B.    ii.   C.   o.    St.    16.   noyous    cloud,    B.   iii.    C.    1 

St.  4.2    aueAa  noiafa  -vita,  this  irkibme  life.  Orl.     u"*-w>  «•  iv.  C.  1.  St.  20,  get  out,  win  the  way 


the 

interjection  Harrow,  which  fee  above,   out  alas  I 

B.  vi.  C.  11.  St.  29,  ufed  by  Ch. 

Out-fond,   found   out,  B.  i.    C.  12.   St.  3. 
Out  of  hand,  out  of  hand,    forthwith,  B.  i.   C.  12. 

St.  3. 
Out-well,  B.  1.   C.  1.  St.  21.  difcharge,  fee  well. 


fur.  x.\i.  33, 


O. 


0^/f«  ;•<•.••.//,  introd.   B.  i.   St.    I.   Oaten  pipe,  B.  i. 

C.  2.  St.  28.  Averia,Vitg. 
Obfequy,    obfequium,     Gall,     obfeques     funeral    rites, 

B.  ii    C.  i.  St.  60. 
Ods,  ftrife,   B.  vi.    C.    11.    St.   30.   B.  vii.   C.  6. 

St.  23. 
Offal,  refufe,   drofs,  &C.    B.   ii.    C.    3.   St.    8.   of  a, 

.'/a,  offal. 
Ola   old   man,    B.   ii.     C.   9.     St.   55.   Ital.   un  fene 
vecchio,  fenex    vetulus.    yi^uv   wa?k«»o$.    This    ex- 
preffion  I  have  heard  in  the  weft. 
Oppreffcd,  ravifhed,  B.  iv,  C.  2.  St.  45.  Chaucer  thus 

ufej  it  frequently. 
Or  dele,  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  25.  particular  ways  for 
perfons  accufed  to  vindicate  themfelves  were  call- 
ed, ordeal  by  fire,  ordeal  by  water,  ordeal  by 
combat,  &c.  fee  Verftegan  pag.  69.  and  Wacht. 
in  V.  Ordalium.  Somn.  in  Ort)£el.  Spelm.  in 
ordalium. 
Origane.    tgiyavor,    origanum,   organy,    B.    i.    C.    2. 

St.  40. 
Over-came,   i.  e.   came  over  it,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  4. 
Shakefpeare  ufes  it  fo  in  Macbeth,  as  I  formerly 
mentioned. 
Overcraw,  to    crow  over,    to  infult,  B.    1.   C.   9. 

St.  50. 
Overheat,    overtook,    B.  ii.    C.    10.  St.  18.   B.  iii. 
C.  5.   St.  25.  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  19.    B.  v.   C.  8. 
St.  4.   B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  36.  See  Hent. 
Overkefi,  overcaft  her,  B.  iii.  C.  6.    St.    10. 
Over-raught,  reaching   over   them,    B.   v.    C.    12. 

St-  3°-  p 

Over-red,  did  read  it  over,   *».  iii.  C.  11.   St.  57. 

4 


out. 
Owches,  B.  i.   C.  2.  St.   13.  B.  i.   C.   10.    St.  31. 

B.  iii.    C.  iv.   St.  23.  oucUs  of  gold,   Ex.  28.  11. 
Owre,  B.  ii.  C.  7%  St.  5.   fo  fpelt  in  the  ift  and  2d 

quarto  editions;  in  the  folios  of  1609,  161 1,  161 7. 

Ower,  Anglo-S.  Ojia.    Belg.  oer.  perhaps  a  Gr. 

P. 

Pace,  go,  B.  ii.  C.   1.  St.   26.  pace,  pais  or  way, 

B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  19. 

Pain,  Payne,  pains,  endeavour,  Ital.  pena,  Gall. 
peine,  Gr.  ttoi/o;.  with  faigned  paine,  with  pretend- 
ed pains,  or  feignedly,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  39.  ufed 
as  a  verb,  did  payne,  did  endeavour,  B.  i.  C.  4. 
St.  15.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  40.  With  bufie  paine,  i.  e. 
bufily,  B,  i.  C.  6.  St.  21.  bufie  paine,  is  an  ex- 
preifion  our  poet  frequently  ufes,   ex.  gr.    B.  i. 

C.  6.  St.  21.    B.  i.   C.  7.  St.  24.  B.  ii.  C.  7. 
St.  35.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  31.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  26. 

B.  vi.   C.  3.  St.  28.  B.  vi.  C.  6    St.  38.  B.  vii. 

C,  11.  St.  4.  And  this  expreflion  he  feems  to 
have  borrowed  from  his  favourite  Chaucer,  fee 
the  note  on  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  21.  io  likewife,  with. 
careful  paine,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  33.  B.  ii.  C.  1, 
St.  46.  i.  e.  carefully,  the  practice  paine,  the 
praftife  and  endeavour,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  34.  fie 
her  paynd,  fhe  endeavoured,  B.  4.  C.  6.  St.  40. 
did  fo  well  him  paine,  did  his  endeavours  fo  well 
acted  fo  well,  B.  v.   C.  12.    St.  10.  enforfi  with 

paine  with  labour  and  difficulty,  Ital.  a  gran  pena, 
Gall,  a  grand  peine.   B.  vi.  C.  2.    St.  2.  his  former 

payne,  adventure,    B.    vi  C.    2.   St.    38.  vr,  happy 

pain,  unfortunate  endeavours,  B.  vi.    C.  4.  St.  31. 

'with paine,  with  difficulty,   B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  9, 

Painim,  Pagan,    infidel,    fo  Ch    and  Milt.    Painim 
chivalry, 

Paire, 


A     GLOSSARY, 


c. 


Paire,  empaire,  diminifh,   B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  41,   Ch. 

Paled  part  per  part.  This  expreffion  is  taken  from 
heraldry ;  a  pale  is  a  reprefentation  of  a  pale  or 
flake  fet  upright:  a  coat  is  paid  when  equally 
charged  with  pales  of  metal  or  colour  :  part  per 
part,  is  what  in  heraldry  is  called  party  or  parted, 
denoting  it  divided  or  marked  out  into  partitions. 
•—Pinckt  upon  gold,  wrought  in  gold  in. pink  work, 
in  round  holes  or  eyes, — B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  6. 
PaVidhew,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  28.  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  40- 
Pallid  death,  [Horat.  pallida  mors, ,]  B.  v.  C.  11. 
St.  45. 

Fanachaea,    B.   iii.    C.    5.   St.   32.   wavuKiuc,  a  uni- 

verfal  medicine. 
Paardkell,   B.  iii.   C.  5.  St.  23.   the  brain-pan,   the 

the  skull,   the  crown  of  the  head,  Ital.  pannicula, 

Gail,  pannicule. 
Faragyi,   B.  iii.   C.  2.   St.  13.   B.  iii.   C.  3.  St.  54. 

B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  52.  B.  iv.   C.  1.  St.  33.  B.  5. 

C.  3.  St.   24.  B.  vi  C.    1.  St.    1.  an  example, 
pattern;   companion  or  fellow. 

Paramour,  a  lover,  Paramours,   lovers. 

Paravaunt,    B   iii.   C-  2.    St.  16.    B.  vi.    C.  10.   St. 

J 5.    par   adventure,  peradventure,    Ital.    per   au- 

•ventura. 
Parbreake,  vomit,  B.  i.  C.  1,  St.  20.    to    parbreak, 

<uel  a  Belg.  Braecken,    Tent,    brechen,     <vomere, 

mel  a  per  et  break,  q.  d.  prorumpere   in    <vomitum, 

'  Skin. 
Failure,  departure,  B.  iii.   C.  8.   St.  46. 
Pas,  c;o,   B.  v.    C.  7.  St.  17.  Pas,  furpafs,  exceed, 

B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.   25.  B.  v.  C.   8.  St.  49,  B.  v. 

C,  10.  St.  3. 

Paje,  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  19.  it  fignifies  here,  country, 

land,  region:    from  the    Ital.  paefe,     Gall.  pais. 
PaJJiotiate,    B.    i.    C.    12.   St.    16.   did  paffionately 

ihew,  fee  the  note,  of  matter  pajjioned,   B.  iii.   C. 

12.  St.  4.   exprefling  paiiion. 
Paternojlers,  B.   i.    C.    3.   St.    13.   Ital.    patemojlre, 

the  lord's  prayer,  Orl.  innam.  L.  i.  C.  5.  St.  68, 

e  per  iui  dica  un  paternofiro,  0  dui. 
Pa<vo>ie,   peacock;  an  Italian  word:   B.  iii,    C.    11. 

St.  47.  G.  Douglas  ponne :  po-ivne  :    for  Peacock. 
Paunce,  B.  iii.    C.  n.   St.  37.  A  pancy,  or  violet. 
Payne  fee  paine. 
Pays' d  poized,  equipoized,  for  the  rhyme,  B.  ii.   C. 

10.  St.  5. 
Peece,  a  fort,  a  ftrong  place,   citadel  &c.  Ital.  piazza, 

B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  59.  B.  ii.  C.   11.  St.  14.  B.  iii. 

C.  10.  St.  10.  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  21.  'tis  fo  ufed  in 
Nehem.  Ill,  ii.  Malchijah  repaired  the  other  peece, 
Fairfax  ufes  it  often  as  in  book  VII.  29.  VII. 
90. 

Peife,  poife,  Vet.  Angl.  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  46. 

■  Pelmell  [Gall,  pele  mele,  confufedly.]  B.  v.  C.  7, 
St.  35, 

Penon,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  30.  fo  fpelt  in  the  old  quarto 
editions,  and  Folios  of  1609.  161 1,  Gall,  pennon, 
a  banner,  or  ftreamer  born  on  the  top  of  a  launce 
Ital.  pennone.  perhaps  from  pendere,  or  from  pan- 
mis.  '  parce  que  ces  etendards  ou  enfeignes  etoient 
•  faits  de  riches  etoffes,' 


Perdie,    Gall,  par  dieu.  B.   iii.   C.    2.   St.    27.  Ch. 

frequently  ufes  it  thus  expletively. 
Pen,  B.  iii.    C.    1.   St.  26.    B.  iii.    C.  10.   St.  24. 

fpelt  peare,   B.   iii.    C.    12.  St.  7.  Peers,  compa- 
nions, equals,  pares,   B.    i.   C.    5.    St.   37.    fpelt 

peres,    ill  and  2d   quarto  edit,  in  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St. 

39.  and  peares,  B.  iii.   C.  9.   St.  4, 
Perforce,  Gall,  par  force,  Ital,  per  forza,  by  force. 
Perling,    purling,    trickling  down,     B.    v.     C,    0 

St.  50.  y 

Perlous,    perilous,    dangerous,    B.  ii.  C.  6.   St.  38. 

fee  B.  iii,  C.  4.  St.  21.  where  perhaps  the  poet 

wrote  per'' bus. 
Per/aunt,    B.    i.  C.  10.  St.  47.  piercing,   fo   ufed 

by  Ch.  R.  R.  2089.   from  the  Fr. 
Per/on,  B.  i.  C.  2.   St.  11.  the  per/on  to  put  on,    to 

put   on    the   character,    to   perfonate :    perfonam 

induere. 
Perfue,  B.  iii.    C.  5.  St.  28.  perfuing,  perfute,  or 

chafe. 
Phocas,   B.  iii.  C.  8.   St.  30,  Virgil  of  Proteus,   G. 

IV,   395.    turpes  paj'cit  fub gurgite  Puoc as,  Ital. 
/oca,  a  fea-calf. 
Fhyfnomy,  B.  vii.   C.  7.  St.  5.  Phyfiognomy. 
Piclurals,  paintings,  B.  ii.  C.  9.    St.  53. 
Pight,  placed,  pitched,  fixed,  B.  i.   C.   2.  St.  42 

B.  i.  C.   8.  St.   37.  B.  i.  C.    10.  St.   25.  B.  i. 

C.  12.  St.  25.  E.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  35.  Introd. 
B.  v.  St.  4.  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  26.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St. 
8.  Tpight,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  33,  fo  printed  in  the 
2d  quarto  edition  and  folio  of  1609,  printed 
wrong  in  the  ift  edition,  yplight. 

Pdl,  B.  6.  C.    10.  St.  5.  rob.  Gall,  filler,  a  Lat. 
pilare,  compilare. 

Pine,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  35.  a  pining  away:  the 
verb  ufed  as  a  fubftant.  the  Greek  happily  ac- 
cords TTEiva  fames. — be  done  to  pine,  be  put  to 
death,  B.  6.  C.  5.  St.  28.  pir.cd ghcft,  B  iii.  C.  2. 
St.  52.  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  41.  Chaucer  in  the 
Nonnes  prieft  tale,  1047.  pale  as  a  forpyned ghofi. 
for  increafes  the  fignirication  of  the  verb  or  parti- 
ciple with  which  it  is  joined.  See  Forpined. 

Plaine,  complain,  B.  iii.  C.  1 1 .  St.  17.  B.  4.  C.  3. 
St.  1.    B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  14.  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  13. 

Plaft,  fpelt  in  the  Folio,  1609.  plact,  placed.  B.  vi. 
C.  9.  St.  19. 

Plate  and  mail,  he  frequently  ufes :  So  Mil- 
ten,  vi.  368.  Mangled  iuith  ghajlly  wounds 
through   plate    and    mail.     Chaucer   ufes    Plates 


plates  of  armour,  Knightes  T.  2123.  and 
Lydgate  has  this  expreffion,  in  the  Troj.  Warret 
B.  ii.  C.  26. 

He  hent  a  fpeare  and  thought  he  ne  would  fayl 
Fo  fight  Heelor  through  Jhclde,  plate  and  mayle. 

— coperto  a  piaftra  e  amaglia. 

Arioft.  Orl.  Fur.  xxxviii:  74. 
Plejh,  for  the  rhyme,  a  plafti,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  36. 
Point,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  I  2.  cared  not  for  God  or  man  a 
point,  not  at  all,  not  a  tittle :  ne  punftum  qui- 
dem,  Ital.  punto.  Gall,  point.  Fo  point  ared,  de- 
clared punctually  and  minutely  Ital.  punto.  di 
punto  in  punto,  B.    iii.    C.    2.  St.   16.   Armed   to 

poin 


A    GLOSSARY,    ©V. 


point,   compleatly   armed,  armed  at  all   points, 
luil.  armate  di  tutto punts,  B.  i.  C.  I.  St.  16.  B.  i. 
C.  z.  St.  12.  B.iv.  C.  3.  St.  6.  B.v.  C.  5.  St.  5. 
B.  v.  C  10.  St.  34.  B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  u. 
.  weight,  B.  i.  C.  11,  St.  5 1. 
Polaxe,   pole-ax  or  battle  a.\,    ufed   or  invented   by 

.  Polanders,    B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  14. 
Pols  a>:A  Pils,    plunders  and  pillages,     B.  v.  C.  2. 

St.  6. 
Polygeny,   B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  32.  Sec  the  note. 
Port,  behaviour,     carriage,    B.   iii.  C.    II.  St.   46. 

Gall. /or/.     Chaucer. 
Port  anna  B.  ii.  C.  iii.    St.  5.  fpelt  portaice,  St.  21. 

Ital.  portamento,  comportment,   carriage. 
Portcullis  [from  /or/*  a  gate  and  cottier  to  fall  down  : 
a  falling  gate    hung  over  the  entrance  of  a    forti- 
fied cattle,  to  let  down  or  draw  up  at  pleafure; 
imaging  the  nofe  in.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  24. 
Porte//?.  B.  i.    G.  4.  St.  19.  Afcham's  fchoolm  after- 
pa^.  179.   If  be  could  turn  his  porte/s  and  pie  rea- 
dily.    Hanington    tranflates    (Arioft.  27.   37.)   i 
bre-viali.  the  porteffes.     Chaucer  in  the  Shipman's 
Tale,    2639.  on  my  porthoje  I  tnakin  an  otbe.  i.  e. 
breviary,  or   prayer-book ;  fo  named  from  porter 
and    bo/e  :    becaufe  carried  about  with   them   in 
their  pockets,  or   hoje. 
Puuidred,    reduced    to  powder,   pouldre,  B.  i.  C.  7. 
St.  12.  In  a  different  fenfe,  Pouldred  jkin,  i.  e.  as 
it    were     powdered    with  fpots,     G.     Douglas, 
pag.  257,    47.   P alias  febeild  with  ferpent  falls 
poudderit  in  go/din  field,  i.e.  powdered,  fpotted  : 
Held   is    the  ground  or  area.  Poudred  with  pearle 
and  fione,  B.  iv.  C.    10.   St.    3 1,  i.e.   diverfified 
or  fpotted  :  a  metaphor  borrowed  from  heraldry. 
The  Gloiiary  to  Chaucer  fays,  '  Powdiring,   em- 
broidery,   or  rather  ermine-fpots.     See   the  Af- 
fembly  of  Ladies,    Verf.  530.    In   Urry's  editt. 
page  544.  Verf  63.  the  green  ground powdrid  with 
da  fie.   and    Milton  vii.    579.  the  milky  way  pow- 
dred  with  Jiars. 
Po-tuunt  fpeare  [Gall,    poignant,   pungente   in  Ari- 

oito's  epithet.]  B.  ii.  C.8.  St.  36. 
Praclick  paine,  the  cunning  practice,  plot,  and  en- 
deivour,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  34.  ufed  as  the  Ital, 
pratica,  not  only  for  pra&ice  and  defign,  but  for 
plot,  fecret  cunning  and  intrigue,  and  (o  pratico 
praftafed,  intriguing,  defigning,  &c.  Praclick 
wit,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  3.  Praclick  knavery,  B.  ii. 
C.  3.  St.  9.  experienced,  plotting,  &c.  juft  as 
in  Orl.  Fur.  iii.  70.  £c\uefio  Brunei  Ji  pratico  e  Ji 
aftuto,  i.  e.  plotting,  defigning.  In  a  different 
fenfe,  prailicke  ufe  in  arms,  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  29. 
Prank,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  14.  Some prancke  their  ruffes, 
i.  e,  exhibit  forth,  and  proudly  fhew.  Germ. 
prangen,  fuperb  re,  ornatum  arrogant ius  ojlendere, 
gepnenge,  oflentatio,  pompa.  Belg.  pranken.  So 
again,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  36.  In  fumptuous  tirejhe  joyd 
herfelf  to p'-anck,  i.  e.  proudly  to  (hew  and  exhibit 
forth.  And  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  6.  his  plumes  dothpranck. 
Milton  in  his  Mafk,  fays  very  elegantly/a^  rulers 
prankt  in  reaforis garb,  i.  e.  pompoufly  fet   forth, 


arrogantly  tricked  out,   &c. 

Prcace,  fpelt  Pteafe  in  the  2d  edit,  and  Folios  of 
1609,  161 1.  In  Hughes  Praife  which  is  an 
error  ;  Fa?  from  all  peoples  preace,  i.  e.  refort,  com- 
pany, &e.  Gall,  fre/'e,  ltal.  prefja.  Ke  I  again 
the  fame  can  jufily  preace,  B.  I.  C.  3.  St.  3,  nor 
can  I  prefs  you,  urge  you,  &c  B.  i.  C.  1 2. 
St.  19.  Preaced  to  draw  near,  fo  the  firft  and  2d 
quartos  and  Folios  of  1609,  161 1,  1617,  in 
Hughes  Preffed,  B.  2.  C.  7.  St.  44.  "The  learned 
preace,  the  learned  fociety,  company,  &c.  B.  ii. 
C.  10.  St.  25.  round  about  him  preace,  prefs, 
throng,  B.  v.  C,  6.  St.  29. 

Prejudice,  Lat.  praejudicium,  preconjedture,  fore- 
judging, B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  49. 

Propenfe,  weigh,  coniider,  premeditate,  B.  iii.  C.  1 1. 
St.  14.  from  pra>  before-hand  and  pendo,  to  weigh. 

Prefence,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  7.  to  the  prefence  mount, 
St.  13.  in  prefence  came :  and  again,  B.  ii.  C.  12. 
St.  24.  we  fay  the  prefence,  fpeaking  of  a  prince's 
court,   Gall,  chambre  de  prefence. 

Pretended,  fhewn  forth,  B.  vi.  C.  4.  St.  IO.  held 
out,    B.  vi.    C.    11.  St.  \Q.  a.  Lat.  pretender e. 

Prejl,  prepared,  ready  at  hand,  ufed  fo  by  Ch. 
Lat.  prajlo.  Gall,  prefi.  Ital.  prejlo.  vengeance 
prejl.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  28.  in  Hughes  edit,  prefs1  d; 
which  is  an  error.  Again,  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  36. 
B.iv.  C.  8.  St.  48.  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  27.  B  v. 
B.  v,  C.  8.  St.  9.  B.  vi.  C  6.  St.  9.  B.  vi.  C.  6. 
St,  44.  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  19.  Prejl,  fometime,  for 
pre/Ted,  as  in  B.  iv.  C.  4.  S..  21. 

Price,  Jhall  with  his  own  blood  price  that  he  hatb 
fpilt,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  26.  So  again,  B.  i.  C.  9. 
St.  37,  with  thine  own  blood  to  price  his  blood,  i.  e 
pay  the  price  or  value.  Ital.  prezzare,  to  prize  or 
value,  Gall,  prifer. 

Priefe,  proof.  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  48.  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  44. 
fpelt  fo  in  G.  Douglas. 

To  prick,  to  prick  with  fpurs,  as  fully  exprefTed, 
B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  ^.g.gayfieede  with  fpurs  did  pricke: 
In  the  fame  fenfe  as  the  Italian  authors  ufe^.-o- 
nare.  Berni,  L.  i.  C  15.  St.  5.  II  re  h  vide,  e'n- 
contro  ancb*  egli  Sprona.  Pricking  on  the  plain?, 
B.  i.  C.  I.  St.  I.  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  44.  Pricking  to- 
wards him  with  bafiie  heat,  B.  i.  C  3.  St.  33.  So 
fierce  to  prick,  B.  ii.  C.    1.  St.  26.  He  pricked 'forth, 

B.  ii.   C.  1.  St.  50.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  19.  B.  8. 

C.  10.  St.  31.  Milton  has  borrowed  this  expref- 
fion  from  Spenfer,  B.  ii.  539.  before  each  van 
Prick  forth  the  aery  knights,  and  couch  their  fpeares. 
Again,  on  the  plain  fafi  pricking,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  2. 
Prickt  fo  fiers,  St.  3.  So  proudly  pricked  on  his 
courfer  ftrong,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  38.  to  pricke  with 
eager  fpeede,  B.iv.  C.  6.  St.  2.  Prickt  with  all  his 
might,  B.  v.  C  8.  St.  5.  B.  vi  C.  1.  St.  32.  be 
pricked  over  yonder  plaine,  B.  v.  C.  I.  St.  19. 
Prickt  forth  with  jollitie,  i.  e.  pufhed  on,  fpur- 
red  on,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  12.  So  B.  ii.  C.  i.  St.  27. 
Prickt  with  courage.  See  the  GlofTary  to  Chaucer, 
and  G.  Douglas  in  Prekand  and  Prick. 

Prime,  is  ufed  in  different  fignifications ;  that  day 
is  every  prime,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  40.  i.  e.  the  fpring, 

or 


A    GLOSSARY, 


•■or  beginning  of  the  year:  It  may  mean  the  prime  of 
the  moon,  at  the  firft  appearing  of  the  new  moon, 
called  the  prime  :  and  thisexplanation  has  refe- 
rence to  Hecate,  who  is  the  fame  as  the  -moon, 
and  who  prefides  over  witchcraft.  As  fre/h  as 
Flora  in  her  prime,  i.  e.  in  her  fpring,  B.  i.  C.  4. 
St.    1 7.  fo   again,  glad  as  birds  of  joyous  prime, 

B.  i.   C.  6.  St.  13.  the  vjanton  prime,  B.  iii.  C.  6. 
St.   42.  Primavera,  Gall.    Pri/itemp*    the  pride  of 
hafiing,  or  haftening,  prime,  B.  vii.  C.  7.   St.  43. 
Prime,  is  ufed    for  the   morning  as,     At    even- 
ing and  at  prime,  i.  e.  morning:  primomane:  B.  ii. 

C.  9.  St.  25.  fo  Milton  ivhile  day  arijes,  that 
fiveet  hour  of  prime. 

Pri/e,  fcuffle,  fight :  'tis  a  French  word.  Prife,  en 
venir  aux  prifes,  to  fight,  to  engage.  So  the  Ital. 
prefa.  venire  alle  prefe,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  25. 

Prive,  prove,    B.  vi.   C.  12.   St.  18.  fo  Chaucer. 

Procur  d,  follicited,  intreated ;  a  procurando,  from 
iblliciting  in  another  perfon's  bufinefs,  B.  iii.  C. 

1.  St.  1. 

Protenfe,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  4,  extenfxon,  drawing  out. 
See  the  note. 

Prove,  brave ;  proiver,  braver ;  proviefi,  braveft. 
Prcwefs,  comes  from  probitas,  and  Prow,  from 
frobus,  fee  Menage  in  Prou  and  Prouejj'e.  Prove 
valiance,  Gall,  preux  vaillance  ;  Ital.  prode  valor e\ 
hardy  courage  or  prowefs,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  28. 
Proavefi  occurs  frequently,  as,  B.  ii.  C.  3   St.  15. 

B.  ii.  C.  5.    St.  36.  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  24.  B.  4. 

C.  2.  St.  31. 

Prune   her  feathers,  B.    iii.  C.    3.  St.   37.  fee  the 
Gloff.  to  Ch.  in  Proinith,  and  Junius. 
Puiffance,  valour. 

Purchafe,  B.  i.  C.  3.  St.  1 5.  fee  the  note. 

Purfied  vjith  gold  and  pearle,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  1 3.  See 
likewife,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  26.  embroidered,  or 
decorated  as  with  embroidery,  Ital.  proffilato. 
Skin.  '  Bordure  pourflee,  i.  e.  fimbria  acuplSia: 
pourfilee  oritur  a  pro  et  filum  q.  d.  profilata' 
Milton  in  his  mask,  the  purfied  Scarf  of  Iris.  See 
the  GlofT.  of  Ch.  But  I  believe  Spenfer  had  in 
view  P.  P.  Fol.  viii.  which  the  reader  may  confult 
at  his  leifure. 

Purpofe,  Ital.  Propofito,  Gall.  Propos,  difcourfe,  talk, 
words,   B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  30.  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  38. 

B.  i.  C  7.  St.  1.  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  13.   B.  ii.  C. 

2.  St.  45.  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  39.  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St. 
6.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  56.  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  4.  B.  hi. 

C.  8.  St.  14.  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  32.  B.  iv.  C.  6. 
St.  45.  B.  6.  C.  5.  St.  32.  B.  vi.  C.  11.  St. 
39.  ufed  as  a  verb,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  16.  gan 
to  purpofe,  to  difcourfe,  Gall,  propofer,  as  likewife 
B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  39.  ufed  by  Chaucer  and 
Milton. 

Purvay,  provide,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  58.  B.  v.  C.  12. 
St.  10.  B.  6.  C.  2.  St.  48.  Gall,  pouri)oir.  Pur- 
veyance, B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  13.  B.  vii.  C.  6. 
St.  43. 

Puttocke,  B.  ii.  C.  u.  St.  ii.  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  15. 
Vol.  I. 


B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  30.  the  GlofT.  of  Ch.  explain 

it,  puttocks,  Bitterns,  kites, 
Pyned  ghojl,   fee  Pine. 
Pyonings,  B.  ii.  C.  10.   St.  63.  works  of  pioneers, 

military  works  raifed  by  pioneers. 


CL 


Vadrate,  a  fquare,  Ital.  quadrate,  B.  ii.  C.  9. 
j  St.  22. 

Quar'le,  B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  33.  contracted  from 
quarrell,  fhaft,  arrow,  B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  24.  Ital. 
Quadrello :  a  forma  quadrata :  fquare  darts  fhot 
from  a  crofs  bow,  Gall,  quarreau. 

Quaile,  to  fubdew,  to  quell,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  49, 
never  quaile,  flinch,  yield,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  35.  did 
quaile,  grow  faint,  languifh,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St. 
27.  quayld,  fubdewed,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  24.  manly 
heart  to  quayle :  to  grow  faint :  or  freeze  with 
fear,  as  the  Ital.  ufe  quagliare,  to  quail  or  curdle 
as  milk.  Belg.  quelen,  to  grow  faint  and  languifh. 
Anglo-S.  cpellan,    Subigere. 

Quarrey,  prey. 

Quart,  the  weftern  divifion  :  the  fourth  part,  Gall. 
quart,  Ital.  quarta,  B.  ii.    C.  10.  St.  14. 

Quafd,   quailed.   Somner,  aqualb,  flain,  quelled, 

B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  14.  fee  Quaile. 
Queint  eleft,  quaintly  or  odly  chofen,  B.  iii.  C.  7. 

St.    22.  in  queynt  difguife,  in  a  ftrange  difguife> 

B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  39. 
Queint,   quenched,  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  u.  Anglo-S. 

acpencan,   extinguere,    acpentj  extindus,  ufed 

by  Chaucer. 
Queft%  adventure,  exploit. 
Quick,  B.  v.   C.  9.  St.  33.  Anglo-S.  cucian,   to 

quicken,   to  flir. 
Quip,  taunt,  flout,  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  44. 


R. 


73  Ace,  fee  Ras't. 
«**•  Rad,    [praeterit,  from  Jiaeban.     See  Areed,] 

interpreted,  declared,  B.  iii.  C   9.   St,  2.  B.  iv. 

C.  7.  St.  24.  B.  v.    C.  6.  St.  10.  B.  vi.  C.  1. 

St.  4. 
Raft,  praeterit,  from  Reave,  bereft,  bereaved,  B.  i. 

C.  i .  St.  24.  fpelt  reft  in  the  Folio,  1 609. 
Raid,  fee  Ray, 
Raile,  B.  i.    C.  6.    St.   43.    adoune  their  fides  did 

raile,  i.  e.  flow,  or  run  along.  So  again  B.  ii.  C. 

8.  St.  37.  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  46.  B.  iv.  C.  2. 

St.  18.  rayling  tears,  gufhing  forth,  B.  iii.   C.  4. 

St.  57.  Chaucer  ufes   this  word,  ex:  gr :    The 

purple  blode  doune  railid  right  fafi,  i.  e.  trickled 

down.  Lament,  of  Mary  M.  ver.  181.  and  fo  ver. 

119.  And  Dougl.  Virg.  page  390.  ver.  43. 
*  e  Quhil 


A     GLOSS 

f>uhilaltht    blonde  halcundanily  furth  rclis. 


A  R  Y,     ©V. 


Maine  of  the  nv.de  ayrf,  i.  e.  region,  E.  iii.  C.  4. 
St.  49.  in  his  ownrayne,  rule,  or  kingdom,  B.  iv. 
C  V  St.  27.  this  nvocd/e  raine,  B.  vi.  C  >. 
St.  9.  Chancer  Knightes  talc  1640.  in  the  reign 
of  Th'ace,  i.  c.  realm  or  region.  Pluto's  rayne, 
B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  21.  Mr-  Pope  has  this  expreffion 
in  the  beeinning  of  his  tranflation  of  Homer 

Rank,  in  order,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  6.  B.  iv.  C.  5. 
St.  J3. 

Ra>:/ackt,  plundered,  rifled,   violated,  B.   1.   C.    6. 

St.  5- 

Rap.-,  "in  a  rapture:  Ital,  rapito,  B.  iv.  C  9.  St.   6. 

Berni,  L.  i.  C.  25.   St.  42.  ra/>//o  in  paradifo. 
Rajh,   rnaiUi  did  rajh,  B.  4.  C.  2.  St.  1 7.  r*/6/"«£  off 
helms,  B.   v.   C.    3.    St.  8,    Ital.   rafchiare  ;    Gr. 
^xaam.  u^aujuy,  fcindere.  G.  Douglas,  Rafchand, 
breaking,  lhivering  in  pieces. 
Hawaii  routes,  B.  i.  C.   7.  St   35.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St. 
15.  tbe  rafcall  many,  B.  i.  C.  1 2.   St.  9.  B.  v.  C. 
11.    St.    59.    oiffo^ou     Rafcall  fiockes,    B.  ii.   C. 
11.    St.  19.  Rafcall  rablcment,  B.  iii.  C.  II.  St. 
46.   Rafcal  cre-zv,  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  $z.Sce!efa  Plebs, 
Hor.    L   i.   Od.    4.  ver.    17.   la  baffa  plcbe,  Orl; 
Fur.  xxvi.  32.    «  Rafcall  being  the  name  of  lean 
«  and   worthlefs   deer  is  applied   to  men   of  no 
«  worth.'  Verftegan.    Gall,  racaille.  ufed  by  Ch. 
Rafi,  razed,   erafed,  effaced,    B.  ii.    C.   12.  St.  80. 
B.  iv.  C.i.  St.  21.  their  buildings  race,  B.  ii.C.  1 2. 
St.  S3,  overturn. 
Raught,  reached,    from  Reacb,  B.  i.    C.  6.    St.  29. 

B.  i.  C.7.  St.  18.  B.  i.  C.9.  St.  51.  B.  ii.  C.  3. 
St.  2.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  40.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  19.  B.  ii. 

C.  10.  St.  20.  B.v.  C.  8.   St.  48.    Chaucer  ufes 
it,   feeProl.  136. 

Ravin,  rapine,  fpoil,  ravening,  &C.  Gall,  ravir, 
Ital.  rapina,  B.  i.  C.  1 1.  St.  12. 

To  Ray,  difcolour,  beray,  B.  ii.  C,  1.  St.  40.  B.  vi. 
C.  4.  St.  23.  raid,  difcoloured,  B.  iii.  C.  8. 
St.  32.  the  Greek  £*tw,  corrumpo,  comes  very 
near. 

Ray,  ufed  for  array,  ornament,  furniture,  &c.  B.  v. 
C.  2.  St.  54.  tbe  goodly  ray  of  a  fhip.  Sq  Ch.. 
ufes  rayid,  for  arayed,  adorned. 

.Ray,  in  ray,  in  array,  in  order  and  rank,  B.  v. 
C.  11.  St.  34.  Gall,  arroy. 

Rayling  teares,  fee  Raile. 

Rayne,   fee  Raine. 

Read,  fpelt  fometimes  Reed;  to  advife,  warn,  pro- 
nounce, declare,  interpret,  guefs,  divine.  Like- 
wife  counfel,  advice,  prophecy.  See  Areaa.  Germ. 
rede,      Belg.    rede,     Jermo,     ratio.     Anglo-Sax. 

Rsebe,  Rsebej'-men,  counfellors. 

Readifye,  rebuild,  readificare,  Gall,   reedifer,   Ital 

reedificare,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  46. 
Reallie,  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  23.  rally. 
Reave.    To  reave  bis  life,  to  take  away,  Anglo-S. 

bejieafan,  fjwliare.   So  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  23.  that 


quite  bereaved  / he  r a jh  beholder 's  fight,  i.  e.  Co** 
away,  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  10.  to  have  her  grief  by 
death  bereaved,  i.  e.  taken  away,  B.  v.  C.  5. 
St.  ^7.  his  life,  bereave,  take  away,  bereave  him 
of  life.  1  hat  did  her  twive,  that  did  take  her  away  ; 
bereave  you  of  her,  as  we  now  fay,  B.  iv.  C.  6. 
St.  ;8.  nvbofi  v.its  are  reaved,  taken  away,  B.  iv. 
C.  7.  St.  21.  Chaucer  ufes  reve,  to  take  away, 
or  fpoil.  See  above  Bereave. 
Reck,  care,  reckon.  Anglo-S.  JiecC,  care,  JICC- 
can,  to  care  for,  to  efeem,  to  make  account  or 
reckoning  of.  Lane,  to  recke.  Chaucer  hath  tec 
keth  for  careth.   Somn. 

Reclayme,  call  back,  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  9. 

Recoyle  to  your  bo-zvers,  go  back  to  your  chambers, 
Gall,  reculer,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  17.  might  her  back 
recoyle.  i.  e.  might  caufe  her  to  recoyle  or  come 
back,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  19.  G.  Douglas,  pag.  306. 
54.  reculis  haknvart,  recoyls,  goes  back  or  gives 
ground,   Gall,  reader,  Ital.  riculare. 

Recoure,  recover,  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  25.  Re  cure,  re- 
cover from  their  fatigue,  B.  i.  C.  v.  St.  44.  B.  i. 
C.  11.  St.  30.  B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  34.  B.  v.  C.  13, 
St.   26.  Recured,    recovered,    B.   i.   C.  9.    St.  9. 

B.  i.  C.  io.    St.  52.  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  23.  B.  iii. 

C.  5.  St.  34.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  37.  Recover,  B.  iv. 
G.  3.  St.  20.  ufed  by  Chaucer. 

Recreant,  B.  ii.  C  6.  St.  28.  a  title  moll  ignomi- 
nious in  romances.     See  Skinner. 

Recule,  Recuile,  recoil,  B.v.  C- 11.  St.  47.  B.  vi. 
C.  1 .  St.  20.  Gal.  reculer. 

Reed,  fee  Read. 

Red,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  36.  to  tell  the  fad  fight  which 
mine  eyes  have  red  :  So  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  21.  ht 
had  redd  his  end.  In  the  2d  edit,  in  quarto  'tis 
fpelt  read,  which  is  wrong  :  from  read  comes  red. ' 
'Tis  ufed  for  interpreted,  declared,  &c.  B.  i.  C.  7. 
St.  46.  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  17,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  46.. 
B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  30.  B.v.  C.  8.  St.  13.  B.  vi,C.  2. 
St.  30.  richeft  red,  named,  declared,  called  the 
richeit,  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  28.     See  Aread,  Read. 

Redisbourfe,  Gall,  deboufer,  B.  iv.  C  y.  St.  27. 

Redoubted  knight,  Itall.  ridottabile.  ridottato,  Gall. 
redoutable  :  redoate..  reverenced,  honoured* 
feared:    B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  46-  B.  i.    C.  12.  St.  29. 

B.  ii.  C.   4.  St.  38;   B.  ii.  C.  8,  St.  25.   and  in 
other  places.     Ufed  by  Chaucer. 

Redounding  tears,  abounding  and  flowing  over  and 
above,    Lat..  redundant 'es,    Ital.    ridondante,   B.  i. 

C,  3.  St.  8. 

Reft,  taken  away,  bereft,   bereaved,  deprived,  B.  i. 

C.  9.   St.  31.  B.  i.   C.  10.  St.  65.   B.  iii.   C.  4. 

St.  52.  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  41.  B.v.  C.  12.  St.  23. 

B.vi.  C.  3.  St.  18. 
Regard,  Gall,  regard,  not. only  a  look  or  glaunce  of 

the  eve>  but  a  countenance  and  afpedl :  ufed  in 

this  fenfe,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  79.  a  fvjeet  regard, 

otherwife  B*  v'  C'  9-  St-  43-  high  regards,  things 

„fl.  ,  „rCount  and  confideration. 

of  high  ace  R(_ 


A    GLOSSARY,    csrr. 

Retrate,  retreat,  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  34.  B.  v.  C.  7,  S, 
35.  B.  v.   C.  12.   St.  9.  Ital.  ritmtta,   Gall.   /•<•-. 

train. 

Retyrd,  drawn  out,  Gall,  retire,  Ital.  ritirato,  B.  i. 
C.  11.  St.  53. 

Reverfe,  did re<verfe  the  vie-xv  cf  his  crimes,  did  re- 
call, did  caufe  to  return  :  reverters :  B.  i.  C.  9. 
St.  48.  fond fancies  to  reverfe,  here  ufed  according 
to  the  Ital.  riverfare,  to  fubvert,  to  overturn  her 
fooliih  fancies,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  48,  And Jball  agai  n 
reverfe,  i.  e.  return  again  to  life,  revertere,  B.  iii. 
C  4.  St.  I .  bis  charms  back  to  reverfe,  to  abro- 
gate, to  turn  contrary  :  to  recall  or  repeal  their 
power  and  efficacy  ;  revertere,  B.  iii.  C.  12. 
St.  36. 

Revert,  return,  reverters,  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  43. 
G-  Douglas,  pag.  403.    15. 

Seand  throvj  kyndilk  thing  fpryngis  tfffJrevertis. 
i.  e.  revives,  returns  to  life  again. 

Revcft,  drefs  again,  Ital.  Ri<veftire  ;  Lat.  revefiire  : 
reinveil.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  22. 

Revoke,  to  recall,  to  withdraw,  Sec.  to  revoke  the 
forward  footing,,  literally  from  Virgil,  revocare 
gradus,  B.  i.  C-  I.  St.  12.  So  again,  B.  ii.  C.  8. 
St.  39.  and  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  21.  B.  vi.  C.  3. 
St.  28.  With  love  revokt, called  back,  B.  i.  C.  7. 
St.  28.  Talus  to  revoke,  to  call  away,  B.  v.  C.  12. 
St.  27.  But  in  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  28.  revoke  is  ufed 
for  to  take  away  ;  to  make  of  none  effeft,  to  re- 
peal, to  abrogate,  &c.  as  we  fay  to  revoke  or  re- 
peal a  law. 

Revolt,  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  25.  roll  back,  revolvers 
or  rather  according  to  the  Ital.  rivoltare  :  did 
change,  alter,  abate  their  force. 

Torevj,  rue,  pity,  &c.  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  51 St.  53. 

But  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  35.  revj,  a  row.  So  B.  iii. 
C.  6.  St.  17,  in  a  revo,  in  a  row. 


Regefters,  B.  ii.  C.  9.   St.  59.  fpelt  in  the  2d  quarto 

and  Folio  1619.    regifters. 
Regiment,  rule,  government,  B.    ii.  C.  10.    St.  30. 

B.iii.   C.  3.   St.  39.  B.  v.   C.  8.   St.  30.  B.  vii. 

C.  6.  St.  2.    Ital.    reggimento,    regiments,  feparate 

governments,  diftridts,   B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  59. 
Relate,  bring    back  again,   B.iii.   C.  8.   St.  51.    a 

Lat.  referre,  to  bring  again,  rctuli,  relatum,  relate. 
Relent  his  pafe,  Ital.   r  alien  tare  ileorfo,  to  ilacken,  to 

flay,  B.  ii.   C.  12.  St.  65.  relent  her  flight,  B.  iii. 

C.  4.    St.  49.   to  relent    her    hajle,    B.   iii.    C.  7. 

•St.  2.  made  them  to  relent,   B.  vi.  C.  5.  St.  20.  to 

flop,  flay,  flacken,  abate,  &c.  as  Gall,  ralenii*, 

Ital.  rallentare.   Without  relent,  without  Hopping, 

B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  24. 
Reliv'd,  Relyv'd,   Reviv'd :    reftored  again  to  life, 

B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  52.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  35.  B.  iii.  C.  8. 
St.  3.B.  vi.  C.  w.  St.  24. 

Remercied,  B.  ii.  C.  ii.  St.  1 6.  thanked,  Gall,  re- 
mercicr. 

Rencounter,  Gall,  rencontre,  an  accidental  fight,  or 
adventure,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  53.  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St. 9. 
■rencountring,  meeting  him  in  fight,  Gall,  ren- 
countrer,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.   53. 

Renforji,  reinforced,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  48. 

Renfierfty  reinfierced,  again  made  fierce  and  bold, 
B.ii.  C.  8.  St.  45. 

Renverjl,  Gall,  renverfe :  reverft,  turned  upfide 
down,  B.  i.C.  4.  St.  41.  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  37.  ivhofe 
Jhield  be  bears  renverjl.  —  Then  from  him  reft  his 
Jhield  and  it  renverjl.  Renverfe,  in  heraldry,  is 
when  the  arms  are  turned  backward,  or  upfide 
down.  This  was  a  ceremony  ufed  in  the  degra- 
dation of  knights  ;  he  was  deprived  of  his  fword, 
his  fpurs  were  cut  off  with  a  hatchet,  and  his 
aims  were  reverfed  :  Clypeo  gentilitio  inverjo, 

RepUvie,  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  31.  to  redeem,  tore- 
cover  by  a  replevy. 

Repritfe,  reproof,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  29.  B.  iii.  C.  3. 
St.  5.  B.iii.  C.  8.  St.  1. 

Reprieved,  reproved,  B,  v.  C.  6.  St.  24. 

Reprize,  to  make  reprifals;    B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  8. 

Requere,  require,  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  27. 

Refeized,  had  feifin  or  pofieffion  again  ;  reinflated  in 
his  kingdom,    B.ii.  C.  10.  St.  45. 

Rcfiant,  B.  iv.  C.  II.  St.  28.  lodged,  placed,  re- 
fident,  Lat-Bar.  rcfiantia,   refidence. 

Reft,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  26.  And  in  the  reft  his  ready 
fpeare  didjlicke,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  41.  with  fpeare 
in  reft ;  and  fo  likewife,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  6.  B.  v. 

C.  2.  St.  12.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  5.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  9. 
Gall,  meitre  la  lance  en  arrejl,  to  couch  the  lance. 
Ital.  Reft  a,  the  rell  of  a  lance:  metter  la  lancia  in 
rejla,  to  couch  the  lance.  So  named,  a  rejlando, 
becaufe  the  knight,  when  he  couches  his  fpeare, 
rejls  it  againft  little  pieces  of  iron  fixed  to  his  ar- 
mour. 

Rtjlore,  reftoration,  B.iii.  C.  5.  St.  18. 

Retrate,    Retraitt,   pidure,    pourtrait :    air  of  the 

face,  Ital.  ritratto,   B.  ii.  C  3.  St.  25.  B,  ii.  C  9. 

St.  4. 


Fir  ft  than  my  ordre  longeth  to 
The  vices  for  to  tell  on  rewe. 


Gower,  Fol.  ix 


Rife, Anglo-S.  p-yfe,  ufed  adverbially:  fully,  abun- 
dantly, B.i.  C.  9.  St.  44.  St.  52.  B  iii.  C.  5. 
St.  31.  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  14.  B.  5.  C.  9.  St.  48. 

Rift,  cleft,  chink  or  crak,  B.i.  C.  2.  St.  30.  B.  i. 
C.  8.  St.  22. 

To  rive,  to  cleave  afunder,  Riven,  rent,  fplit,  torn 
afunder,  B.  i.   C.  3.  St.  44.  B.  ii.  C.   11.  St.  37. 

B.  iii.    C.  10.    St.  10.  B.  iii.   C.5.  St.  37.  B.  v. 

C.  10.  St.  32. 

Rode,  inrode.  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  35. 

Rolls,  records;  a  bundle  of  any  thing  rolled  up,  fo 
volumen  in  Lat.  page  1.  Again,  B.  ii.  C.  9. 
St.  5  j.  fpelt  Routes,  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  33.  See  Spel- 
man  in  Rctulus. 

Ronning,  B,  ii.  C.  4.  St.  $■/ .  Spelt  in  the  2d  quar- 
to running.  Spenfer  for  the  fulnefs  of  the  found 
feems  to  have  fpelt  it  with  an  o. 

Rootle,  B.  6.  Anglo-S.  HObe,  acrofs.  The  Rood- 
*e  2  loft 


A    GLOSSARY,    ftfc 


liaft  is  act  where  the  crucifix  was  placed:  to 

which  Spooler  in  this  paffage  alludes. 

Rofiere,  properly  in  French  a  rofe-bufh,  but  ufed  for 
rofesin  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  19.  ufed  by  Chancer. 

Rojy  fingr:d  Morn,    B.  ii    C.    2.    St.  7.    pdb$QX.Tt8\ot 

ii^,,-,  Horn.  II.  «  477- 

[Harp   or    crowd,  crotta,  rota,    rote.]    B.  ii. 

C.  10.  St.  3.  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  6. 

£   .   ,   lntrod.  B.    1.    St.    3.   didjl  rove,  i.   e.  didft 

Ihoot  thy  roving  arrows.     Rovers  are  a  fpecies  or 

arrows  mentioned  by  Afcham  in  Toxophilus.     So 

B.  v.  C.  <j.  St.  \s-  Even  at  the  marie-white  of 
/.'•..'  btartjbt  rev'd,  i.  c.  (he  (hot  with  a  roving  ar- 
row at  the  while  mark  [alba  meta]  of  his  heart. 
And  before  with  the  fame  allufionin  B.  iii.  C.  1. 
St.  56.  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  28. 

.   fee  Rolls. 

.     13.  v.  C.  9.  St.  33.   growl,  Gall,  rognonnef. 
or  rather  to  gnaw  and  bite  his-  chain,  from  rogner, 
rodere. 
Rowndcd  in  bis  eare,  whifpered  in   his  ear,  Br  iii. 

C.  10.  St.  30. 

Rowndcll,  a  round  bubble,  B.  iii.  C,  4.  St.  33. 

Rub  ns,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  24.  Spelt  foin  the  ill  and  2d 
edit,  in  quarto  and  Folio  of  1609,  but  in  the  Fo- 
lio of  161 7,  rubies.  Spenfer  feems  to  have  fpclt  it 
Rubins  from  the  Lat.  Rubinus,  Ital.  rubino. 

Ruffs,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  14.  ruff  bands,  ornaments  of 
plaited  or  ruffed  muflin  or  cambrick  which  men 
and  women  wore  about  their  necks. 

Rtffed :  [So  the  books  of  authority,  and  not  ruf- 
fled.  See  Junius  in  Ruff  and  Rufle]  B.  iii.  C.  2. 
St.  27.  So  again,  B.  iii.  C.  1 1.  St.  32.  ruffing  bis 
feathers. 

Ruinate,  Ital.  ruindre,  ruinato,  brought  to  ruin, 
overthrown,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  26. 

Ruing,  pitying,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  4.  Ruefully,  piti- 
fully, B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  6.  Ruefulnefs.  fo  as  to 
raife  pity  and  companion,    B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  25. 

Ruth,  pity. 

Rybauld,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  10.  Ital. ribaldo. 

Ryfe,  fee  Rife. 

Ryved,  fee  Ri've. 


& 


S 


AC  RE  D  fountain,  B,  i.  C.  J .  St.  34.  Fons 
Sa.gr,  Ov.  Epift.xv.  158.  Amor.  L.  iii.  Eleg.  i. 
3.  So  fac  red  nymph,  cf  a  fountain  nymph,  B.  i. 
C  7.  St.  4.  Sacred  is  ufed  in  a  quite  different 
fenfe,  as  facer  in  Latin :  for  curfed,  deteftable, 
ice.  Sacred  ajbes,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  35.  what  Spen- 
fer calls  the  J acred  fo He,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  37.  he 
calls  the  curfed  land,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  51.  Sacred 
fire,  i.  e.  curfed,  abominable,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  48. 
The  [acred  foile,  may  mean  the  inchanted  foile  : 
So  facro  is  ufed  in  the  Italian  poets,  whom  Spen- 
fer follows,  Ariofto,  C.  3.  St.  74.  calls  the  ring 
which  Brunei  had  to  make  himfeJf  invisible,  ;'/ 


facro  anel.     The  fame  poet  calls  the  curled  and 
cruel  -/Egyftus,  il  facro  Egijio,   xxi.  57. 

Sad,  grave,  B.  i.  C.  I .  St.  2.  too  folemne  fad,  \.  e. 
with  too  much  folemnity  and  gravity  :  the  fame 
words  occur,  B  ii.  C.  6.  St.  37.  Una  when  gomo- 
to  be  betrothed  to  St.  George,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St, 
21.  is  faid  to  come  forth  faith  fad  fober  cheare, 
B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  19.  with  bis  fad  guide,  i.  e.  grave, 
B.  ii.  C.  1  1.  St.  3.  habit /<?</.- and  in  other  places. 

Safe  her,  her  excepted,   B.  iii.   C.  7.  St.  59. 

Saint  Frauvces  fire,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  35.  Ital.  facro 
fuoco.  Sacer  ignis  :  facer  morbus :  ItPa  vwoj.  cal- 
led commonly  St.  Antonie's  fire. 

Saliaunce,  B.  ii.  C  1.  St.  29.  with  fo  fierce  a  fally 
or  affault.     Satire,  falientia,  faliau.net. 

To  falve  bis  hurts,  to  cure,  to  remedy,  B.  i.  C.  5. 
St.  17.  cajl  bow  tofulve,  to  palliate  matters,  to 
fave  appearances,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  II.  though  he 
could  not  falve,  &c.  though  he  could  not  cure,  yet 

to  palliate  he,  &c.  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  27.  Salvare,  tor 
fave,  preferve,  to  defend,  Sec. 

Salved,    faluted,  B.  ii.    C.  8.  St.  23^  Gall.  Salver 
Ufed  by  Chaucer  in  the  Rom.  of  the  Rofe,  743  1  „ 
Salewd,  fainted,  B.  iv.    C.  6.    St.  25.     Chaucer 
Squier's  Tale,  iii.   Salved  the  king  and  queen.  Ibid. 
132.    Salewit  b  you. 

Sanguine,    ufed   fubltantively,     Gall,  fanguin,   Ital. 
janguinco,    blood  red,    B.   iii.    C.  8.   St.    6.  Ch. 
Prol.  441.  In  fanguine  and  in  Per/}  he  was  clad- 
all. 

Sardinian  fmyle.  See  note  on  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  12. 
//.fidVjirs  o-a^dtiov,  Horn.  Od.  v  302.  ne  rideamus 
yiXuroc  aufionov,  Cicer.  Epift. 

Saufguard,  Gall,  favegarde,    B.  ii.  C.  $.  St.  8. 

Say,  a  thin  fort  of  filk  fluff,  Gall,  foye,  Ital.  fojar 
B,  I  C.  4.  St.  31.  B.  iii.C.  12.  St.  8. 

Say,  a  fiword  of  better  fay  ;  of  better  proof,  affay, 
B.  vi.  C.  n.  St.  47. 

Scarecrow,  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  7.  a  mock  reprefentation. 
of  a  man  made  of  ftraw  to  fare  crows  away. 

Scarmoges,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  34.  fkirmifhings,  Ital. 
Scaramuccio,   Gall,  efcarmouche. 

Scath,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  35.  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  34.  B.  ii. 
C.5.  St.  18.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  24.  B.iii.  C.  10. 
St.  11.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  49.  Anglo-S.  Sca^e, 
harm,  mifchief,  Chaucero,  fkath,  Somn.  Germ. 
fchad,  noxa,  fchaden,  ladere,  Gr.  axi^a-v,  dij/ipare, 
difcerpere.  Milton  ufes  the  verb  i.  613.  As  when 
heavens  fire  hath  fcath'd  the  oaks. 

Scatter  lings,  B,  ii  C.  10.  St.  63.  fcattered  or  dif- 
perfed  rovers  or  ravagers.  Spenfer  ufes  it  in  his 
difcourfe  on  Ireland,  '  Lofels  and  fcatterlings.' 
Again,  '  fcatterlings  and  out  laws. 

Sceme,  difcern,  B.  iii.C.  10.  St,  22.  cernere,  difcer- 
nere. 

Sclave,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  33.  fpelt  fo  in  the  lit  and  2d 
quarto:  in  the  YoYxosflave,  Gall,  efclave.  Germ. 
Schlav.  Lat.  bar.  fc/avus.  Vide  Voff.  in  voce fc la- 
iJUi :  de  vitiis  Latini  fermonis :  fpelt  fclavis  i.  e. 

ilaves 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


flavesin  G.  Douglas. 

Sclaunders,   B.  V.  C.  9.  St.  26.  Folios,  Jlanders. 

Sclender,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  47.  B.  iii.  C.7.  St.  36.  B.  v. 
C.  2.  St.  27.  fpelt  fo  in  the  ift  and  2d  quarto  : 
in  the  Foliosy7tW<?r  ;  c  is  inferted  often  after  s  in 
our  Englifh  writers,  particularly  by  G.  Douglas, 
Seelikewife  the  Gloiiary  to  Chaucer. 

Seor'd,  marked,  engraven,  B.  i.  C.  1-.  St.  2.  B.  ii. 
C..9.St.  2. 

Score,  reckoning,  B.  vi.  C.  9.  St.  21.  becaufe  rec- 
konings and  accounts  were  kept  by  /coring  or 
notching  of  wood. 

Scorfe,  exchange,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  55.  [to  fcorfe,  to 
change  :  a  word  well  known  in  the  well  of  Eng- 
land.] But  he  Jccrfed.  B.  vi.  C.  9.  St.  3.  i.  e. 
he  forced  to  run,  ltal.  fcorfo  from  Jcorrere. 

Scruze,  fqueeze  out,  prefs  out,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  33. 
Scruzed,  fcrufed  out,  prefTed  out,  B.  ii.  C.  11. 
St.  46.  a  Sere <w  ;  fo  the  Editor  of  Junius. 

Scrjde,  defcride,  B.  v.  C.  12.   St.  38. 

Scryne,  Introd.  B.  i.  St.  2.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St  56.  a 
Lat  :  Scrinium,  an  efcritore,  defk,  *  Scryn.  a 
'  fhrine:  antiently  a  cheft,  or  cofer.'  Verltegan. 
See  Somn.  in  renin. 

Scutcbion,  B.  iv.  C.  i.  St.  34.  ufed  for  a  devize  on 
a  lhield,  dim  :    from  Scutum. 

Sdarne,  difdain:  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  51.  Sdayned,  dif- 
dained;  B.  v.   C.  5.   St.  44.  Sdeigned,  difdained  : 

B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  40.  Sdeigne,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  55. 
Sdeignfull,  difdainful:  E.  iii.   C.  7.   St.  10.   B.  v. 

C.  2.  St.  33,  Jtal  Sdegnarc,  to  difdain,  Sdegno, 
difdain,   anger  &c    So   Milton,    I  Sdeignd  fub- 

j  eel  ion. 
Seare,     Sulpbure  feare,    burning,    parching:    B.  i. 
C.    11.  St.    13.    his  body  feard,  parched,   burnt: 

B.  i.  C.  1  1.  St.  26.  wbefe  pith  and  Jap  is  feare f 
dry,  withered:  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  9.  Anglo-S. 
J^eajian,  to  dry,  to  feare,  Somn.  Milton,  with 
i*vy  never-fear,  i.  e.  ever-green,  never  withered, 
|ijgo?,   aridus. 

See,  feat,  habitation,  B-  iii-  C.    6.    St.    2.    B.   iv. 

C.  10.  St.  30.  We  Hill  ufe  it  when  we  fay  a 
bijhops  fee. 

Seeled  up  with  death,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  23,  the  phrafe 
feems  taken  from  feeling  a  hawk,  which  is  by 
running  a  thread  through  the  eye-lids  to  make  her 
bear  the  hood,  So  in  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  38.  Seele  up 
her  eyes. 

A  feely  lamb,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  10.  the  feely  man,  B.  ii. 
C.  3.  St.  6,  a  feely  wretch,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  51. 
Chaucer  in  the  Reves  tale,  992.  Tbefe  feely 
Clerkis.  Ibid.  1000.  ccmeth  fely  John.  This  word 
I  would  reflore  to  other  paffages,  as  B.  iii.  C.  8. 
St.  27  Seely 'virgin,  not  Silly.  So  again,  B.  iii. 
C.  10.   St.  45.  Seely  maid,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  37. 

Seemen,   feem,  B.  vii.   C.  7.  St.  7. 

Seetily,  becoming,  decent,  feemlefs,  unbecoming, 
unfeemly,  feemlyhed,  feemly  and  decent  carriage 
or  behaviour:  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  14,  Germ,  ziemen, 
decere,   cenmenire. 

Seeth,  boil,  or  grow  hot,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  26.  A-S. 


reo'San,   coquere. 

Selcoutb,  uncommon,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  14.  from 
Seld  feldom,  and  COUO  known,  G.  Douglas, 
Selcoutb',  Selkouth :  ftrange,  uncommon.  Anglo- 
s' rel-CU'O,  f range  or  uncouth,  Somn. 

Scle  a    feal-fifti,     B.    v.    C.    12.    S.    15.   Anglo-S, 

feol. 

SeleSl  flmpes,  chofen,  elegant,   B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  12. 

Sell,  Saddle,  Lat.   Sella,    Gall.  Selle,    B.    ii.   C.    z. 

St.  11.  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.   12,   B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  31. 

B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  60.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  38.  B.  iv. 

C.  4.  St.  30. 

Semblaunt,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  12.  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  21. 
B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  2. — St.  39.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  54. 

B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  29.  B.  iv.  C.  10.   St.49.fi.  v- 

C.  3.  St.  19.  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  56.  B.  v.  C.  9. 
St.  38.  Gall.  Semblant,  fhew,  pretence,  ap- 
pearance: hal.fembiante;  in  fembiante,  in  ap- 
pearance, in  (hew,  Semblaunces,  fhews,  pretences, 
B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  16.  G.  Douglas,  femblant,  ap- 
pearance, ihew.  Ufed  by  Ch. 

Seminary,  ltal.  feminario,  GaM.feminaire,  a  nurfery, 

B.  iii.   C.  6.  St.  30. 
Senefchall,  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  12.   B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  30, 

B.  vi.   C.  1.  St.  15.  B.   vi.   C.   1.   St.  25.  Thc 

chief  magistrate  of  a  certain  precinct,   governour, 

mailer  of  the  ceremonies,  &c. 
Sens,  fo    ufed  by  Chaucer  for  Since.   B.  iv.    C.   5. 

St.  23.  in  the  Folios  Since. 
Sent,  the  fcent  or  having  the  fcent  of  a  thing,  the 

fmelling   out,    as   plainly  ufed  in  B.   iv.  C.  5. 

St.    41.   the   dogs  did    barke   at  fent  of  ft 'ranger 

guefl :   'tis  fo  fpelt  in  the  quarto  and  old  folios,  in 

Hughes  fpelt  Scent,  fo  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  23,  his  per- 

feci  fent;   B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  10.  and  in  otherplaces. 

But  Spenfer's  fpelling  is  neareft   the   etymology. 

Skinner,  ajent,  odor,  procul  dubio  afeniiendo.  ltal. 

fentire. 
To  few,  to  follow,  GalLfuivre,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  17. 

B.  ii.   C.  7.  St.  9.   B.   iii.  C  5.  St.  47.  B.  iv. 

C.  9.  St.  26.  B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  2.  Seewing,  fol- 
lowing, B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  37.  B.  vi.  C.  9  St.  2. 
Seivde,  followed,  perfued,.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  50. 
Sewd  at  hand,  was  a  futor  at  hand,  B.  iii.  C.  10. 
St.  9.  Spelt  Sude,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  20. 

Shallop,  Gall,  chaloupe,  a  boat,  B.  iii.    C.  8.  St.  27. 
Shard,    ufed   for  a  gap  in   the  weft  of  England; 

Spenfer  feems  to  ufe  it  for  a  river,  fee  note  on 

B.  ii,    c.  6.  St.  38.  i.  e.   a  cut  for  a  river;  from 

the  word  that  follows, 
Share,   divide,  B.  v.  C.    2.  St.  17.  Jbar*d,  divided, 

B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  10.   So  Milton,    deep-entring  fhar'd 

his  right  fide,  vii.  326. 
Shaivmes,  B.  1.  C.  12.  St.  13.  a  mufical  inftrument 

mentioned,  Pfal.  98.  7. 
Sbeene,    B.  ii.  C.   1.    St.  10.    B.  ii.    C.  2.  St.  40. 

B.  ii.  C.  10.   St.    8.   B.   iii.  C.   l.  St.  6$.  B.  iii. 

C.  4.  St.  51.  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  11.  B.  v.  C.  8. 
St.  29.  B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  27.  B.  v.  C.  10.  St-  25. 
Sbimng^im  &c.  Chaucer  Prol.  $j^,And Emilie  her 

jongt 


A'   GLOSSARY,    9fe. 


(hcnei  this  paflage  of  Chaucer 
'upports  my  emendation  in  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  10 
as   likewife  what  Spenfer  (ays  in  B.   iv.  C.   5. 

St.  n. 
Tojhond,  to  difgrace,  to  blame,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  53. 

B.  ii.  C.  6.  St,  35.  B.  ii,  C,  8.  St.  12.  B,  iii. 

C.  9.  St.  1.  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  51.  B  iv.  C.  4. 
St.  43,  !',.  v.  C.  4.  St.  24.  Stat,  difgraced, 
blamed,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  11.   B.  ii:  C.  1.  Sr.  27. 

B.  ii.    C.    5.    St.   5.   B.   iii.  C.   4.  St.    50.  B.  iii. 

C.  4.  St.  58.  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  $3.  B.  iii.  C.  10. 
St.  32.  B,  iv.  C.  5.  St.  18.  B.  vi.  C.  6.  St.  33. 
B  vi.  C.  7.  St.  4^.  «  Seattle,  to  hurt,  impaire : 
'  Scendu  /,  hurt  or  blame :  v,  e  yet  ufe  the  word 
«  S'\  •::  for  blame  or  rebuke.'   Verflegan.  Germ. 

t,    dedtcorarc.        Anglo-S.      J-Cenban, 

to  Shame,    to    difgrace.    j^cenoe,   j~cenbit>, 

■ic.i,  /bent,  Chaucer  hath  Jhcnden  in  the  fame 

fenie,  viz.  to  blame,  to  fpoile,  to  marre,  hurt,' 

'  Somn. 

Sbn-c,  pare,  clear,  Anglo-S.  J^'J1*  Germ. 
Sbier.    B.  iv.   C.  6.    St.   20. 

Sberes  the  liquid Jkye,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  5.  doth  Jheare 
the  fubtle  ay  re,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  39.  '  Scheren, 
radere,  tondere,  Gr.  Ketgny,  radere?  litterai- 
ly  from  Virg.  V,  Radit  iter  liquidum  :  which 
G.  Douglas  tranflates,   Sherand  the  lownyt  are. 

Shew  of  living  avigbt,  an  appearance  or  fight  of 
living  creature.     B.  i.   C.  3.    St.  10. 

Shine,  for  /been  ;  as  the  rhime  requires  :  B.  iv.  C.  3. 
St.  3.  See  Sheen. 

Should,  for  would,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  34.  B.  ii.  C.  3. 
St.  16.  B.  ii.  C.  .4  St.  26.  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  43. 

B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  74.  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  32.  B.  iii. 

C.  4.  St.  35.  B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  34.  B.  iv.  C.  2. 
St.  17.   B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  37.  and  in  other  places. 

To  Shrieve,  B.  iv.  C.    12.  St.  26.  i.  e.   to  a£t  the 

part  of  a  confefTor :  to  hear  his  confeflion  and 

give  him  absolution. 
Shngbt,    fhrieked,    B.   iii.  c.    8.   St.  32.  Sbrigbtes, 

fhriekings,   B.  ii.  C.  7.    St.    57.   Sbrigbt,   fhriek, 

B.  vi.  C.  4.  St  2- 
To  Shrill,  to  found  fhrilly:  the  adj.  ufed  for  a  verb. 

B.  v.  c.  7.  St.  27.  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  46. 
Shrilling,    flirill. 
To   Shronvdi    to   Ihelter  themfelves,    B.   i.    C.    1. 

St.  6. 
Shrouded  in  Jleep,  covered,    fheltered,  B.   i.  C.  3. 

St.    15.  Virg.   G.   IV,  414.  tegeret   cum   lumina 

fomno. 
■  Sbyne,    mining,    brightnefs,    B.  i.  C.    10.  St.  6j. 

Germ.  S be-in,  fplendor.  Milton  thus  uksjbeen,  as 

xelejlial  Jheen  ;  /pang led  Jheen.    Pfal.     g-j,    4,  hit 

lightnings  gave  mine  unto  the  world. 
Sib,  related,  of  kin,   B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.   26.  Germ. 

Sippe,  cognatio,  ajfnitas,  Anglo  S.  J"yt>,  kindred, 

affinity,  quo  fenfu,  fib  utitur  Chaucerus.    Somn. 
Sickerneje,  B.   iii.  C.  7.    St.  25.   B.   iii.   C.     II.    St. 

55.  fafety.    Chaucer    Troil.   and  Crefs.    ii,  843. 
Jlone  of '  Sikirne/fe,  rock  of  fecurity.  Securus,  fecure, 

&'<■&/-;  fee uritas,  Sickerneffe,  Germ,  fie her,  tut us. 


Siege,  Gall.  Siege,  feat,  bench,  throne,  &c.  E.  ii, 
<-'.  2.  St.  39.  from  lofty  Siege,  litterally  from 
Virg.  Acn.  II.  2.  toro  ab  alio.  A  /lately  Sirgr, 
B.  ii.  C.  7.   St.  44. 

Si,-;,- J,  befieged. 

Stela1,  feeted  as  a  room,  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  21. 

Stent,  Gall.  Scion,  a   graff,    fprig  or  young  (hoof, 

B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  1.  fo  fpelt  in  the  old  quarto  and 
folio  1609.    in  Hughes,  cyen. 

Sight,  fighed,  B.  vi.  c.  8."  St.   20.  B.  vi.  C.   10. 

St.  40. 
Sin,  fince;  B.  vi.   C.  11.   St.  44.  G.  Douglas,  fyne, 

afterwards,   thereafter,  then.    Teat,  Sinf,  Belg. 

Sind,  pop?,  po/lca.   In    Swedifh,  /inn,  fince. 
Singul/es,    Jobbings,    B.  iii.    C.    II     St     12.    B.    v. 

C.  6.  St.  13.  the  old  books  read  Singul/es ;  the 
Folios,  fingults,  which  is  the  better  reading,  a 
Lat.  Singultus-,  Ital.  Singulto. 

Sit,   B.  i.   C.  1.  St.  30.  fits  net,  fuits  not,   [fee  the 
note  on]  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  33.  ill  it  fits,  it  agrees  ill, 
becomes  ill. 

Sith,   fince,  Anglo-S.  fyfe,   f  l^an,  a  thou/and 
fuh,   B.  iii.   C.    10.  St.    33.    a   thoufand   times, 

ri^on,     'vices,    courfes,    turnes,    times,     Somn. 

Chaucer's  Prol.  487.  ofte  fitbes,  i.  e.  oftentimes, 

Anglo-S.    pj?e,    fume,  conrfe,   p^on,    courfes, 

times,  Chaucero  :   fith  eodem  fenju.  Somn. 
Sithens,  fince  that  time,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  c  1  •  *  SytbanT 

fithence,  or  fince  that  time.'  Verflegan. 
Skill,  did /kill,  did  underitand,    B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  co. 

It  little  /kill,  i.e.   matters  little,  of  little  fignifi- 

cation,  B.  v.  C-  4.  St.  14.  fee  Junius  in  ScilL 
To  fug,  to  grow  fluggiih,  B.  ii.    C.  1,  St.  z^. 
Smouldry  cloud  of  fnoke,  fweltring,    hot,  B.  i.   C.  7. 

St.  13.  fmouldring  dreriment,  B.   i.   C.    8.   St.   9. 

Smouldry  fmoke,    B.  iii.  C.  11.   St,  21.  An^lo-S. 

J~molTj,    hereof  our  Smolt,  hot  weather,  Somn. 

Milton  in  his  hymn  on  the  nativity. 

While  the  red  fire  &  fmouldring  clouds  out-brake. 
Snar,B.  vi.   C.    12.   St.  27,  Belg.  Snarren,  to  fnarl. 
Snarled  haire,    i.  e.  intangled;   as  a  fkain  of  Silk, 

B,  iii.  C.   12.   St,    17.  enfnarle,  entangle,  B,  v. 

C.  9.   St.  9. 

Snubbes,  knobbs,  ab  Hibern,  Cnap,  nodus,  littera 
fibila  prsepofita,  B,  i.  C,  8.  St.  7. 

Sods,  B.  iii.   C.  7,  St.  6.  turfs,  clods  of  earth. 

Sold,  Salary,  hire,  afouldier's  pay,  B.  ii.  C-  9,  St.  6. 
Germ,  (old,  fiipendium,  et  omnis  merces  qu&  merenti 
vel  militant!  fol^vitur,  <vide  Wacht,  in  V. — And 
Menage,  and  Spelman  in  Soldarius. 

Somme,  the  fum,  fubflance,  B.  v,  C.  6.    St.  8. 

Soothlich,  foothly,  true,  Anglo-S,    roSlice. 

Soring  hauke,  B.  ii.  C.  3,  St.  36.  fpelt  faring  in 
the  2d.  quarto  edit.  Spenfer  feems  to  have  fol- 
lowed the  fpelling  of  the  Ita\,  forare  1  from  fuper, 
for,  for  are,  to  fore.   G.  Douglas,  for  and,  foaring, 

Sory,  forty,  forrowful,   fad. 

Sort,  company.  B.  iii.  C  1.  St.  40.  B.  iv.  C.  10. 
St.  43.  B.  v.  C.  4.  St,  36.  B  ,v.  C.  4,  St.  44. 

B.  6. 


A    GLOSSARY, 


c. 


B.  vi.  C.  n.  St.  9.  —  St.  17.  B.  vii.  C.  6. 
St.  28.  Waller  imitates  Spenfer,  ufing  fort  in 
the  fame  fenfe.     A  fort  of  jheep,  a  fiock  of  fheep, 

B.  v.  CV  4.  St.  44,  a  fort  of  merchants,  a 
company,  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  9.  a  fort  of  dogs:  a  pack 
of  dogs,  B.  vi.  C.  u.  St.  ly.  G.  Douglas  fort,  a 
company,  Gall.  &  Ital.  forte,  genus,  J  pedes.  Shi  k. 
K.  Rich.  II.  But  they  can  fee  a  fort  of  traitors 
here,  i.  e.  a  company. 

In  Sort,  in  fuch  fort  or  manner,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  20. 
Tofouce,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  8.  and  foucefojore.     Dryden 
ufes  it  in  Theod.  and  Honoria. 

all  attend 

On  whom  the  fovvfing  eagle  will  defend. 
Saucing  on  the jhore  [plunging,   falling:  foufed over 
head  and  ears  ;  is  a  vulgar  expreffion  :  and  foufed 
is  ufed  for  what  is  pickled,  or  marinated.]  B.  iii. 

C.  4.  St.  16.  Soufi  is  ufed  for  plunged,  B.  i.  C.  3. 
St.  31.  But  the  metaphor  is  from  Falconry, 
B.  iv.    C.  3.  St.  25.    he  froke,  he  foujl.     Again. 

B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  80.  he  foujl  him,  he  came  foufing, 
like  a  hawk  at  his  prey,  upon  him.  So  the  fub- 
frantive  is  ufed  very  plainly,  B.  ii,  C.  11.  St.  3,6. 
as  a  faulcon  that  hath  failed  of  her  foufe.  Ufed 
again,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  19.   B.  iv.  C.  8.  44.  B.  v. 

C.  12.  St.  23.  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  42.  See  note  on 
B.  ii.  C.  n.  St.  36. 

Souldan,  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  24.  and  frequently  after- 
wards. This  wotd  is  fpelt  varioufly  in  our  old 
writers,  as  Sowdan.  Soudan,  Souldan,  Soldan,  all 
from  the  Hebrew,  fignifying  a  king,  tyrant, 
fovereign,    Ital.  Soldano. 

Sout,  fo  fpelt  in  the  iftandzd  quarto,  and  Fo- 
lios of  1609,  161 1,  16 1 7.  in  Hughes,  foot, 
which  modern  fpelling  comes  nearer  the  Anglo- S. 
for.   Ifl.  foot,  B.  ii.  C,  7.  St.  3. 

Sowndes,  Irijh  Sowndes,  B.  iv.  C.  I.  St.  42.  A 
found  is  any  inlet  of  the  fea  between   two  head 

lands.' As    Irifh  founds,    Plymouth  found,    &c. 

The  found  [K«t'  f|o%^]  is  the  Straights  of  the 
"Baltick  Sea  between  Denmark  and  Sweden,  Gall. 
Le  Sond. 

Scwne,  found,  the  rhyme  requires  fowne,  and  fo 
Chaucer  writes  it :  from  fonus,  Ital.  fuono,  very 
unfkilfully  altered  in   fome  editions  into  found, 

B.  i.    C.  I.  St.  41.   'with  Jhrieking  fowne,  B.  iii. 

C.  4.  St.  30.  fcemineo  ululatu,   Virg.  iv.  667. 
'Soyle,    the  prey,  the  foiled  beaft,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  16. 

'Tis  a  hunting  term,  applied  to  the  foil  of  a  wild 
boar,  i.  e.  the  Hough  wherein  he  wallows,  or  to 
a  deer,  which  is  faid  to  take  foil  when  he  runs  in- 
to the  water.  Spenfer  ufes  it  fomewhat  catachref- 
tically,  Gall.  Soville,  a  Lat.  fuile. 
Space,  walk  about,  range  about,  jpatiari,  B.  iv. 
C.  8.   St.   54.  B.v.   C.  i.St.  11.  B.vii.  C.  6. 

St-  55- 

Spalles,    Gall,    ejpaules,    moulders,     B.  ii.   C.   6. 

St.  29;     G.  Douglas  fpaldis,  moulders,  arms. 

Sparding,.  B.  i.  C.    ii.  St.  2;.   fpelt  fo  in   the   ill 

quarto:  in  the    2d  fparckling.     The  k  is  a  letter 

very   rare  among  the  Latins  ;  nor  ufed  by  the. 


Anglo-S.  or  Italians  ;  which  might  be  the  rcafo/i. 
for  Spenfer  to  omit  it :  for  the  fame  reafon  he 
feems  to  have  fpelt  it  rancling,  not  ranckling,  a* 
other  editions,  B.  i.  C.  1 1.  St.  38. 
Sperre  the  gate,  to  barr,  orlhut  the  gate, B.  v.  C.  10. 
St.  37.  opening  the  fparre,  the  barr.  B.  v.  C  11, 
St.  4.  Unfparr,  to  open  :  which  is  to  be  rellored 
to  P.  P.  Fol.  Ixxxviii.  u/fparred  his  eyes,  i.  e. 
opened  his  eyes,  Germ,  fperrcn  claudere,  Anglo-S. 
JTpajlJien,  tofpar,  Gall,  harrer. 
Sperfed  air,  difperfed,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  39*  Fairf.  xiii. 

2.  in  fparfed  aires.  llal.Jperfo. 
Sperjl ,   difperfed,  fcattered,  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  37. 
Spicery,  B.   ii.  C.    LI.  St.   49..    fpelt  fpicere,    B.    iii, 

St.  42.  fpiced  wines. 
To  fpill,  to  fpoil,    to   deftroy.   Anglo-S.  J"pilhin. 
Chaucer  ufes  to  fave  or  fpill,  to   fave  or  to  Us- 
fixoy  :  and   fo  does  our  poet,  B.  i.   C.  3.  St.  43. 

B.  iii.  C.7.  St.  54.  B.  iv.  C.3.  St.36.  B.  v.  C.  10. 
St   2.  B  vi.  C.  7.  St.  31.  And  Spill  he  has,  B.  ii. 

C.  9.  St.  37.  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  1.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  19. 
B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  2.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  36.  PP. 
Fol.  xxi. 

Whofo  fpareth  the'  fpring,   [read  fprigg]  fpylleth  hys 
children. 

Spilt,  fhed,  fcattered  over,  B.  iv.  C.  10.  St.  5. 

Sprent,  fprinkled,  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  18.  Sir  Philip 
Sydney  ufes  it  with  my  tears  fprent,  and  Chaucer.. 
fee  Junius  in  Sprene. 

Spright,  fprite,  Jpirit,    B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  32. — St.  33. 

Springals,  B.  v.  C.  io.  St.  6.  G.  Douglas,  Springald, 
a  fpringall,  a  youth,  a  {tripling.  Chaucer  Iprirt- 
gold.  from  fpring  and  al,  a  termination. 

Spyals,  efpials,   fpies,  Gall,  efpier,  B.  ii.  C.  i.St.  4. 

Spy  re,  it  doth  fpire  forth,  or  grow  up  into- the  faireft 
flower,  Ital.   Spigare  :  from    Spica  :     to  grow   to 

an  ear. But  much  rather  I  would  bring  it  from 

the  Ital.  Spirare,  which  among  other  fignirications 
is  ufed  for  to  produce  :  it  produces  the  fairelt 
flower,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  52. 

Stales,  incitements,  devices,  tricks,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  41 
B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  3.  Mirr.  for  magiltrates,  part  ii». 
Fol.  32. 

/  like  the  halke  which  fores  in  good  efate, 
Didfpy  a  ftale,  Ijloopte,  and  tooke  a  mate. 

Anglo- S.  rr^l-hjianap     Stale-raym   deere,  or- 

a     tamer  fort    of   deere,    wherewith,    ( as  with 

Stales)   they  take  the  wild.  Somm  See  Wachr. 

in  Stal. 
Starke,  ftarke  with  cold,  ftifF,  Belg.  flerci,   Germ.. 

ftark,  Angle-S.  preajlC,  B.    ii.    C.  i.   St.   42. 
Star-read,  in  reading,     or    interpreting  the    ftars, 

Introd.B.v.  St.  8. 
Steane,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  42.  an  earth-pot  feane,  I.  e, 

flony  earth-pot.     'Tis  the  Dutch  word  Steen. 
Sted,   place,    feat,    ftation,    fituation,   B.  i.   C.    8. 

St.  17.  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.   14.  B.i.  C.  ij.  St.  46. 

B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  50.  B.  iii.  C.    12.    St.  2.  B.v, 

C.  12.  St.  23,  fpelt  pad,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  21.. 
B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  42.  B.  iii.  C.  42.  St.  14. 

Sieemi 


A    GLOSSARY,    ®c. 

St.  15.  Jlcupir.g,   B.  iii.    C  7.   St.  59-' 
Stour,   Stoture,    very   often    ufed  for,    fight,     ftirr, 


',••;«;,  to  rmoke,  B.  vi.C.  7.  St.  15. 

6Vlv://:,./>  had   fteamed,    exhaled,    or   breathed  out, 

B.iii.C.  i.St.  55.  . 

oVmmo/,  cfteemed,   15.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  3.   B.  vi.  C.  10. 

St.  JC.     So  the  lulpmare,  ftimatt. 

,'  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  27.  /*  AWf  Z;j'  wo//M  /,:W7 

;;/  /&*/>,  to  caufc  his  melted  heart  or  courage 
to  pal's  off  in  a  meer  Aeem  and  vapours,  Xo  melt 
quite  awav  in  fleep. 

.  ftint,  ftay,  Hop,  B.  ii.  C.  4-  St-  I2-  O.Doug- 
las, Jlent,  to  flint,  flop,  ceale. 

S/rtr,    fteeped,    fouked,  wetted,    B.  11.  C.  6.  St.  42. 

6W,  tail.  B.  i.C.  1.  St.  18.  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  28. 
The  tail  of  a  grey  hound  is  called  the  iterne. 

.  to  periih,  B.  ii.  e.  6.  St.  34.  B  iv.  C.  I. 
St.  4.  B.  iv.  e.  1 .  St.  26.  Germ.  Jierben.  interf- 
ere, factrt  ut  moriatur.  Anglo-S.  J-CeOJltan, 
G.  Douglas,  Jkrf,  to  ftanre  s  ufcd  for,  to  die, 
or  to  be  killed  by  whatever  kind  of  death. 

Sue,  fee  Stye.  mm 

Stire,  Stir,    or   move ;  for  the  rhyme.   B.  11.    C.  I. 
St.  7.  ftir,   prick  him  on,   B.  ii  C.  5.  St.  2. 

Stole,  along  garment,  or  matrons  robe.  Stola,  B.  i. 
e.  1.  St.  4.  and  in  other  places.  5 tolata  mulier, Hor. 

Stand,  '  ftand,  ftation :  fpelt  fo  in  the  quarto 
editions  from  the  Anglo-S.  fronton,  B.  1. 
C.vi.  St.  48.  B.ii.  C.  11.  St.  15.  and  this  is  the 
meaning  perhaps  of  Stownd,  in  B.  iii.  C.  I. 
St.  65. "a  letter  added  for  the  rhyme. 

Stoni'ed,  aftonilhed,  or  ftunned,  B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  30. 
nvasjlonied  fore.  Gall,  ejlonner,  epnne.  pmed. 
His  fenfes pond,  i.  e.  ftunned,  R.  i.  C.  7.  St.  12. 
Phaer  thus  tranflates  Virg.  ii.  774.  objlupui  fte- 
teruntque  comae,  I  pynyd  and  my  bears  upftood. 
And  hence  perhaps  is  to  be  explained  his  epithet, 
fiony  horrour,  B.i.  C.  6.  St.  37,  ftony  dart.  B.  i. 
C  7.  St.  2  2.  Stony  eyes,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  24.  Stony 
feare,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  8.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  46.  But 
mbatfopnie  mind,  fo  ftupified,  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  39. 
Stony  Jwound,B.  vi.C.  5.  St.  6.epnne,pny.Un\eCs 
the  reader  will  imagine  it  comes  from  Jlone  ;  fo 
thatyfoay  may  be  as  cold  as  a  Jlone,  as  fenfelefs  as  a 
Jlone,  as  bard  as  a  Jlone,  as  Jlupijied  as  a  Jlone, 
Sec.  &c 

Stosn'd,  fee  Jlonied. 

Siound,  Jlownd,  Anglo-S.  rrund,  a  while,  a 
jpace,  moment,  feafon,  hour,  time,  Germ.  Stund. 
baleful  fiound,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  25.  bitter  fiound 
B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  32.  B.  ii.  C.  11,  St.  25.  *od 
jlound,  B.  i.  C.  8,  St.  12.  He  ufes  it  very  often: 

every  Jlound,  every  moment,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  38, 

till  that  Jlound,  till  that  time,  B.  i.  C.  u.  St.  36. 
— ran  to  the  fiound,  B.  iii.  C.  I,  St.  63.  I  queftion 
\1fiovjnd  is  not  here  for  Stand,  place  s  which  fee 
above,— -ufed  frequently  by  Chaucer,  and  G. 
Douglas:  the  adjedive  prefixed  determines  it  to 
a  good  or  bad  fenfe. 
Stoup,  a  ftoup  in  Falconry  is  when  the  hawk  on  the 
wing  ftrikes  at  the  fowl;  fhe  is  then  faid  to 
Stoup  or  make  her  ftoup.  Idle  pups,  B.  v.  C.  5. 


attack,  quarrel,    ufed   by  Chaucer  and  G.  Dov 
glas,     111.    Stir,    bellum,   Anglo-S.   jTyjUan, 
turbaee. 

Stownd  fee  Jlond  and  Jlound, 

Straine,  Strene,  race,  defcent,  family,  origin,  Anglo- 
S.  j-rjiynt)e,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  33.  B.  v.  C.  9, 
St.  32.  B.  vi.  C.  6,  St.  9.   G.  Douglas, 
Chaucer Jlrene,  kindred,  defcent. 

Stray t,  lheat,  Jlrata  warum,  B.  ii.  C  7,  St.  40, 

Strejje,  diflrelfe,  B.  iii.  C.  II.    St.  18. 

Tojlye,  B.  i,  C.  II,  St.  25.  to  fly e  above  the  ground: 
to  mount.  Wick.  Matt.  XIV,  23.  be  ftiedc 
an  biljor  to  -preie,  i.'e.  went  up.  That  was  am- 
bition, rajb  defire  to  Stye,  that  was  ambition  viz, 
a  rath  defire  to  mount,  B.  ii-  C.  7.  St.  46.  Can 
higher  Jlie,  can  mount  higher,  B-  iii. 
St  36.  round  about  doth  pe,  mount,  hover  above, 

B  iv,  C.  9.  St.  33.  Anglo-S.  aj-rigan, 
to  afcend,  mount  up,  frijan.,  to  mount  up, 
rtTlTele,  a  fliie.  Spenfer  in  his  view  of  Ire- 
land ;  *  the  ftirrup  was  called  fo  in  fome  as  it 
were  a  Stay  to  get  up  ;  being  derived  of  the  old 
Englifh  wordy?y,  which  is  to  get  up  or  mount. 
To  pre,  to  ftir,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  45 .  Anglo-S, 
arriflian,  to  move,  to  ftir, 

Subverjl,  fubverted,  B.  iii.    C.  12.   St.  42. 

Suctejfe,  fucceffion,  B.  iii.  C.  10.   St.  45. 

Sude,  fee  Sew. 

Sufufedcyes,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  10.  bedewed,  fuffufed 
with  tears,  Oculos  lacrymis  fuffufa,  Virg.  I,  232. 
Dryden  ufes  it  very  elegantly  in  his  Fables3 
His  eye-bah  glare  with  pe,  fuffus'd  with  blood. 

Supprejfing,  keeping  him  under,  B.  vi.  C.  8.  St.  18. 

Supprejl  ravifhed,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  40. 

Surbct,  B.ii.  C.  2.  St.  22.  Surbate,  B.  vi.  C.  4. 
St.  34.  Surbate  is  a  bruife  in  a  horfes  foot: 
Gall.  Solbature,  furbated,  furbet,  Gall.  Salbatul 

Surceafe,  flop. 

Surceajl,  flopped,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  31. 

Surquedry,  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  46.  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  7. 

B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  2.  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  30.  Pride, 
prefumption.  P.P.  Fol.  cix.  And Jent  forth  furqui- 
dous  his  Jargeant  of  armes.  Ufed  by  Chaucer. 
See  Skinner. 

Sute,  fuit.  petition,  requeft,   B.  v.  C.  9.  St.  44. 
Swaid,  fee  Sway. 

Swart,  fwarthy,  Anglo-S.  fpeajir,  black,  fwart. 
or  fwarthy.     Kiliano,  fwaro,  fwert,    Somn.  B.  ii. 

C.  10.  St.  15. 

Swarming,  fwerving,   giving  way,  going  from,  &c. 

B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  42.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  30 St.  36. 

B.ii.  C.  12.   St,  76.    B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  18.   B.iv. 

C.  8.  St.  10.  B.  5.  C.  10.  St.  35. 

Sway,  a  fubftantive,  management,  direaion,  rule, 
motion,  &c.  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  36.  B.iv.  C.  4. 
St.  31.  B.  vi.  C,  8.  St.  8.  a  verb,  to  direft,  to 

manage, 


A    GLOSSARY,    &c. 


manage,  to  move,  to  weigh  down,  &c.  B.  i. 
C.  2.  St.  38.  B.  i.  C.  1 1.  St.  42.  B.  ii.  C.  6. 
St.  31.   B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  46.    B.  ii.  C.  10.   St.  49. 

B.  iii.  C.  I.St.  6.  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  21.  Milton 
fays  the  /way  of  battle,  for  the  violent  moving  of 
armies  :  and  of  a  fword  wielded  or  fwayed  with 
both  hands,  'with  huge  two-banded/way. 

Sweath-bands,  fwathe,  or  fwaddling    bands,   B.  vi. 

C.  4.  St.  23. 

Swelt,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  6.  B.  iii.  C.  11.— 27.  B.  iv. 
C.  7.  St.  29.  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  21.  burnt,  fuffo- 
cated  with  heat,  fainted.  P.  P.  Fol.  cxiii.  fwoved 
and  /welted.  Chaucer  Knighte's  Tale  1358.^ 
/welt.  TroiU  and  Creff.  iii.  348.  made  his  heft  to 
/welt.    *  /welt,  dead  :  it  feemeth  to  be  meant  of 

*  being  dead  by  violence :  we   fay  yet  when  one 

*  taketh  exceflive  pains,  that  he  will  /welt  out 
his  heart.'  Verftegan.  G.  Douglas  :  /ivelt,  to  be 
«  choaked,     fufFocated,    to  die,   ab    Anglo  Sax. 

rpelran,    mori.  '  Spealtran,  to  dye,  Lane 

«  to  /ivelt.   Vet.    Fland.  /welt  en,    deficere,  languef- 

«■  cere,  fati/cere  :  Kiliano,*    Somn.    fpelrende, 

dying,  rpelterfOllC,    ready  to  dye. 
Swerds,    B.  i.   C.    3.  St.  41.    B.  i.   C.  4.   St.   40. 

Sword,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  47.  Anglo-S.  J-peajlb, 

Belg.  Swerde.  fpeltas  the  original. 
Swerved,  moved  out   of  his   place,  Belg.  /wervn 

<vagari,  errare,  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  35.  Milton  ufes 

it  in  B.  vi.  ver.  386. 
Swinged,  B.  i.  C.  1 1.  St.  26.     So  fpelt  in  the  two 

old  quarto  editions  ;  Folios,  Singed:  Gr.  tvsxvtvf- 

rere,  o-tvuv,/winge. 
Swinck  and  /weat,  B.  ii.    C.  7.    St.  8.   B.ii.  C.  7. 

St.    58.   B.   vi.    C.  4.   St.   32.     •  Swync,  labor. 

«  We  fay  yet  fwinc  and  fweat.'    Verltegan. 
Swound.     So   the  old  quartos  :    the  Folio    1609. 

Swoune,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  19.  a  fwoon  or  fainting  fit, 

T- 

CJ^JLJNTS,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  1 1 .  So  fpelt  in  the 

"^  old  quarto  editions,  and  in  the  Folios  1609, 
1611,  1617,1679.  So  in  Jer.  xii.  9.  a  talented 
bird.  We  fpell  it  now  from  the  French  talons, 
Lat.  talus,  Ital.  t allow. 

Targe,  B.  iv.  C.  12.   St.  14.  a  buckler  or  fhield. 

Ta/jel  or  To/el,  a  twilled  or  bufhy  ornament  of  filk 

gold  or  iilver a  horn  in    twifted  gold  and  tajjels 

gay,  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  y  Miltonm  his  Mafk  hence 
prettily  fays,  the  taftfeld  horn,  i.  e.  ornamented 
with  tofTels  or  tafTels  of  filk,    gold,   &rc. 

Ta/Jel  gent,  a  gentle,  tame  male  hawk,  B.  iii.  C.  4. 
St.  49,  Gall,  tiercelet  de  Faucon. 

Teade,  from  the  Lat.  Teda,  a  torch,  B.  i.  C.  12. 
St.  37.  Ital.  Teda,  a  torch. 

Teene,  Tine,  Tyne.  So  varioufly  is  this  word  fpelt. 
'Tis  ufed  frequently  for  trouble  ;  fometimes  for 
injury,  mifchief,  &c.  In  Urry's  Chaucer  'tis  frelt 
Tene,  Teine,  In  Shakefpeare's  Tern  pelt,  Act  i. 
Teene.  It  comes  from  the  Anglo-S.  treon,  an- 
noyance, triulle,  Lane,  teen,  teonan,  to  incer.fe, 
Vox..  I. 


to  provoke,  treoniUll,  injurious,  doleful,  teene, 
trouble,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  34.  So  again,  B.  i.  C.  1  2. 
St.  18.  B.ii.  C.  1.  St.  15.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.. 
21.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  58.  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  40.  B.  iii, 
C.  11.  St.  37.  B.iv.  C.  3.  St.  31.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St. 
37.  B.  iv.  C.  12.  St.  21.  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  7.  bitter 
?>:ilk  of  tine,  of  trouble  and  mifchief,  B.  iii.  C.  11, 
St.  1.  ruful tine,  trouble,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  37.  win- 
ters tine,  mifchief  or  injury  of  winter,  B.  iv. 
C.    12.  St.    34.  which   he   fpells  winter1!   teene. 

B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  23.  And  this  word  he  fpells  Tyne, 
that  the  letters  might  anfwer  in  the  rhyme,in  B.  i. 

C.  9.  St.  15.  'with  labour  and  long  tyne,  i.  e. 
trouble.  So  again,  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  13.  B  vi.  C.  5. 
St.  24.  B.vi.  C.  8.  St.  33. 

Tenor,  B.  i.    C.  11.  St.  7.  Ital.   tenore  :  the  middle 

part  next  the  bafe. 
Thee,  thrive,   profper.  Well  mote  ye  thee.  B.ii.  C.  1. 

St.    33.  fayre  mote   he  thee,   B.ii.   C.  II.  St.  17. 

See  Verftegan,  page  259.   G.   Douglas,  Chaucer 

and  Junius  in  Thee,  Anglo-S.  oean,    to  thrive, 

Lanceft.  to  thee,  Somn. 
Thewes,  qualifications,   manners,    Anglo-S.  j?eap, 

a  manner,  cujlom,  behaviour,  qualities,  Chaucero, 

thewei,  Somn.     Gentle  thewes,    B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  3. 

B.ii.    C.  1.    St.    33.  goodly  thewes,    B.   i.  C.  10. 

St.  4.    B.  vi.    C.  8  .  St.  38.  godly  thewes,    B.  ii. 

C.  10.  St.  59.  good  thewes,  B.  iv,    C.  9.  St.  14. 

B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  2. 

Thewed  ill,  B.  ii.  C.  .  6.  St.  26.  male  moratus, 
with  ill  thewes  or  manners.  Chaucer. 

Thriftie,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  15.  B.  i.  C  10.  St.  38.  and 
fo  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  29.  after  blood  to  thru/l  :  and 
'tis  fpelt  thrift,  B.ii.C.  6.  St.  17.  in  the  ift  quar- 
to :  in  the  2d    tbirft.      To    thrift,   to  thiift.-  B.  ii. 

C.  2.  St.  29.  /laming  thruft,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  c, 
So  the  firft  edit,  the  2d  thwft.  In  the  old  tranf- 
lation  of  the  Bible  'tis  fpelt  thriftie :  thrift.  Germ. 
durft,  Jitis.  Franc,  thruft,  thruftan,  ft/ire.  Ch. 
has  thrifled  for  thirfted. 

Tho,  then,  Anglo-S.  j?a.  ufed  by  Chaucer  and  the 

old  writers. 
Thrall,   flave,    to    thrall,  to  enflave,  thraldom,  fla- 

very,  captivity,  Anglo-S.  OJias!,  /er-zus. 
Threajury.  So  fpelt  in  the    ift  and   2d  quarto,  and 

Folio  of  1609,   B.  ii.   C.   7.    St.  4.  B,  ii,  C.  8. 

St.  4.    B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  19.   Threa/ure,  B.  iv.  C.  2, 

St.  33.  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  12. 

Thrill,  to  pierce  through,  Anglo-S.  ^ijl]J2n,  to 
pierce  or  bore  through,  to  drill :  Chaucero,  thirled, 
perforatus  Somn.  B.i.  C.  ic.  St.  19.  B.  iii.  C.  5. 
St.  20.  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  31.  thrillant  J'peare,  B.  i. 
C.  I  I.  St.  20.  hart-thrilling  J'peare,  B.  ii.  C.  3. 
St  6.  hart-thrillivg  brond,  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  41. 
thrillant  darts,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St  46,  thrilled 
breft,  B.  iii.  C.  2   St.  32.    See  G.  Douglas. 

Throw,  that  laft  bitter  throw,  pain,  pangs.  B.  i. 
C.  i o.  St.  41.  So  mighty  tbr owes,  ftrokes.  blows, 
B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  9.  In  the  fame  fenfe  the  word 
occurs  in  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  41.  But  differently,  to 
jlcepc  a  throwe.  i.  e.  a  fmall  while,  or  fpace,  B.  iii. 
*  f  C.  4. 


A    GLOSSARY,    fife. 


C.  4.  St.  ^3.  danger  of  the  tbrowes,  i.  e.  ftrokes, 
blows  ;  as  above.  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  26.     So  again, 

B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  33.  deadly  twronbty  ilroke.  So  it 
!  ■.  ■  .:  upon  a  throw:,  i.  e.  a  certain  time,  Gower, 
Fol.  xcviii.  And  l\  I'.  tot.  Ixxxvii.  2.  And  1 
have  thought  a  thri-we  [riv.d,  throwe]  of  tbefe 
tbfejmks.   See  the  Glonary  of  Chaucer  in  Throw:.. 

Thrift,  fee  Tht 

Tickle,    Rippety,     unliable,    ticklifli,     B.  vi.    C.  3. 

St.  5.  B.  vi'i  C.  7.  St.  8f 
A  tide,  a  while,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  29. Anglo-S.     trio, 

time,  leaibn,  an  hour. 
Tight,   tied,  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  34. 
Tmd,  kindled,    excited,    B.  ii.    C.  8.  St.  II.   B.  iii. 

C.  7.  St.  15.  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  30.  in  the  fame 
fenfe,   fo  inly  they  did  Tine,  i.  e.   inflame,    rage, 

B.  ii.  C.  11.  St.  21.  Anglo-S.  "Cenban,  accen- 
dcre.  The  word  is  common  in  the  weft  of  Eng- 
land Sometimes  fpelt  Tynd,  i.  e.  kindled,  itir- 
ied    up,    excited,     B.    iii.    C.    3.    St.  57.    B.   iii. 

C.  10.  St.  13.  and  in  other  places  ;  Burin  B.  iv. 
C.  II.  St.  36.  thatTyncd  on  his  f  rand,  it  means, 
that  were  loll  or  died.  See  G.Douglas  in  Tyne,  and 
Junius  —  ruful  tine — milk  of  tine — winter  s  tine 
— long  tyne — fad  tyne — See  above  in  Teen. 

Tilt  and  tournament,  B.  iii.  C.  I.St.  44.  B.  V.  C.  8. 
St.  7.  Tilt  or  tourney.  B.  iii.    C.  2.   St.  9.    Tilt, 

B.  3.C.  8.  St.  18. 

Tire,  iank,   row,  as  a  tire   of  ordnance,  &c.  B.  i. 

C.  4.  St.  33. 

To,  ufed  expletively  :  all  to  rent,  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St.  8. 
B.  v.C.  8.  St.  4.  B.v.  C.  8.  St.  43.  all  to  brusd, 
B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  44.  all  to  worne,  all  to  tome,  B.  v. 
C  9.  St.  1  o.  In  this  expletive  manner,  or  ra- 
ther to  increafe  the  force  of  the  verb  or  parti- 
ciple before  which  it  is  placed  ;  it  feems  ufed  in 

B.  i.C.  7.  St.  47.  So  they  to  fght  :  which  in  all 
the  editions  but  the  firft  is  changed  into,/o  t bey  two 

hht- 

Tofore,  before  Anglo-S.  tofojian.  Ufed  by  Ch. 
and  G.  Douglas. 

Too  and  fro,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  10.  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  30. 
B.iv.  C.  3.  St.  9.  This  is  the  fpelling  of  the 
ift  and  2d  editions,  to  and  foe,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St. 
34.  to  and  fo,  B.  i,  C.  10.  St.  56.  and  in 
ether  places,  Pfal.  cvii.  27,  They  reel  to  and  fro. 
Ephef.  iv.  14.    toffed  to  and  fro. 

Tcrt,  B.  i.  C.  12.    St.  4.  B.  ii.  C.  5.  St.  17.  B.  iii, 

C.  2.  St.  12.  B.  iv  C.  8.  St.  31.  tortious  wrong, 
B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  18.  tortious  poure,  B.  iv.  C.  9. 
St.  12.  B.v,  C.  8.  St.  30.  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  8. 
Gall,  tort,    wrong,    injury,   Ital.  torto,  tortofo. 

Totty,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  39.  Ufed  by  Ch.  dizzy,  tot- 
tering. 

Touch,  true  as  touch,  true  as  touched  or  tried  gold, 
or  fo  true  as  to  be  able  to  bear  the  touch-itone, 
or  nriaeft  trial,  B.i.  C.  3.  St.  2. 

Tourney,  B.  ii.  C.  I.  St.  6.  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  9.  Vide 
Spelman  in  T our ne amentum.  G.  Douglas,  page 
146.  ver.  6.  thus  tranflates  Virg.  ver.  550.  Ducat 
uvo  turmas"  ■   ■  ■ 


Bid  him  bring  bidder  his  rowtis  to  tttrnay.    See  be- 
low Tumameni. 

Touz'd,  tu£gcd  and  hauled  about :  to  tcwr.e  ivcol,  is 
to  card  and  dref;  it:  Anglo-S.  Tyflean,  to  <vexf 
to  teaze  Tyrluil  g,  a  teafmg,  Soran.  B.  ii.  Gil. 
St.  33. 

Towards gan  advance,  i.  e.  towards  him,  B.  ii.  C.  3, 
St.  34..  my  toward  good,  the  good  inclining  towards 
me,  B  ii.  C.  4.  St.  22.  ronmng  towards,  run- 
ning towards  them,  B.ii,  C.  4.  St.  37. 

Trad,  .  B.  1.  C.  1.  St.  11,  by  trad,  by  tracing,  or 
by  the  track  and  footing :  a  hunting  term.  Ital. 
traccia,  afootllep,  mark  or  trackt,  hath  trailed, 
traced,  B.ii.  C.  6.  St.  39.  Ital.  tracciare,  to  fol- 
low the  trace  or  footing  he  trad  hisjlcps,  traced, 
followed,  B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  3. 

Trade,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  39.  tread,  trace,  Or  foot- 
fteps  :  not  fpelt  fo  merely  for  the  rhyme,  but  ac- 
cording to  its  original  -.  -Boxhurn  in  lex.  antic[. 
trawd,  incefTus,  curfus  pedellris. 

Trade,  do  tread,  walk,  inhabit,  B.  iv.  C.  II.  St.  9. 

Traduction,  B.  iv.  C.  3.  St.  1 3.  See  the  note. 

Traveile,  B.  iii.    C.  3.  St.  ii.  labour,  Gall,  tra- 
<vaillcr,  Ital.  travagliare. 

Train,  Trayn,  the  train  or  tail  (as  we  fay  the  train 
of  a  robe)  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  18.  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.    17. 

B.  i.  C  St.  37.  and  in  other  places.  Train  is  like- 
wife  ufed  for  treachery,  deceit,  Ital.  tranello,  B.  i. 

C.  3.  St.  24.    B.  i.  C.  6.   St.  11.  and  in  feveral 
other  places. 

Tranf ated,  turned  them  to,  B.5.  C.  7.  St.  29. 
Tranfmew,  tranfmute,    transform,    Gall,  tranfmuer, 

B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  3.5.  B.  iij.  C.  1.  St.  38. 
Tranfverfe,.B.  7.  C.  7.  St.  36.   awry,  out  of  order,. 

in  tranjhierfum. 
Trasforme,  fo  fpelt  in  the  ill  edit,   in  the  2d  tranf 
.    forme,  B,  ii.  C.  5.  St.  27.    Spenfer  followed  the 

Ital.    trasformare ;  his   editors    the  Latin  tranf 
formare. 
Trajl,  followed  as  it  were  by  traft  or  footing.    The 

Folios,  frac't,  B.  v.  C.8.  St.  37. 
Treachour,  Treachctour,  traitor.  Gall,  tricbeur,  B.  i. 

C.  9.   St.  32.   B.  ii.   C.  1.  St.  12.  B.  it.  C.  4. 
St.  27.  B.ii.  C.  10.  St.  51. 

Treague,  B.  ii.  C.  2.  St.  33.  Ital.  tregua,  a  truce,  or 

ceffation  of  arms,  Germ,  treuga. 
Treen,  of  a  tree,  See  Mould.  G.  Douglas  Trene,   of 

tree,  wooden. 
Trencband,   Gall,   tranchant,    fharp,     cutting,    B,  i. 

C.i.  St.  1 7.  B.i.  C.  10.  St.  24.  B.  v.  C.  5.  St.  9. 

ufed  by  Chaucer. 
Troad,  path,   B.  vi.  C.  10.  St.  C. 
Trow,    believe,  imagine,  conceive. 
To  trufs,  a  term  in  hawking,  when  the  hawk  raifes- 

his  prey  aloft,  and  then  defcends  with  it  to  the 

ground,  B.  iv.  C.  7.  St-  18. 
Turnament,  Turneyment,    Turney,     B.  i.    C.  5.   St.  I. 

B.  iii.    C.  1.    St.   44.    B.  iv.    C.    4      St.   13. 

B.iv.C.  7,  St.  3.  B.v.  C  8   St.  7.   B    iv.  C  4. 

St.  26.  B.  iv.   C.  6.    St.  6.    B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  28. 

Turneying,   B.  iv.    C.  2.  St.  27,  Turneyd,  B.  iv„ 

C.  5. 


A    GLOSSARY, 


Cm 


C.  5.  St.  7.  'Twas  ingenioufly  faid  that  Torna- 
menta,  tournaments,  is  a  corruption  of  Troja- 
menta,  and  that joufts  and  turnaments  owed  their 
original  to  the  Ludus  Trojae,  or  Troja,  which 
Virgil  has  fo  elegantly  defcribed,  Aen.  v.  545, 
&c.  See  Wacht.  in  Turnier. 

Turribant,  B.  iv.  C.  1 1.  St.  28.  fo  fpelt  by  Spencer, 
q.  d.  Turkifcbband :  a  turban. 

Tway,  two,  in  tway,  in  two,  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  27. 
B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  31.  B.  iii.  C.  1 1.  St.  11.  Twayne, 

two,  B,  i.   C.  3.    St.  22 44.    bis   twayne,  his 

couple,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  20.  Anglo-S.  twa, 
two,    tTWa  and  twa,    two    and    two.    *CWe- 

fealb,  two-fold. 
Twigbt,  twit,  upbraid,  B.  v.  C,  6.  St.  12. 
Twyfold,  twofold,  B.  i.  C,  5.  St.  28.   '  twyfeald  or 

*  twefeald,  two-fold,  doubtful,  anceps,'  Verfteg. 
Tyne,  fee  Teem. 
Tynd,  fee  find. 

V. 

TTJDE,  fee  JW*. 

^  Valentide,  the  tide  or  feafon  of  Valentine : 
St.  Valentine's  day,  Feb.  14,  when  the  birds 
choofe  their  mates,  and  the  youth  their  valen- 
tines, B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  32. 

Valew,  fo  fpelt  in  the  ift  edition,  in  the  2d  Value, 
and  fo  in  the  Folios :  in  Hughes,  Valour:  it  means 
value,  worth,  valour,  &c.  a  Lat.  valere,  validus, 
t$c.  ltal.  Valere,  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  29.  Spelt  like- 
wife  Valew,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  24.  and  Value. 
B.  iii.  c»  12.  St.  14.  See  the  note  in  page 
458. 

Valiaunce,  Gall.  Vaillancc. 

Vaunting,  advancing,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  17. 

To  Vaunt,  to  boaft.  Vaunt,  boafting.  Vaunter,  a 
boafter.  Vaunten,  boaft  of,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  31. 
Vaunted  fpeare,  boafted,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  7. 

Vellenage,  it  mould  rather  be  fpelt  Villnage,  as  in 
the  Folios.  'Tis  the  meaneft  and  loweft  of  tenure, 
B.  ii.  C.  it.  St.  1. 

Venery,  hunting  of  wild  beafts.  [Gall.  Venerie : 
Chaucer  ufes  it  fo.]  B.  i,  C.  6.  St.  22. 

Venger,    revenger,  B.  i.  C  3.  St.  20. 

Ventayle,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  24.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  19. 
Ventailes,  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  12.  Chaucer  adds  the 
J,  and  writes  it  Aventaile,  and  fo  does  Lydgate. 
'Tis  the  forepart  of  the  helmet  to  give  went 
or  air  to  the  face,  and  is  made  to  lift  up.  ltal. 
Ventaglia. 

Vented  up  her  umbriere,  lifted  up  the  I'ifor  of  her 
helmet:  gave  vent  to  her  face  by  lifting  up 
her  headpiece,  B.  iii.  C  1.  St.  42.  ltal.  <ventare, 
Gall.  i> enter. 

Verdia,  [quajt  were  diclum ;  a  ftritt  and  true  report 
of  the  jurymen]  B.  v.  C.  10.  St.  2. 

Vere  the  maine pete,  B.  i.  C.  12.  St.  l.  B.  v.  C.  12. 
St.  18.  Lat.  gyrare,  Gall,  virer,  to  veer,  to  turn, 
to  mift,  &c. 


Vermcill,  ltal.  vermiglio,  Gall,  vertniel.  Vermiliov;, 
a  lively  deep  red  colour,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  46,  65. 
B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  27.  For  the  rhyme  he  writes 
Vermily,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  6. 

Vertuous  fteele,  indued  with  fuch  virtues  or  powers, 
B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  22.  So  vertv.ous  Jiaff,  B.  ii.  C.  12- 
St.  86.  So  the  ltal.  poet  fpeaking  of  the  in- 
chanted  ring  of  Angelica, 

In  becca  avea  quell'  anel  virtuofc. 

Orl.  inn.  L.  i.  C.  14.  St.  49. 

Viaundes,  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St.  27.  Gall.  Viands. 

Vilde,  vile. 

Virelays,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St   8.  Gall.  Virelai,  a  kind 

of  a  fong.  See  the  note.  Ufed  by  Gower  Fol.xxiih 

Roundel,  balade,  and  verelaie. 
Vi/nomie,  B.  v.  C.  4.  St.  11.  Phyfiognomy. 
Umbriere,  B.  iii.  C.  i.  St.  42.    B.  iv.    C.  4.  St.  44, 

The  vifor  of  the  helmet :  fo  named  from  (hading 

the  face  :  ombrare,  to  (hade. 
Uncouth,  unufual,  ftrange,    harfh,  &c.  B.  i.  C.  1. 

St.  15—50.  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  31.  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.22. 

B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  24,29. { Cuth,  known,  acquainted, 
familiar ;  as  contrarywife  uncouth,  is  unknown.' 
Verfteg.  Un-CUO,   unknown,  Somn. 

Underfong,  attempt  by  underhand  and  indirect 
means,  B.  v.  C.  2.  St.  7.  '  Uriderfenge,  to  under- 
'  take.  Underfengud,  undertaken,  enterprifed/ 
Verftegan. 

Undertime,  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  13.  '  Underntyde,  the 
'  afternoon,  toward  the  evening.'  Verftegan.  Vid. 
Wacht.  in  undern,  *  UlYCejin,  the  forenoon, 
'  the  third  hour  of  the  day,  that  is  nine  of  the 
•  clock  with  us\ —  Accordingly  both  Chaucer's 
interpreter  and  Verftegan  are  to  be  corrected, 
who  by  undern  and  undern-tide  underftand  after- 
noon. Somn. 

Undight:  hong  undight,  not  dight,  difordered  See 
dight,  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.  18.  Undight  their  garments, 
untie  or  put  off,  B  iii.  C.  9.  St.  19.  So  'tis  ufed 
again,  B.  v.  C.  7.  St.  41.  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  20. 

Uneath,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  38.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  49.  B.  ii. 

C.  10.  St.  8.  and  in  other  places,  Un-ea^e, 
fcarcely.  Chaucero,  unetb.  Somn. 

Unhele,  B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  64.  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  10. 
Somner,  unhelan,  to  difcover,  to  bewray  :  helan, 
to  cover.  P.  P.  Fol.  Ixxxvi.  And  if  bis  houfe  be 
unbiled,  i.  e.  uncovered.  See  note  on  B.  iv.  C.  10. 
St.  35. 

Unbtrfi,  B.  v.  C.  3.  St.  37.  took  them  from  the 
Herfe,  or  temporary  monument  where  they  were 
ufually  hanged. 

Unkempt,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  29.  Void  of  all  grace 
and  elegance ;  Lat.  incomptus :  from  un  and 
kempt,  dreifed  up,  adorned ;  fo  ufed  by  Chaucer 
in  his  verfion  of  Boethius.  In  the  Knight's  tale, 
2136,  kempid  heiris,  combed  hairs;  and  he  ufes 
to  kembe,  to  adorn.  So  unkempt,  incomptus,  un- 
adorned. 

*  f  2  Unkinde, 


A    GLOSSARY, 


c. 


Unkinde,  unnatural,  B.  iii.  C.  2.  St.  43.  Unkindly, 
unnaturally,  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  26.  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St. 9. 

Uti/ajh;  unlaced  ;  fo  fpelt  that  the  letters  might  an- 
swer in  the  rhyme,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  24.  B.  vi. 
C,  1 .  St.  39. 

Unlich,  unlike,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  28.  fo  written  for 
the  fake  of  the  rhyme  :  however  he  has  likewife 
Chaucer's  authority,  who  writes  licb,  ior  like. 
Anglo-S.  un-jelic. 

Unbunuaidif  unprovided,  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  14. 

I'n.rlU  B.  v.  C.  6.  St.  7.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  3.  dif- 
quxt.   uneafinefs.    ufed  by  Chaucer. 

Untitle  unto,  them  until,  unto  them,  B.  i.  C.  II. 
St.  4.  Untill  the  closure,  to  the  clofure,  B.  iii, 
C.  3.  St.  27.  Until  is  ufed  for  unto,  in  the  ver- 
fion  of  Pf.  exxxix.  ver.  6. 

Too  nvonderfull  above  my  reach, 

Lord,    is  thy  cunning  Jlill : 
It  is  fo  high,   that  I  the  fame 

Cannot  attaine  untill. 

i.  e.  Unto  the  fame.    Our  poet  ufes  it  in  his  Paf- 
torals,  Nov. 
But  knew  we  fools  what  it  us  brings  untill. 

i.e.  Unto  us,  G.  D.  pag.  35.  16.  //'/  obey,  to 
obey.    Chaucer's  Knight's  tale,  1354. 

Until  the  temple  purpojith  to  go. 

i'nwares,  unexpectedly,  uncautioufly,  unwarily. 

Unweeting,  unknowing,  ignorant,  B.  i.  C,  2.  St.  40. 
The  2d  edit,  in  quarto  reads  unweening,  and  is 
followed  by  the  Folios :  from  un,  a  negative  par- 
ticle :  a.nv :  and  Anglo-S.  Wlfan,  Belg.  Weten, 
fare.  The  fame  word  occurs  again,  B,  i.  C.  2. 
St.  45.  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  6.  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  9—65. 

B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  29.  B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  13.  and  in 
other  places. 

Unwiifl,  unknowing,  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  22. 

Unwreaked,  unrevenged,  B.  iii.  C.  11.  St.  9. 

Voide  his  courfe,  to  quit  or  to  go  out  of  the  direft 

road,  or  depart  from   his  itreight  courfe :  Gall. 

Vuider  le  courfe,  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  3.    Voydcd,  B.  vi. 

C.  7.  St.  43.  kept  clear  from  his  face:  kept  from 
falling  about  his  face.  Gall.  Fuider,  to  clear;  to 
keep  clear,  &c.  G.  D.  pag.  102,  25.  eftir  all 
was  vodit,  i.  e.  after  all  was  removed :  Pojl  ubi 
digrefft,  Virg.  iv.  80. 

Upbraf,  burft  open,  B.  vi.  C  If.  St.  43. 

Upbrayes,  upbraidings,  B.  iii.  C.  vi.  St.  $o.Upbraide, 
upbraiding,  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  28.  To  upbray,  to 
fhame,  to  upbraid. 

Uppon,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  11.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  31.  fpelt 
fo  likewife  in  feveral  other  places  :  according 
to  the  Anglo-S.  uppan.  'Tis  fo  fpelt  in  many 
places  of  the  old  verfton  of  the  Bible,  and  by  our 
old  Englim  writers  :  and  fometimes  fpelt  upon  ; 
which  variety  of  fpelling  Spencer  follows, 


W. 


TTT'.f  G  E,   a   pledge,    likewife    reward,    wage*, 
*'      B.  i.  C  4.  St.^39.     B*  *v-  ^"  3*  St#  4-  wg* 

thy  nvorif,  carry  on  thy  affairs,  &c. 
IVaift  a  itray.  B.  ii.  C.  12,  St.  31.  waived  or  waift 

goods  :  things   loll  and  not  claimed  when  found 

in  a  twelve  month. 
Ware,    warie,  cautious,  nvarely,  cautioufly.  warelefs, 

uncautious,  Wurekfje  word,   carelefs,  B    v.  C  5. 

St.    17.    but,    If 'ar clefs  pain,    B.    V.  C.  I.   St.  11. 

is  explained,    itupifyed  :     it    means   out  of  that 

pain,  which  he  could  not  guard  againft.  Anglo-S. 

IDarian,  camere. 
Ware,  did  weare  or  wore,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  37. 
War-hable,  able    or   powerful  in  war,  bcllo  habiles 

B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  62. 

To  warraye,  to  make  war  upon,  to  harrafs  with 
war.  the  world  nvarrayd,  harraffed,  made  war  on 
the  world,  B.  i.  C.  5.  St.  48.  warreyd on  Bruncild, 
made  war,  B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  21.  the  Rc?nans  him 
ivarrayd.  B.  ii.  C.  io.  St.  50.  fo  again,  B.  ii,  C. 
10.  St.72.fi  3.  C.  5.  St.  48. Chaucer  Knight's  tale. 
i486,  on  Thcjeus  to  kelp  him  to  warraye.  Lydgate 
in  his  Prolog,  to  the  Trojan  warres.  The  worthy 
Grekis  hclpe  to  warrey  Again  Troyens.  Latino-Bar. 
guerrire  et  werrire,  to  make  war. 

Warre  old.  See  die  note  on  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  31.  Vox 
Suecica,<uvzr?v,  worfe.  Anglo-S,  pa^JTfia,  worfe. 
Somn.  '  War,  worfe  :  •war  and  -war,  worfe  and 
*  worfe.'  Ray.  in  North  country  words. 

Warrioureffe,  a  woman  warriour,  an  Amazon,  B.  v. 

C.  7.  St.  27.  Gall,  guerricre. 

Watchet  hew,  B.  iv.  C.  II.  St.  27.  watchet  mantles, 

B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  40.  fee  the  note. 

Wawes,  waves.  B.  ii.  C.  1 1 .  St.  4.  'tis  fo  ufed  by- 
Chaucer,  Gower  and  Lydgate. 

Way,  weigh,  value,  efteem.  that  the  letters  might 
anfwer  in  the  rhyme.  B.  vii.  C.  6.  St.  55.  B. 
vii    C.  8.  St.  1.  wayd.   B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  40.  B.  iv. 

C.  1.   St.  7.  B.  iv.   C.  10.   St.  1.    and  in  feveral 
other  places. 

To  wayment,  to  bewail,  lament.    B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  16. 

ufed    fubftantively,   for  lamentation,   B.  iii.  C.  4. 

St.  35.  Chaucer  in  the  Knight's  tale,    904.  Such 

a  wcymenting. 
Wayne,  Waiue,  chariot.   B.  v.    C.  8.  St.  40.   B.   vi. 

C.  3.  St.  29. 
Weanjh,   B.   iv.  C.  5.   St.  34.  Afcham.   pag.  24.  a 

countenance  not  weerifh  and  crabbed,    but  fur  and 

comely.  Caiew's  furvey  of  Cornwall,  their  wearijlj 

and  ill-difpojed  bodies. 
Weeds,  a  drefs  or  garment :  we  ufe  the  word  ftill  in 

widows   weeds.    Anglo-S.    pcEOa.  Belg.    waed. 

Germ.  wad. 
Weeke,  fpelt  fo  in  the  ill  and  2d  edit.  In  the  Folios, 

wi£e> 


A    GLOSSARY, 


c. 


nvtke.  Belg.  wiecke.  Anglo-S.  peOCe.  wick  of  a  candle. 

B.  ii.  C.  10.  St.  30. 
Weeld,  fee  Wield. 
Ween,  imagine,  judge  Sec.  Anglo-S.  penan,    Foiuv, 

exijiimare,  opinari.      FqWjct^,  an  over-weaning. 
Wept,  Anglo  S.  piTan,  to  know,  to  weet  fcilicet. 
to  wit.  to  weeten,  to  know,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  7.  to 
wert,  to  know,  to  underftand,  B.  vi.  C.  3.  St.  47. 
Weft,  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  36.  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  4.  B.  v. 
C.  3.  St.  27.  B.  vi.  C.   1.  St.  18.  a  ftray,  a  wan- 
derer, a  thing  loft. 
Wefte.  i.  e.  where  firft  fhe  wafted  her  wherry  over : 

fo  fpelt  for  the  rhyme  :  B.  ii.  C.  6.  St.  18. 
Wefte,  waved,  put  off,    B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  36.  where 
bene  weft  P  i.  e-  where   have  ye   been  wafted   or 
wandered:  B.   vi.  C.  5.  St.  23.  Anglo-S.  waiian, 
flueluare. 
Weld,  fee  Wield. 
Weld,  B.   i.   C.    8.  St.  47.    i.  e.    did   well,   flow, 

fpring :  fee  to  well. 

Welkin.  B.    I.  C.  4.  St.  9.  the   welkin  way.   B.  iii. 

C.  9.  St.  II.   the  faire  welkin.  Anglo-S.  pelcn, 

the  Sky,  firmament,  the  welkin. 

Well  away.  B.  ii.    C,  6.   St.  43.  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  46. 

B.iv.  C.  n. St.  1.  B.  v.  C.  1.  St.  15.B.V.  C.6. 

St.  16.  B.  vi.  C.   11.  St.  29.     This  is  printed  in 

the  Folios,  weal-away  !  Anglo-S.  pala  pa,    alas 

for  pity. — pel  a   pa.    Lane,    ivell   away.    Somn. 

ufed  by  Chaucer  and  the  old  poets. 

To  well,  to  flow,  to  fpring,  to  pour  forth,  &c.  Belg. 

wellen.  Germ,  nvallen.    Scaturire.  John   IV,   14. 

wyri   vtiuroi;    FuXXo/ximi   [welling]   a$   ^unv   caumov. 

B.i.  C.  1.  St.  34.  B.  i.  C.  7.  St.  4.  B.  i.  C.  9. 

St.  36.  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  13.  Introd.  B.  5.  St.  v. 

Hence  the  compound  to  outwell,  i.  e.  difcharge, 

B.  i.   C.    1.  St.  21. But  B.  i.  C   2.  St.  43. 

your  wonted  well,  i.  e.  your  ufual  welfare,  weal, 
happinefs,  fo  the  rhyme  requires  ;  See  the  follow- 
ing. 

Wele,  weal,  welfare,  B.  v  C.  6.  St.  23.  B.v.  C.  n. 
St.  16.   fpelt  Well,  as  the  rhyme    requires.  B.    i. 

C.  2.  St.  43.  Chaucer  prol.  897.  In  all  his  wele. 
i.  e.  profperity.  Germ,  weii,  quies,  otium.  Anglo-S. 
pel  a,  prof  per  it  as. 

To  welke,  to  fet.  Germ,  welken.  to  grow  faint  and 
languid,  'tis  not  very  difiant  from  lHWxojt/.at, 
perio.  B.  i,  C,  I.  St.  23.  PhceLus  gins  to  welke  in 
wef,  to  fet  in  the  weft.  So  in  his  Paftorals,  the 
welked  Phoebus,  th"  fetting  fun.  And  in  Novem- 
ber, But  now  fad  winter  weiked  hath  the  day,  i.  e. 
(as  explained  in  che  GlofT-.rv!  fhortened,  or  em- 
paired  :  very  plainly  from  the  Germ,  welken. 

Wend,  go,  B.  i.  C.  10.  St  15.  B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  14. 
Wend,  for  weened,  imagined,  B.  vii.  C.  6    St.  11. 

Went  B.  iv.  C,  2  St.  47.  B.  iv.  C.  5.  St.  46.  B.  vi. 
C.  6.  St.  3.  way  journey:  k>  uled  by  Chaucer 
and  Gower,  and  G.  Douglas. 


To  wcfl,  to  fet  in  the  weft.  Introd.  B.  v.  St.  8.  Milt. 
fays,  the  evening  far  hadfofdhis  weften'ng  wheel: 
i.   e   his  fetting.  Chaucer  in  Troil,    and  Crefl!   ii, 

906.  The  fun  gan  weflrin,   i.  e.  to  fet. 
To  wex,  to   increafe,   to  grow.   Wexed,  waxed,  in* 

creafed.  Wext,  increafed- 
Whally,  full  of  wheals.  B.  \.m  .  4.  St.  24. 
Whatf,  whatsoever. 

Wheare,  fee  note  on  B.  iii.  m.  4.  St.  19. 
Whcnfo,  whenfoever. 
Wher,  wlvere  So  fpelt  in  the  old  books.    Anglo-Si 

hpsjl. 
Whereas,  where. 
Whereto  whueibever. 
Whift  huflied,  filenced,  B.  vii.  C.  7.  St.  59.  Phaer, 

T hey  wufied  all :   Conticuere  omnes.  Virg.  ii,  1. 
Whit    a  little  part,  no  whit,  not  at  all.  Ano-lo-S. 

apihtr.  aliquid.  fomewhat. 
Whofo,  whofoever. 
What,  hot.  a&uv  ardens  Vu&m  whot  :  fpelt  fo  the  in 

old  editions  of  the  Bible  :  and  fo  pronounced  to 

this  day  in  the  weft  of  England. 
Whyleare,  B.    i.   C.   9.    St.   28.  B    ii.  C.   2..  St.  11. 

B.  2.  C.  11.  St.  25.  B. iii.  C.  7.  St.  i.B.iv.  C.  12. 
St,  22.  Anglo-S.  hpilcer.  erewhile,  fome  time 
before. 

Whylome,  Anglo-S.  hpiium.  formerly  fome  while 

ago. 
Wicked herbes,  noxious,  poifonous,  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  42. 

fo  again,  wicked  weeds,  B.  iii.  C.  I.  St.  48.  Wicked 
feele,  hurtful,  deadly,   B.  iii.  C.   5.   St.  20.     So 

again,  wicked  fiafte,  B.   iii.  C.   5.  St.  24.  wicked 

weapon,  B.  iii.  C.  5.  St.  24.  wicked  weapon,  B.iv. 

C.  3.  St.  ii. 

Wield:  fpelt  fometimes  Weld,  to  manage,  handle, 

govern,  direft,  turn,  fway  &c.    B    1 .  C.  4.  St. 

1 1.  B.  i.   C.   3.  St.  42.  B.  i.   C.  7.  St.  11.  B.  i. 

C.  11.  St.  28.  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  18.  B.  ii.  C.  9.  St?. 

56.  B.  iv.  C.  1.  St.  37.  B.  iv.  C.  2.  St.  42.  B.  v. 

C.   10.    St.   24.  B.  vi.   C.    8.    St.  11.    Anglo-S. 

pealban-  Germ,  waken. 
Wight.  Germ.    Wicht,    res  qualibet,  homo,    animal, 

creatura.     See  Watcht.    Anglo-S.  pihtT,  a  crea- 
ture, a  wigbt.     Somn. 
Wimple,  See  note  on  B.  i.  C.  I.  St.  4. 
Wije,  fee  Wi%e. 
To  wis,  to  know. 
Wift,  knew.  Gtxm.wiffen.  Anglo-S.  pijTan,  ?iofcire. 

And  his  fijler  food  afar  off  to  wit  what  would  be 

done  to  him.     Exod.  ii,  4.. 
Wife,  blame.  B.  ii.  C.  1 ...  St.  16.  Introd,  B.  iv.  St. 

1.  B.  vi.   C.   3.  St.  1 6.  fpelt  Wjte,  B    iii.  C  4. 

St.  52.  B.  v.  C.  11.  St.  57.  B.  vi.  C.  12.  St.  41. 

Anglo-S.  plTan,     to  blame — -plte    punifhment 

&c.   Chaucer   (if  rightly   interpretea)    ufeth   the 

word  foj  blame,  bomn, 

Withhault 


A    GLOSSARY,    9fe. 

Witbbnuh,B.\\.  C.  II.   St.   9.   with-holden,  with- 
drew,  from   with  and   Anglo-S.    healben,    to 


hold. 

manner.   B.   i.   C.  4.  St.  14-  B.  in. 

C.  J.  St.  53.  ,,     -       • 

Wo  ivtrtt  the  man,  fee  note  on  B.  U.  L.  o.  bt   32. 
II')  worth  the  i*f,  Ezck.  30.  2. 

i.gonne,  far  gone  in  woe.  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  20. 

B.  v.  C.  8.  St.  16.  ufed  by  our  old  writers. 
Womanhood,  the  hood,  i.  e.  the  quality,  ftate,  or  con- 
dition, of  Woman. 

JJ'undrous  woe,  fee  note  on  B.  ii .  C.  8.  St.  53.  B.  iv. 

C.  I-  St.  38.  paa,  maftus,  trijiis:  hea-vy,  /ad. 
Somn. 

Wonnc,  is  ufed  in  two  fenfes,  B.  1.  C.  6.  St.  39.  in 
the  firlt,  for  to  overcome,  gain  the  victory,  from 
to  'win  :  in  the  fecond  place  for  to  dwell,  from 
the  Anglo-S.  punian,  to  dwell,  to  inhabit.  Germ. 
•xvor.o;,  habitare.  Both  the  verb,  wonne,  dwell  : 
and  the  fubftantive,  Wovne,  won,  habitation, 
are  ufed  in  very  many  places.  As  a  verb,  to 
dwell,  to  inhabit,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  39.  B.  ii.  C.  I. 
St.  51.  B.  ii.  C.  3.  St.  18.  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  49. 
B.  ii.  C.  12.  St.  69.  B.  iii.  C.  1.  St.  3.  B.  3.  C.  4. 
St.  20.  B.  iv.  C.   12.  St.  1.  B.  iii.  C.  6.  St.   29. 

B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  5.  B.  iv.  C.  6.  St.  5.  B.  v.  C.  z. 
St.  4.  B.  vi.  C.  2.  St.  48.  B.  vi.  C  I.St.  1.  and 
in  other  places.  As  a  Subft.  Wonne,  Won,  habita- 
tion dwelling,  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  20.  B.  ii.  C.  12. 
St.u.B.  iii.  C.  3.  St.  7.  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  37.  B.  iv. 

C.  8.  St.  5.  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  22.  B.  v.  C.9.  St.  8. 
B.vi.C.  3.  St.  37.  and  in  other  places.  Milton  ufes  it 

the  wild  leaft  where  be  wons  in  foreji  wild. 

Milton  ufes  it  here  for  the  alliteration, 

?n«,ufe,  B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  21.  punian   jepunian. 

to  ufe,  to  be  wont.  Chaucer  ufes  it  fo  frequently. 
Wont,  cuftom,  manner.  B.  iv.  C.    1.  St.    43.  wont 

plea/ures,  wonted,  ufual,   accuftomed,  B.  v.  C.  3. 

St.    1.  wont  in  warre,  ufed  in  war.    B.  v.  C.  4. 

St.  44. 
Woo,    to   court,  or  win  by  courting,  B.  iv.  C.  6. 

St.  30. 
Wood,    mad.    Woodnefs    madnefs.    Anglo-S.  J>ob, 

mad  wood  furious.  Somn.  Germ,  wuten.  furere. 

Belg.  woeden. 
J  wot,  I  know.  Woteft,  knoweft. 
Wowed,  wooed,  for  the  rhyme.  B.  vi.  C.  11.  St.  4. 
Woxed,  Waxed  B.  i.  C.  10.  St.  2. 
Wraft,  wreft,  for  the  rhyme.  B.  v.  C.  12.  St.  21. 
Wrawling,  B.  vi.  C.  1 2.  St.  zj.vox  onomatop.  Chaucer 

has  it :   fee  Junius  in  Wral. 
Wreaie,  to  revenge.  Wrote,  revenged.  Germ.  rachent 

Anglo-S.  pjlSECCan.  Belg.  wreten,  ulcifci. 
Wreft,  wrift  :  for  the  rhyme  and  poetically  part  for 

the  whole  :  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  2. 
Wrizled,  we  fay  now  wrinkled.   Spencer  fpelt  it 


from  the  Germ.  ruttxtL  Ital.  grinzare,  to  wrinkle* 

grinzo,  wrinkled.  B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  47. 
ll\lt,  beguile.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  5. 
H'jte,   fee  lb  in: 


'l  'HE   Saxon    ^e    prefixed  to  words  has   given 

place  to  Y  and  r.   for  the  Saxon  language  as 

fyoken  and  written  after   the  Norman   invafion 

changed  Je  '"to  ;'  or  Y,  as  geclepcD,  vocatus, 

Yclcped,    ttlcped. 
Ybet,  beaten,  B.  iv.  C.  4.  St.  9. 
Yblent,  blinded,  or  confounded.  B.  i.   C.   2.   St.  5. 

B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  1.  fee  Blent. 

Tclad,  clad.  B.  i.  C.  I.  St.  1. St.  7.  B.    i.  C.  4. 

St.  38.  Tcled,  for  Yclad,  clad ;  So  the  rhyme  re- 
quires. 

Ydhjje,  idlenefs.  B.  vi.  C   2.  St.  31. 

Ydrad,  Ydred,  dreaded  :  B.  i.  C.  1.  St.  2.  B.  v.  C. 

11.  St.  3.  B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  2.  B.  v.C.  12.  St.  37. 
ufed  by  Chaucer  in  Troil  and  CrefT.  11 1.  655.  and 
by  G.Douglas,  pag.  413.  41.  Abuf  the  bevin 
Ydrad  and  Starrit  Sky. 

Yearne,  earn,  get,  procure.  B.  vi.  C.  I.  St.  40. 

To  Yeed,  Yeade,  to  go,  B.  ii.  C.  4.  St.  2.  Yeae  B.  i. 

C.  11.  St  5.  Yod,  Yode,  went,  B  1.  C.  10.  St. 
53.  B.  ii.  C.  7.  St.  2.  B.  iii.  C.  8  St.  45.  Anglo-S. 
eofce  vet,  geeobe.  he  went ;  the  Anglo-S.  prete- 
rit, fromgangarw™.  geode  i<uit. 

Yfere,  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  .  B.  ii.  C.  1  St.  35.  B.  ii. 
C.  9.  St.  2.  B.  iii.  C.  7.  St.  48.  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  52: 
B.  iii.  C.  9.  St.  13.  B.  iii.  C.  10.  St.  16.  B.  iii.  C. 

12.  St.  16.  in  company,  together:  ufed  by  Chaucer 
and  G.  Douglas  :  fo  in  fere  in  company  :  2e'epa 
iignilies  both  a  companion  and  company. 

Yfoftered,  B.  iii.  C-  6.    St.    5 1,  foftered,    nourijbedf 

brought  up. 
Yfraught,  fraighted,  loaden,  B.  iii.  C.  8.  St.  8. 
Yfretted,  the  fame  as  Fretted,  which  fee  above. 
Ygoe,  gone,   loft.  B.  ii.  C.   I.  St.  2.  late ygoe,  lately 

loft,  ufed  by  Chaucer. 
Yerks,  yerks,  jerks,   lafhes,   B.  vi.  C.  7.  St.  44.  fee 

Junius. 
Yit,  yet :   for  the  rhyme  B.  i.  C.  2.  St.  30.  B.  3.  C. 

8.  St.  5. 
Ymagery,B.  i.  C.  8.  St.  36.  B.  ii.  C.  7.  S.  4.  images, 

figures,  &c 
Ymolt,    molten,  melted,  B.  i.  C.  11.  St.  25.  B.  3. 

C.  11  St.  25. 
Ymp,  impe,  offspring,  B.  i.  C.  6.  St.  24.   B.  i.  C.  9. 

St.  6.   B.  i,  C.  10.  St.  60.    B.  iii.  C.  12.  St.  7. 

B.  vi,  C.  2.  St.  38. 
Ympt,  B.  iv.  C.  9.  St.  4.  grafted  on,  fixed  on  as  a 

grafF. 
Tod,  fee  Yeed. 
Yold,  yielded,  B.  iii;  C,  II.  St.  17 25.  ufed  by 

Chaucer. 

Tore, 


A     GLOSSARY, 


Tore,  B.L  C.i.St.  5.  B.  i.  C.  9.  St.  1.  B.i.  C.12. 

St.  27.  and  in  other  places.  Tore,  of  yore,  an- 
ciently. Anglo-S.  geapa. 

Tend,  fee  note  on  B.  ii.  C.  8.  St.  4.0.  B.  iii.  C.  7. 
St.  26. 

Tounker,  alufty  young  man,  B.iv.C.i.  St.n.Germ. 
jungling.  Anglo-S.  geongejl. 

Ypaid,  fee  Apaid. 

Ypight,  fee  Pight. 

Yplafte,  placed,  B.  i.  C.  4.  St.  28. 

Tpligbt,  plighted,  B.  2.  C.  iii.  St.  1. 

Yre,  ire,  anger,  B  ii.  C.  2.  31. 

Trent,  rent,  B.  iv.  C  6.  St.  15. 

Triced,  rived,  riven,  B.  iv.  C.  6,  15. 

Tfame,  B.  vii,  C.  7.  St.  32.  '  ysame,  yfome,  /Imul 
'■una.   Spenf.  Anglo-S.   fam.    Goth,  famana, 


confonum  eft  Gr.  upet,  Jun.  edit.  Lye.  '  Anglo-S, 
'  rame,  alfo,  together,  likewife,'  Somn.  «  Sew. 

4  una  pariter,'  Wacht. 1  rather  think  in   this 

paffage yfame  is  originally  from  the  Germ.  Sammens 
colligere,  congregare.  Hence  the  Anglo-S.  gfc- 
ramnian,  to  gather  together,  to  colleSi  :  and  the 
Anglo  S.  T£  is  changed  into  y  hence  yfame,  i.  e. 
collected  together. 
Ythrild,  B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  15.  thrilled,  pierced. 

Twreke,  B.  iv.  C.  8.  St.  14,  Y-wroke,  B.iv.  C.  6. 
St.  23.  B.  iv.  C.  11.  St.  5.  See  Wreake. 

l-wis,  truly,  indeed  :  ufed  fometimes  expletively, 
and  fometimes  ironically,  B.  ii.  C.  1.  St.  19, 
B.  iii.  C.  4.  St.  37.  B,  iii.  C.  7.  St.  53.  ufed  by 
Chaucer. 


Errata  in  the  Glossary. 

'N  the  explanation  of  Capon,  for  met,  read  metaphorical//. 

►   '         Curry  favour,  read  gratiam  et  favorem  quaerere  blanditiis. 

— —  For,  inftead  of  printed  fordone  in  other  editions,   read  printed "foredottf, 

.         Fouidring,  read  /  in/erted  lv<p utiaf  gratia. 

G«/>,  for  pipa,  read  pij-a. 

"■■       Poynant,  for  /'»  Ariojio's  read  M  Ariofto't. 

■         Reave,  read  »'.  *.  /oo^  <j<ivay. 
fcruze,  read  fcruze  from /crew. 

-—  5/«r«,  after  «  caliedthefterne.     Add,  2&r</  /&  Heme  e/*  /£*  />*>  //  wfor*  tfr  fW<fer  £/ 
placed  to  fteer,  ordireSi  her  courfe. 


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Vol.  L  *  B 


A 
Lettter   of  the  Authors,   expounding   his  whole 

intention  in  the    courfe  of  thisworke;     which   for   that 

it  giueth  great  light    to  the  Reader,  for  the  better 

underftanding  is   hereunto  annexed. 

To  the  Right  noble  and    Valorous 

SIR    WALTER    RALEIGH,    Knt. 

Lord  Wardein  of  the  Stanneryes  and  her  Maiefties  lieftenaunt  of   the 

County  of  Cornewayll. 

SIR,  knowing  how  doubtfully  all  allegories  may  be  conflrued,  and  this 
booke  of  mine,  which  I  haue  entituled  the  Faery  Queen,  being  a  con- 
tinued allegory,  or  darke  conceit,  I  haue  thought  good  as  well  for 
auoyding  of  gealous  opinions  and  mifconftructions,  as  alfo  for  your  better 
light  in  reading  thereof,  (being  fo  by  you  commanded,)  to  difcouer  unto  you 
the  general  intention  and  meaning,  which  in  the  whole  courfe  thereof  I  haue 
fafhioned,  without  exprefling  of  any  particular  purpofes,  or  by-accidents, 
therein  occafioned.  The  general  end  therefore  of  all  the  booke  is  to  fafhion 
a  gentleman  or  noble  perfon  in  vertuous  and  gentle  difcipline :  which  for 
that  I  concerned  fhoulde  be  mod  plaufible  and  pleafing,  being  coloured  with 
an  hiftorical  fiction,  the  which  the  mod  part  of  men  delight  to  read,  rather 
for  variety  of  matter,  then  for  profite  of  the  enfample,  I  chofe  the  hiflorye 
of  king  Arthure,  as  mod  fitte  for  the  excellency  of  his  perfon,  being  made 
famous  by  many  mens  former  workes,  and  alfo  fur  theft  from  the  daunger  of 
enuy,  and  fufpition  of  prefent  time.  In  which  I  haue  followed  all  the  antique 
poets  hiftoricall ;  firft  Homere,  who  in  the  perfons  of  Agamemnon  and  Ulyfles 
hath  enfampled  a  good  gouernour  and  a  vertuous  man,  the  one  in  his  Ilias,  Lie 
other  in  his  OdyfTeis  j  then  Virgil,  whofe  like  intention  was  to  doe  in  the 
perfon  of  ./Eneas ;  after  him  Ariofto  comprifed  them  both  in  his  Orlando  j  and 
lately  TaiTo  dhTeuered  them  again,  and  formed  both  parts  in  two  perfons, 
namely  that  part  which  they  in  philofophy  call  ethice,  or  vertues  of  a  priv 
man,  coloured  in  his  Rinaldo ;  the  other  named  politice  in  his  Godfredo. 
enfample  of  which  excellente  poets,  I  labour  to  pourtraicl  in  Arthure,  before 


he  was  king,  the  image  of  a  hraue  knight,  perfected  in  the  twelue  priuate 
morall  vermes,  as  Aridotle  hath  deuifed;  the  which  is  the  purpofc  of  thcfe  firll 
twelue  bookes :  which  if  I  finde  to  be  well  accepted,  I  may  be  perhaps  encoraged 
to  frame  the  other  part  of  polliticke  vertues  in  his  perfon,  after  that  hee  came 
to  be  kings  To  fome  I  know  this  methode  will  feem  difpleafaunt,  which  had 
rather  haue  good  difcipline  deliuered  plainly  in  way  of  precepts,  or  fermoned 
at  large,  as  they  nib,  then  thus  cloudily  enwrapped  in  allegorical  deuilbs. 
But  fuch,  me  fceme,  lhould  be  fatisfidc  with  the  ufe  of  thefe  days,  feeing  all 
things  accounted  by  their  fhowes,  and  nothing  efteemed  of,  that  is  not  delight- 
hill  and  pleafmg  to  commune  fence.  For  this  caufe  is  Xenophon  preferred  before 
Plato,  for  that  the  one,  in  the  exquiiite  depth  of  his  iudgement,  formed  a  com- 
mune-welth,  fuch  as  it  lliould  be  ;  but  the  other  in  the  perfon  of  Cyrus,  and  the 
Perlians,  fafhioned  a  gouernment,  fuch  as  might  bed  be  :  fo  much  more 
profitable  and  gratious  is  doctrine  by  enfample,  then  by  rule.  So  haue  I  laboured 
to  doe  in  the  peribn  of  Arthure :  whom  1  conceiue,  after  his  long  education 
by  Timon,  to  whom  he  was  by  Merlin  deliuered  to  be  brought  up,  fo  foone 
as  he  wras  borne  of  the  lady  Igrayne,  to  haue  feene  in  a  dream  or  viiion  the 
Faery  Queene,  with  whofe  excellent  beauty  rauifhed,  he  awaking  refolued  to 
feeke  her  out;  and  fo  being  by  Merlin  armed,  and  by  Timon  throughly  in- 
structed, he  went  to  ieeke  her  forth  in  Faerye  land.  In  that  Faery  Queene  I 
meane  Glory  in  my  generall  intention,  but  in  my  particular  I  conceiue  the 
moil  excellent  and  glorious  perfon  of  ourfoueraine  the  Queene,  and  her  king- 
dom in  Faery  land.  And  yet  in  fome  places  els,  I  do  otherwife  fhadow  her. 
For  considering  fhe  beareth  two  perfons,  the  one  of  a  mod  royal  queene  or 
emprefle,  the  other  of  a  mod  vertuous  and  beautifull  lady,  this  latter  part  in 
fome  places  I  doe  exprerle  in  Belphcebe,  faihioning  her  name  according  to  your 
owne  excellent  conceipt  of  Cynthia :  Phoebe  and  Cynthia  being  both  names 
of  Diana.  So  in  the  perfon  of  prince  Arthure  I  fette  forth  magnificence  in 
particular,  which  vertue  for  that  (according  to  Aridotle  and  the  reft)  it  is  the 
perfection  of  all  the  reft,  and  conteineth  in  it  them  all,  therefore  in  the 
whole  courfe  I  mention  the  deeds  of  Arthure  applyable  to  that  vertue,  which 
I  write  of  in  that  booke.  But  of  the  xii.  other  vertues,  I  make  xii.  other 
knights  the  patrones,  for  the  more  variety  of  the  hidory  :  Of  which  thefe  three 
bookes  contayn  three. 

The  firft  of  the  knight  of  the  Red-crofTe,  in  whom  I  expreffe  Holynes :  The 
feconde  of  Sir  Guyon,  in  whome  I  fette  forth  Temperaunce  :  The  third  of 
Bntomartis  a  Lady  knight,  in  whome  I  picture  Chadity.  But  becaufe  the  be- 
ginning of  the  whole  worke  feemeth  abrupte,  and  as  depending  upon  other 
antecedents,  it  needs  that  ye  know  the  occafion  of  thefe  three  knights  feuerall 
aduentures.  For  the  methode  of  a  poet  hiftorical  is  not  fuch,  as  of  an  hidorio- 
grapher.  For  an  hidoriographer  difcourfeth  of  affayres  orderly  as  they  were  donne, 
accounting  as  well  the  times  as  the  actions;  but  a  poet  thrudeth  into  the  midded, 
euen  where  it  mod  concerneth  him,  and  there  recourfing  to  the  thinges  fore- 
pade,  and  diuining  of  thinges  to  come,  maketh  a  pleafing  analyfis  of  all. 

Th? 


The  beginning  therefore  of  my  hiilory,  if  it  were  to  be  told  bv  an  hiflono- 
grapher  lhould  be  the  twelfth  booke  which  is  the  laft,  where  1  deuife  that 
the  Faery  Queen  kept  her  annual  feafte  xii.  days  ;  uppon  which  xii.  "feverall 
dayes,  the  occaiions  of  the  xii.  feuerall  aduentures  hapned,  which  beino-  un- 
dertaken by  xii.  feuerall  knights,  are  in  thei'e  xii  books  feuerally  handled  and 
difcourfed.  The  firft  was  this.  In  the  beginning  of  the  fearl,  there  pre-* 
fen  ted  himfelfe  a  tall  clowniihe  younge  man,  who  falling  before  the  Qaeene 
of  Faeries  defired  a  boone  (as  the  manner  then  was)  which  durino:  that  feafl 
flie  might  not  refufe;  which  was  that  hee  might  haue  the  atchiuement  of  any 
aduenture,  which  during  that  feafte  mould  happen.  That  being  graunted,  he 
refted  him  on  the  floore,  unntte  through  his  rufticity  for  a  better  place.  Soone 
after  entred  a  faire  ladye  in  mourning  weedes,  riding  on  a  white  aiTe,  with  a 
dvvarfe  behind  her  leading  a  warlike  fteed,  that  bore  the  arms  of  a  knight, 
and  his  fpeare  in  the  dwarfes  hand.  Shee  falling  before  the  Queene  of  Faeries, 
complayned  that  her  father  and  mother,  an  ancient  king  and  queene,  had  bene 
by  an  huge  dragon  many  years  fhut  up  in  a  brafen  caitle,  who  thence  fuffred 
them  not  to  yffew :  and  therefore  befought  the  Faery  Queene  to  afiygne  her 
fome  one  of  her  knights  to  take  on  him  that  exployt.  Prefently  that  clowniih 
perfon  upftarting,  deiired  that  aduenture :  whereat  the  Queene  much  wonder- 
ing, and  the  lady  much  gainefaying,  yet  he  earneftly  importuned  his  deiire. 
In  the  end  the  lady  told  him,  that  unlefle  that  armour  which  {lie  brought, 
would  feme  him  (that  is  the  armour  of  a  chriitian  man  fpecified  by  St.  Paul, 
v.  Ephef.)  that  he  could  not  fucceed  in  that  enterprife  :  which  being  forthwith 
put  upon  him  with  dew  furnitures  thereunto,  he  feemed  the  goodlier!  man  in 
al  that  company,  and  was  well  liked  of  the  lady.  And  eftefoones  taking  on 
him  knighthood,  and  mounting  on  that  ftraunge  courfer,  he  went  forth  with 
her  on  that  aduenture  :  where  beginneth  the  firrt,  booke,  viz, 

A  gentle  knight  was  pricking  on  the  playne.  &c . 

The  fecond  day  there  came  in  a  palmer  bearing  an  infant  with  bloody  hands, 
whofe  parents  he  complained  to  haue  bene  ilayn  by  an  enchauntrerte  called 
Acrafia  ;  and  therefore  craued  of  the  Faery  Queene,  to  appoint  him  fome 
knight,  to  performe  that  adventure,  which  being  affigned  to  Sir  Guyon,  he 
prefently  went  forth  with  that  fame  palmer  :  which  is  the  beginning  of  the 
fecond  booke,  and  the  whole  fubiect  thereof.  The  third  day  there  came  in  a 
groome,  who  complained  before  the  Faery  Queene,  that  a  vile  enchaunter  called 
Bufirane  had  in  hand  a  moil  faire  lady  called  Amoretta,  whom  he  kept  in 
moil  grieuous  torment,  becaufe  fhe  would  not  yield  him  the  pleafure  of  her 
body.  Whereupon  Sir  Scudamour  the  lover  of  that  lady  prefently  tooke  on 
him  that  aduenture.  But  being  unable  to  performe  it  by  reafon  of  the  hard 
enchauntments,  after  long  forrow,  in  the  end  met  with  Britomartis,  who  fuc- 
coured  him,  and  reskewed  his  love. 

Bur 


But  by  occafion  hereof,  many  other  aduentures  arc  intermedled,  b  ut 
rather  as  accidents,  then  intendments  :  as  the  loue  of  Britomart,  the  ouer- 
throw  of  Marinell,  the  mifery  of  Florimell,  the  vertuoufnes  of  Belphcebe,  the 
lafciuioufhes  of  Hellenora  ;  and  many  the  like. 

Thus  much,  Sir,  I  haue  briefly  ouerronne  to  direct  your  understanding  to 
the  wel-head  of  the  hiftory,  that  from  thence  gathering  the  whole  intention 
of  the  conceit,  ye  may  as  in  a  handful  gripe  al  the  difcourle,  which  other- 
wife  may  happily  feem  tedious  and  confufed.  So  humbly  crauing  the  conti- 
nuance of  your  honourable  fauour  towards  me,  and  th*  eternall  eftablifh- 
ment  of  your  happines,  I  humbly  take  leaue. 

23.  lanuary  1589. 


Yours  moft  humbly  affectionate, 

Ed.  Spenfer, 


VERSES 


VERSES 

To  the  Author  of  the  Faery  Queene, 


A  Vifion  vpon  this  conceipt  of  the  Faery  Queene, 

ME  thought  I  faw  the  graue,  where  Laura  lay, 
Within  that  temple,  where  the  veftall  flame 
Was  wont  to  burne,  and  paffing  by  that  way 
To  fee  that  buried  dull  of  liuing  fame, 
Whofe  tumbe  faire  Loue,  and  fairer  Vertue  kept, 
All  fuddeinly  I  faw  the  Faery  Queene  : 
At  whofe  approch  the  foul  of  Petrarke  wept, 
And  from  thenceforth  thofe  Graces  were  not  feent : 
For  they  this  Queene  attended,  in  whofe  fteed 
Obliuion  laid  him  down  on  Lauras  herfe  : 
Hereat  the  harden:  ftones  were  feen  to  bleed, 
And  grones  of  buried  ghoftes  the  heauens  did  perfe  • 

Where  Homers  ipright  did  tremble  all  for  griefe, 

And  curft  th'  acceffe  of  that  celeftiall  theife. 

Another  of  the  fame. 

TH  E  prayfe  of  meaner  wits  this  worke  like  profit  brings, 
As  doth  the  Cuckoes  fong  delight  when  Philumena  lings . 
If  thou  haft  formed  right  true  Vertues  face  herein  j 
Vertue  herfelfe  can  beft  difcerne,  to  whom  they  written  bin. 
If  thou  haft  Beautie  prayfd,  let  her  fole  Iookes  diuine 
Iudge  if  ought  therein  be  amis,  and, mend  it  by  her  eine. 
If  Chaftitie  want  ought,  or  Temperaunce  her  dew, 
Behold  her  princely  mind  aright,  and  write  thy  Queene  anew. 
Meane  while  fhe  (hall  perceiue,  how  far  her  vertues  fore 
Aboue  the  reach  of  all  that  liue,  or  fuch  as  wrote  of  yore  5 
And  thereby  will  excufe  and  favour  thy  good  will, 
Whofe  vertue  cannot  be  expreft,  but  by  an  Angels  quill. 
Of  me  no  lines  are  lou'd,  nor  letters  are  of  price, 
Of  all  which  fpeak  our  Englifh  tongue,  but  thofe  of  thy  deuice, 

W.  R. 


To  the  learned  Shepheard. 

CO  L  L  Y  N,  I  fee  by  thy  new  taken  tafke, 
Some  (acred  fury  hath  enricht  thy  braynes, 
That  leades  thy  Mufe  in  haughty  verfe  to  maske, 

And  loath  the  layes  that  long  to  lowly  fwaynes  ; 
That  lifts  thy  notes  from  fliepheardes  unto  kinges : 
So  like  the  liuely  lark  that  mounting  finges. 

Thy  louely  Rofalinde  feemes  now  forlorne, 

And  all  thy  gentle  flockes  forgotten  quight, 
Thy  chaunged  hart  now  holdes  thy  pypes  in  fcorne, 

Thole  prety  pypes  that  did  thy  mates  delight ; 
Thofe  trufty  mates,  that  loued  thee  fo  well, 
Whom  thou  gau'ft  mirth  ;  as  they  gaue  thee  the  bell. 

Yet  as  thou  earft  with  thy  fvveet  roundelayes, 

Didft  ftirre  to  glee  our  laddes  in  homely  bowers : 
So  moughtft  thou  now  in  thefe  refyned  layes, 

Delight  the  daintie  eares  of  higher  powers  : 
And  lb  mought  they,  in  their  deep  fkanning  fkill, 
Alow  and  grace  our  Colly ns  flowing  quill. 

And  faire  befall  that  Faery  Queene  of  thine  j 

In  whofe  faire  eyes  Loue  linckt  with  Vertue  fittes, 
Enfufing  by  thofe  bewties  fyers  deuine 

Such  high  conceits  into  thy  humble  wittes, 
As  raifed  hath  poore  paftors  oaten  reedes 
From  ruftick  tunes,  to  chaunt  heroique  deedes. 

So  mought  thy  Redcroffe  knight  with  happy  hand 

Victorious  be  in  that  faire  Iflands  right, 
Which  thou  doft  vayle  in  type  of  Faery  land, 

Elizas  blefled  field,  that  Albion  hight ; 
That  fhields  her  friendes,  and  warres  her  mightie  foes  , 
Yet  ia ill  with  people,  peace,  and  plentie  flowes. 

But 


But  (iolly  fhepeheard)  though  with  pleafing  ftyle. 
Thou  feaft  the  humour  of  the  courtly  trayne  ; 

Let  not  conceipt  thy  fetled  fence  beguile, 
Ne  daunted  be  through  enuy  or  difdaine  : 

Subiect  thy  dome  to  her  empyring  fpright, 

From  whence  thy  Mufe,  and  all  the  world  takes  light, 

Hobynoll. 

T?  A  YRE  Thamis  ftreame,  that  from  Ludds  flately  towne, 
*     Runft  paying  tribute  to  the  ocean  feas, 
Let  all  thy  Nymphes  and  Syrens  of  renowne 
Be  filent,  whyle  this  Bryttane  Orpheus  playes  : 
Nere  thy  fweet  bankes,  there  Hues  that  facred  crowne, 
Whofe  hand  ftrowes  palme  and  neuer-dying  bayes; 
Let  all  at  once  with  thy  foft  murmuring  fowne 
Prefent  her  with  this  worthy  poets  prayes : 
For  he  hath  taught  hye  drifts  in  ihepherdes  weedes, 
And  deepe  conceites  now  linges  in  Faeries  deedes. 

R.  S. 

^"^RAVE  Mufes  march  in  triumph  and  with  prayfes$ 
^^  Our  GoddefTe  here  hath  giuen  you  leaue  to  land : 
And  biddes  this  rare  difpenfer  of  your  graces 
Bow  downe  his  brow  unto  her  facred  hand, 
Deferte  findes  dew  in  that  moft  princely  doome, 
In  whofe  fweete  breft  are  all  the  Mufes  bredde  : 
So  did  that  great  Auguftus  erft  in  Roome 
With  leaues  of  fame  adorne  his  Poets  hedde. 
Faire  be  the  guerdon  of  your  Faery  Queene, 
Euen  of  the  faireft  that  the  world  hath  feene» 

H.  B. 


Vol,  I.  ?C  WHEN 


"1X7 HEN  ftout  Achilles  heard  of  Helens  rape, 

And  what  reuenge  the  dates  of  Greece  deuifd  ; 
Thinking  by  Height  the  fatall  warres  to  fcape, 
In  womans  weedes  himfelfe  he  then  difguiide : 
But  this  deuife  UlyiTes  foon  did  fpy, 
And  brought  him  forth  the  chaunce  of  warre  to  try. 

When  Spencer  faw  the  fame  was  fpredd  fb  large 
Through  Faery  land  of  their  renowned  Queene, 
Loth  that  his  Mufe  mould  take  fo  great  a  charge, 
As  in  fuch  haughty  matter  to  be  feene, 
To  feeme  a  fhepeheard  then  he  made  his  choice  : 
But  Sidney  heard  him  fing,  and  knew  his  voice. 

And  as  Ulyffes  brought  faire  Thetis  fonne 
From  his  retyred  life  to  menage  armes  r 
So  Spencer  was  by  Sidneys  {peaches  wonne, 
To  blaze  her  fame,  not  fearing  future  harmes  : 
For  well  he  knew  his  Mufe  would  foone  be  tyred 
In  her  high  praife,  that  all  the  world  admired. 

Yet  as  Achilles  in  thofe  warlike  frayes 
Did  win  the  palme  from  all  the  Grecian  peeres : 
So  Spencer  now  to  his  immortall  prayfe, 
Hath  wonne  the  laurell  quite  from  all  his  feres* 
What  though  his  taske  exceed  a  humaine  witt, 
He  is  excufed,  fith  Sidney  thought  it  fitt. 

W.  L. 


TO 


npO  looke  upon  a  worke  of  rare  deuife, 
A     The  which  a  workman  fetteth  out  to  view, 

And  not  to  yield  it  the  deferued  prife, 

That  unto  fuch  a  workmanfhip  is  dew, 

Doth  either  prove  the  iudgment  to  be  naught, 
Or  elfe  doth  fhew  a  mind  with  enuy  fraught. 

To  labour  to  commend  a  peece  of  worke, 
Which  no  man  goes  about  to  difcommend, 
Would  raife  a  iealous  doubt  that  there  did  lurke 
Some  fecret  doubt,  whereto  the  prayfe  did  tend. 
For  when  men  know  the  goodnefs  of  the  wyne, 
Tis  needleffe  for  the  hoaft  to  have  a  fygne. 

Thus  then  to  mew  my  iudgment  to  be  fuch 
As  can  difcerne  of  colours  blacke  and  white, 
As  alls  to  free  my  minde  from  enuies  tuch, 
That  neuer  giues  to  any  man  his  right, 
I  here  pronounce  this  workmanfhip  is  fuch, 
As  that  no  pen  can  fet  it  forth  too  much. 

And  thus  I  hang  a  garland  at  the  dore, 

Not  for  to  mew  the  goodnefs  of  the  ware ; 

But  fuch  hath  beene  the  cuftome  heretofore  5 

And  cuftomes  very  hardly  broken  are  : 

And  when  your  taft  mall  tell  you  this  is  trew, 
Then  looke  you  giue  your  hoaft  his  utmoft  dew. 

Ignoto. 


«C2  SON. 


SONNETS 

Sent  with  the  Faery  Queen  to  feveral  perfons  of 
Quality  by  the  Author. 


To   the  right  honourable    Sir  Chriftopher  Hatton,    Lord  high 

Chancellor  of  England,    &c. 

rT"*H0SE  prudent  heads  that  with  their  counfels  wife 
Whylom  the  pillours  of  th'  earth  did  fuftain,. 

And  taught  ambitious  Rome  to  tyrannife, 

And  in  the  neck  of  all  the  world  to  rayne, 
Oft  from  thoie  graue  affaires  were  wont  abftaine^. 

With  the  fweet  lady  Mufes  for  to  play : 

So  Ennius,  the  elder  Africane, 

So  Maro  oft  did  Csefars  cares  allay. 
So  you  great  Lord,  that  with  your  counfell  fway 

The  burdeine  of  this  kingdom  mightily, 

With  like  delightes  fometimes  may  eke  delay 

The  rugged  brow  of  carefull  policy  : 
And  to  thefe  ydle  rymes  lend  litle  fpace, 

Which  for  their  titles  fake  may  find  more  grace, 

E.  S» 


To 


To  the  right  honourable  the  Lord  Burleigh,  Lord  high  Threafurer 

of  England. 

^TpO  you  right  noble  Lord,  whofe  carefull  breft 
A     To  menage  of  moft  grave  affaires  is  bent, 

And  on  whofe  mightie  moulders  molt  doth  reft 

The  burdein  of  this  kingdomes  gouernment 
As  the  wide  compafle  of  the  firmament, 

On  Atlas  mighty  fhoulders  is  vpftayd  j 

Unfitly  I  thefe  ydle  rimes  prefent, 

The  labour  of  loft  time,  and  wit  unflayd  : 
Yet  if  their  deeper  fence  be  inly  wayd, 

And  the  dim  vele,  with  which  from  commune  vew 

Their  fairer  parts  are  hid,  afide  be  layd, 

Perhaps  not  vaine  they  may  appeare  to  you. 
Such  as  they  be,  vouchfafe  them  to  receaue, 

And  wipe  their  faults  out  of  your  cenfure  graue. 

E.  S, 

To  the    right  honourable   the    Earl    of  Oxenford,    Lord   high 
Chamberlayne  of   England,   £cc, 

TJ  Eceiue,  moft  noble  Lord,  in  gentle  gree 
A        The  vnripe  fruit  of  an  vnready  witj 

Which  by  thy  countenaunce  doth  craue  to  bee 

Defended  from  foule  enuies  poifnous  bit  i 
Which  fo  to  doe  may  thee  right  well  befit, 

Sith  th'antique  glory  of  thine  aunceflry 

Vnder  a  fhady  vele  is  therein  writ, 

And  eke  thine  owne  long  liuing  memory. 
Succeeding  them  in  true  nobility  -, 

And  alfo  for  the  loue,  which  thou  doeft  beare 

To  th'  Heliconian  ymps,  and  they  to  thee  j 

They  vnto  thee,  and  thou  to  them  moft  deare  % 
Deare  as  thou  art  vnto  thy  felfe  ->  fo  loue 

That  loues  and  honours  thee,  as  doth  behove. 

To 


To  the  right  honourable   the   Earle  of  Northumberland. 


'T^He  facred  Mufes  haue  made  alwaies  clame 
To  be  the  nourfes  of*  nobility, 

And  rcgiftres  of  euerlafting  fame, 

To  all  that  arms  profelfe  and  cheualry  : 
Then  by  like  right  the  noble  progeny, 

Which  them  fucceed  in  fame  and  worth,  are  tydc 

T'  embrace  the  fei  nice  of  fweete  poetry, 

By  whole  endeauours  they  are  glorifide; 
And  eke  from  all,  of  whom  it  is  enuide, 

To  patronize  the  author  of  their  praife, 

Which  gives  them  life,  that  els  would  foone  haue  dio> 

And  crownes  their  aflies  with  immortall  baies. 
To  thee  therefore,  right  noble  Lord,  I  fend 

This  prefent  of  my  pains,  it  to  defend. 

E.  S. 

To  the  right  honourable  the  Earle  of  Cumberland. 

"O  Edoubted  Lord,  in  whole  corageous  mind 

The  flowre  of  cheualry,  now  bloofming  faire, 

Doth  promife  fruite  worthy  the  noble  kind, 

Which  of  their  praifes  haue  left  you  the  haire  -, 
To  you  this  humble  prefent  I  prepare, 

For  loue  of  vertue  and  of  martiall  praife, 

To  which  though  nobly  ye  inclined  are, 

As  goodlie  well  ye  fhew'd  in  late  afTaies, 
Yet  brave  enfample  of  long  pafTed  daies, 

In  which  trew  honor  yee  may  fafhiond  fee, 

To  like  defire  of  honour  may  ye  raife, 

And  fill  your  mind  with  magnanimitee. 
Receiue  it,  Lord,  therefore  as  it  was  ment, 

For  honour  of  your  name  and  high  defcent.  £.  S. 


To 


To  the  mod  honourable  and  excellent  Lord,   the  Earle   of 

Effex,  Great  Maifter  of  the  Horfe  to  her  Highneffe,  and 

Knight  of  the  noble  order  of  the  Garter,  etc. 

TV/TAgniricke  Lord,    whofe  vertues  excellent 
Doe  merit  a  moft  famous  poets  witt, 

To  be  thy  liuing  praifes  inftrument; 

Yet  doe  not  fdeigne  to  let  thy  name  be  writt 
In  this  bafe  poem,  for  thee  far  vnfitt : 

Nought  is  thy  worth  difparaged  thereby. 

But  when  my  Mufe,  whofe  fethers,  nothing  Hitr, 

Doe  yet  but  flagg,  and  lowly  learne  to  fly, 
With  bolder  wing  mail  dare  alofte  to  fty 

To  the  iaft  praifes  of  this  Faery  Queene  ; 

Then  (hall  it  make  more  famous  memory 

Of  thine  heroicke  parts,  fuch  as  they  beene  : 
Till  then,  vouchfafe  thy  noble  countenaunce 

To  thefe  firft  labours  needed  furtheraunce,  E.  S. 

To  the   right  Honourable  the  Earle  of  Ormond  and 

Offory. 

T>  Eceive,  moft  noble  Lord,  a  fimple  tafte 

■"■     Of  the  wilde  fruit,  which  faluage  foyl  hath  bred  ; 

Which  being  through  long  wars  left  almoft  wafte. 

With  brutiih  barbarifme  is  ouerfpredd , 
And  in  fo  faire  a  land,  as  may  be  redd, 

Not  one  ParnafTus,  nor  one  Helicone 

Left  for  fweete  Mufes  to  be  harboured, 

But  where  thy  felfe  haft  thy  brave  manfione : 
There  indeede  dwel  faire  Graces  many  one, 

And  gentle  Nymphes,  delights  of  learned  wits. 

And  in  thy  perfon  without  paragone 

All  goodly  bountie  and  true  honour  fits.' 
Such  therefore,  as  that  wafted  foyl  doth  yield, 

Receiue,  dear  Lord,  in  worth  the  fruit  of  barren  field,  E.  $, 


To 


To  the'right  honourable  the  Lord  Ch.  Howard,  Lord  high  Admiral 

of  England,    Knight  of  the   noble  order  of  the  Garter, 

and  one  of  her   Maiefties  prime  Counfel,  &c. 

A  Nd  ye,  braue  Lord,  whofe  goodly  perfonage, 
And  noble  deeds,  each  other  garnifhing, 

Make  you  enfample  to  the  prefent  age 

Of  th'  old  heroes,  whofe  famous  offspring 
The  antique  poets  wont  fo  much  to  fing, 

In  this  lame  pageaunt  have  a  worthy  place; 

Sith  thole  huge  caflles  of  Caftilian  king, 

That  vainly  threatned  kingdomes  to  dilplace, 
Like  flying  doves,  ye  did  before  you  chace : 

And  that  proud  people,  woxen  infolent 

Through  many  victories,  did  firft  deface. 

Thy  praifes  euerlafting  monument 
Is  in  this  verfe  engrauen  femblably, 

That  it  may  liue  to  all  pofterity. 

E.  S. 


R 


To  the  right    honourable   the  Lord  of  Hunfdon,  high 
Chamberlaine  to   her  Maiefty, 

Enowmed  Lord,  that  for  your  worthinefTe 
And  noble  deeds  haue  your  deferued  place 

High  in  the  fauour  of  that  Empereffe, 

The  worlds  fole  glory  and  her  fexes  grace ; 
Here  eke  of  right  haue  you  a  worthie  place, 

Both  for  your  neernefs  to  that  Faerie  Queene, 

And  for  your  owne  high  merit  in  like  cacej 

Of  which,   apparaunt  proofe  was  to  be  feene, 
When  that  tumultuous  rage  and  fearfull  deene 

Of  northerne  rebels  ye  did  pacify, 

And  their  difloiall  powre  defaced  clene, 

The  record  of  enduring  memory. 
Liue,  Lord,  for  euer  in  this  lafting  verfe, 

That  all  pofleritie  thy  honour  may  reherfe. 

E.  S, 


T<3 


To  the  moft  renowmed  and  valiant  Lord,  the  Lord  Grey 
of  Wilton,  Knight  of  the  noble  order  of  the  Garter,  &c. 

TV/jOft  noble  Lord,  the  pillor  of  my  life, 
A        And  patron  of  my  Mufes  pupillage, 

Through  whofe  large  bountie  poured  on  me  rife, 

In  the  firffc  feafon  of  my  feeble  age, 
I  now  doe  liue,  bound  yours  by  vafTalage : 

Sith  nothing  euer  may  redeeme,  nor  reaue 

Out  of  your  endleffe  debt  fo  fure  a  gage, 

Vouchfafe  in  worth  this  fmall  guift  to  receaue, 
Which  in  your  noble  hands  for  pledge  I  leaue 

Of  all  the  reft,  that  I  am  tyde  t' account ; 

Rude  rymes,  the  which  a  ruftic  Mufe  did  weauc 

In  favadge  foyle,  far  from  ParnafTo  mount, 
And  roughly  wrought  in  an  vnlearned  loome  : 

The  which  vouchfafe,  dear  Lord,  your  favourable  doome. 

E.  S. 

To  the  right  honourable  the  Lord  of  Buckhurft,  one  of  her 
Maiefties  priuie  Counfell. 

N  vain  I  think,  right  honourable  Lord, 

By  this  rude  ryme  to  memorize  thy  name, 

Whofe  learned  Mufe  hath  writ  her  own  record 

In  golden  verfe,  worthy  immortal  fame  : 
Thou  much  more  fit  (were  leafure  to  the  fame) 

Thy  gracious  Souerain  praifes  to  compile, 

And  her  imperiall  Maieftie  to  frame, 

In  loftie  numbers  and  heroicke  flile. 
But  fith  thou  mayft  not  fo,  giue  leaue  a  while 

To  bafer  wit  his  power  therein  to  fpend, 

Whofe  groffe  defaults  thy  daintie  pen  may  file, 

And  vnaduifed  ouerfights  amend. 
But  euermore  vouchfafe  it  to  maintaine 

Againft  vile  Zoilus  backbitings  vaine*  E.  S* 

Vol.  I.  *D  T? 


I 


To    the    rig&t    honourable  Sir   Fr.  Waliingjiam  Knight, 

principall  Secretary  to  her  Aiaiefty,  and  of  her 

honourable  priuy  Counfell. 

AT"vHat  Mantuane  poets  incompared  ipirit, 
Whofe  girland  now  is  fet  in  higheft  place, 

Had  not  Mecenas,  for  his  worthy  merit, 

It  firft  aduaunfl  to  great  Auguftus  grace, 
Might  long  perhaps  haue  lien  in  filence  bace, 

Ne  bene  fo  much  admir'd  of  later  a^e. 

This  lowly  Mule,  that  learns  like  fteps  to  trace, 

Flies  for  like  aide  unto  your  patronage, 
That  are  the  great  Mecenas  of  this  age, 

As  wel  to  al  that  ciuil  artes  profefle 

As  thofe  that  are  infpir'd  with  martial  rage, 

And  craues  protection  of  her '  feebleneffe  : 
Which  if  ye  yield,  perhaps  ye  may  her  rayfe 

In  bigger  tunes  to  found  your  liuing  praife. 

E.  S. 

To  the  rio-ht  noble  Lord  and  moll  valiaunt  Captain,  Sir 
John  Norris  knight,  Lord  president  of  Mounfter. 

WH  O  euer  gave  more  honourable  prize 
To  the  fweet  Mufe  then  did  the  Martiall  crew, 

That  their  braue  deeds  {he  might  immortalize 

In  her  fhrill  tromp,  and  found  their  praifes  dew  ? 
Who  then  ought  more  to  fauour  her,  then  you 

Mod  noble  Lord,  the  honor  of  this  age, 

And  precedent  of  all  that  armes  enfue  ? 

Whofe  warlike  proweffe  and  manly  courage, 
Tempred  with  reafon  and  aduizement  fage, 

Hath  fild  fad  Belgicke  with  vidorious  fpoile, 

In  Fraunce  and  Ireland  left  a  famous  gage, 

And  lately  fhakt  the  Lufitanian  foile. 
Sith  then  each  where  thou  haft  difpredd  thy  fame, 

Loue  him,  that  hath  eternized  your  name. 

E.  So 


To  the  right  noble  and  valorous  knight  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  Lord 
Wardein  of  the  Stanneryes,  and  lieftenaunt  of  Cornewaile. 

'  I  %0  thee,    that  art  the  fommers  nightingale, 
Thy  foueraine  Goddeffes  moft  deare  delight, 

Why  doe  I  fend  this  rufticke  madrigale, 

That  may  thy  tunefull  eare  unfeafon  quite  ? 
Thou  onely  fit  this  argument  to  write, 

In  whofe  high  thoughts  Pleafure  hath  built  her  bowre, 

And  dainty  Love  learnd  fweetly  to  endite. 

My  rimes  I  know  unfauory  and  fowre, 
To  tafte  the  ftreames,  that  like  a  golden  fhowre 

Flow  from  thy  fruitfull  head,  of  thy  loues  praife, 

Fitter  perhaps  to  thonder  Martiall  ftowre, 

When  fo  thee  lift  thy  lofty  Mule  to  raife  : 
Yet  till  that  thou  thy  poeme  wilt  make  knowne, 

Let  thy  faire  Cinthias  praifes  be  thus  rudely  fhowne. 

E.  S. 

To  the  right  honourable  and  moft  vertuous  Lady,  the  Countefle 

of  Pembroke. 

T>  Emembraunce  of  that  moft  heroicke  fpirit, 
The  heuens  pride,  the  glory  of  our  dales, 

Which  now  triumpheth  through  immortall  merit 

Of  his  braue  vertues,  crownd  with  lafting  baies, 
Of  heuenlie  blifs  and  euerlafting  praies ; 

Who  firft  my  Mufe  did  lift  out  of  the  flore, 

To  fing  his  fweet  delights  in  lowlie  laies, 

Bids  me,  moft  noble  Lady,  to  adore 
His  goodly  image,  liuing  euermore 

In  the  diuine  refemblaunce  of  your  face; 

Which  with  your  vertues  ye  embellifh  more, 

And  natiue  beauty  deck  with  heuenlie  grace : 
For  his,  and  for  your  own  efpecial  fake, 

Vouchfafe  from  him  this  token  in  good  worth  to  take. 

E.  S,' 


To  the  moft  vcrtuous,  and  beautiful!  Lady,  the  Lady  Carew. 

?\JE  may  T,  without  blot  of  endlefle  blame, 

You,  faireft  Lady,  leaue  out  of  this  place, 

But  with  remembraunce  of  your  gracious  name. 

Wherewith  that  courtly  garlond  moft  ye  grace, 
And  deck  the  world,  adorne  thefe  verfes  bafe : 

Not  that  thefe  few  lines  can  in  them  comprife 

Thofe  glorious  ornaments  of  heauenly  grace, 

Wherewith  ye  triumph  ouer  feeble  eyes, 
And  in  fubdued  harts  do  tyranyie : 

For  thereunto  doth  need  a  golden  quill, 

And  filuer  leaues,  them  righty  to  deuife, 

But  to  make  humble  prefent  of  good  will; 
Which,  when  as  timely  meanes  it  purchafe  may, 

In  ampler  wife  itfelfe  will  forth  difplay. 

E.  S. 

To  all   the  gratlous  and  beautifull  Ladies  in   the  Court. 

*Tp  H  E  Chian  peincter,  when  he  Was  requir'd  J 
To  pourtraict  Venus  in  her  perfect  hew, 

To  make  his  worke  more  abfolute,  deflrd 

Of  all  the  faireft  maides  to  haue  the  vew. 
Much  more  me  needs  to  draw  the  femblant  trew, 

Of  beauties  Queene,  the  worlds  fole  wonderment, 

To  fharpe  my  fence  with  fundry  beauties  vew, 

And  fteale  from  each  fome  part  of  ornament. 
If  all  the  world  to  feeke  I  ouerwent, 

A  fairer  crew  yet  no  where  could  I  fee, 

Then  that  braue  court  doth  to  mine  eie  prefent ; 

That  the  worlds  pride  feems  gathered  there  to  bee  : 
Of  each  a  part  I  ftole  by  cunning  thefte : 

Forgiue  it  me,  faire  dames,  fith  lefie  ye  haue  not  lefte. 

E.  S. 

THE 


The  firft  Booke  of  the 


FAERY  OUEENE 


CONTAYNING 


The  Legend  of  the  Knight  of  the  Red-CroiTe: 

or  of  Holinefie* 


O  I  the  man,  whofe  Mufe  whylome  did  mafke, 
As  time  her  taught,  in  lowly  fhepheards  weeds, 
Am  now  enforft  a  farre  unfitter  tafke, 
For  trumpets  fterne  to  chaunge  mine  oaten  reeds, 
And  fing  of  knights  and  ladies  gentle  deeds; 
Whofe  praifes  having  flept  in  filence  long, 
Me  all  too  meane  the  facred  Mufe  areeds 
To  blazon  broade  emongfl  her  learned  throng : 
Fierce  warres  and  faithful  loves  fhall  moralize  my  fong. 

II. 
Help  then,  o  holy  virgin,  chiefe  of  nyne, 
Thy  weaker  novice  to  perform  thy  will; 
Lay  forth  out  of  thine  everlafting  fcryne 
The  antique  rolles,  wheh  there  lye  hidden  ftill. 
Of  faerie  knights  and  fayreft  Tanaquill, 
Whom  that  moft  noble  Briton  prince  fb  long 
Sought  through  the  world,  and  fuffered  fo  much  ill, 
That  I  muft  rue  his  undeferved  wrong. 
O  helpe  thou  my  weake  wit,  and  fharpen  my  dull  tong ! 
Vol.  I.  B 


And 


Z  The  firji  Booke  of  the 

III. 

And  thou,  moft  dreaded  impe  of  higheft  Jove, 
Faire  Venus  fonne,  that  with  thy  cruell  dart 
At  that  good  knight  (o  cunningly  didft  rove, 
That  glorious  fire  it  kindled  in  his  hart, 
Lay  now  thy  deadly  heben  bowe  apart, 
And  with  thy  mother  mylde  come  to  mine  ayde  j 
Come  both,  and  with  you  bring  triumphant  Mart, 
In  loves  and  gentle  jollities  arraid, 

After  his  murdrous  fpoyles  and  bloudie  rage  allayd. 

IV. 

And  with  them  eke,  o  Goddeffe  heavenly  bright, 
Mirrour  of  grace  and  majeftie  divine, 
Great  ladie  of  the  greater!:  iile,  whofe  light 
Like  Phoebus  lampe  throughout  the  world  doth  mine, 
Shed  thy  faire  beames  into  my  feeble  eyne, 
And  raife  my  thoughtes  too  humble  and  too  vile, 
To  thinke  of  that  true  glorious  type  of  thine, 
The  argument  of  mine  afflicted  m'le : 

The  which  to  hear  vouchfafe,  o  deareft  dread,  a  while. 


CANT 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Qjj  bene. 


canto    I. 

jTA?  patron  of  true  holinejfe 

Foule  Errour  doth  defeat ; 
Hypocrijie,  him  to  entrappe^ 

Doth  to  his  home  entreate. 

I. 

GENTLE  knight  was  pricking  on  the  plaine, 
Ycladd  in  mightie  armes  and  filver  fhielde, 

Wherein  old  dints  of  deepe  woundes  did  remain e, 

The  cruel  markes  of  many'  a  bloody  fielde ; 

Yet  armes  till  that  time  did  he  never  wield  : 

His  angry  fteede  did  chide  his  foming  bitt, 

As  much  difdayning  to  the  curbe  to  yield  : 

Full  jolly  knight  he  feem'd,  and  faire  did  fitt, 
As  one  for  knightly  giufts  and  fierce  encounters  fitt. 

II. 
And  on  his  breft  a  bloodie  crofTe  he  bore, 

The  deare  remembrance  of  his  dying  lord, 

For  whofe  fweete  fake  that  glorious  badge  he  wore, 

And  dead,  as  living,  ever  him  ador'd : 

Upon  his  fhield  the  like  was  alfo  fcor'd, 

For  foveraine  hope,  which  in  his  helpe  he  had. 

Right,  faithfull,  true  he  was  in  deed  and  word  -, 

But  of  his  cheere  did  feeme  too  folemne  fad  ; 
Yet  nothing  did  he  dread,  but  ever  was  ydrad. 

III. 
Upon  a  great  adventure  he  was  bond, 

That  greateft.  Gloriana  to  him  gave, 

(That  greatefl:  glorious  queene  of  faery  lond) 

To  winne  him  worfhippe,  and  her  grace  to  have, 

Which  of  all  earthly  thinges  he  moft  did  crave. 

And  ever,  as  he  rode,  his  hart  did  earne 

To  prove  his  puifTance  in  battell  brave 

Upon  his  foe,  and  his  new  force  to  learne  5 
Upon  his  foe,  a  dragon  horrible  and  ftearne. 

B  2  IV.  A 


4  The  firfl  Booke  t>f  the  Cant,  h 

IV. 

A  lovely  ladie  rode  him  faire  befide, 

Upon  a  lowly  afle  more  white  then  fnow  ; 

Yet  fhe  much  whiter,  but  the  fame  did  hide 

Under  a  vele,  that  wimpled  was  full  low  ; 

And  over  all  a  blacke  ftole  fhee  did  throw, 

As  one  that  inly  mournd :  fo  was  me  fad, 

And  heavie  fate  upon  her  palfrey  flow ; 

Seemed  in  heart  fome  hidden  care  fhe  had  ; 
And  by  her  in  a  line  a  milke- white  lambe  fhe  lad. 

V. 
So  pure  and  innocent,  as  that  fame  lambe. 

She  was  in  life  and  every  vertuous  lore, 

And  by  defcent  from  royall  lynage  came 

Of  ancient  kinges  and  queenes,  that  had  of  yore 

Their  fcepters  flrecht  from  eaft  to  wefterne  more* 

And  all  the  world  in  their  fubjeclion  held  j 

Till  that  infernal  feend  with  foule  uprore 

Forwafled  all  their  land,  and  them  expeld ; 
Whom  to  avenge,  (he  had  this  knight  from  rar  compeld. 

VI. 
Behind  her  farre  away  a  dwarfe  did  lag, 

That  lafie  feemd  in  being  ever  lafl, 

Or  wearied  with  bearing  of  her  bag 

Of  needments  at  his  backe.  thus  as  they  paft, 

The  day  with  cloudes  was  fuddeine  overcaft, 

And  angry  Jove  an  hideous  ftorme  of  raine 

Did  poure  into  his  lemans  lap  fo  fail, 

That  everie  wight  to  fhrowd  it  did  conflrain  j 
And  this  faire  couple  eke  to  fhroud  themfelves  were  fain. 

VII. 
Enforft  to  feeke  fome  covert  nigh  at  hand, 

A  fhadie  grove  not  farr  away  they  fpide, 

That  promift  ayde  the  tempeft  to  withlland ; 

Whofe  loftie  trees,  yclad  with  fommers  pride, 

Did  fpred  fo  broad,  that  heavens  light  did  hide, 

Not  pcrceable  with  power  of  any  ftarr : 

And  all  within  were  pathes  and  alleies  wide, 

With  footing  worne,  and  leading  inward  farre : 
Faire  harbour  that  them  feems,  fo  in  they  entred  arre. 

VIII.  And 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e. 

viii. 

And  foorth  they  paiTe,  with  pleafure  forward  led, 
Joying  to  heare  the  birdes  fweete  harmony, 
Which  therein  fhrouded  from  the  temper!:  dred, 
Seemd  in  their  fong  to  fcorne  the  cruell  fky. 
Much  can  they  praife  the  trees  fo  ftraight  and  hy, 
The  fayling  pine,  the  cedar  proud  and  tall, 
The  vine-propp  elme,  the  poplar  never  diy, 
The  builder  oake,  fole  king  of  forrefts  all, 
The  afpine  good  for  ftaves,  the  cyprefTe  funerall, 

IX. 
The  laurell,  meed  of  mightie  conquerours 
And  poets  fage,  the  firre  that  weepeth  ftill, 
The  willow  worne  of  forlorne  paramours, 
The  eugh  obedient  to  the  benders  will, 
The  birch  for  fhaftes,  the  fallow  for  the  mill, 
The  mirrhe  fweete-bleeding  in  the  bitter  wound, 
The  warlike  beech,  the  am  for  nothing  ill, 
The  fruitfull  olive,  and  the  platane  round, 
The  carver  holme,  the  maple  feeldom  inward  found. 

X. 
Led  with  delight  they  thus  beguile  the  way, 
Untill  the  bluftring  ftorme  is  overblowne  j 
When  weening  to  returne,  whence  they  did  ftray, 
They  cannot  finde  that  path,  which  firft  was  fhowne, 
But  wander  too  and  fro  in  waies  unknowne, 
Further!  from  end  then,  when  they  neereft  weene, 
That  makes  them  doubt  their  wits  be  not  their  owne  : 
So  many  pathes,  fo  many  turnings  feene, 
That  which  of  them  to  take  in  diverfe  doubt  they  been. 

XI. 
At  laft  refolving  forward  ftill  to  fare, 

Till  that  fome  ende  they  find,  or  in  or  out, 
That  path  they  take,  that  beaten  feemd  moil  bare, 
And  like  to  lead  the  labyrinth  about  5 
Which  when  by  tract  they  hunted  had  throughout, 
At  length  it  brought  them  to  a  hollowe  cave, 
Amid  the  thicker!:  woods,  the  champion  ftout 
Eftfoones  difmounted  from  his  courfer  brave, 
And  to  the  dwarfe  a  while  his  needlefle  fpere  he  gave. 

XII.  Be 


6  The  firft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  I. 

XII. 

Be  well  aware,  quoth  then  that  ladie  milde, 
Leaf  fuddaine  mifchiefe  ye  too  rajh  provoke  : 
The  danger  hid,  the  place  unknowne  and  wilde, 
Breedes  dreadfull  doubts :  oft  fire  is  without  fmoke, 

And  peri  I  I  without  flow :  therefore  your  flroke, 

Sir  knight,  with-hold,  till  further  tryall  made. 

Ah  ladie,  fayd  he,  flame  were  to  revoke 

The  forward  footing  for  an  hidden  Jhade : 
Vertue  gives  her  felf  light  through  darknefje  for  to  wade, 

XIII. 
Tea  but,  quoth  fhe,  the  peril  of  this  place 

I  better  wot  then  you,  though  nowe  too  late 

To  wiflj  you  backe  returne  with  foule  difgrace  ; 

Tet  wifedome  wames,  whilefi  foot  is  in  the  gate, 

To  flay  the  fteppe,  ere  forced  to  retrate. 

'this  is  the  wandring  wood,  this  Errours  den, 

A  monfler  vile,  whom  God  and  man  does  hate  : 

Therefore  I  read  beware.     Fly,  fly,  quoth  then 
The  fearefull  dwarfe ;  this  is  no  place  for  living  men. 

XIV. 
But  full  of  fire  and  greedy  hardiment, 

The  youthful  knight  could  not  for  ought  be  ftaide, 

But  forth  unto  the  darkfom  hole  he  went, 

And  looked  in  :  his  gliftring  armor  made 

A  litle  glooming  light,  much  like  a  made  5 

By  which  he  faw  the  ugly  monfter  plaine, 

Halfe  like  a  ferpent  horribly  difplaide, 

But  mother  halfe  did  womans  fhape  retaine, 
Moft  lothfom,  filthie,  foule,  and  full  of  vile  difdaine. 

XV. 
And  as  fhe  lay  upon  the  durtie  ground, 

Her  huge  long  taile  her  den  all  overfpred, 

Yet  was  in  knots  and  many  boughtes  upwound, 

Pointed  with  mortall  fling :  of  her  there  bred 

A  thoufand  yong  ones,  which  fhe  dayly  fed, 

Sucking  upon  her  poifnous  dugs  ;  each  one 

Of  fundrie  fhapes,  yet  all  ill-favored : 

Soone  as  that  uncouth  light  upon  them  fhone, 
Into  her  mouth  they  crept,  and  fuddain  all  were  gone. 

XVI.  Their 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  t 

xvl 

Their  darn  upftart  out  of  her  den  effraide, 

And  rufhed  forth,  hurling  her  hideous  taile 

About  her  curfed  head ;  whofe  folds  difplaid 

Were  ftretcht  now  forth  at  length  without  entraile. 

She  lookt  about,  and  feeing  one  in  mayle, 

Armed  to  point,  fought  backe  to  turne  againej 

For  light  me  hated  as  the  deadly  bale, 

Ay  wont  in  defert  darknefs  to  remaine, 
Where  plain  none  might  her  fee,  nor  me  fee  any  plaine, 

XVII. 
Which  when  the  valiant  elfe  perceiv'd,  he  lept 

As  lyon  fierce  upon  the  flying  pray, 

And  with  his  trenchand  blade  her  boldly  kept 

From  turning  backe,  and  forced  her  to  flay : 

Therewith  enrag'd  me  loudly  gan  to  bray, 

And  turning  fierce  her  fpeckled  taile  advaunft, 

Threatning  her  angrie  fting,  him  to  difmay ; 

Who  nought  aghaft  his  mightie  hand  enhaunft  j 
The  flroke  down  from  her  head  unto  her  moulder  glaunfh 

XVIII. 
Much  daunted  with  that  dint  her  fence  was  dazd, 

Yet  kindling  rage  herfelfe  flie  gathered  round, 

And  all  attonce  her  beaftly  bodie  raizd 

With  doubled  forces  high  above  the  ground : 

Tho  wrapping  up  her  wrethed  fterne  arownd, 

Lept  fierce  upon  his  fhield,  and  her  huge  traine 

All  fuddenly  about  his  body  wound, 

That  hand  or  foot  to  ftirr  he  flrove  in  vaine. 
God  helpe  the  man  fo  wrapt  in  Errours  endlefTe  traine. 

XIX. 
His  lady,  fad  to  fee  his  fore  conftraint, 

Cride  out,  Now,  now,  fir  knight,  Jhew  what  ye  bee ; 

Add  faith  unto  your  force y  and  be  not  faint : 

Strangle  her,  eh  fhe  fure  will  fir  angle  thee. 

That  when  he  heard,  in  great  perplexitie, 

His  gall  did  grate  for  griefe  and  high  difdaine, 

And  knitting  all  his  force,  got  one  hand  free, 

Wherewith  he  grypt  her  gorge  with  fo  great  paine, 
That  foone  to  loofe  her  wicked  bands  did  her  conftraine. 

XX.  There^ 


8  The  fir[i  Booke  of  the  Cant,  i. 

XX. 

Therewith  me  fpewd  out  of  her  filthie  maw 
A  floud  of  poyfon  horrible  and  blacke, 
Full  of  great  lumps  of  flefh  and  gobbets  raw, 
Which  ftunck  fo  vildly,  that  it  forft  him  flacke 
His  grafping  hold,  and  from  her  turne  him  backe : 
Her  vomit  full  of  bookes  and  papers  was, 
With  loathly  frogs  and  toades,  which  eyes  did  lacke, 
And  creeping  fought  way  in  the  weedy  gras : 
Her  filthie  parbreake  all  the  place  defiled  has. 

XXL 
As  when  old  father  Nilus  gins  to  fwell 

With  timely  pride  above  the  Aegyptian  vale, 
His  fattie  waves  doe  fertile  flime  outwell, 
And  overflow  each  plaine  and  lowly  dale : 
But  when  his  later  ipring  gins  to  avale, 
Huge  heapes  of  mudd  he  leaves,  wherin  there  breed 
Ten  thoufand  kindes  of  creatures,  partly  male 
And  partly  femall,  of  his  fruitful  feed : 
Such  ugly  monftrous  ihapes  elfwhere  may  no  man  reed. 

XXII. 
The  fame  fo  fore  annoyed  has  the  knight, 

That  wel-nigh  choked  with  the  deadly  ftinke, 
His  forces  faile,  ne  can  no  lenger  fight. 
Whofe  corage  when  the  feend  perceivd  to  fhrinke, 
She  poured  forth  out  of  her  hellifh  finke 
Her  fruitfull  curfed  fpawne  of  ferpents  fmall, 
Deformed  monfters,  fowle,  and  blacke  as  inke, 
Which  fwarming  all  about  his  legs  did  crall, 
And  him  encombred  fore,  but  could  not  hurt  at  all. 

XXIII. 
As  gentle  fhepheard  in  fweete  eventide, 

When  ruddy  Phoebus  gins  to  welke  in  weft, 
High  on  an  hill,  his  flocke  to  vewen  wide, 
Markes  which  doe  byte  their  hafty  fupper  beft ; 
A  cloud  of  cumbrous  gnattes  doe  him  moleft, 
All  ftriving  to  infixe  their  feeble  ftinges, 
That  from  their  noyance  he  no  where  can  reft ; 
But  with  his  clownifh  hands  their  tender  wines 
He  brufheth  oft,  and  oft  doth  mar  their  murmurings. 

XXIV.  Thus 


Cant.  i.         Faery  Q^u  eene,  9 

XXIV. 

Thus  ill  beftedd,  and  fearefull  more  of  fhame. 

Then  of  the  certeine  perill  he  flood  in, 

Halfe  furious  unto  his  foe  he  came, 

(Refolvd  in  minde  all  fuddenly  to  win, 

Or  foone  to  lofe,  before  he  once  would  lin) 

And  ftroke  at  her  with  more  then  manly  force  ; 

That  from  her  body,  full  of  filthie  fin, 

He  raft  her  hatefull  heade  without  remorfe  : 
A  flreame  of  cole-black  blood  forth  gufhed  from  her  corfe. 

XXV. 
Her  fcattred  brood,  foone  as  their  parent  deare 

They  faw  fo  rudely  falling  to  the  ground, 

Groning  full  deadly  all  with  troublous  feare 

Gathred  themfelves  about  her  body  round, 

Weening  their  wonted  entrance  to  have  found 

At  her  wide  mouth :  but  being  there  withftood 

They  flocked  all  about  her  bleeding  wound, 

And  fucked  up  their  dying  mothers  bloud ; 
Making  her  death  their  life,  and  eke  her  hurt  their  good, 

XXVI. 
That  deteftable  fight  him  much  amazde, 

To  fee  th'  unkindly  impes  of  heaven  accurft 

Devoure  their  dam  ;  on  whom  while  fo  he  gazd, 

Having  all  fatisfide  their  bloudy  thurft, 

Their  bellies  fwolne  he  faw  with  fulnefle  burft, 

And  bowels  gufhing  forth  :  well  worthy  end 

Of  fuch,  as  drunke  her  life,  the  which  them  nurfl. 

Now  needeth  him  no  lenger  labour  fpend,  [contend. 
His  foes  have  flaine  themfelves,  with  whom  he  mould 

XXVII. 
His  lady  feeing  all,  that  chaunft,  from  farre, 

Approcht  in  haft  to  greet  his  vi&orie  j 

And  faide,  Faire  knight,  borne  under  happie  Jiarre, 

Who  fee  your  vanquifht  foes  before  you  lye ; 

Well  worthie  be  you  of  that   armory , 

Wherein  ye  have  great  glory  wonne  this  day, 

And  proovd  your  ftrength  on  a  firong  enimie  -, 

Tour  firft  adventure :  many  fuch  I  pray, 
And  henceforth  ever  wifh  that  like  fucceed  it  may. 

Vol.  I.  C  XXVIII.  Then 


10  The  firji  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

Then  mounted  he  upon  his  fleede  againe, 

And  with  the  lady  backward  fought  to  wend  : 

That  path  he  kept,  which  beaten  was  moft  plaint 

Ne  ever  would  to  any  by-way  bend; 

But  frill  did  follow  one  unto  the  end, 

The  which  at  laft  out  of  the  wood  them  brought. 

So  forward  on  his  way  (with  God  to  frend) 

He  pafled  forth,  and  new  adventure  fought : 

Long  way  he  travelled,  before  he  heard  of  ought. 

XXIX. 

At  length  they  chaunft  to  meet  upon  the  way 
An  aged  lire,  in  long  blacke  weedes  yclad, 
His  feete  all  bare,  his  beard  all  hoarie  gray. 
And  by  his  belt  his  booke  he  hanging  had ; 
Sober  he  feemde,  and  very  {agely  fad  ; 
And  to  the  ground  his  eyes  were  lowly  bent, 
Simple  in  (hew,  and  voide  of  malice  bad  ; 
And  all  the  way  he  prayed,  as  he  went, 

And  often  knockt  his  brefr.,  as  one  that  did  repent. 

XXX. 

He  faire  the  knight  faluted,  louting  low, 

Who  faire  him  quited,  as  that  courteous  was  j 

And  after  afked  him,  if  he  did  know 

Of  ftraunge  adventures,  which  abroad  did  pas. 

Ah  !  my  dear  fonne,  quoth  he,  howjhould,  alas  I 

Silly  old  man,  that  lives  i?i  hidden  cell, 

Bidding  his  beades  all  day  for  his  trefpas, 

Ty dings  of  warre  and  worldly  trouble  tell? 

With  holy  father  fits  not  with  fuch  t  hinges  to  melL 

XXXI. 

But  if  of  daunger,  which  hereby  doth  dwell, 
And  home-bredd  evil  ye  defire  to  heare, 
Of  a  ftraunge  man  I  can  you  tidings  tell, 
That  wajleth  all  this  countrie  farre  and  ?ieare. 
Of  fuch,  faid  he,  I  chiefly  doe  inquere ; 
And  fall  thee  well  rewarde  to  fiew  the  place, 
In  which  that  wicked  wight  his  dayes  doth  weare  : 
For  to  all  knighthood  it  isfoule  difgrace, 

'That  fuch  a  curfed  creature  lives  fo  long  afpace. 


XXXIL  Far 


Cant.  i.         Faery  Qu  eene,  i  i 

xxxii. 

Far  hence,  quoth  he,  in  wajifull  wildernejfe 

His  dwelling  is,  by  which  no  living  wight 

May  ever  pajj'e,  but  thorough  great  dijlrejje. 

Now,  faide  the  ladie,  draweth  toward  night  -, 

And  well  Iwote,  that  of  your  later  fight 

Te  all forwearied  be :  for  what  fo  ftrong, 

But  wanting  rejl  will  alfo  want  of  might  f 

The  funne,  that  meafures  heaven  all  day  long, 
At  night  doth  bake  hisjleedes  the  ocean  waves  emong, 

XXXIII. 

'Then  with  the  funne  take,  Jir,  your  timely  rejl, 

And  with  new  day  new  worke  at  once  begin : 

Untroubled  night,  they  fay,  gives  counfell  bejl. 

Right  well,  Jir  blight,  ye  have  advifed  bin, 

Quoth  then  that  aged  man  j  the  way  to  win 

Is  wifely  to  advife.  now  day  isfpent : 

'Therefore  with  me  ye  may  take  up  your  in 

For  this  fame  night,  the  knight  was  well  content : 
So  with  that  godly  father  to  his  home  they  went. 

XXXIV. 

A  little  lowly  hermitage  it  was, 

Downe  in  a  dale,  hard  by  a  forefts  fide, 

Far  from  refort  of  people,  that  did  pas 

In  traveill  to  and  froe :  a  litle  wyde 

There  was  an  holy  chappell  edifyde, 

Wherein  the  hermite  dewly  wont  to  fay 

His  holy  things  each  morne  and  eventyde : 

Thereby  a  chriftall  ftreame  did  gently  play, 
Which  from  a  facred  fountaine  welled  forth  alway. 

XXXV. 
Arrived  there,  the  litle  houfe  they  fill, 

Ne  looke  for  entertainement,  where  none  was  j 

Reft  is  their  feaft,  and  all  thinges  at  their  will : 

The  nobleft  mind  the  beft  contentment  has. 

With  faire  difcourfe  the  evening  fo  they  pas  > 

For  that  olde  man  of  pleafing  wordes  had  ftore, 

And  well  could  file  his  tongue,  as  fmooth  as  glas : 

He  told  of  faintes  and  popes,  and  evermore 
He  ftrowd  an  Ave-Mary  after  and  before. 

C  2  XXXVI.  The 


12  The  firfi  Book*  of  the 


XXXVI. 

The  drouping  night  thus  creepeth  on  them  fail, 

And  the  fad  humor  loading  their  eye-liddes ; 

As  meffenger  of  Morpheus  on  them  cart. 

Sweet  flombring  deaw,  the  which  to  fleep  them  bit 

Unto  their  lodgings  then  his  gueftes  he  riddes : 

Where  when  all  drownd  in  deadly  fleepe  he  findes, 

He  to  his  ftudie  goes,  and  there  amiddes 

His  magick  bookes,  and  artes  of  fundrie  kindes, 
He  feeks  out  mighty  charmes  to  trouble  lleepy  minds. 

XXXVII. 

Then  choofing  out  few  words  moil  horrible, 
(Let  none  them  read)  thereof  did  verfes  frame, 
With  which,  and  other  fpelles  like  terrible, 
He  bad  awake  blacke  Plutoes  grieily  dame  ; 
And  curfed  heven,  and  fpake  reprochful  fhame 
Of  highefl  God,  the  lord  of  life  and  light. 
A  bold  bad  man,  that  dar'd  to  call  by  name 
Great  Gorgon,  prince  of  darknes  and  dead  night ; 
At  which  Cocytus  quakes,  and  Styx  is  put  to  flight. 

XXXVIII. 

And  forth  he  cald  out  of  deepe  darknes  dredd 

Legions  of  fprights,  the  which,  like  litle  flyes, 

Fluttring  about  his  ever-damned  hedd, 

Awaite  whereto  their  fervice  he  applyes, 

To  aide  his  friendes,  or  fray  his  enimies : 

Of  thofe  he  chofe  out  two,  the  falfeft  twoo, 

And  fitter!  for  to  forge  true-feeming  lyes ; 

The  one  of  them  he  gave  a  meffage  too, 
The  other  by  himfelfe  flaide  other  worke  to  doo. 

XXXIX. 

He  making  fpeedy  way  through  fperfed  ayre, 

And  through  the  world  of  waters  wide  and  deepes 

To  Morpheus  houfe  doth  haftily  repaire. 

Amid  the  bowels  of  the  earth  full  fleepe, 

And  low,  where  dawning  day  doth  never  peepe, 

His  dwelling  is  ;  there  Tethys  his  wet  bed 

Doth  ever  wafh,  and  Cynthia  frill  doth  fleepe 

In  lilver  deaw  his  ever-drouping  hed, 
Whiles  fad  Night  over  him  her  mantle  black  doth  fpred, 

XL,  Whofe 


Cant.  i.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  13 

XL. 

Whofe  double  gates  he  findeth  locked  fan: ; 

The  one  faire  fram'd  of  burnifht  yvory, 

The  other  all  with  filver  overcaft  \ 

And  wakeful  dogges  before  them  farre  doe  lye, 

Watching  to  banifh  Care  their  enimy, 

Who  oft  is  wont  to  trouble  gentle  fleepe. 

By  them  the  fprite  doth  pafle  in  quietly, 

And  unto  Morpheus  comes,  whom  drowned  deepe 

In  drowfie  fit  he  findes  j  of  nothing  he  takes  keepe. 

XLI. 

And  more,  to  lulle  him  in  his  {lumber  foft, 

A  trickling  ftreame  from  high  rock  tumbling  downe, 

And  ever-drizling  raine  upon  the  loft, 

Mixt  with  a  murmuring  winde,  much  like  the  fowne 

Of  fwarming  bees,  did  caft  him  in  a  fwowne. 

No  other  noyfe,  nor  peoples  troublous  cryes, 

As  ftill  are  wont  t'annoy  the  walled  towne, 

Might  there  be  heard :  but  careleffe  Quiet  lyes, 

Wrapt  in  eternall  filence  farre  from  enimy es. 

XLIL 

The  meffenger  approching  to  him  fpake ; 

But  his  wafte  wordes  retournd  to  him  in  vaine : 

So  found  he  flept,  that  nought  mought  him  awake. 

Then  rudely  he  him  thruft,  and  pufht  with  paine> 

Whereat  he  gan  to  ftretch  :  but  he  againe 

Shooke  him  fo  hard,  that  forced  him  to  fpeake. 

As  one  then  m  a  dreame,  whofe  dryer  braine 

Is  toft  with  troubled  fights  and  fancies  weake, 

He  mumbled  foft,  but  would  not  all  his  filence  breake, 

XLIII. 

The  fprite  then  gan  more  boldly  him  to  wake, 

And  threatned  unto  him  the  dreaded  name 

Of  Hecate  :  whereat  he  gan  to  quake, 

And  lifting  up  his  lompifh  head,  with  blame 

Halfe  angrie  afked  him,  for  what  he  came* 

Hether,  quoth  he,  me  Archimago  fent !, 

He  that  the  Jlubborne  fprites  can  wifely  tame, 

He  bids  thee  to  him  fend  for  his  intent 

A  fit  falfe  dreame,  that  can  delude  the  fleefers  fent, 
J    J  J  XLIV.  The 


14  Tibe  fir  ft  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

The  God  obayde  j  and  calling  forth  ftraight  way 

A  diverfe  dreame  out  of  his  prifon  darke, 

Delivered  it  to  him,  and  downe  did  lay 

His  heavie  head,  devoide  of  careful  carke  j 

Whofe  fences  all  were  ftraight  benumbd  and  ftarke. 

He  backe  returning  by  the  yvorie  dore, 

Remounted  up  as  light  as  chearefull  larke ; 

And  on  his  litle  winges  the  dreame  he  bore 
In  haft  unto  his  lord,  where  he  him  left  afore. 

XLV. 
Who  all  this  while,  with  charmes  and  hidden  artes, 

Had  made  a  lady  of  that  other  fpright, 

And  fram'd  of  liquid  ayre  her  tender  partes, 

So  lively,  and  fo  like  in  all  mens  fight, 

That  weaker  fence  it  could  have  ravifht  quight : 

The  maker  felfe,  for  all  his  wondrous  witt, 

Was  nigh  beguiled  with  fo  goodly  fight. 

Her  all  in  white  he  clad,  and  over  it 
Caft  a  black  ftole,  moft  like  to  feeme  for  Una  fit. 

XLVI. 
Now  when  that  ydle  dreame  was  to  him  brought, 

Unto  that  elfin  knight  he  bad  him  fly, 

Where  he  flept  foundry  void  of  evil  thought, 

And  with  falfe  fhewes  abufe  his  fantafy ; 

In  fort  as  he  him  fchooled  privily. 

And  that  new  creature,  borne  without  her  dew, 

Full  of  the  makers  guyle,  with  ufage  fly 

He  taught  to  imitate  that  lady  trew, 
Whofe  femblance  fhe  did  carrie  under  feigned  hew. 

XLVII. 
Thus  well  inftrucled  to  their  worke  they  hafte  ; 

And  comming  where  the  knight  in  flomber  lay, 

The  one  upon  his  hardie  head  him  plafte, 

And  made  him  dreame  of  loves  and  luftfull  play  j 

That  nigh  his  manly  hart  did  melt  away, 

Bathed  in  wanton  blis  and  wicked  joy. 

Then  feemed  him  his  lady  by  him  lay, 

And  to  him  playnd,  how  that  falfe  winged  bo]f 
Her  chafte  hart  had  fubdewd  to  learne  dame  Pleafures  toy. 

XLVIIL  And 


Cant  i.         Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  i y 

XVIIL 

And  Ihe  her  felfe,  of  beautie  foveraigne  queene, 

Fayre  Venus,  feemde  unto  his  bed  to  bring 

Her,  whom  he  waking  evermore  did  weene 

To  bee  the  chaftefl  flowre,  that  aye  did  fpring 

On  earthly  braunch,  the  daughter  of  a  king, 

Nov/  a  loofe  leman  to  vile  fervice  bound  : 

And  eke  the  Graces  feemed  all  to  ling, 

Hymen  to  Hymen,  dauncing  all  around  j 
Whylfb  fremell  Flora  her  with  yvie  girlond  crownd. 

XLIX. 
In  this  great  paffion  of  unwonted  lull, 

Or  wonted  feare  of  doing  ought  amifs, 

He  ftarteth  up,  as  feeming  to  millruft 

Some  fecret  ill,  or  hidden  foe  of  his : 

Lo  there  before  his  face  his  ladie  is, 

Under  blacke  Hole  hyding  her  bayted  hooke  ; 

And  as  halfe  blulhing  offred  him  to  kis, 

With  gentle  blandilhment  and  lovely  looke, 
Molt,  like  that  virgin  true,  which  for  her  knight  him  took. 

L. 

All  cleane  difmayd  to  fee  fo  uncouth  light, 

And  halfe  enraged  at  her  mamelelTe  guife, 

He  thought  have  llaine  her  in  his  fierce  defpight : 

But  haltie  heat  tempring  with  fufferance  wife, 

He  ftayde  his  hand,  and  gan  himfelfe  advife 

To  prove  his  fenfe,  and  tempt  her  feigned  truth. 

Wringing  her  hands,  in  wemens  pitteous  wife, 

Tho  can  Ihe  weepe,   to  llirre  up  gentle  ruth 
Both  for  her  noble  blood,  and  for  her  tender  youth, 

LI. 
And  fayd,  Ahfr,  my  liege  lord,  and  my  love, 

Shall  I  accufe  the  hidden  cruell  fate, 

And  mightie  caufes  wrought  in  heaven  above, 

Or  the  blind  God,  that  doth  me  thus  amate, 

For  hoped  love  to  winne  me  certaine  hate  ? 

Tet  thus  perforce  he  bids  me  do,  or  die. 

Die  is  my  dew,  yet  rew  my  wretched  fate 

You,  whom  my  hard  avenging  defiinie 
Hath  made  judge  of  my  life  or  death  indifferently, 

LII.  Tour 


16  tfhe  frji  Booke  of  the  ,1 

LII. 

Tour  owne  deare  fake  forjl  me  at  frji  to  leave 

My  fathers  kingdom, — there  (lie  ftopt  with  teares ; 

Her  fwollen  hart  her  fpeech  feemd  to  bereave : 

And  then  againe  begun,  My  weaker  yeares, 

Captivd  to  fortune  andfrayle  worldly  feares, 

Fly  to  your  fayth  for  fuccour  and  fur e  ayde  : 

Let  me  not  die  in  languor  and  long  teares, 

TVJjy,  dame,  quoth  he,  what  hath  ye  thus  difmaydt 
What  fr ayes  ye,  that  were  wont  to  comfort  me  affrayd? 

Lin. 

Love  of  your  f elf e,  fhe  faide,  and  deare  conflraint 

Lets  me  notfeepe,  but  wafle  the  wearie  night 

Infecret  anguifi  and  unpittied  plaint, 

Whiles  you  in  carelejfe  Jleepe  are  drowned  quight. 

Her  doubtfull  words  made  that  redoubted  knight 

Sufpect  her  truth ;  yet  fince  no'  untruth  he  knew, 

Her  fawning  love  with  foule  difdainefull  fpight 

He  would  not  mend,  but  faid,  Deare  dame,  I  rew, 
That  for  my  fake  unknowfie  fuch  grief  e  unto  you  grew, 

LIV. 
Affure  your  f elf e,  it  fell  not  all  to  ground; 

For  allfo  deare  as  life  is  to  my  hart, 

I  deeme  your  love,  and  hold  me  to  you  bound : 

Ne  let  vaine  fears  procure  your  nee dleffe  f mart, 

Where  caufe  is  none ;  but  to  your  refl  depart. 

Not  all  content,  yet  feemd  fhe  to  appeafe 

Her  mournefull  plaintes,  beguiled  of  her  art, 

And  fed  with  words,  that  could  not  chofe  but  pleafe  : 
So  llyding  foftly  forth  fhe  turnd  as  to  her  eafe. 

LV. 

Long  after  lay  he  muring  at  her  mood, 

Much  griev'd  to  thinke  that  gentle  dame  fo  light, 

For  whofe  defence  he  was  to  fried  his  blood. 

At  laft  dull  wearines  of  former  fight 

Having  yrockt  afleep  his  irkefome  fpright, 

That  troublous  dreame  gan  frefhly  toffe  his  braine 

With  bowres,  and  beds,  and  ladies  deare  delight : 

But  when  he  faw  his  labour  all  was  vaine, 
With  that  misformed  fpright  he  backe  returnd  againe. 

CANTO 


Cant,  ii.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  17 


canto    11. 

The  guileful/  great  enchaunter  parts 

The  redcrojfe  knight  from  Truth ; 
Into  whofe  jiead  faire  FalJhoodJieps> 

And  workes  him  woefull  ruth* 

I. 

BY  this  the  northerne  wagoner  had  fet 
His  fevenfold  teme  behind  the  ftedfaft  ftarre,. 

That  was  in  ocean  waves  yet  never  wet ; 

But  firme  is  fixt,  and  fendeth  light  from  farre 

To  all,  that  in  the  wide  deepe  wandring  arre : 

And  chearefull  chaunticlere  with  his  note  mrill 

Had  warned  once,  that  Phoebus  fiery  carre 

In  haft  was  climbing  up  the  eafterne  hill, 
Full  envious  that  night  fo  long  his  roome  did  iilk 

II. 
When  thofe  accurfed  mefTengers  of  hell, 

That  feigning  dreame,  and  that  faire-forged  fpright, 

Came  to  their  wicked  maifter,  and  gan  tell 

Their  bootelefTe  paines,  and  ill-fucceeding  night : 

Who  all  in  rage  to  fee  his  fkilfull  might 

Deluded  fo,  gan  threaten  hellifh  paine 

And  fad  Proferpines  wrath,  them  to  affright. 

But  when  he  faw  his  threatning  was  but  vaine, 
He  caft  about,  and  fearcht  his  baleful  bokes  againe. 

III. 
Eftfoones  he  tooke  that  mifcreated  faire, 

And  that  falfe  other  fpright,  on  whom  he  fpred 

A  feeming  body  of  the  fubtile  aire, 

Like  a  young  fquire,  in  loves  and  luftyhed 

His  wanton  daies  that  ever  loofely  led, 

Without  regard  of  armes  and  dreaded  fight : 

Thofe  two  he  tooke,  and  in  a  fecrete  bed, 

Covered  with  darkenes  and  mifdeeming  night, 
Them  both  together  laid,  to  joy  in  vaine  delight. 

Vol.  I.  D  IV.  Forthwith 


1 8  The  firji  Booke  of  the  Cant.  ir. 

IV. 

Forthwith  he  runnes  with  feigned-faithfull  hafl 

Unto  his  gueft,  who  after  troublous  rights 

And  dreames  gan  now  to  take  more  found  repaft ; 

Whom  fuddenly  he  wakes  with  fearful  frights, 

As  one  aghaft  with  feends  or  damned  fprights, 

And  to  him  calls,  Rife,  rife,  unhappy  fwaine, 

tfhat  here  ivex  old  infleepe,  whiles  wicked  wights 

Have  knit  them) elves  in  Venus  Jhameful  chaine  : 
Come  fee  where  your  fa Ife  lady  doth  her  honor  fiaine. 

V. 

All  in  amaze  he  fuddenly  up  ftart 

With  fword  in  hand,  and  with  the  old  man  went ; 

Who  foone  him  brought  into  a  fecret  part, 

Where  that  falfe  couple  were  full  clofely  ment 

In  wanton  luft  and  leud  enbracement : 

Which  when  he  faw,  he  burnt  with  gealous  fire  ; 

The  eie  of  reafon  was  with  rage  yblent ; 

And  would  have  flaine  them  in  his  furious  ire, 
But  hardly  was  reftreined  of  that  aged  fire. 

VL 

Retourning  to  his  bed  in  torment  great, 

And  bitter  anguifh  of  his  guilty  fight, 

He  could  not  reft,  but  did  his  ftout  heart  eat, 

And  waft  his  inward  gall  with  deepe  defpight, 

Yrkefome  of  life,  and  too  long  lingring  night. 

At  laft  faire  Hefperus  in  higheft  fkie 

Had  fpent  his  lampe,  and  brought  forth  dawning  light  -, 

Then  up  he  rofe,  and  clad  him  haftily ; 
The  dwarfe  him  brought  his  fteed  j  fo  both  away  do  fly. 

VII. 
Now  when  the  rofy-fingred  Morning  faire, 

Weary  of  aged  Tithones  farTron  bed, 

Had  fpread  her  purple  robe  through  deawy  aire; 

And  the  high  hils  Titan  difcovered ; 

The  royall  virgin  fhooke  off  droufyhed  : 

And  riling  forth  out  of  her  bafer  bowre, 

Lookt  for  her  knight,  who  far  away  was  fled, 

And  for  her  dwarfe,  that  wont  to  wait  each  howre  : 
Then  gan  me  wail  and  weepe  to  fee  that  woeful  ftowre. 

VIII.  And 


Cant.  ii.  Fae  r  y  Qu  e  e  n  e.  i9 

viii. 

And  after  him  me  rode  with  fo  much  fpeede, 

As  her  flowe  beaft  could  make ,  but  all  in  vaine : 

For  him  fo  far  had  borne  his  light-foot  fteede, 

Pricked  with  wrath  and  fiery  fierce  difdaine, 

That  him  to  follow  was  but  fruitleffe  paine : 

Yet  me  her  weary  limbes  would  never  reft, 

But  every  hil  and  dale,  each  wood  and  plaine, 

Did  fearch,  fore  grieved  in  her  gentle  breft, 
He  fo  ungently  left  her,  whome  me  loved  beft. 

IX. 

But  fubtill  Archimago,  when  his  guefts 

He  faw  divided  into  double  parts, 

And  Una  wandring  in  woods  and  forrefts, 

(Th'end  of  his  drift,)  he  praifd  his  divelim  arts* 

That  had  fuch  might  over  true-meaning  harts : 

Yet  refts  not  fo,  but  other  meanes  doth  make, 

How  he  may  worke  unto  her  further  fmarts : 

For  her  he  hated  as  the  himng  fnake, 
And  in  her  many  troubles  did  moll  pleafure  take. 

X. 
He  then  devifde  himfelfe  how  to  difguife  ; 

For  by  his  mighty  fcience  he  could  take 

As  many  formes  and  fhapes  in  feeming  wife, 

As  ever  Proteus  to  himfelfe  could  make  : 

Sometime  a  fowle,  fometime  a  fifh  in  lake* 

Now  like  a  foxe,  now  like  a  dragon  fell  j 

That  of  himfelfe  he  ofte  for  feare  would  quake, 

And  oft  would  rlie  away,  o  who  can  tell 
The  hidden  powre  of  herbes,  and  might  of  magick  fpell  ? 

XL 

But  now  feemde  befl:  the  perfon  to  put  on 

Of  that  good  knight,  his  late  beguiled  gueft. 

In  mighty  armes  he  was  yclad  anon, 

And  filver  fliield  ,  upon  his  coward  breft 

A  bloody  crofie,  and  on  his  craven  creft 

A  bounch  of  heares  difcolourd  diverily. 

Full  iolly  knight  he  feemde,  and  wel  addreft  5 

And  when  he  fate  uppon  his  courfer  free, 
Saint  George  himfelfe  ye  would  have  deemed  him  to  be. 

D  2  XII.  But 


20  The  frft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  II. 

XII. 

But  he,  the  knight,  whofe  femblaunt  he  did  beare, 

The  true  faint  George,  was  wandred  far  away, 

Still  flying  from  his  thoughts  and  gealous  feare : 

Will  was  his  guide,  and  griefe  led  him  aftray. 

At  laft  him  chaunft  to  meete  upon  the  way 

A  faithleife  Sarazin,  all  armde  to  point, 

In  whofe  great  fhield  was  writ  with  letters  gay 

S  ANSFOY  :  full  large  of  limbe  and  every  ioint 
He  was,  and  cared  not  for  God  or  man  a  point. 

XIIL 

Hee  had  a  faire  companion  of  his  way, 
A  goodly  lady  clad  in  fcarlot  red, 
Purfled  with  gold  and  pearle  of  rich  aifay ; 
And  like  a  Perfian  mitre  on  her  hed 
Shee  wore,  with  crowns  and  owches  garnifhed, 
The  which  her  lavifh  lovers  to  her  gave : 
Her  wanton  palfrey  all  was  overfpred 
With  tinfell  trappings,  woven  like  a  wave, 
Whofe  bridle  rung  with  golden  bels  and  bofles  brave. 

XIV. 
With  faire  difport,  and  courting  dalliaunce, 
She  intertainde  her  lover  all  the  way : 
But  when  ihe  faw  the  knight  his  fpeare  advaunce, 
Shee  foone  left  off  her  mirth  and  wanton  play, 
And  bad  her  knight  addreffe  him.  to  the  fray ; 
His  foe  was  nigh  at  hand,  he,  prickte  with  pride, 
And  hope  to  winne  his  ladies  hearte  that  day, 
Forth  fpurred  fafl :  adowne  his  courfers  fide 
The  red  bloud  trickling  ftaind  the  way,  as  he  did  ride. 

XV. 

The  knight  of  the  redcroffe,  when  him  he  fpide 

Spurring  fo  hote  with  rage  difpiteous, 

Gan  fairely  couch  his  fpeare,  and  towards  ride. 

5oone  meete  they  both,  both  fell  and  furious, 

That  daunted  with  their  forces  hideous 

Their  fteeds  doe  flagger,  and  amazed  ftand  ; 

And  eke  themfelves,  too  rudely  rigorous, 

Aftomed  with  the  ftroke  of  their  owne  hand, 
Doe  backe  rebutte,  and  each  to  other  yealdeth  land. 

XVI.  As 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  21 

XVI. 

As  when  two  rams,  flird  with  ambitious  pride, 

Fight  for  the  rule  of  the  rich-fleeced  flocke, 

Their  horned  fronts  fo  fierce  on  either  fide 

Doe  meete,  that  with  the  terror  of  the  fhocke 

Aflonied  both  fland  fenceleffe  as  a  blocke, 

Forgetfull  of  the  hanging  victory. 

So  flood  thefe  twaine,  unmoved  as  a  rocke, 

Both  flaring  fierce,  and  holding  idely 
The  broken  reliques  of  their  former  cruelty. 

XVII. 
The  Sarazin,  fore  daunted  with  the  bufFe, 

Snatcheth  his  fword,  and  fiercely  to  him  flies ; 

Who  well  it  wards,  and  quyteth  cuff  with  cuff: 

Each  others  equall  puiffaunce  envies, 

And  through  their  iron  fides  with  cruell  fpies 

Does  feeke  to  perce  j  repining  courage  yields 

No  foote  to  foe :  the  flafhing  fier  flies, 

As  from  a  forge,  out  of  their  burning  fhields ; 
And  flreams  of  purple  bloud  new  die  the  verdant  fields. 

XVIII. 
Curfe  on  that  crojfe,  quoth  then  the  Sarazin, 

I'hat  keeps  thy  body  from  the  bitter  Jitty 

Dead  long  ygoe,  I  wote>  thou  haddeji  bin. 

Had  not  that  charme  from  thee  forwarned  itt : 

But  yet  I  warne  thee  now  aj/uredftty 

And  hide  thy  head,  therewith  upon  his  crefl 

With  rigor  fo  outrageous  he  fmitt, 

That  a  large  fhare  it  hewd  out  of  the  reft, 
And  glauncing  downe  his  fhield  from  blame  him  fairly  bleft. 

XIX. 
Who,  thereat  wondrous  wroth,  the  fleeping  fpark 

Of  native  vertue  gan  eftfoones  revive; 

And  at  his  haughty  helmet  making  mark, 

So  hugely  flroke,  that  it  the  fleele  did  rive, 

And  cleft  his  head,  he  tumbling  downe  alive, 

With  bloudy  mouth  his  mother  earth  did  kis, 

Greeting  his  grave :   his  grudging  ghofl  did  flrive 

With  the  fraile  flefh  ;  at  laft  it  flitted  is, 

Whether  the  foules  doe  fly  of  men,  that  live  amis. 

7  XX.  The 


22  The  firft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  II. 

xx. 

The  lady,  when  me  faw  her  champion  fall, 

Like  the  old  ruines  of  a  broken  towre, 

Staid  not  to  waile  his  woefull  funerall  ; 

But  from  him  fled  away  with  all  her  powre : 

Who  after  her  as  haftily  gan  fcowre, 

Bidding  the  dwarfe  with  him  to  bring  away 

The  Sarazins  fhield,  figne  of  the  conqueroure. 

Her  foone  he  overtooke,  and  bad  to  ftay  j 
For  prefent  caufe  was  none  of  dread  her  to  difmay. 

XXI. 
Shee  turning  backe,  with  ruefull  countenaunce, 

Cride,  Mercy,  mercy,  fir,  vouchfafe  to/how 

On  filly  dame,  fubiecl  to  hard  mifchaunce, 

And  to  your  mighty  will,    her  humbleife  low 

In  fo  rich  weedes  and  feeming  glorious  mow, 

Did  much  emmove  his  ftout  heroicke  heart, 

And  faid,  Deare  dame,  your  fuddein  overthrow 

Much  rueth  me-y  but  now  put  feare  apart, 
And  tel,  both  who  ye  be,  and  who  that  tooke  your  part, 

XXII. 

Melting  in  teares,  then  gan  fhee  thus  lament, 

llje  wretched  woman,  whom  unhappy  howre 

Hath  now  made  thrall  to  your  commandement, 

Before  that  angry  heavens  lijl  to  lowre, 

And  fortune  falje  betraide  me  to  your  powre, 

Was,  (o  what  now  availeth  that  I  was  I) 

Borne  the  file  daughter  of  an  emperour-, 

He  that  the  wide  weft  under  his  rule  has, 
And  high  hathfet  his  throne  where  'Tiber  is  doth  pas. 

XXIII. 

He,  in  the  firfl  fowre  of  my  frejhefl  age, 

Betrothed  me  unto  the  onely  haire 

Of  a  mojl  mighty  king,  mofi  rich  andfage ; 

Was  never  prince  fo  fait hfull  and  fo  fair  e, 

Was  never  prince  fo  me  eke  and  debonair  e : 

But  ere  my  hoped  day  of  fpoufall  (hone , 

My  dearejl  lord  fell  from  high  honors  flair v? 

Into  the  hands  of  hys  accurfedfone, 
And  cruelly  wasflaine  -,  that  Jhall  I  ever  mone. 

XXIV.  His 


Cant. ii.  Faery  Qjj eenf,  23 

XXIV. 

His  bleffed  body,  fpoild  of  lively  breath. 

Was  afterward,  I  know  not  how,  convaid, 

And  fro  me  hid :  of  whofe  mofi  innocent  death 

When  tidings  came  to  mee  unhappy  maid, 

O  how  great  for  row  myfadfoule  ajfaid! 

Then  forth  I  went  his  woeful  corfe  to  find : 

And  many  yeares  throughout  the  world  Ifiraid% 

A  virgin  widow ;  whofe  deepe-wounded  mind 
With  love  long  time  did  languijh,  as  thefiriken  hind* 

XXV. 

At  laft  it  chaunccd  this  proud  Sarazin 

To  meete  me  wandring,  who  perforce  me  led 
With  him  away ;  but  yet  could  never  win 
The  fort,  that  ladies  hold  in  fiver aigne  dread. 
There  lies  he  now  withfoule  difionor  dead, 
Who,  whiles  he  livde,  was  called  proud  Sansfoy, 
The  eldejl  of  three  brethren ,  all  three  bred 
Of  one  bad  fire,  whofe  youngefi  is  Sansioy  ; 
And  twixt  them  both  was  born  the  bloudy  bold  Sansioy, 

XXVI. 
In  this  fad  plight,  friendlejfe,  unfortunate, 
Now  miferable  I  Fidejfa  dwell, 
Craving  of  you  in  pitty  of  myfiate, 
To  doe  no  fie  ill,  if  pleafe  ye  not  doe  well. 
He  in  great  paffion  all  this  while  did  dwell, 
More  bufying  his  quicke  eies,  her  face  to  view, 
Then  his  dull  eares,  to  heare  what  fhee  did  tell  -, 
And  faid,  Faire  lady,  hart  offiint  would  rew 
The  undeferved  woes  and  for  r  owes,  which  ye  Jhew. 

XXVII. 
Henceforth  infafe  affuraunce  may  ye  refi, 
Having  both  found  a  new  friend  you  to  aid, 
And  lojl  an  old  foe,  that  did  you  mokfi : 
Better  new  friend  then  an  old  foe  is  faid. 
With  chaunge  of  chear  the  feeming-fimple  maid 
Let  fall  her  eien,  as  mamefaft,  to  the  earth, 
And  yeelding  foft,  in  that  me  nought  gain-faid. 
So  forth  they  rode,  he  feining  feemely  merth, 
And  mee  coy  lookes :  fo  dainty,  they  fay,  maketh  derth. 

XXVIII.  Long 


24  The  firft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  II. 

XXVIII. 
Long  time  they  thus  together  travelled  j 

Til  weary  of  their  way  they  came  at  laft, 

Where  grew  two  goodly  trees,  that  faire  did  fpred 

Their  armes  abroad,  with  gray  mofTe  overcaft  j 

And  their  greene  leaves  trembling  with  every  blaft 

Made  a  calme  fhadowe  far  in  comparTe  round : 

The  fearefull  fhepheard,  often  there  aghafiV 

Under  them  never  fat,  ne  wont  there  found 
His  mery  oaten  pipe ;  but  iliund  th'unlucky  ground. 

XXIX. 
But  this  good  knight,  foone  as  he  them  can  fpie, 

For  the  coole  made  him  thither  haftly  got : 

For  golden  Phoebus,  now  ymounted  hie, 

From  fiery  wheeles  of  his  faire  chariot 

Hurled  his  beame  fo  fcorching  cruell  hot, 

That  living  creature  mote  it  not  abide ; 

And  his  new  lady  it  endured  not. 

There  they  alight,  in  hope  themfelves  to  hide 
From  the  fierce  heat,  and  reft  their  weary  limbs  a  tide. 

XXX. 

Faire -feemely  pleafaunce  each  to  other  makes, 

With  goodly  purpofes,  thereas  they  fit : 

And  in  his  falfed  fancy  he  her  takes 

To  be  the  faireft  wight,  that  lived  yit  j 

Which  to  exprefie,  he  bends  his  gentle  wit : 

And  thinking  of  thofe  braunches  greene  to  frame 

A  girlond  for  her  dainty  forehead  fit, 

He  pluckt  a  bough ;  out  of  whofe  rifte  there  came 
Smal  drops  of  gory  bloud,  that  trickled  down  the  fame. 

XXXI. 

Therewith  a  piteous  yelling  voice  was  heard, 

Crying,  Ofpare  with  guilty  hands  to  teare 

My  tender  Jides  in  this  rough  rynd  embard-, 

But  fly,  ah  !  fly  far  hence  away,  for  fear e 

Leaf  to  you  hap,  that  happened  to  me  heare, 

And  to  this  wretched  lady,  my  deare  love  ; 

O  too  deare  love,  love  bought  with  death  too  deare  ! 

Aftond  he  flood,  and  up  his  heare  did  hove ; 
And  with  that  fuddein  horror  could  no  member  move. 

XXXII.  At 


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XXXII. 

At  laft  whenas  the  dreadfull  paffion 

Was  overpaft,  and  manhood  well  awake  ; 

Yet  mufing  at  the  ftraunge  occaiion, 

And  doubting  much  his  fence,  he  thus  befpake, 

What  voice  of  damned  ghoft  from  Limbo  lake, 

Or  guilefull  fpright  wandring  in  empty  aire, 

(Both  which  fraile  men  doe  oftentimes  mifiake) 

Sends  to  my  doubtful  eares  thefe  /peaches  rare, 
And  ruefull  plaints,  me  bidding  guiltlefje  blood  to /pare  ? 

XXXIII. 
Then  groning  deep,  Nor  damned  ghoft,  quoth  he, 

Nor  guileful fprrte  to  thee  thefe  words  doth  fpeake; 

But  once  a  man  Fradubio,  now  a  tree  ; 

Wretched  man,  wretched  tree  !  whofe  nature  weake 

A  cruell  witch,  her  curfed  will  to  wreake, 

Hath  thus  transformd,  and  plaft  in  open  plaines, 

Where  Boreas  doth  blow  full  bitter  bleake, 

And  fcorching  funne  does  dry  my  fecret  vaines ; 
For  though  a  tree  I  feme,  yet  cold  and  heat  me  paines. 

XXXIV. 
Say  on,  Fradubio,  then,  or  man  or  tree, 

Quoth  then  the  knight,  by  whofe  mifchievous  arts 

Art  thou  misfhaped  thus,  as  now  I  fee  f 

He  oft  finds  medicine,  who  his  grief e  imparts  -, 

But  double  griefs  affiiB  concealing  harts  ; 

As  ragi?ig  flames  whofiriveth  to  fupprej/e. 

'The  author  then,  faid  he,  of  all  my  fmarts, 

Is  one  Due/fa,  a  falfe  forcer effe, 
That  many  errant  knights  hath  broght  to  wretchednejfe. 

XXXV. 
In  prime  of  youthly  yeares,  when  corage  hott 

The  fire  of  love  and  toy  of  chevalree 

Firjl  kindled  in  my  brefi,  it  was  my  lott 

To  love  this  gentle  lady,  whome  ye  fee, 

Now  not  a  lady,  but  afeeming  tree  ; 

With  whome  as  once  I  rode  accompanyde, 

Me  chaunced  of  a  knight  encountred  bee, 

'That  had  a  like  fair  e  lady  by  his  fyde ; 
Lyke  a  faire  lady,  but  did  fowle  Due/fa  hyde. 

Vol.  I.  E  XXXVI.  Whofe 


26  The  firjl  Booke  of  the 


xxxvi. 

Whoje  forged  beauty  he  did  take  in  ha?.' J 

will  other  dames  to  have  exceded  Jarre ; 

I  in  defence  of  mine  did  likewife  fland, 

Mine,  that  did  then  Jhine  as  the  morning  Jlajre. 

So  both  to  battel  11  ferce  arraunged  arre ; 

In  which  his  harder  fortune  was  to  fail 

Under  my  [pear e :  fuch  is  the  dye  of  warre. 

His  lady ,  left  as  a  prife  martially 
Did  yield  her  comely  p  erf  on  to  be  at  my  call. 

XXXVII. 
So  doubly  lov'd  of  ladies  unlike  j "aire ', 

TlS  one  feeming  fuch,  the  other  fuch  indeede  -, 

One  day  in  doubt  I  c aft  for  to  compare \ 

Whether  in  beauties  glorie  did  exceede : 

A  rofy  girlond  was  the  victors  meede. 

Both  feemde  to  win,  and  both  feemde  won  to  bee  ; 

So  hard  the  difcord  was  to  be  agreede. 

Fraeliffa  was  as  fair e,  as  fair  e  mote  bee, 

And  ever  falfe  Duejfa  feemde  as  fair e  as/hee. 

XXXVIII. 
The  wicked  witch  now  feeing  all  this  while 

The  doubtfull  ballaunce  equally  tofway, 

What  not  by  right,  fie  caft  to  win  by  guile  j 

And  by  her  hellifh  fcience  raifd freight  way 

A  foggy  mift,  that  overcafi  the  day, 

And  a  dull  blaft,  that  breathing  on  her  face 

Dimmed  her  former  beauties  finning  ray, 

Aid  with  foule  ugly  forme  did  her  dif grace : 
Then  was  flx  fayre  alone,  when  none  was  fair e  in  place, 

XXXIX. 
Tloen  cridejhe  out,  Fye,  fye,  deformed  wight, 

Whofe  borrowed  beautie  now  appear eth  plaine 

To  have  before  bewitched  all  mensfght : 

O  leave  her  foone,  or  let  her  foone  be  fame  ! 

Her  loathly  vifage  viewing  with  difdaine, 

Eftfoones  I  thought  her  fuch  asfhe  me  told, 

And  would  have  kild  her  j  but  with  faigned  paine 

The  falfe  witch  did  my  wrathfull  hand  with-hold : 
So  left  her,  where  jhe  now  is  turnd  to  treen  mould. 

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XL, 
Thcnsforth  I  tooke  DueJJafor  my  dame, 

And  in  the  witch  unweeting  ioyd  long  time  j 

Ne  ever  wift,  but  that  Jhe  was  the  fame  : 

Till  on  a  day  (that  day  is  everie  prime, 

When  witches  wont  co  penance  for  their  crime) 

I  chaunjl  to  fee  her  in  her  proper  hew, 

Bathing  her  felfe  in  ori^ane  and  thyme  : 

A filthy  foule  old  woman  I  did  vew, 
That  ever  to  have  toucht  her  I  did  deadly  rew. 

XLI. 

Her  neather  partes  mis/hapen,  mcpflruous, 

Were  hidd  in  water,  that  I  could  not  fee ; 

But  they  did  feme  more  foule  and  hideous, 

'Then  womans  Jhape  man  would  beleeve  to  bee, 

Thensfcrthfrom  her  mofl  beaftly  companie 

I gan  refraine,  i?i  minde  tofiipp  away, 

Boone  as  appear d  f of e  opportunitie  : 

For  danger  great,  if  not  affurd  decay, 
Ifaw  before  mine  eyes,  if  I  were  knowne  to  fray. 

XLIL 

The  divelifh  hag,  by  chaunges  of  my  cheare, 

Perceivd  my  thought ;  and  drownd  infeepie  night  % 

With  wicked  herbes  and  oyntments  did  befmeare 

My  body  all ;  through  char  me  s  and  magi  eke  might 

'That  all  my  fenfes  were  bereaved  quight : 

Then  brought  fie  me  into  this  defert  wa/le, 

And  by  my  wretched  lovers  fide  me  pight ; 

Where  now  enclofd  in  wooden  wals  full  fafte, 
Banifht  from  living  wights,  our  wearie  dales  we  wa/le. 

XLIII. 
But  how  long  time,  faid  then  the  elfin  knight, 

Are  you  in  this  misformed  hous  to  dwell  ? 

We  may  not  chaunge,  quoth  he,  this  evi  11  plight, 

Till  we  be  bathed  in  a  living  well; 

That  is  the  terme  prefcribed  by  the  fpell. 

O  how,  fayd  he,  mote  I  that  well  out  find, 

That  may  reflore  you  to  your  wonted  well? 

Time  and  fuffifed  fates  to  former  kynd 
Shall  us  reflore,  none  elfefrom  hence  may  us  unbynd. 

E  2  XLIV.  The 


28  The  jirjt  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

The  falfe  Duefla,  now  FidefTa  hight, 

Heard  how  in  vaine  Fradubio  did  lament, 

And  knew  well  all  was  true,  but  the  good  knight 

Full  of  fad  feare  and  ghaftly  dreriment, 

When  all  this  fpeech  the  living  tree  had  fpent, 

The  bleeding  bough  did  thruft  into  the  ground, 

That  from  the  blood  he  might  be  innocent, 

And  with  frem  clay  did  clofe  the  wooden  wound : 

Then  turning  to  his  lady,  dead  with  feare  her  fownd. 

XLV. 

Her  feeming  dead  he  fownd  with  feigned  feare, 
As  all  unweeting  of  that  well  me  knew  j 
And  paynd  himfelfe  with  bufie  care  to  reare 
Her  out  of  carelefTe  fwowne.  her  eylids  blew, 
And  dimmed  fight  with  pale  and  deadly  hew, 
At  laft  fhe  up  gan  lift ;  with  trembling  cheare 
Her  up  he  tooke,   (too  fimple  and  too  trew,) 
And  oft  her  kift.  at  length  all  paffed  feare, 

He  fet  her  on  her  fteede,  and  forward  forth  did  beare, 


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29 


CANTO     III. 

Forfaken  'Truth  longfeekes  her  love, 

And  makes  the  lyon  m\ldey 
Marres  blind  Devotions  mart,  and f ah 

In  hand  of  leachour  vylde. 

I. 

OUGHT  is  there  under  heav'ns  wide  hollownefle, 
That  moves  more  deare  companion  of  mind, 
Then*  beautie  brought  t'unworthie  wretchcdnefTe 
Through  envies  fnares,  or  fortunes  freakes  unkind. 
I,  whether  lately  through  her  brightnes  blynd, 
Or  through  alleageance  and  fail  fealty, 
Which  I  do  owe  unto  all  womankynd, 
Feele  my  hart  peril:  with  fo  great  agony, 
When  fueh  I  fee,  that  all  for  pitty  I  could  dy. 

II. 

And  now  it  is  empaffioned  fo  deepe, 

For  faireft  Unaes  fake,  of  whom  I  iing, 

That  my  frayle  eies  thefe  lines  with  teares  do  fleepe, 

To  thinke  how  fhe  through  guyleful  handeling, 

Though  true  as  touch,  though  daughter  of  a  king, 

Though  faire  as  ever  living  wight  was  fayre, 

Though  nor  in  word  nor  deed  ill  meriting, 

Is  from  her  knight  divorced  in  defpayre, 
And  her  dew  loves  deryv'd  to  that  vile  witches  fhayre. 

III. 

Yet  (he,  moft  faithfull  ladie,  all  this  while 

Forfaken,  wofull,  folitarie  mayd, 

Far  from  all  peoples  preace,  as  in  exile, 

In  wildernerTe  and  wafriull  deferts  ftrayd, 

To  feeke  her  knight ;  who  fubtily  betrayd 

Through  that  late  vifion,  which  th'enchaunter  wrought, 

Had  her  abandond  :  me  of  nought  arTrayd 

Through  woods  and  waflnes  wide  him  daily  fought ; 
Yet  wifhed  tydinges  none  of  him  unto  her  brought, 

6  IV.  One 


30  ^The  firjl  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

One  day,  nigh-wearie  of  the  yrkefome  way, 

From  her  unhaftie  beaft  flie  did  alight; 

And  on  the  graffe  her  dainty  limbs  did  lay 

In  fecrete  fiiadow,  far  from  all  mens  fight ; 

From  her  fayre  head  her  fillet  (he  undight, 

And  layd  her  ftole  afide  :  her  angels  face 

As  the  great  eye  of  heaven  fhyned  bright, 

And  made  a  funfhine  in  the  fliady  place  : 
Did  never  mortall  eye  behold  fuch  heavenly  grace. 

V. 
It  fortuned  out  of  the  thickeit  wood 

A  ramping  lyon  rufhed  fuddeinly, 

Hunting  full  greedy  after  falvage  blood  j 

Soone  as  the  royal  I  virgin  he  did  fpy, 

With  gaping  mouth  at  her  ran  greedily, 

To  have  attonce  devourd  her  tender  corfe  : 

But  to  the  pray  whenas  he  drew  more  ny, 

His  bloody  rage  afwaged  with  remorfe, 
And  with  the  fight  amazd,  forgat  his  furious  forfe. 

VI. 

Inflead  thereof  he  kift  her  wearie  feet, 

And  lickt  her  lilly  hands  with  fawning  tong ; 

As  he  her  wronged  innocence  did  weet. 

O  how  can  beautie    maifter  the  moil  itrong, 

And  fimple  truth  fubdue  avenging  wrong  ! 

Whofe  yielded  pryde  and  proud  fubmiffion, 

Still  dreading  death,  when  (he  had  marked  long, 

Her  hart  gan  melt  in  great  companion  ; 
And  drizling  teares  did  fhed  for  pure  affection. 

VII. 

The  lyon,  lord  of  everie  beafl  in  field, 

Quoth  me,  his  princely  puijfance  doth  abate, 

And  mightie  proud  to  humble  weake  does  yields 

Forgetfull  of  the  hungry  rage,  which  late 

Him  prickt,  in  pittie  of  my  fad  eftate  : 

But  he,  my  lyon,  and  my  noble  lord, 

How  does  he  find  in  cruel!  hart  to  hate 

Her,  that  him  lovd,  and  ever  mofi  adord, 
As  the  God  of  my  life  f  why  hath  he  me  abhor d  f 

.    VIII.  Re- 


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VIII. 

Redounding  teares  did  choke  th'  end  of  her  plaint, 

Which  foftly  ecchoed  from  the  neighbour  wood  j 

And,  fad  to  fee  her  forrowfull  constraint, 

The  kingly  bean:  upon  her  gazing  flood ; 

With  pittie  calmd,  downe  fell  his  angry  mood. 

At  laft,  in  clofe  hart  fhutting  up  her  payne, 

Arofe  the  virgin  borne  of  heavenly  brood, 

And  to  her  fnowy  palfrey  got  agayne, 
To  feeke  her  ftrayed  champion  if  fhe  might  attayne. 

IX. 

The  lyon  would  not  leave  her  defolate, 

But  with  her  went  along,  as  a  frrong  gard 

Of  her  chaft  perfon,  and  a  faythfull  mate 

Of  her  fad  troubles  and  misfortunes  hard  : 

Still  when  me  flept,  he  kept  both  watch  and  ward  ; 

And  when  flie  wakt,  he  way  ted  diligent, 

With  humble  fervice  to  her  will  prepard  : 

From  her  fayre  eyes  he  tooke  commandement, 
And  ever  by  her  lookes  conceived  her  intent. 

X. 

Long  me  thus  travelled  through  deferts  wyde, 

By  which  fhe  thought  her  wandring  knight  mold  pas, 

Yet  never  ihew  of  living  wight  efpyde  ; 

Till  that  at  length  fhe  found  the  troden  gras, 

In  which  the  trad:  of  peoples  footing  was, 

Under  the  fleepe  foot  of  a  mountaine  hore  : 

The  fame  me  followes,  till  at  laft  fhe  has 

A  damzel  fpyde  flow-footing  her  before, 
That  on  her  moulders  fad  a  pot  of  water  bore. 

XI. 

To  whom  approching  fhe  to  her  gan  call, 

To  weet,  if  dwelling  place  were  nigh  at  hand  : 

But  the  rude  wench  her  anfwerd  not  at  all  j 

She  could  not  heare,  nor  fpeake,  nor  underfland  : 

Till  feeing  by  her  fide  the  lyon  fland, 

With  fuddein  feare  her  pitcher  downe  fhe  threw, 

And  fled  away :  for  never  in  that  land 

Face  of  fayre  lady  fhe  before  did  vew, 
And  that  dredd  lyons  looke  her  caft  in  deadly  hew. 

XII.  Full 


32  tfhe  firft  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Full  faft  fhe  fled,  ne  ever  lookt  bchynd, 

As  if  her  life  upon  the  wager  lay  ; 

And  home  (he  came,  whereas  her  mother  blynd 

Sate  in  eternall  night ;  nought  could  flie  fay  ; 

But  fudd  :ne  catching  hold,  did  her  difmay 

With  quaking  hands,  and  other  fignes  of  fcare  : 

Who,  full  of  ghaflly  fright  and  cold  affray, 

Can  fliut  die  dore.  by  this  arrived  there 
Dame  Una,  weary  dame,  and  entrance  did  requere  : 

XIII. 
Which  when  none  yielded,  her  unruly  page 

With  his  rude  clawes  the  wicket  open  rent, 

And  let  her  in  :  where,  of  his  cruel!  rage 

Nigh  dead  with  feare,  and  faint  aftonifhment, 

Shee  found  them  both  in  darklbme  corner  pent  : 

Where  that  old  woman  day  and  night  did  pray 

Upon  her  beads,  devoutly  penitent; 

Nine  hundred  Pater  nojiers  every  day, 
And  thrife  nine  hundred  Avcs  (lie  was  wont  to  fay. 

XIV. 

And  to  augment  her  painefull  penaunce  more, 

Thrife  every  weeke  in  afhes  fhee  did  fitt, 

And  next  her  wrinkled  fkin  rough  fackecloth  wore, 

And  thrife-three  times  did  faft  from  any  bitt : 

But  now  for  feare  her  beads  (he  did  forgett. 

Whofe  needlelfe  dread  for  to  remove  away, 

Faire  Una  framed  words  and  count'naunce  fitt : 

Which  hardly  doen,  at  length  Hie  gan  them  pray, 
That  in  their  cotage  fmall  that  night  fhe  reft  her  may 

XV. 
The  dzy  is  fpent,  and  commeth  drowiie  night, 

When  every  creature  mrowded  is  in  fleepe ; 

Sad  Una  downe  her  laies  in  weary  plight, 

And  at  her  feete  the  lyon  watch  doth  keepe  : 

Inflead  of  reft,  fhe  does  lament  and  weepe, 

For  the  late  loffe  of  her  deare-loved  knight, 

And  fighes  and  grones,  and  evermore  does  fteepe 

Her  tender  breft  in  bitter  teares  all  night ; 
All  night  flie  thinks  too  long,  and  often  lookes  for  light. 

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XVI. 

Now  when  Aldeboran  was  mounted  hye, 
Above  the  fhinie  Caffiopeias  chaire ; 
And  all  in  deadly  fleepe  did  drowned  lye ; 
One  knocked  at  the  dore,  and  in  would  fare  : 
He  knocked  faft,  and  often  curft,  and  fware, 
That  ready  entraunce  was  not  at  his  call : 
For  on  his  backe  a  heavy  load  he  bare 
Of  nightly  ftelths  and  pillage  feverall, 
Which  he  had  got  abroad  by  purchas  criminall. 

XVII. 
He  was  to  weete  a  ftout  and  fturdy  thiefe, 
Wont  to  robbe  churches  of  their  ornaments, 
And  poore  mens  boxes  of  their  due  reliefe, 
Which  given  was  to  them  for  good  intents : 
The  holy  faints  of  their  rich  veftiments 
He  did  difrobe,  when  all  men  carelerle  flept  j 
And  fpoild  the  priefls  of  their  habiliments  j 
Whiles  none  the  holy  things  in  fafety  kept, 
Then  he  by  conning  Heights  in  at  the  window  crept. 

XVIII. 
And  all  that  he  by  right  or  wrong  could  find, 
Unto  this  houfe  he  brought,  and  did  beftow 
Upon  the  daughter  of  this  woman  blind, 
AbefTa,  daughter  of  Corceca  flow, 
With  whom  he  whoredome  ufd,  that  few  did  know  j 
And  fed  her  fatt  with  feaft  of  offerings, 
And  plenty,  which  in  all  the  land  did  grow  ; 
Ne  fpared  he  to  give  her  gold  and  rings  : 
And  now  he  to  her  brought  part  of  his  ftolen  things. 

XIX. 

Thus  long  the  dore  with  rage  and  threats  he  bett, 

Yet  of  thofe  fearfull  women  none  durft  rize, 

(The  lyon  frayed  them)  him  in  to  lett : 

He  would  no  lenger  flay  him  to  advize, 

But  open  breakes  the  dore  in  furious  wize, 

And  entring  is  ;  when  that  difdainfull  beafl 

Encountring  fierce,  him  fuddein  doth  furprize  ; 

And  feizing  cruell  clawes  on  trembling  breft, 
Under  his  lordly  foot  him  proudly  hath  fuppreft. 

Vol.  I.  F  XX.  Him 


34  The  fir  ft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  111. 

XX. 

Him  booteth  not  refift,  nor  fuccour  call, 

His  bleeding  hart  is  in  the  vengers  hand; 

Who  fixeight  him  rent  in  thoufand  peeces  fmall, 

And  quite  difmembred  hath  :  the  thirfty  land 

Dronke  up  his  life ;  his  corfe  left  on  the  flxand. 

His  fearefull  freends  weare  out  the  wofull  night, 

Ne  dare  to  weepe,  nor  feeme  to  underftand 

The  heavie  hap,  which  on  them  is  alight ; 
Affraid,  leaft  to  themfelves  the  like  mifhappen  might. 

XXI. 

Now  when  broad  day  the  world  difcovered  has, 

Up  Una  rofe,  up  rofe  the  lyon  eke; 

And  on  their  former  iourney  forward  pas, 

In  waies  unknowne,  her  wandring  knight  to  feeke, 

With  paines  far  pafling  that  long-wandring  Greeke, 

That  for  his  love  refufed  deitye  : 

Such  were  the  labours  of  this  lady  meeke, 

Still  feeking  him,  that  from  her  ftill  did  flye  ; 
Then  furtheft,  from  her  hope,  when  moft  me  weened  nye. 

XXII. 

Soone  as  fhe  parted  thence,  the  fearfull  twayne, 

That  blind  old  woman  and  her  daughter  dear, 

Came  forth,  and  finding  Kirkrapine  there  flayne, 

For  anguifh  great  they  gan  to  rend  their  heare, 

And  beat  their  brefts,  and  naked  flefh  to  teare  : 

And  when  they  both  had  wept  and  wayld  their  fill, 

Then  forth  they  ran,  like  two  amazed  deare, 

Halfe  mad  through  malice  and  revenging  will, 
To  follow  her,  that  was  the  caufer  of  their  ill : 

XXIII. 

Whome  overtaking,  they  gan  loudly  bray, 

With  hollow  houling,  and  lamenting  cry, 

Shamefully  at  her  rayling  all  the  way ; 

And  her  accufing  of  difhonefty, 

That  was  the  flowre  of  faith  and  chaftity : 

And  ftill  amidfl  her  rayling,  fhe  did  pray 

That  plagues  and  mifchiefes  and  long  mifery 

Might  fall  on  her,  and  follow  all  the  way  ; 
And  that  in  endlefle  error  {he  might  ever  ftray. 

XXIV.  But 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qjj  bene,  35 

XXIV. 

But  when  fhe  faw  her  prayers  nought  prevaile, 

Shee  backe  retourned  with  fome  labour  loft ; 

And  in  the  way,  as  fhee  did  weepe  and  waile, 

A  knight  her  mett  in  mighty  armes  emboft, 

Yet  knight  was  not  for  all  his  bragging  boft  ; 

But  fubtill  Archimag,  that  Una  fought 

By  traynes  into  new  troubles  to  have  tofte : 

Of  that  old  woman  tidings  he  befought, 
If  that  of  fuch  a  lady  fhee  could  tellen  ought. 

XXV. 

Therewith  (he  gan  her  pamon  to  renew, 

And  cry,  and  curfe,  and  raile,  and  rend  her  heare, 

Saying,  that  harlott  me  too  lately  knew, 

That  caufd  her  fhed  fo  many  a  bitter  teare ; 

And  fo  forth  told  the  ftory  of  her  feare. 

Much  feemed  he  to  mone  her  haplerTe  chaunce, 

And  after  for  that  lady  did  inquere ; 

Which  being  taught,  he  forward  gan  advaunce 
His  fair  enchaunted  freed,  and  eke  his  charmed  launce* 

XXVI. 
Ere  long  he  came  where  Una  traveild  flow, 

And  that  wilde  champion  wayting  her  befyde ; 

Whome  feeing  fuch,  for  dread  hee  durfl  not  (how 

Himfelfe  too  nigh  at  hand,  but  turned  wyde 

Unto  an  hil  j  from  whence  when  fhe  him  fpyde, 

By  his  like-feeming  fhield  her  knight  by  name 

Shee  weend  it  was,  and  towards  him  gan  ride  : 

Approching  nigh  fhe  wift  it  was  the  fame  ; 
And  with  faire  fearefull  humbleffe  towards  him  fhee  came : 

XXVII. 
And  weeping  faid,  Ah  my  long-lacked  lord, 

Where  have  ye  bene  thus  long  out  of  my  fight  ? 

Much  feared  I  to  have  bene  quite  abhor d, 

Or  ought  have  done,  that  ye  difpleafen  might ; 

tfhatjhould  as  death  unto  my  deare  heart  light : 

Forfince  mine  eie  your  ioyous fight  did  mis, 

My  chearefull  day  is  turnd  to  chearelejfe  night, 

And  eke  my  night  of  death  the  Jloadow  is : 
But  welcome  now  my  light,  andjhining  lampe  of  bits. 

F  2  XXVIII.  He 


3  6  The  firfi  Booke  of  the  Cant.  III. 

xxviii. 

He  thereto  meeting  faid,  My  dearefi  dame,  ^ 

Far  be  it  from  your  thought,  and  fro  my  wit, 

To  thinke  that  knighthood  I  Jo  much  Jhould flame, 

As  sou  to  /rare,  that  have  me  loved  fit, 

And  chofe  in  faery  court  of  meere  goodwil, 

Where  noblcft  knights  were  to  be  found  on  earth. 

The  earth  jhall  fconcr  leave  her  kindly  fkil 

To  bring  forth  fruit,  and  make  eternal  dcrth, 
Then  I  leave  you,  my  liefe,  yborn  of  hevenly  berth. 

XXIX. 
Andfooth  to  fay,  why  Ilefteyoufo  long, 

Was  for  to  feeke  adventure  in  ftraunge  place  ; 

Woere  Archimago  faid  afelonftrong 

To  many  blights  did  daily  worke  dfgrace  ■, 

But  knight  he  nowjhall  never  more  deface : 

Good  caufe  of  mine  excufe  ;  that  mote  ye  pleafe 

Well  to  accept,  and  evermore  etnbrace 

My  fait /full fervice,  that  by  land  andfeas  . 
Have  vowdyou  to  defend:  now  then  your  plaint  appeafe. 

XXX. 
His  lovely  words  her  feemd  due  recompence 

Of  all  her  patted  paines  :  one  loving  howre 

For  many  years  of  forrow  can  difpence : 

A  dram  of  fweete  is  worth  a  pound  of  fowre. 

Shee  has  forgott  how  many  a  woeful  ftowre 

For  him  me  late  endurd ;  me  fpeakes  no  more 

Of  pail :  true  is,  that  true  love  hath  no  powre 

To  looken  backe  ;  his  eies  be  fixt  before. 
Before  her  flands  her  knight,  for  whom  me  toyld  fo  fore, 

XXXI. 
Much  like,  as  when  the  beaten  marinere, 

That  long  hath  wandred  in  the  ocean  wide, 

Ofte  fouft  in  fwelling  Tethys  faltifh  teare ; 

And  long  time  having  tand  his  tawney  hide 

With  bluftring  breath  of  heaven,  that  none  can  bide, 

And  fcorching  flames  of  fierce  Orions  hound, 

Soone  as  the  port  from  far  he  has  efpide, 

His  chearful  whittle  merily  doth  found, 
And  Nereus  crownes  with  cups  j  his  mates  him  pledg  around. 

XXXII.  Such 


Cant.  in.         Faery  Qu  eene,  37 

XXXII. 

Such  ioy  made  Una,  when  her  knight  me  found  $ 

And  eke  th'enchaunter  ioyous  feemde  no  lefTe, 

Then  the  glad  marchant,  that  does  vew  from  ground 

His  fhip  far  come  from  watrie  wilderneffe  j 

He  hurles  out  vowes,  and  Neptune  oft  doth  blefTe. 

So  forth  they  paft,  and  all  the  way  they  fpent 

Difcourrmg  of  her  dreadful  late  diftrefTe, 

In  which  he  afkt  her,  what  the  lyon  ment  j 
Who  told,  her  ail  that  fell  in  iourney,  as  fhe  went. 

XXXIII. 

They  had  not  ridden  far,  when  they  might  fee 

One  pricking  towards  them  with  haltie  heat  j 

Full  ftrongly  armd,  and  on  a  courfer  free, 

That  through  his  fierfnefTe  fomed  all  with  fweat, 

And  the  fharpe  yron  did  for  anger  eat, 

When  his  hot  ryder  fpurd  his  chauffed  fide : 

His  looke  was  Heme,  and  feemed  ftill  to  threat 

Cruell  revenge,  which  he  in  hart  did  hyde : 
And  on  his  fhield  SANSLOYin  bloody  lines  was  dyde. 

XXXIV. 
When  nigh  he  drew  unto  this  gentle  payre, 

And  faw  the  red-crofte,  which  the  knight  did  beare, 

He  burnt  in  fire  j  and  gan  eftfoones  prepare 

Himfelfe  to  batteill  with  his  couched  fpeare. 

Loth  was  that  other,  and  did  faint  through  feare 

To  tafte  th'untryed  dint  of  deadly  fieele  : 

But  yet  his  lady  did  fo  well  him  cheare, 

That  hope  of  new  good  hap  he  gan  to  feele : 
So  bent  his  fpeare,  and  fpurd  his  horfe  with  yron  heele. 

XXXV. 
But  that  proud  paynim  forward  came  fo  ferce, 

And  full  of  wrath  j  that  with  his  fharp-head  fpeare 

Through  vainly  croffed  fhield  he  quite  did  perce  j 

And  had  his  ftaggering  fleed  not  fhronke  for  feare, 

Through  fhield  and  body  eke  he  mould  him  beare : 

Yet  fo  great  was  the  puiffance  of  his  pufh, 

That  from  his  fadle  quite  he  did  him  beare: 

He  tombling  rudely  downe  to  ground  did  rufh, 
And  from  his  gored  wound  a  well  of  bloud  did  gufh* 

XXXVI.  Dif- 


3  S  The  firft  Bookc  of  the  Cant.  III. 


XXXVI. 

Difmounting  lightly  from  his  loftie  fteed, 
He  to  him  lept,  in  minde  to  reave  his  life, 
And  proudly  faid,  Lo,  there  the  worthie  meed 
Of  him,  that  /lew  Sansfoy  with  bloody  knife  : 
Henceforth  his  ghoft,  freed  from  repining  ftrifey 
In  peace  may  pajjen  over  Lethe  lake  ; 
When  mourning  altars,  purgd  with  enimies  life, 
*tbe  black  inf email  Furies  docn  aflake. 

Life  from  Sansfoy  thou  tookft,  Sa?iJloy  fiall from  thee  take, 

XXXVII. 
Therewith  in  hafte  his  helmet  gan  unlace, 
Till  Una  cride,  0  hold  that  heavie  hand, 
Deare  fir,  what  ever  that  thou  be  in  place  : 
Enough  is,  that  thy  foe  doth  vanquifit  ft  and 
Now  at  thy  mercy  :  mercy  not  with/land ; 
For  he  is  one  the  trueft  knight  alive, 
though  conquered  now  he  lye  on  lowly  land-, 
And  while fl  him  fortune  favour d,  fay  re  did  thrive 

In  bloudyfeld:  therefore  of  life  him  not  deprive, 

XXXVIII. 

Her  piteous  wordes  might  not  abate  his  rage  j 
But  rudely  rending  up  his  helmet,  would 
Have  flayne  him  {freight :  but  when  he  fees  his  age, 
And  hoarie  head  of  Archimago  old, 
His  hafty  hand  he  doth  amafed  hold, 
And  halfe  afhamed,  wondred  at  the  fight : 
For  that  old  man  well  knew  he,  though  untold, 
In  charmes  and  magick  to  have  wondrous  might  j 

Ne  ever  wont  in  field,  ne  in  round  lifts  to  fight : 

XXXIX. 

And  faid,  Why  Archimago,  lucklefje  fyre, 
What  do  I  fee  ?  what  hard  mifoap  is  this, 
'That  hath  thee  hether  brought  to  tafte  mine  yre  f 
Or  thine  the  fault,  or  mine  the  error  is, 
Inftead  of  foe  to  wound  my  friend  amis  ? 
He  anfwered  nought,  but  in  a  traunce  ftill  lay, 
And  on  thofe  guilefull  dazed  eyes  of  his 
The  cloude  of  death  did  fit :  which  doen  away, 

He  left  him  lying  fo,  ne  would  no  lenger  flay : 


XL.  But 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  39 

XL. 

But  to  the  virgin  comes ;  who  all  this  while 

Amafed  Hands,  herfelfe  fo  mockt  to  fee 

By  him,  who  has  the  guerdon  of  his  guile, 

For  fo  misfeigning  her  true  knight  to  bee  : 

Yet  is  fhe  now  in  more  perplexitie, 

Left  in  the  hand  of  that  fame  paynim  bold, 

From  whom  her  booteth  not  at  all  to  flie  -, 

Who  by  her  cleanly  garment  catching  hold, 
Her  from  her  palfrey  pluckt,  her  vifage  to  behold. 

XLI. 
But  her  fiers  fervant,  full  of  kingly  aw 

And  high  difdaine,  whenas  his  foveraine  dame 

So  rudely  handled  by  her  foe  he  faw, 

With  gaping  iawes  full  greedy  at  him  came, 

And  ramping  on  his  fhield,  did  weene  the  fame 

Have  reft  away  with  his  marp-rending  clawes : 

But  he  was  ftout,  and  lufl  did  now  inflame 

His  corage  more,  that  from  his  griping  pawes 
He  hath  his  fhield  redeemd  ;  and  forth  his  fwerd  he  drawes. 

XLII. 
O  then  too  weake  and  feeble  was  the  forfe 

Of  falvage  beaft,  his  puhTance  to  withftand  : 

For  he  was  ftrong,  and  of  fo  mightie  corfe, 

As  ever  wielded  fpeare  in  warlike  hand  j 

And  feates  of  armes  did  wifely  underftand. 

Eftfoones  he  perced  through  his  chaufed  chefl 

With  thrilling  point  of  deadly  yron  brand, 

And  launcht  his  lordly  hart :  with  death  oppreft 
He  ror'd  aloud,  whiles  life  forfooke  his  ftubborne  brefh 

XLIII. 
Who  now  is  left  to  keepe  the  forlorne  maid 

From  raging  fpoile  of  lawleife  victors  will  ? 

Her  faithfull  gard  remov'd,  her  hope  difmaid, 

Her  felfe  a  yielded  pray  to  fave  or  fpill. 

He,  now  lord  of  the  field,  his  pride  to  fill, 

With  foule  reproches  and  difdaineful  fpight 

Her  vildly  entertaines ;  and,  will  or  nill, 

Beares  her  away  upon  his  courfer  light : 
Her  prayers  nought  prevaile,  his  rage  is  more  of  might. 

r   7  b     r  XLiV.  And 


40  The  firfi  JBooke  of  the  Cant.  iin« 

XLIV. 

And  all  the  way,  with  great  lamenting  paine, 

And  piteous  plaintes  ihe  filleth  his  dull  eares ; 

That  ftony  hart  could  riven  have  in  twaine : 

And  all  the  way  ihe  wetts  with  flowing  teares : 

But  he  enrag'd  with  rancor  nothing  heares. 

Her  iervile  beail:  yet  would  not  leave  her  fo, ' 

But  follows  her  far  off,  ne  ought  he  feares 

To  be  partaker  of  her  wandring  woe. 
More  mild  in  beailly  kind,  then  that  her  beaftly  foe. 


CANTO     IIII. 

tfo  finfull  horn  of  Pryde  Duejfa 

Guydes  the  faithful!  knight ; 
Where,  brothers  death  to  wreak,  Sansioy 

Doth  chaleng  him  to  fight. 

I. 

YOUNG  knight  whatever  that  doft  armes  profefTe, 
And  through  long  labours  hunteft  after  fame, 

Beware  of  fraud,  beware  of  fickieneffe, 

In  choice,  and  chaunge  of  thy  deare-loved  dame  ; 

Leaf!  thou  of  her  believe  too  lightly  blame, 

And  rafh  mifweening  doe  thy  hart  remove : 

For  unto  knight  there  is  no  greater  fhame, 

Then  lightneffe  and  inconftancie  in  love : 
That  doth  this  red-croife  knights  enfample  plainly  prove. 

II. 
Who  after  that  he  had  faire  Una  lorne, 

Through  light  mifdeeming  of  her  loialtie ; 

And  falfe  DuefTa  in  her  fted  had  borne, 

Called  Fidefs',  and  fo  fuppofd  to  be  ; 

Long  with  her  traveild,  till  at  lafl  they  fee 

A  goodly  building,  bravely  garnifhed  ; 

The  houfe  of  mightie  prince  it  feemd  to  be : 

And  towards  it  a  broad  high  way  that  led, 
All  bare  through  peoples  feet,  which  thether  travelled. 

III.  Great 


Cant,  nit-         Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  41 

in. 

Great  troupes  of  people  traveild  thetherward 

Both  day  and  night,  of  each  degree  and  place  > 

But  few  returned,  having  fcaped  hard, 

With  balefull  beggery,  or  foule  difgrace  ; 

Which  ever  after  in  molt  wretched  cafe, 

Like  loathfome  lazars,  by  the  hedges  lay. 

Thether  DuerTa  badd  him  bend  his  pace ; 

For  fhe  is  wearie  of  the  toilfom  way, 
And  alfo  nigh  confumed  is  the  lingring  day. 

IV. 

A  ftately  pallace  built  of  fquared  bricke, 

Which  cunningly  was  without  morter  laid, 

Whofe  wals  were  high,  but  nothing  ftrong  nor  thick, 

And  golden  foile  all  over  them  diiplaid, 

That  pureft  fkye  with  brightnene  they  difmaid  : 

High  lifted  up  were  many  loftie  towres, 

And  goodly  galleries  far  over  laid, 

Full  of  faire  windowes  and  delightful  bowres  j 
And  on  the  top  a  diall  told  the  timely  howres. 

V. 

It  was  a  goodly  heape  for  to  behould, 

And  fpake  the  praifes  of  the  workmans  witt : 

But  full  great  pittie,  that  fo  faire  a  mould 

Did  on  fo  weake  foundation  ever  fitt : 

For  on  a  fandie  hill,  that  ftill  did  flitt 

And  fall  away,  it  mounted  was  full  hie  ; 

That  every  breath  of  heaven  lhaked  itt : 

And  all  the  hinder  partes,  that  few  could  fpie, 
Were  ruinous  and  old,  but  painted  cunningly. 

VI. 

Arrived  there,  they  paffed  in  forth  right ; 

For  frill  to  all  the  gates  ftood  open  wide : 

Yet  charge  of  them  was  to  a  porter  hight 

Cald  Malvenu,  who  entrance  none  denide : 

Thence  to  the  hall,  which  was  on  every  fide 

With  rich  array  and  coftly  arras  dight : 

Infinite  fortes  of  people  did  abide 

There  waiting  long,  to  win  the  wiihed  fight 
Of  her,  that  was  the  lady  of  that  pallace  bright, 

Vol.  I.  G  VII.  By 


42  The  flrft  Booke  of  the 


VII. 

By  them  they  palfe,  all  gazing  on  them  round, 

And  to  the  prefence  mount ;  whole  glorious  vew 

Their  fravle  amazed  ienfes  did  confound. 

In  living  princes  court  none  ever  knew 

Such  endlefle  richeiie,  and  fo  fumpteous  fhew  ; 

Ne  Perfia  felfe,  the  nourfe  of  pompous  pride, 

Like  ever  few  :  and  there  a  noble  crew 

Of  lords  and  ladies  flood  on  every  fide, 
Which  with  their  prefence  fayre  the  place  much  beautirlde. 

VIII. 
High  above  all  a  cloth  of  flate  was  fpred, 

And  a  rich  throne,  as  bright  as  funny  day  -y 

On  which  there  fate,  moil:  brave  embellifhed 

With  royall  robes  and  gorgeous  array, 

A  mayden  queene,  that  fhone  as  Tytans  ray, 

In  gliftring  gold  and  perelefTe  pretious  ftone  j 

Yet  her  bright  blazing  beautie  did  affay 

To  dim  the  brightneffe  of  her  glorious  throne, 
As  envying  her  felfe,  that  too  exceeding  fhone  : 

IX. 

Exceeding  fhone,  like  Phoebus  fayreft  childe, 

That  did  prefume  his  fathers  fyrie  wayne, 

And  flaming  mouthes  of  fteedes  unwonted  wilde, 

Through  higheft  heaven  with  weaker  hand  to  rayne  -, 

Proud  of  fuch  glory  and  advancement  vayne, 

While  flaming  beames  do  daze  his  feeble  eyen, 

He  leaves  the  welkin  way  mofl  beaten  playne, 

And  wrapt  with  whirling  wheeles  inflames  the  fkyen 
With  fire  not  made  to  burne,  but  fayrely  for  to  fhyne. 

X. 
So  proud  fhe  fhyned  in  her  princely  ftate, 

Looking  to  heaven  ;  for  earth  (he  did  difdayne  ; 

And  fitting  high  j  for  lowly  fhe  did  hate. 

Lo  underneath  her  fcorneful  feete  was  layne 

A  dreadfull  dragon  with  an  hideous  trayne ; 

And  in  her  hand  fhe  held  a  mirrhour  bright, 

Wherein  her  face  fhe  often  vewed  fayne, 

And  in  her  felfe-lov'd  femblance  took  delight ; 
For  fhe  was  wondrous  faire,  as  any  living  wight. 

XI.  Of 


Cant,  nil         Faery  Qu  eene,  43 

XL 

Of  griefly  Pluto  flie  the  daughter  was, 

And  fad  Proferpina,  the  queene  of  hell ; 

Yet  did  (he  thinke  her  pearelefTe  worth  to  pas 

That  parentage  ;  with  pride  fo  did  fhe  fwell : 

And  thundring  love,  that  high  in.  heaven  doth  dwell, 

And  wield  the  world,  fhe  claymed  for  her  fyre  j 

Or  if  that  any  elfe  did  love  excell : 

For  to  the  higheft  fhe  did  ftill  afpyre  ; 
Or  if  ought  higher  were  then  that,  did  it  defyre. 

XII. 

And  proud  Lucifera  men  did  her  call, 

That  made  her  felfe  a  queene,  and  crownd  to  be  5 

Yet  rightfull  kingdome  fhe  had  none  at  all, 

Ne  heritage  of  native  foveraintie  : 

But  did  ufurpe  with  wrong  and  tyrannie 

Upon  the  fcepter,   which  fhe  now  did  hold  : 

Ne  ruld  her  realme  with  lawes,  but  pollicie, 

And  flrons;  advizement  of  fix  wifards  old, 
That  with  their  counfels  bad  her  kingdome  did  uphold* 

XIII. 

Soone  as  the  elfin  knight  in  prefence  came, 

And  falfe  Duefla,  feeming  lady  fayre, 

A  gentle  hufher,  Vanitie  by  name, 

Made  rowme,  and  paffage  for  them  did  prepaire : 

So  goodly  brought  them  to  the  lowefl  ftayre 

Of  her  high  throne,  where  they  on  humble  knee 

Making  obeyfaunce,  did  the  caufe  declare, 

Why  they  were  come,  her  roiall  flate  to  fee, 
To  prove  the  wide  report  of  her  great  maieflee. 

XIV. 
With  loftie  eyes,  halfe  loth  to  looke  fo  lowe, 

She  thancked  them  in  her  difdainefull  wife  ; 

Ne  other  grace  vouchfafed  them  to  fhowe 

Of  princefle  worthy  -,  fcarfe  them  bad  arife. 

Her  lordes  and  ladies  all  this  while  devife 

Themfelves  to  fetten  forth  to  flraungers  fight : 

Some  frounce  their  curled  heare  in  courtly  guife, 

Some  prancke  their  ruffes,  and  others  trimly  dight 
Their  gay  attyre :  each  others  greater  pride  does  fpight. 

G  2  XV,  Goodly 


44  The  firjl  Bdoh  of  the 

XV. 

Goodly  they  all  that  knight  doe  entertayne, 

Right-glad  with  him  to  have  increaft  their  crew ; 

But  to  Duefs'  each  one  himfelfe  did  payne 

All  kindnefle  and  faire  courtefie  to  fhew  ; 

For  in  that  court  whylome  her  well  they  knew : 

Yet  the  flout  faery  mongft  the  middeft  crowd 

Thought  all  their  glorie  vaine  in  knightly  vew, 

And  that  great  princeiTe  too  exceeding  prowd, 
That  to  ftrange  knight  no  better  countenance  allowd, 

XVI. 
Suddein  upriieth  from  her  ftately  place 

The  roiall  dame,  and  for  her  coche  doth  call  : 

All  hurtlen  forth,  and  fhe  with  princely  pace  ; 

As  faire  Aurora  in  her  purple  pall, 

Out  of  the  eaft  the  dawning  day  doth  call. 

So  forth  me  comes :  her  brisrhtnes  brode  doth  blaze. 

The  heapes  of  people,  thronging  in  the  hall, 

Doe  ride  each  other,  upon  her  to  gaze  : 
Her  glorious  glitterand  light  doth  all  mens  eies  amaze. 

XVII. 
So  forth  me  comes,  and  to  her  coche  does  clyme, 

Adorned  all  with  gold  and  girlonds  gay, 

That  feemd  as  frefh  as  Flora  in  her  prime ; 

And  itrove  to  match,  in  roiall  rich  array, 

Great  Iunoes  golden  chayre  ;  the  which,  they  fay, 

The  Gods  ftand  gazing  on,  when  me  does  ride 

To  loves  high  hous  through  heavens  bras-paved  way, 

Drawne  of  fayre  pecocks,  that  excell  in  pride, 
And  full  of  Argus  eyes  their  tayles  difpredden  wide. 

XVIII. 
But  this  was  drawne  of  fix  unequall  beafts, 

On  which  her  fix  fage  counfellours  did  ryde, 

Taught  to  obay  their  befliall  beheafts, 

With  like  conditions  to  their  kindes  applyde  : 

Of  which  the  firft,  that  all  the  reft  did  guyde, 

Was  fluggifh  IdlenefTe,  the  nourfe  of  fin  ; 

Upon  a  flouthfull  afTe  he  chofe  to  ryde, 

Arayd  in  habit  blacke,  and  amis  thin  ; 
Like  to  an  holy  monck,  the  fervice  to  begin. 

XIX.  And 


Cant,  mi.        Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  45 

XIX. 

And  in  his  hand  his  portefTe  ftill  he  bare, 

That  much  was  worne,  but  therein  little  redd  j 
For  of  devotion  he  had  little  care, 
Still  drownd  in  fleepe,  and  moft  of  his  daies  dedd ; 
Scarfe  could  he  once  uphold  his  heavie  hedd, 
To  looken  whether  it  were  night  or  day. 
May  feeme  the  wayne  was  very  evil  ledd, 
When  fuch  an  one  had  guiding  of  the  way, 
That  knew  not,  whether  right  he  went  or  elfe  aftray. 

XX. 
From  worldly  cares  himfelfe  he  did  efloyne, 
And  greatly  fhunned  manly  exercife  ; 
From  everie  worke  he  chalenged  efToyne, 
For  contemplation  fake  :  yet  otherwife 
His  life  he  led  in  lawlefte  riotife ; 
By  which  he  grew  to  grievous  malady : 
For  in  his  luftlerTe  limbs,  through  evill  guife, 
A  making  fever  raignd  continually. 
Such  one  was  IdleneiTe,  firffc  of  this  company. 

XXI. 
And  by  his  fide  rode  loathfome  Gluttony, 
Deformed  creature,  on  a  filthie  fwyne  -, 
His  belly  was  upblowne  with  luxury, 
And  eke  with  fatneife  fwollen  were  his  eyne  ; 
And  like  a  crane  his  necke  was  long  and  fyne, 
With  which  he  fwallowd  up  excemve  feaft, 
For  want  whereof  poore  people  oft  did  pyne : 
And  all  the  way,  moft  like  a  brutifh  beaft, 
He  fpued  up  his  gorge,  that  all  did  him  deteaft. 

XXII. 
In  greene  vine  leaves  he  was  right  fitly  clad  j 
For  other  clothes  he  could  not  wear  for  heate : 
And  on  his  head  an  yvie  girland  had, 
From  under  which  faft  trickled  downe  the  fweat : 
Still  as  he  rode,  he  fomewhat  ftill  did  eat, 
And  in  his  hand  did  beare  a  bouzing  can, 
Of  which  he  fupt  fo  oft,  that  on  his  feat 
His  dronken  corfe  he  fcarfe  upholden  can  : 

In  fhape  and  life  more  like  a  monfter  then  a  man. 

r  XXIII.  Unfit 


4-6  tfhe  firft  Booh  of  the 

XXIII. 

Unfit  he  was  for  any  wordly  thing, 

And  eke  unliable  once  to  ftirre  or  go  ; 

Not  meet  to  be  of  counfell  to  a  king, 

Whofe  mind  in  meat  and  drinke  was  drowned  fo, 

That  from  his  frend  he  feeldome  knew  his  fo  : 

Full  of  difeafes  was  his  carcas  blew, 

And  a  dry  dropfie  through  his  flem  did  flow, 

Which  by  mifdiet  daily  greater  grew. 
Such  one  was  Gluttony,  the  fecond  of  that  crew. 

XXIV. 

And  next  to  him  rode  luftfull  Lechery 

Upon  a  bearded  goat,  whofe  rugged  heare, 

And  whally  eies,   (the  iigne  of  gelofy) 

Was  like  the  perfon  felfe,  whom  he  did  beare  : 

Who  rough,  and  blacke,  and  filthy  did  appeare  ; 

Unfeemely  man  to  pleafe  faire  ladies  eye  : 

Yet  he  of  ladies  oft  was  loved  deare, 

When  fairer  faces  were  bid  ftanden  by; 
O  who  does  know  the  bent  of  womens  fantafy  ? 

XXV. 
In  a  greene  gowne  he  clothed  was  full  faire, 

Which  underneath  did  hide  his  filthinefTe  ; 

And  in  his  hand  a  burning  hart  he  bare, 

Full  of  vaine  follies  and  new-fan  glenelfe  : 

For  he  was  falfe,  and  fraught  with  fickleneiTe, 

And  learned  had  to  love  with  fecret  lookes, 

And  well  could  daunce,  and  fing  with  ruefulnefTe, 

And  fortunes  tell,  and  read  in  loving  bookes  ; 
And  thoufand  other  waies,  to  bait  his  flemly  hookes. 

XXVI. 

Inconfiant  man,  that  loved  all  he  faw, 

And  lufted  after  all,    that  he  did  love  ; 

Ne  would  his  loofer  life  be  tide  to  law, 

But  ioyd  weake  wemens  hearts  to  tempt,  and  prove, 

If  from  their  loyall  loves  he  might  them  move  : 

Which  lewdnes  fild  him  with  reprochfull  pain 

Of  that  foule  evill,  which  all  men  reprove, 

That  rotts  the  marrow,  and  confumes  the  braine. 
'Such  one  was  Lechery,  the  third  of  all  this  traine. 

XXVIL  And 


Cant.  mi.        Faery  Qjj  eene.  47 

XXVII. 

And  greedy  Avarice  by  hirn  did  ride, 

Upon  a  camell  loaden  all  with  gold ; 

Two  iron  coffers  hong  on  either  fide, 

With  precious  metall  full  as  they  might  hold  j 

And  in  his  lap  an  heap  of  coine  he  told : 

For  of  his  wicked  pelf  his  God  he  made, 

And  unto  hell  himfelfe  for  money  fold  : 

Accurfed  ufury  was  all  his  trade ; 
And  right  and  wrong  ylike  in  equall  ballaunce  waide. 

XXVIII. 
His  life  was  nigh  unto  deaths  dore  yplafte  ; 

And  thred-bare  cote,  and  cobled  fhoes  hee  ware  j 

Ne  fcarfe  good  morfell  all  his  life  did  tafte  ; 

But  both  from  backe  and  belly  ftill  did  fpare, 

To  fill  his  bags,  and  richerTe  to  compare  : 

Yet  childe  ne  kinfman  living  had  he  none 

To  leave  them  to  ;  but  thorough  daily  care 

To  get,  and  nightly  feare  to  lofe  his  owne, 
He  led  a  wretched  life,  unto  himfelfe  unknowne. 

XXIX. 

Moft  wretched  wight,  whom  nothing  might  furlife, 
Whofe  greedy  luft  did  lacke  in  greaterl  ftore  j 
Whofe  need  had  end,  but  no  end  covetife  ; 
Whofe  welth  was  want,  whofe  plenty  made  him  pore  j 
Who  had  enough,  yett  wifried  ever  more. 
A  vile  difeafe,  and  eke  in  foote  and  hand 
A  grievous  gout  tormented  him  full  fore  j 
That  well  he  could  not  touch,  nor  goe,   nor  ftand. 
Such  one  was  Avarice,  the  fourth  of  this  faire  band. 

XXX. 
And  next  to  him  malicious  Envy  rode 

Upon  a  ravenous  wolfe,  and  ftill  did  chaw 
Between  his  cankred  teeth  a  venemous  tode. 
That  all  the  poifon  ran  about  his  jaw  -, 
But  inwardly  he  chawed  his  owne  maw 
At  neibors  welth,  that  made  him  ever  fad  : 
For  death  it  was,  when  any  good  he  faw, 
And  wept,  that  caufe  of  weeping  none  he  had  j 
But  when  he  heard  of  harme,  he  wexed  wondrous  glad. 

XXXI.  All 


4$  77*  firft  Booke  of  the 

XXXL 

All  in  a  kirtle  of  difcolourd  fay- 
He  clothed  was,  ypaynted  full  of  cies  j 

And  in  his  bofome  fecretly  there  lay 

An  hateful  fnake,  the  which  his  taile  uptyes 

In  many  folds,  and  mortall  fling  implyes. 

Still  as  he  rode,  he  gnaiht  his  teeth  to  fee 

Thole  heapes  of  gold  with  griple  Covetyfe ; 

And  grudged  at  the  great  felicitee 
Of  proud  Lucifera,  and  his  owne  companee. 

XXXII. 
.He  hated  all  good  workes  and  vertuous  deeds, 

And  him  no  lerTe,  that  any  like  did  ufe  : 

And  who  with  gratious  bread  the  hungry  feeds, 

His  almes  for  want  of  faith  he  doth  accufe ; 

So  every  good  to  bad  he  doth  abufe. 

And  eke  the  verfe  of  famous  poets  witt 

He  does  backebite,  and  fpitefull  poifon  fpues 

From  leprous  mouth  on  all  that  ever  writt. 
Such  one  vile  Envy  was,  that  fifte  in  row  did  fitt. 

XXXIII. 
And  him  befide  rides  fierce  revenging  Wrath, 

Upon  a  lion,  loth  for  to  be  led  ; 

And  in  his  hand  a  burning  brond  he  hath, 

The  which  he  brandimeth  about  his  hed : 

His  eies  did  hurle  forth  fparcles  fiery  red, 

And  flared  flerne  on  all  that  him  beheld, 

As  ames  pale  of  hew,  and  feeming  ded; 

And  on  his  dagger  fliil  his  hand  he  held, 
Trembling  through  hafly  rage,  when  choler  in  him  fweld. 

XXXIV. 
His  ruffin  raiment  all  was  flaind  with  blood, 

Which  he  had  fpilt,  and  all  to  rags  yrent ;    • 

Through  unadvized  rafhnes  woxen  wood ; 

For  of  his  hands  he  had  no  governement, 

Ne  car'd  for  blood  in  his  avengement : 

But  when  the  furious  fitt  was  overpafl, 

His  cruel  facts  he  often  would  repent ; 

Yet  (wiifull  man)  he  never  would  forecaft, 
How  many  mifchieves  mould  enfue  his  heedleiTe  hafl. 

XXXV.  Full 


Cant.  mi.         Faery  Qu  eene,  49 

XXXV. 
Full  many  mifchiefes  follow  cruell  wrath  ; 

Abhorred  bloodfhed,  and  tumultuous  ftrife, 

Unmanly  murder,  and  unthrifty  fcath, 

Bitter  defpight,  with  rancours  rufty  knife ; 

And  fretting  griefe,  the  enemy  of  life  : 

All  thefe,  and  many  evils  moe  haunt  ire, 

The  fweiling  fplene,  and  frenzy  raging  rife, 

The  making  palfey,  and  faint  Fraunces  fire. 
Such  one  was  Wrath,  the  laft  of  this  ungodly  tire. 

XXXVI. 
And  after  all  upon  the  wagon  beame 

Rode  Sathan  with  a  fmarting  whip  in  hand, 

With  which  he  forward  lafnt  the  laefy  teme. 

So  oft  as  Slowth  ftill  in  the  mire  did  ftand. 

Huge  routs  of  people  did  about  them  band, 

Showting  for  joy,  and  ftill  before  their  way 

A  foggy  mift  nad  covered  all  the  land  ; 

And  underneath  their  feet,  all  fcattered  lay 
Dead  fculls  and  bones  of  men,  whofe  life  had  gone  affray. 

XXXVII. 
So  forth  they  marchen  in  this  goodly  fort3 

To  take  the  folace  of  the  open  aire, 

And  in  frefh  flowring  fields  themfelves  to  fport : 

Emongft  the  reft  rode  that  falfe  lady  faire, 

The  foule  Duefia,  next  unto  the  chaire 

Of  proud  Lucifer',  as  one  of  the  traine  : 

But  that  good  knight  would  not  fo  nigh  repaire, 

Him  felfe  eftraunging  from  their  ioyaunce  vaine, 
Whofe  fellowfhip  feemd  far  unfitt  for  warlike  fwaine. 

XXXVIII. 
So  having  folaced  themfelves  a  fpace, 

With  pleafaunce  of  the  breathing  fields  yfed, 

They  backe  retourned  to  the  princely  place  j 

Whereas  an  errant  knight  in  armes  ycled, 

And  heathnifh  fhield,  wherein  with  letters  red 

Was  writt  SANS  JOY,  they  new  arrived  find  : 

Enflam'd  with  fury  and  fiers  hardyhed, 

He  feemd  in  hart  to  harbour  thoughts  unkind, 
And  nourifh  bloody  vengeaunce  in  his  bitter  mind, 

Vol.  I.  H  XXXIX.  Who 


50  The  firji  Booke  of  the 

XXXIX. 

Who  when  the  fliamed  fhield  of  flaine  Sansfoy 

He  fpide  with  that  fame  fary  champions  page,. 

Bewraying  him,    that  did  of  late  deftroy 

His  eldeil  brother ;  burning  all  with  rage 

He  to  him  lept,  and  that  fame  envious  gage 

Of  victors  glory  from  him  fnacht  away : 

But  th'  elfin  knight,  which  ought  that  warlike  wage, 

Difdaind  to  loofe  the  meed  he  wonne  in  fray  ; 
And  him  rencountring  fierce  refkewd  the  noble  pray. 

XL. 

Therewith  they  gan  to  hurtlen  greedily, 

Redoubted  battaile  ready  to  darrayne, 

And  clafh  their  fliields,  and  make  their  fwerds  on  hy  -, 

That  with  their  fturre  they  troubled  all  the  traine  : 

Till  that  great  queene,  upon  eternall  paine 

Of  high  difpleafure,  that  enfewen  might, 

Commaunded  them  their  fury  to  refraine  j 

And  if  that  either  to  that  fhield  had  right, 
In  equall  lifts  they  mould  the  morrow  next  it  fight. 

XLI. 
Ah  dcareft  dame,  quoth  then  the  paynim  bold, 

Pardon  the  error  of  enraged  wight, 

Whome  great  grief e  made  forgett  the  raines  to  hold 

Of  reafons  ride,  to  fee  this  recreaunt  knight, 

(No  knight,  but  treachour  full  of  falfe  defpight 

And  fhameful  treafon)  who  through  guile  hath  flayn 

'The  prowejl  knight,  that  ever  field  did  fight, 

Even  flout  Sansfoy,   (o  who  can  then  refrayn  f) 
JVhofe  Jhield  he  beares  renverft,  the  more  to  heap  difdayn. 

XLII. 

And  to  augment  the  glorie  of  his  guile. 

His  dearefi  love,  the  fair e  Fideffa,  he 

Is  there  pofjeffed  of  the  traytour  vile  ; 

Who  reapes  the  harvefi  fowen  by  his  foe, 

Sowen  in  bloodie  field,  and  bought  with  woe  : 

That  brothers  hand  /hall  dearely  well  requight, 

So  be,  o  quee?ie,  you  equall  favour  fhowe. 

Him  litle  anfwerd  th'  angry  elfin  knight  j 
He  never  meant  with  words,  but  fwords  to  plead  his  right : 

XLIIL  But 


Cant,  mi.         Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e.  51 

XLIII. 

But  threw  his  gauntlet  as  a  facred  pledg, 

His  caufe  in  combat  the  next  day  to  try : 

So  been  they  parted  both,  with  harts  on  edg 

To  be  aveng'd  each  on  his  enimy. 

That  night  they  pas  in  ioy  and  iollity, 

Feafting  and  courting  both  in  bowre  and  hall  j 

For  fteward  was  exceiUve  Gluttony, 

That  of  his  plenty  poured  forth  to  all : 
Which  doen,  the  chamberlain  Slowth  did  to  reft  them  call. 

XLIV. 
Now  whenas  darkfome  Night  had  all  difplayd 

Her  coleblacke  curtein  over  brightest  ikye ; 

The  warlike  youthes,  on  dayntie  couches  layd, 

Did  chace  away  fweet  fleepe  from  fluggifh  eye, 

To  mufe  on  meanes  of  hoped  victory. 

But  whenas  Morpheus  had  with  leaden  mace 

Arretted  all  that  courtly  company, 

Uprofe  DueiTa  from  her  refting  place, 
And  to  the  paynims  lodging  comes  with  filent  pace : 

XLV. 

Whom  broad  awake  me  findes  in  troublous  fitt 

Fore-cafling,  how  his  foe  he  might  annoy  ; 

And  him  amoves  with  fpeaches  feeming  fitt, 

Ah  deare  Sansioy,  next  dearefl  to  Sansfoy, 

Caufe  of  my  new  grief e,  caufe  of  my  new  ioy  j 

Ioyous,  to  fee  his  ymage  in  mine  eye, 

And  greevd,  to  thinke  how  foe  did  him  deftroy, 

'That  was  the  flowre  of  grace  and  chevalrye : 
Lo  his  Fidejfa  to  thy  fecret  faith  I  flye. 

XL  VI. 
With  gentle  wordes  he  can  her  fayrely  greet, 

And  bad  fay  on  the  fecrete  of  her  hart : 

Then  fighing  foft,  /  learne  that  litle  fweet 

Oft  tempred  is,  quoth  fhe,  with  muchell  fmart : 

For  fince  my  breft  was  launcht  with  lovely  dart 

Of  deare  Sansfoy,  I  never  ioyed  howre, 

But  in  eternall  woes  my  weaker  hart 

Have  wafted,  loving  him  with  all  my  powre, 
And  for  his  fake  have  felt  full  many  an  heavie  flowre. 

H  2  XLVIL  At 


j  2  The  firfi  JBooke  of  the 

XLVII. 

At  lafi,  when  perils  all  1  weened  pa.  fl, 

And  hopd  to  reape  the  crop  of  all  my  care. 

Into  new  woes  unweeting  I  was  cafi, 

By  this  falfe  fay  tor,  who  unworthie  ware 

His  wortbie  field,  whom  be  with  guilefull  fnare 

En f rapped /lew,  and  brought  to  famefull  grave. 

Me  filly  maid  away  with  him  he  bare, 

And  ever  Jince  hath  kept  in  darkfom  cave  ; 

For  that  I  would  not  yeeld  that  to  Sansfoy  1  gave. 

XL  VIII. 

But  Jince  fair  e  funne  hath  fperfi  that  low  ring  clowd, 
And  to  my  loathed  life  now  fiews  feme  light, 
Under  your  beames  I  will  me  fafely  frowd 
From  dreaded  for  me  of  his  difdainfull  fpight : 
To  you  tlS  inheritance  belonges  by  right 
Of  brothers  prayfe,  to  you  eke  longes  his  love. 
Let  not  his  love,  let  not  his  reftlefe  fpright, 
Be  unrevengd,  that  calles  to  ycu  above 

From  wandring  Stygian  fores,  where  it  doth  endlejje  move. 

XLIX. 

Thereto  faid  he,  Faire  dame,  be  'nought  difmaid 
For  forrowes  pafl ;  their  grief e  is  with  them  gone. 
Ne  yet  of  prefent  peri  11  be  afraide  : 
For  needleffe  feare  did  never  vantage  none  -, 
And  helplefe  hap  it  booteth  not  to  mone. 
Dead  is  Sansfoy,  his  vitall  paines  are  paft, 
Though  greeved  ghofi  for  vengeance  deep  do  grone  : 
He  lives,  that  fall  him  pay  his  dewties  lafi, 

And  guiltie  elfin  blood  fall  facrifice  in  haft. 

L. 

O,  but  I  feare  the  fickle  freakes,  quoth  fhe, 
Of  fortune  falfe,  and  oddes  of  armes  in  field. 
Why  dame,  quoth  he,  what  oddes  can  ever  bee, 
Where  both  doe  fight  alike,  to  win  or  yield  ? 
Tea,  but,  quoth  fhe,  he  beares  a  charmed field \ 
Aid  eke  enchaunted  armes,  that  none  can  perce  -, 
Ne  none  can  wound  the  man,  that  does  them  wield. 
Charmd  or  enchaunted,  anfwerd  he  then  ferce} 

I  no  whitt  reck  -,  ne  you  the  like  need  to  reherce. 


LL- But, 


Cant,  v.  Faery  Qu  eene,  53 

LI. 

But,  faire  Fide  (fa,  jithens  fortunes  guile, 

Or  enimies  powre,   hath  new  captived  you, 

Returne  from  whence  ye  came,  and  reft  a  while  > 

Till  morrow  next,  that  I  the  elfe  fubdew, 

And  with  Sansfoyes  dead  dowry  you  endew. 

Ay  me,  that  is  a  double  death,  me  faid, 

With  proud  foes  fight  my  for  row  to  renew  : 

Where  ever  yet  I  be,  my  fecrct  aide 
Shall  follow  you.     fo  palling  forth,  fhe  him  obaid. 


CANTO     V. 

The  faithfull  knight  in  e quail  field 
Subdewes  his  faithleffe  foe ; 

Whom  falfe  Due  fa  faves,  and  for 
His  cure  to  hell  does  goe, 

I. 

F  |  ^HE  noble  hart,  that  harbours  vertuous  thought, 
.A      And  is  with  childe  of  glorious  great  intent, 
Can  never  reft,  until  1  it  forth  have  brought 
Th'  eternall  brood  of  glorie  excellent. 
Such  reftleffe  paffion  did  all  night  torment 
The  flaming  corage  of  that  faery  knight, 
Devizing,  how  that  doughtie  turnament 
With  greater!  honour  he  atchieven  might : 

Still  did  he  wake,  and  ftill  did  watch  for  dawning  light. 

II. 

At  laft,  the  golden  orientall  gate 

Of  greateft  heaven  gan  to  open  fayre ; 

And  Phoebus  frefh,  as  brydegrome  to  his  mate, 

Came  dauncing  forth,  making  his  deawie  hayre  ; 

And  hurld  his  gliftring  beams  through  gloomy  ayre. 

Which  when  the  wakeful  elfe  perceiv'd,  ftreightway 

He  ftarted  up,  and  did  him  felfe  prepayre 

In  fun-bright  amies,  and  battailous  array  : 

For  with  that  pagan  proud  he  combatt  will  that  day. 


III.  And 


54  *fhc  fir  ft  Booke  of  the 


III. 

And  forth  he  comes  into  the  commune  hall  j 

Where  earely  waite  him  many  a  gazing  eye, 

To  weet  what  end  to  ftraunger  knights  may  fall. 

There  many  minftralcs  maken  melody, 

To  drive  away  the  dull  melancholy  j 

And  many  bardes,  that  to  the  trembling  chord 

Can  tune  their  timely  voices  cunningly  -, 

And  many  chroniclers,  that  can  record 
Old  loves,  and  warres  for  ladies  doen  by  many  a  lord. 

IV. 

Soone  after  comes  the  cruell  Sarazin, 

In  woven  maile  all  armed  warily  j 

And  fternly  lookes  at  him,  who  not  a  pin 

Does  care  for  looke  of  living  creatures  eye. 

They  bring  them  wines  of  Greece  and  Araby, 

And  daintie  fpices  fetch  from  further!:  Ynd, 

To  kindle  heat  of  corage  privily  j 

And  in  the  wine  a  folemne  oth  they  bind 
T'  obferve  the  facred  lawes  of  armes,  that  are  afiynd. 

V. 
At  lair,  forth  comes  that  far  renowmed  queene, 

With  royall  pomp  and  princely  maieflie  ; 

She  is  ybrought  unto  a  paled  greene, 

And  placed  under  itately  canapee, 

The  warlike  feates  of  both  thofe  knights  to  fee. 

On  th'  other  fide  in  all  mens  open  vew 

DuerTa  placed  is,  and  on  a  tree 

Sansfoy  his  fhield  is  hangd  with  bloody  hew : 
Both  thofe  the  lawreil  girlonds  to  the  victor  dew. 

VI. 

A  fhrilling  trompett  fownded  from  on  hye, 

And  unto  battaill  bad  themfelves  addrefle  : 

Their  mining  mieldes  about  their  wrefles  they  tye, 

And  burning  blades  about  their  heades  doe  blelTe, 

The  inftruments  of  wrath  and  heavinefTe  : 

With  greedy  force  each  other  doth  affayle, 

And  ftrike  fo  fiercely,  that  they  do  imprefYe 

Deepe  dinted  furrowes  in  the  battred  mayle  : 
The  yron  walles  to  ward  their  blowes  are  weak  and  fraile. 

VII.  The 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qjjeene,  S3 

VII. 

The  Sarazin  was  ftout  and  wondrous  ftrong, 

And  heaped  blowes  like  yron  hammers  great  j 

For  after  blood  and  vengeance  he  did  long. 

The  knight  was  fiers,  and  full  of  youthly  heat, 

And  doubled  ftrokes,  like  dreaded  thunders  threat : 

For  all  for  praife  and  honour  he  did  fight. 

Both  ftricken  ftryke,  and  beaten  both  doe  beat; 

That  from  their  fhields  forth  flyeth  firie  light, 
And  helmets  hewen  deepe  fhew  marks  of  eithers  might. 

VIII. 
So  th'one  for  wrong,  the  other  ftrives  for  right : 

As  when  a  gryfon  feized  of  his  pray, 

A  dragon  fiers  encountreth  in  his  flight, 

Through  wideft  ayre  making  his  ydle  way, 

That  would  his  rightfull  ravine  rend  away  : 

With  hideous  horror  both  together  fmight, 

And  fouce  fo  fore,  that  they  the  heavens  afTray : 

The  wife  fouthfayer,  feeing  fo  fad  fight, 
Th'amazed  vulgar  telles  of  warres  and  mortal  fight. 

IX. 
So  th'one  for  wrong,  the  other  ftrives  for  right  j 

And  each  to  deadly  fhame  would  drive  his  foe  : 

The  cruell  fteele  fo  greedily  doth  bight 

In  tender  fleiri,  that  ftreames  of  blood  down  flow  ; 

With  which  the  armes,  that  earft.  fo  bright  did  fhow, 

Into  a  pure  vermillion  now  are  dyde. 

Great  ruth  in  all  the  gazers  harts  did  grow, 

Seeing  the  gored  woundes  to  gape  fo  wyde, 
That  vi&ory  they  dare  not  wifh  to  either  fide. 

X. 
At  lafi:  the  paynim  chaunfl  to  cafi:  his  eye, 

His  fuddein  eye,  flaming  with  wrathfull  fyre, 

Upon  his  brothers  fhield,  which  hong  thereby : 

Therewith  redoubled  was  his  raging  yre, 

And  faid,  Ah  wretched  forme  of  ivofidl  fyre, 

Doeft  thou  fit  wayling  by  blacke  Stygian  lake, 

Wljyleft  here  thy  fiield  is  hangd  for  viclors  hyre  ? 

And,  Jluggifh  german,  doeft  thy  forces  fake 
Ta  after -fend  his  foe,  that  him  may  overtake  f 

XI.  Goe, 


j  6  *ihe  fir  (I  Booh  of  the 

XI. 

Goe,  cay  five  elfe,  him  quickly  overtake. 

And  foone  redccme  from  his  long-wandring  woe  .• 

Goe,  guiltie  ghofi,  to  him  my  meffage  make, 

'That  I  his  Jhield  have  quit  from  dying  foe. 

Therewith  upon  his  creft  he  ftroke  him  fo, 

That  twife  he  reeled,  readie  twife  to  fall : 

End  of  the  doubtfull  battaile  deemed  tho 

The  lookers  on  ;  and  lowd  to  him  gan  call 
The  falfe  Dueffa,  Thine  the  fiield,  and  I,  and  all. 

XII. 

Soone  as  the  faerie  heard  his  ladie  fpeake, 
Out  of  his  fwowning  dreame  he  gan  awake, 
And  quickning  faith,  that  earfl:  was  woxen  weake, 
The  creeping  deadly  cold  away  did  make : 
Tho  mov'd  with  wrath,  and  fhame,  and  ladies  fake, 
Of  all  attonce  he  caft  aveng'd  to  be, 
And  with  lb'exceeding  furie  at  him  ftrake, 
That  forced  him  to  ftoupe  upon  his  knee : 
Had  he  not  ftouped  fo,  he  mould  have  cloven  bee. 

XIII. 

And  to  him  faid,   Goe  new,  proud  mifcreant, 

Thyfefe  thy  me  [[age  do  to  german  deare ; 

Alone  he  wandring  thee  too  long  doth  want : 

Goe  Jay,  his  foe  thy  fiield  with  his  doth  beare. 

Therewith  his  heavie  hand  he  high  gan  reare, 

Him  to  have  flaine  :  when  lo  a  darkefome  clowd 

Upon  him  fell ;  he  no  where  doth  appeare, 

But  vaniflit  is.     the  elfe  him  calls  alowd, 
But  anfwer  none  receives  j  the  darknes  him  does  fhrowd. 

XIV. 

In  hafle  Dueffa  from  her  place  arofe, 

And  to  him  running  fayd,  O  prowejl  knight^ 

That  ever  ladie  to  her  love  did  chofe, 

Let  now  abate  the  t err  our  of  your  might, 

And  quench  the  flame  of  furious  defpight, 

And  bloodie  vengeance  :  lo  tti  infernal!  powres, 

Covering  your  foe  with  cloud  of  deadly  night, 

Have  borne  him  hence  to  Plutoes  baleful!  bowres  : 
The  conquefl  yours,  I  yours,  the  Jhield  and  glory  yours. 

XV.  Not 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qju  eene, 


57 
xv. 

Not  all  fo  fatisfide,  with  greedy  eye 

He  fought  all  round  about,  his  thirfly  blade 

To  bathe  in  blood  of  faithlefte  enimy  -, 

Who  all  that  while  lay  hid  in  fecret  made : 

He  ftandes  amazed  how  he  thence  mould  fade. 

At  laft  the  trumpets  triumph  found  on  hie  ; 

And  running  heralds  humble  homage  made, 

Greeting  him  goodly  with  new  victorie  ; 
And  to  him  brought  the  fhield,  the  caufe  of  enmitie. 

XVI. 
Wherewith  he  goeth  to  that  foveraine  queene, 

And  falling  her  before  on  lowly  knee, 

To  her  makes  prefent  of  his  fervice  {qctiq  : 

Which  me  accepts  with  thankes  and  goodly  gree, 

Greatly  advauncing  his  gay  chevalree : 

So  marcheth  home,  and  by  her  takes  the  knight, 

Whom  all  the  people  followe  with  great  glee, 

Shouting,  and  clapping  all  their  hands  on  hight  j 
That  all  the  ayre  it  fils,  and  flyes  to  heaven  bright. 

XVII. 

Home  is  he  brought,  and  layd  in  fumptuous  bed  : 

Where  many  fkilfull  leaches  him  abide 

To  falve  his  hurts,  that  yet  ftill  frefhly  bled. 

In  wine  and  oyle  they  warn  his  woundes  wide. 

And  foftly  gan  enbalme  on  everie  fide. 

And  all  the  while  moft  heavenly  melody 

About  the  bed  fweet  muiicke  did  divide, 

Him  to  beguile  of  griefe  and  agony  : 
And  all  the  while  DuelTa  wept  full  bitterly. 

XVIII. 

As  when  a  wearie  traveller,  that  ilrayes 

By  muddy  more  of  broad  feven-mouthed  Nile, 

Unweeting  of  the  perillous  wandring  wayes. 

Doth  meete  a  cruell  craftie  crocodile, 

Which  in  falfe  griefe  hyding  his  harmefull  guile, 

Doth  weepe  full  fore,  and  fheddeth  tender  tears  ; 

The  foolifh  man,  that  pities  all  this  while 

His  mourneful  plight,  is  fwallowed  up  unwares ; 
Forgetfull  of  his  owne,  that  mindes  an  others  cares. 

Vol.  I.  I  XIX.  So 


5  S  The  frfl  Booke  of  the  Cant.  V. 

XIX. 

So  wept  DuefTa  untill  evcntyde, 

That  fhyning  lampes  in  loves  high  houfe  were  light  : 

Then  forth  fhe  rofe,  ne  lenger  would  abide  ; 

But  comes  unto  the  place,  where  th'  heathen  knight, 

In  flombring  Iwownd  nigh  voyd  of  vitall  fpright, 

Lay  cover'd  with  inchaunted  cloud  all  day  : 

Whom  when  fhe  found,  as  fhe  him  left  in  plight, 

To  wayle  his  wofull  cafe  fhe  would  not  flay, 
But  to  the  eafterne  coaft  of  heaven  makes  fpeedy  way : 

XX. 

Where  griefly  Night,  with  vifage  deadly  fad, 

That  Phoebus  chearefull  face  durft  never  vew, 

And  in  a  foule  blacke  pitchy  mantle  clad, 

She  findes  forth  comming  from  her  darkfome  mew ; 

Where  fhe  all  day  did  hide  her  hated  hew, 

Before  the  dore  her  yron  charet  flood, 

Already  harnefied  for  iourney  new, 

And  cole-blacke  fleedes  yborne  of  hellifh  brood, 
That  on  their  rufty  bits  did  champ,  as  they  were  wood, 

XXI.  ' 
Who  when  fhe  faw  DuefTa  funny  bright, 

Adornd  with  gold  and  iewels  mining  cleare, 

She  greatly  grew  amazed  at  the  fight, 

And  th'unacquainted  light  began  to  feare ; 

(For  never  did  fuch  brightnes  there  appeare) 

And  would  have  backe  retyred  to  her  cave, 

Untill  the  witches  fpeach  ilie  gan  to  heare, 

Saying,  Yet,  o  thou  dreaded  dame,  I  crave 
Abyde,  till  I  have  told  the  mejfage  which  I  have, 

XXII. 

She  ftayd,  and  foorth  DuefTa  gan  proceede, 

O  thou  moft  auncient  grandmother  of  all, 

More  old  than  love,  whom  thou  at  firfi  didjl  breede3 

Or  that  great  houfe  of  Gods  caelejliall ; 

IVhich  waft  begot  in  Daemogorgons  hall, 

And  fawft  the  fecrets  of  the  world  unmade  j 

Why  fuffredjl  thou  thy  nephewes  deare  to  fall 

With  elfin  [word,  moft  Jhamefully  betrade  ? 
ho  where  the  fiout  Sansioy  doth  f.eepe  in  deadly  flade  ! 

XXIII.  And 


Cant  v.  Faery  Qjj  eene.  59 

XXIII. 

And  him  before  Ifaw  with  bitter  eyes 

'The  bold  Sansfoy  Jhrinck  underneath  his  fpeare  ; 
And  now  the  pray  of  fowles  in  field  he  lyes, 
Nor  way  Id  of  friends,  nor  layd  on  groning  bearet 
'That  whylome  was  to  me  too  dearely  deare. 
O  what  of  Gods  then  boots  it  to  be  borne. 
If  old  Aveugles  fonnes  Jo  evill  he  are  ? 
Or  who  Jhall  not  great  Nightes  children  fcorne, 
When  two  of  three  her  nephews  are  fo  fowle  for  lor  net 

XXIV. 
Up  then,  up  dreary  dame,  of  darknes  queene, 
Go  gather  up  the  reliques  of  thy  race  ; 
Or  elfe  goe  them  avenge,  and  let  be  feene 
That  dreaded  Night  in  brightefi  day  hath  place, 
And  can  the  children  of  fay  re  light  deface. 
Her  feeling  fpeaches  fome  companion  mov'd 
In  hart,  and  chaunge  in  that  great  mothers  face  : 
Yet  pitty  in  her  hart  was  never  prov'd 
Till  then  j  for  evermore  me  hated,  never  lov'd : 

XXV. 
And  faid,  Deare  daughter,  rightly  may  I  rew 
The  fall  of  famous  children  borne  of  mee, 
And  good  fucceffes,  which  their  foes  enfew : 
But  who  can  turne  thefireame  of  defiinee. 
Or  breake  the  chayne  of  firong  necefjitee, 
Which  fajl  is  tyde  to  loves  eternall  feat  ? 
The  fonnes  of  Day  he  favour eth,  I  fee, 
And  by  my  mines  thinkes  to  make  them  great : 
To  make  one  great  by  others  lofe  is  bad  excheat, 

XXVI. 
let  fiall  they  not  efcape  fo  freely  all ; 

For  fome  Jhall  pay  the  price  of  others  guilt : 
And  he,  the  man  that  made  Sansfoy  to  fall, 
Shall  with  his  owne  blood  price  that  he  hath  fpth. 
But  what  art  thou,  that  telft  of  nephews  kilt  $ 
I,  that  do  fee?ne  not  I,  Dueffa  ame, 
Quoth  (he,  how  ever  now  in  garments  gilt, 
And  gorgeous  gold  array  d,  I  to  thee  came  ; 
Duejfa  I,  the  daughter  of  Deceipt  and  Shame* 

I  2  XXVII.  Then 


60  The  firft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  V. 

XXVII. 

Then  bowing  downe  her  aged  backe,  flie  kift 

The  wicked  witch,  faying,  In  that  fiyre  face 

The  falfe  refemblaunce  of  Deceipt  I  wijl 

Did  clofely  lurke  :  yet  Jo  truefceming  grace 

It  carried,  that  I  fcarfe  in  dark/owe  place 

Could  it  dijeerne  ;  though  I  the  mother  bee 

Of  Falfiood,  and  roote  of  DueJJaes  race. 

O  welcome  child,  whom  I  have  longdtofee, 
And  now  have  fee ne  unwares.  lo  now  I  go  with  thee. 

XXVIII. 
Then  to  her  yron  wagon  fhe  betakes, 

And  with  her  beares  the  fowle  wel-favourd  witch  : 

Through  mirkefome  aire  her  ready  way  fhe  makes. 

Her  twyfold  teme  (of  which  two  blacke  as  pitch, 

And  two  were  browne,  yet  each  to  each  unlich) 

Did  foftly  fwim  away,  ne  ever  flamp, 

UnlelTe  fhe  chaunft  their  ftubborne  mouths  to  twitch  : 

Then  foming  tarre,  their  bridles  they  would  champ, 
And  trampling  the  fine  element  would  fiercely  ramp. 

XXIX. 
So  well  they  fped,  that  they  be  come  at  length 

Unto  the  place,  whereas  the  paynim  lay 

Devoid  of  outward  fence  and  native  ftrength, 

Coverd  with  charmed  cloud  from  vew  of  day, 

And  fight  of  men,  fince  his  late  luckelefle  fray. 

His  cruell  wounds  with  cruddy  bloud  congeald 

They  binden  up  fo  wifely  as  they  may, 

And  handle  foftly,  till  they  can  be  heald  : 
So  lay  him  in  her  charett,  clofe  in  night  conceald. 

XXX. 

And  all  the  while  me  flood  upon  the  ground, 

The  wakefull  dogs  did  never  ceafe  to  bay  j 

As  giving  warning  of  th'unwonted  found, 

With  which  her  yron  wheeles  did  them  affray, 

And  her  darke  griefly  looke  them  much  difmay, 

The  meflenger  of  death,  the  ghaftly  owle; 

With  drery  fhriekes  did  alfo  her  bewray ; 

And  hungry  v/olves  continually  did  howle 
At  her  abhorred  face,  fo  filthy  and  fo  fowle» 

XXXI,  Thence 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qjj een  e.  61 


XXXI. 

Thence  turning  backe  in  filence  fofte  they  ftole, 
And  brought  the  heavy  corfe  with  eafy  pace 
To  yawning  gulfe  of  deepe  Avernus  hole  : 
By  that  fame  hole  an  entraunce  darke  and  bace, 
With  fmoake  and  fulphur  hiding  all  the  place,,. 
Defcends  to  hell  :  there  creature  never  pall, 
That  backe  retourned  without  heavenly  grace  j 
But  dreadfull  Furies,   which  their  chaines  have  brail:, 

And  damned  iprights  fent  forth  to  make  ill  men  aghaft. 

XXXII. 

By  that  fame  way  the  direfull  dames  doe  drive 
Their  mournefull  charett,  fid  with  rufty  blood, 
And  downe  to  Plutoes  houfe  are  come  bilive  : 
Which  paifing  through,  on  every  fide  them  flood 
The  trembling  ghofts  with  fad  amazed  mood, 
Chattring  their  iron  teeth,  and  flaring  wide 
With  ftonie  eies  j  and  all  the  hellifh  brood 
Of  feends  infernall  flockt  on  every  fide, 

To  gaze  on  erthly  wight,  that  with  the  Night  durfl  ride, 

XXXIII. 

They  pas  the  bitter  waves  of  Acheron, 
Where  many  foules  fit  wailing  woefully  -y 
And  come  to  fiery  flood  of  Phlegeton, 
Whereas  the  damned  ghofts  in  torments  fry, 
And  with  fharp  fhrilling  fhriekes  doe  bootiefTe  cry, 
Curling  high  love,  the  which  them  thither  fent. 
The  houfe  of  endlefTe  paine  is  built  thereby, 
In  which  ten  thoufand  forts  of  punifhment 

The  curfed  creatures  doe  eternally  torment, 

XXXIV. 

Before  the  threfhold  dreadfull  Cerberus 
His  three  deformed  heads  did  lay  along, 
Curled  with  thoufand  adders  venemous  j 
And  lilled  forth  his  bloody  flaming  tong : 
At  them  he  gan  to  reare  his  briftles  ftrong, 
And  felly  gnarre,  untill  Dayes  enemy 
Did  him  appeafe  ;  then  downe  his  taile  he  hong, 
And  fufFered  them  to  palTen  quietly : 

For  (he  in  hell  and  heaven  had  power  equally, 


XXXV.  There 


62  The  frft  Booke  of  the  Cant  V. 

XXXV. 

There  was  Ixion  turned  on  a  wheele, 

For  daring  tempt  the  queene  of  heaven  to  fin  ; 

And  Sifyphus  an  huge  round  ftone  did  reele 

Againift  an  hill,  ne  might  from  labour  lin  ; 

There  thirfty  Tantalus  hong  by  the  chin  ; 

And  Tityus  fed  a  vultur  on  his  maw  ; 

Typhoeus  ioynts  were  ftretched  on  a  gin ; 

Thefeus  condemnd  to  endlefie  flouth  by  law ; 
And  fifty  lifters  water  in  leake  veffels  draw. 

XXXVI. 
They  all  beholding  worldly  wights  in  place, 

Leave  off  their  worke,  unmindfull  of  their  fmart, 

To  o-aze  on  them  j  who  forth  by  them  doe  pace, 

Till  they  be  come  unto  the  furtheft  part ; 

Where  was  a  cave  ywrought  by  wondrous  art, 

Deepe,  darke,  uneafy,  dolefull,  comfortleffe, 

In  which  fad  Aefculapius  far  apart 

Emprifond  was  in  chaines  remedileffe  ; 
For  that  Hippolytus  rent  corfe  he  did  redreffe. 

XXXVII. 
Hippolytus  a  iolly  huntfman  was, 

That  wont  in  charett  chace  the  foming  bore  : 

He  all  his  peeres  in  beauty  did  furpas ; 

But  ladies  love  as  loffe  of  time  forbore  : 

His  wanton  ftepdame  loved  him  the  more ; 

But  when  (he  faw  her  offred  fweets  refufd, 

Her  love  me  turnd  to  hate,  and  him  before 

His  father  fierce  of  treafon  falfe  accufd, 
And  with  her  gealous  termes  his  open  eares  abufd  : 

XXXVIII. 
Who  all  in  rage  his  fea-god  fyre  befought, 

Some  curfed  veno-eaunce  on  his  fonne  to  cad : 

From  furging  gulf  two  monfters  ftreight  were  brought  -y 

With  dread  whereof  his  chafing  fleedes  aghaft 

Both  charett  fwifte  and  huntfman  overcall:. 

His  goodly  corps,  on  ragged  cliffs  yrent, 

Was  quite  difmembred,  and  his  members  chaft 

Scattered  on  every  mountaine  as  he  went ; 
That  of  Hippolytus  was  lefte  no  moniment, 

XXXIX.  His 


Cant.v.  Faery  Q^ueene,  63 


xxxix. 

His  cruell  ftep-dame  feeing  what  was  donne, 
Her  wicked  daies  with  wretched  knife  did  end, 
In  death  avowing  th'innocence  of  her  fonne. 
Which  hearing,  his  rafh  fyre  began  to  rend 
His  heare,  and  hafty  tong,   that  did  offend  : 
Tho  gathering  up  the  reliques  of  his  fmart 
By  Dianes  meanes,  who  was  Hippolyts  frend, 
Them  brought  to  Aefculape,  that  by  his  art 

Did  heale  them  all  againe,  and  ioyned  every  part. 

XL. 

Such  wondrous  fcience  in  mans  witt  to  rain 
When  love  avizd,  that  could  the  dead  revive, 
And  fates  expired  could  renew  again, 
Of  endlefle  life  he  might  him  not  deprive , 
But  unto  hell  did  thruft  him  downe  alive, 
With  flaming  thunderbolt  ywounded  fore  : 
Where  long  remaining,  he  did  alwaies  ftrive 
Himfelfe  with  falves  to  health  for  to  reflore, 

And  flake  the  heavenly  fire,  that  raged  evermore. 

XLI. 

There  auncient  Night  arriving,  did  alight 

From  her  nigh-weary  wayne,  and  in  her  armes 
To  Aefculapius  brought  the  wounded  knight : 
Whom  having  foftly  difaraid  of  armes, 
Tho  gan  to  him  difcover  all  his  harmes, 
Befeeching  him  with  prayer  and  with  praife, 
If  either  falves,  or  oyles,  or  herbes,   or  charmes, 
A  fordonne  wight  from  dore  of  death  mote  raife. 

He  would  at  her  requeft  prolong  her  nephews  daies, 

XLII. 

Ah  dame,  quoth  he,  thou  tempt  eft  ?ne  in  vaine 
To  dare  the  thing,  which  daily  yet  I  rew  •> 
And  the  old  caufe  of  my  continued  paine 
With  like  attempt  to  like  end  to  renew. 
Is  not  enough,  that  thrufi  from  heaven  dew 
Here  endlefe  penaunce  for  one  fault  I  pay  ; 
But  that  redoubled  crime  with  vengeaunce  new 
Thou  biddefl  me  to  eeke  ?  can  Night  defray 

The  wrath  of  thundring  love,  that  rules  both  flight  and  day  ? 


XLIII.  Not 


64  The  firft  Booke  of  the  Cant.  V 

XLIII. 

Net  fo3  quoth  me,  but  Jith  that  heavens  king 

From  hope  of  heaven  hath  thee  excluded  quight, 

Why  feareji  thou,  that  canjl  not  hope  for  thing  ? 

And  feareji  not  that  more  thee  hurten  might, 

Now  in  the  if  everktfting  Night  f 

Go  to  then,  o  thou  far-renoivmed  fonne 

Of  great  Apollo,  Jhew  thy  famous  might 

In  medicine,  that  eh  hath  to  thee  <wonne 
Great  pains,  and  greater  praife,  both  never  to  be  donne \ 

XLIV. 
Her  words  prevaild  :  and  then  the  learned  leach 

His  cunning  hand  gan  to  his  wounds  to  lay, 

And  all  things  els,  the  which  his  art  did  teach  : 

Which  having  feene,  from  thence  arofe  away 

The  mother  of  dredd  darkneiTe,  and  let  flay 

Aveugles  fonne  there  in  the  leaches  cure  j 

And  backe  retourning  took  her  wonted  way, 

To  ronne  her  timely  race,  whilft  Phoebus  pure 
In  weilerne  waves  his  weary  wagon  did  recure. 

XLV. 
The  falfe  DuefTa,  leaving  noyous  Night, 

Returnd  to  {lately  pallace  of  dame  Pryde  : 

Where  when  fhe  came,  fhe  found  the  faery  knight 

Departed  thence  ;  albee  (his  woundes  wyde 

Not  throughly  heald)  unready  were  to  ryde. 

Good  caufe  he  had  to  hailen  thence  away  ; 

For  on  a  day  his  wary  dwarfe  had  fpyde, 

Where  in  a  dungeon  deepe  huge  nombers  lay 
Of  caytive  wretched  thralls,  that  wayled  night  and  day  : 

XLVI. 
A  ruefull  fight  as  could  be  feene  with  eie  : 

Of  whom  he  learned  had  in  fecret  wife 

The  hidden  caufe  of  their  captivitie  j 

How  mortgaging  their  lives  to  Covetife, 

Through  waftfull  pride,  and  wanton  riotife, 

They  were  by  law  of  that  proud  tyranneife, 

Provokt  with  Wrath,  and  Envyes  falfe  furmife, 

Condemned  to  that  dongeon  mercilerTe, 
Where  they  mould  live  in  wo,  and  dye  in  wretchednefTe. 

XLVIL  There 


Cant.  v.  Faery   Queene.  65 

XLVII. 

There  was  that  great  proud  king  of  Babylon  ; 

That  would  compell  all  nations  to  adore, 

And  him  as  onely  God  to  call  upon, 

Till  through  celeftiall  doorne,  thrown  out  of  dore, 

Into  an  oxe  he  was  transformd  of  yore. 

There  alfo  was  king  Croefus,  that  enhaunft 

His  hart  too  high  through  his  great  richerTe  ftore  : 

And  proud  Antiochus,  the  which  advaunft 
His  curfed  hand  gainft  God,  and  on  his  altares  daunfl. 

XLVIIT. 
And  them  long  time  before,  great  Nimrod  was, 

That  firft  the  world  with  fword  and  fire  warrayd ; 

And  after  him  old  Ninus  far  did  pas 

In  princely  pomp,  of  all  the  world  obayd. 

There  alfo  was  that  mightie  monarch  layd 

Low  under  all,  yet  above  all  in  pride, 

That  name  of  native  fyre  did  fowle  upbrayd, 

And  would  as  Ammons  fonne  be  magnifide  ; 
Till  fcornd  of  God  and  man  a  fhamefull  death  he  dide. 

XLIX. 

All  thefe  together  in  one  heape  were  throwne, 

Like  carcafes  of  beaftes  in  butchers  flail. 

And  in  another  corner  wide  were  ftrowne 

The  antique  ruins  of  the  Romanes  fall : 

Great  Romulus,  the  grandfyre  of  them  all  j 

Proud  Tarquin ;  and  too  lordly  Lentulus  -, 

Stout  Scipio  j  and  flubborne  Hanniball  j 

Ambitious  Sylla  ;  and  flerne  Marius  ; 
High  Caefar  ;  great  Pompey  ;  and  fiers  Antonius. 

L. 

Amongfl  thefe  mightie  men  were  wemen  mixt, 

Proud  wemen,  vaine,  forgetfull  of  their  yoke  : 

The  bold  Semiramis,  whofe  fides  transfixt 

With  fonnes  own  blade  her  fowle  reproches  fpoke  j 

Fayre  Sthenoboea,  that  her  felfe  did  choke 

With  wilfull  chord,  for  wanting  of  her  will  -, 

High-minded  Cleopatra,  that  with  ftroke 

Of  afpes  fling  her  felfe  did  floutly  kill  : 
And  thoufands  moe  the  like,  that  did  that  dongeon  fill  : 

Vol.  I.  K  LI.  Befides 


66  The  firfi  Booke  of  the 

LI. 

Befides  the  endlefTe  routes  of  wretched  thralles, 
Which  thether  were  afTembled  day  by  day, 
From  all  the  world  after  their  wofull  falles, 
Through  wicked  pride,  and  wafted  welthes  decay. 
But  moft  of  all,  which  in  that  dongeon  lay, 
Fell  from  high  princes  courtes,  or  ladies  bowres ; 
Where  they  in  ydle  pomp,  or  wanton  play, 
Confumed  had  their  goods  and  thriftlelTe  howres, 
And  laftly  thrown  themfelves  into  thefe  heavy  ftowres. 

LIL 
Whofe  cafe  whenas  the  careful  dwarfe  had  tould, 
And  made  enfample  of  their  mournfull  fight 
Unto  his  maifter ;  he  no  lenger  would 
There  dwell  in  perill  of  like  painefull  plight ; 
But  early  rofe,  and  ere  that  dawning  light 
Difcovered  had  the  world  to  heaven  wyde, 
He  by  a  privy  pofterne  tooke  his  flight, 
That  of  no  envious  eyes  he  mote  be  fpyde  : 
For  doubtlefie  death  enfewd,  if  any  him  defcryde, 

LIII. 
Scarfe  could  he  footing  find  in  that  fowle  way, 
For  many  corfes,  like  a  great  lay-ftall, 
Of  murdred  men,  which  therein  ftrowed  lay, 
Without  remorfe,  or  decent  funerall : 
Which  al  through  that  great  princefTe  pride  did  fall, 
And  came  to  fhamefull  end.  and  them  befyde, 
Forth  ryding  underneath  the  caftell  wall, 
A  donghill  of  dead  carcafes  he  fpyde  ; 
The  dreadfull  fpectacle.  of  that  fad  home  of  Pryde. 


CANT 


Cant.  vi.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  6t 


CANTO     VI. 

From  lawlejfe  luft  by  wondrous  grace 

Fayre  Una  is  releaji : 
Whom  falvage  nation  does  adore. 

And  learnes  her  wife  beheaft* 

I. 

S  when  a  fliip,  that  flyes  fayre  under  fayle, 
An  hidden  rocke  efcaped  hath  unwares, 

That  lay  in  waite  her  wrack  for  to  bewaile  -, 

The  manner  yet  halfe  amazed  flares 

At  perill  paft,  and  yet  in  doubt  ne  dares 

To  ioy  at  his  fool-happie  overfight  : 

So  doubly  is  diftreft  twixt  ioy  and  cares 

The  dreadleffe  corage  of  this  elfin  knight, 
Having  efcapt  fo  fad  enfamples  in  his  fight. 

II. 
Yet  fad  he  was,  that  his  too  haftie  fpeed 

The  fayre  Duefs'  had  forft  him  leave  behind ; 

And  yet  more  fad,  that  Una,   his  deare  dreed, 

Her  truth  had  ftaynd  with  treafon  fo  unkind ; 

Yet  cryme  in  her  could  never  creature  find : 

But  for  his  love,  and  for  her  own  felfe  fake, 

She  wandred  had  from  one  to  other  Ynd, 

Him  for  to  feeke,  ne  ever  would  forfake ; 
Till  her  unwares  the  fiers  Sansloy  did  overtake : 

III. 

Who,  after  Archimagoes  fowle  defeat, 

Led  her  away  into  a  forefi:  wilde, 

And  turning  wrathfull  fyre  to  luftfull  heat, 

With  beaftly  fin  thought  her  to  have  defilde, 

And  made  the  varlall  of  his  pleafures  vilde. 

Yet  firft  he  can:  by  treatie  and  by  traynes 

Her  to  perfuade  that  flubborne  fort  to  yilde  : 

For  greater  conquefl  of  hard  love  he  gaynes, 
That  workes  it  to  his  will,  then  he  that  it  conflraines. 

K  2  IV.  With 


68  The  frji  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

With  fawning  wordes  he  courted  her  a  while, 
And  looking  lovely,  and  oft  lighing  fore, 
Her  conftant  hart  did  tempt  with  diverfe  guile  : 
But  wordes,  and  lookes,  and  fighes  (lie  did  abhore  ; 
As  rock  of  diamond  ftedfaft  evermore. 
Yet  for  to  feed  his  fyrie  luftfull  eye, 
He  fnatcht  the  vele  that  hong  her  face  before : 
Then  gan  her  beautie  fhyne  as  brighten:  fkye, 

And  burnt  his  beaftly  hart  t'enforce  her  chaftitye. 

V. 

So  when  he  faw  his  flatt'ring  artes  to  fayle, 
And  fubtile  engines  bett  from  batteree  ; 
With  greedy  force  he  gan  the  fort  aflayle, 
Whereof  he  weend  pofleiled  foone  to  bee, 
And  win  rich  fpoile  of  ranfackt  chaftitee. 
Ah  heavens !  that  doe  this  hideous  act  behold, 
And  heavenly  virgin  thus  outraged  fee, 
How  can  ye  vengeance  iuft  fo  long  withhold, 

And  hurle  not  flaming  flames  upon  that  paynim  bold  ? 

VI. 

The  pitteous  mayden,  carefull,  comfortleiTe, 

Does  throw  out  thrilling  fhriekes,  and  mrieking  cryes  % 

(The  laft  vaine  helpe  of  wemens  greate  diftreiTe) 

And  with  loud  plaintes  importuneth  the  fkyes  j 

That  molten  fiarres  do  drop  like  weeping  eyes  ; 

And  Phoebus  flying  fo  moft  fhameful  fight 

His  blufhing  face  in  foggy  cloud  implyes, 

And  hydes  for  fhame.  what  witt  of  mortall  wight, 

Can  now  devife  to  quitt  a  thrall  from  fuch  a  plight  ? 

VII. 

Eternall  Providence,  exceeding  thought, 

Where  none  appeares  can  make  her  felfe  a  way  : 
A  wondrous  way  it  for  this  lady  wrought, 
From  lyons  clawes  to  pluck  the  gryped  pray. 
Her  fhrill  outcryes  and  fhrieks  fo  loud  did  bray, 
That  all  the  woodes  and  foreftes  did  refownd ; 
A  troupe  of  Faunes  and  Satyres  far  away 
Within  the  wood  were  dauncing  in  a  rownd, 

Whiles  old  Sylvanus  flept  in  fhady  arber  fownd  ; 


VIII.  Who, 


Cant.  vi.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  69 

VIII. 

Who,  when  they  heard  that  pitteous  {trained  voice, 

In  hafte  forfooke  their  rurall  meriment, 

And  ran  towardes  the  far-rebownded  noyce, 

To  weet  what  wight  fo  loudly  did  lament. 

Unto  the  place  they  come  incontinent : 

Whom  when  the  raging  Sarazin  efpyde, 

A  rude,  mifhapen,  monftrous  rablement, 

Whofe  like  he  never  faw,  he  durft  not  byde ; 
But  got  his  ready  fteed,  and  faft  away  gan  ryde. 

IX. 
The  wyld  wood-gods,  arrived  m  the  place, 

There  find  the  virgin,  doolfull,  defolate, 

With  ruffled  rayments,  and  fayre  blubbred  face, 

As  her  outrageous  foe  had  left  her  late  ; 

And  trembling  yet  through  feare  of  former  hate : 

All  ftand  amazed  at  fa  uncouth  fight, 

And  gin  to  pittie  her  unhappie  ftate  -, 

All  ftand  aftonied  at  her  beautie  bright, 
In  their  rude  eyes  unworthy  of  fo  wofull  plight, 

X. 

She  more  amazd  in  double  dread  doth  dwell ; 

And  every  tender  part  for  feare  does  fhake. 

As  when  a  greedy  wolfe,  through  honger  fellj, 

A  feely  lamb  far  from  the  flock  does  take, 

Of  whom  he  meanes  his  bloody  feaft  to  make, 

A  lyon  fpyes  faft  running  towards  him, 

The  innocent  pray  in  haft  he  does  forfake  ; 

Which  quitt  from  death,  yet  quakes  in  eveiy  lim 
With  chaunge  of  feare,  to  fee  the  lyon  looke  fo  grim, 

XL 

Such  fearefull  fitt  aflaid  her  trembling  hart  j 

Ne  word  to  fpeake,  ne  ioynt  to  move  fhe  had  : 

The  falvage  nation  feele  her  fecret  fmart, 

And  read  her  forrow  in  her  cont'nance  fad  -, 

Their  frowning  forheads  with  rough  homes  yclad. 

And  ruftick  horror  all  afyde  doe  lay, 

And  gently  grenning  fhew  a  femblance  glad 

To  comfort  her;  and  feare  to  put  away, 
Their  backward-bent  knees  teach  her  humblv  to  cbay, 

XII.  The 


70  tfhc  firft  iBooke  of  the 


XII. 

The  doubtfull  damzell  dare  not  yet  committ 

Her  fingle  perfon  to  their  barbarous  truth  ; 

But  ftill  twixt  feare  and  hope  amazd  does  fitt, 

Late  learnd  what  harme  to  hafty  truft  enfu'th  : 

They,  in  companion  of  her  tender  youth, 

And  wonder  of  her  beautie  foverayne, 

Are  wonne  with  pitty  and  unwonted  ruth  j 

And  all  proftrate  upon  the  lowly  playne, 
Doe  kifle  her  feete,  and  fawne  on  her  with  count'nance  fayne. 

XIII. 

Their  harts  fhe  ghefleth  by  their  humble  guife, 

And  yieldes  her  to  extremitie  of  time : 

So  from  the  ground  fhe  fearelefle  doth  arife, 

And  walketh  forth  without  fufpecl;  of  crime : 

They  all  as  glad  as  birdes  of  ioyous  pryme 

Thence  lead  her  forth,  about  her  dauncing  round, 

Shouting,  and  ringing  all  a  fhepheards  ryme  ; 

And  with  greene  braunches  ftrowing  all  the  ground, 
Do  worfhip  her  as  queene  with  olive  girlond  cround. 

XIV. 
And  all  the  way  their  merry  pipes  they  found, 

That  all  the  woods  with  doubled  eccho  ring  j 

And  with  their  horned  feet  doe  weare  the  ground, 

Leaping  like  wanton  kids  in  pleafant  fpring. 

So  towards  old  Sylvanus  they  her  bring ; 

Who  with  the  noyfe  awaked  commeth  out 

To  weet  the  caufe,  his  weake  fteps  governing, 

And  aged  limbs  on  cyprerTe  ftadle  ftout ; 
And  with  an  yvie  twyne  his  wafle  is  girt  about. 

XV. 
Far  off  he  wonders  what  them  makes  fo  glad, 

Or  Bacchus  merry  fruit  they  did  invent, 

Or  Cybeles  franticke  rites  have  made  them  mad : 

They  drawing  nigh  unto  their  God  prefent 

That  flowre  of  fay'ch  and  beautie  excellent : 

The  God  himfelfe  vewing  that  mirrhour  rare, 

Stood  long  amazd,  and  burnt  in  his  intent  : 

His  owne  fayre  Dryope  now  he  thinkes  not  faire, 
1  Pholoe  fowle,  when  her  to  this  he  doth  compane, 

XVI.  The 


Cant.  vi.         Faery  Qjueene.  71 

XVI. 
The  wood-borne  people  fall  before  her  flat, 
And  worfhip  her  as  GoddefTe  of  the  wood  5 
And  old  Sylvanus  felfe  bethinkes  not,  what 
To  thinke  of  wight  fo  fayre ;  but  gazing  flood 
In  doubt  to  deeme  her  borne  of  earthly  brood  : 
Sometimes  dame  Venus  felfe  he  feemes  to  fee  ; 
But  Venus  never  had  fo  fober  mood  : 
Sometimes  Diana  he  her  takes  to  be ; 
But  mifleth  bow  and  fhaftes  and  bufkins  to  her  knee. 

XVII. 
By  vew  of  her  he  ginneth  to  revive 

His  ancient  love,  and  deareft  CyparirTe  j 
And  calles  to  mind  his  pourtraiture  alive, 
How  fayre  he  was,  and  yet  not  fayre  to  this ; 
And  how  he  flew  with  glauncing  dart  amifle 
A  gentle  hynd,  the  which  the  lovely  boy 
Did  love  as  life,  above  all  worldly  blifle  : 
For  griefe  whereof  the  lad  n'ould  after  ioy  ; 
But  pynd  away  in  anguifh  and  felfe- wil'd  annoy. 

XVIII. 
The  wooddy  nymphes,  faire  Hamadryades, 
Her  to  behold  do  thether  runne  apace ; 
And  all  the  troupe  of  light -foot  Naiades, 
Fiocke  all  about  to  fee  her  lovely  face  : 
But  when  they  vewed  have  her  heavenly  grace, 
They  envy  her  in  their  malitious  mind, 
And  fly  away  for  feare  of  fowle  difgrace  : 
But  all  the  Satyres  fcorne  their  woody  kind, 
And  henceforth  nothing  faire  but  her  on  earth  they  find, 

XIX. 
Glad  of  fuch  lucke  the  luckelefTe  lucky  mayd 
Did  her  content  to  pleafe  their  feeble  eyes ; 
And  long  time  with  that  falvage  people  ftayd. 
To  gather  breath  in  many  miferyes. 
During  which  time  her  gentle  wit  fhe  plyes, 
To  teach  them  truth,  which  worfhipt  her  in  vaine^ 
And  made  her  th'  image  of  idolatryes : 
But  when  their  bootleffe  zeale  fhe  did  reflrayne 
From  her  own  worfhip,  they  her  afTe  would  worfhip  fayn* 

XX.  It 


72  ^he  fir  ft  Bookc  of  the 

XX. 

It  fortuned  a  noble  warlike  knight 

By  iuft  occafion  to  that  forreft  came, 

To  feeke  his  kindred,  and  the  lignage  right, 

From  whence  he  tooke  his  wel-deierved  name  : 

He  had  in  armes  abroad  wonne  muchell  fame, 

And  fild  far  landes  with  glorie  of  his  might ; 

Plaine,  faithful!,  true,  and  enimy  of  fhame, 

And  ever  lov'd  to  fight  for  ladies  right ; 
But  in  vaine  glorious  frayes  he  litle  did  delight. 

XXL 
A  fatyres  fonne  yborne  in  forreft  wyld, 

By  ftraunge  adventure  as  it  did  betyde, 

And  there  begotten  of  a  lady  myld, 

Fayre  Thyamis  the  daughter  of  Labryde  j 

That  was  in  facred  bandes  of  wedlocke  tyde 

To  Therion,  a  loofe  unruly  fwayne  : 

Who  had  more  ioy  to  raunge  the  forreft  wyde, 

And  chafe  the  falvage  beafte  with  bufie  payne, 
Then  ferve  his  ladies  love,  and  wafte  in  pleafures  vayne. 

XXII. 
The  forlorne  mayd  did  with  loves  longing  burne, 

And  could  not  lacke  her  lovers  company  ; 

But  to  the  wood  £he  goes,  to  ferve  her  turne, 

And  feeke  her  fpoufe,  that  from  her  ftill  does  fly, 

And  followes  other  game  and  venery : 

A  fatyre  chaunft  her  wandring  for  to  find, 

And  kindling  coles  of  luft  in  brutifh  eye, 

The  loyall  linkes  of  wedlocke  did  unbinde, 
And  made  her  perfon  thrall  unto  his  beaftly  kind. 

XXIII. 
So  long  in  fecret  cabin  there  he  held 

Her  captive  to  his  fenfuall  defyre  ; 

Till  that  with  timely  fruit  her  belly  fweld, 

And  bore  a  boy  unto  that  falvage  fyre  : 

Then  home  he  furfred  her  for  to  retyre ; 

For  ranfome  leaving  him  the  late-borne  childe  : 

Whom,   till  to  ryper  years  he  gan  afpyre, 

He  noufled  up  in  life  and  maners  wilde, 
Emongft  wild  beaftes  and  woods,  from  lawes  of  men  exilde. 

XXIV.  For 


Cant.  vi.         Faery  Q^u  eene,  [        73 

XXIV. 

For  all  he  taught  the  tender  ymp,  was  but 

To  banifh  cowardize  and  baftard  feare : 

His  trembling  hand  he  would  him  force  to  put 

Upon  the  lyon  and  the  rugged  beare  ; 

And  from  the  me-beares  teats  her  whelps  to  teare  ; 

And  eke  wyld  roring  buls  he  would  him  make 

To  tame,  and  ryde  their  backes  not  made  to  beare  ; 

And  the  robuckes  in  flight  to  overtake : 
That  everie  beaft  for  feare  of  him  did  fly  and  quake. 

XXV. 

Thereby  fo  feareleffe  and  fo  fell  he  grew, 

That  his  owne  fyre  and  maifter  of  his  guife 

Did  often  tremble  at  his  horrid  vew ; 

And  oft  for  dread  of  hurt  would  him  advife 

The  angry  beaftes  not  rafhly  to  defpife, 

Nor  too  much  to  provoke :  for  he  would  learne 

The  lyon  ftoup  to  him  in  lowly  wife, 

(A  lerlbn  hard)  and  make  the  libbard  fterne 
Leave  roaring,  when  in  rage  he  for  revenge  did  earne. 

XXVI. 
And  for  to  make  his  powre  approved  more, 

Wyld  beaftes  in  yron  yokes  he  would  compell ; 

The  fpotted  panther,  and  the  tufked  bore, 

The  pardale  fwift,  and  the  tigre  cruell, 

The  antelope  and  wolfe,  both  fiers  and  fell  j 

And  them  conftraine  in  equall  teme  to  draw. 

Such  ioy  he  had  their  ftubborne  harts  to  quell, 

And  fturdie  courage  tame  with  dreadfull  aw ; 
That  his  beheaft  they  feared,  as  a  tyrans  law. 

XXVII. 
His  loving  mother  came  upon  a  day 

Unto  the  woodes,  to  fee  her  little  fonne  ; 

And  chaunft  unwares  to  meet  him  in  the  way, 

After  his  fportes  and  cruell  paftime  donne ; 

When  after  him  a  lyonefie  did  runne, 

That  roaring  all  with  rage  did  lowd  requere 

Her  children  deare,  whom  he  away  had  wonne  : 

The  lyon  whelpes  me  faw  how  he  did  beare, 
And  lull  in  rugged  armes  withouten  childifh  feare. 

Vol.  I.  L  XXVIIL  The 


74  ®&*  jfi^  i?00^  0/*  the 


XXVIII. 

The  fearefull  dame  all  quaked  at  the  fight, 

And  turning  backe  gan  fall  to  fly  away  ; 

Until  with  love  revokt  from  vaine  affright, 

She  hardly  yet  perfwaded  was  to  flay, 

And  then  to  him  thefe  womanifh  words  gan  fay, 

u4b  Satyr ane ,  my  dearling  and  my  ioy, 

For  love  of  me  leave  off  this  dreadful!  play  j 

T<?  dally  thus  with  death  is  no  fit  toy  : 
Go  find  Jbme  other  play-fellowes,  mi?ie  own  fweet  boy. 

XXIX. 

In  thefe  and  like  delightes  of  bloody  game 

He  trayned  was,  till  ryper  years  he  raught ; 

And  there  abode,  whylfl  any  beafl  of  name 

Walkt  in  that  forrefl,  whom  he  had  not  taught 

To  feare  his  force  :  and  then  his  courage  haught 

Defyrd  of  forreine  foemen  to  be  knowne, 

And  far  abroad  for  flraunge  adventures  fought ; 

In  which  his  might  was  never  overthrowhe  j 
But  through  al  faery  lond  his  famous  worth  was  blown* 

XXX. 

Yet  evermore  it  was  his  maner  faire, 

After  long  labours  and  adventures  fpent, 

Unto  thofe  native  woods  for  to  repaire, 

To  fee  his  fyre  and  ofspring  auncient. 

And  now  he  thether  came  for  like  intent ', 

Where  he  unwares  the  fairefl  Una  found, 

(Straunge  lady,  in  fo  flraunge  habiliment) 

Teaching  the  Satyres,  which  her  fat  around, 
Trew  facred  lore,  which  from  her  fweet  lips  did  redound, 

XXXI. 

He  wondred  at  her  wifedome  hevenly  rare, 

Whofe  like  in  womens  witt  he  never  knew ; 

And  when  her  curteous  deeds  he  did  compare, 

Gan  her  admire,  and  her  lad  forrowes  rew, 

Blaming  of  fortune,  which  fuch  troubles  threw3 

And  ioyd  to  make  proofe  of  her  cruelty 

Cn  gentle  dame,  fo  hurtlcffe  and  fo  trew  : 

Thenceforth  he  kept  her  goodly  company. 
And  learnd  her  difcipline  of  faith  and  verity, 

XXXIL  But 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  75 

XXXII. 

But  (he,  all  vowd  unto  the  red-crofle  knight, 

His  wandring  perill  clofely  did  lament, 

Ne  in  this  new  acquaintaunce  could  delight ; 

But  her  deare  heart  with  anguifh  did  torment, 

And  all  her  witt  in  fecret  counfels  fpent, 

How  to  efcape.  at  laft  in  privy  wife 

To  Satyrane  fhe  fhewed  her  intent ; 

Who,  glad  to  gain  fuch  favour,  gan  devife, 
How  with  that  penfive  maid  he  beft  might  thence  arife. 

XXXIIL 

So  on  a  day  when  Satyres  all  were  gorue 
To  do  their  fervice  to  Sylvanus  old, 
The  gentle  virgin,  left  behinde  alone,' 
He  led  away  with  corage  ftout  and  bold. 
Too  late  it  was  to  Satyres  to  be  told, 
Or  ever  hope  recover  her  againe  : 
In  vaine  he  feekes  that  having  cannot  hold. 
So  faft  he  carried  her  with  carefull  paine, 
That  they  the  woods  are  part,  and  come  now  to  the  plaine." 

XXXIV. 
The  better  part  now  of  the  lingring  day 
They  traveild  had,  whenas  they  far  efpide 
A  weary  wight  forwandring  by  the  way  j 
And  towards  him  they  gan  in  hall:  to  ride, 
To  weete  of  newes,  that  did  abroad  betyde, 
Or  tidings  of  her  knight  of  the  red-croffe ; 
But  he  them  fpying  gan  to  turne  afide 
For  feare,  as  feemd,  or  for  fome  feigned  lolfe  : 
More  greedy  they  of  newes  fall  towards  him  do  crofib. 

XXXV. 
A  filly  man,  in  fimple  weeds  forworne, 

And  foild  with  dufl  of  the  long  dried  way ; 
His  fandales  were  with  toilfome  travell  torne, 
And  face  all  tand  with  fcorching  funny  ray, 
As  he  had  traveild  many  a  fommers  day 
Through  boyling  fands  of  Arabie  and  Ynde ; 
And  in  his  hand  a  lacobs  ftaffe,  to  flay 
His  weary  limbs  upon :  and  eke  behind 
His  fcrip  did  hang,  in  which  his  needments  he  did  bind. 

L  %  XXXVI.  The 


76  The  firfi  Booh  of  the 

xxxvi. 

The  knight  approching  nigh  of  him  inquerd 

Tidings  of  warre,  and  of  adventures  new ; 

But  warres,  nor  new  adventures  none  he  herd. 

Then  Una  gan  to  afke,  if  ought  he  knew, 

Or  heard  abroad  of  that  her  champion  trew, 

That  in  his  armour  bare  a  croflet  red. 

Ay  me  !  d  are  dame,  quoth  he,  well  may  I  rew 

To  tell  the  fad  fight  which  mine  eies  have  red ; 
Thefe  eies  did  fee  that  knight  both  living  and  eke  ded. 

XXXVII. 
That  cruel  word  her  tender  hart  fo  thrild, 

That  fuddein  cold  did  ronne  through  every  vaine, 

And  ftony  horrour  all  her  fences  fild 

With  dying  fitt,  that  downe  fhe  fell  for  paine. 

The  knight  her  lightly  reared  up  againe, 

And  comforted  with  curteous  kind  reliefs  j 

Then  wonne  from  death,  me  bad  him  tellen  plaine 

The  further  proceffe  of  her  hidden  griefe  : 
The  lerler  pangs  can  beare,  who  hath  endur'd  the  chief. 

XXXVIII. 

Then  gan  the  pilgrim  thus,  JT  chaunfl  this  day, 

This  fatall  dayy  that  Jhall  I  ever  rew, 

To  fee  two  knights,  in  travell  on  my  way, 

(A  fory  fight)  arraimgd  i?i  batteill  new, 

Both  breathing  vengeaunce,  both  of  wrathfull  hew : 

My  f careful  jlefo  did  tremble  at  their  ftrife, 

To  fee  their  blades  fo  greedily  imbrew, 

That  dronke  with  blood,  yet  thrifled  after  life  : 
What  more  ?  the  red-croffe  knight  was  fain  with  paynim  knife, 

XXXIX. 

Ah  !  dcarejl  lord,  quoth  fhe,  how  might  that  bee, 

And  he  the  fioutejl  knight,  that  ever  wonne  ? 

Ah  I  dear  eft  dame,  quoth  hs,  how  might  I  fee- 

The  thing,  that  ?night  not  be,  and  yet  was  donne  ? 

Where  is,  faid  Satyrane,  that  paynims  fonne, 

That  him  of  life,  and  us  of  ioy  hath  refie  f 

Not  far  away,  quoth  he,  he  hence  doth  wonne, 

Foreby  a  fount aine,  where  I  late  him  left 
Wafhing  his  bloody  wounds,  that  through  thejleele  were  cleft* 

XL.  There- 


Cant.  vi.  Fa  e  r y  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  77 

XL. 

Therewith  the  knight  thence  marched  forth  in  haft, 

Whiles  Una,  with  huge  heavineffe  oppreft, 

Could  not  for  forrow  follow  him  fo  fail ; 

And  foone  he  came,  as  he  the  place  had  ghsft, 

Whereas  that  pagan  proud  himfelfe  did  reft 

In  fecret  fhadow  by  a  fountaine  fide  : 

Even  he  it  was,  that  earft  would  have  fuppreft 

Faire  Una ;  whom  when  Satyrane  efpide, 
With  foule  reprochful  words  he  boldly  him  defide  j 

XLI. 

And  faid,  Arije  thou  curfed  mifcreaunt, 

That  haft  with  knightlejfe  guile  and  trecherous  train 
Faire  knighthood  Jowly  foamed \  and  doeft  vaunt 
That  good  knight  of  the  red-crojfe  to  have  fain  z 
Arife,  and  with  like  treafon  now  maintain 
Thy  guilty  wrong,  or  els  thee  guilty  yield. 
The  Sarazin  this  hearing,  rofe  amain, 
And  catching  up  in  haft  his  three-fquare  ftJeld, 
And  fhining  helmet,  foone  him  buckled  to  the  field  ; 

XLII. 
And  drawing  nigh  him  faid,  Ah  !  mijhorn  elfe. 
In  evill  houre  thy  foes  thee  hither  fenf, 
Another s  wrongs  to  wreak  upon  thy  felfe  : 
Tet  ill  thou  blameft  me,  for  having  blent 
My  name  with  guile  and  traiterous  intent : 
That  red-crojj'e  knight,  per  die,  I  never  flew  ; 
But  had  he  beene,  where  earft  his  armes  were  lent, 
Th'  enchaunter  vaine  his  erroar  fhould  not  rew : 
But  thou  his  errour  fkalt,  I  hope,  now  proven  trew. 

XLIII. 
Therewith  they  gan,   both  furious  and  fell, 
To  thunder  blowes,  and  fierfly  to  aftaile, 
Each  other  bent  his  enimy  to  quell ; 
That  with  their  force  they  peril:  both  plate  and  maile, 
And  made  v/ide  furrowes  in  their  flemes  fraile, 
That  it  would  pitty  any  living  eie  : 
Large  floods  of  blood  adowne  their  ftdes  did  raile  ; 
But  floods  of  blood  could  not  them  fatisfie  : 
Both  honored  after  death  5  both  chofe  to  win  or  die. 

XLIV.  So 


78  The  fir  (I  Booh  of  the 


XLIV. 

So  long  they  fight,  and  full  revenge  purfue, 
That  fainting  each  themfelves  to  breathen  lett; 
And  ofte  refrefhed,  battell  oft  renew. 
As  when  two  bores,  with  rancling  malice  mett, 
Their  gory  rides  frefh  bleeding  fiercely  frett ; 
Til  breathlerfe  both  themfelves  afide  retire, 
Where,  foming  wrath,  their  cruell  tuikes  they  whett, 
And  trample  th  earth,  the  whiles  they  may  refpire ; 
Then  backe  to  fight  againe,  new  breathed  and  entire. 

XLV. 
So  fierfly,  when  thefe  knights  had  breathed  once, 
They  gan  to  fight  retourne,  increafing  more 
Their  puifiant  force  and  cruell  rage  attonce 
With  heaped  ftrokes  more  hugely  then  before  j 
That  with  their  drery  wounds  and  bloody  gore 
They  both  deformed,  fcarfely  could  bee  known. 
By  this  fad  Una  fraught  with  anguifh  fore. 
Led  with  their  noife  which  through  the  aire  was  thrown, 
Arriv'd,  wher  they  in  erth  their  fruitles  blood  had  fown. 

XL  VI. 
Whom  all  fo  foone  as  that  proud  Sarazin 
Efpide,  he  gan  revive  the  memory 
Of  his  leud  lufts,  and  late  attempted  fin ; 
And  lefte  the  doubtfull  battel  haftily, 
To  catch  her,  newly  offred  to  his  eie  : 
But  Satyrane  with  ftrokes  him  turning,  ftaid, 
And  fternely  bad  him  other  bufinefs  plie, 
Then  hunt  the  fteps  of  pure  unfpotted  maid  : 
Wherewith  he  al  enrag'd  thefe  bitter  fpeaches  faid, 

XLVII. 

D  Joclifi  faeries  fonne,  what  fury  mad 

Hath  thee  incerjl  to  hafl  thy  doleful!  fate  f 

Were  it  not  better  I  that  lady  had, 

Then  that  thou  hadfi  repented  it  too  late  ? 

Mojl  fenceJefe  man  he,  that  himfefe  doth  hate 

To  love  another  :  lo  then  for  thine  ayd 

Here  take  thy  lovers  token  on  thy  pate. 

So  they  to  fight ;  the  whiles  the  royall  mayd 
Fledd  farre  away,  of  that  proud  paynim  fore  afrayd. 

XLVIII.  But 


Cant.  vn.  Fa  e  ry  Qju  eene,  79 


XLVIII, 
But  that  falfe  pilgrim,  which  that  leafing  to\d3 
Being  in  deed  old  Archimage,  did  ftay 
In  fecret  fhadow  all  this  to  behold  ; 
And  much  reioyced  in  their  bloody  fray  : 
But  when  he  faw  the  damfell  paffe  away, 
He  left  his  ftond,  and  her  purfewd  apace, 
In  hope  to  bring  her  to  her  laft  decay. 
But  for  to  tell  her  lamentable  cace, 
And  eke  this  battels  end,  will  need  another  place, 


CANTO     VII. 

The  red-crq[fe  knight  is  captive  made, 

By  gyaunt  proud  opp7"e]l : 
Prince  Arthur e  meets  with  Una  great* 

ly  with  thofe  newes  dijlrejl. 

I. 

WHAT  man  fo  wife,  what  earthly  witt  fo  ware3 
As  to  difcry  the  crafty  cunning  traine, 
By  which  deceipt  doth  mafke  in  vifour  faire, 
And  caft  her  coulours  died  deepe  in  graine, 
To  feeme  like  truth,  whofe  lhape  me  well  can  faine. 
And  fitting  geftures  to  her  purpofe  frame, 
The  euiltlefte  man  with  o-uile  to  entertaine  ? 
Great  maiftrefTe  of  her  art  was  that  falfe  dame, 
The  falfe  Dueifa,  cloked  with  FidefTaes  name. 

JI. 

Who  when,   returning  from  the  drery  Night, 

She  fownd  not  in  that  perilous  hous  of  Pryde, 

Where  flie  had  left,  the  noble  red-croffe  knight. 

Her  hoped  pray  ;  me  would  no  lenger  byde, 

But  forth  me  went,  to  feeke  him  far  and  wide. 

Ere  long  me  fownd,  whereas  he  wearie  fate. 

To  reft  him  felfe,  foreby  a  fountaine  fyde, 

Difarmed  all  of  yron-coted  plate  -, 
And  by  his  lide  his  ileed  the  gralTy  forage  ate, 

III.  Hee 


80  The  firfl  Booke  of  the 

ill. 

Hee  feedes  upon  the  cooling  (hade,  and  bayes 

His  fweatie  forehead  in  the  breathing  wynd, 

Which  through  the  trembling  leaves  full  gently  playes, 

Wherein  the  chearefull  birds  of  fundry  kynd 

Doe  chaunt  fweet  mufick,  to  delight  his  mynd  : 

The  witch  approching  gan  him  fayrely  greet, 

And  with  reproch  of  carelefnes  unkind 

Upbrayd,  for  leaving  her  in  place  unmeet, 
With  fowle  words  tempring  faire  -,  foure  gall  with  hony  fweet. 

IV. 
UnkindneiTe  paft,  they  gan  of  folace  treat, 

And  bathe  in  pleafaunce  of  the  ioyous  (hade, 

Which  (hielded  them  againft  the  boyling  heat, 

And  with  greene  boughes  decking  a  gloomy  glade, 

About  the  fountaine  like  a  girlond  made  j 

Whofe  bubbling  wave  did  ever  frefhly  well, 

Ne  ever  would  through  fervent  fommer  fade  : 

The  facred  nymph,  which  therein  wont  to  dwell, 
Was  out  of  Dianes  favor,  as  it  then  befell. 

V. 
The  caufe  was  this :  one  day  when  Phoebe  fayre 

With  all  her  band  was  following  the  chace, 

This  nymph,  quite  tyr'd  with  heat  of  fcorching  ayre, 

Satt  downe  to  reft  in  middeft  of  the  race  : 

The  goddeffe  wroth  gan  fowly  her  difgrace, 

And  badd  the  waters,  which  from  her  did  flow, 

Be  fuch  as  (he  her  felfe  was  then  in  place. 

Thenceforth  her  waters  wexed  dull  and  (low ; 
And  all  that  drinke  thereof  do  faint  and  feeble  grow. 

VI. 
Hereof  this  gentle  knight  unweeting  was, 

And  lying  downe  upon  the  fandie  graile, 

Dronke  of  the  ftreame,  as  cleare  as  chriftall  glas  : 

Eftfoones  his  manly  forces  gan  to  fayle, 

And  mightie  ftrong  was  turnd  to  feeble  frayle. 

His  chaunged  powres  at  nrft  themfelves  not  felt ; 

Till  crudled  cold  his  corage  gan  afTayle, 

And  cheareful  blood  in  fayntnes  chill  did  melt, 
Which  like  a  fever  fit  through  all  his  bodie  fwelt. 

VII.  Yet 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Que  en  e. 

vii. 

Yet  goodly  court  he  made  ftill  to  his  dame, 
Pourd  out  in  loomeffe  on  the  grarTy  grownd, 
Both  carelefTe  of  his  health  and  of  his  fame : 
Till  at  the  laft  he  heard  a  dreadfull  fownd, 
Which  through  the  wood  loud  bellowing  did  rebownd, 
That  all  the  earth  for  terror  feemd  to  make, 
And  trees  did  tremble,  th'  elfe  therewith  aftownd, 
Upftarted  lightly  from  his  loofer  make, 

And  his  unready  weapons  gan  in  hand  to  take. 

VIII. 

But  ere  he  could  his  armour  on  him  dight, 
Or  gett  his  fhield ;  his  monftrous  enimy 
With  fturdie  fteps  came  talking  in  his  fight, 
An  hideous  geaunt,  horrible  and  hye, 
That  with  his  tallneffe  feemd  to  threat  the  fkye ; 
The  ground  eke  groned  under  him  for  dreed  : 
His  living  like  faw  never  living  eye, 
Ne  durft  behold  ;  his  ftature  did  exceed 

The  hight  of  three  the  tailed  fonnes  of  mortall  feed. 

IX. 

The  greateft  Earth  his  uncouth  mother  was, 
And  bluftring  Aeolus  his  boafled  fyre  -, 
Who  with  his  breath,  which  through  the  world  doth  pas, 
Her  hollow  womb  did  fecretly  infpyre, 
And  fild  her  hidden  caves  with  ftormie  yre, 
That  (he  conceiv'd  5  and  trebling  the  dew  time, 
In  which  the  wombes  of  wemen  do  expyre, 
Brought  forth  this  monftrous  maiTe  of  earthly  flyme, 

Puft  up  with  emptie  wynd,  and  fild  with  finfull  cryme, 

X. 

So  growen  great,  through  arrogant  delight 
Of  th'  high  defcent  whereof  he  was  yborne, 
And  through  prefumption  of  his  matchleffe  might, 
All  other  powres  and  knighthood  he  did  fcorne. 
Such  now  he  marcheth  to  this  man  forlorne, 
And  left  to  lorTe  ;  his  ftalking  fteps  are  itayde 
Upon  a  fnaggy  oke,  which  he  had  torne 
Out  of  his  mothers  bowelles,  and  it  made 

His  mortall  mace,  wherewith  his  foemen  he  difmayde. 
Vol..  I.  M 


XL  That, 


82  tht  firji  Booke  of  the 

XI. 

That,  when  the  knight  he  fpyde,  he  gan  advaunce 

With  huge  force  and  infuoportable  mayne ; 

And  towardcs  him  with  dreadfull  fury  praunce  j 

Who  haplefle,  and  eke  hopeleffe,  all  in  vaine 

Did  to  him  pace  fad  battaile  to  darrayne, 

Diiarmd,  difgrafle,  and  inwardly  difmayde  ; 

And  eke  fo  faint  in  every  ioynt  and  vayne, 

Through  that  fraile  fountain,  which  him  feeble  made, 
That  fcarfely  could  he  weeld  his  bootlefle  fingle  blade. 

XII. 

The  geaunt  ftrooke  fo  maynly  mercilerTe, 

That  could  have  overthrowne  a  ftony  towre ; 

And  were  not  hevenly  grace,  that  him  did  bleiTe, 

He  had  beene  pouldred  all,  as  thin  as  flowre  : 

But  he  was  wary  of  that  deadly  ftowre, 

And  lightly  lept  from  underneath  the  blow : 

Yet  fo  exceeding  was  the  villeins  powre, 

That  with  the  winde  it  did  him  overthrow, 
And  all  his  fences  ftoond,  that  ftill  he  lay  full  low. 

XIII. 

As  when  that  divelifh  yron  engin  wrought 

In  deeper!  hell,  and  framd  by  Furies  fkill, 

With  windy  nitre  and  quick  fulphur  fraught, 

And  ramd  with  bollet  rownd,  ordaind  to  kill, 

Conceiveth  fyre,  the  heavens  it  doth  fill 

With  thundring  noyfe,  and  all  the  ayre  doth  choke  ; 

That  none  can  breath,  nor  fee,  nor  heare  at  will, 

Through  fmouldry  cloud  of  duikifh  ilincking  fmoke  ; 
That  th'  only  breath  him  daunts,  who  hath  efcapt  the  ftroke, 

XIV. 
So  daunted  when  the  geaunt  faw  the  knight, 

His  heavie  hand  he  heaved  up  on  hye, 

And  him  to  duft  thought  to  have  battred  quight  ; 

Untill  DuelTa  loud  to  him  gan  crye, 

O  great  Orgogh'o,  great  eft  under  Jkye, 

O  hold  thy  mortal!  hand  for  ladies  fake ; 

Hold  for  my  fake,  and  doe  him  not  to  dyey 

But  vanquijbt  thine  eternall  bondfave  maket 
And  me  th  worthy  meed  unto  thy  leman  take, 

XV.  He 


Cant.  vir.  Faery  Queene.  83 

xv. 

He  hearkned,  and  did  ftay  from  further  harmes, 

To  gayne  fo  goodly  guerdon,  as  me  fpake  : 

So  willingly  me  came  into  his  armes, 

Who  her  as  willingly  to  grace  did  take, 

And  was  pofTerTed  of  his  new-found  make. 

Then  up  he  tooke  the  flombred  fencelefle  corfe ; 

And  ere  he  could  out  of  his  fwowne  awake, 

Him  to  his  caftle  brought,  with  haftie  forfe, 
And  in  a  dongeon  deepe  him  threw  without  remorfe. 

XVI. 
From  that  day  forth  Dueffa  was  his  deare, 

And  highly  honourd  in  his  haughtie  eye  : 

He  gave  her  gold  and  purple  pall  to  weare, 

And  triple  crowne  fet  on  her  head  full  hye, 

And  her  endowd  with  royall  maieftye : 

Then  for  to  make  her  dreaded  more  of  men, 

And  peoples  hartes  with  awful  terror  tye, 

A  monftrous  beaft  ybredd  in  filthy  fen 
He  chofe,  which  he  had  kept  long  time  in  darkfom  den. 

XVII. 

Such  one  it  was,  as  that  renowmed  fnake 

Which  great  Alcides  in  Stremona  flew, 

Long  foftred  in  the  filth  of  Lerna  lake  : 

Whofe  many  heades  out-budding  ever  new 

Did  breed  him  endlefie  labour  to  fubdew. 

But  this  fame  monfter  much  more  ugly  was  j 

For  feven  great  heads  out  of  his  body  grew, 

An  yron  breft,  and  back  of  fcaly  bras, 
And  all  embrewd  in  blood  his  eyes  did  mine  as  glas. 

XVIII. 

His  tayle  was  ftretched  out  in  wondrous  length, 

That  to  the  hous  of  hevenly  gods  it  raught  j 

And  with  extorted  powre,  and  borrow'd  ftrength, 

The  ever-burning  lamps  from  thence  it  braught, 

And  prowdly  threw  to  ground,  as  things  of  naught  j 

And  underneath  his  filthy  feet  did  tread 

The  facred  thinges,  and  holy  heaftes  fortaught. 

Upon  this  dreadfull  beaft  with  fevenfold  head 
He  fett  the  falfe  DuefTa,  for  more  aw  and  dread. 

M  2  XX.  The 


84  $bt  fir  ft    'Booh  of  the 


XIX. 

The  wofull  dwarfe,  which  faw  his  maimers  fall, 

(Whiles  he  had  keeping  of  his  graiing  fteed) 

And  valiant  knight  become  a  caytive  thrall  -, 

When  all  was  part,  tooke  up  his  forlorne  weed ; 

His  mightie  armour,  miffing  moft  at  need  ; 

His  filver  fhield,  now  idle  maifterlcfle  ; 

His  poynant  fpeare,  that  many  made  to  bleed ; 

(The  rueful  moniments  of  heavinefle) 
And  with  them  all  departes,  to  tell  his  great  diflrefle. 

XX. 
He  had  not  travaild  long,  when  on  the  way 

He  wofull  lady,  wofull  Una  met, 

Fail  flying  from  the  paynim's  greedy  pray, 

Whileft.  Satyrane  him  from  purfuit  did  let : 

Who  when  her  eyes  fhe  on  the  dwarf  had  fet, 

And  faw  the  fignes,  that  deadly  tydinges  fpake, 

She  fell  to  ground  for  forrowfull  regret, 

And  lively  breath  her  fad  breft  did  forfake  j 
Yet  might  her  pitteous  hart  be  feen  to  pant  and  quake. 

XXL 

The  meffenger  of  fo  unhappie  newes 

Would  faine  have  dyde  -,  dead  was  his  hart  within  5 

Yet  outwardly  fome  little  comfort  fhewes : 

At  laft,  recovering  hart,  he  does  begin 

To  rub  her  temples,  and  to  chaufe  her  chin, 

And  everie  tender  part  does  tone  and  turne  : 

So  hardly  he  the  flitted  life  does  win 

Unto  her  native  prifon  to  retourne  : 
Then  gins  her  grieved  ghoft  thus  to  lament  and  mourne, 

XXII. 

Ye  dreary  inftrtimenis  of  dolefull  fight, 

That  dee  this  deadly  fpecfacle  behold, 

Why  doe  ye  lenger  feed  on  loathed  light, 

Or  liking  find  to  gaze  on  earthly  mould, 

Sitb  cruell  fates  the  careful  I  threds  unfould, 

'The  which  my  life  and  love  together  tyde  ? 

Now  let  the  fiony  dart  of  fencekfe  cold 

Perce  to  my  hart,  and  pas  through  everie  fide  ~, 
And  let  et email  night  fo  fad  fight  fro  me  h\de . 

xxiii.  a 


Cant,  vii,  Faery  Queene.  $$ 


XXIII. 

O  light fome  day  (the  lampe  of  highejl  Eve, 

Firji  made  by  him  mens  wandring  wayes  to  gz/yde, 
When  darknejfe  he  in  deepejl  dongeon  drove) 
Henceforth  thy  hated  face  for  ever  hyde, 
And  JJmt  up  heavens  windowes  fyning  wyde ; 
For  earthly  fght  can  nought  but  for  row  breed, 
And  late  repentance ',  which  fall  long  abyde. 
Mine  eyes  no  more  on  vanitie  jhall  feed, 
But  fee  led  up  with  death  fall  have  their  deadly  meed, 

XXIV.  '. 
Then  downe  againe  fhe  fell  unto  the  ground  j 
But  he  her  quickly  reared  up  againe : 
Thrife  did  fhe  finke  adowne  in  deadly  fwownd, 
And  thrife  he  her  reviv'd  with  bufie  paine. 
At  laft  when  life  recover'd  had  the  raine, 
And  over-wreftled  his  ftrong  enimy, 
With  foltring  tong,  and  trembling  everie  vaine, 
Tell  on,  quoth  fhe,  the  woful  tragedy , 
The  which  thefe  reliques  fad  prefe?2t  unto  mine  eye. 

XXV. 

Tempeftuous  fortune  hath  fpent  all  her  fpight, 
And  thrilling  forrow  throwne  his  utmojl  dart. 
Thy  fad  tong  cannot  tell  more  heavy  plight, 
Then  that  I  feele,  and  harbour  in  mine  hart : 
Who  hath  endurd  the  whole,  can  beare  ech  part. 
If  death  it  be,  it  is  not  the  firji  wound, 
That  launched  hath  my  breft  with  bleeding  fmart. 
Begin,  and  end  the  bitter  baleful  found  , 

If  lefje  then  that  I  fare,  more  favour  I  have  found. 

Y  YV  T 

Then  ean  the  dwarfe  the  whole  difeburfe  declare  ; 

The  fubtile  traines  of  Archimago  old  , 

The  wanton  loves  of  falfe  Fidelia  fayre, 

Bought  with  the  biood  of  vanquifht  paynim  bold  . 

The  wretched  payre  transformd  to  treen  mould  ; 

The  houfe  of  Pryde,  and  perilles  round  about ; 

The  combat,  which  he  with  Sansioy  did  hould ; 

The  luckleffe  conflict  with  the  gyaunt  flout, 
Wherein  captiv'd,  of  life  or  death  he  flood  in  doubt. 


XXVII.  She 


86  The  firft  Booke  of  the 

XXVII. 

She  heard  with  patience  all  unto  the  end  ; 
And  ftrove  to  maiiter  ibrrowfull  aflay, 
Which  greater  grew,  the  more  (he  did  contend, 
And  almoit  rent  her  tender  hart  in  tway  ; 
And  love  frefti  coles  unto  her  fire  did  lay  : 
For  greater  love,  the  greater  is  the  loffe. 
Was  never  lady  loved  dearer  day, 
Then  ihe  did  love  the  knight  of  the  red-crofTe  j 
For  whole  deare  fake  fo  many  troubles  her  did  tofle. 

XXVIII. 
At  laft  when  fervent  forrow  flaked  was, 
She  up  arofe,  refolving  him  to. find 
Alive  or  dead  ;  and  forward  forth  doth  pas, 
All  as  the  dwarfe  the  way  to  her  afiynd : 
And  evermore,  in  conftant  careful!  mind, 
She  fedd  her  wound  with  frefh  renewed  bale. 
Long  toll:  with  ftormes,  and  bet  with  bitter  wind, 
High  over  hills,  and  lowe  adowne  the  dale, 
She  wandred  many  a  wood,  and  meafurd  many  a  vale, 

XXIX. 
At  laft  me  chaunced  by  good  hap  to  meet 

A  goodly  knight,  faire  marching  by  the  way, 
Together  with  his  fquyre,  arayed  meet : 
His  glitterand  armour  mined  far  away, 
Like  glauncing  light  of  Phoebus  brighteft  ray  ; 
From  top  to  toe  no  place  appeared  bare, 
That  deadly  dint  of  fteele  endanger  may : 
Athwart  his  breft  a  bauldrick  brave  he  ware, 
That  mind,  like  twinkling  ftars,  with  ftones  moil  pretious  rare : 

XXX. 
And  in  the  midft  thereof  one  pretious  ftone 

Of  wondrous  worth,  and  eke  of  wondrous  mights, 
Shapt  like  a  ladies  head,  exceeding  {hone, 
Like  Hefperus  emongft  the  letter  lights, 
And  ftrove  for  to  amaze  the  weaker  fights ; 
Thereby  his  mortall  blade  full  comely  hong 
In  yvory  (heath,  ycarv'd  with  curious  flights  j 
Whofe  hilts  were  burnifht  gold,  and  handle  ftrong 
Of  mother-perle,  and  buckled  with  a  golden  tong. 


XXXI.  His 


Cant.  vn.         Faery  Queene.  87 

XXXI. 

His  haughtie  helmet,  horrid  all  with  gold, 

Both  glorious  brightnerTe  and  great  terrour  bredd : 

For  all  the  creft  a  dragon  did  enfold 

With  greedie  pawes,  and  over  all  did  fpredd 

His  golden  winges ;  his  dreadfull  hideous  hedd, 

Clofe  couched  on  the  bever,  feemd  to  throw 

From  flaming  mouth  bright  fparckles  fiery  redd  j 

That  fuddeine  horrour  to  faint  hartes  did  fhow  : 
And  fcaly  tayle  was  ftretcht  adowne  his  back  full  low. 

XXXII. 

Upon  the  top  of  all  his  loftie  creft, 

A  bounch  of  heares  difcolourd  diverfly, 

With  fprincled  pearle  and  gold  full  richly  drelt, 

Did  make,  and  feemd  to  daunce  for  iollity ; 

Like  to  an  almond  tree  ymounted  hye 

On  top  of  greene  Selinis  all  alone, 

With  blofToms  brave  bedecked  daintily  ; 

Whofe  tender  locks  do  tremble  every  one 
At  everie  little  breath,  that  under  heaven  is  blowne. 

XXXIII. 

His  warlike  fhield  all  clofely  cover'd  was, 

Ne  might  of  mortall  eye  be  ever  feene  ; 

Not  made  of  fteele,  nor  of  enduring  bras, 

(Such  earthly  mettals  foon  confumed  beene) 

But  all  of  diamond  perfect  pure  and  cleene 

It  framed  was,  one  maffy  entire  mould, 

Hewen  out  of  adamant  rocke  with  engines  keene  ; 

That  point  of  fpeare  it  never  percen  could, 
Ne  dint  of  direfull  fword  divide  the  fubftance  would. 

XXXIV. 
The  fame  to  wight  he  never  wont  difclofe, 

But  whenas  monfters  huge  he  would  difmay, 

Or  daunt  unequall  armies  of  his  foes, 

Or  when  the  flying  heavens  he  would  affray : 

For  fo  exceeding  ihone  his  gliftring  ray, 

That  Phoebus  golden  face  it  did  attaint, 

As  when  a  cloud  his  beames  doth  over-lay  j 

And  filver  Cynthia  wexed  pale  and  faynt, 
As  when  her  face  is  itaynd  with  magicke  arts  conftraint, 

XXXV.  No 


88  The  fir  ft  Boole  of  the 


XXXV. 

No  magicke  arts  hereof  had  any  might, 

Nor  bloody  vvordes  of  bold  enchaunters  call ; 

But  all  that  was  not  iuch  as  feemd  in  fight 

Before  that  fliield  did  fade,  and  fuddeine  fall  : 

And  when  him  lift  the  raikall  routes  appall, 

Men  into  ftones  therewith  he  could  tranfmew, 

And  ftones  to  duft,  and  duft  to  nought  at  all ; 

And  when  him' lift  the  prouder  lookes  fubdew, 
He  would  them  gazing  blind,  or  turne  to  other  hew. 

XXXVI. 
Ne  let  it  feeme  that  credence  this  exceedes  ; 

For  he  that  made  the  fame,  was  knowne  right  well 

To  have  done  much  more  admirable  deedes. 

It  Merlin  was,  which  whylome  did  excell 

All  living  wightes  in  might  of  magicke  fpell :    • 

Both  fhield,  and  fword,  and  armour  all  he  wrought 

For  this  young  prince,  when  nrft  to  armes  he  fell  j 

But  when  he  dyde,  the  faery  queene  it  brought 
To  faerie  lond  j  where  yet  it  may  be  feene,  if  fought. 

XXXVIL 

A  gentle  youth,  his  dearely  loved  fquire, 

His  fpeare  of  heben  wood  behind  him  bare, 

Whofe  harmeful  head,  thrife  heated  in  the  fire, 

Had  riven  many  a  breft  v/ith  pikehead  fquare  : 

A  goodly  perfon  j  and  could  menage  faire 

His  ftubborne  fteed  with  curbed  canon  bitt, 

Who  under  him  did  trample,  as  the  aire, 

And  chauft,  that  any  on  his  backe  mould  fitt : 
The  yron  rowels  into  frothy  feme  he  bitt. 

XXXVIII. 
Whenas  this  knight  nigh  to  the  lady  drew, 

With  lovely  court  he  gan  her  entertaine  ; 

But  when  he  heard  her  aunfwers  loth,  he  knew 

Some  fecret  forrow  did  her  heart  diftraine  : 

Which  to  allay,  and  calme  her  ftorming  paine, 

Faire-feeling  words  he  wifely  gan  dilplay, 

And  for  her  humor  fitting  purpofe  faine, 

To  tempt  the  caufe  it  felfe  for  to  bewray  ; 
Wherewith  enmoud,  thefe  bleeding  words  fhe  gan  to  fay ; 

XXXIX.  IVhat 


Cant.  vn.  Faery  Q^u  bene.  89 

xxxix. 

What  worlds  delight,  or  toy  of  living  fpeach 

Can  hart,  fo  plungd  in  fea  of  for  r owes  deep, 

And  heaped  withfo  huge  misfortunes,  reach  £ 

The  carefull  cold  begin  fie  th  for  to  creep, 

And  in  my  heart  his  yron  arrow  Jleep, 

Soone  as  I  thinke  upon  my  bitter  bale. 

Such  helplejfe  harmes  yts  better  hidden  keep, 

'Then  rip  up  grief e,  where  it  may  ?tot  availe ; 
My  loft  left  comfort  is  my  woes  to  weepe  and  waile. 

XL. 
Ah  lady  deare,  quoth  then  the  gentle  knight, 

Well  may  I  ween  your  grief e  is  wondrous  great ; 

For  wondrous  great  grief e  groneth  in  my  Jpright, 

Whiles  thus  I  hear e  you  of  your  forrowes  treat. 

But,  woefull  lady,  let  me  you  intrete, 

For  to  unfold  the  anguijh  of  your  hart : 

Mi/haps  are  ?naijlred  by  advice  difcrete, 

And  counfell  mitigates  the  greatejl  fmart ; 
Found  never  help,  who  never  would  his  hurts  impart. 

XLI. 
O  but,  quoth  fhe,  great  grief e  will  not  be  tould„ 

And  can  more  eafily  be  thought,  then  J aid. 

Right  fo,  quoth  he,  but  he,  that  never  would, 

Could  never :  will  to  might  gives  greatejl  aid. 

But  grief e,  quoth  (he,  does  greater  grow  difplaid, 

If  then  it  find  not  helpe,  and  breeds  defpaire. 

"Defpaire  breeds  not,  quoth  he,  where  faith  isjlaid. 

No  faith  fofajl,  quoth  (he,  but  fiejh  does  paire. 
Flefi  may  empaire,  quoth  he,  but  reafon  can  repaire* 

XLII. 
His  goodly  reafon  and  well-guided  fpeach 

So  deepe  did  fettle  in  her  gracious  thought ; 

That  her  perfwaded  to  difclofe  the  breach, 

Which  love  and  fortune  in  her  heart  had  wrought  -, 

And  faid,  Fair e  fir,  I  hope  good  hap  hath  brmght 

Tou  to  inquere  the  fecrets  of  my  grief e  -, 

Or  that  your  wifdome  will  direcl  my  thought ; 

Or  that  your  proweffe  can  me  yield  relief e  : 
Then  heare  thefioryfad,  which  If  jail  tell  you  brief e. 

Vol.  I.  N  XLIII.  Tht 


90  The  firft  Booh  of  the 

XLIII. 

The  forlorne  maiden,  whom  your  eies  have  feene 

The  laughing  ftocke  of  fortunes  mockeries, 

Am  ttS  one!)'  daughter  of  a  king  and  queene, 

Whofe  parents  deare  (whiles  equal  deft inies 

Did  ronne  about,  and  their  felicities     - 

The  favourable  heavens  did  not  envy) 

Did  fpred  their  rule  through  all  the  territories^ 

Which  Phi/on  and  Euphrates  feweth  by, 
And  G ebons  golden  waves  doe  wafi  continually  : 

XLIV. 
Till  that  their  cruell  curfed  enemy, 

An  huge  great  dragon,  horrible  inflgbt. 

Bred  in  the  loathly  lakes  of  Tartary, 

With  murdrous  ravine,  and  devouring  mighty 

Their  kingdome  fpoild,  and  countrey  wafted  quight : 

*1  he  mf elves,  for  fear e  into  his  iawes  to  fall \ 

He  fcrft  to  caftle  ftrong  to  take  their  flight ; 

Where  f aft  embard  in  mighty  brafen  wall, 
He  has  them  nowfowr  years  befiegd  to  make  them  thrall, 

XLV. 

Full  many  knights,  adventurous  and  flout. 

Have  enter prizd  that  monfter  to  fubdew : 

From  every  coaft,  that  heaven  walks  about \ 

Have  thither  come  the  noble  martial  crew, 

'That  famous  harde  atchievements ftill  purfew  % 

Tet  never  any  could  that  girlond  win, 

But  all  ftill  Jhronke,  and  ftill  he  greater  grew  z 

All  they  for  want  of  faith,  or  guilt  of fin \ 
The  piteous  pray  of  hisfiers  cruelty  have  bin, 

XL  VI. 

At  laft,  yled  with  far-reported  praife, 

Which  flymg  fame  throughout  the  world  had  fpred  * 

Of  doughty  knights,  whom  far y  land  did  raife3 

That  noble  order  hight  of  maidenhed,. 

Forthwith  to  court  of  Gloriane  Ifped, 

(Of  Gloriane,  great  queene  of  glory  bright) 

Whofe  kingdome s  feat  Cleopolis  is  red ; 

There  to  obtahie  fome  fuch  redoubted  knight, 
lhat  parents  deare  from  tyrants  pour e  deliver  might. 

xlvil  n 


Cant.  viL  Paery  Qjj  eene,  91 

XLVII. 

Tt  was  my  chaunce  (my  chaunce  was  faire  and  good) 

There  for  to  find  afrefh  unproved  knight ; 

Whofe  manly  hands  imbrewd  in  guilty  blood 

Had  never  beene,  ne  ever  by  his  might 

Had  throwne  to  ground  the  unregarded  right  : 

Tet  of  his  prowejfe  proof e  he  fince  hath  made 

(Iwitnes  am)  in  many  a  crue  11  fight : 

The  groning  ghojls  of  many  one  difmaide 
Have  felt  the  bitter  dint  of  his  avenging  blade. 

XLVIII. 

And  ye )  the  for  lor  ne  reliques  of  his  powre, 

His  biting  fword)  and  his  devouring  fpeare, 

Which  have  endured  many  a  dreadfull  Jlowre, 

Can  fpeake  his  prowejfe,  that  did  earfiyou  bearef% . 

And  well  could  rule  -,  now  he  hath  left  you  heare 

'To  be  the  record  of  his  ruefull  lojfe, 

And  of  my  dolefull  difaventurous  deare. 

O  heavie  record  of  the  good  red-crojfe, 
Where  have  yee  left  your  lord,  that  could  fo  well  you  tojfe  t 

XLIX. 

Well  hoped  I,  and  faire  beginnings  had, 

That  he  my  captive  languor  Jhould  redeejfie-, 
Till  all  unweeting,  afi  enchaunter  bad 
His  fence  abufd,  and  made  him  to  mifdeeme 
My  loyalty,  not  fuch  as  it  did  feeme  -, 
That  rather  death  defire,  then  fuch  dejpight. 
Be  iudge,  ye  heavens,  that  all  things  right  efieeme, 
How  I  him  lovd,  and  love  with  all  my  might ! 
So  thought  I  eke  of  him,  and  think  I  thought  aright, 

L. 

Thenceforth  me  deflate  he  quite  forfooke, 

To  wander,  where  wilde  fortune  would  me  lead, 

And  other  bywaies  he  himfelfe  betooke, 

Where  never  foote  of  living  wight  did  tread, 

That  brought  not  backe  the  balefull  body  dead-, 

In  which  him  chaunce d  falfe  Duejfa  meete, 

Mine  onely  foe,  mine  onely  deadly  dread-, 

Who  with  her  witchcraft  and  miffeeming  fweele9 
Inveigled  him  to  follow  her  defires  unmeete. 

N  2  LI.  At 


92  *The  firfi  Booke  of  the 

LI. 

At  loft,  by  fubtile  jleights  fi:e  him  bet  raid 

Unto  his  foe,  a  gyaunt  huge  and  tall ; 

Who  him  difarmed,  dijfolute,  difmaid, 

Unwares  furprifed,  and  with  mighty  mall 

The  monfter  mercilefe  him  made  to  fall ; 

Whofe  fall  did  never  foe  before  behold  : 

And  now  in  darkefome  dungeon,  wretched  thrall, 

Remedilejfe,  for  aie  he  doth  him  hold. 
This  is  my  caufe  of  griefe,  more  great  then  may  be  told, 

LII. 
Ere  me  had  ended  all,  me  gan  to  faint : 

But  he  her  comforted,  and  faire  befpake, 

Certes,  madame,  ye  have  great  caufe  of  plaint ; 

That  ftoutefi  hearty  I  weene,  could  caufe  to  quake. 

But  be  of  cheare,  and  comfort  to  you  take  ; 

For  till  I  have  acquit  your  captive  knight, 

AJJure  your  fife,  I  will  you  not  forfake. 

His  chearefull  words  reviv'd  her  chearelefTe  fpright : 
So  forth  they  went,  the  dwarfe  them  guiding  ever  right. 


CANTO 


Cant.  vin.        Faery  Qjj eene,  93 


CANTO     VIII. 

Faire  virgin,  to  redeeme  her  deare, 

Brings  Arthur e  to  the  fight : 
Who  fiaycs  the  gyaunt,  wounds  the  beafi, 

And  firips  Duejfa  quight. 

I. 

AY  me,  how  many  perils  doe  enfold 
The  righteous  man,  to  make  him  daily  fall ! 

Were  not  that  heavenly  grace  doth  him  uphold, 

And  fledfaft  truth  acquite  him  out  of  all ; 

Her  love  is  firme,  her  care  continuall, 

So  oft  as  he  through  his  own  foolifh  pride, 

Or  weaknes,  is  to  finfull  hands  made  thrall : 

Els  mould  this  red-croife  knight  in  bands  have  dyde, 
For  whofe  deliverance  me  this  prince  doth  thether  guyd. 

II. 
They  fadly  traveild  thus,  untill  they  came 

Nigh  to  a  caftle  builded  ftxong  and  hye : 

Then  cryde  the  dwarfe,  Lo  yonder  is  the  fame, 

In  which  my  lord  my  liege  doth  lucklejje  ly, 

thrall  to  that  gy aunts  hatefull  tyranny  : 

^therefore  y  deare  fir,  your  mightie  powres  afiay. 

The  noble  knight  alighted  by  and  by 

From  loftie  fteed,  and  badd  the  lady  flay, 
To  fee  what  end  of  fight  mould  him  befall  that  day. 

III. 
So  with  his  fquire,  th*  admirer  of  his  might, 

He  marched  forth  towardes  that  caftle  wall ; 

Whofe  gates  he  fownd  faft  mutt,  ne  living  wight 

To  warde  the  fame,  nor  anfwere  commers  call. 

Then  tooke  that  fquire  an  home  of  bugle  fmall., 

Which  hong  adowne  his  fide  in  twifted  gold, 

And  taffelles  gay :  wyde  wonders  over  all 

Of  that  fame  homes  great  vertues  weren  told, 
Which  had  approved  bene  in  ufes  manifold, 

IV.  Was 


9+  *The  firjl  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

Was  never  wight  that  heard  that  fhrilling  fownd, 

But  trembling  feare  did  feel  in  every  vaine  : 

Three  miles  it  might  be  eafy  heard  arownd, 

And  ecchoes  three  aunfwer'd  it  felfe  againe : 

No  faulfe  enchauntment  nor  deceiptfull  traine 

Might  once  abide  the  terror  of  that  blaft, 

But  prefently  was  void  and  wholly  vaine  : 

No  gate  fo  ftrong,  no  locke  fo  firme  and  fail, 
But  with  that  percing  noife  flew  open  quite,  or  brail. 

V. 
The  fame  before  the  geaunts  gate  he  blew, 

That  all  the  cattle  quaked  from  the  grownd, 

And  every  dore  of  free-will  open  flew. 

The  gyaunt  felfe  difmaied  with  that  fownd, 

Where  he  with  his  DuefTa  dalliaunce  fownd, 

In  haft  came  rufhing  forth  from  inner  bowre, 

With  flaring  countenance  fterne,  as  one  aftownd, 

And  ftaggering  fteps,  to  weet  what  fuddein  ftowre 
Had  wrought  that  horror  ftrange,  and  dar'd  his  dreaded  powre. 

VI. 
And  after  him  the  proud  DuefTa  came, 

High  mounted  on  her  many-headed  beaft, 

And  every  head  with  fyrie  tongue  did  flame, 

And  every  head  was  crowned  on  his  creaft, 

And  bloody  mouthed  with  late  cruell  feaft. 

That  when  the  knight  beheld,  his  mightie  mild 

Upon  his  manly  arme  he  foone  addreft, 

And  at  him  fierfly  flew,  with  corage  fild, 
And  eger  greedinefTe  through  every  member  thrild. 

VII. 

Therewith  the  gyaunt  buckled  him  to  fight, 

Inflamd  with  fcornefull  wrath  and  high  difdaine, 

And  lifting  up  his  dreadfull  club  on  hight, 

All  armd  with  ragged  fnubbes  and  knottie  graine, 

Him  thought  at  firft  encounter  to  have  flaine. 

But  wife  and  wary  was  that  noble  pere, 

And  lightly  leaping  from  fo  monftrous  maine, 

Did  fayre  avoide  the  violence  him  nere  ; 
It  booted  nought  to  thinke  fuch  thunderbolts  to  beare  ; 

VIII.  Ne 


Cant  viil       Faery  Qu  eene,  9$ 

VIII. 

Ne  fhame  he  thought  to  fhonne  fo  hideous  might : 

The  ydle  ftroke,  enforcing  furious  way, 

Miffing  the  marke  of  his  mifaymed  light, 

Did  fall  to  ground,  and  with  his  heavy  fway 

So  deepely  dinted  in  the  driven  clay, 

That  three  yardes  deepe  a  furrow  up  did  throw  ; 

The  fad  earth  wounded  with  fo  fore  affay 

Did  grone  full  grievous  underneath  the  blow, 
And  trembling  with  ftrange  feare  did  like  an  erthquake  fhow. 

IX. 
As  when  almightie  love  in  wrathfull  mood, 

To  wreake  the  guilt  of  mortall  fins  is  bent, 

Hurles  forth  his  thundring  dart  with  deadly  food, 

Enrold  in  flames,  and  fmouldring  dreriment, 

Through  riven  cloudes  and  molten  firmament  -, 

The  fiers  threeforked  engin  making  way, 

Both  loftie  towres  and  highefl  trees  hath  rent, 

And  all  that  might  his  angry  paflage  flay  ; 
And  mooting  in  the  earth  carles  up  a  mount  of  clay* 

X. 
His  boyflrous  club,  fo  buried  in  the  grownd, 

He  could  not  rearen  up  againe  fo  light, 

But  that  the  knight  him  at  advantage  fownd ; 

And  whiles  he  flrove  his  combred  clubbe  to  quight 

Out  of  the  earth,  with  blade  all  burning  bright 

He  fmott  off  his  left  arme,  which  like  a  block 

Did  fall  to  ground,  depriv'd  of  native  might : 

Large  flreames  of  blood  out  of  the  truncked  flock 
Forth  gufhed,  like  frefh- water  flreame  from  riven  rocke. 

XI. 
Difmayed  v/ith  fo  defperate  deadly  wound, 

And  eke  impatient  of  unwonted  payne, 

He  lowdly  brayd  with  beaflly  yelling  fownd, 

That  all  the  fieldes  rebellowed  againe  i 

As  great  a  noyfe,  as  when  in  Cymbrian  plaine 

An  heard  of  bulles,  whom  kindly  rage  doth  fling. 

Doe  for  the  milky  mothers  want  complaine, 

And  fill  the  fieldes  with  troublous  bellowing  : 
The  neighbour  woods  around  with  hollow  murmur  ring, 

XII.  That 


96  *fkc  fir  ft  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

That  when  his  deare  Duefla  heard,  and  faw 
The  evil  flownd,  that  daungerd  her  eftate, 
Unto  his  aide  me  nattily  did  draw 
Her  dreadfull  beaft. ;  who  fwolne  with  blood  of  late 
Came  ramping  forth  with  proud  prefumpteous  gate, 
And  threatned  all  his  heades  like  flaming  brandes. 
But  him  the  fquire  made  quickly  to  retrate, 
Encountring  fiers  with  fingle  fword  in  hand ; 

And  twixt  him  and  his  lc^rd  did  like  a  bulwarke  Hand. 

XIII. 

The  proud  DuefTa,  full  of  wrathfull  fpight 
And  fiers  difdaine,  to  be  affronted  fo, 
Enforft  her  purple  beafl:  with  all  her  might, 
That  ftop  out  of  the  way  to  overthroe, 
Scorning  the  let  of  fo  unequall  foe  : 
But  nathemore  would  that  corageous  fwaync 
To  her  yeeld  paffage,  gainft  his  lord  to  goe ; 
But  with  outrageous  ftrokes  did  him  reftraine, 

And  with  his  body  bard  the  way  atwixt  them  twaine. 

XIV. 

Then  tooke  the  angrie  witch  her  golden  cup, 
Which  ftill  me  bore,  replete  with  magick  artes  ; 
Death  and  defpeyre  did  many  thereof  fup, 
And  fecret  poyfon  through  their  inner  partes ; 
Th'  eternal  1  bale  of  heavie  wounded  harts  : 
Which  after  charmes  and  fbme  enchauntments  faid, 
She  lightly  fprinkled  on  his  weaker  partes  : 
Therewith  his  fturdie  corage  foone  was  quayd, 

And  all  his  fences  were  with  fuddein  dread  difmayd. 

XV. 

So  downe  he  fell  before  the  cruell  beaft, 

Who  on  his  neck  his  bloody  clawes  did  feize  j 
That  life  nigh  crufht  out  of  his  panting  breir. : 
No  powre  he  had  to  ftirre,  nor  will  to  rize. 
That  when  the  carefull  knight  gan  well  avife, 
He  lightly  left  the  foe  with  whom  he  fought, 
And  to  the  beaft  gan  turne  his  enterprife  -, 
For  wondrous  anguifh  in  his  hart  it  wrought, 

To  fee  his  loved  fquyre  into  fuch  thraldom  brought : 


XVI.  And 


Cant,  viil         Faery  Queene.  97 

XVI. 

And  high  advauncing  his  blood-thirflie  blade, 

Stroke  one  of  thofe  deformed  heades  fo  fore, 

That  of  his  puiffaunce  proud  enfample  made ; 

His  monflrous  fcalpe  down  to  his  teeth  it  tore, 

And  that  misformed  fhape  misfliaped  more  : 

A  fea  of  blood  gufht  from  the  gaping  wownd, 

That  her  gay  garments  flaynd  with  filthy  gore, 

And  overflowed  all  the  field  arownd ; 
That  over  fhoes  in  blood  he  waded  on  the  grownd. 

XVII. 
Thereat  he  rored  for  exceeding  paine, 

That  to  have  heard  great  horror  would  have  bred ; 

And  fcourging  th'  emptie  ayre  with  his  long  trayne, 

(Through  great  impatience  of  his  grieved  hed) 

His  gorgeous  ryder  from  her  loftie  fled 

Would  have  cafl  downe,  and  trodd  in  durty  myre, 

Had  not  the  gyaunt  foone  her  fuccoured ; 

Who,  all  enrag'd  with  fmart  and  frantick  yre, 
Came  hurtling  in  full  fiers,  and  fori!  the  knight  retyre. 

XVIII. 
The  force,  which  wont  in  two  to  be  difperfl, 

In  one  alone  left  hand  he  now  unites, 

Which  is  through  rage  more  flrong  then  both  were  erft ; 

With  which  his  hideous  club  aloft  he  dites, 

And  at  his  foe  with  furious  rigor  fmites  ; 

That  ftrono-efl  oake  might  feeme  to  overthrow: 

The  flroke  upon  his  fhield  fo  heavie  lites, 

That  to  the  ground  it  doubleth  him  full  low. 
What  mortall  wight  could  ever  beare  fo  monflrous  blow  ? 

XIX. 
And  in  his  fall  his  fhield,  that  covered  was, 

Did  loofe  his  vele  by  chaunce,  and  open  flew  j 

The  light  whereof,  that  hevens  light  did  pas, 

Such  blazing  brightneffe  through  the  ayer  threw, 

That  eye  mote  not  the  fame  endure  to  vew. 

Which  when  the  gyaunt  fpyde  with  flaring  eye, 

He  downe  let  fall  his  arme,  and  foft  withdrew 

His  weapon  huge,  that  heaved  was  on  hye 
For  to  have  flain  the  man,  that  on  the  ground  did  lye. 

Vol.  I.  O  XX.  And 


98  The  jirft  Booke  of  the 


XX. 

And  eke  the  fruitfull-headed  beaft,  amazd 

At  flaming  beames  of  that  fun-fhiny  fhield, 

Became  ftark  blind,  and  all  his  fences  dazd  ; 

That  downe  he  tumbled  on  the  durtie  field, 

And  feemd  himfelfe  as  conquered  to  yield. 

Whom  when  his  maiftrefTe  proud  perceiv'd  to  fall, 

Whiles  yet  his  feeble  feet  for  faintnefTe  reeld, 

Unto  the  gyaunt  lowdly  flie  gan  call, 
O  helpt\   Orgoglio,  helpe^  or  els  we  pcrifo  all. 

XXI. 
At  her  fo  pitteous  cry  was  much  amoov'd 

Her  champion  flout ;  and,  for  to  ayde  his  frend, 

Againe  his  wonted  angry  weapon  proov'd, 

But  all  in  vaine  ;  for  he  has  redd  his  end 

In  that  bright  fliield,  and  all  their  forces  fpend 

Themfelves  in  vaine  :  for  lince  that  glauncing  fight 

He  hath  no  poure  to  hurt,  nor  to  defend. 

As  where  th'Almighties  lightning  brond  does  light, 
It  dimmes  the  dazed  eyen,  and  daunts  the  fences  quight, 

XXII. 

Whom  when  the  prince,  to  batteill  new  addreft, 

And  threatning  high  his  dreadfull  ftroke,  did  fee, 

His  fparkling  blade  about  his  head  he  bleft, 

And  fmote  off  quite  his  right  leg  by  the  knee, 

That  downe  he  tombled  -,  as  an  aged  tree, 

High  growing  on  the  top  of  rocky  clift, 

Whofe  hart-ftrings  with  keene  fleele  nigh  hewen  be  \ 

The  mightie  trunck  halfe  rent  with  ragged  rift 
Doth  roll  adowne  the  rocks,  and  fall  with  fearefull  drift. 

XXIIL 

Or  as  a  caftle,  reared  high  and  round, 

By  fubtile  engins  and  malitious  flight 

Is  undermined  from  the  lowefr.  ground, 

And  her  foundation  forft,  and  feebled  quight, 

At  lafl  downe  falles  j  and  with  her  heaped  hight 

Her  haftie  ruine  does  more  heavie  make, 

And  yields  it  felfe  unto  the  viclours  might : 

Such  was  this  gyaunts  fall,  that  feemd  to  fhake 
The  fledfaft  globe  of  earth  ;  as  it  for  feare  did  quake,' 

XXIV.  Tke 


Cant  viii.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  5 

XXIV. 
The  knight  then  lightly  leaping  to  the  pray, 

With  mortall  fteele  him  fmot  againe  fo  fore. 

That  headleffe  his  unweldy  bodie  lay, 

All  wallowd  in  his  owne  fowle  bloody  gore, 

Which  flowed  from  his  wounds  in  wondrous  ilore. 

But  foone  as  breath  out  of  his  breft  did  pas, 

That  huge  great  body,  which  the  gyaunt  bore, 

Was  vanifht  quite  j  and  of  that  monftrous  mas 
Was  nothing  left,  but  like  an  emptie  blader  was. 

XXV. 
Whofe  grievous  fall  when  falfe  DuefTa  fpyde, 

Her  golden  cup  (he  cafl  unto  the  ground, 

And  crowned  mitre  rudely  threw  afyde  : 

Such  percing  griefe  her  ftubborne  hart  did  wound, 

That  fhe  could  not  endure  that  dolefull  flound ; 

But  leaving  all  behind  her,  fled  away  : 

The  light-foot  fquyre  her  quickly  turnd  around, 

And  by  hard  meanes  enforcing  her  to  flay, 
So  brought  unto  his  lord,  as  his  deferved  pray. 

XXVI. 
The  roiall  virgin,  which  beheld  from  farre 

In  penfive  plight  and  fad  perplexitie 

The  whole  atchievement  of  this  doubtfull  warre, 

Came  running  faft  to  greet  his  victorie, 

With  fober  gladnefle  and  myld  modeflie  ; 

And  with  fweet  ioyous  cheare  him  thus  befpake, 

Fayre  braunch  of  nobleffe,  ftowre  of  chevalrie, 

That  with  your  worth  the  world  amazed  make, 
How  Jhall  I  quite  the  paynes,  ye  ftiffer  for  my  fake  ? 

XXVII.  * 
And  you  frejh  budd  of  vertue  fpringing  faft, 

Whom  thefe  fad  eyes  J aw  nigh  unto  deaths  dore, 

What  hath  poore  virgin  for  fuch  per  ill  pafl 

Wherewith  you  to  reward  ?  accept  therefore 

My  ftmple  felfe,  and  fervice  evermore. 

And  he  that  high  does  ft,  and  all  things  fee 

With  equall  eye,  their  merites  to  reftore, 

Behold  what  ye  this  day  have  done  for  mee ; 

And  what  I  cannot  quite,  requite  with  ufuree. 

1  O  2  XXVIIL  But 


I0O  The  firft  Booke  of  the 


XXVIII. 
But  fith  the  heavens,  and  your  faire  handeling, 

Have  made  sou  mafter  of  the  field  this  day, 

Tour  fortune  maifter  eke  with  governing, 

And  well  begonne,  end  all  fo  well,   I  pray, 

Ne  let  that  wicked  woman  fcape  away  -3 

For  Jhe  it  is,  that  did  my  lord  bethrall, 

My  dearefi  lord,  and  deepe  in  dongeon  lay  ; 

Where  he  his  better  dayes  hath  wafted  all. 
O  heare,  how  piteous  he  to  you  for  ayd  does  call ! 

XXIX. 

Forthwith  he  gave  in  charge  unto  his  fquyre, 

That  fcarlet  whore  to  keepen  carefully  : 

Whyles  he  himfelfe  with  greedie  great  defy  re 

Into  the  caftle  entred  forcibly, 

Where  living  creature  none  he  did  efpye : 

Then  gan  he  lowdly  through  the  houfe  to  call  -, 

But  no  man  car'd  to  anfwere  to  his  crye : 

There  raignd  a  folemne  filence  over  all  j 
Nor  voice  was  heard,  nor  v/ight  was  feene  in  bowre  or  hall. 

XXX. 

At  laft,  with  creeping  crooked  pace  forth  came 

An  old  old  man,  with  beard  as  white  as  fnow ;, 

That  on  a  ftaffe  his  feeble  fteps  did  frame, 

And  guyde  his  wearie  gate  both  too  and  fro  j 

For  his  eye  light  him  fayled  long  ygo  : 

And  on  his  arme  a  bounch  of  keyes  he  bore* 

The  which  unufed  ruft  did  overgrow : 

Thofe  were  the  keyes  of  every  inner  dore ; 
But  he  could  not  them  ufe,  but  kept  them  ftill  in  ftore. 

XXXI. 

But  very  uncouth  fight  was  to  behold, 

How  he  did  fafhion  his  untoward  pace ; 

For  as  he  forward  moov'd  his  footing  old, 

So  backward  ftill  was  turnd  his  wrincled  face  : 

Unlike  to  men,  who  ever,  as  they  trace, 

Both  feet  and  face  one  way  are  wont  to  lead. 

This  was  the  auncient  keeper  of  that  place5 

And  fofler-father  of  the  gyaunt  dead  j 
His  name  Ignaro  did  his  nature  right  aread, 

XXX II.  Rfis 


Cant.  vni.  Faery  Queene.  ioi 

xxxii. 

His  reverend  heares  and  holy  gravitee 

The  knight  much  honord,  as  befeemed  well ; 

And  gently  askt,  where  all  the  people  bee, 

Which  in  that  flately  building  wont  to  dwell. 

Who  anfwerd  him  full  foft,  he  could  not  tell. 

Againe  he  askt,  where  that  fame  knight  was  layd, 

Whom  great  Orgoglio  with  his  puiffaunce  fell 

Had  made  his  caytive  thrall,  againe  he  fayde, 
He  could  not  tell  j  ne  ever  other  anfwere  made. 

XXXIII. 
Then  asked  he,  which  way  he  in  might  pas. 

He  could  not  tell,  againe  he  anfwered. 

Thereat  the  courteous  knight  difpleafed  was, 

And  faid,  Oldfyre,  it  fe ernes  thou  haft  not  red 

How  ill  it  Jits  with  that  fame  Jilver  hed, 

In  vaine  to  mocke,  or  mockt  in  vaine  to  bee  : 

But  if  thou  be,  as  thou  art  pourtrahed 

With  natures  pen,  in  ages  grave  degree ', 
Are  ad  in  graver  wife,  what  I  demaund  of  thee. 

XXXIV. 

His  anfwere  likewife  was,  he  could  not  tell. 

Wnofe  fencelefle  {peach,  and  doted  ignorance, 

Whenas  the  noble  prince  had  marked  well, 

He  gheft  his  nature  by  his  countenance ; 

And  calm'd  his  wrath  with  goodly  temperance. 

Then  to  him  ftepping,  from  his  arme  did  reache 

Thole  keyes,  and  made  himfelfe  free  enterance. 

Each  dore  he  opened  without  any  breach  : 
There  wac  no  barre  to  flop,  nor  foe  him  to  empeach, 

XXXV. 
There  all  within  full  rich  arayd  he  found, 

With  royall  arras,  and  refplendent  gold, 

And  did  with  ftore  of  every  thing  abound, 

That  greater!:  princes  prefence  might  behold. 

But  all  the  floore  (too  filthy  to  be  told) 

With  blood  of  guiltleile  babes,  and  innocents  trew. 

Which  there  were  flaine,  as  meepe  out  of  the  fold, 

Defiled  was ;  that  dreadfull  was  to  vew  : 

And  facred  afhes  over  it  was  ft  rowed  new. 

XXXVL  And 


102  The  firfl  Booke  of  thi 


XXXVI. 

And  there  befide  of  marble  ftone  was  built 
An  altare,  carv'd  with  cunning  ymagery  ; 
On  which  trew  Christians  blood  was  often  fpilt, 
And  holy  martyres  often  doen  to  dye, 
With  cruell  malice  and  ftrong  tyranny : 
Whofe  bleffed  fprites  from  underneath  the  ftone 
To  God  for  vengeance  cryde  continually ; 
And  with  great  griefe  were  often  heard  to  grone  ; 
That  hardeft.  heart  would  bleede  to  hear  their  piteous  mone. 

XXXVII. 
Through  every  rowme  he  fought,  and  everie  bowr ; 
But  no  where  could  he  find  that  wofull  thrall. 
At  laft  he  came  unto  an  yron  doore, 
That  fail  was  lockt  -,  but  key  found  not  at  all 
Emongft  that  bounch  to  open  it  withall  j 
But  in  the  fame  a  little  grate  was  pight, 
Through  which  he  fent  his  voyce,  and  lowd  did  call 
With  all  his  powre,  to  weet  if  living  wight 
Were  houfed  therewithin,  whom  he  enlargen  might. 

XXXVIII. 

Therewith  an  hollow,  dreary,  murmuring  voyce 

Thefe  pitteous  plaintes  and  dolours  did  refound, 

O  who  is  that ^  which  bringes  me  happy  choice 

Of  death,  that  here  lye  dying  every  found, 

Tet  live  perforce  in  baleful  darkenejfe  bound? 

For  now  three  moones  have  changed  thrice  their  hewt 

And  have  been  thrice  hid  underneath  the  ground, 

Since  I  the  heavens  chearefull  face  did  vew. 
O  welcome  thou,  that  doefl  of  death  bring  tydings  trew, 

XXXIX. 
Which  when  that  champion  heard,  with  percing  point 

Of  pity  deare  his  hart  was  thrilled  fore  -, 

And  trembling  horrour  ran  through  every  ioynt, 

For  ruth  of  gentle  knight  fo  fowle  forlore : 

Which  making  off,  he  rent  that  yron  dore 

With  furious  force  and  indignation  fell  j 

Where  entred  in,   his  foot  could  find  no  flore, 

But  all  a  deepe  defcent,  as  dark  as  hell, 
That  breathed  ever  forth  a  filthie  banefull  fmell. 

XL.  But 


Cant  vni.         Faery  Q^u  eene.  103 


XL. 

But  neither  darkenefle  fowle,  nor  filthy  bands, 
Nor  noyous  fmell  his  purpofe  could  withhold, 
(Entire  affection  hateth  nicer  hands) 
But  that  with  conflant  zele  and  corage  bold, 
After  long  paines  and  labors  manifold, 
He  found  the  meanes  that  prifoner  up  to  reare; 
Whofe  feeble  thighes,  unhable  to  uphold 
His  pined  corfe,  him  fcarfe  to  light  could  beare  -s 

A  rueful  fpedtacle  of  death  and  ghaftly  drere. 

XLI. 

His  fad  dull  eies,  deepe  funck  in  hollow  pits, 
Could  not  endure  th'  unwonted  funne  to  view  ; 
His  bare  thin  cheekes  for  want  of  better  bits, 
And  empty  fides  deceived  of  their  dew, 
Could  make  a  ftony  hart  his  hap  to  rew  5 
His  rawbone  armes,  whofe  mighty  brawned  bowrs 
Were  wont  to  rive  fleele  plates,  and  helmets  hew, 
Were  clene  confum'd,  and  all  his  vitall  powres 

Decayd,  and  al  his  flefh  fhronk  up  like  withered  flowres, 

XLII. 

Whome  when  his  Lady  faw,  to  him  fhe  ran 
With  hafty  ioy  :  to  fee  him  made  her  glad, 
And  fad  to  view  his  vifage  pale  and  wan  ; 
Who  earft  in  flowres  of  frefheft  youth  was  clad, 
Tho  when  her  well  of  teares  me  wafted  had2 
She  faid,  Ah  dear  eft  lord!  what  evil  ftarre 
On  you  hathfrownd,  and  pour d  his  influence  baa \ 
That  of  your  felfe  ye  thus  berobbed  arrey 

And  this  miffeeming  hew  your  manly  looks  doth  marre  f 

XLIIL 

But  welcome  now,  my  lord,  in  wele  or  woe ; 
Whofe  prefence  I  have  lackt  too  long  a  day  : 
Andfye  on  fortune  mine  avowed  foe, 
Whofe  wrathful  wreakes  themfelves  doe  now  alay » 
And  for  thefe  wronges  jhall  treble  penaunce  pay 
Of  treble  good :  good  growes  of  evils  priefe. 
The  chearlefle  man,  whom  forrow  did  difmay3 
Had  no  delight  to  treaten  of  his  griefe  ; 

His  long  endured  famine  needed  more  reliefe. 


.XLIV,  Fair* 


104  The  firjl  Booke  of  tht 


XLIV. 

Faire  Lady,  then  faid  that  victorious  knight, 

The  things,  that  grievous  were  to  doe,  or  beare, 

Ihcm  to  renew,  I  wote,  breeds  no  delight ; 

Bf  muficke  breeds  delight  in  loathing  eare  : 

But  tti  only  good  that  grooves  of  pajjed  feare, 

Is  to  be  wife,  and  ware  of  like  agein. 

This  dales  enfample  hath  this  lejfon  deare 

Deepe  written  in  my  heart  with  yron  pen. 
That  blijje  may  not  abide  in  fate  of  mortall  men, 

XLV. 

Henceforth,  fir  knight,  take  to  you  wonted frength, 

And  mai/ler  thefe  mijhaps  with  patient  might : 

Loe  where  your  foe  lies  ftreicht  in  ?nonflrous  length  -, 

A?id  loe  that  wicked  woman  in  yourfght, 

The  roote  of  all  your  care  and  wretched  plight. 

Now  in  your  powre,  to  let  her  live,  or  die. 

To  doe  her  die,  quoth  Una,  were  defpight, 

And  fame  ?  avenge  fo  weake  an  enimy ; 
But  fpoile  her  of  her  fear  lot  robe,  and  let  her  fy. 

XLVI. 

So,  as  (he  bad,  that  witch  they  difaraid, 

And  robd  of  roiall  robes,  and  purple  pall,  n 

And  ornaments  that  richly  were  difplaid  ; 

Ne  fpared  they  to  ftrip  her  naked  all. 

Then,  when  they  had  defpoyld  her  tire  and  call, 

Such,  as  me  was,  their  eies  might  her  behold, 

That  her  misfhaped  parts  did  them  appall, 

A  loathly,  wrinckled  hag,  ill  favoured,  old, 
Whofe  fecret  filth  good  manners  biddeth  not  be  told. 

XLVII. 

Her  crafty  head  was  altogether  bald, 

And,  as  in  hate  of  honorable  eld, 

Was  overgrowne  with  fcurfe  and  filthy  fcald  ; 

Her  teeth  out  of  her  rotten  gummes  were  feld, 

And  her  fowre  breath  abhominably  fmeld  ; 

Her  dried  dugs,  lyke  bladders  lacking  wind, 

Hong  downe,  and  filthy  matter  from  them  weld  j 

Her  wrizled  fkin,  as  rough  as  maple  rind, 
So  fcabby  was,  that  would  have  loathd  all  womankind. 

XLVIII.  Her 


Cant,  viil  Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e.  ioj 


XLVIII. 

Her  neather  parts,  the  fhame  of  all  her  kind, 
My  chatter  Mufe  for  fhame  doth  blufh  to  write : 
But  at  her  rompe  fhe  growing  had  behind 
A  foxes  taile,  with  dong  all  fowly  dight : 
And  eke  her  feete  mofl  monftrous  were  in  fight ; 
For  one  of  them  was  like  an  eagles  claw, 
With  griping  talaunts  armd  to  greedy  fight  j 
The  other  like  a  beares  uneven  paw. 

More  ugly  fhape  yet  never  living  creature  faw. 

XLIX. 

Which  when  the  knights  beheld,  amazd  they  were, 
And  wondred  at  fo  fowle  deformed  wight. 
Such  theny  faid  Una,  as  Jhe  feemeth  herey 
Such  is  the  face  offal/hood,  fuch  the  fight 
Of  fowle  Duejfa,  when  her  borrowed  light 
Is  laid  away,  and  counterfefaunce  knowne. 
Thus  when  they  had  the  witch  difrobed  quight3 
And  all  her  filthy  feature  open  fhowne, 

They  let  her  goe  at  will,  and  wander  waies  unknowns 

L. 

Shee  flying  faft  from  heavens  hated  face, 

And  from  the  world  that  her  difcovered  wide, 
Fled  to  the  waflfull  wildernefle  apace, 
From  living  eies  her  open  fhame  to  hide  j 
And  lurkt  in  rocks  and  caves  long  unefpide. 
But  that  faire  crew  of  knights  and  Una  faire 
Did  in  that  caftle  afterwards  abide, 
To  reft  themfelves,  and  weary  powres  repaire  : 

Where  ftore  they  fownd  of  al  that  dainty  was  and  rare. 


Vol.  I;  V  CANT 


106  The  firft  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     IX. 

His  loves  and  lignage  Arthure  tells : 

The  knights  knitt  friendly  bands : 
Sir  Trevifan  flies  from  Dejpeyrey 

Whom  red-cros  knight  with/lands, 

I. 

O  Goodly  golden  chayne,  wherewith  yfere 
The  vertues  linked  are  in  lovely  wize  j 
And  noble  mindes  of  yore  allyed  were, 
In  brave  pourfuit  of  chevalrous  emprize, 
That  none  did  others  fafety  defpize, 
Nor  aid  envy  to  him,  in  need  that  {lands  ; 
But  friendly  each  did  others  praife  devize, 
How  to  advaunce  with  favourable  hands, 
As  this  good  princ  e  redeemd  the  red-crofTe  knight  from  bands. 

II. 

Who  when  their  powres,  empayrd  through  labor  long, 

With  dew  repair,  they  had  recured  well, 

And  that  weake  captive  wight  now  wexed  flrong  5  N 

Them  lift  no  lenger  there  at  leafure  dwell, 

But  forward  fare,  as  their  adventures  fell : 

But  ere  they  parted,  Una  faire  befought 

That  ftraunger  knight  his  name  and  nation  tell  j 

Leaft  fo  great  good,  as  he  for  her  had  wrought, 
Should  die  unknown,  and  buried  be  in  thankles  thought. 

III. 

Faire  virgin,  faid  the  prince,  yee  me  require 

A  thing  without  the  compas  of  my  witt : 

For  both  the  lignage ',  and  the  certeinfire 

From  which  Ifprong,  from  mee  are  hidden  yitt. 

For  all  fofoone  as  life  did  me  admitt 

Into  this  world,  and  jhewed  hevens  light , 

From  mother  s  pap  I  taken  was  unfit , 

And  freight  deliver  d  to  afary  knight. 
To  be  upbrought  in  gentle  thewes  and  martiall  might. 

IV.  Unto 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene.  107 

IV. 

Unto  old  Timon  he  me  brought  by  live  ; 

Old  Timon,  who  inyouthly  ye  ares  hath  beene 

In  warlike  fe ate  s  ttie Xpert ejl  man  alive , 

And  is  the  wifejl  now  on  earth  I  weene : 

His  dwelli?ig  is  low  in  a  valley  greene, 

Under  the  foot  of  Rauran  moffy  hore, 

From  whence  the  river  Dee,  as  fiver  cleene, 

His  tombling  billowes  rolls  with  gentle  rore  : 
There  all  my  dales  he  traind  me  up  in  vertuous  lore, 

V. 
Thether  the  great  magicien  Merlin  came, 

As  was  his  ufe,  oft-times  to  vift  ?nee  ; 

For  he  had  charge  my  difcipline  to  frame, 

And  tutors  nouriture  to  overfee. 

Him  oft  and  oft  I  afkt  in  privity, 

Of  what  loines  and  what  lignage  I  didfpring. 

Whofe  aunjwere  bad  me  fill  affured  bee, 

That  Iwasfonne  and  heire  unto  a  king, 
As  time  in  her  iufl  term  the  truth  to  light  Jloould  bring, 

VI. 
Well  worthy  impe,  faid  then  the  lady  gent, 

And  pupil fitt  for  fuch  a  tutors  hand. 

But  what  adventure,  or  what  high  intent 

Hath  brought  you  hether  into  fary  land, 

Aread,  prince  Arthur e,  crowne  of  martiall  band  ? 

Full  hard  it  is,  quoth  he,  to  read  aright 

The  courfe  of  heavenly  caufe,  or  underftand 

The  fecret  meaning  of  ttieternall  might, 
That  rules  mens  waies,  and  rules  the  thoughts  of  living  wight, 

VII. 
For  whether  he,  through  fatal  deepe  forefight, 

Me  hither  fent,  for  caufe  to  me  ungheft  -9 

Or  that  frejh  bleeding  wound,  which  day  and  night 

Whilome  doth  rancle  in  my  riven  breft, 

With  forced  fury  following  his  behejl, 

Me  hether  brought  by  wayes  yet  never  found ; 
Tou  to  have  helpt  I  hold  myfelf  yet  blejl. 
Ah  courteous  knight,  quoth  fhe,  what  fecret  wound 
Could  ever  fad  to  grieve  the  gentlefl  hart  on  ground  % 

p  2  VIII.  Dear 


108  The  firft  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 

"Dear  dame,  quoth  he,  you  Jlccping  fparkes  awake, 

Which  troubled  once  into  huge  flames  will  grow  -, 

Ne  ever  will  their  fervent  fury  fake, 

ft' 11  living  mo i /lure  into  f moke  do  flow. 

And  wajled  life  doe  lye  in  afijes  low. 

Tet  Jithens  fllence  lejfeneth  not  my  fire, 

But  told  it  flames,  and  hidden  it  does  glow  j 

I  will  revele,  what  ye  fo  much  defire. 
AJj  !  Love,  lay  down  thy  bow,  the  whiles  I  may  refpyre. 

IX. 

//  was  in  frefhtfi  flenvre  of  youthly  yeares, 

When  cor  age  firft  does  creepe  in  manly  chef ; 

Thenfirft  that  cole  of  kindly  heat  appear es 

To  kindle  love  in  every  living  bref  : 

But  me  had  warnd  old  Timons  wife  behefl, 

Thofe  creeping  fames  by  reafon  to  fubdew, 

Before  their  rage  grew  to  fo  great  unrefl, 

As  mifcrable  lovers  ufe  to  rew, 
Which  fill  wex  old  in  woe,  whiles  woe  flil  wexeth  new. 

X. 
That  ydle  name  of  love,  and  lovers  life, 

As  lojje  of  time,  and  vertues  enimy, 

I ever  J corn 'd,  and  toy  d  to  fir  re  up  fir  if e,  s 

Jn  middeft  of  their  mournfull  tragedy  ; 

Ay  wont  to  laugh,  when  them  I  heard  to  cry, 

And  blow  the  fire,  which  them  to  ajhes  brent : 

Their  God  himfelfe,  grievd  at  my  libertie, 

Shott  many  a  dart  at  me  withfiers  intent  ; 
But  I  them  warded  all  with  wary  government. 

XL 

But  all  in  vaine ;  no  fort  can  be  Jofirong, 

Nefiejhly  bref  can  armed  be  fo  fownd, 

But  will  at  lafl  be  wonne  with  battrie  long, 

Or  unawares  at  difadvant age  fownd : 

Nothing  is  fur e  that  gr owes  on  earthly  grownd. 

And  who  mofl  trufies  in  arme  of  flefily  might, 

And  boafles  in  beauties  chaine  not  to  be  bownd, 

Doth  foonefl  fall  in  difave?2trous  fight, 
And  yeeldes  his  caytive  neck  to  vicloun  mofl  defpight. 

XII.  Enfample 


Cant.  ix.         Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e.  109 

XII. 

Enfample  make  of  him  your  haplejfe  toy, 

And  of  my  felfe  now  mated,  as  ye  fee  -, 

Whofe  prouder  vaunt  that  proud  avenging  boy 

Did  foone  pluck  downe,  and  curbd  my  libertee. 

For  on  a  day  prickt  forth  with  iollitee 

Of  loofer  life,  and  heat  of  hardiment, 

Raungifig  the  forejl  wide  on  courfer  free, 

'The  fields,  the  floods,  the  heavens  with  one  confent 
Did  feeme  to  laugh  on  me,  and  favour  mine  intent. 

XIII. 

Forwearied  with  my  fportes,  I  did  alight 

From  lof tie  feed,  and  downe  tojleepe  me  layd : 

The  verdant  gras  my  couch  did  goodly  dight, 

And  pillow  was  my  helmet  t  fay  re  difplayd : 

Whiles  every  fence  the  humour  fweet  embay  d, 

And  Jlombring  foft  my  hart  did  fie  ale  away, 

Me  feemed,  by  my  flde  a  royall  mayd 

Her  daintie  limbes  full  fiftly  down  did  lay  : 
So  fay  re  a  creature  yet  faw  never  funny  day, 

XIV. 

Moft  goodly  glee  and  lovely  blandi/hment 

She  to  me  made,  and  badd  i7ie  love  her  deare  > 

For  dearely  fure  her  love  was  to  me  bent, 

As,  when  iufl  time  expired,  Jhould  appeare. 

But,  whether  dreames  delude,  or  true  it  were, 

Was  never  hart  fo  ravi/ht  with  delight, 

Ne  living  ?na?i  like  wordes  did  ever  heare, 

As  fie  to  me  delivered  all  that  night ; 
rAnd  at  her  parting  faid,  Jhe  queene  of  faries  hight* 

XV. 
When  I  awoke,  and  found  her  place  devoyd, 

And  nought  but  prefed  gras  where  Jhe  had  lyen, 

I  forrowed  all  fo  much,    as  earft  I  ioyd, 

And  wajhed  all  her  place  with  watry  even. 

From  that  day  forth  Ilov'd  that  face  divyne ; 

From  that  day  forth  I caft  in  carefdl  mynd. 

To  feek  her  out  with  labor  and  long  tyne, 

And  never  vow  to  rejl,  till  her  I  fynd : 
Nynemonetbes  I  feek  in  vain,  yet  ni  11  that  vow  unbynd. 

XVI.  Thus 


I  iO  The  firft  Booke  of  the 


XVI. 

Thus  as  he  fpake,  his  vifage  wexed  pale, 

And  chaunge  of  hew  great  paiTion  did  bewray; 

Yett  Mill  he  ftrove  to  cloke  his  inward  bale, 

And  hide  the  fmoke,  that  did  his  fire  difplay  j 

Till  gentle  Una  thus  to  him  gan  fay, 

0  happy  que  cv.c  of  juries,  that  haji  found 

Mongst  many  one,  that  with  his  prowejfe  may 

Defend  thine  honour,  and  thy*foes  confownd. 
True  loves  are  often  fown,  but  feldotn  grow  on  grownd. 

XVII. 

Thine,  o  !  then  faid  the  gentle  red-croffe  knight, 

Next  to  that  ladies  love,  foal  be  the  place, 

O  fay  reft  virgin,  full  of  heavenly  light, 

Whofe  wondrous  faith,  exceeding  earthly  race, 

Was  firmejl  fixt  in  myne  extreme]}  cafe. 

Jbid  you,  my  lord,  the  patrone  of  my  life, 

Of  that  great  queene  may  well  gaine  worthie  grace ; 

For  onely  worthie  you,  through  prowes  priefe, 
(If  living  man  mote  worthie  be)  to  be  her  liefe. 

XVIII.  ' 
So  diverfly  difcourfing  of  their  loves, 

The  golden  funne  his  gliftring  head  gan  mew, 

And  fad  remembraunce  now  the  prince  amoves 

With  frefh  defire  his  voyage  to  purfew : 

Als  Una  earnd  her  traveill  to  renew. 

Then  thofe  two  knights,  faft  frendfhip  for  to  bynd, 

And  love  eftabliih  each  to  other  trew, 

Gave  goodly  gifts,  the  lignes  of  gratefull  mynd, 
And  eke  the  pledges  firme,  right  hands  together  ioynd. 

XIX. 

Prince  Arthur  gave  a  boxe  of  diamond  fure, 

Embowd  with  gold  and  gorgeous  ornament, 

Wherein  were  closd  few  drops  of  liquor  pure, 

Of  wondrous  worth,  and  vertue  excellent, 

That  any  wownd  could  heale  incontinent. 

Which  to  requite,  the  red-croffe  knight  him  gave 

A  booke,  wherein  his  Saveours  teflament 

Was  writt  with  golden  letters  rich  and  brave ; 
A  worke  of  wondrous  grace,  and  hable  foules  to  fave. 

XX.  Thus 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene,  hi 


XX. 

Thus  beene  they  parted ;  Arthur  on  his  way 
To  feeke  his  love,  and  th'  other  for  to  fight 
With  Unaes  foe,  that  all  her  realme  did  pray. 
But  me  now  weighing  the  decayed  plight, 
And  fhrunken  fynewes  of  her  chofen  knight, 
Would  not  a  while  her  forward  courfe  purfew, 
Ne  bring  him  forth  in  face  of  dreadfull  fight, 
Till  he  recovered  had  his  former  hew : 

For  him  to  be  yet  weake  and  wearie  well  me  knew. 

XXI. 

So  as  they  traveild,  lo  they  gan  efpy 

An  armed  knight  towards  them  gallop  fail, 
That  feemed  from  fome  feared  foe  to  fly, 
Or  other  griefly  thing,  that  him  aghaft. 
Still  as  he  fledd,  his  eye  was  backward  caft, 
As  if  his  feare  flill  followed  him  behynd  : 
Als  flew  his  fteed,  as  he  his  bandes  had  braft, 
And  with  his  winged  heeles  did  tread  the  wynd5 

As  he  had  been  a  fole  of  Pegafus  his  kynd. 

XXIL 

Nigh  as  he  drew,  they  might  perceive  his  head 
To  be  unarmd,  and  curld  uncombed  heares 
Upftaring  ftiffe,  difmaid  with  uncouth  dread ; 
Nor  drop  of  blood  in  all  his  face  appears, 
Nor  life  in  limbe  ;  and,  to  increafe  his  feares, 
(In  fowle  reproch  of  knighthoods  fayre  degree) 
About  his  neck  an  hempen  rope  he  weares, 
That  with  his  gliftring  armes  does  ill  agree  : 

But  he  of  rope,  or  armes,  has  now  no  memoree, 

XXIII. 

The  red-croffe  knight  toward  him  crofied  faft, 
To  weet  what  mifler  wight  was  fo  difmayd  : 
There  him  he  findes  all  fencelerTe  and  aghaf\ 
That  of  himfelfe  he  feemd  to  be  afrayd  j 
Whom  hardly  he  from  flying  forward  flayd, 
Till  he  thefe  wordes  to  him  deliver  might  j 
Sir  knight,  aread^  who  hath  ye  thus  araydy 
And  eke  from  whom  make  ye  this  hajiy  flight  ? 

For  never  knight  I  Jaw  in  fach  mijfeeming  plight  > 


XXIV.  He 


TI2  *Thc  jirft  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

He  anfwerd  nought  at  all  ;  but  adding  new 
Feare  to  his  firir,  amazment,  flaring  wyde 
With  ftony  eyes  and  hartlefle  hollow  hew, 
AftonifTit  flood,  as  one  that  had  afpyde 
Infernall  Furies  with  their  chaines  untyde. 
Him  yett  againe,  and  yett  againe  befpake 
The  gentle  knight,  who  nought  to  him  replyde  ; 
But  trembling  every  ioynt  did  inly  quake, 
And  foltring  tongue  at  lafl  thefe  words  feemd  forth  to  make ; 

XXV. 
For  Gods  deare  love,  fir  knight,  doe  me  not  fay ; 
For  Joe  !  he  comes,  he  comes  faft  after  mee. 
Eft  looking  back  would  faine  have  runne  away  > 
But  he  him  forft  to  fray,  and  tellen  free 
The  fecrete  caufe  of  his  perplexitie : 
Yet  nathemore  by  his  bold  hartie  fpeach 
Could  his  blood-frozen  hart  emboldned  bee ; 
But  through  his  boldnes  rather  feare  did  reach  : 
Yett  forfr.  at  lafr.  he  made  through  filence  fuddein  breach ; 

XXVI. 
A)id  am  I  now  in  fafetie  fure,  quoth  he, 
From  him,  that  would  have  forced  me  to  dye  ? 
And  is  the  point  of  death  now  turnd  fro  mee, 
That  I  may  tell  this  haplejje  hijlory  ? 
Feare  nought,  quoth  he,  no  daunger  now  is  nye. 
Then  Jhall  I  you  recount  a  ruefull  cace, 
S  aid  he,  the  which  with  this  unlucky  eye 
I  late  beheld,  and,   had  not  greater  grace 
Me  reft  from  it,  had  bene  partaker  of  the  place. 

XXVII. 
/  lately  chaunjl  (would  I  had  never  chaunji ! ) 
With  a  fayre  knight  to  keepen  companee, 
Sir  Terwin  hight,  that  well  himfelfe  advaunft 
In  all  affayres,  and  was  both  bold  and  free  -3 
But  not  fo  happy  as  mote  happy  bee  : 
Hi  lovd,  as  was  his  lot,  a  lady  gent, 


Tk 


him  againe  lovd  in  the  leaf  degree : 


jke  was  proud,  and  of  too  high  intent, 

And  toyd  to  fee  her  lover  lanvuifh  and  lament : 

*  XXVIII.  From 


Cant,  ix.'  Faery  Queene,  113 

XXVIII. 

From  whom  retourning  fad  mid  comfort  lejfe, 

As  on  the  way  together  we  did  fare, 

We  met  that  villen,  (God  from  him  me  bleffe  I) 

'That  curfed  wight,  from  whom  I  fcapt  why  le are, 

A  man  of  hell,  that  calk  kimfelfe  Defpayre  : 

Wloo  firfi  us  greets,  and  after  fayre  areedes 

Of  tydingesflraunge,  and  of  adventures  rare : 

So  creeping  clofe,  as  fnake  in  hidden  weedes, 
Inqidreth  of  our  fates  and  of  our  knightly  deedes, 

XXIX. 

Which  when  he  knew,  an d%  felt  our  feeble  harts 

Embofl  with  bale  and  bitter  byting  grief e, 

Which  love  had  launched  with  his  deadly  darts ; 

With  wounding  words,  and  termes  of  foul e  repriefe, 

He  pluckt  from  us  all  hope  of  dew  relief e, 

That  earft  us  held  in  love  of  lingring  life  : 

Then  hopelefje,  hartlejje,  gan  the  cunning  thief e 

Perjwade  us  dye,  to  flint  all  further  flrife  ; 
To  me  he  lent  this  rope,  to  him  a  rufly  knife : 

XXX. 

With  which  fad  inflrument  of  hafly  death, 

That  wofull  lover,  loathing  lenger  light, 

A  wyde  way  made  to  let  forth  living  breath* 

But  I  more  fearfull,  or  more  lucky  wight, 

Difmayd  with  that  deformed  difmall  fight, 

Fleddfafl  away,  halfe  dead  with  dying  feare ; 

Ne  yet  affurd  of  life  by  you,  flr  knight, 

Whofe  like  infirmity  like  chaunce  may  beare  : 
But  God  you  never  let  his  charmed  fpe aches  he  are  / 

XXXI. 

How  may  a  man,  faid  he,  with  idle  fpeach 

Be  wonne  to  fpoyle  the  caflle  of  his  health  f 

I  wote,  quoth  he,  whom  try  all  late  did  teach, 

That  like  would  not  for  all  this  worldes  wealth. 

His  fubtile  tong  like  dropping  honny  mealfh 

Into  the  heart,  and  fearcheth  every  vaine, 

That  ere  one  be  aware,  by  fecret  flealth 

His  powre  is  reft,  and  weaknes  doth  remaine* 
O  never,  Jir,  defire  to  try  his  guilefull  traine  ! 

Vol.  I.  Q_  XXXII,  Certes, 


j  14  tfbe  frfl  JBooke  of  the 

XXXII. 

Certes,  faid  he,  hence  flail  I  never  reft, 

'Till  I  that  treachours  art  have  heard  and  tryde : 

And  you,  fir  knight,  whofe  name  mote  I  requeft, 

Of  grace  do  me  unto  his  cabin  guyde. 

I  that  bight  Trevifan,  quoth  he,  will  ryde 

Againft  my  liking  backe,  to  doe  you  grace  : 

But  not  for  gold  nor  glee  will  I  abyde 

By  you ,  when  ye  arrive  in  that  fame  place ; 
For  lever  had  I  die  then  fee  his  deadly  face. 

XXXIII. 
Ere  long  they  come,  where  that  fame  wicked  wight 

His  dwelling  has,  low  in  an  hollow  cave, 

Far  underneath  a  craggy  cliff  ypight, 

Darke,  dolefull,  dreary,  like  a  greedy  grave, 

That  null  for  carrion  carcafes  doth  crave  : 

On  top  whereof  ay  dwelt  the  ghaflly  owle, 

Shrieking  his  balefull  note,  which  ever  drave 

Far  from  that  haunt  all  other  chearefull  fowle; 
And  all  about  it  wandring  ghoftes  did  wayle  and  howle : 

XXXIV. 
And  all  about  old  flockes  and  flubs  of  trees, 

Whereon  nor  fruit  nor  leafe  was  ever  feen, 

Did  hang  upon  the  ragged  rocky  knees  ; 

On  which  had  many  wretches  hanged  beene, 

Whofe  carcafes  were  fcattred  on  the  greene, 

And  throwne  about  the  cliffs,  arrived  there, 

That  bare-head  knight,  for  dread  and  dolefull  teene^ 

Would  faine  have  fled,  ne  durfl  approchen  neare  ; 
But  th*  other  forft  him  flaye,  and  comforted  in  feare. 

XXXV. 
That  darkefome  cave  they  enter,  where  they  find 

That  curfed  man,  low  fitting  on  the  ground, 

Mufing  full  fadly  in  his  fullein  mind  -} 

His  griefly  lockes  long  growen  and  unbound, 

Difordred  hong  about  his  moulders  round, 

And  hid  his  face ;  through  which  his  hollow  eyne 

Lookt  deadly  dull,  and  flared  as  aflound ; 

His  raw-bone  cheekes,  through  penurie  and  pine5 
Were  fhronke  into  his  iawes,  as  he  did  never  dine, 

XXXVI.  His 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Qjj  bene.  i i$ 

XXXVI. 

His  garment,  nought  but  many  ragged  clouts, 

With  thornes  together  pind  and  patched  was, 

The  which  his  naked  fides  he  wrapt  abouts ; 

And  him  befide  there  lay  upon  the  gras 

A  dreary  corfe,  whofe  life  away  did  pas, 

All  wallowd  in  his  own  yet  luke-warme  blood, 

That  from  his  wound  yet  welled  frefh,  alas  I 

In  which  a  rufty  knife  faft  fixed  flood, 
And  made  an  open  paffage  for  the  gufhing  flood. 

XXXVII. 

Which  piteous  fpeclacle  approving  trew 

The  wofull  tale  that  Trevifan  had  told, 

Whenas  the  gentle  red-crofle  knight  did  vew, 

With  firie  zeale  he  burnt  in  courage  bold 

Him  to  avenge,  before  his  blood  were  cold  ; 

And  to  the  villein  fayd,  Thou  damned  - 

The  authour  of  this  facl  we  here  behold. 

What  iuftice  can  but  iudge  againfi  thee  right, 
With  thine  owne  blood  to  price  his  blood,  here  Jhed  in  Jight  ? 

XXXVIII. 
What  franticke  fit,  quoth  he,  hath  thus  difiraught 

Thee,  foolijh  man,  fo  raJJj  a  doome  to  give  ? 

What  iufiice  ever  other  iudgement  taught, 

But  he  Jhould  dye,  who  merites  i2ot  to  live  f 

None  els  to  death  this  man  defpayring  drive. 

But  his  owne  guiltie  mind  deferving  death. 

Is  then  uniujl  to  each  his  dew  to  give  % 

Or  let  him  dye,  that  loatheth  living  breath  ? 
Or  let  him  die  at  eafe,  that  liveth  here  uneath  f 

XXXIX. 

IVho  travailes  by  the  wearie  wandring  way, 

To  come  unto  his  wifloed  home  in  hafle, 

And  meetes  a  flood,  that  doth  his  pajfage  flay, 

Is  not  great  grace  to  helpe  him  over  pafl, 

Or  free  his  feet,  that  in  the  myre  flicke  fafl  ? 

Mofl  envious  man,  that  grieves  at  neighbours  good, 

And  fond,  that  ioyefl  in  the  woe  thou  hafl, 

Why  wilt  not  let  him  pajfe,  that  long  hath  flood 
Upon  the  bancke,  yet  wilt  thy  f elf  e  not  pas  the  flood  f 

Qjs  XL.  He 


II 6  *The  frfi  JBooke  of  the 

XL. 

He  there  does  now  em'cy  eternall  reft 

And  happy  eafe,  which  thou  doeft  want  and  crave. 

And  further  from  it  daily  wander  eft  : 

What  if '  fome  little  pdyne  the  paftage  have, 

That  makes  frayle  fle/h  to  feare  the  bitter  wave  ? 

Is  not  fort  payne  well  borne,  that  bringes  long  eafe, 

And  laves  the  Joule  to  Jleepe  in  quiet  grave  ? 

Sleepe  after  toyle,  port  after  for  mi e  feas, 
Eafe  after  warre,  death  after  life,  does  greatly  pleafe. 

XLI. 
The  knight  much  wondred  at  his  fuddeine  wit, 

And  layd,  The  te?~me  of  life  is  limited, 

Ne  may  a  man  prolong,  nor  fldorten  it : 

The  foiddier  may  not  move  from  watchful  I  fed, 

Nor  leave  his  jland,  untill  his  captaine  bed. 

Who  life  did  limit  by  almightie  doome, 

Quoth  he,  knowes  beft  the  termes  eftablified ; 

And  he,  that  points  the  centoiiell  his  roome, 
Doth  licenfe  him  depart  at  found  of  morning  droome. 

XLII. 
Is  not  his  deed,  what  ever  thing  is  donne 

In  heaven  and  earth  ?  did  not  he  all  create 

To  die  againe  ?  all  ends,  that  was  begonne  : 

Their  times  in  his  eternall  booke  of  fate 

Are  written  fure,  and  have  their  certein  date. 

Who  then  can  f  rive  with  frong  necefftie, 

That  holds  the  world  in  his  flilUchaunging  fate  ? 

Or  fhunne  the  death  ordaynd  by  definie  ? 
When  houre  of  death  is  come,  let  none  afke  whence,  nor  why. 

XLIII. 
The  lenger  life,  I  wote  the  greater  fin  ; 

The  greater  fn,  the  greater  punifhment  : 

All  thofe  great  battels,   which  thou  boa/Is  to  win, 

Through  firife,  and  blood-Jhed,  and  avengement, 

Now  prayfd,  hereafter  deare  thou  Jhalt  repent : 

For  life  muft  life,  and  blood  mi'fl  blood  repay. 

Is  not  eficugh  thy  evill  life  forefpent  ? 

For  he,  that  once  bath  mijfed  the  right  way, 
The  farther  he  doth  goe,  the  further  he  doth  fray. 

XLIV.  Then 


Cant,  ix,         Faery  Qjj  eene,  117 

XLIV. 

Then  doe  no  further  goe,  no  further  fray  ; 

But  here  ly  downe,  and  to  thy  refl  betake, 

Th*  ill  to  prevent,  that  life  e?ifewen  may. 

For  what  hath  life,  that  may  it  loved  make, 

And  gives  ?wt  rather  caufe  it  toforfake  ? 

Feare,  Jicknejfe,  age,  lojfe,  labour,  forrow,  ftrife, 

Payne,  hunger,  cold,  that  makes  the  heart  to  quake  -, 

And  ever  fickle  fortune  rageth  rife  -, 
All  which,  and  thoufands  mo  do  make  a  loathfome  life. ' 

XLV. 
Thou,  wretched  man,  of  death  haft  greateft  need, 

If  in  true  ballaunce  thou  wilt  weigh  thy  ft  ate ; 

For  never  knight,  that  dared  warlike  deed, 

More  lucklefs  diffaventures  did  amate  : 

Witnes  the  dungeon  deepe,  wherein  of  late 

Thy  life  jhut  up  for  death  fo  oft  did  call  °, 

And  though  good  lucke  prolonged  hath  thy  date, 

Yet  death  then  would  the  like  miftjaps  foreftall, 
Into  the  which  heareafter  thou  maift  happen  fall. 

XLVI. 
Why  then  doeft  thou,  o  man  of  Jin,  defire 

To  draw  thy  dayes  forth  to  their  laft  degree  f 

Is  not  the  meafure  of  thy  Jinfull  hire 

High  heaped  up  with  huge  iniquitee, 

Againft  the  day  of  wrath,  to  burden  thee  ?  - 

Is  not  enough,  that  to  this  lady  mild 

Thou  falfed  haft  thy  faith  with  periuree, 

And  fold  thy  f elf e  toferve  Duejfz  vild,  . 
With  whom  in  all  abufe  thou  haft  thy  f elf e  defildf 

XLVII. 
Is  not  he  iuft,  that  all  this  doth  behold 

From  higheft  heven,  and  beares  an  equall  ete  f 

Shall  he  thy  fins  up  in  his  knowledge  fold. 

And  guilty  be  of  thine  impietie  ? 

Is  not  his  law,  Let  every  finner  die, 

Die  Jhall  all  fieftj  ?  what  then  muft  needs  be  donne, 

Is  it  not  better  to  die  willinglie, 

Then  linger  till  the  glas  be  all  out-ronne  ? 

Death  is  the  end  of  woes ;  die  foone,  o  faries  fonne* 

J  J  XLVIII.  The 


IIS  The  firft'  Booke  of  the 


XLVIII. 

The  knight  was  much  cnmoved  with  his  fpcach, 

That  as  a  fwords  poynt  through  his  hart  did  perfe, 

And  in  his  confcience  made  a  fecrete  breach, 

Well  knowing  trew  all  that  he  did  rcherfe, 

And  to  his  frefh  remembraunce  did  reverie 

The  ugly  vew  of  his  deformed  crimes  ; 

That  all  his  manly  powres  it  did  difperfe, 

As  he  were  charmed  with  inchaunted  rimes  ; 
That  oftentimes  he  quakt,  and  fainted  oftentimes. 

XLIX. 

In  which  amazement  when  the  mifcreaunt 

Perceived  him  to  waver  weake  and  frail  e, 

(Whiles  trembling  horror  did  his  confcience  daunt, 

And  hellim  anguifh  did  his  foule  aflaile) 

To  drive  him  to  defpaire,  and  quite  to  quaile, 

Hee  fhewd  him  painted  in  a  table  plaine 

The  damned  ghofts,  that  doe  in  torments  waile, 

And  thoufand  feends,  that  doe  them  endlefle  paine 
With  fire  and  brimiione,  which  for  ever  mail  remaine. 

L. 
The  fight  whereof  fo  throughly  him  difmaid, 

That  nought  but  death  before  his  eies  he  faw, 

And  ever-burning  wrath  before  him  laid, 

By  righteous  fentence  of  th' Almighties  law. 

Then  gan  the  villein  him  to  over-craw, 

And  brought  unto  him  fwords,  ropes,  poifon,  fire, 

And  all  that  might  him  to  perdition  draw ; 

And  bad  him  choofe,  what  death  he  would  defire  : 
For  death  was  dew  to  him,  that  had  provokt  Gods  ire. 

LI. 
But  whenas  none  of  them  he  faw  him  take, 

He  to  him  raught  a  dagger  fharpe  and  keen, 

And  gave  it  him  in  hand :  his  hand  did  quake, 

And  tremble  like  a  leafe  of  afpin  greene, 

And  troubled  blood  through  his  pale  face  was  feene 

To  come  and  goe  with  tidings  from  the  heart, 

As  it  a  ronning  mefienger  had  beene. 

At  lafl  refolv'd  to  work  his  finall  fmart, 
He  lifted  up  his  hand,  that  backe  againe  did  ilart, 

LII.  Which 


Cant,  ix*         Faery  Qjj  een  e.  119 

LIT. 

Which  whenas  Una  faw,  through  every  vaine 

The  cradled  cold  ran  to  her  well  of  life, 

As  in  a  fwowne :  but  foone  reliv'd  againe, 

Out  of  his  hand  {he  fnatcht  the  curfed  knife, 

And  threw  it  to  the  ground,  enraged  rife, 

And  to  him  faid,  Fie,  fie,  faint-hearted  knight 9 

What  meanefi  thou  by  this  reprochfull  ftrife  ? 

Is  this  the  battaile,  which  thou  vauntfi  to  fight 
With  that  fire-mouthed  dragon,  horrible  and  bright  $ 

LIII. 
Come,  come  away,  fraile,  feeble,  fiefhly  wight t 

Ne  let  vaine  words  bewitch  thy  manly  hart, 

Ne  divelijh  thoughts  difmay  thy  confiant  fpright* 

In  heavenly  mercies  hafi  thou  not  a  part  ? 

Why  Jhouldfi  thou  then  defpeire,  that  chofen  art  ? 

Where  iuftice  growes,  there  grows  eke  greater  grace. 

The  which  doth  quench  thebrond  of  hellifi  fmart, 

And  that  accurjl  hand-writing  doth  deface. 
Arife,  fir  knight,  arife,  arid  leave  this  curfed  place* 

LIV.  ' 
So  up  he  rofe,  and  thence  amounted  ftreight. 

Which  when  the  carle  beheld,  and  faw  his  gueft 

Would  fafe  depart,  for  all  his  fubtile  Height^ 

He  chofe  an  halter  from  among  the  reft, 

And  with  it  hong  himfelfo,  unbid,  unbleft. 

But  death  he  could  not  worke  himfelfe  thereby  5 

For  thoufand  times  he  fo  himfelfe  had  dreft^ 

Yet  nathelefTe  it  could  not  doe  him  die, 
Till  he  ihould  die  his  laft,  that  is  eternally. 


CANT 


120  <fhe  firfi  Booh  of  the 


CANTO     X. 

Her  falthfull  knight  faire  Una  brings 

To  houfe  of  holineffe  -, 
Where  he  is  taught  repeiitaunce }  and 

The  way  to  heven/y  blejje. 

I. 

WHAT  man  is  he,  that  boafls  of  flefhly  might, 
And  vaine  afiuraunce  of  mortality, 
Which  all  fo  foone  as  it  doth  come  to  fight 
Againft  fpirituali  foes,  yields  by  and  by, 
■  Or  from  the  fielde  moil  cowardly  doth  fly  ? 
Ne  let  the  man  afcribe  it  to  his  fkill, 
That  thorough  grace  hath  gained  victory : 
If  any  hrength  we  have,  it  is  to  ill, 
But  all  the  good  is  Gods,  both  power  and  eke  will. 

II. 
By  that  which  lately  hapned  Una  faw 

That  this  her  knight  was  feeble,  and  too  faint  j 
And  all  his  finewes  woxen  weake  and  raw, 
Through  long  enprifonment  and  hard  constraint, 
'  Which  he  endured  in  his  late  reftraint, 
That  yet  he  was  unfltt  for  bloody  fight. 
Therefore  to  cheriih  him  with  diets  daint, 
She  cart,  to  bring  him,  where  he  chearen  might, 
Till  he  recovered  had  his  late  decayed  plight. 

III. 

There  was  an  auncient  houfe  not  far  away, 

Renowmd  throughout  the  world  for  facred  lore, 

And  pure  unfpotted  life  :  fo  well,  they  fay, 

It  governd  was,  and  guided  evermore, 

Through  wifedome  of  a  matrone  grave  and  hore  ; 

Whole  onely  ioy  was  to  relieve  the  needes 

Of  wretched  foules,  and  helpe  the  helpelerTe  pore  t 

All  night  fhe  fpent  in  bidding  of  her  bedes, 

And  all  the  day  in  doing  good  and  godly  deedes* 


IV.  Dame 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  121 

IV. 

Dame  Caelia  men  did  her  call,  as  thought 
From  heaven  to  come,  or  thether  to  arife ; 
The  mother  of  three  daughters,  well  upbrought 
In  goodly  thewes,  and  godly  exercife  : 
The  eldeft  two  moft  fober,  chaft,  and  wife, 
Fidelia  and  Speranza,  virgins  were, 
Though  fpousd,  yet  wanting  wedlocks  folemnize  ; 
But  faire  CharifTa  to  a  lovely  fere 
Was  lincked,  and  by  him  had  many  pledges  dere. 

V. 
Arrived  there,  the  dore  they  find  fafl  lockt  j 
For  it  was  warely  watched  night  and  day, 
For  feare  of  many  foes  j  but  when  they  knockt, 
The  porter  opened  unto  them  ftreight  way. 
He  was  an  aged  fyre,  all  hory  gray, 
With  lookes  full  lowly  caft,  and  gate  full  flow, 
Wont  on  a  ftafre  his  feeble  fleps  to  flay, 
Hight  Humiita.   they  pafle  in,  ftouping  low  ; 
For  ftreight  and  narrow  was  the  way  which  he  did  mow. 

VI. 

Each  goodly  thing  is  hardeft.  to  begin  ; 
But  entred  in,  a  fpatious  court  they  fee, 
Both  plaine  and  pleafaunt  to  be  walked  in ; 
Where  them  does  meete  a  francklin  faire  and  free, 
And  entertaines  with  comely  courteous  glee  j 
His  name  was  Zele,  that  him  right  well  became  : 
For  in  his  fpeaches  and  behaveour  hee 
Did  labour  lively  to  expreffe  the  fame, 
And  gladly  did  them  guide,  till  to  the  hall  they  came. 

VII. 
There  fayrely  them  receives  a  gentle  fquyre, 
Of  myld  demeanure  and  rare  courtefee, 
Right  cleanly  clad  in  comely  fad  attyre  j 
In  word  and  deede  that  fhewd  great  modeftee, 
And  knew  his  good  to  all  of  each  degree ; 
Hight  Reverence  :  he  them  with  fpeaches  meet 
Does  faire  entreat  j  no  courting  nicetee, 
But  fimple,  trew,  and  eke  unfained  fweet, 
As  might  become  a  fquyre  fo  great  perfons  to  greet* 
Vol.  I.  R  VIII.  And 


122  The  firfi  Bookc  of  the 

VIII. 

And  afterwardes  them  to  his  dame  he  leades, 
That  aged  dame,  the  lady  of  the  place, 
Who  all  this  while  was  bufy  at  her  beades  ; 
Which  doen,  fhe  up  arofe  with  feemely  grace, 
And  toward  them  full  matronely  did  pace. 
Where,  when  that  faireft  Una  fhe  beheld, 
Whom  well  ihe  knew  to  fpring  from  hevenly  race, 
Her  heart  with  ioy  unwonted  inly  fweld, 

As  feeling  wondrous  comfort  in  her  weaker  eld  : 

IX. 

And  her  embracing  fliid,  O  happy  earth. 
Whereon  thy  innocent  feet  doe  ever  tread! 
Moft  vertuous  virgin,  borne  of  hevenly  berth, 
'That,  to  redeeme  thy  woeful/  parents  head 
From  tyrans  rage,  and  ever-dying  dread, 
Hajl  wandred  through  the  world  now  long  a  day ; 
Tett  ceafjefi  not  thy  weary  files  to  lead. 
What  grace  hath  thee  now  hether  brought  this  way  ? 

Or  doen  thy  feeble  feet  unweeting  hether  fir  ay  f 

X.  ' 

Straunge  thing  it  is  an  errant  knight  to  fee 
Here  in  this  place  ;  or  any  other  wight, 
That  hether  turnes  hisfeps :  Jo  few  there  bee, 
That  chofe  the  narrow  path,  or  feeke  the  right  : 
All  keepe  the  broad  high  way,  and  take  delight 
With  many  rather  for  to  goe  aftray, 
And  be  partakers  of  their  evill  plight, 
Then  with  a  few  to  walke  the  rightefl  way. 

O  foolijh  men,  why  hajl  ye  to  your  own  decay  ? 

XI. 

Thy  f elf e  to  fee,  and  tyred  limbes  to  refl, 

O  matrone  fage,  quoth  fhe,  I  hether  came-, 
And  this  good  knight  his  way  with  me  addreft, 
Ledd  with  thy  pray fes  and  broad-blazed  fame, 
That  up  to  heven  is  blowne.  the  auncient  dame* 
Him  goodly  greeted  in  her  modeft  guyfe, 
And  enterteynd  them  both,  as  beft  became, 
With  all  the  court'fies  that  fhe  could  devyfe, 

Ne  wanted  ought  to  fhew  hjer  bounteous  or  wife. 


XII.  Thus 


Cant. x.  Faery  Qu eene,  123 

XII. 

Thus  as  they  gan  of  fondrie  thinges  devife, 

Loe  two  moft  goodly  virgins  came  in  place, 

Ylinked  arme  in  arme,  in  lovely  wife  ; 

With  countenance  demure  and  modeft  grace 

They  numbred  even  fleps  and  equall  pace : 

Of  which  the  eldefl,  that  Fidelia  highlit, 

Like  funny  beames  threw  from  her  chriflall  face, 

That  could  have  dazd  the  rafh  beholders  fight, 
And  round  about  her  head  did  mine  like  hevens  light. 

XIII. 

She  was  araied  all  in  lilly  white, 

And  in  her  right  hand  bore  a  cup  of  gold, 
With  wine  and  water  fild  up  to  the  hight, 
In  which  a  ferpent  did  himfelfe  enfold, 
That  horrour  made  to  all  that  did  behold  ; 
But  me  no  whitt  did  chaunge  her  conftant  mood : 
And  in  her  other  hand  fhe  fail  did  hold 
A  booke,  that  was  both  fignd  and  feald  with  blood  -y 
Wherin  darke  things  were  writt,  hard  to  be  underftood. 

XIV. 
Her  younger  fitter,  that  Speranza  hight, 
Was  clad  in  blew,  that  her  befeemed  well ; 
Not  all  fo  chearefull  feemed  me  of  fight, 
As  was  her  fitter  ;  whether  dread  did  dwell 
Or  anguifh  in  her  hart,  is  hard  to  tell : 
Upon  her  arme  a  filver  anchor  lay, 
Whereon  me  leaned  ever,  as  befell ; 
And  ever  up  to  heven,  as  me  did  pray, 
Her  ftedfaft  eyes  were  bent,  ne  fwarved  other  way. 

XV. 
They  feeing  Una,  towardes  her  gan  wend, 
Who  them  encounters  with  like  courtefee  ; 
Many  kind  fpeeches  they  betweene  them  fpend, 
And  greatly  ioy  each  other  for  to  fee  : 
Then  to  the  knight  with  fhamefaft  modeftie 
They  turne  themfelves,  at  Unaes  meeke  requeft, 
And  him  falute  with  well-befeeming  glee ; 
Who  faire  them  quites,  as  him  befeemed  befl5 
And  goodly  gan  difcourfe  of  many  a  noble  geft, 

R  2  XVI.  T 


124  The  firfi  Booh  of  the 


XVI. 

Then  Una  thus,  But  fie  your  fifter  deare, 

The  deare  ChariJJa,  where  is  Jhe  become  ? 

Or  iv  ants  Jhe  health,  or  bufie  is  elfivhere  ? 

Ah  !  no,  faid  they,  but  forth  Jhe  may  not  come  ; 

For  J):e  of  late  is  lightned  of  her  wombe, 

And  hath  cncreajl  the  world  with  one  fonne  moret 

That  her  to  fee  JJmdd  be  but  troublefome . 

Indeed,  quoth  ihe,  that  fiould  her  trouble  fore  \ 
But  thankt  be  God,  and  her  encreaje  fo  evermore. 

XVII. 

Then  faid  the  aged  Caelia,  Deare  dame, 

And  you,  good  fir,  I  ivote  that  of  youre  toyle 

And  labors  long,  through  which  ye  hether  came, 

Te  both  forivearied  be  :  therefore  a  whyle 

I  read  you  rejl,  and  to  your  bowres  recoyle. 

Then  called  me  a  groome,  that  forth  him  ledd 

Into  a  goodly  lodge,  and  gan  defpoile 

Of  puiiTant  armes,  and  laid  in  eaiie  bedd  : 
His  name  was  meeke  Obedience  rightfully  aredd. 

^XVIII. 
Now  when  their  wearie  iimbes  with  kindly  reft, 

And  bodies  were  refrefht  with  dew  repaft, 

Fayre  Una  gan  Fidelia  fayre  requeft, 

To  have  her  knight  into  her  fchoole-hous  plafte, 

That  of  her  heavenly  learning  he  might  tafte, 

And  heare  the  wifedom  of  her  wordes  divine.. 

She  graunted,  and  that  knight  fo  much  agraffe, 

That  me  him  taught  celeftiall  difcipline, 
And  opened  his  dull  eyes,  that  light  mote  in  them  fhinc 

XIX. 

And  that  her  facred  booke,  with  blood  y writt, 

That  none  could  reade  except  flie  did  them  teach,. 

She  unto  him  difclofed  every  whitt  j 

And  heavenly  documents  thereout  did  preach 

(That  weaker  witt  of  man  could  never  reach)- 

Of  God,  of  grace,  of  iuftice,  of  free-will  y 

That  wonder  was  to  heare  her  goodly  fpeach  : 

For  fhe  was  hable  with  her  wordes  to  kill, 
And  rayfe  againe  to  life  the  hart  that  me  did  thrilh 

XX.  And 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  125 

xx. 

And  when  me  lift  poure  out  her  larger  lpright, 
She  would  commaund  the  hafty  funne  to  ftay, 
Or  backward  turne  his  courfe  from  hevens  hight : 
Sometimes  great  hoftes  of  men  me  could  difmay ; 
Dry-mod  to  paife  me  parts  the  flouds  in  tway ; 
And  eke  huge  mountaines  from  their  native  feat 
She  would  commaund  themfelves  to  beare  away, 
And  throw  in  raging  fea  with  roaring  threat. 
Almightie  God  her  gave  fuch  powre  and  puiflaunce  great. 

XXI. 
The  faithfull  knight  now  grew  in  little  fpace, 
By  hearing  her,  and  by  her  lifters  lore, 
To  fuch  perfection  of  all  hevenly  grace, 
That  wretched  world  he  gan  for  to  abhore, 
And  mortall  life  gan  loath,  as  thing  forlore, 
Greevd  with  remembrance  of  his  wicked  waves, 
And  prickt  with  anguifh  of  his  finnes  fo  fore, . 
That  he  defirde  to  end  his  wretched  dayes  : 
So  much  the  dart  of  finfull  guilt  the  foule  difmayes* 

XXII. 
But  wife  Speranza  gave  him  comfort  fweet, 
And  taught  him  how  to  take  aftured  hold 
Upon  her  filver  anchor,  as  was  meet  -, 
Els  has  his  finnes  fo  great  and  manifold 
Made  him  forget  all  that  Fidelia  told, 
In  this  diftreffed  doubtfull  agony, 
When  him  his  deareft  Una  did  behold, 
Difdeining  life,  defiring  leave  to  dye, 
She  found  her  felfe  affayld  with  great  perplexity  ■; 

XXIII. 
And  came  to  Caelia  to  declare  her  fmart ; 

Who  well  acquainted  with  that  commune  plight, 
Which  finfull  horror  workes  in  wounded  hart, 
Her  wifely  comforted  all  that  (lie  might, 
With  goodly,  counfell  and  advifement  right ; 
And  ftreightway  fent  with  carefull  diligence, 
To  fetch  a  leach,-  the  which  had  great  infight 
In  that  difeafe  of  grieved  confcience, 

And  well  could  cure  the  fame  >  .his  name  was  Patience* 

XXIV,  Wh© 


126  The  fir/}  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

Who  comming  to  that  fowle-difeafcd  knight, 

Could  hardly  him  intreat  to  tell  his  grief: 

Which  knowne,  and  all,   that  noyd  his  heavie  fpright, 

Well  fearcht,  eftfoones  he  gan  apply  relief 

Of  falves  and  med'cines,  which  had  palling  prief  j 

And  thereto  added  wordes  of  wondrous  might : 

By  which  to  cafe  he  him  recured  brief, 

And  much  afwag'd  the  pafiion  of  Ins  plight, 
That  he  his  paine  endur'd,  as  fceming  now  more  light. 

XXV. 
But  yet  the  caufe  and  root  of  all  his  ill, 

Inward  corruption  and  infedted  fin, 

Not  purg'd  nor  heald,  behind  remained  flill, 

And  feftring  fore  did  ranckle  yett  within, 

Clofe  creeping  twixt  the  marow  and  the  fkin : 

Which  to  extirpe,  he  laid  him  privily 

Downe  in  a  darkfome  lowly  place  far  in, 

Whereas  he  meant  his  corrofives  to  apply, 
And  with  ftreight  diet  tame  his  ftubborne  malady. 

XXVI. 

In  afhes  and  fackcloth  he  did  array 

His  daintie  corfe,  proud  humors  to  abate  -, 

And  dieted  with  failing  every  day, 

The  fwelling  of  his  woundes  to  mitigate  ; 

And  made  him  pray  both  earely  and  eke  late  : 

And  ever  as  fuperfluous  flefh.  did  rott, 

Amendment  readie  ftill  at  hand  did  wayt, 

To  pluck  it  out  with  pincers  fyrie-whott, 
That  foone  in  him  was  lefte  no  one  corrupted  iott. 

XXVII. 
And  bitter  Penaunce  with  an  yron  whip, 

Was  wont  him  once  to  difple  every  day : 

And  fharp  Remorfe  his  hart  did  prick  and  nip, 

That  drops  of  blood  thence  like  a  well  did  play : 

And  fad  Repentance  ufed  to  embay 

His  body  in  fait  water  fmarting  fore, 

The  filthy  blottes  of  fin  to  warn  away. 

So  in  ihort  fpace  they  did  to  health  reftore 
The  man  that  would  not  live,  but  erft  lay  at  deathes  dore, 

XXVIIL  In 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  127 

XXVIII. 

In  which  his  torment  often  was  fo  great, 

That  like  a  lyon  he  would  cry  and  rore, 

And  rend  his  flefh,  and  his  owne  fynewes  eat. 

His  owne  deare  Una  hearing  evermore 

His  ruefull  fhriekes  and  gronings,  often  tore 

Her  guiltlefle  garments  and  her  golden  heare, 

For  pitty  of  his  payne  and  anguifh  fore  : 

Yet  all  with  patience  wifely  fhe  did  beare  j 
For  well  fhe  will  his  cryme  could  els  be  never  cleare. 

XXIX. 
Whom  thus  recover'd  by  wife  Patience, 

And  trew  Repentaunce,  they  to  Una  brought ; 

Who  ioyous  of  his  cured  confcience, 

Him  dearely  kift,  and  fayrely  eke  befought 

Himfelfe  to  chearifh,  and  confuming  thought 

To  put  away  out  of  his  carefull  breft. 

By  this  Chariifa,  late  in  child-bed  brought, 

Was  woxen  ftrong,  and  left  her  fruitfull  neft : 
To  her  fayre  Una  brought  this  unacquainted  gueft. 

XXX. 
She  was  a  woman  in  her  frefheft  age, 

Of  wondrous  beauty  and  of  bounty  rare, 

With  goodly  grace  and  comely  perfonage, 

That  was  on  earth  not  eafie  to  compare ; 

Full  of  great  love,  but  Cupids  wanton  fnare 

As  hell  fhe  hated,  chafte  in  worke  and  will : 

Her  necke  and  brefts  were  ever  open  bare, 

That  ay  thereof  her  babes  might  fucke  their  fill  j 
The  reft  was  all  in  yellow  robes  arayed  ftill. 

XXXI. 
A  multitude  of  babes  about  her  hong, 

Playing  their  fportes,  that  ioyd  her  to  behold  ; 

Whom  ftill  fhe  fed,  whiles  they  were  weake  and  young, 

But  thruft  them  forth  ftill  as  they  wexed  old  : 

And  on  her  head  fhe  wore  a  tyre  of  gold, 

Adornd  with  gemmes  and  owches  wondrous  fayre, 

Whofe  paffing  price  uneath  was  to  be  told ; 

And  by  her  fyde  there  fate  a  gentle  payre 

Of  turtle  doves,  fhe  fitting  in  an  yvory  chayre* 

6  XXXII,  The 


128  The  firfi  Booke  of  th> 


XXXII. 


yv. 

The  knight  and  Una  entring  fayre  her  greet, 

And  bid  her  ioy  of  that  her  happy  brood  ; 

Who  them  requites  with  court'iies  feerning  meet, 

And  entertaynes  with  friendly  chearefull  mood. 

Then  Una  her  befought  to  be  fo  good, 

As  in  her  vertuous  rules  to  fchoole  her  knight, 

Now  after  all  his  torment  well  withftood 

In  that  lad  houfe  of  Penaunce,  where  his  fpright 
Had  pafl  the  paines  of  hell  and  long-enduring  night. 

XXXIII. 
She  was  right  ioyous  of  her  iufl  requeft  j 

And  taking  by  the  hand  that  faeries  fonne, 

Gan  him  initruct  in  everie  good  beheft 

Of  love,  and  righteoufnes,  and  well  to  donne, 

And  wrath  and  hatred  warely  to  fhonne, 

That  drew  on  men  Gods  hatred  and  his  wrath, 

And  many  foules  in  dolours  had  fordonne  : 

In  which  when  him  (lie  well  inftructed  hath, 
From  thence  to  heaven  ihe  teacheth  him  the  ready  path* 

XXXIV. 
Wherein  his  weaker  wandring  fteps  to  guyde, 

An  auncient  matrone  fhe  to  her  does  call, 

Whofe  fober  lookes  her  wifedome  well  defcryde  j 

Her  name  was  Mercy,  well  knowne  over  all 

To  be  both  gratious  and  eke  liberall : 

To  whom  the  carefull  charge  of  him  fhe  gave, 

To  leade  aright,  that  he  fhould  never  fall 

In  all  his  waies  through  this  wide  worldes  wave  j 
That  mercy  in  the  end  his  righteous  foule  might  fave. 

XXXV. 
The  godly  matrone  by  the  hand  him  beares 

Forth  from  her  prefence,  by  a  narrow  way, 

Scattred  with  bufhy  thornes  and  ragged  breares, 

Which  ftill  before  him  fhe  remov'd  away, 

That  nothing  might  his  ready  parTage  ftay  : 

And  ever  when  his  feet  encombred  were, 

Or  gan  to  fhrinke,  or  from  the  right  to  ftray, 

She  held  him  fail,  and  firmely  did  upbeare  $ 
As  carefull  nourfe  her  child  from  falling  oft  does  reare. 

XXXVI.  Eft. 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  129 

xxxvr. 

Eftfoones  unto  an  holy  hofpitall, 

That  was  foreby  the  way,  me  did  him  bring ; 

In  which  feven  bead-men,  that  had  vowed  all 

Their  life  to  fervice  of  high  heavens  king, 

Did  fpend  their  daies  in  doing  godly  thing  : 

Their  gates  to  all  were  open  evermore, 

That  by  the  wearie  way  were  travelling ; 

And  one  fate  wayting  ever  them  before, 
To  call  in  commers-by,  that  needy  were  and  pore. 

XXXVII. 
The  firft  of  them,  that  eldeft  was  and  beft, 

Of  all  the  houfe  had  charge  and  governement, 

As  guardian  and  fteward  of  the  reft  : 

His  office  was  to  give  entertainement 

And  lodging  unto  all  that  came  and  went ; 

Not  unto  fuch  as  could  him  feaft  againe, 

And  double  quite  for  that  he  on  them  fpent ; 

But  fuch,  as  want  of  harbour  did  conftraine  : 
Thofe  for  Gods  fake  his  dewty  was  to  entertaine. 

XXXVIII. 

The  fecond  was  as  almner  of  the  place  : 

His  office  was  the  hungry  for  to  feed, 

And  thrifty  give  to  drinke,  a  worke  of  grace  : 

He  feard  not  once  himfelfe  to  be  in  need, 

Ne  car'd  to  hoord  for  thofe  whom  he  did  breede : 

The  grace  of  God  he  layd  up  ftill  in  ftore, 

Which  as  a  ftocke  he  left  unto  his  feede : 

He  had  enough,  what  need  him  care  for  more  ? 
And  had  he  lefie,  yet  fome  he  would  give  to  the  pore. 

XXXIX. 

The  third  had  of  their  wardrobe  cuftody, 

In  which  were  not  rich  tyres  nor  garments  gay, 

(The  plumes  of  pride  and  winges  of  vanity) 

But  clothes  meet  to  keep  keene  cold  away, 

And  naked  nature  feemely  to  aray ; 

With  which  bare  wretched  wights  he  dayly  clad, 

The  images  of  God  in  earthly  clay ; 

And  if  that  no  fpare  clothes  to  give  he  had, 
His  owne  cote  he  would  cut,  and  it  diftribute  glad. 

Vol.  I.  S  XL.  The 


130  The  firfi  Booke  of  th 


XL. 

The  fourth  appointed  by  his  office  was 

Poore  prifoners  to  relieve  with  gratious  ayd, 

And  captives  to  redeeme  with  price  of  bras 

From  Turkes  and  Sarazins,  which  them  had  ilayd  j 

And  though  they  faulty  were,  yet  well  he  wayd, 

That  God  to  us  forgiveth  every  howre 

Much  more  then  that,  why  they  in  bands  were  Iayd  j 

And  he,   that  harrowd  hell  with  heavie  ftowre, 
The  faulty  foules  from  thence  brought  to  his  heavenly  bowrc. 

XLL 

The  fift  had  charge  fick  perfons  to  attend, 

And  comfort  thofe  in  point  of  death  which  lay ; 

For  them  moft  needeth  comfort  in  the  end, 

When  fin,  and  hell,  and  death  doe  moil  difmay 

The  feeble  foule  departing  hence  away. 

All  is  but  loft,  that  living  we  beftow, 

If  not  well  ended  at  our  dying  day. 

O  man  !  have  mind  of  that  laft  bitter  throw  ; 
For  as  the  tree  does  fall,  fo  lyes  it  ever  low. 

XLII. 
The  iixt  had  charge  of  them  now  being  dead, 

In  feemely  fort  their  corfes  to  engrave, 

And  deck  with  dainty  flowres  their  brydall  bed, 

That  to  their  heavenly  fpoufe  both  fweet  and  brave 

They  might  appeare,  when  he  their  foules  mall  fave. 

The  wondrous  workmanfhip  of  Gods  owne  mould, 

Whofe  face  he  made  all  beaftes  to  feare,  and  gave 

All  in  his  hand,  even  dead  we  honour  mould. 
Ah,  deareft  God,  me  graunt,  I  dead  be  not  defould  ! 

XLIII. 

The  feventh,  now  after  death  and  buriall  done, 

Had  charge  the  tender  orphans  of  the  dead, 

And  wydowes  ayd,  leaft  they  mould  be  undone  : 

In  face  of  iudgement  he  their  right  would  plead, 

Ne  ought  the  powre  of  mighty  men  did  dread 

In  their  defence,  nor  would  for  gold  or  fee 

Be  wonne  their  rightful!  caufes  downe  to  tread  : 

And  when  they  flood  in  mod  neceffitee, 
He  did  fupply  their  want,  and  gave  them  ever  free, 

XLIV.  There 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  eene.  131 

XLIV. 

There  when  the  elfin  knight  arrived  was, 

The  firffc  and  chiefeft  of  the  feven,  whofe  care 
Was  guefts  to  welcome,  towardes  him  did  pas ; 
Where  feeing  Mercie,  that  his  fteps  upbare, 
And  alwaies  led,  to  her  with  reverence  rare 
He  humbly  louted  in  meeke  lowlinerTe, 
And  feemely  welcome  for  her  did  prepare  : 
For  of  their  order  fhe  was  patron efTe, 
Albe  Charifta  were  their  chiefeft  founderefle. 

XLV. 
There  ihe  awhile  him  ftayes,  himfelfe  to  reft, 
That  to  the  reft  more  hable  he  might  bee  : 
During  which  time,  in  every  good  beheft, 
And  godly  worke  of  almes  and  charitee, 
Shee  him  inftructed  with  great  induftree. 
Shortly  therein  fo  perfect  he  became, 
That  from  the  firft  unto  the  laft  degree, 
His  mortall  life  he  learned  had  to  frame 
In  holy  righteoufnefTe,  without  rebuke  or  blame. 

XL  VI. 
Thence  forward  by  that  painfull  way  they  pas 
Forth  to  an  hill,  that  was  both  fteepe  and  hy  j 
On  top  whereof  a  facred  chappell  was, 
And  eke  a  litle  hermitage  thereby, 
Wherein  an  aged  holy  man  did  lie, 
That  day  and  night  faid  his  devotion, 
Ne  other  worldly  bufines  did  apply  : 
His  name  was  hevenly  Contemplation  ; 
Of  God  and  goodnes  was  his  meditation. 

XLVII. 
Great  grace  that  old  man  to  him  given  had  ; 
For  God  he  often  law  from  heavens  hight : 
All  were  his  earthly  eien  both  blunt  and  bad, 
And  through  great  age  had  loft  their  kindly  fight, 
Yet  wondrous  quick  and  perfaunt  was  his  fpright, 
As  eagles  eie,  that  can  behold  the  funne. 
That  hill  they  fcale  with  all  their  powre  and  might, 
That  his  fraile  thighes,  nigh  weary  and  fordonne, 
Gan  faile,  but  by  her  helpe  the  top  at  laft  he  wonne. 

S  2  XL VIII.  There 


132  The  firfi  JBooke  of  the 

XL  VIII. 

There  they  doe  finde  that  godly  aged  fire, 

With  fnowy  lockes  adowne  his  moulders  fried ; 
As  hoary  froft  with  fpangles  doth  attire 
The  molly  braunches  of  an  oke  halfe  ded. 
Each  bone  might  through  his  body  well  be  red, 
And  every  finew  feene,  through  his  long  fail : 
For  nought  he  car'd  his  carcas  long  unfed  ; 
His  mind  was  full  of  fpirituall  repair, 

And  pyn'd  his  flefh  to  keep  his  body  low  and  chaft. 

XLIX. 

Who,  when  thefe  two  approching  he  afpide, 
At  their  firfi:  prefence  grew  agrieved  fore, 
That  forfi:  him  lay  his  hevenly  thoughts  afide  ; 
And  had  he  not  that  dame  refpected  more, 
Whom  highly  he  did  reverence  and  adore, 
He  would  not  once  have  moved  for  the  knight. 
They  him  faluted  Handing  far  afore ; 
Who  well  them  greeting,  humbly  did  requight, 

And  aiked,  to  what  end  they  clomb  that  tedious  hight  ? 

L. 

What  end,  quoth  fhe,  fiould  caufe  us  take  fuch  paine, 
But  that  fame  end,  which  every  living  wight 
Skidd  make  his  ?narke,  high  heaven  to  attaine  ? 
Is  not  from  hence  the  way,   that  leadeth  right 
To  that  mofi  glorious  houfe,  that  gliflreth  bright 
With  burning  fiarres  and  ever-living  fire , 
Whereof  the  keies  are  to  thy  hand  behight 
By  wife  Fidelia  ?  fhee  doth  thee  require, 

To  Jhew  it  to  this  knight,  according  his  dejire. 

LL 

Thrife  happy  man,  faid  then  the  father  grave, 
Whofe  Jlaggering  fteps  thy  Jleady  hand  doth  lead, 
And  fhewes  the  way  his  Jinfull  foule  to  fave. 
Who  better  can  the  way  to  heaven  aread, 
Then  thou  thyfelfe,  that  was  both  borne  and  bred 
In  hevenly  throne,  where  thoufand  angels  J, line  f 
'Thou  doefi  the  praiers  of  the  righteous  fead 
Prefent  before  the  maiejly  divine, 

J/id  his  avenging  wrath  ta  clemency  incline, 


LII.  Yet 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  i33 

lii. 

Tet  Jince  thou  bidjl,  thy  pleafure  Jhal  be  donne. 
Then  come,  thou  man  of  earth,  and  fee  the  way, 
That  never  yet  was  feene  of  faries  Jbnne, 
That  never  leads  the  traveller  ajlray ; 
But  after  labors  long  and  fad  delay 
Brings  them  to  ioyous  rejl  and  endkjfe  bits. 
But  fir fl  thou  muft  a  feafon  fajl  and  pray. 
Till  from  her  bands  the  fpright  ajfoiled  is, 
And  have  herfirength  recur  d  from  fraile  infirmitis. 

LIIL 
That  done,  he  leads  him  to  the  higheft  mount ; 
Such  one,   as  that  fame  mighty  man  of  God, 
That  blood-red  billowes  like  a  walled  front 
On  either  fide  difparted  with  his  rod, 
Till  that  his  army  dry-foot  through  them  yod, 
Dwelt  forty  daies  upon  j  where,  writt  in  ftone 
With  bloody  letters  by  the  hand  of  God, 
The  bitter  doome  of  death  and  balefull  mone 
He  did  receive,  whiles  flalhing  fire  about  him  (hone  : 

LIV. 
Or  like  that  facred  hill,  whofe  head  full  hie, 
Adornd  with  fruitfull  olives  all  arownd, 
Is,  as  it  were  for  endleffe  memory 
Of  that  deare  lord  who  oft  thereon  was  fownd, 
For  ever  with  a  flowring  girlond  crownd : 
Or  like  that  pleafaunt  mount,  that  is  for  ay 
Through  famous  poets  verfe  each  where  renownd, 
On  which  the  thrife  three  learned  ladies  play 
Their  hevenly  notes,  and  make  full  many  a  lovely  lay. 

LV. 
From  thence,  far  off  he  unto  him  did  fhew 
A  litle  path,   that  was  both  fteepe  and  long, 
Which  to  a  goodly  citty  led  his  vew  j 
Whofe  wals  and  towres  were  builded  high  and  ilrong 
Of  perle  and  precious  ftone,  that  earthly  tong 
Cannot  defcribe,  nor  wit  of  man  can  tell ; 
Too  high  a  ditty  for  my  fimple  fong  : 
The  citty  of  the  greate  king  hight  it  well, 

Wherein  eternall  peace  and  happinelfe  doth  dwell* 

LVI.  As 


134  T'he  firft  Booh  of  thi 


LVI. 

As  he  thereon  flood  gazing,  he  might  fee 

The  blefTed  angels  to  and  fro  defcend 

From  higheft  heven  in  gladfome  companee, 

And  with  great  ioy  into  that  citty  wend, 

As  commonly  as  frend  does  with  his  frend. 

Whereat  he  wondred  much,  and  gan  enquere, 

What  ftately  building  durft  fo  high  extend 

Her  lofty  towres  unto  the  ftarry  fphere, 
And  what  unknowen  nation  there  empeopled  were. 

LVII. 

Faire  knight,  quoth  he,  Hierufalem  that  is, 

The  new  Hierufalem,  that  God  has  built 

For  thofe  to  dwell  in,   that  are  chofen  his,  ' 

His  chofen  people  purg 'd from  Jinful  guilt 

With  pretious  blood,  which  cruelly  was  fpilt 

On  cur  fed  tree,  of  that  unfpotted  lam, 

That  for  the  f nnes  of  al  the  world  was  kilt  : 

Now  are  they  faints  all  in  that  citty  f am,    #  • 
More  dear  unto  their  God  then  younglings  to  their  dam. 

LVIII. 

Till  now,  faid  then  the  knight,  /  weened  well, 

That  great  Cleopolis,  where  I  have  beene, 

In  which  that  fair  eft  fary  queene  doth  dwell 

The  fair  eft  citty  was,  that  might  be  feene  ; 

And  that  bright  towre,  all  built  of  chriftall  dene, 

Panthea,  feemd  the  brighteft  thing  that  was  : 

But  new  by  proof e  all  otherwife  I  weene  ; 

For  this  great  citty  that  does  far  fur  pas, 
And  this  bright  angels  towre  quite  dims  that  towrre  of  glas. 

LIX. 

Moft  trew,  then  faid  the  holy  aged  man  -, 

Yet  is  Cleopolis  for  earthly  frame 

The  fair  eft  peece,  that  eie  beholden  can ; 

And  well  befeemes  all  knights  of  noble  name, 

That  covet t  in  tlo  immortall  booke  of  fame 

To  be  eternized,  that  fame  to  haunt, 

And  doen  their  fervice  to  that  foveraigne  dame, 

That  glory  docs  to  them  for  guerdon  gr aunt : 
For  JJje  is  hevenly  borne,  and  heaven  may  iuftly  vaunt. 

LX.  And 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  eene,.  135 

LX. 

And  thou,  faire  ymp,  fprong  out  from  Englijh  race, 

How  ever  now  accompted  elfins  Jbnne, 

Well  worthy  doejl  thy  fervice  for  her  grace, 

To  aide  a  virgin  defolate  fordonne. 

But  when  thou  famous  victory  haft  wonne, 

And  high  emongst  all  knights  haft  hong  thy  Jhield, 

'Thenceforth  the  fuitt  of  earthly  conqueft  foonne, 

And  wafi  thy  hands  from  guilt  of  bloody  field: 
For  blood  can  nought  but  fm,  and  wars  but  for  rows  yield. 

LXL 

Then  feek  this  path  that  I  to  thee  prefage, 

Which  after  all  to  heaven  Jhall  thee  fend ; 

Then  peaceably  thy  painefidl  pilgrimage 

To  yonder  fame  Hierufalem  doe  bend, 

Where  is  for  thee  ordaind  a  blejfed  end  : 

For  thou  emongst  thofe  faints,  whom  thou  doefi  fee, 

Shalt  be  a  faint,  and  thine  owne  nations  frend 

And  pair  one :  thou  faint  George  Jljalt  called  bee, 
Saint  George  of  mery  England,  thefiigne  of  vicloree, 

LXII. 
Unworthy  wretch,  quoth  he,  of  fo  great  grace, 

How  dare  J  thinke  fuch  glory  to  attaine  % 

Thefe  that  have  it  attaynd,  were  in  like  cace, 

Quoth  he,  as  wretched,  and  livd  in  like  paine. 

But  deeds  of  amies  muft  I  at  loft  be  faine 

And  ladies  love  to  leave,  fo  dearely  bought  ? 

What  need  of  armes,  where  peace  doth  ay  remaine, 

Said  he,  and  battailes  none  are  to  be  fought  ? 
As  for  loofe  loves  they  are  vaine,  and  vanijlo  into  nought, 

LXIII. 

0  let  me  not,  quoth  he,  then  turne  againe 

Backe  to  the  world,  whofe  ioyes  fo  fruit  lefe  are$ 

But  let  me  here  for  aie  in  peace  remaine, 

Or  Jlreightway  on  that  loft  long  voiage  fare, 

That  nothing  may  my  prefent  hope  empare. 

That  may  not  be,  faid  he,  ne  maifi  thou  yitt 

Forgoe  that  royal  maides  bequeathed  care, 

Who  did  her  caufe  into  thy  hand  co?nmitt, 
Till  from  her  cur  fed  foe  thou  have  her  freely  quitt,.. 

LXIV.  Then 


136  The  firfl  Booke  of  the 

LXIV. 

Thenflialllfoone,  quoth  he,  Jo  God  me  grace \ 

Abett  that  virgins  caufe  difconfolate, 

And  forth  back  returne  unto  this  place. 

To  walke  this  way  in  pilgrims  poore  eftate. 

But  now  a  read,  old  father,  why  of  late 

Didjl  thou  behight  me  borne  of  Fnglifh  blood, 

Whom  all  a 1  faeries  fonne  doen  nominate  ? 

That  wordjball  I,  faid  he,  avouchen  good, 
Sith  to  thee  is  unknowne  the  cradle  of  thy  brood. 

LXV. 
For  well  Iwote  thou  fpringst  from  ajicient  race 

Of  Saxon  kinges,  that  have  with  mightie  hand, 

And  many  bloody  battailes  fought  in  place, 

High  reard  their  royall  throne  in  Britane  land, 

Aid  vanquifht  them,  unable  to  with/land : 

From  thence  a  faery  thee  unweeting  reft, 

There  as  thoufepft  in  tender  fwadling  band, 

And  her  bafe  elfin  brood  there  for  thee  left : 
Such  men  do  chaungelings  call,  fo  chaungd  by  faeries  theft. 

LXVI. 

Thence  Jhe  thee  brought  into  this  faery  hid, 

And  in  an  heaped  furrow  did  thee  hyde, 

Where  thee  a  ploughman  all  unweeting  fond, 

As  he  his  toylefome  teme  that  way  did  guy de, 

And  brought  thee  up  in  ploughmans  fate  to  byde, 

Whereof  Georgos  he  thee  gave  to  name ; 

Till  prickt  with  courage,  and  thy  forces  pryde, 

To  fary  court  thou  cam  ft  to  feek  for  fame, 
And  prove  thy  puiffant  armes,  as  feems  thee  beft  became. 

LXVII. 
O  holy  fire,  quoth  he,  how  Jhall  I  quight 

The  many  favours  I  with  thee  have  fownd, 

That  haft  my  name  and  nation  redd  aright, 

And  taught  the  way  that  does  to  heaven  bownd  ? 

This  faide,  adowne  he  looked  to  the  grownd, 

To  have  returnd,  but  dazed  were  his  eyne, 

Through  paffing  brightnes,  which  did  quite  confound 

His  feeble  fence,  and  too  exceeding  fhyne. 
So  darke  are  earthly  thinges  compard  to  things  divine. 

LXVIII.  At 


Cant.  xi.         Faery  Queene.  137 

LXVIII. 

At  laft,  whenas  himfelfe  he  gan  to  fynd, 

To  Una  back  he  caft  him  to  retyre  ; 

Who  him  awaited  ftill  with  penfive  mynd. 

Great  thankes  and  goodly  meede  to  that  good  fyrc 

He  thens  departing  gave,  for  his  paynes  hyre. 

So  came  to  Una,  who  him  ioyd  to  fee, 

And  after  litle  reft,  gan  him  defyre 

Of  her  adventure  myndfull  for  to  bee. 
So  leave  they  take  of  Caelia  and  her  daughters  three. 


CANTO     XI. 

The  knight  with  that  old  dragon  fights 

'Two  dayes  incejfantly  : 
The  third j  him  overthrowes,  and  gaym 

Mofi  glorious  viclory. 

I. 

HIGH  time  now  gan  it  wex  for  Una  fayre, 
To  thinke  of  thofe  her  captive  parents  deare, 

And  their  forwafted  kingdom  to  repayre  : 

Whereto  whenas  they  now  approched  neare, 

With  hartie  wordes  her  knight  fhe  gan  to  cheare, 

And  in  her  modeft  manner  thus  befpake, 

Deare  knight,  as  deare  as  ever  knight  was  deare, 

That  all  thefe  forrowes  fuffer  for  my  fake. 
High  heven  behold  the  tedious  toyle,  ye  for  me  take  I 

II. 
Now  are  we  come  unto  my  native  foyle, 

And  to  the  place  where  all  our  peri  lies  dwell-, 

Here  hauntes  that  feend,  and  does  his  daily  fpoyle  ; 

Therefore  henceforth  bee  at  your  keepifig  well, 

And  ever  ready  for  your  foeman  fell : 

The  fparke  of  noble  corage  ?iow  awake, 

And firive  your  excellent  f elf e  to  excell : 

That  jhall  ye  evermore  renowmed  tnake 
Above  all  knights  on  earth  t  that  battel  11  undertake, 

Vol.  L  T  III.  And 


T  3  8  The  firfi  Booke  of  the 

III. 

And  pointing  forth,  Lo  yo?:dcr  is,  faitl  /lie, 

The  brafcn  towrc,  in  which  my  parents  dean- 
For  dread  of  that  hug:'  fiend  emprifind  be  ; 
JVloom  I  from  far  fee  on  the  walks  appearc, 
IPhofe  fight  my  feeble  foule  48th  greatly  cheare  : 
And  on  the  top  of  all  I  do  efpye 
The  watchman  wayting  tydings  glad  to  heare  -, 
That,  o  my  parents,  might  I  happily 
Unto  you  bring,  to  cafe  you  of  your  mifery  ! 

IV. 

With  that  they  heard  a  roaring  hideous  fownd, 
That  all  the  ayre  with  terror  filled  wyde, 
And  feemd  uneath  to  lhake  the  ftedfaft  ground. 
Eftfoones  that  dreadful  dragon  they  efpyde, 
Where  ftretcht  he  lay  upon  the  funny  fide 
Of  a  great  hill,  himfelfe  like  a  great  hill  i 
But  all  fo  foone  as  he  from  far  defcryde 
Thofe  gliftring  amies,   that  heven  with  light  did  fill, 
He  rousd  himfelfe  full  blyth,  and  haftned  them  untilh 

V. 
Then  badd  the  knight  his  lady  yede  aloof, 
And  to  an  hill  herfelfe  withdraw  afyde ; 
From  whence  fhe  might  behold  that  battailles  proof, 
And  eke  be  fafe  from  daunger  far  defcryde  : 
She  him  obayd,  and  turnd  a  little  wyde. 
Now,  o  thou  facred  Mufe,  moil  learned  dame, 
Fayre  ympe  of  Phoebus  and  hJs  aged  bryde, 
The  nourfe  of  time  and  everlafting  fame, 
That  warlike  handes  ennobleft  with  immortall  name  $ 

VI. 
O  gently  come  into  my  feeble  breft, 

Come  gently,  but  not  with  that  mightie  rage, 
Wherewith  the  martiall  troupes  thou  doefl  infer!:, 
And  hartcs  of  great  heroes  doeft  enrage, 
That  nought  their  kindled  corage  may  afwage  : 
Soone  as  thy  dreadfull  trompe  begins  to  fownd, 
The  God  of  warre  with  his  fiers  equipage 
Thou  doeil  awake,  fleepe  never  he  fo  fownd ; 
And  feared  nations  doefl  with  horror  flerne  aftownd. 


VII.  Fayre 


Cant,  xl  Faery  Q^ueene,  139 

VII. 

Fayre  Goddene,  lay  that  furious  fitt  afyde, 

Till  I  of  warres  and  bloody  Mars  doe  ling, 

And  Bryton  fieldes  with  Sarazin  blood  bedydc, 

Twixt  that  great  faery  queene  and  paynim  king, 

That  with  their  horror  heven  and  earth  did  ring  -t 

A  worke  of  labour  long  and  endlefle  prayfe : 

But  now  a  while  lett  downe  that  haughtie  firing, 

And  to  my  tunes  thy  fecond  tenor  raife, 
That  I  this  man  of  God  his  godly  armes  may  blaze* 

VIII. 

By  this,  the  dreadful  beaft  drew  nigh  to  hand, 

Halfe  flying  and  halfe  footing  in  his  hafle, 

That  with  his  largenefle  meafured  much  land, 

And  made  wide  fhadow  under  his  huge  waile  j 

As  mountaine  doth  the  valley  overcafle. 

Approching  nigh,   he  reared  high  afore 

His  body  monflrous,  horrible,  and  vafle ; 

Which,   to  increafe  his  wondrous  greatnes  more, 
Was  fwoln  with  wrath  and  poyfon  and  with  bloody  gore  $ 

IX. 

And  over  all  with  brafen  fcales  was  armd, 

Like  plated  cote  of  fleele,  fo  couched  neare 

That  nought  mote  perce,  ne  might  his  corfe  bee  harmd 

With  dint  of  fwerd,  nor  pufh  of  pointed  fpeare  : 

Which,  as  an  eagle,  feeing  pray  appeare, 

His  aery  plumes  doth  rouze,  full  rudely  dight  j 

So  fhaked  he,  that  horror  was  to  heare  : 

For,  as  the  claming  of  an  armor  bright, 
Such  noyfe  his  rouzed  fcales  did  fend  unto  the  knight. 

X. 

His  flaggy  winges,  when  forth  he  did  difplay, 

Were  like  two  fayles,  in  which  the  hollow  wynd 

Is  gathered  full,  and  worketh  fpeedy  way  : 

And  eke  the  pennes,  that  did  his  pineons  bynd, 

Were  like  mayne-yardes  with  flying  canvas  lynd  -, 

With  which  whenas  him  lift  the  ayre  to  beat, 

And  there  by  force  unwonted  paflage  fynd, 

The  cloudes  before  him  fledd  for  terror  great, 
And  all  the  hevens  flood  flill  amazed  with  his  threat 

T  2  XL  His 


I4-0  *thc  firji  Booke  of  the 

XI. 

His  huge  long  tayle,   wownd  up  in  hundred  foldes, 

Does  overfpred  his  long  bras-fcaly  back, 

Whofe  wreathed  boughtes  when  ever  he  unfoldes, 

And  thick-entangled  knots  adown  does  flack, 

Befpotted  as  with  fhieldes  of  red  and  blacke, 

It  fweepeth  all  the  land  behind  him  farre, 

And  of  three  furlongs  does  but  litle  lacke  -, 

And  at  the  point  two  fringes  infixed  arre, 
Both  deadly  fharp,  that  fharpefl  fleele  exceeden  farre. 

XII. 

But  ftinges  and  fharpeft.  fleele  did  far  exceed 

The  fharpneffe  of  his  cruel-rending  clawes  : 

Dead  was  it  lure,  as  fure  as  death  indeed, 

What  ever  thing  does  touch  his  ravenous  pawes, 

Or  what  within  his  reach  he  ever  drawes. 

But  his  mofl  hideous  head  my  tongue  to  tell 

Does  tremble  ;  for  his  deepe  devouring  iawes 

Wyde  gaped,  like  the  griefly  mouth  of  hell, 
Through  which  into  his  darke  abyffe  all  ravin  fell. 

XIII. 
And  that  more  wondrous  was,  in  either  iaw 

Three  ranckes  of  yron  teeth  enraunged  were, 

In  which  yett  trickling  blood  and  gobbets  raw 

Of  late  devoured  bodies  did  appeare,. 

That  fight  thereof  bredd  cold  congealed  feare  ; 

Which  to  increafe,  and  all  at  once  to  kill, 

A  cloud  of  fmoothering  fmoke  and  fulphure  feare 

Out  of  his  flinking  gorge  forth  fleemed  frill, 
That  all  the  ayre  about  with  fmoke  and  flench  did  fill. 

XIV. 

Kis  blazing  eyes,  like  two  bright  mining  fhieldes, 

Did  burne  with  wrath,  and  fparkled  living  fyre  i 

As  two  broad  beacons,   fett  in  open  fieldes, 

Send  forth  their  flames  far  off  to  every  fhyre> 

And  warning  give,  that  enemies  confpyre 

With  fire  and  fword  the  region  to  invade  j 

-So  flam'd  his  eyne  with  rage  and  rancorous  yre  : 

But  far  within,  as  in  a  hollow  glade, 
Thofe  glaring  lampes  were  fett,  that  made  a.  dreadfull  fhade. 

XV.  So 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Q^u  eene,  141 

xv. 

So  dreadfully  he  towardes  him  did  pas, 
Forelifting  up  aloft  his  fpeckled  breft, 
And  often  bounding  on  the  brufed  gras, 
As  for  great  ioyance  of  his  new-come  gueit. 
Eftfoones  he  gan  advance  his  haughty  creft ; 
As  chauffed  bore  his  briftles  doth  upreare  ; 
And  fhoke  his  fcales  to  battaile  ready  dreft ; 
That  made  the  red-croffe  knight  nigh  quake  for  feare,, 
As  bidding  bold  defyaunce  to  his  foeman  neare. 

XVI. 
The  knight  gan  fayrely  couch  his  fteady  fpeare, 
And  fierfely  ran  at  him  with  rigorous  might : 
The  pointed  fteele,  arriving  rudely  theare, 
His  harder  hyde  would  nether  perce  nor  bight, 
But  glauncing  by  foorth  parTed  forward  right : 
Yet  fore  amoved  with  fo  puirTaunt  pufh, 
The  wrathfull  beaft  about  him  turned  light, 
And  him  fo  rudely  paffing  by  did  brum 
With  his  long  tayle,  that  horfe  and  man  to  ground  did  rum. 

XVII. 
Both  horfe  and  man  up  lightly  rofe  againe, 
And  frefh  encounter  towardes  him  addreft  : 
But  th'  ydle  ftroke  yet  backe  recoyld  in  vaine, 
And  found  no  place  his  deadly  point  to  reft. 
Exceeding  rage  enflam'd  the  furious  beaft, 
To  be  avenged  of  fo  great  defpight ; 
For  never  felt  his  imperceable  breft 
So  wondrous  force  from  hand  of  living  wight ; 
Yet  had  he  prov'd  the  powre  of  many  a  puiflant  knight. 

XVIII. 
Then  with  his  waving  wings  difplayed  wyde, 
Himfelfe  up  high  he  lifted  from  the  ground, 
And  with  ftrong  flight  did  forcibly  divyde 
The  yielding  ayre,  which  nigh  too  feeble  found 
Her  flitting  parts,  and  element  unfound, 
To  beare  fo  great  a  weight :  he  cutting  way 
With  his  broad  fayles,  about  him  foared  round ; 
At  laft  low  ftouping  with  unv/eldy  fway 
Snatcht  up  both  horfe  and  man,  to  beare  them  quite  away, 

XIX,  Long 


142  The  firft  Booke  of  the 

XIX. 

Long  he  them  bore  above  the  fubject  plaine, 

So  far  as  ewghen  bow  a  fhaft  may  fend ; 

Till  flruo-dinp  itron^  did  him  at  laft  conftraine 

To  let  them  downe  before  his  flightes  end  : 

As  hagard  hauke  prefuming  to  contend 

With  hardy  fowle,  above  his  hable  might, 

His  wearie  pounces  all  in  vaine  doth  fpend 

To  trufle  the  pray  too  heavy  for  his  flight ; 
Which  comming  down  to  ground  does  free  itfelfe  by  fight. 

XX. 
He  to  difTeized  of  his  gryping  grofTe, 

The  knight  his  thrillant  fpeare  againe  affayd 

In  his  bras-plated  body  to  embofle, 

And  three  mens  nrength  unto  the  ftroake  he  layd  j 

Wherewith  the  ftiffe  beame  quaked,  as  affrayd, 

And  glauncing  from  his  fcaly  necke  did  glyde 

Clofe  under  his  left  wing,  then  broad  difplayd  j 

The  percing  fteele  there  wrought  a  wound  full  wyde, 
That  with  the  uncouth  fmart  the  monfter  lowdly  cryde. 

XXI. 
He  cryde,  as  raging  feas  are  wont  to  rore, 

When  wintry  ftorme  his  wrathful  wreck  does  threat  -, 

The  rolling  billowes  beate  the  ragged  more, 

As  they  the  earth  would  moulder  from  her  feat ; 

And  greedy  gulfe  does  gape,  as  he  would  eat 

His  neighbour  element  in  his  revenge : 

Then  gin  the  bluftring  brethren  boldly  threat 

To  move  the  world  from  off  his  ftedfait  henge, 
And  boyflrous  battaile  make,  each  other  to  avenge. 

XXII. 

The  fteely  head  ftuck  faft  ftill  in  his  flefh, 

Till  with  his  cruell  clawes  he  fnatcht  the  wood, 

And  quite  afunder  broke  :  forth  flowed  frefh 

A  guihing  river  of  blacke  gory  blood, 

That  drowned  all  the  land,   whereon  he  flood ; 

The  ftreame  thereof  would  drive  a  water-mill ; 

Trebly  augmented  was  his  furious  mood 

With  bitter  fence  of  his  deepe-rooted  ill, 
That  flames  of  fire  he  threw  forth  from  his  large  nofethrill. 

XXIII.  His 


Cant.  xi.  F  a  e  r y  Qu  e  e  n  e.  143 

XXIII. 

His  hideous  tayle  then  hurled  he  about, 

And  therewith  all  enwrapt  the  nimble  thyes 
Of  his  froth-fomy  freed,  whofe  courage  flout 
Striving  to  loofe  the  knott,  that  fafl  him  tyes, 
Himfelfe  in  {freighter  bandes  too  rafh  implyes  ; 
That  to  the  ground  he  is  perforce  conflraynd 
To  throw  his  ryder  :  who  can  quickly  ryie 
From  off  the  earth,  with  durty  blood  diftaynd, 
For  that  reprochfull  fall  right  fowly  he  difdaynd  : 

XXIV. 
And  fercely  tooke  his  trenchand  blade  in  hand, 
With  which  he  flroke  fo  furious  and  fo  fell, 
That  nothing  feemd  the  puhTaunce  could  withftand : 
Upon  his  creft  the  hardned  yron  fell ; 
But  his  more  hardned  crefr.  was  armd  fo  well, 
That  deeper  dint  therein  it  would  not  make  ; 
Yet  fo  extremely  did  the  buffe  him  quell, 
That  from  thenceforth  he  fhund  the  like  to  take, 
But  when  he  faw  them  come,  he  did  them  frill  forfake, 

XXV. 
The  knight  was  wroth  to  fee  his  flroke  beguyld, 
And  fmot  againe  with  more  outrageous  might  5 
But  backe  againe  the  fparcling  fleek  recoyld, 
And  left  not  any  marke,  where  it  did  light ; 
As  if  in  adamant  rocke  it  had  beene  pight. 
The  beaft  impatient  of  his  fmarting  wound, 
And  of  fo  fierce  and  forcible  defpight, 
Thought  with  his  winges  to  ftye  above  the  ground  j 
But  his  late  wounded  wing  unferviceable  found. 

XXVI. 
Then  full  of  grief  and  anguifh  vehement, 
He  lowdly  brayd,  that  like  was  never  heard  -, 
And  from  his  wide  devouring  oven  fent 
A  flake  of  fire,  that  flaming  in  his  beard 
Him  all  amazd,  and  almoffc  made  afeard  : 
The  fcorching  flame  fore  fwinged  all  his  face, 
And  through  his  armour  all  his  body  feard, 
That  he  could  not  endure  fo  cruell  cace, 
But  thought  his  armes  to  leave,  and  helmet  to  unlace, 

XXVII.  Wot 


144  tte  firfi  Booke  of  the 

XXVII. 

Not  that  great  champion  of  the  antique  world, 
Whom  famous  poetes  verfe  fo  much  doth  vaunt, 
And  hath  for  twelve  huge  labours  high  extold, 
So  many  furies  and  fharpe  fits  did  haunt, 
When  him  the  poyfoned  garment  did  enchaunt 
With  Centaures  blood,  and  bloody  verfes  charmd  ; 
As  did  this  knight  twelve  thoufand  dolours  daunt, 
Whom  fyrie  fteele  now  burnt,  that  erft  him  armd, 

That  erft  him  goodly  armd,  now  moft  of  all  him  harmd. 

XXVIII. 

Faynt,  vvearie,  fore,  emboyled,  grieved,  brent, 

With  heat,  toyle,  wounds,  armes,  fmart,  and  inward  fire, 

That  never  man  fuch  mifchiefes  did  torment s 

Death  better  were,  death  did  he  oft  defire, 

But  death  will  never  come,  when  needes  require. 

Whom  lb  difmayd  when  that  his  foe  beheld, 

He  cart  to  fuffer  him  no  more  refpire, 

But  gan  his  fturdy  fterne  about  to  weld, 

And  him  fo  ftrongly  ftroke,  that  to  the  ground  him  feld. 

XXIX. 

It  fortuned,   (as  fayre  it  then  befell) 

Behynd  his  backe  unweeting,  where  he  flood, 
Of  auncient  time  there  was  a  fpringing  well, 
From  which  faft  trickled  forth  a  filver  flood, 
Full  of  great  vertues,  and  for  med'eine  good  : 
Whylome,  before  that  curfed  dragon  got 
That  happy  land,  and  all  with  innocent  blood 
Defyld  thofe  facred  waves,  it  rightly  hot 

The  well  of  life,  ne  yet  his  vertues  had  forgot : 

XXX. 

For  unto  life  the  dead  it  could  reftore, 

And  guilt  of  fmfull  crimes  cleane  wafh  away ; 

Thofe  that  with  fickneffe  were  infected  fore, 

It  could  recure,  and  aged  long  decay 

Renew,  as  one  were  borne  that  very  day. 

Both  Silo  this,  and  Iordan  did  excell, 

And  th'  Englifh  Bath,  and  eke  the  German  Spau, 

Ne  can  Cephife,   nor  Hebrus  match  this  well : 

Into  the  fame  the  knight  back  overthrowen  fell. 


XXXI.  Now 


Cant.  xi.  Fa  e  ry  Qjj  eene.  145 

XXXI. 

Now  gan  the  golden  Phoebus  for  to  fteepe 

His  fierie  face  in  billowes  of  the  weft, 

And  his  faint  fleedes  watred  in  ocean  deepe, 

Whiles  from  their  iournall  labours  they  did  reft  j 

When  that  infernall  monfter,   having  keft 

His  wearie  foe  into  that  living  well, 

Can  high  advaunce  his  broad  difcoloured  breft 

Above  his  wonted  pitch,  with  countenance  fell, 
And  clapt  his  yron  wings,  as  victor  he  did  dwell. 

XXXII. 

Which  when  his  penfive  lady  faw  from  farre, 

Great  woe  and  forrow  did  her  foule  aftay, 

As  weening  that  the  fad  end  of  the  warre, 

And  gan  to  higheft  God  entirely  pray 

That  feared  chaunce  from  her  to  turne  away : 

With  folded  hands  and  knees  full  lowly  bent 

All  night  fhe  watcht,  ne  once  adowne  would  lay 

Her  dainty  limbs  in  her  fad  dreriment ; 
But  praying  ftill  did  wake,  and  waking  did  lament. 

XXXIII. 
The  morrow  next  gan  earely  to  appeare, 

That  Titan  rofe  to  runne  his  daily  race  ; 

But  earely  ere  the  morrow  next  gan  reare 

Out  of  the  fea  faire  Titans  deawy  face, 

Up  rofe  the  gentle  virgin  from  her  place, 

And  looked  all  about,  if  me  might  fpy 

Her  loved  knight  to  move  his  manly  pace  : 

For  fhe  had  great  doubt  of  his  fafety, 
Since  late  fhe  faw  him  fall  before  his  enimy. 

XXXIV. 
At  laft  fhe  faw,  where  he  upftarted  brave 

Out  of  the  well,  wherein  he  drenched  lay  j 

As  eagle  frefh  out  of  the  ocean  wave, 

Where  he  hath  lefte  his  plumes  all  hory  gray, 

And  deckt  himfelfe  with  fethers  youthly  gay, 

Like  eyas  hauke  up  mounts  unto  the  fkies, 

His  newly-budded  pineons  to  affay, 

And  marveiles  at  himfelfe,  ftil  as  he  flies  : 
So  new  this  new-borne  knight  to  battell  new  did  rife. 

Vol.  I.  U  XXXV.  Whom 


I4<>  The  firfi  Booke  of  the 

XXXV. 

Whom  when  the  damned  feend  fo  frefli  did  fpy, 

No  wonder  if  he  wondred  at  the  fight, 

And  doubted  whether  his  late  enimy 

It  were,  or  other  new-fupplied  knight. 

He,  now  to  prove  his  late-renewed  might, 

Higli  brandifhing  his  bright  deaw-burning  blade, 

Upon  his  crefted  fcalp  fo  fore  did  finite, 

That  to  the  fcull  a  yawning  wound  it  made ; 
The  deadly  dint  his  dulled  fences  all  difmaid. 

XXXVI. 

I  wote  not,  whether  the  revenging  fteele 

Were  hardned  with  that  holy  water  dew 

Wherein  he  fell,  or  (harper  edge  did   feele, 

Or  his  baptized  hands  now  greater  grew, 

Or  other  fecret  vertue  did  enfew : 

Els  never  could  the  force  of  flefhly  arme, 

Ne  molten  mettall  in  his  blood  embrew  : 

For  till  that  ftownd  could  never  wight  him  harme, 
By  fubtilty,  nor  flight,  nor  might,  nor  mighty  charme. 

XXXVII. 

The  cruell  wound  enraged  him  fo  fore, 

That  loud  he  yelled  for  exceeding  paine  ; 

As  hundred  ramping  lions  feemd  to  rore, 

Whom  ravenous  hunger  did  thereto  conitraine. 

Then  gan  he  torTe  aloft  his  ftretched  traine, 

And  therewith  fcourge  the  buxome  aire  fo  fore, 

That  to  his  force  to  yielden  it  was  faine ; 

Ne  ought  his  fturdy  ftrokes  might  ftand  afore, 
That  high  trees  overthrew,  and  rocks  in  peeces  tore  : 

XXXVIIL 

The  fame  advauncing  high  above  his  head, 

With  fharpe  intended  fting  fo  rude  him  fmott, 

That  to  the  earth  him  drove,  as  ftricken  dead, 

Ne  living  wight  would  have  him  life  behott : 

The  mortall  fting  his  angry  needle  fhott 

Quite  through  his  fhield,  and  in  his  moulder  feasd, 

Where  fall:  it  ilucke,  ne  would  tnereout  be  gott : 

The  griefe  thereof  him  wondrous  fore  difeasd, 
Ne  might  his  rancling  paine  with  patience' be  appeasd. 

XXXIX,  But 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Queene.  147 

XXXIX. 
But  yet  more  mindfull  of  his  honour  deare, 

Then  of  the  grievous  fmart  which  him  did  wring, 

From  loathed  foile  he  can  him  lightly  reare, 

And  flrove  to  loofe  the  far-infixed  fling  : 

Which  when  in  vaine  he  tryde  with  flruggeling, 

Inflam'd  with  wrath,  his  raging  blade  he  hefte, 

And  flrooke  fo  flrongly,   that  the  knotty  firing 

Of  his  huge  taile  he  quite  afonder  clefte ; 
Five  ioints  thereof  he  hewd,  and  but  the  flump  him  lefte. 

XL. 
Hart  cannot  thinke,  what  outrage  and  what  cries, 

With  fowle  enfouldred  fmoake  and  flaming  fire, 

The  hell-bred  beafl  threw  forth  unto  the  fkies, 

That  all  was  covered  with  darkneffe  dire : 

Then  fraught  with  rancour,   and  engorged  yre, 

He  cafl  at  once  him  to  avenge  for  all ; 

And  gathering  up  himfelfe  out  of  the  mire, 

With  his  uneven  wings  did  fiercely  fall 
Upon  his  funne-bright  fhield,  and  grypt  it  fafl  withalL 

XLI. 

Much  was  the  man  encombred  with  his  hold, 

In  feare  to  lofe  his  weapon  in  his  paw, 

Ne  wifl  yett,  how  his  talaunts  to  unfold  j 

Nor  harder  was  from  Cerberus  greedy  iaw 

To  plucke  a  bone,  then  from  his  cruell  claw 

To  reave  by  flrength  the  griped  gage  away  : 

Thrife  he  aflayd  it  from  his  foote  to  draw, 

And  thrife  in  vaine  to  draw  it  did  allay, 
It  booted  nought  to  thinke  to  robbe  him  of  his  pray, 

XLII. 
Tho  when  he  faw  no  power  might  prevaile, 

His  trufly  fword  he  cald  to  his  lafl  aid, 

Wherewith  he  fierfly  did  his  foe  afiaile, 

And  double  blowes  about  him  floutly  laid, 

That  glauncing  fire  out  of  the  yron  plaid ; 

As  fparckles  from  the  andvile  ufe  to  fly, 

When  heavy  hammers  on  the  wedg  are  fwaid  j 

Therewith  at  lafl  he  forfl  him  to  unty 
One  of  his  grafpine  feete,  him  to  defend  thereby. 

U  2  XLIII.  The 


14-8  The  fir  [I  JBooke  of  the 

XLIII. 

The  other  foote,  fafl  fixed  on  his  fhield, 

Whenas  no  flrength  nor  ftroks  mote  him  conflraine 

To  loofe,  ne  yet  the  warlike  pledg  to  yield, 

He  fmott  thereat  with  all  his  might  and  maine, 

That  nought  fo  wondrous  puiiTaunce  might  fuflaine  : 

Upon  the  ioint  the  lucky  fteele  did  light, 

And  made  fuch  way,  that  hewd  it  quite  in  twaine ;    . 

The  paw  yett  milled  not  his  minifht  might, 
But  hong  Hill  on  the  fhield,  as  it  at  firfl  was  pight. 

XLIV. 

For  griefe  thereof  and  divelifh  defpight, 

From  his  infernall  fournace  forth"  he  threw 

Huge  flames,  that  dimmed  all  the  hevens  light,. 

Enrold  in  dufkifh  fmoke  and  brimflone  blew : 

As  burning  Aetna  from  his  boyling  flew 

Doth  belch  out  flames,  and  rockes  in  peeces  broke,. 

And  ragged  ribs  of  mountaines  molten  new, 

Enwrapt  in  cole-blacke  clowds  and  filthy  fmoke, 
That  al  the  land  with  flench,  and  heven  with  horror  choke. 

XLV. 
The  heate  whereof,  and  harmefull  peflilence, 

So  fore  him  noyd,   that  forfl  him  to  retire 

A  litle  backeward  for  his  befl  defence, 

To  fave  his  body  from  the  fcorching  fire, 

Which  he  from  hellifh  entrailes  did  expire. 

It  chaunfl  (eternall  God  that  chaunce  did  guide) 

As  he  recoiled  backeward,  in  the  mire 

His  nigh  forwearied  feeble  feet  did  flide, 
And  downe  he  fell,  with  dread  of  fhame  fore  terrifide0. 

XLVI. 

There  grew  a  goodly  tree  him  faire  befide, 

Loaden  with  fruit  and  apples  rofy  redd, 

As  they  in  pure  vermilion  had  been  dide, 

Whereof  great  vertues  over  all  were  redd  t 

For  happy  life  to  all  which  thereon  fedd, 

And  life  eke  everlafling  did  befall : 

Great  God  it  planted  in  that  blefifed  fledd 

With  his  almighty  hand,  and  did  it  call 
The  tree  of  life,  the  crime  of  our  firfl  fathers  fall. 

XLVIL   In 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Qju  eene, 


149 

XLVII. 

In  all  the  world  like  was  not  to  be  fownd, 

Save  in  that  foile,   where  all  good  things  did  grow* 

And  freely  fprong  out  of  the  fruitfull  grownd, 

As  incorrupted  nature  did  them  fow, 

Till  that  dredd  dragon  all  did  overthrow. 

Another  like  faire  tree  eke  grew  thereby, 

Whereof  whofo  did  eat,   eftfoones  did  know 

Both  good  and  ill :  o  mournfull  memory ! 
That  tree  through  one  mans  fault  hath  doen  us  all  to  dy. 

XLVIII. 
From  that  firft  tree  forth  flowd,  as  from  a  well, 

A  trickling  ftreame  of  balme,   moft  foveraine 

And  dainty  deare,  which  on  the  ground  ftill  fell3 

And  overflowed  all  the  fertile  plaine, 

As  it  had  deawed  bene  with  timely  raine  : 

Life  and  long  health  that  gracious  ointment  gave, 

And  deadly  wounds  could  heale,  and  reare  againe 

The  fencelefTe  corfe  appointed  for  the  grave  : 
Into  that  fame  he  fell,  which  did  from  death  him  fave, 

XLIX. 

For  nigh  thereto  the  ever-damned  bean: 

Durft  not  approch,  for  he  was  deadly  made, 

And  al  that  life  preferved  did  detefl: ; 

Yet  he  it  oft  adventur'd  to  invade. 

By  this  the  drouping  day-light  gan  to  fade, 

And  yield  his  rowme  to  fad  fucceeding  night, 

Who  with  her  fable  mantle  gan  to  made 

The  face  of  earth  and  wayes  of  living  wight, 
And  high  her  burning  torch  fet  up  in  heaven  bright* 

L. 

When  gentle  Una  faw  the  fecond  fall 

Of  her  deare  knight,  who  weary  of  long  fight, 

And  faint  through  lorTe  of  blood,   moov'd  not  at  all, 

But  lay  as  in  a  dreame  of  deepe  delight, 

Befmeard  with  pretious  balme,  whofe  vertuous  might 

Did  heale  his  woundes,  and  fcorching  heat  alay  j 

Againe  me  ftricken  was  with  fore  affright., 

And  for  his  fafetie  gan  devoutly  pray, 
And  watch  the  noyous  night,  and  wait  for  ioyous  day, 

LI.  The 


i<0  The  firjl  Booke  of  the 

LI. 

The  ioyous  day  gan  early  to  appeare, 
And  fayre  Aurora  from  the  deawy  bed 
Of  a^cd  Tithone  pan  herfelfe  to  reare 
With  rofy  checkes,  for  fhame  as  blufhing  red  : 
Her  golden  locks  for  haft  were  loofely  flied 
About  her  eares,  when  Una  her  did  marke 
Clymbe  to  her  charet,  all  with  rlowei  a  fpred, 
From  heven  high  to  chace  the  chearelefTe  davke ; 
With  mery  note  her  lowd  falutes  the  mounting  larke. 

LII. 
Then  frefhly  up  arofe  the  doughty  knight, 
All  healed  of  his  hurts  and  woundes  wide, 
And  did  himfelfe  to  battaile  ready  dight ; 
Whofe  early  foe  awaiting  him  befide 
To  have  devourd,  fo  foone  as  day  he  ipyde, 
When  now  he  faw  himfelfe  fo  frefhly  reare, 
As  if  late  fight  had  nought  him  damnifyde, 
He  woxe  difmaid,  and  gan  his  fate  to  feare  : 
NathelerTe  with  wonted  rage  he  him  advaunced  neare : 

LIII. 
And  in  his  firft  encounter,  gaping  wyde, 

He  thought  attonce  him  to  have  fwallowd  quight, 
And  rufht  upon  him  with  outragious  pryde  : 
Who  him  rencounting  fierce,   as  hauke  in  flight, 
Perforce  rebutted  back,  the  weapon  bright 
Taking  advantage  of  his  open  iaw, 
Ran  through  his  mouth  with  fo  importune  might, 
That  deepe  emperit,  his  darkfom  hollow  maw, 
And  back  retyrd,  his  life  blood  forth  withall  did  draw. 

LIV. 

So  downe  he  fell,   and  forth  his  life  did  breath, 
That  vaniiht  into  fmoke  and  cloudes  fwift  > 
So  downe  he  fell,  that  th'  earth  him  underneath 
Did  grone,  as  feeble  fo  great  load  to  lift ; 
So  downe  he  fell,  as  an  huge  rocky  clift, 
Whofe  falfe  foundacion  waves  have  wafht  away, 
With  dreadfull  poyfe  is  from  the  mayneland  rift, 
And  rolling  downe,  great  Neptune  doth  difmay  : 

So  downe  he  fell,  and  like  an  heaped  mountaine  lay. 


LV.  The 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Queene.  151 

LV. 

The  knight  himfelfe  even  trembled  at  his  fall, 

So  huge  and  horrible  a  maffe  it  feemd ; 

And  his  deare  lady,   that  beheld  it  all, 

Durft  not  approch  for  dread,  which  me  mifdeemd  j 

But  yet  -at  laft,   whenas  the  direfull  feend 

She  faw  not  ftirre,  off-making  vaine  affright 

She  nigher  drew,  and  faw  that  ioyous  end  : 

Then  God  me  praysd,  and  thankt  her  faithfull  knight, 
That  had  atchievde  fo  great  a  conqueft  by  his  might. 


CANTO     XII. 

Fayre  Una  to  the  red-crojfe  knight 

Betrouthed  is  with  toy : 
Though  falfe  Duejfa  it  to  barre 

Her  falfe  Jleightes  doe  imploy. 

I. 

BEHOLD  I  fee  the  haven  nigh  at  hand, 
To  which  I  meane  my  wearie  courfe  to  bend ; 
Vere  the  maine  mete,  and  beare  up  with  the  land. 
The  which  afore  is  fayrly  to  be  kend, 
And  feemeth  fafe  from  ftorms,   that  may  offend  : 
There  this  fayre  virgin  wearie  of  her  way 
Muft  landed  bee,  now  at  her  iourneyes  end  j 
There  eke  my  feeble  barke  a  while  may  flay, 
Till  mery  wynd  and  weather  call  her  thence  away. 

II. 

Scarfely  had  Phoebus  in  the  glooming  eaft 

Yett  harneffed  his  fyrie-footed  teeme, 

Ne  reard  above  the  earth  his  flaming  creaft, 

When  the  laft  deadly  fmoke  aloft  did  fteeme, 

That  figne  of  laft  out-breathed  life  did  feeme 

Unto  the  watchman  on  the  caftle-wall ; 

Who  thereby  dead  that  balefull  beaft  did  deeme, 

And  to  his  lord  and  lady  lowd  gan  call, 

To  tell  how  he  had  feene  the  dragons  fatall  fall. 

III.  Uprofe 


152  The  firft  Bookc  of  the 


III. 

Uprofe  with  hafty  loy,   and  feeble  fpced, 
That  aged  fyre,  the  lord  of  all  that  land, 
And  looked  forth,  to  weet  if  trew  indeed 
Thole  tydinges  were,  as  he  did  underftand  : 
Which  whenas  trew  by  tryall  he  out-fond. 
He  badd  to  open  wyde  his  brafen  gate, 
Which  long  time  had  beene  fhut,  and  out  of  hond 
Proclaymed  ioy  and  peace  through  all  his  ftate  j 
For  dead  now  was  their  foe,  which  them  forrayed  late. 

IV. 
Then  gan  triumphant  trompets  fownd  on  hye, 
That  lent  to  heven  the  ecchoed  report 
Of  their  new  ioy,   and  happie  victory 
Gainft  him,  that  had  them  long  opprefl:  with  tort, 
And  faft  imprifoned  in  iieged  fort. 
Then  all  the  people,  as  in  folemne  feaft, 
To  him  arTembled  with  one  full  confort, 
Reiovcing  at  the  fall  of  that  great  beafh, 
From  whofe  eternall  bondage  now  they  were  releafl. 

V. 
Forth  came  that  auncient  lord  and  aged  queene 
Arayd  in  antique  robes  downe  to  the  grownd, 
And  fad  habiliments  right  well  befeene  : 
A  noble  crew  about  them  waited  rownd 
Of  fage  and  fober  peres,  all  gravely  gownd  j 
Whom  far  before  did  march  a  goodly  band 
Of  tall  young  men,  all  liable  armes  to  fownd, 
But  now  they  laurell  braunches  bore  in  hand ; 
Glad  figne  of  victory  and  peace  in  all  their  land. 

VI. 
Unto  that  doughtie  conquerour  they  came, 
And  him  before  themfelves  proflrating  low, 
Their  lord  and  patrone  loud  did  him  proclame, 
And  at  his  feet  their  lawrell  boughes  did  throw. 
Soone  after  them,  all  dauncing  on  a  row, 
The  comely  virgins  came,  with  girlands  dight, 
As  frefh  as  flowres  in  medow  greene  doe  grow, 
When  morning  deaw  upon  their  leaves  doth  light ; 
And  in  their  handes  fweet  timbrells  all  upheld  on  hight. 

VII.  And 


Cant.  xii.         Faery  Qjj  bene.  i j 3 

VII. 

And  them  before  the  fry  of  children  yong 

Their  wanton  fportes  and  childifh  mirth  did  play, 

And  to  the  maydens  fownding  tymbrels  fong 

In  well  attuned  notes  a  ioyous  lay, 

And  made  delightfull  mufick  all  the  way ; 

Untill  they  came,   where  that  faire  virgin  flood. 

As  fayre  Diana  in  frefh  fommers  day 

Beholdes  her  nymphes,   enraung'd  in  mady  wood, 
Some  wreftle,  fome  do  run,  fome  bathe  in  chriftall  flood: 

VIII. 

So  me  beheld  thofe  maydens  meriment 

With  chearefull  vew ;  who  when  to  her  they  came, 

Themfelves  to  ground  with  gracious  humbleffe  bent, 

And  her  ador'd  by  honorable  name, 

Lifting  to  heven  her  everlafting  fame  : 

Then  on  her  head  they  fett  a  girlond  greene, 

And  crowned  her  twixt  earneft  and  twixt  game  ; 

Who  in  her  felf-refemblance  well  befeene, 
Did  feeme  fuch  as  fhe  was,  a  goodly  maiden  queene. 

IX. 

And  after  all  the  rafkall  many  ran, 

Heaped  together  in  rude  rablement, 

To  fee  the  face  of  that  victorious  man, 

Whom  all  admired,  as  from  heaven  fent, 

And  gaz'd  upon  with  gaping  wonderment. 

But  when  they  came  where  that  dead  dragon  lay, 

Stretcht  on  the  ground  in  monftrous  large  extent, 

The  light  with  ydle  feare  did  them  difmay, 
Ne  durft  approch  him  nigh,  to  touch  or  once  afTay. 

X. 

Some  feard,  and  fledd  -,  fome  feard,  and  well  it  faynd ; 

One,  that  would  wifer  feeme  then  all  the  reft, 

Warnd  him  not  touch,  for  yet  perhaps  remaynd 

Some  lingring  life  within  his  hollow  breft, 

Or  in  his  wombe  might  lurke  fome  hidden  neft 

Of  many  dragonettes,  his  fruitfull  feede  j 

Another  faide,  that  in  his  eyes  did  reft 

Yet  fparckling  fyre,  and  badd  thereof  take  heed  ; 
Another  faid,  he  faw  him  move  his  eyes  indeed. 

Vol.  I.  X  XI.  One 


154  7h*  firfi   'Booh  of  the 

XL 

One  mother,   whenas  her  foole-hardy  chyld 
Did  come  too  neare,   and  with  his  talants  play, 
Halfe  dead  through  feare,   her  litle  babe  revyld, 
And  to  her  gombs  gan  in  counfell  fay, 
How  can  I  tell,   but  that  his  talants.  may 
Tet  f cratch  my  fonne,  or  rend  his  tender  hand? 
So  diverily  themfelves  in  vaine  they  fray ; 
Whiles  fome  more  bold  to  meafure  him  nigh  ftand, 

To  prove  how  many  acres  he  did  fpred  of  land. 

XII. 

Thus  flocked  all  the  folke  him  rownd  about : 
The  whiles  that  hoarie  king  with  all  his  traine 
Being  arrived,  where  that  champion  flout 
After  his  foes  defeafaunce  did  remaine, 
Him  goodly  greetes,   and  fayre  does  entertayne 
With  princely  gifts  of  yvory  and  gold, 
And  thoufand  thankes  him  yeeldes  for  all  his  paine. 
Then  when  his  daughter  deare  he  does  behold, 

Her  dearely  doth  imbrace,   and  kifleth  manifold. 

XIII. 

And  after  to  his  pallace  he  them  bringes, 

With  fhaumes  and  trompets  and  with  clarions  fweet  j 

And  all  the  way  the  ioyous  people  finges, 

And  with  their  garments  ftrowes  the  paved  ftreet ; 

Whence  mounting  up,  they  fynd  purveyaunce  meet 

Of  all,   that  royall  princes  court  became  ; 

And  all  the  floore  was  underneath  their  feet 

Befpredd  with  coftly  fcarlott  of  great  name, 

On  which  they  lowly  fitt,  and  fitting  purpofe  frame. 

XIV. 

What  needes  me  tell  their  feaft  and  goodly  guize. 
In  which  was  nothing  riotous  nor  vaine  ? 
What  needes  of  dainty  dimes  to  devize, 
Of  comely  fervices,  or  courtly  trayne  ? 
My  narrow  leaves  cannot  in  them  contayne 
The  large  difcourfe  of  roiall  princes  ftate. 
Yet  was  their  manner  then  but  bare  and  playne  $ 
For  th'  antique  world  exceffe  and  pryde  did  hate  : 

Such  proud  luxurious  pompe  is  fwollen  up  but  late, 


XV.  Then 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Queene.  155 

xv. 

Then  when  with  meates  and  drinkes  of  every  kinde 

Their  fervent  appetites  they  quenched  had, 

That  auncient  lord  gan  fit  occalion  finde, 

Of  ftraunge  adventures  and  of  perils  fad, 

Which  in  his  travell  him  befallen  had, 

For  to  demaund  of  his  renowmed  guefl : 

Who  then  with  utt'rance  grave,  and  count'nance  fad, 

From  poynt  to  poynt,  as  is  before  expreft, 

Difcourft  his  voyage  long,  according  his  requeft. 

XVI. 

Great  pleafure  mixt  with  pittiful  regard, 

That  godly  king  and  queene  did  pamonate, 

Whyles  they  his  pittifull  adventures  heard  ; 

That  oft  they  did  lament  his  lucklefle  ftate, 

And  often  blame  the  too  importune  fate, 

That  heapd  on  him  fo  many  wrathfull  wreakes : 

For  never  gentle  knight,  as  he  of  late, 

So  toffed  was  in  fortunes  cruell  freakes ; 

And  all  the  while  fait  teares  bedeawd  the  hearers  cheaks. 

XVII. 

Then  fayd  that  royall  pere  in  fober  wife, 

Deare  fonne,  great  beene  the  evils  which  ye  bore 

From  firft  to  laft  in  your  late  enterprife, 

That  I  note,  whether  praife,  or  pitty  more  : 

For  never  living  man,  I  weene,  fo  fore 

In  fea  of  deadly  daungers  was  diflrejl : 

But  jince  now  fafe  ye  feifed  have  the  Jhore, 

And  well  arrived  are,  (high  God  be  blejl ! ) 

Let  us  devize  of  eafe  and  everlafling  reft. 

XVIII. 

Ah  deareft  lord,  faid  then  that  doughty  knight, 

Of  eafe  or  reft  I  may  not  yet  devize ; 

For  by  the  faith,  which  I  to  armes  have  plight ', 

I  bownden  am  freight  after  this  emprize, 

(As  that  your  daughter  can  ye  well  advize) 

Backe  to  retourne  to  that  great  faery  queene, 

And  her  to  ferve  fixe  yeares  in  warlike  wize, 

Gainft  that  proud  paynim  king,  that  works  her  teene  : 

'here fore  I  ought  crave  pardon,  till  I  there  have  beene. 

J  6  r  X  a  XIX.  Unhappy 


T 


I5<5  The  firft  Booke  of  the 

XIX. 

Unhappy  falls  that  hard  necefity, 

Quoth  he,  the  troubler  of  my  happy  peace, 
And  vowed  foe  of  my  felicity  ; 
Ne  Iagainjl  the  fame  can  juflly  preace. 
But  face  that  band  ye  cannot  now  releafe, 
Nordoen  undo,  (for  vowes  may  riot  be  vayne) 
Some  as  the  terme  of  thofe  fix  year es  JI:all  ceafe, 
Te  then  flail  he  t her  backe  re  tour ne  agayne, 

"The  marriage  to  accomplifl  vowd  betwixt  you  iwayn  i 

XX. 

Which  for  my  part  I  covet  to  performe, 

In  fort  as  through  the  world  I  did  proclame, 
That  whofo  kild  that  monfter  moft  deforme, 
Aid  him  in  hardy  battayle  overcame, 
Should  have  mine  onely  daughter  to  his  damey 
And  of  my  kingdome  heyre  apparaunt  bee  : 
Therefore  fnce  now  to  thee  perteynes  the  fame% 
By  dew  defert  of  noble  chevalree, 

Both  daughter  and  eke  kingdome  lo  I  yield  to  thee. 

XXI. 

Then  forth  he  called  that  his  daughter  fayre, 
The  fairefl  Un\  his  onely  daughter  deare, 
His  onely  daughter  and  his  only  hayre  ; 
Who  forth  proceeding  with  fad  fober  cheare, 
As  bright  as  doth  the  morning  ftarre  appeare 
Out  of  the  eaft,  with  flaming  lockes  bedight, 
To  tell  that  dawning  day  is  drawing  neare. 
And  to  the  world  does  bring  long-wifhed  light : 

So  faire  and  frefh  that  lady  fhewd  herfelfe  in  fight: 

XXII. 

So  faire  and  frefh,   as  frefhefl  flowre  in  May  j 
For  fhe  had  layd  her  mournefull  Hole  afide, 
And  widow-like  fad  wimple  throwne  away, 
Wherewith  her  heavenly  beautie  fhe  did  hide, 
Whiles  on  her  wearie  iourney  me  did  ride  j 
And  on  her  now  a  garment  fhe  did  weare 
All  lilly  white,  withoutten  fpot  or  pride, 
That  feemd  like  filke  and  filver  woven  neare  j 

But  neither  filke  nor  filver  therein  did  appeare, 


Cant.  xii.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  157 


XXIII. 

The  blazing  brightnelTe  of  her  beauties  beame, 
And  glorious  light  of  her  fun-lhyny  face 
To  tell,  were  as  to  ftrive  againft  the  ftreame  ; 
My  ragged  rimes  are  all  too  rude  and  bace 
Her  heavenly  lineaments  for  to  enchace. 
Ne  wonder ;  for  her  own  deare-loved  knight, 
All  were  fhe  daily  with  himfelfe  in  place, 
Did  wonder  much  at  her  celeftial  light : 
Oft  had  he  feene  her  faire,  but  never  fo  faire  dight. 

XXIV. 
So  fairely  dight  when  flie  in  prefence  came, 
She  to  her  fyre  made  humble  reverence, 
And  bowed  low,  that  her  right  well  became, 
And  added  grace  unto  her  excellence : 
Who  with  great  wifedome  and  grave  eloquence 
Thus  gan  to  fay — but  eare  he  thus  had  fayd, 
With  flying  fpeede,   and  feeming  great  pretence, 
Came  running  in,   much  like  a  man  difmayd, 
A  meflenger  with  letters,  which  his  meffage  fayd. 

XXV. 
All  in  the  open  hall  amazed  Hood 
At  fuddeinnelfe  of  that  unwary  fight, 
And  wondred  at  his  breathlefle  hafty  mood  : 
But  he  for  nought  would  Hay  his  palfage  right, 
Till  fall  before  the  king  he  did  alight ; 
Where  falling  flat  great  humblefle  he  did  make, 
And  kill  the  ground  whereon  his  foot  was  pight  -3 
Then  to  his  handes  that  writt  he  did  betake, 
Which  he  difclofing,  red  thus,  as  the  paper  fpake  \ 

XXVI. 
«*  To  thee,  moll  mighty  king  of  Eden  fayre, 
"  Her  greeting  fends  in  thefe  fad  lines  addreft 
*c  The  wofull  daughter  and  forfaken  heyre 
"  Of  that  great  emperour  of  all  the  well  j 
84  And  bids  thee  be  advized  for  the  bell, 
M  Ere  thou  thy  daughter  linck  in  holy  band 
M  Of  wedlocke  to  that  new  unknowen  guefh 
"  For  he  already  plighted  his  right  hand 
*'  Unto  another  love,   and  to  another  land, 


XXVII.  "  To 


1 5  S  The  firjl  Booke  of  the 

XXVII. 

u  To  me  fad  mayd,  or  rather  widow  fad, 

"  He  was  afryaunced  long  time  before, 

"  And  facred  pledges  he  both  gave,   and  had, 

"  (Falfe  erraunt  knight,  infamous,  and  forfwore  : ) 

"  Witnelle  the  burning  altars,   which  he  fwore, 

"  And  guilty  heavens  of  his  bold  periury, 

"  Which  though  he  hath  polluted  oft  of  yore, 

"  Yet  I  to  them  for  iudgement  iuft  doe  fly, 
<l  And  them  coniure  t' avenge  this  fhamefull  iniury. 

XXVIII. 
"  Therefore  fince  mine  he  is,  or  free  or  bond, 

"  Or  falfe  or  trew,   or  living  or  elfe  dead, 

<c  Withhold,   o  foverayne  prince,  your  hafty  hond 

"  From  knitting  league  with  him,   I  you  aread ; 

iC  Ne  weene  my  right  with  flrength  adowne  to  tread, 

"  Through  weakeneiTe  of  my  widowhed  or  woe  : 

"  For  truth  is  ftrong  her  rightfull  caufe  to  plead, 

"  And  mail  finde  friends,  if  need  requireth  foe. 
M  So  bids  thee  well  to  fare,  thy  neither  friend  nor  foe, 

XXIX.  Fidefa. 

When  he  thefe  bitter  byting  wordes  had  red, 

The  tydings  ftraunge  did  him  abafhed  make, 

That  ftill  he  fate  long  time  aftoniihed, 

As  in  great  mufe,  ne  word  to  creature  fpake. 

At  laft  his  folemne  filence  thus  he  brake, 

WTith  doubtfull  eyes  fail  fixed  on  his  guefl, 

Redoubted  knight,  that  for  myne  only  fake 

Thy  life  and  honor  late  adventurefl  j 
Let  nought  be  hid  from  me,  that  ought  to  be  expref. 

XXX. 
IVhat  meane  thefe  bloody  vowes  and  idle  threats, 

Throwne  out  from  womanijh  impatient  mynd? 

What  hevens,  what  altars,  what  enraged  heates, 

(Here  heaped  up  with  termes  of  love  unkynd) 

M\>  confcience  clear e  with  guilty  bands  would  bynd? 

High  God  be  witnefe,  that  I  guiltleffe  ame. 

But  if  yourfelfe,  fir  knight,  ye  faulty  fynd3 

Or  wrapped  be  in  loves  of  former  dame, 
With  cry??ie  doe  not  it  cover,  but  difclofe  the  fame. 


XXXI.  To 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Queene.  159 


XXXI. 

To  whom  the  red-crorle  knight  this  anfwere  fent  ; 
My  lord,  my  king,  be  nought  hereat  difmayd, 
Till  well  ye  wote  by  grave  intendiment, 
What  woman,  and  wherefore,  doth  me  upbrayd 
With  breach  of  love  and  loialty  betrayd. 
It  was  in  my  mi/haps,  as  hitherward 
I  lately  travel  Id,  that  unwares  I  fir  ay  d 
Out  of  my  way,  through  perils  fir aunge  and  hard; 

That  day  fhould  faile  me  ere  I  had  them  all  declard. 

XXXIL 

There  did  I  find,  or  rather  I  wasfownd 
Of  thisfalfe  woman,  that  FideJJa  hight, 
Fideffa  hight  the  falfejl  dame  on  grownd, 
Moflfalfe  DueJfa,  royall  richly  dight^ 
That  eafy  was  f  inveigle  weaker  fight : 
Who  by  her  wicked  arts  and  wiely  fkill, 
Toofalfe  andftrongfor  earthly  fkill  or  might \ 
Unwares  me  wrought  unto  her  wicked  will. 

And  to  my  foe  betrayd,  when  leaf  I  feared  ill. 

XXXIII. 

Then  ftepped  forth  the  goodly  royall  mayd, 
And  on  the  ground  herfelfe  proflrating  low, 
With  fober  countenance  thus  to  him  fayd, 
O  pardon  me,  my  f over aine  lord,  to  Jhow 
The  fecret  treafons,  which  of  late  I  know 
To  have  bene  wrought  by  that  falfe  forcerejfe  : 
Shee,   onely  Jhe,  it  is,  that  earfl  did  throw 
This  gentle  knight  intofo  great  dijlrefje, 

That  death  him  did  awaite  in  daily  wretchednejfe* 

XXXIV. 

And  now  it  fe ernes,  that  Jhe  fuborned  hath 
This  crafty  meffenger  with  letters  vaine3 
To  worke  new  woe  and  unprovided  fcath, 
By  breaking  of  the  band  betwixt  us  twaine  j 
Wherein  Jhe  ufed  hath  the  praclicke  paine 
Of  this  Jaife  footman,  clokt  with fimpleneffe t 
Whome  if  ye  pie afe  for  to  dif cover  plaine, 
Te  fall  him  Archimagofnd,  I  gheffe, 

Thefalffi  man  alive;  who  tries  fhall find  no  leffe. 


XXXV,  Th$ 


160  The  firft  Booke  of  the 

xxxv. 

The  king  was  greatly  moved  at  her  fpeach ; 

And  all  with  iuddein  indignation  fraight 

Bad  on  that  mefTenger  rude  hands  to  reach. 

Eftfoones  the  gard,  which  on  his  ftate  did  wait, 

Attacht  that  faytor  falie,   and  bound  him  ftrait : 

Who  feeming  ibrely  chauffed  at  his  band, 

As  chained  beare,  whom  cruell  dogs  doe  bait, 

With  ydle  force  did  faine  them  to  withstand  ; 
And  often  femblaunce  made  to  fcape  out  of  their  hand. 

XXXVI. 
But  they  him  layd  full  low  in  dungeon  deepe, 

And  bound  him  hand  and  foote  with  yron  chains ; 

And  with  continual  watch  did  warely  keepe. 

Who  then  would  thinke,   that  by  his  fubtile  trains 

He  could  efcape  fowle  death  or  deadly  pains  ? 

Thus  when  that  princes  wrath  was  pacifide, 

He  <*an  renew  the  late-forbidden  bains, 

And  to  the  knight  his  daughter  dear  he  tyde 
With  facred  rites  and  vowes  for  ever  to  abyde. 

XXXVII. 
His  owne  two  hands  the  holy  knotts  did  knitt, 

That  none  but  death  for  ever  can  divide  ; 

His  owne  two  hands,  for  fuch  a  turne  moll  fitt, 

The  houfling  fire  did  kindle  and  provide, 

And  holy  water  thereon  fprinckled  wide ; 

At  which  the  bufhy  teade  a  groome  did  light, 

And  facred  lamp  in  fecret  chamber  hide, 

Where  it  mould  not  be  quenched  day  nor  night, 
For  feare  of  evil  fates,  but  burnen  ever  bright. 

XXXVIII. 
Then  gan  they  fprinckle  all  the  pofts  with  wine, 

And  made  great  feaft  to  folemnize  that  day  : 

They  all  perfumde  with  frankincenfe  divine, 

And  precious  odours  fetcht  from  far  away, 

That  all  the  houfe  did  fweat  with  great  aray  : 

And  all  the  while  fweete  muficke  did  apply 

Her  curious  fkill  the  warbling  notes  to  play, 

To  drive  away  the  dull  melancholy ; 

The  whiles  one  fung  a  fong  of  love  and  iollity.  xrvv».r    -r^    • 

.  *  XXXDC.  During 


Cant.  xn.  Faery  Queene.  k$i 

xxxix. 

During  the  which  there  was  an  heavenly  noife 

Heard  fownd  through  all  the  pallace  pleafantly, 

Like  as  it  had  bene  many  an  Angels  voice 

Singing  before  th'  eternall  maiefty, 

In  their  trinall  triplicities  on  hye  : 

Yett  wift  no  creature  whence  that  hevenly  fweet 

Proceeded,  yet  each  one  felt  fecretly 

Himfelfe  thereby  refte  of  his  fences  meet, 
And  ravifhed  with  rare  imprerlion  in  his  iprite. 

XL. 

Qreat  ioy  was  made  that  day  of  young  and  old, 

And  folemne  feaft  proclaymd  throughout  the  land, 

That  their  exceeding  merth  may  not  be  told  : 

Suffice  it  heare  by  fignes  to  underftand 

The  ufuall  ioyes  at  knitting  of  loves  band. 

Thrife  happy  man  the  knight  himfelfe  did  hold, 

PofTefTed  of  his  ladies  hart  and  hand ; 

And  ever,  when  his  eie  did  her  behold, 
His  heart  did  feeme  to  melt  in  pleafures  manifold. 

XLI. 

Her  ioyous  prefence  and  fweet  company 

In  full  content  he  there  did  long  enioy  ; 

Ne  wicked  envy,   ne  vile  gealofy, 

His  deare  delights  were  liable  to  annoy : 

Yet  fwimming  in  that  fea  of  blisfull  ioy, 

He  nought  forgott  how  he  whilome  had  fworne, 

In  cafe  he  could  that  monftrous  beafl;  deftroy, 

Unto  his  faery  queene  backe  to  retourne : 
The  which  he  fhortly  did,  and  Una  left  to  mourne, 

XLII. 
Now  flrike  your  failes,  yee  iolly  mariners, 

For  we  be  come  unto  a  quiet  rode, 

Where  we  mufc  land  fome  of  our  pa/Tengers, 

And  light  this  weary  veffell  of  her  lode. 

Here  ilie  a  while  may  make  her  fafe  abode, 

Till  lhe  repaired  have  her  tackles  fpent, 

And  wants  fupplide  :  and  then  againe  abroad 

On  the  long  voiage  whereto  me  is  bent : 
Well  may  me  fpeede,  and  fairely  finim  her  intent. 

Vol.  I.  *s$i.  Y  THE 


The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


FAERY  QUEENE 


CONTAYNING 


The  Legend  of  Sir  Guyon,  or  of  Temperaunce. 


i. 

I G  H  T  well  I  wote,  moil  mighty  foveraine, 
That  all  this  famous  antique  hiftory 
Of  fome  tii'  aboundance  of  an  ydle  braiue 
Will  judged  be,  and  painted  forgery, 
Rather  then  matter  of  iuft  memory  ; 
Sith  none  that  breatheth  living  aire  doth  know 
Where  is  that  happy  land  of  faery, 
Which  I  fo  much  doe  vaunt,  yet  no  where  mow  j 
But  vouch  antiquities,  which  no  body  can  know. 

II. 

But  let  that  man  with  better  fence  advize, 

That  of  the  world  leaft  part  to  us  is  red  ; 

And  daily  how  through  hardy  enterprize 

Many  great  regions  are  difcovered, 

Which  to  late  age  were  never  mentioned. 

Who  ever  heard  of  th'  indian  Peru  ? 

Or  who  in  venturous  verTell  meafured 

The  Amazons  huge  river,  now  found  trew? 
Or  fmitfullefl  Virginia  who  did  ever  vew? 


III.  Ycf 


Faery  Qjj  e  en  e.  16$ 


in. 

Yet  all  thefe  were,  when  no  man  did  them  know, 
Yet  have  from  wifeft  ages  hidden  beene  ; 
And  later  times  thinges  more  unknowne  mall  mow. 
Why  then  mould  witleffe  man  fo  much  mifweene, 
That  nothing  is,  but  that  which  he  hath  feene  ? 
What  if  within  the  moones  fayre  mining  fpheare, 
What  if  in  every  other  fharre  unfeene, 
Of  other  worldes  he  happily  mould  heare  ? 

He  wonder  would  much  more  ;  yet  fuch  to  fome  appeare, 

IV. 

Of  faery  lond  yet  if  he  more  inquyre, 

By  certein  fignes,  here  fett  in  fondrie  place, 
He  may  it  fynd ;  ne  let  him  then  admyre, 
But  yield  his  fence  to  bee  too  blunt  and  bacc, 
That  no'te  without  an  hound  fine  footing  trace. 
And  thou,  o  fayreft  princefTe  under  fky, 
In  this  fayre  mirrhour  maift  behold  thy  face, 
And  thine  owne  realmes  in  lond  of  faery, 

And  in  this  antique  ymage  thy  great  aunceftry. 

V. 

The  which  o  pardon  me  thus  to  enfold 

In  covert  vele,  and  wrap  in  fhadowes  light. 
That  feeble  eyes  your  glory  may  behold, 
Which  ells  could  not  endure  thofe  beames  bright, 
But  would  bee  dazled  with  exceeding  light. 
O  pardon,  and  vouchfafe  with  patient  eare 
The  brave  adventures  of  this  faery  knight, 
The  good  fir  Guyon,  gratioufly  to  heare  j 

In  whom  great  rule  of  temp'raunce  goodly  doth  appeare. 


CANTO 


164  The  fecond  Booke  ef  the 


CANTO     I. 

Guyon>  by  Archimage  abusd, 
'The  red-crojfe  knight  awaytes ; 

Fymies  Mordant  and  Amaviajlaine 
With  pleafurcs  poifo?icd  baytes. 

I. 

TH  AT  conning  architect  of  cancred  guyle, 
Whom  princes  late  difpleafure  left  in  bands 
For  falfed  letters  and  fuborned  wyle, 
Soone  as  the  red-crofTe  knight  he  underflands 
To  beene  departed  out  of  Eden  landes, 
To  ferve  againe  his  foveraine  elfin  queene, 
His  artes  he  moves,  and  out  of  caytives  handes 
Himfelfe  he  frees  by  fecret  meanes  unfeene  ; 
His  fhackles  emptie  lefte,  himfelfe  efcaped  cleene  : 

II. 

And  forth  he  fares  full  of  malicious  mynd 
To  worken  mifchiefe  and  avenging  woe, 
Whereever  he  that  godly  knight  may  fynd, 
His  onely  hart-fore  and  his  onely  foe; 
Sith  Una  now  he  algates  mufl  forgoe, 
Whom  his  victorious  handes  did  earn:  reftore 
To  native  crowne  and  kingdom  late  ygoe ; 
Where  me  enioyes  fure  peace  for  evermore, 

As  wether-beaten  fhip  arryv'd  on  happie  more* 

III. 

Him  therefore  now  the  obiect  of  his  fpight 
And  deadly  feude  he  makes  :  him  to  offend 
By  forged  treafon  or  by  open  fight 
He  feekes,   of  all  his  drifte  the  aymed  end  : 
Thereto  his  fubtile  engins  he  does  bend, 
His  praclick  witt  and  his  fayre-fyled  tonge, 
With  thoufand  other  fleightes  -,  for  well  he  kcnd 
His  credit  now  in  doubtfull  ballaunce  hong  : 

For  hardly  could  bee  hurt,  who  was  already  flong. 


IV,  Still 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Q^u  eene,  165 

IV. 

Still  as  he  went,  he  craftie  ftales  did  lay, 

With  cunning  traynes  him  to  entrap  unwares, 
And  privy  fpyals  plaft  in  all  his  way, 
To  weete  what  courfe  he  takes,  and  how  he  fares ; 
To  ketch  him  at  a  vauntage  in  his  fnares. 
But  now  fo  wife  and  wary  was  the  knight 
By  tryall  of  his  former  harmes  and  cares, 
That  he  defcryde,  and  fhonned  ftill  his  flight : 
The  fifh  that  once  was  caught  new  bayt  wil  hardly  byte, 

V. 
Nath'lefle  th'  enchaunter  would  not  fpare  his  payne, 
In  hope  to  win  occafion  to  his  will ; 
Which  when  he  long  awaited  had  in  vayne, 
He  chaungd  his  mynd  from  one  to  other  ill : 
For  to  all  good  he  enimy  was  Hill. 
Upon  the  way  him  fortuned  to  meete, 
Fayre  marching  underneath  a  fhady  hill, 
A  goodly  knight,  all  armd  in  harnefTe  meete„ 
That  from  his  head  no  place  appeared  to  his  feete. 

VI. 
His  carriage  was  full  comely  and  upright, 
His  countenance  demure  and  temperate ; 
But  yett  fo  fterne  and  terrible  in  fight, 
That  cheard  his  friendes,  and  did  his  foes  amate  : 
He  was  an  elfin  borne  of  noble  ftate, 
And  mickle  worfhip  in  his  native  land  j 
Well  could  he  tourney,   and  in  lifts  debate, 
And  knighthood  tooke  of  good  fir  Huons  hand, 
When  with  king  Oberon  he  came  to  fary  land. 

VII. 
Him  als  accompanyd  upon  the  way 
A  comely  palmer,  clad  in  black  attyre, 
Of  rypeft  yeares,  and  heares  all  hoarie  gray, 
That  with  a  ftaffe  his  feeble  fteps  did  ftire, 
Leaft  his  long  way  his  aged  limbes  fhould  tire : 
And  if  by  lookes  one  may  the  mind  aread, 
He  feernd  to  be  a  fage  and  fober  fyre, 
And  ever  with  flow  pace  the  knight  did  lead, 
Who  taught  his  trampling  fteed  with  equall  fteps  to  tread  > 

VIII,  Suuh 


1 66  *fhi  fecond  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 

Such  whenas  Archimago  them  did  view, 

He  weened  well  to  worke  fome  uncouth  wyle  : 

Eftfoones  unt wilting  his  deceiptfull  clew, 

He  gan  to  weave  a  web  of  wicked  guyle, 

And  with  faire  countenance  and  flattring  ftylc 

To  them  approching,  thus  the  knight  befpake, 

Fayre  forme  of  Mars,  that  fee ke  with  warlike  fpoyle, 

And  great  atchievments,  great  yourfelfe  to  make, 
Voucbfafe  to  flay  your  feed  for  humble  mifersfake* 

IX. 

He  itayd  his  fteed  for  humble  mifers  fake, 

And  badd  tell  on  the  tenor  of  his  playnt : 

Who  feigning  then  in  every  limb  to  quake 

Through  inward  feare,  and  feeming  pale  and  faynt, 

With  piteous  mone  his  percing  fpeach  gan  paynt ; 

Deare  lady,  how  jhall  I  declare  thy  cace, 

Whom  late  I  left  in  languorous  conjlraynt  ? 

Woidd  God  thy f elf e  now  prefent  were  in  place, 
¥0  tell  this  ruefull  tale ;  thy  fight  could  win  thee  grace : 

X. 

Or  rather  would,   (0  would  it  fo  had  chaunfi  /) 

That  you,  tnojl  noble  fir,  had  prefent  beene 

When  that  lewd  rybauld,  with  vyle  lufl  advaunft, 

Laidfirfl  hisflthie  hands  on  virgin  cleene, 

Tofpoyle  her  dainty  corps  fo  faire  andfheene, 

As  on  the  earth,  great  mother  of  us  all, 

With  living  eye  more  fayre  was  never  feene 

Of  chajlity  and  honour  virginall : 
Witnes  ye  heavens,  whomfhe  in  vaine  to  help  did  call. 

XL 

How  may  it  be,  fayd  then  the  knight  halfe  wroth, 

That  knight  fhould  knighthood  ever  fo  have  fhent  ? 

None  but  that  J aw,  quoth  he,  would  wee ne  for  troth, 

How  foamefully  that  mayd  he  did  torment : 

Her  loofer  golden  lockes  he  rudely  rent, 

And  drew  her  on  the  ground,  and  his  Jharpe  fword 

Againft  her  fnowy  brefl  he  fiercely  bent, 

And  threatned  death  with  many  a  bloodie  word  j 
Tonge  hates  to  tell  the  reft  that  eye  to  fee  abhord. 

XII.  Therewith 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Queene.  167 


XII. 

Therewith  amoved  from  his  fober  mood, 

And  lives  he  yet,  faid  he,  that  wrought  this  aft, 
And  doen  the  heavens  afford  him  vit  all  food  ^ 
He  lives ,  quoth  he,  and  boajleth  of  thefatf, 
Ne  yet  hath  any  knight  his  courage  crackt. 
Where  may  that  treachour  then,  fayd  he,  be  founds 
Or  by  what  meanes  may  I  his  footing  tradi  ? 
That  Jhall  1 ' Jhew,  fayd  he,  as  furs  as  hound 

Thejlricken  deare  doth  chaleng  by  the  bleeding  wound. 

XIII. 

He  ftayd  not  lenger  talke,  but  with  fierce  yre 
And  zealous  hafte  away  is  quickly  gone 
To  feeke  that  knight,  where  him  that  crafty  fquyre 
Supposd  to  be.  they  do  arrive  anone 
Where  fate  a  gentle  lady  all  alone, 
With  garments  rent,  and  heare  difcheveled, 
Wringing  her  handes,  and  making  piteous  mone  : 
Her  fwollen  eyes  were  much  disfigured, 

And  her  faire  face  with  teares  was  fowly  blubbered, 

XIV. 

The  knight  approching  nigh  thus  to  her  faid, 
Faire  lady,  through  fowle  forrow  ill  bedight, 
Great  pitty  is  to  fee  you  thus  difmayd, 
And  marre  the  bloffom  of  your  beauty  bright  : 
Forthy  appeafe  your  grief e  and  heavy  plight, 
And  tell  the  caufe  of  your  conceived  payne  : 
For  if  he  live,  that  hath  you  doen  dejpight, 
He  // ball  you  doe  dew  recompence  agayne, 

Or  els  his  wrong  with  greater  puijfance  maintaine. 

XV. 

Which  when  fhe  heard,  as  in  deipightfull  wife,, 
She  wilfully  her  forrow  did  augment, 
And  ofFred  hope  of  comfort  did  defpife  : 
Her  golden  lockes  moft  cruelly  me  rent, 
And  fcratcht  her  face  with  ghaflly  dreriment  y 
Ne  would  me  fpeake,  ne  fee,  ne  yet  be  feen, 
But  hid  her  vifage,   and  her  head  downe  bent, 
Either  for  grievous  mame,  or  for  great  teene, 

As  if  her  hart  with  forrow  had  transfixed  bcene  ; 


XVI,  Till 


I6S  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

Till  her  that  fquyre  befpakc,  Madame,  my  liefe, 
For  Gods  dearc  love  be  not  fo  wilful  I  bent, 
But  doe  vouchjafe  now  to  receive  reliefe, 
'The  which  good  fortune  doth  to  you  prefent . 
For  what  bootes  it  to  weepe  and  to  waymejit  ? 
When  ill  is  chaun/ly  but  doth  the  ill  increafey 
And  the  weake  minde  with  double  woe  torment. 
When  flie  her  fquyre  heard  fpeake,   fhe  gan  appeafc 

Her  voluntarie  paine,  and  feele  fome  fecret  eafe. 

XVII. 

Eftfoone  fhe  faid,  Ah  gentle  truftie  fquyre, 
Wloat  comfort  can  Iwofull  wretch  conceave  f 
Or  wbyjhould  ever  I  henceforth  defyre 
To  fee  fair  e  heavens  face,  and  life  not  leave, 
Sith  that  falfe  tray  tour  did  my  honour  reave? 
Falfe  traytour  certesy  faide  the  faerie  knight, 
/  read  the  man,  that  ever  would  deceave 
A  gentle  lady,  or  her  wrong  through  might : 

Death  were  too  litle  paine  for  fuch  afowle  defpight. 

XVIII. 

But  now,  fay  re  lady,  comfort  to  you  make, 

And  reade  who  hath  ye  wrought  this  Jhamefull plight  j 
That  fijort  revenge  the  man  may  overtake, 
Wherefo  he  be,  andfoone  upon  him  light. 
Certes,  faide  fhe,  I  wote  not  how  he  hight, 
But  under  him  a  gray  flee de  he  did  wield y 
Whcfe  fides  with  dapled  circles  weren  dight  \ 
Upright  he  rode,  and  in  his  fiver  fix 'eld 

He  bore  a  bloodie  croffe,  that  quartred  all  the  field, 

XIX. 

Now  by  my  head,  faide  Guyon,  much  I  mufe, 
How  that  fame  knight  fiould  doe  fofowle  amis, 
Or  ever  gentle  damzellfo  abufe  : 
For  may  I  boldly  fay,  he  furely  is 
A  right  good  knight,  and  trew  of  word  y wis  : 
I  prefent  was,  and  can  it  witnefie  well, 
IVljen  armes  he  fwore,  and  freight  did  enterpris 
Th'  adventure  of  the  errant  damozell, 

In  which  he  hath  great  glory  wonne,  as  I  heare  tell. 


XX.  Nathlefe 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Q^ueene.  169 

xx. 

Nathleffe  he  Jhortly  jhall  againe  be  tryde, 
And  fair  ely  quit  him  of  tti  imputed  blame  $ 
Els  be  ye  Jure  he  dearely  Jhall  abyde, 
Or  make  you  good  amendment  for  the  fame : 
All  wrongs  have  mendes,   but  no  amende s  of  fhame. 
Now  therefore,  lady,  rife  out  of  your  paine, 
And  fee  the  fafoing  of  your  blotted  name. 
Full  loth  fhe  feemd  thereto,  but  yet  did  faine ; 
For  fhe  was  inly  glad  her  purpofe  fo  to  gaine. 

XXI. 
Her  purpofe  was  not  fuch  as  fhe  did  faine, 
Ne  yet  her  perfon  fuch  as  it  was  feene ; 
But  under  fimple  {hew  and  femblant  plaine 
Lurkt  falfe  Dueffa  fecretly  unfeene, 
As  a  chafle  virgin  that  had  wronged  beene : 
So  had  falfe  Archimago  her  difguysd, 
To  cloke  her  guile  with  forrow  and  fad  teene  j 
And  eke  himfelfe  had  craftily  devisd 
To  he  her  fquire,  and  do  her  fervice  well  aguisd. 

XXII. 
Her  late  forlorne  and  naked  he  had  found, 
Where  fhe  did  wander  in  wafte  wildecnefTe, 
Lurking  in  rockes  and  caves  far  under  ground, 
And  with  greene  moffe  cov'ring  her  nakednefle, 
To  hide  her  fhame  and  loathly  filthinene, 
Sith  her  prince  Arthur  of  proud  ornaments 
And  borrowd  beauty  fpoyld.  her  nathelefTe 
Th'  enchaunter  finding  fit  for  his  intents 
Did  thus  reveft,   and  deckt  with  dew  habiliments. 

XXIII. 
For  all  he  did  was  to  deceive  good  knights, 

And  draw  them  from  purfuit  of  praife  and  fame. 
To  Aug  in  flouth  and  fenfuall  delights, 
And  end  their  daies  with  irrenowmed  fhame. 
And  now  exceeding  griefe  him  overcame, 
To  fee  the  red-croffe  thus  advaunced  hye  ; 
Therefore  this  craftie  engine  he  did  frame, 
Againft  his  praife  to  ftirre  up  enmitye 
Of  fuch2  as  vertues  like  mote  unto  him  allye, 

Vol.  I.  Z  XXIV    So 


170  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

So  now  he  Guyon  guydes  an  uncouth  way, 

Through  woods  and  mountaines,  till  they  came  at  lail 

Into  a  pleafint  dale,   that  lowly  lay 

Betwixt  two  hils,  whofe  high  heads  overplaft 

The  valley  did  with  coole  made  overcaft ; 

Through  niidft  thereof  a  little  river  rold, 

By  which  there  fate  a  knight  with  helme  unlaftej 

Himfelfe  refreshing  with  the  liquid  cold, 
After  his  travell  long  and  labours  manifold. 

XXV. 
ho  yonder  be,  cryde  Archimage  alowd, 

That  wrought  the  fhamcfidl  faB  which  I  did  flew  °, 

Aid  now  he  doth  himfelfe  in  fecret  JJyrowd, 

Tofy  the  vengeaunce  for  his  outrage  dew  5 

But  vaine :  for  ye  Jhall  dearely  do  him  rem  ; 

So  God  ye  fpeed,  and  fend  you  good  fucceffe \ 

IVljich  we  far  off  will  here  abide  to  yew. 

So  they  him  left  inflam'd  with  wrathfulnefTe, 
That  ftreight  againft  that  knight  his  fpeare  he  did  addrefTe. 

XXVI. 
Who  feeing  him  from  far  fo  fierce  to  pricke„ 

His  warlike  armes  about  him  gan  embrace, 

And  in  the  reft  his  ready  fpeare  did  flicke  j 

Tho  whenas  ftill  he  faw  him  towards  pace. 

He  gan  rencounter  him  in  equall  race. 

They  bene  ymett,  both  ready  to  affrap, 

When  fuddeinly  that  warriour  gan  abace 

His  threatned  fpeare,  as  if  fome  new  mifhap 
Had  him  betide3  or  hidden  danger  did  entrap  -r 

XXVII. 
And  cryde,  Mercie,  fir  knight ',  and  mercie,  Lord9 

For  mine  offence  and  heedelejfe  hardiment. 

That  had  almofl  committed  crime  abhord, 

And  with  reprochfidl  Jhame  mine  honour  fient9 

Whiles  curfedfteele  againfl  that  badge  I  benty 

The  f acred  badge  cf  my  Redeemers  death, 

Which  on  your  Jhield  is  fet  for  ornament. 

But  his  fierce  foe  his  freed  could  flay  uneath, 
Who  prickt  with  courage  kene  did  cruell  battell  breath, 

XXVIIL  But 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Qjj eene,  171 

XXVIII. 

But  when  he  heard  him  fpeake,  ftreight  way  he  knew 

His  errour ;  and,  himfelfe  inclyning,  fayd, 

Ah  deare  fir  Guyon,  well  becommeth  you, 

But  me  behoveth  rather  to  upbrayd, 

Whofe  hafiy  hand Jo  far  from  reafonjlrayd, 

That  almofi  it  did  haynous  'violence 

On  that  fayre  y mage  of  that  heavenly  mayd, 

That  decks  and  amies  your  Jhield  with  fair e  defence  : 
Tour  court  fie  takes  on  you  another s  dew  offence. 

XXIX. 

So  beene  they  both  atone,  and  doen  upreare 

Their  bevers  bright  each  other  for  to  greet ; 

Goodly  comportaunce  each  to  other  beare, 

And  entertaine  themfelves  with  court'fies  meet. 

Then  faide  the  red-crofle  knight,  Now  mote  I  weet, 

Sir  Guyon,  why  with  fo  fierce  faliaunce, 

And  fell  intent,  ye  did  at  earfi  me  meet, 

Forjith  I  know  your  goodly  gouvernaunce, 
Great  caufe,  I  weene,  you  guided,  orfome  uncouth  chaunce. 

XXX. 

Certes,  faid  he,  well  mote  IJhame  to  tell 

The  fond  encheafon  that  me  hether  led. 

A  falfe  infamous  fait  our  late  befell 

Me  for  to  meet,  that  feemed  ill  befied, 

Andplaynd  of  grievous  outrage,  which  he  red 

A  knight  had  wrought  againfi  a  lady  gent  > 

Which  to  avenge,  he  to  this  place  me  led, 

Where  you  he  made  the  marke  of  his  intent, 
And  now  is  fled :  foule  Jhame  him  follow  wher  he  went. 

XXXI. 
So  can  he  turne  his  earneft  unto  game,    * 

Through  goodly  handling  and  wife  temperaunce. 

By  this  his  aged  guide  in  prefence  came, 

Who  foone  as  on  that  knight  his  eye  did  glaunce, 

Eftfoones  of  him  had  perfect  cognizaunce, 

Sith  him  in  faery  court  he  late  avizd ; 

And  faid,  Fayre fonne,  God  give  you  happy  chaunce% 

And  that  deare  croffe  uppon  your  Jhield  devizd, 

Wherewith  above  all  knights  ye  goodly  feeme  aguizd. 

2;  2  XXXII.  I&f 


172  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXXII. 

hy  may  you  have  and  ever  la/ling  fame, 

Of  late  moft  hard  atchievment  by  you  domic, 

For  which  enrolled  is  your  glorious  name 

In  heavenly  regejlei-s  above  the  f unite, 

Where  you  a  faint  with  faints  your  feat  have  isoonne  : 

But  wretched  we,  where  ye  have  left  your  marke, 

Mojl  now  anew  begin  like  race  to  ronne. 

God  guide  thee,  Guyon,   well  to  end  thy  warke, 

And  to  the  wijhcd  haven  bring  thy  weary  barke. 

XXXIII. 

Palmer,  him  anfwered  the  red-crofTe  knight, 
His  be  the  praife,  that  this  atchievment  wrought 
Who  made  my  hand  the  organ  of  his  might ; 
More  than  goodwill  to  me  attribute  nought  : 
For  all  I  did,  I  did  but  as  I  ought. 
But  you,  f aire  fir,  whofe  pageant  next  enfewes, 
Well  mote  yec  thee,  as  well  can  wijh  your  thought, 
That  home  ye  may  report  thrife  happy  newes-, 

For  well  ye  worthy  bene  for  worth  and  gentle  thewes. 

XXXIV. 

So  courteous  conge  both  did  give  and  take, 

With  right  hands  plighted,  pledges  of  good  will. 
Then  Guyon  forward  gan  his  voyage  make 
With  his  blacke  palmer,  that  him  guided  ftill : 
Still  he  him  guided  over  dale  and  hill, 
And  with  his  fteedy  ftaffe  did  point  his  way  ; 
His  race  with  reafon,  and  with  words  his  will, 
From  fowle  intemperaunce  he  ofte  did  ftay, 

And  fuffred  not  in  wrath  his  hafty  fteps  to  ftray. 

XXXV. 

In  this  faire  wize  they  traveild  long  yfere, 

Through  many  hard  artayes  which  did  betide  ; 
Of  which  he  honour  ftill  away  did  beare, 
And  fpred  his  glory  through  all  countryes  wide. 
At  laft  as  chaunlr.  them  by  a  foreft  fide 
To  pafTe,  for  fuccour  from  the  fcorching  ray, 
They  heard  a  ruefull  voice,  that  dearnly  cride 
With  percing  fhriekes  and  many  a  dolefull  lay ; 

Which  to  attend  awhile  their  forward  fteps  they  ftay. 


XXXVI.  But 


Cant. i.  Faery  Qjj bene,  173 

xxxvi. 

But  if  that  careleffe  hevens,  quoth  fhe,  defpife 

The  doome  of  iuft  revenge,  and  take  delight 

¥0  fee  fad  page  aunts  of  mens  miferies, 

As  bownd  by  them  to  live  in  lives  defpight ; 

Tet  can  they  not  warne  death  from  wretched  wight. 

Come  then,  come  foone,  come,  fweetejl  death,  to  me, 

And  take  away  this  long  lent  loathed  light  : 

Sharpe  be  thy  wounds,  but  fweete  the  medicines  be, 
That  long  captived  foulesfrom  weary  thraldome  free* 

XXXVII. 
But  thou,  fweete  babe,  whom  frowning  froward  fate 

Hath  made  fad  witnejje  of  thy  fathers  fall, 

Sith  heven  thee  deignes  to  hold  in  living  fate, 

Long  maijl  thou  live,  and  better  thrive  withall, 

Then  to  thy  lucklejfe  parents  did  befall : 

Live  thou,  and  to  thy  mother  dead  attefl, 

That  clear e  Jhe  dide  from  blemifh  criminall  $ 

Thy  litle  hands  embrewd  in  bleeding  brejl 
Loe  I  for  pledges  leave.    Jo  give  me  leave  to  reft. . 

XXXVIII. 

With  that  a  deadly  fhrieke  fhe  forth  did  throw, 

That  through  the  wood  re-echoed  againe; 

And  after  gave  a  grone  fo  deepe  and  low, 

That  feemd  her  tender  heart  was  rent  in  twaine, 

Or  thrild  with  point  of  thorough-piercing  paine  : 

As  gentle  hynd,  whofe  fides  with  cruell  fteele 

Through  launched,  forth  her  bleeding  life  does  raine, 

Whiles  the  fad  pang  approching  fhee  does  feele, 
Braies  out  her  latefl  breath,  and  up  her  eies  doth  feele. 

XXXIX. 
Which  when  that  warriour  heard,  difmounting  ftraict 

From  his  tall  fteed,  he  rufht  into  the  thick, 

And  foone  arrived  where  that  fad  pourtraicl: 

Of  death  and  dolour  lay,  halfe  dead,  halfe  quick  -, 

In  whofe  white  alabafler  breft  did  flick 

A  cruell  knife,  that  made  a  griefly  wownd, 

From  which  forth  gulht  a  flream  of  gore-blood  thick, 

That  all  her  goodly  garments  flaind  arownd, 
And  into  a  deepe  fanguine  dide  the  graffy  grownd, 

XL.  Pitiful! 


174  The  fccond  Booh  of  the 

XL. 

Pitifull  fpe&acle  of  deadly  fmart, 

Befide  a  bubling  fountaine  low  me  lay, 
Which  fhee  increafed  with  her  bleeding  hart, 
And  the  cleane  waves  with  purple  gore  did  ray ; 
Als  in  her  lap  a  lovely  babe  did  play 
His  cruell  fport  in  ftead  of  forrow  dew  ; 
For  in  her  ftreaming  blood  he  did  embay 
His  litle  hands  and  tender  ioints  embrew  : 

Pitifull  ipectacle,  as  ever  eie  did  vew. 

XLI. 

Befides  them  both  upon  the  foiled  gras 

The  dead  corfe  of  an  armed  knight  was  fpred, 

Whofe  armour  all  with  blood  befprincled  was  j 

His  ruddy  lips  did  fmyle,  and  rofy  red 

Did  paint  his  chearefull  cheekes,  yett  being  ded  ; 

Seemd  to  have  beene  a  goodly  perfonage, 

Now  in  his  frefheft  flowre  of  luftyhed, 

Fitt  to  inflame  faire  lady  with  loves  rage ; 

But  that  fiers  fate  did  crop  the  bloffome  of  his  age. 

XLII. 

Whom  when  the  good  fir  Guyon  did  behold, 
His  hart  gan  wexe  as  llarke  as  marble  ftone, 
And  his  frefh  blood  did  frieze  with  fearefull  cold, 
That  all  his  fences  feemd  berefte  attone : 
At  laft  his  mighty  ghoft  gan  deepe  to  grone, 
As  lion,  grudging  in  his  great  difdaine, 
Mournes  inwardly,  and  makes  to  himfelfe  mone; 
Til  ruth  and  fraile  affection  did  conftraine 

His  flout  courage  to  ftoupe,  and  mew  his  inward  paine. 

XLIII. 

Out  of  her  gored  wound  the  cruell  fleel 

He  lightly  fnatcht,  and  did  the  floodgate  flop 
With  his  faire  garment :  then  gan  foftly  feel 
Her  feeble  pulfe,  to  prove  if  any  drop 
Of  living  blood  yet  in  her  veynes  did  hop : 
Which  when  he  felt  to  move  he  hoped  faire 
To  call  backe  life  to  her  forfaken  mop ; 
So  well  he  did  her  deadly  wounds  repaire, 

That  at  the  laft  fhee  gan  to  breath  out  living  aire^ 


XLIV.  Which 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Queene.  17$ 

XLIV, 

Which  he  perceiving  greatly  gan  reioice, 

And  goodly  counfell  (that  for  wounded  hart 

Is  meeteft  med'cine)  tempred  with  fweete  voice  j 

Ay  me,  deare  lady,  which  the  ymage  art 

Of  rueful  I pitty  and  impatient  Jmart, 

What  direful/  chaunce  armd  with  avenging  fate. 

Or  curfed  hand  hath  plaid  this  cruell  part, 

Thusfowle  to  hajlen  your  untimely  date  ? 
Speake,  o  dear  lady,  fpeake :  help  never  comes  too  late, 

XLV. 
Therewith  her  dim  eie-lids  me  up  gan  reare, 

On  which  the  drery  death  did  fitt,  as  fad 

As  lump  of  lead,  and  made  darke  clouds  appeare : 

But  when  as  him,  all  in  bright  armour  clad, 

Before  her  {landing  fhe  efpied  had, 

As  one  out  of  a  deadly  dreame  affright, 

She  weakely  ftarted,  yet  fhe  nothing  drad : 

Streight  downe  againe  herfelfe  in  great  defpight 
She  groveling  threw  to  ground,  as  hating  life  and  light, 

XLVI. 
The  gentle  knight  her  foone  with  carefull  paine 

Uplifted  light,  and  foftly  did  uphold  : 

Thrife  he  her  reard,  and  thrife  fhe  funck  againe.. 

Till  he  his  armes  about  her  fides  gan  fold. 

And  to  her  faid,  Tet  if  the  ftony  cold 

Have  not  allfeized  on  your  frozen  hart, 

Let  one  word  fall  that  may  your  grief  unfold, 

And  tell  the  Jeer ete  of  your  mort all  f mart : 
JJe  oft  finds  prefent  helpe  who  does  his  grief e  impart .' 

XLVIL 
Then  carting  up  a  deadly  looke,  full  low 

She  figh't  from  bottome  of  her  wounded  brefl  ^ 

And  after  many  bitter  throbs  did  throw, 
With  lips  full  pale  and  foltring  tong  opprefl, 

Thefe  words  fhe  breathed  forth  from  riven  chefl  3 

Leave,  ah  leave  off,  whatever  wight  thou  bee, 
*To  lett  a  weary  wretch  from  her  dew  refi,. 
And  trouble  dying  Joules  tranqidlitee  : 

Take  not  away  now  got,  which  none  would  give  to  me, 

XL VIII.  Ah 


176  I'he  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XLVIII. 

Ah  far  be  it,  faid  he,  dcare  dame,  fro  mcct 
To  hinder  Joule  from  her  deftred  reft, 
Or  hold  fad  life  in  long  captivitee : 
For  all  Ifct'ke  is  but  to  have  redreft 
"The  bitter  pangs,   that  doth  your  heart  infeft. 
Tell  then,  o  lady,  tell  what  fatall  priefe 
Hath  withfo  huge  misfortune  you  oppreft : 
That  I  may  caft  to  compas  your  relief, 

Or  die  with  you  in  for  row,  and  partake  your  grief e. 

XLIX. 

With  feeble  hands  then  ftretched  forth  on  liye, 
As  heven  accufing  guilty  of  her.  death, 
And  with  dry  drops  congealed  in  her  eye, 
In  theie  lad  wordes  fhe  fpent  her  utmofl  breath  ; 
He  are  then,  o  man,  the  for  r owes  that  uneath 
My  tong  can  tell,  fofar  all  fence  they  pas  : 
Lee  this  dead  corpfc,   that  lies  here  underneath, 
The  gentleft  knight,   that  ever  on  greene  gras 

Gay  feed  with  f purs  did  pricke,  the  good  fir  Mordant  was. 

JL/. 

Was,   (ay  the  while,  that  he  is  not  fo  now  !) 

My  lord,  my  love,  my  deare  lord,  my  deare  love, 
So  long  as  hevens  iuft  with  equall  brow 
Vouchsafed  to  behold  us  from  above  : 
One  day  when  him  high  cor  age  did  emmove,  ^ 
(As  wont  ye  knight es  tofeeke  adventures  wilde) 
He  pricked  forth  his  puiffant  force  to  prove. 
Me  then  he  left  enwombed  of  this  childe, 

This  luckles  childe,  whom  thus  ye  fee  with  blood  defild. 

LI. 

Him  fortuned  (hard  fortune,  ye  may  ghejfe) 
To  come,  where  vile  Acrqfia  does  wonne  -, 
Acrafia,  afalfe  enchauntereffe, 
That  many  errant  knight  es  hath  fowle  for  donne  : 
Within  a  wandring  iftand,  that  doth  ronne 
Andftray  in  perilous  gulfe,  her  dwelling  is  : 
Fayrefr,  if  ever  there  ye  travell,  fhonne 
The  curfed  land  where  many  wend  amis, 

'And  know  it  by  the  name  ;  it  bight  the  bowre  of  bits- 


LIL  Her 


Cant,  l  Faery  Queene,  177 

LII. 

Her  blis  is  all  in  pteafure  and  delight, 

Wherewith  Jhe  makes  her  lovers  dronken  mad ; 

And  then  with  words  and  weedes  of  wondrous  mighty 

On  them  fie  workes  her  will  to  ufes  bad: 

My  Uef eft  lord  jhe  thus  beguiled  had-, 

For  he  wasftejh :  (all  fief i  doth  fray  hi e  breed) 

Whom  when  I  heard  to  beenefo  ill  beftady  I 

(Weake  wretch)  I  wrapt  myfelfe  in  palmers  weed, 
And  caft  to  fee k  him  forth  through  danger  and  great  dreed, 

LIII. 
Now  hadfayre  Cynthia  by  even  tournes. 

Full  meafured  three  quarters  of  her  yeare, 

And  thrife  three  tymes  had  fid  her  crooked  homes, 

Whenas  tny  wombe  her  burdein  would  forbear e> , 

And  bad  me  call  Lucina  to  me  neare. 

Lucina  came :  a  manchi Id  forth  I  brought  y 

The  woods,  the  nymphes,  my  bowres,  my  midwives  weare^ 

Hard  help  at  need,  fo  deare  thee,   babe,   I  bought  -, 
Tet  nought  too  dear  I  deemd,  while  fo  my  deare  I  fought. 

LIV. 
Himfo  I  fought,  andfo  at  laft  Ifownd, 

Where  him  that  witch  had  thralled  to  her  will), 

In  chaines  of  luft  and  lewde  defyres  ybownd, 

Andfo  transformed  from  his  former  Jkill, 

That  me  he  knew  not,  nether  his  owne  ill; 

Till  through  wife  handling  and  f aire  governaunce, 

I  him  recur ed  to  a  better  will, 

Purged  from  drugs  of  fowle  intemperaunce  : 
Then  meanes  Igan  devifefor  his  deliverance. 

LV. 

Which  when  the  vile  enchaunterejfe  perceivd, 

How  that  my  lord  from  her  I  would  reprive, 

With  cup  thus  charmd  him  parting  Jhe  deceivd; 

"  Sad  verfe,  give  death  to  him  that  death  does  give, 

f '  And  lofje  of  love  to  her  that  loves  to  live, 

ie  Sofoone  as  Bacchus  with  the  nympbe  does  lincke* 

So  parted  we,  and  on  our  iourney  drive, 

Till  coming  to  this  well,   he  floupt  to  drincke  : 
The  charme  fulfil  aeaa  juddeinly  he  downe  did  fincke. 

Vox..  I..  A. a  LVL  mic* 


178  rfhc  fecond  Boole  of  the 


LVI. 

Which  'when  I  wretch — not  one  word  more  me  fayd, 

But  breaking  off  the  end  for  want  of  breath, 

And  flyding  foft,   as  downe  to  fleepe  her  layd, 

And  ended  all  her  woe  in  quiet  death. 

That  feeing,  good  fir  Guyon  could  uneath 

From  teares  abftayne  ;  for  griefe  his  hart  did  grate. 

And  from  fo  heavie  fight  his  head  did  wreath, 

Accufing  fortune  and  too  cruell  fate, 
Which  plonged  had  faire  lady  in  fo  wretched  flatc. 

LVII. 
Then  turning  to  his  palmer  faid,  Old  fyre, 

Behold  the  ymage  of  mortalities 

And  feeble  nature  cloth 'd  withfe/hly  tyrey 

When  raging  pafion  with  fere  e  tyranny 

Robs  reafon  of  her  dew  regaletie, 

And  makes  it  fer vaunt  to  her  bafejl  part : 

*The  ftrong  it  weakens  with  infirmitie, 

JLnd  with  bold furie  armes  the  weakeft  hart.-, 
Thefrong  through  pleafure  foonefl  falles,  the  weake  through  fmart* 

LVIII. 
But  temperaunce,  faid  he,  with  golden  fquire 

Betwixt  the?n  both  can  meafure  out  a  meant} 

Nether  to  melt  in  pleafures  whott  defyre, 

Nor  fry  e  in  hartlejfe  griefe  and  doleful  I  tene  : 

Thrife  happy  man,   who  fares  them  both  atweenel. 

Butfth  this  wretched  woman  overcome 

Of  anguijh,  rather  then  of  crime,  hath  beney 

Referve  her  caufe  to  her  eternall  doome, 
And  in  the  meane  vouchfafe  her  honorable  toombe* 

LIX. 

Palmer,  quoth  he,  death  is  an  e quail  doome 

'To  good  and  bad,  the  common  imte  of  refl  $ 

But  after  death  the  try  all  is  to  come, 

When  bejl  Jhall  bee  to  them  that  lived  be  ft : 

But  both  alike,  when  death  hath  bothfuppreJlf 

Religious  reverence  doth  buriall  teene, 

Which  whofo  wants,  wants  fo  much  of  his  refi  i 

For  allfo  greet  Jhame  after  death  Iweene, 
As  lelfe  ta  dyen  bad,  nnburied  bad  to  beene, 

LX.  So 


Cant  i.  Faery  Queene,  i79 

lx. 

So  both  agree  their  bodies  to  engrave  ; 

The  great  earthes  wombe  they  open  to  the  fky, 

And  with  fad  cyprerTe  feemely  it  embrave  -, 

Then  covering  with  a  clod  their  clofed  eye. 

They  lay  therein  thofe  corfes  tenderly, 

And  bid  them  fleepe  in  everlafting  peace. 

But  ere  they  did  their  utmoft  obfequy, 

Sir  Guyon  more  affection  to  increace, 
Bynempt  a  facred  vow,  which  none  mould  ay  releace. 

LXI. 
The  dead  knights  fword  out  of  his  fheath  he  drew, 

With  which  he  cutt  a  lock  of  all  their  heare, 

Which  medling  with  their  blood  and  earth  he  threw 

Into  the  grave,  and  gan  devoutly  fweare  5 

Such  and  fuch  evil  God  on  Guyon  re  are, 

And  worfe  a?id  worfe,  young  orphane,  be  thy  paynet 

If  lor  thou  dew  vengeaunce  doe  forbeare, 

'Till  guiltie  blood  her  guerdon  doe  obtayne. 
So  fhedding  many  teares  they  closd  the  earth  agayne. 


A  a  2  CANTO 


ISO  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     II. 

Bcibes  bloody  handes  may  not  be  clensd* 

'The  face  of  golden  Meane : 
Her  ffers,  two  Extremities, 

Strive  her  to  banijh  clcane. 

I. 

THUS  when  fir  Guyon  with  his  faithful  guyde 
Had  with  dew  rites  and  dolorous  lament 

The  end  of  their  fad  tragedie  uptyde, 

The  litle  babe  up  in  his  armes  he  hent ; 

Who  with  fweet  pleafaunce  and  bold  blandifhment 

Gan  fmyle  on  them,  that  rather  ought  to  weepe, 

As  carelefle  of  his  woe,  or  innocent 

Of  that  was  doen  j  that  ruth  emperced  deepe 
In  that  knightes  hart,  and  wordes  with  bitter  teares  did  fleepe  y 

II. 
Alo  lucklejfe  babe,  borne  under  cruelljlarre. 

And  in  dead  parents  balefull  ajhes  bred, 

Full  little  weeneft  thou  what  forrowes  are 

Left  thee  for  porcion  of  thy  lively  hed ; 

Poore  orphane,  in  the  wide  world  fcattered, 

As  budding  braunch  rent  from  the  native  tree, 

And  throwen  forth,  till  it  be  withered  : 

Such  is  the  fate  of  men  -,  thus  enter  we 
Into  this  life  with  woe,  and  end  with  mifereel 

III. 
Then  foft  himfelfe  inclyning  on  his  knee 

Downe  to  that  well,   did  in  the  water  weenc 

(So  love  does  loath  difdainefull  nicitee) 

His  guiltie  handes  from  bloody  gore  to  cleene : 

He  wafht  them  oft  and  oft,  yet  nought  they  beene 

For  all  his  warning  cleaner  :  ftill  he  {trove, 

Yet  frill  the  litle  hands  were  bloody  feene ; 

The  which  him  into  great  amaz'ment  drove, 
And  into  diverfe  doubt  his  wavering  wonder  clove* 

IV.  He 


Cant.  ir.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  181 

IV. 

He  wift  not  whether  blott  of  fowle  offence 
Might  not  be  purgd  with  water  nor  with  bath  ; 
Or  that  high  God,   in  lieu  of  innocence, 
Imprinted  had  that  token  of  his  wrath, 
To  (hew  how  fore  blood-guiltineffe  he  hat'th ; 
Or  that  the  charme  and  veneme,  which  they  dronck* 
Their  blood  with  fecret  filth  infected  hath, 
Being  diffufed  through  the  fencelefs  tronck, 
That  through  the  great  contagion  direful  deadly  flonck.1 

V. 
Whom  thus  at  gaze  the  palmer  gan  to  bord 
With  goodly  reafon,  and  thus  fayre  befpake  ; 
Ye  bene  right  hard  amated,  gratious  lord. 
And  of  your  ignorance  great  merveill  make, 
Whiles  caufe  not  well  conceived  ye  miflake. 
But  know,  that  fecret  vertues  are  infusd 
In  every  fountaine  and  in  everie  lake, 
Which  who  hathfkill  them  rightly  to  have  chusd, 
Toproofe  of  faffing  wonders  hath  full  often  usd: 

VI. 
Of  thofefome  were  fo  from  their  fourfe  indewd 
By  great  dame  Nature,  from  whofe  fruitful  I pap 
Their  weUheads  fpring,  and  are  with  moijlure  deawd; 
Which  feeds  each  living  plant  with  liquid  fapy 
And  files  with  flowres  fayre  Florae s  painted  lap  : 
But  other  fome  by  guifte  of  later  grace, 
Or  by  good  prayers,  or  by  other  hap, 
Had  vertue  pourd  into  their  waters  bace, 
' And  thenceforth  were  renowmd,  and  fought  from  place  to  place, 

VII. 
Such  is  this  well  wrought  by  occafionftraunge, 
Which  to  her  nymph  befell,  upon  a  day, 
As  fie  the  woodes  with  bow  andjhaftes  did  raunge, 
The  hartlejfe  hynd  and  roebucke  to  difmay, 
Dan  Faunus  chaunft  to  meet  her  by  the  way, 
And  kindling  fire  at  her  faire-burning  eye, 
Inflamed  was  to  follow  beauties  chace, 
And  chace  d  her,  that  f aft  from  him  did  fly  % 

As  hynd  from  her,  Jo  fie  fled  from  her  enimy, 

VIII  s  At 


1 82  T/je  fccond  JBooke  of  the 


VIII. 

At  Lift  when  failing  breath  began  to  faint \ 

And  law  no  tticanes  to  f cape,  of  Jhame  aff'rayd, 

She  fet  her  downe  to  weepe  for  fore  confiraint, 

And  to  Diana  calling  lowdfor  aydey 

Her  deare  befought  to  let  her  die  a  may  J. 

The  goddeffe  heard,  and  fuddeine  where  fie  fate, 

Welling  outftreames  of  tearcs,  and  quite  difnayd 

With Jlony  feare  of  that  rude  nt flick  mate, 
Transformd  her  to  a  ftone  from  ftedfaft  virgins  fate. 

IX. 

Lo  now  Jhe  is  that  f  one  ;  from  whole  two  heads, 

As  from  two  weeping  eyes,  freffyftreames  dofiowt 

Yet  colde  through  feare  and  old  conceived  dreads  : 

And  yet  the  f  one  her  femblance  fe ernes  tofiow, 

Shapt  like  a  maide,   that fuch ye  may  her  know-, 

And  yet  her  vertues  in  her  water  byde  : 

For  it  is  chafe  and  pure  as  purefl  fnow, 

Ne  lets  her  waves  with  any  filth  be  dyde  ; . 
But  ever,  like  herfelfe,   unflayned  hath  beene  tryde, 

X. 
From  thence  it  comes,  that  this  babes  bloody  hand 

May  not  be  clensd  with  water  of  this  well : 

Ne  certes,  fir,  firive  you  it  to  withftand} 

But  let  them  fi ill  be  bloody,  as  befell, 

That  they  his  mothers  innocence  may  tell. 

As  fie  bequeathd  in  her  lafi  tefiament  j 

That  as  a  f acred  fymbole  it  may  dwell 

In  her  fonnes  flefii,  to  mind  revengement, 
And  be  for  all  chafe  dames  an  endlejfe  moniment. 

XI. 

He  hearkned  to  his  reafon  ,  and  the  childe 

Uptaking,  to  the  palmer  gave  to  beare  ; 

But  his  fad  fathers  armes  with  blood  defilde 

(An  heavie  load)  himfelfe  did  lightly  rearej 

And  turning  to  that  place,   in  which  whyleare 

He  left  his  loftie  fteed  with  golden  fell, 

And  goodly  gorgeous  barbes,  him  found  not  theare  : 

By  other  accident,   that  earn:  befell, 
He  is  convaide  j  but  how  or  where,  here  fits  not  tell. 

XII.  Which 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  183 

XII. 
Which  when  fir  Guyon  faw,  all  were  he  wroth. 

Yet  algates  mote  he  foft  himfelfe  appeafe, 

And  fairely  fare  on  foot,  however  loth : 

His  double  burden  did  him  fore  difeafe. 

So  long  they  travelled  with  litle  eafe, 

Till  that  at  laft  they  to  a  cattle  came, 

Built  on  a  rocke  adioyning  to  the  feas  : 

It  was  an  auncient  worke  of  antique  fame,' 
And  wondrous  ttrong  by  nature  and  by  fkilfull  frame. 

XIII. 

Therein  three  fitters  dwelt  of  fundry  fort, 

The  children  of  one  fyre  by  mothers  three ; 

Who  dying  whylome  did  divide  this  fort 

To  them  by  equall  mares  in  equall  fee  : 

But  ttryfull  mind  and  diverfe  qualitee 

Drew  them  in  partes,  and  each  made  others  foe  : 

Still  did  they  ftrive  and  daily  difagree  j 

The  eldeft  did  againtt  the  youngeft  goe, 
And  both  againtt  the  middett  meant  to  worken  woe, 

XIV. 
Where  when  the  knight  arriv'd,   he  was  right  well 

Receiv'd,  as  knight  of  fo  much  worth  became, 

Of  fecond  litter,  who  did  far  excell 

The  other  two  -,  Medina  was  her  name, 

A  fober  fad  and  comely  courteous  dame : 

Who  rich  arayd,  and  yet  in  modeft  guize, 

In  goodly  garments,   that  her  well  became, 

Fayre  marching  forth  in  honorable  wize, 
Him  at  the  threfhold  mett  and  well  did  enterprize. 

XV. 
She  led  him  up  into  a  goodly  bowre, 

And  comely  courted  with  meet  modettie  ; 

Ne  in  her  fpeach,   ne  in  her  haviour, 

Was  lightneffe  feene  or  loofer  vanitie, 

But  gratious  womanhood  and  gravitie, 

Above  the  reafon  of  her  youthly  yeares  : 

Her  golden  lockes  fhe  roundly  did  uptye 

In  breaded  tramels,  that  no  loofer  heares 
Did  out  of  order  ttray  about  her  daintie  eares, 

XVI.  Whilett 


1 8.-;-  7/!tf  fccond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

Whilcft  flic  her  felfe  thus  buiily  did  frame 
Seemely  to  entertaine  her  new-come  gueft, 
Newcs  hereof  to  her  other  filters  came, 
Who  all  this  while  were  at  their  wanton  reft, 
Accourting  each  her  frend  with  lavifh  feft  : 
They  were  two  knights  of  perelefie  puiflaunce, 
And  famous  far  abroad  for  warlike  geft, 
Which  to  thefe  ladies  love  did  countenaunce, 

And  to  his  miitreffe  each  himfclfe  ftrove  to  advaunce. 

XVII. 

He  that  made  love  unto  the  eldefb  dame, 
Was  hight  fir  Huddibras,  an  hardy  man  ; 
Yet  not  fo  good  of  deedes  as  great  of  name, 
Which  he  by  many  ralli  adventures  wan, 
Since  errant  armes  to  few  he  firfl  began. 
More  huge  in  flrength  then  wife  in  workes  he  was, 
And  reafon  with  foole-hardize  over-ran  j 
Sterne  melancholy  did  his  courage  pas  ; 

And  was,  for  terrour  more,   all  armd  in  fhyning  bras, 

XVIII. 

But  he  that  lov'd  the  youngefl:  was  Sansloy,, 
He  that  faire  Una  late  fowle  outraged, , 
The  moft  unruly  and  the  boldefl:  boy 
That  ever  warlike  weapons  menaged. 
And  all  to  lawlefTe  luft  encouraged, 
Through  ftrong  opinion  of  his  matchlefTe  might ; 
Ne  ought  he  car'd  whom  he  endamaged 
By  tortious  wrong,  or  whom  bereav'd  of  right  -, 

He  now  this  ladies  champion  chofe.  lor  love  to  fight. 

XIX. 

Thefe  two  gay  knights,  vowd  to  fo  diverfe  loves, 
Each  other  does  envy  with  deadly  hate, 
And  daily  warre  againft  his  foeman  moves, 
In  hope  to  win  more  favour  with  his  mate, 
And  th'  others  pleafing  fervice  to  abate, 
To  magnifie  his  owne.  but  when  they  heard 
How  in  that  place  ftraunge  knight  arrived  late, 
Both  knights  and  ladies  forth  right  angry  far'd, 

And  fercely  unto  battell  flerne  themfelves  preparxL 


XX.  But 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Q^ueene,  i«$ 

xx. 

But  ere  they  could  proceede  unto  the  place 
Where  he  abode,  themfelves  at  difcord  fell, 
And  cruell  combat  ioynd  in  middle  ipace  : 
With  horrible  aflault  and  fury  fell 
They  heapt  huge  flxokes,  the  fcorned  life  to  quell  ; 
That  all  on  uprore  from  her  fettled  feat 
The  houfe  was  raysd,  and  all  that  in  did  dwell ; 
Seemd  that  lowde  thunder  with  amazement  great 
Did  rend  the  ratling  ikyes  with  flames  of  fouldring  heat, 

XXI. 
The  noyfe  thereof  cald  forth  that  ftraunger  knight, 
To  weet  what  dreadfull  thing  was  there  in  hond  ; 
Where  whenas  two  brave  knightes  in  bloody  fight 
With  deadly  rancour  he  enraunged  fond, 
His  fun-broad  iTiield  about  his  wreft  he  bond, 
And  fhyning  blade  unfheathd,  with  which  he  ran 
Unto  that  ftead,  their  flrife  to  underftond  5 
And  at  his  firffc  arrivall  them  began 
With  goodly  meanes  to  pacifie,  well  as  he  can. 

XXII. 
But  they  him  fpying,  both  with  greedy  forfe 
Attonce  upon  him  ran,  and  him  befet 
With  ftrokes  of  mortall  fleele  without  remorfe, 
And  on  his  fhield  like  yron  fledges  bet. 
As  when  a  beare  and  tygre,  being  met 
In  cruell  fight  on  Lybicke  ocean  wide, 
Efpye  a  traveiler  with  feet  furbet, 
Whom  they  in  equall  pray  hope  to  divide, 
They  flint  their  flrife  and  him  aflayle  on  everie  fide. 

XXIII. 
But  he,  not  like  a  weary  traveilere, 

Their  fharp  aflault  right  boldly  did  rebut, 
And  furTred  not  their  blowes  to  byte  him  nere, 
But  with  redoubled  buffes  them  backe  did  put : 
Whofe  grieved  mindes,  which  choler  did  englut, 
Againft  themfelves  turning  their  wrathfull  fpight, 
Gan  with  new  rage  their  fhieldes  to  hew  and  cut. 
But  ftill  when  Guyon  came  to  part  their  fight, 
With  heavie  load  on  him  they  frefhly  gan  to  fmight. 

Vol.  I.  B  b  XXIV,  As 


1 86  The  frfi  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

As  a  tall  fhip  toffed  in  troublous  feas, 

Whom  raging  windes,  threatning  to  make  the  pray 
Of  the  rough  rockes,  doe  diverily  difeafe, 
Meetes  two  contrarie  billowes  by  the  way, 
That  her  on  either  fide  doe  fore  affay, 
And  boaft  to  fwallow  her  in  greedy  grave ; 
Shee  fcorning  both  their  fpights  does  make  wide  way, 
And  with  her  breil:  breaking  the  fomy  wave 
Does  ride  on  both  their  backs,  and  faire  herfelf  doth  fave  : 

XXV. 
So  boldly  he  him  beares,  and  rufheth  forth 

Betweene  them  both,  by  conduct  of  his  blade. 
Wondrous  great  prowefle  and  heroick  worth 
He  ihewd  that  day,  and  rare  enfample  made, 
When  two  fo  mighty  warriours  he  difmade : 
Attonce  he  wards  and  ftrikes,  he  takes  and  paies^ 
Now  forft  to  yield,  now  forcing  to  invade, 
Before,  behind,  and  round  about  him  laies  : 
So  double  was  his  paines,  fo  double  be  his  praife. 

XXVI. 
Straunge  fort  of  fight,  three  valiaunt  knights  to  fee 
Three  combates  ioine  in  one,  and  to  darraine 
A  triple  warre  with  triple  enmitee, 
All  for  their  ladies  froward  love  to  gaine, 
Which  gotten  was  but  hate,  fo  love  does  raine 
In  ftouteft  minds,  and  maketh  monftrous  warre  ; 
He  maketh  warre,  he  maketh  peace  againe, 
And  yett  his  peace  is  but  continual  iarre. 
O  miferable  men,  that  to  him  fubiect  arre  ! 

XXVII. 
Whilft  thus  they  mingled  were  in  furious  armes> 
The  faire  Medina  with  her  treifes  torne, 
And  naked  breft,  in  pitty  of  their  harmes, 
Emongft  them  ran,  and  falling  them  beforne 
Befought  them  by  the  womb  which  them  had  born,' 
And  by  the  loves  which  were  to  them  moft  deare, 
And  by  the  knighthood  which  they  fure  had  fworn, 
Their  deadly  cruell  difcord  to  forbeare, 

And  to  her  iuft  conditions  of  faire  peace  to  heare, 

XXVIII.  But 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Queene.  187 

XXVIII. 

But  her  two  other  fitters  {landing  by 

Her  lowd  gainfaid,  and  both  their  champions  bad 
Purfew  the  end  of  their  ftrong  enmity, 
As  ever  of  their  loves  they  would  be  glad 
Yet  fhe  with  pitthy  words  and  counfell  fad 
Still  ftrove  their  flubborne  rages  to  revoke  : 
That  at  the  laft  fuppreffing  fury  mad 
They  gan  abftaine  from  dint  of  direfull  firoke, 
And  hearken  to  the  fober  fpeaches  which  (he  fpoke  5 

XXIX. 
Ah,  puijfaunt  lords,  what  curfed  evillfpright, 
Or  fell  Erinnys,   in  your  noble  harts 
Her  helltjld  brond  hath  kindled  with  defpight, 
And flird  you  up  to  worke  your  wilfull  fmarts  ? 
Is  this  the  ioy  of  armes  ?  be  thefe  the  parts 
Of  glorious  knighthood,  after  blood  to  thrufl, 
And  not  regard  dew  right  and  iujl  defarts  ? 
Vaine  is  the  vaunt,  and  victory  uniufi, 
That  more  to  mighty  hands  then  rightful  caufe  doth  trufl* 

XXX. 
And  were  there  rightfidl  caufe  of  difference ', 
Tet  were  not  better  fay  re  it  to  accord, 
Then  with  blood-gidltineffe  to  heape  offence, 
And  mortal  vengeaunce  ioyne  to  crime  abhor d  t 
O  fly  from  wrath,  fly,  0  my  liefefl  lord  : 
Sad  be  the  fights,   and  bitter  fruit  es  of  warrey 
And  thoufand  furies  wait  on  wrathfidl flword : 
Ne  ought  the  praife  of  prowefje  more  doth  marre, 
Thenfowle  revenging  rage  and  bafe  contentious  iarre. 

XXXI. 

But  lovely  concord  and  moft  facred  peace 

Doth  ?wurijh  vertue  and  fafl  friend/hip  breeds  j 

JVeake  Jhe  makes  flrong,  andftrong  thing  does  increace, 

Till  it  the  pitch  of  highefl  praife  exceeds  : 

Brave  be  her  warres,  and  honorable  deeds, 

By  which  flje  triumphes  over  yre  and  pride ', 

And  winnes  an  olive  girlondfor  her  meeds. 

Be  therefore,  0  my  deare  lords,  paciflde, 
And  this  miffeeming  di fiord  meekely  lay  a/ide. 

B  b  2  XXXII.  Her 


1 88  The  firft  Booke  of  the 


XXXII. 

Her  gracious  words  their  rancour  did  appall, 

And  funcke  fo  deepe  into  their  boyling  brefts, 

That  downe  they  lett  their  cruell  weapons  fall, 

And  lowly  did  abafe  their  lofty  crefts 

To  her  faire  prefence  and  difcrete  behefls. 

Then  fhe  began  a  treaty  to  procure, 

And  ftablifh  tcrmes  betwixt  both  their  requefts, 

That  as  a  law  for  ever  fhould  endure  ; 
Which  to  obferve  in  word  of  knights  they  did  allure. 

XXXIII. 
Which  to  confirme,  and  fail  to  bind  their  league, 

After  their  weary  fweat  and  bloody  toile, 

She  them  befought,   during  their  quiet  treague, 

Into  her  lodging  to  repaire  a  while, 

To  reft  themfelves,  and  grace  to  reconcile. 

They  foone  confent :   fo  forth  with  her  they  fare, 

Where  they  are  well  receivd,   and  made  to  fpoile 

Themfelves  of  foiled  armes,  and  to  prepare 
Their  minds  to  pleafure,  and  their  mouths  to  dainty  fare. 

XXXIV. 
And  thofe  two  fro  ward  lifters  (their  faire  loves) 

Came  with  them  eke,  all  were  they  wondrous  loth, 

And  fained  cheare,  as  for  the  time  behoves  -, 

But  could  not  colour  yet  fo  well  the  troth, 

But  that  their  natures  bad  appeard  in  both  : 

For  both  did  at  their  fecond  lifter  grutch 

And  inly  grieve,  as  doth  an  hidden  moth 

The  inner  garment  frett,  not  th' utter  touch  ; 
One  thought  her  cheare  too  litle,  th'  other  thought  too  mutch* 

XXXV. 

Elifta  (fo  the  eldeft  hight)  did  deeme 

Such  entertainment  bafe,  ne  ought  would  eat, 

Ne  ought  would  fpeake,  but  evermore  did  feeme 

As  difcontent  for  want  of  merth  or  meat  j 

No  folace  could  her  paramour  intreat 

Her  once  to  Ihow,  ne  court,   nor  dalliaunce  ; 

But  with  bent  lowring  browes,  as  fhe  would  threat^ 

She  fcould,  and  frownd  with  froward  countenaunce  y 
Unworthy  of  faire  ladies  comely  governaunce, 

XXXVI.  But 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  189 

XXXVL 

But  young  PerifTa  was  of  other  mynd, 

Full  of  difport,  ftill  laughing,  loofely  light, 

And  quite  contrary  to  her  lifters  kynd ; 

No  meafure  in  her  mood,  no  rule  of  right, 

But  poured  out  in  pleafure  and  delight ; 

In  wine  and  meats  me  flowd  above  the  banck, 

And  in  exceffe  exceeded  her  owne  might ; 

In  fumptuous  tire  fhe  ioyd  her  felfe  to  pranck  $ 
But  of  her  love  too  lavifh,  litle  have  me  thanck. 

XXXVII. 
Faft  by  her  fide  did  fitt  the  bold  Sansloy, 

Fitt  mate  for  fuch  a  mincing  rnineon, 

Who  in  her  IoofenerTe  tooke  exceeding  ioy  $ 

Might  not  be  found  a  francker  franion, 

Of  her  leawd  parts  to  make  companion. 

But  Huddibras,  more  like  a  malecontent, 

Did  fee  and  grieve  at  his  bold  fafhion  ; 

Hardly  could  he  endure  his  hardiment : 
Yett  ftill  he  fatt,  and  inly  did  himfelfe  torment, 

XXXVIII. 
Betwixt  them  both  the  faire  Medina  fate 

With  fober  grace  and  goodly  carriage  : 

With  equall  meafure  fhe  did  moderate 

The  ftrong  extremities  of  their  outrage  ; , 

That  forward  paire  me  ever  would  arTwage, 

When  they  would  ftrive  dew  reafon  to  exceed  3 

But  that  fame  froward  twaine  would  accoragej, 

And  of  her  plenty  adde  unto  their  need  : 
So  kept  fhe  them  in  order,  and  herfelfe  in  heed, 

XXXIX. 

Thus  fairely  fhee  attempered  her  feaft, 

And  pleasd  them  all  with  meete  fatiety  : 

At  laft,  when  luft  of  meat  and  drinke  was  ceafi, 

She  Guyon  deare  befought  of  curtefie 

To  tell  from  whence  he  came  through  ieopardy3 

And  whether  now  on  new  adventure  bownd. 

Who  with  bold  grace  and  comely  gravity, 

Drawing  to  him  the  eies  of  all  arownd, 
From  lofty  fiege  began  thefe  words  aloud  to  fownd  ; 

XL.  Wis 


1 90  The  fecond  Booke  of  tht 

XL. 
This  thy  demaund,  0  lady,  doth  revive 

Frejh  ??iemory  in  me  of  that  great  queene, 

(Great  and  mofi  glorious  virgin  queene  alive) 

That  with  her  [over ante  power  and  fcepter  fern 

All  faery  lond  does  peaceably  fufiene. 

In  wideji  ocean  Jlx  her  throne  does  i\\v\\ 

That  over  all  the  earth  it  may  be  feene  ; 

As  morning  funne  her  bcames  difprcdden  cleare  ; 
And  in  her  face  faire  peace  and  mercy  doth  appear e. 

XL  J." 
In  her  the  richejje  of  all  heavenly  grace 

In  chiefs  degree  are  heaped  up  on  hye  : 

And  all,  that  els  this  worlds  enclofure  bace 

Hath  great  or  glorious  in  mortatt  eye, 

Adornes  the  perfon  of  her  maiejlye ; 

That  men  beholding  fo  great  excellence, 

And  rare  perfection  in  mortalitye, 

Doe  her  adore  with  f acred  reverence. 
As  tti  idole  of  her  Makers  great  magnificence. 

XLII. 

To  her  I  homage  and  my  fervice  owe, 

In  number  of  the  noblejl  knight es  on  ground-, 
Mongst  whom  on  me  Jhe  deigned  to  befiowe 
Order  of  maydenhead,  the  mofi  renownd, 
That  may  this  day  in  all  the  world  be  found. 
An  ye  are  ly  folemne  feajl  foe  wontes  to  make, 
The  day  that  firfi  doth  lead  the  ye  are  around, 
To  which  all  knights  of  worth  and  courage  bold 

Refort,  to  heare  of  firawige  adventures  to  be  told. 

XLIII. 

There  this  old  palmer  jhewd  himfelfe  that  day, 
And  to  that  mighty  princeffe  did  complaine 
Of  grievous  mifchiefes,  which  a  wicked  fay 
Mad  wrought,  and  many  whelmd  in  deadly  paine, 
Whereof  he  cravd  redreffe.  my  foveraine, 
Whofe  glory  is  in  gracious  deeds,  and  ioyes 
Throughout  the  world  her  mercy  to  maintaine, 
"Eftfoones  devisd  redreffe  for  fuch  annoy  es : 

Me  all  unfit  t  for  fo  great  purpofe  Jhe  employes. 


XLIV.  Now 


Cant,  n.  Faery  "Queene.  191 

XLIV. 

Now  hathfaire  Phoebe  with  her  Jiher  face 

Thrife  feene  the  jhadowes  of  the  neathar  world, 

Sith  loft  I  left  that  honorable  place, 

In  which  her  roiall pre  fence  is  enrold  -, 

Ne  everjhall  I  rejl  in  houfe  nor  hold, 

'Till  I  that  fa  If e  Acrafia  have  wonne  -, 

Of  whofe  fowk  deedes,  too  hideous  to  bee  told, 

I  witnejfe  am,  and  this  their  wretched  fonne, 
Whofe  wofull  parents  Jhe  hath  wickedly  for donne. 

XLV. 

Tell  on,  fayrefir,  faid  me,  that  dolefull  tale, 

From  which  fad  ruth  does  feme  you  to  refraine, 

That  we  may  pitty  fuch  unhappie  bale, 

And  learne  from  pleafures  poyfon  to  abftaine : 

III,  by  enfample,  good  doth  often  gayne. 

Then  forward  he  his  purpofe  gan  purfew, 

And  told  the  ftory  of  the  mortall  payne, 

Which  Mordant  and  Amavia  did  rew, 
As  with  lamenting  eyes  himfelfe  did  lately  vew. 

XL  VI. 
Night  was  far  fpent,  and  now  in  ocean  deep 

Orion,   flying  fail  from  hiffing  fnake, 

His  flaming  head  did  haften  for  to  fteep, 

When  of  his  pitteous  tale  he  end  did  make  j 

Whilft  with  delight  of  that  he  wifely  fpake 

Thofe  gueftes  beguyled  did  beguyle  their  eyes 

Of  kindly  fleepe,   that  did  them  overtake. 

At  lalt,  when  they  had  markt  the  chaunged  fkyes, 
They  wift  their  houre  was  fpent ;  then  each  to  reft  him  hyes. 


CANTO 


192  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     III. 

Value  Braggadocchio  getting  Guyons 

Horfe  is  made  the  f come 
Of  knighthood  trew,  and  is  of  fay  re 

Belphoebe  foivle  fot  dome, 

I. 

SO  O  N  E  as  the  morrow  fayre  with  purple  beames 
Difperit  the  fhadowes  of  the  mifly  night, 

And  Titan,    playing  on  the  eaftern  ftreames, 

Gan  cleare  the  deawy  ay  re  with  fpringing  light  \ 

Sir  Guyon  mindfull  of  his  vow  yplight 

Uprofe  from  drowfie  couch,  and  him  addreft 

Unto  the  iourney  which  he  had  behight : 

His  puhTaunt  armes  about  his  noble  breft, 
And  many-folded  fhield  he  bound  about  his  wreft. 

II. 
Then  taking  conge  of  that  virgin  pure, 

The  bloody-handed  babe  unto  her  truth 

Did  earneftly  committ,  and  her  coniure 

In  vertuous  lore  to  traine  his  tender  youth, 

And  all  that  gentle  noriture  enfu'th  ; 

And  that  fo  foone  as  ryper  yeares  he  raught, 

He  might  for  memory  of  that  dayes  ruth 

Be  called  Ruddymane,  and  thereby  taught 
T 'avenge  his  parents  death  on  them  that  had  it  wrought. 

III. 
So  forth  he  far'd,  as  now  befell,  on  foot, 

Sith  his  good  fleed  is  lately  from  him  gone ; 

Patience  perforce  :  helplefTe  what  may  it  boot 

To  frett  for  anger,   or  for  griefe  to  mone  ? 

His  palmer  now  fhall  foot  no  more  alone. 

So  fortune  wrought,  as  under  greene  woodes  fyde 

Ke  lately  heard  that  dying  lady  grone, 

He  left  his  fteed  without,  and  fpeare  befyde, 
And  ruined  in  on  foot  to  ayd  her  ere  me  dyde. 

IV.  The 


Cant.  m.  Faery  Queene.  193 

IV. 

The  whyles  a  lofell  wandring  by  the  way, 

One  that  to  bountie  never  caft  his  mynd, 

Ne  thought  of  honour  ever  did  affay 

His  bafer  breit,  but  in  his  keftrell  kynd 

A  pleafing  vaine  of  glory  he  did  fynd, 

To  which  his  flowing  toung  and  troublous  fpright 

Gave  him  great  ayd,  and  made  him  more  inclynd  j 

He  that  brave  fteed  there  finding  ready  dight, 
Purloynd  both  fteed  and  fpeare,  and  ran  away  full  lio-ht, 

V. 

Now  gan  his  hart  all  fwell  in  iollity, 

And  of  himfelfe  great  hope  and  help  conceiv'd, 

That  puffed  up  with  fmoke  of  vanity, 

And  with  felfe-loved  perfonage  deceiv'd, 

He  gan  to  hope  of  men  to  be  receiv'd 

For  fuch,  as  he  him  thought,  or  faine  would  bee  : 

But  for  in  court  gay  portaunce  he  perceiv'd, 

And  gallaunt  (hew  to  be  in  greateft  gree, 
Eftfoones  to  court  he  caff,  t'advaunce  his  firft  degree. 

VI. 

And  by  the  way  he  chaunced  to  efpy 

One  fitting  ydle  on  a  funny  banck, 

To  whom  avaunting  in  great  bravery, 

As  peacocke,  that  his  painted  plumes  doth  pranck, 

He  fmote  his  courfer  in  the  trembling  flanck, 

And  to  him  threatned  his  hart-thrilling  fpeare  : 

The  feely  man  feeing  him  ryde  fo  ranck, 

And  ayme  at  him,  fell  flatt  to  ground  for  feare, 
And  crying,  Mercy,  loud,  his  pitious  handes  gan  rearc. 

VII. 

Thereat  the  fcarcrow  wexed  wondrous  prowd, 

Through  fortune  of  his  firft  adventure  fayre, 

And  with  big  thundring  voice  revyld  him  lowd ; 

Vile  caytive,  vaffall  of  dread  and  defpayre, 

Unworthie  of  the  commune  breathed  ay  re, 

Why  liveft  thou,  dead  dog,  a  lenger  day, 

And  doejl  not  unto  death  thyfelfe  prepayre  ? 

Dy,  or  thyfelfe  my  captive  yield  for  ay. 
Great  favour  I  thee  graunt  for  aunfwere  thus  to  flay. 

Vol.  I.  C  c  VIII.  Hold, 


194  *fhe  fecond  Booh  of  the 

VIII. 

Hold,  o  dean  lord,  hold  your  dead-doing  hand. 
Then  loud  he  cryde,  /  am  your  humble  thrall. 
Ah  wretch,   quoth  he,  thy  dejlinies  <withftand 
My  wrath  full  will,  and  doe  for  mercy  call. 
I  give  thee  life  :  therefore  pro  fir  at  cd  fall, 
And  kife  my  flirrup  ;  that  thy  Imnage  bee. 
The  mifer  threw  himfelfe,  as  an  offall, 
Streight  at  his  foot  in  bafe  humilitec, 
And  cleeped  him  his  liege,  to  hold  of  him  in  fee. 

IX. 
So  happy  peace  they  made  and  faire  accord. 

Eftfoones  this  liegeman  gan  to  wexe  more  bold, 
And  when  he  felt  the  folly  of  his  lord, 
In  his  owne  kind  he  gan  himfelfe  unfold : 
For  he  was  wylie-witted,  and  growne  old 
In  cunning  fleightes  and  pra&ick  knavery. 
From  that  day  forth  he  caft  for  to  uphold 
His  ydle  humour  with  fine  flattery, 
And  blow  the  bellowes  to  his  fwelling  vanity. 

X. 
Trompart,  fitt  man  for  Braggadochio 

To  ferve  at  court  in  view  of  vaunting  eye  ; 
Vaine-glorious  man,  when  nuttring  wind  does  blow 
In  his  light  winges,  is  lifted  up  to  ikye  ; 
The  fcorne  of  knighthood  and  trew  chevalrye, 
To  thinke  without  defert  of  gentle  deed, 
And  noble  worth  to  be  advaunced  hye  > 
Such  prayfe  is  fhame  :  but  honour,  vertues  meed, 
Doth  beare  the  fayrefl  flowre  in  honourable  feed. 

XI. 
So  forth  they  pas,   a  well  conforted  payre, 

Till  that  at  length  with  Archimage  they  meet : 
Who  feeing  one,  that  fhone  in  armour  fayre, 
On  goodly  courfer  thondring  with  his  feet, 
Eftfoones  fuppofed  him  a  perfon  meet 
Of  his  revenge  to  make  the  inilrument : 
For  fince  the  red-croffe  knight  he  erft  did  weet 
To  been  with  Guyon  knitt  in  one  confent, 
The  ill,  which  earil  to  him,  he  now  to  Guyon  ment. 


XII.  And 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Queene.  1$^ 

xii. 

And  comming  clofe  to  Trompart  gan  inquere 

Of  him,  what  mightie  warriour  that  mote  bee, 

That  rode  in  golden  fell  with  fingle  fpere, 

But  wanted  fword  to  wreake  his  enmitee. 

He  is  a  great  adventurer ;  faid  he, 

That  hath  his  fword  through  hard  ajfay  for gone ', 

And  now  hath  vowd,  till  he  avenged  bee 

Of  that  defpight,  never  to  wearen  none  ; 
That  fpeare  is  him  enough  to  doen  a  thoufand  grone. 

XIII. 

Th'  enchaunter  greatly  ioyed  in  the  vaunt, 

And  weened  well  ere  long  his  will  to  win, 

And  both  his  foen  with  equal  1  foyle  to  daunt  : 

Tho  to  him  louting  lowly  did  begin 

To  plaine  of  wronges,   which  had  committed  bin 

By  Guyon,  and  by  that  falfe  red-croffe  knight  ; 

Which  two,  through  treafon  and  deceiptful  gin, 

Had  flayne  fir  Mordant  and  his  lady  bright : 
That  mote  him  honour  win,  to  wreak  fo  foule  defpight. 

XIV. 
Therewith  all  fuddeinly  he  feemd  enrag'd, 

And  threatned  death  with  dreadfull  countenaunce, 

As  if  their  lives  had  in  his  hand  beene  gag'd ; 

And  with  ftiffe  force  making  his  mortall  launce, 

To  let  him  weet  his  doughtie  valiaunce, 

Thus  faid,  Old  man,  great  Jure  foal  be  thy  meed, 

If  where  thofe  knights  for  fear e  of  dew  vengeaunce 

Doe  lurkey   thou  certeinly  to  mee  areed, 
That  I  may  wreake  on  the?n  their  hainous  hateful  deed. 

XV. 
Certes,  my  lord,  faid  he,  that  fiall  Ifoone, 

And  give  you  eke  good  helpe  to  their  decay. 

But  mote  I  wifely  you  advife  to  doon, 

Give  no  ods  to  your  foes,  but  doe  purvay 

Yourfelfe  of  fword  before  that  bloody  day  : 

For  they  be  two  the  prowejl  knights  on  grownd, 

And  oft  approved  in  many  hard  a/fay  : 

And  eke  of  fur  eft  fie  ele,  that  may  be  fownd, 
Do  arm  yourfelfe  againfl  that  day,  them  to  confownd. 

C  c  2  XVI.  Dotard, 


196  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

Dotard,  faide  he.  Jet  be  thy  deepe  advife  ; 

Seemes  that  through  many  yeares  thy  wits  thee  faile, 
And  that  weake  eld  hath  left  thee  nothing  wife, 
Els  never  Jhould  thy  judgement  be  fofrayle, 
To  meal  are  manhood  by  the  J  word  or  mayle. 
Is  not  enough  fowre  quarters  of  a  man, 
Without  en Jhvord  or  Jin  eld,   an  hojle  to  quay  le '4 
"Thou  title  woteji  that  this  right-hand  can : 

Speake  they,  which  have  beheld  the  battailes  which  it  wan. 

XVII. 

The  man  was  much  abaihed  at  his  boaft ; 
Yet  well  he  wift  that  whofo  would  contend 
With  either  of  thofe  knightes  on  even  coaft, 
Should  neede  of  all  his  armes  him  to  defend  -, 
Yet  feared  leaft  his  boldnelTe  mould  offend : 
When  Braggadocchio  faide,  Once  I  didfweare, 
When  with  o?ie  fword  f even  knightes  I  brought  to  end> 
Thenceforth  in  battaile  never  fword  to  be  are, 

But  it  were  that  which  noblejl  knight  on  earth  doth  weare. 

XVIII. 

Perdy,  fir  knight,  faide  then  th'  enchaunter  blive, 
That  fall  IJhortly  pur  chafe  to  your  hond  : 
For  now  the  bef  and  noblejl  knight  alive 
Prince  Arthur  is,  that  wonnes  in  faerie  lond ; 
He  hath  a  fword,  that  fames  like  burning  brondt 
The  fame  by  my  device  I  undertake 
Shall  by  to  morrow  by  thyfde  be  fond. 
At  which  bold  word  that  boafter  gan  to  quake, 

And  wondred  in  his  minde  what  mote  that  monfter  make. 

XIX. 

He  ftayd  not  for  more  bidding,  but  away 
Was  fuddeine  vanimed  out  of  his  fight : 
The  northerne  winde  his  wings  did  broad  difplay 
At  his  commaund,  and  reared  him  up  light 
From  off  the  earth  to  take  his  aerie  flight. 
They  lookt  about,  but  no  where  could  efpye 
Tracl:  of  his  foot :  then  dead  through  great  affright 
They  both  nigh  were,  and  each  bad  other  flye : 

Both  fled  attonce,  ne  ever  backe  retourned  eye  ; 


XX.  Till 


Cant.  hi.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  197 

xx. 

Till  that  they  come  unto  a  forreft  greene, 

In  which  they  fhrowd  themfelves  from  caufeleffe  fcare  j 

Yet  feare  them  followes  (till,  where  fo  they  beene  : 

Each  trembling  leafe  and  whittling  wind  they  heare, 

As  ghaftly  bug,   does  greatly  them  affeare  : 

Yet  both  doe  flrive  their  fearefulnelTe  t6  faine. 

At  laft  they  heard  a  home,  that  fhrilled  cleare 

Throughout  the  wood,  that  ecchoed  againe, 
And  made  the  forrefl  ring,  as  it  would  rive  in  twaine. 

XXI. 
Eft  through  the  thicke  they  heard  one  rudely  rufh ; 

With  noyfe  whereof  he  from  his  loftie  fteed 

Downe  fell  to  ground,  and  crept  into  a  bufh, 

To  hide  his  coward  head  from  dying  dreed. 

But  Trompart  ftoutly  ftayd  to  taken  heed 

Of  what  might  hap.    eftfoone  there  ftepped  foorth 

A  goodly  ladie  clad  in  hunters  weed, 

That  feemd  to  be  a  woman  of  great  worth, 
And  by  her  ftately  portance  borne  of  heavenly  birth. 

XXII. 
Her  face  fo  faire,  as  flefh  it  feemed  not, 

But  hevenly  pourtraicr.  of  bright  angels  hew, 

Cleare  as  the  flcye,   withouten  blame  or  blot, 

Through  goodly  mixture  of  complexions  dew  -, 

And  in  her  cheekes  the  vermeill  red  did  fhew 

Like  rofes  in  a  bed  of  lillies  fried, 

The  which  ambrofiall  odours  from  them  threw, 

And  gazers  fence  with  double  pleafure  fed, 
Hable  to  heale  the  ficke  and  to  revive  the  ded. 

XXIII. 
In  her  fa ire  eves  two  living  lamps  did  flame, 

Kindled  above  at  th'  hevenly  Makers  light, 

And    ...ics.d  fyrie  beames  out  of  the  fame  -, 

So  pamng  perfant  and  fo  wondrous  bright, 

That  quite  bereav'd  the  rafh  beholders  fight : 

In  them  the  blinded  god  his  luftfull  fyre 

To  kindle  oft  aflayd,  but  had  no  might ; 

For  with  dredd  maieflie  and  awfull  yre, 
She  broke  his  wanton  darts,  and  quenched  bace  defyre, 

XXIV,  Her 


i?8  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


XXIV. 

Her  yvorie  forhead,  full  of  bounty  brave, 

Like  a  broad  table  did  itfelfe  difpred, 

For  Love  his  loftie  triumphes  to  engrave, 

And  write  the  battailes  of  his  great  godhed : 

All  good  and  honour  might  therein  be  red  ; 

For  there  their  dwelling  was.  and  when  me  fpake, 

Sweete  wordes  like  dropping  honny  me  did  fhed, 

And  twixt  the  perles  and  rubins  foftly  brake 
A  filver  found,  that  heavenly  muficke  feemd  to  make. 

XXV. 

Upon  her  eyelids  many  Graces  fate, 
Under  the  madow  of  her  even  browes, 
Working  belgardes  and  amorous  retrate  ; 
And  everie  one  her  with  a  grace  endowes, 
And  everie  one  with  meekeneile  to  her  bowes  : 
So  glorious  mirrhour  of  celeftiall  grace, 
And  foveraine  moniment  of  mortall  vowes, 
How  mall  frayle  pen  defcrive  her  heavenly  face, 
For  feare  through  want  of  fkill  her  beauty  to  difgrace  ? 

XXVI. 
So  faire,  and  thoufand  thoufand  times  more  faire, 
She  feemd,  when  me  prefented  was  to  fight, 
And  was  yclad,  for  heat  of  fcorching  aire, 
All  in  a  filken  camus  lilly  whight, 
Purfled  upon  with  many  a  folded  plight, 
Which  all  above  befprinckled  was  throughout 
With  golden  aygulets,   that  gliftred  bright, 
Like  twinckling  ftarres,  and  all  the  fkirt  about 
Was  hemd  with  golden  fringe. 

XXVII. 
Below  her  ham  her  weed  did  fomewhat  trayne, 
And  her  ftreight  legs  mod  bravely  were  embayld 
In  gilden  bufkins  of  coftly  cordwayne, 
x\ll  bard  with  golden  bendes,  which  were  entayld 
With  curious  antickes,  and  full  fayre  aumayld : 
Before  they  faftned  were  under  her  knee 
In  a  rich  iewell,  and  therein  entrayld 
The  ends  of  all  the  knots,  that  none  might  fee 
How  they  within  their  fouldings  clofe  enwrapped  bee : 

XXVIII.  Like 


Cant  in.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  199 

XXVIII. 

Like  two  faire  marble  pillours  they  were  feene, 

Which  doe  the  temple  of  the  gods  fupport, 

Whom  all  the  people  decke  with  girlands  greene, 

And  honour  in  their  feflivall  refort ; 

Thofe  fame  with  ftately  grace  and  princely  port 

She  taught  to  tread,  when  me  herfelfe  would  grace ; 

But  with  the  woody  nymphes  when  me  did  play, 

Or  when  the  flying  libbard  fhe  did  chace, 
She  could  them  nimbly  move,  and  after  fly  apace. 

XXIX. 
And  in  her  hand  a  fharpe  bore-fpeare  me  held, 

And  at  her  backe  a  bow  and  quiver  gay 

Stuft  with  fteel-headed  dartes,  wherewith  fhe  queld 

The  falvage  beaftes  in  her  victorious  play, 

Knit  with  a  golden  bauldricke,  which  forelay 

Athwart  her  fnowy  breft,  and  did  divide 

Her  daintie  paps  ;  which  like  young  fruit  in  May 

Now  little  gan  to  fwell,  and  being  tide 
Through  her  thin  weed  their  places  only  figninde. 

XXX. 
Her  yellow  lockes  crifped  like  golden  wyre 

About  her  moulders  weren  loofely  flied, 

And  when  the  winde  emongft  them  did  infpyre, 

They  waved  like  a  penon  wyde  difpred, 

And  low  behinde  her  backe  were  fcattered  : 

And  whether  art  it  were  or  heedlefTe  hap, 

As  through  the  flouring  forreft  rafh  ihc  fled, 

In  her  rude  heares  fvveet  flowres  themfelves  did  lap, 
And  flourifhing  frefh  leaves  and  bloflbmes  did  enwrap. 

XXXI. 
Such  as  Diana  by  the  fandy  more 

Of  fwift  Eurotas,  or  on  Cynthus  greene, 

Where  all  the  nymphes  have  her  unwares  forlore, 

Wandreth  alone  with  bow  and  arrowes  keene, 

To  feeke  her  game  :  or  as  that  famous  queene 

Of  Amazons,  whom  Pyrrhus  did  deflroy, 

The  day  that  firft  of  Priame  fhe  was  feene, 

Did  fTiew  herfelfe  in  great  triumphant  ioy, 
To  fuccour  the  weake  flate  of  fad  afflicted  Troy. 

XXXII.  Such 


200  The  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XXXII. 

Such  whenas  hartleffe  Trompart  did  Jier  vew, 

He  was  diiinayed  in  his  coward  minde, 

And  doubted  whether  he  himfelfe  mould  fliew, 

Or  rly  away,  or  bide  alone  behinde  ; 

Both  feare  and  hope  he  in  her  face  did  finde  : 

When  flie  at  laft  him  fpying  thus  beipake ; 

Hayle,  groome ;  didft  not  thou  fee  a  bleeding  hynde, 

Wbofe  right  haunch  earft  my  ftedfaft  arrow  ftrake  $ 
Jf  thou  didft,  tell  me,  that  I  may  her  overtake. 

XXXIII. 

Wherewith  reviv'd,   this  anfwere  forth  he  threw; 

O  GoddeJJ'e,  (for  fuch  I  thee  take  to  bee) 

For  nether  doth  thy  face  terrejlriall  Jhew, 

Nor  voycefoimd  ?nortall  j  /  avow  to  thee, 

Such  wounded  be  aft,   as  that,  I  did  not  fee ', 

Sitb  earft  into  thisforreft  wild  I  came. 

But  mote  thy  goodlyhed forgive  it  mee, 

To  weete  which   of  the  gods  I  Jljall  thee  name, 
That  unto  thee  dew  worftjip  I  may  rightly  frame. 

XXXIV. 

To  whom  (lie  thus— but  ere  her  words  enfewd, 

Unto  the  bum  her  eye  did  fuddein  glaunce, 

In  which  vaine  Braggadocchio  was  mewd, 

And  faw  it  ftirre  :  me  lefte  her  percing  launce, 

And  towards  gan  a  deadly  fhafte  advaunce, 

In  mind  to  marke  the  beaft.     at  which  fad  ftowre 

Trompart  forth  ftept,  to  flay  the  mortall  chaunce, 

Out  crying,  O  whatever  hcvenly  powre, 
Or  earthly  wight  thou  be,  withhold  this  deadly  howre, 

XXXV. 

Oft  ay  thy  hand  ;  for  yonder  is  no  game 

For  thyfters  arrowes,  them  to  exercize ; 

But  he  my  lord,  my  liege,  whofe  warlike  name 

Is  far  renowmd  through  many  bold  emprize  -t 

And  now  in  ft  jade  he  ftjrowded  yonder  lies. 

She  ftaid  :  with  that  he  crauld  out  of  his  neft, 

Forth  creeping  on  his  caitive  hands  and  thies  ; 

And  ftanding  ftoutly  up,  his  lofty  creft 
Did  fiercely  make  and  rowze,  as  comming  late  from  reft. 

XXXVI.  As 


Cant,  in.  Faery  QjJ eene,  201 

XXXVI. 

As  fearfull  fowle,  that  long  in  fecret  cave 

For  dread  of  foring  hauke  herfelfe  hath  hid, 

Not  caring  how  her  filly  life  to  fave, 

She  her  gay  painted  plumes  diforderid  ; 

Seeing  at  lair,  herfelfe  from  daunger  rid, 

Peepes  forth,  and  foone  renews  her  native  pride ; 

She  gins  her  feathers  fowle  disfigured 

Prowdly  to  prune,  and  fett  on  every  fide ; 
So  makes  off  fhame,  ne  thinks  how  erfr.  fhe  did  her  hide. 

XXXVII. 

So  when  her  goodly  vifage  he  beheld, 

He  gan  himfelfe  to  vaunt :  but  when  he  vewd 

Thofe  deadly  tooles  which  in  her  hand  fhe  held, 

Soone  into  other  fitts  he  was  tranfmewd  j 

Till  fhe  to  him  her  gracious  fpeach  renewd ; 

All  haile,  fir  knight ,  and  well  may  thee  befall, 

As  all  the  like,  which  honor  have  purfewd 

'Through  deeds  of  armes  and  prowejje  martiall : 
All  vertue  merits  praife,  but  fuch  the  moft  of  all. 

XXXVIII. 
To  whom  he  thus,  O  faireft  under  fkiey 

Trew  be  thy  words,  and  worthy  of  thy  praife, 

That  warlike  feats  doejl  highejl  glorife. 

Therein  1  have  fpent  all  my  youthly  dales, 

And  many  battailes  fought  and  many  fraies 

Throughout  the  world,  wherfo  they  might  be  found, 

Endevoring  my  dreaded  name  to  raife 

Above  the  moone,  that  fame  may  it  re  found 
In  her  et email  tromp  with  laurell  girlond  croimd. 

XXXIX. 
But  what  art  thou,  o  lady,  which  doejl  raunge 

In  this  wilde  forejl,  where  no  pleafure  is, 

And  doejl  not  it  for  ioyous  court  exchaunge, 

Emongjl  thine  equall  peres,  where  happy  blis 

And  all  delight  does  raigne,  much  more  then  this  t 

There  thou  maijl  love,  and  dearly  loved  be, 

Andfwim  in  pleafure,  which  thou  here  doeft  mis  ; 

There  maijl  thou  bejl  befeene,  and  beft  maijl  fee  : 
The  wood  is  fit  fir  beafis,  the  court  isfittfor  thee, 

Vol.  I.  D  d  XL.  Who 


202  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XL. 

Whofo  in  pompe  of prowd  eflate,  quoth  ihe, 
Does  fvoim,  and  bathes  himfelfe  in  courtly  blis, 
Does  wafte  his  dates  in  darke  obfcuritee, 
And  in  oblivion  ever  buried  is  : 
Where  eafe  almonds,  yfs  eath  to  doe  amis  : 
But  who  his  limbs  with  labours,  and  his  mynd 
Behaves  with  cares,  cannot  Jo  eafy  mis. 
Abroad  in  armes,  at  home  injludious  kynd, 

Who  fe ekes  with  painfull  toile,  foal  honor  fooiieft  fynd : 

XLI. 

In  woods,  in  waves,  in  warres  fix  wonts  to  dwell, 
And  wil  be  found  with  peri  11  and  with  paine ; 
Ne  can  the  man,  that  moulds  in  ydle  cell, 
Unto  her  happy  manfon  attaine  : 
Before  her  gate  high  God  didfweate  ordaine, 
And  wakefull  watches  ever  to  abide : 
But  eafy  is  the  way  and  paffage  plaine 
To  pleafures  pallace ;  it  may  foone  be  fpide, . 

And  day  and  night  her  dores  to  all  Jl and  open  wide. 

XLII. 

In  princes  court the  reff.  fhe  would  have  fayd, 

But  that  the  foolifh  man  (iild  with  delight 
Of  her  fweete  words,   that  all  his  fence  difmayd, 
And  with  her  wondrous  beauty  ravifht  quight) 
Gan  burne  in  filthy  luff,  and  leaping  light, 
Thought  in  his  baftard  armes  her  to  embrace. 
With  that  fhe  fwarving  backe,  her  iavelin  bright 
Againft  him  bent,  and  fiercely  did  menace  : 

So  turned  her  about,  and  fled  away  apace. 

XLIII. 

Which  when  the  pefaunt  faw,   amazd  he  flood, 
And  grieved  at  her  flight ;  yet  durfl  he  nott 
Purfew  her  fteps  through  wild  unknowen  wood  ^ 
Befides  he  feard  her  wrath,   and  threatned  fliott. 
Whiles  in  the  buffi  he  lay,  not  yet  forgott : 
Ne  car'd  he  greatly  for  her  prefence  vayne, 
But  turning  faid  to  Trompart,  Whet  f&wfe  blctt 
Is  this  to  knight,  that  lady  flj  uJd  agayne 

Depart  to  woods  untouch?,  and  leave  fo  proud  diflayne  ? 


XLIV.  Perdy, 


Cant.  hi.  Faery  Que  en  e.  203 


XLIV. 

Perdy,  faid  Trompart,  let  her  pas  at  will. 

Leaf  by  her  prefe?ice  daunger  mote  befall. 

For  who  can  tell  (and  Jure  Ifeare  it  ill) 

But  that  foe e  isfome  powre  celejliall  ? 

For  whiles  floe  fpake,  her  great  words  did  appall 

My  feeble  cor  age  and  my  heart  opprejfe, 

'That  yet  I  quake  and  tre?nble  over  all. 

And  Iy  faid  Braggadocchio,  thought  no  lejfe, 
WJoenfrJl  I  heard  her  horn  found  with  fuch  ghajllineffe \ 

XLV. 

For  from  my  mothers  wombe  this  grace  I  have 
Me  given  by  eternall  de/liny, 
That  earthly  thing  may  not  ?ny  corage  brave 
Difmay  with  fear  e,  or  caufe  one  foot  tofyey 
But  either  hellijhfee?ids,  or  powre s  on  hye  : 
Which  was  the  caufe ;   when  earjl  that  home  I  heard \ 
Weejiing  it  had  beene  thwider  in  thefkye, 
I  hid  my  f elf e  from  it,  as  one  off  ear  d  \ 

But  when  I  other  knew,  my  felf  I  boldly  reard. 

XLVI. 

But  now,  for  fear  e  of  worfe  that  may  betide. 
Let  us  foone  hence  depart,  they  foone  agree  : 
So  to  his  fteed  he  gott,  and  gan  to  ride 
As  one  unfitt  therefore,  that  all  might  fee 
He  had  not  trayned  bene  in  chevalree. 
Which  well  that  valiaunt  courfer  did  difcerne  j 
For  he  defpisd  to  tread  in  dew  degree, 
But  chaufd  and  fom'd,  with  corage  fiers  and  fterne, 

And  to  be  easd  of  that  bafe  burden  jftill  did  erne. 


Dd  2  CANTO 


204  The  ftcond  JBooke  of  the 


CANTO     IIII. 

Guy  on  does  Furor  bifid  in  cbaines, 

And  flops  Occajion: 
Delivers  Phedon,  and  therefore 

By  Strife  is  ray  Id  uppon. 

I. 

N  brave  pourfuitt  of  honorable  deed, 
There  is  I  know  not  what  great  difference 

Betweene  the  vulgar  and  the  noble  feed, 

Which  unto  things  of  valorous  pretence 

Seemes  to  be  borne  by  native  influence  -, 

As  feates  of  armes  and  love  to  entertaine  : 

But  chiefly  fkill  to  ride  feemes  a  fcience 

Proper  to  gentle  blood  :  fome  others  faine 
To  menage  fteeds,  as  did  this  vaunter ;  but  in  vaine. 

II. 
But  he,  the  rightfull  owner  of  that  fteede, 

Who  well  could  menage  and  fubdew  his  pride, 

The  whiles  on  foot  was  forced  for  to  yeed 

With  that  blacke  palmer,  his  mod  trufty  guide  5 

Who  fuffred  not  his  wandring  feete  to  Hide. 

But  when  ftrong  paffion  or  weake  flefhlineffe 

Would  from  the  right  way  feeke  to  draw  him  wide, 

He  would  through  temperaunce  and  ftedfaftnefle 
Teach  him  the  weak  to  ftrengthen,  and  the  ftrong  fuppre/Te, 

III. 

It  fortuned,  forth  faring  on  his  way, 

He  faw  from  far,  or  feemed  for  to  fee 

Some  troublous  uprore  or  contentious  fray, 

Whereto  he  drew  in  haft  it  to  agree. 

A  mad  man,  or  that  feigned  mad  to  bee, 

Drew  by  the  heare  along  upon  the  grownd, 

A  handfom  ftripling  with  great  crueltee, 

Whom  fore  he  bett,  and  gor'd  with  many  a  wownd, 
That  cheekes  with  teares,  and  fydes  with  blood  did  all  abownd. 

IV.  And 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Qjj  e  en  e.  20s 

IV. 

And  him  behynd  a  wicked  hag  did  ftalke, 

In  ragged  robes  and  filthy  difaray, 

Her  other  leg  was  lame,  that  fhe  no'te  walke, 

But  on  a  ftaffe  her  feeble  fteps  did  flay  : 

Her  lockes,  that  loathly  were  and  hoarie  gray, 

Grew  all  afore,  and  looily  hong  unrold  ; 

But  all  behinde  was  bald,  and  worne  away, 

That  none  thereof  could  ever  taken  hold  ; 
And  eke  her  face  ill-favour'd,  full  of  wrinckles  old, 

V. 

And  ever  as  fhe  went,   her  toung  did  walke 

In  fowle  reproch  and  termes  of  vile  defpight, 

Provoking  him  by  her  outrageous  talke, 

To  heape  more  vengeance  on  that  wretched  wight : 

Somtimes  fhe  raught  him  flones,  wherwith  to  fmite  y 

Sometimes  her  ftaffe,  though  it  her  one  leg  were* 

Withouten  which  fhe  could  not  goe  upright ; 

Ne  any  evil  meanes  fhe  did  forbeare, 
That  might  him  move  to  wrath,  and  indignation  reare. 

VI. 

The  noble  Guyon,  mov'd  with  great  remorfey 

Approching,    firft  the  hag  did  thrufl  away  , 

And  after  adding  more  impetuous  forfe, 

His  mighty  hands  did  on  the  madman  lay, 

And  pluckt  him  backe  ;  who  all  on  fire  ftreightway 

Againft  him  turning  all  his  fell  intent, 

With  beaftly  brutifh  rage  gan  him  affay, 

And  fmott,  and  bitt,  and  kickt,  and  fcratcht,  and  rent, 
And  did  he  wift  not  what  in  his  avengement. 

VII. 

And  fure  he  was  a  man  of  mickle  might, 

Had  he  had  governaunce  it  well  to  guyde  : 

But  when  the  frantick  fitt  inflamd  his  fpright, 

His  force  was  vaine,  and  flrooke  more  often  wyde, 

Then  at  the  aymed  marke  which  he  had  eyde  : 

And  oft  himfelfe  he  chaunft  to  hurt  unwares, 

Whyleft  reafon,  blent  through  paflion,  nought  defcryde  3 

But,  as  a  blindfold  bull,    at  randon  fares, 
And  where  he  hits  nought  knowes,  and  whom  he  hurts  nought  cares, 

VIIL  His 


206  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 

His  rude  affault  and  rugged  handeling 

Straunge  feemed  to  the  knight,  that  aye  with  foe 

In  fayre  defence  and  goodly  menaging 

Of  amies  was  wont  to  fight  -y  yet  nathemoe 

Was  he  abaihed  now,   not  fighting  fo  : 

But  more  enrierced  through  his  currifh  play, 

Him  fternly  grypt,    and  hailing  to  and  fro, 

To  overthrow  him  ftrongly  did  allay, 

But  overthrew  himielfe  unwares,  and  lower  lay : 

IX. 

And  being  downe  the  villein  fore  did  beate 

x\nd  bruze  with  clownifh  fiftes  his  manly  face : 
And  eke  the  hag,  with  many  a  bitter  threat, 
Still  cald  upon  to  kill  him  in  the  place. 
With  whofe  reproch  and  odious  menace 
The  knight  emboyling  in  his  haughtie  hart, 
Knitt  all  his  forces,  and  gan  foone  unbrace 
His  grafping  hold  :  fo  lightly  did  upftart, 

And  drew  his  deadly  weapon  to  maintaine  his  part. 

X. 

Which  when  the  palmer  faw,  he  loudly  cryde, 
Not  fo,  o  Guyon,  never  thinke  that  fo 
'That  monfier  can  be  maijired  or  deftrcyd: 
He  is  not,  ah  !  he  is  not  fuch  a  foe, 
Asjieele  can  wound,  or  flrength  can  cverthroe. 
That  fame  is  Furor,  curfed  cruel  wight, 
That  unto  knighthood  workes  muchfhame  and  woe  j 
And  that  fame  hag,  his  aged  mother,  hight 

Occafon,  the  roote  of  all  wrath  and  defpightt 

XL 

With  her,  whofo  will  raging  Furor  tame, 
Mufl  firfl  begin,  and  well  her  amenage  : 
Firfl  her  reftraine  from  her  reprochfull  blame 
And  evill  meaiies,  with  which  fie  doth  enrage 
Her  frantick  fonne,  and  kindles  his  cor  age  j 
Then  when  fie  is  withdrawne,   or  Jlrong  withflood, 
It's  eatb  his  y  die  fury  to  afwage, 
And  calme  the  tempefl  of  his  pafjion  wood : 

The  bankes  are  cverfowne  when  flopped  is  the  food. 


XIL  There- 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Queen e.  207 


XII. 

Therewith  fir  Guyon  left  his  firft  emprife, 
And  turning  to  that  woman,  faft  her  hent 
By  the  hoare  lockes  that  hong  before  her  eyes, 
And  to  the  ground  her  threw  :  yet  n'ould  me  ftent 
Her  bitter  rayling  and  foule  revilement ; 
But  ftill  provokt  her  fonne  to  wreake  her  wrong : 
But  nathelerTe  he  did  her  Hill  torment, 
And  catching  hold  of  her  ungratious  tong, 

Thereon  an  yron  lock  did  fatten  firme  and  ftrong. 

XIII. 

Then  whenas  ufe  of  fpeach  was  from  her  reft, 

With  her  two  crooked  handes  me  lignes  did  make, 
And  beckned  him ;  the  laft  help  me  had  left : 
But  he  that  laft  left  helpe  away  did  take, 
And  both  her  handes  faft  bound  unto  a  ftake, 
That  fhe  no'te  ftirre.    then  gan  her  fonne  to  flye 
Full  faft  away,   and  did  her  quite  forfake  : 
But  Guyon  after  him  in  haft  did  hye, 

And  foone  him  overtooke  in  fad  perplexitye. 

XIV. 

In  his  ftrong  armes  he  ftifly  him  embrafte, 

Who  him  gain-ftriving  nought  at  all  prevaild  ° 

For  all  his  power  was  utterly  defafte, 

And  furious  fitts  at  earft  quite  weren  quaild : 

Oft  he  re'nforft,  and  oft  his  forces  fayld, 

Yet  yield  he  would  not,   nor  his  rancor  flack. 

Then  him  to  ground  he  caft,  and  rudely  hayld, 

And  both  his  hands  faft  bound  behind  his  backe, 

And  both  his  feet  in  fetters  to  an  yron  rack. 

XV. 

With  hundred  yron  chaines  he  did  him  bind, 

And  hundred  knots,  that  did  him  fore  conftraine  : 
Yet  his  great  yron  teeth  he  ftill  did  grind 
And  grimly  gnafh,    threatning  revenge  in  vaine  : 
His  burning  eyen,  whom  bloody  ftrakes  did  ftaine, 
Stared  full  wide,  and  threw  forth  fparkes  of  fyre ; 
And  more  for  ranck  defpight,  then  for  great  paine., 
Shakt  his  long  locks,   colourd.  like  copper-wyre, 

And  bitt  his  tawny  beard  to  mew  his  raging  ype, 


XVI,  Thus 


20S  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

Thus  whenas  Guyon  Furor  had  captivd, 

Turning  about  he  faw  that  wretched  fquyre, 

Whom  that  mad  man  of  life  nigh  late  deprivd, 

Lying  on  ground,  all  foild  with  blood  and  myre  : 

Whom  whenas  he  perceived  to  refpyre, 

He  °m  to  comfort,  and  his  woundes  to  drefle. 

Being  at  lafl  recured,  he  gan  inquyre 

What  hard  mifhap  him  brought  to  fuch  diftrefle, 
And  made  that  caytives  thrall,  the  thrall  of  wretchedneilc. 

XVII. 
With  hart  then  throbbing,   and  with  watry  eyes, 

Fayre  fir,    quoth  he,   what  man  can  fiun  the  hap, 

'That  hidden  lyes  unwares  him  to  fur  pry fe  ? 

Misfortune  waites  advantage  to  entrap 

The  man  mofi  wary  in  her  whelming  lap. 

So  me  weake  wretch,  of  many  weakefi  one, 

JJnweeting  and  unware  of  fuch  mifhap, 

She  brought  to  mifchiefe  through  occafion, 
Where  this  fame  wicked  villein  did  me  light  upon, 

XVIII. 
Jt  was  a  fait  hie jfe  f quire,  that  was  the  four  fe 

Of  all  my  forrow  and  of  thefe  fad  teares, 

With  whom  from  tender  dug  of  commune  nourfe 

Attonce  I  was  upbr ought ;  and  efte  when  yeares 

More  rype  us  reafon  lent  to  chofe  our  peares, 

Ourfehes  in  league  of  vowed  love  we  knitt : 

In  which  we  long  time  without  gealous  feares 

Or  fault  ie  thoughts  contynewd,  as  was  fit ; 
And  for  my  part,   I  vow,  diffembled  ?iot  a  whitt. 

XIX, 

It  was  my  fortune  (commune  to  that  age) 

To  love  a  lady  fayre  of  great  degree. 

The  which  was  borne  of  noble  parentage, 

And  jet  in  highefl  feat  of  dignitee, 

Yet  feemd  no  leffe  to  love  then  lovd  to  bee  : 

Long  I  her  ferv  d,   and found her  faithful ft  ill, 

Ne  ever  thing  could  caufe  us  difagree : 

Love  that  two  harts  makes  one,  makes  eke  one  will: 
Eachflrove  to  pleafe,   and  others  pleafure  to  fulfil, 

XX.  My 


Cant.  nn.  Faery  Queene.  209 

xx. 

My  friend,  hight  Philemon,  I  did  partake 

Of  all  my  love  and  all  my  privitie  y 

Who  greatly  ioyous  feemed  for  my  fake, 

And  gratious  to  that  lady,  as  to  mee  , 

Ne  ever  wight,  that  mote  fo  welcome  bee 

As  he  to  her,   withouten  blott  or  blame, 

Ne  ever  thing,  that  fie  could  think  or  fee, 

But  unto  him  Jhe  would  impart  the  fame  : 
0  wretched  man,  that  would  abufe  fo  gentle  dame, 

XXI. 
At  loft  fuch  grace  I  found,  and  meanes  I  wrought, 

That  I  that  lady  to  my  fpoufe  had  wonne ; 

Accord  of  friendes,  confent  of  parents  fought, 

Affyaunce  made,  my  happineffe  begonney 

There  wanted  nought  but  few  rites  to  be  donne, 

Which  mariage  make  ,  that  day  too  far  re  didfeeme  : 

Moji  ioyous  man,  on  whom  the  f dining  funne 

Did  few  his  face,  myfelfe  I  did  efeeme, 
And  that  my  falfer  friend  did  no  lefs  ioyous  deeme. 

XXII. 

But  ere  that  wijhed  day  his  beame  difclosd, 

He  either  envying  my  toward  good, 

Or  of  himfelfe  to  treafon  ill  difposd, 

One  day  unto  me  came  in  friendly  mood, 

And  told  for  fecret  how  he  underfood 

That  lady,  whom  I  had  to  me  ajfynd, 

Had  both  dijlaind  her  honorable  blood, 

And  eke  the  faith  which  Jhe  to  me  did  bynd ; 
And  therefore  wifht  me  fay,  till  I  more  truth  Jhouldfynd. 

XXIII. 
The  gnawing  anguifi  and  fiarp  gelofy, 

Which  his  fad  f peach  infixed  in  my  breft, 

Ranckledfofore,   and fefired  inwardly, 

That  my  engreeved  mind  could  find  no  reft, 

Till  that  the  truth  thereof  I  did  out-wrejl, 

And  him  befought  by  that  fame  f acred  band 

Betwixt  us  both  to  counfell  me  the  beft  : 

He  then  with  file mne  oath  and  plighted  hand 
Affurd,  ere  long  the  truth  to  let  me  under/land. 

Vol.  I.  E  e  XXIV.  Ere 


2 1  a  ffbe  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XXIV. 

Ere  long  with  like  againe  he  boarded  mee, 

Saying,  be  now  had  bo  id  ted  all  the  flour r, 

And  that  it  was  a  groome  of  bafe  degree. 

Which  of  my  love  was  partner  par  amour  e  -, 

Who  ufcd  in  a  darhefome  inner  bowre 

Her  oft  to  meete :  which  better  to  approve. 

He  promifed  to  bring  me  at  that  bowre. 

When  Ijlotddfee  that  would  me  nearer  move, 
And  drive  me  to  withdraw  my  blind  abufed  love, 

XXV. 

This  graceleffc  man,  for  furtherance  of  his  guile, 

Did  court  the  hand  may  d  of  my  lady  dear e, 

Who,  glad  f  cmbofome  his  affection  vile, 

Did  alljhe  might  more  pleajing  to  appear e. 

One  day  to  worke  her  to  his  will  more  neare, 

He  wood  her  thus  ;    Try  em  (fo  fie  bight) 

What  great  defpight  doth  fortune  to  thee  be  are,. 

Thus  lowly  to  abaft  thy  beautie  bright, 
That  itfijould  not  deface  all  others  lejfer  light  ? 

XXVL 
But  if  fie  had  her  leafl  helpe  to  thee  lent, 

T'  adorne  thy  forme  according  thy  defart, 

Their  blazing  pride  thou  wouldefl  foone  have  blent \t 

And  flay m  d  their  prayfes  with  thy  leafl  good  part  y 

Ne  fioould faire  Claribell  with  all  her  art, 

Thd  fie  thy  lady  be,  approch  thee  neare: 

Tor  proof  thereof  this  evening,    as  thou  art, 

Aray  thyfelfe  in  her  mofl  gorgeous  geare, 
That  I  may  more  delight  in  thy  embracement  deare* 

XXVII. 

The  may  den,  proud  through  praife,  and  mad  through  Iov.eD 

Him  hearkned  to,  and  foone  kerfelfe  arayd : 

The  whiles  to  me  the  treachour  did  remove 

His  craftie  engin,  and,  as  he  hadfayd, 

Me  leading,  in  afecret  corner  layd, 

The  fad f peel  at  our  of  my  tr  age  die  ; 

Where  left,  he  went,  and  his  owne  falfe  part  play d, 

Difguifed  like  that  groome  of  bafe  degree, 
Whom  he  hadfeignd  tJf  abufer  of  my  love  to  bee, 

XXVIII.  Eft- 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Queene.  211 

XXVIII. 

Eftfoones  he  came  unto  ttt  appointed place , 

And  with  him  brought  Pryene,  rich  arayd, 

In  Claribellaes  clothes  :  her  proper  face 

I  not  defcerned  in  that  darkefome  Jhade, 

But  weend  it  was  my  love  with  whom  he  playd. 

Ah  God  I  what  horrour  and  tormenting  grief e 

My  hart ^  my  handes*  mine  eies,   and  all  affayd ! 

Me  liefer  were  ten  thoufand  deathes  priefe, 
Then  wounde  of  gealous  worme,  andfiame  of  fuch  repriefe. 

XXIX. 

I  heme  retourning,  fraught  with  fowle  defpight, 

And  chawing  vengeaunce  all  the  way  I  went., 

Soone  as  my  loathed  love  appeard  in  fight, 

With  wrathfull  hand  I  few  her  innocent ; 

That  after  foone  I  dearely  did  lament : 

For  when  the  caufe  of  that  outrageous  deede 

F)emaunded,  I  made  plaine  and  evident, 

Her  fault  ie  handmayd,   which  that  bale  did  breede, 
Confejl  how  Philemon  her  wrought  to  chaunge  her  weede. 

XXX. 

Which  when  I  heard,  with  horrible  affright 

Aid  hellijh  fury  all  e?iragdy   I  fought 

Upon  myfelfe  that  vengeable  defpight 

To  punijh :  yet  it  better  fir  ft  I  thought 

To  wreake  my  wrath  on  him,  that  firjl  it  wrought  .* 

To  Philemon,  falfe  fay  tour  Philemon, 

I  caft  to  pay  that  Ifo  dearely  bought : 

Of  deadly  drugs  I  gave  him  drinke  anon, 
And  waft  away  his  guilt  with  guilty  potion. 

XXXI. 

Thus  heaping  crime  on  crime,  and  grief e  on  grief e, 

To  loffe  of  love  adioyning  loffe  of  f rend, 

I  meant  to  purge  both  with  a  third  mifchiefe, 

And  in  my  woes  beginner  it  to  end : 

That  was  Pryene ;  fhe  did  firfi  offend, 

She  laft  ft:ould  fimart :  with  which  cruell  intent, 

When  I  at  her  my  murdrous  blade  did  bend, 

She  fled  away  with  ghafily  dreriment, 
And  I pourfewing  my  fell purpofe,  after  went. 

E  e  2  XXXII.  Feare 


212  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXXII. 

Feare  gave  her  wiuges,  and  rage  enforft  my  flight ; 

Through  woods  and  phi  ties  Jo  long  I  did  her  chace, 

Till  this  mad  man  (whom  your  victorious  might 

Hath  now  f aft  bound)  me  met  in  middle  f pace  : 

Sis  I  her,  fo  he  me  pourfewd  apace, 

Andjhorih  orertcoke  :  I  breathing  yre, 

Sore  chau'ff'ed  at  my  flay  in  fuch  a  cace, 

And  with  my  heat  kindled  his  cruellfyre  ; 
Which  kindled  once,  his  mother  did  more  rage  in/pyre. 

XXXIII. 
Betwixt  them  both  they  have  me  doen  to  dye, 

Through  wounds  andflrokes  andflubborne  handeling, 

That  death  were  better  then  fuch  agony, 

As  grief e  and  fury  unto  me  did  bring  \ 

Of  which  in  me  yetflickes  the  mortall fling, 

T'hat  during  life  will  never  be  appeasd,. 

When  he  thus  ended  had  his  iorrowing, 

Said  Guyon,  Squyre,  fore  have  ye  beene  difeasd; 
But  all  your  hurts  may  foone  through  temperance  be  easd* 

XXXIV. 
Then  gan  the  palmer  thus,  Mofl  wretched  man, 

That  to  aflfeBions  does  the  bridle  lend-, 

In  their  beginning  they  are  weake  and  wan, 

But  foone  through  fluff  ranee  growe  to  fear  ef all  end : 

Whiles  they  are  weake  betimes  with  them  contend-, 

For  when  they  once  to  perfefl  ftrength  do  grow, 

Stro?2g  warres  they  make,  a?id  cruell  battry  bend 

Gainft  fort  of  reafon,   it  to  overthrow: 
Wrath,  gelofy,  grief e,  love,   this  fquyre  have  laide  thus  low, 

XXXV. 

Wrath,  gealqfie,  grief e,  love,  do  thus  expell  : 

Wratfj  is  a  fire,  and  gealqfie  a  weede, 

Griefe  is  a  flood,  and  love  a  monfter  fell ; 

The  fire  of  fparkes,  the  weede  of  little  f cede, 

The  flood  of  drops,  the  monfter  filth  did  breede  : 

But  f parks,  feed,  drops,  and  filth,   do  thus  delay  y 

The  fp  arks  foone  quench,  the  fpringing  feed  outweed, 

The  drops  dry  up,   and  filth  wipe  cleane  away  : 
Sofl:all  wrath,  gealofy,  griefe,  love,  die  and  decay. 

XXXVI.  Unlucky 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  213 

xxxvi. 

Unlucky  /quire,  faide  Guyon,  fth  thqu  haft 
Fake  into  mi/chief e  through  intemperaunce, 
Henceforth  take  heede  of  that  thou  now  haft  paft, 
And  guyde  thy  waies  with  warie  governaunce, 
Leaf  worf  betide  thee  by  fome  later  chaunce. 
But  read  how  art  thou  namd,  and  of  what  kin. 
Phaon  I  bight,  quoth  he,  and  do  advauncs 
Mine  auncefry  from  famous  Coradin, 
Whofirft  to  rayfe  our  houfe  to  honour  did  begin. 

XXXVII. 
Thus  as  he  fpake,  lo  far  away  they  fpyde 
A  varlet  ronning  towardes  haftily, 
Whole  flying  feet  fo  fan:  their  way  applyde, 
That  round  about  a  cloud  of  duft  did  fly, 
Which  mingled  all  with  fweate  did  dim  his  eye. 
He  foone  approched,  panting,  breathleffe,    whot. 
And  all  fo  foyld,    that  none  could  him  defcry  ; 
His  countenaunce  was  bold,  and  bafhed  not 
For  Guyons  lookes,  but  fcornefull  ey-glaunce  at  him  mot, 

XXXVIII. 
Behind  his  backe  he  bore  a  brafen  fhield, 
On  which  was  drawen  faire,  in  colours  fit, 
A  flaming  fire  in  midffc  of  bloody  field, 
And  round  about  the  wreath  this  word  was  writ, 
Burnt  I  doe  burne.  right  well  befeemed  it 
To  be  the  fhield  of  fome  redoubted  knight ; 
And  in  his  hand  two  dartes  exceeding  flit 
And  deadly  fharp  he  held,  whofe  heads  were  dight 
In  poyfon  and  in  blood  of  malice  and  defpight. 

XXXIX. 
tWhen  he  in  prefence  came,  to  Guyon  nrffe 

He  boldly  fpake,  Sir  knight,  if  knight  thou  bee. 
Abandon  this  fere  flailed  place  at  erft, 
For  fear  e  of  further  harme,  I  counfell  thee ; 
Or  bide  the  chaunce  at  thine  owne  ieopardee. 
The  knight  at  his  great  boldnefle  wondered ; 
And  though  he  fcorn'd  his  ydle  vanitee, 
Yet  mildly  him  to  purpofe  anfwered; 
For  not  to  grow  of  nought  he  it  coniectured  5 

XL.  Variety 


214  ^he  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XL. 
Far  let,  tins  place  mofl  dew  to  me  I  deeme. 

Yielded  by  him  that  held  it  forcibly . 

But  whence  /hold  come  that  bar me ;  which  thou  dojlfeeme 

To  threat  to  him  that  mindes  his  chaunce  t'  abye  f 

Perdv,  fayd  he,  here  comes,   and  is  hard  by 

A  knight  of  wondrous  powre  and  great  affay, 

That  never  yet  encountred  enemy, 

But  did  him  deadly  daunt,  orfowle  difmay  ; 
Ne  thou  for  better  hope,  if  thou  his  prefence  flay. 

XLI. 
How  hight  he,  then  fayd  Guyon,  and  from  whence  ? 

Pyrochles  is  his  name,  renowmed  farre 

For  his  bold  fates  and  hardy  confidence, 

Full  oft  approvd  in  many  a  cruell  warre, 

The  brother  of  Cymochles,  both  which  arre 

The  fames  of  old  Aerates  and  Defpight -, 

Aerates  fonne  of  Phlegeton  and  Iarre  : 

But  Phlegeton  is  fame  of  He  re  bus  and  Night ; 
But  Herebus  fonne  of  Aeternitie  is  hight. 

XLII. 
So  from  immortall  race  he  does  proceede, 

That  mortall  hands  may  not  with/land  his  might, 

Dradfor  his  derri?ig  doe  and  bloody  deed  j 

For  all  in  blood  andfpoile  is  his  delight. 

His  am  I  At  in,  his  in  wrong  and  right, 

That  matter  make  for  him  to  worke  upon, 

Andftirre  him  up  tojlrife  and  cruell  fight. 

Fly  therefore,  fly  this  fearfull  flead  anon. 
Leaf  thy  fool-hardize  worke  thy  fad  confufion. 

XLIII. 

His  be  that  care,   whom  mofi  it  doth  concerne, 

Sayd  he  :  but  whether  with  fuch  hafty  flight 

Art  thou  now  bownd  ?  for  well  mote  I  difcerne 

Great  caufe,  that  carries  thee  fo  fwifte  and  light. 

My  lord,  quoth  he,  me  fent,  and  freight  behight 

Tofceke  Occafion,  wherefo  [he  bee  : 

For  he  is  all  difposd  to  bloody  fight, 

And  breathes  out  wrath  and  hainous  crueltee  j 
Hard  is  his  hap,  that  firfi  fals  in  his  ieopardee. 

XLIV.  Mad 


Cant.  mi.        Faery  Queene.  215 

XLIV. 

Mad  man,  faid  then  the  palmer,   that  doesfeeke 

Occajion  to  wrath,   and  caufe  of  Jlrife  ; 

Shee  comes  unfought,  and  fionned followcs  eke. 

Happy,   who  can  abjlai?ie,  when  rancor  rife 

Kindles  revenge,  and  threats  his  rujly  knife  : 

Woe  never  wants,  where  every  caufe  is  caught, 

And  ra/h  Occajion  makes  unquiet  life. 

'Then  he,  wher  bound  fie  fits,  whom  thou  haft  fought, 
Said  Guyon,  let  that  mejfage  to  thy  lord  be  brought. 

XLV. 

That  when  the  varlett  heard  and  faw,  ftreightway 

He  wexed  wondrous  wroth,  and  faid,  Vile  knight, 

That  knights  and  knighthood  doefl  with/hame  upbray3 

And  Jhewjl  tti  enfample  of  thy  cbildijhe  might, 

With  filly  weake  old  woman  thus  to  fight. 

Great  glory  and  gay  fpoile  fure  haft  thou  gott, 

Andftoutly  provd  thy  puijjaunce  here  in  fight : 

That  Jhall  Pyrochles  well  requite,  Iwott, 
And  with  thy  blood  abolijldfo  reprochfull  blott. 

XL  VI. 

With  that  one  of  his  thrillant  darts  he  threw, 

Headed  with  yre  and  vengeable  defpight : 

The  quivering  fteele  his  aymed  end  wel  knew, 

And  to  his  breft  itfelfe  intended  right : 

But  he  was  wary,  and  ere  it  empight 

In  the  meant  marke,  advaunft.  his  fhield  atween  y 

On  which  it  feizing  no  way  enter  might, 

But  backe  rebownding  left  the  forckhead  keene  : 
Eftfoones  he  fled  away,  and  might  no  where  be  feene* 


ANT 


21 6  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     V. 

Pyrcchles  does  with  Guyon  fight y 

And  Furors  chayne  untyes  j 
Who  him  fore  wounds,   whiles  Atin  to 

Cymochles  for  aydfiyes. 

I. 

HOEVER  doth  to  temperaunce  apply 
His  ftedfaft  life,   and  all  his  actions  frame, 

Trufl  me,   ihal  rind  no  greater  enimy 

Then  fhibborne  perturbation  to  the  fame ; 

To  which  right  wel  the  wife  doe  give  that  name  $ 

For  it  the  goodly  peace  of  ftaied  mindes 

Does  overthrow,  and  troublous  warre  proclaime  : 

His  owne  woes  author,  whofo  bound  it  findes, 
As  did  Pyrochles,  and  it  wilfully  unbindes. 

II. 
After  that  varlets  flight,   it  was  not  long 

Ere  on  the  plaine  fart,  pricking  Guyon  ipide 

One  in  bright  armes  embatteiled  full  ftronor ; 

That  as  the  funny  beames  do  glaunce  and  glide 

Upon  the  trembling  wave,  lb  mined  bright, 

And  round  about  him  threw  forth  fparkling  fire, 

That  feemd  him  to  enflame  on  every  fide  : 

His  fteed  wras  bloody  red,   and  fomed  yre, 
When  with  the  mailtring  fpur  he  did  him  roughly  flire. 

III. 

Approching  nigh,  he  never  ftaid  to  greete, 

Ne  chafTar  words,   prowd  corage  to  provoke, 

But  prickt  fo  ners,   that  underneath  his  feete 

The  fmouldring  duft  did  rownd  about  him  fmoke, 

Both  horfe  and  man  nigh  able  for  to  choke  j 

And  fayrly  couching  his  fteele-headed  ipeare, 

Him  firfl  faluted  with  a  fturdy  flroke  : 

It  booted  nought  fir  Guyon,  comming  neare, 
To  thincke  fuch  hideous  puiffaunce  on  foot  to  beare : 

IV.  But 


Cant  v-  Faery  (^ueene,  zir 

IV. 

But  lightly  fhunned  it,  and  paffing  by 

With  his  bright  blade  did  fmite  at  him  fo  fell, 
That  the  fharpe  fleele  arriving  forcibly 
On  his  broad  fhield  bitt  not,   but  glauncing  fell 
On  his  horfe  necke  before  the  quilted  fell, 
And  from  the  head  the  body  fundred  quight : 
So  him  difmounted  low  he  did  compell 
On  foot  with  him  to  matchen  equall  fight ; 
The  truncked  beafi  faft  bleeding  did  him  fowly  dight. 

V. 
Sore  bruzed  with  the  fall  he  flow  uprofe, 
And  all  enraged  thus  him  loudly  fhent  ; 
Dijleall  knight \   whofe  coward  cor  age  chofe 
^to  wreake  itfelfe  on  beajl  all  innocent ', 
Andjhund  the  marke  at  which  it  JJjould  be  ment ; 
Therby  thine  armes  feem  Jlrong,   but  manhood fray  I : 
So  haft  thou  oft  with  guile  thine  honor  blent  j 
But  litle  may  fuch  guile  thee  now  avayl, 
If  wonted  force  and  fortune  doe  me  not  much  fay  I . 

VI. 
With  that  he  drew  his  flaming  fword,   and  ftrooke 
At  him  fo  fiercely,   that   the  upper  marge 
Of  his  feven-folded  fhield  away  it  tooke, 
And  glauncing  on  his  helmet,  made  a  large 
And  open  gafh  therein  :  were  not  his  targe, 
That  broke  the  violence  of  his  intent, 
The  weary  fowle  from  thence  it  would  difcharge  ; 
Natheleffe  fo  fore  a  buff  to  him  it  lent, 
That  made  him  reele,   and  to  his  breft  his  bever  bent. 

VII. 
Exceeding  wroth  was  Guyon  at  that  blow, 
And  much  afhamd  that  ftroke  of  living  arme 
Should  him  difmay,  and  make  him  ftoup  fo  low, 
Though  otherwife  it  did  him  litle  harme : 
Tho  hurling  high  his  yron-braced  arme, 
He  fmote  fo  manly  on  his  fhoulder-plate, 
That  all  his  left  fide  it  did  quite  difarme  ; 
Yet  there  the  fleele  fcayd  not,  but  inly  bate 
Deepe  in  his  flefh,  and  opened  wide  a  red  floodgate. 

Vot.  I.  f  f  VIII.  Deadly 


2 1 S  ^TJjc  fecond  Bookc  of  the 

VIII. 

Deadly  difmayd  with  horror  of  that  dint 
Pyrochles  was,   and  grieved  eke  entyre  i 
Yet  nathemore  did  it  his  fury  Hint, 
But  added  flame  unto  his  former  fire, 
That  wel-nigh  molt  his  hart  in  raging  yre : 
Ne  thenceforth  his  approved  fkill,   to  ward, 
Or  ftrike,  or  hurtle  rownd  in  warlike  gyre, 
Remembred  he,  ne  car'd  for  his  faufgard, 

But  rudely  rag'd,   and  like  a  cruel  tygre  far'd. 

IX. 

He  hewd,   and  lafht,   and  foynd,   and  thondred  blowes, 
And  every  way  did  feeke  into  his  life ; 
Ne  plate,  ne  male  could  ward  fo  mighty  throwes, 
But  yielded  paffage  to  his  cruell  knife  : 
But  Guy  on,   in  the  heat  of  all  his  ftrife, 
Was  wary  wife,   and  clofely  did  awayt 
Avauntage,  whilefl  his  foe  did  rage  moil  rife  j 
Sometimes  athwart,  fometimes  he  ftrook  him  flraytj 

And  falfed  oft  his  blowes  t'illude  him  with  fuch  bayt, 

X. 

Like  as  a  lyon,  whofe  imperiall  powre 
A  prowd  rebellious  unicorne  defyes, 
T'  avoide  the  ram  aflault  and  wrathful  ftowre 
Of  his  fiers  fo@,  him  to  a  tree  applyes, 
And  when  him  ronning  in  full  courfe  he  fpyes, 
He  flips  afide  j  the  whiles  that  furious  beafl: 
His  precious  home,  fought  of  his  enimyes, 
Strikes  in  the  ftocke,  ne  thence  can  be  releafl, 

But  to  the  mighty  victor  yields  a  bounteous  feaft. 

XI. 

With  fuch  faire  Height  him  Guyon  often  fayld, 
Till  at  the  laft  all  breathlefTe,   weary,    faint, 
Him  fpying,  with  frefh  onfett  he  afTayld, 
And  kindling  new  his  corage,    feeming  queint, 
Strooke  him  fo  hugely,   that  through  great  conflraint 
He  made  him  floup  perforce  unto  his  knee. 
And  doe  unwilling  worfhip  to  the  faint, 
That  on  his  fhield  depamted  he  did  fee ; 

Such  homage  till  that  inftant  never  learned  hee. 


XII.  Whom 


Cant  v.  Faery  Queene.  219 

XII. 

Whom  Guyon  feeing  ftoup,   pourfewed  fail 
The  prefent  offer  of  faire  victory, 
And  foone  his  dreadfull  blade  about  he  caft, 
Wherewith  he  fmote  his  haughty  creft  fo  hye, 
That  ftreight  on  grownd  made  him  full  low  to  lye ; 
Then  on  his  breft  his  victor  foote  he  thru  ft : 
With  that  he  cryde,  Mercy,  doe  me  not  dye, 
Ne  deeme  thy  force ',   by  fortunes  doome  uniufi 
That  hath  (maugre  her  fpight)  thus  low  me  laid  in  duft. 

XIII. 
Eftfoones  his  cruel  hand  fir  Guyon  ftayd, 
Tempring  the  pamon  with  advizement  flow, 
And  maiftring  might  on  enimy  dlfmayd  ; 
For  th'  equall  die  of  warre  he  well  did  know  : 
Then  to  him  faid,  Live,  and  alleagaunce  owe 
To  him,  that  gives  thee  life  and  liberty  ; 
And  henceforth  by  this  dales  enfample  trowy 
That  hajly  wroth  and  heedlejje  bazar  dry 
Doe  breede  repentaunce  late  and  lajling  infamy, 

XIV. 
So  up  he  let  him  rife  ;  who  with  grim  looke 

And  count'naunce  fterne  upftanding,    gan  to  grind 
His  grated  teeth  for  great  difdeigne,   and  fhooke 
His  fandy  lockes,   long  hanging  downe  behind, 
Knotted  in  blood  and  duft,   for  grief  of  mind 
That  he  in  ods  of  armes  was  conquered  ; 
Yet  in  himfelfe  fome  comfort  he  did  find, 
That  him  fo  noble  knight  had  mayftered  ; 
Whofe  bounty  more  then  might5  yet  both  he  wondered. 

XV. 
Which  Guyon  marking  faid,  Be  nought  agrievdt 

Sir  knight,  that  thus  ye  now  fub dewed  arre  : 

Was  never  man  who  mojl  conqueftes  atcloievd, 

But  fometimes  had  the  worfe  and  loft  by  warre  y 

Yet  JJjortly  gaynd  that  loffe  exceeded  f arre  : 

Lojfe  is  no  fhame,  nor  to  bee  leffe  then  foe  , 

But  to  bee  leffer  then  himfelfe  doth  ?narre 

Both  loofers  lott  and  vigours  prayfe  alfoe  : 
Vaine  others  over thr owes  who  felfe  doth  overthrow. 

Ff2  XVI.  Fly, 


220  Tlje  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 
Fly,  o  PyrocbUs,  fly  the  dreadful  warre 

That  in  thy  fife  I  by  lefj'er  partes  do  move  5 

Outrageous  anger,   and  woe-working  iarre, 

Direfull  impatience,  andhart-murdring  love  : 

Tbcfe,   thofe  thy  foes \  thofe  warri ours  far  remove ', 

J!  Inch  thee  to  endlej/e  hale  captived  lead. 

But  fit h  in  might  thou  did/1  my  mercy  prove \ 

Of  courtefe  to  mcc  the  caufe  arcad 
'That  thee  againfl  me  drew  with  fo  impetuous  dread. 

XVII. 
Dreadleffe,   f-iid  he,  that  fall  I  foone  declare  ; 

It  was  complaind  that  thou  hadft  done  great  tort 

Unto  an  aged  woman,  poore  and  bare, 

And  thralled  her  in  chaines  with  fir ong  effort ', 

Voide  of  all  fuccour  a?id  needfull  comfort : 

That  ill  befeemes  thee,  fuch  as  I  thee  fee, 

To  worke  fuch  fhame  :  therefore  I  thee  exhort 

To  chaunge  thy  will,  a?id  fet  Occafionfree, 
And  to  her  captive  fonne  yield  his  firfl  liberie e\ 

XVIII. 

Thereat  fir  Guyon  fmylde,  And  is  that  ally 

Said  he,  that  thee  fo  fore  difpleafed  hath  ? 

Great  mercy  fire,  for  to  enlarge  a  thrall, 

Whofe  freedom  fall  thee  turne  to  great efl  fcath. 

Nattileffe  now  quench  thy  whott  emboyling  wrath : 

Loe  there  they  bee  ;  to  thee  I  yield  them  free. 

Thereat  he  wondrous  glad,  out  of  the  path 

Did  lightly  leape,  where  he  them  bound  did  fee, 
And  gan  to  breake  the  bands  of  their  captivitee. 

XIX. 

Soone  as  Occafion  felt  herfelfe  untyde, 

Before  her  fonne  could  well  aflbyled  bee, 

She  to  her  ufe  returnd,  and  ftreight  defyde 

Both  Guyon  and  Pyrochles  :  th'  one  (faid  fhee) 

Bycaufe  he  wonne  ;  the  other,   becaufe   hee 

Was  wonne :  fo  matter  did  me  make  of  nought 

To  ftirre  up  fcrife,   and  garre  them  difagree  : 

But  foone  as  Furor  was  enlargd,   fhe  fought 
To  kindle  his  quencht  fyre,  and  thoufand  caufes  wrought. 

XX.  It 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qjj  eene.  221 

XX. 
It  was  not  long  ere  (he  inflam'd  him  fo, 

That  he  would  algates  with  Pyrochles  fight, 

And  his  redeemer  chalengd  for  his  foe, 

Became  he  had  not  well  mainteind  his  right, 

But  yielded  had  to  that  fame  flraunger  knight. 

Now  gan  Pyrochles  wex  as  wood  as  hee, 

And  him  affronted  with  impatient  might : 

So  both  together  fiers  engrafped  bee, 
Whyles  Guyon  Handing  by  their  uncouth  ftrife  does  fee. 

XXI. 
Him  all  that  while  Occafion  did  provoke 

Againft  Pyrochles,  and  new  matter  fram'd 

Upon  the  old,  him  flirring  to  bee  wroke 

Of  his  late  wronges,   in  which  fhe  oft  him  blam'd 

For  fuffering  fuch  abufe  as  knighthood  fham'd, 

And  him  difhabled  quyte  :  but  he  was  wife, 

Ne  would  with  vaine  occalions  be  inflam'd  j 

Yet  others  (he  more  urgent  did  devife  ; 
Yet  nothing  could  him  to  impatience  entife. 

XXII. 
Their  fell  contention  ftill  increafed  more, 

And  more  thereby  increafed  Furors  might, 

That  he  his  foe  has  hurt  and  wounded  fore, 

And  him  in  blood  and  durt  deformed  quight. 

His  mother  eke,  more  to  augment  his  fpight* 

Now  brought  to  him  a  flaming  fyer-brond, 

Which  fhe  in  Stygian  lake,    ay  burning  bright, 

Had  kindled  :  that  fhe  gave  into  his  hond, 
That  armd  with  fire  more  hardly  he  mote  him  withflond. 

XXIII. 
Tho  gan  that  villein  wex  fo  fiers  and  ftrong, 

That  nothing  might  fuftaine  his  furious  forfe  : 

He  cafl  him  downe  to  ground,  and  all  along 

Drew  him  through  durt  and  myre  without  remorfe. 

And  fowly  battered  his  comely  corfe, 

That  Guyon  much  difieignd  fo  loathly  fight. 

At  laft  he  was  compeld  to  cry  perforfe, 

Hc!p>  ojir  Guyon,  helpe  moji  ncble  knight, 
To  ridd  a  wretched  mom  from  handes  of  hcllijh  wight. 

XXIV.  The 


222  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


XXIV. 

The  knight  was  greatly  moved  at  his  playnt, 

And  o-an  him  oVht  to  fuccour  his  diftrefTe, 

Till  that  the  palmer,   by  his  grave  reftraynt, 

Kim  ftayd  from  yielding  pitifull  redrefle, 

And  faid,  Deare  jonne,  thy  caufclefje  ruth  reprejfe, 

Ne  let  thy  flout  hart  melt  in  pitty  vayne  : 

He  that  his  forow  fought  through  wilfulneffey 

And  his  foe  fettred  would  releafe  agayne, 
Deferves  to  tajie  his  follies  fruity  repented  payne. 

XXV. 

Guy  on  obayd ;  fo  him  away  he  drew 

From  needle-lie  trouble  of  renewing  fight 

Already  fought,  his  voyage  to  pourfew. 

But  ram  Pyrochles'  varlett,  Atin  hight, 

When  late  he  faw  his  lord  in  heavie  plight, 

Under  fir  Guyons  puirTaunt  ftroke  to  fall, 

Him  deeming  dead,  as  then  he  feemd  in  fight, 

Fledd  fan:  away  to  tell  his  funerall 
Unto  his  brother,  whom  Cymochles  men  did  call. 

XXVI. 

He  was  a  man  of  rare  redoubted  mip-ht, 

Famous  throughout  the  world  for  warlike  prayfe, 

And  glorious  fpoiles,   purchafl  in  perilous  fight : 

Full  many  doughtie  knightes  he  in  his  dayes 

Had  doen  to  death,   fubdewde  in  equall  frayes ; 

Whofe  carkafes,  for  terrour  of  his  name, 

Of  fowles  and  beaftes  he  made  the  piteous  prayes, 

And  hong  their  conquerd  armes  for  more  defame 
On  gallow-trees,  in  honour  of  his  deareft  dame. 

XXVII. 

His  deareft  dame  is  that  enchaunterefie, 

The  vyle  Acralia,  that  with  vaine  delightes, 

And  ydle  pleafures  in  her  bowre  of  blirTe, 

Does  charme  her  lovers,  and  the  feeble  fprightes 

Can  call  out  of  the  bodies  of  fraile  wightes  ; 

Whom  then  fhe  does  trasforme  to  monftrous  hewes, 

And  horribly  misfhapes  with  ugly  fightes, 

Captiv'd  eternally  in  yron  mewes,  i 

And  darkfom  dens,  where  Titan  his  face  never  mewes, 

XXVIII.  There 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Queene.  223 

XXVIII. 
There  Atin  fownd  Cymocles  foiourning, 

To  ferve  his  lemans  love  :  for  he  by  kynd 

Was  given  all  to  luft  and  loofe  living, 

Whenever  his  iiers  handes  he  free  mote  fynd : 

And  now  he  has  pourd  out  his  ydle  mynd 

In  daintie  delices  and  laviih  ioyes, 

Having  his  warlike  weapons  call  behynd, 

And  flowes  in  pleafures  and  vaine  plealing  toyes, 
Mingled  emongfl  loofe  ladies  and  lafcivious  boyes. 

XXIX. 
And  over  him  art  ftryving  to  compayre 

With  nature  did  an  arber  green e  difpred, 

Framed  of  wanton  yvie,  flouring  fayre, 

Through  which  the  fragrant  eglantine  did  fpred 

His  prickling  armes,   entrayld  with  rofes  red, 

Which  daintie  odours  round  about  them  threw  : 

And  all  within  with  flowres  was  garniihed, 

That  when  myld  Zephyrus  emongfl  them  blew, 
Did  breath  out  bounteous  fmels,   and  painted  colors  fhew» 

XXX. 
And  fail  befide  there  trickled  foftly  downe 

A  gentle  flreame,  whofe  murmuring  wave  did  play 

Emongfl  the  pumy  flones,  and  made  a  fowne, 

To  lull  him  foft  afleepe  that  by  it  lay : 

The  wearie  traveller,    wandring  that  way, 

Therein  did  often  quench  his  thrifty  heat, 

And  then  by  it  his  wearie  limbes  difplay, 

Whiles  creeping  flomber  made  him  to  forget 
His  former  payne,  and  wypt  away  his  toilfom  fweat. 

XXXI. 
And  on  the  other  fyde  a  pleafaunt  grove 

Was  fhott  up  high,  full  of  the  flately  tree 

That  dedicated  is  t'  Olympick  love, 

And  to  his  fonne  Alcides,  whenas  hee 

In  Nemus  gayned  goodly  vkftoree : 

Therein  the  mery  birdes  of  every  forte 

Chaunted  alowd  their  chearfull  harmonee, 

And  made  emongfl  themfelves  a  fweete  confort, 
That  quickned  the  dull  fpright  with  mulicall  comfort, 

XXXII.  There 


224  The  fecond  Booh  of  the 


XXXII. 

There  he  him  found  all  carelefly  difplaid, 

In  fecrete  fhadow  from  the  funny  ray, 

On  a  fweet  bed  of  lillics  foftly  laid, 

Amidit  a  flock  of  damzelles  frefh  and  gay, 

That  rownd  about  him  diflblute  did  play 

Their  wanton  follies  and  light  meriment ; 

Every  of  which  did  loofely  difaray 

Her  upper  partes  of  meet  habiliments, 
And  mewd  them  naked,  deckt  with  many  ornaments. 

XXXIII. 
And  every  of  them  flrove  with  moil  delights 

Him  to  aggrate,   and  greateft  pleafures  ihew  : 

Some  framd  faire  lookes,  glancing  like  evening  lights  ; 

Others  fweet  wordes,   dropping  like  honny  dew  j 

Some  bathed  kirTes,  and  did  foft  embrew 

The  fugred  licour  through  his  melting  lips : 

One  boailes  her  beautie,  and  does  yield  to  vew 

Her  dainty  limbes  above  her  tender  hips  ; 
Another  her  out-boaftes,  and  all  for  tryall  ftrips. 

XXXIV. 
He,   like  an  adder  lurking  in  the  weedes, 

His  wandring  thought  in  deepe  defire  does  fleepe, 

And  his  frayle  eye  with  fpoyle  of  beauty  feedes  ; 

Sometimes  he  falfely  faines  himfelfe  to  fleepe, 

Whiles  through  their  lids  his  wanton  eies  do  peepe 

To  fteale  a  fnatch  of  amorous  conceipt, 

Whereby  clofe  fire  into  his  hart  does  creepe ; 

So  he  them  deceives,  deceivd  in  his  deceipt, 
Made  dronke  with  drugs  of  deare  voluptuous  receipt. 

XXXV. 

Atin  arriving  there  when  him  he  fpyde 

Thus  in  ftill  waves  of  deepe  delight  to  wade, 

Fiercely  approching  to  him  lowdly  cryde, 

Cymochles ;  oh  no,  but  Cymcchles  fiade, 

In  which  that  manly  perfon  late  did  fade  : 

Wljat  is  become  of  great  Aerates  fonne? 

Or  where  hath  he  hong  up  his  mortall  blade, 

*£hat  hath  Jo  many  haughty  conquefis  wonne? 
Is  all  his  force  for lor ne>  and  all  his  glory  donned 

XXXVI.  Then 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Queene.  225 


xxxvi. 

Then  pricking  him  with  his  fharp-pointed  dart, 
He  faid,  Up,  up,  thou  womanifj  weake  knight, 
"That  here  in  ladies  lap  entombed  art, 
Unmindfull  of  thy  praife  and  prowefi  might, 
And  weetlejje  eke  of  lately -wrought  defpight ; 
Whiles  fad  Pyrochles  lies  on  fence ieffe  ground, 
And  groneth  out  his  utmojl  grudging  fpright 
through  many  aftroke  and  many  a  fir 'earning  wound. 

Calling  thy  help  in  vaine  that  here  in  ioyes  art  dround. 

XXXVII. 

Suddeinly  out  of  his  delightfull  dreame 

The  man  awoke,  and  would  have  quefliond  more  -, 

But  he  would  not  endure  that  wofull  theame 

For  to  dilate  at  large,  but  urged  fore 

With  percing  wordes  and  pittifull  implore 

Him  hafty  to  arife  :  as  one  affright 

With  hellifh  feends,   or  Furies  mad  uprore, 

He  then  uprofe,  inflamd  with  fell  defpight, 

And  called  for  his  armes ;  for  he  would  algates  fight : 

XXXVIII. 
They  bene  ybrought ;  he  quickly  does  him  dight, 
And  lightly  mounted  pafTeth  on  his  way  : 
Ne  ladies  loves  ne  fweete  entreaties  might 
Appeafe  his  heat,  or  haftie  parTage  flay ; 
For  he  has  vowd  to  beene  avengd  that  day 
(That  day  itfelfe  him  feemed  all  too  long) 
On  him,  that  did  Pyrochles  deare  difmay. 
So  proudly  pricketh  on  his  courfer  flrong, 

And  Atin  ay  him  pricks  with  fpurs  of  fhame  and  wrong. 


Vol.  I.  G  g  CANT 


226  <fhe  fecovd  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     VI. 

Guyon  is  of  immodcjl  merth, 

Led  into  loofc  dcjyre  j 
Fights  with  Cymochles,  whiles  his  bro~ 

ther  bur nes  in  furious  fyre. 

I. 

A   Harder  lefTon  to  learne  continence 
In  ioyous  pleafure  then  in  grievous  paine  : 

For  fweetnerTe  doth  allure  the  weaker  fence 

So  ltrongly,  that  uneathes  it  can  refraine 

From  that  which  feeble  nature  covets  fainc  : 

But  griefe  and  wrath,   that  be  her  enemies 

And  foes  of  life,  fhe  better  can  reftraine  : 

Yet  vertue  vauntes  in  both  her  victories ; 
And  Guyon  in  them  all  fliewes  goodly  mayfteries* 

II. 
Whom  bold  Cymochles  travelling  to  finde, 

With  cruell  purpofe  bent  to  wreake  on  him 

The  wrath  which  Atin  kindled  in  his  mind. 

Came  to  a  river,   by  whofe  utmoil  brim 

Wayting  to  parTe  he  faw  whereas  did  fwim 

Along  the  more,   as  fwift  as  glaunce  of  eye, 

A  litle  gondelay,   bedecked  trim 

With  boughes  and  arbours  woven  cunninglys 
That  like  a  litle  forreft  feemed  outwardly. 

III. 

And  therein  fate  a  lady  frefh  and  fayre, 

Making  fweete  folace  to  herfelfe  alone  ; 

Sometimes  fhe  fong  as  lowd  as  larke  in  ayre, 

Sometimes  me  laught,   that  nigh  her  breath  was  gone  5 

Yet  was  there  not  with  her  eife  any  one, 

That  to  her  might  move  caufe  of  meriment : 

Matter  of  merth  enough,   though  there  were  nonej, 

She  could  devife,  and  thoufand  waies  invent 
To  hcdQ  her  foolifli  humour  and  vaine  iolliment. 

Which 


Cant  vi.  Faery  Queene.  227 

IV. 

Which  when  far  off  Cymochles  heard  and  faw, 

He  lowdly  cald  to  fuch  as  were  abord 

The  little  barke  unto  the  fhore  to  draw, 

And  him  to  ferry  over  that  deepe  ford. 

The  merry  mariner  unto  his  word 

Soone  hearkned,  and  her  painted  bote  flreightway 

Turnd  to  the  more,   where  that  fame  warlike  lord 

She  in  receiv'd ;  but  Atin  by  no  way 
She  would  admit,  albe  the  knight  her  much  did  pray. 

V. 
Eftfoones  her  (hallow  fhip  away  did  Aide, 

More  fwift  then  fwallow  meres  the  liquid  fkye, 

Withouten  oare  or  pilot  it  to  guide, 

Or  winged  canvas  with  the  wind  to  fly  : 

Onely  fhe  turnd  a  pin,   and  by  and  by 

It  cut  away  upon  the  yielding  wave  ; 

Ne  cared  fhe  her  courfe  for  to  apply, 

For  it  was  taught  the  way  which  fhe  would  have, 
And  both  from  rocks  and  flats  itfelfe  could  wifely  fave. 

VI. 
And  all  the  way  the  wanton  damfell  found 

New  merth  her  paffenger  to  entertaine  ; 

For  fhe  in  pleafaunt  purpofe  did  abound, 

And  greatly  ioyed  merry  tales  to  fayne, 

Of  which  a  fiore-houfe  did  with  her  remaine ; 

Yet  feemed  nothing  well  they  her  became  : 

For  all  her  wordes  fhe  drownd  with  laughter  vaine, 

And  wanted  grace  in  utt'ring  of  the  fame  ; 
That  turned  all  her  pleafaunce  to  a  fcofling  game. 

VII. 

And  other  whiles  vaine  toyes  fhe  would  devize, 

As  her  fantafticke  wit  did  moft  delight : 

Sometimes  her  head  fhe  fondly  would  aguize 

With  gaudy  girlonds,  or  frefh  flowrets  dight 

About  her  necke,  or  rings  of  rufhes  plight : 

Sometimes  to  do  him  laugh,   me  would  aflay 

To  laugh  at  making  of  the  leaves  light, 

Or  to  behold  the  water  worke  and  play 
About  her  little  frigot,  therein  making  way. 

G?2  VIII.  Her 


228  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

viii. 

Her  light  behaviour  and  loofe  dalliaunce 

Gave  wondrous  great  contentment  to  the  knight, 

That  of  his  way  he  had  no  fovenaunce, 

Nor  care  of  vow'd  revenge  and  cruell  light  ; 

But  to  weake  wench  did  yield  his  martiall  might. 

So  eafie  was  to  quench  his  flamed  minde 

With  one  fweete  drop  of  feni trail  delight : 

So  eafie  is  t'appeafe  the  ftormy  winde 
Of  malice  in  the  calme  of  plealaunt  womankind. 

IX. 
Diverfe  difcourfes  in  their  way  they  fpent  j 

Mongft  which  Cymochles  of  her  queftioned 

Both  what  me  was,  and  what  that  ufage  ment, 

Which  in  her  cott  fhe  daily  practized  : 

Vaine  man,   faide  fhe,  that  wouldeft  be  reckoned 

A  ftraunger  in  thy  home,  and  ignoraunt 

Of  Phaedria  (for  fo  my  name  is  red) 

Of  Phaedria,  thine  owne  fellow  fervaunt  -y 
For  thou  toferve  Acrafia  thy f elf e  doefi  vaunt. 

X. 
In  this  wide  inland  fea,  that  bight  by  name 

The  Idle  lake,  my  wandring  Jhip  I  row, 

That  knowes  her  port,  and  thether  fayles  by  ay  me, 

Ne  care  nefeare  I  how  the  wind  do  blow, 

Or  whether  fwift  I  wend  or  whether  flow  : 

Both  flow  and  fwift  alike  do  ferve  my  tourne ; 

Ne  fuelling  Neptune  ne  lowd-thundring  love 

Can  chaunge  my  cheare,  or  make  me  ever  tnourne  : 
My  title  boat  can  fafely  paffe  this  perilous  bourne. 

XI. 

Whiles  thus  me  talked,  and  whiles  thus  me  toyd, 

They  were  far  paft  the  paffage  which  he  fpake, 

And  come  unto  an  ifland  wafte  and  voyd, 

That  floted  in  the  midfl:  of  that  great  lake  ; 

There  her  fmall  gondelay  her  port  did  make, 

And  that  gay  payre  iifewing  on  the  more 

Difburdned  her  :  their  way  they  forward  take 

Into  the  land  that  lay  them  faire  before, 
Whofe  pleafaunce  fhe  him  fhewd  and  plentifull  great  ftore, 

XII.  It 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  229 

XII. 

It  was  a  chofen  plott  of  fertile  land, 

Emongft  wide  waves  fett  like  a  litle  neft, 

As  if  it  had  by  natures  cunning  hand 

Bene  choycely  picked  out  from  all  the  red:, 

And  laid  forth  for  enfample  of  the  beft  : 

No  dainty  flowre  or  herbe  that  growes  on  grownd, 

No  arborett  with  painted  blolTomes  dreft 

And  mielling  fweete,  but  there  it  might  be  fownd 
To  bud  out  faire  and  throwe  her  fweete  fmels  al  arownd. 

XIII. 

No  tree,    whofe  braunches  did  not  bravely  fpring ; 
No  braunch,   whereon  a  fine  bird  did  not  fitt ; 
No  bird,  but  did  her  fhrill  notes  fweetely  fing  j 
No  fong,   but  did  containe  a  lovely  diet. 
Trees,  braunches,  birds,  and  fongs  were  framed  fitt 
For  to  allure  fraile  mind  to  careleffe  eafe. 
CarelelTe  the  man  foone  woxe,  and  his  weake  witt 
Was  overcome  of  thing  that  did  him  pleafe  : 
So  pleafed  did  his  wrathfull  purpofe  faire  appeafe. 

XIV. 
Thus  when  fhee  had  his  eyes  and  fences  fed 

With  falfe  delights  and  fild  with  pleafures  vayn, 
Into  a  fhady  dale  me  foft  him  led, 
And  layd  him  downe  upon  a  graiTy  playn  $ 
And  her  fweete  felfe  without  dread  or  difdayn 
She  fett  befide,  laying  his  head  difarmd 
In  her  loofe  lap,  it  foftly  to  fuflayn, 
Where  foone  he  flumbred  fearing  not  be  harmd  : 
The  whiles  with  a  love-lay  me  thus  him  fweetly  charmd  j 

XV. 
Behold,  0  man,  that  toilefome  paines  doeft  take, 
The  fewrs,  the  fields,  and  all  that  pleafaunt  growes., 
Mow  they  t he  mf elves  doe  thine  enfample  make, 
Whiles  nothing  envious  nature  them  forth  throwes 
Out  of  her  fruitfull  lap  :  how,  no  man  knowes, 
They  fpring,  they  bud,  they  bloffome  frefi  and  faire, 
And  de eke  the  world  with  their  rich  pompous  f  owes : 
Yet  no  man  for  them  taketh  paines  or  care, 
Tet  no  man  to  them  can  his  carefull  paines  compare* 

XVI.  Tbt 


230  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

The  lilly,   lady  of  the  foivring  field, 

The  flowre-dcluce,  her  lovelv  paramoure, 

Bid  thee  to  them  thy  fruitleffe  labors  yields 

And  [cone  leave  off  this  toyifome  weary  ftonre : 

Loe,  he,  bow  brave  fie  decks  her  bounteous  boure, 

With  [ii kin  curt  ens  and  gold  cover  letts, 

Therein  toJJjrowd  her  Jumptuous  belamoure  ! 

Yet  fiether  fpinncs  nor  cards,  nc  cares  norjretti, 
But  to  her  mother  nature  all  her  care  foe  letts, 

XVII. 
Why  then  doeft  thou,  o  man,  that  of  them  all 

Art  lord,  and  eke  of  nature  foveraine, 

Wilfully  make  thyfelfe  a  wretched  thrall, 

And  wafie  thy  ioyous  howres  in  needeleffe  paine, 

Seeking  for  daunger  and  adventures  roaine  2 

What  bootes  it  al  to  have  and  nothing  ufe  ? 

Who  jhall  him  rew  that  fwimming  in  the  maine 

Will  die  for  thrift,  and  water  doth  refufe  ? 
Refufe  fuch  fruitleffe  toile,  and  prefent  pleafures  chufe, 

XVIII. 

By  this  fhe  had  him  lulled  fart  afleepe, 

That  of  no  worldly  thing  he  care  did  take : 

Then  fhe  with  liquors  ftrong  his  eies  did  fteepe, 

That  nothing  mould  him  haftily  awake. 

So  fhe  him  lefte,  and  did  herfelfe  betake 

Unto  her  boat  again,  with  which  fhe  clefte 

The  flouthfull  wave  of  that  great  griefly  lake  j 

Soone  fhee  that  illand  far  behind  her  lefte, 
And  now  is  come  to  that  fame  place  where  £rfl  me  weftc. 

XIX. 
By  this  time  was  the  worthy  Guyon  brought 

Unto  the  other  fide  of  that  wide  ftrond, 

Where  fhe  was  rowing,   and  for  paffage  fought : 

Him  needed  not  long  call,  fhee  foone  to  hond 

Her  ferry  brought,  where  him  me  byding  fond 

With  his  fad  guide  :   himfelfe  fhe  tooke  aboord, 

But  the  blacke  palmer  furrred  ftill  to  ftond, 

Ne  would  for  price  or  prayers  once  affocrd 
To  ferry  that  old  man  over  the  perlous  foord. 

XX.  Guyon 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  231 

xx. 

Guyon  was  loath  to  leave  his  guide  behind, 

Yet  being  entred  might  not  backe  retyre  j 

For  the  flitt  barke  obaying  to  her  mind 

Forth  launched  quickly  as  fhe  did  defire, 

Ne  gave  him  leave  to  bid  that  aged  fire 

Adieu,  but  nimbly  ran  her  wonted  courfe 

Through  the  dull  billowes  thicke  as  troubled  mire, 

Whom  nether  wind  out  of  their  feat  could  forfe, 
Nor  timely  tides  did  drive  out  of  their  fluggifh  fourfe. 

XXI. 
And  by  the  way,   as  was  her  wonted  guize. 

Her  mery  fitt  fhee  frefhly  gan  to  reare, 

And  did  of  ioy  and  iollity  devize, 

Herfelfe  to  cheri£h,  and  her  gueft  to  cheare. 

The  knight  was  courteous,   and  did  not  forbeare 

Her  honeft  merth  and  pleafaunce  to  partake  ; 

But  when  he  faw  her  toy,  and  gibe,   and  geare, 

And  paffe  the  bonds  of  modefr.  merimake, 
Her  dalliaunce  he  defpis'd  and  follies  did  forfake. 

XXII. 

Yet  {he  ftill  followed  her  former  ftyle, 

And  faid,  and  did  all  that  mote  him  delight, 

Till  they  arrived  in  that  pleafaunt  ile, 

Where  fleeping  late  fhe  lefte  her  other  knight. 

But  whenas  Guyon  of  that  land  had  fight, 

He  wift  himfelfe  amiffe,  and  angry  faid, 

Ah  dame,  perdy  ye  have  not  doen  me  right  y 

'Thus  to  mijlead  mee,  whiles  I  you  obaid : 
Me  litle  needed  from  my  right  way  to  have  f  raid. 

XXIII. 
Fair e  fir,  quoth  fhe,  be  not  difpleasd  at  all ; 

Who  fares  on  fea  may  not  commaund  his  way, 

Ne  wind  and  weather  at  his pleafure  call : 

The  fea  is  wide  and  eafy  for  to  fray  ', 

The  wind  unftable  and  doth  never  fay. 

But  here  a  while  ye  may  in  fafeiy  refy 

Till  feafon  ferve  new  paffage  to  affay  : 

Better  fafe  port  then  be  in  fas  difrefl. 
Therewith  me  laught,  and  did  her  earnefl  end  in  ieft. 

XXIV.  But 


232  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

But  he  halfe  difcontent  mote  nathelefie 

Himfelfe  appeafe,   and  uTewd  forth  on  more  : 

The  ioyes  whereof  and  happy  fruitfulnefle, 

Such  as  he  faw,    flie  gan  him  lay  before, 

And  all  though  pleafaunt,   yet  (he  made  much  more. 

The  fields  did  laugh,  the  flowres  did  frefhly  fpring, 

The  trees  did  bud,  and  early  bloffomes  bore  ; 

And  ail  the  quire  of  birds  did  fvveetly  ling, 
And  told  that  gardins  pleafures  in  their  caroling. 

XXV. 

And  (lie  more  fweete  then  any  bird  on  bough 

Would  oftentimes  emongft  them  beare  a  part, 

And  ftrive  to  pafle   (as  ilie  could  well  enough) 

Their  native  muficke  by  her  fkilful  art : 

So  did  fhe  all,   that  might  his  conftant  hart 

Withdraw  from  thought  of  warlike  enterprize, 

And  drowne  in  diilblute  delights  apart, 

Where  noife  of  armes  or  vew  of  martiall  guizc 
Might  not  revive  defire  of  knightly  exercize  : 

XXVI. 
But  he  was  wife  and  wary  of  her  will, 

And  ever  held  his  hand  upon  his  hart ; 

Yet  would  not  feeme  fo  rude  and  thewed  ill 

As  to  defpife  fo  curteous  feeming  part, 

That  gentle  lady  did  to  him  impart : 

But  fairly  tempring,   fond  defire  fubdewd, 

And  ever  her  defired  to  depart; 

She  lift  not  heare,  but  her  difports  pourfewd, 
And  ever  bad  him  ftay  till  time  the  tide  renewd. 

XXVII. 

And  now  by  this  Cymochles  howre  was  fpent, 

That  he  awoke  out  of  his  ydle  dreme  ; 

And  fhaking  off  his  drowfy  dreriment, 

Gan  him  avize  howe  ill  did  him  befeme 

In  flouthfull  fleepe  his  molten  hart  to  Heme, 

And  quench  the  brond  of  his  conceived  yre. 

Tho  up  he  ftarted,   ftird  with  fhame  extreme, 

Ne  ftaied  for  his  damfell  to  inquire, 
But  marched  to  the  ftrond,  there  paftage  to  require. 

XXVIII.  And 


Cant  vi.  Faery  Q^ueene,  233 

xxvni. 

And  in  the  way  he  with  fir  Guyon  mett, 

Accompanyde  with  Phaedria  the  faire  : 

Eftfoones  he  gan  to  rage  and  inly  frett, 

Crying,  Let  be  that  lady  debonaire, 

Thou  re  ere  aunt  knight ;,  andfoo?ie~  thy f elf e  prepaire 

¥0  batteile,  if  thou  meane  her  love  to  gayn. 

Loe,  he  already  how  the  fowles  in  aire 

Doeflocke,  awaiting  Jhortly  to  obtayn 
Thy  carcasfor  their  pray,  the  guerdon  of  thy  payn. 

XXIX.  ' 

And  there-withall  he  fierfly  at  him  flew, 

And  with  importune  outrage  him  afTayld  ; 

Who  foone  prepard  to  field  his  fword  forth  drew, 

And  him  with  equall  valew  countervayld : 

Their  mightie  ftrokes  their  haberieons  difmayld, 

And  naked  made  each  others  manly  fpalles  ; 

The  mortall  fleele  defpiteoufly  entayld 

Deepe  in  their  flefh  quite  through  the  yron  walles, 
That  a  large  purple  ftreame  adown  their  giambeux  falles. 

XXX. 

Cymochles,  that  had  never  mett  before 

So  puhTant  foe,  with  envious  defpight 

His  prowd  prefumed  force  increafed  more, 

Difdeigning  to  bee  held  fo  long  in  fight. 

Sir  Guyon  grudging  not  fo  much  his  might, 

As  thofe  unknightly  raylinges  which  he  fpoke, 

With  wrathfull  fire  his  corage  kindled  bright, 

Thereof  devifmg  fhortly  to  be  wroke, 
And  doubling  all  his  powres  redoubled  every  ftroke. 

XXXI. 
Both  of  them  high  attonce  their  hands  enhaunft, 

And  both  attonce  their  huge  blowes  down  did  fway  ; 

Cymochles  fword  on  Guyons  fhield  yglaunft, 

And  thereof  nigh  one  quarter  fheard  away  : 

But  Guyons  angry  blade  fo  fiers  did  play 

On  th'  others  helmett  which  as  Titan  fhone, 

That  quite  it  clove  his  plumed  crefl  in  tway, 

And  bared  all  his  head  unto  the  bone ; 
Where -with  aflonifht  flill  he  flood  as  fencelefTe  ftone. 

Vol.  I.  H  h  XXXII.  Stilt 


2  34  38*  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXXII. 

Still  as  he  flood,  fayre  Phaedria  (that  beheld 

That  deadly  daunger)  foone  atweene  them  ran, 

And  at  their  feet  herfelfe  moft  humbly  feld, 

Crying  with  pitteous  voyce  and  count'nance  wan, 

Ah,  well  away  I  moft  noble  lords,  how  can 

Tour  cr uclt  eyes  endure  fo  pitteous  fight 

*fofhed  pur  lives  en  ground?  wo  worth  the  man, 

Tbatfirfi  did  teach  the  curfedfteele  to  bight 
In  his  owneficfi,  and  ?nake  way  to  the  living  fpright. 

XXXIII. 
Jf  ever  love  of  lady  did  empierce 

Tour  yron  brefies,   or  ptitie  could  find  place, 

Withhold  your  bloody  handes  from  battai  11  fierce  j 

Andfithfor  me  ye  fight,  to  jne  this  grace 

Both  yield,   to  flay  your  deadly  Jlryfe  afpace. 

They  ftayd  a  while  ;  and  forth  me  gan  proceede  > 

Moft  wretched  woman  and  of  wicked  race, 

'That  am  the  authour  of  this  haijious  deed, 
And  caufe  of  death  betweene  two  doughtie  ktiights  do  breed, 

XXXIV. 
But  if  for  me  ye  fight,   or  me  will  ferve, 

Not  this  rude  kynd  of  battaill,  nor  thefe  armes- 

Are  meet,  the  which  doe  men  in  bale  to  Jlerve, 

And  doolefull  forrowe  heape  with  deadly  harmes  : 

Such  cruel  I  game  my  fcarmoges  dif armes. 

Another  warre  and  other  weapons  I 

Doe  love,  where  love  does  give  his  fweet  alar  me  % 

Without  bloodfhed,  and  where  the  enimy 
Does  yield  unto  his  foe  a  pie  of  aunt  viclory. 

XXXV. 

Deb  ate  full fir  if e  and  cruell  enmity 

The  famous  name  of  knighthood  fowly  fhend \ 

But  lovely  peace  and  gentle  amity, 

And  in  amours  the  pajjing  howres  to  fpend,. 

The  mightie  ma?,tiall  handes  doe  mofi  commend  j 

Of  love  they  ever  greater  glory  bore, 

Then  of  their  armes  :  Mars  is  Cupi does  f rend, 

And  is  for  Venus  loves  renowmed  more 
Then  all  his  wars  and  fpoiles,  the  which  he  did  of  yore* 

XXXVI.  There* 


Cant,  vu  Faery  Queene.  235 

xxxvi. 

Therewith  me  fweetly  fmyld.    they,  though  full  bent 

To  prove  extremities  of  bloody  fight, 

Yet  at  her  fpeach  their  rages  gan  relent, 

And  calme  the  fea  of  their  tempeftuous  fpight : 

Such  powre  have  pleafing  wordes  j  fuch  is  the  might 

Of  courteous  clemency  in  gentle  hart. 

Now  after  all  was  ceaft,  the  faery  knight 

Befought  that  damzell  fuffer  him  depart, 
And  yield  him  ready  paflage  to  that  other  part* 

XXXVII. 

She  no  leiTe  glad  then  he  defirous  was 

Of  his  departure  thence ;  for  of  her  ioy 

And  vaine  delight  me  faw  he  light  did  pas  ; 

A  foe  of  folly  and  immodeft  toy, 

Still  folemne  fad,  or  ftill  difdainfull  coy, 

Delighting  all  in  armes  and  cruell  warre ; 

That  her  fweet  peace  and  pleafures  did  annoy, 

Troubled  with  terrour  and  unquiet  iarre, 
That  me  well  pleafed  was  thence  to  amove  him  farrc, 

XXXVIII. 
Tho  him  fhe  brought  abord,  and  her  fwift  bote 

Forthwith  directed  to  that  further  flrand ; 

The  which  on  the  dull  waves  did  lightly  rlote, 

And  foone  arrived  on  the  (hallow  fand, 

Where  gladfome  Guyon  failed  forth  to  land, 

And  to  that  damfell  thankes  gave  for  reward. 

Upon  that  fhore  he  fpyed  Atin  ftand, 

There  by  his  maifter  left,  when  late  he  far'd 
In  Phaedrias  fiitt  barck  over  that  perlous  {hard. 

XXXIX. 

Well  could  he  him  remember,  fith  of  late 

He  with  Pyrochles  fharp  debatement  made  ; 

Streight  gan  he  him  revyle,    and  bitter  rate, 

As  fhepheardes  curre,  that  in  darke  eveninges  lliade 

Hath  traded  forth  fome  falvage  beaftes  trade  : 

Vile  mifcreaunt^  faid  he,  whether  dofl  thoufiye 

*Ihe  flame  and  deaths  which  will  thee  foo?ie  invade  $ 

What  coward  hand  fiall  doe  thee  next  to  dye> 
That  art  thus  fowly  fie dd from  famous  enimy  $ 

Hh  2  XL.  With 


236  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XL. 
With  that  he  flifly  fhooke  his  fleel-head  dart : 
But  fober  Guyon  hearing  him  fo  rayle, 
Though  fomewhat  moved  in  his  mightie  hart, 
Yet  with  flrong  reafon  maiflred  paflion  fraile, 
And  pafTed  fayrely  forth  :  he  turning  taile 
Backe  to  the  flrond  retyrd,   and  there  frill  flayd, 
Awaiting  paflage,   which  him  late  did  faile ; 
The  whiles  Cymochles  with  that  wanton  mayd 
The  hafly  heat  of  his  avowd  revenge  delayd. 

XLI. 
Whylefl  there  the  varlet  flood,   he  fliw  from  farre 
An  armed  knight  that  towardes  him  fafr.  ran  ; 
He  ran  on  foot,  as  if  in  luckleffe  warre 
His  forlorn e  freed  from  him  the  viclour  wan : 
He  feemed  breathleffe,  hartleffe,  faint  and  wan  j; 
And  all  his  armour  fprinckled  was  with  blood, 
And  foyld  with  durtie  gore,  that  no  man  can 
Difcerne  the  hew  thereof:  he  never  flood, 
But  bent  his  haflie  courfe  towardes  the  Ydle  flood. 

XLII. 
The  varlet  faw  when  to  the  flood  he  came 
How  v/ithout  flop  or  flay  he  fierfly  lept, 
And  deepe  himfelfe  beducked  in  the  fame> 
That  in  the  lake  his  loftie  crefl  was  flept, 
Ne  of  his  fafetie  feemed  care  he  kept ; 
But  with  his  raging  armes  he  rudely  flafht 
The  waves  about,   and  all  his  armour  fwept, 
That  all  the  blood  and  filth  away  was  wafht ; 
Yet  flill  he  bet  the  water  and  the  billowes  dafht. 

XLIII. 

Atin  drew  nigh  to  weet  what  it  mote  bee  j 
For  much  he  wondred  at  that  uncouth  fight : 
Whom  mould  he  but  his  own  deare  lord  there  fee  ? 
His  owne  deare  lord  Pyrochles  in  fad  plight, 
Ready  to  drowne  himfelfe  for  fell  defpight : 
Harrow  now  out,  and  well  away  !  he  cryde, 
TVhat  difmall  day  hath  lent  this  curfed  lights 
To  fee  my  lordfo  deadly  damnify  de  ? 

Pyrochles,  o  Pyrochlesy  what  is  thee  betyde  ? 


XLIV.  J 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Q^ueene.  237 

XLIV. 
I  burne,  I  burne,  I  burne,  then  lowd  he  cryde, 

O  how  I  bur ne  with  implacable  fyre  ! 

Tet  nought  can  quench  mi?ie  inly  flaming  fyde, 

Nor  fea  of  licour  cold,  nor  lake  of  myre, 

Nothing  but  death  can  doe  me  to  refpyre. 

Ah  be  it,  faid  he,  from  Pyrochles  farre 

After  purfewing  death  once  to  requyre, 

Or  think,  that  ought  thofe  puiffant  hands  may  marre* 
Death  is  for  wretches  borne  under  unhappy  far  re, 

XLV. 

Per  dye,  then  is  it  Jitt  for  me,  faid  he, 

That  am,  Iweene,  moji  wretched  man  alive ; 

Burning  inflames,  yet  no  flames  can  I  fee, 

And  dying  dayly,  dayly  yet  revive. 

O  Atin,  helpe  to  me  lafl  death  to  give. 

The  varlet  at  his  plaint  was  grievd  fo  fore, 

That  his  deepe-wounded  hart  in  two  did  rive ; 

And  his  owne  health  remembring  now  no  more, 
Did  follow  that  enfample  which  he  blam'd  afore. 

XLVI. 

Into  the  lake  he  lept  his  lord  to  ayd, 

(So  love  the  dread  of  daunger  doth  defpife) 

And  of  him  catching  hold,  him  ftrongly  flayd 

From  drowning  :  but  more  happy  he  then  wife 

Of  that  feas  nature  did  him  not  avife  : 

The  waves  thereof  fo  flow  and  fluggifh  were, 

Engroft  with  mud  which  did  them  fowle  agrife  j 

That  every  weighty  thing  they  did  upbeare, 
Ne  ought  mote  ever  finck  downe  to  the  bottom  there. 

XL  VII. 

Whyles  thus  they  ftrugled  in  that  Ydle  wave, 

And  ftrove  in  vaine,  the  one  himfelfe  to  drowne, 

The  other  both  from  drowning  for  to  fave ; 

Lo,  to  that  more  one  in  an  auncient  gowne, 

Whofe  hoary  locks  great  gravitie  did  crowne, 

Holding  in  hand  a  goodly  arming  fword, 

By  fortune  came,  ledd  with  the  troublous  fowne : 

Where  drenched  deepe  he  fowrid  in  that  dull  ford 
The  carefull  feirvaunt  itryving  with  his  raging  lord. 

XLVIIL  Him 


23  3  The  fccond  Booke  of  the 

XLVIII. 

Him  Atin  fpying  knew  right  well  of  yore, 

And  lowdly  cald,  Help,  helpe,  o  Archimage, 

To  five  my  lord  in  wretched  plight  fopl&Ft  \ 

Helpe  with  thy  hand  or  with  thy  counfell  fage  : 

Wcakc  handes,   but  counjell  is  mofl  flrong  in  age. 

Him  when  the  old  man  faw,  he  woundred  fore 

To  fee  Pyrochles  there  fo  rudely  rage  : 

Vet  iithens  helpe  he  faw  he  needed  more 
Then  pitty,   he  in  hail  approched  to  the  more  ; 

XLIX. 

And  cald,  Pyrochles,  what  is  this  I  fee  f 

J I  'hat  hell flj  fury  hath  at  earfi  thee  hent  ? 

Furious  ever  I  thee  knew  to  bee, 

Tet  never  in  this  ftraunge  ajloniflment . 

The/e  flames,  the] e  flames,   he  cryde,  doe  me  torment. 

What  flames,   quoth  he,  when  I  thee  prefent  fee 

In  daunger  rather  to  be  drent  then  brent  % 

Harrow  !  the  flames   which  me  confume,  faid  he, 
Ne  can  be  quencht,  within  my  fecret  bowelles  bee, 

L. 

That  curfed  man,  that  cruel  feend  of  hell, 

Furor,  oh  Furor  hath  me  thus  bedight : 

His  deadly  woundes  within  my  livers  fwell, 

And  his  whott  fyre  burnes  in  mine  entralles  bright !, 

Kindled  through  his  inf email  brond  of  fpight, 

Sith  late  with  him  I  batteill  vaine  would  bofle  ; 

That  now  I  weene  loves  dreaded  thunder-light 

Does  f cor ch  not  half  e  fo  fore,  nor  damned  ghofle 
Inflaming  Phlegeton  does  not  fo  felly  rofle. 

LI. 

Which  whenas  Archimago  heard,   his  griefe 

He  knew  right  well,   and  him  attonce  difarm'd  : 

Then  fearcht  his  fecret  woundes,   and  made  a  priefe 

Of  every  place  that  was  with  bruizing  harmd, 

Or  with  the  hidden  fire  too  inly  warmd. 

Which  doen,  he  balmes  and  herbes  thereto  applyde, 

And  evermore  with  mightie  fpels  them  charmd  j 

That  in  fhort  fpace  he  has  them  qualifyde, 
And  him  reftord  to  helth,  that  would  have  algates  dyde. 

CANTO 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Queene.  239 


CANTO     VII. 

Guyonfiides  Mammon  in  a  delve  > 

Sunning  his  threafure  hore  ; 
Is  by  him  tempted^  and  led  downe 

^0  fee  his  fecrete  fare. 

I. 

AS  pilot  well  expert  in  perilous  wave, 
That  to  a  ftedfaft  ftarre  his  courfe  hath  bent, 

When  foggy  mifr.es  or  cloudy  tempefts  have 

The  faithfull  light  of  that  faire  lampe  yblent, 

And  cover'd  heaven  with  hideous  dreriment, 

Upon  his  card  and  compas  firmes  his  eye, 

(The  mayfters  of  his  long  experiment) 

And  to  them  does  the  fleddy  helme  apply, 
Bidding  his  winged  vefTell  fairely  forward  fly  % 

II. 
So  Guyon  having  loft  his  truflie  guyde, 

Late  left  beyond  that  Ydle  lake,  proceedes 

Yet  on  his  way,   of  none  accompanyde  ; 

And  evermore  himfelfe   with    comfort  feedes 

Of  his  own  vertues  and  praife-worthie  deedes. 

So  long  he  yode,  yet  no  adventure  found, 

Which  fame  of  her  fhrill  trompet  worthy  reedes  : 

For  ftill  he  traveild  through  wide  waftfull  ground, 
That  nought  but  defert  wilderneiTe  fhewd  all  around. 

III. 

At  laft  he  came  unto  a  gloomy  glade, 

Cover'd  with  boughes  and  fhrubs  from  heavens  light, 

Whereas  he  fitting  found  in  fecret  made 

An  uncouth,  falvage,   and  uncivile  wight, 

Of  grieily  hew  and  fowle  ill-favour'd  fight ; 

His  face  with  fmoke  was  tand,  and  eies  were  bleard3 

His  head  and  beard  with  fout  were  ill  bedight, 

His  cole-blacke  hands  did  feeme  to  have  ben  feard 

In  fmythes  fire-fpitting  forge,  and  nayles  like  clawes  appeard ; 

IV.  His 


240  The  fecond  Booh  of  the 


IV. 

His  yron  cote,  all  overgrowne  with  ruft, 
Was  underneath  enveloped  with  gold ; 
Whole  gliftring  glofle,  darkned  with  filthy  dufl, 
Well  yec  appeared  to  have  beene  of  old 
A  worke  of  rich  entayle  and  curious  mould, 
Woven  with  antickes  and  wyld  ymagery  ; 
And  in  his  lap  a  maffe  of  coyne  he  told, 
And  turned  uplide  downe,  to  feede  his  eye 
And  covetous  defire  with  his  huge  threafury  : 

V. 
And  round  about  him  lay  on  every  fide 

Great  heapes  of  gold  that  never  could  be  fpent ; 
Of  which  fome  were  rude  owre,   not  purifide 
Of  Mulcibers  devouring  element : 
Some  others  were  new  driven  and  diftent 
Into  great  ingowes  and  to  wedges  fquare ; 
Some  in  round  plates  withouten  moniment ; 
But  moil:  were  ftampt,  and  in  their  metal  bare 
The  antique  fhapes  of  kings  and  Kefars  flraung  and  rare, 

VI. 
Soone  as  he  Guyon  faw,  in  great  affright 
And  hafte  he  rofe  for  to  remove  afide 
Thofe  pretious  hils  from  ftraungers  envious  fight, 
And  downe  them  poured  through  an  hole  full  wide 
Into  the  hollow  earth,   them  there  to  hide  : 
But  Guyon  lightly  to  him  leaping  ftayd 
His  hand  that  trembled  as  one  terrifyde ; 
And  though  himfelfe  were  at  the  fight  difmayd, 
Yet  him  perforce  reflraynd,  and  to  him  doubtfull  fayd  ; 

VII. 

What  art  thou  man  (if  man  at  all  thou  art) 

'That  here  in  defert  haft  thine  habitaunce, 

And  thefe  rich  heapes  of  welth  doefi  hide  apart 

From  the  worldes  eye,  and  from  her  right  ufaunce  ? 

Thereat  with  flaring  eyes  fixed  afkaunce 

In  great  difdaine  he  anfwerd,  Hardy  elfe, 

*Xhat  dareft  view  my  direful  countenaunce, 

I  read  thee  rafi  and  heedleffe  of  thyfelfe  :, 

Ho  trouble  my  fill  feat  e  and  heapes  of  pretious  pelfe, 

VIII.  God 


Cant,  vil  Faery  Queens.  241 

VIII. 

God  of  the  world  and  worldlings  I  me  call, 

Great  Mammon  greatefi  god  below  thejkye, 

That  of  my  plenty  poure  out  unto  all. 

And  unto  7ione  my  graces  do  envye  : 

Riches,  renowme,  and  principality, 

Honour,  ejlate,  and  all  this  worldes  good, 

For  which  men  fwinck  and  Jweat  incej/antly9 

Fro  me  do  flow  into  an  ample  flood, 
And  in  the  hollow  earth  have  their  eternall  brood* 

IX. 

Wherefore  if  me  thou  deigne  toferve  and  Jew, 

At  thy  commaund  lo  all  thefe  mountaines  bee  ; 

Or  if  to  thy  great  mind  or  greedy  vew 

All  thefe  may  not  fufffe,  there  Jhall  to  thee 

Ten  times  fo  much  be  nombred francke  and  free. 

Mammon,  faid  he,  thy  godheads  vaunt  is  vaine, 

And  idle  offers  of  thy  golden  fee ; 

To  them  that  covet  fuch  eye-glutting  gaine 
Proffer  thy  giftes,  and  Jitter  fervaunts  entertainc* 

X. 

Me  ill  befits,  that  in  der doing  armes 

And  honours  fuit  my  vowed  dales  dofpend, 

Unto  thy  bounteous  baytes  and  pleafing  charmes, 

With  which  weake  men  thou  witchefl,  to  attend  : 

Regard  of  worldly  mucke  dothfowly  blend 

And  low  abafe  the  high  heroicke  fpright, 

That  ioyes  for  crownes  and  kingdomes  to  contend : 

Fair e Jhi elds,  gay  fleedes,  bright  armes  be  my  delight} 
Thofe  be  the  riches  Jit  for  an  adventurous  knight. 

XI. 

Vaine  glorious  elfe,  faide  he,  doeft  not  thou  weet, 

That  money  can  thy  wantes  at  willfupply  ? 

Sheilds,  feeds,  and  armes,  and  all  thi?igsfor  thee  meet 

It  can  purvay  in  twinckling  of  an  eye, 

And  crownes  and  kingdomes  to  thee  multiply. 

Do  not  I  kings  create,  and  throw  the  crowne 

Sometimes  to  him  that  low  in  duft  doth  ly, 

And  him  that  raignd  into  his  rowme  thruft  downe, 
And  whom  I  lujl  do  heape  with  glory  and  renowne  ? 

Vol.  I.  I  i  XII.  All 


242  <fhe  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XII. 

All  otherwife,  faide  he,  I  riches  read, 
And  decme  them  roote  of  all  difquietnejfe ; 
Firjl  got  with  guile,  and  then  prefervd  with  dread, 
Aid  after  [pent  with  pride  and  lavifmeffe, 
Leaving  behind  them  grief e  and  heavinejfe  : 
Infinite  mifchiefes  of  them  doe  arize, 
Strife  and  debate,  bloodfied  and  bitternejfe, 
Outrageous  wrong  and  hellifij  covet ize  j 

That  noble  heart,   as  great  difoonour,  doth  defpizt* 

XIII. 

Ne  thine  be  king  domes,  ne  the  fcepters  thine  % 
But  realmes  and  riders  thou  doejl  both  confound. 
And  by  all  truth  to  treajon  doejl  incline  ; 
Witneffe  the  guiltlefje  blood  pourd  oft  on  ground* 
The  crowned  often  Jlaine,  the  flayer  cround, 
The  J acred  diademe  in  peeces  rent. 
And  purple  robe  gored  with  many  a  wound, 
Cafiles  furprizd,  great  cities  fackt  and  brent  .* 

So  makjl  thou  kings,  and  gaynejl  wrongful  I  government, 

XIV. 

Long  were  to  tell  the  troublous  formes,  that  tojfe 

The  private  fate,  and  make  the  life  unfweet  ;. 

Who  fwelling  fayles  in  Cafpianfea  doth  crojfe, 

And  infrayle  wood  on  Adrian  gulf  doth  feet, 

Doth  not,  I  weene,  Jo  many  evils  meet. 

Then  Mammon  wexing  wroth,  And  why  then,  faycT^ 

Are  mortall  men  fo  fond  and  undifcreet 

So  evill  thing  tojeeke  unto  their  ayd, 
And  having  not  complaine,  and  having  it  upbrayd  £ 

XV. 

Indeed,  quoth  he,  through  fowle  intemperaunce, 

Frayle  men  are  oft  captivd  to  covetife : 

But  would  they  thhike  with  how  fmall  allowaimce 

Untroubled  nature  doth  herfelfe  fuffife,    , 

Such  fuperflidties  they  would  clefpife, 

Which  with  fad  cares  empeach  our  native  ioyes.. 

At  the  well-head  the  purefi  flreames  arife ; 

But  mucky  filth  his  braunchhig  armes  annoyes, 
'And  with  uncomely  weedes  the  gentle  wave  accloyesl 


XVI.  Thr 


Cant,  vil  Faery  Queene,  24$ 

xvi. 

The  antique  world  in  his  firfi  fiowring  youth 

Fownd  no  defetl  in  his  Creators  grace ; 

But  with  glad  thankes  and  unreproved  truth 

The  guifts  of  fiver aine  bounty  did  embrace  : 

Like  Angels  life  was  then  mens  happy  cace  : 

But  later  ages  pride,   like  corn-fed  feed, 

Abusd  her  plenty  and  fat-fwolne  encreace 

To  all  licentious  luft,  and  gan  exceed 
The  meafure  of  her  meane  and  naturall  firjl  need, 

XVII. 
Then  gan  a  curfed  hand  the  quiet  wombe 

Of  his  great  grandmother  withfteele  to  wound, 

And  the  hid  treafures  in  her  J acred  tombe 

With  fact 'Hedge  to  dig  :  therein  he  fownd 

Fountaines  of  gold  and  fiver  to  abownd, 

Of  which  the  matter  of  his  huge  defire 

And  pompous  pride  eftfoones  he  did  compownd : 

Then  avarice  gan  through  his  veines  infpire 
His  greedy  fames,  and  kindled  life-devouring  f re* 

XVIII. 
Sonne,  faid  he  then,  lett  be  thy  bitter  fcorne, 

And  leave  the  rudeneffe  of  that  antique  age 

To  them,  that  livd  therin  injlateforlome. 

Thou  that  doeft  live  in  later  times  muft  wage 

Thy  workesfor  wealth,  and  life  for  gold  engage  $ 

If  then  thee  lift  my  offred  grace  to  ufe, 

Take  what  thou  pie afe  of  all  this  fur pluf age  j 

If  thee  lijl  not,  leave  have  thou  to  refufe  : 
But  thing  refufed  doe  not  afterward  accufe. 

XIX. 
Me  lift  not,  faid  the  elfin  knight,  receave 

Thing  offred,  till  I  know  it  well  be  gott ; 

Ne  wote  I  but  thou  didjl  thefe  goods  bereave 

From  rightfull  owner  by  unrighteous  lott, 

Or  that  blood-guiltineffe  or  guile  them  blott. 

Perdy,  quoth  he,  yet  never  eie  did  vew, 

Ne  tong  did  tell,  ne  hand  thefe  handled  not  % 

But  f afe  I  have  them  kept  in  fecret  mew 
From  hevens  fight  and  powre  of  al  which  them  pourfew, 

I  i  2  XX.  What 


244  The  fecond  Booh  of  th 


xx. 

What  Jeer et  place y  quoth  he,  can  fafely  hold 

So  huge  a  ?nafe,  and  hide  from  heavens  eie  ? 

Or  where  haft  thou  thy  wonne,  that  Jo   much  gold 

Thou  canjl  preferoe  from  wrong  and  robbery  ? 

Come  thou,  quoth  he,  and  fee.    fo  by  and   by- 
Through  that  thick  covert  he  him  led,  and  fownd 

A  darkfome  way,  which  no  man  could  defcry, 

That  deep  defcended  through  the  hollow  grownd, 
And  was  with  dread  and  horror  compared  arownd. 

XXI. 
At  length  they  came  into  a  larger  fpace, 

That  ftretcht  itfelfe  into  an  ample  playne ; 

Through  which  a  beaten  broad  high  way  did  trace, 

That  ftreight  did  lead  to  Plutoes  griefly  rayne  : 

By  that  wayes  fide  there  fate  infernall  Payne, 

And  faft  befide  him  fat  tumultuous  Strife  ; 

The  one  in  hand  an  yron  whip  did  flxayne, 

The  other  brandifhed  a  bloody  knife  ; 
And  both  did  gnafh  their  teeth,  and  both  did  threaten  life  : 

XXII. 

On  th' other  fide  in  one  confort  there  fate 

Cruell  Revenge,  and  rancorous  Defpight, 

Difloyall  Treafon,  and  hart-burning  Hate  ; 

But  gnawing  Gealofy,  out  of  their  fight 

Sitting  alone,  his  bitter  lips  did  bight  -, 

And  trembling  Feare  flill  to  and  fro  did  fly, 

And  found  no  place  wher  fafe.  he  fhroud  him  might : 

Lamenting  Sorrow  did  in  darknes  lye  ; 
And  Shame  his  ugly  face  did  hide  from  living  eye : 

XXIII. 

And  over  them  fad  Horror  with  grim  hew 

Did  alwaies  fore  beating  his  yron  wings  ? 

And  after  him  owles  and  night-ravens  flew3 

The  hatefull  meiTengers  of  heavy  things, 

Of  death  and  dolor  telling  fad  tidings  : 

Whiles  fad  Celeno,  fitting  on  a  clifte,. 

A  fong  of  bale  and  bitter  forrow  fings, 

That  hart  of  flint  afonder  could  have  rifte ; 
Which  having  ended  after  him  fhe  flyeth  fwifte, 

XXIV.  All 


Cant,  vil  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  245 

XXIV. 

All  thefe  before  the  gates  of  Pluto  lay  -, 

By  whom  they  paffing  fpake  unto  them  nought. 
But  th'  elfin  knight  with  wonder  all  the  way 
Did  feed  his  eyes,  and  fild  his  inner  thought. 
At  laft  him  to  a  litle  dore  he  brought, 
That  to  the  gate  of  hell,   which  gaped  wide, 
Was  next  adioyning,   ne  them  parted  ought : 
Betwixt  them  both  but  was  a  litle  ftride, 
That  did  the  houfe  of  richefle  from  hell-mouth  divide* 

XXV. 
Before  the  dore  fat  felfe-confuming  Care, 

Day  and  night  keeping  wary  watch  and  ward, 
For  feare  leait.  Force  or  Fraud  mould  unaware 
Breake  in,  and  fpoile  the  treafure  there  in  gard : 
Ne  would  he  luffer  Sleepe  once  thether-ward 
Approch,  albe  his  drowfy  den  were  next  5, 
For  next  to  Death  is  Sleepe  to  be  compard  y 
Therefore  his  houfe  is  unto  his  annext : 
Here  Sleep,  ther  richeife,  and  hel-gate  them  both  betwexk 

XXVI. 
So  foon  as  Mammon  there  arrivd,  the  dore 
To  him  did  open  and  affoorded  way : 
Him  followed  eke  Sir  Guyon  evermore, 
Ne  darknerTe  him  ne  daunger  might  difmay. 
Soone  as  he  entred  was,  the  dore  flreightway 
Did  fhutt,   and  from  behind  it  forth  there  lept 
An  ugly  feend  more  fowle  then  difmall  day  ; 
The  which  with  monftrous  ftalke  behind  him  ftept, 
And  ever  as  he  went  dew  watch  upon  him  kept. 

XXVII. 
Well  hoped  hee,  ere  long  that  hardy  guefl, 
If  ever  covetous  hand,   or  luftfull  eye,. 
Or  lips  he  layd  on  thing  that  likt  him  beft, 
Or  ever  fleepe  his  eie-ftrings  did  untye, 
Should  be  his  pray  :  and  therefore  ftill  on  hye 
He  over  him  did  hold  his  cruell  clawes, 
Threatning  with  greedy  gripe  to  doe  him  dye, 
And  rend  in  peeces  with  his  ravenous  pawes, 
If  ever  he  tranfgreil  the  fatall  Stygian  lawes*. 

XXVIII..  That 


246  The  fecond  Booh  of  thi 


XXVIII. 

That  houfes  forme  within  was  rude  and  ftrong, 

Lyke  an  huge  cave  hewne  out  of  rocky  clifte, 

From  whofe  rough  vaut  the  ragged  breaches  hong 

Emboli  with  marly  gold  of  glorious  guifte, 

And  with  rich  metall  loaded  every  rifte, 

That  heavy  mine  they  did  feeme  to  threatt : 

And  over  them  Arachne  high  did  lifte 

Her  cunning  web,  and  fpred  her  fubtile  nett, 
Enwrapped  in  fowle  fmoke  and  clouds  more  black  then  iett. 

XXIX. 

Both  roofe  and  rloore  and  walls  were  all  of  gold, 

But  overgrowne  with  duft  and  old  decay, 

And  hid  in  darknes,  that  none  could  behold 

The  hew  thereof :  for  vew  of  cherefull  day 

Did  never  in  that  houfe  itfelfe  difplay, 

But  a  faint  fhadow  of  uncertein  light ; 

Such  as  a  lamp,  whofe  life  does  fade  away : 

Or  as  the  moone  cloathed  with  clowdy  night 
Does  fhew  to  him  that  walkes  in  feare  and  fad  affright, 

XXX. 
In  all  that  rowme  was  nothing  to  be  feene, 

But  huge  great  yron  cherts  and  coffers  ftrong, 

All  bard  with  double  bends,  that  none  could  weene 

Them  to  enforce  by  violence  or  wrong ; 

On  every  fide  they  placed  were  along. 

But  all  the  grownd  with  fculs  was  fcattered 

And  dead  mens  bones,  which  round  about  were  flong  j 

Whofe  lives,  it  feemed,   whilome  there  were  med, 
And  their  vile  carcafes  now  left  unburied. 

XXXI. 
They  forward  paffe  ;  ne  Guyon  yet  fpoke  word, 

Till  that  they  came  unto  an  yron  dore, 

Which  to  them  opened  of  his  owne  accord, 

And  fhewd  of  richeffe  fuch  exceeding  ftore, 

As  eie  of  man  did  never  fee  before, 

Ne  ever  could  within  one  place  be  fownd, 

Though  all  the  wealth,   which  is  or  was  of  yore, 

Could  gatherd  be  through  all  the  world  arownd, 
And  that  above  were  added  to  that  under  grownd. 

XXXIL  The 


Cant  vii.        Faery  Qju  eene,  247 

XXXIL 

The  charge  thereof  unto  a  covetous  fpright 

Commaunded  was,  who  thereby  did  attends 

And  warily  awaited  day  and  night, 

From  other  covetous  feends  it  to  defend, 

Who  it  to  rob  and  ranfacke  did  intend. 

Then  Mammon,  turning  to  that  warriour,  faid? 

Loe  here  the  worldes  bits,  he  here  the  end, 

To  which  al  men  do  ayme,  rich  to  be  made  : 
Such  grace  now  to  be  happy  is  before  thee  laid. 

XXXIII. 

Certes,  iayd  he,  7  nili  thine  offred  grace,. 

Ne  to  be  made  fo  happy  doe  intend : 

Another  blis  before  mine  eyes  I  place, 

Another  happines,  another  end  : 

To  them  that  lift  thefe  bafe  re  gardes  I  lend  : 

But  I  in  armes  and  m  atchievements  brave 

Do  rather  choofe  my  flitting  houres  tofpend. 

Aid  to  be  lord  of  thofe  that  riches  have, 
Then  them  to  have  my  J  elf e,  and  be  their  fervile  fclav ft 

XXXIV. 
Thereat  the  feend  his  gnafhing  teeth  did  grate, 

And  griev'd,   fo  long  to  lacke  his  greedie  pray  j 

For  well  he  weened  that  fo  glorious  bayte 

Would  tempt  his  gueffc  to  take  thereof  affay  : 

Had  he  fo  doen,   he  had  him  fnatcht  away. 

More  light  than  culver  in  the  faulcons  fift  : 

(Eternall  God  thee  fave   from  fuch  decay  ! ) 

But  whenas  Mammon  faw  his  purpofe  mift, 
Him  to  entrap  unwares  another  way  he  wift. 

XXXV. 
Thence  forward  he  him  ledd,  and  fhortly  brought 

Unto  another  rowme,  whofe  dore  forthright 

To  him  did  open  as  it  had  beene  taught : 

Therein  an  hundred  raunges  weren  pight, 

And  hundred  fournaces  all  burning  bright  3 

By  every  fournace  many  feends  did  byde, 

Deformed  creatures,  horrible  in  fight, 

And  every  feend  his  bufie  paines  apply de 

To  melt  the  golden  metall,  ready  to  be  tryde. 

5  XXXVI.  One 


248  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

xxxvi. 

One  with  great  bellowes  gathered  filling  ayre, 

And  with  forft.  wind  the  fewell  did  inflame  ; 

Another  did  the  dying  bronds  repayre 

With  yron  tongs,  and  fprinckled  ofte  the  fame 

With  liquid  waves,  fiers  Vulcans  rage  to  tame, 

Who  mayftring  them  renewd  his  former  heat : 

Some  fcumd  the  droffe  that  from  the  metall  came  ; 

Some  ftird  the  molten  owre  with  ladles  great  : 
And  every  one  did  iwincke,  and  every  one  did  fweat, 

XXXVII. 
But  when  an  earthly  wight  they  prefent  faw, 

Gliftring  in  armes  and  battailous  aray, 

From  their  whot  work  they  did  themfelves  withdraw 

To  wonder  at  the  light ;  for  till  that  day 

They  never  creature  faw  that  cam  that  way: 

Their  flaring  eyes,  fparckling  with  fervent  fyre, 

And  ugly  fhapes  did  nigh  the  man  difmay, 

That  were  it  not  for  fliame,  he  would  retyre, 
Till  that  him  thus  befpake  their  foveraine  lord  and  fyre  j 

XXXVIII. 

Behold,  thou  faeries  forme,  with  mot 'tall  eye, 

That  living  eye  before  did  never  fee  : 

The  thing  that  thou  didft  crave  fo  earneflly 

(To  weet  whence  all  the  wealth  late  flew d  by  mee 

Proceeded)  lo  now  is  reveald  to  thee. 

Here  is  the  fount aine  of  the  worldes  good. 

Now  therefore,  if  thou  wilt  enriched  bee, 

Avife  thee  well,  and  chaunge  thy  wilfidl  mood ; 
Leaf  thou  perhaps  hereafter  wijh,  and  be  withfood. 

XXXIX. 
Siiffife  it  then,  thou  money-god,  quoth  he, 

That  all  thine  ydle  offers  I  refufe. 

All  that  I  need  I  have  ;  what  needeth  mee 

To  covet  more  then  I  have  caufe  to  ufi  f 

Withfuch  vaine  fiewes  thy  worldlinges  vyle  abufe  ; 

But  give  me  leave  to  follow  mine  emprife. 

Mammon  was  much  difpleasd,   yet  no'te  he  chufe 

But  beare  the  rigour  of  his  bold  mefprife ; 
And  thence  him  forward  ledd  him  further  to  entife. 

XL.  He 


Cant,  vil  Faery  Qjj  bene,  249 

XL. 

He  brought  him  through  a  darkfom  narrow  ftrayt 

To  a  broad  gate  all  built  of  beaten  gold  : 

The  gate  was  open,  but  therein  did  wayt 

A  flurdie  villein,  ftryding  fiiffe  and  bold, 

As  if  that  higheft  God  defy  he  would : 

In  his  right  hand  an  yron  club  he  held, 

But  he  himfelfe  was  all  of  eolden  mould, 

Yet  had  both  life  and  fence,  and  well  could  weld 
That  curfed  weapon  when  his  cruell  foes  he  queld, 

XLI. 
Difdayne  he  called  was,  and  did  difdayne 

To  be  fo  cald,   and  whofo  did  him  call : 

Sterne  was  his  iooke  and  full  of  ftomacke  vayne, 

His  portaunce  terrible,   and  ftature  tall, 

Far  paffing  th'  hight  of  men  terreftriall, 

Like  an  huge  gyant  of  the  Titans  race, 

That  made  him  fcorne  all  creatures  great  and  fmall, 

And  with  his  pride  all  others  powre  deface  : 
More  iitt  emongffc  black  fiendes  then  men  to  have  his  place, 

XLII. 
Soone  as  thofe  glitterand  armes  he  did  efpye, 

That  with  their  brightnerTe  made  that  darknes  light, 

His  harmefull  club  he  gan  to  hurtle  hye, 

And  threaten  batteill  to  the  faery  knight ; 

Who  likewife  gan  himfelfe  to  batteill  dight, 

Till  Mammon  did  his  hafty  hand  withhold, 

And  counfeld  him  abftaine  from  perilous  fight ; 

For  nothing  might  abafTi  the  villein  bold, 
Ne  mortall  fteele  emperce  his  mifcreated  mould. 

XLIII. 
So  having  him  with  reafon  pacify de, 

And  the  tiers  carle  commaundinp-  to  forbeare, 

He  brought  him  in  :  the  rowme  was  large  and  wyde, 

As  it  fome  gyeld  or  folemne  temple  weare  j 

Many  great  golden  pillours  did  upbeare 

The  marly  roofe,  and  riches  huge  fuftayne  ; 

And  every  pillour  decked  was  full  deare 

With  crownes  and  diademes  and  titles  vaine, 
Which  mortall  princes  wore  whiles  they  on  earth  did  rayne. 

Vol.  I.  K  k  XLIV.  A 


250  The  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XLIV. 

A  route  of  people  there  aiTembled  were, 
Of  every  fort  and  nation  under  fkye. 
Which  with  great  uprore  preaced  to  draw  ncrc 
To  th'  upper  part,  where  was  advaunced  hye 
A  irately  fiege  of  foveraine  maieftye  ; 
And  thereon  (att  a  woman  gorgeous  gay, 
And  richly  cladd  in  robes  of  royaltye, 
That  never  earthly  prince  in  fuch  aray 

His  glory  did  enhaunce,   and  pompous  pryde  difplay* 

XLV. 

Her  hce  right  wondrous  faire  did  feeme  to  bee, 

That  her  broad  beauties  beam  great  brightnes  threw 
Through  the  dim  fhade,  that  all  men  might  it  fee  ; 
Yet  was  not  that  fame  her  owne  native  hew, 
But  wrought  by  art  and  counterfeited  mew, 
Thereby  more  lovers  unto  her  to  call  -> 
Nath'leiTe  mofl  hevenly  faire  in  deed  and  vew 
She  by  creation  was,   till  me  did  fall  j 

Thenceforth  me  fought  for  helps  to  cloke  her  crime  withalL 

XLVI. 

There,  as  in  gliftring  glory  me  did  fitt, 

She  held  a  great  gold  chaine  ylincked  well, 
Whofe  upper  end  to  highefl  heven  was  knitt, 
And  lower  part  did  reach  to  loweff.  hell  j 
And  all  that  preace  did  rownd  about  her  fwell 
To  catchen  hold  of  that  long  chaine,   thereby 
To  climbe  aloft,  and  others  to  excell : 
That  was  ambition,   rafh  deiire  to  fry, 

And  every  linck  thereof  a  ilep  of  dignity. 

XLVII. 

Some  thought  to  raife  themfelves  to  high  degree 
Bv  riches  and  unrighteous  reward, 
Some  by  clofe  mouldring,   fome  by  flatteree ; 
Others  through  friends,  others  for  bafe  regard  ; 
And  all  by  wrong  waies  for  themfelves  prepard  : 
Thofe  that  were  up  themfelves  kept  others  low, 
Thofe  that  were  low  themfelves  held  others  hard, 
Ne  fuirred  them  to  ryfe  or  greater  grow  ; 

But  every  one  did  flrive  his  fellow  downe  to  throw. 


XL VIII.  Which 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Queene.  251 

XL  VIII. 
Which  whenas  Guyon  faw,  he  gan  inquire, 

What  meant  that  preace  about  that  ladies  throne, 
And  what  fhe  was  that  did  fo  high  aipyre  ? 
Him  Mammon  anfwered,  That  goodly  one, 
Whom  all  that  Jo  Ike  with  fuch  contention 
Doe  flock  about)  my  deare^  my  daughter  is  : 
Honour  and  dignitie  from  her  alone 
Derived  are,  and  all  this  worldes  blis, 
For  which  ye  men  doe  ftrive :  few  gett,  but  many  mis. 

XLIX. 
Andfayre  P hi  lot  i  me  fie  rightly  bight, 

The  fair  eft  wight  that  wonneth  under  Jkie, 
But  that  this  darkfom  neather  world  her  light 
Doth  dim  with  horror  and  deformity, 
Worthie  of  heven  and,  hye  felicitie, 
From  whence  the  gods  have  her  for  envy  thruft  .* 
Butfith  thou  haft  found  favour  in  mi?ie  eye, 
Thy  fpcufe  I  will  her  make,   if  that  thou  lift-, 
That  fhe  may  thee  advance  for  works  and  merits  iuft* 

L. 
Gramercy,  Mammon,  faid  the  gentle  knight, 
For  fo  great  grace  and  offred  high  eft  ate  -, 
But  I,  that  am  fraile  fleftj  and  earthly  wight, 
Unworthy  ??tatch  for  fuch  immortall  mate 
Myfelfe  well  wote,  and  mine  unequall  fate  : 
And  were  I  ??ot,  yet  is  my  trouth  yplight, 
And  love  avowd  to  other  lady  late, 
That  to  remove  the  fame  I  have  no  might : 
To  chaunge  love  caufelejfe  is  reproch  to  warlike  knight, 

LI. 
Mammon  emmoved  was  with  inward  wrath ; 
Yet  forcing  it  to  fayne  him  forth  thence  ledd, 
Through  griefly  fhadowes  by  a  beaten  path, 
Into  a  gardin  goodly  garnifhed 

With  hearbs  and  fruits,  whofe  kinds  mote  not  be  redd : 
Not  fuch  as  earth  out  of  her  fruitfull  woomb 
Throwes  forth  to  men,  fweet  and  well  favored, 
But  direfull  deadly  black  both  leafe  and  bloom, 
Fitt  to  adorne  the  dead,  and  deck  the  drery  toombe, 

K  k  2  LII.  There 


252  The  fecond  Booh  of  the 


LII. 

There  mournfull  cyprefle  grew  in  greateft  ftore, 

And  trees  of  bitter  gall,  and  heben  lad, 

Dead  ileeping  poppy,  and  black  hellebore, 

Cold  coloquintida,  and  tetra  mad, 

Mortall  famnitis,  and  cicuta  bad, 

Which-with  th'  uniuft  Atheniens  made  to  dy 

Wife  Socrates,  who  thereof  quaffing  glad 

Pourd  out  his  life,  and  laft  philofophy 
To  the  fayre  Critias  his  deareft  belamy. 

LIII. 

The  gardin  of  Proferpina  this  hight : 
And  in  the  midft  thereof  a  filver  feat, 
With  a  thick  arber  goodly  over-dight, 
In  which  fhe  often  usd  from  open  heat 
Herfelfe  to  ihroud,  and  pleafures  to  entreat  : 
Next  thereunto  did  grow  a  goodly  tree, 
With  braunches  broad  difpredd  and  body  great, 
Clothed  with  leaves,   that  none  the  wood  mote  fee, 
And  loaden  all  with  fruit  as  thick  as  it  might  bee. 

LIV. 
Their  fruit  were  golden  apples  gliftring  bright, 
That  goodly  was  their  glory  to  behold  ; 
On  earth  like  never  grew,   ne  living  wight 
Like  ever  faw,  but  they  from  hence  were  fold  5 
For  thofe,  which  Hercules  with  conqueft  bold 
Got  from  great  Atlas  daughters,  hence  began, 
And  planted  there  did  bring  forth  fruit  of  gold  j 
And  thofe,  with  which  th'  Euboean  young  man  wan 
Swift  Atalanta,  when  through  craft  he  her  out-ran. 

LV. 
Here  alfo  fprong  that  goodly  golden  fruit, 
With  which  Acontius  got  his  lover  trew, 
Whom  he  had  long  time  fought  with  fruitlerle  fuit : 
Here  eke  that  famous  golden  apple  grew, 
The  which  emongft  the  gods  falfe  Ate  threw  5 
For  which  th'  Idaean  ladies  difagreed, 
Till  partiall  Paris  dempt  it  Venus  dew, 
And  had  of  her  fayre  Helen  for  his  meed, 
That  many  noble  Greekes  and  Troians  made  to  bleed. 

LVI.  The 


Cant.  vn.         Faery  Q^ueene,  252 


LVI. 

The  warlike  elfe  much  wondred  at  this  tree 

So  fayre  and  great,  that  fhadowed  all  the  ground  ; 
And  his  broad  braunches,  laden  with  rich  fee, 
Did  ftretch  themfelves  without  the  utmoft  bound 
Of  this  great  gardin,  compaft  with  a  mound  ; 
Which  over-hanging,  they  themfelves  did  fteepe 
In  a  blacke  flood,  which  flow'd  about  it  round  j 
That  is  the  river  of  Cocytus  deepe, 
In  which  full  many  foules  do  endlefTe  wayle  and  weepe. 

LVII. 
Which  to  behold  he  clomb  up  to  the  bancke, 
And  looking  downe  faw  many  damned  wightes 
In  thofe  fad  waves,  which  direfull  deadly  ftancke 
Plonged  continually  of  cruell  fprightes, 
That  with  their  piteous  cryes  and  yelling  fhrightes 
They  made  the  further  fhore  refounden  wide  : 
Emongft  the  reft  of  thofe  fame  ruefull  fightes, 
One  curfed  creature  he  by  chaunce  efpide, 
That  drenched  lay  full  deepe  under  the  garden  fide, 

LVIII. 
Deepe  was  he  drenched  to  the  upmoft  chin, 
Yet  gaped  ftill  as  coveting  to  drinke 
Of  the  cold  liquour  which  he  waded   in  ; 
And  ftretching  forth  his  hand  did  often  thinke 
To  reach  the  fruit  which  grew  upon  the  brincke  j 
But  both  the  fruit  from  hand,   and  flood  from  mouth 
Did  fly  abacke,  and  made  him  vainely  fwincke ; 
The  whiles  he  fterv'd  with  hunger,    and  with  drouth 
He  daily  dyde,  yet  never  througly  dyen  couth. 

LIX. 
The  knight  him  feeing  labour  fo  in  vaine 

Afkt,   who  he  was,   and  what  he  ment  thereby  5 
Who  groning  deepe  thus  anfwerd  him  againe ; 
Moji  curfed  of  all  creatures  under  fkye, 
ho  tantalus y  I  here  tormented  lye, 
Of  whom  high  love  wont  whylome  feafted  bee  -, 
3Lo  here  I  now  for  want  of  food  doe  dye : 
But  if  that  thou  be  fuch  as  I  thee  fee ', 
Of  grace  I  pray  thee  give  to  eat  and  drinke  to  mee. 


LX.  Nay, 


254  Zfcr  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LX. 

Nay,  nay,  thou  greedy  Tantalus,  quoth  he, 

Abide  the  fortune  of  thy  prefent  fate, 

And  unto  all  that  live  in  high  degree, 

En  [ample  be  of  mind  intemperate, 

To  teach  them  how  to  ufe  their  prefent  fate. 

Then  gan  the  curfed  wretch  alowd  to  cry, 

Accufing  higheft  love  and  gods  ingrate  ; 

And  eke  blahbheming  heaven  bitterly, 
As  author  of  uniuftice,  there  to  let  him  dye. 

LXI. 
He  lookt  a  litle  further,  and  efpyde 

Another  wretch,  whofe  carcas  deepe  was  drent 

Within  the  river,  which  the  fame  did  hyde  : 

But  both  his  handes,  mod  filthy  feculent, 

Above  the  water  were  on  high  extent, 

And  faynd  to  wafh  themfelves  inceflantly, 

Yet  nothing  cleaner  were  for  fuch  intent, 

But  rather  fowler  feemed  to  the  eye  : 
So  loft  his  labour  vaine  and  ydle  induftry. 

LXII. 
The  knight  him  calling  afked,  who  he  was  ? 

Who  lifting  up  his  head  him  anfwerd  thus  %, 

I  Pilate  am,   the  falfefi  iudge,   alas  ! 

And  mojl  uniuft,  that  by  unrighteous 

And  wicked  doome,  to  Iewes  defpiteous. 

Delivered  up  the  Lord  of  life  to  dye, 

And  did  acquit e  a  murdrer  felomus  ; 

The  whiles  my  handes  I  wajht  in  purity  y 
The  whiles  my  joule  was  foyld  withfowle  iniquity, 

LXIII. 
Infinite  moe  tormented  in  like  paine 

He  there  beheld,  too  long  here  to  be  told  : 

Ne  Mammon  would  there  let  him  long  remayne. 

For  terrour  of  the  tortures  manifold, 

In  which  the  damned  foules  he  did  behold ; 

But  roughly  him  befpake  j  Thou  fearefull  foole> 

Why  takejl  not  of  that  fame  fruit  e  of  gold  ? 

Ne  fttteji  downe  on  that  fame  fiver  floole 

To  reft  thy  weary  per  Ion  in  the  Jljadow  cook  ? 

J      J         Jr  J  LXIV.  All 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Qubene,  275 


LXIV. 

All  which  he  did  to  do  him  deadly  fall 

In  frayle  intemperaunce  through  finfull  bayt ; 
To  which  if  he  inclyned  had  at  all, 
That  dreadfull  feend,   which  did  behinde  him  wayt, 
Would  him  have  rent  in  thoufand  peeces  ftrayt : 
But  he  was  wary  wife  in  all  his  way, 
And  well  perceived  his  deceiptfull  Height, 
Ne  fuffred  luft  his  fafety  to  betray : 
So  goodly  did  beguile  the  guyler  of  his  pray.' 

LXV. 
And  now  he  was  fo  long  remained  theare, 

That  vitall  powres  gan  wexe  both  weake  and  wan 
For  want  of  food  and  fleepe,  which  two  upbeare, 
Like  mightie  pillours,  this  frayle  life  of  man, 
That  none  without  the  fame  enduren  can  : 
For  now  three  dayes  of  men  were  full  out-wrought, 
Since  he  this  hardy  enterprize  began : 
Forthy  great  Mammon  fayrely  he  befought 
Into  the  world  to  guyde  him  backe,  as  he  him  brought. 

LXVI. 
The  god,  though  loth,  yet  was  conftraynd  t'obay  ; 
For  lenger  time  then  that  no  living  wight 
Below  the  earth  might  fuffred  be  to  ftay  : 
So  backe  againe  him  brought  to  living  light. 
But  all  fo  foone  as  his  enfeebled  fpright 
Gan  fucke  this  vitall  ayre  into  his  brelt, 
As  overcome  with  too  exceeding  might, 
The  life  did  flit  away  out  of  her  neft, 
And  all  his  fences  were  with  deadly  fit  oppreft. 


CANTO 


2$  6  The  feconcl  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     VIII. 

Sir  Guy  on,  layd  in  fwowne,  is  by 

Aerates  fonnes  dcfpoyld ; 
Whom  Arthur e  foone  hath  rcjkewed, 

And  paynim  brethren  foyld. 

I. 

AN  D  is  there  care  in  heaven  ?  and  is  there  love 
In  heavenly  fpirits  to  thefe  creatures  bace, 
That  may  compamon  of  their  evils  move  ? 
There  is  :  elfe  much  more  wretched  were  the  cace 
Of  men  then  bealts  :   but  o  th'  exceeding  grace 
Of  higheft  God  !  that  loves  his  creatures  fo, 
And  all  his  workes  with  mercy  doth  embrace, 
That  bleffed  angels  he  fends  to  and  fro, 
To  ferve  to  wicked  man,  to  ferve  his  wicked  foe. 

II. 

How  oft  do  they  their  filver  bowers  leave 

To  come  to  fuccour  us  that  fuccour  want  ? 
How  oft  do  they  with  golden  pineons  cleave 
The  flitting  fkyes,  like  flying  purfuivant, 
Againfl:  fowle  feendes  to  ayd  us  militant  ? 
They  for  us  fight,  they  watch  and  dewly  ward, 
And  their  bright  fquadrons  round  about  us  plant  j 
And  all  for  love  and  nothing  for  reward  : 
O  why  mould  hevenly  God  to  men  have  fuch  regard  ? 

III. 

During  the  while  that  Guyon  did  abide 

In  Mammons  houfe,  the  palmer,  whom  whyleare 

That  wanton  mayd  of  parfage  had  denide, 

By  further  fearch  had  paflage  found  elfewhere  -, 

And  being  on  his  way,   approached  neare 

Where  Guyon  lay  in  traunce  j  when  fuddeinly 

He  heard  a  voyce  that  called  lowd  and  cleare, 

Come  hethery  he t her  o  come  hajlily. 
That  all  the  fields  refounded  with  the  ruefull  cry. 

IV.  The 


Cant,  viil         Faery  Queene.  257 

IV. 

The  palmer  lent  his  ear  unto  the  noyce, 

To  weet  who  called  fo  importunely  : 

Againe  he  heard  a  more  eftbrced  voyce, 

That  bad  him  come  in  hafte  :  he  by  and  by 

His  feeble  feet  directed  to  the  cry  $ 

Which  to  that  fhady  delve  him  brought  at  laft, 

Where  Mammon  earit.  did  funne  his  threafury : 

There  the  good  Guyon  he  found  flumbring  fafl 
In  fenceles  dreame  j  which  fight  at  nrft  him  fore  aghaft. 

V. 
Befide  his  head  there  fatt  a  faire  young  man, 

Of  wondrous  beauty  and  of  frefheft  yeares, 

Whofe  tender  bud  to  blorTome  new  began, 

And  flourifli  faire  above  his  equall  peares : 

His  fnowy  front  curled  with  golden  heares, 

Like  Phoebus  face  adornd  with  funny  rayes, 

Divinely  fhone  j  and  two  fharpe  winged  fheares 

Decked  with  diverfe  plumes,  like  painted  jayes, 
Were  fixed  at  his  backe  to  cut  his  ayery  wayes. 

VI. 

Like  as  Cupido  on  Idaean  hill, 

When  having  laid  his  cruell  bow  away 

And  mortall  arrowes,   wherewith  he  doth  fill 

The  world  with  murdrous  fpoiles  and  bloody  pray, 

With  his  faire  mother  he  him  dights  to  play, 

And  with  his  goodly  fitters,  Graces  three  : 

The  goddeffe,  pleafed  with  his  wanton  play, 

Suffers  herfelfe  through  lleepe  beguild  to  bee ; 
The  whiles  the  other  ladies  mind  theyr  mery  glee. 

VII. 
Whom  when  the  palmer  faw,  abafht  he  was 

Through  fear  and  wonder,  that  he  nought  could  fay, 

Till  him  the  childe  befpoke,  Long  lackt,  alas ! 

Hath  bene  thy  faithfull  aide  in  hard  ajfay, 

Whiles  deadly  fit  thy  pupill  doth  difmay. 

Beheld  this  heavy  fight ',  thou  reverend  Jirey 

But  dread  of  death  and  dolor  doe  away  ; 

For  life  ere  long  foall  to  her  home  retire, 
And  he  that  breath  lej/e  feems  fiall  cor  age  bold  refpire. 

Vol.  I.  L  1  VIIL  The 


258  The  fecond  JBookc  of  the 

VIII. 

The  charge,   which  God  cloth  unto  ?nc  arrett, 
Of  his  deare  fafety,  I  to  thee  commend  -, 
Yet  will  I  not  forgoc,  ne  yetforgett 
The  care  thereof  myfelfe  unto  the  end, 
But  evermore  him  fuccour  and  defend 
Agcinjl  his  foe  and  mine  ;  watch  thou,  I  pray  ; 
For  evtll  is  at  band  him  to  offend. 
So  having  faid,  eftfoones  he  gan  difplay 

His  painted  nimble  wings,  and  vanilht  quite  away, 

IX. 

The  palmer  feeing  his  lefte  empty  place, 
And  his  flow  eies  beguiled  of  their  fight, 
Woxe  fore  afraid,  and  {landing  ftill  a  fpace 
Gaz'd  after  him,  as  fowle  efcapt  by  flight : 
At  loft,  him  turning  to  his  charge  behight, 
With  trembling  hand  his  troubled  pulfe  gan  try  j 
Where  finding  life  not  yet  diflodged  quight, 
He  much  reioyft,  and  courd  it  tenderly, 

As  chicken  newly  hatcht,  from  dreaded  defliny. 

X. 

At  laft  he  fpide  where  towards  him  did  pace 
Two  paynim  knights  al  armd  as  bright  as  fkie. 
And  them  befide  an  aged  fire  did  trace  j 
And  far  before  a  light-foote  page  did  flie, 
That  breathed  iirife  and  troublous  enmitie. 
Thofe  were  the  two  fonnes  of  Aerates  old* 
Who  meeting  earft  with  Archimago  flie 
Foreby  that  idle  ftrond,  of  him  were  told 

That  he,  which  earft  them  combatted,  was  Guyon  bold, 

XL 

Which  to  avenge  on  him  they  dearly  vowd, 

Where-ever  that  on  ground  they  mote  him  find  -, 
Falfe  Archimage  provokt  their  corage  prowd, 
And  ftryfe-ful  Atin  in  their  flubborne  mind 
Coles  of  contention  and  whot  vengreaunce  tind. 
Now  bene  they  come  whereas  the  palmer  fate, 
Keeping  that  flombred  corfe  to  him  affind  ; 
Well  knew  they  both  his  perfon,  fith  of  late 

With  him  in  bloody  armes  they  rafhly  did  debate, 


XII.  Whom 


Cant.  vim.       Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  259 

XII. 

Whom  when  Pyrochles  faw,  inflam'd  with  rage 

That  fire  he  fowl  befpake  ;  Thou  dotard  vile, 

That  with  thy  brutenejfe  Jhendjl  thy  comely  age, 

Abandon  Jbone,  I  read,  the  cay  the  fpoile 

Of  that  fame  out c  aft  care  as,  that  erewhile 

Made  itfelfe  famous  through  fialfe  trechery, 

And  crownd  his  coward  creft  with  knightly  file  ; 

Loe  where  he  now  inglorious  doth  lye, 
To  proove  he  lived  il,  that  did  thusfowly  dye, 

XIII. 

To  whom  the  palmer  fearelefle  anfwered, 

Certes,  fir  knight,  ye  bene  too  much  to  blame 3 

Thus  for  to  blott  the  honor  of  the  dead, 

And  withfowle  cowardize  his  carcasjhame, 

Whofe  living  handes  immortalizd  his  ?iame. 

Vile  is  the  vengeaunce  on  the  ajhes  cold, 

And  envy  bafe  to  barke  atfieepingfatne. 

Was  never  wight  that  treafon  of  him  told; 
Tburfelfe  his  prowejfe  provd,  and  found  him  filers  and  bold, 

XIV. 
Then  fayd  Cymochles,  Palmer,  thou  doeft  dote, 

Ne  canft  of  prowejfe,  ne  of  knighthood  deeme, 

Save  as  thou  fe eft  or  hearft  :  but  well  I  wote, 

That  of  his  puijfiaunce  try  all  made  extreeme  : 

Yet  gold  all  is  not  that  doth  gclden  fee  me  j 

Ne  a  I  good  knights  that /bake  well fipe are  andjhield: 

The  worth  of  all  men  by  their  end  efteeme  -, 

And  then  dew  praife  or  dew  reproch  them  yield  : 
Bad  therefore  I  him  deeme  that  thus  lies  dead  on  field* 

XV. 

Good  or  bad,  gan  his  brother  fiers  reply, 

WJoat  do  I  recke,  fith  that  he  dide  entire  ? 

Or  what  doth  his  bad  death  ftowfatisfy 

The  greedy  hunger  of  revenging  yre, 

Sith  wrathfull  hand  wrought  not  her  owne  defire  ? 

Tetfince  no  way  is  lefte  to  wreake  my  fpight, 

I  will  him  reave  of  armes,  the  victors  hire, 

And  of  that  Jhield,  more  worthy  of  good  knight  .*. 
"For  whyfhould  a  dead  dog  be  deckt  in  armour  bright  ? 

L  1  2  XVI.  Fayr 


260  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

Fayrfir,  faid  then  the  palmer  fuppUaunt, 
For  knighthoods  love  doe  not  Jo  fowle  a  iked, 
Ne  blame  your  honor  with  fo  jbamefuU  vaunt 
Of  vile  revenge  :  to  fpoile  the  dead  of  weed 
Isfacrilege,  and  doth  all  fumes  exceed  : 
But  leave  tbefe  relicks  of  his  living  might 
To  decke  his  hcrce,  and  trap  his  tomb-blackc  feed. 
J  J 'bat  herce  or  feed,   laid  he,  fiould  he  have  dighff 
But  be  entombed  in  the  raven  or  the  kight  ? 

XVII. 
With  that,  rude  hand  upon  his  fliield  he  laid, 
And  th'  other  brother  gan  his  helme  unlace  ; 
Both  fiercely  bent  to  have  him  difaraid  : 
Till  that  they  fpyde  where  towards  them  did  pace 
An  armed  knight,  of  bold  and  bounteous  grace, 
Whofe  fquire  bore  after  him  an  heben  launce, 
And  coverd  fhield  :  well  kend  him  fo  far  fpace 
Th'  enchaunter  by  his  armes  and  amenaunce, 
When  under  him  he  faw  his  Lybian  fteed  to  praunce ; 

XVIII. 
And  to  thofe  brethren  fayd,  Rife,  rife  bylivey 
And  unto  batteil  doe  yourfelves  addrefj'e  ; 
For  yonder  comes  the  prowejl  knight  alive ;., 
Prince  Arthur,  flowre  of  grace  and  nobileffe, 
That  hath  to  paynim  knights  wrought  gret  dijlreffe, 
And  thoufafid  Sarzinsfowlydonne  to  dye. 
That  word  fo  deepe  did  in  their  harts  impreile. 
That  both  eftfoones  upftarted  furioufly, 
And  gan  themfelves  prepare  to  batteill  greedily* 

XIX. 
But  fiers  Pyrochles,  lacking  his  owne  fword, 
The  want  thereof  now  greatly  gan  to  plaine, 
And  Archimage  befought  him  that  afford 
Which  he  had  brought  for  Braggadochio  vaine. 
So  would  I,  faid  th'  enchaunter,  glad  andfaine 
Bete  erne  to  you  this  fword,  you  to  defend, 
Or  ought  that  els  your  honour  might  maintaine  y 
But  that  this  weapons  powre  I  well  have  kend 
To  be  contrary  to  the  worke  which  ye  intend. 


XX.  For 


Cant.  viii.         Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  261 


xx. 

For  that  fame  knights  owne  /word  this  is  of  yore, 
Which  Merlin  made  by  his  almightie  art 
For  that  his  nourfling,  when  he  knighthood  fwore, 
therewith  to  doen  his  foes  et er nail  f mart. 
The  metallfirft  he  mixt  with  medaewart, 
That  jio  enchauntment  from  his  dint  might  fave  ; 
Then  it  inflames  of  Aetna  wrought  apart , 
Andfeven  times  dipped  in  the  bitter  wave 

Of  hellifh  StyXy  which  hidden  vertue  to  it  gave, 

XXI. 

The  vertue  is,  that  nether  feel  nor  ftone 

The  flroke  thereof  from  entraunce  may  defend ; 
Ne  ever  may  be  ufed  by  his  f one, 
Neforfl  his  rightful  owner  to  offend, 
Ne  ever  will  it  breake,  ne  ever  bend  : 
Wherefore  Morddure  it  rightfully  is  hight. 
In  vaine  therefore,  Pyrochles,  Jhould  I  lend 
The  fame  to  thee,  again ft  his  lord  to  fight  -, 

For  Jure  yt  would  deceive  thy  labor  and  thy  might, 

XXII. 

Foolifj  old  man,  faid  then  the  pagan  wroth, 

That  weenefi  words  or  charms  may  force  withftond  : 
Soone  jhalt  thou  fee,  and  the?i  beleeve  for  troth, 
That  I  can  carve  with  this  inchaunted  brond 
His  lords  owne  fie/h.    therewith  out  of  his  hond 
That  vertuous  fleele  he  rudely  fnatcht  away  j 
And  Guyons  fhield  about  his  wreft  he  bond : 
So  ready  dight  fierce  battaile  to  affay, 

And  match  his  brother  proud  in  battailous  aray, 

XXIII. 

By  this,  that  ftraunger  knight  in  prefence  came,. 
And  goodly  falved  them  ;  who  nought  againe 
Him  anfwered,  as  courtefie  became  ; 
But  with  fterne  lookes  and  flomachous  difdaine 
Gave  fignes  of  grudge  and  difcontentment  vaine : 
Then  turning  to  the  palmer  he  gan  fpy 
Where  at  his  feet,  with  forrowfull  demayne 
And  deadly  hew,  an  armed  corfe  did  lye, 

In  whofe  dead  face  he  redd  great  magnanimity. 


XXIV.  Sayd 


262  <fbe  fccond  Booh  of  the 


XXIV. 
Sayd  he  then  to  the  palmer,  Reverend  fyrc, 

JHjat  great  misfortune  hath  betidd  this  kftight  % 

Or  did  his  life  her  fat  a  11  date  expyre. 

Or  did  he  fall  by  treafin  cr  by  fight  f 

However,  Jure  I  rew  his  pitteous  plight. 

Not  one,  nor  other,  fayd  the  palmer  grave, 

Hath  him  befalne,  but  cloudes  of  deadly  night 

Awhile  his  heavy  eylids  covered  have. 

And  all  his  fences  drowned  in  deep  fencelejfe  wave  t 

XXV. 
Which  thofe  his  cruell  foes,   that  fland  hereby , 

Making  advantage,   to  revenge  their  fight 9 

Would  him  difarme  and  treaten  (loamefully  ; 

(Unworthie  ufage  of  redoubted  knight.) 

But  you,  f aire  fir,  whofe  honourable  fight 

Doth  promife  hope  of  helpe  and  timely  grace  > 

Mote  I  befeech  to  fuccour  his  fad  plight, 

And  by  your  powre  protect  his  feeble  cace  f 
Firji  prayfe  of  knighthood  isfowle  outrage  to  deface. 

XXVI.  v 
palmer,  faid  he,  no  knight  fo  rude,  I  weene. 

As  to  doen  outrage  to  ajleepi?ig  ghofi  : 

Ne  was  there  ever  noble  cor  age  feene, 

'That  in  advauntage  would  his  puiffaunce  bofl  : 

Honour  is  leaf,  where  oddes  appeareth  mojl. 

May  bee,  that  better  reafon  will  afwage 

The  rafi  revengers  heat,    words  well  difpojl 

Have  fecrete  powre  fappeafe  inflamed  rage  ; 
If  not,  leave  unto  me  tloy  knights  lafl  patronage* 

XXVII. 

Tho  turning  to  thofe  brethren  thus  befpoke, 

Te  warlike  payre,  whofe  valorous  great  might, 

It  fe ernes,  iuft  wronges  to  vengeaunce  doe  provoke, 

To  wreake  your  wrath  on  this  deadfeeming  knight ', 

Mote  ought  allay  the  forme  of  your  defpight, 

And  fettle  patience  in  fo  furious  heat  ? 

Not  to  debate  the  chalenge  of  your  right, 

But  for  his  carkas  pardon  I  etitreat, 
Whom  fortune  hath  already  laid  in  lowejl  feat. 

XXVIII.  To 


Cant  viii.         Faery  Queene.  263 

XXVIII, 

To  whom  Cymochles  laid,  For  what  art  thou, 

That  matt  ft  thyfelfe  his  dayes-?nan,  to  prolong 

The  vengeaunce  preft  ?  or  who  Jloall  let  me  nova 

On  this  vile  body  from  to  wreak  my  wrong, 

And  make  his  carkas  as  the  outcafl  dong  % 

Why  Jhould  not  that  dead  carrion  fatisfye 

The  guilt,  which,  if  he  lived  had  thus  long% 

His  life  for  dew  revenge  Jhould  deare  a  bye  $ 
T7jc  trefpafs fill  doth  live,  albee  the  perfon  dye, 

XXIX. 

Indeed,  then  faid  the  prince,  the  evill  donne 

Dyes  not,   when  breath  the  body  firft  doth  leave  > 

But  from  the  grandfyre  to  the  nephewes  fonne, 

And  all  his  fee de  the  curfe  doth  often  cleave, 

Till  vengeaunce  utterly  the  guilt  bereave  : 

Softreightly  God  doth  iudge.    but  gentle  knight, 

That  doth  againft  the  dead  his  hand  upreare, 

His  honour  Jlaines  with  rancour  and  defpight, 
And  great  difparagment  makes  to  his  former  might* 

XXX. 
Pyrochles  gan  reply  the  fecond  tyme, 

And  to  him  faid,  Now  felon  Jure  I  read, 

How  that  thou  art  partaker  of  his  cryme  : 

Therefore  by  Termagaunt  thoujhalt  be  dead. 

With  that,  his  hand,  more  fad  than  lomp  of  lead, 

Uplifting  high,  he  weened  with  Morddure 

(His  owne  good  fword  Morddure)  to  cleave  his  head, 

The  faithfull  fteele  fuch  treafon  no'uld  endure, 
But  fwarving  from  the  marke  his  lordes  life  did  alfure. 

XXXL 

Yet  was  the  force  fo  furious  and  fo  fell, 

That  horfe  and  man  it  made  to  reele  afyde  : 

Nath'lefTe  the  prince  would  not  forfake  his  fell  %, 

(For  well  of  yore  he  learned  had  to  ryde) 

But  full  of  anger  fierfly  to  him  cryde  ; 

Falfe  t  rait  our,  mifcreaunt,  thou  broken  haft 

The  law  of  armes,  toftrikefoe  undefde  : 

But  thou  thy  treafons  fridt,  I  hope,  Jhalt  tafte 
Right  fowre,  andfeek  the  law,  the  which  thou  haft  defaft, 

XXXII.  With 


264  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXXII. 

With  that  his  balefull  fpeare  he  fiercely  bent 

Againft  the  pagans  breft,  and  therewith  thought 
His  curled  life  out  of  her  lodg  have  rent : 
But  ere  the  point  arrived  where  it  ought, 
That  feven-fold  fhield,  which  he  from  Guyon  brought, 
He  caft  between  to  ward  the  bitter  ftownd  : 
Through  all  thofe  foldes  the  fteele-head  palfage  wrought, 
And  through  his  moulder  perft  ;  wherwith  to  ground 
He  groveling  fell,  all  gored  in  his  gufhing  wound. 

XXXIII. 
Which  when  his  brother  faw,  fraught  with  great  griefe 
And  wrath,  he  to  him  leaped  furioufly, 
And  fowly  faide,  By  Mahoune,  curfed  thiefe> 
That  direful  I  Jlroke  thou  dearely  Jlmlt  aby. 
Then  hurling  up  his  harmefull  blade  on  hy, 
Smote  him  fo  hugely  on  his  haughtie  creft, 
That  from  his  faddle  forced  him  to  fly : 
Els  mote  it  needes  downe  to  his  manly  breft 
Have  cleft  his  head  in  twaine,  and  life  thence  difpoflefL 

XXXIV. 
Now  was  the  prince  in  daungerous  diftrefTe, 

Wanting  his  fword,  when  he  on  foot  mould  fight  : 
His  fingle  fpeare  could  doe  him  fmall  redreffe 
Againft  two  foes  of  fo  exceeding  might, 
The  leaft  of  which  was  match  for  any  knight. 
And  now  the  other,  whom  he  earft  did  daunt, 
Had  reard  himfelfe  againe  to  cruel  fight, 
Three  times  more  furious  and  more  puilfaunt, 
Unmindfull  of  his  wound,  of  his  fate  ignoraunt. 

XXXV. 
So  both  attonce  him  charge  on  either  fyde 
With  hideous  ftrokes  and  importable  powre, 
That  forced  him  his  ground  to  traverfe  wydc, 
And  wifely  watch  to  ward  that  deadly  ftowre  : 
For  on  his  fhield,  as  thicke  as  ftormie  fhowre, 
Their  ftrokes  did  raine,  yet  did  he  never  quaile, 
Ne  backward  fhrinke  ;  but  as  a  ftedfaft  towre, 
Whom  foe  with  double  battry  doth  afiaile, 
Them  on  her  bulwarke  beares,  and  bids  them  nought  availe. 

XXXVL  So 


Cant  vin.         Faery  Qjj  eenl  26$ 

xxxvi. 

So  ftoutly  he  withflood  their  ftrong  affay  ; 

Till  that  at  laft,  when  he  advantage  fpyde, 

His  poynant  fpeare  he  thruft  with  puinant  fway 

At  proud  Cymochles,  whiles  his  fhield  was  wyde, 

That  through  his  thigh  the  mortall  fteele  did  gryde  : 

He,   fwarving  with  the  force,  within  his  flefh 

Did  breake  the  launce,  and  let  the  head  abyde  : 

Out  of  the  wound  the  red  blood  flowed  frefh, 
That  underneath  his  feet  foone  made  a  purple  plefh. 

XXXVII. 
Horribly  then  he  gan  to  rage  and  rayle, 

Curling  his  gods,  and  himfelfe  damning  deepe  : 

Als  when  his  brother  faw  the  red  blood  rayle 

Adowne  fo  faft,  and  all  his  armour  fleepe, 

For  very  felneffe  lowd  he  gan  to  weepe, 

And  faid,  Caytive,  curffe  on  thy  cruell  hond, 

That  twife  hath  fpedd  ;  yet  Jhall  it  not  thee  keepe 

From  the  third  brunt  of  this  my  fat  all  brond: 
JjO  where  the  dreadfull  death  behynd  thy  backe  doth  fond. 

XXXVIII. 
With  that  he  ftrooke,  and  th'  other  ftrooke  withall, 

That  nothing  feemd  mote  beare  fo  monftrous  might : 

The  one  upon  his  covered  fhield  did  fall, 

And  glauncing  downe  would  not  his  owner  byte  : 

But  th'  other  did  upon  his  troncheon  fmyte  j 

Which  hewing  quite  afunder,  further  way 

It  made,  and  on  his  hacqueton  did  lyte, 

The  which  dividing  with  importune  fway, 
It  feizd  in  his  right  fide,  and  there  the  dint  did  flay. 

XXXIX. 

Wyde  was  the  wound,  and  a  large  lukewarme  flood, 

Red  as  the  rofe,  thence  gufhed  grievoufly  j 

That  when  the  paynym  fpyde  the  ftrcaming  blood, 

Gave  him  great  hart  and  hope  of  victory. 

On  th'  other  fide  in  huge  perplexity 

The  prince  now  ftood,  having  his  weapon  broke ; 

Nought  could  he  hurt,  but  ftill  at  warde  did  ly  : 

Yet  with  his  troncheon  he  fo  rudely  ftroke 
Cymochles  twife,  that  twife  him  forft.  his  foot  revoke. 

Vol.  I.  Mm  XL.  Whom 


266  Tlie  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XL. 

Whom  when  the  palmer  faw  in  fuch  diftreile, 

Sir  Guyons  fword  he  lightly  to  him  raught, 

And  faid,  Fayre  forme,  great  God  thy  right  hand  blejfe, 

To  ufe  that  fword  Jo  well  as  he  it  ought. 

Glad  was  the  knight,  and  with  frefli  courage  fraught, 

Whenas  againe  he  armed  felt  his  hond : 

Then  like  a  lyon,  which  had  long  time  faught 

His  robbed  whelpes,  and  at  the  laft  them  fond 
Emongft  the  fhepheard  fwaynes,  then  wexeth  wood  and  yond. 

XLI. 
So  fierce  he  laid  about  him,  and  dealt  blowes 

On  either  fide,  that  neither  mayle  could  hold, 

Ne  lliield  defend  the  thunder  of  his  throwes  : 

Now  to  Pyrochles  many  ftrokes  he  told ; 

Eft  to  Cymochles  twife  fo  many  fold  -> 

Then  backe  againe  turning  his  bufie  hond, 

Them  both  attonce  compeld  with  courage  bold 

To  yield  wide  way  to  his  hart-thrilling  brond  $ 
And  though  they  both  flood  ftiffe,  yet  could  not  both  withflond. 

XLII. 
As  falvage  bull,  whom  two  fierce  maftives  bayt, 

When  rancour  doth  with  rage  him  once  engore, 

Forgets  with  wary  warde  them  to  awayt, 

But  with  his  dreadfull  homes  them  drives  afore, 

Or  flings  aloft,  or  treades  downe  in  the  flore, 

Breathing  out  wrath,  and  bellowing  difdaine, 

That  all  the  foreft  quakes  to  hear  him  rore  : 

So  rag'd  prince  Arthur  twixt  his  foemen  twaine> 
That  neither  could  his  mightie  puifTaunce  fuftaine. 

XLIIL 
But  ever  at  Pyrochles  when  he  fmitt, 

(Who  Guyons  fhield  caft  ever  him  before. 

Whereon  the  faery  queenes  pourtracl:  was  writt) 

His  hand  relented  and  the  ftroke  forbore, 

And  his  deare  hart  the  picture  gan  adore  $ 

Which  oft  the  paynim  fav'd  from  deadly  ftowrc  : 

But  him  henceforth  the  fame  can  fave  no  more  -, 

For  now  arrived  is  his  fatall  howre, 
That  no'te  avoyded  be  by  earthly  fkill  or  powre. 

XLIV.  For 


Cant  viii.       Faery  Qjj  eene,  267 

XLIV. 

For  when  Cymochles  faw  the  fowle  reproch, 

Which  them  appeached,  prickt  with  guiltie  mame 

And  inward  griefe,  he  fiercely  gan  approch, 

Refolv'd  to  put  away  that  loathly  blame, 

Or  dye  with  honour  and  defert  of  fame  ; 

And  on  the  haubergh  ftroke  the  prince  fo  fore, 

That  quite  difparted  all  the  linked  frame, 

And  pierced  to  the  fkin,  but  bit  no  more ; 
Yet  made  him  twife  to  reele,  that  never  moov'd  afore, 

XLV. 
Whereat  renfierft,  with  wrath  and  fharp  regret, 

He  ftroke  fo  hugely  with  his  borrowd  blade, 

That  it  empierfl  the  pagans  burganetj 

And  cleaving  the  hard  fteele  did  deepe  invade 

Into  his  head,  and  cruell  pafiage  made 

Quite  through  his  brayne  :  he  tombling  downe  on  ground, 

Breath'd  out  his  ghoft,  which  to  th'  infernall  made 

Fail  flying,  there  eternall  torment  found, 
For  all  the  finnes  wherewith  his  lewd  life  did  abound. 

XL  VI. 
Which  when  his  german  faw,  the  ftony  feare 

Ran  to  his  hart,  and  all  his  fence  difmayd ; 

Ne  thenceforth  life  ne  corage  did  appcare  : 

But  as  a  man,  whom  helliih  feendes  have  frayd, 

Long  trembling  ftill  he  ftoode  :  at  laft  thus  fayd, 

¥raytour,  what  haft  thou  doen  ?  how  ever  may 

Thy  cur  Jed  hand  fo  cruelly  have  fwayd 

Againft  that  knight  ?  harrow  and  well  away  ! 
After  fo  wicked  deede  why  livft  thou  lenger  day  f 

XLVII. 

With  that  all  defperate,  as  loathing  light, 

And  with  revenge  defyring  foone  to  dye, 

AfTembling  all  his  force  and  utmoft  might, 

With  his  owne  fwerd  he  fierce  at  him  did  Aye^ 

And  ilrooke,  and  foynd,  and  lafht  outrageoufly, 

Withouten  reafon  or  regard,    well  knew 

The  prince  with  pacience  and  fufferaunce  fly 

So  hafty  heat  foone  cooled  to  fubdew : 
Tho  when  this  breathlene  woxe,  that  batteil  gan  renew. 

Mm  z  XLVIIL  As 


268  The  fecond  Booke  of  th 


XLVIII. 

As  when  a  windy  temped;  bloweth  hye, 

That  nothing  may  withftand  his  ftormy  ftowre, 

The  clowdes,  as  tilings  afrayd,  before  him  flye ; 

But  all  fo  foone  as  his  outrageous  powre 

Is  layd,  they  fiercely  then  begin  to  fhowre, 

And  as  in  fcorne  of  his  fpent  ftormy  fpight, 

Now  all  attonce  their  malice  forth  do  poure : 

So  did  prince  Arthur  beare  himfelfe  in  fight, 
And  fufTred  rafli  Pyrochles  wafle  his  ydle  might. 

XLIX. 

At  laft  whenas  the  Sarazin  perceiv'd 

How  that  flraunge  fword  refusd  to  ferve  his  neede, 

But  when  he  ftroke  moft  ftrong,  the  dint  deceiv'd, 

He  flong  it  from  him,  and  devoyd  of  dreed 

Upon  him  lightly  leaping  without  heed 

Twixt  his  two  mighty  armes  engrafped  faft, 

Thinking  to  overthrowe  and  downe  him  tred ; 

But  him  in  ftrength  and  Hull  the  prince  furpaft, 
And  through  his  nimble  fleight  did  under  him  down  caft. 

L. 
Nought  booted  it  the  paynim  then  to  ftrive : 

For  as  a  bittur  in  the  eagles  clawe, 

That  may  not  hope  by  flight  to  fcape  alive, 

Still  waytes  for  death  with  dread  and  trembling  aw: 

So  he  now  fubiect  to  the  victours  law 

Did  not  once  move,   nor  upward  call:  his  eye, 

For  vile  difdaine  and  rancour,  which  did  gnaw 

His  hart  in  twaine  with  fad  melancholy  ; 
As  one  that  loathed  life,  and  yet  defpysd  to  dye. 

LL 

But  full  of  princely  bounty  and  great  mind 

The  conqueror  nought  cared  him  to  flay ; 

But  cafling  wronges  and  all  revenge  behind, 

More  glory  thought  to  give  life  then  decay, 

And  fayd,  Paynim ,  this  is  thy  difmall  day  ; 

Tet  if  thou  wilt  renounce  thy  mifcreaunce, 

And  my  trew  liegeman  yield  thy f elf e  for  ayy 

Life  'will  I  graunt  thee  for  thy  valiaunce, 
And  all  thy  wronges  will  wipe  out  of  mv  fovenaunce* 

LII.  Fook, 


Cant vin.         Faery  Qjj eene,  269 

LIE 

Foole,  fayd  the  pagan,  I  thy  gift  defye  ; 
But  life  thy  fortune  as  it  doth  befall ; 
jindfay,  that  I  not  overcome  doe  dye, 
But  in  defpight  of  life  for  death  doe  call. 
Wroth  was  the  prince,  and  fory  yet  withall, 
That  he  fo  wilfully  refufed  grace  ; 
Yet  fith  his  fate  fo  cruelly  did  fall, 
His  fhining  helmet  he  gan  foone  unlace, 
And  left  his  headleife  body  bleeding  all  the  place. 

LIII. 
By  this  fir  Guyon  from  his  traunce  awakt, 
(Life  having  mayftered  her  fencelefTe  foe) 
And  looking  up,  whenas  his  fhield  he  lakt, 
And  fword  faw  not,  he  wexed  wondrous  woe  : 
But  when  the  palmer,   whom  he  long  ygoe 
Had  loft,  he  by  him  ipyde,  right  glad  he  grew, 
And  faide,  Dearefr,  whom  wandring  to  and  fro 
I  long  have  lackt,  Hoy  thy  face  to  vew  ; 
Fir  me  is  thy  faith,  whom  daunger  never  fro  me  drew. 

LIV. 
But  read  what  wicked  hand  hath  robbed  mee 

Of  my  good  fword  andfloield  F  the  palmer,    glad 
With  fo  frefh  hew  upryfing  him  to  fee, 
Him  anfwered,  Fayre  fonne,  be  no  whit  fad 
For  want  of  weapons,  they  Ji hall  foone  be  had. 
So  gan  he  to  difcourfe  the  whole  debate, 
Which  that  ftraunge  knight  for  him  fuftained  had, 
And  thofe  two  Sarazins  confounded  late, 
Whofe  carcafes  on  ground  were  horribly  proilrate. 

LV. 
Which  when  he  heard,  and  faw  the  tokens  trew, 
His  hart  with  great  affection  was  embayd, 
And  to  the  prince  bowing  with  reverence  dew, 
As  to  the  patrone  of  his  life,  thus  fayd, 
My  lord,  my  liege,  by  whofe  mojl  gratious  ayd 
Hive  this  day,  and  fee  my  foes  fubdewd, 
What  may  fuffice  to  be  for  meede  rep  ayd 
Of  fo  great  graces  as  ye  have  me  Jhewd, 
But  to  be  ever  bound? 

LVL  To 


270  TTse  firft  Booke  of  the 

LVI. 

To  whom  the  infant  thus,  Fayre  fir,  what  need 

Good  turnes  be  counted,  as  afervile  bond, 

To  bind  their  dooers  to  receive  their  meed? 

Are  not  all  knightes  by  oath  bound  to  with/Ion d 

Opprc (fours  powre  by  armes  and  puijjant  hond$ 

Siiffifi  that  I  have  dene  my  dew  in  place. 

So  goodly  purpofe  they  together  fond 

Of  kindneiTe  and  of  courteous  aggrace- 
The  whiles  falfe  Archimage  and  Atin  fled  apace. 


CANTO    IX. 

The  houfe  of  tetnperaunce,  in  which 

Doth  fiber  Alma  dwelt \ 
Befiegd  of  many  foes,  whom  jlraung- 

er  knightes  to  flight  compel/, 

I. 

OF  all  Gods  workes,  which  doe  this  worlde  adornc, 
There  is  no  one  more  faire  and  excellent, 
Then  is  man's  body  both  for  powre  and  forme, 
Whiles  it  is  kept  in  fober  government ; 
But  none  then  it  more  fowle  and  indecent, 
Diftempred  through  mifrule  and  paflions  bace  -, 
It  grows  a  monfter,  and  incontinent 
Doth  lofe  his  dignity  and  native  grace. 
Behold,  who  lift,  both  one  and  other  in  this  place. 

II. 

After  the  paynim  brethren  conquer'd  were, 

The  Briton  prince  recov'ring  his  ftoln  fword, 

And  Guyon  his  loft  fhield,  they  both  yfere 

Forth  parTed  on  their  way  in  fayre  accord, 

Till  him  the  prince  with  gentle  court  did  bord  > 

Sir  knight,  mote  I  of  you  this  court  fy  read, 

To  weet  why  on  your  Jhield,  fo  goodly  fiord, 

Beare  ye  the  piBure  of  that  ladies  head  ? 
Full  lively  is  the  fimblaunt,  though  the  fubjlance  dead. 

III.  Fayre 


Cant.  ix.  F  a e r  y  Qjj  eene.  271 


in. 

Fayrefr,  fayd  he,  if  in  that  picture  dead 
Such  life  ye  read,  andvertue  in  vaine  Jhew, 
What  mote  ye  weene,  if  the  trew  lively  head 
Of  that  mojl  glorious  vifage  ye  did  vew  £ 
But  yf  the  beauty  of  her  mi  fid  ye  knew, 
(That  is  her  bounty  and  imperiall  powre, 
Thoufand  times  fairer  then  her  mortall  hew) 
O  how  great  wonder  would  your  thoughts  devour r, 

And  infinite  dejire  into  your  fpirite  poure  ! 

IV, 

She  is  the  mighty  queene  of  faery, 

Whofe  faire  retraitt  I  in  myfiield  doe  be  are  * 
Shee  is  thefiowre  of  grace  and  cha/lity, 
Throughout  the  world  renowmed  far  and  neare% 
My  life,  my  liege,  ?ny  foveraine,  my  deare, 
Whofe  glory  fhineth  as  the  morning  Jlarre, 
And  with  her  light  the  earth  enlumines  clear e ; 
Far  reach  her  mercies,  and  her  praifes  farre, 

As  well  inflate  of  peace,   as  puijfawice  in  warre, 

V. 

Thrife  happy  man,  faid  then  the  Briton  knight, 
Whom  gracious  lott  and  thy  great  valiaunce 
Have  made  theefoldier  of  that  princeffe  bright , 
Which  with  her  bounty  and  glad  countenaunce 
Both  blejfe  her  fervaunts,  and  them  high  advaunct* 
How  may  jlraunge  knight  hope  ever  to  afpire, 
By  faiihfull  fervice  and  meete  amenaunce, 
XJntofuch  blijje  f  fufficient  were  that  hire 

For  lojfe  of  thoufand  lives,  to  die  at  her  defire, 

VI. 

Said  Guyon,  Noble  lord,  what  meedfo  great, 
Or  grace  of  earthly  prince  Jo  foveraine, 
But  by  your  wondrous  worth  and  warlike  feat 
Ye  well  may  hope,   and  eafely  attaine  ? 
But  were  your  will  her  fold  to  entertaine, 
And  numbred  be  mo?igfi  knights  of  maydenhed, 
Great  guerdon,  well  Iwote,  Jhouldyou  remaine, 
And  in  her  favor  high  bee  reckoned, 

rAs  Arihegall  and  Sophy  now  beene  honored. 


VII.  Certes, 


272  T'he  fccond  Booke  of  the 

VII. 

Certes,  then  faid  the  prince,  I  God  avow, 

That  fit h  I  armes  and  knighthood firjl  did  plight \ 

My  whole  defire  hath  beene,  and  yet  is  now, 

Tofenue  that  quecne  with  a  I  my  powre  and  might. 

Now  hath  the  fun ne  with  his  lamp-burning  light 

Walkt  round  about  the  world,  and  I  no  leffe, 

Sith  of  that  goddejfe  I  have  fought  the  fight , 

let  no  where  can  her  find :  fuch  happinejfe 
Heven  doth  to  me  envy  and  fortune  favour lejfe. 

VIII. 

Fortune,  the  foe  of  famous  chevifaunce, 

Seldom,  faid  Guyon,  yields  to  vertue  aide, 

But  in  her  way  throwes  mifchiefe  and  mifchawice, 

Wlxrcby  her  courfe  isfiopt  and  pafage  fiaid. 

But  you,  f aire  fir,  be  not  herewith  difmaid, 

But  conflant  keepe  the  way  in  which  ye  Jl and  *> 

Which  were  it  not  that  I  am  els  delaid 

With  hard  adventure,  which  I  have  in  hand, 
I  labour  would  to  guide  you  through  alfary  land. 

IX. 

Gramercy  fir,  faid  he,  but  mote  I  wcete 

What  Jlraunge  adventure  doe  ye  now  purjew, 

Perhaps  my  fuccour  or  advize  me  nt  meete 

Mote  fiead  you  much  your  purpofe  tofubdew. 

Then  gan  fir  Guyon  all  the  ftory  fhew 

Of  falfe  Acrafia  and  her  wicked  wiles  j 

Which  to  avenge,  the  palmer  him  forth  drew 

From  faery  court,    fo  talked  they,  the  whiles 
They  wafted  had  much  way,  and  meafurd  many  miles. 

X. 
And  now  faire  Phoebus  gan  decline  in  hafte 

His  weary  wagon  to  the  wefterne  vale, 

Whenas  they  fpide  a  goodly  caftle,  plafte 

Foreby  a  river  in  a  pleafaunt  dale  ; 

Which  choofing  for  the  evenings  hofpitale, 

They  thether  marcht :  but  when  they  came  in  fight, 

And  from  their  fweaty  courfers  did  avale, 

They  found  the  gates  faft  barred  long  ere  night, 
And  every  loup  faft  lockt,  as  fearing  foes  defpight. 

XI.  Which 


Cant  ix.  Faery  Qu  bene,  27$ 

XI. 

Which  when  they  faw,  they  weened  fowle  reproch 

Was  to  them  doen,  their  entraunce  to  forftall  -, 

Till  that  the  fquire  gan  nigher  to  approch, 

And  wind  his  home  under  the  cafcle  wall, 

That  with  the  noife  it  fhooke,   as  it  would  fall. 

Eftfoones  forth  looked  from  the  higheft  fpire 

The  watch,  and  lowd  unto  the  knights  did  call 

To  weete  what  they  fo  rudely  did  require  : 
Who  gently  anfwered,  they  entraunce  did  defire. 

XII. 

Fly  Jfyy  good  blights ,  faid  he,  fly  fajl  away, 

If  that  your  lives  ye  love,  as  meete  ye  Jhould  : 

Fly  f aft  >  and fave  yourf elves  from  neare  decay  y 

Here  may  ye  not  have  entraunce,  though  we  would : 

We  woidd  and  would  againe,  if  that  we  could : 

But  thoufand  enemies  about  us  rave. 

And  with  long  Jit ge  us  in  this  caflle  hould: 

Seven  ye  ares  this  wize  they  us  bejieged  have, 
And  many  good  knights  Jlaine,  that  have  us  fought  to  fave. 

XIII. 

Thus  as  he  fpoke,  loe  with  outragious  cry 

A  thoufand  villeins  rownd  about  them  fwarmd 

Out  of  the  rockes  and  caves  adioyning  nye ; 

Vile  caitive  wretches,  ragged,  rude,  deformd, 

All  threatning  death,  all  in  ftraunge  manner  armd  ; 

Some  with  unweldy  clubs,  fome  with  long  fpeares, 

Some  rufty  knives,  fome  ftaves  in  fier  warmd  : 

Sterne  was  their  looke  j  like  wild  amazed  fteares, 
Staring  with  hollow  eies,  and  ftiffe  upflanding  heares. 

XIV. 

Fierfly  at  firft  thofe  knights  they  did  affayie, 

And  drove  them  to  recoile  :  but  when  againe 

They  gave  frefh  charge,  their  forces  gan  to  fayle, 

Unliable  their  encounter  to  fuftaine  -, 

For  with  fuch  puhTaunce  and  impetuous  maine 

Thofe  champions  broke  on  them,  that  forft  them  fly, 

Like  fcattered  fheepe,  whenas  the  mepherds  fwaine 

A  lyon  and  a  tigre  doth  efpye 
With  greedy  pace  forth  rufhing  from  the  foreft  nye. 

Vol.  I.  N  n  XV.  Awhile 


274  7&*  fecond  Booke  of  the 

xv. 

Awhile  they  fled,  but  foone  retournd  againe 

With  greater  fury  then  before  was  found ; 

And  evermore  their  cruell  captaine 

Sought  with  his  rafkall  routs  t'enclofe  them  rownd, 

And  overronne  to  tread  them  to  the  grownd  : 

But  foone  the  knights  with  their  bright-burning  blades 

Broke  their  rude  troupes  and  orders  did  confownd, 

Hewing  and  flaming  at  their  idle  fhades  ; 
For  though  they  bodies  feem,   yet  fubftaunce  from  them  fades. 

XVI. 
As  when  a  fwarme  of  gnats  at  eventide 

Out  of  the  fennes  of  Allan  doe  arife, 

Their  murmuring  fmall  trompetts  fownden  wide, 

Whiles  in  the  aire  their  cluftring  army  flies, 

That  as  a  cloud  doth  feeme  to  dim  the  fkies  : 

Ne  man  nor  beafr.  may  refl:  or  take  repaft 

For  their  fharpe  wounds  and  noyous  iniuries, 

Till  the  fierce  northerne  wind  with  bluflring  bianr 
Doth  blow  them  quite  away,  and  in  the  ocean  caft. 

XVII. 
Thus  when  they  had  that  troublous  rout  difperft, 

Unto  the  caftle-gate  they  come  againe, 

And  entraunce  crav'd,  which -was  denied  erft. 

Now  when  report  of  that  their  perlous  paine, 

And  combrous  conflict  which  they  did  fuflaine^ 

Came  to  the  ladies  eare  which  there  did  dwell, 

Shee  forth  iflewed  with  a  goodly  traine 

Of  fquires  and  ladies  equipaged  well, 
And  entertained  them  right  fairely,  as  befell. 

XVIII. 
Alma  fne  called  was,   a  virgin  bright, 

That  had  not  yet  felt  Cupides  wanton  rage  ^ 

Yet  was  fhee  woo'd  of  many  a  gentle  knight, 

And  many  a  lord  of  noble  parentage, 

That  fought  with  her  to  lincke  in  marriage : 

For  fhee  was  faire  as  faire  mote  ever  bee, 

And  in  the  flowre  now  of  her  frefhefl:  age  ; 

Yet  full  of  grace  and  goodly  modeftee, 
That  even  heven  reioyced  her  fweete  face  to  fee. 

XIX.  In 


Cant,  ix.  Faery  Queene,  275 

XIX. 

In  robe  of  lilly  white  me  was  arayd, 

That  from  her  moulder  to  her  heele  downe  raught ; 

The  traine  whereof  loofe  far  behind  her  ftrayd, 

Braunched  with  gold  and  perle,   moll  richly  wrought, 

And  borne  of  two  faire  damfels,  which  were  taught 

That  fervice  well :  her  yellow  golden  heare 

Was  trimly  woven  and  in  treiTes  wrought, 

Ne  other  tire  fhe  on  her  head  did  weare, 
But  crowned  with  a  garland  of  fweete  rofiere. 

XX. 

Goodly  fhee  entcrtaind  thofe  noble  knights, 

And  brought  them  up  into  her  cattle-hall ; 

Where  gentle  court  and  gracious  delight 

Shee  to  them  made,  with  mildneffe  virginall, 

Shewing  herfelfe  both  wife  and  liberall. 

There  when  they  refted  had  a  feafon  dew, 

They  her  befought  of  favour  fpeciall 

Of  that  faire  caftle  to  arToord  them  vew : 
Shee  graunted,  and  them  leading  foorth  the  fame  did  mew. 

XXI. 
Firft  me  them  led  up  to  the  caftle-wall, 

That  was  fo  high  as  foe  might  not  it  clime, 

And  all  fo  faire  and  fenfible  withall ; 

Not  built  of  bricke,  ne  yet  of  ftone  and  lime, 

But  of  thing  like  to  that  Aegyptian  flime, 

Whereof  king  Nine  whilome  built  Babell  towre : 

But  o  great  pitty !  that  no  lenger  time 

So  goodly  workmanmip  mould  not  endure  : 
Soone  it  mull  turne  to  earth  j  no  earthly  thing  is  furc. 

XXII. 

The  frame  thereof  feemd  partly  circulare, 

And  part  triangulare  ;  o  worke  divine  ! 

Thofe  two  the  firft  and  laft  proportions  are ; 

The  one  imperfect,  mortall,  foeminine, 

Th'  other  immortall,  perfect,  mafculine  ; 

And  tvvixt  them  both  a  quadrate  was  the  bafe, 

Proportiond  equally  by  {even  and  nine ; 

Nine  was  the  circle  fett  in  heavens  place : 
All  which  compacted  made  a  goodly  diapafe. 

N  n  2  XXIII.  Therein 


276  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXIII. 

Therein  two  gates  were  placed  feemly  well  > 
The  one  before,  by  which  all  in  did  pas, 
Did  th'  other  far  in  workmanfhip  excell ; 
For  not  of  wood,  nor  of  enduring  bras, 
But  of  more  worthy  fubftance  fram'd  it  was ; 
Doubly  diiparted,  it  did  locke  and  clofe, 
That  when  it  locked,  none  might  thorough,  pas, 
And  when  it  opened,  no  man  might  it  clofe  -, 
Still  opened  to  their  friendes,  and  clofed  to  their  fues* 

XXIV. 
Of  hewen  ftone  the  porch  was  fayrely  wrought, 
(Stone  more  of  valew  and  more  fmooth  and  fine 
Then  iett  or  marble  far  from  Ireland  brought) 
Over  the  which  was  caft  a  wandring  vine, 
Enchaced  with  a  wanton  yvie  twine  : 
And  over  it  a  fayre  portcullis  hong, 
Which  to  the  gate  directly  did  incline 
With  comely  compafTe  and  compacture  flrong, 
Nether  unfeemly  fhort,  nor  yet  exceeding  long. 

XXV. 
Within  the  barbican  a  porter  fate, 

Day  and  night  duely  keeping  watch  and  ward  -y 
Nor  wight,  nor  word  mote  pafTe  out  of  the  gate3 
But  in  good  order  and  with  dew  regard  ; 
Utterers  of  fecrets  he  from  thence  debard, 
Bablers  of  folly,  and  blazers  of  cryme  : 
His  larum-bell  might  lowd  and  wyde  be  hard 
When  caufe  requyrd,  but  never  out  of  time  j 
Early  and  late  it  rong,  at  evening  and  at  prime. 

XXVI. 
And  rownd  about  the  porch  on  every  fyde 
Twife  fixteene  v/arders  fatt,  all  armed  bright 
In  gliftring  fteele,  and  ftrongly  fortifyde  : 
Tall  yeomen  feemed  they  and  of  great  might* 
And  were  enraunged  ready  frill  for  fight. 
By  them  as  Alma  pafTed  with  her  guefles, 
They  did  obeyfaunce,  as  befeemed  right, 
And  then  againe  retourned  to  their  reftes  : 
The  porter  eke  to  her  did  lout  with  humble  geites. 


XXVII.  Thence 


Cant.  ix.         Faery  Qjj eene,  277 

XXVII. 

Thence  me  them  brought  into  a  ftately  hall, 
Wherein  were  many  tables  fayre  difpred, 

And  ready  dight  with  drapets  feftivall, 

Againft  the  viaundes  mould  be  miniftred. 

At  th'  upper  end  there  fate,  yclad  in  red 

Downe  to  the  ground,  a  comely  perfonage, 

That  in  his  hand  a  white  rod  menaged  ; 

He  fteward  was,  hight  Diet,  rype  of  age, 
And  in  demeanure  fober,  and  in  counfell  fage. 

XXVIII. 
And  through  the  hall  there  walked  to  and  fro 

A  iolly  yeoman,  marfhall  of  the  fame, 

Whofe  name  was  Appetite ;  he  did  beftow 

Both  gueftes  and  meate,  whenever  in  they  came, 

And  knew  them  how  to  order  without  blame, 

As  him  the  fteward  badd.    they  both  attone 

Did  dewty  to  their  lady,  as  became  > 

Who  patting  by,  forth  ledd  her  gueftes  anone 
Into  the  kitchin  rowme,  ne  fpard  for  niceneffe  none. 

XXIX. 
It  was  a  vaut  ybuilt  for  great  difpence, 

With  many  raunges  reard  along  the  wall, 

And  one  great  chimney,  whofe  long  tonnell  thence 

The  fmoke  forth  threw  :  and  in  the  midft  of  all 

There  placed  was  a  caudron  wide  and  tall 

Upon  a  mightie  fornace,  burning  whott, 

More  whott  then  Aetn  ,   or  flaming  Mongiball : 

For  day  and  night  it  brent,  ne  ceafed  not, 
So  long  as  any  thing  it  in  the  caudron  gott. 

XXX. 
But  to  delay  the  heat,  leaft  by  mifchaunce 

It  might  breake  out  and  fet  the  whole  on  fyre, 

There  added  was  by  goodly  ordinaunce 

An  huge  great  payre  of  bellowes,  which  did  ftyre 

Continually,  and  cooling  breath  infpyre. 

About  the  caudron  many  cookes  accoyld 

W7ith  hookes  and  ladles,  as  need  did  requyre  \ 

The  whyles  the  viaundes  in  the  verTell  boyld, 

They  did  about  their  bufinefTe  fweat  and  forely  toyld. 

XXXI,  The 


27 S  Tbi  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XXXI. 

The  maifter  cooke  was  cald  Concoction  ; 

A  carefull  man  and  full  of  comely  guyfe  : 

The  kitchin  clerke,  that  hight  Digeftion, 

Did  order  all  th'  achates  in  feemely  wife, 

And  fet  them  forth,  as  well  he  could  devifc. 

The  reft  had  feverall  offices  afiynd  ; 

Some  to  remove  the  fcum  as  it  did  rife  ; 

Others  to  bearc  the  fame  away  did  mynd, 
And  others  it  to  ufe  according  to  his  kynd. 

XXXII. 

But  all  the  liquour,   which  was  fowle  and  wafte, 

Not  good  nor  ferviceable  elles  for  ought, 
They  in  another  great  rownd  vefiell  plafte, 

Till  by  a  conduit  pipe  it  thence  were  brought ; 

And  all  the  reft,  that  noyous  was  and  nought, 

By  fecret  wayes,   that  none  might  it  efpy, 

Was  clofe  convaid,  and  to  the  back-gate  brought, 

That  cleped  was  Port  Efquiline,  whereby 
It  was  avoided  quite,  and  throwne  out  privily. 

XXXIII. 
Which  goodly  order  and  great  workmans  lkill 

Whenas  thofe  knightes  beheld,  with  rare  delight 

And  gazing  wonder  they  their  mindes  did  fill  ; 

For  never  had  they  feene  fo  ftraunge  a  fight. 

Thence  backe  againe  faire  Alma  led  them  right, 

And  foone  into  a  goodly  parlour  brought, 

That  was  with  royall  arras  richly  dight, 

In  which  was  nothing  pourtrahed  nor  wrought ; 
Not  wrought  nor  pourtrahed,  but  eafie  to  be  thought  : 

XXXIV. 
And  in  the  midfi:  thereof  upon  the  rloure 

A  lovely  bevy  of  faire  ladies  fate, 

Courted  of  many  a  iolly  paramoure, 

The  which  them  did  in  modeft  wife  amate, 

And  eachone  fought  his  lady  to  aggrate : 

And  eke  emongft  them  litle  Cupid  playd 

His  wanton  fportes,  being  retourned  late 

From  his  fierce  warres,  and  having  from  him  layd 
His  cruell  bow,  wherewith  he  thoufands  hath  difmayd. 

XXXV.  Diverfe 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene.  279 

xxxv. 

Diverfe  delights  they  fownd  themfelves  to  pleafe  ; 

Some  fong  in  fweet  confort,  fome  laught  for  ioy, 

Some  plaid  with  ftrawes,  fome  ydly  fatt  at  eafe  ; 

But  other  fome  could  not  abide  to  toy, 

All  pleafaunce  was  to  them  griefe  and  annoy  : 

This  fround,  that  faund,  the  third  for  ihame  did  bl  ufh, 

Another  feemed  envious,    or  coy, 

Another  in  her  teeth  did  gnaw  a  rum : 
But  at  thefe  ftraungers  prefence  every  one  did  hum. 

XXXVI. 
Soone  as  the  gracious  Alma  came  in  place, 

They  all  attonce  out  of  their  feates  arofe, 

And  to  her  homage  made  with  humble  grace : 

Whom  when  the  knights  beheld,  they  gan  difpofe 

Themfelves  to  court,  and  each  a  damzell  chofe  : 

The  prince  by  chaunce  did  on  a  lady  light, 

That  was  right  faire  and  frefh  as  morning  rofe, 

But  fomwhat  fad  and  folemne  eke  in  fight, 
As  if  fome  penfive  thought  conflraind  her  gentle  fpright. 

XXXVII. 
In  a  long  purple  pall,  whofe  fkirt  with  gold 

Was  fretted  all  about,   {he  was  arayd  ; 

And  in  her  hand  a  poplar  braunch  did  hold  : 

To  whom  the  prince  in  courteous  maner  fayd, 
Gentle  madame,  why  beene  ye  thus  difmaydy 

And  your  faire  beaut  ie  doe  with  fadnes  f pi  lit 

Lives  any  that  you  hath  thus  ill  apayd  f 

Or  doen  your  love,  or  doen  you  lack  your  will  f 
Whatever  bee  the  caufe,  it  fare  befe ernes  you  ill. 

XXXVIII. 
Fay  re  fir,  faid  fhe,  halfe  in  difdaineful  wife, 

How  is  it  that  this  word  in  me  ye  blame, 

And  in  yourfelfe  doe  not  the  fame  advife  f 

Him  ill  be  femes  another  s  fault  to  name, 

That  may  unwares  be  blotted  with  the  fame  : 

Penfive  I  yeeld  I  am,  and  fad  in  mind, 

Through  great  defire  of  glory  and  of  fame  j 

Ne  ought  I  weene  are  ye  therein  behynd, 

That  have  twelve  months  [ought  one,  yet  no  where  can  her  find, 

6  J  XXXIX.   The 


280  The  fccond  Booke  of  the 

XXXIX. 

The  prince  was  inly  moved  at  her  fpeach, 
Well  weeting  trew  what  fhe  had  rafhly  told ; 
Yet  with  faire  femblaunt  fought  to  hyde  the  breach. 
Which  chaunge  of  colour  did  perforce  unfold, 
Now  feeming  flaming  whott,  now  ftony  cold  : 
Tho  turning  foft  afide  he  did  inquyre 
What  wight  llie  was  that  poplar  braunch  did  hold: 
It  anfwered  was,  her  name  was  Prayf-defire, 

That  by  well  doing  fought  to  honour  to  afpyre. 

XL. 

The  whiles  the  faery  knight  did  entertaine 
Another  damfell  of  that  gentle  crew, 
That  was  right  fayre  and  modefl  of  demayne, 
But  that  too  oft  fhe  chaung'd  her  native  hew  : 
Straunge  was  her  tyre,  and  all  her  garment  blew, 
Clofe  rownd  about  her  tuckt  with  many  a  plight  ; 
Upon  her  fift  the  bird,  which  fhonneth  vew 
And  keepes  in  coverts  clofe  from  living  wight, 

Did  fitt,  as  yet  amamd  how  rude  Pan  did  her  dight. 

XLI. 

So  long  as  Guyon  with  her  communed, 
Unto  the  grownd  me  cafl  her  modeft  eye, 
And  ever  and  anone  with  rofy  red 
The  bafhfull  blood  her  fnowy  cheekes  did  dye, 
That  her  became,  as  polifht  yvory, 
Which  cunning  craftefman  hand  hath  overlayd 
With  fayre  vermilion  or  pure  caftory. 
Great  wonder  had  the  knight  to  fee  the  mayd 

So  ftraungely  pamoned,   and  to  her  gently  faid  -, 

XLII. 

Fayre  Damzell,  feemeth  by  your  troubled  cheare, 
'That  either  me  too  bold  ye  weene,  this  wife 
Ton  to  molejly  or  other  ill  to  fear ey 
'That  in  the  fecret  of  your  hart  clofe  lyes, 
From  whence  it  doth,  as  cloud  from  feat  aryfe  : 
If  it  be  I,  of  pardon  I  you  pray  ; 
But  if  ought  elfe  that  I  mote  not  devyje, 
I  will,  if  pleafe  you  it  difcure,  affay 
'To  e of e  you  of  that  ill,  fo  wifely  as  I  may. 


XLIII.  She 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene,  281 

XLIII. 

She  anfwerd  nought,  but  more  abafht  for  fhame 

Held  downe  her  head,  the  whiles  her  lovely  face 

The  flaming  blood  with  blufhing  did  inflame, 

And  the  ftrong  pafiion  mard  her  modeft  grace, 

That  Guyon  mervayld  at  her  uncouth  cace  ;  i 

Till  Alma  him  befpake,  Why  wonder  yee, 

Fairejir,  at  that  which  ye  fo  much  embrace •? 

She  is  the  fount aine  of  your  modefiee  j 
You  Jhamefajl  are,  but  Shamefajines  itfelfe  isjhee. 

XLIV. 

Thereat  the  elfe  did  blufh  in  privitee, 

And  turnd  his  face  away  j  but  me  the  fame 
Diflembled  faire,  and  faynd  to  overfee. 
Thus  they  awhile  with  court  and  goodly  game 
Themfelves  did  folace  each  one  with  his  dame, 
Till  that  great  lady  thence  away  them  fought 
To  vew  her  catties  other  wondrous  frame : 
Up  to  a  ftately  turret  fhe  them  brought, 
Afcending  by  ten  fteps  of  alablafter  wrought. 

XLV. 
That  turrets  frame  moft  admirable  was, 
Like  higheft  heaven  compaffed  around, 
And  lifted  high  above  this  earthly  mafle, 
Which  it  furvewd,  as  hils  doen  lower  ground : 
But  not  on  ground  mote  like  to  this  be  found  j 
Not  that,  which  antique  Cadmus  whylome  built 
In  Thebes,  which  Alexander  did  confound  ; 
Nor  that  proud  towre  of  Troy,  though  richly  guilt, 
From  which  young  HeAors  blood  by  cruell  Greekes  was  fpilt, 

XL  VI. 
The  roofe  hereof  was  arched  over  head, 

And  deckt  with  flowers  and  herbars  daintily  ; 
Two  goodly  beacons,  fet  in  watches  ftead, 
Therein  gave  light  and  flamd  continually  : 
For  they  of  living  fire  moft  fubtily 
Were  made,  and  fet  in  filver  fockets  bright, 
Cover'd  with  lids  deviz'd  of  fubftance  fly, 
That  readily  they  fhut  and  open  might. 
O  who  can  tell  the  prayfes  of  that  makers  might ! 

Vol.  I.  O  o  XLVII.  Nc 


2iZ  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XLVII. 

Ne  can  I  tell,  ne  can  I  ftay  to  tell 

This  parts  great  workemanfhip  and  wondrous  powrc, 

That  all  this  other  worldes  worke  doth  excell, 

And  likeft  is  unto  that  heavenly  towre 

That  God  hath  built  for  his  owne  bleifed  bowre. 

Therein  were  divers  rowmes,  and  divers  ftages, 

But  three  the  chiefeft  and  of  greateft  powre, 

In  which  there  dwelt  three  honorable  fages, 

The  wiieft  men,   I  weene,   that  lived  in  their  ages. 

XL  VIII. 

Not  he,  whom  Greece  (the  nourfe  of  all  good  arts) 
Bv  Phoebus  doome  the  wifeft  thought  alive, 
Might  be  compar'd  to  thefe  by  many  parts : 
Nor  that  fage  Pylian  fyre,  which,  did  furvivc 
Three  ages,  fuch  as  mortall  men  contrive, 
By  whofe  advife  old  Priams  cittie  fell, 
With  thefe  in  praife  of  pollicies  mote  ftrive. 
Thefe  three  in  thefe  three  rowmes  did  fondry  dwells 

And  counfelled  faire  Alma  how  to  governe  well. 

XLIX. 

The  firft  of  them  could  things  to  come  fore-fee ; 
The  next  could  of  thinges  prefent  beft  advize  y. 
The  third  things  paft  could  keep  in  memoree : 
So  that  no  time  nor  reafon.  could  arize, 
But  that  the  fame  could  one  of  thefe  comprize,. 
Forthy  the  firft  did  in  the  fore-part  fit, 
That  nought  mote  hinder  his  quicke  preiudize  y. 
He  had  a  fharpe  forefight  and  working  wit 

That  never  idle  was>  ne  once  would  reft  a  whit.. 

JL. 

His  chamber  was  difpainted  all  within 

With  fondry  colours,  in  the  which  were  writ 

Infinite  fhapes  of  thinges  difperfed  thin  -> 

Some  fuch  as  in  the  world  were  never  yit, 

Ne  can  devized  be  of  mortall  wit  > 

Some  daily  feene  and  knowen  by  their  names,. 

Such  as  in  idle  fantafies  do  flit ; 

Infernall  hags,  Centaurs,  feendes,  Hippodames, 
Apes,  lyons,  aegles,  owles3  fboles3  lovers,  children^  dames, 


LL  And 


Cant.  ix.         Faery  Qjueene-  283 

LI. 

And  all  the  chamber  filled  was  with  flyes, 

Which  buzzed  all  about,  and  made  fuch  found 

That  they  encombred  all  mens  eares  and  eyes  ; 

Like  many  fwarmes  of  bees  affembled  round, 

After  their  hives  with  honny  do  abound. 

All  thofe  were  idle  thoughtes  and  fantafies, 

Devices,  drcames,  opinions  unfound, 

Shewes,  virions,  footh-fayes,  and  prophefies  ; 
And  all  that  fained  is,  as  leafings,  tales  and  lies. 

LII. 
Emongft  them  all  fate  he  which  wonned  there, 

That  hight  Phantaftes  by  his  nature  trew  ; 

A  man  of  yeares,  yet  frefh  as  mote  appere, 

Of  fwarth  complexion  and  of  crabbed  hew, 

That  him  full  of  melancholy  did  mew ; 

Bent  hollow  beetle  browes,  fharpe  flaring  eyes, 

That  mad  or  foolifh  feemd ;  one  by  his  vew 

Mote  deeme  him  borne  with  ill-difpofed  fkyes, 
When  oblique  Saturne  fate  in  th'  houfe  of  agonyes. 

LIII. 

Whom  Alma  having  fhewed  to  her  gueftes, 

Thence  brought  them  to  the  fecond  rowme,  whofe  wals 

Were  painted  faire  with  memorable  geftes 

Of  famous  wifards,  and  with  picturals 

Of  magiftrates,  of  courts,  of  tribunals, 

Of  commen  wealthes,  of  ftates,  of  pollicy, 

Of  lawes,  of  iudgementes,  and  of  decretals ; 

All  artes,  all  fcience,  all  philofophy, 
And  all  that  in  the  world  was  ay  thought  wittily  : 

LIV. 
Of  thofe  that  rowme  was  full ;  and  them  among 

There  fate  a  man  of  ripe  and  perfect  age, 

Who  did  them  meditate  all  his  life  long, 

That  through  continuall  practife  and  ufage 

He  now  was  growne  right  wife  and  wondrous  fage : 

Great  plefure  had  thofe  ftraunger  knightes  to  fee 

His  goodly  reafon  and  grave  perfonage, 

That  his  difciples  both  defyrd  to  bee  : 
But  Alma  thence  them  led  to  th'  hindmofl  rowme  of  three, 

O  o  2  LV'  Tiiat 


284  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LV. 

That  chamber  feemed  ruinous  and  old, 
And  therefore  was  removed  far  behind, 
Yet  were  the  wals,  that  did  the  fame  uphold, 
Right  iirme  and  ftrong,  though  fomwhat  they  declind  ; 
And  therein  fat  an  old  old  man,   halfe  blind, 
And  all  decrepit  in  his  feeble  corfe, 
Yet  lively  vigour  refted  in  his  mind, 
And  recompenft  them  with  a  better  fcorfe : 
Weake  body  well  is  chang'd  for  minds  redoubled  forfc 

LVI. 
This  man  of  infinite  remembraunce  was, 

And  things  foregone  through  many  ages  held, 
Which  he  recorded  frill  as  they  did  pas, 
Ne  fuffred  them  to  perifh  through  long  eld, 
As  all  things  els  the  which  this  world  doth  weld  > 
But  laid  them  up  in  his  immortall  ferine, 
Where  they  for  ever  incorrupted  dweld  : 
The  wanes  he  well  remembred  of  king  Nine, 
Of  old  AlTaracus  and  Inachus  divine. 

LVII. 
The  yeares  of  Neftor  nothing  were  to  his, 
Ne  yet  Mathufalem,  though  longeft  liv'd; 
For  he  remembred  both  their  infancis  : 
Ne  wonder  then  if  that  he  were  depriv'd 
Of  native  ftrength  now  that  he  them  furviv'd  • 
His  chamber  all  was  hangd  about  with  rolls, 
And  old  records  from  auncient  times  derivd, 
Some  made  in  books,  fome  in  long  parchment  fcrolls, 
That  were  all  worm-eaten  and  full  of  canker  holes. 

LVIII. 
Amidft.  them  all  he  in  a  chaire  was  fett, 
Tomng  and  turning  them  withouten  end  : 
But  for  he  was  unhable  them  to  fett, 
A  litle  boy  did  on  him  ftill  attend 
To  reach,  whenever  he  for  ought  did  fend ; 
And  oft  when  thinges  were  loft  or  laid  amis, 
That  boy  them  fought  and  unto  him  did  lend  : 
Therefore  he  Anamneftes  cleped  is  j 
And  that  old  man  Eumneftes,  by  their  propertis, 


LIX.  The 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Q.u  eene,  285 


LIX. 

The  knightes  there  entring  did  hirn  reverence  dew, 
And  wondred  at  his  endlerTe  exerciie. 
Then  as  they  gan  his  library  to  vew, 
And  antique  regeftcrs  for  to  avife, 
There  chaunced  to  the  princes  hand  to  rize 
An  auncient  booke  hight  Briton  moniments, 
That  of  this  lands  firft  conqueft  did  devize, 
And  old  divifion  into  regiments, 
Till  it  reduced  was  to  one  mans  governements. 

LX. 
Sir  Guyon  chaunft  eke  on  another  booke, 
That  hight  Antiquitee  of  faery  lond  : 
In  which  whenas  he  greedily  did  looke, 
Th'  ofspring  of  elves  and  faryes  there  he  fond, 
As  it  delivered  was  from  hond  to  hond. 
Whereat  they  burning  both  with  fervent  fire 
Their  countreys  aunceftry  to  underflond, 
Crav'd  leave  of  Alma  and  that  aged  lire 
To  read  thofe  bookes  5  who  gladly  graunted  their  delire. 


CANTO 


286  tfhe  fecond  Booh  of  the 


CANTO     X. 

A  chronicle  of  Briton  kings 

From  Brute  to  Utbers  rayne  5 
And  rolls  of  elfin  emperours, 

Till  time  of  Gloriane, 

I. 

WH  O  now  mall  give  unto  me  words  and  found 
Equall  unto  this  haughty  enterprife  ? 

Or  who  ihall  lend  me  wings,  with  which  from  ground 

My  lowly  verfe  may  loftily  arife, 

And  lift  itfelfe  unto  the  higher!;  fkyes  ? 

More  ample  fpirit  then  hetherto  was  wount 

Here  needes  me,  whiles  the  famous  aunceftryes 

Of  my  molt,  dreaded  foveraigne  I  recount, 
By  which  all  earthly  princes  fhc  doth  far  furmount. 

II. 
Ne  under  funne,  that  mines  fo  wide  and  faire, 

Whence  all  that  lives  does  borrow  life  and  light, 

Lives  ought  that  to  her  linage  may  compaire ; 

Which  though  from  earth  it  be  derived  right, 

Yet  doth  itfelfe  ftretch  forth  to  hevens  hight, 

And  all  the  world  with  wonder  overfpred  : 

A  labor  huge,  exceeding  far  my  might. 

How  fhall  fraile  pen,  with  feare  difparaged, 
Conceive  fuch  foveraine  glory  and  great  bountyhed  ? 

III. 

Argument  worthy  of  Maeonian  quill, 

Or  rather  worthy  of  great  Phoebus  rote, 

Whereon  the  ruines  of  great  OrTa  hill, 

And  triumphes  of  Phlegraean  love  he  wrote, 

That  all  the  gods  admird  his  lofty  note. 

But  if  feme  relifh  of  that  hevenly  lay 

His  learned  daughters  would  to  me  report, 

To  decke  my  fong  withall,  I  would  affay 
Thy  name,  o  foveraine  queene,  to  blazon  far  away. 

IV.  Thy 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queens.  287 

IV. 

Thy  name,  o  foveraine  queene,  thy  realme  and  race, 

From  this  renowmed  prince  derived  arre, 

Who  mightily  upheld  that  royall  mace, 

Which  now  thou  bear'ft,  to  thee  defcended  farrc 

From  mighty  kings  and  conquerours  in  warre, 

Thy  fathers  and  great-grandfathers  of  old, 

Whofe  noble  deeds  above  the  northern  ftarre 

Immortall  fame  for  ever  hath  enrold  j 
As  in  that  old  mans  booke  they  were  in  order  told, 

V. 

The  land  which  warlike  Britons  now  poiTefTe, 

And  therein  have  their  mighty  empire  raysd, 

In  antique  times  was  falvage  wildernefTe, 

Unpeopled,  unmannurd,  unprovd,  unpraysdj 

Ne  was  it  ifland  then,  ne  was  it  paysd 

Amid  the  ocean  waves,  ne  was  it  fought 

Of  merchants  farre  for  profits  therein  praysd ; 

But  was  all  defolate,  and  of  fome  thought 
By  fea  to  have  bene  from  the  Celticke  mayn-land  brought. 

VL 

Ne  did  it  then  deferve  a  name  to  have, 

Till  that  the  venturous  mariner  that  way 

Learning  his  ihip  from  thofe  white  rocks  to  fave, 

Which  all  along  the  foutherne  fea-coaft  lay, 

Threatning  unheedy  wrecke  and  rafh  decay, 

For  fafety  that  fame  his  fea-marke  made, 

And  nam'd  it  Albion  :  but  later  day 

Finding  in  it  fit  ports  for  rimers  trade, 
Gan  more  the  fame  frequent  and  further  to  invade. 

VII. 
But  far  in  land  a  falvage  nation  dwelt 

Of  hideous  giaunts  and  halfe-beaftly  men, 

That  never  tailed  grace,  nor  goodnes  felt ; 

But  wild  like  beaftes  lurking  in  loathfome  den, 

And  flying  faft  as  roebucke  through  the  fen, 

All  naked  without  fhame  or  care  of  cold, 

By  hunting  and  by  fpoiling  lived  then, 

Of  ftature  huge  and  eke  of  corage  bold ; 
That  fonnes  of  men  amazd  their  ilernefTe  to  behold. 

VIII.  But 


288  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 
But  whence  they  (prong,  or  how  they  were  begott, 
Uneath  is  to  allure ;  uneath  to  wene 
That  monftrous  error  which  doth  fome  aflbtt, 
That  Dioclefians  fifty  daughters  fhene 
Into  this  land  by  chaunce  have  driven  bene  j 
Where  companing  with  feends  and  filthy  fprights 
Through  vaine  illufion  of  their  luft  unclene, 
They  brought  forth  geaunts  and  fuch  dreadful  wights, 
As  far  exceeded  men  in  their  immeafurd  mights. 

IX. 
They  held  this  land,  and  with  their  filthinefie 
Polluted  this  fame  gentle  foyle.long  time ; 
That  their  owne  mother  loathd  their  beaftlinefle, 
And  gan  abhorre  her  broods  unkindly  crime, 
All  were  they  borne  of  her  owne  native  flime  ; 
Until  that  Brutus,  anciently  deriv'd 
From  roiall  ftocke  of  old  Aflaracs  line, 
Driven  by  fatall  error  here  arriv'd, 
And  them  of  their  unjuft  poflefTion  deprivU. 

X. 
But  ere  he  had  eftablifhed  his  throne, 

And  fpred  his  empire  to  the  utmoft  more, 
He  fought  great  batteils  with  his  falvage  fone ; 
In  which  he  them  defeated  evermore, 
And  many  giaunts  left  on  groning  flore : 
That  well  can  witnes  yet  unto  this  day 
The  wefterne  Hogh,  befprincled  with  the  gore 
Of  mighty  Goemot,  whome  in  flout  fray 
Corineus  conquered,  and  cruelly  did  flay. 

XL 
And  eke  that  ample  pitt,  yet  far  renownd 
For  the  large  leape  which  Debon  did  compell 
Coulin  to  make,  being  eight  lugs  of  grownd  ; 
Into  the  which  retourning  backe  he  fell : 
But  thofe  three  monftrous  ftones  doe  mofr.  excell, 
Which  that  huge  fonne  of  hideous  Albion, 
(Whofe  father  Hercules  in  Fraunce  did  quell,) 
Great  Godmer  threw  in  fierce  contention 
At  bold  Canutus  j  but  of  him  was  flaine  anon. 


XII.  In 


Cant. x.  Faery  Qjjeene.  z%$ 

xii. 

In  meed  of  thefe  great  conquefts  by  them  gott, 

Corineus  had  that  province  utmoft  weft 

To  him  affigned  for  his  worthy  lott, 

Which  of  his  name  and  memorable  geft 

He  called  Cornwaile,  yet  fo  called  beft  : 

And  Debons  fhayre  was  that  is  Devonfhyre : 

But  Canute  had  his  portion  from  the  reft, 

The  which  he  cald  Canutium  for  his  hyre  ; 
Now  Cantium,  which  Kent  we  comenly  inquyre. 

XIII. 
Thus  Brute  this  realme  unto  his  rule  fubdewd, 

And  raigned  long  in  great  felicity, 

Lov'd  of  his  freends,  and  of  his  foes  efchewd : 

He  left,  three  fonnes,  his  famous  progeny, 

Borne  of  fayre  Inogene  of  Italy  j 

Mongft  whom  he  parted  his  imperiall  ftate, 

And  Locrine  left  chiefe  lord  of  Britany. 

At  laft  ripe  age  bad  him  furrender  late 
His  life,  and  long  good  fortune  unto  finall  fate. 

XIV. 
Locrine  was  left  the  foveraine  lord  of  all ; 

But  Albanact  had  all  the  northerne  part, 

Which  of  himfelfe  Albania  he  did  call ; 

And  Camber  did  pofferTe  the  wefterne  quart, 

Which  Severne  now  from  Logris  doth  depart : 

And  each  his  portion  peaceably  enioyd, 

Ne  was  there  outward  breach,  nor  grudge  in  hart, 

That  once  their  quiet  government  annoyd ; 
But  each  his  paynes  to  others  profit  ftill  employd. 

XV. 

Untill  a  nation  ftraung,  with  vifage  fwart, 

And  corage  fierce,  that  all  men  did  affray, 

Which  through  the  world  then  fwarmd  in  every  part, 

And  overflowd  all  countries  far  away, 

Like  Noyes  great  flood,  with  their  importune  fway, 

This  land  invaded  with  like  violence, 

And  did  themfelves  through  all  the  north  difplay  : 

Untill  that  Locrine  for  his  realmes  defence, 
Did  head  againft  them  make  and  ftrong  munificence. 

Vol.  I.  P  p  XVI.  He 


290  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

He  them  encountred,  a  confufed  rout, 

Foreby  the  river  that  whylome  was  hight 

The  ancient  Abus,  v/here  with  courage  flout 

He  them  defeated  in  victorious  fight, 

And  chafle  fo  fiercely  after  fearefull  flight, 

That  forft  their  chiefetain,  for  his  fafeties  Hike, 

(Their  chiefetain  Humbcr  named  was  aright) 

Unto  the  mighty  ftreame  him  to  betake, 
Where  he  an  end  of  batteill  and  of  life  did  make. 

XVII. 
The  king  retourned  proud  of  victory, 

And  infolent  wox  through  unwonted  eafe, 

That  fhortly  he  forgot  the  ieopardy, 

Which  in  his  land  he  lately  did  appeafe, 

And  fell  to  vaine  voluptuous  difeafe  : 

He  lov'd  faire  lady  Eftrild,  leudly  lov'd, 

Whofe  wanton  pleafures  him  too  much  did  pleafe. 

That  quite  his  hart  from  Guendolene  remov'd, 
From  Guendolene  his  wife,  though  alwaies  faithful  proved* 

XVIII. 
The  noble  daughter  of  Corineus 

Would  not  endure  to  bee  fo  vile  difdaind, 

But  gathering  force  and  corage  valorous 

Encountred  him  in  batteill  well  ordaind, 

In  which  him  vanquimt  fhe  to  fly  conftraind : 

But  fhe  fo  fafr.  purfewd,  that  him  fhe  tooke, 

And  threw  in  bands,  where  he  till  death  remaind  5 

Als  his  faire  leman,  flying  through  a  brooke, 
She  overhent,  nought  moved  with  her  piteous  looke. 

XIX. 
But  both  herfelfe,  and  eke  her  daughter  deare 

Begotten  by  her  kingly  paramoure, 

The  faire  Sabrina,  almoft.  dead  with  feare, 
She  there  attached,  far  from  all  fuccoure ; 

The  one  fhe  flew  in  that  impatient  ftoure, 

But  the  fad  virgin  innocent  of  all, 

Adowne  the  rolling  river  fhe  did  poure, 

Which  of  her  name  now  Severne  men  do  call  : 
Such  was  the  end  that  to  difloyall  love  did  falL 

XX.  Then 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e. 


291 
xx. 

Then  (for  her  fonne,  which  fhe  to  Locrin  bore, 
Madan  was  young,  unmeet  to  rule  the  fway) 
In  her  owne  hand  the  crowne  fhe  kept  in  ftore, 
Till  ryper  years  he  raught  and  ftronger  ftay : 
During  which  time  her  powre  fhe  did  difpiay 
Through  all  this  realme  (the  glory  of  her  fex) 
And  firfb  taught  men  a  woman  to  obay : 
But  when  her  fonne  to  mans  eftate  did  wex, 
She  it  furrendred,  ne  herfelfe  would  lenger  vex. 

XXI. 
Tho  Madan  raignd,   unworthie  of  his  race  ; 
For  with  all  fhame  that  facred  throne  he  fild : 
Next  Memprife,  as  unworthy  of  that  place, 
In  which  being  conforted  with  Manild, 
For  thirffc  of  fingle  kingdom  him  he  kild  : 
But  Ebranck  falved  both  their  infamies 
With  noble  deedes,  and  warreyd  on  Brunchild 
In  Henault,  where  yet  of  his  victories 
Brave  moniments  remaine,  which  yet  that  land  envies. 

XXII. 
An  happy  man  in  his  firft  dayes  he  was, 
And  happy  father  of  faire  progeny  : 
For  all  fo  many  weekes,  as  the  yeare  has, 
So  many  children  he  did  multiply ; 
Of  which  were  twentie  fonnes,  which  did  apply 
Their  mindes  to  prayfe  and  chevalrous  defyre  : 
Thofe  germans  did  fubdew  all  Germany, 
Of  whom  it  hight ;  but  in  the  end  their  fyre 
With  foule  repulfe  from  Fraunce  was  forced  to  retyre. 

XXIII. 
Which  blott  his  fonne  fucceeding  in  his  feat, 
The  fecond  Brute,   (the  fecond  both  in  name, 
And  eke  in  femblaunce  of  his  puhTaunce  great) 
Right  well  recur'd,  and  did  away  that  blame 
With  recompence  of  everlafiing  fame  : 
He  with  his  vi&our  fword  firft  opened 
The  bowels  of  wide  Fraunce,  a  forlorne  dame, 
And  taught  her  firft  how  to  be  conquered ; 
Since  which  with  fondrie  fpoifes  fhe  hath  been  ranfacked, 

P  p  2  XXIV.  Let 


292  tfhe  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XXIV. 

Let  Scaldis  tell,  and  let  tell  Hania, 

And  let  the  marfh  of  Eithambruges  tell, 

What  colour  were  their  waters  that  fame  day, 

And  all  the  moore  twixt  Elvermam  and  Dell, 

With  blood  of  Henalois  which  therein  fell. 

How  oft  that  day  did  fad  Brunchildis  fee 

The  greene-ihield  dyde  in  dolorous  vermeil  ? 

That  not  fcuith  guiridh  it  mote  feeme  to  bee, 
But  rather  y  fcuith  gogh,  figne  of  fad  crueltec. 

XXV. 

His  fonne  king  Leill  by  fathers  labour  long 

Enioyd  an  heritage  of  lafting  peace, 

And  built  Cairleill,  and  built  Cairleon  ftrong. 

Next  Huddibras  his  realme  did  not  encreafe, 

But  taught  the  land  from  wearie  wars  to  ceafe : 

Whofe  footfteps  Bladud  following,  in  artes 

Exceld  at  Athens  all  the  learned  preace, 

From  whence  he  brought  them  to  thefe  falvage  parts* 
And  with  fweet  fcience  mollifide  their  ftubborne  harts, 

XXVI. 
Enfample  of  his  wondrous  faculty, 

Behold  the  boiling  bathes  at  Cairbadon, 

Which  feeth  with  fecret  fire  eternally, 

And  in  their  entrailles,    full  of  quick  brimftori, 

Nourim  the  flames  which  they  are  warmd  upon, 

That  to  their  people  wealth  they  forth  do  well, 

And  health  to  every  forreyne  nation : 

Yet  he  at  laft,  contending  to  excell 
The  reach  of  men,    through  flight  into  fond  mifchief  fell.. 

XXVII. 
Next  him  king  Leyr  in  happie  peace  long  raynd, 

But  had  no  hTue  male  him  to  fucceed, 

But  three  faire  daughters,  which  were  well  uptraind 

In  all  that  feemed  fitt  for  kingly  feed  : 

Mongft  whom  his  realme  he  equally  decreed 

To  have  divided  :  tho  when  feeble  age 

Nigh  to  his  utmofr.  date  he  faw  proceed, 

He  cald  his  daughters,  and  with  fpeeches  fege 
Inquyrd,  which  of  them  moft  did  love  her  parentage. 

XXVIfl.  The 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  293 

XXVIII. 

The  deleft  Gonorill  gan  to  proteft, 

That  fhe  much  more  then  her  owne  life  him  lov'dj 

And  Regan  greater  love  to  him  profeft 

Then  all  the  world,  whenever  it  were  proov'd  ; 

But  Cordeill  faid  fhe  lov'd  htm  as  behoov'd  : 

Whofe  fimple  anfwere,  wanting  colours  fayre 

To  paint  it  forth,  him  to  difpleafaunce  moov'd, 

That  in  his  crown  he  counted  her  no  hayre, 
But  twixt  the  other  twain  his  kingdom  whole  did  mayre. 

XXIX. 
So  wedded  th'  one  to  Maglan  king  of  Scottes,. 

And  th'  other  to  the  king  of  Cambria 

And  twixt  them  fhayrd  his  realm  by  equall  lottes  y 

But  without  dowre  the  wife  Cordelia, 

Was  fent  to  Aganip  of  Celtica  : 

Their  aged  fyre,   thus  eafed  of  his  crowne> 

A  private  life  ledd  in  Albania 

With  Gonorill,  long  had  in  great  renowne, 
That  nought  him  griev'd  to  beene  from  rule  depofed  downc. 

XXX. 

But  true  it  is  that  when  the  oyle  is  fpent, 

The  light  goes  out,  and  weeke  is  throwne  away  -, 

So  when  he  had  refignd  his  regiment, 

His  daughter  gan  defpife  his  drouping  day, 

And  wearie  wax   of  his   continuall  flay : 

Tho  to  his  daughter  Regan  he  repayrd, 

Who  him  at  firfr.  well  ufed   every  way  ; 

But  when  of  his  departure  fhe  defpayrd, 
Her  bountie  fhe  abated,  and  his  cheare  empayrd. 

XXXI. 
The  wretched  man  gan  then  avife  too  late, 

That  love  is  not  where  mofr.  it  is  profefr.  -, 

Too  truely  tryde  in  his  extremefr.  ftate : 

At  lair,  refolv'd  likewife  to  prove  the  reftr 

He  to  Cordelia  himfelfe  addrefl, 

Who  with  entyre  affection  him  receav'd, 

As  for  her  fyre  and  king  her  feemed  beft 5 

And  after  all  an  army  ftrong  fhe  leav'd, 

To  war  on  thofe  which  him  had  of  his  realme  bereavVL 

XXXII.  So 


294  STk  firft  Booke  of  the 

XXXII. 

So  to  his  crowne  fhe  him  reftord  againe, 

In  which  he  dyde,  made  ripe  for  death  by  eld, 

And  after  wild  it  mould  to  her  remaine  : 

Who  peaceably  the  lame  long  time  did  weld, 

And  all  mens  harts  in  dew  obedience  held  : 

Till  that  her  fitters  children,    woxen  ftrong, 

Through  proud  ambition  againft  her  rebeld, 

And  overcommen  kept  in  prifon  long, 
Till  weary  of  that  wretched  life  herfelfe  me  hong* 

XXXIII. 

Then  gan  the  bloody  brethren  both  to  raine : 

But  fierce  Cundah  gan  fhortly  to  envy 

His  brother  Morgan,  prickt  with  proud  difdaine 

To  have  a  pere  in  part  of  foverainty ; 

And  kindling  coles  of  cruell  enmity, 

Raisd  warre,  and  him  in  batteill  overthrew : 

Whence  as  he  to  thofe  woody  hilles  did  fly, 

Which  hight  of  him  Glamorgan,   there  him  flew : 
Then  did  he  raigne  alone,  when  he  none  equal  knew. 

XXXIV. 
His  fonne  Rivall'  his  dead  rowme  did  fupply; 

In  whofe  fad  time  blood  did  from  heaven  rayne : 

Next  great  Gurguftus,  then  faire  Caecily, 

In  conftant  peace  their  kingdomes  did  contayne  : 

After  whom  Lago,  and  Kinmarke  did  rayne, 

And  Gorbogud,  till  far  in  years  he  grew  j 

When  his  ambitious  fonnes  unto  them  twayne 

Arraught  the  rule,  and  from  their  father  drew  ; 
Stout  Ferrex  and  fberne  Porrex  him  in  prifon  threw. 

XXXV. 

But  o  !  the  greedy  thirft  of  royall  crowne, 

That  knowes  no  kinred,   nor  regardes  no  right, 

Stird  Porrex  up  to  put  his  brother  downe  ; 

Who  unto  him  aflembling  forreigne  might 

Made  warre  on  him,  and  fell  himfelfe  in  fight : 

Whofe  death  t'  avenge,  his  mother  mercilefle 

(Mofr.  mercilefTe  of  women,  Wyden  hight) 

Her  other  fonne  faft  fleeping  did  oppreffe, 
And  with  mofl  cruell  hand  him  murdred  pittilefTe. 

XXXVI.  Here 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qu  eene,  29s 

XXXVI. 

Here  ended  Brutus  facred  progeny, 

Which  had  feven  hundred  years  this  fcepter  borne 

With  high  renowme  and  great  felicity  : 

The  noble  braunch  from  th'  antique  ftocke  was  torne 
»   Through  difcord,  and  the  roiall  throne  forlorne. 

Thenceforth  this  realme  was  into  factions  rent, 

Whileft  each  of  Brutus  boafted  to  be  borne, 

That  in  the  end  was  left  no  moniment 
Of  Brutus,  nor  of  Britons  glorie  auncient. 

XXXVII. 
Then  up  arofe  a  man  of  matchleife  might, 

And  wondrous  wit  to  menage  high  arfayres, 

Who  ftird  with  pitty  of  the  ftrefled  plight 

Of  this  fad  realme,  cut  into  fondry  fhayres 

By  fuch,  as  claymd  themfelves  Brutes  rightfull  hayres, 

Gathered  the  princes  of  the  people  loofe 

To  taken  counfell  of  their  common  cares ; 

Who,  with  his  wifedom  won,  him  ftreight  did  choofc 
Their  king,  and  fwore  him  fealty  to  win  or  loofe. 

XXXVIII. 

Then  made  he  head  againft  his  enimies, 

And  Ymner  flew  of  Logris  mifcreate  ; 

Then  Ruddoc  and  proud  Stater,  both  allyesa 

This  of  Albany  newly  nominate, 

And  that  of  Cambry  king  confirmed  late, 

He  overthrew  through  his  owne  valiaunce  j 

Whofe  countries  he  redus'd  to  quiet  ftate, 

And  fhortly  brought  to  civile  governaunce, 
Now  one,  which  earfl  were  many  made  through  variaunce, 

XXXIX. 
Then  made  he  facred  lawes,  which  fome  men  fay 

Were  unto  him  reveald  in  virion ; 

By  which  he  freed  the  traveilers  high-way, 

The  churches  part,  and  ploughmans  portion, 

Restraining  Health  and  ftrong  extortion  j 

The  gratious  Numa  of  great  Britany : 

For  till  his  dayes  the  chiefe  dominion 

By  ftrength  was  wielded  without  pollicy : 
Therefore  he  firft  wore  crowne  of  gold  for  dignity, 

XL.  Donwallo 


296  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


XL. 

Donwallo  dyde  (for  what  may  live  for  ay  ? ) 
And  left  two  formes  of  pearelerTe  prowerTe  both, 
That  facked  Rome  too  dearely  did  arTay, 
The  recompence  of  their  periured  oth, 
And  ranfackt  Greece  wel  tryde,  when  they  were  wroth  > 
Bciides  fubiecled  France  and  Germany, 
Which  yet  their  praifes  fpeake,  all  be  they  loth, 
And  inly  tremble  at  the  memory 
Of  Brennus  and  Belinus,  kinges  of  Britany. 

XLI.  ' 
Next  them  did  Gurgiunt,  great  Belinus  fonne, 
In  rule  fucceede,   and  eke  in  fathers  praife  ; 
He  Eafterland  fubdewd,  and  Denmarke  wonnc, 
And  of  them  both  did  foy  and  tribute  raife, 
The  which  was  dew  in  his  dead  fathers  daies  : 
He  alfo  gave  to  fugitives  of  Spayne 
(Whom  he  at  fea  found  wandring  from  their  waies) 
A  feate  in  Ireland  fafely  to  remayne, 
Which  they  mould  hold  of  him  as  fubiecT:  to  Britayne. 

XLII. 
After  him  raigned  Guitheline  his  hayre, 
(The  iufteft  man  and  treweft  in  his  daies) 
Who  had  to  wife  dame  Mertia  the  fayre, 
A  woman  worthy  of  immortall  praife, 
Which  for  this  realme  found  many  goodly  layes, 
And  wholefome  ftatutes  to  her  hufband  brought : 
Her  many  deemd  to  have  beene  of  the  Fayes, 
As  was  Aegerie,  that  Numa  tought : 
Thofe  yet  of  her  be  Mertian  lawes  both  nam'd  and  thought. 

XLIII. 
Her  fonne  Sifillus  after  her  did  rayne  ; 
And  then  Kimarus,  and  then  Danius  : 
Next  whom  Morindus  did  the  crowne  fuftayne  j 
*     Who,  had  he  not  with  wrath  outrageous 
And  cruell  rancour  dim'd  his  valorous 
And  mightie  deedes,  mould  matched  have  the  beft ; 
As  well  in  that  fame  field  victorious 
Againfi:  the  forreine  Morands  he  expreft ; 
Yet  lives  his  naemorie,  though  carcas  fleepe  in  reft 

XLIV.  Fiv« 


Cant,  x.  Faery  Queene.      .  297 

XLIV. 

Five  fonnes  he  left  begotten  of  one  wife, 

All  which  fucceffively  by  turnes  did  rayne  j 

Firft  Gorboman,  a  man  of  vertuous  life  : 

Next  Archigald,  who  for  his  proud  difdayne 

Depofed  was  from  princedome  foverayne, 

And  pitteous  Elidure  put  in  his  fted  ; 

Who  fhortly  it  to  him  reftord  agayne, 

Till  by  his  death  he  it  recovered  ; 
But  Peridure  and  Vigent  him  disthronized : 

XLV. 
In  wretched  prifon  long  he  did  remaine, 

Till  they  out-raigned  had  their  utmoft  date, 

And  then  therein  refeized  was  againe, 

And  ruled  long  with  honorable  ftate, 

Till  he  furrendred  real  me  and  life  to  fate. 

Then  all  the  fonnes  of  thefe  five  brethren  raynd 

By  dew  fucceffe,  and  all  their  nephewes  late  ; 

Even  thrife  eleven  defcents  the  crowne  retaynd, 
Till  aged  Hely  by  dew  heritage  it  gaynd. 

XLVI. 

He  had  two  fonnes,   whofe  elder!:,  called  Lud, 

Left  of  his  life  moft  famous  memory, 

And  endleffe  moniments  of  his  great  good  : 

The  ruin'd  wals  he  did  r  aedifye 

Of  Troynovant,  gainft  force  of  enimy, 

And  built  that  gate  which  of  his  name  is  hight, 

By  which  he  lyes  entombed  folemnly  : 

He  left  two  fonnes,  too  young  to  rule  aright, 
Androgeus  and  Tenantius,  pictures  of  his  might. 

XLVII. 
Whilft  they  were  young,  Caflibalane  their  erne 

Was  by  the  people  chofen  in  their  fled, 

Who  on  him  tooke  the  roiall  diademe, 

And  goodly  well  long  time  it  governed ; 

Till  the  prowde  Romanes  him  difquieted, 

And  warlike  Caefar,  tempted  with  the  name 

Of  this  fweet  ifland  never  conquered, 

And  envying  the  Britons  blazed  fame, 
(O  hideous  hunger  of  dominion  ! )  hether  came. 

Vol.  I.  Qjj  XLVIII.  Yet 


298  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XLVIII. 

Yet  twife  they  were  repulfed  backe  agaiiie, 

And  twife  renforft  backe  to  their  (hips  to  fly  ; 

The  whiles  with  blood  they  all  the  more  did  flaine, 

And  the  gray  ocean  into  purple  dy : 

Ne  had  they  footing  found  at  laft  perdie, 

Had  not  Androgeus,  falfe  to  native  foyle, 

And  envious  of  uncles  foveraintie, 

Betrayd  his  country  unto  forreine  fpoyle. 
Nought  els  but  treafon  from  the  firft  this  land  did  foyle. 

XLIX. 
So  by  him  Caefar  got  the  victory, 

Through  great  bloodfhed  and  many  a  fad  afTay, 

In  which  himfelfe  was  charged  heavily 

Of  hardy  Nennius,   whom  he  yet  did  flay, 

But  loft  his  fword,  yet  to  be  feene  this  day. 

Thenceforth  this  land  was  tributarie  made 

T'ambitious  Rome,  and  did  their  rule  obay, 

Till  Arthur  all  that  reckoning  defrayd  : 
Yet  oft  the  Briton  kings  againft  them  ftrongly  fwayd. 

L. 

Next  him  Tenantius  raignd  ;  then  Kimbeline, 

What  time  th'  eternall  Lord  in  flefhly  flime 

Enwombed  was,  from  wretched  Adams  line 

To  purge  away  the  guilt  of  finful  crime. 

O  ioyous  memorie  of  happy  time, 

That  heavenly  grace  fo  plenteoufly  difplayd  ! 

O  too  high  ditty  for  my  fimple  rime  ! 

Soone  after  this  the  Romanes  him  warrayd ; 
For  that  their  tribute  he  refusd  to  let  be  payd. 

LI. 
Good  Claudius,  that  next  was  emperour, 

An  army  brought,  and  with  him  batteile  fought, 

In  which  the  king  was  by  a  treachetour 

Difguifed  flaine,  ere  any  thereof  thought : 

Yet  ceafed  not  the  bloody  fight  for  ought  j 

For  Arvirage  his  brothers  place  fupplyde 

Both  in  his  armes  and  crowne,  and  by  that  draught 

Did  drive  the  Romanes  to  the  weaker  fyde, 
That  they  to  peace  agreed,    fo  all  was  pacifyde. 

LII.  Was 


Cant,  x.  Faery  Qjj eenb,  299 

LIE 

Was  never  king  more  highly  magnifide, 

Nor  dredd  of  Romanes,  then  was  Arvirage  5 
For  which  the  emperour  to  him  allide 
His  daughter  Genuifs'  in  marriage  : 
Yet  fhortly  he  renounft  the  varlallage 
Of  Rome  againe,  who  hether  haftly  fent 
Vefpafian,  that  with  great  fpoile  and  rage 
Forwafted  all,  till  Genuiffa  gent 
Perfuaded  him  to  cearTe,  and  her  lord  to  relent. 

LIII. 
He  dide ;  and  him  fucceded  Marius, 

Who  ioyd  his  dayes  in  great  tranquillity. 
Then  Coyll  j  and  after  him  good  Lucius, 
That  firft  received  Chriflianity, 
The  facred  pledge  of  Chriftes  evangely. 
Yet  true  it  is,  that  long  before  that  day, 
Hither  came  Iofeph  of  Arimathy, 
Who  brought  with  him  the  holy  grayle,  (they  fay) 
And  preacht  the  truth  ;  but  fmce  it  greatly  did  decay. 

LIV. 
This  good  king  fhortly  without  iffew  dide, 
Whereof  great  trouble  in  the  kingdome  grew, 
That  did  herfelfe  in  fondry  parts  divide, 
And  with  her  powre  her  owne  felfe  overthrew, 
Whileft  Romanes  daily  did  the  weake  fubdew : 
Which  feeing,  flout  Bunduca  up  arofe, 
And  taking  armes  the  Britons  to  her  drew  ; 
With  whom  fhe  marched  ftraight  againft  her  foes, 
And  them  unwares  befides  the  Severne  did  enclofe, 

LV. 
There  fhe  with  them  a  cruell  batteill  tryde, 
Not  with  fo  good  fuccefTe  as  fhee  deferv'd ; 
By  reafon  that  the  captaines  on  her  fyde, 
Corrupted  by  Paulinus,  from  her  fwerv'd  : 
Yet  fuch,  as  were  through  former  flight  preferv'd, 
Gathering  againe,  her  hofl  fhe  did  renew, 
And  with  frefh  corage  on  the  victor  fervd  : 
But  being  all  defeated,  fave  a  few, 
Rather  than  fly,  or  be  captiv'd,  herfelfe  fhe  flew. 


LVI.  O 


300  The  fecond  JBooke  of  the 

LVI. 

O  famous  moniment  of  womens  prayfe  ! 
Matchable  either  to  Semiramis, 
Whom  antique  hiftory  fo  high  doth  rayfe, 
Or  to  Hypfiphil',  or  to  Thomiris  : 
Her  hofl:  two  hundred  thoufand  numbred  is  ; 
Who,  whiles  good  fortune  favoured  her  might. 
Triumphed  oft  againft  her  enemis ; 
And  yet  though  overcome  in  haplefTe  fight, 

Shee  triumphed  on  death,  in  enemies  defpight. 

LVII. 

Her  reliques  Fulgent  having  gathered, 

Fought  with  Severus,  and  him  overthrew  y 

Yet  in  the  chace  was  flaine  of  them  that  fled  y 

So  made  them  victors  whome  he  did  fubdew. 

Then  gan  Caraufius  tirannize  anew, 

And  gainft  the  Romanes  bent  their  proper  powre  y 

But  him  Allectus  treacheroufly  flew, 

And  tooke  on  him  the  robe  of  emperoure  : 

Nath'leffe  the  fame  enioyed  but  fhort  happy  howre  :.. 

LVIII. 

For  Afclepiodate  him  overcame, 

And  left  inglorious  on  the  vanquifht  playne. 
Without  or  robe  or  rag  to  hide  his  fhame : 
Then  afterwards  he  in  his-  ftead  did  raigne  y 
But  fhortly  was  by  Coyll  in  batteill  flaine  : 
Who  after  long  debate,  fince  Lucies  tyme, 
Was  of  the  Britons  firfl:  crownd  foveraine : 
Then  gan  this  realme  renew  her  pafled  prime ; 

He  of  his  name  Coylchefter  built  of  ftone  and  lime. 

LIX. 

Y/hich  when  the  Romanes  heard,  they  hether  fent 
Conftantius,  a  man  of  mickle  might, 
With  whome  king  Coyil  made  an  agreement, 
And  to  him  gave  for  wife  his  daughter  bright, 
Fayre  Helena,  the  faireft  living  wight, 
Who  in  all  godly  thewes  and  goodly  praife 
Did  far  excell,  but  was  raoft  famous  hight 
For  fldi  in  muiicke  of  all  in  her  daies, 

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LX.  Of 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  301 

LX. 

Of  whom  he  did  great  Conftantine  begett, 

Who  afterward  was  emperour  of  Rome  ; 

To  which  whiles  abfent  he  his  mind  did  fett, 

Octavius  here  lept  into  his  roome, 

And  it  ufurped  by  unrighteous  doome  : 

But  he  his  title  iuftifide  by  might, 

Slaying  Traherne,  and  having  overcome 

The  Romane  legion  in  dreadfull  fight  : 
So  fettled  he  his  kingdome,  and  confirmd  his  right  : 

LXI. 

But  wanting  yrTew  male,  his  daughter  deare, 

He  gave  in  wedlocke  to  Maximian, 

And  him  with  her  made  of  his  kingdome  heyre,. 

Who  foone  by  meanes  thereof  the  Empire  wan. 

Till  murdred  by  the  freends  of  Gratian. 

Then  gan  the  Hunnes  and  Picts  invade  this  land, 

During  the  raigne  of  Maximinian  ; 

Who  dying  left  none  heire  them  to  withftand  -, 
But  that  they  over-ran  all  parts  with  eafy  hand. 

LXII. 

The  weary  Britons,  whofe  war-hable  youth 
Was  by  Maximian  lately  ledd  away, 
With  wretched  miferyes  and  woefull  ruth 
Were  to  thofe  pagans  made  an  open  pray,, 
And  daily  fpectacle  of  fad  decay  : 

Whome  Romane  warres,  which  now  fowr  hundred  yeares. 
And  more,  had  wafted,  could  no  whit  difmay  j 
Til  by  confent  of  commons  and  of  peares, 
They  crownd  the  fecond  Conftantine  with  ioyous  teares  :.. 

LXIII. 
Who  having  oft  in  batteill  vanquifhed 

Thofe  fpoylefull  Picls,  and  fwarming  Eafterlings, 
Long  time  in  peace  his  realme  eftabiifhed, 
Yet  oft  annoyd  with  fondry  bordragings 
Of  neighbour  Scots  and  forrein  fcatterlings, 
Wich  which  the  world  did  in  thofe  dayes  abound  : 
Which  to  out-barre,  with  painefull  pyonings 
From  fea  to  fea  he  heapt  a  mighty  mound, 
Which  from  Alcluid  to  Panwelt  did  that  border  bownd. 

LXIV.  Three 


302  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LXIV. 

Thtee  fonncs  he  dying  left,  all  under  age  } 
By  meanes  whereof  their  uncle  Vortigere 
Ulurpt  the  crowne  during  their  pupillage  ; 
Which  th'  infants  tutors  gathering  to  feare, 
Them  clolely  into  Armorick  did  beare  : 
For  dread  of  whom,    and  for  thofe  Picls  annoyes, 
He  fent  to  Germany  ftraunge  aid  to  reare ; 
From  whence  eftfoones  arrived  here  three  hoyes 

Of  Saxons,  whom  he  for  his  fafety  employes. 

LXV. 

Two  brethren  were  their  capitayns,  which  hight 
Hengift  and  Horfus,  well  approv'd  in  warre, 
And  both  of  them  men  of  renowmed  might ; 
Who  making  vantage  of  their  civile  iarre, 
And  of  thofe  forreyners  which  came  from  farre, 
Grew  great,  and  got  large  portions  of  land, 
That  in  the  reaime  ere  long  they  ftronger  arre, 
Then  they  which  fought  at  firft  their  helping  hand, 

And  Vortiger  enforfl  the  kingdome  to  aband : 

LXVI. 

But  by  the  helpe  of  Vortimere  his  fonne, 
He  is  againe  unto  his  rule  reftordj 
And  Hengift  feeming  fad,  for  that  was  donne, 
Received  is  to  grace  and  new  accord, 
Through  his  faire  daughters  face  and  flattring  word : 
Soone  after  which  three  hundred  lords  he  flew 
Of  Britim  blood,  all  fitting  at  his  bord  ; 
Whofe  dolefull  moniments  who  lift  to  rew, 

Th'  eternall  marks  of  treafon  may  at  Stonheng  vew. 

LXVII. 

By  this  the  fonnes  of  Conftantine,  which  fled, 
Ambrofe  and  Uther,  did  ripe  yeares  attayne, 
And  here  arriving  ftrongly  challenged 
The  crowne,  which  Vortiger  did  long  detayne : 
Who,  flying  from  his  guilt,  by  them  was  flayne  -, 
And  Hengift  eke  foone  brought  to  lhamefull  death. 
Thenceforth  Aurelius  peaceably  did  rayne, 
Till  that  through  poyfon  flopped  was  his  breath ; 

So  now  entombed  lies  at  Stoneheng  by  the  heath. 


LXVIII.  After 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  303 

LXVII. 

After  him  Uther,  which  Pendragon  hight, 

Succeeding — there  abruptly  it  did  end, 

Without  full  point,  or  other  cefure  right ; 

As  if  the  reft  fome  wicked  hand  did  rend, 

Or  th'  author  felfe  could  not  at  leaft  attend 

To  finifh  it :   that  fo  untimely  breach 

The  prince  himfelfe  halfe  feemed  to  offend  ; 

Yet  fecret  pleafure  did  offence  empeach, 
And  wonder  of  antiquity  long  ftopt  his  fpeach. 

LXIX. 
At  laft,  quite  ravifht  with  delight  to  heare 

The  royall  offspring  of  his  native  land, 

Cryde  out,  Deare  countrey^  o  how  dearely  deare 

Ought  thy  remembraunce  and  perpetuall  band 

Be  to  thy  fojler  childe,  that  from  thy  hand 

Did  commun  breath  and  ?iouriture  receave  ! 

How  brutijh  is  it  not  to  underftand 

How  much  to  her  we  owey  that  all  us  gave  ; 
'That  gave  unto  us  all  whatever  good  we  have  ! 

LXX. 
But  Gyon  all  this  while  his  booke  did  read, 

Ne  yet  has  ended  :  for  it  was  a  great 

And  ample  volume,  that  doth  far  excead 

My  leafure  fo  long  leaves  here  to  repeat : 

It  told  how  firft  Prometheus  did  create 

A  man  of  many  parts  from  beafts  deryv'd, 

And  then  ftole  fire  from  heven  to  animate 

His  worke,  for  which  he  was  by  love  depryv'd 
Of  life  himfelfe,  and  hart-ftrings  of  an  aegle  ryv'd. 

LXXI. 
That  man  (o  made  he  called  Elfe,  to  weet 

Quick,  the  firft  author  of  all  elfin  kynd  ; 

Who,  wandring  through  the  world  with  wearie  feet, 

Did  in  the  gardins  of  Adonis  fynd 

A  goodly  creature,  whom  he  deemd  in  mynd 

To  be  no  earthly  wight,  but  either  fpright, 

Or  angell,  th'  authour  of  all  woman  kynd  -, 

Therefore  a  Fay  he  her  according  hight, 
Of  whom  all  Faryes  fpring,  and  fetch  their  lignage  right. 

LXXII.  Of 


304  Tfo  fecond  *Booke  of  tht 

LXXII. 

Of  thefe  a  mighty  people  mortly  grew, 

And  puiffant  kinges,  which  all  the  world  warrayd, 

And  to  themlelves  all  nations  did  fubdew  : 

The  firft  and  eldeft,   which  that  fcepter  fwayd, 

Was  Elfin  ;  him  all  India  obayd, 

And  all  that  now  America  men  call  : 

Next  him  was  noble  Elfinan,  who  laid 

Cleopolis  foundation  firft  of  all  : 
But  Elfiline  enclosd  it  with  a  golden  wall. 

LXXIII. 

His  fonne  was  Elfinell,  who  overcame 

The  wicked  Gobbelines  in  bloody  field  : 

But  Elfant  was  of  moft  renowmed  fame, 

Who  all  of  chriftall  did  Panthea  build : 

Then  Elfar,  who  two  brethren  gyauntes  kild, 

The  one  of  which  had  two  heades,  th*  other  three  : 

Then  Elfinor,  who  was  in  magick  fkild  j 

He  built  by  art  upon  the  glafiy  fee 
A  bridge  of  bras,  whofe  found  hevens  thunder  feem'd  to  be» 

LXXIV. 
He  left  three  fonnes,  the  which  in  order  raynd, 

And  all  their  offspring  in  their  dew  defcents  ; 

Even  {even  hundred  princes,  which  maintaynd 

With  mightie  deedes  their  fondry  governments ; 

That  were  too  long  their  infinite  contents 

Here  to  record,  ne  much  materiall  : 

Yet  mould  they  be  moft  famous  moniments, 

And  brave  enfample,  both  of  martiall, 
And  civil  rule  to  kinges  and  ftates  imperiall. 

LXXV. 
After  all  thefe  Elficleos  did  rayne, 

The  wife  Elficleos  in  great  maieftie, 

Who  mightily  that  fcepter  did  fuftayne, 

And  with  rich  fpoyles  and  famous  victoric 

Did  high  advaunce  the  crowne  of  Faery  : 

He  left  two  fonnes,  of  which  faire  Elferon, 

The  eldeft  brother,  did  untimely  dy ; 

Whofe  emptie  place  the  mightie  Oberon 
Doubly  fupplide  in  fpoufall  and  dominion. 

LXXVI.  Great 


Cant  x.  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  30s 

LXXVI. 

Great  was  his  power  and  glorie  over  all, 

Which  him  before  that  facred  feate  did  fill, 

That  yet  remaines  his  wide  memoriall  : 

He  dying  left  the  faireft.  Tanaquill, 

Him  to  fucceede  therein,  by  his  laft  will : 

Fairer  and  nobler  liveth  none  this  howre, 

Ne  like  in  grace,  ne  like  in  learned  fkill  ; 

Therefore  they  Glorian  call  that  glorious  flowre : 
Long  mayft  thou,   Glorian,  live  in  glory  and  great  powre. 

LXXVII. 

Beguyld  thus  with  delight  of  novelties, 

And  naturall  defire  of  countryes  ftate, 

So  long  they  redd  in  thofe  antiquities, 

That  how  the  time  was  fled  they  quite  forgate  5 

Till  gentle  Alma,  feeing  it  fo  late, 

Perforce  their  ftudies  broke,  and  them  befought 

To  thinke,  how  fupper  did  them  long  awaite  : 

So  halfe  unwilling  from  their  bookes  them  brought. 
And  fayrely  feafted,  as  fo  noble  knightes  me  ought. 


Vol.  I.  Rr  CANTO 


305  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     XI. 

The  enimies  of  ctcmperaunce 
Befuge  her  dwelling  place  j 

Prince  Arthure  them  repelles,  andfawh 
Maleger  doth  deface. 

I. 

WH  AT  warre  fo  cruel,   or  what  fiege  fo  fore, 
As  that,  which  ftrong  affections  doe  apply 
Againfr.  the  forte  of  reafon  evermore, 
To  bring  the  fowle  into  captivity  ? 
Their  force  is  fiercer  through  infirmity 
Of  the  fraile  flefh,  relenting  to  their  rage  > 
And  exercife  moft  bitter  tyranny 
Upon  the  partes,  brought  into  their  bondage  t 
No  wretchednefle  is  like  to  finfull  vellenage. 

II. 

But  in  a  body  which  doth  freely  yeeld 
His  partes  to  reafons  rule  obedient, 
And  letteth  her  that  ought  the  fcepter  weeld, 
All  happy  peace  and  goodly  government 
Is  fetled  there  in  fure  effablifhment  : 
There  Alma,  like  a  virgin  queene  moff.  bright, 
Doth  floriih  in  all  beautie  excellent ; 
And  to  her  gueftes  doth  bounteous  banket  dight, 

Attempred  goodly  well  for  health  and  for  delight. 

III. 

Early  before  the  Morne  with  cremofin  ray 
The  windowes  of  bright  heaven  opened  had, 
Through  which  into  the  world  the  dawning  day 
Might  looke,  that  maketh  every  creature  glad, 
Uprofe  iir  Guyon  in  bright  armour  clad, 
And  to  his  purposd  iourney  him  prepar'd :     * 
With  him  the  palmer  eke  in  habit  fad 
Himfelfe  addrefc  to  that  adventure  hard  : 

So  to  the  rivers  fyde  they  both  together  far'd  : 


IV.  Where 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  307 

IV. 

Where  them  awaited  ready  at  the  ford 

The  ferriman,  as  Alma  had  behight, 

With  his  well-rigged  bote  :  they  goe  abord, 

And  he  eftfoones  gan  launch  his  barke  forthright. 

Ere  long  they  rowed  were  quite  out  of  fight, 

And  fait  the  land  bchynd  them  fled  away. 

But  let  them  pas,  whiles  winde  and  wether  right 

Doe  ferve  their  turnes  :  here  I  a  while  mult  flay, 
To  fee  a  cruell  fight  doen  by  the  prince  this  day. 

V. 

For  all  fo  foone  as  Guvon  thence  was  2on 

Upon  his  voyage  with  his  truftie  guyde, 

That  wicked  band  of  villeins  frefh  begon 

That  cattle  to  aflaile  on  every  fide, 

And  lay  ftrong  liege  about  it  far  and  wyde. 

So  huge  and  infinite  their  numbers  were, 

That  all  the  land  they  under  them  did  hyde  ; 

So  fowle  and  ugly,  that  exceeding  feare 
Their  vifages  impreft,  when  they  approched  neare. 

VI. 

Them  in  twelve  troupes  their  captein  did  difpart, 

And  round  about  in  fitteft.  fleades  did  place, 

Where  each  might  belt  offend  his  proper  part. 

And  his  contrary  obiect  mofl  deface, 

As  every  one  feem'd  meeteft  in  that  cace. 

Seven  of  the  faaie  againft.  the  caftle-gate 

In  ftrong  entrenchments  he  did  clofely  place, 

Which  with  inceiTaunt  force  and  endleife  hate 
They  battred  day  and  night,  and  entraunce  did  awate. 

VII. 

The  other  five  five  fondry  waves  he  fett 

Againft  the  five  great  buiwarkes  of  that  pyle3 

And  unto  each  a  bulwarke  did  arrett, 

T'afTayle  with  open  force  or  hidden  guyle. 

In  hope  thereof  to  win  victorious  fpoiie. 

They  all  that  charge  did  fervently  apply 

With  greedie  malice  and  importune  toyle, 

And  planted  there  their  huge  artillery, 
With  which  they  dayly  made  moil  dreadfull  battery. 

r  r  z  VIII.  The 


3  OS  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 

The  nrlt  troupe  was  a  monftrous  rablement 

Of  fowle  misfhapen  wightes,  of  which  fome  were 
Headed  like  owles,  with  beckes  uncomely  bent  j 
Others  like  dogs,  others  like  gryphons  dreare  j 
And  fome  had  wings,  and  fome  had  clawes  to  teare : 
And  every  one  of  them  had  lynces  eyes, 
And  every  one  did  bow  and  arrowes  beare  : 
All  thole  were  lawleife  luftes,  corrupt  envyes, 

And  covetous  afpects,  all  cruel  enimyes  : 

IX. 

Thofe  fame  againft.  the  bulwarke  of  the  Sight 
Did  lay  ftrong  fiege  and  battailous  affault, 
Ne  once  did  yield  it  refpitt  day  nor  night  j 
But  foone  as  Titan  gan  his  head  exault, 
And  foone  againe  as  he  his  light  withhault, 
Their  wicked  engins  they  againft  it  bent : 
That  is  each  thing,  by  which  the  eyes  may  fault ; 
But  two  then  all  more  huge  and  violent, 

Beautie  and  money,  they  that  bulwarke  forely  rent. 

X. 

The  fecond  bulwarke  was  the  Hearing  fence, 

Gainfl  which  the  fecond  troupe  deffignment  makes  j 
Deformed  creatures,    in  ftraunge  difference  : 
Some  having  heads  like  harts,  fome  like  to  fnakes, 
Some  like  wild  bores  late  rouzd  out  of  the  brakes  :  , 
Slaunderous  reproches,  and  fowle  infamies, 
Leafinges,  backbytinges,  and  vaine-glorious  crakes, 
Bad  counfels,  prayfes,  and  falfe  flatteries  : 

All  thofe  againft  that  fort  did  bend  their  batteries. 

XI. 

Like  wife  that  fame  third  fort,  that  is  the  Smell, 
Of  that  third  troupe  was  cruelly  affayd ; 
Whofe  hideous  fhapes  were  like  to  feendes  of  hell ; 
Some  like  to  houndes,  fome  like  to  apes,  difmayd, 
Some  like  to  puttockes  all  in  plumes  arayd  j 
All  fhap't  according  their  conditions  : 
For  by  thofe  ugly  formes  weren  pourtrayd, 
Fcoiifh  delights  and  fond  abufions, 

Which  doe  that  fence  befiege  with  light  illuflons. 


XII.  And 


Cant.  xr.  Faery  Queene. 

xii. 

And  that  fourth  band,  which  cruell  battry  bent 

Againft  the  fourth  bulwarke,  that  is  the  Tafte, 

Was  as  the  reft  a  gryflie  rablement  ; 

Some  mouth'd  like  greedy  oyftriges,  fome  fafte 

Like  loathly  toades,  fome  fafhioned  in  the  wafte 

Like  fwine  :  for  fo  deformd  is  luxury, 

Surfeat,  mifdiet,  and  unthriftie  wafte, 

Vaine  feaftes,  and  ydle  fuperfluity  : 
All  thofe  this  fences  fort  aflayle  inceifantly. 

XIII. 

But  the  flft  troupe  moft  horrible  of  hew, 
And  ferce  of  force,  is  dreadfull  to  report ; 
For  fome  like  fnailes,  fome  did  like  fpyders  fhew, 
And  fome  like  ugly  urchins  thick  and  fhort : 
Cruelly  they  afTayled  that  nft  fort, 
Armed  with  dartes  of  fenfuall  delight, 
With  fringes  of  carnall  luffc,  and  ftrong  effort 
Of  feeling  pleafures,  with  which  day  and  night 

Againft  that  fame  fift  bulwarke  they  continued  fight. 

XIV. 

Thus  thefe  twelve  troupes  with  dreadfull  puiffaunce 
Againft  that  caftle  reftleffe  fiege  did  lay, 
And  evermore  their  hideous  ordinaunce 
Upon  the  bulwarkes  cruelly  did  play, 
That  now  it  gan  to  threaten  neare  decay : 
And  evermore  their  wicked  capitayn 
Provoked  them  the  breaches  to  affay, 
Somtimes  with  threats,  fomtimes  with  hope  of  gayn, 

Which  by  the  ranfack  of  that  peece  they  fhould  attayn. 

XV. 

On  th'  other  fyde,  th'  ameged  caftles  ward 
Their  ftedfaft  ftonds  did  mightily  maintaine, 
And  many  bold  repulfe,  and  many  hard 
Atehievement  wrought  with  perill  and  with  payne, 
That  goodly  frame  from  ruine  to  fuftaine  : 
And  thofe  two  brethren  gyauntes  did  defend 
The  walles  fo  ftoutly  with  their  fturdie  mayne, 
That  never  entraunce  any  durft  pretend, 

But  they  to  direfull  death  their  groning  ghofts  did  fend. 


309 


XVI.  The 


310  tfhe  fecond  Booh  of  the 

xvj. 

The  noble  virgin,  ladie  of  the  place, 

Was  much  difmayed  with  that  dreadful  fight, 

(For  never  was  me  in  fo  evill  cace) 

Till  that  the  prince,  feeing  her  wofull  plight, 

Gan  her  recomfort  from  fo  fad  affright, 

Offring  his  fervice  and  his  deareft  life 

For  her  defence  againil  that  carle  to  fight, 

Which  was  their  chiefe  and  th'  authour  of  that  ftrife  ; 
She  him  remercied  as  the  patrone  of  her  life. 

XVII. 
Eftfoones  himfelfe  in  glitterand  armes  he  dight, 

And  his  well-proved  weapons  to  him  hent  j 

So  taking  courteous  conge,  he  behight 

Thofe  gates  to  be  unbar'd,  and  forth  he  went. 

Fayre  mote  he  thee,  the  proweft  and  moll  gent, 

That  ever  brandifhed  bright  fteele  on  hye  : 

Whom  foone  as  that  unruly  rablement 

With  his  gay  fquyre  iflewing  did  efpye, 
They  reard  a  moft  outrageous  dreadfull  yelling  cry : 

XVIIL 
And  therewithall  attonce  at  him  let  fly 

Their  fluttring  arrowes,  thicke  as  flakes  of  fnow3 

And  round  about  him  flocke  impetuoufly, 

Like  a  great  water  flood,  that  tombling  low 

From  the  high  mountaines,  threates  to  overflow 

With  fuddein  fury  all  the  fertile  playne, 

And  the  fad  hulbandmans  long  hope  doth  throw 

Adowne  the  ftreame,  and  all  his  vowes  make  vayne  ; 
Nor  bounds  nor  banks  his  headlong  ruine  may  fuftayne* 

XIX. 
Upon  his  fhield  their  heaped  hayle  he  bore, 

And  with  his  fword  difperft  the  rasfkall  flockes, 

Which  fled  afonder,  and  him  fell  before  ; 

As  withered  leaves  drop  from  their  dryed  ftockes, 

When  the  wroth  weftern  wind  does  reave  their  locks  : 

And  underneath  him  his  courageous  fleed, 

The  fierce  Spumador,  trode  them  downe  like  docks  > 

The  fierce  Spumador  borne  of  heavenly  feed  -,. 

Such  as  Laomedon  of.  Phoebus,  race  did  breed. 

XX.  Which 


Cant,  xl  Faery  Queene.  311 

xx. 

Which  fuddeine  horrour  and  confufed  cry 

Whenas  their  capteine  heard,  in  hafte  he  yodc 

The  caufe  to  weet,  and  fault  to  remedy  : 

Upon  a  tygre  fwift  and  fierce  he  rode, 

That  as  the  winde  ran  underneath  his  lode, 

Whiles  his  long  legs  nigh  raught  unto  the  ground  : 

Full  large  he  was  of  limbe,  and  moulders  brode ; 

But  of  fuch  fubtile  fubftance  and  unfound, 
That  like  a  ghoft  he  feem'd,  whofe  grave-clothes  Were  unbauild  : 

XXI. 
And  in  his  hand  a  bended  bow  was  feene, 

And  many  arrowes  under  his  right  fide, 

All  deadly  daungerous,  all  cruell  keene, 

Headed  with  flint,  and  fethers  bloody  dide ; 

Such  as  the  Indians  in  their  quivers  hide  : 

Thofe  could  he  well  direct  and  {freight  as  line, 

And  bid  them  ftrike  the  marke  which  he  had  eyde  j 

Ne  was  there  falve,  ne  was  there  medicine, 
That  mote  recure  their  wounds  j   fo  inly  they  did  tine. 

XXII. 
As  pale  and  wan  as  afhes  was  his  looke, 

His  body  leane  and  meagre  as  a  rake, 

And  fkin  all  withered  like  a  dryed  rooke ; 

Thereto  as  cold  and  drery  as  a  fnake, 

That  feemd  to  tremble  evermore  and  quake : 

All  in  a  canvas  thin  he  was  bedight, 

And  girded  with  a  belt  of  twifted  brake ; 

Upon  his  head  he  wore  an  helmet  light, 
Made  of  a  dead  mans  fkull,  that  feemd  a  ghaftly  fight : 

XXIII. 

Maleger  was  his  name ;  and  after  him 

There  follow'd  fafl  at  hand  two  wicked  hags, 

W"ith  hoary  lockes  all  loofe,  and  vifage  grim ; 

Their  feet  unfhod,  their  bodies  wrapt  in  rags, 

And  both  as  fwift  on  foot  as  chafed  flags  ; 

And  yet  the  one  her  other  legge  had  lame, 

Which  with  a  ftaffe  all  full  of  litle  fnags 

She  did  fupport,  and  Impotence  her  name  : 
But  th'  other  was  Impatience  armd  with  raging  flame. 

XXIV.  Soone 


3  12  The  fecond  Boohe  of  the 

XXIV. 

Soone  as  the  carle  from  far  the  prince  cfpyde, 

Gliftring  in  armes  and  warlike  ornament, 

His  beaft  he  felly  prickt  on  either  fyde, 

And  his  mifchievous  bow  full  readie  bent, 

With  which  at  him  a  cruell  lhaft  he  fent : 

But  he  was  warie,  and  it  warded  well 

Upon  his  Ihield,  that  it  no  further  went, 

But  to  the  ground  the  idle  quarrell  fell : 
Then  he  another  and  another  did  expell. 

XXV. 
Which  to  prevent,  the  prince  his  mortall  fpeare 

Soone  to  him  raught,  and  fierce  at  him  did  ride, 

To  be  avenged  of  that  fhot  whyleare  : 

But  he  was  not  fo  hardy  to  abide 

That  bitter  ftownd,  but  turning  quicke  afide. 

His  light-foot  beaft,   fled  faft  away  for  feare :. 

Whom  to  pourfue,  the  infant  after  hide, 

So  faft  as  his  good  courfer  could  him  beare ; 
But  labour  loft  it  was  to  weene  approch  him  neare. 

XXVL 
For  as  the  winged  wind  his  tigre  fled, 

That  vew  of  eye  could  fcarfe  him  overtake, 

Ne  fcarfe  his  feet  on  ground  were  feene  to  tred ; 

Through  hils  and  dales  he  fpeedy  way  did  make, 

Ne  hedge  ne  ditch  his  readie  paffage  brake, 

And  in  his  flight  the  villeine  turn'd  his  face 

(As  wonts  the  Tartar  by  the  Cafpian  lake, 

Whenas  the  Ruffian  him  in  fight  does  chace) 
Unto  his  tygres  taile,  and  fhot  at  him  apace. 

XXVII. 

Apace  he  (hot,  and  yet  he  fled  apace, 

Still  as  the  greedy  knight  nigh  to  him  drew ; 

And  oftentimes  he  would  relent  his  pace, 

That  him  his  foe  more  fiercely  mould  pourfew : 

But  when  his  uncouth  manner  he  did  vew, 

He  gan  avize  to  follow  him  no  more, 

But  keepe  his  ftanding,  and  his  fhaftes  efchew, 

Untill  he  quite  had  fpent  his  perlous  ftore, 
And  then  affayle  him  frefh,  ere  he  could  fhift  for  more. 

XXVIII.  But 


Cant xi.  Faer r  Qjjeene.  312 

XXVIII. 

But  that  lame  hag,  ftill  as  abroad  he  ftrew 

His  wicked  arrowes,  gathered  them  againe, 

And  to  him  brought  frefh  batteill  to  renew ; 

Which  he  efpying,  cafl  her  to  reftraine 

From  yielding  fuccour  to  that  curfed  fwaine, 

And  her  attaching,  thought  her  hands  to  tye  y 

But  foone  as  him  dismounted  on  the  plaine 

That  other  hag  did  far  away  efpye 
Binding  her  iifter,  fhe  to  him  ran  haftily; 

XXIX. 

And  catching  hold  of  him  as  downe  he  lent, 

Him  backeward  overthrew,  and  downe  him  ftayd 

With  their  rude  handes  and  gryefly  graplement ; 

Till  that  the  villein,  comming  to  their  ayd, 

Upon  him  fell,  and  lode  upon  him  layd  : 

Full  litle  wanted  but  he  had  him  flaine, 

And  of  the  battell  balefull  end  had  made^ 

Had  not  his  gentle  fquire  beheld  his  paine, 
And  commen  to  his  refkew  ere  his  bitter  bane. 

XXX. 

So  greater!:  and  moil  glorious  thing  on  ground 

May  often  need  the  helpe  of  weaker  hand  $•, 

So  feeble  is  mans  flate,  and  life  unfound, 

That  in  arTuraunce  it  may  never  ftand, 

Till  it  dirlblved  be  from  earthly  band, 

Proofe  be  thou,  prince,  the  proweft.  man  alyve. 

And  nobleft  borne  of  all  in  Brkayne  land  ; 

Yet  thee  fierce  fortune  did  fo  nearely  drive, 
That  had  not  grace  thee  bleft,  thou  mouldeft  not  furvive. 

XXXI. 
The  fquyre  arriving,  fiercely  in  his  armes 

Snatcht  firfl  the  one,  and  then  the  other  jade, 

(His  chiefefb  letts  and  authors  of  his  harmes) 

And  them  perforce  withheld  with  threatned  blade, 

Leafl  that  his  lord  they  mould  behinde  invade  ; 

The  whiles  the  prince,  prickt  with  reprochful  lhame, 

As  one  awakte  out  of  long  flombring  fhade, 

Revivyng  thought  of  glory  and  of  fame, 
United  all  his  powres  to.  purge  himfelfe  from  blame. 

Vol.  I.  S  f  XXXII.  Like 


314  Tfo  fecond  Booh  of  the 

XXXII. 

Like  as  a  fire,  the  which  in  hollow  cave 

Hath  long  bene  under-kept  and  down  fuppreft, 

With  murmurous  difdayne  doth  inly  rave, 

And  grudge,   in  fo  ftreight  prifon  to  be  prefl, 

At  laft  breakes  forth  with  furious  unreft, 

And  ftrives  to  mount  unto  his  native  feat  y 

All  that  did  earn:  it  hinder  and  molefl, 

Yt  now  devoures  with  flames  and  fcorching  heat, 
And  carries  into  finoake  with  rage  and  horror  great. 

XXXIII. 
So  mightely  the  Briton  prince  him  rouzd 

Out  of  his  holde,  and  broke  his  caytive  bands ; 

And  as  a  beare,  whom  angry  curres  have  touzd, 

Having  off-makt  them  and  efcapt  their  hands, 

Becomes  more  fell,  and  all  that  him  withftands 

Treads  down  and  overthrowes.    now  had  the  carle 

Alighted  from  his  tigre,  and  his  hands 

Difcharged  of  his  bow  and  deadly  quar'le, 
To  feize  upon  his  foe  flatt  lying  on  the  marie. 

XXXIV. 
Which  now  him  turnd  to  difavantage  deare ; 

For  neither  can  he  fly,  nor  other  harme, 

But  truft  unto  his  ftrength  and  manhood  meare, 

Sith  now  he  is  far  from  his  monftrous  fwarme, 

And  of  his  weapons  did  himfelfe  difarme. 

The  knight  yet  wrathfull  for  his  late  difgrace, 

Fiercely  advaunfc  his  valorous  right  arme, 

And  him  fo  fore  fmott  with  his  yron  mace, 
That  groveling  to  the  ground  he  fell,  and  fild  his  place. 

XXXV. 
Wei  weened  hee  that  field  was  then  his  owne, 

And  all  his  labor  brought  to  happy  end  ; 

When  fuddein  up  the  villeine  overthrown e 

Out  of  his  fwownc  arofe  frefh  to  contend, 

And  gan  himfelfe  to  fecond  battaill  bend, 

As  hurt  he  had  not  beene  :  thereby  there  lay 

An  huge  great  flone,  which  flood  upon  one  end, 

And  had  not  bene  removed  many  a  day  -y 
Some  land-marke  feemd  to  bee,  or  figne  of  fundry  way  : 

XXXVI.  The 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  3 is 

xxxvl 

The  fame  he  fnatcht,  and  with  exceeding  fway 
Threw  at  his  foe,  who  was  right  well  aware 
To  fhonne  the  engin  of  his  meant  decay  ; 
It  booted  not  to  thinke  that  throw  to  beare, 
But  grownd  he  gave,  and  lightly  lept  areare  : 
Efte  fierce  retourning,  as  a  faulcon  fayre, 
That  once  hath  failed  of  her  foufe  full  neare, 
Remounts  againe  into  the  open  ayre, 
And  unto  better  fortune  doth  herfelfe  prepayre. 

XXXVII. 
-  So  brave  retourning,  with  his  brandimt  blade 
He  to  the  carle  himfelfe  agayn  addreft, 
And  ftrooke  at  him  fo  fternely,  that  he  made 
An  open  paffage  through  his  riven  breft, 
That  halfe  the  fteele  behind  his  backe  did  reft  j 
Which  drawing  backe,  he  looked  evermore 
When  the  hart  blood  mould  gufh  out  of  his  cheft. 
Or  his  dead  corfe  mould  fall  upon  the  flore ; 
But  his  dead  corfe  upon  the  flore  fell  nathemore : 

XXXVIII. 

Ne  drop  of  blood  appeared  fried  to  bee, 

All  were  the  wownd  fo  wide  and  wonderous 
That  through  his  carcas  one  might  playnly  fee. 
Halfe  in  amaze  with  horror  hideous, 
And  halfe  in  rage  to  be  deluded  thus, 
Again  through  both  the  fides  he  ftrooke  him  quight. 
That  made  his  fpright  to  grone  full  piteous  j 
Yet  nathemore  forth  fled  his  groning  fpright, 
But  frefhly  as  at  firft  prepard  himfelfe  to  fight. 

XXXIX, 
Thereat  he  fmitten  was  with  great  affright, 
And  trembling  terror  did  his  hart  apall, 
Ne  wift  he  what  to  thinke  of  that  fame  fight3 
Ne  what  to  fay,  ne  what  to  doe  at  all : 
He  doubted  leaft  it  were  fome  magicall 
Illufion,  that  did  beguile  his  fenfe, 
Or  wandring  ghoft  that  wanted  funerall, 
Or  aery  fpirite  under  falfe  pretence, 
Or  hellifh  feend  raysd  up  through  divelifh  fcience. 

S  f  2  XL.  His 


316  'the  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XL. 

His  wonder  far  exceeded  reafons  reach, 

That  he  began  to  doubt  his  dazeled  fight, 

And  oft  of  error  did  himfelfe  appeach : 

Flefh  without  blood,  a  perfon  without  fpright, 

Wounds  without  hurt,  a  body  without  might, 

That  could  doe  harme,  yet  could  not  harmed  bee, 

That  could  not  die,  yet  feemd  a  mortall  wight, 

That  was  moil  ftrong  in  moft  infirmitee  ; 
Like  did  he  never  heare,  like  did  he  never  fee. 

XLI. 
Awhile  he  ftood  in  this  aftonifhment, 

Yet  would  he  not  for  all  his  great  difmay 

Give  over  to  effect  his  firft  intent, 

And  th'  utmoft  meanes  of  victory  affay, 

Or  th'  utmoft  yflew  of  his  owne  decay. 

His  owne  good  fword  Mordure,  that  never  fayld 

At  need  till  now,  he  lightly  threw  away, 

And  his  bright  fhield  that  nought  him  now  avayld ; 
And  with  his  naked  hands  him  forcibly  arlayld. 

XLII. 
Twixt  his  two  mighty  armes  him  up  he  fnatcht, 

And  crumt  his  carcas  fo  againft  his  breft, 

That  the  difdainfull  fowle  he  thence  difpatcht, 

And  th'  ydle  breath  all  utterly  expreft  : 

Tho  when  he  felt  him  dead,  adowne  he  keft 

The  lumpifh  corfe  unto  the  fenceleiTe  grownd ; 

Adowne  he  keft  it  with  fo  puiffant  wreft, 

That  backe  againe  it  did  alofte  rebownd, 
And  gave  againft  his  mother  Earth  a  gronefull  fownd. 

XLIII. 

As  when  loves  harnefle-bearing  bird  from  hye 

Stoupes  at  a  flying  heron  with  proud  difdayne, 

The  ftone-dead  quarrey  falls  fo  forciblye, 

That  yt  rebownds  againft  the  lowly  playne, 

A  fecond  fall  redoubling  backe  agayne. 

Then  thought  the  prince  all  peril  fure  was  paft, 

And  that  he  victor  onely  did  remayne  ; 

No  fooner  thought,  then  that  the  carle  as  faft 
Gan  heap  huge  ftrokes  on  him,  as  ere  he  down  was  caft. 

XLIV.  Nigh 


Cant,  xl  FaeryQ^ueene.  317 

XLIV. 

Nigh  his  wits  end  then  woxe  th'  amazed  knight, 

And  thought  his  labor  loft  and  travell  vayne 

Againft  this  lifeleffe  fhadow  fo  to  fight : 

Yet  life  he  faw,  and  felt  his  mighty  mayne, 

That  whiles  he  marveild  ftill,  did  frill  him  payne : 

Forthy  he  gan  fome  other  wayes  advize, 

How  to  take  life  from  that  dead-living  fwayne, 

Whom  ftill  he  marked  frefhly  to  arize 
From  th'  earth,  and  from  her  womb  new  fpirits  to  reprize. 

XLV. 

He  then  remembred  well,  that  had  bene  fayd, 

How  th'  Earth  his  mother  was,  and  firffc  him  bore  -, 

She  eke  fo  often  as  his  life  decayd, 

Did  life  with  ufury  to  him  reftore, 

And  reysd  him  up  much  ftronger  then  before, 

So  foone  as  he  unto  her  wombe  did  fall  : 

Therefore  to  grownd  he  would  him  caft  no  more, 

Ne  him  committ  to  grave  terreftriall, 
But  beare  him  farre  from  hope  of  fuccour  ufuall. 

XL  VI. 

Tho  up  he  caught  him  twixt  his  puiffant  hands, 

And  having  fcruzd  out  of  his  carrion  corfe 

The  lothfull  life,  now  loosd  from  finfull  bands, 

Upon  his  moulders  carried  him  perforfe 

Above  three  furlongs,  taking  his  full  courfe, 

Untill  he  came  unto  a  ftanding  lake  ; 

Him  thereinto  he  threw  without  remorfe, 

Ne  ftird,  till  hope  of  life  did  him  forfake  : 
So  end  of  that  carles  dayes  and  his  owne  paynes  did  make. 

XLVII. 
Which  when  thofe  wicked  hags  from  far  did  fpye, 

Like  two  mad  dogs  they  ran  about  the  lands ; 

And  th'  one  of  them  with  dreadfull  yelling  crye, 

Throwing  away  her  broken  chaines  and  bands, 

And  having  quencht  her  burning  fier-brands, 

Hedlong  herfelfe  did  carl  into  that  lake ; 

But  Impotence  with  her  owne  wilfull  hands 

One  of  Malegers  curfed  darts  did  take, 
So  ryv'd  her  trembling;  hart,  and  v/icked  end  did  make. 

XLVIII.  Thus 


3 IS  The  fecond  TSooke  of  the 

XLVIII. 

Thus  now  alone  he  conquerour  remaines  j 

Tho  dimming  to  his  fquyre  that  kept  his  fteed, 

Thought  to  have  mounted,  but  his  feeble  vaines 

Him  faild  thereto,  and  ferved  not  his  need, 

Through  lofTe  of  blood  which  from  his  wounds  did  bleed, 

That  he  began  to  faint,  and  life  decay  : 

But  his  good  fquyre  him  helping  up  with  fpeed, 

With  ftedfaft  hand  upon  his  horfe  did  ftay, 

And  led  him  to  the  cattle  by  the  beaten  way. 

XLIX. 

Where  many  groomes  and  fquyres  ready  were, 
To  take  him  from  his  fteed  full  tenderly  j 
And  eke  the  fayreft  Alma  mett  him  there, 
With  balme  and  wine  and  coftly  ipicery 
To  comfort  him  in  his  infirmity : 
Eftefoones  (lie  causd  him  up  to  be  convayd, 
And  of  his  armes  defpoyled  eafilys 
In  fumptuous  bed  ihee  made  him  to  be  layd, 

And  al  the  while  his  wounds  were  dreiling  by  him  ftayd* 


CANTO 


Cant,  xil         Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  3 19 


CANTO    XII. 

Guy  on  by  palmers  governaunce, 

Pqjfing  through  perilles  great, 
Doth  overthrow  the  bowre  of  blis, 

And  Acrafy  defeat. 

I. 

Nr  OW  ginnes  that  goodly  frame  of  temp'eraunce 
Fayrely  to  rife,  and  her  adorned  hed 
To  prickc  of  highefl  prayfe  forth  to  advaunce, 
Formerly  grounded,  and  faft  fetteled 
On  rlrme  foundation  of  true  bountyhed : 
And  this  brave  knight,  that  for  this  vertue  fightes, 
Now  comes  to  point  of  that  fame  perilous  fled, 
Where  pleafure  dwelles  in  fenfuall  delights, 
Mongft  thoufand  dangers  and  ten  thoufand  magick  mights. 

II. 

Two  dayes  now  in  that  fea  he  fayled  has, 

Ne  ever  land  beheld,   ne  living  wight, 

Ne  ought  fave  perill,  ftill  as  he  did  pas : 

Tho  when  appeared  the  third  morrow  bright 

Upon  the  waves  to  fpred  her  trembling  light. 

An  hideous  roring  far  away  they  heard, 

That  all  their  fences  filled  with  affright  ; 

And  flreight  they  faw  the  raging  furges  reard 
Up  to  the  fkyes,  that  them  of  drowning  made  afFeard. 

III. 

Said  then  the  boteman,  Palmer,  Jlere  aright. 

And  keepe  an  even  courfe ;  for  yonder  way 

We  needes  mufi  pas  (God  doe  us  well  acquight  !) 

That  is  the  Gulf  of  greedinejfe,  they  fay, 

That  deepe  engorgeth  all  this  worldes  pray  ; 

Which  having  fwallowd  up  excejjively, 

He  foone  in  vomit  up  againe  doth  lay. 

And  belcheth  forth  his  fuperfuity, 
That  all  the  feas  for  fare  doe  feme  away  to  fy* 

IV.  On 


320  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 


IV. 

On  tlS  other  fyde  an  hideous  rock  is  pight 

Of  mightie  magnesfone,  whofe  cr aggie  clift 
Depending  from  on  high,  dreadjull  to  fight, 
Over  the  waves  his  rngg&d  armes  doth  lift, 
And  threat neth  downe  to  throw  his  ragged  rift 
On  whofo  cometh  nigh  ;  yet  nigh  it  drawes 
All  paffi ngers,  that  none  from  it  canfiift  : 
For  whiles  they  fy  that  gulfe's  devouring  iawes, 
They  on  the  rock  are  re?it,  and  fun ck  in  helples  wawet. 

V. 
Forward  they  paiTe,  and  ftrongly  he  them  rowes, 
Untill  they  nigh  unto  that  gulfe  arryve, 
Where  ftreame  more  violent  and  greedy  growes  t 
Then  he  with  all  his  puifaunce  doth  ftryve 
To  ftrike  his  oares,  and  mightily  doth  dryve 
The  hollow  verTell  through  the  threatfull  wave ; 
Which  gaping  wide  to  fwallow  them  alyve 
In  th'  huge  abyfTe  of  his  engulfing  grave 
Doth  rore  at  them  in  vaine,  and  with  great  terrour  rave*. 

VI. 
They  pafiing  by,  that  grifely  mouth  did  fee 
Sucking  the  feas  into  his  entralles  deepe, 
That  feemd  more  horrible  than  hell  to  bee/ 
Or  that  darke  dreadfull  hole  of  Tartare  fteepe, 
Through  which  the  damned  ghofts  doen  often  creep 
Eacke  to  the  world,  bad  livers  to  torment : 
But  nought  that  falles  into  this  direfull  deepe, 
Ne  that  approcheth  nigh  the  wyde  defcent, 
May  backe  retourne,  but  is  condemned  to  be  drent. 

VII. 
On  th'  other  fide  they  faw  that  perilous  rocke, 
Threatning  itfelfe  on  them  to  ruinate, 
On  whofe  fharp  cliftes  the  ribs  of  vefTels  broke  > 
And  fhivered  mips,  which  had  beene  wrecked  late, 
Yet  ftuck  with  carcafes  exanimate 
Of  fuch,  as  having  all  their  fubftance  fpent 
In  wanton  ioyes  and  lufies  intemperate 
Did  afterwardes  make  fhipwrack  violent 
Eoth  of  their  life  and  fame  for  ever  fowly  blent; 

VIII.  Forthy 


Cant.  xn.         Faery  Q^ueene.  321 

VIII. 

Forthy  this  hight  the  Rock  of  vile  reproch, 

A  daungerous  and  deteftable  place, 

To  which  nor  fifh  nor  fowle  did  once  approch, 

But  yelling  meawes,  with  feagulles  hoars  and  bace, 

And  cormoyraunts,  with  birds  of  ravenous  race, 

Which  ftill  fat  wayting  on  that  waftfull  clift 

For  fpoile  of  wretches,   whofe  unhappy  cace, 

After  loft  credit  and  confumed  thrift, 
At  laft  them  driven  hath  to  this  defpairefull  drift. 

IX. 

The  palmer  feeing  them  in  fafetie  paft, 

Thus  faide,  Behold  th'  enfamples  in  our  fghtes 

Of  luftfull  luxurie  and  thriftlejfe  waft. 

Wloat  now  is  left  of  miferable  wightes, 

Wloich  fpent  their  loofer  dales  in  leud  de  light  es, 

But  fame  and  fad  reproch,  here  to  be  red 

By  thefe  rent  reliques  fpeaking  their  ill  plight  es  ? 

Let  all  that  live  hereby  be  counfelled 
To  ftunne  Rock  of  reproch,   and  it  as  death  to  dread. 

X. 
So  forth  they  rowed,  and  that  ferryman 

With  his  ftiffe  oares  did  brum  the  fea  fo  ftrong, 

That  the  hoare  waters  from  his  frigot  ran, 

And  the  light  bubles  daunced  all  along, 

Whiles  the  fait  brine  out  of  the  billowes  fprong. 

At  laft  far  off  they  many  iilandes  fpy 

On  every  fide  noting  the  floodes  emong  : 

Then  faid  the  knight,  Lo  I  the  land  defcry, 
Therefore ,  oldfyre,  thy  courfe  doe  thereunto  apply. 

XI. 

That  may  not  bee,  faid  then  the  ferryman, 

Leaft  wee  unweeting  hap  to  be  fordonne  : 

For  thofe  fame  iflands,  feeming  now  and  than, 

Are  ?iotfrme  land  nor  any  certein  wonne  ; 

But  frag  ling  plots,  which  to  and  fro  doe  ronne 

In  the  wide  waters  :  therefore  are  they  hight 

The  wandring  I/lands :  therefore  doe  them  flmine ; 

For  they  have  oft  drawne  many  a  wandring  wight 
Into  moft  deadly  daunger  and  diftrefjed  plight. 

Vol.  I.  T  t  XII.   Yet 


j  2  a-  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Tet  well  they  feme  to  him,  that  far  re  doth  vew, 

Both  f aire  and  fruitfully  and  the  grownd  difpred 

With  graffy  greene  of  delectable  hew  ; 

And  the  tall  trees  with  leaves  appareled 

Are  decht  with  blofjoms  dyde  in  white  and  red. 

That  mote  the  pajengers  thereto  allure  -, 

But  whofoever  once  hath  faftened 

His  foot  thereon,  may  never  it  re  cure, 
But  wandreth  evermore  uncertein  and  unfure. 

XIII. 
As  th'  ijle  of  Delos  whylome  men  report 

Amid  th  Agaean  fea  long  time  did  f  ray 9 

Ke  made  for  flipping  any  certeine  port, 

Till  that  Latona  travelling  that  way, 

Flying  from  Iunoes  wrath  and  hard  affay. 

Of  her  fayre  twins  was  there  delivered, 

Which  afterwards  did  rule  the  night  and  day  : 

Thenceforth  it  firmely  was  efablijhedy 
And  for  Apolloes  temple  highly  herried. 

XIV. 
They  to  him  hearken,  as  befeemeth  meete  3 

And  paffe  on  forward :  fo  their  way  does  ly, 

That  one  of  thofe  fame  iflands,   which  doe  fleet 

In  the  wide  fea,  they  needes  muft  patten  by, 

Which  feemd  fo  fweet  and  pleafaunt  to  the  eye, 

That  it  would  tempt  a  man  to  touchen  there : 

Upon  the  banck  they  fitting  did  efpy 

A  daintie  damfell  dreffing  of  her  heare, 
By  whom  a  little  fkippet  noting  did  appeare. 

XV. 
She  them  efpying  loud  to  them  can  call, 

Bidding  them  nigher  draw  unto  the  more, 

For  me  had  caufe  to  bufie  them  withall  -, 

And  therewith  lowdly  laught :  but  nathemore 

Would  they  once  turne,  but  kept  on  as  afore  : 

Which  when  me  faw  (he  left  her  lockes  undight, 

And  running  to  her  boat  withouten  ore, 

From  the  departing  land  it  launched  light, 
And  after  them  did  drive  with  all  her  power  and  might.  ^    whom 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Queene.  323 

XVI. 

Whom  overtaking,  me  in  merry  fort 

Them  gan  to  bord,  and  purpofe  diverfly, 
Now  faining  dalliaunce  and  wanton  fport, 
Now  throwing  forth  lewd  wordes  immodeftly ; 
Till  that  the  palmer  gan  full  bitterly 
Her  to  rebuke  for  being:  loofe  and  lio-ht : 
Which  not  abiding,   but  more  fcornfully 
Scoffing  at  him  that  did  her  iuftly  wite, 
She  turnd  her  bote  about,  and  from  them  rowed  quite. 

XVII. 
That  was  the  wanton  Phaedria,  which  late 
Did  ferry  him  over  the  Idle  lake  : 
Whom  nought  regarding  they  kept  on  their  gate, 
And  all  her  vaine  allurements  did  forfake  ; 
When  them  the  wary  boteman  thus  befpake  ; 
Here  now  beho-veth  us  well  to  avy/ey 
And  of  our  fafety  good  heede  fo  take  -, 
For  here  before  a  perlous  pajfage  lyes, 
Where  many  mermayds  haunt  making  falfe  melodies  : 

XVIII. 
But  by  the  way  there  is  a  great  quick/and, 
And  a  whirlepoole  of  hidden  ieopardy  ; 
Therefore,  fir  palmer,  keepe  an  even  hand; 
For  twixt  them  both  the  narrow  way  doth  ly. 
Scarfe  had  he  faide,  when  hard  at  hand  they  fpy 
That  quickfand  nigh  with  water  covered  ; 
But  by  the  checked  wave  they  did  defcry 
It  plaine,  and  by  the  fea  difcoloured  : 
It  called  was  the  quickefand  of  Unthriftyhed. 

XIX. 
They  paffing  by  a  goodly  fhip  did  fee 

Laden  from  far  with  precious  merchandize, 
And  bravely  furnifhed  as  fhip  might  bee, 
Which  through  great  difaventure,  or  mefprize, 
Herfelfe  had  ronne  into  that  hazardize  ; 
Whofe  mariners  and  merchants  with  much  toyle 
Labour'd  in  vaine  to  have  recur'd  their  prize, 
And  the  rich  wares  to  fave  from  pitteous  fpoyle  ; 
But  neither  tovle  nor  traveill  mis;ht  her  backe  recoyle. 

!  T  t  2  XX.  On 


324  €Thi  fecond  Booke  of  th$ 


xx. 

On  th'  other  fide  they  fee  that  perilous  poolc, 

That  called  was  the  Whirlepoole  of  decay  j 

In  which  full  many  had  with  hapleffe  doole 

Beene  funcke,  of  whom  no  memorie  did  ftay  : 

Whole  circled  waters  rapt  with  whirling  fway, 

Like  to  a  reftleffe  wheele,  ftill  ronning  round, 

Did  covet,  as  they  pailed  by  that  way, 

To  draw  their  bote  within  the  utmoft  bound 
Of  his  wide  labyrinth,  and  then  to  have  them  dround. 

XXI. 
But  th'  heedful  boteman  ftrongly  forth  did  ftretch 

His  brawnie  armes,  and  all  his  bodie  ftraine, 

That  th'  utmoft  fandy  breach  they  fhortly  fetch,. 

Whiles  the  dredd  daunger  does  behind  remaine. 

Suddeine  they  fee  from  midft  of  all  the  maine 

The  furging  waters  like  a  mountaine  rife, 

And  the  great  fea,  puft  up  with  proud  difdaine, 

To  fwell  above  the  meafure  of  his  guife, 
As  threatning  to  devoure  all  that  his  powre  defpifc. 

XXII. 
The  waves  come  rolling,  and  the  billowes  rore 

Outragioufly,  as  they  enraged  were, 

Or  wrathfull  Neptune  did  them  drive  before 

His  whirling  charet  for  exceeding  feare ; 

For  not  one  puffe  of  winde  there  did  appeare  ; 

That  all  the  three  thereat  woxe  much  afrayd, 

Unweeting  what  fuch  horrour  ftraunge  did  reare. 

Eftfoones  they  faw  an  hideous  hoaft  arrayd 
Of  huge  fea-monfters,  fuch  as  living  fence  difmayd : 

XXIII. 
Moil:  ugly  fhapes  and  horrible  afpects, 

Such  as  dame  Nature  felfe  mote  feare  to  fee, 

Or  fhame,  that  ever  mould  fo  fowle  defects 

From  her  moft  cunning  hand  efcaped  bee  ; 

All  dreadfull  pourtraicts  of  deformitee : 

Spring-headed  hydres,  and  fea-fhouldring  whales, 

Great  whirlpooles,  which  all  fifhes  make  to  flee, 

Bright  fcolopendraes  arm'd  with  filver  fcales, 
Mighty  monoceros  with  immeafured  tayles  s 

XXIV.  The 


Cant.  xn.  Faer/y  Qu  eene.  325 

XXIV. 

The  dreadful  nfh,  that  hath  deferv'd  the  name 

Of  death,  and  like  him  lookes  in  dreadfuil  hew  ; 

The  griefly  warTerman,  that  makes  his  game 

The  flying  mips  with  fwiftnes  to  purfew  j 

The  horrible  fea-fatyre,  that  doth  lliew 

His  fearefull  face  in  time  of  greateft  ftorme ; 

Hugre  zirrlus,  whom  mariners  efchew 

No  leife  then  rockes,  as  travellers  informe  •> 
And  greedy  rofmarines  with  viuges  deforme  : 

XXV. 
All  tliefe,  and  thoufand  thoufands  many  more, 

And  more  deformed  monHers  thoufand  fold, 

With  dreadfuil  noife  and  hollow  rombling  rore, 

Came  rufhing  in  the  fomy  waves  enrold, 

Which  feem'd  to  fly  for  feare  them  to  behold  : 

Ne  wonder,  if  thefe  did  the  knight  appall  5 

For  all  that  here  on  earth  we  dreadfuil  hold, 

Be  but  as  bugs  to  fearen  babes  withall, 
Compared  to  the  creatures  in  the  feas  en  trail. 

XXVI. 
Feare  nought,  then  faide  the  palmer  well  aviz'd, 

For  thefe  fame  monjlers  are  not  thefe  in  deed, 

But  are  into  thefe  fearefull  JJjapes  difguizd 

By  that  fame  wicked  witch,  to  worke  us  dreed, 

And  draw  from  on  this  tourney  to  proceed. 

Tho  lifting  up  his  vertuous  ftarTe  on  hye, 

He  fmote  the  fea,  which  calmed  was  with  fpeed, 

And  all  that  dreadfuil  armie  fait,  gan  flye 
Into  great  Tethys  bofome,  where  they  hidden  lye. 

XXVII. 
Quit  from  that  danger  forth  their  courfe  they  kept  -7 

And  as  they  went  they  heard  a  ruefull  cry 

Of  one  that  wayld  and  pittifully  wept, 

That  through  the  fea  refounding  plaints  did  fly : 

At  lail  they  in  an  ifland  did  efpy 

A  feemely  maiden  fitting  by  the  more, 

That  with  great  forrow  and  fad  agony 

Seemed  fome  great  misfortune  to  deplore, 
And  lowd  to  them  for  fuccour  called  evermore. 

XXVIII.  Which 


326  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

xxvnr. 

Which  Guyon  hearing  ftreight  his  palmer  bad 

To  ftere  the  bote  towards  that  dolefull  mayd,. 

That  he  might  know  and  eafe  her  forrow  fad : 

Who  him  avizing  better,  to  him  fayd  ; 

Fat  re  fir,  be  not  difpleasd  if  difobayd  : 

For  ill  it  were  to  hearken  to  her  cry  ;; 

For  Jhe  is  inly  nothing  ill  apaydy 

But  onely  womatiifoj  fine  forgery, 
Your  jlubborne  hart  f  affect  withfraile  infirmity  : 

XXIX.  ' 
To  which  when  foe  your  courage  hath  inclind 

Through  foolifoj  pitty,  then  her  guilefull  bayt 

She  will  anbofome  deeper  in  your  mind. 

And  for  your  ruine  at  the  lafi  awayt. 

The  knight  was  ruled,  and  the  botcman  ilrayt 

Held  on  his  courfe  with  flayed  ftedfaftnefle, 

Ne  ever  mroncke,  ne  ever  fought  to  bayt 

His  tyred  armes  for  toylefome  wearinefTe  ; 
But  with  his  oares  did  fweepe  the  watry  wildernefle. 

XXX. 
And  now  they  nigh  approched  to  the  fled 

Whereas  thofe  mermayds  dwelt :  it  was  a  flill 

And  calmy  bay,  on  th'  one  fide  flickered 

With  the  brode  fhadow  of  an  hoarie  hill ; 

On  th'  other  fide  an  high  rocke  toured  ftill, 

That  twixt  them  both  a  pleafaunt  port  they  made, 

And  did  like  an  halfe  theatre  fulfill : 

There  thofe  five  fitters  had  continuall  trade, 
And  usd  to  bath  themfelves  in  that  deceiptfull  fhade. 

XXXI. 
They  were  faire  ladies,  till  they  fondly  ftriv'd 

With  th'  Heliconian  maides  for  mayftery  ; 

Of  whom  they  over-comen  were  depriv'd 

Of  their  proud  beautie,  and  th'  one  moyity 

Transform'd  to  fifh,  for  their  bold  furquedry  3 

But  th'  upper  halfe  their  hew  retayned  ftill, 

And  their  fweet  fkill  in  wonted  melody  j 

Which  ever  after  they  abusd  to  ill, 
T'allure  weake  traveillers,  whom  gotten  they  did  kill. 

XXXII.  So 


Cant.  xn.  Faery  Queene.  327 

XXXII. 

So  now  to  Guyon,  as  he  parTed  by, 

Their  pleafaunt  tunes  they  fweetly  thus  applyde  j 

O  thou  fayre  fonne  of  gentle  faery  y 

'That  art  in  mightie  armes  mojl  magnify de 

Above  all  knights  that  ever  battel  11  trydet 

O  tnrne  thy  rudder  hetherward  awhile  : 

Here  may  thy  ftorme-bett  vejfell  fafely  ryde  ; 

This  is  the  port  of  rejl  from  troublous  toyley 
The  worldes  fweet  in  from  paine  and  wearifome  turmoyle. 

XXXIII. 

With  that  the  rolling  Tea  refounding  foft 
In  his  big  bafe  them  fitly  anfwered  ; 
And  on  the  rocke  the  waves  breaking  aloft 

o 

A  folemne  meane  unto  them  meafured  ; 

The  whiles  fweet  zephyrus  lowd  whifteled 

His  treble,  a  ftraunge  kinde  of  harmony  ; 

Which  Guyons  fenfes  foftly  tickeled, 

That  he  the  boteman  bad  row  eafily, 

And  let  him  heare  fome  part  of  their  rare  melodyy  . 

XXXIV. 

But  him  the  palmer  from  that  vanity 

With  temperate  advice  difcounfelled, 

That  they  it  pair.,  and  fhortly  gan  defcry 

The  land  to  which  their  courfe  they  levelled  : 

When  fuddeinly  a  grofTe  fog  over-fpred 

With  his  dull  vapour  all  that  defert  has, 

And  heavens  chearefull  face  enveloped, 

That  all  things  one,  and  one  as  nothing  was, 

And  this  great  univerfe  feemd  one  confufed  mas. 

XXXV. 

Thereat  they  greatly  were  difmayd,  ne  wiii 

How  to  dired:  theyr  way  in  darkenes  wide, 

But  feard  to  wander  in  that  waflefull  mift, 

For  tombling  into  mifchiefe  unefpyde. 

Worfe  is  the  daunger  hidden  then  defcride. 

Suddeinly  an  innumerable  flight 

Of  harmefull  fowles  about  them  fluttering  cride, 

And  with  their  wicked  wings  them  ofte  did  fmight, 

And  fore  annoyed;  groping  in  that  griefly  night. 

XXXVI.  Even 


j 28  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

xxxvi. 

Even  all  the  nation  of  unfortunate 

And  fatall  birds  about  them  nocked  were, 

Such  as  by  nature  men  abhorre  and  hate ; 

The  ill-fafte  owle,  deaths  dreadfull  menengere  ; 

The  hoars  night-raven,  trump  of  dolefull  drere ; 

The  lether-winged  batt,  dayes  enimy  ; 

The  ruefull  ftrich,   frill  waiting  on  the  bere ; 

The  whiftler  fhrill,  that  whofo  heares  doth  dy ; 
The  hellifh  harpyes,  prophets  of  fad  defliny  : 

XXXVII. 
All  thofe,  and  all  that  els  does  horror  breed, 

About  them  flew,  and  fild  their  fayles  with  fjpare : 

Yet  flayd  they  not,  but  forward  did  proceed, 

Whiles  th'  one  did  row,  and  th'  other  ftifly  fteare  -, 

Till  that  at  Ian:  the  weather  gan  to  cleare, 

And  the  faire  land  itfelfe  did  playnly  mow. 

Said  then  the  palmer,  Lo  where  does  appeare 

*Ihe  f acred  foile  where  all  our  per  ills  grow  ; 
therefore,  fir  knight  >  your  ready  arms  about  you  throw. 

XXXVIII. 
He  hearkned,  and  his  armes  about  him  tooke, 

The  whiles  the  nimble  bote  fo  well  her  fped, 

That  with  her  crooked  keele  the  land  me  flrooke : 

Then  forth  the  noble  Guyon  fallied 

And  his  fage  palmer  that  him  governed  ; 

But  th'  other  by  his  bote  behind  did  flay. 

They  marched  fayrly  forth,  of  nought  ydred, 

Both  firmely  armd  for  every  hard  affay, 
With  conftancy  and  care,  gainft  daunger  and  difmay, 

XXXIX. 

Ere  long  they  heard  an  hideous  bellowing 

Of  many  beafts,   that  roard  outrageoufly, 

As  if  that  hungers  poynt,  or  Venus  fling 

Had  them  enraged  with  fell  furquedry ; 

Yet  nought  they  feard,  but  paft  on  hardily, 

Untill  they  came  in  vew  of  thofe  wilde  beafts, 

Who  all  attonce,  gaping  full  greedily, 

And  rearing  fercely  their  upflaring  crefls, 
Ran  towards  to  devoure  thofe  unexpected  guefls. 

XL.  But 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  b.  329 

XL. 

But  foone  as  they  approcht  with  deadly  threat, 
The  palmer  over  them  his  ftafFe  upheld, 
His  mighty  ftafFe,  that  could  all  charmes  defeat : 
Eftefoones  their  ftubborne  corages  were  queld, 
And  high-advaunced  crefts  downe  meekely  feld ; 
Jnftead  of  fraying  they  themfelves  did  feare, 
And  trembled,  as  them  paffing  they  beheld  : 
Such  wondrous  powre  did  in  that  ftafFe  appeare, 
All  monfters  to  fubdew  to  him  that  did  it  beare. 

XLI. 
Of  that  fame  wood  it  fram'd  was  cunningly, 
Of  which  Caduceus  whilome  was  made, 
Caduceus,    the  rod  of  Mercury, 
With  which  he  wonts  the  Stygian  realmes  invade 
Through  ghaftly  horror  and  eternall  fhade  j 
Th'  infernall  feends  with  it  he  can  afFwage, 
And  Orcus  tame,  whome  nothing  can  perfuade, 
And  rule  the  Furyes  when  they  moft  doe  rage : 
Such  vertue  in  his  ftafFe  had  eke  this  palmer  fage. 

XLII. 
Thence  paffing  forth,  they  fhortly  doe  arryve 
Whereas  the  Bowre  of  blifFe  was  fituate  -, 
A  place  pickt  out  by  choyce  of  beft  alyve, 
That  natures  worke  by  art  can  imitate : 
In  which  whatever  in  this  worldly  ftate 
Is  fweete  and  pleafing  unto  living  fenfe, 
Or  that  may  daynteft  fantafy  aggrate, 
Was  poured  forth  with  plentifuil  difpence, 
And  made  there  to  abound  with  lavifh  affluence. 

XLIII. 
Goodly  it  was  enclofed  rownd  about, 

As  well  their  entred  gueftes  to  keep  within, 
As  thofe  unruly  beafts  to  hold  without ; 
Yet  was  the  fence  thereof  but  weake  and  thin  j 
Nought  feard  they  force  that  fortilage  to  win, 
But  wifedomes  powre,  and  temperaunces  might, 
By  which  the  mightieft  things  efForced  bin  : 
And  eke  the  gate  was  wrought  of  fubftaunce  light, 
Rather  for  pleafure  then  for  battery  or  fight. 
Vol.  I.  U  u  XLIV.  Yt 


3  30  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

Yt  framed  was  of  precious  yvoiy, 

That  feemd  a  worke  of  admirable  witt ; 

And  therein  all  the  famous  hiftory 

Of  Iafon  and  Medaea  was  ywritt ; 

Her  mighty  charmes,  her  furious  loving  fitt, 

His  goodly  conquer!;  of  the  golden  fleece, 

His  failed  fayth,  and  love  too  lightly  flitt, 

The  wondred  Argo,  which  in  venturous  peece 
Firft  through  the  Euxine  feas  bore  all  the  rlowr  of  Greece. 

XLV. 
Ye  might  have  feene  the  frothy  billowes  fry 

Under  the  mip  as  thorough  them  fhe  went, 

That  feemd  the  waves  were  into  yvory, 

Or  yvory  into  the  waves  were  fent  j 

And  otherwhere  the  fnowy  fubftaunce  fprent 

With  vermeil,  like  the  boyes  blood  therein  fried, 

A  piteous  fpectacle  did  reprefent  ; 

And  otherwhiles  with  gold  befprinkeled 
Yt  feemd  th'  enchaunted  flame,  which  did  Creufa  wed, 

XL  VI. 

All  this  and  more  might  in  that  goodly  gate 

Be  red,  that  ever  open  flood  to  all 

Which  thether  came  :  but  in  the  porch  there  fate 

A  comely  perfonage  of  flature  tall, 

And  femblaunce  pleafing,  more  than  naturall, 

That  travellers  to  him  feemd  to  entize ; 

His  loofer  garment  to  the  ground  did  fall, 

And  flew  about  his  heeles  in  wanton,  wize, 
Not  fitt  for  fpeedy  pace  or  manly  exercize. 

XLVII. 

They  in  that  place  him  Genius  did  call  : 
Not  that  celefliall  powre,  to  whom  the  care 
Of  life,  and  generation  of  all 
That  lives,  perteines  in  charge  particulare, 
Who  wondrous  things  concerning  our  welfare, 
And  ftraunge  phantomes  doth  lett  us  ofte  forefee. 
And  ofte  of  fecret  ills  bids  us  beware  : 
That  is  ourfelfe,  whom  though  we  do  not  fee, 

Yet  each  doth  in  himfelfe  it  well  perceive  to  bee  : 


XL VIII.  Therefore 


Cant.  xir.         Faery  Queene*  331 

XLVIII. 

Therefore  a  god  him  fage  antiquity- 
Did  wifely  make,  and  good  Agdiftes  call  : 

But  this  fame  was  to  that  quite  contrary, 

The  foe  of  life,  that  good  envyes  to  all, 

That  fecretly  doth  us  procure  to  fall 

Through  guilefull  femblants,  which  he  makes  us  fee  : 

He  of  this  gardin  had  the  governall, 

And  Pleafures  porter  was  devizd  to  bee, 
Holding  a  ftafFe  in  hand  for  more  formalitee. 

XLIX. 

With  diverfe  flowres  he  daintily  was  deckt, 

And  ftrowed  rownd  about,  and  by  his  fide 

A  mighty  mazer  bowle  of  wine  was  fett, 

As  if  it  had  to  him  bene  facrifide  ; 

Wherewith  all  new-come  guefls  he  gratyfide : 

So  did  he  eke  fir  Guyon  paffing  by ; 

But  he  his  ydle  curtefie  defide, 

And  overthrew  his  bowle  difdainfully, 
And  broke  his  ftaffe,  with  which  he  charmed  femblants  ily. 

L. 
Thus  being  entred,  they  behold  arownd 

A  large  and  fpacious  plaine,  on  every  fide 

Strov/ed  with  pleafauns ;  whofe  fayre  grafly  grownd 

Mantled  with  greene,  and  goodly  beautifide 

With  all  the  ornaments  of  Floraes  pride, 

Wherewith  her  mother  art  (as  halfe  in  fcorne 

Of  niggard  nature)  like  a  pompous  bride 

Did  decke  her,  and  too  lavifhly  adorne, 
When  forth  from  virgin  bowre  fhe  comes  in  th'  early  morne. 

LI. 
Therewith  the  heavens  alwayes  joviall 

Lookte  on  them  lovely  flill  in  fledfaft  ftate, 

Ne  fuifred  florme  nor  froft  on  them  to  fall 

Their  tender  buds  or  leaves  to  violate, 

Nor  fcorching  heat,  nor  cold  intemperate 

T'afflict  the  creatures  which  therein  did  dwell  ; 

But  the  milde  ayre  with  feafon  moderate 

Gently  attempred,  and  difposd  fo  well, 
That  frill  it  breathed  forth  fweet  fpirit  and  holefom  fmell  : 

U  u  2  LII.  More 


3  32  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

More  fweet  and  holefome  then  the  plcafaunt  hill 

Of  Rhodope,  on  which  the  nimphe,  that  bore 

A  gyaunt  babe,  herfelfe  for  griefe  did  kill  • 

Or  the  Theflalian  Tempe,  where  of  yore 

Fayre  Daphne  Phoebus  hart  with  love  did  gore  ; 

Or  Ida,  where  the  gods  lov'd  to  repayre, 

Whenever  they  their  heavenly  bowres  forlore ; 

Or  fweet  Parnaffe,  the  haunt  of  Mufes  fayre  ; 
Or  Eden  felfe,  if  ought  with  Eden  mote  compayre. 

LIII. 
Much  wondred  Guyon  at  the  fayre  afpect 

Of  that  fweet  place,  yet  fuffred  no  delight 

To  fincke  into  his  fence,  nor  mind  arTecl:  -, 

But  palled  forth,  and  lookt  ftill  forward  right, 

Brydling  his  will  and  mayftering  his  might ; 

Till  that  he  came  unto  another  gate  ; 

No  gate,  but  like  one,  being  goodly  dight 

With  bowes  and  braunches,  which  did  broad  dilate 
Their  clafping  armes  in  wanton  wreathings  intricate  1 

LIV. 
So  fafhioned  a  porch  with  rare  device, 

Archt  over  head  with  an  embracing  vine, 

Whofe  bounches  hanging  downe  feemd  to  entice 

All  paifers  by  to  tafle  their  lufhious  wine, 

And  did  themfelves  into  their  hands  incline, 

As  freely  offering  to  be  gathered ; 

Some  deepe  empurpled  as  the  hyacine, 

Some  as  the  rubine,  laughing  fweetely  red, 
Some  like  faire  emeraudes,  not  yet  well  ripened  1 

LV. 
And  them  amongft  fome  were  of  burnifht  gold, 

So  made  by  art  to  beautify  the  reft, 

Which  did  themfelves  emongft  the  leaves  enfold, 

As  lurking  from  the  vew  of  covetous  gueft, 

That  the  weake  boughes  with  fo  rich  load  oppreil 

Did  bow  adowne  as  overburdened. 

Under  that  porch  a  comely  dame  did  reft 

Clad  in  fayre  weedes,  but  fowle  difordered, 
And  garments  loofe,  that  feemd  unmeet  for  womanhed  : 

LVI.  In 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Queene.  333 


LVI. 

In  her  left  hand  a  cup  of  gold  fhe  held, 

And  with  her  right  the  riper  fruit  did  reach, 
Whofe  fappy  liquor,  that  with  fulneffe  fweld, 
Into  her  cup  fhe  fcruzd  with  daintie  breach 
Of  her  fine  fingers,  without  fowle  empeach 
That  fo  faire  wine-preffe  made  the  wine  more  fweet ; 
Thereof  fhe  usd  to  give  to  drinke  to  each, 
Whom  pafiing  by  flie  happened  to  meet : 

It  was  her  guife  all  ftraungers  goodly  fo  to  greet. 

LVII. 

So  fhe  to  Guyon  offred  it  to  taft  ; 

Who  taking  it  out  of  her  tender  hond, 
The  cup  to  ground  did  violently  cafl, 
That  all  in  peeces  it  was  broken  fond, 
And  with  the  liquor  flamed  all  the  lond  : 
W'hereat  ExcefTe  exceedinly  was  wroth, 
Yet  no'te  the  fame  amend,  ne  yet  withflond, 
But  fuffered  him  to  paffe,  all  were  fhe  loth  j 

Who  nought  regarding  her  difpleafure  forward  goth. 

LVIII. 

There  the  moft  daintie  paradife  on  ground 
Itfelfe  doth  offer  to  his  fober  eye, 
In  which  all  pleafures  plenteoufly  abownd, 
And  none  does  others  happineffe  envye  ; 
The  painted  flowres,  the  trees  upfhooting  hye, 
The  dales  for  fhade,  the  hilles  for  breathing  fpace, 
The  trembling  groves,  the  chriflall  running  by  j 
And  that,    which  all  faire  workes  doth  moil,  aggrace, 

The  art  which  all  that  wrought  appeared  in  no  place. 

LIX. 

One  would  have  thought,  (fo  cunningly  the  rude 
And  fcorned  partes  were  mingled  with  the  fine) 
That  nature  had  for  wantoneffe  enfude 
Art,  and  that  art  at  nature  did  repine  ; 
So  ftriving  each  th'  other  to  undermine, 
Each  did  the  others  worke  more  beautify  ; 
So  dirT'ring  both  in  willes  agreed  in  fine  : 
So  all  agreed,  through  fweete  diverfity, 

This  gardin  to  adorne  with  all  variety. 


LX.  And 


3  34  T'he  fecond  Booke  of  the 


LX. 

And  in  the  midft  of  all  a  fountaine  flood 

Of  richeft  fubftance  that  on  earth  might  bee, 

So  pure  and  fhiny  that  the  filver  flood 

Through  every  channell  running  one  might  fee  -, 

Moft  goodly  it  with  curious  ymageree 

Was  over-wrought,  and  fhapes  of  naked  boyes, 

Of  which  fome  feemd  with  lively  iollitee 

To  fly  about,  playing  their  wanton  toyes, 
Why  left  others  did  themfelves  embay  in  liquid  ioyes. 

LXI. 
And  over  all  of  pureft  gold  was  fpred 

A  trayle  of  yvie  in  his  native  hew: 

For  the  rich  metall  was  fo  coloured, 

That  wight,  who  did  not  well  avis'd  it  vew, 

Would  furely  deeme  it  to  bee  yvie  trew  : 

Low  his  lafcivious  armes  adown  did  creepe, 

That  themfelves  dipping  in  the  filver  dew     . 

Their  fleecy  flowres  they  fearefully  did  fteepe, 
Which  drops  of  chriftall  feemd  for  wantones  to  weep, 

LXII. 

Infinit  ftreames  continually  did  well 

Out  of  this  fountaine,  fweet  and  faire  to  fee, 

The  which  into  an  ample  laver  fell, 

And  fhortly  grew  to  fo  great  quantitie, 

That  like  a  litle  lake  it  feemd  to  bee ; 

Whofe  depth  exceeded  not  three  cubits  hight, 

That  through  the  waves  one  might  the  bottom  fee, 

All  pav'd  beneath  with  jafpar  mining  bright  j 
That  feemd  the  fountaine  in  that  fea  did  fayle  upright. 

LXIII. 

And  all  the  margent  round  about  was  fett 

With  fhady  laurell  trees,  thence  to  defend 

The  funny  beames,   which  on  the  billowes  bett, 

And  thofe  which  therein  bathed  mote  offend. 

As  Guyon  hapned  by  the  fame  to  wend, 

Two  naked  damzelles  he  therein  efpyde, 

Which  therein  bathing  feemed  to  contend, 

And  wreftle  wantonly,   ne  car'd  to  hyde 
Their  dainty  partes  from  vew  of  any  which  them  eyd. 

LXIV.  Sometimes 


Cant.  xir.  Faery  Queene.  335 

LXIV. 

Sometimes  the  one  would  lift  the  other  quight 

Above  the  waters,  and  then  downe  againe 

Her  plong,  as  jover-mayftered  by  might, 

Where  both  awhile  would  covered  remaine, 

And  each  the  other  from  to  rife  reftraine  ; 

The  whiles  their  fnowy  limbes,  as  through  a  vele, 

So  through  the  chriilall  waves  appeared  plaine  : 

Then  fuddeinly  both  would  themfelves  unhele, 
And  th'  amorous  fweet  ipoiles  to  greedy  eyes  revele. 

LXV. 
As  that  faire  ftarre,  the  meffenger  of  morne, 

His  deawy  face  out  of  the  fea  doth  reare : 

Or  as  the  Cyprian  goddefTe,  newly  borne 

Of  th'  oceans  fruitfull  froth,  did  firft  appeare  : 

Such  feemed  they,  and  fo  their  yellow  heare 

Chriftalline  humor  dropped  downe  apace. 

Whom  fuch  when  Guyon  faw,  he  drew  him  neare, 

And  fomewhat  gan  relent  his  earneft  pace  ; 
His  ftubborne  breft  gan  fecret  pleafaunce  to  embrace. 

LXVI. 
The  wanton  maidens  him  efpying  flood 

Gazing  awhile  at  his  unwonted  guife  j 

Then  th'  one  herfelfe  low  ducked  in  the  flood, 

Abafht  that  her  a  ftraunger  did  avife  : 

But  th'  other  raiher  higher  did  arife, 

And  her  two  lilly  paps  aloft  difplayd, 

And  all,  that  might  his  melting  hart  entyfe 

To  her  delights,   fhe  unto  him  bewrayd ; 
The  reft  hidd  underneath  him  more  defirous  made. 

LXVII. 
With  that  the  other  likewife  up  arofe, 

And  her  faire  lockes,   which  formerly  were  bownd 

Up  in  one  knott,  fhe  low  adowne  did  lofe, 

Which  flowing  long  and  thick  her  cloth'd  arownd, 

And  th'  yvorie  in  golden  mantle  gownd  : 

So  that  faire  fpectacle  from  him  was  reft, 

Yet  that  which  reft  it  no  leife  faire  was  fownd  : 

So  hidd  in  lockes  and  waves  from  lookers  theft, 
Nought  but  her  lovely  face  me  for  his  looking  left. 

LXVIII.  Withall 


336  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LXVIII. 

Withall  flic  laughed,  and  me  blufht  withall, 

That  blufhing  to  her  laughter  gave  more  grace, 

And  laughter  to  her  bluihing,  as  did  fall. 

Now  when  they  fpyde  the  knight  to  flacke  his  pace 

Them  to  behold,  and  in  his  fparkling  face 

The  fecrete  lignes  of  kindled  lull  appeare, 

Their  wanton  meriments  they  did  encreace, 

And  to  him  beckned  to  approch  more  neare, 
And  ihewd  him  many  fights  that  corage  cold  could  reare : 

LXIX. 
On  which  when  gazing  him  the  palmer  faw, 

He  much  rebukt  thofe  wandring  eyes  of  his, 

And  counfeld  well,   him  forward  thence  did  draw. 

Now  are  they  come  nigh  to  the  Bowre  of  blis, 

(Of  her  fond  favorites  fo  nam'd  amis) 

When  thus  the  palmer,  Now,  fir,  well  avife ; 

For  here  the  end  of  all  our  traveill  is : 

Here  wonnes  Acrafia,  whom  we  muft  furprife, 
Els  fie  will  flip  away,  and  all  our  drift  defpife. 

LXX. 
Eftfoones  they  heard  a  moll  melodious  found, 

Of  all  that  mote  delight  a  daintie  eare, 

Such  as  attonce  might  not  on  living  ground, 

Save  in  this  paradife,  be  heard  elfewhere  : 

Right  hard  it  was  for  wight  which  did  it  heare 

To  read  what  manner  muficke  that  mote  bee; 

For  all  that  pleafing  is  to  living  eare 

Was  there  conforted  in  one  harmonee  ; 
Birdes,  voices,  inflruments,  windes,  waters,  all  agree : 

LXXI. 
The  ioyous  birdes,  fhrouded  in  chearefull  made, 

Their  notes  unto  the  voice  attempred  fweet  j 

Th'  angeiicall  fori  trembling  voyces  made 

To  th'  inflruments  divine  refpondence  meet ; 

The  filver-founding  inflruments  did  meet 

With  the  bafe  murmure  of  the  waters  fall  ; 

The  waters  fall  with  difference  difcreet, 

Now  foft,  now  loud,  unto  the  wind  did  call  j 
The  gentle  warbling  wind  low  anfwered  to  all. 

LXXII.  There 


Cant,  xil         Faery  Qjueene.  357 

LXXII. 

There,  whence  that  mufick  feemed  heard  to  bee, 

Was  the  faire  witch  herfelfe  now  folacing 

With  a  new  lover,  whom  through  forceree 

And  witchcraft,  fhe  from  farre  did  thether  bring : 

There  fhe  had  him  now  laid  a  flombering 

In  fecret  made  after  long  wanton  ioyes ; 

Whilft  round  about  them  pleafauntly  did  ling 

Many  faire  ladies  and  lafcivious  boyes, 
That  ever  mixt  their  fong  with  light  licentious  toyes. 

LXXIII. 
And  all  that  while  right  over  him  me  hong 

With  her  falfe  eyes  fail  fixed  in  his  light, 

As  feeking  medicine  whence  fhe  was  flong, 

Or  greedily  depafluring  delight ; 

And  oft  inclining  downe  with  kifTes  light, 

For  feare  of  waking  him,  his  lips  bedewd, 

And  through  his  humid  eyes  did  fucke  his  fpright 

Quite  molten  into  lull  and  pleafure  lewd ; 
Wherewith  fhe  fighed  foft,  as  if  his  cafe  fhe  rewd. 

LXXIV. 

The  whiles  fome  one  did  chaunt  this  lovely  lay ; 

Jih  fee,  whofofayre  thing  doejifaine  to  fee, 

In  fpringing  flowre  the  image  of  thy  day  ; 

Ah  fee  the  virgin  rofe,  how  fweetly  fhee 

Doth  jirfi  peepe  foorth  with  b  of  full  modeflee, 

That  fairer  feemes  the  leffe  ye  fee  her  may  : 

Lo  fee  foone  after  how  more  bold  and  free 

Her  bared  bofome  fhe  doth  broad  difplay ; 
Lo  fee  foone  after  how  fhe  fades  and  falls  away  ! 

LXXV. 
So  paffeth,  in  the  pafjing  of  a  day, 

Of  mortall  life  the  leafe,  the  bud,  the  flowre ; 

Ne  more  doth  for  ijh  after  fir jl  decay 

That  earfl  was  fought  to  deck  both  bed  and  bowre 

Of  many  a  lady    and  many  a  paramowre : 

Gather  therefore  the  rofe  while  jl  yet  is  prime, 

For  foone  comes  age  that  will  her  pride  defiowre  : 

Gather  the  rofe  of  love  whileft  yet  is  time, 
Whilefi  loving  thou  mayft  loved  be  with  equall  crime, 

Vol.1.  X  x  LXXVI.  He 


3  3  3  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LXXVI. 

He  ceaft,  and  then  gan  all  the  quire  of  birdes 

Their  diverfe  hotes  tattune  unto  his  lay, 

As  in  approvaunce  of  his  pleafing  wordes. 

The  conftant  payre  heard  all  that  he  did  fay, 

Yet  fwarved  not,  but  kept  their  forward  way, 

Through  many  covert  groves,  and  thickets  clofe  ; 

In  which  they  creeping  did  at  Iaft  difplay 

That  wanton  lady  with  her  lover  lofe, 
Whofe  fleepie  head  me  in  her  lap  did  foft  difpofe. 

LXXVII. 
Upon  a  bed  of  rofes  flie  was  layd, 

As  faint  through  heat,  or  dight  to  pleafant  fin, 

And  was  arayd,  or  rather  difarayd, 

All  in  a  vele  of  filke  and  filver  thin, 

That  hid  no  whit  her  alablafter  fkin, 

But  rather  fhewd  more  white,  if  more  might  bee : 

More  fubtile  web  Arachne  cannot  fpin  ; 

Nor  the  fine  nets,  which  oft  we  woven  fee 
Of  fcorched  deaw,  do  not  in  th'  ayre  more  lightly  flee. 

LXXVIII. 
Her  fnowy  bred;  was  bare  to  ready  fpoyle 

Of  hungry  eies,  which  n'ote  therewith  be  fild  j 

And  yet,  through  languour  of  her  late  fweet  toyle, 

Few  drops,  more  cleare  then  nectar,  forth  diftildjj 

That  like  pure  orient  perles  adowne  it  trild  ; 

And  her  faire  eyes,  fweet  fmyling  in  delight, 

Moyflened  their  fierie  beames,  with  which  me  thrild 

Fraile  harts,  yet  quenched  not ;  like  flarry  light, 
Which  fparckling  on  the  filent  waves  does  feeme  more  bright . 

LXXIX. 

The  young  man  fleeping  by  her  feemd  to  be 

Some  goodly  fwayne  of  honorable  place ; 

That  certes  it  great  pitty  was  to  fee 

Him  his  nobility  fo  fowle  deface : 

A  fweet  regard  and  amiable  grace, 

Mixed  with  manly  fterneffe,  did  appeare 

Yet  fleeping  in  his  well-proportiond  face ; 

And  on  his  tender  lips  the  downy  heare 
Did  now  but  frefhly  fpring,  and  Jlilken  blofToms  beare. 

LXXX,  Hi* 


Cant. xih  Faery  Qu e  e  n  e;  339 

LXXX. 

His  warlike  armes  (the  ydle  instruments 

Of  fleeping  praife)  were  hong  upon  a  tree  ; 

And  his  brave  fTiield,  full  of  old  moniments, 

Was  fowly  ra'ft,  that  none  the  fignes  might  fee ; 

Ne  for  them,  ne  for  honour  cared  hee, 

Ne  ought  that  did  to  his  advauncement  tend  ; 

But  in  lewd  loves  and  waftfull  luxuree, 

His  dayes,  his  goods,  his  bodie  he  did  ipend  : 
O  horrible  enchantment,  that  him  fo  did  blend  ! 

LXXXI. 

The  noble  elfe  and  carefull  palmer  drew 

So  nigh  them  (minding  nought  but  lufcfull  game) 

That  fuddein  forth  they  on  them  rufht,  and  threw 

A  fubtile  net,  which  only  for  that  fame 

The  fkilfull  palmer  formally  did  frame  : 

So  held  them  under  faft  ;  the  whiles  the  reft 

Fled  all  away  for  feare  of  fowler  fhame. 

The  faire  enchauntreffe,  fo  unwares  oppreft, 
Tryde  all  her  arts  and  all  her  Heights  thence  out  to  wrefl: ; 

LXXXII. 
And  eke  her  lover  flrove :  but  all  in  vaine  ; 

For  that  fame  net  fo  cunningly  was  wound, 

That  neither  guile  nor  force  might  it  diftraine. 

They  tooke  them  both,  and  both  them  flrongly  bound 

In  captive  bandes,  which  there  they  readie  found : 

But  her  in  chaines  of  adamant  he  tyde  ; 

For  nothing  elfe  might  keepe  her  fafe  and  found  : 

But  Verdant  (fo  he  hight)  he  foone  untyde, 
And  counfell  fage  in  fteed  thereof  to  him  applyde. 

LXXXIII. 

But  all  thofe  pleafaunt  bowres,  and  pallace  brave, 

Guyon  broke  downe  with  rigour  pittileffe  j 

Ne  ought  their  goodly  workmanfhip  might  fave 

Them  from  the  tempefl  of  his  wrathfulnerTe, 

But  that  their  blifle  he  turn'd  to  balefulneffe ; 

Their  groves  he  feld,  their  gardins  did  deface, 

Their  arbers  fpoyle,  their  cabinets  fupprerle, 

Their  banket-houfes  burne,  their  buildings  race  ; 
And  of  the  fayreft  late  now  made  the  fowleft  place. 

X  x  2  LXXXIV.  Then 


34O  The  fecond  Booke  of  the 

LXXXIV. 

Then  led  they  her  away,  and  eke  that  knight 

They  with  them  led,  both  forrowfull  and  fad  : 

The  way  they  came,  die  fame  retourn'd  they  right ; 

Till  they  arrived  where  they  lately  had 

Charm'd  thole  wild-beafts  that  rag'd  with  furie  mad  ; 

Which  now  awaking  fierce  at  them  gan  fly, 

As  in  their  miitreffe  refkew,  whom  they  lad  ; 

But  them  the  palmer  foone  did  pacify. 
Then  Guyon  afkt,  what  meant  thofe  beaftes  which  there  did  ly. 

LXXXV. 
Sayd  he,  Tbefe  feeming  beafis  are  men  in  deed, 

Whom  this  enchauntreffe  hath  transformed  thus, 

Whylome  her  lovers,  which  her  lujles  didfeed^ 

Now  turned  into  figures  hideous, 

According  to  their  mindes  like  monftruous* 

Sad  end,  quoth  he,  of  life  intemperate, 

And  mournefid  meed  of  ioyes  delicious : 

But  palmer,  if  it  mote  thee  fo  aggrate, 
Let  them  returned  be  unto  their  former  flate'. 

LXXXVI. 
Streightway  he  with  his  vertuous  ftarTe  them  ftrooke, 

And  ftreight  of  beaftes  they  comely  men  became  ; 

Yet  being  men  they  did  unmanly  looke, 

And  ftared  ghaftly  ;  fome  for  inward  fhame, 

And  fome  for  wrath  to  fee  their  captive  dame  : 

But  one  above  the  reft  in  fpeciall, 

That  had  an  hog  beene  late,  hight  Grylle  by  name, 

Repyned  greatly,  and  did  him  mifcall, 
That  had  from  hoggiih  forme  him  brought  to  naturall. 

LXXXVII. 

Saide  Guyon,  See  the  mind  of  beafily  man^ 

That  hath  fo  foone  forgot  the  excellence 

Of  his  creation,  when  he  life  began, 

TJjat  ?iow  he  choofeth  with  vile  difference 

To  be  a  be  aft,  and  lacke  intelligence. 

To  whom  the  palmer  thus  ;  The  donghill  kinde 

Delightes  in  filth  andfowle  incontinence : 

Let  Gryll  be  Gryll,  and  have  his  hoggijh  minde ; 
But  let  us  hence  depart  whikfi  wetfjer  ferves.  and  windet 

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CONTAYNING 


The    Legend  of  Britomartis,    or  of   Chaftity. 


T  falls  me  here  to  write  of  chaftity, 
That  fayreft  vertue,  far  above  the  reft  : 
For  which  what  needes  me  fetch  from  Faery 
Forreine  enfamples  it  to  have  expreft  ? 
Sith  it  is  fhrined  in  my  foveraines  breft, 
And  formd  fo  lively  in  each  perfect  part, 
That  to  all  ladies,  which  have  it  profeft, 
Neede  but  behold  the  pourtraict  of  her  hart  5 
If  pourtrayd  it  might  bee  by  any  living  art : 

II. 
But  living  art  may  not  leaft  part  expreife, 
Nor  life-refembling  pencill  it  can  paynt, 
All  were  it  Zeuxis  or  Praxiteles ; 
His  daedale  hand  would  faile  and  greatly  faynt, 
And  her  perfections  with  his  error  taynt : 
Ne  poets  witt,  that  parTeth  painter  farre 
In  picturing  the  parts  of  beauty  daynt, 
So  hard  a  workemanfhip  adventure  darre, 
For  fear  through  want  of  words  her  excellence  to  mar  re. 


III.  How 


342  The  third  Booke  of  the 

in. 

Plow  then  (hall  I,  apprentice  of  the  fkill 
That  whilome  in  divineft  wits  did  rayne, 
Prefume  fo  high  to  ftretch  mine  humble  quill  ? 
Yet  now  my  luckeleile.lott  doth  me  conftrayne 
Hereto  perforce  :  but,   o  dredd  foverayne, 
Thus  far  forth  pardon,  fith  that  choiceft  witt 
Cannot  your  glorious  pourtraict  figure  playne, 
That  I  in  colourd  fhowes  may  fhadow  itt, 

And  antique  praifes  unto  prefent  perfons  fitt. 

IV. 

But  if  in  living  colours,  and  right  hew, 
Thyfelfe  thou  covet  to  fee  pictured, 
Who  can  it  doe  more  lively  or  more  trew, 
Then  that  fweete  verfe,  with  nectar  fprinckeled, 
In  which  a  gracious  fervaunt  pictured 
His  Cynthia,  his  heavens  fayreft  light  ? 
That  with  his  melting  fweetnes  ravifhed, 
And  with  the  wonder  of  her  beames  bright, 

My  fences  lulled  are  in  llomber  of  delight. 

V. 

But  let  that  fame  delitious  poet  lend 

A  little  leave  unto  a  rufticke  Mufe 

To  fing  his  miftreiTe  prayfe  -3  and  let  him  mend. 

If  ought  amis  her  liking  may  abufe  : 

Ne  let  his  fayreft  Cynthia  refufe 

In  mirrours  more  then  one  herfelfe  to  fee ; 

But  either  Gloriana  let  her  chufe, 

Or  in  Belphoebe  fafhioned  to  bee  : 
In  th'  one  her  rule,  in  th'  other  her  rare  chaftitee. 


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canto    1. 

Guy  on  encountreth  Britomart : 

Fay  re  Florimell  is  chaced : 
Duejfaes  frames,  and  Malecajiaes 

Champions  are  defaced, 

I. 

"*  H  E  famous  Briton  prince  and  faery  knight, 
After  long  wayes  and  perilous  paines  endur'd, 
Having  their  weary  limbes  to  perfect  plight 
Reftord,  and  fory  wounds  right  well  recur'd, 
Of  the  faire  Alma  greatly  were  procur'd 
To  make  there  lenger  foiourne  and  abode ; 
But  when  thereto  they  might  not  be  allur'd 
From  feeking  praife  and  deeds  of  armes  abrode, 
They  courteous  conge  tooke,  and  forth  together  yode. 

II. 

But  the  captiv'd  Acraiia  he  fent, 

Becaufe  of  traveill  long,  a  nigher  way, 

With  a  ftrong  gard,  all  refkew  to  prevent, 

And  her  to  faery  court  fafe  to  convay  j 

That  her  for  witnes  of  his  hard  afTay 

Unto  his  faery  queene  he  might  prefent : 

But  he  himfelfe  betooke  another  way, 

To  make  more  triall  of  his  hardiment, 
And  feek  adventures,  as  he  with  prince  Arthure  went. 

III. 
Long  fo  they  traveiled  through  waftefull  wayes, 

Where  daungers  dwelt,  and  perils  moft  did  wonne5. 

To  hunt  for  glory  and  renowmed  prayfe ; 

Full  many  countreyes  they  did  overronne, 

From  the  uprifing  to  the  fetting  funne, 

And  many  hard  adventures  did  atchieve ; 

Of  all  the  which  they  honour  ever  wonne, 

Seeking  the  weake  oppreffed  to  relieve, 
And  to  recover  right  for  fuch  as  wrong  did  grieve, 

IV.  At 


344  ^e  third  JBooke  of  the 

IV. 
At  laft  as  through  an  open  plaine  they  yode, 
They  fpide  a  knight  that  towards  pricked  fayre  i 
And  him  befide  an  aged  fquire  there  rode, 
That  feemd  to  couch  under  his  fliield  three-fquare  ; 
As  if  that  age  badd  him  that  burden  fpare, 
And  yield  it  thofe  that  ftouter  could  it  wield  : 
He  them  efpying,  gan  himfelfe  prepare, 
And  on  his  arme  addrefle  his  goodly  fliield, 
That  bore  a  lion  pafTant  in  a  golden  field. 

V. 
Which  feeing  good  fir  Guyon  deare  befought 

The  prince  of  grace  to  let  him  ronne  that  turne. 
He  graunted  :  then  the  faery  quickly  raught 
His  poynant  fpeare,  and  fharply  gan  to  fpurne 
His  fomy  fteed,  whofe  fiery  feete  did  burne 
The  verdant  gras  as  he  thereon  did  tread  j 
Ne  did  the  other  backe  his  foote  returne, 
But  fiercely  forward  came  withouten  dread, 
And  bent  his  dreadful  fpeare  againft  the  others  head. 

VI. 
They  beene  ymett,  and  both  theyr  points  arriv'd  ; 
But  Guyon  drove  fo  furious  and  fell, 
That  feemd  both  fhield  and  plate  it  would  have  riv'd  ; 
NathelefTe  it  bore  his  foe  not  from  his  fell, 
But  made  him  ftagger,  as  he  were  not  well : 
But  Guyon  felfe,  ere  well  he  was  aware, 
Nigh  a  fpeares  length  behind  his  crouper  fell ; 
Yet  in  his  fall  fo  well  himfelfe  he  bare, 
That  mifchievous  mifchaunce  his  life  and  limbs  did  fpare. 

VII. 
Great  fhame  and  forrow  of  that  fall  he  tooke  -, 
For  ~never  yet,  fith  warlike  armes  he  bore, 
And  fhivering  fpeare  in  bloody  field  firft  fhooke, 
He  fownd  himfelfe  difhonored  fo  fore. 
Ah  !  gentlefT:  knight,  that  ever  armor  bore, 
Let  not  thee  grieve  difmounted  to  have  beene, 
And  brought  to  grownd,  that  never  waft  before  ; 
For  not  thy  fault,  but  fecret  powre  unfeene  ; 
That  fpeare  enchaunted  was  which  layd  thee  on  the  greene. 

VIII.  But 


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vih. 

But  weenedft  thou  what  wight  thee  overthrew, 

Much  greater  griefe  and  lhamefuller  regrett 

For  thy  hard  fortune  then  thou  wouldft  renew, 

That  of  a  fingle  damzell  thou  wert  mett 

On  equall  plaine,  and  there  fo  hard  befett  : 

Even  the  famous  Britomart  it  was, 

Whom  flraunge  adventure  did  from  Britayne  fett 

To  feeke  her  lover  (love  far  fought  alas  !  ) 
Whofe  image  fhee  had  feene  in  Venus  looking-glas. 

IX. 
Full  of  difdainefull  wrath  he  fierce  uprofe, 

For  to  revenge  that  fowle  reprochefull  fhame, 

And  fnatching  his  bright  fword  began  to  clofe 

With  her  on  foot,  and  ftoutly  forward  came ; 

Dye  rather  would  he  then  endure  that  fame. 

Which  when  his  palmer  faw,  he  gan  to  feare 

His  toward  perill  and  untoward  blame, 

Which  by  that  new  rencounter  he  mould  reare ; 
For  death  fate  on  the  point  of  that  enchaunted  fpeare : 

X. 
And  hafting  towards  him  gan  fay  re  perfwade 

Not  to  provoke  misfortune,  nor  to  weene 

His  fpeares  default  to  mend  with  cruell  blade  > 

For  by  his  mightie  fcience  he  had  feene 

The  fecrete  vertue  of  that  weapon  keene, 

That  mortall  puiffaunce  mote  not  withftond  ; 

Nothing  on  earth  mote  alwaies  happy  beene : 

Great  hazard  were  it,  and  adventure  fond, 
To  loofe  long-gotten  honour  with  one  evill  hond. 

XI. 
By  fuch  good  meanes  he  him  difcounfelled 

From  profecuting  his  revenging  rage  j 

And  eke  the  prince  like  treaty  handeled, 

His  wrathfull  will  with  reafon  to  afwage, 

And  laid  the  blame,  not  to  his  carriage, 

But  to  his  ftarting  fteed  that  fwarv'd  afyde, 

And  to  the  ill  purveyaunce  of  his  page, 

That  had  his  furnitures  not  firmely  tyde  : 
So  is  his  angry  corage  fayrly  pacify de. 

Vol.  I.  Y  y  XII.  Thus 


346  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Thus  reconcilement  was  betweene  them  knitt, 

Through  goodly  temperaunce  and  affection  chafte  ; 

And  either  vowd  with  all  their  power  and  witt 

To  let  not  others  honour  be  defafte 

Of  friend  or  foe,  whoever  it  embafte, 

Ne  armes  to  bear  againft  the  others  fyde  : 

In  which  accord  the  prince  was  alfo  plafte, 

And  with  that  golden  chaine  of  concord  tyde : 

So  goodly  all  agreed,  they  forth  yfere  did  ryde. 

XIII. 

O  goodly  ufage  of  thofe  antique  tymes  \ 

In  which  the  fword  was  fervaunt  unto  right ; 
When  not  for  malice  and  contentious  crymes, 
But  all  for  prayfe,  and  proofe  of  manly  might, 
The  martiall  brood  accuftomed  to  fight : 
Then  honour  was  the  meed  of  victory, 
And  yet  the  vanquifhed  had  no  defpight : 
Let  later  age  that  noble  ufe  envy, 

Vyle  rancor  to  avoid  and  cruel  furquedry. 

XIV. 

Long  they  thus  traveiled  in  friendly  wife, 

Through  ccuntreyes  wafle,  and  eke  well  edifyde, 
Seeking  adventures  hard,  to  exercife 
Their  puifTaunce,  whylome  full  dernly  tryde  : 
At  length  they  came  into  a  foreil  wyde, 
Whofe  hideous  horror  and  fad  trembling  fownd 
Full  griefly  feemd  :  therein  they  long  did  ryde, 
Yet  tract  of  living  creature  none  they  fownd, 

Save  beares,  lyons,  and  buls,  which  romed  them  arownd, 

XV. 

All  fuddenly  out  of  the  thickefl  brum 
Upon  a  milk-white  palfrey  all  alone 
A  goodly  lady  did  foreby  them  rufh, 
Whofe  face  did  feeme  as  cleare  as  chriftall  ftone, 
And  eke,  through  feare,  as  white  as  whales  bone ; 
Her  garments  all  were  wrought  of  beaten  gold, 
And  all  her  freed  with  tinfell  trappings  fhone, 
Which  fledd  fo  fail,  that  nothing  mote  him  hold, 

And  fcarfe  them  leafure  gave  her  paffing  to  behold. 


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XVI. 

Still  as  fhe  fledd  her  eye  fhe  backward  threw, 
As  fearing  evill  that  pourfewd  her  fail ; 
And  her  faire  yellow  locks  behind  her  flew, 
Loofely  difperil  with  puff  of  every  blaft : 
All  as  a  blazing  ilarre  doth  farre  outcail 
His  hearie  beames,  and  flaming  lockes  difpredd, 
At  fight  whereof  the  people  ftand  aghail ; 
But  the  fage  wifard  telles  (as  he  has  redd) 
That  it  importunes  death  and  dolefull  dreryhedd. 

XVII. 

So  as  they  gazed  after  her  awhyle, 

Lo  !  where  a  griefly  foiler  forth  did  rufli, 
Breathing  out  beaftly  luil  her  to  defyle  -, 
His  tyreling  jade  he  fierfly  forth  did  pufh 
Through  thicke  and  thin,  both  over  banck  and  bufh, 
In  hope  her  to  attaine  by  hooke  or  crooke, 
That  from  his  gory  fydes  the  blood  did  guih  : 
Large  were  his  limbes,  and  terrible  his  looke, 
And  in  his  clowniih  hand  a  iharp  bore-fpeare  he  fhookc. 

XVIII. 
Which  outrage  when  thofe  gentle  knights  did  fee, 
Full  of  great  envy  and  fell  gealofy, 
They  flayd  not  to  avife  who  firil  mould  bee  -, 
But  all  fpurd  after  fail  as  they  mote  fly, 
To  reikew  her  from  fhamefull  villany. 
The  prince  and  Guyon  equally  bylive 
Herfelfe  purfewd,  in  hope  to  win  thereby 
Moil  goodly  meede,  the  faireil  dame  alive : 
But  after  the  foule  foiler  Timias  did  ilrive. 

XIX. 
The  whiles  faire  Britomart,  whofe  conflant  mind 
V/ould  not  fo  lightly  follow  beauties  chace, 
Ne  reckt  of  ladies  love,  did  ilay  behynd, 
And  them  awayted  there  a  certaine  fpace, 
To  weet  if  they  would  turne  backe  to  that  place  : 
But  when  fhe  faw  them  gone,  fhe  forward  went, 
As  lay  her  iourney,  through  that  perlous  pace, 
With  iledfafl  corage  and  flout  hardiment ; 
Ne  evil  thing  fhe  feard,  ne  evill  thing  ihe  ment. 

Yyz  XX.  At 


348  The  third  Booke  of  the 


XX. 

At  laft  as  nigh  out  of  the  wood  fhe  came, 

A  ftately  caftle  far  away  flie  fpyde, 

To  which  her  fteps  directly  fhe  did  frame. 

That  caftle  was  moft  goodly  edifyde, 

And  plafte  for  pleafure  nigh  that  forreft  fyde : 

But  faire  before  the  gate  a  fpatious  playne, 

Mantled  with  greene,  itfelfe  did  fpredden  wyde, 

On  which  lhe  faw  fix  knights,  that  did  darrayne 
Fiers  battaill  againft  one  with  cruel  might  and  mayne. 

XXI. 

Mainely  they  all  attonce  upon  him  laid, 

And  fore  befet  on  every  fide  arownd, 

That  nigh  he  breathleffe  grew ;  yet  nought  difmaid, 

Ne  ever  to  them  yielded  foot  of  grownd, 

All  had  he  loft  much  blood  through  many  a  wownd  j 

But  ftoutly  dealt  his  blowes,  and  every  way, 

To  which  he  turned  in  his  wrathfull  ftownd, 

Made  them  recoile,  and  fly  from  dredd  decay ; 
That  none  of  all  the  fix  before  him  durfl  afTay. 

XXII. 

Like  daftard  curres,  that  having  at  a  bay 

The  falvage  beaft.  emboffc  in  wearie  chace, 

Dare  not  adventure  on  the  flubborne  pray, 

Ne  byte  before,  but  rome  from  place  to  place 

To  get  a  fnatch  when  turned  is  his  face. 

In  fuch  diftreffe  and  doubtfull  ieopardy 

When  Britomart  him  faw,  fhe  ran  apace 

Unto  his  refkew,  and  with  earneft.  cry 
Badd  thofe  fame  fixe  forbeare  that  fingle  enimy : 

XXIII. 

But  to  her  cry  they  lift  not  lenden  eare, 

Ne  ought  the  more  their  mightie  ftrokes  furceafTe  5 

But  gathering  him  rownd  about  more  neare, 

Their  direfull  rancour  rather  did  encreafTe  ; 

Till  that  fhe  rufhing  through  the  thickefl  preafTe 

Perforce  difparted  their  compacted  gyre, 

And  foone  compeld  to  hearken  unto  peace : 

Tho  gan  fhe  myldly  of  them  to  inquyre 
The  caufe  of  their  diffention  and  outrageous  yre, 

XXIV.  Whereto 


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XXIV. 

Whereto  that  fingle  knight  did  anfwere  frame ; 

Thefefx  would  me  enforce,  by  oddes  of  might, 

To  chaunge  my  liefe,  and  love  another  dame  ; 

That  death  me  liefer  were  then  fuch  defpight, 

So  unto  wrong  to  yield  my  wrejled  right : 

For  I  love  one,  the  truejl  one  on  grownd, 

Ne  lift  me  chaunge  j  Jhe  thy  Errant  damzell  hight : 

For  whofe  deare  fake  full  many  a  bitter  Jlownd 

I  have  endurd,  and  tajled  many  a  bloody  wownd, 

XXV. 

Certes,  faid  me,  then  beene  ye  fxe  to  blame, 

To  weene  your  wrong  by  force  to  iuftify  i 

For  knight  to  leave  his  lady  were  great  Jhame, 

That  faithfull  is  -,  and  better  were  to  dy. 

All  lojfe  is  lejje,  and  leffe  the  infamy, 

Then  lojfe  of  love  to  him  that  loves  but  one  : 

Ne  may  love  be  compeld  by  maijlery ; 

For  foone  as  maijlery  comes,  fweet  love  anone 

Taketh  his  nimble  winges,  and  foone  away  is  gone, 

XXVI. 

Then  fpake  one  of  thofe  fix ;  There  dwelleth  hen 

Within  this  caftle-wall  a  lady  fayre, 

Whofe  foveraine  beautie  hath  no  living  per e  j. 

Thereto  fo  bounteous  andfo  debonayre, 

That  never  any  mote  with  her  compayre : 

She  hath  ordaind  this  law,  which  we  approve, 

That  every  knight  which  doth  this  way  repayre, 

In  cafe  he  have  no  lady  nor  no  love, 

Shall  doe  unto  her  fervice,  never  to  remove  : 

XXVIL 

But  if  he  have  a  lady  or  a  love, 

Then  muft  he  her  forgoe  with  fowle  defame  y 

Or  els  with  us  by  dint  of  fword  approve, 

That  Jhe  is  fairer  then  our  Jairejl  dame, 

As  did  this  knight,  before  ye  hether  came. 

Perdy,  faid  Britomart,  the  choije  is  hard: 

But  what  reward  had  he  that  overcame  P 

He  Jhould  advaunced  bee  to  high  regard, 

Said  they,  and  have  our  ladies  love  for  his  reward, 

1  XXVIII.  Therefore 


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XXVIII. 

^therefore  aread,  fir,  if  thou  have  a  love. 

Love  have  I  Jure,  quoth  flie,  but  lady  none  ; 

Tet  will  I  not  fro  mine  owne  love  remove, 

Ne  to  your  lady  will  Ifervice  done, 

But  wreake  your  wronges  wrought  to  this  knight  alone. 

And  prove  his  caufc.    with  that  her  mortall  fpeare 

She  mightily  aventred  towards  one, 

And  downe  him  fmot,  ere  well  aware  he  weare ; 
Then  to  the  next  me  rode,  and  downe  the  next  did  beare. 

XXIX. 
Ne  did  flie  flay  till  three  on  ground  me  layd, 

That  none  of  them  himfelfe  could  reare  againe  ; 

The  fourth  was  by  that  other  knight  difmayd, 

All  were  he  wearie  of  his  former  paine  -, 

That  now  there  do  but  two  of  fix  remaine ; 

Which  two  did  yield  before  me  did  them  fmight. 

Ah,  layd  me  then,  now  may  ye  all  fee  plaine, 

That  truth  isfiroiig,  a?id  trew  love  mojl  of  might, 
That  for  his  trufty  fervaunts  doth  fo  firongly  fight . 

XXX. 

Too  well  we  fee,  faide  they,  a?id  prove  too  well 

Our  faulty  weakenes,  and  your  matchlejfe  might : 

Forthy,  faire  fir,  yours  be  the  damozell, 

Which  by  her  owne  law  to  your  lot  doth  light, 

And  we  your  liegemen  faith  unto  you  plight. 

So  underneath  her  feet  their  fwords  they  mard., 

And  after  her  befought,  well  as  they  might, 

To  enter  in,  and  reape  the  dew  reward  : 
She  graunted ;  and  then  in  they  all  together  far'd. 

XXXI. 
Long  were  it  to  defcribe  the  goodly  frame, 

And  ftately  port  of  Caftle  ioyeous, 

(For  fo  that  caftle  hight  by  commun  name) 

Where  they  were  entertaynd  with  courteous 

And  comely  glee  of  many  gratious 

Faire  ladies,  and  of  many  a  gentle  knight ; 

Who  through  a  chamber  long  and  fpacious, 

Eftfoones  them  brought  unto  their  ladies  fight, 
That  of  them  cleeped  was  the  Lady  of  delight. 

XXXII.  But 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Queene.  351 

xxxii. 

But  for  to  tell  the  fumptuous  aray 

Of  that  great  chamber  mould  be  labour  loft  : 
For  living  wit,  I  weene,  cannot  difplay 
The  roiall  riches  and  exceeding  coft 
Of  every  pillour  and  of  every  poft  j 
Which  all  of  pureft  bullion  framed  were, 
And  with  great  pedes  and  pretious  ftones  emboft, 
That  the  bright  glifter  of  their  beames  cleare 
Did  fparckle  forth  great  light,  and  glorious  did  appeare. 

XXXIII. 
Thefe  ftranger  knights,  through  paffing,  forth  were  led 
Into  an  inner  rowme,  whofe  royaltee 
And  rich  purveyance  might  uneath  be  red  ; 
Mote  princes  place  befeeme  fo  deckt  to  bee. 
Which  ftately  manner  whenas  they  did  fee, 
(The  image  of  fuperfluous  riotize, 
Exceeding  much  the  ftate  of  meane  degree) 
They  greatly  wondred  whence  fo  fumptuous  guize 
Might  be  maintaynd,  and  each  gan  diverfely  devize. 

XXXIY. 
The  wals  were  round  about  apparelled 

With  coftly  clothes  of  Arras  and  of  Toure  j 
In  which  with  cunning  hand  was  pourtrahed 
The  love  of  Venus  and  her  paramoure, 
The  fayre  Adonis,  turned  to  a  flowre, 
A  worke  of  rare  device  and  wondrous  wit. 
Firft  did  it  mew  the  bitter  balefull  ftowre, 
Which  her  afiayd  with  many  a  fervent  fit, 
When  firft  her  tender  hart  was  with  his  beautie  fmit : 

XXXV. 
Then  with  what  Heights  and  fweet  allurements  me 
Entyft  the  boy  (as  well  that  art  me  knew) 
And  wooed  him  her  paramoure  to  bee  ; 
Now  making  girlonds  of  each  flowre  that  grew, 
To  crowne  his  golden  lockes  with  honour  dew ; 
Now  leading  him  into  a  fee  ret  made 
From  his  beauperes,  and  from  bright  heavens  vew, 
Where  him  to  ileepe  me  gently  would  perfwade, 

Or  bathe  him  in  a  fountaine  by  fome  covert  glade  i 

XXXVL  And 


352  "Tfo  third  Booke  of  the 

XXXVI. 

And  whilft  he  flept,  me  over  him  would  fpred 
Her  mantle  coloured  like  the  ftarry  flcyes, 
And  her  foft  arme  lay  underneath  his  hed, 
And  with  ambrofiall  kifles  bathe  his  eyes  j 
And  whilft  he  bath'd,  with  her  two  crafty  fpycs 
She  fecretly  would  fearch  each  daintie  lim, 
And  throw  into  the  well  fweet  rofemaryes, 
And  fragrant  violets,  and  paunces  trim  ; 

And  ever  with  fweet  nectar  (lie  did  fprinkle  him. 

XXXVII. 

•So  did  me  fteale  his  heedeleffe  hart  away, 
And  ioyd  his  love  in  fecret  unefpyde : 
But  for  flie  faw  him  bent  to  cruell  play, 
To  hunt  the  falvage  bead  in  forreft  wyde, 
Dreadfull  of  daunger  that  mote  him  betyde, 
She  oft  and  oft  adviz'd  him  to  refraine 
From  chafe  of  greater  beaftes,  whofe  brutifh  pryde 
Mote  breede  him  fcath  unwares :  but  all  in  vaine  ; 

For  v/ho  can  fhun  the  chance  that  deft  ny  doth  ordaine  ? 

XXXVIII. 

Lo  !  where  beyond  he  lyeth  languishing, 
Deadly  engored  of  a  great  wilde  bore  ; 
And  by  his  fide  the  goddeffe  groveling 
Makes  for  him  endlefie  mone,  and  evermore 
With  her  foft  garments  wipes  away  the  gore 
Which  ftaynes  his  fnowy  fkin  with  hatefull  hew ; 
But  when  flie  faw  no  helpe  might  him  reftore, 
Him  to  a  dainty  flowre  me  did  tranfmew, 

Which  in  that  cloth  was  wrought,  as  if  it  lively  grew. 

XXXIX. 

So  was  that  chamber  clad  in  goodly  wize, 
And  rownd  about  it  many  beds  were  dight, 
As  whylome  was  the  antique  worldes  guize  ; 
Some  for  untimely  eafe,  fome  for  delight, 
As  pleafed  them  to  ufe  that  ufe  it  might : 
And  all  was  full  of  damzels  and  of  fquyres, 
Dauncing  and  reveling  both  day  and  night, 
And  fwimming  deepe  in  fenfuall  defyres  ; 

And  Cupid  ftill  emongeft  them  kindled  luftfull  fyres. 


XL.  And 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Queene.  355 

XL. 

And  all  the  while  fweet  muficke  did  divide 

Her  loofer  notes  with  Lydian  harmony  ; 

And  all  the  while  fweet  birdes  thereto  applide 

Their  daintie  layes  and  dulcet  melody, 

Ay  caroling  of  love  and  iollity, 

That  wonder  was  to  heare  their  trim  confort. 

Which  when  thofe  knights  beheld  with  fcornefull  eye, 

They  fdeigned  fuch  lafcivious  difport, 
And  loath'd  the  loofe  demeanure  of  that  wanton  fort. 

XLI. 

Thence  they  were  brought  to  that  great  ladies  vew, 

Whom  they  found  fitting  on  a  fumptuous  bed, 

That  gliilred  all  with  gold  and  glorious  fhew, 

As  the  proud  Perfian  queenes  accuftomed : 

She  feemd  a  woman  of  great  bountihed, 

And  of  rare  beautie,  faving  that  afkaunce 

Her  wanton  eyes  (ill  fignes  of  womanhed) 

Did  roll  too  lightly,  and  too  often  glaunce, 
Without  regard  of  grace  or  comely  amenaunce. 

XLII. 

Long  worke  it  were,  and  needleffe  to  devize 

Their  goodly  entertainement  and  great  glee  : 

She  caufed  them  be  led  in  courteous  wize 

Into  a  bowre,  difarmed  for  to  be, 

And  cheared  well  with  wine  and  fpiceree  : 

The  red-croffe  knight  was  foon  difarmed  there ; 

But  the  brave  mayd  would  not  difarmed  bee, 

But  onely  vented  up  her  umbriere, 
And  fo  did  let  her  goodly  vifage  to  appere. 

XLIII. 
As  when  fayre  Cynthia  in  darkefome  night 

Is  in  a  noyous  cloud  enveloped, 

Where  fhe  may  finde  the  fubftance  thin  and  light, 

Ereakes  forth  her  filver  beames,  and  her  bright  hed 

Difcovers  to  the  world  difcomfited  j 

Of  the  poore  traveller  that  went  affray 

With  thoufand  bleifings  fhe  is  heried  : 

Such  was  the  beautie  and  the  mining  ray, 
With  which  fayre  Britomart  gave  light  unto  the  day. 

Vol.  I.  Z  z  XLIV.  And 


3  54  'the  third  Booh  of  th 


XLIV. 

And  eke  thofe  fix,  which  lately  with  her  fought,1 
Now  were  difarmd,  and  did  themielves  preient 
Unto  her  vew,  and  company  unfought  j 
For  they  all  ieemed  courteous  and  gent, 
And  all  fixe  hrethren  borne  of  one  parent, 
Which  had  them  traynd  in  all  civilitee, 
And  goodly  taught  to  tilt  and  turnament ; 
Now  were  they  liegmen  to  this  ladie  free, 
And  her  knights-fervice  ought,  to  hold  of  her  in  fee. 

XLV. 
The  firft  of  them  by  name  Gardante  hight, 
A  ioily  perfon  and  of  comely  vew  ; 
The  fecond  was  Parlante,  a  bold  knight  ; 
And  next  to  him  Iocante  did  enfew  ; 
Bafciante  did  himfelfe  moil  courteous  mew  ; 
But  fierce  Bacchante  feemd  too  fell  and  keene ; 
And  yett  in  armes  Noctante  greater  grew : 
All  were  faire  knights,  and  goodly  well  befeene  j 
But  to  faire  Britomart  they  all  but  fhadowes  beene. 

XLVI. 

For  {hee  was  full  of  amiable  grace, 

And  manly  terror  mixed  therewithall  ; 

That  as  the  one  ftird  up  affections  bace, 

So  th'  other  did  mens  ram  defires  apall, 

And  hold  them  backe,  that  would  in  error  fall : 

As  hee  that  hath  efpide  a  vermeill  rofe, 

To  which  fharpe  thornes  and  breres  the  way  forilall3 

Dare  not  for  dread  his  hardy  hand  expofe, 
But  wifhing  it  far  off  his  ydle  wifh  doth  lofe. 

XLVII. 
Whom  when  the  lady  faw  fo  faire  a  wightj, 

All  ignorant  of  her  contrary  fex, 

(For  fhee  her  weend  a  frefh  and  lurry  knight) 

Shee  greatly  gan  enamoured  to  wex, 

And  with  vaine  thoughts  her  falfed  fancy  vex : 

Her  fickle  hart  conceived  hafty  fyre, 

Like  fparkes  of  fire  that  fall  in  fclender  flex, 

That  fhortly  brent  into  extreme  defyre, 
And  ranfackt  all  her  veines  with  paflion  entyre. 

XLVIII.  Eftfoones 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Queene.  5  - - 

XLVIII. 

Eftibones  fhee  grew  to  great  impatience, 

And  into  termes  of  open  outrage  bruft, 

That  plaine  difcovered  her  incontinence, 

Ne  reckt  fhee  who  her  meaning  did  miftrufl ; 

For  me  was  given  all  to  flefhly  luft, 

And  poured  forth  in  fenfuall  delight, 

That  all  regard  of  lTiame  (he  had  difcuft, 

And  meet  refpect  of  honor  putt  to  flight : 
So  fhameleife  beauty  foone  becomes  a  loathly  fight. 

XLIX. 

Faire  ladies,  that  to  love  captived  arre, 

And  chafte  defires  doe  nourifh  in  your  mind, 

Let  not  her  fault  your  fweete  affections  marre  -, 

Ne  blott  the  bounty  of  all  womankind, 

'Mongft  thoufands  good  one  wanton  dame  to  find  : 

Emongft  the  rofes  grow  fome  wicked  weeds  : 

For  this  was  not  to  love,   but  luft  inclind  ; 

For  love  does  alwaies  bring  forth  bounteous  deeds, 
And  in  each  gentle  hart  defire  of  honor  breeds. 

L. 
Nought  fo  of  love  this  loofer  dame  did  fkill, 

But  as  a  cole  to  kindle  fleflily  flame, 

Giving  the  bridle  to  her  wanton  will, 

And  treading  under  foote  her  honeft  name : 

Such  love  is  hate,  and  fuch  defire  is  fhame. 

Still  did  fhe  rove  at  her  with  crafty  glaunce 

Of  her  falfe  eies,  that  at  her  hart  did  ayme, 

And  told  her  meaning  in  her  countenaunce  ; 
But  Britomart  diflembled  it  with  ignoraunce. 

LI. 
Supper  was  fhortly  dight,  and  downe  they  fatt ; 

Where  they  were  ferved  with  all  fumptuous  fare, 

Whiles  fruitfull  Ceres  and  Lyaeus  fatt 

Pourd  out  their  plenty,  without  fpight  or  fpare  ; 

Nought  wanted  there  that  dainty  was  and  rare  : 

And  aye  the  cups  their  bancks  did  overflow  ; 

And  aye  betweene  the  cups  fhe  did  prepare 

Way  to  her  love,  and  fecret  darts  did  throw  -, 
But  Britomart  would  not  fuch  guilfull  melTage  know. 

Z  2  2  LII.  So 


3  S  6  The  thira  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

So  when  they  flaked  hud  the  fervent  heat 
Of  appetite  with  meates  of  every  fort, 
The  lady  did  fiiire  Britomart  entreat 
Her  to  diftrme,  and  with  delightfull  fport 
To  loofe  her  warlike  limbs  and  ftrong  effort : 
But  when  fhee  mote  not  thereunto  be  wonne, 
(For  Ihee  her  fexe  under  that  ftraunge  purport 
Did  ufe  to  hide,  and  plaine  apparaunce  monne  : ) 
In  playner  wife  to  tell  her  grievaunce  me  begonne ; 

LIII. 
And  all  attonce  difcovered  her  defire 

With  fighes,  and  fobs,  and  plaints,  and  piteous  griefe ; 
(The  outward  fparkes  of  her  in-burning  fire  :) 
Which  fpent  in  vaine,  at  laffc  me  told  her  briefe 
That  but  if  me  did  lend  her  fhort  reliefe, 
And  doe  her  comfort,  me  mote  algates  dye. 
But  the  chafle  damzell,  that  had  never  priefe 
Of  fuch  malengine  and  fine  forgerye, 
Did  eafely  beleeve  her  ftrong  extremitye. 

LIV. 
Full  eafy  was  for  her  to  have  beliefe, 
Who  by  felf-feeling  of  her  feeble  fexe, 
And  by  long  triall  of  the  inward  griefe 
Wherewith  imperious  love  her  hart  did  vexe, 
Could  iudge  what  paines  doe  loving  harts  perplexe. 
Who  means  no  guile,  be  guiled  fooneft  mail, 
And  to  faire  femblaunce  doth  light  faith  annexe ; 
The  bird,  that  knowes  not  the  falfe  fowlers  call,. 
Into  his  hidden  nett  full  eafely  doth  fall. 

LV. 
Forthy  me  would  not  in  difcourteife  wife 
Scorne  the  faire  offer  of  good  will  profefl ; 
For  great  rebuke  it  is  love  to  defpife, 
Or  rudely  fdeigne  a  gentle  harts  requefl ; 
But  with  faire  countenaunce,  as  befeemed  beft, 
Her  entertaynd  >  nath'leffe  fhee  inly  deemd 
Her  love  too  light,   to  wooe  a  wandring  gueft. ; 
Which  fhe  mifconftxuing  thereby  efleemd 
That  from  like  inward  fire  that  outward  fmoke  had  fteemd. 

LVI.  Therewith 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  357 

LVI. 

Therewith  awhile  me  her  flit  fancy  fedd, 

Till  fhe  mote  winne  fit  time  for  her  defire ; 

But  yet  her  wound  ftill  inward  frefhly  bledd, 

And  through  her  bones  the  falfe  inftiiled  fire 

Did  fpred  itfelfe,  and  venime  clofe  infpire. 

Tho  were  the  tables  taken  all  away, 

And  every  knight,  and  every  gentle  fquire, 

Can  choofe  his  dame  with  bafciomani  gay, 
.With  whom  he  ment  to  make  his  fport  and  courtly  play. 

LVII. 
Some  fell  to  daunce,  fome  fell  to  hazardry, 

Some  to  make  love,  fome  to  make  meryment ; 

As  diverfe  witts  to  diverfe  things  apply  : 

And  all  the  while  faire  Malecafta  bent 

Her  crafty  engins  to  her  clofe  intent. 

By  this  th'  eternall  lampes,  wherewith  high  love 

Doth  light  the  lower  world,  were  halfe  yfpent, 

And  the  moift  daughters  of  huge  Atlas  ftrove 
Into  the  ocean  deepe  to  drive  their  weary  drove. 

LVIII. 

High  time  it  feemed  then  for  everie  wight 

Them  to  betake  unto  their  kindly  reft  ; 

Eftefoones  long  waxen  torches  weren  light 

Unto  their  bowres  to  guyden  every  gueft : 

Tho  when  the  BritonefTe  faw  all  the  reft 

Avoided  quite,  me  gan  herfelfe  defpoile, 

And  fafe  committ  to  her  foft  fethered  neft  j 

Wher  through  long  watch,  and  late  daies  weary  toile, 
She  foundly  flept,  and  carefull  thoughts  did  quite  afibile. 

LIX. 

Now  whenas  all  the  world  in  filence  deepe 

Ymrowded  was,  and  every  mortall  wight 

Was  drowned  in  the  depth  of  deadly  fleepe, 

Faire  Malecafta,  whofe  engrieved  fpright 

Could  find  no  reft  in  fuch  perplexed  plight, 

Lightly  arofe  out  of  her  wearie  bed, 

And  under  the  blacke  vele  of  guilty  night 

Her  with  a  fcarlott  mantle  covered, 
That  was  with  gold  and  ermines  faire  enveloped, 

LX,  Then 


3  J  8  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LX. 

Then  panting  fofte,  and  trembling  every  ioynt, 
Her  fcarfull  fecte  towards  the  bowre  f}ie  mov'd, 
Where  ihe  for  fecret  purpofe  did  appoynt 
To  lodge  the  warlike  maide,  unwifely  loov'd  ; 
And  to  her  bed  approching  firft  fhe  proov'd 
Whether  fhe  llept  or  wakte  ;  with  her  fofte  hand 
She  foftely  felt  if  any  member  moov'd, 
And  lent  her  weary  eare  to  underfland 

If  any  puife  of  breath,  or  figne  of  fence  fhee  fond. 

LXI. 

Which  whenas  none  {he  fond,  with  eafy  fhifte, 
For  feare  leaft  her  unwares  flie  mould  abrayd, 
Th'  cmbroder'd  quilt  fhe  lightly  up  did  lifte, 
And  by  her  fide  herfelfe  fhe  foftly  layd, 
Of  every  fined  fingers  touch  affrayd  j 
Ne  any  noife  flie  made,  ne  word  me  fpake, 
But  inly  fighd  :  at  laft  the  royall  mayd 
Out  of  her  quiet  flomber  did  awake, 

And  chaungd  her  weary  fide,  the  better  eafe  to  take. 

LXII. 

Where  feeling  one  clofe  couched  by  her  fide, 
She  lightly  lept  out  of  her  filed  bedd, 
And  to  her  weapon  ran,  in  miade  to  gride 
The  loathed  leachour :  but  the  dame  halfe  dedd 
Through  fuddeine  feare  and  ghaftly  drerihedd 
Did  fhrieke  alowd,  that  through  the  hous  it  rong, 
And  the  whole  family  therewith  adredd 
Rafhly  out  of  their  rouzed  couches  fprong, 

And  to  the  troubled  chamber  all  in  armes  did  throng. 

LXIII. 

And  thofe  fixe  knightes,  that  ladies  champions, 
And  eke  the  red-crofTe  knight  ran  to  the  ftownd, 
Halfe  armd  and  halfe  unarmd,  with  them  attons  : 
Where  when  confufedly  they  came,  they  fownd 
Their  lady  lying  on  the  fenceleffe  grownd  j 
On  th'  other  fide  they  faw  the  warlike  mayd 
Al  in  her  mow-white  fmocke,  with  locks  unbownd, 
Threatning  the  point  of  her  avenging  blade  ; 
That  with  fo  troublous  terror  they  were  all  difmayd. 


LXIV.  About 


Cant.  r.  Faery  Qu  een  e.  359 

LXIV. 

About  their  ladye  firft  they  flockt  arownd  : 

Whom  having  laid  in  comfortable  couch 

Shortly  they  reard  out  of  her  frofen  fwownd ; 

And  afterwardes  they  gan  with  fowle  reproch 

To  ftirre  up  ftrife,  and  troublous  contecke  broch  : 

But  by  enfample  of  the  laft  dayes  lofle, 

None  of  them  rafhly  durfl  to  her  approch, 

Ne  in  fo  glorious  fpoile  themfelves  emborTe : 
Her  fuccourd  eke  the  champion  of  the  bloody  crofle. 

LXV. 

But  one  of  thofe  fixe  knights,  Gardante  hight, 

Drew  out  a  deadly  bow  and  arrow  keene, 

Which  forth  he  fent  with  felonous  defpight 

And  fell  intent  againft  the  virgin  fheene  : 

The  mortall  fteele  ftayd  not,  till  it  was  feene 

To  gore  her  fide,  yet  was  the  wound  not  deepe, 

But  lightly  rafed  her  foft  filken  fkin, 

That  drops  of  purple  blood  thereout  did  weepe, 
Which  did  her  lilly  fmock  with  ftaines  of  vermeil  fteep. 

LXVI. 
Wherewith  enrag'd  fhe  fiercely  at  them  flew, 

And  with  her  flaming  fword  about  her  layd, 

That  none  of  them  foule  mifchiefe  could  efchew, 

But  with  her  dreadful  1  ftrokes  were  all  difmayd  : 

Here,  there,  and  every  where  about  her  fwayd 

Her  wrathfull  fteele,  that  none  mote  it  abyde  •> 

And  eke  the  red-croffe  knight  gave  her  good  ayd, 

Ay  ioyning  foot  to  foot,  and  fyde  to  fyde, 
That  in  fhort  fpace  their  foes  they  have  quite  terrifyde. 

LXVII. 

Tho  whenas  all  were  put  to  mamefull  flight, 

The  noble  Britomartis  her  arayd, 

And  her  bright  arrnes  about  her  body  dight  : 

For  nothing  would  fhe  lenger  there  be  ftayd, 

Where  fo  loofe  life,  and  fo  ungentle  trade 

Was  usd  of  knightes  and  ladies  feeming  gent : 

So  earely  ere  the  grorTe  earthes  gryefy  (hade 

Was  all  difperft  out  of  the  firmament, 
They  tooke  their  fteeds,  and  forth  upon  their  iourney  went, 

CANTO 


360  The  third  Booke  of  the 


CANTO     IL 

Hx  Red-crcjfe  knight  to  Britomart 

Defer  ibeth  Artegall : 
The  wondrous  myrrhour,   by  which  fie 

In  love  with  him  did  fall. 

I. 

ERE  have  I  caufe  in  men  iuffc  blame  to  find, 
That  in  their  proper  praife  too  partiall  bee, 
And  not  indifferent  to  woman  kind, 
To  whom  no  ihare  in  armes  and  chevalree 
They  doe  impart,  ne  maken  memoree 
Of  their  brave  geftes  and  prowefTe  martiall : 
Scarie  doe  they  fpare  to  one,  or  two,  or  three, 
Rowme  in  their  writtes  ;  yet  the  fame  writing  fmall 
Does  all  their  deedes  deface,  and  dims  their  glories  all. 

H. 

But  by  record  of  antique  times  I  finde 

That  wemen  wont  in  warres  to  beare  mofr.  fway, 

And  to  all  great  exploites  themfelves  inclin'd  j 

Of  which  they  ftill  the  girlond  bore  away, 

Till  envious  men  (fearing  their  rules  decay) 

Gan  coyne  ftreight  lawes  to  curb  their  liberty  : 

Yet  fith  they  warlike  armes  have  laide  away, 

They  have  exceld  in  artes  and  pollicy, 
That  now  we  foolifh  men  that  prayfe  gin  eke  t'envy. 

III. 
Of  warlike  puhTaunce  in  ages  fpent 

Be  thou,  faire  Britomart,  whofe  prayfe  I  wryte, 

But  of  all  wifedom  bee  thou  precedent, 

O  foveraine  queene,  whofe  prayfe  I  would  endyte  : 

Endite  I  would  as  dewtie  doth  excyte  : 

But  ah  my  rymes  too  rude  and  rugged  arre, 

When  in  fo  high  an  obiect  they  doe  lyte, 

And  driving  fit  to  make,  I  feare  doe  marre  ; 
Thyfelfe  thy  prayfes  tell,  and  make  them  knowen  farrc. 

IV.  She 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qju  eene.  361 

IV. 

She  travelling  with  Guyon,  by  the  way 

Of  fondry  thinges  faire  purpofe  gan  to  find, 

T'abridg  their  iourney  long  and  lingring  day  : 

Mongft.  which  it  fell  into  that  Fairies  mind 

To  arke  this  Briton  maid,  what  uncouth  wind 

Brought  her  into  thofe  partes,  and  what  inqueft 

Made  her  diffemble  her  dif^uifed  kind  : 

Faire  lady  fhe  him  feemd  like  lady  dreft, 
But  faireft  knight  alive  when  armed  was  her  breft. 

V. 

Thereat  fhe  fighing  foftly  had  no  powre 

To  fpeake  awhile,  ne  ready  anfwere  make  j 

But  with  hart-thrilling  throbs  and  bitter  flowre3 

As  if  fhe  had  a  fever  fitt,  did  quake, 

And  every  daintie  limbe  with  horrour  fhake ; 

And  ever  and  anone  the  rofy  red 

Flafht  through  her  face,  as  it  had  beene  a  flake 

Of  lightning  through  bright  heven  fulmined  : 
At  laft  the  paffion  paft  fhe  thus  him  anfwered ; 

VI. 
Faire  fir,  I  let  you  weete,  that  from  the  howre 

I  taken  was  from  nourfes  tender  pap, 

I  have  been  trained  up  in  warlike  fiowre. 

To  toffen  fpeare  and  flneld,  and  to  affrap 

The  warlike  ryder  to  his  mojl  mifhap  ; 

Sit  hence  I  loathed  have  my  life  to  lead, 

As  ladies  wont,  in  pleafures  wanton  lap, 

To  finger  the  fine  needle  andiiyce  thread', 
Me  lever  were  with  point  of foe-mans  fpeare  be  dead. 

VII. 

All  my  delight  on  deedes  of  armes  isfett, 

To  hunt  out  perilles  and  adventures  hard, 

Byfea,  by  land,  where fo  they  may  be  mett, 

Onely  for  honour  and  for  high  regard, 

Without  refpedl  of  richejje  or  reward : 

Forfuch  intent  into  thefe  partes  I  came, 

Withouten  compaffe  or  withouten  card, 

Far  fro  my  native  foyle,  that  is  by  name 
The  greater  Brytayne,  here  to  feeke  for  praife  and  fame, 

Vol.  I.  A  a  a  VIII.  Fame 


362  The  third  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 

Fame  blazed  hath,  that  here  in  faery  hid 

Dee  many  famous  knigbtes  and  ladies  wonne, 

And  manv  ftraunge  adventures  to  bee  fond, 

Of  which  great  worth  and  worjhip  may  be  wonne  j 

Which  to  prove,  I  this  voyage  have  begonne. 

But  mote  I  iveet  of  you,  right  courteous  knight, 

Tydings  of  one  that  hath  unto  me  donne 

Late  Joule  dij 'honour  and  reprochfull  fpight, 
-The  which  I  feek  to  wrcake,  and  Arthegall  he  hight. 

IX. 
The  worde  gone  out,  fhe  backe  againe  would  call, 

As  her  repenting  fo  to  have  miffayd  ; 

But  that  he  it  uptaking  ere  the  fall, 

Her  fhortly  anfwered  ;  Faire  martiall  mayd, 

Certes  ye  mifavifed  beene  fupbrayd 

A  gentle  knight  with  fo  nnknightly  blame: 

For,  weet  ye  well,  of  all  that  ever  playd 

At  tilt  or  tourney,  or  like  warlike  game,  . 
The  noble  Arthegall  hath  ever  borne  the  name* 

X. 
For  thy  great  wonder  were  it,  if  fuch  Jhame 

Should  ever  enter  in  his  bounteous  thought. 

Or  ever  doe  that  mote  deferven  blame  : 

The  noble  corage  never  weeneth  ought 

That  may  unworthy  of  itfelfe  be  thought : 

Therefore,  faire  damzell,  be  ye  well  aware, 

Leaf  that  too  far  re  ye  have  your  forrow  fought : 

Tou  and  your  count rey  both  I  wifh  welfare, 
And  honour  both  -}  for  each  of  other  worthy  are. 

XI. 

The  royall  maid  woxe  inly  wondrous  glad, 

To  heare  her  love  fo  highly  magnifyde  ; 

And  ioyd  that  ever  fhe  affixed  had 

Her  hart  on  knight  fo  goodly  glorifyde, 

However  finely  fhe  it  faind  to  hyde. 

The  loving  mother,  that  nine  monethes  did  beare 

In  the  deare  clofett  of  her  painefull  fyde 

Her  tender  babe,  it  feeing  fafe  appeare, 
Doth  not  fo  much  reioyce  as  fhe  reioyced  theare. 

XII.  But 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qjj e  ene,  363 

XII. 

But  to  occafion  him  to  further  talke, 

To  feed  her  humor  with  his  pleafing  ftyle, 
Her  lift  in  ftryfe-full  termes  with  him  to  balke, 
And  thus  replyde,  However,  fir,  yefyle 
Tour  courteous  tongue  his  prayfes  to  compyle% 
It  ill  befe  ernes  a  knight  of  gentle  fort, 
Such  as  ye  have  him  boafied,  to  beguyle 
A fimple  maide,  and  workefo  hainous  tort, 
Inflame  of  knighthood,  as  I  largely  can  report. 

XIII. 

Let  bee  therefore  my  vengeaunce  to  diffwade, 

And  read,  where  I  that  fay  tour  fafe  may  find. 

Ah  I  but  if  reafon  faire  might  you  perfwade, 

To  flake  your  wrath,  and  mollify  your  mind, 

Said  he,  perhaps  ye  Jhould  it  better  find : 

For  hardie  thing  it  is  to  weene  by  might 

That  man  to  hard  conditions  to  bind; 

Or  ever  hope  to  match  in  equall fight, 
Whofe  proweffe  paragone  faw  never  living  wight. 

XIV.  ' 

Ne  foothlich  is  it  eafie  for  to  read, 

Where  now  on  earth,  or  how  he  may  befownd; 

For  he  ne  wonneth  in  one  certeine  flead, 

But  reflejf  walketh  all  the  world  arownd, 

Ay  doing  thinges  that  to  his  fame  redownd, 

Defending  ladies  caufe  and  orphans  right, 

Wherefo  he  heares  that  any  doth  confownd 

Them  comfortlejje  through  tyranny  or  might ; 
So  is  his  f over aine  honour  raisde  to  hevens  bight* 

XV. 
His  feeling  wordes  her  feeble  fence  much  pleafed, 

And  foftly  funck  into  her  molten  hart : 

Hart  that  is  inly  hurt  is  greatly  eafed 

With  hope  of  thing,  that  may  allegge  his  fmart  j 

For  pleafing  wordes  are  like  to  magick  art, 

That  doth  the  charmed  fnake  in  flomber  lay  : 

Such  fecrete  eafe  felt  gentle  Britomart, 

Yet  lift  the  fame  efforce  with  faind  gainefay  : 
(So  difchord  ofte  in  mufick  makes  the  fweeter  lay : ) 

A  a  a  2  XVI.  And 


364  7fo  riWwJ  Boot*  tjf  the 

XVI. 
Andfayd,  Sir  knight,  thefe  ydlc  termesforbeare  : 
And  Jit  h  it  is  unecith  to  find  his  haunt, 
Tell  me  feme  markes  by  which  he  may  appears, 
If  chaunce  I  him  encounter  para-vaunt; 
For  per dy  one  (hall  other  fay,  or  daunt : 
What  flbape,  ichat  Jhicld,  what  armes,  whatfiecd,  wbatftedJ, 

•■d  whatfo  elfe  bis  perfon  moft  may  vaunt  ? 
All  which  the  red-crofle  knight  to  point  ared, 
And  him  in  everie  part  before  her  fafhioned. 

XVII. 
Yet  him  in  everie  part  before  (lie  knew, 

However  lift  her  now  her  knowledge  fayne, 
Sith  him  whylome  in  Britayne  (he  did  vew, 
To  her  revealed  in  a  mirrhour  playne  ; 
Whereof  did  grow  her  firft  engrafted  payne, 
Whofe  root  and  ftalke  fo  bitter  yet  did  tafte, 
That  but  the  fruit  more  fweetnes  did  contayne, 
Her  wretched  dayes  in  dolour  {he  mote  wafte, 
And  yield  the  pray  of  love  to  lothfome  death  at  laft. 

XVIII. 
By  ftraunge  occafion  fhe  did  him  behold, 

And  much  more  ftraungely  gan  to  love  his  fight. 
As  it  in  bookes  hath  written  beene  of  old,  ^ 
In  Deheubarth,  that  now  South-wales  is  hight, 
What  time  king  Ryence  raign'd  and  dealed  right, 
The  great  magitian  Merlin  had  deviz'd,  ^ 
By  his  deepe  fcienee  and  hell-dreaded  might, 
A  looking-glaffe,  right  wondroufly  aguiz'd, 
Whofe  vertues  through  the  wyde  worlde  foone  were  folemniz  & 

XIX. 
It  vertue  had  to  fhew  in  perfect  fight 

Whatever  thing  was  in  the  world  contaynd, 
Betwixt  the  loweft  earth  and  hevens  hight, 
So  that  it  to  the  looker  appertaynd ; 
Whatever  foe  had  wrought,  or  frend  had  faynd, 
Therein  difcovered  was,  ne  ought  mote  pas, 
Ne  ought  in  fecret  from  the  fame  remaynd  j 
Forthy  it  round  and  hollow  fhaped  was, 
Like  to  the  world  itfelfe,  and  feemd  a  world  of  glas.  ^    ^^ 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  365 

xx. 

Who  wonders  not,  that  reades  fo  wonderous  worke  ? 

But  who  does  wonder,  that  has  red  the  towre, 

Wherein  th'  Aegyptian  Phao  long  did  lurke 

From  all  mens  vew,  that  none  might  her  difcoure. 

Yet  fhe  might  all  men  vew  out  of  her  bowre  ? 

Great  Ptolomaee  it  for  his  lemans  fake 

Ybuilded  all  of  glafle,  by  magicke  powre, 

And  alfo  it  impregnable  did  make  j 
Yet  when  his  love  was  falfe  he  with  a  peaze  it  brake. 

XXI. 
Such  was  the  glaffy  globe  that  Merlin  made,. 

And  gave  unto  king  Ryence  for  his  gard, 

That  never  foes  his  kingdome  might  invade, 

But  he  it  knew  at  home  before  he  hard 

Tydings  thereof,  and  fo  them  ftill  debar'd : 

It  was  a  famous  prefent  for  a  prince, 

And  worthy  worke  of  infinite  reward, 

That  treafons  could  bewray,  and  foes  convince  : 
Happy  this  realme,  had  it  remayned  ever  fince. 

XXII. 

One  day  it  fortuned  fayre  Britomart 

Into  her  fathers  clofet  to  repayre  ; 

(For  nothing  he  from  her  referv'd  apart, 

Being  his  onely  daughter  and  his  hayre) 

Where  when  fhe  had  efpyde  that  mirrhour  fayre, 

Herfelfe  awhile  therein  fhe  vewd  in  vaine ; 

Tho  her  avizing  of  the  vertues  rare 

Which  thereof  fpoken  were,  ihe  gan  againe 
Her  to  bethinke  of  that  mote  to  herfelfe  pertaine. 

XXIII. 
But  as  it  falleth,  in  the  gentleft  harts 

Imperious  Love  hath  highefl  fet  his  throne, 

And  tyrannizeth  in  the  bitter  fmarts 

Of  them,  that  to  him  buxome  are  and  prone  : 

So  thought  this  mayd  (as  maydens  ufe  to  done) 

Whom  fortune  for  her  hufband  would  allot  j 

Not  that  ihe  lufled  after  any  one, 

For  fhe  was  pure  from  blame  of  finfiill  blot, 
Yet  wift  her  life  at  lafl  mufl  lincke  in  that  fame  knot. 

XXIV.  Eftfoonca. 


^66  *The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

Eftfoones  there  was  prefented  to  her  eye 

A  comely  knight,  all  arm'd  in  complete  wize, 

Through  whole  bright  ventayle  lifted  up  on  hye 

His  manly  face,  that  did  his  foes  agrize 

And  frends  to  termes  of  gentle  truce  entizc, 

Lookt  foorth,  as  Phoebus  face  out  of  the  eaft 

Betwixt  two  fhady  mountaynes  doth  arize: 

Portly  his  perfon  was,  and  much  increaft 
Throngh  his  heroicke  grace  and  honorable  geft. 

XXV. 
His  creft  was  covered  with  a  couchant  hownd, 

And  all  his  armour  feemd  of  antique  mould, 

But  wondrous  maffy  and  allured  fownd, 

And  round  about  yfretted  all  with  gold, 

In  which  there  written  was  with  cyphers  old, 

Achilles  armes  which  Arthegall  did  win. 

And  on  his  fhield  enveloped  fevenfold 

Pie  bore  a  crowned  little  ermilin, 
That  deckt  the  azure  field  with  her  fayre  pouldred  fkin. 

XXVI. 

The  damzell  well  did  vew  his  perfonage, 

And  liked  well,  ne  further  faftned  not, 

But  went  her  way ;  ne  her  unguilty  age 

Did  weene  unwares,  that  her  unlucky  lot 

Lay  hidden  in  the  bottome  of  the  p  ot : 

Of  hurt  unwift  molt  daunger  doth  redound : 

But  the  falfe  archer,  which  that  arrow  mot 

So  llily  that  (he  did  not  feele  the  wound, 
Did  fmyle  full  fmoothly  at  her  weetlene  wofull  ftound. 

XXVII. 

Thenceforth  the  fether  in  her  lofty  creft, 

Ruffed  of  love,   gan  lowly  to  availe  ; 

And  her  prowd  portaunce  and  her  princely  geft, 

With  which  fhe  earft  tryumphed,  now  did  quaile  : 

Sad,  folemne,  fowre,  and  full  of  fancies  fraile 

She  woxe,  yet  wift  fhe  nether  how  nor  why ; 

She  wift  not  (filly  mayd)  what  fhe  did  aile, 

Yet  wift  me  was  not  well  at  eafe  perdy  ; 
Yet  thought  it  was  not  love,  but  fome  melancholy. 

XXVIII.  So 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  367 

xxvin. 

So  foone  as  night  had  with  her  pallid  hew 
Defafte  the  beautie  of  the  fhyning  fkye, 
And  refte  from  men  the  worldes  defired  vew, 
She  with  her  nourfe  adowne  to  fleepe  did  lye  ; 
But  fleepe  full  far  away  from  her  did  fly  : 
Inftead  thereof  fad  fighes  and  forrowes  deepe 
Kept  watch  and  ward  about  her  warily  ; 
That  nought  me  did  but  wayle,  and  often  fteepe 
Her  dainty  couch  with  teares,   which  clofely  me  did  weepe. 

XXIX. 
And  if  that  any  drop  of  flombring  reft 

Did  chaunce  to  ftill  into  her  weary  fpright, 
When  feeble  nature  felt  herfelfe  oppreft, 
S  freight  way  with  dreames  and  with  fantaftick  fight 
Of  dreadfull  things  the  fame  was  put  to  flight  j 
That  oft  out  of  her  bed  fhe  did  aftart, 
As  one  with  vew  of  ghaflly  feends  affright : 
Tho  gan  fhe  to  renew  her  former  fmart, 
And  thinke  of  that  fayre  vifage  written  in  her  hart. 

XXX. 
One  night  when  fhe  was  toft  with  fuch  unreft, 
Her  aged  nourfe,  whofe  name  was  Glauce  night. 
Feeling  her  leape  out  of  her  loathed  neft, 
Betwixt  her  feeble  armes  her  quickly  keight, 
And  downe  againe  in  her  warme  bed  her  dight : 
Ah  my  deare  daughter ;  ah  my  dearejl  dread. 
What  uncouth  Jit,  fayd  fhe,  what  evi  11  plight 
Hath  thee  oppreft,  and  with  fad  dreary  head 
Chaunged  thy  lively  cheare,  and  living  made  thee  dead  ? 

XXXI. 
For  not  of  nought  thefe  fuddezn  gha/lly  feares 
All  night  affile!  thy  naturall  repofe  ; 
And  all  the  day,  whenas  t  hi  tie  equal  I  peares 
Their  ft  di [ports  with  fair  e  delight  doe  chofe, 
Thou  in  dull  corners  doefl  thyfelf  inclcfe  ; 
Ne  tafef  princes  pleafures,  ne  doefl  j pre d 
Abroad  thy  frefj  youths  fay  reft  flowre,  but  lofe 
Both  leafe  andfruite,  both  too  untimely  fied, 
As  one  in  wilfull  bale  for  ever  buried. 

XXXII.  The 


36 S  T7;<f  third  Booh  of  the 

XXXII. 
TZv  time  that  mortall  men  their  weary  cares 
Do  lay  a  . .    ,  and  all  wilde  beafies  do  ;v//, 
river  eke  lis  courje  forbeares, 

Then  doth  this  wicked  evill  thee  infefi. 

And  rive  with  thoufand  throbs  thy  thrilled  brefi : 

Like  an  huge  Aetn  of  deepe  engulfed  gryefe, 

Sarrow  is  heaped  in  thy  hollow  chef, 

Whence  foorth  it  hreakes  infigbes  and  anguijh  ryfe, 

As  f moke  and '  fulphure  mingled  with  confufed ftryfe* 

XXXIII. 
ty  me,  how  much  I  fare  leaf  love  it  bee  ! 
But  if  that  love  it  be,  as  fire  I  read 
By  knowenfgnes  and  pafions  which  I  fee, 
Be  it  worthy  of  thy  race  and  royal]  fe ad, 
'Then  I  avow  by  this  mofl  f acred  head 
Of  my  dear  fofler  childe  to  eafe  thy  grief e, 
And  win  thy  will :  therefore  away  doe  dread  j 
For  death  nor  daunger  from  thy  dew  relief 

Shall  me  debar  re :  tell  me  therefore,  my  liefefl  liefe. 

XXXIV. 

So  having  fayd,  her  twixt  her  armes  twaine 
Shee  ftreightly  flxaynd,  and  colled  tenderly, 
And  every  trembling  ioynt  and  every  vaine 
Shee  foftly  felt,  and  rubbed  bufily, 
To  doe  the  frofen  cold  away  to  fly  ; 
And  her  faire  deawy  eies  with  kirTes  deare 
Shee  ofte  did  bathe,  and  ofte  againe  did  dry  > 
And  ever  her  importund  not  to  feare 

To  let  the  fecret  of  her  hart  to  her  appeare. 

XXXV. 

The  damzell  pauzd  ;  and  then  thus  fearfully  ; 
A/j  nurfe,  what  ?ieedeth  thee  to  eke  my  payne  f 
Is  it  not  enough  that  I  alone  doe  dye^ 
But  it  mufi  doubled  bee  with  death  of  twaine  ? 
For  nought  for  me  but  death  there  doth  remaine. 
O  daughter  deare,  faid  flie,  defpeire  no  whit, 
For  never  fore  but  might  a  fa  he  obtaine  : 
Tloat  blinded  god,  which  hath  ye  blindly  fmit, 

Another  arrow  hath  your  lovers  hart  to  bit. 


XXXVI.  But 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qjueene.  369 

xxxvi. 

But  mine  is  not,  quoth  fhe,  like  others  wownd; 

For  which  no  reafon  canjinde  remedy. 

Was  never  fuch,  but  mote  the  like  be  fownd, 

Said  (lie,  and  though  no  reafon  may  apply 

Salve  to  your  fore,  yet  love  can  higher  ftye 

Then  reafons  reach,  and  oft  hath  wonders  donne. 

But  neither  god  of  love,  nor  god  of  Jkye 

Can  doe,  faid  fhe,  that  which  cannot  be  donne. 
'Things  oft  impofjible,  quoth  fhe,  feeme  ere  begonne. 

XXXVII. 
Thefe  idle  wordes,  faid  fhe,  doe  nought  afwage 

My  ftubborne  fmart,  but  more  annoiaunce  breed : 

For  no,  no  nfuallfire,  no  ufuall  rage 

Tt  is,  0  nourfe,  which  on  my  life  doth  feed,  , 

And  fuch  the  blood  which  from  my  hart  doth  bleed. 

Butfince  thy  faithfull  zele  lets  me  ?20t  hyde 

My  crime  (if  crime  it  be)  I  will  it  reed. 

Nor  prince  nor  pere  it  is,  whofe  love  hath  gryde 
My  feeble  breft  of  late,  and  launched  this  wound  wyde  : 

XXXVIII. 
Nor  man  it  is,  nor  other  living  wight -, 

For  then  fome  hope  I  might  unto  me  draw  ; 

But  th'  only  ft hade  andfemblant  of  a  knight, 

Whofe  fiape  or  perfon  yet  I  never  f aw, 

FLath  me  fubietted  to  loves  cruell  law  : 

The  fame  one  day,  as  me  misfortune  led, 

I  in  my  fathers  wondrous  mirrhourfaw, 

And  p  leafed  with  that  feeming  goodly hed, 
Unwares  the  hidden  hooke  with  baite  Ifwallowed: 

xxxlix. 

Sithens  it  hath  infixed  f after  hold 

Within  my  bleeding  bowells,  and  fo  fore 

Now  ranckleth  in  this  fame  fraileflefily  mould, 

That  all  mine  entrailes  flow  with  poifnous  gore, 

And  tU  ulcer  groweth  daily  more  and  more  -, 

Ne  can  my  ronning  fore  jinde  remedee, 

Other  then  my  hard  fortune  to  deplore  ; 

And  languifh  as  the  leafe  fain  from  the  tree, 
Till  death  make  one  end  of  my  dales  and  miferee. 

Vol.  I.  B  b  b  XL.  Daughter, 


370  The  third  Booke  of  ths 

XL. 

Daughter,  faid  (he,  what  need  ye  be  difmayd? 

Or  why  make  ye  fuch  monfier  of  your  minde  ? 

Of  much  more  uncouth  thing  I  was  affray  d± 

Of  filthy  lu ft,  contrary  unto  kinde : 

But  this  affection  nothing  fir aunge  Ifinde  j 

For  who  with  reafon  can  you  aye  reprove 

"To  love  the  femblaunt  pleajing  mofi  your  minde, 

And  yield  your  heart  whence  ye  cannot  remove  f 
No  guilt  in  you,  but  in  the  tyranny  of  love. 

XLI. 
Not  fo  th'  Arabian  Myrrhe  didfett  her  mynd ; 

Nor  fo  did  Biblis  fpend  her  pining  hart ; 

But  lovd  their  native  fiefij  againfi  al  kynd, 

And  to  their  purpofe  ufed  wicked  art  : 

Tet  playd  Pa/iphae  a  more  ?nonfirous  part, 

That  lovd  a  bull,  and  learnd  a  berfi  to  bee  : 

Such  Jhamefull  lufis  who  loaths  not,  which  depart 

From  courfe  of  nature  and  of  modefiee  ? 
Swete  love  fuch  lewdnes  bands  from  his  fair  e  companec* 

XLII. 

But  thine,  my  deare,   (welfare  thy  heart,  my  deare) 

Though    raunge  beginning  had,  yet  fixed  is 

On  one  that  worthy  may  perhaps  appear e  ; 

And  certes  fee  me  s  be/lowed  not  amis  : 

Toy  thereof  have  thou  and  et email  blis. 

With  that  upleaning  on  her  elbow  weake, 

Her  alablaller  breft  (he  foft  did  kis, 

Which  all  that  while  fhee  felt  to  pant  and  quake, 
As  it  an  earth-quake  were  :  at  laft  fhe  thus  befpake  j 

XLIII. 

Beldame,  your  words  doe  worke  me  litle  eafe  >. 

For  though  my  love  be  not  fo  lewdly  bent 

As  thefe  ye  blame,  yet  may  it  nought  appeafe 

My  raging  fm  art,  ne  ought  my  fame  relent  y 

But  rather  doth  my  helpeleffe  grief e  augment. 

For  they,  however  Jhamefull  and  unkinde, 

Yet  did  poffefie  their  horrible  intent : 

Short  end  of  for r owes  they  t  her  by  did  finde  ; 
Bo  was  their  fortune  goody  though  wicked  were  their  minde, 

XLIV.  But 


Cant.  n.  Faery  Queens!.  371 

XLIV. 

But  wicked  fortune  mine,  though  minde  be  goody 

Can  have  no  end  nor  hope  of  my  defire, 

But  feed  onjhadowes  whiles  I  die  for  food, 

And  like  afoadow  wexe,  whiles  with  entire 

Aff,  ciion  I  doe  langui/h  and  expire. 

1  fonder  then  Cefhifus  foolijh  chyld, 

Who  having  vewed  in  a  fount aine  flier e 

His  face,  was  with  the  love  thereof  beguyld-, 
I  fonder  love  a  Jhade,  the  body  far  exyld. 

„  XLV. 

Nought  like,  quoth  fhee,  for  that  fame  wretched  boy 

Was  of  himfelfe  the  ydle  par  amour  e, 

Both  love  and  lover,  without  hope  of  ioy  ; 

For  which  he  faded  to  a  watry  flowre. 

But  better  fortune  thine,  and  better  howre, 

Which  lovjl  the  floadow  of  a  warlike  knight  t 

No  Jhadow,  but  a  body  hath  in  powre : 

That  body,  wherefoever  that  it  light, 
May  learned  be  by  cyphers  or  by  magicke  might. 

XLVI. 

But  if  thou  may  with  reafonyet  repreffe 

The  growing  evill,  ere  it  flrength  have  gott, 

And  thee  abandond  wholy  do  poffejfe ; 

Again/I  it  Jlrongly  ftrive ,  and  yield  thee  nottt 

Til  thou  in  openfelde  adowne  befmott : 

But  if  the  pajfion  mayjler  thy  fraile  might, 

So  that  needs  love  or  death  muft  be  thy  lott  , 

Then  I  avow  to  thee,  by  wrong  or  right 
To  compas  thy  defire  and  find  that  loved  knight. 

XLVII. 
Her  chearefull  words  much  cheard  the  feeble  fpright 

Of  the  ficke  virgin,  that  her  downe  fhe  layd 

In  her  warme  bed  to  fleepe,  if  that  fhe  might ; 

And  the  old-woman  carefully  difplayd 

The  clothes  about  her  round  with  bufy  ayd, 

So  that  at  lafl  a  litle  creeping  fleepe 

Surprisd  her  fence  :  (hee,  therewith  well  apayd, 

The  dronken  lamp  down  in  the  oyl  did  fteepe, 
And  fett  her  by  to  watch,  and  fett  her  by  to  weepe. 

B  b  b  2  XLVIII.  Earely 


372  "STfo  fAW  J5tf^  <>/  the 

xlviii. 

Earely  the  morrow  next,  before  that  day 
His  ioyous  face  did  to  the  world  revele, 
They  both  uprofe  and  tooke  their  ready  way 
Unto  the  church,  their  praiers  to  appele, 
With  oreat  devotion,  and  with  litle  zele  : 
For  the  faire  damzell  from  the  holy  herfe 
Her  love-ficke  hart  to  other  thoughts  did  fteale ; 
And  that  old  dame  faid  many  an  idle  verfe, 
Out  of  her  daughters  hart  fond  fancies  to  reverfe. 

XLIX. 
Retourned  home,  the  royall  infant  fell 

Into  her  former  fitt :  for  why?  no  powre, 
Nor  guidaunce  of  herfelfe  in  her  did  dwell. 
But  th'  aged  nourfe,  her  calling  to  her  bowre, 
Had  gathered  rew,  and  favine,  and  the  flowre 
Of  camphora,  and  calamint,  and  dill  ; 
All  which  flie  in  a  earthen  pot  did  poure, 
And  to  the  brim  with  coltwood  did  it  fill, 
And  many  drops  of  milk  and  blood  through  it  did  fpilL 

L. 
Then  taking  thrife  three  heares  from  off  her  head, 
Them  trebly  breaded  in  a  threefold  lace, 
And  round  about  the  pots  mouth  bound  the  thread  ; 
And  after  having  whifpered  a  fpace 
Certein  fad  words  with  hollow  voice  and  bace> 
Shee  to  the  virgin  fayd,  thrife  fayd  fhe  itt, 
Come,  daughter,  come,  come  fpit  upon  my  face \ 
Spitt  thrife  upon  me,  thrife  upon  me  fpitt  -, 
Th'  uneven  nomber  for  this  bufmes  is  moft  fitt. 

LI. 
That  fayd,  her  rownd  about  fhe  from  her  turnd, 
She  turned  her  contrary  to  the  funne  ; 
Thrife  fhe  her  turnd  contrary,  and  returnd  -y, 
All  contrary ;  for  fhe  the  right  did  fhunne,. 
And  ever  what  fhe  did  was  ftreight  undonne. 
So  thought  fhe  to  undoe  her  daughter's  love  : 
But  love,  that  is  in  gentle  breft  begonne, 
No  ydle  charmes  fo  lightly  may  remove  j 
That  well  can  witneffe  who  by  tryall  it  does  prove.'. 


LIL  Ne 


Cant  in.  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  373 

LII. 

Ne  ought  it  mote  the  noble  mayd  avayle, 

Ne  flake  the  fury  of  her  cruell  flame, 

But  that  fhee  ftill  did  wafte,  and  frill  did  wayle, 

That  through  long  languour  and  hart-burning  bramc 

She  fhortly  like  a  pyned  ghofr.  became, 

Which  long  hath  waited  by  the  Stygian  flrond  : 

That  when  old  Glauce  faw,  for  feare  leafb  blame 

Of  her  mifcarriage  mould  in  her  be  fond, 
She  wift  not  how  t'amend,  nor  how  it  to  withflond. 


CANTO     lit 

Merlin  bewray es  to  Britomart 

tfhejlate  of  Arthegall  : 
Andjhewes  the  famous  progeny \ 

Which  from  them  Jpringen  foall. 

I. 

O  S  T  facred  fyre,  that  burneft,  mightily 
In  living  brefts,  ykindled  firft  above 

Emongfl  th'  eternall  fpheres  and  lamping  iky, 

And  thence  pourd  into  men,  which  men  call  love  y 

Not  that  fame,  v/hich  doth  bafe  affections  move 

In  brutifh  mindes,  and  filthy  luft  inflame ; 

But  that  fweete  fit  that  doth  true  beautie  love,. 

And  chofeth  vertue  for  his  deareft  dame  j 
Whence  fpring  all  noble  deedes  and  never-dying  fame : 

II. 
Well  did  antiquity  a  god  thee  deeme, 

That  over  mortall  mindes  haft  fo  great  might. 

To  order  them  as  beft  to  thee  doth  feeme, 

And  all  their  actions  to  direct  aright  : 

The  fatall  purpofe  of  divine  forefight 

Thou  doeft  effect  in  deftined  defcents, 

Through  deepe  impreflion  of  thy  fecret  might, 

And  ftirredft  up  th'  heroes  high  intents, 
Which  the  late  world  admyres  for  wondrous  moniments. 

nr.  But 


1 74  The  third  Booh  of  the 

ill. 

But  thy  dredd  dartes  in  none  doe  triumph  more, 

Ne  braver  proofe  in  any  of  thy  powre 

Shewd'ft  thou,  then  in  this  royall  maid  of  yore, 

Making  her  feeke  an  unknowne  paramoure 

From  the  worlds  end,  through  many  a  bitter  itowre  ; 

From  whole  two  loyncs  thou  afterwardes  did  rayfe 

Moil  famous  fruites  of  matrimoniall  bowre, 

Which  through  the  earth  have  fpredd  their  living  prayfe, 
That  fame  in  tromp  of  gold  eternally  difplayes. 

IV. 
Begin  then,   o  my  deareft  facred  dame, 

Daughter  of  Phoebus  and  of  Memorye, 

That  doeft  ennoble  with  immortall  name 

The  warlike  worthies  from  antiquitye 

In  thy  great  volume  of  eternitye ; 

Begin,  o  Clio,  and  recount  from  hence 

My  glorious  foveraines  goodly  aunceftrye, 

Till  that  by  dew  degrees  and  long  protenfe, 
Thou  have  it  laftly  brought  unto  her  Excellence. 

V. 
Full  many  wayes  within  her  troubled  mind 

Old  Glauce  caft  to  cure  this  ladies  grie'fe  ; 

Full  many  wayes  me  fought,  but  none  could  find, 

Nor  herbes,  nor  charmes,  nor  counfel,  that  is  chiefe 

And  choiceft  med'eine  for  fick  harts  reliefe  : 

Forthy  great  care  me  tooke,  and  greater  feare, 

Leaft  that  it  mould  her  turne  to  fowle  repriefe 

And  fore  reproch,  whenfo  her  father  deare 
Should  of  his  deareft  daughters  hard  misfortune  heare. 

VI. 

At  laft  me  her  avifde,  that  he  which  made 

That  mirrhour  wherein  the  ficke  damofell 

So  ftraungely  vewed  her  ftraunge  lovers  made, 

To  weet  the  learned  Merlin,  well  could  tell 

Under  what  coaft  of  heaven  the  man  did  dwell, 

And  by  what  means  his  love  might  beft  be  wrought : 

For  though  beyond  the  Africk  Ifmael, 

Or  th'  Indian  Peru  he  were,  me  thought 
Him  forth  through  infinite  endevour  to  have  fought. 

VII.  Forthwith 


Cant.  ni.  Faery  Queens  375 


VII. 

Forthwith  themfelves  difguifing  both  in  ftraunge 
And  bafe  attyre,  that  none  might  them  bewray, 
To  Maridunum,  that  is  now  by  chaunge 
Of  name  Cayr-Merdin  cald,  they  tooke  their  way  : 
There  the  wife  Merlin  whylome  wont  (they  fay) 
To  make  his  wonne,  low  underneath  the  ground, 
In  a  deepe  delve,  farre  from  the  vew  of  day, 
That  of  no  living  wight  he  mote  be  found, 
Whenfo  he  counfeld  with  his  fprights  encompafl  round. 

VIII. 
And  if  thou  ever  happen  that  fame  way 
To  traveill,  go  to  fee  that  dreadful  place : 
It  is  an  hideous  hollow  cave  (they  fay) 
Under  a  rock  that  lyes  a  litle  fpace 
From  the  fwift  Barry,  tombling  downe  apace 
Emongft  the  woody  hilles  of  Dyneuowre  : 
But  dare  thou  not,  I  charge,  in  any  cace 
To  enter  into  that  fame  balefull  bowre, 
For  feare  the  cruell  feendes  mould  thee  unwares  devowre : 

IX. 
But  ftanding  high  aloft  low  lay  thine  eare, 
And  there  fuch  ghaftly  noyfe  of  yron  chaines 
And  brafen  caudrons  thou  fhalt  rombling  heare, 
Which  thoufand  fprights  with  long  enduring  paines 
Doe  torle,   that  it  will  ftonn  thy  feeble  braines  ; 
And  oftentimes  great  grones  and  grievous  ftownds. 
When  too  huge  toile  and  labour  them  conftraines, 
And  oftentimes  loud  ftrokes  and  ringing  fowndes 
From  under  that  deepe  rock  moft  horribly  rcbowndes* 

./V. 

The  caufe  fome  fay  is  this :  a  litle  whyle 
Before  that  Merlin  dyde,  he  did  intend 
A  brafen  wall  in  compas  to  compyle 
About  Cairmardin,  and  did  it  commend 
Unto  thefe  fprights  to  bring  to  perfect  end :, 
During  which  worke  the  lady  of  the  Lake, 
Whom  long  he  lov'd,  for  him  in  haft  did  fend, 
Who  thereby  forft  his  workemen  to  forfake, 

Them  bownd  till  his  retourne  their  labour  not  to  ilake> 


XL  In 


37^  Thi  third    Booke  of  the 

XI. 

In  the  mcanc  time  through  that  falfe  ladies  traine 

He  was  furprisd,  and  buried  under  beare, 

Ne  ever  to  his  worke  returnd  againe  : 

Nath'lerTe  thofe  feends  may  not  their  work  forbeare, 

So  greatly  his  commandement  they  feare, 

But  there  doe  toyle  and  traveile  day  and  night, 

Untill  that  brafen  wall  they  up  doe  reare  : 

For  Merlin  had  in  magick  more  infight 
Then  ever  him  before  or  after  living  wight : 

XII. 
For  he  by  wordes  could  call  out  of  the  fky 

Both  funne  and  moone,  and  make  them  him  obay  j 

The  land  to  fea,  and  fea  to  maineland  dry, 

And  darkfom  night  he  eke  could  turne  to  day  -, 

Huge  hoftes  of  men  he  could  alone  difmay, 

And  hoftes  of  men  of  meaneft  thinges  could  frame, 

Whenfo  him  lift  his  enimies  to  fray : 

That  to  this  day  for  terror  of  his  fame. 
The  feendes  do  quake,  when  any  him  to  them  does  name. 

XIII. 

And  footh  men  fay  that  he  was  not  the  fonne 

Of  mortall  fyre  or  other  living  wight, 

But  wondrouily  begotten  and  begonne 

By  falfe  illufion  of  a  guilefull  fpright 

On  a  faire  lady  nonne,  that  whilome  hight 

Matilda,   daughter  to  Pubidius 

Who   was  the  lord  of  Mathtraval  by  right, 

And  coofen  unto  king  Ambrofius  ; 
Whence  he  indued  was  with  fkill  fo  merveilous. 

XIV. 

They  here  ariving,  ftaid  awhile  without, 

Ne  durft  adventure  rafhly  in  to  wend, 

But  of  their  firft  intent  gan  make  new  dout 

For  dread  of  daunger,  which  it  might  portend  : 

Untill  the  hardy  mayd  (with  love  to  frend) 

Firft  entering,  the  dreadfull  mage  there  fownd 

Deepe  buiied  'bout  worke  of  wondrous  end, 

And  writing  ftraunge  characters  in  the  grownd, 
With  which  the  ftubborne  feendes  he  to  his  fervice  bownd. 

XV.  He 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qju eene,  377 

xv. 

He  nought  was  moved  at  their  entraunce  bold ; 

(For  of  their  comming  well  he  wift  afore) 

Yet  lift  them  bid  their  bufinefle  to  unfold, 

As  if  ought  in  this  world  in  fecrete  ftore 

Were  from  him  hidden,  or  unknowne  of  yore. 

Then  Glauce  thus,  Let  not  it  thee  offend, 

'That  we  thus  raftrty  through  thy  darkfom  dore 

Unwares  have  pr eft;  for  either  fat  all  end, 
Or  other  might ie  caufe  us  two  did  het her  fend. 

XVI. 

He  bad  tell  on  ;  and  then  me  thus  began ; 

Now  have  three  moones  with  borrowd  brothers  light 

Thrift  ftjined  faire,  and  thrife  feemd  dim  a?jd  wan, 

Sith  afore  evill,  which  this  virgin  bright 

Tormenteth  and  doth  plonge  in  dole  full  plight, 

Firft  rooting  tooke ,  but  what  thing  it  mote  bee, 

Or  whence  it  fprong,  I  cannot  read  aright : 

But  this  I  ready  that  but  if  remedee 
Thou  her  afford,  full  Jhortly  I  her  dead  Jhall  fee . 

XVII. 
Therewith  th'  enchaunter  foftly  gan  to  fmyle 

At  her  fmooth  fpeeches,  weeting  inly  well 

That  me  to  him  dilTembled  womanifri  guyle,, 

And  to  her  faid,  Beldame,  by  that  ye  tell 

More  neede  of  leach-crafte  hath  your  damozell, 

Then  of  my  fkill :  who  helpe  may  have  elf  where, 

In  vainefeekes  wonders  out  of  magic  fpell. 

Th'  old  woman  wox  half  blanck  thofe  words  to  heare, 
And  yet  was  loth  to  let  her  purpofe  plaine  appeare  ; 

XVIII. 

And  to  him  laid,  Tf  any  leaches  fkill, 

Or  other  learned  meanes,  could  have  redrefl 

This  my  deare  daughters  deepe-engraffed  ill, 

Certes  IJhould  be  loth  thee  to  molefl : 

But  this  fad  evil  I,  which  doth  her  infejl, 

Doth  courfe  of  naturall  caufe  farre  exceed, 

And  houfed  is  within  her  hollow  breft, 

That  either  feemes  fame  curfed  witches  deed, 
Or  evillfpright,  that  in  her  dothfuch  torment  breed. 

Vol.  I.  Ccc  XIX,  The 


378  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XIX. 

The  wifard  could  no  lenger  beare  her  bord, 

But  bruiting  forth  in  laughter  to  her  fayd ; 

Glance ;  what  needes  this  colourable  word 

To  cloke  the  caufc  that  hath  itfelfe  bewray  d  ? 

Ne  ye,  fayre  Britomartis,  thus  arayd, 

More  hidden  are  then  fimne  in  cloudy  vele  ; 

Whom  thy  good  fortune,  having  fate  obayd, 

Hath  betber  brought  for  fuccour  to  appele  -y 
The  which  the  powres  to  thee  are  pleafed  to  revele. 

XX. 
The  doubtfull  mayd,  feeing  herfelfe  defcryde, 

Was  all  abaflit,  and  her  pure  yvory 

Into  a  cleare  carnation  fuddeine  dyde  ; 

As  fayre  Aurora  ryfing  haftily 

Doth  by  her  blufhing  tell  that  me  did  lye 

All  night  in  old  Tithonus  frofen  bed, 

Whereof  fhe  feemes  afhamed  inwardly  : 

But  her  olde  nourfe  was  nought  difhartened, 
But  vauntage  made  of  that  which  Merlin  had  ared ; 

XXI. 

And  fayd,  Sith  then  thou  hwweft  all  our  griefe, 

(For  what  doeft  not  thou  knowe  ? )  of  grace  I  pray, 

Pitty  our  playnt,  and  yield  us  meet  reliefe. 

With  that  the  prophet  ftill  awhile  did  flay, 

And  then  his  fpirite  thus  gan  foorth  difplay ; 

Mojl  noble  virgin ,  that  by  fat  all  lore 

Haft  leant  d  to  love,  let  no  whit  thee  difmay 

Tloe  hard  beginne  that  meetes  thee  in  the  dore, 
And  with  Jharpe  fits  thy  tender  hart  oppreffeth  fore  i 

XXII. 

Forfo  mufk  all  things  excellent  begin ; 

And  eke  enrooted  deepe  muft  be  that  tree, 
Whofe  big  embodied  braunches  Jloall  not  lin 
Till  they  to  hevens  hight  forth  fir  etched  bee. 
For  from  thy  wombe  a  famous  progenee 
Shall fpring  out  of  the  auncient  Trojan  bloody 
Which  Jhall  revive  thefleeping  memoree 
Of  thofe  fame  antique  peres,  the  hevens  brood, 
IVhich  Greeke  and  Afian  rivers  Jlayned  with  their  blood, 

XXIII,  Renowmed 


Cant.  in.  Faery  QjJ  e  e  n  fi.  %7$ 

XXIII. 

Renowmed  kings  and/acred  emperours, 

Thyfruitfull  of  spring,  Jhall  from  thee  defcend -, 

Brave  captaines  arid  moji  mighty  warriours, 

That  flail  their  conquejls  through  all  lands  extend, 

And  their  decayed  kingdomes  Jhall  amend : 

The  feeble  Britons,  broken  with  long  war re , 

They  fall  upreare,  and  mightily  defend 

Again  ft  their  forren  foe  that  commes  from  far re, 
Till  univerjall  peace  compound  all  civill  iarre. 

XXIV. 

It  was  not,  Britomart,  thy  wandring  eye 

Glauncing  unwares  in  charmed  looking-glas, 

But  the  freight  courfe  of  hevenly  defiiny, 

Led  with  etemall  providence,  that  has 

Guyded  thy  glaunce,  to  bring  his  will  to  pas  : 

Ne  is  thy  fate,  ne  is  thy  fortune  ill, 

To  love  the  prowejl  knight  that  ever  was  : 

Therefore  fubmit  thy  wayes  unto  his  will, 
And  doe  by  all  dew  meanes  thy  defliny  fulfil. 

XXV. 
But  read,  faide  Glauce,  thou  magitian, 

What  meanes  Jhall Jhe  out-fee  ke,  or  what  waies  take? 

How  f jail  Jhe  know,  how  Jhall flje  finde  the  man  f 

Or  what  needes  her  to  toyle,  fith  fates  can  make 

Way  for  themfelves  their  purpofe  to  pertake  ? 

Then  Merlin  thus ;  Indeede  the  fates  are  fir  me. 

And  may  not  Jhrinck,  though  all  the  world  do  Jhake  : 

Tet  ought  mens  good  endevours  them  confirme, 
And  guy  de  the  heavenly  caufes  to  their  conjlant  terme, 

XXVI. 
The  man,  whom  heavens  have  ordaynd  to  bee 

The  fpoufe  of  Britomart,  is  Arthegall; 

He  wonneth  in  the  land  of  Fayeree, 

Tet  is  nofary  borne,  nefib  at  all 

To  elfes,  butjprong  of  feed  terreftriall, 

And  whylome  by  falfe  faries  Jlolne  away, 

Whyles  yet  in  infant  cradle  he  did  crally 

Ne  other  to  himfelfe  is  knowne  this  day, 
But  that  he  by  an  elfe  was  gotten  of  a  Fay : 

C  c  c  2  XXVII.  But 


3  SO  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXVII. 

But  footh  he  is  thefonne  of  Gorki 's, 

And  brother  unto  Cador,  Cornijh  king  ; 

And  for  his  warlike  fates  renowmed  is, 

From  where  the  day  out  of  the  fea  doth  fpring, 

Until!  the  clofure  cf  the  evening  : 

From  thence,  himfrmely  bound  with  faith/ull  band, 

'To  this  his  native  foyte  thou  backe  fialt  bring, 

Strongfy  to  ayde  his  countrey,  to  with/land 

The  pour e  of  for r cine  paynims  which  invade  thy  !and, 

XXVIII. 

Great  ayd  thereto  his  mighty  puijfaunce 

And  dreaded  name  fiat!  give  in  that  fad  day  ; 
Where  alfo  proof  of  thy  prow  vaUaunce 
Thou  then  fialt  make,  finer  eafe  thy  lovers  pray  : 
Long  time  ye  both  in  amies  fijall  bear  e  great  Jway, 
TH!  thy  wombes  burden  thee  from  them  do  caii, 
Aid  his  loft  fate  him  from  thee  take  away  -, 
Too  rathe  cut  off  by  pracfife  criminal! 

Of  fe crete  foes,  that  himfiall  make  in  mifchiefe  fall. 

XXIX. 

With  thee  yet  fijall  he  leave  for  memory 
Of  his  late  puijfaunce  his  ymage  dead-, 
That  living  him  in  all  activity 
To  thee  fiall  reprefent :  he  from  the  head 
Of  his  coofen  Conjlantius  without  dread 
Shall  take  the  crowne  that  was  his  fathers  right, 
And  therewith  crowne  himfelfe  in  tti  others  jlead : 
Then  fijall he  ifiew  forth  with  dread  full  might 

Again/1  his  Saxon  foes  in  bloody  field  to  fight. 

XXX. 

Like  as  a  lyon  that  in  drowfie  cave 

Hath  long  time  fiept,  himfelfe  fo  fiall  he  fiake  % 
And  comming  forth,  fiall  fpred  his  banner  brave 
Over  the  troubled  fouth,  that  it  fiall  make 
The  warlike  Mertians  for  fear  e  to  quake  : 
Thrife  fiall  he  fight  with  them,  and  twife  fiall  win  5 
But  the  third  time  fiall  fay  re  accordaunce  make : 
And  if  he  then  with  viclorie  can  !in, 

lie  fiall  his  dayes  with  peace  bring  to  his  earthly  in. 


XXXI.  His 


Cant.  in.  Fa  e  ry  Qu  eene,  381 


XXXI. 

Hisfonne,  hight  Vortipore,  Jhall  Umfucceede 
In  kingdom,  but  not  infelicity  : 
Tet  fiallhe  long  time  warre  with  happy  Jpeedy 
And  with  great  honour  ma?iy  batteills  try ; 
But  at  the  lajl  to  th'  importunity 
Of  froward  fortune  Jhall  be  forjl  to  yield  ; 

__  But  hisfonne  Malgo  Jhall  full  mightily 
Avenge  his  fathers  loffe  with  fpeare  andjhield, 

'"And  his  proud  foes  difcomfit  in  'victorious  field. 

XXXII. 

Behold  the  man,  and  tell  me,  Britomart, 

If  ay  more  goodly  creature  thou  didftfee  2 
How  like  a  gyaunt  in  each  manly  part 
Beares  he  himfelfe  with  portly  maiefiee,, 
That  one  of  th>  old  heroes  fee  me  s  to  bee  I 
He  the  fix  ifiands,  comprovinciall 
In  auncient  times  unto  great  Britainee, 
Shall  to  the  fame  reduce,  and  to  him  call 
Their  fondry  kings  to  do  their  homage  feverall 

XXXIII. 

All  which  hisfonne  Careticus  awhile 

Shall  well  defend,  and  Saxons  powre  fupprefie ; 
Untill  afiraunger  king  from  unknowne  foyle 
Arriving  him  with  multitude  opprejfe  ; 
Great  Gormond,  having  with  huge  mightineffe 
Ireland  fubdewd,  and  therein  fixt  his  throne \ 
Like  afwift  otter  (fell  through  emptineffe) 
Shall  over-fwim  the  Jea  with  ma?iy  one 
Of  his  Norveyfes,  to  afjift  the  Britons  fine. 

.  .  XXXIV. 

He  in  hisfurie  alljliall  over-ronne, 

A?id  holy  church  with  faithlejfe  handes  deface^ 
That  thy  Jad  people,  utterly  for donne, 
Shall  to  the  utmofi  mount ai ne s  fiy  apace  : 
Was  never  fo  great  wafie  in  any  place, 
Norjofowle  outrage  doen  by  living  men ; 
For  all  thy  citties  they  Jhall  facke  and  race, 
And  the  greem  grajje  that  groweth  they  Jhall  bren, 
That  even  the  wilde  beafi  Jhall  dy  in  flarved  den. 


XXXV.  miles 


jg^  The  third  Booke  of  the 

xxxv. 

Whiles  thus  thy  Britons  doe  in  languour  finc^ 
Proud  Etheldred  Jl:all  from  the  north  arif, 
Serving  tti  ambitious  will  of  Auguftme, 
And  faffing  Bee  with  hardy  enterprife 
Shall  backe  refulfe  the  valiaunt  Brockwele  twife, 
And  Bangor  with  ma/acred  martyrs  f  11; 
But  the  third  time/hall  rew  his  fool-hardife : 
For  Cadwan  pittying  his  peoples  ill 
Shall  ftoutly  him  defeat,  and  thoufand  Saxons  kill. 

XXXVI. 
But  after  him,  Cadwallin  mightily 

On  his  fonne  Edwin  all  thofe  wrongs  flail  wreake  -t 
Nefiall  availe  the  wicked  for  eery 
Offalfe  Pellite  his  purpofes  to  breake, 
But  him  f mil  flay,  and  on  a  gallowes  bleak 
Shall  give  th"  enchaunter  his  unhappy  hire  : 
Then  fiall  the  Britons,  late  difmayd  and  weake, 
From  their  long  vafallage  gin  to  refpire, 
And  on  their  paynun  foes  avenge  their  ranckled  ire. 

XXXVII. 
Nejhall  he  yet  his  wrath  fo  mitigate, 

Till  both  the  fonne s  of  Edwin  he  have  flay  ne> 
Offricke  and  Ofricke,  twinnes  unfortunate \ 
Bothfaine  in  battaile  upon  Lay  bur  ne  playne, 
Together  with  the  king  of  Louthiane, 
Hight  Adin,  and  the  king  of  Orkeny, 
Both  ioynt  partakers  of  the  fat  all  payne  : 
But  Penda,  fearefull  of  like  defieney, 
Shall  yield  himfelfe  bis  liegeman,  and  fweare  fealty  : 

XXXVIII. 
Him  Ji hall  he  ?nake  his  fat  all  inftrument 
T 'afflict  the  other  Saxons  unfubdewd : 
He  marching  forth  with  fury  infolent 
Againjl  the  good  king  Ofwald,  who  indewd 
With  heavenly  powre,  and  by  angels  refkewd, 
All  holding  croffes  in  their  hands  on  hye, 
Shall  him  defeate  withouten  blood  imbrewd  : 
Of  which  that  field  for  endlejfe  memory 
Shall  Hevenfeld  be  caldto  all  pofterity. 


XXXIX.  Whereat 


Cant.  m.         Faery  Q^ueene*  383 

XXXIX. 

Whereat  Cadwallin  wroth  Jhall  forth  (few, 

And  an  huge  hqfie  into  Northumber  lead, 

With  which  he  godly  Ofwald ' Jhall  fubdew, 

And  crowne  with  martyr  dome  his  J acred  head  ; 

Whofe  brother  Ofwin,  daunted  with  like  dread, 

With  price  of  fiver  jhall  his  kingdome  buy  ; 

And  Penda  fe eking  him  adowne  to  tread, 

Shall  tread  adowne  and  doe  himfowiy  dye. 
But  Jhall  with  gifts  his  lord  Cadwallin  pacify. 

XL. 

Then  Jhall  Cadwallin  die,  and  then  the  raine 
Of  Britons  eke  with  him  attonce  Jhall  dye  j 
Ne  Jhall  the  good  Cadwallader  with  painey 
Or  powre,  be  hable  it  to  remedy, 
When  the  full  time  prefixt  by  dejiiny, 
Shall  be  expird  of  Britons  regiment  : 
For  heven  iff  elf e  Jhall  their  fuccejfe  envy, 
And  them  with  plagues  and  murrins  pejlilent 
Confume,  till  all  their  warlike  puijjaunce  be  Jpertt. 

XLI. 
Yet  after  all  thefe  for r owes,   and  huge  hills 
Of  dying  people,  during  eight  year es  Jpace, 
Cadwallader  not  yielding  to  his  ills, 
From  Armoricke^  where  long  in  wretched  cacs 
He  livd,  retourning  to  his  native  place, 
Shal  be  by  vif on  ft  aide  from  his  intent : 
For  th'  heavens  have  decreed  to  difplace 
The  Britons  for  their  finnes  dew  punijlmenty 
And  to  the  Saxons  over-give  their  government. 

XLII. 
Then  woe,  and  woe,  and  everlafting  woe, 
Be  to  the  Briton  babe  that  Jhal  be  borne, 
To  live  in  thraldome  of  his  fathers  foe : 
Late  king,  now  captive  -,  late  lord,  now  for  lor  ne  j 
The  worlds  reproch,  the  cruell  viclorsfcome, 
Banijht  from  princely  bowre  to  wafteful  wood: 
O  who  Jhall  helpe  me  to  lament,  and  mourne 
The  royalljeed,  the  antique  Trojan  blood, 
Whofe  empire  lenger  here  then  ever  any  food? 

XLXII.  The 


3$+  fO*fl  third  Booke  of  the 


XLIII. 

The  damzell  was  full  deepe  empamoned 

Both  for  his  griefe  and  for  her  peoples  fake, 

Whofe  future  woes  fo  plaine  he  faihioned, 

And  iighing  fore  at  length  him  thus  befpake  j 

Ah  I  but  will  bevensfury  never  flake, 

Nor  vengeaunce  huge  relent  itfelfe  at  loft  f 

Will  not  long  mifery  late  mercy  make  ? 

But  foal  I  their  name  for  ever  be  defajle, 
And  quite  from  off  the  earth  their  memory  be  rafoe  ? 

XLIV. 

Nay  but  the  terme,  fayd  he,  is  limited r, 

That  in  this  thraldome  Britons  flail  abide  , 

And  the  iujl  revolution  meafured, 

That  they  as  foraungers  fojal  be  notifide  : 

For  twifejbwre  hundred  ye  ares  fowl  be  fupplide, 

Fre  they  to  former  rule  refoor  d  fojal  bee, 

And  their  importune  fates  all  fatisfide  : 

Yet  during  this  their  tnojl  obfeuritee, 
Their  beames  fliall  ofte  breake  forth,  that  men  them  faire  may  fee, 

XLV. 

For  Rhodoricke,  whofe  fur  name  foal  be  Great  3 

Shall  of  himfelfe  a  brave  enfatnple  foew, 

That  Saxon  kings  his  frendfoip  foall  intreat ; 

Aid  Howell  Dha  fo:all  goodly  well  indew 

The  falvage  minds  with  foil  I  of  iujl  and  trew  : 

Then  Griffyth  Conan  alfo  foall  up-reare 

His  dreaded  head,  a?id  the  old  Jparkes  renew 

Of  native  cor  age,  that  his  foes  /hall feare 
Leaf  back  againe  the  kingdom  he  from  themfoould  beare. 

XLVI. 
Ne  foall  the  Saxons  f elves  all  peaceably 

Fnioy  the  crowne,  which  they  from  Britons  wonne 

Firfo  ill,  a?:d  after  7'uled  wickedly  : 

For  ere  two  hundred  yeares  be  full  outronne, 

There  fojall  a  raven,  far  from  rifing  funne, 

With  his  wide  wings  upon  them  fiercely  fly, 

And  bid  his  faithlejfe  chickens  overronne 

The  fruitfull  plaines,  and  with  fell  cruelty 
In  their  avenge  tread  downe  the  vicJorsfurquedry. 

XL VII.  Yet 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qjjeene.  385 

XL  VII. 

Yet  fioall  a  third  both  thefe  and  thine  fitbdew : 

There  JJjall  a  lion  from  the  Jea-bord  wood 

Of  Neujlria  come  roring,  with  a  crew 

Of  hungry  whelpes,  his  battailous  bold  brood, 

Whofe  clawes  were  newly  dipt  in  cruddy  blood; 

That  from  the  Danifke  tyrants  head  fiall  rend 

Tti  ufurped  crowne,  as  if  that  he  were  wood. 

And  the  fpoile  of  the  countrey  coiiquered 
Emongjl  his  young  ones  flail  divide  with  bountyhed. 

XL  VIII. 

Tho  when  the  terme  is  fell  accomplijljid, 

There  Jhall  a  Jparke  of  fire ,  which  hath   long-while 

Bene  in  his  ajhes  raked  up  and  hid. 

Bee  frefhly  kindled  in  the  fruitfull  ijle 

Of  Mona,  where  it  lurked  in  exile ; 

Which  Jhall  breake  forth  into  bright-burning  flame. 

And  reach  into  the  houfe  that  beares  the  file 

Of  royall  maiejly  and  fiver aine  name  : 
So  fiall  the  Briton  blood  their  crowne  againe  reclame. 

XLIX. 
Thenceforth  eternall  union  fiiall  be  made 

Betweene  the  nations  different  afore, 

And  Jacred  peace  JJjall  lovingly  perjuade 

The  warlike  minds  to  leame  her  goodly  lore, 

And  civile  amies  to  exercife  no  more  : 

Then  JJjall  a  royall  virgin  raine,  which  Jhall 

Stretch  her  white  rod  over  the  Belgicke  Jhore,  • 

And  the  great  caftle  finite  Jo  fiore  withall, 
That  it  Jhall  make  himjhake,  and  Jhortly  learn  to  fall: 

L. 
But  yet  the  end  is  not — There  Merlin  ftayd, 

As  overcomen  of  the  fpirites  powre, 

Or  other  ghaftly  fpectacle  difmayd, 

That  fecretly  he  faw,  yet  note  difcoure : 

Which  fuddein  fitt,   and  halfe  extatick  floure 

When  the  two  fearefull  wemen  faw,  they  grew 

Greatly  confufed  in  behaveoure  : 

At  lad:  the  fury  paft,  to  former  hew 
Hee  turnd  againe,  and  chearfull  looks  as  earn:  did  (hew. 

Vol.  I.  D  d  d  LI.  Then, 


386  The  third  Booke  of  the 

Li. 

Then,  when  themfelves  they  well  inftructed  had 
Of  all  that  needed  them  to  be  inquird, 
They  both  conceiving  hope  of  comfort  glad, 
With  lighter  hearts  unto  their  home  retird  : 
Where  they  in  fecret  counfell  cloie  confpird, 
How  to  efrccl'  (o  hard  an  enterprize, 
And  to  porTerTe  the  purpofe  they  defird  : 
Now  this,  now  that  twixt  them  they  did  devize, 

And  diverfe  plots  did  frame  to  maike  in  ftrange  difguiie. 

LIL 

At  laft  the  nourfe  in  her  fool-hardy  wit 

Conceiv'd  a  bold  devife,  and  thus  befpake ; 
Daughter,  I  dee  me  that  counfel  aye  moflfit, 
'That  of  the  titne  doth  dew  advauntage  take  : 
Ye  fee  that  good  king  Uther  now  doth  ?nake 
Strong  warre  upoji  the  pay  mm  brethren,  bight 
Oc~fa  and  Oza,  whome  hee  lately  brake 
Beflde  Cayr  Verolame  in  victorious  fight \ 

That  now  all  Britany  doth  burne  in  armes  bright, 

LIII. 

That  therefore  nought  our  paffage  may  empeach, 
Let  us  in  feigned  armes  ourfehes  difguize, 
And  our  weake  hands  (need  makes  good  fchollers)  teach 
The  dreadful  fpeare  and  Jhield  to  exercize  : 
Ne  certes,  daughter,  that  fame  warlike  wize, 
I  weene,  would  you  miffeeme  ;  for  ye  beene  tall 
And  large  of  li?nbe  fatchieve  an  hard  emprize  -y 
Ne  ought  ye  want  but  flkil,   which  praBize  fmall 

Will  bring,  andfhortly  make  you  a  mayd  martiall. 

LIV. 

And  footh  it  ought  your  cor  age  much  inflame 

To  he  are  fo  often  in  that  royall  hous, 

From  whence  to  ?wne  inferior  ye  camey 

Bards  tell  of  many  wemen  valorous, 

Which  have  full  many  feats  adventurous 

Performd,  in  paragone  of  proudejl  men  : 

The  bold  Bunduca,  whofe  victorious 

Exployts  made  Borne  to  quake,  flout  Guendoleny 
Renowmed  Martia3  and  redoubted  Emmilen, 


LV.  And 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Q^u  eene,  587 

LV. 

And  that)  which  more  then  all  the  rejl  may/way? 

Late  dayes  enfample,  which  thefe  eies  beheld , 

In  the  lafi  field  before  Menevia, 

Which  Uther  with  thofeforrein  pagans  held, 

I  Jaw  a  Saxon  virgin,  the  which  field 

Great  Ulfin  thrifie  upon  the  bloody  playne ; 

And  had  ?jot  Car  ados  her  hand  withheld 

From  rafij  revenge,  fide  had  him  fiurely  Jlayne  ; 
Tet  Car  ados  himfielfie  from  her  efcapt  with  payne. 

LVI. 

Ah  read,  quoth  Britomart,  how  tsjhe  hight  ? 

Fayre  Angela,  quoth  me,  men  do  her  call, 

No  whit  leffe  fayre  the?i  terrible  i?i  fight : 

She  hath  the  leading  of  a  martiall 

And  mightie  people,  dreaded  more  then  all 

'The  other  Saxons,  which  doe  for  her  fake 

And  love  themfelves  of  her  name  Angles  call. 

Therefore ,  fiaire  infant,  her  enfample  make 
Unto  thyfielfe,  and  eqiiall  cor  age  to  thee  take. 

LVII. 
Her  harty  wordes  fo  deepe  into  the  mynd 

Of  the  yong  damzell  funke,  that  great  defire 

Of  warlike  armes  in  her  forthwith  they  tynd, 

And  generous  flout  courage  did  infpyre, 

That  irie  refolv'd,  unweeting  to  her  fyre, 

Advent'rous  knighthood  on  herfelfe  to  don  ; 

And  counfeld  with  her  nourfe  her  maides  attyrc 

To  turne  into  a  mafTy  habergeon  ; 
And  bad  her  all  things  put  in  readinefs  anon. 

LVIII. 
Th'  old  woman  nought  that  needed  did  omit  j 

But  all  thinges  did  conveniently  purvay. 

It  fortuned  (fo  time  their  turne  did  fitt) 

A  band  of  Britons  ryding  on  forray 

Few  dayes  before  had  gotten  a  great  pray 

Of  Saxon  goods,  emongft  the  which  was  {eene 

A  goodly  armour,  and  full  rich  aray, 

Which  long'd  to  Angela,  the  Saxon  queene, 
All  fretted  round  with  gold,  and  goodly  wel  befeene. 

D  d  d  2  LIX.  The 


3  8  S  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LIX. 

The  fame  with  all  the  other  ornaments 
King  Ryence  caufed  to  be  hanged  hy 
In  his  chiefe  church,  for  endleile  moniments 
Of  his  fucceffe  and  gladfull  victory  : 
Of  which  herfclfe  avifing  readily 
In  th'  evening  late  old  Glauce  thether  led 
Faire  Britomart,  and  that  fame  armory 
Downe  taking,"  her  therein  appareled, 
Well  as  flie  might,  and  with  brave  bauldrick  garnifhed. 

LX. 
Ecfide  thofe  armes  there  flood  a  mightie  fpeare, 
Which  Bladud  made  by  magick  art  of  yore, 
And  usd  the  fame  in  batteill  aye  to  beare  °, 
Sith  which  it  had  beene  here  preferv'd  in  ftore, 
For  his  great  vertues  proved  long  afore : 
For  never  wight  fo  fail  in  fell  could  fit, 
But  him  perforce  unto  the  ground  it  bore : 
Both  fpeare  me  tooke  and  fhield  which  hong  by  it ; 
Both  fpeare  and  ihield  of  great  powre  for  her  purpofe  fit, 

LXI. 
Thus  when  fhe  had  the  virgin  all  arayd, 
Another  harneife  which  did  hang  thereby 
About  herfelfe  Ihe  dight,  that  the  yong  mayd 
She  might  in  equall  armes  accompany, 
And  as  her  fquyre  attend  her  carefully : 
Tho  to  their  ready  fteedes  they  clombe  full  light, 
And  through  back  waies,  that  none  might  them  efpy, 
Covered  with  fecret  cloud  of  filent  night, 
Themfeives  they  forth  convaid,  and  palled  forward  right. 

LXIL 
Ne  refted  they,  till  that  to  faery  lond 

They  came,  as  Merlin  them  directed  late  : 
Where  meeting  with  this  red-crofTe  knight,  fhe  fond 
Of  diverfe  thinges  difcourfes  to  dilate, 
But  mofr.  of  Arthegall  and  his  eft-ate. 
At  lafb  their  waves  fo  felly  that  they  mote  part : 
Then  each  to  other,  well  affectionate, 
Frendfhip  profefled  w' :h  unfained  hart, 
The  red-crone  knight  diverft,  but  forth  rode  Britomart. 

CANTO 


. 


Cant  mi.  Faery  Queene.  389 


canto    mi. 

Bold  Marmell  of  Britomart 

Is  throwne  on  the  rich  Jirond : 
Faire  Florimell  of  Arthur  is 

Long  followed \  but  not  fond, 

1.  i 

HERE  is  the  antique  glory  now  become, 
That  whylome  wont  in  wemen  to  appeare  ? 

Where  be  the  brave  atchievements  doen  by  fome  ? 

Where  be  the  batteilles,  where  the  fhield  and  fpeare, 

And  all  the  conquefts  which  them  high  did  reare, 

That  matter  made  for  famous  poets  verfe, 

And  boaflfull  men  fo  oft  abafht  to  heare  ? 

Beene  they  all  dead,  and  laide  in  dolefull  herfe  ? 
Or  doen  they  onely  fleepe,  and  fhall  againe  reverfe  ? 

II. 
If  they  be  dead,  then  woe  is  me  therefore ; 

But  if  they  fleepe,  o  let  them  foone  awake  ! 

For  all  too  long  I  burne  with  envy  fore 

To  heare  the  warlike  feates  which  Homere  fpake 

Of  bold  Penthefilee,  which  made  a  lake 

Of  Greekifh  blood  fo  ofte  in  Trojan  plaine ; 

But  when  I  reade,  how  ftout  Debora  ftrake 

Proud  Sifera,  and  how  CamnT  hath  flaine 
The  huge  Orfilochus,  I  fwell  with  great  difdaine, 

III. 
Yet  thefe,  and  all  that  els  had  puiffaunce, 

Cannot  with  noble  Britomart  compare, 

As  well  for  glorie  of  great  valiaunce, 

As  for  pure  chaftitee  and  vertue  rare  j 

That  all  her  goodly  deedes  doe  well  declare. 

Well  worthie  flock,  from  which  the  branches  fprong 

That  in  late  yeares  fo  faire  a  blofTome  bare, 

As  thee,  o  queene,  the  matter  of  my  fong, 
Whofe  lignage  from  this  lady  I  derive  along. 

IV,  Who 


390  The  third  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

Who  when  through  fpeaches  with  the  red-croife  knight 
She  learned  had  th'  eftate  of  Arthegall, 
And  in  each  point  herfelfe  informd  aright, 
A  frendly  league  of  love  perpetuall 
She  with  him  bound,  and  conge  tooke  withall. 
Then  he  forth  on  his  iourney  did  proceede, 
To  feeke  adventures  which  mote  him  befall, 
And  win  him  woriliip  through  his  warlike  deed, 

Which  alwaies  of  his  paines  he  made  tlie  chiefeft  meed. 

V. 

But  Britomart  kept  on  her  former  courfe, 
Ne  ever  dofte  her  armes,  but  all  the  way 
Grew  peniive  through  that  amorous  difcourfe, 
By  which  the  red-crofTe  knight  did  earft  difplay 
Her  lovers  fhape  and  chevalrous  aray : 
A  thouland  thoughts  fhe  fafliionu  in  her  mind, 
And  in  her  feigning  fancie  did  pour  tray 
Him  fuch,  as  fitteft  me  for  love  could  find, 

Wife,  warlike,  perfonable,  courteous,  and  kind. 

VI. 

With  fuch  felfe-pleafing  thoughts  her  wound  ilie  fedd, 
And  thought  fo  to  beguile  her  grievous  fmart  ; 
But  fo  her  fmart  was  much  more  grievous  bread, 
And  the  deepe  wound  more  deep  engord  her  hart, 
That  nought  but  death  her  dolour  mote  depart. 
So  forth  fhe  rode  without  repofe  or  reft, 
Searching  all  lands  and  each  remoteil  part, 
Following  the  guydance  of  her  blinded  giieft, 

Till  that  to  the  fea-coaft  at  length  (he  her  addrefb. 

VII. 

There  (lie  alighted  from  her  light-foot  beaft, 
And  fitting  downe  upon  the  rocky  fhore 
Badd  her  old  fquyre  unlace  her  lofty  creaft : 
Tho  having  vewd  awhile  the  furges  hore, 
That  gainft  the  craggy  clifts  did  loudly  rore, 
And  in  their  raging  furquedry  difdaynd 
That  the  faft  earth  affronted  them  fo  fore, 
And  their  devouring  covetize  reftraynd, 

Thereat  fhe  lighed  deepe,  and  after  thus  complaynd  5 


VIII.  Huo-t 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Queene.  39I 

viii. 

Huge  fea  of  for  row,  and  tempejluous  griefe, 

Wherein  my  feeble  barke  is  tojfed  long, 

Far  from  the  hoped  haven  of  relief, 

Why  doe  thy  cruel  bi Howes  beat  fo  ftrong, 

And  thy  moyfl  mountaines  each  on  others  throng, 

threat  fling  to /wallow  up  my  fare  full  lyfe  ? 

O  doe  thy  cruell  wrath  and  fpightfull  wrong 

At  length  allay,  and f  hit  thyflormyflryfe, 
Which  in  thy  troubled  bowels  raignes  and  ragcth  ryfe : 

IX. 

For  els  my  feeble  veffell,  crazd  and  crackt 

Through  thy  ftrong  buffets  and  outrageous  blowes, 

Cannot  endure,  but  needes  it  muft  be  wrackt 

On  the  rough  rocks,    or  on  the  fandy  fhallowes, 

The  whiles  that  Love  it  fteres,  a?id  Fortune  rowes  -, 

Love  (my  lewd  pilott)  hath  a  reftlefe  minde, 

And  Fortune  (botefwaine)  no  affuraimce  knowes, 

But  faile  without  en  ftarres  gainft  tyde  and  winde  : 
How  can  they  other  doe,  fith  both  are  bold  and  blinde  ? 

X. 

Thou  god  of  winde s,  that  raigneft  in  the  feas, 

That  raigneft  alfo  in  the  continent, 

At  laft  blow  up  fome  gentle  gale  of  eafe, 

The  which  may  bring  my  /hip,  ere  it  be  rent, 

Unto  the  gladjome  port  of  her  intent  : 

Then  when  IJhall  myfelfe  in  fafety  fee, 

A  table  for  eternal  I  moniment 

Of  thy  great  grace  and  my  great  ieopardee, 
Great  Neptune,  I  avow  to  hallow  unto  thee. 

XL 
Then  fighing  foftly  fore,  and  inly  deepe, 

She  (hut  up  all  her  plaint  in  privy  griefe  ; 

(For  her  great  courage  would  not  let  her  weepe) 

Till  that  old  Glauce  gan  with  fharpe  repriefe 

Her  to  reft'-aine,  and  give  her  good  reliefe, 

Through  hope  of  thofe,  which  Merlin  had  her  told 

Should  of  her  name  and  nation  be  chiefe, 

And  fetch  their  being  from  the  i?cred  mould 
Of  her  immortall  womb,  to  be  in  heven  enrold.. 

XII.  Thus 


392  q'he  third  Booke  of  tk 


XII. 

Thus  as  (he  her  recomforted,  me  fpyde 
Where  far  away  one  all  in  armour  bright 
With  hafty  gallop  towards  her  did  ryde  : 
Her  dolour  foone  me  ceaft,  and  on  her  dighfc 
Her  helmet,  to  her  courfer  mounting  light : 
Her  former  forrow  into  fudden  wrath 
(Both  coofen  paflions  of  diftroublcd  fpright) 
Converting,  forth  ilie  beates  the  dully  path  ; 
Love  and  defpight  attonce  her  corage  kindled  hath. 

XIII. 
As  when  a  foggy  mift  hath  overcaft 

The  face  of  heven,  and  the  cleare  ayre  engrofte, 
The  world  in  darknes  dwels,  till  that  at  laft 
The  watry  fouth-winde  from  the  fea-bord  cofte 
Upblowing  doth  difperfe  the  vapour  lofte, 
And  poures  itfelfe  forth  in  a  ftormy  fhowre  ; 
So  the  fayre  Britomart,  having  difclofle 
Her  clowdy  care  into  a  wrathfull  ftowre, 
The  mift  of  griefe  diflblv'd  did  into  vengeance  powre. 

XIV. 
Eftfoones  her  goodly  iliield  addrefling  fayre, 
That  mortal  1  fpeare  fhe  in  her  hand  did  take, 
And  unto  battaill  did  herfelfe  prepayre. 
The  knight  approching  fternely  her  befpake  ; 
Sir  blight,  that  docji  thy  voyage  rafily  make 
By  this  for bidden  way  in  my  defpight \ 
Ne  doeji  by  others  death  enfample  take, 
I  read  thee  foone  retyre,  whiles  thou  hafl  might, 
Leaf  afterwards  it  be  too  late  to  take  i  by  fight. 

XV. 

Ythrild  with  deepe  difdaine  of  his  proud  threat, 

She  fhortly  thus  ;   Fly  they,  that  need  to  fly  ; 

JVordes  fear  en  babes.     I  meane  not  thee  entreat 

To  paffe  ;  but  maugre  thee  will  pajfe  or  dy. 

Ne  lenger  ftayd  for  th'  other  to  reply, 

But  with  lliarpe  foeare  the  reft  made  dearly  knowne. 

Strongly  the  ftraunge  knight  ran,   and  fturdily 

Strooke  her  full  on  the  breft,  that  made  her  downe 
Decline  her  head,  and  touch  her  crouper  with  her  crown. 

XVI.  But 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e. 


393 


XVI. 

But  fhe  againe  him  in  the  fhield  did  fmite 
With  fo  fierce  furie  and  great  puiflaunce, 
That  through  his  three-fquare  fcuchin  percing  quite, 
And  through  his  mayled  hauberque,  by  mifchaunce 
The  wicked  fteele  through  his  left  fide  did  glaunce  : 
Him  fo  transfixed  fhe  before  her  bore 
Beyond  his  croupe,  the  length  of  all  her  launce; 
Till  fadly  foucing  on  the  fandy  fhore 
He  tombled  on  an  heape,  and  wallowd  in  his  gore. 

XVII. 
Like  as  the  facred  oxe  that  carelefle  ftands 

With  gilden  homes  and  flowry  girlonds  crownd, 
Proud  of  his  dying  honor  and  deare  bandes, 
Whiles  th'  altars  fume  with  frankincenfe  arownd, 
All  fuddeinly  with  mortall  ftroke  aftownd 
Doth  groveling  fall,  and  with  his  ftreaming  gore 
Diftaines  the  pillours  and  the  holy  grownd, 
And  the  faire  flowres  that  decked  him  afore : 
So  fell  proud  Marinell  upon  the  pretious  more. 

XVIII. 
The  martiall  mayd  ftayd  not  him  to  lament, 
But  forward  rode,  and  kept  her  ready  way 
Along  the  ftrond  ;  which,  as  fhe  over-went, 
She  faw  beftrowed  all  with  rich  aray 
Of  pearles  and  pretious  ftones  of  great  afTay, 
And  all  the  gravell  mixt  with  golden  owre  : 
Whereat  (he  wondred  much,  but  would  not  flay 
For  gold,  or  perles,  or  pretious  ftones  an  howre, 
But  them  defpifed  all ;  for  all  was  in  her  powre. 

XIX. 
Whiles  thus  he  lay  in  deadly  ftonifhment, 
Tydings  hereof  came  to  his  mothers  eare ; 
His  mother  was  the  blacke-browd  Cymoent, 
The  daughter  of  great  Nereue,  which  did  bearc 
This  warlike  fonne  unto  an  earthly  peare, 
The  famous  Dumarin ;  who  on  a  day 
Finding  the  nymph  afleepe  in  fecret  wheare, 
(As  he  by  chaunce  did  wander  that  fame  way) 
Was  taken  with  her  love,  and  by  her  clofely  lay. 
Vol.  I.  E  e  e  XX.  There 


394  C^f)e  third  Booh  of  the 

XX. 

There  he  this  knight  of  her  begot,  whom  borne 

She  of  his  father  Marinell  did  name  ; 

And  in  a  rocky  cave  (as  wight  forlorne) 

Long  time  fhe  foftred  up,  till  he  became 

A  mighty  man  at  armes,  and  mickle  fame 

Did  get  through  great  adventures  by  him  donne  : 

For  never  man  he  fuffred  by  that  fame 

Rich  ftrond  to  travell  whereas  he  did  wonne, 
But  that  he  muft  do  battail  with  the  fea-nymphes  foniiCi 

XXI. 
An  hundred  knights  of  honorable  name 

He  had  fubdew'd,  and  them  his  vaflals  made  > 

That  through  all  farie  lond  his  noble  fame 

Now  blazed  was,  and  feare  did  all  invade, 

That  none  durft  pafTen  through  that  perilous  glade  ^ 

And  to  advaunce  his  name  and  glory  more, 

Her  lea-god  fyre  fhe  dearely  did  perfwade 

T'endow  her  fonne  with  threafure  and  rich  flore 
Bove  all  the  fonnes  that  were  of  earthly  wombes  yborea 

XXII. 
The  god  did  graunt  his  daughters  deare  demaund, 

To  doen  his  nephew  in  all  riches  flow ; 

Eftfoones  his  heaped  waves  he  did  commaund 

Gut  of  their  hollow  bofome  forth  to  throw 

All  the  huge  threafure,  which  the  fea  below 

Had  in  his  greedy  gulfe  devoured  deepe, 

And  him  enriched  through  the  overthrow 

And  wreckes  of  many  wretches,  which  did  weepe 
And  often  wayle  their  wealth,  which  he  from  them  did  keepe, 

XXIII, 
Shortly  upon  that  fhore  there  heaped  was- 

Exceeding  riches  and  all  pretious  things, 

The  fpoyle  of  all  the  world,  that  it  did  pas 

The  wealth  of  th'  eaft,  and  pompe  of  Periian  kings  $-, 

Gold,  amber,  yvoric,  perles,  owches,  rings, 

And  all  that  els  was  pretious  and  deare, 

The  fea  unto  him  voluntary  brings, 

That  ihortly  he  a  great  lord  did  appeare, 
As  was  in  all  the  lond  of  Faery,  or  elfewheare.. 

XXIV.  Thereto 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Queene. 


395 

XXIV. 

Thereto  he  was  a  doughty  dreaded  knight, 
Tryde  often  to  the  fcath  of  many  deare, 
That  none  in  equall  armes  him  matchen  might ; 
The  which  his  mother  feeing  gan  to  feare 
Leafl  his  too  haughtie  hardines  might  reare 
Some  hard  mifhap  in  hazard  of  his  life  : 
Forthy  fhe  oft  him  counfeld  to  forheare 
The  bloody  batteill,  and  to  ftirre  up  ftrife, 
But  after  all  his  warre  to  reft  his  wearie  knife : 

XXV. 

And  for  his  more  afTuraunce,  fhe  inquir'd 

One  day  of  Proteus  by  his  mighty  fpell 

(For  Proteus  was  with  prophecy  infpir'd) 

Her  deare  fonnes  deftiny  to  her  to  tell, 

And  the  fad  end  of  her  fweet  Marinell : 

Who  through  forefight  of  his  eternall  fkill 

Bad  her  from  woman-kind  to  keepe  him  well  % 

For  of  a  woman  he  mould  have  much  ill  j 
A  virgin  ftraunge  and  (tout  him  mould  difmay  or  kill. 

XXVI. 

Forthy  fhe  gave  him  warning  every  day 

The  love  of  women  not  to  entertaine ; 

(A  leffon  too  too  hard  for  living  clay, 

From  love  in  courfe  of  nature  to  refraine) 

Yet  he  his  mothers  lore  did  well  retaine, 

And  ever  from  fayre  ladies  love  did  fly ; 

Yet  many  ladies  fayre  did  oft  complaine, 

That  they  for  love  of  him  would  algates  dy  : 
Dy,  whofo  lift  for  him,  he  was  loves  enimy. 

XXVII. 

But  ah !  who  can  deceive  his  deftiny, 

Or  weene  by  warning  to  avoyd  his  fate  ? 

That,  when  he  fleepes  in  moft  fecurity 

And  fafeft  feemes,  him  fooneft  doth  amate. 

And  findeth  dew  effect  or  foone  or  late : 

So  feeble  is  the  powre  of  flefhy  arme. 

His  mother  bad  him  wemens  love  to  hate, 

For  fhe  of  womans  force  did  feare  no  harme ; 
So  weening  to  have  arm'd  him,  fhe  did  quite  difarme. 

E  e  e  2  XXVIII.  This 


396  The  third  Booke  of  the 


XXVIII. 

This  was  that  woman,  this  that  deadly  wownd, 

That  Proteus  prophecide  fhould  him  difmay  ; 

The  which  his  mother  vainely  did  expownd 

To  be  hart-wownding  love,  which  fhould  affay 

To  bring  her  fonne  unto  his  latt  decay. 

So  tickle  be  the  termes  of  mortall  Hate, 

And  full  of  fubtile  fophifmes,  which  doe  play 

With  double  fences  and  with  falfe  debate, 
T'approve  the  unknowen  purpofe  of  eternall  fate. 

XXIX. 
Too  trew  the  famous  Marinell  it  fownd, 

Who  through  late  triall  on  that  wealthy  ftrond 

Inglorious  now  lies  in  fenceleffe  fwownd, 

Through  heavy  ftroke  of  Britomartis  hond  : 

Which  when  his  mother  deare  did  underftond, 

And  heavy  tidings  heard,,  whereas  fhe  playd 

Amongtt  her  watry  fitters  by  a  pond 

Gathering  fweete  daffadillyes,.  to  have  made 
Gay  girlcnds  from  the  fun.  their  forheads  fayr  to  made ; 

XXX. 
Eftefoones  both  flowres  and  girlonds  far  away 

She  flong,  and  her  faire  deawy  lockes  yrent  y 

To  forrow  huge  fhe  turnd  her  former  play, 

And  gamefome  merth  to  grievous  dreriment : 

Shee  threw  herfelfe  downe  on  the  continent, 

Ne  word  did  fpeake,  but  lay  as  in  a  fwowne, 

Whiles  all  her  fitters  did  for  her  lament 

With  yelling  outcries  and  with  fhrieking  fowne  -, 
And  every  one  did  teare  her  girlond  from  her  crowne,. 

XXXI. 
Soone  as  fhe  up  out  of  her  deadly  fitt 

Arofe,  fhe  bad  her  charett  to  be  brought  j 

And  all  her  fitters,  that  with  her  did  fitt, 

Bad  eke  attonce  their  charetts  to  be  fought :. 

Tho  full  of  bitter  griefe  and  penfive  thought 

She  to  her  wagon  clombe  j  clombe  all  the  reft, 

And  forth  together  went,  with  forow  fraught : 

The  waves  obedient  to  their  beheaft 
Them  yielded  ready  pattage,  and  their  rage  furceaft. 

XXXII.  Great 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  397 

XXXII. 

Great  Neptune  ftoode  amazed  at  their  fight, 

Whiles  on  his  broad  rownd  backe  they  foftly  Hid, 

And  eke  himfelfe  mournd  at  their  mournfull  plight, 

Yet  wift  not  what  their  wailing  ment,  yet  did, 

For  great  companion  of  their  forow,  bid 

His  mighty  waters  to  them  buxome  bee  : 

Eftefoones  the  roaring  billowes  ftill  abid, 

And  all  the  griefly  monfters  of  the  fee 
Stood  gaping  at  their  gate,  and  wondred  them  to  fee. 

XXXIII. 

A  teme  of  dolphins  raunged  in  aray 

Drew  the  fmooth  charett  of  fad  Cymoent ; 

They  were  all  taught  by  Triton  to  obay 

To  the  long  raynes  at  her  commaundement : 

As  fwifte  as  fwallowes  on  the  waves  they  went, 

That  their  brode  flaggy  finnes  no  fome  did  reare, 

Ne  bubling  rowndell  they  behinde  them  fent  j 

The  reft  of  other  fifties  drawen  weare, 
Which  with  their  finny  oars  the  fwelling  iea  did  ftieare, 

XXXIV. 
Soone  as  they  bene  arriv'd  upon  the  brim 

Of  the  Rich  ftrond,  their  charets  they  forlore, 

And  let  their  temed  fifties  foftly  fwim 

Along  the  margent  of  the  fomy  fhore, 

Leaft  they  their  finnes  ftiould  bruze,  and  furbate  fore 

Their  tender  feete  upon  the  ftony  grownd : 

And  comming  to  the  place,  where  all  in  gore 

And  cruddy  blood  enwallowed  they  fownd 
The  luckleffe  Marinell  lying  in  deadly  fwownd, 

XXXV. 
His  mother  fwowned  thrife,  and  the  third  time 

Could  fcarce  recovered  bee  out  of  her  paine  ; 

Had  fhe  not  beene  devoide  of  mortall  flime, 

She  ftiould  not  then  have  bene  relyv'd  againe  : 

But  foone  as  life  recovered  had  the  raine, 

Shee  made  fo  piteous  mone  and  deare  wayment, 

That  the  hard  rocks  could  fcarfe  from  tears  refraine, 

And  all  her  fifter  nymphes  with  one  confent 
Supplide  her  fobbing  breaches  with  fad  complement. 

XXXVI.  Deare 


j98  The  third  JBooke  of  the 

XXXVI. 

Deare  image  of  myfelfe,  fhe  fayd,  that  is 

The  wretched  fonne  of  wretched  mother  borne, 

Is  this  thine  high  advawicement  ?  o  is  this 

'TIS  t m mortal 7  name,  with  which  thee  yet  un borne 

Thy  granjire  Kerens  promt  ft  to  adorne  <? 

Now  heji  thou  of  life  and  honor  refte  ; 

Now  lyejl  thou  a  lumpe  of  earth  for  lor  ne  ; 

Ne  of  thy  late  life  memory  is  lefte  ; 
Ne  can  thy  irrevocable  de/leny  bee  wefte. 

XXXVII. 

Fond  Proteus,  father  of  falfe  prophecis, 

And  they  more  fond  that  credit  to  thee  give, 

Not  this  the  worke  of  womans  hand  y  wis, 

That  Jo  deepe  wound  through  thefe  deare  members  drive. 

I  feared  love  ;  but  they  that  love  doe  live  j 

But  they  that  dye,  doe  nether  love  nor  hate  : 

Nattilejfe  to  thee  thy  folly  I  forgive  j 

And  to  myfelfe  and  to  accurfedfate 
The  guilt  I  doe  afcribe  :  deare  wifedom  bought  too  late. 

XXXVIII. 

O  what  availes  it  of  immortall  feed 

To  bee?ie  ybredd  and  never  borne  to  dye  ? 

Far  re  better  I  it  deeme  to  die  with  fpeed, 

Then  wajle  in  woe  and  waylfull  miferye  : 

Who  dyes  the  utmofl  dolor  doth  abye, 

But  who  that  lives  is  lefte  to  waile  his  loffe  : 

So  life  is  loffe,  and  death  felicity  : 

Sad  life  worfe  then  glad  death ;  and  greater  croffe 
To  fee  f  rends  grave,  then  dead  the  grave  Je If  e  to  engrojfe. 

XXXIX. 

But  if  the  heavens  did  his  dayes  envie, 

And  myjhort  blis  maligne,  yet  mote  they  well 

Thus  much  afford  me,  ere  thai  he  did  die, 

That  the  dim  eies  of  my  deare  Marinell 

I  mote  have  clofed,  and  him  bed  farewell, 

Sith  other  offices  for  mother  meet 

They  would  not  graunt  : 

Tett  maulgre  them,  farewell  my  fweetejl  fweet ; 
Farewell  my  fweetejl  fonne,  fth  we  no  more  Jhall  meet. 

XL.  Thus 


Cant.  rm.  Faery  Queene.  399 

XL. 

Thus  when  they  all  had  forowed  their  fill, 

They  foftly  gan  to  fearch  his  griefly  wownd : 

And  that  they  might  him  handle  more  at  will, 

They  him  difarmd,  and  fpredding  on  the  grownd 

Their  watchet  mantles  frindgd  with  filver  rownd, 

They  foftly  wipt  away  the  gelly  blood 

From  th'  orifice  ;  which  having  well  upbownd, 

They  pourd  in  foveraine  balme  and  nectar  good, 
Good  both  for  erthly  med'cine  and  for  hevenly  food. 

XLI. 

Tho  when  the  lilly-handed  Liagore 

(This  Liagore  whilome  had  learned  flail 

In  leaches  crafe  by  great  Apolloes  lore, 

Sith  her  whilome  upon  high  Pindus  hill 

He  loved,  and  at  laft  her  wombe  did  fill 

With  hevenly  feed,  whereof  wife  Paeon  fprong) 

Did  feele  his  pulfe,  ihee  knew  there  ftaied  ftill 

Some  litle  life  his  feeble  fprites  emong ; 
Which  to  his  mother  told,  defpeyre  fhe  from  her  flong. 

XLII. 
Tho  up  him  taking  in  their  tender  hands, 

They  eafely  unto  her  charett  beare  : 

Her  teme  at  her  commaundement  quiet  ftands, 

Whiles  they  the  corfe  into  her  wagon  reare, 

And  flrowe  with  flowres  the  lamentable  beare  : 

Then  all  the  reft  into  their  coches  clim, 

And  through  the  brackifh  waves  their  parlage  frieare  j 

Upon  great  Neptunes  necke  they  foftly  fwim, 
And  to  her  watry  chamber  fwiftly  carry  him. 

XLIII. 
Deepe  in  the  bottome  of  the  fea  her  bowre 

Is  built  of  hollow  billowes  heaped  hye, 

Like  to  thicke  clouds  that  threat  a  ftormy  mowre, 

And  vauted  all  within  like  to  the  fkye, 

In  which  the  gods  doe  dwell  eternally : 

There  they  him  Hide  in  eafy  couch  well  dight  y 

And  fent  in  hafte  for  Tryphon,  to  apply 

Salves  to  his  wounds,   and  medicines  of  might  : 
For  Tryphon  of  fea-gods  the  foveraine  leacn  is  hight. 

XLIV.  The 


400  The  third  Booke  of  the 


XLIV. 

The  whiles  the  nymphes  fitt  all  about  him  rownd, 

Lamenting  his  mifhap  and  heavy  plight ; 

And  ofte  his  mother  vewing  his  wide  wownd 

Curfed  the  hand  that  did  fo  deadly  fmight 

Her  deareft  fonne,   her  deareft  harts  delight  : 

But  none  of  all  thofe  curfes  overtooke 

The  warlike  maide  th'  enfample  of  that  might, 

But  fayrely  well  fhee  thryvd,  and  well  did  brooke 
Her  noble  deedes,  ne  her  right  courfe  for  ought  forfooke. 

XLV. 
Yet  did  falfe  Archimage  her  frill  purfew, 

To  bring  to  pafle  his  mifchievous  intent, 

Now  that  he  had  her  fingled  from  the  crew 

Of  courteous  knights,  the  prince,  and  fary  gent, 

Whom  late  in  chace  of  beauty  excellent 

Shee  lefte,  purfewing  that  fame  fofter  ftrong  j 

Of  whofe  fowle  outrage  they  impatient, 

And  full  of  firy  zele,  him  followed  long, 
To  refkew  her  from  fhame,  and  to  revenge  her  wrong. 

XL  VI. 
Through  thick  and  thin,  through  mountains  and  through  playns, 

Thofe  two  great  champions  did  attonce  purfew 

The  fearefull  damzell  with  inceffant  payns  : 

Who  from  them  fled,  as  light-foot  hare  from  vew 

Of  hunters  fwifte,  and  fent  of  howndes  trew. 

At  laft  they  came  unto  a  double  way, 
Where  doubtfull  which  to  take,  her  to  refkew, 
Themfelves  they  did  difpart,  each  to  affay 
Whether  more  happy  were  to  win  fo  goodly  pray. 

XLVII. 

But  Timias,  the  princes  gentle  fquyre, 

That  ladies  love  unto  his  lord  forlent, 

And  with  proud  envy  and  indignant  yre 

After  that  wicked  fofter  fiercely  went ; 

So  beene  they  three  three  fondry  wayes  ybent : 

But  fayreft  fortune  to  the  prince  befell, 

Whofe  chaunce  it  was  that  foone  he  did  repent 

To  take  that  way  in  which  that  damozell 
Was  fledd  afore,  affraid  of  him  as  feend  of  hell. 

XL VIII.  At 


Cant  mi.  Faery  Qjlt  e  e  n  e.  401 

XLVIII. 

At  laft  of  her  far  off  he  gained  vew  : 

Then  gan  he  frefhly  pricke  his  fomy  fteed, 

And  ever  as  he  nigher  to  her  drew, 

So  evermore  he  did  increafe  his  fpeed, 

And  of  each  turning  ftill  kept  wary  heed : 

Alowd  to  her  he  oftentimes  did  call 

To  doe  away  vaine  doubt  and  needle  ffe  dreed  : 

Full  myld  to  her  he  fpake,  and  oft  let  fall 
Many  meeke  wordes  to  flay  and  comfort  her  withall. 

XLIX. 

But  nothing  might  relent  her  hafty  flight ; 

So  deepe  the  deadly  feare  of  that  foule  fwaine 

Was  earft  impreffed  in  her  gentle  fpright : 

Like  as  a  fearefull  dove,  which  through  the  rainc 

Of  the  wide  ayre  her  way  does  cut  amaine, 

Having  farre  off  efpyde  a  taflell  gent, 

Which  after  her  his  nimble  winges  doth  ftraine, 

Doubleth  her  haft  for  feare  to  bee  for-hent, 
And  with  her  pineons  cleaves  the  liquid  firmament. 

L. 
With  no  lefTe  haft,  and  eke  with  no  lerTe  dreed,  U 

That  fearefull  ladie  fledd  from  him,  that  ment 

To  her  no  evill  thought  nor  evill  deed  j 

Yet  former  feare  of  being  fowly  llient 

Carried  her  forward  with  her  firft  intent  : 

And  though,  oft  looking  backward,  well  me  vewde 

Herfelfe  freed  from  that  fofter  infolent, 

And  that  it  was  a  knight  which  now  her  fewde, 
Yet  lhe  no  lefTe  the  knight  feard  then  that  villein  rude, 

LI. 
His  uncouth  fhield  and  ftraunge  armes  her  difmayd, 

Whofe  like  in  faery  lond  were  feldom  feene ; 

That  faft  (he  from  him  fledd,  no  lerTe  afrayd 

Then  of  wilde  beaftes  if  me  had  chafed  beene  : 

Yet  he  her  followd  ftill  with  corage  keene, 

So  long  that  now  the  golden  Hefperus 

Was  mounted  high  in  top  of  heaven  iheene, 

And  warnd  his  other  brethren  ioyeous 
To  light  their  blefted  lamps  in  loves  eternall  hous. 

Vol.  L  Fff  LII.  All 


402  The  third   Booke  of  the 

LII. 

All  fuddeinly  dim  wox  the  dampifli  ayre, 

And  griefly  fhadowes  covered  heaven  bright, 

Th.it  now  with  thoufand  ftarres  was  decked  fayre  : 

Which  when  the  prince  beheld,   (a  lothfull  fight) 

And  that  perforce  for  want  of  lenger  light 

He  mote  furceafle  his  fuit,  and  lofe  the  hope 

Of  his  long  labour,  he  gan  fowly  wyte 

His  wicked  fortune  that  had  turnd  aflope  > 
And  curfed  night  that  reft  from  him  fo  goodly  fcope. 

LIII. 
Tho  when  her  wayes  he  could  no  more  defcry, 

But  to  and  fro  at  difaventure  ftrayd ; 

Like  as  a  fhip,  whofe  lodeftar  fuddeinly 

Covered  with  clouds  her  pilott  hath  difmayd  ; 

His  wearifome  purfuit  perforce  he  ftayd, 

And  from  his  loftie  fteed  difmounting  low, 

Did  let  him  forage  :  downe  himfelfe  he  layd 

Upon  the  graffy  ground  to  fleepe  a  throw  ; 
The  cold  earth  was  his  couch,  the  hard  fleele  his  pillow. 

LIY. 
But  gentle  fleepe  envyde  him  any  reft  5 

Inftead  thereof  fad  forow  and  difdaine 

Of  his  hard  hap  did  vexe  his  noble  breft  ; 

And  thoufand  fancies  bett  his  ydle  brayne 

With  their  light  wings,  the  fights  of  femblants  vaine : 

Oft  did  he  wim  that  lady  faire  mote  bee 

His  fiery  queene,  for  whom  he  did  complaine  : 

Or  that  his  faery  queene  were  fuch  as  fhee :. 
And  ever  hafty  night  he  blamed  bitterlie  : 

LV. 

Night,  thoufoule  mother  of  annoy aunce  fad, 

Sifter  of  heavie  death  and  nourfe  of  woe, 

Which  waft  begot  in  heaven,  but  for  thy  bad 

And  brntifo  foape  thrift  downe  to  hell  below? 

Where,  by  the  grimftoud  of  Cocytus  Jlowy 

Thy  dwelling  is  in  Herebits  black  horn, 

(Black  Herebus  thy  hujband  is  the  foe 

Of  all  the  gods)  where  then  ungratious 
Halfe  of  thy  dayes  doeft  lead  in  horrour  hideous-1: 

LVI.  What 


Cant.  mi.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  403 

LVI. 

What  had  ttt  eternall  Maker  need  of  thee 
The  world  in  his  cuntinuall  courfe  to  keepe> 

That  doejl  all  t hinges  deface,  ne  left ejl  fee  -    : 

The  beantie  of  his  worke  ?  indeed  infleepe 
The  flout  hfull  body  that  doth  love  tofleep 
His  luftleffe  limbes,  and  drowne  his  bafer  mind. 
Doth  praife  thee  oft,  and  oft  from  Stygian  deepe 
Calks  thee  his  goddeffe  in  his  err  our  blind, 
And  great  dame  Natures  handmaide  chearing  every  kind, 

LVII. 

But  well  I  wote  that  to  an  heavy  hart 

Thou  art  the  roote  and  nourfe  of  bitter  cares, 

Breeder  of  new,  renewer  of  old  f marts : 

Infiead  of  refl  thou  lendefi  rayling  teares, 

Inflead  of  fleepe  thou  fendefi  troublous  feares 

And  dreadfull  vifions,  in  the  which  alive 

The  dreary  image  of  fad  death  appear es  : 

So  from  the  we  arte  fpirit  thou  doejl  drive 
Defired  reft,  and  men  of  happinejj'e  deprive. 

LVIII. 

XJnder  thy  mantle  black  there  hidden  lye 

JLight-Jhonning  Thefte,  and  traiterous  Intent y 

Abhorred  Bloodjhed,  and  vile  Felony, 

Shamefull  Deceipt,  and  D.iunger  imminent t 

Fowle  Horror,  and  eke  hellijh  Dreriment : 

All  thefe  I  wote  in  thy  protection  bee, 

And  light  doe  Jhonne,  for  fear e  of  being  floent : 

For  light  ylike  is  lotBd  of  them  and  thee, 
And  all  that  lewdnejje  love  doe  hate  the  light  to  fee. 

LIX. 
For  Day  d'f covers  all  diftdoneft  waves, 

Andjldeweth  each  thing  as  it  is  in  deed: 

The  prayfes  of  high  God  he  f aire  difplayes, 

And  his  large  bountie  rightly  doth  areed  : 

Dayes  dear  eft  children  be  the  bleffedfeed 

Which  darknefte  ftjall  fubdue,  and  heaven  win  : 

Truth  is  his  daughter  j  be  her  ftirft  did  breed, 

Moft  f acred  virgin,  without  fpot  of  fimie: 
Our  life  is  day  ;  but  death  with  darkneffe  doth  begin, 

Fff  2  LX.  0 


404  %%*  Mrd  Booke  of  the 

LX. 

0  when  will  Day  then  turne  to  me  againe, 
And  bring  with  him  his  long-expected  light  ? 
0  Titan,  haft  to  reare  thy  ioyous  waine, 
Speed  thee  to  fpred  abroad  thy  beames  bright, 
And  cbace  away  this  too  long  lingring  Night ; 
Chace  her  away,  from  whence  fie  came,  to  hell: 
She,  Jhe  it  is,  that  hath  me  done  defpight : 
There  let  her  with  the  damned  fpirits  dwell, 

Aid  yield  her  rowme  to  Day,  that  can  it  governe  well. 

LXI. 

Thus  did  the  prince  that  wearie  night  out-weare 
In  reftlefTe  anguifh  and  unquiet  paine : 
And  earely,  ere  the  morrow  did  upreare 
His  deawy  head  out  of  the  ocean  maine, 
He  up  arofe,  as  halfe  in  great  difdaine, 
And  clombe  unto  his  fteed  :  fo  forth  he  went 
With  heavy  looke  and  lumpifh  pace,  that  plaine 
In  him  bewraid  great  grudge  and  maltalent : 

His  fteed  eke  fcemd  t'apply  his  fteps  to  his  intent* 


CANTO 


Cant. v.  Faery  Qjj eene, 


canto   v. 

Prince  Arthur  hears  of  Florimell : 

Three  fojiers  Timias  wound-, 
Belphoebe  jindes  him  almofi  dead, 

And  reareth  out  of  foivnd, 

I. 

WONDER  it  is  to  fee  in  diverfe  mindes 
How  diverfly  Love  doth  his  pageaunts  play, 

And  fhewes  his  powre  in  variable  kindes  : 

The  bafer  wit,  whofe  ydle  thoughts  alwav 

Are  wont  to  cleave  unto  the  lowly  clay, 

It  ftirreth  up  to  fenfuall  defire, 

And  in  lewd  flouth  to  waft  his  careleffe  day  : 

But  in  brave  fprite  it  kindles  goodly  fire, 
That  to  all  high  defert  and  honour  doth  afpire, 

II. 
Ne  iuffereth  it  uncomely  idleneffe 

In  his  free  thought  to  build  her  fluggifh  neft  : 

Ne  furTereth  it  thought  of  ungentlenelfe 

Ever  to  creepe  into  his  noble  breft  ; 

But  to  the  higheft  and  the  worthier!: 

Lifteth  it  up,  that  els  would  lowly  fall : 

It  lettes  not  fall,  it  lettes  it  not  to  reft  : 

It  lettes  not  fcarfe  this  prince  to  breath  at  all, 
But  to  his  firft  pourfuit  him  forward  ftill  doth  call. 

III. 
Who  long  time  wandred  through  the  foreft  wyde 

To  finde  fome  irTue  thence,  till  that  at  laft 

He  met  a  dwarfe,  that  feemed  terrifyde 

With  fome  late  perill  which  he  hardly  paft, 

Or  other  accident  which  him  aghaft  j 

Of  whom  he  afked,  whence  he  lately  came, 

And  whether  now  he  travelled  fo  faft  : 

For  fore  he  fwat,  and  ronning  through  that  fame 
Thicke  foreft  was  befcracht,  and  both  his  feet  nigh  lame. 


IV.  Panting 


40^  The  third  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

Panting  for  breath,  and  almoft  out  of  hart, 

The  dwarfe  him  anfwerd,  Sir,  ill  mote  IJlay 

To  tell  the  fame  :  I  lately  did  depart 

From  j aery  courts  where  I  have  many  a  day 

Served  a  gentle  lady  of  great  J  way 

An  J  high  accompt  throughout  all  elfin  land, 

Who  lately  left  the  fame,  and  tooke  this  way  : 

Her  now  Ifeeke,  and  if  ye  under/land 
Which  way  fie  fared  hath,  good  fir,  tell  out  of  hand. 

V. 
WJjat  mijler  wight,  faide  he,  and  how  arayd  % 

Royally  clad,  quoth  he,  in  cloth  of  gold, 

Jls  meeteft  may  befeeme  a  noble  mayd; 

Her  f aire  lockes  in  rich  circlet  be  enrold, 

Afayrer  wight  did never funne  behold-, 

And  on  a  palfrey  rydes  more  white  thenfnow, 

Tet  fie  herfelfe  is  whiter  manifold-, 

Thefure/lfgne,  whereby  ye  may  her  know, 
Is,  that  fix  is  the  fair -eft  wight  alive,   I  trow. 

VI. 

Now  certes  fwaine,  faide  he,  fnch  one  Iweene, 

Fa/If ying  through  this  for efi  from  herfo, 

A  foule  ill-favoured fofier,  I  have  feene ; 

Herfelfe  (well  as  I  might)  I  rejkewd  i  "o, 

But  could  not  fay  ;  fo  fajljhe  did  for>goe, 

Carried  away  with  wings  of  fpeed\  f  are. 

Ah  deareji  God,  quoth  he,     that  is  great  woe, 

And  wondrous  ruth  to  all  that  Jhall  It  heare  : 
But  can  ye  read,  fir,  how  1  may  her  finde,  or  where  f 

VII. 

Perdy  me  lever  were  to  weeten  that, 

Saide  he,  then  ranfome  of  the  richejl  knight, 

Or  all  the  good  that  ever  yet  I  gat : 

But  froward  frotune,  and  too  forward  night, 

Such  happinefe  did  (maulgre)  to  me  fpight, 

Ajidfro  me  reft  both  life  and  light-  c.ftone. 

But,  dwarfe,  aread,  what  is  thai  lady  bright 

That  through  this  forrefi  wandreth  thus  alo?ie  ? 
For  of  her  errour  jlraunge  I  have  great  ruth  and  mone. 

VIII.  That 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qu  eene,  407 

VIII. 

That  ladie  is,  quoth  he,  wherefojhe  bee, 

The  bountieji  virgin  and  mofl  debonaire 

That  ever  living  eye,  I  weene,  did  fee : 

Lives  none  this  day  that  may  with  her  compare 

Injiedfaft  chaflitle  and  vertue  rare, 

(The  goodly  ornaments  of  beauty  bright) 

And  is  ycleped  Florin:  ell  the  fayre, 

Faire  Florimeli  belov'd  of  many  a  knight, 
Yet  flje  loves  none  but  one,  that  Marine  11  is  bight  .* 

IX. 

A  fea-nymphes  fenne ,  that  Marinell  is  bight, 

Of  my  deare  da  :ne  is  loved  dearely  well  j 

In  other  none  but  him  jhe  fets  dt  light  y 

All  her  delight  is  ft.  on  Marinell-, 

But  he  fets  nought  at  all  by  Florimeli : 

For  ladies  love  his  mother  long  ygoe 

Did  him  (they  fay)  forwame  through  f acred  fpell ; 

But  fame  now  flies,  that  of  a  forreine  foe 
He  is  yflaine,  which  is  the  ground  of  all  our  woe, 

X. 
Five  dales  there  bejince  he  (they  fay)  wasflaine  j 

And  fowre  fine e  Florimeli  the  court  forwent, 

And  vowed  never  to  returne  againe, 

Till  him  alive  or  dead  fie  did  invent. 

Therefore,  faire  fir,  for  love  of  knighthood  gent 

And  honour  of  trew  ladies,  if  ye  may 

By  your  good  counfell  or  bold  kardiment, 

Or  fuccour  her,  or  me  direct  the  way  j 
Do  one  or  other  good,  I  you  mofl  humbly  pray  : 

'  XI. 
So  may  ye  gaine  to  you  full  great  renowme 

Of  all  good  ladies  through  the  woride  fo  wide, 

And  haply  in  her  hart  finde  higheft  rowme 

Of  whom  yefeeke  to  be  mofl  magnijide  : 

At  leafl  eternall  meede  Jhall you  abide. 

To  whom  the  prince  ;  Dwarfc,  comfort  to  thee  take, 

For  till  thou  tidings  learne  what  her  betide, 

I  here  avow  thee  never  to  forfake  : 
III  weares  he  armes,  that  nill  them  ufe  for  ladies  fake. 

XII.  So 


40  S  tfhe  third  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

So  with  the  dwarfe  he  back  retourn'd  againe, 

To  feeke  his  lady  where  he  mote  her  iinde ; 

But  by  the  way  he  greatly  gan  complaine 

The  want  of  his  good  fquire  late  left  behindc, 

For  whom  he  wondrous  penfive  grew  in  minde, 

For  doubt  of  daunger  which  mote  him  betide ; 

For  him  he  loved  above  all  mankinde, 

Having  him  trew  and  faithfull  ever  tride, 
And  bold,  as  ever  fquyre  that  waited  by  knights  fide  : 

XIII. 
Who  all  this  while  full  hardly  was  alfayd 

Of  deadly  daunger  which  to  him  betidd  : 

For  whiles  his  lord  purfewd  that  noble  mayd, 

After  that  fofter  fowle  he  fiercely  ridd, 

To  bene  avenged  of  the  fhame  he  did 

To  that  faire  damzell  :  him  he  chaced  long 

Through  the  thicke  woods  wherein  he  would  have  hid 

His  fhamefull  head  from  his  avengement  ftrong  ; 
And  oft  him  threatned  death  for  his  outrageous  wrong. 

XIV.  ^ 
NathlefTe  the  villein  fped  himfelfe  fo  well, 

Whether  through  fwiftnefle  of  his  fpeedie  beaft, 

Or  knowledge  of  thofe  woods  where  he  did  dwell, 

That  fhortly  he  from  daunger  was  releaft, 

And  out  of  fight  efcaped  at  the  leaft ; 

Yet  not  efcaped  from  the  dew  reward 

Of  his  bad  deedes,  which  daily  he  increaft, 

Ne  ceafed  not,  till  him  oppreffed  hard 
The  heavie  plague  that  for  fuch  leachours  is  prepard. 

XV. 

For  foone  as  he  was  vanifht  out  of  fight, 

His  coward  courage  gan  emboldned  bee, 

And  caft  t'avenge  him  of  that  fowle  defpight 

Which  he  had  borne  of  his  bold  enimee  : 

Tho  to  his  brethren  came,  (for  they  were  three 

Ungratious  children  of  one  gracelefie  fyre) 

And  unto  them  complayned,  how  that  he 

Had  ufed  beene  of  that  foole-hardie  fquyre  : 
So  them  with  bitter  words  he  ftird  to  bloodie  yre. 

XVI.  Forthwith 


Cant,  v-  Faery  Queene. 


4C9 

XVI. 

Forthwith  themfelves  with  their  fad  instruments 
Of  fpoyle  and  murder  they  gan  arme  bylive, 
And  with  him  foorth  into  the  forreft  went, 
To  wreake  the  wrath,  which  he  did  earfl:  revive 
In  their  fterne  brefts,  on  him  which  late  did  drive 
Their  brother  to  reproch  and  fhamefull  flight  : 
For  they  had  vow'd  that  never  he  alive 
Out  of  that  forefl  mould  efcape  their  might : 
Vile  rancour  their  rude  harts  had  fild  with  fuch  defpight. 

XVII. 
Within  that  wood  there  was  a  covert  glade, 
Foreby  a  narrow  foord,  to  them  well  knowne, 
Through  which  it  was  uneath  for  wight  to  wade, 
And  now  by  fortune  it  was  overflowne  : 
By  that  fame  way  they  knew  that  fquyre  unknowne 
Mote  algates  pafle  ;  forthy  themfelves  they  fet 
There  in  await,  with  thicke  woods  over-growne, 
And  all  the  while  their  malice  they  did  whet 
With  cruell  threats  his  paflage  through  the  ford  to  let. 

XVIIL 

It  fortuned,  as  they  devized  had, 

The  gentle  fquyre  came  ryding  that  fame  way, 

Unweeting  of  their  wile  and  treafbn  bad, 

And  through  the  ford  to  paflen  did  affay  : 

But  that  fierce  fofter,  which  late  fled  away, 

Stoutly  foorth  Stepping  on  the  further  fhore, 

Him  boldly  bad  his  pafTage  there  to  flay, 

Till  he  had  made  amends,  and  full  reftore 
For  all  the  damage  which  he  had  him  doen  afore.' 

XIX. 

With  that,  at  him  a  quiv'ring  dart  he  threw, 

With  fo  fell  force  and  villeinous  defpite 

That  through  his  haberieon  the  forkehead  flew, 

And  through  the  linked  mayles  empierced  quite, 

But  had  no  powre  in  his  foft  flefh  to  bite : 

That  flroke  the  hardy  fquire  did  fore  difpleafe, 

But  more  that  him  he  could  not  come  to  fmite  ; 

For  by  no  meanes  the  high  banke  he  could  feafe, 
But  labour'd  long  in  that  deepe  ford  with  vaine  difeafe. 

Vol.  I.  G^S  XX.  And 


4io  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

And  ftill  the  fofler  with  his  long  bore-fpeare 
Him  kept  from  landing  at  his  wifhed  will : 
Anone  one  fent  out  of  the  thicket  neare 
A  cruell  fhaft  headed  with  deadly  ill, 
And  fethered  with  an  unlucky  quill  ; 
The  wicked  fteele  ftayd  not,  till  it  did  light 
In  his  left  thigh,  and  deepely  did  it  thrill : 
Exceeding  griefe  that  wound  in  him  empight ; 
But  more  that  with  his  foes  he  could  not  come  to  fight. 

XXI. 
At  laft,  through  wrath  and  vengeaunce  making  way, 
He  on  the  bancke  arryvd  with  mickle  payne, 
Where  the  third  brother  him  did  fore  allay, 
And  drove  at  him  with  all  his  might  and  mayne 
A  foreft-bill,  which  both  his  hands  did  ftrayne  -, 
But  warily  he  did  avoide  the  blow, 
And  with  his  fpeare  requited  him  agayne, 
That  both  his  fides  were  thrilled  with  the  throw, 
And  a  large  flreame  of  bloud  out  of  the  wound  did  flow. 

XXIL 
He  tombling  downe  with  gnafhing  teeth  did  bite 
The  bitter  earth,  and  bad  to  lett  him  in 
Into  the  balefull  houfe  of  endleffe  night, 
Where  wicked  ghofts  doe  waile  their  former  fin. 
Tho  gan  the  battaile  frefhly  to  begin  -, 
For  nathemore  for  that  fpectacle  bad 
Did  th'  other  two  their  cruell  vengeaunce  blin, 
But  both  attonce  on  both  fides  him  beftad, 
And  load  upon  him  layd,  his  life  for  to  have  had. 

XXIII. 
Tho  when  that  villayn  he  aviz'd,  which  late 
Affrighted  had  the  faireft  Florimell, 
Full  of  fiers  fury  and  indignant  hate 
To  him  he  turned,  and  with  rigor  fell 
Smote  him  fo  rudely  on  the  pannikell, 
That  to  the  chin  he  clefte  his  head  in  twaine : 
Downe  on  the  ground  his  carkas  groveling  fell ; 
His  fmfull  fowle  with  defperate  difdaine 
Out  of  her  flefhly  ferme  fled  to  the  place  of  paine. 


XXIV.  That 


Cant,  v.  Faery  Queene.  4u 

XXIV. 

That  feeing  now  the  only  laft  of  three, 

Who  with  that  wicked  fhafte  him  wounded  had, 

Trembling  with  horror,  as  that  did  forefee 

The  fearefull  end  of  his  avengement  fad, 

Through  which  he  follow  mould  his  brethren  bad, 

His  booteleffe  bow  in  feeble  hand  upcaught, 

And  therewith  fhott  an  arrow  at  the  lad  j 

Which  fayntly  fluttring  fcarce  his  helmet  raught, 
And  glauncing  fel  to  ground,  but  him  annoyed  naught. 

XXV. 
With  that  he  would  have  fled  into  the  wood  j 

But  Timias  him  lightly  overhent, 

Right  as  he  entring  was  into  the  flood, 

And  ftrooke  at  him  with  force  fo  violent, 

That  headlefle  him  into  the  foord  he  fent : 

The  carcas  with  the  ftreame  was  carried  downe, 

But  th'  head  fell  backeward  on  the  continent  \ 

So  mifchief  fel  upon  the  meaners  crowne  : 
They  three  be  dead  with  fhame,  the  fquire  lives  with  renowne  : 

XXVI. 

He  lives,  but  takes  fmall  ioy  of  his  renowne ; 

For  of  that  cruell  wound  he  bled  fo  fore, 

That  from  his  fteed  he  fell  in  deadly  fwowne  ; 

Yet  ftill  the  blood  forth  gufht  in  fo  great  ftore 

That  he  lay  wallowd  all  in  his  owne  gore. 

Now  God  thee  keepe,  thou  gentleft  fquire  alive  ! 

Els  mall  thy  loving  lord  thee  fee  no  more ; 

But  both  of  comfort  him  thou  malt  deprive, 
And  eke  thyfelfe  of  honor  which  thou  didft  atchive. 

XXVII. 
Providence  hevenly  paffeth  living  thought, 

And  doth  for  wretched  mens  reliefe  make  way  : 

For  lo  !  great  grace  or  fortune  thether  brought 

Comfort  to  him  that  comfortleffe  now  lay. 

In  thofe  fame  woods  ye  well  remember  may 

How  that  a  noble  hunterene  did  wonne, 

Shee,  that  bafe  Braggadochio  did  affray, 

And  made  him  fafl  out  of  the  forefl  ronne  ; 
Belphoebe  was  her  name,  as  faire  as  Phoebus  funne. 

G  g  g  2  XXVIII.  She 


412  <The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

She  on  a  day,  as  fhee  purfewd  the  chace 

Of  fome  wilde  beaft,  which  with  her  arrowes  keene 
She  wounded  had,  the  fame  along  did  trace 
By  tract  of  blood,  which  fhe  had  frefhly  feene 
To  have  befprinckled  all  the  graffy  greene  ; 
By  the  great  perfue  which  flic  there  perceav'd, 
Well  hoped  fliee  the  bead:  engor'd  had  beene, 
And  made  more  hafle  the  life  to  have  bereav'd  : 

But  ah  !  her  expectation  greatly  was  deceav'd. 

XXIX. 

Shortly  (he  came  whereas  that  woefull  fquire 
With  blood  deformed  lay  in  deadly  fwownd  : 
In  whofe  faire  eyes,  like  lamps  of  quenched  fire, 
The  chrifbll  humor  flood  congealed  rownd  ; 
His  locks,  like  faded  leaves  fallen  to  grownd, 
Knotted  with  blood  in  bounches  rudely  ran; 
And  his  fweete  lips,  on  which  before  that  ftownd 
The  bud  of  youth  to  blolfome  faire  began, 

Spoild  of  their  rofy  red  were  woxen  pale  and  wan. 

XXX. 

Saw  never  living  eie  more  heavy  fight, 

That  could  have  made  a  rocke  of  ftone  to  rew, 
Or  rive  in  twaine  :   which  when  that  lady  bright 
Befides  all  hope  with  melting  eies  did  vew, 
All  fuddeinly  abafht  fhee  chaunged  hew, 
And  with  flerne  horror  backward  gan  to  ftart  r 
But  when  fhee  better  him  beheld,  fhee  grew 
Full  of  foft  paffion  and  unwonted  fmart : 

The  point  of  pitty  perced  through  her  tender  hart, 

XXXI. 

Meekely  fhee  bowed  downe,  to  weete  if  life 
Yett  in  his  frofen  members  did  remaine  -3 
And  feeling  by  his  pulfes  beating  rife 
That  the  weake  fowle  her  feat  did  yett  retaine, 
Shee  can:  to  comfort  him  with  bufy  paine  : 
His  double-folded  necke  fhe  reard  upright, 
And  rubd  his  temples  and  each  trembling  vaine  -, 
His  mayled  haberieon  fhe  did  undight, 

And  from  his  head  his  heavy  burganet  did  lighta 


XXXII.  Into 


Cant  v.  Faery  Qu  eene,  415 


XXXII. 

Into  the  woods  thenceforth  in  hafte  fhee  went, 
To  feeke  for  hearbes  that  mote  him  remedy ; 
For  fhee  of  herbes  had  great  intendiment, 
Taught  of  the  nymphe  which  from  her  infancy 
Her  nourced  had  in  trew  nobility  : 
There,  whether  yt  divine  tobacco  were, 
Or  panachaea,  or  polygony, 
She  fownd,  and  brought  it  to  her  patient  deare, 

Who  al  this  while  lay  bleeding  out  his  hart-blood  neare. 

XXXIII. 

The  foveraine  weede  betwixt  two  marbles  plaine 
Shee  pownded  fmall,  and  did  in  peeces  bruze, 
And  then  atweene  her  lilly  handes  twaine 
Into  his  wound  the  juice  thereof  did  fcruze  ; 
And  round  about  (as  fhe  could  well  it  uze) 
The  flefh  therewith  fhe  fuppled  and  did  fteepe, 
T'abate  all  fpafme  and  foke  the  fwelling  bruze ; 
And  after  having  fearcht  the  intufe  deepe, 

She  with  her  fcarf  did  bind  the  wound  from  cold  to  keepe 

XXXIV. 

By  this  he  had  fweet  life  recur 'd  agayne, 
And  groning  inly  deepe,  at  laft  his  eies, 
His  watry  eies  drizling  like  deawy  rayne, 
He  up  gan  lifte  toward  the  azure  fkies, 
From  whence  defcend  all  hopeleife  remedies  : 
Therewith  he  figh'd ;  and  turning  him  afide, 
The  goodly  maide,  full  of  divinities 
And  gifts  of  heavenly  grace,  he  by  him  fpide, 

Her  bow  and  gilden  quiver  lying  him  befide. 

XXXV. 

Mercy,  deare  Lord,  faid  he,  what  grace  is  this 
That  thou  hajlfhewed  to  me  finfull  wight, 
To  fend  thine  angellfrom  her  bowre  of  bhs 
To  comfort  me  in  my  difireffed  plight  ? 
Angell,  or  goddeffe  doe  I  call  thee  right  ? 
What  fer vice  may  I  doe  unto  thee  meete, 
That  haft  from  darkenes  me  retumd  to  light  > 
And  with  thy  hevenly  falves  and  med cines  fweete 

Haft  drefl  my  finfull  wounds  $  Ikijfe  thy  blefj'ed  feete. 


XXXVI.  Thereat 


414  t*  third  Booke  of  the 

xxxvi. 

Thereat  flie  bluiliing  faid,  Ah  I  gentle  /quire, 
Nor  goddeffe  J,   ?ior  angell,  but  the  mayd 
And  daughter  of  a  woody  nymphe,  dejire 
No/ervice,  but  thy  Jqfety  and  ayd, 
Which  if  thou  gainey  IJhal  be  well  apayd. 
Wee  mortal!  wights ,  whoje  lives  and  fortunes  bee 
To  commun  accidents  JHl  open  layd, 
Are  bownd  with  commun  bond  of  fra'iltee, 
To  Juccor  wretched  wights  whom  we  captivedjee. 

XXXVII. 
By  this  her  damzells,  which  the  former  chace 
Had  undertaken  after  her,  arryv'd, 
As  did  Belphoebe,  in  the  bloody  place, 
And  thereby  deemd  the  beaft  had  bene  depriv'd 
Of  life,  whom  late  their  ladies  arow  ryv'd  : 
Forthy  the  bloody  tract  they  followd  fail, 
And  every  one  to  ronne  the  fwifteft  ftryv'd  j 
But  two  of  them  the  reft  far  overpaft,   . 
And  where  their  lady  was  arrived  at  the  laft. 

XXXVIII. 
Where  when  they  faw  that  goodly  boy  with  blood 
Defowled,  and  their  lady  dreffe  his  wownd, 
They  wondred  much,  and  fhortly  underftood 
How  him  in  deadly  cace  their  lady  fownd, 
And  reikewed  out  of  the  heavy  flownd. 
Eftfoones  his  warlike  courfer,  which  was  ftrayd 
Farre  in  the  woodes,  whiles  that  he  lay  in  fwownd, 
She  made  thofe  damzels  fearch  j  which  being  ftayd, 
They  did  him  fet  theron,  and  forth  with  them  convayd. 

XXXIX. 

Into  that  foreft  farre  they  thence  him  led, 

Where  was  their  dwelling,  in  a  pleafant  glade 

With  mountaines  rownd  about  environed, 

And  mightie  woodes  which  did  the  valley  made, 

And  like  a  ftately  theatre  it  made, 

Spreading  itfelfe  into  a  fpatious  plaine  ; 

And  in  the  midft  a  little  river  plaide 

Emongft  the  pumy  ftones,  which  feemd  to  plaine 
With  gentle  murmure  that  his  courfe  they  did  reftraine. 

XL.  Befide 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Q.ueene.  415 

XL. 

Befide  the  fame  a  dainty  place  there  lay, 

Planted  with  mirtle  trees  and  laurells  greene, 

In  which  the  birds  fong  many  a  lovely  lay 

Of  Gods  high  praife,  and  of  their  fweet  loves  teene, 

As  it  an  earthly  paradize  had  beene  : 

In  whofe  enclofed  fhadow  there  was  pight 

A  faire  pavilion,  fcarcely  to  be  feene, 

The  which  was  al  within  moil  richly  dight, 
That  greater!  princes  living  it  mote  well  delight. 

XLI. 

Thether  they  brought  that  wounded  fquyre,  and  layd 
In  eafie  couch  his  feeble  limbes  to  reft : 
He  refted  him  awhile,  and  then  the  mayd 
His  readie  wound  with  better  falves  new  dreft ; 
Daily  fhe  drefted  him,  and  did  the  beft 
His  grievous  hurt  to  guarifh  that  fhe  might  j 
That  (hortly  fhe  his  dolour  had  redreft, 
And  his  foule  fore  reduced  to  faire  plight : 
It  fhe  reduced,  but  himfelfe  deftroyed  quight. 

XLII. 
O  foolifh  phyfick,  and  unfruitfull  paine, 

That  heales  up  one,    and  makes  another  wound  : 
She  his  hurt  thigh  to  him  recurd  againe, 
But  hurt  his  hart,  the  which  before  was  found, 
Through  an  unwary  dart,   which  did  rebownd 
From  her  faire  eyes  and  gratious  countenaunce  : 
What  bootes  it  him  from  death  to  be  unbownd, 
To  be  captived  in  endleffe  duraunce 
Of  forrow  and  defpeyre  without  aleggeaunce  ? 

XLIII. 
Still  as  his  wound  did  gather,  and  grow  hole, 
So  ftill  his  hart  woxe  fore,  and  health  decayd  : 
Madneffe  to  fave  a  part,   and  lofe  the  whole. 
Still  whenas  he  beheld  the  heavenly  mayd, 
Whiles  daily  playfters  to  his  wownd  fhe  layd, 
So  ftill  his  malady  the  more  increaft, 
The  whiles  her  matchleffe  beautie  him  difmayd  : 
Ah  God  !  what  other  could  he  do  at  leaft, 
But  love  fo  fayre  a  lady  that  his  life  releaft  ? 

XLIV.  Long 


41 6  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

Long  while  he  ftrove  in  his  coragcous  brefl 

With  reafon  dew  the  paffion  to  fubdew, 

And  love  for  to  diflodge  out  of  his  neft  : 

Still  when  her  excellencies  he  did  vew, 

Her  foveraine  bountie  and  celeftiall  hew, 

The  fame  to  love  he  itrongly  was  conftraynd  : 

But  when  his  meane  eflate  he  did  revew, 

He  from  fuch  hardy  boldneffe  was  reftraynd, 
And  of  his  luckleffe  lott  and  cruell  love  thus  playnd : 

XLV. 
XJnthankfull  wretch \  faid  he,  is  this  the  meed, 

With  which  her  fiver  a  in  mercy  thou  doefi  quight  £ 

Thy  life  fox  faved  by  her  gratious  deed, 

But  thou  doejl  weene  with  villeinous  defpight 

To  blott  her  honour  and  her  heavenly  light  : 

Dye  rather,  dye,  thenjb  di/loyally 

Dee  me  of  her  high  defer t,  orfeemefo  light  .* 

Fay  re  death  it  is  to  fojo?jne  more  fooame  to  dy : 
Dye  rather,  dy,  then  ever  love  di/loyally. 

XL  VI. 
But  if  to  love  dijloyalty  it  bee, 

Shall  I  then  hate  her  that  from  deathes  dore 

Me  brought  ?  ah  far  re  be  fuch  reproch  fro  mee  ! 

What  can  I  lejfe  doe  then  her  love  therefore, 

Sith  I  her  dew  reward  cannot  rejlore  ? 

Dye  rather,  dye,  and  dying  doe  her  ferve, 

Dying  her  ferve,  and  living  her  adore  ; 

Thy  life  foe  gave,  thy  lifejhe  doth  dejerve  : 
Dye  rather,  dye,  then  ever  from  her  fervice  fwerve \ 

XLVII. 
But,  foolifo  boy,  what  bootes  thy  fervice  bace 

To  her,  to  whom  the  hevens  doe  ferve  and  few  ? 

Thou  a  meane  fquyre,  of  meeke  and  lowly  place ; 

She  hevenly  borne,  and  of  celefiiall  hew. 

How  then  ?  of  all  love  taketh  equall  vew  : 

And  doth  not  higheft  God  vouchfafe  to  take 

The  love  and  fervice  of  the  bafejl  crew  f 

If  foe  will  not,  dye  meekly  for  her  fake  : 
Dye  rather,  dye,  then  ever  fof aire  loveforfake. 

XL VIII.  Thus 


Cant,  v-  Faery  Qjj  bene. 


417 

XLVIII. 

Thus  warreid  he  long  time  againft  his  will, 

Till  that  through  weakneffe  he  was  forft  at  lafl 

To  yield  himfelfe  unto  the  mightie  ill  : 

Which  as  a  vi clour  proud  gan  ranfack  fail 

His  inward  partes,  and  all  his  entrayles  wafl, 

That  neither  blood  in  face,  nor  life  in  hart 

It  left,  but  both  did  quite  drye  up  and  blafl  - 

As  percing  levin,  which  the  inner  part 
Of  every  thing  confumes  and  calcineth  by  art. 

XLIX. 

Which  feeing  fayre  Belphoebe  gan  to  feare, 
Leafl  that  his  wound  were  inly  well  not  heald, 
Or  that  the  wicked  fteele  empoyfned  were : 
Litle  fhee  weend  that  love  he  clofe  conceald ; 
Yet  flill  he  wafted,  as  the  fnow  congeald, 
When  the  bright  funne  his  beams  theron  doth  beat : 
Yet  never  he  his  hart  to  her  reveald, 
But  rather  chofe  to  dye  for  forow  great, 
Then  with  difhonorable  termes  her  to  entreat. 

L. 
She  (gracious  lady)  yet  no  paines  did  fpare 
To  doe  him  eafe,  or  doe  him  remedy : 
Many  reftoratives  of  vertues  rare, 
And  coftly  cordialles  fhe  did  apply, 
To  mitigate  his  flubborne  malady; 
But  that  fweet  cordiall  which  can  reftore 
A  love-nck  hart  fhe  did  to  him  envy  -, 
To  him  and  all  th'  unworthy  world  forlore 
She  did  envy  that  foveraine  falve  in  fee  ret  ftore. 

LI. 
That  daintie  rofe,  the  daughter  of  her  morne, 
More  deare  then  life  fhe  tendered,  whofe  flowre 
The  girlond  of  her  honour  did  adorne : 
Ne  furTred  (he  the  middayes  fcorching  powre, 
Ne  the  fliarp  northerne  wind  thereon  to  fhowre, 
But  lapped  up  her  filken  leaves  moil  chayre, 
Whenfo  the  froward  fkye  began  to  lowre  ; 
But  foone  as  calmed  was  the  chriftall  ayre, 
She  did  it  fayre  difpred  and  let  to  florifh  fayre. 
Vol.  I.  H  h  h  LII.  Eternall 


41 8  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LIL 

Eternall  God  in  his  almightie  powre, 

To  make  enfample  of  his  heavenly  grace, 
In  paradize  whylome  did  plant  this  flowre  j 
Whence  he  it  fetcht  out  of  her  native  place, 
And  did  in  ftocke  of  earthly  flefh  enrace, 
That  mortall  men  her  glory  mould  admyre  j 
In  eentle  ladies  brefle  and  bounteous  race 
Of  woman-kind  it  fayreft  flowre  doth  fpyre, 

And  beareth  fruit  of  honour  and  all  chaft  dcfyre. 

LIII. 

Fayre  ympes  of  beautie,  whofe  bright  fhining  beames 
Adorne  the  world  with  like  to  heavenly  light, 
And  to  your  willes  both  royalties  and  reames 
Subdew  through  conqueft  of  your  wondrous  mighty 
With  this  fayre  flowre  your  goodly  girlonds  dight 
Of  chaftity  and  vertue  virginall ; 
That  (hall  embellifh  more  your  beautie  bright, 
And  crowne  your  heades  with  heavenly  coronall, 

Such  as  the  angels  weare  before  God's  tribunall. 

LIV. 

To  youre  faire  felves  a  faire  enfample  frame 
Of  this  faire  virgin,  this  Belphoebe  fayre, 
To  whom  in  perfect  love  and  fpotlefle  fame 
Of  chaftitie  none  living  may  compayre : 
Ne  poyfnous  envy  iuftly  can  empayre 
The  prayfe  of  her  frefh-flowring  maydenhead  % 
Forthy  me  ftandeth  on  the  higheft  ftayre 
Of  th'  honorable  ftage  of  womanhead, 

That  ladies  all  may  follow  her  enfample  dead. 

LV„ 

In  fo  great  prayfe  of  ftedfaft  chaftity 

Nathleffe  fhe  was  fo  courteous  and  kynde, 
Tempred  with  grace  and  goodly  modefty, 
That  feemed  thofe  two  vertues  ftrove  to  fynd 
The  higher  place  in  her  heroick  mynd : 
So  llxiving  each  did  other  more  augment, 
And  both  encreaft  the  prayfe  of  woman-kynde* 
And  both  encreaft  her  beautie  excellent : 

So  all  did  make  in  her  a  perfect  complement* 


CANTO 


Cant  vi.  Faery  Queens.  419 


CANTO     VI. 

The  birth  of  fayre  Belphoebe,  and 

Of  Amorett  is  told : 
The  gardins  of  Adonis  fraught 

With  pleafures  manifold, 

I. 

WELL  may  I  weene,  faire  ladies,  all  this  while 
Ye  wonder  how  this  noble  damozell 

So  great  perfections  did  in  her  compile, 

Sith  that  in  falvage  forefts  me  did  dwell, 

So  farre  from  court  and  royall  citadell, 

The  great  fchool-maiftrefTe  of  all  courtefy  : 

Seemeth  that  fuch  wilde  woodes  mould  far  expel! 

All  civile  ufage  and  gentility, 
And  gentle  fprite  deforme  with  rude  rufticity. 

II. 
But  to  this  faire  Belphoebe  in  her  berth 

The  hevens  fo  favorable  were  and  free; 

Looking  with  myld  afpeel:  upon  the  earth 

In  th'  horofcope  of  her  nativitee, 

That  all  the  gifts  of  grace  and  chaftitee 

On  her  they  poured  forth  of  plenteous  home : 

love  laught  on  Venus  from  his  foverayne  fee, 

And  Phoebus  with  faire  beames  did  her  adorne, 
And  all  the  Graces  rockt  her  cradle  being  borne. 

III. 
Her  berth  was  of  the  wombe  of  morning  dew, 

And  her  conception  of  the  ioyous  prime  ; 

And  all  her  whole  creation  did  her  fhew 

Pure  and  unfpotted  from  all  loathly  crime 

That  is  ingenerate  in  fleihly  flime  : 

So  was  this  virgin  borne,  fo  was  (he  bred, 

So  was  me  trayned  up  from  time  to  time 

In  all  chafte  vertue  and  true  bountihed, 
Till  to  her  dew  perfection  fhe  were  ripened. 

H  h  h  2  IV.  Her 


420  The  third  Booke  of  the 


IV. 

Her  mother  was  the  faire  Chryfogonee, 
The  daughter  of  Amphifa,  who  by  race 
A  Faerie  was,  yborne  of  high  degree ; 
She  bore  Belphoebe,  fhe  bore  in  like  cace 
Fayre  Amoretta  in  the  fecond  place : 
Thefe  two  were  twinnes,  and  twixt  them  two  did  fhare 
The  heritage  of  all  celeftiall  grace  ; 
That  all  the  reft  it  feemd  they  robbed  bare 
Of  bounty  and  of  beautie  and  all  vertues  rare. 

V. 
It  were  a  goodly  ftorie  to  declare 

By  what  flraunge  accident  faire  Chryfogone 
Conceiv'd  thefe  infants,  and  how  them  fhe  bare 
In  this  wilde  forreft  wandring  all  alone, 
After  fhe  had  nine  moneths  fulfild  and  gone : 
For  not  as  other  wemens  commune  brood 
They  were  enwombed  in  the  facred  throne 
Of  her  chafte  bodie  ;  nor  with  commune  food, 
As  other  wemens  babes,  they  fucked  vitall  blood ; 

VI. 

But  wondroufly  they  were  begot  and  bred 

Through  influence  of  th'  hevens  fruitfull  ray,  r\ 

As  it  in  antique  bookes  is  mentioned.  * 

It  was  upon  a  fommers  fhinie  day, 

When  Titan  faire  his  beames  did  difplay, 

In  a  frefh  fountain e,  far  from  all  mens  vew, 

She  bath'd  her  breft  the  boyling  heat  t'allay ; 

She  bath'd  with  rofes  red  and  violets  blew, 
And  all  the  fweeteft  flowres  that  in  the  forreft  grew : 

VII. 

Till  faint  through  yrkefome  wearines  adowne 

Upon  the  grafTy  ground  herfelfe  fhe  layd 

To  fleepe,  the  whiles  a  gentle  flombring  fwowne 

Upon  her  fell  all  naked  bare  difplayd  ; 

The  fun-beames  bright  upon  her  body  playd, 

Being  through  former  bathing  mollifide, 

And  pierft  into  her  wombe,  where  they  embayd 

With  fo  fweet  fence  and  fecret  powre  unfpide, 
That  in  her  pregnant  nefh  they  fhortly  fructifide. 

VIII.  Miraculous 


Cant,  vi.  F a  e  ry  Qy  e  e  n  e.  4.21 

VIII. 

Miraculous  may  feeme  to  him  that  reades 
So  ftraunge  enfample  of  conception  : 
But  reafon  teacheth  that  the  fruitfull  feades 
Of  all  things  living,  through  impreffion 
Of  the  fun-beames  in  moyft  complexion, 
Doe  life  conceive  and  quickned  are  by  kynd  : 
So  after  Nilus  inundation 
Infinite  fhapes  of  creatures  men  doe  fynd 
Informed  in  the  mud  on  which  the  funne  hath  fhynd. 

IX. 
Great  father  he  of  generation 

Is  rightly  cald,  th'  authour  of  life  and  light  j 
And  his  faire  fitter  for  creation 
Miniftreth  matter  fit,  which  tempred  right 
With  heate  and  humour  breedes  the  living  wight. 
So  fprong  thefe  twinnes  in  womb  of  Chryfogone, 
Yet  wift  fhe  nought  thereof,  but  fore  affright 
Wondred  to  fee  her  belly  fo  upblone, 
Which  flill  increaft,  till  fhe  her  terme  had  full  outgone, 

X. 
Whereof  conceiving  fhame  and  foule  difgrace, 
(Albe  her  guiltlefle  confcience  her  cleard) 
She  fled  into  the  wilderneffe  a  fpace, 
Till  that  unweeldy  burden  fhe  had  reard, 
And  fhund  difhonor,  which  as  death  fhe  feard  ■? 
Where  wearie  of  long  traveill  downe  to  reft 
Herfelfe  fhe  fet,  and  comfortably  cheard ; 
There  a  fad  cloud  of  fleepe  her  over-keft, 
And  feized  every  fence  with  forrow  fore  oppreft. 

XL 
It  fortuned,  faire  Venus  having  loft 

Her  little  fonne,  the  winged  god  of  love, 
Who  for  fome  light  difpleafure,   which  him  croft5 
Was  from  her  fled,  as  flit  as  ayery  dove, 
And  left  her  blisfull  bowre  of  ioy  above  -> 
(So  from  her  often  he  had  fled  away, 
When  fhe  for  ought  him  fharpely  did  reprove, 
And  wandred  in  the  world  in  ftraunge  aray, 
Difguiz'd  in  thoufand  fhapes,  that  none  might  him  bewray) 

XII.  Him 


422  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Him  for  to  feeke,  fhe  left  her  heavenly  hous, 

(The  houfe  of  goodly  formes  and  faire  afpect, 

Whence  all  the  world  derives  the  glorious 

Features  of  beautie,  and  all  fhapes  felect, 

With  which  high  God  his  workmanfhip  hath  deckt) 

And  fearched  everie  way,  through  which  his  wings 

Had  borne  him,  or  his  tract  fhe  mote  detect : 

She  promift  kiffes  fweet,  and  fweeter  things, 
Unto  the  man  that  of  him  tydings  to  her  brings. 

XIII. 
Firfr.  fhe  him  fought  in  court,  where  moft  he  us'd 

Whylome  to  haunt,  but  there  flie  found  him  not ; 

But  many  there  fhe  found  which  fore  accus'd 

His  falfhood,  and  with  fowle  infamous  blot 

His  cruell  deedes  and  wicked  wyles  did  fpot : 

Ladies  and  lordes  fhe  every  where  mote  heare 

Complayning,  how  with  his  empoyfned  fhot 

Their  wofull  harts  he  wounded  had  whyleare, 
And  fo  had  left  them  languifhing  twixt  hope  and  feare. 

XIV. 
She  then  the  cities  fought  from  gate  to  gate, 

And  everie  one  did  afke,  did  he  him  fee  ; 

And  everie  one  her  anfwerd,  that  too  late 

He  had  him  feene,  and  felt  the  crueltee 

Of  his  fharpe  dartes  and  whot  artilleree ; 

And  every  one  threw  forth  reproches  rife 

Of  his  mifchievous  deedes,  and  fayd,  that  hee 

Was  the  difturber  of  all  civill  life, 
The  enimy  of  peace  and  authour  of  all  ftrife. 

XV. 

Then  in  the  countrey  fhe  abroad  him  fought, 

And  in  the  rurall  cottages  inquir'd  ; 

Where  alfo  many  plaintes  to  her  were  brought, 

How  he  their  heedeleffe  harts  with  love  had  fir'd, 

And  his  falfe  venim  through  their  veines  infpir'd  j 

And  eke  the  gentle  fhepheard  fwaynes,  which  fat 

Keeping  their  fleecy  flockes  as  they  were  hyr'd, 

She  fweetly  heard  complaine,  both  how  and  what 
Her  fonne  had  to  them  doen  -,  yet  me  djcl  fmile  thereat. 

XVI.  But 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Queene. 


423 

XVI. 


But  when  in  none  of  all  thefe  fhe  him  got, 
She  gan  avize  where  els  he  mote  him  hyde : 
At  laft  fhe  her  bethought  that  fhe  had  not 
Yet  fought  the  falvage  woods  and  forefls  wyde , 
In  which  full  many  lovely  nymphes  abyde  ; 
Mongft  whom  might  be  that  he  did  clofely  lye, 
Or  that  the  love  of  fome  of  them  him  tyde  : 
Forthy  fhe  thether  caff,  her  courfe  t'apply, 
To  fearch  the  fecret  haunts  of  Dianes  company. 

XVII. 

Shortly  unto  the  waflefull  woods  fhe  came, 

Whereas  fhe  found  the  goddeffe  with  her  crew, 
After  late  chace  of  their  embrewed  game, 
Sitting  befide  a  fountaine  in  a  rew  j 
Some  of  them  warning  with  the  liquid  dew 
From  off  their  dainty  limbs  the  dufty  fweat 
And  foyle,  which  did  deforme  their  lively  hew  > 
Others  lay  fliaded  from  the  fcorching  heat ; 
The  reft  upon  her  perfon  gave  attendance  great. 

XVIII. 
She  having  hong  upon  a  bough  on  high 
Her  bow  and  painted  quiver,  had  unlafle 
Her  filver  bufkins  from  her  nimble  thigh, 
And  her  lanck  loynes  ungirt,  and  brefts  unbrafte, 
After  her  heat  the  breathing  cold  to  tafte  ; 
Her  golden  lockes,  that  late  in  treffes  bright 
Embreaded  were  for  hindring  of  her  hafte, 
Now  loofe  about  her  moulders  hong  undight, 
And  were  with  fweet  Ambrofia  all  befprinckled  light, 

XIX. 
Soone  as  fhe  Venus  faw  behinde  her  backe, 
She  was  afham'd  to  be  fo  loofe  furpriz'd, 
And  woxe  halfe  wroth  againft  her  damzels  flacke, 
That  had  not  her  thereof  before  aviz'd, 
But  fuifred  her  fo  carelefly  difguiz'd 
Be  overtaken  :  foone  her  garments  loofe 
Upgath 'ring,  in  her  bofome  fhe  compriz'd, 
Well  as  fhe  might,  and  to  the  goddeffe  rofe, 
Whiles  all  her  nymphes  did  like  a  girlond  her  enclofe, 


XX.  Goodly 


424  TJ&*  third  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

Goodly  fhe  gan  faire  Cytherea  greet, 

And  fhortly  afked  her  what  caufe  her  brought 
Into  that  wilderneffe  for  her  unmeet, 
From  her  fweete  bowres  and  beds  with  pleasures  fraught : 
That  fuddein  chaung  fhe  flraung  adventure  thought. 
To  whom  halfe  weeping  me  thus  anfwered ; 
That  fhe  her  dearefl:  fonne  Cupido  fought, 
VC'io  in  his  frowardnes  from  her  was  fled  j 
That  flie  repented  fore  to  have  him  angered. 

XXI. 
Thereat  Diana  gan  to  fmile  in  fcorne 

Of  her  vaine  playnt,  and  to  her  fcoffing  fayd ; 
Great  pitty  Jure  that  ye  be  fo  forlorne 
Of  your  gay  fonne,  that  gives  youfo  good  ayd 
To  your  difports :  ill  mote  ye  bene  apayd. 
But  fhe  was  more  engrieved,   and  replide  j 
Faire  fifier,  ill  befeemes  it  to  upbrayd 
A  dolefidl  heart  with  fo  difdainf nil  pride ; 
The  like  that  mine  may  be  your  pai?ie  another  tide, 

XXII. 
As  you  in  woods  and  wanto?i  wilderncffe 
Tour  glory  fett  to  cbace  the  fahage  beafls  -, 
So  my  delight  is  all  in  ioyfulneffe, 
In  beds,  in  bowres,  in  banckets,  and  in  feafls  : 
And  ill  becomes  you,  with  your  lofty  creafls, 
To  fcorne  the  ioye  that  love  is  glad  to  feeke ; 
We  both  are  bownd  to  follow  heavens  behea/ls, 
And  te?id  our  charges  with  obeifaunce  meeke  : 
Spare,  gentle fjler,  with  reproch  my  paine  to  eeke  j 

XXIII. 
And  tell  me,  if  that  ye  my  fonne  have  heard 
To  lurke  emongjl  your  nimpbes  infecret  wize, 
Or  keepe  their  cabins  :  much  J  am  affeard 
Leaf  he  like  one  of  them  himfelfe  dfguize, 
And  turne  his  arrowes  to  their  exercize  : 
So  may  he  long  himfelfe  full  eajie  hide  ; 
For  he  is  faire  andfrefd  in  face  and  guize, 
As  any  nimphe  j  let  not  it  be  envide. 
So  faying  every  nimph  full  narrowly  fhee  eide. 

XXIV.  But 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  425 

XXIV. 

But  Phoebe  therewith  fore  was  angered, 

And  fharply  faide,  Goe,  dame,  goe  feeke  your  boy, 

Where  you  him  lately  lefte,  in  Mars  his  bed : 

He  comes  not  here,  we  J come  his  foolijh  toy, 

Ne  lend  we  leifure  to  his  idle  toy  : 

But  if  I  catch  him  in  this  company, 

By  Stygian  lake  I  vow,  whofe  fad  annoy 

The  gods  doe  dread,  he  dearly  Jhall  abye  : 
lie  clip  his  wanton  wings,  that  he  no  more  Jhall  fly  e. 

XXV. 
Whom  whenas  Venus  faw  fo  fore  difpleasd, 

Shee  inly  fory  was,  and  gan  relent 

What  fhee  had  faid  :  fo  her  fhe  foone  appeasd 

With  fugred  words  and  gentle  blandifhment, 

Which  as  a  fountaine  from  her  fweete  lips  went, 

And  welled  goodly  forth,  that  in  fhort  fpace 

She  was  well  pleasd,  and  forth  her  damzells  fent 

Through  all  the  woods,  to  fearch  from  place  to  place 
If  any  tracl:  of  him  or  tidings  they  mote  trace. 

XXVL 

To  fearch  the  god  of  love  her  nimphes  (he  fent, 

Throughout  the  wandring  foreft  every  where  : 

And  after  them  herfelfe  eke  with  her  went 

To  feeke  the  fugitive  both  farre  and  nere. 

So  long  they  fought,  till  they  arrived  were 

In  that  fame  fhady  covert,  whereas  lay 

Faire  Cryfogone  in  flombry  traunce  whilere  : 

Who  in  her  fleepe  (a  wondrous  thing  to  fay) 
Unwares  had  borne  two  babes  as  faire  as  fpringing  day. 

XXVII. 
Unwares  fhe  them  conceivd,  unwares  fhe  bore : 

She  bore  withouten  paine,  that  fhe  conceiv'd 

Withouten  pleafure  ;  ne  her  need  implore 

Lucinaes  aide :  which  when  they  both  perceiv'd, 

They  were  through  wonder  nigh  of  fence  berev'd, 

And  gazing  each  on  other  nought  befpake  : 

At  laft  they  both  agreed  her  feeming  griev'd 

Out  of  her  heavie  fwowne  not  to  awake, 
But  from  her  loving  fide  the  tender  babes  to  take, 

Vol.  I.  I  i  i  XXVIII.  Up 


426  'The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

Up  they  them  tooke,  each  one  a  babe  uptooke, 

And  with  them  carried  to  be  foftered : 

Dame  Phoebe  to  a  nymphe  her  babe  betooke 

To  be  upbrought  in  perfect  maydenhed, 

And  of  herfclfe  her  name  Belphoebe  red  : 

But  Venus  hers  thence  far  away  convayd, 

To  be  upbrought  in  goodly  womanhed  j 

And  in  her  litle  loves  flead,  which  was  ftxayd, 
Her  Amoretta  cald,  to  comfort  her  difmayd. 

XXIX. 

She  brought  her  to  her  ioyous  paradize, 

Wher  moft  fhe  wonnes  when  me  on  earth  does  dwell, 

So  faire  a  place  as  nature  can  devize ; 

Whether  in  Paphos,  or  Cytheron  hill, 

Or  it  in  Gnidus  bee,  I  wote  not  well ; 

But  well  I  wote  by  triall,  that  this  fame 

All  other  pleafaunt  places  doth  excell, 

And  called  is  by  her  loft  lovers  name, 
The  gardin  of  Adonis,  far  renowmd  by  fame. 

XXX. 
In  that  fame  gardin  all  the  goodly  flowres, 

Wherewith  dame  Nature  doth  her  beautify, 

And  decks  the  girlonds  of  her  paramoures, 

Are  fetcht :  there  is  the  hrft.  feminary 

Of  all  things  that  are  borne  to  live  and  dye, 

According  to  their  kynds  :  long  worke  it  were 

Here  to  account  the  endleffe  progeny 

Of  all  the  weeds  that  bud  and  blolfome  there ; 
But  fo  much  as  doth  need  mufl  needs  be  counted  here. 

XXXI. 

It  fited  was  in  fruitful  foyle  of  old, 

And  girt  in  with  two  walls  on  either  fide ; 

The  one  of  yron,  the  other  of  bright  gold, 

That  none  might  thorough  breake,  nor  over-flride  : 

And  double  gates  it  had  which  opened  wide, 

By  which  both  in  and  out  men  moten  pas  ; 

Th'  one  faire  and  frefh,  the  other  old  and  dride  : 

Old  Genius  the  porter  of  them  was, 
Old  Genius,  the  which  a  double  nature  has. 

XXXII.  He 


Cant  vi.  Faery  Qu eene,  427 

XXXII. 

He  letteth  in,  he  letteth  out  to  wend 

All  that  to  come  into  the  world  defire ; 

A  thoufand  thoufand  naked  babes  attend 

About  him  day  and  night,  which  doe  require 

That  he  with  flefhly  weeds  would  them  attire  : 

Such  as  him  lift,  fuch  as  eternall  fate 

Ordained  hath,  he  clothes  with  finfull  mire, 

And  fendeth  forth  to  live  in  mortall  ftate  -, 
Till  they  agayn  returne  backe  by  the  hinder  gate, 

XXXIII. 
After  that  they  againe  retourned  beene, 

They  in  that  gardin  planted  bee  agayne, 

And  grow  afrefh,  as  they  had  never  feene 

Flefhly  corruption,  nor  mortall  payne  : 

Some  thoufand  yeares  fo  doen  they  there  remayne, 

And  then  of  him  are  clad  with  other  hew, 

Or  fent  into  the  chaungefull  world  agayne, 

Till  thether  they  retourne,  where  firft  they  grew  : 
So  like  a  wheele  arownd  they  ronne  from  old  to  new. 

XXXIV. 
Ne  needs  there  gardiner  to  fett  or  fow, 

To  plant,  or  prune  ;  for  of  their  owne  accord 

All  things  as  they  created  were  doe  grow, 

And  yet  remember  well  the  mighty  word, 

Which  firft  was  fpoken  by  th'  Almighty  Lord, 

That  bad  them  to  increafe  and  multiply : 

Ne  doe  they  need  with  water  of  the  ford, 

Or  of  the  clouds,  to  moyften  their  roots  dry  ; 
For  in  themfelves  eternall  moifture  they  imply. 

XXXV. 
Infinite  fhapes  of  creatures  there  are  bred, 

And  uncouth  formes,  which  none  yet  ever  knew, 

And  every  fort  is  in  a  fondry  bed 

Sett  by  itfelfe,  and  ranckt  in  comely  rew ; 

Some  fitt  for  reafonable  fowles  t'indew  ; 

Some  made  for  beafts,  fome  made  for  birds  to  weare, 

And  all  the  fruitfull  fpawne  of  fifties  hew 

In  endlefie  rancks  along  enraunged  were, 
That  feemd  the  ocean  could  not  containe  them  there, 

I  i  i  2  XXXVI.  Daily 


428  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXXVI. 

Daily  they  grow,  and  daily  forth  are  fent 

Into  the  world,  it  to  replenish  more  ; 

Yet  is  the  ftocke  not  leflened  nor  fpent, 

But  frill  remaines  in  everlafting  flore, 

As  it  at  firit  created  was  of  yore  : 

For  in  the  wide  wombe  of  the  world  there  lyes, 

In  hatefull  darknes  and  in  deepe  horrore, 

An  huge  eternall  Chaos,  which  fupplyes 
The  fubftaunces  of  natures  fruitfull  progenyes. 

XXXVII. 
All  things  from  thence  doe  their  nrft  being  fetch, 

And  borrow  matter,  whereof  they  are  made  ; 

Which,  whenas  forme  and  feature  it  does  ketch, 

Becomes  a  body,  and  doth  then  invade 

The  ftate  of  life  out  of  the  griefly  made. 

That  fubftaunce  is  eterne,   and  bideth  fo, 

Ne  when  the  life  decayes  and  forme  does  fade, 

Doth  it  confume  and  into  nothing  goe, 
But  chaunged  is,  and  often  altred  to  and  froe. 

XXXVIII. 
The  fubftaunce  is  not  chaungd  nor  altered, 

But  th'  only  forme  and  outward  fafhion  j 

For  every  fubftaunce  is  conditioned 

To  chaunge  her  hew,  and  fondry  formes  to  don, 

Meet  for  her  temper  and  complexion  : 

For  formes  are  variable,   and  decay 

By  courfe  of  kinde  and  by  occafion ; 

And  that  faire  flowre  of  beautie  fades  away, 
As  doth  the  lilly  frefh  before  the  funny  ray. 

XXXIX. 
Great  enimy  to  it,  and  to  all  the  reft 

That  in  the  gardin  of  Adonis  fprings, 

Is  wicked  Time,  who  with  his  fcyth  addrefl 

Does  mow  the  flowring  herbes  and  goodly  things, 

And  all  their  glory  to  the  ground  downe  flings, 

Where  they  do  wither,  and  are  fowly  mard  : 

He  flyes  about,  and  with  his  flaggy  wings 

Beates  downe  both  leaves  and  buds  without  regard, 
Ne  ever  pitty  may  relent  his  malice  hard, 

XL.  Yet 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  429 

XL. 

Yet  pitty  often  did  the  gods  relent, 

To  fee  fo  faire  thinges  mard  and  fpoiled  quight : 
And  their  great  mother  Venus  did  lament 
The  loffe  of  her  deare  brood,  her  deare  delight ; 
Her  hart  was  pierfl  with  pitty  at  the  fight, 
When  walking  through  the  gardin  them  fhe  fpyde, 
Yet  no'te  fhe  find  redreffe  for  fuch  defpight  : 
For  ail  that  lives  is  fubiect  to  that  law  : 
All  things  decay  in  time,,  and  to  their  end  doe  draw. 

XLI. 
But  were  it  not  that  Time  their  troubler  is, 
All  that  in  this  delightfull  gardin  growes 
Should  happy  bee,  a  d  have  immortal!  Wis : 
For  here  all  plenty  and  all  pleafure  flowes, 
And  fweete  Love  gentle  fitts  emongft  them  throwes, 
Without  fell  rancor  or  fond  gealofy  ; 
Franckly  each  paramour  his  leman  knowes, 
Each  bird  his  mate  j  ne  any  does  envy 
Their  goodly  meriment  and  gay  felicity. 

XLII. 
There  is  continuall  fpring,  and  harveft  there 
Continuall,  both  meeting  at  one  tyme  : 
For  both  the  boughes  doe  laughing  bloffoms  beare, 
And  with  frefh  colours  decke  the  wanton  pry  me, 
And  eke  attonce  the  heavy  trees  they  clyme, 
Which  feeme  to  labour  under  their  fruites  lode  : 
The  whiles  the  ioyous  birdes  make  their  paftymc 
Emongft  the  fhady  leaves  (their  fweet  abode) 
And  their  trew  loves  without  fufpition  tell  abrode. 

XLIII. 
Right  in  the  middeft  of  that  paradife 

There  flood  a  ftately  mount,  on  whofe  round  top 
A  gloomy  grove  of  mirtle  trees  did  rife, 
Whofe  fhady  boughes  fharp  fleele  did  never  lop, 
Nor  wicked  beaftes  their  tender  buds  did  crop, 
But  like  a  girlond  compaffed  the  hight, 
And  from  their  fruitfull  fydes  fweet  gum  did  drop, 
That  all  the  ground,  with  pretious  deaw  bedight, 
Threw  forth  mofl  dainty  odours  and  moil  fweet  delight. 

XLIV.  And 


43  O  The  third  Booke  of  th 


XLIV. 

And  in  the  thickeft  covert  of  that  made, 
There  was  a  pieafaunt  arber,  not  by  art, 
But  of  the  trees  owne  inclination  made, 
Which  knitting  their  rancke  braunches  part  to  parta 
With  wanton  yvie-twine  entrayld  athwart, 
And  eglantine  and  caprifole  emong, 
Fafhiond  above  within  their  inmoft  part, 
That  nether  Phoebus  beams'  could  through  them  throng, 
Nor  Aeolus  fharp  blaft  could  worke  them  any  wrong. 

XLV. 
And  all  about  grew  every  fort  of  flowre, 

To  which  fad  lovers  were  transformde  of  yore ; 
Frem  Hyacinthus,  Phoebus  paramoure 
And  deareft  love  j 

Foolifh  NarciiTe,  that  likes  the  watry  more  ; 
Sad  Amaranthus,  made  a  flowre  but  late, 
Sad  Amaranthus,  in  whofe  purple  gore 
Me  feemes  I  fee  Amintas  wretched  fate, 
To  whom  fweet  poets  verfe  hath  given  endleiTe  date. 

XLVI. 
There  wont  fayre  Venus  often  to  enioy 
Her  deare  Adonis  ioyous  company, 
And  reap  fweet  pleafure  of  the  wanton  boy  : 
There  yet  (fome  fay)  in  fecret  he  does  ly, 
Lapped  in  flowres  and  pretious  fpycery, 
By  her  hid  from  the  world,  and  from  the  fkill 
Of  Stygian  gods,  which  doe  her  love  envy  j 
But  me  herfelfe,  whenever  that  me  will, 
PofieiTeth  him,  and  of  his  fweetneffe  takes  her  fill ; 

XLVII. 
And  footh  it  feemes  they  fay  j  for  he  may  not 
For  ever  dye,  and  ever  buried  bee 
In  balefull  night,  where  all  thinges  are  forgot  j 
All  be  he  fubiect  to  mortalitie, 
Yet  is  eterne  in  mutabilitie, 
And  by  fuccemon  made  perpetuall, 
Transformed  oft,  and  chaunged  diverilie  : 
For  him  the  father  of  all  formes  they  call  \ 
Therfore  needs  mote  he  live,  that  living  gives  to  all. 

XLVIII.  There 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  43  i 

XLVIII. 

There  now  he  liveth  in  eternal  blis, 

Ioying  his  goddefle  and  of  her  enioyd  ; 

Ne  feareth  he  henceforth  that  foe  of  his, 

Which  with  his  cruell  tufke  him  deadly  cloyd  : 

For  that  wilde  bore,  the  which  him  once  annoyd, 

She  firmely  hath  emprifoned  for  ay 

(That  her  fweet  love  his  malice  mote  avoyd) 

In  a  firong  rocky  cave,  which  is  (they  fay) 
He  wen  underneath  that  mount,  that  none  him  lofen  may. 

XLIX. 
There  now  he  lives  in  everlafting  ioy 

With  many  of  the  gods  in  company, 

Which  thether  haunt,  and  with  the  winged  boy, 

Sporting  himfelfe  in  fafe  felicity  : 

Who  when  he  hath  with  fpoiles  and  cruelty 

Ranfackt  the  world,  and  in  the  wofull  harts 

Of  many  wretches  fet  his  triumphes  hye, 

Thether  refortes,  and  laying  his  fad  dartes 
Afyde  with  faire  Adonis  playes  his  wanton  partes. 

L. 
And  his  trew  love  faire  Pfyche  with  him  playes, 

Fayre  Pfyche  to  him  lately  reconcyld, 

After  long  troubles  and  unmeet  upbrayes, 

With  which  his  mother  Venus  her  revyld, 

And  eke  himfelfe  her  cruelly  exyld  : 

But  now  in  ftedfaft  love  and  happy  ftate 

She  with  him  lives,  and  hath  him  borne  a  chyld, 

Pleafure,  that  doth  both  gods  and  men  aggrate, 
Pleafure,  the  daughter  of  Cupid  and  Pfyche  late. 

LI. 

Hether  great  Venus  brought  this  infant  fayre, 

The  yonger  daughter  of  Chryfogonee, 

And  unto  Pfyche  with  great  trufl  and  care 

Committed  her,  yfoftered  to  bee 

Ana  tt  :ned  up  in  trew  feminitee  : 

Who  n<    lelTe  carefully  her  tendered 

Then  hei  owne  daughter  Pleafure,  to  whom  fhee 

Made1:.         .    panion,  and  her  leffoned 
In  ail  the  lore  of  love  and  goodly  womanhead. 

LII.  In 


43 2  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

In  which  when  me  to  perfect  ripenes  grew, 
Of  grace  and  beautie  noble  paragone, 
She  brought  her  forth  into  the  worldes  vew, 
To  be  th'  enfample  of  true  love  alone, 
And  lodeftarre  of  all  chafte  affedtione 
To  all  fayre  ladies  that  doe  live  on  grownd  : 
To  faery  court  fhe  came,  where  many  one 
Admyrd  her  goodly  haveour,  and  fownd 

His  feeble  hart  wide  launched  with  loves  cruel  wownd. 

LIII. 

But  fhe  to  none  of  them  her  love  did  cafl, 
Save  to  the  noble  knight  fir  Scudamore, 
To  whom  her  loving  hart  fhe  linked  fafl 
In  faithfull  love,  t'abide  for  evermore  ; 
And  for  his  deareft  fake  endured  fore 
Sore  trouble  of  an  hainous  enimy, 
Who  her  would  forced  have  to  have  forlore 
Her  former  love  and  ftedfaft  loialty ; 

As  ye  may  elfwhere  reade  that  ruefull  hiftory. 

LIV. 

But  well  I  weene  ye  firft  defire  to  learne 
What  end  unto  that  fearefull  damozell 
(Which  fledd  fo  fafl  from  that  fame  fofter  ftearne, 
Whom  with  his  brethren  Timias  flew)  befell : 
That  was,  to  weet,  the  goodly  Florimell, 
Who  wandring  for  to  feeke  her  lover  deare, 
Her  lover  deare,  her  dearefl  Marinell, 
Into  misfortune  fell,  as  ye  did  heare, 

And  from  prince  Arthure  fled  with  wings  of  idle  feare. 


CANTO 


Cant.  vn.         Fa  e  ry  Queene.  4.33 


CANTO     VII. 

The  witches  fonne  loves  Florimell  : 

Shejlyes,  he  James  to  dy. 
Satyrane  faves  the  fquyre  of  dames 

From  gyaunts  tyranny. 

I. 

LIKE  as  an  hynd  forth  fingled  from  the  heard, 
That  hath  efcaped  from  a  ravenous  beaft, 
Yet  flyes  away  of  her  owne  feete  afeard, 
And  every  leafe,   that  fhaketh  with  the  leaft 
Murmure  of  winde,  her  terror  hath  encreaft : 
So  fiedd  fayre  Florimell  from  her  vaine  feare, 
Long  after  me  from  perill  was  releaft  j 
Each  made  fhe  faw,  and  each  noyfe  llie  did  heare, 
Did  feeme  to  be  the  fame  which  fhe  efcapt  whileare. 

II. 

All  that  fame  evening  me  in  flying  fpent, 

And  all  that  night  her  courfe  continewed : 

Ne  did  fhe  let  dull  fleepe  once  to  relent 

Nor  wearinefle  to  flack  her  haft,  but  fled 

Ever  alike,  as  if  her  former  dred 

Were  hard  behind  her  ready  to  arreft : 

And  her  white  palfrey,  having  conquered 

The  maiftring  raines  out  of  her  weary  wreft, 
Perforce  her  carried  whereever  he  thought  beft. 

III. 

So  long  as  breath  and  hable  puirTaunce 

Did  native  corage  unto  him  fupply, 

His  pace  he  freflily  forward  did  advaunce, 

And  carried  her  beyond  all  ieopardy  ; 

But  nought  that  wanteth  reft  can  long  aby : 

He  having  through  inceffant  traveill  fpent 

His  force,  at  laft  perforce  adowne  did  ly, 

Ne  foot  could  further  move  :  the  lady  gent 
Thereat  was  fuddein  ftrook  with  great  aftonifhment  y 

Vol.  I.  K  k  k  IV,  And 


434  The  third  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

And  forft  t'alight  on  foot  mote  algates  fare ; 

(A  traveller  unwonted  to  fuch  way) 

Need  teacheth  her  this  leffon  hard  and  rare, 

That  fortune  all  in  equall  launce  doth  fway, 

And  mortall  miferies  doth  make  her  play. 

So  long  me  traveild,  till  at  length  fhe  came 

To  an  hilles  fide,  which  did  to  her  bewray 

A  litle  valley  fubiect  to  the  fame, 
All  coverd  with  thick  woodes  that  quite  it  over-came. 

V. 
Through  th'  tops  of  the  high  trees  fhe  did  defcry 

A  litle  fmoke,  whofe  vapour  thin  and  light 

Reeking  aloft  uprolled  to  the  iky  : 

Which  chearefull  figne  did  fend  unto  her  fight 

That  in  the  fame  did  wonne  fome  living  wight. 

Eftfoones  her  fteps  fhe  thereunto  applyd, 

And  came  at  laft  in  weary  wretched  plight 

Unto  the  place,  to  which  her  hope  did  guyde 
To  finde  fome  refuge  there,  and  reft  her  wearie  fyde. 

VI. 

There  in  a  gloomy  hollow  glen  me  found 

A  little  cottage  built  of  ftickes  and  reedes 

In  homely  wize,  and  wald  with  fods  around  ; 

In  which  a  witch  did  dwell  in  loathly  weedes 

And  wilfull  want,  all  carelerTe  of  her  needes ; 

So  choofing  folitarie  to  abide 

Far  from  all  neighbours,  that  her  divelifh  deedcs 

And  helliih  arts  from  people  fhe  might  hide, 
And  hurt  far  off  unknowne  whomever  fhe  envide. 

VII. 

The  damzell  there  arriving  entred  in  ; 

Where  fitting  on  the  flore  the  hag  fhe  found 

Bufie  (as  feem'd)  about  fome  wicked  gin  : 

Who  foone  as  fhe  beheld  that  fuddein  ftound 

Lightly  upftarted  from  the  duftie  ground, 

And  with  fell  looke  and  hollow  deadly  gaze 

Stared  on  her  awhile,   as  one  aftound, 

Ne  had  one  word  to  fpeake  for  great  amaze  -, 
But  fhewd  by  outward  fignes  that  dread  her  fence  did  daze. 

VIII.  At 


Cant.  vu.  Faery  Queene. 


viii. 

At  laft,  turning  her  feare  to  foolifh  wrath, 
She  afkt  what  devill  had  her  thether  brought, 
And  who  me  was,  and  what  unwonted  path 
Had  guided  her,  unwelcomed,  unfought  ? 
To  which  the  damzell  full  of  doubtfull  thought 
Her  mildly  anfwer'd  j  Beldame,  be  not  wroth 
WithJiUy  virgin  by  adventure  brought 
XJnto  your  dwelling,  ignorant  and  loth, 
'That  crave  but  rowme  to  rejl  while  tempeft  overbid  th. 

IX. 
With  that  adowne  out  of  her  chriftall  eyne 
Few  trickling  teares  me  foftly  forth  let  fall, 
That  like  two  orient  perles  did  purely  fhyne 
Upon  her  fnowy  cheeke  ;  and  therewithal! 
She  fighed  foft,  that  none  fo  beftiall 
Nor  falvage  hart,  but  ruth  of  her  fad  plight 
Would  make  to  melt,  or  pitteoufly  appall ; 
And  that  vile  hag,  all  were  her  whole  delight 
In  mifchiefe,  was  much  moved  at  fo  pitteous  fight  > 

X. 
And  gan  recomfort  her,  in  her  rude  wyfe, 
With  womanifh  companion  of  her  plaint, 
Wiping  the  teares  from  her  fuffufed  eyes, 
And  bidding  her  fit  downe  to  reft  her  faint 
And  wearie  limbs  awhile  :  fhe  nothing  quaint 
Nor  s'deignfull  of  fo  homely  fafhion, 
Sith  brought  me  was  now  to  fo  hard  conftraint, 
Sate  downe  upon  the  dufty  ground  anon  ; 
As  glad  of  that  fmall  reft,  as  bird  of  tempeft  gon. 

XI. 
Tho  gan  fhe  gather  up  her  garments  rent, 
And  her  loofe  lockes  to  dight  in  order  dew 
With  golden  wreath  and  gorgeous  ornament ; 
Whom  fuch  whenas  the  wicked  hag  did  vew, 
She  was  aftonifht  at  her  heavenly  hew, 
And  doubted  her  to  deeme  an  earthly  wight, 
But  or  fome  goddefTe,  or  of  Dianes  crew, 
And  thought  her  to  adore  with  humble  fpright : 
T 'adore  thing  fo  divine  as  beauty  were  but  right, 

K  k  k  2  XII.  This 


43  6  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

This  wicked  woman  had  a  wicked  fonne, 

The  comfort  of  her  age  and  weary  dayes, 

A  laefy  loord,  for  nothing  good  to  donne, 

But  ftretched  forth  in  ydleneffe  alwayes, 

Ne  ever  caft  his  mind  to  covet  prayfe. 

Or  ply  himfelfe  to  any  honefl  trade  j 

But  all  the  day  before  the  funny  rayes 

He  us'd  to  flug,  or  fleepe  in  flothfull  fhade  : 
Such  laefineffe  both  lewd  and  poore  attonce  him  made. 

XIII. 
He  comming  home  at  undertime,  there  found 

The  fayreit.  creature  that  he  ever  faw 

Sitting  befide  his  mother  on  the  ground ; 

The  fight  whereof  did  greatly  him  adaw, 

And  his  bafe  thought  with  terrour  and  with  aw 

So  inly  fmot,  that  as  one,  which  hath  gaz'd 

On  the  bright  funne  unwares,  doth  foone  withdraw 

His  feeble  eyne  with  too  much  brightnes  daz'd ; 
So  flared  he  on  her,  and  flood  long  while  arnaz'd. 

XIV. 
Softly  at  laft  he  gan  his  mother  afke, 

What  mifler  wight  that  was,  and  whence  deriv'd3 

That  in  fo  flraunge  difguizement  there  did  mafke. 

And  by  what  accident  fhe  there  arriv'd  ? 

But  fhe,  as  one  nigh  of  her  wits  depriv'd, 

With  nought  but  ghaflly  lookes  him  anfwered, 

Like  to  a  ghofl,  that  lately  is  reviv'd 

From  Stygian  fhores  where  late  it  wandered  > 
So  both  at  her,  and  each  at  other  wondered. 

XV. 
But  the  fayre  virgin  was  fo  meeke  and  myld, 

That  fhe  to  them  vouchfafed  to  embace 

Her  goodly  port,  and  to  their  fenfes  vyld 

Her  gentle  fpeach  applyde,  that  in  fhort  fpace 

She  grew  familiare  in  that  defert  place. 

During  which  time  the  chorle,  through  her  fo  kind 

And  courteife  ufe,  conceiv'd  affection  bace, 

And  caft  to  love  her  in  his  brutifh  mind  j 
No  love,  but  brutifh  lufl,  that  was  fo  beaflly  tind, 

XVL  Clofely 


Cant.  vn.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  437 

XVI. 

Clofely  the  wicked  flame  his  bowels  brent, 

And  fhortly  grew  into  outrageous  fire ; 

Yet  had  he  not  the  hart,   nor  hardiment, 

As  unto  her  to  utter  his  defire ; 

His  caytive  thought  durft  not  fo  high  afpire : 

But  with  foft  fighes  and  lovely  femblaunces 

He  ween'd  that  his  affection  entire 

She  mould  aread  ;  many  refemblaunces 
To  her  he  made,  and  many  kinde  remembraunces. 

XVII. 

Oft  from  the  forreit.  wildings  he  did  bring, 

Whofe  fides  empurpled  were  with  fmyling  red, 

And  oft  young  birds,  which  he  had  taught  to  ling 

His  maiftrefTe  praifes  fweetiy  caroled  ; 

Girionds  of  flowres  fometimes  for  her  faire  hed 

He  fine  would  dightj  fometimes  the  fquirrel  wild 

He  brought  to  her  in  bands,  as  conquered 

To  be  her  thrall,  his  fellow  fervant  vild: 
All  which  me  of  him  tooke  with  countenance  meeke  and  mild, 

XVIII. 

But  pad:  a  while,  when  fhe  fit  feafon  faw 

To  leave  that  defert  manfion,  fhe  cart 

In  fecret  wize  herfelfe  thence  to  withdraw, 

For  feare  of  mifchiefe,  which  fhe  did  forecaffc 

Might  by  the  witch  or  by  her  fonnc  compart : 

Her  wearie  palfrey  clofely,  as  fhe  might, 

Now  well  recovered  after  long  repair., 

In  his  proud  furnitures  fhe  frefhly  dight, 
His  late  mifwandred  wayes  now  to  remeafure  right, 

XIX. 

And  earely  ere  the  dawning  day  appear'd, 

She  forth  iffewed,  and  on  her  iourney  went  > 

She  went  in  peril  1,  of  each  noyfe  affeard 

And  of  each  fhade  that  did  itfelfe  prefent  $ 

For  flill  fhe  feared  to  be  overhent 

Of  that  vile  hag,  or  her  uncivile  fonne  ; 

Who  when  too  late  awaking  well  they  kent 

That  their  fayre  gueft  was  gone,  they  both  begonne 
To  make  exceeding  mone,  as  they  had  beene  undqnne. 

!  \.  1  ... 


43 S  The  third  Booke  of  the 


XX. 

But  that  lewd  lover  did  the  moft  lament 

For  her  depart,  that  ever  man  did  hearc  ; 

He  knockt  his  breft  with  defperate  intent, 

And  fcratcht  his  face,  and  with  his  teeth  did  tearc 

His  rugged  flefh,  and  rent  his  ragged  heare  : 

That  his  fad  mother  feeing  his  fore  plight 

Was  greatly  woe  begon,  and  gan  to  feare 

Leafr.  his  fraile  fenfes  were  emperiiht  quight, 
And  love  to  frenzy  turnd,  iith  love  is  franticke  hight. 

XXI. 
All  wayes  fhee  fought  him  to  reftore  to  plight, 

With  herbs,  with  charms,  with  counfel,  and  with  teares ; 

But  tears,  nor  charms,  nor  herbs,  nor  counfell  might 

Atiwage  the  fury   which  his  entrails  teares : 

So  ftrong  is  paffion  that  no  reafon  heares.    . 

Tho  when  all  other  helpes  fhe  faw  to  faile, 

She  turnd  herfelfe  backe  to  her  wicked  leares  ; 

And  by  her  divelifh  arts  thought  to  prevaile 
To  bring  her  backe  againe,  or  worke  her  finall  bale. 

XXII. 
Eftefoones  out  of  her  hidden  cave  me  cald 

An  hideous  beaft  of  horrible  afpect, 

That  could  the  ftouteft  corage  have  appald ; 

Monftrous,  mifhapt,  and  all  his  backe  was  fpect 

With  thoufand  fpots  of  colours  queint  elect ; 

Thereto  fo  fwifte  that  it  all  beafts  did  pas : 

Like  never  yet  did  living  eie  detect ; 

But  likeft  it  to  an  hyena  was, 
That  feeds  on  wemens  flefh,  as  others  feede  on  gras. 

XXIII. 

It  forth  me  cald,  and  gave  it  ftreight  in  charge 

Through  thicke  and  thin  her  to  pourfew  apace, 

Ne  once  to  ftay  to  reft,  or  breath  at  large, 

Till  her  hee  had  attaind,  and  brought  in  place, 

Or  quite  devourd  her  beauties  fcornefull  grace. 

The  monfter,  fwifte  as  word  that  from  her  went, 

Went  forth  in  hafte,  and  did  her  footing  trace 

So  fure  and  fwiftly  through  his  perfect  fent 
And  parTing  fpeede,  that  fhortly  he  her  overhent. 

XXIV.  Whom 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Queene.  439 

XXIV. 

Whom  when  the  fearefull  damzell  nigh  efpide, 

No  need  to  bid  her  fail  away  to  flie ; 

That  ugly  fhape  fo  fore  her  terrifide, 

That  it  flie  fhund  no  leffe  then  dread  to  die ; 

And  her  flitt  palfrey  did  fo  well  apply 

His  nimble  feet  to  her  conceived  feare, 

That  whileft  his  breath  did  flrength  to  him  fupply. 

From  perill  free  he  her  away  did  beare  j 
But  when  his  force  gan  faile,  his  pace  gan  wex  areare, 

XXV. 
Which  whenas  fhe  perceiv'd,  me  was  difmayd 

At  that  fame  lafr.  extremity  ful  fore, 

And  of  her  fafety  greatly  grew  afrayd ; 

And  now  fhe  gan  approch  to  the  fea  more, 

As  it  befell  that  {he  could  flie  no  more, 

But  yield  herfelfe  to  fpoile  of  greedineffe : 

Lightly  fhe  leaped,  as  a  wight  forlore, 

From  her  dull  horfe  in  defperate  diftreffe, 
And  to  her  feet  betooke  her  doubtfull  fickernefTe. 

XXVI. 
Not  halfe  fo  fail  the  wicked  Myrrha  fled 

From  dread  of  her  revenging  fathers  hond  ; 

Nor  halfe  fo  faft  to  fave  her  maydenhed 

Fled  fearfuH  Daphne  on  th'  Aegaean  flrond  5 

As  Florimell  fled  from  that  monfler  yond, 

To  reach  the  fea,  ere  fhe  of  him  were  raught : 

For  in  the  fea  to  drowne  herfelfe  flie  fond, 

Rather  then  of  the  tyrant  to  be  caught : 
Thereto  fear  gave  her  wings,  and  need  her  corage  taught, 

XXVII. 

It  fortuned  (high  God  did  fo  ordaine) 

As  fliee  arrived  on  the  roring  fhore 

In  mi  nde  to  leape  into  the  mighty  maine, 

A  little  bote  lay  hoving  her  before, 

In  which  there  flept  a  fuller  old  and  pore, 

The  whiles  his  nets  were  drying  on  the  fand  : 

Into  the  fame  fhee  lept,  and  with  the  ore 

Did  thruft  die  fhallop  from  the  rioting  ftrand  :. 
So  fafety  fownd  at  fea,  which  £he  fownd  not  at  land, 

XXVIII.  The 


440  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

The  monfter,  ready  on  the  pray  to  feafe, 

Was  of  his  forward  hope  deceived  quight ; 

Ne  durft  arTay  to  wade  the  perlous  feas, 

But  greedily  long  gaping  at  the  fight 

At  laft  in  vaine  was  forft  to  turne  his  flight, 

And  tell  the  idle  tidings  to  his  dame  : 

Yet  to  avenge  his  divelifh  defpight, 

He  fet  upon  her  palfrey  tired  lame, 
And  flew  him  cruelly  ere  any  refkew  came  : 

XXIX. 

And  after  having  him  embowelled 

To  fill  his  helliili  gorge,  it  chaunft  a  knight 
To  pafTe  that  way,   as  forth  he  travelled  ; 
Yt  was  a  goodly  fwaine  and  of  great  might, 
As  ever  man  that  bloody  field  did  fight ; 
But  in  vain  meows,  that  wont  yong  knights  bewitch, 
And  courtly  fervices,   tooke  no  delight ; 
But  rather  ioyd  to  bee  than  feemen  fich : 
For  both  to  be  and  feeme  to  him  was  labor  lich. 

XXX. 
It  was  to  weete  the  good  fir  Satyrane, 

That  raungd  abrode  to  feeke  adventures  wilde, 
As  was  his  wont  in  foreft  and  in  plaine  : 
He  was  all  armd  in  rugged  fteele  unfilde, 
As  in  the  fmoky  forge  it  was  compilde, 
And  in  his  fcutchin  bore  a  fatyres  hedd  : 
He  comming  prefent,  where  the  monfter  vilde 
Upon  that  milke-white  palfreyes  carcas  fedd, 
Unto  his  reikew  ran,  and  greedily  him  fpedd. 

XXXI. 

There  well  perceivd  he  that  it  was  the  horfe 

Whereon  faire  Florimell  was  wont  to  ride, 

That  of  that  feend  was  rent  without  remorfe  : 

Much  feared  he  leafl  ought  did  ill  betide 

To  that  faire  maide,  the  flowre  of  wemens  pride ; 

For  her  he  dearely  loved,  and  in  all 

His  famous  conquefts  highly  magnifide  : 

Befides  her  golden  girdle  which  did  fall 
From  her  in  flight  he  fownd,  that  did  him  fore  apall. 

XXXII.  Full 


Cant.  vn.         Faery  Qju  eene,  441 

XXXII. 

Full  of  fad  feare  and  doubtfull  agony 

Fiercely  he  flew  upon  that  wicked  feend  j 

And  with  huge  ftrokes  and  cruell  battery 

Him  forft  to  leave  his  pray,  for  to  attend 

Himfelfe  from  deadly  daunger  to  defend  : 

Full  many  wounds  in  his  corrupted  flefli 

He  did  engrave,  and  muchell  blood  did  fpend, 

Yet  might  not  doe  him  die  ;  but  aie  more  frefh 
And  fierce  he  ftill  appeard,  the  more  he  did  him  threlh. 

XXXIII. 

He  wift  not  how  him  to  defpoile  of  life, 

Ne  how  to  win  the  wifhed  victory, 

Sith  him  he  faw  ftill  ftronger  grow  through  ftrife. 

And  himfelfe  weaker  through  infirmity  : 

Greatly  he  grew  enrag'd,  and  furioufly 

Hurling  his  fword  away  he  lightly  lept 

Upon  the  beaft,  that  with  great  cruelty 

Rored  and  raged  to  be  under-kept  > 
Yet  he  perforce  him  held,  and  ftrokes  upon  him  hept. 

XXXIV. 

As  he  that  ftrives  to  flop  a  fuddein  flood, 

And  in  ftrong  bancks  his  violence  enclofe, 

Forceth  it  fwell  above  his  wonted  mood, 

And  largely  overflow  the  fruitfull  plaine, 

That  all  the  countrey  feemes  to  be  a  maine, 

And  the  rich  furrowes  flote,  all  quite  fordonne  : 

The  wofull  hufbandman  doth  lowd  complaine 

To  fee  his  whole  yeares  labor  loft  fo  foone, 
For  which  to  God  he  made  fo  many  an  idle  boone. 

XXXV. 
So  him  he  held,  and  did  through  might  amate : 

So  long  he  held  him,  and  him  bett  fo  long, 

That  at  the  laft  his  fiercenes  gan  abate, 

And  meekely  ftoup  unto  the  victor  ftrong : 

Who,  to  avenge  the  implacable  wrong 

Which  he  fuppofed  donne  to  Florimell, 

Sought  by  all  meanes  his  dolour  to  prolong, 

Sith  dint  of  fteele  his  carcas  could  not  quell ; 
His  maker  with  her  charmes  had  framed  him  fo  well. 

Vol.  I.  L  1  1  XXXVI.  The 


442  The  third  Booh  of  the 

XXXVI. 

The  golden  ribband,  which  that  virgin  wore 

About  her  fclender  wafte,  he  tooke  in  hand, 

And  with  it  bownd  the  beaft,  that  lowd  did  rorc 

For  great  defpight  of  that  unwonted  band, 

Yet  dared  not  his  victor  to  withftand, 

But  trembled  like  a  lambe  fled  from  the  pray ; 

And  all  the  way  him  followd  on  the  llxand, 

As  he  had  long  bene  learned  to  obay ; 
Yet  never  learned  he  fuch  fervice  till  that  day. 

XXXVII. 
Thus  as  he  led  the  beaft.  along  the  way, 

He  fpide  far  off  a  mighty  giauntefle 

Faft  flying  on  a  courfer  dapled  gray 

From  a  bold  knight,  that  with  great  hardinefTe 

Her  hard  purfewd,  and  fought  for  to  fuppreffe  : 

She  bore  before  her  lap  a  dolefull  fquire, 

Lying  athwart  her  horfe  in  great  diftreffe, 

Faft  bounden  hand  and  foote  with  cords  of  wire, 
Whom  fhe  did  meane  to  make  the  thrall  of  her  defire* 

XXXVIIL 

Which  whenas  Satyrane  beheld,  in  hafte 

He  lefte  his  captive  beaft.  at  liberty, 

And  croft  the  neareft  way,   by  which  he  caft 

Her  to  encounter  ere  fhe  pafled  by  : 

But  fhe  the  way  fhund  nathemore  forthy, 

But  forward  gallopt  faft  j  which  when  he  fpydej, 

His  mighty  fpeare  he  couched  warily, 

And  at  her  ran  :  fhe  having  him  defcryde 
Herfelfe  to  fight  addreft,  and  threw  her  lode  afide- 

XXXIX. 

Like  as  a  gofhauke,  that  in  foote  doth  beare 

A  trembling  culver,  having  fpide  on  hight 

An  eagle,  that  with  plumy  wings  doth  fheare 

The  fubtile  ayre,  ftouping  with  all  his  might, 

The  quarrey  throwes  to  ground  with  fell  defpight3 

And  to  the  batteill  doth  herfelfe  prepare : 

So  ran  the  geaunteffe  unto  the  fight ; 

Her  fyrie  eyes  with  furious  fparkes  did  flare, 
And  with  blafphemous  bannes  high  God  in  peeces  tare.. 

XL.  She 


Cant,  vil  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e. 

XL. 

She  caught  in  hand  an  huge  great  yron  mace, 

Wherewith  fhe  many  had  of  life  depriv'd ; 

But  ere  the  ftroke  could  feize  his  aymed  place, 

His  fpeare  amids  her  fun-brode  fhieid  arriv'd  j 

Yet  nathemore  the  fteele  afonder  riv'd, 

All  were  the  beame  in  bignes  like  a  mail, 

Ne  her  out  of  the  ftedfaft  fadle  driv'd  j 

But  glauncing  on  the  tempred  metall  braft 
In  thoufand  fhivers,  and  fo  forth  befide  her  paft. 

XLI. 
Her  fteed  did  ftagger  with  that  puiffaunt  ftrooke  ; 

But  fhe  no  more  was  moved  with  that  might 

Then  it  had  lighted  on  an  aged  oke, 

Or  on  the  marble  pillour,  that  is  pight 

Upon  the  top  of  mount  Olympus  hight, 

For  the  brave  youthly  champions  to  affay 

With  burning  charet  wheeles  it  nigh  to  fmite  j 

But  who  that  fmites  it  mars  his  ioyous  play, 
And  is  the  fpectacle  of  ruinous  decay. 

XLII. 

Yet  therewith  fore  enrag'd  with  fterne  regard 

Her  dreadfull  weapon  fhe  to  him  addreft, 

Which  on  his  helmet  martelled  fo  hard, 

That  made  him  low  incline  his  lofty  creft, 

And  bowd  his  battred  vifour  to  his  breft  : 

Wherewith  he  was  fo  ftund,  that  he  note  ryde, 

But  reeled  to  and  fro  from  eaft  to  weft  : 

Which  when  his  cruell  enimy  efpyde, 
She  lightly  unto  him  adioyned  fyde  to  fyde  ; 

XLIII. 
And  on  his  collar  laying  puiffaunt  hand, 

Out  of  his  wavering  feat  him  pluckt  perforfe, 

Perforfe  him  pluckt,  unable  to  withfland 

Or  helpe  himfelfe,  and  laying  thwart  her  horfe 

In  loathly  wife  like  to  a  carrion  corfe 

She  bore  him  fafl  away  :  which  when  the  knight 

That  her  purfewed  faw,  with  great  remorfe 

He  nere  was  touched  in  his  noble  fpright, 
And  gan  encreafe  his  fpeed  as  fhe  encreaft  her  flight. 

L  1 1  2  XLIV.  Whom 


444  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

Whom  whenas  nigh  approching  me  efpyde, 

She  thiew  away  her  burden  angrily } 

For  flie  lift  not  the  batteill  to  abide, 

But  made  herfelfe  more  light  away  to  fly  : 

Yet  her  the  hardy  knight  purfewd  fo  nye 

That  almoft  in  the  backe  he  oft  her  ftrake  : 

But  frill  when  him  at  hand  fhe  did  efpy, 

She  turnd,  and  femblaunce  of  faire  fight  did  make  j 
But  when  he  ftayd,  to  flight  againe  fhe  did  her  take. 

XLV. 

By  this  the  good  fir  Satyrane  gan  wake 

Out  of  his  dreame  that  did  him  long  entraunce, 

And  feeing  none  in  place,  he  gan  to  make 

Exceeding  mone,  and  curft  that  cruell  chaunce 

Which  reft  from  him  fo  faire  a  chevifaunce  : 

At  length  he  fpyde  whereas  that  wofull  fquyre, 

Whom  he  had  refkewed  from-  captivaunce 

Of  his  ftrong  foe,  lay  tombled  in  the  myre, 
Unable  to  arife,  or  foot  or  hand  to  ftyre. 

XLVI. 
To  whom  approching  well  he  mote  perceive. 

In  that  fowle  plight  a  comely  perfonage 

And  lovely  face,  made  fit  for  to  deceive 

Fraile  ladies  hart  with  loves  confuming  rage, 

Now  in  the  bloffome  of  his  frefheft  age  : 

He  reard  him  up  and  loosd  his  yron  bands, 

And  after  gan  inquire  his  parentage, 

And  how  he  fell  into  the  gyaunts  hands, 
And  who  that  was  which  chaced  her  along  the  lands. 

XLVII. 

Then  trembling  yet  through  feare  the  fquire  befpake  j 

That  geauntejfe  Arga?ite  is  behight, 

A  daughter  of  the  Titans ,  which  did  make 

War  re  againfi  heven,  and  heaped  hits  on  bight 

TofcaJe  the  Jkyes  and  put  love  from  his  right  : 

Her  fyre  Typhoeus  was,  who  (mad  through  merth 

And  dronke  with  blood  of  menflaine  by  his  might) 

Through  inceji  her  of  his  owne  mother  Earth 
Wbylome  begot,  being  but  halfe  twin  of  that  berth  ; 

XLVIII.  For 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Queene.  445 

XLVIII. 

For  at  that  berth  another  babe  Jhe  bore, 

To  weet  the  mightie  Ollyphant,  that  wrought 

Great  wreake  to  many  errant  knights  of  yore ; 

And  many  hath  to  foule  confiifon  brought. 

Thefe  twmnes,  men  fay,  (a  thing  far  pajjing  thought) 

Whiles  in  their  mothers  wombe  enclosd  they  were, 

Ere  they  into  the  lightfom  world  were  brought, 

Inflefily  lufl  were  mingled  both  yfere, 
And  in  that  monjlrous  wife  did  to  the  world  appere. 

XLIX. 

So  livd  they  ever  after  in  like  fin, 

Gainft  natures  law  and  good  behaveoure : 

But  greatejl  Jhame  was  to  that  maiden  twin, 

Who  not  content  Jo  fowly  to  devour e 

Her  native  flefh,  and  fame  her  brothers  bowre, 

Did  wallow  in  all  other  fle fly  myre, 

And fujfred  beafles  her  body  to  defowre  -, 

So  whotfie  burned  in  that  luffidlfyre  : 
Tet  all  that  might  not  fake  her  fenfuall  defy  re  : 

L. 
But  over  all  the  countrie  Jhe  did  raunge, 

To  fe  eke  young  men  to  quench  her  faming  thrufl, 

And  feed  her  fancy  with  delightfull  chaunge  : 

Whomfojhe  fittefi  fndes  to  ferve  her  lufl, 

Through  her  maine  flrength  in  which  fie  mofl  doth  truft, 

She  with  her  bringes  into  a  fecret  He, 

Where  in  eternall  bondage  dye  he  mufl, 

Or  be  the  vaffall  of  her  pleafures  vile, 
And  in  all  Jhamefidl  fort  himfelfe  with  her  defile. 

LI. 
Me  feely  wretch  fie  fo  at  vaunt  age  caught, 

After  jhe  long  in  wait e  for  me  did  lye, 

And  meant  unto  her  prifon  to  have  brought, 

Her  lothfom  pleafure  there  to  fatisfye  ; 

That  thoufand  deathes  me  lever  were  to  dye 

Then  breake  the  vow  that  to  faire  Columbell 

I  plighted  have,  and  yet  keepe  fledfaflly  : 

As  for  my  name,  it  miftreth  not  to  tell ; 
Call  me  the  Squyre  of  dames  -,  that  me  befeemeth  well. 

LII.  But 


446  ¥kt  third  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

But  that  bold  blight,  whom  ye.  pur  filing  Jaw 

That  geaunteffe,  is  not  fuch  as  Jhe  fiemd, 

But  a  faire  virgin  that  in  ?nartiall  law 

And  deedes  of  armes  above  all  dames  is  deemd, 

And  above  many  knightes  is  eke  efteemd 

For  her  great  worth  ;  fie  Palladine  is  hight  : 

She  you  from  death,  you  me  from  dread  redeemd: 

Ne  any  may  that  monfter  match  in  fight, 
But  fie,  or  J  itch  as  Jhe,  that  isfo  chajle  a  wight. 

hill. 
Her  well  bcfeemes  that  queft,  quoth  Satyrane  : 

But  read,  thou  Squyre  of  dames,,  what  vow  is  this, 

Which  thou  upon  thyjelfe  haft  lately  tdne  I 

Thatjhall  I  you  recount,  quoth  he,  ywis, 

So  be  ye  pleasd  to  pardon  all  amis. 

That  gentle  lady  whom  I  love  andferve, 

After  longfuit  and  wearie  fervicis, 

Did  afke  me,  how  I  could  her  love  deferve, 
And  how  fie  might  be  fare  that  I  would  never  fwerve* 

LIV. 
i"  glad  by  any  meanes  her  grace  to  gaine 

Badd  her  commaund  my  life  to  five  or  J  pill : 

Eftfoones  Jhe  badd  me  with  incejfauni  paine 

To  wander  through  the  world  abroad  at  will, 

And  every  where,  where  with  my  power  or  fkill 

I  might  doe  fervice  unto  gentle  dames, 

That  I  the  fame  fiould  faithfully  fulfill, 

And  at  the  twelve  monethes  end  fiould  bring  their  names 
And  pledges,  as  the  fpoiles  of  my  victorious  games. 

LV. 
So  well  I  to  faire  ladies  fervice  did, 

And  found  fuch  favour  in  their  loving  hartes, 

That  ere  the  yeare  his  courje  had  compaJJid, 

Three  hundred  pledges  for  my  good  defartes, 

And  thrife  three  hundred  thanks  for  my  good  partes, 

I  with  me  brought,  and  did  to  her  prefent  : 

Which  whenfijefaw,  more  bent  to  eke  my  fmartes 

Then  to  reward  my  trufty  true  intent, 
She  gan  for  me  devife  a  grievous  punifiiment  j 

LVI.  <I0 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Queene.  447 

LVI. 

To  weet,  that  I  my  traveill  Jhould  refume, 

And  with  like  labour  walke  the  world  arownd, 

Ne  ever  to  her  prefence  Jhould  prefume  ; 

Till  Ifo  many  other  dames  hadfownd, 

The  which ,  for  all  the  fnit  I  could  propownd, 

Would  me  refufe  their  pledges  to  afford ', 

But  did  abide  for  ever  chajle  andfownd. 

Ah  I  gentle  fquyre,  quoth  he,  tell  at  one  word, 
How  manyfowndft  thoufuch  to  put  in  thy  record  % 

LVII. 

Indeed,  fir  knight ls  faid  he,  one  word  may  tell 

All  that  I  ever  fowndfo  wifely  ftayd  j 

For  onely  three  they  were  difposdfo  well, 

And  yet  three  ye  ares  I  now  abrode  have  ftrayd, 

Tojynd  them  out.   mote  I,  then  laughing  fayd 

The  knight,  inquire  of  thee,  what  were  thofe  fhrees 

The  which  thy  proffred  curtefe  denayd  ? 

Or  ill  they  fe erne d  fur e  avizd  to  bee, 
Or  brutijhly  brought  up,  that  nevr  did  fajhionsfee. 

LVIII. 
The  firft  which  then  refufed  me,  faid  hee, 

Certes  was  but  a  common  court  if ane ; 

Yet  flat  refusd  to  have  adoe  with  mee, 

Becaufe  I  could  not  give  her  many  a  jane. 

(Thereat  full  hartely  laughed  Satyrane) 

The  fecond  was  an  holy  nunne  to  chofe, 

Which  would  not  let  me  be  her  chappellane, 

Becaufe  Jhe  knew,  fhe  fayd,  I  would  difclofe 
Her  counfell,  if  fhe  Jhould  her  truft  in  me  repofe. 

LIX. 

The  third  a  damzell  was  of  low  degree, 

Whom  I  in  countrey  cottage  fownd  by  chaunce : 

Full  litle  weened  I  that  chajlitee 

Had  lodging  in  fo  meane  a  maintenaunce  -, 

Tet  was  floe  fayre,  and  in  her  countenaunce 

Dwelt  flmple  truth  in  feemely  fajhion  : 

Long  thus  I  wood  her  with  due  obfervauncey 

In  hope  unto  my  pie  afar e  to  have  won  -, 
But  was  as  far  at  laft  as  when  I  firft  begon, 

LX.  Safe 


44 8  tfhc  third  Booh  of  the 

LX. 

Safe  her,  I  never  any  woman  found 
'That  chafiity  did  for  itfelfe  embrace, 
But  were  for  other  c a  ufe  s  fir  me  and  found; 
Either  for  want  of  handfome  time  and  placed 
Or  elf e  for  feare  of  fame  andfowk  difgrace. 
Thus  am  I  hopelcJJ'e  ever  to  attaine 
My  ladies  love  in  fuch  a  defperate  cace ; 
But  all  my  dayes  am  like  to  wafte  in  vaine, 

Seeking  to  match  the  chajle  with  tti  uncbajie  ladies  trainel 

LXI. 

Perdy,  fayd  Satyrane,  thou  Squyre  of  dames, 
Great  labour  fondly  haft  thou  bent  in  hand, 
To  get  fmall  thankes,  and  therewith  many  blames '} 
That  may  emongfi  Alcides  labours  fand. 
Thence  backe  returning  to  the  former  land 
Where  late  he  left  the  beaft  he  overcame, 
He  found  him  not  j  for  he  had  broke  his  band^ 
And  was  returnd  againe  unto  his  dame, 

To  tell  what  tydings  of  fayre  Florimell  became. 


CANTO 


Cant,  vm.        Faery  Qu  eene. 


449 


CANTO     VIII. 

The  witch  creates  a  fnowy  lady, 

Like  to  Florimell, 
Who  wrong  d  by  carle \  by  Proteus  fai)d> 

Is  fought  by  Pari  del  I. 

I. 

O  oft  as  I  this  hiflory  record, 
My  hart  doth  melt  with  meere  companion, 
To  thinke  how  caufeleffe  of  her  owne  accord 
This  gentle  damzell  (whom  I  write  upon) 
Should  plonged  be  in  fuch  affliction 
Without  all  hope  of  comfort  or  reliefe ; 
That  fure  I  weene  the  hardeft  hart  of  flone 
Would  hardly  finde  to  aggravate  her  griefe : 
For  mifery  craves  rather  mercy  then  repriefe. 

II. 

But  that  accurfed  hag,  her  hofteffe  late, 

Had  fo  enranckled  her  malitious  hart, 

That  me  defyrd  th'  abridgement  of  her  fate, 

Or  long  enlargement  of  her  painefull  fmart. 

Now  when  the  beaft,  which  by  her  wicked  ait 

Late  foorth  fhe  fent,  fhe  backe  retourning  fpyde, 

Tyde  with  her  golden  girdle  ;  it  a  part 

Of  her  rich  fpoyles,  whom  he  had  earft.  deftroyd, 
She  weend,  and  wondrous  gladnes  to  her  hart  applyde : 

III. 

And  with  it  ronning  haft'ly  to  her  fonne, 

Thought  with  that  fight  him  much  to  have  reliv'd ; 

Who  thereby  deeming  fure  the  thing  as  donne, 

His  former  griefe  with  furie  freih  reviv'd, 

Much  more  than  earft,  and  would  have  algates  riv'd 

The  hart  out  of  his  breft  :  for  fith  her  dedd 

He  furely  dempt,  himfelfe  he  thought  depriv'd 

Quite  of  all  hope,  wherewith  he  long  had  fedd 
His  foolifh  malady,  and  long  time  had  miiledd. 

Vol.  I.  M  m  m  IV.  With 


45  O  The  third  Booke  of  the 


IV. 

With  thought  whereof  exceeding  mad  he  grew, 

And  in  his  rage  his  mother  would  have  flaine, 

Had  fhe  not  fled  into  a  fecret  mew, 

Where  fhe  was  wont  her  fprightes  to  entertaine, 

The  maifters  of  her  art :  there  was  fhe  faine 

To  call  them  all  in  order  to  her  ayde, 

And  them  conjure  upon  eternall  paine 

To  counfell  her  fo  carefully  difmayd, 
How  fhe  might  heale  her  fonne,  whofe  fenfes  were  decayd. 

V. 
By  their  advife  and  her  owne  wicked  wit, 

She  there  deviz'd  a  wondrous  worke  to  frame, 

Whofe  like  on  earth  was  never  framed  yit, 

That  even  nature  felfe  envide  the  fame, 

And  grudg'd  to  fee  the  counterfet  fhould  fhame 

The  thing  itfelfe  :  in  hand  fhe  boldly  tooke 

To  make  another  like  the  former  dame, 

Another  Florimell,  in  fhape  and  looke 
So  lively  and  fo  like,  that  many  it  miflooke. 

VI. 

The  fubftance,  whereof  fhe  the  body  made. 

Was  pureft  fnow  in  maffy  mould  congeald, 

Which  fhe  had  gathered  in  a  fhady  glade 

Of  the  Riphaean  hils,  to  her  reveald 

By  errant  fprights,  but  from  all  men  conceald : 

The  fame  fhe  tempred  with  fine  mercury 

And  virgin  wex  that  never  yet  was  feald, 

And  mingled  them  with  perfect  vermily  ; 
That  like  a  lively  fanguine  it  feemd  to  the  eye. 

VII. 

Inftead  of  eyes  two  burning  lampes  fhe  fet 

In  filver  fockets,  fhyning  like  the  fkyes, 

And  a  quicke  moving  fpirit  did  arret 

To  ftirre  and  roll  them  like  to  womens  eyes : 

Inftead  of  yellow  lockes  flie  did  devyfe 

With  golden  wyre  to  weave  her  curled  head  ; 

Yet  golden  wyre  was  not  fo  yellow  thryfe 

As  Florimells  fayre  heare  :  and  in  the  ftead 
Of  life,  fhe  put  a  fpright  to  rule  the  carcas  dead  % 

VIII.  A 


Cant.  vnr.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  4j  i 

VIII. 

A  wicked  fpright  yfraught  with  fawning  guyle, 

And  fayre  refemblance  above  all  the  reft, 

Which  with  the  prince  of  darkenes  fell  fomewhyle 

From  heavens  blis  and  everlafting  reft  : 

Him  needed  not  inftrucl:  which  way  were  beft 

Himfelfe  to  fafhion  likeft  Florimell, 

Ne  how  to  fpeake,  ne  how  to  ufe  his  geft ; 

For  he  in  counterfefaunce  did  excell, 
And  all  the  wyles  of  wemens  wits  knew  paffing  well. 

IX. 
Him  maped  thus  fhe  deckt  in  garments  gay, 

Which  Florimell  had  left  behind  her  late  ; 

That  whofo  then  her  faw  would  furely  fay 

It  was  herfelfe,  whom  it  did  imitate, 

Or  fayrer  then  herfelfe.,  if  ought  algate 

Might  fayrer  be  :  and  then  fhe  forth  her  brought 

Unto  her  fonne  that  lay  in  feeble  ftate ; 

Who  feeing  her  gan  ftreight  upftart,  and  thought 
She  was  the  lady  felfe  whom  he  fo  long  had  fought. 

X. 

Tho  faft  her  clipping  twixt  his  armes  twayne, 

Extremely  ioyed  in  fo  happy  fight, 

And  foone  forgot  his  former  fickely  payne  : 

But  {he,  the  more  to  feeme  fuch  as  fhe  hight, 

Coyly  rebutted  his  embracement  light ; 

Yet  ftill  with  gentle  countenaunce  retain'd, 

Enough  to  hold  a  foole  in  vaine  delight : 

Him  long  fhe  fo  with  fhadowes  entertain'd, 
As  her  creatrefTe  had  in  charge  to  her  ordain'd  : 

XI. 

Till  on  a  day,  as  he  difpofed  was 

To  walke  the  woodes  with  that  his  idole  faire 

Her  to  difport,  and  idle  time  to  pas 

In  th'  open  frefhnes  of  the  gentle  aire, 

A  knight  that  way  there  chaunced  to  repaire  ; 

Yet  knight  he  was  not,  but  a  boaftfull  fwaine, 

That  deedes  of  armes  had  ever  in  defpaire, 

Proud  Braggadocchio,  that  in  vaunting  vaine 
His  glory  did  repofe  and  credit  did  maintains 

M  m  m  2  XII.  He 


452  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

He  feeing  with  that  chorle  fo  faire  a  wight 
Decked  with  many  a  coftly  ornament, 
Much  merveiled  thereat,  as  well  he  might, 
And  thought  that  match  a  fowle  difparagement : 
His  bloody  fpeare  eftefoones  he  boldly  bent 
Againft  the  filly  clowne,  who  dead  through  feare 
Fell  ftreight  to  ground  in  great  aftonifhment : 
Vilkiny  fayd  he,  this  lady  is  my  deare  > 
_Dv,  if  thou  it  gainefay :  I  will  away  her  beare. 

XIII. 
The  fearefull  chorle  durft.  not  gainefay  nor  dooe, 
But  trembling  flood,  and  yielded  him  the  pray ; 
Who  finding  litle  leafure  her  to  wooe, 
On  Tromparts  fteed  her  mounted  without  ftay, 
And  without  refkew  led  her  quite  away. 
Proud  man  himfelfe  then  Braggadochio  deem'd, 
And  next  to  none,  after  that  happy  day, 
Being  porTefTed  of  that  fpoyle,  which  feem'd 
The  fairefr.  wight  on  ground  and  moft  of  men  efteem'd, 

XIV. 
But  when  he  faw  himfelfe  free  from  pourfute, 
He  gan  make  gentle  purpofe  to  his  dame 
With  termes  of  love  and  lewdnefTe  diffolute  ; 
For  he  could  well  his  glozing  fpeaches  frame 
To  fuch  vaine  ufes  that  him  beft  became : 
But  fhe  thereto  would  lend  but  light  regard, 
As  feeming  fory  that  fhe  ever  came 
Into  his  powre,  that  ufed  her  fo  hard 
To  reave  her  honor,  which  fhe  more  then  life  prefard. 

XV. 
Thus  as  they  two  of  kindnes  treated  long, 

There  them  by  chaunce  encountred  on  the  way 
An  aimed  knight  upon  a  courfer  ftrong, 
Whofe  trampling  feete  upon  the  hollow  lay 
Seemed  to  thunder,  and  did  nigh  affray 
That  capons  corage ;  yet  he  looked  grim, 
And  faynd  to  cheare  his  lady  in  difmay, 
Who  feemd  for  feare  to  quake  in  every  lim, 
And  her  to  fave  from  outrage  meekely  prayed  him» 

XVI,  Fiercely 


Cant.  viii.         Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  453 

XVI. 

Fiercely  that  ftraunger  forward  came,  and  nio-h 
Approching  with  bold  words  and  bitter  threat 
Bad  that  fame  boafter,  as  he  mote,  on  high 
To  leave  to  him  that  lady  for  excheat, 
Or  bide  him  batteill  without  further  treat. 
That  challenge  did  too  peremptory  feeme, 
And  fild  his  fenfes  with  abafhment  great ; 
Yet  feeing  nigh  him  ieopardy  extreme, 
He  it  diffembled  well,  and  light  feemd  to  efleemc  j 

XVII. 
Saying,  Thoufoolijh  knight,  that  weenft  with  words 
To  fteale  away  that  I  with  blowes  have  wonne, 
And  brought  through  points  of  many  perilous  [words  : 
But  if  thee  lift  to  fee  thy  courfer  ronne, 
Or  prove  thy f elf e,  this  fad  encounter  Jhonney 
And  fe eke  els  without  hazard  of  thy  hedd. 
At  thofe  prowd  words  that  other  knight  begonnc 
To  wex  exceeding  wroth,  and  him  aredd 
To  turne  his  fteede  about,  or  fure  he  mould  be  dedd. 

XVIII. 
Sith  then,  faid  Braggadochio,  needes  thou  wilt 
Thy  daies  abridge  through  proof e  of  puifaunce, 
Turne  we  our  fteedsy  that  both  in  e quail  tilt 
May  meete  againe,  and  each  take  happy  chaunce. 
This  faid,  they  both  a  furlongs  mountenaunce 
Retird  their  fteeds,  to  ronne  in  even  race  : 
But  Braggadochio  with  his  bloody  launce 
Once  having  turnd,  no  more  returnd  his  face, 
But  lefte  his  love  to  loffe,  and  fled  himfelfe  apace. 

XIX. 
The  knight  him  feeing  flie,  had  no  regard 
Him  to  pourfew,  but  to  the  lady  rode, 
And  having  her  from  Trompart  lightly  reard. 
Upon  his  courfer  fett  the  lovely  lode, 
And  with  her  fled  away  without  abode  : 
Well  weened  he,  that  faireft.  Florimell   (- 
It  was  with  whom  in  company  he  yode, 
And  fo  herfelfe  did  alwaies  to  him  tell ; 
So  made  him  thinke  himfelfe  in  heven  that  was  in  hell 

XX.  But 


454  ^he  third  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

But  Florimell  herfelfe  was  far  away, 

Driven  to  great  diftreffe  by  fortune  flraunge, 

And  taught  the  carefull  mariner  to  play, 

Sith  late  mifchaunce  had  her  compcid  to  chaunge 

The  land  for  fea,  at  randon  there  to  raunge : 

Yett  there  that  cruell  queene  avengerefle, 

Not  fatisfyde  lb  far  her  to  eftraunge 

From  courtly  blis  and  wonted  happinerTe, 

Did  heape  on  her  new  waves  of  weary  wretchedneffe. 

XXI. 

For  being  fled  into  the  fifhers  bote, 
For  refuge  from  the  moniters  cruelty, 
Long  fo  fhe  on  the  mighty  maine  did  flote, 
And  with  the  tide  drove  foiward  careleily  ; 
For  th'  ayre  was  milde  and  cleared  was  the  ikic, 
And  all  his  windes  dan  Aeolus  did  keepe 
From  ftirring  up  their  ftormy  enmity ; 
As  pittying  to  fee  her  waile  and  weepe  : . 

But  all  the  while  the  fifher  did  fecurely  fleepe. 

XXII. 

At  laft  when  droncke  with  drowfineffe  he  woke, 
And  faw  his  drover  drive  along  the  ftreame, 
He  was  difmayd,  and  thrife  his  breft  he  flroke,' 
For  marveill  of  that  accident  extreame  j 
But  when  he  faw  that  blazing  beauties  beame, 
Which  with  rare  light  his  bote  did  beautifye, 
He  marveild  more,  and  thought  he  yet  did  dreamc 
Not  well  awakte,  or  that  fome  extafye 

Aflbtted  had  his  fence,  or  dazed  was  his  eye. 

XXIII. 

But  when  her  well  avizing  hee  perceiv'd 
To  be  no  vifion  nor  fantafticke  fight, 
Great  comfort  of  her  prefence  he  conceiv'd, 
And  felt  in  his  old  corage  new  delight 
To  gin  awake,  and  ftir  his  frofen  fpright : 
Tho  rudely  afkte  her,  how  fhe  whether  came  ? 
j4h  I  fayd  fhe,  father,  I  note  read  aright 
What  hard  misfortune  brought  me  to  this  fame  j 

Tet  am  I  glad  that  here  I  now  infafety  ame. 


XXIV.  But 


Cant.  vin.  Faery  Qju eene,  45 $ 

XXIV. 

i?#/  /te,  good  man,  Jithfar  in  fea  we  bee, 

And  the  great  waters  gin  apace  to /well, 

That  now  no  more  we  can  the  mayn-land  fee, 

Have  care,   I  pray,  to  guide  the  cock-bote  well, 

he  aft  worfe  on  fea  then  us  on  land  befell. 

Thereat  th'  old  man  did  nought  but  fondly  grin, 

And  faide,  his  boat  the  way  could  wifely  tell : 

But  his  deceiptfull  eyes  did  never  lin 
To  looke  on  her  faire  face  and  marke  her  fnowy  fkin, 

XXV. 

The  fight  whereof  in  his  congealed  neih 

Infixt  fuch  fecrete  fling  of  greedy  luft, 

That  the  drie  withered  ftocke  it  gan  refrefh, 

And  kindled  heat,  that  foone  in  rlame  forth  bruit. : 

The  drieft.  wood  is  fooneft.  burnt  to  duft. 

Rudely  to  her  he  lept,  and  his  rough  hond, 

Where  ill  became  him,  rafhly  would  have  thruft  -s 

But  me  with  angry  fcorne  him  did  withftond. 
And  fhamefully  reproved  for  his  rudenes  fond. 

XXVI. 

But  he,   that  never  good  nor  maners  knew, 

Her  fharpe  rebuke  full  litle  did  efteeme  ; 

Hard  is  to  teach  an  old  horfe  amble  trew  : 

The  inward  fmoke,   that  did  before  but  fleeme, 

Broke  into  open  fire  and  rage  extreme  -, 

And  now  he  ftrength  gan  adde  unto  his  will, 

Forcyng  to  doe  that  did  him  fowle  mifTeeme  : 

Beaftly  he  threwe  her  downe,  ne  car'd  to  fpill 
Her  garments  gay  with  fcales  of  fifh,  that  all  did  fill, 

XXVII. 
The  filly  virgin  ftrove  him  to  withftand 

All  that  fhe  might,  and  him  in  vaine  revild ; 

Shee  ftrugled  ftrongly  both  with  foote  and  hand 

To  fave  her  honor  from  that  villaine  vilde, 

And  cride  to  heven,  from  humane  help  exild. 

O  ye,    brave  knights,  that  boafl  this  ladies  love, 

Where  be  ye  now,   when  me  is  nigh  defild 

Of  filthy  wretch  ?  well  may  (he  you  reprove 
Of  falfehood  or  of  flouth,  when  moil  it  may  behove. 

XXVIII.  But 


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XXVIII. 

But  if  that  thou,  fir  Satyran,  didft  weete, 

Or  thou,   fir  Peridure,  her  fory  ftate, 

How  foone  would  yee  afiemble  many  a  fleetc, 

To  fetch  from  fca  that  ye  at  land  loft  late  ? 

Towres,  citties,  kingdomes  ye  would  ruinate 

In  your  avengement  and  difpiteous  rage, 

Ne  ought  your  burning  fury  mote  abate  j 

But  if  fir  Calidore  could  it  prefage, 
No  living  creature  could  his  cruelty  affwage. 

XXIX. 
But  fith  that  none  of  all  her  knights  is  nye, 

See  how  the  heavens  of  voluntary  grace, 

And  lbveraine  favor  towards  chaftity, 

Doe  fuccor  fend  to  her  diftreffed  cace  ! 

So  much  high  God  doth  innocence  embrace. 

It  fortuned,  whileft  thus  me  ftifly  ftrove, 

And  the  wide  fea  importuned  long  fpace 

With  mrilling  fhriekes,  Proteus  abrode  did  rove, 
Along  the  fomy  waves  driving  his  finny  drove. 

XXX. 

Proteus  is  fhepheard  of  the  feas  of  yore, 

And  hath  the  charge  of  Neptune's  mighty  heard ; 

An  aged  fire  with  head  all  frowy  hore, 

And  fprinckled  froft  upon  his  deawy  beard  : 

Who  when  thofe  pittifull  outcries  he  heard 

Through  all  the  feas  fo  ruefully  refownd, 

His  charett  fwifte  in  haft  he  thether  fteard, 

Which  with  a  teeme  of  fcaly  phocas  bownd 
Was  drawne  upon  the  waves,  that  fomed  him  arownd  s 

XXXI. 
And  comming  to  that  fimers  wandring  bote, 

That  went  at  will  withouten  card  or  fayle, 

He  therein  faw  that  yrkefome  fight,  which  fmote 

Deepe  indignation  and  compaflion  frayle 

Into  his  hart  attonce  :  ftreight  did  he  hayle 

The  greedy  villein  from  his  hoped  pray, 

Of  which  he  now  did  very  litle  fayle ; 

And  with  his  ftaffe,  that  drives  his  heard  aftray, 
Him  bett  fo  fore,  that  life  and  fence  did  much  difmay. 

XXXII.  The 


Cant.  vm.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  447 

XXXII. 

The  whiles  the  pitteous  lady  up  did  ryfe, 
Ruffled  and  fowly  raid  with  filthy  foyle, 
And  blubbred  face  with  teares  of  her  faire  eyes  j 
Her  heart  nigh  broken  was  with  weary  toyle, 
To  faye  herfelfe  from  that  outrageous  fpoyle : 
But  when  fhe  looked  up,  to  weet  what  wight 
Had  her  from  fo  infamous  fact  afibyld, 
For  fhame,  but  more  for  feare  of  his  grim  fight, 
Downe  in  her  lap  me  hid  her  face,  and  lowdly  fhright. 

XXXIII. 

Herfelfe  not  faved  yet  from  daunger  dredd 

She  thought,  but  chaung'd  from  one  to  other  feare  : 

Like  as  a  fearefull  partridge,  that  is  fledd 

From  the  fharpe  hauke  which  her  attached  neare, 

And  fals  to  ground  to  feeke  for  fuccor  theare, 

Whereas  the  hungry  fpaniells  (he  does  fpye 

With  greedy  iawes  her  ready  for  to  teare  : 

In  fuch  diftxefTe  and  fad  perplexity 
Was  Florimell,  when  Proteus  fhe  did  fee  thereby. 

XXXIV. 

But  he  endevored  with  fpeaches  milde 

Her  to  recomfort,   and  accourage  bold, 

Bidding  her  feare  no  more  her  foeman  vilde, 

Nor  doubt  himfelfe  ->  and  who  he  was  her  told : 

Yet  all  that  could  not  from  affright  her  hold, 

Ne  to  recomfort  her  at  all  prevayld ; 

For  her  faint  hart  was  with  the  frofen  cold 

Benumbd  fo  inly,  that  her  wits  nigh  fayld, 
And  all  her  fences  with  abafhment  quite  were  quayld. 

XXXV. 

Her  up  betwixt  his  rugged  hands  he  reard, 

And  with  his  frory  lips  full  foftly  kill:, 

Whiles  the  cold  yfickles  from  his  rough  beard 

Dropped  adowne  upon  her  yvory  breft : 

Yet  he  himfelfe  fo  bufily  addreft, 

That  her  out  of  aftomfhment  he  wrought, 

And  out  of  that  fame  fifhers  filthy  neit 

Removing  her,  into  his  charet  brought, 
And  there  with  many  gende  termes  her  faire  befought, 

Vol.  I.  N  n  n  XXXVI.  But 


45 S  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXXVI. 

But  that  old  leachour,  which  with  bold  aflault 

That  beautie  durft  prefume  to  violate, 

He  caft  to  punifli  for  his  hainous  fault  : 

Then  tooke  he  him  yet  trembling  fith  of  late, 

And  tyde  behind  his  charet,   to  aggrate 

The  virgin,  whom  he  had  abusde  fo  fore : 

So  drag'd  him  through  the  waves  in  fcornfull  (late, 

And  after  caft  him  up  upon  the  lhore  : 
But  Florimell  with  him  unto  his  bowre  he  bore. 

XXXVII. 
His  bowre  is  in  the  bottom  of  the  maine 

Under  a  mightie  rocke,  gainft  which  doe.  rave 

The  roring  billowes  in  their  proud  difdaine ; 

That  with  the  angry  working  of  the  wave, 

Therein  is  eaten  out  an  hollow  cave, 

That  feemes  rough  mafons  hand  with  engines  keene 

Had  long  while  laboured  it  to  engrave  : 

There  was  his  wonne  j  ne  living  wight  was  feene, 
Save  one  old  nymph  hight  Panope  to  keepe  it  cleane. 

XXXVIII. 

Thether  he  brought  the  fory  Florimell, 

And  entertained  her  the  beft  he  might ; 

And  Panope  her  entertaind  eke  well, 

As  an  immortall  mote  a  mortall  wight, 

To  winne  her  liking  unto  his  delight : 

With  flattering  wordes  he  fweetly  wooed  her, 

And  offered  faire  guiftes  t'allure  her  light  j 

But  fhe  both  offers  and  the  offerer 
Defpyfde,  and  all  the  fawning  of  the  flatterer. 

XXXIX. 

Dayly  he  tempted  her  with  this  or  that, 
And  never  fuffred  her  to  be  at  reft  : 
But  evermore  fhe  him  refufed  flat, 
And  all  his  fained  kindnes  did  deteft ; 
So  firmely  (he  had  fealed  up  her  breft. 
Sometimes  he  boafted  that  a  god  he  hight  -, 
But  (he  a  mortall  creature  loved  beft  : 
Then  he  would  make  himfelfe  a  mortall  wight ; 

But  then  fhe  faid  fhe  lov'd  none  but  a  faery  knight.    . 

XL.  Then 


Cant,  vin.  Faery  Queene,  459 

XL. 

Then  like  a  faerie  knight  himfelfe  he  dreft ; 
For  every  fhape  on  him  he  could  endew ; 
Then  like  a  king  he  was  to  her  expreft, 
And  offred  kingdoms  unto  her  in  vew 
To  be  his  leman  and  his  lady  trew  : 
But  when  all  this  he  nothing  faw  prevaile, 
With  harder  meanes  he  can:  her  to  fubdew, 
And  with  fharpe  threates  her  often  did  affayle  ; 
So  thinking  for  to  make  her  ftubborne  corage  quayle. 

XLI. 
To  dreadfull  fhapes  he  did  himfelfe  transforme  ; 
Now  like  a  gyaunt,  now  like  to  a  feend, 
Then  like  a  centaure,  then  like  to  a  ftorme 
Raging  within  the  waves  :  thereby  he  weend 
Her  will  to  win  unto  his  wifhed  eend  : 
But  when  with  feare,  nor  favour,  nor  with  all 
He  els  could  doe,  he  faw  himfelfe  efteemd, 
Downe  in  a  dongeon  deepe  he  let  her  fall, 
And  threatned  there  to  make  her  his  eternall  thrall. 

XLII. 
Eternall  thraldome  was  to  her  more  liefe 

Then  loffe  of  chaftitie,  or  chaunge  of  love  : 
Dye  had  fhe  rather  in  tormenting  griefe, 
Then  any  mould  of  falfeneife  her  reprove, 
Or  loofenes,  that  fhe  lightly  did  remove. 
Moll;  vertuous  virgin,  glory  be  thy  meed, 
And  crowne  of  heavenly  prayfe  with  faintes  above, 
Where  moft  fweet  hymmes  of  this  thy  famous  deed 
Are  ftill  emongft  them  fong,  that  far  my  rymes  exceed: 

XLIII. 

Fit  fong  of  angels  caroled  to  bee ; 

But  yet  what  fo  my  feeble  mufe  can  frame, 

Shal  be  t'advance  thy  goodly  chaflitee, 

And  to  enroll  thy  memorable  name 

In  th'  heart  of  every  honourable  dame, 

That  they  thy  vertuous  deedes  may  imitate, 

And  be  partakers  of  thy  endleffe  fame. 

Yt  yrkes  me  leave  thee  in  this  womll  ftate, 
To  tell  of  Satyrane  where  I  him  left  of  late : 

N  n  n  2  XLI V\  Who 


4^0  The  third  Booke  of  the 


XLIV. 

Who  having  ended  with  that  Squyre  of  dames 

A  long  difcourfe  of  his  adventures  vayne, 

The  which  himfelfe  then  ladies  more  defames, 

And  finding  not  th'  hyena  to  he  flayne, 

With  that  fame  fquyre  retourned  backe  agayne 

To  his  nrft  way :  and  as  they  forward  went, 

They  fpyde  a  knight  fayre  pricking  on  the  playne, 

As  if  he  were  on  fome  adventure  bent, 
And  in  his  port  appeared  manly  hardiment. 

XLV. 

Sir  Satyrane  him  towardes  did  addrelfe, 

To  weet  what  wight  he  was,  and  what  his  queft  : 
And  comming  nigh,  eftfoones  he  gan  to  geffe 
Both  by  the  burning  hart  which  on  his  brefl 
He  bare,  and  by  the  colours  in  his  creft, 
That  Paridell  it  was  :  tho  to  him  yode, 
And  him  faluting,  as  befeemed  beif, 
Gan  firfl  inquire  of  tydinges  farre  abrode  j 
And  after wardes  on  what  adventure  now  he  rode. 

XLVI. 
Who  thereto  anfwering  faid,  The  tydinges  bad, 
Which  now  in  faery  court  all  men  doe  tell. 
Which  turned  hath  great  mirth  to  mourning  fad. 
Is  the  late  ruine  of  proud  Marinell, 
Andfuddein  parture  of  fair e  Florimell 
To  find  him  forth  :  and  after  her  are  gone 
jlll  the  brave  knightes  that  doen  in  armes  excell 
To  favegard  her  ywandred  all  alone  ; 
Emong/l  the  rejl  my  lott  (unworthy  )  is  to  be  one. 

XLVII. 
Ah  gentle  knight,  faid  then  fir  Satyrane, 
Thy  labour  all  is  lojl,  I  greatly  dread, 
That  hajl  a  thanklejfe  fervice  on  thee  taney 
A'nd  offrejl  facrifce  unto  the  dead  : 
For  dead,  Ifurely  doubt,  thou  maijl  aread 
Henceforth  for  ever  Florimell  to  bee, 
That  all  the  noble  knights  of  maydenhead, 
Which  her  adord,  may  fore  repent  with  mee  ; 
And  all  f  aire  ladies  may  for  ever  fory  bee. 

XLVIII.  Which 


Cant.  vin.         Faery  Q^ueene.  461 


XLVIII. 

Which  wordes  when  Paridell  had  heard,  his  hew 
Gan  greatly  chaung,  and  feemd  difmaid  to  bee  ; 
Then  fayd,  Fayrefr,  how  may  I  weene  it  trew, 
'That  ye  doe  tell  in  f itch  uncerteintee  ? 
Or  fpeake  ye  of  report,  or  did  ye  fee 
Lift  caufe  of  dread,  that  makes  ye  doubt  fo  fore ? 
For  per  die  elles  how  mote  it  ever  bee, 
That  ever  handfhould  dare  for  to  engore 

Her  noble  blood  %  the  hevensfuch  crueltie  abhor e* 

XLIX. 

Thefe  eyes  did  fee  that  they  will  ever  rew 

Thave  feene,  quoth  he,  whenas  a  monjlrous  beaji 
The  palfrey  whereon  Jhe  did  travell flew > 
And  of  his  bowels  made  his  bloody  feaft  : 
Which  fpeaking  token  fieweth  at  the  leaf 
Her  certein  loffe,  if  not  her  fur e  decay  : 
Befdes,  that  more  fufpicion  encreaft, 
I  found  her  golden  girdle  cqft  ajlray, 
Diftaynd  with  durt  and  blood,  as  relique  of  the  pray, 

L. 
Ah  me  !  faid  Paridell,  thefgnes  be  f add, 
And  but  God  turne  the  fame  togoodfoothfay, 
That  ladies  fafetie  is  fore  to  be  dradd  : 
Tet  will  I  ?iot  forfake  my  forward  way, 
Till  triall  doe  more  certeine  truth  bewray. 
"Fait 'e  fir,  quoth  he,  well  may  it  you  fucceed, 
Ne  longjhall  Satyr ane  behind  you  fay  ; 
But  to  the  reftj  which  in  this  quefl  proceed, 
My  labour  adde,  and  be  partaker  of  their  fpeed. 

LI. 
Ye  noble  knights,  faid  then  the  Squyre  of  dames, 
Well  may  yee  fpeede  info  praife-worthy  payne  : 
But  fiih  the  funne  now  ginnes  to  fake  his  beames 
In  deawy  vapours  of  the  wefterne  mayne, 
And  lofe  the  teme  out  of  his  weary  wayne, 
Mote  not  mi/like  you  alfo  to  abate 
Tour  zealous  hajl,  till  morrow  next  againe 
Both  light  of  heven  and  jlrength  of  men  relate : 
Which  if  ye pleajly  to  yonder  cqftle  turne  your  gate. 


LII.  That 


462  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

That  counfell  pleafed  well :  fo  all  yfere 
Forth  marched  to  a  cattle  them  before, 
Where  foone  arriving,  they  retrained  were 
Of  ready  entraunce,  which  ought  evermore 
To  errant  knights  be  commune  :  wondrous  fore 
Thereat  difpleasd  they  were,  till  that  young  fquyre 
Gan  them  informe  the  caufe  why  that  fame  dore 
Was  fhut  to  all  which  lodging  did  defyre  : 

The  which  to  let  you  weet  will  further  time  requyre. 


CANTO     IX. 

Malbecco  will  nofiraunge  knights  hojly 

For  peevijh  gealofy  : 
Pari  dell  giujls  with  Britomart : 

Bothfiew  their  auncejlry. 

I. 

REDOUBTED  knights  and  honorable  dames, 
To  whom  I  levell  all  my  labours  end, 
Right  fore  I  feare,  leafl  with  unworthy  blames 
This  odious  argument  my  rymes  mould  mend, 
Or  ought  your  goodly  patience  offend  ; 
Whiles  of  a  wanton  lady  I  doe  write, 
Which  with  her  loofe  incontinence  doth  blend 
The  fhyning  glory  of  your  foveraine  light ; 
And  knighthood  fowle  defaced  by  a  faithlefle  knight. 

II. 

But  never  let  th'  enfample  of  the  bad 

Offend  the  good  :  for  good  by  paragone 

Of  evill  may  more  notably  be  rad, 

As  white  feemes  fayrer  macht  with  blacke  attone ; 

Ne  all  are  fhamed  by  the  fault  of  one  : 

For  lo  in  heven,  whereas  all  goodnes  is, 

Emongft  the  angels,  a  whole  legione 

Of  wicked  fprightes  did  fall  from  happy  blis : 
What  wonder  then  if  one  of  women  all  did  mis  ? 

III.  Then 


Cant,  ix,  Faery  Queene.  463 

in. 

Then  Men,  lordings.,  if  ye  lift  to  weet 

The  caufe,  why  Satyrane  and  Paridell 

Mote  not  be  entertaynd,  as  feemed  meet, 

Into  that  caftle,  as  that  fquyre  does  tell. 

Therein  a  cancred  crabbed  carle  does  dwell, 

That  has  no  fkill  of  court  nor  courtefie  ; 

Ne  cares  what  men  fay  of  him  ill  or  well : 

For  all  his  dayes  he  drownes  in  privitie, 
Yet  has  full  large  to  live,  and  fpend  at  libertie. 

IV. 
But  all  his  mind  is  fet  on  mucky  pelfe, 

To  hoord  up  heapes  of  evill-gotten  mafle, 

For  which  he  others  wrongs,  and  wreckes  himfelfe  : 

Yet  is  he  lincked  to  a  lovely  laife, 

Whole  beauty  doth  his  bounty  far  furpafie  j 

The  which  to  him  both  far  unequall  yeares, 

And  alfo  far  unlike  conditions  has  ; 

For  fhe  does  ioy  to  play  emongft  her  peares, 
And  to  be  free  from  hard  reftraynt  and  gealous  feares  : 

V. 

But  he  is  old  and  withered  like  hay, 

Unfit  faire  ladies  fervice  to  fupply ; 

The  privie  guilt  whereof  makes  him  alway 

Sufpecl  her  truth,  and  keepe  continuail  fpy 

Upon  her  with  his  other  blincked  eye  j 

Ne  fuffreth  he  refort  of  living  wight 

Approch  to  her,  ne  keepe  her  company ; 

But  in  clofe  bowre  her  mewes  from  all  mens  fight 
Depriv'd  of  kindly  ioy  and  naturall  delight. 

VI. 
Malbecco  he,  and  Hellenore  fhe  hight, 

Unfitly  yokt  together  in  one  teeme  : 

That  is  the  caufe  why  never  any  knight 

Is  fuffred  here  to  enter,  but  he  feeme 

Such  as  no  doubt  of  him  he  need  mifdeeme. 

Thereat  fir  Satyrane  gan  fmyle,   and  fay, 

Extremely  mad  the  man  Ifurely  dceme^ 

That  weenes  with  watch  and  hard  rejlraynt  tojlay 
A  womans  willy  which  is  difposd  to  go  afiray. 

VII.  In 


464  €Hm  third  JBooke  of  the 

VII. 
In  vatne  he  f cares  that  which  he  cannot  jhonne : 
For  who  wotcs  not,  that  ivomans  fubtiltyes 
Can  guy  hi  Argus,  when  fie  lift  mijllonne  ? 
It  is  not  yron  bandes,    nor  hundred  eyes, 
Nor  brafen  walls,  nor  many  wakefull  fpyes , 
That  can  withhold  her  wilfull-wandring  feet  \ 
But  f aft  goodwill  with  gentle  courtefyes 
A: id  timely  fervice  to  her  pleafures  meet 
May  her  perhaps  containe,  that  elfe  would  algates  fleet '. 

VIII. 
Then  is  be  not  more  mad,  fayd  Paridell, 
That  hath  himfelfe  unto  fuch  fervice  fold, 
In  dolefull  thraldome  all  his  dayes  to  dwell  % 
For  Jure  afoole  I  doe  himfirmely  hold, 
That  loves  his  fetters,  though  they  were  of  gold. 
But  why  doe  wee  devife  of  others  ill, 
W'jyles  thus  wefuffer  this  fame  dotard  old 
To  keepe  us  out  infcorne  of  his  owne  will, 
And  rather  do  not  ranfack  all,  and  himfelfe  kill. 

IX. 
Nay  let  usfirft,  fayd  Satyrane,  entreat 
The  man  by  gentle  meanes  to  let  us  in  j 
And  afterwardes  affray  with  cruell  threat, 
~  Ere  thatewe  to^ffigce  it  doe  begin : 
Then  if  all  fay  le,  we  will  by  force  it  win, 
And  eke  reward  the  wretch  for  his  mefprife, 
As  may  be  worthy  of  his  haynousfin. 
That  counfell  pleasd  :  then  Paridell  did  rife, 
And  to  the  caftle-gate  approcht  in  quiet  wife : 

X. 
Whereat  foft  knocking,  entrance  he  defyrd. 

The  good  man  felfe  (which  then  the  porter  playd) 
Him  anfwered,  that  all  were  now  retyrd 
Unto  their  reft,  and  all  the  keyes  convayd 
Unto  their  mahler,  who  in  bed  was  layd, 
That  none  him  durft  awake  out  of  his  dreme  ; 
And  therefore  them  of  patience  gently  prayd. 
Then  Paridell  began  to  chaunge  his  theme, 
And  threatned  him  with  force  and  punifhment  extreme. 


XI.  But 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene.  465 

XL 

But  all  in  vaine  ;  for  nought  mote  him  relent : 

And  now  fo  long  before  the  wicket  fail 

They  wayted,  that  the  night  was  forward  fpent, 

And  the  faire  welkin,  fowly  overcaft, 

Gan  blowen  up  a  bitter  ftormy  blaft 

With  fhowre  and  hayle  fo  horrible  and  dred, 

That  this  faire  many  were  compeld  at  laft 

To  fly  for  fuccour  to  a  little  fhed, 
The  which  befide  the  gate  for  fwyne  was  ordered. 

XII. 

It  fortuned,  foone  after  they  were  gone, 

Another  knight,  whom  temper!:  thether  brought, 

Came  to  that  caftle,  and  with  earneft  mone, 

Like  as  the  reft,  late  entrance  deare  befought ; 

But  like  fo  as  the  reft  he  prayd  for  nought, 

For  flatly  he  of  entrance  was  refusd  : 

Sorely  thereat  he  was  difpleasd,  and  thought 

How  to  avenge  himfelfe  fo  fore  abusd, 
And  evermore  the  carle  of  courtefie  accusd. 

XIII. 

But  to  avoyde  th'  intollerable  ftowre, 

He  was  compeld  to  feeke  fome  refuge  neare, 

And  to  that  fhed  to  fhrowd  him  from  the  fhowre  y  / 

He  came,  which  full  of  guefts  he  found  whyleare,      ^L*^^/  <fj-**~*-^c- 

So  as  he  was  not  let  to  enter  there : 

Whereat  he  gan  to  wex  exceeding  wroth, 

And  fwore  that  he  would  lodge  with  them  yfere, 

Or  them  diflodg,  all  were  they  liefe  or  loth  j 
And  fo  defyde  them  each,  and  fo  defyde  them  both. 

XIV. 
Both  were  full  loth  to  leave  that  needfull  tent, 

And  both  full  loth  in  darkenefte  to  debate ; 

Yet  both  full  liefe  him  lodging  to  have  lent, 

And  both  full  liefe  his  boafting  to  abate : 

But  chiefely  Paridell  his  hart  did  grate, 

To  heare  him  threaten  fo  defpightfully, 

As  if  he  did  a  dogge  in  kenell  rate, 

That  durft  not  barke  -,  and  rather  had  he  dy 
Then  when  he  was  defyde  in  coward  corner  ly. 

Vol.  I.  O  o  o  XV.  Tho 


466  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XV. 
Tho  haftily  remounting  to  his  fteed, 

He  forth  iflew'd  ;  like  as  a  boyftrous  winde, 

Which  in  th'  earthes  hollow  caves  hath  long  ben  hid, 

And  fhut  up  faft  within  her  prifons  blind, 

Makes  the  huge  element  againft  her  kinde 

To  move,  and  tremble  as  it  were  aghaft, 

Untill  that  it  an  iflew  forth  may  finde ; 

Then  forth  it  breakes,  and  with  his  furious  blaft 
Confounds  both  land  and  feas,  and  fkyes  doth  overcaft. 

xvi. 

Their  fteel-hed  fpeares  they  ftrongly  coucht,  and  met 

Together  with  impetuous  rage  and  forfe, 

That  with  the  terrour  of  their  fierce  affret 

They  rudely  drove  to  ground  both  man  and  horfe, 

That  each  awhile  lay  like  a  fencelefTe  corfe. 

But  Paridell  fore  brufed  with  the  blow 

Could  not  arife  the  counterchaunge  to  fcorfe  j 

Till  that  young  fquyre  him  reared  from  below ; 
Then  drew  he  his  bright  fword,  and  gan  about  him  throw, 

XVJI. 
But  Satyrane  forth  ftepping  did  them  ftay, 

And  with  faire  treaty  pacifide  their  yre : 

Then  when  they  were  accorded  from  the  fray, 

Againft  that  caftles  lord  they  gan  confpire 

To  heape  on  him  dew  vengeaunce  for  his  hire. 

They  beene  agreed,  and  to  the  gates  they  goe 

To  burne  the  fame  with  unquenchable  fire, 

And  that  uncurteous  carle,  their  commune  foe, 
To  doe  fowle  death  to  die,  or  wrap  in  grievous  woe* 

XVIII. 

Malbecco  feeing  them  refolvd  in  deed 

To  flame  the  gates,  and  hearing  them  to  call 
For  fire  in  earner!:,  ran  with  fearfull  fpeed, 
And  to  them  calling  from  the  caftle  wall 
Befought  them  humbly  him  to  beare  withall, 
As  ignorant  of  fervants  bad  abufe, 
And  flacke  attendaunce  unto  ftraunp-ers  call. 

O 

The  knights  were  willing  all  things  to  excufe, 
Though  nought  belev'd,  and  entraunce  late  did  not  refufe, 

XIX.  They 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene.  46r 

XIX. 

They  beene  ybrought  into  a  comely  bowre, 

And  fervd  of  all  things  that  mote  needfull  bee  j 

Yet  fecretly  their  hofte  did  on  them  lowre, 

And  welcomde  more  for  feare  then  charitee; 

But  they  dirTembled  what  they  did  not  fee, 

And  welcomed  themfelves  :  each  gan  undight 

Their  garments  wett,  and  weary  armour  free, 

To  dry  themfelves  by  Vulcanes  flaming  light, 
And  eke  their  lately  bruzed  parts  to  bring  in  plight. 

XX. 

And  eke  that  ftraunger  knight  emongft  the  reft 
Was  for  like  need  enforfl:  to  difaray : 
Tho  whenas  vailed  was  her  lofty  creft, 
Her  golden  locks,  that  were  in  tramells  gay 
Upbounden,  did  themfelves  adowne  difplay, 
And  raught  unto  her  heeles  ;  like  funny  beames 
That  in  a  cloud  their  light  did  long  time  flay, 
Their  vapour  vaded,  fhewe  their  golden  gleames, 
And  through  the  perfant  aire  Ihoote  forth  their  azure  ftreames. 

XXI. 
Shee  alfo  dofte  her  heavy  haberieon, 

Which  the  faire  feature  of  hsr  limbs  did  hyde, 
And  her  well-plighted  frock,  which  me  di    won 
To  tucke  about  her  fhort  when  fhe  did  ryde, 
Shee  low  let  fall,  that  flowd  from  her  lanck  fyde 
Downe  to  her  foot  with  careleffe  modeftee. 
Then  of  them  all  fhe  plainly  was  efpyde 
To  be  a  woman-wight,  (unwift  to  bee) 
The  faireft  woman  -wight  that  ever  eie  did  fee. 

XXII. 
Like  as  Minerva,  being  late  return d 

From  {laughter  of  the  giaunts  conquered, 
(Where  proud  Encelade,  whofe  wide  nofethrils  burnd 
With  breathed  flames  like  to  a  furnace  redd, 
Transfixed  with  her  fpeare,  downe  tombled  dedd 
From  top  of  Hemus,  by  him  heaped  hye) 
Hath  loosd  her  helmet  from  her  lofty  hedd, 
And  her  Gorgonian  fhield  gins  to  untye 
From  her  lefte  arme,  to  reft  in  glorious  viclorye. 

O  o  o  2  XXIII.  Which 


468  q'he  third  Booke  of  tht 

XXIII. 

Which  whenas  they  beheld,  they  fmitten  were 
With  great  amazement  of  fo  wondrous  fight ; 
And  each  on  other,  and  they  all  on  her 
Stood  gazing,  as  if  fuddein  great  affright 
Had  them  iurprizd :  at  laft  avizing  right 
Her  goodly  perfonage  and  glorious  hew, 
Which  they  fo  much  miftooke,  they  tooke  delight 
In  their  firft  error,  and  yett  ftill  anew 

With  wonder  of  her  beauty  fed  their  hongry  vew  : 

XXIV. 

Yet  note  their  hongry  vew  be  fatisfide, 
But  feeing  ftill  the  more  defir'd  to  fee. 
And  ever  finnely  fixed  did  abide 
In  contemplation  of  divinitee  : 
But  moft  they  mervaild  at  her  chevalree 
And  noble  prowefTe  which  they  had  approv'd, 
That  much  they  faynd  to  know  who  me  mote  bee ; 
Yet  none  of  all  them  her  thereof  amou'd, 

Yet  every  one  her  likte,  and  every  one  her  lov'd. 

XXV. 

And  Paridell  though  partly  difcontent 
WTith  his  late  fall  and  fowle  indignity, 
Yet  was  foone  wonne  his  malice  to  relent 
Through  gratious  regard  of  her  faire  eye, 
And  knightly  worth,  which  he  too  late  did  try, 
Yet  tried  did  adore,    fupper  was  dight ; 
Then  they  Malbecco  prayd  of  courtefy 
That  of  his  lady  they  might  have  the  fight 

And  company  at  meat,  to  doe  them  more  delight. 

XXVI. 

But  he,  to  friifte  their  curious  requeft, 

Gan  caufen  why  fhe  could  not  come  in  place, 
Her  crafed  helth,  her  late  recourfe  to  reft, 
And  humid  evening  ill  for  ficke  folkes  cace : 
But  none  of  thofe  excufes  could  take  place ; 
Ne  would  they  eate,  till  fhe  in  prefence  came  : 
Shee  came  in  prefence  with  right  comely  grace, 
And  fairely  them  faluted,  as  became, 

And  fhewd  herfelfe  in  all  a  gentle  courteous  dame. 


XXVII.  They 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  469 

XXVII. 

They  fate  to  meat,  and  Satyrane  his  chaunce 

Was  her  before,  and  Paridell  befide  ; 

But  he  himfelfe  fate  looking  fHll  afkaunce 

Gainft  Britomart,  and  ever  clofely  eide 

Sir  Satyrane,  that  glaunces  might  not  glide  : 

But  his  blinde  eie,  that  fided  Paridell, 

All  his  demeafnure  from  his  fight  did  hide  : 

On  her  faire  face  fo  did  he  feede  his  fill, 
And  fent  clofe  mefTages  of  love  to  her  at  will  : 

XXVIII. 
And  ever  and  anone,  when  none  was  ware, 

With  fpeaking  lookes,  that  clofe  embaffage  bore, 

He  rov'd  at  her,  and  told  his  fecret  care  j 

For  all  that  art  he  learned  had  of  yore : 

Ne  was  fhe  ignoraunt  of  that  leud  lore, 

But  in  his  eye  his  meaning  wifely  redd, 

And  with  the  like  him  aunfwerd  evermore : 

Shee  fent  at  him  one  fyrie  dart,  whofe  hedd 
Empoifned  was  with  privy  lufl  and  gealous  dredd. 

XXIX. 

He  from  that  deadly  throw  made  no  defence, 

But  to  the  wound  his  weake  heart  opened  wyde  : 

The  wicked  engine  through  falfe  influence 

Pafr.  through  his  eies,  and  fecretly  did  glyde 

Into  his  heart,  which  it  did  forely  gryde. 

But  nothing  new  to  him  was  that  fame  paine, 

Ne  paine  at  all ;  for  he  fo  ofte  had  tryde 

The  powre  thereof,  and  lov'd  fo  oft  in  vaine, 
That  thing  of  courfe  he  counted  love  to  entertaine. 

XXX. 
Thenceforth  to  her  he  fought  to  intimate 

His  inward  griefe,  by  meanes  to  him  well  knowne : 

Now  Bacchus  fruit  out  of  the  filver  plate 

He  on  the  table  dafht,  as  overthrowne, 

Or  of  the  fruitfull  liquor  overrlowne, 

And  by  the  dauncing  bubbles  did  divine, 

Or  therein  write  to  lett  his  love  be  fhowne, 

Which  well  fhe  redd  out  of  the  learned  line  -, 
(A  facrament  prophane  in  miflery  of  wine.) 

XXXI.  And 


470  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXXI. 

And  whenfo  of  his  hand  the  pledge  fhe  raught, 
The  guilty  cup  fhe  fained  to  miftake, 
And  in  her  lap  did  ihed  her  idle  draught, 

Shewing  defire  her  inward  flame  to  flake  : 

By  fuch  clofe  fignes  they  fecret  way  did  make 

Unto  their  wils,  and  one  eies  watch  elcape  : 

Two  eies  him  needeth,  for  to  watch  and  wake, 

Who  lovers  will  deceive,    thus  was  the  ape 
By  their  faire  handling  put  into  Malbeccoes  cape. 

XXXII. 
Now  when  of  meats  and  drinks  they  had  their  fill, 

Purpofe  was  moved  by  that  gentle  dame 

Unto  thofe  knights  adventurous,  to  tell 

Of  deeds  of  armes  which  unto  them  became, 

And  every  one  his  kindred  and  his  name. 

Then  Paridell,  in  whom  a  kindly  pride 

Of  gratious  fpeach  and  fkill  his  words  to  frame 

Abounded,  being  glad  of  fo  fitte  tide  . 
Him  to  commend  to  her,  thus  fpake,  of  al  well  eide  -, 

XXXIII. 
Troy,  that  art  now  nought  but  an  idle  name, 

And  in  thine  afies  buried  low  dojl  lie, 

Though  whilome  far  much  greater  then  thy  fame, 

Before  that  angry  gods  and  cruellfkie 

Upon  thee  heapt  a  direful  deftinie, 

What  boots  it  boaft  thy  glorious  defcent, 

And  fetch  from  heven  thy  great  genealogie, 

Sifh  all  thy  worthie  prayfes  being  blent 
Their  of  spring  hath  embajle,   and  later  glory  fient  ? 

XXXIV. 
Mofl  famous  worthy  of  the  world,  by  whome 

That  warre  was  kindled  which  did  Troy  inflame, 

And  (lately  towres  of  Ilion  whilome 

Brought  unto  balefull  mine,  was  by  name 

Sir  Paris  far  renowmd  through  noble  jame  ; 

Who  through  great  prowejfe  and  bold  hardinejfe 

From  Lacedaemon  fetcht  the  fqyreft  dame 

That  ever  Greece  did  boafl  or  knight  pojfjje, 
Whom  Venus  to  him  gave  for  meed  of  worlhineffe ; 

XXXV.  Fayre 


Cant.  ix.  F  a  e  r  y  Q^ue  e  n  e.  471 

XXXV. 
Fayre  Helene,  fowre  of  beatific  excellent, 

And  girlond  of  the  mighty  conquer  ours, 

'That  madejl  many  ladies  deare  lament 

The  heavie  loffe  of  their  brave  paramours, 

Which  they  far  off  beheld  from  Trojan  toures, 

And J aw  the  fie  Ides  of  fair e  Scamander  Jlrowne 

With  carcafes  of  noble  warrioures, 

Whofe  fruit  lejfe  lives  were  under  furrow  fowne, 
And  Xanthus  fandy  bankes  with  blood  all  overflowne  : 

XXXVI. 

From  him  my  linage  I  derive  aright, 

Who  long  before  the  ten  yearesfiege  of  Troy, 

Whiles  yet  on  Ida  he  a  Jhepeheard  hight, 

On  fair e  Oenone  got  a  lovely  boy, 

Whom  for  remembrance  of  her  paJJ'ed  ioy 

She  of  his  father  Pari  us  did  name; 

Who,  after  Greekes  did  Priams  realme  deflroy, 

Gathred  the  Trojan  reliques  fav  d  from  fame, 
And  with  them  fay  ling  thence  to  tlo  ife  of  Paros  came, 

XXXVII. 

That  was  by  him  cald  Paros,  which  before 

Might  Naufa ;  there  he  many  ye  ares  did  rai?ie, 

And  built  Naiificle  by  the  Pontickjhore, 

The  which  he  dying  lefte  next  in  remaine 

To  Pari  das  his  fonne. 

From  whom  IParidell  by  kin  defend ; 

But  for  faire  ladies  love  and  glories  gaine, 

My  native  foile  have  lefte,  my  dayes  to  fpend 
Infeewing  deeds  of  armes,  my  lives  and  labors  end. 

XXXVIII. 
Whenas  the  noble  Britomart  heard  tell 

Of  Trojan  warres  and  Priams  citie  fackt, 

(1  he  ruefull  ftory  of  fir  Paridell) 

She  was  empaffiond  at  that  piteous  act, 

With  zelous  envy  of  Greekes  cruell  fad:, 

Againft  that  nation,  from  whofe  race  of  old 

She  heard,   that  me  was  lineally  extract  : 

For  noble  Britons  fprong  from  Trojans  bold, 
And  Troynovant  was  built  of  old  Troyes  afhes  cold. 

XXXIX.  Then 


472  The  third  Booh  of  the 

xxxix. 

Then  fighing  foft  awhile,  at  laft  fhe  thus ; 

0  lamentable  fall  of  famous  towne, 

TVlnch  raigndfo  many  yeares  victorious, 

And  of  all  A  fie  bore  the  f over ai fie  crowne, 

In  one  fad  night  confumd  and  throwen  downe  ! 

Wbat  ftony  hart,   that  he  ares  thy  hapleffe  fate, 

Is  not  empierjl  with  deepe  compafticwne, 

And  makes  cnfample  of  mans  wretched ftatex 
That  fonres  fo  frefi  at  morne,  and  fades  at  evening  late  ? 

XL. 
Behold,  fir,  how  your  pitifull  complaint 

Hath  fownd  another  partner  of  your  payne : 

For  nothing  may  imprejfe  fo  deare  conflraint 

As  countries  caufe,  and  commwie  foes  difdayne. 

But  if  itjl'ould  not  grieve  you  backe  agayne 

To  turne  your  courfe,  I  would  to  heare  defyre 

What  to  Aeneas  fell-,  fith  that  menfayne 

He  was  not  in  the  cities  wofullfyre 
Confumd,  but  did  himfelfe  to fafety  retyr&. 

XLL 

Axchyfes  fonne  begot t  of  Venus  fayre, 

Said  he,  out  of  the  flames  for  fafe gar d fed, 

And  with  a  remnant  did  tofea  repayre, 

Where  he  through  fat  all  err  our  long  was  led 

Full  many  yeares,  aiid  weetleffe  wandered 

Fromfjore  toftjore  emongjl  the  Lybickfandes, 

Ere  reft  he  fownd :  much  there  he  juflfered. 

And  many  perilles  paft  in  forreine  landes, 
To  five  his  people  fad  from  vi  clours  vengefidl  handes  : 

XLII. 
At  laft  in  Latium  he  did  arryve, 

Where  he  with  cruell  warre  was  entertaind 

Of  tlS  inland  folke,  which  fought  him  backe  to  drive, 

Till  he  with  old  Latinus  was  conftraind 

To  contract  wedlock,  fo  the  fates  ordaind; 

Wedlccke  contract  in  blood,  and  eke  in  blood 

Accomplijhed,  that  many  deare  complaind : 
The  rivall  ftlaine ,  the  viflour  (through  the  flood 
Efcaped  kardh)  hardly  praisd  his  wedlock  good. 

XLIII.  T<t 


Cant,  ix,  Faery  Qju  eene.  473 

XLIII. 

Yet  after  all  he  vicJour  didfurvive, 

And  with  Latinus  did  the  kingdom  part  : 

But  after ,  when  both  nations  gan  tojlrive 

Into  their  names  the  title  to  convart, 

Hisfonne  lulus  did  from  thence  depart 

With  all  the  warlike  youth  of  Prolans  bloud, 

And  in  long  Alba  plafi  his  throne  apart, 

Where  fair e  it  fori  fie  d  and  long  timefioud, 
Till  Romulus  renewing  it  to  Rome  removd. 

XLIV. 
There,  there,   faid  Britomart,   afrefi  appeard 

The  glory  of  the  later  world  to  fpring, 

And  Troy  againe  out  of  her  dufl  was  reard 

Tofitt  in  fecond  feat  of  fiver aine  king 

Of  all  the  world  under  her  governing. 

But  a  third  kingdom  yet  is  to  arife 

Out  of  theTroians  fiattered  of  springs 

That  in  all  glory  and  great  enterprife, 
Both  fir  ft  and  fecond  Troy  fiall  dare  to  equalife* 

XLV. 
It  Troynovant  is  hight,  that  with  the  waves 

Of  wealthy  Thamis  wafioed  is  along, 

Upon  whofe  fiubborne  neck  (whereat  he  raves 

With  roring  rage,  and  fore  himfelfe  does  throngs 

That  all  men  fear e  to  tempt  his  bi Howes  fir ong) 

Shefafined  hath  her  foot ;  which  fiandsfo  hy, 

That  it  a  wonder  of  the  world  isfong 

In  forreine  landes ;  and  all,  which  pafien  by, 
Beholding  itfromfarre  doe  think  it  threates  the  Jkye, 

XL  VI. 

The  Troian  Brute  did  jirfi  that  citie  fownd, 

And  Hygate  made  the  meare  thereof  by  wefi, 

And  Overt-gate  by  north  :  that  is  the  bownd 

Toward  the  land  j  two  rivers  bownd  the  refi. 

So  huge  a  f cope  at  Jirfi  him  fe erne d  beft, 

To  be  the  compafie  of  his  kingdomes  feat  : 

So  huge  a  mind  could  not  in  lejfer  refi, 

Ne  in  f mall  meare s  contai?ie  his  glory  great, 
That  Albion  had  conquered  Jirfi  by  warlike  feat. 

Vol.  I.  P  p  p  XL VII.  Ah 


474  Tfo  third   Booke  of  the 

XLVII. 

Ah  !  fairefi  lady-knight ',  faid  Pariddl, 

Pardon  I  pray  my  beedlejfe  over-fight, 

Who  had  forgot  that  whylome  I  heard  tell 

From  aged  Mnemon  -,  for  my  wits  becne  light. 

Indeed  be  faid,  if  I  remember  right, 

'That  cf  the  antique  Trojan  ftocke  there  grew 

Another  plant,  that  raught  to  wondrous  bight , 

And  far  abroad  his  mighty  braunches  threw. 
Into  the  utmofl  angle  of  the  world  he  knew. 

XL  VIII. 

for  that  fame  Brute  (whom  much  he  did  advaunce 

In  all  his  /peach)  was  Sylvius  hisfonne, 

m  having  fain,  through  luckles  arrowes  glaunce, 

He  fled  for  fear e  of  that  he  had  mifdonne, 

Or  els  for  jhame,  fofowle  reproch  to  Jhonne  ; 

And  with  him  ledd  tofea  an  youthly  trayne, 

Where  wearie  wandring  they  long  time  did  womie, 

And  many  fortunes  provd  hi  tti  ocean  mayne, 
And  great  adventures  found,  that  now  were  long  tofayne* 

XLIX. 

At  laft  by  fatall  courfe  they  driven  were 

Into  an  if  and  fpatious  and  brode, 

The  furthefl  north  that  did  to  them  appeare : 

Which  after  reft  they  feeking  farre  abrode 

Found  it  the  fittefl  foyle  for  their  abode , 

Fruitfull  of  all  t hinges  fit  for  living  foode, 

But  wholy  wa/le,  and  void  of  peoples  trode, 

Save  an  huge  nation  of  the  geaunts  broode, 
'That  fed  on  living  flejh,  and  dronck  mens  vitall  blood. 

L. 

Whom  he  through  wearie  wars  and  labours  long 

Subdewd  with  loffe  of  many  Britons  bold : 

In  which  the  great  Goemagot  of  fir  on g 

Corineus,  and  Coulin  of  Debon  old 

Were  overthrowne,  and  laide  on  tb'  earth  full  cold, 

Which  quaked  under  their  fo  hideous  maflje  -, 

A  famous  hijlory  to  bee  enrold 

In  everlafting  moniments  of  braffe, 
That  all  the  antique  worthies  merits  far  did  paffe. 

LI.  Bis 


Cant  ix.  Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e.  475 

LI. 

His  worke  great  Troynovant,  his  worke  is  eke 
Faire  Lincolne,  both  renowmed  far  away  ; 
That  who  from  eaji  to  weft  will  endlong  fe  eke , 

Cannot  two  fairer  cities  find  this  day, 

Except  Cleopolis  :  fo  heard  I  fay 

Old  Mnemon.    therefore ,  fir,  I  greet  you  well 

Tour  countrey  kin,  and  you  entyrely  pray 

Of  pardon  for  the  firife,  which  late  befell 
Betwixt  us  both  unknowne.    fo  ended  Paridell. 

LIL 
But  all  the  while  that  he  thefe  fpeeches  fpent, 

Upon  his  lips  hong  faire  dame  Hellenore 

With  vigilant  regard  and  dew  attent, 

Famioning  worldes  of  fancies  evermore 

In  her  fraile  witt,  that  now  her  quite  forlore : 

The  whiles  unwares  away  her  wondring  eye 

And  greedy  eares  her  weake  hart  from  her  bore  : 

Which  he  perceiving,  ever  privily 
In  fpeaking,   many  falfe  belgardes  at  her  let  fly. 

LIII. 
So  long  thefe  knightes  difcourfed  diverily 

Of  ftraunge  affaires  and  noble  hardiment, 

Which  they  had  parr,  with  mickle  ieopardy, 

That  now  the  humid  night  was  farforth  fpent, 

And  hevenly  lampes  were  halfendeale  ybrent : 

Which  th'  old  man  feeing  wel  (who  too  long  thought 

Every  difcourfe  and  every  argument, 

Which  by  the  houres  he  meafured)  befought 
Them  go  to  reft,   fo  all  unto  their  bowres  were  brought. 


Ppp2  CANTO 


476  77^  third  Booh  of  the 


CANTO     X. 

Paridell  rapeth  Hellenore  j 

Malbccco  her  pourfeives ; 
Fvnds  emongft  fatyres,  whence  with  him 
To  turne  fie  doth  refufe. 

I. 

9  |   ^  H  E  morrow  next,  fo  foone  as  Phoebus  lamp 
J.      Bewrayed  had  the  world  with  early  light, 

And  frefh  Aurora  had  the  fhady  damp 

Out  of  the  goodly  heven  amoved  quight, 

Faire  Britomart  and  that  fame  faery  knight 

Uprofe,  forth  on  their  iourney  for  to  wend  : 

But  Paridell  complaynd  that  his  late  fight 

With  Britomart  fo  fore  did  him  offend, 
That  ryde  he  could  not  till  his  hurts  he  did  amend. 

II. 

So  foorth  they  far'd  ;  but  he  behind  them  ftayd, 

Maulgre  his  hoft,  who  grudged  grivouily 

To  houfe  a  gueft  that  would  be  needes  obayd, 

And  of  his  owne  him  lefte  not  liberty : 

(Might  wanting  meafure  moveth  furquedry) 

Two  things  he  feared,  but  the  third  was  death, 

That  fiers  young-mans  unruly  mayftery ; 

His  money,  which  he  lov'd  as  living  breath  j 
And  his  faire  wife,  whom  honeft  long  he  kept  uneath. 

III. 

But  patience  perforce  he  muft.  abie 

What  fortune  and  his  fate  on  him  will  lay ; 

Fond  is  the  feare  that  findes  no  remedie : 

Yet  warily  he  watcheth  every  way, 

By  which  he  feareth  evill  happen  may : 

So  th'  evill  thinkes  by  watching  to  prevent  j 

Ne  doth  he  fuffer  her,  nor  night  nor  day, 

Out  of  his  fight  herfelfe  once  to  abfent : 
So  doth^he  punifh  l>er,  and  eke  himfelfe  torment, 

IV.  But 


Cant.  x.  F  aery  Qjj  e  e  nt  e,  477 

IV. 

But  Paridell  kept  better  watch  then  hee, 

A  fit  occafion  for  his  turne  to  finde  : 

Falfe  Love,  why  do  men  fay  thou  canft  not  fee, 

And  in  their  foolifh  fancy  feigne  thee  blinde, 

That  with  thy  charmes  the  fharpeft  fight  doeft  binde, 

And  to  thy  will  abufe  ?  thou  walkeft  free, 

And  feeft  every  fecret  of  the  minde  -, 

Thou  feeft  all,  yet  none  at  all  fees  thee : 
All  that  is  by  the  working  of  thy  deitee. 

V. 
So  perfect  in  that  art  was  Paridell, 

That  he  Malbeccoes  halfen  eye  did  wyle  ; 

His  halfen  eye  he  wiled  wondrous  well, 

And  Hellenors  both  eyes  did  eke  beguyle, 

Both  eyes  and  hart  attonce,  during  the  whyle 

That  he  there  foiourned  his  woundes  to  heale  -, 

That  Cupid  felfe  it  feeing  clofe  did  fmyle, 

To  weet  how  he  her  love  away  did  fteale, 
And  bad  that  none  their  ioyous  treafon  mould  reveale. 

VI. 

The  learned  lover  loft  no  time  nor  tyde 

That  leaft  avantage  mote  to  him  afford, 

Yet  bore  fo  faire  a  fayle,  that  none  efpyde 

His  fecret  drift,  till  he  her  layd  abord. 

Whenfo  in  open  place  and  commune  bord 

He  fortun'd  her  to  meet,  with  commune  fpeach 

He  courted  her,    yet  bayted  every  word, 

That  his  ungentle  hofte  n'ote  him  appeach 
Of  vile  ungentlenefle  or  hofpitages  breach. 

VII. 

But  when  apart  (if  ever  her  apalt 

He  found)  then  his  falfe  engins  faft  he  plyde, 

And  all  the  Heights  unbofomd  in  his  hart : 

He  figh'd,  he  fobd,  he  fwownd,  he  perdy  dyde, 

And  caft  himfelfe  on  ground  her  faft  befyde  : 

Tho  when  againe  he  him  bethought  to  live, 

He  wept,  and  wayld,  and  falfe  laments  belyde, 

Saying,  but  if  (Tie  mercy  would  him  give, 
That  he  mote  algates  dye,  yet  did  his  death  forgive. 

VIII.  And 


47  3  The  third  Booke  of  the 

VIII. 

h)-lcs  with  amorous  delights 
And  pleafing  toyes  he  would  her  entcrtainc; 
Now  fmging  fweetly  to  furprize  her  fprights, 
Now  making  layes  of  love  and  lovers  paine, 
BranQes,  ballads,  virelayes,  and  verfes  vaine  j 
Oft  purpofes,  oft  riddles  he  devysd, 
And  thoufands  like  which  flowed  in  his  braine, 
With  which  he  fed  her  fancy,  and  entysd 
To  take  to  his  new  love,  and  leave  her  old  defpysd. 

IX. 

And  every  where  he  might  and  everie  while 

lie  did  her  fervice  dewtifull,  arid  fewd 

At  hand  with  humble  pride  and  pleaflng  guile ; 

So  clofely  yet,  that  none  but  me  it  vewd, 

Who  well  perceived  all,  and  all  indewd. 

Thus  finely  did  he  his  falfe  nets  difpred, 

With  which  he  many  weake  harts  had  fubdewd 

Of  yore,  and  many  had  ylike  milled : 
What  wonder  then  if  me  were  likewife  carried  ? 

X. 

No  fort  fo  fenfible,  no  wals  fo  ftrong, 

But  that  continuall  battery  will  rive, 

Or  daily  fiege  through  difpurvayaunce  long 

And  lacke  of  refkewes  will  to  parley  drive  ; 

And  peece,  that  unto  parley  eare  will  give, 

Will  mortly  yield  itfelfe,  and  will  be  made 

The  vafTall  of  the  viclors  will  bylive : 

That  ftratageme  had  oftentimes  afTayd 
This  crafty  paramoure,  and  now  it  plaine  difplayd  : 

XL 
For  through  his  traines  he  her  intrapped  hath, 

That  fhe  her  love  and  hart  hath  wholy  fold 

To  him  without  regard  of  gaine,  or  fcath, 

Or  care  of  credite,  or  of  hufband  old, 

Whom  me  hath  vow'd  to  dub  a  fayre  cucquold. 

Nought  wants  but  time  and  place,  which  fhortly  fhee 

Devized  hath,  and  to  her  lover  told : 

It  pleafed  well,    fo  well  they  both  agree  : 
So  readie  rype  to  ill  ill  wemens  counfels  bee. 

XII.  Darke 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  479 

XIL 
Darke  was  the  evening,  fit  for  lovers  ftealth, 
When  chaunft  Malbecco  bufie  be  elfewhere, 
She  to  his  clofet  went,  where  all  his  wealth 
Lay  hid :  thereof  fhe  countleffe  fummes  did  reare, 
The  which  (he  meant  away  with  her  to  beare  • 
The  reft  fhe  fyr'd  for  fport  or  for  delpight : 
As  Hellene,  when  fhe  faw  aloft  appeare 
The  Troiane  flames,  and  reach  to  hevens  hight, 
Did  clap  her  hands  and  ioyed  at  that  doleful  fight. 

XIII. 

The  fecond  Hellene,  fayre  dame  Hellenore, 
The  whiles  her  hufband  ran  with  ibry  hafte 
To  quench  the  flames  which  fhe  had  tyn'd  before, 
Laught  at  his  foolifh  labour  fpent  in  wafte, 
And  ran  into  her  lovers  armes  right  faft  -, 
Where  flreight  embraced  fhe  to  him  did  cry, 
And  call  alowd  for  helpe,  ere  helpe  were  paft  -, 
For  lo  that  gueft  did  beare  her  forcibly, 
And  meant  to  ravifh  her,  that  rather  had  to  dy. 

.XIV. 
The  wretched  man  hearing  her  call  for  ayd, 
And  ready  feeing  him  v/ith  her  to  fly, 
In  his  difquiet  mind  was  much  difmayd : 
But  when  againe  he  backeward  call:  his  eye, 
And  faw  the  wicked  fire  fo  furioufly 
Confume  his  hart,  and  fcorch  his  idoles  face, 
He  was  therewith  diftreffed  diverfely, 
Ne  wift  he  how  to  turne  nor  to  what  place  : 
Was  never  wretched  man  in  fuch  a  wofull  cace. 

XV. 
Ay  when  to  him  fhe  cryde,  to  her  he  turnd, 
And  left  the  fire ;  love  money  overcame  : 
But  when  he  marked  how  his  money  burnd, 
He  left  his  wife  ;  money  did  love  difclame : 
Both  was  he  loth  to  loofe  his  loved  dame, 
And  loth  to  leave  his  liefeft  pelfe  behinde  ; 
Yet  fith  he  no'te  fave  both,  he  fav'd  that  fame 
Which  was  the  deareft  to  his  dounghill  minde, 
The  god  of  his  defire,  the  ioy  of  mifers  blinde. 

XVI.  Thus 


48  3  The  third  Bcoke  of  the 

XVI. 

Thus  whileft  all  things  in  troublous  uprorc  were, 
And  all  men  bufie  to  fuppreiTe  the  flame, 
The  loving  couple  neede  no  relkew  feare, 
But  leafure  had  and  liberty  to  frame 
Their  purport  flight,  free  from  all  mens  reclame  ; 
And  night,  the  patronefTe  of  love-ftealth  fayre, 
Gave  them  fafe  conduct,  till  to  end  they  came  : 
So  beene  they  gone  yfere  (a  wanton  payre 

Of  lovers  loofely  knit)  where  lift  them  to  repayre. 

XVII. 

Soone  as  the  cruell  flames  yflaked  were, 
Malbecco  feeing  how  his  loffe  did  lye, 
Out  of  the  flames,  which  he  had  quencht  whylere, 
Into  huge  waves  of  griefe  and  gealofye 
Full  deepe  emplonged  was,  and  drowned  nye 
Twixt  inward  doole  and  felonous  defpight : 
He  rav'd,  he  wept,  he  ftampt,  he  lowd  did  cry, 
And  all  the  pafTions,  that  in  man  may  light, 

Did  him  attonce  oppreife,  and  vex  his  caytive  fpright. 

XVIII. 

Long  thus  he  chav/d  the  cud  of  inward  griefe, 
And  did  confume  his  gall  with  anguifh  fore, 
Still  when  he  mufed  on  his  late  mifchiefe, 
Then  ftill  the  fmart  thereof  increafed  more, 
And  feemd  more  grievous  then  it  was  before  : 
At  laft  when  forrow  he  faw  booted  nought, 
Ne  griefe  might  not  his  love  to  him  reftore, 
He  gan  devife  how  her  he  refkew  mought ; 

Ten  thoufand  wayes  he  call  in  his  confufed  thought. 

XIX. 

At  laft  refolving  like  a  pilgrim  pore 

To  fearch  her  forth  wherefo  me  might  be  fond, 
And  bearing  with  him  treafure  in  clofe  flore, 
The  refl  he  leaves  in  ground  -,  fo  takes  in  hond 
To  feeke  her  endlong  both  by  fea  and  lond : 
Long  he  her  fought,  he  fought  her  far  and  nere, 
And  every  where  that  he  mote  underftond 
Of  knights  and  ladies  any  meetings  were  j 

And  cf  eaclione  he  mett  he  tidings  did  inquere. 


XX.  But 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e. 

XX. 
But  all  in  vaine,  his  woman  was  too  wife 

Ever  to  come  into  his  clouch  againe, 

And  hee  too  fimple  ever  to  furprife 

The  iolly  Paridell  for  all  his  paine. 

One  day,  as  he  fore-pafTed  by  the  plainc 

With  weary  pace,  he  far  away  efpide 

A  couple,  feeming  well  to  be  his  twaine, 

Which  hoved  clofe  under  a  forefl  fide, 
As  if  they  lay  in  wait,  or  els  themfelves  did  hide. 

XXI. 
Well  weened  hee  that  thofe  the  fame  mote  bee  j 

And  as  he  better  did  their  fhape  avize, 

Him  feemed  more  their  maner  did  agree  ; 

For  th'  one  was  armed  all  in  warlike  wize, 

Whom  to  be  Paridell  he  did  devize ; 

And  th'  other,  al  yclad  in  garments  light 

Difcolourd  like  to  womanifh  difguife, 

He  did  referable  to  his  lady  bright ; 
And  ever  his  faint  hart  much  earned  at  the  fight : 

XXII. 

And  ever  faine  he  towards  them  would  goe, 

But  yet  durfl  not  for  dread  approchen  nie, 

But  flood  aloofe,  unweeting  what  to  doe  ; 

Till  that  prickt  forth  with  loves  extremity, 

That  is  the  father  of  fowle  gealofy, 

He  clofely  nearer  crept  the  truth  to  weet : 

But  as  he  nigher  drew,   he  eafily 

Might  fcerne  that  it  was  not  his  fweetefl  fweet, 
Ne  yet  her  belamour,  the  partner  of  his  fheet : 

XXIII. 
But  it  was  fcornefull  Braggadochio, 

That  with  his  fervant  Trompart  hoverd  there, 

Sith  late  he  fled  from  his  too  earnefl  foe  : 

Whom  fuch  whenas  Malbecco  fpyed  clere, 

He  turned  backe,  and  would  have  fled  arere  j 

Till  Trompart  ronning  haflely  him  did  flay, 

And  bad  before  his  foveraine  lord  appere  : 

That  was  him  loth,  yet  durfl  he  not  gainefay, 
And  comming  him  before  low  louted  on  the  lay. 

Vol.  I.  Q^q  q  XXIV.  The 


4$2  The  third  JBooke  of  the 

XXIV. 

The  boafter  at  him  fternely  bent  his  browe, 

As  if  he  could  have  kild  him  with  his  looke, 

That  to  the  ground  him  meekely  made  to  bowe, 

And  awfull  terror  deepe  into  him  ftrooke, 

That  every  member  of  his  body  quooke. 

Said  he,  Thou  man  of  nought,  what  docjl  thou  here, 

Unfitly  fiirnijht  with  thy  bag  and  booke, 

Where  I  expelled  one  with  Jin 'eld  and  fpere, 
To  prove  fome  deeds  of  armes  upon  an  equal/  peref 

XXV. 
The  wretched  man  at  his  imperious  fpeach 

Was  all  abafht,  and  low  proftrating  faid  -, 

Good  fir,  let  not  my  rudenes  be  no  breach 

Unto  your  patience ',  ne  be  ill  y paid  -, 

For  I  unwares  this  way  by  fortune  fir  aid, 

Aflly  pilgrim  driven  to  difireffe, 

That  fc eke  a  lady — there  he  fuddein  ftaid, 

And  did  the  reft  with  grievous  fighes  fupprefTe, 
While  teares  flood  in  his  eies,  few  drops  of  bitternefTe* 

XXVI. 
What  lady,  man  ?  faid  Trompart,  take  good  hart, 

And  tell  thy  grief e,  if  any  hidden  lye  : 

Was  never  better  time  to  fhew  thy  fmart 

Then  now,  that  noble  fuc cor  is  thee  by, 

That  is  the  whole  worlds  commune  remedy. 

That  chearful  word  his  weak  heart  much  did  cheare* 

And  with  vaine  hope  his  fpirits  faint  fupply, 

That  bold  he  fayd,  O  mofi  redoubted  pere, 
Vouchfafe  with  mild  regard  a  wretches  cace  to  heare. 

XXVII. 

Then  fighing  fore,  It  is  not  long,  faide  hee, 

Siih  I  cnioyd  the  gentlefi  dame  alive  ; 

Of  whom  a  knight,  no  knight  at  all per 'dee ', 

But  Jljame  of  all  that  doe  for  honor  firive, 

By  treacherous  deceipt  did  me  deprive  ; 

Through  open  outrage  he  her  bore  away, 

And  with  fowle  force  unto  his  will  did  drive  j 

Winch  al  good  blights,  that  armes  do  bear  this  day, 
Are  bowndfor  to  revenge,  and  punijh  if  they  may. 

XXVIIL  And 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  483 

XXVIII. 

And you ,   mofi  noble  lord,  that  can  and  dare 

Redrejfe  the  wrong  of  miferable  wight, 

Cannot  employ  your  moji  victorious  Jpeare 

In  better  quarrell  then  defence  of  right, 

And  for  a  lady  gainfi  a  faithleffe  knight : 

So  fhall  your  glory  be  advaunced  much, 

And  all  f aire  ladies  magnify  your  might, 

And  eke  myfelfe  (albee  IJimple  fuch) 
Tour  worthy  painefjall  wel  reward  with  guerdon  rich, 

XXIX. 

With  that  out  of  his  bouget  forth  he  drew 

Great  ftore  of  treafure,  therewith  him  to  tempt ; 

But  he  on  it  lookt  fcornefully  afkew, 

As  much  difdeigning  to  be  fo  mifdempt, 

Or  a  war-monger  to  be  bafely  nempt ; 

And  fayd,  Thy  offers  bafe  I  greatly  loth, 

And  eke  thy  words  uncourteous  and  unkempt : 

I  tread  in  dujl  thee  and  thy  money  both, 

That  were  it  not  for  fhame £b  turned  from  him  wroth. 

XXX. 
But  Trompart,  that  his  maiflres  humor  knew 
In  lofty  looks  to  hide  an  humble  minde, 
Was  inly  tickled  with  that  golden  vew, 
And  in  his  eare  him  rownded  clofe  behinde  : 
Yet  ftoupt  he  not,  but  lay  ftill  in  the  winde, 
Waiting  advauntage  on  the  pray  to  feafe  -, 
Till  Trompart,  lowly  to  the  grownd  inclinde, 
Befought  him  his  great  corage  to  appeafe, 
And  pardon  fimple  man  that  rafh  did  him  difpleafe. 

XXXI. 
Big  looking  like  a  doughty  doucepere, 
At  lafl  he  thus,  Thou  clod  of  vilefl  clay, 
I  pardon  yield,  and  with  thy  rudenes  beare  : 
But  weete  henceforth  that  all  that  golden  pray, 
And  all  that  els  the  vaine  world  vaunten  may, 
I  loath  as  doung,  ne  deeme  my  dew  reward  j 
Fame  is  my  meed,  and  glory  vertues  pay  : 
But  minds  of  mortall  men  are  muchell  mard, 
And  movd  amijfe  with  maffy  mucks  unmeet  regard. 

Q^  q  2  XXXII.  And 


484  Ti*  third  Booh  of  the 


XXXII. 

And  more,   I graunt  to  thy  great  mifcry 

Gratious  refpecl,  thy  wifejhatt  backe  be  f cut  > 

And  that  vile  knight,  whoever  that  he  bee, 

Which  hath  thy  lady  reft,  and  knighthood  Jhefit, 

By  Sang/amort  myfword,  whofe  deadly  dent 

The  blood  hath  of  Jo  many  thoufands  Jhedd, 

Ijkiwue,   ere  long  fiall  dearely  it  repent ; 

Ne  he  twixt  heven  and  earth  Jl:all  hide  his  hedd, 
But  [cone  he  Jhal  be  fownd,  and  fiortly  doen  be  dedd* 

XXXIII. 
The  foolifh  man  thereat  woxe  wondrous  blith, 

As  if  the  word  io  fpoken  were  halfe  donne, 

And  humbly  thanked  him  a  thoufand  fith, 

That  had  from  death  to  life  him  newly  wonne. 

Tho  forth  the  boafter  marching  brave  begonne 

His  ftolen  freed  to  thunder  furiouily, 

As  if  he  heaven  and  hell  would  over-ronne, 

And  all  the  world  confound  with  cruelty  -, 
That  much  Malbecco  ioyed  in  his  iollity. 

XXXIV. 
Thus  long  they  three  together  travelled, 

Through  many  a  wood  and  many  an  uncouth  way, 

To  feeke  his  wife  that  was  far  wandered  : 

But  thofe  two  fought  nought  but  the  prefent  pray, 

To  weete  the  treafure  which  he  did  bewray, 

On  which  their  eies  and  harts  were  wholly  fett, 

With  purpofe  how  they  might  it  beft  betray ; 

For  fith  the  howre  that  firfl  he  did  them  lett 
The  fame  behold,  therwith  their  keene  defires  were  whett. 

XXXV. 
It  fortuned,  as  they  together  far'd, 

They  fpide  where  Paridell  came  pricking  fail: 

Upon  the  plaine,  the  which  himfelfe  prepar'd 

To  giuft  with  that  brave  ftraunger  knight  a  call:, 

As  on  adventure  by  the  way  he  pair.  : 

Alone  he  rode  without  his  paragone  ; 

For  having  filch  t  her  bells,  her  up  he  can: 

To  the  wide  world,  and  lett  her  fly  alone, 
He  nould  be  clogd :  fo  had  he  ferved  many  one. 

XXXVI.  The 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene,  48$ 

xxxvi. 

The  gentle  lady,  loofe  at  randon  lefte, 

The  greene-wood  long  did  walke,  and  wander  wide 

At  wilde  adventure,  like  a  forlorne  wefte  -y 

Till  on  a  day  the  Satyres  her  erpide 

Straying  alone  withouten  groome  or  guide  j 

Her  up  they  tooke,  and  with  them  home  her  ledd, 

With  them  as  houfewife  ever  to  abide, 

To  milk  their  gotes,  and  make  them  cheefe  and  bredd  ; 
And  every  one  as  commune  good  her  handeled  : 

XXXVII. 

That  fhortly  me  Malbecco  has  forgott, 

And  eke  fir  Paridell,  all  were  he  deare  ; 

Who  from  her  went  to  feeke  another  lott, 

And  now  by  fortune  was  arrived  here, 

Where  thofe  two  guilers  with  Malbecco  were : 

Soone  as  the  old  man  faw  fir  Paridell, 

He  fainted,  and  was  almoft  dead  with  feare, 

Ne  word  he  had  to  fpeake  his  griefe  to  tell, 
But  to  him  louted  low,  and  greeted  goodly  well  ; 

XXXVIII. 

And  after  afked  him  for  Hellenore. 

I  take  no  keepe  of  her,  fayd  Paridell, 

She  wonneth  in  the  for  reft  there  before. 

So  forth  he  rode  as  his  adventure  fell ; 

The  whiles  the  boafter  from  his  loftie  fell 

Faynd  to  alight,  fomething  amirTe  to  mend  ; 

But  the  frefh  fwayne  would  not  his  leafure  dwell, 

But  went  his  way ;  whom  when  he  parTed  kend, 
He  up  remounted  light,  and  after  faind  to  wend. 

XXXIX. 

Perdy  nay,  faid  Malbecco,  Jhall ye  not : 

But  let  him  pafte  as  lightly  as  he  came  : 

For  title  good  of  him  is  to  be  got, 

And  mickle  perl  11  to  bee  put  tojhame. 

But  let  us  goe  to  feeke  my  dear  eft  datne, 

Whom  he  hath  left  in  yonder  for  eft  wyld  : 

For  of  her  fafety  in  great  doubt  I  ame, 

Leaft  falvage  beaftes  her  per/on  have  dejpoyld : 
Then  all  the  world  is  loft,  and  we  in  vaine  have  toyld, 

XL.  They 


48<5  Tloe  third  Booke  of  the 

XL. 

They  all  agree,  and  forward  them  addreft  : 

Ah  !  but,  {aid  crafty  Trompart,  weete  ye  well, 

That  yonder  in  that  waftefull  wilderneffe 

Huge  monfters  haunt,  and  many  dangers  dwell ; 

Dragons,  and  minotaures,  and  fee  fides  of  hell, 

And  many  wilde  woodmen  which  robbe  and  rend 

All  travellers  :  therefore  advife  ye  welly 

Before  ye  enterprife  that  way  to  wend : 
One  may  his  tourney  bring  too  foone  to  evill  end. 

XLI. 

Malbecco  ftopt  in  great  aftonifhment, 
And  with  pale  eyes  faft  fixed  on  the  reft 
Their  counfell  crav'd  in  daunger  imminent. 
Said  Trompart,  Tou,  that  are  the  mojl  opprefi 
With  burdein  of  great  treafure,  I  thinke  beji 
Here  for  to  fay  in  fafetie  behynd : 
My  lord  and  I  will  fear ch  the  wide  for  ef. 
That  counfell  pleafed  not  Malbeccoes  mynd  ; 
For  he  was  much  afraid  himfelfe  alone  to  fynd. 

XLII. 
Then  is  it  befl,  faid  he,  that  ye  doe  leave 
Tour  treafure  here  infomefecurity, 
Either  faft  clofed  in  fane  hollow  greave, 
Or  buried  in  the  ground  from  ieopardy, 
Till  we  returne  againe  in  fafety  : 
As  for  us  two,  leaf  doubt  of  us  ye  have, 
He?ice  farre  away  we  will  blyndfolded  ly, 
Ne  privy  bee  unto  your  treafures  grave. 
It  pleafed  ;  fo  he  did  :  then  they  march  forward  brave. 

XLIII. 
Now  when  amid  the  thickefl  woodes  they  were, 
They  heard  a  noyfe  of  many  bagpipes  mrill, 
And  fhrieking  hububs  them  approching  nere, 
Which  all  the  foreft  did  with  horrour  fill : 
That  dreadfull  found  the  boilers  hart  did  thrill 
With  fuch  amazment,  that  in  haft  he  fledd, 
Ne  ever  looked  back  for  good  or  ill ; 
And  after  him  eke  fearefull  Trompart  fpedd : 
The  old  man  could  not  fly,  but  fell  to  ground  half  dedd  : 

XLIV.  Yet 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.      e  487 

XLIV. 

Yet  afterwardes  clofe  creeping,  as  he  might, 
He  in  a  bum  did  hyde  his  fearefull  hedd  : 
The  iolly  Satyres  full  of  frefh  delight 
Came  dauncing  forth,  and  with  them  nimbly  ledd 
Faire  Helenore,  with  girlonds  all  beipredd, 
Whom  their  May-lady  they  had  newly  made  : 
She  proude  of  that  new  honour,  which  they  redd, 
And  of  their  lovely  fellowship  full  glade, 
Daunft  lively,  and  her  face  did  with  a  lawrell  (hade, 

XLV. 
The  filly  man  that  in  the  thickett  lay 

Saw  all  this  goodly  fport,  and  grieved  fore, 
Yet  durft  he  not  againft  it  doe  or  fay, 
But  did  his  hart  with  bitter  thoughts  engore, 
To  fee  th'  unkindnes  of  his  Hellenore. 
All  day  they  daunced  with  great  luftyhedd, 
And  with  their  horned  feet  the  greene  gras  wore  j 
The  whiles  their  gotes  upon  the  brouzes  fedd, 
Till  drouping  Phoebus  gan  to  hyde  his  golden  hedd. 

XLVI. 
Tho  up  they  gan  their  mery  pypes  to  trufTe, 
And  all  their  goodly  heardes  did  gather  rownd  ; 
But  every  Satyre  firft  did  give  a  bufle 
To  Hellenore  :  fo  bufTes  did  abound. 
Now  gan  the  humid  vapour  fhed  the  grownd 
With  perly  deaw,  and  th'  earthes  gloomy  fhade 
Did  dim  the  brightneffe  of  the  welkin  rownd, 
That  every  bird  and  beaft  awarned  made 
To  fhrowd  themfelves,  while  fleepe  their  fences  did  invade. 

XL  VII. 
Which  when  Malbecco  faw,  out  of  the  bufli 
Upon  his  handes  and  feete  he  crept  full  light, 
And  like  a  gote  emongft  the  gotes  did  rum, 
That  through  the  helpe  of  his  faire  homes  on  night, 
And  mifty  dampe  of  mifconceyving  night, 
And  eke  through  likenelfe  of  his  gotiih  beard, 
He  did  the  better  counterfeite  aright : 
So  home  he  marcht  emongft  the  horned  heard, 
That  none  of  all  the  Satyres  him  efpyde  or  heard, 

XL VIII.  At 


43  8  The  third  JBooke  of  the 

XLVIII. 

At  night,  when  all  they  went  to  fleepe,  he  vewd, 
Whereas  his  lovely  wife  emongft  them  lay, 
Embraced  of  a  Satyre  rough  and  rude, 
Who  all  the  night  did  minde  his  ioyous  play  : 
Nine  times  he  heard  him  come  aloft  ere  day, 
That  all  his  hart  with  gealofy  did  fwell ; 
But  yet  that  nights  enfample  did  bewray 
That  not  for  nought  his  wife  them  lovd  fo  well, 

When  one  fo  oft  a  night  did  ring  his  matins  bell. 

XLIX. 

So  clofely  as  he  could  he  to  them  crept, 

When  wearie  of  their  fport  to  Ileepe  they  fell, 
And  to  his  wife,  that  now  full  foundly  flept, 
He  whifpered  in  her  eare,  and  did  her  tell, 
That  it  was  he  which  by  her  fide  did  dwell, 
And  therefore  prayd  her  wake  to  heare  him  plaine. 
As  one  out  of  a  dreame  not  waked  well, 
She  turnd  her,  and  returned  backe  againe  : 

Yet  her  for  to  awake  he  did  the  more  conftraine. 

L. 

At  laft  with  irkefom  trouble  me  abrayd  ; 
And  then  perceiving,  that  it  was  indeed 
Her  old  Malbecco,  which  did  her  upbrayd 
With  loofenefTe  of  her  love  and  loathly  deed, 
She  was  aflonifht  with  exceeding  dreed, 
And  would  have  wakt  the  Satyre  by  her  fyde  ; 
But  he  her  prayd  for  mercy  or  for  meed 
To  fave  his  life,  ne  let  him  be  defcryde, 

But  hearken  to  his  lore,  and  all  his  counfell  hyde. 

LI. 

Tho  gan  he  her  perfwade  to  leave  that  lewd 
And  loathfom  life,  of  God  and  man  abhord, 
And  home  returne,  where  all  fhould  be  renewd 
With  perfect  peace,  and  bandes  of  frefh  accord, 
And  fhe  receivd  againe  to  bed  and  bord, 
As  if  no  trefpas  ever  had  beene  donne : 
But  flie  it  all  refufed  at  one  word, 
And  by  no  meanes  would  to  his  will  be  wonne, 

But  chofe  emongfl  the  iolly  Satyres  ftill  to  wonne. 


LII.  He 


Cant,  x.  Faery  Qu  bene.  489 

LII. 

He  wooed  her  till  day-fpring  he  efpyde  ; 

But  all  in  vaine  :  and  then  turnd  to  the  heard, 

Who  butted  him  with  homes  on  every  fyde, 

And  trode  downe  in  the  durt,  where  his  hore  beard 

Was  fowly  dight,  and  he  of  death  afeard. 

Early  before  the  heavens  fairefl  light 

Out  of  the  ruddy  eaft  was  fully  reard, 

The  heardes  out  of  their  foldes  were  loofed  quight, 
And  he  emongft  the  reft  crept  forth  in  fory  plight. 

LIII. 

So  foone  as  he  the  prifon  dore  did  pas, 

He  ran  as  faft  as  both  his  feet  could  beare, 
And  never  looked  who  behind  him  was, 
Ne  fcarfely  who  before  :  like  as  a  beare, 
That  creeping  clofe  amongfl  the  hives  to  reare 
An  hony-combe,  the  wakefull  dogs  efpy, 
And  him  aflayling  fore  his  carkas  teare, 
That  hardly  he  with  life  away  does  fly, 
Ne  ftayes,  till  fafe  himfelfe  he  fee  from  ieopardy. 

LIV. 
Ne  ftayd  he,  till  he  came  unto  the  place 
Where  late  his  treafure  he  entombed  had  ; 
Where  when  he  found  it  not  (for  Trompart  bacc 
Had  it  purloyned  for  his  maifter  bad) 
With  extreme  fury  he  became  quite  mad, 
And  ran  away,  ran  with  himfelfe  away  : 
That  who  fo  flraungely  had  him  feene  beftadd, 
With  upftart  haire,  and  flaring  eyes  difmay, 
From  Limbo  lake  him  late  efcaped  fure  would  fay. 

LV. 
High  over  hilles  and  over  dales  he  fledd, 

As  if  the  wind  him  on  his  winges  had  borne ; 
Ne  banck  nor  bufh  could  flay  him,  when  he  fpedd 
His  nimble  feet,  as  treading  flill  on  thorne : 
Griefe  and  defpight  and  gealofy  and  fcorne 
Did  all  the  way  him  follow  hard  behynd, 
And  he  himfelfe  himfelfe  loath'd  fo  forlorne, 
So  fhamefully  forlorne  of  womankynd  j 
That,  as  a  fnake,  flill  lurked  in  his  wounded  mynd. 

Vol.  I.  R  r  r  LVI.  Still 


490  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LVI. 

Still  fled  he  forward,  looking  backward  ftill, 

Ne  ftayd  his  flight  nor  fearefull  agony, 

Till  that  he  came  unto  a  rocky  hill 

Over  the  fea  fufpended  dreadfully, 

That  living  creature  it  would  terrify 

To  looke  adowne  or  upward  to  the  hight : 

From  thence  he  threw  himfelfe  difpiteoufly, 

All  defperate  of  his  fore-damned  fpright, 
That  feemd  no  help  for  him  was  left  in  living  fight : 

LVII. 
But  through  long  anguifh  and  felfe-murd 'ring  thought 

He  was  fo  waited  and  forpined  quight, 

That  all  his  fubftance  was  confum'd  to  nought, 

And  nothing  left  but  like  an  aery  fpright, 

That  on  the  rockes  he  fell  fo  flit  and  light, 

That  he  thereby  receiv'd  no  hurt  at  all, 

But  chaunced  on  a  craggy  cliff  to  light ; 

Whence  he  with  crooked  clawes  fo  long  did  crall, 
That  at  the  laft  he  found  a  cave  with  entrance  fmall. 

LVIII. 
Into  the  fame  he  creepes,  and  thenceforth  there 

Refolvd  to  build  his  balefull  manfion 

In  drery  darkenes,  and  continuall  feare 

Of  that  rocks  fall ;  which  ever  and  anon 

Threates  with  huge  ruine  him  to  fall  upon, 

That  he  dare  never  fleepe,  but  that  one  eye 

Still  ope  he  keepes  for  that  occafion  -, 

Ne  ever  refts  he  in  tranquillity, 
Th-  Torino  billowes  beat  his  bowre  fo  boyflroufly, 

LIX. 
Ne  ever  is  he  wont  on  ought  to  feed, 

But  todes  and  frogs  (his  pafture  poyfonous) 

Which  in  his  cold  complexion  doe  breed 

A  filthy  blood,  or  humour  rancorous, 

Matter  of  doubt  and  dread  fufpitious, 

That  doth  with  cureleffe  care  confume  the  hart, 

Corrupts  the  ftomacke  with  gall  vitious, 

Crofs-cuts  the  liver  with  internall  fmart, 
And  doth  transfixe  the  foule  with  deathes  eternall  dart. 


Cant  xi.  Faery  Queene.  491 

LX. 

Yet  can  he  never  dye,  but  dying  lives, 

And  doth  himfelfe  with  forrow  new  fuftaine, 

That  death  and  life  attonce  unto  him  gives, 

And  painefull  pleafure  turnes  to  pleafing  paine. 

There  dwels  he  ever  (miferable  fwaine) 

Hatefull  both  to  himfelfe  and  every  wight ; 

Where  he  through  privy  griefe  and  horrour  vaine 

Is  woxen  fo  deform'd,  that  he  has  quight 
Forgot  he  was  a  man,  and  Gelofy  is  hight. 


CANTO     XI. 

Britomart  chaceth  Ollyphant  -, 

Findes  Scudamour  diflrejl  : 
AJfayes  the  houfe  of  Bufyrane, 

Where  Loves  fpoyks  are  cxprejl. 

I. 

O  Hatefull  hellifh  fnake,  what  Furie  furfr. 
Brought  thee  from  balefull  houfe  of  Proferpine, 

Where  in  her  bofome  fhe  thee  long  had  nurfl, 

And  foftred  up  with  bitter  milke  of  tine, 

Fowle  Gealofy,  that  turnefl:  love  divine 

To  ioyleffe  dread,  and  mak'fr.  the  loving  hart 

With  hatefull  thoughts  to  languifh  and  to  pine, 

And  feed  itfelfe  with  felfe-confuming  fmart  ? 
Of  all  the  pafhons  in  the  mind  thou  vileft  art. 

II. 
O  let  him  far  be  banifhed  away, 

And  in  his  ftead  let  Love  for  ever  dwell  ! 

Sweete  Love,  that  doth  his  golden  wings  embay 

In  blefTed  nectar  and  pure  pleafures  well, 

Untroubled  of  vile  feare  or  bitter  fell. 

And  ye,  faire  ladies,  that  your  kingdomes  make 

In  th'  harts  of  men,  them  governe  wifely  well, 

And  of  faire  Britomart  enfample  take, 
That  was  as  trew  in  love,  as  turtle  to  her  make. 

R  r  r  2  HI.  Who 


492  The  third  Booke  of  the 

ill. 

Who  with  fir  Satyrane  (as  earft  ye  red) 

Forth  ryding  from  Malbeccoes  hoftleiTe  hous, 
Far  off  afpyde  a  young  man,  the  which  fled 
From  an  hu^e  sreaunt,  that  with  hideous 

o      o 

And  hatefull  outrage  long  him  chaced  thus  j 

It  was  that  Ollyphant,  the  brother  deare 

Of  that  Argante  vile  and  vitious, 

From  whom  the  Squyre  of  dames   was  reft  whylere ; 
This  all  as  bad  as  the,  and  worfe,   if  worfe  ought  were. 

IV. 
For  as  the  filler  did  in  feminine 

And  filthy  lufh  exceede  all  womankinde  j 

So  he  furpafled  his  fex  mafculine 

In  beaitly  ufe  all  that  I  ever  finde : 

Whom  when  as  Britomart  beheld  behinde 

The  fearefull  boy  fo  greedily  pourfew, 

She  was  emmoved  in  her  noble  minde 

T'employ  her  puiffaunce  to  his  refkew, 
And  pricked  fiercely  forward  where  (lie  did  him  vew. 

V. 
Ne  was  fir  Satyrane  her  far  behinde, 

But  with  like  fiercenelTe  did  enfew  the  chace  : 

Whom  when  the  gyaunt  faw,  he  foone  refinde 

His  former  fuit,  and  from  them  fled  apace  ; 

They  alter  both,  and  boldly  bad  him  bace, 

And  each  did  drive  the  other  to  outgoe  ; 

But  he  them  both  out-ran  a  wondrous  fpace, 

For  he  was  long,  and  fwift  as  any  roe, 
And  now  made  better  fpeed  t'  efcape  his  feared  foe, 

VI. 
It  was  not  Satyrane  whom  he  did  feare, 

But  Britomart  the  rlowre  of  chaftity  ; 

For  he  the  powre  of  chafte  hands  might  not  beare, 

But  aiwayes  did  their  dread  encounter  fly  : 

And  now  fo  fall:  his  feet  he  did  apply, 

That  he  has  gotten  to  a  forreft  neare, 

Where  he  is  fhrowded  in  fecurity  : 

The  wood  they  enter,  and  fearch  everie  where  j 
They  fearched  diverfely ;  fo  both  divided  were. 

VII.  Fay  re 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Queene.  493 

VII. 

Fayre  Britomart  fo  long  him  followed, 

That  me  at  lafl  came  to  a  fountaine  fheare, 

By  which  there  lay  a  knight  all  wallowed 

Upon  the  graffy  ground,  and  by  him  neare 

His  haberieon,  his  helmet,  and  his  fpeare  ; 

A  little  off  his  fhield  was  rudely  throwne, 

On  which  the  winged  boy  in  colours  cleare 

Depeincted  was,  full  eafie  to  be  knowne, 
And  he  thereby,  wherever  it  in  field  was  fhowne. 

VIII. 
His  face  upon  the  grownd  did  groveling  ly, 

As  if  he  had  beene  flombring  in  the  (hade  ; 

That  the  brave  mayd  would  not  for  courtefy 

Out  of  his  quiet  flomber  him  abrade, 

Nor  feeme  too  fuddeinly  him  to  invade  : 

Still  as  fhe  flood,  me  heard  with  grievous  throb 

Him  grone,  as  if  his  hart  were  peeces  made, 

And  with  moft  painefull  pangs  to  figh  and  fob, 
That  pitty  did  the  virgins  hart  of  patience  rob. 

IX. 

At  laft  forth  breaking  into  bitter  plaintes 

He  fayd,  O  fiver  ay  ne  Lord,  that  ft? ft  on  hye, 

And  raignft  in  blis  emongfi  thy  blejfed faint les, 

How  fuffreft  thou  fuch  Jhamefull  cruelty 

So  long  unwreaked  of  thine  enimy  ? 

Or  haft  thou,  Lord,  of  good  mens  caufe  no  heed? 

Or  doth  thy  iuftice  fteepe  andjilent  ly  f 

What  booteth  then  the  good  and  righteous  deed, 
If  goodnefe  find  no  grace,  nor  righteoufnejfe  no  meed  ? 

X. 
If  good 'find  grace,  and  righteoufnes  reward, 

Why  then  is  Amoret  in  caytive  band, 

Sith  that  more  bounteous  creature  never  far  d 

On  foot  upon  the  face  of  living  land  f 

Or  if  that  hevenly  iuftice  may  with/land 

The  wrongfull  outrage  of  unrighteous  men, 

Why  then  is  Buftrane  with  wicked  hand 

Suffred  thefe  fiven  monethes  day  infecret  den 

My  lady  and  my  love  fo  cruelly  to  pen  2 

XI.  My 


494  *the  third  Booh  of  the 

XL 

My  lady  and  my  love  is  cruelly  pend 

In  doli fa II  darkencs  from  the  vew  of  day, 

Whilejl  deadly  torments  doe  her  chajl  breft  rend, 

And  the  far pe  /leele  doth  rive  her  hart  in  twajr, 

All  for  /he  Scudamore  will  not  denay  : 

1  let  thou,  vile  man,  vile  Scudamore,  art  found, 

Ne  can  ft  her  aydc,  nc  can  ft  her  foe  dijmay  ; 

Unworthy  wretch  to  tread  upon  the  ground, 
For  whom  fo  fair e  a  lady  feeles  fo  fore  a  wound. 

XII. 
There  an  huge  heape  of  fingulfes  did  oppreiTe 

His  ftrugling  foule,  and  fwelling  throbs  empeach 

His  foltring  toung  with  pangs  of  drerineffe, 

Choking  the  remnant  of  his  plaintife  fpeach, 

As  if  his  dayes  were  come  to  their  lafl  reach. 

Which  when  flie  heard,  and  faw  the  ghaftly  fit 
Threatning  into  his  life  to  make  a  breach, 
Both  with  great  ruth  and  terrour  me  was  fmit, 
Fearing  leaft  from  her  cage  the  wearie  fouie  would  flit. 

XIII. 

Tho  ftouping  downe  (lie  him  amoved  light ; 

Who  therewith  fomewhat  flarting  up  gan  looke, 
And  feeing  him  behind  a  irxanger  knight, 
Whereas  no  living  creature  he  miftooke, 
With  great  indignaunce  he  that  fight  forfooke, 
And  downe  againe  himfelfe  difdainefully 
Abiecting,  th'  earth  with  his  faire  forhead  ftrooke  : 
Which  the  bold  virgin  feeing,  ■  gan  apply 
Fit  medcine  to  his  griefe,  and  fpake  thus  courtefly ; 

XIV. 
Ah  !  gentle  blight,  whofe  deepe-conceived  griefe 
Well  femes  t'exceede  the  powre  of  patience, 
Yet  if  that  hcvenly  grace  fome  good  reliefe 
You  fend,  fubmit  you  to  high  Provide?ice ; 
And  ever  i?i  your  ?ioble  hart  prepenfe, 
That  all  the  for  row  in  the  world  is  leffe 
Then  verities  might  and  values  cojifdence : 
For  who  nill  bide  the  burden  of  diftrejfe, 
Mufl  not  here  thinke  to  live ;  for  life  is  wretchednejfe. 

XV.  Therefore, 


Cant  xl  Faery  Queene.  495 

XV. 

Therefore,  fairejir,  doe  comfort  to  you  take, 

And  freely  read  what  wicked felon  fo 

Hath  outrag'd  you,  and  thr aid  your  gentle  make. 

Perhaps  this  hand  may  help  to  eafe  your  woe, 

And  wreake  your  for  row  on  your  cruellfoe ; 

At  leaf  it  fair  e  endevour  will  apply. 

Thofe  feeling  words  fo  neare  the  quicke  did  goe, 

That  up  his  head  he  reared  eafily, 
And  leaning  on  his  elbowe,  thefe  few  words  lett  fly  j 

XVI. 
What  boots  it  plaine  that  cannot  be  redrefi, 

Andfow  vaine  for  row  in  afruitlefj'e  eare, 

Sith  powre  of  hand,  nor  fkill  of  learned  brefl, 

Ne  worldly  price  cannot  redeeme  my  deare, 

Out  of  her  thraldome  and  continuall  feare  ? 

For  he  the  tyrant,  which  her  hath  in  ward 

By  flrong  enchauntments  and  blacke  magi  eke  leare, 

Hath  in  a  dungeon  deepe  her  clofe  embard, 
And  many  dreadful/  feends  hath  pointed  to  her  gard. 

XVII.  ' 
There  he  tormenteth  her  moft  terribly, 

And  day  and  night  afflicts  with  mortall  paine, 

Becaufe  to  yield  him  love  fie  doth  deny, 

Once  to  me  yold,  not  to  be  yolde  againe  : 

But  yet  by  torture  he  would  her  confraine 

Love  to  conceive  in  her  difdainfull  breft  ; 

Till  fo  fie  doe,  fie  mufl  in  doole  remame, 

Ne  7nay  by  living  meanes  be  thence  relefi  : 
What  boots  it  then  to  plaine  that  cannot  be  redreft  ? 

XVIII. 
With  this  fad  herfall  of  his  heavy  ftreffe 

The  warlike  damzell  was  empaffiond  fore, 

And  fayd,  Sir  knight,  your  caufe  is  nothing  leffe 

Then  is  your  for  row  certes,  if  ?iot  more', 

For  nothing  fo  much  pitty  doth  implore, 

As  gentle  ladyes  helplejfe  mifery  : 

But  yet,  if  pleafe  ye  liften  to  my  lore, 

I  will  with  proof  of  laft  extremity 
Deliver  her  fro  thence,  or  with  her  for  you  dy. 

XIX.   Ah) 


496  The  third  Booh  of  the 

XIX. 

jMj  !  gentle/I  bright  alive,  fayd  Scudamore, 
What  huge  heroicke  magnanimity 
Dwells  in  thy  bounteous  brefi  f  what  couldjl  thou  more, 
If  fire  were  thine,  and  thou  as  now  am  I? 
Of  pare  thy  happy  dates,  and  them  apply 
T'o  better  boot,  but  let  me  die  that  ought ; 
More  is  more  lojfe  :  one  is  enough  to  dy. 
Life  is  not  lofl,  faid  {he,  for  which  is  bought 
Endlefe  renowm,  that  more  then  death  is  to  be  fought. 

XX. 
Thus  fhe  at  length  perfuaded  hirn  to  rife 

And  with  her  wend,  to  fee  what  new  fucceiTe 
Mote  him  befall  upon  new  enterprife  : 
His  armes,  which  he  had  vowed  to  difprofelTe, 
She  gathered  up  and  did  about  him  drefie, 
And  his  forwandred  Heed  unto  him  gott : 
So  forth  they  both  yfere  make  their  progrefTe, 
And  march  not  paft  the  mountenaunce  of  a-  fhott, 
Till  they  arriv'd  whereas  their  purpofe  they  did  plott. 

XXI. 
There  they  difmounting  drew  their  weapons  bold, 
And  ftoutly  came  unto  the  caftle  gate, 
Whereas  no  gate  they  found  them  to  withhold, 
Nor  ward  to  waite  at  morne  and  evening  late  ; 
But  in  the  porch,  that  did  them  fore  amate, 
A  flaming  fire  ymixt  with  fmouldry  fmoke 
And  {linking  fulphure,  that  with  griefly  hate 
And  dreadfuil  horror  did  all  entraunce  choke, 
Enforced  them  their  forward  footing  to  revoke. 

XXII. 

Greatly  thereat  was  Britomart  difmayd, 

Ne  in  that  flownd  wift  how  herfelfe  to  beare ; 

For  daunger  vaine  it  were  to  have  aflayd 

That  cruell  element,  which  all  things  feare, 

Ne  none  can  fuffer  to  approchen  neare  : 

And  turning  back  to  Scudamour,  thus  fayd  ; 

What  monfirous  enmity  provoke  we  heare, 

Foolhardy  as  th'  Earthes  children,  the  which  made 
Batteill  againji  the  gods  f  fo  we  a  god  invade. 

XXIII.  Daunger 


Cant,  xi.  Faery  Q^ueene,         .,      497 

XXIII. 

Daunger  without  discretion  to  attempt 

Inglorious,  beqjl-like  is  :  therefore ',  Jir  knight \ 
Aread  what  courfe  of  you  is  fafeji  dempt, 
And  how  we  with  our  foe  may  come  to  fight  ? 
This  is,  quoth  he,  the  dolorous  defpight, 
Which  earji  to  you  I playnd :  for  neither  may 
This  fire  be  quencht  by  any  witt  or  might, 
Ne  yet  by  any  meanes  removd  away  ; 
So  mighty  be  tti  enchauntments  which  the  fame  do  flay. 

XXIV. 

Wloat  is  there  ells  but  ceafe  thefe  fruitlejje  paines, 

And  leave  me  to  my  former  languifhing  ? 

Faire  Amorett  mufi  dwell  in  wicked  chaines, 

And  Scudamore  here  die  with  forrowing. 

Perdy  not  fo,  faide  fhee,  for  jhameful  thing 

Tt  were  £  abandon  noble  chevifaunce 

For  Jhewe  of  peri  11  without  venturing  : 

Rather  let  try  extremities  of  chaunce 
Then  enterprifed praife  for  dread  to  difavaunce. 

XXV. 

Therewith  refolv'd  to  prove  her  utmoft  might, 
Her  ample  fhield  (he  threw  before  her  face, 
And  her  fwords  point  directing  forward  right 
Aflayld  the  flame,  the  which  eftefoones  gave  place 
And  did  itfelfe  divide  with  equall  fpace, 
That  through  fhe  patted ;  as  a  thonder-bolt 
Perceth  the  yielding  ayre,  and  doth  difplace 
The  foring  clouds  into  fad  {howres  ymolt ; 
So  to  her  yold  the  flames,  and  did  their  force  revolt. 

XXVI. 
Whom  whenas  Scudamour  faw  paft  the  fire 
Safe  and  untoucht,  he  likewife  gan  afTay 
With  greedy  will  and  envious  defire, 
And  bad  the  ftubborrie  flames  to  yield  him  way  : 
But  cruell  Mulciber  would  not  obay 
His  threatfull  pride,  but  did  the  more  augment 
His  mighty  rage,  and  with  imperious  fway 
Him  forft  (maulgre)  his  fercenes  to  relent, 
And  backe  retire,  all  fcorcht  and  pitifully  brent. 

Vol.  I.  Sff  XXVII.  With 


49  8  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XXVII. 

With  huge  impatience  he  inly  fwelt, 

More  for  great  forrow  that  he  could  not  pas, 
Then  for  the  burning  torment  which  he  felt  -} 
That  with  fell  woodnes  he  effierced  was, 
And  wilfully  him  throwing  on  the  gras 
Did  beat  and  bounfe  his  head  and  breft  ful  fore  : 
The  whiles  the  championefle  now  entred  ha,s 
The  utmoft  rowme,  and  paft  the  foremoft  dore  -, 

The  utmoft  rowme  abounding  with  all  precious  ftore  : 

XXVIII. 

For  round  about  the  walls  yclothed  were 

With  goodly  arras  of  great  maiefty, 

Woven  with  gold  and  filke  fo  clofe  and  nere 

That  the  rich  metall  lurked  privily, 

As  faining  to  be  hidd  from  envious  eye  -3 

Yet  here,  and  there,  and  every  where  unwares 

It  fhewd  itfelfe,  and  ftione  unwillingly  ; 

Like  a  difcolourd  fnake,  whofe  hidden  fnares 
Through  the  greene  gras  his  long  bright  burnifht  back  declares, 

XXIX. 
And  in  thofe  tapets  weren  fafhioned 

Many  faire  pourtraidts,  and  many  a  faire  feate, 

And  all  of  love,  and  al  of  lufty-hed, 

As  feemed  by  their  femblaunt  did  entreat ; 

And  eke  all  Cupids  warres  they  did  repeate, 

And  cruell  battailes,  which  he  whilome  fought 

Gainft  all  the  gods,   to  make  his  empire  great ; 

Beiides  the  huge  maffacres,  which  he  wrought 
On  mighty  kings  and  kefars  into  thraldome  brought. 

XXX. 
Therein  was  writt  how  often  thondring  love 

Had  feit  the  point  of  his  hart-percing  dart, 

And  leaving  heavens  kingdome  here  did  rove 

In  ftraunge  difguize,  to  ilake  his  fcalding  fmart ;. 

Now  like  a  ram  faire  Helle  to  pervart, 

Now  like  a  bull  Europa  to  withdraw  : 

Ah,  how  the  fearefull  ladies  tender  hart 

Did  lively  feeme  to  tremble,  when  (he  faw 
The  huge  feas  under  her  t'obay  her  fervaunts  law ! 


XXXL  Soonc 


Cant.  xr.  Fa  e  ry  Qv  eene,  499 

XXXI. 

Soone  after  that  into  a  golden  fhowre 

Himfelfe  he  chaung'd  faire  Danae  to  vew, 

And  through  the  roofe  of  her  ftrong  brafen  towre 

Did  raine  into  her  lap  an  hony  dew ; 

The  whiles  her  foolifh  garde,  that  litle  knew 

Of  fuch  deceipt,  kept  th'  yron  dore  fafl  bard, 

And  watcht  that  none  mould  enter  nor  uTew ; 

Vaine  was  the  watch,  and  bootleiTe  all  the  ward, 
Whenas  the  god  to  golden  hew  himfelfe  transfard. 

XXXII. 

Then  was  he  turnd  into  a  fnowy  fwan, 

To  win  faire  Leda  to  his  lovely  trade : 

O  wondrous  fkill,  and  fweet  wit  of  the  man,^ 

That  her  in  daffadillies  fleeping  made 

From  fcorching  heat  her  daintie  limbes  to  made  : 

Whiles  the  proud  bird,  ruffing  his  fethers  wyde 

And  brufhing  his  faire  breft,  did  her  invade, 

She  flept,  yet  twixt  her  eie-lids  clofely  ipyde 
How  towards  her  he  rufht,  and  fmiled  at  his  pryde. 

XXXIII. 

Then  fhewd  it  how  the  Thebane  Semelee 

Deceivd  of  gealous  Iuno  did  require 

To  fee  him  in  his  foverayne  maieftee, 

Armd  with  his  thunderbolts  and  lightning  fire, 

Whens  dearely  (he  with  death  bought  her  defire. 

But  faire  Alcmena  better  match  did  make, 

Ioying  his  love  in  likenes  more  entire  ; 

Three  nights  in  one,  they  fay,  that  for  her  fake 
He  then  did  put,  her  pleafures  lenger  to  partake. 

XXXIV. 
Twife  was  he  feene  in  foaring  eagles  fhape, 

And  with  wide  winges  to  beat  the  buxome  ayrc, 

Once,  when  he  with  Afterie  did  fcape, 

Againe,  whenas  the  Trojane  boy  fo  fayre 

He  fnatcht  from  Ida  hill,  and  with  him  bare : 

Wondrous  delight  it  was  there  to  behould 

How  the  rude  fheprieards  after  him  did  ftare, 

Trembling  through  feare  leaft  down  he  fallen  mould, 
And  often  to  him  calling  to  take  furer  hould, 

Sff  2  XXXV.  In 


500  *Thc  third  Booke  of  the 

XXXV. 

In  fatyres  lliape  Antiopa  he  fnatcht  j 

And  like  a  fire,  when  he  Aegin'  aflayd : 

A  fhepeheard,  when  Mnemofyne  he  catcht ; 

And  like  a  ferpent  to  the  Thracian  mayd. 

Whyles  thus  on  earth  great  love  thefe  pageaunts  playd, 

The  winged  boy  did  thruft  into  his  throne, 

And  fcoffing,  thus  unto  his  mother  fayd, 

Lo  !  now  the  hevens  obey  to  me  alone, 
And  take  me  for  their  love,  whiles  love  to  earth  is  gone, 

XXXVI. 
And  thou,   faire  Phoebus,  in  thy  colours  bright 

Waft  there  enwoven,  and  the  fad  diftrefTe 

In  which  that  boy  thee  plonged,  for  defpight 

That  thou  bewray 'dft  his  mothers  wantonneffe 

When  me  with  Mars  was  meynt  in  ioyfulnene  : 

Forthy  he  thrild  thee  with  a  leaden  dart 

To  love  fair  Daphne,  which  thee  loved  leffe  ; 

Lefle  fhe  thee  lov'd  then  was  thy  iuft  defart, 
Yet  was  thy  love  her  death,  and  her  death  was  thy  fmart. 

XXXVII. 
So  lovedft  thou  the  lufty  Hyacindt  j 

So  lovedft  thou  the  faire  Coronis  deare  : 

Yet  both  are  of  thy  haplefle  hand  extinct ; 

Yet  both  in  flowres  doe  live,  and  love  thee  beare, 

The  one  a  paunce,  the  other  a  fweet-breare  : 

For  griefe  whereof,  ye  mote  have  lively  feene 

The  god  himfelfe  rending  his  golden  heare, 

And  breaking  quite  his  garlond  ever-greene, 
With  other  fignes  of  forrow  and  impatient  teene. 

XXXVIII. 
Both  for  thofe  two,  and  for  his  owne  deare  fonne, 

The  fonne  of  Climene,  he  did  repent ; 

Who  bold  to  guide  the  charet  of  the  funne 

Himfelfe  in  thoufand  peeces  fondly  rent, 

And  all  the  world  with  flaming  fire  brent ; 

So  like,  that  all  the  walles  did  feeme  to  flame : 

Yet  cruell  Cupid,  not  herewith  content, 

Forft  him  eftfoones  to  follow  other  game, 
And  love  a  fhepheards  daughter  for  his  deareft  dame. 

XXXIX.  He 


Cant,  xl  FaeRy  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  501 

xxxix. 

He  loved  life  for  his  cleared  dame, 

And  for  her  fake  her  cattell  fedd  awhile, 

And  for  her  fake  a  cowheard  vile  became, 

The  fervant  of  Admetus,  cowheard  vile, 

Whiles  that  from  heaven  he  fuffered  exile, 

Long  were  to  tell  his  other  lovely  fitt, 

Now  like  a  Iyon  hunting  after  fpoile, 

Now  like  a  hag,  now  like  a  faulcon  fiit : 
All  which  in  that  faire  arras  was  moft  lively  writ, 

XL. 

Next  unto  him  was  Neptune  pictured, 

In  his  divine  refemblance  wondrous  lyke : 

His  face  was  rugged,  and  his  hoarie  hed 

Dropped  with  brackifh  deaw ;  his  three-forkt  pyke 

He  ftearnly  fhooke,  and  therewith  fierce  did  ftryke 

The  raging  billowes,  that  on  every  fyde 

They  trembling  flood  and  made  a  long  broad  dyke, 

That  his  fwift  charet  might  have  paffage  wyde, 
Which  foure  great  hippodames  did  draw  in  teme-wife  tyde. 

XLL 
His  fea-horfes  did  feeme  to  fnort  amayne, 

And  from  their  nofethrilles  blow  the  brynie  ftreame, 

That  made  the  fparckling  waves  to  fmoke  agayne, 

And  flame  with  gold  j  but  the  white  fomy  creame 

Did  lliine  with  filver,  and  moot  forth  his  beame : 

The  god  himfelfe  did  penfive  feeme  and  fad, 

And  hong  adowne  his  head  as  he  did  dreame  -, 

For  privy  love  his  breft  empierced  had, 
Ne  ought  but  deare  Bifaltis  ay  could  make  him  glad. 

XLII. 
He  loved  eke  Iphimedia  deare, 

And  Aeolus  faire  daughter,   Arne  hight, 

For  whom  he  turnd  himfelfe  into  a  deare, 

And  fedd  on  fodder,  to  beguile  her  light  -, 

Alfo  to  win  Deucalions  daughter  bright, 

He  turnd  himfelfe  into  a  dolphin  fayre ; 

And  like  a  winged  horfe  he  tooke  his  flight, 

To  fnaky-locke  Medufa  to  repayre, 
On  whom  he  got  faire  Pegafus,  that  flitteth  in  the  ayre. 

XLIII.  Next 


502  'The  third  Booke  of  the 


XLIII. 

Next  Saturne  was ;  but  who  would  ever  weene 

That  fullein  Saturne  ever  weend  to  love  ? 

Yet  love  is  fullein,  and  Saturnlike  feene, 

As  he  did  for  Erigone  it  prove, 

That  to  a  centaure  did  himfelfe  tranfmove. 

So  proov'd  it  eke  that  gratious  god  of  wine, 

When  for  to  compaffe  Philliras  hard  love, 

He  turnd  himfelfe  into  a  fruitfull  vine, 
And  into  her  faire  bofome  made  his  grapes  decline 

XLIV. 
Long  were  to  tell  the  amorous  affayes 

And  gentle  pangues,  with  which  he  maked  meeke 

The  mightie  Mars,  to  learne  his  wanton  playes  ; 

How  oft  for  Venus,  and  how  often  eek 

For  many  other  nymphes  he  fore  did  fhreek 

With  womanim  teares,  and  with  unwarlike  fmarts, 

Privily  moyftening  his  horrid  cheeke  : 

There  was  he  painted  full  of  burning  dartes, 
And  many  wide  woundes  launched  through  his  inner  partes. 

XLV. 
Ne  did  he  fpare  (fo  cruell  was  the  elfe) 

His  owne  deare  mother,  (ah  !  why  mould  he  fo  ? ) 

Ne  he  did  fpare  fometime  to  pricke  himfelfe, 

That  he  might  tafte  the  fweet-confuming  woe, 

Which  he  had  wrought  to  many  others  moe. 

But  to  declare  the  mournfull  tragedyes, 

And  fpoiles  wherewith  he  all  the  ground  did  ftrow, 

More  eath  to  number  with  how  many  eyes 
High  heven  beholdes  fad  lovers  nightly  theeveryes. 

XLVI. 

Kings,  queenes,  lords,  ladies,  knights,  and  damfels  gent, 

Were  heap'd  together  with  the  vulgar  fort, 

And  mingled  with  the  rafkall  rablement, 

Without  refpect  of  perfon  or  of  port, 

To  mew  dan  Cupids  powre  and  great  effort : 

And  round  about  a  border  was  entrayld 

Of  broken  bowes  and  arrowes  fhivered  fhort, 

And  a  long  bloody  river  through  them  rayld, 
So  lively  and  fo  like  that  living  fence  it  fayld. 

XLVII.  And 


Cant  xi.  Faery  Qjj  eene. 


503 

XLVII. 

And  at  the  upper  end  of  that  faire  rowme 

There  was  an  altar  built  of  pretious  Hone 

Of  paffing  valew  and  of  great  renowme, 

On  which  there  flood  an  image  all  alone 

Of  maffy  gold,  which  with  his  owne  light  jfhone  ; 

And  winges  it  had  with  fondry  colours  dight, 

More  fondly  colours  then  the  proud  pavone 

Beares  in  his  boafled  fan,  or  Iris  bright, 
When  her  difcolourd  bow  £he  fpreds  through  heven  bright. 

XLVIII. 
Blyndfold  he  was,  and  in  his  cruell  fifl 

A  mortall  bow  and  arrowes  keene  did  hold, 

With  which  he  fhot  at  randon  when  him  lift, 

Some  headed  with  fad  lead,  fome  with  pure  gold  3 

(Ah,  man,  beware  how  thou  thofe  dartes  behold  ! ) 

A  wounded  dragon  under  him  did  ly, 

Whofe  hideous  tayle  his  lefte  foot  did  enfold, 

And  with  a  (haft  was  fhot  through  either  eye, 
That  no  man  forth  might  draw,  ne  no  man  remedye. 

XLIX. 

And  underneath  his  feet  was  written  thus, 

Unto  the  victor  of  the  gods  this   bee. 

And  all  the  people  in  that  ample  hous 

Did  to  that  image  bowe  their  humble  knee, 

And  oft  committed  fowle  idolatree. 

That  wondrous  fight  faire  Britomart  amazd, 

Ne  feeing  could  her  wonder  fatisfie, 

But  ever  more  and  more  upon  it  gazd  j 
The  whiles  the  paffing  brightnes  her  fraile  fences  dazd. 

L. 
Tho  as  fhe  backward  cafl  her  bufie  eye, 

To  fearch  each  fecrete  of  that  goodly  fled, 

Over  the  dore  thus  written  me  did  fpye, 

Bee  bold  :  fhe  oft  and  oft  it  over-red, 

Yet  could  not  find  what  fence  it  figured  : 

But  whatfo  were  therein  or  writ  or  ment, 

She  was  no  whit  thereby  difcouraged 

From  profecuting  of  her  firfl  intent, 
But  forward  with  bold  fleps  into  the  next  roome  went. 

LI.  Much 


50+  The  third  Booke  of  the 

LI. 

Much  fayrer  then  the  former  was  that  roome, 

And  richlier  by  many  partes  arayd  ; 

For  not  with  arras  made  in  painefull  loome, 

But  with  pure  gold  it  all  was  overlayd, 

Wrought  with  wilde  antickes  which  their  follies  playd 

In  the  rich  metal  1  as  they  living  were; 

A  thoufand  monftrous  formes  therein  were  made, 

Such  as  falfe  love  doth  oft  upon  him  weare, 
For  love  in  thoufand  monftrous  formes  doth  oft  appeare. 

LII. 

And  all  about  the  gliftring  walles  were  hong 
With  warlike  fpoiles  and  with  victorious  prayes 
Of  mightie  conquerours  and  captaines  ftrong, 
Which  were  whilome  captived  in  their  dayes 
To  cruell  love,  and  wrought  their  owne  decayes : 
Their  fvverds  and  fperes  were  broke,  and  hauberques  rent, 
And  their  proud  girlonds  of  tryumpliant  bayes 
Troden  in  duft  with  fury  infolent, 

To  mew  the  victors  might  and  mercilefs  intent. 

liii; 

The  warlike  mayd  beholding  earnestly 
The  goodly  ordinaunce  of  this  rich  place 
Did  greatly  wonder,  ne  could  fatisfy 
Ker  greedy  eyes  with  gazing  a  long  fpace ; 
But  more  me  mervaild  that  no  footings  trace 
Nor  wight  appeard,  but  waftefull  emptinefs, 
And  folemne  filence  over  all  that  place : 
Straunge  thing  it  feem'd,  that  none  was  to  pofleffc 

So  rich  purveyaunce,  ne  them  keepe  with  carefulnefTe. 

LIV. 

And  as  flic  lookt  about  (lie  did  behold 

How  over  that  fame  dore  was  likewife  writ, 

Be  bolde,  be  bolde,  and  every  where  be   bold, 

That  much  me  muz'd,  yet  could  not  conftrue  it 

By  any  ridling  fkill  or  commune  wit. 

At  laft  ftie  fpyde  at  that  rowmes  upper  end 

Another  yron  dore,  on  which  was  writ, 

Be  not  too  bold  :  whereto  though  me  did  bend 

Her  earnefl  minde,  yet  will  not  what  it  might  intend. 


LV.  Thus 


Cant.  xii.  Faer?  Q^ueene,  50j 

LV. 

Thus  me  there  wayted  untill  eventyde, 

Yet  living  creature  none  (he  faw  appeare  : 

And  now  fad  fhadowes  gan  the  world  to  hyde 

From  mortall  vew,  and  wrap  in  darkenes  dreare  ; 

Yet  nould  fhe  d'ofF  her  weary  armes  for  feare 

Of  fecret  daunger,  ne  let  fleepe  opprefle 

Her  heavy  eyes  with  natures  burdein  deare, 

But  drew  herfelfe  afide  in  fickerneffe, 
And  her  wel-pointed  wepons  did  about  her  drefle. 


CANTO     XII. 

The  majke  of  Cupid,  and  th*  enchanted 

Chamber  are  difplayd, 
Whe?ice  Britomart  redeemes  faire 

Amoret  through  charmes  decayd. 

I. 

TH  O  whenas  chearelefTe  night  ycovered  had 
Fayre  heaven  with  an  univerfall  clowd, 

That  every  wight  difmayd  with  darkenes  fad 

In  filence  and  in  fleepe  themfelves  did  fhrowd, 

She  heard  a  fhrilling  trompet  found  alowd, 

Signe  of  nigh  battaill,  or  got  victory  : 

Nought  therewith  daunted  was  her  courage  prowd, 

But  rather  ftird  to  cruell  enmity, 
Expecting  ever  when  fome  foe  fhe  might  defcry. 

II. 
With  that  an  hideous  florme  of  winde  arofe, 

With  dreadfull  thunder  and  lightning  atwixt, 

And  an  earthquake,  as  if  it  flreight  would  lofe 

The  worlds  foundations  from  his  centre  fixt : 

A  direfull  flench  of  fmoke  and  fulphure  mixt 

Enfewd,  whofe  noyaunce  fild  the  fearefull  fled, 

From  the  fourth  howre  of  night  untill  the  fixt  -, 

Yet  the  bold  BritonefTe  was  nought  ydred, 
Though  much  emmov'd,  but  fledfafl  flill  perfevered. 

Vol.L  Ttt  III.  AH 


506  The  third  Booke  of  the 

in. 

All  fuddeinly  a  ftormy  whirlwind  blew 

Throughout  the  houfe,  that  clapped  every  dore, 

With  which  that  yron  wicket  open  flew, 

As  it  with  mighty  levers  had  been  tore  j 

And  forth  yiTewd,  as  on  the  readie  flore 

Of  fome  theatre,  a  grave  perfonage, 

That  in  his  hand  a  braunch  of  laurell  bore, 

With  comely  haveour  and  count'nance  fage, 
Yclad  in  coftly  garments,  fit  for  tragicke  ftage. 

IV. 
Proceeding  to  the  midft  he  ftil  did  (land, 

As  if  in  minde  he  fomewhat  had  to  fay, 

And  to  the  vulgare  beckning  with  his  hand, 

In  figne  of  filence,  as  to  heare  a  play, 

By  lively  actions  he  gan  bewray 

Some  argument  of  matter  paflioned  ; 

Which  doen,  he  backe  retyred  foft  away, 

And  paffing  by,  his  name  difcovered, 
Eafe,   on  his  robe  in  golden  letters  cyphered. 

V. 
The  noble  mayd  frill  {landing  all  this  vewd, 

And  merveild  at  his  ftraunge  intendiment : 

With  that  a  ioyous  fellowship  ifTewd 

Of  minftrales  making  goodly  meriment, 

With  wanton  bardes,  and  rymers  impudent  -3 

All  which  together  fong  full  chearefully 

A  lay  of  loves  delight  with  fweet  concent : 

After  whom  marcht  a  iolly  company, 
In  manner  of  a  mafke,  enranged  orderly. 

VI. 

The  whiles  a  moil  delitious  harmony 

In  full  ftraunge  notes  was  fweetly  heard  to  found, 

That  the  rare  fweetnefie  of  the  melody 

The  feeble  fences  wholy  did  confound, 

And  the  frayle  foule  in  deepe  delight  nigh  drownd  > 

And  when  it  ceail,  fhrill  trompets  lowd  did  bray, 

That  their  report  did  far  away  rebound  j 

And  when  they  cealt,  it  gan  againe  to  play  j 
The  whiles  the  maikers  marched  forth  in  trim  aray. 

VII.  The 


Cant.  xii.  FaeRv  Queene.  507 

VII. 

The  firfl  was  Fanfy,  like  a  lovely  boy 
Of  rare  afpect  and  beautie  without  peare, 

Matchable  either  to  that  ympe  of  Troy 

Whom  love  did  love  and  chofe  his  cup  to  beare  -f 

Or  that  fame  daintie  lad,  which  was  fo  deare 

To  great  Alcides;  that  whenas  he  dyde, 

He  wailed  womanlike  with  many  a  teare, 

And  every  wood  and  every  valley  wyde 
He  fild  with  Hylas  name  >  the  nymphes  eke  Hylas  cryde, 

VIII. 
His  garment  neither  was  of  filke  nor  fay, 

But  paynted  plumes  in  goodly  order  dight, 

Like  as  the  fun-burnt  Indians  do  aray 

Their  tawney  bodies  in  their  proudeft  plight : 

As  thofe  fame  plumes,  fo  feemd  he  vaine  and  light, 

That  by  his  gate  might  eaiily  appeare  j 

For  frill  he  far'd  as  dauncing  in  delight, 

And  in  his  hand  a  windy  fan  did  beare, 
That  in  the  ydle  ayre  he  mov'd  flill  here  and  theare. 

IX. 
And  him  befide  marcht  amorous  Defyre, 

Who  feemd  of  ryper  yeares  then  th'  other  fwayne, 

Yet  was  that  other  fwayne  this  elders  fyre, 

And  gave  him  being,  commune  to  them  twayne  : 

His  garment  was  difguyfed  very  vayne, 

And  his  embrodered  bonet  fat  awry : 

Twixt  both  his  hands  few  fparks  he  clofe  did  flrayne, 

Which  ftill  he  blew  and  kindled  bufily, 
That  foone  they  life  conceiv'd,  and  forth  in  flames  did  fly. 

X. 
Next  after  him  went  Doubt,  who  was  yclad 

In  a  difcolour'd  cote  of  ftraunge  difguyfe, 

That  at  his  backe  a  brode  capuccio  had, 

And  ileeves  dependaunt  Albanefe-wyfe  : 

He  lookt  afkew  with  his  miftruftfull  eyes, 

And  nycely  trode  as  thornes  lay  in  his  way, 

Or  that  the  flore  to  mrinke  he  did  avyfe, 

And  on  a  broken  reed  he  flill  did  flay 
His  feeble  fteps,  which  fhrunck  when  hard  thereon  he  lay. 

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XL 

With  him  went  Daunger,  cloth'd  in  ragged  weed 

Made  of  beares  fkin,  that  him  more  dreadfull  mado, 

Yet  his  owne  face  was  dreadfull,  ne  did  need 

Straunge  horrour  to  deforme  his  grieily  fhade  : 

A  net  in  th'  one  hand,  and  a  nifty  blade 

In  th'  other  was,  this  mifchiefe,  that  miihap  ; 

With  th'  one  his  foes  he  threatned  to  invade, 

With  th'  other  he  his  friends  ment  to  enwrap  ; 
For  whom  he  could  not  kill  he  practizd  to  entrap. 

XII. 
Next  him  was  Feare,  all  arm'd  from  top  to  toe, 

Yet  thought  himfelfe  not  fafe  enough  thereby, 

But  feard  each  fhadow  moving  to  or  froe,. 

And  his  owne  armes  when  glittering  he  did  fpy 

Or  claming  heard,  he  faft  away  did  fly  ; 

As  aflies  pale  of  hew,  and  winged  heeld  ; 

And  evermore  on  Daunger  fixt  his  eye, 

Gainft  whom  he  alwayes  bent  a  brafen  fhield, 
Which  his  right  hand  unarmed  fearefully  did  wield. 

XIII. 
With  him  went  Hope  in  rancke,  a  handfome  mayd, 

Of  chearefull  looke  and  lovely  to  behold  j. 

In  filken  famite  (he  was  light  arayd, 

And  her  fayre  lockes  were  woven  up  in  gold  : 

She  alway  fmyld,  and  in  her  hand  did  hold 

An  holy-water-fprinckle,  dipt  in  deowe, 

With  which  fhe  fprinckled  favours  manifold 

On  whom  fhe  lift,  and  did  great  liking  fheowe, 
Great  liking  unto  many,  but  true  love  to  feowe. 

XIV. 
And  after  them  DhTemblaunce  and  Sufpect 

Marcht  in  one  rancke,  yet  an  unequall  pairej.-. 

For  fhe  was  gentle  and  of  milde  afpedt, 

Courteous  to  all  and  feeming  debonaire, 

Goodly  adorned  and  exceeding  faire ; 

Yet  was  that  all  but  paynted  and  pourloynd, 

And  her  bright  browes  were  deckt  with  borrowed  haire  y. 

Her  deeds  were  forged,  and  her  words  falfe  coynd, 
And  alwaies  in  her  hand  two  clewes  of  iilke  fhe  twynd  : ; 

XV.  But 


Cant  xil         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  509 

XV. 

But  he  was  fowle,  ill  favoured,  and  grim, 

Under  his  eiebrowes  looking  ftill  afkaunce  j 

And  ever  as  DifTemblaunce  laught  on  him, 

He  lowrd  on  her  with  daungerous  eye-glaunce, 

Shewing  his  nature  in  his  countenaunce  j 

His  rolling  eies  did  never  reft  in  place, 

But  walkte  each  where  for  feare  of  hid  mifchaunce, 

Holding  a  lattis  ftill  before  his  face, 
Through  which  he  ftil  did  peep  as  forward  he  did  pace. 

XVI. 

Next  him  went  Griefe  and  Fury  matcht  yfere y 

Griefe  all  in  fable  forrowfully  clad, 

Downe  hanging  his  dull  head  with  heavy  chere, 

Yet  inly  being  more  then  feeming  fad  -, 

A  paire  of  pincers  in  his  hand  he  had, 

With  which  he  pinched  people  to  the  hart, 

That  from  thenceforth  a  wretched  life  they  ladd 

In  wilfull  languor  and  confuming  fmart,. 
Dying  each  day  with  inward  wounds  of  dolours  dart. 

XVIL 

But  Fury  was  full  ill  appareiled 

In  rags,  that  naked  nigh  (lie  did  appeare, 

With  ghaftly  looks  and  dreadfull  drerihed ; 

For  from  her  backe  her  garments  (he  did  teare, 

And  from  her  head  ofte  rent  her  fnarled  heare : 

In  her  right  hand  a  firebrand  fhee  did  tofTe 

About  her  head,  ftill  roming  here  and  there  ; 

As  a  difmayed  deare  in  chace  emboli 
Forgetfull  of  his  fafety  hath  his  right  way  loft. 

XVIII. 
After  them  went  Difpleafure  and  Pleafaunce, 

He  looking  lompifh  and  full  fullein  fad, 

And  hanging  downe  his  heavy  countenaunce  -,  : 

She  chearfull,  frefh,   and  full  of  ioyaunce  glad> 

As  if  no  forrow  me  ne  felt  ne  drad  j 

That  evill  matched  paire  they  feemd  to  bee  : 

An  angry  wafpe  th'  one  in  a  viall  had, 

Th*  other  in  hers  an  hony-lady  bee. 
Thus  marched  thefe  fix  couples  forth,  in  faire  degree. 

XIX.  After 


510  The  third  Booke  of  the 

XIX. 

After  all  thefe  there  marcht  a  mod  faire  dame, 

Led  of  two  gryflie  villeins,  th'  one  Defpight, 

The  other  clcped  Cruelty  by  name  : 

She  dolefull  lady,  like  a  dreary  fpright 

Cald  by  ftrong  charmes  out  of  tternall  night, 

Had  deathes  owne  ymage  figurd  in  her  face, 

Full  of  fad  fignes,  fearfull  to  living  fight  ; 

Yet  in  that  horror  fhewd  a  feemely  grace, 
And  with  her  feeble  feete  did  move  a  comely  pace." 

XX. 
Her  breft  all  naked,  as  nett  yvory 

Without  adorne  of  gold  or  filver  bright 

Wherewith  the  craftefman  wonts  it  beautify, 

Of  her  dew  honour  was  defpoyled  quight, 

And  a  wide  wound  therein  (o  ruefull  light !  ) 

Entrenched  deep  with  knyfe  accurfed  keene, 

Yet  freihly  bleeding  forth  her  fainting  fpright, 

(The  worke  of  cruell  hand)  was  to  be  feene, 
That  dyde  in  fanguine  red  her  fkin  all  fnowy  cleene  : 

XXI. 
At  that  wide  orifice  her  trembling  hart 

Was  drawne  forth,  and  in  filver  bafin  layd, 

Quite  through  transfixed  with  a  deadly  dart, 

And  in  her  blood  yet  fleeming  frefh  embayd  : 

And  thofe  two  villeins  (which  her  fteps  upftayd, 

When  her  weake  feete  could  fcarcely  her  fuftaine, 

And  fading  vitall  powres  gan  to  fade) 

Her  forward  ftiil  with  torture  did  conftraine, 
And  evermore  encreafed  her  confuming  paine. 

XXII. 

Next  after  her,  the  winged  god  himfelfe 

Came  riding  on  a  lion  ravenous, 

Taught  to  obay  the  menage  of  that  elfe, 

That  man  and  bead:  with  powre  imperious 

Subdeweth  to  his  kingdome  tyrannous  : 

His  blindfold  eies  he  bad  awhile  unbinde, 

That  his  proud  fpoile  of  that  fame  dolorous 

Faire  dame  he  might  behold  in  perfect  kinde, 
Which  feene,  he  much  reioyced  in  his  cruell  minde : 

XXIII.  Of 


Cant  xn.  Faery  Queene,  511 

XXIII. 

Of  which  ful  prowd,  himfelfe  uprearing  hye 

He  looked  round  about  with  flerne  difdayne, 

And  did  furvay  his  goodly  company  j 

And  marfhalling  the  evill-ordered  trayne, 

With  that  the  darts,  which  his  right  hand  did  flraine, 

Full  dreadfully  he  fliooke  that  all  did  quake, 

And  clapt  on  hye  his  coulourd  winges  twaine  ; 

That  all  his  many  it  affraide  did  make  : 
Tho  blinding  him  againe,  his  way  he  forth  did  take, 

XXIV. 
Behinde  him  was  Reproch,  Repentaunce,  Shame  ; 

Reproch  the  firfl,  Shame  next,  Repent  behinde  : 

Repentaunce  feeble,  forrowfull,  and  lame ; 

Reproch  defpightful,  carelerTe,  and  unkinde  j 

Shame  mofl  ill-favourd,  befliall,  and  blinde  : 

Shame  lowrd,  Repentaunce  fighd,  Reproch  did  fcould  : 

Reproch  fharpe  flings,  Repentaunce  whips  entwinde, 

Shame  burning  brond-yrons  in  her  hand  did  hold  : 
All  three  to  each  unlike,  yet  all  made  in  one  mould. 

XXV. 
And  after  them  a  rude  confufed  rout 

Of  perfons  flockt,  whofe  names  is  hard  to  read  : 

Emongfl  them  was  flerne  Strife,  and  Anger  flout, 

Unquiet  Care,  and  fond  Unthrifty  head, 

Lewd  LofTe  of  time,  and  Sorrow  feeming  dead, 

Inconflant  Chaunge,  and  falfe  Difloyalty, 

Confuming  Riotife,  and  guilty  Dread 

Of  heavenly  vengeaunce,  faint  Infirmity, 
Vile  Poverty,  and  laftly  Death  with  infamy. 

XXVI. 
There  were  full  many  moe  like  maladies, 

Whofe  names  and  natures  I  note  readen  well ; 

So  many  moe  as  there  be  phantafies 

In  wavering  wemens  witt,  that  none  can  tell, 

Or  paines  in  love,  or  punifhments  in  hell : 

All  which  difguized  marcht  in  mafking  wife 

About  the  camber  by  the  damozell, 

And  then  returned,  having  marched  thrife, 
Into  the  inner  rowme  from  whence  they  firfl  did  rife. 

XXVII.  So 


512  The  third  Booh  of  the 

XXVII. 

So  foone  as  they  were  in,  the  dore  ftreightway 
Faft  locked,  driven  with  that  ftormy  blaft 
Which  firft  it  opened,  and  bore  all  away. 
Then  the  brave  maid,  which  al  this  while  was  plaffc 
In  fecret  made  and  faw  both  firft  and  laft, 
Mewed  forth,  and  went  unto  the  dore 
To  enter  in,  but  fownd  it  locked  faft  : 
It  vaine  (he  thought  with  rigorous  uprore 

For  to  efforce,  when  charmes  had  clofed  it  afore. 

XXVIII. 

Where  force  might  not  availe,  there  Heights  and  art 
She  caft  to  ufe,  both  fltt  for  hard  emprize  : 
Forthy  from  that  fame  rowme  not  to  depart 
Till  morrow  next  fhee  did  herfelfe  avize, 
When  that  fame  mafke  againe  mould  forth  arize. 
The  morrowe  next  appeard  with  ioyous  cheare, 
Calling  men  to  their  daily  exercize, 
Then  (he,  as  morrow  frefh,  herfelfe  did  reare 

Out  of  her  fecret  ftand,  that  day  for  to  out-weare. 

XXIX. 

All  that  day  (he  out-wore  in  wandering, 
And  gazing  on  that  chambers  ornament, 
Till  that  againe  the  fecond  evening 
Her  covered  with  her  fable  veftiment, 
Wherewith  the  worlds  faire  beautie  fhe  hath  blent : 
Then  when  the  fecond  watch  was  almoft  paft, 
That  brafen  dore  flew  open,  and  in  went 
Bold  Britomart,  as  fhe  had  late  forecaft, 

Nether  of  ydle  fhowes  nor  of  falfe  charmes  aghaft. 

XXX. 

So  foone  as  fhe  was  entred,  rownd  about 
Shee  caft  her  eies  to  fee  what  was  become 
Of  all  thofe  perfons  which  fhe  faw  without: 
But  lo  !  they  ftreight  were  vanifht  all  and  fome, 
Ne  living  wight  fhe  faw  in  all  that  roome, 
Save  that  fame  woefull  lady,  both  whofe  hands 
Were  bounden  faft,  that  did  her  ill  become, 
And  her  fmall  wafte  girt  rownd  with  yron  bands 

Unto  a  brafen  pillour,  by  the  which  fhe  ftands. 


XXXI.  And 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Qoeene,  513 

XXXI. 

And  her  before  the  vile  enchaunter  fate, 

Figuring  flraunge  chara&ers  of  his  art ; 

With  living  blood  he  thofe  characters  wrate, 

Dreadfully  dropping  from  her  dying  hart, 

Seeming  transfixed  with  a  cruell  dart, 

And  all  perforce  to  make  her  him  to  love  : 

Ah !  who  can  love  the  worker  of  her  fmart  ? 

A  thousand  charmes  he  formerly  did  prove ; 
Yet  thoufand  charmes  could  not  her  fledfafl  hart  remove. 

XXXII. 
Soone  as  that  virgin  knight  he  faw  in  place, 

His  wicked  bookes  in  haft,  he  overthrew, 

Not  caring  his  long  labours  to  deface ; 

And  fiercely  running  to  that  lady  trew 

A  murdrous  knife  out  of  his  pocket  drew, 

The  which  he  thought  for  villeinous  defpight 

In  her  tormented  bodie  to  embrew  : 

But  the  flout  damzell  to  him  leaping  light 
His  curfed  hand  withheld,  and  maiflered  his  might. 

XXXIII. 

From  her,  to  whom  his  fury  firfl  he  ment, 

The  wicked  weapon  rafhly  he  did  wrefl, 

And  turning  to  herfelfe  his  fell  intent, 

Unwares  it  flrooke  into  her  fnowie  chefl, 

That  litle  drops  empurpled  her  faire  brefl. 

Exceeding  wroth  therewith  the  virgin  grew, 

Albe  the  wound  were  nothing  deepe  imprefl, 

And  fiercely  forth  her  mortall  blade  fhe  drew, 
To  give  him  the  reward  for  fuch  vile  outrage  dew. 

XXXIV. 
So  mightily  fhe  fmote  him,  that  to  ground 

He  fell  halfe  dead  j  next  flroke  him  mould  have  flaine, 

Had  not  the  lady,  which  by  him  flood  bound, 

Dernly  unto  him  called  to  abflaine 

From  doing  him  to  dy  ;  for  elfe  her  paine 

Should  be  remedilefie,  fith  none  but  hee 

Which  wrought  it  could  the  fame  recure  againe. 

Therewith  fhe  ftayd  her  hand,  loth  flayd  to  bee> 
For  life  fhe  him  envyde,  and  iong'd  revenge  to  fee  ; 

Vol.  I.  U  u  u  XXXV.  And 


5 14  The  third  JBooke  of  tht 

xxxv. 

And  to  him  faid,  Thou  'wicked  man,  whofe  meed 
For  fo  huge  mifchiefe  and  vile  villany 
Is  death,  or  if  that  ought  doe  death  exceed; 
Be  fur e  that  nought  mayfave  thee  from  to  dyt 
But  if  that  thou  this  dame  doe  prefently 
Rejlore  unto  her  health  and  former  fate  ; 
This  doe  and  live,  els  dye  undoubtedly. 
He  glad  of  life,  that  lookt  for  death  but  late, 

Did  yield  himfelfe  right  willing  to  prolong  his  date  : 

XXXVI. 

And  rifing  up  gan  flreight  to  over-looke 

Thofe  curfed  leaves,  his  charmes  back  to  reverfe  : 
Full  dreadfull  thinges  out  of  that  balefull  booke 
He  red,  and  meafur'd  many  a  fad  verfe, 
That  horrour  gan  the  virgins  hart  to  perfe, 
And  her  faire  locks  up  flared  ftiffe  on  end, 
Hearing  him  thofe  fame  bloody  lynes  reherfe  y 
And  all  the  while  he  red,  fhe  did  extend 

Her  fword  high  over  him,  if  ought  he  did  offend. 

XXXVII. 

Anon  fhe  gan  perceive  the  houfe  to  quake, 
And  all  the  dores  to  rattle  round  about  j 
Yet  all  that  did  not  her  difmaied  make, 
Nor  flack  her  threatfull  hand  for  daungers  dout. 
But  ftill  with  fledfaft  eye  and  courage  ftout 
Abode,  to  weet  what  end  would  come  of  all : 
At  laft  that  mightie  chaine,  which  round  about 
Her  tender  wafte  was  wound,  adowne  gan  fall,, 

And  that  great  brafen  pillour  broke  in  peeces  fmalL 

XXXVIII. 

The  cruell  fleele,  which  thrild  her  dying  hart, 
Fell  foftly  forth,  as  of  his  owne  accord  ; 
And  the  wyde  wound,  which  lately  did  difpart 
Her  bleeding  bred  and  riven  bowels  gor'd, 
Was  clofed  up,  as  it  had  not  beene  bor'd  $ 
And  every  part  to  fafety  full  fownd, 
As  fhe  were  never  hurt,  was  foone  reftord  : 
Tho  when  fhe  felt  herfelfe  to  be  unbownd, 

And  perfect  hole,  proflrate  fhe  fell  unto  the  growndj 


XXXIX.  Before 


Cant.  xiL         Faery  Queene.  51$ 

xxxix. 

Before  faire  Britomart  me  fell  proftrate, 

Saying,  Ah  !  noble  knight,  what  worthy  meede 

Can  wretched  lady,  quitt  from  wofull  fate, 

Tie  Id  you  in  lieu  of  this  your  gracious  deed? 

Tour  vertue  felfe  her  owne  reward  Jhall  breed, 

Even  immortal  pray fe  and  glory  wyde, 

Which  I  your  vajfall  by  your  prowejfe  freed 

Shall  through  the  world  make  to  be  notifyde. 
And  goodly  well  advaunce  that  goodly  well  was  tryde* 

XL. 

But  Britomart  uprearing  her  from  grownd 

Said,  Ge?itle  dame,  reward  enough  I  weene, 

For  many  labours  more  then  I  have  founds 

ffiis,  that  in  fafetie  now  I  have  you  feene, 

And  meane  of  your  deliverance  have  beene : 

Henceforth y  faire  lady,  comfort  to  you  take, 

And  put  away  remembrance  of  late  teene-, 

In/led  thereof  know  that  your  loving  make 
Hath  no  lejfe  griefe  endured  for  your  gentle  fake. 

XLI. 
She  much  was  cheard  to  heare  him  mentiond, 

Whom  of  all  living  wightes  me  loved  beft. 

Then  laid  the  noble  championefle  ftrong  hond 

Upon  th'  enchaunter  which  had  her  diftreffc 

So  fore,  and  with  foule  outrages  opprefl : 

With  that  great  chaine,  wherewith  not  long  ygoe 

He  bound  that  pitteous  [lady]  prifoner  now  releft, 

Himfelfe  fhe  bound,  more  worthy  to  be  fo, 
And  captive  with  her  led  to  wretchednefle  and  wo. 

XLII. 
Returning  back  thofe  goodly  rowmes,  which  erft 

She  faw  fo  rich   and  royally  arayd, 

Now  vanifht  utterly  and  cleane  fubverft. 

She  found,  and  all  their  glory  quite  decayd ; 

That  fight  of  fuch  a  chaunge  her  much  difmayd. 

Thenceforth  defcending  to  that  perlous  porch, 

Thofe  dreadfull  flames  flie  alfo  found  delayd 

And  quenched  quite  like  a  confumed  torch, 
That  erfl  all  entrers  wont  fo  cruelly  to  fcorch. 

U  u  u  2  XLIII,  More 


.  < 


516  The  third  Booke  of  the 

More  eafie  ifTew  now  then  entrance  late 

She  found  ;  for  now  the  fained-dreadful  flame, 

Which  chokt  the  porch  of  that  inchanted  gate 

And  paflage  bard  to  all  that  thither  came, 

Was  vanifht  quite,  as  it  were  not  the  fame, 

And  gave  her  leave  at  pleafure  forth  to  paffe. 

Th'  enchaunter  felfe,  which  all  that  fraud  did  frame 

To  have  efforft  the  love  of  that  faire  laffe, 

Seeing  his  worke  now  wafted,  deepe  ehgrieved  was. 

XLIV. 

But  when  the  victoreife  arrived  there, 

Where  late  /he  left  the  penfive  Scudamore 
With  her  own  trufty  fquire,  both  full  of  feare, 
Neither  of  them  me  found  where  fhe  them  lore : 
Thereat  her  noble  hart  was  ftonifht  fore  ; 
But  more  fair  Amoret,  whofe  gentle  fpright 
Now  gan  to  feede  on  hope,  which  me  before 
Conceived  had,  to  fee  her  own  deare  knight, 

Being  thereof  beguyld,  was  fild  with  new  affright. 

XLV. 

But  he  (fad  man)  when  he  had  long  in  drede 
Awayted  there  for  Britomarts  returne, 
Yet  faw  her  not,  nor  figne  of  her  good  fpeede, 
His  expectation  to  defpaire  did  turne, 
Mifdeeming  fure  that  her  thofc  flames  did  burne  -, 
And  therefore  gan  advize  with  her  old  fquire 
(Who  her  deare  nourflings  lofTe  no  leffe  did  mourne) 
Thence  to  depart  for  further  aide  t'inquire  : 

Where  let  them  wend  at  will,  whileft  here  I  doe  refpire, 


The 


The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


FAERY   QUEENE 


CONTAINING 


The  Legend  of  Cam b el  andTELAMOND, 
or  of  Friendship. 


i. 

H  E  rugged  forhead,  that  with  grave  forefight 
Welds  kingdomes  caufes  and  affairs  of  ftate, 
My  loofer  rimes,  I  wote,  doth  fharply  wite 
For  praiiing  love  as  I  have  done  of  late, 
And  magnifying  lovers  deare  debate, 
By  which  fraile  youth  is  oft  to  follie  led 
Through  falfe  allurement  of  that  pleafing  baite  ; 
That  better  were  in  vertues  difcipled, 
Then  with  vaine  poemes  weeds  to  have  their  fancies  fed. 

II. 
Such  ones  ill  iudge  of  love,  that  cannot  love 
Ne  in  their  frofen  hearts  feele  kindly  flame  : 
Forthy  they  ought  not  thing  unknowne  reprove, 
Ne  naturall  affection  faultleffe  blame 
For  fault  of  few  that  have  abusd  the  fame : 
For  it  of  honor  and  all  vertue  is 
The  roote,  and  brings  forth  glorious  flowres  of  fame, 
That  crowne  true  lovers  with  immortall  blis, 
The  meed  of  them  that  love,  and  do  not  live  amiffe, 


III.  Which 


5 1 S  tfhe  fourth  Booke  of  the 

ill. 

Which  whofo  lift  looke  backe  to  former  ages, 

And  call  to  count  the  things  that  then  were  donne; 
Shall  find  that  all  the  workes  of  thofe  wife  fages, 
And  brave  exploits  which  great  heroes  wonne, 
In  love  were  either  ended  or  begunne : 
Witnefle  the  father  of  philofophie, 
Which  to  his  Critias,  maded  oft  from  funne, 
Of  love  full  manie  leflbns  did  apply, 

The  which  thefe  Stoicke  cenfours  cannot  well  deny. 

IV. 

To  fuch  therefore  I  do  not  fing  at  all, 

But  to  that  facred  faint  my  foveraigne  queene, 
In  whofe  chaft  breft  all  bountie  naturall 
And  treafures  of  true  love  enlocked  beene, 
Bove  all  her  fexe  that  ever  yet  was  feene  j 
To  her  I  fing  of  love,  that  loveth  bell, 
And  beft  is  lov'd  of  all  alive  I  weene  j 
To  her  this  fong  moil  fitly  is  addreft, 

The  queene  of  love,  and  prince  of  peace  from  heaven  bleft, 

V. 

Which  that  me  may  the  better  deigne  to  heare, 
Do  thou,  dred  infant,  Venus  dearling  dove, 
From  her  high  fpirit  chafe  imperious  feare, 
And  ufe  of  awfull  maieftie  remove  : 
Infted  thereof  with  drops  of  melting  love 
Deawd  with  ambrofiall  kifles,  by  thee  gotten 
From  thy  fweete-fmyling  mother  from  above, 
Sprinckle  her  heart,  and  haughtie  courage  foften, 

That  me  may  hearke  to  love,  and  reade  this  lefTon  often. 


CANTO 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Queene.  519 


CANTO     I. 

Fay  re  Britomart  faves  Amoret : 

Duejfa  difcord  breedes 
TLwixt  Scudamour  and  Blandamour  ; 

their  fight  and  warlike  deeded 

I. 

OF  lovers  fad  calamities  of  old 
Full  many  piteous  ftories  doe  remaine, 
But  none  more  piteous  ever  was  ytold, 
Then  that  of  Amorets  hart-binding  chaine, 
And  this  of  Florimels  unworthie  paine  : 
The  deare  companion  of  whofe  bitter  fit 
My  foftned  heart  fo  forely  doth  conftraine, 
That  I  with  teares  full  oft  doe  pittie  it, 
And  oftentimes  doe  wifh  it  never  had  bene  writ. 

II. 

For  from  the  time  that  Scudamour  her  bought 

In  perilous  fight,  fhe  never  ioyed  day ; 

A  perilous  fight,  when  he  with  force  her  brought 

From  twentie  knights  that  did  him  all  affay  j 

Yet  fairely  well  he  did  them  all  difmay, 

And  with  great  glorie  both  the  fhield  of  love 

And  eke  the  ladie  felfe  he  brought  away  5 

Whom  having  wedded  as  did  him  behove, 
A  new  unknowen  mifchiefe  did  from  him  remove, 

III. 
For  that  fame  vile  enchauntour  Bufyran, 

The  very  felfe  fame  day  that  fhe  was  wedded, 

Amidfl  the  bridale  feaft,  whileft  every  man 

Surcharg'd  with  wine  were  heedleffe  and  ill-hedded. 

All  bent  to  mirth  before  the  bride  was  bedded, 

Brought  in  that  mafk  of  love  which  late  was  fhowen  5 

And  there  the  ladie  ill  of  friends  beftedded, 

By  way  of  fport,  as  oft  in  mafkes  is  knowen, 
Conveyed  quite  away  to  living  wight  unknowen. 

IV.  Seven 


520  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

Seven  moneths  he  fo  her  kept  in  bitter  fmart, 

Becauic  his  finfull  luft  me  would  not  ferve, 

Untill  uieh  time  as  noble  Britomart 

Reieafed  her,  that  elfe  was  like  to  fterve 

Through  cruell  knife  that  her  deare  heart  did  kervc  : 

And  now  me  is  with  her  upon  the  way, 

Marching  in  lovely  wife,  that  could  deferve 

No  fpot  of  blame,  though  fpite  did  oft  aflay 
To  blot  her  with  difhonor  of  fo  faire  a  pray. 

V. 

Yet  mould  it  be  a  pleafant  tale  to  tell 

The  diverfe  ufage  and  demeanure  daint, 

That  each  to  other  made,  as  oft  befell : 

For  Amoret  right  fearefull  was  and  faint, 

Left  me  with  blame  her  honor  mould  attaint, 

That  everie  word  did  tremble  as  me  fpake, 

And  everie  looke  was  coy  and  wondrous  quaint, 

And  everie  limbe  that  touched  her  did  quake ; 
Yet  could  me  not  but  curteous  countenance  to  her  make. 

VI. 
For  well  ihe  wift,  as  true  it  was  indeed, 

That  her  lives  lord  and  patrone  of  her  health 

Right  well  deferved,  as  his  duefull  meed, 

Her  love,  her  fervice,  and  her  utmoft  wealth  : 

All  is  his  iuftly  that  all  freely  dealth  : 

NathlerTe  her  honor  dearer  then  her  life 

She  fought  to  fave,  as  thing  referv'd  from  ftealth ; 

Die  had  flie  lever  with  enchanters  knife 
Then  to  be  falfe  in  love,  profeft  a  virgin  wife. 

VII. 
Thereto  her  feare  was  made  fo  much  the  greater 

Through  fine  abufion  of  that  Briton  mayd  ; 

Who  for  to  hide  her  fained  fex  the  better, 

And  malke  her  wounded  mind,  both  did  and  fayd 

Full  many  things  fo  doubtfull  to  be  wayd, 

That  well  me  wift  not  what  by  them  to  gerTe  : 

For  otherwhiles  to  her  fhe  purpos  made 

Of  love,  and  otherwhiles  of  luftfulneffe, 
That  much  ihe  feard  his  mind  would  grow  to  fome  excefte. 

VIII.  His 


Cant.i.  Faery  Q^ueene,  521 

VIII. 

His  will  fhe  feard,  for  him  fhe  furely  thought 

To  be  a  man,  fuch  as  indeed  he  feemed  ; 

And  much  the  more,  by  that  he  lately  wrought, 

When  her  from  deadly  thraldome  he  redeemed, 

For  which  no  fervice  fhe  too  much  efteemed ; 

Yet  dread  of  fhame  and  doubt  of  fowle  difhonor 

Made  her  not  yeeld  fo  much  as  due  fhe  deemed  : 

Yet  Britomart  attended  duly  on  her, 
As  well  became  a  knight,  and  did  to  her  all  honor. 

IX. 

It  fo  befell  one  evening  that  they  came 

Unto  a  caftell,  lodged  there  to  bee, 

Where  many  a  knight  and  many  a  lovely  dame 

Was  then  affembled  deeds  of  armes  to  fee  : 

Amongft  all  which  was  none  more  faire  then  fhee, 

That  many  of  them  mov'd  to  eye  her  fore  : 

The  cuftome  of  that  place  was  fuch,  that  hee 

Which  had  no  love  nor  lemman  there  in  ftore, 
Should  either  winne  him  one,  or  lye  without  the  dore. 

X. 

Amongft  the  reft  there  was  a  iolly  knight, 

Who  being  afked  for  his  love,  avow'd 

That  faireft  Amoret  was  his  by  right, 

And  orTred  that  to  iuftifie  alowd. 

The  warlike  virgine,  feeing  his  fo  prowd 

And  boaftfull  chalenge,  wexed  inlie  wroth, 

But  for  the  prefent  did  her  anger  lhrowd ; 

And  fayd  her  love  to  lofe  fhe  was  full  loth, 
But  either  he  mould  neither  of  them  have  or  both. 

XI. 
So  foorth  they  went,  and  both  together  giufled  j 

But  that  fame  younker  foone  was  over-throwne, 

And  made  repent,   that  he  had  rafhly  lufted 

For  thing  unlawfull,  that  was  not  his  owne : 

Yet  fince  he  feemed  valiant,  though  unknowne, 

She,  that  no  leffe  was  courteous  then  flout, 

Caft  how  to  falve,  that  both  the  cuftome  fhowne 

Were  kept,  and  yet  that  knight  not  locked  out ; 
That  feem'd  full  hard  t'accord  two  things  fo  far  in  dout. 

Vol.  I.  X  x  x  XII.  The 


522  The  fourth  Bookc  of  the 

XII. 

The  fenefchall  was  cal'd  to  deeme  the  right ; 
Whom  me  requir'd,  that  firft  fayre  Amoret 
Might  be  to  her  allow'd,  as  to  a  knight 
That  did  her  win  and  free  from  chalenge  fet  : 
Which  ftraight  to  her  was  yeelded  without  let. 
Then  fince  that  ftrange  knights  love  from  him  was  quitted, 
She  claim'd  that  to  herfelfe,  as  ladies  det, 
He  as  a  knight  might  iuftly  be  admitted  ; 
So  none  mould  be  out-fhut,  fith  all  of  loves  were  fitted. 

XIII. 
With  that  her  gliftring  helmet  (lie  unlaced  ; 

Which  doft,  her  golden  lockes  that  were  up-bound 
Still  in  a  knot  unto  her  heeles  downe  traced, 
And  like  a  iilken  veile  in  compafle  round 
About  her  backe  and  all  her  bodie  wound : 
Like  as  the  mining  fkie  in  fummers  night, 
What  time  the  dayes  with  fcorching  heat  abound, 
Is  creafted  all  with  lines  of  firie  light, 
That  it  prodigious  feemes  in  common  peoples  fight. 

XIV. 
Such  when  thofe  knights  and  ladies  all  about 
Beheld  her,  all  were  with  amazement  fmit, 
And  every  one  gan  grow  in  fecret  dout 
Of  this  and  that,  according  to  each  wit : 
Some  thought  that  fome  enchantment  faygned  it ; 
Some,  that  Bellona  in  that  warlike  wife 
To  them  appear'd,  with  fhield  and  armour  fit ; 
Some,  that  it  was  a  mafke  of  ftrange  difguife  : 
So  diverfely  each  one  did  fundrie  doubts  devife. 

XV. 
But  that  young  knight,  which  through  her  gentle  deed 
Was  to  that  goodly  fellowfhip  reftor'd, 
Ten  thoufand  thankes  did  yeeld  her  for  her  meed, 
And  doubly  over-commen  her  ador'd  : 
So  did  they  all  their  former  ftrife  accord  j 
And  eke  fayre  Amoret  now  freed  from  feare 
More  franke  affection  did  to  her  afford ; 
And  to  her  bed,  which  me  was  wont  forbeare, 
Now  freely  drew,  and  found  right  fafe  affurance  theare: 

XVI.  Where 


Cant.  r.  Faery  Qjj  bene. 


523 

XVI. 

Where  all  that  night  they  of  their  loves  did  treat, 

And  hard  adventures,  twixt  themfelves  alone, 

That  each  the  other  gan  with  pafTion  great 

And  griefe-full  pittie  privately  bemone. 

The  morow  next  fo  foone  as  Titan  fhone, 

They  both  uprofe,  and  to  their  waies  them  dight : 

Long  wandred  they,  yet  never  met  with  none 

That  to  their  willes  could  them  direct  aright, 
Or  to  them  tydings  tell  that  mote  their  harts  delight. 

XVII. 
Lo  thus  they  rode,  till  at  the  laft  they  fpide 

Two  armed  knights  that  toward  them  did  pace, 

And  ech  of  them  had  ryding  by  his  fide 

A  ladie,  feeming  in  fo  farre  a  fpace  ; 

But  ladies  none  they  were,  albee  in  face 

And  outward  mew  faire  femblance  they  did  beare  $ 

For  under  mafke  of  beautie  and  good  grace 

Vile  treafon  and  fowle  falfhood  hidden  were, 
That  mote  to  none  but  to  the  warie  wife  appeare. 

XVIII. 
The  one  of  them  the  falfe  Dueffa  hight, 

That  now  had  changed  her  former  wonted  hew : 

For  me  could  d'on  fo  manie  fhapes  in  fight, 

As  ever  could  cameleon  colours  new ; 

So  could  me  forge  all  colours,  fave  the  trew  : 

The  other  no  whit  better  was  then  fhee, 

But  that  fuch  as  fhe  was  me  plaine  did  fhew  -, 

Yet  otherwife  much  worfe,  if  worfe  might  bee, 
And  dayly  more  offenfive  unto  each  degree. 

XIX. 
Her  name  was  Ate,  mother  of  debate 

And  all  dhTention,  which  doth  dayly  grow 

Amongfl  fraile  men,  that  many  a  publike  ftate 

And  many  a  private  oft  doth  over-throw. 

Her  falfe  Dueffa,  who  full  well  did  know 
To  be  moft  fit  to  trouble  noble  knights 
Which  hunt  for  honor,  raifed  from  below 

Out  of  the  dwellings  of  the  damned  fprights, 
Where  me  in  darknes  waites  her  curfed  daies  and  nights. 

X  x  x  2  XX.  Hard 


524  tfbe  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XX, 

Hard  by  the  gates  of  hell  her  dwelling  is ; 

There,    whereas  all  the  plagues  and  harmes  abound 

Which  punifh  wicked  men  that  walke  amifTe  : 

It  is  a  darkibme  delve  farre  under  ground, 

With  thornes  and  barren  brakes  environd  round, 

That  none  the  fame  may  eafily  out-win  ; 

Yet  many  waies  to  enter  may  be  found, 

But  none  to  iflue  forth  when  one  is  in : 
For  difcord  harder  is  to  end  then  to  begin. 

XXI. 

And  all  within  the  riven  walls  were  hung 

With  ragged  monuments  of  times  fore-pail, 

All  which  the  fad  effects  of  difcord  fung : 

There  were  rent  robes  and  broken  fcepters  plait, 

Altars  defyld,    and  holy  things  defaft, 

Disfhivered  fpeares,    and  fhields  ytorne  in  twaine, 

Great  cities  ranfackt,  and  ftrong  caftles  raft, 

Nations  captived,  and  huge  armies  flaine  : 
Of  all  which  ruines  there  forne  relicks  did  remaine. 

XXII. 
There  was  the  figne  of  antique  Babylon, 

Of  fatall  Thebes,  of  Rome  that  raigned  long, 

Of  facred  Salem,  and  fad  Iliony 

For  memorie  of  which  on  high  there  hong 

The  golden  apple  (caufe  of  all  their  wrong) 

For  which  the  three  faire  goddeffes  did  ftrive  ~ 

There  alfo  was  the  name  of  Nimrod  ftrong, 

Of  Alexander,  and  his  princes  five, 
Which  fhar'd  to  them  the  fpoiles  that  he  had  got  alive  : 

XXIII. 
And  there  the  relicks  of  the  drunken  fray> 

The  which  amongft  the  Lapithees  befell  ^ 

And  of  the  bloodie  feaft,  which  fent  away 

So  many  centaures  drunken  foules  to  hell, 

That  under  great  Alcides  furie  fell ; 

And  of  the  dreadfull  difcord,  which  did  drive 

The  noble  Argonauts  to  outrage  fell, 

That  each  of  life  fought  others  to  deprive, 
All  mindlelTe  of  the  golden  fleece,  which  made  them  ftrive. 

XXIV.  And 


Cant.  i.  Fa  e  ry  Qju  bene.  $2$ 

XXIV. 

And  eke  of  private  perfons  many  moe, 

That  were  too  long  a  worke  to  count  them  all ; 

Some  of  fworne  friends,  that  did  their  faith  forgoe  • 

Some,  of  borne  brethren,  prov'd  unnaturall  j 

Some  of  deare  lovers,  foes  perpetual!  : 

Witnefle  their  broken  bandes  there  to  be  feene, 

Their  girlonds  rent,  their  bowres  defpoyled  all 5 

The  moniments  whereof  there  byding  beene, 
As  plaine  as  at  the  firffc  when  they  were  frefh  and  greene. 

XXV. 
Such  was  her  houfe  within  ;  but  all  without 

The  barren  ground  was  full  of  wicked  weedes, 

Which  (lie  herfelfe  had  fowen  all  about, 

Now  growen  great,  at  firft  of  little  feedes, 

The  feedes  of  evill  wordes  and  factious  deedes ; 

Which  when  to  ripen  erTe  due  they  growen  arre 

Bring  forth  an  infinite  increafe,  that  breedes 

Tumultuous  trouble  and  contentious  iarre 
The  which  moil  often  end  in  hloudfhed  and  in  warre. 

XXVI. 
And  thofe  fame  curfed  feedes  doe  alfo  ferve 

To  her  for  bread,  and  yeeld  her  living  food  : 

For  life  it  is  to  her,  when  others  fterve 

Through  mifchievous  debate  and  deadly  feood, 

That  fhe  may  fucke  their  life  and  drinke  their  blood, 

With  which  (he  from  her  childhood  had  bene  fed  : 

For  fhe  at  firfl:  was  borne  of  hellifh  brood, 

And  by  infernall  Furies  nourifhedj 
That  by  her  monftrous  fhape  might  eaiily  be  red. 

XXVII. 
Her  face  moil:  fowle  and  filthy  was  to  fee, 

With  fquinted  eyes  contrarie  wayes  intended, 

And  loathly  mouth,  unmeete  a  mouth  to  bee, 

That  nought  but  gall  and  venim  comprehended, 
And  wicked  wordes  thai  God  and  man  oiFended  : 

Her  lying  tongue  was  in  two  parts  divided, 

And  both  the  parts  did  fpeake,  and  both  contended  -, 

And  as  her  tongue,  fo  was  her  hart  difcided, 
That  never  thoght  one  thing,  but  doubly  ftil  was  guided. 

XXVIII.  Als 


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XXVIII. 

Als  as  flie  double  fpake,  fo  heard  fhe  double, 
With  matchlefle  eares  deformed  and  diftort, 
Fild  with  falfe  rumors  and  feditious  trouble, 
Bred  in  aflemblies  of  the  vulgar  fort, 
That  ftill  are  led  with  every  light  report : 
And  as  her  eares,   fo  eke  her  feet  were  odde, 
And  much  unlike;  th' one  long,  the  other  fhort, 
And  both  mifplaft  ;  that  when  th'  one  forward  yode, 
The  other  backe  retired  and  contrarie  trode. 

XXIX. 
Likewife  unequall  were  her  handes  twaine  ; 
That  one  did  reach,  the  other  pufht  away ; 
That  one  did  make,  the  other  mard  againe, 
And  fought  to  bring  all  things  unto  decay ; 
Whereby  great  riches,  gathered  manie  a  day, 
She  in  fhort  fpace  did  often  bring  to  nought, 
And  their  poffeffours  often  did  difmay  : 
For  all  her  ftudie  was  and  all  her  thought 
How  fhe  might  overthrow  the  things  that  Concord  wrought. 

XXX. 
So  much  her  malice  did  her  might  furpas, 

That  even  th'  Almightie  felfe  fhe  did  maligne, 
Bccaufe  to  man  fo  mercifull  he  was, 
And  unto  all  his  creatures  fo  benigne, 
Sith  flie  herfelfe  was  of  his  grace  indigne : 
For  all  this  worlds  faire  workmanlhip  fhe  tride 
Unto  his  laft  confufion  to  bring, 
And  that  great  golden  chaine  quite  to  divide, 
With  which  it  blefled  Concord  hath  together  tide. 

XXXI. 
Such  was  that  hag,  which  with  DuefTa  roade  ; 
And  ferving  her  in  her  malitious  ufe 
To  hurt  good  knights,  was,  as  it  were,  her  baude 
To  fell  her  borrowed  beautie  to  abufe  : 
For  though  like  withered  tree,   that  wanteth  iuyce, 
She  old  and  crooked  were,  yet  now  of  late 
As  frefh  and  fragrant  as  the  fioure-deluce 
She  was  become,  by  chaunge  of  her  eflate, 
And  made  full  goodly  ioyance  to  her  new-found  mate  : 

XXXII.  Pier 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Qjj  eene.  527 

XXXII. 

Her  mate,  he  was  a  iollle  youthfull  knight 

That  bore  great  fway  in  armes  and  chivalrie, 

And  was  indeed  a  man  of  mickle  might ; 

His  name  was  Blandamour,  that  did  defcrie 

His  fickle  mind  full  of  inconftancie  : 

And  now  himfelfe  he  fitted  had  ri^ht  well 

With  two  companions  of  like  qualitie, 

FaithlefTe  Dueila,  and  falfe  Paridjell, 
That  whether  were  more  falfe,  full  hard  it  is  to  tell, 

XXXIII. 
Now  when  this  gallant  with  his  goodly  crew 

From  farre  efpide  the  famous  Britomart, 

Like  knight  adventurous  in  outward  vew, 

With  his  faire  paragon  (his  conquefts  part) 

Approching  nigh,  eftfoones  his  wanton  hart 

Was  tickled  with  delight,  and  iefting  fayd  ; 

Lo  there,  fir  Pari  del,  for  your  dfart, 

Good  lucke  prefents  you  with  yond  lovely  mayd, 
For  pi  tie  that  ye  want  a  fellow  for  your  ayd. 

XXXIV. 
By  that  the  lovely  paire  drew  nigh  to  hond  : 

Whom  whenas  Paridel  more  plaine  beheld, 

Albee  in  heart  he  like  affection  fond, 

Yet  mindfull  how  he  late  by  one  was  feld 

That  did  thofe  armes  and  that  fame  fcutchion  weld, 

He  had  fmall  luft  to  buy  his  love  fo  deare, 

But  anfwerd,  Sir,  him  wife  I  never  held, 

That  having  once  efcaped  perill  neare, 
Would  afterwards  afrcfh  the  Jleeping  evill  re  are. 

XXXV. 

'this  knight  too  late  his  manhood  and  his  might 

I  did  affay,  that  me  right  dearely  coft  ; 

Ne  lift  I  for  revenge  provoke  new  fight, 

Nefor  light  ladies  love,  that  foone  is  loft. 

The  hot-fpurre  youth  fo  fcorning  to  be  croft, 

Take  then  to  you  this  dame  of  mine,  quoth  hee, 

And  I  without  your  perill  or  your  coft 

Will  chalenge  yond  fame  other  for  my  fee. 
So  forth  he  fiercely  prickt,  that  one  him  fcarce  could  fee. 

XXXVI.  The 


528  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


xxxvi. 

The  warlike  Britonefle  her  foone  addreft, 

And  with  fuch  uncouth  welcome  did  receave 

Her  fayned  paramour,  her  forced  gueft, 

That  being  forft  his  faddle  foone  to  leave, 

Himfelfe  he  did  of  his  new  love  deceave ; 

And  made  himfelfe  th'  enfample  of  his  follie  : 

Which  done,  fhe  parTed  forth  not  taking  leave, 

And  left  him  now  as  fad  as  whilome  iollie, 
Well  warned  to  beware  with  whom  he  dar'd  to  dallie. 

XXXVII. 
Which  when  his  other  companie  beheld, 

They  to  his  fuccour  ran  with  readie  ayd  j 

And  finding  him  unable  once  to  weld, 

They  reared  him  on  horfe-backe,  and  upftayd, 

Till  on  his  way  they  had  him  forth  convayd  : 
And  all  the  way  with  wondrous  griefe  of  mynd 
And  ihame,  he  fhewd  himfelfe  to  be  difmayd 
More  for  the  love  which  he  had  left  behynd, 
Then  that  which  he  had  to  fir  Paridel  refynd. 

XXXVIII. 

NathleiTe  he  forth  did  march  well  as  he  might, 

And  made  good  femblance  to  his  companie, 

Diflembling  his  difeafe  and  evill  plight  : 

Till  that  ere  long  they  chaunced  to  efpie 

Two  other  knights,  that  towards  them  did  ply 

With  fpeedie  courfe,  as  bent  to  charge  them  new  : 

Whom  whenas  Blandamour  approching  nie 

Perceiv'd  to  be  fuch  as  they  feemd  in  vew, 
He  was  full  wo,  and  gan  his  former  griefe  renew. 

XXXIX. 

For  th'  one  of  them  he  perfectly  defcride 

To  be  fir  Scudamour,  by  that  he  bore 

The  god  of  love,  with  wings  difplayed  wide  j 

Whom  mortally  he  hated  evermore, 

Both  for  his  worth,  that  all  men  did  adore, 

And  eke  becaufe  his  love  he  wonne  by  right : 

Which  when  he  thought,  it  grieved  him  full  fore, 

That  through  the  brufes  of  his  former  fight, 
He  now  unable  was  to  wreake  his  old  defpight. 

XL.  For  thy 


I 


Cant.  i.  Faery  Q^ueene,  529 

XL. 

Forthy  he  thus  to  Paridel  befpake, 

Fair e  fir,  of  friend/hip  let  me  now  you  pray , 
That  as  I  late  adventured  for  your  fake 
The  hurts  whereof  me  nowfro?n  battel/ fay, 
Te  will  ?ne  now  with  like  good  turne  repay. 
And  iufife  my  caufe  on  yonder  knight. 
Ah  I  fir,  faid  Paridel,  do  not  difmay 
Tourfelfefor  this  -,  myfelfe  will  for  you  fight, 
As  ye  have  done  for  me  :  the  left  ha?id  rubs  the  right. 

XLI. 

With  that  he  put  his  fpurres  unto  his  freed, 

With  fpeare  in  reft,  and  toward  him  did  fare, 

Like  fhaft  out  of  a  bow  preventing  fpeed. 

But  Scudamour  was  fhortly  well  aware 

Of  his  approch,  and  gan  himfelfe  prepare 

Him  to  receive  with  entertainment  meete. 

So  furioufly  they  met,  that  either  bare 

The  other  downe  under  their  horfes  feete, 
That  what  of  them  became  themfelves  did  fcarfly  weete. 

XLII. 

As  when  two  billowes  in  the  Irifh  fowndes, 

Forcibly  driven  with  contrarie  tydes, 

Do  meete  together,  each  abacke  rebowndes 

"With  roaring  rage  j  and  darning  on  all  fides, 

That  filleth  all  the  fea  with  fome,  divydes 

The  doubtfull  current  into  divers  wayes  : 

So  fell  thofe  two  in  fpight  of  both  their  prydes; 

But  Scudamour  himfelfe  did  foone  uprayfe, 
And  mounting  light  his  foe  for  lying  long  upbrayes : 

XLIII. 
Who  rolled  on  an  heaps  lay  ftill  in  fwound, 

All  carelefle  of  his  taunt  ^nd  bitter  rayle  ; 

Till  that  the  reft  him  feeing  lie  on  ground 

Ran  haftily,  to  weete  what  did  him  ayle  : 

Where  finding  that  the  breath  gan  him  to  fayle, 

With  bufie  care  they  ftrove  him  to  awake, 

And  doft  his  helmet,  and  undid  his  mayle  : 

So  much  they  did,  that  at  the  lait  they  brake 
His  flomber,  yet  fo  mazed  that  he  nothing  fpake. 

Vol.  I.  Y  y  y  XLIV.  Which 


5  30  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

Which  whenas  Blandamour  beheld,  he  fayd, 

Falfefaitour  Scud  amour,  that  haft  by  flight 

Aral  joule  advantage  this  good  knight  difmayd, 

A  hiight  much  better  then  thyfelfe  behight, 

Wellfalles  it  thee  that  I  am  not  in  plight 

This  day,  to  wreake  the  dammage  by  thee  donne  : 

Such  is  thy  wont,  that  jlill  when  any  knight 

Is  weakned,  then  thou  doeft  him  over-ronne  : 
So  haft  thou  to  thyfelfe  falfe  honour  often  wonne. 

XLV. 

He  little  anfwer'd,  but  in  manly  heart 

His  mightie  indignation  did  forbeare; 

Which  was  not  yet  fo  fecret,   but  fome  part 

Thereof  did  in  his  frouning  face  appearo : 

Like  as  a  gloomie  cloud,  the  which  doth  bearc 

An  hideous  ftorme,  is  by  the  northerne  blaft 

Quite  over-blowne,  yet  doth  not  parTe  fo  cleare. 

But  that  it  all  the  fkie  doth  over-can: 
With  darknes  dred,  and  threatens  all  the  world  to  waft. 

XLVI. 
Ah  !  gentle  knight,  then  falfe  DueiTa  fayd, 

Why  do  ye  ft  rive  for  ladies  love  fo  fore, 

Whofe  chief e  deftre  is  love  and  friendly  aid 

Mongjl  gentle  knights  to  nourifh  evermore  ? 

Ne  be  ye  wroth,  fir  Scudamour,  therefore, 

That  fie  your  love  lift  love  a?jother  knight, 

Ne  do  yourfelfe  diftike  a  whit  the  more  ; 

For  love  is  free,  a?td  led  with  felfe-delight, 
Ne  will  enforced  be  with  maifterdo?ne  or  might* 

XL  VII. 

So  falfe  Dueffa  :  but  vile  Ate  thus  -, 

Boihfoolifto  knights,  I  can  but  laugh  at  both, 

That  ft  rive  andftorme  withftirre  outrageous 

For  her,  that  each  of  you  alike  doth  loth, 

And  loves  another,  with  whom  now  fhe  goth 

In  lovely  wife,  and  fleepes,  and  f ports,  and  play es  ; 

Whileft  both  you  here  with  ma?iy  a  curfed  oth 

Swear  e  fee  is  yours,  and  ft ir  re  up  bloudie  frayes, 
To  win  a  willow  bough,  whileft  other  weares  the  bayes. 

XL VIII.  Vile 


Cant.  r.  Faery  Queene.         l       531 

XL  VIII. 

Vile  hag,  fayd  Scudamour,  why  dofl  thou  lye, 

And  falfly  Jeekjl  a  vertuous  wight  to  foamed 

Fond  knight :,  fayd  fhe,  the  thing  that  with  this  eye 

If  aw,  why  jhould  I  doubt  to  tell  the  fame  ? 

Then  tell,  quoth  Blandamour,  and  feare  no  blame, 

'Tell  what  thou  Jaw  Jl  maidgrc  whofo  it  heares. 

I  faw,  quoth  (lie,  ajlranger  knight,  whofe  name 

Iwote  not  well,  but  in  his  Jhield  he  beares 
(That  well  Iwote)  the  heads  of  many  broken  fpeares ; 

XLIX. 

If  aw  him  have  your  Amoret  at  will, 

I  faw  him  kijfe,  Ifaw  him  her  embrace. 

If  aw  himfleepe  with  her  all  night  his  fill, 

All  manie  nights,  and  manie  by  in  place 

That  pre fent  were  to  tejlijie  the  cafe. 

Which  whenas  Scudamour  did  heare,  his  heart 

Was  thrild  with  inward  griefe,  as  when  in  chace 

The  Parthian  ftrikes  a  flag  with  fhivering  dart, 
The  beaft  aftonifht  flands  in  middefl  of  his  fmarU 

L. 
So  flood  fir  Scudamour  when  this  he  heard ; 

Ne  word  he  had  to  fpeake  for  great  difmay, 

But  lookt  on  Glauce  grim,  who  woxe  afeard 

Of  outrage  for  the  words  which  me  heard  fay, 

Albee  untrue  fhe  win:  them  by  affay. 

But  Blandamour,  whenas  he  did  efpie 

His  chaunge  of  cheere  that  anguifh  did  bewray, 

He  woxe  full  blithe,  as  he  had  got  thereby, 
And  gan  thereat  to  triumph  without  victorie. 

LI. 
Lo,  recreant,  fayd  he,  the  fruitleffe  end 

Of  thy  vaine  boaft,  andfpoile  of  love  mifgotten, 

Whereby  the  name  of  knight-hood  thou  dojlfhend, 

And  all  true  lovers  with  dijhonor  blotten : 

All  things  not  rooted  well,  willfoone  be  rotten* 

Fy,  fy,  falfe  knight,  then  falfe  DuefTa  cryde, 

Unworthy  life,  that  love  with  guile  hafi  gotten ; 

Be  thou,  whereever  thou  do  go  or  ryde, 
Loathed  of  ladies  all,  and  of  all  knights  defyde. 

Y  y  y  2  LII.  But 


5  3  2  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

LIL 

But  Scudamour,  for  paffing  great  defpight, 
Staid  not  to  anfwer  ;  fcarcely  did  refraine, 
But  that  in  all  thofe  knights  and  ladies  fight 
He  for  revenge  had  guiltlcfle  Glauce  flaine  : 
But  being  part,  he  thus  began  amaine  ; 
JFa/fe  trait  our  f quire,  falfe  /qui re  of  falfejl  knight, 
Why  doth  mine  hand  from  thine  avenge  abjiaine, 
Whofe  lord  hath  done  my  love  this  foule  defpight- 

Why  do  I  not  it  wreake  on  thee  now  in  my  might  ? 

LIIL 

Difcourteous,  di/loyall  Britomart, 

Untrue  to  God,  and  unto  man  uniufl, 

What  vengeance  due  can  equal  I  thy  dejarf, 

That  haft  with  fiamefdl fpot  of  finfull  luft 

Defied  the  pledge  committed  to  thy  truft  ? 

Let  ugly  fame  and  endlefe  infamy 

Colour  thy  name  with  foule  reproaches  ruft. 

Yet  thou,  falfe  f quire,  his  fault  fialt  dear e  a  by  ? 
And  with  thy  punijhment  his  penance  Jhalt  f apply. 

LIV. 

The  aged  dame  him  feeing  fo  enraged 

Was  dead  with  feare  ;  nathlefie  as  neede  required 
His  flaming  furie  fought  to  have  afiuaged 
With  fober  words,  that  fufTerance  defired, 
Till  time  the  tryall  of  her  truth  expyred ; 
And  evermore  fought  Britomart  to  cleare  : 
But  he  the  more  with  furious  rage  was  fyred, 
And  thrife  his  hand  to  kill  her  did  upreare, 

And  thrife  he  drew  it  backe :  fo  did  at  laft  forbeare. 


C  A  N  T  O 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Qju  eene,  533 


CANTO    11. 

Blandamcur  whines  faJfe  Florimell t 

Paridellfor  herjlrives ; 
They  are  accorded:  Agape 

Doth  lengthen  her  fonnes  lives. 

I. 

MREBRAND  of  hell  firft  tynd  in  Phlegeton 
By  thoufand  Furies,  and  from  thence  out-throwen 

Into  this  world  to  worke  confufion, 

And  fet  it  all  on  fire  by  force  unknowen, 

Is  wicked  Difcord  ;  whofe  fmall  fparkes  once  blowcn 

None  but  a  god  or  godlike  man  can  flake  : 

Such  as  was  Orpheus,  that  when  flrife  was  growen 

Amongft  thofe  famous  ympes  of  Greece,  did  take 
His  filver  harpe  in  hand,  and  fhortly  friends  them  make  : 

II. 
Or  fuch  as  that  celefliall  pfalmift  was, 

That  when  the  wicked  feend  his  lord  tormented, 

V/ith  heavenly  notes,   that  did  ail  other  pas, 

The  outrage  of  his  furious  fit  relented. 

Such  muficke  is  wife  words  with  time  concented, 

To  moderate  ftiffe  mindes  difposd  to  fhive  : 

Such  as  that  prudent  Romane  well  invented ; 

What  time  his  people  into  partes  did  rive, 
Them  reconcyld  againe,  and  to  their  homes  did  drive, 

III. 
Such  us'd  wife  Glauce  to  that  wrathful  knight, 

To  calme  the  tempeft  of  his  troubled  thought : 

Yet  Blandamour,  with  termes  of  foule  defpight, 

And  Paridt  11  her  fcornd,  and  fet  at  nought, 

As  old  and  crooked  and  not  good  for  ought  : 

Bodi  they  unwife  and  warelelfe  of  the  eviil 

That  by  themfelves  unto  themfelves  is  wrought, 

Through  that  falfe  witch,  and  that  foule  aged  drevillj 
The  one  a  feend,  the  other  an  incarnate  devill. 

IV.  With 


j  3  4  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

With  whom  as  they  thus  rode  accompanide, 

They  were  encountred  of  a  luftie  knight, 

That  had  a  goodly  ladie  by  his  fide, 

To  whom  he  made  great  dalliance  and  delight : 

It  was  to  weet  the  bold  fir  Ferraugh  hight, 

He  that  from  Sraggadocchio  whilome  reft 

The  fnowy  Florimell,  whofe  beautie  bright 

Made  him  feeme  happie  for  fo  glorious  theft ; 
Yet  was  it  in  due  triall  but  a  wandring  weft. 

V. 
Which  whenas  Blandamour  (whofe  fancie  light 

Was  alwaies  flitting,  as  the  wavering  wind, 

After  each  beautie  that  appeard  in  fight) 

Beheld,  eftfoones  it  prickt  his  wanton  mind 

With  fting  of  luft,  that  reafons  eye  did  blind, 

That  to  fir  Paridell  thefe  words  he  fent ; 

Sir  knight,  why  ride  ye  'dumpijh  thus  behind, 

Since  fo  good  fortune  doth  to  you  prefent 
So  fay  re  afpoyle,  to  make  you  ioyous  ?neriment? 

VI. 
But  Paridell,  that  had  too  late  a  tryall 

Of  the  bad  ifTue  of  his  counfell  vaine, 

Lift  not  to  hearke,  but  made  this  faire  denyall  j 

Lafl  turne  was  mine,  well  proved  to  my  paine ; 

This  now  be  yours,  God  fend  you  better  gaine. 

Whofe  fcoffed  words  he  taking  halfe  in  fcorne, 

Fiercely  forth  prickt  his  fleed  as  in  difdaine 

Againft  that  knight,  ere  he  him  well  could  torne  ; 
By  meanes  whereof  he  hath  him  lightly  over-borne. 

VII. 
Who  with  the  fudden  ilroke  afloniiht  fore 

Upon  the  ground  a  while  in  flomber  lay ; 

The  whiles  his  love  away  the  other  bore, 

And  mewing  her,  did  Paridell  upbray  ; 

Lo,  fluggiflo  knight,  the  viclors  happie  pray  : 

So  fortune  friends  the  bold,    whom  Paridell 

Seeing  fo  faire  indeede,  as  he  did  fay, 

His  hart  with  fecret  envie  gan  to  fwell, 
And  inly  grudge  at  him,  that  he  had  fped  fo  well. 

VIII.  Nathlefle 


Cant.  n.  Faery  Qu e e n e.  53; 

VIII. 

NathleiTe  proud  man  himfelfe  the  other  deemed, 

Having  fo  peerelefTe  paragon  ygot : 

For  fure  the  fayreft  Florimell  him  feemed 

To  him  was  fallen  for  his  happie  lot, 

Whofe  like  alive  on  earth  he  weened  not  : 

Therefore  he  her  did  court,  did  ferve,  did  wooe, 

With  humbleft  fuit  that  he  imagine  mot, 

And  all  things  did  devife,  and  all  things  dooe, 
That  might  her  love  prepare,  and  liking  win  theretoo. 

IX. 
She  in  regard  thereof  him  recompenfl 

With  golden  words,  and  goodly  countenance, 

And  fuch  fond  favours  fparingly  difpenft. ; 

Sometimes  him  bleffing  with  a  light  eye-glance, 

And  coy  lookes  tempring  with  loofe  dalliance  -, 

Sometimes  eftranging  him  in  fterner  wife, 

That  having  can:  him  in  a  foolifh  trance, 

He  feemed  brought  to  bed  in  paradife, 
And  prov'd  himfelfe  moil  foole  in  what  he  feem'd  moft  wife* 

X. 
So  great  a  miftrefle  of  her  art  me  was, 

And  perfectly  practiz'd  in  womans  craft, 

That  though  therein  himfelfe  he  thought  to  pas, 

And  by  his  falfe  allurements  wylie  draft 

Had  thoufand  women  of  their  love  beraft, 

Yet  now  he  was  fuipriz'd  :  for  that  falfe  fpright, 

Which  that  fame  witch  had  in  this  forme  engraft, 

Was  fo  expert  in  every  fubtile  flight, 
That  it  could  over-reach  the  wifeft  earthly  wight. 

XL 
Yet  he  to  her  did  dayly  fervice  more, 

And  dayly  more  deceived  was  thereby > 

Yet  Parideli  him  envied  therefore, 

As  feeming  plaft  in  fole  felicity  : 

So  blind  is  luft  falfe  colours  to  defcry. 

But  Ate  foone  difcovering  his  defire, 

And  finding  now  fit  opportunity 

To  ftirre  up  ftrife  twixt  love  and  fpight  and  ire9 

Did  privily  put  coles  unto  his  fecret  fire. 

r       '  r  XII.  By 


536  *The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XII. 
By  fundry  meanes  thereto  me  prickt  him  forth, 

Now  with  remembrance  of  thofe  fpightfull  fpeaches, 

Now  with  opinion  of  his  owne  more  worth, 

Now  with  recounting  of  like  former  breaches 

Made  in  their  friendihip,  as  that  hag  him  teaches : 

And  ever  when  his  paflion  is  allayd, 

She  it  revives,  and  new  occafion  reaches  : 

That  on  a  time  as  they  together  way'd, 
He  made  him  open  chalenge,  and  thus  boldly  fayd, 

XIII. 
Too  boaftfull  Blandamour,  too  long  I  beare 

The  open  wrongs  thou  doefi  ?ne  day  by  day  -, 

Well  know  ft  thou  when  we  friendjhip  firft  didjweare, 

The  covenant  was,  that  every  fpoyle  or  pray 

Should  equally  be  par d  betwixt  us  tway  : 

Where  is  my  part  then  of  this  ladie  bright \ 

Whom  to  thyfelfe  thou  takeft  quite  away  ? 

Render  therefore  therein  to  me  my  right, 
Or  an/were  for  thy  wrong  as  ftjall fall  out  inftght. 

XIV. 
Exceeding  wroth  thereat  was  Blandamour, 

And  gan  this  bitter  anfwere  to  him  make  j 

Toofocliftd  Pari  dell,  that  fay  reft  flour  e 

Wouldft  gather  faine,  and  yet  no  paines  wouldfi  take  : 

But  not  fo  eafie  will  I  her  f offtake ; 

This  hand  her  wonne,  this  hand  ftjall  her  defend. 

With  that  they  gan  their  fliivering  fpeares  to  fhake, 

And  deadly  points  at  eithers  breafl  to  bend, 
Forge tfull  each  to  have  been  ever  others  frend. 

XV. 
Their  fine  fteedes  with  fo  untamed  forfe 

Did  beare  them  both  to  fell  avenges  end, 

That  both  their  fpeares  with  pitileffe  remorfe 

Through  fhield  and  mayle  and  haberieon  did  wend, 

And  in  their  flefli  a  grieily  pafTage  rend, 

That  with  the  furie  of  their  owne  afFret 

Each  other  horfe  and  man  to  ground  did  fend  j 

Where  lying  frill  awhile  both  did  forget 
The  perilous  prefent  ftownd  in  which  their  lives  were  f^t. 

XVI.  As 


Cant,  n.  Faery  Queene.  537 

XVI. 

As  when  two  warlike  brigandines  at  fea, 

With  murdrous  weapons  arm'd  to  cruell  fight, 

Do  meete  together  on  the  watry  lea, 

They  ftemme  ech  other  with  fo  fell  defpight, 

That  with  the  fhocke  of  their  owne  heedlefle  might 

Their  wooden  ribs  are  fhaken  nigh  afonder : 

They  which  from  more  behold  the  dreadfull  fight 

Of  flaming  fire,  and  heare  the  ordenancc  thonder, 
Do  greatly  fland  amaz'd  at  fuch  unwonted  wonder. 

XVII. 

At  length  they  both  upftarted  in  amaze, 

As  men  awaked  rafhly  out  of  dreme, 

And  round  about  themfelves  awhile  did  gaze* 

Till  feeing  her,   that  Florimell  did  feme, 

In  doubt  to  whom  fhe  victorie  mould  deeme, 

Therewith  their  dulled  fprights  they  edgd  anew, 

And  drawing  both  their  fwords  with  rage  extreme, 

Like  two  mad  maftiffes,  each  on  other  flew, 
And  fhields  did  mare,  and  mailes  did  rafli,  and  helmes  die' 

XVIII. 

So  furioufly  each  other  did  aflayle, 

As  if  their  foules  they  would  attonce  have  rent 

Out  of  their  brefts,  that  flreames  of  bloud  did  rayle 

Adowne,  as  if  their  iprings  of  life  were  fpent ) 

That  all  the  ground  with  purple  bloud  was  fprent, 

And  all  their  armours  ftaynd  with  bloudie  gore  ; 

Yet  fcarcely  once  to  breath  would  they  relent, 

So  mortall  was  their  malice  and  fo  fore 
Become  of  fayned  friendfhip  which  they  vow'd  afore. 

XIX, 
And  that  which  is  for  ladies  moft  befitting, 

To  ftint  all  ftrife,  and  fofter  friendly  peace, 

Was  from  thofe  dames  fo  farre  and  fo  unfitting, 

As  that  inftead  of  praying  them  furceafe 

They  did  much  more  their  cruelty  encreafe, 

Bidding  them  fight  for  honour  of  their  love, 

And  rather  die  then  ladies  caufe  releafe  : 

With  which  vaine  termes  fo  much  they  did  them  move. 
That  both  refolv'd  the  laft  extremities  to  prove. 

Vol.  I.  Z  z  z  XX.  There 


5  3  S  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

There  they  (I  weene)  would  fight  untill  this  day, 
Had  not  a  fquire,  even  he  the  Squire  of  dames, 
By  great  adventure  travelled  that  way ; 
Who  feeing  both  bent  to  fo  bloudy  games, 
And  both  of  old  well  knowing  by  their  names, 
Drew  nieh,  to  weete  the  caufe  of  their  debate  : 
And  firft  laide  on  thofe  ladies  thoufand  blames, 
That  did  not  feeke  t'appeafe  their  deadly  hate, 

But  gazed  on  their  harmes,  not  pittying  their  eftate  : 

XXI. 

And  then  thofe  knights  he  humbly  did  befeech 
To  flay  their  hands,  till  he  awhile  had  fpoken  : 
Who  lookt  a  little  up  at  that  his  fpeech, 
Yet  would  not  let  their  battell  fo  be  broken, 
Both  greedie  fiers  on  other  to  be  wroken. 
Yet  he  to  them  fo  earneftly  did  call, 
And  them  coniur'd  by  fome  well  knowen  token, 
That  they  at  laft  their  wrothfull  hands  let  fall, 

Content  to  heare  him  fpeake,  and  glad  to  reft  withalh 

XXII. 

Firft  he  defir'd  their  caufe  of  ftrife  to  fee  : 
They  faid,  it  was  for  love  of  Florimell. 
Ah  !  gentle  knights*  quoth  he,  how  may  that  bee, 
And  fie  fo  farre  aflray,  as  none  can  tell? 
Fond  fquire,  full  angry  then  fayd  Paridell, 
Seefl  not  the  ladie  there  before  thy  face  ? 
He  looked  backe,  and  her  advizing  well, 
Weend,  as  he  faid,  by  that  her  outward  grace 

That  fayreft  Florimell  was  prefent  there  in  place. 

XXIII. 

Glad  man  was  he  to  fee  that  ioyous  fight, 

For  none  alive  but  ioy'd  in  Florimell, 

And  lowly  to  her  lowting  thus  benight ; 

Fayrefl  of  fair e,  that  faireneffe  doefl  excell5 

This  happie  day  I  have  to  greete  you  well, 

In  which  you  fafe  I  fee,  whom  thoufand  late 

Mf doubted  lofi  through  mifchiefe  that  befell  -, 

hong  may  you  the  in  health  and  happie  fate. 
She  litle  anfwer'd  him,  but  lightly  did  aggrate, 


XXIV.  Then 


Cant.  ir.  Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  539 

XXIV. 

Then  turning  to  thofe  knights,  he  gan  anew ; 
And  y  oil)  fir  Blandamour  and  Pari  dell, 
That  for  this  ladie  prefent  in  your  vew 
Have  rays' d  this  cruell  warre  and  outrage  fell, 
Certes  me  feemes  bene  not  advifed  well, 
But  rather  ought  in  friendfhip  for  her  fake 
To  ioyne  your  force,  their  forces  to  repell 
That  feeke  perforce  her  from  you  both  to  take, 
And  of  your  gotten  fpoyle  their  owne  triumph  to  make. 

XXV. 
Thereat  fir  Blandamour  with  countenance  fterne, 
All  full  of  wrath,  thus  fiercely  him  befpake ; 
Aread,  thou  fquire,  that  I  the  man  may  learne, 
That  dare  fro  me  thinke  Flo  rime  11  to  take. 
Not  one,  quoth  he,  but  many  doe  partake 
Herein,  as  thus :  it  lately  fo  befell, 
That  Satyr  an  a  girdle  did  uptake 
Well  knowne  to  appertaine  to  Florimell, 
Which  for  her  fake  he  wore,  as  him  befeemed  well. 

XXVI. 

But  whenas  Jhe  herfelfe  was  loft  and  gone, 

Full  many  knights,  that  loved  her  like  deare, 
Thereat  did  greatly  grudge,  that  he  alone 
That  loft  fair e  ladies  ornament  Jhould  we  are, 
And  gan  therefore  clofe  fpight  to  him  to  be  are  ; 
Which  he  tojhun,  andjlop  vile  envies  fling. 
Hath  lately  causd  to  be  proclaim  d  each  where 
A  folemne  feaft  with  publike  turneying, 
To  which  all  knights  with  them  their  ladies  are  to  bring  : 

XXVII. 
And  of  them  all  Jhe  that  is  fayreft  found 
Shall  have  that  golden  girdle  for  reward  j 
And  of  thofe  knights  who  is  moftftout  on  ground 
Shall  to  that  fair  eft  ladie  be  prefard. 
Since  therefore  jhe  herfelfe  is  now  your  ward. 
To  you  that  ornament  of  hers  pertaines 
Againft  all  thofe  that  chalenge  it  to  gard, 
And  fave  her  honour  with  your  ventrous  paines ; 
That  Jhall  you  win  more  glory  then  ye  here  find  gaines* 

Zzz2  XXVIII.  Whes 


540  ^The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

When  they  the  reafon  of  his  words  had  hard, 

They  gan  abate  the  rancour  of  their  rage, 

And  with  their  honours  and  their  loves  regard 

The  furious  flames  of  malice  to  aifwage. 

Tho  each  to  other  did  his  faith  engage, 

Like  faithfull  friends  thenceforth  to  ioyne  in  one 

With  all  their  force,  and  battell  ftrong  to  wage 

Gamft  all  thofe  knights,  as  their  profeffed  fone, 
That  chaleng'd  ought  in  Florimell,  fave  they  alone. 

XXIX. 
So  well  accorded  forth  they  rode  together 

In  friendly  fort,  that  lafted  but  awhile  j 

And  of  all  old  diflikes  they  made  faire  weather  -, 

Yet  all  was  forg'd  and  fpred  with  golden  foyle, 

That  under  it  hidde  hate  and  hollow  guyle. 

Ne  certes  can  that  friendmip  long  endure, 

However  gay  and  goodly  be  the  flyle, 

That  doth  ill  caufe  or  evill  end  enure  j 
For  vertue  is  the  band  that  bindeth  harts  moll  fure. 

XXX. 
Thus  as  they  marched  all  in  clofe  difguife 

Of  fayned  love,  they  chaunft  to  overtake 

Two  knights,  that  lincked  rode  in  lovely  wife, 

As  if  thev  fecret  counfels  did  partake ; 

And  each  not  farre  behinde  him  had  his  make, 

To  weete,   two  ladies  of  moft  goodly  hew, 

That  twixt  themfelves  did  gentle,  purpofe  make, 

Unmindfull  both  of  that  difcordfull  crew, 
The  which  with  fpeedie  pace  did  after  them  purfew. 

XXXI. 
WTho  as  they  now  approched  nigh  at  hand, 

Deeming  them  doughtie  as  they  did  appeare, 

They  fent  that  fquire  afore,  to  underfland 

What  mote  they  be  :  who  viewing  them  more  nearc 

Returned  readie  newes,  that  thofe  fame  wreare 

Two  of  the  prowefl  knights  in  faery  lond  ; 

And  thofe  two  ladies  their  two  lovers  deare, 

Couragious  Cambell,  and  flout  Triamond, 

With  Canacee  and  Cambine  linckt  in  lovely  bond. 

XXXII.  Whylome, 


Cant.  n.  Faery   Qju  e  e  n  e. 


Hi 

XXXII. 

Whylome,  as  antique  ftories  tellen  us, 

Thofe  two  were  foes  the  felloneft  on  ground, 

And  battel!  made  the  dreddeft  daungerous 

That  ever  fhrilling  trumpet  did  refound  ; 

Though  now  their  ads  be  no  where  to  be  found, 

As  that  renowmed  poet  them  compyled 

With  warlike  numbers  and  heroicke  found, 

Dan  Chaucer,  well  of  Engliih  undefyled, 
On  Fames  eternall  bead-roll  worthie  to  be  fyled. 

XXXIII. 

But  wicked  Time  that  all  good  thoughts  doth  wafte, 
And  workes  of  nobleft  wits  to  nought  out-weare, 
That  famous  moniment  hath  quite  defafte, 
And  robd  the  world  of  threafure  endlerTe  deare, 
The  which  mote  have  enriched  all  us  heare. 

0  curfed  eld,  the  canker-worme  of  writs, 
How  may  thefe  rimes,  fo  rude  as  doth  appear e, 
Hope  to  endure,  nth  workes  of  heavenly  wits 

Are  quite  devourd,  and  brought  to  nought  by  little  bits  ? 

XXXIV. 
Then  pardon,  o  molt,  facred  happie  fpirit, 

That  I  thy  labours  loft  may  thus  revive, 

And  fteale  from  thee  the  meede  of  thy  due  merit, 

That  none  durft  ever  whileft  thou  waft  alive, 

And  being  dead,  in  vaine  yet  many  ftrive  : 

Ne  dare  I  like,   but  through  infufion  fweete 

Of  thine  owne  fpirit,  which  doth  in  me  furvive, 

1  follow  here  the  footing  of  thy  feete, 

That  with  thy  meaning  fo  I  may  the  rather  meete. 

XXXV. 
Cambelloes  lifter  was  fayre  Canacee, 

That  was  the  learnedft  ladie  in  her  dayes, 

Well  feene  in  everie  fcience  that  mote  bee, 

And  every  fecret  worke  of  nature's  wayes, 

In  wittie  riddles,  and  in  wife  foothfayes, 

In  power  of  herbes,   and  tunes  of  beafts  and  burds  j 

And,   that  augmented  all  her  other  prayfe, 

She  modeft  was  in  all  her  deedes  and  words, 
And  wondrous  chaft  of  life,  yet  lov'd  of  knights  and  lords. 

XXXVL  Full 


542  *Thc  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXXVI. 

Full  many  lords  and  many  knights  her  loved, 

Yet  me  to  none  of  them  her  liking  lent, 

Ne  ever  was  with  fond  affection  moved, 

But  rul'd  her  thoughts  with  goodly  governement, 

For  dread  of  blame  and  honours  blemifhment  j 

And  eke  unto  her  lookes  a  law  me  made, 

That  none  of  them  once  out  of  order  went ; 

But  like  to  warie  centonels  well  ftayd, 
Still  watcht  on  every  fide,  of  fecret  foes  afrayd. 

XXXVII.  ' 

So  much  the  more  as  me  refusd  to  love, 

So  much  the  more  flie  loved  was  and  fought, 

That  oftentimes  unquiet  ftrife  did  move 

Amongft  her  lovers,  and  great  quarrels  wrought  ; 

That  oft  for  her  in  bloudie  armes  they  fought. 

Which  whenas  Cambell,  that  was  flout  and  wife, 

Perceiv'd  would  brecde  great  mifchiefe,  he  bethought 

How  to  prevent  the  perill  that  mote  rife, 
And  turne  both  him  and  her  to  honour  in  this  wife. 

XXXVIII. 
One  day  when  all  that  troupe  of  warlike  wooers 

Aflembled  were,  to  weet  whofe  fhe  mould  bee, 

All  mightie  men  and  dreadfull  derring  dooers, 

(The  harder  it  to  make  them  well  agree) 

Amongft  them  all  this  end  he  did  decree  j 

That  of  them  all  which  love  to  her  did  make, 

They  by  confent  mould  chofe  the  ftouteft  three, 

That  with  himfelfe  mould  combat  for  her  fake, 
And  of  them  all  the  vi&our  mould  his  fifter  take. 

XXXIX. 

Bold  was  the  chalenge,  as  himfelfe  was  bold, 

And  courage  full  of  haughtie  hardiment, 

Approved  oft  in  perils  manifold, 

Which  he  atchiev'd  to  his  great  ornament : 

But  yet  his  fifters  fkill  unto  him  lent 

Moft  confidence  and  hope  of  happie  fpeed, 

Conceived  by  a  ring,  which  me  him  fent, 

That  mongft.  the  manie  vertues,  which  we  reed, 
Had  power  to  ftaunch  al  wounds  that  mortally  did  bleed. 

XL.  Wrcll 


Cant.  ii.  Faerv  Queene.  543 

XL. 

Well  was  that  rings  great  vertue  knowen  to  all, 
That  dread  thereof,  and  his  redoubted  might, 
Did  all  that  youthly  rout  fo  much  appall, 
That  none  of  them  durft  undertake  the  fight : 
More  wife  they  weend  to  make  of  love  delio-ht. 
Then  life  to  hazard  for  faire  ladies  looke ; 
And  yet  uncertaine  by  fuch  outward  fight 
(Though  for  her  fake  they  all  that  perill  tooke) 
Whether  fhe  would  them  love,  or  in  her  liking  brooke. 

XLI. 
Amongfl  thofe  knights  there  were  three  brethren  bold, 
Three  bolder  brethren  never  were  yborne, 
Borne  of  one  mother  in  one  happie  mold, 
Borne  at  one  burden  in  one  happie  morne, 
Thrife  happie  mother,  and  thrife  happie  morne, 
That  bore  three  fuch,  three  fuch  not  to  be  fond ; 
Her  name  was  Agape  whofe  children  werne 
All  three  as  one  j  the  firfl  hight  Priamond, 
The  fecond  Dyamond,  the  youngefl  Triamond. 

XLIL 
Stout  Priamond,  but  not  fo  flrong  to  flrike  ; 
Strong  Diamond,  but  not  fo  flout  a  knight  • 
But  Triamond  was  flout  and  flrong  alike  : 
On  horfe-backe  ufed  Triamond  to  fight, 
And  Priamond  on  foote  had  more  delight ; 
But  horfe  and  foote  knew  Diamond  to  wield : 
With  curtaxe  ufed  Diamond  to  fmite, 
And  Triamond  to  handle  fpeare  and  fhield, 
But  fpeare  and  curtaxe  both  usd  Priamond  in  field. 

XLIIL 
Thefe  three  did  love  each  other  dearely  well, 
And  with  fo  firmc  affection  were  allyde, 
As  if  but  one  foule  in  them  all  did  dwell, 
Which  did  her  powre  into  three  parts  divyde  ; 
Like  three  faire  branches  budding  farre  and  wide3 
That  from  one  roote  deriv'd  their  vitall  fap  : 
And  like  that  roote  that  doth  her  life  divide, 
Their  mother  was,  and  had  full  bleffed  hap 
Thefe  three  fo  noble  babes  to  bring  forth  at  one  clap. 

XLIV.  Their 


544  Tlje  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

Their  mother  was  a  Fay,  and  had  the  fkill 

Of  fecret  things,  and  all  the  powres  of  nature, 

Which  flie  by  art  could  ufe  unto  her  will, 

And  to  her  fervice  bind  each  living  creature, 

Through  fecret  underftanding  of  their  feature. 

Thereto  fhe  was  right  fake,  whenfo  her  face 

She  lift  difcover,  and  of  goodly  ftature  ; 

But  fhe,  as  Fayes  are  wont,  in  privie  place 
Did  fpend  her  dayes,  and  lov'd  in  forefts  wyld  to  fpace. 

XLV. 
There  on  a  day  a  noble  youthly  knight 

Seeking  adventures  in  the  falvdge  wood, 

Did  by  great  fortune  get  of  her  the  fight, 

As  flie  fate  careleffe  by  a  criftall  flood 

Combing  her  golden  lockes,  as  feemd  her  good  s 

And  unawares  upon  her  laying  hold, 

That  ftrove  in  vaine  him  long  to  have  withftood,' 

OpprefTed  her,  and  there  (as  it  is  told)- 
Got  thefe  three  lovely  babes,  that  prov'd  three  champions  bold  : 

XLVI. 
Which  fhe  with  her  long  foftred  in  that  wood, 

Till  that  to  ripeneffe  of  mans  ftate  they  grew : 

Then  mewing  forth  fignes  of  their  fathers  blood 

They  loved  armes,  and  knighthood  did  enfew, 

Seeking  adventures  where  they  anie  knew. 

Which  when  their  mother  faw,  flie  gan  to  dout 

Their  fafetie  ;  leaft  by  fearching  daungers  new, 

And  rafh  provoking  perils  all  about, 
Their  days  mote  be  abridged  through  their  corage  flout. 

XLVII. 
Therefore  defirous  th'  end  of  all  their  dayes 

To  know,  and  them  t'enlarge  with  long  extent. 

By  wondrous  fkill  and  many  hidden  wayes 

To  the  three  fatall  fifters  houfe  fhe  went : 

Farre  under  ground  from  tract  of  living  went, 

Downe  in  the  bottome  of  the  deepe  AbyfTe, 

Where  Demogorgon  in  dull  darkneffe  pent, 

Farre  from  the  view  of  gods  and  heavens  blifs, 
The  hideous  Chaos  keepes,  their  dreadfull  dwelling  is, 

XL VIII.  There 


Cant.  ii.  Faery  Q^ueene.  $^ 

XLVIII. 

There  me  them  found  all  fitting  round  about 

The  direfull  diftaffe  landing  in  the  mid, 

And  with  unwearied  fingers  drawing  out 

The  lines  of  life,  from  living  knowledge  hid. 

Sad  Clotho  held  the  rocke,  the  whiles  the  thrid 

By  griefly  Lachefis  was  fpun  with  paine, 

That  cruell  Atropos  eftfoones  undid, 

With  curfed  knife  cutting  the  twifl  in  twaine  : 
Mod  wretched  men,  whofe  dayes  depend  on  thrids  fo  vaine  I 

XLIX. 

She  them  faluting  there  by  them  fate  ftill, 

Beholding  how  the  thrids  of  life  they  fpan  : 

And  when  at  lafr.  me  had  beheld  her  fill, 

Trembling  in  heart,  and  looking  pale  and  wan, 

Her  caufe  of  comming  fhe  to  tell  began. 

To  whom  fierce  Atropos  ;  Bold  Fay,  that  durjl 

Come  fee  the  fecret  of  the  life  of  man, 

Well  worthie  thou  to  be  of  love  accurfl, 
And  eke  thy  childrens  thrids  to  be  af under  burft. 

L. 
Whereat  fhe  fore  affrayd  yet  her  befought 

To  graunt  her  boone,  and  rigour  to  abate, 

That  fhe  might  fee  her  childrens  thrids  forth  brought, 

And  know  the  meafure  of  their  utmofl  date 

To  them  ordained  by  eternall  Fate : 

Which  Clotho  graunting  fliewed  her  the  fame  : 

That  when  fhe  faw,  it  did  her  much  amate 

To  fee  their  thrids  fo  thin  as  fpiders  frame, 
And  eke  fo  fliort,  that  feemd  their  ends  out  fhortly  came, 

LI. 

She  then  began  them  humbly  to  intreate, 

To  draw  them  longer  out,  and  better  twine, 

That  fo  their  lives  might  be  prolonged  late  : 

But  Lachefis  thereat  gan  to  repine, 

And  fayd,  Fond  dame,  that  dee?nfl  of  things  divine 

As  of  humane,  that  they  may  altred  bee, 

And  chaungd  at  pleafure  for  thofe  impes  of  thine  : 

Not  fo  ;  for  what  the  Fates  do  once  decree, 
Not  all  the  gods  can  cbaunge>  nor  love  himfelf  can  free, 

Vol.  I.  4  A  LII.  then 


546  The  fourth   Booke  of  the 

LII. 

Then  fince,  quoth  fhe,  the  terme  of  each  mans  life 
For  nought  may  lejfened  nor  enlarged  bee, 
Graunt  this,  that  when  ye  fired  with  fat  all  knife 
His  line,  which  is  the  eldejl  of  the  three, 
Which  is  of  them  the  fort  eft,  as  I  fee, 
Fftfoones  his  life  may  pajje  into    the  next ; 
And  when  the  next  fl:all  likewife  ended  bee, 
That  both  their  lives  may  likewife  be  annext 

Unto  the  third,  that  his  may  be  fo  trebly  wext. 

LIII. 

They  graunted  it  j  and  then  that  carefull  Fay- 
Departed  thence  with  full  contented  mynd  ; 
And  comming  home  in  warlike  frefh  aray 
Them  found  all  three  according  to  their  kynd  : 
But  unto  them  what  deftinie  was  affynd, 
Or  how  their  lives  were  eekt,  me  did  not  tell  y 
But  evermore,  when  me  fit  time  could  fynd, 
She  warned  them  to  tend  their  fafeties  well, 

And  love  each  other  dcare,  whatever  them  befell. 

LI¥. 

So  did  they  furely  during  all  their  dayes, 
And  never  difcord  did  amongfl:  them  fall; 
Which  much  augmented  all  their  other  praife  : 
And  now  t'increafe  affection  naturall, 
In  love  of  Canacee  they  ioyned  all : 
Upon  which  ground  this  fame  great  battell  grew,, 
(Great  matter  growing  of  beginning  fmall) 
The  which  for  length  I  will  not  here  purfew, 

But  rather  will  refer ve  it  for  a  canto  new. 


CANTO 


Cant  ur.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e, 


54-7 


CANTO     HI. 

The  battell  twixt  three  brethren  with 

Cambell  for  Canacee : 
Cambina  with  true  friend/hips  bond 

Doth  their  longjlrife  agree. 

I. 

Why  doe  wretched  men  fo  much  defire 
To  draw  their  dayes  unto  the  utmoft  date. 
And  doe  not  rather  wifh  them  foone  expire, 
Knowing  the  miferie  of  their  eftate, 
And  thoufand  perills  which  them  ftill  awate, 
Tomng  them  like  a  boate  amid  the  mayne, 
That  every  houre  they  knocke  at  deathes  gate  ? 
And  he  that  happie  feemes  and  leaft  in  payne, 
Yet  is  as  nigh  his  end  as  he  that  moft  doth  playne. 

H. 
Therefore  this  Fay  I  hold  but  fond  and  vaine, 
The  which  in  feeking  for  her  children  three 
Long  life,    thereby  did  more  prolong  their  paine  : 
Yet  whileft  they  lived  none  did  ever  fee 
More  happie  creatures  then  they  feem'd  to  tec, 
Nor  more  ennobled  for  their  courtefie  ; 
That  made  them  dearely  lov'd  of  each  degree  : 
Ne  more  renowmed  for  their  chevalrie  ; 
That  made  them  dreaded  much  of  all  men  farre  and  nie. 

in. 

Thefe  three  that  hardie  chalenge  tooke  in  hand, 

For  Canacee  with  Cambell  for  to  fight  : 

The  day  was  fet,  that  all  might  underftand, 

And  pledges  pawnd  the  fame  to  keepe  aright : 

That  day  (the  dreddeft  day  that  living  wight 

Did  ever  fee  upon  this  world  to  mine) 

So  foone  as  heavens  window  mewed  light, 

Thefe  warlike  champions  all  in  armour  mine 
Affembled  were  in  field,  the  chalenge  to  define, 

4  A  2  IV.  The 


54-8  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

IV. 
The  field  with  lifbes  was  all  about  enclos'd, 

To  barre  the  preafe  of  people  farre  away  j 

And  at  th'  one  fide  fixe  judges  were  difpos'd, 

To  view  and  deeme  the  deedes  of  armes  that  day  -, 

And  on  the  other  ride  in  frefh  aray 

Favre  Canacee  upon  a  ftately  ftage 

Was  fet,   to  fee  the  fortune  of  that  fray, 

And  to  be  feene,  as  his  moft  worthie  wage 
That  could  her  purchafe  with  his  lives  adventur'd  gage. 

V. 
Then  entred  Cambell  firft  into  the  lift, 

With  ftately  fteps  and  feareleffe  countenance, 

As  if  the  conqueft  his  he  furely  wift. 

Soone  after  did  the  brethren  three  advance 

In  brave  aray  and  goodly  amenance, 

With  fcutchins  gilt  and  banners  broad  difplayd  ; 

And  marching  thrife  in  warlike  ordinance, 

Thole  lowted  lowly  to  the  noble  mayd : 
The  whiles  fhril  trompets  and  loud  clarions  fweetly  playc!. 

VI. 

Which  doen,  the  doughty  chalenger  came  forth, 
All  arm'd  to  point,  his  chalenge  to  abet : 
Gainft  whom  Sir  Priamond  with  equall  worth 
And  equal!  armes  himfelfe  did  forward  fet. 
A  trompet  blew  ;  they  both  together  met, 
With  dreadfull  force  and  furious  intent, 
Careleffe  of  perill  in  their  fiers  affret, 
As  if  that  life  to  loffe  they  had  forelent, 

And  cared  not  to  fpare  that  mould  be  fliortly  fpent, 

VII. 

Right  practicke  was  fir  Priamond  in  fight, 

And  throughly  fkild  in  ufe  of  fhield  and  fpeare  j 
Ne  leffe  approved  was  Cambelloes  might, 
Ne  leffe  his  fkill  in  weapons  did  appeare, 
That  hard  it  was  to  weene  which  harder  were.. 
Full  many  mightie  ftrokes  on  either  fide 
Were  fent,  that  feemed  death  in  them  to  beare ; 
But  they  were  both  fo  watchfull  and  well  eyde, 

That  they  avoyded  were,  and  vainely  by  did  llyde. 


VIII.  Yet 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e. 


S49 

VIII. 

Yet  one  of  many  was  (o  ftrongly  bent 

By  Priamond,  that  with  unluckie  glaunce 

Through  Cambels  fhoulder  it  unwarely  went, 

That  forced  him  his  fhield  to  difadvaunce : 

Much  was  he  grieved  with  that  gracelerle  chaunce, 

Yet  from  the  wound  no  drop  of  bloud  there  fell, 

But  wondrous  paine,  that  did  the  more  enhaunce 

His  haughtie  courage  to  avengement  fell  : 
Smart  daunts  not  mighty  harts,  but  makes  them  more  to  fwell. 

IX. 
With  that,  his  poynant  fpeare  he  fierce  aventred 

With  doubled  force  clofe  underneath  his  fhield, 

That  through  the  mayles  into  his  thigh  it  entred, 

And  there  arrefting,  readie  way  did  yield 

For  bloud  to  gufh  forth  on  the  graflie  field  ; 

That  he  for  paine  himfelfe  note  right  upreare, 

But  too  and  fro  in  great  amazement  reel'd  ; 

Like  an  old  oke,  whole  pith  and  fap  is  feare, 
At  puffe  of  every  ftorme  doth  ftagger  here  and  thearc. 

X. 

Whom  fo  difmayd  when  Cambell  had  efpide, 

Againe  he  drove  at  him  with  double  might, 

That  nought  mote  Hay  the  fteele,  till  in  his  fide 

The  mortall  point  moil  cruelly  empight ; 

Where  fan:  infixed,  whileft  he  fought  by  flight 

It  forth  to  wreft,  the  ftafte  afunder  brake, 

And  left  the  head  behinde  :  with  which  defpight 

He  all  enrag'd  his  fhivering  fpeare  did  fhake, 
And  charging  him  afrefli  thus  felly  him  befpake  ; 

XI. 

Lo  !  f ait  our  i  there  thy  meede  unto  thee  take, 

The  meede  of  thy  mifchalenge  and  abet  : 

Not  for  thine  cwney  but  for  thy  fflers  fake, 

Have  I  thus  long  thy  life  unto  thee  let  : 

But  to  for  be  are  doth  not  forgive  the  det. 

The  wicked  weapon  heard  his  wrathfull  vow;; 

And  paffing  forth  with  furious  affret 

Pierfl  through  his  bever  quite  into  his  brow, 
That  with  the  force  it  backward  forced  him  to  bow, 

XIL  Therewith 


550  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XII. 
Therewith  afunder  in  the  midfl  it  braft, 

And  in  his  hand  nought  but  the  tronchcon  left  j 

The  other  halfe  behind  yet  flicking  faft, 

Out  of  his  head-peece  Cambell  fiercely  reft, 

And  with  fuch  furie  backe  at  him  it  heft, 

That  making  way  unto  his  dcarelt.  life, 

His  weafand-pipe  it  through  his  gorget  cleft : 

Thence  ftreames  of  purple  bloud  iffuing  rife 
Let  forth  his  wearie  ghoft,  and  made  an  end  of  ftrife. 

XIII. 

His  wearie  ghoft  aflbyld  from  flefhly  band 

Did  not,  as  others  wont,  directly  fly 

Unto  her  reft  in  Plutoes  griefly  land, 

Ne  into  ayre  did  vanifh  prefently, 

Ne  chaunged  was  into  a  ftarre  in  fky  : 

But  through  traduction  was  eftfoones  derived, 

Like  as  his  mother  prayd  the  Deflinie, 

Into  his  other  brethren  that  furvived ; 
In  whom  he  liv'd  anew,  of  former  life  deprived. 

XIV. 

Whom  when  on  ground  his  brother  next  beheld, 

Though  fad  and  forrie  for  fo  heavy  light, 

Yet  leave  unto  his  forrow  did  not  yeeld ; 

But  rather  ftir'd  to  vengeance  and  defpight, 

Through  fecret  feeling  of  his  generous  fpright, 

Ruftit  fiercely  forth,  the  battell  to  renew, 

As  in  reverfion  of  his  brothers  right  j 

And  chalenging  the  virgin  as  his  dew. 
His  foe  was  foone  addreft :  the  trompets  frefhly  blew, 

XV. 
With  that  they  both  together  fiercely  met, 

As  if  that  each  ment  other  to  devoure ; 

And  with  their  axes  both  fo  forely  bet, 

That  nether  plate  nor  mayle,  whereas  their  powre 

They  felt,  could  once  fuftaine  the  hideous  ftowre, 

But  rived  were  like  rotten  wood  afunder, 

Whileft  through  their  rifts  the  ruddle  bloud  did  fhowre, 

And  fire  did  fiaili,   like  lijhtnlng  after  thunder, 
That  fild  the  lookers  on  attonce  with  ruth  and  wonder. 

XVI.  As 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  551 

XVI. 

As  when  two  tygers  prickt  with  hungers  rage 

Have  by  good  fortune  found  fome  beafts  frefh  fpoyle, 

On  which  they  weene  their  famine  to  aft  wage, 

And  gaine  a  feaflfull  guerdon  of  their  toyle, 

Both  falling  out  doe  ftirre  up  ftrife-full  broyie, 

And  cruell  battell  twixt  themfelves  doe  make ; 

Whiles  neither  lets  the  other  touch  the  foyle, 

But  either  fdeigns  with  other  to  partake  : 
So  cruelly  thofe  knights  ilrove  for  that  ladies  fake. 

XVII. 
Full  many  ftrokes,  that  mortally  were  ment, 

The  whiles  were  enterchaunged  twixt  them  two  j 

Yet  they  were  all  with  fo  good  wariment 

Or  warded,  or  avoyded  and  let  goe, 

That  frill  the  life  flood  feareleife  of  her  foe : 

Till  Diamond,  difdeigning  long  delay 

Of  doubtfull  fortune  wavering  to  and  fro, 

Refolv'd  to  end  it  one  or  other  way ; 
And  heav'd  his  murdrous  axe  at  him  with  mighty  fway.. 

XVIII. 
The  dreadfull  ftroke  in  cafe  it  had  arrived 

Where  it  was  ment,  fo  deadly  it  was  ment, 

The  foule  had  fure  out  of  his  bodie  rived, 

And  frinted  all  the  ftrife  incontinent  j 

But  Cambels  fate  that  fortune  did  prevent :: 

For  feeing  it  at  hand,  he  fwarv'd  afyde, 

And  fo  gave  way  unto  his  fell  intent  -, 

Who  miffing  of  the  marke  which  he  had  eyde 
Was  with  the  force  nigh  feld,  whilit  his  right  foot  did  flyde.. 

XIX. 
As  when  a  vulture  greedie  of  his  pray 

Through  hunger  long,    that  hart  to  him  doth  lend. 

Strikes  at  an  heron  with  all  his  bodies  fway, 

That  from  his  force  feemes  nought  may  it  defend y. 

The  warie  fowle,  that  fpies  him  toward  bend, 

His  dreadfull  foufe  avoydes,  it  fhunning  light, 

And  maketh  him  his  wing  in  vaine  to  fpend  j 

That  with  the  weight  of  his  owne  weeldleiTe  might 
He  falleth  nigh  to  ground,  and  fcarfe  recovereth  flight.. 

XX..  Which 


5  $  2  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


XX. 

Which  faire  adventure  when  Cambello  fpide, 

Full  lightly,  ere  himfelfc  he  could  recower 

From  daungers  dread  to  ward  his  naked  fide, 

He  can  let  drive  at  him  with  all  his  power, 

And  with  his  axe  him  fmote  in  evill  hower, 

That  from  his  moulders  quite  his  head  he  reft : 

The  headlefTe  tronke,  as  heedleffe  of  that  flower, 

Stood  ftill  awhile,  and  his  faft  footing  kept  ; 
Till  feeling  life  to  fayle,  it  fell,   and  deadly  flept. 

XXI. 
They  which  that  piteous  fpectacle  beheld 

Were  much  amaz'd  the  headlefTe  tronke  to  fee 

Stand  up  fo  long,  and  weapon  vaine  to  weld, 

Unweetino:  of  the  Fates  divine  decree 

For  lifes  fuccemon  in  thofe  brethren  three. 

For  notwithstanding  that  one  foule  was  reft, 

Yet  had  the  bodie  not  difmembred  bee, 

It  would  have  lived,  and  revived  eft  ; 
But  finding  no  fit  feat  the  lifelefTe  corfe  it  left. 

XXII. 
It  left  -,  but  that  fame  foule  which  therein  dwelt 

Sd-ei^ht  entrins:  into  TriamonJ  him  hid 

With  double  life  and  griefe  ;  which  when  he  felt, 

As  one  whofe  inner  parts  had  bene  ythrild 

With  point  of  fteele  that  clofe  his  hart-bloud  fpild3 

He  lightly  lept  out  of  his  place  of  reft, 

And  rufhing  forth  into  the  emptie  field, 

Againft  Cambello  fiercely  him  addreft  -3 
Who  him  affronting  foone  to  fight  was  readie  prefu 

XXIIL 

Well  mote  ye  wonder  how  that  noble  knight, 

After  he  had  fo  often  wounded  beene, 

Could  ftand  on  foot  now  to  renew  the  fight. 

But  had  ye  then  him  forth  advauncing  feene, 

Some  new-borne  wight  ye  would  him  furely  weene : 

So  frefh  he  feemed  and  fo  fierce  in  fi^ht  : 

Like  as  a  fnake,  whom  wearie  winters  teene 

Hath  worne  to  nought,  now  feeling  fommers  might 
Cafes  off  his  ragged  fkin  and  freflily  doth  him  dight. 

XXIV.  All 


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XXIV. 

All  was  through  vertue  of  the  ring  he  wore, 

The  which  not  onely  did  not  from  him  let 

One  drop  of  bloud  to  fall,  but  did  reftore 

His  weakned  powers,  and  dulled  fpirits  whet, 

Through  working  of  the  ftone  therein  yfet. 

Elfe  how  could  one  of  equall  might  with  moil:, 

Againft  fo  many  no  lefTe  mightie  met, 

Once  thinke  to  match  three  fuch  on  equall  coil  ? 
Three  fuch  as  able  were  to  match  a  puhTant  hoft. 

XXV. 

Yet  nought  thereof  was  Triamond  adredde, 

Ne  defperate  of  glorious  victorie, 

But  fharpely  him  afTayld,  and  fore  beftedde 

With  heapes  of  ftrokes,  which  he  at  him  let  flie, 

As  thicke  as  hayle  forth  poured  from  the  fkie  : 

He  ftroke,  he  fouft,  he  foynd,  he  hewd,  he  lafht, 

And  did  his  yron  brond  fo  fall  applie, 

That  from  the  fame  the  fierie  fparkles  flafrit, 
As  faft  as  water-fprinkles  gainft  a  rocke  are  dafht. 

XXVI. 
Much  was  Cambello  daunted  with  his  blowes  ; 

So  thicke  they  fell,  and  forcibly  were  fent, 

That  he  was  forft  from  daunger  of  the  throwes 

Backe  to  retire,  and  fomewhat  to  relent, 

Till  th'  heat  of  his  fierce  furie  he  had  fpent  : 

Which  when  for  want  of  breath  gan  to  abate, 

He  then  afrefh  with  new  encouragement 

Did  him  aiTayle,  and  mightily  amate, 
As  faft  as  forward  erft,  now  backward  to  retrate, 

XXVII. 
Like  as  the  tide  that  comes  fro  th'  ocean  mayne, 

Flowes  up  the  Shenan  with  contrarie  forfe, 

And  over-ruling  him  in  his  owne  rayne, 

Driyes  backe  the  current  of  his  kindly  courfe, 

And  makes  it  feeme  to  have  fome  other  fourfe  ; 

But  when  the  floud  is  fpent,  then  backe  againe 

His  borrowed  waters  forft  to  re-difbourfe, 

He  fends  the  fea  his  owne  with  double  gaine, 
And  tribute  eke  withall,  as  to  his  foveraine. 

Vol.  I.  a  B  XXVIII.  Thus 


j  54  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


XXVIII. 

Thus  did  the  battell  varie  to  and  fro, 

With  diverfe  fortune  doubtfull  to  be  deemed  : 

Now  this  the  better  had,  now  had  his  fo  -, 

Then  he  halfe  vanquifht,  then  the  other  feemed ; 

Yet  victors  both  themfelves  alwayes  efteemed  : 

And  all  the  while  the  difentrayled  blood 

Adowne  their  fides  like  litle  rivers  ftremed, 

That  with  the  wafting  of  his  vitall  flood 
Sir  Triamond  at  laft  full  faint  and  feeble  ftood. 

XXIX. 
But  Cambell  ftill  more  ftrong  and  greater  grew, 

Ne  felt  his  blood  to  waft,  ne  powres  emperimt, 

Through  that  rings  vertue,  that  with  vigour  new 

Still  whenas  he  enfeebled  was  him  cherifht, 

And  all  his  wounds  and  all  his  brufes  guarifhtj 

Like  as  a  withered  tree  through  hufbands  toyle 

Is  often  feene  full  frefhly  to  have  florifht, 

And  fruitfull  apples  to  have  borne  awhile, 
As  frefh  as  when  it  firft  was  planted  in  the  foyle. 

XXX. 
Through  which  advantage,  in  his  ftrength  he  rofe 

And  fmote  the  other  with  fo  wondrous  might, 

That  through  the  feame  which  did  his  hauberk  clofe. 

Into  his  throate  and  life  it  pierced  quight, 

That  downe  he  fell  as  dead  in  all  mens  fight : 

Yet  dead  he  was  not,  yet  he  fure  did  die, 

As  all  men  do  that  lofe  the  living  fpright  : 

So  did  one  foule  out  of  his  bodie  flie 
Unto  her  native  home  from  mortall  miferie, 

XXXI. 

But  nathelefte  whilft  all  the  lookers  on 

Him  dead  behight,  as  he  to  all  appeard, 

All  unawares  he  ftarted  up  anon, 

As  one  that  had  out  of  a  dreame  bene  reard, 

And  frefh  affayld  his  foe  ;  who  halfe  affeard 

Of  th'  uncouth  fight,  as  he  fome  ghoft  had  feene, 

Stood  ftill  amaz'd,  holding  his  idle  fweard ; 

Till  having  often  by  him  ftricken  beene, 
He  forced  was  to  ftrike,  and  fave  himfelfe  from  teene, 

XXXII.  Yet 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Queene.  555 

XXXII. 

Yet  from  thenceforth  more  warily  he  fought, 

As  one  in  feare  the  Stygian  gods  t 'offend, 

Ne  followd  on  fo  faft,  but  rather  fought 

Himfelfe  to  fave,  and  daunger  to  defend, 

Then  life  and  labour  both  in  vaine  to  fpend. 

Which  Triamond  perceiving,  weened  fure 

He  gan  to  faint  toward  the  battels  end, 

And  that  he  mould  not  long  on  foote  endure ; 
A  figne  which  did  to  him  the  victorie  arlure. 

XXXIII. 

Whereof  full  blith  eftfoones  his  mightie  hand 
He  heav'd  on  high,  in  mind  with  that  fame  blow 
To  make  an  end  of  all  that  did  withftand : 
Which  Cambell  feeing  come  was  nothing  flow 
Himfelfe  to  fave  from  that  fo  deadly  throw ; 
And  at  that  inftant  reaching  forth  his  fweard 
Clofe  underneath  his  fhield,  that  fcarce  did  mow, 
Stroke  him,  as  he  his  hand  to  ftrike  up-reard, 
In  th'  arm-pit  full,  that  through  both  fides  the  wound  appeard. 

XXXIV. 
Yet  frill  that  direfull  ftroke  kept  on  his  way, 
And  falling  heavie  on  Cambelloes  crefl, 
Strooke  him  fo  hugely  that  in  fwowne  he  lay, 
And  in  his  head  an  hideous  wound  impreft  : 
And  fure  had  it  not  happily  found  reft 
Upon  the  brim  of  his  brode-plated  fhield, 
It  would  have  cleft  his  braine  downe  to  his  breft : 
So  both  at  once  fell  dead  upon  the  field, 
And  each  to  other  feemd  the  victorie  to  yield. 

XXXV. 
Which  whenas  all  the  lookers  on  beheld, 
They  weened  fure  the  warre  was  at  an  end  ; 
And  iudges  rofe,  and  marfhals  of  the  field 
Broke  up  the  liftes,  their  armes  away  to  rend  ; 
And  Canacee  gan  wayle  her  deareft  frend. 
All  fuddenly  they  both  upftarted  light, 
The  one  out  of  the  fwownd  which  him  did  blend, 
The  other  breathing  now  another  fpright  j 
And  fiercely  each  aiTayling  gan  afrefh  to  fight. 

4  B  2  XXXVI.  Long 


556  'The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXXVI. 

Long  while  they  then  continued  in  that  wize, 

As  if  but  then  the  battell  had  begonne  : 

Strokes,  wounds,  wards,  weapons,  all  they  did  defpife, 

Ne  either  car'd  to  ward,  or  perill  fhonne, 

Defirous  both  to  have  the  battell  donne; 

Ne  either  cared  life  to  fave  or  fpill, 

Ne  which  of  them  did  winne,  ne  which  were  wonne  : 

So  wearie  both  of  fighting  had  their  fill, 
That  life  itfelfe  feemd  loathfome,  and  long  fafetie  ill. 

XXXVII. 
Whilft  thus  the  cafe  in  doubtfull  ballance  hong, 

Unfure  to  whether  fide  it  would  incline, 

And  all  mens  eyes  and  hearts,  which  there  among 

Stood  gazing,  filled  were  with  rufull  tine 

And  fecret  feare,  to  fee  their  fatall  fine  ; 

All  fuddenly  they  heard  a  troublous  noyes, 

That  feemd  fome  perilous  tumult  to  define, 

Confus'd  with  womens  cries  and  fhouts  of  boyes, 
Such  as  the  troubled  theaters  oft-times  annoyes. 

XXXVIII. 
Thereat  the  champions  both  flood  ftill  a  fpace, 

To  weeten  what  that  fudden  clamour  ment : 

Lo  !  where  they  fpyde  with  fpeedie  whirling  pace 

One  in  a  charet  of  fcraunge  furniment 

Towards  them  driving  like  a  ftorme  out  fent. 

The  charet  decked  was  in  wondrous  wize 

With  gold  and  many  a  gorgeous  ornament 

After  the  Perfian  monarks  antique  guize, 
Such  as  the  maker  felfe  could  beft  by  art  devize, 

XXXIX. 

And  drawne  it  was  (that  wonder  is  to  tell) 

Of  two  grim  lyons  taken  from  the  wood, 

In  which  their  powre  all  others  did  excell  $ 

Now  made  forget  their  former  cruell  mood, 

T'obey  their  riders  heft,  as  feemed  good  : 

And  therein  fate  a  ladie  parting  faire 

And  bright,  that  feemed  borne  of  angels  brood  ; 

And  with  her  beautie  bountie  did  compare, 
Whether  of  them  in  her  mould  have  the  greater  ihare. 

V'  XL.  Thereto 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Qjjeene.  5 57 

XL. 

Thereto  (he  learned  was  in  magicke  leare, 

And  all  the  artes  that  fubtill  wits  difcover, 

Having  therein  bene  trained  many  a  yeare, 

And  well  inftructed  by  the  Fay  her  mother, 

That  in  the  fame  (lie  farre  exceld  all  other  : 

Who  underftanding  by  her  mightie  art 

Of  th'  evill  plight  in  which  her  deareft  brother 

Now  flood,  came  forth  in  haft  to  take  his  part, 
And  paciiie  the  ftrife  which  causd  fo  deadly  fmart. 

XLI. 

And  as  flie  paffed  through  th*  unruly  preace 

Of  people,  thronging  thicke  her  to  behold, 

Her  angrie  teame  breaking  their  bonds  of  peace 

Great  heapes  of  them,  like  fheepe  in  narrow  fold, 

For  haft  did  over-runne,  in  duft  enrould  ; 

That  thorough  rude  confufion  of  the  rout 

Some  fearing  fhriekt,  fome  being  harmed  hould, 

Some  laught  for  fport,  fome  did  for  wonder  fhout, 
And  fome  that  would  feeme  wife  their  wonder  turnd  to  dout. 

XLII. 

In  her  right  hand  a  rod  of  peace  fhee  bore, 

About  the  which  two  ferpents  weren  wound, 

Entrayled  mutually  in  lovely  lore, 

And  by  the  tailes  together  firmely  bound  ; 

And  both  were  with  one  olive  garland  crownd, 

Like  to  the  rod  which  Maias  fonne  doth  wield,. 

Wherewith  the  hellifh  fiends  he  doth  confound : 

And  in  her  other  hand  a  cup  fhe  hild, 
The  which  was  with  nepenthe  to  the  brim  upfild. 

XLIII. 
Nepenthe  is  a  drinck  of  foverayne  grace, 

Devized  by  the  gods,  for  to  aftwage 

Harts  grief,  and  bitter  gall  away  to  chace 

Which  ftirs  up  anguifh  and  contentious  rage  : 

Inftead  thereof  fweet  peace  and  quiet  age 

It  doth  eftablifh  in  the  troubled  mynd. 

Few  men,  but  fuch  as  fober  are  and  fage, 

Are  by  the  gods  to  drinck  thereof  affynd  ; 

But  fuch  as  drinck  eternall  happinefle  do  fynd. 

XLIV.  Such 


5  5  8  T3&*  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

Such  famous  men,  fuch  worthies  of  the  earth, 

As  love  will  have  advaunced  to  the  fkie, 

And  there  made  gods,  though  borne  of  mortall  berth, 

For  their  high  merits  and  great  dignitie, 

Are  wont,  before  they  may  to  heaven  flie, 

To  drincke  hereof;  whereby  all  cares  forepart 

Are  wafht  away  quite  from  their  memorie  : 

So  did  thofe  olde  heroes  hereof  tafte, 
Before  that  they  in  blifle  amongft  the  gods  were  plafte. 

XLV. 
Much  more  of  price  and  of  more  gratious  powre 

Is  this,  then  that  fame  water  of  Ardenne, 

The  which  Rinaldo  drunck  in  happie  howre, 

Defcribed  by  that  famous  Tufcane  penne  : 

For  that  had  might  to  change  the  hearts  of  men 

Fro  love  to  hate,  a  change  of  evill  choife  : 

But  this  doth  hatred  make  in  love  to  brenne, 

And  heavy  heart  with  comfort  doth  rejoyce. 
Who  would  not  to  this  vertue  rather  yeeld  his  voice  ? 

XL  VI. 
At  laft  arriving  by  the  liftes  fide 

Shee  with  her  rod  did  foftly  fmite  the  raile, 

Which  ftraight  flew  ope,  and  gave  her  way  to  ride. 

Eftfoones  out  of  her  coch  fhe  gan  availe, 

And  pacing  fairely  forth  did  bid  all  haile 

Firft  to  her  brother,  whom  fhe  loved  dcare, 

That  fo  to  fee  him  made  her  heart  to  quaile ; 

And  next  to  Cambell,  whofe  fad  ruefull  cheare 
Made  her  to  change  her  hew,  and  hidden  love  t'appeare. 

XLVII. 

They  lightly  her  requit,   (for  fmall  delight 

They  had  as  then  her  long  to  entertaine) 

And  eft  them  turned  both  againe  to  fight  : 

Which  when  fhe  faw,  downe  on  the  bloudy  plaine 

Herfelfe  fhe  threw,  and  teares  gan  fhed  amaine ; 

Amongfl  her  teares  immixing  prayers  meeke, 

And  with  her  prayers  reafons,  to  reflraine 

From  blouddy  flrife,  and  blefTed  peace  to  feeke 
By  all  that  unto  them  was  deare  did  them  befeeke. 

XL VIII.  But 


Cant.  in.  Faery  Queene.  S59 

xlviii. 

But  whenas  all  might  nought  with  them  prevaile, 

Shee  fmote  them  lightly  with  her  powrefull  wand  : 

Then  fuddenly  as  if  their  hearts  did  faile, 

Their  wrathfull  blades  downe  fell  out  of  their  hand, 

And  they  like  men  aftonimt  ftiil  did  fland. 

Thus  whileft  their  minds  were  doubtfully  diflrauo-ht, 

And  mighty  fpirites  bound  with  mightier  band, 

Her  golden  cup  to  them  for  drinke  fhe  raught, 
Whereof  full  glad  for  thirfl  ech  drunk  an  harty  draught : 

XLIX. 

Of  which  fo  foone  as  they  once  tailed  had, 
(Wonder  it  is  that  fudden  change  to  fee) 
Inflead  of  ilrokes,   each  other  kifTed  glad, 
And  lovely  hauhl,  from  feare  of  treafon  free, 
And  plighted  hands  for  ever  friends  to  be. 
When  all  men  faw  this  fudden  change  of  things, 
So  mortall  foes  fo  friendly  to  agree, 
For  pairing  ioy,  which  fo  great  marvaile  brings, 
They  all  gan  fhout  aloud,  that  all  the  heaven  rings. 

L. 
All  which  when  gentle  Canacee  beheld, 

In  hall  me  from  her  lofty  chaire  defcended, 
To  weet  what  fudden  tidings  was  befeld  : 
Where  when  fhe  faw  that  cruell  war  fo  ended , 
And  deadly  foes  fo  faithfully  affrended, 
In  lovely  wife  fhe  gan  that  lady  greet, 
Which  had  fo  great  difmay  fo  well  amended, 
And  entertaining  her  with  curt'fies  meet, 
Profefl  to  her  true  friendship  and  affection  fweet, 

LI. 
Thus  when  they  all  accorded  goodly  were, 
The  trumpets  founded,  and  they  all  arofe 
Thence  to  depart  with  glee  and  gladfome  chere. 
Thofe  warlike  champions  both  together  chofe 
Homeward  to  march,  themfelves  there  to  repofe  : 
And  wife  Cambina  taking  by  her  fide 
Faire  Canacee,  as  frefh  as  morning  rofe, 
Unto  her  coch  remounting  home  did  ride, 
Admir'd  of  all  the  people,  and  much  glorifide. 

LII.  Where 


5dO  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

Where  making  ioyous  feaft  their  daies  they  fpent 
In  perfect  love,  devoide  of  hatefull  ftrife, 
Allide  with  bands  of  mutuall  couplement ; 
For  Triamond  had  Canacee  to  wife, 
With  whom  he  ledd  a  long  and  happie  life  ; 
And  Cambel  tooke  Cambina  to  his  fere, 
The  which  as  life  were  each  to  other  liefe. 
So  all  alike  did  love,  and  loved  were, 

That  fince  their  days  fuch  lovers  were  not  found  elfwere. 


CANTO     IIII. 

Satyrane  makes  a  turneyment 

For  love  of  Florimell: 
Britotnart  winnes  the  prize  from  all, 

And  Artegall  doth  quell. 

I. 

T  often  fals  (as  here  it  earft  befell) 
That  mortall  foes  doe  turne  to  faithfull  frendsj 
And  friends  profeft  are  chaungd  to  foemen  fell : 
The  caufe  of  both  of  both  their  minds  depends  ; 
And  th'  end  of  both  likewife  of  both  their  ends  : 
For  enmitie,  that  of  no  ill  proceeds 
But  of  occafion,  with  th'  occafion  ends ; 
And  friendfhip,  which  a  faint  affection  breeds 

Without  regard  of  good,  dyes  like  ill-grounded  feeds. 

II. 

That  well  (me  feemes)  appeares  by  that  of  late 
Twixt  Cambell  and  Sir  Triamond  befell, 
As  als  by  this,  that  now  a  new  debate 
Stird  up  twixt  Blandamour  and  Paridell, 
The  which  by  courfe  befals  me  here  to  tell : 
Who  having  thofe  two  other  knights  efpide 
Marching  afore,  as  ye  remember  well, 
Sent  forth  their  fquire  to  have  them  both  defcride, 

And  eke  thofe  mafked  ladies  riding  them  befide. 


III.  Who 


Cant.  mi.  Faery  Queene.  561 

in. 

Who  backe  returning  told  as  he  had  feene, 

That  they  were  doughtie  knights  of  dreaded  name  ; 

And  thofe  two  ladies  their  two  loves  unfeene  j 

And  therefore  wifht  them  without  blot  or  blame 

To  let  them  pafle  at  will,  for  dread  of  ihame. 

But  Blandamour,  full  of  vain-glorious  fpright, 

And  rather  llird  by  his  difcordfull  dame, 

Upon  them  gladly  would  have  prov'd  his  might, 
But  that  he  yet  was  fore  of  his  late  luckleffe  fight. 

IV. 
Yet  nigh  approching  he  them  fowle  befpake, 

Difgracing  them,  himfelfe  thereby  to  grace, 

As  was  his  wont  ;  fo  weening  way  to  make 

To  ladies  love,  wherefo  he  came  in  place, 

And  with  lewd  termes  their  lovers  to  deface. 

Whofe  fharpe  provokement  them  incenft  fo  fore. 

That  both  were  bent  t'avenge  his  ufage  bafe, 

And  gan  their  fhields  addreife  themfelves  afore  : 
For  evill  deedes  may  better  then  bad  words  be  bore. 

V. 
But  faire  Cambina  with  perfwafions  my  Id 

Did  mitigate  the  fiercenerTe  of  their  mode, 

That  for  the  prefent  they  were  reconcyl'd, 

And  gan  to  treate  of  deeds  of  armes  abrode, 

And  ftrange  adventures,  all  the  way  they  rode  : 

Amongft  the  which  they  told,  as  then  befell, 

Of  that  great  turney  which  was  blazed  brode, 

For  that  rich  girdle  of  faire  Florimell, 
The  prize  of  her  which  did  in  beautie  molt  excell. 

VI. 
To  which  folke-mote  they  all  with  one  confent 

(Sith  each  of  them  his  ladie  had  him  by, 

Whofe  beautie  each  of  them  thought  excellent) 

Agreed  to  travell,  and  their  fortunes  try. 

So  as  they  paffed  forth,  they  did  efpy 

One  in  bright  armes  with  ready  fpeare  in  reft, 

That  toward  them  his  courfe  feem'd  to  apply ; 

Gainft  whom  fir  Paridell  himfelfe  addreft, 
Him  weening,  ere  he  nigh  approcht,  to  have  repreft. 

Vol.  I.  4  C  VII.  Which 


562  tfhe  fourth   Booke  of  the 


VII. 

Which  th'  other  feeing  gan  his  courfe  relent, 

And  vaunted  fpeare  eftfoones  to  difadvaunce, 

As  if  he  naught  but  peace  and  pleafure  ment, 

Now  falne  into  their  fellowship  by  chance  j 

Whereat  they  mewed  curteous  countenaunce. 

So  as  he  rode  with  them  accompanide, 

His  roving  eie  did  on  the  lady  glaunce 

Which  Blandamour  had  riding  by  his  fide  : 
Whom  fure  he  weend  that  he  fomwhere  tofore  had  eide. 

VIII. 
It  was  to  weete  that  fnowy  Florimell, 

Which  Ferrau  late  from  Braggadochio  v/onne ; 

Whom  he  now  feeing  her  remembred  well, 

How  having  reft  her  from  the  witches  fonne, 

He  foone  her  loft :  wherefore  he  now  begunne 

To  challenge  her  anew,   as  his  owne  prize, 

Whom  formerly  he  had  in  battell  wonne, 

And  proffer  made  by  force  her  to  reprize  ; 
Which  fcornefull  offer  Blandamour  gan  foone  defpize^ 

IX. 
And  faid,  Sir  knight,  Jithye  this  lady  dame, 

Whom  he  that  hath  were  loth  to  lofe  fo  light, 

(For  Jo  to  lofe  a  lady  were  great  Jhame) 

Tee  Jl:all  her  winne,  as  I  have  done,  in  fight : 

And  lo  fiee  Jhall  be  placed  here  in  fight  > 

'Together  with  this  hag  bejide  her  fet, 

That  whofo  winnes  her  may  her  have  by  7'ight : 

But  he  Jhall  have  the  hag  that  is  ybet, 
And  with  her  akvaies  ride  till  he  another  get, 

X. 

That  offer  pleafed  all  the  company  : 

So  Ficrimell  with  Ate  forth  was  brought, 

At  which  they  all  gan  laugh  full  merrily : 

But  Braggadochio  faid,   he  never  thought 

For  fuch  an  hag,  that  feemed  worft  then  nought, 

His  perfon  to  emperill  fo  in  right : 

But  if  to  match  that  lady  they  had  fought 

Another  like,  that  were  like  faire  and  bright, 
His  life  he  then  would  fpend  to  iuftifie  his  right. 

XI.  At 


Cant,  mi.  Faery  Queene.  563 

XL 

At  which  his  vaine  excufe  they  all  gan  fmile, 

As  fcorning  his  unmanly  cowardize  : 

And  Florimell  him  fowly  gan  revile, 

That  for  her  fake  refus'd  to  enterprize 

The  battell,  offred  in  fo  knightly  wize  ; 

And  Ate  eke  provokt  him  privily 

With  love  of  her,  and  mame  of  fuch  mefprize  : 

But  naught  he  car'd  for  friend  or  enemy  -3 
For  in  bafe  mind  nor  friendfhip  dwels  nor  enmity. 

XII. 

But  Cambeil  thus  did  fhut  up  all  in  left  ; 

Brave  knights  and  ladies ,  certes  ye  doe  wrong 

Tofiirre  up  fir  if e9  when  mofi  us  needeth  refi, 

That  we  may  us  referve  both  frefij  and  firong 

Againfi  the  turneiment,  which  is  not  long : 

When  whofo  lifl  to  fight  may  fight  his  fill ; 

Till  then  your  challenges  ye  may  prolong : 

And  then  it  jhall  be  tried,  if  ye  will, 
Whether  fhall  have  the  hag,  or  hold  the  lady  fiill. 

XIII. 
They  all  agreed  j   fo  turning  all  to  game 

And  pleafaunt  bord,   they  paft  forth  on  their  way ; 

And  all  that  while,  whcrefo  they  rode,  or  came, 

That  mafked  mock-knight  was  their  fport  and  play. 

Till  that  at  length  upon  th'  appointed  day 

Unto  the  place  of  turneyment  they  came  ; 

Where  they  before  them  found  in  frefh  aray 

Manie  a  brave  knight  and  manie  a  daintie  dame 
Affembled,   for  to  get  the  honour  of  that  game. 

XIV. 
There  this  faire  crew  arriving  did  divide 

Themfelves  afunder  :   Blandamour  with  thofe 

Of  his,  on  th'  one  ;  the  reft  on  th'  other  fide. 

But  boaftful  Braggadocchio  rather  chofe 

For  glorie  vaine  their  fellowmip  to  lofe, 

That  men  on  him  the  more  might  gaze  alone. 

The  reft  themfelves  in  troupes  did  elfe  difpofe, 

Like  as  it  feemed  beft  to  every  one  ; 
The  knights  in  couples  marcht  with  ladies  linckt  attone. 

4  C  2  XV.  Then 


564  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XV. 
Then  firft  of  all  forth  came  fir  Satyrane, 
Bearing  that  precious  relicke  in  an  arke 
Of  gold,  that  bad  eyes  might  it  not  prophane  : 
Which  drawing  foftly  forth  out  of  the  darke, 
He  open  fhewd,  that  all  men  it  mote  marke  ; 
A  o-oreeous  girdle,  curiouily  embofr. 

O        O  O  '  * 

With  pearle  and  precious  ftone,  worth  many  a  marke  -, 

Yet  did  the  workmanlhip  farre  pafle  the  cofl : 
It  was  the  fame  which  lately  Florimel  had  loft, 

XVI. 
The  fame  aloft  he  hung  in  open  vew, 

To  be  the  prize  of  beau  tie  and  of  might  ; 

The  which  eftfoones  difcovered  to  it  drew 

The  eyes  of  all,  allur'd  with  clofe  delight, 

And  hearts  quite  robbed  with  fo  glorious  light, 

That  all  men  threw  out  vowes  and  wifhes  vaine: 

Thrife  happie  ladie,  and  thrife  happie  knight, 

Them  feemd  that  could  fo  goodly  riches  gaine, 
So  worthie  of  the  perill,  worthy  of  the  pain. 

XVII. 
Then  tooke  the  bold  fir  Satyrane  in  hand 

An  huge  great  fpeare,  fuch  as  he  wont  to  wield, 

And  vauncing  forth  from  all  the  other  band 

Of  knights,  addreft  his  maiden-headed  fhield, 

Shewing  himfelfe  all  ready  for  the  field  : 

Gainft  whom  there  fingled  from  the  other  fide 

A  painim  knight  that  well  in  armes  was  fkil'd, 

And  had  in  many  a  battell  oft  bene  tride, 
Hight  Erimcheval  the  bold,  who  fierfly  forth  did  ride. 

XVIII. 

So  furiouflv  they  both  together  met, 

That  neither  could  die  others  force  fuftaine  : 

As  two  fierce  buls,  that  ftrive  the  rule  to  get 

Of  all  the  heard,  meete  with  fo  hideous  maine, 

That  both  rebutted  tumble  on  the  plaine  : 

So  thefe  two  champions  to  the  ground  were  feld, 

Where  in  a  maze  they  both  did  long  remain e, 

And  in  their  hands  their  idle  troncheons  held, 
Which  neither  able  were  to  wag,  or  once  to  weld. 

XIX.  Which 


Cant.  mr.  Faery  Qu  een 


e.  565 

XIX. 

Which  when  the  noble  Ferramont  efpide, 
He  pricked  forth  in  ayd  of  Satyran  j 
And  him  againft  fir  Blandamour  did  ride 
With  all  the  ftrength  and  ftifneffe  that  he  can  : 
But  the  more  ftrong  and  ftiffely  that  he  ran, 
So  much  more  forely  to  the  ground  he  fell, 
That  on  an  heape  were  tumbled  horfe  and  man  : 
Unto  whofe  refcue  forth  rode  Paridell  ; 
But  him  likewife  with  that  fame  fpeare  he  eke  did  quell. 

XX. 
Which  Braggadocchio  feeing,  had  no  will 
To  haften  greatly  to  his  parties  ayd, 
Albee  his  turne  were  next  j  but  flood  there  ftill, 
As  one  that  feemed  doubtfull  or  difmayd : 
But  Triamond  halfe  wroth  to  fee  him  ftaid, 
Sternly  ftept  forth  and  raught  away  his  fpeare, 
With  which  fo  fore  he  Ferramont  aflaid, 
That  horfe  and  man  to  ground  he  quite  did  beare, 
That  neither  could  in  haft  themfelves  againe  upreare. 

XXI. 

Which  to  avenge  fir  Devon  him  did  dight, 

But  with  no  better  fortune  then  the  reft  : 

For  him  likewife  he  quickly  downe  did  fmight  \ 

And  after  him  fir  Douglas  him  addreft, 

And  after  him  fir  Palimord  forth  preft  : 

But  none  of  them  againft  his  ftrokes  could  ftandj 

But  all  the  more,  the  more  his  praife  increft  : 

For  either  they  were  left  upon  the  land, 
Or  went  away  fore  wounded  of  his  hapleffe  hand. 

XXII. 

And  now  by  this  fir  Satyrane  abraid 

Out  of  the  fwowne,  in  which  too  long  he  lay ; 

And  looking  round  about,  like  one  difmaid, 

Whenas  he  faw  the  mercilefTe  affray 

Which  doughty  Triamond  had  wrought  that  day 

Unto  the  noble  knights  of  Maidenhead, 

His  mighty  heart  did  almoft  rend  in  tway 

For  very  gall,  that  rather  wholly  dead 
Himfelfe  he  wifht  have  beene  then  in  fo  bad  a  ftead. 

XXIII.  Eftfoones 


566  The  fourth  Booh  of  the 

xxiii. 

Eftfoones  he  gan  to  gather  up  around 

His  weapons,  which  lay  fcattered  all  abrode, 
And  as  it  fell  his  Heed  he  ready  found  : 
On  whom  remounting  fiercely  forth  he  rode, 
Like  fparke  of  fire  that  from  the  andvile  glode, 
There  where  he  faw  the  valiant  Triamond 
Chafing,  and  laying  on  them  heavy  lode, 
That  none  his  force  were  able  to  withftond ; 
So  dreadfull  were  his  ftrokes,  fo  deadly  was  his  hond. 

XXIV. 
With  that  at  him  his  beamlike  fpeare  he  aimed, 
And  thereto  all  his  power  and  might  applide  : 
The  wicked  fteele  for  mifchiefe  firft  ordained, 
And  having  now  misfortune  got  for  guide, 
Staid  not,  till  it  arrived  in  his  fide, 
And  therein  made  a  very  griefly  wound, 
That  flreames  of  blood  his  armour  all  bedide. 
Much  was  he  daunted  with  that  direfuil  ftownd, 
That  fcarfe  he  him  upheld  from  falling  in  a  found. 

XXV. 
Yet,  as  he  might,  himfelfe  he  foft  withdrew 
Out  of  the  field,  that  none  perceiv'd  it  plaine  : 
Then  gan  the  part  of  chalengers  anew 
To  range  the  field,  and  victor-like  to  raine, 
That  none  againft  them  battell  durft  maintaine. 
By  that  the  gloomy  evening  on  them  fell, 
That  forced  them  from  fighting  to  refraine, 
And  trumpets  found  to  ceafe  did  them  compell  : 
So  Satvrane  that  day  was  iudg'd  to  beare  the  bell. 

XXVI. 
The  morrow  next  the  turney  gan  anew, 
And  with  the  firft  the  hardy  Satyrane 
Appear'd  in  place  with  all  his  noble  crew : 
On  th'  other  fide  full  many  a  warlike  fwaine 
Afiembled  were,  that  glorious  prize    to  gaine. 
But  mons-ft  them  all  was  not  fir  Triamond, 
Unable  he  new  battell  to  darraine 
Through  grievaunce  of  his  late  received  wound, 
That  doubly  did  him  grieve,  when  fo  himfelfe  he  found. 

XXVII.  Which 


Cant.  iiii.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  567 

XXVII. 

Which  Cambell  feeing,  though  he  could  not  falve , 

Ne  done  undoe,  yet  for  to  falve  his  name, 

And  purchafe  honour  in  his  friends  behalve, 

This  goodly  counterfefaunce  he  did  frame  ; 

The  fhield  and  armes  well  knowne  to  be  the  fame 

Which  Triamond  had  worne,  unwares  to  wight, 

And  to  his  friend  unwift,  for  doubt  of  blame 

If  he  mifdid,  he  on  himfelfe  did  dight, 
That  none  could  him  difcerne  ;  and  fo  went  forth  to  fight. 

XXVIII. 
There  Satyrane  lord  of  the  field  he  found, 

Triumphing  in  great  ioy  and  iolity  j 

Gainft  whom  none  able  was  to  ftand  on  ground  - 

That  much  he  gan  his  glorie  to  envy, 

And  call  t'avenge  his  friends  indignity  : 

A  mightie  fpeare  eftfoones  at  him  he  bent  ; 

Who  feeing  him  come  on  fo  funouily, 

Met  him  mid-way  with  equall  hardiment, 
That  forcibly  to  gro  ind  they  both  together  went. 

XXIX. 

They  up  againe  themfelves  can  lightly  reare, 

And  to  their  tryed  iwords  themfelves  betake  ; 

With  which  they  wrought  futeh  wondrous  marvels  there, 

That  all  the  reft  it  did  amazed  make, 

Ne  any  dar'd  their  perili  to  partake  ; 

Now  culliiig  clofe,  now  chicing  to  and  fro, 

Now  hurtling  round  advantage  for  to  take  : 

As  two  wild  boares  together  grapling  go, 
Chaufing  and  foming  choler  each  againfl  his  fo. 

XXX. 
So  as  they  courft,  and  turneyd  here  and  theare, 

It  chaunft  fir  Satyrane  his  fteed  at  laft, 

Whether  through  foundring  or  through  fodein  feare, 

To  ftumble,  that  his  rider  nigh  he  cail : 

Which  vauntage  Cambell  did  purfue  fo  fait, 

That  ere  himfelfe  he  had  recovered  well, 

So  fore  he  fowft  him  on  the  compaft  creail, 

That  forced  him  to  leave  his  loftie  fell, 
And  rudely  tumbling  downe  under  his  horfe-feete  fell. 

XXXI.   Lightly 


568  The  fourth  Bookc  of  the 

XXXI. 
Lightly  Cumbello  leapt  downe  from  his  fteed, 

For  to  have  rent  his  fhield  and  armes  away, 

That  whylome  wont  to  be  the  victors  meed  ; 

When  all  unwares  he  felt  an  hideous  fway 

Of  many  (words,  that  lode  on  him  did  lay  : 

An  hundred  knights  had  him  enclofed  round, 

To  refcue  Satyrane  out  of  his  pray ; 

All  which  at  once  huge  ftrokes  on  him  did  pound, 
In  hope  to  take  him  prifoner  where  he  flood  on  ground. 

XXXII. 
He  with  their  multitude  was  nought  difmayd, 

But  with  ftout  courage  turnd  upon  them  all, 

And  with  his  brond-iron  round  about  him  layd  j 

Of  which  he  dealt  large  almes,  as  did  befall : 

Like  as  a  lion,  that  by  chaunce  doth  fall 

Into  the  hunters  toile,  doth  rage  and  rore, 

In  royall  heart  difdaining  to  be  thrall. 

But  all  in  vaine  :  for  what  might  one  do  more  ? 
They  have  him  taken  captive,  though  it  grieve  him  fore. 

XXXIII. 
Whereof  when  newes  to  Triamond  was  brought 

Thereas  he  lay,  his  wound  he  foone  forgot, 

And  ftarting  up  ilreight  for  his  armour  fought : 

In  vaine  he  fought ;  for  there  he  found  it  not  -,  . 

Cambello  it  away  before  had  got : 

Cambelloes  armes  therefore  he  on  him  threw, 

And  lightly  ifTewd  forth  to  take  his  lot. 

There  he  in  troupe  found  all  that  warlike  crew, 
Leading  his  friend  away,  full  forie  to  his  vew. 

XXXIV. 
Into  the  thicker!:  of  that  knightly  preaffe 

He  thruft,  and  fmote  downe  all  that  was  betweene, 

Caried  with  fervent  zeale  ;  ne  did  he  ceafTe, 

Till  that  he  came  where  he  had  Cambell  feene 

Like  captive  thral  two  other  knights  atweene  ; 

There  he  amongft  them  cruell  havocke  makes, 

That  they  which  lead  him  foone  enforced  beene 

To  let  him  loofe  to  fave  their  proper  flakes  ; 
Who  being  freed  from  one  a  weapon  fiercely  takes  : 

XXXV.  With 


Cant.  uu.         Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  569 

xxxv. 

With  that  he  drives  at  them  with  dreadfull  might, 
Both  in  remembrance  of  his  friends  late  harme, 
And  in  revengement  of  his  owne  defpight : 
So  both  together  give  a  new  allarme, 
As  if  but  now  the  battell  wexed  warme. 
As  when  two  greedy  wolves  doe  breake  by  force 
Into  an  heard,  farre  from  the  hufband  farme, 
They  fpoile  and  ravine  without  all  remorfe  ; 
So  did  thefe  two  through  all  the  field  their  foes  enforce. 

XXXVI. 
Fiercely  they  followd  on  their  bolde  emprize, 
Till  trumpets  found  did  warne  them  all  to  reft ; 
Then  all  with  one  confent  did  yeeld  the  prize 
To  Triamond  and  Cambell  as  the  befl  : 
But  Triamond  to  Cambell  it  releft, 
And  Cambell  it  to  Triamond  transferd : 
Each  labouring  t'advance  the  others  geft, 
And  make  his  praife  before  his  owne  preferd  : 
So  that  the  doome  was  to  another  day  difFerd. 

XXXVII. 
The  laft  day  came,  when  all  thofe  knightes  againe 
AfTembled  were,    their  deedes  of  armes  to  fhew. 
Full  many  deedes  that  day  were  mewed  plaine : 
But  Satyrane  bove  all  the  other  crew 
His  wondrous  worth  declard  in  all  mens  view  : 
For  from  the  firft  he  to  the  laft  endured, 
And  though  fbme  while  fortune  from  him  withdrew, 
Yet  evermore  his  honour  he  recured, 
And  with  unwearied  powre  his  party  (till  allured. 

XXXVIII. 
Ne  was  there  knight  that  ever  thought  of  armes, 
But  that  his  utmoft  proweffe  there  made  knowen, 
That  by  their  many  wounds,  and  carelelfe  harmes, 
By  fhivered  fpeares,  and  fwords  all  under  ftrowen, 
By  fcattered  fhields,  was  eafie  to  be  fhowen. 
There  might  ye  fee  loofe  fteeds  at  randon  ronne, 
Whofe  luckelerTe  riders  late  were  overthrowen  j 
And  fquiers  make  haft  to  helpe  their  lords  fordonne : 
But  ftill  the  knights  of  Maidenhead  the  better  wonne. 

Vol.  I.  4  D  XXXIX.  Till 


570  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


xxxix. 

Till  that  there  entred  on  the  other  fide 

A  ftraunger  knight,  from  whence  no  man  could  reed, 

In  quyent  difguife,  full  hard  to  be  defcride : 

For  all  his  armour  was  like  falvage  weed 

With  woody  moffe  bedight,  and  all  his  freed 

With  oaken  leaves  attrapt,  that  feemed  fit 

For  falvage  wight,  and  thereto  well  agreed 

His  word,  which  on  his  ragged  fhield  was  writ, 
Salvagesse  sans  finesse,  fhewing  fecret  wit. 

XL. 
He  at  his  firft  in-comming  charg'd  his  fpere 

At  him  that  firft  appeared  in  his  light  -, 

That  was  to  weet  the  flout  fir  Sangliere, 

Who  well  was  knowen  to  be  a  valiant  knight, 

Approved  oft  in  many  a  perlous  fight : 

Him  at  the  firft  encounter  downe  he  fmote, 

And  over-bore  beyond  his  crouper  quight ; 

And  after  him  another  knight  that  note 
Sir  Brianor,  fo  fore  that  none  him  life  behote. 

XLI. 

Then  ere  his  hand  he  reard  he  overthrew 

Seven  knights  one  after  other  as  they  came  : 

And  when  his  fpeare  was  bruit,  his  fword  he  drew5 

The  inftrument  of  wrath,  and  with  the  fame 

Far'd  like  a  lyon  in  his  bloodie  game, 

Hewing  and  flaming  fhields  and  helmets  bright, 

And  beating  downe  whatever  nigh  him  came, 

That  every  one  gan  mun  his  dreadfull  fight 
No  lefle  then  death  itfelfe  in  daungerous  affright. 

XLII. 

Much  wondred  all  men  what  or  whence  he  came, 

That  did  amongft  the  troupes  fo  tyrannize  j 

And  each  of  other  gan  inquire  his  name : 

But  when  they  could  not  learne  it  by  no  wize, 

Molt,  anfwerable  to  his  wyld  difguize 

It  feemed  him  to  terme  the  falvage  knight : 

But  certes  his  right  name  was  otherwize, 

Though  knowne  to  few,  that  Arthegall  he  hight, 
The  doughtier!:  knight  that  liv'd  that  day,  and  moil  of  might. 

XLIIL  Thus 


Cant.  mi.  F  a  e  r  v  Q^u  eene,  571 

XLIII. 

Thus  was  fir  Satyrane  with  all  his  band 

By  his  fole  manhood  and  atchievement  flout 

Difmay'd,  that  none  of  them  in  field  durft  fland, 

But  beaten  were  and  chafed  ail  about. 

So  he  continued  all  that  day  throughout, 

Till  evening,  that  the  funne  gan  downward  bend  : 

Then  rufhed  forth  out  of  the  thickeft  rout 

A  ftranger  knight,  that  did  his  glorie  fhend  : 
So  nought  may  be  efteemed  happie  till  the  end. 

XLIV. 

He  at  his  entrance  charg'd  his  powrefull  fpeare 

At  Arthegall,  in  middeft  of  his  pryde, 

And  therewith  fmote  him  on  his  umbriere 

So  fore,  that  tombling  backe  he  downe  cjp  flyde 

Over  his  horfes  taile  above  a  ftryde  ; 

Whence  litle  luft  he  had  to  rife  againe. 

Which  Cambell  feeing,  much  the  fame  envyde, 

And  ran  at  him  with  all  his  might  and  maine  ; 
But  fhortly  was  likewife  feene  lying  on  the  plaine. 

XLV. 

Whereat  full  inly  wroth  was  Triamond, 

And  cafl  t'avenge  the  fhame  doen  to  his  freend  : 

But  by  his  friend  himfelfe  eke  foone  he  fond 

In  no  leffe  neede  of  helpe  then  him  he  weend. 

All  which  when  Blandamour  from  end  to  end 

Beheld,  he  woxe  therewith  difpleafed  fore, 

And  thought  in  mind  it  fhortly  to  amend  : 

His  fpeare  he  feutred,  and  at  him  it  bore  ; 
But  with  no  better  fortune  then  the  reft  afore. 

XLVI. 
Full  many  others  at  him  likewife  ran  j 

But  all  of  them  likewife  difmounted  were : 

Ne  certes  wonder ;  for  no  powre  of  man 

Could  bide  the  force  of  that  enchaunted  fpeare, 

The  which  this  famous  Britomart  did  beare  ; 

With  which  fhe  wondrous  deeds  of  arms  atchieved, 

And  overthrew  whatever  came  her  neare  5 

That  all  thofe  ftranger  knights  full  fore  agrieved, 
And  that  late  weaker  band  of  chalengers  relieved. 

4  D  2  XLVII.  Like 


572  The  fourth   Booke  of  the 

XLVII. 

Like  as  in  fommers  day  when  raging  heat 
Doth  burne  the  earth  and  boyled  rivers  drie, 
That  all  brute  beafts  fori*  to  refraine  fro  meat 
Doe  hunt  for  made  where  fhrowded  they  may  lie, 
And  miffing  it,  faine  from  themfelves  to  fliej 
All  travellers  tormented  are  with  paine  : 
A  watry  cloud  doth  overcaft  the  fide, 
And  poureth  forth  a  fudden  fhoure  of  raine, 

That  all  the  wretched  world  recomforteth  againe  : 

XL  VIII. 

So  did  the  warlike  Britomart  reftore 

The  prize  to  knights  of  Maydenhead  that  day, 

Which  elfe  was  like  to  have  bene  loft,  and  bore 

The  prayfe  of  proweffe  from  them  all  away. 

Then  fhrilling  trompets  loudly  gan  to  bray, 

And  bad  them  leave  their  labours  and  long  toyle 

To  ioyous  feaft  and  other  gentle  play, 

Where  beauties  prize  mold  win  that  pretious  fpoyle  : 

Where  I  with  found  of  trompe  will  alfo  reft  awhyle. 


CANTO 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e.  $73 

;&  CANTO    V. 

(N  b\$  The  ladies  for  the  girdle  f rive 

Of  famous  Florimell  : 
Scudamour  comming  to  Cares  houfey 
Doth  Jleepe  from  him  expelL 

I. 

IT  hath  bene  through  all  ages  ever  feene 
That  with  the  praife  of  armes  and  chevalrie 
The  prize  of  beautie  ftill  hath  ioyned  beene  % 
And  that  for  reafons  fpeciall  privitee  j 
For  either  doth  on  other  much  relie : 
For  he  me  feemes  moft  fit  the  faire  to  ferve, 
That  can  her  beft  defend  from  villenie  y 
And  fhe  moft  fit  his  fervice  doth  deferve, 
That  faireft  is,  and  from  her  faith  will  never  fwerve. 

II. 

So  fitly  now  here  commeth  next  in  place, 

After  the  proofe  of  proweffe  ended  well, 

The  controverfe  of  beauties  foveraine  grace ; 

In  which  to  her  that  doth  the  moft  excell 

Shall  fall  the  girdle  of  faire  Florimell : 

That  many  wiili  to  win  for  glorie  vaine, 

And  not  for  vertuous  ufe,  which  fome  doe  tell 

That  glorious  belt  did  in  itfelfe  containe, 
Which  ladies  ought  to  love,  and  feeke  for  to  obtaine. 

III. 

That  girdle  gave  the  vertue  of  chaft  love 

And  wivehood  true  to  all  that  did  it  beare ; 

But  whofoever  contrarie  doth  prove, 

Might  not  the  fame  about  her  middle  weare^ 

But  it  would  loofe,   or  elfe  afunder  teare. 

Whilome  it  was  (as  faeries  wont  report) 

Dame  Venus  girdle,  by  her  fteemed  deare, 

What  time  me  usd  to  live  in  wively  fort ; 
But  layd  afide  whenfo  fhe  usd  her  loofer  fport, 

IV.  Her 


574  I'hc  fourth  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

Her  hufband  Vulcan  whylome  for  her  fake, 

When  firft  he  loved  her  with  heart  entire, 

This  pretious  ornament  they  fay  did  make, 

And  wrought  in  Lemnos  with  unquenched  fire : 

And  afterwards  did  for  her  loves  firft  hire 

Give  it  to  her,  for  ever  to  remaine, 

Therewith  to  bind  lafcivious  defire, 

And  loofe  affections  ftreightly  to  reflraine  ; 
Which  vertue  it  for  ever  after  did  retaine. 

V. 

The  fame  one  day,  when  flic  herfelfe  difposd 

To  vifite  her  beloved  paramoure, 

The  god  of  warre,  fhe  from  her  middle  loosd, 

And  left  behind  her  in  her  fecret  bowre, 

On  Acidalian  mount,  where  many  an  howre 

She  with  the  pleafant  Graces  wont  to  play. 

There  Florimell  in  her  firft  ages  flowre 

Was  foftered  by  thofe  Graces,  (as  they  fay) 
And  brought  with  her  from  thence  that  goodly  belt  away. 

VI. 
That  goodly  belt  was  Ceftus  hight  by  name, 

And  as  her  life  by  her  efteemed  deare. 

No  wonder  then  if  that  to  winne  the  fame 

So  many  ladies  fought,  as  mail  appeare ; 

For  peareleffe  fhe  was  thought  that  did  it  bcare. 

And  now  by  this  their  feaff.  all  being  ended, 

The  iudges  which  thereto  felected  were, 

Into  the  Martian  field  adowne  defcended 
To  deeme  this  doutfull  cafe,  for  which  they  all  contended. 

VII. 

But  firft  was  queftion  made,  which  of  thofe  knights 

That  lately  turneyd  had  the  wager  wonne : 

There  was  it  iudged  by  thofe  worthie  wights 

That  Satyrane  the  firft  day  beft  had  donne : 

For  he  laft  ended  having  firft  begonne. 

The  fecond  was  to  Triamond  benight, 

For  that  he  fav'd  the  victour  from  fordonne  : 

For  Cambell  vigour  was  in  all  mens  fight, 
Till  by  milhap  he  in  his  foe-mens  hand  did  light. 

VIII.  The 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Queene.  57S 

VIII. 

The  third  dayes  prize  unto  that  ftraunger  knight, 

Whom  all  men  term'd  knight  of  the  hebene  fpeare, 

To  Britomart  was  given  by  good  right ; 

For  that  with  puhTant  ftroke  (he  downe  did  beare 

The  falvage  knight  that  victour  was  whileare, 

And  all  the  reft  which  had  the  beft  afore, 

And  to  the  laft  unconquer'd  did  appeare  ; 

For  laft  is  deemed  beft :  to  her  therefore 
The  fayreft  ladie  was  adiudgd  for  paramore. 

IX. 

But  thereat  greatly  grudged  Arthegall, 

And  much  repynd,  that  both  of  victors  meede 

And  eke  of  honour  (he  did  him  foreftali : 

Yet  mote  he  not  withftand,  what  was  decreede  ; 

But  inly  thought  of  that  defpightfuli  deede 

Fit  time  t'awaite  avenged  for  to  bee. 

This  being  ended  thus,  and  all  agreed, 

Then  next  enfew'd  the  paragon  to  fee 
Of  beauties  praife,  and  yeeld  the  fayreft  her  due  fee, 

X. 

Then  firft  Cambello  brought  into  their  view 

His  faire  Cambina,  covered  with  a  veale  j 

Which  being  once  withdrawne,  moft  perfect  hew 

And  paffing  beautie  did  eftfoones  reveale, 

That  able  was  weake  harts  away  to  fteale. 

Next  did  fir  Triamond  unto  their  fight 

The  face  of  his  deare  Canacee  unheale  ; 

Whofe  beauties  beame  eftfoones  did  (hine  fo  bright, 
That  daz'd  the  eyes  of  all,  as  with  exceeding  light, 

XI. 

And  after  her  did  Paridell  produce 

His  falfe  DuefTa,  that  fhe  might  be  feene , 

Who  with  her  forged  beautie  did  feduce 

The  hearts  of  fome,  that  faireft  her  did  weene  3 

As  diverfe  wits  affected  divers  beene  : 

Then  did  fir  Ferramont  unto  them  fhew 

His  Lucida,  that  was  full  faire  and  fheene : 

And  after  thefe  an  hundred  ladies  moe 
Appear'd  in  place,  the  which  each  other  did  owt-goe . 

XII,  All 


576  The  fourth  JBooke  of  the 

XII. 

All  which  whofo  dare  thinke  for  to  enchace, 

Him  needeth  lure  a  golden  pen  I  weene 

To  tell  the  feature  of  each  goodly  face. 

For  fince  the  day  that  they  created  beene, 

So  many  heavenly  faces  were  not  feene 

Ailemblcd  in  one  place :  ne  he  that  thought 

For  Chian  folke  to  pourtraict  beauties  queene, 

By  view  of  all  the  faireft.  to  him  brought, 
So  many  faire  did  fee  as  here  he  might  have  fought. 

XIII. 
At  laft  the  moft  redoubted  Britonefle 

Her  lovely  Amoret  did  open  fhew ; 

Whofe  face  difcovered,  plainely  did  expreffe 

The  heavenly  pourtraid;  of  bright  angels  hew. 

Well  weened  all  which  her  that  time  did  vew, 

That  me  mould  furely  beare  the  bell  away, 

Till  Blandamour,  who  thought  he  had  the  trew 

And  very  Florimell,  did  her  difplay  : 
The  fight  of  whom  once  feene  did  all  the  reft  difmay. 

XIV. 

For  all  afore  that  feemed  fayre  and  bright, 

Now  bafe  and  contemptible  did  appeare, 

Compar'd  to  her  that  fhone  as  Phoebes  light 

Amongft  the  lerTer  ftarres  in  evening  cleare. 

All  that  her  faw  with  wonder  "ravifht  weare, 

And  weend  no  mortall  creature  me  mould  bee, 

But  fome  celeftiall  fhape  that  flefh  did  beare  : 

Yet  all  were  glad  there  Florimell  to  fee ; 
Yet  thought  that  Florimell  was  not  fo  faire  as  fhee. 

XV. 

As  guilefull  goldfmith  that  by  fecret  fkill 

With  golden  foyle  doth  finely  over-fpred 

Some  bafer  metall,  which  commend  he  will 

Unto  the  vulgar  for  good  gold  infted, 

He  much  more  goodly  glolle  thereon  doth  med 

To  hide  his  falfhood,  then  if  it  were  trew  : 

So  hard  this  idole  was  to  be  ared, 

That  Florimell  herfelfe  in  all  mens  vew 
She  feem'd  to  paife  :  fo  forged  things  do  fairer!  mew. 

XVI.  Then 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Queene.  577 

XVI. 

Then  was  that  golden  belt  by  doome  of  all 

Graunted  to  her,  as  to  the  fayreft  dame. 

Which  being  brought,  about  her  middle  fmall 

They  thought  to  gird,  as  beft  it  her  became  ; 

But  by  no  meanes  they  could  it  thereto  frame  : 

For  ever  as  they  faftned  it  it  loos'd 

And  fell  away,  as  feeling  fecret  blame. 

Full  oft  about  her  waft  me  it  enclos'd ; 
And  it  as  oft  was  from  about  her  waft  difclos'd  : 

XVII. 
That  all  men  wondred  at  the  uncouth  fight, 

And  each  one  thought,  as  to  their  fancies  came : 

But  me  herfelfe  did  thinke  it  doen  for  fpight, 

And  touched  was  with  fecret  wrath  and  fhame 

Therewith,  as  thing  deviz'd  her  to  defame. 

Then  many  other  ladies  likewife  tride 

About  their  tender  loynes  to  knit  the  fame  ; 

But  it  would  not  on  none  of  them  abide, 
But  when  they  thought  it  faft,  eftfoones  it  was  untide. 

XVIII. 

Which  when  that  fcornefull  Squire  of  dames  did  vew, 

He  lowdly  gan  to  laugh,  and  thus  to  ieft ; 

Alas  for  pittie  that  Jo  f aire  a  crew, 

As  like  cannot  be  feene  from  ea/l  to  weft, 

Cannot  find  one  this  girdle  to  invefi  ! 

Fie  on  the  man  that  did  itfirjl  invent, 

T'ojhame  us  all  with  this,  ungirt  unblest  : 

Let  never  ladie  to  his  love  ajfent, 
iJiat  hath  this  day  fo  many  fo  unmanly  Jhent. 

XIX. 
Thereat  all  knights  gan  laugh,  and  ladies  lowre  : 

Till  that  at  laft  the  gentle  Amoret 

Likewife  aftayd  to  prove  that  girdles  powre  j 

And  having  it  about  her  middle  fet, 

Did  find  it  fit  withouten  breach  or  let. 

Whereat  the  reft  gan  greatly  to  envie  : 

But  Florimell  exceedingly  did  fret, 

And  matching  from  her  hand  halfe  angrily 
The  belt  againe,  about  her  bodie  gan  it  tie  : 

Vol.  I.  4  E  XX.  Yet 


$7%  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

xx. 

Yet  nathemore  would  it  her  bodie  fit  5 
Yet  natheleffe  to  her,  as  her  dew  right, 
It  yielded  was  by  them  that  iudged  it : 
And  fhe  herfelfe  adiudged  to  the  knight 
That  bore  the  hebene  fpeare,  as  wonne  in  fight. 
But  Britomart  would  not  thereto  aflent, 
Ne  her  owne  Amoret  forgoe  fo  light 
For  that  ftrange  dame,   whofe  beauties  wonderment 
She  lefie  efteem'd  then  th'  others  vertuous  government. 

XXI. 
Whom  when  the  reft  did  fee  her  to  refufe, 

They  were  full  glad,  in  hope  themfelves  to  get  her : 
Yet  at  her  choice  they  all  did  greatly  mufe. 
But  after  that  the  iudges  did  arret  her 
Unto  the  fecond  beft,  that  lov'd  her  better ; 
That  was  the  falvage  knight :  but  he  was  gone 
In  great  difpleafure,  that  he  could  not  get  her. 
Then  was  fhe  iudged  Triamond  his  one ; 
But  Triamond  lov'd  Canacee,  and  other  none. 

XXII. 
Tho  unto  Satyran  fhe  was  adiudged, 

Who  was  right  glad  to  gaine  fo  goodly  meed  : 
But  Blandamour  thereat  full  greatly  grudged, 
And  litle  prays'd  his  labours  evill  fpeed, 
That  for  to  winne  the  faddle  loft  the  fteed. 
Ne  lefie  thereat  did  Paridell  complaine, 
And  thought  t'appeale  from  that  which  was  decreed 
To  fingle  combat  with  fir  Satyrane  : 
Thereto  him  Ate  ftird,  new  difcord  to  maintaine. 

XXIII. 
And  eke  with  thefe  full  many  other  knights 
She  through  her  wicked  working  did  incenfe 
Her  to  demaund,  and  chalenge  as  their  rights, 
Deferved  for  their  perils  recompenfe. 
Amongft  the  reft  with  boaftfull  vaine  pretenfe 
Stept  Braggadochio  forth,  and  as  his  thrall 
Her  claym'd,  by  him  in  battell  wonne  long  fens : 
Whereto  herfelfe  he  did  to  witnefTe  calls 
Who  being  afkt  accordingly  confefTed  all. 

XXIV.  Thereat 


Cant.  v.  Paery  Q^ueene,  S7P 

XXIV. 

Thereat  exceeding  wroth  was  Satyran  ; 

And  wroth  with  Satyran  was  Blandamour ; 
And  wroth-  with  Blandamour  was  Erivan  ; 
And  at  them  both  iir  Paridell  did  loure. 
So  all  together  ftird  up  ftrifefuli  ftoure : 
And  readie  were  new  battel!  to  darraine. 
Each  one  profeft  to  be  her  paramoure, 
And  vow'd  with  fpeare  and  fhield  it  to  maintaine  > 
Ne  iudges  powre,  ne  reafons  rule  mote  them  reftraine. 

XXV. 
Which  troublous  ftirre  when  Satyrane  aviz'd, 
He  gan  to  cart,  how  to  appeafe  the  fame, 
And  to  accord  them  all  this  meanes  deviz'd  : 
Firft  in  the  midft  to  fet  that  fayreft  dame, 
To  whom  each  one  his  chalenge  mould  difclame, 
And  he  himfelfe  his  right  would  eke  releaffe  : 
Then  looke  to  whom  fhe  voluntarie  came, 
He  lhould  without  difturbance  her  poffeffe  : 
Sweete  is  the  love  that  comes  alone  with  willingneile. 

XXVI. 

They  all  agreed ;  and  then  that  fnowy  mayd 

Was  in  the  middefl  plaft  among  them  all : 

All  on  her  gazing  wifht,  and  vowd,  and  prayd, 

And  to  the  queene  of  beautie  clofe  did  call, 

That  fhe  unto  their  portion  might  befall. 

Then  when  fhe  long  had  lookt  upon  each  one, 

As  though  fhe  wifhed  to  have  pleasd  them  all, 

At  laft  to  Braggadochio  felfe  alone 
She  came  of  her  accord,  in  fpight  of  all  his  fone. 

XXVII. 
Which  when  they  all  beheld  they  chaft  and  rag'd, 

And  woxe  nigh  mad  for  very  harts  defpight, 

That  from  revenge  their  willes  they  fcarfe  affwag'd  : 

Some  thought  from  him  her  to  have  reft  by  might ; 

Some  proffer  made  with  him  for  her  to  fight  : 

But  he  nought  car'd  for  all  that  they  could  fay ; 

For  he  their  words  as  wind  efleemed  light : 

Yet  not  fit  place  he  thought  it  there  to  flay, 
But  fecretlv  from  thence  that  nieht  her  bore  away. 

4  E  2  XXVIII.  They 


580  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

They  which  remaynd,  fo  foone  as  they  perceiv'd 

That  fhe  was  gone,  departed  thence  with  fpeed, 

And  follow'd  them  in  mind  her  to  have  reav'd 

l-rom  wight  unworthie  of  fo  noble  meed. 

In  which  pourfuit  how  each  one  did  fucceede, 

Shall  elfe  be  told  in  order,  as  it  fell. 

But  now  of  Britomart  it  here  doth  neede 

The  hard  adventures  and  ftrange  haps  to  tell  ; 
Since  with  the  reft  fhe  went  not  after  Florimell. 

XXIX. 
For  foone  as  fhe  them  faw  to  difcord  fet, 

Her  lift  no  longer  in  that  place  abide ; 

But  taking  with  her  lovely  Amoret, 

Upon  her  firft  adventure  forth  did  ride, 

To  feeke  her  lov'd,  making  blind  Love  her  guide. 

Unluckie  mayd  to  feeke  her  enemie  ! 

Unluckie  mayd  to  feeke  him  farre  and  wide, 

Whom,  when  he  was  unto  herfelfe  moft  nie, 
She  through  his  late  difguizement  could  him  not  defcrie  ! 

XXX. 
So  much  the  more  her  griefe,  the  more  her  toyle  : 

Yet  neither  toyle  nor  griefe  fhe  once  did  fpare, 

In  feeking  him  that  mould  her  paine  afToyle  -, 

Whereto  great  comfort  in  her  fad  misfare 

Was  Amoret,  companion  of  her  care  : 

Who  likewife  fought  her  lover  long  mifwent, 

The  gentle  Scudamour,  whofe  hart  whileare 

That  ftryfefull  hag  with  gealous  difcontent 
Had  fild,  that  he  to  fell  reveng  was  fully  bent : 

XXXI. 
Bent  to  revenge  on  blamelefTe  Britomart 

The  crime  which  curfed  Ate  kindled  earft, 

The  which  like  thornes  did  pricke  his  gealous  hart, 

And  through  his  foule  like  poyfned  arrow  perft, 

That  by  no  reafon  it  might  be  reverft, 

For  ought  that  Glauce  could  or  doe  or  fay  : 

For  aye  the  more  that  flie  the  fame  reherft, 

The  more  it  gauld  and  griev'd  him  night  and  day, 
That  nought  but  dire  revenge  his  anger  mote  defray, 

XXXII.  So 


Cant.  v.  Faery  Qu eene.  581 

XXXII. 

So  as  they  travelled,  the  drouping  night 

Covered  with  cloudie  ftorme  and  bitter  fhowre, 

That  dreadfull  feem'd  to  every  livino-  wight, 

Upon  them  fell,  before  her  timely  howre  ; 

That  forced  them  to  feeke  fome  covert  bowre, 

Where  they  might  hide  their  heads  in  quiet  reft, 

And  fhrowd  their  perfons  from  that  flormie  ftowre. 

Not  farre  away,  not  meete  for  any  gueft,, 
They  fpide  a  little  cottage,  like  fome  poore  mans  nefl. 

XXXIII. 

Under  a  fteepe  hilles  fide  it  placed  was, 

There  where  the  mouldred  earth  had  cav'd  the  banke  ; 

And  fail  befide  a  little  brooke  did  pas 

Of  muddie  water,  that  like  puddle  ftanke, 

By  which  few  crooked  fallowes  grew  in  ranke  :  • 

Whereto  approaching  nigh,  they  heard  the  found 

Of  many  yron  hammers  beating  ranke, 

And  anfwering  their  wearie  turnes  around, 
That  feemed  fome  blackfmith  dwelt  in  that  defert  ground. 

XXXIV. 
There  entring  in,  they  found  the  goodman  felfe 

Full  bufily  unto  his  worke  ybent  j 

Who  was  to  weet  a  wretched  wearifh  elfe, 

With  hollow  eyes  and  rawbone  cheekes  forfpent, 

As  if  he  had  in  prifon  long  bene  pent : 

Full  blacke  and  griefly  did  his  face  appeare, 

Befmeard  with  fmoke  that  nigh  his  eye-fight  blent ; 

With  rugged  beard,  and  hoarie  magged  heare, 
The  which  he  never  wont  to  combe,  or  comely  fheare. 

XXXV. 
Rude  was  his  garment,  and  to  rags  all  rent, 

Ne  better  had  he,  ne  for  better  cared  : 

With  blifbed  hands  emongft  the  cinders  brent, 

And  fingers  filthie  with  long  nayles  unpared, 

Right  fit  to  rend  the  food  on  which  he  fared. 

His  name  was  Care  ;  a  blackfmith  by  his  trade, 

That  neither  day  nor  night  from  working  fpared, 

But  to  fmall  purpofe  yron  wedges  made ; 
Thofe  be  unquiet  thoughts  that  carefull  minds  invade. 

XXXVI.  In 


582  The  fourth  Booh  of  the 

XXXVI. 

In  which  his  worke  he  had  fixe  fervants  preft 

About  the  andvile  ftanding  evermore 

With  huge  great  hammers,  that  did  never  reft 

From  heaping  ftroakes  which  thereon  foufed  fore  : 

All  fixe  ftrong  groomes,  but  one  then  other  more ; 

For  by  degrees  they  all  were  difagreed ; 

So  likewife  did  the  hammers  which  they  bore 

Like  belles  in  greatneffe  orderly  fucceed, 
That  he  which  was  the  laft  the  firft  did  farre  exceede. 

XXXVII. 
He  like  a  monftrous  gyant  feem'd  in  fight, 

Farre  pafhng  Bronteus  or  Pyracmon  great, 

The  which  in  Lipari  doe  day  and  night 

Frame  thunderbolts  for  loves  avengefull  threate. 

So  dreadfully  he  did  the  andvile  beat, 

That  feem'd  to  duft  he  fhortly  would  it  drive : 

So  huge  his  hammer  and  fo  fierce  his  heat, 

That  feem'd  a  rocke  of  diamond  it  could  rive 
And  rend  afunder  quite,  if  he  thereto  lift  ftrive. 

XXXVIII. 
Sir  Scudamour  there  entring,  much  admired 

The  manner  of  their  worke  and  wearie  paine ; 

And  having  long  beheld,  at  laft  enquired 

The  caufe  and  end  thereof  :  but  all  in  vaine  ; 

For  they  for  nought  would  from  their  worke  refraine, 

Ne  let  his  fpeeches  come  unto  their  eare. 

And  eke  the  breathfull  bellowes  blew  amaine, 

Like  to  the  northern  winde,  that  none  could  heare ; 
Thofe  Penfifenefle  did  move  3  and  Sighes  the  bellows  weare. 

XXXIX. 
Which  when  that  warriour  faw,  he  faid  no  more, 

But  in  his  armour  layd  him  downe  to  reft : 

To  reft  he  layd  him  downe  upon  the  flore, 

(Whylome  for  ventrous  knights  the  bedding  beft) 

And  thought  his  wearie  limbs  to  have  redreft. 

And  that  old  aged  dame,  his  faithfull  fquire, 

Her  feeble  ioynts  layd  eke  adowne  to  reft ; 

That  needed  much  her  weake  age  to  defire, 
After  fo  long  a  travell  which  them  both  did  tire. 

XL.  There 


Cant  v.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e. 


5*3 

XL. 
There  lay  fir  Scudamour  long  while  expecting 

When  gentle  fleepe  his  heavie  eyes  would  clofe  ; 

Oft  chaunging  fides,  and  oft  new  place  electing, 

Where  better  feem'd  he  mote  himfelfe  repofe  ; 

And  oft  in  wrath  he  thence  againe  uprofe, 

And  oft  in  wrath  he  layd  him  downe  againe. 

But  wherefoere  he  did  himfelfe  difpofe, 

He  by  no  meanes  could  wimed  eafe  obtaine : 
So  every  place  feem'd  painefull,  and  ech  changing  vaine. 

XLI. 
And  evermore,  when  he  to  fleepe  did  thinke, 

The  hammers  found  his  fenfes  did  moleft  j 

And  evermore  when  he  began  to  winke, 

The  bellowes  noyfe  difturb'd  his  quiet  reft, 

Ne  fuffred  fleepe  to  fettle  in  his  breft. 

And  all  the  knight  the  dogs  did  barke  and  howle 

About  the  houfe  at  fent  of  ftranger  gueft  : 

And  now  the  crowing  cocke,  and  now  the  owle 
Lowde  fhriking  him  afflicted  to  the  very  fowle. 

XLII. 

And  if  by  fortune  any  litle  nap 

Upon  his  heavie  eye-lids  chaunft  to  fall, 

Eftfoones  one  of  thofe  villeins  him  did  rap 

Upon  his  head-peece  with  his  yron  mall  j 

That  he  was  foone  awaked  therewithall, 

And  lightly  ftarted  up  as  one  affrayd, 

Or  as  if  one  him  fuddenly  did  call  : 

So  oftentimes  he  out  of  fleepe  abrayd, 
And  then  lay  muflng  long  on  that  him  ill  apayd. 

XLIII. 
So  long  he  muzed,  and  fo  long  he  lay, 

That  at  the  laft  his  wearie  fprite  oppreft 

With  flefhly  weaknefle,  which  no  creature  may 

Long  time  refift,  gave  place  to  kindly  reft, 

That  all  his  fenfes  did  full  foone  arreft  : 

Yet  in  his  foundeft  fleepe  his  dayly  feare 

His  ydle  braine  gan  bufily  moleft, 

And  made  him  dreame  thofe  two  difloyall  were  : 
The  things  that  day  moft  minds  at  night  doe  moft  appeare. 

XLIV.   With 


5  84  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

With  that  the  wicked  carle,  the  maifter  fmith, 
A  paire  of  red-whot  yron  tongs  did  take 
Out  of  the  burning  cinders,  and  therewith 
Under  his  fide  him  nipt ;  that  forfl  to  wake 
He  felt  his  hart  for  very  paine  to  quake, 
And  ftarted  up  avenged  for  to  be 
On  him,  the  which  his  quiet  llomber  brake  : 
Yet  looking  round  about  him  none  could  fee  ; 

Yet  did  the  fmart  remaine,  though  he  himfelfe  did  flee. 

XLV. 

In  fuch  difquiet  and  hart-fretting  payne 

He  all  that  night,  that  too  long  night,   did  pafTe : 

And  now  the  day  out  of  the  ocean  mayne 

Began  to  peepe  above  this  earthly  maffe, 

With  pearly  dew  fprinkling  the  morning  grafTe : 

Then  up  he  rofe  like  heavie  lumpe  of  lead, 

That  in  his  face,  as  in  a  looking  glafle, 

The  lignes  of  anguifh  one  mote  plainely  read, 

And  gheffe  the  man  to  be  difmayd  with  gealous  dread. 

XLVI. 

Unto  his  lofty  fteede  he  clombe  anone, 
And  forth  upon  his  former  voiage  fared, 
And  with  him  eke  that  aged  fquire  attone  ; 
Who,  whatfoever  perill  was  prepared, 
Both  equall  paines  and  equall  perill  fhared  : 
The  end  whereof  and  daungerous  event 
Shall  for  another  canticle  be  fpared  : 
But  here  my  wearie  teeme  nigh  over-fpent 

Shall  breath  itfelfe  awhile  after  fo  long  a  went. 


CANTO 


Cant,  vi.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  $  s  s 


CANTO     VI. 

Both  Scudajnour  and  Arthegall 

Doe  Jight  with  Britomart : 
He  fees  her  face ',  doth  fall  in  lovey 

And foone  from  her  depart, 

I. 

HAT  equall  torment  to  the  griefe  of  mind, 
And  pyning  anguifh  hid  in  gentle  hart, 
That  inly  feeds  itfelfe  with  thoughts  unkind, 
And  nourimeth  her  owne  confuming  fmart  ? 
What  medicine  can  any  leaches  art 
Yeeld  fuch  a  fore  that  doth  her  grievance  hide, 
And  will  to  none  her  maladie  impart  ? 
Such  was  the  wound  that  Scudamour  did  eride  ; 
For  which  dan  Phoebus  felfe  cannot  a  falve  provide. 

II. 

Who  having  left  that  reftlefTe  houfe  of  Care, 

The  next  day,  as  he  on  his  way  did  ride, 

Full  of  melancholie  and  fad  misfare 

Through  mifconceipt,  all  unawares  efpide 

An  armed  knight  under  a  forrefl  fide 

Sitting  in  made  befide  his  grazing  fteede  ; 

Who,  foone  as  them  approaching  he  defcride, 

Gan  towards  them  to  pricke  with  eger  fpeede, 
That  feem'd  he  was  full  bent  to  fome  mifchievous  deede. 

III. 
Which  Scudamour  perceiving  forth  irTewed 

To  have  rencountred  him  in  equall  race  : 

But  foone  as  th'  other  nigh  approaching  vewed 

The  armes  he  bore,  his  fpeare  he  gan  abafe, 

And  voide  his  courfe  ;  at  which  fo  fuddain  cafe 

He  wondred  much  :  but  th'  other  thus  can  fay  ; 

Ah !  gentle  Scudamour ,  unto  your  grace 

I  me  fubmit,  and  you  of  pardon  pray, 
That  almofi  had  againfl  you  trefpaffed  this  day. 

Vol.  I.  4  F  IV.  Whereto 


$86  The  fourth  Bookc  of  the 

IV. 

Whereto  thus  Scudamour  j  Small  hanne  it  were 

For  any  knight  upon  a  ventrous  knight 

Without  difpleafance  for  to  prove  his  f per  e. 

But  reade  you,  fir,  fith  ye  my  name  have  hight, 

What  is  your  owne,  that  I  mote  you  requite. 

Ccrtes,  fiiyd  he,  ye  mote  as  now  excufe 

Me  from  dij covering  you  my  name  aiight : 

For  time  yet  ferves  that  I  the  fame  refufe, 
But  call  ye  me  the  Salvage  knight,  as  others  ufe. 

V. 
Then  this,  fir  Salvage  knight,  quoth  he,  areede ; 

Or  doe  you  here  within  this  for refl  wonne, 

(That  feemeth  well  to  anfwere  to  your  weede) 

Or  have  ye  itforfome  occafion  donne  f 

That  rather  fee  me  s,  fith  knowen  amies  ye  fionne. 

This  other  day,  fayd  he,  a  fir  anger  knight 

Shame  and  difkonour  hath  unto  me  donne  ; 

On  whom  Iwaite  to  wreake  that  foule  dejpight, 
Whenever  he  this  way  floall pajfe  by  day  or  night. 

VI  ' 
Shame  be  his  meede,  quoth  he,  that  meaneth  flame \ 

But  what  is  he  by  whom  ye  fiamed  were  ? 

Aftranger  knight,  fayd  he,  unknowne  by  name. 

But  kfiowne  by  fame  and  by  an  hebenefpeare, 

With  which  he  all  that  met  him  downe  did  beare. 

He  in  an  open  turney,  lately  held, 

Fro  me  the  honour  of  that  game  did  reare  -, 

And  having  me,  all  wearie  earfl,   downe  field, 
The  fay  refl  ladie  reft,  and  ever  fine  e  withheld. 

VII. 
When  Scudamour  heard  mention  of  that  fpeare. 

He  wift  right  well  that  it  was  Britomart, 

The  which  from  him  his  faireft  love  did  beare. 

Tho  gan  he  fwell  in  every  inner  part 

For  fell  defpight,  and  gnaw  his  gealous  hart, 

That  thus  he  fharply  fayd  ;  Now  by  my  heady 

Tet  is  not  this  thefirfl  unknightly  part, 

Which  that  fame  knight,  whom  by  his  launce  I  read, 
.Hath  doen  to  noble  knights,  that  many  makes  him  dread ; 


VIII.  Fbr 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  587 

VIII. 

For  lately  he  my  love  hath  fro  me  reft, 
And  eke  defiled  with  Joule  villanie 
The  J acred  pledge  which  in  his  faith  was  left, 
InJJoame  of  knighthood  and  fide litie  ; 
The  which  ere  long  fidl  dear e  he  Jhall  abie  : 
And  if  to  that  avenge  by  you  decreed 
This  hand  may  helpe,  or  fuccour  ought  fupplie, 
It  jhall  not  fayle  whenfo  ye  Jhall  it  need. 
So  both  to  wreake  their  wrathes  on  Britomart  agreed. 

IX. 
Whiles  thus  they  communed,  lo  farre  away 
A  knight  foft  ryding  towards  them  they  fpyde, 
Attyr'd  in  forraine  armes  and  ftraunge  aray  : 
Whom  when  they  nigh  approcht,  they  plaine  defcryde 
To  be  the  fame,  for  whom  they  did  abyde. 
Sayd  then  fir  Scudamour,  Sir  Salvage  knight. 
Let  me  this  crave,  fith  firjl  I  was  dej'yde. 
That  fir Jl  I  may  that  wrong  to  him  requite  : 
And  if  I  hap  to  fayle,  you  Jhall  recur e  my  right, 

X. 
Which  being  yeelded,  he  his  threatfull  fpeare 
Gan  fewter,  and  againft.  her  fiercely  ran. 
Who  foone  as  fhe  him  faw  approching  neare 
With  fo  fell  rage,  herfelfe  fhe  lightly  gan 
To  dight,  to  welcome  him  well  as  fhe  can  : 
But  entertaind  him  in  fo  rude  a  wife, 
That  to  the  ground  fhe  fmote  both  horfe  and  man ; 
Whence  neither  greatly  hafted  to  arife, 
But  on  their  common  harmes  together  did  devife. 

XI. 
But  Artegall  beholding  his  mifchaunce 
New  matter  added  to  his  former  fire  ; 
And  eft  aventring  his  fteele-headed  launce 
Againft  her  rode,  full  of  defpiteous  ire, 
That  nought  but  fpoyle  and  vengeance  did  require : 
But  to  himfelfe  his  felonous  intent 
Returning,  difappointed  his  defire, 
Whiles  unawares  his  faddle  he  forwent, 
And  found  himfelfe  on  ground  in  great  amazement 

4  F  2  XII.  Lightly 


5  8  S  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Lightly  he  ftarted  up  out  of  that  ftound, 

And  fnatching  forth  his  direfull  deadly  blade 

Did  leape  to  her,  as  doth  an  eger  hound 

Thruft  to  an  hynd  within  fome  covert  glade, 

Whom  without  perill  he  cannot  invade  : 

With  fuch  fell  greedines  he  her  ailayled, 

That  though  me  mounted  were,  yet  he  her  made 

To  give  him  ground,  (fo  much  his  force  prevayled) 

And  ihun  his  mightie  ftrokes,  gainft  which  no  armes  avayled, 

XIII. 

So  as  they  courfed  here  and  there,  it  chaunft 
That  in  her  wheeling  round,   behind  her  creft 
So  forely  he  her  ftrooke,  that  thence  it  glaunft 
Adowne  her  backe,  the  which  it  fairely  bleft 
From  foule  mifchance ;  ne  did  it  ever  reft, 
Till  on  her  horfes  hinder  parts  it  fell ; 
Where  byting  deepe  fo  deadly  it  impreft, 
That  quite  it  chynd  his  backe  behind  the  fell, 

And  to  alight  on  foote  her  algates  did  compell : 

XIV. 

Like  as  the  lightning  brond  from  riven  fkie, 
Throwne  out  by  angry  love  in  his  vengeance, 
With  dreadfull  force  falles  on  fome  fteeple  hie  ; 
Which  battring  downe  it  on  the  church  doth  glance, 
And  teares  it  all  with  terrible  mifchance. 
Yet  £he  no  whit  difmayd  her  fteed  forfooke, 
And  carting  from  her  that  enchaunted  lance 
Unto  her  fword  and  fhield  her  foone  betooke ; 

And  therewithall  at  him  right  furioufly  me  ftrooke. 

XV. 

So  furioufly  fhe  ftrooke  in  her  firft  heat, 

Whiles  with  long  fight  on  foot  he  breathlefte  was, 

That  fhe  him  forced  backward  to  retreat, 

And  yeeld  unto  her  weapon  way  to  pas  : 

Whofe  raging  rigour  neither  fteele  nor  bras 

Could  ftay,  but  to  the  tender  flefh  it  went, 

And  pour'd  the  purple  bloud  forth  on  the  gras  ? 

That  all  his  mayle  yriv'd  and  plates  yrent 
£hew'd  all  his  bodie  bare  unto  the  cruell  dent. 


XVI.  At 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qjueene*  589 

XVI. 

At  length  whenas  he  faw  her  haftie  heat 
Abate,  and  panting  breath  begin  to  fayle, 
He  through  long  fufFerance  growing  now  more  great, 
Rofe  in  his  ftrength,  and  gan  her  frefh  affayle, 
Heaping  huge  ftrokes  as  thicke  as  fhowre  of  hayle, 
And  lafliing  dreadfully  at  every  part, 
As  if  he  thought  her  foule  to  difentrayle. 
Ah  cruell  hand,  and  thrife  more  cruell  hart, 
That  workft  fuch  wrecke  on  her  to  whom  thou  deareft.  art ! 

XVII. 
What  yron  courage  ever  could  endure 

To  worke  fuch  outrage  on  fo  faire  a  creature  B 
And  in  his  madneffe  thinke  with  hands  impure 
To  fpoyle  fo  goodly  workmanfhip  of  nature, 
The  maker  felfe  refembling  in  her  feature  ? 
Certes  fome  hellifh  furie  or  fome  feend 
This  mifchiefe  framd,  for  their  firft  loves  defeature, 
To  bath  their  hands  in  bloud  of  deareft.  freend, 
Thereby  to  make  their  loves  beginning  their  lives  end. 

XVIII. 
Thus  long  they  trac'd  and  traverffc  to  and  fro, 
Sometimes  purfewing  and  fometimes  purfewed, 
Still  as  advantage  they  efpyde  thereto  : 
But  toward  th'  end  fir  Arthegall  renewed 
His  ftrength  frill  more,  but  fhe  ftill  more  decrewed. 
At  laffc  his  lucklefTe  hand  he  heav'd  on  high, 
Having  his  forces  all  in  one  accrewed, 
And  therewith  ftroke  at  her  fo  hideouflie, 
That  feemed  nought  but  death  mote  be  her  deflinie. 

XIX. 
The  wicked  ftroke  upon  her  helmet  chaunft, 
And  with  the  force,  which  in  itfelfe  it  bore, 
Her  ventayle  fhard  away,  and  thence  forth  glaunft 
Adowne  in  vaine,  ne  harm'd  her  any  more. 
With  that  her  angels  face,  unfeene  afore, 
Like  to  the  ruddie  morne  appeard  in  fight, 
Deawed  with  filver  drops  through  fweating  fore  ; 
But  fomewhat  redder  then  befeem'd  aright 
Through  toylefome  heate  and  labour  of  her  weary  fight  : 

XX.  And. 


590  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

And  round  about  the  fame  her  yellow  heare, 

Having  through  {luring  ioosd  their  wonted  band, 
Like  to  a  golden  border  did  appeare, 
Framed  in  goldfmithes  forge  with  cunning  hand  : 
Yet  goldfmithes  cunning  could  not  underftand 
To  frame  fuch  fubtile  wire,  fo  fhinie  cleare  : 
For  it  did  glitter  like  the  golden  fand, 
The  which  Pactolus  with  his  waters  mere 
Throwes  forth  upon  the  rivage  round  about  him  nere. 

XXI. 
And  as  his  hand  he  up  againe  did  reare, 

Thinking  to  worke  on  her  his  utmoft  wracke, 
His  powrelefTe  arme  benumbd  with  fecret  feare 
From  his  revengefull  purpofe  fhronke  abacke, 
And  cruell  fword  out  of  his  fingers  flacke 
Fell  downe  to  ground,  as  if  the  fteele  had  fence 
And  felt  fome  ruth,  or  fence  his  hand  did  lacke 
Or  both  of  them  did  thinke  obedience 
To  doe  to  fo  divine  a  beauties  excellence . 

XXIL 
And  he  himfelfe  long  gazing  thereupon 
At  laft  fell  humbly  downe  upon  his  knee, 
And  of  his  wonder  made  religion, 
Weening  fome  heavenly  goddeffe  he  did  fee, 
Or  elfe  unweeting  what  it  elfe  might  bee  ; 
And  pardon  her  befought  his  errour  frayle, 
That  had  done  outrage  in  fo  high  degree  : 
Whileft  trembling  horrour  did  his  fenfe  affayle, 
And  made  ech  member  quake,  and  manly  hart  to  quayle. 

XXIII. 
Natheleffe  (he  full  of  wrath  for  that  late  ftroke, 
All  that  long  while  upheld  her  wrathfull  hand, 
With  fell  intent  on  him  to  bene  ywroke  ; 
And  looking  fterne,  frill  over  him  did  ftand, 
Threatning  to  flrike  unlefTe  he  would  withstand ; 
And  bad  him  rife,  or  furely  he  mould  die. 
But  die  or  live  for  nought  he  would  upftand, 
But  her  of  pardon  prayd  more  earneftlie, 
Or  wreake  on  him  her  will  for  fo  great  iniurie. 

XXIV.  Which 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Queene.  591 

XXIV. 

Which  whenas  Scudamour,  who  now  abrayd, 

Beheld,  whereas  he  flood  not  farre  afide, 

He  was  therewith  right  wondroufly  difmavd, 

And  drawing  nigh,  whenas  he  plaine  defcride 

That  peereleffe  paterne  of  dame  Natures  pride, 

And  heavenly  image  of  perfection, 

He  bleft  himfelfe,  as  one  fore  terrifide  j 

And  turning  feare  to  faint  devotion, 
Did  wormip  her  as  fome  celeftiall  vifion. 

XXV. 

But  Glauce,  feeing  all  that  chaunced  there, 

Well  weeting  how  their  errour  to  affoyle, 

Full  glad  of  fo  good  end  to  them  drew  nere, 

And  her  falewd  with  feemely  bel-accoyle, 

Ioyous  to  fee  her  fafe  after  long  toyle  : 

Then  her  befought,  as  me  to  her  was  deare, 

To  graunt  unto  thofe  warriours  truce  awhyle ; 

Which  yeelded,  they  their  bevers  up  did  reare, 
And  fhew'd  themfelves  to  her  fuch  as  indeed  they  were. 

XXVI. 

When  Britomart  with  fharpe  avizefull  eye 

Beheld  the  lovely  face  of  Artegall, 

Tempred  with  fterneffe  and  flout  maieflie, 

She  gan  eftfoones  it  to  her  mind  to  call 

To  be  the  fame  which  in  her  fathers  hall 

Long  fince  in  that  enchaunted  glaffe  fhe  faw : 

Therewith  her  wrathfull  courage  gan  appall, 

And  haughtie  fpirits  meekely  to  adaw, 
That  her  enhaunced  hand  fhe  downe  can  foft  withdraw, 

XXVII. 
Yet  fhe  it  forfl  to  have  againe  upheld, 

As  fayning  choler,  which  was  turn'd  to  cold  : 

But  ever  when  his  vifage  fhe  beheld, 

Her  hand  fell  downe,  and  would  no  longer  hold 

The  wrathfull  weapon  gainft  his  countnance  bold  : 

But  when  in  vaine  to  fight  fhe  oft  affayd, 

She  arm'd  her  tongue,  and  thought  at  him  to  fcold ; 

NathlerTe  her  tongue  not  to  her  will  obayd, 
But  brought  forth  fpeeches  myld  when  fhe  would  have.  mifTayd. 

*  XXVIII,  But: 


592  tfhe  fourth  Booke  of  the 

xxvnr. 

But  Scudamour,  now  woxen  inly  glad 
That  all  his  gealous  feare  he  falfe  had  found, 
And  how  that  hag  his  love  abufed  had 
With  breach  of  faith  and  loyaltie  unfound, 
The  which  long  time  his  grieved  hart  did  wound, 
He  thus  befpake  ;  Certes,  fir  Artegall, 
I  ioy  to  fee  you  lout  Jo  low  on  ground. 
And  now  become  to  live  a  ladies  thrall, 
That  whylome  in  your  minde  wont  to  defpife  them  all. 

XXIX. 
Soone  as  me  heard  the  name  of  Artegall, 

Pier  hart  did  leape  and  all  her  hart-ftrings  tremble 
For  fudden  ioy  and  fecret  feare  withall  j 
And  all  her  vitall  powres  with  motion  nimble 
To  fuccour  it  themfelves  gan  there  afTemble  ; 
That  by  the  fwift  recourfe  of  flufhing  blood 
Right  plaine  appeard,  though  me  it  would  dhTemble, 
And  fayned  ftill  her  former  angry  mood, 
Thinking  to  hide  the  depth  by  troubling  of  the  flood. 

XXX. 
When  Glance  thus  gan  wifely  all  upknit  -, 

Te  gentle  knights,  whom  fortune  here  hath  brought 
To  be  JpecJators  of  this  imcouthfit, 
Which  fecret  fate  hath  in  this  ladie  wrought 
Againft  the  courfe  of  kind,  ne  mervaile  nought, 
Ne  thenceforth  feare  the  thing  that  hethertoo 
Hath  troubled  both  your  mindes  with  idle  thought, 
Fearing  leaf  fie  your  loves  away  fiould  woo  ; 
Feared  in  vaine,  fth  meanes  ye  fee  there  wants  theretoo. 

XXXI. 

jind  you,  fir  Artegall,  the  falvage  knight, 

Henceforth  may  not  difdaine  that  womans  hand 

Hath  conquered  you  anew  in  fecond  fight : 

For  whylome  they  have  conquered  Jea  and  land, 

And  heaven  itfelfe,  that  nought  may  them  with/land : 

Ne  henceforth  be  rebellious  unto  love, 

That  is  the  crowne  of  knighthood  and  the  band 

Of  noble  minds  derived  from  above, 

Which  being  knit  with  vertue  never  will  remove. 


XXXII.  And 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Queene.  595 

XXXII. 

And  you,  faire  la  die  knight,  my  deareji  dame, 

Relent  the  rigour  of  your  wrathfull  will, 

Whofejire  were  better  turn  d  to  other  flame ; 

And  wiping  out  remembrance  of  all  ill 

Graunt  him  your  grace,  but  fo  that  he  fulfill 

'The  penance  which  ye  jhall  to  him  empart  : 

For  lovers  heaven  mujl  pajfe  by  for r owes  hell. 

Thereat  full  inly  blufhed  Britomart  ; 
But  Artegall  clofe-fmyling  ioy'd  in  fecret  hart. 

XXXIII. 
Yet  durft  he  not  make  love  fo  fuddenly, 

Ne  thinke  th'  affection  of  her  hart  to  draw 

From  one  to  other  fo  quite  contrary  : 

Befides  her  modeft  countenance  he  faw 

So  goodly  grave  and  full  of  princely  aw, 

That  it  his  ranging  fancie  did  refraine, 

And  loofer  thoughts  to  lawfull  bounds  withdraw ; 

Whereby  the  paffion  grew  more  fierce  and  faine, 
Like  to  a  ftubborne  fteede  whom  ftrong  hand  would  renxaine. 

XXXIV. 

But  Scudamour,  whofe  hart  twixt  doubtfull  feare 

And  feeble  hope  hung  all  this  while  fufpence, 

Defiring  of  his  Amoret  to  heare 

Some  gladfull  newes  and  fure  intelligence, 

Her  thus  befpake  ;  But  fir,  without  offence 

Mote  I  requejl  you  ty dings  of  my  love, 

My  Amoret,  fit  h  you  her  freed  fro  thence, 

Where  jhe  captived  long  great  woes  did  prove  5 
tfbat  where  ye  left  I  may  her  feeke,  as  doth  behove. 

XXXV. 
To  whom  thus  Britomart;  Certes,  fir  knight, 

Wha,  is  of  her  become,  or  whether  reft, 

I  cannot  unto  you  aread  aright : 

For  from  that  time  I  from  enchaunters  theft 

Her  freed,  in  which  ye  her  all  hopelejfe  left, 

I  her  preferv  d  from  per  ill  and  from  feare, 

And  evermore  from  villenie  her  kept  : 

Ne  ever  was  there  wight  to  me  more  deare 
*fhenjhe,  ne  unto  whom  I  more  true  love  did  beare: 

Vol.  I.  4  G  XXXVI.  Till 


594  ^e  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXXVI. 
27//  on  a  day  as  through  a  defert  ivy  Id 

We  travelled,  both  wearie  of  the  way, 

We  did  alight,  and  fate  in  Jhadow  my  Id  j 

Where  fearelejfe  I  tofleepe  me  downe  did  lay  : 

But  whenas  I  did  out  of  Jleepe  abray, 

I  found  her  not  where  I  her  left  whyleare, 

But  thought  fie  wandred  was,  or  gone  ajlray  : 

I  card  her  loud,  I  fought  her  far  re  and  ?ieare ; 
But  no  where  could  her  find,  nor  tydings  of  her  heare. 

XXXVII. 
When  Scudamour  thofe  hcavie  tydings  heard, 

His  hart  was  thrild  with  point  of  deadly  feare, 

Ne  in  his  face  or  bloud  or  life  appeard ; 

But  fenfelefle  flood,  like  to  a  mazed  fteare, 

That  yet  of  mortall  ftroke  the  ftound  doth  beare : 

Till  Giauce  thus  -,  Fairefir,  be  nought  difmayd 

With  needelefie  dread,  till  certaintie  ye  heare  ; 

For  yet  Jhe  may  be  fafe  though  fomewhat  Jlrayd  : 
Its  befl  to  hope  the  bejl  though  of  the  worft  affray d. 

XXXVIII. 
NathlefTe  he  hardly  of  her  chearefull  fpeech 

Did  comfort  take,  or  in  his  troubled  light 

Shew'd  change  of  better  cheare ;  fo  fore  a  breach 

That  fudden  newes  had  made  into  his  fpright : 

Till  Britomart  him  fairely  thus  behight ; 

Great  caufe  of  for  row  certes,  fr,  ye  have  ; 

But  comfort  take  :  for  by  this  heavens  light 

I  vow,  you  dead  or  living  not  to  leave, 
*fill  I  her  find,  and  wreake  on  him  that  did  her  reave. 

XXXIX. 

Therewith  he  refled,  and  well  pleafed  was. 

So  peace  being  confirm'd  amongfl:  them  all, 

They  tooke  their  fteeds,  and  forward  thence  did  pas 

Unto  fome  refting  place,  which  mote  befall ; 

All  being  guided  by  fir  Artegall  : 

Where  goodly  folace  was  unto  them  made, 

And  dayly  feafling  both  in  bowre  and  hall, 

Untill  that  they  their  wounds  well  healed  had, 
And  wearie  limmes  recur'd  after  late  ufage  bad. 

XL.  In 


Cant.  vi.  Faery  Qjjee  ne,  59$ 

XL. 

In  all  which  time  fir  Artegall  made  way 

Unto  the  love  of  noble  Britomart, 

And  with  meeke  fervice  and  much  fuit  did  lay 

Continuall  fiege  unto  her  gentle  hart ; 

Which  being  whylome  launcht  with  lovely  dart 

More  eath  was  new  impreffion  to  receive  ; 

However  fhe  her  paynd  with  womanifh  art 

To  hide  her  wound,  that  none  might  it  perceive : 
Vaine  is  the  art  that  feekes  itfelfe  for  to  deceive. 

XLI. 
So  well  he  woo'd  her,  and  fo  well  he  wrought  her 

With  faire  entreatie  and  fweet  blandifhment, 

That  at  the  length  unto  a  bay  he  brought  her, 

So  as  fhe  to  his  fpeeches  was  content 

To  lend  an  eare,  and  foftly  to  relent. 

At  laft  through  many  vowes  which  forth  he  pour'd 

And  many  othes,  fhe  yeelded  her  confent 

To  be  his  love,  and  take  him  for  her  lord, 
Till  they  with  mariage  meet  might  finifh  that  accord. 

XLII. 
Tho  when  they  had  long  time  there  taken  reft, 

Sir  Artegall  (who  all  this  while  was  bound 

Upon  an  hard  adventure  yet  in  queft) 

Fit  time  for  him  thence  to  depart  it  found, 

To  follow  that  which  he  did  long  propound  ; 

And  unto  her  his  congee  came  to  take  : 

But  her  there-with  full  fore  difpleasd  he  found, 

And  loth  to  leave  her  late  betrothed  make  j 
Her  deareft  love  full  loth  fo  fhortly  to  forfake : 

XLIII. 
Yet  he  with  ftrong  perfwafions  her  all  waged, 

And  wonne  her  will  to  fuffer  him  depart ; 

For  which  his  faith  with  her  he  faft  engaged, 

And  thoufand  vowes  from  bottome  of  his  hart, 

That  all  fo  foone  as  he  by  wit  or  art 

Could  that  atchieve  whereto  he  did  afpire, 

He  unto  her  would  fpeedily  revert ; 

No  longer  fpace  thereto  he  did  defire, 
But  till  the  horned  moone  three  courfes  did  expire, 

4  G  2  XLIV.  With 


596  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

With  which  fhe  for  the  prefent  was  appeafed, 

And  yeelded  leave,  however  malcontent 

She  inly  were  and  in  her  mind  difpleafed. 

So  early  on  the  morrow  next  he  went 

Forth  on  his  way  to  which  he  was  ybent ; 

Ne  wight  him  to  attend,  or  way  to  guide, 

As  whylome  was  the  cuftome  ancient 

Mongft  knights,  when  on  adventures  they  did  ride, 
Save  that  fhe  algates  him  awhile  accompanide, 

XLV. 
And  by  the  way  fhe  fundry  purpofe  found 

Of  this  or  that  the  time  for  to  delay, 

And  of  the  perils  whereto  he  was  bound, 

The  feare  whereof  feem'd  much  her  to  affray  : 

But  all  fhe  did  was  but  to  weare  out  day. 

Full  oftentimes  fhe  leave  of  him  did  take ; 

And  eft  againe  deviz'd  fomewhat  to  fay 

Which  me  forgot,  whereby  excufe  to  make  : 
So  loth  fhe  was  his  companie  for  to  forfake. 

XL  VI. 

At  laft  when  all  her  (peeches  fhe  had  fpent, 

And  new  occafion  fayld  her  more  to  find, 

She  left  him  to  his  fortunes  government, 

And  backe  returned  with  right  heavie  mind 

To  Scudamour,  whom  flie  had  left  behind ; 

With  whom  fhe  went  to  feeke  faire  Amoret, 

Her  fecond  care,  though  in  another  kind ; 

For  vertues  onely  fake,  which  doth  beget 
True  love  and  faithfull  friendship,  fhe  by  her  did  fet. 

XLVII. 

Backe  to  that  defert  forreft  they  retyred, 

Where  forie  Britomart  had  loft  her  late ; 

There  they  her  fought,  and  every  where  inquired 

Where  they  might  tydings  get  of  her  eftate  j 

Yet  found  they  none  :  but  by  what  hapleffe  fate, 

Or  hard  misfortune  fhe  was  thence  convayd, 

And  ftolne  away  from  her  beloved  mate, 

Were  long  to  tell  ;  therefore  I  here  will  flay 
Untiil  another  tyde,  that  I  it  finim  may. 

CANTO 


Cant.  viL         Faery  Qju eene,  597 


CANTO     VII. 

Amoret  rapt  by  greedie  Lujl 

Belphoebe  favesfrom  dread  \ 
'The  [quire  her  loves,  ajid  being  blam'd 

His  dates  in  dole  doth  lead. 

I. 

GRE  AT  god  of  love,  that  with  thy  cruell  darts 
Doeft  conquer  greateft  conquerors  on  ground, 

And  fetfl  thy  kingdome  in  the  captive  harts 

Of  kings  and  Keafars  to  thy  fervice  bound, 

What  glorie  or  what  guerdon  haft  thou  found 

In  feeble  ladies  tyranning  fo  fore, 

And  adding  anguifh  to  the  bitter  wound, 

With  which  their  lives  thou  lanchedft  long  afore, 
By  heaping  ftormes  of  trouble  on  them  daily  more  ? 

II. 
So  whylome  didft  thou  to  faire  Florimell  ; 

And  fo  and  fo  to  noble  Britomart : 

So  doeft  thou  now  to  her  of  whom  I  tell, 

The  lovely  Amoret  j  whofe  gentle  hart 

Thou  martyreft  with  forow  and  with  fmart5 

In  falvage  forrefts  and  in  deferts  wide 

With  beares  and  tygers  taking  heavie  part, 

Withouten  comfort  and  withouten  guide ; 
That  pittie  is  to  heare  the  perils  which  Ihe  tride, 

III. 
So  foone  as  me  with  that  brave  Britonefle 

Had  left  that  turneyment  for  beauties  prife, 

They  travel'd  long  j  that  now  for  wearinefle 

Both  of  the  way  and  warlike  exercife 

Both  through  a  foreft  ryding  did  devife 

T'alight,  and  reft  their  wearie  limbs  awhile. 

There  heavie  fleepe  the  eye-lids  did  furprife 

Of  Britomart  after  long  tedious  toyle, 
That  did  her  patted  paines  in  quiet  reft  alfoyle. 

IV,  The 


598  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


IV. 

The  whiles  faire  Amoret,   of  nought  affeard, 

Walkt  through  the  wood  for  pleafure  or  for  need  ; 

When  fuddenly  behind  her  backe  fhe  heard 

One  milling  forth  out  of  the  thickefl  weed, 

That  ere  flie  backe  could  turne  to  taken  heed 

Had  unawares  her  fnatched  up  from  ground  : 

Feebly  fhe  fhriekt,  but  fo  feebly  indeed, 

That  Britomart  heard  not  the  fhrilling  found, 
There  where  through  weary  travel  me  lay  ileeping  found. 

V. 
It  was  to  weet  a  wiide  and  falvage  man  ; 

Yet  was  no  man,  but  onely  like  in  fhape, 

And  eke  in  ftature  higher  by  a  fpan, 

All  overgrowne  with  haire,  that  could  awhape 

An  hardy  hart ;  and  his  wide  mouth  did  gape 

With  huge  great  teeth,  like  to  a  tufked  bore  : 

For  he  liv'd  all  on  ravin  and  on  rape 

Of  men  and  beafls  -,  and  fed  on  flefhly  gore, 
The  figne  whereof  yet  flain'd  his  bloudy  lips  afore. 

VI. 
His  neather  lip  was  not  like  man  nor  beafl, 

But  like  a  wide  deepe  poke,  downe  hanging  low, 

In  which  he  wont  the  relickes  of  his  feafl, 

And  cruell  fpoyle,  which  he  had  fpard,  to  flow  : 

And  over  it  his  huge  great  nofe  did  grow, 

Full  dreadfully  empurpled  all  with  bloud  ; 

And  downe  both  fides  two  wide  long  eares  did  glow, 

And  raught  downe  to  his  wafte,  when  up  he  flood, 
More  great  then  th'  eares  of  elephants  by  Indus  flood. 

VII. 
His  wall  was  with  a  wreath  of  yvie  greene 

Engirt  about,  ne  other  garment  wore  : 

For  all  his  haire  was  like  a  garment  feene ; 

And  in  his  hand  a  tall  young  oake  he  bore, 

Whofe  knottie  fnags  were  fharpned  all  afore, 

And  beath'd  in  fire  for  fleele  to  be  in  fled. 

But  whence  he  was,  or  of  what  wombe  ybore, 

Of  beafls,  or  of  the  earth,  I  have  not  red : 
But  certes  was  with  milke  of  wolves  and  tygres  fed. 

VIII.  This 


Cant,  vii.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  599 

VIII. 

This  ugly  creature  in  his  armes  her  fnatcht, 

And  through  the  forreft  bore  her  quite  away, 

With  briers  and  bullies  all  to  rent  and  fcratcht ; 

Ne  care  he  had,  ne  pittie  of  the  pray, 

Which  many  a  knight  had  fought  fo  many  a  day  : 

He  ftayed  not,  but  in  his  armes  her  bearing 

Ran,  till  he  came  to  th'  end  of  all  his  way, 

Unto  his  cave  farre  from  all  peoples  hearing, 
And  there  he  threw  her  in,  nought  feeling,  ne  nought  fearing. 

IX.  4 

For  me  (deare  ladie)  all  the  way  was  dead, 

Whileft  he  in  armes  her  bore  ;  but  when  {he  felt 

Herfelfe  downe  foufl,  fhe  waked  out  of  dread 

Streight  into  griefe,  that  her  deare  hart  nigh  fwelt, 

And  eft  gan  into  tender  teares  to  melt. 

Then  when  me  lookt  about  and  nothing  found 

But  darknefTe  and  dread  horrour  where  me  dwelt, 

She  almoft  fell  againe  into  a  fwound  ; 
Ne  wifl  whether  above  me  were  or  under  ground. 

X. 

With  that  me  heard  fome  one  clofe  by  her  fide 

Sighing  and  fobbing  fore,  as  if  the  paine 

Her  tender  hart  in  peeces  would  divide  : 

Which  fhe  long  liflning  foftly  afkt  againe 

What  mifter  wight  it  was  that  fo  did  plaine  ? 

To  whom  thus  aunfwer'd  was  j  Ah  !  wretched  wight, 

<Thatfeekes  to  know  another  s  griefe  in  vaine, 

Unweeting  of  thine  owne  like  haplejfe  plight  : 
Selfe  to  forget  to  mind  another  is  over '-fight. 

XI. 

Aye  me  !  faid  fhe,  where  am  I,  or  with  whom, 

Emong  the  living,  or  emong  the  dead  ? 

What  Jhall  of  me  unhappy  maid  become  f 

Shall  death  be  tti  end,  or  ought  elfe  worfe,  aread  ? 

Unhappy  mayd,  then  anfwer'd  fhe,  whofe  dread 

Untride  is  leffe  the?i  when  thou  jhalt  it  try  : 

Death  is  to  him  that  wretched  life  doth  lead 

Both  grace  and  gaine  ;  but  he  in  hell  doth  lie, 
*fhat  lives  a  loathed  life,  and  wifing  cannot  die, 

XII.  This 


60O  The  fourth   Booke  of  the 

XII. 
This  difmall  day  hath  thee  a  caythe  made, 

And  vaffall  to  the  vileft  wretch  alive  -, 

If  l?ofe  cur  fed  ufage  and  ungodly  trade 

cflje  heavens  abhcrre,  and  into  darke?ieffe  drive  : 

For  on  the  fpoilc  of  women  he  doth  live, 

Whofe  bodies  chajl,  whenever  in  his  powre 

He  may  them  catch  unable  to  gaine-ftrive, 

lie  with  his  Jhamefull  lujl  dothjirjl  deftowre, 
And  afterwardes  themfehes  doth  cruelly  devoure. 

XIII. 
Now  twenty  dales  (by  which  the  fames  of  men 

Divide  their  works)  have  p aft  through  hevenfheene, 

Since  I  was  brought  into  this  dolefull  den ; 

During  which  fpace  thefe  fory  eies  have  fe en 

Seaven  women  by  himjlaine  and  eaten  dene  : 

And  new  no  more  for  him  but  I  alone, 

And  this  old  woman  here  remaining,  beene  ; 

Till  thou  cam  ft  hither  to  augment  our  mone ; 
And  of  us  three  to  morrow  he  will  fur e  eate  one. 

XIV. 

Ah  dreadfull  tidings  which  thou  doeft  declare, 

Quoth  fhe,  of  all  that  ever  hath  beene  knowen  ! 

Full  many  great  calamities  and  rare 

This  feeble  breft  endured  hath,  but  none 

Equall  to  this,  whereever  I  have  gone : 

But  what  are  you,  whom  like  unlucky  lot 

Hath  linckt  with  me  in  the  fame  chaine  attone  ? 

To  tell,  quoth  fhe,  that  which  ye  fee,  needs  ?iot ; 
A  wofull  wretched  maid,  of  God  and  man  forgot. 

XV. 

But  what  I  was  it  irkes  me  to  reherfe, 

Daughter  unto  a  lord  of  high  degree ; 

That  ioyd  in  happy  peace,  till  fates  perverfe 

With  guilefull  love  didfecretly  agree 

To  overthrow  my  ft  ate  and  dignitie. 

It  was  my  lot  to  love  a  gentle  fwalne, 

Tet  was  he  but  a  f quire  of  low  degree  \ 

Tet  was  he  meet,  wilefs  mine  eye  didfainet 
By  any  ladies  fde  for  leman  to  have  laine. 

XVI.  But 


Cant,  vil  Fabry  Qjj eene,  6oi 

XVI. 

But  for  his  meannejfe  and  difparagement, 

My  fire,  who  me  too  dearely  well  did  love, 

Unto  my  choife  by  no  meanes  would  ajfent, 

But  often  did  my  folly  fowle  reprove  : 

Tet  nothing  could  my  fixed  mind  remove. 

But  whether  will'd  or  nilled,  friend  or  foe, 

I  me  refolvd  the  utmojl  end  to  prove  j 

And  rather  then  my  love  abandon  Jo, 
Both  fire  and  friends  and  all  for  ever  to  forgo. 

XVII. 

Thenceforth  I  fought  by  fecret  meanes  to  worke 
Time  to  my  will,  and  from  his  wrathful! fight 
To  hide  th'  intent  which  in  my  heart  did  lurke, 
Till  I  thereto  had  all  things  ready  dight* 
So  on  a  day  unweeting  unto  wight 
I  with  that  f quire  agreede  away  tofiit, 
And  in  a  privy  place,  betwixt  us  hight, 
Within  a  grove  appoi?ited  him  to  meete  -, 
To  which  I  boldly  came  upon  my  feeble  feete. 

XVIII. 

But  ah  !  wihappy  houre  me  thither  brought : 
For  in  that  place  where  I  him  thought  to  find, 
There  was  I  found,  contrary  to  my  thought, 
Of  this  accurfed  carle  of  hellijh  ki?id, 
The  Jloame  of  men,  and  plague  of  womankind  -, 
Who  trujjing  me,  as  eagle  doth  his  pray, 
Me  hether  brought  with  him  asfwift  as  wind, 
Where  yet  untouched  till  this  prefent  day, 
Irejl  his  wretched  thrall,  the  fad  Aemylia. 

XIX. 
Ah  !  fad  Aemylia,  then  fayd  Amoret, 
Thy  rue  full  plight  I  pitty  as  mine  owne  : 
But  read  to  me  by  what  devife  or  wit 
Haft  thou  in  all  this  time  from  him  unknowne 
Thine  honour  favd,  though  into  thraldome  throwne. 
Through  helpe,  quoth  fhe,  of  this  old  woman  here 
I  have  Jo  done,  as  fie  to  me  hath  Jhowne  : 
For  ever  when  he  burnt  in  lufifull fire , 
She  in  my  fiead  fupplide  his  befiiall  defire. 
Vol.  I,  4  H  XX.  Thus 


602  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

Thus  of  their  evils  as  they  did  difcourfe, 

And  each  did  other  much  bewaile  and  mone  ; 
Loe  where  the  villaine  felfe,  their  forrowes  fourfe, 
Came  to  the  cave,  and  rolling  thence  the  flone, 
Which  wont  to  Hop  the  mouth  thereof  that  none 
Might  iflue  forth,  came  rudely  ruming  in, 
And  fpredding  over  all  the  flore  alone, 
Gan  dight  himfelfe  unto  his  wonted  finne  ; 

Which  ended,  then  his  bloudy  banket  fhould  beginne. 

XXI. 

Which  whenas  fearefull  Amoret  perceived, 
She  (laid  not  th'  utmofl  end  thereof  to  try, 
But  like  a  ghailly  gelt,  whofe  wits  are  reaved, 
Ran  forth  in  haft  with  hideous  outcry, 
For  horrour  of  his  fhamefull  villany : 
But  after  her  full  lightly  he  uprofe, 
And  her  purfu'd  as  fail  as  fhe  did  flie  : 
Full  fail  fhe  flies,  and  farre  afore  him  goes, 

Ne  feeles  the  thorns  and  thickets  pricke  her  tender  toes. 

XXII. 

Nor  hedge,  nor  ditch,  nor  hill,  nor  dale  me  ilaies, 
But  over-leapes  them  all,  like  robucke  light, 
And  through  the  thickefl  makes  her  nigheil  waies  ; 
And  evermore  when  with  regardfull  light 
She  looking  backe  efpies  that  grieily  wight 
Approching  nigh,  fhe  gins  to  mend  her  pace, 
And  makes  her  feare  a  fpur  to  hail  her  flight : 
More  fwift  then  Myrrh'  or  Daphne  in  her  race, 

Or  any  of  the  Thracian  nimphes  in  falvage  chace. 

XXIII. 

Long  fo  me  fled,  and  fo  he  follow'd  long ; 
Ne  living  aide  for  her  on  earth  appeares, 
But  if  the  heavens  helpe  to  redreife  her  wrong, 
Moved  with  pity  of  her  plenteous  teares. 
It  fortuned  Belphoebe  with  her  peares, 
The  woody  nimphs,  and  with  that  lovely  boy, 
Was  hunting  then  the  libbards  and  the  beares, 
In  thefe  wild  woods,  as  was  her  wonted  ioy, 

To  baniih  iloth  that  oft  doth  noble  mindes  annoy. 


XXIV.  It 


Cant  vn.  Faery  Qu e e n e.  603 

XXIV. 

It  fo  befell,  as  oft  it  fals  in  chace, 

That  each  of  them  from  other  fundred  were, 

And  that  fame  gentle  fquire  arriv'd  in  place 

Where  this  fame  curfed  caytive  did  appeare 

Purfuing  that  faire  lady  full  of  feare : 

And  now  he  her  quite  overtaken  had  ; 

And  now  he  her  away  with  him  did  beare 

Under  his  arme,  as  feeming  wondrous  glad ; 
That  by  his  grenning  laughter  mote  farre  off  be  rad. 

XXV. 

Which  drery  fight  the  gentle  fquire  efpying 

Doth  haft  to  croife  him  by  the  n'eareft  way,' 

Led  with  that  wofull  ladies  piteous  crying, 

And  him  affailes  with  all  the  might  he  may ; 

Yet  will  not  he  the  lovely  fpoile  downe  lay, 

But  with  his  craggy  club  in  his  right  hand, 

Defends  himfelfe,  and  faves  his  gotten  pray  : 

Yet  had  it  bene  right  hard  him  to  withftand, 
But  that  he  was  full  light  and  nimble  on  the  land. 

XXVI. 
Thereto  the  villaine  ufed  craft  in  fight  : 

For  ever  when  the  fquire  his  iavelin  mooke, 

He  held  the  lady  forth  before  him  right, 

And  with  her  body,  as  a  buckler,  broke 

The  puiffance  of  his  intended  ftroke : 

And  if  it  chaunft,  (as  needs  it  muft  in  fight) 

Whileft  he  on  him  was  greedy  to  be  wroke, 

That  any  little  blow  on  her  did  light, 
Then  would  he  laugh  aloud,  and  gather  great  delight. 

XXVII. 
Which  fubtill  Height  did  him  encumber  much, 

And  made  him  oft,  when  he  would  ftrike,  forbeare ; 

For  hardly  could  he  come  the  carle  to  touch, 

But  that  he  her  muft  hurt,  or  hazard  neare  : 

Yet  he  his  hand  fo  carefully  did  beare, 

That  at  the  laft  he  did  himfelfe  attaine, 

And  therein  left  the  pike-head  of  his  fpeare : 

A  ftreame  of  cole-blacke  bloud  thence  gufht  amaine, 
That  all  her  filken  garments  did  with  bloud  beftaine. 

4  H  2  XXVIII.  With 


<504  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

With  that  he  threw  her  rudely  on  the  flore, 
And  laying  both  his  hands  upon  his  glave, 
With  dreadfull  ftrokes  let  drive  at  him  fo  fore, 
That  forft  him  flic  abacke,  himfelfe  to  fave  ; 
Yet  he  therewith  fo  felly  ftill  did  rave, 
That  fcarfe  the  fquire  his  hand  could  once  upreare, 
But  for  advantage  ground  unto  him  gave, 
Tracing  and  traverling,  now  here,  now  there  j 

For  bootleffe  thing  it  was  to  think  fuch  blowes  to  beare. 

XXIX. 

W.hileft  thus  in  battell  they  embufied  were, 
Belphoebe  raunging  in  that  forreft  wick 
The  hideous  noife  of  their  huge  ftrokes  did  heare, 
And  drew  thereto,  making  her  eare  her  guide  : 
Whom  when  that  theefe  approching  nigh  efpide 
With  bow  in  hand  and  arrowes  ready  bent, 
He  by  his  former  combate  would  not  bide, 
But  fled  away  with  ghaflly  dreriment, 

Well  knowing  her  to  be  his  deaths  fole  inftrument. 

XXX. 

Whom  feeing  flie  me  fpecdily  pourfewed 

With  winged  feete,   as  nimble  as  the  winde, 
And  ever  in  her  bow  fhe  ready  mewed 
The  arrow,  to  his  deadly  marke  defynde  : 
As  when  Latonaes  daughter,  cruell  kynde, 
In  vengement  cf  her  mothers  great  difgrace, 
With  fell  defpight  her  cruell  arrowes  tynde 
Gainfl:  wofuli  Niobes  unhappy  race, 

That  all  the  gods  did  mone  her  miferable  cafe. 

XXXI. 

So  well  fhe  fped  her  and  fo  far  lhe  ventred, 
That  ere  unto  his  heliifh  den  he  raught, 
Even  as  he  ready  was  there  to  have  entred, 
She  fent  an  arrow  forth  with  mighty  draught, 
That  in  the  very  dore  him  over-caught, 
And  in  his  nape  arriving  through  it  thrild 
His  greedy  throte,  therewith  in  two  diftraught, 
That  all  his  vitall  fpirites  thereby  fpild, 

And  all  his  hairy  breft  with  gory  bloud  was  fild. 


XXXIL  Whom 


Cant.  vn.  Faery  Qju  eene,  60$ 

xxxii. 

Whom  when  on  ground  me  groveling  faw  to  rowle, 
She  ran  in  haft  his  life  to  have  bereft  : 
But  ere  fhe  could  him  reach,  the  finfull  fowle 
Having  his  carrion  corfe  quite  fenceleffe  left 
Was  fled  to  hell,  furcharg'd  with  fpoile  and  theft : 
Yet  over  him  fhe  there  long  gazing  flood, 
And  eft  admir'd  his  monftrous  fhape,  and  eft 
His  mighty  limbs,  whileft  all  with  filthy  bloud 
The  place  there  over-flowne  feemd  like  a  fodaine  flood. 

XXXIII. 
Thenceforth  fhe  pafr,  into  this  dreadfull  den, 

Where  nought  but  darkefome  drerinefle  fhe  found, 
Ne  creature  faw,  but  hearkned  now  and  then 
Some  litle  whifpering,  and  foft-groning  found. 
With  that  fhe  afkt,  what  ghofts  there  under  ground 
Lay  hid  in  horrour  of  eternall  night  ? 
And  bad  them,  if  fo  be  they  were  not  bound, 
To  come  and  fhew  themfelves  before  the  light, 
Now  freed  from  feare  and  danger  of  that  difmall  wight. 

XXXIV. 
Then  forth  the  fad  Aemylia  hTewed, 

Yet  trembling  every  ioynt  through  former  feare  j 
And  after  her  the  hag,  there  with  her  mewed, 
A  foule  and  lothfome  creature,  did  appeare  j 
A  leman  fit  for  fuch  a  lover  deare : 
That  mov'd  Belphoebe  her  no  lefTe  to  hate, 
Then  for  to  rue  the  others  heavy  cheare  j 
Of  whom  fhe  gan  enquire  of  her  eftate  ; 
Who  all  to  her  at  large,  as  hapned,  did  relate. 

XXXV. 
Thence  fhe  them  brought  toward  the  place  where  late 
She  left  the  gentle  fquire  with  Amoret : 
There  fhe  him  found  by  that  new  lovely  mate, 
Who  lay  the  whiles  in  fwoune,  full  fadly  fet, 
From  her  faire  eyes  wiping  the  deawy  wet, 
Which  fofty  ftild,  and  kiffing  them  atweene, 
And  handling  foft  the  hurts  which  fhe  did  get : 
For  of  that  carle  fhe  forely  bruz'd  had  beene, 
Als  of  his  owne  rafh  hand  one  wound  was  to  be  fccac. 

XXXVI.  Which 


606  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

xxxvi. 

Which  when  (lie  faw  with  fodaine  glauncing  eye, 
Her  noble  heart  with  light  thereof  was  fild 
With  deepe  difdaine  and  great  indignity, 
That  in  her  wrath  me  thought  them  both  have  thrild, 
With  that  felfc  arrow  which  the  carle  had  kild  : 
Yet  held  her  wrathfull  hand  from  vengeance  fore  ; 
But  drawing  nigh,  ere  he  her  well  beheld, 
Is  this  the  faith  ? — fhe  faid,  and  faid  no  more  ; 

But  turnd  her  face,  and  fled  away  for  evermore. 

XXXVII. 

He  feeing  her  depart  arofe  up  light, 

Right  fore  agrieved  at  her  marpe  reproofe, 
And  follow'd  fall: :  but  when  he  came  in  light, 
He  durft  not  nigh  approch,  but  kept  aloofe, 
For  dread  of  her  difpleafure's  utmoft  proofe  : 
And  evermore  when  he  did  grace  entreat, 
And  framed  fpeaches  fit  for  his  behoofe, 
Her  mortall  arrowes  me  at  him  did  threat, 

And  forft  him  backe  with  fowle  difhonor  to  retreat. 

XXXVIII. 

At  laft  when  long  he  follow'd  had  in  vaine, 

Yet  found  no  eafe  of  griefe  nor  hope  of  grace, 

Unto  thofe  woods  he  turned  backe  againe, 

Full  of  fad  anguifh  and  in  heavy  cafe : 

And  finding  there  fit  folitary  place 

For  wofull  wight,  chofe  out  a  gloomy  glade, 

Where  hardly  eye  mote  fee  bright  heavens  face 

For  mofTy  trees,  which  covered  all  with  fhade 

And  fad  melancholy ;  there  he  his  cabin  made. 

XXXIX. 

His  wonted  warlike  weapons  all  he  broke, 
And  threw  away,  with  vow  to  ufe  no  more, 
Ne  thenceforth  ever  ftrike  in  battell  ftroke, 
Ne  ever  word  to  fpeake  to  woman  more ; 
But  in  that  wilderneffe,  of  men  forlore 
And  of  the  wicked  world  forgotten  quight, 
His  hard  mifhap  in  dolor  to  deplore, 
And  waft  his  wretched  daies  in  wofull  plight  : 

So  on  himfelfe  to  wreake  his  follies  owne  defpight. 


XL.  And 


Cant.  vii.  Faery  Qjjeene.  607 

XL. 

And  eke  his  garment,  to  be  thereto  meet, 

He  wilfully  did  cut  and  fhape  anew  j 

And  his  faire  lockes,  that  wont  with  ointment  fweet 

To  be  embaulm'd,  and  fweat  out  dainty  dew, 

He  let  to  grow  and  griefly  to  concrew, 

Uncomb'd,  uncurl'd,  and  carelefly  unihed  ; 

That  in  fhort  time  his  face  they  over-grew, 

And  over  all  his  moulders  did  difpred, 
That  who  he  whilome  was  uneath  was  to  be  red. 

XLI. 

There  he  continued  in  this  carefull  plight, 

Wretchedly  wearing  out  his  youthly  yeares, 

Through  wilfull  penury  confumed  quight, 

That  like  a  pined  ghoft  he  foone  appeares  : 

For  other  food  then  that  wilde  forreft  beared 

Ne  other  drinke  there  did  he  ever  taft 

Then  running  water,  tempred  with  his  teares  -, 

The  more  his  weakened  body  fo  to  waft  : 
That  out  of  all  mens  knowledge  he  was  worne  at  laft. 

XLII. 

For  on  a  day,  by  fortune  as  it  fell, 

His  own  deare  lord  prince  Arthure  came  that  way, 

Seeking  adventures  where  he  mote  heare  tell ; 

And  as  he  through  the  wandring  wood  did  flray, 

Having  efpide  his  cabin  far  away, 

He  to  it  drew,  to  weet  who  there  did  wonne  ; 

Weening  therein  fome  holy  hermit  lay, 

That  did  reibrt  of  finfull  people  fhonne ; 
Or  elfe  fome  woodman  mrowded  there  from  fcorching  funne, 

XLIII. 
Arriving  there  he  found  this  wretched  man, 

Spending  his  daies  in  dolour  and  defpaire, 

And  through  long  farting  woxen  pale  and  wan, 

All  over-growen  with  rude  and  rugged  haire  ; 

That  albeit  his  owne  dear  fquire  he  were, 

Yet  he  him  knew  not,  ne  aviz'd  at  all  ; 

Eut  like  ftrange  wight,  whom  he  had  feene  no  where, 

Saluting  him,  gan  into  fpeach  to  fall, 
And  pitty  much  his  plight,  that  liv'd  like  out-caft  thrall. 

XLIV,  But 


60S  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


XLIV. 

Bat  to  his  lpcach  he  aunfwered  no  whit, 

But  flood  ftill  mute,  as  if  he  had  beene  dum, 
Ne  figne  of  fence  did  mew,  ne  common  wit, 
As  one  with  griefe  and  anguime  over-cum, 
And  unto  every  thing  did  aunfwere  mum : 
And  ever  when  the  prince  unto  him  fpake, 
He  louted  lowly,  as  did  him  becum, 
And  humble  homage  did  unto  him  make ; 
Midll  forrow  lhewing  ioyous  femblance  for  his  fake. 

XLV. 
At  which  his  uncouth  guife  and  ufage  quaint 

The  prince  did  wonder  much,  yet  could  not  gheffe 
The  caufe  of  that  his  forrowfull  conftraint  j 
Yet  weend  by  fecret  fignes  of  manlinefTe, 
Which  clofe  appeard  in  that  rude  brutifhnerTe, 
That  he  whilome  fome  gentle  fwaine  had  beene, 
Traind  up  in  feats  of  armes  and  knightlinefTe ; 
Which  he  obferv'd,  by  that  he  him  had  feene 
To  weld  his  naked  fword,  and  try  the  edges  keene ; 

XLVI. 
And  eke  by  that  he  faw  on  every  tree 
How  he  the  name  of  one  engraven  had, 
Which  likly  was  his  liefeil  love  to  be, 
From  whom  he  now  fo  forely  was  beftad ; 
Which  was  by  him  BELPHOEBE  rightly  rad: 
Yet  who  was  that  Belphoebe,  he  ne  win: ; 
Yet  faw  he  often  how  he  wexed  glad 
When  he  it  heard,  and  how  the  ground  he  kift, 
Wherein  it  written  was,  and  how  himfelfe  he  blift : 

XLVII. 
Tho  when  he  long  had  marked  his  demeanor, 
And  faw  that  all  he  laid  and  did  was  vaine, 
Ne  ought  mote  make  him  change  his  wonted  tenor, 
Ne  ought  mote  ceafe  to  mitigate  his  paine, 
He  left  him  there  in  languor  to  remaine, 
Till  time  for  him  mould  remedy  provide, 
And  him  reftore  to  former  grace  againe  : 
Which,  for  it  is  too  long  here  to  abide, 
I  will  defer  the  end  untill  another  tide. 

CANTO 


Cant.  vih.         Faery  Queene.  609 


CANTO     VIII. 

The  gentle  /quire  recovers  grace : 

Sclaunder  her  guejls  dothjlaine  : 
Corflambo  chafeth  Placidas> 

And  is  by  Arthur e  Jlaine. 

I. 

ELL  faid  the  wifeman,  now  prov'd  true  by  this 
Which  to  this  gentle  fquire  did  happen  late, 
That  the  difpleafure  of  the  mighty  is 
Then  death  itfelfe  more  dread  and  defperate  ; 
For  naught  the  fame  may  calme,  ne  mitigate, 
Till  time  the  tempeft  doe  thereof  delay 
With  fufferaunce  foft,  which  rigour  can  abate, 
And  have  the  fterne  remembrance  wypt  away 
Of  bitter  thoughts,  which  deepe  therein  infixed  lay. 

II. 

Like  as  it  fell  to  this  unhappy  boy, 

Whofe  tender  heart  the  faire  Belphoebe  had 

With  one  fterne  looke  fo  daunted,  that  no  ioy 

In  all  his  life,  which  afterwards  he  lad, 

He  ever  tafted,  but  with  penaunce  fad 

And  penfive  forrow  pind  and  wore  away, 

Ne  ever  laught,  ne  once  fhew'd  countenance  glad ; 

But  alwaies  wept  and  wailed  night  and  day, 
As  blailed  bloofme  through  heat  doth  languim  and  decay : 

III. 
Till  on  a  day,  as  in  his  wonted  wife 

His  doole  he  made,  there  chaunft  a  turtle-dove 

To  come,  where  he  his  dolors  did  devife, 

That  likewife  late  had  loft  her  deareft  love, 

Which  loffe  her  made  like  pamon  alfo  prove  : 

Who  feeing  his  fad  plight,  her  tender  heart 

With  deare  companion  deeply  did  emmove, 

That  fhe  gan  mone  his  undeferved  fmart, 
And  with  her  dolefull  accent  beare  with  him  a  part. 

Vol.  I.  4  I  IV.  Shec 


<$iO  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

Shee  fitting  by  him,  as  on  ground  he  lay, 

Pier  mournefull  notes  full  piteoully  did  frame, 

And  thereof  made  a  lamentable  lay, 

So  fenfibly  compyld  that  in  the  fame 

Him  feemed  oft  he  heard  his  owne  right  name  : 

With  that  he  forth  would  poure  fo  plenteous  teares, 

And  beat  his  breaft  unworthy  of  fuch  blame, 

And  knocke  his  head,  and  rend  his  rugged  heares, 
That  could  have  peril  the  hearts  of  tigres  and  of  beares. 

V. 
Thus  long  this  gentle  bird  to  him  did  ufe 

Withouten  dread  of  peril!  to  repaire 

Unto  his  wonne,  and  with  her  mournefull  mufe 

Him  to  recomfort  in  his  greatefl  care, 

That  much  did  eafe  his  mourning  and  misfare  : 

And  every  day  for  guerdon  of  her  long 

He  part  of  his  fmall  feaft  to  her  would  fhare  j 

That  at  the  lad  of  all  his  woe  and  wrong 
Companion  fhe  became,  and  fo  continued  long. 

VI. 

Upon  a  day  as  me  him  fate  befide, 

By  chance  he  certaine  miniments  forth  drew, 
Which  yet  with  him  as  relickes  did  abide 
Of  all  the  bounty  which  Belphoebe  threw 
On  him,  whilft  goodly  grace  fhe  did  him  fhew  : 
Amongft  the  reft  a  icwell  rich  he  found, 
That  was  a  ruby  of  right  perfect  hew, 
Shap'd  like  a  heart  yet  bleeding  of  the  wound, 
And  with  a  litle  golden  chaine  about  it  bound. 

VII. 
The  fame  he  tooke,  and  with  a  riband  new, 
In  which  his  ladies  colours  were,  did  bind 
About  the  turtles  necke,  that  with  the  vew 
Did  greatly  folace  his  engrieved  mind. 
All  unawares  the  bird,  when  fhe  did  find 
Herfelfe  fo  deckt,  her  nimble  wings  difplaid, 
And  flew  away  as  lightly  as  the  wind  : 
Which  fodaine  accident  him  much  difmaid, 
And  looking  after  long  did  marke  which  way  fhe  flraid. 

VIII.  But 


Cant.  viii.         Faery  Queene,  <su 

viii. 

But  whenas  long  he  looked  had  in  vaine, 

Yet  faw  her  forward  ftill  to  make  her  flight, 

His  weary  eie  returnd  to  him  againe, 

Full  of  difcomfort  and  difquiet  plight, 

That  both  his  iuell  he  had  loft  fo  light, 

And  eke  his  deare  companion  of  his  care. 

But  that  fweet  bird  departing  flew  forthright 

Through  the  wide  region  of  the  waftfull  aire, 
Untill  fhe  came  where  wonned  his  Belphoebe  faire. 

IX. 
There  found  fhe  her  (as  then  it  did  betide) 

Sitting  in  covert  made  of  arbors  fweet, 

After  late  wearie  toile,  which  fhe  had  tride 

In  falvage  chafe,  to  reft  as  feem'd  her  meet. 

There  fhe  alighting,  fell  before  her  feet, 

And  gan  to  her  her  mournfull  plaint  to  make, 

As  was  her  wont,  thinking  to  let  her  weet 

The  great  tormenting  griefe,   that  for  her  fake 
Her  gentle  fquirc  through  her  difpleafure  did  pertake. 

X. 

She  her  beholding  with  attentive  eye, 

At  length  did  marke  about  her  purple  breft 

That  precious  iuell,  which  fhe  formerly 

Had  knowne  right  well  with  colourd  ribbands  dreft : 

Therewith  fhe  rofe  in  haft,  and  her  addreft 

With  ready  hand  it  to  have  reft  away : 

But  the  fwift  bird  obayd  not  her  beheft, 

But  fwarv'd  afide,  and  there  againe  did  ftay  ; 
She  follow'd  her,  and  thought  againe  it  to  aflay. 

XI. 
And  ever  when  fhe  nigh  approcht,  the  dove 

Would  flit  a  litle  forward,  and  then  ftay 

Till  fhe  drew  neare,  and  then  againe  remove ; 

So  tempting  her  ftill  to  purfue  the  pray, 

And  ftill  from  her  efcaping  foft  away  : 

Till  that  at  length  into  that  forreft  wide 

She  drew  her  far,  and  led  with  flow  delay  : 

In  th'  end  fhe  her  unto  that  place  did  guide, 
Whereas  that  wofull  man  in  languor  did  abide, 

4  I  2  XII.  Eft- 


612  cfbe  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Eftfoones  ihe  flew  unto  his  fearelelTe  hand, 

And  there  a  piteous  ditty  new  deviz'd, 

As  if  fhe  would  have  made  him  underftand 

His  forrowes  caufe,  to  be  of  her  defpis'd  : 

Whom  when  fhe  faw  in  wretched  weeds  difguiz'd, 

With  heary  glib  deform'd,  and  meiger  face, 

Like  ghoft  late  rifen  from  his  grave  agryz'd, 

She  knew  him  not,  but  pittied  much  his  cafe, 
And  wifht  it  were  in  her  to  doe  him  any  grace. 

XIII. 
He  her  beholding  at  her  feet  downe  fell, 

And  kifl  the  ground  on  which  her  fole  did  tread, 

And  wafht  the  lame  with  water,  which  did  well 

From  his  moift  eies,  and  like  two  ftreames  procead  j 

Yet  fpake  no  word,  whereby  fhe  might  aread 

What  mifler  wight  he  was,  or  what  he  ment : 

But  as  one  daunted  with  her  prefence  dread 

Onely  few  rueful!  lookes  unto  her  fent, 
As  meflengers  of  his  true  meaning  and  intent. 

XIV. 
Yet  nathemore  his  meaning  fhe  ared, 

But  wondred  much  at  his  fo  felcouth  cafe  ; 

And  by  his  perfons  fecret  feemlyhed 

Well  weend  that  he  had  beene  fome  man  of  place, 

Before  misfortune  did  his  hew  deface  : 

That  being  mov'd  with  ruth  fhe  thus  befpake  -, 

Ah  !  wofull  man,  what  heavens  hard  difgrace, 

Or  wrath  of  cruell  wight  on  thee  ywrake, 
Or  felfe-dijliked  life  doth  thee  thus  wretched  make  ? 

XV. 
If  heaven,  then  none  may  it  redrejje  or  blame, 

Sith  to  his  powre  we  all  are  fubiecl  borne  j 

If  wrathfull  wight,  thcnfowle  rebuke  and  fiame 

Be  theirs  that  have  fo  cruell  thee  forlome -, 

But  if  through  inward  grief e  or  wilfull  fcorne 

Oj  life  it  be,  then  better  doe  advife : 

For  he  whofe  dales  in  wilfull  woe  are  wome 

The  grace  of  his  Creator  doth  defpife, 
That  will  not  ufe  his  gifts  for  thanklejfe  nigardife. 

XVI.  When 


Cant.  viii.         Faery  Queene.  613 

XVI. 

When  fo  he  heard  her  fay,  eftfoones  he  brake 
His  fodaine  filence  which  he  long  had  pent, 
And  fighing  inly  deepe,  her  thus  befpake  j 
Then  have  they  all  tbemfehes  againfl  me  bent : 
For  heaven,  fir  ft  author  of  my  languijhment, 
Envying  my  too  great  felicity, 
Did  clofely  with  a  cruell  one  confent 
To  cloud  my  dales  in  dolefull  mifery, 
A?id  make  me  loath  this  life,  fill  longing  for  to  die. 

XVII, 
Ne  any  but  yourfelf,  o  dearef  dred, 

Hath  done  this  wrong,  to  wreake  on  worthleffe  wight 
Tour  high  difplefure,  through  mif deeming  bred: 
That  when  your  pleafure  is  to  deeme  aright, 
Te  may  redreffe,  and  me  refore  to  light. 
Which  fory  words  her  mightie  hart  did  mate 
With  mild  regard  to  fee  his  ruefull  plight, 
That  her  in-burning  wrath  (he  gan  abate, 
And  him  receiv'd  againe  to  former  favours  (late. 

XVIII. 
In  which  he  long  time  afterwards  did  lead 
An  happie  life  with  grace  and  good  accord, 
Fearleffe  of  fortunes  chaunge  or  envies  dread, 
And  eke  all  mindleiTe  of  his  own  deare  lord 
The  noble  prince,  who  never  heard  one  word 
Of  tydings,  what  did  unto  him  betide, 
Or  what  good  fortune  did  to  him  afford  j 
But  through  the  endleffe  world  did  wander  wide. 
Him  feeking  evermore,  yet  no  where  him  defcride  : 

XIX. 
Till  on  a  day  as  through  that  wood  he  rode, 
He  chaunft  to  come  where  thofe  two  ladies  late, 
Aemylia  and  Amoret  abode, 
Both  in  full  fad  and  forrowfull  eftate  j 
The  one  right  feeble  through  the  evill  rate 
Of  food,  which  in  her  dureffe  me  had  found : 
The  other  almoft  dead  and  defperate 
Through  her  late  hurts,  and  through  that  haplefle  wound, 
With  which  the  fquire  in  her  defence  her  fore  aftound, 

XX.  Whom 


6  ?  4  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

xx. 

Whom  when  the  prince  beheld,  he  gan  to  rew 

The  evill  cafe  in  which  thofe  ladies  lay  j 

But  mod:  was  moved  at  the  piteous  vew 

Of  Amoret,  Co  neare  unto  decay, 

That  her  great  daunger  did  him  much  difmay, 

Eftfoones  that  pretious  liquor  forth  he  drew, 

Which  he  in  (lore  about  him  kept  alway, 

And  with  few  drops  thereof  did  ibftly  dew 
Htt  wounds,  that  unto  ftrength  reftor'd  her  foone  anew. 

XXI. 
Tho  when  they  both   recovered  were  right  well, 

He  gan  of  them  inquire,  what  evill  guide 

Them  thether  brought,  and  how  their  harmes  befell  y 

To  whom  they  told  all  that  did  them  betide, 

And  how  from  thraldome  vile  they  were  untide 

Of  that  fame  wicked  carle,  by  virgins  hond ; 

Whofe  bloudie  corfe  they  fhew'd  him  there  befide, 

And  eke  his  cave  in  which  they  both  were  bond  : 
At  which  he  wondred  much  when  all  thofe  fignes  he  fond. 

XXII. 
And  evermore  he  greatly  did  defire 

To  know,  what  virgin  did  them  thence  unbind ; 

And  oft  of  them  did  earneftly  inquire, 

Where  was  her  won,  and  how  he  mote  her  find  : 

But  whenas  nought  according  to  his  mind 

He  could  out-learne,  he  them  .from  ground  did  reare, 

(No  fervice  loathfome  to  a  gentle  kind) 

And  on  his  warlike  beaft  them  both  did  beare, 
Himfelfe  by  them  on  foot  to  fuccour  them  from  feare. 

XXIII. 
So  when  that  forrefl  they  had  palled  well, 

A  litle  cotage  farre  away  they  fpide, 

To  which  they  drew  ere  night  upon  them  fell  j 

And  entring  in  found  none  therein  abide, 

But  one  old  woman  fitting  there  befide 

Upon  the  ground  in  ragged  rude  attyre, 

With  tilthy  lockes  about  her  fcattered  wide, 

Gnawing  her  nayles  for  felnefle  and  for  yrc, 
And  there  out  fucking  venime  to  her  parts  entyre. 

XXIV.  A 


Cant.  vni.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  61$ 

XXIV. 

A  foule  and  loathly  creature  fure  in  light, 
And  in  conditions  to  be  loath'd  no  leffe  : 
For  fhe  was  ftuft  with  rancour  and  defpight 
Up  to  the  throat,  that  oft  with  bitternefTc 
It  forth  would  breake  and  gufh  in  great  excefle, 
Pouring  out  ftreames  of  poyfon  and  of  gall 
Gainft  all  that  truth  or  vertue  doe  profefle ; 
Whom  fhe  with  leafings  lewdly  did  mifcall, 
And  wickedly  backbite  :  her  name  men  Sclaunder  call, 

XXV. 
Her  nature  is  all  goodnelTe  to  abufe, 

And  caufeleffe  crimes  continually  to  frame, 
With  which  fhe  guiltlefle  perfons  may  accufe, 
And  fteale  away  the  crowne  of  their  good  name ; 
Ne  ever  knight  fo  bold,  ne  ever  dame 
So  chaft  and  loyall  liv'd,  but  me  would  ftrive 
With  forged  caufe  them  falfely  to  defame ; 
Ne  ever  thing  fo  well  was  doen  alive, 
But  me  with  blame  would  blot,  and  of  due  praife  deprive. 

XXVI. 
Her  words  were  not,  as  common  words  are  ment, 
T'exprefTe  the  meaning  of  the  inward  mind ; 
But  noyfome  breath,   and  poyfnous  fpirit  fent 
From  inward  parts,  with  cancred  malice  lind, 
And  breathed  forth  with  blaft  of  bitter  wind ; 
Which  paffing  through  the  eares  would  pierce  the  hart, 
And  wound  the  foule  itfelfe  with  griefe  unkind : 
For  like  the  flings  of  afpes  that  kill  with  fmart, 
Her  fpightfull  words  did  pricke  and  wound  the  inner  part. 

XXVII. 
Such  was  that  hag,  unmeet  to  hoft  fuch  guefts, 

Whom  greateft  princes  court  would  welcome  fayne  ; 
But  neede  (that  anfwers  not  to  all  requefts) 
Bad  them  not  looke  for  better  entertayne  > 
And  eke  that  age  defpyfed  niceneffe  vaine, 
Enur'd  to  hardneffe  and  to  homely  fare, 
Which  them  to  warlike  difcipline  did  trayne, 
And  manly  limbs  endur'd  with  litle  care 
Againft  all  hard  mifhaps  and  fortunelefTe  misfare. 

XXVIII.  Then 


616  The  fourth  Sooke  of  the 

XXVIII. 

Then  all  that  evening  (welcommed  with  cold 

And  cheareleiTe  hunger)  they  together  fpent ; 

Yet  found  no  fault,  but  that  the  hag  did  fcold 

And  rayle  at  them  with  grudgefull  difcontent, 

For  lodging  there  without  her  owne  confent ; 

Yet  they  endured  all  with  patience  milde, 

And  unto  reft  themfelves  all  onely  lent, 

Regardleile  of  that  queane  fo  bafe  and  vilde 
To  be  uniuftly  blamd,  and  bitterly  revilde. 

XXIX. 
Here  well  I  weene,  whenas  thefe  rimes  be  red 

With  mifregard,  that  fome  rafh-witted  wight, 

Whofe  loofer  thought  will  lightly  be  mifled, 

Thefe  gentle  ladies  will  mifdeeme  too  light, 

For  thus  converfing  with  this  noble  knight ; 

Sith  now  of  dayes  fuch  temperance  is  rare 

And  hard  to  finde,  that  heat  of  youthfull  fpright 

For  ought  will  from  his  greedie  pleafure  fpare ; 
More  hard  for  hungry  fteed  t'abftaine  from  pleafant  lare. 

XXX. 

But  antique  age  yet  in  the  infancie 

Of  time  did  live  then  like  an  innocent, 

In  limple  truth  and  blameleffe  chaftitie, 

Ne  then  of  guile  had  made  experiment ; 

But  voide  of  vile  and  treacherous  intent 

Held  vertue  for  itfelfe  in  foveraine  awe : 

Then  loyall  love  had  royal  1  regiment, 

And  each  unto  his  luft  did  make  a  lawe, 
From  all  forbidden  things  his  liking  to  withdraw. 

XXXI. 
The  lyon  there  did  with  the  lambe  confort, 

And  eke  the  dove  fate  by  the  faulcons  iide  ; 

Ne  each  of  other  feared  fraud  or  tort, 

But  did  in  fafe  fecuritie  abide, 

Withouten  perill  of  the  ftronger  pride  : 

But  when  the  world  woxe  old,  it  woxe  warre  old 

(Whereof  it  hight)  and  having  fhortly  tride 

The  traines  of  wit,  in  wickedneffe  woxe  bold, 
And  dared  of  all  finnes  the  fecrets  to  unfold. 

XXXII.  Then 


Cant.  viii.  Faery  Q^u eene,  617 

xxxn. 

Then  beautie,  which  was  made  to  reprefent 
The  great  Creatours  owne  refemblance  bright, 
Unto  abufe  of  lawlelTe  lull  was  lent, 
And  made  the  baite  of  beftiall  delight  : 
Then  faire  grew  foule,  and  foule  grew  faire  in  fio-ht, 

And  that  which  wont  to  vanquilh  god  and  man 

Was  made  the  vafTall  of  the  victors  might  ; 

Then  did  her  glorious  flowre  wex  dead  and  wan, 
Defpisd  and  troden  downe  of  all  that  over-ran ; 

XXXIII. 
And  now  it  is  fo  utterly  decayd, 

That  any  bud  thereof  doth  fcarfe  remaine, 

But  if  few  plants,  preferv'd  through  heavenly  ayd, 

In  princes  court  doe  hap  to  fprout  againe, 

Dew'd  with  her  drops  of  bountie  foveraine, 

Which  from  that  goodly  glorious  flowre  proceed, 

Sprung  of  the  auncient  ftocke  of  princes  flraine, 

Now  th'  onely  remnant  of  that  royall  breed, 
Whofe  noble  kind  at  firfl  was  fure  of  heavenly  feed. 

XXXIV. 
Tho  foone  as  day  difcovered  heavens  face 

To  finfull  men  with  darknes  over-dight, 

This  gentle  crew  gan  from  their  eye-lids  chace 

The  drowzie  humour  of  the  dampifh  night, 

And  did  themfelves  unto  their  iourney  dight. 

So  forth  they  yode,  and  forward  foftly  paced, 

That  them  to  view  had  bene  an  uncouth  fight ; 

How  all  the  way  the  prince  on  foot-pace  traced, 
The  ladies  both  on  horfe  together  fall  embraced. 

XXXV. 
Soone  as  they  thence  departed  were  afore, 

That  mamefull  hag,  the  flaunder  of  her  fexe, 

Them  follow'd  fall,  and  them  reviled  fore, 

Him  calling  theefe,  them  whores  -,  that  much  did  vexc 

His  noble  hart  j  thereto  Ihe  did  annexe 

Falfe  crimes  and  facts,  fuch  as  they  never  ment, 

That  thofe  two  ladies  much  alham'd  did  wexe  ; 

The  more  did  fhe  purfue  her  lewd  intent, 
And  rayl'd  and  rag'd,  till  Ihe  had  all  her  poyfon  fpent. 

Vol.  I.  4  K  XXXVI.  At 


6 1 8  "The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

xxxvi. 

At  laft  when  they  were  patted  out  of  fight, 

Yet  fhe  did  not  her  fpightfull  fpeach  forbeare, 

But  after  them  did  barke,  and  ftill  backbite, 

Though  there  were  none  her  hatefull  words  to  heare  : 

Like  as  a  curre  doth  felly  bite  and  teare 

The  ftone,  which  palled  ftraunger  at  him  threw ; 

So  llie  them  feeing  pan:  the  reach  of  eare, 

Againft  the  ftones  and  trees  did  rayle  anew, 
Till  iiie  had  duld  the  fling,  which  in  her  tongs  end  grew. 

XXXVII. 

They  pafling  forth  kept  on  their  readie  way, 

With  eaiie  fceps  fo  foft  as  foot  could  flryde, 

Both  for  great  feebleffe,  which  did  oft  aflay 

Faire  Amoret,  that  fcarcely  fhe  could  ryde, 

And  eke  through  heavie  armes,  which  fore  annoyd 

The  prince  on  foot,  not  wonted  fo  to  fare  j 

Whofe  fteadie  hand  was  faine  his  fteede  to  guyde, 

And  all  the  way  from  trotting  hard  to  fpare : 
So  was  his  toyle  the  more,  the  more  that  was  his  care. 

XXXVIII. 

At  length  they  fpide  where  towards  them  with  fpeed 

A  fquire  came  gallopping,  as  he  would  flie, 

Bearing  a  litle  dwarfe  before  his  fleed, 

That  all  the  way  full  loud  for  aide  did  crie, 

That  feem'd  his  fhrikes  would  rend  the  brafen  fkie  : 

Whom  after  did  a  mightie  man  purfew, 

Ryding  upon  a  dromedare  on  hie, 

Of  ftature  huge,  and  horrible  of  hew, 
That  would  have  maz'd  a  man  his  dreadfull  face  to  vew : 

XXXIX. 

For  from  his  fearefull  eyes  two  fierie  beames 

Mere  fharpe  then  points  of  needles  did  proceede, 

Shooting  forth  farre  away  two  flaming  ftreames, 

Full  of  fad  powre,  that  poyfnous  bale  did  breede 

To  all  that  on  him  lookt  without  good  heed, 

And  fecretly  his  enemies  did  flay  : 

Like  as  the  bafilifke,  of  ferpents  feede, 

From  powrefull  eyes  clofe  venim  doth  convay 
Into  the  lookers  hart,  and  kilieth  farre  away. 

XL.  He 


Cant.  viii.        Faery  Qu  e  e  n  e.  619 

XL. 

He  all  the  way  did  rage  at  that  fame  fquire, 

And  after  him  full  many  threatnings  threw, 

With  curfes  vaine  in  his  avengefull  ire : 

But  none  of  them  (fo  fait  away  he  flew) 

Him  overtooke  before  he  came  in  vew  : 

Where  when  he  faw  the  prince  in  armour  bright, 

He  cald  to  him  aloud  his  cafe  to  rew, 

And  refcue  him  through  fuccour  of  his  might 
From  that  his  cruell  foe  that  him  purfewd  in  fight. 

XLL 
Eftfoones  the  prince  tooke  downe  thofe  ladies  twaine 

From  loftie  fleede,  and  mounting  in  their  flead 

Came  to  that  fquire,  yet  trembling  every  vaine  ; 

Of  whom  he  gan  enquire  his  caufe  of  dread : 

Who  as  he  gan  the  fame  to  him  aread, 

Loe  !  hard  behind  his  backe  his  foe  was  prenr, 

With  dreadfull  weapon  aymed  at  his  head, 

That  unto  death  had  doen  him  unredrefl, 
Had  not  the  noble  prince  his  readie  ffroke  repreft  : 

XLII. 

Who  thrufting  boldly  twixt  him  and  the  blow 

The  burden  of  the  deadly  brunt  did  beare 

Upon  his  fhield  ;  which  lightly  he  did  throw 

Over  his  head  before  the  harme  came  neare : 

NathlefTe  it  fell  with  fo  defpiteous  dreare 

And  heavie  fway,  that  hard  unto  his  crowne 

The  fhield  it  drove,  and  did  the  covering  reare  ; 

Therewith  both  fquire  and  dwarfs  did  tomble  downe 
Unto  the  earth,  and  lay  long  while  in  fenfelelfe  fwowne. 

XLIII. 
Whereat  the  prince  full  wrath  his  ftrong  right  hand 

In  full  avengement  heaved  up  on  hie, 

And  ftroke  the  pagan  with  his  freely  brand 

So  fore,  that  to  his  faddle-bow  thereby 

He  bowed  low,  and  fo  a  while  did  lie  : 

And  fure  had  not  his  maflie  yron  mace 

Betwixt  him  and  his  hurt  bene  happily, 

It  would  have  cleft  him  to  the  girding  place  -, 
Yet  as  it  was,  it  did  aftonim  him  long  fpace. 

4  K  a  XLIV.  Bur 


620  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 


XLIV. 

But  when  he  to  himfelfc  returnd  againe, 

All  full  of  rage  he  gan  to  curfe  and  fweare, 

And  vow  by  Mahoune  that  he  mould  be  flaine." 

With  that  his  murdrous  mace  he  up  did  reare, 

That  feemed  nought  the  foufe  thereof  could  beare, 

And  therewith  fmote  at  him  with  all  his  might : 

But  ere  that  it  to  him  approched  neare, 

The  royall  child  with  readie  quick  forefight 
Did  fhun  the  proofe  thereof  and  it  avoyded  light. 

XLV. 
But  ere  his  hand  he  could  recure  againe, 

To  ward  his  bodie  from  the  balefull  ftound, 

He  fmote  at  him  with  all  his  might  and  maine, 

So  rurioufly,  that  ere  he  wift  he  found 

His  head  before  him  tombling  on  the  ground, 

The  whiles  his  babling  tongue  did  yet  blafpheme 

And  curfe  his  god  that  did  him  fo  confound  : 

The  whiles  his  life  ran  foorth  in  bloudie  ftreame, 
His  foule  defcended  downe  into  the  Stygian  reame. 

XLVI. 
Which  when  that  fquire  beheld,  he  woxe  full  glad 

To  fee  his  foe  breath  out  his  fpright  in  vaine : 

But  that  fame  dwarfe  right  forie  feem'd  and  fad, 

And  howld  aloud  to  fee  his  lord  there  flaine, 

And  rent  his  haire  and  fcratcht  his  face  for  paine. 

Then  gan  the  prince  at  leafure  to  inquire 

Of  all  the  accident  there  hapned  plaine, 

And  what  he  was  whofe  eyes  did  flame  with  fire : 
All  which  was  thus  to  him  declared  by  that  fquire  * 

XLVII. 
KThis  nrigbtie  man,  quoth  he,  whom  you  have  flame, 

Of  an  huge  geauntejfe  whylome  was  bred ; 

And  by  hhjlrength  rule  to  himfelfe  did  gaitie 

Of  many  nations  into  thraldome  led, 

And  might ie  kingdom es  of  his  force  ad'red  ; 

V/hom  yet  he  conquer  d  not  by  bloudie  fight, 

Ne  hofes  of  men  with  banners  brcde  difpred3 

But  by  the  powre  of  his  infectious  fight , 
With  which  he  killed  all  that  came  within  bis  might. 

XLVIII.  Ns 


Cant.  vin.  Faery  Qju  e  e  n  e.  621 

XL  VIII. 

Ne  was  he  ever  vanquijhed  afore, 

But  ever  vanquifht  all  with  whom  he  fought  j 

Ne  was  there  man  fo  Jlrong,  but  he  downe  bore* 

Ne  woman  yet  fo  f aire,  but  he  her  brought 

Unto  his  bay,  and  captived  her  thought : 

For  mojl  offlrengtb  and  beautie  his  defire 

Wasfpoyle  to  make,  and  waft  them  unto  nought. 

By  cafting  fecret  flakes  of  luftfullfire 
From  hisfalfe  eyes  into  their  harts  and  parts  entire, 

XLIX. 
Therefore  Corflambo  was  he  cald  aright ; 

Though  namelejje  there  his  bodie  now  doth  lie, 

Tet  hath  he  left  one  daughter  that  is  bight 

The  faire  Poeana  j  who  femes  outwardly 

So  fair e  as  ever  yet  faw  living  eie : 

And  were  her  vertue  like  her  beautie  bright, 

She  were  as  faire  as  any  under  fkie  : 

But  ah  !  f>e  given  is  to  vaine  delight, 
And  eke  too  loofe  of  life,  and  eke  of  love  too  light* 

L. 

So  as  it  fell  there  was  a  gentle  fquire 

That  lovd  a  ladie  of  high  parentage, 

But  for  his  meane  degree  might  not  afpire 

To  match  fo  high',  her  friends  with  counfell  fage 

Diffuaded  her  from  fuch  a  difparage  : 

But  Jhe,  whofe  hart  to  love  was  wholly  lent, 

Out  of  his  hands  could  not  redeeme  her  gage, 

But  firmely  following  her  flrft  intent, 
Refoh )d  with  him  to  wend  gainft  all  her  friends  confent, 

LI. 

So  twixt  themfelves  they  pointed  time  and  place : 

To  which  when  he  according  did  repaire, 

An  hard  mijhap  and  difaventrous  cafe 

Him  chaunft  ;  inftead  of  his  Aemylia  faire, 

This  gyantsfonne,  that  lies  there  on  the  laire 

An  headlefe  heape,  him  unawares  there  caught  $ 

And  all  difmayd  through  mercilejfe  defpaire 

Him  wretched  thrall  unto  his  dongeon  brought, 
Where  he  remaines  of  all  unfuccour  d  and  unfought. 

LII.  TUs 


622  The  fourth   Booke  of  tie 

LII. 

ffifis  gyanfs  daughter  came  upon  a  day 
Unto  the  prijon  in  her  ioyous  glee, 
To  view  the  thrah  which  there  in  bondage  lay : 
Amongjl  the  reft  Jle  chaunced  there  to  fee 
This  lovely  fwaine,  the  fquire  of  low  degree ; 
To  whomjhe  did  her  liking  lightly  caft, 
And  wooed  him  her  paramour  to  bee  : 
From  day  to  day  fie  woo' d  and  pray  d  him  f aft, 

And  for  his  love  him  promift  liber  tie  at  laft. 

LIU. 

He  though  ajjide  unto  a  former  love, 

To  whom  his  faith  he  firmely  menf  to  hold, 
Yet  feeing  not  how  thence  he  mote  remove, 
But  by  that  meanes  which  fortune  did  unfold, 
Her  graunted  love,  but  with  affeSlion  cold, 
To  win  her  grace  his  libertie  to  get : 
Tetjhe  himftilldetaines  in  captive  hold, 
Fearing  leaft  if  fi:e  ficould  him  freely  fit, 

He  would  her  Jhcrtly  leave,  and  former  love  forget '. 

LIV. 

Tet  fo  much  favour  fioe  to  him  hath  hight 
Above  the  reft,  that  he  fometimes  jnay  fpace 
And  walke  about  her  gardens  of  -delight, 
Having  a  keeper  ft  ill  with  him  in  place  -, 
Which  keeper  is  this  dwarf e,  her  dear  ling  bafe, 
To  whom  the  keyes  of  every  prifon-dore 
By  her  committed  be  of  fpeciall  grace, 
Aid  at  his  will  may  whom  he  lift  re/lore, 

And  whom  he  lift  referve  to  be  afflicted  more* 

LV. 

Whereof  when  ty dings  came  unto  ?nine  eare, 
(Full inly  forie  for  the  fervent  zeale 
Which  I  to  him  as  to  my  foule  did  be  are) 
I  thether  went,  where  I  did  long  conceale 
Myfelfe,  till  that  the  dwarfe  did  me  reveale, 
And  told  his  dame  her  fquire  of  low  degree 
Didfecretly  cut  of  her  prifonfteale  : 
For  me  he  did  miftake  that  fquire  to  bee  ; 

For  never  two  fo  like  did  living  creature  fee* 


LVI.  Then 


Cant.  viii.        Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  623 

LVI. 

Then  was  I  taken  and  before  her  brought ; 

Who  through  the  likenejje  of  my  outward  hew% 

Being  likewife  beguiled  in  her  thought, 

Gan  blame  me  much  for  being  fo  untrew 

Tofeeke  by  fight  her fellowship  t'efchew, 

That  lovd  me  deare,  as  dearefi  thing  alive* 

Thence  fie  commaunded  me  to  prifon  new  ; 

Whereof  I  glad  did  not  gaine-fay  nor  f  rive, 
Butfuffred  that  fame  dwarf  e  me  to  her  dongeon  drive, 

LVII. 

There  did  Ifnde  mine  onely  faithful! frend 

In  heavy  plight  and  fad  perplexitie  : 

Whereof  I  forie,  yet  myfelfe  did  be?id 

Him  to  recomfort  with  my  companie ; 

But  him  the  more  agreevd  I  found  thereby  : 

For  all  his  ioy,  he  f aid,  in  that  diflrejfe 

Was  mine  and  bis  Aemylias  libertie. 

Aemylia  well  he  lov'd,  as  I  mote  ghejfe ; 
Yet  greater  love  to  me  then  her  he  did  prof  ejje. 

LVIII. 
But  I  with  better  reafon  him  avizd, 

Andfiewd  him  how  through  error  and  mif- -thought 

Of  our  like  perfons  eath  to  be  difguizd, 

Or  his  exchange  or  freedom  might  be  wrought. 

Whereto  full  loth  was  he,  tie  would  for  ought 

Confent  that  I,  who  food  all  fearelejfe  free, 

Should  wilfully  be  into  thraldome  brought, 

Till  fortune  did  perforce  it  fo  decree ; 
Tet  over-ruld  at  lafi  he  did  to  ?ne  agree. 

LIX. 
The  morrow  next  about  the  wonted  howre, 

The  dwarf e  cald  at  the  doore  of  Amy  as 

To  come  forthwith  unto  his  ladies  bowre  -, 

Injleed  of  whom  forth  came  I  Placidas, 

And  undifcerned  forth  with  hitn  did  pas. 

There  with  great  ioyance  and  with  gladfome  glee 

Of  fair e  Poeana  I  received  was, 

And  oft  imbraft,  as  if  that  I  were  hee, 
And  with  kind  words  accoyd,  vowing  great  love  to  mee. 

LX.  V/hich 


62+  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

LX. 
Which  I,  that  was  not  bent  to  former  love 
As  was  my  friend  that  had  her  long  refusd, 
Did  well  accept ,  as  well  it  did  behove, 
And  to  the  prefent  neede  it  wifely  usd  t 
My  former  hardnejje  firfi  If  aire  excusd ; 
^  1> ui  after  promifi  large  amends  to  make. 
With  fuch  finooth  termes  her  error  I  abusd 
To  my  friends  good  more  then  for  mine  ownefake, 
For  wbofefole  liber  tie  Hove  and  life  did  fake, 

LXI. 
uceforth  I  found  more  favour  at  her  hand-, ' 
That  to  her  dwarf e,  which  had  me  in  his  charge ', 
She  bad  to  lighten  my  too  heavie  band, 
And  gr aunt  more  J cope  to  me  to  walke  at  large. 
So  on  a  day  as  by  the  flowrie  marge 
Of  a  frefh  ftreame  I  with  that  elfe  did  play \ 
Findi?7g  no  meanes  how  I  might  us  enlarge ', 
But  if  that  dwarf e  I  could  with  me  convay, 
I  lightly  fnatcht  him  up,  and  with  me  bore  away. 

LXII. 
Thereat  he  Jhriekt  aloud,  that  with  his  cry 
The  tyrant  J elfe  came  forth  with  yelling  bray, 
And  me  purfewd  ;  but  nathemore  would  I 
Fo?goe  the  pur  chafe  of  my  gotten  pray, 
But  have  perforce  him  hether  brought  away. 
Thus  as  they  talked,  loe  !  where  nigh  at  hand 
Thofe  ladies  two,  yet  doubtfull  through  difmay, 
In  prefence  came,  defirous  t'underftand 
Tydings  of  all  which  there  had  hapned  on  the  land. 

LXIII. 

Where  foone  as  fad  Aemylia  did  efpie 

Her  captive  lovers  friend,  young  Placidas  ; 

All  mindleiTe  of  her  wonted  modeilie 

She  to  him  ran,  and  him  with  ftreight  embras 

Enfolding  foid,  And  lives  yet  Amyas  % 

He  lives,    quoth  he,  and  his  Aemylia  loves. 

Then  lejfe,  faid  fhe,  by  all  the  woe  I  pas, 

With  which  my  weaker  patience  fortune  proves. 

hut  what  mijhap  thus  long  him  fro  my f elfe  removes  ? 


LXIV.  Then 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Qu'bene.  62$ 

LXIV. 

Then  gan  he  all  this  florie  to  renew, 

And  tell  the  courfe  of  his  captivitie ; 

That  her  deare  hart  full  deepely  made  to  rew, 

And  flgh  full  fore,  to  heare  the  miferie 

In  which  fo  long  he  mercileffe  did  lie. 

Then  after  many  teares  and  forrowes  fpent 

She  deare  befought  the  prince  of  remedie  : 

Who  thereto  did  with  readie  will  confent, 
And  well  perform'd,  as  (hall  appeare  by  this  event. 


CANTO     IX. 

The  fqm re  of  low  degree  releaft 

Poeana  takes  to  wife  : 
Britomart  fghtes  with  many  knights  -, 

Prince  Arthur  flints  their  flrife. 

I. 

IY  A  Pv  D  is  the  doubt,  and  difficult  to  deeme, 
j     When  all  three  kinds  of  love  together  meet, 

And  doe  difpart  the  hart  with  powre  extreme, 

Whether  (hall  weigh  the  balance  downe  j  to  weet, 

The  deare  affection  unto  kindred  fweet, 

Or  raging  fire  of  love  to  womankind, 

Or  zeale  of  friends  combynd  with  vertues  meet : 

But  of  them  all  the  band  of  vertuous  mind 
Me  feemes  the  gentle  hart  mould  moft  allured  bind  : 

II. 
For  naturall  affection  foone  doth  ceffe, 

And  quenched  is  with  Cupids  greater  flame  : 

But  faithfull  friendfhip  doth  them  both  fuppreffe, 

And  them  with  mayftring  difcipline  doth  tame, 

Through  thoughts  afpyring  to  eternall  fame  : 

For  as  the  foule  doth  rule  the  earthly  maffe, 

And  all  the  fervice  of  the  bodie  frame; 

So  love  of  foule  doth  love  of  bodie  paffe, 
No  leffe  then  perfect  gold  furmounts  the  meaneft  braffe. 

Vol.  I.  4-L  HI.  All 


526  t5$fl  fourth  Booke  of  the 

III. 

All  which  who  lift  by  tryall  to  aflay, 

Shall  in  this  ftorie  find  approved  plaine  ; 

In  which  this  fquires  true  friendfhip  more  did  fway 

Then  either  care  of  parents  could  refraine, 

Or  love  of  faireft  ladie  could  conftraine. 

For  though  Poeana  were  as  faire  as  morne, 

Yet  did  this  truftie  fquire  with  proud  difdaine 

For  his  friends  fake  her  offred  favours  fcorne, 
And  me  herfelfe  her  fyre  of  whom  flie  was  yborne, 

IV. 
Now  after  that  prince  Arthur  graunted  had 

To  yeeld  ftrong  fuccour  to  that  gentle  fwayne, 

Who  now  long  time  had  lyen  in  prifon  fad, 

He  gan  advife  how  bell  he  mote  darrayne 

That  enterprize,  for  greateft  glories  gayne. 

That  headleffe  tyrants  tronke  he  reard  from  ground, 

And  having  ympt  the  head  to  it  agayne, 

Upon  his  ufuall  beaft  it  firmely  bound, 
And  made  it  fo  to  ride  as  it  alive  was  found. 

V. 
Then  did  he  take  that  chaced  fquire,  and  layd 

Before  the  ryder,  as  he  captive  were  ; 

And  made  his  dwarfe,  though  with  unwilling  ayd, 

To  guide  the  beaft  that  did  his  maifter  beare, 

Till  to  his  caftle  they  approched  neare  : 

Whom  when  the  watch,  that  kept  continuall  ward, 

Saw  comming  home,  all  voide  of  doubtfull  feare 

He  running  downe  the  gate  to  him  unbard ; 
Whom  ftraight  the  prince  enfuing  in  together  far'd, 

VI. 

There  did  he  find  in  her  delitious  boure 

The  faire  Poeana  playing  on  a  rote, 

Complayning  of  her  cruell  paramoure, 

And  finging  all  her  forrow  to  the  note, 

As  fhe  had  learned  readily  by  rote  : 

That  with  the  fweetneffe  of  her  rare  delight 

The  prince  half  rapt  began  on  her  to  dote  5 

Till  better  him  bethinking  of  the  right, 
He  her  un wares  attacht,  and  captive  held  by  might. 

VII.  Whence 


Cant.  ix.  F  a  e  r y  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  627 

VII. 

Whence  being  forth  produc'd,  when  {he  perceived 
Her  owne  deare  fire,   fhe  cald  to  him  for  aide : 
But  when  of  him  no  aunfwere  fhe  received, 
But  faw  him  fenceleffe  by  the  fquire  up-ftaide, 
She  weened  well  that  then  fhe  was  betraide : 
Then  gan  fhe  loudly  cry,  and  weepe  and  waile, 
And  that  fame  fquire  of  treafon  to  upbraide  : 
But  all  in  vaine,  her  plaints  might  not  prevaile, 
Ne  none  there  was  to  refkue  her,  ne  none  to  baile. 

VIII. 
Then  tooke  he  that  fame  dwarfe,  and  him  compeld 
To  open  unto  him  the  prifon  dore, 
And  forth  to  bring  thofe  thrals  which  there  he  held. 
Thence  forth  were  brought  to  him  above  a  fcore 
Of  knights  and  fquires  to  him  unknowne  afore : 
All  which  he  did  from  bitter  bondage  free, 
And  unto  former  liberty  reftore. 
Amongft  the  reft  that  fquire  of  low  degree 
Came  forth  full  weake  and  wan,  not  like  himfelfe  to  bee, 

IX. 
Whom  foone  as  faire  Aemylia  beheld 
And  Placidas,  they  both  unto  him  ran, 
And  him  embracing  fail  betwixt  them  held. 
Striving  to  comfort  him  all  that  they  can, 
And  killing  oft  his  vifage  pale  and  wan  : 
That  faire  Poeana  them  beholding  both 
Gan  both  envy  and  bitterly  to  ban  -, 
Through  iealous  paflion  weeping  inly  wroth, 
To  fee  the  fight  perforce  that  both  her  eyes  were  loth. 

X. 

But  when  awhile  they  had  together  beene, 

And  diverfly  conferred  of  their  cafe, 

She,  though  full  oft  fhe  both  of  them  had  feene 

Afunder,  yet  not  ever  in  one  place, 

Began  to  doubt,  when  fhe  them  faw  embrace, 

Which  was  the  captive  fquire  fhe  lov'd  fo  deare^ 

Deceived  through  great  likenerTe  of  their  face  : 

For  they  fo  like  in  perfon  did  appeare, 
That  me  uneath  difcerned  whether  whether  weare. 

4  L  2  XL  And 


;2S  the  fourth  Booh  of  the 

XI. 

^nd  eke  the  prince  whenas  he  them  avized, 

Their  like  refemblaunce  much  admired  there, 

And  mazd  how  nature  had  fo  well  difguized 

Her  worke,  and  counterfet  herfelfe  fo  nere, 

As  if  that  by  one  patterne  feene  fomewhere 

She  had  them  made  a  paragone  to  be  j 

Or  whether  it  through  ikill  or  errour  were. 

Thus  gazing  long  at  them  much  wondred  he, 
k>  did  the  other  knights  and  fquires  which  him  did  fee. 

XII. 
rhen  gan  they  ranfacke  that  fame  caftle  ftrong, 

In  which  he  found  great  ftore  of  hoorded  threafure, 

The  which  that  tyrant  gathered  had  by  wrong 

And  tortious  powre  without  refpect  or  meafure. 

Upon  all  which  the  Briton  prince  made  feafure, 

And  afterwards  continu'd  there  awhile 

To  reft  himfelfe,  and  folace  in  foft  pleafure 

Thofe  weaker  ladies  after  weary  toile  -, 
ITo  whom  he  did  divide  part  of  his  purchaft  fpoile. 

XIII. 
(\.nd  for  more  ioy  that  captive  lady  faire, 

The  faire  Poeana,   he  enlarged  free, 

And  by  the  reft  did  fet  in  fumptuous  chaire 

To  feaft  and  frollicke  -t  nathemore  would  me 

Shew  gladfome  countenaunce  nor  pleafaunt  glee  j 

But  grieved  was  for  loile  both  of  her  fire, 

And  eke  of  lordfhip  with  both  land  and  fee  : 

But  moft  flie  touched  was  with  oriefe  entire 
For  loffe  of  her  new  love,  the  hope  of  her  deftre. 

XIV. 
But  her  the  prince  through  his  well-wonted  grace 

To  better  termes  of  myidnefte  did  entreat 

From  that  fowie  rudenefte  which  did  her  deface  ; 

And  that  fame  bitter  cor'iive,  which  did  eat 

Her  tender  heart,  and  made  refraine  from  meat, 

He  with  good  thewes  and  fpeaches  well  applyde 

Did  mollifie,  and  calme  her  raging  heat : 

For  though  me  were  moft  faire,  and  goodly  dydc, 
ret  {he  it  all  did  mar  with  cruelty  and  pride. 

XV.  And 


Cant  ix.  Faery  Queenb,  629 

XV. 

And  for  to  fhut  up  all  in  friendly  love, 

Sith  love  was  iirft  the  ground  of  all  her  griefe, 
That  trufty  fquire  he  wifely  well  did  move 
Not  to  defpife  that  dame,  which  lov'd  him  liefe, 
Till  he  had  made  of  her  fome  better  priefe ; 
But  to  accept  her  to  his  wedded  wife  : 
Thereto  he  orfred  for  to  make  him  chiefe 
Of  all  her  land  and  lordfhip  during  life  : 
He  yeelded  and  her  tooke  -,  fo  ftinted  all  their  ilrife. 

XVI. 
From  that  day  forth  in  peace  and  ioyous  blis 
They  liv'd  together  long  without  debate ; 
Ne  private  iarre,  ne  fpite  of  enemis 
Could  make  the  fafe  affuraunce  of  their  ftate ; 
And  me  whom  nature  did  fo  faire  create, 
That  me  mote  match  the  faireft  of  her  daies, 
Yet  with  lewd  loves  and  luft  intemperate  . 
Had  it  defafte,  thenceforth  reformd  her  waies, 
That  all  men  much  admyrde  her  change  and  fpake  her  praife. 

XVII. 
Thus  when  the  prince  had  perfectly  compylde 
Thefe  paires  of  friends  in  peace  and  fetled  reft, 
Himfelfe,  whofe  minde  did  travell  as  with  chylde 
Of  his  old  love  conceav'd  in  fecret  breft, 
Refolved  to  purfue  his  former  gueft ; 
And  taking  leave  of  all,  with  him  did  beare 
Faire  Amoret,  whom  fortune  by  bequeft 
Had  left  in  his  protection  whileare, 
Exchanged  out  of  one  into  another  feare. 

XVIII. 
Feare  of  her  fafety  did  her  not  conftraine  j 
For  well  me  wift  now  in  a  mighty  hond 
Her  perfon  late  in  perill  did  remaine, 
Who  able  was  all  daungers  to  withftond  : 
But  now  in  feare  of  fhame  me  more  did  ftond, 
Seeing  herfelfe  all  foly  fuccourlerTe, 
Left  in  the  victors  powre,  like  varTall  bond  ; 
Whofe  will  her  weakenerle  could  no  way  reprefTe, 


In  cafe  his  burning  luft  mould  breake  into  excefle. 


XIX.  But 


630  ^Thc  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XIX. 

But  caufe  of  feare  fure  had  fhe  none  at  all 
Of  him,  who  goodly  learned  had  of  yore 
The  courfe  of  loofe  affe&ion  to  forftall, 
And  lawlefle  luft  to  rule  with  reafons  lore ; 
That  all  the  while  he  by  his  fide  her  bore* 
She  was  as  fafe  as  in  a  fan&uary. 
Thus  many  miles  they  two  together  wore, 
To  feeke  their  loves  difperfed  diverily  ; 

Yet  neither  mewed  to  other  their  hearts  privity. 

XX. 

At  length  they  came  whereas  a  troupe  of  knights 
They  faw  together  fkirmiihing,  as  feemed  ; 
Sixe  they  were  all,  all  full  of  fell  defpight, 
But  foure  of  them  the  battell  beft  befeemed, 
That  which  of  them  was  befl  mote  not  be  deemed, 
Thofe  foure  were  they  from  whom  falfe  Florimell 
By  Braggadochio  lately  was  redeemed  ; 
To  weet,  fterne  Druon,  and  lewd  Claribell, 

Love-lavifli  Blandamour,  and  lulHull  Paridell. 

XXI. 

Druons  delight  was  all  in  fingle  life, 

And  unto  ladies  love  would  lend  no  leafure  : 
The  more  was  Claribell  enraged  rife 
With  fervent  flames,  and  loved  out  of  meafure  : 
So  eke  lov'd  Blandamour,  but  yet  at  pleafure 
Would  change  his  liking,  and  new  lemans  prove : 
But  Paridell  of  love  did  make  no  threafure, 
But  lufted  after  all  that  him  did  move  : 

So  diverfly  thefe  foure  difpofed  were  to  love. 

XXII. 

But  thofe  two  other,  which  befide  them  ftoode, 
Were  Britomart  and  gentle  Scudamour ; 
Who  all  the  while  beheld  their  wrathful!  moode, 
And  wondred  at  their  impacable  ftoure, 
Whofe  like  they  never  faw  till  that  fame  houre  : 
So  dreadfull  flrokes  each  did  at  other  drive, 
And  kid  on  load  with  all  their  might  and  powre, 
As  if  that  every  dint  the  ghoft  would  rive 

Out  of  their  wretched  cones,  and  their  lives  deprive. 


XXIII.  A« 


Cant  rx.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e.  631 


;xiii. 

As  when  dan  Aeolus  in  great  difpleafure, 

For  lofle  of  his  deare  love  by  Neptune  hent, 

Sends  forth  the  winds  out  of  his  hidden  threafure 

Upon  the  fea  to  wreake  his  fell  intent  ; 

They  breaking  forth  with  rude  unruliment 

From  all  foure  parts  of  heaven  doe  rage  full  fore, 

And  tofie  the  deepes,  and  teare  the  firmament 

And  all  the  world  confound  with  wide  uprore  ; 
As  if  inftead  thereof  they  Chaos  would  reftore. 

XXIV. 

Caufe  of  their  difcord  and  fo  fell  debate 

Was  for  the  love  of  that  fame  fnowy  maid, 

Whome  they  had  loft  in  turneyment  of  late ; 

And  feeking  long,  to  weet  which  way  fhe  ftraid, 

Met  here  together  j  where  through  lewd  upbraide 

Of  Ate  and  Duefla  they  fell  out, 

And  each  one  taking  part  in  others  aide 

This  cruell  conflict  raifed  thereabout ; 
Whofe  dangerous  fuccelTe  depended  yet  in  doubt : 

XXV. 

For  fometimes  Paridell  and  Blandamour 

The  better  had,  and  bet  the  others  backe  ; 

Eftfoones  the  others  did  the  field  recoure, 

And  on  their  foes  did  worke  full  cruell  wracke : 

Yet  neither  would  their  fiend-like  fury  flacke, 

But  evermore  their  malice  did  augment ; 

Till  that  uneath  they  forced  were  for  lacke 

Of  breath  their  raging  rigour  to  relent, 
And  reft  themfelves  for  to  recover  fpirits  fpent. 

XXVI. 
There  gan  they  change  their  fides  and  new  parts  take  $ 

For  Paridell  did  take  to  Druons  fide 

For  old  defpight,  which  now  forth  newly  brake 

Gainft  Blandamour,  whom  alwaies  he  envide  ; 

And  Blandamour  to  Claribell  relide. 

So  all  afrefh  gan  former  fight  renew  : 

As  when  tv/o  barkes,  this  caried  with  the  tide, 

That  with  the  wind,  contrary  courfes  few, 
If  wind  and  tide  doe  change,  their  courfes  change  anew.1 

XXVII.  Thenceforth 


t532  ^The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXVII. 

Thenceforth  they  much  more  furioufly  gan  fare, 
As  if  but  then  the  battell  had  begonne ; 
Ne  helmets  bright,  ne  hawberks  ftrong  did  fpare, 
That  through  the  clifts  the  vermeil  bloud  out  fponne, 
And  all  adowne  their  riven  fides  did  ronne. 
Such  mortall  malice  wonder  was  to  fee 
In  friends  profeft,  and  fo  great  outrage  donne : 
But  footh  is  laid,  and  tride  in  each  degree, 

Faint  friends  when  they  fall  out  moft  cruell  fomen  bee. 

XXVIII. 

Thus  they  long  while  continued  in  fight ; 
Till  Scudamour  and  that  fame  Briton  maide 
By  fortune  in  that  place  did  chance  to  light : 
Whom  foone  as  they  with  wrathfull  eie  bewraide, 
They  gan  remember  of  the  fowle  upbraide, 
The  which  that  BritonefTe  had  to  them  donne 
In  that  late  turney  for  the  fnowy  maide.; 
Where  fhe  had  them  both  fhamefully  fordonne, 

And  eke  the  famous  prize  of  beauty  from  them  wonne. 

XXIX. 

Eftfoones  all  burning  with  a  frefh  defire 
Of  fell  revenge  in  their  malicious  mood, 
They  from  themfelves  gan  turne  their  furious  ire ; 
And  cruell  blades  yet  fleeming  with  wliot  bloud 
Againir.  thofe  two  let  drive,  as  they  were  wood  : 
Who  wondring  much  at  that  fo  fodaine  fit, 
Yet  nought  difmayd,  them  ftoutly  well  withftood  j 
Ne  yeelded  foote,  ne  once  abacke  did  flit, 

But  being  doubly  fmitten  likewife  doubly  fmit. 

XXX. 

The  warlike  dame  was  on  her  part  afiaid 
Of  Claribell  and  Blandamour  attone  ; 
And  Paridell  and  Druon  fiercely  laid 
At  Scudamour,  both  his  profeffed  fone  : 
Foure  charged  two,  and  two  furcharged  one ; 
Yet  did  thofe  two  themfelves  fo  bravely  beare, 
That  th'  other  litle  gained  by  the  lone, 
But  with  their  owne  re-payed  duely  weare, 

Aj-A  ufurv  withall :  fuch  gaine  was  gotten  deare. 


XXXI.  Full 


Cant  ix.  Faery  Queene.  611 

XXXI. 

C  uii  oftentimes  did  Britomart  aiiay 

To  fpeake  to  them,  and  fome  emparlance  move \ 

But  they  for  nought  their  cruell  hands  would  flay, 

Ne  lend  an  eare  to  ought  that  might  behove : 

As  when  an  eager  maftiffe  once  doth  prove 

The  taft  of  bloud  of  fome  engored  beaft, 

No  words  may  rate,  nor  rigour  him  remove 

From  greedy  hold  of  that  his  blouddy  feaft : 
So  litle  did  they  hearken  to  her  fweet  beheaft. 

XXXII. 
Whom  when  the  Briton  prince  afarre  beheld 

With  ods  of  fo  unequall  match  oppreft, 

His  mighty  heart  with  indignation  fweld, 

And  inward  grudge  fild  his  heroicke  breft : 

Eftfoones  himfelfe  he  to  their  aide  addreft, 

And  thrufting  fierce  into  the  thickeft  preace 

Divided  them,  however  loth  to  reft  ; 

And  would  them  faine  from  battell  to  furceafTe, 
With  gentle  words  perfwading  them  to  friendly  peace  : 

XXXIII. 
But  they  fo  farre  from  peace  or  patience  were, 

That  all  at  once  at  him  gan  fiercely  flie, 

And  lay  on  load,  as  they  him  downe  would  beare : 

Like  to  a  ftorme,  which  hovers  under  fkie 

Long  here  and  there,  and  round  about  doth  ftie, 

At  length  breakes  downe  in  raine  and  haile  and  fleet, 

Firft  from  one  coaft,  till  nought  thereof  be  drie, 

And  then  another,  till  that  likewife  fleet  5 
And  fo  from  fide  to  fide  till  all  the  world  it  weet. 

XXXIV. 
But  now  their  forces  greatly  were  decayd, 

The  prince  yet  being  frefh  untoucht  afore  ; 

Who  them  with  fpeaches  milde  gan  firft  diflwade 

From  fuch  foule  outrage,  and  them  long  forbore  : 

Till  feeing  them  through  fuffrance  hartned  more, 

Himfelfe  he  bent  their  furies  to  abate, 

And  layd  at  them  fo  fharpely  and  fo  fore, 

That  fhortly  them  compelled  to  retrate, 
And  being  brought  in  daunger  to  relent  too  late. 

Vol.  L  4  M  XXXV.  But 


6 34  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXXV. 

But  now  his  courage  being  throughly  fired, 

He  ment  to  make  them  know  their  follies  prife, 

Had  not  thofe  two  him  inftantly  defired 

T'aflwage  his  wrath,  and  pardon  their  mefprife  : 

At  whofe  requefl  he  gan  himfelfe  advife 

To  flay  his  hand,  and  of  a  truce  to  treat 

In  milder  tearmes,  as  lift  them  to  devife ; 

Mono-ft  which  the  caufe  of  their  fo  cruell  heat 
He  did  "them  afkej  who  all  that  patted  gan  repeat; 

XXXVI. 
And  told  at  large  how  that  fame  errant  knight, 

To  weet  faire  Britomart,  them  late  had  foyled 

In  open  turney,  and  by  wrongfull  fight, 

Both  of  their  publicke  praife  had  them  defpoyled, 

And  alfo  of  their  private  loves  beguyled  ; 

Of  two  full  hard  to  read  the  harder  theft  : 

But  fhe  that  wrongfull  challenge  foone  afToyled, 

And  fhew'd  that  fhe  had  not  that  lady  reft, 
(As  they  fuppos'd)  but  her  had  to  her  liking  left. 

XXXVII. 
To  whom  the  prince  thus  goodly  well  replied ; 

Certes,  fir  knight,  ye  feemen  much  to  blame 

To  rip  up  wro?ig,  that  battell  c?ice  hath  tried  ^ 

Wherein  the  honor  both  of  amies  ye  fiame, 

And  eke  the  love  of  ladies  foule  defame  : 

To  whom  the  world  this  f ran chife  ever  yeelded, 

That  of  their  loves  choife  they  might  freedom  dame, 

And  in  that  right  Jhould  by  all  knights  be  Jhi elded : 
Gainjl  which  me  feemes  this  war  ye  wrongfully  have  wielded. 

XXXVIIL 
And  yet,  quoth  fhe,  a  greater  wrong  remaines  \ 

Tor  I  thereby  my  former  love  have  loft  ; 

Whom  faking  ever  f  nee  with  endlefj'e  paines 

Hath  me  much  fir  row  and  much  travell  cojl : 

Aye  me  to  fee  that  gentle  maide  fo  toft  ! 

But  Scudamour  then  fighing  deepe  thus  faide  j 

Ccrtes  her  lojfe  ought  me  to  farrow  rnojl, 

Whofe  right  fie  is,  wherever  fie  be  fir  aide, 
Through  many  perils  wonne,  and  many  fortunes  waide  ; 

6  XXXIX.  For 


Cant.  ix.  Faery  Queene.  635 

xxxix. 

For  from  thefirji  that  I  her  love  prof  eft, 

Unto  this  houre,  this  prefent  luckleffe  howre, 

I  never  ioyed  h  appineffe  nor  reft  -, 

But  thus  turmoild  from  one  to  other  flown 

I  waft  my  life,  and  doe  my  dales  devowre 

In  wretched  anguifie  and  i?iceffant  woe, 

Faffing  the  meafure  of  my  feeble  powre  ; 

That  living  thus,  a  wretch  and  loving  Jo, 
I  neither  can  my  love  ne  yet  my  life  forgo. 

XL. 
Then  good  fir  Claribell  him  thus  befpake; 

Now  were  it  not,  fir  Scudamour,  to  you 

Dijlikefull  paine  fo  fad  a  tafke  to  take, 

Mote  we  entreat  you,  Jith  this  gentle  crew 

Is  now  fo  well  accorded  all  anewt 

That  as  we  ride  together  on  our  way, 

Te  will  recount  to  us  in  order  dew 

All  that  adventure,  which  ye  did  affay 
For  that  f aire  ladies  love  :  paft  perils  well  apay. 

XLI. 
So  gan  the  reft  him  likewife  to  require  : 

But  Britomart  did  him  importune  hard 

To  take  on  him  that  paine  ;  whofe  great  defire 

He  glad  to  fatisfie,  himfelfe  prepar'd 

To  tell  through  what  misfortune  he  had  far'd 

In  that  atchievement,  as  to  him  befell ; 

And  all  thofe  daungers  unto  them  declar'd, 

Which  fith  they  cannot  in  this  canto  well 
Comprifed  be,  I  will  them  in  another  tell. 


Ms  CANTO 


63  5  q'he  fourth  Booke  of  thi 


CANTO     X. 

Scudamour  doth  his  conqueft  tell 

Of  vertuous  Amoret  : 
Great  Venus  temple  is  defcrifrd ; 

And  lovers  life  forth  fet. 

I. 

TRUE  he  it  f aid,  whatever  man  it  fay  d, 
ttat  love  with  gall  and  hony  doth  abound  : 
But  if  the  one  be  with  the  other  wayd, 
For  every  dram  of  hony  therein  found 
A  pound  of  gall  doth  over  it  redound: 
That  I  too  true  by  triall  have  approved ; 
For  f  nee  the  day  thatfrjl  with  deadly  wound 
My  heart  was  launcht,  and  learned  to  have  loved, 
I  never  toyed  howre,  but  fill  with  care  was  moved. 

IL 
Andyetfuch  grace  is  given  them  from  above, 
That  all  the  cares  and  evill  which  they  meet 
May  nought  at  all  their  fetled  mindes  remove, 
But  feme  gainft  common  fence  to  them  mojlfweet  j, 
As  bofting  in  their  martyr  dome  unmeet. 
So  all  that  ever  yet  I  have  endured 
I  count  as  naught,  and  tread  downe  under  feet* 
Since  of  my  love  at  length  I  reft  ajfuredy 
'That  to  difloyalty  fie  will  not  be  allured. 

IIL 
Lon*  were  to  tell  the  travell  and  long  toile, 

Through  which  thisjhield  of  love  I  late  have  wonne* 
Arid purchafid  this  peerelefje  beauties  fpoile, 
That  harder  may  be  ended,  then  begonne  : 
Butfnceyefo  defire,  your  will  be  donne. 
Then  hearke,  ye  gentle  knights  and  ladies  free, 
My  hard  mifhaps,  that  ye  may  learne  to  jhonne  y 
For  though  fweet  love  to  conquer  glorious  bee, 
Yet  is  the  paine  thereof  much  greater  then  the  fee. 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Que  en  e.  637 

IV. 

What  time  the  fame  of  this  renowmed  prife 

Flewfirfi  abroad,  and  all  mem  eares  pojfefl^ 

I  having  armes  then  taken  gan  avife 

To  winne  tne  honour  byjome  noble  geft> 

And  pur  chafe  me  fome  place  amongjl  the  beft. 

I  boldly  thought  (Jo  young  mens  thoughts  are  bold) 

That  this  fame  brave  em  prize  for  me  did  rejlt 

And  that  both  Jhi eld  andfhe  whom  I  behold, 
Might  be  my  lucky  lot  -,  fth  all  by  lot  we  hold. 

V. 

So  on  that  hard  adventure  forth  I  went, 

And  to  the  place  of  perill  fvrtly  came  : 

That  was  a  temple  faire  and  auncient, 

Winch  of  great  mother  Venus  bare  the  name, 

And  far  re  renowmed  through  exceeding  fame -, 

Much  more  then  that  which  was  in  Paphos  built, 

Or  that  in  Cyprus,  both  long  f  nee  thisjame, 

Though  all  the  pi  Hours  of  the  one  were  guilt, 
And  all  the  others  pavement  were  with  yvory  fpilt  : 

VI. 
And  it  was  feated  in  an  ifandjlrong, 

Abounding  all  with  delices  mojl  rare, 

And  waird  by  nature  gainjl  invaders  wrong y 

That  none  mote  have  accejfe,  nor  inward  fare y 

But  by  one  way  that  pajfage  did  prepare. 

It  was  a  bridge  y  built  in  goodly  wize 

With  curious  corbes  and  pendants  graven  faire, 

And  arched  all  with  porches  did  arize 
Onflately  pillours  framd  after  the  Doricke  guize  .* 

VII. 

And  for  defence  thereof  on  th*  other  end 

There  reared  was  a  cafile  faire  and  ftrongy 

That  warded  all  which  in  or  out  did  wend, 

And  flancked  both  the  bridges  fides  along, 

Gainfi  all  that  would  itfaine  to  force  or  wrong  r 

And  therein  wonned  twenty  valiant  knights ; 

All  twenty  tride  in  warres  experience  lo?ig ; 

Whofe  office  was  againfi  all  manner  wights 
By  all  meanes  to  maintaine  that  cajlels  ancient  rights. 

VIII.  Before 


6  3  8  TI6<f  /<?#rf  A  Booh  of  the 

VIII. 
Be  fere  that  caflle  was  an  open  plaine, 

And  in  the  midft  thereof  a  pi  Her  placed; 

On  which  thisfhield,  of  many  fought  in  vaine, 

The  (hie Id  of  love,  whofe  guerdon  me  hath  graced, 

J  Fas  hangd  on  high  with  golden  ribbands  laced ; 

And  in  the  marble  fione  was  written  this, 

With  golden  letters  goodly  well  enchaced, 

Blessed  the  man  that  well  can  use  this  bliss  : 
Whoseever  be  the  shield,  faire  Amoret  be  his. 

IX. 
11  Ijich  when  I  red,  my  heart  did  inly  came. 

And  pant  with  hope  of  that  adventures  hap : 

Ne  flayed  further  newes  thereof  to  learne, 

But  with  my  f pear  e  upon  the  field  did  rap, 

That  all  the  cajlle  ringed  with  the  clap. 

St  r  eight  forth  iffewda  knight :-  all  arm 'd  to  proof e, 

Aid  bravely  mounted  to  his  mofl  mifiap  : 

TVJoo flaying  nought  to  queflion  from  aloof e 
Kan  fierce  at  me,  that  fire  glaunfl  from  his  horfes  hoofe. 

X. 
Whom  boldly  I  encountred  (as  I  could) 

And  by  good fortune  Jhortly  him  unfeated. 

Eftjbones  outfprung  two  more  of  equall  mould , 

But  I  them  both  with  equall  hap  defeated : 

So  all  the  twenty  I  likewife  entreated, 

And  left  them  gro?iing  there  upon  the  plaine. 

Then  preacing  to  the  pi  Hour  I  repeated 

The  read  thereof  for  guerdon  of  my  paine, 
And  taking  downe  the  Jhield  with  me  did  it  retaine. 

XI. 
So  forth  without  impediment  I  paft, 

Till  to  the  bridges  utter  gate  I  came  ; 

The  which  I  found  fare  lockt  and  chained fafl. 

I  knockt,  but  no  man  anfwred  me  by  ?iame  ; 

I  cald,  but  no  man  anfwerd  to  my  dame  : 

Tet  Iperfeverdflill  to  knocke  and  call  -9 

Till  at  the  lafl  Ifpide  within  the  fame, 

Where  one  flood  peeping  through  a  crevis  finally 
To  whom  I  cald  aloud,  halfe  angry  therewithall. 

XII.  That 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Q^ueene,  639 

XII. 

That  was  to  weet  the  porter  of  the  place, 

Unto  whofe  truft  the  charge  thereof  was  lent : 

His  name  was  Doubt,  that  had  a  double  face, 

To  one  forward  looking,  th*  other  backward  bent, 

Therein  refembling  Ianus  auncient, 

Which  hath  in  charge  the  ingate  of  the  ye  are  : 

And  evermore  his  eyes  about  him  went, 

As  if fome  proved  peri  11  he  did  fear e, 
Or  did  mifdoubtfome  ill  whofe  caufe  did  not  appears 

XIII. 

On  th'  onefde  he,  on  th'  other  fate  Delay, 

Behinde  the  gate,  that  none  her  might  efpy  • 

Whofe  manner  was  all  pajfengers  to  fay, 

And  entertaine  with  her  occqfionsfy, 

Through  which  fome  loft  great  hope  unheedily, 

Which  never  they  recover  might  againe  -, 

And  others  quite  excluded  forth  did  ly 

Long  languijhing  there  in  unpittied  paine, 
And  feeding  often  entraunce  afterwards  in  vaine. 

XIV. 

Me  when  as  he  had  privily  ejpide 

Bearing  the  Jhield  which  I  had  conquer d  late, 

He  kend  it  ftr 'eight,  and  to  me  opened  wide : 

So  in  Ipaft,  and  ftr -eight  he  closd  the  gate. 

But  being  in,  Delay  in  clofe  awaite 

Caught  hold  on  me,  and  thought  myfteps  to  flay, 

Feigning  full  many  a  fond  excufe  to  prate, 

And  time  tofteale,  the  threafure  of  mans  day  ; 
Whofe  fmallejl  minute  loft,  no  riches  render  may. 

XV. 

But  by  no  meanes  my  way  I  would  for/low, 

For  ought  that  ever  Jhe  could  doe  or  fay, 

But  from  my  lofty  fteede  difmounting  low 

F aft  forth  on  foot  e,  beholding  all  the  way 

The  goodly  workes,  andftonesofrichaffay, 

Caft  into  fundry  Jhapes  by  wondrous  Jki  11, 

That  like  on  earth  no  where  I  recken  may  : 

And  underneath,  the  river  rolling  ft  ill 
With  murmur e  foft,  that  feetnd  toferve  the  workmans  will. 

XVI.  Thence 


640  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XVI. 

Thenceforth  I  pajjed  to  the  fecond  gate, 

The  Gate  of  good  defert,  whofe  goodly  pride 

And  coflly  frame  were  long  here  to  relate  : 

The  fame  to  all  floods  alwaies  open  wide  -, 

But  in  the  porch  did  evermore  abide 

An  hideous  giant,  dreadful  I  to  behold, 

Thatflcpt  the  etitraunce  with  hisfpaciousjlride, 

And  with  the  terrour  of  his  countenance  bold 
Full  many  did  affray,  (hat  elfe  faine  enter  would  : 

XVII. 

His  name  was  Dawiger,  dreaded  over  all, 

Who  day  and  night  did  watch  and  duely  ward, 

From  fear efull  cowards  entrance  to  forjlall 

And  faint -he  art-fooles,  whom  fhew  of  per  ill  hard 

Could  terrifie  from  fortunes  f aire  adward  : 

For  oftentimes  faint  hearts  at  firfl  efpiall 

Of  his  grim  face  were  from  approaching  fear  d ; 

Unworthy  they  of  grace,  whom  one  deniall 
Excludes  from  fairejl  hope  without  en  further  triall. 

XVIII. 

Tet  many  doughty  warriours,  often  tride 

In  greater  perils  to  be  f  out  and  bold, 

Durfl  not  the  flernneffe  of  his  looke  abide  j 

But  foone  as  they  his  countenance  did  behold, 

Began  to  faint,  andfeele  their  cor  age  cold  : 

Againe  fome  other,  that  in  hard  affaies 

Were  cowards  knowne,  and  litle  count  did  hold, 

Either  through  gifts,  or  guile,  orfuch  like  wales, 
Crept  in  byftouping  low,  or  flealing  of  the  kaies, 

XIX. 

But  I  though  meanejl  man  of  many  moe, 

Tet  much  difdaining  unto  him  to  lout, 

Or  creepe  betweene  his  legs,  fo  in  to  goe, 

Refolvd  him  to  a/fault  with  manhood  flout, 

And  either  beat  him  in  or  drive  him  out, 

Eftf cones  advauncing  that  enchaunted  Jhield, 

With  all  my  might  I  gan  to  lay  about : 

Which  when  he  faw,  the  glaive  which  he  did  wield 
He  gan  forthwith  t'avale,  and  way  unto  me  yield, 

XX.  So 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  641 

xx. 

So  as  I  entred  I  did  backeward  looke 

For  fear  e  of  harme,  that  might  lie  hidden  there', 

And  he  his  hind-parts,  whereof  heed  I  tooke, 

Much  more  deformed,  fearfull,  ugly  were. 

Then  all  his  former  parts  did  earfi  appere: 

For  Hatred,  Murther,  Treafon,  and  Defpight, 

With  many  moe  lay  in  ambuflment  there, 

Awayting  to  entrap  the  wareleffe  wight, 
Which  did  not  them  prevent  with  vigilant  J  ore/ight. 

XXI.  ' 
Thus  having  pa -ft  all  per  ill,  I  was  come. 

Within  the  compajfe  of  that  i/landsjpace; 

The  which  did  fee  me  unto  my  fimple  doome 

The  onely  pleafant  and  deli ghtfull  place 

That  ever  troden  was  of  footings  trace  : 

For  all  that  nature  by  her  mother  wit 

Could  frame  in  earth,  and  forme  of  fub fiance  bafe, 

Was  there  ;  and  all  that  'nature  did  omit, 
Art,  playing  fecond  natures  part,fupplyed  it. 

XXII. 

No  tree,  that  is  of  count,   in  greenewood  growes 

From  lowefi  iuniper  to  ceder  tall  j 

Noflowre  in  f  eld,  that  daintie  odour  throwes, 

And  deckes  his  branch  with  bloffbmes  over  all, 

But  there  was  planted,  or  grew  naturall : 

Nor  fenfe  of  'man Jo  coy  and  curious  ?iice, 

But  there  mote  find  to  pleafe  itfelfe  witkall ; 

Nor  hart  could  wifvfor  any  queint  device, 
But  there  it  prefent  was,  and  did  fraile  fenfe  entice. 

XXIII. 

In  fuch  luxurious  plentie  of  all  pleafure, 

It  feemd  a  fecond  par  ad  if e  to  gheffe, 

So  lavifhly  enricht  with  natures  threafure, 

That  if  the  happie  foules,  which  doe  pqffefe 

Th'  Ely fian fields,  and  live  in  lafling  bkfe, 

Should  happen  this  with  living  eye  to  fee, 

They  foone  would  loath  their  lefier  kappinejfe, 

And  wijh  to  life  return  d  againe  to  bee, 
That  in  this  ioyous  place  they  mote  have  ioyance  free. 

Vol.  I.  4  N  XXIV.  Frejh 


642  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXIV. 

Frefifiadowes,  ft  to  Jhrond  from  funny  ray ; 

Faire  lawnds,  to  take  the  funne  infeafon  dew  ; 

Sweet  fprings,  in  which  a  thoufand  nymphs  did  play, 

Soft-rombling  brookes,  that  gentle  Jlomber  drew  ; 

High-reared  mounts,    the  lands  about  to  view  ; 

Low-looki?ig  dales,  di/loignd  from  common  gaze  j 

Delight  full  bowres,  to  folace  lovers  trewy 

Falfe  labyrinthes,  fond  runners  eyes  to  daze  j 
All  which  by  nature  made  did  nature  felfe  amaze, 

XXV. 
And  all  without  were  walkes  and  alleyes  dight 

With  divers  trees  enrangd  in  even  rankes  y 

And  here  and  there  were  pleafant  arbors  pighty 

And fiadie  fates,  and fundry flowring  bankesy 

Toft  and  ref  the  walkers  wcarie  Jhankes  : 

And  therein  thoufand pay  res  of  lovers  walkt, 

Prayfing  their  god,  and  yeelding  him  great  thankes} 

Ne  ever  ought  but  of  their  true  loves  talkt> 
Ne  ever  for  rebuke  or  blame  of  any  balkt. 

XXVI. 
All  thefe  together  by  themfelves  didfport 

Their  fpotleffe  pie  afures  and fweet  loves  content  : 

But  far  re  away  from  thefe  another  fort 

Of  lovers  lincked  in  true  harts  confent y 

Which  loved  not  as  thefe  for  like  intent ', 

But  on  chafe  vertue  grounded  their  defire, 

Far  re  from  all  fraud  or  fayned  blandifhment  y 

Which  in  their  fpir its  kindling  zealous  f  re 
Brave  thoughts  and  noble  deedes  did  evermore  afpire, 

XXVII. 

Such  were  great  Hercules  and  Hylus  deare y 

Trew  Ionathan  and  David  trujlie  tryde  y 

Stout  Thefeus  and  Pirithous  hisfeare , 

Py lades  and  Orefles  by  hisfyde  y 

My  Id  Titus  and  Gefppus  without  pryde , 

Damon  and  Pythias  whom  death  could  not  fever  .• 

All  thefe  and  all  that  ever  had  be?ie  tyde 

In  bands  of  friendfip  there  did  live  for  ever , 
Whofe  lives  although  decay  d yet  loves  decayed  never. 

XXVIII.  Which 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  64.3 

XXVIII. 

Which  whenas  I  that  never  tafted  blis, 

Nor  happy  howre,  beheld  with  gazefull  eye, 
I  thought  there  was  none  other  heaven  then  this ; 
And  gan  their  endlejfe  happinejfe  envye, 
That  being  free  from  feare  and  gealofye, 
Might  frankely  there  their  loves  defre  poffejfe  -, 
Whileft  I  through  pains  and  perlous  ieopardie 
Wasforjl  tofeeke  my  lifes  deare  patroneffe  : 
Much  dearer  be  the  things  which  come  through  hard  diflreffe. 

XXIX. 

Tet  all  thofefghts,  and  all  that  elfe  I  Jaw, 

Might  not  myjleps  withhold,  but  that  forthright 
Unto  that  purpofd  place  I  did  me  draw, 
Whereas  my  love  was  lodged  day  and  night ; 
The  temple  of  great  Venus,  that  is  hight 
The  queene  of  beautie,  and  of  love  the  mother, 
There  worjhipped  of  every  living  wight  ; 
Whofe  goodly  workmanjhip  far  re  paft  all  other 
That  ever  were  on  earth,  all  were  they  fet  together. 

XXX. 

Not  that  fame  famous  temple  of  Diane, 
Wloofe  hight  all  Ephefus  did  over-fee, 
And  which  all  Afia  fought  with  vowes  prophane, 
One  of  the  worlds  /even  wonders  fay  d  to  bee, 
Might  match  with  this  by  many  a  degree  : 
Nor  that,  which  that  wife  king  of  Iurie  framed 
With  endlejje  cofi  to  be  tti  Almighties  fee ; 
Nor  all  that  elfe  through  all  the  world  is  named 
To  all  the  heathen  gods  might  like  to  this  be  clamed. 

XXXI. 
/  much  admyring  that  fo  goodly  frame, 
Unto  the  porch  approcht,  which  open  food-, 
But  ther tin  fate  an  amiable  dame, 
Thatfeemd  to  be  of  very  fiber  mood, 
And  in  her  femblant  fiew  d great  womanhood; 
Strange  was  her  tyre ;  for  on  her  head  a  crowne 
She  wore  much  like  unto  a  Danijk  hood, 
Poudred  with  pearle  andftone,  and  all  her  gowne 
Enwoven  was  with  gold,  that  r aught  full  low  adowne. 

4  N  2  XXXII.  On 


644  %hf  fourth   Booke  of  the 

XXXII. 

On  either  fide  of  her  two  young  men  food, 
Both  frongly  artridy  as  fearing  one  another  -, 
Yet  were  they  brethren  both  of  halfe  the  bloody 
Begotten  by  two  fathers  of  one  mother ', 
Though  of  contrarie  natures  each  to  other ; 
The  one  of  them  hight  Love,  the  other  Hate; 
Hate  was  the  elder,  Love  the  younger  brother ; 
Yet  was  the  younger  fronger  in  his  fate 

Then  tlo  elder,  and  him  mayfi red  fill  in  all  debate, 

XXXIII. 

Nathlejfe  that  dame  fo  well  them  tempred  both, 
That  fie  them  forced  hand  to  ioyne  in  hand, 
Albe  that  Hatred  was  thereto  full  loth, 
And  turnd  his  face  away,  as  he  did  f and, 
Unwilling  to  behold  that  lovely  band : 
Yet  fie  was  offuch  grace  and  vertuous  might, 
That  her  commaundment  he  could  not  with/land, 
But  bit  his  lip  for  felonous  defpight, 

And  gnafit  his  yron  tufkes  at  that  difpleafing fight* 

XXXIV. 

Concord  fie  deeped  was  in  common  reed, 

Mother  of  bkfied  Peace,  and  Friendjhip  trew  ; 
They  both  her  twins,  both  borne  of  heavenly  feed, 
And  fix  herfelfe  likewife  divinely  grew ; 
The  which  right  well  her  workes  divine  didfiew : 
For  Jlrength  and  wealth  a  fid  happinefje  fie  lends, 
And  ftrife  and  warre  and  anger  doesfubdew  j 
Of  little  much,  of  foes  fix  maketh  f rends, 

And  to  ajfliEted  minds  fweet  refl  and  quiet  fends. 

XXXV. 

By  her  the  heaven  is  in  his  courfe  contained, 
And  all  the  world  inflate  unmovedfands. 
As  their  Almigbtie  maker  firjl  ordained, 
And  bound  them  with  inviolable  bands ; 
Life  would  the  waters  over-flow  the  lands, 
And  fire  devoure  the  ayre,  and  hell  them  quight  ^ 
But  that  fie  holds  them  with  her  blejfed  hands. 
She  is  the  nourfe  of  pleafure  and  delight, 

And  unto  Venus  grace  the  gate  doth  open  right* 


XXXVI.  By 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Qjj  eene,  645 

xxxvi. 

By  her  1 entring  half  difmayed  was, 

But  fie  in  gentle  wife  me  entertayned, 

And  twixt  herfelfe  and  Love  did  let  me  pas ; 

But  Hatred  would  my  entrance  have  refirayned, 

And  with  his  club  me  threatned  to  have  braynsd, 

Had  not  the  ladie  with  her  powrefull  fpeach 

Him  from  his  wicked  will  uneath  refrayned ; 

And  tlS  other  eke  his  malice  did  empeach, 
Till  I  was  throughly  paft  the  per  ill  of  his  reach. 

XXXVII. 

Into  the  inmoft  temple  thus  I  came, 

Which  fuming  all  with  frankenfence  I  found \ 

And  odours  rifingfrom  the  altars  fame  : 

Upon  an  hundred  marble  pillors  round 

The  roof  up  high  was  reared  from  the  ground, 

All  deckt  with  crownes  and  chaynes  and  gir lands  gay, 

And  thoufa?id  pretious  gifts  worth  many  a  pound, 

The  which  fad  lovers  for  their  vowes  did  pay ; 

And  all  the  ground  wasfirow'd  with  flowres  asfrefi  as  May. 

XXXVIII. 

An  kindred  altars  round  about  were  fit, 

All  faming  with  their  facrifces  fire, 

That  with  the  feme  thereof  the  temple  j wet, 

Which  rould  in  clouds  to  heaven  did  afpire, 

And  in  them  bore  true  lovers  vowes  entire  : 

And  eke  an  hundred  brafen  caudrons  bright 

To  bath  in  toy  and  amorous  defire, 

"Every  of  which  was  to  a  damzell  hight ; 

For  all  the  priefis  were  damzels  infoft  linnen  dight,. 

XXXIX. 

Right  in  the  midfl  the  goddeffe  felfe  did fi and 

Upon  an  altar  offome  coftly  maffe, 

Whofe  fubfiance  was  uneath  to  under/land : 

For  neither  pretious  fione,  nor  durefull  brafje, 

Nor  fining  gold,  nor  mouldring  clay  it  was  ,, 

But  much  more  rare  and  pretious  to  efieeme, 

Pure  in  afpeSf,  and  like  to  chriftall  glafje  ; 

Tet  glaffe  was  not,  if  one  did  rightly  deeme-, 

But  being  f aire  and  brickie  likefi  glajfe  did  feme, . 

XL.  But 


6^6  The  fourth  Booh  of  the 

XL. 

But  it  in  Jhape  and  beaut  ie  did  excell 

All  other  i doles  which  the  heathen  adore, 

Farre  pajjing  that,  which  by  furpajjing  fkill 

Phidias  did  make  in  Paphos  ijle  of yore \ 

With  which  that  wretched  Greeke,  that  lifeforlore, 

Did  fall  in  love :  yet  this  much  fairer  jhined, 

But  covered  with  a  fender  veile  afore ; 

And  both  her  feet  e  and  legs  together  twyned 
Were  with  afnake,  whofe  head  and  tail  were  f aft  combyned. 

XLI. 
The  caufe  why  fie  was  covered  with  a  vele 

Was  hard  to  know,  for  that  her  pr lefts  the  fame 

From  peoples  knowledge  laboured  to  concele  : 

But  foot h  it  was  not  fare  for  womanijh  fhame, 

Nor  any  blemifij,  which  the  worke  mote  blame; 

But  for  (they  fay)  floe  hath  both  kinds  in  one, 

Both  male  and  female,  both  under  one  name  : 

Shefyre  and  mother  is  herfelfe  alone. 
Begets  and  eke  conceives,  ne  needeth  other  none. 

XLII. 
And  all  about  her  necke  and  fioulders  flew 

Aflocke  of  litle  Loves,  and  Sports,  and  loyes, 

With  nimble  wings  of  gold  and  purple  hew ; 

Whofe  jhape s  feemd  ?iot  like  to  terreflriall  boyes, 

But  like  to  angels  playing  heavenly  toyes  ; 

The  whileft  their  eldejl  brother  was  away, 

Cupid  their  eldcft  brother ;  he  enioyes 

The  wide  kingdome  of  love  with  lordly  Jway, 
And  to  his  law  compels  all  creatures  to  obay. 

XLIII. 

And  all  about  her  altar  fcattered  lay 

Great  forts  of  lovers  pit eoi  fly  complayning, 

Some  of  their  lojje,  fome  of  their  loves  delay, 

Some  oj  their  pride,  fome  paragons  difdayning, 

Some  fearing  fraud,  fome  fraudulently  fay  ning, 

As  every  one  had  caufe  of  good  or  ill. 

Amongft  the  reft  fome  one  through  loves  conjlrayning, 

Tormented  fore,  could  not  coniaine  it  fill, 
But  thus  brake  forth,  that  all  the  temple  it  did  fill ; 

XLIV,  "  Great 


Cant,  x.  Faery  Q^u  e  e  n  e.  647 

xnv. 

"  Great  Venus^  queene  of  beautie  and  of grace ; 
"  The  ioy  of  gods  and  men,  that  under  Jkie 
"  Doejl  fayrefl  Jhine,  and  rnojl  a  dome  thy  place y 
u  That  with  thyfmyling  looke  doejl  pactfie 
"  The  raging  feas,  and  makfl  thejiormes  tojlie  -y 
"  Thee,  goddejfe,  thee  the  winds,  the  clouds  doe  fear e  , 
"  And  when  thoufpredf  thy  mantle  forth  on  hie, 
"  The  waters  play,  and  pie af ant  lands  appear  e, 
u  And  heavens  laugh,  and  al  the  world Jhews  ioyous  cbeare  : 

XLV. 
*J  Then  doth  the  daedale  earth  throw  forth  to  thee 
"  Out  of  her  fruitful  I  lap  aboundant  fowres , 
"  And  then  all  living  wights,  foone  as  they  fee 
"  The  fpring  breake  forth  out  of  his  lujly  bowres, 
"  They  all  doe  learne  to  play  the  paramours  : 
••  Firjl  doe  the  merry  birds,  thy  prety  pages, 
tc  primly  pricked  with  thy  lujlfull  powres, 
"  Chirpe  loud  to  thee  out  of  their  leavy  cages, 
"  And  thee  their  mother  call  to  cook  their  kindly  rages, 

XLVI. 
"  Then  doe  thefalvage  beajls  begin  to  play 

"  Their  pleafant  frijkes,  and  loath  their  wonted  food ; 
"  The  lyons  rore,  the  tygers  loudly  bray, 
"  The  raging  buls  rebellow  through  the  wood, 
"  And  breaking  forth  dare  tempt  the  deepefl  food, 
"  To  come  where  thou  doejl  draw  them  with  defre  : 
"  So  all  things  elfe,  that  nourijh  vitall  blood, 
"  Soone  as  with  fury  thou  doejl  them  infpire, 
u  In  generation  feeke  to  quench  their  inward  f  re. 

XLVIL 
*  So  all  the  world  by  thee  atfirft  was  made, 
<l  And  dayly  yet  thou  doejl  the  fame  repayre  i 
<f  Ne  ought  on  earth  that  merry  is  and  glad, 
"  Ne  ought  on  earth  that  lovely  is  and  fay  re, 
"  But  thou  the  fame  for  pleafure  did/l  prepay  re. 
"  Thou  art  the  root  of  all  that  ioyous  is, 
«  Great  god  of  men  and  women,  queene  of  tH  ay  re, 
«  Mother  of  laughter,  and  wel-fpring  of  blip, 

■«  O  sraunt  that  of  my  love  at  loft  I  may  not  miffe* 

*-      *  XL VIII.  &> 


643  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XLVIII. 

So  did  he  fay  :  but  I  with  murmure  foft, 

That  none  might  he  are  the  for  row  of  my  barf, 

Tet  inly  groning  deepe  andftghing  oft, 

Be  fought  her  to  graunt  eafe  unto  my  J mart, 

And  to  my  wound  her  graticus  help  impart. 

Whileft  thus  Ifpake,  behold  with  happy  eye 

Ifpyde,  where  at  the  i doles  feet  apart 

A  bevie  of  fay  re  damzels  clofe  did  lye, 
Wayting  whenas  the  antheme  fhould  be  fung  on  bye, 

XLIX. 
Thefrft  of  them  did  feeme  of  ry per  ye  ares 

And  graver  countenance  then  all  the  rejl  j 

Tet  all  the  reft  were  eke  her  equall  peares, 

Tet  unto  her  obayed  all  the  beft. 

Her  name  was  Womanhood-,  thatfhe  expreft 

By  her  fad  femblant  and  demeanure  wyfe : 

For  ftedfaft  ftill  her  eyes  did  fixed  reft, 

Ne  rovd  at  randon  after  gazers  guyfe, 
Whofe  luring  baytes  oftimes  doe  heedlejfe  harts  entyfe. 

L. 
And  next  to  her  fate  goodly  Shamefaftneffe, 

Ne  ever  durft  her  eyes  from  ground  upreare, 

Ne  ever  once  did  looke  up  from  her  deft?, 

As  iffome  blame  of  evil  floe  didfeare, 

That  in  her  cheekes  made  rofes  oft  appeare : 

And  her  againft  fweet  Cherefulneffe  was  placed, 

Whofe  eyes  like  twinkling  ft  ars  in  evening  cleare 

Were  deckt  withfmyles,  that  all  fad  humors  chaced, 
And  darted  forth  delights,  the  which  her  goodly  graced, 

LI. 

And  next  to  her  fate  fiber  Mode/lie, 

Holding  her  hand  upon  her  gentle  hart ; 

And  her  againft  fate  comely  Curtefie, 

'That  unto  every  perfhn  knew  her  part-, 

And  her  before  was  feat  ed  over  thwart 

Soft  Silence,  and  fubmiffe  Obedience, 

Both  linckt  together  never  to  difpart, 

Both  gifts  of  God  net  gotten  but  from  thence, 
Both  girlonds  of  his  faints  againft  their  foes  offence* 

LII.  Thus 


Cant.  x.  Faery  Queene.  649 

LII. 

Thus  fate  they  all  around  infeemely  rate : 

And  in  the  midjl  of  them  a  goodly  mayd, 

Even  in  the  lap  of  Womanhood  there  fate ; 

The  which  was  all  in  lilly  white  araydy 

With  fiver  ftreames  amongft  the  linnen  ft  ray  d ; 

Like  to  the  Morne,  whenfirft  her  fiyning  face 

Hath  to  the  gloomy  world  itfelf  bewray  d, 

That  fame  was  fay  reft  Amoret  in  place, 
Shyning  with  beauties  light ,  and  heavenly  vertues  grace. 

Lin. 

Whojjifoone  as  I  beheld,  my  hart  gan  throb 

And  wade  in  doubt  what  befi  were  to  be  donne : 

For facri lege  me  feemd  the  church  to  rob, 

And  folly  feemd  to  leave  the  thing  undonne, 

Which  witbfoftrong  attempt  I  had  begonne  : 

Thojhaking  off  all  doubt  and Jhamef aft  fear e. 

Which  ladies  love  I  heard  had  never  wonne 

Mongft  men  of  worth,  I  to  her  ftepped  neare. 
And  by  the  lilly  hand  her  labour  d  up  to  reare. 

LIV. 
Thereat  that  for  moft  matrone  me  did  blame, 

Andfharpe  rebuke,  for  being  over-bold ; 

Saying  it  was  to  knight  unfeemelyfldame, 

Upon  a  reclufe  virgin  to  lay  hold, 

That  unto  Venus  fervices  was  fold. 

To  whom  I  thus,  Nay  but  itfitteth  beft 

Tor  Cupids  man  with  Venus  mayd  to  hold, 

For  ill  your  goddeffe  fervices  are  dreft 
By  virgins,  and  her  facrifces  let  to  reft. 

LV. 
With  that  myfloield  I  forth  to  her  didjhow, 

Which  all  that  while  I  clofely  had  conceld-, 

On  which  when  Cupid  with  his  killing  bow 

And  cruell  fhafts  emblazond  ft:e  beheld, 

At  fight  thereof  jhe  was  with  terror  queld, 

And J aid 'no  more :  but  I  which  all  that  while, 

The  pledge  of  faith,  her  hand  engaged  held, 

Like  warie  hynd  within  the  wee  die  foyle, 
For  no  intreatie  would forgoe  fo  glorious  fpoyle. 

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6 $o  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

LVI. 

And  evermore  upon  the  goddeffe  face 

Mine  eye  wasfixt,  for  feare  of  her  offence  ; 
Whom  when  Ifaw  with  amiable  grace 
To  laugh  on  me,  and  favour  my  pretence ; 
I  was  emboldned  with  more  confidence. 
And  nought  for  nicenefje'  nor  for  envy  /paring, 
In  prefence  of  them  all  forth  led  her  thence, 
All  looking  on,  and  like  aftoniflrt  flaring, 

Yet  to  lay  hand  on  her  not  one  of  all  them  daring. 

LVII. 

She  often  prayd,  and  often  me  befought, 
Sometime  with  te?ider  teares  to  let  her  goe, 
Sometime  with  witching  fmyles  :  but  yet  for  nought, 
That  ever  Jhe  to  me  could  fay  or  doe, 
Could  fie  her  wijhed  free  dome  jro  ?ne  wooe  -, 
But  forth  I  led  her  through  the  temple  gate, 
By  which  I  hardly  pafl  with  much  adoe  : 
But  that  fame  ladie  which  me  friended  late 

In  entrance,  did  me  alfo  friend  in  my  retrate, 

LVIII. 

No  lejfe  did  Daunger  threaten  me  with  dread, 
Whenas  he  faw  me,  maugre  all  his  powre, 
That  glorious  fpoyle  of  beautie  with  me  lead, 
Then  Cerberus,  when  Orpheus  did  recoure 
His  leman  from  the  Stygian  princes  boure. 
But  evermore  my  Jhield  did  me  defend 
Againjl  the  forme  of  every  dreadfull  Jioure  : 
Thus  fafely  with  my  love- 1  thence  did  wend. 

So  ended  he  his  tale,  where  I  this  canto  end. 


4NTO 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Q^ueene,  6ji 


CANTO     XI. 

Marlnells  former  wound  is  heald  -3 

He  comes  to  Proteus  hall, 
Wloere  Thames  doth  the  Medway  wedd} 

Andfeajls  thejea-gods  all. 

I. 

U  T  ah  for  pittie  !  that  I  have  thus  long 
Left  a  fayre  ladie  languishing  in  payne  : 
Now  well  away  !  that  I  have  doen  fuch  wrong, 
To  let  faire  Florimell  in  bands  remayne, 
In  bands  of  love,  and  in  fad  thraldomes  chayne  j 
From  which  unlelfe  fome  heavenly  powre  her  free 
By  miracle,  not  yet  appearing  playne, 
She  lenger  yet  is  like  captiv'd  to  bee  : 
That  even  to  thinke  thereof  it  inly  pitties  mee. 

II. 

Here  neede  you  to  remember,  how  erewhile 
Unlovely  Proteus,  miffing  to  his  mind 
That  virgins  love  to  win  by  wit  or  wile, 
Her  threw  into  a  dongeon  deepe  and  blind, 
And  there  in  chaynes  her  cruelly  did  bind, 
In  hope  thereby  her  to  his  bent  to  draw: 
For  whenas  neither  gifts  nor  graces  kind 
Her  conftant  mind  could  move  at  all  he  faw, 
He  thought  her  to  compell  by  crueltie  and  awe. 

III. 
Deepe  in  the  bottome  of  an  huge  great  rocke 
The  dongeon  was,  in  which  her  bound  he  left, 
That  neither  yron  barres  nor  brafen  locke 
Did  neede  to  gard  from  force  or  fecret  theft 
Of  all  her  lovers  which  would  her  have  reft : 
For  wall'd  it  was  with  waves,  which  rag'd  and  ror'd 
As  they  the  cliffe  in  peeces  would  have  cleft  ; 
Befides  ten  thoufand  mongers  foule  abhor'd 
Did  waite  about  it,  gaping  grieily,  all  begor'd. 

4  O  2  IV.  And 


6$ 2  "The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

IV. 

And  in  the  midft  thereof  did  Horror  dwell, 

And  DarkeneiTe  dredd,  that  never  viewed  day, 

Like  to  the  balefull  houfe  of  loweft.  hell, 

In  which  old  Styx  her  aged  bones  alway 

(Old  Styx  the  grandame  of  the  gods)  doth  lay. 

There  did  this  lucklerTe  mayd  feven  months  abide, 

Ne  ever  evening  faw,  ne  mornings  ray, 

Ne  ever  from  the  day  the  night  defcride, 
But  thought  it  all  one  night,  that  did  no  houres  divide. 

V. 
And  all  this  was  for  love  of  Marinell, 

Who  her  defpysd  (ah  !  who  would  her  defpyfe  ?  ) 

And  wemens  love  did  from  his  hart  expell, 

And  all  thofe  ioyes  that  weake  mankind  entyfe. 

Nathleffe  his  pride  full  dearely  he  did  pryfe ; 

For  of  a  womans  hand  it  was  ywroke, 

That  of  the  wound  he  yet  in  languor  lyes, 

Ne  can  be  cured  of  that  cruell  ftroke 
Which  Britomart  him  gave,  when  he  did  her  provoke. 

VI. 
Yet  farre  and  neare  the  nymph  his  mother  fought, 

And  many  falves  did  to  his  fore  applie, 

And  many  herbes  did  ufe  :  but  whenas  nought 

She  faw  could  eafe  his  rankling  maladie, 

At  laft  to  Tryphon  ilie  for  helpe  did  hie, 

(This  Tryphon  is  the  fea-gods  furgeon  hight) 

Whom  me  befought  to  find  fome  remedie : 

And  for  his  paines  a  whittle  him  behight, 
That  of  a  nines  fhell  was  wrought  with  rare  delight* 

VII. 
So  well  that  leach  did  hearke  to  her  requeft, 

And  did  fo  well  employ  his  carefull  paine, 

That  in  fhort  fpace  his  hurts  he  had  redreft, 

And  him  reftor'd  to  healthfull  ftate  againe : 

In  which  he  long  time  after  did  remaine 

There  with  the  nymph  his  mother,  like  her  thrall ; 
Who  fore  againft  his  will  did  him  retaine, 
For  feare  of  perill  which  to  him  mote  fall, 
Through  his  too  ventrous  proweife  proved  over  all. 

VIII.  It 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Queene. 


6$3 
VIII. 
It  fortun'd  then,  a  folemne  feaft  was  there 

To  all  the  fea-gods  and  their  fruitfull  feede, 

In  honour  of  the  fpoufalls,  which  then  were 

Betwixt  the  Medway  and  the  Thames  agreed. 

Long  had  the  Thames  (as  we  in  records  reed) 

Before  that  day  her  wooed  to  his  bed  ; 

But  the  proud  nymph  would  for  no  worldly  meed, 

Nor  no  entreatie,  to  his  love  be  led  ; 
Till  now  at  laft  relenting  Ihe  to  him  was  wed. 

IX. 

So  both  agreed  that  this  their  bridale  fead 

Should  for  the  gods  in  Proteus  houfe  be  made  ; 
To  which  they  all  repayr'd,  both  moil  and  leaft, 
As  well  which  in  the  mightie  ocean  trade, 
As  that  in  rivers  fwim,  or  brookes  doe  wade  : 
All  which,  not  if  an  hundred  tongues  to  tell, 
And  hundred  mouthes,  and  voice  of  brafle  I  had, 
And  endleffe  memorie  that  mote  excell, 
In  order  as  they  came  could  I  recount  them  well. 

X. 
Helpe  therefore,  o  thou  facred  imp  of  love, 
The  nouriling  of  dame  Memorie  his  deare, 
To  whom  thofe  rolles,  layd  up  in  heaven  above, 
And  records  of  antiquitie  appeare, 
To  which  no  wit  of  man  may  comen  neare  ; 
Helpe  me  to  tell  the  names  of  all  thofe  floods, 
And  all  thofe  nymphes  which  then  afTembled  were 
To  that  great  banquet  of  the  watry  gods, 
And  all  their  fundry  kinds,  and  all  their  hid  abodes. 

XI. 
Firft  came  great  Neptune  with  his  three-forkt  mace, 
That  rules  the  feas,  and  makes  them  rife  or  fall  j 
His  dewy  lockes  did  drop  with  brine  apace 
Under  his  diademe  imperiall : 
And  by  his  fide  his  queene  with  coronall, 
Faire  Amphitrite,  moil  divinely  faire, 
Whofe  yvorie  moulders  weren  covered  all-, 
As  with  a  robe,  with  her  owne  filver  haire, 
And  deckt  with  pearles  which  th'  Indian  feas  for  her  prepalre. 

XII.  Thefc 


654  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XII. 

Thefe  marched  farre  afore  the  other  crew  j 
And  all  the  way  before  them  as  they  went 
Triton  his  trompet  mrill  before  them  blew, 
For  goodly  triumph  and  great  iollyment, 
That  made  the  rockes  to  roare  as  they  were  rent. 
And  after  them  the  royall  ifTue  came, 
Which  of  them  fprung  by  lineall  defcent  : 
Firfl  the  fea-gods,  which  to  themfelves  doe  clame 

The  powre  to  rule  the  billowes,  and  the  waves  to  tame : 

XIII. 

Phorcys,  the  father  of  that  fatall  brood, 

By  whom  thofe  old  heroes  wonne  fuch  fame  ; 
And  Glaucus,  that  wife  fouthfayes  underftood  ; 
And  tragicke  Inoes  fonne,  the  which  became 
A  god  of  feas  through  his  mad  mother^  blame, 
Now  hight  Palemon,  and  is  faylers  frend  ; 
Great  Brontes,  and  Aftraeus,  that  did  lhame 
Himfelfe  with  incefl  of  his  kin  unkend  ;    • 

And  huge  Orion,  that  doth  tempefts  ftill  portend: 

XIV. 

The  rich  Cteatus,   and  Eurytus  long  ; 

Neleus  and  Pelias,  lovely  brethren  both  \ 

Mightie  Chryfaor,  and  Cai'cus  ftrong  j 

Eurypulus,  that  calmes  the  waters  wroth  -, 

And  faire  Euphoemus,  that  upon  them  goth 

As  on  the  ground,  without  difmay  or  dread  : 

Fierce  Eryx,  and  Alebius,   that  know'th 

The  waters  depth,  and  doth  their  bottome  tread  $ 
And  fad  Afopus,  comely  with  his  hoarie  head. 

XV. 
There  alfo  fome  molt,  famous  founders  were 

Of  puiflant  nations,  which  the  world  poiTeft ; 

Yet  fonnes  of  Neptune,  now  arTembled  here  : 

Ancient  Ogyges,  even  th'  auncienteft, 

And  Inachus  renowmd  above  the  reft  j 

Phoenix,  and  Aon,  and  Pelafgus  old, 

Great  Belus,  Phoeax,  and  Agenor  beft ; 

And  mightie  Albion,  father  of  the  bold 
\nd  warlike  people,  which  the  Britaine  iilands  hold  : 


XVI.  For 


Cant.  xi.  F  a  e  R  y  Qu  eene,  65  s 

XVI. 

For  Albion  the  forme  of  Neptune  was, 

Who  for  the  proofe  of  his  great  puiffance, 

Out  of  his  Albion  did  on  dry-foot  pas 

Into  old  Gall,  that  now  is  cleeped  France, 

To  fight  w<  :h  Hercules,  that  did  advance 

To  vanquish  all  the  world  with  matchlerTe  might, 

And  there  his  mortall  part  by  great  mifchance 

^ '  as  flaine  ;  but  that  which  is  th'  immortall  fpright 
Lives  Hill,  and  to  this  feaft  with  Neptunes  feed  was  dight. 

XVII. 
But  what  do  I  their  names  feeke  to  reherfe, 

Which  all  the  world  have  with  their  irTue  fild  ? 

How  can  they  all  in  this  fo  narrow  verfe 

Contayned  be,  and  in  fmall  compafTe  hild  r 

Let  them  record  them  that  are  better  fkild, 

And  know  the  moniments  of  pafled  age : 

Onely  what  needeth  fhall  be  here  fulfild 

T'exprefTe  fome  part  of  that  great  equipage, 
Which  from  great  Neptune  do  derive  their  parentage. 

XVIII. 

Next  came  the  aged  Ocean  and  his  dame, 

Old  Tethys,  th'  oldefl  two  of  all  the  reft, 

For  all  the  reft  of  thofe  two  parents  came, 

Which  afterward  both  fea  and  land  pofTeft : 

Of  all  which  Nereus  th'  eldeft  and  the  bell: 

Did  flrft  proceed,  then  which  none  more  upright, 

Ne  more  lincere  in  word  and  deed  profeft, 

Moil:  voide  of  guile,  moft  free  from  fowle  defpight, 
Doing  himfelfe,  and  teaching  others  to  doe  right : 

XIX. 

Thereto  he  was  expert  in  prophecies, 

And  could  the  ledden  of  the  gods  unfold ; 

Through  which,  when  Paris  brought  his  famous  prifc, 

The  faire  Tindarid  lafle,  he  him  foretold 

That  her  all  Greece  with  many  a  champion  bold 

Should  fetch  againe,   and  finally  deftroy 

Proud  Priams  towne :  fo  wife  is  Nereus  old, 

And  fo  well  fkild  j  nathlefTe  he  takes  great  ioy 
Oft-times  amongit  the  wanton  nymphs  to  fport  and  toy, 

XX*  And    - 


656  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

And  after  him  the  famous  rivers  came, 

Which  doe  the  earth  enrich  and  beautifle  : 

The  fertile  Nile,  which  creatures  new  doth  frame ; 

Long  Rhodanus,  whofe  fourfe  fprings  from  the  fkie; 

Faire  liter,  flowing  from  the  mountaines  hie  -, 

Divine  Scamander,  purpled  yet  with  blood 

Of  Greeks  and  Troians,  which  therein  did  die  ; 

Padolus  gliftfing  with  his  golden  flood; 
And  Tygris  fierce,  whofe  flreames  of  none  may  be  withftood : 

XXI. 
Great  Ganges,  and  immortal!  Euphrates, 

Deepe  Indus,  and  Maeander  intricate, 

Slow  Peneus,  and  tempeftuous  Phafides, 

Swift  Rhene,  and  Alpheus  ftill  immaculate, 

Ooraxes  feared  for  great  Cyrus  fate, 

Tybris  renowmed  for  the  Romanies  fame, 

Rich  Oranochy  though  but  knowen  late ; 

And  that  huge  river,  which  doth  beare  his  name 
Of  warlike  Amazons  which  doe  pofTefTe  the  fame. 

XXII. 

Ioy  on  thofe  warlike  women,  which  fo  long 

Can  from  all  men  fo  rich  a  kingdome  hold  ; 

And  fhame  on  you,  6  men,  which  boafr.  your  ftrong 

And  valiant  hearts,  in  thoughts  leffe  hard  and  bold, 

Yet  quaile  in  conquer!  of  that  land  of  gold. 

But  this  to  you,  6  Britons,  moll  pertaines, 

To  whom  the  right  hereof  itfelfe  hath  fold  j 

The  which  for  fparing  litle  coft  or  paines 
Loofe  fo  immortall  glory,  and  fo  endlefTe  gaines. 

XXIII. 

Then  was  there  heard  a  moft  celeftiall  found 

Of  dainty  muficke,  which  did  next  enfew 

Before  the  fpoufe  :  that  was  Arion  crownd  ; 

Who  playing  on  his  harpe  unto  him  drew 

The  er  res  and  hearts  of  all  that  goodly  crew  ; 

That  even  yet  the  dolphin,  which  him  bore 

Through  the  Aegean  feas  from  pirates  vew, 

Stood  frill  by  him  aftonifht  at  his  lore, 
And  all  the  raging  feas  for  ioy  forgot  to  rore. 

XXIV.  So 


Cant. xr.  Faery  Qjj eene.  657 

XXIV. 

So  went  he  playing  on  the  watery  plaine : 

Soone  after  whom  the  lovely  bridegroome  came, 

The  noble  Thamis,  with  all  his  goodly  traine ; 

But  him  before  there  went,  as  beft  became, 

His  auncient  parents,  namely  th'  auncient  Thame ; 

But  much  more  aged  was  his  wife  then  he, 

The  Ouze,  whom  men  doe  Ifis  rightly  name ; 

Full  weake  and  crooked  creature  feemed  fhee, 
And  almoft  blind  through  eld,  that  fcarce  her  way  could  fee. 

XXV. 
Therefore  on  either  fide  fhe  was  fuftained 

Of  two  fmal  grooms,  which  by  their  names  were  hight 

The  Churne  and  Charwell,  two  fmall  ftreames,  which  pained 

Themfelves  her  footing  to  direct  aright, 

Which  fayled  oft  through  faint  and  feeble  plight ; 

But  Thame  was  ftronger,  and  of  better  flay ; 

Yet  feem'd  full  aged  by  his  outward  fight, 

With  head  all  hoary,  and  his  beard  all  gray, 
Deawed  with  filver  drops  that  trickled  downe  alway  : 

XXVI. 
And  eke  he  fomewhat  feem'd  to  ftoupe  afore 

With  bowed  backe,  by  reafon  of  the  lode 

And  auncient  heavy  burden,  which  he  bore 

Of  that  faire  city,  wherein  make  abode 

So  many  learned  impes,  that  fhoote  abrode, 

And  with  their  braunches  fpred  all  Britany, 

No  lefTe  then  do  her  elder  lifters  broode. 

Ioy  to  you  both,  ye  double  nourfery, 
Of  arts  i  but  Oxford  thine  doth  Thame  moft  glorify. 

XXVII. 
But  he  their  fonne  full  frefh  and  iolly  was, 

All  decked  in  a  robe  of  watchet  hew, 

On  which  the  waves,  glittering  like  chriftall  glas, 

So  cunningly  enwoven  were,  that  few 

Could  weenen,  whether  they  were  falfe  or  trew : 

And  on  his  head  like  to  a  coronet 

He  wore,  that  feemed  ftrange  to  common  vew, 

In  which  were  many  towres  and  caftels  fet, 
That  it  encompaft  round  as  with  a  golden  fret. 

Vol.  I.  4  P  XXVIII.  Lik^e 


6  S  8  TJ&*  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XXVlll. 

Like  as  the  mother  of  the  gods,   they  fay, 

In  her  great  iron  charet  wonts  to  ride, 

When  to  loves  pallace  {he  doth  take  her  way, 

Old  Cybele,  arayd  with  pompous  pride, 

Wearing  a  diademe  embattild  wide 

With  hundred  turrets,  like  a  turribant. 

With  fuch  an  one  was  Thamis  beautifide ; 

That  was  to  weet  the  famous  Troynovant, 
In  which  her  kingdomes  throne  is  chiefly  refiant. 

XXIX. 

And  round  about  him  many  a  pretty  page 

Attended  duely,  ready  to  obay  j 

All  little  rivers  which  owe  vaflallage 

To  him,  as  to  their  lord,  and  tribute  pay  : 

The  chaulky  Kenet,  and  the  Thetis  gray, 

The  moriili  Cole,  and  the  foft-fliding  Breane, 

The  wanton  Lee  that  oft  doth  loofe  his  way, 

And  the  {till  Darent,  in  whofe  waters  cleane 
Ten  thoufand  fillies  play  and  decke  his  pleafant  flreame. 

XXX. 

Then  came  his  neighbour  flouds  which  nigh  him  dwell, 

And  water  all  the  Englifh  foile  throughout  ; 

They  all  on  him  this  day  attended  well  -, 

And  with  meet  fervice  waited  him  about ; 

Ne  none  difdained  low  to  him  to  lout : 

No  not  the  {lately  Severne  grudg'd  at  all, 

Ne  florming  Humber,  though  he  looked  flout ; 

But  both  him  honor'd  as  their  principail, 
And  let  their  fwelling  waters  low  before  him  fall. 

XXXI. 

There  was  the  fpeedy  Tamar,  which  devides 

The  Cornifh  and  the  Devonim  confines ; 

Through  both  whofe  borders  fwiftly  downe  it  glides. 

And  meeting  Plim,  to  Plimmouth  thence  declines : 

And  Dart,  nigh  chockt  with  fands  of  tinny  mines : 

But  Avon  marched  in  more  {lately  path, 

Proud  of  his  adamants  with  which  he  mines 

And  gliflers  wide,  as  als  of  wondrous  Bath, 
And  Briftow  faire,  which  on  his  waves  he  builded  hath. 

XXXII.  And 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Q^ueene.  659 

XXXII. 

And  there  came  Stoure  with  terrible  afpect, 

Bearing  his  fixe  deformed  heads  on  hye, 

That  doth  his  courfe  through  Blandford  plains  direct 

And  wafheth  Winborne  meades  in  feafon  drye : 

Next  him  went  Wylibourne  with  pafTage  flye, 

That  of  his  wylinefTe  his  name  doth  take, 

And  of  himfelfe  doth  name  the  (hire  thereby : 

And  Mole,  that  like  a  noufling  mole  doth  make 
His  way  ftill  under  ground  till  Thamis  he  over-take. 

XXXIII. 

Then  came  the  Rother,  decked  all  with  woods, 

Like  a  wood  god,  and  flowing  fail  to  Rhy ; 

And  Sture,  that  parteth  with  his  pleafant  floods 

The  Eafterne  Saxons  from  the  Southerne  ny, 

And  Clare  and  Harwitch  both  doth  beautify  : 

Him  follow'd  Yar,  foft  warning  Norwitch  wall, 

And  with  him  brought  a  prefent  ioyfully 

Of  his  owne  fifh  unto  their  feftivall, 
Whole  like  none  elfe  could  fhew,  the  which  they  rufBns  call. 

XXXIV. 
Next  thefe  the  plenteous  Oufe  came  far  from  land, 

By  many  a  city  and  by  many  a  towne, 

And  many  rivers  taking  under  hand 

Into  his  waters,  as  he  paffeth  downe, 

The  Cle,  the  Were,  the  Guant,  the  Sture,  the  Rownej 

Thence  doth  by  Huntingdon  and  Cambridge  flit, 

My  mother  Cambridge,  whom  as  with  a  crowne 

He  doth  adorne,  and  is  adorn'd  of  it 
With  many  a  gentle  Mufe  and  many  a  learned  wit. 

XXXV. 
And  after  him  the  fatall  Welland  went, 

That  if  old  fawes  prove  true  (which  God  forbid) 

Shall  drowne  all  Holland  with  his  excrement, 

And  mall  fee  Stamford,  though  now  homely  hid, 

Then  fhine  in  learning  more  then  ever  did 

Cambridge  or  Oxford,  Englands  goodly  beames  : 

And  next  to  him  the  Nene  downe  foftly  Hid  j 

And  bounteous  Trent,  that  in  himfelfe  enfeames 
Both  thirty  forts  of  fifh  and  thirty  fundry  flreames. 

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XXXVI. 

Next  thefe  came  Tyne,  along  whofe  ftony  bancke 
That  Romaine  monarch  built  a  brafen  wall, 
Which  mote  the  feebled  Britons  ftrongly  flancke 
Againft  the  Pi&s,  that  fwarmed  over  all, 
Which  yet  thereof  Gualfever  they  doe  call : 
And  Twede  the  limit  betwixt  Logris  land 
And  Albany  :  and  Eden  though  but  fmall, 
Yet  often  ftainde  with  bloud  of  many  a  band 

Of  Scots  and  Englifh  both,  that  tyned  on  his  ftrand. 

XXXVII. 

Then  came  thofe  fixe  fad  brethren,  like  forlorne, 
That  whilome  were;  as  antique  fathers  tell, 
Sixe  valiant  knights  of  one  faire  nymphe  yborne, 
Which  did  in  noble  deedes  of  armes  excell, 
And  wonned  there  where  now  Yorke  people  dwell  j 
Still  Ure,  fwift  Werfe,  and  Oze  the  mod  of  might, 
High  Swale,  unquiet  Nide,  and  troublous  Skell, 
All  whom  a  Scythian  king,  that  Humber  hight, 

Slew  cruelly,  and  in  the  river  drowned  quite  : 

XXXVIII. 

But  pail  not  long,  ere  Brutus  warlicke  fonne 
Locrinus  them  aveng'd,  and  the  fame  date 
Which  the  proud  Humber  unto  them  had  donne 
By  equall  dome  repayd  on  his  owne  pate  : 
For  in  the  felfe  fame  river,  where  he  late 
Had  drenched  them,  he  drowned  him  againe  ; 
And  nam'd  the  river  of  his  wretched  fate  j 
Whofe  bad  condition  yet  it  doth  retaine, 

Oft  tolled  with  his  ftormes  which  therein  frill  remaine. 

XXXIX. 

Thefe  after  came  the  ftony  mallow  Lone, 
That  to  old  Loncafler  his  name  doth  lend; 
And  following  Dee,  which  Britons  long  ygone 
Did  call  divine,  that  doth  by  Chefter  tend  -, 
And  Conway  which  out  of  his  ftreame  doth  fend 
Plenty  of  pearles  to  decke  his  dames  withall  j 
And  Lindus  that  his  pikes  doth  mofl:  commend, 
Of  which  the  auncient  Lincolne  men  doe  call : 

All  thefe  together  marched  toward  Proteus  hall. 


XL.  Nc 


Cant.  xi.  Faery  Qjj  bene,  661 

XL. 

Ne  thence  the  Irifhe  rivers  abfent  were, 

Sith  no  lerTe  famous  then  the  reft  they  bee, 

And  ioyne  in  neighbourhood  ofkingdome  nere, 

Why  mould  they  not  likewife  in  love  agree, 

And  ioy  likewife  this  folemne  day  to  fee  ? 

They  faw  it  all,  and  prefent  were  in  place  j 

Though  I  them  all  according  their  degree 

Cannot  recount,  nor  tell  their  hidden  race, 
Nor  read  the  falvage  countries  thorough  which  they  pace* 

XLI. 

There  was  the  Liffy  rolling  downe  the  lea, 

The  fandy  Slane,  the  ftony  Aubrian, 

The  fpacious  Shenan  fpreading  like  a  fea, 

The  pleafant  Boyne,  the  flfhy  fruitfull  Ban, 

Swift  AwnidurT,  which  of  the  Englifh  man 

Is  cal'de  Blacke- water,  and  the  LifFar  deep, 

Sad  Trowis  that  once  his  people  over-ran, 

Strong  Alio  tombling  from  Slewlogher  fteep, 
And  Mulla  mine  whofe  waves  I  whilom  taught  to  weep. 

XLII. 

And  there  the  three  renown'd  brethren  were, 

Which  that  great  gyant  Blomius  begot 

Of  the  faire  nimph  Rheufa  wandring  there  ; 

One  day,  as  me  to  munne  the  feafon  whot 

Under  Slewboome  in  fhady  grove  was  got, 

This  gyant  found  her  and  by  force  deflowr'd, 

Whereof  conceiving,  fhe  in  time  forth  brought 

Thefe  three  faire  fons,  which  being  thenceforth  powrd 
In  three  great  rivers  ran,  and  many  countreis  fcowrd. 

XLIII. 

The  firft  the  gentle  Shure,  that  making  way 

By  fweet  Clonmell  adornes  rich  Waterford  ; 

The  next,  the  ftubborne  Newre,  whofe  waters  gray 

By  faire  Kilkenny  and  RorTeponte  boord ; 

The  third,  the  goodly  Barow,  which  doth  hoord 

Great  heaps  of  falmons  in  his  deepe  bofome : 

All  which  long  fundred  doe  at  laft  accord 

To  ioyne  in  one,  ere  to  the  fea  they  come  j 
So  flowing  all  from  one  all  one  at  laft  become, 

XUV.  There 


662  The  fourth   Booke  of  the 

XLIV. 

There  alio  was  the  wide  embayed  Mayre, 

The  pleafaunt  Bandon  crownd  with  many  a  wood, 

The  Spreading  Lee,  that  like  an  ifland  fayre 

Enclofeth  Corke  with  his  divided  flood  ; 

And  balefull  Oure  late  ftaind  with  Englifh  blood  : 

With  many  more  whofe  names  no  tongue  can  tell. 

All  which  that  day  in  order  feemly  good 

Did  on  the  Thamis  attend,  and  waited  well 
To  doe  their  dueful  fervice  as  to  them  befell. 

XLV. 
Then  came  the  bride,  the  lovely  Medua  came, 

Clad  in  a  vefture  of  unknowen  geare, 

And  uncouth  fafhion,  yet  her  well  became  ; 

That  feem'd  like  filver  fprinckled  here  and  theare 

With  glittering  fpangs  that  did  like  ftarres  appeare, 

And  wav'd  upon,  like  water  chamelot, 

To  hide  the  metall,  which  yet  every  where 

Bewrayd  itfelfe,  to  let  men  plainely  wot 
It  was  no  mortall  worke,  that  feem'd  and  yet  was  not. 

XLVI. 
Her  goodly  lockes  adowne  her  backe  did  flow 

Unto  her  wafte,  with  flowres  befcatterred, 

The  which  ambrofiall  odours  forth  did  throw 

To  all  about,  and  all  her  moulders  fpred 

As  a  new  fpring  j  and  likewife  on  her  hed 

A  chapelet  of  fundry  flowers  me  wore, 

From  under  which  the  deawy  humour  med 

Did  tricle  downe  her  haire,  like  to  the  hore 
Congealed  litle  drops,  which  doe  the  morne  adore. 

XL  VII. 
On  her  two  pretty  handmaides  did  attend, 

One  cald  the  Theife,  the  other  cald  the  Crane  ; 

Which  on  her  waited  things  amifTe  to  mend, 

And  both  behind  upheld  her  fpredding  traine  -, 

Under  the  which  her  feet  appeared  plaine, 

Her  filver  feet,   faire  wafht  againft  this  day  : 

And  her  before  there  paced  pages  twaine, 

Both  clad  in  colours  like  and  like  array, 
The  Doune  and  eke  the  Frith,  both  which  prepard  her  way. 

XLVIII.  And 


Cant  xi.  Faery  Qjj  e  e  n  e,  663 

XLVIII. 

And  after  thefe  the  fea-nymphs  marched  all, 

All  goodly  damzels,  deckt  with  long  greene  haire, 

Whom  of  their  fire  Nereides  men  call, 

All  which  the  Oceans  daughter  to  him  bare 

The  gray-eyde  Doris ;  all  which  fifty  are  j 

All  which  fhe  there  on  her  attending  had : 

Swift  Proto,  milde  Eucrate,  Thetis  faire, 

Soft  Spio,  fweete  Endore,  Sao  fad, 
Light  Doto,  wanton  Glauce,  and  Galene  glad ; 

XLIX. 

White-hand  Eunica,  proud  Dynamene, 

loyous  Thalia,  goodly  Amphitrite, 

Lovely  Pafithee,  kinde  Eulimene, 

Light-foote  Cymothoe,  and  fweete  Melite, 

Faireft  Pherufa,  Phao  lilly  white, 

Wondred  Agave,  Poris,  and  Nefaea, 

With  Erato  that  doth  in  love  delite, 

And  Panopae'  and  wife  Protomedaea, 
And  fnowy-neckd  Doris,  and  milke-white  Galathaea ;: 

L. 
Speedy  Hippothoe,  and  chafte  Actea, 

Large  LifianafTa,  and  Pronaea  fage, 

Euagore,  and  light  Pontoporea  ; 

And  fhe  that  with  her  leaft  word  can  affwage 

The  furging  feas,  when  they  do  foreft  rage, 

Cymodoce  >  and  flout  Autonoe, 

And  Nefo,  and  Eione  well  in  age, 

And  feeming  flill  to  fmile  Glauconome, 
And  fhe  that  hight  of  many  heaftes  Polynome  5 

LI. 
Frefh  Alimeda  deckt  with  girlond  greene  -, 

Hyponeo  with  falt-bedewed  wrefls, 

Laomedia  like  the  chriflall  fheene  ; 

Liagore  much  praifd  for  wife  behefls  ; 

And  Pfamathe  for  her  brode  fnowy  brefls  5 

Cymo,  Eupompe,  and  Themifte  iuftj 

And  fhe  that  vertue  loves  and  vice  detefls 

Euarna,  and  Menippe  true  in  trufl. 
And  Nemertea  learned  well  to  rule  her  iufl, 

LII.  All 


664  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

LII. 

All  thei'e  the  daughters  of  old  Nereus  were, 
Which  have  the  fea  in  charge  to  them  aflinde, 
To  rule  his  tides,  and  furges  to  up-rere, 
To  bring  forth  ftormes,  or  faft  them  to  up-binde, 
And  failers  fave  from  wreckes  of  wrathfull  winde. 
And  yet  befides  three  thoufand  more  there  were 
Of  th' Oceans  kedey  but  loves  and  Phoebus  kinde; 
The  which  in  floods  and  fountaines  doe  appere, 

And  all  mankinde  do  nourilli  with  their  waters  clere. 

LIII. 

The  which,  more  eath  it  were  for  mortall  wight 
To  tell  the  fands,  or  count  the  flarres  on  hye, 
Or  ought  more  hard,  then  thinke  to  reckon  right. 
But  well  I  wote,  that  thefe  which  I  defcry, 
Were  prefent  at  this  great  folemnity  : 
And  there  amongft  the  reft  the  mother  was 
Of  luckeleffe  Marinell,  Cymodoce  ; 
Which,  for  my  Mufe  herfelfe  now  tyred  has, 

Unto  an  other  canto  I  will  over-pas. 


CANTO 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Qu  eene,  66 $ 


CANTO    xii. 

Marin  for  love  of  Florimell 

In  languor  wajles  his  life  : 
The  nymph  his  mother  getteth  her% 

And  gives  to  him  for  wife. 

I. 

What  an  endleife  worke  have  I  in  hand. 
To  count  the  feas  abundant  progeny  ! 
Whofe  fruitfull  feede  farre  pafleth  thofe  in  land, 
And  alfo  thofe  which  wonne  in  th'  azure  fky. 
For  much  more  eath  to  tell  the  ftarres  on  hy, 
Albe  they  endlefle  feeme  in  estimation, 
Then  to  recount  the  feas  pofterity  : 
So  fertile  be  the  flouds  in  generation, 
So  huge  their  numbers,  and  fo  numberlefle  their  nation* 

II. 

Therefore  the  antique  wifards  well  invented 

That  Venus  of  the  fomy  fea  was  bred  -, 

For  that  the  feas  by  her  are  moft  augmented  : 

Witnefle  th'  exceeding  fry  which  there  are  fed, 

And  wondrous  moles  which  may  of  none  be  red. 

Then  blame  me  not  if  I  have  err'd  in  count 

Of  gods,  of  nymphs,  of  rivers  yet  unred : 

For  though  their  numbers  do  much  more  furmount, 
Yet  all  thofe  fame  were  there  which  erft  I  did  recount. 

III. 
All  thofe  were  there,  and  many  other  more, 

Whofe  names  and  nations  were  too  long  to  tell, 

That  Proteus  houfe  they  fild  even  to  the  dore  j 

Yet  were  they  all  in  order,  as  befell, 

According  their  degrees  difpofed  well. 

Amongft  the  reft  was  faire  Cymodoce, 

The  mother  of  unlucky  Marinell, 

Who  thither  with  her  came,  to  learne  and  fee 
The  manner  of  the  gods  when  they  at  banquet  be, 

Vol.  I.  4  Q_  IV.  But 


666  The  fourth  Booh  of  the 

IV. 

But  for  he  was  halfe  mortall,  being  bred 

Of  mortall  fire,  though  of  immortall  wombe, 
He  might  not  with  immortall  food  be  fed, 
Ne  with  th'  eternall  gods  to  bancket  come  ; 
But  walkt  abrode,  and  round  about  did  rome 
To  view  the  building  of  that  uncouth  place, 
That  feem'd  unlike  unto  his  earthly  home : 
Where,  as  he  to  and  fro  by  chaunce  did  trace, 

There  unto  him  betid  a  difadventrous  cafe. 

V. 

Under  the  hanging  of  an  hideous  clieffe 
He  heard  the  lamentable  voice  of  one, 
That  piteouily  complaind  her  carefull  grieffe, 
Which  never  {lie  before  difclofd  to  none, 
But  to  herfelfe  her  forrow  did  bemone  : 
So  feelingly  her  cafe  me  did  complaine, 
That  ruth  it  moved  in  the  rocky  Hone, 
And  made  it  feeme  to  feele  her  grievous  paine, 

And  oft  to  grone  with  billowes  beating  from  the  maine  : 

VI. 

Though  vaine  I  fee  my  for  r ewes  to  unfold, 

And  count  my  cares,  when  none  is  ?iigh  to  heare, 
Yet  hoping  grief  e  may  Ieffen  being  told, 
I  will  them  tell  though  unto  no  man  neafe  : 
For  heaven  that  unto  all  lends  equall  eare 
Is  far  re  from  hearing  of  my  heavy  plight  ; 
And  lowefi  hell,  to  which  I  lie  moft  neare, 
Cares  not  what  evils  hap  to  wretched  wight ; 

And  greedy  feas  doe  in  the  fpoile  of  life  delight. 

VII. 

Tet  he  the  feas  I  fee  by  often  beat  i fig 

Doe  pear ce  the  rockes,  and  hardeft  marble  weares 

But  his  hard  rocky  hart  for  no  entreating 

TVill  yeeld ;  but  when  my  piteous  plaints  he  heares, 

Is  hardned  more  with  my  aboundant  teares : 

Tet  though  he  never  lift  to  me  relent, 

But  let  me  wafte  in  woe  my  wretched yeares, 

Tet  will  I  never  of  my  love  repent, 
But  toy  that  for  his  fake  1 '  fujfer  prifonment '. 


VIII.  And 


Cant.  xh.  Faery  Queens.  66t 

viii. 

And  when  my  weary  ghojl  with  grief e  out-wornc 

By  timely  death  Jhall  winne  her  wijhed  reft, 

Let  then  this  plaint  unto  his  eares  be  borne, 

'that  blame  it  is  to  him  that  armes  prof  eft, 

To  let  her  die  whom  he  might  have  redreft. 

There  did  fhe  paufe,   inforccd  to  give  place 

Unto  the  parlion  that  her  heart  oppreft : 

And  after  fhe  had  wept  and  wail'd  a  fpace, 
She  gan  afrefh  thus  to  renew  her  wretched  cafe  : 

IX. 

Ye  gods  offeas,  if  am  gods  at  all 

Have  care  of  right,  or  ruth  of  wretches  wrong, 

By  one  or  other  way  me  woefull  thrall 

Deliver  hence  oat  of  this  dungeon  Jlrong, 

In  which  I  daily  dying  am  too  long  : 

And  if  ye  dee  me  me  death  for  loving  one 

That  loves  not  me,  then  doe  it  not  prolong, 

But  let  me  die  and  e?id  my  dates  attone, 
And  let  him  live  unlovd,  or  love  himfelfe  alone, 

X. 

But  if  that  life  ye  unto  me  decree, 

Then  let  mee  live  as  lovers  ought  to  do, 

And  of  my  lifes  deare  love  beloved  be  : 

And  if  he  Jhould  through  pride  your  doome  undo. 

Do  you  by  durejfe  him  compell  thereto, 

And  in  this  prifon  put  him  here  with  me ; 

One  prifon  fitteft  is  to  hold  us  two : 

So  had  I  rather  to  be  thrall  then  free  j 
Such  thraldom e  or  fuch  freedome  let  it  furely  be, 

XL 
But  6  vaine  iudgment,  and  conditions  vaine, 

The  which  the  prifoner  points  unto  the  free : 

The  whiles  I  him  condemne^  and  deeme  his  paine7 

He  where  he  lift  goes  loofe,  and  laughes  at  me  : 

So  ever  loofe,  fo  ever  happy  be. 

But  wherefo  loofe  or  happy  that  thou  art, 

Know  Marine  11  that  all  this  is  for  thee. 

With  that  fhe  wept  and  wail'd,  as   if  her  hart 
Would  quite  have  burft  through  great  abundance  of  her  fmart. 

4  Q_2  XII.  All 


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XII. 

All  which  complaint  when  Marinell  had  heard, 
And  underftood  the  caufe  of  all  her  care 
To  come  of  him  for  ufing  her  fo  hard, 
His  ftubborne  heart,  that  never  felt  misfare, 
Was  toucht  with  foft  remorfe  and  pitty  rare  ; 
That  even  for  grief  of  minde  he  oft  did  grone, 
And  inly  wifh  that  in  his  powre  it  weare 
Her  to  redrefle  :  but  fince  he  meanes  found  none,' 

He  could  no  more  but  her  great  mifcry  bemone. 

XIII. 

Thus  whilft  his  ftony  heart  with  tender  ruth 
Was  toucht,  and  mighty  courage  mollifide, 
Dame  Venus  fonne  (that  tameth  ftubborne  youth 
With  iron  bit,  and  maketh  him  abide, 
Till  like  a  victor  on  his  backe  he  ride) 
Into  his  mouth  his  mayftring  bridle  threw, 
That  made  him  ftoupe,  till  he  did  him  beftride : 
Then  gan  he  make  him  tread  his  fteps  anew, 

And  learne  to  love  by  learning  lovers  paines  to  rew. 

XIV. 

Now  gan  he  in  his  grieved  minde  devife, 

How  from  that  dungeon  he  might  her  enlarge ; 
Some  while  he  thought  by  faire  and  humble  wife 
To  Proteus  felfe  to  fue  for  her  difcharq-e : 
But  then  he  fear'd  his  mothers  former  charge 
Gainft  womens  love,  long  given  him  in  vaine  : 
Then  gan  he  thinke  perforce  with  fword  and  targe 
Her  forth  to  fetch,  and  Proteus  to  conftraine  : 

But  foone  he  gan  fuch  folly  to  forthinke  againe. 

XV. 

Then  did  he  caft  to  fteale  her  thence  away, 

And  with  him  beare  where  none  of  her  might  know. 

But  all  in  vaine  :  for  why  ?  he  found  no  way 

To  enter  in,  or  iffue  forth  below  ; 

For  all  about  that  rocke  the  fea  did  flow : 

And  though  unto  his  will  fhe  given  were, 

Yet  without  fhip  or  bote  her  thence  to  row 

He  wift  not  how,  her  thence  away  to  bere ; 

And  daunger  well  he  wift  long  to  continue  there. 


XVI.  At 


Cant.  xii.         Faery  Qju eene,  669 

XVI. 

At  laft  whenas  no  meanes  he  could  invent, 
Backe  to  himfelfe  he  gan  returne  the  blame, 
That  was  the  author  of  her  punifhment ; 
And  with  vile  curfes  and  reprochfull  fhame 
To  damne  himfelfe  by  every  evil  name, 

And  deeme  unworthy  or  of  love  or  life, 

That  had  defpifde  fo  chaft  and  faire  a  dame, 

Which  him  had  fought  through  trouble  and  long  ftrife  5 
Yet  had  refufde  a  god  that  her  had  fought  to  wife. 

XVII. 
In  this  fad  plight  he  walked  here  and  there, 

And  romed  round  about  the  rocke  in  vaine, 

As  he  had  loft  himfelfe,  he  wift  not  where  j 

Oft  lifcening  if  he  mote  her  heare  againe  j 

And  ftill  bemoning  her  unworthy  paine  : 

Like  as  an  hynde  whofe  calfe  is  falne  unwares 

Into  fome  pit,  where  fhe  him  heares  complaine, 

An  hundred  times  about  the  pit  fide  fares, 
Right  forrowfully  mourning  her  bereaved  cares. 

XVIII. 
And  now  by  this  the  feaft  was  throughly  ended, 

And  every  one  gan  homeward  to  refort : 

Which  feeing,  Marinell  was  fore  offended, 

That  his  departure  thence  mould  be  fo  fhort, 

And  leave  his  love  in  that  fea- walled  fort  -r 

Yet  durft  he  not  his  mother  difobay ; 

But  her  attending  in  full  feemly  fort, 

Did  march  amongft  the  many  all  the  way : 
And  all  the  way  did  inly  mourne  like  one  affray.' 

XIX. 
Being  returned  to  his  mothers  bowre, 

In  folitary  filence  far  from  wight 

He  gan  record  the  lamentable  ftowre, 

In  which  his  wretched  love  lay  day  and  night 

For  his  deare  fake,  that  ill  deferv'd  that  plight : 

The  thought  whereof  empierft  his  hart  fo  deepe, 

That  of  no  worldly  thing  he  tooke  delight  > 

Ne  dayly  food  did  take,  ne  nightly  fleepe, 
But  pyn'd,  and  mourn  d,  and  languid*,  and  alone  did  weepe  :      ^   ^^ 


670  The  fourth  Booke  of  the 

XX. 

That  in  fhort  fpace  his  wonted  chearefull  hew 
Gan  fade,  and  lively  fpirits  deaded  quight : 
His  cheeke -bones  raw,  and  eie-pits  hollow  grew, 
And  brawney  armes  had  loft  their  knowen  might, 
That  nothing  like  himfelfe  he  feem'd  in  fight. 
Ere  long  fo  weake  of  limbe,  and  ficke  of  love 
He  woxe,  that  lenger  he  note  Hand  upright, 
But  to  his  bed  was  brought,  and  layd  above, 

Like  ruefull  ghoft,  unable  once  to  ftir  or  move. 

XXI. 

Which  when  his  mother  faw,  me  in  her  mind 
Was  troubled  fore,  ne  win:  well  what  to  weene, 
Ne  could  by  fearch  nor  any  meanes  out  find 
The  fecret  caufe  and  nature  of  his  teene, 
Whereby  fhe  might  apply  fome  medicine  ; 
But  weeping  day  and  night  did  him  attend, 
And  mourn'd  to  fee  her  loffe  before  her  eyne  ; 
Which  griev'd  her  more,  that  fhe  it  could  not  mend; 

To  fee  an  helpleffe  evill  double  griefe  doth  lend. 

XXII. 

Nought  could  fhe  read  the  root  of  his  difeafe, 
Ne  weene  what  miller  maladie  it  is, 
Whereby  to  feeke  fome  means  it  to  appeafe. 
Moft  did  (lie  thinke,  but  nioft  fhe  thought  amis, 
That  that  fame  former  fatall  wound  of  his 
Whyleare  by  Tryphon  was  not  throughly  healed, 
But  clofely  rankled  under  th'orifis  : 
Leail  did  me  thinke,  that  which  he  moll  concealed, 

That  love  it  was  which  in  his  hart  lay  unrevealed. 

XXIII. 

Therefore  to  Tryphon  fhe  againe  doth  haft, 
And  him  doth  chyde  as  falfe  and  fraudulent, 
That  fayld  the  trufl  which  fhe  in  him  had  plaft, 
To  cure  her  fonne,  as  he  his  faith  had  lent : 
Vt  he  now  was  falne  into  new  lancruifhment 
Of  his  oid  hurt,  which  was  not  throughly  cured 
So  Lacke  lie  came  unto  her  patient; 
V.  here  fearching  every  part,  her  well  arlured, 

The  t  it  was  no  old  fore  which  his  new  paine  procured  : 


XXIV.  But 


Cant.  xii.  Faery  Queene,  671 

XXIV. 

But  that  it  was  fome  other  maladie, 

Or  grief  unknowne,  which  he  could  not  difcerne : 
So  left  he  her  withouten  remedie. 
Then  gan  her  heart  to  faint,  and  quake,  and  earne, 
And  inly  troubled  was  the  truth  to  learne. 
Unto  himfelfe  fhe  came,  and  him  befought, 
Now  with  faire  fpeeches,  now  with  threatnings  fterne, 
If  ought  lay  hidden  in  his  grieved  thought, 
It  to  reveale  :  who  ftill  her  anfwered  there  was  nought. 

XXV. 

Nathleffe  fhe  refted  not  fo  fatisfide  ; 

But  leaving  watry  gods,  as  booting  nought, 
Unto  the  minie  heaven  in  hafte  fhe  hide, 
And  thence  Apollo  king  of  leaches  brought. 
Apollo  came  ;  who  foone  as  he  had  fought 
Through  his  difeafe,  did  by  and  by  out  find 
That  he  did  languifh  of  fome  inward  thought, 
The  which  afflicted  his  engrieved  mind  ; 
Which  love  he  red  to  be,  that  leads  each  living  kind, 

XXVI. 
Which  when  he  had  unto  his  mother  told, 
She  gan  thereat  to  fret  and  greatly  grieve : 
And  comming  to  her  fonne  gan  firft  to  fcold 
And  chyde  at  him,  that  made  her  misbelieve  : 
But  afterwards  fhe  gan  him  foft  to  fhrieve, 
And  wooe  with  fair  intreatie,  to  difclofe 
Which  of  the  nymphes  his  heart  fo  fore  did  mieve : 
For  fure  (lie  weend  it  was  fome  one  of  thofe, 
Which  he  had  lately  feene,  that  for  his  love  he  chofe. 

XXVII. 
Now  lefTe  me  feared  that  fame  fatall  read, 
That  warned  him  of  womens  love  beware : 
Which  being  ment  of  mortal  creatures  fead, 
For  love  of  nymphes  fhe  thought  fhe  need  not  care, 
But  promifl  him,  whatever  wight  fhe  weare, 
That  fhe  her  love  to  him  would  fhortly  gaine : 
So  he  her  told  :  but  foone  as  fhe  did  heare 
That  Florimell  it  was  which  wrought  his  paine, 
She  gan  afreih  to  chafe,  and  grieve  in  every  vaine. 

6  XXVIII.  Yet 


672  *The  fourth  JSooke  of  th 


XXVIII. 

Yet  fince  me  faw  the  ftreight  extremitie, 

In  which  his  life  unluckily  was  layd, 

It  was  no  time  to  fcan  the  prophecie, 

Whether  old  Proteus  true  or  falfe  had  fayd, 

That  his  decay  mould  happen  by  a  mayd  : 

It's  late  in  death  of  daunger  to  advize, 

Or  love  forbid  him,  that  is  life  denayd  : 

But  rather  gan  in  troubled  mind  devize 
How  fhe  that  ladies  libertie  might  enterprize. 

To  Proteus  felfe  to  few  me  thought  it  vaine, 

Who  was  the  root  and  worker  of  her  woe, 

Nor  unto  any  meaner  to  complaine  -, 

But  unto  great  king  Neptune  felfe  did  goe, 

And  on  her  knee  before  him  falling  lowe, 

Made  humble  fuit  unto  his  maieftie 

To  graunt  to  her  her  fonnes  life,  which  his  foe, 

A  cruell  tyrant,  had  prefumpteouflie 
By  wicked  doome  condemn'd  a  wretched  death  to  die. 

XXX. 
To  whom  god  Neptune  foftly  fmyling,  thus ; 
Daughter j  mefeemes  of  double  wrong  ye  plai?ie, 
Gainft  one  that  hath  both  wronged  you  and  us  : 
For  death  t'adward  1  weend  did  appertaine 
To  none,  but  to  the  fe as  file  /overawe. 
Read  therefore  who  it  is  which  this  hath  wrought, 
A?2dfor  what  caufe  j  the  truth  dif cover  plaine  : 
For  never  wight  fi  evil  did  or  thought, 
But  would  fome  rightfidl  caufe  pretend,  though  rightly  nought. 

XXXI. 
To  whom  me  anfwer'd,  Then  it  is  by  name 
Proteus,  that  hath  ordaynd  my  finne  to  die ; 
For  that  a  waift,   the  which  by  fortune  came 
Upon  your  fe as,  he  claymd  as  propertie : 
And  yet  nor  his,  nor  his  in  equitie, 
But  yours  the  waift  by  high  prerogative. 
Therefore  J  humbly  crave  your  maieflie. 
It  to  repkvie,  and  my  finne  reprive : 
St  f Jail  you  by  one  gift  fave  all  us  three  alive. 

XXXII.  He 


Cant  xn.  Faery  Queene,  671 

XXXII. 
lie  graunted  it :   and  ftreight  his  warrant  made, 

Under  the  fea-gods  feale  autenticall3 

Commaunding  Proteus  ftraight  t'  enlarge  the  mayd. 

Which  wandering  on  his  feas  imperial! 

He  lately  tooke,    and  fithence  kept  as  thrall : 

Which  fhe  receiving  with  meete  thankfulneflb 

Departed  ftraight  to  Proteus  therewithal!  : 

Who  reading  it  with  inward  loathfulneffe 
Was  grieved  to  reftore  the  pledge  he  did  poiTeiTeo 

XXXIII. 
Yet  durft  he  not  the  warrant  to  withftand, 

But  unto  her  delivered  Florimell : 

Whom  me  receiving  by  the  lilly  hand 

Admyr'd  her  beautie  much,  as  fhe  mote  well : 

For  flie  all  living  creatures  did  excell  j 

And  was  right  ioyous  that  fhe  gotten  had 

So  faire  a  wife  for  her  fonne  Marinell. 

So  home  with  her  fhe  ftraight  the  virgin  lad, 
And  fhewed  her  to  him  then  being  fore  beftad.- 

XXXIV. 
Who  foone  as  he  beheld  that  angels  face, 

Adorn'd  with  all  divine  perfection, 

His  cheared  heart  eftfoones  away  gan  chace 

Sad  death,    revived  with  her  fweet  infpection, 

And  feeble  fpirit  inly  felt  refection  j 

As  withered  weed  through  cruell  winters  tine, 

That  feeles  the  warmth  of  funny  beames  reflection, 

Liftes  up  his  head  that  did  before  decline, 
And  gins  to  fpread  his  leafe  before  the  faire  funfhine. 

XXXV. 
Right  fo  himfelfe  did  Marinell  upreare, 

When  he  in  place  his  deareft  love  did  fpy  ; 

And  though  his  limbs  could  not  his  bodie  beare, 

Ne  former  ftrength  returne  fo  fuddenly, 

Yet  chearefull  fignes  he  mewed  outwardly. 

Ne  lefTe  was  fhe  in  fecret  hart  affected, 

But  that  fhe  mafked  it  with  modeftie, 

For  feare  fhe  mould  of  lightneffe  be  detected  : 
Which  to  another  place  I  leave  to  be  perfected. 

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