2. t.  .1 | THE SECOND
2. t.  .2 |  BOOKE OF THE
2. t.  .3 |    FAERIE QVEENE.
2. t.  .4 |       Contayning,
2. t.  .5 | THE LEGEND OF SIR GVYON.
2. t.  .6 |            OR
2. t.  .7 |    \Of Temperaunce\.

2. p. 1.1 | Right well I wote most mighty Soueraine,
2. p. 1.2 |   That all this famous antique history,
2. p. 1.3 |   Of some th'=aboundance of an idle braine
2. p. 1.4 |   Will iudged be, and painted forgery,
2. p. 1.5 |   Rather then matter of iust memory,
2. p. 1.6 |   Sith none, that breatheth liuing aire, does know,
2. p. 1.7 |   Where is that happy land of Faery,
2. p. 1.8 |   Which I so much do vaunt, yet no where show,
2. p. 1.9 | But vouch antiquities, which no body can know.

2. p. 2.1 | But let that man with better sence aduize,
2. p. 2.2 |   That of the world least part to vs is red:
2. p. 2.3 |   And dayly how through hardy enterprize,
2. p. 2.4 |   Many great Regions are discouered,
2. p. 2.5 |   Which to late age were neuer mentioned.
2. p. 2.6 |   Who euer heard of th'=Indian \Peru\?
2. p. 2.7 |   Or who in venturous vessell measured
2. p. 2.8 |   The \Amazons\ huge riuer now found trew?
2. p. 2.9 | Or fruitfullest \Virginia\ who did euer vew?

2. p. 3.1 | Yet all these were, when no man did them know;
2. p. 3.2 |   Yet haue from wisest ages hidden beene:
2. p. 3.3 |   And later times things more vnknowne shall show.
2. p. 3.4 |   Why then should witlesse man so much misweene
2. p. 3.5 |   That nothing is, but that which he hath seene?
2. p. 3.6 |   What if within the Moones faire shining spheare?
2. p. 3.7 |   What if in euery other starre vnseene
2. p. 3.8 |   Of other worldes he happily should heare?
2. p. 3.9 | He wonder would much more: yet such to some appeare.

2. p. 4.1 | Of Faerie lond yet if he more inquire,
2. p. 4.2 |   By certaine signes here set in sundry place
2. p. 4.3 |   He may it find; ne let him then admire,
2. p. 4.4 |   But yield his sence to be too blunt and bace,
2. p. 4.5 |   That no'te without an hound fine footing trace.
2. p. 4.6 |   And thou, O fairest Princesse vnder sky,
2. p. 4.7 |   In this faire mirrhour maist behold thy face,
2. p. 4.8 |   And thine owne realmes in lond of Faery,
2. p. 4.9 | And in this antique Image thy great auncestry.

2. p. 5.1 | The which O pardon me thus to enfold
2. p. 5.2 |   In couert vele, and wrap in shadowes light,
2. p. 5.3 |   That feeble eyes your glory may behold,
2. p. 5.4 |   Which else could not endure those beames bright,
2. p. 5.5 |   But would be dazled with exceeding light.
2. p. 5.6 |   O pardon, and vouchsafe with patient eare
2. p. 5.7 |   The braue aduentures of this Faery knight
2. p. 5.8 |   The good Sir \Guyon\ gratiously to heare,
2. p. 5.9 | In whom great rule of Temp'raunce goodly doth appeare.


2. 1. A.1 | \Guyon by Archimage abusd,\
2. 1. A.2 |   \The Redcrosse knight awaytes,\
2. 1. A.3 | \Findes Mordant and Amauia slaine\
2. 1. A.4 |   \With pleasures poisoned baytes.\

2. 1. 1.1 | That cunning Architect of cancred guile,
2. 1. 1.2 |   Whom Princes late displeasure left in bands,
2. 1. 1.3 |   For falsed letters and suborned wile,
2. 1. 1.4 |   Soone as the \Redcrosse\ knight he vnderstands
2. 1. 1.5 |   To beene departed out of \Eden\ lands,
2. 1. 1.6 |   To serue againe his soueraine Elfin Queene,
2. 1. 1.7 |   His artes he moues, and out of caytiues hands
2. 1. 1.8 |   Himselfe he frees by secret meanes vnseene;
2. 1. 1.9 | His shackles emptie left, him selfe escaped cleene.

2. 1. 2.1 | And forth he fares full of malicious mind,
2. 1. 2.2 |   To worken mischiefe and auenging woe,
2. 1. 2.3 |   Where euer he that godly knight may find,
2. 1. 2.4 |   His onely hart sore, and his onely foe,
2. 1. 2.5 |   Sith \Vna\ now he algates must forgoe,
2. 1. 2.6 |   Whom his victorious hands did earst restore
2. 1. 2.7 |   To natiue crowne and kingdome late ygoe:
2. 1. 2.8 |   Where she enioyes sure peace for euermore,
2. 1. 2.9 | As weather-beaten ship arriu'd on happie shore.

2. 1. 3.1 | Him therefore now the obiect of his spight
2. 1. 3.2 |   And deadly food he makes: him to offend
2. 1. 3.3 |   By forged treason, or by open fight
2. 1. 3.4 |   He seekes, of all his drift the aymed end:
2. 1. 3.5 |   Thereto his subtile engins he does bend,
2. 1. 3.6 |   His practick wit, and his faire filed tong,
2. 1. 3.7 |   With thousand other sleights: for well he kend,
2. 1. 3.8 |   His credit now in doubtfull ballaunce hong;
2. 1. 3.9 | For hardly could be hurt, who was already stong.

2. 1. 4.1 | Still as he went, he craftie stales did lay,
2. 1. 4.2 |   With cunning traines him to entrap vnwares,
2. 1. 4.3 |   And priuie spials plast in all his way,
2. 1. 4.4 |   To weete what course he takes, and how he fares;
2. 1. 4.5 |   To ketch him at a vantage in his snares.
2. 1. 4.6 |   But now so wise and warie was the knight
2. 1. 4.7 |   By triall of his former harmes and cares,
2. 1. 4.8 |   That he descride, and shonned still his slight:
2. 1. 4.9 | The fish that once was caught, new bait will hardly bite.

2. 1. 5.1 | Nath'lesse th'=Enchaunter would not spare his paine,
2. 1. 5.2 |   In hope to win occasion to his will;
2. 1. 5.3 |   Which when he long awaited had in vaine,
2. 1. 5.4 |   He chaungd his minde from one to other ill:
2. 1. 5.5 |   For to all good he enimy was still.
2. 1. 5.6 |   Vpon the way him fortuned to meet,
2. 1. 5.7 |   Faire marching vnderneath a shady hill,
2. 1. 5.8 |   A goodly knight, all armd in harnesse meete,
2. 1. 5.9 | That from his head no place appeared to his feete.

2. 1. 6.1 | His carriage was full comely and vpright,
2. 1. 6.2 |   His countenaunce demure and temperate,
2. 1. 6.3 |   But yet so sterne and terrible in sight,
2. 1. 6.4 |   That cheard his friends, and did his foes amate:
2. 1. 6.5 |   He was an Elfin borne of noble state,
2. 1. 6.6 |   And mickle worship in his natiue land;
2. 1. 6.7 |   Well could he tourney and in lists debate,
2. 1. 6.8 |   And knighthood tooke of good Sir \Huons\ hand,
2. 1. 6.9 | When with king \Oberon\ he came to Faerie land.

2. 1. 7.1 | Him als accompanyd vpon the way
2. 1. 7.2 |   A comely Palmer, clad in blacke attire,
2. 1. 7.3 |   Of ripest yeares, and haires all hoarie gray,
2. 1. 7.4 |   That with a staffe his feeble steps did stire,
2. 1. 7.5 |   Least his long way his aged limbes should tire:
2. 1. 7.6 |   And if by lookes one may the mind aread,
2. 1. 7.7 |   He seemd to be a sage and sober sire,
2. 1. 7.8 |   And euer with slow pace the knight did lead,
2. 1. 7.9 | Who taught his trampling steed with equall steps to tread.

2. 1. 8.1 | Such whenas \Archimago\ them did view,
2. 1. 8.2 |   He weened well to worke some vncouth wile,
2. 1. 8.3 |   Eftsoones vntwisting his deceiptfull clew,
2. 1. 8.4 |   He gan to weaue a web of wicked guile,
2. 1. 8.5 |   And with faire countenance and flattring stile,
2. 1. 8.6 |   To them approching, thus the knight bespake:
2. 1. 8.7 |   Faire sonne of \Mars\, that seeke with warlike spoile,
2. 1. 8.8 |   And great atchieu'ments great your selfe to make,
2. 1. 8.9 | Vouchsafe to stay your steed for humble misers sake.

2. 1. 9.1 | He stayd his steed for humble misers sake,
2. 1. 9.2 |   And bad tell on the tenor of his plaint;
2. 1. 9.3 |   Who feigning then in euery limbe to quake,
2. 1. 9.4 |   Through inward feare, and seeming pale and faint
2. 1. 9.5 |   With piteous mone his percing speach gan paint;
2. 1. 9.6 |   Deare Lady how shall I declare thy cace,
2. 1. 9.7 |   Whom late I left in langourous constraint?
2. 1. 9.8 |   Would God thy selfe now present were in place,
2. 1. 9.9 | To tell this ruefull tale; thy sight could win thee grace.

2. 1.10.1 | Or rather would, O would it so had chaunst,
2. 1.10.2 |   That you, most noble Sir, had present beene,
2. 1.10.3 |   When that lewd ribauld with vile lust aduaunst
2. 1.10.4 |   Layd first his filthy hands on virgin cleene,
2. 1.10.5 |   To spoile her daintie corse so faire and sheene,
2. 1.10.6 |   As on the earth, great mother of vs all,
2. 1.10.7 |   With liuing eye more faire was neuer seene,
2. 1.10.8 |   Of chastitie and honour virginall:
2. 1.10.9 | Witnesse ye heauens, whom she in vaine to helpe did call.

2. 1.11.1 | How may it be, (said then the knight halfe wroth,)
2. 1.11.2 |   That knight should knighthood euer so haue shent?
2. 1.11.3 |   None but that saw (quoth he) would weene for troth,
2. 1.11.4 |   How shamefully that Maid he did torment.
2. 1.11.5 |   Her looser golden lockes he rudely rent,
2. 1.11.6 |   And drew her on the ground, and his sharpe sword
2. 1.11.7 |   Against her snowy brest he fiercely bent,
2. 1.11.8 |   And threatned death with many a bloudie word;
2. 1.11.9 | Toung hates to tell the rest, that eye to see abhord.

2. 1.12.1 | Therewith amoued from his sober mood,
2. 1.12.2 |   And liues he yet (said he) that wrought this act,
2. 1.12.3 |   And doen the heauens afford him vitall food?
2. 1.12.4 |   He liues, (quoth he) and boasteth of the fact,
2. 1.12.5 |   Ne yet hath any knight his courage crackt.
2. 1.12.6 |   Where may that treachour then (said he) be found,
2. 1.12.7 |   Or by what meanes may I his footing tract?
2. 1.12.8 |   That shall I shew (said he) as sure, as hound
2. 1.12.9 | The stricken Deare doth chalenge by the bleeding wound.

2. 1.13.1 | He staid not lenger talke, but with fierce ire
2. 1.13.2 |   And zealous hast away is quickly gone
2. 1.13.3 |   To seeke that knight, where him that craftie Squire
2. 1.13.4 |   Supposd to be. They do arriue anone,
2. 1.13.5 |   Where sate a gentle Lady all alone,
2. 1.13.6 |   With garments rent, and haire discheueled,
2. 1.13.7 |   Wringing her hands, and making piteous mone;
2. 1.13.8 |   Her swollen eyes were much disfigured,
2. 1.13.9 | And her faire face with teares was fowly blubbered.

2. 1.14.1 | The knight approching nigh, thus to her said,
2. 1.14.2 |   Faire Ladie, through foule sorrow ill bedight,
2. 1.14.3 |   Great pittie is to see you thus dismaid,
2. 1.14.4 |   And marre the blossome of your beautie bright:
2. 1.14.5 |   For thy appease your griefe and heauie plight,
2. 1.14.6 |   And tell the cause of your conceiued paine.
2. 1.14.7 |   For if he liue, that hath you doen despight,
2. 1.14.8 |   He shall you doe due recompence againe,
2. 1.14.9 | Or else his wrong with greater puissance maintaine.

2. 1.15.1 | Which when she heard, as in despightfull wise,
2. 1.15.2 |   She wilfully her sorrow did augment,
2. 1.15.3 |   And offred hope of comfort did despise:
2. 1.15.4 |   Her golden lockes most cruelly she rent,
2. 1.15.5 |   And scratcht her face with ghastly dreriment,
2. 1.15.6 |   Ne would she speake, ne see, ne yet be seene,
2. 1.15.7 |   But hid her visage, and her head downe bent,
2. 1.15.8 |   Either for grieuous shame, or for great teene,
2. 1.15.9 | As if her hart with sorrow had transfixed beene.

2. 1.16.1 | Till her that Squire bespake, Madame my liefe,
2. 1.16.2 |   For Gods deare loue be not so wilfull bent,
2. 1.16.3 |   But doe vouchsafe now to receiue reliefe,
2. 1.16.4 |   The which good fortune doth to you present.
2. 1.16.5 |   For what bootes it to weepe and to wayment,
2. 1.16.6 |   When ill is chaunst, but doth the ill increase,
2. 1.16.7 |   And the weake mind with double woe torment?
2. 1.16.8 |   When she her Squire heard speake, she gan appease
2. 1.16.9 | Her voluntarie paine, and feele some secret ease.

2. 1.17.1 | Eftsoone she said, Ah gentle trustie Squire,
2. 1.17.2 |   What comfort can I wofull wretch conceaue,
2. 1.17.3 |   Or why should euer I henceforth desire
2. 1.17.4 |   To see faire heauens face, and life not leaue,
2. 1.17.5 |   Sith that false Traytour did my honour reaue?
2. 1.17.6 |   False traytour certes (said the Faerie knight)
2. 1.17.7 |   I read the man, that euer would deceaue
2. 1.17.8 |   A gentle Ladie, or her wrong through might:
2. 1.17.9 | Death were too little paine for such a foule despight.

2. 1.18.1 | But now, faire Ladie, comfort to you make,
2. 1.18.2 |   And read, who hath ye wrought this shamefull plight;
2. 1.18.3 |   That short reuenge the man may ouertake,
2. 1.18.4 |   Where so he be, and soone vpon him light.
2. 1.18.5 |   Certes (saide she) I wote not how he hight,
2. 1.18.6 |   But vnder him a gray steede did he wield,
2. 1.18.7 |   Whose sides with dapled circles weren dight;
2. 1.18.8 |   Vpright he rode, and in his siluer shield
2. 1.18.9 | He bore a bloudie Crosse, that quartred all the field.

2. 1.19.1 | Now by my head (said \Guyon\) much I muse,
2. 1.19.2 |   How that same knight should do so foule amis,
2. 1.19.3 |   Or euer gentle Damzell so abuse:
2. 1.19.4 |   For may I boldly say, he surely is
2. 1.19.5 |   A right good knight, and true of word ywis:
2. 1.19.6 |   I present was, and can it witnesse well,
2. 1.19.7 |   When armes he swore, and streight did enterpris
2. 1.19.8 |   Th'=aduenture of the \Errant damozell\,
2. 1.19.9 | In which he hath great glorie wonne, as I heare tell.

2. 1.20.1 | Nathlesse he shortly shall againe be tryde,
2. 1.20.2 |   And fairly quite him of th'=imputed blame,
2. 1.20.3 |   Else be ye sure he dearely shall abyde,
2. 1.20.4 |   Or make you good amendment for the same:
2. 1.20.5 |   All wrongs haue mends, but no amends of shame.
2. 1.20.6 |   Now therefore Ladie, rise out of your paine,
2. 1.20.7 |   And see the saluing of your blotted name.
2. 1.20.8 |   Full loth she seemd thereto, but yet did faine;
2. 1.20.9 | For she was inly glad her purpose so to gaine.

2. 1.21.1 | Her purpose was not such, as she did faine,
2. 1.21.2 |   Ne yet her person such, as it was seene,
2. 1.21.3 |   But vnder simple shew and semblant plaine
2. 1.21.4 |   Lurckt false \Duessa\ secretly vnseene,
2. 1.21.5 |   As a chast Virgin, that wronged beene:
2. 1.21.6 |   So had false \Archimago\ her disguisd,
2. 1.21.7 |   To cloke her guile with sorrow and sad teene;
2. 1.21.8 |   And eke himselfe had craftily deuisd
2. 1.21.9 | To be her Squire, and do her seruice well aguisd.

2. 1.22.1 | Her late forlorne and naked he had found,
2. 1.22.2 |   Where she did wander in waste wildernesse,
2. 1.22.3 |   Lurking in rockes and caues farre vnder ground,
2. 1.22.4 |   And with greene mosse cou'ring her nakednesse,
2. 1.22.5 |   To hide her shame and loathly filthinesse;
2. 1.22.6 |   Sith her Prince \Arthur\ of proud ornaments
2. 1.22.7 |   And borrow'd beautie spoyld. Her nathelesse
2. 1.22.8 |   Th'=enchaunter finding fit for his intents,
2. 1.22.9 | Did thus reuest, and deckt with due habiliments.

2. 1.23.1 | For all he did, was to deceiue good knights,
2. 1.23.2 |   And draw them from pursuit of praise and fame,
2. 1.23.3 |   To slug in slouth and sensuall delights,
2. 1.23.4 |   And end their daies with irrenowmed shame.
2. 1.23.5 |   And now exceeding griefe him ouercame,
2. 1.23.6 |   To see the \Redcrosse\ thus aduaunced hye;
2. 1.23.7 |   Therefore this craftie engine he did frame,
2. 1.23.8 |   Against his praise to stirre vp enmitye
2. 1.23.9 | Of such, as vertues like mote vnto him allye.

2. 1.24.1 | So now he \Guyon\ guides an vncouth way
2. 1.24.2 |   Through woods and mountaines, till they came at last
2. 1.24.3 |   Into a pleasant dale, that lowly lay
2. 1.24.4 |   Betwixt two hils, whose high heads ouerplast,
2. 1.24.5 |   The valley did with coole shade ouercast,
2. 1.24.6 |   Through midst thereof a little riuer rold,
2. 1.24.7 |   By which there sate a knight with helme vnlast,
2. 1.24.8 |   Himselfe refreshing with the liquid cold,
2. 1.24.9 | After his trauell long, and labours manifold.

2. 1.25.1 | Loe yonder he, cryde \Archimage\ alowd,
2. 1.25.2 |   That wrought the shamefull fact, which I did shew;
2. 1.25.3 |   And now he doth himselfe in secret shrowd,
2. 1.25.4 |   To flie the vengeance for his outrage dew;
2. 1.25.5 |   But vaine: for ye shall dearely do him rew,
2. 1.25.6 |   So God ye speed, and send you good successe;
2. 1.25.7 |   Which we farre off will here abide to vew.
2. 1.25.8 |   So they him left, inflam'd with wrathfulnesse,
2. 1.25.9 | That streight against that knight his speare he did addresse.

2. 1.26.1 | Who seeing him from farre so fierce to pricke,
2. 1.26.2 |   His warlike armes about him gan embrace,
2. 1.26.3 |   And in the rest his readie speare did sticke;
2. 1.26.4 |   Tho when as still he saw him towards pace,
2. 1.26.5 |   He gan rencounter him in equall race.
2. 1.26.6 |   They bene ymet, both readie to affrap,
2. 1.26.7 |   When suddenly that warriour gan abace
2. 1.26.8 |   His threatned speare, as if some new mishap
2. 1.26.9 | Had him betidde, or hidden daunger did entrap.

2. 1.27.1 | And cryde, Mercie Sir knight, and mercie Lord,
2. 1.27.2 |   For mine offence and heedlesse hardiment,
2. 1.27.3 |   That had almost committed crime abhord,
2. 1.27.4 |   And with reprochfull shame mine honour shent,
2. 1.27.5 |   Whiles cursed steele against that badge I bent,
2. 1.27.6 |   The sacred badge of my Redeemers death,
2. 1.27.7 |   Which on your shield is set for ornament:
2. 1.27.8 |   But his fierce foe his steede could stay vneath,
2. 1.27.9 | Who prickt with courage kene, did cruell battell breath.

2. 1.28.1 | But when he heard him speake, streight way he knew
2. 1.28.2 |   His error, and himselfe inclyning sayd;
2. 1.28.3 |   Ah deare Sir \Guyon\, well becommeth you,
2. 1.28.4 |   But me behoueth rather to vpbrayd,
2. 1.28.5 |   Whose hastie hand so farre from reason strayd,
2. 1.28.6 |   That almost it did haynous violence
2. 1.28.7 |   On that faire image of that heauenly Mayd,
2. 1.28.8 |   That decks and armes your shield with faire defence:
2. 1.28.9 | Your court'sie takes on you anothers due offence.

2. 1.29.1 | So bene they both attone, and doen vpreare
2. 1.29.2 |   Their beuers bright, each other for to greete;
2. 1.29.3 |   Goodly comportance each to other beare,
2. 1.29.4 |   And entertaine themselues with court'sies meet.
2. 1.29.5 |   Then said the \Redcrosse\ knight, Now mote I weet,
2. 1.29.6 |   Sir \Guyon\, why with so fierce saliaunce,
2. 1.29.7 |   And fell intent ye did at earst me meet;
2. 1.29.8 |   For sith I know your goodly gouernaunce,
2. 1.29.9 | Great cause, I weene, you guided, or some vncouth chaunce.

2. 1.30.1 | Certes (said he) well mote I shame to tell
2. 1.30.2 |   The fond encheason, that me hither led.
2. 1.30.3 |   A false infamous faitour late befell
2. 1.30.4 |   Me for to meet, that seemed ill bested,
2. 1.30.5 |   And playnd of grieuous outrage, which he red
2. 1.30.6 |   A knight had wrought against a Ladie gent;
2. 1.30.7 |   Which to auenge, he to this place me led,
2. 1.30.8 |   Where you he made the marke of his intent,
2. 1.30.9 | And now is fled; foule shame him follow, where he went.

2. 1.31.1 | So can he turne his earnest vnto game,
2. 1.31.2 |   Through goodly handling and wise temperance.
2. 1.31.3 |   By this his aged guide in presence came;
2. 1.31.4 |   Who soone as on that knight his eye did glance,
2. 1.31.5 |   Eft soones of him had perfect cognizance,
2. 1.31.6 |   Sith him in Faerie court he late auizd;
2. 1.31.7 |   And said, Faire sonne, God giue you happie chance,
2. 1.31.8 |   And that deare Crosse vpon your shield deuizd,
2. 1.31.9 | Wherewith aboue all knights ye goodly seeme aguizd.

2. 1.32.1 | Ioy may you haue, and euerlasting fame,
2. 1.32.2 |   Of late most hard atchieu'ment by you donne,
2. 1.32.3 |   For which enrolled is your glorious name
2. 1.32.4 |   In heauenly Registers aboue the Sunne,
2. 1.32.5 |   Where you a Saint with Saints your seat haue wonne:
2. 1.32.6 |   But wretched we, where ye haue left your marke,
2. 1.32.7 |   Must now anew begin, like race to runne;
2. 1.32.8 |   God guide thee, \Guyon\, well to end thy warke,
2. 1.32.9 | And to the wished hauen bring thy weary barke.

2. 1.33.1 | Palmer, (him answered the \Redcrosse\ knight)
2. 1.33.2 |   His be the praise, that this atchieu'ment wrought,
2. 1.33.3 |   Who made my hand the organ of his might;
2. 1.33.4 |   More then goodwill to me attribute nought:
2. 1.33.5 |   For all I did, I did but as I ought.
2. 1.33.6 |   But you, faire Sir, whose pageant next ensewes,
2. 1.33.7 |   Well mote yee thee, as well can wish your thought,
2. 1.33.8 |   That home ye may report thrise happie newes;
2. 1.33.9 | For well ye worthie bene for worth and gentle thewes.

2. 1.34.1 | So courteous conge both did giue and take,
2. 1.34.2 |   With right hands plighted, pledges of good will.
2. 1.34.3 |   Then \Guyon\ forward gan his voyage make,
2. 1.34.4 |   With his blacke Palmer, that him guided still.
2. 1.34.5 |   Still he him guided ouer dale and hill,
2. 1.34.6 |   And with his steedie staffe did point his way:
2. 1.34.7 |   His race with reason, and with words his will,
2. 1.34.8 |   From foule intemperance he oft did stay,
2. 1.34.9 | And suffred not in wrath his hastie steps to stray.

2. 1.35.1 | In this faire wize they traueild long yfere,
2. 1.35.2 |   Through many hard assayes, which did betide;
2. 1.35.3 |   Of which he honour still away did beare,
2. 1.35.4 |   And spred his glorie through all countries wide.
2. 1.35.5 |   At last as chaunst them by a forest side
2. 1.35.6 |   To passe, for succour from the scorching ray,
2. 1.35.7 |   They heard a ruefull voice, that dearnly cride
2. 1.35.8 |   With percing shriekes, and many a dolefull lay;
2. 1.35.9 | Which to attend, a while their forward steps they stay.

2. 1.36.1 | But if that carelesse heauens (quoth she) despise
2. 1.36.2 |   The doome of iust reuenge, and take delight
2. 1.36.3 |   To see sad pageants of mens miseries,
2. 1.36.4 |   As bound by them to liue in liues despight,
2. 1.36.5 |   Yet can they not warne death from wretched wight.
2. 1.36.6 |   Come then, come soone, come sweetest death to mee,
2. 1.36.7 |   And take away this long lent loathed light:
2. 1.36.8 |   Sharpe by thy wounds, but sweet the medicines bee,
2. 1.36.9 | That long captiued soules from wearie thraldome free.

2. 1.37.1 | But thou, sweet Babe, whom frowning froward fate
2. 1.37.2 |   Hath made sad witnesse of thy fathers fall,
2. 1.37.3 |   Sith heauen thee deignes to hold in liuing state,
2. 1.37.4 |   Long maist thou liue, and better thriue withall,
2. 1.37.5 |   Then to thy lucklesse parents did befall:
2. 1.37.6 |   Liue thou, and to thy mother dead attest,
2. 1.37.7 |   That cleare she dide from blemish criminall;
2. 1.37.8 |   Thy litle hands embrewd in bleeding brest
2. 1.37.9 | Loe I for pledges leaue. So giue me leaue to rest.

2. 1.38.1 | With that a deadly shrieke she forth did throw,
2. 1.38.2 |   That through the wood reecchoed againe,
2. 1.38.3 |   And after gaue a grone so deepe and low,
2. 1.38.4 |   That seemd her tender heart was rent in twaine,
2. 1.38.5 |   Or thrild with point of thorough piercing paine;
2. 1.38.6 |   As gentle Hynd, whose sides with cruell steele
2. 1.38.7 |   Through launched, forth her bleeding life does raine,
2. 1.38.8 |   Whiles the sad pang approching as she does feele,
2. 1.38.9 | Brayes out her latest breath, and vp her eyes doth seele.

2. 1.39.1 | Which when that warriour heard, dismounting straict
2. 1.39.2 |   From his tall steed, he rusht into the thicke,
2. 1.39.3 |   And soone arriued, where that sad pourtraict
2. 1.39.4 |   Of death and dolour lay, halfe dead, halfe quicke,
2. 1.39.5 |   In whose white alabaster brest did sticke
2. 1.39.6 |   A cruell knife, that made a griesly wound,
2. 1.39.7 |   From which forth gusht a streme of gorebloud thick,
2. 1.39.8 |   That all her goodly garments staind around,
2. 1.39.9 | And into a deepe sanguine dide the grassie ground.

2. 1.40.1 | Pittifull spectacle of deadly smart,
2. 1.40.2 |   Beside a bubbling fountaine low she lay,
2. 1.40.3 |   Which she increased with her bleeding hart,
2. 1.40.4 |   And the cleane waues with purple gore did ray;
2. 1.40.5 |   Als in her lap a louely babe did play
2. 1.40.6 |   His cruell sport, in stead of sorrow dew;
2. 1.40.7 |   For in her streaming blood he did embay
2. 1.40.8 |   His litle hands, and tender ioynts embrew;
2. 1.40.9 | Pitifull spectacle, as euer eye did view.

2. 1.41.1 | Besides them both, vpon the soiled gras
2. 1.41.2 |   The dead corse of an armed knight was spred,
2. 1.41.3 |   Whose armour all with bloud besprinckled was;
2. 1.41.4 |   His ruddie lips did smile, and rosy red
2. 1.41.5 |   Did paint his chearefull cheekes, yet being ded:
2. 1.41.6 |   Seemd to haue beene a goodly personage,
2. 1.41.7 |   Now in his freshest flowre of lustie hed,
2. 1.41.8 |   Fit to inflame faire Lady with loues rage,
2. 1.41.9 | But that fiers fate did crop the blossome of his age.

2. 1.42.1 | Whom when the good Sir \Guyon\ did behold,
2. 1.42.2 |   His hart gan wexe as starke, as marble stone,
2. 1.42.3 |   And his fresh bloud did frieze with fearefull cold,
2. 1.42.4 |   That all his senses seemd bereft attone:
2. 1.42.5 |   At last his mightie ghost gan deepe to grone,
2. 1.42.6 |   As Lyon grudging in his great disdaine,
2. 1.42.7 |   Mournes inwardly, and makes to himselfe mone;
2. 1.42.8 |   Till ruth and fraile affection did constraine
2. 1.42.9 | His stout courage to stoupe, and shew his inward paine.

2. 1.43.1 | Out of her gored wound the cruell steele
2. 1.43.2 |   He lightly snatcht, and did the floudgate stop
2. 1.43.3 |   With his faire garment: then gan softly feele
2. 1.43.4 |   Her feeble pulse, to proue if any drop
2. 1.43.5 |   Of liuing bloud yet in her veynes did hop;
2. 1.43.6 |   Which when he felt to moue, he hoped faire
2. 1.43.7 |   To call backe life to her forsaken shop;
2. 1.43.8 |   So well he did her deadly wounds repaire,
2. 1.43.9 | That at the last she gan to breath out liuing aire.

2. 1.44.1 | Which he perceiuing greatly gan reioice,
2. 1.44.2 |   And goodly counsell, that for wounded hart
2. 1.44.3 |   Is meetest med'cine, tempred with sweet voice;
2. 1.44.4 |   Ay me, deare Lady, which the image art
2. 1.44.5 |   Of ruefull pitie, and impatient smart,
2. 1.44.6 |   What direfull chance, armd with reuenging fate,
2. 1.44.7 |   Or cursed hand hath plaid this cruell part,
2. 1.44.8 |   Thus fowle to hasten your vntimely date;
2. 1.44.9 | Speake, O deare Lady speake: help neuer comes too late.

2. 1.45.1 | Therewith her dim eie-lids she vp gan reare,
2. 1.45.2 |   On which the drery death did sit, as sad
2. 1.45.3 |   As lump of lead, and made darke clouds appeare;
2. 1.45.4 |   But when as him all in bright armour clad
2. 1.45.5 |   Before her standing she espied had,
2. 1.45.6 |   As one out of a deadly dreame affright,
2. 1.45.7 |   She weakely started, yet she nothing drad:
2. 1.45.8 |   Streight downe againe her selfe in great despight
2. 1.45.9 | She groueling threw to ground, as hating life and light.

2. 1.46.1 | The gentle knight her soone with carefull paine
2. 1.46.2 |   Vplifted light, and softly did vphold:
2. 1.46.3 |   Thrise he her reard, and thrise she sunke againe,
2. 1.46.4 |   Till he his armes about her sides gan fold,
2. 1.46.5 |   And to her said; Yet if the stony cold
2. 1.46.6 |   Haue not all seized on your frozen hart,
2. 1.46.7 |   Let one word fall that may your griefe vnfold,
2. 1.46.8 |   And tell the secret of your mortall smart;
2. 1.46.9 | He oft finds present helpe, who does his griefe impart.

2. 1.47.1 | Then casting vp a deadly looke, full low
2. 1.47.2 |   Shee sight from bottome of her wounded brest,
2. 1.47.3 |   And after, many bitter throbs did throw
2. 1.47.4 |   With lips full pale and foltring tongue opprest,
2. 1.47.5 |   These words she breathed forth from riuen chest;
2. 1.47.6 |   Leaue, ah leaue off, what euer wight thou bee,
2. 1.47.7 |   To let a wearie wretch from her dew rest,
2. 1.47.8 |   And trouble dying soules tranquilitee.
2. 1.47.9 | Take not away now got, which none would giue to me.

2. 1.48.1 | Ah farre be it (said he) Deare dame fro mee,
2. 1.48.2 |   To hinder soule from her desired rest,
2. 1.48.3 |   Or hold sad life in long captiuitee:
2. 1.48.4 |   For all I seeke, is but to haue redrest
2. 1.48.5 |   The bitter pangs, that doth your heart infest.
2. 1.48.6 |   Tell then, O Lady tell, what fatall priefe
2. 1.48.7 |   Hath with so huge misfortune you opprest?
2. 1.48.8 |   That I may cast to compasse your reliefe,
2. 1.48.9 | Or die with you in sorrow, and partake your griefe.

2. 1.49.1 | With feeble hands then stretched forth on hye,
2. 1.49.2 |   As heauen accusing guiltie of her death,
2. 1.49.3 |   And with dry drops congealed in her eye,
2. 1.49.4 |   In these sad words she spent her vtmost breath:
2. 1.49.5 |   Heare then, O man, the sorrowes that vneath
2. 1.49.6 |   My tongue can tell, so farre all sense they pas:
2. 1.49.7 |   Loe this dead corpse, that lies here vnderneath,
2. 1.49.8 |   The gentlest knight, that euer on greene gras
2. 1.49.9 | Gay steed with spurs did pricke, the good Sir \Mordant\ was.

2. 1.50.1 | Was, (ay the while, that he is not so now)
2. 1.50.2 |   My Lord my loue; my deare Lord, my deare loue,
2. 1.50.3 |   So long as heauens iust with equall brow
2. 1.50.4 |   Vouchsafed to behold vs from aboue,
2. 1.50.5 |   One day when him high courage did emmoue,
2. 1.50.6 |   As wont ye knights to seeke aduentures wilde,
2. 1.50.7 |   He pricked forth, his puissant force to proue,
2. 1.50.8 |   Me then he left enwombed of this child,
2. 1.50.9 | This lucklesse child, whom thus ye see with bloud defild.

2. 1.51.1 | Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may ghesse)
2. 1.51.2 |   To come, where vile \Acrasia\ does wonne,
2. 1.51.3 |   \Acrasia\ a false enchaunteresse,
2. 1.51.4 |   That many errant knights hath foule fordonne:
2. 1.51.5 |   Within a wandring Island, that doth ronne
2. 1.51.6 |   And stray in perilous gulfe, her dwelling is;
2. 1.51.7 |   Faire Sir, if euer there ye trauell, shonne
2. 1.51.8 |   The cursed land where many wend amis,
2. 1.51.9 | And know it by the name; it hight the \Bowre of blis\.

2. 1.52.1 | Her blisse is all in pleasure and delight,
2. 1.52.2 |   Wherewith she makes her louers drunken mad,
2. 1.52.3 |   And then with words and weedes of wondrous might,
2. 1.52.4 |   On them she workes her will to vses bad:
2. 1.52.5 |   My lifest Lord she thus beguiled had;
2. 1.52.6 |   For he was flesh: (all flesh doth frailtie breed.)
2. 1.52.7 |   Whom when I heard to beene so ill bestad,
2. 1.52.8 |   Weake wretch I wrapt my selfe in Palmers weed,
2. 1.52.9 | And cast to seeke him forth through daunger and great dreed.

2. 1.53.1 | Now had faire \Cynthia\ by euen tournes
2. 1.53.2 |   Full measured three quarters of her yeare,
2. 1.53.3 |   And thrise three times had fild her crooked hornes,
2. 1.53.4 |   Whenas my wombe her burdein would forbeare,
2. 1.53.5 |   And bad me call \Lucina\ to me neare.
2. 1.53.6 |   \Lucina\ came: a manchild forth I brought:
2. 1.53.7 |   The woods, the Nymphes, my bowres, my midwiues weare,
2. 1.53.8 |   Hard helpe at need. So deare thee babe I bought,
2. 1.53.9 | Yet nought too deare I deemd, while so my dear I sought.

2. 1.54.1 | Him so I sought, and so at last I found,
2. 1.54.2 |   Where him that witch had thralled to her will,
2. 1.54.3 |   In chaines of lust and lewd desires ybound,
2. 1.54.4 |   And so transformed from his former skill,
2. 1.54.5 |   That me he knew not, neither his owne ill;
2. 1.54.6 |   Till through wise handling and faire gouernance,
2. 1.54.7 |   I him recured to a better will,
2. 1.54.8 |   Purged from drugs of foule intemperance:
2. 1.54.9 | Then meanes I gan deuise for his deliuerance.

2. 1.55.1 | Which when the vile Enchaunteresse perceiu'd,
2. 1.55.2 |   How that my Lord from her I would repriue,
2. 1.55.3 |   With cup thus charmd, him parting she deceiu'd;
2. 1.55.4 |   \Sad verse, giue death to him that death does giue\,
2. 1.55.5 |   \And losse of loue, to her that loues to liue\,
2. 1.55.6 |   \So soone as Bacchus with the Nymphe does lincke:\
2. 1.55.7 |   So parted we and on our iourney driue,
2. 1.55.8 |   Till comming to this well, he stoupt to drincke:
2. 1.55.9 | The charme fulfild, dead suddenly he downe did sincke.

2. 1.56.1 | Which when I wretch, Not one word more she sayd
2. 1.56.2 |   But breaking off the end for want of breath,
2. 1.56.3 |   And slyding soft, as downe to sleepe her layd,
2. 1.56.4 |   And ended all her woe in quiet death.
2. 1.56.5 |   That seeing good Sir \Guyon\, could vneath
2. 1.56.6 |   From teares abstaine, for griefe his hart did grate,
2. 1.56.7 |   And from so heauie sight his head did wreath,
2. 1.56.8 |   Accusing fortune, and too cruell fate,
2. 1.56.9 | Which plunged had faire Ladie in so wretched state.

2. 1.57.1 | Then turning to his Palmer said, Old syre
2. 1.57.2 |   Behold the image of mortalitie,
2. 1.57.3 |   And feeble nature cloth'd with fleshly tyre,
2. 1.57.4 |   When raging passion with fierce tyrannie
2. 1.57.5 |   Robs reason of her due regalitie,
2. 1.57.6 |   And makes it seruant to her basest part:
2. 1.57.7 |   The strong it weakens with infirmitie,
2. 1.57.8 |   And with bold furie armes the weakest hart;
2. 1.57.9 | The strong through pleasure soonest falles, the weake through smart.

2. 1.58.1 | But temperance (said he) with golden squire
2. 1.58.2 |   Betwixt them both can measure out a meane,
2. 1.58.3 |   Neither to melt in pleasures whot desire,
2. 1.58.4 |   Nor fry in hartlesse griefe and dolefull teene.
2. 1.58.5 |   Thrise happie man, who fares them both atweene:
2. 1.58.6 |   But sith this wretched woman ouercome
2. 1.58.7 |   Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene,
2. 1.58.8 |   Reserue her cause to her eternall doome,
2. 1.58.9 | And in the meane vouchsafe her honorable toombe.

2. 1.59.1 | Palmer (quoth he) death is an equall doome
2. 1.59.2 |   To good and bad, the common Inne of rest;
2. 1.59.3 |   But after death the tryall is to come,
2. 1.59.4 |   When best shall be to them, that liued best:
2. 1.59.5 |   But both alike, when death hath both supprest,
2. 1.59.6 |   Religious reuerence doth buriall teene,
2. 1.59.7 |   Which who so wants, wants so much of his rest:
2. 1.59.8 |   For all so great shame after death I weene,
2. 1.59.9 | As selfe to dyen bad, vnburied bad to beene.

2. 1.60.1 | So both agree their bodies to engraue;
2. 1.60.2 |   The great earthes wombe they open to the sky,
2. 1.60.3 |   And with sad Cypresse seemely it embraue,
2. 1.60.4 |   Then couering with a clod their closed eye,
2. 1.60.5 |   They lay therein those corses tenderly,
2. 1.60.6 |   And bid them sleepe in euerlasting peace.
2. 1.60.7 |   But ere they did their vtmost obsequy,
2. 1.60.8 |   Sir \Guyon\ more affection to increace,
2. 1.60.9 | Bynempt a sacred vow, which none should aye releace.

2. 1.61.1 | The dead knights sword out of his sheath he drew,
2. 1.61.2 |   With which he cut a locke of all their heare,
2. 1.61.3 |   Which medling with their bloud and earth, he threw
2. 1.61.4 |   Into the graue, and gan deuoutly sweare;
2. 1.61.5 |   Such and such euill God on \Guyon\ reare,
2. 1.61.6 |   And worse and worse young Orphane be thy paine,
2. 1.61.7 |   If I or thou dew vengeance doe forbeare,
2. 1.61.8 |   Till guiltie bloud her guerdon doe obtaine:
2. 1.61.9 | So shedding many teares, they closd the earth againe.


2. 2. A.1 | \Babes bloudie hands may not be clensd:\
2. 2. A.2 |   \the face of golden Meane.\
2. 2. A.3 | \Her sisters two Extremities\
2. 2. A.4 |   \striue her to banish cleane.\

2. 2. 1.1 | Thus when Sir \Guyon\ with his faithfull guide
2. 2. 1.2 |   Had with due rites and dolorous lament
2. 2. 1.3 |   The end of their sad Tragedie vptyde,
2. 2. 1.4 |   The little babe vp in his armes he hent;
2. 2. 1.5 |   Who with sweet pleasance and bold blandishment
2. 2. 1.6 |   Gan smyle on them, that rather ought to weepe,
2. 2. 1.7 |   As carelesse of his woe, or innocent
2. 2. 1.8 |   Of that was doen, that ruth emperced deepe
2. 2. 1.9 | In that knights heart, and wordes with bitter teares did steepe.

2. 2. 2.1 | Ah lucklesse babe, borne vnder cruell starre,
2. 2. 2.2 |   And in dead parents balefull ashes bred,
2. 2. 2.3 |   Full litle weenest thou, what sorrowes are
2. 2. 2.4 |   Left thee for portion of thy liuelihed,
2. 2. 2.5 |   Poore Orphane in the wide world scattered,
2. 2. 2.6 |   As budding braunch rent from the natiue tree,
2. 2. 2.7 |   And throwen forth, till it be withered:
2. 2. 2.8 |   Such is the state of men: thus enter wee
2. 2. 2.9 | Into this life with woe, and end with miseree.

2. 2. 3.1 | Then soft himselfe inclyning on his knee
2. 2. 3.2 |   Downe to that well, did in the water weene
2. 2. 3.3 |   (So loue does loath disdainfull nicitee)
2. 2. 3.4 |   His guiltie hands from bloudie gore to cleene.
2. 2. 3.5 |   He washt them oft and oft, yet nought they beene
2. 2. 3.6 |   For all his washing cleaner. Still he stroue,
2. 2. 3.7 |   Yet still the litle hands were bloudie seene;
2. 2. 3.8 |   The which him into great amaz'ment droue,
2. 2. 3.9 | And into diuerse doubt his wauering wonder cloue.

2. 2. 4.1 | He wist not whether blot of foule offence
2. 2. 4.2 |   Might not be purgd with water nor with bath;
2. 2. 4.3 |   Or that high God, in lieu of innocence,
2. 2. 4.4 |   Imprinted had that token of his wrath,
2. 2. 4.5 |   To shew how sore bloudguiltinesse he hat'th;
2. 2. 4.6 |   Or that the charme and venim, which they druncke,
2. 2. 4.7 |   Their bloud with secret filth infected hath,
2. 2. 4.8 |   Being diffused through the senselesse truncke,
2. 2. 4.9 | That through the great contagion direfull deadly stunck,

2. 2. 5.1 | Whom thus at gaze, the Palmer gan to bord
2. 2. 5.2 |   With goodly reason, and thus faire bespake;
2. 2. 5.3 |   Ye bene right hard amated, gratious Lord,
2. 2. 5.4 |   And of your ignorance great maruell make,
2. 2. 5.5 |   Whiles cause not well conceiued ye mistake.
2. 2. 5.6 |   But know, that secret vertues are infusd
2. 2. 5.7 |   In euery fountaine, and in euery lake,
2. 2. 5.8 |   Which who hath skill them rightly to haue chusd,
2. 2. 5.9 | To proofe of passing wonders hath full often vsd.

2. 2. 6.1 | Of those some were so from their sourse indewd
2. 2. 6.2 |   By great Dame Nature, from whose fruitfull pap
2. 2. 6.3 |   Their welheads spring, and are with moisture deawd;
2. 2. 6.4 |   Which feedes each liuing plant with liquid sap,
2. 2. 6.5 |   And filles with flowres faire \Floraes\ painted lap:
2. 2. 6.6 |   But other some by gift of later grace,
2. 2. 6.7 |   Or by good prayers, or by other hap,
2. 2. 6.8 |   Had vertue pourd into their waters bace,
2. 2. 6.9 | And thenceforth were renowmd, and sought from place to place.

2. 2. 7.1 | Such is this well, wrought by occasion straunge,
2. 2. 7.2 |   Which to her Nymph befell. Vpon a day,
2. 2. 7.3 |   As she the woods with bow and shafts did raunge,
2. 2. 7.4 |   The hartlesse Hind and Robucke to dismay,
2. 2. 7.5 |   \Dan Faunus\ chaunst to meet her by the way,
2. 2. 7.6 |   And kindling fire at her faire burning eye,
2. 2. 7.7 |   Inflamed was to follow beauties chace,
2. 2. 7.8 |   And chaced her, that fast from him did fly;
2. 2. 7.9 | As Hind from her, so she fled from her enimy.

2. 2. 8.1 | At last when fayling breath began to faint,
2. 2. 8.2 |   And saw no meanes to scape, of shame affrayd,
2. 2. 8.3 |   She set her downe to weepe for sore constraint,
2. 2. 8.4 |   And to \Diana\ calling lowd for ayde,
2. 2. 8.5 |   Her deare besought, to let her dye a mayd.
2. 2. 8.6 |   The goddesse heard, and suddeine where she sate,
2. 2. 8.7 |   Welling out streames of teares, and quite dismayd
2. 2. 8.8 |   With stony feare of that rude rustick mate,
2. 2. 8.9 | Transformd her to a stone from stedfast virgins state.

2. 2. 9.1 | Lo now she is that stone, from whose two heads,
2. 2. 9.2 |   As from two weeping eyes, fresh streames do flow,
2. 2. 9.3 |   Yet cold through feare, and old conceiued dreads;
2. 2. 9.4 |   And yet the stone her semblance seemes to show,
2. 2. 9.5 |   Shapt like a maid, that such ye may her know;
2. 2. 9.6 |   And yet her vertues in her water byde:
2. 2. 9.7 |   For it is chast and pure, as purest snow,
2. 2. 9.8 |   Ne lets her waues with any filth be dyde,
2. 2. 9.9 | But euer like her selfe vnstained hath beene tryde.

2. 2.10.1 | From thence it comes, that this babes bloudy hand
2. 2.10.2 |   May not be clensd with water of this well:
2. 2.10.3 |   Ne certes Sir striue you it to withstand,
2. 2.10.4 |   But let them still be bloudy, as befell,
2. 2.10.5 |   That they his mothers innocence may tell,
2. 2.10.6 |   As she bequeathd in her last testament;
2. 2.10.7 |   That as a sacred Symbole it may dwell
2. 2.10.8 |   In her sonnes flesh, to minde reuengement,
2. 2.10.9 | And be for all chast Dames an endlesse moniment.

2. 2.11.1 | He hearkned to his reason, and the childe
2. 2.11.2 |   Vptaking, to the Palmer gaue to beare;
2. 2.11.3 |   But his sad fathers armes with bloud defilde,
2. 2.11.4 |   An heauie load himselfe did lightly reare,
2. 2.11.5 |   And turning to that place, in which whyleare
2. 2.11.6 |   He left his loftie steed with golden sell,
2. 2.11.7 |   And goodly gorgeous barbes, him found not theare.
2. 2.11.8 |   By other accident that earst befell,
2. 2.11.9 | He is conuaide, but how or where, here fits not tell.

2. 2.12.1 | Which when Sir \Guyon\ saw, all were he wroth,
2. 2.12.2 |   Yet algates mote he soft himselfe appease,
2. 2.12.3 |   And fairely fare on foot, how euer loth;
2. 2.12.4 |   His double burden did him sore disease.
2. 2.12.5 |   So long they traueiled with litle ease,
2. 2.12.6 |   Till that at last they to a Castle came,
2. 2.12.7 |   Built on a rocke adioyning to the seas;
2. 2.12.8 |   It was an auncient worke of antique fame,
2. 2.12.9 | And wondrous strong by nature, and by skilfull frame.

2. 2.13.1 | Therein three sisters dwelt of sundry sort,
2. 2.13.2 |   The children of one sire by mothers three;
2. 2.13.3 |   Who dying whylome did diuide this fort
2. 2.13.4 |   To them by equall shares in equall fee:
2. 2.13.5 |   But strifull minde, and diuerse qualitee
2. 2.13.6 |   Drew them in parts, and each made others foe:
2. 2.13.7 |   Still did they striue, and dayly disagree;
2. 2.13.8 |   The eldest did against the youngest goe,
2. 2.13.9 | And both against the middest meant to worken woe.

2. 2.14.1 | Where when the knight arriu'd, he was right well
2. 2.14.2 |   Receiu'd, as knight of so much worth became,
2. 2.14.3 |   Of second sister, who did far excell
2. 2.14.4 |   The other two; \Medina\ was her name,
2. 2.14.5 |   A sober sad, and comely curteous Dame;
2. 2.14.6 |   Who rich arayd, and yet in modest guize,
2. 2.14.7 |   In goodly garments, that her well became,
2. 2.14.8 |   Faire marching forth in honorable wize,
2. 2.14.9 | Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprize.

2. 2.15.1 | She led him vp into a goodly bowre,
2. 2.15.2 |   And comely courted with meet modestie,
2. 2.15.3 |   Ne in her speach, ne in her hauiour,
2. 2.15.4 |   Was lightnesse seene, or looser vanitie,
2. 2.15.5 |   But gratious womanhood, and grauitie,
2. 2.15.6 |   Aboue the reason of her youthly yeares:
2. 2.15.7 |   Her golden lockes she roundly did vptye
2. 2.15.8 |   In breaded tramels, that no looser heares
2. 2.15.9 | Did out of order stray about her daintie eares.

2. 2.16.1 | Whilest she her selfe thus busily did frame,
2. 2.16.2 |   Seemely to entertaine her new-come guest,
2. 2.16.3 |   Newes hereof to her other sisters came,
2. 2.16.4 |   Who all this while were at their wanton rest,
2. 2.16.5 |   Accourting each her friend with lauish fest:
2. 2.16.6 |   They were two knights of perelesse puissance,
2. 2.16.7 |   And famous far abroad for warlike gest,
2. 2.16.8 |   Which to these Ladies loue did countenaunce,
2. 2.16.9 | And to his mistresse each himselfe stroue to aduaunce.

2. 2.17.1 | He that made loue vnto the eldest Dame,
2. 2.17.2 |   Was hight Sir \Huddibras\, an hardy man;
2. 2.17.3 |   Yet not so good of deedes, as great of name,
2. 2.17.4 |   Which he by many rash aduentures wan,
2. 2.17.5 |   Since errant armes to sew he first began;
2. 2.17.6 |   More huge in strength, then wise in workes he was,
2. 2.17.7 |   And reason with foole-hardize ouer ran;
2. 2.17.8 |   Sterne melancholy did his courage pas,
2. 2.17.9 | And was for terrour more, all armd in shyning bras.

2. 2.18.1 | But he that lou'd the youngest, was \Sans-loy\,
2. 2.18.2 |   He that faire \Vna\ late fowle outraged,
2. 2.18.3 |   The most vnruly, and the boldest boy,
2. 2.18.4 |   That euer warlike weapons menaged,
2. 2.18.5 |   And to all lawlesse lust encouraged,
2. 2.18.6 |   Through strong opinion of his matchlesse might:
2. 2.18.7 |   Ne ought he car'd, whom he endamaged
2. 2.18.8 |   By tortious wrong, or whom bereau'd of right.
2. 2.18.9 | He now this Ladies champion chose for loue to fight.

2. 2.19.1 | These two gay knights, vowd to so diuerse loues,
2. 2.19.2 |   Each other does enuie with deadly hate,
2. 2.19.3 |   And dayly warre against his foeman moues,
2. 2.19.4 |   In hope to win more fauour with his mate,
2. 2.19.5 |   And th'=others pleasing seruice to abate,
2. 2.19.6 |   To magnifie his owne. But when they heard,
2. 2.19.7 |   How in that place straunge knight arriued late,
2. 2.19.8 |   Both knights and Ladies forth right angry far'd,
2. 2.19.9 | And fiercely vnto battell sterne themselues prepar'd.

2. 2.20.1 | But ere they could proceede vnto the place,
2. 2.20.2 |   Where he abode, themselues at discord fell,
2. 2.20.3 |   And cruell combat ioynd in middle space:
2. 2.20.4 |   With horrible assault, and furie fell,
2. 2.20.5 |   They heapt huge strokes, the scorned life to quell,
2. 2.20.6 |   That all on vprore from her settled seat
2. 2.20.7 |   The house was raysd, and all that in did dwell;
2. 2.20.8 |   Seemd that lowde thunder with amazement great
2. 2.20.9 | Did rend the ratling skyes with flames of fouldring heat.

2. 2.21.1 | The noyse thereof cald forth that straunger knight,
2. 2.21.2 |   To weet, what dreadfull thing was there in hand;
2. 2.21.3 |   Where when as two braue knights in bloudy fight
2. 2.21.4 |   With deadly rancour he enraunged fond,
2. 2.21.5 |   His sunbroad shield about his wrest he bond,
2. 2.21.6 |   And shyning blade vnsheathd, with which he ran
2. 2.21.7 |   Vnto that stead, their strife to vnderstond;
2. 2.21.8 |   And at his first arriuall, them began
2. 2.21.9 | With goodly meanes to pacifie, well as he can.

2. 2.22.1 | But they him spying, both with greedy forse
2. 2.22.2 |   Attonce vpon him ran, and him beset
2. 2.22.3 |   With strokes of mortall steele without remorse,
2. 2.22.4 |   And on his shield like yron sledges bet:
2. 2.22.5 |   As when a Beare and Tygre being met
2. 2.22.6 |   In cruell fight on lybicke Ocean wide,
2. 2.22.7 |   Espye a traueiler with feet surbet,
2. 2.22.8 |   Whom they in equall pray hope to deuide,
2. 2.22.9 | They stint their strife, and him assaile on euery side.

2. 2.23.1 | But he, not like a wearie traueilere,
2. 2.23.2 |   Their sharpe assault right boldly did rebut,
2. 2.23.3 |   And suffred not their blowes to byte him nere,
2. 2.23.4 |   But with redoubled buffes them backe did put:
2. 2.23.5 |   Whose grieued mindes, which choler did englut,
2. 2.23.6 |   Against themselues turning their wrathfull spight,
2. 2.23.7 |   Gan with new rage their shields to hew and cut;
2. 2.23.8 |   But still when \Guyon\ came to part their fight,
2. 2.23.9 | With heauie load on him they freshly gan to smight.

2. 2.24.1 | As a tall ship tossed in troublous seas,
2. 2.24.2 |   Whom raging windes threatning to make the pray
2. 2.24.3 |   Of the rough rockes, do diuersly disease,
2. 2.24.4 |   Meetes two contrary billowes by the way,
2. 2.24.5 |   That her on either side do sore assay,
2. 2.24.6 |   And boast to swallow her in greedy graue;
2. 2.24.7 |   She scorning both their spights, does make wide way,
2. 2.24.8 |   And with her brest breaking the fomy waue,
2. 2.24.9 | Does ride on both their backs, and faire her selfe doth saue.

2. 2.25.1 | So boldly he him beares, and rusheth forth
2. 2.25.2 |   Betweene them both, by conduct of his blade.
2. 2.25.3 |   Wondrous great prowesse and heroick worth
2. 2.25.4 |   He shewd that day, and rare ensample made,
2. 2.25.5 |   When two so mighty warriours he dismade:
2. 2.25.6 |   Attonce he wards and strikes, he takes and payes,
2. 2.25.7 |   Now forst to yield, now forcing to inuade,
2. 2.25.8 |   Before, behind, and round about him layes:
2. 2.25.9 | So double was his paines, so double be his prayse.

2. 2.26.1 | Straunge sort of fight, three valiaunt knights to see
2. 2.26.2 |   Three combats ioyne in one, and to darraine
2. 2.26.3 |   A triple warre with triple enmitee,
2. 2.26.4 |   All for their Ladies froward loue to gaine,
2. 2.26.5 |   Which gotten was but hate. So loue does raine
2. 2.26.6 |   In stoutest minds, and maketh monstrous warre;
2. 2.26.7 |   He maketh warre, he maketh peace againe,
2. 2.26.8 |   And yet his peace is but continuall iarre:
2. 2.26.9 | O miserable men, that to him subiect arre.

2. 2.27.1 | Whilst thus they mingled were in furious armes,
2. 2.27.2 |   The faire \Medina\ with her tresses torne,
2. 2.27.3 |   And naked brest, in pitty of their harmes,
2. 2.27.4 |   Emongst them ran, and falling them beforne,
2. 2.27.5 |   Besought them by the womb, which them had borne,
2. 2.27.6 |   And by the loues, which were to them most deare,
2. 2.27.7 |   And by the knighthood, which they sure had sworne,
2. 2.27.8 |   Their deadly cruell discord to forbeare,
2. 2.27.9 | And to her iust conditions of faire peace to heare.

2. 2.28.1 | But her two other sisters standing by,
2. 2.28.2 |   Her lowd gainsaid, and both their champions bad
2. 2.28.3 |   Pursew the end of their strong enmity,
2. 2.28.4 |   As euer of their loues they would be glad.
2. 2.28.5 |   Yet she with pitthy words and counsell sad,
2. 2.28.6 |   Still stroue their stubborne rages to reuoke,
2. 2.28.7 |   That at the last suppressing fury mad,
2. 2.28.8 |   They gan abstaine from dint of direfull stroke,
2. 2.28.9 | And hearken to the sober speaches, which she spoke.

2. 2.29.1 | Ah puissaunt Lords, what cursed euill Spright,
2. 2.29.2 |   Or fell \Erinnys\, in your noble harts
2. 2.29.3 |   Her hellish brond hath kindled with despight,
2. 2.29.4 |   And stird you vp to worke your wilfull smarts?
2. 2.29.5 |   Is this the ioy of armes? be these the parts
2. 2.29.6 |   Of glorious knighthood, after bloud to thrust,
2. 2.29.7 |   And not regard dew right and iust desarts?
2. 2.29.8 |   Vaine is the vaunt, and victory vniust,
2. 2.29.9 | That more to mighty hands, then rightfull cause doth trust.

2. 2.30.1 | And were there rightfull cause of difference,
2. 2.30.2 |   Yet were not better, faire it to accord,
2. 2.30.3 |   Then with bloud guiltinesse to heape offence,
2. 2.30.4 |   And mortall vengeaunce ioyne to crime abhord?
2. 2.30.5 |   O fly from wrath, fly, O my liefest Lord:
2. 2.30.6 |   Sad be the sights, and bitter fruits of warre,
2. 2.30.7 |   And thousand furies wait on wrathfull sword;
2. 2.30.8 |   Ne ought the prayse of prowesse more doth marre,
2. 2.30.9 | Then fowle reuenging rage, and base contentious iarre.

2. 2.31.1 | But louely concord, and most sacred peace
2. 2.31.2 |   Doth nourish vertue, and fast friendship breeds;
2. 2.31.3 |   Weake she makes strong, and strong thing does increace,
2. 2.31.4 |   Till it the pitch of highest prayse exceeds:
2. 2.31.5 |   Braue be her warres, and honorable deeds,
2. 2.31.6 |   By which she triumphes ouer ire and pride,
2. 2.31.7 |   And winnes an Oliue girlond for her meeds:
2. 2.31.8 |   Be therefore, O my deare Lords, pacifide,
2. 2.31.9 | And this misseeming discord meekely lay aside.

2. 2.32.1 | Her gracious words their rancour did appall,
2. 2.32.2 |   And suncke so deepe into their boyling brests,
2. 2.32.3 |   That downe they let their cruell weapons fall,
2. 2.32.4 |   And lowly did abase their loftie crests
2. 2.32.5 |   To her faire presence, and discrete behests.
2. 2.32.6 |   Then she began a treatie to procure,
2. 2.32.7 |   And stablish termes betwixt both their requests,
2. 2.32.8 |   That as a law for euer should endure;
2. 2.32.9 | Which to obserue in word of knights they did assure.

2. 2.33.1 | Which to confirme, and fast to bind their league,
2. 2.33.2 |   After their wearie sweat and bloudy toile,
2. 2.33.3 |   She them besought, during their quiet treague,
2. 2.33.4 |   Into her lodging to repaire a while,
2. 2.33.5 |   To rest themselues, and grace to reconcile.
2. 2.33.6 |   They soone consent: so forth with her they fare,
2. 2.33.7 |   Where they are well receiu'd, and made to spoile
2. 2.33.8 |   Themselues of soiled armes, and to prepare
2. 2.33.9 | Their minds to pleasure, and their mouthes to dainty fare.

2. 2.34.1 | And those two froward sisters, their faire loues
2. 2.34.2 |   Came with them eke, all were they wondrous loth,
2. 2.34.3 |   And fained cheare, as for the time behoues,
2. 2.34.4 |   But could not colour yet so well the troth,
2. 2.34.5 |   But that their natures bad appeard in both:
2. 2.34.6 |   For both did at their second sister grutch,
2. 2.34.7 |   And inly grieue, as doth an hidden moth
2. 2.34.8 |   The inner garment fret, not th'=vtter touch;
2. 2.34.9 | One thought their cheare too litle, th'=other thought too mutch.

2. 2.35.1 | \Elissa\ (so the eldest hight) did deeme
2. 2.35.2 |   Such entertainment base, ne ought would eat,
2. 2.35.3 |   Ne ought would speake, but euermore did seeme
2. 2.35.4 |   As discontent for want of merth or meat;
2. 2.35.5 |   No solace could her Paramour intreat
2. 2.35.6 |   Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance,
2. 2.35.7 |   But with bent lowring browes, as she would threat,
2. 2.35.8 |   She scould, and frownd with froward countenaunce,
2. 2.35.9 | Vnworthy of faire Ladies comely gouernaunce.

2. 2.36.1 | But young \Perissa\ was of other mind,
2. 2.36.2 |   Full of disport, still laughing, loosely light,
2. 2.36.3 |   And quite contrary to her sisters kind;
2. 2.36.4 |   No measure in her mood, no rule of right,
2. 2.36.5 |   But poured out in pleasure and delight;
2. 2.36.6 |   In wine and meats she flowd aboue the bancke,
2. 2.36.7 |   And in excesse exceeded her owne might;
2. 2.36.8 |   In sumptuous tire she ioyd her selfe to prancke,
2. 2.36.9 | But of her loue too lauish (litle haue she thancke.)

2. 2.37.1 | Fast by her side did sit the bold \Sans-loy\,
2. 2.37.2 |   Fit mate for such a mincing mineon,
2. 2.37.3 |   Who in her loosenesse tooke exceeding ioy;
2. 2.37.4 |   Might not be found a franker franion,
2. 2.37.5 |   Of her lewd parts to make companion;
2. 2.37.6 |   But \Huddibras\, more like a Malecontent,
2. 2.37.7 |   Did see and grieue at his bold fashion;
2. 2.37.8 |   Hardly could he endure his hardiment,
2. 2.37.9 | Yet still he sat, and inly did him selfe torment.

2. 2.38.1 | Betwixt them both the faire \Medina\ sate
2. 2.38.2 |   With sober grace, and goodly carriage:
2. 2.38.3 |   With equall measure she did moderate
2. 2.38.4 |   The strong extremities of their outrage;
2. 2.38.5 |   That forward paire she euer would asswage,
2. 2.38.6 |   When they would striue dew reason to exceed;
2. 2.38.7 |   But that same froward twaine would accourage,
2. 2.38.8 |   And of her plenty adde vnto their need:
2. 2.38.9 | So kept she them in order, and her selfe in heed.

2. 2.39.1 | Thus fairely she attempered her feast,
2. 2.39.2 |   And pleasd them all with meete satietie,
2. 2.39.3 |   At last when lust of meat and drinke was ceast,
2. 2.39.4 |   She \Guyon\ deare besought of curtesie,
2. 2.39.5 |   To tell from whence he came through ieopardie,
2. 2.39.6 |   And whither now on new aduenture bound.
2. 2.39.7 |   Who with bold grace, and comely grauitie,
2. 2.39.8 |   Drawing to him the eyes of all around,
2. 2.39.9 | From lofty siege began these words aloud to sound.

2. 2.40.1 | This thy demaund, O Lady, doth reuiue
2. 2.40.2 |   Fresh memory in me of that great Queene,
2. 2.40.3 |   Great and most glorious virgin Queene aliue,
2. 2.40.4 |   That with her soueraigne powre, and scepter shene
2. 2.40.5 |   All Faery lond does peaceably sustene.
2. 2.40.6 |   In widest Ocean she her throne does reare,
2. 2.40.7 |   That ouer all the earth it may be seene;
2. 2.40.8 |   As morning Sunne her beames dispredden cleare,
2. 2.40.9 | And in her face faire peace, and mercy doth appeare.

2. 2.41.1 | In her the richesse of all heauenly grace
2. 2.41.2 |   In chiefe degree are heaped vp on hye:
2. 2.41.3 |   And all that else this worlds enclosure bace
2. 2.41.4 |   Hath great or glorious in mortall eye,
2. 2.41.5 |   Adornes the person of her Maiestie;
2. 2.41.6 |   That men beholding so great excellence,
2. 2.41.7 |   And rare perfection in mortalitie,
2. 2.41.8 |   Do her adore with sacred reuerence,
2. 2.41.9 | As th'=Idole of her makers great magnificence.

2. 2.42.1 | To her I homage and my seruice owe,
2. 2.42.2 |   In number of the noblest knights on ground,
2. 2.42.3 |   Mongst whom on me she deigned to bestowe
2. 2.42.4 |   Order of \Maydenhead\, the most renownd,
2. 2.42.5 |   That may this day in all the world be found:
2. 2.42.6 |   An yearely solemne feast she wontes to make
2. 2.42.7 |   The day that first doth lead the yeare around;
2. 2.42.8 |   To which all knights of worth and courage bold
2. 2.42.9 | Resort, to heare of straunge aduentures to be told.

2. 2.43.1 | There this old Palmer shewed himselfe that day,
2. 2.43.2 |   And to that mighty Princesse did complaine
2. 2.43.3 |   Of grieuous mischiefes, which a wicked Fay
2. 2.43.4 |   Had wrought, and many whelmd in deadly paine,
2. 2.43.5 |   Whereof he crau'd redresse. My Soueraine,
2. 2.43.6 |   Whose glory is in gracious deeds, and ioyes
2. 2.43.7 |   Throughout the world her mercy to maintaine,
2. 2.43.8 |   Eftsoones deuisd redresse for such annoyes;
2. 2.43.9 | Me all vnfit for so great purpose she employes.

2. 2.44.1 | Now hath faire \Pho+ebe\ with her siluer face
2. 2.44.2 |   Thrise seene the shadowes of the neather world,
2. 2.44.3 |   Sith last I left that honorable place,
2. 2.44.4 |   In which her royall presence is introld;
2. 2.44.5 |   Ne euer shall I rest in house nor hold,
2. 2.44.6 |   Till I that false \Acrasia\ haue wonne;
2. 2.44.7 |   Of whose fowle deedes, too hideous to be told,
2. 2.44.8 |   I witnesse am, and this their wretched sonne,
2. 2.44.9 | Whose wofull parents she hath wickedly fordonne.

2. 2.45.1 | Tell on, faire Sir, said she, that dolefull tale,
2. 2.45.2 |   From which sad ruth does seeme you to restraine,
2. 2.45.3 |   That we may pitty such vnhappy bale,
2. 2.45.4 |   And learne from pleasures poyson to abstaine:
2. 2.45.5 |   Ill by ensample good doth often gayne.
2. 2.45.6 |   Then forward he his purpose gan pursew,
2. 2.45.7 |   And told the storie of the mortall payne,
2. 2.45.8 |   Which \Mordant\ and \Amauia\ did rew;
2. 2.45.9 | As with lamenting eyes him selfe did lately vew.

2. 2.46.1 | Night was far spent, and now in \Ocean\ deepe
2. 2.46.2 |   \Orion\, flying fast from hissing snake,
2. 2.46.3 |   His flaming head did hasten for to steepe,
2. 2.46.4 |   When of his pitteous tale he end did make;
2. 2.46.5 |   Whilest with delight of that he wisely spake,
2. 2.46.6 |   Those guestes beguiled, did beguile their eyes
2. 2.46.7 |   Of kindly sleepe, that did them ouertake.
2. 2.46.8 |   At last when they had markt the chaunged skyes,
2. 2.46.9 | They wist their houre was spent; then each to rest him hyes.


2. 3. A.1 | \Vaine Braggadocchio getting Guyons\
2. 3. A.2 |   \horse is made the scorne\
2. 3. A.3 | \Of knighthood trew, and is of fayre\
2. 3. A.4 |   \Belpho+ebe fowle forlorne.\

2. 3. 1.1 | Soone as the morrow faire with purple beames
2. 3. 1.2 |   Disperst the shadowes of the mistie night,
2. 3. 1.3 |   And \Titan\ playing on the eastern streames,
2. 3. 1.4 |   Gan cleare the deawy ayre with springing light,
2. 3. 1.5 |   Sir \Guyon\ mindfull of his vow yplight,
2. 3. 1.6 |   Vprose from drowsie couch, and him addrest
2. 3. 1.7 |   Vnto the iourney which he had behight:
2. 3. 1.8 |   His puissaunt armes about his noble brest,
2. 3. 1.9 | And many-folded shield he bound about his wrest.

2. 3. 2.1 | Then taking \Conge<\ of that virgin pure,
2. 3. 2.2 |   The bloudy-handed babe vnto her truth
2. 3. 2.3 |   Did earnestly commit, and her coniure,
2. 3. 2.4 |   In vertuous lore to traine his tender youth,
2. 3. 2.5 |   And all that gentle noriture ensu'th:
2. 3. 2.6 |   And that so soone as ryper yeares he raught,
2. 3. 2.7 |   He might for memorie of that dayes ruth,
2. 3. 2.8 |   Be called \Ruddymane\, and thereby taught,
2. 3. 2.9 | T'=auenge his Parents death on them, that had it wrought.

2. 3. 3.1 | So forth he far'd, as now befell, on foot,
2. 3. 3.2 |   Sith his good steed is lately from him gone;
2. 3. 3.3 |   Patience perforce; helpelesse what may it boot
2. 3. 3.4 |   To fret for anger, or for griefe to mone?
2. 3. 3.5 |   His Palmer now shall foot no more alone:
2. 3. 3.6 |   So fortune wrought, as vnder greene woods syde
2. 3. 3.7 |   He lately heard that dying Lady grone,
2. 3. 3.8 |   He left his steed without, and speare besyde,
2. 3. 3.9 | And rushed in on foot to ayd her, ere she dyde.

2. 3. 4.1 | The whiles a losell wandring by the way,
2. 3. 4.2 |   One that to bountie neuer cast his mind,
2. 3. 4.3 |   Ne thought of honour euer did assay
2. 3. 4.4 |   His baser brest, but in his kestrell kind
2. 3. 4.5 |   A pleasing vaine of glory vaine did find,
2. 3. 4.6 |   To which his flowing toung, and troublous spright
2. 3. 4.7 |   Gaue him great ayd, and made him more inclind:
2. 3. 4.8 |   He that braue steed there finding ready dight,
2. 3. 4.9 | Purloynd both steed and speare, and ran away full light.

2. 3. 5.1 | Now gan his hart all swell in iollitie,
2. 3. 5.2 |   And of him selfe great hope and helpe conceiu'd,
2. 3. 5.3 |   That puffed vp with smoke of vanitie,
2. 3. 5.4 |   And with selfe-loued personage deceiu'd,
2. 3. 5.5 |   He gan to hope, of men to be receiu'd
2. 3. 5.6 |   For such, as he him thought, or faine would bee:
2. 3. 5.7 |   But for in court gay portaunce he perceiu'd,
2. 3. 5.8 |   And gallant shew to be in greatest gree,
2. 3. 5.9 | Eftsoones to court he cast t'=auaunce his first degree.

2. 3. 6.1 | And by the way he chaunced to espy
2. 3. 6.2 |   One sitting idle on a sunny bancke,
2. 3. 6.3 |   To whom auaunting in great brauery,
2. 3. 6.4 |   As Peacocke, that his painted plumes doth prancke,
2. 3. 6.5 |   He smote his courser in the trembling flancke,
2. 3. 6.6 |   And to him threatned his hart-thrilling speare:
2. 3. 6.7 |   The seely man seeing him ryde so rancke,
2. 3. 6.8 |   And ayme at him, fell flat to ground for feare,
2. 3. 6.9 | And crying Mercy lowd, his pitious hands gan reare.

2. 3. 7.1 | Thereat the Scarcrow wexed wondrous prowd,
2. 3. 7.2 |   Through fortune of his first aduenture faire,
2. 3. 7.3 |   And with big thundring voyce reuyld him lowd;
2. 3. 7.4 |   Vile Caytiue, vassall of dread and despaire,
2. 3. 7.5 |   Vnworthie of the commune breathed aire,
2. 3. 7.6 |   Why liuest thou, dead dog, a lenger day,
2. 3. 7.7 |   And doest not vnto death thy selfe prepaire.
2. 3. 7.8 |   Dye, or thy selfe my captiue yield for ay;
2. 3. 7.9 | Great fauour I thee graunt, for aunswere thus to stay.

2. 3. 8.1 | Hold, O deare Lord, hold your dead-doing hand,
2. 3. 8.2 |   Then loud he cryde, I am your humble thrall.
2. 3. 8.3 |   Ah wretch (quoth he) thy destinies withstand
2. 3. 8.4 |   My wrathfull will, and do for mercy call.
2. 3. 8.5 |   I giue thee life: therefore prostrated fall,
2. 3. 8.6 |   And kisse my stirrup; that thy homage bee.
2. 3. 8.7 |   The Miser threw him selfe, as an Offall,
2. 3. 8.8 |   Streight at his foot in base humilitee,
2. 3. 8.9 | And cleeped him his liege, to hold of him in fee.

2. 3. 9.1 | So happy peace they made and faire accord:
2. 3. 9.2 |   Eftsoones this liege-man gan to wexe more bold,
2. 3. 9.3 |   And when he felt the folly of his Lord,
2. 3. 9.4 |   In his owne kind he gan him selfe vnfold:
2. 3. 9.5 |   For he was wylie witted, and growne old
2. 3. 9.6 |   In cunning sleights and practick knauery.
2. 3. 9.7 |   From that day forth he cast for to vphold
2. 3. 9.8 |   His idle humour with fine flattery,
2. 3. 9.9 | And blow the bellowes to his swelling vanity.

2. 3.10.1 | \Trompart\ fit man for \Braggadocchio\,
2. 3.10.2 |   To serue at court in view of vaunting eye;
2. 3.10.3 |   Vaine-glorious man, when fluttring wind does blow
2. 3.10.4 |   In his light wings, is lifted vp to skye:
2. 3.10.5 |   The scorne of knighthood and trew cheualrye,
2. 3.10.6 |   To thinke without desert of gentle deed,
2. 3.10.7 |   And noble worth to be aduaunced hye:
2. 3.10.8 |   Such prayse is shame; but honour vertues meed
2. 3.10.9 | Doth beare the fairest flowre in honorable seed.

2. 3.11.1 | So forth they pas, a well consorted paire,
2. 3.11.2 |   Till that at length with \Archimage\ they meet:
2. 3.11.3 |   Who seeing one that shone in armour faire,
2. 3.11.4 |   On goodly courser thundring with his feet,
2. 3.11.5 |   Eftsoones supposed him a person meet,
2. 3.11.6 |   Of his reuenge to make the instrument:
2. 3.11.7 |   For since the \Redcrosse\ knight he earst did weet,
2. 3.11.8 |   To beene with \Guyon\ knit in one consent,
2. 3.11.9 | The ill, which earst to him, he now to \Guyon\ ment.

2. 3.12.1 | And comming close to \Trompart\ gan inquere
2. 3.12.2 |   Of him, what mighty warriour that mote bee,
2. 3.12.3 |   That rode in golden sell with single spere,
2. 3.12.4 |   But wanted sword to wreake his enmitee.
2. 3.12.5 |   He is a great aduenturer, (said he)
2. 3.12.6 |   That hath his sword through hard assay forgone,
2. 3.12.7 |   And now hath vowd, till he auenged bee,
2. 3.12.8 |   Of that despight, neuer to wearen none;
2. 3.12.9 | That speare is him enough to doen a thousand grone.

2. 3.13.1 | Th'=enchaunter greatly ioyed in the vaunt,
2. 3.13.2 |   And weened well ere long his will to win,
2. 3.13.3 |   And both his foen with equall foyle to daunt.
2. 3.13.4 |   Tho to him louting lowly, did begin
2. 3.13.5 |   To plaine of wrongs, which had committed bin
2. 3.13.6 |   By \Guyon\, and by that false \Redcrosse\ knight,
2. 3.13.7 |   Which two through treason and deceiptfull gin,
2. 3.13.8 |   Had slaine Sir \Mordant\, and his Lady bright:
2. 3.13.9 | That mote him honour win, to wreake so foule despight.

2. 3.14.1 | Therewith all suddeinly he seemd enraged,
2. 3.14.2 |   And threatned death with dreadfull countenaunce,
2. 3.14.3 |   As if their liues had in his hand beene gaged;
2. 3.14.4 |   And with stiffe force shaking his mortall launce,
2. 3.14.5 |   To let him weet his doughtie valiaunce,
2. 3.14.6 |   Thus said; Old man, great sure shalbe thy meed,
2. 3.14.7 |   If where those knights for feare of dew vengeaunce
2. 3.14.8 |   Do lurke, thou certainly to me areed,
2. 3.14.9 | That I may wreake on them their hainous hatefull deed.

2. 3.15.1 | Certes, my Lord, (said he) that shall I soone,
2. 3.15.2 |   And giue you eke good helpe to their decay,
2. 3.15.3 |   But mote I wisely you aduise to doon;
2. 3.15.4 |   Giue no ods to your foes, but do puruay
2. 3.15.5 |   Your selfe of sword before that bloudy day:
2. 3.15.6 |   For they be two the prowest knights on ground,
2. 3.15.7 |   And oft approu'd in many hard assay,
2. 3.15.8 |   And eke of surest steele, that may be found,
2. 3.15.9 | Do arme your selfe against that day, them to confound.

2. 3.16.1 | Dotard (said he) let be thy deepe aduise;
2. 3.16.2 |   Seemes that through many yeares thy wits thee faile,
2. 3.16.3 |   And that weake eld hath left thee nothing wise,
2. 3.16.4 |   Else neuer should thy iudgement be so fraile,
2. 3.16.5 |   To measure manhood by the sword or maile.
2. 3.16.6 |   Is not enough foure quarters of a man,
2. 3.16.7 |   Withouten sword or shield, an host to quaile?
2. 3.16.8 |   Thou little wotest, what this right hand can:
2. 3.16.9 | Speake they, which haue beheld the battailes, which it wan.

2. 3.17.1 | The man was much abashed at his boast;
2. 3.17.2 |   Yet well he wist, that who so would contend
2. 3.17.3 |   With either of those knights on euen coast,
2. 3.17.4 |   Should need of all his armes, him to defend;
2. 3.17.5 |   Yet feared least his boldnesse should offend,
2. 3.17.6 |   When \Braggadocchio\ said, Once I did sweare,
2. 3.17.7 |   When with one sword seuen knights I brought to end,
2. 3.17.8 |   Thence forth in battell neuer sword to beare,
2. 3.17.9 | But it were that, which noblest knight on earth doth weare.

2. 3.18.1 | Perdie Sir knight, said then th'=enchaunter bliue,
2. 3.18.2 |   That shall I shortly purchase to your hond:
2. 3.18.3 |   For now the best and noblest knight aliue
2. 3.18.4 |   Prince \Arthur\ is, that wonnes in Faerie lond;
2. 3.18.5 |   He hath a sword, that flames like burning brond.
2. 3.18.6 |   The same by my deuice I vndertake
2. 3.18.7 |   Shall by to morrow by thy side be fond.
2. 3.18.8 |   At which bold word that boaster gan to quake,
2. 3.18.9 | And wondred in his mind, what mote that monster make.

2. 3.19.1 | He stayd not for more bidding, but away
2. 3.19.2 |   Was suddein vanished out of his sight:
2. 3.19.3 |   The Northerne wind his wings did broad display
2. 3.19.4 |   At his commaund, and reared him vp light
2. 3.19.5 |   From off the earth to take his aerie flight.
2. 3.19.6 |   They lookt about, but no where could espie
2. 3.19.7 |   Tract of his foot: then dead through great affright
2. 3.19.8 |   They both nigh were, and each bad other flie:
2. 3.19.9 | Both fled attonce, ne euer backe returned eie.

2. 3.20.1 | Till that they come vnto a forrest greene,
2. 3.20.2 |   In which they shrowd themselues from causelesse feare;
2. 3.20.3 |   Yet feare them followes still, where so they beene,
2. 3.20.4 |   Each trembling leafe, and whistling wind they heare,
2. 3.20.5 |   As ghastly bug their haire on end does reare:
2. 3.20.6 |   Yet both doe striue their fearfulnesse to faine.
2. 3.20.7 |   At last they heard a horne, that shrilled cleare
2. 3.20.8 |   Throughout the wood, that ecchoed againe,
2. 3.20.9 | And made the forrest ring, as it would riue in twaine.

2. 3.21.1 | Eft through the thicke they heard one rudely rush;
2. 3.21.2 |   With noyse whereof he from his loftie steed
2. 3.21.3 |   Downe fell to ground, and crept into a bush,
2. 3.21.4 |   To hide his coward head from dying dreed.
2. 3.21.5 |   But \Trompart\ stoutly stayd to taken heed
2. 3.21.6 |   Of what might hap. Eftsoone there stepped forth
2. 3.21.7 |   A goodly Ladie clad in hunters weed,
2. 3.21.8 |   That seemd to be a woman of great worth,
2. 3.21.9 | And by her stately portance, borne of heauenly birth.

2. 3.22.1 | Her face so faire as flesh it seemed not,
2. 3.22.2 |   But heauenly pourtraict of bright Angels hew,
2. 3.22.3 |   Cleare as the skie, withouten blame or blot,
2. 3.22.4 |   Through goodly mixture of complexions dew;
2. 3.22.5 |   And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew
2. 3.22.6 |   Like roses in a bed of lillies shed,
2. 3.22.7 |   The which ambrosiall odours from them threw,
2. 3.22.8 |   And gazers sense with double pleasure fed,
2. 3.22.9 | Hable to heale the sicke, and to reuiue the ded.

2. 3.23.1 | In her faire eyes two liuing lamps did flame,
2. 3.23.2 |   Kindled aboue at th'=heauenly makers light,
2. 3.23.3 |   And darted fyrie beames out of the same,
2. 3.23.4 |   So passing persant, and so wondrous bright,
2. 3.23.5 |   That quite bereau'd the rash beholders sight:
2. 3.23.6 |   In them the blinded god his lustfull fire
2. 3.23.7 |   To kindle oft assayd, but had no might;
2. 3.23.8 |   For with dredd Maiestie, and awfull ire,
2. 3.23.9 | She broke his wanton darts, and quenched base desire.

2. 3.24.1 | Her iuorie forhead, full of bountie braue,
2. 3.24.2 |   Like a broad table did it selfe dispred,
2. 3.24.3 |   For Loue his loftie triumphes to engraue,
2. 3.24.4 |   And write the battels of his great godhed:
2. 3.24.5 |   All good and honour might therein be red:
2. 3.24.6 |   For there their dwelling was. And when she spake,
2. 3.24.7 |   Sweet words, like dropping honny she did shed,
2. 3.24.8 |   And twixt the perles and rubins softly brake
2. 3.24.9 | A siluer sound, that heauenly musicke seemd to make.

2. 3.25.1 | Vpon her eyelids many Graces sate,
2. 3.25.2 |   Vnder the shadow of her euen browes,
2. 3.25.3 |   Working belgards, and amorous retrate,
2. 3.25.4 |   And euery one her with a grace endowes:
2. 3.25.5 |   And euery one with meekenesse to her bowes.
2. 3.25.6 |   So glorious mirrhour of celestiall grace,
2. 3.25.7 |   And soueraine moniment of mortall vowes,
2. 3.25.8 |   How shall fraile pen descriue her heauenly face,
2. 3.25.9 | For feare through want of skill her beautie to disgrace?

2. 3.26.1 | So faire, and thousand thousand times more faire
2. 3.26.2 |   She seemd, when she presented was to sight,
2. 3.26.3 |   And was yclad, for heat of scorching aire,
2. 3.26.4 |   All in a silken Camus lylly whight,
2. 3.26.5 |   Purfled vpon with many a folded plight,
2. 3.26.6 |   Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout
2. 3.26.7 |   With golden aygulets, that glistred bright,
2. 3.26.8 |   Like twinckling starres, and all the skirt about
2. 3.26.9 | Was hemd with golden fringe

2. 3.27.1 | Below her ham her weed did somewhat traine,
2. 3.27.2 |   And her streight legs most brauely were embayld
2. 3.27.3 |   In gilden buskins of costly Cordwaine,
2. 3.27.4 |   All bard with golden bendes, which were entayld
2. 3.27.5 |   With curious antickes, and full faire aumayld:
2. 3.27.6 |   Before they fastned were vnder her knee
2. 3.27.7 |   In a rich Iewell, and therein entrayld
2. 3.27.8 |   The ends of all their knots, that none might see,
2. 3.27.9 | How they within their fouldings close enwrapped bee.

2. 3.28.1 | Like two faire marble pillours they were seene,
2. 3.28.2 |   Which doe the temple of the Gods support,
2. 3.28.3 |   Whom all the people decke with girlands greene,
2. 3.28.4 |   And honour in their festiuall resort;
2. 3.28.5 |   Those same with stately grace, and princely port
2. 3.28.6 |   She taught to tread, when she her selfe would grace,
2. 3.28.7 |   But with the wooddie Nymphes when she did play,
2. 3.28.8 |   Or when the flying Libbard she did chace,
2. 3.28.9 | She could them nimbly moue, and after fly apace.

2. 3.29.1 | And in her hand a sharpe bore-speare she held,
2. 3.29.2 |   And at her backe a bow and quiuer gay,
2. 3.29.3 |   Stuft with steele-headed darts, wherewith she queld
2. 3.29.4 |   The saluage beastes in her victorious play,
2. 3.29.5 |   Knit with a golden bauldricke, which forelay
2. 3.29.6 |   Athwart her snowy brest, and did diuide
2. 3.29.7 |   Her daintie paps; which like young fruit in May
2. 3.29.8 |   Now little gan to swell, and being tide,
2. 3.29.9 | Through her thin weed their places only signifide.

2. 3.30.1 | Her yellow lockes crisped, like golden wyre,
2. 3.30.2 |   About her shoulders weren loosely shed,
2. 3.30.3 |   And when the winde emongst them did inspyre,
2. 3.30.4 |   They waued like a penon wide dispred,
2. 3.30.5 |   And low behinde her backe were scattered:
2. 3.30.6 |   And whether art it were, or heedlesse hap,
2. 3.30.7 |   As through the flouring forrest rash she fled,
2. 3.30.8 |   In her rude haires sweet flowres themselues did lap,
2. 3.30.9 | And flourishing fresh leaues and blossomes did enwrap.

2. 3.31.1 | Such as \Diana\ by the sandie shore
2. 3.31.2 |   Of swift \Eurotas\, or on \Cynthus\ greene,
2. 3.31.3 |   Where all the Nymphes haue her vnwares forlore,
2. 3.31.4 |   Wandreth alone with bow and arrowes keene,
2. 3.31.5 |   To seeke her game: Or as that famous Queene
2. 3.31.6 |   Of \Amazons\, whom \Pyrrhus\ did destroy,
2. 3.31.7 |   The day that first of \Priame\ she was seene,
2. 3.31.8 |   Did shew her selfe in great triumphant ioy,
2. 3.31.9 | To succour the weake state of sad afflicted \Troy\.

2. 3.32.1 | Such when as hartlesse \Trompart\ her did vew,
2. 3.32.2 |   He was dismayed in his coward mind,
2. 3.32.3 |   And doubted, whether he himselfe should shew,
2. 3.32.4 |   Or fly away, or bide alone behind:
2. 3.32.5 |   Both feare and hope he in her face did find,
2. 3.32.6 |   When she at last him spying thus bespake;
2. 3.32.7 |   Hayle Groome; didst not thou see a bleeding Hind,
2. 3.32.8 |   Whose right haunch earst my stedfast arrow strake?
2. 3.32.9 | If thou didst, tell me, that I may her ouertake.

2. 3.33.1 | Wherewith reviu'd, this answere forth he threw;
2. 3.33.2 |   O Goddesse, (for such I thee take to bee)
2. 3.33.3 |   For neither doth thy face terrestriall shew,
2. 3.33.4 |   Nor voyce sound mortall; I auow to thee,
2. 3.33.5 |   Such wounded beast, as that, I did not see,
2. 3.33.6 |   Sith earst into this forrest wild I came.
2. 3.33.7 |   But mote thy goodlyhed forgiue it mee,
2. 3.33.8 |   To weet, which of the Gods I shall thee name,
2. 3.33.9 | That vnto thee due worship I may rightly frame.

2. 3.34.1 | To whom she thus; but ere her words ensewed,
2. 3.34.2 |   Vnto the bush her eye did suddein glaunce,
2. 3.34.3 |   In which vaine \Braggadocchio\ was mewed,
2. 3.34.4 |   And saw it stirre: she left her percing launce,
2. 3.34.5 |   And towards gan a deadly shaft aduaunce,
2. 3.34.6 |   In mind to marke the beast. At which sad stowre,
2. 3.34.7 |   \Trompart\ forth stept, to stay the mortall chaunce,
2. 3.34.8 |   Out crying, O what euer heauenly powre,
2. 3.34.9 | Or earthly wight thou be, withhold this deadly howre.

2. 3.35.1 | O stay thy hand, for yonder is no game
2. 3.35.2 |   For thy fierce arrowes, them to exercize,
2. 3.35.3 |   But loe my Lord, my liege, whose warlike name
2. 3.35.4 |   Is farre renowmd through many bold emprize;
2. 3.35.5 |   And now in shade he shrowded yonder lies.
2. 3.35.6 |   She staid: with that he crauld out of his nest,
2. 3.35.7 |   Forth creeping on his caitiue hands and thies,
2. 3.35.8 |   And standing stoutly vp, his loftie crest
2. 3.35.9 | Did fiercely shake, and rowze, as comming late from rest.

2. 3.36.1 | As fearefull fowle, that long in secret caue
2. 3.36.2 |   For dread of soaring hauke her selfe hath hid,
2. 3.36.3 |   Not caring how, her silly life to saue,
2. 3.36.4 |   She her gay painted plumes disorderid,
2. 3.36.5 |   Seeing at last her selfe from daunger rid,
2. 3.36.6 |   Peepes foorth, and soone renewes her natiue pride;
2. 3.36.7 |   She gins her feathers foule disfigured
2. 3.36.8 |   Proudly to prune, and set on euery side,
2. 3.36.9 | So shakes off shame, ne thinks how erst she did her hide.

2. 3.37.1 | So when her goodly visage he beheld,
2. 3.37.2 |   He gan himselfe to vaunt: but when he vewed
2. 3.37.3 |   Those deadly tooles, which in her hand she held,
2. 3.37.4 |   Soone into other fits he was transmewed,
2. 3.37.5 |   Till she to him her gratious speach renewed;
2. 3.37.6 |   All haile, Sir knight, and well may thee befall,
2. 3.37.7 |   As all the like, which honour haue pursewed
2. 3.37.8 |   Through deedes of armes and prowesse martiall;
2. 3.37.9 | All vertue merits praise, but such the most of all.

2. 3.38.1 | To whom he thus; O fairest vnder skie,
2. 3.38.2 |   True be thy words, and worthy of thy praise,
2. 3.38.3 |   That warlike feats doest highest glorifie.
2. 3.38.4 |   Therein haue I spent all my youthly daies,
2. 3.38.5 |   And many battailes fought, and many fraies
2. 3.38.6 |   Throughout the world, wher so they might be found,
2. 3.38.7 |   Endeuouring my dreadded name to raise
2. 3.38.8 |   Aboue the Moone, that fame may it resound
2. 3.38.9 | In her eternall trompe, with laurell girland cround.

2. 3.39.1 | But what art thou, O Ladie, which doest raunge
2. 3.39.2 |   In this wilde forrest, where no pleasure is,
2. 3.39.3 |   And doest not it for ioyous court exchaunge,
2. 3.39.4 |   Emongst thine equall peres, where happie blis
2. 3.39.5 |   And all delight does raigne, much more then this?
2. 3.39.6 |   There thou maist loue, and dearely loued bee,
2. 3.39.7 |   And swim in pleasure, which thou here doest mis;
2. 3.39.8 |   There maist thou best be seene, and best maist see:
2. 3.39.9 | The wood is fit for beasts, the court is fit for thee.

2. 3.40.1 | Who so in pompe of proud estate (quoth she)
2. 3.40.2 |   Does swim, and bathes himselfe in courtly blis,
2. 3.40.3 |   Does waste his dayes in darke obscuritee,
2. 3.40.4 |   And in obliuion euer buried is:
2. 3.40.5 |   Where ease abounds, yt's eath to doe amis;
2. 3.40.6 |   But who his limbs with labours, and his mind
2. 3.40.7 |   Behaues with cares, cannot so easie mis.
2. 3.40.8 |   Abroad in armes, at home in studious kind
2. 3.40.9 | Who seekes with painfull toile, shall honor soonest find.

2. 3.41.1 | In woods, in waues, in warres she wonts to dwell,
2. 3.41.2 |   And will be found with perill and with paine;
2. 3.41.3 |   Ne can the man, that moulds in idle cell,
2. 3.41.4 |   Vnto her happie mansion attaine:
2. 3.41.5 |   Before her gate high God did Sweat ordaine,
2. 3.41.6 |   And wakefull watches euer to abide:
2. 3.41.7 |   But easie is the way, and passage plaine
2. 3.41.8 |   To pleasures pallace; it may soone be spide,
2. 3.41.9 | And day and night her dores to all stand open wide.

2. 3.42.1 | In Princes court, The rest she would haue said,
2. 3.42.2 |   But that the foolish man, fild with delight
2. 3.42.3 |   Of her sweet words, that all his sence dismaid,
2. 3.42.4 |   And with her wondrous beautie rauisht quight,
2. 3.42.5 |   Gan burne in filthy lust, and leaping light,
2. 3.42.6 |   Thought in his bastard armes her to embrace.
2. 3.42.7 |   With that she swaruing backe, her Iauelin bright
2. 3.42.8 |   Against him bent, and fiercely did menace:
2. 3.42.9 | So turned her about, and fled away apace.

2. 3.43.1 | Which when the Peasant saw, amazd he stood,
2. 3.43.2 |   And grieued at her flight; yet durst he not
2. 3.43.3 |   Pursew her steps, through wild vnknowen wood;
2. 3.43.4 |   Besides he feard her wrath, and threatned shot
2. 3.43.5 |   Whiles in the bush he lay, not yet forgot:
2. 3.43.6 |   Ne car'd he greatly for her presence vaine,
2. 3.43.7 |   But turning said to \Trompart\, What foule blot
2. 3.43.8 |   Is this to knight, that Ladie should againe
2. 3.43.9 | Depart to woods vntoucht, and leaue so proud disdaine?

2. 3.44.1 | Perdie (said \Trompart\) let her passe at will,
2. 3.44.2 |   Least by her presence daunger mote befall.
2. 3.44.3 |   For who can tell (and sure I feare it ill)
2. 3.44.4 |   But that she is some powre celestiall?
2. 3.44.5 |   For whiles she spake, her great words did apall
2. 3.44.6 |   My feeble courage, and my hart oppresse,
2. 3.44.7 |   That yet I quake and tremble ouer all.
2. 3.44.8 |   And I (said \Braggadocchio\) thought no lesse,
2. 3.44.9 | When first I heard her horne sound with such ghastlinesse.

2. 3.45.1 | For from my mothers wombe this grace I haue
2. 3.45.2 |   Me giuen by eternall destinie,
2. 3.45.3 |   That earthly thing may not my courage braue
2. 3.45.4 |   Dismay with feare, or cause one foot to flie,
2. 3.45.5 |   But either hellish feends, or powres on hie:
2. 3.45.6 |   Which was the cause, when earst that horne I heard,
2. 3.45.7 |   Weening it had beene thunder in the skie,
2. 3.45.8 |   I hid my selfe from it, as one affeard;
2. 3.45.9 | But when I other knew, my selfe I boldly reard.

2. 3.46.1 | But now for feare of worse, that may betide,
2. 3.46.2 |   Let vs soone hence depart. They soone agree;
2. 3.46.3 |   So to his steed he got, and gan to ride,
2. 3.46.4 |   As one vnfit therefore, that all might see
2. 3.46.5 |   He had not trayned bene in cheualree.
2. 3.46.6 |   Which well that valiant courser did discerne;
2. 3.46.7 |   For he despysd to tread in dew degree,
2. 3.46.8 |   But chaufd and fom'd, with courage fierce and sterne,
2. 3.46.9 | And to be easd of that base burden still did erne.


2. 4. A.1 | \Guyon does Furor bind in chaines,\
2. 4. A.2 |   \and stops Occasion:\
2. 4. A.3 | \Deliuers Phedon, and therefore\
2. 4. A.4 |   \by Strife is rayld vpon.\

2. 4. 1.1 | In braue pursuit of honorable deed,
2. 4. 1.2 |   There is I know not what great difference
2. 4. 1.3 |   Betweene the vulgar and the noble seed,
2. 4. 1.4 |   Which vnto things of valorous pretence
2. 4. 1.5 |   Seemes to be borne by natiue influence;
2. 4. 1.6 |   As feates of armes, and loue to entertaine,
2. 4. 1.7 |   But chiefly skill to ride, seemes a science
2. 4. 1.8 |   Proper to gentle bloud; some others faine
2. 4. 1.9 | To menage steeds, as did this vaunter; but in vaine.

2. 4. 2.1 | But he the rightfull owner of that steed,
2. 4. 2.2 |   Who well could menage and subdew his pride,
2. 4. 2.3 |   The whiles on foot was forced for to yeed,
2. 4. 2.4 |   With that blacke Palmer, his most trusty guide;
2. 4. 2.5 |   Who suffred not his wandring feet to slide.
2. 4. 2.6 |   But when strong passion, or weake fleshlinesse
2. 4. 2.7 |   Would from the right way seeke to draw him wide,
2. 4. 2.8 |   He would through temperance and stedfastnesse,
2. 4. 2.9 | Teach him the weake to strengthen, and the strong suppresse.

2. 4. 3.1 | It fortuned forth faring on his way,
2. 4. 3.2 |   He saw from farre, or seemed for to see
2. 4. 3.3 |   Some troublous vprore or contentious fray,
2. 4. 3.4 |   Whereto he drew in haste it to agree.
2. 4. 3.5 |   A mad man, or that feigned mad to bee,
2. 4. 3.6 |   Drew by the haire along vpon the ground,
2. 4. 3.7 |   A handsome stripling with great crueltee,
2. 4. 3.8 |   Whom sore he bett, and gor'd with many a wound,
2. 4. 3.9 | That cheekes with teares, and sides with bloud did all abound.

2. 4. 4.1 | And him behind, a wicked Hag did stalke,
2. 4. 4.2 |   In ragged robes, and filthy disaray,
2. 4. 4.3 |   Her other leg was lame, that she no'te walke,
2. 4. 4.4 |   But on a staffe her feeble steps did stay;
2. 4. 4.5 |   Her lockes, that loathly were and hoarie gray,
2. 4. 4.6 |   Grew all afore, and loosely hong vnrold,
2. 4. 4.7 |   But all behind was bald, and worne away,
2. 4. 4.8 |   That none thereof could euer taken hold,
2. 4. 4.9 | And eke her face ill fauourd, full of wrinckles old.

2. 4. 5.1 | And euer as she went, her tongue did walke
2. 4. 5.2 |   In foule reproch, and termes of vile despight,
2. 4. 5.3 |   Prouoking him by her outrageous talke,
2. 4. 5.4 |   To heape more vengeance on that wretched wight;
2. 4. 5.5 |   Sometimes she raught him stones, wherwith to smite,
2. 4. 5.6 |   Sometimes her staffe, though it her one leg were,
2. 4. 5.7 |   Withouten which she could not go vpright;
2. 4. 5.8 |   Ne any euill meanes she did forbeare,
2. 4. 5.9 | That might him moue to wrath, and indignation reare.

2. 4. 6.1 | The noble \Guyon\ mou'd with great remorse,
2. 4. 6.2 |   Approching, first the Hag did thrust away,
2. 4. 6.3 |   And after adding more impetuous forse,
2. 4. 6.4 |   His mightie hands did on the madman lay,
2. 4. 6.5 |   And pluckt him backe; who all on fire streight way,
2. 4. 6.6 |   Against him turning all his fell intent,
2. 4. 6.7 |   With beastly brutish rage gan him assay,
2. 4. 6.8 |   And smot, and bit, and kickt, and scratcht, and rent,
2. 4. 6.9 | And did he wist not what in his auengement.

2. 4. 7.1 | And sure he was a man of mickle might,
2. 4. 7.2 |   Had he had gouernance, it well to guide:
2. 4. 7.3 |   But when the franticke fit inflamd his spright,
2. 4. 7.4 |   His force was vaine, and strooke more often wide,
2. 4. 7.5 |   Then at the aymed marke, which he had eide:
2. 4. 7.6 |   And oft himselfe he chaunst to hurt vnwares,
2. 4. 7.7 |   Whilst reason blent through passion, nought descride,
2. 4. 7.8 |   But as a blindfold Bull at random fares,
2. 4. 7.9 | And where he hits, nought knowes, and whom he hurts, nought cares.

2. 4. 8.1 | His rude assault and rugged handeling
2. 4. 8.2 |   Straunge seemed to the knight, that aye with foe
2. 4. 8.3 |   In faire defence and goodly menaging
2. 4. 8.4 |   Of armes was wont to fight, yet nathemoe
2. 4. 8.5 |   Was he abashed now not fighting so,
2. 4. 8.6 |   But more enfierced through his currish play,
2. 4. 8.7 |   Him sternely grypt, and haling to and fro,
2. 4. 8.8 |   To ouerthrow him strongly did assay,
2. 4. 8.9 | But ouerthrew himselfe vnwares, and lower lay.

2. 4. 9.1 | And being downe the villein sore did beat,
2. 4. 9.2 |   And bruze with clownish fistes his manly face:
2. 4. 9.3 |   And eke the Hag with many a bitter threat,
2. 4. 9.4 |   Still cald vpon to kill him in the place.
2. 4. 9.5 |   With whose reproch and odious menace
2. 4. 9.6 |   The knight emboyling in his haughtie hart,
2. 4. 9.7 |   Knit all his forces, and gan soone vnbrace
2. 4. 9.8 |   His grasping hold: so lightly did vpstart,
2. 4. 9.9 | And drew his deadly weapon, to maintain his part.

2. 4.10.1 | Which when the Palmer saw, he loudly cryde,
2. 4.10.2 |   Not so, O \Guyon\, neuer thinke that so
2. 4.10.3 |   That Monster can be maistred or destroyd:
2. 4.10.4 |   He is not, ah, he is not such a foe,
2. 4.10.5 |   As steele can wound, or strength can ouerthroe.
2. 4.10.6 |   That same is \Furor\, cursed cruell wight,
2. 4.10.7 |   That vnto knighthood workes much shame and woe;
2. 4.10.8 |   And that same Hag, his aged mother, hight
2. 4.10.9 | \Occasion\, the root of all wrath and despight.

2. 4.11.1 | With her, who so will raging \Furor\ tame,
2. 4.11.2 |   Must first begin, and well her amenage:
2. 4.11.3 |   First her restraine from her reprochfull blame,
2. 4.11.4 |   And euill meanes, with which she doth enrage
2. 4.11.5 |   Her franticke sonne, and kindles his courage,
2. 4.11.6 |   Then when she is withdrawen, or strong withstood,
2. 4.11.7 |   It'=s eath his idle furie to asswage,
2. 4.11.8 |   And calme the tempest of his passion wood;
2. 4.11.9 | The bankes are ouerflowen, when stopped is the flood.

2. 4.12.1 | Therewith Sir \Guyon\ left his first emprise,
2. 4.12.2 |   And turning to that woman, fast her hent
2. 4.12.3 |   By the hoare lockes, that hong before her eyes,
2. 4.12.4 |   And to the ground her threw: yet n'ould she stent
2. 4.12.5 |   Her bitter rayling and foule reuilement,
2. 4.12.6 |   But still prouokt her sonne to wreake her wrong;
2. 4.12.7 |   But nathelesse he did her still torment,
2. 4.12.8 |   And catching hold of her vngratious tong,
2. 4.12.9 | Thereon an yron lock did fasten firme and strong.

2. 4.13.1 | Then when as vse of speach was from her reft,
2. 4.13.2 |   With her two crooked handes she signes did make,
2. 4.13.3 |   And beckned him, the last helpe she had left:
2. 4.13.4 |   But he that last left helpe away did take,
2. 4.13.5 |   And both her hands fast bound vnto a stake,
2. 4.13.6 |   That she note stirre. Then gan her sonne to flie
2. 4.13.7 |   Full fast away, and did her quite forsake;
2. 4.13.8 |   But \Guyon\ after him in haste did hie,
2. 4.13.9 | And soone him ouertooke in sad perplexitie.

2. 4.14.1 | In his strong armes he stiffely him embraste,
2. 4.14.2 |   Who him gainstriuing, nought at all preuaild:
2. 4.14.3 |   For all his power was vtterly defaste,
2. 4.14.4 |   And furious fits at earst quite weren quaild:
2. 4.14.5 |   Oft he re'nforst, and oft his forces fayld,
2. 4.14.6 |   Yet yield he would not, nor his rancour slacke.
2. 4.14.7 |   Then him to ground he cast, and rudely hayld,
2. 4.14.8 |   And both his hands fast bound behind his backe,
2. 4.14.9 | And both his feet in fetters to an yron racke.

2. 4.15.1 | With hundred yron chaines he did him bind,
2. 4.15.2 |   And hundred knots that did him sore constraine:
2. 4.15.3 |   Yet his great yron teeth he still did grind,
2. 4.15.4 |   And grimly gnash, threatning reuenge in vaine;
2. 4.15.5 |   His burning eyen, whom bloudie strakes did staine,
2. 4.15.6 |   Stared full wide, and threw forth sparkes of fire,
2. 4.15.7 |   And more for ranck despight, then for great paine,
2. 4.15.8 |   Shakt his long lockes, colourd like copper-wire,
2. 4.15.9 | And bit his tawny beard to shew his raging ire.

2. 4.16.1 | Thus when as \Guyon Furor\ had captiu'd,
2. 4.16.2 |   Turning about he saw that wretched Squire,
2. 4.16.3 |   Whom that mad man of life nigh late depriu'd,
2. 4.16.4 |   Lying on ground, all soild with bloud and mire:
2. 4.16.5 |   Whom when as he perceiued to respire,
2. 4.16.6 |   He gan to comfort, and his wounds to dresse.
2. 4.16.7 |   Being at last recured, he gan inquire,
2. 4.16.8 |   What hard mishap him brought to such distresse,
2. 4.16.9 | And made that caitiues thral, the thral of wretchednesse.

2. 4.17.1 | With hart then throbbing, and with watry eyes,
2. 4.17.2 |   Faire Sir (quoth he) what man can shun the hap,
2. 4.17.3 |   That hidden lyes vnwares him to surpryse?
2. 4.17.4 |   Misfortune waites aduantage to entrap
2. 4.17.5 |   The man most warie in her whelming lap.
2. 4.17.6 |   So me weake wretch, of many weakest one,
2. 4.17.7 |   Vnweeting, and vnware of such mishap,
2. 4.17.8 |   She brought to mischiefe through occasion,
2. 4.17.9 | Where this same wicked villein did me light vpon.

2. 4.18.1 | It was a faithlesse Squire, that was the sourse
2. 4.18.2 |   Of all my sorrow, and of these sad teares,
2. 4.18.3 |   With whom from tender dug of commune nourse,
2. 4.18.4 |   Attonce I was vpbrought, and eft when yeares
2. 4.18.5 |   More rype vs reason lent to chose our Peares,
2. 4.18.6 |   Our selues in league of vowed loue we knit:
2. 4.18.7 |   In which we long time without gealous feares,
2. 4.18.8 |   Or faultie thoughts continewd, as was fit;
2. 4.18.9 | And for my part I vow, dissembled not a whit.

2. 4.19.1 | It was my fortune commune to that age,
2. 4.19.2 |   To loue a Ladie faire of great degree,
2. 4.19.3 |   The which was borne of noble parentage,
2. 4.19.4 |   And set in highest seat of dignitee,
2. 4.19.5 |   Yet seemd no lesse to loue, then loued to bee:
2. 4.19.6 |   Long I her seru'd, and found her faithfull still,
2. 4.19.7 |   Ne euer thing could cause vs disagree:
2. 4.19.8 |   Loue that two harts makes one, makes eke one will:
2. 4.19.9 | Each stroue to please, and others pleasure to fulfill.

2. 4.20.1 | My friend, hight \Philemon\, I did partake
2. 4.20.2 |   Of all my loue and all my priuitie;
2. 4.20.3 |   Who greatly ioyous seemed for my sake,
2. 4.20.4 |   And gratious to that Ladie, as to mee,
2. 4.20.5 |   Ne euer wight, that mote so welcome bee,
2. 4.20.6 |   As he to her, withouten blot or blame,
2. 4.20.7 |   Ne euer thing, that she could thinke or see,
2. 4.20.8 |   But vnto him she would impart the same:
2. 4.20.9 | O wretched man, that would abuse so gentle Dame.

2. 4.21.1 | At last such grace I found, and meanes I wrought,
2. 4.21.2 |   That I that Ladie to my spouse had wonne;
2. 4.21.3 |   Accord of friends, consent of parents sought,
2. 4.21.4 |   Affiance made, my happinesse begonne,
2. 4.21.5 |   There wanted nought but few rites to be donne,
2. 4.21.6 |   Which mariage make; that day too farre did seeme:
2. 4.21.7 |   Most ioyous man, on whom the shining Sunne
2. 4.21.8 |   Did shew his face, my selfe I did esteeme,
2. 4.21.9 | And that my falser friend did no lesse ioyous deeme.

2. 4.22.1 | But ere that wished day his beame disclosd,
2. 4.22.2 |   He either enuying my toward good,
2. 4.22.3 |   Or of himselfe to treason ill disposd,
2. 4.22.4 |   One day vnto me came in friendly mood,
2. 4.22.5 |   And told for secret how he vnderstood
2. 4.22.6 |   That Ladie whom I had to me assynd,
2. 4.22.7 |   Had both distaind her honorable blood,
2. 4.22.8 |   And eke the faith, which she to me did bynd;
2. 4.22.9 | And therfore wisht me stay, till I more truth should fynd.

2. 4.23.1 | The gnawing anguish and sharpe gelosy,
2. 4.23.2 |   Which his sad speech infixed in my brest,
2. 4.23.3 |   Ranckled so sore, and festred inwardly,
2. 4.23.4 |   That my engreeued mind could find no rest,
2. 4.23.5 |   Till that the truth thereof I did outwrest,
2. 4.23.6 |   And him besought by that same sacred band
2. 4.23.7 |   Betwixt vs both, to counsell me the best.
2. 4.23.8 |   He then with solemne oath and plighted hand
2. 4.23.9 | Assur'd, ere long the truth to let me vnderstand.

2. 4.24.1 | Ere long with like againe he boorded mee,
2. 4.24.2 |   Saying, he now had boulted all the floure,
2. 4.24.3 |   And that it was a groome of base degree,
2. 4.24.4 |   Which of my loue was partner Paramoure:
2. 4.24.5 |   Who vsed in a darksome inner bowre
2. 4.24.6 |   Her oft to meet: which better to approue,
2. 4.24.7 |   He promised to bring me at that howre,
2. 4.24.8 |   When I should see, that would me nearer moue,
2. 4.24.9 | And driue me to withdraw my blind abused loue.

2. 4.25.1 | This gracelesse man for furtherance of his guile,
2. 4.25.2 |   Did court the handmayd of my Lady deare,
2. 4.25.3 |   Who glad t'=embosome his affection vile,
2. 4.25.4 |   Did all she might, more pleasing to appeare.
2. 4.25.5 |   One day to worke her to his will more neare,
2. 4.25.6 |   He woo'd her thus: \Pryene\ (so she hight)
2. 4.25.7 |   What great despight doth fortune to thee beare,
2. 4.25.8 |   Thus lowly to abase thy beautie bright,
2. 4.25.9 | That it should not deface all others lesser light?

2. 4.26.1 | But if she had her least helpe to thee lent,
2. 4.26.2 |   T'=adorne thy forme according thy desart,
2. 4.26.3 |   Their blazing pride thou wouldest soone haue blent,
2. 4.26.4 |   And staynd their prayses with thy least good part;
2. 4.26.5 |   Ne should faire \Claribell\ with all her art,
2. 4.26.6 |   Though she thy Lady be, approch thee neare:
2. 4.26.7 |   For proofe thereof, this euening, as thou art,
2. 4.26.8 |   Aray thy selfe in her most gorgeous geare,
2. 4.26.9 | That I may more delight in thy embracement deare.

2. 4.27.1 | The Maiden proud through prayse, and mad through loue
2. 4.27.2 |   Him hearkned to, and soone her selfe arayd,
2. 4.27.3 |   The whiles to me the treachour did remoue
2. 4.27.4 |   His craftie engin, and as he had sayd,
2. 4.27.5 |   Me leading, in a secret corner layd,
2. 4.27.6 |   The sad spectatour of my Tragedie;
2. 4.27.7 |   Where left, he went, and his owne false part playd,
2. 4.27.8 |   Disguised like that groome of base degree,
2. 4.27.9 | Whom he had feignd th'=abuser of my loue to bee.

2. 4.28.1 | Eftsoones he came vnto th'=appointed place,
2. 4.28.2 |   And with him brought \Pryene\, rich arayd,
2. 4.28.3 |   In \Claribellaes\ clothes. Her proper face
2. 4.28.4 |   I not descerned in that darkesome shade,
2. 4.28.5 |   But weend it was my loue, with whom he playd.
2. 4.28.6 |   Ah God, what horrour and tormenting griefe
2. 4.28.7 |   My hart, my hands, mine eyes, and all assayd?
2. 4.28.8 |   Me liefer were ten thousand deathes priefe,
2. 4.28.9 | Then wound of gealous worme, and shame of such repriefe.

2. 4.29.1 | I home returning, fraught with fowle despight,
2. 4.29.2 |   And chawing vengeance all the way I went,
2. 4.29.3 |   Soone as my loathed loue appeard in sight,
2. 4.29.4 |   With wrathfull hand I slew her innocent;
2. 4.29.5 |   That after soone I dearely did lament:
2. 4.29.6 |   For when the cause of that outrageous deede
2. 4.29.7 |   Demaunded, I made plaine and euident,
2. 4.29.8 |   Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede,
2. 4.29.9 | Confest, how \Philemon\ her wrought to chaunge her weede.

2. 4.30.1 | Which when I heard, with horrible affright
2. 4.30.2 |   And hellish fury all enragd, I sought
2. 4.30.3 |   Vpon my selfe that vengeable despight
2. 4.30.4 |   To punish: yet it better first I thought,
2. 4.30.5 |   To wreake my wrath on him, that first it wrought.
2. 4.30.6 |   To \Philemon\, false faytour \Philemon\
2. 4.30.7 |   I cast to pay, that I so dearely bought;
2. 4.30.8 |   Of deadly drugs I gaue him drinke anon,
2. 4.30.9 | And washt away his guilt with guiltie potion.

2. 4.31.1 | Thus heaping crime on crime, and griefe on griefe,
2. 4.31.2 |   To losse of loue adioyning losse of frend,
2. 4.31.3 |   I meant to purge both with a third mischiefe,
2. 4.31.4 |   And in my woes beginner it to end:
2. 4.31.5 |   That was \Pryene\; she did first offend,
2. 4.31.6 |   She last should smart: with which cruell intent,
2. 4.31.7 |   When I at her my murdrous blade did bend,
2. 4.31.8 |   She fled away with ghastly dreriment,
2. 4.31.9 | And I pursewing my fell purpose, after went.

2. 4.32.1 | Feare gaue her wings, and rage enforst my flight;
2. 4.32.2 |   Through woods and plaines so long I did her chace,
2. 4.32.3 |   Till this mad man, whom your victorious might
2. 4.32.4 |   Hath now fast bound, me met in middle space,
2. 4.32.5 |   As I her, so he me pursewd apace,
2. 4.32.6 |   And shortly ouertooke: I, breathing yre,
2. 4.32.7 |   Sore chauffed at my stay in such a cace,
2. 4.32.8 |   And with my heat kindled his cruell fyre;
2. 4.32.9 | Which kindled once, his mother did more rage inspyre.

2. 4.33.1 | Betwixt them both, they haue me doen to dye,
2. 4.33.2 |   Through wounds, and strokes, and stubborne handeling,
2. 4.33.3 |   That death were better, then such agony,
2. 4.33.4 |   As griefe and furie vnto me did bring;
2. 4.33.5 |   Of which in me yet stickes the mortall sting,
2. 4.33.6 |   That during life will neuer be appeasd.
2. 4.33.7 |   When he thus ended had his sorrowing,
2. 4.33.8 |   Said \Guyon\, Squire, sore haue ye beene diseasd;
2. 4.33.9 | But all your hurts may soone through temperance be easd.

2. 4.34.1 | Then gan the Palmer thus, Most wretched man,
2. 4.34.2 |   That to affections does the bridle lend;
2. 4.34.3 |   In their beginning they are weake and wan,
2. 4.34.4 |   But soone through suff'rance grow to fearefull end;
2. 4.34.5 |   Whiles they are weake betimes with them contend:
2. 4.34.6 |   For when they once to perfect strength do grow,
2. 4.34.7 |   Strong warres they make, and cruell battry bend
2. 4.34.8 |   Gainst fort of Reason, it to ouerthrow:
2. 4.34.9 | Wrath, gelosie, griefe, loue this Squire haue layd thus low.

2. 4.35.1 | Wrath, gealosie, griefe, loue do thus expell:
2. 4.35.2 |   Wrath is a fire, and gealosie a weede,
2. 4.35.3 |   Griefe is a flood, and loue a monster fell;
2. 4.35.4 |   The fire of sparkes, the weede of little seede,
2. 4.35.5 |   The flood of drops, the Monster filth did breede:
2. 4.35.6 |   But sparks, seed, drops, and filth do thus delay;
2. 4.35.7 |   The sparks soone quench, the springing seed outweed,
2. 4.35.8 |   The drops dry vp, and filth wipe cleane away:
2. 4.35.9 | So shall wrath, gealosie, griefe, loue dye and decay.

2. 4.36.1 | Vnlucky Squire (said \Guyon\) sith thou hast
2. 4.36.2 |   Falne into mischiefe through intemperaunce,
2. 4.36.3 |   Henceforth take heede of that thou now hast past,
2. 4.36.4 |   And guide thy wayes with warie gouernaunce,
2. 4.36.5 |   Least worse betide thee by some later chaunce.
2. 4.36.6 |   But read how art thou nam'd, and of what kin.
2. 4.36.7 |   \Phedon\ I hight (quoth he) and do aduaunce
2. 4.36.8 |   Mine auncestry from famous \Coradin\,
2. 4.36.9 | Who first to rayse our house to honour did begin.

2. 4.37.1 | Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde
2. 4.37.2 |   A varlet running towards hastily,
2. 4.37.3 |   Whose flying feet so fast their way applyde,
2. 4.37.4 |   That round about a cloud of dust did fly,
2. 4.37.5 |   Which mingled all with sweate, did dim his eye.
2. 4.37.6 |   He soone approched, panting, breathlesse, whot,
2. 4.37.7 |   And all so soyld, that none could him descry;
2. 4.37.8 |   His countenaunce was bold, and bashed not
2. 4.37.9 | For \Guyons\ lookes, but scornefull eyglaunce at him shot.

2. 4.38.1 | Behind his backe he bore a brasen shield,
2. 4.38.2 |   On which was drawen faire, in colours fit,
2. 4.38.3 |   A flaming fire in midst of bloudy field,
2. 4.38.4 |   And round about the wreath this word was writ,
2. 4.38.5 |   \Burnt I do burne.\  Right well beseemed it,
2. 4.38.6 |   To be the shield of some redoubted knight;
2. 4.38.7 |   And in his hand two darts exceeding flit,
2. 4.38.8 |   And deadly sharpe he held, whose heads were dight
2. 4.38.9 | In poyson and in bloud, of malice and despight.

2. 4.39.1 | When he in presence came, to \Guyon\ first
2. 4.39.2 |   He boldly spake, Sir knight, if knight thou bee,
2. 4.39.3 |   Abandon this forestalled place at erst,
2. 4.39.4 |   For feare of further harme, I counsell thee,
2. 4.39.5 |   Or bide the chaunce at thine owne ieoperdie.
2. 4.39.6 |   The knight at his great boldnesse wondered,
2. 4.39.7 |   And though he scornd his idle vanitie,
2. 4.39.8 |   Yet mildly him to purpose answered;
2. 4.39.9 | For not to grow of nought he it coniectured.

2. 4.40.1 | Varlet, this place most dew to me I deeme,
2. 4.40.2 |   Yielded by him, that held it forcibly.
2. 4.40.3 |   But whence should come that harme, which thou doest seeme
2. 4.40.4 |   To threat to him, that minds his chaunce t'=abye?
2. 4.40.5 |   Perdy (said he) here comes, and is hard by
2. 4.40.6 |   A knight of wondrous powre, and great assay,
2. 4.40.7 |   That neuer yet encountred enemy,
2. 4.40.8 |   But did him deadly daunt, or fowle dismay;
2. 4.40.9 | Ne thou for better hope, if thou his presence stay.

2. 4.41.1 | How hight he then (said \Guyon\) and from whence?
2. 4.41.2 |   \Pyrochles\ is his name, renowmed farre
2. 4.41.3 |   For his bold feats and hardy confidence,
2. 4.41.4 |   Full oft approu'd in many a cruell warre,
2. 4.41.5 |   The brother of \Cymochles\, both which arre
2. 4.41.6 |   The sonnes of old \Acrates\ and \Despight\,
2. 4.41.7 |   \Acrates\ sonne of \Phlegeton\ and \Iarre\;
2. 4.41.8 |   But \Phlegeton\ is sonne of \Herebus\ and \Night\;
2. 4.41.9 | But \Herebus\ sonne of \Aeternitie\ is hight.

2. 4.42.1 | So from immortall race he does proceede,
2. 4.42.2 |   That mortall hands may not withstand his might,
2. 4.42.3 |   Drad for his derring do, and bloudy deed;
2. 4.42.4 |   For all in bloud and spoile is his delight.
2. 4.42.5 |   His am I \Atin\, his in wrong and right,
2. 4.42.6 |   That matter make for him to worke vpon,
2. 4.42.7 |   And stirre him vp to strife and cruell fight.
2. 4.42.8 |   Fly therefore, fly this fearefull stead anon,
2. 4.42.9 | Least thy foolhardize worke thy sad confusion.

2. 4.43.1 | His be that care, whom most it doth concerne,
2. 4.43.2 |   (Said he) but whither with such hasty flight
2. 4.43.3 |   Art thou now bound? for well mote I discerne
2. 4.43.4 |   Great cause, that carries thee so swift and light.
2. 4.43.5 |   My Lord (quoth he) me sent, and streight behight
2. 4.43.6 |   To seeke \Occasion\, where so she bee:
2. 4.43.7 |   For he is all disposd to bloudy fight,
2. 4.43.8 |   And breathes out wrath and hainous crueltie;
2. 4.43.9 | Hard is his hap, that first fals in his ieopardie.

2. 4.44.1 | Madman (said then the Palmer) that does seeke
2. 4.44.2 |   \Occasion\ to wrath, and cause of strife;
2. 4.44.3 |   She comes vnsought, and shonned followes eke.
2. 4.44.4 |   Happy, who can abstaine, when Rancour rife
2. 4.44.5 |   Kindles Reuenge, and threats his rusty knife;
2. 4.44.6 |   Woe neuer wants, where euery cause is caught,
2. 4.44.7 |   And rash \Occasion\ makes vnquiet life.
2. 4.44.8 |   Then loe, where bound she sits, whom thou hast sought,
2. 4.44.9 | (Said \Guyon\,) let that message to thy Lord be brought.

2. 4.45.1 | That when the varlet heard and saw, streight way
2. 4.45.2 |   He wexed wondrous wroth, and said, Vile knight,
2. 4.45.3 |   That knights and knighthood doest with shame vpbray,
2. 4.45.4 |   And shewst th'=ensample of thy childish might,
2. 4.45.5 |   With silly weake old woman thus to fight.
2. 4.45.6 |   Great glory and gay spoile sure hast thou got,
2. 4.45.7 |   And stoutly prou'd thy puissaunce here in sight;
2. 4.45.8 |   That shall \Pyrochles\ well requite, I wot,
2. 4.45.9 | And with thy bloud abolish so reprochfull blot.

2. 4.46.1 | With that one of his thrillant darts he threw,
2. 4.46.2 |   Headed with ire and vengeable despight;
2. 4.46.3 |   The quiuering steele his aymed end well knew,
2. 4.46.4 |   And to his brest it selfe intended right:
2. 4.46.5 |   But he was warie, and ere it empight
2. 4.46.6 |   In the meant marke, aduaunst his shield atweene,
2. 4.46.7 |   On which it seizing, no way enter might,
2. 4.46.8 |   But backe rebounding, left the forckhead keene;
2. 4.46.9 | Eftsoones he fled away, and might no where be seene.


2. 5. A.1 | \Pyrochles does with Guyon fight,\
2. 5. A.2 |   \And Furors chayne vnbinds:\
2. 5. A.3 | \Of whom sore hurt, for his reuenge\
2. 5. A.4 |   \Atin Cymochles finds.\

2. 5. 1.1 | Who euer doth to temperaunce apply
2. 5. 1.2 |   His stedfast life, and all his actions frame,
2. 5. 1.3 |   Trust me, shall find no greater enimy,
2. 5. 1.4 |   Then stubborne perturbation, to the same;
2. 5. 1.5 |   To which right well the wise do giue that name,
2. 5. 1.6 |   For it the goodly peace of stayed mindes
2. 5. 1.7 |   Does ouerthrow, and troublous warre proclame:
2. 5. 1.8 |   His owne woes authour, who so bound it findes,
2. 5. 1.9 | As did \Pyrochles\, and it wilfully vnbindes.

2. 5. 2.1 | After that varlets flight, it was not long,
2. 5. 2.2 |   Ere on the plaine fast pricking \Guyon\ spide
2. 5. 2.3 |   One in bright armes embatteiled full strong,
2. 5. 2.4 |   That as the Sunny beames do glaunce and glide
2. 5. 2.5 |   Vpon the trembling waue, so shined bright,
2. 5. 2.6 |   And round about him threw forth sparkling fire,
2. 5. 2.7 |   That seemd him to enflame on euery side:
2. 5. 2.8 |   His steed was bloudy red, and fomed ire,
2. 5. 2.9 | When with the maistring spur he did him roughly stire.

2. 5. 3.1 | Approching nigh, he neuer stayd to greete,
2. 5. 3.2 |   Ne chaffar words, prowd courage to prouoke,
2. 5. 3.3 |   But prickt so fiers, that vnderneath his feete
2. 5. 3.4 |   The smouldring dust did round about him smoke,
2. 5. 3.5 |   Both horse and man nigh able for to choke;
2. 5. 3.6 |   And fairly couching his steele-headed speare,
2. 5. 3.7 |   Him first saluted with a sturdy stroke;
2. 5. 3.8 |   It booted nought Sir \Guyon\ comming neare
2. 5. 3.9 | To thinke, such hideous puissaunce on foot to beare.

2. 5. 4.1 | But lightly shunned it, and passing by,
2. 5. 4.2 |   With his bright blade did smite at him so fell,
2. 5. 4.3 |   That the sharpe steele arriuing forcibly
2. 5. 4.4 |   On his broad shield, bit not, but glauncing fell
2. 5. 4.5 |   On his horse necke before the quilted sell,
2. 5. 4.6 |   And from the head the body sundred quight.
2. 5. 4.7 |   So him dismounted low, he did compell
2. 5. 4.8 |   On foot with him to matchen equall fight;
2. 5. 4.9 | The truncked beast fast bleeding, did him fowly dight.

2. 5. 5.1 | Sore bruzed with the fall, he slow vprose,
2. 5. 5.2 |   And all enraged, thus him loudly shent;
2. 5. 5.3 |   Disleall knight, whose coward courage chose
2. 5. 5.4 |   To wreake it selfe on beast all innocent,
2. 5. 5.5 |   And shund the marke, at which it should be ment,
2. 5. 5.6 |   Thereby thine armes seeme strong, but manhood fraile;
2. 5. 5.7 |   So hast thou oft with guile thine honour blent;
2. 5. 5.8 |   But litle may such guile thee now auaile,
2. 5. 5.9 | If wonted force and fortune do not much me faile.

2. 5. 6.1 | With that he drew his flaming sword, and strooke
2. 5. 6.2 |   At him so fiercely, that the vpper marge
2. 5. 6.3 |   Of his seuenfolded shield away it tooke,
2. 5. 6.4 |   And glauncing on his helmet, made a large
2. 5. 6.5 |   And open gash therein: were not his targe,
2. 5. 6.6 |   That broke the violence of his intent,
2. 5. 6.7 |   The weary soule from thence it would discharge;
2. 5. 6.8 |   Nathelesse so sore a buff to him it lent,
2. 5. 6.9 | That made him reele, and to his brest his beuer bent.

2. 5. 7.1 | Exceeding wroth was \Guyon\ at that blow,
2. 5. 7.2 |   And much ashamd, that stroke of liuing arme
2. 5. 7.3 |   Should him dismay, and make him stoup so low,
2. 5. 7.4 |   Though otherwise it did him litle harme:
2. 5. 7.5 |   Tho hurling high his yron braced arme,
2. 5. 7.6 |   He smote so manly on his shoulder plate,
2. 5. 7.7 |   That all his left side it did quite disarme;
2. 5. 7.8 |   Yet there the steele stayd not, but inly bate
2. 5. 7.9 | Deepe in his flesh, and opened wide a red floodgate.

2. 5. 8.1 | Deadly dismayd, with horrour of that dint
2. 5. 8.2 |   \Pyrochles\ was, and grieued eke entyre;
2. 5. 8.3 |   Yet nathemore did it his fury stint,
2. 5. 8.4 |   But added flame vnto his former fire,
2. 5. 8.5 |   That welnigh molt his hart in raging yre,
2. 5. 8.6 |   Ne thenceforth his approued skill, to ward,
2. 5. 8.7 |   Or strike, or hurtle round in warlike gyre,
2. 5. 8.8 |   Remembred he, ne car'd for his saufgard,
2. 5. 8.9 | But rudely rag'd, and like a cruell Tygre far'd.

2. 5. 9.1 | He hewd, and lasht, and foynd, and thundred blowes,
2. 5. 9.2 |   And euery way did seeke into his life,
2. 5. 9.3 |   Ne plate, ne male could ward so mighty throwes,
2. 5. 9.4 |   But yielded passage to his cruell knife.
2. 5. 9.5 |   But \Guyon\, in the heat of all his strife,
2. 5. 9.6 |   Was warie wise, and closely did awayt
2. 5. 9.7 |   Auauntage, whilest his foe did rage most rife;
2. 5. 9.8 |   Sometimes a thwart, sometimes he strooke him strayt,
2. 5. 9.9 | And falsed oft his blowes, t'=illude him with such bayt.

2. 5.10.1 | Like as a Lyon, whose imperiall powre
2. 5.10.2 |   A prowd rebellious Vnicorne defies,
2. 5.10.3 |   T'=auoide the rash assault and wrathfull stowre
2. 5.10.4 |   Of his fiers foe, him to a tree applies,
2. 5.10.5 |   And when him running in full course he spies,
2. 5.10.6 |   He slips aside; the whiles that furious beast
2. 5.10.7 |   His precious horne, sought of his enimies,
2. 5.10.8 |   Strikes in the stocke, ne thence can be releast,
2. 5.10.9 | But to the mighty victour yields a bounteous feast.

2. 5.11.1 | With such faire slight him \Guyon\ often faild,
2. 5.11.2 |   Till at the last all breathlesse, wearie, faint
2. 5.11.3 |   Him spying, with fresh onset he assaild,
2. 5.11.4 |   And kindling new his courage seeming queint,
2. 5.11.5 |   Strooke him so hugely, that through great constraint
2. 5.11.6 |   He made him stoup perforce vnto his knee,
2. 5.11.7 |   And do vnwilling worship to the Saint,
2. 5.11.8 |   That on his shield depainted he did see;
2. 5.11.9 | Such homage till that instant neuer learned hee.

2. 5.12.1 | Whom \Guyon\ seeing stoup, pursewed fast
2. 5.12.2 |   The present offer of faire victory,
2. 5.12.3 |   And soone his dreadfull blade about he cast,
2. 5.12.4 |   Wherewith he smote his haughty crest so hye,
2. 5.12.5 |   That streight on ground made him full low to lye;
2. 5.12.6 |   Then on his brest his victour foote he thrust,
2. 5.12.7 |   With that he cryde, Mercy, do me not dye,
2. 5.12.8 |   Ne deeme thy force by fortunes doome vniust,
2. 5.12.9 | That hath (maugre her spight) thus low me laid in dust.

2. 5.13.1 | Eftsoones his cruell hand Sir \Guyon\ stayd,
2. 5.13.2 |   Tempring the passion with aduizement slow,
2. 5.13.3 |   And maistring might on enimy dismayd:
2. 5.13.4 |   For th'=equall dye of warre he well did know;
2. 5.13.5 |   Then to him said, Liue and allegaunce owe,
2. 5.13.6 |   To him that giues thee life and libertie,
2. 5.13.7 |   And henceforth by this dayes ensample trow,
2. 5.13.8 |   That hasty wroth, and heedlesse hazardrie
2. 5.13.9 | Do breede repentaunce late, and lasting infamie.

2. 5.14.1 | So vp he let him rise, who with grim looke
2. 5.14.2 |   And count'naunce sterne vpstanding, gan to grind
2. 5.14.3 |   His grated teeth for great disdeigne, and shooke
2. 5.14.4 |   His sandy lockes, long hanging downe behind,
2. 5.14.5 |   Knotted in bloud and dust, for griefe of mind,
2. 5.14.6 |   That he in ods of armes was conquered;
2. 5.14.7 |   Yet in himselfe some comfort he did find,
2. 5.14.8 |   That him so noble knight had maistered,
2. 5.14.9 | Whose bounty more then might, yet both he wondered.

2. 5.15.1 | Which \Guyon\ marking said, Be nought agrieu'd,
2. 5.15.2 |   Sir Knight, that thus ye now subdewed arre:
2. 5.15.3 |   Was neuer man, who most conquestes atchieu'd,
2. 5.15.4 |   But sometimes had the worse, and lost by warre,
2. 5.15.5 |   Yet shortly gaynd, that losse exceeded farre:
2. 5.15.6 |   Losse is no shame, nor to be lesse then foe,
2. 5.15.7 |   But to be lesser, then himselfe, doth marre
2. 5.15.8 |   Both loosers lot, and victours prayse alsoe.
2. 5.15.9 | Vaine others ouerthrowes, who selfe doth ouerthrowe.

2. 5.16.1 | Fly, O \Pyrochles\, fly the dreadfull warre,
2. 5.16.2 |   That in thy selfe thy lesser parts do moue,
2. 5.16.3 |   Outrageous anger, and woe-working iarre,
2. 5.16.4 |   Direfull impatience, and hart murdring loue;
2. 5.16.5 |   Those, those thy foes, those warriours far remoue,
2. 5.16.6 |   Which thee to endlesse bale captiued lead.
2. 5.16.7 |   But sith in might thou didst my mercy proue,
2. 5.16.8 |   Of curtesie to me the cause aread,
2. 5.16.9 | That thee against me drew with so impetuous dread.

2. 5.17.1 | Dreadlesse (said he) that shall I soone declare:
2. 5.17.2 |   It was complaind, that thou hadst done great tort
2. 5.17.3 |   Vnto an aged woman, poore and bare,
2. 5.17.4 |   And thralled her in chaines with strong effort,
2. 5.17.5 |   Voide of all succour and needfull comfort:
2. 5.17.6 |   That ill beseemes thee, such as I thee see,
2. 5.17.7 |   To worke such shame. Therefore I thee exhort,
2. 5.17.8 |   To chaunge thy will, and set \Occasion\ free,
2. 5.17.9 | And to her captiue sonne yield his first libertee.

2. 5.18.1 | Thereat Sir \Guyon\ smilde, And is that all
2. 5.18.2 |   (Said he) that thee so sore displeased hath?
2. 5.18.3 |   Great mercy sure, for to enlarge a thrall,
2. 5.18.4 |   Whose freedome shall thee turne to greatest scath.
2. 5.18.5 |   Nath'lesse now quench thy whot emboyling wrath:
2. 5.18.6 |   Loe there they be; to thee I yield them free.
2. 5.18.7 |   Thereat he wondrous glad, out of the path
2. 5.18.8 |   Did lightly leape, where he them bound did see,
2. 5.18.9 | And gan to breake the bands of their captiuitee.

2. 5.19.1 | Soone as \Occasion\ felt her selfe vntyde,
2. 5.19.2 |   Before her sonne could well assoyled bee,
2. 5.19.3 |   She to her vse returnd, and streight defyde
2. 5.19.4 |   Both \Guyon\ and \Pyrochles\: th'=one (said shee)
2. 5.19.5 |   Bycause he wonne; the other because hee
2. 5.19.6 |   Was wonne: So matter did she make of nought,
2. 5.19.7 |   To stirre vp strife, and do them disagree:
2. 5.19.8 |   But soone as \Furor\ was enlargd, she sought
2. 5.19.9 | To kindle his quencht fire, and thousand causes wrought.

2. 5.20.1 | It was not long, ere she inflam'd him so,
2. 5.20.2 |   That he would algates with \Pyrochles\ fight,
2. 5.20.3 |   And his redeemer chalengd for his foe,
2. 5.20.4 |   Because he had not well mainteind his right,
2. 5.20.5 |   But yielded had to that same straunger knight:
2. 5.20.6 |   Now gan \Pyrochles\ wex as wood, as hee,
2. 5.20.7 |   And him affronted with impatient might:
2. 5.20.8 |   So both together fiers engrasped bee,
2. 5.20.9 | Whiles \Guyon\ standing by, their vncouth strife does see.

2. 5.21.1 | Him all that while \Occasion\ did prouoke
2. 5.21.2 |   Against \Pyrochles\, and new matter framed
2. 5.21.3 |   Vpon the old, him stirring to be wroke
2. 5.21.4 |   Of his late wrongs, in which she oft him blamed
2. 5.21.5 |   For suffering such abuse, as knighhood shamed,
2. 5.21.6 |   And him dishabled quite. But he was wise
2. 5.21.7 |   Ne would with vaine occasions be inflamed;
2. 5.21.8 |   Yet others she more vrgent did deuise:
2. 5.21.9 | Yet nothing could him to impatience entise.

2. 5.22.1 | Their fell contention still increased more,
2. 5.22.2 |   And more thereby increased \Furors\ might,
2. 5.22.3 |   That he his foe has hurt, and wounded sore,
2. 5.22.4 |   And him in bloud and durt deformed quight.
2. 5.22.5 |   His mother eke, more to augment his spight,
2. 5.22.6 |   Now brought to him a flaming fire brond,
2. 5.22.7 |   Which she in \Stygian\ lake, ay burning bright,
2. 5.22.8 |   Had kindled: that she gaue into his hond,
2. 5.22.9 | That armd with fire, more hardly he mote him withstond.

2. 5.23.1 | Tho gan that villein wex so fiers and strong,
2. 5.23.2 |   That nothing might sustaine his furious forse;
2. 5.23.3 |   He cast him downe to ground, and all along
2. 5.23.4 |   Drew him through durt and myre without remorse,
2. 5.23.5 |   And fowly battered his comely corse,
2. 5.23.6 |   That \Guyon\ much disdeignd so loathly sight.
2. 5.23.7 |   At last he was compeld to cry perforse,
2. 5.23.8 |   Helpe, O Sir \Guyon\, helpe most noble knight,
2. 5.23.9 | To rid a wretched man from hands of hellish wight.

2. 5.24.1 | The knight was greatly moued at his plaint,
2. 5.24.2 |   And gan him dight to succour his distresse,
2. 5.24.3 |   Till that the Palmer, by his graue restraint,
2. 5.24.4 |   Him stayd from yielding pitifull redresse;
2. 5.24.5 |   And said, Deare sonne, thy causelesse ruth represse,
2. 5.24.6 |   Ne let thy stout hart melt in pitty vayne:
2. 5.24.7 |   He that his sorrow sought through wilfulnesse,
2. 5.24.8 |   And his foe fettred would release agayne,
2. 5.24.9 | Deserues to tast his follies fruit, repented payne.

2. 5.25.1 | \Guyon\ obayd; So him away he drew
2. 5.25.2 |   From needlesse trouble of renewing fight
2. 5.25.3 |   Already fought, his voyage to pursew.
2. 5.25.4 |   But rash \Pyrochles\ varlet, \Atin\ hight,
2. 5.25.5 |   When late he saw his Lord in heauy plight,
2. 5.25.6 |   Vnder Sir \Guyons\ puissaunt stroke to fall,
2. 5.25.7 |   Him deeming dead, as then he seemd in sight,
2. 5.25.8 |   Fled fast away, to tell his funerall
2. 5.25.9 | Vnto his brother, whom \Cymochles\ men did call.

2. 5.26.1 | He was a man of rare redoubted might,
2. 5.26.2 |   Famous throughout the world for warlike prayse,
2. 5.26.3 |   And glorious spoiles, purchast in perilous fight:
2. 5.26.4 |   Full many doughtie knights he in his dayes
2. 5.26.5 |   Had doen to death, subdewde in equall frayes,
2. 5.26.6 |   Whose carkases, for terrour of his name,
2. 5.26.7 |   Of fowles and beastes he made the piteous prayes,
2. 5.26.8 |   And hong their conquered armes for more defame
2. 5.26.9 | On gallow trees, in honour of his dearest Dame.

2. 5.27.1 | His dearest Dame is that Enchaunteresse,
2. 5.27.2 |   The vile \Acrasia\, that with vaine delightes,
2. 5.27.3 |   And idle pleasures in her \Bowre\ of \Blisse\,
2. 5.27.4 |   Does charme her louers, and the feeble sprightes
2. 5.27.5 |   Can call out of the bodies of fraile wightes:
2. 5.27.6 |   Whom then she does transforme to monstrous hewes,
2. 5.27.7 |   And horribly misshapes with vgly sightes,
2. 5.27.8 |   Captiu'd eternally in yron mewes,
2. 5.27.9 | And darksom dens, where \Titan\ his face neuer shewes.

2. 5.28.1 | There \Atin\ found \Cymochles\ soiourning,
2. 5.28.2 |   To serue his Lemans loue: for he, by kind,
2. 5.28.3 |   Was giuen all to lust and loose liuing,
2. 5.28.4 |   When euer his fiers hands he free mote find:
2. 5.28.5 |   And now he has pourd out his idle mind
2. 5.28.6 |   In daintie delices, and lauish ioyes,
2. 5.28.7 |   Hauing his warlike weapons cast behind,
2. 5.28.8 |   And flowes in pleasures, and vaine pleasing toyes,
2. 5.28.9 | Mingled emongst loose Ladies and lasciuious boyes.

2. 5.29.1 | And ouer him, art striuing to compaire
2. 5.29.2 |   With nature, did an Arber greene dispred,
2. 5.29.3 |   Framed of wanton Yuie, flouring faire,
2. 5.29.4 |   Through which the fragrant Eglantine did spred
2. 5.29.5 |   His pricking armes, entrayld with roses red,
2. 5.29.6 |   Which daintie odours round about them threw,
2. 5.29.7 |   And all within with flowres was garnished,
2. 5.29.8 |   That when myld \Zephyrus\ emongst them blew,
2. 5.29.9 | Did breath out bounteous smels, and painted colors shew.

2. 5.30.1 | And fast beside, there trickled softly downe
2. 5.30.2 |   A gentle streame, whose murmuring waue did play
2. 5.30.3 |   Emongst the pumy stones, and made a sowne,
2. 5.30.4 |   To lull him soft a sleepe, that by it lay;
2. 5.30.5 |   The wearie Traueiler, wandring that way,
2. 5.30.6 |   Therein did often quench his thristy heat,
2. 5.30.7 |   And then by it his wearie limbes display,
2. 5.30.8 |   Whiles creeping slomber made him to forget
2. 5.30.9 | His former paine, and wypt away his toylsom sweat.

2. 5.31.1 | And on the other side a pleasaunt groue
2. 5.31.2 |   Was shot vp high, full of the stately tree,
2. 5.31.3 |   That dedicated is t'=\Olympicke Ioue\,
2. 5.31.4 |   And to his sonne \Alcides\, whenas hee
2. 5.31.5 |   Gaynd in \Nemea\ goodly victoree;
2. 5.31.6 |   Therein the mery birds of euery sort
2. 5.31.7 |   Chaunted alowd their chearefull harmonie:
2. 5.31.8 |   And made emongst them selues a sweet consort,
2. 5.31.9 | That quickned the dull spright with musicall comfort.

2. 5.32.1 | There he him found all carelesly displayd,
2. 5.32.2 |   In secret shadow from the sunny ray,
2. 5.32.3 |   On a sweet bed of lillies softly layd,
2. 5.32.4 |   Amidst a flocke of Damzels fresh and gay,
2. 5.32.5 |   That round about him dissolute did play
2. 5.32.6 |   Their wanton follies, and light meriment;
2. 5.32.7 |   Euery of which did loosely disaray
2. 5.32.8 |   Her vpper parts of meet habiliments,
2. 5.32.9 | And shewd them naked, deckt with many ornaments.

2. 5.33.1 | And euery of them stroue, with most delights,
2. 5.33.2 |   Him to aggrate, and greatest pleasures shew;
2. 5.33.3 |   Some framd faire lookes, glancing like euening lights,
2. 5.33.4 |   Others sweet words, dropping like honny dew;
2. 5.33.5 |   Some bathed kisses, and did soft embrew
2. 5.33.6 |   The sugred licour through his melting lips:
2. 5.33.7 |   One boastes her beautie, and does yeeld to vew
2. 5.33.8 |   Her daintie limbes aboue her tender hips;
2. 5.33.9 | Another her out boastes, and all for tryall strips.

2. 5.34.1 | He, like an Adder, lurking in the weeds,
2. 5.34.2 |   His wandring thought in deepe desire does steepe,
2. 5.34.3 |   And his fraile eye with spoyle of beautie feedes;
2. 5.34.4 |   Sometimes he falsely faines himselfe to sleepe,
2. 5.34.5 |   Whiles through their lids his wanton eies do peepe,
2. 5.34.6 |   To steale a snatch of amorous conceipt,
2. 5.34.7 |   Whereby close fire into his heart does creepe:
2. 5.34.8 |   So, them deceiues, deceiu'd in his deceipt,
2. 5.34.9 | Made drunke with drugs of deare voluptuous receipt.

2. 5.35.1 | \Atin\ arriuing there, when him he spide,
2. 5.35.2 |   Thus in still waues of deepe delight to wade,
2. 5.35.3 |   Fiercely approching, to him lowdly cride,
2. 5.35.4 |   \Cymochles\; oh no, but \Cymochles\ shade,
2. 5.35.5 |   In which that manly person late did fade,
2. 5.35.6 |   What is become of great \Acrates\ sonne?
2. 5.35.7 |   Or where hath he hong vp his mortall blade,
2. 5.35.8 |   That hath so many haughtie conquests wonne?
2. 5.35.9 | Is all his force forlorne, and all his glory donne?

2. 5.36.1 | Then pricking him with his sharpe-pointed dart,
2. 5.36.2 |   He said; Vp, vp, thou womanish weake knight,
2. 5.36.3 |   That here in Ladies lap entombed art,
2. 5.36.4 |   Vnmindfull of thy praise and prowest might,
2. 5.36.5 |   And weetlesse eke of lately wrought despight,
2. 5.36.6 |   Whiles sad \Pyrochles\ lies on senselesse ground,
2. 5.36.7 |   And groneth out his vtmost grudging spright,
2. 5.36.8 |   Through many a stroke, and many a streaming wound,
2. 5.36.9 | Calling thy helpe in vaine, that here in ioyes art dround.

2. 5.37.1 | Suddeinly out of his delightfull dreame
2. 5.37.2 |   The man awoke, and would haue questiond more;
2. 5.37.3 |   But he would not endure that wofull theame
2. 5.37.4 |   For to dilate at large, but vrged sore
2. 5.37.5 |   With percing words, and pittifull implore,
2. 5.37.6 |   Him hastie to arise. As one affright
2. 5.37.7 |   With hellish feends, or \Furies\ mad vprore,
2. 5.37.8 |   He then vprose, inflam'd with fell despight,
2. 5.37.9 | And called for his armes; for he would algates fight.

2. 5.38.1 | They bene ybrought; he quickly does him dight,
2. 5.38.2 |   And lightly mounted, passeth on his way,
2. 5.38.3 |   Ne Ladies loues, ne sweete entreaties might
2. 5.38.4 |   Appease his heat, or hastie passage stay;
2. 5.38.5 |   For he has vowd, to beene aueng'd that day,
2. 5.38.6 |   (That day it selfe him seemed all too long:)
2. 5.38.7 |   On him, that did \Pyrochles\ deare dismay:
2. 5.38.8 |   So proudly pricketh on his courser strong,
2. 5.38.9 | And \Atin\ aie him pricks with spurs of shame and wrong.


2. 6. A.1 | \Guyon is of immodest Merth\
2. 6. A.2 |   \led into loose desire,\
2. 6. A.3 | \Fights with Cymochles, whiles his brother\
2. 6. A.4 |   \burnes in furious fire.\

2. 6. 1.1 | A harder lesson, to learne Continence
2. 6. 1.2 |   In ioyous pleasure, then in grieuous paine:
2. 6. 1.3 |   For sweetnesse doth allure the weaker sence
2. 6. 1.4 |   So strongly, that vneathes it can refraine
2. 6. 1.5 |   From that, which feeble nature couets faine;
2. 6. 1.6 |   But griefe and wrath, that be her enemies,
2. 6. 1.7 |   And foes of life, she better can restraine;
2. 6. 1.8 |   Yet vertue vauntes in both their victories,
2. 6. 1.9 | And \Guyon\ in them all shewes goodly maisteries.

2. 6. 2.1 | Whom bold \Cymochles\ trauelling to find,
2. 6. 2.2 |   With cruell purpose bent to wreake on him
2. 6. 2.3 |   The wrath, which \Atin\ kindled in his mind,
2. 6. 2.4 |   Came to a riuer, by whose vtmost brim
2. 6. 2.5 |   Wayting to passe, he saw whereas did swim
2. 6. 2.6 |   A long the shore, as swift as glaunce of eye,
2. 6. 2.7 |   A litle Gondelay, bedecked trim
2. 6. 2.8 |   With boughes and arbours wouen cunningly,
2. 6. 2.9 | That like a litle forrest seemed outwardly.

2. 6. 3.1 | And therein sate a Ladie fresh and faire,
2. 6. 3.2 |   Making sweet solace to her selfe alone;
2. 6. 3.3 |   Sometimes she sung, as loud as larke in aire,
2. 6. 3.4 |   Sometimes she laught, that nigh her breth was gone,
2. 6. 3.5 |   Yet was there not with her else any one,
2. 6. 3.6 |   That might to her moue cause of meriment:
2. 6. 3.7 |   Matter of merth enough, though there were none,
2. 6. 3.8 |   She could deuise, and thousand waies inuent,
2. 6. 3.9 | To feede her foolish humour, and vaine iolliment.

2. 6. 4.1 | Which when farre off \Cymochles\ heard, and saw,
2. 6. 4.2 |   He loudly cald to such, as were a bord,
2. 6. 4.3 |   The little barke vnto the shore to draw,
2. 6. 4.4 |   And him to ferrie ouer that deepe ford:
2. 6. 4.5 |   The merry marriner vnto his word
2. 6. 4.6 |   Soone hearkned, and her painted bote streightway
2. 6. 4.7 |   Turnd to the shore, where that same warlike Lord
2. 6. 4.8 |   She in receiu'd; but \Atin\ by no way
2. 6. 4.9 | She would admit, albe the knight her much did pray.

2. 6. 5.1 | Eftsoones her shallow ship away did slide,
2. 6. 5.2 |   More swift, then swallow sheres the liquid skie,
2. 6. 5.3 |   Withouten oare or Pilot it to guide,
2. 6. 5.4 |   Or winged canuas with the wind to flie,
2. 6. 5.5 |   Only she turn'd a pin, and by and by
2. 6. 5.6 |   It cut away vpon the yielding waue,
2. 6. 5.7 |   Ne cared she her course for to apply:
2. 6. 5.8 |   For it was taught the way, which she would haue,
2. 6. 5.9 | And both from rocks and flats it selfe could wisely saue.

2. 6. 6.1 | And all the way, the wanton Damzell found
2. 6. 6.2 |   New merth, her passenger to entertaine:
2. 6. 6.3 |   For she in pleasant purpose did abound,
2. 6. 6.4 |   And greatly ioyed merry tales to faine,
2. 6. 6.5 |   Of which a store-house did with her remaine,
2. 6. 6.6 |   Yet seemed, nothing well they her became;
2. 6. 6.7 |   For all her words she drownd with laughter vaine,
2. 6. 6.8 |   And wanted grace in vtt'ring of the same,
2. 6. 6.9 | That turned all her pleasance to a scoffing game.

2. 6. 7.1 | And other whiles vaine toyes she would deuize
2. 6. 7.2 |   As her fantasticke wit did most delight,
2. 6. 7.3 |   Sometimes her head she fondly would aguize
2. 6. 7.4 |   With gaudie girlonds, or fresh flowrets dight
2. 6. 7.5 |   About her necke, or rings of rushes plight;
2. 6. 7.6 |   Sometimes to doe him laugh, she would assay
2. 6. 7.7 |   To laugh at shaking of the leaues light,
2. 6. 7.8 |   Or to behold the water worke, and play
2. 6. 7.9 | About her litle frigot, therein making way.

2. 6. 8.1 | Her light behauiour, and loose dalliaunce
2. 6. 8.2 |   Gaue wondrous great contentment to the knight,
2. 6. 8.3 |   That of his way he had no souenaunce,
2. 6. 8.4 |   Nor care of vow'd reuenge, and cruell fight,
2. 6. 8.5 |   But to weake wench did yeeld his martiall might.
2. 6. 8.6 |   So easie was to quench his flamed mind
2. 6. 8.7 |   With one sweet drop of sensuall delight,
2. 6. 8.8 |   So easie is, t'=appease the stormie wind
2. 6. 8.9 | Of malice in the calme of pleasant womankind.

2. 6. 9.1 | Diuerse discourses in their way they spent,
2. 6. 9.2 |   Mongst which \Cymochles\ of her questioned,
2. 6. 9.3 |   Both what she was, and what that vsage ment,
2. 6. 9.4 |   Which in her cot she daily practised.
2. 6. 9.5 |   Vaine man (said she) that wouldest be reckoned
2. 6. 9.6 |   A straunger in thy home, and ignoraunt
2. 6. 9.7 |   Of \Pha+edria\ (for so my name is red)
2. 6. 9.8 |   Of \Pha+edria\, thine owne fellow seruaunt;
2. 6. 9.9 | For thou to serue \Acrasia\ thy selfe doest vaunt.

2. 6.10.1 | In this wide Inland sea, that hight by name
2. 6.10.2 |   The \Idle lake\, my wandring ship I row,
2. 6.10.3 |   That knowes her port, and thither sailes by ayme,
2. 6.10.4 |   Ne care, ne feare I, how the wind do blow,
2. 6.10.5 |   Or whether swift I wend, or whether slow:
2. 6.10.6 |   Both slow and swift a like do serue my tourne,
2. 6.10.7 |   Ne swelling \Neptune\, ne loud thundring \Ioue\
2. 6.10.8 |   Can chaunge my cheare, or make me euer mourne;
2. 6.10.9 | My litle boat can safely passe this perilous bourne.

2. 6.11.1 | Whiles thus she talked, and whiles thus she toyd,
2. 6.11.2 |   They were farre past the passage, which he spake,
2. 6.11.3 |   And come vnto an Island, waste and voyd,
2. 6.11.4 |   That floted in the midst of that great lake,
2. 6.11.5 |   There her small Gondelay her port did make,
2. 6.11.6 |   And that gay paire issuing on the shore
2. 6.11.7 |   Disburdned her. Their way they forward take
2. 6.11.8 |   Into the land, that lay them faire before,
2. 6.11.9 | Whose pleasaunce she him shew'd, and plentifull great store.

2. 6.12.1 | It was a chosen plot of fertile land,
2. 6.12.2 |   Emongst wide waues set, like a litle nest,
2. 6.12.3 |   As if it had by Natures cunning hand
2. 6.12.4 |   Bene choisely picked out from all the rest,
2. 6.12.5 |   And laid forth for ensample of the best:
2. 6.12.6 |   No daintie flowre or herbe, that growes on ground,
2. 6.12.7 |   No arboret with painted blossomes drest,
2. 6.12.8 |   And smelling sweet, but there it might be found
2. 6.12.9 | To bud out faire, and her sweet smels throw all around.

2. 6.13.1 | No tree, whose braunches did not brauely spring;
2. 6.13.2 |   No braunch, whereon a fine bird did not sit:
2. 6.13.3 |   No bird, but did her shrill notes sweetly sing;
2. 6.13.4 |   No song but did containe a louely dit:
2. 6.13.5 |   Trees, braunches, birds, and songs were framed fit,
2. 6.13.6 |   For to allure fraile mind to carelesse ease.
2. 6.13.7 |   Carelesse the man soone woxe, and his weake wit
2. 6.13.8 |   Was ouercome of thing, that did him please;
2. 6.13.9 | So pleased, did his wrathfull purpose faire appease.

2. 6.14.1 | Thus when she had his eyes and senses fed
2. 6.14.2 |   With false delights, and fild with pleasures vaine,
2. 6.14.3 |   Into a shadie dale she soft him led,
2. 6.14.4 |   And laid him downe vpon a grassie plaine;
2. 6.14.5 |   And her sweet selfe without dread, or disdaine,
2. 6.14.6 |   She set beside, laying his head disarm'd
2. 6.14.7 |   In her loose lap, it softly to sustaine,
2. 6.14.8 |   Where soone he slumbred, fearing not be harm'd,
2. 6.14.9 | The whiles with a loud lay she thus him sweetly charm'd.

2. 6.15.1 | Behold, O man, that toilesome paines doest take,
2. 6.15.2 |   The flowres, the fields, and all that pleasant growes,
2. 6.15.3 |   How they themselues doe thine ensample make,
2. 6.15.4 |   Whiles nothing enuious nature them forth throwes
2. 6.15.5 |   Out of her fruitfull lap; how, no man knowes,
2. 6.15.6 |   They spring, they bud, they blossome fresh and faire,
2. 6.15.7 |   And deck the world with their rich pompous showes;
2. 6.15.8 |   Yet no man for them taketh paines or care,
2. 6.15.9 | Yet no man to them can his carefull paines compare.

2. 6.16.1 | The lilly, Ladie of the flowring field,
2. 6.16.2 |   The Flowre-deluce, her louely Paramoure,
2. 6.16.3 |   Bid thee to them thy fruitlesse labours yield,
2. 6.16.4 |   And soone leaue off this toylesome wearie stoure;
2. 6.16.5 |   Loe loe how braue she decks her bounteous boure,
2. 6.16.6 |   With silken curtens and gold couerlets,
2. 6.16.7 |   Therein to shrowd her sumptuous Belamoure,
2. 6.16.8 |   Yet neither spinnes nor cardes, ne cares nor frets,
2. 6.16.9 | But to her mother Nature all her care she lets.

2. 6.17.1 | Why then dost thou, O man, that of them all
2. 6.17.2 |   Art Lord, and eke of nature Soueraine,
2. 6.17.3 |   Wilfully make thy selfe a wretched thrall,
2. 6.17.4 |   And wast thy ioyous houres in needlesse paine,
2. 6.17.5 |   Seeking for daunger and aduentures vaine?
2. 6.17.6 |   What bootes it all to haue, and nothing vse?
2. 6.17.7 |   Who shall him rew, that swimming in the maine,
2. 6.17.8 |   Will die for thirst, and water doth refuse?
2. 6.17.9 | Refuse such fruitlesse toile, and present pleasures chuse.

2. 6.18.1 | By this she had him lulled fast a sleepe,
2. 6.18.2 |   That of no wordly thing he care did take;
2. 6.18.3 |   Then she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe,
2. 6.18.4 |   That nothing should him hastily awake:
2. 6.18.5 |   So she him left, and did her selfe betake
2. 6.18.6 |   Vnto her boat againe, with which she cleft
2. 6.18.7 |   The slouthfull waue of that great griesly lake;
2. 6.18.8 |   Soone she that Island farre behind her left,
2. 6.18.9 | And now is come to that same place, where first she weft.

2. 6.19.1 | By this time was the worthy \Guyon\ brought
2. 6.19.2 |   Vnto the other side of that wide strond,
2. 6.19.3 |   Where she was rowing, and for passage sought:
2. 6.19.4 |   Him needed not long call, she soone to hond
2. 6.19.5 |   Her ferry brought, where him she byding fond,
2. 6.19.6 |   With his sad guide; himselfe she tooke a boord,
2. 6.19.7 |   But the \Blacke Palmer\ suffred still to stond,
2. 6.19.8 |   Ne would for price, or prayers once affoord,
2. 6.19.9 | To ferry that old man ouer the perlous foord.

2. 6.20.1 | \Guyon\ was loath to leaue his guide behind,
2. 6.20.2 |   Yet being entred, might not backe retyre;
2. 6.20.3 |   For the flit barke, obaying to her mind,
2. 6.20.4 |   Forth launched quickly, as she did desire,
2. 6.20.5 |   Ne gaue him leaue to bid that aged sire
2. 6.20.6 |   Adieu, but nimbly ran her wonted course
2. 6.20.7 |   Through the dull billowes thicke as troubled mire,
2. 6.20.8 |   Whom neither wind out of their seat could forse,
2. 6.20.9 | Nor timely tides did driue out of their sluggish sourse.

2. 6.21.1 | And by the way, as was her wonted guize,
2. 6.21.2 |   Her merry fit she freshly gan to reare,
2. 6.21.3 |   And did of ioy and iollitie deuize,
2. 6.21.4 |   Her selfe to cherish, and her guest to cheare:
2. 6.21.5 |   The knight was courteous, and did not forbeare
2. 6.21.6 |   Her honest merth and pleasaunce to partake;
2. 6.21.7 |   But when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare,
2. 6.21.8 |   And passe the bonds of modest merimake,
2. 6.21.9 | Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake.

2. 6.22.1 | Yet she still followed her former stile,
2. 6.22.2 |   And said, and did all that mote him delight,
2. 6.22.3 |   Till they arriued in that pleasant Ile,
2. 6.22.4 |   Where sleeping late she left her other knight.
2. 6.22.5 |   But when as \Guyon\ of that land had sight,
2. 6.22.6 |   He wist himselfe amisse, and angry said;
2. 6.22.7 |   Ah Dame, perdie ye haue not doen me right,
2. 6.22.8 |   Thus to mislead me, whiles I you obaid:
2. 6.22.9 | Me litle needed from my right way to haue straid.

2. 6.23.1 | Faire Sir (quoth she) be not displeasd at all;
2. 6.23.2 |   Who fares on sea, may not commaund his way,
2. 6.23.3 |   Ne wind and weather at his pleasure call:
2. 6.23.4 |   The sea is wide, and easie for to stray;
2. 6.23.5 |   The wind vnstable, and doth neuer stay.
2. 6.23.6 |   But here a while ye may in safety rest,
2. 6.23.7 |   Till season serue new passage to assay;
2. 6.23.8 |   Better safe port, then be in seas distrest.
2. 6.23.9 | Therewith she laught, and did her earnest end in iest.

2. 6.24.1 | But he halfe discontent, mote nathelesse
2. 6.24.2 |   Himselfe appease, and issewd forth on shore:
2. 6.24.3 |   The ioyes whereof, and happie fruitfulnesse,
2. 6.24.4 |   Such as he saw, she gan him lay before,
2. 6.24.5 |   And all though pleasant, yet she made much more:
2. 6.24.6 |   The fields did laugh, the flowres did freshly spring,
2. 6.24.7 |   The trees did bud, and earely blossomes bore,
2. 6.24.8 |   And all the quire of birds did sweetly sing,
2. 6.24.9 | And told that gardins pleasures in their caroling.

2. 6.25.1 | And she more sweet, then any bird on bough,
2. 6.25.2 |   Would oftentimes emongst them beare a part,
2. 6.25.3 |   And striue to passe (as she could well enough)
2. 6.25.4 |   Their natiue musicke by her skilfull art:
2. 6.25.5 |   So did she all, that might his constant hart
2. 6.25.6 |   Withdraw from thought of warlike enterprize,
2. 6.25.7 |   And drowne in dissolute delights apart,
2. 6.25.8 |   Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize
2. 6.25.9 | Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize.

2. 6.26.1 | But he was wise, and warie of her will,
2. 6.26.2 |   And euer held his hand vpon his hart:
2. 6.26.3 |   Yet would not seeme so rude, and thewed ill,
2. 6.26.4 |   As to despise so courteous seeming part,
2. 6.26.5 |   That gentle Ladie did to him impart,
2. 6.26.6 |   But fairely tempring fond desire subdewd,
2. 6.26.7 |   And euer her desired to depart.
2. 6.26.8 |   She list not heare, but her disports poursewd,
2. 6.26.9 | And euer bad him stay, till time the tide renewd.

2. 6.27.1 | And now by this, \Cymochles\ howre was spent,
2. 6.27.2 |   That he awoke out of his idle dreme,
2. 6.27.3 |   And shaking off his drowzie dreriment,
2. 6.27.4 |   Gan him auize, how ill did him beseeme,
2. 6.27.5 |   In slouthfull sleepe his molten hart to steme,
2. 6.27.6 |   And quench the brond of his conceiued ire.
2. 6.27.7 |   Tho vp he started, stird with shame extreme,
2. 6.27.8 |   Ne staied for his Damzell to inquire,
2. 6.27.9 | But marched to the strond, there passage to require.

2. 6.28.1 | And in the way he with Sir \Guyon\ met,
2. 6.28.2 |   Accompanyde with \Pha+edria\ the faire,
2. 6.28.3 |   Eftsoones he gan to rage, and inly fret,
2. 6.28.4 |   Crying, Let be that Ladie debonaire,
2. 6.28.5 |   Thou recreant knight, and soone thy selfe prepaire
2. 6.28.6 |   To battell, if thou meane her loue to gaine:
2. 6.28.7 |   Loe, loe alreadie, how the fowles in aire
2. 6.28.8 |   Doe flocke, awaiting shortly to obtaine
2. 6.28.9 | Thy carcasse for their pray, the guerdon of thy paine.

2. 6.29.1 | And therewithall he fiercely at him flew,
2. 6.29.2 |   And with importune outrage him assayld;
2. 6.29.3 |   Who soone prepard to field, his sword forth drew,
2. 6.29.4 |   And him with equall value counteruayld:
2. 6.29.5 |   Their mightie strokes their haberieons dismayld,
2. 6.29.6 |   And naked made each others manly spalles;
2. 6.29.7 |   The mortall steele despiteously entayld
2. 6.29.8 |   Deepe in their flesh, quite through the yron walles,
2. 6.29.9 | That a large purple streme adown their giambeux falles.

2. 6.30.1 | \Cymochles\, that had neuer met before
2. 6.30.2 |   So puissant foe, with enuious despight
2. 6.30.3 |   His proud presumed force increased more,
2. 6.30.4 |   Disdeigning to be held so long in fight;
2. 6.30.5 |   Sir \Guyon\ grudging not so much his might,
2. 6.30.6 |   As those vnknightly raylings, which he spoke,
2. 6.30.7 |   With wrathfull fire his courage kindled bright,
2. 6.30.8 |   Thereof deuising shortly to be wroke,
2. 6.30.9 | And doubling all his powres, redoubled euery stroke.

2. 6.31.1 | Both of them high attonce their hands enhaunst,
2. 6.31.2 |   And both attonce their huge blowes downe did sway;
2. 6.31.3 |   \Cymochles\ sword on \Guyons\ shield yglaunst,
2. 6.31.4 |   And thereof nigh one quarter sheard away;
2. 6.31.5 |   But \Guyons\ angry blade so fierce did play
2. 6.31.6 |   On th'=others helmet, which as \Titan\ shone,
2. 6.31.7 |   That quite it cloue his plumed crest in tway,
2. 6.31.8 |   And bared all his head vnto the bone;
2. 6.31.9 | Wherewith astonisht, still he stood, as senselesse stone.

2. 6.32.1 | Still as he stood, faire \Pha+edria\, that beheld
2. 6.32.2 |   That deadly daunger, soone atweene them ran;
2. 6.32.3 |   And at their feet her selfe most humbly feld,
2. 6.32.4 |   Crying with pitteous voice, and count'nance wan;
2. 6.32.5 |   Ah well away, most noble Lords, how can
2. 6.32.6 |   Your cruell eyes endure so pitteous sight,
2. 6.32.7 |   To shed your liues on ground? wo worth the man,
2. 6.32.8 |   That first did teach the cursed steele to bight
2. 6.32.9 | In his owne flesh, and make way to the liuing spright.

2. 6.33.1 | If euer loue of Ladie did empierce
2. 6.33.2 |   Your yron brestes, or pittie could find place,
2. 6.33.3 |   Withhold your bloudie hands from battell fierce,
2. 6.33.4 |   And sith for me ye fight, to me this grace
2. 6.33.5 |   Both yeeld, to stay your deadly strife a space.
2. 6.33.6 |   They stayd a while: and forth she gan proceed:
2. 6.33.7 |   Most wretched woman, and of wicked race,
2. 6.33.8 |   That am the author of this hainous deed,
2. 6.33.9 | And cause of death betweene two doughtie knights doe breed.

2. 6.34.1 | But if for me ye fight, or me will serue,
2. 6.34.2 |   Not this rude kind of battell, nor these armes
2. 6.34.3 |   Are meet, the which doe men in bale to sterue,
2. 6.34.4 |   And dolefull sorrow heape with deadly harmes:
2. 6.34.5 |   Such cruell game my scarmoges disarmes:
2. 6.34.6 |   Another warre, and other weapons I
2. 6.34.7 |   Doe loue, where loue does giue his sweet alarmes,
2. 6.34.8 |   Without bloudshed, and where the enemy
2. 6.34.9 | Does yeeld vnto his foe a pleasant victory.

2. 6.35.1 | Debatefull strife, and cruell enmitie
2. 6.35.2 |   The famous name of knighthood fowly shend;
2. 6.35.3 |   But louely peace, and gentle amitie,
2. 6.35.4 |   And in Amours the passing houres to spend,
2. 6.35.5 |   The mightie martiall hands doe most commend;
2. 6.35.6 |   Of loue they euer greater glory bore,
2. 6.35.7 |   Then of their armes: \Mars\ is \Cupidoes\ frend,
2. 6.35.8 |   And is for \Venus\ loues renowmed more,
2. 6.35.9 | Then all his wars and spoiles, the which he did of yore.

2. 6.36.1 | Therewith she sweetly smyld. They though full bent
2. 6.36.2 |   To proue extremities of bloudie fight,
2. 6.36.3 |   Yet at her speach their rages gan relent,
2. 6.36.4 |   And calme the sea of their tempestuous spight,
2. 6.36.5 |   Such powre haue pleasing words: such is the might
2. 6.36.6 |   Of courteous clemencie in gentle hart.
2. 6.36.7 |   Now after all was ceast, the Faery knight
2. 6.36.8 |   Besought that Damzell suffer him depart,
2. 6.36.9 | And yield him readie passage to that other part.

2. 6.37.1 | She no lesse glad, then he desirous was
2. 6.37.2 |   Of his departure thence; for of her ioy
2. 6.37.3 |   And vaine delight she saw he light did pas,
2. 6.37.4 |   A foe of folly and immodest toy,
2. 6.37.5 |   Still solemne sad, or still disdainfull coy,
2. 6.37.6 |   Delighting all in armes and cruell warre,
2. 6.37.7 |   That her sweet peace and pleasures did annoy,
2. 6.37.8 |   Troubled with terrour and vnquiet iarre,
2. 6.37.9 | That she well pleased was thence to amoue him farre.

2. 6.38.1 | Tho him she brought abord, and her swift bote
2. 6.38.2 |   Forthwith directed to that further strand;
2. 6.38.3 |   The which on the dull waues did lightly flote
2. 6.38.4 |   And soone arriued on the shallow sand,
2. 6.38.5 |   Where gladsome \Guyon\ salied forth to land,
2. 6.38.6 |   And to that Damzell thankes gaue for reward.
2. 6.38.7 |   Vpon that shore he spied \Atin\ stand,
2. 6.38.8 |   There by his maister left, when late he far'd
2. 6.38.9 | In \Pha+edrias\ flit barke ouer that perlous shard.

2. 6.39.1 | Well could he him remember, sith of late
2. 6.39.2 |   He with \Pyrochles\ sharp debatement made;
2. 6.39.3 |   Streight gan he him reuile, and bitter rate,
2. 6.39.4 |   As shepheards curre, that in darke euenings shade
2. 6.39.5 |   Hath tracted forth some saluage beastes trade;
2. 6.39.6 |   Vile Miscreant (said he) whither doest thou flie
2. 6.39.7 |   The shame and death, which will thee soone inuade?
2. 6.39.8 |   What coward hand shall doe thee next to die,
2. 6.39.9 | That art thus foully fled from famous enemie?

2. 6.40.1 | With that he stiffely shooke his steelehead dart:
2. 6.40.2 |   But sober \Guyon\, hearing him so raile,
2. 6.40.3 |   Though somewhat moued in his mightie hart,
2. 6.40.4 |   Yet with strong reason maistred passion fraile,
2. 6.40.5 |   And passed fairely forth. He turning taile,
2. 6.40.6 |   Backe to the strond retyrd, and there still stayd,
2. 6.40.7 |   Awaiting passage, which him late did faile;
2. 6.40.8 |   The whiles \Cymochles\ with that wanton mayd
2. 6.40.9 | The hastie heat of his auowd reuenge delayd.

2. 6.41.1 | Whylest there the varlet stood, he saw from farre
2. 6.41.2 |   An armed knight, that towards him fast ran,
2. 6.41.3 |   He ran on foot, as if in lucklesse warre
2. 6.41.4 |   His forlorne steed from him the victour wan;
2. 6.41.5 |   He seemed breathlesse, hartlesse, faint, and wan,
2. 6.41.6 |   And all his armour sprinckled was with bloud,
2. 6.41.7 |   And soyld with durtie gore, that no man can
2. 6.41.8 |   Discerne the hew thereof. He neuer stood,
2. 6.41.9 | But bent his hastie course towards the idle flood.

2. 6.42.1 | The varlet saw, when to the flood he came,
2. 6.42.2 |   How without stop or stay he fiercely lept,
2. 6.42.3 |   And deepe him selfe beducked in the same,
2. 6.42.4 |   That in the lake his loftie crest was steept,
2. 6.42.5 |   Ne of his safetie seemed care he kept,
2. 6.42.6 |   But with his raging armes he rudely flasht
2. 6.42.7 |   The waues about, and all his armour swept,
2. 6.42.8 |   That all the bloud and filth away was washt,
2. 6.42.9 | Yet still he bet the water, and the billowes dasht.

2. 6.43.1 | \Atin\ drew nigh, to weet what it mote bee;
2. 6.43.2 |   For much he wondred at that vncouth sight;
2. 6.43.3 |   Whom should he, but his owne deare Lord, there see,
2. 6.43.4 |   His owne deare Lord \Pyrochles\, in sad plight,
2. 6.43.5 |   Readie to drowne himselfe for fell despight.
2. 6.43.6 |   Harrow now out, and well away, he cryde,
2. 6.43.7 |   What dismall day hath lent this cursed light,
2. 6.43.8 |   To see my Lord so deadly damnifyde?
2. 6.43.9 | \Pyrochles\, O \Pyrochles\, what is thee betyde?

2. 6.44.1 | I burne, I burne, I burne, then loud he cryde,
2. 6.44.2 |   O how I burne with implacable fire,
2. 6.44.3 |   Yet nought can quench mine inly flaming syde,
2. 6.44.4 |   Nor sea of licour cold, nor lake of mire,
2. 6.44.5 |   Nothing but death can doe me to respire.
2. 6.44.6 |   Ah be it (said he) from \Pyrochles\ farre
2. 6.44.7 |   After pursewing death once to require,
2. 6.44.8 |   Or think, that ought those puissant hands may marre:
2. 6.44.9 | Death is for wretches borne vnder vnhappie starre.

2. 6.45.1 | Perdie, then is it fit for me (said he)
2. 6.45.2 |   That am, I weene, most wretched man aliue,
2. 6.45.3 |   Burning in flames, yet no flames can I see,
2. 6.45.4 |   And dying daily, daily yet reuiue:
2. 6.45.5 |   O \Atin\, helpe to me last death to giue.
2. 6.45.6 |   The varlet at his plaint was grieued so sore,
2. 6.45.7 |   That his deepe wounded hart in two did riue,
2. 6.45.8 |   And his owne health remembring now no more,
2. 6.45.9 | Did follow that ensample, which he blam'd afore.

2. 6.46.1 | Into the lake he lept, his Lord to ayd,
2. 6.46.2 |   (So Loue the dread of daunger doth despise)
2. 6.46.3 |   And of him catching hold him strongly stayd
2. 6.46.4 |   From drowning. But more happie he, then wise
2. 6.46.5 |   Of that seas nature did him not auise.
2. 6.46.6 |   The waues thereof so slow and sluggish were,
2. 6.46.7 |   Engrost with mud, which did them foule agrise,
2. 6.46.8 |   That euery weightie thing they did vpbeare,
2. 6.46.9 | Ne ought mote euer sinke downe to the bottome there.

2. 6.47.1 | Whiles thus they strugled in that idle waue,
2. 6.47.2 |   And stroue in vaine, the one himselfe to drowne,
2. 6.47.3 |   The other both from drowning for to saue,
2. 6.47.4 |   Lo, to that shore one in an auncient gowne,
2. 6.47.5 |   Whose hoarie locks great grauitie did crowne,
2. 6.47.6 |   Holding in hand a goodly arming sword,
2. 6.47.7 |   By fortune came, led with the troublous sowne:
2. 6.47.8 |   Where drenched deepe he found in that dull ford
2. 6.47.9 | The carefull seruant, striuing with his raging Lord.

2. 6.48.1 | Him \Atin\ spying, knew right well of yore,
2. 6.48.2 |   And loudly cald, Helpe helpe, O \Archimage\;
2. 6.48.3 |   To saue my Lord, in wretched plight forlore;
2. 6.48.4 |   Helpe with thy hand, or with thy counsell sage:
2. 6.48.5 |   Weake hands, but counsell is most strong in age.
2. 6.48.6 |   Him when the old man saw, he wondred sore,
2. 6.48.7 |   To see \Pyrochles\ there so rudely rage:
2. 6.48.8 |   Yet sithens helpe, he saw, he needed more
2. 6.48.9 | Then pittie, he in hast approched to the shore.

2. 6.49.1 | And cald, \Pyrochles\, what is this, I see?
2. 6.49.2 |   What hellish furie hath at earst thee hent?
2. 6.49.3 |   Furious euer I thee knew to bee,
2. 6.49.4 |   Yet neuer in this straunge astonishment.
2. 6.49.5 |   These flames, these flames (he cryde) do me torment.
2. 6.49.6 |   What flames (quoth he) when I thee present see,
2. 6.49.7 |   In daunger rather to be drent, then brent?
2. 6.49.8 |   Harrow, the flames, which me consume (said hee)
2. 6.49.9 | Ne can be quencht, within my secret bowels bee.

2. 6.50.1 | That cursed man, that cruell feend of hell,
2. 6.50.2 |   \Furor\, oh \Furor\ hath me thus bedight:
2. 6.50.3 |   His deadly wounds within my liuers swell,
2. 6.50.4 |   And his whot fire burnes in mine entrails bright,
2. 6.50.5 |   Kindled through his infernall brond of spight,
2. 6.50.6 |   Sith late with him I batteil vaine would boste;
2. 6.50.7 |   That now I weene \Ioues\ dreaded thunder light
2. 6.50.8 |   Does scorch not halfe so sore, nor damned ghoste
2. 6.50.9 | In flaming \Phlegeton\ does not so felly roste.

2. 6.51.1 | Which when as \Archimago\ heard, his griefe
2. 6.51.2 |   He knew right well, and him attonce disarmd:
2. 6.51.3 |   Then searcht his secret wounds, and made a priefe
2. 6.51.4 |   Of euery place, that was with brusing harmd,
2. 6.51.5 |   Or with the hidden fire too inly warmd.
2. 6.51.6 |   Which done, he balmes and herbes thereto applyde,
2. 6.51.7 |   And euermore with mighty spels them charmd,
2. 6.51.8 |   That in short space he has them qualifyde,
2. 6.51.9 | And him restor'd to health, that would haue algates dyde.


2. 7. A.1 | \Guyon findes Mammon in a delue,\
2. 7. A.2 |   \Sunning his threasure hore:\
2. 7. A.3 | \Is by him tempted, and led downe,\
2. 7. A.4 |   \To see his secret store.\

2. 7. 1.1 | As Pilot well expert in perilous waue,
2. 7. 1.2 |   That to a stedfast starre his course hath bent,
2. 7. 1.3 |   When foggy mistes, or cloudy tempests haue
2. 7. 1.4 |   The faithfull light of that faire lampe yblent
2. 7. 1.5 |   And couer'd heauen with hideous dreriment,
2. 7. 1.6 |   Vpon his card and compas firmes his eye,
2. 7. 1.7 |   The maisters of his long experiment,
2. 7. 1.8 |   And to them does the steddy helme apply,
2. 7. 1.9 | Bidding his winged vessell fairely forward fly:

2. 7. 2.1 | So \Guyon\ hauing lost his trusty guide,
2. 7. 2.2 |   Late left beyond that \Ydle lake\, proceedes
2. 7. 2.3 |   Yet on his way, of none accompanide;
2. 7. 2.4 |   And euermore himselfe with comfort feedes,
2. 7. 2.5 |   Of his owne vertues, and prayse-worthy deedes.
2. 7. 2.6 |   So long he yode, yet no aduenture found,
2. 7. 2.7 |   Which fame of her shrill trompet worthy reedes:
2. 7. 2.8 |   For still he traueild through wide wastfull ground,
2. 7. 2.9 | That nought but desert wildernesse shew'd all around.

2. 7. 3.1 | At last he came vnto a gloomy glade,
2. 7. 3.2 |   Couer'd with boughes and shrubs from heauens light,
2. 7. 3.3 |   Whereas he sitting found in secret shade
2. 7. 3.4 |   An vncouth, saluage, and vnciuile wight,
2. 7. 3.5 |   Of griesly hew, and fowle ill fauour'd sight;
2. 7. 3.6 |   His face with smoke was tand, and eyes were bleard,
2. 7. 3.7 |   His head and beard with sout were ill bedight,
2. 7. 3.8 |   His cole-blacke hands did seeme to haue beene seard
2. 7. 3.9 | In smithes fire-spitting forge, and nayles like clawes appeard.

2. 7. 4.1 | His yron coate all ouergrowne with rust,
2. 7. 4.2 |   Was vnderneath enueloped with gold,
2. 7. 4.3 |   Whose glistring glosse darkned with filthy dust,
2. 7. 4.4 |   Well yet appeared, to haue beene of old
2. 7. 4.5 |   A worke of rich entayle, and curious mould,
2. 7. 4.6 |   Wouen with antickes and wild Imagery:
2. 7. 4.7 |   And in his lap a masse of coyne he told,
2. 7. 4.8 |   And turned vpsidowne, to feede his eye
2. 7. 4.9 | And couetous desire with his huge threasury.

2. 7. 5.1 | And round about him lay on euery side
2. 7. 5.2 |   Great heapes of gold, that neuer could be spent:
2. 7. 5.3 |   Of which some were rude owre, not purifide
2. 7. 5.4 |   Of \Mulcibers\ deuouring element;
2. 7. 5.5 |   Some others were new driuen, and distent
2. 7. 5.6 |   Into great Ingoes, and to wedges square;
2. 7. 5.7 |   Some in round plates withouten moniment;
2. 7. 5.8 |   But most were stampt, and in their metall bare
2. 7. 5.9 | The antique shapes of kings and kesars straunge and rare.

2. 7. 6.1 | Soone as he \Guyon\ saw, in great affright
2. 7. 6.2 |   And hast he rose, for to remoue aside
2. 7. 6.3 |   Those pretious hils from straungers enuious sight,
2. 7. 6.4 |   And downe them poured through an hole full wide,
2. 7. 6.5 |   Into the hollow earth, them there to hide.
2. 7. 6.6 |   But \Guyon\ lightly to him leaping, stayd
2. 7. 6.7 |   His hand, that trembled, as one terrifyde;
2. 7. 6.8 |   And though him selfe were at the sight dismayd,
2. 7. 6.9 | Yet him perforce restraynd, and to him doubtfull sayd.

2. 7. 7.1 | What art thou man, (if man at all thou art)
2. 7. 7.2 |   That here in desert hast thine habitaunce,
2. 7. 7.3 |   And these rich heapes of wealth doest hide apart
2. 7. 7.4 |   From the worldes eye, and from her right vsaunce?
2. 7. 7.5 |   Thereat with staring eyes fixed askaunce,
2. 7. 7.6 |   In great disdaine, he answerd; Hardy Elfe,
2. 7. 7.7 |   That darest vew my direfull countenaunce,
2. 7. 7.8 |   I read thee rash, and heedlesse of thy selfe,
2. 7. 7.9 | To trouble my still seate, and heapes of pretious pelfe.

2. 7. 8.1 | God of the world and worldlings I me call,
2. 7. 8.2 |   Great \Mammon\, greatest god below the skye,
2. 7. 8.3 |   That of my plenty poure out vnto all,
2. 7. 8.4 |   And vnto none my graces do enuye:
2. 7. 8.5 |   Riches, renowme, and principality,
2. 7. 8.6 |   Honour, estate, and all this worldes good,
2. 7. 8.7 |   For which men swinck and sweat incessantly,
2. 7. 8.8 |   Fro me do flow into an ample flood,
2. 7. 8.9 | And in the hollow earth haue their eternall brood.

2. 7. 9.1 | Wherefore if me thou deigne to serue and sew,
2. 7. 9.2 |   At thy commaund lo all these mountaines bee;
2. 7. 9.3 |   Or if to thy great mind, or greedy vew
2. 7. 9.4 |   All these may not suffise, there shall to thee
2. 7. 9.5 |   Ten times so much be numbred francke and free.
2. 7. 9.6 |   \Mammon\ (said he) thy godheades vaunt is vaine,
2. 7. 9.7 |   And idle offers of thy golden fee;
2. 7. 9.8 |   To them, that couet such eye-glutting gaine,
2. 7. 9.9 | Proffer thy giftes, and fitter seruaunts entertaine.

2. 7.10.1 | Me ill besits, that in der-doing armes,
2. 7.10.2 |   And honours suit my vowed dayes do spend,
2. 7.10.3 |   Vnto thy bounteous baytes, and pleasing charmes,
2. 7.10.4 |   With which weake men thou witchest, to attend:
2. 7.10.5 |   Regard of worldly mucke doth fowly blend,
2. 7.10.6 |   And low abase the high heroicke spright,
2. 7.10.7 |   That ioyes for crownes and kingdomes to contend;
2. 7.10.8 |   Faire shields, gay steedes, bright armes be my delight:
2. 7.10.9 | Those be the riches fit for an aduent'rous knight.

2. 7.11.1 | Vaine glorious Elfe (said he) doest not thou weet,
2. 7.11.2 |   That money can thy wantes at will supply?
2. 7.11.3 |   Sheilds, steeds, and armes, and all things for thee meet
2. 7.11.4 |   It can puruay in twinckling of an eye;
2. 7.11.5 |   And crownes and kingdomes to thee multiply.
2. 7.11.6 |   Do not I kings create, and throw the crowne
2. 7.11.7 |   Sometimes to him, that low in dust doth ly?
2. 7.11.8 |   And him that raignd, into his rowme thrust downe,
2. 7.11.9 | And whom I lust, do heape with glory and renowne?

2. 7.12.1 | All otherwise (said he) I riches read,
2. 7.12.2 |   And deeme them roote of all disquietnesse;
2. 7.12.3 |   First got with guile, and then preseru'd with dread,
2. 7.12.4 |   And after spent with pride and lauishnesse,
2. 7.12.5 |   Leauing behind them griefe and heauinesse.
2. 7.12.6 |   Infinite mischiefes of them do arize,
2. 7.12.7 |   Strife, and debate, bloudshed, and bitternesse,
2. 7.12.8 |   Outrageous wrong, and hellish couetize,
2. 7.12.9 | That noble heart as great dishonour doth despize.

2. 7.13.1 | Ne thine be kingdomes, ne the scepters thine;
2. 7.13.2 |   But realmes and rulers thou doest both confound,
2. 7.13.3 |   And loyall truth to treason doest incline;
2. 7.13.4 |   Witnesse the guiltlesse bloud pourd oft on ground,
2. 7.13.5 |   The crowned often slaine, the slayer cround,
2. 7.13.6 |   The sacred Diademe in peeces rent,
2. 7.13.7 |   And purple robe gored with many a wound;
2. 7.13.8 |   Castles surprizd, great cities sackt and brent:
2. 7.13.9 | So mak'st thou kings, and gaynest wrongfull gouernement.

2. 7.14.1 | Long were to tell the troublous stormes, that tosse
2. 7.14.2 |   The priuate state, and make the life vnsweet:
2. 7.14.3 |   Who swelling sayles in Caspian sea doth crosse,
2. 7.14.4 |   And in frayle wood on \Adrian\ gulfe doth fleet,
2. 7.14.5 |   Doth not, I weene, so many euils meet.
2. 7.14.6 |   Then \Mammon\ wexing wroth, And why then, said,
2. 7.14.7 |   Are mortall men so fond and vndiscreet,
2. 7.14.8 |   So euill thing to seeke vnto their ayd,
2. 7.14.9 | And hauing not complaine, and hauing it vpbraid?

2. 7.15.1 | Indeede (quoth he) through fowle intemperaunce,
2. 7.15.2 |   Frayle men are oft captiu'd to couetise:
2. 7.15.3 |   But would they thinke, with how small allowaunce
2. 7.15.4 |   Vntroubled Nature doth her selfe suffise,
2. 7.15.5 |   Such superfluities they would despise,
2. 7.15.6 |   Which with sad cares empeach our natiue ioyes:
2. 7.15.7 |   At the well head the purest streames arise:
2. 7.15.8 |   But mucky filth his braunching armes annoyes,
2. 7.15.9 | And with vncomely weedes the gentle waue accloyes.

2. 7.16.1 | The antique world, in his first flowring youth,
2. 7.16.2 |   Found no defect in his Creatours grace,
2. 7.16.3 |   But with glad thankes, and vnreproued truth,
2. 7.16.4 |   The gifts of soueraigne bountie did embrace:
2. 7.16.5 |   Like Angels life was then mens happy cace;
2. 7.16.6 |   But later ages pride, like corn-fed steed,
2. 7.16.7 |   Abusd her plenty, and fat swolne encreace
2. 7.16.8 |   To all licentious lust, and gan exceed
2. 7.16.9 | The measure of her meane, and naturall first need.

2. 7.17.1 | Then gan a cursed hand the quiet wombe
2. 7.17.2 |   Of his great Grandmother with steele to wound,
2. 7.17.3 |   And the hid treasures in her sacred tombe,
2. 7.17.4 |   With Sacriledge to dig. Therein he found
2. 7.17.5 |   Fountaines of gold and siluer to abound,
2. 7.17.6 |   Of which the matter of his huge desire
2. 7.17.7 |   And pompous pride eftsoones he did compound;
2. 7.17.8 |   Then auarice gan through his veines inspire
2. 7.17.9 | His greedy flames, and kindled life-deuouring fire.

2. 7.18.1 | Sonne (said he then) let be thy bitter scorne,
2. 7.18.2 |   And leaue the rudenesse of that antique age
2. 7.18.3 |   To them, that liu'd therein in state forlorne;
2. 7.18.4 |   Thou that doest liue in later times, must wage
2. 7.18.5 |   Thy workes for wealth, and life for gold engage.
2. 7.18.6 |   If then thee list my offred grace to vse,
2. 7.18.7 |   Take what thou please of all this surplusage;
2. 7.18.8 |   If thee list not, leaue haue thou to refuse:
2. 7.18.9 | But thing refused, do not afterward accuse.

2. 7.19.1 | Me list not (said the Elfin knight) receaue
2. 7.19.2 |   Thing offred, till I know it well be got,
2. 7.19.3 |   Ne wote I, but thou didst these goods bereaue
2. 7.19.4 |   From rightfull owner by vnrighteous lot,
2. 7.19.5 |   Or that bloud guiltinesse or guile them blot.
2. 7.19.6 |   Perdy (quoth he) yet neuer eye did vew,
2. 7.19.7 |   Ne toung did tell, ne hand these handled not,
2. 7.19.8 |   But safe I haue them kept in secret mew,
2. 7.19.9 | From heauens sight, and powre of all which them pursew.

2. 7.20.1 | What secret place (quoth he) can safely hold
2. 7.20.2 |   So huge a masse, and hide from heauens eye?
2. 7.20.3 |   Or where hast thou thy wonne, that so much gold
2. 7.20.4 |   Thou canst preserue from wrong and robbery?
2. 7.20.5 |   Come thou (quoth he) and see. So by and by
2. 7.20.6 |   Through that thicke couert he him led, and found
2. 7.20.7 |   A darkesome way, which no man could descry,
2. 7.20.8 |   That deepe descended through the hollow ground,
2. 7.20.9 | And was with dread and horrour compassed around.

2. 7.21.1 | At length they came into a larger space,
2. 7.21.2 |   That stretcht it selfe into an ample plaine,
2. 7.21.3 |   Through which a beaten broad high way did trace,
2. 7.21.4 |   That streight did lead to \Plutoes\ griesly raine:
2. 7.21.5 |   By that wayes side, there sate infernall Payne,
2. 7.21.6 |   And fast beside him sat tumultuous Strife:
2. 7.21.7 |   The one in hand an yron whip did straine,
2. 7.21.8 |   The other brandished a bloudy knife,
2. 7.21.9 | And both did gnash their teeth, and both did threaten life.

2. 7.22.1 | On thother side in one consort there sate,
2. 7.22.2 |   Cruell Reuenge, and rancorous Despight,
2. 7.22.3 |   Disloyall Treason, and hart-burning Hate,
2. 7.22.4 |   But gnawing Gealosie out of their sight
2. 7.22.5 |   Sitting alone, his bitter lips did bight,
2. 7.22.6 |   And trembling Feare still to and fro did fly,
2. 7.22.7 |   And found no place, where safe he shroud him might,
2. 7.22.8 |   Lamenting Sorrow did in darknesse lye,
2. 7.22.9 | And Shame his vgly face did hide from liuing eye.

2. 7.23.1 | And ouer them sad Horrour with grim hew,
2. 7.23.2 |   Did alwayes sore, beating his yron wings;
2. 7.23.3 |   And after him Owles and Night-rauens flew,
2. 7.23.4 |   The hatefull messengers of heauy things,
2. 7.23.5 |   Of death and dolour telling sad tidings;
2. 7.23.6 |   Whiles sad \Celeno\, sitting on a clift,
2. 7.23.7 |   A song of bale and bitter sorrow sings,
2. 7.23.8 |   That hart of flint a sunder could haue rift:
2. 7.23.9 | Which hauing ended, after him she flyeth swift.

2. 7.24.1 | All these before the gates of \Pluto\ lay,
2. 7.24.2 |   By whom they passing, spake vnto them nought.
2. 7.24.3 |   But th'=Elfin knight with wonder all the way
2. 7.24.4 |   Did feed his eyes, and fild his inner thought.
2. 7.24.5 |   At last him to a litle dore he brought,
2. 7.24.6 |   That to the gate of Hell, which gaped wide,
2. 7.24.7 |   Was next adioyning, ne them parted ought:
2. 7.24.8 |   Betwixt them both was but a litle stride,
2. 7.24.9 | That did the house of Richesse from hell-mouth diuide.

2. 7.25.1 | Before the dore sat selfe-consuming Care,
2. 7.25.2 |   Day and night keeping wary watch and ward,
2. 7.25.3 |   For feare least Force or Fraud should vnaware
2. 7.25.4 |   Breake in, and spoile the treasure there in gard:
2. 7.25.5 |   Ne would he suffer Sleepe once thither-ward
2. 7.25.6 |   Approch, albe his drowsie den were next;
2. 7.25.7 |   For next to death is Sleepe to be compard:
2. 7.25.8 |   Therefore his house is vnto his annext;
2. 7.25.9 | Here Sleep, there Richesse, and Hel-gate them both betwext.

2. 7.26.1 | So soone as \Mammon\ there arriu'd, the dore
2. 7.26.2 |   To him did open, and affoorded way;
2. 7.26.3 |   Him followed eke Sir \Guyon\ euermore,
2. 7.26.4 |   Ne darkenesse him, ne daunger might dismay.
2. 7.26.5 |   Soone as he entred was, the dore streight way
2. 7.26.6 |   Did shut, and from behind it forth there lept
2. 7.26.7 |   An vgly feend, more fowle then dismall day,
2. 7.26.8 |   The which with monstrous stalke behind him stept,
2. 7.26.9 | And euer as he went, dew watch vpon him kept.

2. 7.27.1 | Well hoped he, ere long that hardy guest,
2. 7.27.2 |   If euer couetous hand, or lustfull eye,
2. 7.27.3 |   Or lips he layd on thing, that likt him best,
2. 7.27.4 |   Or euer sleepe his eye-strings did vntye,
2. 7.27.5 |   Should be his pray. And therefore still on hye
2. 7.27.6 |   He ouer him did hold his cruell clawes,
2. 7.27.7 |   Threatning with greedy gripe to do him dye
2. 7.27.8 |   And rend in peeces with his rauenous pawes,
2. 7.27.9 | If euer he transgrest the fatall \Stygian\ lawes.

2. 7.28.1 | That houses forme within was rude and strong,
2. 7.28.2 |   Like an huge caue, hewne out of rocky clift,
2. 7.28.3 |   From whose rough vaut the ragged breaches hong,
2. 7.28.4 |   Embost with massy gold of glorious gift,
2. 7.28.5 |   And with rich metall loaded euery rift,
2. 7.28.6 |   That heauy ruine they did seeme to threat;
2. 7.28.7 |   And ouer them \Arachne\ high did lift
2. 7.28.8 |   Her cunning web, and spred her subtile net,
2. 7.28.9 | Enwrapped in fowle smoke and clouds more blacke then Iet.

2. 7.29.1 | Both roofe, and floore, and wals were all of gold,
2. 7.29.2 |   But ouergrowne with dust and old decay,
2. 7.29.3 |   And hid in darkenesse, that none could behold
2. 7.29.4 |   The hew thereof: for vew of chearefull day
2. 7.29.5 |   Did neuer in that house it selfe display,
2. 7.29.6 |   But a faint shadow of vncertain light;
2. 7.29.7 |   Such as a lamp, whose life does fade away:
2. 7.29.8 |   Or as the Moone cloathed with clowdy night,
2. 7.29.9 | Does shew to him, that walkes in feare and sad affright.

2. 7.30.1 | In all that rowme was nothing to be seene,
2. 7.30.2 |   But huge great yron chests and coffers strong,
2. 7.30.3 |   All bard with double bends, that none could weene
2. 7.30.4 |   Them to efforce by violence or wrong;
2. 7.30.5 |   On euery side they placed were along.
2. 7.30.6 |   But all the ground with sculs was scattered,
2. 7.30.7 |   And dead mens bones, which round about were flong,
2. 7.30.8 |   Whose liues, it seemed, whilome there were shed,
2. 7.30.9 | And their vile carcases now left vnburied.

2. 7.31.1 | They forward passe, ne \Guyon\ yet spoke word,
2. 7.31.2 |   Till that they came vnto an yron dore,
2. 7.31.3 |   Which to them opened of his owne accord,
2. 7.31.4 |   And shewd of richesse such exceeding store,
2. 7.31.5 |   As eye of man did neuer see before;
2. 7.31.6 |   Ne euer could within one place be found,
2. 7.31.7 |   Though all the wealth, which is, or was of yore,
2. 7.31.8 |   Could gathered be through all the world around,
2. 7.31.9 | And that aboue were added to that vnder ground.

2. 7.32.1 | The charge thereof vnto a couetous Spright
2. 7.32.2 |   Commaunded was, who thereby did attend,
2. 7.32.3 |   And warily awaited day and night,
2. 7.32.4 |   From other couetous feends it to defend,
2. 7.32.5 |   Who it to rob and ransacke did intend.
2. 7.32.6 |   Then \Mammon\ turning to that warriour, said;
2. 7.32.7 |   Loe here the worldes blis, loe here the end,
2. 7.32.8 |   To which all men do ayme, rich to be made:
2. 7.32.9 | Such grace now to be happy, is before thee laid.

2. 7.33.1 | Certes (said he) I n'ill thine offred grace,
2. 7.33.2 |   Ne to be made so happy do intend:
2. 7.33.3 |   Another blis before mine eyes I place,
2. 7.33.4 |   Another happinesse, another end.
2. 7.33.5 |   To them, that list, these base regardes I lend:
2. 7.33.6 |   But I in armes, and in atchieuements braue,
2. 7.33.7 |   Do rather choose my flitting houres to spend,
2. 7.33.8 |   And to be Lord of those, that riches haue,
2. 7.33.9 | Then them to haue my selfe, and be their seruile sclaue.

2. 7.34.1 | Thereat the feend his gnashing teeth did grate,
2. 7.34.2 |   And grieu'd, so long to lacke his greedy pray;
2. 7.34.3 |   For well he weened, that so glorious bayte
2. 7.34.4 |   Would tempt his guest, to take thereof assay:
2. 7.34.5 |   Had he so doen, he had him snatcht away,
2. 7.34.6 |   More light then Culuer in the Faulcons fist.
2. 7.34.7 |   Eternall God thee saue from such decay.
2. 7.34.8 |   But whenas \Mammon\ saw his purpose mist,
2. 7.34.9 | Him to entrap vnwares another way he wist.

2. 7.35.1 | Thence forward he him led, and shortly brought
2. 7.35.2 |   Vnto another rowme, whose dore forthright,
2. 7.35.3 |   To him did open, as it had beene taught:
2. 7.35.4 |   Therein an hundred raunges weren pight,
2. 7.35.5 |   And hundred fornaces all burning bright;
2. 7.35.6 |   By euery fornace many feends did bide,
2. 7.35.7 |   Deformed creatures, horrible in sight,
2. 7.35.8 |   And euery feend his busie paines applide,
2. 7.35.9 | To melt the golden metall, ready to be tride.

2. 7.36.1 | One with great bellowes gathered filling aire,
2. 7.36.2 |   And with forst wind the fewell did inflame;
2. 7.36.3 |   Another did the dying bronds repaire
2. 7.36.4 |   With yron toungs, and sprinckled oft the same
2. 7.36.5 |   With liquid waues, fiers \Vulcans\ rage to tame,
2. 7.36.6 |   Who maistring them, renewd his former heat;
2. 7.36.7 |   Some scumd the drosse, that from the metall came;
2. 7.36.8 |   Some stird the molten owre with ladles great;
2. 7.36.9 | And euery one did swincke, and euery one did sweat.

2. 7.37.1 | But when as earthly wight they present saw,
2. 7.37.2 |   Glistring in armes and battailous aray,
2. 7.37.3 |   From their whot worke they did themselues withdraw
2. 7.37.4 |   To wonder at the sight: for till that day,
2. 7.37.5 |   They neuer creature saw, that came that way.
2. 7.37.6 |   Their staring eyes sparckling with feruent fire,
2. 7.37.7 |   And vgly shapes did nigh the man dismay,
2. 7.37.8 |   That were it not for shame, he would retire,
2. 7.37.9 | Till that him thus bespake their soueraigne Lord and sire.

2. 7.38.1 | Behold, thou Faeries sonne, with mortall eye,
2. 7.38.2 |   That liuing eye before did neuer see:
2. 7.38.3 |   The thing, that thou didst craue so earnestly,
2. 7.38.4 |   To weet, whence all the wealth late shewd by mee,
2. 7.38.5 |   Proceeded, lo now is reueald to thee.
2. 7.38.6 |   Here is the fountaine of the worldes good:
2. 7.38.7 |   Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched bee,
2. 7.38.8 |   Auise thee well, and chaunge thy wilfull mood,
2. 7.38.9 | Least thou perhaps hereafter wish, and be withstood.

2. 7.39.1 | Suffise it then, thou Money God (quoth hee)
2. 7.39.2 |   That all thine idle offers I refuse.
2. 7.39.3 |   All that I need I haue; what needeth mee
2. 7.39.4 |   To couet more, then I haue cause to vse?
2. 7.39.5 |   With such vaine shewes thy worldlings vile abuse:
2. 7.39.6 |   But giue me leaue to follow mine emprise.
2. 7.39.7 |   \Mammon\ was much displeasd, yet no'te he chuse,
2. 7.39.8 |   But beare the rigour of his bold mesprise,
2. 7.39.9 | And thence him forward led, him further to entise.

2. 7.40.1 | He brought him through a darksome narrow strait,
2. 7.40.2 |   To a broad gate, all built of beaten gold:
2. 7.40.3 |   The gate was open, but therein did wait
2. 7.40.4 |   A sturdy villein, striding stiffe and bold,
2. 7.40.5 |   As if that highest God defie he would;
2. 7.40.6 |   In his right hand an yron club he held,
2. 7.40.7 |   But he himselfe was all of golden mould,
2. 7.40.8 |   Yet had both life and sence, and well could weld
2. 7.40.9 | That cursed weapon, when his cruell foes he queld.

2. 7.41.1 | \Disdayne\ he called was, and did disdaine
2. 7.41.2 |   To be so cald, and who so did him call:
2. 7.41.3 |   Sterne was his looke, and full of stomacke vaine,
2. 7.41.4 |   His portaunce terrible, and stature tall,
2. 7.41.5 |   Far passing th'=hight of men terrestriall;
2. 7.41.6 |   Like an huge Gyant of the \Titans\ race,
2. 7.41.7 |   That made him scorne all creatures great and small,
2. 7.41.8 |   And with his pride all others powre deface:
2. 7.41.9 | More fit amongst blacke fiendes, then men to haue his place.

2. 7.42.1 | Soone as those glitterand armes he did espye,
2. 7.42.2 |   That with their brightnesse made that darknesse light,
2. 7.42.3 |   His harmefull club he gan to hurtle hye,
2. 7.42.4 |   And threaten batteill to the Faery knight;
2. 7.42.5 |   Who likewise gan himselfe to batteill dight,
2. 7.42.6 |   Till \Mammon\ did his hasty hand withhold,
2. 7.42.7 |   And counseld him abstaine from perilous fight:
2. 7.42.8 |   For nothing might abash the villein bold,
2. 7.42.9 | Ne mortall steele emperce his miscreated mould.

2. 7.43.1 | So hauing him with reason pacifide,
2. 7.43.2 |   And the fiers Carle commaunding to forbeare,
2. 7.43.3 |   He brought him in. The rowme was large and wide,
2. 7.43.4 |   As it some Gyeld or solemne Temple weare:
2. 7.43.5 |   Many great golden pillours did vpbeare
2. 7.43.6 |   The massy roofe, and riches huge sustayne,
2. 7.43.7 |   And euery pillour decked was full deare
2. 7.43.8 |   With crownes and Diademes, and titles vaine,
2. 7.43.9 | Which mortall Princes wore, whiles they on earth did rayne.

2. 7.44.1 | A route of people there assembled were,
2. 7.44.2 |   Of euery sort and nation vnder skye,
2. 7.44.3 |   Which with great vprore preaced to draw nere
2. 7.44.4 |   To th'=vpper part, where was aduaunced hye
2. 7.44.5 |   A stately siege of soueraigne maiestye;
2. 7.44.6 |   And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay,
2. 7.44.7 |   And richly clad in robes of royaltye,
2. 7.44.8 |   That neuer earthly Prince in such aray
2. 7.44.9 | His glory did enhaunce, and pompous pride display.

2. 7.45.1 | Her face right wondrous faire did seeme to bee,
2. 7.45.2 |   That her broad beauties beam great brightnes threw
2. 7.45.3 |   Through the dim shade, that all men might it see:
2. 7.45.4 |   Yet was not that same her owne natiue hew,
2. 7.45.5 |   But wrought by art and counterfetted shew,
2. 7.45.6 |   Thereby more louers vnto her to call;
2. 7.45.7 |   Nath'lesse most heauenly faire in deed and vew
2. 7.45.8 |   She by creation was, till she did fall;
2. 7.45.9 | Thenceforth she sought for helps, to cloke her crime withall.

2. 7.46.1 | There, as in glistring glory she did sit,
2. 7.46.2 |   She held a great gold chaine ylincked well,
2. 7.46.3 |   Whose vpper end to highest heauen was knit,
2. 7.46.4 |   And lower part did reach to lowest Hell;
2. 7.46.5 |   And all that preace did round about her swell,
2. 7.46.6 |   To catchen hold of that long chaine, thereby
2. 7.46.7 |   To clime aloft, and others to excell:
2. 7.46.8 |   That was \Ambition\, rash desire to sty,
2. 7.46.9 | And euery lincke thereof a step of dignity.

2. 7.47.1 | Some thought to raise themselues to high degree,
2. 7.47.2 |   By riches and vnrighteous reward,
2. 7.47.3 |   Some by close shouldring, some by flatteree;
2. 7.47.4 |   Others through friends, others for base regard;
2. 7.47.5 |   And all by wrong wayes for themselues prepard.
2. 7.47.6 |   Those that were vp themselues, kept others low,
2. 7.47.7 |   Those that were low themselues, held others hard,
2. 7.47.8 |   Ne suffred them to rise or greater grow,
2. 7.47.9 | But euery one did striue his fellow downe to throw.

2. 7.48.1 | Which whenas \Guyon\ saw, he gan inquire,
2. 7.48.2 |   What meant that preace about that Ladies throne,
2. 7.48.3 |   And what she was that did so high aspire.
2. 7.48.4 |   Him \Mammon\ answered; That goodly one,
2. 7.48.5 |   Whom all that folke with such contention,
2. 7.48.6 |   Do flocke about, my deare, my daughter is;
2. 7.48.7 |   Honour and dignitie from her alone
2. 7.48.8 |   Deriued are, and all this worldes blis
2. 7.48.9 | For which ye men do striue: few get, but many mis.

2. 7.49.1 | And faire \Philotime\ she rightly hight,
2. 7.49.2 |   The fairest wight that wonneth vnder skye,
2. 7.49.3 |   But that this darksome neather world her light
2. 7.49.4 |   Doth dim with horrour and deformitie,
2. 7.49.5 |   Worthy of heauen and hye felicitie,
2. 7.49.6 |   From whence the gods haue her for enuy thrust:
2. 7.49.7 |   But sith thou hast found fauour in mine eye,
2. 7.49.8 |   Thy spouse I will her make, if that thou lust,
2. 7.49.9 | That she may thee aduance for workes and merites iust.

2. 7.50.1 | Gramercy \Mammon\ (said the gentle knight)
2. 7.50.2 |   For so great grace and offred high estate;
2. 7.50.3 |   But I, that am fraile flesh and earthly wight,
2. 7.50.4 |   Vnworthy match for such immortall mate
2. 7.50.5 |   My selfe well wote, and mine vnequall fate;
2. 7.50.6 |   And were I not, yet is my trouth yplight,
2. 7.50.7 |   And loue auowd to other Lady late,
2. 7.50.8 |   That to remoue the same I haue no might:
2. 7.50.9 | To chaunge loue causelesse is reproch to warlike knight.

2. 7.51.1 | \Mammon\ emmoued was with inward wrath;
2. 7.51.2 |   Yet forcing it to faine, him forth thence led
2. 7.51.3 |   Through griesly shadowes by a beaten path,
2. 7.51.4 |   Into a gardin goodly garnished
2. 7.51.5 |   With hearbs and fruits, whose kinds mote not be red:
2. 7.51.6 |   Not such, as earth out of her fruitfull woomb
2. 7.51.7 |   Throwes forth to men, sweet and well sauoured,
2. 7.51.8 |   But direfull deadly blacke both leafe and bloom,
2. 7.51.9 | Fit to adorne the dead, and decke the drery toombe.

2. 7.52.1 | There mournfull \Cypresse\ grew in greatest store,
2. 7.52.2 |   And trees of bitter \Gall\, and \Heben\ sad,
2. 7.52.3 |   Dead sleeping \Poppy\, and blacke \Hellebore\,
2. 7.52.4 |   Cold \Coloquintida\, and \Tetra\ mad,
2. 7.52.5 |   Mortall \Samnitis\, and \Cicuta\ bad,
2. 7.52.6 |   With which th'=vniust \Atheniens\ made to dy
2. 7.52.7 |   Wise \Socrates\, who thereof quaffing glad
2. 7.52.8 |   Pourd out his life, and last Philosophy
2. 7.52.9 | To the faire \Critias\ his dearest Belamy.

2. 7.53.1 | The \Gardin\ of \Proserpina\ this hight;
2. 7.53.2 |   And in the midst thereof a siluer seat,
2. 7.53.3 |   With a thicke Arber goodly ouer dight,
2. 7.53.4 |   In which she often vsd from open heat
2. 7.53.5 |   Her selfe to shroud, and pleasures to entreat.
2. 7.53.6 |   Next thereunto did grow a goodly tree,
2. 7.53.7 |   With braunches broad dispred and body great,
2. 7.53.8 |   Clothed with leaues, that none the wood mote see
2. 7.53.9 | And loaden all with fruit as thicke as it might bee.

2. 7.54.1 | Their fruit were golden apples glistring bright,
2. 7.54.2 |   That goodly was their glory to behold,
2. 7.54.3 |   On earth like neuer grew, ne liuing wight
2. 7.54.4 |   Like euer saw, but they from hence were sold;
2. 7.54.5 |   For those, which \Hercules\ with conquest bold
2. 7.54.6 |   Got from great \Atlas\ daughters, hence began,
2. 7.54.7 |   And planted there, did bring forth fruit of gold:
2. 7.54.8 |   And those with which th'=\Euba+ean\ young man wan
2. 7.54.9 | Swift \Atalanta\, when through craft he her out ran.

2. 7.55.1 | Here also sprong that goodly golden fruit,
2. 7.55.2 |   With which \Acontius\ got his louer trew,
2. 7.55.3 |   Whom he had long time sought with fruitlesse suit:
2. 7.55.4 |   Here eke that famous golden Apple grew,
2. 7.55.5 |   The which emongst the gods false \Ate\ threw;
2. 7.55.6 |   For which th'=\Ida+ean\ Ladies disagreed,
2. 7.55.7 |   Till partiall \Paris\ dempt it \Venus\ dew,
2. 7.55.8 |   And had of her, faire \Helen\ for his meed,
2. 7.55.9 | That many noble \Greekes\ and \Troians\ made to bleed.

2. 7.56.1 | The warlike Elfe much wondred at this tree,
2. 7.56.2 |   So faire and great, that shadowed all the ground,
2. 7.56.3 |   And his broad braunches, laden with rich fee,
2. 7.56.4 |   Did stretch themselues without the vtmost bound
2. 7.56.5 |   Of this great gardin, compast with a mound,
2. 7.56.6 |   Which ouer-hanging, they themselues did steepe,
2. 7.56.7 |   In a blacke flood which flow'd about it round;
2. 7.56.8 |   That is the riuer of \Cocytus\ deepe,
2. 7.56.9 | In which full many soules do endlesse waile and weepe.

2. 7.57.1 | Which to behold, he clomb vp to the banke,
2. 7.57.2 |   And looking downe, saw many damned wights,
2. 7.57.3 |   In those sad waues, which direfull deadly stanke,
2. 7.57.4 |   Plonged continually of cruell Sprights,
2. 7.57.5 |   That with their pitteous cryes, and yelling shrights,
2. 7.57.6 |   They made the further shore resounden wide:
2. 7.57.7 |   Emongst the rest of those same ruefull sights,
2. 7.57.8 |   One cursed creature he by chaunce espide,
2. 7.57.9 | That drenched lay full deepe, vnder the Garden side.

2. 7.58.1 | Deepe was he drenched to the vpmost chin,
2. 7.58.2 |   Yet gaped still, as coueting to drinke
2. 7.58.3 |   Of the cold liquor, which he waded in,
2. 7.58.4 |   And stretching forth his hand, did often thinke
2. 7.58.5 |   To reach the fruit, which grew vpon the brincke:
2. 7.58.6 |   But both the fruit from hand, and floud from mouth
2. 7.58.7 |   Did flie abacke, and made him vainely swinke:
2. 7.58.8 |   The whiles he steru'd with hunger and with drouth
2. 7.58.9 | He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.

2. 7.59.1 | The knight him seeing labour so in vaine,
2. 7.59.2 |   Askt who he was, and what he ment thereby:
2. 7.59.3 |   Who groning deepe, thus answerd him againe;
2. 7.59.4 |   Most cursed of all creatures vnder skye,
2. 7.59.5 |   Lo \Tantalus\, I here tormented lye:
2. 7.59.6 |   Of whom high \Ioue\ wont whylome feasted bee,
2. 7.59.7 |   Lo here I now for want of food doe dye:
2. 7.59.8 |   But if that thou be such, as I thee see,
2. 7.59.9 | Of grace I pray thee, giue to eat and drinke to mee.

2. 7.60.1 | Nay, nay, thou greedie \Tantalus\ (quoth he)
2. 7.60.2 |   Abide the fortune of thy present fate,
2. 7.60.3 |   And vnto all that liue in high degree,
2. 7.60.4 |   Ensample be of mind intemperate,
2. 7.60.5 |   To teach them how to vse their present state.
2. 7.60.6 |   Then gan the cursed wretch aloud to cry,
2. 7.60.7 |   Accusing highest \Ioue\ and gods ingrate,
2. 7.60.8 |   And eke blaspheming heauen bitterly,
2. 7.60.9 | As authour of vniustice, there to let him dye.

2. 7.61.1 | He lookt a little further, and espyde
2. 7.61.2 |   Another wretch, whose carkasse deepe was drent
2. 7.61.3 |   Within the riuer, which the same did hyde:
2. 7.61.4 |   But both his hands most filthy feculent,
2. 7.61.5 |   Aboue the water were on high extent,
2. 7.61.6 |   And faynd to wash themselues incessantly;
2. 7.61.7 |   Yet nothing cleaner were for such intent,
2. 7.61.8 |   But rather fowler seemed to the eye;
2. 7.61.9 | So lost his labour vaine and idle industry.

2. 7.62.1 | The knight him calling, asked who he was,
2. 7.62.2 |   Who lifting vp his head, him answerd thus:
2. 7.62.3 |   I \Pilate\ am the falsest Iudge, alas,
2. 7.62.4 |   And most vniust, that by vnrighteous
2. 7.62.5 |   And wicked doome, to Iewes despiteous
2. 7.62.6 |   Deliuered vp the Lord of life to die,
2. 7.62.7 |   And did acquite a murdrer felonous;
2. 7.62.8 |   The whiles my hands I washt in puritie,
2. 7.62.9 | The whiles my soule was soyld with foule iniquitie.

2. 7.63.1 | Infinite moe, tormented in like paine
2. 7.63.2 |   He there beheld, too long here to be told:
2. 7.63.3 |   Ne \Mammon\ would there let him long remaine,
2. 7.63.4 |   For terrour of the tortures manifold,
2. 7.63.5 |   In which the damned soules he did behold,
2. 7.63.6 |   But roughly him bespake. Thou fearefull foole,
2. 7.63.7 |   Why takest not of that same fruit of gold,
2. 7.63.8 |   Ne sittest downe on that same siluer stoole,
2. 7.63.9 | To rest thy wearie person, in the shadow coole.

2. 7.64.1 | All which he did, to doe him deadly fall
2. 7.64.2 |   In frayle intemperance through sinfull bayt;
2. 7.64.3 |   To which if he inclined had at all,
2. 7.64.4 |   That dreadfull feend, which did behind him wayt,
2. 7.64.5 |   Would him haue rent in thousand peeces strayt:
2. 7.64.6 |   But he was warie wise in all his way,
2. 7.64.7 |   And well perceiued his deceiptfull sleight,
2. 7.64.8 |   Ne suffred lust his safetie to betray;
2. 7.64.9 | So goodly did beguile the Guyler of the pray.

2. 7.65.1 | And now he has so long remained there,
2. 7.65.2 |   That vitall powres gan wexe both weake and wan,
2. 7.65.3 |   For want of food, and sleepe, which two vpbeare,
2. 7.65.4 |   Like mightie pillours, this fraile life of man,
2. 7.65.5 |   That none without the same enduren can.
2. 7.65.6 |   For now three dayes of men were full outwrought,
2. 7.65.7 |   Since he this hardie enterprize began:
2. 7.65.8 |   For thy great \Mammon\ fairely he besought,
2. 7.65.9 | Into the world to guide him backe, as he him brought.

2. 7.66.1 | The God, though loth, yet was constraind t'=obay,
2. 7.66.2 |   For lenger time, then that, no liuing wight
2. 7.66.3 |   Below the earth, might suffred be to stay:
2. 7.66.4 |   So backe againe, him brought to liuing light.
2. 7.66.5 |   But all so soone as his enfeebled spright
2. 7.66.6 |   Gan sucke this vitall aire into his brest,
2. 7.66.7 |   As ouercome with too exceeding might,
2. 7.66.8 |   The life did flit away out of her nest,
2. 7.66.9 | And all his senses were with deadly fit opprest.


2. 8. A.1 | \Sir Guyon laid in swowne is by\
2. 8. A.2 |   \Acrates sonnes despoyld,\
2. 8. A.3 | \Whom Arthur soone hath reskewed\
2. 8. A.4 |   \And Paynim brethren foyld.\

2. 8. 1.1 | And is there care in heauen? and is there loue
2. 8. 1.2 |   In heauenly spirits to these creatures bace,
2. 8. 1.3 |   That may compassion of their euils moue?
2. 8. 1.4 |   There is: else much more wretched were the cace
2. 8. 1.5 |   Of men, then beasts. But O th'=exceeding grace
2. 8. 1.6 |   Of highest God, that loues his creatures so,
2. 8. 1.7 |   And all his workes with mercy doth embrace,
2. 8. 1.8 |   That blessed Angels, he sends to and fro,
2. 8. 1.9 | To serue to wicked man, to serue his wicked foe.

2. 8. 2.1 | How oft do they, their siluer bowers leaue,
2. 8. 2.2 |   To come to succour vs, that succour want?
2. 8. 2.3 |   How oft do they with golden pineons, cleaue
2. 8. 2.4 |   The flitting skyes, like flying Pursuiuant,
2. 8. 2.5 |   Against foule feends to aide vs millitant?
2. 8. 2.6 |   They for vs fight, they watch and dewly ward,
2. 8. 2.7 |   And their bright Squadrons round about vs plant,
2. 8. 2.8 |   And all for loue, and nothing for reward:
2. 8. 2.9 | O why should heauenly God to man haue such regard?

2. 8. 3.1 | During the while, that \Guyon\ did abide
2. 8. 3.2 |   In \Mammons\ house, the Palmer, whom whyleare
2. 8. 3.3 |   That wanton Mayd of passage had denide,
2. 8. 3.4 |   By further search had passage found elsewhere,
2. 8. 3.5 |   And being on his way, approched neare,
2. 8. 3.6 |   Where \Guyon\ lay in traunce, when suddenly
2. 8. 3.7 |   He heard a voice, that called loud and cleare,
2. 8. 3.8 |   Come hither, come hither, O come hastily;
2. 8. 3.9 | That all the fields resounded with the ruefull cry.

2. 8. 4.1 | The Palmer lent his eare vnto the noyce,
2. 8. 4.2 |   To weet, who called so importunely:
2. 8. 4.3 |   Againe he heard a more efforced voyce,
2. 8. 4.4 |   That bad him come in haste. He by and by
2. 8. 4.5 |   His feeble feet directed to the cry;
2. 8. 4.6 |   Which to that shadie delue him brought at last,
2. 8. 4.7 |   Where \Mammon\ earst did sunne his threasury:
2. 8. 4.8 |   There the good \Guyon\ he found slumbring fast
2. 8. 4.9 | In senselesse dreame; which sight at first him sore aghast.

2. 8. 5.1 | Beside his head there sate a faire young man,
2. 8. 5.2 |   Of wondrous beautie, and of freshest yeares,
2. 8. 5.3 |   Whose tender bud to blossome new began,
2. 8. 5.4 |   And flourish faire aboue his equall peares;
2. 8. 5.5 |   His snowy front curled with golden heares,
2. 8. 5.6 |   Like \Pho+ebus\ face adornd with sunny rayes,
2. 8. 5.7 |   Diuinely shone, and two sharpe winged sheares,
2. 8. 5.8 |   Decked with diuerse plumes, like painted Iayes,
2. 8. 5.9 | Were fixed at his backe, to cut his ayerie wayes.

2. 8. 6.1 | Like as \Cupido\ on \Ida+ean\ hill,
2. 8. 6.2 |   When hauing laid his cruell bow away,
2. 8. 6.3 |   And mortall arrowes, wherewith he doth fill
2. 8. 6.4 |   The world with murdrous spoiles and bloudie pray,
2. 8. 6.5 |   With his faire mother he him dights to play,
2. 8. 6.6 |   And with his goodly sisters, \Graces\ three;
2. 8. 6.7 |   The Goddesse pleased with his wanton play,
2. 8. 6.8 |   Suffers her selfe through sleepe beguild to bee,
2. 8. 6.9 | The whiles the other Ladies mind their merry glee.

2. 8. 7.1 | Whom when the Palmer saw, abasht he was
2. 8. 7.2 |   Through fear and wonder, that he nought could say,
2. 8. 7.3 |   Till him the child bespoke, Long lackt, alas,
2. 8. 7.4 |   Hath bene thy faithfull aide in hard assay,
2. 8. 7.5 |   Whiles deadly fit thy pupill doth dismay;
2. 8. 7.6 |   Behold this heauie sight, thou reuerend Sire,
2. 8. 7.7 |   But dread of death and dolour doe away;
2. 8. 7.8 |   For life ere long shall to her home retire,
2. 8. 7.9 | And he that breathlesse seemes, shal corage bold respire.

2. 8. 8.1 | The charge, which God doth vnto me arret,
2. 8. 8.2 |   Of his deare safetie, I to thee commend;
2. 8. 8.3 |   Yet will I not forgoe, ne yet forget
2. 8. 8.4 |   The care thereof my selfe vnto the end,
2. 8. 8.5 |   But euermore him succour, and defend
2. 8. 8.6 |   Against his foe and mine: watch thou I pray;
2. 8. 8.7 |   For euill is at hand him to offend.
2. 8. 8.8 |   So hauing said, eftsoones he gan display
2. 8. 8.9 | His painted nimble wings, and vanisht quite away.

2. 8. 9.1 | The Palmer seeing his left empty place,
2. 8. 9.2 |   And his slow eyes beguiled of their sight,
2. 8. 9.3 |   Woxe sore affraid, and standing still a space,
2. 8. 9.4 |   Gaz'd after him, as fowle escapt by flight;
2. 8. 9.5 |   At last him turning to his charge behight,
2. 8. 9.6 |   With trembling hand his troubled pulse gan try;
2. 8. 9.7 |   Where finding life not yet dislodged quight,
2. 8. 9.8 |   He much reioyst, and courd it tenderly,
2. 8. 9.9 | As chicken newly hatcht, from dreaded destiny.

2. 8.10.1 | At last he spide, where towards him did pace
2. 8.10.2 |   Two Paynim knights, all armd as bright as skie,
2. 8.10.3 |   And them beside an aged Sire did trace,
2. 8.10.4 |   And farre before a light-foot Page did flie,
2. 8.10.5 |   That breathed strife and troublous enmitie;
2. 8.10.6 |   Those were the two sonnes of \Acrates\ old,
2. 8.10.7 |   Who meeting earst with \Archimago\ slie,
2. 8.10.8 |   Foreby that idle strond, of him were told,
2. 8.10.9 | That he, wich earst them combatted, was \Guyon\ bold.

2. 8.11.1 | Which to auenge on him they dearely vowd,
2. 8.11.2 |   Where euer that on ground they mote him fynd;
2. 8.11.3 |   False \Archimage\ prouokt their courage prowd,
2. 8.11.4 |   And stryfull \Atin\ in their stubborne mynd
2. 8.11.5 |   Coles of contention and whot vengeance tynd.
2. 8.11.6 |   Now bene they come, whereas the Palmer sate,
2. 8.11.7 |   Keeping that slombred corse to him assynd;
2. 8.11.8 |   Well knew they both his person, sith of late
2. 8.11.9 | With him in bloudie armes they rashly did debate.

2. 8.12.1 | Whom when \Pyrochles\ saw, inflam'd with rage,
2. 8.12.2 |   That sire he foule bespake, Thou dotard vile,
2. 8.12.3 |   That with thy brutenesse shendst thy comely age,
2. 8.12.4 |   Abandone soone, I read, the caitiue spoile
2. 8.12.5 |   Of that same outcast carkasse, that erewhile
2. 8.12.6 |   Made it selfe famous through false trechery,
2. 8.12.7 |   And crownd his coward crest with knightly stile;
2. 8.12.8 |   Loe where he now inglorious doth lye,
2. 8.12.9 | To proue he liued ill, that did thus foully dye.

2. 8.13.1 | To whom the Palmer fearelesse answered;
2. 8.13.2 |   Certes, Sir knight, ye bene too much to blame,
2. 8.13.3 |   Thus for to blot the honour of the dead,
2. 8.13.4 |   And with foule cowardize his carkasse shame,
2. 8.13.5 |   Whose liuing hands immortalizd his name.
2. 8.13.6 |   Vile is the vengeance on the ashes cold,
2. 8.13.7 |   And enuie base, to barke at sleeping fame:
2. 8.13.8 |   Was neuer wight, that treason of him told;
2. 8.13.9 | Your selfe his prowesse prou'd and found him fiers and bold.

2. 8.14.1 | Then said \Cymochles\; Palmer, thou doest dote,
2. 8.14.2 |   Ne canst of prowesse, ne of knighthood deeme,
2. 8.14.3 |   Saue as thou seest or hearst. But well I wote,
2. 8.14.4 |   That of his puissance tryall made extreeme;
2. 8.14.5 |   Yet gold all is not, that doth golden seeme,
2. 8.14.6 |   Ne all good knights, that shake well speare and shield:
2. 8.14.7 |   The worth of all men by their end esteeme,
2. 8.14.8 |   And then due praise, or due reproch them yield;
2. 8.14.9 | Bad therefore I him deeme, that thus lies dead on field.

2. 8.15.1 | Good or bad (gan his brother fierce reply)
2. 8.15.2 |   What doe I recke, sith that he dyde entire?
2. 8.15.3 |   Or what doth his bad death now satisfy
2. 8.15.4 |   The greedy hunger of reuenging ire,
2. 8.15.5 |   Sith wrathfull hand wrought not her owne desire?
2. 8.15.6 |   Yet since no way is left to wreake my spight,
2. 8.15.7 |   I will him reaue of armes, the victors hire,
2. 8.15.8 |   And of that shield, more worthy of good knight;
2. 8.15.9 | For why should a dead dog be deckt in armour bright?

2. 8.16.1 | Faire Sir, said then the Palmer suppliaunt,
2. 8.16.2 |   For knighthoods loue, do not so foule a deed,
2. 8.16.3 |   Ne blame your honour with so shamefull vaunt
2. 8.16.4 |   Of vile reuenge. To spoile the dead of weed
2. 8.16.5 |   Is sacrilege, and doth all sinnes exceed;
2. 8.16.6 |   But leaue these relicks of his liuing might,
2. 8.16.7 |   To decke his herce, and trap his tomb-blacke steed.
2. 8.16.8 |   What herce or steed (said he) should he haue dight,
2. 8.16.9 | But be entombed in the rauen or the kight?

2. 8.17.1 | With that, rude hand vpon his shield he laid,
2. 8.17.2 |   And th'=other brother gan his helme vnlace,
2. 8.17.3 |   Both fiercely bent to haue him disaraid;
2. 8.17.4 |   Till that they spide, where towards them did pace
2. 8.17.5 |   An armed knight, of bold and bounteous grace,
2. 8.17.6 |   Whose squire bore after him an heben launce,
2. 8.17.7 |   And couerd shield. Well kend him so farre space
2. 8.17.8 |   Th'=enchaunter by his armes and amenaunce,
2. 8.17.9 | When vnder him he saw his Lybian steed to praunce.

2. 8.18.1 | And to those brethren said, Rise rise by liue,
2. 8.18.2 |   And vnto battell doe your selues addresse;
2. 8.18.3 |   For yonder comes the prowest knight aliue,
2. 8.18.4 |   Prince \Arthur\, flowre of grace and nobilesse,
2. 8.18.5 |   That hath to Paynim knights wrought great distresse,
2. 8.18.6 |   And thousand Sar'zins foully donne to dye.
2. 8.18.7 |   That word so deepe did in their harts impresse,
2. 8.18.8 |   That both eftsoones vpstarted furiously,
2. 8.18.9 | And gan themselues prepare to battell greedily.

2. 8.19.1 | But fierce \Pyrochles\, lacking his owne sword,
2. 8.19.2 |   The want thereof now greatly gan to plaine,
2. 8.19.3 |   And \Archimage\ besought, him that afford,
2. 8.19.4 |   Which he had brought for \Braggadocchio\ vaine.
2. 8.19.5 |   So would I (said th'=enchaunter) glad and faine
2. 8.19.6 |   Beteeme to you this sword, you to defend,
2. 8.19.7 |   Or ought that else your honour might maintaine,
2. 8.19.8 |   But that this weapons powre I well haue kend,
2. 8.19.9 | To be contrarie to the worke, which ye intend.

2. 8.20.1 | For that same knights owne sword this is of yore,
2. 8.20.2 |   Which \Merlin\ made by his almightie art
2. 8.20.3 |   For that his noursling, when he knighthood swore,
2. 8.20.4 |   Therewith to doen his foes eternall smart.
2. 8.20.5 |   The metall first he mixt with \Meda+ewart\,
2. 8.20.6 |   That no enchauntment from his dint might saue;
2. 8.20.7 |   That it in flames of \Aetna\ wrought apart,
2. 8.20.8 |   And seuen times dipped in the bitter waue
2. 8.20.9 | Of hellish \Styx\, which hidden vertue to it gaue.

2. 8.21.1 | The vertue is, that neither steele, nor stone
2. 8.21.2 |   The stroke thereof from entrance may defend;
2. 8.21.3 |   Ne euer may be vsed by his fone,
2. 8.21.4 |   Ne forst his rightfull owner to offend,
2. 8.21.5 |   Ne euer will it breake, ne euer bend.
2. 8.21.6 |   Wherefore \Morddure\ it rightfully is hight.
2. 8.21.7 |   In vaine therefore, \Pyrochles\, should I lend
2. 8.21.8 |   The same to thee, against his lord to fight,
2. 8.21.9 | For sure it would deceiue thy labour, and thy might.

2. 8.22.1 | Foolish old man, said then the Pagan wroth,
2. 8.22.2 |   That weenest words or charmes may force withstond:
2. 8.22.3 |   Soone shalt thou see, and then beleeue for troth,
2. 8.22.4 |   That I can carue with this inchaunted brond
2. 8.22.5 |   His Lords owne flesh. Therewith out of his hond
2. 8.22.6 |   That vertuous steele he rudely snatcht away,
2. 8.22.7 |   And \Guyons\ shield about his wrest he bond;
2. 8.22.8 |   So readie dight, fierce battaile to assay,
2. 8.22.9 | And match his brother proud in battailous array.

2. 8.23.1 | By this that straunger knight in presence came,
2. 8.23.2 |   And goodly salued them; who nought againe
2. 8.23.3 |   Him answered, as courtesie became,
2. 8.23.4 |   But with sterne lookes, and stomachous disdaine,
2. 8.23.5 |   Gaue signes of grudge and discontentment vaine:
2. 8.23.6 |   Then turning to the Palmer, he gan spy
2. 8.23.7 |   Where at his feete, with sorrowfull demaine
2. 8.23.8 |   And deadly hew, an armed corse did lye,
2. 8.23.9 | In whose dead face he red great magnanimity.

2. 8.24.1 | Said he then to the Palmer, Reuerend syre,
2. 8.24.2 |   What great misfortune hath betidd this knight?
2. 8.24.3 |   Or did his life her fatall date expyre,
2. 8.24.4 |   Or did he fall by treason, or by fight?
2. 8.24.5 |   How euer, sure I rew his pitteous plight.
2. 8.24.6 |   Not one, nor other, (said the Palmer graue)
2. 8.24.7 |   Hath him befalne, but cloudes of deadly night
2. 8.24.8 |   A while his heauie eylids couer'd haue,
2. 8.24.9 | And all his senses drowned in deepe senselesse waue.

2. 8.25.1 | Which, those his cruell foes, that stand hereby,
2. 8.25.2 |   Making aduantage, to reuenge their spight,
2. 8.25.3 |   Would him disarme, and treaten shamefully,
2. 8.25.4 |   Vnworthy vsage of redoubted knight.
2. 8.25.5 |   But you, faire Sir, whose honorable sight
2. 8.25.6 |   Doth promise hope of helpe, and timely grace,
2. 8.25.7 |   Mote I beseech to succour his sad plight,
2. 8.25.8 |   And by your powre protect his feeble cace.
2. 8.25.9 | First praise of knighthood is, foule outrage to deface.

2. 8.26.1 | Palmer, (said he) no knight so rude, I weene,
2. 8.26.2 |   As to doen outrage to a sleeping ghost:
2. 8.26.3 |   Ne was there euer noble courage seene,
2. 8.26.4 |   That in aduauntage would his puissance bost:
2. 8.26.5 |   Honour is least, where oddes appeareth most.
2. 8.26.6 |   May be, that better reason will asswage
2. 8.26.7 |   The rash reuengers heat. Words well dispost
2. 8.26.8 |   Haue secret powre, t'=appease inflamed rage:
2. 8.26.9 | If not, leaue vnto me thy knights last patronage.

2. 8.27.1 | Tho turning to those brethren, thus bespoke,
2. 8.27.2 |   Ye warlike payre, whose valorous great might
2. 8.27.3 |   It seemes, iust wrongs to vengeance doe prouoke,
2. 8.27.4 |   To wreake your wrath on this dead seeming knight,
2. 8.27.5 |   Mote ought allay the storme of your despight,
2. 8.27.6 |   And settle patience in so furious heat?
2. 8.27.7 |   Not to debate the chalenge of your right,
2. 8.27.8 |   But for this carkasse pardon I entreat,
2. 8.27.9 | Whom fortune hath alreadie laid in lowest seat.

2. 8.28.1 | To whom \Cymochles\ said; For what art thou,
2. 8.28.2 |   That mak'st thy selfe his dayes-man, to prolong
2. 8.28.3 |   The vengeance prest? Or who shall let me now,
2. 8.28.4 |   On this vile bodie from to wreake my wrong,
2. 8.28.5 |   And make his carkasse as the outcast dong?
2. 8.28.6 |   Why should not that dead carrion satisfie
2. 8.28.7 |   The guilt, which if he liued had thus long,
2. 8.28.8 |   His life for due reuenge should deare abie?
2. 8.28.9 | The trespasse still doth liue, albe the person die.

2. 8.29.1 | Indeed (then said the Prince) the euill donne
2. 8.29.2 |   Dyes not, when breath the bodie first doth leaue,
2. 8.29.3 |   But from the grandsyre to the Nephewes sonne,
2. 8.29.4 |   And all his seed the curse doth often cleaue,
2. 8.29.5 |   Till vengeance vtterly the guilt bereaue:
2. 8.29.6 |   So streightly God doth iudge. But gentle knight,
2. 8.29.7 |   That doth against the dead his hand vpreare,
2. 8.29.8 |   His honour staines with rancour and despight,
2. 8.29.9 | And great disparagment makes to his former might.

2. 8.30.1 | \Pyrochles\ gan reply the second time,
2. 8.30.2 |   And to him said, Now felon sure I read,
2. 8.30.3 |   How that thou art partaker of his crime:
2. 8.30.4 |   Therefore by \Termagaunt\ thou shalt be dead.
2. 8.30.5 |   With that his hand, more sad then lomp of lead,
2. 8.30.6 |   Vplifting high, he weened with \Morddure\,
2. 8.30.7 |   His owne good sword \Morddure\, to cleaue his head.
2. 8.30.8 |   The faithfull steele such treason no'uld endure,
2. 8.30.9 | But swaruing from the marke, his Lords life did assure.

2. 8.31.1 | Yet was the force so furious and so fell,
2. 8.31.2 |   That horse and man it made to reele aside;
2. 8.31.3 |   Nath'lesse the Prince would not forsake his sell:
2. 8.31.4 |   For well of yore he learned had to ride,
2. 8.31.5 |   But full of anger fiercely to him cride;
2. 8.31.6 |   False traitour miscreant, thou broken hast
2. 8.31.7 |   The law of armes, to strike foe vndefide.
2. 8.31.8 |   But thou thy treasons fruit, I hope, shalt taste
2. 8.31.9 | Right sowre, and feele the law, the which thou hast defast.

2. 8.32.1 | With that his balefull speare he fiercely bent
2. 8.32.2 |   Against the Pagans brest, and therewith thought
2. 8.32.3 |   His cursed life out of her lodge haue rent:
2. 8.32.4 |   But ere the point arriued, where it ought,
2. 8.32.5 |   That seuen-fold shield, which he from \Guyon\ brought
2. 8.32.6 |   He cast betwene to ward the bitter stound:
2. 8.32.7 |   Through all those foldes the steelehead passage wrought
2. 8.32.8 |   And through his shoulder pierst; wherwith to ground
2. 8.32.9 | He groueling fell, all gored in his gushing wound.

2. 8.33.1 | Which when his brother saw, fraught with great griefe
2. 8.33.2 |   And wrath, he to him leaped furiously,
2. 8.33.3 |   And fowly said, By \Mahoune\, cursed thiefe,
2. 8.33.4 |   That direfull stroke thou dearely shalt aby.
2. 8.33.5 |   Then hurling vp his harmefull blade on hye,
2. 8.33.6 |   Smote him so hugely on his haughtie crest,
2. 8.33.7 |   That from his saddle forced him to fly:
2. 8.33.8 |   Else mote it needes downe to his manly brest
2. 8.33.9 | Haue cleft his head in twaine, and life thence dispossest.

2. 8.34.1 | Now was the Prince in daungerous distresse,
2. 8.34.2 |   Wanting his sword, when he on foot should fight:
2. 8.34.3 |   His single speare could doe him small redresse,
2. 8.34.4 |   Against two foes of so exceeding might,
2. 8.34.5 |   The least of which was match for any knight.
2. 8.34.6 |   And now the other, whom he earst did daunt,
2. 8.34.7 |   Had reard himselfe againe to cruell fight,
2. 8.34.8 |   Three times more furious, and more puissaunt,
2. 8.34.9 | Vnmindfull of his wound, of his fate ignoraunt.

2. 8.35.1 | So both attonce him charge on either side,
2. 8.35.2 |   With hideous strokes, and importable powre,
2. 8.35.3 |   That forced him his ground to trauerse wide,
2. 8.35.4 |   And wisely watch to ward that deadly stowre:
2. 8.35.5 |   For in his shield, as thicke as stormie showre,
2. 8.35.6 |   Their strokes did raine, yet did he neuer quaile,
2. 8.35.7 |   Ne backward shrinke, but as a stedfast towre,
2. 8.35.8 |   Whom foe with double battry doth assaile,
2. 8.35.9 | Them on her bulwarke beares, and bids them nought auaile.

2. 8.36.1 | So stoutly he withstood their strong assay,
2. 8.36.2 |   Till that at last, when he aduantage spyde,
2. 8.36.3 |   His poinant speare he thrust with puissant sway
2. 8.36.4 |   At proud \Cymochles\, whiles his shield was wyde,
2. 8.36.5 |   That through his thigh the mortall steele did gryde:
2. 8.36.6 |   He swaruing with the force, within his flesh
2. 8.36.7 |   Did breake the launce, and let the head abyde:
2. 8.36.8 |   Out of the wound the red bloud flowed fresh,
2. 8.36.9 | That vnderneath his feet soone made a purple plesh.

2. 8.37.1 | Horribly then he gan to rage, and rayle,
2. 8.37.2 |   Cursing his Gods, and himselfe damning deepe:
2. 8.37.3 |   Als when his brother saw the red bloud rayle
2. 8.37.4 |   Adowne so fast, and all his armour steepe,
2. 8.37.5 |   For very felnesse lowd he gan to weepe,
2. 8.37.6 |   And said, Caytiue, cursse on thy cruell hond,
2. 8.37.7 |   That twise hath sped; yet shall it not thee keepe
2. 8.37.8 |   From the third brunt of this my fatall brond:
2. 8.37.9 | Loe where the dreadfull Death behind thy backe doth stond.

2. 8.38.1 | With that he strooke, and th'=other strooke withall,
2. 8.38.2 |   That nothing seem'd mote beare so monstrous might:
2. 8.38.3 |   The one vpon his couered shield did fall,
2. 8.38.4 |   And glauncing downe would not his owner byte:
2. 8.38.5 |   But th'=other did vpon his troncheon smyte,
2. 8.38.6 |   Which hewing quite a sunder, further way
2. 8.38.7 |   It made, and on his hacqueton did lyte,
2. 8.38.8 |   The which diuiding with importune sway,
2. 8.38.9 | It seizd in his right side, and there the dint did stay.

2. 8.39.1 | Wyde was the wound, and a large lukewarme flood,
2. 8.39.2 |   Red as the Rose, thence gushed grieuously;
2. 8.39.3 |   That when the Paynim spyde the streaming blood,
2. 8.39.4 |   Gaue him great hart, and hope of victory.
2. 8.39.5 |   On th'=other side, in huge perplexity,
2. 8.39.6 |   The Prince now stood, hauing his weapon broke;
2. 8.39.7 |   Nought could he hurt, but still at ward did ly:
2. 8.39.8 |   Yet with his troncheon he so rudely stroke
2. 8.39.9 | \Cymochles\ twise, that twise him forst his foot reuoke.

2. 8.40.1 | Whom when the Palmer saw in such distresse,
2. 8.40.2 |   Sir \Guyons\ sword he lightly to him raught,
2. 8.40.3 |   And said; Faire Son, great God thy right hand blesse,
2. 8.40.4 |   To vse that sword so wisely as it ought.
2. 8.40.5 |   Glad was the knight, and with fresh courage fraught,
2. 8.40.6 |   When as againe he armed felt his hond;
2. 8.40.7 |   Then like a Lion, which hath long time saught
2. 8.40.8 |   His robbed whelpes, and at the last them fond
2. 8.40.9 | Emongst the shepheard swaynes, then wexeth wood and yond.

2. 8.41.1 | So fierce he laid about him, and dealt blowes
2. 8.41.2 |   On either side, that neither mayle could hold,
2. 8.41.3 |   Ne shield defend the thunder of his throwes:
2. 8.41.4 |   Now to \Pyrochles\ many strokes he told;
2. 8.41.5 |   Eft to \Cymochles\ twise so many fold:
2. 8.41.6 |   Then backe againe turning his busie hond,
2. 8.41.7 |   Them both attonce compeld with courage bold,
2. 8.41.8 |   To yield wide way to his hart-thrilling brond;
2. 8.41.9 | And though they both stood stiffe, yet could not both withstond.

2. 8.42.1 | As saluage Bull, whom two fierce mastiues bayt,
2. 8.42.2 |   When rancour doth with rage him once engore,
2. 8.42.3 |   Forgets with warie ward them to awayt,
2. 8.42.4 |   But with his dreadfull hornes them driues afore,
2. 8.42.5 |   Or flings aloft, or treads downe in the flore,
2. 8.42.6 |   Breathing out wrath, and bellowing disdaine,
2. 8.42.7 |   That all the forrest quakes to heare him rore:
2. 8.42.8 |   So rag'd Prince \Arthur\ twixt his foemen twaine,
2. 8.42.9 | That neither could his mightie puissance sustaine.

2. 8.43.1 | But euer at \Pyrochles\ when he smit,
2. 8.43.2 |   Who \Guyons\ shield cast euer him before,
2. 8.43.3 |   Whereon the Faery Queenes pourtract was writ,
2. 8.43.4 |   His hand relented, and the stroke forbore,
2. 8.43.5 |   And his deare hart the picture gan adore,
2. 8.43.6 |   Which oft the Paynim sau'd from deadly stowre.
2. 8.43.7 |   But him henceforth the same can saue no more;
2. 8.43.8 |   For now arriued is his fatall howre,
2. 8.43.9 | That no'te auoyded be by earthly skill or powre.

2. 8.44.1 | For when \Cymochles\ saw the fowle reproch,
2. 8.44.2 |   Which them appeached, prickt with guilty shame,
2. 8.44.3 |   And inward griefe, he fiercely gan approch,
2. 8.44.4 |   Resolu'd to put away that loathly blame,
2. 8.44.5 |   Or dye with honour and desert of fame;
2. 8.44.6 |   And on the hauberk stroke the Prince so sore,
2. 8.44.7 |   That quite disparted all the linked frame,
2. 8.44.8 |   And pierced to the skin, but bit no more,
2. 8.44.9 | Yet made him twise to reele, that neuer moou'd afore.

2. 8.45.1 | Whereat renfierst with wrath and sharpe regret,
2. 8.45.2 |   He stroke so hugely with his borrowd blade,
2. 8.45.3 |   That it empierst the Pagans burganet,
2. 8.45.4 |   And cleauing the hard steele, did deepe inuade
2. 8.45.5 |   Into his head, and cruell passage made
2. 8.45.6 |   Quite through his braine. He tombling downe on ground,
2. 8.45.7 |   Breathd out his ghost, which to th'=infernall shade
2. 8.45.8 |   Fast flying, there eternall torment found,
2. 8.45.9 | For all the sinnes, wherewith his lewd life did abound.

2. 8.46.1 | Which when his german saw, the stony feare
2. 8.46.2 |   Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd,
2. 8.46.3 |   Ne thenceforth life ne courage did appeare,
2. 8.46.4 |   But as a man, whom hellish feends haue frayd,
2. 8.46.5 |   Long trembling still he stood: at last thus sayd;
2. 8.46.6 |   Traytour what hast thou doen? how euer may
2. 8.46.7 |   Thy cursed hand so cruelly haue swayd
2. 8.46.8 |   Against that knight: Harrow and well away,
2. 8.46.9 | After so wicked deed why liu'st thou lenger day?

2. 8.47.1 | With that all desperate as loathing light,
2. 8.47.2 |   And with reuenge desiring soone to dye,
2. 8.47.3 |   Assembling all his force and vtmost might,
2. 8.47.4 |   With his owne sword he fierce at him did flye,
2. 8.47.5 |   And strooke, and foynd, and lasht outrageously,
2. 8.47.6 |   Withouten reason or regard. Well knew
2. 8.47.7 |   The Prince, with patience and sufferaunce sly
2. 8.47.8 |   So hasty heat soone cooled to subdew:
2. 8.47.9 | Tho when this breathlesse woxe, that batteil gan renew.

2. 8.48.1 | As when a windy tempest bloweth hye,
2. 8.48.2 |   That nothing may withstand his stormy stowre,
2. 8.48.3 |   The cloudes, as things affrayd, before him flye;
2. 8.48.4 |   But all so soone as his outrageous powre
2. 8.48.5 |   Is layd, they fiercely then begin to shoure,
2. 8.48.6 |   And as in scorne of his spent stormy spight,
2. 8.48.7 |   Now all attonce their malice forth do poure;
2. 8.48.8 |   So did Prince \Arthur\ beare himselfe in fight,
2. 8.48.9 | And suffred rash \Pyrochles\ wast his idle might.

2. 8.49.1 | At last when as the Sarazin perceiu'd,
2. 8.49.2 |   How that straunge sword refusd, to serue his need,
2. 8.49.3 |   But when he stroke most strong, the dint deceiu'd,
2. 8.49.4 |   He flong it from him, and deuoyd of dreed,
2. 8.49.5 |   Vpon him lightly leaping without heed,
2. 8.49.6 |   Twixt his two mighty armes engrasped fast,
2. 8.49.7 |   Thinking to ouerthrow and downe him tred:
2. 8.49.8 |   But him in strength and skill the Prince surpast,
2. 8.49.9 | And through his nimble sleight did vnder him down cast.

2. 8.50.1 | Nought booted it the Paynim then to striue;
2. 8.50.2 |   For as a Bittur in the Eagles claw,
2. 8.50.3 |   That may not hope by flight to scape aliue,
2. 8.50.4 |   Still waites for death with dread and trembling aw;
2. 8.50.5 |   So he now subiect to the victours law,
2. 8.50.6 |   Did not once moue, nor vpward cast his eye,
2. 8.50.7 |   For vile disdaine and rancour, which did gnaw
2. 8.50.8 |   His hart in twaine with sad melancholy,
2. 8.50.9 | As one that loathed life, and yet despisd to dye.

2. 8.51.1 | But full of Princely bounty and great mind,
2. 8.51.2 |   The Conquerour nought cared him to slay,
2. 8.51.3 |   But casting wrongs and all reuenge behind,
2. 8.51.4 |   More glory thought to giue life, then decay,
2. 8.51.5 |   And said, Paynim, this is thy dismall day;
2. 8.51.6 |   Yet if thou wilt renounce thy miscreaunce,
2. 8.51.7 |   And my trew liegeman yield thy selfe for ay,
2. 8.51.8 |   Life will I graunt thee for thy valiaunce,
2. 8.51.9 | And all thy wrongs will wipe out of my souenaunce.

2. 8.52.1 | Foole (said the Pagan) I thy gift defye,
2. 8.52.2 |   But vse thy fortune, as it doth befall,
2. 8.52.3 |   And say, that I not ouercome do dye,
2. 8.52.4 |   But in despight of life, for death do call.
2. 8.52.5 |   Wroth was the Prince, and sory yet withall,
2. 8.52.6 |   That he so wilfully refused grace;
2. 8.52.7 |   Yet sith his fate so cruelly did fall,
2. 8.52.8 |   His shining Helmet he gan soone vnlace,
2. 8.52.9 | And left his headlesse body bleeding all the place.

2. 8.53.1 | By this Sir \Guyon\ from his traunce awakt,
2. 8.53.2 |   Life hauing maistered her sencelesse foe;
2. 8.53.3 |   And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt,
2. 8.53.4 |   And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe:
2. 8.53.5 |   But when the Palmer, whom he long ygoe
2. 8.53.6 |   Had lost, he by him spide, right glad he grew,
2. 8.53.7 |   And said, Deare sir, whom wandring to and fro
2. 8.53.8 |   I long haue lackt, I ioy thy face to vew;
2. 8.53.9 | Firme is thy faith, whom daunger neuer fro me drew.

2. 8.54.1 | But read that wicked hand hath robbed mee
2. 8.54.2 |   Of my good sword and shield? The Palmer glad,
2. 8.54.3 |   With so fresh hew vprising him to see,
2. 8.54.4 |   Him answered; Faire sonne, be no whit sad
2. 8.54.5 |   For want of weapons, they shall soone be had.
2. 8.54.6 |   So gan he to discourse the whole debate,
2. 8.54.7 |   Which that straunge knight for him sustained had,
2. 8.54.8 |   And those two Sarazins confounded late,
2. 8.54.9 | Whose carcases on ground were horribly prostrate.

2. 8.55.1 | Which when he heard, and saw the tokens trew,
2. 8.55.2 |   His hart with great affection was embayd,
2. 8.55.3 |   And to the Prince bowing with reuerence dew,
2. 8.55.4 |   As to the Patrone of his life, thus sayd;
2. 8.55.5 |   My Lord, my liege, by whose most gratious ayd
2. 8.55.6 |   I liue this day, and see my foes subdewd,
2. 8.55.7 |   What may suffise, to be for meede repayd
2. 8.55.8 |   Of so great graces, as ye haue me shewd,
2. 8.55.9 | But to be euer bound

2. 8.56.1 | To whom the Infant thus, Faire Sir, what need
2. 8.56.2 |   Good turnes be counted, as a seruile bond,
2. 8.56.3 |   To bind their doers, to receiue their meede?
2. 8.56.4 |   Are not all knights by oath bound, to withstond
2. 8.56.5 |   Oppressours powre by armes and puissant hond?
2. 8.56.6 |   Suffise, that I haue done my dew in place.
2. 8.56.7 |   So goodly purpose they together fond,
2. 8.56.8 |   Of kindnesse and of curteous aggrace;
2. 8.56.9 | The whiles false \Archimage\ and \Atin\ fled apace.


2. 9. A.1 | \The house of Temperance, in which\
2. 9. A.2 |   \doth sober Alma dwell,\
2. 9. A.3 | \Besiegd of many foes, whom straunger\
2. 9. A.4 |   \knightes to flight compell.\

2. 9. 1.1 | Of all Gods workes, which do this world adorne,
2. 9. 1.2 |   There is no one more faire and excellent,
2. 9. 1.3 |   Then is mans body both for powre and forme,
2. 9. 1.4 |   Whiles it is kept in sober gouernment;
2. 9. 1.5 |   But none then it, more fowle and indecent,
2. 9. 1.6 |   Distempred through misrule and passions bace:
2. 9. 1.7 |   It growes a Monster, and incontinent
2. 9. 1.8 |   Doth loose his dignitie and natiue grace.
2. 9. 1.9 | Behold, who list, both one and other in this place.

2. 9. 2.1 | After the Paynim brethren conquer'd were,
2. 9. 2.2 |   The \Briton\ Prince recou'ring his stolne sword,
2. 9. 2.3 |   And \Guyon\ his lost shield, they both yfere
2. 9. 2.4 |   Forth passed on their way in faire accord,
2. 9. 2.5 |   Till him the Prince with gentle court did bord;
2. 9. 2.6 |   Sir knight, mote I of you this curt'sie read,
2. 9. 2.7 |   To weet why on your shield so goodly scord
2. 9. 2.8 |   Beare ye the picture of that Ladies head?
2. 9. 2.9 | Full liuely is the semblaunt, though the substance dead.

2. 9. 3.1 | Faire Sir (said he) if in that picture dead
2. 9. 3.2 |   Such life ye read, and vertue in vaine shew,
2. 9. 3.3 |   What mote ye weene, if the trew liuely-head
2. 9. 3.4 |   Of that most glorious visage ye did vew?
2. 9. 3.5 |   But if the beautie of her mind ye knew,
2. 9. 3.6 |   That is her bountie, and imperiall powre,
2. 9. 3.7 |   Thousand times fairer then her mortall hew,
2. 9. 3.8 |   O how great wonder would your thoughts deuoure,
2. 9. 3.9 | And infinite desire into your spirite poure!

2. 9. 4.1 | She is the mighty Queene of \Faerie\,
2. 9. 4.2 |   Whose faire retrait I in my shield do beare;
2. 9. 4.3 |   She is the flowre of grace and chastitie,
2. 9. 4.4 |   Throughout the world renowmed far and neare,
2. 9. 4.5 |   My liefe, my liege, my Soueraigne, my deare,
2. 9. 4.6 |   Whose glory shineth as the morning starre,
2. 9. 4.7 |   And with her light the earth enlumines cleare;
2. 9. 4.8 |   Far reach her mercies, and her prayses farre,
2. 9. 4.9 | As well in state of peace, as puissaunce in warre.

2. 9. 5.1 | Thrise happy man, (said then the \Briton\ knight)
2. 9. 5.2 |   Whom gracious lot, and thy great valiaunce
2. 9. 5.3 |   Haue made thee souldier of that Princesse bright,
2. 9. 5.4 |   Which with her bounty and glad countenance
2. 9. 5.5 |   Doth blesse her seruaunts, and them high aduaunce.
2. 9. 5.6 |   How may straunge knight hope euer to aspire,
2. 9. 5.7 |   By faithfull seruice, and meet amenance,
2. 9. 5.8 |   Vnto such blisse? sufficient were that hire
2. 9. 5.9 | For losse of thousand liues, to dye at her desire.

2. 9. 6.1 | Said \Guyon\, Noble Lord, what meed so great,
2. 9. 6.2 |   Or grace of earthly Prince so soueraine,
2. 9. 6.3 |   But by your wondrous worth and warlike feat
2. 9. 6.4 |   Ye well may hope, and easely attaine?
2. 9. 6.5 |   But were your will, her sold to entertaine,
2. 9. 6.6 |   And numbred be mongst knights of \Maydenhead\,
2. 9. 6.7 |   Great guerdon, well I wote, should you remaine,
2. 9. 6.8 |   And in her fauour high be reckoned,
2. 9. 6.9 | As \Arthegall\, and \Sophy\ now beene honored.

2. 9. 7.1 | Certes (then said the Prince) I God auow,
2. 9. 7.2 |   That sith I armes and knighthood first did plight,
2. 9. 7.3 |   My whole desire hath beene, and yet is now,
2. 9. 7.4 |   To serue that Queene with all my powre and might.
2. 9. 7.5 |   Now hath the Sunne with his lamp-burning light,
2. 9. 7.6 |   Walkt round about the world, and I no lesse,
2. 9. 7.7 |   Sith of that Goddesse I haue sought the sight,
2. 9. 7.8 |   Yet no where can her find: such happinesse
2. 9. 7.9 | Heauen doth to me enuy, and fortune fauourlesse.

2. 9. 8.1 | Fortune, the foe of famous cheuisaunce
2. 9. 8.2 |   Seldome (said \Guyon\) yields to vertue aide,
2. 9. 8.3 |   But in her way throwes mischiefe and mischaunce,
2. 9. 8.4 |   Whereby her course is stopt, and passage staid.
2. 9. 8.5 |   But you, faire Sir, be not herewith dismaid,
2. 9. 8.6 |   But constant keepe the way, in which ye stand;
2. 9. 8.7 |   Which were it not, that I am else delaid
2. 9. 8.8 |   With hard aduenture, which I haue in hand,
2. 9. 8.9 | I labour would to guide you through all Faery land.

2. 9. 9.1 | Gramercy Sir (said he) but mote I weete,
2. 9. 9.2 |   What straunge aduenture do ye now pursew?
2. 9. 9.3 |   Perhaps my succour, or aduizement meete
2. 9. 9.4 |   Mote stead you much your purpose to subdew.
2. 9. 9.5 |   Then gan Sir \Guyon\ all the story shew
2. 9. 9.6 |   Of false \Acrasia\, and her wicked wiles,
2. 9. 9.7 |   Which to auenge, the Palmer him forth drew
2. 9. 9.8 |   From Faery court. So talked they, the whiles
2. 9. 9.9 | They wasted had much way, and measurd many miles.

2. 9.10.1 | And now faire \Pho+ebus\ gan decline in hast
2. 9.10.2 |   His weary wagon to the Westerne vale,
2. 9.10.3 |   Whenas they spide a goodly castle, plast
2. 9.10.4 |   Foreby a riuer in a pleasaunt dale,
2. 9.10.5 |   Which choosing for that euenings hospitale,
2. 9.10.6 |   They thither marcht: but when they came in sight,
2. 9.10.7 |   And from their sweaty Coursers did auale,
2. 9.10.8 |   They found the gates fast barred long ere night,
2. 9.10.9 | And euery loup fast lockt, as fearing foes despight.

2. 9.11.1 | Which when they saw, they weened fowle reproch
2. 9.11.2 |   Was to them doen, their entrance to forstall,
2. 9.11.3 |   Till that the Squire gan nigher to approch;
2. 9.11.4 |   And wind his horne vnder the castle wall,
2. 9.11.5 |   That with the noise it shooke, as it would fall:
2. 9.11.6 |   Eftsoones forth looked from the highest spire
2. 9.11.7 |   The watch, and lowd vnto the knights did call,
2. 9.11.8 |   To weete, what they so rudely did require.
2. 9.11.9 | Who gently answered, They entrance did desire.

2. 9.12.1 | Fly fly, good knights, (said he) fly fast away
2. 9.12.2 |   If that your liues ye loue, as meete ye should;
2. 9.12.3 |   Fly fast, and saue your selues from neare decay,
2. 9.12.4 |   Here may ye not haue entraunce, though we would:
2. 9.12.5 |   We would and would againe, if that we could;
2. 9.12.6 |   But thousand enemies about vs raue,
2. 9.12.7 |   And with long siege vs in this castle hould:
2. 9.12.8 |   Seuen yeares this wize they vs besieged haue,
2. 9.12.9 | And many good knights slaine, that haue vs sought to saue.

2. 9.13.1 | Thus as he spoke, loe with outragious cry
2. 9.13.2 |   A thousand villeins round about them swarmd
2. 9.13.3 |   Out of the rockes and caues adioyning nye,
2. 9.13.4 |   Vile caytiue wretches, ragged, rude, deformd,
2. 9.13.5 |   All threatning death, all in straunge manner armd,
2. 9.13.6 |   Some with vnweldy clubs, some with long speares,
2. 9.13.7 |   Some rusty kniues, some staues in fire warmd.
2. 9.13.8 |   Sterne was their looke, like wild amazed steares,
2. 9.13.9 | Staring with hollow eyes, and stiffe vpstanding heares.

2. 9.14.1 | Fiersly at first those knights they did assaile,
2. 9.14.2 |   And droue them to recoile: but when againe
2. 9.14.3 |   They gaue fresh charge, their forces gan to faile,
2. 9.14.4 |   Vnhable their encounter to sustaine;
2. 9.14.5 |   For with such puissaunce and impetuous maine
2. 9.14.6 |   Those Champions broke on them, that forst them fly,
2. 9.14.7 |   Like scattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepheards swaine
2. 9.14.8 |   A Lyon and a Tigre doth espye,
2. 9.14.9 | With greedy pace forth rushing from the forest nye.

2. 9.15.1 | A while they fled, but soone returnd againe
2. 9.15.2 |   With greater fury, then before was found;
2. 9.15.3 |   And euermore their cruell Capitaine
2. 9.15.4 |   Sought with his raskall routs t'=enclose them round,
2. 9.15.5 |   And ouerrun to tread them to the ground.
2. 9.15.6 |   But soone the knights with their bright-burning blades
2. 9.15.7 |   Broke their rude troupes, and orders did confound,
2. 9.15.8 |   Hewing and slashing at their idle shades;
2. 9.15.9 | For though they bodies seeme, yet substance from them fades.

2. 9.16.1 | As when a swarme of Gnats at euentide
2. 9.16.2 |   Out of the fennes of Allan do arise,
2. 9.16.3 |   Their murmuring small trompets sounden wide,
2. 9.16.4 |   Whiles in the aire their clustring army flies,
2. 9.16.5 |   That as a cloud doth seeme to dim the skies;
2. 9.16.6 |   Ne man nor beast may rest, or take repast,
2. 9.16.7 |   For their sharpe wounds, and noyous iniuries,
2. 9.16.8 |   Till the fierce Northerne wind with blustring blast
2. 9.16.9 | Doth blow them quite away, and in the \Ocean\ cast.

2. 9.17.1 | Thus when they had that troublous rout disperst,
2. 9.17.2 |   Vnto the castle gate they come againe,
2. 9.17.3 |   And entraunce crau'd, which was denied erst.
2. 9.17.4 |   Now when report of that their perilous paine,
2. 9.17.5 |   And combrous conflict, which they did sustaine,
2. 9.17.6 |   Came to the Ladies eare, which there did dwell,
2. 9.17.7 |   She forth issewed with a goodly traine
2. 9.17.8 |   Of Squires and Ladies equipaged well,
2. 9.17.9 | And entertained them right fairely, as befell.

2. 9.18.1 | \Alma\ she called was, a virgin bright;
2. 9.18.2 |   That had not yet felt \Cupides\ wanton rage,
2. 9.18.3 |   Yet was she woo'd of many a gentle knight,
2. 9.18.4 |   And many a Lord of noble parentage,
2. 9.18.5 |   That sought with her to lincke in marriage:
2. 9.18.6 |   For she was faire, as faire mote euer bee,
2. 9.18.7 |   And in the flowre now of her freshest age;
2. 9.18.8 |   Yet full of grace and goodly modestee,
2. 9.18.9 | That euen heauen reioyced her sweete face to see.

2. 9.19.1 | In robe of lilly white she was arayd,
2. 9.19.2 |   That from her shoulder to her heele downe raught,
2. 9.19.3 |   The traine whereof loose far behind her strayd,
2. 9.19.4 |   Braunched with gold and pearle, most richly wrought,
2. 9.19.5 |   And borne of two faire Damsels, which were taught
2. 9.19.6 |   That seruice well. Her yellow golden heare
2. 9.19.7 |   Was trimly wouen, and in tresses wrought,
2. 9.19.8 |   Ne other tyre she on her head did weare,
2. 9.19.9 | But crowned with a garland of sweet Rosiere.

2. 9.20.1 | Goodly she entertaind those noble knights,
2. 9.20.2 |   And brought them vp into her castle hall;
2. 9.20.3 |   Where gentle court and gracious delight
2. 9.20.4 |   She to them made, with mildnesse virginall,
2. 9.20.5 |   Shewing her selfe both wise and liberall:
2. 9.20.6 |   There when they rested had a season dew,
2. 9.20.7 |   They her besought of fauour speciall,
2. 9.20.8 |   Of that faire Castle to affoord them vew;
2. 9.20.9 | She graunted, and them leading forth, the same did shew.

2. 9.21.1 | First she them led vp to the Castle wall,
2. 9.21.2 |   That was so high, as foe might not it clime,
2. 9.21.3 |   And all so faire, and fensible withall,
2. 9.21.4 |   Not built of bricke, ne yet of stone and lime,
2. 9.21.5 |   But of thing like to that \A+Egyptian\ slime,
2. 9.21.6 |   Whereof king \Nine\ whilome built \Babell\ towre;
2. 9.21.7 |   But O great pitty, that no lenger time
2. 9.21.8 |   So goodly workemanship should not endure:
2. 9.21.9 | Soone it must turne to earth; no earthly thing is sure.

2. 9.22.1 | The frame thereof seemd partly circulare,
2. 9.22.2 |   And part triangulare, O worke diuine;
2. 9.22.3 |   Those two the first and last proportions are,
2. 9.22.4 |   The one imperfect, mortall, fo+eminine;
2. 9.22.5 |   Th'=other immortall, perfect, masculine,
2. 9.22.6 |   And twixt them both a quadrate was the base,
2. 9.22.7 |   Proportioned equally by seuen and nine;
2. 9.22.8 |   Nine was the circle set in heauens place,
2. 9.22.9 | All which compacted made a goodly diapase.

2. 9.23.1 | Therein two gates were placed seemly well:
2. 9.23.2 |   The one before, by which all in did pas,
2. 9.23.3 |   Did th'=other far in workmanship excell;
2. 9.23.4 |   For not of wood, nor of enduring bras,
2. 9.23.5 |   But of more worthy substance fram'd it was;
2. 9.23.6 |   Doubly disparted, it did locke and close,
2. 9.23.7 |   That when it locked, none might thorough pas,
2. 9.23.8 |   And when it opened, no man might it close,
2. 9.23.9 | Still open to their friends, and closed to their foes.

2. 9.24.1 | Of hewen stone the porch was fairely wrought,
2. 9.24.2 |   Stone more of valew, and more smooth and fine,
2. 9.24.3 |   Then Iet or Marble far from Ireland brought;
2. 9.24.4 |   Ouer the which was cast a wandring vine,
2. 9.24.5 |   Enchaced with a wanton yuie twine.
2. 9.24.6 |   And ouer it a faire Portcullis hong,
2. 9.24.7 |   Which to the gate directly did incline,
2. 9.24.8 |   With comely compasse, and compacture strong,
2. 9.24.9 | Neither vnseemely short, nor yet exceeding long.

2. 9.25.1 | Within the Barbican a Porter sate,
2. 9.25.2 |   Day and night duely keeping watch and ward,
2. 9.25.3 |   Nor wight, nor word mote passe out of the gate,
2. 9.25.4 |   But in good order, and with dew regard;
2. 9.25.5 |   Vtterers of secrets he from thence debard,
2. 9.25.6 |   Bablers of folly, and blazers of crime.
2. 9.25.7 |   His larumbell might lowd and wide be hard,
2. 9.25.8 |   When cause requird, but neuer out of time;
2. 9.25.9 | Early and late it rong, at euening and at prime.

2. 9.26.1 | And round about the porch on euery side
2. 9.26.2 |   Twise sixteen warders sat, all armed bright
2. 9.26.3 |   In glistring steele, and strongly fortifide:
2. 9.26.4 |   Tall yeomen seemed they, and of great might,
2. 9.26.5 |   And were enraunged ready, still for fight.
2. 9.26.6 |   By them as \Alma\ passed with her guestes,
2. 9.26.7 |   They did obeysaunce, as beseemed right,
2. 9.26.8 |   And then againe returned to their restes:
2. 9.26.9 | The Porter eke to her did lout with humble gestes.

2. 9.27.1 | Thence she them brought into a stately Hall,
2. 9.27.2 |   Wherein were many tables faire dispred,
2. 9.27.3 |   And ready dight with drapets festiuall,
2. 9.27.4 |   Against the viaundes should be ministred.
2. 9.27.5 |   At th'=upper end there sate, yclad in red
2. 9.27.6 |   Downe to the ground, a comely personage,
2. 9.27.7 |   That in his hand a white rod menaged,
2. 9.27.8 |   He Steward was hight \Diet\; rype of age,
2. 9.27.9 | And in demeanure sober, and in counsell sage.

2. 9.28.1 | And through the Hall there walked to and fro
2. 9.28.2 |   A iolly yeoman, Marshall of the same,
2. 9.28.3 |   Whose name was \Appetite\; he did bestow
2. 9.28.4 |   Both guestes and meate, when euer in they came,
2. 9.28.5 |   And knew them how to order without blame,
2. 9.28.6 |   As him the Steward bad. They both attone
2. 9.28.7 |   Did dewty to their Lady, as became;
2. 9.28.8 |   Who passing by, forth led her guestes anone
2. 9.28.9 | Into the kitchin rowme, ne spard for nicenesse none.

2. 9.29.1 | It was a vaut ybuilt for great dispence,
2. 9.29.2 |   With many raunges reard along the wall;
2. 9.29.3 |   And one great chimney, whose long tonnell thence
2. 9.29.4 |   The smoke forth threw. And in the midst of all
2. 9.29.5 |   There placed was a caudron wide and tall,
2. 9.29.6 |   Vpon a mighty furnace, burning whot,
2. 9.29.7 |   More whot, then \Aetn'\, or flaming \Mongiball\:
2. 9.29.8 |   For day and night it brent, ne ceased not,
2. 9.29.9 | So long as any thing it in the caudron got.

2. 9.30.1 | But to delay the heat, least by mischaunce
2. 9.30.2 |   It might breake out, and set the whole on fire,
2. 9.30.3 |   There added was by goodly ordinaunce,
2. 9.30.4 |   An huge great paire of bellowes, which did styre
2. 9.30.5 |   Continually, and cooling breath inspyre.
2. 9.30.6 |   About the Caudron many Cookes accoyld,
2. 9.30.7 |   With hookes and ladles, as need did require;
2. 9.30.8 |   The whiles the viandes in the vessell boyld
2. 9.30.9 | They did about their businesse sweat, and sorely toyld.

2. 9.31.1 | The maister Cooke was cald \Concoction\,
2. 9.31.2 |   A carefull man, and full of comely guise:
2. 9.31.3 |   The kitchin Clerke, that hight \Digestion\,
2. 9.31.4 |   Did order all th'=Achates in seemely wise,
2. 9.31.5 |   And set them forth, as well he could deuise.
2. 9.31.6 |   The rest had seuerall offices assind,
2. 9.31.7 |   Some to remoue the scum, as it did rise;
2. 9.31.8 |   Others to beare the same away did mind;
2. 9.31.9 | And others it to vse according to his kind.

2. 9.32.1 | But all the liquour, which was fowle and wast,
2. 9.32.2 |   Not good nor seruiceable else for ought,
2. 9.32.3 |   They in another great round vessell plast,
2. 9.32.4 |   Till by a conduit pipe it thence were brought:
2. 9.32.5 |   And all the rest, that noyous was, and nought,
2. 9.32.6 |   By secret wayes, that none might it espy,
2. 9.32.7 |   Was close conuaid, and to the back-gate brought,
2. 9.32.8 |   That cleped was \Port Esquiline\, whereby
2. 9.32.9 | It was auoided quite, and throwne out priuily.

2. 9.33.1 | Which goodly order, and great workmans skill
2. 9.33.2 |   Whenas those knights beheld, with rare delight,
2. 9.33.3 |   And gazing wonder they their minds did fill;
2. 9.33.4 |   For neuer had they seene so straunge a sight.
2. 9.33.5 |   Thence backe againe faire \Alma\ led them right,
2. 9.33.6 |   And soone into a goodly Parlour brought,
2. 9.33.7 |   That was with royall arras richly dight,
2. 9.33.8 |   In which was nothing pourtrahed, nor wrought,
2. 9.33.9 | Not wrought, nor pourtrahed, but easie to be thought.

2. 9.34.1 | And in the midst thereof vpon the floure,
2. 9.34.2 |   A louely beuy of faire Ladies sate,
2. 9.34.3 |   Courted of many a iolly Paramoure,
2. 9.34.4 |   The which them did in modest wise amate,
2. 9.34.5 |   And eachone sought his Lady to aggrate:
2. 9.34.6 |   And eke emongst them litle \Cupid\ playd
2. 9.34.7 |   His wanton sports, being returned late
2. 9.34.8 |   From his fierce warres, and hauing from him layd
2. 9.34.9 | His cruell bow, wherewith he thousands hath dismayd.

2. 9.35.1 | Diuerse delights they found them selues to please;
2. 9.35.2 |   Some song in sweet consort, some laught for ioy,
2. 9.35.3 |   Some plaid with strawes, some idly sat at ease;
2. 9.35.4 |   But other some could not abide to toy,
2. 9.35.5 |   All pleasaunce was to them griefe and annoy:
2. 9.35.6 |   This fround, that faund, the third for shame did blush,
2. 9.35.7 |   Another seemed enuious, or coy,
2. 9.35.8 |   Another in her teeth did gnaw a rush:
2. 9.35.9 | But at these straungers presence euery one did hush.

2. 9.36.1 | Soone as the gracious \Alma\ came in place,
2. 9.36.2 |   They all attonce out of their seates arose,
2. 9.36.3 |   And to her homage made, with humble grace:
2. 9.36.4 |   Whom when the knights beheld, they gan dispose
2. 9.36.5 |   Themselues to court, and each a Damsell chose:
2. 9.36.6 |   The Prince by chaunce did on a Lady light,
2. 9.36.7 |   That was right faire and fresh as morning rose,
2. 9.36.8 |   But somwhat sad, and solemne eke in sight,
2. 9.36.9 | As if some pensiue thought constraind her gentle spright.

2. 9.37.1 | In a long purple pall, whose skirt with gold
2. 9.37.2 |   Was fretted all about, she was arayd;
2. 9.37.3 |   And in her hand a Poplar braunch did hold:
2. 9.37.4 |   To whom the Prince in curteous manner said;
2. 9.37.5 |   Gentle Madame, why beene ye thus dismaid,
2. 9.37.6 |   And your faire beautie do with sadnesse spill?
2. 9.37.7 |   Liues any, that you hath thus ill apaid?
2. 9.37.8 |   Or doen you loue, or doen you lacke your will?
2. 9.37.9 | What euer be the cause, it sure beseemes you ill.

2. 9.38.1 | Faire Sir, (said she halfe in disdainefull wise,)
2. 9.38.2 |   How is it, that this mood in me ye blame,
2. 9.38.3 |   And in your selfe do not the same aduise?
2. 9.38.4 |   Him ill beseemes, anothers fault to name,
2. 9.38.5 |   That may vnwares be blotted with the same:
2. 9.38.6 |   Pensiue I yeeld I am, and sad in mind,
2. 9.38.7 |   Through great desire of glory and of fame;
2. 9.38.8 |   Ne ought I weene are ye therein behind,
2. 9.38.9 | That haue twelue moneths sought one, yet no where can her find.

2. 9.39.1 | The Prince was inly moued at her speach,
2. 9.39.2 |   Well weeting trew, what she had rashly told;
2. 9.39.3 |   Yet with faire semblaunt sought to hide the breach,
2. 9.39.4 |   Which chaunge of colour did perforce vnfold,
2. 9.39.5 |   Now seeming flaming whot, now stony cold.
2. 9.39.6 |   Tho turning soft aside, he did inquire,
2. 9.39.7 |   What wight she was, that Poplar braunch did hold:
2. 9.39.8 |   It answered was, her name was \Prays-desire\,
2. 9.39.9 | That by well doing sought to honour to aspire.

2. 9.40.1 | The whiles, the \Faerie\ knight did entertaine
2. 9.40.2 |   Another Damsell of that gentle crew,
2. 9.40.3 |   That was right faire, and modest of demaine,
2. 9.40.4 |   But that too oft she chaung'd her natiue hew:
2. 9.40.5 |   Straunge was her tyre, and all her garment blew,
2. 9.40.6 |   Close round about her tuckt with many a plight:
2. 9.40.7 |   Vpon her fist the bird, which shonneth vew,
2. 9.40.8 |   And keepes in couerts close from liuing wight,
2. 9.40.9 | Did sit, as yet ashamd, how rude \Pan\ did her dight.

2. 9.41.1 | So long as \Guyon\ with her commoned,
2. 9.41.2 |   Vnto the ground she cast her modest eye,
2. 9.41.3 |   And euer and anone with rosie red
2. 9.41.4 |   The bashfull bloud her snowy cheekes did dye,
2. 9.41.5 |   That her became, as polisht yuory,
2. 9.41.6 |   Which cunning Craftesmans hand hath ouerlayd
2. 9.41.7 |   With faire vermilion or pure Castory.
2. 9.41.8 |   Great wonder had the knight, to see the mayd
2. 9.41.9 | So straungely passioned, and to her gently sayd,

2. 9.42.1 | Faire Damzell, seemeth, by your troubled cheare,
2. 9.42.2 |   That either me too bold ye weene, this wise
2. 9.42.3 |   You to molest, or other ill to feare
2. 9.42.4 |   That in the secret of your hart close lyes,
2. 9.42.5 |   From whence it doth, as cloud from sea arise.
2. 9.42.6 |   If it be I, of pardon I you pray;
2. 9.42.7 |   But if ought else that I mote not deuise,
2. 9.42.8 |   I will, if please you it discure, assay,
2. 9.42.9 | To ease you of that ill, so wisely as I may.

2. 9.43.1 | She answerd nought, but more abasht for shame,
2. 9.43.2 |   Held downe her head, the whiles her louely face
2. 9.43.3 |   The flashing bloud with blushing did inflame,
2. 9.43.4 |   And the strong passion mard her modest grace,
2. 9.43.5 |   That \Guyon\ meruayld at her vncouth cace:
2. 9.43.6 |   Till \Alma\ him bespake, Why wonder yee
2. 9.43.7 |   Faire Sir at that, which ye so much embrace?
2. 9.43.8 |   She is the fountaine of your modestee;
2. 9.43.9 | You shamefast are, but \Shamefastnesse\ it selfe is shee.

2. 9.44.1 | Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee,
2. 9.44.2 |   And turnd his face away; but she the same
2. 9.44.3 |   Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee.
2. 9.44.4 |   Thus they awhile with court and goodly game,
2. 9.44.5 |   Themselues did solace each one with his Dame,
2. 9.44.6 |   Till that great Ladie thence away them sought,
2. 9.44.7 |   To vew her castles other wondrous frame.
2. 9.44.8 |   Vp to a stately Turret she them brought,
2. 9.44.9 | Ascending by ten steps of Alablaster wrought.

2. 9.45.1 | That Turrets frame most admirable was,
2. 9.45.2 |   Like highest heauen compassed around,
2. 9.45.3 |   And lifted high aboue this earthly masse,
2. 9.45.4 |   Which it suruew'd, as hils doen lower ground;
2. 9.45.5 |   But not on ground mote like to this be found,
2. 9.45.6 |   Not that, which antique \Cadmus\ whylome built
2. 9.45.7 |   In \Thebes\, which \Alexander\ did confound;
2. 9.45.8 |   Nor that proud towre of \Troy\, though richly guilt,
2. 9.45.9 | From which young \Hectors\ bloud by cruell \Greekes\ was spilt.

2. 9.46.1 | The roofe hereof was arched ouer head,
2. 9.46.2 |   And deckt with flowers and herbars daintily;
2. 9.46.3 |   Two goodly Beacons, set in watches stead,
2. 9.46.4 |   Therein gaue light, and flam'd continually:
2. 9.46.5 |   For they of liuing fire most subtilly
2. 9.46.6 |   Were made, and set in siluer sockets bright,
2. 9.46.7 |   Couer'd with lids deuiz'd of substance sly,
2. 9.46.8 |   That readily they shut and open might.
2. 9.46.9 | O who can tell the prayses of that makers might!

2. 9.47.1 | Ne can I tell, ne can I stay to tell
2. 9.47.2 |   This parts great workmanship, and wondrous powre,
2. 9.47.3 |   That all this other worlds worke doth excell,
2. 9.47.4 |   And likest is vnto that heauenly towre,
2. 9.47.5 |   That God hath built for his owne blessed bowre.
2. 9.47.6 |   Therein were diuerse roomes, and diuerse stages,
2. 9.47.7 |   But three the chiefest, and of greatest powre,
2. 9.47.8 |   In which there dwelt three honorable sages,
2. 9.47.9 | The wisest men, I weene, that liued in their ages.

2. 9.48.1 | Not he, whom \Greece\, the Nourse of all good arts,
2. 9.48.2 |   By \Pho+ebus\ doome, the wisest thought aliue,
2. 9.48.3 |   Might be compar'd to these by many parts:
2. 9.48.4 |   Nor that sage \Pylian\ syre, which did suruiue
2. 9.48.5 |   Three ages, such as mortall men contriue,
2. 9.48.6 |   By whose aduise old \Priams\ cittie fell,
2. 9.48.7 |   With these in praise of pollicies mote striue.
2. 9.48.8 |   These three in these three roomes did sundry dwell,
2. 9.48.9 | And counselled faire \Alma\, how to gouerne well.

2. 9.49.1 | The first of them could things to come foresee:
2. 9.49.2 |   The next could of things present best aduize;
2. 9.49.3 |   The third things past could keepe in memoree,
2. 9.49.4 |   So that no time, nor reason could arize,
2. 9.49.5 |   But that the same could one of these comprize.
2. 9.49.6 |   For thy the first did in the forepart sit,
2. 9.49.7 |   That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize:
2. 9.49.8 |   He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit,
2. 9.49.9 | That neuer idle was, ne once could rest a whit.

2. 9.50.1 | His chamber was dispainted all within,
2. 9.50.2 |   With sundry colours, in the which were writ
2. 9.50.3 |   Infinite shapes of things dispersed thin;
2. 9.50.4 |   Some such as in the world were neuer yit,
2. 9.50.5 |   Ne can deuized be of mortall wit;
2. 9.50.6 |   Some daily seene, and knowen by their names,
2. 9.50.7 |   Such as in idle fantasies doe flit:
2. 9.50.8 |   Infernall Hags, \Centaurs\, feendes, \Hippodames\,
2. 9.50.9 | Apes, Lions, A+Egles, Owles, fooles, louers, children, Dames.

2. 9.51.1 | And all the chamber filled was with flyes,
2. 9.51.2 |   Which buzzed all about, and made such sound,
2. 9.51.3 |   That they encombred all mens eares and eyes,
2. 9.51.4 |   Like many swarmes of Bees assembled round,
2. 9.51.5 |   After their hiues with honny do abound:
2. 9.51.6 |   All those were idle thoughts and fantasies,
2. 9.51.7 |   Deuices, dreames, opinions vnsound,
2. 9.51.8 |   Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies;
2. 9.51.9 | And all that fained is, as leasings, tales, and lies.

2. 9.52.1 | Emongst them all sate he, which wonned there,
2. 9.52.2 |   That hight \Phantastes\ by his nature trew;
2. 9.52.3 |   A man of yeares yet fresh, as mote appere,
2. 9.52.4 |   Of swarth complexion, and of crabbed hew,
2. 9.52.5 |   That him full of melancholy did shew;
2. 9.52.6 |   Bent hollow beetle browes, sharpe staring eyes,
2. 9.52.7 |   That mad or foolish seemd: one by his vew
2. 9.52.8 |   Mote deeme him borne with ill disposed skyes,
2. 9.52.9 | When oblique \Saturne\ sate in the house of agonyes.

2. 9.53.1 | Whom \Alma\ hauing shewed to her guestes,
2. 9.53.2 |   Thence brought them to the second roome, whose wals
2. 9.53.3 |   Were painted faire with memorable gestes,
2. 9.53.4 |   Of famous Wisards, and with picturals
2. 9.53.5 |   Of Magistrates, of courts, of tribunals,
2. 9.53.6 |   Of commen wealthes, of states, of pollicy,
2. 9.53.7 |   Of lawes, of iudgements, and of decretals;
2. 9.53.8 |   All artes, all science, all Philosophy,
2. 9.53.9 | And all that in the world was aye thought wittily.

2. 9.54.1 | Of those that roome was full, and them among
2. 9.54.2 |   There sate a man of ripe and perfect age,
2. 9.54.3 |   Who did them meditate all his life long,
2. 9.54.4 |   That through continuall practise and vsage,
2. 9.54.5 |   He now was growne right wise, and wondrous sage.
2. 9.54.6 |   Great pleasure had those stranger knights, to see
2. 9.54.7 |   His goodly reason, and graue personage,
2. 9.54.8 |   That his disciples both desir'd to bee;
2. 9.54.9 | But \Alma\ thence them led to th'=hindmost roome of three.

2. 9.55.1 | That chamber seemed ruinous and old,
2. 9.55.2 |   And therefore was remoued farre behind,
2. 9.55.3 |   Yet were the wals, that did the same vphold,
2. 9.55.4 |   Right firme and strong, though somewhat they declind;
2. 9.55.5 |   And therein sate an old oldman, halfe blind,
2. 9.55.6 |   And all decrepit in his feeble corse,
2. 9.55.7 |   Yet liuely vigour rested in his mind,
2. 9.55.8 |   And recompenst him with a better scorse:
2. 9.55.9 | Weake body well is chang'd for minds redoubled forse.

2. 9.56.1 | This man of infinite remembrance was,
2. 9.56.2 |   And things foregone through many ages held,
2. 9.56.3 |   Which he recorded still, as they did pas,
2. 9.56.4 |   Ne suffred them to perish through long eld,
2. 9.56.5 |   As all things else, the which this world doth weld,
2. 9.56.6 |   But laid them vp in his immortall scrine,
2. 9.56.7 |   Where they for euer incorrupted dweld:
2. 9.56.8 |   The warres he well remembred of king \Nine\,
2. 9.56.9 | Of old \Assaracus\, and \Inachus\ diuine.

2. 9.57.1 | The yeares of \Nestor\ nothing were to his,
2. 9.57.2 |   Ne yet \Mathusalem\, though longest liu'd;
2. 9.57.3 |   For he remembred both their infancies:
2. 9.57.4 |   Ne wonder then, if that he were depriu'd
2. 9.57.5 |   Of natiue strength now, that he them suruiu'd.
2. 9.57.6 |   His chamber all was hangd about with rolles,
2. 9.57.7 |   And old records from auncient times deriu'd,
2. 9.57.8 |   Some made in books, some in long parchment scrolles,
2. 9.57.9 | That were all worme-eaten, and full of canker holes.

2. 9.58.1 | Amidst them all he in a chaire was set,
2. 9.58.2 |   Tossing and turning them withouten end;
2. 9.58.3 |   But for he was vnhable them to fet,
2. 9.58.4 |   A litle boy did on him still attend,
2. 9.58.5 |   To reach, when euer he for ought did send;
2. 9.58.6 |   And oft when things were lost, or laid amis,
2. 9.58.7 |   That boy them sought, and vnto him did lend.
2. 9.58.8 |   Therefore he \Anamnestes\ cleped is,
2. 9.58.9 | And that old man \Eumnestes\, by their propertis.

2. 9.59.1 | The knights there entring, did him reuerence dew
2. 9.59.2 |   And wondred at his endlesse exercise,
2. 9.59.3 |   Then as they gan his Librarie to vew,
2. 9.59.4 |   And antique Registers for to auise,
2. 9.59.5 |   There chaunced to the Princes hand to rize,
2. 9.59.6 |   An auncient booke, hight \Briton moniments\,
2. 9.59.7 |   That of this lands first conquest did deuize,
2. 9.59.8 |   And old diuision into Regiments,
2. 9.59.9 | Till it reduced was to one mans gouernments.

2. 9.60.1 | Sir \Guyon\ chaunst eke on another booke,
2. 9.60.2 |   That hight \Antiquitie\ of \Faerie\ lond,
2. 9.60.3 |   In which when as he greedily did looke,
2. 9.60.4 |   Th'=off-spring of Elues and Faries there he fond,
2. 9.60.5 |   As it deliuered was from hond to hond:
2. 9.60.6 |   Whereat they burning both with feruent fire,
2. 9.60.7 |   Their countries auncestry to vnderstond,
2. 9.60.8 |   Crau'd leaue of \Alma\, and that aged sire,
2. 9.60.9 | To read those bookes; who gladly graunted their desire.


2.10. A.1 | \A chronicle of Briton kings,\
2.10. A.2 |   \from Brute to Vthers rayne.\
2.10. A.3 | \And rolles of Elfin Emperours,\
2.10. A.4 |   \till time of Gloriane.\

2.10. 1.1 | Who now shall giue vnto me words and sound,
2.10. 1.2 |   Equall vnto this haughtie enterprise?
2.10. 1.3 |   Or who shall lend me wings, with which from ground
2.10. 1.4 |   My lowly verse may loftily arise,
2.10. 1.5 |   And lift it selfe vnto the highest skies?
2.10. 1.6 |   More ample spirit, then hitherto was wount,
2.10. 1.7 |   Here needes me, whiles the famous auncestries
2.10. 1.8 |   Of my most dreaded Soueraigne I recount,
2.10. 1.9 | By which all earthly Princes she doth farre surmount.

2.10. 2.1 | Ne vnder Sunne, that shines so wide and faire,
2.10. 2.2 |   Whence all that liues, does borrow life and light,
2.10. 2.3 |   Liues ought, that to her linage may compaire,
2.10. 2.4 |   Which though from earth it be deriued right,
2.10. 2.5 |   Yet doth it selfe stretch forth to heauens hight,
2.10. 2.6 |   And all the world with wonder ouerspred;
2.10. 2.7 |   A labour huge, exceeding farre my might:
2.10. 2.8 |   How shall fraile pen, with feare disparaged,
2.10. 2.9 | Conceiue such soueraine glory, and great bountihed?

2.10. 3.1 | Argument worthy of \Mo+eonian\ quill,
2.10. 3.2 |   Or rather worthy of great \Pho+ebus\ rote,
2.10. 3.3 |   Whereon the ruines of great \Ossa\ hill,
2.10. 3.4 |   And triumphes of \Phlegra+ean Ioue\ he wrote,
2.10. 3.5 |   That all the Gods admird his loftie note.
2.10. 3.6 |   But if some relish of that heauenly lay
2.10. 3.7 |   His learned daughters would to me report,
2.10. 3.8 |   To decke my song withall, I would assay,
2.10. 3.9 | Thy name, O soueraine Queene, to blazon farre away.

2.10. 4.1 | Thy name O soueraine Queene, thy realme and race,
2.10. 4.2 |   From this renowmed Prince deriued arre,
2.10. 4.3 |   Who mightily vpheld that royall mace,
2.10. 4.4 |   Which now thou bear'st, to thee descended farre
2.10. 4.5 |   From mightie kings and conquerours in warre,
2.10. 4.6 |   Thy fathers and great Grandfathers of old,
2.10. 4.7 |   Whose noble deedes aboue the Northerne starre
2.10. 4.8 |   Immortall fame for euer hath enrold;
2.10. 4.9 | As in that old mans booke they were in order told.

2.10. 5.1 | The land, which warlike Britons now possesse,
2.10. 5.2 |   And therein haue their mightie empire raysd,
2.10. 5.3 |   In antique times was saluage wildernesse,
2.10. 5.4 |   Vnpeopled, vnmanurd, vnprou'd, vnpraysd,
2.10. 5.5 |   Ne was it Island then, ne was it paysd
2.10. 5.6 |   Amid the \Ocean\ waues, ne was it sought
2.10. 5.7 |   Of marchants farre, for profits therein praysd,
2.10. 5.8 |   But was all desolate, and of some thought
2.10. 5.9 | By sea to haue bene from the \Celticke\ mayn-land brought.

2.10. 6.1 | Ne did it then deserue a name to haue,
2.10. 6.2 |   Till that the venturous Mariner that way
2.10. 6.3 |   Learning his ship from those white rocks to saue,
2.10. 6.4 |   Which all along the Southerne sea-coast lay,
2.10. 6.5 |   Threatning vnheedie wrecke and rash decay,
2.10. 6.6 |   For safeties sake that same his sea-marke made,
2.10. 6.7 |   And named it \Albion\. But later day
2.10. 6.8 |   Finding in it fit ports for fishers trade,
2.10. 6.9 | Gan more the same frequent, and further to inuade.

2.10. 7.1 | But farre in land a saluage nation dwelt,
2.10. 7.2 |   Of hideous Giants, and halfe beastly men,
2.10. 7.3 |   That neuer tasted grace, nor goodnesse felt,
2.10. 7.4 |   But like wild beasts lurking in loathsome den,
2.10. 7.5 |   And flying fast as Roebucke through the fen,
2.10. 7.6 |   All naked without shame, or care of cold,
2.10. 7.7 |   By hunting and by spoiling liued then;
2.10. 7.8 |   Of stature huge, and eke of courage bold,
2.10. 7.9 | That sonnes of men amazd their sternnesse to behold.

2.10. 8.1 | But whence they sprong, or how they were begot,
2.10. 8.2 |   Vneath is to assure; vneath to wene
2.10. 8.3 |   That monstrous error, which doth some assot,
2.10. 8.4 |   That \Dioclesians\ fiftie daughters shene
2.10. 8.5 |   Into this land by chaunce haue driuen bene,
2.10. 8.6 |   Where companing with feends and filthy Sprights,
2.10. 8.7 |   Through vaine illusion of their lust vnclene,
2.10. 8.8 |   They brought forth Giants and such dreadfull wights,
2.10. 8.9 | As farre exceeded men in their immeasurd mights.

2.10. 9.1 | They held this land, and with their filthinesse
2.10. 9.2 |   Polluted this same gentle soyle long time:
2.10. 9.3 |   That their owne mother loathd their beastlinesse,
2.10. 9.4 |   And gan abhorre her broods vnkindly crime,
2.10. 9.5 |   All were they borne of her owne natiue slime,
2.10. 9.6 |   Vntill that \Brutus\ anciently deriu'd
2.10. 9.7 |   From royall stocke of old \Assaracs\ line,
2.10. 9.8 |   Driuen by fatall error, here arriu'd,
2.10. 9.9 | And them of their vniust possession depriu'd.

2.10.10.1 | But ere he had established his throne,
2.10.10.2 |   And spred his empire to the vtmost shore,
2.10.10.3 |   He fought great battels with his saluage fone;
2.10.10.4 |   In which he them defeated euermore,
2.10.10.5 |   And many Giants left on groning flore;
2.10.10.6 |   That well can witnesse yet vnto this day
2.10.10.7 |   The westerne Hogh, besprincled with the gore
2.10.10.8 |   Of mightie \Goe|mot\, whom in stout fray
2.10.10.9 | \Corineus\ conquered, and cruelly did slay.

2.10.11.1 | And eke that ample Pit, yet farre renownd,
2.10.11.2 |   For the large leape, which \Debon\ did compell
2.10.11.3 |   \Coulin\ to make, being eight lugs of grownd;
2.10.11.4 |   Into the which returning backe, he fell,
2.10.11.5 |   But those three monstrous stones doe most excell
2.10.11.6 |   Which that huge sonne of hideous \Albion\,
2.10.11.7 |   Whose father \Hercules\ in Fraunce did quell,
2.10.11.8 |   Great \Godmer\ threw, in fierce contention,
2.10.11.9 | At bold \Canutus\; but of him was slaine anon.

2.10.12.1 | In meed of these great conquests by them got,
2.10.12.2 |   \Corineus\ had that Prouince vtmost west,
2.10.12.3 |   To him assigned for his worthy lot,
2.10.12.4 |   Which of his name and memorable gest
2.10.12.5 |   He called \Cornewaile\, yet so called best:
2.10.12.6 |   And \Debons\ shayre was, that is \Deuonshyre\:
2.10.12.7 |   But \Canute\ had his portion from the rest,
2.10.12.8 |   The which he cald \Canutium\, for his hyre;
2.10.12.9 | Now \Cantium\, which Kent we commenly inquire.

2.10.13.1 | Thus \Brute\ this Realme vnto his rule subdewd,
2.10.13.2 |   And raigned long in great felicitie,
2.10.13.3 |   Lou'd of his friends, and of his foes eschewd,
2.10.13.4 |   He left three sonnes, his famous progeny,
2.10.13.5 |   Borne of faire \Inogene\ of \Italy\;
2.10.13.6 |   Mongst whom he parted his imperiall state,
2.10.13.7 |   And \Locrine\ left chiefe Lord of \Britany\.
2.10.13.8 |   At last ripe age bad him surrender late
2.10.13.9 | His life, and long good fortune vnto finall fate.

2.10.14.1 | \Locrine\ was left the soueraine Lord of all;
2.10.14.2 |   But \Albanact\ had all the Northrene part,
2.10.14.3 |   Which of himselfe \Albania\ he did call;
2.10.14.4 |   And \Camber\ did possesse the Westerne quart,
2.10.14.5 |   Which \Seuerne\ now from \Logris\ doth depart:
2.10.14.6 |   And each his portion peaceably enioyd,
2.10.14.7 |   Ne was there outward breach, nor grudge in hart,
2.10.14.8 |   That once their quiet gouernment annoyd,
2.10.14.9 | But each his paines to others profit still employd.

2.10.15.1 | Vntill a nation straung, with visage swart,
2.10.15.2 |   And courage fierce, that all men did affray,
2.10.15.3 |   Which through the world then swarmd in euery part,
2.10.15.4 |   And ouerflow'd all countries farre away,
2.10.15.5 |   Like \Noyes\ great flood, with their importune sway,
2.10.15.6 |   This land inuaded with like violence,
2.10.15.7 |   And did themselues through all the North display:
2.10.15.8 |   Vntill that \Locrine\ for his Realmes defence,
2.10.15.9 | Did head against them make, and strong munifience.

2.10.16.1 | He them encountred, a confused rout,
2.10.16.2 |   Foreby the Riuer, that whylome was hight
2.10.16.3 |   The auncient \Abus\, where with courage stout
2.10.16.4 |   He them defeated in victorious fight,
2.10.16.5 |   And chaste so fiercely after fearfull flight,
2.10.16.6 |   That forst their Chieftaine, for his safeties sake,
2.10.16.7 |   (Their Chieftaine \Humber\ named was aright)
2.10.16.8 |   Vnto the mightie streame him to betake,
2.10.16.9 | Where he an end of battell, and of life did make.

2.10.17.1 | The king returned proud of victorie,
2.10.17.2 |   And insolent wox through vnwonted ease,
2.10.17.3 |   That shortly he forgot the ieopardie,
2.10.17.4 |   Which in his land he lately did appease,
2.10.17.5 |   And fell to vaine voluptuous disease:
2.10.17.6 |   He lou'd faire Ladie \Estrild\, lewdly lou'd,
2.10.17.7 |   Whose wanton pleasures him too much did please,
2.10.17.8 |   That quite his hart from \Guendolene\ remou'd,
2.10.17.9 | From \Guendolene\ his wife, though alwaies faithfull prou'd.

2.10.18.1 | The noble daughter of \Corineus\
2.10.18.2 |   Would not endure to be so vile disdaind,
2.10.18.3 |   But gathering force, and courage valorous,
2.10.18.4 |   Encountred him in battell well ordaind,
2.10.18.5 |   In which him vanquisht she to fly constraind:
2.10.18.6 |   But she so fast pursewd, that him she tooke,
2.10.18.7 |   And threw in bands, where he till death remaind;
2.10.18.8 |   Als his faire Leman, flying through a brooke,
2.10.18.9 | She ouerhent, nought moued with her piteous looke.

2.10.19.1 | But both her selfe, and eke her daughter deare,
2.10.19.2 |   Begotten by her kingly Paramoure,
2.10.19.3 |   The faire \Sabrina\ almost dead with feare,
2.10.19.4 |   She there attached, farre from all succoure;
2.10.19.5 |   The one she slew in that impatient stoure,
2.10.19.6 |   But the sad virgin innocent of all,
2.10.19.7 |   Adowne the rolling riuer she did poure,
2.10.19.8 |   Which of her name now \Seuerne\ men do call:
2.10.19.9 | Such was the end, that to disloyall loue did fall.

2.10.20.1 | Then for her sonne, which she to \Locrin\ bore,
2.10.20.2 |   \Madan\ was young, vnmeet the rule to sway,
2.10.20.3 |   In her owne hand the crowne she kept in store,
2.10.20.4 |   Till ryper yeares he raught, and stronger stay:
2.10.20.5 |   During which time her powre she did display
2.10.20.6 |   Through all this realme, the glorie of her sex,
2.10.20.7 |   And first taught men a woman to obay:
2.10.20.8 |   But when her sonne to mans estate did wex,
2.10.20.9 | She it surrendred, ne her selfe would lenger vex.

2.10.21.1 | Tho \Madan\ raignd, vnworthie of his race:
2.10.21.2 |   For with all shame that sacred throne he fild:
2.10.21.3 |   Next \Memprise\, as vnworthy of that place,
2.10.21.4 |   In which being consorted with \Manild\,
2.10.21.5 |   For thirst of single kingdome him he kild.
2.10.21.6 |   But \Ebranck\ salued both their infamies
2.10.21.7 |   With noble deedes, and warreyd on \Brunchild\
2.10.21.8 |   In \Henault\, where yet of his victories
2.10.21.9 | Braue moniments remaine, which yet that land enuies.

2.10.22.1 | An happie man in his first dayes he was,
2.10.22.2 |   And happie father of faire progeny:
2.10.22.3 |   For all so many weekes as the yeare has,
2.10.22.4 |   So many children he did multiply;
2.10.22.5 |   Of which were twentie sonnes, which did apply
2.10.22.6 |   Their minds to praise, and cheualrous desire:
2.10.22.7 |   Those germans did subdew all Germany,
2.10.22.8 |   Of whom it hight; but in the end their Sire
2.10.22.9 | With foule repulse from Fraunce was forced to retire.

2.10.23.1 | Which blot his sonne succeeding in his seat,
2.10.23.2 |   The second \Brute\, the second both in name,
2.10.23.3 |   And eke in semblance of his puissance great,
2.10.23.4 |   Right well recur'd, and did away that blame
2.10.23.5 |   With recompence of euerlasting fame.
2.10.23.6 |   He with his victour sword first opened
2.10.23.7 |   The bowels of wide Fraunce, a forlorne Dame,
2.10.23.8 |   And taught her first how to be conquered;
2.10.23.9 | Since which, with sundrie spoiles she hath beene ransacked.

2.10.24.1 | Let \Scaldis\ tell, and let tell \Hania\,
2.10.24.2 |   And let the marsh of \Estham bruges\ tell,
2.10.24.3 |   What colour were their waters that same day,
2.10.24.4 |   And all the moore twixt \Eluersham\ and \Dell\,
2.10.24.5 |   With bloud of \Henalois\, which therein fell.
2.10.24.6 |   How oft that day did sad \Brunchildis\ see
2.10.24.7 |   The greene shield dyde in dolorous vermell?
2.10.24.8 |   That not \Scuith guiridh\ it mote seeme to bee,
2.10.24.9 | But rather \y Scuith gogh\, signe of sad crueltee.

2.10.25.1 | His sonne king \Leill\ by fathers labour long,
2.10.25.2 |   Enioyd an heritage of lasting peace,
2.10.25.3 |   And built \Cairleill\, and built \Cairleon\ strong.
2.10.25.4 |   Next \Huddibras\ his realme did not encrease,
2.10.25.5 |   But taught the land from wearie warres to cease.
2.10.25.6 |   Whose footsteps \Bladud\ following, in arts
2.10.25.7 |   Exceld at \Athens\ all the learned preace,
2.10.25.8 |   From whence he brought them to these saluage parts,
2.10.25.9 | And with sweet science mollifide their stubborne harts.

2.10.26.1 | Ensample of his wondrous faculty,
2.10.26.2 |   Behold the boyling Bathes at \Cairbadon\,
2.10.26.3 |   Which seeth with secret fire eternally,
2.10.26.4 |   And in their entrails, full of quicke Brimston,
2.10.26.5 |   Nourish the flames, which they are warm'd vpon,
2.10.26.6 |   That to their people wealth they forth do well,
2.10.26.7 |   And health to euery forreine nation:
2.10.26.8 |   Yet he at last contending to excell
2.10.26.9 | The reach of men, through flight into fond mischief fell.

2.10.27.1 | Next him king \Leyr\ in happie peace long raind,
2.10.27.2 |   But had no issue male him to succeed,
2.10.27.3 |   But three faire daughters, which were well vptraind,
2.10.27.4 |   In all that seemed fit for kingly seed:
2.10.27.5 |   Mongst whom his realme he equally decreed
2.10.27.6 |   To have diuided. Tho when feeble age
2.10.27.7 |   Nigh to his vtmost date he saw proceed,
2.10.27.8 |   He cald his daughters; and with speeches sage
2.10.27.9 | Inquyrd, which of them most did loue her parentage.

2.10.28.1 | The eldest \Gonorill\ gan to protest,
2.10.28.2 |   That she much more then her owne life him lou'd:
2.10.28.3 |   And \Regan\ greater loue to him profest,
2.10.28.4 |   Then all the world, when euer it were proou'd;
2.10.28.5 |   But \Cordeill\ said she lou'd him, as behoou'd:
2.10.28.6 |   Whose simple answere, wanting colours faire
2.10.28.7 |   To paint it forth, him to displeasance moou'd,
2.10.28.8 |   That in his crowne he counted her no haire,
2.10.28.9 | But twixt the other twaine his kingdome whole did shaire.

2.10.29.1 | So wedded th'=one to \Maglan\ king of Scots,
2.10.29.2 |   And th'=other to the king of \Cambria\,
2.10.29.3 |   And twixt them shayrd his realme by equall lots:
2.10.29.4 |   But without dowre the wise \Cordelia\
2.10.29.5 |   Was sent to \Aganip\ of \Celtica\.
2.10.29.6 |   Their aged Syre, thus eased of his crowne,
2.10.29.7 |   A priuate life led in \Albania\,
2.10.29.8 |   With \Gonorill\, long had in great renowne,
2.10.29.9 | That nought him grieu'd to bene from rule deposed downe.

2.10.30.1 | But true it is, that when the oyle is spent,
2.10.30.2 |   The light goes out, and weeke is throwne away;
2.10.30.3 |   So when he had resigned his regiment,
2.10.30.4 |   His daughter gan despise his drouping day,
2.10.30.5 |   And wearie waxe of his continuall stay.
2.10.30.6 |   Tho to his daughter \Regan\ he repayrd,
2.10.30.7 |   Who him at first well vsed euery way;
2.10.30.8 |   But when of his departure she despayrd,
2.10.30.9 | Her bountie she abated, and his cheare empayrd.

2.10.31.1 | The wretched man gan then auise too late,
2.10.31.2 |   That loue is not, where most it is profest,
2.10.31.3 |   Too truely tryde in his extreamest state;
2.10.31.4 |   At last resolu'd likewise to proue the rest,
2.10.31.5 |   He to \Cordelia\ him selfe addrest,
2.10.31.6 |   Who with entire affection him receau'd,
2.10.31.7 |   As for her Syre and king her seemed best;
2.10.31.8 |   And after all an army strong she leau'd,
2.10.31.9 | To war on those, which him had of his realme bereau'd.

2.10.32.1 | So to his crowne she him restor'd againe,
2.10.32.2 |   In which he dyde, made ripe for death by eld,
2.10.32.3 |   And after wild, it should to her remaine:
2.10.32.4 |   Who peaceably the same long time did weld:
2.10.32.5 |   And all mens harts in dew obedience held:
2.10.32.6 |   Till that her sisters children, woxen strong
2.10.32.7 |   Through proud ambition, against her rebeld,
2.10.32.8 |   And ouercommen kept in prison long,
2.10.32.9 | Till wearie of that wretched life, her selfe she hong.

2.10.33.1 | Then gan the bloudie brethren both to raine:
2.10.33.2 |   But fierce \Cundah\ gan shortly to enuie
2.10.33.3 |   His brother \Morgan\, prickt with proud disdaine,
2.10.33.4 |   To haue a pere in part of soueraintie,
2.10.33.5 |   And kindling coles of cruell enmitie,
2.10.33.6 |   Raisd warre, and him in battell ouerthrew:
2.10.33.7 |   Whence as he to those woodie hils did flie,
2.10.33.8 |   Which hight of him \Glamorgan\, there him slew:
2.10.33.9 | Then did he raigne alone, when he none equall knew.

2.10.34.1 | His sonne \Riuallo\ his dead roome did supply,
2.10.34.2 |   In whose sad time bloud did from heauen raine:
2.10.34.3 |   Next great \Gurgustus\, then faire \Caecily\
2.10.34.4 |   In constant peace their kingdomes did containe,
2.10.34.5 |   After whom \Lago\, and \Kinmarke\ did raine,
2.10.34.6 |   And \Gorbogud\, till farre in yeares he grew:
2.10.34.7 |   Then his ambitious sonnes vnto them twaine
2.10.34.8 |   Arraught the rule, and from their father drew,
2.10.34.9 | Stout \Ferrex\ and sterne \Porrex\ him in prison threw.

2.10.35.1 | But O, the greedy thirst of royall crowne,
2.10.35.2 |   That knowes no kinred, nor regardes no right,
2.10.35.3 |   Stird \Porrex\ vp to put his brother downe;
2.10.35.4 |   Who vnto him assembling forreine might,
2.10.35.5 |   Made warre on him, and fell him selfe in fight:
2.10.35.6 |   Whose death t'=auenge, his mother mercilesse,
2.10.35.7 |   Most mercilesse of women, \Wyden\ hight,
2.10.35.8 |   Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse,
2.10.35.9 | And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse.

2.10.36.1 | Here ended \Brutus\ sacred progenie,
2.10.36.2 |   Which had seuen hundred yeares this scepter borne,
2.10.36.3 |   With high renowme, and great felicitie;
2.10.36.4 |   The noble braunch from th'=antique stocke was torne
2.10.36.5 |   Through discord, and the royall throne forlorne:
2.10.36.6 |   Thenceforth this Realme was into factions rent,
2.10.36.7 |   Whilest each of \Brutus\ boasted to be borne,
2.10.36.8 |   That in the end was left no moniment
2.10.36.9 | Of \Brutus\, nor of Britons glory auncient.

2.10.37.1 | Then vp arose a man of matchlesse might,
2.10.37.2 |   And wondrous wit to menage high affaires,
2.10.37.3 |   Who stird with pitty of the stressed plight
2.10.37.4 |   Of this sad Realme, cut into sundry shaires
2.10.37.5 |   By such, as claymd themselues \Brutes\ rightfull haires,
2.10.37.6 |   Gathered the Princes of the people loose,
2.10.37.7 |   To taken counsell of their common cares;
2.10.37.8 |   Who with his wisedom won, him streight did choose
2.10.37.9 | Their king, and swore him fealty to win or loose.

2.10.38.1 | Then made he head against his enimies,
2.10.38.2 |   And \Ymner\ slew, of \Logris\ miscreate;
2.10.38.3 |   Then \Ruddoc\ and proud \Stater\, both allyes,
2.10.38.4 |   This of \Albanie\ newly nominate,
2.10.38.5 |   And that of \Cambry\ king confirmed late,
2.10.38.6 |   He ouerthrew through his owne valiaunce;
2.10.38.7 |   Whose countreis he redus'd to quiet state,
2.10.38.8 |   And shortly brought to ciuill gouernaunce,
2.10.38.9 | Now one, which earst were many, made through variaunce.

2.10.39.1 | Then made he sacred lawes, which some men say
2.10.39.2 |   Were vnto him reueald in vision,
2.10.39.3 |   By which he freed the Traueilers high way,
2.10.39.4 |   The Churches part, and Ploughmans portion,
2.10.39.5 |   Restraining stealth, and strong extortion;
2.10.39.6 |   The gracious \Numa\ of great \Britanie\:
2.10.39.7 |   For till his dayes, the chiefe dominion
2.10.39.8 |   By strength was wielded without pollicie;
2.10.39.9 | Therefore he first wore crowne of gold for dignitie.

2.10.40.1 | \Donwallo\ dyde (for what may liue for ay?)
2.10.40.2 |   And left two sonnes, of pearelesse prowesse both;
2.10.40.3 |   That sacked \Rome\ too dearely did assay,
2.10.40.4 |   The recompence of their periured oth,
2.10.40.5 |   And ransackt \Greece\ well tryde, when they were wroth;
2.10.40.6 |   Besides subiected \Fraunce\, and \Germany\,
2.10.40.7 |   Which yet their prayses speake, all be they loth,
2.10.40.8 |   And inly tremble at the memory
2.10.40.9 | Of \Brennus\ and \Bellinus\, kings of Britany.

2.10.41.1 | Next them did \Gurgunt\, great \Bellinus\ sonne
2.10.41.2 |   In rule succeede, and eke in fathers prayse;
2.10.41.3 |   He Easterland subdewd, and Danmarke wonne,
2.10.41.4 |   And of them both did foy and tribute raise,
2.10.41.5 |   The which was dew in his dead fathers dayes:
2.10.41.6 |   He also gaue to fugitiues of \Spayne\,
2.10.41.7 |   Whom he at sea found wandring from their wayes,
2.10.41.8 |   A seate in \Ireland\ safely to remayne,
2.10.41.9 | Which they should hold of him, as subiect to \Britayne\.

2.10.42.1 | After him raigned \Guitheline\ his hayre,
2.10.42.2 |   The iustest mand and trewest in his dayes,
2.10.42.3 |   Who had to wife Dame \Mertia\ the fayre,
2.10.42.4 |   A woman worthy of immortall prayse,
2.10.42.5 |   Which for this Realme found many goodly layes,
2.10.42.6 |   And wholesome Statutes to her husband brought;
2.10.42.7 |   Her many deemd to haue beene of the \Fayes\,
2.10.42.8 |   As was \Aegerie\, that \Numa\ tought;
2.10.42.9 | Those yet of her be \Mertian\ lawes both nam'd and thought.

2.10.43.1 | Her sonne \Sisillus\ after her did rayne,
2.10.43.2 |   And then \Kimarus\, and then \Danius\;
2.10.43.3 |   Next whom \Morindus\ did the crowne sustaine,
2.10.43.4 |   Who, had he not with wrath outrageous,
2.10.43.5 |   And cruell rancour dim'd his valorous
2.10.43.6 |   And mightie deeds, should matched haue the best:
2.10.43.7 |   As well in that same field victorious
2.10.43.8 |   Against the forreine \Morands\ he exprest;
2.10.43.9 | Yet liues his memorie, though carcas sleepe in rest.

2.10.44.1 | Fiue sonnes he left begotten of one wife,
2.10.44.2 |   All which successiuely by turnes did raine;
2.10.44.3 |   First \Gorboman\ a man of vertuous life;
2.10.44.4 |   Next \Archigald\, who for his proud disdaine,
2.10.44.5 |   Deposed was from Princedome soueraine,
2.10.44.6 |   And pitteous \Elidure\ put in his sted;
2.10.44.7 |   Who shortly it to him restord againe,
2.10.44.8 |   Till by his death he it recouered;
2.10.44.9 | But \Peridure\ and \Vigent\ him disthronized.

2.10.45.1 | In wretched prison long he did remaine,
2.10.45.2 |   Till they outraigned had their vtmost date,
2.10.45.3 |   And then therein reseized was againe,
2.10.45.4 |   And ruled long with honorable state,
2.10.45.5 |   Till he surrendred Realme and life to fate.
2.10.45.6 |   Then all the sonnes of these fiue brethren raynd
2.10.45.7 |   By dew successe, and all their Nephewes late,
2.10.45.8 |   Euen thrise eleuen descents the crowne retaynd,
2.10.45.9 | Till aged \Hely\ by dew heritage it gaynd.

2.10.46.1 | He had two sonnes, whose eldest called \Lud\
2.10.46.2 |   Left of his life most famous memory,
2.10.46.3 |   And endlesse moniments of his great good:
2.10.46.4 |   The ruin'd wals he did rea+edifye
2.10.46.5 |   Of \Troynouant\, gainst force of enimy,
2.10.46.6 |   And built that gate, which of his name is hight,
2.10.46.7 |   By which he lyes entombed solemnly.
2.10.46.8 |   He left two sonnes, too young to rule aright,
2.10.46.9 | \Androgeus\ and \Tenantius\, pictures of his might.

2.10.47.1 | Whilst they were young, \Cassibalane\ their Eme
2.10.47.2 |   Was by the people chosen in their sted,
2.10.47.3 |   Who on him tooke the royall Diademe,
2.10.47.4 |   And goodly well long time it gouerned,
2.10.47.5 |   Till the prowd \Romanes\ him disquieted,
2.10.47.6 |   And warlike \Ca+esar\, tempted with the name
2.10.47.7 |   Of this sweet Island, neuer conquered,
2.10.47.8 |   And enuying the Britons blazed fame,
2.10.47.9 | (O hideous hunger of dominion) hither came.

2.10.48.1 | Yet twise they were repulsed backe againe,
2.10.48.2 |   And twise renforst, backe to their ships to fly,
2.10.48.3 |   The whiles with bloud they all the shore did staine,
2.10.48.4 |   And the gray \Ocean\ into purple dy:
2.10.48.5 |   Ne had they footing found at last perdie,
2.10.48.6 |   Had not \Androgeus\, false to natiue soyle,
2.10.48.7 |   And enuious of Vncles soueraintie,
2.10.48.8 |   Betrayd his contrey vnto forreine spoyle:
2.10.48.9 | Nought else, but treason, from the first this land did foyle.

2.10.49.1 | So by him \Ca+esar\ got the victory,
2.10.49.2 |   Through great bloudshed, and many a sad assay,
2.10.49.3 |   In which him selfe was charged heauily
2.10.49.4 |   Of hardy \Nennius\, whom he yet did slay,
2.10.49.5 |   But lost his sword, yet to be seene this day.
2.10.49.6 |   Thenceforth this land was tributarie made
2.10.49.7 |   T'=ambitious \Rome\, and did their rule obay,
2.10.49.8 |   Till \Arthur\ all that reckoning defrayd;
2.10.49.9 | Yet oft the Briton kings against them strongly swayd.

2.10.50.1 | Next him \Tenantius\ raigned, then \Kimbeline\,
2.10.50.2 |   What time th'=eternall Lord in fleshly slime
2.10.50.3 |   Enwombed was, from wretched \Adams\ line
2.10.50.4 |   To purge away the guilt of sinfull crime:
2.10.50.5 |   O ioyous memorie of happy time,
2.10.50.6 |   That heauenly grace so plenteously displayd;
2.10.50.7 |   (O too high ditty for my simple rime.)
2.10.50.8 |   Soone after this the \Romanes\ him warrayd;
2.10.50.9 | For that their tribute he refusd to let be payd.

2.10.51.1 | Good \Claudius\, that next was Emperour,
2.10.51.2 |   An army brought, and with him battell fought,
2.10.51.3 |   In which the king was by a Treachetour
2.10.51.4 |   Disguised slaine, ere any thereof thought:
2.10.51.5 |   Yet ceased not the bloudy fight for ought;
2.10.51.6 |   For \Aruirage\ his brothers place supplide,
2.10.51.7 |   Both in his armes, and crowne, and by that draught
2.10.51.8 |   Did driue the \Romanes\ to the weaker side,
2.10.51.9 | That they to peace agreed. So all was pacifide.

2.10.52.1 | Was neuer king more highly magnifide,
2.10.52.2 |   Nor dred of \Romanes\, then was \Aruirage\,
2.10.52.3 |   For which the Emperour to him allide
2.10.52.4 |   His daughter \Genuiss\' in marriage:
2.10.52.5 |   Yet shortly he renounst the vassalage
2.10.52.6 |   Of \Rome\ againe, who hither hastly sent
2.10.52.7 |   \Vespasian\, that with great spoile and rage
2.10.52.8 |   Forwasted all, till \Genuissa\ gent
2.10.52.9 | Perswaded him to ceasse, and her Lord to relent.

2.10.53.1 | He dyde; and him succeeded \Marius\,
2.10.53.2 |   Who ioyd his dayes in great tranquillity,
2.10.53.3 |   Then \Coyll\, and after him good \Lucius\,
2.10.53.4 |   That first receiued Christianitie,
2.10.53.5 |   The sacred pledge of Christes Euangely;
2.10.53.6 |   Yet true it is, that long before that day
2.10.53.7 |   Hither came \Ioseph\ of \Arimathy\,
2.10.53.8 |   Who brought with him the holy grayle, (they say)
2.10.53.9 | And preacht the truth, but since it greatly did decay.

2.10.54.1 | This good king shortly without issew dide,
2.10.54.2 |   Whereof great trouble in the kingdome grew,
2.10.54.3 |   That did her selfe in sundry parts diuide,
2.10.54.4 |   And with her powre her owne selfe ouerthrew,
2.10.54.5 |   Whilest \Romanes\ dayly did the weake subdew:
2.10.54.6 |   Which seeing stout \Bunduca\, vp arose,
2.10.54.7 |   And taking armes, the \Britons\ to her drew;
2.10.54.8 |   With whom she marched streight against her foes,
2.10.54.9 | And them vnwares besides the \Seuerne\ did enclose.

2.10.55.1 | There she with them a cruell battell tride,
2.10.55.2 |   Not with so good successe, as she deseru'd;
2.10.55.3 |   By reason that the Captaines on her side,
2.10.55.4 |   Corrupted by \Paulinus\, from her sweru'd:
2.10.55.5 |   Yet such, as were through former flight preseru'd,
2.10.55.6 |   Gathering againe, her Host she did renew,
2.10.55.7 |   And with fresh courage on the victour seru'd:
2.10.55.8 |   But being all defeated, saue a few,
2.10.55.9 | Rather then fly, or be captiu'd her selfe she slew.

2.10.56.1 | O famous moniment of womens prayse,
2.10.56.2 |   Matchable either to \Semiramis\,
2.10.56.3 |   Whom antique history so high doth raise,
2.10.56.4 |   Or to \Hypsiphil\' or to \Thomiris\:
2.10.56.5 |   Her Host two hundred thousand numbred is;
2.10.56.6 |   Who whiles good fortune fauoured her might,
2.10.56.7 |   Triumphed oft against her enimis;
2.10.56.8 |   And yet though ouercome in haplesse fight,
2.10.56.9 | She triumphed on death, in enemies despight.

2.10.57.1 | Her reliques \Fulgent\ hauing gathered,
2.10.57.2 |   Fought with \Seuerus\, and him ouerthrew;
2.10.57.3 |   Yet in the chace was slaine of them, that fled:
2.10.57.4 |   So made them victours, whom he did subdew.
2.10.57.5 |   Then gan \Carausius\ tirannize anew,
2.10.57.6 |   And gainst the \Romanes\ bent their proper powre,
2.10.57.7 |   But him \Allectus\ treacherously slew,
2.10.57.8 |   And took on him the robe of Emperoure:
2.10.57.9 | Nath'lesse the same enioyed but short happy howre:

2.10.58.1 | For \Asclepiodate\ him ouercame,
2.10.58.2 |   And left inglorious on the vanquisht playne,
2.10.58.3 |   Without or robe, or rag, to hide his shame.
2.10.58.4 |   Then afterwards he in his stead did rayne;
2.10.58.5 |   But shortly was by \Coyll\ in battell slaine:
2.10.58.6 |   Who after long debate, since \Lucies\ time,
2.10.58.7 |   Was of the \Britons\ first crownd Soueraine:
2.10.58.8 |   Then gan this Realme renewe her passed prime:
2.10.58.9 | He of his name \Coylchester\ built of stone and lime.

2.10.59.1 | Which when the \Romanes\ heard, they hither sent
2.10.59.2 |   \Constantius\, a man of mickle might,
2.10.59.3 |   With whom king \Coyll\ made an agreement,
2.10.59.4 |   And to him gaue for wife his daughter bright,
2.10.59.5 |   Faire \Helena\, the fairest liuing wight;
2.10.59.6 |   Who in all godly thewes, and goodly prayse
2.10.59.7 |   Did far excell, but was most famous hight
2.10.59.8 |   For skill in Musicke of all in her dayes,
2.10.59.9 | Aswell in curious instruments, as cunning layes.

2.10.60.1 | Of whom he did great \Constantine\ beget,
2.10.60.2 |   Who afterward was Emperour of \Rome\;
2.10.60.3 |   To which whiles absent he his mind did set,
2.10.60.4 |   \Octauius\ here lept into his roome,
2.10.60.5 |   And it vsurped by vnrighteous doome:
2.10.60.6 |   But he his title iustifide by might,
2.10.60.7 |   Slaying \Traherne\, and hauing ouercome
2.10.60.8 |   The \Romane\ legion in dreadfull fight:
2.10.60.9 | So settled he his kingdome, and confirmd his right.

2.10.61.1 | But wanting issew male, his daughter deare
2.10.61.2 |   He gaue in wedlocke to \Maximian\,
2.10.61.3 |   And him with her made of his kingdome heyre,
2.10.61.4 |   Who soone by meanes thereof the Empire wan,
2.10.61.5 |   Till murdred by the friends of \Gratian\;
2.10.61.6 |   Then gan the Hunnes and Picts inuade this land,
2.10.61.7 |   During the raigne of \Maximinian\;
2.10.61.8 |   Who dying left none heire them to withstand,
2.10.61.9 | But that they ouerran all parts with easie hand.

2.10.62.1 | The weary \Britons\, whose war-hable youth
2.10.62.2 |   Was by \Maximian\ lately led away,
2.10.62.3 |   With wretched miseries, and woefull ruth,
2.10.62.4 |   Were to those Pagans made an open pray,
2.10.62.5 |   And dayly spectacle of sad decay:
2.10.62.6 |   Whom \Romane\ warres, which now foure hundred yeares,
2.10.62.7 |   And more had wasted, could no whit dismay;
2.10.62.8 |   Till by consent of Commons and of Peares,
2.10.62.9 | They crownd the second \Constantine\ with ioyous teares,

2.10.63.1 | Who hauing oft in battell vanquished
2.10.63.2 |   Those spoilefull Picts, and swarming Easterlings,
2.10.63.3 |   Long time in peace his Realme established,
2.10.63.4 |   Yet oft annoyd with sundry bordragings
2.10.63.5 |   Of neighbour Scots, and forrein Scatterlings,
2.10.63.6 |   With which the world did in those dayes abound:
2.10.63.7 |   Which to outbarre, with painefull pyonings
2.10.63.8 |   From sea to sea he heapt a mightie mound,
2.10.63.9 | Which from \Alcluid\ to \Panwelt\ did that border bound.

2.10.64.1 | Three sonnes he dying left, all vnder age;
2.10.64.2 |   By meanes whereof, their vncle \Vortigere\
2.10.64.3 |   Vsurpt the crowne, during their pupillage;
2.10.64.4 |   Which th'=Infants tutors gathering to feare,
2.10.64.5 |   Them closely into \Armorick\ did beare:
2.10.64.6 |   For dread of whom, and for those Picts annoyes,
2.10.64.7 |   He sent to \Germanie\, straunge aid to reare,
2.10.64.8 |   From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes
2.10.64.9 | Of \Saxons\, whom he for his safetie imployes.

2.10.65.1 | Two brethren were their Capitains, which hight
2.10.65.2 |   \Hengist\ and \Horsus\, well approu'd in warre,
2.10.65.3 |   And both of them men of renowmed might;
2.10.65.4 |   Who making vantage of their ciuill iarre,
2.10.65.5 |   And of those forreiners, which came from farre,
2.10.65.6 |   Grew great, and got large portions of land,
2.10.65.7 |   That in the Realme ere long they stronger arre,
2.10.65.8 |   Then they which sought at first their helping hand,
2.10.65.9 | And \Vortiger\ enforst the kingdome to aband.

2.10.66.1 | But by the helpe of \Vortimere\ his sonne,
2.10.66.2 |   He is againe vnto his rule restord,
2.10.66.3 |   And \Hengist\ seeming sad, for that was donne,
2.10.66.4 |   Receiued is to grace and new accord,
2.10.66.5 |   Through his faire daughters face, and flattring word;
2.10.66.6 |   Soone after which, three hundred Lordes he slew
2.10.66.7 |   Of British bloud, all sitting at his bord;
2.10.66.8 |   Whose dolefull moniments who list to rew,
2.10.66.9 | Th'=eternall markes of treason may at \Stonheng\ vew.

2.10.67.1 | By this the sonnes of \Constantine\, which fled,
2.10.67.2 |   \Ambrose\ and \Vther\ did ripe years attaine,
2.10.67.3 |   And here arriuing, strongly challenged
2.10.67.4 |   The crowne, which \Vortiger\ did long detaine:
2.10.67.5 |   Who flying from his guilt, by them was slaine,
2.10.67.6 |   And \Hengist\ eke soone brought to shamefull death.
2.10.67.7 |   Thenceforth \Aurelius\ peaceably did rayne,
2.10.67.8 |   Till that through poyson stopped was his breath;
2.10.67.9 | So now entombed lyes at Stoneheng by the heath.

2.10.68.1 | After him \Vther\, which \Pendragon\ hight,
2.10.68.2 |   Succeding There abruptly it did end,
2.10.68.3 |   Without full point, or other Cesure right,
2.10.68.4 |   As if the rest some wicked hand did rend,
2.10.68.5 |   Or th'=Authour selfe could not at least attend
2.10.68.6 |   To finish it: that so vntimely breach
2.10.68.7 |   The Prince him selfe halfe seemeth to offend,
2.10.68.8 |   Yet secret pleasure did offence empeach,
2.10.68.9 | And wonder of antiquitie long stopt his speach.

2.10.69.1 | At last quite rauisht with delight, to heare
2.10.69.2 |   The royall Ofspring of his natiue land,
2.10.69.3 |   Cryde out, Deare countrey, O how dearely deare
2.10.69.4 |   Ought thy remembraunce, and perpetuall band
2.10.69.5 |   Be to thy foster Childe, that from thy hand
2.10.69.6 |   Did commun breath and nouriture receaue?
2.10.69.7 |   How brutish is it not to vnderstand,
2.10.69.8 |   How much to her we owe, that all vs gaue,
2.10.69.9 | That gaue vnto vs all, what euer good we haue.

2.10.70.1 | But \Guyon\ all this while his booke did read,
2.10.70.2 |   Ne yet has ended: for it was a great
2.10.70.3 |   And ample volume, that doth far excead
2.10.70.4 |   My leasure, so long leaues here to repeat:
2.10.70.5 |   It told, how first \Prometheus\ did create
2.10.70.6 |   A man, of many partes from beasts deriued,
2.10.70.7 |   And then stole fire from heauen, to animate
2.10.70.8 |   His worke, for which he was by \Ioue\ depriued
2.10.70.9 | Of life him selfe, and hart-strings of an A+Egle riued.

2.10.71.1 | That man so made, he called \Elfe\, to weet
2.10.71.2 |   Quick, the first authour of all Elfin kind:
2.10.71.3 |   Who wandring through the world with wearie feet,
2.10.71.4 |   Did in the gardins of \Adonis\ find
2.10.71.5 |   A goodly creature, whom he deemd in mind
2.10.71.6 |   To be no earthly wight, but either Spright,
2.10.71.7 |   Or Angell, th'=authour of all woman kind;
2.10.71.8 |   Therefore a \Fay\ he her according hight,
2.10.71.9 | Of whom all \Faeryes\ spring, and fetch their lignage right.

2.10.72.1 | Of these a mightie people shortly grew,
2.10.72.2 |   And puissaunt kings, which all the world warrayd,
2.10.72.3 |   And to them selues all Nations did subdew:
2.10.72.4 |   The first and eldest, which that scepter swayd,
2.10.72.5 |   Was \Elfin\; him all \India\ obayd,
2.10.72.6 |   And all that now \America\ men call:
2.10.72.7 |   Next him was noble \Elfinan\, who layd
2.10.72.8 |   \Cleopolis\ foundation first of all:
2.10.72.9 | But \Elfiline\ enclosd it with a golden wall.

2.10.73.1 | His sonne was \Elfinell\, who ouercame
2.10.73.2 |   The wicked \Gobbelines\ in bloudy field:
2.10.73.3 |   But \Elfant\ was of most renowmed fame,
2.10.73.4 |   Who all of Christall did \Panthea\ build:
2.10.73.5 |   Then \Elfar\, who two brethren gyants kild,
2.10.73.6 |   The one of which had two heads, th'=other three:
2.10.73.7 |   Then \Elfinor\, who was in Magick skild;
2.10.73.8 |   He built by art vpon the glassy See
2.10.73.9 | A bridge of bras, whose sound heauens thunder seem'd to bee.

2.10.74.1 | He left three sonnes, the which in order raynd,
2.10.74.2 |   And all their Ofspring, in their dew descents,
2.10.74.3 |   Euen seuen hundred Princes, which maintaynd
2.10.74.4 |   With mightie deedes their sundry gouernments;
2.10.74.5 |   That were too long their infinite contents
2.10.74.6 |   Here to record, ne much materiall:
2.10.74.7 |   Yet should they be most famous moniments,
2.10.74.8 |   And braue ensample, both of martiall,
2.10.74.9 | And ciuill rule to kings and states imperiall.

2.10.75.1 | After all these \Elficleos\ did rayne,
2.10.75.2 |   The wise \Elficleos\ in great Maiestie,
2.10.75.3 |   Who mightily that scepter did sustayne,
2.10.75.4 |   And with rich spoiles and famous victorie,
2.10.75.5 |   Did high aduaunce the crowne of \Faery\:
2.10.75.6 |   He left two sonnes, of which faire \Elferon\
2.10.75.7 |   The eldest brother did vntimely dy;
2.10.75.8 |   Whose emptie place the mightie \Oberon\
2.10.75.9 | Doubly supplide, in spousall, and dominion.

2.10.76.1 | Great was his power and glorie ouer all,
2.10.76.2 |   Which him before, that sacred seate did fill,
2.10.76.3 |   That yet remaines his wide memoriall:
2.10.76.4 |   He dying left the fairest \Tanaquill\,
2.10.76.5 |   Him to succeede therein, by his last will:
2.10.76.6 |   Fairer and nobler liueth none this howre,
2.10.76.7 |   Ne like in grace, ne like in learned skill;
2.10.76.8 |   Therefore they \Glorian\ call that glorious flowre,
2.10.76.9 | Long mayst thou \Glorian\ liue, in glory and great powre.

2.10.77.1 | Beguild thus with delight of nouelties,
2.10.77.2 |   And naturall desire of countreys state,
2.10.77.3 |   So long they red in those antiquities,
2.10.77.4 |   That how the time was fled, they quite forgate,
2.10.77.5 |   Till gentle \Alma\ seeing it so late,
2.10.77.6 |   Perforce their studies broke, and them besought
2.10.77.7 |   To thinke, how supper did them long awaite.
2.10.77.8 |   So halfe vnwilling from their bookes them brought,
2.10.77.9 | And fairely feasted, as so noble knights she ought.


2.11. A.1 | \The enimies of Temperaunce\
2.11. A.2 |   \besiege her dwelling place:\
2.11. A.3 | \Prince Arthur them repelles, and fowle\
2.11. A.4 |   \Maleger doth deface.\

2.11. 1.1 | What warre so cruell, or what siege so sore,
2.11. 1.2 |   As that, which strong affections do apply
2.11. 1.3 |   Against the fort of reason euermore
2.11. 1.4 |   To bring the soule into captiuitie:
2.11. 1.5 |   Their force is fiercer through infirmitie
2.11. 1.6 |   Of the fraile flesh, relenting to their rage,
2.11. 1.7 |   And exercise most bitter tyranny
2.11. 1.8 |   Vpon the parts, brought into their bondage:
2.11. 1.9 | No wretchednesse is like to sinfull vellenage.

2.11. 2.1 | But in a body, which doth freely yeeld
2.11. 2.2 |   His partes to reasons rule obedient,
2.11. 2.3 |   And letteth her that ought the scepter weeld,
2.11. 2.4 |   All happy peace and goodly gouernment
2.11. 2.5 |   Is setled there in sure establishment;
2.11. 2.6 |   There \Alma\ like a virgin Queene most bright,
2.11. 2.7 |   Doth florish in all beautie excellent:
2.11. 2.8 |   And to her guestes doth bounteous banket dight,
2.11. 2.9 | Attempred goodly well for health and for delight.

2.11. 3.1 | Early before the Morne with cremosin ray,
2.11. 3.2 |   The windowes of bright heauen opened had,
2.11. 3.3 |   Through which into the world the dawning day
2.11. 3.4 |   Might looke, that maketh euery creature glad,
2.11. 3.5 |   Vprose Sir \Guyon\, in bright armour clad,
2.11. 3.6 |   And to his purposd iourney him prepar'd:
2.11. 3.7 |   With him the Palmer eke in habit sad,
2.11. 3.8 |   Him selfe addrest to that aduenture hard:
2.11. 3.9 | So to the riuers side they both together far'd.

2.11. 4.1 | Where them awaited ready at the ford
2.11. 4.2 |   The \Ferriman\, as \Alma\ had behight,
2.11. 4.3 |   With his well rigged boate: They go abord,
2.11. 4.4 |   And he eftsoones gan launch his barke forthright.
2.11. 4.5 |   Ere long they rowed were quite out of sight,
2.11. 4.6 |   And fast the land behind them fled away.
2.11. 4.7 |   But let them pas, whiles wind and weather right
2.11. 4.8 |   Do serue their turnes: here I a while must stay,
2.11. 4.9 | To see a cruell fight doen by the Prince this day.

2.11. 5.1 | For all so soone, as \Guyon\ thence was gon
2.11. 5.2 |   Vpon his voyage with his trustie guide,
2.11. 5.3 |   That wicked band of villeins fresh begon
2.11. 5.4 |   That castle to assaile on euery side,
2.11. 5.5 |   And lay strong siege about it far and wide.
2.11. 5.6 |   So huge and infinite their numbers were,
2.11. 5.7 |   That all the land they vnder them did hide;
2.11. 5.8 |   So fowle and vgly, that exceeding feare
2.11. 5.9 | Their visages imprest, when they approched neare.

2.11. 6.1 | Them in twelue troupes their Captain did dispart
2.11. 6.2 |   And round about in fittest steades did place,
2.11. 6.3 |   Where each might best offend his proper part,
2.11. 6.4 |   And his contrary obiect most deface,
2.11. 6.5 |   As euery one seem'd meetest in that cace.
2.11. 6.6 |   Seuen of the same against the Castle gate,
2.11. 6.7 |   In strong entrenchments he did closely place,
2.11. 6.8 |   Which with incessaunt force and endlesse hate,
2.11. 6.9 | They battred day and night, and entraunce did awate.

2.11. 7.1 | The other fiue, fiue sundry wayes he set,
2.11. 7.2 |   Against the fiue great Bulwarkes of that pile,
2.11. 7.3 |   And vnto each a Bulwarke did arret,
2.11. 7.4 |   T'=assayle with open force or hidden guile,
2.11. 7.5 |   In hope thereof to win victorious spoile.
2.11. 7.6 |   They all that charge did feruently apply,
2.11. 7.7 |   With greedie malice and importune toyle,
2.11. 7.8 |   And planted there their huge artillery,
2.11. 7.9 | With which they dayly made most dreadfull battery.

2.11. 8.1 | The first troupe was a monstrous rablement
2.11. 8.2 |   Of fowle misshapen wights, of which some were
2.11. 8.3 |   Headed like Owles, with beckes vncomely bent,
2.11. 8.4 |   Others like Dogs, others like Gryphons dreare,
2.11. 8.5 |   And some had wings, and some had clawes to teare,
2.11. 8.6 |   And euery one of them had Lynces eyes,
2.11. 8.7 |   And euery one did bow and arrowes beare:
2.11. 8.8 |   All those were lawlesse lustes, corrupt enuies,
2.11. 8.9 | And couetous aspectes, all cruell enimies.

2.11. 9.1 | Those same against the bulwarke of the \Sight\
2.11. 9.2 |   Did lay strong siege, and battailous assault,
2.11. 9.3 |   Ne once did yield it respit day nor night,
2.11. 9.4 |   But soone as \Titan\ gan his head exault,
2.11. 9.5 |   And soone againe as he his light with hault,
2.11. 9.6 |   Their wicked engins they against it bent:
2.11. 9.7 |   That is each thing, by which the eyes may fault,
2.11. 9.8 |   But two then all more huge and violent,
2.11. 9.9 | Beautie, and money, they that Bulwarke sorely rent.

2.11.10.1 | The second Bulwarke was the \Hearing\ sence,
2.11.10.2 |   Gainst which the second troupe dessignment makes;
2.11.10.3 |   Deformed creatures, in straunge difference,
2.11.10.4 |   Some hauing heads like Harts, some like to Snakes,
2.11.10.5 |   Some like wild Bores late rouzd out of the brakes;
2.11.10.6 |   Slaunderous reproches, and fowle infamies,
2.11.10.7 |   Leasings, backbytings, and vaine-glorious crakes,
2.11.10.8 |   Bad counsels, prayses, and false flatteries.
2.11.10.9 | All those against that fort did bend their batteries.

2.11.11.1 | Likewise that same third Fort, that is the \Smell\
2.11.11.2 |   Of that third troupe was cruelly assayd:
2.11.11.3 |   Whose hideous shapes were like to feends of hell,
2.11.11.4 |   Some like to hounds, some like to Apes, dismayd,
2.11.11.5 |   Some like to Puttockes, all in plumes arayd:
2.11.11.6 |   All shap't according their conditions,
2.11.11.7 |   For by those vgly formes weren pourtrayd,
2.11.11.8 |   Foolish delights and fond abusions,
2.11.11.9 | Which do that sence besiege with light illusions.

2.11.12.1 | And that fourth band, which cruell battry bent,
2.11.12.2 |   Against the fourth Bulwarke, that is the \Tast\,
2.11.12.3 |   Was as the rest, a grysie rablement,
2.11.12.4 |   Some mouth'd like greedy Oystriges, some fast
2.11.12.5 |   Like loathly Toades, some fashioned in the wast
2.11.12.6 |   Like swine; for so deformd is luxury,
2.11.12.7 |   Surfeat, misdiet, and vnthriftie wast,
2.11.12.8 |   Vaine feasts, and idle superfluity:
2.11.12.9 | All those this sences Fort assayle incessantly.

2.11.13.1 | But the fift troupe most horrible of hew,
2.11.13.2 |   And fierce of force, was dreadfull to report:
2.11.13.3 |   For some like Snailes, some did like spyders shew,
2.11.13.4 |   And some like vgly Vrchins thicke and short:
2.11.13.5 |   Cruelly they assayled that fift Fort,
2.11.13.6 |   Armed with darts of sensuall delight,
2.11.13.7 |   With stings of carnall lust, and strong effort
2.11.13.8 |   Of feeling pleasures, with which day and night
2.11.13.9 | Against that same fift bulwarke they continued fight.

2.11.14.1 | Thus these twelue troupes with dreadfull puissance
2.11.14.2 |   Against that Castle restlesse siege did lay,
2.11.14.3 |   And euermore their hideous Ordinance
2.11.14.4 |   Vpon the Bulwarkes cruelly did play,
2.11.14.5 |   That now it gan to threaten neare decay:
2.11.14.6 |   And euermore their wicked Capitaine
2.11.14.7 |   Prouoked them the breaches to assay,
2.11.14.8 |   Somtimes with threats, somtimes with hope of gaine,
2.11.14.9 | Which by the ransack of that peece they should attaine.

2.11.15.1 | On th'=other side, th'=assieged Castles ward
2.11.15.2 |   Their stedfast stonds did mightily maintaine,
2.11.15.3 |   And many bold repulse, and many hard
2.11.15.4 |   Atchieuement wrought with perill and with paine,
2.11.15.5 |   That goodly frame from ruine to sustaine:
2.11.15.6 |   And those two brethren Giants did defend
2.11.15.7 |   The walles so stoutly with their sturdie maine,
2.11.15.8 |   That neuer entrance any durst pretend,
2.11.15.9 | But they to direfull death their groning ghosts did send.

2.11.16.1 | The noble virgin, Ladie of the place,
2.11.16.2 |   Was much dismayed with that dreadfull sight:
2.11.16.3 |   For neuer was she in so euill cace,
2.11.16.4 |   Till that the Prince seeing her wofull plight,
2.11.16.5 |   Gan her recomfort from so sad affright,
2.11.16.6 |   Offring his seruice, and his dearest life
2.11.16.7 |   For her defence, against that Carle to fight,
2.11.16.8 |   Which was their chiefe and th'=author of that strife:
2.11.16.9 | She him remercied as the Patrone of her life.

2.11.17.1 | Eftsoones himselfe in glitterand armes he dight,
2.11.17.2 |   And his well proued weapons to him hent;
2.11.17.3 |   So taking courteous conge he behight,
2.11.17.4 |   Those gates to be vnbar'd, and forth he went.
2.11.17.5 |   Faire mote he thee, the prowest and most gent,
2.11.17.6 |   That euer brandished bright steele on hye:
2.11.17.7 |   Whom soone as that vnruly rablement,
2.11.17.8 |   With his gay Squire issuing did espy,
2.11.17.9 | They reard a most outrageous dreadfull yelling cry.

2.11.18.1 | And therewith all attonce at him let fly
2.11.18.2 |   Their fluttring arrowes, thicke as flakes of snow,
2.11.18.3 |   And round about him flocke impetuously,
2.11.18.4 |   Like a great water flood, that tombling low
2.11.18.5 |   From the high mountaines, threats to ouerflow
2.11.18.6 |   With suddein fury all the fertile plaine,
2.11.18.7 |   And the sad husbandmans long hope doth throw
2.11.18.8 |   A downe the streame, and all his vowes make vaine,
2.11.18.9 | Nor bounds nor banks his headlong ruine may sustaine.

2.11.19.1 | Vpon his shield their heaped hayle he bore,
2.11.19.2 |   And with his sword disperst the raskall flockes,
2.11.19.3 |   Which fled a sunder, and him fell before,
2.11.19.4 |   As withered leaues drop from their dried stockes,
2.11.19.5 |   When the wroth Western wind does reaue their locks;
2.11.19.6 |   And vnder neath him his courageous steed,
2.11.19.7 |   The fierce \Spumador\ trode them downe like docks,
2.11.19.8 |   The fierce \Spumador\ borne of heauenly seed:
2.11.19.9 | Such as \Laomedon\ of \Pho+ebus\ race did breed.

2.11.20.1 | Which suddeine horrour and confused cry,
2.11.20.2 |   When as their Captaine heard, in haste he yode,
2.11.20.3 |   The cause to weet, and fault to remedy;
2.11.20.4 |   Vpon a Tygre swift and fierce he rode,
2.11.20.5 |   That as the winde ran vnderneath his lode,
2.11.20.6 |   Whiles his long legs nigh raught vnto the ground;
2.11.20.7 |   Full large he was of limbe, and shoulders brode,
2.11.20.8 |   But of such subtile substance and vnsound,
2.11.20.9 | That like a ghost he seem'd, whose graue-clothes were vnbound.

2.11.21.1 | And in his hand a bended bow was seene,
2.11.21.2 |   And many arrowes vnder his right side,
2.11.21.3 |   All deadly daungerous, all cruell keene,
2.11.21.4 |   Headed with flint, and feathers bloudie dide,
2.11.21.5 |   Such as the \Indians\ in their quiuers hide;
2.11.21.6 |   Those could he well direct and streight as line,
2.11.21.7 |   And bid them strike the marke, which he had eyde,
2.11.21.8 |   Ne was their salue, ne was their medicine,
2.11.21.9 | That mote recure their wounds: so inly they did tine.

2.11.22.1 | As pale and wan as ashes was his looke,
2.11.22.2 |   His bodie leane and meagre as a rake,
2.11.22.3 |   And skin all withered like a dryed rooke,
2.11.22.4 |   Thereto as cold and drery as a Snake,
2.11.22.5 |   That seem'd to tremble euermore, and quake:
2.11.22.6 |   All in a canuas thin he was bedight,
2.11.22.7 |   And girded with a belt of twisted brake,
2.11.22.8 |   Vpon his head he wore an Helmet light,
2.11.22.9 | Made of a dead mans skull, that seem'd a ghastly sight.

2.11.23.1 | \Maleger\ was his name, and after him,
2.11.23.2 |   There follow'd fast at hand two wicked Hags,
2.11.23.3 |   With hoarie lockes all loose, and visage grim;
2.11.23.4 |   Their feet vnshod, their bodies wrapt in rags,
2.11.23.5 |   And both as swift on foot, as chased Stags;
2.11.23.6 |   And yet the one her other legge had lame,
2.11.23.7 |   Which with a staffe, all full of litle snags
2.11.23.8 |   She did support, and \Impotence\ her name:
2.11.23.9 | But th'=other was \Impatience\, arm'd with raging flame.

2.11.24.1 | Soone as the Carle from farre the Prince espyde,
2.11.24.2 |   Glistring in armes and warlike ornament,
2.11.24.3 |   His Beast he felly prickt on either syde,
2.11.24.4 |   And his mischieuous bow full readie bent,
2.11.24.5 |   With which at him a cruell shaft he sent:
2.11.24.6 |   But he was warie, and it warded well
2.11.24.7 |   Vpon his shield, that it no further went,
2.11.24.8 |   But to the ground the idle quarrell fell:
2.11.24.9 | Then he another and another did expell.

2.11.25.1 | Which to preuent, the Prince his mortall speare
2.11.25.2 |   Soone to him raught, and fierce at him did ride,
2.11.25.3 |   To be auenged of that shot whyleare:
2.11.25.4 |   But he was not so hardie to abide
2.11.25.5 |   That bitter stownd, but turning quicke aside
2.11.25.6 |   His light-foot beast, fled fast away for feare:
2.11.25.7 |   Whom to pursue, the Infant after hide,
2.11.25.8 |   So fast as his good Courser could him beare,
2.11.25.9 | But labour lost it was, to weene approch him neare.

2.11.26.1 | For as the winged wind his Tigre fled,
2.11.26.2 |   That vew of eye could scarse him ouertake,
2.11.26.3 |   Ne scarse his feet on ground were seene to tred;
2.11.26.4 |   Through hils and dales he speedie way did make,
2.11.26.5 |   Ne hedge ne ditch his readie passage brake,
2.11.26.6 |   And in his flight the villein turn'd his face,
2.11.26.7 |   (As wonts the \Tartar\ by the \Caspian\ lake,
2.11.26.8 |   When as the \Russian\ him in fight does chace)
2.11.26.9 | Vnto his Tygres taile, and shot at him apace.

2.11.27.1 | Apace he shot, and yet he fled apace,
2.11.27.2 |   Still as the greedy knight nigh to him drew,
2.11.27.3 |   And oftentimes he would relent his pace,
2.11.27.4 |   That him his foe more fiercely should pursew:
2.11.27.5 |   Who when his vncouth manner he did vew,
2.11.27.6 |   He gan auize to follow him no more,
2.11.27.7 |   But keepe his standing, and his shaftes eschew,
2.11.27.8 |   Vntill he quite had spent his perlous store,
2.11.27.9 | And then assayle him fresh, ere he could shift for more.

2.11.28.1 | But that lame Hag, still as abroad he strew
2.11.28.2 |   His wicked arrowes, gathered them againe,
2.11.28.3 |   And to him brought, fresh battell to renew:
2.11.28.4 |   Which he espying, cast her to restraine
2.11.28.5 |   From yielding succour to that cursed Swaine,
2.11.28.6 |   And her attaching, thought her hands to tye;
2.11.28.7 |   But soone as him dismounted on the plaine,
2.11.28.8 |   That other Hag did farre away espy
2.11.28.9 | Binding her sister, she to him ran hastily.

2.11.29.1 | And catching hold of him, as downe he lent,
2.11.29.2 |   Him backward ouerthrew, and downe him stayd
2.11.29.3 |   With their rude hands and griesly graplement,
2.11.29.4 |   Till that the villein comming to their ayd,
2.11.29.5 |   Vpon him fell, and lode vpon him layd;
2.11.29.6 |   Full litle wanted, but he had him slaine,
2.11.29.7 |   And of the battell balefull end had made,
2.11.29.8 |   Had not his gentle Squire beheld his paine,
2.11.29.9 | And commen to his reskew, ere his bitter bane.

2.11.30.1 | So greatest and most glorious thing on ground
2.11.30.2 |   May often need the helpe of weaker hand;
2.11.30.3 |   So feeble is mans state, and life vnsound,
2.11.30.4 |   That in assurance it may neuer stand,
2.11.30.5 |   Till it dissolued be from earthly band.
2.11.30.6 |   Proofe be thou Prince, the prowest man aliue,
2.11.30.7 |   And noblest borne of all in \Britayne\ land;
2.11.30.8 |   Yet thee fierce Fortune did so nearely driue,
2.11.30.9 | That had not grace thee blest, thou shouldest not suruiue.

2.11.31.1 | The Squire arriuing, fiercely in his armes
2.11.31.2 |   Snatcht first the one, and then the other Iade,
2.11.31.3 |   His chiefest lets and authors of his harmes,
2.11.31.4 |   And them perforce withheld with threatned blade,
2.11.31.5 |   Least that his Lord they should behind inuade;
2.11.31.6 |   The whiles the Prince prickt with reprochfull shame,
2.11.31.7 |   As one awakt out of long slombring shade,
2.11.31.8 |   Reuiuing thought of glorie and of fame,
2.11.31.9 | Vnited all his powres to purge himselfe from blame.

2.11.32.1 | Like as a fire, the which in hollow caue
2.11.32.2 |   Hath long bene vnderkept, and downe supprest,
2.11.32.3 |   With murmurous disdaine doth inly raue,
2.11.32.4 |   And grudge, in so streight prison to be prest,
2.11.32.5 |   At last breakes forth with furious vnrest,
2.11.32.6 |   And striues to mount vnto his natiue seat;
2.11.32.7 |   All that did earst it hinder and molest,
2.11.32.8 |   It now deuoures with flames and scorching heat,
2.11.32.9 | And carries into smoake with rage and horror great.

2.11.33.1 | So mightily the \Briton\ Prince him rouzd
2.11.33.2 |   Out of his hold, and broke his caitiue bands,
2.11.33.3 |   And as a Beare whom angry curres haue touzd,
2.11.33.4 |   Hauing off-shakt them, and escapt their hands,
2.11.33.5 |   Becomes more fell, and all that him withstands
2.11.33.6 |   Treads downe and ouerthrowes. Now had the Carle
2.11.33.7 |   Alighted from his Tigre, and his hands
2.11.33.8 |   Discharged of his bow and deadly quar'le,
2.11.33.9 | To seize vpon his foe flat lying on the marle.

2.11.34.1 | Which now him turnd to disauantage deare;
2.11.34.2 |   For neither can he fly, nor other harme,
2.11.34.3 |   But trust vnto his strength and manhood meare,
2.11.34.4 |   Sith now he is farre from his monstrous swarme,
2.11.34.5 |   And of his weapons did himselfe disarme.
2.11.34.6 |   The knight yet wrothfull for his late disgrace,
2.11.34.7 |   Fiercely aduaunst his valorous right arme,
2.11.34.8 |   And him so sore smote with his yron mace,
2.11.34.9 | That groueling to the ground he fell, and fild his place.

2.11.35.1 | Well weened he, that field was then his owne,
2.11.35.2 |   And all his labour brought to happie end,
2.11.35.3 |   When suddein vp the villein ouerthrowne,
2.11.35.4 |   Out of his swowne arose, fresh to contend,
2.11.35.5 |   And gan himselfe to second battell bend,
2.11.35.6 |   As hurt he had not bene. Thereby there lay
2.11.35.7 |   An huge great stone, which stood vpon one end,
2.11.35.8 |   And had not bene remoued many a day;
2.11.35.9 | Some land-marke seem'd to be, or signe of sundry way.

2.11.36.1 | The same he snatcht, and with exceeding sway
2.11.36.2 |   Threw at his foe, who was right well aware
2.11.36.3 |   To shunne the engin of his meant decay;
2.11.36.4 |   It booted not to thinke that throw to beare,
2.11.36.5 |   But ground he gaue, and lightly leapt areare:
2.11.36.6 |   Eft fierce returning, as a Faulcon faire
2.11.36.7 |   That once hath failed of her souse full neare,
2.11.36.8 |   Remounts againe into the open aire,
2.11.36.9 | And vnto better fortune doth her selfe prepaire.

2.11.37.1 | So braue returning, with his brandisht blade,
2.11.37.2 |   He to the Carle himselfe againe addrest,
2.11.37.3 |   And strooke at him so sternely, that he made
2.11.37.4 |   An open passage through his riuen brest,
2.11.37.5 |   That halfe the steele behind his back did rest;
2.11.37.6 |   Which drawing backe, he looked euermore
2.11.37.7 |   When the hart bloud should gush out of his chest,
2.11.37.8 |   Or his dead corse should fall vpon the flore;
2.11.37.9 | But his dead corse vpon the flore fell nathemore.

2.11.38.1 | Ne drop of bloud appeared shed to bee,
2.11.38.2 |   All were the wounde so wide and wonderous,
2.11.38.3 |   That through his carkasse one might plainely see:
2.11.38.4 |   Halfe in a maze with horror hideous,
2.11.38.5 |   And halfe in rage, to be deluded thus,
2.11.38.6 |   Againe through both the sides he strooke him quight,
2.11.38.7 |   That made his spright to grone full piteous:
2.11.38.8 |   Yet nathemore forth fled his groning spright,
2.11.38.9 | But freshly as at first, prepard himselfe to fight.

2.11.39.1 | Thereat he smitten was with great affright,
2.11.39.2 |   And trembling terror did his hart apall,
2.11.39.3 |   Ne wist he, what to thinke of that same sight,
2.11.39.4 |   Ne what to say, ne what to doe at all;
2.11.39.5 |   He doubted, least it were some magicall
2.11.39.6 |   Illusion, that did beguile his sense,
2.11.39.7 |   Or wandring ghost, that wanted funerall,
2.11.39.8 |   Or aerie spirit vnder false pretence,
2.11.39.9 | Or hellish feend raysd vp through diuelish science.

2.11.40.1 | His wonder farre exceeded reasons reach,
2.11.40.2 |   That he began to doubt his dazeled sight,
2.11.40.3 |   And oft of error did himselfe appeach:
2.11.40.4 |   Flesh without bloud, a person without spright,
2.11.40.5 |   Wounds without hurt, a bodie without might,
2.11.40.6 |   That could doe harme, yet could not harmed bee,
2.11.40.7 |   That could not die, yet seem'd a mortall wight,
2.11.40.8 |   That was most strong in most infirmitee;
2.11.40.9 | Like did he neuer heare, like did he neuer see.

2.11.41.1 | A while he stood in this astonishment,
2.11.41.2 |   Yet would he not for all his great dismay
2.11.41.3 |   Giue ouer to effect his first intent,
2.11.41.4 |   And th'=vtmost meanes of victorie assay,
2.11.41.5 |   Or th'=vtmost issew of his owne decay.
2.11.41.6 |   His owne good sword \Morddure\, that neuer fayld
2.11.41.7 |   At need, till now, he lightly threw away,
2.11.41.8 |   And his bright shield, that nought him now auayld,
2.11.41.9 | And with his naked hands him forcibly assayld.

2.11.42.1 | Twixt his two mightie armes him vp he snatcht,
2.11.42.2 |   And crusht his carkasse so against his brest,
2.11.42.3 |   That the disdainfull soule he thence dispatcht,
2.11.42.4 |   And th'=idle breath all vtterly exprest:
2.11.42.5 |   Tho when he felt him dead, a downe he kest
2.11.42.6 |   The lumpish corse vnto the senselesse grownd;
2.11.42.7 |   Adowne he kest it with so puissant wrest,
2.11.42.8 |   That backe againe it did aloft rebownd,
2.11.42.9 | And gaue against his mother earth a gronefull sownd.

2.11.43.1 | As when \Ioues\ harnesse-bearing Bird from hie
2.11.43.2 |   Stoupes at a flying heron with proud disdaine,
2.11.43.3 |   The stone-dead quarrey fals so forciblie,
2.11.43.4 |   That it rebounds against the lowly plaine,
2.11.43.5 |   A second fall redoubling backe againe.
2.11.43.6 |   Then thought the Prince all perill sure was past,
2.11.43.7 |   And that he victor onely did remaine;
2.11.43.8 |   No sooner thought, then that the Carle as fast
2.11.43.9 | Gan heap huge strokes on him, as ere he downe was cast.

2.11.44.1 | Nigh his wits end then woxe th'=amazed knight,
2.11.44.2 |   And thought his labour lost and trauell vaine,
2.11.44.3 |   Against this lifelesse shadow so to fight:
2.11.44.4 |   Yet life he saw, and felt his mightie maine,
2.11.44.5 |   That whiles he marueild still, did still him paine:
2.11.44.6 |   For thy he gan some other wayes aduize,
2.11.44.7 |   How to take life from that dead-liuing swaine,
2.11.44.8 |   Whom still he marked freshly to arize
2.11.44.9 | From th'=earth, and from her wombe new spirits to reprize.

2.11.45.1 | He then remembred well, that had bene sayd,
2.11.45.2 |   How th'=Earth his mother was, and first him bore;
2.11.45.3 |   She eke so often, as his life decayd,
2.11.45.4 |   Did life with vsury to him restore,
2.11.45.5 |   And raysd him vp much stronger then before,
2.11.45.6 |   So soone as he vnto her wombe did fall;
2.11.45.7 |   Therefore to ground he would him cast no more,
2.11.45.8 |   Ne him commit to graue terrestriall,
2.11.45.9 | But beare him farre from hope of succour vsuall.

2.11.46.1 | Tho vp he caught him twixt his puissant hands,
2.11.46.2 |   And hauing scruzd out of his carrion corse
2.11.46.3 |   The lothfull life, now loosd from sinfull bands,
2.11.46.4 |   Vpon his shoulders carried him perforse
2.11.46.5 |   Aboue three furlongs, taking his full course,
2.11.46.6 |   Vntill he came vnto a standing lake;
2.11.46.7 |   Him thereinto he threw without remorse,
2.11.46.8 |   Ne stird, till hope of life did him forsake;
2.11.46.9 | So end of that Carles dayes, and his owne paines did make.

2.11.47.1 | Which when those wicked Hags from farre did spy,
2.11.47.2 |   Like two mad dogs they ran about the lands,
2.11.47.3 |   And th'=one of them with dreadfull yelling cry,
2.11.47.4 |   Throwing away her broken chaines and bands,
2.11.47.5 |   And hauing quencht her burning fier brands,
2.11.47.6 |   Hedlong her selfe did cast into that lake;
2.11.47.7 |   But \Impotence\ with her owne wilfull hands,
2.11.47.8 |   One of \Malegers\ cursed darts did take,
2.11.47.9 | So riu'd her trembling hart, and wicked end did make.

2.11.48.1 | Thus now alone he conquerour remaines;
2.11.48.2 |   Tho comming to his Squire, that kept his steed,
2.11.48.3 |   Thought to haue mounted, but his feeble vaines
2.11.48.4 |   Him faild thereto, and serued not his need,
2.11.48.5 |   Through losse of bloud, which from his wounds did bleed,
2.11.48.6 |   That he began to faint, and life decay:
2.11.48.7 |   But his good Squire him helping vp with speed,
2.11.48.8 |   With stedfast hand vpon his horse did stay,
2.11.48.9 | And led him to the Castle by the beaten way.

2.11.49.1 | Where many Groomes and Squiers readie were,
2.11.49.2 |   To take him from his steed full tenderly,
2.11.49.3 |   And eke the fairest \Alma\ met him there
2.11.49.4 |   With balme and wine and costly spicery,
2.11.49.5 |   To comfort him in his infirmity;
2.11.49.6 |   Eftsoones she causd him vp to be conuayd,
2.11.49.7 |   And of his armes despoyled easily,
2.11.49.8 |   In sumptuous bed she made him to be layd,
2.11.49.9 | And all the while his wounds were dressing, by him stayd.


2.12. A.1 | \Guyon, by Palmers gouernance,\
2.12. A.2 |   \passing through perils great,\
2.12. A.3 | \Doth ouerthrow the Bowre of blisse,\
2.12. A.4 |   \and Acrasie defeat.\

2.12. 1.1 | Now gins this goodly frame of Temperance
2.12. 1.2 |   Fairely to rise, and her adorned hed
2.12. 1.3 |   To pricke of highest praise forth to aduance,
2.12. 1.4 |   Formerly grounded, and fast setteled
2.12. 1.5 |   On firme foundation of true bountihed;
2.12. 1.6 |   And this braue knight, that for that vertue fights,
2.12. 1.7 |   Now comes to point of that same perilous sted,
2.12. 1.8 |   Where Pleasure dwelles in sensuall delights,
2.12. 1.9 | Mongst thousand dangers, and ten thousand magick mights.

2.12. 2.1 | Two dayes now in that sea he sayled has,
2.12. 2.2 |   Ne euer land beheld, ne liuing wight,
2.12. 2.3 |   Ne ought saue perill, still as he did pas:
2.12. 2.4 |   Tho when appeared the third \Morrow\ bright,
2.12. 2.5 |   Vpon the waues to spred her trembling light,
2.12. 2.6 |   An hideous roaring farre away they heard,
2.12. 2.7 |   That all their senses filled with affright,
2.12. 2.8 |   And streight they saw the raging surges reard
2.12. 2.9 | Vp to the skyes, that them of drowning made affeard.

2.12. 3.1 | Said then the Boteman, Palmer stere aright,
2.12. 3.2 |   And keepe an euen course; for yonder way
2.12. 3.3 |   We needes must passe (God do vs well acquight,)
2.12. 3.4 |   That is the \Gulfe of Greedinesse\, they say,
2.12. 3.5 |   That deepe engorgeth all this worldes pray:
2.12. 3.6 |   Which hauing swallowd vp excessiuely,
2.12. 3.7 |   He soone in vomit vp againe doth lay,
2.12. 3.8 |   And belcheth forth his superfluity,
2.12. 3.9 | That all the seas for feare do seeme away to fly.

2.12. 4.1 | On th'=other side an hideous Rocke is pight,
2.12. 4.2 |   Of mightie \Magnes\ stone, whose craggie clift
2.12. 4.3 |   Depending from on high, dreadfull to sight,
2.12. 4.4 |   Ouer the waues his rugged armes doth lift,
2.12. 4.5 |   And threatneth downe to throw his ragged rift
2.12. 4.6 |   On who so commeth nigh; yet nigh it drawes
2.12. 4.7 |   All passengers, that none from it can shift:
2.12. 4.8 |   For whiles they fly that Gulfes deuouring iawes,
2.12. 4.9 | They on this rock are rent, and sunck in helplesse wawes.

2.12. 5.1 | Forward they passe, and strongly he them rowes,
2.12. 5.2 |   Vntill they nigh vnto that Gulfe arriue,
2.12. 5.3 |   Where streame more violent and greedy growes:
2.12. 5.4 |   Then he with all his puissance doth striue
2.12. 5.5 |   To strike his oares, and mightily doth driue
2.12. 5.6 |   The hollow vessell through the threatfull waue,
2.12. 5.7 |   Which gaping wide, to swallow them aliue,
2.12. 5.8 |   In th'=huge abysse of his engulfing graue,
2.12. 5.9 | Doth rore at them in vaine, and with great terror raue.

2.12. 6.1 | They passing by, that griesly mouth did see,
2.12. 6.2 |   Sucking the seas into his entralles deepe,
2.12. 6.3 |   That seem'd more horrible then hell to bee,
2.12. 6.4 |   Or that darke dreadfull hole of \Tartare\ steepe,
2.12. 6.5 |   Through which the damned ghosts doen often creepe
2.12. 6.6 |   Backe to the world, bad liuers to torment:
2.12. 6.7 |   But nought that falles into this direfull deepe,
2.12. 6.8 |   Ne that approcheth nigh the wide descent,
2.12. 6.9 | May backe returne, but is condemned to be drent.

2.12. 7.1 | On th'=other side, they saw that perilous Rocke,
2.12. 7.2 |   Threatning it selfe on them to ruinate,
2.12. 7.3 |   On whose sharpe clifts the ribs of vessels broke,
2.12. 7.4 |   And shiuered ships, which had bene wrecked late,
2.12. 7.5 |   Yet stuck, with carkasses exanimate
2.12. 7.6 |   Of such, as hauing all their substance spent
2.12. 7.7 |   In wanton ioyes, and lustes intemperate,
2.12. 7.8 |   Did afterwards make shipwracke violent,
2.12. 7.9 | Both of their life, and fame for euer fowly blent.

2.12. 8.1 | For thy, this hight \The Rocke of\ vile \Reproch\,
2.12. 8.2 |   A daungerous and detestable place,
2.12. 8.3 |   To which nor fish nor fowle did once approch,
2.12. 8.4 |   But yelling Meawes, with Seagulles hoarse and bace,
2.12. 8.5 |   And Cormoyrants, with birds of rauenous race,
2.12. 8.6 |   Which still sate waiting on that wastfull clift,
2.12. 8.7 |   For spoyle of wretches, whose vnhappie cace,
2.12. 8.8 |   After lost credite and consumed thrift,
2.12. 8.9 | At last them driuen hath to this despairefull drift.

2.12. 9.1 | The Palmer seeing them in safetie past,
2.12. 9.2 |   Thus said; Behold th'=ensamples in our sights,
2.12. 9.3 |   Of lustfull luxurie and thriftlesse wast:
2.12. 9.4 |   What now is left of miserable wights,
2.12. 9.5 |   Which spent their looser daies in lewd delights,
2.12. 9.6 |   But shame and sad reproch, here to be red,
2.12. 9.7 |   By these rent reliques, speaking their ill plights?
2.12. 9.8 |   Let all that liue, hereby be counselled,
2.12. 9.9 | To shunne \Rocke of Reproch\, and it as death to dred.

2.12.10.1 | So forth they rowed, and that \Ferryman\
2.12.10.2 |   With his stiffe oares did brush the sea so strong,
2.12.10.3 |   That the hoare waters from his frigot ran,
2.12.10.4 |   And the light bubbles daunced all along,
2.12.10.5 |   Whiles the salt brine out of the billowes sprong.
2.12.10.6 |   At last farre off they many Islands spy,
2.12.10.7 |   On euery side floting the floods emong:
2.12.10.8 |   Then said the knight, Loe I the land descry,
2.12.10.9 | Therefore old Syre thy course do thereunto apply.

2.12.11.1 | That may not be, said then the \Ferryman\
2.12.11.2 |   Least we vnweeting hap to be fordonne:
2.12.11.3 |   For those same Islands, seeming now and than,
2.12.11.4 |   Are not firme land, nor any certein wonne,
2.12.11.5 |   But straggling plots, which to and fro do ronne
2.12.11.6 |   In the wide waters: therefore are they hight
2.12.11.7 |   The \wandring Islands\. Therefore doe them shonne;
2.12.11.8 |   For they haue oft drawne many a wandring wight
2.12.11.9 | Into most deadly daunger and distressed plight.

2.12.12.1 | Yet well they seeme to him, that farre doth vew,
2.12.12.2 |   Both faire and fruitfull, and the ground dispred
2.12.12.3 |   With grassie greene of delectable hew,
2.12.12.4 |   And the tall trees with leaues apparelled,
2.12.12.5 |   Are deckt with blossomes dyde in white and red,
2.12.12.6 |   That mote the passengers thereto allure;
2.12.12.7 |   But whosoeuer once hath fastened
2.12.12.8 |   His foot thereon, may neuer it recure,
2.12.12.9 | But wandreth euer more vncertein and vnsure.

2.12.13.1 | As th'=Isle of \Delos\ whylome men report
2.12.13.2 |   Amid th'=\A+Ega+ean\ sea long time did stray,
2.12.13.3 |   Ne made for shipping any certaine port,
2.12.13.4 |   Till that \Latona\ traueiling that way,
2.12.13.5 |   Flying from \Iunoes\ wrath and hard assay,
2.12.13.6 |   Of her faire twins was there deliuered,
2.12.13.7 |   Which afterwards did rule the night and day;
2.12.13.8 |   Thenceforth it firmely was established,
2.12.13.9 | And for \Apolloes\ honor highly herried.

2.12.14.1 | They to him hearken, as beseemeth meete,
2.12.14.2 |   And passe on forward: so their way does ly,
2.12.14.3 |   That one of those same Islands, which doe fleet
2.12.14.4 |   In the wide sea, they needes must passen by,
2.12.14.5 |   Which seemd so sweet and pleasant to the eye,
2.12.14.6 |   That it would tempt a man to touchen there:
2.12.14.7 |   Vpon the banck they sitting did espy
2.12.14.8 |   A daintie damzell, dressing of her heare,
2.12.14.9 | By whom a litle skippet floting did appeare.

2.12.15.1 | She them espying, loud to them can call,
2.12.15.2 |   Bidding them nigher draw vnto the shore;
2.12.15.3 |   For she had cause to busie them withall;
2.12.15.4 |   And therewith loudly laught: But nathemore
2.12.15.5 |   Would they once turne, but kept on as afore:
2.12.15.6 |   Which when she saw, she left her lockes vndight,
2.12.15.7 |   And running to her boat withouten ore
2.12.15.8 |   From the departing land it launched light,
2.12.15.9 | And after them did driue with all her power and might.

2.12.16.1 | Whom ouertaking, she in merry sort
2.12.16.2 |   Them gan to bord, and purpose diuersly,
2.12.16.3 |   Now faining dalliance and wanton sport,
2.12.16.4 |   Now throwing forth lewd words immodestly;
2.12.16.5 |   Till that the Palmer gan full bitterly
2.12.16.6 |   Her to rebuke, for being loose and light:
2.12.16.7 |   Which not abiding, but more scornefully
2.12.16.8 |   Scoffing at him, that did her iustly wite,
2.12.16.9 | She turnd her bote about, and from them rowed quite.

2.12.17.1 | That was the wanton \Pho+edria\, which late
2.12.17.2 |   Did ferry him ouer the \Idle lake\:
2.12.17.3 |   Whom nought regarding, they kept on their gate,
2.12.17.4 |   And all her vaine allurements did forsake,
2.12.17.5 |   When them the wary Boateman thus bespake;
2.12.17.6 |   Here now behoueth vs well to auyse,
2.12.17.7 |   And of our safetie good heede to take;
2.12.17.8 |   For here before a perlous passage lyes,
2.12.17.9 | Where many Mermayds haunt, making false melodies.

2.12.18.1 | But by the way, there is a great Quicksand,
2.12.18.2 |   And a whirlepoole of hidden ieopardy,
2.12.18.3 |   Therefore, Sir Palmer, keepe an euen hand;
2.12.18.4 |   For twixt them both the narrow way doth ly.
2.12.18.5 |   Scarse had he said, when hard at hand they spy
2.12.18.6 |   That quicksand nigh with water couered;
2.12.18.7 |   But by the checked waue they did descry
2.12.18.8 |   It plaine, and by the sea discoloured:
2.12.18.9 | It called was the quicksand of \Vnthriftyhed\.

2.12.19.1 | They passing by, a goodly Ship did see,
2.12.19.2 |   Laden from far with precious merchandize,
2.12.19.3 |   And brauely furnished, as ship might bee,
2.12.19.4 |   Which through great disauenture, or mesprize,
2.12.19.5 |   Her selfe had runne into that hazardize;
2.12.19.6 |   Whose mariners and merchants with much toyle,
2.12.19.7 |   Labour'd in vaine, to haue recur'd their prize,
2.12.19.8 |   And the rich wares to saue from pitteous spoyle,
2.12.19.9 | But neither toyle nor trauell might her backe recoyle.

2.12.20.1 | On th'=other side they see that perilous Poole,
2.12.20.2 |   That called was the \Whirlepoole of decay\,
2.12.20.3 |   In which full many had with haplesse doole
2.12.20.4 |   Beene suncke, of whom no memorie did stay:
2.12.20.5 |   Whose circled waters rapt with whirling sway,
2.12.20.6 |   Like to a restlesse wheele, still running round,
2.12.20.7 |   Did couet, as they passed by that way,
2.12.20.8 |   To draw their boate within the vtmost bound
2.12.20.9 | Of his wide \Labyrinth\, and then to haue them dround.

2.12.21.1 | But th'=heedfull Boateman strongly forth did stretch
2.12.21.2 |   His brawnie armes, and all his body straine,
2.12.21.3 |   That th'=vtmost sandy breach they shortly fetch,
2.12.21.4 |   Whiles the dred daunger does behind remaine.
2.12.21.5 |   Suddeine they see from midst of all the Maine,
2.12.21.6 |   The surging waters like a mountaine rise,
2.12.21.7 |   And the great sea puft vp with proud disdaine,
2.12.21.8 |   To swell aboue the measure of his guise,
2.12.21.9 | As threatning to deuoure all, that his powre despise.

2.12.22.1 | The waues come rolling, and the billowes rore
2.12.22.2 |   Outragiously, as they enraged were,
2.12.22.3 |   Or wrathfull \Neptune\ did them driue before
2.12.22.4 |   His whirling charet, for exceeding feare:
2.12.22.5 |   For not one puffe of wind there did appeare,
2.12.22.6 |   That all the three thereat woxe much afrayd,
2.12.22.7 |   Vnweeting, what such horrour straunge did reare.
2.12.22.8 |   Eftsoones they saw an hideous hoast arrayd,
2.12.22.9 | Of huge Sea monsters, such as liuing sence dismayd.

2.12.23.1 | Most vgly shapes, and horrible aspects,
2.12.23.2 |   Such as Dame Nature selfe mote feare to see,
2.12.23.3 |   Or shame, that euer should so fowle defects
2.12.23.4 |   From her most cunning hand escaped bee;
2.12.23.5 |   All dreadfull pourtraicts of deformitee:
2.12.23.6 |   Spring-headed \Hydraes\, and sea-shouldring Whales,
2.12.23.7 |   Great whirlpooles, which all fishes make to flee,
2.12.23.8 |   Bright Scolopendraes, arm'd with siluer scales,
2.12.23.9 | Mighty \Monoceroses\, with immeasured tayles.

2.12.24.1 | The dreadfull Fish, that hath deseru'd the name
2.12.24.2 |   Of Death, and like him lookes in dreadfull hew,
2.12.24.3 |   The griesly Wasserman, that makes his game
2.12.24.4 |   The flying ships with swiftnesse to pursew,
2.12.24.5 |   The horrible Sea-satyre, that doth shew
2.12.24.6 |   His fearefull face in time of greatest storme,
2.12.24.7 |   Huge \Ziffius\, whom Mariners eschew
2.12.24.8 |   No lesse, then rockes, (as trauellers informe,)
2.12.24.9 | And greedy \Rosmarines\ with visages deforme.

2.12.25.1 | All these, and thousand thousands many more,
2.12.25.2 |   And more deformed Monsters thousand fold,
2.12.25.3 |   With dreadfull noise, and hollow rombling rore,
2.12.25.4 |   Came rushing in the fomy waues enrold,
2.12.25.5 |   Which seem'd to fly for feare, them to behold:
2.12.25.6 |   Ne wonder, if these did the knight appall;
2.12.25.7 |   For all that here on earth we dreadfull hold,
2.12.25.8 |   Be but as bugs to fearen babes withall,
2.12.25.9 | Compared to the creatures in the seas entrall.

2.12.26.1 | Feare nought, (then said the Palmer well auiz'd;)
2.12.26.2 |   For these same Monsters are not these in deed,
2.12.26.3 |   But are into these fearefull shapes disguiz'd
2.12.26.4 |   By that same wicked witch, to worke vs dreed,
2.12.26.5 |   And draw from on this iourney to proceede.
2.12.26.6 |   Tho lifting vp his vertuous staffe on hye,
2.12.26.7 |   He smote the sea, which calmed was with speed,
2.12.26.8 |   And all that dreadfull Armie fast gan flye
2.12.26.9 | Into great \Tethys\ bosome, where they hidden lye.

2.12.27.1 | Quit from that daunger, forth their course they kept,
2.12.27.2 |   And as they went, they heard a ruefull cry
2.12.27.3 |   Of one, that wayld and pittifully wept,
2.12.27.4 |   That through the sea the resounding plaints did fly:
2.12.27.5 |   At last they in an Island did espy
2.12.27.6 |   A seemely Maiden, sitting by the shore,
2.12.27.7 |   That with great sorrow and sad agony,
2.12.27.8 |   Seemed some great misfortune to deplore,
2.12.27.9 | And lowd to them for succour called euermore.

2.12.28.1 | Which \Guyon\ hearing, streight his Palmer bad,
2.12.28.2 |   To stere the boate towards that dolefull Mayd,
2.12.28.3 |   That he might know, and ease her sorrow sad:
2.12.28.4 |   Who him auizing better, to him sayd;
2.12.28.5 |   Faire Sir, be not displeasd, if disobayd:
2.12.28.6 |   For ill it were to hearken to her cry;
2.12.28.7 |   For she is inly nothing ill apayd,
2.12.28.8 |   But onely womanish fine forgery,
2.12.28.9 | Your stubborne hart t'=affect with fraile infirmity.

2.12.29.1 | To which when she your courage hath inclind
2.12.29.2 |   Through foolish pitty, then her guilefull bayt
2.12.29.3 |   She will embosome deeper in your mind,
2.12.29.4 |   And for your ruine at the last awayt.
2.12.29.5 |   The knight was ruled, and the Boateman strayt
2.12.29.6 |   Held on his course with stayed stedfastnesse,
2.12.29.7 |   Ne euer shruncke, ne euer sought to bayt
2.12.29.8 |   His tyred armes for toylesome wearinesse,
2.12.29.9 | But with his oares did sweepe the watry wildernesse.

2.12.30.1 | And now they nigh approched to the sted,
2.12.30.2 |   Where as those Mermayds dwelt: it was a still
2.12.30.3 |   And calmy bay, on th'=one side sheltered
2.12.30.4 |   With the brode shadow of an hoarie hill,
2.12.30.5 |   On th'=other side an high rocke toured still,
2.12.30.6 |   That twixt them both a pleasaunt port they made,
2.12.30.7 |   And did like an halfe Theatre fulfill:
2.12.30.8 |   There those fiue sisters had continuall trade,
2.12.30.9 | And vsd to bath themselues in that deceiptfull shade.

2.12.31.1 | They were faire Ladies, till they fondly striu'd
2.12.31.2 |   With th'=\Heliconian\ maides for maistery;
2.12.31.3 |   Of whom they ouer-comen, were depriu'd
2.12.31.4 |   Of their proud beautie, and th'=one moyity
2.12.31.5 |   Transform'd to fish, for their bold surquedry,
2.12.31.6 |   But th'=vpper halfe their hew retained still,
2.12.31.7 |   And their sweet skill in wonted melody;
2.12.31.8 |   Which euer after they abusd to ill,
2.12.31.9 | T'=allure weake trauellers, whom gotten they did kill.

2.12.32.1 | So now to \Guyon\, as he passed by,
2.12.32.2 |   Their pleasaunt tunes they sweetly thus applide;
2.12.32.3 |   O thou faire sonne of gentle Faery,
2.12.32.4 |   That art in mighty armes most magnifide
2.12.32.5 |   Aboue all knights, that euer battell tride,
2.12.32.6 |   O turne thy rudder hither-ward a while:
2.12.32.7 |   Here may thy storme-bet vessell safely ride;
2.12.32.8 |   This is the Port of rest from troublous toyle,
2.12.32.9 | The worlds sweet In, from paine and wearisome turmoyle.

2.12.33.1 | With that the rolling sea resounding soft,
2.12.33.2 |   In his big base them fitly answered,
2.12.33.3 |   And on the rocke the waues breaking aloft,
2.12.33.4 |   A solemne Meane vnto them measured,
2.12.33.5 |   The whiles sweet \Zephirus\ lowd whisteled
2.12.33.6 |   His treble, a straunge kinde of harmony;
2.12.33.7 |   Which \Guyons\ senses softly tickeled,
2.12.33.8 |   That he the boateman bad row easily,
2.12.33.9 | And let him heare some part of their rare melody.

2.12.34.1 | But him the Palmer from that vanity,
2.12.34.2 |   With temperate aduice discounselled,
2.12.34.3 |   That they it past, and shortly gan descry
2.12.34.4 |   The land, to which their course they leueled;
2.12.34.5 |   When suddeinly a grosse fog ouer spred
2.12.34.6 |   With his dull vapour all that desert has,
2.12.34.7 |   And heauens chearefull face enueloped,
2.12.34.8 |   That all things one, and one as nothing was,
2.12.34.9 | And this great Vniuerse seemd one confused mas.

2.12.35.1 | Thereat they greatly were dismayd, ne wist
2.12.35.2 |   How to direct their way in darkenesse wide,
2.12.35.3 |   But feard to wander in that wastfull mist,
2.12.35.4 |   For tombling into mischiefe vnespide.
2.12.35.5 |   Worse is the daunger hidden, then descride.
2.12.35.6 |   Suddeinly an innumerable flight
2.12.35.7 |   Of harmefull fowles about them fluttering, cride,
2.12.35.8 |   And with their wicked wings them oft did smight,
2.12.35.9 | And sore annoyed, groping in that griesly night.

2.12.36.1 | Euen all the nation of vnfortunate
2.12.36.2 |   And fatall birds about them flocked were,
2.12.36.3 |   Such as by nature men abhorre and hate,
2.12.36.4 |   The ill-faste Owle, deaths dreadfull messengere,
2.12.36.5 |   The hoars Night-rauen, trump of dolefull drere,
2.12.36.6 |   The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy,
2.12.36.7 |   The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere,
2.12.36.8 |   The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy,
2.12.36.9 | The hellish Harpies, prophets of sad destiny.

2.12.37.1 | All those, and all that else does horrour breed,
2.12.37.2 |   About them flew, and fild their sayles with feare:
2.12.37.3 |   Yet stayd they not, but forward did proceed,
2.12.37.4 |   Whiles th'=one did row, and th'=other stifly steare;
2.12.37.5 |   Till that at last the weather gan to cleare,
2.12.37.6 |   And the faire land it selfe did plainly show.
2.12.37.7 |   Said then the Palmer, Lo where does appeare
2.12.37.8 |   The sacred soile, where all our perils grow;
2.12.37.9 | Therefore, Sir knight, your ready armes about you throw.

2.12.38.1 | He hearkned, and his armes about him tooke,
2.12.38.2 |   The whiles the nimble boate so well her sped,
2.12.38.3 |   That with her crooked keele the land she strooke,
2.12.38.4 |   Then forth the noble \Guyon\ sallied,
2.12.38.5 |   And his sage Palmer, that him gouerned;
2.12.38.6 |   But th'=other by his boate behind did stay.
2.12.38.7 |   They marched fairly forth, of nought ydred,
2.12.38.8 |   Both firmely armd for euery hard assay,
2.12.38.9 | With constancy and care, gainst daunger and dismay.

2.12.39.1 | Ere long they heard an hideous bellowing,
2.12.39.2 |   Of many beasts, that roard outrageously,
2.12.39.3 |   As if that hungers point, or \Venus\ sting
2.12.39.4 |   Had them enraged with fell surquedry;
2.12.39.5 |   Yet nought they feard, but past on hardily,
2.12.39.6 |   Vntill they came in vew of those wild beasts:
2.12.39.7 |   Who all attonce, gaping full greedily,
2.12.39.8 |   And rearing fiercely their vpstarting crests,
2.12.39.9 | Ran towards, to deuoure those vnexpected guests.

2.12.40.1 | But soone as they approcht with deadly threat,
2.12.40.2 |   The Palmer ouer them his staffe vpheld,
2.12.40.3 |   His mighty staffe, that could all charmes defeat:
2.12.40.4 |   Eftsoones their stubborne courages were queld,
2.12.40.5 |   And high aduaunced crests downe meekely feld,
2.12.40.6 |   In stead of fraying, they them selues did feare,
2.12.40.7 |   And trembled, as them passing they beheld:
2.12.40.8 |   Such wondrous powre did in that staffe appeare,
2.12.40.9 | All monsters to subdew to him, that did it beare.

2.12.41.1 | Of that same wood it fram'd was cunningly,
2.12.41.2 |   Of which \Caduceus\ whilome was made,
2.12.41.3 |   \Caduceus\ the rod of \Mercury\,
2.12.41.4 |   With which he wonts the \Stygian\ realmes inuade,
2.12.41.5 |   Through ghastly horrour, and eternall shade;
2.12.41.6 |   Th'=infernall feends with it he can asswage,
2.12.41.7 |   And \Orcus\ tame, whom nothing can perswade,
2.12.41.8 |   And rule the \Furyes\, when they most do rage:
2.12.41.9 | Such vertue in his staffe had eke this Palmer sage.

2.12.42.1 | Thence passing forth, they shortly do arriue,
2.12.42.2 |   Whereas the Bowre of \Blisse\ was situate;
2.12.42.3 |   A place pickt out by choice of best aliue,
2.12.42.4 |   That natures worke by art can imitate:
2.12.42.5 |   In which what euer in this worldly state
2.12.42.6 |   Is sweet, and pleasing vnto liuing sense,
2.12.42.7 |   Or that may dayntiest fantasie aggrate,
2.12.42.8 |   Was poured forth with plentifull dispence,
2.12.42.9 | And made there to abound with lauish affluence.

2.12.43.1 | Goodly it was enclosed round about,
2.12.43.2 |   Aswell their entred guestes to keepe within,
2.12.43.3 |   As those vnruly beasts to hold without;
2.12.43.4 |   Yet was the fence thereof but weake and thin;
2.12.43.5 |   Nought feard their force, that fortilage to win,
2.12.43.6 |   But wisedomes powre, and temperaunces might,
2.12.43.7 |   By which the mightiest things efforced bin:
2.12.43.8 |   And eke the gate was wrought of substaunce light,
2.12.43.9 | Rather for pleasure, then for battery or fight.

2.12.44.1 | Yt framed was of precious yuory,
2.12.44.2 |   That seemd a worke of admirable wit;
2.12.44.3 |   And therein all the famous history
2.12.44.4 |   Of \Iason\ and \Meda+ea\ was ywrit;
2.12.44.5 |   Her mighty charmes, her furious louing fit,
2.12.44.6 |   His goodly conquest of the golden fleece,
2.12.44.7 |   His falsed faith, and loue too lightly flit,
2.12.44.8 |   The wondred \Argo\, which in venturous peece
2.12.44.9 | First through the \Euxine\ seas bore all the flowr of \Greece\.

2.12.45.1 | Ye might haue seene the frothy billowes fry
2.12.45.2 |   Vnder the ship, as thorough them she went,
2.12.45.3 |   That seemd the waues were into yuory,
2.12.45.4 |   Or yuory into the waues were sent;
2.12.45.5 |   And other where the snowy substaunce sprent
2.12.45.6 |   With vermell, like the boyes bloud therein shed,
2.12.45.7 |   A piteous spectacle did represent,
2.12.45.8 |   And otherwhiles with gold besprinkeled;
2.12.45.9 | Yt seemd th'=enchaunted flame, which did \Creu|sa\ wed.

2.12.46.1 | All this, and more might in that goodly gate
2.12.46.2 |   Be red; that euer open stood to all,
2.12.46.3 |   Which thither came: but in the Porch there sate
2.12.46.4 |   A comely personage of stature tall,
2.12.46.5 |   And semblaunce pleasing, more then naturall,
2.12.46.6 |   That trauellers to him seemd to entize;
2.12.46.7 |   His looser garment to the ground did fall,
2.12.46.8 |   And flew about his heeles in wanton wize,
2.12.46.9 | Not fit for speedy pace, or manly exercize.

2.12.47.1 | They in that place him \Genius\ did call:
2.12.47.2 |   Not that celestiall powre, to whom the care
2.12.47.3 |   Of life, and generation of all
2.12.47.4 |   That liues, pertaines in charge particulare,
2.12.47.5 |   Who wondrous things concerning our welfare,
2.12.47.6 |   And straunge phantomes doth let vs oft forsee,
2.12.47.7 |   And oft of secret ill bids vs beware:
2.12.47.8 |   That is our Selfe, whom though we do not see,
2.12.47.9 | Yet each doth in him selfe it well perceiue to bee.

2.12.48.1 | Therefore a God him sage Antiquity
2.12.48.2 |   Did wisely make, and good \Agdistes\ call:
2.12.48.3 |   But this same was to that quite contrary,
2.12.48.4 |   The foe of life, that good enuyes to all,
2.12.48.5 |   That secretly doth vs procure to fall,
2.12.48.6 |   Through guilefull semblaunts, which he makes vs see.
2.12.48.7 |   He of this Gardin had the gouernall,
2.12.48.8 |   And Pleasures porter was deuizd to bee,
2.12.48.9 | Holding a staffe in hand for more formalitee.

2.12.49.1 | With diuerse flowres he daintily was deckt,
2.12.49.2 |   And strowed round about, and by his side
2.12.49.3 |   A mighty Mazer bowle of wine was set,
2.12.49.4 |   As if it had to him bene sacrifide;
2.12.49.5 |   Wherewith all new-come guests he gratifide:
2.12.49.6 |   So did he eke Sir \Guyon\ passing by:
2.12.49.7 |   But he his idle curtesie defide,
2.12.49.8 |   And ouerthrew his bowle disdainfully;
2.12.49.9 | And broke his staffe, with which he charmed semblants sly.

2.12.50.1 | Thus being entred, they behold around
2.12.50.2 |   A large and spacious plaine, on euery side
2.12.50.3 |   Strowed with pleasauns, whose faire grassy ground
2.12.50.4 |   Mantled with greene, and goodly beautifide
2.12.50.5 |   With all the ornaments of \Floraes\ pride,
2.12.50.6 |   Wherewith her mother Art, as halfe in scorne
2.12.50.7 |   Of niggard Nature, like a pompous bride
2.12.50.8 |   Did decke her, and too lauishly adorne,
2.12.50.9 | When forth from virgin bowre she comes in th'=early morne.

2.12.51.1 | Thereto the Heauens alwayes Iouiall,
2.12.51.2 |   Lookt on them louely, still in stedfast state,
2.12.51.3 |   Ne suffred storme nor frost on them to fall,
2.12.51.4 |   Their tender buds or leaues to violate,
2.12.51.5 |   Nor scorching heat, nor cold intemperate
2.12.51.6 |   T'=afflict the creatures, which therein did dwell,
2.12.51.7 |   But the milde aire with season moderate
2.12.51.8 |   Gently attempred, and disposd so well,
2.12.51.9 | That still it breathed forth sweet spirit and holesome smell.

2.12.52.1 | More sweet and holesome, then the pleasaunt hill
2.12.52.2 |   Of \Rhodope\, on which the Nimphe, that bore
2.12.52.3 |   A gyaunt babe, her selfe for griefe did kill;
2.12.52.4 |   Or the Thessalian \Tempe\, where of yore
2.12.52.5 |   Faire \Daphne Pho+ebus\ hart with loue did gore;
2.12.52.6 |   Or \Ida\, where the Gods lou'd to repaire,
2.12.52.7 |   When euer they their heauenly bowres forlore;
2.12.52.8 |   Or sweet \Parnasse\, the haunt of Muses faire;
2.12.52.9 | Or \Eden\ selfe, if ought with \Eden\ mote compaire.

2.12.53.1 | Much wondred \Guyon\ at the faire aspect
2.12.53.2 |   Of that sweet place, yet suffred no delight
2.12.53.3 |   To sincke into his sence, nor mind affect,
2.12.53.4 |   But passed forth, and lookt still forward right,
2.12.53.5 |   Bridling his will, and maistering his might:
2.12.53.6 |   Till that he came vnto another gate;
2.12.53.7 |   No gate, but like one, being goodly dight
2.12.53.8 |   With boughes and braunches, which did broad dilate
2.12.53.9 | Their clasping armes, in wanton wreathings intricate.

2.12.54.1 | So fashioned a Porch with rare deuice,
2.12.54.2 |   Archt ouer head with an embracing vine,
2.12.54.3 |   Whose bounches hanging downe, seemed to entice
2.12.54.4 |   All passers by, to tast their lushious wine,
2.12.54.5 |   And did themselues into their hands incline,
2.12.54.6 |   As freely offering to be gathered:
2.12.54.7 |   Some deepe empurpled as the \Hyacint\,
2.12.54.8 |   Some as the Rubine, laughing sweetly red,
2.12.54.9 | Some like faire Emeraudes, not yet well ripened.

2.12.55.1 | And them amongst, some were of burnisht gold,
2.12.55.2 |   So made by art, to beautifie the rest,
2.12.55.3 |   Which did themselues emongst the leaues enfold,
2.12.55.4 |   As lurking from the vew of couetous guest,
2.12.55.5 |   That the weake bowes, with so rich load opprest,
2.12.55.6 |   Did bow adowne, as ouer-burdened.
2.12.55.7 |   Vnder that Porch a comely dame did rest,
2.12.55.8 |   Clad in faire weedes, but fowle disordered,
2.12.55.9 | And garments loose, that seemd vnmeet for womanhed.

2.12.56.1 | In her left hand a Cup of gold she held,
2.12.56.2 |   And with her right the riper fruit did reach,
2.12.56.3 |   Whose sappy liquor, that with fulnesse sweld,
2.12.56.4 |   Into her cup she scruzd, with daintie breach
2.12.56.5 |   Of her fine fingers, without fowle empeach,
2.12.56.6 |   That so faire wine-presse made the wine more sweet:
2.12.56.7 |   Thereof she vsd to giue to drinke to each,
2.12.56.8 |   Whom passing by she happened to meet:
2.12.56.9 | It was her guise, all Straungers goodly so to greet.

2.12.57.1 | So she to \Guyon\ offred it to tast;
2.12.57.2 |   Who taking it out of her tender hond,
2.12.57.3 |   The cup to ground did violently cast,
2.12.57.4 |   That all in peeces it was broken fond,
2.12.57.5 |   And with the liquor stained all the lond:
2.12.57.6 |   Whereat \Excesse\ exceedingly was wroth,
2.12.57.7 |   Yet no'=te the same amend, ne yet withstond,
2.12.57.8 |   But suffered him to passe, all were she loth;
2.12.57.9 | Who nought regarding her displeasure forward goth.

2.12.58.1 | There the most daintie Paradise on ground,
2.12.58.2 |   It selfe doth offer to his sober eye,
2.12.58.3 |   In which all pleasures plenteously abound,
2.12.58.4 |   And none does others happinesse enuye:
2.12.58.5 |   The painted flowres, the trees vpshooting hye,
2.12.58.6 |   The dales for shade, the hilles for breathing space,
2.12.58.7 |   The trembling groues, the Christall running by;
2.12.58.8 |   And that, which all faire workes doth most aggrace,
2.12.58.9 | The art, which all that wrought, appeared in no place.

2.12.59.1 | One would haue thought, (so cunningly, the rude,
2.12.59.2 |   And scorned parts were mingled with the fine,)
2.12.59.3 |   That nature had for wantonesse ensude
2.12.59.4 |   Art, and that Art at nature did repine;
2.12.59.5 |   So striuing each th'=other to vndermine,
2.12.59.6 |   Each did the others worke more beautifie;
2.12.59.7 |   So diff'ring both in willes, agreed in fine:
2.12.59.8 |   So all agreed through sweete diuersitie,
2.12.59.9 | This Gardin to adorne with all varietie.

2.12.60.1 | And in the midst of all, a fountaine stood,
2.12.60.2 |   Of richest substaunce, that on earth might bee,
2.12.60.3 |   So pure and shiny, that the siluer flood
2.12.60.4 |   Through euery channell running one might see;
2.12.60.5 |   Most goodly it with curious imageree
2.12.60.6 |   Was ouer-wrought, and shapes of naked boyes,
2.12.60.7 |   Of which some seemd with liuely iollitee,
2.12.60.8 |   To fly about, playing their wanton toyes,
2.12.60.9 | Whilest others did them selues embay in liquid ioyes.

2.12.61.1 | And ouer all, of purest gold was spred,
2.12.61.2 |   A trayle of yuie in his natiue hew:
2.12.61.3 |   For the rich mettall was so coloured,
2.12.61.4 |   That wight, who did not well auis'd it vew,
2.12.61.5 |   Would surely deeme it to be yuie trew:
2.12.61.6 |   Low his lasciuious armes adown did creepe,
2.12.61.7 |   That themselues dipping in the siluer dew,
2.12.61.8 |   Their fleecy flowres they tenderly did steepe,
2.12.61.9 | Which drops of Christall seemd for wantones to weepe.

2.12.62.1 | Infinit streames continually did well
2.12.62.2 |   Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see,
2.12.62.3 |   The which into an ample lauer fell,
2.12.62.4 |   And shortly grew to so great quantitie,
2.12.62.5 |   That like a little lake it seemd to bee;
2.12.62.6 |   Whose depth exceeded not three cubits hight,
2.12.62.7 |   That through the waues one might the bottom see,
2.12.62.8 |   All pau'd beneath with Iaspar shining bright,
2.12.62.9 | That seemd the fountaine in that sea did sayle vpright.

2.12.63.1 | And all the margent round about was set,
2.12.63.2 |   With shady Laurell trees, thence to defend
2.12.63.3 |   The sunny beames, which on the billowes bet,
2.12.63.4 |   And those which therein bathed, mote offend.
2.12.63.5 |   As \Guyon\ hapned by the same to wend,
2.12.63.6 |   Two naked Damzelles he therein espyde,
2.12.63.7 |   Which therein bathing, seemed to contend,
2.12.63.8 |   And wrestle wantonly, ne car'd to hyde,
2.12.63.9 | Their dainty parts from vew of any, which them eyde.

2.12.64.1 | Sometimes the one would lift the other quight
2.12.64.2 |   Aboue the waters, and then downe againe
2.12.64.3 |   Her plong, as ouer maistered by might,
2.12.64.4 |   Where both awhile would couered remaine,
2.12.64.5 |   And each the other from to rise restraine;
2.12.64.6 |   The whiles their snowy limbes, as through a vele,
2.12.64.7 |   So through the Christall waues appeared plaine:
2.12.64.8 |   Then suddeinly both would themselues vnhele,
2.12.64.9 | And th'=amarous sweet spoiles to greedy eyes reuele.

2.12.65.1 | As that faire Starre, the messenger of morne,
2.12.65.2 |   His deawy face out of the sea doth reare:
2.12.65.3 |   Or as the \Cyprian\ goddesse, newly borne
2.12.65.4 |   Of th'=Oceans fruitfull froth, did first appeare:
2.12.65.5 |   Such seemed they, and so their yellow heare
2.12.65.6 |   Christalline humour dropped downe apace.
2.12.65.7 |   Whom such when \Guyon\ saw, he drew him neare,
2.12.65.8 |   And somewhat gan relent his earnest pace,
2.12.65.9 | His stubborne brest gan secret pleasaunce to embrace.

2.12.66.1 | The wanton Maidens him espying, stood
2.12.66.2 |   Gazing a while at his vnwonted guise;
2.12.66.3 |   Then th'=one her selfe low ducked in the flood,
2.12.66.4 |   Abasht, that her a straunger did a vise:
2.12.66.5 |   But th'=other rather higher did arise,
2.12.66.6 |   And her two lilly paps aloft displayd,
2.12.66.7 |   And all, that might his melting hart entise
2.12.66.8 |   To her delights, she vnto him bewrayd:
2.12.66.9 | The rest hid vnderneath, him more desirous made.

2.12.67.1 | With that, the other likewise vp arose,
2.12.67.2 |   And her faire lockes, which formerly were bownd
2.12.67.3 |   Vp in one knot, he low adowne did lose:
2.12.67.4 |   Which flowing long and thick, her cloth'd arownd,
2.12.67.5 |   And th'=yuorie in golden mantle gownd:
2.12.67.6 |   So that faire spectacle from him was reft,
2.12.67.7 |   Yet that, which reft it, no lesse faire was fownd:
2.12.67.8 |   So hid in lockes and waues from lookers theft,
2.12.67.9 | Nought but her louely face she for his looking left.

2.12.68.1 | Withall she laughed, and she blusht withall,
2.12.68.2 |   That blushing to her laughter gaue more grace,
2.12.68.3 |   And laughter to her blushing, as did fall:
2.12.68.4 |   Now when they spide the knight to slacke his pace,
2.12.68.5 |   Them to behold, and in his sparkling face
2.12.68.6 |   The secret signes of kindled lust appeare,
2.12.68.7 |   Their wanton meriments they did encreace,
2.12.68.8 |   And to him beckned, to approch more neare,
2.12.68.9 | And shewd him many sights, that courage cold could reare.

2.12.69.1 | On which when gazing him the Palmer saw,
2.12.69.2 |   He much rebukt those wandring eyes of his,
2.12.69.3 |   And counseld well, him forward thence did draw.
2.12.69.4 |   Now are they come nigh to the \Bowre of blis\
2.12.69.5 |   Of her fond fauorites so nam'd amis:
2.12.69.6 |   When thus the Palmer; Now Sir, well auise;
2.12.69.7 |   For here the end of all our trauell is:
2.12.69.8 |   Here wonnes \Acrasia\, whom we must surprise,
2.12.69.9 | Else she will slip away, and all our drift despise.

2.12.70.1 | Etfsoones they heard a most melodious sound,
2.12.70.2 |   Of all that mote delight a daintie eare,
2.12.70.3 |   Such as attonce might not on liuing ground,
2.12.70.4 |   Saue in this Paradise, be heard elswhere:
2.12.70.5 |   Right hard it was, for wight, which did it heare,
2.12.70.6 |   To read, what manner musicke that mote bee:
2.12.70.7 |   For all that pleasing is to liuing eare,
2.12.70.8 |   Was there consorted in one harmonee,
2.12.70.9 | Birdes, voyces, instruments, windes, waters, all agree.

2.12.71.1 | The ioyous birdes shrouded in chearefull shade,
2.12.71.2 |   Their notes vnto the voyce attempred sweet;
2.12.71.3 |   Th'=Angelicall soft trembling voyces made
2.12.71.4 |   To th'=instruments diuine respondence meet:
2.12.71.5 |   The siluer sounding instruments did meet
2.12.71.6 |   With the base murmure of the waters fall:
2.12.71.7 |   The waters fall with difference discreet,
2.12.71.8 |   Now soft, now loud, vnto the wind did call:
2.12.71.9 | The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.

2.12.72.1 | There, whence that Musick seemed heard to bee,
2.12.72.2 |   Was the faire Witch her selfe now solacing,
2.12.72.3 |   With a new Louer, whom through sorceree
2.12.72.4 |   And witchcraft, she from farre did thither bring:
2.12.72.5 |   There she had him now layd a slombering,
2.12.72.6 |   In secret shade, after long wanton ioyes:
2.12.72.7 |   Whilst round about them pleasauntly did sing
2.12.72.8 |   Many faire Ladies, and lasciuious boyes,
2.12.72.9 | That euer mixt their song with light licentious toyes.

2.12.73.1 | And all that while, right ouer him she hong,
2.12.73.2 |   With her false eyes fast fixed in his sight,
2.12.73.3 |   As seeking medicine, whence she was stong,
2.12.73.4 |   Or greedily depasturing delight:
2.12.73.5 |   And oft inclining downe with kisses light,
2.12.73.6 |   For feare of waking him, his lips bedewd,
2.12.73.7 |   And through his humid eyes did sucke his spright,
2.12.73.8 |   Quite molten into lust and pleasure lewd;
2.12.73.9 | Wherewith she sighed soft, as if his case she rewd.

2.12.74.1 | The whiles some one did chaunt this louely lay;
2.12.74.2 |   Ah see, who so faire thing doest faine to see,
2.12.74.3 |   In springing flowre the image of thy day;
2.12.74.4 |   Ah see the Virgin Rose, how sweetly shee
2.12.74.5 |   Doth first peepe forth with bashfull modestee,
2.12.74.6 |   That fairer seemes, the lesse ye see her may;
2.12.74.7 |   Lo see soone after, how more bold and free
2.12.74.8 |   Her bared bosome she doth broad display;
2.12.74.9 | Loe see soone after, how she fades, and falles away.

2.12.75.1 | So passeth, in the passing of a day,
2.12.75.2 |   Of mortall life the leafe, the bud, the flowre,
2.12.75.3 |   Ne more doth flourish after first decay,
2.12.75.4 |   That earst was sought to decke both bed and bowre,
2.12.75.5 |   Of many a Ladie, and many a Paramowre:
2.12.75.6 |   Gather therefore the Rose, whilest yet is prime,
2.12.75.7 |   For soone comes age, that will her pride deflowre:
2.12.75.8 |   Gather the Rose of love, whilest yet is time,
2.12.75.9 | Whilest louing thou mayst loued be with equall crime.

2.12.76.1 | He ceast, and then gan all the quire of birdes
2.12.76.2 |   Their diuerse notes t'=attune vnto his lay,
2.12.76.3 |   As in approuance of his pleasing words.
2.12.76.4 |   The constant paire heard all, that he did say,
2.12.76.5 |   Yet swarued not, but kept their forward way,
2.12.76.6 |   Through many couert groues, and thickets close,
2.12.76.7 |   In which they creeping did at last display
2.12.76.8 |   That wanton Ladie, with her louer lose,
2.12.76.9 | Whose sleepie head she in her lap did soft dispose.

2.12.77.1 | Vpon a bed of Roses she was layd,
2.12.77.2 |   As faint through heat, or dight to pleasant sin,
2.12.77.3 |   And was arayd, or rather disarayd,
2.12.77.4 |   All in a vele of silke and siluer thin,
2.12.77.5 |   That hid no whit her alablaster skin,
2.12.77.6 |   But rather shewd more white, if more might bee:
2.12.77.7 |   More subtile web \Arachne\ cannot spin,
2.12.77.8 |   Nor the fine nets, which oft we wouen see
2.12.77.9 | Of scorched deaw, do not in th'=aire more lightly flee.

2.12.78.1 | Her snowy brest was bare to readie spoyle
2.12.78.2 |   Of hungry eies, which n'=ote therewith be fild,
2.12.78.3 |   And yet through languour of her late sweet toyle,
2.12.78.4 |   Few drops, more cleare then Nectar, forth distild,
2.12.78.5 |   That like pure Orient perles adowne it trild,
2.12.78.6 |   And her faire eyes sweet smyling in delight,
2.12.78.7 |   Moystened their fierie beames, with which she thrild
2.12.78.8 |   Fraile harts, yet quenched not; like starry light
2.12.78.9 | Which sparckling on the silent waues, does seeme more bright.

2.12.79.1 | The young man sleeping by her, seemd to bee
2.12.79.2 |   Some goodly swayne of honorable place,
2.12.79.3 |   That certes it great pittie was to see
2.12.79.4 |   Him his nobilitie so foule deface;
2.12.79.5 |   A sweet regard, and amiable grace,
2.12.79.6 |   Mixed with manly sternnesse did appeare
2.12.79.7 |   Yet sleeping, in his well proportiond face,
2.12.79.8 |   And on his tender lips the downy heare
2.12.79.9 | Did now but freshly spring, and silken blossomes beare.

2.12.80.1 | His warlike armes, the idle instruments
2.12.80.2 |   Of sleeping praise, were hong vpon a tree,
2.12.80.3 |   And his braue shield, full of old moniments,
2.12.80.4 |   Was fowly ra'st, that none the signes might see;
2.12.80.5 |   Ne for them, ne for honour cared hee,
2.12.80.6 |   Ne ought, that did to his aduauncement tend,
2.12.80.7 |   But in lewd loues, and wastfull luxuree,
2.12.80.8 |   His dayes, his goods, his bodie he did spend:
2.12.80.9 | O horrible enchantment, that him so did blend.

2.12.81.1 | The noble Elfe, and carefull Palmer drew
2.12.81.2 |   So nigh them, minding nought, but lustfull game,
2.12.81.3 |   That suddein forth they on them rusht, and threw
2.12.81.4 |   A subtile net, which onely for the same
2.12.81.5 |   The skilfull Palmer formally did frame.
2.12.81.6 |   So held them vnder fast, the whiles the rest
2.12.81.7 |   Fled all away for feare of fowler shame.
2.12.81.8 |   The faire Enchauntresse, so vnwares opprest,
2.12.81.9 | Tryde all her arts, and all her sleights, thence out to wrest.

2.12.82.1 | And eke her louer stroue: but all in vaine;
2.12.82.2 |   For that same net so cunningly was wound,
2.12.82.3 |   That neither guile, nor force might it distraine.
2.12.82.4 |   They tooke them both, and both them strongly bound
2.12.82.5 |   In captiue bandes, which there they readie found:
2.12.82.6 |   But her in chaines of adamant he tyde;
2.12.82.7 |   For nothing else might keepe her safe and sound;
2.12.82.8 |   But \Verdant\ (so he hight) he soone vntyde,
2.12.82.9 | And counsell sage in steed thereof to him applyde.

2.12.83.1 | But all those pleasant bowres and Pallace braue,
2.12.83.2 |   \Guyon\ broke downe, with rigour pittilesse;
2.12.83.3 |   Ne ought their goodly workmanship might saue
2.12.83.4 |   Them from the tempest of his wrathfulnesse,
2.12.83.5 |   But that their blisse he turn'd to balefulnesse:
2.12.83.6 |   Their groues he feld, their gardins did deface,
2.12.83.7 |   Their arbers spoyle, their Cabinets suppresse,
2.12.83.8 |   Their banket houses burne, their buildings race,
2.12.83.9 | And of the fairest late, now made the fowlest place.

2.12.84.1 | Then led they her away, and eke that knight
2.12.84.2 |   They with them led, both sorrowfull and sad:
2.12.84.3 |   The way they came, the same retourn'd they right,
2.12.84.4 |   Till they arriued, where they lately had
2.12.84.5 |   Charm'd those wild-beasts, that rag'd with furie mad.
2.12.84.6 |   Which now awaking, fierce at them gan fly,
2.12.84.7 |   As in their mistresse reskew, whom they lad;
2.12.84.8 |   But them the Palmer soone did pacify.
2.12.84.9 | Then \Guyon\ askt, what meant those beastes, which there did ly.

2.12.85.1 | Said he, These seeming beasts are men indeed,
2.12.85.2 |   Whom this Enchauntresse hath transformed thus,
2.12.85.3 |   Whylome her louers, which her lusts did feed,
2.12.85.4 |   Now turned into figures hideous,
2.12.85.5 |   According to their mindes like monstruous.
2.12.85.6 |   Sad end (quoth he) of life intemperate,
2.12.85.7 |   And mournefull meed of ioyes delicious:
2.12.85.8 |   But Palmer, if it mote thee so aggrate,
2.12.85.9 | Let them returned be vnto their former state.

2.12.86.1 | Streight way he with his vertuous staffe them strooke,
2.12.86.2 |   And streight of beasts they comely men became;
2.12.86.3 |   Yet being men they did vnmanly looke,
2.12.86.4 |   And stared ghastly, some for inward shame,
2.12.86.5 |   And some for wrath, to see their captiue Dame:
2.12.86.6 |   But one aboue the rest in speciall,
2.12.86.7 |   That had an hog beene late, hight \Grille\ by name,
2.12.86.8 |   Repined greatly, and did him miscall,
2.12.86.9 | That had from hoggish forme him brought to naturall.

2.12.87.1 | Said \Guyon\, See the mind of beastly man,
2.12.87.2 |   That hath so soone forgot the excellence
2.12.87.3 |   Of his creation, when he life began,
2.12.87.4 |   That now he chooseth, with vile difference,
2.12.87.5 |   To be a beast, and lacke intelligence.
2.12.87.6 |   To whom the Palmer thus, The donghill kind
2.12.87.7 |   Delights in filth and foule incontinence:
2.12.87.8 |   Let \Grill\ be \Grill\, and haue his hoggish mind,
2.12.87.9 | But let vs hence depart, whilest wether serues and wind.