LII. "Foole!" faid the Pagan, " I thy gift defye; "But ufe thy fortune as it doth befall; "And fay, that I not overcome doe dye, "But in defpight of life for death doe call." Wroth was the prince and fory yet withall, That he fo wilfully refuced grace; } Yet fith his fate fo cruelly did fall," His fhining helmet he gan foone unlace,

And left his headleffe body bleeding all the place.

LIII.

By this Sir Guyon from his traunce awakt,
(Life having maystered her fenceless foe)
And looking up, whenas his fhield he lackt,
And fword faw not, he wexed wondrous woe;
But when the palmer, whom he long ygo
Had loft, he by him fpyde, right glad he grew,

"For want of weapons; they shall foone be had."
So gan he to discourse the whole debate,
Which that ftraunge knight for him sustained had,
And those two Sarazins confounded late,
Whofe carcaffes on ground were horribly pro-
ftrate.

LV.

Which when he heard, and faw the tokens trew,
His hart with great affection was embayd,
And to the prince bowing with reverence dew,
As to the patron of his life thus fayd:
"My Lord, my Liege, by whofe moft gratious ayd
"I live this day, and fee my foes fubdewd,
"What may fuffice to be for meede repayd
"Of fo great graces as ye have me shewd,
"But to be ever bound?"

LVI.

And said, "Deare Sir! whom wandring to and To whom the infant thus, "Fayre Sir! what

"fro

"I long have lackt, I ioy thy face to vew;
"Firme is thy faith, whom daunger never fro
" me drew.

LIV.

"But read what wicked hand hath robbed mee

"need

"Good turnes be counted, as a servile bond,
"To bind their dooers to receive their meed?
"Are not all knightes by oath bound to with-
" ftond

"Oppreffours powre by armes and puissant hond?

Of my good fword and fhield?" The palmer," Sufhfe that I have done my dew in place." glad

With fo fresh hew upryfing him to see,

Him answered, "Fayre Sonne! be no whit fad

So goodly purpose they together fond

Of kindneffe and of courteous aggrace,
The whiles falfe Archimage and Atin fled apace,

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