-For at that berth archer Babe she bore: What when the T. meet the miste plant, the wright Great wrease to many errant knights of yore, And many hath to ficle confire beach These twines, men say, a thing far passing

were.

WhE in their mothers woche ended they Ere them into the luchtsom world were brought, aprendiz de expride. In festly lust were minded both yfère, And in that monstrous wise did to the world ajjere.

XTTX

Pewterew away we ordem angrilya
Yonave liat WA NA YANG to with
Wit made her selle more light away to fly:
Yes by the lardy knight punend so ne
That almost in the backe be oft her strake:
Wat till, when him at hand she did expr.
Phe turnd, and semblance of faire fight did But greatest shame was to that maiden twin,
her take. Who, not content so fowly to devoure
But, when he stayd, to fight againe she did Her native flesh and staine her brothers bowre,

XLV

By this the good Sir Satyrane gan awake Out of his dreame that did him long entraunce,

So liv'd they ever after in like sin. Gainst natures law and good behaveoure;

Did wallow in all other fleshly myre,
And suffred beastes her body to deflowre,
So whot she burned in that lustfull fyre:
Yet all that might not slake her sensuall desyre:

L

'But over all the countrie she did raunge
To seeke young men to quench her flaming
thrust,

And feed her fancy with delightfull chaunge:
Whom so she fittest findes to serve her lust,
Through her maine strength, in which she
most doth trust,

She with her bringes into a secret Ile,
Where in eternall bondage dye he must,
Or be the vassall of her pleasures vile,

And at the twelve monethes end should bring
their names
[games.

And pledges, as the spoiles of my victorious

LV

So well I to faire Ladies service did,
And found such favour in their loving hartes,
That ere the yeare his course had compassid,
Thre hundred pledges for my good desartes,
And thrice three hundred thanks for my good
partes,

And in all shamefull sort him selfe with her I with me brought, and did to her present: defile.

'Her well beseemes that Quest,' (quoth Satyrane) [is this, 'But read, thou Squyre of Dames, what yow Which thou upon thy selfe hast lately ta'ne?' 'That shall I you recount,' (quoth he) 'ywis, So be ye pleasd to pardon all amis. That gentle Lady whom I love and serve, After long suit and wearie servicis,

Did aske me, how I could her love deserve, And how she might be sure that I would never swerve?

LIV

Which when she saw, more bent to eke my

The first which then refused me,' (said nee)
Certes was but a common Courtisane;
Yet flat refusd to have adoe with mee,
Because I could not give her many a Jane.'
(Thereat full hartely laughed Satyrane.)

The second was an holy Nunne to chose,
Which would not let me be her Chappellane,
Because she knew, she said, I would disclose
Her counsell, if she should her trust in me re-
pose.

LIX

'I, glad by any meanes her grace to gaine,
Badd her commiaund my life to save or spill.
Eftsoones she badd me, with incessaunt paine
To wander through the world abroad at will,
And every where, where with my power or
I might doe service unto gentle Dames, [skill
That I the same should faithfully fulfill; Had lodging in so meane a maintenaunce;

'The third a Damzell was of low degree, Whom I in countrey cottage fownd by chaunce: Full litle weened I that chastitee

But, when hee saw him selfe free from poursute, He gan make gentle purpose to his Dame With termes of love and lewdnesse dissolute; For he could well his glozing speaches frame To such vaine uses that him best became :

Him shaped thus she deckt in garments gay,
Which Florimell had left behind her late;
That who so then her saw would surely say
It was her selfe whom it did imitate,
Or fayrer then her selfe, if ought algate
Might fayrer be. And then she forth her But she thereto would lend but light regard,
Unto her sonne that lay in feeble state; [brought As seeming sory that she ever came
Who seeing her gan streight upstart, and Into his powre, that used her so hard [prefard.
[sought. To reave her honor, which she more then life

thought

She was the Lady selfe whom he so long had

X

Tho fast her clipping twixt his armes twayne,
Extremely joyed in so happy sight,
And soone forgot his former sickely payne:
But she, the more to seeme such as she hight,
Coyly rebutted his embracement light;
Yet still, with gentle countenaunce, retain'd
Enough to hold a foole in vaine delight.
Him long she so with shadowes entertain'd,
As her Creatresse had in charge to her ordain'd.

XI

Till on a day, as he disposed was

XV

Thus as they two of kindnes treated long,
There them by chaunce encountred on the way
An armed knight upon a courser strong,
Whose trampling feete upon the hollow lay
Seemed to thunder, and did nigh affray
That Capons corage: yet he looked grim,
And faynd to cheare his lady in dismay,
Who seemd for feare to quake in every lim,
And her to save from outrage meekely prayed
him.

XVI

Fiercely that straunger forward came: and, nigh

To walke the woodes with that his Idole faire, Approching, with bold words and bitter threat