Or anguish in her hart, is hard to tell.
Upon her arme a silver anchor lay,
Whereon she leaned ever, as befell;
And ever up to heven, as she did pray, [way.
Her stedfast eyes were bent, ne swarved other

XV

They, seeing Una, towardes her gan wend, Who them encounters with like courtesee; Many kind speeches they betweene them spend, And greatly joy each other for to see: Then to the knight with shamefast modestie They turne themselves, at Unaes meeke request,

And him salute with well beseeming glee; Who faire them quites, as him beseemed best, And goodly gan discourse of many a noble gest.

XVI

Then Una thus. But she, your sister deare, The deare Charissa, where is she become? Or wants she health, or busie is els where ?' "Ah! no,' said they, but forth she may not For she of late is lightned of her wombe, [come;

And hath encreast the world with one sonne more,

sore;

And bodies were refresht with dew repast,
Fayre Una gan Fidelia fayre request,
To have her knight into her schoolehous plaste,
That of her heavenly learning he might taste,
And heare the wisedom of her wordes divine.
She graunted; and that knight so much
agraste,

That she him taught celestiall discipline,

And mortall life gan loath as thing forlore,
Greevd with remembrance of his wicked wayes,
And prickt with anguish of his sinnes so sore,
That he desirde to end his wretched dayes:
So much the dart of sinfull guilt the soule dis-

mayes.

XXII

But wise Speranza gave him comfort sweet, And taught him how to take assured hold Upon her silver anchor, as was meet; Els had his sinnes, so great and manifold, Made him forget all that Fidelia told. In this distressed doubtfull agony, When him his dearest Una did behold She found her selfe assayld with great perDisdeining life, desiring leave to dye, plexity;

XXIII

And came to Cælia to declare her smart ; Who, well acquainted with that commune plight,

Which sinfull horror workes in wounded hart, Her wisely comforted all that she might, With goodly counsell and advisement right;

them shine.

To fetch a Leach, the which had great insight