XXX.

Thenceforth to her he sought to intimate

His inward griefe, by meanes to him well knowne.
Now Bacchus' fruit out of the silver plate
He on the table dasht, as overthrowne,
Or of the fruitfull liquor overflowne,
And by the dancing bubbles did divine,
Or therein write, to lett his love be showne,
Which well she redd out of the learned line;
(A sacrament prophane in mistery of wine.)
XXXI.

And whenso of his hand the pledge she raught,
The guilty cup she fained to mistake,
And in her lap did shed her idle draught,
Shewing desire her inward flame to slake:
By such close signes they secret way did make
Unto their wils, and one eies watch escape:
Two eies him needeth, for to watch and wake,
Who lovers will deceive. Thus was the ape,
By their faire handling, put into Malbeccoes cape.
XXXII.

Now when of meats and drinks they had their fill,
Purpose was moved by that gentle dame,
Unto those knights adventurous, to tell

Of deeds of armes which unto them became,
And every one his kindred and his name.
Then Paridell, in whom a kindly pride

Of gratious speach and skill his words to frame
Abounded, being glad of so fitte tide

Him to commend to her, thus spake, of al well eide:

XXXIII.

"Troy, that art now nought but an idle name, "And in thine ashes buried low dost lie,

Though whilome far much greater then thy fame, "Before that angry gods and cruell skie "Upon thee heapt a direful destinie, "What boots it boast thy glorious descent, "And fetch from heven thy great genealogie, "Sith all thy worthie prayses being blent, [shent? "Their ofspring hath embaste, and later glory

XXXIV.

"Most famous worthy of the world, by whome "That warre was kindled which did Troy inflame, "And stately towres of Ilion whilome

"Brought unto balefull ruine, was by name "Sir Paris, far renowmd through noble fame; "Who through great prowesse and bold hardinesse "From Lacedaemon fetcht the fayrest dame "That ever Greece did boast or knight possesse, "Whom Venus to him gave for meed of worthiXXXV.

[nesse;

"Fayre Helene! flowre of beautie excellent, "And girlond of the mighty conquerours, "That madest many ladies deare lament "The heavie losse of their brave paramours, "Which they far oft beheld from Trojan toures, "And saw the fieldes of faire Scamander strowne "With carcases of noble warrioures,

"Whose fruitlesse lives were under furrow sowne, "And Xanthus' sandy bankes with blood all overflowne :

XXXVI.

"From him my linage I derive aright,

"Who long before the ten yeares siege of Troy,
"Whiles yet on Ida he a shepeheard hight,
"On faire Oenone got a lovely boy,
"Whom for remembrance of her passed ioy
"She of his father Parius did name,

"Who, after Greekes did Priam's realme destroy,
"Gathred the Trojan reliques sav'd from flame,
"And with them sayling thence to th' Isle of Paros

XXXVII.

[came. "That was by him cald Paros, which before "Hight Nausa; there he many yeares did raine, “And built Nausicle by the Pontick shore, “The which he dying lefte next in remaine "To Paridas his sonne;

"From whom I Paridell by kin descend; "But for faire ladies love, and glories gaine, "My native soile have lefte, my dayes to spend

"In seewing deeds of armes, my lives and labors

XXXVIII.

Whenas the noble Britomart heard tell

Of Trojan warres, and Priam's citie sackt,

[end."

(The ruefull story of Sir Paridell)
She was empassiond at that piteous act,
With zelous envy of Greekes cruell fact,
Against that nation, from whose race of old
She heard that she was lineally extract;
For noble Britons sprong from Trojans bold,
And Troynovant was built of old Troyes ashes
cold.

XXXIX.

Then sighing soft awhile, at last she thus "O lamentable fall of famous towne, "Which raignd so many yeares victorious, "And of all Asie bore the soveraine crowne, "In one sad night consumd and throwen downe ! "What stony hart, that heares thy haplesse fate, "Is not empierst with deepe compassiowne, "And makes ensample of man's wretched state, "That floures so fresh at morne, and fades at even

XL.

[ing late? "Behold, Sir, how your pitifull complaint "Hath fownd another partner of your payne, "For nothing may impresse so deare constraint "As countries cause, and commune foes disdayne; "But if it should not grieve you backe agayne "To turne your course, I would to heare desyre "What to Æneas fell, sith that men sayne "He was not in the cities wofull fyre

"Consum'd, but did himselfe to safety retyre."

"Anchyses' sonne, begott of Venus fayre," Said he, "out of the flames for safegard fled, "And with a remnant did to sea repayre, "Where he through fatall errour long was led "Full many yeares, and weetlesse wandered "From shore to shore, emongst the Lybick sandes, "Ere rest he fownd: much there he suffered, "And many perilles past in forrein landes,

"To save his people sad from victours vengefull handes:

XLII.

"At last in Latium he did arryve,

"Where he with cruell warre was entertaind
"Of th' inland folke, which sought him backe to
"Till he with old Latinus was constraind [drive,
"To contract wedlock, so the Fates ordaind;
"Wedlocke contract in blood, and eke in blood
"Accomplished, that many deare complaind;
"The rivall slaine, the victour (through the flood
"Escaped hardly) hardly praisd his wedlock good.
XLIII.

"Yet after all he victour did survive,
"And with Latinus did the kingdom part;
"But after, when both nations gan to strive
"Into their names the title to convart,
"His sonne Iülus did from thence depart
"With all the warlike youth of Troians blood,
"And in long Alba plast his throne apart,
"Where faire it florished and long time stoud,
"Till Romulus renewing it, to Rome removd."
XLIV.

"There, there," said Britomart, " afresh appeard
"The glory of the later world to spring,
"And Troy againe out of her dust was reard
"To sit in second seat of soveraine king,
"Of all the world under her governing :
"But a third kingdom yet is to arise
"Out of the Troians scattered ofspring,
"That in all glory and great enterprise

"Both first and second Troy shall dare to equalise.