XXX.

To whom god Neptune, softly smyling, thus ; "Daughter! me seemes of double wrong ye plaine, "Gainst one that hath both wronged you and us ; "For death t'adward I ween'd did appertaine "To none but to the seas sole soveraine.

"Read, therefore, who it is which this hath wrought, "And for what cause; the truth discover plaine; "For never wight so evill did or thought, "But would some rightfull cause pretend, though XXXI [rightly nought." To whom she answer'd," Then it is by name "Proteus, that hath ordayn'd my sonne to die, "For that a waift, the which by fortune came "Upon your seas, he claym'd as propertie; "And yet nor his nor his in equitie, "But your's the waift by high prerogative; "Therefore I humbly crave your maiestie "It to replevie, and my sonne reprive,

"So shall you by one gift save all us three alive." XXXII.

He graunted it, and streight his warrant made,
Under the sea-god's seale authenticall,
Commaunding Proteus straight t'enlarge the mayd,
Which wandering on his seas imperiall

He lately tooke, and sithence kept as thrall:
Which she receiving, with meete thankfulnesse
Departed straight to Proteus therewithall:
Who reading it with inward loathfulnesse,
Was grieved to restore the pledge he did possesse.

XXXIII.

Yet durst he not the warrant to withstand,
But unto her delivered Florimell.

Whom she receiving by the lilly hand,

Admyr'd her beautie much, as she mote well,
For she all living creatures did excell;

And was right ioyous that she gotten had
So faire a wife for her sonne Marinell:

So home with her she straight the virgin lad,
And shewed her to him then being sore bestad.
XXXIV.

Who soone as he beheld that angel's face,
Adorn'd with all divine perfection,

His cheared heart eftsoones away gan chace
Sad death, revived with her sweet inspection,
And feeble spirit inly felt refection;

As withered weed through cruell Winter's tine,
That feeles the warmth of sunny beames reflection,
Liftes up his head that did before decline,

And gins to spred his leafe before the faire sunshine.
XXXV.

Right so himselfe did Marinell upreare,

When he in place his dearest love did spy,
And though his limbs could not his body beare,
Ne former strength returne so suddenly,
Yet chearefull signes he shewed outwardly.
Ne lesse was she in secret hart affected,
But that she masked it with modestie,
For feare she should of lightnesse be detected,
Which to another place I leave to be perfected.

CONTENTS.

Page

THE FAERY QUEENE, BOOK III.

Book III. Canto X.

Canto XI.

Canto XII.

THE FAERY QUEENE, BOOK IV.

The Legend of Cambel and Telamond*, or of

Friendship,

Book IV. Canto I.

I

22

41

57

59

'Tis printed Telamond in all the editions; but it

should have been Triamond.

END OF VOLUME FOURTH.

R.B