But when he saw himselfe free from pourfute,
He gan make gentle purpose to his dame,
With termes of love and lewdnesse dissolute;
For he could well his glozing fpeeches frame
To fuch vaine uses, that him best became ;
But the thereto would lend but light regard,
As feeming forry that the ever came
Into his powre, that used her so hard

IX.

Him fhaped thus the deckt in garments gay,
Which Florimell had left behind her late,
That whofo then her faw, would furely say,
It was herfelfe, whom it did imitate,
Or fayrer than herselfe, if ought algate
Might fayrer be; and then the forth her brought
Unto her fonne, that lay in feeble stare,
Who feeing her, gan ftreight upstart, and thought
She was the lady felfe whom he fo long had
fought.

Χ.

The fast her clipping twixt his armés twayne,
Extremely ioyed in fo happy fight,
And foone forgot his former fickely payne;
But the, the more to feeme fuch as the hight,
Coyly rebutted his embracement light;
Yet fill with gentle countenaunce retain'd,
Enough to hold a foole in vaine delight:
Him long the fo with fhadowes entertain'd,
As her creatreffe had in charge to her ordaind:

X1.

Till on a day, as he difpofed was

To walke the woodes with that his idole faire,
Her to difport, and idle time to pas
In th' open freshnes of the gentle aire,
A knight that way there chaunced to repairé;
Yet knight he was not, but a boastful swaine,
That deedes of armes had ever in despaire,
Proud Braggadocchio, that in vaunting vaine
His glory did repofe, and credit did maintaine.

XII.

He feeing with that chorle fo faire a wight,
Decked with many a coftly ornament,
Much merveiled thereat, as well he might,
And thought that match a fowle difparagement :
His bloody fpeare eftfoones he boldly bent
Against the filly clowne, who, dead through
feare,

Fell ftreight to ground in great astonishment;
Villein," fayd he," this lady is my deare;
Dy, if thou it gainefay: I will away her beare."

prefard.

"Sith then,” said Braggadocchio, “needes thou "wilt

"Thy daies abridge through proofe of puiffaunce, "Turne we our steeds, that both in equal tilt "May meete againe, and each take happy "chaunce."

This faid, they both a furlong's mountenance,

Sir Satyrane him towardes did addresse,

"Ah me!" faid Paridell," the fignes be fadd, "And but God turne the fame to good foothsay, "That ladies fafety is fore to be dradd : "Yet will I not forfake my forward way,

And comming nigh, eftfoones he gan to geffe,

Both by the burning hart which on his breft

He bare, and by the colours in his crest,

That Paridell it was; tho to him yode,

And him faluting, as befeetmed best,

Gan first inquire of tydings farre abrode,

And afterwardes on what adventure now he rode?

XLVI.

"Faire Sir!" quoth he, "well may it you fuc"Ne long fhail Satyrane behind you stay, [ceed, "But to the reft, which in this quest proceed, "My labour adde, and be partaker of their fpeed."

LI.

"Ye noble Knights!" faid then the Squyre of "Dames,

fad,

"Is the late ruine of proud Marinell,

"And fuddein parture of faire Florimell
"To find him forth; and after her are gone

"All the brave knightes that doen in armes ex

cell,

To fafegard her ywandred all alone;

LII.