But now, this off-fcum of that curfed fry "Dare to renew the like bold enterprize, "And chalenge th' heritage of this our fkie, "Whom what fhould hinder but that we likewife "Should handle as the rest of her allies,
"And thunder-drive to hell?" with that he Eftfoones the time and place appointed were,
Where all, both heavenly powers and earthy
Thereto he promist, if the would him pleasure
With this fmall bonne, to quit her with a better;
To weet, that whenas fhee had out of measure
Long lov'd the Fanchin, who by nought did fet
her,
That he would undertake for this to get her
To be his love, and of him liked well;
Besides all which he vow'd to be her debter
For many moe good turnes than he would tell,
The leaft of which this little pleasure should ex-
cell.
The fimple maid did yield to him anone,
And eft him placed where he close might view
That never any faw, fave onely one,
Who for his hire to fo foole-hardy dew
Was of his hounds devour'd in hunter's hew;
Tho' as her manner was on funny day,
Diana with her nymphes about her drew
To this fweet fpring, where doffing her array,
She bath'd her lovely limbes, for love a likely
pray.
XLVI.
There Faunus faw that pleafed much his eye,
And made his hart to tickle in his breft,
That for great ioy of fomewhat he did spy,
He could him not containe in filent rest,
But breaking forth in laughter, loud profeft
His foolish thought; a foolish Faune indeed,
That couldft net hold thyfelfe fo hidden bleft,
But wouldeft needs thine owne conceit aread:
Babblers unworthy beene of fo divine a meed.
The goddeffe, all abashed with that noise,
In hafte forth started from the guilty brooke,
And running ftraight whereas fhe heard his
voice,
Enclos'd the bush about, and there him tooke;
Like darred larke, not daring up to looke
On her whofe fight before fo much he fought:
Thenceforth they drew him by the hornes, and
fhooke
Nigh all to peeces, that they left him nought; And then into the open light they forth him brought.
Like as an hufwife, that with bufie care
Thinks of her dairie to make wondrous gaine,
Finding whereas fome wicked beast unware
That breakes into her dayr'houfe, there doth
draine
Her creaming pannes, and frustrate all her paine,
Hath in fome Inare or gin fet close behind
Entrapped him, and caught into her traine,
Then thinkes what punishments, were beft af-
fign'd,
And thousand deathes devifeth in her vengeful mind.
So did Diana and her maydens all
Ufe filly Faunus, now within their baile ; They mocke and icorne him, and him foule mifcall;
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