MODERATVS
,
The
most
delectable
&
famous
Historie
of
the
BLACKE
Knight
:
THe
famous
Citie
of
Florence
besieged
by
the
warlicke
Gothes
,
and
ransacked
:
PERDVRATVS
the
noble
Gouernour
thereof
with
the
fayre
FLAMINIA
his
louing
spouse
,
and
their
young
sonne
MODERATVS
escape
the
hands
of
the
cruel
souldiers
:
their
aduentures
in
the
wildernesse
of
Apennines
:
and
Duke
DEVASCO
his
courteous
entertainment
vnto
them
in
Albigena
.
Chap.
1.
AFter
that
the
blood-sucking
surdes
of
the
warlicke
and
victorious
Gothes
,
had
(
with
wreckfull
reuenge
)
finished
their
long
siege
to
the
mightie
citie
of
Florence
,
the
very
flower
and
beautie
of
all
Hetruria
:
the
valiant
Perduratus
,
then
Lord
and
Gouernor
therof
,
accompanied
with
his
sorrowful
wife
Flaminia
and
his
young
sonne
Moderatus
,
pressed
in
despite
of
the
mercilesse
foes
vnto
the
fieldes
thereunto
adiacent
.
And
albeit
the
beautifull
Phoebus
had
(
for
very
pitie
)
hidden
his
bright
and
shining
countenance
,
vnder
the
darke
vayle
of
Dame
Nox
her
clowdie
mantell
,
yet
the
scortching
flames
of
fyred
buildings
,
like
a
bright
and
Sunnie
day
,
so
directed
their
course
through
that
ruinous
and
vastefull
carkas
(
sometimes
)
of
a
well-fortified
Citie
,
that
it
assured
them
more
daunger
to
their
persons
,
in
discouering
their
present
escapes
,
then
the
benefite
thereof
being
effected
,
could
promise
them
comfort
.
Perduratus
,
his
distressed
and
louing
spouse
Flaminia
and
innocent
Moderatus
,
by
the
time
Aurora
was
readie
to
welcome
her
best
beloued
Titan
,
shewing
forth
her
blushing
countenance
with
a
kinde
of
modest
shamefastnesse
so
to
be
discouered
,
hauing
escaped
the
daunger
of
their
wrathfull
enemies
,
sorrowfully
parting
with
their
carefull
countrey
:
yet
rather
reioycing
so
to
be
sorrowfull
,
(
hauing
auoyded
so
imminent
a
preiudice
)
then
to
become
Slaues
and
Uassalles
to
those
cruell
and
barbarous
people
.
And
when
they
had
thus
past
the
bounds
of
Hetruria
,
they
trauelled
with
greater
ease
and
lesse
care
,
yet
very
pensiue
to
be
exempt
of
such
cares
,
and
so
to
be
eased
,
as
counting
them
happie
that
had
valiantly
solde
their
liues
in
defence
of
their
countrey
and
common
wealth
,
who
breathing
their
last
,
(
hauing
their
speares-point
in
their
enemyes
bosome
)
liued
honourably
,
and
dyed
valiantly
:
whose
liues
were
as
full
of
vertues
as
their
deathes
were
of
valure
.
Afflicted
thus
with
treble
griefes
,
that
he
liued
after
so
many
worthie
and
resolute
men
,
he
wandered
certaine
dayes
in
the
desertes
of
Liguria
,
yet
nothing
dismayde
with
these
londe
Alarums
of
cruell
Fortune
,
setting
her
at
defiance
with
Byas
,
as
knowing
her
mutable
weakenesse
to
be
vnable
to
robbe
him
of
his
patience
,
which
was
a
strong
towre
against
her
bitter
frownes
.
For
euen
as
a
dwarffe
standing
vpon
the
battlements
of
the
highest
Towre
,
is
but
of
a
small
stature
:
and
a
Gyant
in
the
depth
of
a
dungeon
,
is
of
a
huge
bignesse
:
So
a
wise
man
,
in
what
chaunge
soeuer
of
Fortune
,
is
euer
the
same
.
Thus
not
greatly
waying
his
owne
misfortunes
,
being
so
well
experienced
in
worldly
accidents
,
that
he
knewe
the
highest
type
of
dignitie
(
sometimes
)
to
be
the
first
steppe
to
a
perduring
miserie
:
but
neuertheles
maruellous
sorrowfull
and
heauie
,
for
his
faithfull
spouse
and
louing
infant
,
who
vnacquainted
with
such
hard
travels
,
and
not
so
animated
by
nature
as
he
,
to
sustaine
the
weltring
waues
of
such
desperate
accidentes
,
were
nowe
become
very
weake
and
feeble
,
greatly
distressed
for
want
of
reliefe
:
and
their
distresse
procuring
his
vnmeasurable
woe
,
his
woe
their
despaire
,
their
despaire
his
prouident
care
to
prouide
for
their
safetie
,
supposing
it
a
greater
pollicie
to
dissemble
his
owne
griefe
,
thereby
to
mollifie
the
extremitie
of
their
violent
passions
,
then
by
any
further
relation
of
his
myseries
,
to
aggrauate
the
same
.
Therefore
as
the
shell-fish
Echinus
,
perceiuing
a
tempest
at
hand
,
doeth
ballist
and
loade
him selfe
with
the
sandes
,
to
auoyde
the
daunger
of
the
storme
:
so
he
purposed
not
onely
to
arme
him selfe
with
patience
,
to
abide
the
brunt
of
this
showre
:
but
also
with
the
precepts
of
philosophie
to
exhort
them
to
the
same
:
assaying
,
aswell
with
his
eloquence
,
to
winne
them
from
desperation
(
whereby
to
lighten
the
burthen
of
their
miserable
calamities
)
as
earl●
with
his
inuincible
and
strong
arme
,
he
had
saued
them
from
destruction
,
maugre
the
wrathfull
and
bloody
foes
.
The
mount
Apenninus
(
which
nowe
they
had
recouered
)
being
thus
filled
with
the
Ecchoes
of
their
dolorous
complaints
,
metaphisically
as
it
seemed
,
(
mooued
thereunto
with
a
kinde
of
pitie
)
repeated
againe
their
sorrowes
in
such
wise
,
that
the
sound
thereof
redoubling
in
the
aire
,
could
haue
resolued
a
tirant
his
stony
breast
to
compassion
,
and
a
heart
made
of
flint
,
vnto
teares
.
These
mirrours
of
patient
and
confident
mindes
,
though
off-castes
of
Fortune
,
hauing
worne
out
many
dayes
wrapped
in
this
intricate
laberinth
,
wishing
rather
for
death
to
determine
their
hard
destinies
,
then
for
any
longer
time
to
liue
to
increase
their
infortunate
miseries
.
Ianus
double
faced
daughter
now
cloyed
with
their
calamities
,
began
to
flatter
them
a
little
,
turning
her
late
frownes
vnto
smiles
,
her
stormes
vnto
calmes
,
clearing
her
clowdy
countenance
with
a
fresh
preparatiue
of
some
better
successe
,
&
couering
the
furrowes
of
her
angrie
forhead
,
with
a
smooth
promise
of
some
present
relief
.
For
thus
it
fel
out
:
the
noble
Florentine
,
seeing
no
other
refuge
left
,
armed
himself
with
the
best
weapons
he
had
,
and
leauing
his
wife
&
child
at
a
point
to
famish
for
hunger
in
a
very
pleasant
groue
in
the
wildernes
of
Apenninus
neere
the
Thuscan
sea
,
he
posted
vp
&
downe
the
Forrest
to
seeke
some
vittailes
,
to
relent
and
asswage
the
greedie
desire
of
their
perishing
and
hungrie
iawes
:
and
in
the
end
wearyed
with
trauell
,
and
missing
of
his
purpose
,
calling
to
memorie
the
multitude
of
his
misfortunes
,
he
began
with
dolefull
complaintes
to
breathe
into
the
aire
,
the
summe
of
all
his
miseries
.
Not
farre
hence
,
the
great
Citie
Albigena
stood
in
the
verie
nooke
betweene
the
Thuscan
sea
and
this
Forrest
,
wherein
the
noble
Duke
Deuasco
(
who
was
Prince
and
Gouernor
ouer
this
country
of
Liguria
)
seated
his
Princely
habitation
,
a
man
very
vertuous
and
endued
with
great
welth
,
being
no
lesse
a
Cressus
then
a
Numa
,
who
at
this
time
together
with
certen
of
his
nobles
were
a
hunting
in
this
forest
,
where
the
afflicted
Perduratus
lay
thus
wrapped
in
his
immoderate
passions
:
and
this
noble
Duke
being
now
in
hot
pursuit
of
his
game
,
&
singled
from
all
his
traine
,
hearing
a
very
pitifull
noise
,
drew
nere
the
place
,
where
this
perplexed
Perduratus
began
to
renew
his
former
complaintes
,
in
this
manner
.
As
wretched
and
vnfortunate
Perduratus
,
the
verie
Mappe
of
all
miserie
,
and
a
perfect
mirrour
of
Fortunes
mercilesse
mutabilitie
:
the
dying
shape
of
life
,
and
the
liuing
shadowe
of
death
.
Oh
cruell
Sisters
,
why
doe
you
spare
him
life
,
who
,
in
possessing
the
same
,
endures
tenne
times
more
torment
then
death
it selfe
?
and
in
being
depriued
thereof
,
should
enioy
life
:
if
it
may
be
called
a
life
,
to
be
rid
of
a
multitude
of
miserable
calamities
,
and
euer-increasing
torments
?
Oh
wastefull
and
destroyed
Florence
(
sometimes
my
deare
countrey
)
which
,
with
these
eyes
in
a
small
moment
of
time
,
I
haue
seene
both
gallantly
florishing
,
and
also
desperately
perishing
:
lament
the
losse
of
thy
faithfull
Lord
,
and
repeate
,
O
ye
wracked
walles
thereof
to
our
posterities
,
the
valiant
and
constant
resolution
of
thy
late
happie
,
but
nowe
most
miserable
Gouernour
:
who
,
had
he
not
respected
with
tender
care
,
the
losse
of
his
louing
spouse
and
deere
childe
,
would
rather
with
his
deerest
blood
haue
kept
Obiit
to
the
happie
ghostes
of
his
slaughtered
frindes
,
then
by
auoyding
the
daunger
of
death
,
prolong
his
owne
Martyrdome
.
Ah
,
but
while
I
bewayle
thus
my
hard
Fortunes
,
my
distressed
charge
expecting
my
reliefe
,
are
so
pinched
with
penurie
,
that
there
is
scant
any
hope
left
of
their
recouerie
:
wherefore
,
it
is
high
time
I
make
great
haste
,
to
lend
them
some
succour
:
and
therewithall
hastening
his
vncertaine
and
wandring
steppes
to
seeke
some
aduentures
,
he
was
intercepted
of
the
renowned
Duke
of
Albigena
,
who
all
this
while
(
vnknowen
vnto
him
)
gaue
very
attentiue
eare
to
all
his
dolorous
complaintes
,
whose
heart
being
melted
with
pitie
,
for
pure
compassion
of
their
miseries
,
drew
neerer
the
afflicted
Florentine
,
and
with
very
kinde
and
gentle
speaches
,
ministred
a
comfortable
confection
to
his
queasie
and
halfe
spent
stomacke
,
promising
reliefe
to
repayre
his
wracke
,
and
enquiring
for
his
wife
and
childe
whereby
to
lend
them
some
succour
also
.
Perplexed
Perduratus
starting
vp
with
these
sudden
speeches
,
like
a
man
awaking
from
a
fearefull
dreame
,
perceiuing
his
complaintes
to
be
ouer-heard
,
and
his
miserie
vnderstoode
,
hauing
well
noted
the
comfortable
and
tender
speeches
of
Devalco
,
greatly
admiring
the
rare
curtesie
of
the
noble
Duke
,
his
heroicall
heart
swelling
with
inflamed
griefe
,
sent
vp
such
gustes
of
vnquenchable
heate
,
that
it
dyed
his
cheekes
with
faire
vermilion
,
trembling
like
the
fearefull
Doe
,
after
long
pursuite
hauing
escaped
the
snatching
iawes
of
the
yealping
houndes
:
yet
perceiuing
him selfe
to
be
now
free
from
daunger
,
and
in
good
hope
of
reliefe
,
he
plucked
vp
his
halfe
spent
heart
,
being
lately
entertained
with
newe
recouered
hope
:
and
then
with
humble
and
lowe
reuerence
he
returned
him
this
salutation
.
O
worthy
and
renowmed
Uiceroy
,
the
very
lanthorne
of
true
and
perfect
nobilitie
,
for
that
the
Title
of
Honour
is
alwayes
vnderpropped
with
compassion
and
bountie
:
is
it
possible
that
any
humane
creature
is
permitted
to
knowe
and
relieue
my
aduersitie
?
or
am
I
in
a
dreame
,
supposing
with
my
friuolous
wishes
the
shadowe
to
be
a
substance
?
can
any
hope
be
left
to
a
man
so
infortunate
?
or
shall
I
perish
,
notwithstanding
this
comfort
?
O
ye
heauens
that
earst
did
repine
at
my
prosperitie
,
and
with
your
frowning
reuenge
haue
brought
me
to
this
lowe
Ebbe
,
haue
you
at
last
(
wearyed
with
my
restlesse
mishaps
)
pitied
my
martyrdome
,
and
vouchsafed
to
send
some
intermission
to
my
griefes
?
or
els
minded
to
aggrauate
my
paine
,
haue
intruded
this
fallible
illusion
to
my
sight
,
to
feede
me
with
a
little
vaine
hope
?
but
neuerthelesse
howsoeuer
I
be
deluded
by
the
iniurious
destinies
,
vouchsafe
(
O
noble
Knight
)
to
let
me
know
,
to
whome
I
shall
offer
and
attribute
the
honour
of
so
rare
and
worthie
a
curtesie
,
whose
vertuous
minde
is
replenished
with
so
great
a
commiseration
of
my
wretched
estate
:
and
also
least
in
not
knowing
thee
,
I
should
omit
some
of
the
duetie
that
belonged
to
thy
person
:
and
if
my
ignorance
alreadie
hath
procured
a
defect
,
I
am
in
good
hope
my
submission
shal
merite
a
pardon
.
And
to
satisfie
your
desire
of
beholding
that
lamentable
spectacle
,
and
perfect
mappe
of
all
calamitie
,
(
I
meane
my
wife
and
childe
,
I
will
no
longer
prolong
your
pleasure
therein
,
nor
deferre
the
good
opportunitie
offered
to
succour
those
perishing
innocents
,
in
whose
health
and
safetie
doeth
consist
my
welfare
.
Deuasco
made
it
not
coy
to
tell
him
who
he
was
,
and
to
assure
him
of
his
friendly
comfort
:
whereupon
Perduratus
lifting
vp
his
handes
and
eyes
to
the
heauens
,
deuoutly
thanked
the
gods
,
that
had
so
happily
brought
him
vnto
this
place
,
to
be
releeued
by
so
gentle
and
kinde
a
Friend
,
whose
vertuous
and
bountifull
disposition
,
was
not
obscure
in
any
one
corner
of
all
Italie
.
Thus
his
Orisons
being
ended
,
and
humble
thankes
returned
to
the
noble
Duke
,
he
hastened
to
finde
his
wife
and
childe
againe
,
and
being
followed
of
the
noble
Deuasco
,
in
the
end
he
came
to
the
groue
where
he
had
left
them
,
by
the
sound
of
Flamineas
voyce
,
who
,
to
comfort
her
childe
,
at
a
point
to
famish
for
want
of
food
,
in
stead
of
toothsome
meate
,
she
dandled
him
on
her
knee
,
and
to
lull
him
a-sleepe
,
she
warbled
out
this
mournfull
ensuing
dittie
:
WHat
Fortune
so
fell
doeth
foster
my
fall
,
what
heapes
of
griefe
doe
grow
:
The
hope
of
my
stay
,
is
causer
I
say
,
to
aggrauate
my
woe
.
Sing
lullabie
,
lullie
,
lullabie
,
sing
lulla
,
lull
,
lullie
.
Lullabie
,
lullie
to
rest
thee
,
sweete
childe
,
with
sleepe
deere
childe
rest
thee
:
It
doubles
my
paine
,
I
still
doe
complaine
,
if
thou
be
reft
from
me
.
Sing
lullabie
,
lullie
,
lullabie
,
sing
lulla
lull
lullie
.
Syth
fate
is
so
fell
,
we
can
not
possesse
,
the
soyle
which
vs
did
reare
:
Haste
Atropos
,
haste
,
my
twist
for
to
waste
,
to
ende
tormenting
feare
.
Sing
lullabie
,
lullie
,
lullabie
,
sing
lulla
,
lull
,
lullie
.
Thy
daunger
,
sweete
Infant
,
makes
me
to
mone
,
and
liuing
thus
,
to
die
:
If
so
it
be
prest
from
thy
dying
breast
,
my
vitall
breath
shall
flie
.
Sing
lullabie
,
lullie
,
lullabie
,
sing
lulla
,
lull
,
lullie
.
Flaminea
breathed
out
this
Madrigale
with
such
mournful
melodie
,
that
the
very
dead
blockes
and
sencelesse
trees
could
not
chuse
but
be
moued
with
ruthe
,
the
worthie
Ligurian
Prince
therewith
feeling
in
his
breast
palpable
apparance
of
vnaccustomed
griefe
,
rushed
thorough
a
very
thicke
groue
,
that
detained
them
from
the
sight
of
that
distressed
Ladie
:
and
hauing
taken
a
curious
suruay
of
this
Semi-goddesse
,
he
supposed
her
more
then
humane
,
albeit
her
beautie
was
verie
much
impaired
with
her
tormenting
agonie
:
her
little
childe
was
by
this
lulled
a-sleepe
,
his
Amber-curled
lockes
partly
hiding
his
beautifull
visage
so
shined
(
when
as
Phoebus
delighted
with
his
liuelie
beautie
stole
a
looke
thereof
,
through
the
greene
boughes
of
that
pleasant
thicket
)
that
it
dazeled
the
eyes
of
the
beholders
with
reflecting
beames
from
this
glorious
obiect
.
Deuasco
astonished
with
the
sight
of
their
superficiall
beauties
,
remained
in
such
a
traunce
,
as
if
with
Perseus
shield
he
had
bene
turned
into
a
stone
.
And
while
the
Duke
thus
confused
in
mind
,
beheld
this
rare
spectacle
,
and
wonderfull
stratageme
of
Fortune
,
(
not
able
for
verie
pure
compassion
,
to
refraine
him selfe
from
shedding
abundance
of
teares
)
Perduratus
applyed
him selfe
to
acquaint
Flaminea
with
the
bountifull
promise
of
this
royal
Prince
,
to
repaire
the
down-fall
of
their
slyding
estate
,
the
excellencie
of
whose
vertuous
and
bountifull
minde
,
he
highly
commended
,
and
stirred
her
with
thankes
to
remunerate
the
same
:
who
driuen
to
an
extasie
for
ioy
of
this
vnexpected
hope
,
duetie
compelling
her
to
obey
her
husbands
will
,
&
reason
instructing
her
to
requite
liberal
promises
with
thankful
words
:
&
deeds
,
with
diligent
endeuour
to
counterpease
the
same
with
the
like
,
though
abilitie
wanted
to
make
any
other
satisfaction
,
wherefore
she
addressed
her
speach
vnto
him
in
this
manner
.
O
worthie
Prince
,
that
on
the
afflicted
and
poore
remaine
of
Florence
doest
vouchsafe
to
shew
such
tender
mercie
and
compassion
,
that
otherwise
were
left
destitute
and
comfortlesse
of
all
reliefe
:
though
no
one
of
all
our
stocke
(
whose
fames
,
through
the
malice
of
Fortune
,
is
hereafter
for
euer
like
to
be
committed
to
the
booke
of
obliuion
,
being
nowe
brought
from
wealthie
and
rich
Citizens
,
either
to
their
graues
:
or
liuing
,
to
be
poore
and
banished
abiectes
)
be
euer
able
to
make
any
recompence
,
for
this
your
incomparable
kindenesse
extended
vnto
vs
,
yet
the
Almightie
powers
(
if
there
be
any
rewarde
of
pitie
,
and
regarde
of
Iustice
amongest
them
)
will
,
I
doubt
not
,
gratifie
so
noble
a
deede
.
O
my
vertuous
and
bountifull
Lorde
,
fortunate
are
the
parentes
that
brought
foorth
such
a
fruitfull
croppe
:
happie
is
that
Clymate
vnder
the
which
so
rare
a
wight
hath
his
being
:
and
tenne
times
more
happie
the
soyle
gouerned
and
ruled
by
such
a
mercifull
and
louing
Prince
,
whose
liuely
fame
shall
be
a
mirrour
to
our
posterities
,
of
worthie
exploytes
and
honourable
vertues
.
The
Duke
admiring
no
lesse
at
her
wisedome
,
then
earst
he
had
done
at
her
beautie
,
was
very
much
disquieted
,
when
he
waighed
the
hard
Fortune
of
such
worthie
persons
,
whose
despaire
to
recomfort
he
thus
intendeth
.
Infortunate
Florentines
,
(
if
such
rare
personages
,
being
the
ornaments
of
all
vertuous
disposition
,
may
be
called
infortunate
,
howe
soeuer
maligned
by
Fortune
,
and
brought
to
the
highest
flood
of
sorrowe
,
and
lowest
ebbe
of
ioy
)
comfort
your selues
,
in
that
you
haue
alreadie
tasted
the
greatest
extremitie
of
Fortunes
malice
,
which
will
be
a
pleasure
vnto
you
,
to
repeate
amongst
your
friendes
another
day
:
wherefore
,
say
with
Aeneas
,
Olim
haec
meminisse
iuuabit
:
for
what
sweetenesse
is
in
prosperitie
to
a
man
that
neuer
hath
tasted
aduersitie
,
or
what
ioy
can
be
pleasing
to
him
that
neuer
knewe
any
sorrowe
?
consider
this
,
and
shake
off
your
heauinesse
:
you
shall
be
hartily
welcome
to
the
best
entertainment
I
can
affoorde
:
for
I
haue
tasted
my selfe
of
some
,
though
not
so
great
calamities
,
&
haue
learned
by
proofe
of
mine
owne
paine
,
to
commiserate
the
extremities
of
others
misfortunes
.
Your
lacke
shall
be
relieued
,
and
your
want
supplied
:
banish
despaire
,
and
plucke
vp
your
heartes
:
for
now
we
will
make
haste
to
meete
my
companie
,
who
are
scattered
with
hunting
in
this
forrest
,
that
we
may
returne
to
my
pallace
,
to
refresh
your
wearyed
trauels
.
Wherewith
Deuasco
concluded
his
speach
,
and
sorrowe
being
banished
,
they
were
ioyfull
and
glad
on
all
handes
:
the
noble
Prince
,
for
that
so
good
an
opportunitie
was
offered
him
to
intertaine
such
worthie
(
though
distressed
)
guestes
,
hauing
the
Lawes
of
Hospitalitie
in
so
great
estimacion
,
that
he
held
it
to
be
the
greatest
point
of
honourable
vertues
,
to
relieue
the
needie
and
distressed
,
of
what
degree
soeuer
:
much
rather
those
,
who
were
the
liuely
mirrors
of
noble
mindes
.
And
on
the
other
side
,
the
afflicted
Florentines
reioycing
in
their
good
hap
,
hauing
lighted
vpon
so
soueraigne
a
salue
to
their
bleeding
sores
.
And
hauing
deliberated
vpon
the
matter
so
farre
that
they
were
readie
for
that
time
to
depart
,
the
Dukes
traine
hauing
missed
their
Lord
,
had
sought
him
verie
narrowly
,
and
nowe
espying
him
in
the
company
of
strangers
,
and
drawing
towardes
the
euening
,
they
offered
their
seruice
,
according
vnto
their
duetie
,
vnto
him
,
whereupon
they
all
returned
to
Albigena
,
taking
with
them
the
distressed
Florentines
:
the
Duke
commaunding
all
his
subiectes
,
to
vse
them
with
no
lesse
curtesie
,
then
if
they
had
bene
their
owne
naturall
countreymen
:
and
commending
in
speciall
vnto
the
Dutches
,
the
Ladie
Flaminia
,
and
her
young
sonne
Moderatus
:
whome
the
vertuous
Verosa
,
for
so
the
Duchesse
was
called
,
cherished
very
louingly
,
much
delighting
to
toye
with
this
prettie
litle
wanton
,
hauing
also
in
good
regarde
the
modest
and
ciuill
conuersation
of
the
Ladie
Flaminia
his
mother
,
and
therefore
made
her
Tutrix
to
her
owne
onely
daughter
,
the
beautifull
young
Florida
:
and
the
Duke
also
,
hauing
found
the
Counsell
of
Perduratus
to
be
both
graue
and
wise
,
replenished
as
well
with
politicke
and
ciuill
inuention
,
as
peremptory
and
stout
resolucion
,
called
him
to
be
high
Steward
of
his
Prouince
verie
shortlie
,
wherein
he
so
well
behaued
him selfe
,
that
hee
was
greatly
honoured
for
his
clemencie
,
feared
for
his
authoritie
,
and
generally
fauoured
and
loued
of
all
.
The
Ladie
FLAMINIA
deliuered
of
a
faire
daughter
,
whome
the
Duches
DEVASCO
christened
,
and
named
VEROSA
:
FLORIDA
,
the
beautifull
daughter
of
the
Duke
,
educated
by
the
vertuous
FLAMINEA
,
prospereth
therein
.
Chap.
2.
ANd
to
increase
the
good
happe
of
these
newe
reuiued
Florentines
,
dissembling
Fortune
enriched
them
with
a
goodly
daughter
,
which
the
Duchesse
christened
,
and
called
after
her
owne
name
,
who
was
the
flower
of
beautie
,
and
the
verie
pride
of
Nature
,
in
whome
she
had
shewed
the
whole
excellencie
of
her
skill
.
The
parents
reioycing
in
the
Infant
that
was
so
louelie
and
amiable
,
brought
her
vp
with
great
care
and
diligence
,
omitting
no
trauell
or
charges
that
might
bring
her
to
any
perfection
of
knowledge
,
or
instruction
of
vertuous
liuing
:
in
so
much
,
that
as
she
grewe
in
yeeres
,
so
she
increased
in
vertue
and
knowledge
,
that
the
excellent
bountie
of
her
minde
,
was
nothing
inferiour
to
the
rare
beauty
of
her
bodie
.
Moderatus
by
this
time
being
well
growen
in
yeeres
,
instructed
both
in
Philosophie
,
and
Martiall
discipline
,
so
farre
excelled
all
of
his
time
therein
,
as
Phoebus
entring
into
the
Crancke
,
and
ascending
in
his
fierie
charriot
to
the
highest
Sphere
,
surpasseth
in
brightnesse
the
least
ranging
Starre
in
the
firmament
:
for
to
recreate
him selfe
from
his
booke
,
he
bestowed
his
time
in
exercising
feates
of
Armes
,
and
wearyed
therewith
,
returned
to
his
studie
againe
.
Now
leaue
we
these
iollie
Impes
,
thus
flourishing
vnder
their
parents
conduct
,
and
let
vs
see
howe
well
the
faire
Florida
the
Dukes
daughter
,
goeth
forwardes
vnder
the
gouernement
of
the
vertuous
Flaminia
,
who
being
nowe
past
the
yeeres
of
correction
,
and
therefore
minding
somewhat
to
followe
the
humour
of
her
high
and
loftie
minde
,
(
being
an
insolent
Natur-aliste
)
thinking
with
the
ripenesse
of
her
yeeres
to
shake
off
a
Pupils
bondage
,
began
to
picke
her
peacockes
plumes
,
and
to
feather
her
thoughtes
with
the
winges
of
aspiring
desire
:
for
whereas
before
(
by
the
direction
of
her
vertuous
tutrix
)
she
was
continually
busied
in
some
good
exercise
,
now
being
come
to
yeeres
of
discretion
,
it
was
allowed
vnto
her
to
be
her
owne
guide
,
whose
chiefest
care
was
then
,
to
learne
to
court
it
with
the
stateliest
,
to
decke
and
attire
her
bodie
with
the
brauest
,
&
to
aduaunce
her selfe
in
behauiour
with
the
proudest
:
and
where
Nature
was
halting
in
perfection
,
she
furnished
it
with
arte
:
and
where
arte
was
defectiue
,
she
braued
it
with
a
countenance
full
of
Maiestie
:
so
that
throughout
all
the
Dukes
Court
,
her
becke
was
a
command
to
be
obeyed
:
her
looke
,
a
Lawe
to
be
fulfilled
:
and
her
wordes
,
an
Oracle
to
be
obserued
:
yet
pollitikely
vsing
such
reuerence
to
her
Parents
,
who
so
well
liked
and
allowed
of
her
doings
,
that
they
construed
all
to
the
best
.
And
so
others
,
either
not
daring
the
contrarie
,
or
els
by
reason
of
the
good
opinion
they
had
of
the
Dukes
vertue
,
followed
him
in
outward
shew
of
opinion
touching
his
daughter
,
in
so
much
that
she
was
spoken
of
throughout
all
the
countrey
,
and
the
confines
thereof
,
that
the
meanest
shepheardes
in
all
those
borders
,
had
nothing
so
rife
in
their
mouthes
,
as
the
beautie
of
Florida
,
and
continually
with
their
Pastorall
musicke
sung
Roundelayes
of
her
praises
.
PRISCVS
(
the
sonne
and
heire
apparant
of
LOTHVS
King
of
Aemulia
)
vpon
the
fame
and
report
of
the
surpassing
beautie
of
the
Ladie
FLORIDA
,
privily
conveying
him selfe
in
disguised
sort
from
his
fathers
Court
,
became
attendant
to
noble
DEVASCO
:
The
rare
friendship
betweene
him
and
MODERATVS
,
and
his
successe
in
his
amours
with
FLORIDA
.
Chap.
3.
AT
this
time
reigned
in
Aemulia
the
mightie
Lothus
,
a
King
of
high
renowne
,
whose
puissance
was
greatly
feared
of
all
his
neighbour
Princes
,
and
especially
of
the
Prince
of
Liguria
,
the
confines
whereof
,
bordering
vpon
his
kingdom
of
Aemulia
,
he
had
often
sacked
and
spoyled
:
&
therefore
great
enmitie
and
hatred
remained
betweene
them
.
This
Lothus
had
a
sonne
and
heire
apparant
,
whose
name
was
Priscus
,
a
man
very
vertuous
&
wise
,
who
greatly
abhorring
his
fathers
tirrannies
,
had
more
minde
to
walke
the
pleasant
groues
in
the
field
,
to
heare
the
musicall
birdes
displaying
their
sweete
notes
of
heauenly
harmonie
,
then
to
flatter
and
fawne
in
the
Court
,
and
lend
his
eares
to
the
inchaunting
sorceries
of
poysoned
Sicophantes
,
the
fruit
of
whose
sweete
speeches
,
is
in
operation
more
bitter
then
gaule
.
And
being
thus
deuoted
,
one
day
amongest
many
other
times
,
attired
in
the
habyte
of
a
homely
swayne
,
he
posted
to
the
plaines
,
&
there
frequented
him selfe
amongst
the
shepheardes
of
his
countrey
,
of
purpose
to
delight
him selfe
with
their
rude
manners
,
&
rusticall
phrase
of
speaking
,
where
he
chaunced
to
light
on
a
strange
shepherd
,
lately
come
from
the
downes
of
Liguria
,
and
now
had
seated
him selfe
amongest
these
Countrey
swaynes
:
who
sitting
with
the
rest
of
his
companions
vnder
a
broad
Beech
tree
,
the
hanging
boughes
whereof
shadowed
and
shrowded
them
from
the
great
heat
of
the
Sunne
,
feasted
them selues
with
such
homely
cates
,
as
the
stocke
of
their
poore
flockes
affoorded
them
.
Priscus
espying
them
close
at
their
vittailes
,
thought
no
better
time
to
offer
him selfe
vnto
their
societie
,
then
at
this
present
:
wherefore
,
he
stept
vnto
them
,
and
saluted
them
after
the
best
maner
he
could
:
&
being
taken
for
one
of
their
fraternitie
,
he
was
willed
to
sit
down
amongst
them
,
which
willingly
he
did
,
and
to
cloke
his
determination
,
he
counterfetted
homely
behauiours
as
well
as
he
could
,
taking
parte
of
their
simple
repast
,
which
being
ended
,
they
all
fel
a
singing
of
catches
and
Roundelayes
,
some
breathing
foorth
Madrigals
of
loue
,
to
feele
the
humour
of
their
sweete
heartes
,
who
were
there
also
handsomly
tucked
vp
in
their
holi-day
peticoates
and
grey
frize
rugges
:
for
that
day
they
vsed
to
solemnize
their
feastes
,
in
honour
of
the
rurall
god
Pan.
And
therefore
with
all
reuerence
they
applyed
them selues
for
the
time
to
their
pastimes
:
and
one
began
to
sing
,
and
the
rest
followed
him
in
order
,
till
his
turne
came
,
that
was
lately
there
arriued
from
the
Ligurian
downes
,
who
also
omitted
not
his
time
:
for
,
quoth
he
,
to
satisfie
your
expectations
,
I
will
sing
you
a
song
,
made
by
a
Courtier
of
Duke
Deuascos
trayne
,
in
the
praise
of
the
faire
Florida
his
daughter
:
whereupon
he
played
vpon
a
flute
hee
had
,
and
chaunted
out
this
ensuing
dittie
:
CAliope
assist
my
quill
,
With
Sisters
three
lend
me
the
skill
,
Your
ayde
I
craue
,
I
want
the
same
,
For
to
describe
this
pearelesse
Dame
:
Who
is
the
flower
of
beautyes
trayne
,
Which
Nature
made
her selfe
to
stayne
,
Her
azure
veynes
on
forehead
hie
,
Doe
shine
so
bright
as
Christall
skie
,
Her
Amber
hayres
with
wyers
of
golde
,
Trim'd
in
good
order
to
beholde
.
Her
eyes
beneath
her
browes
doe
shyne
,
Which
doe
intrap
the
gazers
eyne
.
Her
Visage
shewes
like
Roses
cleere
,
Where
redde
on
white
seemes
to
appeare
.
Her
nose
so
comely
set
betweene
,
Where
excellencie
may
well
be
seene
.
Her
cherry
lippes
so
soft
and
sweete
,
Her
teeth
within
so
whyte
and
meete
.
Her
dimpled
chinne
so
round
and
bryght
,
Might
well
entice
a
mort-fied
wyght
,
Her
necke
the
piller
of
this
Peere
,
With
skinne
so
whyte
,
and
veynes
so
cleere
,
Vpholdes
a
wonder
to
the
eye
,
Excelling
natures
puritie
.
Her
Armes
,
two
branches
of
the
vine
,
Where
nothing
els
but
beautie
shine
.
Her
shoulders
bene
the
roote
,
I
trowe
,
Whereof
these
braunches
fine
doe
growe
.
Two
bosses
shine
in
siluer
breast
,
Nothing
inferiour
to
the
rest
.
They
be
the
hilles
which
doe
inuite
,
Gaye
Venus
darlings
to
delite
.
On
eyther
side
is
finely
dight
,
Like
armored
scales
shining
bright
.
Two
rowes
of
Ribbes
so
euen
and
iust
,
That
when
one
mooues
,
the
other
must
.
Next
vnto
this
,
the
Waste
so
small
,
Beneath
her
stately
breast
doeth
fall
,
That
with
a
spanne
might
there
be
found
,
The
compasse
of
her
middle
round
.
Beneath
the
hill
,
fayre
Adons
hill
,
Whereof
in
Ida
he
did
swill
.
The
pleasure
sweete
of
loues
desire
,
Too
rare
to
be
a
mould
of
myre
.
Next
vnto
this
the
summe
of
all
,
Which
as
I
ought
,
I
dare
not
call
.
A
seale
of
Virgin
waxe
at
hand
,
Without
impression
there
doeth
stand
:
Then
thyghes
so
fine
,
and
smoothe
as
Iett
,
Betweene
the
which
a
way
is
set
,
Of
eyther
side
as
soft
as
downe
,
The
readie
path
to
high
renowne
.
Her
knee
so
knitting
legge
and
thigh
,
Like
Scalap-shell
of
Azure
skie
,
Doeth
double
beautie
ioyne
we
see
,
Which
Venus
mooues
to
ielousie
.
The
Kaulfe
euen
rising
iust
betweene
,
The
gartering
place
and
small
is
seene
,
As
pointed
Diamond
Anckle
bright
,
Like
droppes
of
dewe
on
Roses
white
.
Her
presse
so
soft
with
foote
so
fine
,
That
where
she
goeth
scant
grasse
do
twine
.
Thus
haue
I
framed
her
partes
in
kinde
,
And
yet
the
chiefe
is
left
behinde
.
Which
last
I
left
,
though
it
be
least
,
Yet
for
memoriall
to
the
rest
.
Her
hand
is
it
,
her
hand
in
sight
,
The
glistering
glasse
of
beautie
bright
.
Her
lillie
handes
eche
looker
paines
,
Embroydered
with
azure
veynes
,
By
arte
such
workes
did
neuer
passe
,
Vnlesse
her
hand
a
sample
was
.
Her
peble
fingers
long
and
small
,
Tipte
with
yuorie
beauties
call
,
Shin'd
so
bright
as
Titans
rayes
,
My
penne
wants
skill
to
paint
her
praise
,
The
beautie
of
this
pearelesse
peece
,
Surpasseth
farre
the
Queene
of
Greece
,
Whose
countenace
and
Maiestie
,
Doeth
rule
the
sterne
aboue
the
skie
.
Yet
curteous
,
modest
with
distaine
,
That
euerie
rowling
eye
doeth
paine
.
Her
loftie
thoughtes
and
high
desire
,
Are
neuer
mou'd
with
fancies
fire
.
Who
so
hath
seene
,
let
him
repent
,
Who
neuer
her
view'd
,
may
well
preuent
.
For
hope
deceiues
each
one
that
proues
,
In
such
a
soyle
to
plant
their
loues
.
THus
the
shepheard
ended
his
song
,
whereat
the
yong
Prince
was
very
much
perplexed
,
hearing
this
Saint
so
much
commended
:
the
report
of
whose
beautie
had
before
this
time
made
a
great
breach
in
his
minde
,
being
vnable
to
resist
the
rebellious
alarums
of
fire-burning
loue
:
and
boyling
in
feruencie
of
desire
,
with
such
conceites
,
as
his
newe
thoughtes
presented
vnto
him
,
continually
meditating
with
him selfe
how
to
compasse
the
summe
of
his
desire
:
which
was
wholly
to
bestow
his
time
in
the
seruice
of
this
Semi-goddesse
,
to
obtaine
the
which
,
(
by
reason
of
the
enmitie
betweene
the
King
his
Father
and
Deuasco
)
seemed
vnto
him
a
labour
so
endlesse
,
as
with
Dedalus
to
search
out
the
bottome
of
the
Laberinth
,
or
to
rowle
the
stone
with
Sisiphus
:
wherefore
he
was
so
quatted
in
his
former
determination
,
that
Venus
had
lost
one
champion
,
had
not
the
fierie
God
so
boyled
his
sences
in
the
furnace
of
fancie
,
that
hee
was
perforce
constrained
to
yeelde
vnto
affection
.
And
breathing
thus
hee
fedde
him selfe
with
hope
that
opprtunitie
woulde
be
a
good
plea
in
this
suite
,
soothing
his
owne
vaine
and
foolishe
humour
,
with
such
friuolous
circumstances
,
and
fonde
deuices
of
his
newe
troubled
braine
,
that
hee
weighed
the
daunger
(
though
neuer
so
desperate
)
but
small
:
and
the
enterprise
(
though
neuer
so
great
)
but
meane
,
to
haue
once
a
sight
of
this
rare
Saint
,
counting
it
a
life
to
dye
in
the
demaunde
of
such
a
Iewell
,
and
an
honour
to
bestowe
the
flowre
of
his
youth
in
the
seruice
of
such
a
peerelesse
Parragon
:
Wherefore
,
resting
vpon
this
conclusiue
Periode
,
first
,
he
breathed
foorth
manie
sealding
sighes
for
sacrifice
vnto
Venus
:
and
manie
bitter
teares
for
offeringes
vnto
Cupid
,
to
bee
Mediatours
to
further
his
newe
entertained
fancies
,
and
therewithall
taking
his
leaue
of
all
the
boun
companions
,
and
gentle
swaynes
,
leauing
them
to
their
pastimes
,
hee
bequeathed
him selfe
to
his
passions
:
for
in
his
returne
from
the
plaines
to
his
Fathers
Pallace
(
making
no
great
haste
to
come
where
he
might
be
knowen
,
before
it
should
be
late
in
the
euening
,
least
he
should
be
descried
in
those
homelie
attires
)
he
beganne
to
tosse
in
his
braine
manie
odde
shiftes
to
effect
his
purpose
,
the
feruencie
of
his
affection
ministring
vnto
him
a
thousand
deuises
to
put
this
matter
in
practise
,
no
one
thought
which
fancie
presented
seemied
hard
vnto
him
,
though
all
in
a
manner
vnpossible
.
In
the
end
after
that
he
had
long
deliberated
vpon
this
matter
,
he
purposed
in
disguised
manner
to
giue
his
attendance
vpon
the
Duke
her
Father
,
and
so
by
that
meanes
to
espie
opportunitie
to
reueale
his
minde
vnto
her
:
which
verie
shortly
he
brought
to
passe
,
by
the
helpe
of
a
Florentine
,
a
verie
neere
kinsman
to
Perduratus
,
who
willing
to
pleasure
his
young
Lord
and
Master
,
(
requesting
his
furtherance
,
and
opening
him selfe
vnto
him
,
as
assured
of
secrecie
at
his
handes
,
whose
faith
had
affoorded
him
a
thousand
pledges
of
faithfull
and
true
dealing
)
did
write
his
letters
with
Priscus
to
his
cousin
Perduratus
,
desiring
him
to
place
that
noble
Gentleman
in
the
Dukes
seruice
,
to
whome
and
his
friendes
,
he
,
in
curtesie
,
helde
him selfe
much
bound
.
Byndon
,
for
so
the
Florentine
was
called
,
hauing
finished
his
letters
,
deliuered
them
to
his
young
Master
,
and
wished
him
bone
fortune
in
his
affayres
.
Whereupon
Priscus
faining
some
other
occasion
of
absence
to
the
King
his
father
,
departed
him selfe
with
one
alone
Page
cowardes
Albigena
,
(
for
there
the
Court
of
Deuasco
Prince
of
Liguria
was
)
to
put
his
purpose
in
practise
,
thinking
euery
minute
a
Moneth
,
and
euery
howre
a
yeere
,
till
he
came
to
his
iourneyes
end
,
verifying
this
onely
Adage
,
Cupienti
caeleritas
mora
est
.
In
this
sort
his
thoughtes
building
Castels
in
the
ayre
,
at
last
,
he
arriued
at
Albigena
,
where
deliuering
his
letters
of
commendations
to
the
Prince
his
high
Steward
,
he
had
verie
good
entertainment
of
him
,
&
made
him
the
best
welcome
his
late
reuiued
Fortune
could
affoord
.
And
verie
shortly
placed
him
in
the
Dukes
seruice
:
for
Priscus
was
such
a
one
,
whose
owne
person
might
warrant
him
so
much
fauour
,
being
a
man
as
rare
in
his
qualities
,
as
excellent
in
his
personage
,
whose
countenance
was
adorned
with
the
beautie
of
youth
,
and
his
behauiour
furnished
with
the
grauitie
of
age
,
so
that
verie
thankefull
was
this
proffer
to
the
Duke
,
who
alwayes
had
in
estimation
and
regarde
all
such
toward
youthes
.
This
being
finished
,
Perduratus
minding
to
shewe
him selfe
euery
way
bountifull
to
young
Priscus
,
to
remunerate
some
part
of
his
kinsman
his
receiued
good
turnes
,
called
vnto
him
his
sonne
Moderatus
,
(
who
was
in
good
credite
in
the
Court
,
and
generally
welbeloued
,
for
his
affabilitie
and
gentlenesse
)
commaunding
him
to
be
acquainted
with
Priscus
,
and
withall
not
to
omit
any
occasion
that
might
procure
his
good
,
declaring
the
kindnes
he
had
shewed
vnto
his
Unckle
Byndon
,
to
induce
him
faithfully
to
doe
the
same
.
Moderatus
,
of
duetie
obedient
to
his
Fathers
commaund
,
and
of
Nature
passing
gentle
,
Nurture
hauing
also
instructed
him
to
be
Patron
vnto
Strangers
,
especially
to
such
as
had
in
the
highest
degree
merited
the
same
,
endeuoured
not
onely
to
entertaine
Priscus
with
common
curtesie
,
but
also
to
vnite
him selfe
in
friendship
with
him
(
if
the
sequell
of
his
life
prooued
so
vertuous
,
as
it
seemed
in
outward
apparance
)
and
great
reason
he
had
so
to
do
:
for
that
they
were
both
Straungers
,
much
of
the
same
age
,
the
constitution
of
their
bodies
were
alike
,
and
the
disposition
of
their
mindes
without
difference
.
So
,
as
nothing
is
to
be
respected
in
amitie
and
friendship
,
more
then
equalitie
:
euen
so
could
none
more
fitly
be
ioyned
in
amitie
and
friendshippe
(
by
reason
of
the
sympathie
of
their
natures
)
then
this
couple
,
who
so
much
resembled
each
other
in
proportion
and
condition
,
that
scant
could
the
one
be
knowen
from
the
other
.
Thus
both
these
faire
buddes
flourishing
in
the
beautifull
prime
of
their
yeeres
,
hauing
in
some
reasonable
quantitie
of
time
,
sufficiently
experienced
each
others
vertuous
disposition
,
grew
so
familiar
in
speech
and
conuersation
,
that
the
consent
of
the
one
was
a
constraint
to
the
other
:
if
Priscus
smiled
,
Moderatus
reioyced
:
if
Moderatus
lowred
,
Priscus
laughed
not
:
in
so
much
that
they
were
neuer
found
different
in
opinion
or
action
:
for
one
chamber
was
common
vnto
them
both
,
one
bed
serued
them
both
,
they
both
euer
vsed
one
boord
,
they
had
but
one
purse
indifferent
betweene
them
:
and
last
of
all
,
their
seuerall
and
distinct
bodyes
had
but
one
minde
:
either
of
them
with
their
affable
and
curteous
demeanour
,
endeuouring
to
gaine
the
good
will
of
the
people
:
and
both
of
them
in
a
verie
short
space
did
in
the
highest
degree
of
good
liking
obtaine
the
same
.
Priscus
all
this
while
applying
him selfe
very
diligently
in
the
seruice
of
his
mistresse
,
no
where
seeming
pleasant
,
but
in
her
presence
,
her
lookes
hauing
fettered
him
in
the
prison
of
fancie
:
fortune
brought
him
to
such
a
Laberinth
,
that
his
thoughts
were
like
Ianus
pictures
,
that
presented
both
peace
and
warre
:
his
minde
not
vnlike
to
Venus
Anuill
,
whereon
is
forged
both
feare
and
hope
:
the
sight
of
his
beloued
,
something
easing
the
intollerable
wearinesse
of
his
minde
:
who
,
with
her
rowling
lookes
,
sometimes
lending
him
an
amorous
glance
,
(
more
of
an
vse
which
she
had
taken
,
then
of
any
fauour
vnto
him
)
brought
the
poore
Gentleman
to
such
a
fooles
paradice
,
that
he
measured
her
maners
after
his
owne
minde
,
and
construed
all
to
the
best
:
thinking
,
that
as
she
was
Venus
ouermatch
in
beautie
,
so
she
might
be
Pallas
superiour
in
vertue
:
yet
the
Maiestie
of
her
countenance
,
furnished
with
coye
disdaine
,
brought
him
to
a
great
doubt
of
the
successe
of
this
enterprise
:
neuerthelesse
,
he
could
not
disswade
himselfe
from
the
same
:
for
as
Ouid
said
,
Nitimur
in
vetitum
semper
,
cupimúsque
negata
.
Thus
Priscus
applying
him selfe
in
his
aptest
habite
to
please
his
Mistresse
,
counting
that
no
conquest
which
might
be
easilie
wonne
,
and
deeming
the
enterprise
but
base
,
which
had
not
in
it
some
daunger
,
beholding
with
the
fish
Mugra
the
bare
hooke
,
swallowed
vp
his
owne
bane
,
and
with
the
Hartes
of
Calabria
,
fedde
on
Dictanum
,
knowing
it
to
bee
deadly
poyson
:
for
albeit
that
hee
did
perfectly
ken
the
perill
,
yet
hee
was
so
blinded
with
affection
,
that
hee
coulde
not
auoyde
the
preiudice
.
Hee
was
sober
and
wise
,
yet
all
that
was
too
slender
a
defence
against
the
pearcing
beames
of
beautie
,
which
had
so
benummed
his
spirites
,
that
hee
seemed
rather
to
bee
a
ghost
,
then
a
liuing
creature
:
and
no
maruell
,
though
his
wisedome
could
not
withstande
such
a
sweete
encounter
:
for
euen
as
the
fleetest
fish
swalloweth
the
delicatest
bayte
,
and
the
highest
soring
Hawke
is
soonest
reclaimed
to
the
lure
:
so
the
sharpest
witte
hath
his
wanton
will
,
which
verie
often
is
inueagled
with
the
poysoned
sightes
of
alluring
vanities
.
And
albeit
he
endeuoured
all
that
euer
he
coulde
to
couer
his
passions
with
a
merie
countenance
(
least
anie
of
the
Dukes
Court
espying
his
feruencie
,
might
ayme
at
his
affection
,
and
so
preuent
his
purpose
,
)
yet
hee
could
not
hyde
a
padde
in
strawe
,
nor
so
closelie
couer
his
flame
,
but
that
Moderatus
well
perceiued
that
there
was
some
fire
,
where
so
great
a
smoke
appeared
:
not
a
little
marueiling
,
that
his
friend
concealed
his
griefe
from
him
,
carrying
a
more
ielous
eye
ouer
him
then
before
,
to
the
ende
to
discouer
the
cause
of
his
passions
,
that
(
according
to
the
duetie
of
a
friende
)
hee
might
minister
a
medicine
,
to
cure
the
Melancholie
maladie
of
his
friendes
maie
contented
minde
.
In
this
sorte
Priscus
a
verie
long
time
houered
betweene
hope
and
despaire
,
fortune
offering
him
no
opportunitie
(
nor
yet
daring
,
though
she
had
)
to
make
his
griefes
knowen
vnto
Florida
,
the
which
albeit
it
pearced
him
to
the
quicke
,
and
strayned
euery
string
of
his
heart
to
the
highest
note
of
sorrowe
,
yet
he
dissembled
the
same
,
in
hope
that
the
storme
could
not
last
so
long
,
but
that
in
the
ende
it
must
needes
present
a
calme
:
thus
embracing
the
shadowe
of
pleasure
,
and
fruite
of
vanitie
,
he
thought
the
weather
verie
good
for
his
haruest
,
if
Phoebus
graced
him
with
the
light
of
his
countenance
,
although
the
clowdes
hauing
vnlockt
the
closset
of
their
moisture
,
powred
foorth
aboundance
of
raine
.
Wilie
Venus
nowe
seeing
her
Champion
thus
patient
,
yet
almost
tyred
,
feared
least
any
longer
delaye
would
bee
such
a
cooling
carde
to
his
queasie
stomacke
,
that
hee
would
for
euer
despise
and
abiure
Loue
,
and
all
his
Lawes
,
wherefore
resolued
to
frame
a
platte
to
procure
his
vaine
hope
,
which
she
brought
to
passe
in
this
order
.
Priscus
,
coueting
nothing
so
much
as
to
be
alone
and
in
solitarie
places
,
whereby
to
feede
his
melancholie
humour
with
friuolous
and
vaine
thoughtes
,
in
a
fayre
graye
morning
walked
foorth
to
the
common
garden
,
adioyning
to
the
Pallace
,
in
the
vtter
parte
whereof
,
there
was
an
entrance
to
goe
vnto
a
priuie
Orchard
,
wherein
sprung
a
verie
pleasant
spring
,
the
delectable
murmure
of
whose
Christaline
streame
,
falling
ouer
the
pebble
stones
,
made
such
musicall
harmony
,
that
it
might
haue
delighted
a
verie
sorrowfull
man
,
and
the
whole
platt
couered
with
the
pleasant
shades
of
mightie
Cedars
,
Pine-apple
trees
,
greene
Bay
trees
,
sine
Cherrie
trees
,
the
sweete
Briar
,
and
the
stalkes
of
Roses
growing
plentifully
in
the
ende
of
euery
Alley
,
and
on
the
side
of
euery
banke
,
the
ground
checkered
all
ouer
with
choyce
of
finest
flowers
,
as
Uiolets
,
and
Camamell
:
the
one
,
the
more
it
is
chafed
,
the
better
sent
it
will
yeelde
:
and
the
other
,
the
more
it
is
troden
,
the
thicker
and
finer
it
will
growe
.
There
was
also
the
Dasie
,
Primrose
,
Cowslippe
,
and
the
rest
,
euery
flower
hauing
his
secrete
operation
to
procure
delight
:
and
euery
tree
and
plant
growing
in
such
order
,
that
there
you
might
beholde
the
curious
workemanship
of
Nature
,
most
liuely
pourtrayed
and
set
foorth
:
for
the
flowers
did
yeelde
a
verie
pleasant
and
sweete
sent
to
comfort
the
braine
,
and
the
tender
grasse
a
soft
pillowe
to
ease
the
wearyed
bodie
,
the
mightie
and
braunch-spreading
trees
affoording
shade
to
keepe
off
the
parching
beames
of
fierie
Phoebus
,
the
musicall
byrdes
(
not
omitting
their
partes
to
set
out
this
earthlie
Paradise
)
accorded
their
notes
with
such
daintie
harmonie
and
sweetnesse
,
that
it
might
haue
lulled
a-sleepe
the
most
wakefull
and
watching
Argus
in
the
worlde
:
the
fine
order
obserued
,
with
so
artificiall
a
proportion
,
in
framing
of
this
platt
,
so
rauished
the
minde
of
sorrowfull
Priscus
,
(
hauing
espyed
the
same
as
he
ascended
a
steppe
or
two
,
to
see
by
a
horologe
,
that
was
set
vp
vpon
a
pillar
in
a
corner
of
the
Garden
,
what
a
clocke
it
was
)
with
desire
of
solacing
him selfe
in
this
place
,
that
he
stood
a
long
while
deuising
with
him selfe
,
howe
to
compasse
an
entrance
thereto
,
(
wherein
to
powre
foorth
his
passionate
complaintes
,
supposing
it
to
be
the
Bowre
of
pitie
,
the
sweetnesse
thereof
inducing
him
to
beleeue
,
that
mercie
lay
lurking
vnder
euery
flower
)
in
the
ende
,
seeing
there
was
no
other
remedie
left
,
he
skipt
from
the
pillar
where
the
horrologe
was
,
ouer
a
verie
high
wall
of
bricke
,
vnto
this
priuie
orchard
,
hauing
his
Lute
with
him
which
he
brought
of
purpose
to
solace
himself
with
:
where
being
come
,
he
curiously
surueyed
ouer
that
pleasant
platt
,
not
a
litle
wondering
at
the
fine
order
of
the
trees
,
which
grew
,
scituated
diamond-wise
,
keeping
so
good
a
decorum
in
their
growth
,
that
one
leafe
was
not
seene
to
outgrow
another
:
and
being
wearyed
in
tracing
vp
and
downe
amongest
the
pleasant
groues
,
he
rested
him selfe
in
a
fine
Arbour
,
seated
in
a
close
thicket
,
neere
that
murmuring
fountaine
,
where
he
beganne
to
powre
foorth
his
complaintes
in
this
manner
.
Oh
infortunate
Priscus
,
whose
Prime
of
youth
is
loaded
with
more
sorrowes
then
yeeres
:
what
peeuish
Planet
was
predominate
ouer
thy
Natiuitie
:
or
what
contrarie
oppositions
the
heauens
seemed
to
powre
foorth
at
the
time
of
thy
byrth
?
hath
Cupid
bewitched
thee
?
or
Venus
framed
thee
a
foole
in
fancies
forge
?
or
which
is
more
,
the
bare
reporte
of
fading
beautie
so
besotted
thy
sences
,
and
made
such
a
Metamorphosis
of
thee
,
that
from
a
Prince
of
Aemulia
,
thou
art
become
a
vassall
and
hireling
to
the
Lord
of
Liguria
,
a
man
nothing
superiour
to
thy selfe
,
and
thy
fathers
mortall
foe
.
And
what
hath
procured
this
:
if
loue
fond
Priscus
,
which
,
as
thou
knowest
,
is
but
a
blaze
like
to
a
Bauine
,
and
therefore
vnworthie
to
be
lodged
in
Priscus
:
if
beautie
,
that
onely
is
the
fading
shew
of
vanitie
,
much
like
the
apples
of
Tantalus
,
that
are
precious
in
the
eye
,
and
dust
when
they
come
to
the
handling
,
therefore
not
fitte
to
be
seated
in
the
mind
of
Priscus
:
if
Florida
,
ah
faire
Florida
,
howe
can
I
leaue
this
sweete
note
?
if
(
I
say
)
Florida
hath
procured
this
?
thou
art
not
ignorant
how
her
countenance
is
full
of
maiestie
,
replenished
with
high
disdain
,
not
contented
to
be
woed
,
much
lesse
to
be
wiued
by
the
statelyest
Lord
of
all
Liguria
:
howe
then
shall
I
hope
,
who
am
her
fathers
hireling
,
to
obtaine
her
fauour
?
no
Priscus
,
no
,
thou
striuest
against
the
streame
,
and
feedest
with
the
Deere
against
the
winde
,
and
thy
labour
is
altogether
frustrate
:
wherefore
cease
this
fond
follie
,
and
goe
not
about
with
a
dramme
of
pleasure
to
purchase
an
ounce
of
sorrowe
,
least
in
seeking
to
gaine
Florida
,
thou
mayest
happily
loose
thy
life
:
for
thou
saylest
betweene
Silla
and
Caribdis
,
where
in
seeking
to
auoyde
one
daunger
,
thou
mayest
easilie
fall
into
another
:
because
,
concealing
thy
birth
,
thou
art
vnlike
to
speede
with
Florida
:
and
in
reuealing
the
same
,
thou
art
in
an
imminent
daunger
of
thy
life
.
Ah
,
but
fond
Priscus
where
art
thou
carryed
with
these
vaine
and
foolish
imaginations
:
doest
thou
not
venture
thy
life
for
loue
,
whose
heastes
the
goddes
them selues
were
subiect
vnto
?
therefore
not
to
be
resisted
by
thee
.
And
what
further
,
doest
thou
not
hazarde
thy
person
for
beautie
?
a
thing
diuine
,
which
the
stoutest
champions
in
the
worlde
did
honour
with
obedience
,
and
obey
with
reuerence
,
therefore
to
be
had
in
admiration
of
Priscus
,
rather
then
to
be
disobeyed
.
And
last
,
doest
thou
not
enter
into
this
Laberinth
of
mishappes
,
instimulated
by
the
loue
and
beauty
of
Florida
,
who
although
she
be
full
of
Maiestie
and
coynesse
,
yet
her
countenance
is
tempered
with
modest
grauitie
,
and
vertuous
behauiour
.
And
what
though
she
will
not
be
wooed
by
any
Ligurian
Courtier
,
that
doeth
not
argue
that
she
will
dye
a
mayde
:
for
it
is
not
because
she
will
not
loue
,
but
for
that
she
seeth
none
worthie
her
loue
.
And
notwithstanding
that
Priscus
is
her
Fathers
hireling
,
yet
he
is
a
Prince
,
and
Florida
no
doubt
will
like
and
loue
him
the
better
,
when
she
vnderstandeth
that
he
hath
thus
embased
him selfe
for
her
sake
.
Ah
,
but
Priscus
,
Florida
is
wise
,
and
will
followe
her
Fathers
counsell
,
and
then
no
hope
left
for
thee
.
She
is
fayre
,
and
therefore
thou
oughtest
to
feare
her
the
more
:
euen
as
the
Bees
doe
the
tree
Alpina
,
which
deeme
so
beautifull
a
thing
can
not
be
without
some
hidden
mischiefe
.
Tush
,
he
that
will
not
handle
a
knife
to
cut
his
meate
,
because
another
did
cut
his
finger
with
it
:
or
dare
not
come
neere
the
fire
to
warme
him selfe
,
because
it
burned
one
,
shall
goe
to
bed
with
colde
feete
,
and
an
emptie
bellie
:
and
therefore
feare
not
to
prooue
thy
fate
,
seeing
that
thou
camest
so
farre
to
trie
thy
fortune
.
Florida
is
beautifull
,
and
therefore
pitifull
:
she
is
vertuous
,
and
therefore
wil
rewarde
thy
constancie
:
let
thy
whole
minde
ayme
at
Florida
,
onely
Florida
,
no
,
none
but
Florida
.
Priscus
hereupon
breathing
,
made
a
long
period
,
so
that
wearyed
with
these
his
mournefull
complaintes
,
hauing
slept
verie
little
the
night
before
,
he
was
with
the
sweete
harmonie
of
the
birdes
,
and
pleasant
murmure
of
the
spring
,
brought
to
a
slumber
.
By
this
time
(
Florida
,
who
alwayes
vsed
this
place
,
to
recreate
her selfe
alone
till
dinner
time
)
yssued
out
of
her
Closset
,
through
a
Posterne
doore
,
to
this
priuie
Orcharde
,
and
so
comming
to
the
fountaine
side
,
began
to
spred
her
golden
haires
,
that
shined
like
Titans
rayes
,
ouer
her
shoulders
,
and
to
dippe
her
Lillie-white
feete
in
that
murmuring
streame
,
vncouering
her
bodie
vnto
that
place
,
which
for
modesties
sake
is
wout
to
be
namelesse
.
And
as
she
was
thus
sitting
in
a
seate
,
carued
out
of
the
fine
marble
,
almost
readie
with
Narcissus
to
embrace
her
owne
shadowe
,
so
much
she
delighted
in
viewing
her selfe
in
the
cleere
water
,
Priscus
affright
with
some
strange
vision
suddenly
awaked
,
and
calling
to
memorie
where
he
was
,
with
the
vehemencie
of
his
late
passions
,
he
tooke
his
Lute
in
his
hand
,
the
sound
whereof
,
at
the
first
touch
,
Florida
hard
,
much
maruelling
what
it
might
meane
,
supposing
no
man
to
be
so
bolde
to
enter
vnto
that
place
,
without
her
knowledge
:
yet
quietly
remaining
as
before
,
to
vnderstand
the
sequell
thereof
,
Priscus
by
this
hauing
tuned
his
instrument
,
began
with
musicall
and
sweete
harmonie
to
warble
foorth
this
ensuing
Dittie
.
WHen
lordlie
Titan
in
his
chiefest
pride
,
Ouer-spread
Auroraes
blushing
countenance
,
And
Triton
on
his
grayish
steedes
did
ride
,
In
calmed
Seas
,
on
waues
the
Nayades
daunce
.
No
duskie
vapour
couer'd
the
welkin
cleer'd
,
Phoebus
(
discouering
ay
the
heauens
)
appear'd
.
Here
Iupiter
presented
no
escape
,
Then
watcht
by
Argus
hundreth
waking
eyes
,
The
Syrens
then
transformed
no
mans
shape
,
Nor
to
intrappe
layd
foorth
their
watching
spyes
,
And
Proteus
in
his
wonted
shape
remain'd
,
For
Nature
would
that
nothing
should
be
stayn'd
.
Princes
then
walkt
abroad
for
their
delight
,
Courtyers
attend
vpon
their
princes
trayne
,
Of
tempestes
Sea-men
were
not
then
affright
,
The
husbandman
did
hardly
plye
his
gayne
.
Dame
Flora
eke
did
couer
the
earth
with
greene
,
Procuring
hope
most
liuely
to
be
seene
.
Minerua
then
the
Chaos
did
vnfolde
,
Of
these
so
farre
vnordered
terrene
thinges
,
That
in
good
order
you
might
all
beholde
,
Truss'd
in
a
fardell
vnder
Fortunes
winges
.
Well
may
I
crie
alacke
and
well
away
,
That
Fortune
frayle
did
beare
so
great
a
sway
.
It
was
the
rusticke
Goddes
festiuall
day
,
When
shepheardes
quaint
doe
frolicke
with
their
mates
,
With
stones
blacke
that
time
well
marke
I
may
,
For
then
begun
all
my
disaster
fates
.
Then
with
a
smile
fell
fate
did
couer
a
fraude
,
To
perfect
which
,
Beautie
made
Fame
her
bawde
.
Fame
carefull
then
for
to
perfourme
her
charge
,
Sounding
due
prayse
,
redoubled
in
mine
eare
,
Venus
ouer-match
,
she
blazed
then
at
large
,
Which
stroke
my
bodie
in
a
quiuering
feare
.
This
rare
reporte
being
heard
,
I
wish
to
see
,
If
earthly
Wightes
affoorded
such
a
shee
.
I
came
,
I
sawe
,
nowe
Caesars
fate
I
want
,
For
to
ouercome
:
wherein
I
may
dispayre
,
Her
statelie
lookes
my
hoped
hap
doeth
scant
,
And
day
by
day
doeth
still
my
ioyes
impayre
,
For
that
my
minde
lyeth
in
her
princely
bowre
,
Whose
beautie
doeth
excell
Loues
paramour
.
A
liuing
minde
in
dying
corpes
I
haue
,
My
bodie
here
,
my
minde
with
her
doeth
stay
,
A
speedie
death
,
if
her
I
loose
,
I
craue
,
Whose
sweete
consent
is
euen
that
blisse-full
Boy
,
Which
onely
is
the
harbour
of
my
rest
,
In
whose
high
thoughtes
I
wish
to
builde
my
nest
.
Thou
glistering
Phoebus
,
hide
thy
shining
face
,
If
euer
thou
view'st
the
beautie
of
this
Dame
,
Her
brightsome
hew
will
sure
thy
lightes
disgrace
,
The
rarest
wyght
by
her
may
blush
for
shame
,
Whose
glorious
lookes
doe
still
present
a
iarre
,
Twixt
fire
and
water
there
lyeth
peace
and
warre
.
O
would
I
might
(
but
what
thereon
may
fall
,
I
knowe
not
well
)
once
compasse
her
goodwill
:
Or
that
I
had
not
(
nowe
too
late
I
call
The
thing
farre
past
)
her
knowen
my
ioyes
to
spill
.
Then
had
I
liu'd
and
ledde
a
quiet
life
,
Where
nowe
I
pine
with
pure
tormenting
strife
.
Sure
shall
desert
there
merite
but
disdaine
,
Where
high
desire
doeth
lodge
in
loftie
thought
,
Seeing
Loue
and
Fate
doe
still
conspire
my
paine
,
Voyde
of
all
hope
,
I
count
my
toyle
for
nought
.
Yet
naythlesse
hope
for
to
obtaine
thy
loue
,
Not
fearing
aye
the
thing
thou
neuer
didst
prooue
.
ANd
therewithall
starting
vp
from
the
Arbour
where
he
sate
,
to
recreate
him selfe
with
walking
:
he
presently
espyed
Florida
bathing
her selfe
in
the
well
:
the
sight
of
which
glorious
obiect
so
benummed
his
sences
,
that
hee
remained
in
a
trembling
feare
,
hauing
discouered
so
great
a
priuitie
:
least
,
as
Acteon
(
for
such
like
offence
)
was
of
Diana
turned
into
a
Stagge
,
whose
owne
whelpes
hunted
him
to
the
death
:
so
he
,
for
so
great
and
vnaduised
an
ouersight
,
should
be
transformed
to
some
newe
shape
,
his
continuall
passions
being
the
deuouring
houndes
,
which
should
persecute
him
to
destruction
.
So
long
remained
Priscus
in
this
traunce
,
that
Florida
had
recouered
her
feete
,
and
like
Iuno
with
her
pompous
trayne
,
pacing
so
maiestically
towardes
him
,
that
she
did
put
the
poore
Gentleman
into
a
great
admiration
of
her
loftie
and
Princelie
demeanour
,
and
being
come
vnto
him
,
she
beganne
thus
to
reprehend
him
for
his
boldnesse
,
in
presuming
to
enter
vnto
that
place
,
that
was
onely
for
her
recreation
.
What
Priscus
?
whether
was
it
folly
or
presumption
that
mooued
thee
thus
vnaduisedly
to
intrude
thy selfe
vnto
this
place
,
without
my
knowledge
,
forbidden
to
all
but
Florida
,
and
licenced
to
none
but
Florida
.
Why
hast
thou
bene
so
bolde
,
to
offer
thy selfe
to
so
great
a
secrecie
?
doest
thou
not
knowe
howe
Acteon
was
handled
,
for
discouering
the
secretes
of
Diana
?
and
why
oughtest
thou
to
hope
for
better
Fortune
then
he
?
thy
discent
is
lesse
,
and
thy
offence
as
great
,
it
may
be
,
because
I
fauoured
thee
,
for
the
shewe
of
vertue
that
was
in
thee
,
that
wresting
my
meaning
to
another
text
,
seruing
thine
owne
purpose
,
thou
hast
thus
presumed
to
trie
my
patience
:
well
,
now
I
see
that
the
richest
Sepulchre
hath
but
rotten
bones
within
,
and
a
fine
scabbard
sometimes
a
rustie
blade
:
and
dissembling
hypocrites
,
fayre
and
smoothe
countenances
,
but
rough
and
deceitfull
heartes
,
much
like
the
hearbe
Phanaces
,
that
hath
a
sweete
budde
and
a
bitter
fruit
,
or
the
Bathes
of
Calicut
,
that
be
as
cleere
as
Padus
,
and
as
pestlient
as
Orme
:
so
thou
,
couering
thy
malitious
minde
with
counterfetting
modestie
,
and
thy
Wolfes
paunch
with
a
Lambes
skinne
,
staying
only
for
opportunitie
to
put
in
execution
some
mischieuous
determination
.
Wherefore
,
fond
Nouice
,
depart
hence
with
shame
:
for
with
great
shame
mayest
thou
depart
,
that
hast
committed
so
immodest
a
fact
:
whereupon
Florida
,
being
in
a
great
rage
,
would
haue
departed
,
had
not
Priscus
(
now
stirred
vp
with
this
sharpe
reprehension
)
stayed
her
passage
with
this
replie
.
Sweete
and
gentle
Mistresse
,
if
either
my
ignorance
(
by
reason
of
my
late
comming
to
your
fathers
Court
)
might
priuiledge
my
offence
,
hauing
vnwittingly
,
though
willingly
,
committed
the
same
:
or
the
acknowledging
of
my
fault
(
with
a
submission
,
readie
to
receiue
anie
punishment
that
you
would
censure
or
adiudge
me
vnto
)
pacifie
your
late
conceiued
displeasure
towardes
me
:
the
one
daeth
manifestly
appeare
to
excuse
my
crime
:
for
the
other
,
I
prostrate
my selfe
in
your
presence
,
and
wholly
referre
me
to
your
grace
,
as
one
wishing
rather
to
die
,
then
to
displease
you
,
and
desiring
no
longer
to
liue
,
then
it
may
stand
with
your
gratious
pleasure
to
graunt
me
libertie
:
for
be
it
spoken
without
dissimulation
,
in
your
handes
lyeth
the
sentence
of
my
life
or
death
,
and
gladlyer
would
I
dye
by
your
doome
,
then
liue
one
minute
to
procure
your
discontent
:
wherefore
I
humblie
beseech
you
,
that
it
might
rest
with
your
liking
,
deere
Ladie
,
to
licente
me
to
reueale
vnto
you
,
the
dolorous
and
secrete
anguish
of
my
tormenting
heart
,
which
lyeth
drowned
in
the
denne
of
despaire
,
without
your
sweete
consent
,
to
ease
the
same
:
for
as
water
stopt
,
maketh
the
greater
deluge
:
&
sire
supprest
,
bursteth
into
a
more
vehement
flame
:
so
my
griefes
concealed
,
breed
such
a
sharpe
corrisiue
in
my
heart
,
that
without
your
sweete
consent
giue
care
to
my
passions
,
I
am
vnlike
euer
to
be
rid
of
my
paine
.
Florida
well
perceiuing
by
this
,
vpon
what
string
Priscus
harped
,
she
did
cut
him
off
in
the
midst
of
his
tale
,
thus
:
Why
how
nowe
Priscus
,
hath
the
gloriousnesse
of
the
place
made
such
a
metamorphosis
of
you
,
that
it
bereaued
you
of
your
sences
,
and
driuen
you
vnto
a
frenzie
?
or
some
other
vaine
humour
hammered
in
your
head
so
high
a
determination
?
take
heede
,
least
with
the
people
Hyperborei
,
you
gaze
so
long
vpon
the
sunne
,
till
you
become
blinde
,
or
soothing
your selfe
in
the
sweetenesse
of
your
follie
,
you
resemble
the
Leopards
that
feed
on
Margeram
,
knowing
it
to
be
their
owne
bane
.
What
,
fond
Priscus
,
doest
thou
eye
Florida
?
can
nothing
content
thee
but
the
beautie
of
Florida
?
hath
thy
presumption
growen
vpon
my
gentlenesse
towardes
thee
,
desiring
alwayes
to
be
noted
rather
modest
curteous
,
then
ouer-curious
vnto
Strangers
?
or
hast
thou
noted
so
much
lightnesse
in
me
,
that
might
warrant
thee
any
hope
to
obtaine
my
good
will
:
No
,
I
trowe
,
Florida
is
not
so
lauish
of
her
honour
,
nor
yet
so
base
minded
,
as
to
looke
vpon
her
Fathers
hireling
.
What
you
rude
Princockes
,
deeme
you
any
thing
in
your selfe
worthie
of
Floridas
loue
:
or
wantes
any
perfection
in
Florida
,
to
deserue
the
fauour
and
liking
of
the
mightyest
Prince
vnder
the
Sunne
?
wherefore
content
thy selfe
Priscus
,
with
this
,
that
Florida
allowes
of
thee
,
as
her
Fathers
vassall
,
and
likes
of
thee
as
a
diligent
seruant
,
and
fauours
thee
after
her
wonted
curtesie
,
as
thou
art
a
Stranger
:
and
for
thy
offence
,
because
thou
pleadest
both
ignorance
in
committing
the
crime
,
and
also
submission
for
amendes
:
either
of
which
might
for
this
time
satisfie
Florida
,
so
that
this
may
be
a
warning
,
that
hereafter
you
enter
not
so
vnaduisedly
to
any
such
vnlawfull
attemptes
.
Priscus
moane
,
after
Florida
gaue
him
the
repulse
:
his
Madrigale
,
and
secrete
complaint
,
which
MODERATVS
his
friend
ouer-heard
.
MODERATVS
exhortation
and
comfort
vnto
him
.
PRISCVS
discouering
of
him selfe
,
his
Parents
,
and
countrey
to
MODERATVS
,
which
before
this
time
he
concealed
,
and
MODERATVS
promisse
to
effect
his
desired
amours
.
Chap.
4.
PRiscus
,
albeit
this
sharpe
answere
had
driuen
him
almost
to
the
wall
,
yet
like
a
stout
souldier
,
he
did
not
meane
to
forsake
the
fort
for
one
heauie
skirmige
,
being
such
a
one
,
as
was
not
to
seeke
for
answere
,
the
readinesse
of
whose
witte
,
alwayes
assured
his
plea
to
be
good
and
sufficient
in
Venus
Court
:
and
thus
,
as
he
was
readie
to
speake
further
for
himselfe
,
there
entred
in
at
the
Posterne
doore
one
of
Floridas
gentlewomen
,
which
she
perceiuing
,
flung
away
from
him
,
and
returned
to
the
Court
againe
with
her
wayting
maide
that
came
for
her
to
dinner
,
leauing
the
poore
Gentleman
in
such
a
quandarie
with
this
repulse
,
at
his
first
entring
vnto
the
game
,
that
he
lacked
but
little
to
prooue
a
Haggard
.
And
nowe
seeing
the
Mistresse
of
his
thoughtes
had
thus
giuen
him
the
slippe
,
with
a
flea
in
his
eare
,
he
secretly
conveyed
him selfe
vnto
his
chamber
.
And
by
reason
it
was
now
dinner
time
,
he
had
verie
good
opportunitie
to
repaire
there
vnknowen
to
any
,
where
when
he
came
,
breathing
foorth
a
number
of
scalding
sighes
,
he
cast
him selfe
vpon
his
bed
,
and
after
he
had
there
tossed
him selfe
a
while
,
being
vncapable
of
any
rest
,
he
tooke
his
Lute
in
his
hand
,
to
see
,
if
with
musicke
he
could
moderate
his
melancholie
,
and
mollifie
some
of
his
heauie
passions
:
and
so
,
like
the
swanne
at
the
point
of
death
,
he
verie
dolefully
chaunted
ouer
this
Cansong
.
WHen
Phosphorus
declining
West
her
tracke
,
Commaunding
Nox
her
charge
to
take
in
hand
And
for
to
spread
abroad
her
curtaine
blacke
,
By
Natures
course
to
couer
both
sea
and
land
:
Then
at
her
becke
a
clowdie
vale
in
stept
,
And
terrene
thinges
quite
from
our
sight
hath
swept
By
this
had
Phoebus
clearely
made
escape
,
And
Vesperus
his
action
did
assoyne
,
Of
Thetis
Queene
then
cloyed
with
the
rape
,
With
Lucina
in
coiture
doeth
ioyne
:
From
whome
he
cleerely
receiu'd
away
his
light
,
Least
she
should
blush
,
being
seene
in
such
a
plight
.
Lucina
then
her
budding
hornes
did
stretch
,
And
borrowing
of
her
Louer
light
,
appeares
,
When
Morpheus
presented
to
me
poore
wretch
,
A
sight
,
which
still
my
dulled
senses
cheeres
:
Ah
cheeres
:
a
wofull
cheere
:
woe
worth
the
time
,
That
makes
me
thus
to
spend
my
golden
prime
.
What
fancie
moou'd
,
folly
did
put
in
vre
,
And
Queene
Desire
did
straight
appoint
the
game
,
Which
once
begunne
,
no
hope
could
helpe
procure
,
Beefore
I
loose
,
to
giue
it
ouer
were
shame
:
Although
Dispayre
doeth
say
that
I
shall
gaine
,
Nought
for
my
toyle
,
but
heapes
of
cruell
paine
.
Cupid
then
smyl'd
such
Clyent
to
possesse
,
And
thank'd
Morpheus
that
procur'd
the
same
,
Venus
mislikte
I
should
rest
in
distresse
,
Least
after
I
would
ay
renounce
her
game
,
Shee
fitted
me
,
with
opportunitie
To
speake
:
alas
I
spake
:
all
would
not
be
.
All
would
not
be
,
what
then
?
ah
dolefull
chaunce
,
Haue
all
the
Fates
confederated
my
fall
?
Yes
,
yes
:
too
soone
I
did
my
Barke
out
launce
,
And
eke
commit
my
sayle
to
windes
a
thrall
:
Wherefore
rowe
backe
thy
barge
to
natiue
porte
.
In
earnest
end
,
what
thou
begun
in
sport
.
That
thou
begun
in
sport
:
a
heauie
sport
,
Which
is
the
worker
of
thy
great
annoye
,
Thou
canst
not
long
endure
in
such
a
sort
,
Exempt
from
hope
of
any
earthly
ioye
:
Vnlesse
the
Saint
,
that
wrought
this
deepe
distresse
,
Pityes
thy
panges
;
and
doe
thy
paynes
redresse
.
Thy
paines
redresse
,
if
not
foorthwith
,
too
late
,
For
Phebe
thrice
her
wasted
hornes
renew'd
,
Since
I
was
forc'st
by
spitefull
frowning
fate
,
To
come
and
seeke
the
sight
I
latelie
view'd
,
Which
viewe
my
paines
,
so
destinie
assign'd
,
For
at
her
handes
no
hope
of
grace
I
finde
.
No
hope
of
grace
I
finde
,
woe
me
therefore
,
Without
whose
grace
my
life
can
not
endure
,
Oh
that
I
were
not
as
I
was
of
yore
,
Free
from
the
scathe
which
doeth
my
harme
assure
,
Then
would
I
keepe
my
finger
from
the
fire
,
And
quite
renounce
the
Lawes
of
fond
desire
.
Offond
desire
the
Lawe
,
oh
lawlesse
Lawe
,
Which
doeth
extreemes
combine
and
ioyne
in
wrong
,
And
ministreth
pilles
,
which
will
not
from
the
mawe
,
This
from
the
eye
,
not
from
desert
is
sprung
,
A
fickle
Iudge
for
to
discerne
the
right
,
Which
blinded
is
with
force
of
beauties
might
.
The
force
of
beauties
might
:
a
power-full
might
,
Which
can
compell
the
proudest
to
obey
,
Whose
meere
report
hath
brought
me
to
this
plight
,
Deuoyd
of
hope
:
for
sorrowe
beares
the
sway
.
Wherefore
as
Fame
me
forc'st
this
paine
to
prooue
,
There
I
began
,
and
there
will
ende
my
loue
.
HErewithall
Priscus
ended
his
song
,
his
musicke
preuailing
no
more
to
moderate
his
melancholy
,
then
oile
to
quench
the
flame
:
and
therefore
in
a
verie
frantike
moode
,
he
threw
away
his
lute
,
&
began
a-fresh
to
tosse
himselfe
vpon
his
bed
,
resting
as
wearie
in
his
bodie
,
as
he
was
afflicted
in
his
mind
:
and
thus
perplexed
in
his
disquiet
passions
,
tormenting
him selfe
with
his
ceaselesse
complaintes
,
his
friend
Moderatus
,
by
chance
ouer-hearing
his
secret
passions
,
pushed
open
the
doore
,
and
entred
the
chamber
:
whereat
Priscus
start
vp
,
looking
so
pale
,
as
if
he
had
bene
newe
risen
from
his
graue
,
his
swelling
heart
,
remooued
from
her
naturall
place
,
was
now
ascended
to
the
straight
passage
betweene
the
bodie
and
the
head
,
and
there
kept
the
same
so
close
,
that
he
(
for
want
of
breath
)
was
vnable
to
vtter
any
one
worde
:
whereupon
Moderatus
,
his
heart
bleeding
for
very
griefe
of
his
friendes
distresse
,
began
thus
mildely
to
reprehend
him
,
both
for
that
he
had
concealed
his
fancies
from
him
,
and
also
because
he
did
suffer
him selfe
to
be
so
ouer-mastred
with
follyes
.
My
deare
Priscus
,
if
the
faithfull
league
of
true
friendship
,
knit
vp
betweene
vs
,
had
not
sufficiently
authorised
,
nay
rather
commanded
me
(
to
preuent
your
further
harme
)
to
be
thus
bolde
with
you
,
I
would
scant
haue
presumed
to
interrupt
your
muses
with
my
presence
at
this
time
:
for
hauing
long
sithence
perceiued
in
you
some
alteration
and
disquietnes
of
mind
,
wrought
by
the
effect
of
some
strange
passion
,
I
could
not
chuse
but
be
verie
sorie
,
in
that
I
perceiued
you
to
be
vnwilling
to
disclose
the
same
vnto
me
:
who
to
discharge
the
office
and
dutie
of
a
friend
,
was
by
the
lawe
of
friendship
bound
,
not
onely
to
counsell
you
the
best
I
could
to
comfort
your
misfortunes
,
but
also
to
be
copartner
of
your
paine
,
to
quallifie
the
rigor
of
your
extreeme
passions
:
wherefore
I
can
not
sufficiently
admire
,
that
you
would
entertaine
any
vnto
friendship
,
whome
,
either
you
deemed
not
worthie
of
your
secrets
,
or
els
(
for
feare
to
be
disclosed
)
durst
not
commit
the
trust
thereof
vnto
:
without
that
the
occasion
of
your
griefe
depended
vpon
an
vnlawful
acte
.
And
therefore
doubted
,
least
that
I
would
not
yeeld
my
consent
thereunto
,
because
it
should
be
rather
my
part
to
dehorte
you
from
the
same
,
then
any
wise
to
further
you
therein
.
What
Priscus
,
if
as
the
Swallowes
,
nestling
in
houses
,
yet
mistrust
the
inhabitants
thereof
,
so
you
,
conuersing
my
society
,
durst
not
acquaint
me
with
your
secrets
:
you
should
haue
done
,
as
they
do
in
trying
of
vessels
,
whereinto
they
powre
water
,
not
wine
:
in
like
maner
,
you
might
haue
tryed
my
fidelitie
in
some
friuolous
matter
,
that
if
I
had
chaunced
not
to
bee
close
,
there
had
bene
no
danger
of
spilling
any
good
licour
.
But
I
tell
you
Priscus
,
friendship
is
like
hony
,
that
is
sweet
and
pleasant
in
taste
to
the
sound
,
but
sharpe
and
purging
in
operation
,
to
him
that
is
infected
with
a
canker
,
and
therefore
finding
in
you
this
weaknes
,
that
is
more
pertinent
to
feminine
seruilitie
,
then
to
manly
fortitude
:
I
can
not
chuse
but
endeuor
my selfe
to
comprehend
the
nature
of
the
honie
,
whereby
to
purge
you
of
the
corrupt
humors
,
that
haue
alredy
weakned
your
nature
:
for
now
I
find
the
old
Adage
true
,
that
the
Minow
,
that
is
euer
nibling
at
the
bait
,
is
at
last
hanged
on
the
hooke
:
and
the
flie
so
long
dallyes
with
the
flame
,
that
shee
is
in
the
ende
consumed
therein
:
wherefore
deare
friend
,
leaue
these
fond
cogitations
,
&
let
not
the
flilie
baits
of
alluring
vanities
so
intangle
you
in
the
net
of
follie
,
that
in
the
ende
you
may
haue
cause
to
say
,
that
you
haue
bought
repentance
at
an
vnreasonable
rate
:
at
least-wise
,
if
it
be
so
strongly
rooted
in
you
,
that
reason
can
not
easily
shake
it
away
,
conceale
not
the
same
from
me
,
least
in
so
doing
,
the
cure
would
not
prooue
so
effectual
,
wanting
the
true
knowledge
of
the
cause
of
the
disease
.
Priscus
,
now
seeing
that
it
was
no
time
to
dissemble
with
his
friend
,
knowing
it
impossible
to
couer
the
smoke
,
that
was
alreadie
burst
into
a
flame
,
vnlockt
the
closset
of
his
thoughtes
,
and
discouered
him selfe
vnto
him
in
this
manner
.
Sweete
Moderatus
,
I
wonder
not
a
litle
,
that
you
would
thus
fraudulently
(
by
ouer-hearing
my
complaintes
)
endeuour
to
compasse
my
secrets
,
whereas
you
might
haue
ben
assured
(
though
that
the
reuealing
thereof
had
both
impaired
my
substance
,
&
preiudiced
my
person
)
that
you
could
no
sooner
haue
requested
the
knowledge
thereof
,
but
that
most
willingly
I
would
haue
imparted
the
same
vnto
you
.
And
in
that
I
haue
so
long
concealed
it
,
it
was
to
my
most
vehement
and
great
griefe
:
for
fire
suppressed
,
burneth
more
vehement
,
&
water
stopped
,
bursteth
out
with
a
greater
force
:
so
that
the
fewe
brandes
,
whereat
I
latelie
warmed
my
fancie
,
is
nowe
growen
to
so
great
a
fire
,
that
it
hath
almost
burned
vp
,
and
consumed
vnto
cynders
my
poore
flectible
heart
.
And
assure
your selfe
Moderatus
,
I
was
not
so
suspitious
as
to
misdeeme
of
your
fidelitie
,
whose
faithfull
dealing
had
assured
me
many
wayes
of
your
loyaltie
:
and
therefore
needed
no
further
tryall
,
being
perswaded
that
I
had
layde
my
foundation
vpon
a
sure
rocke
.
Yet
neuerthelesse
,
as
you
haue
very
fitly
compared
friendship
to
honie
,
so
I
finde
your
friendly
admonitions
,
to
be
so
bitter
and
biting
,
that
the
verie
name
thereof
,
hath
almost
ouercharged
my
queasie
stomacke
:
for
the
counsell
,
howsoeuer
wholesome
,
is
neuer
plausible
,
when
it
feedeth
not
the
humour
of
the
counselled
.
And
for
my
maladie
,
I
am
vnlike
to
be
purged
thereof
,
without
that
the
worker
of
my
preiudice
minister
a
remedie
,
no
more
then
Telephus
could
be
cured
of
the
wounde
,
he
receiued
of
fierce
Achilles
launce
,
before
a
plaister
of
the
rust
thereof
was
put
thereunto
,
to
salue
the
same
:
and
to
leaue
off
all
ambiguities
,
I
am
so
infected
with
the
venime
of
the
Tarantula
,
that
I
am
almost
consumed
in
the
suddes
of
mine
owne
pleasure
.
Wherefore
,
deare
friend
,
seeke
not
(
in
hope
of
my
recouerie
)
to
minister
any
thing
vnto
me
,
which
can
worke
no
other
effect
,
but
onely
the
diminishing
of
that
little
ease
and
rest
I
haue
:
but
rather
suffer
thy
vnfortunate
Priscus
to
dye
:
yea
die
Priscus
,
and
why
liuest
thou
to
procure
thine
owne
torment
,
an
exile
to
thy
countrey
,
a
heart-sore
to
thy
friendes
,
and
a
vassall
to
thy
enemies
,
resting
thus
metamorphosed
in
perpetuall
daunger
of
thine
owne
person
:
nay
,
but
where
wander
I
,
pardon
me
,
good
Moderatus
,
in
that
I
haue
thus
fantastically
breathed
foorth
my
dreaming
agonies
:
for
herein
shall
you
rather
finde
a
sencelesse
truth
,
then
a
sensible
tale
:
and
albeit
hope
forbiddeth
me
to
put
any
confidence
in
her
,
by
reuealing
my
passions
:
neuerthelesse
,
both
to
disburthen
somewhat
my
thrauled
minde
,
and
also
to
make
amendes
for
the
fault
alreadie
committed
,
in
concealing
the
secretes
of
my
breast
thus
long
from
you
:
attend
the
whole
circumstance
of
this
my
Tragicall
discourse
,
and
with
the
conclusion
thereof
,
a
violent
expulsion
of
my
vital
breath
,
from
this
carefull
and
distressed
carkasse
,
if
no
hope
be
left
of
releeuing
my
wearyed
agonyes
.
Had
I
prouidently
pondered
that
worthie
sentence
of
the
famous
and
renowmed
Philosopher
Thales
Miletius
,
who
,
being
by
one
of
his
friendes
demaunded
,
how
much
difference
there
was
betweene
a
Lye
and
Trueth
answered
,
asmuch
as
there
is
betweene
thine
eare
and
thine
eye
:
meaning
thereby
,
that
those
things
are
not
euer
true
,
which
by
common
report
are
spread
abroad
.
For
as
Maro
saith
of
Fame
,
Mobilitate
viget
,
viresque
acquirit
eundo
,
so
passing
through
the
mouthes
of
many
,
euery
one
adding
a
little
thereunto
,
it
is
in
the
end
growen
to
an
intollerable
errour
:
howbeit
the
Philosopher
admonisheth
vs
to
beleeue
those
thinges
for
trueths
,
which
we
see
with
our
eyes
,
and
not
to
be
credulous
of
those
thinges
which
are
blazed
by
common
report
.
Had
I
aduisedly
weighed
this
notable
saying
of
Thales
,
the
bare
report
(
bare
I
may
well
call
it
,
the
croppe
being
not
worth
the
seede
)
of
Floridas
beautie
,
had
not
mooued
me
,
being
inconsiderate
of
my
state
and
person
,
thus
fondly
from
a
Prince
of
Aemulia
,
to
become
a
vassall
and
a
slaue
to
the
Gouernour
of
Liguria
,
no
better
man
then
my selfe
,
and
my
Fathers
mortall
enemie
:
wherein
,
like
an
obstinate
and
vntoward
youth
,
I
layd
reason
in
water
to
stiepe
,
being
too
salt
for
my
taste
,
and
followed
vnbrideled
affection
,
which
was
pleasant
and
toothsome
in
the
mouth
,
though
poysoned
venome
in
the
mawe
.
And
my
Parents
,
which
affoorded
me
coyne
and
libertie
in
my
youth
,
to
worke
mine
owne
preiudice
,
will
be
sorie
to
see
mee
want
both
wealth
and
wisedome
in
mine
age
.
O
fonde
Priscus
,
why
doest
thou
inueigh
against
thy selfe
?
it
is
an
ill
birde
that
defileth
his
owne
nest
and
it
were
thy
part
rather
to
amend
what
is
amisse
,
then
to
aggrauate
thy
offence
by
reuealing
thy
absurd
fantasies
,
making
thereby
thy
name
more
odious
,
but
nothing
helping
to
bring
thee
to
a
better
forme
of
liuing
.
Oh
,
but
vnto
what
an
heresie
am
I
fallen
?
wherein
should
I
reforme
my selfe
?
haue
I
not
sustained
all
this
perplexitie
,
being
thereunto
enioyned
by
beautie
,
which
is
a
thing
deuine
,
and
which
the
gods
them selues
obeyed
.
What
,
is
not
this
the
same
,
that
Salomon
with
his
wisedome
could
not
resist
:
Hercules
with
his
strength
could
not
withstand
:
and
Alexander
,
with
other
mightie
Monarches
of
the
worlde
,
with
all
their
forces
and
power
could
not
subdue
?
what
then
,
should
I
thinke
my selfe
wiser
then
Salomon
?
stronger
then
Hercules
?
or
mightier
then
Alexander
?
No
,
no
,
Priscus
,
beautie
commaunded
thee
,
and
therefore
thou
must
obey
,
and
wherefore
Priscus
,
since
thou
must
obey
,
summon
thy
sences
to
a
parlie
,
and
arme
thy selfe
with
courage
,
to
goe
through
with
so
notable
a
victorie
,
and
be
not
dismayde
,
to
haue
one
repulse
at
a
womans
hands
:
for
womens
three
nayes
be
but
one
yea
:
resolue
thy selfe
once
more
to
plead
for
thy selfe
,
&
to
abide
the
censure
of
thy
deerest
mistresse
,
whether
it
include
life
or
death
.
Now
then
,
sweet
Moderatus
,
that
I
may
lay
open
vnto
your
vnderstanding
this
most
strange
and
rare
stratageme
,
knowe
that
thine
vnfortunate
,
but
euer
constant
friend
,
is
the
same
Priscus
,
sonne
and
heire
apparant
to
the
mightie
Lothus
King
of
Aemulia
,
who
vndertooke
this
newe
shape
for
the
loue
of
fayre
Florida
,
faire
,
but
yet
cruell
Florida
,
whose
sharpe
cutting
answers
,
euen
this
day
,
(
had
I
not
manfullie
withstoode
the
violent
attemptes
of
hote
burning
loue
)
had
bene
sufficient
to
giue
me
my
deaths
wound
:
for
her
bitter
and
contemptible
reprehensions
,
ministred
rather
oyle
then
water
to
my
flame
,
and
feruent
loue
,
rather
then
could
disdaine
vnto
my
fancie
:
loe
,
here
beholde
the
figure
and
shape
of
him
,
that
latelie
thursting
for
honour
,
had
more
confidence
in
a
speares
poynt
;
then
in
a
Schollers
penne
:
the
one
,
threatning
bluntly
his
foe
with
reuenge
:
the
other
,
flattering
his
friend
with
a
fewe
fine
cowthed
wordes
,
shrowding
his
malice
vnder
the
habite
of
friendshippe
:
then
a
sturdie
Morglay
fitting
his
humour
,
rather
then
a
sillie
wall-washing
paultrie
pensile
:
and
the
managing
of
a
good
horse
in
the
fields
,
more
pleasing
vnto
him
,
then
the
courting
of
a
fayre
Ladie
in
a
chamber
.
But
nowe
altogether
vanquished
and
ouercome
by
Loue
,
a
bond-slaue
of
blinde
Cupid
,
and
from
a
professed
Souldiour
of
warlike
Mars
,
become
a
vowed
seruant
of
wanton
Venus
,
a
sweete
Laberinth
,
wherein
being
entred
,
a
man
may
sooner
loose
him selfe
,
then
finde
reason
of
him selfe
:
wherefore
gentle
and
assured
friend
Moderatus
,
leaue
off
all
perswasions
,
sith
they
be
but
corrisiues
to
eate
vp
olde
soares
,
and
no
lenitiues
to
asswage
newe
swellings
,
and
sharpe
rasers
to
cut
and
launce
olde
festered
vlcers
,
and
ill-cured
skarres
,
which
procure
treble
paine
,
but
seldome
or
neuer
bring
ease
to
the
Patient
.
Here
sighing
sobbes
stopping
the
passage
of
his
speech
,
the
fire
of
his
true
affection
enflaming
his
heart
,
and
his
enflamed
heart
dissolued
into
vncessant
teares
,
hee
languished
,
burning
in
loue
,
and
bathed
in
griefe
,
reposing
all
his
confidence
in
Moderatus
his
faithfull
and
louing
aduice
,
the
gates
of
reason
and
vnderstanding
quite
denying
any
passage
vnto
such
impossibilities
,
and
therefore
wallowing
in
continuall
stormes
of
fresh
imployed
griefes
,
he
was
altogether
dead
in
spirite
,
though
little
moouing
of
life
appeared
in
his
bodie
,
vntill
true-hearted
Moderatus
awaked
him
out
of
his
dumpe
,
in
this
manner
.
Oh
my
good
,
though
infortunate
friend
,
Priscus
,
howe
falleth
it
out
,
that
you
haue
this
long
time
concealed
this
your
secrete
flame
from
your
friend
,
and
thus
obscured
the
bright
beames
,
not
onely
of
your
birth
and
honour
,
but
also
of
your
wisedome
and
vertue
,
which
so
shined
in
your
life
and
conuersation
,
that
it
dazeled
the
eyes
of
the
beholders
,
rauished
the
sences
of
the
hearers
,
and
stroke
into
admiration
all
such
as
heard
but
the
report
thereof
,
nowe
eclipsed
with
such
a
clowde
of
dishonour
,
as
to
descend
from
a
mightie
Prince
,
to
the
base
office
of
a
seruant
,
and
which
is
more
seruile
,
to
imbase
your selfe
thus
for
the
loue
of
a
woman
,
and
not
onely
to
soothe
your selfe
in
these
follies
,
but
also
to
exclude
the
counsell
&
comfort
of
a
trustie
friend
,
which
would
haue
bene
partaker
of
all
your
miseries
.
But
as
it
seemed
,
you
made
still
a
doubt
of
mine
vndoubted
fidelitie
,
supposing
that
as
the
hearbe
Ambubeia
,
doeth
close
at
the
going
downe
of
the
Sunne
,
and
spread
abroad
at
the
rising
thereof
againe
:
so
I
should
be
a
friend
in
Sunne-shine
prosperitie
,
and
not
in
the
darke
cloude
of
extremitie
:
but
not
so
sweete
friend
,
the
operation
consistes
in
the
matter
,
not
in
forme
:
and
surely
,
if
I
omitted
any
thing
that
belonged
to
the
office
of
a
friend
,
it
was
ignorantly
done
,
and
not
willingly
,
or
of
set
purpose
:
for
I
vtterly
detest
and
abhorre
those
flattering
and
fained
friendes
,
who
,
resembling
the
Amber
stone
,
burne
outwardly
,
and
freeze
inwardly
:
or
the
barke
of
the
Myrtle
tree
in
Armenia
,
which
is
as
hote
as
fire
in
taste
,
and
as
colde
as
yce
in
operation
.
And
rather
,
with
the
hearbe
Amaranthus
,
which
beginneth
to
flourish
in
the
winter
,
when
all
other
hearbes
doe
decay
:
so
I
in
the
winter
of
your
extremities
,
purpose
to
shewe
my selfe
,
not
onely
a
friend
,
but
a
bright
Sunne
through
the
thickest
and
darkest
cloud
,
being
then
assured
that
you
doe
loue
me
,
if
you
repose
any
trust
and
confidence
in
mine
actions
:
wherefore
,
sith
the
alarums
of
loue
haue
made
such
a
breach
in
your
minde
,
your
greatest
pollicie
were
to
study
to
be
master
againe
of
the
forte
,
which
you
haue
(
with
so
great
a
detriment
)
alreadie
lost
:
and
to
compasse
the
same
,
you
ought
like
a
good
and
carefull
Captaine
,
endeuour
to
remooue
the
siege
,
then
might
you
boldly
affirme
with
Cicero
,
that
Sublata
causa
tollitur
effectus
,
which
although
at
the
first
it
should
seeme
difficult
and
almost
impossible
,
yet
hauing
resolutely
determined
the
same
,
you
should
finde
therein
great
ease
,
and
daily
would
your
forces
increase
,
and
your
enemies
strength
diminish
:
and
albeit
the
taste
thereof
would
like
Aloyes
seeme
bitter
in
the
mouth
,
yet
the
operation
would
no
doubt
prooue
medicinable
&
veri
holesom
in
the
maw
.
And
if
hauing
swallowed
the
bayte
,
there
be
no
other
remedie
,
but
to
yeeld
your selfe
to
the
mercie
of
the
fisher
,
rather
then
so
,
doe
as
the
fish
Alopex
marina
,
who
,
perceiuing
the
hooke
to
be
fastened
in
his
bellie
,
biteth
off
the
line
aboue
the
tackling
,
and
so
escapeth
.
What
,
remember
you
not
the
preceptes
of
Phocas
vnto
Louers
,
who
sayd
,
they
should
proceede
in
their
amours
,
as
the
Crabbe
in
going
,
whose
pace
is
euer
backwards
,
that
though
loue
haue
force
like
the
Adamant
,
to
drawe
the
tender
heartes
of
young
Nouices
,
yet
they
should
be
sprinkled
with
Goates
blood
,
that
resisteth
the
operation
,
and
if
you
haue
not
the
vertue
to
be
chaste
,
carrie
about
you
the
hearbe
Lupinar
,
or
the
Topaze
stone
,
which
cooleth
desire
.
Weigh
aduisedly
,
what
great
calamities
and
ouerthrowes
haue
happened
in
former
ages
,
not
only
to
the
person
infected
therewith
,
but
also
to
whole
Prouinces
and
Countreyes
,
by
reason
of
the
ouer-raging
flames
of
Loue
,
then
shal
you
see
how
Troy
and
Athens
,
the
one
being
the
Metropolitane
and
most
sumptuous
Citie
of
all
Asia
,
the
other
,
the
renowmed
fountaine
,
and
sacred
welspring
of
arte
and
learning
throughout
al
Greece
,
which
therefore
was
called
the
Muses
habitation
,
were
vtterly
ouerthrowen
and
quite
consumed
,
for
the
wanton
and
libidinous
desire
borne
onely
to
one
woman
.
Infinite
more
examples
I
could
produce
,
but
that
I
thinke
this
sufficient
,
to
make
a
considerate
wise
man
forsake
the
most
beautifull
and
entising
Lays
,
and
the
coyest
and
moste
curious
Florida
that
euer
was
.
Nowe
hauing
touched
some
generalities
bounding
vpon
reason
,
of
great
effect
to
dissuade
you
from
this
dangerous
Laberinth
,
yet
let
vs
goe
neerer
to
the
matter
and
speake
particularlie
:
is
it
not
Florida
that
you
ayme
at
?
whose
disdainefull
and
coye
countenance
,
fenced
with
the
hatefull
trench
of
ambition
and
pride
,
doeth
put
to
silence
the
brauest
Lordes
of
all
Italie
,
fearing
to
speake
,
where
they
haue
so
little
hope
to
speede
:
and
will
you
then
,
while
you
continue
the
habite
of
a
hireling
,
and
remaine
as
you
seeme
vnto
her
,
an
attendant
of
her
Fathers
,
attempt
to
craue
the
same
?
which
the
flowre
of
all
the
gallaunts
in
the
worlde
durst
not
once
make
motion
for
:
I
perswade
me
in
so
doing
,
you
are
voyd
of
all
hope
.
If
then
you
make
your
state
knowen
vnto
her
,
howe
can
she
finde
in
her
heart
to
affect
her
fathers
mortall
enemie
:
and
howe
can
you
hope
to
remaine
in
safetie
,
your
life
lying
in
the
mercie
and
power
of
your
deadly
foe
.
And
as
Moderatus
would
haue
gone
forwardes
in
his
perswasions
,
Priscus
,
who
could
scarce
suffer
him
to
come
to
a
Pertod
,
his
ardent
desire
nothing
diminishing
by
these
disswasions
of
Moderatus
,
but
rather
like
the
small
current
stopped
,
encreasing
more
and
more
in
such
sort
,
that
from
a
male
contented
man
,
he
grewe
almost
lunatike
,
and
then
like
a
desperate
forlorne
burst
foorth
in
these
tearmes
.
Oh
good
Moderatus
,
if
thou
hast
no
other
salue
for
my
sore
,
nor
canst
affoorde
me
any
other
comfort
,
suffer
me
by
death
to
ende
this
wretched
life
,
or
if
thou
dislikest
therewith
,
cease
to
cloye
me
with
such
prescriptions
,
the
verie
name
whereof
torments
me
more
then
a
thousand
deathes
together
.
And
whereas
you
alledge
of
the
ouerthrow
of
Athens
and
Troy
,
proceeding
from
the
loue
of
a
woman
,
true
it
is
,
but
Theseus
and
Paris
iustly
made
their
friendes
their
foes
,
by
the
rape
of
Helen
,
who
was
the
wife
of
another
man
,
seducing
her
to
infringe
her
faith
and
honestie
to
her
loyal
husband
,
and
therefore
deseruedly
plagued
for
the
same
:
but
I
doe
indeuour
by
my
vertuous
and
chaste
loue
,
borne
to
Florida
,
to
make
my
mortall
enemies
my
deerest
friendes
:
and
I
goe
about
to
seeke
nothing
,
but
that
(
of
right
)
which
should
be
mine
owne
.
For
if
he
,
which
should
bye
a
thing
deerest
,
should
best
deserue
to
haue
it
,
I
am
sure
,
you
would
iudge
me
worthie
of
Florida
,
who
,
not
onely
am
thus
tormented
in
minde
for
her
sake
,
but
also
am
daily
in
continuall
daunger
of
my
person
:
wherefore
,
sweete
friend
,
if
thou
louest
my
life
,
helpe
me
to
the
possession
of
that
most
rare
Iewell
,
I
meane
Florida
,
whose
presence
is
the
preseruation
of
my
life
,
and
without
the
which
my
carkasse
is
but
a
denne
of
dolours
,
and
my
life
hatefull
and
loathsome
vnto
me
.
With
this
Priscus
concluded
,
(
verie
griefe
stopping
the
passage
of
his
voyce
)
so
that
teares
standing
in
his
eyes
,
his
wordes
chocking
in
his
throate
,
he
sent
foorth
great
gustes
of
scalding
and
heauie
sighes
,
and
withall
distilled
from
his
eyes
,
(
eyes
the
often
messengers
of
his
griefes
)
great
floods
of
salt
and
brynish
teares
.
Moderatus
seeing
him
so
impatiently
to
beare
his
carelesse
calamities
,
was
verie
sorie
,
and
comforted
him
all
that
euer
he
could
,
promising
his
endeuour
to
effect
his
desires
,
who
accepted
thereof
with
thankes
,
and
hauing
by
this
spent
a
good
quantitie
of
time
in
debating
of
these
matters
,
they
left
the
chamber
and
went
abroad
,
to
see
if
good
fortue
would
offer
them
any
opportunitie
to
put
in
practise
their
determinate
purpose
.
Florida
falleth
in
loue
with
Moderatus
,
her
secrete
meditation
vpon
the
same
.
VEROSA
intercepteth
her
in
her
secret
passions
:
both
leaue
the
desolate
chamber
of
FLORIDA
.
They
fall
in
companie
of
CORNELIVS
the
Dukes
sonne
,
PRISCVS
,
MODERATVS
and
PANDARINA
a
Gentlewoman
of
the
house
of
Deualoyes
.
PRISCVS
and
PANDARINAES
disputation
of
Loue
:
FLORIDAS
censure
thereof
.
The
Gentlemen
by
lotteries
chuse
them
three
Ladies
,
which
should
be
their
mistresses
for
that
yeere
.
Their
Musicke
and
censure
of
Loue
in
Poems
.
FLORIDAS
opinion
vpon
the
same
:
their
dauncing
▪
MODERATVS
entreatie
for
his
friend
PRISCVS
to
FLORIDA
,
her
deniall
,
and
offering
of
fauour
to
him selfe
His
further
perswasion
for
his
friend
,
and
her
sudden
departure
in
great
anger
.
Their
resolution
to
conclude
that
dayes
exercise
to
suppe
together
.
PRISCVS
departure
thereupon
.
Their
repaire
to
FLORIDAAES
chamber
,
where
they
tooke
repast
.
Chap.
5.
NOwe
Gentlemen
,
here
you
may
beholde
a
perfect
Mappe
of
Loues
manifolde
miseries
:
Priscus
tormenteth
him selfe
with
the
racking
and
restlesse
remembrance
of
the
fayre
Florida
,
being
wounded
with
the
golden
darte
of
that
little
and
wanton
wag
,
who
,
as
he
is
blind
without
sight
,
is
selfe-willed
without
Reason
:
alwayes
endeauouring
to
creepe
into
the
Conceits
of
the
ripest
and
readyest
mindes
,
taking
the
greater
glorie
and
pride
in
his
victories
and
conquestes
,
by
so
much
as
they
are
gotten
ouer
the
mightyer
Potentates
and
nobler
Personages
:
thus
minding
that
his
Knightes
shoulde
not
obtaine
any
pleasure
without
some
smacke
of
paine
,
meaning
thereby
to
trye
their
constancie
,
thinking
him
not
worthie
of
a
good
Bootie
,
that
woulde
giue
ouer
the
pursuite
for
one
sharpe
skirmidge
.
And
albeit
that
Florida
despised
Priscus
,
languishing
in
loue
,
by
reason
of
his
meane
estate
and
birth
,
as
she
tooke
it
,
yet
that
mightie
god
(
though
blinde
)
Cupid
,
determining
to
reuenge
the
quarrell
of
his
Champion
,
that
had
lost
the
victorie
,
ceased
not
daily
to
deuise
meanes
,
to
make
her
taste
of
that
sharpe
sweete
,
and
pleasing
euill
,
that
so
oft
is
wont
,
not
onely
to
torment
,
but
also
to
ouerwhelme
and
vanquish
poore
perplexed
Louers
,
with
his
inuestigable
force
of
feruent
and
boyling
heate
.
And
in
the
ende
finding
her
solitarie
,
he
painted
before
the
eyes
of
her
remembrance
,
the
worthinesse
of
Moderatus
,
with
his
martiall
prowesse
,
rare
vertues
,
and
singular
excellencie
,
in
so
much
that
daylie
wading
in
the
deepe
floods
of
fancie
,
mooued
with
the
aspect
of
his
comely
Personage
,
which
cited
her
to
yeelde
to
affection
,
she
,
which
earst
scorned
the
summons
of
mightie
Cupid
,
and
disdained
the
crewe
of
wanton
Venus
,
holding
in
derision
their
teares
,
and
carelessely
smiling
at
their
scalding
sighes
,
which
were
enamoured
with
beautie
,
is
nowe
forced
(
feeling
her selfe
wounded
with
the
sharpe
prickes
of
feruent
desire
)
to
offer
vp
incense
at
the
shrine
of
Venus
,
crauing
pardon
for
her
so
long
rebellion
against
the
omnipotencie
of
so
mightie
a
King
.
And
thus
continuing
a
certen
time
in
these
and
such
like
cogitations
,
imploying
her
new
desired
friend
to
some
seruice
in
her
owne
presence
,
whereby
to
glut
her selfe
with
the
view
of
so
rare
an
obiect
,
the
eyes
alone
doing
the
office
of
the
hands
&
tongue
,
as
trustie
secretaries
,
and
faithful
messengers
of
the
effects
of
the
mind
.
Florida
thus
flowing
in
the
tempestuous
seas
of
longing
appetites
,
guided
by
a
master
,
which
delighteth
in
the
shipwracke
of
them
he
caryeth
,
and
vanquished
with
an
immoderate
rage
of
loue
,
the
effectes
whereof
making
her
forgetfull
of
her
honour
,
wholy
ouercome
with
this
newe
entertained
passion
,
being
very
melancholicke
,
and
hauing
separated
her selfe
from
companie
,
she
beganne
thus
to
complaine
.
Ah
Florida
,
howe
miserable
and
infortunate
art
thou
,
that
the
Goddes
haue
endewed
thee
with
beautie
,
that
should
be
preiudiciall
to
thy
honour
,
and
creating
thee
onely
daughter
to
so
mightie
a
Prince
,
thou
shouldest
become
an
eye-sore
and
a
blemish
to
all
thy
stocke
and
kinred
,
by
thine
owne
lasciuious
and
wanton
lust
.
Hast
thou
reiected
the
suite
of
the
brauest
Courtiers
in
all
Spaine
?
and
nowe
not
onely
contented
with
thy
Fathers
vassall
,
but
also
canst
not
liue
without
that
bratt
,
that
thine
owne
Parents
haue
brought
vp
of
nothing
?
in
hauing
of
thy
wish
,
thou
loosest
both
thine
honour
,
and
doest
obscure
and
blemish
the
house
thou
camst
off
,
which
once
ouershadowed
with
the
vaile
of
vice
,
will
beare
the
skarre
thereof
during
life
.
From
whence
commeth
this
newe
alteration
,
and
passions
vnacquainted
?
what
rebellious
desires
be
these
,
that
doe
poyse
and
weigh
thy
thoughtes
,
to
hammer
in
thy
braine
such
thirstlesse
and
vaine
imaginations
?
ah
Florida
,
what
haplesse
miserie
doest
thou
finde
in
this
free
prison
?
where
pleasure
hath
no
place
,
till
the
friendly
foes
haue
disquieted
thy
life
with
a
million
of
painefull
trauailes
:
nowe
is
the
time
for
thee
,
to
resist
the
hot
skirmiges
and
fresh
assaultes
of
that
tyrant
Loue
,
before
that
he
hath
had
quiet
possession
within
thy
minde
:
for
being
suffered
to
enter
by
little
and
little
,
he
will
waxe
so
strong
,
that
in
a
short
time
,
he
will
be
like
to
dispossesse
thee
of
that
little
interest
thou
hast
in
thy selfe
:
and
then
,
as
the
moath
in
the
garment
,
and
Locust
in
the
corne
,
it
consumeth
his
hoast
,
and
departeth
away
,
without
any
reckoning
for
the
trespasse
he
hath
committed
.
Then
Florida
consider
,
what
may
they
deeme
of
thee
,
that
earst
had
in
admiration
thy
vertues
,
and
reputed
thee
for
a
second
Diana
?
but
the
vilest
hypocrite
of
the
worlde
,
that
would
ouershadowe
thy
lasciuious
appetites
to
wanton
venerie
,
with
a
fained
shewe
of
counterfet
grauitie
:
and
that
there
wanted
in
them
nothing
but
sufficient
audacitie
,
to
recouer
the
ransacke
of
thy
person
,
and
spayle
of
thine
honour
.
Wherefore
leaue
off
this
foule
folie
,
that
thus
doeth
dispoyle
thee
of
thy
desired
health
and
contented
rest
,
and
endeuour
to
forget
him
that
is
the
causer
thereof
.
At
which
wordes
she
yeelded
foorth
a
number
of
scalding
sighes
,
and
pawsed
a
little
thereupon
,
but
againe
recouering
her
voyce
,
she
beganne
thus
:
Ah
forget
him
Florida
,
how
farre
doe
I
forget
my selfe
,
that
seeke
to
roote
out
his
memorie
from
my
heart
,
that
alreadie
hath
taken
possession
therein
,
in
whose
consent
or
deniall
resteth
altogether
the
state
of
my
life
and
honour
.
Ah
Moderatus
,
Moderatus
,
the
flower
and
mirrour
of
all
martiall
prowesse
,
and
the
liuely
lantherne
of
perfect
nobilitie
,
beautie
,
and
vertue
,
if
we
estimate
the
iudgement
of
that
learned
Laureat
,
who
said
,
Non
Pater
aut
Mater
reddunt
tibi
nobilitatem
:
Moribus
&
vita
nobilitatur
homo
.
Oh
sweete
Moderatus
,
and
therefore
sweete
,
because
,
Moderatus
,
it
is
thou
alone
that
liuest
in
me
,
of
whome
my
minde
onely
conceiueth
his
hope
,
and
the
heart
his
nourishment
.
Alas
,
that
thy
worthinesse
should
be
the
ouerthrowe
of
mine
honour
,
and
thy
perfection
the
imperfection
of
my
life
.
But
what
,
Florida
,
he
that
feareth
euery
bush
,
will
neuer
be
a
good
woodes-man
:
and
he
that
will
not
venture
,
when
beautie
and
vertue
commaundeth
,
(
which
,
though
by
hard
fortune
they
be
little
obscured
,
yet
like
the
golde
in
the
fire
,
wil
in
the
end
appeare
most
rich
and
glorious
,
)
may
well
come
in
my
Aue
,
but
shal
neuer
come
in
my
Creede
:
therefore
I
referre
the
sequell
hereof
vnto
the
destinies
,
to
be
arbiters
in
the
cause
,
&
rest
resolued
to
winne
or
loose
Moderatus
,
betide
life
or
death
:
for
his
personable
and
valourous
disposition
hath
giuen
my
heart
the
wound
,
and
his
vertue
and
bountie
must
salue
the
same
.
Ah
,
but
fond
Florida
,
Moderatus
is
too
wise
to
come
to
the
fist
by
the
lure
:
for
he
will
suppose
thy
call
to
be
but
counterfet
,
and
thy selfe
a
woman
,
whose
propertie
is
to
be
wonne
with
a
nut
,
and
lost
with
the
shell
,
and
therefore
will
reiect
thy
suite
,
and
despise
thy
offers
,
setting
his
rest
vpon
this
olde
Addage
,
Soone
ripe
,
soone
rotten
:
the
hottest
loue
is
soonest
forgotten
:
No
,
no
Florida
,
feare
not
,
Moderatus
is
wonne
already
:
for
he
that
is
so
diligent
and
willing
to
attend
thee
as
a
seruant
,
will
not
dislike
to
be
preferred
to
the
state
of
a
husband
.
Wherefore
burne
not
vp
day-light
,
and
sleepe
not
long
in
doubt
,
for
delay
breeds
daunger
,
follow
the
counsell
of
Ouid
,
who
said
,
Cum
mora
non
tuta
est
,
subdere
calcar
equo
.
Upon
this
merie
pin
,
Florida
was
about
to
depart
out
of
her
chamber
,
to
see
if
good
fortune
would
offer
her
any
conuenient
opportunitie
to
put
in
practise
her
determinate
purpose
,
when
Verosa
,
the
fayre
daughter
of
Perduratus
,
and
sister
to
Moderatus
,
entred
the
chamber
,
who
missing
her
Ladie
Florida
,
and
vnderstanding
that
she
was
alone
in
her
chamber
,
maruelled
the
cause
of
her
solitarinesse
,
being
long
before
more
melancholie
then
she
vsed
to
be
.
Whereupon
to
countenance
the
matter
,
she
dissembled
the
passions
of
her
inwarde
griefe
,
faining
her selfe
sicke
,
demaunding
of
Verosa
what
sturre
there
was
in
Court
:
who
,
well
knowing
the
nature
of
her
disease
,
and
that
mirth
is
a
great
purger
of
Melancholie
humour
,
thought
it
best
to
be
pleasant
with
her
,
and
thus
answered
:
Madame
,
verie
litle
:
for
your
absence
thus
long
,
my
Ladie
,
hath
caused
all
to
be
husht
,
not
one
asmuch
as
calling
for
a
payre
of
cardes
to
play
a
set
at
Mawe
,
but
euerie
one
making
his
looking
glasse
in
his
fellowes
face
,
standing
like
painted
Images
,
hauing
nothing
to
doe
,
without
that
with
Dominianus
,
they
would
catch
flyes
,
because
they
want
one
to
instruct
them
in
their
Lessons
:
for
our
Ligurian
Gentlemen
,
are
in
a
manner
more
nice
and
bashfull
then
we
women
,
and
want
rather
a
spurre
then
a
bridle
:
and
therefore
,
Madame
,
I
doe
thinke
,
if
you
woulde
shewe
a
pleasant
countenance
amongest
them
,
they
would
,
like
the
Antes
,
when
the
Sun
entreth
into
Aries
,
cheerefully
creepe
out
of
their
corners
,
wherein
so
long
they
remained
for
dead
.
Florida
,
smiling
at
this
her
pleasant
answere
,
beleeuing
faithfully
that
Verosa
suspected
her
disease
,
and
therefore
to
auoyde
suspicion
,
she
coyned
this
replie
.
I
am
glad
,
Verosa
,
that
you
are
so
iocund
,
and
surely
it
seemeth
by
your
talke
,
that
you
met
with
a
Champion
,
that
either
prooued
a
Dastarde
vpon
the
first
incounter
,
whose
cowardise
surreth
vp
this
mirth
in
you
,
or
els
hauing
playde
the
part
of
a
valiant
Captaine
,
and
entred
with
courage
the
forte
lately
besieged
,
you
are
glad
to
bee
wonne
by
such
a
worthie
warriour
:
but
howsoeuer
,
I
knowe
you
list
not
to
make
me
priuie
,
neither
doe
I
greatly
couet
to
knowe
,
because
my
litle
skil
in
that
arte
,
would
haply
make
me
giue
a
wrong
censure
in
the
cause
:
but
if
you
come
as
a
friend
to
inuite
me
,
to
see
some
of
your
pastimes
abroad
,
I
am
well
contented
to
accept
of
your
bidding
,
and
to
view
the
ende
,
if
there
be
any
acte
in
playing
,
wherein
,
if
you
be
an
Actrix
,
I
shall
reioyce
to
see
your
good
grace
in
playing
the
counterfet
,
and
after
,
I
will
tell
you
my
minde
,
whether
you
be
fitter
for
the
stage
in
a
Comedie
,
or
a
Tragedie
.
Verosa
was
not
so
grosse
,
but
that
she
perceiued
,
that
her
Mistres
pleasantnesse
was
but
to
dissemble
her
inward
passions
,
and
albeit
her
face
was
full
of
smiles
,
yet
her
heart
was
full
of
sorrowes
,
therefore
smiling
at
her
conceited
vaine
,
she
thought
it
not
best
to
vrge
her
any
further
vpon
that
text
,
but
thus
replyed
againe
:
Madame
,
sickenesse
and
health
be
accidents
,
to
the
which
all
liuing
creatures
be
subiect
,
yet
after
such
sort
,
subiect
,
that
both
can
not
Dominere
all
at
one
time
,
therefore
me
thinketh
that
it
is
verie
strange
,
that
contraries
shoulde
concurre
in
you
vpon
such
a
sudden
:
for
pleasant
disposition
is
the
Kalender
of
a
well
tempered
bodie
and
then
,
either
your
sickenesse
was
but
fayned
,
or
your
mirth
nowe
but
dissembled
.
Yet
howsoeuer
,
I
see
it
is
your
pleasure
to
make
a
stale
of
me
,
and
to
frame
me
your
Instrument
,
to
argue
of
what
you
like
best
:
and
I
am
well
pleased
it
should
be
so
,
rather
then
you
should
want
of
your
will
.
And
therefore
let
vs
go
see
,
whether
there
be
any
acte
in
preparing
,
if
not
,
in
playing
abroad
:
agreed
vpon
this
point
,
they
left
the
solitarie
chamber
of
desolate
Florida
,
and
passing
through
a
gallerie
going
towards
the
chamber
of
presence
,
they
might
see
the
yong
prince
Cornelius
standing
in●a
Bay
window
,
which
bounded
vpon
a
very
faire
garden
,
and
in
his
company
Priscus
,
Moderatus
,
and
another
yong
gentlewoman
,
which
was
of
the
house
of
Deualoyes
,
called
Pandarina
,
a
verie
gay
Dame
she
was
,
and
noted
aboue
all
the
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
in
Court
,
for
her
ripe
wit
,
and
ready
answers
in
all
pleasant
discourses
.
Now
was
she
in
some
earnest
disputation
with
Priscus
,
whereat
Cornelius
and
Moderatus
laughed
a
good
to
see
them
so
heated
,
crossing
each
other
with
pleasant
and
conceited
quippes
.
Florida
perceiuing
them
to
be
at
it
indeed
,
stood
stil
,
&
smiling
said
to
Verosa
,
we
haue
so
long
communed
of
comedie
,
til
at
last
by
good
hap
we
met
with
an
act
in
playing
:
therefore
let
vs
draw
nere
the
sport
,
least
the
best
parte
be
past
before
we
come
:
thus
Florida
,
with
more
desire
to
make
a
looking
glasse
of
the
amiable
countenan e
of
her
best
beloued
Moderatus
,
then
for
any
mind
she
had
to
heare
their
discourses
,
approched
to
this
merie
company
,
whereupon
Pandarina
,
glancing
aside
,
hapned
to
espie
them
first
,
&
said
,
well
,
my
lords
,
I
see
now
,
God
hath
so
wel
prouided
for
me
,
knowing
me
too
weake
for
one
of
you
,
much
more
for
three
,
that
all
in
good
time
,
he
hath
brought
here
my
Ladie
Florida
,
and
mistresse
Verosa
,
with
whose
ayde
I
doubt
not
,
but
to
make
my
partie
good
against
you
all
.
Priscus
,
hearing
the
Ladie
and
Mistresse
of
his
thoughtes
named
,
stood
as
mute
,
as
if
with
Perseus
shield
he
had
bene
turned
into
a
stone
:
and
I
doubt
not
,
if
Pandarina
had
then
followed
the
chase
hard
,
and
taken
the
benefite
of
her
good
Fortune
,
but
she
might
easily
haue
ouercome
Priscus
at
that
instant
.
But
she
rather
desirous
to
make
Florida
acquainted
with
the
matter
,
tooke
no
heede
to
his
countenauce
,
which
was
verie
pase
,
feare
hauing
banished
all
the
blood
from
his
visage
,
which
Moderatus
well
noted
,
and
least
his
friend
should
be
taken
tardie
,
being
driuen
to
a
non
plus
,
(
if
he
had
bene
enioyned
to
answere
any
demaund
)
he
interrupted
Pandarina
in
her
speeches
,
and
craued
leaue
to
make
report
of
their
controuersie
,
which
being
obtained
,
he
stood
so
long
in
opening
the
matter
,
till
Priscus
had
taken
breath
,
and
somewhat
recouered
him selfe
:
for
in
this
sort
Moderatus
addressed
his
speech
to
Florida
.
Madame
,
you
came
in
verie
good
season
to
succour
a
distressed
Gentlewoman
,
who
being
so
hardie
and
valiant
,
as
it
seemeth
by
this
bolde
enterprise
,
in
attempting
alone
to
encounter
with
three
,
who
thinke
them selues
to
be
no
cowardes
at
armes
)
it
were
great
pitie
she
should
miscarrie
,
being
charged
with
an
ouer-number
.
But
for
my
Lord
Cornelius
and
my selfe
,
Mistresse
Pandarina
alone
shall
be
the
Iudge
,
if
we
played
not
fayre
,
suffering
her
without
interruption
(
except
it
were
a
little
laughing
,
which
we
could
not
forbeare
,
to
see
their
eagernesse
in
the
cause
)
to
combate
it
out
with
her
first
champion
,
but
she
might
hardly
haue
trusted
vs
(
to
you
I
confesse
)
if
Priscus
had
lost
the
victorie
.
And
sith
you
are
come
in
such
good
opportunitie
,
you
haue
ransomed
a
worthie
warriour
with
your
onely
presence
:
for
I
thinke
no
man
here
so
hardie
,
as
to
enterprise
the
defence
of
this
quarrell
,
if
you
tooke
the
contrarie
part
.
But
neuerthelesse
,
sith
it
is
mistresse
Pandarinas
pleasure
,
that
you
should
be
acquainted
with
the
question
,
thus
it
was
,
or
so
much
in
effect
.
As
my
Lord
Cornelius
,
master
Priscus
,
and
my selfe
stood
heere
in
this
windowe
,
viewing
through
these
casements
the
fayre
prospect
of
this
delightfull
and
pleasant
garden
,
wondering
at
the
excellencie
of
Nature
,
the
efficient
of
so
goodly
a
thing
,
welcomming
in
our
thoughtes
the
flourishing
Ladie
of
Spring
,
that
lately
was
arrriued
from
the
boisterous
stormes
of
sturdie
Hyems
:
delighted
thus
to
see
her
spread
abroad
her
ensigne
,
so
trimly
garnished
with
littely
greene
,
we
heartily
wished
to
march
vnder
so
worthie
colours
,
which
be
the
tokens
and
badges
of
hope
,
(
hope
the
onely
refuge
of
amorous
conceited
Gentlemen
)
as
I
say
,
we
stoode
thus
in
a
Dilemma
,
as
it
were
viewing
these
fayre
flourishing
flowers
,
which
yeelded
foorth
not
only
a
sweete
and
odoriferous
sent
,
after
a
pleasant
Aprill
shower
,
but
also
a
rare
and
glorious
sight
,
when
Phoebus
,
hauing
past
the
Equinoctial
,
pearceth
the
breast
of
cholericke
Aries
with
his
shining
beames
,
beginning
to
drie
vp
the
siluer
dewe
from
the
gentle
Gilliflower
,
and
sweete
Roses
,
that
it
so
rauished
our
mindes
with
contemplation
thereof
,
that
,
I
thinke
,
had
not
mistresse
Pandarina
awaked
vs
of
this
sweete
and
delightfull
vision
,
we
had
(
at
least-wise
wished
in
desire
to
haue
)
vnited
our
earthly
bodies
,
with
our
mindes
,
that
be
of
lighter
substance
and
celestiall
,
to
the
euer-beholding
of
that
heauenly
and
diuine
spectacle
,
and
there
withall
haue
become
humble
peticioners
to
the
Architector
of
that
great
engine
,
that
we
might
become
attenders
on
the
daughter
of
Inachus
,
whome
Iupiter
,
after
that
he
had
committed
an
escape
with
,
placed
a
starre
in
the
heauens
,
to
saue
her
from
the
wrath
of
Iuno
.
Pandarina
,
seeing
vs
thus
to
stand
,
as
stoode
Niobe
,
after
the
issue
of
Latona
had
reuenged
him selfe
vpon
her
children
,
approaching
neerer
vnto
vs
,
she
interrupted
our
Muses
with
this
parley
.
My
Lordes
,
it
seemeth
that
you
are
either
verie
lazie
,
or
loosely
giuen
,
if
you
haue
neither
hawke
on
fist
abroad
to
procure
your
delight
,
nor
Ladie
in
Court
,
vnder
whose
fauour
to
shrowd
your selues
,
from
these
vncouth
and
melancholie
passions
:
for
me
thinketh
,
it
ill
fitteth
young
Gentlemen
to
be
thus
like
Anchorites
,
still
in
contemplation
,
altogether
exempt
from
Uenerie
,
and
Chiualrie
,
which
be
the
two
principall
recreations
for
heroicall
mindes
,
both
which
,
doe
so
detest
the
idle
liuers
,
that
as
the
Bees
hunt
the
Drones
from
their
hiue
,
as
vnfit
members
of
their
common
wealth
:
so
Mars
,
neuer
accepteth
for
his
souldier
,
nor
Venus
for
her
seruant
,
any
one
that
knoweth
not
howe
to
finde
him selfe
occupyed
,
either
with
warlike
exercise
,
or
amorous
dalliance
:
wherefore
plucke
vp
your
spirites
,
for
time
lost
can
not
be
had
againe
,
you
may
see
the
finest
flower
is
but
a
day
,
and
your
time
can
not
be
very
long
,
let
no
base
thoughtes
ouercome
your
Princely
mindes
,
and
if
Cupid
be
your
Soueraigne
,
and
that
the
destinie
haue
decreed
,
that
he
shall
frowne
vpon
you
,
yet
beare
valorous
and
resolute
mindes
,
and
with
Hannibal
despise
Fortune
,
then
shall
you
triumph
ouer
her
with
courage
,
that
so
ouercroweth
you
,
being
thus
giuen
ouer
to
idlenesse
.
My
Lord
Cornelius
awaked
with
this
hot
skirmidge
,
out
of
his
pleasant
meditation
,
answered
her
thus
:
Gentle
Pandarina
,
I
pray
you
,
when
you
play
with
your
little
dogs
,
for
then
you
are
not
idle
,
to
whom
do
you
bequeath
your
seruice
,
to
Mars
or
Venus
?
whereat
we
all
fell
to
such
a
laughter
,
that
we
made
mistres
Pandarina
verie
angrie
:
and
because
my
Lord
proceeded
no
further
in
this
argument
,
which
I
thinke
,
was
with
that
one
word
fully
finished
,
M.
Priscus
being
a
good
tennise-player
,
tooke
it
at
a
rebound
,
&
then
went
forward
with
it
,
thus
:
I
maruel
very
much
,
mistres
Pandarina
,
that
one
of
so
good
a
iudgement
as
you
be
,
should
be
so
farre
ouershot
in
a
matter
so
pertinent
to
your
sex
,
as
the
seruice
of
so
honorable
a
Ladie
as
Venus
is
,
to
conclude
,
that
because
we
were
idle
,
therfore
we
were
not
in
loue
,
when
as
onely
in
being
idle
,
we
bequeath
our selues
wholly
thereunto
,
being
then
in
contemplation
of
the
hie
mysteries
of
so
great
a
Deitie
,
imprinting
in
our
thoughtes
the
Idea
of
our
mistresse
liuely
countenance
,
and
reuoluing
in
our
minds
the
happie
successe
of
our
desired
amours
,
where
as
otherwise
,
being
as
you
would
haue
vs
occupied
,
albeit
in
parling
with
our
best
beloued
,
yet
do
not
we
loue
so
feruently
:
for
that
then
our
eyes
is
occupied
with
that
office
,
which
being
absent
and
solitarie
,
our
minds
&
hearts
do
execute
:
therefore
the
fruitful
effectes
of
loue
,
being
either
in
the
eyes
or
heart
,
I
referre
to
your
own
iudgement
,
in
which
of
these
two
parts
of
the
bodie
true
loue
doeth
consist
.
If
in
the
eies
or
tongue
,
as
it
seemeth
you
would
haue
it
,
I
confesse
I
am
in
an
error
:
but
if
otherwise
,
true
loue
lieth
in
the
heart
,
as
it
doeth
indeed
,
then
in
being
solitarie
,
the
mind
is
most
occupied
,
and
so
the
person
exempt
from
labors
,
or
idle
,
(
as
you
terme
it
)
is
alwayes
most
in
loue
.
And
if
all
this
is
not
able
to
perswade
you
to
beleeue
a
trueth
,
yet
reiect
not
Ouids
principle
,
who
being
Master
of
that
Arte
,
censured
thus
of
idlenesse
:
Ocia
si
tollas
,
periêre
Cupidinis
arcus
,
Contemptaeque
iacent
,
&
sine
luce
faces
.
Pandarina
could
scarce
suffer
him
to
come
to
a
Colon
,
much
lesse
to
a
Period
,
but
fretting
with
great
anger
,
did
roundly
cut
him
off
in
the
midst
of
his
tale
,
replying
againe
so
effectually
to
the
matter
,
that
I
thinke
,
if
her
cause
had
bene
good
,
she
would
haue
ouer-matched
vs
all
:
what
her
speaches
were
,
I
can
not
remember
,
both
for
that
my
memorie
is
verie
short
,
&
also
because
the
substance
of
the
cause
grounded
vpon
an
arte
,
whereof
I
am
altogether
ignorant
:
thus
Madame
,
you
haue
heard
the
cause
of
contention
,
in
such
rude
maner
as
I
could
best
deliuer
it
.
And
I
dare
be
bold
to
speake
thus
much
in
the
behalfe
of
Priscus
,
that
for
his
part
,
he
will
referre
the
iudgement
of
this
debate
vnto
your
Ladiship
,
albeit
Nature
doeth
binde
you
to
be
partiall
therein
,
in
respect
his
aduersarie
and
you
be
of
the
same
sexe
.
Moderatus
hauing
thus
finished
his
speaches
,
I
referre
to
your
iudgements
,
amorous
gentlemen
,
who
haue
wel
experienced
the
passions
of
languishing
louers
,
whether
Florida
was
not
in
an
extasie
for
ioy
to
heare
him
,
that
she
loued
as
her
owne
soule
,
thus
clarkly
discyphering
of
the
qualities
and
nature
of
Loue.
:
hoping
that
he
could
not
be
so
perfect
in
the
arte
,
but
that
experience
had
taught
him
his
principles
,
and
that
probatum
est
had
bene
his
guide
,
directing
his
compasse
by
so
good
a
leuel
,
being
assured
also
,
that
if
euer
he
had
tasted
of
the
rinde
of
the
tree
,
he
would
reach
at
the
fruite
.
And
therefore
hoped
that
she
should
not
need
to
be
the
plaintife
in
this
sute
,
wherein
being
a
defendant
,
she
meant
to
suffer
a
recouerie
before
he
could
haue
time
to
be
non
sute
in
his
action
.
And
you
must
imagine
gentlemen
,
that
Priscus
was
not
idle
all
this
while
:
for
albeit
his
tongue
walked
not
,
yet
his
minde
neuer
eeased
from
thinking
,
his
heart
from
panting
,
his
eyes
onely
executing
the
office
of
the
tongue
,
so
that
I
thinke
no
part
of
Floridas
bodie
was
vnuiewed
and
looked
ouer
a
million
of
times
,
presenting
euery
looke
with
a
sigh
,
and
euerie
sigh
ministring
a
thousand
doubtfull
Dilemmas
,
what
the
sequell
of
his
attempted
enterprise
would
prooue
,
so
that
thus
bathing
him selfe
in
a
sea
of
confused
thoughtes
,
betweene
hope
and
despaire
he
rested
speechlesse
for
the
time
to
attende
the
conclusion
of
their
begunne
talke
.
Cornelius
,
Pandarina
and
Verosa
were
not
at
this
time
altogether
a
sleepe
:
for
Cornelius
had
an
eye
to
the
gallant
beautie
of
young
Verosa
,
who
in
respect
thereof
,
was
matchlesse
,
and
almost
of
an
incomparable
excellencie
,
her
vertuous
and
modest
conuersations
being
ornaments
to
decke
the
rest
with
a
most
gracious
fauour
,
that
this
young
.
Saint
endewed
with
all
these
qualities
,
wanted
her
peere
in
all
the
Dukes
Court.
Pandarina
,
narrowly
surueying
as
well
the
goodly
personage
of
Priscus
,
as
also
his
gentle
disposition
,
and
readie
sharpe
wit
commixt
with
modest
grauitie
,
had
a
great
combate
in
her
mind
between
Loue
and
Disdaine
,
hammering
in
her
braine
a
million
of
foolish
fantasies
,
to
be
resolued
on
the
sequell
thereof
.
Thus
while
Moderatus
was
occupyed
in
speaking
openly
,
the
rest
were
not
exempt
from
secret
and
priuate
thoughts
.
Verosa
onely
excepted
,
who
spent
the
time
onely
in
giuing
attentiue
eare
to
their
talke
,
being
altogether
eyther
ignorant
or
carelesse
of
the
fantasticall
humours
of
dreaming
louers
.
And
after
that
Moderatus
had
concluded
his
begunne
speeches
,
Florida
sweetely
smiling
,
descanted
somewhat
vpon
the
matter
,
allowing
the
venterous
courage
of
Pandarina
,
not
disallowing
the
subtill
reasonings
of
Priscus
,
referring
the
equitie
of
the
cause
to
them
that
had
better
skil
in
the
arte
,
then
her selfe
.
And
hauing
thus
spent
some
part
of
time
in
reasoning
pro
&
contra
,
at
last
they
agreed
betweene
them selues
,
to
passe
the
rest
of
the
time
in
some
merie
exercise
,
to
recreate
their
mindes
withall
.
Cornelius
brake
silence
thus
:
because
we
be
three
men
,
and
you
so
many
women
,
we
will
,
either
of
vs
by
lot
,
see
which
of
you
will
happen
to
be
each
of
our
Ladies
,
and
as
it
then
falleth
,
so
shall
it
continue
for
this
yeere
:
that
is
,
the
woman
shall
call
the
man
seruant
,
and
the
man
shall
call
the
woman
Ladie
and
Mystresse
.
And
when
they
had
all
consented
to
this
,
the
three
Gentlemen
separated
them selues
from
the
rest
of
the
companie
,
and
Cornelius
chose
to
him selfe
for
a
fained
name
,
(
to
take
his
chaunce
in
this
lotterie
)
Troylus
:
and
Priscus
named
him selfe
Hector
,
and
Moderatus
tooke
to
name
Vlysses
:
and
so
returning
againe
to
the
companie
,
they
discouered
their
borrowed
names
:
and
then
Verosa
,
because
she
was
youngest
,
was
appointed
to
haue
the
first
choyce
,
who
hauing
heard
their
names
,
she
said
thus
vnto
them
.
My
Lord
Cornelius
,
and
the
rest
of
the
gentlemen
,
you
haue
chosen
names
worthie
your selues
:
the
first
,
being
the
flower
of
all
Knighthood
in
the
world
:
the
second
,
a
perfect
myrrour
of
a
true
and
faithfull
Louer
:
and
the
third
,
the
true
lantherne
of
all
Ciuill
pollicie
:
and
for
wisedome
,
Mercuries
own
sweet
sucking
Babe
.
Wherfore
,
my selfe
being
yong
,
the
yongest
best
agreeth
with
my
yeeres
:
and
so
I
chuse
for
my
seruant
,
(
sith
it
is
your
owne
pleasures
so
to
tearme
your selues
)
Troylus
.
Cornelius
,
who
had
taken
that
name
,
sayd
then
,
Ladie
and
Mistresse
,
you
must
kisse
me
for
earnest
,
or
else
the
bargaine
is
not
bound
:
whereupon
,
after
a
little
modest
bashfulnesse
,
that
part
was
finished
.
And
then
Florida
,
who
was
assented
to
haue
the
second
place
,
beganne
thus
:
Vlysses
by
his
wit
and
pollicie
,
did
more
benefit
the
Grecians
in
their
tenne
yeeres
siege
to
the
Citie
of
Troy
,
then
Achilles
with
all
his
manhoode
,
and
helpe
of
his
Myrmidones
,
and
I
had
rather
that
my
seruant
should
keepe
him selfe
out
of
the
daunger
,
as
Vlysses
:
and
though
vsing
his
tongue
oftner
then
his
Target
.
yet
doing
more
good
therewith
,
then
others
the
stoutest
warriours
did
with
their
shields
and
launces
.
And
were
I
assured
of
my
chance
in
this
my
choyce
,
I
would
say
with
the
daughter
of
Icarus
,
Penelope
coniux
semper
Vlyssis
ero
:
and
therfore
let
my
Seruant
be
Vlysses
.
And
when
herewith
she
had
concluded
,
Moderatus
with
good
grace
said
thus
:
Madame
,
your
happe
was
the
worse
to
make
so
bad
a
choyce
,
but
sith
it
was
your
lot
,
if
it
be
your
pleasure
to
assent
thereunto
,
let
me
kisse
your
royall
hand
in
token
of
your
entertainment
:
to
which
demande
she
willingly
assented
,
being
glad
of
her
chance
,
and
well
pleased
with
her
choyce
,
though
modestie
forbade
her
publikly
to
discouer
the
same
.
Then
quoth
Pandarina
,
(
allotted
last
to
make
choyce
,
because
she
was
eldest
)
you
haue
so
pollitikely
vsed
the
matter
,
that
I
could
not
take
my
fortune
,
in
choosing
my selfe
which
should
be
my
seruant
,
but
I
am
contented
,
sith
it
was
my
chaunce
to
light
vpon
one
,
without
any
industrie
of
mine
owne
,
to
giue
him
the
best
entertainment
I
can
.
And
I
am
glad
I
haue
met
with
one
so
valiant
as
Hector
:
for
when
all
shifts
faile
,
he
wil
not
stick
to
combat
for
his
Mistresse
:
and
I
wil
assure
you
,
my
Ladie
Florida
,
if
you
had
heard
his
pollitike
and
subtill
reasonings
ere-whiles
,
you
would
haue
iudged
him
to
be
a
second
Vlysses
:
but
howsoeuer
pollitike
or
valiant
,
or
though
neither
,
it
is
nowe
no
time
to
refuse
what
fell
to
my
lot
.
Then
quoth
Priscus
,
let
your
seruant
haue
his
earnest
pennie
,
and
then
you
may
be
right
assured
,
he
will
not
sticke
either
to
speake
for
combate
for
his
Mistresse
,
with
all
the
wit
and
strength
he
hath
:
whereupon
hauing
bound
the
bargaine
with
a
kinde
Conge
,
that
acte
was
concluded
.
And
I
suppose
none
to
be
displeased
with
his
chaunce
,
without
that
Priscus
remained
discontented
for
that
he
had
not
obtained
Florida
for
his
Ladie
and
Mistresse
,
in
whose
handes
lay
the
sentence
of
his
life
or
death
,
but
neuerthelesse
he
was
well
satisfied
,
his
friend
hauing
that
roome
which
he
desired
him selfe
,
hoping
nowe
that
Moderatus
vpon
this
newe
accident
,
should
haue
a
more
conuenient
opportunitie
,
to
open
the
matter
at
large
vnto
Florida
in
his
behalfe
,
and
by
that
meanes
he
might
the
rather
obtaine
some
comfort
in
his
proceedings
.
These
gay
Courtiers
being
at
this
time
all
a-morte
,
not
a
word
vttered
by
any
,
each
one
hammering
in
his
braine
a
thousand
deuises
for
their
newe
entertained
passions
,
in
the
end
Priscus
verie
faintly
,
for
needes
must
he
be
faintie
that
was
fiered
with
such
a
brand
,
quaking
like
the
aspine
leafe
for
feare
of
offending
,
yet
animated
with
martiall
courage
to
attempt
,
thinking
it
too
great
a
cowardise
not
to
dare
to
speake
,
at
last
brake
silence
,
thus
:
Noble
Prince
,
faire
Ladie
,
with
all
you
the
rest
that
be
of
this
companie
,
the
priuiledge
of
my
pardon
claimed
and
had
,
for
my
presumption
in
offering
(
without
leaue
)
to
make
any
motion
before
them
,
that
I
ought
and
doe
obey
with
reuerence
,
sith
that
we
haue
hitherto
bestowed
all
this
afternone
in
honest
recreations
,
which
hath
somewhat
refreshed
our
mindes
with
the
exercise
thereof
,
yet
as
the
Hyperborei
,
which
be
of
the
strongest
sight
,
in
the
ende
are
become
blinde
in
beholding
the
brightnes
of
the
sun
,
though
at
the
first
sight
they
were
able
to
endure
the
same
:
so
we
,
without
some
change
of
exercise
,
will
soone
wearie
our selues
.
And
therefore
to
chaunge
our
diets
from
these
winter
nights
exercise
,
wherewith
we
haue
already
begun
,
to
such
as
shal
be
fit
these
fayre
sommer
dayes
,
&
so
to
end
this
daies
merriment
with
musike
might
very
wel
agree
with
the
quality
of
the
companie
,
and
condition
of
the
time
:
and
for
that
my
Lady
Floridas
chamber
wanteth
not
store
of
instruments
,
me
thinketh
,
by
her
leaue
,
that
to
be
a
fitte
place
to
solemnize
the
same
:
whereunto
they
all
agreed
,
and
being
come
to
the
place
,
all
set
in
order
,
it
was
agreed
that
euery
one
should
sing
a
song
with
his
owne
Instrument
,
and
that
the
Punie
should
beginne
first
,
and
so
to
succeede
orderly
according
to
the
prioritie
of
their
ages
,
so
that
by
this
sentence
Verosa
must
beginne
,
and
the
text
must
be
amorous
,
or
else
the
sermon
can
not
bee
currant
,
who
hauing
brought
into
concord
a
faire
paire
of
Uirginals
,
which
was
harde
at
hand
,
shee
solemnely
chaunted
this
ensuing
Cansong
.
VER
OSAES
song
.
ANd
must
the
Punie
that
learned
Gammut
scant
,
Muse
vpon
Crochets
trebled
oft
and
oft
?
Or
who
of
Arte
the
perfect
groundes
doeth
want
,
To
iudge
thereof
,
shall
he
then
clime
aloft
?
No
,
no
:
of
trueth
his
cunning
prooues
but
vaine
,
And
so
herein
shall
I
such
merite
gaine
.
But
seeyng
your
doomes
is
a
commaund
to
speake
,
I
will
not
sticke
,
(
yet
blame
me
not
therefore
,
If
I
doe
erre
)
for
that
my
skill
is
weake
,
So
that
of
right
the
blame
is
yours
the
more
,
Appointing
her
of
colours
Iudge
to
be
,
Who
being
so
blinde
,
can
therein
nothing
see
,
For
Cupids
craft
,
euer
fronted
with
a
smyle
,
Hath
neuer
pierst
my
panting
virgins
breast
,
For
I
abhorre
the
Caytiffes
crafty
wyle
,
Wherewith
the
Louers
fond
are
euer
opprest
.
I
wish
my
friendes
neuer
for
to
prooue
such
fate
,
Least
vnto
them
repentance
commeth
too
late
.
For
to
repeate
the
Louers
dreaming
thoughtes
,
If
skill
to
me
had
taught
the
ready
way
,
Howe
with
loues
frowne
they
seeme
like
dampned
ghostes
,
Were
toyled
too
much
,
and
eke
would
make
you
say
,
That
I
a
foe
were
to
humanitie
,
Therefore
with
this
,
I
craue
excused
to
be
,
Verosa
hauing
made
an
ende
of
her
song
,
made
lowe
obeysaunce
to
them
all
,
and
so
returned
to
her
former
place
againe
.
And
Cornelius
,
because
his
turne
was
next
,
called
for
his
Lute
,
and
before
he
began
,
thus
he
spake
:
Mistresse
,
how
falleth
it
out
,
that
so
faire
a
Gentlewoman
of
your
time
,
shuld
be
thus
giuen
,
I
fear
me
,
you
wil
be
a
Nunne
,
if
you
rest
in
this
opinion
a
while
:
take
heede
,
your
errour
is
great
,
and
if
you
repent
not
in
time
,
your
penance
will
be
the
greater
,
or
els
your
time
in
purgatorie
must
be
double
:
for
I
know
well
,
Cupid
is
too
mightie
to
be
thus
skorned
of
you
,
who
doeth
not
vse
to
pardon
wilfull
offences
:
and
surely
,
Mistresse
,
if
you
continue
in
this
obstinacie
,
I
am
sorie
that
I
haue
met
with
one
so
blinded
with
heresie
.
Verosa
,
blushing
with
modest
shamefastnesse
,
said
,
pardon
mee
my
Lord
,
in
that
I
haue
spoken
my
minde
,
as
by
your
commaundement
and
the
rest
of
the
companie
,
I
was
appointed
,
and
surely
I
thinke
,
what
I
haue
spoken
to
be
rather
an
errour
then
an
heresie
,
if
it
be
any
offence
at
all
:
but
though
it
were
neither
,
and
that
all
I
spake
should
be
an
vndoubted
trueth
,
yet
would
I
recant
therein
,
rather
then
loose
so
honourable
a
Seruant
:
And
syth
you
haue
thus
like
a
ghostly
father
giuen
me
a
spirituall
counsell
,
you
haue
heard
my
confession
,
and
I
am
ready
to
perfourme
any
penance
,
that
you
will
enioyne
vpon
me
for
my
sinnes
:
By
this
,
Cornelius
Lute
being
come
,
the
company
requested
that
a
good
concord
of
his
instrument
might
perfect
that
conformitie
which
was
in
his
Mistresse
:
whereat
Cornelius
,
being
nothing
displeased
,
hauing
tuned
his
Lute
,
warbled
out
this
ensuing
Dittie
.
CONELIVS
song
.
WHo
aymes
at
honours
worthy
name
,
And
coueteith
renowmed
fame
,
In
no
wise
can
thereto
aspyre
,
Without
the
ayde
of
Queene
desire
.
Oh
mighty
Cupid
,
Venus
boy
,
Accept
of
mine
vnfayned
ioy
.
She
sits
triumphant
in
her
seat
,
And
foes
with
furious
lookes
doeth
threat
,
Which
do
blaspheme
with
wordes
vnmild
;
Against
her selfe
and
bonny
child
.
Oh
mighty
Cupid
,
Venus
boy
,
Accept
of
mine
vnfayned
ioy
.
A
child
,
whose
force
and
mighty
hand
,
The
great
God
Mars
could
not
withstand
,
That
burneth
like
a
lampe
of
sire
,
In
fleeyng
thoughtes
wing'd
with
desire
.
Oh
mighty
Cupid
,
&c.
Whose
shining
beames
doeth
plainly
show
,
The
ready
way
for
them
I
trow
,
For
to
aspyre
to
dignitie
,
If
loyall
Louers
they
will
be
.
Oh
mighty
Cupid
,
&c.
Lo
,
here
behold
the
honours
due
,
To
amorous
hearts
that
will
be
true
,
But
who
dislodgeth
from
his
bowre
,
Shall
soone
perceiue
his
rodde
is
sowre
.
O
mighty
Cupid
,
&c.
And
that
he
may
with
force
confound
,
Each
liuing
wyght
that
goeth
on
ground
,
All
you
that
doe
this
God
despise
,
Flye
from
his
reach
if
you
be
wise
.
O
mighty
Cupid
,
&c.
But
he
that
mean'th
not
to
disdaine
,
For
pleasures
sake
to
take
some
paine
,
Ioyne
with
the
rest
that
amorous
be
,
And
to
his
Court
to
gaine
your
fee
.
Oh
mighty
Cupid
,
Venus
boy
,
Accept
of
mine
vnfained
ioy
,
COrnelius
hauing
warbled
out
this
Dittie
,
with
a
smiling
countenance
,
bade
them
all
bee
merrie
:
and
Florida
,
whose
course
was
next
,
called
for
an
Instrument
,
and
in
the
meane
time
spake
thus
to
Cornelius
,
My
Lord
,
you
haue
pleaded
so
cunningly
for
your
great
Master
Cupid
,
that
sure
you
deserue
a
double
fee
:
and
no
maruell
,
for
as
it
is
said
,
Animo
volenti
nihil
est
difficile
,
and
least
we
should
spend
so
much
time
in
reasoning
,
that
we
should
want
day
to
finish
our
begun
exercise
,
I
beseech
Clio
to
be
mine
ayde
,
and
therewithall
hauing
stretched
the
strings
of
her
Instrument
to
the
highest
note
,
she
sweetely
chirped
out
this
Ode
.
FLORIDAES
song
,
LAtely
when
Aurora
drewe
Curtayne
,
which
was
darke
of
hewe
,
Which
vnspred
shewed
light
,
That
couered
was
by
Lady
nyght
:
And
blushingly
discouered
ay
,
Her
loues
bed
wherein
she
lay
,
Then
Titan
lordly-n
his
seate
,
Dryed
vp
moysture
with
his
heate
,
And
chased
hath
the
vayle
darke
,
Of
racking
clowdes
for
his
parke
:
Fishes
swamme
in
siluer
streame
,
And
I
vnripped
seame
by
seame
.
Circumstance
of
natures
mould
,
Which
rare
seemed
to
behold
.
Gazing
thus
with
eyes
of
minde
,
There
I
could
nothing
finde
,
Which
pleased
not
curious
eye
,
And
therewithall
I
gan
to
spye
:
Narcissus
that
was
so
fayre
,
With
his
golden
lockes
of
hayre
,
Which
of
late
had
scorned
all
,
That
were
bent
to
Cupids
call
,
Viewing
there
the
water
cleere
,
Where
his
beautie
did
appeare
,
He
thought
it
had
another
beene
,
Whose
like
before
he
neuer
had
seene
.
Thinking
to
embrace
a
shade
,
(
That
of
a
substance
scorne
had
made
)
He
consum'd
in
loues
desire
;
Of
such
force
is
Cupids
Ire
,
That
prepares
the
bed
of
woes
,
To
all
such
as
be
his
foes
,
And
to
intrap
,
he
snares
doeth
lay
,
Such
as
doe
him
disobey
.
When
I
sawe
his
doome
so
dyre
,
To
such
as
despis'd
his
fire
:
At
his
flame
I
thought
to
warme
,
Least
I
catch'd
the
greater
harme
.
Then
in
haste
I
came
away
,
Like
aspyne
leafe
quaking
ay
,
For
feare
of
the
mighty
God
,
That
all
threatned
with
his
rod
,
That
euer
would
disloyall
be
,
To
his
Mothers
progenie
,
His
iudgement
pronounced
was
,
With
such
terrour
,
that
alas
,
I
heare
it
sound
in
mine
eare
,
Moouing
body
to
pale
feare
,
Least
I
should
incurre
his
Ire
,
Which
might
yeeld
me
chiefe
desire
.
FLorida
hauing
warbled
ouer
this
Ode
very
demurely
,
sate
silent
,
and
Moderatus
,
who
was
to
follow
,
hauing
his
Lute
ready
for
the
purpose
,
first
boarded
his
Lady
and
Mistresse
with
this
preamble
:
Sapho
was
neuer
more
poeticall
in
her
Muses
,
nor
cunning
in
her
musical
Instruments
,
then
you
,
Madame
,
prooued
your selfe
by
this
so
rare
demonstration
of
an
excellent
Poet
,
and
exquisite
Musician
.
And
albeit
that
it
is
a
greater
discommendation
then
praise
,
to
bee
commended
of
an
ill
Oratour
,
yet
pardon
me
,
for
that
I
do
my
good
will
,
and
trueth
neuer
deserueth
blame
:
and
therewithall
not
staying
for
any
replie
,
he
began
with
a
slow
and
soft
voyce
,
to
measure
ouer
this
Cansong
.
Moderatus
song
.
WHen
golden
Titan
did
the
Ram
forsake
,
And
warmed
the
Bull
with
force
of
greater
heate
,
Then
foorth
I
walked
the
pleasant
ayre
to
take
,
Glad
when
I
heard
the
silly
Lambes
to
bleate
.
Pleas'd
to
behold
the
stormes
of
winters
ire
,
(
With
quiet
calme
)
at
last
for
to
expire
.
As
thus
I
mused
vnder
the
silent
shade
,
The
chirping
birdes
chattering
their
harmonie
,
Pleasant
slumber
my
sences
did
inuade
,
And
then
I
heard
a
voyce
that
lowd
did
crie
,
Woe
worth
the
time
that
I
did
yeeld
consent
,
To
lawlesse
Loue
,
which
now
I
do
repent
.
The
golden
shaft
that
pearst
my
panting
breast
,
Came
from
the
quiuer
hang'd
at
blind
Cupids
side
,
Which
hath
so
full
bereaued
me
of
rest
,
And
therewithall
againe
he
lowdly
cryde
,
Woe
worth
the
time
that
I
did
yeeld
consent
,
To
lawlesse
Loue
,
which
now
I
doe
repent
.
Phoebus
reflecting
beames
from
polished
glasse
,
Yeeldes
not
more
liuely
shewes
then
doeth
her
face
,
That
is
the
cause
of
this
my
harme
,
alas
,
Well
may
I
say
,
being
hopelesse
in
her
grace
,
Woe
worth
the
time
that
I
did
yeeld
consent
,
To
lawlesse
Loue
,
which
nowe
I
doe
repent
.
Whereat
I
wak't
,
but
nothing
could
I
viewe
,
Which
made
me
thinke
a
vision
it
should
be
,
And
straight
I
rose
to
see
what
would
ensue
,
And
then
a
nouell
strange
appeared
to
me
,
A
frozen
man
being
in
a
fierie
flame
,
Another
fryed
in
frost
,
(
woe
worth
the
same
.
)
Afore
I
could
the
meaning
vnderstand
,
This
strange
Aenigma
vanished
quite
away
,
Whereat
amazed
much
I
then
did
stand
,
Thinking
that
wofull
wyght
did
lately
say
,
Wo
worth
the
time
that
I
did
yeeld
consent
,
To
lawlesse
Loue
which
nowe
I
doe
repent
.
PAndarina
being
readie
to
take
her
turne
in
this
musical
pastime
,
would
not
seeme
to
let
Moderatus
skill
in
Musicke
and
Poetrie
vncensured
,
and
therefore
thus
she
said
:
Master
Moderatus
,
you
began
so
poeticall
,
persisted
so
musicall
,
and
ended
so
sophisticall
,
that
it
is
hard
to
iudge
,
whether
you
be
a
souldier
of
Mars
,
or
a
seruant
of
Venus
,
but
if
I
be
a
good
interpreter
of
dreames
,
Morpheus
fauoured
you
highly
,
in
giuing
you
so
gentle
a
warning
,
shewing
before
your
face
a
plaine
demonstration
of
the
daunger
,
before
you
vndertooke
the
charge
:
and
it
is
alwayes
thought
,
that
altogether
,
or
for
the
most
part
,
one
dreameth
of
that
thing
,
which
he
had
most
in
memorie
before
he
slept
,
whereby
it
plainly
appeareth
,
that
the
same
which
you
spake
in
the
person
of
another
,
was
altogether
appropriated
vnto
your selfe
:
but
if
you
say
,
it
is
not
an
opponents
part
to
distinguish
a
question
proposed
,
pardon
me
good
sir
,
your
darke
description
thereof
made
mee
thus
much
to
descant
,
to
see
if
I
did
conceiue
your
meaning
,
before
we
should
proceede
any
further
.
Moderatus
a
litle
mooued
with
Pandarinas
construction
of
his
song
,
was
about
to
replie
,
but
Florida
perceiuing
the
alteration
of
his
colour
to
grow
of
choller
,
beleuing
that
this
dark
&
obscure
narration
of
his
mind
touching
loue
,
was
only
to
blind
the
rest
,
least
thei
shuld
conceiue
his
minde
towardes
her
,
being
very
glad
,
thinking
that
he
was
onely
mooued
,
when
his
scarre
was
touched
,
plaid
the
moderator
in
disputations
betweene
them
,
saying
,
Concludat
iniuria
finis
,
I
pray
you
let
vs
not
stay
all
day
in
arguing
,
least
it
should
be
a
meane
to
hinder
our
musicke
,
and
therewithall
tooke
Moderatus
by
the
hand
,
and
said
,
Pacifie
your selfe
gentle
Syr
,
(
for
Mistresse
Pandarinas
censure
is
but
one
Doctors
opinion
)
and
reserue
what
you
had
to
speake
nowe
to
a
further
disputation
of
all
these
matters
,
and
so
willing
Pandarina
to
proceede
in
her
charge
,
she
sate
silent
,
and
Pandarina
betooke
her
to
the
Uirginals
,
and
hauing
tuned
it
to
her
minde
,
she
began
to
sing
thus
:
WHen
Flora
flourished
in
her
prime
,
bedeckt
with
gallant
greene
:
Had
ouerspred
the
subtill
soyle
,
most
liuely
to
be
seene
.
No
wit
could
chuse
but
wonder
much
,
to
see
such
gallant
Dame
,
Attyred
so
gay
with
Maiestie
,
belonging
to
the
same
.
She
trac'd
abroad
with
pompous
pace
,
and
troupes
of
royall
trayne
,
Both
male
and
female
followed
her
,
the
Prince
and
Country-swaine
.
Each
one
so
placed
in
his
degree
,
as
best
did
fitte
his
state
,
Some
pleased
with
his
happy
chance
,
some
cursed
his
frowning
fate
.
Before
her
went
,
but
dare
I
speake
,
what
there
I
did
beholde
:
A
Princely
youth
,
a
mighty
King
,
a
God
both
stout
and
bolde
.
His
amber
lookes
so
gaily
twyn'd
like
crysped
wyers
of
golde
,
His
beauty
so
rauished
my
wittes
,
I
can
it
not
vnfold
.
In
one
hand
he
did
beare
a
bowe
,
the
other
carryed
fire
:
Which
would
consume
the
stubburne
sorte
,
that
seru'd
not
Queene
desire
.
And
at
his
side
a
quiuer
did
hang
,
wherein
was
arrowes
twaine
:
The
one
with
golde
full
finely
typt
,
that
Louers
vse
to
paine
.
The
other
leaden
headed
was
,
which
makes
disdayne
in
heart
:
Who
so
is
towch'd
with
this
,
of
Loue
shall
neuer
feele
the
smart
.
He
winges
did
beare
,
in
token
that
who
did
his
fauour
require
:
That
he
should
beare
aspyring
minde
,
and
wing'd
with
high
desire
.
But
last
,
which
doeth
not
payne
me
least
,
the
worlde
to
him
was
darke
:
He
could
not
see
to
giue
to
each
,
according
to
desart
.
Thus
marched
Flora
in
her
pompe
,
chiefe
Actrix
of
the
game
,
And
ministred
matter
to
the
rest
,
delighting
in
the
same
.
She
is
the
frute
of
pleasant
Ver
,
most
liuely
to
be
seene
:
Which
glads
the
hearts
of
youthfull
wyghts
,
and
beautifies
the
greene
.
She
matter
yeeldes
to
Cupids
mates
,
for
to
effect
their
ioy
:
And
he
delightes
within
her
bower
,
her
company
to
enioy
.
This
vnitie
betweene
these
twaine
,
did
boyle
the
feruent
mynde
,
And
made
each
liuing
thing
to
cleaue
by
Nature
to
his
kynde
.
The
God
of
Loue
did
fancy
force
,
and
Flora
frute
did
yeelde
,
Conuenient
to
effect
the
same
,
twixt
pleasant
groues
in
fielde
.
Wherefore
by
heapes
the
Amorous
troupes
,
resorted
to
the
place
:
And
followed
still
this
Princely
crew
,
their
pleasures
to
embrace
.
Whose
Maiesty
when
I
beheld
;
and
stately
countenance
,
Not
Mars
in
field
seemed
so
stout
,
with
warlike
bloody
launce
.
For
presently
he
vaunc'd
him selfe
,
vnto
a
stately
throne
,
More
gorgeously
then
euer
was
wrought
,
in
timber
or
in
stone
.
It
was
emboss'd
with
bordering
bowes
,
and
brancht
with
knots
of
greene
,
No
wyght
by
arte
could
frame
the
lyke
,
but
flourishing
Flora
Queene
.
About
this
seate
where
Cupid
sate
,
the
chyrping
byrdes
did
sing
,
And
his
Venerian
Clyents
eke
,
a
dolefull
knell
did
ring
.
Some
merrily
did
laugh
and
sport
,
possessing
heartes
desire
.
And
others
cryed
for
equity
,
being
skorched
with
his
fire
.
This
Chaos
of
confused
sport
,
did
make
me
much
to
muse
,
If
that
I
should
this
God
adore
,
or
so
to
doe
refuse
.
As
thus
I
stood
,
not
yet
resolu'd
what
course
therein
to
take
,
I
had
a
summons
to
his
Court
,
my
fealty
to
make
.
Then
did
I
seeke
to
wrest
by
force
,
his
will
for
to
withstand
,
All
that
I
could
,
I
striu'd
:
yet
was
to
weake
my
faynting
hand
.
Loe
I
which
erst
their
follyes
blam'd
,
am
now
perforce
constrain'd
,
To
yeeld
obeysance
at
his
barre
,
which
late
the
same
disdain'd
.
Wherefore
I
burne
,
and
so
must
all
that
dallieth
with
the
flame
,
Euen
as
the
Flie
turning
about
,
is
perished
in
the
same
.
MIstresse
Pandarina
(
quoth
Priscus
,
whose
turne
was
next
)
I
being
once
almost
a
sworne
foe
to
Cupid
and
his
Lawes
,
your
most
rare
and
excellent
discourse
hath
nowe
altogether
reclaymed
me
from
mine
errour
,
and
wholly
recanting
mine
heresie
,
with
no
lesse
then
a
sorrowfull
and
penitent
heart
,
hoping
a
iust
absolution
to
follow
so
open
and
franke
a
confession
:
and
therewithall
hauing
tuned
his
instrument
to
his
minde
,
he
solemnely
descanted
vpon
this
ensuing
Ditty
.
PRISCVS
song
.
WHen
Titan
gan
the
Crancke
for
to
ascend
,
And
touch'd
the
point
ecliptike
in
the
skie
,
Each
thing
on
earth
did
then
him selfe
defend
:
Euen
from
his
parching
beames
,
that
did
welnye
Consume
all
things
,
(
with
violent
force
of
heate
,
)
That
walkt
abroad
in
this
terrestriall
seate
.
Princes
did
keepe
within
their
princely
bowres
,
With
bowes
of
greene
their
chambers
hanged
were
.
Wherein
they
dallied
with
their
paramours
:
The
windes
lay
silent
in
their
concaue
sphere
.
All
sought
that
night
(
at
pleasure
)
take
their
ease
,
Of
raging
heate
the
furie
to
appease
.
The
sillie
swaynes
(
wo
`s
me
,
the
sillie
swayues
)
Vnder
a
Pine
in
silent
shade
did
rest
,
Ah
rest
,
which
restlesse
still
my
poore
heart
paynes
,
Wherewith
euen
now
my
carkasse
is
opprest
:
Vnwitting
then
their
secrets
I
ouer-hard
,
To
what
I
did
not
taking
good
regard
.
It
was
the
great
God
Pans
festiuall
day
,
When
shepheards
quaint
do
plod
it
with
their
kinde
,
Of
rusticke
pipes
they
made
a
consort
gay
,
To
honour
Pan
each
sport
they
cald
to
minde
:
Thus
they
did
banket
with
their
musicke
rude
,
When
to
the
same
my selfe
I
did
intrude
.
Where
when
I
did
intrude
,
my
heart
I
pawn'd
,
For
floating
fame
did
fill
mine
eares
with
praise
,
Of
Venus
peere
,
whose
becke
is
a
commaund
,
And
then
desire
that
is
a
spurre
alwayes
(
So
fortune
would
)
did
pricke
my
wounded
minde
,
(
But
in
her
sight
)
that
no
where
ease
I
finde
.
A
combat
straight
within
my selfe
arose
,
Of
that
I
should
yeeld
vnto
Queene
desire
,
Knowing
that
fame
is
partiall
as
she
goes
,
So
I
might
fall
in
seeking
to
aspire
,
Then
Ladie
Loue
said
that
I
must
obey
,
Which
sentence
past
,
I
durst
not
make
delay
,
Fortune
thus
fram'd
the
plot
to
mine
annoy
,
Fame
blew
the
coales
to
kindle
my
desire
,
Loue
did
command
I
should
no
rest
enioy
,
Till
I
were
clens'd
in
Cupids
purging
fire
,
Thus
I
doe
range
to
seeke
a
remedie
,
And
though
I
liue
,
yet
liuing
daily
dye
.
Seing
Fame
of
beauties
pride
could
me
enforce
,
What
maruell
is
't
if
beauty
it selfe
could
moue
?
But
oh
that
beautie
had
not
some
remorce
,
To
yeeld
me
due
,
that
feruently
do
loue
,
Or
at
the
least
to
pitie
mine
estate
,
And
not
for
loue
to
yeeld
me
deadly
hate
.
The
God
is
blinde
that
workes
this
mysterie
,
And
doeth
not
worke
according
to
desart
,
But
yet
I
yeeld
me
to
his
Maiestie
,
In
hope
at
last
he
will
regard
my
smart
.
In
the
meane
time
I
banish
quite
despaire
,
Expecting
him
my
wracke
for
to
repaire
.
Repaire
if
that
he
will
,
long
may
he
raigne
,
Triumphing
wise
to
gouerne
both
Gods
and
men
,
If
otherwise
I
can
not
griefe
refraine
,
But
must
seeke
out
a
darke
and
dolefull
den
,
In
deserts
wilde
to
end
my
dismall
dayes
,
And
Hermyte-like
on
rootes
to
liue
alwayes
.
WHen
Priscus
with
a
deepe
sigh
(
being
now
come
to
a
perfect
Period
)
had
concluded
his
song
,
Florida
,
hauing
searched
all
her
wittes
,
to
deuise
meanes
to
haue
some
priuate
conference
with
Moderatus
,
after
a
competent
time
of
silence
each
expecting
other
to
speake
,
said
,
Be
blythe
,
Gentlemen
,
and
if
,
as
it
seemes
,
you
haue
cloyed
your selues
with
musicke
that
it
hath
caused
a
surfet
,
hauing
in
such
sundrie
formes
vsed
our
tongues
,
to
refresh
and
recreate
our selues
,
me
thinkes
it
could
not
be
amisse
,
to
digest
some
of
our
fulsome
stomackes
,
a
litle
while
to
vse
our
feet
,
least
for
want
of
exercise
,
they
should
waxe
more
stiffe
,
and
we
forget
our
measures
:
but
it
is
no
maruell
if
we
doe
commit
measures
to
obliuion
,
being
thus
long
in
conference
about
a
thing
that
is
without
measure
:
for
I
doe
thinke
,
that
there
is
no
Arithmetician
so
perfect
,
that
can
number
it
:
no
Geometrician
so
cunning
,
that
can
measure
it
:
no
Mathematician
so
excellent
,
that
can
proportion
it
:
no
Rhetorician
so
eloquent
,
that
can
describe
it
:
no
Poet
so
conceited
,
that
can
inuent
a
reason
thereof
:
no
Astronomer
so
singuler
,
that
can
iudge
of
it
:
And
to
conclude
,
no
Courtier
so
fine
,
that
can
exquisitely
countenance
it
.
Wherefore
,
Gentlemen
and
friendes
,
all
we
haue
yeelded
our
censures
thereof
,
and
the
wisest
Philosopher
could
doe
no
more
,
without
a
Metaphisicall
meane
to
vnderstand
more
then
Nature
euer
taught
,
or
the
Goddes
them selues
had
the
gift
to
doe
:
thus
to
be
briefe
,
in
my
opinion
you
haue
done
all
well
,
hauing
diuersely
yeelded
your
iudgements
thereof
,
the
thing
it selfe
being
of
nature
so
diuerse
.
And
therefore
I
thinke
it
conuenient
,
that
(
seeing
we
haue
for
the
most
part
spent
this
day
in
pleasant
recreations
)
that
we
should
end
the
same
with
some
exercise
,
that
would
bring
us
to
some
naturall
heate
after
this
colde
confection
,
and
tosome
appetites
to
our
supper
again
,
after
our
surfet
in
amorous
discourses
.
And
therewithall
,
the
company
with
silence
seeming
to
agree
,
Florida
called
for
musicke
,
which
being
readie
,
she
willed
her
brother
Cornelius
,
and
his
Mistresse
to
lead
the
rest
:
for
as
they
had
their
turne
first
in
other
exercise
,
so
likewise
to
beginne
with
this
,
and
she
and
her
seruant
would
censure
of
their
good
skill
in
Carpet
trade
,
and
afterwardes
yeelde
their
cunning
therein
,
to
their
iudgements
.
So
presently
they
fell
all
a-dauncing
,
sauing
Florida
,
and
Moderatus
,
who
withdrewe
them selues
to
a
Bay
windowe
,
where
Moderatus
thought
it
not
best
to
slippe
so
good
an
opportunitie
,
once
to
breake
a
staffe
in
his
friends
behalfe
,
and
so
after
a
long
preamble
,
(
she
attentiuely
giuing
eare
thereunto
,
supposing
it
had
bene
for
him selfe
)
imparted
vnto
her
,
vpon
a
firme
and
sure
promise
of
secrecie
,
the
whole
circumstance
of
his
friendes
cause
,
his
birth
,
Countrey
,
and
friendes
,
his
trauaile
past
,
and
the
continuance
of
his
present
care
,
the
worthinesse
of
the
man
,
and
the
feruencie
of
his
loue
:
omitting
nothing
,
which
he
thought
might
induce
her
to
affect
and
fancie
him
.
But
hereupon
Florida
perceiuing
his
drift
,
could
scant
suffer
him
so
long
a
Period
:
for
that
very
angerly
and
with
bending
browes
,
she
commanded
him
to
proceede
no
further
in
that
sute
:
and
,
quoth
she
,
if
my
friendly
countenance
hath
made
you
so
pieuish
,
as
to
abuse
my
curcesie
so
much
,
I
will
(
albeit
much
vnwilling
)
plucke
away
from
you
the
fauor
of
a
friendly
affection
,
which
peraduenture
might
haue
kindled
in
me
some
fancie
towards
you
,
if
you
had
taken
in
hand
that
office
for
your selfe
,
which
so
earnestly
you
prosecute
for
another
.
Whereupon
Moderatus
excusing
him selfe
with
his
owne
vnworthinesse
,
neuerthelesse
commending
the
desert
of
his
friend
,
and
vrging
for
him
all
that
he
could
,
was
by
Florida
absolutely
commanded
to
silence
,
and
no
more
to
speake
for
Priscus
,
nor
to
presume
to
enter
her
presence
,
if
he
seemed
to
disdaine
of
her
friendly
curtesie
so
frankely
offered
him
.
And
therewithall
not
staying
for
a
further
replie
,
flung
away
in
great
choller
,
without
any
manner
of
salutation
to
the
rest
of
the
company
:
whereupon
they
all
dissolued
,
not
a
little
admiring
the
cause
of
Floridas
so
sudden
departure
.
Moderatus
,
to
auoide
suspicion
,
affirmed
that
Florida
was
not
well
at
ease
,
all
seemed
to
holde
them selues
satisfied
with
this
excuse
,
poore
Priscus
onely
excepted
,
whose
heart
was
wel-nie
sundred
for
verie
griefe
,
misdeeming
the
verie
true
occasion
of
that
accident
,
yet
dissembling
his
paine
as
much
as
he
could
,
with
a
merrie
countenance
in
outward
semblance
past
ouer
the
matter
for
that
time
,
till
he
might
finde
opportunitie
to
conferre
with
his
friend
therein
.
Gentlemen
,
here
may
you
plainly
behold
a
very
actuall
Stratagem
of
a
confused
Metamorphosis
,
wherein
Cupid
sheweth
the
force
of
his
power
:
for
first
,
he
so
inflamed
Priscus
with
the
loue
of
Florida
,
(
their
Parents
being
mortall
foes
,
)
that
he
came
from
his
Fathers
kingdome
,
a
Countrey
farre
adiacent
,
to
Liguria
to
do
her
seruice
,
this
instimulation
proceeding
only
vpon
bare
report
of
her
rare
beautie
,
blazed
by
a
silly
shepheard
in
a
song
at
a
rurall
feast
,
and
pastorall
sporte
obserued
by
a
sorte
of
Countrey
swaynes
and
shepheardes
in
honour
of
their
God
Pan
,
and
therefore
might
rather
seeme
a
fabulous
fiction
,
then
any
demonstration
of
trueth
,
(
whose
credulitie
therein
to
fallible
fame
,
may
be
an
holesome
admonition
for
you
to
auoyde
the
like
,
being
so
erronious
,
as
Cicero
verifieth
,
saying
,
Credulitas
enim
error
est
magis
quam
culpa
.
)
and
the
more
to
wrappe
this
young
nouice
in
a
Laberinth
of
his
owne
fonde
conceits
,
he
so
fauoured
his
frowarde
affection
,
that
causing
him
to
forget
the
daunger
of
being
continuallie
in
the
handes
of
his
fathers
mortall
enemie
,
he
brought
him
from
a
Prince
of
Aemulia
,
to
be
a
vassall
and
seruitour
in
her
Fathers
Court
,
whereby
to
obtaine
the
sight
of
her
,
whome
he
loued
more
deere
then
hee
did
his
owne
life
.
The
young
Gentleman
,
who
had
neuer
bene
a
long
wayter
in
Lady
Venus
Court
,
measuring
the
affection
of
Florida
after
his
owne
feruent
fancie
,
thought
euery
smyle
a
fauour
,
and
euery
looke
the
Kalender
of
true
loue
:
much
like
the
Swallowes
,
that
thinke
euery
Sunne-shine
to
be
a
fayre
Summers
day
,
such
is
the
desired
contrarietie
of
this
blinde
god
,
that
he
maketh
the
beloued
little
to
esteeme
the
faithfull
and
vnfayned
zeale
of
the
passionate
,
and
tormenting
louer
,
that
daily
offered
his
humble
seruice
for
the
pleasing
of
his
Ladie
,
which
taketh
no
effect
,
but
rather
breedeth
contempt
and
disdayne
in
her
skornefull
and
proude
minde
,
a
too
too
vnkinde
rewarde
to
so
louing
a
friend
.
In
like
manner
this
Cyprian
boy
delighting
in
nothing
but
extremities
,
contrariwise
so
inflamed
the
minde
of
the
young
Ladie
with
the
loue
of
Moderatus
,
that
not
onely
her
affection
to
him
was
match-able
to
Priscus
fancie
towards
her
,
but
also
did
exceede
her
patient
in
loue
towardes
him
,
who
being
not
yet
mooued
with
the
violent
passions
of
seruent
desire
,
did
little
regarde
the
same
,
though
contrarie
to
Decorum
in
feminine
sexe
,
she
by
her
owne
mouth
had
giuen
him
to
vnderstand
thereof
.
So
much
he
delighteth
in
chaungeable
noueltyes
,
that
he
holdeth
not
that
plea
for
currant
in
his
Court
,
which
is
not
like
Proteus
,
that
receiueth
euery
shape
,
or
to
the
Polip
that
is
apt
for
euery
impression
,
or
to
the
Cameleon
,
that
turneth
it selfe
into
the
likenesse
of
euery
obiect
:
howe
dangerous
is
it
then
to
warme
at
his
fire
,
the
heate
whereof
not
onely
wythereth
the
bodie
,
but
also
wearyeth
the
minde
,
which
,
like
the
vemme
of
a
Tarantula
,
deuoureth
a
man
laughing
:
a
pleasing
euill
,
which
vnawares
bringeth
vs
to
confusion
.
Well
,
had
Priscus
but
remembred
that
a
womans
eye
draweth
like
the
Adamant
,
and
preuideth
like
the
Basiliske
,
bee
woulde
not
haue
come
so
farre
to
seeke
his
owne
bane
:
but
trueth
it
is
,
Loue
is
sencelesse
and
lawlesse
,
and
therefore
he
that
is
subiect
thereto
obeyeth
no
reason
:
for
needes
must
hee
trotte
,
whome
the
Deuill
driueth
,
as
the
olde
Addage
is
,
otherwise
Priscus
had
neuer
so
blynded
him selfe
with
selfe-will
,
who
nowe
hath
full
experience
(
hauing
with
repentance
bought
the
same
)
in
the
miserable
life
of
vnfortunate
Louers
,
whose
onely
staye
is
but
a
rotten
staffe
:
for
nowe
feeling
the
bitter
panges
of
his
tormenting
passions
to
surcharge
him
with
sorrowe
and
griefe
,
hee
trembled
to
thinke
of
the
answere
hee
should
receiue
of
his
assured
friend
Moderatus
,
and
therefore
as
one
in
despayre
of
his
owne
lyfe
,
he
fayned
an
excuse
of
some
vrgent
and
waighty
businesse
to
bee
done
with
all
expedition
,
which
called
him
(
as
he
sayde
)
verie
much
against
his
will
to
the
dispatch
thereof
.
The
rest
of
the
company
hauing
concluded
to
suppe
together
,
whereby
,
with
a
cuppe
of
pure
wine
,
to
driue
downe
all
their
pastimes
and
sportes
,
(
seeing
as
he
fayned
such
necessarie
businesse
and
affayres
drewe
him
from
their
companie
)
they
woulde
stay
his
friend
Moderatus
as
a
pledge
of
his
returne
,
in
hope
afore
the
feast
were
ended
,
hee
woulde
repayre
to
raunsome
him
.
Whereupon
Priscus
departed
,
and
they
all
together
seeing
the
companie
bare
without
Florida
,
determined
first
to
visite
her
,
and
then
if
her
distemperature
were
not
ouer-much
,
they
would
intreate
her
to
be
their
guest
,
and
beare
them
companie
that
night
:
which
accordingly
they
perfourmed
,
and
came
all
together
to
her
chamber
,
where
she
being
very
melancholy
,
and
hauing
a
flea
in
her
eare
,
had
cast
her selfe
vpon
her
bed
,
and
by
this
had
breathed
foorth
,
not
onely
a
number
of
grieuous
grones
and
scalding
sighes
,
but
also
many
hard
and
sharpe
inuectiues
against
Moderatus
,
that
so
discourteously
has
refused
her
gentle
offer
:
and
therefore
her
former
choller
something
quallified
,
Florida
,
at
their
comming
to
the
chamber
,
awaked
out
of
her
dumpes
,
(
being
verie
high
minded
,
and
therefore
would
not
be
perceiued
to
mourne
for
any
thing
,
stept
vp
vpon
a
sudden
,
and
saide
vnto
them
:
now
gentle
friendes
,
you
haue
played
the
good
woodesmen
,
that
hauing
wounded
the
Deare
,
you
followed
his
tracke
so
wel
,
that
you
came
to
his
denne
,
where
he
was
ready
to
breath
his
last
&
for
surely
,
in
good
earnest
be
it
spoken
,
I
was
so
wearyed
with
this
dayes
exercise
,
that
my
pillowe
was
my
best
Phisitian
:
and
therewithall
spying
Moderatus
present
,
and
Priscus
away
,
she
thought
al
was
well
,
and
that
Moderatus
had
recanted
in
his
errour
,
&
Priscus
become
non-sute
in
his
action
.
And
therefore
vpon
their
entreatie
,
to
haue
her
companie
to
suppe
,
she
willingly
assented
to
goe
with
them
:
and
being
all
come
to
the
place
appointed
,
supper
was
readie
,
and
they
fell
roundly
to
their
vittails
:
for
their
exercise
that
day
had
brought
them
to
good
appetites
.
And
repast
being
done
,
after
a
little
prattle
,
being
all
desirous
of
rest
,
they
took
leaue
each
of
other
,
&
so
departed
.
Moderatus
great
sorow
,
that
his
faithfull
endeuor
could
not
take
place
with
FLORIDA
for
the
preferment
of
his
friend
.
His
determination
to
leaue
DEVASCOS
Court
,
and
his
letter
to
FLORIDA
to
signifie
the
same
.
Chap.
6.
MOderatus
,
who
(
all
this
while
was
very
sore
disquieted
in
minde
,
his
thoughtes
wandering
at
it
were
betweeen
Scilla
and
Charibdis
)
could
by
no
meanes
deuise
how
to
rid
him selfe
out
of
the
intricate
Laberinth
he
was
in
:
first
,
the
loyall
league
of
friendship
betweene
him
and
Priscus
,
moouing
him
to
great
pitie
,
in
that
his
faithfull
endeuour
could
not
take
effect
to
satisfie
the
desire
of
his
dearest
friend
:
and
again
,
being
very
pensiue
,
for
that
reason
and
honestie
commaunded
him
to
refuse
the
curteous
and
gentle
offer
of
the
faire
Florida
:
but
to
be
briefe
,
loue
and
vertue
being
at
great
warres
in
his
minde
,
Loue
hammering
in
his
head
a
thousand
reasons
to
mooue
him
to
fancie
Florida
,
and
assuring
him
of
a
sufficient
meane
to
retaine
his
friendship
still
with
Priscus
:
Uertue
on
the
other
side
,
forbidding
him
to
violate
his
faith
vnto
his
friend
,
least
in
so
doing
he
should
become
hatefull
vnto
the
worlde
,
and
his
name
growe
odious
amongst
men
:
in
the
end
vertue
hauing
gotten
the
superioritie
,
(
for
by
nature
he
was
much
inclined
thereto
)
he
bethought
with
him selfe
howe
he
might
best
further
his
friend
in
his
Amours
,
knowing
very
well
that
to
disswade
him
from
his
purpose
,
was
with
the
Assirian
wolues
to
barke
against
the
starres
,
and
when
he
had
tossed
diuers
and
sundrie
deuises
in
his
head
concerning
the
same
,
none
seeming
currant
,
but
all
impossible
,
if
he
remained
where
Florida
might
haue
knowledge
of
him
:
for
nowe
he
iudged
that
his
presence
was
the
greatest
let
to
hinder
Priscus
determinate
purpose
,
and
therefore
he
determined
to
remooue
that
blocke
,
and
so
resolued
vnawares
to
any
,
presently
to
auoyd
the
Dukes
Court
,
thinking
that
when
Florida
missed
him
,
she
would
be
glad
to
entertaine
Priscus
:
for
that
women
,
hauing
once
feathered
their
thoughtes
with
fancie
,
would
doe
no
lesse
then
still
ayme
at
affection
:
and
he
knew
very
wel
,
there
was
no
fayrer
marke
for
her
in
all
her
fathers
Court
,
then
Priscus
,
and
thus
he
concluded
with
him selfe
the
next
morning
to
depart
from
Albigena
.
On
this
determination
he
went
home
to
his
fathers
lodging
,
thinking
it
not
the
wisest
course
to
goe
to
his
friend
Priscus
chamber
in
the
Court
,
least
if
he
were
prest
to
reueale
vnto
him
the
veritie
of
the
matter
,
it
might
breed
in
him
such
a
despaire
,
that
his
pretended
pollicie
would
serue
for
small
purpose
:
who
being
come
to
his
fathers
gate
,
it
was
so
farre
past
of
the
night
,
that
al
were
in
bed
:
neuerthelesse
he
repayred
to
the
chamber
window
of
a
seruant
of
his
Fathers
,
whome
he
loued
verie
faithfully
,
and
called
him
to
open
the
gate
for
him
,
who
incontinently
so
did
,
and
shewed
him
a
chamber
to
take
his
rest
,
whereupon
he
spake
to
Baleto
,
(
for
so
his
Fathers
man
was
called
,
being
assured
of
his
fidelitie
,
which
very
often
had
yeelded
vnto
him
many
sure
pledges
of
trueth
)
howe
that
he
was
to
depart
from
the
Dukes
Court
vpon
some
serious
businesse
,
which
required
a
present
dispatch
,
to
the
executing
whereof
,
he
must
be
furnished
with
a
pilgrimes
weede
,
&
therefore
gaue
him
in
charge
,
by
morning
to
prouide
such
furniture
as
belonged
thereunto
:
and
therewithall
deliuered
him
Crownes
sufficient
to
buy
the
same
,
promising
also
to
reward
him
well
for
his
labour
,
and
so
Baleto
hyed
him
about
his
businesse
,
and
Moderatus
betooke
him
to
his
ease
,
who
all
this
night
tooke
but
small
rest
,
beating
his
braines
sometimes
about
the
course
of
his
trauell
,
other-whiles
calling
to
memorie
howe
grieuously
his
parents
would
take
his
absence
,
with
diuers
other
occurrents
which
happened
to
come
to
his
minde
:
and
lastly
resolued
vpon
this
point
,
that
if
he
truely
discharged
the
part
of
a
friend
,
he
did
not
care
how
his
trauell
prospered
,
howe
his
parents
should
be
grieued
,
nor
howe
he
should
be
thought
of
by
his
friend
.
And
so
peremptorily
determining
to
depart
suddenly
,
he
tooke
pen
,
ynke
,
and
paper
,
and
deuised
these
ensuing
lines
to
be
sent
to
Florida
.
TO
FAIRE
FLORIDA
,
PERFECT
health
and
prosperous
happinesse
.
THat
which
verie
often
I
haue
read
in
antiquities
,
I
finde
nowe
plainely
verified
in
you
:
which
is
,
that
Loue
swimmeth
in
a
womans
eye
,
but
neuer
diueth
into
her
heart
:
fancie
is
the
load-starre
that
ruleth
her
affection
,
and
desart
is
either
neuer
respected
,
or
slenderly
considered
,
it
is
presently
in
obliuion
.
Well
,
nowe
I
perceiue
that
the
finest
veluet
hath
his
bracke
,
the
fayrest
Rose
his
prickle
,
and
the
rarest
beauty
a
disdainfull
and
coye
resolution
,
which
doeth
more
blemish
an
honourable
minde
,
then
the
most
excellent
hew
of
beauty
doeth
garnish
and
adorne
the
body
:
for
as
it
is
sayd
,
If
thou
be
fayre
,
thou
oughtest
diligently
to
endeuour
thy selfe
,
that
thy
vertuous
lyfe
bee
aequiualent
to
those
good
partes
which
thy
Creatour
bestowed
vpon
thee
:
but
if
fowle
,
thou
oughtest
so
much
the
more
to
endeuour
thy selfe
to
excell
in
vertue
,
as
thou
art
others
inferiour
in
beautie
.
Wherefore
,
Madame
,
vnnaturall
were
it
for
you
,
beyng
furnished
with
such
heauenly
and
diuine
beauty
,
to
haue
your
heart
to
hardened
in
the
forge
of
crueltie
,
as
not
to
releeue
the
ceaselesse
torments
of
your
faythfull
Louer
,
and
my
distressed
friend
,
who
counting
all
daunger
a
ioye
,
all
griefe
a
grace
,
all
payne
a
pastyme
,
and
wayghing
all
torments
as
a
treasure
,
so
the
same
were
sustayned
in
your
seruice
,
or
vndertaken
at
your
commaundement
:
and
to
be
briefe
,
had
you
any
way
regarded
a
loyall
and
louing
heart
,
founded
vpon
an
vnfayned
and
vertuous
resolution
,
so
long
coulde
you
not
haue
with-helde
your
eye
of
pitty
from
him
,
that
so
often
,
yea
,
euen
within
your
viewe
languished
with
such
pure
tormenting
payne
and
griefe
,
that
his
onely
hope
of
release
was
,
to
haue
his
dismall
dayes
ended
by
the
pearcing
and
deadly
darte
of
death
.
Happily
you
will
say
,
that
I
pronounce
a
sharpe
sentence
against
mine
owne
selfe
,
and
iudge
me
as
arrogant
in
denying
your
most
curteous
offer
,
as
you
were
vnkynd
in
not
graunting
my
request
.
True
it
is
,
if
eyther
the
force
of
lawlesse
loue
,
or
the
ouer-liberal
curtesie
(
farre
aboue
my
desart
)
of
a
royall
and
beautifull
Lady
,
had
bene
(
of
a
vertuous
and
honest
mynde
)
more
to
be
respected
and
regarded
,
then
the
sacred
league
and
inuiolable
bond
of
true
and
faythfull
friendshippe
,
which
vnited
Priscus
minde
and
mine
together
,
much
more
had
I
ouer-shot
my selfe
to
deny
your
request
,
and
to
refuse
the
thing
I
most
of
all
desired
:
but
seeing
the
Imperiall
lawes
of
sacred
societie
did
will
and
commaund
the
contrary
,
I
thinke
therein
that
I
haue
done
but
my
duety
:
wherefore
knowe
fayre
Florida
,
that
sith
your
doome
was
so
dyre
,
as
absolutely
to
forbid
me
your
presence
,
without
I
vndertooke
so
much
for
my selfe
,
as
I
did
then
prosecute
for
my
friend
,
rather
then
I
would
falsifie
my
fayth
,
I
meane
(
though
to
my
no
small
griefe
)
to
fulfill
the
tenor
of
your
sentence
,
by
absenting
my selfe
not
only
from
your
presence
,
but
also
from
your
fathers
Court
,
&
faithfully
bequeath
my selfe
to
a
pilgrimes
life
,
to
assay
if
by
my
penance
I
may
release
my
friend
from
his
martyrdom
.
Wherfore
receiue
this
my
last
adewe
,
and
credite
me
,
the
refusing
of
your
gentle
offer
proceeded
of
a
firme
zeale
towards
my
friend
,
&
not
of
a
coy
disdaine
towardes
you
:
assuring
you
,
but
to
preiudice
Priscus
,
I
am
euery
way
at
your
commaund
:
&
so
intending
not
to
returne
againe
,
till
either
Florida
hateth
Moderatus
,
or
loueth
priscus
.
I
beseech
you
,
if
euer
you
affected
me
,
you
attribute
the
same
vnto
him
as
his
due
,
who
as
Cicero
said
,
est
quasi
alter
idem
,
and
therfore
may
iustly
challenge
all
that
were
due
vnto
me
.
I
am
so
quaint
in
my
pilgrims
habite
,
that
I
forget
the
reuerence
due
to
so
royal
a
lady
.
Wherfore
I
pray
for
pardon
,
&
wish
you
(
if
the
prayer
of
a
pilgrime
may
take
effect
)
to
commend
me
to
Priscus
.
And
thus
,
with
tears
in
mine
eyes
,
&
grief
in
my
heart
,
I
commend
you
to
your
pleasure
,
and
bequeath
my selfe
to
my
trauell
.
Yours
,
euery
way
,
but
to
preiudice
Priscus
,
DON
MODERATVS
.
Moderatus
departure
from
Albigena
.
Priscus
intercepting
of
MODERATVS
letters
to
FLORIDA
&
perusal
of
the
same
.
His
griefe
for
the
losse
of
his
friend
,
which
driue
him
to
a
dangerous
feuer
:
MODERATVS
letter
sealed
againe
,
and
deliuered
to
FLORIDA
.
Her
meditation
vpon
the
same
:
the
altering
of
her
resolucion
,
and
affecting
of
PRISCVS
.
The
Ladies
and
Gentlemens
visiting
of
PRISCVS
being
sicke
.
CORNELIVS
censure
vpon
Beautie
and
Bountie
.
Chap.
7.
MOderatus
hauing
finished
this
letter
,
repaired
to
the
chamber
of
Baleto
,
to
see
howe
things
were
in
a
readinesse
,
(
thinking
it
long
till
he
were
departed
from
Albigena
)
and
to
deale
with
him
for
the
conueying
of
the
letter
to
Florida
,
where
by
chaunce
he
found
Priscus
page
,
who
had
bene
foorth
so
late
the
night
before
,
that
for
feare
to
disquiet
his
Master
,
he
had
taken
vp
his
lodging
there
,
(
as
often
he
vsed
to
doe
)
whereupon
Moderatus
did
consider
with
him selfe
,
that
he
would
be
a
verie
fitte
messenger
for
that
purpose
,
and
therefore
he
tooke
him
the
letter
closely
sealed
,
and
wished
him
with
conuenient
speede
to
deliuer
the
same
vnto
his
sister
Verosa
,
wishing
her
in
his
name
to
deliuer
it
ouer
to
Florida
,
according
to
the
direction
thereof
:
Further
desiring
the
page
not
to
make
it
knowen
to
any
that
he
had
seene
him
,
and
the
rather
to
haue
him
to
accomplish
his
request
,
he
clapt
him
in
the
fist
with
a
brace
of
angels
,
and
tolde
him
that
he
was
to
goe
vpon
some
serious
businesse
,
which
he
would
not
haue
any
to
vnderstand
thereof
.
And
thus
hauing
schooled
the
Page
what
he
had
to
doe
,
he
bade
him
heartily
farewell
,
and
returned
to
his
owne
chamber
againe
,
where
hee
found
Baleto
readie
with
all
thinges
that
he
lacked
for
his
iourney
,
wherewith
he
presently
furnished
himselfe
,
and
hauing
left
order
with
him
to
excuse
his
absence
to
his
Parents
,
and
for
the
doing
of
his
businesse
which
he
left
vnperfect
,
he
rewarded
him
well
for
his
labour
,
and
so
departed
with
Auroraes
first
blush
,
that
he
might
not
be
descryed
of
any
,
passing
through
gardens
and
vineyardes
(
a
way
verie
secret
)
till
he
came
to
the
forrest
,
where
we
will
leaue
him
as
yet
not
fully
determined
,
which
way
from
thence
to
bende
the
course
of
his
trauell
.
And
nowe
returne
to
Priscus
,
who
all
the
night
before
had
taken
very
little
rest
:
for
that
no
disquietnesse
may
be
compared
to
the
griefe
of
minde
,
wherewith
he
was
continually
vexed
,
and
nowe
much
more
then
euer
before
,
supposing
that
Floridas
sudden
departure
was
a
Kalender
of
his
ensuing
calamities
:
for
hauing
his
barge
tossed
amids
the
weltring
waues
of
Fortunes
euer-changing
surges
,
Floridas
lookes
onely
guided
the
sterne
,
so
that
for
euery
wrinckle
in
her
browe
,
and
frowne
in
her
face
,
he
was
in
daunger
of
present
shipwracke
.
The
absence
of
his
friend
Moderatus
also
greatly
troubled
him
,
both
for
that
he
longed
to
vnderstand
his
successe
with
Florida
,
and
also
much
maruelled
,
why
he
came
not
to
bed
vnto
him
the
night
before
,
as
his
manner
was
:
and
as
thus
he
studyed
vpon
these
and
such
other
contingents
,
his
Page
came
in
:
whereupon
he
addressed
him selfe
to
be
stirring
,
and
the
Page
busie
helping
to
make
ready
his
Master
,
the
letter
sent
by
him
to
be
deliuered
to
Florida
,
fel
from
his
bosome
,
the
which
Priscus
presently
espying
,
demaunded
what
it
was
:
the
Page
lothe
(
by
reason
of
the
charge
giuen
him
by
Moderatus
)
to
confesse
the
trueth
,
fayned
some
excuse
,
(
what
vpon
a
sudden
came
to
his
head
)
but
neuerthelesse
Priscus
,
by
the
indorsement
thereof
,
perceiued
it
to
be
his
friend
Moderatus
hand-writing
,
and
that
the
direction
was
to
Florida
,
which
sight
made
him
very
blancke
,
but
better
remembring
him selfe
,
he
straightly
examined
his
Page
howe
he
came
by
the
same
letter
,
and
what
he
had
in
charge
to
doe
therewith
,
who
seeing
his
Master
in
some
choller
,
thought
it
nowe
no
time
to
dallie
with
him
,
and
thereupon
presently
confessed
the
trueth
.
Priscus
nowe
maruelling
what
was
become
of
his
friend
,
being
great
with
childe
till
he
might
viewe
the
contentes
of
his
letter
,
in
the
ende
after
long
studie
,
he
bethought
him
of
the
print
of
Moderatus
signet
,
which
he
had
in
yuorie
,
and
therefore
might
well
open
the
same
without
knowledge
,
whereupon
presently
vnripping
the
seale
,
he
perused
his
friendes
lines
to
Florida
,
wherein
perceiuing
the
fidelitie
of
Moderatus
,
and
the
great
crueltie
of
Florida
,
he
grew
very
melancholy
and
passionate
for
his
friend
,
in
so
much
that
he
beganne
to
quake
like
the
Aspine
leafe
,
falling
therewith
vpon
a
sudden
to
a
very
daungerous
feuer
,
which
forced
him
not
onely
to
keepe
his
chamber
,
but
also
to
embrace
his
pillowe
:
but
neuerthelesse
sealed
the
letter
a-new
,
and
commaunded
his
Page
to
doe
therewith
as
his
friend
Moderatus
had
giuen
him
in
charge
,
which
the
Page
accordingly
perfourmed
,
but
the
letter
being
come
to
Floridas
hand
,
and
vnderstanding
the
same
to
come
from
Moderatus
,
she
was
the
gladdest
woman
in
the
worlde
,
thinking
it
had
bene
a
recantation
of
his
former
follie
,
and
therefore
presently
opened
the
same
,
and
read
ouer
his
lynes
,
viewing
and
reuiewing
euery
worde
in
particular
:
the
agonie
of
this
sudden
sight
tormenting
her
so
much
,
that
she
was
skant
able
to
keep
her
countenance
,
whylest
shee
fayned
some
businesse
to
send
away
Verosa
,
which
deliuered
the
same
letter
vnto
her
;
who
being
gone
,
she
secretly
conueyed
her selfe
to
her
closet
,
and
began
thus
to
meditate
vpon
the
matter
.
Ah
Florida
,
what
meaneth
this
alteration
?
and
whereof
proceedeth
these
vnwonted
passions
?
hast
thou
bene
courted
of
so
many
braue
and
gallant
Gentlemen
?
sued
vnto
and
sought
by
so
manie
worthie
Personages
,
and
seruice
offered
vnto
thee
by
so
many
noble
Lordes
:
all
which
thou
heldest
in
disdaine
,
skorning
Cupides
Alarums
,
and
condemning
for
superstition
Aphrodites
Orisons
:
and
nowe
like
the
Beetle
(
hauing
nesteled
in
the
Sunne
all
day
,
is
contented
with
a
Cowsharde
for
shelter
at
night
,
)
art
,
not
onely
forced
to
be
the
formost
souldiour
to
march
,
when
Cupid
soundeth
his
trumpet
,
and
both
to
decke
Venus
shrine
at
Paphos
with
flowers
,
and
to
offer
incense
at
her
Altar
for
sacrifice
:
but
also
ouercome
with
base
and
seruile
thoughtes
,
art
(
contrarie
to
the
qualitie
of
thy
sexe
)
driuen
to
offer
the
fauour
of
thy
affection
to
thy
vassall
,
yea
,
an
vpstart
,
not
knowen
whence
he
came
,
onely
by
thy
Fathers
bountie
preserued
from
famishing
,
and
from
a
beggar
aduaunced
to
dignitie
,
and
he
thus
vnkindely
to
rewarde
thy
curtesie
with
so
slender
a
regard
of
thy
friendly
offers
.
O
vniust
Fortune
,
that
workest
these
strange
stratagemes
,
and
procurest
thus
my
preiudice
:
but
trueth
it
is
,
thou
hast
as
many
frownes
as
smiles
,
who
fawning
like
the
Tigre
when
hee
meaneth
most
harme
:
and
shewing
foorth
a
sowre
and
frowning
countenance
,
doeth
prognosticate
fayre
weather
at
hande
:
for
after
a
great
storme
,
followeth
a
pleasant
caulme
.
But
what
Florida
,
is
it
possible
that
Moderatus
is
gone
?
or
writeth
thus
vnto
thee
to
trye
thy
patience
?
no
,
Moderatus
is
too
wise
to
iest
in
these
matters
,
gone
hee
is
too
sure
.
O
vnkinde
churle
,
that
thus
repayest
my
loue
with
hate
,
and
requitest
my
ardent
desire
with
peremptorie
and
colde
disdaine
,
resembling
the
Cedar
,
which
is
most
fayre
in
sight
,
but
yet
bringeth
no
fruite
:
or
the
Nightingale
,
that
hath
a
most
sweete
voyce
,
but
ranke
flesh
:
so
thou
,
seeming
as
simple
as
a
Doue
in
outwarde
semblance
,
yet
in
minde
as
cruell
as
a
furie
,
or
a
rauening
lyon
.
What
nowe
,
Florida
?
wade
not
too
farre
in
these
inuectiues
,
before
thou
considerest
the
cause
aright
:
for
a
rash
iudgement
doeth
but
seldome
sauour
of
Iustice
:
Moderatus
sued
vnto
thee
for
his
friend
,
and
thou
wouldest
haue
him
conuert
the
same
for
him selfe
:
glad
hee
woulde
haue
bene
so
to
doe
,
but
that
his
amitie
with
Priscus
did
forbid
him
to
falsifie
his
faith
vnto
his
friend
:
so
that
hee
had
rather
(
though
to
his
great
griefe
)
refuse
thy
offer
,
and
forsake
his
most
louing
and
carefull
Parents
,
and
all
his
deere
friendes
,
then
he
would
be
founde
disloyall
and
treacherous
in
his
friendshippe
:
oh
rare
and
wonderfull
great
faith
,
and
worthie
to
bee
had
in
great
estimation
amongest
all
men
,
whome
the
force
of
loue
could
not
mooue
,
the
displeasure
of
a
Princesse
coulde
not
feare
,
the
losse
of
kinde
and
naturall
Parents
coulde
not
cracke
,
nor
the
hardnesse
and
daunger
of
a
Pilgrimes
life
,
(
which
euery
moment
is
subiect
to
the
storme
of
waywarde
destinie
)
could
bend
:
then
Florida
,
seeing
that
Moderatus
preferred
his
friendes
welfare
before
his
owne
,
and
that
he
chose
rather
to
preiudice
his
owne
person
,
then
any
way
to
hinder
Priscus
:
and
desired
in
his
last
farewell
,
that
thou
wouldest
suppose
him
to
be
present
in
the
habite
of
his
friend
:
for
that
they
had
but
one
minde
to
their
two
distinct
bodies
.
Thinke
then
of
the
worthines
of
Priscus
,
who
loueth
thee
as
his
owne
life
,
and
hath
sustained
such
hard
penance
for
thy
sake
,
that
more
thou
couldest
not
wish
thine
enemy
,
&
lesse
had
bene
too
much
for
one
that
loued
so
faithfully
:
&
now
entertaine
him
with
some
comfort
at
his
intreaty
,
whom
thou
so
tenderly
didst
loue
:
but
what
,
Florida
,
wilt
thou
so
soone
yeeld
to
fonde
affection
,
as
to
loue
thy
Fathers
mortall
foe
?
hast
thou
none
to
fancie
,
but
the
sonne
of
Lothus
King
of
Aemulia
,
that
so
often
hath
vexed
thy
father
and
his
subiectes
?
and
haply
vnder
colour
of
professing
loue
vnto
thee
,
pretendeth
some
treason
vnto
thy
father
,
seeking
rather
to
drawe
some
of
his
subiectes
from
their
allegiance
,
then
to
match
with
his
daughter
in
marriage
.
Ah
,
but
where
rouest
thou
fond
Florida
,
thou
doest
measure
his
inwarde
intencion
by
thy
suspicious
cogitation
,
and
is
it
not
a
Maxime
in
the
Ciuill
lawe
,
that
suspition
is
no
proofe
,
where
it
is
said
,
Factum
consistit
in
externo
&
corporali
actu
,
animus
in
tacito
&
incorporali
intellectu
,
vnde
in
animi
effectus
non
potest
cadere
facti
euidentia
:
&
thou
deemest
Priscus
to
circumuent
treason
,
who
not
onely
assureth
trueth
in
his
wordes
,
but
also
manifesteth
the
same
in
action
:
for
if
he
had
thought
to
surprise
thy
father
with
treacherie
,
he
would
not
haue
suffered
him selfe
to
bee
discouered
vnto
thee
.
And
what
though
his
father
and
mine
were
and
are
still
foes
,
might
we
not
neuerthelesse
be
friendes
?
yea
,
and
our
friendshippe
be
an
occasion
of
amitie
betweene
our
Parents
?
seeing
their
hate
is
not
deadly
,
but
growen
of
vnkindnesse
,
and
some
ostentation
and
desire
of
superioritie
.
And
by
this
match
both
Prouinces
might
be
vnited
together
,
that
it
might
not
onely
preserue
the
liues
of
a
number
of
their
subiectes
,
but
also
arme
them selues
with
such
strength
,
that
no
stormie
blast
of
sinister
Fortune
might
shake
the
foundation
of
any
of
them
both
.
Loue
then
Florida
,
for
the
worthines
of
the
man
willeth
thee
so
to
doe
:
his
birth
and
Parentage
are
sufficient
pledges
of
honourable
patrimonie
,
and
his
personage
and
behauiour
are
liuelie
portratures
and
perfect
Mappes
of
true
Nobilitie
:
his
merite
is
farre
aboue
thy
desart
,
and
his
faithful
heart
(
tryed
with
the
touchstone
of
trueth
)
excellethall
:
so
that
I
thinke
nothing
wanting
in
him
,
that
might
be
wished
for
in
an
honourable
Gentleman
,
or
a
loyall
louer
.
Heere
fetching
a
deepe
sigh
,
Florida
made
a
verie
long
Period
:
Cupid
nowe
hauing
founde
her
as
a
wanton
playing
the
trewand
,
had
whipped
her
with
nettles
to
requite
all
her
former
coynesse
,
and
therefore
she
began
to
forget
her
deerest
Moderatus
,
and
to
imprint
in
her
thoughtes
the
liuely
Idea
of
Priscus
perfect
shape
,
verifying
the
olde
Addage
,
Qui
procul
ab
oculis
,
procul
est
a
lumine
cordis
.
Thus
making
a
vertue
of
necessitie
,
hauing
none
other
at
this
time
worthie
entertaining
,
she
resolued
to
frame
her
countenance
so
mildly
towardes
Priscus
,
that
(
if
heretofore
shee
had
giuen
him
a
cooling
carde
for
his
hote
desire
,
which
might
driue
him
to
despaire
)
now
hope
might
giue
him
comfort
,
that
opportunitie
would
be
a
good
plea
to
further
his
action
:
deuising
with
her selfe
by
what
meanes
she
might
best
giue
Priscus
to
vnderstand
of
her
newe
conceiued
affection
,
who
being
in
this
solemne
meditation
,
came
in
some
of
her
gentlewomen
,
with
whome
she
passed
the
time
away
,
remaining
in
a
kinde
of
longing
desire
,
till
good
fortune
should
bring
them
once
together
:
Priscus
all
this
while
kept
his
bed
,
his
ague
being
so
extreeme
,
that
the
report
thereof
was
publikely
knowen
,
and
the
absence
of
Moderatus
vnderstoode
,
which
caused
great
heauinesse
throughout
al
the
Dukes
Court
in
general
:
for
that
he
was
verie
curteous
and
bountifull
vnto
all
,
and
therefore
greatly
beloued
of
all
:
his
Parents
and
friendes
greatly
grieued
therewith
,
especially
because
they
knewe
not
the
cause
of
his
departure
,
nor
where
to
send
in
quest
of
him
.
The
Duke
and
the
Duchesse
tooke
it
also
very
heauily
,
for
that
they
entirely
loued
Moderatus
for
his
Gentlemanly
qualities
,
vertuous
conditions
,
sober
life
,
and
diligent
seruice
.
Thus
a
good
space
was
his
departure
greatly
bewayled
throughout
the
whole
Citie
of
Albigena
,
all
comforting
Priscus
,
supposing
the
losse
of
his
friend
to
be
the
cause
of
his
disease
,
the
which
Moderatus
Parents
noted
in
him
presently
:
for
being
verie
often
with
him
,
sometimes
hee
would
raue
,
and
be
as
it
were
franticke
,
and
then
he
neuer
ceased
to
call
vpon
his
friend
Moderatus
,
the
which
being
vnderstood
,
they
tooke
verie
great
care
of
him
,
and
gaue
in
charge
to
Verosa
tenderly
to
looke
vnto
him
,
and
to
cherish
him
in
his
sickenesse
,
which
the
Phisicians
helde
daungerous
,
though
not
mortall
.
Verosa
for
her
brothers
sake
,
that
was
his
friend
,
(
his
owne
curteous
and
gentle
behauiour
deseruing
no
lesse
)
willingly
assented
so
to
doe
,
in
perfourmance
of
her
Parents
commaunde
,
and
of
good
will
vnto
him
:
and
amongest
other
times
,
Florida
and
Pandarina
once
did
beare
her
companie
:
for
that
both
of
them
indeed
could
haue
bene
contented
to
haue
comforted
him
in
the
best
sort
they
could
,
although
in
outward
shewe
they
dissembled
:
who
being
come
to
the
Patients
chamber
,
they
found
him
very
sicke
,
yet
at
the
latter
ende
of
his
fitte
,
which
made
them
offer
them selues
a
while
to
keepe
him
chat
,
to
beguile
the
tediousnesse
of
the
time
.
Priscus
faynt
as
he
was
,
very
heartily
gaue
them
thankes
,
who
espying
Florida
,
(
being
very
neere
his
bed
,
and
taking
him
by
the
wrist
to
feele
his
pulse
,
and
asking
him
whether
the
day
of
his
Crisis
was
past
)
was
almost
in
a
sounde
to
beholde
her
,
that
had
thus
wrought
all
his
preiudice
:
the
which
Florida
perceiuing
,
gaue
him
verie
comfortable
wordes
,
and
cherished
him
verie
tenderly
,
and
bade
him
take
heart
,
for
that
a
valiant
minde
is
neuer
knowen
but
in
extremitie
,
as
the
pure
golde
in
the
furnace
.
Priscus
well
noted
her
wordes
,
which
somewhat
did
lighten
his
heart
,
albeit
hee
much
maruelled
,
from
whence
this
sudden
kindnesse
had
proceeded
,
after
so
cruell
a
sentence
pronounced
against
him
,
holding
it
for
authenticall
,
that
naturally
fire
and
water
coulde
not
agree
in
one
substance
,
nor
yet
loue
and
hate
so
to
concurre
in
one
person
,
that
so
suddenly
the
one
should
expulse
the
ether
:
experience
hauing
taught
him
,
that
the
lowest
shrubbe
groweth
not
to
his
full
height
in
a
moment
,
that
flaxe
will
not
burne
at
the
sight
of
the
fire
,
and
that
Floridas
deadly
hatred
could
not
so
soone
be
conuerted
to
loue
and
affection
:
yet
he
called
to
minde
howe
the
tallest
blade
of
Spattania
groweth
to
his
full
height
in
an
instant
,
that
the
hard
stone
Calcire
,
which
can
be
bruised
with
no
mettall
,
is
resolued
into
liquor
with
the
heate
of
the
Sunne
,
and
that
a
womans
heart
is
like
waxe
,
which
is
apt
for
euery
impression
,
and
therefore
(
forgetting
that
Ouid
said
,
Spes
dea
sed
fallax
)
hee
nowe
builded
a-fresh
vpon
hope
,
and
iudged
all
to
the
best
.
Wherevpon
Florida
perceiuing
his
colour
something
to
mend
,
his
pulses
moderately
to
mooue
,
and
he
somewhat
to
rouse
him selfe
in
bed
,
told
him
how
his
Mistresse
Pandarina
came
to
visite
him
,
who
presently
tooke
Floridas
tale
by
the
end
,
excusing
her selfe
,
in
that
she
had
not
oftener
comforted
him
in
his
sicknes
,
alleadging
till
then
,
that
she
was
ignorant
thereof
:
interchanged
curtesie
to
and
fro
past
between
them
.
Priscus
nowe
prettily
well
recouered
,
and
very
iocund
,
as
it
were
,
with
the
gentlewomen
,
Cornelius
the
Dukes
sonne
,
with
other
Courtiers
his
companions
and
friends
,
came
to
visite
Priscus
,
who
said
that
he
was
glad
to
see
him
so
well
:
then
quoth
Priscus
,
I
pray
you
thanke
the
Gentlewomen
,
whose
presence
hath
made
me
to
forget
my
passionate
ague
:
well
,
quoth
Cornelius
,
sith
(
Gentlewomen
)
you
haue
begun
to
be
pleasing
to
Priscus
,
I
would
you
would
so
continue
,
and
we
would
giue
you
our
assistance
therein
,
and
I
doe
thinke
some
discourse
to
beguile
the
time
would
doe
well
,
to
recreate
his
minde
a
little
,
which
is
greatly
wearyed
with
the
violent
passions
of
his
long
sickenesse
.
Then
quoth
Pandarina
,
seeing
you
do
appoint
the
pastime
,
you
will
giue
vs
leaue
to
make
choyce
of
the
matter
:
if
you
be
opponent
,
(
quoth
Cornelius
)
on
Gods
name
purpose
your
question
,
and
you
shall
see
,
though
we
be
old
trewandes
,
that
we
haue
not
forgotten
all
our
sophistrie
.
No
,
quoth
Florida
,
we
must
not
hold
the
diseased
patient
with
such
long
ambages
,
which
wil
cleane
tyre
him
,
and
so
augment
his
griefe
,
but
rather
with
some
short
discourse
to
make
him
sharpe
and
hungry
,
and
not
to
cloy
him
with
too
much
,
to
procure
surfet
.
Hereunto
they
all
agreed
,
and
that
Florida
should
appoint
the
text
,
and
then
all
they
to
draw
cutts
,
who
should
discourse
thereupon
.
Then
(
quoth
Florida
)
let
the
proposition
be
:
Whether
outward
Beautie
,
or
inward
Bountie
deserueth
most
praise
,
or
is
of
greatest
force
to
procure
loue
.
The
theame
being
giuen
,
it
fell
to
Cornelius
lot
to
be
the
Orator
,
who
was
of
a
verie
sharpe
and
quicke
wit
,
and
withall
,
verie
desirous
to
shew
his
cunning
before
Verosa
,
whom
he
had
so
viewed
with
the
eye
of
fancie
,
that
the
respect
of
his
honour
could
not
hinder
him
from
entring
a
plea
in
Venus
court
:
&
framing
him selfe
to
the
performance
of
his
charge
,
lending
an
amorous
glaunce
to
Verosa
,
which
she
presently
noting
,
died
her
cheeks
with
such
vermilion
taint
,
that
Aurora
blushing
at
the
sight
of
vnacquainted
Phaeton
,
seemed
not
so
glorious
of
hue
:
and
so
proceeded
to
his
matter
thus
.
Well
,
gentle
friendes
,
you
may
see
how
vniust
the
fates
be
in
their
fauors
,
&
the
destinies
in
their
dooms
,
alwaies
laying
the
greatest
burthen
on
him
that
is
least
able
,
working
all
things
by
extremities
,
keeping
a
mean
in
nothing
but
being
out
of
measure
,
alwaies
spurring
that
horse
which
had
most
need
of
a
bridle
:
nor
contented
with
any
thing
but
impossibilities
,
taking
delite
to
haue
vs
seeke
to
reach
aboue
Ela
,
when
skant
we
can
attaine
vnto
Solfa
:
for
if
they
had
not
bene
iniurious
in
their
constellations
,
they
had
not
amongst
so
many
(
far
better
skilled
then
my selfe
)
haue
allotted
me
(
which
for
the
most
part
am
ignorant
in
O●ids
principles
)
to
make
a
distinction
in
loue
betweene
Beautie
and
Bountie
,
a
matter
too
high
for
my
meane
capacitie
:
but
neuerthelesse
,
seeing
Fortune
hath
decreed
it
to
bee
so
,
and
that
you
doe
expect
the
same
,
I
will
neither
contrarie
her
in
her
absolute
commaundes
,
nor
deceiue
you
in
your
wished
expectation
,
condicionally
you
take
in
good
part
,
what
vpon
the
sudden
my
simple
skill
may
affoorde
:
thus
not
doubting
but
the
gentlewomen
will
either
quite
fall
a-sleepe
,
or
else
play
with
their
little
dogges
,
when
first
they
shall
heare
my
rude
methode
,
I
will
to
the
matter
,
least
I
should
shape
Hercules
shooe
for
a
childes
foote
,
and
so
be
iustly
rather
condemned
for
my
follie
,
then
indifferently
thought
of
for
my
curiositie
.
First
therefore
,
because
the
principall
matter
in
this
case
to
bee
considered
,
is
loue
:
we
must
knowe
both
the
nature
and
seate
thereof
,
before
we
can
proporcion
our
compasse
to
leuell
at
our
desire
:
the
which
,
as
some
Philosophers
haue
decyphered
,
is
but
a
secret
inspiration
of
the
soule
,
inducing
a
man
to
affect
and
fancie
such
things
,
as
nature
hath
metaphysically
ingraffed
in
the
minde
to
delight
thereof
:
for
otherwise
we
should
not
see
some
one
to
fancie
the
beautie
of
the
bodie
,
another
the
vertue
of
the
minde
,
another
to
fancie
for
riches
sake
,
though
neuer
beautifull
nor
wise
:
thus
as
loue
proceedeth
by
these
,
and
by
manifolde
and
sundrie
other
wayes
and
meanes
,
so
I
thinke
euery
one
to
affect
most
of
all
those
qualities
in
another
,
wherwith
they
are
them selues
furnished
:
for
as
the
Rauen
and
the
Ape
thinke
their
yong
ones
fayrest
,
so
euery
one
naturally
valueth
his
owne
giftes
and
qualities
most
singular
and
of
greatest
estimation
,
so
much
they
are
blinded
with
the
loue
thereof
.
Semblably
in
my
opinion
,
true
and
perfect
loue
can
not
bee
but
betweene
equales
,
at
least
wise
in
disposition
and
consent
of
minde
,
according
as
the
Prouerbe
is
,
Similis
gaudet
simili
,
so
that
the
nature
of
the
person
entertaineth
the
consent
to
fancie
,
and
the
ratifying
of
affection
.
Moreouer
,
loue
might
bee
well
compared
to
the
shadowe
vpon
a
Horologe
,
or
to
the
grasse
vpon
the
earth
:
for
the
one
,
you
may
perceiue
it
to
haue
mooued
,
and
the
other
to
haue
growen
,
but
you
can
not
see
and
discerne
the
one
moouing
,
nor
the
other
growing
:
so
of
loue
,
well
may
you
feele
the
smart
beeing
once
snared
therewith
,
and
so
secretly
doth
he
take
possession
in
the
minde
,
that
better
you
may
perceiue
him
to
haue
entred
,
then
take
him
with
the
manner
:
for
first
it
swimmeth
in
the
eye
,
and
then
secretly
stealeth
into
the
heart
,
being
of
nature
so
subtill
,
that
perfectly
to
decypher
the
nature
thereof
,
is
a
thing
metaphisicall
and
aboue
nature
.
The
reasons
therefore
that
should
induce
vs
to
loue
,
should
be
things
like
it selfe
,
that
is
,
rare
,
singular
,
and
perfect
,
and
as
it
is
a
thing
heauenly
and
diuine
:
so
in
humane
creatures
,
we
should
fancie
and
affect
those
giftes
which
are
seated
in
the
minde
,
which
is
immortall
and
heauenly
,
&
not
in
the
body
,
which
is
brittle
and
transitorie
:
Beautie
is
a
gift
much
to
be
commended
,
but
Bountie
is
a
vertue
more
to
be
respected
:
Beautie
pleaseth
the
eye
for
a
moment
,
which
like
the
dayes
in
Aprill
begin
with
a
Sunne-shine
,
and
end
with
a
showre
:
but
Bountie
is
an
ornament
of
the
minde
,
which
,
like
the
Camomell
,
the
more
it
is
trodden
the
thicker
and
better
it
groweth
:
or
to
the
pomander
,
that
yeeldeth
the
sweetest
sent
,
when
it
is
most
of
all
chafed
.
Yet
neuerthelesse
,
was
it
not
the
Beautie
of
Helen
that
mooued
Paris
so
to
fancie
her
,
that
he
coulde
not
liue
without
her
?
was
it
not
likewise
the
comelinesse
of
Aeneas
personage
,
that
caused
Dido
to
loue
him
so
much
,
that
she
killed
her selfe
by
reason
of
his
absence
?
and
was
it
not
also
the
Beautie
of
Cresed
,
which
made
Troilus
so
to
languish
for
her
,
that
he
was
at
the
point
of
death
?
Infinite
more
examples
I
could
produce
,
where
Beautie
alone
without
the
helpe
of
Bountie
,
haue
inueagled
the
beholders
thereof
vnaduisedly
to
intertaine
fancie
:
for
as
there
is
nothing
more
pleasing
and
precious
to
the
eye
,
so
there
is
nothing
more
brittle
and
fading
,
being
but
a
pleasant
bayte
to
intrappe
the
minde
,
which
well
might
be
compared
to
a
bauens
blaze
,
the
which
as
it
is
violent
,
can
not
be
permanent
:
or
to
the
apples
in
Arabia
,
which
begin
to
rot
before
they
be
halfe
ripe
.
Wherefore
,
by
howe
much
the
minde
doeth
excell
,
and
is
of
greater
estimate
then
the
bodie
,
by
so
much
is
the
vertue
of
the
one
to
be
preferred
before
the
beautie
of
the
other
,
which
made
Diogenes
to
say
to
a
beautifull
youth
,
much
beloued
for
his
faire
complexion
,
O
fond
yong
man
,
why
doest
thou
not
studie
to
conuert
the
louers
of
thy
bodie
,
to
be
louers
of
thy
minde
.
Aristotle
being
demaunded
,
howe
happened
it
that
we
held
communication
longer
,
and
more
willing
with
a
beautifull
bodie
then
another
,
answered
,
that
blinde
persons
vsed
so
to
doe
:
for
that
they
perceiue
not
the
brittlenesse
of
the
beauty
,
but
the
forme
and
grace
of
the
colour
.
Aristotle
in
another
place
calleth
beautie
,
the
spurre
of
fame
.
Diogenes
said
it
to
be
a
great
gift
of
nature
:
Socrates
,
the
violence
of
a
short
time
:
Plato
,
the
prerogatiue
of
nature
,
which
happeneth
but
to
a
fewe
:
Theophrastus
tearmeth
it
a
silent
fraud
,
which
perswadeth
without
wordes
:
Theocritus
,
a
glistering
miserie
,
which
is
plesant
to
the
sight
,
but
the
cause
of
many
inconueniences
:
Carneades
,
a
kingdome
without
gouernour
,
for
that
the
beautifull
commaunde
what
they
will
,
without
compulsion
or
force
.
Thus
you
may
see
the
opinion
of
diuerse
philosophers
touching
beautie
,
which
neuerthelesse
I
will
assure
you
,
is
of
great
force
to
procure
loue
,
and
that
made
Cineas
the
philosopher
to
say
,
that
the
gods
them selues
in
framing
thereof
,
went
beyond
their
skill
:
for
that
the
maker
was
subiect
to
the
thing
made
:
and
true
it
is
,
for
what
made
Iupiter
to
transforme
him-selfe
into
the
likenesse
of
a
Swanne
to
beguile
Leda
,
and
into
a
Bull
to
rauish
Europa
:
what
transformed
Neptune
vnto
a
horse
,
and
Mercurie
vnto
a
Goate
,
but
beautie
?
what
meoued
Apollo
to
be
in
loue
with
Daphne
?
what
caused
Bacchus
to
fauour
Gnosida
,
but
beautie
?
well
then
,
if
beautie
was
of
such
force
to
stirre
the
mindes
of
the
Gaddes
to
affection
,
what
maruell
is
it
,
if
mortall
wightes
and
humane
creatures
had
not
the
power
,
for
to
withstande
the
sharpe
assaultes
of
his
piercing
beames
:
for
who
so
lookes
vpon
the
Sunne
,
if
he
be
not
Eagle
eyed
,
becommeth
stone
blinde
,
and
he
that
gazeth
on
beautie
,
vnlesse
his
heart
be
as
hard
as
Adamant
,
will
presently
be
inueagled
therewith
.
So
that
as
I
thinke
,
beautie
induceth
the
minde
to
affection
,
and
bountie
bindeth
vp
the
match
with
the
consent
of
the
heart
:
Beautie
winneth
,
and
Bountie
conserueth
,
but
either
of
them
by
it selfe
,
though
for
a
small
time
it
might
procure
liking
,
yet
in
the
ende
it
would
growe
to
loathing
:
wherefore
,
that
loue
that
should
be
founded
vpon
beautie
alone
without
vertue
,
would
with
that
glorious
hewe
and
fading
gloze
vanish
away
:
for
what
loue
should
remaine
,
when
the
thing
beloued
were
lost
?
againe
,
the
loue
grounded
vpon
bountie
without
beautie
,
although
for
a
season
it
might
be
conserued
with
the
habite
of
vertue
,
yet
in
the
ende
would
it
growe
lothesome
,
much
like
a
feast
stored
with
plentie
of
fine
eates
and
daintie
dishes
,
and
all
these
serued
in
vncleane
vessels
,
the
place
of
repast
being
also
a
dungeon
full
of
stentch
and
filthinesse
:
finally
,
Beauty
might
well
be
compared
to
the
wicke
of
a
candle
,
and
Bountie
to
the
tallowe
:
for
the
wicke
by
it selfe
being
lighted
,
is
but
a
flash
,
and
will
presently
out
againe
:
and
the
tallowe
put
in
the
fire
,
will
make
a
flame
,
yet
quench
immediatly
:
but
the
tallowe
and
the
wicke
wrought
together
,
will
euer
holde
light
while
the
substance
doeth
last
.
Thus
you
may
see
that
Beauty
by
it selfe
is
fading
,
Bountie
by
it selfe
is
vnpleasant
,
and
so
neither
without
other
durable
:
wherefore
I
thinke
both
very
requisite
to
obtaine
and
preserue
loue
.
Thus
to
be
briefe
,
my
conclusion
is
that
Beautie
is
a
rare
gift
,
but
Bountie
a
singular
vertue
:
Beautie
for
a
small
time
garnisheth
the
bodie
,
but
Bountie
perpetually
adorneth
the
minde
.
Wherefore
as
Acops
an
hearbe
not
fayre
to
the
sight
,
nor
pleasant
to
the
smell
,
yet
of
a
singular
and
secret
vertue
,
is
much
preferred
before
the
glorious
,
yet
infectious
Aconitum
:
so
Bountie
,
though
in
neuer
so
hard
a
complection
,
being
of
such
a
precious
operation
,
is
to
be
preferred
before
the
royall
apparicion
of
Beautie
,
which
is
but
fading
and
momentarie
:
but
this
I
allowe
,
that
Bountie
and
vertue
,
by
howe
much
as
it
is
in
the
more
beautifull
complection
,
by
so
much
it
is
the
more
commendable
.
And
therefore
to
conclude
.
I
say
,
that
Beauty
encreaseth
fancie
,
and
Bounty
nourisheth
affection
,
but
both
ioyned
together
be
both
rare
and
singular
,
which
may
procure
the
most
wauering
Cresed
and
dissembling
Aeneas
to
be
faithfull
and
constant
.
Cornelius
and
Verosas
secrete
fancies
:
Floridas
promise
of
fauour
to
PRISCV'S
.
VEROSAS
meditation
vpon
the
sequel
of
her
amours
.
CORNELIVS
conference
with
her
,
and
her
ratifying
of
affection
.
Chap.
8.
HEre
Cornelius
finished
his
discourse
,
and
all
allowed
of
his
censure
,
chiefely
Verosa
,
who
hauing
curiously
surueyed
in
her
mind
the
exquisite
perfection
of
young
Cornelius
,
she
seemed
nowe
to
like
of
loue
,
as
the
Hyperborei
do
of
licorice
,
wherwith
at
night
they
allay
their
thirst
,
hauing
in
the
morning
spurned
it
with
their
feet
:
yet
for
that
hitherto
her
brest
had
not
yelded
to
the
stroke
of
the
hammer
,
wherewith
Cupid
did
vse
to
forge
fancie
vpon
the
anduill
of
desire
,
she
manfully
resisted
the
fresh
alarums
of
incroching
affection
,
her
meane
birth
and
hard
fortune
disabling
her
,
nay
rather
putting
her
out
of
all
hope
that
Cornelius
meant
to
seeke
her
in
the
way
of
matrimonie
:
thus
striuing
with
her
new
passions
,
and
dissembling
her
new
conceiued
loue
in
outward
apparance
,
she
made
no
semblance
of
alteration
.
The
sicke
Gentleman
readie
to
faint
for
wearinesse
,
Florida
standing
close
by
his
bed
side
,
(
all
the
rest
of
the
companie
being
in
conference
something
further
off
)
she
gaue
him
very
comfortable
wordes
,
assuring
him
when
he
would
be
able
to
walke
abroade
,
she
would
reward
him
with
the
due
hyre
of
all
his
deserued
trauailes
:
praing
him
to
satisfie
him selfe
with
those
fewe
wordes
,
till
opportunitie
would
offer
them
more
conuenient
time
for
the
same
:
for
,
quoth
she
,
I
haue
suspicious
heads
in
my
companie
,
and
therefore
can
not
doe
as
I
would
,
but
in
the
meane
time
,
take
this
for
a
pledge
of
my
affection
,
and
so
giuing
him
a
sweete
kisse
vpon
his
colde
lips
,
with
interchaunged
glaunces
,
they
bade
each
other
adewe
,
and
the
rest
of
the
companie
in
like
sorte
taking
their
leaue
of
the
sickely
Patient
,
departes
,
Cornelius
,
as
they
were
all
stirring
to
goe
foorth
,
had
opportunitie
to
deliuer
to
Verosas
handes
a
skrowle
,
wherein
he
had
painted
out
the
feruencie
of
his
fancie
vnto
her
,
which
he
carryed
about
him
for
that
purpose
:
whereupon
Verosa
began
to
feele
her
heart
warmed
,
with
a
secret
and
priuie
flame
that
lay
wrapped
in
her
bosome
,
which
secret
mysterie
contained
in
the
amorous
poeme
deliuered
her
by
Cornelius
,
the
contents
whereof
she
greatly
longed
to
suruay
:
and
therefore
secretly
slipt
away
from
all
the
companie
,
and
conueyed
her selfe
to
her
chamber
,
where
locking
her selfe
fast
within
,
least
she
should
be
interrupted
of
any
,
she
began
to
peruse
his
lines
,
which
were
as
hereafter
followeth
,
or
to
like
effect
.
THe
fluent
streame
that
leades
a
swelling
tyde
,
When
Aquilon
the
raging
waues
doeth
reare
,
Bounce
not
more
oft
vpon
their
bankes
so
wyde
,
That
with
their
force
the
stony
rockes
doe
teare
.
Then
panting
doeth
my
heart
her
prison
walles
,
Iumpe
oft
against
,
and
jumping
sudden
falles
.
The
little
current
stealing
through
the
vale
,
Being
stopt
in
course
aboue
her
banke
doeth
swell
:
So
stealing
loue
supprest
,
doeth
make
me
pale
,
For
why
,
in
thought
I
feele
a
present
hell
.
Thou
maist
direct
the
streame
her
course
to
keepe
,
And
free
my
heart
that
lyeth
in
prison
deepe
.
The
little
shrubbes
in
downes
stirre
not
at
all
,
And
meane
mens
thoughts
are
seldom
sauc'd
with
care
,
When
mightie
Cedars
shakt
with
windes
do
fall
,
And
noble
mindes
on
chaunces
hard
do
fare
.
Loue
lookes
not
lowe
on
Idiots
rustie
ragges
,
Nor
cares
not
much
for
Marchants
welthy
bagges
.
But
Loue
(
as
Iuy
claspes
the
tree
)
takes
holde
,
On
vertue
,
which
is
seated
in
the
minde
,
And
eke
on
Beautie
pleasant
to
beholde
,
Neuer
hoping
for
a
better
hap
to
finde
,
Then
for
to
yeeld
when
heart
on
hope
is
paund
,
And
to
obey
when
honour
doth
commaund
.
Your
beautie
sweete
did
claspe
my
tender
breast
,
My
heart
is
paund
your
heast
for
to
fulfill
,
Loue
in
my
secret
thought
hath
built
his
nest
,
Honour
commaunds
I
must
perfourme
his
will
:
Wherefore
within
your
orient
beauty
faire
,
Doeth
wholly
rest
my
wracke
for
to
repaire
.
AFter
that
she
had
perused
this
fancie
,
she
felt
her
heate
to
increase
,
and
her selfe
altogether
ouercome
with
the
cunning
sleightes
of
Aphrodites
little
wanton
,
that
secretly
had
nowe
stollen
into
her
minde
,
and
bended
the
same
to
stoupe
to
affection
:
for
being
young
and
tender
,
she
was
apt
for
any
forme
or
impression
.
And
thus
feeling
her
minde
boyling
in
the
furnace
of
feruencie
,
she
began
to
consider
more
aduisedly
of
the
matter
,
supposing
Cornelius
but
according
to
the
manner
of
youth
,
to
lust
after
her
beautie
,
and
not
to
meane
any
trueth
or
honestie
,
knowing
well
,
that
vnder
the
fayrest
flowers
did
often
lye
the
most
deadlyest
poyson
,
and
that
the
Panther
hath
a
noysome
breath
,
though
a
painted
skinne
.
Euen
so
the
fayrest
speaches
many
times
did
containe
the
greatest
fraud
and
deceite
:
one
while
she
called
to
minde
her
meane
estate
and
his
high
calling
,
which
was
such
a
cooling
carde
to
her
hote
ague
,
that
she
was
voyde
of
hope
to
finde
any
thing
but
dissimulation
in
him
:
another
while
,
wayghing
how
vnlikely
her
hope
was
to
take
effect
,
though
Cornelius
had
for
his
part
meant
all
things
faithfully
and
truely
,
being
right
assured
the
Duke
his
father
would
neuer
assent
thereunto
.
And
finally
shee
considered
,
what
great
discommoditie
it
was
to
sustaine
the
yoke
of
marriage
:
and
the
great
ease
,
quietnes
of
minde
,
and
due
merite
of
a
single
and
sole
life
,
preferring
the
quiet
state
of
the
most
simple
and
poorest
virgine
,
before
the
rich
robes
,
dainty
dishes
,
sumptuous
buildings
,
and
all
the
ambicious
ostentation
of
the
stateliest
matrone
in
the
worlde
.
And
when
she
had
breathed
a
little
vpon
this
Period
,
she
began
againe
to
peruse
Cornelius
fancie
,
making
a
full
point
at
euery
word
,
and
at
euery
point
a
sigh
interlaced
with
some
brinish
teares
,
that
like
orient
pearles
trilled
ouer
the
roset
of
her
cheeks
,
finding
it
impossible
to
resist
the
batteries
of
loue
,
she
verifieth
Horace
sayings
,
Lectus
genialis
in
aula
est
,
nil
ait
esse
melius
nil
prius
coelibe
vita
si
non
est
iurat
bene
solis
esse
maritis
:
&
therewithal
yssued
forth
thorow
a
litle
by
gallerie
vnto
the
common
garden
,
wherby
both
to
refresh
her selfe
with
the
aire
,
&
also
taking
delight
in
beholding
some
thing
abroad
,
where
being
come
,
the
first
obiect
that
presented
him selfe
to
her
sight
was
Cornelius
,
who
all
alone
(
being
very
melancholy
)
walked
of
purpose
right
vnder
her
chamber
windowe
,
to
see
if
he
might
take
a
view
of
his
deerest
mistresse
.
Verosa
and
Cornelius
with
the
sudden
sight
of
each
other
were
driuen
vnto
such
an
extasie
,
that
for
a
while
,
the
eyes
onely
in
stead
of
their
tongues
deliuered
the
message
of
the
minde
:
but
at
the
last
Cornelius
remembring
him selfe
to
bee
a
man
,
and
therefore
more
animated
by
nature
then
she
,
beganne
his
proposition
thus
:
Sweete
mistresse
,
thinke
it
not
strange
to
see
me
thus
long
silent
,
for
that
with
the
sudden
viewe
of
your
presence
I
was
so
metamorphosed
,
that
I
had
bene
like
(
with
Acteon
)
to
be
transformed
vnto
some
newe
shape
:
and
if
I
faile
in
deliuering
my
mind
,
it
is
the
faintnesse
of
my
passion
that
procureth
the
same
,
being
as
fearefull
to
displease
,
as
I
am
feruent
and
desirous
to
attempt
:
it
is
said
,
that
loue
doeth
make
men
Oratours
,
but
it
seemeth
vnto
me
otherwise
,
for
that
(
in
my
opinion
)
the
sight
of
the
obiect
which
a
man
so
much
desireth
,
robbeth
him
of
the
sence
of
the
minde
:
and
this
is
it
,
that
made
Mars
to
be
mute
,
when
he
wrung
Venus
by
the
hand
.
Wherefore
,
sweete
Verosa
,
thinke
the
feruencie
of
my
fancie
to
supplie
the
lacke
I
haue
in
vttering
the
same
.
I
could
with
long
ambages
discourse
of
my
loue
,
but
seeing
in
many
words
lyeth
mistrust
,
&
that
the
trueth
is
bare
,
&
needeth
no
glorious
shewes
to
garnish
it selfe
:
let
this
suffice
,
Cornelius
loueth
Verosa
,
&
his
hart
can
fancie
none
but
Verosa
.
Albeit
that
this
pleased
Verosa
very
well
,
yet
stood
she
in
great
doubt
,
least
this
his
protestation
was
but
a
fayned
glose
to
couer
his
fraudulent
intention
,
and
not
a
settled
loyaltie
grounded
vpon
any
faithful
resolucion
:
yet
notwithstanding
thinking
it
no
pollicie
to
driue
him
away
with
repulse
:
least
by
her
coynesse
she
should
procure
her
owne
discontent
,
and
being
in
this
minde
betweene
feare
and
hope
,
she
framed
him
this
answere
.
Honorable
seruant
,
(
if
the
law-maker
do
not
him selfe
breake
the
law
,
I
may
without
offence
so
call
you
)
although
I
am
a
maiden
,
and
therefore
of
no
great
capacity
,
&
also
Verosa
,
whose
innocent
simplicitie
can
not
search
forth
the
intricate
quidities
of
sophistry
,
yet
am
I
not
so
voide
of
all
vnderstanding
,
as
to
swallow
the
hooke
because
it
hath
a
painted
baite
,
and
to
sup
poyson
because
it
is
tempered
with
hony
:
for
they
which
do
think
euery
look
to
be
loue
,
euery
smile
to
be
a
fauor
,
&
euery
word
which
the
amorous
louer
speaketh
,
to
be
an
oracle
,
shall
no
doubt
for
euery
dram
they
receiue
of
sweet
content
(
while
thus
they
blinde
them selues
with
selfe-conceit
)
reape
whole
tunnes
of
sorrowful
mishaps
,
blaming
their
own
credulitie
,
&
cursing
the
poysoned
entisements
of
alluring
vanity
,
who
hauing
forgotten
Ciceroes
principle
.
Deliberandum
est
diu
quod
statuendum
est
semel
,
run
headlong
to
do
that
in
haste
,
which
afterwards
they
may
haue
iust
cause
to
repent
at
leisure
.
O
my
L.
Cornelius
,
are
not
mens
tongues
resembled
to
Mercuries
pipe
,
which
could
inchant
Argus
with
his
hundred
eies
,
&
be
as
preiudicial
vnto
vs
silly
maides
as
the
sorcering
cups
of
Circes
,
whose
taste
though
sweet
,
yet
the
operation
is
pestilent
and
monstrous
.
Wherefore
when
such
musicke
is
plaid
,
we
had
neede
to
stoppe
our
eares
,
least
the
melodie
therof
would
animate
vs
to
follie
,
and
so
by
suspecting
little
and
trusting
much
,
we
should
wholly
cast
our selues
away
:
yet
pardon
me
,
Cornelius
,
in
that
I
do
suspect
,
for
thereby
I
do
feare
,
but
not
condemne
.
You
would
make
me
beleeue
that
Cornelius
is
in
loue
with
Verosa
,
he
is
a
Prince
of
great
renowne
,
she
a
meane
and
exiled
Gentlewoman
,
whose
base
fortunes
maketh
her
ashamed
to
enter
parlie
with
Cornelius
:
he
an
heire
of
great
patrimonie
,
&
she
allotted
to
a
poore
and
simple
dowrie
.
Can
loue
be
shrowded
vnder
the
habite
of
contrarieties
?
will
the
Eagle
nestle
with
the
Owle
?
or
the
Lyon
harbour
in
the
same
denne
with
the
wolfe
?
or
can
there
be
any
simpathie
of
affection
betweene
a
royall
Prince
and
a
homelie
and
simple
mayde
?
And
howe
can
I
beleeue
,
that
(
when
fortune
hath
allotted
such
difference
betweene
our
degrees
)
our
thoughtes
could
be
vnited
in
loue
,
sith
in
the
knitting
of
affection
,
Aurum
est
causa
sine
qua
non
:
for
loue
without
wealth
is
like
the
Cedar
tree
without
fruite
,
or
fire
without
fewell
:
suppose
then
you
fancie
my
beauty
,
wherewith
you
will
be
shortly
so
glutted
,
that
taking
a
surfet
thereon
,
you
will
vomite
it
vp
with
repentance
,
and
so
that
which
earst
seemed
most
pleasant
and
delectable
,
will
become
odious
and
lothsome
,
especially
to
such
as
loue
with
euery
looke
,
who
like
the
Pirte
stone
freeze
inwardly
,
when
they
seeme
outwardly
to
burne
,
and
like
the
serpentine
pouder
that
will
quickely
take
fire
,
but
presently
be
quenched
,
verifying
the
Prouerbe
,
Soone
ripe
soone
rotten
.
Cornelius
,
to
cut
her
off
from
this
inuectiue
,
thought
it
fitter
to
ioyne
issue
with
her
,
then
to
let
her
proceed
any
further
therein
,
began
thus
.
It
were
very
absurd
,
Verosa
,
of
particular
instances
to
inferre
a
conclusion
generall
:
what
though
some
did
like
for
profite
sake
,
and
doeth
it
therefore
argue
,
that
all
should
tye
their
affections
to
wealth
and
riches
?
are
Venus
shrines
to
be
furnished
with
coyne
,
or
her
deity
to
be
adored
with
a
loyall
and
louing
heart
?
is
Cupid
to
be
feed
with
golde
,
or
to
be
obeyed
in
his
absolute
commaund
with
constancie
?
thinke
you
Verosa
,
that
Cornelius
the
sonne
of
renowmed
Deuasco
,
will
harbour
such
base
thoughtes
and
seruile
conceites
?
as
to
prize
substance
more
then
honour
,
and
to
measure
his
amours
by
fading
pelfe
,
not
by
lasting
vertue
?
no
,
no
Verosa
,
thinke
not
so
,
but
rather
beleeue
this
Maxime
to
be
true
,
that
in
loue
there
is
no
laeke
:
for
it
brooketh
no
exception
of
want
:
and
where
affection
is
Generall
of
the
field
,
there
alwayes
either
Plentie
pitcheth
his
pauilion
,
or
Content
so
tempereth
lacke
with
reason
,
that
the
defect
of
the
one
is
furnished
with
the
vertue
of
the
other
.
Why
then
,
what
doubt
,
sweete
Verosa
,
if
of
my
constancie
,
suspect
not
before
you
haue
cause
:
for
I
will
assure
you
,
no
straggling
Aeneas
shall
prooue
me
fleeting
,
nor
any
false
Iason
conclude
me
fraudulent
:
what
though
the
Pirte
stone
burne
outwardly
and
freeze
inwardly
,
that
argueth
not
my
heart
to
be
of
that
operacion
:
and
albeit
the
Serpentine
powder
(
as
you
say
)
will
presently
kindle
,
and
quickely
out
againe
,
yet
the
Salamanders
stone
once
set
on
sire
will
neuer
be
quenched
:
and
of
this
make
bolde
,
Verosa
,
that
no
disaster
Fortune
shall
driue
me
to
make
a
shipwrack
of
my
affection
,
nor
yet
the
bitter
frownes
of
hard
aduersitie
cause
me
to
alter
fancie
:
wherefore
,
deare
Mistresse
,
yeeld
me
not
chaffe
for
pure
corne
,
drosse
for
tryed
mettall
,
and
to
conclude
,
repay
not
my
ardent
and
loyall
loue
with
colde
and
coye
disdaine
:
for
beleeue
me
,
and
let
this
word
conclude
all
,
I
loue
Verosa
,
and
I
hate
my
life
if
I
be
not
loued
againe
of
Verosa
:
with
this
conclusion
,
Cornelius
sealing
his
Plea
with
a
deepe
sigh
,
expected
answere
,
and
Verosa
supposing
that
his
passion
proceeded
of
pure
loue
,
and
not
of
wanton
lust
,
desirous
to
driue
him
out
of
doubt
with
assurance
of
her
fidelity
,
briefely
returned
him
this
answer
.
Ah
Cornelius
,
the
iuyce
of
Selandine
is
sweete
,
but
it
fretteth
deadly
,
and
your
wordes
be
pleasant
but
they
might
pretend
a
preiudice
:
yet
neuerthelesse
,
I
am
neither
so
faint
hearted
as
not
to
dare
to
beleeue
,
nor
yet
so
curious
to
mistrust
,
but
that
I
may
promise
to
loue
Cornelius
,
and
also
faithfully
perfourme
the
same
,
so
it
be
without
disparagement
of
mine
honour
,
which
is
the
onely
Iewell
I
haue
in
this
my
declining
estate
.
Wherefore
,
sweete
Cornelius
,
sith
that
nowe
you
are
Master
of
the
fortresse
you
so
lately
besieged
,
vse
your
victorie
with
such
clemencie
,
that
you
reap
not
thereby
defame
,
nor
I
repentance
:
wherewith
he
wrung
her
hand
,
and
she
blushed
,
and
presently
both
banishing
feare
,
louingly
imbraced
,
and
sealed
vp
the
couenant
with
a
lease
of
sweete
kisses
.
Priscus
amendment
:
his
conference
with
Florida
:
their
amorous
Poems
,
and
FLORIDAS
kinde
entertainment
vnto
him
.
Chap
9.
ANd
as
thus
they
swimmed
in
the
seas
of
their
sweete
content
,
the
young
Lord
Deualoyes
entred
the
garden
,
which
brake
vp
the
conference
of
these
new
Louers
,
least
there
might
be
conceiued
any
suspicions
of
their
affections
,
and
so
Verosa
returned
in
great
haste
the
same
way
she
came
,
giuing
(
with
a
glaunce
)
such
a
kind
farewell
to
Cornelius
,
that
with
Apollo
he
would
haue
pursued
Daphne
flying
,
had
it
not
bene
to
discouer
him selfe
and
his
fancies
to
his
coozen
Deualoyes
,
whose
presence
preuented
the
same
.
Cornelius
was
very
glad
to
haue
brought
his
purpose
to
so
good
an
end
,
referring
the
sequel
of
further
conference
till
opportunitie
would
giue
him
leaue
.
And
so
leauing
them
in
the
simpathie
of
their
pleasing
desires
,
I
will
returne
to
Priscus
,
who
all
this
while
lay
sicke
of
his
ague
,
the
extremitie
whereof
had
brought
him
verie
lowe
,
yet
he
daily
mended
since
the
comfortable
preparatiue
he
had
receiued
at
Floridas
hands
,
the
only
surgeon
that
could
cure
his
maladie
:
reason
being
so
blinded
with
fancie
,
that
he
had
wholly
forgotten
,
that
his
affection
to
Florida
had
procured
the
losse
of
his
friend
,
and
finding
her
looks
as
attractiue
as
Iet
,
he
perceiued
him selfe
too
weake
to
withstand
the
force
thereof
,
so
that
yeelding
to
the
necessitie
of
his
passion
,
he
continued
certaine
dayes
not
thoroughly
recouered
,
though
wel
amended
,
in
which
time
the
Gentlewomen
,
and
the
Lords
of
great
account
came
daily
to
comfort
him
,
which
was
a
good
meane
to
weare
away
that
wearisome
disease
,
which
in
the
end
being
cleane
shakt
away
,
fortune
offered
him
very
conuenient
opportunitie
,
to
appoint
a
meeting
to
haue
secret
conference
with
Florida
,
which
was
appointed
to
be
the
next
morning
in
that
artificiall
paradice
,
I
meane
that
Priuie
garden
,
wherein
first
he
had
discouered
his
affection
vnto
her
:
and
Priscus
hauing
obtained
a
graunt
of
that
which
was
his
chiefest
desire
,
tooke
small
rest
this
night
,
meditating
vpon
the
successe
of
his
fortunes
the
next
day
:
and
by
that
Phoebus
appeared
in
the
East
,
he
quickely
hyed
him
to
the
place
of
meeting
,
and
there
missing
of
Florida
,
because
it
was
so
timely
he
sate
downe
in
a
fine
harbour
,
where
with
the
musicall
harmonie
of
the
birdes
,
the
pleasant
murmure
of
a
Christalline
spring
that
there
was
,
together
with
the
wearinesse
of
his
bodie
,
(
being
so
long
exempt
from
any
rest
)
lulled
him
a-sleepe
,
in
which
time
Florida
mindfull
of
her
promes
,
repayred
thither
also
,
who
sitting
by
that
sweete
Helicon
to
driue
away
thoughtes
,
melodiously
warbled
out
this
insuing
Dittie
.
THe
vaine
delightes
that
please
the
curious
eye
,
By
proofe
I
finde
to
turne
vnto
their
paine
,
Such
obiectes
rare
do
darke
the
sence
:
for
why
,
The
beames
thereof
reflecting
,
pierce
againe
With
double
force
the
faithfull
Louers
brest
,
Vntill
by
stealth
it
robbes
his
quiet
rest
.
The
pinching
paine
that
doeth
torment
the
minde
,
Is
more
increas'd
by
glauncing
of
the
eye
,
Which
can
no
where
a
quiet
habour
finde
,
But
in
the
heart
,
such
is
his
vrgent
might
.
The
vertue
then
of
a
light
rowling
looke
,
Vnder
a
baite
doeth
hide
a
hydeous
hooke
.
Like
Iett
attractiue
,
and
like
pearcing
steele
,
The
heauiest
things
vnto
it selfe
it
drawes
,
Nothing
so
hard
,
but
yeeldes
:
wherefore
I
feele
My
heart
is
drawen
vnto
his
proscript
Lawes
,
And
pearced
eke
by
force
of
subtill
sight
,
Wherefore
I
yeeld
vnto
his
lawlesse
might
.
His
might
hath
captiue
tane
my
pensiue
heart
,
His
might
hath
made
my
hauty
brest
to
bend
,
His
might
hath
turned
my
iesting
vnto
smart
,
His
might
enforst
me
scalding
sighes
to
send
From
skorched
brest
,
where
carefull
thoughtes
enioy
Hope
of
nought
els
,
but
liuing
in
annoy
.
When
brutish
beastes
doe
chew
their
cuddes
in
shade
,
Nought
doe
they
care
for
barren
winters
foode
,
Who
knew
but
shallow
foords
,
feares
not
to
wade
:
Euen
so
each
louer
in
his
merrie
moode
,
(
When
fortune
smiles
and
holdes
him
in
her
lappe
)
Thinkes
not
this
calme
doeth
breede
an
after-clappe
.
FLorida
hauing
thus
finished
her
Dittie
,
Priscus
awaked
with
the
sound
thereof
,
would
do
no
lesse
then
pay
her
her
debt
in
the
same
coyne
,
whereupon
he
descanted
this
ensuing
fancie
.
IF
wearie
sleepelesse
rest
In
nightes
doe
argue
care
,
And
dayes
with
dole
opprest
To
them
that
louers
are
:
Then
watchfull
cares
that
with
my
colour
grew
,
To
heate
extreme
shall
prooue
me
louer
true
.
Mee
louer
true
,
then
trueth
Deserueth
trust
I
trow
,
Which
motiue
is
too
ruthe
In
such
as
grace
doeth
grow
.
No
pittie
then
without
desert
I
craue
:
For
what
I
bought
I
merited
to
haue
.
To
haue
what
faith
may
reape
,
And
loyall
loue
obtaine
,
I
ought
to
haue
like
cheape
,
As
I
doe
sell
againe
.
With
loyaltie
I
purchase
all
my
loue
,
God
graunt
againe
that
others
faithfull
prooue
.
If
faithfull
others
prooue
,
I
prize
my
paine
for
nought
,
If
tryed
trueth
may
mooue
,
I
haue
the
thing
I
sought
.
If
neither
may
take
place
,
I
pine
with
woe
,
Dye
had
I
leuer
,
then
liue
and
liuing
so
.
PRiiscus
with
this
note
finished
his
song
,
and
presently
hyed
him
to
the
place
where
Florida
was
:
where
saluting
her
after
the
best
manner
he
could
,
shee
gaue
him
very
friendly
entertainment
,
Priscus
of
a
long
time
could
not
frame
him selfe
to
speake
to
Florida
,
till
she
did
(
as
it
were
)
glaciem
secare
,
taking
occasion
first
to
shewe
him
his
friend
Moderatus
letter
vnto
her
:
the
which
albeit
he
had
seene
it
before
,
yet
perusing
the
contents
,
he
tooke
very
heauily
the
losse
of
so
deare
a
friend
,
which
Florida
perceiuing
,
began
to
shake
him
out
of
his
dumpe
thus
:
Why
how
now
,
Priscus
,
what
meaneth
these
sighing
sobbes
,
which
may
rather
breede
your
harme
then
any
hope
of
reliefe
,
take
heede
least
in
complaining
before
you
haue
cause
,
(
fortune
offended
with
your
vniust
accusation
)
a
iust
occasion
of
repentance
may
follow
.
And
if
these
straying
passions
proceed
of
my
gentlenesse
vnto
you
,
I
am
sorie
to
haue
bene
so
ouer-liberall
of
mine
honour
,
in
entertaining
you
with
such
kindnesse
:
if
your
griefe
be
for
your
friend
,
then
reason
doubtlesse
may
well
satisfie
a
reasonable
man
to
be
reformed
in
such
an
error
:
for
ought
you
more
to
regard
a
little
trauell
which
your
friend
endureth
in
forren
and
strange
countryes
,
(
where
he
gayneth
more
honour
by
the
title
and
name
of
a
traueller
,
besides
knowledge
and
experience
,
which
be
two
so
rare
and
speciall
iewels
,
then
would
many
thousand
times
counteruaile
the
labour
or
daunger
of
his
pilgrimage
)
then
the
loue
of
Florida
,
which
once
you
seemed
to
prize
of
greater
value
then
your
owne
life
.
Sure
I
must
thinke
if
you
doe
so
,
that
either
you
did
then
counterfet
,
or
nowe
dissemble
,
either
of
which
are
two
too
base
qualities
for
an
honourable
minde
.
And
Moderatus
,
no
doubt
,
will
returne
hither
againe
,
when
he
may
vnderstand
that
all
goeth
well
with
you
,
which
daily
he
may
heare
wheresoeuer
he
is
commorant
,
being
inquisitiue
(
as
you
may
assure
your selfe
he
is
)
of
the
state
of
my
fathers
Court
,
and
then
your
ioy
will
be
double
,
his
wished
presence
repaying
with
vsurie
your
late
penance
for
his
absence
.
With
these
comfortable
speaches
Priscus
was
very
much
eased
,
and
hauing
well
considered
the
whole
circumstance
of
Floridas
speach
,
which
to
his
iudgement
proceeded
of
a
hearty
zeale
,
from
the
melodious
harmonie
of
her
sugred
voyce
,
the
influence
whereof
had
so
rauished
his
minde
,
that
for
a
long
space
he
could
not
vtter
one
word
,
till
in
the
end
being
halfe
awaked
out
of
his
newe
traunce
,
he
embraced
Florida
so
louingly
,
as
though
he
had
bene
readie
to
depart
out
of
this
worlde
,
and
eftsoones
watered
his
cheekes
with
a
new
tyde
of
flowing
teares
,
(
proceeding
from
the
vnspeakable
ioy
of
his
ouer-ardent
desire
,
hauing
now
obtained
a
graunt
to
satisfie
his
expectation
)
and
also
yeelded
vnto
her
aboundance
of
thankes
for
this
her
kind
compassion
,
in
relieuing
his
infortunate
and
miserable
estate
:
wherefore
he
vowed
euer
to
remaine
her
true
seruant
at
all
times
,
ready
to
recompence
the
same
:
with
this
and
such
like
amorous
prattle
,
they
protracted
the
time
till
dinner
,
about
what
time
,
for
feare
to
be
discouered
there
together
,
(
least
once
being
suspected
,
some
watching
Argus
,
decyted
by
the
ielousie
of
some
new
Iuno
,
might
hinder
the
same
)
hauing
vnited
them selues
in
the
simpathie
of
their
loues
,
with
faithfull
promises
and
sweete
embracings
,
they
tooke
their
leaue
each
of
other
with
interchaunged
glaunces
,
and
so
departed
,
Florida
to
her
chamber
,
and
Priscus
to
the
Court
,
where
his
welcome
was
not
slender
,
that
being
his
first
flight
after
his
so
long
and
daungerous
sickenesse
.
Moderatus
trauaile
in
the
forrest
,
sore
pinched
with
hunger
.
His
passing
through
Vmbria
:
his
trauaile
in
the
forrest
of
Esina
:
his
complaint
being
driuen
to
great
penurie
:
his
comming
to
the
Hermites
Cell
,
and
their
conference
.
The
Hermites
narration
of
the
imprisonment
of
King
LOTHVS
daughter
MODESTA
,
and
the
surmised
occasion
thereof
.
MODERATVS
determination
to
vndertake
the
combate
for
her
,
and
his
mysticall
finding
of
Armour
and
horse
,
for
that
purpose
.
Chap.
10.
THus
leauing
Priscus
to
bathe
him selfe
in
the
pleasant
streame
of
sweete
content
,
being
now
master
of
his
desire
,
let
vs
againe
returne
to
Moderatus
,
whome
we
left
in
the
Forrest
,
readie
to
bend
the
course
of
his
pilgrimage
which
way
destinie
did
direct
him
,
hauing
many
dayes
trauayled
in
the
desartes
of
that
countrey
,
wherein
no
aduenture
happened
worthie
memorie
,
but
that
hee
was
put
verie
often
in
great
daunger
of
his
life
with
wilde
beastes
,
hunger
and
thirst
also
troubling
him
very
sore
,
hauing
no
other
foode
,
then
such
wilde
fruites
which
the
Forrest
did
yeeld
vnto
him
.
In
this
sort
,
with
very
small
rest
he
passed
through
the
wildernesse
of
Liguria
,
and
entred
the
plentifull
and
fruitfull
Countrey
of
Picenum
,
which
was
a
very
pleasant
and
delectable
soyle
,
and
replenished
with
many
fayre
Cities
and
Townes
,
wherein
he
well
refreshed
him selfe
with
vittayles
and
lodging
,
vnderstanding
of
the
inhabitants
of
that
place
,
that
he
was
not
past
threescore
leagues
from
Spoletum
a
Citie
in
Vmbria
,
where
the
famous
King
Lothus
,
Prince
of
that
countrey
,
helde
his
Court
:
wherefore
he
determined
before
all
other
things
to
visite
the
same
,
both
to
suruay
the
manner
and
order
thereof
,
and
also
to
visite
his
vnkle
Byndon
which
attended
in
the
Kings
Court
,
from
whom
he
had
heard
no
newes
by
word
or
writing
,
since
Priscus
(
his
faithfull
and
assured
friend
)
brought
salutations
from
him
to
Deuascos
Court
:
on
this
determination
he
set
forwards
towards
Spoletum
,
&
found
very
easie
waies
and
plaine
passages
till
he
had
past
the
riuer
Esis
in
Vmbria
,
where
he
was
to
passe
through
the
great
Forrest
of
Esina
wherein
he
trauelled
certain
dayes
very
readily
,
finding
fayre
pathes
and
plaine
broad
wayes
,
till
being
come
further
into
the
forrest
,
the
remembrance
of
his
old
griefs
made
such
a
fresh
wound
in
his
minde
,
that
the
pangs
thereof
brought
him
cleane
out
of
his
way
,
howbeit
he
wandred
many
dayes
in
those
desarts
,
neither
finding
way
to
get
out
,
nor
place
to
take
any
rest
in
,
till
at
length
being
ouer-wearyed
with
labours
,
and
ouercome
with
faintnesse
for
want
of
foode
,
the
heate
of
the
day
being
also
very
extreme
,
he
sought
out
a
cold
shade
somewhat
to
ease
his
wearyed
limmes
,
and
hauing
(
for
that
purpose
)
stepped
a
little
to
the
thickest
of
the
woods
,
he
espied
a
faire
Beech
tree
growing
vpon
a
fine
greene
banke
,
dame
Flora
hauing
checkered
the
ground
with
curious
knots
of
sundry
flowers
,
bounding
vpon
a
faire
fountain
,
the
beauty
wherof
seemed
so
glorious
,
that
he
supposed
it
to
be
the
bowre
,
which
Venus
had
prepared
to
dally
with
her
louing
Adon
,
wherin
(
althogh
he
was
now
very
pensiue
)
he
tooke
maruellous
great
delight
,
vpon
the
which
he
stretched
his
wearie
limmes
,
and
began
to
meditate
with
himselfe
of
his
fortunes
in
this
manner
.
Ah
Moderatus
,
how
infortunate
art
thou
,
that
the
fates
haue
loaded
thee
with
more
cares
then
yeeres
,
and
with
more
misery
then
thy
tender
age
could
well
sustaine
?
menacing
thee
daily
with
a
dismall
ende
,
thy
chiefe
hope
resting
in
death
to
extinguish
thy
pinching
penurie
:
being
assured
of
nothing
,
but
that
the
date
of
thy
life
shal
be
replenished
with
extreme
wants
,
fortune
not
contented
with
thy
meane
mishappe
in
that
thou
art
an
exile
to
the
countrey
,
and
from
a
free
libertine
of
Florence
brought
thee
to
be
a
hireling
to
Deuasco
:
but
also
infusing
into
thy
minde
a
rash
and
vnaduised
resolution
,
to
vndertake
a
voluntarie
exile
from
thy
Parents
and
friendes
,
the
weight
of
which
rash
attempt
,
now
thou
feelest
so
heauie
,
that
thou
art
like
to
pay
the
charge
thereof
with
no
lesse
then
the
price
of
thine
owne
life
:
but
what
then
,
fond
Moderatus
,
doest
thou
feare
death
?
or
art
thou
such
a
coward
,
as
to
be
dismaid
at
euery
puffe
of
aduerse
fortune
?
shall
she
triumph
in
the
conquest
of
thy
minde
?
and
laugh
,
beholding
thee
to
take
thy
miserie
so
impatient
,
when
as
otherwise
in
brooking
all
things
with
content
,
thou
doest
counterchecke
her
pride
with
patience
,
which
is
the
sharpest
incounter
that
can
be
giuen
to
her
insolencie
:
feare
not
then
,
Moderatus
,
(
for
thou
must
die
but
once
)
and
willingly
yeeld
thy
life
a
sacrifice
to
perfect
so
rare
a
faith
,
and
let
the
same
be
a
mirrour
to
the
world
to
expresse
thy
approoued
fidelitie
,
so
shall
thy
name
be
eternized
in
the
booke
of
memorie
,
and
thy
pure
friendship
be
a
president
of
faithfull
hearts
,
and
also
the
load-starre
to
guide
all
vertuous
mindes
to
that
happy
and
honourable
bower
of
modest
and
chaste
loyaltie
.
Ah
,
but
alas
,
I
feare
not
to
die
,
but
I
tremble
at
the
manner
of
my
death
,
might
I
but
encounter
with
my
launce
some
stout
warriour
,
and
so
perish
in
his
hands
,
it
would
neuer
grieue
me
:
for
as
the
Italian
prouerbe
is
,
Morire
nel-la
guarro
,
eletto
del
honore
:
but
thus
to
famish
with
hunger
,
yea
,
and
withall
in
desarts
vnknowen
,
where
no
sooner
then
my
breth
forsakes
my
panting
breast
,
but
the
vmbles
of
monstrous
and
rauening
wilde
beastes
will
be
my
graue
,
and
so
the
sonne
of
renowmed
Perduratus
will
be
throwen
to
the
well
of
Obliuion
:
for
that
no
Act
of
his
worthie
memorie
remaineth
extant
after
his
decease
:
seeing
then
to
dye
so
desperately
is
the
marke
of
a
brutish
faint-heart
,
flie
slouth
,
plucke
vp
thy
heart
,
and
wander
yet
somewhat
in
these
desarts
to
seeke
some
aduentures
,
to
see
if
good
fortune
will
present
thee
with
a
calme
after
so
bitter
and
sharpe
a
storme
.
In
this
moode
Moderatus
very
faintly
rose
vp
,
and
entred
further
into
the
woods
,
where
(
by
good
hap
)
vpon
a
sudden
he
espyed
out
of
a
Rocke
hard
by
,
a
little
smoke
to
issue
out
at
a
narrowe
hole
,
which
was
the
onely
entrance
vnto
the
same
:
whereat
he
made
good
semblance
,
supposing
that
some
kinde
of
people
inhabited
there
,
and
not
minding
to
delay
the
time
,
and
burne
vp
daylight
in
friuolous
cogitations
,
he
boldly
entred
the
same
,
the
going
in
was
very
darke
,
but
being
come
somewhat
further
therein
,
a
little
more
light
appeared
,
proceeding
from
a
hole
which
was
in
the
side
of
the
Caue
towardes
the
East
,
which
made
it
something
more
lightsome
:
by
this
light
he
descryed
a
good
olde
man
,
sitting
in
a
seate
digged
out
of
the
hard
Rocke
,
his
hoarie
hoarie
haires
(
being
messengers
of
the
winter
of
his
age
)
seemed
to
couer
a
treasurie
of
experience
,
being
a
perfect
Idea
of
a
penitent
and
mortified
minde
:
for
he
sate
there
in
a
surcoat
of
Gray
,
leaning
his
head
on
his
hand
,
and
his
elbow
on
his
knee
,
breathing
foorth
skalding
sighes
,
and
shedding
aboundance
of
teares
,
earnestly
beholding
the
earth
vnder
his
feet
,
as
though
he
expected
that
the
same
would
presently
gape
,
and
open
her
deuouring
Iawes
to
receiue
him
therein
.
Thus
like
a
man
in
a
traunce
he
rested
a
pretty
while
,
till
in
the
end
shaking
off
these
melancholy
passions
,
with
a
more
pleasant
countenance
,
and
smyling
,
as
it
were
,
at
some
secret
conceite
,
he
chaunced
to
cast
vp
his
eyes
,
and
beholding
a
stranger
to
enter
vnto
the
closet
of
his
secrets
without
his
licence
,
be
so
fiercely
bended
his
browes
,
that
the
furie
of
his
countenance
discouered
he
had
bene
a
man
of
no
meane
thoughtes
.
Moderatus
all
this
while
being
in
a
browne
studie
,
viewing
the
strange
manner
both
of
the
Hermites
lodging
,
and
also
of
his
passionate
behauiour
vnder
so
graue
a
countenance
,
had
forgotten
as
much
as
to
salute
this
good
olde
Father
:
who
seeing
this
rude
and
inhumane
intrusion
,
shakt
him
out
of
his
memento
with
this
sharpe
reprehension
.
My
friend
,
if
thou
maist
not
rather
be
tearmed
a
priuate
enemie
,
that
thus
by
intruding
thy selfe
vnto
my
secrets
,
hast
increased
my
griefe
,
&
brought
thy self
in
suspicion
of
a
guilty
conscience
:
my
friend
,
I
say
,
what
chance
hath
brought
thee
here
vnto
this
my
poore
lodging
,
to
discouer
the
penitent
and
passionate
perplexities
of
my
withered
and
decaying
yeres
:
if
purposely
haue
vnderstood
of
my
residence
in
this
place
,
thou
camest
to
reioyce
at
my
misery
,
euill
mayest
thou
thriue
in
so
wicked
a
determination
:
but
if
a
Pilgrime
and
a
traueller
,
that
by
chaunce
didst
discouer
this
my
secret
and
poore
Cell
,
returne
as
thou
camest
,
thy
offence
(
proceeding
of
no
malice
)
is
already
pardoned
.
Moderatus
herewith
awaking
out
of
some
secret
imagination
he
was
in
concerning
the
strangenesse
of
the
place
,
&
manner
of
the
person
,
acknowledging
his
errour
,
replyed
vnto
him
thus
.
Good
Father
,
pardon
this
my
rashnes
,
and
assure
your
se●fe
it
was
done
rather
of
ignorance
then
of
malice
,
and
proceeding
rather
of
extreme
want
,
being
almost
famished
with
penurie
,
then
of
any
priuate
determination
to
vndermind
your
secrets
,
or
yet
any
speciall
desire
to
be
acquainted
with
your
miserie
,
the
which
,
as
I
do
vnderstand
,
doeth
much
vexe
you
but
nothing
at
all
pleasure
me
:
and
now
to
purge
my selfe
of
this
committed
crime
,
you
shall
vnderstand
that
I
am
a
poore
trauailing
pilgrime
,
a
mere
stranger
in
this
countrey
,
&
therefore
vnacquainted
with
these
difficult
passages
,
through
so
dangerous
and
vnpassable
a
wildernes
,
which
is
the
occasion
that
I
wander
in
this
forrest
,
this
foure
or
fiue
dayes
without
any
maner
of
food
to
sustaine
my
body
,
and
to
satisfie
nature
,
which
hath
brought
me
so
low
,
&
made
me
so
feeble
,
that
except
some
remorce
be
taken
of
my
extreme
penury
,
I
am
like
thus
brutishly
to
perish
for
lacke
of
sustenance
:
wherfore
good
reuerend
father
,
I
hartily
desire
you
,
(
if
a
strangers
penitent
submission
may
take
place
)
to
pardon
my
willing
,
though
not
witting
offence
.
And
if
the
omnipotent
Creator
of
all
things
,
hath
dewed
downe
any
pitty
or
compassion
amidst
these
wilde
desartes
,
let
me
obtaine
some
succour
at
your
hands
.
The
gray-headed
old
father
,
with
teares
in
his
eyes
and
griefe
in
his
hart
,
as
one
that
had
sufficiently
experienced
the
trial
of
such
hard
fortunes
,
greatly
pittying
the
lamentable
case
of
so
goodly
a
young
man
,
being
now
fully
satisfied
vpon
his
protestation
,
that
there
was
but
good
meaning
in
the
vnexpected
presence
of
Moderatus
,
he
held
himself
contented
therwith
,
&
assured
Moderatus
that
for
such
homely
sustenance
,
as
the
Cel
of
a
poore
hermite
could
affoord
,
he
was
hartily
welcom
,
for
,
quoth
he
,
this
my
poore
lodge
is
not
replenished
with
any
store
of
dainty
dishes
nor
fine
cates
,
yet
fully
furnished
both
with
such
viands
as
may
suffice
nature
,
&
also
with
peremptory
&
resolute
content
:
neither
do
I
delight
in
such
drugs
as
may
procure
appetite
,
but
rather
contented
with
a
few
roots
,
&
such
other
wild
fruits
as
this
forrest
doth
yeeld
,
only
to
satisfie
and
preserue
nature
:
thus
my
friend
,
hast
thou
heard
how
wel
I
am
stored
,
&
lest
thou
shouldest
thinke
that
I
dissemble
with
thee
,
come
hither
,
thine
eyes
shal
be
a
witnes
of
the
truth
,
&
thy
stomacke
shall
prooue
how
it
can
digest
hard
fare
,
as
penitent
persons
dyet
them selues
withall
.
By
this
,
he
had
brought
Moderatus
to
the
storehouse
where
all
his
prouision
was
,
there
he
feasted
him
with
the
best
refreshing
his
friendly
and
gentle
hoast
could
(
for
the
time
)
prouide
for
him
,
which
being
done
,
Moderatus
loaded
the
olde
Hermite
with
heapes
of
thankes
,
and
then
,
quoth
he
vnto
him
,
(
being
desirous
of
newes
)
I
heartily
desire
you
,
reuerend
father
,
to
let
me
vnderstand
how
farre
it
hence
to
Spoletum
,
and
whether
Lothus
prince
of
these
countries
keepeth
his
Court
there
,
or
where
els
.
And
further
,
what
newes
in
the
Court
,
or
what
late
accidents
hath
there
hapned
worthie
of
remembrance
:
to
passe
away
the
time
,
vouchsafe
to
gratifie
this
my
request
.
Well
had
this
good
olde
Hermite
skill
of
curtesie
,
nature
hauing
dealt
very
frankly
with
him
,
in
giuing
him
a
curteous
disposition
:
&
nurture
ioyned
with
trauell
and
experience
had
allied
him
to
good
maners
,
so
that
he
iudged
all
curteous
and
friendly
demaunds
,
to
be
answered
with
like
curtesie
,
and
therefore
he
returned
this
answer
.
My
sonne
,
very
glad
I
would
be
to
pleasure
thee
any
way
I
could
:
for
,
beleeue
me
,
when
I
heard
of
thy
misfortunes
,
it
pittied
me
to
see
thy
extreme
necessities
,
&
surely
I
iudged
fortune
either
blind
(
as
the
poets
fame
her
to
be
)
or
a
very
niggard
in
disposing
of
her
fauors
,
that
would
load
one
of
so
few
yeares
&
gentle
disposition
,
with
such
a
ponderous
burthen
,
and
not
rather
aduaunce
him
to
the
highest
note
of
a
quiet
and
happy
life
:
and
surely
,
had
I
not
my selfe
experienced
part
both
of
her
fauours
and
frownes
,
and
that
so
inconstant
and
mutable
,
that
shee
well
witnessed
her
footestoole
to
be
round
and
a
rowling
stone
which
is
euer
fleeting
:
I
would
with
vehemencie
exclaymed
against
her
for
this
her
hard
sentence
,
and
very
sory
I
am
,
that
I
can
not
throughly
satisfie
thy
demaund
,
being
altogether
a
stranger
both
to
the
Countrey
and
inhabitants
thereof
:
for
that
my
natiue
soyle
is
in
great
Brittane
,
and
therein
hauing
spent
the
prime
of
my
yeares
in
friuolous
and
youthfull
fantasies
,
became
in
mine
age
a
penitent
Pilgrime
,
to
make
satisfaction
for
my
former
follyes
,
and
thus
farre
I
came
,
where
viewing
a
place
so
solitarie
and
conuenient
to
weare
out
the
rest
of
my
dayes
in
deuotarie
Orisons
and
Prayers
,
I
bequeathed
my selfe
nowe
in
the
winter
of
mine
yeeres
,
(
hauing
shaken
handes
with
al
pleasure
)
to
punish
my
bodie
with
hard
and
austere
discipline
,
thereby
to
make
satisfaction
for
the
great
multitude
of
my
former
trespasses
:
thus
thou
mayst
perceiue
,
howe
that
very
litle
I
can
satisfie
thy
request
:
but
for
newes
,
because
thou
art
so
desirous
thereof
,
I
will
tell
thee
a
very
dolefull
tale
,
that
one
passing
by
this
way
,
declared
vnto
me
,
which
now
lately
happened
in
King
Lothus
Court
,
and
I
thinke
as
yet
it
is
not
fully
finished
:
and
thus
it
is
.
The
fayre
Lady
Modesta
,
daughter
to
the
King
,
was
of
malice
by
Countie
Delamure
accused
of
fornication
,
with
a
Florentine
named
Byndon
,
a
Gentleman
very
much
beloued
:
yet
because
he
was
a
stranger
,
the
bloody
minded
Delamure
could
not
so
boldely
forge
such
treacherie
,
and
commit
such
mercilesse
massacre
against
any
,
as
towardes
him
:
this
accusation
proceeded
not
of
any
enmitie
betweene
him
and
Byndon
,
but
of
meere
malice
to
vertuous
Modesta
,
in
whose
life
and
conuersation
(
as
it
is
credibly
reported
)
there
is
liuely
pourtrayed
out
a
perfect
Mappe
of
modest
chastitie
,
and
vertuous
humanitie
:
wherefore
the
hardest
heart
would
be
dissolued
into
teares
,
for
pure
compassion
of
such
crueltie
.
Then
quoth
Moderatus
,
how
know
you
that
she
is
innocent
,
and
if
this
proceedeth
but
of
your
coniecture
,
you
may
very
well
be
in
a
wrong
boxe
:
for
women
be
wily
cattell
,
and
sometimes
vnder
the
habite
of
counterfet
grauitie
,
they
hyde
a
most
vnchaste
and
wanton
desire
,
and
so
blinde
and
deceiue
the
simple
and
plaine
meaning
man
in
his
coniectures
,
and
indeede
I
tell
you
,
I
much
maruell
that
one
of
your
yeeres
and
experience
,
should
without
some
speciall
knowledge
iudge
so
well
of
the
Feminine
gender
,
without
that
it
was
your
fortune
neuer
in
all
your
life
to
haue
dealings
with
any
,
or
that
the
Planets
were
in
such
fauourable
aspects
at
the
time
of
your
birth
,
that
they
assured
you
of
truth
where
you
committed
any
trust
.
And
as
Moderatus
was
about
to
proceed
further
in
this
matter
,
the
olde
Hermite
did
cut
him
off
with
this
replie
.
My
sonne
,
thou
art
much
to
blame
to
iudge
so
hard
of
women
,
or
to
thinke
me
so
credulous
:
for
as
the
one
is
not
alwayes
bad
,
so
in
the
other
I
would
not
be
lightly
carryed
either
to
like
or
mislike
,
without
reason
should
induce
me
thereunto
:
and
therefore
,
omitting
the
case
in
generall
touching
all
women
,
I
will
speake
in
particular
of
this
matter
,
assuring
you
that
all
which
I
speake
,
grewe
vpon
a
probable
reason
,
being
informed
of
the
trueth
by
one
of
the
parties
priuie
to
the
conspiracie
:
so
now
marke
,
and
you
shall
heare
the
discourse
thereof
.
County
Delamure
,
being
a
gallant
and
braue
Courtier
,
fell
in
loue
with
the
Lady
Modesta
,
whose
beauty
and
conuersation
mooued
him
to
extreme
heate
,
that
he
might
truly
say
,
Sed
scio
quisquis
amat
vritur
igne
graui
:
And
being
in
this
extremitie
of
passion
,
he
prosecuted
his
loue
vnto
her
very
earnestly
,
by
all
wayes
and
meanes
that
possibly
he
could
,
which
neuerthelesse
grew
to
small
effect
:
for
that
Modesta
was
not
yet
resolued
to
entertaine
or
fancie
any
,
and
if
she
had
,
hardly
could
she
haue
bene
contented
to
like
of
him
,
because
he
was
so
peremptorie
,
that
it
seemed
he
rather
expected
for
it
by
commaund
,
then
endeauoured
to
merite
it
by
desert
.
Wherefore
the
chaste
Modesta
suspected
his
fancie
to
be
but
fayned
,
proceeding
rather
of
lust
,
then
of
any
pure
and
vnspotted
loue
,
and
therefore
gaue
him
an
absolute
answere
,
no
further
to
prosecute
his
suite
vnto
her
:
and
in
the
ende
(
driuen
thereunto
by
importunitie
)
she
gaue
him
straight
warning
not
to
trie
her
patience
any
further
,
nor
to
disquiet
him selfe
with
her
denials
:
for
if
he
did
(
if
none
other
meane
could
take
effect
)
she
said
,
that
she
would
acquaint
the
King
her
father
therewith
,
and
then
haply
he
should
repeat
him
but
too
late
.
Countie
Delamure
taking
this
repulse
very
grieuously
,
with
great
rancor
and
malice
in
his
minde
,
neuer
,
ceased
to
inuent
and
deuise
meanes
to
defame
Modesta
,
and
thus
at
last
he
brought
it
to
passe
.
First
,
he
compacted
with
one
of
Modestas
Gentlewomen
,
which
was
neere
about
her
called
Ambideza
,
and
hauing
corrupted
her
partly
with
gifts
,
partly
with
promise
of
marriage
,
to
keepe
his
counsell
and
to
further
his
enterprise
,
interchangeable
othes
for
performance
of
eyther
of
their
promises
past
betweene
them
:
Delamure
hauing
the
plat
ready
in
his
head
,
said
vnto
her
thus
,
then
(
my
sweet
Ambideza
)
must
thou
in
thy
Mistresse
name
repaire
to
Byndon
the
Florentine
,
who
,
as
I
thinke
,
is
somewhat
fauoured
of
her
,
and
tell
him
,
that
thy
Mistresse
willeth
him
soone
this
euening
,
to
repaire
to
her
chamber
when
they
are
at
supper
,
and
that
thou
wilt
be
there
ready
to
let
him
in
,
where
he
shal
stay
til
thy
mistres
come
vnto
him
,
to
commune
of
some
speciall
matters
,
she
would
haue
none
priuie
but
them
both
:
that
done
,
if
he
commeth
,
(
as
I
am
sure
he
will
)
watch
for
him
there
,
and
bring
him
to
the
little
closet
hard
by
her
chamber
,
where
leaue
him
,
and
giue
me
some
watch-worde
of
his
being
there
,
and
then
may
I
haue
opportunitie
,
to
requite
an
euill
turne
he
hath
done
against
me
.
Ambideza
well
contented
to
doe
any
thing
,
were
it
neuer
so
farre
from
reason
and
conscience
,
to
gaine
so
honourable
a
husband
,
promised
to
satisfie
his
will
,
which
accordingly
she
did
.
And
Byndon
,
vnwitting
what
banquet
was
prepared
for
him
,
faithfully
giuing
credite
to
the
messenger
,
knowing
her
of
some
trust
with
her
Mistresse
,
repayred
at
the
time
appointed
,
through
a
strange
gallery
he
well
knew
,
to
Modestas
chamber
,
where
Ambideza
watched
his
comming
,
and
brought
him
to
that
little
Closset
,
from
the
which
there
was
an
entrance
both
to
Modestas
chamber
,
and
also
to
the
gallerie
,
through
the
which
Byndon
had
thither
repayred
,
and
hauing
shut
him
in
,
she
presently
gaue
the
watch-worde
to
County
Delamure
,
who
being
very
glad
,
that
his
purpose
was
brought
to
so
good
a
passe
,
made
one
or
two
of
his
vassals
and
bond-flaues
priuie
of
his
pretence
,
whome
he
had
well
aduanced
for
such
a
purpose
:
and
when
he
had
well
schooled
them
,
what
they
had
to
say
when
the
matter
should
come
in
question
,
he
watched
the
time
of
Modestas
going
to
prayer
,
which
alwayes
she
vsed
to
do
by
her selfe
alone
,
an
hower
or
two
before
bed
time
:
and
when
he
had
espyed
her
to
forsake
the
presence
,
and
all
alone
to
depart
,
he
thought
it
his
fittest
time
to
worke
his
mischieuous
intent
,
and
so
togither
with
those
that
he
had
dealt
with
therein
,
he
secretly
came
to
Modestas
chamber
,
who
hauing
made
her selfe
ready
to
prayer
,
was
opening
the
closset
doore
,
where
Byndon
was
,
(
God
knoweth
,
ignorant
that
any
body
was
within
)
County
Delamure
vnseene
of
her
was
hard
at
her
heele
,
and
assoone
as
she
had
opened
the
dore
of
the
closet
,
entred
in
with
her
,
and
presently
Bindon
,
who
was
within
,
seeing
more
then
Modesta
to
enter
the
chamber
,
suspected
presently
some
treason
,
&
sought
in
al
haste
to
conuay
him selfe
at
the
backe
doore
which
entred
to
the
gallery
,
there
had
the
County
appointed
one
of
his
men
to
watch
,
&
had
giuen
him
instructions
,
if
Byndon
sought
that
way
to
escape
,
that
he
would
presently
thrust
him
in
with
his
rapier
,
which
accordingly
took
effect
,
and
so
very
villanously
was
Byndon
murthered
by
his
direction
:
to
coulor
which
diuilish
practise
,
and
to
the
full
consuming
of
his
wicked
intent
,
he
repaired
forthwith
to
the
King
,
and
infourmed
him
that
he
,
and
some
others
passing
through
a
strange
gallery
in
his
Highnesse
Court
,
had
discouered
a
great
crime
committed
in
his
royal
Pallace
,
which
was
no
lesse
then
the
deflowring
of
his
owne
natural
daughter
,
and
shewed
him
further
the
manner
of
the
apprehension
,
and
how
Byndon
being
the
offendor
would
haue
made
escape
,
so
that
his
man
to
saue
his
owne
life
,
was
forced
to
kill
him
:
for
that
Byndon
was
so
earnest
to
get
away
and
had
so
prest
vpon
him
,
that
he
could
not
otherwise
remedy
the
same
.
The
King
hearing
what
Delamure
said
,
so
chaunged
colour
,
that
he
seemed
rather
a
ghost
then
a
liuing
creture
,
being
at
the
first
ouer-credulous
,
induced
so
to
thinke
,
because
Byndon
was
in
such
a
place
,
the
secresie
whereof
was
of
sufficient
authoritie
to
forbid
any
the
entrance
thereunto
,
but
to
such
as
Modesta
specially
licensed
,
griefe
&
anger
striuing
for
superiority
,
in
great
rage
&
without
examining
any
further
of
the
matter
,
very
vnnaturally
did
command
his
daughter
to
be
imprisoned
:
who
finding
the
malice
of
her
aduersary
to
haue
ouercome
her
innocency
,
submitted
her selfe
,
according
to
the
necessity
of
the
time
,
to
the
stormy
blastes
of
double
faced
fortune
:
yet
not
ceasing
to
exclaime
against
such
villanous
and
bloody
murther
,
executed
vpon
giltlesse
Byndon
,
whose
innocent
blood
cryed
to
the
heauens
for
reuenge
of
so
great
a
treachery
:
which
iust
and
pitifull
complaint
increased
the
ielousie
of
suspition
against
her
,
whose
cleare
conscience
waighed
not
of
any
vniust
disparagement
,
so
that
in
answering
this
false
accusation
,
she
shewed
so
resolute
a
determination
,
that
argued
a
valarous
and
noble
minde
in
one
of
the
female
sexe
,
which
had
bene
sufficient
arguments
to
repulse
this
scandalous
and
false
accution
,
if
the
credite
of
her
accuser
had
not
bene
of
such
great
estimation
:
yet
neuerthelesse
she
was
admitted
to
haue
her
champion
,
so
that
any
,
or
as
many
as
would
come
within
three
moneths
,
should
be
lycensed
out
of
what
Countrey
so
euer
he
come
,
to
vndertake
the
defence
of
Modestas
good
name
,
impeached
by
that
tirannous
County
:
and
in
default
of
accomplishment
thereof
,
Modesta
should
according
to
the
law
,
suffer
the
paines
of
death
.
This
sentence
pronounced
,
she
was
carried
againe
to
the
same
prison
she
was
in
before
,
where
she
remaineth
this
fortie
dayes
without
any
hope
of
inlargement
:
the
mightinesse
of
Delamures
countenance
,
and
his
valiant
exploytes
as
well
at
home
as
in
forren
countreyes
,
doeth
so
terrifie
aswell
denizens
as
strangers
,
that
hetherto
none
durst
presume
to
commit
his
person
and
honour
to
so
great
a
daunger
,
as
to
offer
him
the
combat
,
yea
though
neuer
so
confident
of
the
equitie
of
the
cause
.
Ambideza
,
seeing
the
matter
to
come
to
this
predicament
,
determined
to
conuay
her selfe
secretly
out
of
the
way
,
nowe
but
too
late
remembring
that
many
loue
treason
,
but
none
loue
the
Traitour
:
making
no
other
reckoning
,
but
that
Delamure
made
her
an
instrument
,
to
bring
to
passe
his
bloody
and
inhumane
reuenge
against
her
mistresse
,
and
then
haply
he
might
worke
some
meanes
to
cut
her
off
,
for
feare
his
treason
should
come
to
light
:
feeling
also
some
remorse
in
her
conscience
of
this
bloody
practise
,
which
thorow
her
meanes
was
like
to
prooue
a
dolefull
tragedie
:
here
my
sonne
,
quoth
the
Hermite
,
you
heare
the
trueth
of
the
cause
,
for
that
Ambideza
bequeathing
her selfe
to
a
Pilgrimes
life
,
thereby
to
endure
some
penance
for
her
grieuous
offence
,
happened
to
light
on
this
my
Cell
:
and
because
,
as
it
seemed
vnto
her
,
I
was
a
religious
man
,
in
the
way
of
deuotion
she
confessed
the
same
vnto
me
.
Moderatus
giuing
attentiue
eare
vnto
all
this
discourse
,
was
mooued
with
great
commiseration
of
Modestas
infortunate
misery
,
taking
the
murthering
of
Byndon
his
vnkle
verie
heauily
:
yet
like
a
braue
minded
warriour
,
resoluing
rather
to
reuenge
an
iniurie
committed
,
then
to
mourne
for
the
losse
of
his
friend
,
meant
to
take
opportunitie
by
the
foote
,
and
either
to
free
Modesta
from
the
imminent
daunger
she
was
in
,
or
els
to
offer
his
carkasse
as
a
sacrifice
,
to
finish
the
obsequies
of
his
beloued
kinsman
,
and
innocent
Modesta
:
and
therefore
made
great
moane
to
the
Hermite
,
for
horse
and
armour
to
attempt
this
combate
,
making
no
doubt
but
shortly
to
qualifie
the
arrogancie
of
that
blood-sucking
traitour
.
The
Hermite
noting
the
honourable
resolution
of
his
minde
,
iudged
him
to
be
a
man
of
some
great
bountie
.
And
thereupon
calling
to
memorie
,
how
that
walking
to
take
the
benefite
of
the
ayre
,
he
had
espyed
hanging
vpon
a
Pine
tree
fine
blacke
armour
,
and
therefore
nowe
he
brought
Moderatus
where
the
same
was
,
who
beholding
the
same
,
espyed
this
poesie
ingrauen
in
the
barke
of
the
tree
in
Italian
letters
,
and
to
this
effect
None
may
this
sharpe
and
cutting
sword
vncase
,
But
to
redeeme
the
daughter
of
a
King
:
Nor
any
Knight
this
Armour
bright
vnlace
,
Nor
of
his
vertue
bragge
in
any
thing
:
But
he
therewith
that
shall
a
Tigre
tame
,
For
to
defend
a
princely
virgins
name
.
WHen
he
had
well
perused
ouer
the
Poesie
,
and
told
the
Hermite
the
meaning
,
who
had
small
skill
in
the
Italian
tongue
,
he
assayed
to
take
downe
the
armour
,
yet
fayled
in
effecting
his
desire
,
for
that
all
his
strength
was
too
weake
to
dissolue
that
inchauntment
:
who
,
perceiuing
some
misterie
to
be
therein
,
prooued
another
way
to
recouer
the
same
,
and
therefore
he
quickely
griped
the
handle
of
the
sworde
,
which
without
any
great
difficultie
he
vnsheathed
,
and
then
finding
all
other
meanes
insufficient
to
enioy
so
great
a
Iewell
,
with
the
fine
cutting
sword
he
squared
the
inchaunted
bandes
,
which
fixed
the
Armour
to
the
Pine
,
wherewith
the
same
fell
to
the
ground
,
at
the
fall
whereof
very
great
and
fearfull
noyse
was
heard
all
there-abouts
:
also
a
thicke
myst
and
darknes
so
couered
them
,
that
they
could
scant
see
one
another
,
great
lights
&
flashings
of
fire
amid
this
darknes
appeared
.
Thus
very
miraculous
and
fearfull
with
great
thunder
&
earthquake
this
inchantment
was
dissolued
,
&
by
that
light
appeared
againe
,
the
Pine-tree
,
whereupon
the
inchanted
armour
hanged
,
was
missing
,
and
in
the
place
where
it
had
bene
appeared
a
very
faire
horse
wel
&
richly
furnished
,
which
mooued
them
to
very
great
admiration
.
Neuerthelesse
Moderatus
was
very
glad
thereof
,
hauing
recouered
such
a
goodly
stead
,
&
so
sure
&
strong
armour
,
hauing
now
an
assured
confidence
in
the
successe
of
this
enterprise
:
by
this
the
day
was
far
spent
,
&
it
drew
towards
night
,
&
therefore
the
olde
Hermite
very
curteously
offered
Moderatus
such
simple
lodging
as
his
poore
Tell
could
affoord
,
who
willingly
accepted
thereof
,
and
so
both
returned
againe
to
the
Hermites
poore
lodge
,
and
time
of
repast
being
not
yet
come
,
the
good
old
father
to
driue
away
the
time
,
began
thus
to
parlie
with
Moderatus
.
The
Hermits
exhortation
to
Moderatus
,
and
encouragement
towards
this
enterprise
His
departure
from
the
forrest
of
Esina
His
arriuall
to
king
LOTHVS
Court
vnder
the
name
of
the
blacke
Knight
.
His
combat
with
County
Delamure
the
false
accuser
of
innocent
MODESTA
,
and
his
victorie
.
Chap.
11.
MY
sonne
,
now
maist
thou
see
how
fickle
and
transitorie
the
state
of
mortall
men
are
,
neuer
satisfied
in
making
sufficient
ostentation
of
their
glories
,
Dum
flaueat
velis
aura
secunda
,
who
giuing
their
barks
a
ful
sayle
,
are
very
often
in
the
midst
of
a
very
pleasant
calme
,
ouerwhelmed
with
a
most
cruel
storme
,
who
in
sleede
of
a
happy
and
quiet
harbour
,
meet
with
a
fearefull
and
dangerous
shipwracke
.
Well
also
maist
thou
see
,
that
in
danger
,
which
is
the
extremest
of
all
extreames
,
some
escape
this
great
perill
with
plankes
,
boards
,
rafters
,
and
other
such
like
engines
and
instruments
which
good
fortune
yeeldeth
vnto
them
at
the
time
of
their
extreme
need
:
other
being
of
greater
feare
&
lesse
valour
,
do
like
bruite
beasts
desperately
perish
,
their
heartes
failing
any
way
to
shift
for
the
safegard
of
their
owne
liues
:
such
is
the
disposition
of
nature
,
that
she
hath
framed
some
bolde
&
venterous
,
others
cowards
&
fearful
,
trembling
at
euery
wind
,
and
ready
to
yeeld
at
euery
puffe
of
aduerse
fortune
:
who
like
the
shel-fish
when
the
Moone
waxeth
do
increase
,
and
in
the
waine
thereof
diminish
:
so
they
depending
vpon
fortune
,
one
while
are
mighty
&
puffed
vp
with
ambition
&
pride
:
another
while
being
cross
in
their
determinations
are
miserable
,
&
stuffed
vp
with
seruile
care
and
feare
,
euen
as
Ramunsia
(
which
is
tearmed
to
be
the
goddesse
of
vengeance
)
doth
alter
and
change
her
copie
:
for
as
the
riuer
Nylus
is
alledged
of
some
writers
to
bring
famine
into
Egipt
,
when
either
it
ouerflowed
eighteene
cubits
,
or
rise
not
so
high
as
twelue
:
so
in
like
maner
fortune
being
ouer-prosperous
,
or
too
much
malignant
,
doeth
blind
and
detect
the
good
motions
of
the
minde
,
either
with
extreme
griefe
or
inexcessiue
ioy
,
both
which
derogate
from
vertue
so
much
as
by
the
same
they
do
arrogate
vnto
vice
:
waigh
this
with
thy selfe
aduisedly
,
that
mortall
creatures
continually
saile
betweene
Scilla
and
Charibdis
,
where
seeking
to
auoyd
one
danger
they
fall
into
another
:
for
if
they
couet
to
be
valiant
&
famous
in
the
world
,
they
must
hazard
many
perils
,
&
sustain
many
great
labors
:
be
not
then
dismaid
though
fortune
sometimes
frown
,
for
she
doth
it
of
purpose
,
wherby
her
fauors
afterward
may
seeme
more
plesant
:
thou
intendest
to
incounter
with
strong
&
mighty
enemy
,
much
feared
for
his
magnanimity
&
dexterity
at
armes
,
yet
hast
thou
a
good
cause
to
hope
of
victory
,
for
the
equity
of
the
quarrel
,
the
defending
of
innocent
blood
,
the
reuenge
of
a
cruell
&
tirannous
murther
,
be
(
I
think
)
sufficient
motiues
to
animate
the
veriest
coward
to
be
desperate
:
wel
,
I
do
know
(
gentle
friend
)
that
this
my
exhortation
is
but
to
heape
Athos
vpon
Etna
,
or
to
powre
water
into
the
sea
,
for
thy
disposition
carrieth
with
it selfe
sufficient
warrantise
of
thy
valiant
&
resolute
determination
,
&
therefore
committing
the
sequell
hereof
to
fortune
,
I
wish
thee
a
happie
successe
therein
.
The
hermit
hauing
thus
concluded
,
meaning
to
conceale
no
commodities
(
which
his
poore
cabin
did
affoord
)
from
Moderatus
,
brought
him
to
an
inner
roome
being
very
beautifully
furnished
with
pictures
and
tables
of
sundry
sorts
,
which
greatly
he
delighted
to
behold
,
&
amongst
them
,
one
seemed
much
to
excell
&
surpasse
the
rest
in
beautie
,
wherin
was
liuely
purtrayed
out
many
histories
,
ouer
the
which
there
was
written
in
great
Romane
letters
this
sentence
,
Foelix
quem
faciunt
aliena
pericula
cautum
.
Moderatus
was
very
inquisitiue
of
the
hermite
to
knowe
the
meaning
of
the
histories
contained
in
that
table
:
whereupon
fetching
a
deepe
sigh
,
casting
his
fight
vpon
the
table
,
he
replied
thus
.
It
is
,
quoth
he
,
a
table
containing
true
discourses
acted
and
euented
in
my
countrey
of
great
Brittane
,
which
for
the
zeale
I
bare
to
the
parties
it
doeth
represent
,
and
for
a
remembrance
of
mine
owne
miserie
I
haue
brought
with
me
:
rest
thee
contented
with
thus
much
knowledge
thereof
at
this
time
,
for
that
to
discourse
thereof
at
large
,
requireth
longer
time
then
at
this
time
we
may
conueniently
enioy
,
so
great
a
necessitie
summoning
you
to
offer
your selfe
in
the
defence
of
innocencie
,
which
opportunitie
being
neglected
,
your
trauaile
might
come
too
late
,
either
to
enlarge
Modestas
desart
,
or
finish
your
owne
desire
.
And
therefore
relinquish
that
request
for
this
time
,
and
when
againe
you
happen
to
trauel
this
way
,
(
which
I
wish
and
expect
may
be
shortly
with
some
good
newes
,
and
happy
end
to
these
new
begun
tragedies
)
I
will
cyte
all
the
whole
discourse
thereof
vnto
you
,
fully
to
satisfie
your
longing
desire
,
in
the
meane
time
you
want
not
wherewith
to
imploy
your selfe
in
,
and
nowe
for
that
it
is
requisite
that
you
be
stirring
the
next
morning
,
we
will
refresh
our selues
with
such
poore
cates
,
as
many
Hermitage
will
yeeld
vnto
vs
.
Well
,
repast
being
ended
,
they
walked
together
to
take
the
benefit
of
the
ayre
,
yet
they
stayed
litle
abroad
,
for
that
the
waightinesse
of
Moderatus
charge
gaue
him
gentle
summons
to
take
his
rest
,
and
to
make
his
helmet
his
pillow
for
that
night
,
which
accordingly
(
hauing
reuerently
saluted
his
gentle
hoast
)
he
did
:
and
all
this
night
could
Moderatus
take
no
naturall
rest
,
so
that
no
sooner
had
Aurora
put
off
her
mourning
mantle
of
darknesse
,
and
discouered
her
blushing
countenance
,
but
that
he
(
with
a
kinde
of
longing
desire
to
be
doing
with
his
new
implements
)
had
forsaken
the
poore
cowtch
he
lay
in
all
night
,
and
busying
him selfe
very
diligently
to
set
him selfe
in
a
readinesse
,
the
Hermites
assistance
was
not
wanting
,
who
seeing
Moderatus
so
well
fitted
and
furnished
with
horse
and
armour
,
noting
in
him
an
honourable
and
bountifull
disposition
,
who
mannaged
his
horse
with
such
good
grace
,
that
the
olde
Hermite
(
who
in
his
dayes
had
bene
as
much
beholding
to
Mars
for
courage
,
as
to
Pallas
for
wisedome
)
conceiued
that
he
was
one
alone
worthie
of
so
honourable
an
enterprise
as
that
was
,
which
he
went
about
:
and
so
commending
him
to
his
fortunes
,
and
him selfe
to
his
Orisons
,
he
left
Moderatus
making
some
haste
to
recouer
Spoletum
,
who
in
short
time
arriued
at
a
little
village
about
halfe
a
league
distant
from
the
same
,
there
he
began
to
be
inquisitiue
of
newes
from
the
Court
,
where
he
was
told
that
the
contagiousnesse
of
the
time
affoorded
none
other
,
then
the
very
worst
newes
that
euer
Aemulia
possessed
,
which
was
the
imprisonment
of
the
Kings
daughter
vpon
Delamures
accusation
,
which
all
seemed
greatly
to
pitty
,
accusing
the
County
of
too
too
great
cruelty
.
Here
did
he
also
learne
of
one
County
Pallamount
,
which
inhabited
in
this
village
,
who
was
Modestas
vnkle
,
vnto
whom
he
repayred
,
praying
his
aduise
,
and
shewing
his
whole
intent
vnto
him
,
Pallamount
returned
many
kinde
thankes
vnto
him
for
his
good
will
,
albeit
that
the
great
prowesse
of
Delamure
did
forbid
him
as
much
as
once
to
hope
of
any
good
speed
therein
:
yet
accepting
his
franke
offer
,
being
the
only
comfort
left
for
the
safegard
of
Modestas
credite
,
yea
her
life
also
depending
thereupon
:
for
that
was
the
very
last
day
of
respite
.
And
therefore
accompanied
of
Pallamount
and
some
fewe
of
his
followers
,
Moderatus
calling
him selfe
by
the
name
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
repayred
to
the
Kings
Court
,
where
being
come
,
the
scaffolde
and
all
things
was
prepared
for
the
execution
of
the
Kings
daughter
,
and
Delamure
remained
mounted
and
armed
in
the
field
,
to
see
if
any
competitour
durst
withstand
his
auerrement
.
The
blacke
Knight
being
within
view
of
all
,
thought
it
not
best
to
protract
the
time
any
longer
,
and
therefore
stepped
foorth
,
stirring
his
goodly
steede
with
good
grace
,
till
he
came
before
the
presence
of
the
King
,
and
then
lifting
vp
the
beuer
of
his
helmet
,
and
bowing
him selfe
with
reuerence
to
his
Maiestie
,
he
saluted
him
in
this
manner
.
Worthy
and
victorious
Prince
,
the
great
fame
of
thy
high
renowne
is
so
dispersed
abroad
in
the
world
,
that
any
accident
which
might
pertaine
to
thy
noble
Person
or
the
state
of
thy
Subiectes
,
can
not
be
obscure
in
straunge
and
forren
countreyes
,
much
lesse
amongst
thy
neighbour
Princes
,
or
within
thine
owne
territories
and
Dominions
,
which
hath
made
Modesta
,
yea
vertuous
Modestas
pitifull
and
lamentable
case
better
knowen
abroad
in
forren
landes
,
then
in
thy
kingdome
or
in
thy
Court
,
yea
or
to
thine
owne
person
:
if
there
were
no
other
reason
to
induce
thee
to
relinquish
this
ielousie
,
thou
hast
conceiued
of
thy
daughter
,
her
vertuous
life
and
honourable
conuersation
so
well
knowen
,
yea
aswell
abroad
as
at
home
,
and
in
forren
Countreyes
more
then
in
her
owne
natiue
soyle
,
(
so
that
her
modestie
was
a
mirrour
to
all
Aemulia
,
or
to
speake
more
truly
a
lantherne
to
all
the
grauest
matrones
in
the
worlde
)
might
haue
bene
sufficient
shelters
to
excuse
a
slender
offence
,
much
rather
a
manifest
and
apparant
innocencie
:
wherefore
I
being
(
as
all
true
Knightes
ought
to
be
)
bound
by
the
oath
of
Knighthood
,
to
relieue
the
distressed
and
defend
the
innocent
,
and
hauing
(
I
hope
)
by
good
hap
,
knowledge
of
the
false
accusation
of
thy
daughter
,
(
false
it
must
be
,
vnlesse
my
fancie
deceiueth
me
,
and
needes
must
I
fancie
her
,
in
whome
such
royall
apparition
of
vertue
appeareth
)
by
the
treacherous
murtherer
Delamure
,
whose
bloody
groomes
corrupted
with
auarice
,
haue
villanously
martyred
and
murthered
giltlesse
and
innocent
Byndon
,
whose
blood
cryeth
vnto
the
Goddes
for
reuenge
,
and
whose
death
I
hope
to
quite
with
the
cruell
traytors
life
that
dispoyled
him
of
his
.
And
to
that
end
(
shrowding
my selfe
vnder
the
habite
of
thy
safe
conduct
,
heretofore
by
thy
Highnesse
proclamation
graunted
to
any
that
would
attempt
the
Combate
in
defence
of
thy
daughter
)
I
am
hither
arriued
with
hazard
of
my
life
,
and
price
of
my
blood
to
deliuer
Modesta
from
her
imminent
daunger
:
wherefore
I
craue
thy
Highnes
royall
pardon
for
this
mine
enterprise
,
and
then
I
doubt
not
by
the
power
of
the
Goddes
,
but
this
day
in
all
your
presence
to
bring
her
wicked
accusers
to
confusion
.
Here
the
blacke
Knight
ended
his
speach
,
and
the
King
in
words
and
countenance
allowed
his
pretence
,
much
maruelling
at
his
great
boldnesse
,
that
durst
vtter
so
hard
speeches
against
the
County
Delamure
,
whose
very
name
was
so
much
feared
:
wherefore
he
iudged
him
a
man
of
no
meane
thoughtes
nor
base
birth
,
that
carryed
so
honourable
and
valiant
a
resolution
.
County
Delamure
being
not
far
off
,
ouer-heard
all
that
he
spake
vnto
the
King
,
which
mooued
him
to
choller
and
anger
,
that
like
a
rauening
Tiger
he
would
presently
haue
fallen
to
blowes
,
had
he
not
bene
commaunded
to
the
contrarie
by
the
Iudges
of
the
listes
:
whereupon
he
stayed
,
and
so
with
great
insolencie
he
tooke
vp
the
blacke
Knight
with
such
vehemencie
of
speach
,
that
it
seemed
rather
to
proceed
of
a
mad
and
wilde
frenzie
,
then
of
any
valiant
and
resolute
magnanimitie
.
The
blacke
Knight
replyed
very
litle
,
smiling
rather
at
his
folly
,
then
studying
howe
to
make
an
answere
to
his
arrogancie
,
and
so
not
taking
any
great
heed
to
any
further
speach
of
Delamure
,
he
stirred
his
horse
before
the
seate
of
Modesta
,
and
demaunded
her
allowance
of
him
to
defend
her
innocencie
,
who
willingly
gaue
her
consent
thereunto
:
yet
notwithstanding
that
he
was
presently
answered
his
demaund
,
beautie
nowe
made
him
forget
him selfe
:
for
so
long
stood
he
at
gaze
on
Modesta
,
till
the
Countie
Delamure
shakt
him
out
of
his
dumpe
after
this
manner
.
Nowe
faint-hearted
coward
,
doest
thou
forecast
by
Astronomie
,
or
calculate
by
the
course
of
the
heauens
,
what
shall
fall
of
this
thy
foolish
and
rash
enterprize
.
No
,
no
,
I
tell
thee
,
it
is
too
late
so
to
doe
:
for
no
submission
shall
nowe
serue
thy
turne
,
neither
shall
all
the
friendes
thou
hast
be
able
to
redeeme
thee
from
my
handes
:
wherefore
make
thee
readie
and
defend
thy selfe
,
for
longer
shalt
thou
not
pause
vpon
the
matter
.
The
blacke
Knight
not
a
litle
mooued
with
his
so
great
insolencie
,
first
with
a
glaunce
discouered
his
newe
intertained
affection
to
his
Mistresse
,
and
then
casting
downe
the
beuer
of
his
helme
,
he
turned
his
horse
about
with
great
dexteritie
,
the
agilitie
of
his
body
very
well
agreeing
with
the
readinesse
of
his
horse
:
and
Delamure
in
like
sorte
was
ready
to
the
combate
,
whereupon
their
pages
brought
them
speares
,
Perio
serued
the
blacke
knight
,
for
so
he
was
called
,
that
County
Pallamount
commaunded
to
giue
attendance
vpon
him
.
And
nowe
both
the
combatants
being
readie
,
the
trumpetters
sounded
,
and
then
hauing
taken
their
full
compasse
,
they
so
spurred
their
light
and
strong
horses
,
that
they
ranne
together
like
the
winde
,
and
presently
they
met
in
the
middest
of
the
race
with
such
a
strong
encounter
,
that
the
splinters
of
their
mightie
speares
whistling
and
making
a
noyse
in
the
ayre
,
did
driue
the
beholders
to
wonderfull
great
admiration
:
more
speares
were
brought
vnto
them
,
among
which
they
made
choyse
of
the
best
and
strongest
they
coulde
finde
.
Countie
Delamure
,
hauing
by
this
tryed
the
great
strength
of
his
aduersarie
,
thought
it
not
best
to
dallie
with
him
,
least
in
trifling
away
the
time
,
he
might
purchase
dishonour
,
and
blemish
his
credite
,
in
that
a
strange
and
an
vnknowen
Knight
should
holde
battell
there
so
long
with
him
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
the
blacke
Knight
remembring
that
he
had
in
hand
the
murtherer
of
his
deare
kinsman
,
and
the
false
accuser
of
Priscus
sister
(
his
dearest
friend
liuing
)
redoubling
his
force
in
such
sort
,
that
he
thought
it
no
conquest
if
his
aduersary
held
out
any
long
time
.
Thus
on
either
side
being
stirred
with
great
indignation
and
choller
,
they
pricked
their
furious
steades
to
runne
with
great
swiftnesse
,
and
the
blacke
Knight
so
well
behaued
him selfe
in
this
meeting
,
that
he
burst
his
speare
in
small
shiuers
,
and
gaue
Delamure
so
strong
an
incounter
,
that
both
horse
and
man
fell
to
the
ground
,
him selfe
also
feeling
the
great
force
of
his
mighty
aduersarie
:
for
that
he
had
receiued
such
a
counter-buffe
of
Delamure
vpon
his
visor
,
that
he
was
quite
out
of
all
remembrance
,
and
fell
downe
vpon
the
saddle
bowe
,
his
horse
carrying
him
all
about
the
field
as
dead
:
Delamure
receiued
small
dammage
by
this
incounter
,
but
onely
the
disgrace
of
his
fall
wherein
his
horse
shoulder
was
broken
,
which
was
very
good
hap
to
the
blacke
Knight
:
for
if
Delamure
had
had
his
horse
to
followe
him
when
he
was
in
this
traunce
,
he
had
quickely
ended
the
battell
,
and
albeit
he
was
a-foote
,
and
his
body
corpulent
,
he
made
so
great
haste
to
follow
him
,
that
he
came
within
reach
of
him
,
and
as
he
was
ready
to
handfast
a
blow
vpon
to
finish
that
labour
,
the
blacke
Knight
recouered
him selfe
,
and
perceiuing
that
he
was
so
disgraced
before
the
Prince
of
Aemulia
,
where
he
well
hoped
to
gaine
honour
,
not
knowing
of
the
fall
of
his
aduersarie
,
he
turned
his
horse
with
great
furie
,
where
espying
Delamure
,
and
on
foote
so
nigh
him
,
with
a
trice
he
lighted
from
his
horse
,
and
drewe
out
his
sworde
,
which
was
one
of
the
best
that
euer
had
bene
forged
of
steele
:
for
that
it
had
bene
wrought
by
wisedome
and
arte
)
and
so
the
County
did
the
like
:
then
began
the
battell
very
bloody
and
stout
,
either
endeauouring
with
all
his
force
to
endammage
his
foe
.
The
good
Lady
Modesta
nowe
somewhat
recouered
of
a
traunce
,
(
although
she
was
yet
doubtfull
of
the
successe
of
the
battell
)
wherein
she
had
fallen
in
this
great
danger
of
her
champion
,
whose
death
had
bene
a
small
iudgement
of
her
life
.
In
this
sort
they
continued
the
space
of
a
good
howre
,
without
any
aduantage
perceiued
of
any
side
,
to
the
great
wonder
of
all
the
beholders
,
who
iudged
it
impossible
for
any
humane
strength
to
sustaine
so
long
and
hard
a
trauell
:
all
greatly
admiring
at
the
great
bountie
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
for
that
as
it
grew
further
in
the
day
,
the
heat
of
his
choller
being
kindled
,
his
force
and
strength
also
increased
,
and
his
aduersary
was
perceiued
to
become
more
slowe
and
fainty
,
yet
for
his
credite
sake
he
encouraged
him selfe
,
and
redoubled
his
blowes
with
such
force
,
that
he
had
greatly
endaungered
the
blacke
Knight
,
had
it
not
bene
for
the
goodnesse
of
his
armour
,
which
no
weapon
could
pearce
:
yet
the
blowes
lighting
vpon
his
armour
as
thicke
as
vpon
an
anduill
in
a
Smythes
forge
,
greatly
bruised
his
body
,
the
blood
issuing
out
at
his
Beuer
,
and
in
many
other
places
through
the
ioyntes
of
his
armour
,
the
which
the
blacke
Knight
perceiuing
,
and
seeing
that
it
grewe
late
,
thought
it
not
his
best
course
so
to
trifle
the
time
,
and
no
good
done
,
least
a
new
day
must
be
taken
and
to
end
the
fame
,
and
so
his
labour
but
then
beginne
:
and
thus
resolued
at
this
time
,
(
as
it
is
said
)
to
winne
the
spurres
or
loose
the
horse
,
he
tooke
his
sworde
in
both
his
handes
,
and
lent
Delamure
such
a
mightie
blowe
vpon
the
visor
of
his
helmet
,
that
he
brought
him
quite
out
of
his
remembrance
,
and
doubling
the
same
with
more
force
,
afore
he
recouered
out
of
his
traunce
,
he
ouerthrewe
him
to
the
ground
,
and
then
laid
his
foote
vpon
his
breast
,
and
vnlaced
his
helmet
to
see
if
there
were
any
hope
of
life
in
him
,
and
perceiuing
by
the
moouing
of
his
carkasse
that
he
was
not
yet
dead
,
in
a
litle
space
he
brought
him
to
him selfe
againe
,
and
thereupon
the
blacke
Knight
began
to
discourse
with
him
thus
:
Nowe
treacherous
murtherer
,
and
false
accuser
of
innocencie
,
thou
maist
see
,
the
iust
reward
of
falshood
and
treason
is
to
receiue
a
defamed
death
for
so
vicious
a
life
,
or
rather
a
perpetuall
torment
,
for
so
villanous
an
intent
.
Nowe
thy
life
is
in
my
handes
,
and
in
me
lyeth
either
to
giue
thee
that
which
thou
hast
not
deserued
,
that
is
,
to
depart
hence
with
thy
head
:
or
els
in
executing
of
Iustice
,
to
present
the
same
to
the
innocent
Modesta
,
which
is
too
slender
a
recompence
for
so
great
a
villenie
.
And
assuredly
,
in
case
thou
doe
not
here
publikely
confesse
the
trueth
,
to
auoyd
the
ielousie
which
might
be
conceiued
of
Modestas
honour
,
vpon
my
Knighthood
I
will
euen
execute
the
very
vttermost
extremitie
,
that
honour
and
armes
will
allowe
to
be
done
against
thee
.
County
Delamures
confession
of
his
intended
treason
to
towardes
MODESTA
,
and
the
cause
thereof
.
The
Kings
ioy
of
her
deliuerie
.
The
blacke
Knight
his
sudden
departure
from
the
Kings
Court
:
his
letter
he
sent
to
MODESTA
,
being
greatly
in
loue
with
her
.
The
generall
sorrowe
in
the
Court
,
for
the
absence
of
the
blacke
Knight
.
MODESTAS
receit
of
his
letter
,
and
her
returning
of
answere
thereof
by
the
same
messenger
,
&
her
great
affection
vnto
him
.
The
blacke
knightes
trauell
in
the
forrest
Esina
:
his
madrigals
.
Chap.
12.
COunty
Delamure
being
nowe
at
the
doore
of
death
,
partly
in
hope
to
haue
his
life
pardoned
,
and
partly
for
discharge
of
conscience
,
the
burthen
whereof
was
verie
heauie
to
his
minde
,
disclosed
the
whole
circumstance
,
the
manner
of
his
drift
,
and
the
reason
which
induced
him
so
to
doe
,
particularly
as
before
is
recited
by
the
Hermite
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
them
that
heard
it
,
howe
such
outragious
villeny
could
be
harboured
in
any
humane
heart
:
who
hauing
from
point
to
point
thorowly
discoursed
thereof
:
great
was
the
ioy
that
was
made
in
generall
,
for
the
clearing
of
Modesta
from
that
false
accusation
,
but
specially
her
aged
and
carefull
father
the
King
,
who
was
much
rauished
in
minde
with
that
vnexpected
good
happe
,
that
for
a
long
time
he
thought
he
had
bene
transported
into
a
new
world
.
In
this
meane
time
Modesta
with
all
her
traine
of
Ladyes
and
Gentlewomen
were
not
meanly
glad
,
hope
hauing
cleane
banished
away
feare
,
yet
feare
but
newly
defaced
with
hope
,
in
so
much
that
the
vertue
of
the
one
rooting
out
the
infection
of
the
other
,
caused
such
a
sudden
alteration
in
her
body
,
that
her
wan
and
pale
countenance
was
conuerted
to
a
very
faire
and
beautifull
complection
,
and
to
be
briefe
,
so
louely
and
amiable
she
was
,
that
the
people
had
bene
like
to
haue
runne
into
an
heresie
,
in
derogating
the
dignitie
and
honour
due
vnto
the
Queene
of
Loue
,
and
arrogating
the
same
vnto
her
as
a
new
Venus
,
more
worthie
then
the
olde
goddesse
,
supposing
that
by
her
there
might
be
borne
a
young
Cupid
,
in
whome
the
want
of
the
former
(
who
was
blinde
)
might
be
supplyed
:
who
being
full
furnished
with
all
his
senses
,
would
(
no
doubt
)
be
more
gentle
and
lesse
cruell
.
Great
reason
they
had
to
haue
this
opinion
of
her
,
for
that
in
maiestie
she
excelled
Iuno
,
in
beautie
Helen
,
in
modestie
Diana
,
in
wisdome
and
pollicie
Cassandra
,
so
that
hereafter
none
meant
to
goe
a
pilgrimage
to
Citharea
,
nor
yet
to
adorne
Aphrodite
her
shrine
at
Paphos
with
flowers
,
where
now
might
be
found
only
the
dead
cynders
,
where
old
sacrifices
had
bene
,
but
no
signe
of
fresh
fires
and
new
burnt
offerings
.
Venus
perceiuing
the
people
in
such
an
heresie
,
in
making
an
earthly
creature
copartner
of
her
Deitie
,
began
to
be
very
angrie
,
deuising
with
her selfe
howe
she
might
vtterly
subuert
and
bring
in
obliuion
the
great
fame
of
this
newe
Goddesse
,
in
the
ende
perceiuing
no
way
to
compasse
the
same
,
but
onely
in
extinguishing
the
very
cause
it selfe
:
and
as
all
desperate
causes
require
desperate
remedies
,
so
vpon
the
sudden
Venus
be
thought
her
of
a
drift
to
requite
this
iniurie
,
which
was
thus
.
First
,
she
sollicited
her
deare
darling
Cupid
to
vndertake
the
reuenge
of
his
mothers
wrong
,
shewing
him
that
there
was
no
meane
to
effect
the
same
,
but
onely
to
insinuate
her
with
the
loue
of
this
newe
Champion
,
wherewith
she
was
already
something
mooued
,
and
being
once
skortched
therewith
,
no
doubt
their
purpose
would
take
good
effect
:
for
that
the
blacke
Knight
meant
presently
to
depart
to
the
Forrest
of
Esina
,
to
bring
(
according
to
his
promes
)
tydings
to
the
Hermite
,
of
his
good
successe
in
his
late
atchieued
enterprise
,
and
then
his
sudden
departure
would
be
so
great
a
griefe
to
her
heart
,
that
in
a
short
space
her
languishing
loue
would
so
alter
her
heauenly
hew
,
(
for
the
absence
of
louers
breedeth
such
a
corrasiue
vnto
the
minde
,
that
it
impayreth
the
beautie
of
the
bodie
)
that
the
multitude
would
nowe
thinke
it
but
a
blaze
,
which
vanisheth
away
with
euery
blast
:
and
by
this
meane
conuert
the
heate
and
feruencie
of
their
desires
,
honouring
her
nowe
as
a
Goddesse
)
to
a
loathsome
and
colde
disdaine
,
then
(
despising
her
as
an
abiect
)
in
the
meane
time
while
Venus
schooled
her
little
wanton
wagge
,
to
worke
a
reuenge
against
the
vertuous
and
fayre
Modesta
,
the
blacke
knight
hauing
obtained
the
victorie
,
thought
it
would
be
more
honourable
if
he
vsed
it
with
clemencie
:
and
nowe
after
that
County
Delamure
had
confessed
all
the
matter
,
and
circumstance
thereof
,
the
blacke
Knight
lifted
vp
the
beuer
of
his
helme
,
(
whose
countenance
garnished
with
the
excellencie
of
beauty
,
his
long
trauell
hauing
added
a
singular
grace
to
his
louely
and
amiable
complection
)
offering
with
great
reuerence
to
the
vertuous
Modesta
,
the
disposing
of
County
Delamures
life
or
death
:
for
hers
was
the
wrong
,
and
in
her
hand
should
the
sword
of
Iustice
nowe
remaine
,
therefore
he
heartily
requested
her
to
pronounce
the
sentence
against
him
.
Modesta
rauished
as
well
with
ioy
of
her
sudden
deliuerie
,
as
also
with
delight
in
beholding
the
beauty
of
him
,
that
now
had
taken
fast
roote
in
her
minde
,
refused
to
accept
of
the
blacke
Knights
offer
,
excusing
her selfe
with
a
kinde
of
care
,
least
in
being
a
Iudge
in
her
owne
cause
,
she
might
runne
into
the
ignominie
of
the
popular
speaches
:
and
so
either
be
condempned
of
follie
,
for
sauing
his
life
that
sought
her
death
,
or
otherwise
be
accounted
cruell
,
in
not
pardoning
vpon
the
offendours
submission
:
for
that
it
is
a
great
inhumanitie
to
deny
compassion
to
a
man
in
miserie
.
Upon
these
reasons
she
desired
the
blacke
Knight
to
hold
her
excused
,
giuing
him
innumerable
thankes
,
aswell
for
her
safe
deliuerie
by
his
valour
and
bounty
,
as
also
for
this
his
curteous
offer
,
which
to
satisfie
his
minde
,
she
would
willingly
haue
accepted
of
,
but
feare
of
disparragement
to
her
honour
commaunding
her
to
the
contrary
.
Yet
the
blacke
Knight
who
was
wholly
resolued
not
to
take
her
deniall
,
very
earnestly
intreated
her
againe
to
satisfie
his
request
herein
,
which
he
would
account
a
full
recompence
for
all
his
trauels
.
Then
Modesta
finding
her selfe
already
ouercome
with
his
strange
and
rare
curtesie
,
and
desirous
to
make
a
kinde
of
emulation
thereof
,
in
graunting
him
any
reasonable
request
,
and
therefore
hauing
deliberated
vpon
the
matter
,
and
considering
that
a
life
full
of
infamie
should
be
a
greater
torment
to
a
valiant
minde
,
then
a
death
full
of
martirdome
,
pronounced
a
sentence
of
banishment
against
Delamure
.
Hereupon
all
was
finished
,
and
the
clamour
of
the
people
was
so
exceeding
great
and
wonderfull
,
that
the
blacke
Knight
intending
secretly
to
steale
away
from
thence
,
to
perfourme
his
promes
with
the
olde
Hermite
,
who
was
his
good
hoast
in
the
wilde
forrest
of
Esina
,
with
an
intent
neuerthelesse
to
returne
in
some
vnknowen
sort
,
to
knowledge
his
obeysance
to
the
faire
Modesta
,
vnto
whome
his
heart
was
prisoner
:
on
this
determination
hauing
conueyed
him selfe
out
of
the
presse
of
people
,
and
nowe
being
part
in
his
way
towardes
the
Forrest
,
Perio
ouertooke
him
,
who
had
eyed
him
so
narrowly
,
that
presently
perceiuing
him
to
depart
,
followed
him
with
all
the
speede
he
could
.
The
black
Knight
perceiuing
so
conuenient
a
messenger
,
and
one
he
had
also
bound
vnto
him
in
some
sort
,
with
friendly
rewardes
in
recompence
of
his
seruice
,
he
allighted
from
his
horse
,
and
stept
into
a
house
in
a
little
village
hard
by
,
willing
Perio
to
walke
his
horse
till
he
returned
againe
,
and
there
calling
for
pen
,
Inke
and
paper
,
he
deuised
this
fancie
.
THe
Ocean
seas
for
euery
calme
present
A
thousand
stormes
:
so
howerly
doeth
my
minde
,
While
that
I
doe
excogitate
the
euent
Of
things
,
wherein
great
mysterie
I
finde
.
With
paine
I
prooue
a
treble
dammage
losse
,
Sith
Fate
my
heart
in
waues
of
griefe
doeth
tosse
.
The
wonder
late
I
sawe
,
wherein
I
thought
A
strange
and
rare
effect
for
to
containe
,
Was
,
when
I
view'd
your
face
,
which
in
me
wrought
Such
deepe
desire
euer
yours
for
to
remaine
.
That
when
I
finde
that
hope
forbids
to
prooue
,
To
seeke
redresse
,
I
languish
for
your
loue
.
But
froward
Fate
too
cruell
dealt
with
me
,
To
ruminate
vnto
mine
eares
your
fame
:
Yet
glad
thereby
that
you
redeemed
be
,
Though
I
do
pine
when
thoughtes
present
your
name
.
In
that
I
can
not
still
possesse
the
sight
Of
your
sweete
selfe
,
that
sole
may
me
delight
.
THe
blacke
Knight
hauing
finished
this
Poeme
,
he
closed
it
vp
,
and
sent
it
by
Perio
to
Modesta
,
wishing
him
further
to
signifie
vnto
her
,
that
he
trauelled
to
the
Forrest
of
Esina
to
lead
a
hermites
life
,
vntill
that
he
might
either
hope
of
her
fauour
to
returne
againe
,
or
dispaire
thereof
,
to
bequeath
him selfe
perpetually
to
deuocion
:
and
after
he
had
thus
instructed
Perio
what
he
should
doe
,
and
had
well
rewarded
him
to
make
him
the
more
willing
to
effect
the
same
,
he
hastened
him
towardes
the
Forrest
,
and
Perio
(
although
more
willing
to
followe
his
newe
Master
,
)
returned
to
the
Court
,
where
he
founde
a
great
tumult
,
the
King
being
very
inquisitiue
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
which
could
not
be
heard
of
,
the
which
when
it
came
to
the
Ladie
Modestas
eares
,
she
was
very
much
grieued
and
disquieted
,
for
that
she
was
nowe
out
of
hope
euer
to
haue
any
sight
of
him
that
she
so
entirely
beloued
:
and
as
she
was
in
this
meditation
came
in
Perio
,
who
hauing
reuerently
saluted
her
,
presented
her
with
that
skrowle
from
the
blacke
Knight
,
which
when
she
had
perused
,
she
was
verie
well
pleased
,
hoping
he
would
not
be
long
absent
,
(
being
sicke
)
from
the
Phisitian
which
could
cure
his
disease
:
yet
she
questioned
with
Perio
about
him
,
who
vpon
her
demaund
,
deliuered
her
his
message
by
worde
of
mouth
:
whose
entire
and
faithfull
affection
choosing
rather
to
wander
in
vnknowen
desartes
in
great
miserie
,
then
to
stay
in
her
fathers
Court
to
reueale
his
fancie
vnto
her
,
for
feare
of
offending
her
which
he
loued
so
entirely
,
her
loue
towardes
him
began
to
encrease
,
so
that
in
the
ende
vnable
to
conceale
the
extreme
heate
of
her
passions
,
she
confessed
vnto
Perio
howe
greatly
she
affected
him
,
earnestly
intreating
him
to
take
the
paines
to
returne
againe
in
quest
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
and
she
would
well
rewarde
him
for
his
trauell
.
Perio
well
pleased
with
these
newes
,
willingly
offered
him selfe
at
her
commaund
especially
therein
:
for
that
he
desired
nothing
so
much
,
as
to
shewe
him selfe
willing
,
though
not
able
to
pleasure
the
blacke
Knight
,
so
bountifull
he
had
bene
vnto
him
.
Well
,
Modesta
perceiuing
the
willing
minde
of
Perio
to
carrie
her
message
,
presently
framed
a
letter
,
and
hauing
sealed
the
same
,
she
deliuered
it
to
Perio
,
as
being
assured
of
his
fidelitie
,
whome
she
had
often
tryed
to
be
faithfull
,
requesting
him
with
all
speede
to
finde
out
the
blacke
Knight
,
,
and
to
deliuer
the
same
vnto
him
.
Perio
presently
departed
,
whome
wee
will
leaue
preparing
him selfe
for
his
iourney
to
goe
in
quest
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
which
we
left
trauelling
in
great
haste
towardes
the
Hermites
Cell
in
the
Forrest
of
Esina
,
who
hauing
at
the
last
recouered
the
Forrest
,
began
to
thinke
of
his
forepassed
daungerous
aduentures
,
and
the
remembrance
of
his
dearest
Modesta
,
nowe
penetrating
his
minde
with
fresh
woundes
,
which
brought
him
to
a
great
agonie
tormenting
him
the
more
,
because
he
had
bene
but
seldome
acquainted
with
such
strange
motions
,
being
in
a
great
rage
with
him selfe
,
that
his
minde
should
be
ouercome
with
such
effeminate
passions
,
so
that
he
thus
striuing
to
suppresse
the
fire
,
(
which
was
yet
but
a
sparke
)
it
rather
increased
and
waxed
more
and
more
,
that
in
the
ende
it
did
burst
foorth
into
a
vehement
and
outragious
flame
,
which
so
aggrauated
his
cares
,
that
if
he
had
endured
the
torture
of
Perillus
Bull
,
he
could
not
haue
bene
more
mangled
in
his
minde
,
nor
by
any
meanes
racked
to
a
higher
note
of
sorrowe
and
griefe
,
remembring
howe
vnpossible
it
was
for
him
to
enioy
that
vertuous
and
rare
Parragon
,
whose
fauour
he
tendered
more
then
his
owne
life
.
And
being
thus
metamorphosed
from
a
free
man
to
a
thrawled
captiue
,
from
a
professed
souldiour
of
warlicke
Mars
,
to
a
vowed
seruant
of
wanton
Venus
,
taking
no
heede
to
his
way
,
(
these
busie
cogitations
boyling
so
within
his
braine
,
that
almost
the
sence
of
vnderstanding
was
quite
perished
in
him
)
in
so
much
that
in
this
furie
,
his
horse
carryed
him
farre
out
of
his
way
,
before
he
came
to
him selfe
againe
.
In
this
sort
the
blacke
Knight
,
(
for
so
we
will
call
him
yet
)
wandered
these
wilde
desarts
for
tenne
or
twelue
dayes
,
till
in
the
end
wearyed
with
his
day
labours
,
and
his
small
nightes
rest
,
espying
a
fayre
fountaine
with
fine
greene
banks
,
round
about
diapered
with
the
pride
of
Vestas
choyse
flowers
,
and
couered
with
the
shade
of
a
tall
Beech
tree
,
Zephirus
tenderly
breathing
foorth
soft
and
coole
winde
,
which
made
a
pleasant
murmure
amongest
the
parched
leaues
of
that
pleasant
harbour
,
and
extinguished
part
of
Phoebus
extreme
heate
,
here
he
went
and
bathed
himselfe
in
the
fountaine
,
and
afterwardes
reposed
his
wearie
limmes
vpon
the
tender
grasse
,
which
was
verie
pleasing
vnto
him
,
but
notwithstanding
his
wonted
passions
still
disquieting
him
,
that
he
could
take
no
rest
,
whereupon
he
warbled
out
this
ensuing
Dittie
,
according
with
the
notes
of
the
musicall
birdes
,
that
sweetely
chattered
vpon
the
hangings
ouer
that
cleare
and
Christalline
spring
.
HOw
can
I
sing
,
and
haue
no
ioy
in
heart
,
In
heart
no
ioy
,
a
heauy
dolefull
iest
,
A
iest
,
God
wote
:
that
still
procures
my
smart
,
A
cruell
smart
that
breedeth
mine
vnrest
.
Shall
I
then
sing
,
and
can
not
iest
nor
ioy
,
Nay
rather
weepe
thus
liuing
in
annoy
.
Why
should
I
weepe
,
or
heauie
lot
bewayle
?
Why
should
I
sobbe
,
and
sigh
with
sobbing
care
?
For
herein
teares
,
sighes
,
nor
sobbes
can
preuaile
,
But
hope
may
helpe
to
rid
me
from
this
snare
.
The
valiant
minde
condemnes
such
trifling
toyes
,
Though
cruell
loue
bereaue
his
wished
ioyes
.
O
balefull
ioy
reioysing
in
the
sight
Of
beauties
flowre
,
a
flowre
like
Cockeatrice
.
Whose
view
doeth
pearce
the
man
of
greatest
might
,
And
doeth
subuert
the
reason
of
the
wise
.
Such
was
the
sight
that
did
inthrawle
my
sight
,
Such
was
the
spight
that
wrought
me
deepe
despight
.
Haue
I
then
pawn'd
my
credite
to
this
end
?
Haue
I
my
life
in
ballance
put
therefore
,
Her
life
to
saue
and
credite
to
defend
,
And
brought
my
life
to
thraldome
for
euermore
.
And
may
not
hope
this
curtesie
to
haue
,
Euen
at
her
handes
,
her
champions
life
to
saue
.
Despaire
not
man
,
thou
hast
not
tryed
her
truth
,
Doubt
not
before
that
she
an
answer
giue
,
Seeke
first
for
fauour
,
women
be
full
of
ruth
,
Though
she
denie
,
let
no
deniall
grieue
.
Women
will
say
,
and
will
vnsay
againe
,
And
oft
refuse
the
thing
they
would
obtaine
.
The
blacke
Knights
dreame
:
His
deliuering
of
a
young
man
pursued
by
a
Dragon
,
whom
he
found
to
be
the
messenger
that
he
had
sent
to
MODESTA
,
and
receiued
a
letter
from
her
again
His
returne
with
the
messenger
backe
to
the
kings
court
.
The
report
of
a
great
triumph
there
,
which
was
likewise
to
be
perfourmed
at
Florence
,
and
the
Victor
to
be
rewarded
with
the
Kings
daughter
.
Perduratus
restored
to
his
honour
and
liuing
in
Florence
againe
.
The
gyant
Bergamo
his
victori
in
Aemulia
,
and
his
setting
forward
towardes
Florence
with
MODESTA
in
a
triumphant
chariot
.
The
blacke
Knight
his
combat
with
him
in
the
forrest
of
Mountalto
,
and
his
victory
.
Chap.
13.
BY
this
Morpheus
had
befriended
him
with
a
pleasant
slumber
,
yet
the
minde
working
still
,
fedde
it selfe
so
long
vpon
the
bone
,
that
he
left
no
marowe
therein
,
whereby
so
small
moisture
was
left
within
his
body
to
worke
vpon
,
that
it
could
not
intertaine
and
feede
the
ordinarie
intercourse
of
descending
humours
,
which
executed
a
friendly
office
within
his
body
,
to
disfraught
the
minde
of
cares
,
and
to
nus●e
it
vp
for
the
time
in
the
bed
of
rest
and
ease
.
Thus
hauing
but
a
weary
sleepe
,
as
he
was
neither
sleeping
nor
yet
well
waking
,
he
heard
a
pitifull
outcrie
,
and
a
great
ruffling
amongest
the
trees
,
whereat
he
awaked
and
buckled
on
his
helmet
,
and
by
that
he
had
recouered
his
feete
,
and
rushed
a
little
into
the
thicket
to
learne
the
cause
of
the
outcrie
,
he
might
see
a
monstrous
Dragon
pursuing
a
handsome
young
man
,
and
being
ready
to
cease
vpon
him
,
the
valiant
blacke
Knight
vnsheathed
his
fine
cutting
sworde
,
(
being
nowe
within
reach
of
that
ouglie
feend
)
and
parted
the
fire-spitting
head
from
that
monstrous
and
diuelish
carkasse
,
and
when
his
conquest
was
thus
ended
,
he
called
the
young
man
vnto
him
,
who
was
yet
scarce
come
vnto
him selfe
,
being
so
late
in
so
great
a
perill
,
and
therefore
could
not
speake
one
worde
,
till
the
blacke
Knight
hauing
narrowly
marked
him
,
and
knowing
that
he
was
the
Page
by
whome
he
had
sent
his
letter
to
Modesta
,
spake
thus
vnto
him
.
My
good
Perio
,
(
for
so
the
Page
was
called
)
what
winde
brought
thee
hither
,
I
am
glad
it
was
my
good
fortune
to
be
the
safegard
of
thy
life
,
take
heart
,
man
:
for
nowe
thou
art
deliuered
of
all
thy
daunger
.
Tell
me
what
newes
at
the
Court
,
and
howe
doeth
my
dearest
Modesta
?
if
thou
hast
any
tidings
from
her
,
deliuer
thy
message
quickely
,
that
I
may
know
the
charge
of
her
doome
.
Perio
seeing
him selfe
in
his
presence
that
he
came
in
quest
of
,
and
howe
he
was
deliuered
of
so
great
a
daunger
,
wept
for
ioy
,
and
could
speake
neuer
a
worde
,
but
deliuered
Modestas
letter
vnto
him
,
the
which
he
perceiuing
vnripped
the
seale
,
and
read
the
contents
,
which
was
to
this
effect
.
GEntle
Knight
,
I
knowe
not
whether
I
reioyced
so
much
in
mine
owne
deliuerie
,
being
in
so
great
a
daunger
,
as
I
bewayled
and
lamented
thy
absence
,
hauing
preserued
my
life
and
credite
:
the
one
exonerating
my
posteritie
from
perpetuall
infamie
by
thy
Knightly
prowesse
and
valour
:
the
other
arguing
in
thee
a
dislike
of
some
thing
,
by
reason
of
thy
sudden
departure
.
But
neuerthelesse
,
euen
as
the
one
proceeded
of
thy
resolute
and
bountifull
disposition
,
without
any
entreatie
of
mine
:
so
the
other
followed
of
a
peremptorie
resolution
,
without
my
priuitie
or
consent
.
And
if
thou
hast
hazarded
thy
life
in
defence
of
mine
honour
,
I
will
not
sticke
to
graunt
thee
any
reasonable
request
to
recompence
the
same
.
Knowest
thou
not
that
the
Merlion
soareth
after
the
Larke
,
but
neuer
ceazeth
vpon
the
wren
:
the
Faulcon
footeth
the
partridge
,
but
neuer
flieth
after
the
puttocke
:
the
Eagle
beholdeth
the
Sunne
in
the
toppe
of
the
heauens
,
but
neuer
looketh
downe
towardes
the
bottome
of
the
Seas
:
and
Princes
beare
prince-like
dispositions
to
reward
bountifully
,
and
not
base
peasant-like
mindes
,
to
recompence
their
champions
slenderly
:
wherefore
doest
thou
then
despaire
?
if
my
beautie
hath
captiuated
thy
sight
,
thy
vertue
hath
imprisoned
my
heart
:
bashfull
feare
hindereth
thee
to
seeke
,
shamefast
modestie
forbiddeth
me
to
offer
:
and
yet
I
had
rather
passe
the
limits
of
modestie
(
which
is
so
great
an
ornament
to
our
sexe
)
and
confesse
and
acknowledge
mine
owne
infirmitie
,
then
so
valiant
and
worthie
a
Knight
shoulde
miscarrie
.
Wherefore
I
charge
thee
vpon
paine
of
my
displeasure
,
to
returne
with
this
messenger
to
my
Fathers-Court
againe
:
welcome
thou
shalt
be
vnto
him
,
and
princely
rewarded
,
but
more
welcome
to
Modesta
,
and
louingly
entertained
,
who
longeth
for
thy
presence
.
Thus
resting
not
well
pleased
with
my selfe
,
till
I
be
able
to
pleasure
thee
,
I
wish
and
expect
thy
short
returne
.
Thine
alwayes
vnfayned
Modesta.
WHen
the
blacke
Knight
had
perused
ouer
this
letter
,
and
had
read
it
againe
and
againe
,
he
could
skant
withdrawe
his
eyes
from
the
same
,
so
vnspeakable
were
the
ioyes
he
conceaued
therein
:
but
in
the
end
,
seeking
to
deferre
the
time
in
reading
her
skrowle
,
(
being
in
good
hope
not
onely
to
behold
,
but
also
to
embrace
her
owne
person
)
was
with
the
idle
house-wife
to
be
catching
of
fleas
,
when
her
businesse
should
be
in
doing
.
Therefore
he
plucked
vp
his
spirits
,
and
rewarding
well
the
messenger
,
he
resolued
to
leaue
his
first
determination
to
visite
the
good
old
hermite
,
(
til
that
he
had
first
returned
to
Modesta
)
faithfully
determining
neuerthelesse
,
when
opportunitie
would
giue
him
leaue
,
to
repaire
vnto
him
againe
,
to
heare
his
British
discourse
,
and
to
bring
him
newes
of
Modestas
enlargement
according
to
promes
.
And
now
being
pricked
forwards
with
the
sting
of
a
more
longing
desire
then
before
,
he
returned
with
Perio
back
againe
,
&
such
haste
they
made
,
that
within
few
dayes
they
were
come
to
a
village
very
nere
to
the
kings
Court
,
where
they
lodged
al
night
.
The
blacke
knight
being
(
after
his
maner
)
very
inquisitiue
of
newes
:
his
hoast
told
him
of
a
great
triumph
of
Iust
and
Turnament
,
which
was
holden
at
the
kings
court
,
and
the
occasion
thereof
had
growen
in
this
sort
.
First
the
King
,
after
the
deliuerie
of
his
daughter
,
caused
a
proclamation
to
be
made
,
that
whosoeuer
could
bring
notice
of
him
,
that
had
by
his
valor
preserued
her
honour
and
life
,
he
should
be
verie
highly
rewarded
for
the
same
,
&
when
no
news
could
be
heard
of
him
,
he
caused
another
proclamation
to
be
made
,
that
a
solemne
feast
should
be
kept
in
his
Court
for
one
whole
moneth
,
during
which
time
,
he
graunted
a
safe-conduct
to
all
forren
Princes
,
and
Knightes
of
what
country
soeuer
,
to
passe
&
repasse
:
and
that
during
the
time
appointed
,
all
commers
,
aswell
within
his
owne
principalitie
and
dominions
,
as
strangers
,
should
trie
their
marciall
prowesse
,
and
Knightly
actiuitie
at
Iuste
and
Turnament
,
and
he
which
should
obtaine
the
honour
of
that
Feast
with
martiall
manhood
,
should
haue
for
his
reward
his
onely
daughter
Modesta
in
marriage
,
with
this
condition
that
he
would
defend
her
beautie
for
one
whole
moneth
at
Florence
,
which
nowe
flourished
againe
,
being
but
lately
by
Carolus
Magnus
recouered
from
the
possession
of
the
Gothes
,
and
the
worthie
Perduratus
the
valiant
Gouernour
thereof
,
who
(
at
the
time
when
the
Gothes
sacked
the
same
,
hauing
narrowly
escaped
the
furie
of
their
blood-thirsting
blades
)
had
euer
liued
in
exile
in
the
desertes
of
Liguria
,
and
nowe
was
called
backe
againe
,
and
restored
to
his
former
possessions
and
liuings
,
where
he
not
onely
erected
stately
and
sumptuous
Temples
,
to
worship
and
deifie
the
Goddes
,
magnificent
and
gorgeous
buildings
to
harbour
his
people
:
but
also
prescribed
and
established
Lawes
to
keepe
his
subiectes
in
good
order
of
liuing
:
these
were
the
reasons
which
moued
the
King
to
make
choice
of
Florence
,
knowing
that
greater
company
would
assemble
there
,
in
respect
that
the
fame
thereof
so
lately
began
to
flourish
.
And
the
reason
(
as
it
is
reported
)
quoth
Calimacko
,
(
for
so
the
hoast
of
the
house
was
called
)
which
mooued
the
King
to
take
this
course
,
was
to
finde
againe
that
Knight
,
which
victoriousty
had
vanquished
Modestas
false
accuser
.
These
triumphes
haue
continued
these
three
weekes
and
more
,
and
nowe
they
draw
towards
an
end
:
many
worthy
Knightes
and
valiant
Champions
came
there
out
of
all
Countreyes
,
and
amongest
the
rest
,
one
came
,
which
is
rather
a
diuell
or
a
monster
,
then
a
man
,
a
Giant
he
is
,
which
came
(
vpon
report
of
this
triumph
)
from
the
desartes
of
the
mountaine
Taurus
,
and
as
yet
sithence
he
came
none
ran
with
him
twice
,
for
that
he
vnhorsed
euery
one
at
the
first
incounter
:
and
this
is
like
to
carrie
her
away
,
much
against
her
fathers
will
,
and
nowe
the
King
is
sorie
to
haue
graunted
any
such
conditions
to
the
victor
:
but
sith
there
is
no
remedie
,
he
caused
to
be
made
a
triumphant
charriot
to
carrie
them
to
Florence
,
being
out
of
all
hope
to
be
rid
of
this
perillous
and
terrible
monster
,
without
that
the
fresh
fame
of
that
newe
erected
Citie
,
together
with
the
hope
of
so
precious
a
reward
,
should
make
the
nomber
of
worthy
Martialistes
to
be
greater
,
and
their
resolution
to
be
more
peremptorie
,
whereby
some
one
might
(
by
good
happe
)
in
the
end
weary
that
diuelish
feend
,
thereby
once
againe
to
recouer
his
Modesta
from
captiuitie
.
When
Calimacko
had
thus
discoursed
,
the
blacke
Knight
was
the
gladdest
man
in
the
worlde
,
both
because
he
heard
of
his
Fathers
happie
returne
to
Florence
againe
,
with
the
great
fame
and
renowne
thereof
,
and
also
to
be
offered
so
good
an
opportunitie
,
once
againe
to
combat
for
his
Lady
:
and
withall
,
that
before
his
Father
in
Florence
he
should
aduance
him selfe
to
shewe
his
skill
in
armes
.
Well
;
after
that
he
had
discoursed
a
while
with
Calimacko
vpon
these
newes
,
he
caused
his
Page
to
light
him
to
his
chamber
,
where
being
come
,
he
began
to
commune
with
him
thus
.
Nowe
Perio
,
howe
likest
thou
these
tydings
of
thy
Mistresse
,
and
of
that
handsome
groome
that
must
haue
her
?
very
ill
,
my
Lord
,
quoth
he
,
and
worse
will
my
Lady
and
Mistresse
fare
,
if
she
heare
not
shortly
from
you
.
Nay
Perio
,
quoth
the
blacke
Knight
,
thou
mistakest
the
matter
:
for
women
be
wilie
cattell
,
they
can
counterfet
sorrowe
when
they
are
nothing
sad
,
and
lowre
when
they
haue
list
to
laugh
,
and
smyle
when
they
feele
most
smart
:
dissimulation
is
a
common
practise
amongest
them
,
yea
and
though
they
should
loue
entirely
,
yet
are
they
like
the
timely
blossoms
that
are
nipped
with
euery
frost
,
they
change
their
hew
with
the
Cameleon
,
and
alter
their
shapes
with
Proteus
,
so
voluble
is
the
wheele
of
their
vnsettled
resolucion
.
Quoth
Perio
,
you
may
assure
you
,
my
Lord
,
Modesta
is
none
of
those
that
is
wonne
with
a
Nut
,
and
lost
with
the
shell
:
for
as
without
great
desart
she
will
not
affect
,
so
without
a
manifest
occasion
she
will
not
dislike
:
and
for
you
,
my
Lord
,
you
may
be
well
assured
,
she
will
neuer
be
false
vnto
you
,
and
if
you
finde
it
otherwise
,
neuer
beleeue
Perio
againe
.
Well
,
quoth
the
black
Knight
,
I
will
trie
if
it
be
so
,
let
vs
take
our
rest
this
night
,
and
in
the
morning
you
shall
knowe
more
of
my
minde
.
Little
sleepe
satisfied
the
blacke
Knight
,
deuising
with
him selfe
in
what
sort
he
might
attempt
this
enterprise
,
vnknowen
of
any
:
in
the
end
he
concluded
with
him selfe
,
to
send
Perio
the
next
morning
to
the
Kinges
Court
,
to
learne
what
time
,
and
which
way
Modesta
should
be
carryed
towardes
Florence
,
and
gaue
him
great
charge
not
to
shewe
him selfe
vnto
her
,
before
such
time
as
he
should
put
in
practise
what
he
had
determined
,
for
the
enlarging
of
her
from
the
custodie
of
that
great
Giant
.
Perio
very
readily
and
closely
conuayed
him selfe
to
Court
,
and
he
stayed
not
long
,
but
he
came
to
the
knowledge
of
all
:
the
time
of
the
Turnament
being
now
expired
,
and
Bergamo
(
for
so
the
Gyant
was
called
)
ready
within
those
two
dayes
to
set
forwardes
with
Modesta
towardes
Florence
:
whereby
(
according
to
the
kings
Proclamation
)
to
finish
his
begun
enterprise
.
When
Perio
had
heard
this
,
and
had
learned
which
way
they
would
goe
,
without
any
carrying
he
returned
to
his
Master
againe
:
and
when
he
had
declared
the
whole
circumstance
vnto
him
,
the
blacke
Knight
was
very
glad
,
that
they
did
so
quickely
set
forwardes
with
Modesta
,
and
that
Bergamo
was
to
passe
with
her
through
the
Forrest
of
Mountalto
,
wherein
was
a
very
narrow
passage
at
the
issuing
out
thereof
,
and
adioyning
thereunto
a
verie
sine
and
plaine
greene
,
furnished
with
two
rowes
of
Poplars
,
(
which
were
sometimes
the
sisters
of
proud
Phaeton
,
so
transformed
,
because
they
sorrowed
for
their
brothers
fall
)
along
the
same
standing
in
such
order
,
as
though
they
had
taken
their
places
there
,
to
behold
the
rare
and
strange
sight
which
shortly
was
to
passe
that
way
.
Then
he
caused
to
be
made
a
Cassocke
,
and
Basses
of
redde
Satten
to
couer
his
blacke
armour
,
least
he
should
be
descryed
before
he
had
brought
his
purpose
to
some
ende
:
and
caused
also
a
straunge
attire
to
be
made
for
his
Page
,
and
when
he
had
giuen
order
howe
thinges
should
be
done
,
he
betooke
him
to
his
rest
.
The
next
day
,
when
Aurora
began
to
clothe
her selfe
with
her
gray
gowne
,
and
to
blush
for
shame
that
Phoebus
should
be
seene
to
dislodge
him selfe
from
her
bower
,
and
that
Titan
had
no
sooner
set
foote
in
his
charriot
,
and
his
trampling
steedes
with
foaming
mouthes
began
to
ascend
,
and
with
their
lightes
to
discouer
such
things
that
were
in
the
inferiour
regions
,
obscured
with
the
vale
of
darknesse
,
but
the
blacke
Knight
armed
at
all
assayes
,
and
couered
with
that
red
vesture
,
his
Crest
plumed
with
a
great
bunch
of
white
feathers
,
mounted
vpon
his
stately
white
courser
.
Thus
Perio
carrying
his
Target
,
and
riding
vpon
a
fine
Iennet
which
he
had
bought
for
him
,
trauelled
a
round
pace
towardes
the
Forrest
of
Mountalto
,
and
before
Phoebus
had
passed
in
his
course
the
meridionall
line
,
they
had
recouered
the
same
,
and
drawing
neerer
the
plaine
,
to
the
which
the
narrow
Angle
was
adioyning
,
the
blacke
Knight
lighted
off
his
horse
,
gaue
it
vnto
Perio
,
and
tooke
Modestas
picture
(
that
he
had
procured
to
be
made
for
that
purpose
)
and
hanged
it
on
a
mighty
Poplar
,
which
stoode
in
the
very
nooke
betweene
the
plaine
and
the
Forrest
,
where
no
bodie
could
passe
but
must
needes
see
it
:
vnderneath
this
picture
he
caused
to
be
ingrauen
in
golden
letters
this
sentence
.
No
Knight
may
passe
this
way
,
but
must
needes
either
confesse
,
that
she
whome
this
picture
representeth
is
the
fayrest
Lady
liuing
,
and
yeeld
vp
his
Target
in
honour
of
her
name
:
or
combat
for
his
passage
with
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
,
who
watcheth
here
for
that
purpose
.
And
when
he
had
placed
the
same
to
his
liking
,
he
walked
aside
to
watch
the
comming
of
Bergamo
,
who
within
three
howers
after
,
was
come
within
kenne
of
the
blacke
knight
,
who
tearmeth
him selfe
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
:
then
presently
he
called
to
his
Page
for
his
horse
,
and
mounting
to
his
saddle
with
a
trice
,
did
ride
a
soft
pace
till
he
came
to
the
entrance
of
the
plaine
,
and
there
he
stayed
still
,
till
the
charriot
came
right
against
him
,
and
then
stepped
foth
,
and
wished
the
charriot
man
to
stay
,
who
maruelling
to
see
one
alone
man
so
boldly
will
him
to
stay
,
thought
skorne
thereof
and
held
on
his
course
.
The
knight
of
the
Forrest
full
of
choller
to
see
the
skornfull
demeanor
of
that
proud
cartesman
,
spurred
his
horse
till
he
came
within
reach
of
him
,
&
then
with
his
armed
fist
he
lent
him
such
a
blow
vpon
his
face
,
that
he
crushed
his
skull
in
pieces
,
at
the
noyse
of
whose
fal
those
which
were
already
past
turned
backe
againe
,
&
those
which
followed
,
hastened
forwards
.
Bergamo
being
within
glutting
himself
with
the
view
of
the
faire
Modesta
,
hard
al
this
busling
,
&
because
the
chariot
stood
,
he
stepped
out
,
&
seeing
the
knight
all
armed
before
him
,
&
his
chariot
man
slaine
,
asked
the
knight
of
the
forrest
why
he
had
done
so
,
and
reuiled
him
with
great
insolency
,
assuring
him
if
he
did
not
answer
him
to
his
liking
,
he
should
taste
the
weight
of
his
mighty
faulchon
.
The
knight
of
the
forrest
smiling
answered
,
I
haue
vowed
to
keepe
this
passage
,
&
here
thou
maist
see
the
cause
(
pointing
to
the
picture
)
and
I
wished
thy
man
to
stay
that
I
might
speake
with
thee
,
who
would
not
,
and
this
is
the
cause
:
now
reade
this
inscription
,
and
answere
my
demaund
.
Bergamo
kindled
with
wrath
,
was
readie
to
runne
vpon
him
with
his
Faulchion
,
but
remembring
him selfe
better
,
he
looked
towardes
the
picture
,
yet
tooke
small
heede
thereunto
,
but
reade
ouer
the
skrowle
which
was
vnderwritten
,
&
then
foaming
at
his
mouth
like
a
Bore
,
and
fretting
with
a
deadly
furie
,
that
any
should
presume
to
braue
him
in
such
order
,
he
thundered
out
with
his
hollowe
and
bellowing
voyce
,
(
his
eyes
burning
like
a
flashing
torch
)
as
followeth
.
Proud
stripling
and
foolish
yonker
,
howe
darest
thou
presume
to
challenge
me
the
combat
,
that
haue
terrified
so
many
braue
and
resolute
Knightes
with
the
maiestie
of
my
sterne
countenance
,
and
thou
sawcie
Princkockes
,
art
so
arrogant
to
set
vp
skrowles
of
challenge
to
me
,
or
arrogate
to
any
woman
liuing
the
beautie
incomparable
of
my
Lady
,
yea
and
though
the
trueth
were
of
thy
side
,
yet
would
I
not
confesse
the
same
,
being
so
peremptorily
required
thereunto
:
for
resolute
men
at
armes
are
sooner
wonne
with
entreaty
,
then
ouercome
with
force
.
But
I
pray
thee
,
whose
picture
doest
thou
carrie
abroad
,
thus
to
her
defame
and
thy
dishonour
.
Quoth
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
,
care
thou
not
,
arrogant
Monster
,
whose
it
is
,
onely
knowe
she
is
the
Lady
of
my
loue
,
and
Mistresse
of
my
thoughtes
,
in
defending
of
whose
right
,
I
hope
to
disinherite
thee
of
thy
rest
,
and
therefore
make
thee
readie
to
the
combate
:
if
I
ouercome
thee
,
I
must
be
master
of
thy
prize
,
more
fitter
for
a
man
then
a
monster
:
if
thou
doest
ouercome
me
,
I
will
be
thy
prisoner
,
and
confesse
(
that
which
I
can
not
denie
)
that
she
,
for
whome
thou
doest
vndertake
this
enterprise
,
is
the
very
pride
of
beautie
,
and
flowre
of
all
the
worlde
.
Although
Bergamo
might
well
haue
vnderstood
by
his
wordes
,
that
his
pretence
was
to
winne
his
praye
,
yet
he
neither
tooke
any
heed
to
what
he
said
:
onely
thus
much
he
replyed
vnto
him
.
Thou
vnfortunate
wretch
,
I
will
not
sticke
to
graunt
thee
the
honour
of
a
combate
,
because
I
would
be
thorowly
reuenged
on
thee
,
and
then
mayest
thou
thinke
thy selfe
happy
,
to
haue
so
honourable
an
end
,
as
to
perish
by
my
weapons
:
but
tell
who
thou
art
,
that
I
may
knowe
the
spoyle
of
whose
honour
I
shall
gaine
by
the
conquest
.
I
am
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
,
quoth
he
,
that
will
shortly
quallifie
those
insolent
bragges
of
thine
:
but
as
the
Beetle
nestleth
her selfe
in
the
Sunne
all
day
,
and
descending
thence
with
a
murmuring
noyse
,
is
contented
with
a
Cowshard
for
shelter
in
the
night
:
so
thy
proude
and
mighty
threates
,
which
nowe
is
stretched
aboue
Ela
,
will
ere
long
be
contented
to
decline
,
and
to
deskant
vpon
Solfa
.
Hereupon
Bergamo
called
for
his
horse
and
armour
,
and
while
two
of
his
squiers
made
him
readie
,
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
turned
his
horse
round
,
and
mannaged
him
with
very
good
grace
,
and
the
rest
of
the
company
which
gaue
their
attendance
on
the
charriot
did
set
them selues
in
order
in
two
rowes
,
the
followers
of
Bergamo
on
the
one
side
,
and
those
which
were
Modestas
seruants
on
the
other
side
:
they
all
mused
vpon
the
successe
of
this
stratageme
.
All
Modestas
followers
heartily
wishing
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
to
preuaile
,
that
their
deare
Ladie
and
Mistresse
should
not
be
combred
with
such
a
diuilish
Hell-hound
,
the
sight
of
whome
tormented
her
more
then
Hell
it selfe
.
Thus
all
being
attentiue
and
standing
in
good
order
,
Bergamo
hauing
armed
him selfe
,
and
being
mounted
vpon
a
huge
and
mightie
courser
,
carrying
a
speare
in
his
hand
as
bigge
in
a
manner
as
a
Pine
tree
,
and
stretching
his
vnweldy
limmes
in
his
saddle
,
that
one
would
haue
thought
it
had
bene
a
mountaine
that
miraculously
mooued
towardes
him
:
but
neuerthelesse
it
daunted
nothing
of
the
courage
of
that
good
Knight
,
but
rather
encreased
his
force
and
doubled
his
desire
to
be
dealing
with
him
.
And
thus
both
parties
being
ready
to
the
battell
,
the
angrie
sounding
trumpets
summoned
them
to
that
bloody
conflict
,
the
which
no
sooner
being
heard
,
then
these
two
champions
turned
about
their
neighing
horses
,
and
pacing
them
till
they
were
a
competent
distance
one
from
another
,
then
giuing
them
the
libertie
of
the
raynes
,
spurred
them
on
to
runne
like
the
whirlewinde
,
and
meeting
in
the
middest
of
the
race
,
they
shiuered
both
their
speares
so
that
the
encounter
was
very
dangerous
,
for
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
was
so
shaken
therewith
,
that
he
was
glad
to
embrace
his
horse
necke
to
saue
him selfe
from
falling
:
and
Bergamo
with
the
force
of
his
enemies
launce
was
pushed
vpon
his
horse
crupper
,
so
that
he
had
much
a
doe
to
recouer
his
saddle
againe
.
And
both
of
them
hauing
well
settled
them selues
,
drewe
out
their
swordes
,
and
then
the
battell
began
to
be
bloodie
on
both
sides
:
but
to
be
short
,
long
and
perillous
was
the
fight
betweene
them
,
yet
in
the
end
,
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
with
great
losse
of
his
blood
,
and
daunger
of
his
life
,
was
Master
of
the
field
:
for
no
humane
power
could
endure
the
terrible
and
deadly
strokes
of
that
good
Knight
,
so
that
being
nowe
in
the
presence
of
Modesta
,
whole
legions
of
monsters
could
not
haue
vanquished
his
inuincible
minde
.
Bergamo
nowe
left
groning
his
last
breath
,
and
blaspheming
against
Goddes
and
men
,
renting
the
bowels
of
the
ayre
with
his
clamorous
and
hollowe
bellowing
,
his
owne
seruants
flocked
about
him
to
lend
him
such
succour
as
they
could
,
all
the
rest
ranne
to
the
Knight
of
the
Forrest
,
and
submitted
them selues
vnto
him
,
who
hauing
dismounted
from
his
horse
,
entertained
them
all
very
louingly
,
and
wished
one
of
them
(
which
seemed
vnto
him
to
be
chiefe
of
all
the
rest
)
to
conduct
him
to
their
Ladie
and
Mistresse
:
for
that
nowe
it
stood
him
vpon
,
to
perfourme
the
enterprise
begun
by
Bergamo
:
the
Gentleman
verie
willingly
did
leade
him
towardes
the
charriot
.
Modesta
all
this
while
stood
viewing
of
this
stratageme
,
and
was
very
glad
to
be
rid
of
that
diuelish
monster
,
although
she
knew
not
who
it
was
that
had
ventured
so
farre
,
to
gaine
an
interest
in
her
,
and
to
whome
she
must
yeeld
a
possession
in
her selfe
:
but
whosoeuer
he
was
,
she
liked
well
the
chaunge
,
and
therefore
stood
readie
with
a
chearefull
countenance
to
entertaine
him
who
hauing
ascended
to
the
charriot
,
lifted
vp
the
beuer
of
his
helmet
,
and
humbly
prayed
her
handes
to
kisse
.
Whereupon
Modesta
narrowly
beholding
her
Champion
,
partly
gessing
he
should
be
the
blacke
Knight
by
the
complexion
of
his
face
,
and
by
the
valorous
disposition
of
his
minde
,
embraced
him
with
great
kindnesse
,
and
wished
him
to
tell
her
presently
,
if
it
was
not
he
that
had
vanquished
Countie
Delamure
,
in
defence
of
her
life
and
honour
.
Moderatus
desiring
nothing
so
much
,
as
to
satisfie
any
request
that
Modesta
should
make
,
and
specially
to
discouer
him selfe
,
where
he
aboue
all
others
was
the
welcommest
man
in
the
world
:
wherefore
he
made
no
bone
of
the
matter
,
but
thus
framed
his
salutation
vnto
her
.
The
blacke
Knightes
salutation
to
Modesta.
Her
curteous
replie
,
and
ioyning
in
true
league
of
amitie
.
Their
going
forwards
towards
Florence
,
and
their
embassage
sent
to
PERDVRATAS
Gouernour
thereof
.
Their
abode
in
a
village
called
Albauilla
.
The
great
Gyant
Albanus
outrages
there
.
CORNELIVS
and
others
of
Duke
DEVASCOS
Court
repairing
to
Florence
to
this
triumph
.
Chap.
14.
O
Most
noble
Princesse
,
the
flower
of
all
beautie
,
and
whilome
the
pride
of
Nature
triumphing
in
her
owne
excellencie
,
hauing
framed
so
noble
a
Creature
,
in
whose
life
and
conuersation
both
rare
constancie
,
and
the
fruite
of
vertuous
chastitie
haue
shined
more
bright
then
the
Carbuncle
in
the
darkest
dungeon
,
or
Phoebus
ascending
to
his
highest
spheare
,
displaying
his
glorious
and
golden
beames
,
after
a
darke
and
mistie
morning
,
I
say
,
Modesta
well
deseruing
thy
name
,
and
not
improper
to
thy
heroicall
qualities
,
the
very
Mappe
of
vnfayned
modestie
,
the
carde
of
singular
and
care
curtesie
,
the
flower
of
euer-flourishing
fancie
,
the
mirrour
of
mayden-like
humilitie
,
the
glasse
of
neuer-ending
glorie
,
and
the
liuely
lantherne
of
true
and
perfect
nobilitie
.
All
haile
noble
Uirgine
,
the
wonder
of
the
worlde
,
and
the
matchlesse
Parragon
amongest
all
humane
creatures
,
thy
twice
captiuate
champion
,
Moderatus
sonne
to
the
renowmed
(
and
sometimes
infortunate
)
but
now
happie
Florentine
Perduratus
,
Lord
and
Prince
of
that
reedified
and
late
recouered
Florence
,
humbly
submitteth
him selfe
to
thy
person
,
and
craueth
pardon
,
if
euer
he
hath
wronged
thy
sight
with
any
rude
fantasie
of
ouer-willing
desire
,
to
excuse
my selfe
,
whereof
I
can
say
nothing
,
but
that
in
so
doing
,
I
fulfilled
the
commaundement
of
the
peremptorie
&
vncontrolled
Deitie
of
that
blind
Ciprian
boy
,
whose
shafts
pierced
deadly
,
&
fire
burned
vehemently
,
so
that
not
able
to
resist
the
alarums
of
his
fresh
batteries
,
I
committed
my
passions
to
that
tell-tale
paper
,
which
trusly
Perio
deliuered
to
mine
onely
harts-hope
Modesta.
My
liues
preseruer
Modesta
vouchsafed
to
compound
a
medicine
with
her
own
hands
to
salue
my
griefe
,
although
by
distance
of
place
it
lately
came
to
my
hands
:
wherfore
I
want
not
the
marks
of
a
long
languishing
patient
,
with
his
pale
and
leane
cheeks
,
&
hanging
&
heauie
countenance
.
The
medicine
I
receiued
by
the
handes
of
true-hearted
Perio
,
hath
something
reuiued
me
againe
,
and
both
the
messenger
&
the
potion
I
do
here
present
vnto
Modesta
,
as
the
infallible
tokens
of
your
true-hearted
knight
,
that
vanquished
both
Delamure
&
mighty
Bergamo
to
aduance
thy
honour
and
dignitie
.
And
if
you
suppose
that
I
receiued
no
damage
in
perfourming
these
dangerous
conflictes
,
behold
the
skarres
(
and
therewith
vnlacing
his
Armour
)
of
late
healed
woundes
,
and
the
fresh
bleeding
hurtes
,
with
bloody
teares
crauing
for
pittie
at
your
handes
,
besides
a
most
daungerous
wound
which
palpably
tormenteth
my
soule
,
without
that
you
with
tender
regard
of
his
life
,
(
that
willingly
will
offer
the
same
in
defence
of
your
honour
and
fame
)
will
vouchsafe
to
salue
his
sore
alreadie
like
to
fester
,
if
without
delay
it
be
not
looked
vnto
.
Here
Moderatus
with
volleyes
of
sighes
,
and
the
teares
trickling
downe
his
two
Christall
chekes
,
made
a
full
period
,
resting
in
a
Dilemma
betweene
feare
and
hope
,
and
driuen
to
such
an
extasie
with
feruencie
of
newe
encreasing
desire
,
that
he
could
not
speake
one
word
,
till
his
Saint
,
his
Sunne
,
his
Ioy
,
his
Iewell
,
I
meane
his
Modesta
,
accompanied
him
with
teares
that
trilled
like
droppes
of
siluer
dewe
,
ouer
the
Carnation
tincture
of
her
milke-white
face
,
began
thus
to
replie
vnto
him
.
Noble
Heroyes
,
and
the
flower
of
all
Cheualrie
,
I
hold
it
not
necessarie
to
mourne
when
the
daunger
is
past
,
but
rather
to
reioyce
in
that
it
is
so
happily
past
:
but
yet
to
recount
of
our
expired
labours
,
can
be
no
lesse
then
pleasing
vnto
vs
,
for
that
valiant
Troian
Aeneas
vsed
to
comfort
his
distressed
mates
in
their
greatest
extremities
,
saying
vnto
them
,
Olim
haec
meminisse
iuuabit
:
so
haue
you
repeated
vnto
me
the
daunger
you
sustained
in
working
my
deliuerie
:
and
surely
thus
much
I
must
needes
say
,
that
as
your
valour
hath
purchased
my
freedome
,
so
hath
it
also
eternized
your
fame
with
perpetuall
renowne
and
highest
title
of
honour
.
I
confesse
my
libertie
consisted
in
your
bountie
,
and
sith
the
same
relyes
vpon
my
beautie
,
euen
the
very
same
which
you
haue
freed
from
perpetual
infamie
,
shal
in
like
sort
gratifie
you
with
vnfayned
loyaltie
,
which
is
the
onely
reward
it
can
affoord
for
all
your
sustained
trauailes
.
It
is
an
ill
Gardener
that
toyleth
in
his
garden
all
day
,
and
can
not
haue
a
few
roots
for
sallets
at
night
:
and
a
sorie
husband
,
that
laboureth
in
his
vineyard
all
the
yeere
,
and
hath
not
a
cluster
of
grapes
instore
to
cole
his
thirst
:
and
so
that
Louer
is
vnhappie
,
that
in
twise
hazarding
his
life
for
his
Mistresse
,
can
not
obtaine
one
reasonable
wish
.
Nay
rather
that
garden
were
vnfertill
,
that
vineyard
vnfruitfull
,
and
that
Mistresse
too
too
cruell
,
that
would
not
yeeld
better
fruite
to
such
diligent
seruants
.
Wherefore
sweete
friend
,
I
protest
vnto
thee
,
that
as
my
libertie
recouered
by
the
force
of
thy
strong
arme
,
hath
vnchayned
me
from
the
bondes
of
shame
and
dishonor
:
so
thy
skrowle
sent
by
Perio
,
(
which
thou
doest
pretend
to
wrong
my
sight
)
hath
very
much
cherished
my
late-recouered
perishing
bodie
,
because
it
was
from
the
blacke
Knight
presented
vnto
me
:
but
Moderatus
presence
nowe
the
second
time
purchasing
my
libertie
with
the
price
of
his
dearest
blood
,
hath
not
onely
reuiued
me
from
death
to
life
againe
,
but
also
thereby
purchased
the
Fee-simple
thereof
vnto
him selfe
,
if
Modesta
hath
any
interest
in
her selfe
.
Here
both
burst
foorth
againe
into
floods
of
teares
,
and
teares
choaking
vp
their
ripe
and
mellowed
speaches
,
left
skant
any
vent
to
the
breathing
ayre
to
haue
accesse
vnto
their
panting
hearts
,
to
ease
the
ponderous
burthen
thereof
with
volleyes
of
farre-fetched
and
skalding
sighes
.
Thus
as
it
were
transported
into
anewe
worlde
,
so
closely
embracing
,
that
as
it
may
be
philosophically
disputed
,
that
louers
and
friends
haue
distinct
bodys
,
but
one
minde
:
so
it
might
be
nowe
palpably
prooued
,
that
these
two
louers
were
but
one
entire
body
,
with
such
exceeding
vehemencie
they
clipped
that
which
either
of
them
so
long
expected
and
earnestly
desired
:
thus
rauished
with
an
extraordinarie
ioy
of
this
happie
meeting
,
they
continued
a
long
time
in
this
sort
,
not
much
vnlike
to
the
picture
of
Mars
and
Venus
,
set
foorth
in
that
manner
they
were
taken
by
Vulcan
:
they
had
commaunded
all
to
stand
apart
vpon
their
first
salutation
,
and
happie
it
was
that
all
discouered
not
so
great
a
secresie
.
In
the
ende
something
awaking
out
of
this
sweete
slumber
,
Modesta
led
him
in
by
the
hand
,
and
called
for
Perio
to
vnarme
him
,
assuring
the
Page
he
should
be
well
rewarded
for
the
paines
and
trauell
he
had
sustained
.
And
Moderatus
being
vnarmed
,
Modesta
very
tenderly
searched
his
woundes
,
cherished
and
bound
them
vp
with
great
care
,
and
then
causing
the
charriot
to
proceed
forwardes
,
leauing
Bergamo
neither
aliue
,
nor
yet
altogether
dead
.
Moderatus
albeit
he
confessed
to
Modesta
his
birth
and
Parentage
,
would
not
haue
any
other
priuie
thereunto
,
till
such
time
,
as
vnexpected
in
his
Fathers
presence
,
he
might
discouer
him selfe
,
if
his
fortunes
in
his
enterprise
would
prooue
happie
,
otherwise
he
meant
not
to
make
himselfe
knowen
at
all
.
Modesta
at
the
first
seemed
very
vnwilling
to
holde
on
this
iourney
to
Florence
,
least
her
champion
in
perfourming
so
many
exploytes
should
at
last
miscarrie
,
and
so
verifie
the
old
saw
:
So
often
goeth
the
pot
to
the
water
,
that
at
last
it
commeth
broken
home
,
or
halfe
crazed
,
but
in
the
ende
ouercome
with
his
earnest
perperswasion
,
she
yeelded
her selfe
to
his
will
,
and
then
they
trauelled
on
merrily
,
till
they
came
within
a
dayes
iourney
of
Florence
,
in
all
which
time
no
aduenture
worth
the
reciting
happened
:
and
being
come
so
neere
their
iourneyes
end
,
they
thought
it
conuenient
to
send
a
messenger
before
,
to
giue
notice
of
their
comming
,
and
to
rest
and
repaire
them selues
in
a
fine
village
that
was
in
the
way
called
Albania
,
which
tooke
the
name
of
one
Albanus
a
monstrous
great
Gyant
,
which
had
built
part
of
the
Towne
,
and
a
great
castle
which
stood
in
the
frontier
or
entrance
of
the
same
,
wherein
he
lodged
a
crewe
of
thieuish
monsters
like
him selfe
,
that
spoyled
and
robbed
all
the
countrey
abouts
,
till
such
time
as
the
noble
Florentine
Perduratus
,
who
was
nowe
restored
to
his
former
place
and
liuing
againe
,
hauing
knowledge
of
the
great
villanies
of
this
Albanus
,
came
to
apprehend
him
with
a
great
number
of
valiant
men
at
armes
,
the
which
was
not
so
closely
determined
,
but
this
fowle
beast
had
knowledge
thereof
,
and
fled
to
the
wildernesse
of
Apenninus
that
ioyned
hard
vpon
this
village
,
where
together
with
the
rest
of
his
companions
,
he
remained
robbing
and
spoyling
all
the
countrey
abouts
.
This
village
of
Albania
was
about
twentie
leagues
distant
from
Florence
,
where
they
continued
foure
or
fiue
dayes
,
and
there
we
wil
leaue
them
,
till
other
occasions
doe
concurre
to
bring
them
forwards
to
the
proofe
of
this
aduenture
.
The
report
of
this
solemne
triumph
alreadie
finished
in
the
Court
of
Lothus
King
of
Aemulia
,
and
nowe
to
be
perfourmed
at
Florence
,
was
so
spred
abroad
in
all
countreyes
,
that
it
came
to
Deualco
his
Court
,
and
hauing
tickled
the
mindes
of
the
lu●te
gallants
,
(
that
had
any
confidence
in
their
skill
in
martiall
discipline
and
dexteritie
at
armes
)
with
emulation
and
desire
of
honour
,
so
that
Cornelius
the
Duke
his
sonne
accompanied
with
his
couzen
Deualoyes
,
and
diuerse
other
noble
and
valiant
Knightes
,
prepared
them selues
for
Florence
,
both
to
trie
their
manhoodes
in
this
honourable
assemblie
,
where
triumphing
with
victorie
they
were
to
enioy
so
rich
a
bootie
.
And
also
to
visite
Perduratus
,
whose
kindnesse
(
they
were
assured
)
would
affoord
vnto
them
many
thousand
welcomes
,
with
the
best
manner
of
entertainement
the
time
and
place
would
yeeld
.
And
amongs
the
rest
,
young
Cornelius
was
more
forward
then
any
other
herein
,
because
since
Perduratus
departure
from
his
Fathers
Court
,
he
had
receiued
no
tidings
from
the
vertuous
Verosa
,
who
was
the
onely
Mistresse
of
his
thoughtes
,
and
the
Saint
,
at
whose
shrine
he
offered
the
sacrifice
of
his
fancie
:
and
therefore
was
in
a
very
longing
desire
to
visite
her
at
her
fathers
Court
,
being
nowe
in
good
hope
,
sith
her
father
was
so
fortunately
restored
to
his
former
dignities
again
,
that
with
the
consent
of
both
their
Parents
,
he
should
nowe
at
length
finish
his
long
prolonged
suite
,
with
the
consummation
of
a
marriage
betweene
him
and
his
dearest
Verosa
.
Priscus
loue
with
Florida
:
her
inconstancie
and
chaunge
:
of
his
departure
from
Albigena
in
quest
of
his
friend
.
His
trauell
in
the
wildernesse
of
Apenninus
,
and
his
great
extremitie
for
foode
:
his
discouering
of
Poems
engraued
in
the
barke
of
trees
,
and
comfort
thereby
.
His
parley
with
an
aged
Father
,
and
the
olde
mans
report
of
a
fayre
shepheardesse
,
which
the
sillie
swaynes
courted
with
those
Pastorall
,
exercises
.
His
discouerie
of
the
fayre
shepheardesse
MERSA
.
Her
song
.
His
salutation
vnto
her
,
and
her
replie
.
The
Swaynes
songs
.
ALBANVS
his
interrupting
of
their
Rurall
pastime
.
PRISCVS
combate
with
him
,
and
victorie
.
PRISCVS
search
for
CALFVRNIO
the
Gyants
sonne
.
His
ayding
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
who
fought
with
CALEVRNIO
and
all
his
crewe
.
Their
victorie
,
knowledge
one
of
another
,
and
ioye
.
The
blacke
Knight
declared
of
his
loue
to
his
sister
MODESTA
,
and
the
triumph
he
was
to
perfourme
for
her
in
his
owne
Fathers
presence
,
though
vnknowen
of
any
there
.
Chap.
15.
LEaue
wee
them
readie
in
their
way
towardes
Florence
,
and
let
vs
not
altogether
forget
Priscus
,
whome
wee
haue
not
remembred
all
this
while
:
who
,
after
his
friend
Moderatus
departure
from
Albigena
,
vowing
Pilgrimage
to
effect
his
friendes
desired
purpose
,
which
(
indeede
)
procured
him
the
friendly
countenance
of
faire
Florida
,
for
whose
sake
he
long
languished
in
extreme
miserie
,
so
that
nowe
Moderatus
being
gone
,
loue
quickly
increased
betweene
Priscus
and
Florida
to
his
full
ripenesse
,
and
continued
not
long
in
that
estate
:
for
womens
mindes
will
waxe
with
the
Moone
,
and
ebbe
with
the
Sea
,
not
vnlike
to
the
flower
in
Sommer
,
that
to
day
is
glorious
in
the
pride
of
his
blossomes
,
and
to
morrowe
withereth
with
the
least
blast
of
Boreas
nipping
breath
.
These
coye
Minions
be
such
libidinous
libertines
,
that
they
are
both
hote
and
colde
,
and
all
in
a
moment
,
and
will
both
rashly
choose
and
still
couer
to
chaunge
:
with
this
blemish
Florida
was
fowly
attainted
,
for
not
long
after
this
firme
league
of
euer
promised
friendship
,
had
passed
betweene
her
and
Priscus
,
it
was
not
thorowly
warme
,
before
Florida
(
as
women
are
euer
desirous
of
nouelties
)
had
pitched
her
fancie
vpon
the
young
Lord
Deualoyes
,
who
omitted
no
agglets
,
bracelets
,
ouches
,
browches
,
Gems
,
Iewels
,
Feathers
nor
fangles
to
feede
her
proude
humour
and
loftie
minde
,
and
also
wanted
no
Pandars
that
for
coyne
painted
him
in
his
colours
,
and
that
did
set
him
foorth
with
their
flatteries
in
his
best
habite
,
who
derogated
Priscus
praise-worthie
desartes
,
and
arrogated
the
same
wholly
to
Deualoyes
,
as
alone
worthy
of
such
a
Parragon
as
she
was
,
there
needed
but
small
batterie
when
the
Captaine
was
readie
to
yeeld
:
for
these
pestilent
and
deuouring
Harpies
,
were
not
driuen
to
spend
any
long
time
in
perswading
of
Florida
,
to
neglect
Priscus
and
affect
Deualoyes
,
the
which
when
Priscus
vnderstoode
,
(
what
thinke
you
)
was
he
sorie
for
her
ficklenesse
?
no
surely
,
but
hauing
a
little
exclaymed
against
her
inconstancie
,
he
reioyced
rather
,
that
he
might
so
quickely
be
ridde
from
the
infectious
breath
of
such
a
painted
Panther
:
sorrowing
in
nothing
so
much
as
in
the
losse
of
his
deare
friend
Moderatus
,
in
quest
of
whome
he
determined
to
trauell
.
And
so
consequently
when
opportunitie
gaue
him
leaue
,
and
that
he
had
furnished
him selfe
with
all
things
for
his
purpose
,
he
departed
from
the
Dukes
Court
,
acquainting
onely
Verosa
with
his
determination
,
praying
her
not
to
discouer
either
his
departure
,
or
the
cause
thereof
to
any
,
who
at
parting
shed
a
nomber
of
kinde
teares
,
for
that
she
loued
him
entirely
,
both
for
her
brothers
sake
,
&
also
for
his
owne
curtesie
and
gentle
disposition
.
Priscus
hauing
nowe
taken
his
leaue
of
Albigena
,
being
well
armed
and
mounted
,
went
forwardes
which
way
fortune
directed
him
,
not
regarding
any
course
in
his
trauell
(
because
vncerten
in
what
climate
Moderatus
soiourned
)
till
in
the
ende
he
happened
at
vnawares
to
range
in
the
wildernesse
of
Apenninus
,
where
he
trauelled
many
dayes
in
great
daunger
of
his
life
,
continually
pinched
with
hunger
,
and
very
often
put
to
his
shiftes
by
wilde
beastes
,
whereof
there
was
great
plentie
in
this
Forrest
,
so
long
he
continued
in
this
penurie
,
that
he
was
almost
in
despaire
of
him selfe
,
and
alighting
from
his
horse
led
him
in
his
hand
,
and
so
entring
to
a
greene
land
that
was
very
neere
the
edge
of
the
Forrest
,
he
espyed
certaine
characters
ingraued
in
the
barke
of
a
tall
Beeche
tree
,
whereat
he
was
very
glad
,
thinking
that
to
be
a
Ralender
that
people
were
not
farre
off
,
and
therefore
he
drewe
neere
that
inscription
and
read
it
ouer
,
which
was
as
followeth
,
or
to
like
effect
.
HAue
heauens
conspired
my
balefull
destinie
?
Haue
fates
decreed
my
thraldome
to
prolong
?
Will
Mersa
at
all
rue
on
my
miserie
?
Or
shall
I
euer
continue
in
this
wrong
?
Woe
worth
the
houre
,
wherein
thou
hast
bene
borne
:
Despayring
thus
like
to
a
man
forlorne
.
Forlorne
:
for
that
thou
darest
not
sue
for
grace
Of
her
,
who
sits
like
Iuno
in
her
throne
,
Driuing
the
lookers
on
into
a
maze
,
To
whom
in
vaine
I
daily
make
my
mone
.
Yet
at
her
handes
no
hope
of
grace
I
finde
,
That
still
torments
my
poore
perplexed
my
minde
.
Liue
long
thou
tree
,
wherein
these
lines
I
graue
,
And
witnesse
beare
of
this
my
loyaltie
,
And
how
I
seeke
of
her
some
fauour
t'
haue
,
Whose
heart
is
framed
in
forge
of
crueltie
:
Then
shall
I
liue
though
dead
I
be
in
graue
,
With
louers
true
,
and
challenge
place
to
haue
.
After
he
had
read
ouer
this
fancie
,
he
went
a
little
further
,
and
found
written
on
a
Poplar
these
ensuing
lines
.
WHat
rare
desart
hath
moou'd
my
mind
to
follow
fond
desire
?
What
fate
to
fell
hath
fram'd
my
fall
?
What
fortune
did
conspire
?
What
platt
was
laid
?
what
time
doth
worke
to
aggrauate
the
same
?
What
daunger
thereof
doth
ensue
,
I
attribute
to
fame
.
For
had
not
fame
a
blabbe
bene
found
,
for
to
extoll
her
praise
,
That
is
the
causer
of
my
payne
,
then
Mersas
oft
delayes
Had
neuer
disturb'd
my
quiet
rest
,
for
I
my
flocke
had
fed
,
When
I
for
ease
,
and
they
for
food
had
better
farre
bin
sped
.
PRiscus
hauing
read
these
two
inscriptions
,
and
two
or
three
more
to
this
effect
,
recounting
with
him selfe
the
great
miseries
of
vnfortunate
louers
,
and
howe
happy
they
liued
which
were
not
skorched
with
the
firie
brandes
of
that
pieuish
god
,
and
seeing
nowe
he
aymed
aswell
at
a
ragge
as
at
a
robe
,
and
could
as
well
take
a
nightes
lodging
in
the
poore
cottages
of
homely
Swaines
,
as
a
moneths
respite
in
Kings
princely
bowres
,
he
greatly
pittyed
the
hard
fortunes
of
the
poore
shepheardes
,
who
were
thus
tormented
with
the
vnkindnesse
of
some
coye
minion
,
that
frequented
the
downes
hard
adioyning
vpon
this
Forrest
:
and
therefore
desirous
to
vnderstande
further
of
this
matter
,
what
manner
of
one
she
was
,
that
had
infected
these
haplesse
Swaynes
with
her
beautie
,
he
held
on
a
good
pace
till
he
had
recouered
the
plaine
,
where
vpon
his
first
entrance
he
had
espyed
a
fatherly
olde
man
,
with
whome
he
questioned
about
this
faire
and
farre
renowmes
shepheardesse
,
who
told
him
,
howe
two
of
the
quaintest
and
bountest
Swaynes
that
frequented
those
downes
,
were
in
great
despaire
for
the
loue
of
her
:
this
olde
Father
told
him
also
that
shee
vsed
to
rest
her selfe
in
the
day
time
,
in
a
little
fine
thicket
adioyning
thereunto
.
Priscus
immediatly
espying
the
same
faire
groue
,
from
whence
a
fine
little
current
issued
out
,
stealing
through
a
pleasant
vale
,
which
made
him
thinke
that
there
should
be
a
spring
:
wherefore
being
thirstie
after
his
trauaile
,
and
also
desirous
to
take
some
rest
,
(
if
haply
he
could
not
meete
with
the
fayre
Mersa
,
to
satisfie
him selfe
in
beholding
so
fayre
a
creature
,
as
report
seemed
to
make
her
)
made
as
much
haste
as
he
could
towardes
the
foresayde
groue
,
and
nowe
being
come
euen
to
the
entrance
of
the
same
,
he
might
heare
a
voyce
verie
sweetely
and
melodiously
singing
,
whereupon
he
stayed
,
and
withdrewe
him selfe
to
the
skirt
of
this
thicket
,
and
there
hiding
him selfe
,
(
least
his
presence
should
interrupt
this
musicke
)
he
gaue
attentiue
eare
,
whereupon
he
might
heare
warbled
out
with
a
sweete
note
,
this
Cansong
following
.
BY
Vestaes
tapers
,
and
her
holy
fire
,
By
all
her
troupe
of
sacred
Virgins
kind
,
Which
vowed
are
to
pure
and
chaste
desire
,
By
Cybll's
wise
and
sage
presaging
wind
,
Which
turne
her
ordered
leaues
(
as
is
decreed
By
heauenly
powers
)
to
good
or
bad
with
speed
.
By
Siluan
Nimphes
,
oft
troubled
with
great
feare
In
shunning
of
Siluanus
raging
lust
,
Who
still
their
flaring
haires
with
griefe
do
teare
,
Least
rapes
they
be
vnto
this
god
vniust
,
Whose
horned
shape
their
dammage
will
procure
,
If
he
them
winne
to
cease
vpon
his
lure
.
By
the
great
care
of
Daphne
,
flying
fast
From
the
pursuit
of
Bacchus
hote
desire
,
Whose
burning
flames
hath
made
the
Nimph
agast
:
To
turne
whose
shape
the
gods
did
then
conspire
,
To
a
Bay
tree
,
which
lasteth
to
her
fame
,
And
euer
groweth
greene
in
honour
of
her
name
.
By
Procris
rage
and
byting
ielousie
,
When
by
the
same
her
death
she
did
sustaine
,
By
all
the
rites
of
pure
virginitie
,
And
by
Dianaes
chaste
and
holy
traine
I
sweare
,
(
and
that
vnuiolate
shall
rest
,
What
euer
mishappe
or
fortune
me
molest
)
That
first
from
Pontus
waues
,
where
Isters
fall
In
braunches
seuen
is
to
the
raging
sea
,
Each
one
of
these
returne
their
courses
shall
,
And
backewardes
shape
the
same
without
delay
(
Against
the
course
and
force
of
Natures
seede
)
To
seeke
the
spring
from
whence
they
did
proceed
.
Before
that
Mersa
mooued
with
fancies
forme
,
Shall
make
a
shipwracke
of
her
honestie
,
I
rather
leaue
the
sicker
Swaines
to
storme
,
Then
I
should
feele
of
loue
the
tyrannie
.
I
know
not
what
it
is
,
nor
dare
not
prooue
,
Who
tryed
may
say
:
no
heate
to
heate
of
loue
.
Although
that
Nictinen
in
raging
wise
,
Pearst
with
the
shaft
of
the
blind
wanton
boye
,
Paid
for
her
lust
after
too
deare
a
price
:
Yet
meane
I
not
so
wantonly
to
toye
.
I
loue
no
Owles
,
nor
yet
their
Musicke
hoarce
:
From
such
fond
loues
,
I
meane
to
make
deuorce
.
I
like
not
Venus
wanton
toying
trickes
,
With
Adon
sweete
her
louing
heart
and
ioy
:
I
loue
not
them
whome
fond
desire
still
prickes
,
Nor
yet
these
simpring
Dames
that
be
so
coy
.
I
hate
their
lust
,
I
banish
their
desire
,
I
will
not
warme
by
their
fond
fancies
fire
.
No
shapes
transform'd
to
gold
,
to
Swan
,
or
Bull
,
Shall
pierce
the
fort
of
Mersas
constant
thought
,
Nor
euer
my
minde
in
follyes
cradle
lull
Such
vaine
delightes
,
I
count
them
all
for
nought
.
If
euer
I
loue
,
I
will
not
loue
in
haste
,
Who
seekes
me
so
,
in
vaine
his
toyle
doeth
waste
If
ought
may
mooue
my
minde
to
stoope
to
loue
,
Vertue
thereof
shall
sure
the
conquest
make
:
No
light
desire
veneriall
actes
to
prooue
,
Ne
any
thing
my
settled
minde
shall
shake
.
But
tract
of
time
by
due
desart
me
leade
,
For
more
then
this
it
booteth
not
to
pleade
.
PRiscus
,
all
being
husht
and
silent
,
espyed
narrowly
through
those
hanging
boughes
,
to
see
if
he
might
take
a
viewe
of
this
fine
shepheardesse
:
for
nowe
he
perceiued
that
it
was
she
for
whome
the
shepheards
had
made
all
that
moane
,
and
had
printed
so
many
Poems
in
the
barkes
of
trees
,
to
be
the
eye
witnesses
of
their
griefes
:
and
presently
he
espyed
this
his
handsome
Pastora
sitting
by
a
fayre
spring
in
a
colde
shade
,
attired
in
Sable
,
and
couered
with
a
purple
mantle
,
her
temples
bound
with
a
garland
of
Bayes
,
her
nut-browne
haire
hanging
about
her
shoulders
made
her
beautifull
visage
(
in
the
sight
of
these
shepheard
Swaynes
)
farre
more
amiable
:
for
a
blemish
in
all
perfect
shapes
,
bringeth
rather
a
liking
to
the
eyes
,
then
a
loathing
to
the
minde
:
els
had
not
Paris
called
the
skarre
which
Helen
had
in
her
chinne
,
and
Mars
the
mole
which
Venus
had
in
her
cheek
,
Cos
amoris
.
These
iolly
shepheardes
had
sitting
about
her
a
great
company
of
shepherd
swaynes
,
all
doing
her
obeysance
and
reuerence
,
as
their
Patronesse
,
and
admiring
at
her
beautie
.
Hereupon
Priscus
shewed
him selfe
,
and
beganne
to
salute
her
and
the
rest
of
the
companie
thus
.
All
haile
happie
Swaynes
,
who
cannot
choose
but
be
fortunate
,
while
they
enioy
such
fauour
,
as
to
possesse
the
presence
of
so
goodly
a
Nimph
,
not
omitting
my
duetie
to
the
faire
Mersa
,
as
the
chiefe
Patronesse
of
so
goodly
a
company
.
I
came
not
here
of
purpose
like
a
stragling
runne-away
to
robbe
you
of
your
goods
,
but
by
chaunce
guided
by
good
happe
,
and
being
come
,
willing
both
to
satisfie
my
longing
desire
,
in
viewing
so
fayre
a
goddesse
,
(
Fame
menacing
reuenge
to
all
that
time
affoorded
knowledge
of
,
and
did
not
fill
her
shrine
with
plentie
of
offerings
in
honour
of
her
Deitie
)
and
also
being
wearyed
with
long
wandering
of
these
harbourlesse
plaines
,
and
desirous
to
take
the
benefite
of
a
coole
shade
,
to
ease
my
wearinesse
,
and
the
commoditie
of
this
murmuring
spring
to
quench
my
thirst
,
if
faire
Nimph
(
addressing
then
his
speach
to
Mersa
alone
)
by
your
curtesie
and
fauour
,
I
may
obtaine
the
same
.
Report
hath
filled
mine
eares
with
your
praise
,
and
mine
eyes
dazeled
with
your
beautie
,
doeth
warrant
your
commendation
to
be
but
deserued
:
and
fame
to
be
rather
a
niggard
then
prodigall
in
decyphering
of
your
good
giftes
.
Wherefore
I
doe
hope
that
you
will
not
blemish
that
visage
adorned
with
all
beautie
,
with
a
minde
furnished
with
coy
disdaine
:
and
therefore
I
being
a
stranger
doe
desire
,
(
although
vpon
a
sudden
I
can
not
deserue
)
that
measuring
my
actions
by
the
curtesie
of
a
bountifull
minde
,
and
leuelling
at
my
desires
after
the
necessitie
of
the
present
time
,
you
will
affoord
me
that
fauour
,
which
the
wearinesse
of
my
feeble
bodie
doeth
require
.
Mersa
hearing
the
solemne
protestation
of
the
gentleman
,
though
maruelling
whence
he
came
vpon
such
a
sudden
,
or
the
cause
of
his
speeches
being
a
stranger
,
replyed
thus
.
Gentleman
,
sith
your
fortune
was
so
hard
to
light
vpon
so
barren
a
harbour
,
you
are
heartily
welcome
to
such
as
it
is
:
and
though
the
Crab-tree
beareth
no
sweete
fruite
,
to
make
Sydar
for
the
daintie
tooth
,
yet
it
bringeth
foorth
sowre
crabbes
,
whereof
veriuyce
may
be
made
,
which
will
yeeld
good
relyce
in
the
taste
:
and
in
like
manner
homely
swaynes
,
though
they
haue
no
sumptuous
fare
that
is
sweete
in
the
mouth
,
yet
they
haue
homely
cates
that
is
holesome
in
the
mawe
:
no
cheare
to
feede
the
eye
of
the
curious
,
but
the
belly
of
the
hungrie
,
respecting
more
the
sawce
which
is
a
good
appetite
,
then
the
meate
which
is
alwayes
but
grosse
.
And
with
that
Mersa
reached
vnto
her
a
white
linnen
bagge
,
intending
to
make
him
such
a
homely
banquet
,
as
the
present
time
and
place
could
affoord
,
but
Priscus
presently
peceiuing
her
pretence
,
refused
not
her
offered
curtesie
:
but
after
repast
was
ended
,
(
which
was
well
to
his
contentation
,
hunger
had
so
tempered
his
stomacke
to
haue
appetite
to
meate
,
were
it
neuer
so
grosse
)
he
desired
the
two
louing
swaynes
that
contended
for
Mersa
,
that
he
might
heare
some
of
their
Poems
,
which
willingly
they
graunted
vnto
him
,
and
then
Hymon
,
for
so
one
of
them
was
called
,
began
thus
.
HYMONS
Song
.
THou
Hebe
sweet
which
in
the
heauens
doest
stay
,
And
to
the
gods
doest
heauenly
Manna
bring
,
Fly
from
the
skyes
,
packe
hence
with
speed
away
:
In
earth
below
there
is
a
fairer
thing
,
A
Nymph
it
is
,
the
fayrest
of
all
fayre
,
Who
(
thou
being
gone
)
must
where
thou
art
repayre
.
For
Iupiter
being
moou'd
with
her
good
grace
,
Will
thee
despise
,
and
her
in
stead
prefer
:
With
enuie
burst
to
be
in
such
disgrace
,
And
dye
for
griefe
.
The
goddes
sometimes
do
erre
,
Sith
they
so
fickle
seeme
,
and
chuse
to
change
,
When
fancie
stirres
their
wauering
mindes
to
range
.
Depatt
not
yet
,
from
heauen
thou
shalt
not
wend
,
Vse
diligence
the
goddes
againe
to
please
.
Let
Mersa
rest
:
sweet
Mersa
on
earth
attend
,
My
troubled
thoughtes
and
pensiue
cares
to
ease
.
Without
whose
grace
nothing
can
pleasant
be
,
Nor
ought
remaine
a
hearts
rest
vnto
me
.
How
oft
tuckt
vp
like
Amazonian
Dame
,
With
bowe
and
quiuer
tracing
these
groues
among
,
Following
the
Deare
,
or
els
some
other
game
,
And
killing
oft
the
fayrest
in
the
throng
.
The
goddes
them-selues
being
mooued
with
her
loue
,
To
winne
the
same
in
vaine
full
oft
did
prooue
,
They
proffer
kisses
sweet
and
giftes
in
vaine
,
They
garlands
make
of
choyce
and
finest
flowers
,
They
bring
her
fruit
,
but
nought
of
her
they
gaine
,
They
smyle
and
sing
,
she
looketh
coy
and
lowres
.
Full
of
disdaine
her
tramels
she
doth
shake
,
Which
makes
the
stowtest
of
vs
all
to
quake
.
O
would
she
were
not
so
hard
to
be
pleas'd
,
O
would
she
shewed
more
gentle
fauour
to
me
.
Happier
then
I
,
could
nothing
then
be
prais'd
,
But
she
reiect'th
my
louing
lasse
to
be
.
She
doth
despise
my
prayers
,
and
griefs
disdaynes
,
She
flies
from
me
,
which
still
my
poore
heart
paynes
.
O
Mersa
stay
,
flye
not
so
fast
from
me
,
Faire
Mersa
stay
,
no
Lestrigonian
bruit
,
Doth
make
pursuit
to
feed
his
lust
on
thee
:
But
one
,
if
thou
him
knew
,
whose
honest
suit
,
Is
worthy
of
the
same
he
doth
desire
,
And
burnes
for
thee
with
chast
and
holy
fire
.
And
though
my
corps
doth
sauage
seeme
with
haire
,
And
beard
vnkempt
an
vgly
thing
to
see
:
Yet
am
not
I
deform'd
,
for
beard
is
faire
,
And
hayres
decent
for
such
as
valiant
be
.
When
strong
men
fight
nyce
meacocks
they
do
feare
,
And
Schools
to
daunce
,
and
not
to
fence
they
reare
.
If
ought
for
wealth
thou
likest
,
a
shepheards
stocke
I
haue
,
and
few
doth
more
then
I
possesse
:
For
heards
I
keepe
,
and
eake
full
many
a
flocke
,
A
thousand
kine
do
feed
on
finest
grasse
,
Of
swine
great
store
,
and
cattell
fat
withall
,
And
goates
in
rockes
their
bleating
kiddes
to
call
.
Store
of
throme
milke
in
season
still
I
haue
,
My
chest
is
full
of
cheeses
new
and
olde
,
Take
what
thou
wilt
,
thou
need'st
not
ought
to
craue
,
For
all
I
haue
is
thine
,
whereof
be
bolde
.
My selfe
also
(
though
thou
the
same
refuse
)
Is
at
thy
becke
,
thereof
to
take
the
vse
.
If
thou
would'st
daine
to
walke
sometimes
with
me
,
Gather
I
would
the
Apples
mellowe
fine
,
And
clustring
grapes
with
full
ripe
figges
for
thee
,
And
Filberds
kernels
eake
if
thou
were
mine
:
With
these
I
would
thee
eramme
my
prettie
peate
,
For
whome
great
store
of
bloody
droppes
I
sweate
.
Howe
oft
would
I
thy
tender
corpes
then
clippe
,
And
eke
the
same
in
folded
armes
combine
,
With
thousand
kisses
would
I
presse
thy
lippe
:
Doubt
not
of
these
:
to
pittie
eke
incline
,
And
come
with
me
(
least
that
my
paine
increase
)
To
cure
my
care
,
and
thraldome
to
release
.
By
pleasant
springs
our
ease
then
we
will
take
,
Embracing
there
sweete
sleepe
will
vs
depriue
Of
wanton
sport
:
when
semblance
we
do
make
,
Not
howe
with
gaine
and
lucre
for
to
thriue
,
(
In
silent
shades
)
but
of
meane
mirth
and
ioye
,
When
greatest
minde
we
haue
to
wanton
toye
.
The
hanging
boughes
and
murmuring
streame
will
striue
,
Who
best
may
please
and
worke
our
sweete
content
,
While
raging
force
of
Summers
heate
doeth
driue
,
Howe
deare
to
me
would
be
thy
sweet
consent
?
Alas
thou
nought
doest
weigh
my
giftes
,
nor
loue
,
Whose
heart
faire
speach
,
nor
weeping
teares
may
mooue
.
More
cruell
then
the
Hircan
Tigre
fierce
,
More
deafe
then
th'
Images
of
Marble
made
,
More
hard
than
stones
that
engines
none
can
pierce
,
Art
thou
:
in
fine
whose
beautie
sure
will
fade
.
Though
nature
did
the
same
to
thee
ordaine
,
But
not
true
Louers
sute
for
to
disdaine
.
So
vnder
freshest
flowers
the
Adder
lay
,
So
Hyble
hath
honie
commixt
with
galle
:
Trust
not
to
forme
,
which
with
ripe
flowers
decay
,
Forsake
thy
pride
,
for
pride
wil
haue
a
fall
.
And
while
the
same
in
prime
doth
flourish
most
,
Loose
not
the
time
in
vaine
,
thou
crau'st
being
lost
.
Vse
thy
good
giftes
while
thou
hast
time
(
each
thing
By
reason
of
his
vse
commended
is
)
For
withered
age
deformity
will
bring
,
Too
late
thou
wailest
when
thou
doest
find
the
mis
Of
thy
faire
face
,
to
wrinkled
furrowes
turnde
,
And
thy
bright
hew
with
Phoebus
beames
being
burnde
.
How
oft
in
glasse
wilt
thou
behold
the
same
,
And
then
condemne
the
follie
of
thy
youth
:
That
would
not
hunt
,
while
time
affoorded
game
,
Then
shalt
thou
find
the
prouerb
old
a
truth
,
Which
euer
was
,
is
,
and
so
will
be
alwayes
,
That
time
and
tyde
for
no
mans
pleasure
stayes
.
But
why
poure
I
my
plaintes
vnto
the
wind
?
Why
doe
I
throwe
my
seed
to
barren
sande
?
I
striue
in
vaine
,
of
fate
some
fauor
to
find
,
That
cruel
is
my
hap
for
to
withstand
Fate
,
more
than
gold
or
gentry
doth
loue
haile
,
This
scornes
the
Prince
,
when
subiects
do
preuaile
.
And
though
more
fyence
then
serpent
thou
be
set
,
Me
to
annoy
that
am
thy
carefull
thrall
:
For
with
thy
frownes
my
inward
soule
doth
fret
,
Yet
will
I
wait
,
and
eke
attend
thy
call
,
And
loue
thee
still
,
which
in
my
heart
shalt
rest
,
For
Mersa
alone
in
mind
and
mouth
is
prest
.
Hymon
hauing
thus
ended
his
song
,
wrapped
in
a
mind
ful
of
impatient
thoughtes
,
was
ready
with
the
Swan
to
forsake
his
life
,
for
very
feare
of
the
future
iudgments
,
which
immediately
he
was
to
receiue
.
And
Phyletas
pricked
forwardes
with
no
meane
desire
of
putting
in
his
plea
,
and
in
some
good
hope
of
a
fauourable
sentence
,
for
that
he
was
a
bonier
swaine
,
and
more
quaint
than
all
the
rest
,
&
therfore
was
more
in
countenance
fauoured
of
Mersa
.
Hauing
deliberated
a
prety
while
in
tuning
his
instrument
,
he
fell
to
his
musicke
,
thus
.
PHILETAS
song
.
MErsa
,
more
white
than
flowre
,
or
new
burnt
lime
,
Or
raging
salt-sea
fome
,
or
milke
reboylde
:
More
red
than
Cheries
,
ripe
by
force
of
time
,
Or
Beries
yet
with
taint
of
blacke
not
soyld
:
More
faire
than
flowring
trees
in
spring
of
yeare
,
More
sweete
than
figges
,
that
new
and
ripe
appeare
.
Such
pappes
had
Venus
none
,
such
rolling
eyes
,
Such
cherrie
lips
,
both
sweet
and
fine
in
tutch
:
Why
should
I
praise
her
soft
and
wel
made
thyes
,
For
better
were
to
feele
than
talke
of
such
.
Both
Goddes
and
men
therewith
enamoured
be
,
For
with
mine
eies
a
Satyre
I
did
see
,
Pursuing
her
,
whom
tane
,
he
forste
to
yeeld
,
Shee
clamor
made
,
then
aide
I
would
haue
brought
,
But
to
defend
my selfe
I
had
no
sheeld
,
Against
his
force
,
that
with
his
hornes
me
sought
,
Of
such
a
Riuall
fierce
I
durst
not
proue
,
The
mighty
force
,
though
pining
for
her
loue
.
Oh
then
how
oft
with
signes
she
beckt
at
me
,
And
when
I
came
me
clipt
in
tender
sort
,
Euen
as
the
vine
or
Iuie
claspes
the
tree
,
And
wanton-like
did
bite
my
lippe
in
sport
,
And
flapt
me
on
the
mouth
with
decent
grace
,
Firme
vowing
then
none
other
to
embrace
.
But
what
alas
all
this
is
now
forgot
,
And
she
againe
recouered
libertie
,
I
seem'd
then
sine
,
but
now
a
foolish
sot
:
For
that
she
weighes
none
of
my
miserie
.
To
serue
her
turne
my
seruice
could
her
please
,
But
nought
at
all
my
bondage
to
release
.
PHiletas
had
yet
skant
made
an
ende
of
his
song
,
when
as
they
might
heare
a
great
rushing
amongest
the
bushes
,
and
presently
there
appeared
vnto
them
,
a
great
Gyant
of
a
maruellous
huge
stature
,
carrying
in
his
hand
a
mightie
mace
of
yron
knotted
,
to
the
which
was
made
fast
two
or
three
chaynes
with
great
Iron
balles
in
the
ende
thereof
:
this
huge
monster
so
terrified
the
poore
swaynes
,
that
they
made
great
haste
to
runne
away
,
and
he
with
a
roaring
and
hollow
voyce
more
liker
a
diuell
then
a
man
,
called
on
Mersa
to
stay
,
saying
that
no
defence
were
it
euer
so
strong
,
could
shrowde
her
from
him
:
whereupon
the
valiant
Priscus
(
nothing
dismayed
at
the
matter
)
stept
vnto
this
vglie
fiend
,
and
hauing
his
fine
Morglay
readie
drawen
,
he
quickely
sheathed
in
the
Gyants
bellie
,
who
was
vnarmed
,
whereupon
he
gaue
such
a
horrible
grone
,
as
though
heauen
and
earth
had
met
together
,
and
therewithall
with
his
mightie
Club
began
to
lay
about
him
,
but
Priscus
being
light
and
nimble
did
easily
auoid
his
blowes
,
and
againe
lent
him
such
another
wound
with
his
cutting
sworde
,
that
hee
seuered
life
from
his
vnweldie
limmes
.
Whereupon
he
called
againe
the
shepheardes
,
which
were
not
farre
off
and
sawe
all
which
happened
,
whereof
they
were
very
glad
,
and
tolde
Priscus
howe
he
had
slaine
the
great
Albanus
,
who
continually
many
yeeres
before
,
together
with
a
multitude
of
thieuish
companions
,
and
a
sonne
which
he
had
much
like
him selfe
,
or
rather
more
monstrous
,
robbed
and
spoyled
all
the
inhabitants
thereabout
,
and
trauellers
that
passed
that
way
:
wherefore
they
aduised
him
to
get
away
with
speed
,
least
he
should
be
ouertaken
by
the
cruel
Calfurnio
Albanus
sonne
,
and
his
lewde
and
thieuish
complices
,
so
happly
he
might
be
driuen
to
stay
when
he
would
willingly
be
gone
.
Priscus
smiling
at
their
seruile
feare
,
and
ayming
at
nothing
but
honour
,
armed
him selfe
with
the
resolution
of
an
inuincible
mind
,
and
so
taking
a
fine
Iuorie
borne
that
hanged
about
Albanus
necke
,
he
bade
the
shepheardes
adewe
,
and
thanked
them
very
often
for
their
kindnesse
,
and
then
mounted
againe
vpon
his
horse
,
and
rode
away
very
swiftly
towardes
the
Forrest
,
to
the
end
to
finde
out
Calfurnio
and
the
rest
of
his
crewe
,
and
the
rather
to
meete
with
them
,
he
wynded
the
horne
which
he
had
taken
from
Albanus
,
thinking
that
they
would
quickly
repaire
to
the
sound
thereof
,
which
was
wont
very
often
to
be
the
cal
of
their
leader
,
thus
hallowing
and
showting
like
a
huntesman
,
in
the
end
he
recouered
the
Forrest
againe
,
where
entring
to
a
fayre
greene
chase
,
he
might
espie
a
great
number
of
men
,
and
amongest
the
rest
one
great
deformed
Gyant
,
which
presently
he
perceiued
to
be
the
sonne
of
Albanus
and
his
companie
:
all
which
were
gathered
together
in
a
flocke
about
one
alone
Knight
,
who
dealt
amongst
them
many
deadly
blowes
,
and
sent
their
groning
spirites
to
keepe
holy-day
to
the
damned
and
infernall
ghostes
,
yet
Calfurnio
was
so
sturdie
,
that
he
lent
the
Knight
many
a
daungerous
buffet
,
with
a
bigge
stiffe
clubbe
which
he
had
.
Priscus
stoode
a
long
while
wondering
at
the
great
courage
of
the
strange
Knight
,
that
so
manfully
behaued
him selfe
amongest
so
great
a
company
of
barbarous
and
rude
people
.
And
then
made
haste
to
assist
him
,
lest
vpon
a
sudden
he
should
receiue
any
dammage
amongest
those
vnciuill
monsters
.
And
thus
enflamed
with
a
desire
to
make
a
quicke
dispatch
of
them
all
,
he
out
with
his
sworde
and
allighted
from
his
horse
,
and
then
quickely
made
a
way
through
the
thickest
of
them
,
till
he
came
side
by
side
with
the
strange
Knight
,
where
he
lent
such
a
friendly
assistance
vnto
him
,
that
they
were
quickely
rid
of
their
enemies
:
for
the
most
part
they
slewe
,
and
the
rest
fled
away
.
The
strange
Knight
which
thus
was
in
combate
with
Calfurnio
and
his
company
,
was
Moderatus
,
who
(
while
he
tooke
his
rest
in
Albania
,
staying
his
messengers
returne
from
Florence
with
answer
from
prince
Perduratus
,
concerning
the
triumph
which
he
was
to
performe
there
)
hearing
report
of
Albanus
and
Calfurnios
great
outrage
,
and
mischiefes
committed
against
the
inhabitants
thereabouts
,
was
come
there
secretly
al
alone
to
seek
out
those
hel-hounds
,
which
he
dealt
withall
,
when
Priscus
came
to
assiste
him
.
Moderatus
seeing
no
more
to
be
done
,
and
that
he
had
vanquished
his
enemies
,
he
turned
vnto
Priscus
,
with
an
intent
to
giue
him
thankes
for
his
kind
succour
offred
vnto
him
,
in
time
of
so
great
need
:
but
looking
vpon
him
,
he
presently
knew
him
by
a
deuise
which
he
had
in
his
armour
,
whereupon
he
was
stricken
into
a
great
admiration
of
his
bounty
,
&
ioy
of
his
presence
,
which
brought
him
almost
besides
himself
for
pure
ioy
:
And
presently
taking
away
his
own
helmet
,
hee
discouered
himselfe
to
Priscus
,
by
this
each
of
them
knew
another
:
weepe
and
imbrace
they
did
,
and
what
more
(
Gentlemen
)
I
leaue
to
your
imaginations
,
that
obserue
and
keep
sacred
,
a
faithfull
and
vnspotted
league
of
true
and
perfect
friendship
:
for
truly
better
may
a
man
conceiue
in
his
mind
,
than
set
foorth
with
his
pen
,
the
vnspeakable
kinde
salutations
,
friendly
greetings
,
gentle
embracings
,
recyting
of
sorrowfull
aduentures
,
in
ech
others
absence
,
and
reioycing
now
at
last
in
their
so
happy
meeting
.
All
which
was
so
perfect
a
map
of
pure
and
vnspotted
loyalty
,
that
assuredly
it
was
no
lesse
than
admirable
,
to
behold
the
motions
of
their
rare
and
feruent
dispositions
.
And
after
they
had
thorowly
reioyced
,
in
ech
others
presence
,
they
began
to
reckon
vp
of
either
side
the
aduentures
hapned
vnto
them
since
their
parting
.
And
first
,
Moderatus
shewed
all
the
course
of
his
pilgrimage
,
his
comming
to
Aemulia
,
Priscus
fathers
court
,
how
he
had
defended
his
sister
Modesta
from
death
and
infamie
,
discouering
withall
his
affection
towards
her
,
his
departure
again
from
Lothus
court
,
his
trauel
in
the
Forrest
Esina
,
Modestas
letter
sent
vnto
him
by
Perio
,
his
returne
towards
Aemulia
again
,
the
report
of
the
great
triumph
concerning
Modesta
,
the
which
was
also
to
be
performed
at
Florence
,
in
his
owne
fathers
court
,
who
was
now
restored
to
his
ancient
honor
and
liuing
againe
:
Bergamos
possessing
of
Modesta
,
his
proceeding
forwards
with
her
towards
Florence
,
to
finish
the
enterprise
:
and
how
himself
met
with
him
,
and
entring
the
combat
,
bereaued
him
of
his
life
,
and
thereby
got
the
custody
and
protection
of
his
sister
Modesta
,
and
how
he
was
now
to
performe
that
begun
enterprise
:
and
by
king
Lothus
proclamation
,
if
he
finished
the
same
,
he
was
to
haue
his
faire
sister
Modesta
for
his
wife
,
who
nowe
together
with
the
rest
of
his
company
,
he
had
left
at
a
village
called
Albania
,
that
was
hard
adioyning
to
that
Forrest
.
And
when
Moderatus
had
from
point
to
point
thus
discoursed
at
large
of
al
matters
vnto
his
friend
,
Priscus
was
more
ioyfull
than
before
,
first
in
that
his
sister
was
deliuered
from
the
false
and
treacherous
accusations
of
Delamure
,
and
also
because
hee
was
like
to
haue
Moderatus
for
his
brother
in
law
,
that
he
loued
aboue
all
men
in
the
worlde
,
and
therefore
Priscus
returned
him
this
salutation
.
Happy
be
this
day
wherein
such
number
of
ioyes
doe
concurre
together
:
for
beleeue
me
Moderatus
,
if
the
monarchy
of
the
whol
world
had
bene
granted
vnto
me
,
I
would
not
haue
bene
so
glad
,
as
of
these
tydings
you
do
bring
me
,
with
your self
,
the
which
alone
had
bene
sufficient
to
yeeld
me
more
contentment
,
than
I
am
able
to
vtter
,
much
sorrow
haue
I
sustained
by
reason
of
thy
absence
,
and
more
was
the
sorrow
I
conceaned
,
when
dissembling
Florida
vpon
receit
of
thy
letter
,
&
knowledge
of
thy
departure
,
giuing
mee
a
friendly
countenance
accepted
of
my
seruice
,
and
being
throughly
entred
into
acquaintance
with
her
,
shewed
me
the
same
letter
sent
vnto
her
in
my
behalfe
,
assuredly
if
al
the
furies
together
had
conferred
to
deuise
the
greatest
torture
that
could
be
found
,
all
that
inflicted
vpon
mee
at
once
,
could
not
haue
plagued
me
more
:
But
yet
all
did
not
grieue
me
so
much
then
,
as
it
ioyeth
my
heart
now
that
it
was
so
,
because
I
am
in
good
hope
that
it
was
a
heauenly
decree
,
to
vnite
our
loues
with
more
ample
scope
of
friendship
,
for
besides
the
likelyhood
you
are
into
wed
Modesta
,
(
as
no
doubt
the
Fates
cannot
be
so
iniurious
to
preuent
it
)
I
do
greatly
honor
and
loue
Verosa
your
sister
,
who
was
the
only
comfort
I
had
,
whilest
I
remayned
in
Albigena
.
And
now
sith
your
father
and
my
honorable
good
Lord
Perduratus
is
so
happily
restored
to
his
liuing
and
honour
againe
,
and
that
you
are
here
,
which
I
know
will
assist
me
in
any
honest
action
,
I
make
no
doubt
to
obtaine
her
loue
,
if
it
be
not
that
Cornelius
Duke
Deuascos
sonne
is
Lorde
of
her
hart
already
:
some
lyking
was
betweene
them
,
but
how
it
prooued
after
my
departure
I
know
not
.
Priscus
departure
towards
Florence
.
Answer
from
Perduratus
to
the
blacke
Knight
his
message
.
His
arriuall
to
Florence
.
Likewise
the
arriuall
of
CORNELIVS
and
diuerse
others
of
Duke
DEVASCOS
Court
there
.
PRISCVS
presented
ALBANVS
head
to
the
Gouernour
.
The
blacke
Knightes
first
dayes
triumph
.
Chap.
16.
WHen
they
had
thus
debated
betweene
them selues
,
of
all
the
accidents
happened
vnto
them
,
after
their
parting
they
determined
that
Priscus
should
carrie
the
head
of
great
Albanus
vnto
Florence
,
and
present
it
vnto
Perduratus
,
making
himselfe
knowen
vnto
him
,
and
no
dobut
he
should
be
very
welcome
.
And
Moderatus
wished
him
not
to
make
any
shewe
of
acquaintance
with
him
before
this
triumph
should
be
finished
,
at
what
time
he
meant
to
discouer
him selfe
,
and
not
before
:
whereupon
the
day
being
farre
spent
,
Priscus
returned
to
the
place
where
he
had
left
Albanus
dead
,
and
there
striking
off
his
head
,
he
tooke
his
readiest
way
to
Florence
.
And
Moderatus
,
making
no
semblance
of
any
trauell
,
taken
in
subduing
those
barbarous
people
,
came
again
to
Albania
,
by
what
time
his
messenger
was
returned
from
Florence
,
with
this
answer
from
Perduratus
,
that
the
daughter
of
mightie
Lothus
King
of
Aemulia
,
and
her
Champion
was
very
welcome
to
his
Court
,
giuing
them
great
thankes
,
that
they
did
honour
him
so
much
,
as
to
make
choyce
of
his
Pallace
,
for
the
perfourming
of
so
honourable
an
enterprise
.
When
Moderatus
had
receiued
this
answere
from
the
noble
Perduratus
,
he
presently
set
forward
towardes
Florence
,
where
being
come
,
he
found
lodging
taken
vp
for
him
by
his
messenger
,
very
neere
adioyning
to
the
Lordes
pallace
,
where
he
allighted
.
And
his
intent
being
adreadie
published
,
there
was
preparation
made
for
standings
,
to
viewe
the
sequell
of
this
Turnament
,
and
all
thinges
else
that
were
necessarie
and
belonged
thereunto
:
company
continually
repaired
thither
from
all
places
:
and
amongest
others
,
Cornelius
,
Deualoyes
,
and
the
rest
of
their
company
from
Deuascos
Court
,
came
thither
and
were
exceedingly
well
intertained
.
And
Priscus
a
little
while
after
them
came
thither
also
,
and
presented
Perduratus
with
Albanus
head
,
who
gaue
him
most
hartie
welcome
,
and
reioyced
much
in
his
comming
,
marueiling
not
a
little
at
his
great
bountie
,
and
valure
,
in
performing
so
notable
an
exploit
,
al
seemed
greatlie
to
admire
at
the
hugenesse
of
the
head
,
by
that
one
part
gessing
at
the
proportion
of
the
rest
,
which
they
iudged
to
bee
verie
monstrous
,
and
almost
vnpossible
to
bee
subdued
by
any
humane
power
.
And
when
they
had
a
while
busied
their
braines
on
this
matter
,
more
Lords
and
knights
of
great
account
repaired
there
:
for
that
the
very
next
day
this
triumph
of
iusting
and
turnament
did
begin
.
When
Phoebus
had
bathed
his
angrie
steeds
in
the
wide
Ocean
,
and
that
Hesperus
appeared
in
the
West
,
then
time
of
rest
approched
,
and
all
ceased
from
their
day
labours
,
till
that
Titan
starting
from
vnder
the
cloudes
,
discouered
Thetis
escape
with
Neptune
,
them
euery
body
prepared
themselues
to
be
diligent
in
his
function
,
&
Perduratus
sent
for
the
blacke
Knight
(
for
so
Moderatus
would
haue
himselfe
called
)
and
his
Ladie
to
come
to
the
Lystes
,
who
were
very
ready
,
and
the
Knight
armed
and
mounted
,
gaue
direction
for
the
conducting
of
Modesta
there
,
who
being
placed
in
a
seat
appointed
for
her
to
behold
〈◊〉
which
shuld
happen
,
her
garde
standing
in
order
about
her
seat
,
the
black
Knight
called
for
a
speare
to
his
page
,
which
being
had
,
he
managed
his
horse
vp
and
downe
the
lystes
,
expecting
a
champion
,
that
in
regard
of
his
mistresse
fauour
,
would
maintaine
her
beauty
against
him
.
And
not
long
after
Perduratus
and
his
Nobles
placed
themselues
right
against
Modesta
,
of
the
other
side
of
the
lystes
,
and
Flaminea
,
and
all
the
troupe
of
her
Ladies
,
her
daughter
Verosa
,
with
her
cousen
Bysancia
,
who
far
stayned
all
the
rest
in
beautie
,
came
in
and
seuered
themselues
into
partes
,
Flaminea
and
the
ancient
matrones
of
the
one
side
of
Modestas
seat
,
And
Verosa
with
the
rest
of
the
young
Ladies
on
her
left
side
.
Here
you
might
behold
loue
and
beautie
,
peace
and
warre
,
yea
Mars
and
Venus
triumphing
in
a
sympathy
of
decent
and
rare
perfections
,
so
glorious
was
the
sight
,
so
singular
was
the
modestie
,
so
resolute
was
the
magnanimity
,
that
here
was
to
be
found
at
this
instant
,
that
it
might
be
doubted
whether
Venus
with
all
her
wantons
,
Diana
with
all
her
traine
,
and
Mars
with
all
his
Marshallists
were
ther
present
:
but
howsoeuer
,
they
being
all
thus
seated
,
there
came
foorth
the
Dukes
sonne
of
Panonie
,
in
greene
armour
,
and
the
picture
of
Hope
engrauen
in
his
crest
,
and
vnderneath
written
in
letters
of
gold
,
Solumiolamen
Spes
,
hee
was
mounted
vpon
a
milk-white
horse
,
his
saddle
was
green
,
&
foreplate
of
beaten
golde
,
his
capparisons
correspondent
to
the
same
,
very
richly
powdered
with
Orientall
pearls
and
pretious
stones
that
were
much
worth
,
and
of
great
estimation
,
two
pages
apparelled
all
in
red
,
the
one
bore
his
speare
on
the
one
side
of
him
,
and
on
the
other
side
,
the
other
caried
his
Target
.
And
before
him
did
ride
vpon
a
fine
Iennet
,
a
maruellous
beautifull
and
fine
child
,
apparelled
all
in
white
,
and
carrying
in
his
hands
the
picture
of
faire
Helena
,
Queene
of
Corinth
,
and
vnderneath
the
same
written
in
faire
capitall
letters
,
this
posie
,
Negat
quis
meam
Helenam
esse
pulcherrimam
?
cum
gladio
hoc
dubium
resoluam
.
And
when
he
had
gone
in
this
order
twise
about
the
court
,
Tersimano
(
for
so
the
young
Lord
of
Pannonie
was
called
)
tooke
the
picture
in
his
own
handes
,
and
hanged
it
vpon
a
piller
that
was
set
vp
for
that
purpose
,
right
opposit
against
Modesta
,
&
hauing
so
done
,
he
drew
neer
to
the
black
Knight
,
who
seeing
him
comming
did
salute
him
thus
.
Noble
Hero●es
,
&
worthy
knight
,
being
vnknown
vnto
me
,
so
I
dare
cal
thee
,
for
more
thou
canst
not
be
,
&
thy
countenance
and
demanour
doth
warrant
thee
so
much
,
I
had
rather
our
salutation
shuld
be
words
than
blowes
,
&
friendship
than
contention
,
but
sith
I
haue
vndertaken
to
maintain
Modesta
,
the
daughter
of
mightie
Lothus
king
of
Emulia
,
to
be
the
fayrest
of
al
faire
,
and
to
be
the
only
flower
of
beauty
this
day
liuing
,
whose
presence
here
before
you
is
an
eie
witnesse
,
to
warrant
my
resolution
to
be
lawfull
,
I
must
needs
to
maintain
mine
honor
,
which
is
my
greatest
patrimony
,
combat
with
al
that
wil
say
the
contrary
.
Tersimano
noting
the
bounty
of
the
blacke
Knight
,
with
his
goodly
personage
and
gentle
disposition
,
returned
him
this
shorte
answer
.
Worthy
Knight
,
sith
to
perswade
you
to
leaue
this
intollerable
errour
you
are
in
,
is
too
great
a
charge
for
me
,
I
cannot
choose
but
bee
sorrie
,
and
to
witnesse
the
right
to
bee
on
my
side
,
beholde
the
picture
of
the
second
Hellena
,
but
farre
excelling
in
bounty
the
Queene
of
Greece
,
and
the
causer
of
the
Troians
wrack
,
vnto
whome
if
you
wil
not
yeeld
her
due
,
let
vs
no
longer
stay
,
but
trie
the
quarrell
by
Armes
:
whereupon
they
parted
one
from
another
,
and
then
the
Trumpets
sounded
,
the
neighing
horses
mad
with
anger
,
besprinkled
their
riders
with
the
foming
froth
of
their
boyling
stomacks
,
and
both
these
resolute
and
valiant
Champions
coutching
their
speares
in
their
rests
,
spurred
their
angrie
Coursers
to
gallop
as
swift
as
the
winde
,
who
meeting
in
the
midst
of
their
course
,
shiuered
their
mightie
speares
,
the
splinters
whereof
flying
in
the
ayre
,
into
many
peeces
no
bigger
than
the
smallest
chips
notwithstanding
they
made
no
more
motions
in
their
seates
,
than
if
man
,
saddle
,
horse
and
all
had
bene
one
solide
and
entire
body
.
And
to
speak
the
substance
of
the
whole
in
a
word
long
and
perillous
was
this
combat
,
for
it
lasted
all
the
morning
,
till
it
drew
towards
high
noone
,
at
what
time
the
black
Knight
doubled
his
blowes
with
great
dexterity
,
his
strength
nothing
abated
,
but
of
the
other
side
Tersimano
had
his
armour
crased
and
broken
in
diuers
places
,
and
therefore
receiued
greater
dammage
than
the
black
Knight
,
whose
armour
was
so
good
,
that
no
weapon
could
pearce
,
and
in
the
end
lent
Tersimano
such
a
blowe
vpon
his
helme
,
that
hee
brought
him
quite
out
of
his
remembrance
,
wherupon
he
fastned
hold
in
the
raines
of
his
bridle
,
&
vnlaced
his
helmet
,
&
plucked
it
off
,
and
seeing
the
good
knight
to
auoid
a
great
deal
of
blood
at
his
mouth
,
he
sorowed
very
much
,
fearing
least
his
life
should
bee
in
some
danger
,
and
therfore
called
for
help
vnto
him
,
&
shortly
recouered
him
againe
,
who
seeing
himself
in
his
enemies
hands
,
&
ouercome
in
that
honorable
assemblie
,
had
much
adoe
to
saue
himself
from
sounding
againe
:
but
yet
like
a
wise
man
,
seeing
it
was
not
boot
to
kicke
against
the
sharpe
,
he
yeelded
vnto
Fortune
,
&
thanked
the
black
Knight
for
his
gentlenes
,
confessing
himself
to
be
ouercome
both
by
his
bounty
&
valour
,
and
also
by
his
singular
and
rare
curtesie
:
wherupon
al
the
companie
dissolued
the
black
Knight
and
his
Lady
to
their
lodging
,
their
attendants
following
them
.
And
the
Lord
Perduratus
,
&
al
the
rest
of
the
company
as
wel
strange
and
forren
princes
and
knights
there
assembled
,
as
also
his
own
Nobles
&
countrimen
,
went
to
his
pallace
inuited
of
him
there
to
remain
continually
,
during
the
time
of
this
Iusting
and
turnament
,
where
they
were
royally
feasted
.
Al
this
morning
Cornelius
,
Deualoys
&
Priscus
kept
company
with
Perduratus
(
to
view
this
braue
combat
)
who
had
so
effectually
dealt
with
them
(
because
his
deer
friends
)
that
he
won
them
not
to
aduenture
themselues
against
Modestas
champion
,
before
the
time
limitted
shuld
be
neer
expired
,
&
therfore
they
had
now
good
opportunity
to
glut
their
eies
with
the
glorious
hue
of
most
rare
beauties
,
which
was
the
onley
obiect
of
their
delightes
:
whereupon
Cornelius
glancing
towards
Verosa
(
with
whome
hee
had
but
little
conference
after
his
comming
to
Florence
)
hapned
to
espie
faire
Bysantia
,
who
sitting
next
to
her
cousen
Verosa
,
stayned
both
her
,
&
al
the
rest
of
the
company
in
beautie
,
asmuch
as
Phoebus
in
brightnes
doth
excell
the
least
starre
in
the
firmament
.
Herewith
Cornelius
hauing
handled
the
pitch
,
was
defiled
therewith
,
for
he
that
is
subiect
to
change
wil
soone
finde
a
choice
,
whose
amours
are
alwayes
like
the
Camelion
,
that
is
of
euery
collour
,
and
so
they
,
subiect
to
the
dart
of
of
euery
beauty
which
they
behold
.
Cornelius
loue
to
Bysantia
,
and
Priscus
affection
to
Verosa
,
CORNELIVS
and
DEVALOYES
conference
with
BYSANTIA
and
VEROSA
:
the
complaint
of
VEROSA
for
CORNELIVS
inconstancie
,
and
disswading
of
her
cousen
BYSANTIA
from
his
loue
:
PRISCVS
conference
with
VEROSA
,
and
opening
of
his
fancie
vnto
her
,
the
vniting
of
their
loues
,
agreeing
in
sympathie
of
their
desires
.
Chap.
17
THis
fickle
Changling
thus
mooued
with
the
star-bright
beautie
of
Bysantia
,
longed
very
much
to
assay
if
his
traine
woulde
take
fire
,
doubting
least
his
friendship
with
Verosa
would
be
a
great
let
vnto
him
in
this
enterprise
.
And
therefore
to
keep
her
occupied
,
he
wished
his
cousen
Deualoyes
to
bee
doing
with
her
,
who
yeelded
vnto
his
request
,
&
concluded
to
put
this
in
practise
of
either
side
when
opportunity
would
giue
them
leaue
.
Priscus
was
not
idle
al
this
while
,
for
he
did
also
cast
in
his
mind
howe
to
compasse
the
fauour
of
Verosa
,
greatly
doubting
thereof
,
because
Cornelius
was
present
,
yet
much
animated
,
knowing
his
stay
in
Florence
to
be
short
,
after
whose
departure
,
hee
was
in
some
better
hope
to
recouer
his
desire
.
These
new
entertained
seruants
of
Venus
,
more
busied
themselues
with
such
friuolous
cogitations
,
than
in
noting
this
braue
and
resolute
combate
between
the
blacke
Knight
and
Tersimano
,
but
being
thus
finished
,
Priscus
was
very
glad
that
his
friend
had
so
happylie
performed
this
dayes
worke
,
although
(
for
feare
to
discouer
his
friend
)
hee
kept
his
ioy
secret
to
himselfe
.
Repast
being
taken
,
and
dinner
ended
,
Cornelius
and
Deualoyes
(
although
before
this
time
they
neuer
seperated
company
with
Priscus
since
their
comming
to
Florence
for
olde
acquaintance
sake
)
singled
themselues
,
and
went
about
with
their
cunning
slatteries
to
entrap
the
silly
and
innocent
Ladies
,
whom
happily
,
according
to
their
expectation
they
met
within
a
place
conuenient
,
to
impart
their
mindes
vnto
.
Cornelius
taking
Bysantia
by
the
arme
,
and
Deualoyes
Verosa
,
they
spent
great
part
of
this
afternoone
thus
together
,
walking
in
the
priuy
garden
,
where
by
chance
they
had
ouertaken
the
two
Ladies
,
taking
the
benefite
of
the
fresh
aire
.
Verosa
seeing
her
louer
Cornelius
to
court
another
,
making
no
semblance
of
friendship
or
dalliance
with
her
,
albeit
at
the
first
she
was
pleasant
to
Deualoyes
,
contented
to
take
the
aire
of
the
fire
to
driue
away
infectious
humors
,
although
she
meant
not
to
burne
before
she
would
be
reclaimed
from
that
errour
,
seeing
Cornelius
to
be
such
a
changeling
,
and
that
she
found
her selfe
wronged
by
him
,
she
determined
not
lightly
to
beleeue
any
Ligurian
Courtier
for
his
sake
againe
.
And
now
repenting
to
haue
built
vpon
so
slender
a
foundation
,
very
wisely
and
discreetly
she
sorrowed
not
so
much
,
because
she
could
not
better
holde
a
sliding
shadow
,
or
to
speake
more
trulie
,
fickle
and
vnstayed
substance
:
and
therefore
resolued
not
to
wade
further
than
she
knew
howe
to
returne
,
nor
to
trust
before
she
had
good
triall
,
in
the
end
cloyed
with
his
flatterie
,
and
not
well
pleased
with
Cornelius
presence
,
whose
light
and
wattering
disposition
she
now
farre
more
abhorred
,
than
euer
shee
was
in
loue
with
his
person
,
shee
did
shake
vp
Deualoyes
with
such
short
and
quipping
answeres
,
that
now
he
found
hee
had
met
with
his
match
:
and
thereupon
Verosa
with
a
Flea
in
her
eare
,
parted
companie
with
them
vpon
a
suddaine
,
whereby
she
interrupted
the
contented
delight
of
Cornelius
and
Bysantia
,
who
did
well
agree
together
:
for
Bysantia
was
ignorant
of
any
friendship
between
her
cousen
Verosa
and
Cornelius
,
and
knowing
him
to
bee
descended
of
so
noble
a
progenie
,
measured
his
secrete
and
priuate
intentions
,
by
his
outward
apparition
,
and
being
something
credulous
,
she
gaue
him
friendly
entertainment
who
being
in
the
depth
of
their
conference
,
were
forst
to
parte
with
a
short
vale
:
for
Bysantia
would
not
stay
after
her
cousen
there
.
But
Verosa
in
this
choller
made
such
haste
,
that
she
recouered
her
chamber
,
before
Bysantia
was
out
of
the
garden
,
who
mended
her
pace
to
ouertake
her
cousen
,
yet
came
short
,
but
being
at
the
entrance
of
her
chamber
,
she
could
heare
Verosa
warbling
with
her
lute
this
ensuing
fancie
.
WHat
fancies
foule
doth
sillie
maydes
entise
,
To
like
and
loue
the
false
and
flattering
wight
,
What
Viper
would
the
selfe
same
thing
dispise
,
Which
erst
he
sought
with
all
his
force
and
might
:
But
fond
I
was
,
and
fickle
his
desire
,
Like
bauens
blaze
,
that
soone
was
set
on
fire
.
Such
fire
it
was
that
wrought
my
deep
annoy
,
Such
foole
I
was
,
that
credulous
would
proue
:
And
trust
repose
,
in
him
that
did
but
toy
,
And
full
of
lust
would
counterfeit
some
loue
.
Loe
to
my
care
with
griefe
of
heart
I
find
,
His
flattering
words
,
which
were
but
blasts
of
wind
.
What
Cockatrice
,
so
pleasant
once
could
smile
,
And
couer
fraud
with
such
a
glorious
baite
:
Who
would
haue
thought
such
beautie
couered
guile
,
But
Fowlers
still
their
snares
being
laid
,
do
wait
,
And
counterfeit
,
the
sillie
birds
to
trap
,
So
did
this
wretch
,
the
more
is
my
ill
hap
.
BYsantia
entered
the
chamber
(
before
Verosa
scant
had
breathed
some
few
sighs
after
this
sorrowful
dittie
)
&
asked
her
cousen
why
she
started
away
vpon
the
sudden
,
hauing
vnderstood
somewhat
by
her
song
,
which
she
ouerheard
,
she
charged
her
with
iealousie
,
adding
further
that
if
she
did
beare
any
mind
to
Cornelius
,
her self
would
repulse
him
in
his
sute
,
&
giue
him
no
more
hope
of
obtaining
her
good
wil.
Then
quoth
Verosa
,
I
pray
God
you
be
not
more
iealous
than
I
am
,
when
you
shal
find
Cornelius
but
a
flatterer
:
for
surely
hee
hath
promised
as
much
or
more
vnto
me
(
I
am
perswaded
)
than
euer
hee
wil
perform
with
any
:
wherfore
take
heed
,
for
you
may
wel
know
,
the
Rose
hath
his
prick
,
the
Lawn
his
brack
,
the
deadliest
Adder
lurketh
in
the
finest
grasse
,
&
the
greatest
deceir
is
alwayes
couered
with
the
fayrest
speeches
:
trust
not
afore
you
trie
,
for
feare
thy
repentance
shuld
come
too
late
:
and
as
for
me
I
am
indifferent
,
for
I
had
rather
want
than
be
cumbred
with
such
a
fickle
friend
,
whose
fancies
be
more
in
number
than
his
yeares
,
&
his
yeares
ouer
many
to
be
thus
nussed
in
the
sude
of
wind-wauering
inconstancy
:
wherefore
Bysantia
,
thou
art
old
ynough
to
warm
by
the
fire
and
not
burne
,
to
look
vpon
the
Adder
with
her
pide
skin
,
and
not
to
handle
her
sting
,
to
make
a
difference
between
a
flattering
parasit
,
&
a
faithful
&
indissembling
mind
.
And
hauing
a
while
debated
vpon
this
matter
,
Verosa
perceiuing
by
this
litle
discourse
(
that
had
in
this
behalfe
passed
between
Bysantia
and
her selfe
)
that
she
had
rather
looke
vpon
the
Panther
,
than
come
within
his
breath
,
gaue
her
the
scope
of
aduising
her selfe
,
and
so
leauing
the
chamber
of
Verosa
,
they
went
foorth
to
see
what
sturring
there
was
abroad
,
and
at
their
first
flight
,
they
met
with
Priscus
walking
alone
in
an
outer
gallery
,
not
far
from
Verosas
chamber
,
who
came
there
of
purpose
to
espie
opportunitie
to
discouer
his
affections
vnto
her
:
who
at
their
first
meeting
gaue
him
verie
friendly
entertainment
,
and
desirous
to
confer
with
him
singly
,
desired
her
cousen
Bysantia
to
spare
them
a
little
time
,
who
presently
left
them
together
to
determine
of
new
salues
for
their
olde
sores
:
for
Verosa
knew
well
of
the
loue
hee
had
borne
to
Florida
,
and
her
disdainfull
vnkindnes
vnto
him
.
And
finding
her selfe
in
like
sort
agreeued
with
the
wauering
and
fickle
disposition
of
Cornelius
,
she
disclosed
the
whole
euent
of
the
matter
vnto
him
,
as
being
both
assured
of
his
fidelitie
,
vnto
whom
she
discouered
herselfe
,
and
also
knowing
that
Priscus
woulde-ioyne
with
her
in
complaint
,
being
in
like
sort
deluded
by
Florida
,
as
she
had
bene
with
the
dissimulation
of
Cornelius
,
burst
foorth
with
great
vehemency
to
exclame
against
his
wauering
inconstancie
.
Priscus
giuing
attentiue
ear
hereunto
,
was
the
gladdest
man
in
the
world
,
to
find
Veroso
in
this
predicament
.
And
where
before
hee
doubted
but
Cornelius
his
presence
,
now
he
found
that
let
remooued
,
and
therfore
was
boide
to
open
his
griefs
vnto
her
,
which
he
discoursed
with
her
in
this
sort
.
My
deare
Verosa
,
and
only
deare
vnto
me
,
because
Verosa
,
is
it
possible
that
the
Uine
should
beare
the
fruit
of
a
bramble
?
the
pear
tree
a
crab
?
&
that
vertuous
Deuasco
shuld
haue
such
vicious
chickens
as
Cornelius
and
Florida
,
nay
rather
I
thinke
they
be
changed
&
none
of
his
bloud
,
or
els
they
were
borne
vnder
some
malignant
Planet
,
whose
aspectes
predominate
ouer
their
natiuities
,
were
contrary
to
all
humanity
,
nusling
them
vp
in
the
bower
of
inconstacie
.
Wherefore
(
my
sweet
Verosa
)
let
vs
rather
reioyce
than
bee
sorrie
,
to
bee
rid
of
such
wauering
Kytes
,
and
fickle
changelings
,
whose
voyces
inchaunt
like
Syrens
,
and
sighe
preiudice
like
the
Basiliske
,
alluring
with
their
melodie
,
and
inchaunting
with
their
sorcerie
,
that
sooner
may
one
surfet
of
their
cancred
spices
,
than
euer
haue
any
iust
cause
to
triumph
with
true
delights
.
And
least
we
should
so
farre
wade
in
their
inconstancie
,
that
we
might
be
in
danger
of
loosing
ourselues
therein
,
and
withal
should
so
long
parlie
of
the
dissimulations
of
flattering
louers
,
till
we
should
sauour
of
their
hypocrisie
,
and
so
transnature
our selues
with
custome
,
to
execute
a
vile
and
base
office
,
let
vs
therefore
leaue
them
to
their
fancies
,
which
is
as
hot
as
wild
fyre
in
shew
,
and
as
cold
as
Ice
in
operation
.
Priscus
made
here
an
vnperfect
period
,
throbbing
out
many
sighs
,
to
ease
his
wearied
and
panting
heart
,
and
hauing
perfectly
taken
breath
,
that
he
was
able
do
speake
,
he
glaunced
to
Verosa
some
parte
of
his
affection
,
assuring
her
that
his
loue
was
in
no
fleshly
fantasie
,
but
a
meere
choyse
of
chastitie
,
founded
vpon
the
rocke
of
faith
,
and
builded
with
constancie
,
onely
led
thereunto
by
the
singular
vertue
,
which
so
shined
in
al
her
actions
(
like
the
glowing
worm
in
the
night
)
that
it
lighted
him
out
of
the
bottomlesse
dungeon
of
darke
despaire
:
he
shewed
also
vnto
her
how
the
great
and
loyall
amity
,
between
him
and
her
brother
Moderatus
,
was
a
spurre
which
still
prickt
him
forwards
,
to
compasse
a
meane
to
be
tyed
with
perpetuall
vnion
to
him
and
his
for
euer
.
Here
Priscus
paused
againe
,
and
Verosa
noting
his
suddaine
sighes
,
his
solemne
protestations
,
and
strange
passions
,
well
knowing
the
man
to
be
of
a
vertuous
and
rare
disposition
,
whome
she
alwayes
affected
for
the
same
,
and
her
brother
Moderatus
great
friende
,
and
therefore
must
the
rather
be
fauoured
of
her
(
making
no
doubt
of
his
constancie
,
whose
faith
already
had
obtained
credite
sufficient
to
discharge
the
same
)
after
some
fewe
protestations
,
to
ground
in
him
a
good
opinion
towards
her
(
which
was
needlesse
,
being
already
so
peremptory
in
that
point
,
that
he
iudged
Verosa
only
beautifull
,
onelie
wise
,
and
only
vertuous
)
shee
made
it
not
coy
to
confesse
vnto
him
,
that
she
would
requite
his
loue
with
the
like
,
so
farre
as
with
modesty
and
her
parents
consent
she
might
,
to
whome
she
was
in
dutie
and
obedience
bound
.
Priscus
was
so
wel
pleased
with
this
answere
,
that
hee
would
suffer
her
to
proceed
no
further
,
but
rauished
with
ioy
of
this
happy
meeting
,
disclosed
how
that
in
defence
of
his
sisters
beauty
,
her
brother
Moderatus
was
the
Champion
to
perform
that
honorable
triumph
:
leauing
vnrecited
no
act
or
circumstance
either
of
his
friende
(
and
her
brother
)
after
their
departure
from
Albigena
,
coniuring
her
not
to
disclose
any
of
these
secretes
,
til
the
substance
of
the
whole
being
ripe
,
she
meght
behold
the
conclusion
of
a
most
excellent
and
rare
exigent
:
and
so
sealing
his
bargaine
with
a
secrete
kisse
on
her
sweet
lips
,
hee
tooke
his
leaue
for
that
time
,
both
of
her
and
Bysantia
,
and
so
rested
to
expect
further
aduentures
the
next
morning
.
Perduratus
,
the
Gouernor
of
Florence
his
proclamation
,
that
none
should
enter
the
combat
,
but
iust
only
:
the
blacke
Knightes
famous
victories
and
his
deedes
at
armes
encreasing
to
the
end
,
PERDVRATVS
his
remembrance
of
his
sonne
MODERATVS
,
in
beholding
the
bountie
of
the
blacke
Knight
.
The
black
Knights
conference
with
his
friend
PRISCVS
and
MODESTA
his
sister
,
how
to
discouer
himselfe
to
his
father
:
MODE●TAS
oration
to
PERDVRATVS
,
wherein
she
discouereth
the
loue
betweene
PRISCVS
and
VEROSA
,
and
also
giueth
the
Gouernour
of
FLORENCE
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
black
Knight
was
MODERATVS
,
his
sonne
,
the
ioy
thereof
,
and
the
celebration
of
both
mariages
.
Chap.
18.
THe
noble
Perduratus
,
forseeing
(
very
wisely
)
by
admitting
all
to
the
combat
of
the
sword
,
there
might
growe
great
inconuience
,
wherein
so
many
worthy
and
valorous
Knights
should
be
brought
into
such
an
extreame
perill
,
and
vnpossible
but
that
some
of
them
should
miscarry
,
did
therefore
make
a
solemne
proclamation
to
be
made
,
that
no
man
either
forriners
or
countrimen
,
shuld
presume
afterward
to
enter
the
combate
with
the
sword
,
without
his
special
licence
,
but
to
trie
their
knightly
prowesse
by
iusting
only
,
and
no
otherwise
,
after
which
commandement
was
published
abroad
,
all
determined
to
obey
the
same
,
and
the
blacke
Knight
being
ready
in
the
field
,
expecting
a
Competitor
,
there
repayred
diuers
,
as
wel
princes
of
great
renowne
,
as
worthy
knights
of
peremptory
resolutions
,
trying
their
marshal
skil
with
that
inuincible
champion
,
who
daylie
got
the
honour
of
the
field
,
and
so
well
behaued
himselfe
in
that
honourable
exercise
,
that
very
few
scaped
vnhorst
the
first
encounter
,
so
that
after
two
or
three
dayes
were
expired
,
he
had
verie
little
to
doe
,
for
that
the
fewe
remayning
vnfoyled
by
him
were
affraid
to
aduenture
themselues
,
least
they
should
be
discredited
thereby
.
In
this
meane
time
Cornelius
and
Deualoyes
had
good
opportunity
to
court
their
Mistresses
,
which
they
did
with
great
diligence
,
but
notwithstanding
all
their
dissembling
flatteries
could
not
preuaile
:
for
that
Verosa
being
once
burned
,
would
not
handle
the
fire
againe
,
and
she
had
schooled
her
cousen
Bysantia
for
being
too
credulous
,
so
that
these
sickle
changelings
were
descryed
,
and
their
welcome
was
thereafter
:
who
perceiuing
their
sophistry
would
take
no
effect
,
they
grew
not
only
melancholy
,
but
also
(
as
it
were
)
desperate
,
and
therfore
the
time
of
the
triumph
being
expired
,
only
one
day
remayning
to
make
a
final
conclusion
of
all
,
they
prepared
themselues
to
hazard
their
credits
,
being
in
such
fury
,
that
they
supposed
no
humaine
power
could
withstand
them
,
with
this
resolution
hauing
prepared
Tawny
armours
for
themselues
(
the
badge
and
token
of
despised
louers
)
after
part
of
the
day
was
spent
,
they
came
both
to
the
fielde
,
and
aduancing
themselues
to
the
place
of
Lystes
,
the
black
Knight
was
ready
to
receiue
them
:
and
so
Cornelius
ranne
first
,
and
broke
his
staffe
vpon
Modestas
Champion
verie
gallantlie
,
but
neuer
shakt
him
in
his
seat
:
And
the
black
Knight
knowing
Cornelius
(
for
that
he
had
some
speaches
with
him
before
the
Trumpets
sounded
)
when
they
came
to
the
encounter
turned
away
the
end
of
his
staffe
from
him
,
whereat
Cornelius
was
very
wrath
thinking
he
had
so
done
in
disdaine
of
him
,
&
fetching
his
course
the
second
time
charged
his
staffe
vpon
him
with
a
double
force
,
but
the
good
black
Knight
slenderly
regarded
his
furie
,
passed
by
him
in
like
sort
as
before
,
not
offering
any
maner
of
encounter
vnto
him
,
nor
yet
receiuing
any
dammage
by
the
strong
encounter
of
Cornelius
,
whereupon
Deualoyes
started
to
his
cousen
,
and
perswaded
him
to
leaue
,
and
that
he
might
trie
himself
with
the
black
Knight
,
who
as
it
seemed
fauoured
him
,
by
reason
of
some
olde
acquaintance
,
or
els
was
affraid
to
deale
with
him
,
and
therefore
wold
offer
him
that
occasion
of
kindnesse
,
whereby
to
auoyd
futher
triall
of
his
strength
,
with
these
perswasions
Cornelius
restested
satisfied
,
and
Deualoyes
prepared
himselfe
to
take
his
fortune
,
to
finish
and
conclude
this
whole
triumph
:
for
the
last
houre
therof
was
now
at
hand
,
and
therewithall
turning
his
horse
about
,
spurred
him
to
runne
with
great
swiftnesse
,
and
the
black
Knight
perceiuing
his
purpose
,
gaue
him
the
meeting
,
and
the
encounter
was
so
rough
,
that
Deualoyes
measured
his
length
vpon
the
ground
:
whereat
he
was
greatly
offended
and
would
haue
drawne
his
sword
,
but
that
hee
was
commanded
by
the
Iudges
to
stay
,
both
for
that
the
time
appoynted
was
now
finished
,
and
also
because
it
was
against
the
kings
commandement
,
and
then
(
patience
perforce
)
Deualoys
was
faine
to
stay
his
hand
,
notwithstanding
that
he
had
rather
haue
lost
his
life
outright
,
than
be
so
discredited
in
such
an
honourable
assemblie
.
The
valour
of
the
black
Knight
did
put
Perduratus
in
remembrance
of
his
sonne
Moderatus
(
whom
in
marshall
actiuitie
(
as
hee
supposed
)
he
did
much
resemble
)
and
that
rack-master
Remembrance
torturing
with
great
extremitie
his
mind
in
thinking
thereof
,
but
neuerthelesse
(
like
a
wise
man
)
dissembling
his
griefe
,
least
thereby
his
guests
would
not
think
themselues
welcom
,
when
they
should
see
him
melancholie
,
he
took
al
things
patiently
,
and
sent
a
messenger
to
desire
the
black
Knight
and
his
Lady
Modesta
to
supper
,
wherby
they
might
see
if
his
skill
in
carpet
trade
were
equiualent
with
his
marshall
discipline
,
the
blacke
Knight
accepted
of
his
bidding
,
and
promised
to
satisfie
his
expectation
,
who
after
the
messengers
departure
was
at
great
warres
in
his
mind
,
how
he
might
discouer
himselfe
to
his
Parents
:
in
the
end
Priscus
being
then
present
with
him
,
they
determined
that
Modesta
should
be
first
conducted
to
the
Prince
,
who
following
certaine
instructions
they
gaue
her
,
shoulde
open
all
the
matter
vnto
them
,
which
she
assented
vnto
,
and
then
being
conducted
by
Priscus
to
Perduratus
presence
,
after
that
she
had
demaunded
licence
to
speake
,
shee
framed
her
speach
vnto
him
in
this
manner
.
Worthy
and
renowmed
Uice-roy
,
the
mirrour
of
true
nobilitie
,
and
the
lanterne
of
perfect
vertue
to
all
Christian
Princes
,
I
haue
by
the
direction
of
King
Lothus
my
father
,
arriued
here
to
your
court
,
where
I
came
vnder
the
conduct
of
a
worthy
knight
,
who
by
mine
owne
consent
,
and
his
great
merite
,
hath
wonne
me
to
be
his
for
euer
:
from
him
,
and
in
mine
owne
name
also
do
I
salute
you
,
and
your
Ladie
Flaminea
,
wishing
you
both
long
life
,
health
,
and
happines
,
to
father
these
new
erected
buildings
,
and
their
possessors
,
and
to
eternize
your
owne
worthines
in
the
Annales
of
perpetuall
honour
:
I
bring
tydings
(
O
victorious
Prince
)
which
I
knowe
will
be
no
lesse
welcome
vnto
your
Highnesse
,
than
they
are
profitable
and
pleasing
to
your
subiects
,
yea
such
tydings
as
I
doubt
not
the
child
vnborne
shall
haue
iust
cause
to
reioyce
therein
,
but
before
I
discouer
so
great
a
secrecie
,
I
am
to
craue
a
gift
of
your
royal
Maiestie
,
in
granting
wherof
you
shall
augment
your
owne
fame
,
encrease
your
owne
power
,
and
inlarge
the
territories
of
your
dominions
,
where
of
the
other
side
in
denying
my
request
,
you
should
not
only
do
iniustice
,
but
also
reape
dishonour
,
in
doing
lesse
than
honor
and
vertue
commandeth
.
I
am
to
make
this
request
for
one
that
nature
bindeth
you
not
to
denie
,
and
for
one
that
honor
and
pollicie
commaundeth
you
to
yeeld
vnto
his
desire
,
whose
good
wil
being
obtayned
,
Perduratus
may
brag
of
happinesse
with
the
mightiest
Prince
in
Europe
.
Then
know
noble
Heroyes
,
that
here
I
present
you
and
the
Lady
Flaminea
,
with
noble
and
victorious
Lothus
his
sonne
and
heire
,
Moderatus
his
dearest
friende
liuing
,
I
say
,
I
present
your
excellency
with
Priscus
my
brother
,
who
hath
vowed
to
bee
a
husband
to
Verosa
,
or
neuer
to
be
any
:
who
deserueth
Verosa
,
for
that
hee
loueth
Verosa
so
well
,
who
is
not
hated
of
Verosa
,
because
Verosa
knoweth
already
so
much
,
and
willingly
accepted
thereof
.
Now
you
know
him
,
I
leaue
for
you
to
iudge
whether
hee
deserueth
Verosa
.
And
yet
famous
Prince
,
I
bring
better
newes
,
for
that
I
present
Priscus
vnto
you
from
the
thrise
worthy
Knight
,
whose
valiant
deeds
at
armes
,
hath
made
his
name
famous
in
the
worlde
,
in
vanquishing
proud
and
arrogant
Delamure
,
(
whose
very
name
was
a
terrour
to
all
Aemulia
)
who
falsly
accused
mee
of
fornication
,
being
innocent
therein
:
in
destroying
the
monstrous
Gyant
Bergamo
,
that
got
such
honor
in
my
fathers
court
in
performing
the
first
part
of
this
triumph
which
now
is
happily
atchieued
by
him
,
in
vtterly
rooting
out
mischieuous
crue
of
deuillish
Albanus
:
Priscus
my
brother
and
his
friend
by
good
fortune
conducted
to
the
place
where
those
barbarous
people
charged
him
with
a
number
of
vncutteous
blowes
:
yea
from
him
I
come
to
make
this
request
,
that
desireth
rather
to
gaine
vertuous
honour
secretely
,
than
to
make
any
ambitious
ostentation
therof
publiquelie
.
And
therfore
,
least
I
should
holde
you
longer
from
your
deserued
ioy
,
and
desired
expectation
than
stood
with
reason
,
knowe
(
victorious
Prince
)
that
I
come
from
my
Champion
,
my
heartes
ioy
,
and
your
right
renowmed
sonne
Moderatus
,
from
him
I
come
who
in
my
Fathers
presence
(
as
you
all
will
witnesse
)
hath
gained
to
himselfe
perpetuall
honour
:
All
these
thinges
considered
,
I
expect
Verosas
acceptance
,
and
your
royall
consents
,
and
then
all
is
perfected
to
make
happy
two
kingdoms
.
I
leaue
to
your
iudgmentes
(
Gentlemen
)
whether
Perduratus
and
Flaminea
had
not
iust
cause
to
reioyce
in
these
so
gratefull
and
prosperous
newes
,
not
onely
in
finding
their
lost
sonne
againe
,
but
also
in
so
honourable
and
worthy
a
match
,
both
to
Moderatus
and
Verosa
:
so
that
all
these
ioyes
concurring
together
in
one
,
stirred
in
them
such
ouer-ardent
delight
,
that
the
vehemencie
thereof
bereaued
them
from
the
vse
of
their
speach
for
a
long
time
:
In
the
end
,
the
tydinges
being
verie
welcome
vnto
them
,
all
the
whole
courte
there
assembled
,
reioycing
likwise
at
these
prosperous
newes
.
Perduratus
first
commaunded
his
sonne
to
bee
sent
for
,
who
being
come
,
fell
vpon
his
knees
to
his
father
,
crauing
pardon
for
his
suddaine
departure
,
his
so
long
absence
,
and
the
concealing
of
himselfe
so
long
from
his
Fathers
court
,
who
(
carrying
with
him
sufficient
reasons
,
to
excuse
himselfe
,
though
no
more
than
his
owne
presence
,
which
verie
often
(
with
bitter
teares
of
his
Parentes
)
was
desired
)
was
kindly
embraced
,
and
louingly
entertained
of
his
noble
Parentes
,
who
neuer
sufficientlie
satisfied
in
beholding
of
him
,
watered
their
checkes
with
aboundance
of
salt
teares
,
for
ioy
thereof
.
And
in
the
end
recouering
their
speach
againe
,
they
returned
vnto
Modesta
many
kinde
thankes
,
with
verie
friendlie
and
gracious
acceptance
of
〈◊〉
franke
and
gentle
offer
.
Whereupon
order
was
taken
,
to
make
and
things
in
a
readinesse
,
for
the
solemnizing
of
the
Nuptials
,
aswell
〈◊〉
Moderatus
and
Modesta
,
as
of
Priscus
and
Verosa
,
to
the
greate
contentment
of
all
Florence
,
and
to
the
prosperous
and
happie
state
thereof
.
Cornelius
and
Deualoyes
beholding
all
which
happened
,
albeit
at
first
they
could
not
bee
perswaded
,
but
that
they
were
in
a
dreame
,
yet
calling
themselues
to
better
remembrance
,
they
were
so
disquieted
in
minde
to
beholde
this
sudden
accident
,
that
all
the
entreatie
that
Perduratus
could
make
,
was
scant
able
to
perswade
them
to
stay
the
consummation
of
the
mariages
:
which
being
finished
,
they
presentlie
departed
towards
Albigena
,
leauing
the
Florentines
to
triumph
in
the
multitude
of
their
new
ioyes
.
FINIS
.
R.
P.
Gent.