Heere
followeth
Hemetes
tale
.
Moste
excellent
Princes
,
forepoynted
from
aboue
with
youre
presence
and
your
vertue
to
profite
more
then
you
are
aware
of
,
howe
much
you
are
bound
to
the
immortall
Goddes
,
and
mortall
men
are
bound
to
you
,
our
present
case
will
partely
prooue
:
But
before
you
vnderstand
the
woorth
of
your
vertue
,
maye
it
please
you
to
heare
the
variablenesse
of
our
aduentures
.
Not
long
since
in
the
Countrie
of
Cambia
which
is
situate
neere
the
mouth
of
the
riche
Riuer
Indus
,
a
mightie
Duke
bare
dominion
called
Occanon
:
who
had
heire
to
his
estate
but
one
onely
Daughter
named
Caudina
:
this
Lady
then
more
fayrer
then
fortunate
,
liued
most
deere
to
her
father
and
best
beloued
of
his
people
:
But
to
prooue
that
Beautie
is
not
always
a
benifit
,
nor
highest
states
be
euer
the
happiest
,
it
chanced
within
a
while
that
Caudina
being
sought
vnto
by
sundry
that
were
great
,
and
serued
by
many
that
were
worthie
,
had
more
competitors
of
her
beautie
then
did
either
well
content
her
,
or
proued
commodious
vnto
them
:
for
loue
,
which
is
not
led
by
order
nor
chosen
by
appoyntemente
,
had
limed
her
affections
vnreasonably
with
the
liking
of
a
knight
,
of
estate
but
meane
,
but
of
value
very
greate
called
Contarenus
who
as
he
exceedinglie
loued
her
,
so
the
desires
of
diuers
others
was
somewhat
for
his
glorye
,
but
nothing
for
his
gain
.
In
smal
proces
of
time
the
seecret
fires
of
their
fancies
discouered
by
the
smoake
of
their
desires
,
bewrayed
this
matter
vnto
her
father
long
time
before
they
woulde
.
The
Duke
dissembling
what
he
sawe
,
but
determined
to
disapoynt
that
he
most
missliked
,
neither
made
challenge
to
the
Knighte
,
nor
charged
his
Daughter
for
any
loue
was
betwixt
them
,
but
deuised
a
way
as
he
thought
more
sure
,
(
but
as
it
proued
moste
sorrowfull
)
to
set
these
louers
asunder
by
the
worke
of
an
inchantresse
most
cunning
in
her
kind
:
he
caused
Contarenus
,
to
be
conueyed
vp
and
carried
in
the
ayre
from
the
cost
of
Cambia
to
the
very
bounds
of
the
Occean
sea
:
whiche
cost
Occanon
twentye
thousande
Crownes
(
a
deere
price
for
repentance
:
)
but
it
is
no
nouelty
for
Princes
to
make
their
wils
verie
costly
,
and
sometime
to
pay
deere
for
their
own
displeasures
.
Contarenus
thus
strangely
deuided
from
his
ioye
and
perplexed
aboue
measure
was
charged
by
the
inchantresse
to
weare
this
punishment
with
patience
,
which
necessitie
did
put
on
,
and
destiny
would
put
off
:
and
ere
seuen
yeeres
came
about
,
she
truely
assured
him
,
he
should
haue
for
his
reward
the
height
of
his
desire
:
but
first
he
should
fight
with
the
hardiest
knight
,
and
see
the
worthiest
Lady
of
the
world
.
The
whilst
shee
told
him
,
hee
must
there
take
the
gard
of
a
blinde
Hermit
,
who
shoulde
recouer
his
sight
,
and
he
his
satisfaction
,
both
at
one
time
,
so
shee
lefte
him
on
the
earth
,
and
tooke
her
way
again
into
the
ayre
.
Caudina
now
lacking
log
that
she
looked
for
,
the
sight
&
seruice
of
her
knight
,
fel
soon
in
those
diseases
that
accompany
such
desires
as
to
be
acombred
with
mistrust
,
curiositye
,
and
exceeding
vnrest
.
At
last
as
Princes
doe
fewe
thinges
priuily
,
but
they
haue
partakers
of
their
Councel
:
&
heires
to
crowns
lack
neuer
seruants
of
hope
,
which
be
curious
to
please
them
:
The
deuise
and
dealing
of
Occanon
came
to
the
eares
of
his
daughter
,
which
beeing
told
her
:
And
is
it
euen
so
,
quoth
Candina
?
care
kings
for
no
right
?
then
right
cares
for
no
kingdomes
.
It
is
neither
the
court
of
Occanon
,
nor
the
countrey
of
Camb.
that
I
can
account
of
,
if
Contarenus
be
gone
:
Farewel
most
vnhappy
countrey
,
and
most
cruel
Father
,
that
turnes
me
to
this
fortune
,
to
follow
my
fates
,
which
neyther
greatnes
of
estate
nor
hazard
of
mine
aduenture
shal
make
mee
forsake
:
but
if
I
lose
not
my
life
,
I
wil
finde
Contarenus
,
if
he
be
in
the
world
.
This
said
,
she
pursueth
her
most
hard
determinations
,
and
taking
onely
two
Damsels
with
her
in
simple
habit
,
with
such
things
as
were
necessary
,
she
straightwaies
conueyed
her selfe
most
closely
from
the
borders
of
Camb.
&
with
toyle
too
long
to
tell
,
passed
perils
past
beliefe
,
til
at
last
she
arriued
at
the
grate
of
Sibilla
,
where
,
by
chaunce
she
met
with
a
most
noble
knight
eclipped
Loricus
,
by
loue
likewyse
drawen
thither
,
to
learn
what
should
betyde
him
.
This
Loricus
loued
a
Lady
that
was
matchlesse
,
in
such
maner
as
is
strange
,
for
after
much
deuise
to
attaine
but
the
fauour
that
she
would
be
pleased
,
hee
myght
but
loue
her
without
looking
froward
:
and
seeing
no
glaunce
of
her
lyking
(
his
vttermost
deuotion
)
to
find
surely
out
her
fancie
(
whiche
she
carried
most
closely
,
)
he
made
a
straunge
assay
with
all
the
semblance
that
might
be
.
He
shewed
to
set
by
her
but
lightly
,
that
was
so
sought
for
of
all
,
and
the
better
to
couler
the
passion
,
hee
was
not
able
to
conquer
,
hee
made
shew
of
choise
of
a
new
mistris
,
that
liued
euery
day
in
her
eye
:
A
peece
sure
of
pri●●
but
farre
from
such
a
pearle
,
as
his
heart
onely
esteemed
.
And
to
this
Idoll
he
seemed
to
offer
all
hys
loue
and
seruice
,
leauing
no
manner
of
obseruaunce
vndone
,
that
to
loue
appertayned
:
As
wearing
her
colours
on
his
backe
,
her
pictures
in
his
bosome
,
keeping
her
company
aboue
all
others
,
and
continuing
most
at
her
commandement
:
which
espyed
by
this
Lady
(
that
indeed
was
liked
no
more
)
for
whatsoeuer
man
may
thinke
might
become
or
content
though
she
cared
not
for
his
choyse
,
yet
he
shewed
scorne
of
his
change
:
and
by
iealousie
disclosed
that
which
loue
could
not
discouer
.
Which
Loricus
perceiuing
,
he
fel
by
&
by
to
consider
,
that
the
want
of
his
worth
made
his
seruice
vnaccepted
,
and
no
impossibility
in
her
will
to
receiue
one
too
serue
her
,
that
merited
the
honour
of
such
fauour
.
Therefore
hee
left
his
owne
countrey
,
and
betooke
himselfe
altogether
to
trauel
,
and
to
armes
,
desiring
with
most
indeuour
but
to
deserue
that
reputation
as
this
great
and
noble
mistris
woulde
but
thinke
him
worthy
to
be
hers
,
though
she
would
neuer
bee
none
of
his
;
so
thinking
no
toyle
too
tough
,
nor
no
attempt
too
hard
to
attayne
to
renown
,
he
wandred
through
the
world
till
he
came
by
painfull
wayes
to
Sibillas
grate
,
where
he
met
with
Caudina
.
Where
these
two
louers
hauing
occasion
to
vnfold
al
their
fortunes
:
the
Lady
seeking
to
know
the
end
of
her
trauel
,
and
the
knight
aduise
for
the
ease
of
his
hope
,
they
both
receiued
this
answeare
of
Sibilla
:
That
as
they
were
nowe
coupled
by
this
fortune
,
so
they
should
neuer
depart
fellowship
,
till
they
had
found
out
a
place
,
where
men
were
most
strong
,
women
most
fayre
,
the
countrey
most
fertile
,
the
people
most
wealthy
,
the
gouernment
most
iust
,
and
the
Princes
most
worthy
:
so
shoulde
the
Lady
see
that
would
content
her
,
so
shoulde
the
knight
heare
that
might
comfort
him
.
Now
most
deere
and
best
deseruing
Lady
,
it
falles
to
my
purpose
,
and
your
praise
,
to
say
somewhat
of
my selfe
.
Olde
though
you
see
me
here
,
&
wrinckled
and
cast
into
a
corner
,
yet
once
haue
I
been
otherwise
:
A
knight
knowne
and
accounted
of
,
with
the
best
of
the
world
:
and
liuing
in
court
of
most
fame
amongst
a
swarm
of
knights
and
Ladies
of
great
woorth
and
vertue
,
where
beauty
bade
the
basse
&
desire
sought
the
gole
.
It
chaunced
me
to
loue
a
Lady
,
to
be
beloued
of
Loue
himselfe
,
if
he
could
but
haue
seene
her
:
but
as
she
was
such
as
did
excell
,
so
was
she
of
woonderfull
condition
,
wythout
disdaine
to
be
desired
,
but
most
dainty
to
bee
dealt
with
:
for
touch
her
,
&
she
wil
turne
to
20.
diuers
shapes
,
yet
to
none
but
to
content
,
as
me thought
,
that
thought
stil
to
touch
her
,
was
a
heauen
:
&
so
it
seemed
by
my
hold
that
was
so
loth
to
let
her
go
.
Till
(
alas
)
it
liked
her
at
last
to
put
on
the
shape
of
a
Tigris
so
terrible
to
behold
,
as
I
durst
hold
her
no
longer
,
and
being
so
escaped
,
I
could
neuer
more
sette
eie
on
her
.
Madam
,
thus
began
my
paine
,
but
you
heare
not
yet
my
punishment
:
beeing
shifted
from
the
sighte
of
that
I
sought
aboue
the
world
,
and
then
little
delighting
to
looke
on
any
thing
els
,
I
tooke
by
&
by
a
Pilgrimage
to
Paphos
in
Cyprus
,
trusting
to
heare
of
my
mistris
there
,
where
Venus
was
most
honoured
.
Whither
when
I
came
,
as
I
began
to
step
in
at
the
doore
of
her
temple
,
I
was
sodainly
stroken
blind
Astonied
.
at
my
mischaunce
,
and
vnderstanding
not
the
cause
thereof
I
fell
downe
on
my
knees
and
said
:
O
fairest
of
the
Goddesses
and
farthest
from
cruelty
,
what
hath
been
my
fault
,
that
thou
art
thus
offended
?
Thy
folly
&
presumption
(
quoth
Venus
Chaplen
as
I
gesse
)
from
my
youth
vp
quoth
I
,
haue
I
euer
been
an
honourer
of
vertue
,
a
delighter
in
learning
,
and
a
seruaunt
of
Loue
.
But
it
is
no
parted
affection
quoth
he
,
that
Venus
wil
be
honoured
with
.
Books
and
beauty
make
no
match
,
and
it
is
an
whole
man
or
no
man
,
that
this
Goddesse
wil
haue
to
serue
her
,
and
therwithal
taking
me
by
the
shoulders
,
he
thrust
me
out
of
the
Temple
.
So
with
sighes
and
sorrow
I
sate
down
in
the
porch
,
making
intercession
to
Apollo
(
the
peculiar
God
I
honored
)
to
haue
compassion
on
my
estate
:
Now
faithfull
prayers
beyng
hard
ere
they
be
ended
:
Mercury
comes
vnto
me
,
and
bid
me
be
of
good
comfort
,
the
goddesses
be
all
found
to
haue
this
fault
:
Diana
with
Acteon
:
Pallas
with
Arachne
:
Iuno
with
Tirecias
,
were
angry
aboue
measure
:
so
is
Venus
now
with
thee
,
the
cause
with
the
remedy
shall
be
told
thee
at
Delphos
,
whither
straight
I
must
carry
thee
.
Which
he
had
no
sooner
spoken
,
but
by
&
by
I
was
set
in
the
temple
of
Apollo
.
Where
first
demanding
my
fault
,
the
Oracle
made
answere
:
Thy
feare
and
not
thy
faith
:
and
what
quoth
I
,
may
be
my
remedy
?
The
best
besides
the
beautifullest
,
the
Oracle
straight
answered
.
And
with
this
Apollo
his
priest
tooke
me
by
the
hand
,
recounting
vnto
me
the
whole
course
of
my
life
,
whom
I
loued
,
and
how
I
lost
her
.
And
when
I
told
him
of
the
faithfulnes
of
my
seruice
.
&
the
faithfulnes
of
my
meaning
,
of
the
variablenes
of
her
condition
,
and
at
the
last
of
the
fearefulnes
of
her
apperance
:
Ah
,
good
Hemetes
quoth
he
,
it
is
not
the
kind
of
women
to
be
cruell
,
it
is
but
their
countenance
,
&
touching
their
variablenes
,
who
wil
not
apply
himselfe
thereto
,
shall
not
muche
please
them
,
nor
long
hold
them
,
neither
is
it
to
be
found
fault
with
.
Nature
her selfe
loues
variety
,
so
it
be
done
without
deceit
.
Nowe
for
thy
faithfulnes
it
sufficeth
not
,
the
seruants
of
Venus
must
not
onely
haue
faith
,
but
also
lacke
feare
,
feare
lost
thee
thy
mistris
,
and
thy
boldnes
to
enter
into
Venus
Temple
,
being
vnacceptable
,
made
her
strike
thee
blind
.
But
Apollo
bid
me
tell
thee
,
the
Gods
wil
receiue
,
whom
women
forsake
,
thy
eyes
shut
vp
from
delight
,
shall
geue
thy
minde
more
open
vnderstanding
:
this
punishment
shall
be
thy
profite
,
Venus
can
barre
thee
but
from
her
felicity
of
loue
:
but
for
the
deuotion
thou
bearest
to
Apollo
,
hee
giues
thee
this
gift
,
to
be
able
to
discipher
the
destinie
of
euery
one
in
loue
,
and
better
to
aduise
them
,
then
the
best
of
her
Darlings
.
And
furthermore
,
doth
promise
thee
,
that
in
reuolution
of
yeres
thou
shalt
recouer
thy
sight
:
but
this
shall
not
betide
thee
till
at
one
time
,
and
in
one
place
,
in
a
countrie
of
most
peace
,
two
of
the
most
valiant
knights
shal
fight
,
two
of
the
most
constant
louers
shal
meet
,
and
the
most
vertuous
Lady
of
the
world
shall
be
there
to
looke
on
.
And
when
thy
eyes
shal
beholde
what
thy
heart
delighteth
in
,
euen
a
Lady
in
whom
inhabiteth
the
most
vertue
,
Learning
,
and
beauty
,
that
euer
yet
was
in
creature
,
then
shal
they
be
opened
,
and
that
shall
bee
thy
warrant
.
Al
Apollo
sayeth
is
sooth
:
the
while
,
it
is
determined
that
thou
shalte
dwell
in
an
Hermitage
,
where
nothing
that
longes
vntoo
Natures
vse
,
shall
bee
lackinge
vntoo
thee
:
so
sodainelye
I
was
shifted
vnto
this
hill
harde
by
,
where
I
haue
wintered
manye
a
yeere
farre
from
the
woes
and
wronges
,
the
worlde
besides
is
full
of
.
And
nowe
beste
Ladye
and
moste
beautifull
,
so
tearmed
of
the
Oracle
,
and
so
thought
of
in
the
world
:
what
the
Inchantresse
tolde
Contarenus
:
Sibilla
shewed
Caudina
,
and
Loricus
:
and
Apollo
said
to
me
,
by
your
most
happy
comming
is
veryfied
,
The
most
hardy
knights
Cont.
and
Lori
.
haue
here
fought
,
the
most
constant
Louers
Cont
and
Caudina
here
be
met
,
and
I
poore
Hemetes
(
as
the
knight
knowes
ful
long
blind
)
haue
receiued
my
sight
.
Al
which
happened
by
vertue
of
your
grace
,
which
the
best
so
much
honor
,
&
we
most
bound
vnto
you
:
and
so
I
present
these
noble
persos
to
please
you
with
their
seruice
,
&
my self
to
serue
you
euer
with
my
prayers
,
&
leauing
these
Louers
to
their
delights
,
must
leaue
Loric
.
to
this
aduise
.
Knight
,
prosecute
thy
purpose
,
it
is
noble
,
learning
by
me
not
to
feare
of
thy self
to
take
paine
:
remembring
,
nothing
notable
is
woon
without
difficulty
,
Hercules
had
by
his
laboures
his
renowne
,
and
his
end
by
his
Loue
:
Loricus
,
thy
end
wil
be
reward
,
at
least
most
reputation
,
with
noblest
women
most
esteemed
.
But
I
feare
I
haue
too
long
tyred
your
most
noble
eares
,
&
therfore
only
now
I
beseech
your
Ma.
with
your
happye
presence
to
honor
my
poore
home
,
whither
straight
I
mean
to
guide
you
.