 Book 4, Canto 9, The Legend of Campbell and Telemond. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. The Fairy Queen by Edmund Spencer. Book 4, The Legend of Campbell and Telemond. Canto 9. The squire of low degree released, Poyanna takes to wife. Britomart fights with many knights, Prince Arthur stents their strife. Hard is the doubt and difficult to deem when all three kinds of love together meet, and do this part, the heart, with power extreme. Whether shall weigh the balance down? To wheat the dear affection, unto kindred sweet? Or raging fire of love to woman kind? Or zeal of friends combined with virtues meet? But of them all, the band of virtuous mind, me seems the gentle heart should most assure it bind. For natural affection soon doth sess, and quinch it is with Cupid's greater flame. But faithful friendship doth them both suppress, to them with maestering discipline doth tame, through thoughts aspiring to eternal fame. For as the soul doth rule the earthly mass, and all the service of the body frame, so love of soul doth love of body pass, no less than perfect gold surmounts the meanest brass. All which who list by trial to essay shall in this story find a proved plain, in which these squires true friendship more did sway than either care of parents could refrain, or love of fairest lady could constrain. For though Poyanna were as fair as Morn, yet did this trusty squire with proud disdain for his friends' sake her offered favours scorn, and she herself, her sire, of whom she was eborn. Now after that Prince Arthur granted had, to yield strong succor to that gentle swaying, who now long time had lying in prison sad, he again advised how best he moat Daraen, that enterprise, for greatest glories gain, that headless tyrant's trunk he reared from ground, and having imp'd the head to it again, upon his usual beast it firmly bound, and made it so to ride, as it alive was found. Then did he take that chastred squire and laid before the rider, as he captive were, and made his dwarf, though with unwilling aid, to guide the beast that did his master bear. Till to his castle they approached near, whom when the watch that kept continual ward saw coming home, all void of doubtful fear, he running down the gate to him unbarred, whom straight the Prince ensuing in together faired. There he did find, in her delicious bower the fair Pryanna, playing on a rote, complaining of her cruel paramour, and singing all her sorrow to the note, as she had learned it readily by rote, that with the sweetness of her rare delight, the Prince half-wrapped, began on her to doad, till better him be thinking of the right, he her unwares attached, and captive held by might. Whence being forthproduced, when she perceived her own dear sire, she called to him for aid, but when of him no answer she received, but saw him senseless by the squire upstayed, she weened well that then she was betrayed. Then began she loudly cry, and weep, and wail, and that same squire of treason to upbraid, but all in vain her planks might not prevail. Nenon there was to rescue her, Nenon to bail. Then took he that same dwarf, and him compelled to open unto him the prison door, and forth to bring those thralls which there he held. Thence forth were brought to him above a score of knights, and squires to him unknown afore, all which he did from bitter bondage free, and unto former liberty restore. Amongst the rest that a squire of low degree came forth full week and one, not like himself to be, whom soon as fair Emilia beheld, and placid us, they both unto him ran, and him embracing fast betwixt to them held, striving to comfort him all that they can, and kissing off his visage pale, and one, that fair Pajana, then beholding both, can both envy in bitterly to ban. Through jealous passion weeping inly roth, to see the sight perforce that both her eyes were loathe. But when a while they had together been, and a diversely conferred of their case, she, though full oft she both of them had seen asunder, yet not ever in one place, began to doubt when she them saw embrace, which was the captive squire she loved so dear, deceived it through great likeness of their face, for they so like in person did appear that she unearthed discern it whether, whether were. And each the prince, when as he them avised, their like resemblance much admired there, and amazed how nature had so well disguised her work, and counterfeit herself so near, as if that by one pattern seen somewhere she had them made a paragon to be, or whether it through skill or error were, thus gazing long at them much wondered he, so did the other knights and squires which him did see. Then again they ransacked that same castle strong, in which he found great store of hoarded treasure, the which that tyrant gathered had by wrong and tortious power, without respect or measure, upon all which the Britain Prince made seizure, and afterwards continued there a while to rest himself in solace, in soft pleasure, those weaker ladies after weary toil, to whom he did divide part of his purchase to spoil. And for more joy that captive lady fair, the fair Poyana, he enlarged free, and by the rest did set her sumptuous chair, to feast and frolic, nay the more which she issue gladsome countenance nor pleasant glee, but grieve it was for loss both of her sire, and eek of lordship, with both land and fee, but most she touched was with grief entire for loss of her new love, the hope of her desire. But her the Prince through his well-wanted grace, to better terms of mildness did entreat, from that foul rudeness which did her deface, and that same bitter corsive which did eat her tender heart and made refrain from meat, he with good thews and speeches well applied did mollify and calm her raging heat. For though she were most fair and goodly died, yet she it all did mar with cruelty and pride. And for to shut up all in friendly love, since love was first the ground of all her grief, that trust desquire he wisely well did move not to despise that dame which loved him leaf, till he had made of her some better brief, but to accept her to his wedded wife, there too he offered for to make him chief of all her land and lordship during life. He yielded and her took, so stinted all their strife. From that day forth in peace and joyous bliss they lived together long without a debate, near private jar, near spite of enemies could shake the safe assurance of their state, and she whom nature did so fair create that she moat match the fairest of her days, yet with lewd loves and lust intemperate, and it defaced, since forth reformed her ways that all men much admired her change and spake her praise. Thus when the prince had perfectly compiled these pairs of friends in peace and settled rest, himself, whose mind did travel as with child, of his old love, conceived in secret breast, resolved to pursue his former quest, and taking leave of all, with him did bear fair amorette whom fortune by bequest had left in his protection while ear, exchanged it out of one into another fear. Fear of her safety did her not constrain, for well she wished now, in a mighty hunt, her person late in peril did remain, who able was all dangers to withstand, but now in fear of shame she more did stand, seeing herself all solely succourless, left in the victor's power, like vassal bond, whose will her weakness could no way repress, in case his burning lust should break into excess. But cause of fear sure had she none at all of him who goodly learned head of yore the course of loose affection to forestall, and lawless lust to rule with reason's lure, that all the while he by his side her bore, she was as safe as in a sanctuary. Thus many miles they two together wore, to seek their loves dispersed diversely, yet neither shewed to other their heart's privity. At length they came, where as a troop of knights they saw together skirmishing, as seamid. Six they were all, all full of fell despite, but four of them the battle best be seamid, that which of them was best mo to not be deemid. Those four were they from whom the false floramel, by braggadocio lately was redeemed, to wheat stern Druan, and lewd Clarabel, love lavish, Blandamore, and lustful Paradell. Druan's delight was all in single life, and unto lady's love would lend no leisure. The moor was Clarabel, enraged rife, with fervent flames and lovid out of measure. So Ike loved Blandamore, but yet it pleasure would challenge his liking, and Blandamore's prove. But Paradell of love did make no treasure, but lusted after all, that him did move. So diversely these four disposed were to love. But those two other, which beside them stood, were Britomart and gentle Skudamore, who all the while beheld their wrathful mood, and wondered at their implacable stour, whose like they never saw till that same hour. So dreadful strokes did each at other drive, and laid on load, with all their might and power, as if that ever indent the ghost would rive out of their wretched courses, and their lives deprive. As when Dan Eolus, in great displeasure, for loss of his dear love by Neptune Hent, sins forth the winds out of his hidden treasure, upon the sea to wreak his fel intent. They, breaking forth with rude unrulyment, from all four parts of heaven do rage full sore, and toss the deeps, and tear the firmament, and all the world confound with wide uproar, as if instead thereof their chaos would restore. Cause of their discord and so-fell debate was for the love of that same snowy maid whom they had lost in the tournament of late, and seeking long to wheat which way she strayed, met here together where through lewd-up braid of Atte and Duesa they fell out, and each one taking part in others' aid. This cruel conflict raised thereabout whose dangerous success depended yet in doubt. For sometimes, Peridale and Blandemore, the better had, and bet the others back, after soons the others did the field reture, and on their foes did work full cruel rack. Yet neither would their fiend like fury slack, but evermore their malice did augment. Till that uneat they forced it were for lack of breath, their raging rigor to relent, and rest themselves for to recover spirits spent. There again they changed their sides, and new parts take, for Peridale did take to draw on side, for old despite, which now forth newly break against Blandemore, whom always he envied, and Blandemore to Clarabel relied. So all afresh again form a fight renew. It's when two barks, this carried with the tide, that with the wind, contrary courses sooth. If wind and tide do change, their courses change anew. Thenceforth they much more furiously again fare. As if but then the battle had begun. Nay helmets bright, nay harbors strong did spare, that through the cliffs the fermille blood did spun. And all a down their riven sides did run. Such mortal malice wonder was to see in friends professed, and so great outer age done, but sooth is said and tried in each degree. Faint friends when they fall out, most cruel foe men be. Thus they long while continued in fight, till Skudemore and that same Britain made, by fortune, in that place did chance to light. Whom soon as they with wrathful eye be raid, they again remember of the foul up braid, the which that Britoness had to them done, in that late tourney for the snowy maid, where she had them both shamefully foredone, in each the famous prize of beauty from them won. Eft soonce all burning with a fresh desire of fell revenge. In their malicious mood they from themselves gant turned their furious ire, and cruel blades yet steaming with hot blood, against those two let drive, as they were would. Whom wondering much it that so sudden fit, yet not dismayed, them stoutly well withstood, ne yielded foot, ne once aback did flit, but being doubly smitten, likewise doubly smith. The warlike dame was on her part assayed, of Clarabel and Blandamore at one, and Paradel and Druon fiercely laid at Skudamore, both his professed phone. Four charged two, and two surcharged one, yet did those two themselves so bravely bear that the other little gain it by the lone. But with their own repaid duly where, and usury with all, such gain was gotten dear. Full often times did Britomart assay to speak to them, and some imparlance moved, but they for not their cruel hands would stay, ne lend an ear to ought that might behove as when an eager mastiff once doth prove the taste of blood of some engorrid beast. No words may rate nor rigor him remove from greedy hold of that his bloody feast. So little did they hearken to her sweet beheast. Whom when the Britain Prince afar beheld, with odds of so unequal match oppressed, his mighty heart with indignation swelled and inward grudge filled his heroic breast, aftersoons himself he to their aid addressed, and thrusting fierce into the thickest priests, divided them however loath to rest, and would then fain from battle to surcease, with gentle words persuading them to friendly peace. But they, so far from peace, or patience were, that all at once at him again fiercely fly, and lay on load, as they him down would bear, like to a storm which hovers under sky, long here and there in round about a doth stie, at a length breaks down in rain and hail and sleet, first from one coast till not thereof be dry, and then another till that likewise fleet, and so from side to side till all the world is wheat. But now their forces greatly were decayed, the Prince yet being fresh untouched affore, who then with speeches mild again first dissuade, from such foul outrage, and them long for war, till seeing them through sufferance heartened more, himself he bent their furies to abate, and laid them so sharply, and so sore, that shortly them compelled to retreat, and being brought in danger to relent too late. But now his courage, being thoroughly fiery, he meant to make them know their folly's price, had not him instantly desired to swage his wrath and pardon their misprice, at whose request he again himself advised to stay his hand, and of a truce to treat in milder terms, as list them to devise, most which the cause of their so cruel heat he did them ask, who all that pass it again repeat, and told at large how that same errant night fair Britomart, them late had foiled in open turny, and by wrongful fight both of their public praise had them despoiled, and also of their private loves beguiled, of too full hard to read the harder theft. But she, that wrongful challenge, soon assoiled, ensued that she had not that lady reft, as they supposed, but her hand to her liking left, to whom the Prince thus goodly well replied, 30 Sir Knight ye seem and much to blame, to drip up wrong that battle once hath tried, wherein the honour both of arms ye shame, and ache the love of ladies foul defame, to whom the world this franchise ever yielded, that of their loves choice they might claim, and in that right should by all nights be shielded, gains twitch me seems this war ye wrongfully have wielded. And yet, quote she, a greater wrong remains, for I thereby my former love have lost, whom seeking ever since with endless pains hath me much sorrow and much travel cost, I me to see that gentle maid so tossed. But Scudamore, then sighing deep thus said, 30 her loss ought me to sorrow most, whose right she is wherever she be strayed, through many perils one and many fortunes weighed, for from the first that I, her love professed unto this hour, this present luckless hour, I never joyed happiness nor rest, but thus turmoil'd from one mother's stour. I waste my life, and do my days devour, in wretched anguish and incessant woe, passing the measure of my feeble power, that living thus, o wretch, and loving so, I neither can my love, nor yet my life, forgo. Then a good Sir Clarabel him thus bespeak. Now were it not, Sir Scudamore to you, dislikeful pain, so sad a task to take, moat we entreat you, sith this gentle crew is now so well-accorded all anew, that as we ride together on our way, you will recount to us in order due all that adventure, which ye did assay for that fair lady's love, past perils well appay. So again the rest him likewise to require, but Britomart did him portune hard to take on him that pain, whose great desire he glad to satisfy, himself prepared to tell through what misfortune he had fared, in that achievement, as to him befell, and all those dangers unto them declared, which, sith they cannot in this canto well comprise it be, I will them in another tell. End of canto 9 Book 4 The Legend of Campbell and Telemond Book 4 Canto 10 The Legend of Campbell and Telemond This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org The Fairy Queen by Edmund Spencer Book 4 The Legend of Campbell and Telemond Canto 10 Scudamor doth his conquest tell of virtuous amaret, great Venus temple is described and lover's life forth set. True he it said, whatever man it said, that love with Gaul and Honey doth abound, but if the one be with the other wade, for every dram of Honey therein found, a pound of Gaul doth over it redound, that my trial have approved it, for since the day that first with deadly wound my heart was launched, and learn it to have loved it, I never joyed hour, but still with care was moved it, and yet such grace is given them from above, that all the cares and evil which they meet may not at all their settled minds remove, but seem against common sense to them most sweet as in their martyrdom un-meat. So all that ever yet I have endured, I count as not and tread down under feet, since of my love at length I rest assured, that to disloyalty she will not be allured. Long were to tell the travel, and long toil through which this shield of love I late have won, and purchase it this peerless beauty's spoil, that shall be ended, then begun. But since ye so desire your will be done, then hark ye gentle knights, and ladies free, my hard mishaps that ye may learn to shun, for though sweet love to conquer glorious be, yet is the pain thereof much greater than the fee. What a time the fame of this renown mid-prize flew first abroad, and all men's ears possessed, I bring arms then taken, guinevised to win me honour by some noble jest, and purchase me some place amongst the best. I boldly thought, so young men's thoughts are bold, that this same brave in-prize, for me did rest, and that both she old and she whom I behold might be my lucky lot, sith all by lot we hold. So on that hard adventure forth I went, and to the place of peril shortly came, that was a temple fair and ancient, which of great mother Venus bear the name, and far renown mid through exceeding fame much more than that which was in Paphos built, or that in Cyprus, both long since this same, though all the pillars of the one were guilt, and all the others ivory spilt. And it was seated in an island strong, abounding all with deli seas most rare, and walled by nature against invaders wrong, that none moat have access, nor inward fair, but by one way that passage did prepare. It was a bridgey-built, in goodly wise, with curious Corby's independence, graven fair, and arched all with porches, did arise on stately pillars, framed after the Doric guise. And for defense thereof on the other end there reared was a castle fair and strong, that warded all, which in or out did wend, and flanked both the bridges sides along, against all that would it feign to force are wrong, and therein wanted twenty valiant knights, all twenty tried in war's experience long, by all means to maintain that castle's ancient rites. Before that castle was an open plain, and in the midst thereof a pillar placid, on which this shield of many sought in vain, the shield of love, whose gerdon me hath graced, was hanged on high with golden ribbons laced, and in the marble stone was written this, with golden letters goodly well enchasted, blessed the man that well can use his bliss, whosoever be the shield fair amaret be his. Which when I read my heart did inly earn, and panned with hope of that adventure's hap, nest stayed further as thereof to learn, but with my spear upon the shield did wrap, that all the castle ringed with the clap, straight forth eschewed a knight all armed to proof, and bravely mounted to his most mishap, who, staying not to question from aloof, ran fierce at me, that fire glanced from his horse's hoof, whom boldly I encountered as I could, and by good fortune him unseated, after soon's out sprung to more of equal mold, but I then both with equal hap defeated, so all the twenty I likewise entreated and left them groaning thereupon the plain. Then precinct to the pillar I repeated, the reed thereof for gerdon of my pain, and taking down the shield with me did it retain, so forth without impediment I passed, till to the bridge's utter gate I came, the which I found sure locked and chained it fast, I knocked, but no man answered me by name, I called but no man answered to my claim, yet I persevered still to knock and call, till at the last I spied within the same, where once stood peeping through a crevice small, to whom I called a loud, angry therewithal, that was to wheat the porter of the place unto whose trust the charge thereof was lint, his name was doubt, that had a double face, the one forward looking, the other backward bent, therein resembling Janus ancient, which hath in charge the ingate of the year, and evermore his eyes about him went, as if some prove it well, he did fear, or did misdoubt some ill whose cause did not appear. On the one side he, on the other set, delay, behind the gate, that none her might aspire, whose manner was all passengers to stay and entertain with her occasion sly, through which some lost great hope unheedily, which never they recover might again, others quite excluded forth did lie, long languishing there in unpityed pain, and seeking often entrance, afterwards in vain. Me when, as he had privily aspired, bearing the shield which I had conquered late, he kended straight, and to me opened it wide, so in I passed, and straight he closed the gate, but being in, delay, the weight caught hold on me and thought my steps to stay, feigning full many a fond excuse to pray and time to steal the treasure of man's day whose smallest minute lost no riches render may, but by no means my way I would foreslow for ought that ever she could do or say, but from my lofty steed, dismounting low, and forth on foot, beholding all the way the goodly works in stones of rich assay cast into sundry shapes by wondrous skill that like on earth nowhere I reckoned may, and underneath the river rolling still with murmur soft that seemed to serve the workman's will. Thenceforth I pass it to the second gate, the gate of good desert whose goodly and costly frame were long here to relate, the same to all stood always open wide, but in the porch did evermore abide an hideous giant dreadful to behold that stopped the entrance with his spacious stride and with the terror of his countenance bowed, full many did affray that else feign inter-wood. His name was Donjer dreaded over all, who day and night did watch and duly ward from fearful cowards entrance to forstall and faint heart fools whom shoo apparel hard could terrify from fortunes fair ad-ward. For often times faint hearts at first a-spile of his grim face were from approaching scared, unworthy they of grace, whom one denial excludes from fairest hope without doubt. Yet many doubty warriors often tried in greater perils to be stout and bold. Durst did not the sternness of his look abide but soon as they his countenance did behold began to faint and feel their courage cold again some other that in hard assays were cowards known and little count did hold, either through gifts or guile or such like ways crept in by stooping low or stealing of the case. But I, though meanest man of many moe, yet much disdaining unto him to lout or creep between his legs so in to go resolved him to assault with manhood stout and either beat him in or drive him out, eft soon advancing that enchanted shield with all my might again to lay about which when he saw the glaive which he did wield he began with travail and way unto me yield. So as I entered I did backward look for fear of harm that might lie hidden there in low his hind parts where of heed I took much more deformed fearful ugly were than all his former parts did erst appear. For hatred murder, treason and despite, with many moe lay in there awaiting to entrap the wearless white which did not them prevent with vigilant foresight. Thus having passed all peril I was come within the compass of that island's space that which did seem unto my simple doom the only pleasant and a delightful place that ever trodden was of footings trace for all that nature by her mother wit could frame in the distance base was there and all that nature did omit art playing second nature's part supplied it. No tree that is of count in green wood grows from lowest juniper to cedar tall no flower infield that dainty odor throws and decks his branch with blossoms over all but there was planted or grew natural nor sense of man joy and curious nice but there moat find to please itself with all nor heart could wish for any quaint device but there it present was and did frail since and tice. In such luxurious plenty of all pleasure it seemed a second paradise to gas so lavishly enriched with nature's treasure that if the happy souls which do possess the live in lasting bless should happen this with living eye to see they soon would loathe their lesser happiness and wish to life returned again to be that in this joyous place they moat have joyance free fresh as shadows fit to shroud from sunny ray fair lawns to take the sun in season dew sweet springs in which a thousand nymphs did play soft rumbling brooks that gentle slumber drew high reared mounts the lands about to view low looking dales disloined from common gaze delightful bowers to solace lovers true false labyrinths fond runners eyes to days all which by nature made did nature self amaze and all without were walks and alleys died with diverse trees enraged in even ranks and here and there were pleasant arbors pite and shady seats in sundry flowering banks to sit and rest the walkers weary shanks and there in thousand pairs of lovers walked praising their God in yielding him great thanks true loves taught never for rebuke or blame of any bulked all these together by themselves did sport their spotless pleasures and sweet loves content but far away from these another sort of lovers link it in true hearts consent which love it not as these for like intent but on chaste virtue grounded their desire far from all fraud blandishment which in their spirits kindling zealous fire brave thoughts and noble deeds did evermore aspire such were great hercules and highless deer true jonathan and david trusty tried stout thesius and pyritheus his fear pilades and oresties by his side mild titus and jesipus thought pride daemon and pithius whom death could not sever all these and all that ever had been tried in bands of friendship there did live for ever whose lives although decayed yet loves decayed never which when as I that never tasted bliss nor happy hour beheld with gazeful eye and their endless happiness envy that being free from fear and jealousy might frankly there their loves desire possess whilst I through pains and perilous jeopardy was forced to seek my life's dear patroness much dearer be the things which come through hard distress yet all those sights and all that else I saw might not my steps with hold but that forthright unto that purposed place I did me draw where as my love was lodged day and night the temple of great venus that is height the queen of beauty and of love the mother their worshiped of every living white whose goodly workmanship far past all other that ever were on earth all were they set together not that same famous temple Diane whose height all Ephesus did oversee and which all Asia sought with vows profane one of the worlds seven wonders said to be might match with this by many a degree nor that which that wise king of Jew reframed with endless cost to be the almighty's sea nor all that else through all the world is named to all the heathen gods yet like to this beclaim it I much admiring that so goodly frame unto the porch approached which open stood and therein set an amiable dame that seemed to be a very sober mood and in her simblet she would great womanhood strange was her tire for on her head a crown she wore much like unto a Danish hood pearl and stone and all her gown in woven was with gold that wrought full low a down on either side of her two young men stood both strongly armed as fearing one another yet were they brethren both of half the blood begotten by two fathers of one mother though of contrarian natures to each other the one of them height love the other hate hate was the elder love the younger brother yet was the younger stronger in his state than the elder and him mastered still in all debate neither less that dame so well them tippered both that she then force it hand to join in hand all be that hatred was there to full loath and turned his face away behold that lovely band yet she was of such grace and virtuous might that her commandment he could not withstand but bit his lip for felonious despite and nashed his iron tusks at that displeasing sight concord she clip it was in common read mother of blessed peace and friendship true they both her twins both born of heavenly seed and she herself likewise divinely grew the which right well her works divine did shoe for strength and wealth and happiness she lends and strife and war and anger does subdue of little much of foes she maketh friends and to afflicted minds sweet rest and quiet sands by her the heaven is in his course contained and all the world in state unmoved stands as their almighty maker first ordained and bound them with inviolable bands else would the waters overflow the lands and fire devour the air and hell them quite but that she holds them with her blessed hands she is the nurse of pleasure and the delight and unto Venus grace the gate doth open right by her I entering half dismayed was but she in gentle wise me entertain it and to twist herself and love did let me pass but hatred would my entrance have restrained and with his club me threatened to have brained had not the lady with her powerful speech him from his wicked will unease refrained and the other eek his malice did impeach truly past the peril of his reach into the inmost temple thus I came which fuming all with frankincense I found in odours rising from the altar's flame upon a hundred marble pillars round the roof up high was reared from the ground all decked with crowns and chains and garlands gay and thousand precious gifts worth many a pound the witches sad lovers for their vows did pay and all the ground was strode with flowers as fresh as may and hundred altars round about were set all flaming with their sacrifices fire that with the steam thereof the temple sweat which rolled in clouds to heaven did aspire and in them bore true lovers vows entire and eek and hundred brazen cauldrons bright bath in joy and amorous desire every of which was to a damsel height for all the priests were damsels in soft linen died right in the midst the goddess self did stand upon an altar of some costly mass whose substance was uneath to understand for neither precious stone nor durable brass nor shining gold nor mouldering clay it was but much more rare and precious to esteem pure in aspect and like to crystal glass yet glass was not if one did rightly deem but being fair and brickel likeist glass did seem but it in shape and beauty did excel all other idols which the heathen adore far passing that which by surpassing skill fidious did make in paphos isle of yore with which that wretched greek that life forlore did fall in love yet this much fairer shined but covered with a slender veil of four and both her feet and legs together twigid were with a snake whose head and tail were fast combined the cause why she was covered with a veil was hard to know for that her priests the same from people's knowledge labored to conceal but sooth it was not sure for womanish shame nor any blemish which the work moat blame but for they say she hath both kinds in one both male and female both under one name she sire and mother is herself alone begets and eek conceives ne needeth other none and all about her neck and shoulders flew a flock of little loves and sports into joys with nimble wings of gold and purple hue whose shapes seemed not like two terrestrial boys but like two angels playing heavenly toys and whilst their elder brother was away cupid their eldest brother he enjoys the wide kingdom of love with lordly sway as all creatures to obey and all about her altar scattered lay great sorts of lovers piteously complaining some of their loss some of their loves delay some of their pride some paragons disdaining some fearing fraud some fraudulently feigning as everyone had cause of good or ill amongst the rest some one through loves constraining tormented sore could not contain it still but thus break forth and all the temple it did fill great venus queen of beauty and of grace the joy of gods and men that under sky dust fairest shine in most adorn thy place that with thy smiling look dust pacify the raging seas and makes the storms to fly thee goddess thee the winds the clouds do fear and when thou spritz to thy mental forth on high the waters play and pleasant lands appear and heavens laugh and all the world's shoes joyous cheer then doth the deedle earth throw forth to thee out of her fruitful lap abundant flowers and all the living whites soon as they see the spring break forth out of his lusty bowers they all do learn to play first do the merry birds thy pretty pages privily prick it with thy lustful powers chirp loud to thee out of their leafy cages and to thee their mother called to coon their kindly rages then do the salvage beasts begin to play their pleasant frisks and loathe their wanted food the lions roar the tigers loudly bray the raging bulls rebello through the wood and breaking forth dare tempt the deepest flood to come where thou dost draw them with desire so all things else that nourish vital blood soon as with fury thou dost them inspire in generation seek to quench their inward fire so all the world by thee at first was made and daily yet the same repair nay ought on earth that merry is and glad nay ought on earth that lovely is and fair but thou the same for pleasure didst prepare thou art the root of all that joyous is great god of men and women queen of the air mother of laughter and well spring of bliss o' grunt that of my love at last so did he say but I with murmur soft that none might hear the sorrow of my heart yet inly groaning deep and sighing oft besought her to grant ease unto my smart and to my wound her gracious help impart whilst thus I spake behold with happy eye I spied where at the idle's feet part of bevy of fair damsels close did lie the anthem should be sung on high the first of them did seem of riper years and grave accountants than all the rest yet all the rest were eek her equal peers yet unto her obeyed all the best her name was womanhood that she expressed by her sad sibilant and demeanor wise for steadfast still her eyes did fix it rest abandoned after gazer's guise whose luring bates oft times do heedless hearts entice and next to her set goodly shame facedness nay ever durst her eyes from ground up rear nay ever once did look up from her desse as if some blame of evil she did fear that in her cheeks made roses often appear and her against sweet cheerfulness was placid whose eyes like twinkling stars in evening clear were decked with smiles that all sad humours chased it and darted forth delights the which her goodly graced and next to her set sober modesty holding her hand upon her gentle heart and her against set comely courtesy that unto every person knew her part and her before was seated overthwart soft silence and submiss obedience both linked together, never to dispart both gifts of God not gotten but from thince both girlens of his saints against their foes of thince thus set they all around in seemly rate and in the midst of them a goodly made even in the lap of womanhood their set which was all in lily white arrayed with silver streams amongst the linen strayed like to the morn when first her shining face hath to the gloomy world itself berayed that same was fairest amoret in place shining with beauty's light and heavenly virtue's grace whom soon as I beheld my heart again throb out what best were to be done for sacrilege me seemed the church to rob and folly seemed to leave the thing undone which with so strong attempt I had begun though shaking off all doubt and shame faced fear which ladies love I heard had never won amongst men of worth I to her stepped near and by the lily hand her labored up to rear there at that foremost matron me did blame and sharp rebuke for being overbold saying it was to night unseemly shame upon a recluse virgin to lay hold that unto Venus services was sold to whom I thus nay, but it fitted best for cupid's man with Venus made to hold for ill your goddess services are dressed by virgins and let to rest with that my shield I forth to her did show which all that while I closely had concealed on which when cupid with his killing bow and cruel shafts emblazoned she beheld at sight thereof she was with terror quelled and said no more but I, which all that while the pledge of faith her hand engaged held like wary hind for no entreaty would forego so glorious a spoil and evermore upon the goddess face mine I was fixed for fear of her offence whom when I saw with amiable grace to laugh at me and favor my pretense I was emboldened with more confidence and not for niceness nor for envy sparing in presence of them all forth led her thins all looking on and like astonished staring yet to lay hand on her not one of all them daring she often prayed and often me besought some time with tender tears to let her go some time with witching smiles but yet for not that ever she to me could say or do could she her witched freedom from me would but forth I led her through the temple gate by which I hardly pass with much ado but that same lady which me friended late in entrance did me also friend in my retrait no less did donger threaten me with dread when as he saw me mow gray his power that glorious spoil of beauty with me led then Cerberus when Orpheus did recover his layman from the Stygian prince's bower but evermore my shield did me defend against the storm of every dreadful stour thus safely with my love I thins did wind so ended he his tale where I this canto end end of canto 10 book 4 the legend of Campbell and Telemond book 4 canto 11 the legend of Campbell and Telemond this is a Librevox recording all Librevox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit Librevox.org recording by Morgan Scorpion the fairy queen by Edmund Spencer book 4 the legend of Campbell and Telemond canto 11 Maranel's former wound is healed he comes to Proteus Hall where Thames does the medway wed and feasts the sea gods all but half a pity that I have thus long left a fair lady languishing in pain now well away that I have done such wrong to let fair Florimal in vans remain in vans of love and in sad Throldom's chain from which, unless some heavenly power her free by miracle not yet appearing plain she longer yet is like captive to be that even to think thereof it inly pities me here need you to remember how Erweil, unlovely Proteus passing to his mind that Virgin's love to win by wit or while he threw into a dungeon deep and blind and there in chains her cruelly did bind in hope there by her to his bent to draw for when as neither gifts nor graces kind her constant mind could move at all he saw he thought her to compel by cruelty and awe deep in the bottom of a huge great rock the dungeon was in which her bound he left her iron bars nor brazen lock did need to guard from force or secret theft of all her lovers which would her have reft for walled it was with waves which raged and roared as they the clip in pieces would have cleft besides ten thousand monsters foul of horde did wait about it gaping greasely all begored and in the midst thereof did horror dwell and darkness dread that never view a day the house of lowest hell in which old sticks her aged bones all way old sticks the grandom of the gods doth lay there did this luckless maid seven months abide nor ever evening saw nor morning's ray nor ever from the day the night described but thought it all one night that did no ours divide and all this was for love of Maranel who her despised and women's love did from his heart expel and all those joys that weak mankind entice nevertheless his prideful dearly he did prize for of a woman's hand it was a woke that of the wound he yet in langle lies nor can be cured of that cruel stroke which Britomart him gave when he did her provoke yet far and near the nymph his mother sought and many selves did to his saw apply and many herbs did use but when as nought she saw could ease his rankling malady at last to Trifon she for help did high this Trifon is the seagod's surgeon height whom she besought to find some remedy and for his pains a whistle him behite that of a fish's shell was wrought with rare delight so well that leech did hark to her request and did so well employ his careful pain that in short space his hurts he had redressed and him was stored to healthful state again in which he long time after did remain there with the nymph his mother like her thrawl who saw against his will did him retain for fear of peril which to him might fall through his two ventrous prowess proved overall it fortunes then a solemn feast was there to all the seagods and their fruitful seed in honour of the spousals which then were betwixt the medway and the Thames agreed long had the Thames as we in records read before that day her wood into his bed but the proud nymph would for no worldly mead nor no entreaty to his love be led till now at last relenting she to him was wed so both agreed that this their bridal feast should for the gods in Proteus house be made to which they all repaired both most and least as well which in the mighty ocean trade as that in rivers swim or brooks do wade all which not if an hundred tongues to tell and hundred mouths and voice of brass I had and endless memory that moat excel in order as they came could I recount them well help therefore although sacred imp of love the nursing of Dame memory his dear to whom these roles laid up in heaven above and records of antiquity appear to which no wit of man may come and near help me to tell the names of all those floods and all those nymphs which then assembled were to that great banquet of the watery gods and all their sondry kind and all their hider boards first came great Neptune with his three forked mace that rolls the seas and makes them rise or fall his jury log did drop with brine a pace under his diadem imperial and by his side his queen with carnal their amphitrite most divinely fair whose ivory shoulders were uncovered all as with a robe with her own silver hair and decked with pearls which the Indian seas for her prepare and by his side his queen with carnal which the Indian seas for her prepare these marched far for the other crew and all the way before them as they went Triton his trumpet she fell before them blue for goodly triumph and great jolliment that made the rocks to roar as they were rent and after them the royal issue came which of them sprung by linear descent first the seagods which to themselves do claim the power to rule the billows and the waves to tame for kiss the father of that fatal brood by whom those old heroes won such fame and Glockus that wise soothsay's understood and tragic Inouye's son the witch became a god of seas to his mad mother's blame no height, palamon and his sailor's friend great Brontus and Astreus that did shame himself with incest of his kin unkenned and huge Orion that doth tempest still portend the rich Theatres and Eurytus long Nelius and Pellius lovely brethren both mighty Criseor and Caicus strong Yoripullus that calms the waters wroth and fair Euphemius that upon them goth as on the ground without dismay or dread, fierce Erix and Alibius that knoth the waters deep and doth their bottom tread and sad Asopus calmly with his hoary head there also some most famous founders were of recent nations which the world possessed yet sons of Neptune that now assembled here ancient Ogygys even the ancientest and Inarchus renowned above the rest phoenix and aeon and Pelasgos old great Bellus, Phrax and Agenor best and mighty Albion father of the bold and warlike people which the Britain islands hold for Albion the son of Neptune was who for the proof of his great presence out of his Albion did on dry foot pass into old Gaul that now is cleaped France to fight with Hercules that did advance to vanquish all the world with matchless might and there his mortal pot by great mischance was slain but that which is the immortal sprite lives still and to this feast with Neptune's seed was died. But what do I their names seek to rehearse which all the world have with their issue filled how can they all in this so narrow verse contained be and in small compass held let them record them that are better skilled and know the monuments of past times what needeth shall be here fulfilled to express some part of that great Epiparch which from great Neptune do derive their parentage next came the aged ocean and his dame old Tethys the oldest two of all the rest for all the rest of those two parents came which afterwards both sea and land possessed of all which Nereus the eldest and the best did first proceed then which none more upright no more sincere in word and deed professed most void of guile most free from foul despite doing himself and teaching others to do right there to he was expert in prophecies and could the leaden of the gods unfold through which when Paris brought his famous prize the fair Tindarid lass he him foretold that her all grease with many a champion ball should fetch again and finally destroy proud Priam's town so wise is Nereus old and so well skilled nevertheless he takes great joy of times amongst the wanton nymphs to sport and toy after him the famous rivers came which do the earth in rich and beautify the fertile Nile whose creatures knew Doth frame long road on us whose source springs from the sky fair Easter flowing from the mountains high divine Scamander purple yet with blood of Greeks and Trojans which therein did die Pactolus glistening with his golden flood and Tigris fierce whose streams of none may be with stood great Ganges and immortal Euphrates deep Indus and Meander intricate slow Penaeus and tempestuous facades swift Rhaeny and Alpheus still immaculate Oroxies feared for great Cyrus fate Tibris renummed for the Romans fame rich Oronoke though but known late and that huge river which does bear his name of war like women which do possess the same joy on those war like women which so long can from all men so rich a kingdom hold and shame on you O men who boast your strong and valiant hearts in thoughts less hard and bold yet quail in conquest of that land of gold but this to you O Britons most pertains to whom the right hereof itself has sold the which for sparing little cost or pains lose so immortal glory and so endless gains then was there heard a most celestial sound of dainty music which did next ensue before the spouse that was Orion crowned who playing on his harp unto him drew the ears and hearts of all that goodly crew that even yet the dolphin which him bore through the Aegean seas from pirates view stood still by him astonished at his law and all the raging seas for joy forgot to roar so when he playing on the watery plane soon after whom the lovely bridegroom came the noble Samus with all his goodly train but him before there went as best became his ancient parents namely the ancient same but much more aged was his wife than he the ooze whom men do ices rightly name full weak and crooked creatures seemed she and almost blind to eld that scarce her way could see therefore on either side she was sustained of two small grooms which by their names were height the churn two small streams which pained themselves her footing to direct a right which failed off through faint and feeble plight but same was stronger and of better stay yet seemed full aged by his outward sight with head all hoary and his beard all grey due with silver drops that trickled down all way and he somewhat seemed to stoop before with borrowed back by reason of the load and ancient heavy burden which he bore of that fair city wherein make abode so many learned imps that shoot abroad and with their branches spread all Brittany no less than do her elder sisters brood joy to you both you double nursery of arts but Oxford dine doth temp most glorify that he their son full fresh and jolly was all decked in a robe of watchered hue on which the waves glittering like crystal glass so cunningly in woven were that few could wean whether they were false or true and on his head like to a coronet he wore that seemed strange to common view in which many tars and castles set that it encompassed round as with a golden fret like as the mother of the gods they say in her great iron chariot wants to ride when to yours palace she doth take her way old kibbley arrayed with pompous pride wearing a diadem embattled wide with hundred turrets like a turrant which such and one was Thomas beautified that was to weep the famous treynor hunt in which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resilient and round about him many a pretty page attended duly ready to obey all little rivers which overassolage to him as to their lord and tribute pay the chalky kennet and the thetus gray the Moorish coal and the soft sliding brine the wanton lee that oft doth loose his way and the still tarant in whose water's clean ten thousand fishes play and deck his pleasant stream then came his neighbor floods which nigh him dwell and water all the English soul throughout they all on him this day attended well and with meat service waited him abut no at none disdain'd load to him lout no nor the stately seven grudged at all nor storming humble though he look'd stout but both him honoured as their principal and let their swelling waters low before him fall there was the speedy tamar which divides the Cornish and the Devonish confines through both whose borders swiftly down it glides and meeting Plym to Plymouth thence declines and dart nigh choked with sands of tinny mines but Avon march'd in more stately path proud of his adamance with which he shines and glisters wide as alls of wondrous bath and bristo fare which on his waves he build'd hath a new star with terrible aspect bearing his six deformed heads on high that doth his course through Blanford plains direct and washeth wind-borne meads in season dry next him went willy-borne with passage sigh that of his whiliness his name doth take and of himself doth name the shire thereby and mould that like a nestling mould doth make his way still underground till tamas he overtakes then came the rather deck'd all with woods like wood and flowing fast to rye and still that parteth with his pleasant floods the eastern Saxons from the southern nigh and Clair and Harwich both doth beautify him followed Yar soft-washing Norwich wall and with him wrought a present joyfully of his own fish unto their festival whos like none else could show the which they roughens call next these the plentious ooze came far from land by many a city and by many a town and many rivers taking under hand into his waters as he passes down the clea, the weir, the grant, the store, the wone then stuth by Huntingdon and Cambridge Blit my mother Cambridge whom as with a crown he doth adorn and is adorned of it with many a gentle muse and many a learned wit and after him the fatal well and went that if old sores prove true which God forbid shall drown all Holland with his excrement and shall see Stamford though now homely hid then shine in learning more than ever did Cambridge or Oxford, England's goodly beams and next to him the neem down softly slid and bountious Trent that in himself in seams both thirty sorts of fish and thirty sundry streams next these came Tyne along whos Stony banked that Roman monarch built a brazen wall which mowed the feebled Britain strongly flank against the pits that swarm it over all which yet thereof gulsever they do call and the limit between logris land and Albany and Eden though but small yet often staying with blood of many a band of Scots and English both that Tyne it on his strand then came those six sad brethren like forlorn that while on were as antique fathers tell six valiant knights of one fenninth reborn which did in noble deeds of arms excel and wanted there where now York people dwell still your swift worth and owes the most of might high swale unquiet night and troubleous scale all whom a Scythian king that Humberheight slew Crawley and in the river drowned quite but past not long air brutus warlike sun loquinus them avenged and the same date which the proud Humber unto them had done by equal dome repaid on his own pate for in the self same river where he late had drenched them he drowned him again and named the river of his wretched fate of condition yet it doth retain oft tossed with stones which therein still remain these after came the stony shallow loan that to old longcaster his name doth lend and following thee which Britain's long egon did call divine that doth by chest attend and Conway which out of his streams doth send plenty of pearls to deck his dames with all and lindus that his pikes doth most commend of which the ancient Lincoln men do call pleased together march towards Proteus Hall and events the Irish rivers absence were since no less famous than the rest they be and join in neighborhood of kingdoms near why should they not likewise in love agree and joy likewise the solemn day to see they saw it all and present were in place though I them all according to their degree cannot recount nor tell their hidden race nor read the salvage cutiled trays through which they pace there was the Liffey rolling down the Lee the sandy slain the stony O'Brien the spacious shenon spreading like a sea the pleasant boy the fishy fruitful ban swift ornadoff which of the Englishman is called black water and the Liffey deep said Trois that once his people overran strong aloe toming forms through logo steep and muller mine whose waves I volume taught to weep and there the three renowned brethren were of which that great giant bloomius begot of the fair nymph rusa wandering there one day as she to shun the season what under sloop loom in shady grove was got this giant found her and by force deflared were of conceiving she in time brought forth these three fair sons being thence forth powered in three great rivers ran and many countries scarred the first the gentle sure that making way by sweet clonmel adorns rich waterford the next the stubborn you're whose waters away by fair Kilkenny and wasp on board the third the goodly barrel which does horde great heaps of summons in his deep bosom all which long sundered do at last accord to join in one air to the sea they come so flowing all from one all one at last become there also was the wide embade mare the pleasant bandon crowned with many a wood the spreading lee that like an island fair enclose of cork with his blood and baleful or late stained with English blood with many more whose names no tongue can tell all which that day in orders seemly good to don the Thomas attend and waited well to do their due full service as to them befell then came the bride the lovely Medua came clad in a vesture of unknown gear and uncouth fashion yet her well became that seemed like silver sprinkled here and there with glittering that did like stars appear and waved upon like water chum a lot to hide the metal which yet everywhere be read itself to let men plainly what it was no mortal work that seemed and yet was not her goodly locks the down her back did flow unto her waist with flowers bescattered the which ambrosial odours forth did throw to all about and all her shoulders spread as a new spring and likewise on her head a sundry flowers she wore from under which the dewy humour shed did trickle down her hair like to the whore congealed little drops which do them warn adore on her two pretty handmaids did attend one called the phase the other called the crane which on her waited things amiss to mend and both behind upheld her spreading train under the which her feet appeared plain her silver feet bear washed this day and her before there paced pages twain both clad in colours like and like a ray the dune and eek the frith both which prepared her way and after these the sea nymphs march at all all goodly damsels decked with long green hair whom of their sire nerades men call all which the ocean's daughter to him bear the grey-eyed Doris all which fifty are all which she there on her attending had swift proto, mild eucretie, fetus fair soft spele, sweet eudory sail sad, light dotto, wanton glorky and galini glad white hand eunica, proud dynamini, joyous sailor, goodly amphitrite lovely passis ae, kind eulimini, lift good comothory and sweet melite, fairest ser, faro lily white wandred aggrave poris and nesea with errato that doth in love delight and panopai and wise proto-medea and snowy-necked Doris and milk-white galathea speely hippothory and chaste actea large lisianessa and proneer sage ivagoi and light pontoperea and she that with her least word can assuage the surging seas when they do sores rage comodocchi and stout autonori and niso and aoni well in age and seeming still to smile glauconomi and she that height of many heasts polynomi fresh alemeda decked with girl and green hyponeo with salt-perdued rests leo medea like the crystal sheen liagore much praise for wise behests and samanthi for her broad loribrests chimoe, youpompi and thymiste just and she that virtue loves and vice detests ivana and munipi true in trust and nematia learned well to rule her lust all these the daughters of old nereus were which have the sea in charge to them assigned to rule his tides and surges to uprea to bring forth storms or fast them to upbind and sailors save from wrecks of wrathful wind and yet besides three thousand more there were of ocean seed but joes and fevers kind the witch in floods and fountains do appear and all mankind do nourish with their waters clear the witch more eth it were for mortal white to tell the sands or count the stars on high or ought more hard than think to reckon right but well I won't that these which I describe were present at this great solemnity and there amongst the rest the mother was of luckless maranel kimodoki which for my muse herself now tired has unto another canto I will over path end of canto 11 book 4 the legend of cambal and telemont book 4 canto 12 the legend of cambal and telemont this is a Librivox recording all Librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit Librivox.org recording by Morgan Scorpion the fairy queen by Edmund Spenser book 4 the legend of cambal and telemont canto 12 maran for love of floramel in langa wastes his life the nymph his mother geteth her and gives to him for wife oh what an endless work have I in hand to count the seas abundant progeny whose fruitful seed far passeth those in land and also those which won in the azure sky for much more earth to tell the stars on high I'll be the endless seam in estimation than to account the seas posterity so fertile be the floods in generation so huge their numbers and so numberless their nation therefore the antique wizards well invented that venus of the foamy sea was bred for that the seas by her are most augmented witnessed the exceeding fry which there are fed and wondrous shoals which may of none be read then blame me not if I have aired in count of gods of nymphs of rivers yet unread for though their numbers do much more surmount yet all those same were there which I did recount all those were there and many other more whose names and nations were too long to tell that Proteus house they filled even to the door yet were they all in order as befell according their degrees disposed well among the rest was fair comradosi the mother of unlucky Maranel who thither with her came to learn and see the manner of the gods when they at banquet be but for he was half mortal being bread of mortal sire though of immortal womb he might not with immortal food be fed nor with the eternal gods to bank it come but walked abroad and round about did Rome to view the building of that uncouth place that seemed unlike unto his earthly home where as he too and fro by chance did trace there unto him betid a disadvantageous case under the hanging of an hideous cliff he heard the lamentable voice of one that pitchlessly complained her careful grief which never she before disclosed to none but to herself her sorrow did bemoan so feelingly her case she did complain that Ruth it movered in the rocky stone and made it seem to feel her grievous pain and off to groan with billows beating from the main though vain I see my sorrows to unfold and count my cares when none is nigh to hear yet hoping grief may lessen being told I will them tell though unto no man near for heaven that unto all lends equal ear is far from hearing of my heavy plight and lowest hell to which I lie most near is not what evils have to wretched white and greedy seas do in the spoil of life delight yet lo the seas I see by often beating to pierce the rocks and hardest marble wares but his hard rocky heart for no entreating will yield but when my pitches planks he hears is hardened more with my abundant tears yet though he never this to me relent but let me waste in woe my wretched years yet will I never of my love repent but joy that for his sake I suffer prisonment and when my weary ghost with grief outworn by timely death shall win her wish at rest let then this plaint unto his ears be born that blame it is to him that arms professed to let her die whom he might have redressed there did she pause in forced to give place unto the passion that her heart oppressed and after she had wept and wailed a space fresh thus to renew her wretched case ye gods of seas if any gods at all have care of right or wreath of wretched wrong by one or other way me woeful thrall deliver hence out of this dungeon strong in which I daily dying am too long and if he deem me death for loving one that loves me not then do it not for long but let me die and end my days at own and let him live unloved or love himself alone but if that life ye unto me decree then let me live as lovers ought to do and of my life steer love beloved be and if he shall through pride your doom undo do you by duress him compel there too and in this prison put him here with me one prison fittest is to hold us too so had I rather to be thrall than free such thralldom or such freedom let it surely be no vain judgment and conditions vain the witch the prisoner points unto the free the wiles I him condemn and deem his pain he where he list goes loose and laughs at me so ever loose so ever happy be but where so loose or happy that thou art know Maranel that all this is for thee with that she wept and wailed as if her heart would quite have burst through great abundance of her smart all which complains when Maranel had heard and understood the cause of all her care to come of him for using her so hard his stubborn heart that never felt misfair was touched with soft remorse and pity rare that even for grief of mind he oft did grow and in the wish that in his pilot were her to redress but since he means found none he could no more but her great misery bemoan thus whilst his stony heart with tender roof was touched and mighty courage mollified deem Venus' son that tameth stubborn youth with iron bit and maketh him abide till like a victor on his back he ride into his mouth his maestering bridle through that made him stoop till he did him bestride then gone he make him tread his steps anew and learn to love by learning love as pains to rue now again he in his grievered mind devise how from that dungeon he might her enlarge some while he thought by fair and humble wise to protease self to suit for her discharge but then he feared his mother's former charge against woman's love long given him in vain then gone he think for force with sword and targe her forth to fetch and protease to constrain but soon he gone such folly to forethink again then did he cast to steal her thence away and with him bear where none of her might know but all in vain for why he found no way to enter in or issue forth below for all about that rock the seeded flow and though unto his will she given were yet without ship or boat her thence to row he whisked not how her thence to way to bear and don't you well he whisked long to continue there at last when as no means he could invent back to himself he gone return the blame that was the author of her punishment and with wild curses and reproachful shame to dam himself by every evil name and deem unworthy or of love or life that had despised so chaste and fair a dame which him had sought through trouble and long strife yet had refused a god that had her sought to wife in this sad plight he walk'd here and there and roam'd round about the rock in vain as he had lost himself he whisked not where of listening if he moat her here again and still bemoaning her unworthy pain like as an hind whose calf is full unawares into some pit where she him hears complain and hundred times about the pitside fares right sorrowfully moaning her bereaved cares and now by this the feast was throughly ended and every one gone homeward to resort which seeing Maranel was sore offended that his departure thence should be so short and leave his love in that sea-walled fort yet, dost he not his mother disobey but her attending in full seemly sort did march amongst the many all the way and all the way did inly mourn like one astray being returned to his mother's bar in solitary silence far from white he gan record the lamentable star in which his wretched love lay day and night for his dear sake that ill deserved that plight the thought whereof pierced his heart so deep that of no worldly thing he took delight no daily food did take no nightly sleep but pined and mourned and languished and alone did weep that in short space his wanted cheerful hugan fade and lively spirits deaded quite his cheek-borns roar and eyepits hollow grew and brawny arms had lost their no one might that nothing like himself he seemed in sight of limb and sick of love he walks that longer he note stand upright but to his bed was brought and laid above like wooful ghost unable once to stir or move which when his mother saw she in her mind was troubled sore nor whisked well what to wean nor could by search nor any means to find the secret cause and nature of his teen whereby she might apply some medicine but weeping day and night did him attend and mourned to see her lost before her eye which grieved her more than she had could not mend to see in helpless evil double grief doth lend nor could she read the root of his disease knowing what Mr. Malady it is whereby to seek some means it to appease most did she think but most she thought amiss that that same former fatal wound of his while here by trifan was not throughly healed of the orifice these did she think that which he most concealed that love it was which in his heart lay unrevealed therefore to trifan she again doth hast and him doth chide as false and fraudulent that failed the trust which she in him had flasthed to cure her son as he had faith had lent who now was fall into new languishment of his old hurt which was not throughly cured so back he came unto her patient where searching every part her well assured that it was no old sore which his new pain procured but that it was some other Malady or grief unknown which he could not discern so left he her without an remedy then gan her heart to faint and quake and earn and inly troubled was the truth to learn unto himself she came and him besought now with fair speeches now with threatening stern if ought lay hidden in his grieved thought it to reveal who still her answered there was not now the less she rested not so satisfied but leaving watery gods as booting not unto the shiny heaven in haste she hide and thence Apollo king of leeches brought Apollo came who soon as he had sought through his disease did by and by out find that he did languish of some inward thought the which afflicted his in grieved mind which love he read to be that leads each living kind which when he had unto his mother told she gan there at to fret and greatly grieve and coming to her son gan first to scold and chide at him that made her misbelieve but afterwards she gan him soft to shrieve and who was fair in treaty to disclose which of the nymphs his heart so sorted meave for sure she winged it was some one of those whom he had lately seen that for his love he chose now less she feared that same fatal weed that warned him of woman's love beware which being meant of mortal creatures seed for love of nymphs she thought she need not care but promised him whatever white she were that she her love to him would shortly gain so he her told but soon as she did hear that flourmal it was which wrought his pain she gan afresh to chafe and grieve in every vein yet since she saw the straight extremity in which his life unluckily was laid it was no time to scan the prophecy whether old Proteus true or false had said that his decay should happen by a maid it's late in death of danger to advise or love forbid him that his life denied but rather gan in troubled mind devise how she that ladies liberty might enterprise to Proteus self to so she thought it vain who was the root and worker of her woe nor unto any meaner to complain but unto great king Neptune self did go and on her knee before him falling low made humble suit unto his majesty to grant to her her son's life which his foe accrual tyrant had presumptuously by wicked doom condemned a wretched death to die to whom God Neptune softly smiling thus daughter me seems of double wrongly plain against one that has both wronged you and us for death had ward I weaned did appertain to none but to the seas soul sovereign read therefore who it is which this hath wrought and for what cause the truth discover plain for never white so evil did or thought but would some rightful cause pretend though rightly not to whom she answered then it is by name Proteus that hath ordained my son to die for that a waft the which by fortune came upon your seas he claimed as property nor his nor his inequity but yours the waft by high prerogative therefore I humbly crave your majesty it to reprieve and my son reprieve so shall you by one gift save all us three alive he granted it and straight his warrant made under the seagod's seal or tentacle commanding Proteus straight to enlarge the maid which wandering on his seas imperial he lately took and sithons kept her thrall and receiving with me thankfulness departed straight to Proteus there with all who reading it with inward loathfulness was grievered to restore the pledge he did possess yet durst he not the warrant to withstand but unto her delivered Flora-Mull whom she receiving by the lily hand admired her beauty much as she moat well for she all living creatures did excel and was right joyous that she Godden had so fair a wife for her son Maranel however she straight the virgin lad and showered her to him then being sore bestowed who soon as he beheld that angel's face adorned with all divine perfection his cleared heart had soon away gone chase sad death revived with her sweet inspection and feebly spirit inly felt reflection as withered weed through cruel winter's tine that feels the warmth of sunny beams reflection lifts up his head that did before decline begins to spread his leaf before the fair sunshine right so himself did Maranel uprear when he in place his dearest love did spy and though his limbs could not his body bear nor form of strength return so suddenly yet cheerful signs he showered outwardly no less was she in secret heart affected but that she masquered it with modesty for fear she should have lightness be detected which to another place I leave to be perfected end of canto 12 book 4 the legend of Campbell and Telemond end of book 4 the legend of Campbell and Telemond