"For nothing is more blamefull to a knight, "That court'fie doth as well as armes profeffe, "However ftrong and fortunate in fight, "Then the reproch of pride and cruelnesse : "In vaine he feeketh others to fuppreffe,

XLIV.

All which accepting, and with faithfull oth
Bynding himfelfe moft firmely to obay,
He up arofe, however liefe or loth,
And fwore to him true fealtie for aye:
Then forth he cald, from forrowfull difmay,
The fad Briana, which all this beheld,
Who comming forth, yet full of late affray,
Sir Calidore up-cheard, and to her teld

All this accord to which he Crudor had compeld,

XLV.

All flesh is frayle, and full of fickleneffe,

"Subiect to Fortune's chance, ftill chaunging

For his exceeding courtefie, that pearst
Her ftubborne hart with inward deepe effect,
Before his feet herfelfe the did proiect,
And him adoring as her live's deare lord,
With all due thankes and dutifull refpect
Herfelfe acknowledg'd bound for t at accord,
By which he had to her both life and love reftord,

XLVI.

So all returning to the caftic glad,
Moft ioyfully the them did entertaine,
Where goodly glee and feaft to them the made,
To fhew her thankefull mind and meaning faine,
By all the meanes fhe mote it beft explaine;
And after all, unto Sir Calidore

She freely gave that castle for his paine,
And herfelfe bound to him for evermore; [afore.
So wondrously now chaung'd from that he was

XLVII.

But Calidore himfelfe would not retaine,
Nor land nor fee for hyre of his good deede,
But gave them ftreight unto that fquire againe,
Whom from her fenefchall he lately freed,
And to his damzell, as their rightfull meed,
For recompence of all their former wrong:
There he remaind with them right well agreed,
Till of his wounds he wexed hole and strong,
And then to his firft queft he passed forth along.

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XII.

"Which I no lesse disdayning, backe returned "His fcornfull taunts unto his teeth againe, "That he ftreightway with haughtie cholar "burned,

"And with his fpeare ftrooke me one ftroke or << twaine;

"Which I, enforft to beare though to my paine, "Caft to requite; and with a flender dart, "Fellow of this I beare, throwne not in vaine, "Strooke him, as feemeth, underneath the hart, "That through the wound his fpirit fhortly did "depart."

"Whom when my knight did fee fo lovely faire, "He inly gan her lover to envy,

"And wish that he part of his fpoyle might "share;

"So paffed we, till this young man us met; "And being moov'd with pittie of my plight, "Spake, as was meet, for cafe of my regret : "Whereof befell what now is in your fight." "Now fure," then faid Sir Calidore," and right Me feemes, that him befell by his owne fault: "Whoever thinkes through confidence of might, "Or through fupport of count'nance proud and "hault,

"To wrong the weaker, oft falles in his owne "affault."

XXIV.

Which had himfelfe fo ftoutly well acquit,
Seeing his face fo lovely fterne and coy,
And hearing th' anfweres of his pregnant wit,
He prayfd it much, and much admyred it,
That fure he weend him born of noble blood,
With whom thofe graces did fo goodly fit;
And when he long had him beholding stood,
He burst into these wordes, as to him feeme
good;