willingly for womens eyes are made of Chrisecoll, that is euer vnperfect vnlesse tempered with golde: and Iupiter soonest enioyed Danae, because he came to her in so rich a shower. Thus shall this Lion (Rosader) end the life of a miserable man and from distresse raise thee to bee the most fortunate. And with that casting his Boare speare on his neck, away he began to trudge. But hee had not stept backe two or three paces, but a new motion stroke him to the very hart, that resting his Boare speare against his breast, hee fell into this passionate humour.

Ah Rosader, wert thou the sonne of Sir Iohn of Bourdeaux, whose vertues exceeded his valour, and yet the most hardiest Knight in all Europe? Should the honour of the father shine in the actions of the sonne? and wilt thou dishonour thy parentage, in forgetting the nature of a Gentleman? Did not thy father at his last gaspe breathe out this golden principle; Brothers amitie is like the drops of Balsamum, that falueth the most dangerous sores? Did hee make a large exhort vnto concord, and wilt thou shewe thy selfe carelesse? Oh Rosader, what though Saladyne hath wronged thee, and made thee liue an exile in the Forrest? shall thy nature be so cruell, or thy nurture so crooked, or thy thoughts so sauage, as to suffer so dismall a reuenge? what, to let him he deuoured by wilde beasts? Non sapit, qui non sibi sapit is fondly spoken in such bitter extreames. Loose not his life Rosader to winne a world of treasure: for in hauing him thou hast a brother, and by hazaarding for his life, thou gettest a friend, and reconcilest an enemie: and more honour shalt thou purchase by pleasuring a foe, than reuenging a thousand iniuries.

With that his Brother began to stirre, and the Lion to rowse himselfe : whereupon Rosader sodainely charged him with the Boare speare, and wounded the Lion verie sore at the first stroake. The beast feeling himselfe to have a mortall hurt, leapt at Rosader, and with his pawes gaue him a sore pinch on the breast that he had almost faln: yet as a man most valiant, in whom the sparkes of Sir Iohn of Bourdeaux remained, he recouered himselfe, and in short combat slew the Lion: who at his death roared so loude, that Saladyne awaked, and starting vp was amazed at the sodayne sight of so monstrous a beast lie slaine by him, and so sweete a Gentleman wounded. He presently (as hee was of a ripe conceipt) began to coniecture, that the Gentleman had slain him in his defence. Whereuppon (as a man in traunce) he stood staring on them both a good

while, not knowing his Brother beeing in that disguise: at last hee burst into these tearmes.

Sir whatsoeuer thou bee, (as full of honour thou must needs be, by the view of thy present valure) I perceiue thou hast redrest my fortunes by thy courage, and saued my life with thine owne losse: which ties me to be thine in all humble seruice. Thankes thou shalt haue as thy due, and more thou canst not haue for my abilitie denies to perfourme a deeper debt. But if anie wayes it please thee to commaund me, vse me as farre as the power of a poore Gentleman may stretch.

Rosader seeing hee was vnknowen to his brother, wondred to heare such courteous words come from his crabbed nature; but glad of such reformed nourture, hee made this aunswere. I am sir (whatsoeuer thou art) a Forrester and Ranger of these walks who following my Deere to the fall, was conducted hether by some assenting Fate, that I might saue thee, and disparage my selfe. For comming into this place, I sawe thee a sleepe, and the Lion watching thy awake, that at thy rising hee might prey uppon thy carkasse. At the first sight, I coniectured thee a Gentleman, (for all mens thoughts ought to be fauourable in imagination) and I counted it the hart of a resolute man to purchase a strangers reliefe, though with the losse of his owne bloud: which I haue perfourmed (thou seest) to mine owne preiudice. If therefore thou be a man of such worth as I valew thee by thy exteriour liniaments, make discourse vnto mee what is the cause of thy present fortunes. For by the furrowes in thy face thou seemest to be crost with her frownes; but whatsoeuer or howsoeuer, let me craue that favour, to heare the tragicke cause of thy estate. Saladyne sitting downe, and fetching a deepe sigh, began thus-Although the discourse of my fortunes, be the renewing of my forrowes, and the rubbing of the scar, will open a fresh wound; yet that I may not prooue ingratefull to so courteous a Gentleman, I will rather sitte downe and sigh out my estate, than giue anie offence by smoothering my griefe with silence. Know therefore (sir) that I am of Bourdeaux, and sonne and heire of Syr Iohn of Bourdeaux, a man for his vertues and valour so famous, that I cannot thinke, but the fame of his honours, hath reacht farther than the knowledge of his Personage. The infortunate sonne of so fortunate a Knight am I, my name Saladyne; Who succeeding my Father in possessions but not in qualities, hauing two Brethren committed by my Father at his death to my charge, with such golden principles of brotherly concord, a

might haue pierst like the Syrens melodie into anie humane eare. But I (with Vlysses) became deafe against his Philosophicall harmony, and made more value of profite than of vertue, esteeming golde sufficient honour, and wealth the fittest title for a gentlemans dignitie: I set my middle brother to the Vniuersitie to be a Scholler, counting it enough if he might pore on a booke, while I fed upon his reuenewes; and for the youngest (which was my fathers ioy) yong Rosader. And with that, naming Rosader, Saladyne sate him downe and wept.

Nay forward man (quoth the Forrester) tears are the vnfittest salue that anie man can applie for to cure sorrowes, and therefore cease from such feminine follies, as shoulde droppe out of a Womans eye to deceiue, not out of a gentlemans, looke to discouer his thoughts, and forward with thy discourse.

Oh sir (quoth Saladyne) this Rosader that wringes teares from mine eyes, and bloud from my heart, was like my father in exteriour personage and in inward qualities: for in the prime of his yeares he aimed all his acts at honor, and coueted rather to die, than to brooke anie iniurie vnworthie a Gentlemans credite. I, whom enuie had made blinde, and couetousnesse masked with the vaile of selfe loue, seeing the Palme tree grow straight, thought to suppresse it being a twig: but Nature will haue her course, the Cedar will be tall, the diamond bright, the Carbuncle glistering, and vertue will shine though it be neuer so much obscured. For I kept Rosader as a slaue, and vsed him as one of my seruile hindes, vntil age grew on, and a secrete insight of my abuse entred into his minde: insomuch, that hee could not brooke it, but coueted to haue what his father left him, and to liue of himselfe. To be short sir, I repined at his fortunes, and he countercheckt me not with abilitie but valour, vntill at last by my friends and aid of such as followed golde more than right or vertue, I banisht him from Bourdeaux, and he pore Gentleman liues no man knowes where in some distressed discontent. The Gods not able to suffer such impietie vnreuenged, so wrought, that the King pickt a causeles quarrell against me, in hope to haue my lands, and so hath exiled me out of France for euer. Thus, 'thus sir, am I the most miserable of all men, as hauing a blemish in my thoughtes for the wronges I proffered Rosader, and a touche in my state to be throwen from my proper possessions by iniustice. Passionate thus with manie griefes, in penaunce of my former follies, I goe thus pilgrime like to seeke out my Brother, that I may reconcile my selfe to him in all submission, and

afterward wend to the holy Land, to ende my yeares in as manie vertues, as I haue spent my youth in wicked vanities.

Rosader hearing the resolution of his brother Saladyne began to compassionate his sorrowes, and not able to smother the sparkes of Nature with fained secrecie, he burst into these louing speaches. Then know Saladyne (quoth he) that thou hast met with Rosader; who grieues as much to see thy distress, as thy selfe to feele the burden of thy miserie. Saladyne casting vp his eye, and noting well the phisnomie of the Forrester, knew that it was his brother Rosader; which made him so bash and blush at the first meeting, that Rosader was faine to recomfort him. Which he did in such sort, that he shewed how highly he held reuenge in scorne. Much a doo there was betweene these two Brethern, Saladyne in crauing pardon, and Rosader in forgiuing and forgetting all former injuries; the one submisse, the other curteous; Saladyne penitent and passionate, Rosader kinde & louing; that at length Nature working an vnion of theyr thoughts, they earnestly embraced, and fell from matters of vnkindnesse, to talke of the Country life, which Rosader so highly commended, that his brother began to haue a desire to taste of that homely content. In this humour Rosader conducted him to Gerismonds Lodge, and presented his brother to the King; discoursing the whole matter how all had happened betwixt them. The King looking vppon Saladyne, found him a man of a most beautifull personage, and saw in his face sufficient sparkes of ensuing honours, gaue him great entertainment, and glad of their friendly reconcilement, promised such fauour as the pouertie of his estate might afford: which Saladyne gratefully accepted. And so Gerismond fell to question of Torismonds life? Saladyne briefly discourst vnto him his iniustice and tyrannies: with such modestie (although hee had wronged him) that Gerismond greatly praised the sparing speach of the young Gentleman.

Manie questions past, but at last Gerismond began with a deepe sigh, to inquire if there were anie newes of the welfare of Alinda or his daughter Rosalynde? None sir quoth Saladyne, for since their departure they were neuer heard of. Iniurious Fortune (quoth the King) that to double the Fathers miserie, wrongst the Daughter with misfortunes. And with that (surcharged with sorrowes) he went into his Cel, & left Saladyne and Rosader, whom Rosader streight conducted to the sight of Adam Spencer. Who seeing Saladyne in that

estate, was in a browne studie: but when hee heard the whole matter, although he grieued for the exile of his Master, yet hee ioyed that banishment had so reformed him, that from a lasciuious youth hee was prooued a vertuous Gentleman. Looking a longer while, and seeing what familiaritie past betweene them, and what fauours were interchanged with brotherly affection, he said thus; I marrie, thus should it be, this was the concord that olde Sir Iohn of Bourdeaux wisht betwixt you. Now fulfill you those precepts he breathed out at his death, and in obseruing them, looke to liue fortunate, and die honourable. Wel said Adam Spencer quoth Rosader, but hast anie victualls in store for vs? A peece of a red Deere (quoth he) and a bottle of wine. Tis Forresters fare brother, quoth Rosader: and so they sate downe and fell to their cates. Assoone as they had taken their repast, and had well dined, Rosader tooke his brother Saladyne by the hand, and shewed him the pleasures of the Forrest, and what content they enioyed in that meane estate. Thus for two or three dayes he walked vp and down with his brother, to shewe him all the commodities that belonged to his Walke. In which time hee was mist of his Gamimede, who mused greatly (with Aliena) what should become of their Forester. Some while they thought he had taken some word vnkindly, and had taken the pet: then they imagined some new loue had withdrawn his fancie, or happely that he was sicke, or detained by some great businesse of Gerismonds, or that he had made a reconcilement with his brother, and so returned to Bourdeaux. These coniectures did they cast in their heads, but especially Ganimede: who hauing Loue in her heart prooued restlesse, and halfe without patience, that Rosader wronged hir with so long absence: for Loue measures euerie minute, and thinkes howers to be dayes, and dayes to be months, till they feed their eyes with the sight of their desired obiect. Thus perplexed liued poore Ganimede : while on a day sitting with Aliena in a great dumpe, she cast vp her eye, and saw where Rosader came pacing towards them with his forrest bill on his necke. At that sight her colour chaungde, and she said to Aliena; See Mistresse where our iolly Forrester comes. And you are not a little glad thereof (quoth Aliena) your nose bewayes what porredge you loue, the winde can not bee tied within his quarter, the Sunne shaddowed with a vaile, Oyle hidden in water, nor Loue kept out of a Womans lookes : but no more of that, Lupus est in fabula. As soone as Rosader was come within the reach of her tungs ende, Aliena began