Which whenas they beheld, they fmitten were
With great amazement of so wondrous sight,
And each on other, and they all on her
Stood gazing, as if fuddein great affright
Had them furprifd: at last avizing right
Her goodly perfonage and glorious hew,

The wicked engine, through falfe influence, Paft through his eies, and fecretly did glyde

vew:

XXIV.

Yet note their hongry vew be fatisfide, But feeing, fill the more defir'd to fee, And ever firmely fixed did abide

But nothing new to him was that fame paine,
Ne paine at all; for he fo oft had tryde
The powre thereof, and lov'd fo oft in vaine,
That thing of courfe he counted love to enter-
taine.

Now when of meats and drinks they had their fill,

Purpose was moved by that gentle dame,
Unto thofe knights adventurous, to tell
Of deeds of armes which unto them became,
And every one his kindred and his name.
Then Paridell, in whom a kindly pride
Of gratious fpeach and fkill his words to frame
Abounded, being glad of fo fitte tide

When as the noble Britomart heard tell Of Trojan warres, and Priam's citie fackt,

She was empaffiond at that piteous act,
With zelous envy of Greekes cruell fact,
Against that nation, from whofe race of old
She heard that he was lineally extract;
For noble Britons fprong from Trojans bold,
And Troynovant was built of old Troyes afhes
cold.