And that because the[788] iudgment fauourde mee, [Perdy,] report almost of all the route,[789] Ran still that I was worthy praysde to bee, And often times they gaue mee all a shoute: This made mine enmies stare[790] and looke aboute, And often wish them euill aloude that cryde, Such is the nature still of naughty pryde, [Can nothing worse[791] then others prayse abyde.] 30. Wee twayne (quoth hee) betwene our selues will try Alone our manhoods both, if thou consent: Wee ought not breake the Prince his peace, quoth I, His grace would not therewith bee well[792] content, And sith no hurt was here nor malice ment, You ought not so on choller take it ill, Though I to win the price put forth my skill, [But for my Knighthoode beare[793] mee more good will.] 31.[794] With that quoth _Elenine_ (for so hee hight,) That was the Earle his cosin, then[795] my foe, I meane (quoth hee) to try the case in fight, Before thou passe againe my presence froe,[796] And euen with that hee raught to mee[797] a bloe: My friends nor I could[798] not this wrong abide, Wee drewe,[799] and so did those on th’other side [That fearcely[800] fought, and other each defide.] 32. But I was all the marke whereat hee[801] shotte, The malice still hee[802] meant to none but mee, At mee hee[803] cast, and drewe mee for the lotte, Which should of all reuenge the ransom bee: Wherefore hee set them at mee francke[804] and free, Till mee they tooke, so compast rounde aboute, As I coulde not scape from among them out: [Was neuer Lord[805] betrayde with such a route.] 33. To make it short: I singled was therefore, Euen as the Dere to finde his fatall stroke: I could not scape, in numbre they were more, My pageaunt was in presence there bespoke:[806] A pillowe they prepared mee of oke, My hands they bounde, along my corps they led, From of my shoulders quite they stroke my head, [And with my death theyr cruell eyes they fed.] 34. If euer man that seru’d his Prince with payne, And well deserued of his publique weal: If euer Knight esteemde it greatest gayne, For Prince and Countrey in the warres to deale: My selfe was such, which venterde life and heale At all assayes, to saue my natiue soyle, With all my labour, trauayle, payne and toyle, [Both from the force of foes and foraine foyle.] 35.