Which to confirme, and fast to bind their league, xxxiii After their wearie sweat and bloudy toile, She them besought, during their quiet treague, Into her lodging to repaire a while, To rest themselues, and grace to reconcile. They soone consent: so forth with her they fare, Where they are well receiu’d, and made to spoile Themselues of soiled armes, and to prepare Their minds to pleasure, and their mouthes to dainty fare. And those two froward sisters, their faire loues xxxiv Came with them eke, all were they wondrous loth, And fained cheare, as for the time behoues, But could not colour yet so well the troth, But that their natures bad appeard in both: For both did at their second sister grutch, And inly grieue, as doth an hidden moth The inner garment fret, not th’vtter touch; One thought their[515] cheare too litle, th’other thought too mutch. _Elissa_ (so the eldest hight) did deeme xxxv Such entertainment base, ne ought would eat, Ne ought would speake, but euermore did seeme As discontent for want of merth or meat; No solace could her Paramour intreat Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance, But with bent lowring browes, as she would threat, She scould, and frownd with froward countenaunce, Vnworthy of faire Ladies comely gouernaunce. But young _Perissa_ was of other mind, xxxvi Full of disport, still laughing, loosely light, And quite contrary to her sisters kind; No measure in her mood, no rule of right, But poured out in pleasure and delight; In wine and meats she flowd aboue the bancke, And in excesse exceeded her owne might; In sumptuous tire she ioyd her selfe to prancke, But of her loue too lauish (litle haue she thancke.) Fast[516] by her side did sit the bold _Sans-loy_, xxxvii Fit mate for such a mincing mineon, Who in her loosenesse tooke exceeding ioy; Might not be found a franker franion, Of her lewd parts to make companion; But _Huddibras_, more like a Malecontent, Did see and grieue at his bold fashion; Hardly could he endure his hardiment, Yet still he sat, and inly did him selfe torment. Betwixt them both the faire _Medina_ sate xxxviii With sober grace, and goodly carriage: With equall measure she did moderate The strong extremities of their outrage; That forward paire she euer would asswage, When they would striue dew reason to exceed; But that same froward twaine would accourage, And of her plenty adde vnto their need: So kept she them in order, and her selfe in heed.