_Guyon findes Mammon[651] in a delue, Sunning his threasure hore: Is by him tempted, and led downe, To see his secret store._ ] As Pilot well expert in perilous waue, i That to a stedfast starre his course hath bent, When foggy mistes, or cloudy tempests haue The faithfull light of that faire lampe yblent, And couer’d heauen with hideous dreriment, Vpon his card and compas firmes his eye, The maisters of his long experiment, And to them does the steddy helme apply, Bidding his winged vessell fairely forward fly:[652] So _Guyon_ hauing lost his trusty guide, ii Late left beyond that _Ydle lake_, proceedes Yet on his way, of none accompanide; And euermore himselfe with comfort feedes, Of his owne vertues, and prayse-worthy deedes. So long he yode, yet no aduenture found, Which fame of her shrill trompet worthy reedes: For still he traueild through wide wastfull ground, That nought but desert wildernesse shew’d all around. At last he came vnto a gloomy glade, iii Couer’d with boughes and shrubs from heauens light, Whereas he sitting found in secret shade An vncouth, saluage, and vnciuile wight, Of griesly hew, and fowle ill fauour’d sight; His face with smoke was tand, and eyes were bleard, His head and beard with sout were ill bedight, His cole-blacke hands did seeme to haue beene seard In smithes fire-spitting[653] forge, and nayles like clawes appeard. His yron coate all ouergrowne with rust, iv Was vnderneath enueloped with gold, Whose glistring glosse darkned with filthy dust, Well yet[654] appeared, to haue beene of old A worke of rich entayle, and curious mould, Wouen with antickes and wild Imagery: And in his lap a masse of coyne he told, And turned vpsidowne[655], to feede his eye And[656] couetous desire with his huge threasury. And round about him lay on euery side v Great heapes of gold, that neuer could be spent: Of which some were rude owre, not purifide Of _Mulcibers_[657] deuouring element; Some others were new driuen, and distent Into great Ingoes, and to wedges square; Some in round plates withouten moniment; But most were stampt, and in their metall bare The antique shapes of kings and kesars straunge and rare.