Sayd _Artegall_; What[384] foule disgrace is this, lxii To so faire Ladie, as ye seeme in sight, To blot your beautie, that vnblemisht is, With so foule blame, as breach of faith once plight, Or change of loue for any worlds delight? Is ought on earth so pretious or deare, As prayse and honour? Or is ought so bright And beautifull, as glories beames appeare, Whose goodly light then _Phebus_ lampe doth shine more cleare? Why then will ye, fond Dame, attempted bee lxiii Vnto a strangers loue so lightly placed, For guiftes of gold, or any worldly glee, To leaue the loue, that ye before embraced, And let your fame with falshood be defaced[385]? Fie on the pelfe, for which good name is sold, And honour with indignitie debased: Dearer is loue then life, and fame then gold; But dearer then them both, your faith once plighted hold[386]. Much was the Ladie in her gentle mind lxiv Abasht at his rebuke, that bit her neare, Ne ought to answere thereunto did find; But hanging downe her head with heauie cheare, Stood long amaz’d, as she amated weare. Which _Burbon_ seeing, her againe assayd, And clasping twixt his armes, her vp did reare Vpon his steede, whiles she no whit gainesayd, So bore her quite away, nor well nor ill apayd. Nathlesse the yron man did still pursew lxv That raskall many with vnpittied spoyle, Ne ceassed not, till all their scattred crew Into the sea he droue quite from that soyle, The which they troubled had with great turmoyle. But _Artegall_ seeing his cruell deed, Commaunded him from slaughter to recoyle, And to his voyage gan againe proceed: For that the terme approching fast, required speed. FOOTNOTES: [362] xiii 9 through _1609_ [363] xiv 9 doole _1609_ [364] xvi 2 sight; _1596_ [365] xviii 7 vile _1609 passim_ [366] xxi 1 yearne _1609_ [367] xxiv 7 And] An _1609_ [368] xxix 6 stonn’d _1609_ [369] xxxv 1, 6 _Belge_] _Belgæ_ _1596_, _1609_ [370] xxxix 5 vnrigteous _1596_ [371] xl 5 reare _1596_ [372] 6 She death shall sure aby _1611_ [373] xli 2 too blame _1596_, _1609_: _corr. 1679_ [374] 6 know] knew _1596_, _1609_: _corr. Upton_ [375] xlii 2 prouide: _1596_, _1609_ [376] xliv 2 dangerous _1609_ [377] xlviii 6 enquere _1609_ [378] li 1 this] his _1609_ [379] lv 8 disaduentrous _1609_ [380] lvii 9 withall _1596_ [381] lx 2 had] haue _1609_ [382] lxi 7 meed] hyre _conj. Church_. _But cf._ II ii 7, _&c._ [383] 8 forward _1596_ [384] lxii 1 what _1596_ [385] lxiii 5 defaced. _1596_ [386] 9 hold; _1596_ _Cant. XII._ [Illustration: _Artegall doth Sir Burbon aide, And blames for changing shield: He with the great Grantorto fights, And slaieth him in field._ ]