The villaine, wroth for greeting him so sore, xlvi Gathered him selfe together soone againe, And with his yron batton, which he bore, Let driue at him so dreadfully amaine, That for his safety he did him constraine To giue him ground, and shift to euery side, Rather then once his burden to sustaine: For bootelesse thing him seemed, to abide[518] So mighty blowes, or proue the puissaunce of his pride. Like as a Mastiffe hauing at a bay xlvii A saluage Bull, whose cruell hornes doe threat Desperate daunger, if he them assay, Traceth his ground, and round about doth beat, To spy where he may some aduauntage get; The whiles the beast doth rage and loudly rore:[519] So did the Squire, the whiles the Carle did fret, And fume in his disdainefull mynd the more, And oftentimes by Turmagant and Mahound swore. Nathelesse so sharpely still he him pursewd, xlviii That at aduantage him at last he tooke, When his foote slipt (that slip he dearely rewd,) And with his yron club to ground him strooke; Where still he lay, ne out of swoune awooke, Till heauy hand the Carle vpon him layd, And bound him fast: Tho when he vp did looke, And saw him selfe captiu’d, he was dismayd, Ne powre had to withstand, ne hope of any ayd. Then vp he made him rise, and forward fare, xlix Led in a rope, which both his hands did bynd; Ne ought that foole for pitty did him spare, But with his whip him following behynd, Him often scourg’d, and forst his feete to fynd: And other whiles with bitter mockes and mowes He would him scorne, that to his gentle mynd Was much more grieuous, then the others blowes: Words[520] sharpely wound, but greatest griefe of scorning growes. The faire _Serena_, when she saw him fall l Vnder that villaines club, then surely thought That slaine he was, or made a wretched thrall, And fled away with all the speede she mought, To seeke for safety, which long time she sought: And past through many perils by the way, Ere she againe to _Calepine_ was brought; The which discourse as now I must delay, Till _Mirabellaes_ fortunes I doe further say. FOOTNOTES: [499] i 1 the] a _1609_ [500] iii 5 scathe _1609_ [501] 7 arm’d _1596_ [502] v 7 where _1596_ [503] vi 4 tyde: _1596_ tide: _1609_ [504] xiii 5 deed, _1596_ [505] xiv 6 how _1596_ [506] xv 9 earned _1609_ [507] xvi 1 wrathfully _1609_ [508] xvii 6 tracking _1609_ [509] xix 8 slumber _1609_ [510] xxxii 9 report. _1596_ [511] xxxiii 1 rolles _1609_ [512] xxxv 8 there] their _1609_ [513] xxxviii 7 Throgh _1596_ (_4^o Art. Seld. S. 22, Bodl._) [514] 9 therefore. _1596_: therfore. _1609_ [515] xliii 3 rare, _1596_, _1609_