[516] xliv 3 not by force _1596_, _1609_ [517] xlv 2 vilely _1609_ [518] xlvi 8 abide, _1596_ [519] xlvii 6 rore, _1596_ [520] xlix 9 Words] Swords _conj. Church_ _Cant. VIII._ [Illustration: _Prince Arthure ouercomes Disdaine, Quites Mirabell from dreed: Serena found of Saluages, By Calepine is freed._ ] Ye gentle Ladies, in whose soueraine powre i Loue hath the glory of his kingdome left, And th’hearts of men, as your eternall dowre, In yron chaines, of liberty bereft, Deliuered hath into your hands by gift; Be well aware, how ye the same doe vse, That pride doe not to tyranny you lift; Least if men you of cruelty accuse, He from you take that chiefedome, which ye doe abuse. And as ye soft and tender are by kynde, ii Adornd with goodly gifts of beauties grace, So be ye soft and tender eeke in mynde; But cruelty and hardnesse from you chace, That all your other praises will deface, And from you turne the loue of men to hate. Ensample take of _Mirabellaes_ case, Who from the high degree of happy state, Fell into wretched woes, which she repented late. Who after thraldome of the gentle Squire, iii Which she beheld with lamentable eye, Was touched with compassion entire, And much lamented his calamity, That for her sake fell into misery: Which booted nought for prayers, nor for threat To hope for to release or mollify; For aye the more, that she did them entreat,[521] The more they him misust, and cruelly did beat. So as they forward on their way did pas, iv Him still reuiling and afflicting sore, They met Prince _Arthure_ with Sir _Enias_, (That was that courteous Knight, whom he before Hauing subdew’d, yet did to life restore,) To whom as they approcht, they gan augment Their cruelty, and him to punish more, Scourging and haling him more vehement; As if it them should grieue to see his punishment. The Squire him selfe when as he saw his Lord, v The witnesse of his wretchednesse, in place, Was much asham’d, that with an hempen cord He like a dog was led in captiue case, And did his head for bashfulnesse abase, As loth to see, or to be seene at all: Shame would be hid. But whenas _Enias_ Beheld two such, of two such villaines thrall, His manly mynde was much emmoued therewithall.