Now when this gallant with his goodly crew, xxxiii From farre espide the famous _Britomart_, Like knight aduenturous in outward vew, With his faire paragon, his conquests part, Approching nigh, eftsoones his wanton hart Was tickled with delight, and iesting sayd; Lo there Sir _Paridel_, for your desart, Good lucke presents you with yond louely mayd, For pitie that ye want a fellow for your ayd. By that the louely paire drew nigh to hond: xxxiv Whom when as _Paridel_ more plaine beheld, Albee in heart he like affection fond, Yet mindfull how he late by one was feld, That did those armes and that same scutchion weld, He had small lust to buy his loue so deare, But answerd, Sir him wise I neuer held, That hauing once escaped perill neare, Would afterwards afresh the sleeping euill reare. This knight too late his manhood and his might, xxxv I did assay, that me right dearely cost, Ne list I for reuenge prouoke new fight, Ne for light Ladies loue, that soone is lost. The hot-spurre youth so scorning to be crost, Take then to you this Dame of mine (quoth hee) And I without your perill or your cost, Will chalenge yond same other for my fee: So forth he fiercely prickt, that one him scarce could see. The warlike Britonesse her soone addrest, xxxvi And with such vncouth welcome did receaue Her fayned Paramour, her forced guest, That being forst his saddle soone to leaue, Him selfe he did of his new loue deceaue: And made him selfe thensample of his follie. Which done, she passed forth not taking leaue, And left him now as sad, as whilome iollie, Well warned to beware with whom he dar’d to dallie. Which when his other companie beheld, xxxvii They to his succour ran with readie ayd: And finding him vnable once to weld, They reared him on horsebacke, and vpstayd, Till on his way they had him forth conuayd: And all the way with wondrous griefe of mynd, And shame, he shewd him selfe to be dismayd, More for the loue which he had left behynd, Then that which he had to Sir _Paridel_ resynd. Nathlesse he forth did march well as he might, xxxviii And made good semblance to his companie, Dissembling his disease and euill plight; Till that ere long they chaunced to espie Two other knights, that towards them did ply[18] With speedie course, as bent to charge them new. Whom when as _Blandamour_ approching nie, Perceiu’d to be such as they seemd in vew, He was full wo, and gan his former griefe renew.