The the guilefull deceitful great great Enchaunter enchanter parts separates The the Redcrosse Redcrosse Knight knight from from Truth: Truth Into into whose whose stead place faire fair falshood falsehood steps, steps And and workes causes him him wofull bitter ruth. grief
By by this this time the the Northerne northern wagoner wagon-driver (the constellation Boötes) had had set placed His his seuenfold sevenfold teme team behind behind the the stedfast fixed starre, star That which was was in in Ocean Ocean's waues waves yet yet neuer never wet, wet But but firme firmly is is fixt, fixed and and sendeth sends light light from from farre far To to all, all that who in on the the wide wide deepe sea wandring wandering arre: are And and chearefull cheerful Chaunticlere the rooster with with his his note call shrill shrill Had had warned announced once, once that that Phœbus Phoebus' fiery fiery carre chariot In in hast haste was was climbing climbing vp up the the Easterne eastern hill, hill Full very enuious resentful that that night night so so long long his his roome place did did fill. fill
When when those those accursed cursed messengers messengers of of hell, hell That that feigning deceiving dreame, dream and and that that faire-forged beautifully-fabricated Spright spirit Came came to to their their wicked wicked maister, master and and gan began tell to tell Their their bootelesse useless paines, efforts and and ill badly succeeding ending night: night Who who all all in in rage rage to to see see his his skilfull skilful might power Deluded frustrated so, so gan began threaten to threaten hellish hellish paine torment And and sad grim Proserpines Proserpina's wrath, anger them them to to affright. frighten But but when when he he saw saw his his threatning threatening was was but only vaine, useless He he cast cast about, about (i.e. looked for other means) and and searcht searched his his balefull deadly bookes books againe. again
Eftsoones at once he he tooke took that that miscreated falsely-created faire, beauty And and that that false false other other Spright, spirit on on whom whom he he spred spread A a seeming apparent body body of of the the subtile thin aire, air Like like a a young young Squire, squire in in loues loves and and lusty-hed lustfulness His his wanton dissolute dayes days that who euer always loosely immorally led, led Without without regard regard of for armes warfare and and dreaded dreaded fight: battle Those those two two he he tooke, took and and in in a a secret hidden bed, bed Couered covered with with darknesse darkness and and misdeeming misleading night, night Them them both both together together laid, laid to to ioy revel in in vaine empty delight. pleasure
Forthwith immediately he he runnes runs with with feigned pretended faithfull loyal hast haste Vnto to his his guest, guest who who after after troublous troubling sights visions And and dreames, dreams gan began now now to to take take more more sound sound repast, rest Whom whom suddenly suddenly he he wakes wakes with with fearefull fearful frights, alarms As like one one aghast terrified with by feends fiends or or damned damned sprights, spirits And and to to him him cals, calls Rise get up rise get up vnhappy unlucky Swaine, young man That who here here wex grow old old in in sleepe, sleep whiles while wicked wicked wights people Haue have knit bound themselues themselves in in Venus Venus' shamefull shameful chaine; chain Come come see, see where where your your false false Lady lady doth does her her honour honour staine. stain
All all in in amaze bewilderment he he suddenly suddenly vp up start started With with sword sword in in hand, hand and and with with the the old old man man went; went Who who soone soon him him brought brought into into a a secret hidden part, place Where where that that false false couple couple were were full very closely closely ment joined (from "meng", mingle; sense disputed) In in wanton lewd lust lust and and lewd indecent embracement: embrace Which which when when he he saw, saw he he burnt burned with with gealous jealous fire, fire The the eye eye of of reason reason was was with by rage rage yblent, blinded And and would would haue have slaine killed them them in in his his furious furious ire, anger But but hardly with difficulty was was restreined restrained of by that that aged old sire. man
Returning returning to to his his bed bed in in torment torment great, great And and bitter bitter anguish anguish of at his his guiltie guilt-revealing sight, sight He he could could not not rest, rest but but did did his his stout proud heart heart eat, eat And and wast wear away his his inward inner gall bitterness with with deepe deep despight, resentment Yrkesome weary of of life, life and and too too long long lingring lingering night. night At at last last faire fair Hesperus Hesperus (the evening star, here put for the morning star) in in highest highest skie sky Had had spent used up his his lampe, lamp and and brought brought forth forth dawning dawning light, light Then then vp up he he rose, rose and and clad dressed him himself hastily; hastily The the Dwarfe dwarf him him brought brought his his steed: horse so so both both away away do do fly. speed
Now now when when the the rosy-fingred rosy-fingered Morning Dawn faire, fair Weary weary of of aged old Tithones Tithonus' saffron saffron-coloured bed, bed Had had spred spread her her purple crimson robe robe through through deawy dewy aire, air And and the the high high hils hills Titan Titan (the sun) discouered, revealed The the royall royal virgin virgin shooke shook off off drowsy-hed, drowsiness And and rising rising forth forth out out of of her her baser humbler bowre, bedroom Lookt looked for for her her knight, knight who who far far away away was had fled, fled And and for for her her Dwarfe, dwarf that who wont used to to wait attend each every houre; hour Then then gan began she she waile to wail and and weepe, weep to to see see that that woefull sorrowful stowre. plight
And and after after him him she she rode rode with with so so much much speede speed As as her her slow slow beast beast could could make; make but but all all in in vaine: vain For for him him so so far far had had borne carried his his light-foot swift-footed steede, horse Pricked spurred with by wrath anger and and fiery fiery fierce fierce disdaine, indignation That that him him to to follow follow was was but only fruitlesse fruitless paine; effort Yet yet she she her her weary weary limbes limbs would would neuer never rest, rest But but euery every hill hill and and dale, valley each each wood wood and and plaine plain Did did search, search sore deeply grieued grieved in in her her gentle tender brest, breast He that he so so vngently unkindly left left her, her whom whom she she loued loved best. best
But but subtill cunning Archimago Archimago when when his his guests guests He he saw saw diuided divided into into double two parts, parts And and Vna Una wandring wandering in in woods woods and and forrests, forests Th’end the goal of of his his drift, scheme he he praisd praised his his diuelish devilish arts, arts That which had had such such might power ouer over true honestly meaning intending harts; hearts Yet yet rests stops not not so, there but but other other meanes means doth does make, devise How how he he may may worke cause vnto to her her further further smarts: pains For for her her he he hated hated as as the the hissing hissing snake, snake And and in in her her many many troubles troubles did did most most pleasure pleasure take. take
He he then then deuisde planned himselfe himself how how to to disguise; disguise For for by by his his mightie mighty science knowledge he he could could take take As as many many formes forms and and shapes shapes in in seeming apparent wise, way As as euer ever Proteus Proteus to for himselfe himself could could make: make Sometime sometimes a a fowle, bird sometime sometimes a a fish fish in in lake, lake Now now like like a a foxe, fox now now like like a a dragon dragon fell, fierce That so that of of himselfe himself he he oft often for for feare fear would would quake, tremble And and oft often would would flie flee away. away O O who who can can tell tell The the hidden hidden power power of of herbes, herbs and and might might of of Magicke magic spell? spell
But but now now seemde seemed best, best the the person character to to put put on on Of of that that good good knight, knight his his late recently beguiled deceived guest: guest In in mighty mighty armes armour he he was was yclad clothed anon, at once And and siluer silver shield: shield vpon on his his coward cowardly brest breast A a bloudy bloody crosse, cross and and on on his his crauen cowardly crest helmet A a bounch bunch of of haires hairs discolourd coloured diuersly: variously Full very iolly gallant knight knight he he seemde, seemed and and well well addrest, equipped And and when when he he sate sat vpon on his his courser horse free, spirited Saint Saint George George himself himself ye you would would haue have deemed judged him him to to be. be
But but he he the the knight, knight whose whose semblaunt appearance he he did did beare, wear The the true true Saint Saint George George was had wandred wandered far far away, away Still always flying fleeing from from his his thoughts thoughts and and gealous jealous feare; fear Will impulse was was his his guide, guide and and griefe grief led led him him astray. astray At at last last him he chaunst happened to to meete meet vpon on the the way way A a faithlesse unbelieving Sarazin Saracen all all arm’d armed to at point, all points In on whose whose great great shield shield was was writ written with in letters letters gay bright Sans Without foy: Faith (French; his name, Sansfoy) full very large large of of limbe limb and and euery every ioint joint He he was, was and and cared cared not not for for God God or or man man a a point. bit
He he had had a a faire beautiful companion companion of on his his way, journey A a goodly handsome Lady lady clad dressed in in scarlot scarlet red, red Purfled embroidered with with gold gold and and pearle pearl of of rich rich assay, quality And and like like a a Persian Persian mitre tall headdress on on her her hed head She she wore, wore with with crownes crowns and and owches brooches garnished, adorned The the which which her her lauish lavish louers lovers to to her her gaue; gave Her her wanton frisky palfrey mount all all was was ouerspred covered With with tinsell glittering trappings, coverings wouen woven like like a a waue, wave Whose whose bridle bridle rung rang with with golden golden bels bells and and bosses studs braue. splendid
With with faire pleasant disport amusement and and courting courtly dalliaunce flirtation She she intertainde entertained her her louer lover all all the the way: way But but when when she she saw saw the the knight knight his his speare spear aduaunce, advance She she soone soon left broke off off her her mirth merriment and and wanton flirtatious play, play And and bad told her her knight knight addresse prepare him himself to for the the fray: fight His his foe enemy was was nigh near at at hand. hand He he prickt spurred with by pride pride And and hope hope to to winne win his his Ladies lady's heart heart that that day, day Forth forward spurred spurred fast: hard adowne down his his coursers horse's side side The the red red bloud blood trickling trickling staind stained the the way, way as as he he did did ride. ride
The the knight knight of of the the Redcrosse Redcrosse when when him him he he spide, spotted Spurring spurring so so hote hotly with with rage rage dispiteous, merciless Gan began fairely properly couch to level his his speare, spear and and towards towards him ride: ride Soone soon meete meet they they both, both both both fell fierce and and furious, furious That so that daunted stunned with by their their forces impacts hideous, tremendous Their their steeds horses do do stagger, stagger and and amazed stunned stand, stand And and eke also themselues they themselves too too rudely roughly rigorous, violent Astonied dazed with by the the stroke blow of of their their owne own hand, hand Do do backe back rebut, recoil and and each each to to other the other yeeldeth yields land. ground
As as when when two two rams rams stird stirred with by ambitious ambitious pride, pride Fight fight for for the the rule rule of of the the rich richly fleeced fleeced flocke, flock Their their horned horned fronts foreheads so so fierce fiercely on on either either side side Do do meete, meet that that with with the the terrour terror of of the the shocke collision Astonied dazed both, both stand stand sencelesse senseless as as a a blocke, block Forgetfull forgetful of of the the hanging undecided victory: victory So so stood stood these these twaine, two vnmoued unmoved as as a a rocke, rock Both both staring staring fierce, fiercely and and holding holding idely idly The the broken broken reliques remains of of their their former former cruelty. ferocity
The the Sarazin Saracen sore badly daunted shaken with by the the buffe blow Snatcheth snatches his his sword, sword and and fiercely fiercely to at him him flies; rushes Who who well well it it wards, parries and and quyteth repays cuff blow with with cuff: blow Each each others other's equall equal puissaunce might enuies, resents And and through through their their iron iron sides sides with with cruell cruel spies looks Does does seeke seek to to perce: pierce repining resentful courage courage yields yields No no foote foot to to foe. enemy The the flashing flashing fier fire flies flies As as from from a a forge forge out out of of their their burning burning shields, shields And and streames streams of of purple crimson bloud blood new newly dies dyes the the verdant green fields. fields
Curse curse on on that that Crosse cross (quoth said then then the the Sarazin) Saracen That which keepes protects thy your body body from from the the bitter bitter fit; agony Dead dead long long ygoe ago I I wote know thou you haddest would have bin, been Had had not not that that charme charm from from thee you forwarned warded off it: it But but yet yet I I warne warn thee you now now assured firmly sitt, sit And and hide hide thy your head. head Therewith at that vpon on his his crest helmet With with rigour violence so so outrageous furious he he smitt, struck That that a a large large share piece it it hewd hacked out out of of the the rest, rest And and glauncing glancing downe down his his shield, shield from from blame harm him him fairely neatly blest. preserved
Who who thereat at that wondrous extremely wroth, angry the the sleeping sleeping spark spark Of of natiue inborn vertue valour gan began eftsoones at once reuiue, to revive And and at at his his haughtie lofty helmet helmet making taking mark, aim So so hugely mightily stroke, struck that that it it the the steele steel did did riue, split And and cleft split his his head. head He he tumbling tumbling downe down aliue, alive With with bloudy bloody mouth mouth his his mother mother earth earth did did kis, kiss Greeting greeting his his graue: grave his his grudging reluctant ghost spirit did did striue struggle With with the the fraile frail flesh; flesh at at last last it it flitted departed is, has Whither to where the the soules souls do do fly fly of of men, men that who liue live amis. wrongly
The the Lady lady when when she she saw saw her her champion champion fall, fall Like like the the old old ruines ruins of of a a broken broken towre, tower Staid stayed not not to to waile mourn his his woefull sorrowful funerall, death But but from from him him fled fled away away with with all all her her powre; might Who who after after her her as as hastily hastily gan began scowre, to gallop Bidding ordering the the Dwarfe dwarf with with him him to to bring bring away away The the Sarazins Saracen's shield, shield signe sign of of the the conqueroure. conqueror Her her soone soon he he ouertooke, overtook and and bad told her to to stay, stop For for present present cause cause was was none none of of dread fear her her to to dismay. alarm
She she turning turning backe back with with ruefull pitiful countenaunce, expression Cride, cried Mercy mercy mercy mercy Sir sir vouchsafe be pleased to to show show On to silly helpless Dame, lady subiect subject to to hard hard mischaunce, misfortune And and to to your your mighty mighty will. will Her her humblesse humility low low In in so such ritch rich weedes clothes and and seeming seemingly glorious glorious show, appearance Did did much much emmoue move his his stout brave heroïcke heroic heart, heart And and said, said Deare dear dame, lady your your suddein sudden ouerthrow downfall Much much rueth grieves me; me but but now now put put feare fear apart, aside And and tell, tell both both who who ye you be, are and and who who that that tooke took your your part. side
Melting melting in in teares, tears then then gan began she she thus thus lament; to lament The the wretched wretched woman, woman whom whom vnhappy unlucky howre hour Hath has now now made made thrall captive to to your your commandement, command Before before that that angry angry heauens heavens list chose to to lowre, frown And and fortune fortune false false betraide betrayed me me to to your your powre, power Was, was (O O what what now now auaileth helps it that that I I was!) was Borne born the the sole only daughter daughter of of an an Emperour, emperor He he that who the the wide wide West West vnder under his his rule rule has, has And and high high hath has set set his his throne, throne where where Tiberis the Tiber doth does pas. flow
He he in in the the first first flowre bloom of of my my freshest youngest age, years Betrothed engaged me me vnto to the the onely only haire heir Of of a a most most mighty mighty king, king most most rich rich and and sage; wise Was was neuer never Prince prince so so faithfull faithful and and so so faire, handsome Was was neuer never Prince prince so so meeke gentle and and debonaire; gracious But but ere before my my hoped hoped-for day day of of spousall marriage shone, shone My my dearest dearest Lord lord fell fell from from high high honours honour's staire, stairway Into into the the hands hands of of his his accursed cursed fone, enemies And and cruelly cruelly was was slaine, killed that that shall shall I I euer always mone. mourn
His his blessed blessed body body spoild robbed of of liuely living breath, breath Was was afterward, afterwards I I know know not not how, how conuaid carried off And and fro from me me hid: hidden of of whose whose most most innocent innocent death death When when tidings news came came to to me me vnhappy unhappy maid, girl O O how how great great sorrow sorrow my my sad sad soule soul assaid. attacked Then then forth out I I went went his his woefull pitiful corse body to to find, find And and many many yeares years throughout throughout the the world world I I straid, wandered A a virgin virgin widow, widow whose whose deepe deeply wounded wounded mind mind With with loue, love long a long time time did did languish pine as like the the striken wounded hind. doe
At at last last it it chaunced happened this this proud proud Sarazin Saracen To to meete meet me me wandring, wandering who who perforce by force me me led led With with him him away, away but but yet yet could could neuer never win win The the Fort, fortress that which Ladies ladies hold guard in with soueraigne supreme dread. fear There there lies lies he he now now with with foule foul dishonour dishonour dead, dead Who who whiles while he he liu’de, lived was was called called proud proud Sans Without foy, Faith (Sansfoy, "faithless") The the eldest eldest of of three three brethren, brothers all all three three bred born Of of one one bad bad sire, father whose whose youngest youngest is is Sans Without ioy, Joy (Sansjoy, "joyless") And and twixt between them them both both was was borne born the the bloudy bloody bold bold Sans Without loy. Law (Sansloy, "lawless")
In in this this sad sad plight, plight friendlesse, friendless vnfortunate, unfortunate Now now miserable miserable I I Fidessa Fidessa (i.e. "faithful") dwell, live Crauing begging of of you you in in pitty pity of of my my state, condition To to do do none no ill, harm if if please it pleases ye you not not do to do well. good He he in in great great passion emotion all all this this while while did did dwell, remain More more busying busying his his quicke lively eyes, eyes her her face face to to view, view Then than his his dull dull eares, ears to to heare hear what what she she did did tell; tell And and said, said Faire fair Lady lady hart a heart of of flint flint would would rew pity The the vndeserued undeserved woes woes and and sorrowes, sorrows which which ye you shew. show
Henceforth from now on in in safe safe assuraunce security may may ye you rest, rest Hauing having both both found found a a new new friend friend you you to to aid, help And and lost lost an an old old foe, enemy that who did did you you molest: harass Better better new new friend friend then than an an old old foe enemy is is said. said With with chaunge change of of cheare expression the the seeming seemingly simple innocent maid girl Let let fall fall her her eyen, eyes as as if shamefast modest to to the the earth, ground And and yeelding yielding soft, softly in in that that she she nought nothing gain-said, contradicted So so forth on they they rode, rode he he feining pretending seemely becoming merth, cheerfulness And and she she coy shy lookes: looks so so dainty coyness they they say say maketh makes derth. scarcity (proverb: holding back raises one's value)
Long a long time time they they thus thus together together traueiled, travelled Till until weary weary of of their their way, journey they they came came at at last, last Where where grew grew two two goodly fine trees, trees that that faire beautifully did did spred spread Their their armes branches abroad, wide with with gray grey mosse moss ouercast, covered And and their their greene green leaues leaves trembling trembling with in euery every blast, gust Made made a a calme calm shadow shade far wide in in compasse extent round: around The the fearefull timid Shepheard shepherd often often there there aghast terrified Vnder under them them neuer never sat, sat ne nor wont used there there sound to play His his mery merry oaten oat-straw pipe, pipe but but shund avoided th’vnlucky the unlucky ground. ground
But but this this good good knight knight soone soon as as he he them them can did spie, spot For for the the coole cool shade shade him himself thither there hastly hastily got: got For for golden golden Phœbus Phoebus now now ymounted risen hie, high From from fiery fiery wheeles wheels of of his his faire fair chariot chariot Hurled hurled his his beame rays so so scorching scorching cruell cruelly hot, hot That that liuing living creature creature mote could it it not not abide; endure And and his his new new Lady lady it it endured endured not. not There there they they alight, dismount in in hope hope themselues themselves to to hide hide From from the the fierce fierce heat, heat and and rest rest their their weary weary limbs limbs a a tide. while
Faire fair seemely proper pleasaunce pleasantness each each to to other the other makes, shows With with goodly pleasant purposes conversation there there as as they they sit: sit And and in in his his falsed deceived fancy imagination he he her her takes takes To to be be the the fairest fairest wight, person that who liued lived yit; yet Which which to to expresse, express he he bends applies his his gentle noble wit, mind And and thinking thinking of of those those braunches branches greene green to to frame make A a girlond garland for for her her dainty delicate forehead forehead fit, suitable He he pluckt plucked a a bough; branch out out of of whose whose rift break there there came came Small small drops drops of of gory bloody bloud, blood that that trickled trickled downe down the the same. same
Therewith at that a a piteous pitiful yelling wailing voyce voice was was heard, heard Crying, crying O O spare refrain with with guilty guilty hands hands to to teare tear My my tender tender sides sides in in this this rough rough rynd bark embard, imprisoned But but fly, flee ah ah fly flee far far hence from here away, away for for feare fear Least in case to to you you hap, happens that what happened happened to to me me heare, here And and to to this this wretched wretched Lady, lady my my deare dear loue, love O O too too deare dear loue, love loue love bought bought with with death death too too deare. dearly Astond stunned he he stood, stood and and vp up his his haire hair did did houe, rise And and with with that that suddein sudden horror horror could could no no member limb moue. move
At at last last whenas when the the dreadfull fearful passion emotion Was was ouerpast, over and and manhood courage well fully awake, awake Yet yet musing wondering at at the the straunge strange occasion, event And and doubting distrusting much much his his sence, senses he he thus thus bespake; spoke What what voyce voice of of damned damned Ghost ghost from from Limbo Limbo lake, pit Or or guilefull deceitful spright spirit wandring wandering in in empty empty aire, air Both both which of which fraile frail men men do do oftentimes often mistake, misjudge Sends sends to to my my doubtfull fearful eares ears these these speaches words rare, strange And and ruefull pitiful plaints, laments me me bidding asking guiltlesse guiltless bloud blood to to spare? spare
Then then groning groaning deepe, deeply Nor neither damned damned Ghost, ghost (quoth said he,) he Nor nor guilefull deceitful sprite spirit to to thee you these these wordes words doth does speake, speak But but once once a a man man Fradubio, Fradubio (i.e. "brother doubt") now now a a tree, tree Wretched wretched man, man wretched wretched tree; tree whose whose nature nature weake, weak A a cruell cruel witch witch her her cursed cursed will will to to wreake, carry out Hath has thus thus transformd, transformed and and plast placed in in open open plaines, plains Where where Boreas Boreas (the north wind) doth does blow blow full very bitter bitterly bleake, cold And and scorching scorching Sunne sun does does dry dry my my secret hidden vaines: veins For for though though a a tree tree I I seeme, seem yet yet cold cold and and heat heat me me paines. pain
Say speak on on Fradubio Fradubio then, then or either man, man or or tree, tree Quoth said then then the the knight, knight by by whose whose mischieuous harmful arts arts Art are thou you misshaped deformed thus, thus as as now now I I see? see He he oft often finds finds med’cine, remedy who who his his griefe grief imparts; shares But but double doubled griefs griefs afflict afflict concealing concealing harts, hearts As as raging raging flames flames who whoever striueth tries to to suppresse. suppress The the author cause then then (said said he) he of of all all my my smarts, pains Is is one one Duessa Duessa a a false false sorceresse, sorceress That who many many errant wandering knights knights hath has brought brought to to wretchednesse. misery
In in prime springtime of of youthly youthful yeares, years when when corage spirit hot hot The the fire fire of of loue love and and ioy joy of of cheualree knighthood First first kindled kindled in in my my brest, breast it it was was my my lot lot To to loue love this this gentle noble Lady, lady whom whom ye you see, see Now now not not a a Lady, lady but but a a seeming apparent tree; tree With with whom whom as as once once I I rode rode accompanyde, together Me to me chaunced it happened of by a a knight knight encountred met bee, to be That who had had a a like similarly faire fair Lady lady by by his his syde, side Like like a a faire fair Lady, lady but but did did fowle foul Duessa Duessa hyde. hide
Whose whose forged fake beauty beauty he he did did take take in in hand, hand (i.e. undertook to prove) All all other other Dames ladies to to haue have exceeded exceeded farre; far I I in in defence defence of of mine mine did did likewise likewise stand, stand Mine, mine that who did did then then shine shine as like the the Morning morning starre: star So so both both to to battell battle fierce fierce arraunged drawn up arre, are In in which which his his harder worse fortune luck was was to to fall fall Vnder under my my speare: spear such such is is the the dye chance of of warre: war His his Lady lady left left as as a a prise prize martiall, of war Did did yield yield her her comely attractive person, person to to be be at at my my call. command
So so doubly doubly lou’d loved of by Ladies ladies vnlike unequally faire, fair Th’one the one seeming seeming such, so the the other other such so indeede, indeed One one day day in in doubt doubt I I cast resolved for in order to to compare, compare Whether which of the two in in beauties beauty's glorie glory did did exceede; excel A a Rosy rose girlond garland was was the the victors victor's meede: reward Both both seemde seemed to to win, win and and both both seemde seemed won defeated to to bee, be So so hard hard the the discord dispute was was to to be be agreede. settled Frælissa Fraelissa (i.e. "frail") was was as as faire, fair as as faire fair mote might bee, be And and euer always false false Duessa Duessa seemde seemed as as faire fair as as shee. she
The the wicked wicked witch witch now now seeing seeing all all this this while while The the doubtfull uncertain ballaunce scales equally equally to to sway, swing What what not not by by right, right she she cast planned to to win win by by guile, trickery And and by by her her hellish hellish science knowledge raisd raised streight straight way away A a foggy foggy mist, mist that that ouercast darkened the the day, day And and a a dull murky blast, gust that that breathing breathing on on her her face, face Dimmed dimmed her her former former beauties beauty's shining shining ray, radiance And and with with foule foul vgly ugly forme form did did her her disgrace: disfigure Then then was was she she faire fair alone, alone when when none no one was was faire fair in in place. the place
Then then cride cried she she out, out Fye, shame fye, shame deformed deformed wight, creature Whose whose borrowed borrowed beautie beauty now now appeareth appears plaine clearly To to haue have before before bewitched bewitched all all mens men's sight; eyes O O leaue leave her her soone, soon or or let let her her soone soon be be slaine. killed Her her loathly repulsive visage face viewing viewing with with disdaine, disgust Eftsoones at once I I thought thought her her such, such as as she she me me told, told And and would would haue have kild killed her; her but but with with faigned pretended paine, distress The the false false witch witch did did my my wrathfull angry hand hand with-hold; hold back So so I left left her, her where where she she now now is is turnd turned to to treen wooden mould. form
Thens from then forth on I I tooke took Duessa Duessa for for my my Dame, lady And and in in the the witch witch vnweeting unaware ioyd delighted long a long time, time Ne nor euer ever wist, knew but anything but that that she she was was the the same, same Till until on on a a day day (that that day day is is euery every Prime, spring When when Witches witches wont are accustomed do to do penance penance for for their their crime) crime I I chaunst happened to to see see her her in in her her proper own hew, form Bathing bathing her her selfe self in in origane wild marjoram and and thyme: thyme A a filthy filthy foule foul old old woman woman I I did did vew, see That so that euer ever to to haue have toucht touched her, her I I did did deadly mortally rew. regret
Her her neather lower partes parts misshapen, misshapen monstruous, monstrous Were were hidd hidden in in water, water that so that I I could could not not see, see But but they they did did seeme seem more more foule foul and and hideous, hideous Then than womans a woman's shape shape man anyone would would beleeue believe to to bee. be Thens from then forth on from from her her most most beastly beastly companie company I I gan began refraine, to keep away in in minde mind to to slip slip away, away Soone soon as as appeard appeared safe safe opportunitie: opportunity For for danger danger great, great if if not not assur’d certain decay death I I saw saw before before mine my eyes, eyes if if I I were were knowne known to to stray. wander off
The the diuelish devilish hag hag by by chaunges changes of of my my cheare expression Perceiu’d detected my my thought, thought and and drownd drowned in in sleepie sleepy night, night With with wicked wicked herbes herbs and and ointments ointments did did besmeare smear My my bodie body all, all through through charmes spells and and magicke magic might, power That so that all all my my senses senses were were bereaued taken away quight: completely Then then brought brought she she me me into into this this desert deserted waste, wasteland And and by by my my wretched wretched louers lover's side side me me pight, planted Where where now now enclosd enclosed in in wooden wooden wals walls full very faste, tightly Banisht banished from from liuing living wights, people our our wearie weary dayes days we we waste. waste
But but how how long long time, time said said then then the the Elfin fairy knight, knight Are are you you in in this this misformed misshapen house house to to dwell? live We we may can not not chaunge change (quoth said he) he this this euil evil plight, plight Till until we we be are bathed bathed in in a a liuing living well; spring That that is is the the terme condition prescribed laid down by by the the spell. spell O O how, how said said he, he mote may I I that that well spring out out find, find That which may may restore restore you you to to your your wonted former well? well-being Time time and and suffised satisfied fates fates to to former former kynd nature Shall shall vs us restore, restore none nothing else else from from hence here may can vs us vnbynd. release
The the false false Duessa, Duessa now now Fidessa Fidessa hight, called Heard heard how how in in vaine vain Fradubio Fradubio did did lament, lament And and knew knew well well all all was was true. true But but the the good good knight knight Full full of of sad heavy feare fear and and ghastly dreadful dreriment, gloom When when all all this this speech speech the the liuing living tree tree had had spent, finished The the bleeding bleeding bough branch did did thrust thrust into into the the ground, ground That so that from of the the bloud blood he he might might be be innocent, innocent And and with with fresh fresh clay clay did did close close the the wooden wooden wound: wound Then then turning turning to to his his Lady, lady dead dead with with feare fear her her found. found
Her her seeming seemingly dead dead he he found found with with feigned pretended feare, fear As as if all wholly vnweeting unaware of of that what well well she she knew, knew And and paynd exerted himselfe himself with with busie anxious care care to to reare raise Her her out out of of carelesse unconscious swowne. faint Her her eylids eyelids blew blue And and dimmed dimmed sight sight with with pale pale and and deadly deathly hew colour At at last last she she vp up gan began lift: to lift with with trembling trembling cheare manner Her her vp up he he tooke, took too too simple innocent and and too too trew, honest And and oft often her her kist. kissed At at length length all all passed past feare, fear He he set set her her on on her her steede, horse and and forward forward forth on did did beare. take her