And cruell combat ioynd in middle space:

With horrible assault, and furie fell,

They heapt huge strokes, the scorned life to quell,

That all on vprore from her settled seat[504]

The house was raysd, and all that in did dwell;

Seemd that lowde thunder with amazement great

Did rend the ratling skyes with flames of fouldring heat.

The noyse thereof cald[505] forth that straunger knight, xxi

To weet, what dreadfull thing was there in hand[506];

Where when as two braue knights in bloudy fight