His will she feard; for him she surely thought viii

To be a man, such as indeed he seemed,

And much the more, by that he lately wrought,

When her from deadly thraldome he redeemed,

For which no seruice she too much esteemed,

Yet dread of shame, and doubt of fowle dishonor

Made her not yeeld so much, as due she deemed.

Yet Britomart attended duly on her,

As well became a knight, and did to her all honor.

It so befell one euening, that they came ix