And Altars fouled, and blasphemy spoke,

And th’Images for all their goodly hew,

Did cast to ground, whilest none was them to rew;

So all confounded and disordered there.

But seeing Calidore, away he flew,

Knowing his fatall hand by former feare;

But he him fast pursuing, soone approched neare.

Him in a narrow place he ouertooke, xxvi

And fierce assailing forst him turne againe:

Sternely he turnd againe, when he him strooke