That Britomart heard not the shrilling sound,

There where through weary trauel she lay sleeping sound.

It was to weet a wilde and saluage man, v

Yet was no man, but onely like in shape,

And eke in stature higher by a span,

All ouergrowne with haire, that could awhape

An hardy hart, and his wide mouth did gape

With huge great teeth, like to a tusked Bore:

For he liu’d all on rauin and on rape

Of men and beasts; and fed on fleshly gore,