That from one roote deriu’d their vitall sap:
And like that roote that doth her life diuide,
Their mother was, and had full blessed hap,
These three so noble babes to bring forth at one clap.
Their mother was a Fay, and had the skill xliv
Of secret things, and all the powres of nature,
Which she by art could vse vnto her will,
And to her seruice bind each liuing creature,[40]
Through secret vnderstanding of their feature.
Thereto she was right faire, when so her face