His sandales were with toilsome travell torne,

And face all tand with scorching sunny ray,

As he had traveild many a sommers day,

Through boyling sands of Arabie and Ynde;

And in his hand a Jacobs staffe,[°] to stay

His wearie limbes upon: and eke behind,

His scrip did hang, in which his needments he did bind.

XXXVI

The knight approaching nigh, of him inquerd