He gave her gold and purple pall to weare,
And triple crowne set on her head full hye,
And her endowd with royall majestye:
Then for to make her dreaded more of men,
And peoples harts with awfull terrour tye,
A monstrous beast[°] ybred in filthy fen
He chose, which he had kept long time in darksome den.[°]
XVII
Such one it was, as that renowmed Snake[°]