How it was, or elles within what howris,
I can not[1599] tell you, but that I was brought
Into a palace with turrettis and towris,
Engolerid[1600] goodly with hallis and bowris, 460
So curiously, so craftely, so connyngly wrowght,
That all the worlde,[1601] I trowe, and it were sought,
Suche an other there coude no man fynde;
Wherof partely I purpose to expounde,
Whyles it remanyth fresshe in my mynde.
With turkis and grossolitis enpauyd was the grounde;