18.
“If thou (quothe he) wylte dayne my Queene to be,
Thy Bryttaynes shal to Rome no tribute yeilde,
You if you please, to Rome may go with me,
Your myghtie mate the world so wide may wielde,
Or if you please, I here wyth you wyl bylde
My byding place, and in this littell lande,
I wyl remayne yours, at your commaund.”[1182]
19.
His comely corps,[1183] his friendly promise plight,