That dare fight three to three,

Against the prince, and giants twain,

Most horrid for to see ;

Whose grisly looks, and eyes like brands,

Strike terrour where they come,

With serpents hissing on their helms,

Instead of feathered plume. {226}

The princess shall be the victor’s prize,

The king hath vow’d and said,

And he that shall the conquest win,