THAISA.
A knight of Sparta, my renowned father;
And the device he bears upon his shield
Is a black Ethiope reaching at the sun:
The word, Lux tua vita mihi.
SIMONIDES.
He loves you well that holds his life of you.
The second Knight passes by, and his Squire presents his shield to Thaisa.
Who is the second that presents himself?
THAISA.
A prince of Macedon, my royal father;
And the device he bears upon his shield
Is an arm’d knight that’s conquer’d by a lady;
The motto thus, in Spanish, Piu por dulzura que por forza.
The third Knight passes by, and his Squire presents his shield to Thaisa.
SIMONIDES.
And what’s the third?
THAISA.
The third of Antioch;
And his device, a wreath of chivalry;
The word, Me pompae provexit apex.
The fourth Knight passes by, and his Squire presents his shield to Thaisa.
SIMONIDES.
What is the fourth?