[Sidenote A: Two blockish lasie lubbers, one of Melite an other of
Athens, that thought it a great labour to eate their owne meate.]

Nowe I settled my selfe more towardes my louely _Polia_, and bound my
affections more surely to hir. Being perswaded and firmely opinionated,
that this sight was a traũce in loue, for shewing that I should dye and
lose my loue. Oh how extreamely did it vexe mee. Neyther did it refuse
or make resistance to anye sharpe and newe assaulte of loue, which in my
stroken and sore wounded heart woulde lye festering and feeding of
himselfe.

And by this time, all lets and hynderances past ouer, a spatious and
large going out was offered vnto me. Then by meanes of the cleere light
I was somwhat comforted, and reassuming and gathering together againe my
wandering thoughts, and restoring my prostrate force, my suspected and
vnknowne voyage, made me to set out in running: so as the nearer I came
to the doore, the bigger mee thought it grewe. To the which at last by
Gods wyll, _Polia_ in my amorous brest bearing a predominante vigor,
I came, not ceasing to continue forward my fast course: my hands which
before I groping helde foorth, to keepe me from running against pyllers,
I nowe vsed like a payre of Ores to hasten mee awaye.

Thus traueling on safely, I came into a verie pleasaunt sighte and
counttie, in the which I was not yet without feare, and not daring to
rest me downe, the impression of the horrible monster was so fresh in my
minde, that mee thought I still heard him behinde me, and therefore I
could not so easily forget him. But was rayther perswaded to goe on
further: first because the countrie was so fertile, pleasaunt and
beautifull. Secondly, that I might get farre enough off from the place