Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

AND BALLADS. XJX
if overcome, to lofe his head. Sir Lybius fpends the
night in the adjoining town : In the morning goes to
challenge the faulcon. The knights exchange their
gloves : they agree to juft in the market place : the
lady and maid Ellen are placed aloft in chairs : their
dreftes : the fuperior beauty of Sir Gefteron's miftrefs
defcribed : the ceremonies previous to the combat.
They engage : the combat defcribed at large : Sir Gefferon
is incurably hurt ; and carried home on his
fhield. Sir Lybius fends the faulcon to K. Arthur ; and
receives back a large prefent in florins. Heftays 40 days
to be cured of his wounds, which he fpends in feafting
with the neighbouring lords.
Part V.
Sir Lybius proceeds for Sinadone : in a foreft he
meets a knight hunting, called Sir Otes de Lille
maid Ellen charmed with a very beautiful dog, begs
*Sir Lybius to bellow him upon her : Sir Otes meets
them, and claims his dog : is refufed : being unarmed
he rides to his caftle, and fummons his attendants :
they go in quell of Sir Lybius : a battle enfues : he is
full victorious, and forces Sir Otes to follow the other
conquered knights to K. Arthur.
Part VI.
Sir Lybius comes to a fair city and caftle by a- river-
fide, befet round with pavilions or tents : he is informed,
in the caftle is a beautiful lady befieged by a
giant named Maugys, who keeps the bridge, and will
Jet none pafs without doing him homage : this Lybius
refufes : a battle enfues : the giant defcribed : the fe-
which Ms a whole fum-
veral incidents of the battle ;
mer's day : the giant is wounded; put to flight ; flain.
The citizens come out in procefTion to meet their deliverer
: the lady invites him into her caftle : falls in
love with him : and feduces him to her embraces. He
forgets th@ princefs of Sinadone, and ftays with this
bewitching lady a twelvemonth. This fair forcerefs,
like another Alcina, intoxicates him with all kinds of
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