gaue mee the slip: and at last not knowing what I
did, but casting mine eyes right forward, I behelde before mee, a fine
Arbour of sweete Gessamine, somewhat high, lifting vppe and bending
ouer, all to bee painted and decked with the pleasant and odoriferous
flowers of three sortes commixt, and entring in vnder the same.
Wonderfully perplexed for the losse of my company, I knewe not howe
or in what sort, and calling to remembraunce the diuers, rare and
wonderfull thinges past, and aboue al the great hope and trust which
I had conceiued vpon the Queenes promise, that I should finde my loue
_Polia_.

Alas said I, with a deepe sigh, my _Polia_, that the greene Arbour
resounded againe therewithall, my amourous breathings were such, framed
within and sent out from my burning hart. And I was no sooner entered
into this agony, and ouerwhelmed in this passion, but as I passed on to
the other ende of the Arbor, I might perceiue a farre off, a great
number of youthes, solacing and sporting themselues very loude with
diuers melodious soundes, with pleasant sports and sundry pastimes, in
great ioye, and passing delight assembled together, in a large playne.
Vppon this gratefull and desired noueltie, I set me down marueiling at
it, before I would step any further on.

And beholde, a most noble and faire Nymph, with a burning torch in her
hand, departing from the company, tended her course towardes mee, so as
I might well perceiue that shee was a reall mayde indeede and no
spirite, whervpon I mooued not one whit, but gladly expected her
comming, who with a maidenly hast, modest accesse, star-like
countenance, and smiling grace, drewe neere vnto mee with such a
Maiestie, and yet friendly, so as I doubt me, the amorous _Idalea_ neuer
shewed her selfe to _Mars_, nor to her the fayre Pastor _Adonis_. Nor
the delicate _Ganimed_ to _Iupiter_, or the fayre _Psyches_, to her
spouse _Cupid_.

For which cause, if shee had beene the fourth among the three contending
Goddesses, if _Joue_ had beene Iudge, as in the shady Wooddes of
_Mensunlone_ was the Phrigian Sheepheard, without all doubt she had
beene iudged of farre more excellent beautie, and without equiuolence,
more worthy of the golden apple, then all or any one of the rest. At the
first sight I was perswaded that shee had beene _Polia_, but the place
vnaccustomed & her apparell made mee thinke the contrarie, and therefore
my doubtfull iudgement remained in suspence, hauing onely a re