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Lord Felix, as soone as Stela had made an ende of the song, turned him to Polydora, saying. Art thou now satisfied? So much said she, that for a little I would not sticke to say that it is better then the first. But knowest thou, what I thinke of it said Syrenus, That the first is finer & pretier, & this more sententious & witty, & with this I am pleased: and it came finely in when he said (& very wel) that first the ill came to him before any good, since without widow-hood he suffered like griefe to the Turtle Doue; for he esteemed it but a meane sorrow to be a widower, bicause it was a signe of sometime enioying the thing he loued. But it seemed a most greeuous thing vnto him, not hauing at any time the possession of the thing he loued, to be depriued of it. Truely said Felismena, thou art much beholding to him Stela, being so hard vnto him as thou wert, to cleere thee of all fault; and that none might be laid vpon thee, he said: Thou wert not cruell, onely attributing his disgrace to his ill for∣tune. But in one thing (said Doria) he shewed his infinite loue, more then in any thing else, when he said, he rested not in any place. I might well haue noted some∣thing said Syluanus, but that I would not hinder so pleasant a discourse. Tell on there∣fore faire Stela, as the Gods graunt thee thine owne desires. Hauing made an end of reading this, that was in the Sicamour (said Stela prosecuting her tale) neither of vs could speake for a good while, Crimine, for pitie, and I, for greefe. But afterwards Crimine said. Dost thou thinke Stela, that I had not reason to helpe thy great need? What had become now of Delicius, if thy rigour and hardnes had lasted till this time? That which is now (I answered) and if any other thing had happened, I would not haue greatly cared. Say not so (said Crimine) for therein thou dost offend thy self. After this we went to the accustomed place to the Shepherdes, bicause we thought