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The faire maides song, and our supper ended al at one time, which being done, we demanded of Clenarda what had hapned vnto her since our last departure from her, who tolde vs what villanie Sartofano offered vnto her, in what case Alcida was left, of thy imprisonment, her captiuitie, and in the ende all that thou knowest at large. We bewailed bitterly our hard Fortunes, which when the Fisherman hearde, hee comforted vs vp as well as he could, and tolde vs especiallie how that in these parts there was the sage Felicia, whose wisedome was enough to remedie our greefes; gi∣uing vs also notice of Alcida, and of thee, to the which our desires principally ten∣ded. And so passing away that night the best we coulde, assoone as morning came, leauing the marriners there that came with vs in the shippe, we three alone went our waies, and not long after came to the Temple of Diana, where the wise Lady Fe∣cia keepes her court. We sawe there the admirable temple, the most pleasant gar∣dens, the sumptuous pallace, there we knew the great wisedome of the most graue Ladie, and other things that filled vs so full of woonder, that wee haue scarce anie breath to tell them againe. There we sawe the fairest Nymphes, examples of chasti∣tie, many Lordes and Ladies, Shepherds, and faire Shepherdesses, and especiallie one Shepherd named Syrenus, whom euery one there made great account of: To him and many more besides, did sage Felicia giue diuers remedies for their loues and greefes. But the pleasure, which but hitherto yet she hath done vs, is, to keepe our Father Eugerius in her companie, commanding vs to goe towardes these parts, and that we should not returne vntill we had found out some content or good For∣tune. And for the great ioy that wee haue receiued by thy sight, I thinke wee haue good occasion to go backe againe, especially for that we haue left there our Father
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