Eur. capital

Usage examples of lond.

More beginnith at the west syde of the mowth of Arlan and occupiethe all the lond unto the hedeland Sibrion, and therefro sowth awaye to the Corshe, by gesse a vii hundered myles, wherby the se is not ther of nature favorable nor no haven is or cumming yn meete for shippes.

His vncouth shield and straunge armes her dismayd,Whose like in Faery lond were seldome seene,That fast she from him fled, no lesse affrayd,Then of wilde beastes if she had chased beene:Yet he her followd still with courage keene,So long that now the golden HesperusWas mounted high in top of heauen sheene,And warnd his other brethren ioyeous,To light their blessed lamps in Ioues eternall hous.

A markys whilom lord was of that lond, As were hise worthy eldres hym bifore, And obeisant and redy to his hond Were alle hise liges, bothe lasse and moore.

Perdie Sir knight, said then th'enchaunter bliue,That shall I shortly purchase to your hond:For now the best and noblest knight aliuePrince Arthur is, that wonnes in Faerie lond.

For he on every tayl had knyt a brond, And they brende alle the cornes in that lond, And alle hir olyveres and vynes eke.

But in the same ship as he hir fond, Hir and hir yonge sone, and al hir geere, He sholde putte, and croude hir fro the lond, And chargen hir she never eft coome theere.

Eek in that lond, as tellen knyghtes olde, Ther is som mete that is ful deynte holde, That in this lond men recche of it but smal- Ther nys no man that may reporten al.

In these and like delights of bloudy gameHe trayned was, till ryper yeares he raught,And there abode, whilst any beast of nameWalkt in that forest, whom he had not taughtTo feare his force: and then his courage haughtDesird of forreine foemen to be knowne,And far abroad for straunge aduentures sought:In which his might was neuer ouerthrowne,But through all Faery lond his famous worth was blown.

This thy demaund, ô Lady, doth reuiueFresh memory in me of that great Queene,Great and most glorious virgin Queene aliue,That with her soueraigne powre, and scepter sheneAll Faery lond does peaceable sustene.

He yaf me al the bridel in myn hond, To han the governance of hous and lond, And of his tonge, and of his hond also, And made hym brenne his book anon right tho.

Skif was still supplying free labor at no real cost to him, and as long as that was going on, Londer would let sleeping dogs lie.