XV.
“I, who to please him was entirely bent,
“Who never could or would gainsay his will,
“Upon those days alone enjoy content,
“When I find means his wishes to fulfil:
“And snatch at all occasions which present
“A mode, his praise and merits to instil:
“And for my lover with all labour strain,
“And industry, Geneura’s love to gain.
XVI.
“With all my heart, in furtherance of his suit,
“I wrought what could be done, God truly knows;
“But with Geneura this produced no fruit,
“Nor her to grace my duke could I dispose.
“For that another love had taken root
“In her, whose every fond affection flows
“Towards a gentle knight of courteous lore,
“Who sought our Scotland from a distant shore:
XVII.
“And with a brother, then right young, to stay
“In our king’s court, came out of Italy;
“And there of knightly arms made such assay,
“Was none in Britain more approved than he;
“Prized by the king, who (no ignoble pay),
“Rewarding him like his nobility,
“Bestowed upon the youth, with liberal hand,
“Burghs, baronies, and castles, woods and land.
