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 But now I prey thee, gentle freend, declare thou unto mee Thy Capteines and thy fellowes lucke that tooke the sea with thee. He told him how that Aeolus, the sonne of Hippot, he That keepes the wyndes in pryson cloce did reigne in Tuskane sea. And how Ulysses having at his hand a noble gift, The wynd enclosde in leather bagges, did sayle with prosperous drift Nyne dayes toogither: insomuch they came within the syght Of home: but on the tenth day when the morning gan give lyght, His fellowes being somewhat toucht with covetousenesse and spyght, Supposing that it had beene gold, did let the wyndes out quyght. The which returning whence they came, did drive them backe amayne That in the Realme of Aeolus they went aland agayne. From thence (quoth he) we came unto the auncient Lamyes towne Of which the feerce Antiphates that season ware the crowne. A cowple of my mates and I were sent unto him: and A mate of myne and I could scarce by flyght escape his hand. The third of us did with his blood embrew the wicked face Of leawd Antiphate, whoo with swoord us flying thence did chace, And following after with a rowt threw stones and loggs which drownd Both men and shippes. Howbeeit one by chaunce escaped sound, Which bare Ulysses and my self. So having lost most part Of all our deare companions, we with sad and sory hart And much complayning, did arryve at yoonder coast which yow May ken farre hence. A great way hence (I say) wee see it now But trust mee truly over neere I saw it once. And thow Aenaeas, Goddesse Venus sonne, the justest knight of all The Trojane race (for sith the warre is doone, I can not call Thee fo) I warne thee get thee farre from Circes dwelling place. For when our shippes arryved there, remembring eft the cace Of cruell king Antiphates, and of that hellish wyght The round eyed gyant Polypheme, wee had so small delyght To visit uncowth places, that wee sayd wee would not go. Then cast we lotts. The lot fell out uppon myself as tho, And Polyte, and Eurylocus, and on Elpenor who Delyghted too too much in wyne, and eyghteene other mo. All wee did go to Circes houses. As soone as wee came thither, And in the portall of the Hall had set our feete toogither,