his handes of the thwigges of the ſame, and ſo caſt himſelfe into it, hanging by force of his armes vpon the thwigges, not falling downe at all: and throwing his legges a croſſe to the ſides, he ſtayde himſelfe with them, and the ſtrength of his hands to kepe him from falling downe. While hee ſtoode thus vpon his feete and force of handes, looking downe into the Well, he ſawe a terrible Dragon that with open mouth gaped for his fall. This youth brought nowe to ſuch a preſent miſchiefe, rayſed vp himſelfe perforce ſometimes, and looked out of the Well to ſee if theſe devouring beaſts were gone their waye: and ſeeing them ſtanding hard by him, with great ſorrowe and paine he hunge ſtill on force of his armes ſcant able to continue. A newe miſhappe (and worſe than all the reſt) aſſaulted this iolye youth. Two beaſts of colour white and blacke came to gnaw the rootes of theſe thwigges, the tops whereof he gladlye helde faſt in his handes to ſuſtaine himſelf aliue withall: so that nowe he ſawe preſent death on euerie fide preſented. Remayning thus in this daunger (brought to ſorrow and diſpaire), caſting backe his eie, he ſawe a little hole behind him wherein there was a pot full of honie, layd there by chaunce by ſome ſhepehearde paſſing by that waye. And forgetting quite in what termes
