The nycht fled, and the sleip left Ene.
On fut he startis, and onon can he se
Furth of the orient in the brycht mornyng
The sonnys hevynly bemys newly spryng,
And in the holl lufis of his hand quhar he stude5
Dewly the water hynt he fra the flude,
Syne to the hevyn thus wys his prayeris maid:
O nymphys all of fludis blith and glaid,
And O ȝe haly nymphys of Lawrentum land,
Quham fra thir fresch ryveris, and euery strand10
That flowys rynnyng as we se sa cleir,
Hes thar begynnyng furth of sowrssys seir;
And O thou haly fader Tiberyne,
With Tybris eik, thy blissyt flude dyvyne,
Ressave Eneas to ȝow onbekend,15
And now at last from all perrellys defend.
And, gif thou takis rewth of our gret skathis,
Heir I awow and promittis with aithys,
Quhar evir thy lowch or fontane may be fund,
Quhar evyr so thy spryng is, in quhat grund,20
O flud mast plesand, the sall I our all quhar
Hallow with honorabill offerandis euermar.
Hornyt ryver, ryngand as lord and kyng
Our all the fludis in to Itall ryng,
Be in our help, now at last, I requere;
Eftyr sa feill dangeris and perellis seir,
Conferm thy promys and orakill in hy.
Quhen this was said, furth of all his navy
Twa galeis dyd he cheis the ilk tyd,5
With dowbill raw of ayris on athir syde,
And for the rowyng weil grathit thaim hes he,
Syne for the weir instrukkit his menȝe.
Bot lo, in haist befor hys eyn he saw
A mervalus and wondrus thyng to knaw;10
A mylk quhite sow within the woddis lay
Apon the grene watris bank in hys way,
With hir lyttar new ferreit in that sted,
All of a cullour, grysys thretty hed:
Quham the devoyt Eneas on hys gys15
Onto the, gretast Juno, in sacryfys
Brytnys, and, with hyr flok and followaris,
Hes set and offerit vp on thy altaris.
Tybyr his swelland fludis all that nycht,
Quhow lang at evir it was quhil days lycht,20
Stabillys and cawmys at hys awin will;
The streme bakwartis vpflowys soft and still;
On syk wys mesand his watir, that he
Ane standand stank semyt for tobe,
Or than a smoith puyl, or dub lovn and fair,25
So that the ayris mycht fyndyn na contrar.
Tharfor Eneas can hys tyme aspy,
And hastis on hys vayage bissely;
With prosper curs, and sobyr quhisperyng,
The pikkyt bargis of fyr fast can thryng,30
And slydis throw the schaldis stil and cleir:
The watir ferleys of thar fard and beir;
The forest, nocht accustummyt to se
Sik thingis, wondris quhat at this mycht be,
As to behald schynand scheldis on far5
On mennys schuldris ay cumand nar and nar,
The pantit carvellis fletyng throu the flude.
Baith nycht and day ilk man, as thai war wod,
Can spend in rowth with irksum lauboryng,
The lang stremys and welys rovnd sworlyng10
Our slydyng fast vpwartis the ryver,
Hyd and ourheldit with mony treys seir;
Endlang the still fludis calm and beyn
Thai seik and schar throu owt the woddis greyn.