On reaching his beloved Serena, Sir Calespine finds her so sorely wounded that she requires immediate care.  Tenderly placing her on his horse, he supports her fainting form through the forest.  During one of their brief halts, he suddenly sees a bear carrying an infant, so rushes after the animal to rescue the child.  Only after a prolonged pursuit does he achieve his purpose, and, not knowing how else to dispose of the babe, carries it to a neighboring castle, where the lady gladly adopts it, because she and her husband have vainly awaited an heir.  Sir Calespine now discovers he is unable to retrace his steps to his wounded companion, who soon after is found by a gentle savage.  This man is trying to take her to some place of safety when overtaken by Arthur and Timias, who, seeing Serena in his company, fancy she is his captive.  She, however, hastens to assure them the wild man is more than kind and relates what has occurred.  As Serena and Timias have both been poisoned by the bites of the Blatant Beast, Arthur takes them to a hermit, who undertakes to cure them, but finds it a hopeless task.

The learned hermit’s healing arts having all proved vain, he finally resorts to prayer to cure his guests, who, when healed, decide to set out together in quest of Sir Calespine and Arthur.  The latter has meantime departed with the wild man, hoping to overtake Sir Turpine, who escaped from Radigonde.  They track the villain to his castle and, forcing an entrance, fight with him, sparing his life only because the lady of the castle pleads in his behalf.

Sir Turpine now succeeds in persuading two knights to pursue and attack Sir Arthur, but this hero proves too strong to be overcome, and, after disarming both assailants, demands why they have attacked him.  When they reveal Turpine’s treachery, Arthur regrets having spared his opponent, and decides that having overcome him once by force he will now resort to strategy.  He, therefore, lies down, pretending to be asleep, while one of the knights rides back to report his death to Turpine.  This plan is duly carried out, and Sir Turpine, coming to gloat upon his fallen foe, is seized by Arthur, who hangs him to a neighboring tree.

Meantime Serena and Timias jog along until they meet a lady and a fool (Disdain and Scorn), who are compelled by Cupid to wander through the world, rescuing as many people as they have made victims.  When the fool attempts to seize Timias, Serena, terrified, flees shrieking into the forest.

Before long Sir Artegall manages to overtake his squire, driven by Scorn and Disdain, and immediately frees him.  Then, hearing what penalty Cupid has imposed upon the couple, he decides they are sufficiently punished for the wrong they have done and lets them go.

Meanwhile Serena has wandered, until, utterly exhausted, she lies down to rest.  While sleeping she is surrounded by savages, who propose to sacrifice her to their god.  They are on the point of slaying Serena when Sir Calespine comes to her rescue, unaware at the moment that the lady he is rescuing from their cruel hands is his beloved wife.