Saladyne penitent and passionate, Rosader kind and loving, that at length nature working an union of their thoughts, they earnestly embraced, and fell from matters of unkindness, to talk of the country life, which Rosader so highly commended, that his brother began to have a desire to taste of that homely content.  In this humor Rosader conducted him to Gerismond’s lodge, and presented his brother to the king, discoursing the whole matter how all had happened betwixt them.  The king looking upon Saladyne, found him a man of a most beautiful personage, and saw in his face sufficient sparks of ensuing honors, gave him great entertainment, and glad of their friendly reconcilement, promised such favor as the poverty of his estate might afford, which Saladyne gratefully accepted.  And so Gerismond fell to question of Torismond’s life.  Saladyne briefly discoursed unto him his injustice and tyrannies, with such modesty, although he had wronged him, that Gerismond greatly praised the sparing speech of the young gentleman.

Many questions passed, but at last Gerismond began with a deep sigh to inquire if there were any news of the welfare of Alinda, or his daughter Rosalynde?

“None, sir,” quoth Saladyne, “for since their departure they were never heard of.”

“Injurious fortune,” quoth the king, “that to double the father’s misery, wrongest the daughter with misfortunes!”

And with that, surcharged with sorrows, he went into his cell, and left Saladyne and Rosader, whom Rosader straight conducted to the sight of Adam Spencer, who, seeing Saladyne in that estate, was in a brown study.  But when he heard the whole matter, although he grieved for the exile of his master, yet he joyed that banishment had so reformed him, that from a lascivious youth he was proved a virtuous gentleman.  Looking a longer while, and seeing what familiarity passed between them, and what favors were interchanged with brotherly affection, he said thus: 

“Aye, marry, thus should it be; this was the concord that old Sir John of Bordeaux wished betwixt you.  Now fulfil you those precepts he breathed out at his death, and in observing them, look to live fortunate and die honorable.”

“Well said, Adam Spencer,” quoth Rosader, “but hast any victuals in store for us?”

“A piece of a red deer,” quoth he, “and a bottle of wine.”

“‘Tis foresters’ fare, brother,” quoth Rosader; and so they sate down and fell to their cates.

As soon as they had taken their repast, and had well dined, Rosader took his brother Saladyne by the hand, and showed him the pleasures of the forest, and what content they enjoyed in that mean estate.  Thus for two or three days he walked up and down with his brother to show him all the commodities that belonged to his walk.

In which time he was missed of his Ganymede, who mused greatly, with Aliena, what should become of their forester.  Somewhile they thought he had taken some word unkindly, and had taken the pet; then they imagined some new love had withdrawn his fancy, or happily that he was sick, or detained by some great business of Gerismond’s, or that he had made a reconcilement with his brother, and so returned to Bordeaux.