"That cavalier of greater heart and power

  Should in this hall be harboured without fail:

  They that less worthy were should void the tower,

  And seek another inn, by hill or dale.

  In fine, that law was fixt, which to this hour

  Endures, as you have seen"; while so his tale

  To Bradamant recounts that castle's lord,

  The sewer with savoury meats has heaped the board.