Martano schemed to take away the steed And gear, in which Sir Gryphon had been dight, And stand before the monarch, in the weed Of him who had in joust so proved his might.
As he had shaped in thought, he did the deed:
He took away the warrior's horse, more white Than milk, his buckler, surcoat, arms, and crest;
In all Sir Gryphon's knightly ensigns drest.