Having thus settled this dispute, Artegall rides on until he meets a troop of Amazons about to hang an unfortunate man.

At his bidding, Talus delivers this victim,--Sir Turpine,--a knight who came hither intending to fight the Amazons.

Because the queen of these warrior-women has slain many men, Artegall challenges her to issue from her stronghold and fight with him.
We now have a brilliant description of Radigonde's appearance and of the duel, in which, blinding him by her beauty, she manages to get the better of Artegall.

Having done this, she triumphantly bears him off to her castle, after ordering the execution of Sir Turpine and Talus, who contrive to escape.

But Sir Artegall, being a prisoner, is reduced to slavery, forced to assume a woman's garb and to spin beside his fellow-captives, for the Amazon queen wishes to starve and humiliate her captives into submission to her will.
Having contrived to escape, Talus informs Britomart that her lover is a prisoner, whereupon she sets out to rescue him, meeting with sundry extraordinary adventures by the way, in which she triumphs, thanks to her magic spear.
While spending a peaceful night in the Temple of Isis, Britomart is finally favored with a vision, inspired by which she challenges Radigonde, who in the midst of the encounter turns to flee.