6 And you, O fairest princess under sky, you > [Elizabeth] 7 In this fair mirror may behold your face, this fair mirror > [the poem; Gloriana; "mirror" also = "paragon of beauty", cf. 106.15:6] 8 And your own realms in land of Faery, 9 And in this antique image your great ancestry. antique > ancient; old-fashioned; _also:_ antic: grotesque, bizarre 200.5 The which O pardon me thus to enfold 2 In couert vele, and wrap in shadowes light, That feeble eyes your glory may behold, 4 Which else could not endure those +beames+ bright, But would be dazled with exceeding light. 6 O pardon, and vouchsafe with patient eare The braue aduentures of this Faery knight 8 The good Sir _Guyon_ gratiously to heare, In whom great rule of Temp'raunce goodly doth appeare. 4 beames > beamez _1609, emphasizing the disyllable; cf. 110.39:4, 204.28:8, 206.39:5_ 1 Which O pardon me thus to enfold pardon > {Make courteous allowance for} 2 In covert veil, and wrap in shadows light, 3 That feeble eyes your glory may behold, That > [So that] 4 Which else could not endure those beams bright, else > otherwise 5 But would be dazzled with exceeding light. 6 O pardon, and vouchsafe with patient ear 7 The brave adventures of this Faery knight brave > brave; splendid 8 (The good Sir Guyon) graciously to hear, 9 In whom great rule of Temperance goodly does appear. goodly > gracefully; excellently CANTO I _Guyon by Archimage abusd, 2 The Redcrosse knight awaytes, Findes Mordant and Amauia slaine 4 With pleasures poisoned baytes._ 1 Guyon, by Archimago abused, Guyon > (The origin of this name is not clear. It may be derived from "Gihon", the river in Eden associated with temperance; from "gyon", meaning "wrestler"; or from "Guy", the name of various romance heroes) abused > deceived; ill-used 2 The Redcross Knight awaits, awaits > keeps watch for; waylays 3 Finds Mordant and Amavia slain Mordant > "Biting" (the spelling at 201.49:9 (see Textual Appendix) also signifies "Death-giver") Amavia > "Life-loving"; "The Way of Love" (Latin) 4 With Pleasure's poisoned baits. Pleasure > (The enchantress, Acrasia, so named at 212.1:8 and 212.48:8) 201.1 THat cunning Architect of cancred guile, 2 Whom Princes late displeasure left in bands, For falsed letters and suborned wile, 4 Soone as the _Redcrosse_ knight he vnderstands, To beene departed out of _Eden_ lands, 6 To serue againe his soueraine Elfin Queene, His artes he moues, and out of +caytiues+ +hands+ 8 Himselfe he frees by secret meanes vnseene; His shackles emptie left, him selfe escaped cleene. 7 caytiues > caytiue _1609: i.e. the adj., caitiff, captive, vile (improving on the sense of 1596, which may well be a misprint)_ 7 hands > bands _conj. some editors, even though this duplicates the rhyme_ 1 That cunning architect of cankered guile, cankered > festering; malignant