horse, is made the scorn
3 Of knighthood true, and is of fair

of > by

4 Belphoebe foul forlorn.

Belphoebe > "Beautifully Radiant", "Beautiful and Pure" (Latin and
Greek; foster-daughter of Diana or Phoebe, virgin goddess of
hunting and the moon (see 306.28:5). For correspondence to
Elizabeth, see I:118-24)
foul > insultingly
forlorn > abandoned, deserted; _hence:_ rejected

203.1

SOone as the morrow faire with purple beames
2 Disperst the shadowes of the mistie night,
And _Titan_ playing on the eastern streames,
4 Gan cleare the deawy ayre with springing light,
Sir _Guyon_ mindfull of his vow yplight,
6 Vprose from drowsie couch, and him addrest
Vnto the iourney which he had behight:
8 His puissaunt armes about his noble brest,
And many-folded shield he bound about his wrest.

1 Soon as the morrow fair with purple beams

Soon > [As soon]

2 Dispersed the shadows of the misty night,
3 And Titan, playing on the eastern streams,
4 Gan clear the dewy air with springing light,

Gan > Did; began to
springing > rising, growing; dawning

5 Sir Guyon, mindful of his vow plight,

vow plight > [plighted vow]

6 Uprose from drowsy couch, and himself addressed
7 To the journey which he had behight:

behight > promised (to Gloriana)

8 His puissant arms about his noble breast,

puissant > mighty
arms > armour (shares the vb. "bound" with the "shield" in line 9)

9 And many-folded shield he bound about his wrist.

many-folded > (Consisting of many layers, seven in fact: see
205.6:3, 208.32:5. Guyon carries the classical seven-layered
shield as borne by Ajax at _Iliad_ 7.220 (imitated by Virgil at
_Aen._ 12.925). In Homer the layers are of bull's-hide)

203.2

Then taking _Cong{e/}_ of that virgin pure,
2 The bloudy-handed babe vnto her truth
Did earnestly commit, and her coniure,
4 In vertuous lore to traine his tender youth,
And all that gentle noriture ensu'th:
6 And that so soone as ryper yeares he raught,
He might for memorie of that dayes ruth,
8 Be called _Ruddymane_, and thereby taught,
T'auenge his Parents death on them, that had it wrought.

1 Then, taking cong{e/} of that virgin pure,

cong{e/} > leave
that virgin pure > [Medina]

2 The bloody-handed babe to her truth

truth > {Virtue, integrity, conduct in accordance with the divine
standard; hence: trust, care; also a vari