at now I ween Jove's dreaded thunder-light

ween > think, believe
thunder-light > lightning

8 Does scorch not half so sore, nor damned ghost
9 In flaming Phlegethon does not so felly roast."

Phlegethon > (The "Stream of Fire": one of the five rivers of hell,
through which fire flows instead of water (see 204.41:7))
felly > fiercely, cruelly

206.51

Which when as _Archimago_ heard, his griefe
2 He knew right well, and him attonce disarmd:
Then searcht his secret wounds, and made a priefe
4 Of euery place, that was with brusing harmd,
Or with the hidden +fire too inly+ warmd.
6 Which done, he balmes and herbes thereto applyde,
And +euermore+ with mighty spels them charmd,
8 That in short space he has them qualifyde,
And him restor'd to health, that would haue algates dyde.

5 fire too inly > fier inly _1590_
7 euermore > euemore _1596_

1 Which when Archimago heard, his grief

grief > pain

2 He knew right well, and him at once disarmed:

right > very
disarmed > relieved of armour (evidently after getting him out of
the water)

3 Then searched his secret wounds, and made a proof

searched > examined, probed
secret > hidden; unseen; invisible
proof > examination

4 Of every place that was with bruising harmed,
5 Or with the hidden fire too inly warmed.

the hidden fire > [of passion]
inly > inwardly

6 Which done, he balms and herbs thereto applied,

thereto > to them; moreover; suitable to them [the wounds]

7 And evermore with mighty spells them charmed,

them > [the balms and herbs; or Pyrochles's wounds]

8 That in short space he has them qualified,

That > [So that]
them > [Pyrochles's wounds]
qualified > moderated, mitigated

9 And him restored to health, that would have algates died.

algates > altogether, at any rate; _hence:_ surely

CANTO VII

_Guyon findes +Mamon+ in a delue,
2 Sunning his threasure hore:
Is by him tempted, and led downe,
4 To see his secret store._

1 _Mamon_ > _Mammon 1609_

1 Guyon finds Mammon in a delve,

Mammon > "Riches" (Aramaic; wealth regarded as an idol or an evil
influence; the God of Money; see _Matt._ 6.24, _Luke_ 16.9-13;
_PL_ 1.678 ff., 2.228 ff.)
delve > pit, depression

2 Sunning his treasure hoar:

hoar > {Ancient, venerable with age}

3 Is by him tempted, and led down,
4 To see his secret store.

207.1

AS Pilot well expert in peri