And round about him lay on euery side
2 Great heapes of gold, that neuer could be spent:
Of which some were rude owre, not purifide
4 Of +_Mulcibers_+ deuouring element;
Some others were new driuen, and distent
6 Into great +Ingoes+, and to wedges square;
Some in round plates withouten moniment;
8 But most were stampt, and in their metall bare
The antique shapes of kings and kesars straunge and rare.

4 _Mulcibers_ > _Melcibers 1590_
6 Ingoes > Ingowes _1590_

1 And round about him lay on every side
2 Great heaps of gold, that never could be spent:
3 Of which some were rude ore, not purified
4 Of Mulciber's devouring element;

Of > By
Mulciber > (A surname of Vulcan, god of fire; see _PL_ 1.740 ff.)

5 Some others were new driven, and distent

driven > beaten out
distent > extended

6 Into great ingots, and to wedges square;

to > into
wedges > ingots

7 Some in round plates without monument;

monument > mark, inscription

8 But most were stamped, and in their metal bare

bare > bore (vb.); _or:_ bare (the vb. "were" being understood)

9 The antique shapes of kings and kaisers strange and rare.

kaisers > emperors, caesars

207.6

Soone as he _Guyon_ saw, in great affright
2 And hast he rose, for to remoue aside
Those pretious hils from straungers enuious sight,
4 And downe them poured through an hole full wide,
Into the hollow earth, them there to hide.
6 But _Guyon_ lightly to him leaping, stayd
His hand, that trembled, as one terrifyde;
8 And though him selfe were at the sight dismayd,
Yet him perforce restraynd, and to him doubtfull sayd.

1 Soon as he Guyon saw, in great affright

Soon > [As soon]
affright > terror

2 And haste he rose, to remove aside
3 Those precious hills from stranger's envious sight,
4 And down them poured, through a hole full wide,

full > very, exceedingly

5 Into the hollow earth, them there to hide.
6 But Guyon lightly to him leaping, stayed

lightly > quickly

7 His hand, that trembled, as one terrified;
8 And though himself were at the sight dismayed,

himself were > [he himself was]

9 Yet him perforce restrained, and to him doubtful said:

perforce > by force
doubtful > fearful (applies to Mammon, as the tone of Guyon's
inquiry makes clear)

207.7

What art thou man, (if man at all thou art)
2 That here in desert hast