ey spied where towards them did pace
5 An armed knight, of bold and bounteous grace,
6 Whose squire bore after him an ebon lance

squire > attendant (esp. waiting on a knight)
ebon > {Ebony, made of ebony, a tree of the family _Ebenaceae_, esp.
_Diospyros ebenus_, producing hard black wood}

7 And covered shield. Well kenned him so far space

covered > (See 107.33)
kenned > recognized
so far space > at such a distance

8 The enchanter by his arms and amenance,

The enchanter > [Archimago]
arms > {Arms and armour}
amenance > bearing

9 When under him he saw his Libyan steed to prance.

208.18

And to those brethren said, Rise rise by liue,
2 And vnto battell doe your selues addresse;
For yonder comes the prowest knight aliue,
4 Prince _Arthur_, flowre of grace and nobilesse,
That hath to Paynim knights wrought great distresse,
6 And thousand Sar'zins foully donne to dye.
That word so deepe did in their harts impresse,
8 That both eftsoones vpstarted furiously,
And gan themselues prepare to battell greedily.

1 And to those brethren said, "Rise, rise belive,

belive > forthwith

2 And to battle do yourselves address;
3 For yonder comes the prowest knight alive,

prowest > bravest

4 Prince Arthur, flower of grace and noblesse,
5 That has to paynim knights wrought great distress,

paynim > pagan, heathen

6 And thousand Saracens foully done to die."

Saracens > (Arabs or Moslems of the time of Crusades; pagans)
die > [death]

7 That word so deep did in their hearts impress,

word > speech, utterance

8 That both eftsoons upstarted furiously,

eftsoons > thereupon
upstarted > started up

9 And gan themselves prepare to battle greedily.

gan > did
greedily > eagerly

208.19

But fierce _Pyrochles_, lacking his owne sword,
2 The want thereof now greatly gan to plaine,
And _Archimage_ besought, him that afford,
4 Which he had brought for _Braggadocchio_ vaine.
So would I (said th'enchaunter) glad and faine
6 Beteeme to you +this+ sword, you to defend,
Or ought that else your honour might maintaine,
8 But that this weapons powre I well haue kend,
To be contrarie to the worke, which ye intend.

6 this > his _1609_

1 But fierce Pyrochles, lacking his own sword,
2 The want thereof now greatly began to plain,

want > lack
plain > lament

3 And Archimago besought him that