ine,
8 And in her fauour high be reckoned,
As _Arthegall_, and _Sophy_ now beene honored.

1 Said Guyon, "Noble lord, what meed so great,

meed > reward

2 Or grace of earthly prince so sovereign,
3 But by your wondrous worth and warlike feat
4 You well may hope, and easily attain?

hope > hope for

5 But were your will her sold to entertain,

sold > wages
entertain > accept

6 And numbered be amongst knights of Maidenhead,

Maidenhead > (A reference to the Order of the Garter, the highest
chivalric order of English knighthood, instituted c. 1344; the
sovereign (i.e. Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen) is head of the
order)

7 Great guerdon, well I wot, should you remain,

guerdon > reward, recompense
wot > know
remain > await

8 And in her favour high be reckoned,
9 As Artegall, and Sophy now been honoured."

Artegall > (Hero of Book V)
Sophy > "Wisdom" (Greek; ?protagonist of an unwritten or unknown
book of _FQ_)
been > [have been; are being]

209.7

Certes (then said the Prince) I God auow,
2 That sith I armes and knighthood first did plight,
My whole desire has beene, and yet is now,
4 To serue that Queene with all my powre and might.
+Now hath+ the Sunne with his lamp-burning light,
6 +Walkt round+ about the world, and I no lesse,
+Sith+ of that Goddesse I haue sought the sight,
8 Yet no where can her find: such happinesse
Heauen doth to me enuy, and fortune +fauourlesse+.

5 Now hath > Seuen times _1590; cf. 109.15 and 209.38_
6 Walkt round > Hath walkte _1590_
7 Sith > Since _1609_
9 fauourlesse > _Perhaps a misprint for_ fauour lesse_, since
spacing is very tight in the quartos. If so,_ fortune _should
be read as_ Fortune_. Weight is given to this possibility by the
beginning of the next line_

1 "Certes," then said the prince, "I God avow

Certes > Assuredly
God > [before God; to God]

2 That sith I arms and knighthood first did plight,

sith > since
arms > {Feats of arms}
plight > pledge myself [to]; _also:_ plait, knit, _hence:_
interweave

3 My whole desire has been, and yet is now,
4 To serve that queen with all my power and might.
5 Now has the sun, with his lamp-burning light,
6 Walked round about the world, and I no less,
7 Sith of that goddess I have sought the sight,
8 Yet nowhere can her find: such happiness
9 Heaven does to me envy, and fortune favourless."

envy > begrudge
fo