es, which maintaynd
4 With mightie deedes their sundry gouernments;
That were too long their infinite contents
6 Here to record, ne much materiall:
Yet should they be most famous moniments,
8 And braue ensample, both of martiall,
And ciuill rule to kings and states imperiall.

1 He left three sons, who in order reigned,
2 And all their offspring, in their due descents,
3 Even seven hundred princes, who maintained

maintained > defended, upheld

4 With mighty deeds their sundry governments;

sundry > various

5 That were too long, their infinite contents
6 Here to record, nor much material:

material > of consequence, important

7 Yet should they be most famous monuments
8 And brave example, both of martial

brave > splendid
example > example; model

9 And civil rule, to kings and states imperial.

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After all these _Elficleos_ did rayne,
2 The wise _Elficleos_ in great Maiestie,
Who mightily that scepter did sustayne,
4 And with rich spoiles and famous victorie,
Did high aduaunce the crowne of _Faery_:
6 He left two sonnes, of which faire _Elferon_
The eldest brother did vntimely dy;
8 Whose emptie place the mightie _Oberon_
Doubly supplide, in spousall, and dominion.

1 After all these Elficleos did reign,
2 The wise Elficleos in great majesty,
3 Who mightily that sceptre did sustain,
4 And with rich spoils and famous victory,
5 Did high advance the crown of Faery:

crown > rule

6 He left two sons, of which fair Elferon
7 (The elder brother) did untimely die;
8 Whose empty place the mighty Oberon

Oberon > (He first appears in the 13th-century romance _Huon de
Bordeaux_, and later in _A Midsummer-night's Dream_. As the
reputed son of Julius Caesar and Morgan le Fay, King Oberon
provides the link between the classical world and Arthur's line.
Elizabeth's conflation with Gloriana is thus rendered complete)

9 Doubly supplied, in spousal and dominion.

supplied > filled
spousal > espousal, wedlock

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Great was his power and glorie ouer all,
2 Which him before, that sacred seate did fill,
That yet remaines his wide memoriall:
4 He dying left the fairest _Tanaquill_,
Him to succeede therein, by his last will:
6 Fairer and nobler liueth none this howre,
Ne like in grace, ne like in learned skill;
8 Therefore they _Glorian_ call that glorious