5 But their bliss he turned to balefulness:

balefulness > sorrow, unhappiness, painfulness

6 Their groves he felled, their gardens did deface,

deface > destroy

7 Their arbours spoil, their cabinets suppress,

cabinet > little cabin, rustic cottage, summerhouse
suppress > press down; _hence:_ break down

8 Their banquet houses burn, their buildings raze,
9 And of the fairest late, now made the foullest place.

late > lately

212.84

Then led they her away, and eke that knight
2 They with them led, both sorrowfull and sad:
The way they came, the same retourn'd they right,
4 Till they arriued, where they lately had
Charm'd those wild-beasts, that rag'd with furie mad.
6 Which now awaking, fierce at them gan fly,
As in their mistresse reskew, whom they lad;
8 But them the Palmer soone did pacify.
Then _Guyon_ askt, what meant those beastes, which there did ly.

1 Then led they her away, and eke that knight

eke > also

2 They with them led, both sorrowful and sad:
3 The way they came, the same returned they right,

right > directly

4 Till they arrived where they lately had
5 Charmed those wild beasts that raged with fury mad.
6 Which now awaking, fierce at them gan fly,

gan > did

7 As in their mistress' rescue, whom they led;

they led > [Guyon and the palmer were leading - literally]

8 But them the palmer soon did pacify.
9 Then Guyon asked what meant those beasts, which there did lie.

meant > was the meaning of; intended, had in mind

212.85

Said he, +these+ seeming beasts are men indeed,
2 Whom this Enchauntresse hath transformed thus,
Whylome her louers, which her lusts did feed,
4 Now turned into figures hideous,
According to their mindes like monstruous.
6 Sad end (quoth he) of life intemperate,
And mournefull meed of ioyes delicious:
8 But Palmer, if it mote thee so aggrate,
Let them returned be vnto their former state.

1 these > These _1609_

1 Said he, "These seeming beasts are men indeed,
2 Whom this enchantress has transformed thus,
3 Whilom her lovers, which her lusts did feed,

Whilom > Formerly

4 Now turned into figures hideous,

hideous > hideous; immense; odious

5 According to their minds like monstrous."

like > similarly (cf. 104.18:4, _Odyssey_ 10.238-41 and _Myth._ 6.6)

6 "Sad end," quoth he, "of life intemperate,

he > [Guyo