he royal riches and exceeding cost
5 Of every pillar and of every post;
6 Which all of purest bullion framed were,

bullion > {Solid gold or silver}
framed > fashioned

7 And with great pearls and precious stones embossed,

embossed > [were] adorned, [were] ornamented (as with bosses);
[were] sumptuously decorated

8 That the bright glister of their beams clear

That > [So that]
bright > bright; beautiful
clear > brightly shining

9 Did sparkle forth great light, and glorious did appear.

301.33

These straunger knights through passing, forth were led
2 Into an inner rowme, whose royaltee
And rich purueyance might vneath be red;
4 Mote Princes place +beseeme+ so deckt to bee.
Which stately manner when as they did see,
6 The image of superfluous riotize,
Exceeding much the state of meane degree,
8 They greatly wondred, whence so sumptuous guize
Might be maintaynd, and each gan diuersely deuize.

4 beseeme > be seeme _1596_

1 These stranger knights, through passing, forth were led

stranger > foreign; new-come

2 Into an inner room, whose royalty

royalty > magnificence, pomp

3 And rich purveyance might uneath be read;

purveyance > preparation, preparations, provision, provision of
victuals
might uneath be read > could hardly be described

4 Might princes' place beseem so decked to be.

Might > Would that
beseem > seem

5 Which stately manner when they did see,
6 The image of superfluous riotise,

superfluous > extravagant
riotise > indulgence, dissipation

7 Exceeding much the state of mean degree,

mean > medium; temperate
degree > rank, social station

8 They greatly wondered whence so sumptuous guise

guise > appearance; mode of life

9 Might be maintained, and each gan diversely devise.

gan > did
devise > conjecture, speculate

301.34

The wals were round about apparelled
2 With costly clothes of _Arras_ and of _Toure_,
In which with cunning hand was pourtrahed
4 The loue of _Venus_ and her Paramoure
The faire _Adonis_, turned to a flowre,
6 A work of rare deuice, and wondrous wit.
First did it shew the bitter balefull stowre,
8 Which her assayd with many a feruent fit,
When first her tender hart was with his beautie smit.

1 The walls were round about apparelled
2 With costly cloths of Arras and of Tours,

Arras > (A town in Pas-de-Calais, France, famous f