declare, make known
faitour > impostor, cheat

3 "Ah, but if reason fair might you persuade
4 To slake your wrath and mollify your mind,"
5 Said he, "perhaps you should it better find:
6 For hardy thing it is, to ween by might

hardy > bold; presumptuous
ween > imagine, suppose

7 That man to hard conditions to bind,
8 Or ever hope to match in equal fight,

match > [match him]
equal > impartial

9 Whose prowess' paragon saw never living wight.

prowess > valour
paragon > match; competitor; _also:_ mate, consort in marriage (a
relevant meaning for Britomart)
wight > creature, person

302.14

Ne soothlich is it easie for to read,
2 Where now on earth, or how he may be found;
For he ne wonneth in one certaine stead,
4 But restlesse walketh all the world around,
Ay doing things, that to his fame redound,
6 Defending Ladies cause, and Orphans right,
Where so he heares, that any doth confound
8 Them comfortlesse, through tyranny or might;
So is his soueraine honour raisde to heauens hight.

1 "Nor soothly is it easy to read

soothly > truly
read > declare

2 Where now on earth, or how he may be found;
3 For he ne wons in one certain stead,

ne wons > does not dwell
certain stead > fixed place

4 But restless walks all the world around,
5 Ay doing things that to his fame redound:

Ay > Ever

6 Defending ladies' cause, and orphans' right,
7 Whereso he hears that any does confound

Whereso > Wherever
confound > overthrow, discomfit, bring to perdition

8 Them comfortless, through tyranny or might;

comfortless > helpless

9 So is his sovereign honour raised to heaven's height."

sovereign > supreme

302.15

His feeling words her feeble sence much pleased,
2 And softly sunck into her molten hart;
Hart that is inly hurt, is greatly eased
4 With hope of thing, that may +allegge+ his smart;
For pleasing words are like to Magick art,
6 That doth the charmed Snake in slomber lay:
Such secret ease felt gentle _Britomart_,
8 Yet list the same efforce with faind gainesay;
So dischord oft in Musick makes the sweeter lay.

4 allegge > alledge _1679_

1 His feeling words her feeble sense much pleased,

feeling > {Indicating emotion; compassionate, sympathetic}
feeble > unresisting

2 And softly sank into her molten heart;
3 Heart that is inly hurt is greatly eased

inly > in