wardly

4 With hope of thing that may allege its smart;

allege > allay
smart > pain; suffering

5 For pleasing words are like magic art,
6 That does the charmed snake in slumber lay:
7 Such secret ease felt gentle Britomart,

gentle > gentle; noble

8 Yet list the same efforce with feigned gainsay;

list > pleased, chose
efforce > [to] suppress; _also:_ overcome by force, violate (SUS:
cf. 106.4:9, etc.)
gainsay > contradiction

9 So discord oft in music makes the sweeter lay.

lay > song; strain, tune

302.16

And said, Sir knight, these idle termes forbeare,
2 And sith it is vneath to find his haunt,
Tell me some markes, by which he may appeare,
4 If chaunce I him encounter parauaunt;
For perdie one shall other slay, or daunt:
6 What shape, what shield, what armes, what steed, what sted,
And what so else his person most may vaunt?
8 All which the _Redcrosse_ knight to point ared,
And him in euery +part+ before her fashioned.

9 part > point _1609_

1 And said, "Sir knight, these idle terms forbear,

idle > empty; foolish
terms > words

2 And, sith it is uneath to find his haunt,

sith > since
uneath > difficult

3 Tell me some marks by which he may appear,

marks > characteristics
appear > come into view; _hence:_ be recognized

4 If chance I him encounter paravant;

chance I him encounter > [I chance to encounter him]
paravant > from before, in front; _hence:_ before me, face to face

5 For pardie one shall other slay, or daunt:

pardie > truly; "by God"
daunt > overcome, subdue

6 What shape, what shield, what arms, what steed, what stead,

stead > mark, imprint; _hence:_ distinguishing features (_OED_
II 4 b)

7 And whatso else his person most may vaunt?"

whatso > whatever
vaunt > display, make a show of; boast

8 All which the Redcross Knight to point aread,

to point > to the smallest detail, completely
aread > made known

9 And him in every part before her fashioned.

302.17

Yet him in euery part before she knew,
2 How euer list her now her knowledge faine,
Sith him whilome in _Britaine_ she did vew,
4 To her reuealed in a mirrhour plaine,
Whereof did grow her first engraffed paine;
6 Whose root and stalke so bitter yet did tast,
That but the fruit more sweetnesse did containe,
8 Her wretched dayes in dolour she mote wast,
And yield the pray of loue to l