fit. > fit _1596_

1 Beside those arms there stood a mighty spear,

arms > {Arms and armour}

2 Which Bladud made by magic art of yore,

Bladud > (A British king with magic powers; see 210.25:6 ff.)
yore > old

3 And used the same in battle ay to bear;

ay > always

4 Sith which it had been here preserved in store,

Sith which > [Since which time]

5 For his great virtues proved long afore:

For > [For the sake of]
virtues > occult powers
proved > proved, established; _also:_ tested, _hence:_ demonstrated
afore > beforehand

6 For never wight so fast in sell could sit,

wight > [a] man
fast > firmly
sell > [the] saddle

7 But him perforce to the ground it bore:

perforce > by violence, forcibly

8 Both spear she took, and shield, which hung by it:
9 Both spear and shield of great power, for her purpose fit.

303.61

Thus when she had the virgin all arayd,
2 Another harnesse, which did hang thereby,
About her selfe she dight, that the young Mayd
4 She might in equall armes accompany,
And as her Squire attend her carefully:
6 Tho to their ready Steeds they clombe full light,
And through back wayes, that none might them espy,
8 Couered with secret cloud of silent night,
Themselues they forth conuayd, and passed forward right.

1 Thus when she had the virgin all arrayed,
2 Another harness, which did hang thereby,

harness > suit of mail
thereby > there, adjacent [to Angela's]

3 About herself she dight, that the young maid

dight > decked; _hence:_ hung
that > [so that]

4 She might in equal arms accompany,
5 And as her squire attend her carefully:

squire > knight's attendant
carefully > solicitously; with care

6 Tho to their ready steeds they climbed full light,

Tho > Then
full light > very easily; very quickly

7 And through back ways, that none might them espy,

that > [so that]

8 Covered with secret cloud of silent night,
9 Themselves they forth conveyed, and passed forward right.

right > (An intensive: here = "straight", "dead straight")

303.62

Ne rested they, till that to Faery lond
2 They came, as _Merlin_ them directed late:
Where meeting with this _Redcrosse_ knight, she fond
4 Of diuerse things discourses to dilate,
But most of _Arthegall_, and his estate.
6 At last their wayes so fell, that they mote +part:+
Then each to other well affectionate,