ess his wound,

Defouled > Defiled, befouled; defaced

3 They wondered much, and shortly understood

wondered > marvelled

4 How him in deadly case their lady found,

case > condition, plight

5 And rescued out of the heavy stound.

heavy stound > grievous peril

6 Eftsoons his warlike courser, which was strayed

Eftsoons > Presently

7 Far in the woods while he lay in swoon,
8 She made those damsels search; which being stayed,

search > [search for]
stayed > detained

9 They did him set thereon, and forth with them conveyed.

305.39

Into that forest farre they thence him led,
2 Where was their dwelling, in a pleasant glade,
With mountaines round about enuironed,
4 And mighty woods, which did the valley shade,
And like a stately Theatre it made,
6 Spreading it selfe into a spatious plaine.
And in the midst a little riuer plaide
8 Emongst the pumy stones, which seemd to plaine
With gentle murmure, that his course they did restraine.

1 Into that forest far they thence him led,
2 Where was their dwelling, in a pleasant glade,
3 With mountains round about environed,
4 And mighty woods, which did the valley shade,
5 And like a stately theatre it made,
6 Spreading itself into a spacious plain.
7 And in the midst a little river played
8 Amongst the pumice stones, which seemed to plain,

plain > complain

9 With gentle murmur, that its course they did restrain.

murmur > murmur; grumbling

305.40

Beside the same a dainty place there lay,
2 Planted with mirtle trees and laurels greene,
In which the birds song many a louely lay
4 Of gods high prayse, and of their +loues sweet+ teene,
As it an earthly Paradize had beene:
6 In whose enclosed shadow there was pight
A faire Pauilion, scarcely to be seene,
8 The which was all within most richly dight,
That greatest Princes +liuing+ it mote well delight.

4 loues sweet > sweet loues _1590_
9 liuing > liking _1590_

1 Beside the same a dainty place there lay,

dainty > delightful, pleasing

2 Planted with myrtle trees and laurels green,

myrtle > (The myrtle is held sacred to Venus and was used as an
emblem of love; the laurel is sacred to Phoebus Apollo (see
212.52:5): appropriate vegetation for the residence of Belphoebe,
on the etymology of whose name see 305.27:9)

3 In which the birds sang many a lovely lay

lay > song