ams

imps > scions
bright > bright; beautiful

2 Adorn the world with like to heavenly light,

like to > [something resembling]

3 And to your wills both royalties and realms

royalties > royal persons, sovereigns

4 Subdue, through conquest of your wondrous might,

might > power

5 With this fair flower your goodly garlands dight,

goodly > beautiful; fine
dight > deck (imperative mood)

6 Of chastity and virtue virginal,
7 That shall embellish more your beauty bright,

more > [the more]

8 And crown your heads with heavenly coronal,

coronal > {Wreath for the head; circlet; coronet}

9 Such as the angels wear before God's tribunal.

tribunal > {Raised throne, chair of state; judgement seat}

305.54

To your faire selues a faire ensample frame,
2 Of this faire virgin, this _Belph{oe}be_ faire,
To whom in perfect loue, and spotlesse fame
4 Of chastitie, none liuing may compaire:
Ne poysnous Enuy iustly can empaire
6 The prayse of her fresh flowring Maidenhead;
For thy she standeth on the highest staire
8 Of th'honorable stage of womanhead,
That Ladies all may follow her ensample dead.

1 To your fair selves a fair example frame,

frame > {Form in the mind; enclose as in a picture-frame}

2 Of this fair virgin, this Belphoebe fair,
3 To whom in perfect love, and spotless fame

fame > reputation

4 Of chastity, none living may compare:
5 Nor poisonous Envy justly can impair
6 The praise of her fresh flowering maidenhead;

praise > virtue

7 For-thy she stands on the highest stair

For-thy > For this reason; therefore
stair > {Step or degree in the scale of rank}

8 Of the honourable stage of womanhood,
9 That ladies all may follow her example dead.

That > [So that]
dead > [when she is dead; now that she is dead]

305.55

In so great prayse of stedfast chastity,
2 Nathlesse she was so curteous and kind,
Tempred with grace, and goodly modesty,
4 That seemed those two vertues stroue to find
The higher place in her Heroick mind:
6 So striuing each did other more augment,
And both encreast the prayse of woman kind,
8 And both encreast her beautie excellent;
So all did make in her a perfect complement.

1 In so great praise of steadfast chastity,

so > such
praise > virtue; praiseworthiness

2 Natheless she was so courteous and kind,

Natheless > Neverthel