of beautie, and all vertues rare.

4 _Belph{ae}be_ > _Belphoebe 1609_

1 Her mother was the fair Chrysogone,

Chrysogone > "Golden-born" (Greek)

2 The daughter of Amphisa, who by race

Amphisa > "On Both Sides", "Of Double Nature" (Greek)

3 A Faery was, born of high degree.

degree > rank

4 She bore Belphoebe, she bore in like case

in like case > [similarly]

5 Fair Amoret in the second place:
6 These two were twins, and 'twixt them two did share
7 The heritage of all celestial grace,
8 That all the rest, it seemed, they robbed bare

That > [So that]

9 Of bounty, and of beauty, and all virtues rare.

306.5

It were a goodly storie, to declare,
2 By what straunge accident faire _Chrysogone_
Conceiu'd these infants, and how she them bare,
4 In this wild forrest wandring all alone,
After she had nine moneths fulfild and gone:
6 For not as other wemens commune brood,
They were enwombed in the sacred throne
8 Of her chaste bodie, nor with commune food,
As other wemens babes, they sucked vitall blood.

1 It were a goodly story, to declare
2 By what strange accident fair Chrysogone

accident > occurrence

3 Conceived these infants, and how she them bore
4 In this wild forest, wandering all alone,
5 After she had nine months fulfilled and gone:

fulfilled and gone > filled up and completed; _hence:_ passed

6 For not as other women's common brood

brood > offspring

7 They were enwombed in the sacred throne

They were > [Were they]
enwombed > {Placed in a womb}

8 Of her chaste body, nor with common food

with > in exchange for; _hence:_ as

9 (As other women's babes) they sucked vital blood.

they sucked > [did they suck]

306.6

But wondrously they were begot, and bred
2 Through influence of th'heauens fruitfull ray,
As it in antique bookes is mentioned.
4 It was vpon a Sommers shynie day,
When _Titan_ faire +his beames+ did display,
6 In a fresh fountaine, farre from all mens vew,
She bath'd her brest, the boyling heat t'allay;
8 She bath'd with roses red, and violets blew,
And all the sweetest flowres, that in the forrest grew.

5 his beames > his hot beames _1609_

1 But wondrously they were begotten, and bred
2 Through influence of the heavens' fruitful ray,

influence > {Emanation from the heavens: the supposed flowing from
the stars of an ethereal fl