e giants' appetites
had left it so)

309.50

Whom he through wearie wars and labours long,
2 Subdewd with losse of many _Britons_ bold:
In which the great _Goemagot_ of strong
4 _Corineus_, and _Coulin_ of _Debon_ old
Were ouerthrowne, and layd on th'earth full cold,
6 Which quaked vnder their so hideous masse,
A famous history to be enrold
8 In euerlasting moniments of brasse,
That all the antique Worthies merits far did passe.

1 "Whom he, through weary wars and labours long,

labours long > (See 210.10 ff.)

2 Subdued with loss of many Britons bold:
3 In which the great Go{e"}magot of strong

of > by

4 Corineus, and Coulin of Debon old

of > by

5 Were overthrown, and laid on the earth full cold,

full cold > very cold (i.e. stone dead)

6 Which quaked under their so hideous mass,

hideous > immense

7 A famous history to be enrolled
8 In everlasting monuments of brass,
9 That all the antique worthies' merits far did pass.

antique worthies > (Heroes of antiquity; or the Nine Worthies: see
303.4:4)
pass > surpass

309.51

His worke great _Troynouant_, his worke is eke
2 Faire _Lincolne_, both renowmed far away,
That who from East to West will endlong seeke,
4 Cannot two fairer Cities find this day,
Except _Cleopolis_: so heard I say
6 Old _Mnemon_. Therefore Sir, I greet you well
Your countrey kin, and you entirely pray
8 Of pardon for the strife, which late befell
Betwixt vs both vnknowne. So ended _Paridell_.

1 "His work great Troynovant, his work is eke

great > [is great]
eke > also

2 Fair Lincoln, both renowned far away,

Lincoln > (The authority for this statement is not known)

3 That who from east to west will endlong seek,

That > [So that]
who > [whoever, he who]
endlong > from end to end

4 Cannot two fairer cities find this day,
5 Except Cleopolis: so heard I say

Cleopolis > "City of Glorious Fame" (Greek; the seat of Gloriana,
hence, elsewhere in the allegory, intended to denote London)

6 Old Mnemon. Therefore, sir, I greet you well,

sir > (Addressing Britomart as a knight)

7 Your country kin, and you entirely pray

Your country kin > [As your fellow countryman]
entirely > unreservedly

8 Of pardon for the strife, which late befell

Of > For

9 Betwixt us both unknown." So ended Paridell.

unknown > [when we were unknown to e