espicable

CANTO IIII

_To sinfull house of Pride, Duessa
2 guides the faithfull knight,
Where brothers death to wreak Sansioy
4 doth chalenge him to fight._

1 To sinful House of Pride Duessa
2 guides the faithful knight;
3 Where, brother's death to wreak, Sansjoy

wreak > avenge

4 does challenge him to fight.

104.1

YOung knight, what euer that dost armes professe,
2 And through long labours huntest after fame,
Beware of fraud, beware of ficklenesse,
4 In choice, and change of thy deare loued Dame,
Least thou of her beleeue too lightly blame,
6 And rash misweening doe thy hart remoue:
For vnto knight there is no greater shame,
8 Then lightnesse and inconstancie in loue;
That doth this _Redcrosse_ knights ensample plainly proue.

1 Young knight, whatever that do arms profess,

whatever that > whoever [you are] that
arms > feats of arms
profess > lay claim to, pretend to

2 And through long labours hunt after fame,
3 Beware of fraud, beware of fickleness,

fraud > faithlessness

4 In choice, and change of your dear-loved dame,
5 Lest you of her believe too lightly blame,

blame > accusation, charge; blame

6 And, rash misweening, do your heart remove:

rash misweening > rashly misunderstanding

7 For to knight there is no greater shame
8 Than lightness and inconstancy in love;
9 That does this Redcross Knight's example plainly prove.

104.2

Who after that he had faire _Vna_ lorne,
2 Through light misdeeming of her loialtie,
And false _Duessa_ in her sted had borne,
4 Called _Fidess_', and so supposd to bee;
Long with her traueild, till at last they see
6 A goodly building, brauely garnished,
The house of mightie Prince it seemd to bee:
8 And towards it a broad high way that led,
All bare through peoples feet, which thither traueiled.

1 Who, after he had fair Una forlorn,

forlorn > lost; left, forsaken (catachr.)

2 Through light misdeeming of her loyalty,

misdeeming > misjudgement

3 And false Duessa in her stead had borne,

borne > taken as a companion

4 Called "Fidessa", and so supposed to be;
5 Long with her travelled, till at last they see
6 A goodly building, bravely garnished,

goodly > fine, beautiful
bravely garnished > splendidly adorned

7 The house of mighty prince it seemed to be:
8 And towards it a broad highway