Of griesly _Pluto_ she the daughter was,
2 And sad _Proserpina_ the Queene of hell;
Yet did she thinke her pearelesse +worth+ to pas
4 That parentage, with pride so did she swell,
And thundring _Ioue_, that high in heauen doth dwell,
6 And wield the world, she claymed for her syre,
Or if that any else did _Ioue_ excell:
8 For to the highest she did still aspyre,
Or if ought higher were then that, did it desyre.

3 worth > wroth _1596_

1 Of grisly Pluto she the daughter was,

grisly > horrible, fearsome

2 And sad Proserpine, the queen of hell;
3 Yet did she think her peerless worth to pass

pass > excel, surpass

4 That parentage, with pride so did she swell;
5 And thundering Jove, that high in heaven does dwell

Jove > (Here, "Jupiter Tonans", lord of the thunderbolt; he killed
Phaethon with a bolt of lightning)

6 And wield the world, she claimed for her sire,

wield > rule, reign over
sire > father

7 Or if that any else did Jove excel:

that any else > any else [that]

8 For to the highest she did still aspire,
9 Or, if aught higher were than that, did it desire.

104.12

And proud _Lucifera_ men did her call,
2 That made her selfe +a+ Queene, and crownd to be,
Yet rightfull kingdome she had none at all,
4 Ne heritage of natiue soueraintie,
But did vsurpe with wrong and tyrannie
6 Vpon the scepter, which she now did hold:
Ne ruld her +Realmes+ with lawes, but pollicie,
8 And strong aduizement of six wisards old,
That with their counsels bad her kingdome did vphold.

2 a > _omitted from 1596_
7 Realmes > Realme _1590_

1 And proud Lucifera men did her call,

Lucifera > (Derived from "Lucifer", meaning "Light-bringer": a name
for Satan, and for Venus as the morning star)

2 Who made herself a queen, and crowned to be;
3 Yet rightful kingdom she had none at all,
4 Nor heritage of native sovereignty,

native > {Rightful, by right of birth}

5 But did usurp with wrong and tyranny
6 Upon the sceptre which she now did hold:

Upon the > [The]

7 Nor ruled her realms with laws, but policy,

policy > political cunning, artfulness

8 And strong advisement of six wizards old,

advisement > advice
six wizards > (Wizard = sage, here used derisively. The six are
Sloth, Gluttony, Lechery, Avarice, Envy and Wrath, described in
104.18-35. Together with Lucifera herself, Pride, they