n full richly arrayed he found,

full > very, exceedingly

2 With royal arras and resplendent gold,

arras > {Tapestry wall-hanging, screen; see 301.34:2}

3 And did with store of everything abound,
4 That greatest princes' presence might behold.

princes' > (Or "prince's", possibly referring directly to Arthur)

5 But all the floor (too filthy to be told)
6 With blood of guiltless babes, and innocents true,
7 Who there were slain, as sheep out of the fold,
8 Defiled was, that dreadful was to view,
9 And sacred ashes over it were strewn new.

sacred > {Sacred, because used to soak up Christians' blood: see
108.36:3; detestable, accursed, consecrated to one of the in-
fernal deities, hence: devoted to destruction (Latin _sacer_)}
new > newly, recently

108.36

And there beside of marble stone was built
2 An Altare, caru'd with cunning imagery,
On which true Christians bloud was often spilt,
4 And holy Martyrs often doen to dye,
With cruell malice and strong tyranny:
6 Whose blessed sprites from vnderneath the stone
To God for vengeance cryde continually,
8 And with great griefe were often heard to grone,
That hardest heart would bleede, to heare their piteous mone.

1 And there beside of marble stone was built
2 An altar, carved with cunning imagery,

cunning > occult; deceitful
imagery > idolatrous images

3 On which true Christians' blood was often spilt,
4 And holy martyrs often done to die

die > [death]

5 With cruel malice and strong tyranny:
6 Whose blessed spirits, from underneath the stone,
7 To God for vengeance cried continually,
8 And with great grief were often heard to groan,
9 That hardest heart would bleed to hear their piteous moan.

That > [So that the]
moan > lamentation, lamentations

108.37

Through euery rowme he sought, and euery bowr,
2 But no where could he find that wofull thrall:
At last he came vnto an yron doore,
4 That fast was lockt, but key found not at all
Emongst that bounch, to open it withall;
6 But in the same a little grate was pight,
Through which he sent his voyce, and lowd did call
8 With all his powre, to weet, if liuing wight
Were housed therewithin, whom he enlargen might.

1 Through every room he sought, and every bower,

bower > inner room, bed-chamber

2 But nowhere could he find that woeful thrall:

thrall > captive

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