weary powres repaire,
Where store they found of all, that dainty was and rare.

5 lurkt > lurket _1596_

1 She, flying fast from heaven's hated face,

flying > fleeing

2 And from the world that her discovered wide,

discovered > exposed to view

3 Fled to the wasteful wilderness apace,

wasteful > uninhabited, desolate
apace > rapidly

4 From living eyes her open shame to hide,
5 And lurked in rocks and caves, long unespied.

unespied > unseen

6 But that fair crew of knights, and Una fair,
7 Did in that castle afterwards abide,
8 To rest themselves, and weary powers repair,
9 Where store they found of all that dainty was and rare.

dainty > pleasing; scarce; choice, delicious
rare > excellent, fine

CANTO IX

_His loues and lignage Arthur +tells:+
2 The knights knit friendly +bands+:
Sir Treuisan flies from Despayre,
4 Whom Redcrosse knight withstands._

1 _tells:_ > _tells 1596_
2 _bands_ > _hands 1590: FE_

1 His loves and lineage Arthur tells:
2 The knights knit friendly bands:

bands > bonds (esp. of unity); uniting influences. (See also
Textual Appendix: 1590 is supported by 109.1:8, 109.18:9)

3 Sir Trevisan flies from Despair,
4 Whom Redcross Knight withstands.

109.1

O Goodly golden chaine, wherewith yfere
2 The vertues linked are in louely wize:
And noble minds of yore allyed were,
4 In braue poursuit of cheualrous emprize,
That none did others safety despize,
6 Nor aid enuy to him, in need that stands,
But friendly each did others prayse +deuize,+
8 How to aduaunce with fauourable hands,
As this good Prince redeemd the _Redcrosse_ knight from bands.

7 deuize, > deuize _1609_

1 O goodly golden chain, wherewith yfere

golden chain > (Of Zeus (Jupiter): see _Iliad_ 8.18-27; see also
_Knight's Tale_, 2990 and _Troilus and Criseyde_ 3.1746-9; and
cf. 105.25, 207.46)
wherewith yfere > with which together

2 The virtues linked are in lovely wise,

wise > manner, fashion

3 And noble minds of yore allied were

of yore > of old, formerly

4 In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise:

emprise > undertaking, enterprise

5 That none did other's safety despise,

That > [So that]
other's > (Or: "others'")
despise > treat as valueless

6 Nor aid envy to him, in need that stands,

envy to > begrudge

7 But friendly each did other's praise devise

praise > praisewo